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Fr. Stephen has an outstanding post, here, on saving faith (as distinguished from its counterfeits).
Friday, May 7, 2010
On Saving Faith
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- Anonymous said...
On saving faith (as distinguished from its counterfeits)." Something that is made cheaper than the original, and knowingly passed off as having the same value as the original (with which the maker is familiar), that is a "counterfeit". The "counterfeits" then, according to the posting of Fr. Stephen would be Christian Science, Western Theology, and the Reformation.
But true "saving faith" according to Fr. Stephen is: (here I list all of the instances where the posting states directly what "saving faith" is)
Faith is a gift.
It is what we seek (quest) and is already present and precedes us and even makes our questions possible.
Faith is a mode of perception.
Faith is "our participatory adherence to the presence of Him Who reveals Himself."
Everything else is either condemnation of "counterfeit" beliefs or expansion of the "genuine" ones. For instance, "Some will point out that there is a distinction made between salvation and sanctification in Protestant thought – but such a distinction is neither necessary nor Biblical." In 1 Cor. 1:30, St. Paul writes, "And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption…" ἁγιασμός actually occurs in the New Testament five time, various verb forms of it or its Hebrew equivalent are found in the Bible about 200 times. So it is certainly "Biblical".
But I do not want to become guilty of the same blind condemnation of other people's beliefs as Fr. Stephen. Scripture tells us that the same Spirit Who hovered over the chaos of the first moments of creation, now hovers over the chaos of Christendom. His Word, His Truth, His Message, all are pure and without error. But even as our Lord, the Savior, died for sinners, so the Holy Spirit deals with sinners. Therefore, whether we are from the East or the West, we must recognize that where there are people, there will be error. For this reason we should never think that "God loves us best" and what others believe is "counterfeit". The history of sin in the West led it to one kind of error; unless the East was without sin to begin with, it was led into its own error.
As to what saving faith is, Scripture puts it much more simply and clearly: Gen. 15:6 "And he believed the Lord, and he counted it to him as righteousness." Did Abraham know he had saving faith, or even what that was? I would guess that he did not. So what is the point?
When our Lord gave His Apostles the Great Commission, He said, in part, "teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you." If we are to teach, we have to do so in clear sentences. That is what our Lord did, and that is what His Apostles did. But that does not mean, as we of the West are constantly accused by the East, that assenting to these clear sentences constitutes saving faith. You will not find that assertion in any of the doctrinal writings of any major Western Christian denomination. Faith remains a mystery. We know what we are commanded to do in order to plant it in people, but we do not know how God makes it to be "saving".
- May 8, 2010 at 3:53 PM
- Anonymous said...
I have lived under the Nazis and the Soviets; therefore, I made a vow never to post anything anonymously. In this case, I was in a bit of a hurry, so I forgot. Sorry. The previous post is from me.
Peace and Joy!
George A. Marquart
- May 8, 2010 at 6:56 PM
- Anastasia Theodoridis said...
George, as I said, accidentally in a comment to another post, you are always welcome here, and I haven't been neglecting your remarks, only giving them due consideration.
The counterfeiter, the maker of every false doctrine, is satan. The rest of us have been his victims.
The word, ἁγιασμός is certainly biblical, as Fr. Stephen would readily acknowledge. What he is contesting is the making of it into something different from salvation. In Orthodoxy, it's a synonym. You can't have one without the other. Put another way, we are not sanctified in order to be afterward saved, but in the course of being saved; in fact, as the heart of what being saved means. That's the definition of what salvation is: holiness. Holiness is participation in Christ's own Life, and through Him, in the Life of the Holy Trinity. Isn't it? It doesn't come by the Law; it comes from, IS, participating in God's own Life. Which is done by faith.
Fr. Stephen is not condemning any belief; he's simply disagreeing with some. Not the same thing. Certainly the idea that "God loves us best" is the egomaniacal delusion of individual or collective madness. But we can still disagree with someone else's doctrine, can we not, without falling into the arrogance of imagining God loves us best?
I'm going to make another blog post out of the rest of my reply to your excellent comment.
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Retinoic acid is a form of vitamin A that is used to treat and help prevent the recurrence of a variety of cancers, but for some patients the drug is not effective. The reason for this resistance was unclear until this week when researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Massey Cancer Center demonstrated that a protein known as AEG-1 blocks the effects of retinoic acid in leukemia and liver cancer. Because AEG-1 is overexpressed in nearly every cancer, these findings could impact the care of countless cancer patients.
Details of the study were published this week in the online edition of the journal Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. The team of scientists led by Devanand Sarkar, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., demonstrated that the protein AEG-1 binds to retinoid X receptors (RXR), which help regulate cell growth and development. RXR is typically activated by retinoic acid, but the overexpressed AEG-1 proteins found in cancer cells block these signals and help promote tumor growth. Using complex animal models, the researchers showed that blocking the production of AEG-1 allowed retinoic acid to profoundly kill liver cancer cells.
"Our findings are the first to show that AEG-1 interacts with the retinoid X receptor," says Sarkar, Harrison Scholar at VCU Massey Cancer Center, Blick Scholar and associate professor in the Department of Human and Molecular Genetics and member of the VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine (VIMM) at VCU School of Medicine. "This research has immediate clinical relevance such that physicians could begin screening cancer patients for AEG-1 expression levels in order to determine whether retinoic acid should be prescribed."
Sarkar and his colleagues have been studying AEG-1 for years. They were the first to create a mouse model demonstrating the role of AEG-1 in liver cancer, and they have been actively working to develop targeted therapies that block AEG-1 production. The present study expanded their knowledge of the molecular interactions of AEG-1.
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NEW YORK, November 14, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- A judge in Ethiopia's federal high court charged six journalists with terrorism on Thursday under the country's antiterrorism law, bringing the number of journalists charged under the statute since June to 10, CPJ research found.
Twenty-four people, including imprisoned dissident blogger Eskinder Nega and five other journalists critical of the government who work online and in exile, were charged, according to the court charge sheet obtained by CPJ. Nega, a contributor to U.S.-based Ethiopian diaspora news websites; editors Mesfin Negash and Abiye Teklemariam of the U.S.-based Addis Neger Online; Abebe Gellaw of the U.S.-based Addis Voice;Abebe Belew of the U.S.-based radio station Addis Dimts; and Fasil Yenealem of Netherlands-based station ESAT were charged with providing support toGinbot 7, a banned opposition movement that the government formally designated a terrorist entity under the sweeping 2009 antiterrorism law this year, the charge sheet said. The law criminalizes any reporting that authorities deem "encourage" or "provide moral support" to groups the government has labeled "terrorists." The five journalists in exile were charged in absentia.
In an interview with Agence France-Presse, government spokesman Shimelis Kemal accused the journalists of "abetting, aiding, and supporting a terrorist group." Kemal accused Ethiopia's neighbor, Eritrea, of involvement in a vague plot against the country. "They have received from the Eritrean government weapons and explosives for the purpose of carrying out terrorist activities in Ethiopia," Kemal said.
"Ethiopia's terrorism charges against journalists critical of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's government are becoming vague and ludicrous," said CPJ East Africa Consultant Tom Rhodes. "The authorities have failed to provide any hard evidence and should drop these charges immediately."
