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Keenan Allen
Position: Wide receiver.
School: California.
Measurements: 6-foot-2, 206 pounds
Test results: Did not run at combine.
2012 stats: 61 catches, 737 yards, 6 TDs.
Draft projection: First round.
Lowdown: He's arguably one of the top two receivers in the country, with Tennessee's Cordarrelle Patterson of Tennessee. Patterson has the potential to be more dynamic, but Allen produced more on the field over the past three seasons. Allen is a big, versatile outside receiver with good hands and good run-after-the-catch ability. He played a lot in the slot for the Bears, as well. His running style with the ball in his hands reminds one a little of Bills great Andre Reed. After catching 46 passes as a true freshman, he had a giant sophomore year. In 13 games, he had 98 catches for 1,343 yards and six TDs. Allen followed that up with 61 catches for 737 yards in nine games last season. He missed the last three games with a strained knee ligament. A North Carolina native, Allen originally was going to play safety for Nick Saban at Alabama but opted to join his half-brother, Zach Maynard, at Cal. Maynard is the former University at Buffalo QB.
Big workout: Because of his knee injury, Allen was not able to run at the NFL Scouting Combine or at the Cal pro day. He is scheduled to run in Greensboro, N.C., on April 9. Allen isn't viewed as a pure deep threat. A good time could help him move up in the first round. Allen on the 40 run: "I know people have been doubting me on my speed, but I don't feel like I'm a slow guy. I feel like I'm pretty fast, but I definitely put some effort into it. Definitely looking forward to running a 4.4 as my times are getting closer to clocking that."
Allen on why he picked Cal: "My brother transferred from Buffalo, and right about that time I was coming out of high school. I was one of those guys who felt like he could make an impact wherever I went, so I just wanted to play with my brother."
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|#1 Subject: Shmups Posted: 05/25/2010 09:54:56
Why not start a thread on this genre? lol!
No matter what game I'm playing- from Zelda, to Metroid, Uncharted, or whatever- I always must get at least a weekly fix on a good shmup. When I visited Bogard85 I bought everything with me including the kitchen sink for the gaming session except for one thing. I had the case, but I forgot the goddamn Radiant Silvergun disc in the motherfucking Saturn!
|#2 Subject: Shmups Posted: 05/25/2010 13:12:48
In response to: kazekiri
Nice topic, Kaze. As a matter of fact, I was just sorting out my shmups for photos!
As for the Radiant silvergun mishap, LOL! Classic! Been there, done that!
In fact, I would love to see the looks on your faces when you opened up the case....
|#3 Subject: Shmups Posted: 05/25/2010 13:32:47
In response to: Wombie
I felt so stupid like OOOH!
|#4 Subject: Shmups Posted: 05/25/2010 17:05:02
In response to: kazekiri
great topic kaze....... ya so what you forget rsg lol... big deal hahaha well it sorta is but not really considering i hel pulstar in my hands hahah check your pm kaze when you get a chance =) big news
|#5 Subject: Re:Shmups Posted: 05/26/2010 23:29:36
I have a soft spot for shmups, and this shows in my game collection.
Now I am in the process of organising my shmups for photos - not an easy task! I am sure it's the same for you guys, too.
I am here to stir the pot again - ok, if you can only own ONE console to play shmups on, which one would you keep and why?
PS. anyone else have problems with the the club message posting tool? The margin of this message box seems odd and it makes posting photos more difficult....
|#6 Subject: Re:Shmups Posted: 05/27/2010 03:51:22
In response to: Wombie
good question. In my opinion I would choose one out of these three
Genny/MegaDrive, Dreamcast, and the Saturn.
Its a tough call and I'll have to get back to you on the answer
|#7 Subject: Re:Shmups Posted: 05/27/2010 08:52:28
In response to: kazekiri
Dude, that is unfair! I said ONE console only, man! I am having a tough time to choose also.
Isnt it also interesting that all of the ones you mentioned were the 3 generations of Sega consoles?
|#8 Subject: Re:Shmups Posted: 05/27/2010 09:54:40
it's got to be one of the sega consoles
i'm all for megadrive. i like the bullet hell style shooters and there have been some fantastic games on other platforms. But the megadrive/genny has tons. old scholl shmups that put more emphasis on fun than seeing how long you can stay alive for. there's some crazy ones that will not let you take a breather for a second and some that really show off the skill of the developers. i also think most of the originality, in the genre, was shown on the megadrive. of course "Treasure" would often re-invent the shooter.
I think i've put more time in Thunder force 4, over the years, than any other shooter.
|#9 Subject: Re:Shmups Posted: 05/27/2010 10:35:42
Ofcourse the Sega consoles- they are the only consoles that really took the genre seriously!
(I'm still thinking which is best lol!)
|#10 Subject: Re:Shmups Posted: 05/28/2010 01:10:15
Selected PS2 shmups:
I hate to admit this, but PS2 does have a good selection of shmups compilation, and since it's one of the most selling consoles ever, you cant blame the developers to release all these guys on the PS2 platform.... Plus there are also numerous PS1 shmups that one can play on it with backward compatibility. Not enugh cute'em'ups on PS2 though. :)
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|#11 Subject: Re:Shmups Posted: 05/28/2010 01:15:15
Similar story on PSP, too.
It has quite a few compilation so it has replaced GBA(IMO),
as the handheld of choice for shmup fans for now.