Two of the journalists, Nega and Yenealem, were imprisoned on anti-state charges for coverage critical of the government's brutal repression of pro-democracy protests following Ethiopia's disputed 2005 election, according to CPJ research. Nega has been imprisoned since September 14 in Maekelawi Federal Detention Center, where torture is commonly used, according to a Human Rights Watch report. One of the 24 arrested, opposition leader Natnael Mekonnen, told the court he had been abused repeatedly in custody, news reports said.
Editors Negash and Teklemariam shut down their newspaper in late 2009, following a series of arrests and the threat of imminent arrest under the antiterrorism law over their in-depth coverage of political affairs, CPJ research showed. Gellaw fled the country in 1998, and in 1999, Belew started a radio program based in Washington, D.C. that broadcast commentaries critical of the government.
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For fans of the British upstairs-downstairs TV series Downton Abbey, skullduggery may seem evenly distributed among the social ranks. But in real life, it's the upper classes that are more likely to behave dishonorably, according to new research.
Observers of human nature have long puzzled over the possibility of an ethical class divide. On the one hand, people with fewer resources and dimmer prospects might be expected to do whatever's necessary to get ahead. On the other, wealthy types may be more focused on themselves, because money, independence, and freedom can insulate people from the plight of others. They may also be less generous: Studies involving money games show that upper-class subjects keep more for themselves, and U.S. surveys find that the rich give a smaller percentage of their income to charity than do the poor.
To see whether dishonesty varies with social class, psychologist Paul Piff of the University of California, Berkeley, and colleagues devised a series of tests, working with groups of 100 to 200 Berkeley undergraduates or adults recruited online. Subjects completed a standard gauge of their social status, placing an X on one of 10 rungs of a ladder representing their income, education, and how much respect their jobs might command compared with other Americans.
The team's findings suggest that privilege promotes dishonesty. For example, upper-class subjects were more likely to cheat. After five apparently random rolls of a computerized die for a chance to win an online gift certificate, three times as many upper-class players reported totals higher than 12—even though, unbeknownst to them, the game was rigged so that 12 was the highest possible score.
When participants were manipulated into thinking of themselves as belonging to a higher class than they did, the poorer ones, too, began to behave unethically. In one test, subjects were asked to compare themselves with people at the top or the bottom of the social scale (Donald Trump or a homeless person, for example.) They were then permitted to take candies from a jar ostensibly meant for a group of children in a nearby lab. Subjects whose role-playing raised their status in their own eyes took twice as many candies as those who compared themselves to "The Donald," the team reports online today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
In another test, participants were asked to list several benefits of greed; they were given the example that greed can help further one's professional goals, then asked to come up with three additional benefits. Again, lower-class subjects whose attitudes toward greed had been nudged in this way became just as likely as their wealthier counterparts to sympathize with dishonest behavior (taking home office supplies, laying off employees while increasing their own bonuses, overcharging customers to drive up profits).
In a final experiment, the researchers took their hypothesis to the streets. At a busy intersection in the San Francisco Bay area, the team stationed "pedestrians" at crosswalks, with instructions to approach the crossing at a point when oncoming drivers would have a chance to stop. Observers coded the status of the cars' drivers based on the vehicles' age, make, and appearance. Drivers of shiny, expensive cars were three times more likely than those of old clunkers to plow through a crosswalk, failing to yield to pedestrians as required by California state law. High-status motorists were also four times more likely than those with cheaper, older cars to cut off other drivers at a four-way stop.
In an interesting twist, about one-third of Prius drivers broke crosswalk laws, putting the hybrid among the highest "unethical driving" car brands. "This is a good demonstration of the 'moral licensing' phenomenon, in which hybrid-car drivers who believe they're saving the Earth may feel entitled to behave unethically in other ways," Piff says. (The Prius results were observed but not analyzed for statistical significance in the study.)
Piff says the study may shed light on the hotly debated topic of income inequality. "Our findings suggest that if the pursuit of self-interest goes unchecked, it may result in a vicious cycle: self-interest leads people to behave unethically, which raises their status, which leads to more unethical behavior and inequality."
"It's a great study," says sociologist Adam Galinsky of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, who has shown that those with power are more apt to condemn behavior that they themselves engage in. He says that the findings of Piff and colleagues may tap into something more fundamental than class—namely, power. "Unequal power can exist between social classes but also between an employee and boss, a wife and a husband, or two people in a negotiation."


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Grails plugin which provides 'Sexy Bookmarks'
compile "org.grails.plugins:social-sharing:1.0"
This plugin provides a tag library for inserting 'Sexy Bookmarks' into your application.
grails install-plugin social-sharing
The 100zakladok and bzzster services are currently broken. See the FAQ for more details.What does it do?This plugin adds Shareaholic's 'Sexy Bookmarks' to your application, which allows your users to easily share your content onto nearly 90 social bookmarking/social networking sites, and presents this functionality in a friendly, discreet, and modern format.For more information, see: http://sexybookmarks.shareaholic.com/UsageUsage is easy, place the following tag in the head section of your page.
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Tag ParametersAvailable parameters to the <social:bookmarks> tag are:
<social:bookmarks permaLink="http://www.example.com/my/post" />
- permaLink : The permanent link to your article (required)
- title : The title of your article (required)
- slogan : The scribbly red text above your bookmarks, to pick a different slogan, see the FAQ for options.
- include : A comma-separated list of bookmarks to include, all others will be excluded.
- exclude : A comma-separated list of bookmarks to exclude, all others (at least, those enabled in your Config.groovy) will be included.
- teaser : A short 'teaser' for your article
- yahooCategory : The yahoo category for your article (only used by yahoo)
- yahooMediaType : The yahoo 'media type' (only used by yahoo)
- summary : Like the teaser, but slightly longer.
- siteName : Your site name
- twitterCategory : The 'twittley' category (only used by twittley)
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- from : The 'source' attribute (only used by LinkedIn)
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oleaginous - Devil's Dictionary definition adj. Oily, smooth, sleek. Disraeli once described the manner of Bishop Wilberforce as
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Mississippi man targeted in ricin letters investigation arrested
TUPELO, Miss., April 27 (Reuters) - Federal agents arrested a Mississippi martial arts instructor on Saturday after his home and a former business were searched as part of an investigation into ricin-laced letters sent to President Barack Obama and two other public officials.
Everett Dutschke, 41, was taken into custody by U.S. marshals at his Tupelo home early Saturday morning without incident, the city's police chief, Tony Carleton, told Reuters.
It was not immediately known if Dutschke has been charged in the ricin investigation.
Dutschke faces other charges related to an April 1 indictment for fondling three different children between ages 7 and 16, from 2007 to 2013, according to court records. He was released on $25,000 bond in that case.
Dutschke's attorney, Lori Basham, did not return calls seeking comment but told Reuters earlier in the week that her client denied having anything to do with the ricin letters.
Agents from the FBI and the U.S. Capitol Police, as well as members of an anti-terrorist response team from the Mississippi National Guard, some wearing hazardous material suits, had searched Dutschke's home on Tuesday and Wednesday, as well as the premises of a former martial arts studio Dutschke ran in the city.
Dutschke was cooperating with federal officials during the searches this week, the attorney said.
The agents had Dutschke's home under surveillance on Friday afternoon and evening and moved to arrest him about 1 a.m. CDT (0600 GMT).
U.S. prosecutors dropped charges on Tuesday against another Mississippi man, Elvis impersonator Kevin Curtis, who was released from jail after a search of his home in nearby Corinth revealed no incriminating evidence.
Prosecutors said at the time that the investigation had "revealed new information" but provided no details.
The case has brought extra scrutiny on the FBI almost 12 years after a 2001 letter-borne anthrax attack in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks in New York and Washington. It took investigators seven years to solve the anthrax case.
Letters addressed to Senator Roger Wicker, a Mississippi Republican, and Democratic President Barack Obama were retrieved last week at off-site mail facilities before reaching their intended victims. A state judge also received a ricin-laced letter.
The discovery added another layer of anxiety as authorities dealt with bombings at the Boston Marathon.
Ricin, which is made from castor beans, can be deadly to humans and is considered a potential terror weapon, particularly if refined into an aerosol form.
Dutschke's name first surfaced in a federal court hearing on Monday for Curtis where his attorney suggested her client had been framed by someone. She mentioned a running feud between Dutschke and Curtis, albeit over a number of seemingly petty issues.
Suspicion had originally fallen on Curtis because of wording contained in all three ricin letters that appeared to incriminate him.
"Maybe I have your attention now / Even if that means someone must die," the letters read in part, according to the affidavit. The letters ended: "I am KC and I approve this message."
The initials "KC" led law enforcement officials to ask Wicker's staff if they were aware of any constituents with those initials, and the focus of the investigation then turned to Curtis, according to an affidavit from the FBI and the Secret Service filed in court. (Writing by David Adams; Editing by Bill Trott)


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So you may be wondering what to get your teenage son for his birthday this year? Well if he is a Hockey Fan why not go for the Stanley Cup Birthday Cupcakes! Yes each individual Stanley Cup is edible and silver. The hockey sticks are edible too, although we can't reveal the secret to making them 🙂 We hope you enjoyed taking a peek at one of our customers picks for her son Demitri's Birthday!


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Five for fighting perception: Bucs have star quality
After 20 losing seasons, Pirates quintent at ASG shows times are changing
NEW YORK -- As they try to accomplish something that hasn't been done in 20 years, the 2013 Pirates have already reached a milestone not previously seen in their city in more than twice that long. There's a cadre of five Pirates at the All-Star Game, the most since 1972.
And as they see it, that's no accident. This is the best Pirates team in an awfully long time. They're trying to become the first Bucs squad to make the playoffs or have a winning season since 1993. With the Majors' second-best record, they are extremely well positioned to do both.
So it only makes sense that they'd be well-represented at Citi Field this week. Outfielder Andrew McCutchen, third baseman Pedro Alvarez and pitchers Jeff Locke, Jason Grilli and Mark Melancon were all selected -- though Locke will not pitch due to some lower back discomfort.
"It means a heck of a lot, man, just to have that opportunity," said McCutchen, the face of the franchise. "To have five representatives of the Pirates, we hadn't [even] had four in forever. ... It's great to be able to be a part of it and to be able to see it unfold. It's fun, just to see the transition from a few years ago to where we are now."
Even at 26, McCutchen is the dean. He's only been with the club since 2009, but that seems like ages ago. That team went 62-99, and the following year Pittsburgh was 57-105. Since then, it's an upward trajectory that may very well culminate in a playoff berth.
McCutchen, of course, has been a big part of that steady climb. He's an All-Star for the third time. Alvarez, meanwhile, is a big part of this year's team reaching even greater heights than the previous two years.
Also 26, the first-time All-Star is enjoying the best year of his young career. The former No. 2 overall Draft pick is hitting .250 with a .311 on-base percentage, a .516 slugging percentage, and 24 homers in 85 games.
Alvarez's emergence into a star-caliber player has provided a big boost for a team that always needs offense.
"We've always known what he was capable of doing, and it's starting to show now," McCutchen said. "I feel he can only get better from here. I'm definitely looking forward to him continuing to excel and continuing to do better."
As recently as 2011, Alvarez hit .191 and slugged .289 in nearly a half-season's worth of games. He showed signs last year, and is producing more than ever in 2013.
"The struggles that I've had, they've never really taken a toll on me in terms of my confidence," Alvarez said. "I knew it was just a matter of time as long as I kept working hard and kept striving. It's all about taking it in stride, taking it day by day."
For Alvarez, the reward is not just an All-Star appearance, but a hometown one to boot. Though he was born in the Dominican Republic, he grew up in the Dominican enclave of Washington Heights, a neighborhood in uptown Manahattan.
Then there's Locke, who in his own way is just as emblematic of the rise of the Pittsburgh organization. A somewhat unheralded prospect as he rose through the Minors, the left-hander has emerged as a key component in the Pirates' rotation in 2013.
The 25-year-old New Hampshire native is 8-2 with a 2.15 ERA, 73 strikeouts and 47 walks in 109 innings in his first full Major League season. He was acquired, along with rotation-mate Charlie Morton, in the 2009 trade that sent Nate McLouth to Atlanta.
Locke said he doesn't know much about the Pirates' history, about their playoff teams in the 1990s or World Series teams in the '70s -- just that he wants to add to it. And he knows he and his teammates have a chance to do that.
"People have started to pay a little bit more attention," he said. "We've had guys on TV now -- not just the local channels. It's interesting. It's fun to be a part of. I've always known that all I wanted to do was to be a part of something special. They always talk about the 20 losing seasons and this and that, but I just knew that given the opportunity to be part of something special, that's all I wanted -- a chance to change it."
The final phase of All-Star Game voting will again have fans participating in the official voting for the Ted Williams All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award presented by Chevrolet. During the Midsummer Classic, fans will vote exclusively online at MLB.com via the 2013 All-Star Game MLB.com MVP Vote, and their voice will represent 20 percent of the official vote determining the recipient of the Arch Ward Trophy.
The 2013 All-Star Game will be played at Citi Field on Tuesday. Come to MLB.com for extensive online coverage of the All-Star Week festivities.
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Director of Inspiration, Liv Ladies AllRide MTB Clinics
Lindsey Richter has dabbled in just about every type of mountain bike racing there is, from starting out as a cross country racer in 1995 to downhill and enduro. Now-a-days you can find her traveling the country (and beyond) pulling a trailer full of Liv mountain bikes behind her Ladies AllRide Sprinter van. As Lindsey toured around the United States, beginning in 2003, she noticed a void in female participation at mountain bike events. Fueled by passion, she has sought to change that as a world-renowned certified mountain bike instructor. Her goal is to get more women riding bikes and, in the process, change some lives.
*Fun fact: In 2002 Lindsey participated in the popular TV show: Survivor: Africa. She is happy to divulge details and tell stories about her experiences during and after the show. (Appearances: Howard Stern show, Eminem music video, Regis and Kelly talk show, David Letterman, Hollywood Squares, The CBS Early Show, etc)


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Now that word is out that $12,000 will allegedly afford you the right to spend 24 hours hunting a naked Mork Encino, he's none too worried about the fact that somebody claims to have GPS-located where the pictures on his website HuntMe4Sport.com were taken. Here's what had to say via email yesterday:
Working on a video to put up if I can figure that out. Maybe the video will clear up any remaining questions. Have gotten a few more interested emails, a few small time press requests and a Get Well Soon email from a shrink. Things are looking up.
Obviously, Mork's video will be posted just as soon as he sends word that it's complete.
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"It was a really great basketball game with two heavyweights going at it," coach Avery Johnson said. "Not just because he scored, but Jason Terry was special. We challenged him. We didn't like the way he played in the last game. He wasn't playing like himself. And he responded.
"We needed a close game, and fortunately, we won it."
Terry finished with 35 points, but it was his eight assists that kept the Mavericks rolling during difficult situations.
"He was running the team," Howard said. "Dirk and I were struggling, but he found us on key shots."
Terry's pass to Howard late was a thing of beauty as he found his teammate under the basket for a layup and a foul. Howard (16 points, 12 rebounds) missed the free throw, and the Suns tied the game on Shawn Marion's layup with 6.3 ticks remaining. Nash found him on a brilliant pass along the baseline.
Nowitzki was the only option on the game-winner. "We didn't have a plan B," Johnson said.
It worked brilliantly as Nowitzki took a pass on the right wing and rose up over Marion for the 20 footer.
"For them not to score 100 and for us to shoot 41 percent and to still win the game when they shoot 51 percent, I would have thought I was dreaming," Johnson said.
The Mavericks had won the previous seven games in the winning streak by an average of 15 points. This one was a nail-biter most of the way.
Here are some notes from the Mavs PR Dept:
• With the win tonight, Dallas goes up 2-0 in the season series over Phoenix after dropping the final two regular season matchups in 2005-06.
• The Mavericks have now won eight in a row, which is tied for the eight longest win streak in franchise history. Phoenix has dropped two of its past three games after having won 15 straight.
• The Suns fall to 1-2 in games decided by three or fewer points this season after going 0-7 in 2005-06.
• Tonight marked just the fifth time this season that Phoenix failed to score 100 points. Ironically, it is the Suns first loss when failing to reach the century mark this season. Dallas has not allowed 100+ points in any of the past seven games, which is a season-high.
• Jason Terry scored 14 of his game-high 35 points in the third quarter. Terry's only other 30+ game this season also came against the Suns on 11/9 (30 points even). Terry hit five 3-pointers tonight after not having any in the Mavericks last game. Dallas improves to 7-0 this season when Terry has 4+ 3FGM after going 12-0 in 2005-06.
• Dirk Nowitzki scored 10 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter, marking the eighth time this season he has scored 10+ points in the fourth. Nowitzki accomplished that feat an amazing 22 times last season.
• Dallas won despite being outshot 51.4% to 41.2%. The Mavericks improve to 4-1 when their opponent shoots 50.0% or better from the floor after going just 4-8 last season. Dallas is now 6-6 when shooting below 44.0% this season and 5-7 when having a lower FG% than its opponent.
Aggies Destroyed in San Diego …
Texas A&M's week of fun in the California sun ended with the Aggies flat on their backs.
The California Golden Bears ran roughshod over the Aggies, 45-10, in the Pacific Life Holiday Bowl before 62,395 people at Qualcomm Stadium on Thursday night.
It was a somber ending for what had been a turnaround season for 21st-ranked A&M, which had played an exciting brand of football after a disheartening 5-6 season in 2005.
The Aggies (9-4) lost three regular season games by a combined six points. They also won six times in the closing minutes.
There was no late-game magic this time in a bowl game that has a history of fantastic finishes.
The 20th-ranked Bears (10-3) allowed fans to hit the exits early after two third-quarter touchdowns for a 28-10 lead.
Cal needed to cover only 41 yards after an A&M punt netted zero yards. The Bears then muscled their way 72 yards, capping it with a 4-yard touchdown pass to Lavelle Hawkins on fourth-and-1. Hawkins was wide open after the Bears had rushed five times on the drive for 51 yards.
Cal rushed for a season-high 235 yards as its offensive line dominated A&M's defensive front six. Running back Marshawn Lynch had 111 yards on 20 carries with a pair of touchdowns.
Cal fans shouted "One more year! One more year!" when Lynch was announced as Co-MVP along with Cal quarterback Nate Longshore.
If Lynch opts to come out for the NFL draft, fellow junior Justin Forsett showed there might not be a dropoff.
Forsett, who wasn't heavily recruited coming out of Arlington Grace Prep, gutted the Aggies for 124 yards rushing on only eight carries.
A&M had no answer for the 217-pound Lynch and 186-pound Forsett, who were each tackled behind the line only once against a defense that had allowed only 123 yards rushing per game.
The Aggies held Texas to 70 yards rushing in a 12-7 victory, but Lynch had more than that by the end of the third quarter. Then Forsett tacked on 83 more yards in the last quarter.
"No one played good," A&M senior safety Melvin Bullitt said of the Aggie defense. "No one had a good game."
The Bears scored on seven of their last nine possessions after three three-and-outs following the opening kickoff.
Ouch. It may have actually been worse than the Cotton Bowl of 2004. Seriously.
Texas Tech loses; Knight waits for record …
Zito is rich; Rangers still have a void …
least Barry Zito promptly complied with the Rangers' request for an answer to their contract offer.
Rangers officials confirmed early Thursday they were told Zito will sign elsewhere. San Francisco, according to multiple reports, has agreed to a seven-year deal with the left-hander worth approximately $126 million.
The reported offer dwarfs the Rangers' final bid, which included $88 million in guaranteed money for six years. The offer was for six years at an average of $14 million per season. The offer also included a vesting option for a seventh season at $15 million. The option would have vested if Zito pitched 200 innings in the sixth year of the contract. If the option was not picked up, Zito would have received a $4 million buyout.
The Rangers tweaked their offer on Christmas to include the seventh season/buyout. The total worth, if he had pitched seven years, would have been $99 million.
"We made a heck of an offer," general manager Jon Daniels said. "[Owner] Tom [Hicks] really stepped up and offered to make a huge investment in our rotation for a long time to come. But Barry had a chance to stay at home. I can't blame him for doing that."
The Giants got into the bidding only after they lost Jason Schmidt to the Los Angeles Dodgers in early December. The New York Mets and Seattle had also pursued Zito.
Sorry, Jon. But when you lose an auction bid by $27 million, you did not make a "heck of an offer". You lost the bid. 2nd doesn't' count in auctions unless you want to be able to tell the public how hard you tried. Similar congratulations were also extended for the posting bid on Matsuzaka two months ago when the Rangers lost that auction by $22 million. Did the Giants and Red Sox commit absurd financial suicide this winter, or did they want an ace and weren't concerned with the price?
The following is not to say that the Rangers should have out-bid 7 years/$126 million. Honestly, I am not sure Zito is an Ace to begin with. It is to say that the Rangers should not be allowed to sign Lofton and Gagne to 1 year deals and claim that they upgraded their team. That isn't allowed any more than the Stars should be allowed to say a 1 year deal to Eric Lindros was a financial commitment. 1 year deals are awesome for an owner who has lost his nerve in the spending game. By the way, who is the owner of the hockey team?
So the Rangers talk with great courage about their interest in Matsuzaka and Zito, but in both hands they folded when the competition went all in. It looks like the right move, I suppose, if you are interested in responsible spending and good business sense. It looks like the wrong move if you are interested in competitive baseball and winning. Silly Boston and San Francisco will no doubt not turn profits in 2007 for their silly spending, but time will tell if they will win more.
But, if you needed an ace, this winter was your chance…twice. They don't grow on trees. They also don't come cheap. So, you can pay the price or you can pat for your wallet and complain that spending has gone out of control.
Perhaps it is your fault, Rangers fans. We were all told that if more of you would go to more games, the Rangers would commit more money to the cause.
If you come, they will build it.
Mr. Hicks: There is a reason that Mr. Jones and Mr. Cuban are highly regarded here. More highly regarded than you, that is. It is called commitment to excellence. Not commitment to profit. That means there are times when they won't finish 2nd in an auction. If they have to drastically overpay to accomplish their objectives, they see that as a fine alternative to the shrug and self congratulations that finishing 2nd in an auction brings.
Meanwhile, I shall look forward to hearing from all of your defenders who will assure me that $75 million is plenty on your payroll and that you tried your best to improve the team this winter. The other two owners in this city make more than their share of mistakes. But never is cash the deciding factor. Chasing the trophy is. Can't wait to see how we can finish 3rd in a 4 team division again.
But, there is no doubt San Francisco broke the bank …
The seven-year, $126 million deal with the San Francisco Giants, which will become official after Zito's physical examination today, was confirmed by a high-ranking baseball executive with direct knowledge of Boras's discussions with various suitors in recent weeks. The deal was first reported by MLB.com.
Zito, 28, who spent his first seven major league seasons across the San Francisco Bay with the Oakland Athletics, will change his uniform without changing his lifestyle. He switches leagues but stays at home, on the coast where he grew up, and will continue working in a pitcher-friendly stadium, the spacious AT&T Park in San Francisco. He selected the Giants over the Mets, the Seattle Mariners and the Texas Rangers, whose decision to set a Saturday deadline for him to accept their offer accelerated the bidding process.
The Rangers extended a six-year, $84 million offer to Zito and recently added a $15 million vesting option for a seventh year, according to the executive, who did not want to be named because the deal with the Giants was not official. The Mariners visited Zito in Southern California, as did the Mets, who were considered the favorites to land him but declined to budge from a five-year offer worth about $75 million.
The Yankees became interested in Zito, too, but never made an offer because they first wanted to resolve the status of the 43-year-old Randy Johnson, who may soon be traded.
At least one general manager, the Mets' Omar Minaya, was gracious in defeat. "They got themselves a very good pitcher," he said of the Giants.
In pursuing Zito, the Giants took a similar route as the Chicago Cubs did with signing Alfonso Soriano to a $136 million deal last month. They offered a contract worth so much more money than what other teams had offered that Zito, and Boras, could not resist snapping it up.
Pitchers do not usually receive as handsome a contract as do position players because the stress of pitching makes them more susceptible to injury. But the Giants, eager to find a new face of the franchise after Barry Bonds departs, seemed to feel compelled to perhaps overspend for Zito. Until now, the largest contract given to a pitcher was the eight-year, $121 million deal Mike Hampton received from Colorado in 2000.
Zito will also receive an $18 million option for 2014 that will kick in based on innings pitched.
Oh No! …
Mike Tyson was arrested for driving under the influence and possession of cocaine after police stopped him leaving a Scottsdale nightclub early Friday.
Sgt. Larry Hall said the heavyweight boxer was stopped after his car almost struck a sheriff's vehicle while leaving the club at about 1:45 a.m.
"He showed signs of impairment, and voluntarily submitted to field sobriety tests," said Hall, a member of the Buckeye Police Department who was working in the area as part of a holiday DUI task force.
Hall said Tyson was placed under arrest after "showing more signs of impairment" during the field sobriety tests.
Police subsequently searched Tyson and found cocaine on him and in his car.
LA Times feature on Tito Ortiz …
I think I have to stay with Chuck over Tito, and Griffin over Jardine in a very close call.
Your first NFL Mock Draft of 2007 …
Hey Now …
American Idol winner Carrie Underwood has capped off an amazing year by snagging a new boyfriend, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo.
She made a surprise Christmas Day appearance at Texas Stadium, hugging her new man on the field before the Cowboys' game against the Philadelphia Eagles.
Now Tony, 26, who has been linked with Jessica Simpson, has confirmed that he and Carrie are a couple in an interview with a small-town paper in Charleston, Ill., where he played college football. The article will appear in Wednesday's Journal Gazette/Times-Courier.
Sports editor Brian Nielsen tells In Touch: "After I asked him all my usual football questions, I said, 'My wife really wants to know if the Jessica Simpson dating rumors are true.'
"He laughed and replied, 'No. Tell her I'm dating Carrie Underwood.'"
Carrie, 23, looked on in disappointment from the stands as the Cowboys were beaten 23-7. NBC commentators Al Michaels and John Madden openly wondered if she was too much of a distraction for Tony.
It wasn't Carrie's first visit to the stadium. She was there on Thanksgiving when she sang during the halftime show at the Cowboys' game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Richie Whitt points out that the Cotton Bowl is here, and nobody cares …
Psssst. Hey, buddy, wanna buy some watches? No? OK then, how about a sweet deal on some Cotton Bowl tickets? I know, I know — Nebraska vs. Auburn doesn't exactly hit close to home. But that's the point. That's why this year's Cotton Bowl has become a buyer's market. As in, $90 face value tickets are selling for as little as $40.
"It's one of the worst Cotton Bowl markets I can remember," says Scott Baima, who runs Dallas-based Texas Tickets and has been in the market for 25 years. "It's no fun getting half the value, but that's what's happening. On the secondary market there's just nothing."
Nebraska lost to OU in the Big 12 title game, and Auburn lost to Georgia late in the season, so neither team arrives with much momentum, pizzazz or happy-camper fans. Oh, and the 10:30 a.m. kickoff probably isn't helping interest. I'll be at the game, me and my bowl of Tylenol cereal.
Reggie says no to Dancing …
Reggie Miller won't be following in Emmitt Smith's footsteps.
The retired Indiana Pacer's star and TNT NBA analyst, 41, tells Us Weekly that he was approached to be on Season 4 of Dancing With the Stars, but decided to pass. The former basketball player said that he was flattered by the offer, but declined due to scheduling conflicts.
Another reason he said no? Blame reigning champ Smith. Miller tells Us, "Emmitt ruined it for all athletes because he was so good."
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Last wednesday I uploaded the new grml develrelease 0.7-5. Quoting the changelog:
* 2.6.17-grml: http://blog.grml.org/archives/163-2.6.17-grml.html - reiser4 is *not* part of the kernel. Anyone out there missing it? - ipw3495 is part of the kernel, the daemon is missing though [...] - I'm thinking about integration of swsusp2 - any votes? TODO-list for 2.6.17-grml: http://dufo.tugraz.at/~prokop/grml-kernel/2.6.17-grml/TODO * integrated fvwm-crystal-minimal (packaged by myself, you can find it in the grml-repos; replaces fvwm-crystal for space-reasons) * dropped gcc/g++ 4.0, providing 4.1 instead as the kernel is compiled with 4.1 * vi points to vim instead of elvis (thanks, Wolfgang Karall) * updated packages to debian-pool by 2006-06-21
Now I've finished work on the ipw3495 stuff: ipw3945-ucode and ipw3945d are available in the grml repository. The ipw3495 module works out-of-the-box on grml now.
Running some more tests with different kernel configurations showed that swsusp2 very probably won't find its way to the grml-kernel. On the other hand the tests with SMP were very good, so we might have SMP-support in grml 0.8. Stay tuned. :-)
The TODO list for the the current build of 2.6.17-grml is also very short now: only ivtv and linux-wlan-ng are missing. I'll package truecrypt, tpm-emulator and grml-kerneladdons for 2.6.17-grml as soon as the final build of 2.6.17-grml is available.
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Two light heavyweights looking to snap out of two-fight losing skids have been booked for a November meeting.
That's when Ryan Bader (12-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) and Jason Brilz (18-4-1 MMA, 3-3 UFC) will meet at UFC 139, officials today announced.
UFC 139 takes place Nov. 19 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. The night's main card, including an expected heavyweight title fight between champion Cain Velasquez and top contender Junior Dos Santos, airs on pay-per-view.
It's not clear if Bader vs. Brilz will be part of the broadcast. However, as MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) first reported earlier today, the event will get a "UFC Prelims" special on Spike TV. Bader, who won "The Ultimate Fighter 8," certainly is a possibility for the broadcast.
Bader, who was within arm's reach of a title shot following a 12-0 start to his career, now finds himself in a must-win situation following submission losses to now-champ Jon Jones at UFC 126 and former titleholder Tito Ortiz at UFC 132. The two-time Division I All-American wrestler had picked up wins over notables Keith Jardine and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira before the recent skid.
Brilz, meanwhile, made his UFC debut in 2008 and won three of his first four fights. In fact, the four-year NCAA Division II wrestler's only defeat came via close split decision to Eliot Marshall. But in his two most recent bouts, he's suffered additional losses to Nogueira (via controversial split decision), and – following a yearlong layoff due to injuries – Vladimir Matyushenko (20-second knockout) back in April at UFC 129.
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"We, the people," said President Obama, "understand that our country cannot succeed when a shrinking few do very well and a growing many barely make it."
That inaugural statement implies a worthy goal. To make progress, though, we'll have to face squarely the issue most likely to shatter a family's economic prospects: the separation of the parents who head it.
Statistically, the biggest predictor of family economic status is not race or geography, but whether households are headed by one parent or two. That's why a family headed by a single white mother is nearly three times more likely to be poor than a family headed by married black parents. In fact, among all children living with a single mom, well more than a third live in poverty.
We can and should try to improve educational and job opportunities for single parents as well as support services. But it will always be tough for one-adult teams to compete with two-adult teams.
Overwhelmingly, one-adult teams occur because two involved parents tried to be a family, but fell apart. Until we address the reality of family breakup and find a way to help, we can't effectively fight that key cause of family poverty.
Today, 41 percent of US babies are born to unmarried mothers – but it's inaccurate and misleading to call them all single mothers.
As shown in a leading study, most unmarried mothers (82 percent) are still romantically involved with the baby's father when the baby is born, in most cases living together, and the two parents hope and intend to raise their child together. So, in reality, for every 10 American babies, on average, six are born to a married couple, three to an unmarried but involved couple, and only one to a mother not romantically involved with the baby's father.
This presents an important opportunity. Studies show that when parents stay together, most families benefit. Parents tend to get and hold jobs, family wealth increases, kids do better in school, and family members generally report better health and happiness than in single-parent families. Communities gain through higher tax revenue and lower social costs.
But those opportunities are lost when families fall apart. Close to half of all US marriages end in divorce, and breakups among unmarried parenting couples are even more common.
There's a lot that we can do to help families stay and even thrive together. We don't need expensive new programs, and we can almost certainly save money in the long run. These key strategies can help:
1. Seize the moment. The first year of a baby's life is a crucial window of opportunity. Right then, when parents have high hopes for raising their child together – but also face the high stress of infancy – it's essential to help families meet challenges together.
2. Serve families as families. Many services for vulnerable infants tend to be offered primarily to mothers, or to mothers and fathers separately, perhaps on the assumption that unmarried parents aren't a long-term team. A program teaching safe infant care to low-income new parents, for example, may offer classes or home visits primarily to mothers, with perhaps a once-a-week support group for dads.
Housing described as a family shelter may accommodate only women and children. Housing vouchers and subsidized leases are often issued in the mother's name, allowing eviction later if the father is there. Fearing the loss of services, moms may avoid even mentioning the dad.
If we want to help families, we need to treat and serve them as families. Unless there are specific reasons that separate services are needed (such as safety in domestic abuse cases), services should routinely be offered to two-parent families together.
3. Raise public awareness. Attitudes affect aspirations. If young people perceive that marriage is outmoded and two-parent families may not benefit children, they'll have little reason to work their way through tough times of family life.
But suppose they were to regularly hear the research-based message that a healthy, committed two-parent family is possible even for couples from modest circumstances. Then, the hard work of family life would be encouraged.
We have in the White House a nearly poster-perfect example of a vibrant, committed, successful family. Breaking stereotypes, Barack and Michelle Obama show it's possible to stay together whether or not your own parents did, to be a loving dad even if you barely knew your own, and to look totally cool as a family. They, along with community leaders, public-spirited celebrities, and those who speak and work with youth, can help set a new tone.
4. Remove barriers to marriage. Many new parents decide – sometimes even the very day a child is born – that they want to marry, or at least to have the father legally acknowledge paternity. While not magically creating a stable family, these decisions offer legal protections and practical benefits.
Yet, in most states, these tools are not easily available to new parents. Marriage may require a trip to a courthouse, payment of a license fee, a waiting period, a blood test, and a second trip to a judge or pastor. Procedures to acknowledge paternity may be obscure and legalistic.
A couple who already has a mutual child and is eager to formalize their family, is making a responsible choice that should be encouraged. There are many simple ways to help them, such as streamlining marriage and paternity laws, and making marriage licenses and paternity forms available at all birthing hospitals.
5. Use existing resources wisely. Young couples working to build a family need access to basic information on family life, protection, and finances. This doesn't require lavish new programs if we make smart use of existing ones. For example, Early Head Start, which works with new parents, could offer monthly workshops on solving conflicts, avoiding violence, and saving money.
An effective volunteer service – sponsored by faith or community groups – would be family-to-family mentoring, matching experienced, stable families with struggling new ones. Getting such help close to home, young parents will be better able to build their own strong families. As that happens, our families, our communities and, most of all, our children stand to gain.
Marianne Takas is director of the nonprofit education and advocacy group Strengthening Young Families, and the author of books and curriculum for serving fragile families.


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1. Apple Watch Series 6
Simply the best smartwatch money can buy
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There's no doubt Apple is king when it comes to smartwatches, but how has it achieved such meteoric success? Let's take a look…
First off, it's the only smartwatch which generates a tonne of interest, and not just from tech addicts, but from the general public. That interest hasn't exactly helped Apple's competitors, but it has helped Apple's smartwatch survive six generations.
Next is the big focus on health and fitness. The Apple Watch can monitor your heart rhythm and suggest you see a doctor if it detects something irregular, it can call the emergency services you've fallen over, and it will keep you healthy by tracking your run. These potentially life-saving features are a major reason people are ditching their traditional watches for an Apple Watch.
Finally, the design is almost perfect. The two size options are fit a majority of wrists, and they're also incredibly comfortable. it's the only device which has straddled the line between tech and fashion. It's simply the best-looking smartwatch available.
Every generation has seen minor improvements that have gone a long way to perfect the Watch. The Series 2 added waterproofing and adding GPS, and the Series 3 improved on that by adding Cellular, so it can use data without your iPhone present, but again, remaining loyal to the original design.
The Series 4 improved the design, with a stunning new screen which stretches to the edges of the device. The Series 5 has kept the excellent design of the Series 4, and added more customisation options (including a desirable titanium option) and an always-on display.
The Apple Watch Series 6 (the smartwatch we're recommending here) adds a pulse oxygen sensor to its range of health systems, makes its always-on display 2.5 times brighter when its in its dimmed mode, tweaks some other aspects (such as adding an always-running altimeter), steps up to the new S6 processor, and throws in all the new features of watchOS 7.
Put simply, the Apple Watch Series 6 impresses us greatly. The design is well-considered and sleeker, the screen, in terms of PPI and colour depth, is perfect, and the number of third-party apps and accessories is unrivalled.
That last point is important, because if you're buying a personal device such as a watch, you actually want it to be unique.
It does have a few negative points, the UI is fiddly (although greatly improved with watchOS 6 and 7), especially compared to more simple rivals such as Android Wear. Of course, it's iOS only, so if you have an Android phone, you're going to want to continue reading this guide…
The Apple Watch Series 6 sits at the top end when it comes to cost, with prices ranging from £399 / $399 to £1,399 / $1,399. That makes it slightly more exclusive.
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2. Samsung Galaxy Watch Active2
The best smartwatch for Android users
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If you prefer Android phones to the iPhone, the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active2 is a very worthy competitor. This is the best smartwatch if you're an Android user, with a sleek design and powerful hardware.
Let's start with the circular screen, which is certainly on par with the Apple Watch, so too is the gorgeous, streamlined design. It comes packing some neat abilities as well, such as Blood Pressure monitoring, the ability to take ECG readings and water resistance.
A collection of new, information-filled watch faces give it a modern edge, and while it lacks quality third party apps we think you'll find the built-in apps sufficient. Overall, it's a very compelling package, and one we would definitely recommend.
3. Samsung Galaxy Watch 3
The easiest smartwatch to use
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If you're not interested in the sleek, compact design of the Galaxy Watch Active 2, then the more traditional looking Galaxy Watch 3 is probably more up your street. Its availability in two sizes, so will definitely help it appeal to more people, and it also has a very good battery life (we're talking multiple days here).
It's more attractive than previous incarnations and comes packing some neat new fitness-tracking abilities. It's the innovative rotating bezel that is the star here, though, as it is, without doubt, the best way to control a smartwatch.
The Galaxy Watch 3 works with most Android smartphones, and even iPhones, but it's not perfect, however, as the Galaxy Watch 3 isn't as comfortable to wear as the Apple Watch, and its app and accessory ecosystem pales in comparison.
The pros far outweigh the cons however, and you won't be let down by the Samsung Galaxy Watch.
4. Apple Watch SE
The 'affordable' Apple Watch is still a knock-out smartwatch
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If you've got an iPhone and don't want to spend lots of money on the Apple Watch Series 6, then the Apple Watch SE is a great alternative. Despite being 'the affordable' smart watch from Apple, the SE is a truly excellent smartwatch.
You won't notice where Apple as made cutbacks in general use, making it feel like a full Apple Watch experience, with all the advantages that brings in convenience, fitness tracking, and health and safety features.
For those who can spend the extra over the cost of the Apple Watch Series 3, you'll be very glad you did – it's better in every way. From screen to design to sensors to being more future-proofed thanks to its faster processor. It's also important to note that these translate into better health features, including more accurate heart sensing (important for detecting irregularities) and fall detection.
5. Fossil Sport
A sporty smartwatch for Android users
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Fossil is now on its fourth generation of smartwatches, with the company learning from and improving each new iteration. As a result the Fossil Sport is probably the best Wear OS smartwatch available to buy today.
It's a premium smartwatch which features GPS, a lightweight design, and the Snapdragon Wear 3100 chip inside, which offers a greatly improved experience over older smartwatches.
As it runs Google's Wear OS, there are a plethora of apps and watch faces to choose from, so it's better than the Samsung smartwatches in that respect.
You can expect around two days of battery life, and, while the Sport doesn't feature any unique features, it is still a very capable, wearable, smartwatch.
6. Tag Heuer Connected (2020)
The best luxury smartwatch
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TAG's latest attempt at a smartwatch, the TAG Heuer Connected, is a handsome looking wearable, mimicking a traditional mechanical watch, with its fully circular display and sporty-looking case. The new model improved on previous generations with enhanced sports tracking, using GPS and a built-in heart-rate sensor.
The Connected is undeniably a class above its Android Wear siblings, and aesthetically preferable to the most expensive Apple Watch variants, which are the only rivals in the 'luxe smartwatch' market. It feels more 'watch-like' than any other smartwatch we've tested, too.
Basically, if you're looking for a luxury Android smartwatch – this is the one for you.
If you're looking for the most premium smartwatch look no further than the Tag Connected. If you really like watches and you really like tech, it's the only game in town outside of the Apple Watch.
7. Skagen Falster 3 Smartwatch
One of the most stylish Android Wear smartwatches
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If you're looking for something a little smaller, then try the Skagen Falster 2 smartwatch. It's probably one of the best all-around WearOS smartwatches you can buy. Not many Android smartwatches can be described as elegant, but Skagen is a Danish brand known for creating simple, timeless timepieces.
The Falster 3, just like a few other smartwatches on this list, is powered by Google's WearOS, which includes Google Assistant, smartphone notifications, activity tracking, world time, weather and more.
A battery-efficient dial design provides up to 24 hours of use on a single charge, and interchangeable straps allow you to customise your look.
We love the simple watch face designs which come preinstalled, and each watch comes with an inductive magnetic charger.
8. Moto 360 (3rd Generation)
A great premium Wear OS smartwatch
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The Moto 360 was, at one time, one of the hottest smartwatches around, long before Apple announced the Apple Watch. Those taken in by the nostalgia of the name and shape will feel right at home – the iconic design has been updated with more accurate sensors, and improved software, courtesy fo Google.
The design, while bold, isn't big and bulky, with the slick stainless steel and choice of colours leaves the user looking and feeling like they're wearing a mechanical timepiece.
9. Huawei Watch GT 2
Great battery life but a basic operating system
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The Huawei Watch GT 2 is different to every other smartwatch on this list – it's a mix between a smartwatch and a fitness tracker.
It looks like a smartwatch, and it has a great, high-resolution screen. It can even run basic system apps (like a calendar) and notify you about calls and messages. It can't run third-party apps, however, and you can't personalise the watch faces (although there are a selection to choose from).
Its main focus is on fitness tracking, with the Watch GT 2 keeping tabs on your lifestyle and exercises. It has a heart-rate sensor and GPS. Of course, without the integration of Strava or other fitness apps, this is more likely to appeal to fitness novices rather than road warriors.
What's most impressive is that the battery life lasts around two weeks, meaning, theoretically, you'll only have to charge it 27 times a year.
The Huawei Watch GT 2 is a weird sell, but if basic fitness tracking, notifications, and a long battery life are key, then this could be the smartwatch for you.
10. Samsung Galaxy Watch Active
The best smartwatch for Android users
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This is the first generation of the Samsung Galaxy Watch and, while it's not the latest and greatest from Samsung, it's still an excellent smartwatch from the money. You get a similar, sleek design, and excellent software, but you don't have the ability to take ECG readings (not exactly a deal-breaker). Most importantly of all, it's much more affordable than the Galaxy Watch Active2, so this is an excellent bargain.
11. Apple Watch Series 3
Not as expensive as the Apple Watch Series 4
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Money can't quite stretch to the Apple Watch Series 4? The Apple Watch Series 3 is still a good option, and now it's more affordable than ever.
The Apple Watch Series 3 introduced a cellular connecting, meaning you can continue to receive phone calls and notifications away from your iPhone.
It also runs the latest software with all the latest features, it just misses the more futuristic design of the newer Series 4.
12. Huawei Watch 2
A comfortable, everyday Android Wear smartwatch
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Watch 2 has a bright screen and everything runs smoothly and speedily. It's incredibly comfortable and the look is, if not great, then at least acceptable. It's unfortunate that Huawei hasn't included any rotary controls on this, especially as the bezel is a big old thing and as such probably quite easy to grip 'n' twist.
Despite that, it's a very competent Android Wear 2 watch. What's more interesting, however, is the concentration on fitness.While it features all of the necessary sensors to track running, cycling and swimming, our initial testing has revealed the Huawei Watch isn't the stellar performer we hoped it would be. Which is a shame, because emphasising the fitness element was exactly the right thing for Huawei to do, and hopefully the company can improve its fitness tracking software updates.
One final note we'll say about the Watch 2, something we're having trouble putting our fingers on. While the screen is small, the UI cramped, and the fitness tracking poor - we really enjoy wearing the Huawei Watch 2. It's incredibly comfortable, and just has a certain 'wearability' factor that makes us keep coming back to it.
13. Casio Pro Trek Smart WSD-F21HR
The best rugged outdoors smartwatch
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The Casio Pro Trek Smart WSD-F21HR is a rugged 'action' smartwatch, and we really like it. The durable casing can take a bashing, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon processor keeps things ticking inside. It runs Android Wear, but also comes with some useful pre-installed apps which track your hikes and other outdoor activities. It's water-resistant to 5ATM (roughly 50m), and best of all, it comes in some bright colourways.
14. TicWatch C2
An affordable smartwatch for the curious
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If you're interested in wearing a smartwatch but don't want to spend £200+ on a top of the range device, then the TicWatch C2 from Mobvoi could be for you. It does everything you'd expect of a WearOS smartwatch, including heart-rate tracking, GPS, and Google Pay, but costs significantly less.
It also has a pretty inoffensive design, but it won't win any prizes for build quality.
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"Their work is commendable, and so it is only fair that they get the respect they deserve with renewed contracts," Latimer said.
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Washington, DC- The Texas Republican delegation of the U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter today to every member of the United States Senate, urging senators to unite with them in the effort to defund Obamacare through the continuing resolution.
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"The Republicans in the House have stood up for the health and well-being of the American people and sent a clear message to President Obama: Obamacare is destroying jobs, reducing full-time jobs to part-time jobs, ending health insurance policies that people want to keep, and forcing doctors that patients loved to leave the practice of medicine.
Obamacare is causing insurance rates and healthcare costs to skyrocket. Real people are being told they will not get the procedures or medical devices they need. Doctors and patients need to make these life-and-death decisions, not Obamacare bureaucrats, especially when the consequences could be fatal.
The House has voted 41 times to defund, delay and repeal this flawed law, and we have successfully repealed seven hurtful, abusive and wasteful Obamacare programs. Today we passed a continuing resolution to ensure that no more taxpayer dollars are wasted on Obamacare.
Now, it is up to the Republicans and like-minded Democrats in the Senate to continue the charge to defend the American people from this disaster to their health and finances. We urge you to use all of the legislative tools at your disposal, including the filibuster, to protect America from this train wreck.
Now is the time for the Senate to stand up for all those constituents who spoke so passionately at our town hall meetings about the irreparable harm Obamacare is causing. They did not want it passed; it is worse than they thought; so now they want it stopped.
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Fired Long Beach attorney sues city
A former attorney for Long Beach Friday took the first step toward filing a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging city officials fired him because he announced a run for city judge.
Ted Hommel, assistant Long Beach corporation counsel for two years, said Friday that city leaders fired him for political reasons because he announced his challenge of Roy Tepper, the city judge for 27 years. Hommel's attorney filed a notice of claim with the city Friday announcing the lawsuit, which will seek $1 million in addition to punitive damages.
Hommel, a Republican, said the city's Democratic-appointed city manager fired him without cause on Wednesday -- two days after Hommel announced his run against Tepper, a Democrat.
"I hope the people of the city of Long Beach know what is happening and they respond in November," Hommel said. "This is bullying."
City Manager Jack Schnirman confirmed he fired Hommel on Wednesday but declined to elaborate. He would not address Hommel's claim that the firing was politically motivated.
"It would be inappropriate at this time to talk about a personnel matter, especially when there is pending litigation," Schnirman said.
Hommel was a nonunion employee who could be fired at any time, city officials said.
Hommel's attorney, Francis X. McQuade of Long Beach, said he will file the suit in U.S. District Court in Central Islip in a month. Hommel's rights to free expression and equal protection were violated by the firing, he said.
McQuade said he also might file a separate lawsuit alleging violation of state labor law.
He added that Hommel's announcement of his candidacy on Monday and firing on Wednesday were too close together to be coincidental.
"This will not be tolerated," McQuade said. "No one can tell me that his announcing his candidacy and them canning him are not related."
Michael Zapson, the city Democratic chairman, called the lawsuit "frivolous" and said it was ironic that McQuade, who heads a local civic group called Long Beach Patriots Tea Party, is filing a lawsuit to protect a "patronage job."
Hommel made $60,000 annually and was one of three assistant attorneys, city officials said. He said he also served as a deputy Nassau County attorney in the late 1970s and early 1980s.


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Court orders new look at health care challenge
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has revived a Christian college's challenge to President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul, with the acquiescence of the Obama administration.
The court on Monday ordered the federal appeals court in Richmond, Va., to consider the claim by Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., that Obama's health care law violates the school's religious freedoms.
The court's action at this point means only that the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals must now pass judgment on issues it previously declined to rule on.
A federal district judge rejected Liberty's claims, and a three-judge panel of the 4th Circuit voted 2-1 that the lawsuit was premature and never dealt with the substance of the school's arguments. The Supreme Court upheld the health care law in June.
The justices used lawsuits filed by 26 states and the National Federation of Independent Business to uphold the health care law by a 5-4 vote, then rejected all other pending appeals, including Liberty's.
The school made a new filing with the court over the summer to argue that its claims should be fully evaluated in light of the high court decision. The administration said it did not oppose Liberty's request.
Liberty is challenging both the requirement that most individuals obtain health insurance or pay a penalty, and a separate provision requiring many employers to offer health insurance to their workers.
Liberty law school dean Mathew Staver said, "This case now will go back to the federal court of appeals where we will address the undecided issues that the Supreme Court did not address."
When Liberty's case was in front of the 4th Circuit, Judge Andre Davis broke with his colleagues who thought the challenge was premature. Davis said of Liberty's claims, "I would further hold that each of appellants' challenges to the act lacks merit."
The appeals court could ask the government and the college for new legal briefs to assess the effect of the Supreme Court ruling on Liberty's claims before rendering a decision.
Liberty's case joins dozens of other pending lawsuits over health reform, many involving the requirement that employer insurance plans cover contraception. These cases are working their way through the federal court system.
The case is Liberty University v. Geithner, 11-438.
Associated Press writer Brock Vergakis in Norfolk, Va., contributed to this report.


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