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|#12 Subject: Re:Shmups Posted: 05/28/2010 01:20:38
The SS shmups, obviously one of the best platform for shmups,
and the beginning of most "bullet hell" games.
I also think that there is a good mix of hardcore shmups and cute'em'ups on the SS.
Fun for the whole family!
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|#13 Subject: Re:Shmups Posted: 05/28/2010 01:30:10
Keio flying squadron for Mega CD - much like Choujin Heiki Zeroigar on PC-FX,
it is a great shmup that does not get enough recongition...
It was considered to be a poor man's choice to Parodius for Mega CD owners.
Part 2 appeared on Sega Saturn,
but part 1 is a must-have if you own a mega-CD!
Another Mega CD shmup - Robo Aleste
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|#14 Subject: Re:Shmups Posted: 05/28/2010 01:36:09
More to come later.... but cusser is probably right. The Mega drive has got a scary selection of shmups, too. I am having headache just sorting out the MD shmups for photos. Also, the PC engine also surprised me for the numbers of shmups available on that platform. More pics later.
And please dont let me be the only person posting his own collection!
|#15 Subject: Re:Shmups Posted: 05/28/2010 03:13:01
Now for the PCE: again, a great platform with multitude of good shmups!
Yes, that is 2 Sapphire you see above.
I found one of them "cheapish"(relatively speaking here) at local auction, and bought it for "investment" purposes... then they decided to release the PSP compliation.... darn it!!!
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|#16 Subject: Re:Shmups Posted: 05/28/2010 04:22:24
Wow! thats one hell of a shmup collection! (yikes!)
Okay! (deep breath)....I see you have Ibara, I missed the chance of getting it when it was sold at its proper price- is it worth dishing out all that cash for its new big ass pricetag?
Also- tell us about Kingdom Grandprix
|#17 Subject: Re:Shmups Posted: 05/28/2010 13:05:16
In response to: kazekiri
As I said, I simply can not resist shmups.... I am not very good with shmups honestly, but it has became a major part of my collection.
I started my shmups collection since the PS1 days, and have came to realise that it's better to get the shmups when they are first released, instead of waiting for awhile to see their values go soaring later. It is really a genre that tends to keep value, as its supporters are often more hardcore gamers. With the rise of FPS/3D gaming/sandbox games, this genre is dwindling(eg. find me a good shmup on PS3 - I cant even think of any RIGHT NOW), but the hardcore gamers will keep it alive, I am sure of it.
That is the reason that I am getting all those xbox 360 shmups and will definitely be keeping them instead of trading them in for new games.... who knows how much they will cost later in 10 years' time.
Anyhow, for the Ibara, I have only played it for a few times, so I dont think I can give you any indepth recommendation. However, it is a shmup developed by Cave, so you know it's in the upper class of shmups anyway. I would recommend it for hardcore shmup fans anyway, for completeness' sake!
As for Kingdom Grandprix, it's interesting in the sense that it's not a classic shmups - its main attraction is a multiplayer mode available in which you race against each other while proceeding with the shooting action. It's a reasonable good pickup if you can find it cheap. Not essential by any means(certainly not comparable to radiant silvergun or Battle garegga etc), but if you are running out of shmup games to get on the Saturn, it would be a nice game to look into.
|#18 Subject: Re:Shmups Posted: 05/28/2010 13:11:36
By the way, has anyont else have any problem with the club message page?
I can not read the right margin of the messages and the pictures, and I have no idea how to adjust the setting. Is this a java problem or my browser? I used firefox and the result is still the same. I would like to know whether it's an 1up.com problem or my computer's problem. Thanks!
|#19 Subject: Re:Shmups Posted: 05/29/2010 00:29:46
In response to: Wombie
yes, the same problem is happening with me too in regards to the 1up tech difficulties.
I like the way the 360 is releasing alot of
shmups- I just wish the same could be done for the DS and PSP.
Those handhelds need shmups!
|#20 Subject: Re:Shmups Posted: 05/29/2010 14:20:26
In response to: kazekiri
cool, thanks for your reply, Kaze. I thought that it's just me...
Anyway, just got Death Smiles II today and went through it.
Not bad, a bit of slow down likely due to low frame rate, but great graphics.
Also a bit easy(probably becos I played it on level 1 difficulty).
I finished the game without continue in my 1st go...
Will post some xbox 360 shmup pics soon
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|#21 Subject: Re:Shmups Posted: 05/30/2010 08:31:55
Xbox 360 shmups - I have posted this in the club museum also.
Death smiles II is the new addition.
And this one is going to be in the Kuso game thread later: Dodonpachi for xbox 360
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|#22 Subject: Re:Shmups Posted: 05/30/2010 08:35:04
My Neo geo AES shmups collection.
No, no Blazing star for me.... very diffiult to find one now!
|#23 Subject: Re:Shmups Posted: 05/30/2010 09:59:06
Very cool shmup collection!
there is sooo much I wanna post here,
but I'm gonna wait for the technical difficulties to die over.
If its not one thing its another over here! damnit!
|#24 Subject: Re:Shmups Posted: 05/30/2010 11:26:29
My super Famicom shmups:
You know, I was going to say that SFC lacks shmups.
Then I went to my collection, and reaslied that I was dead wrong...
Area 88/UN squardon is the best!
and some cute'em'ups:
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|#25 Subject: Re:Shmups Posted: 05/30/2010 11:44:21
In response to: kazekiri
I just went through each message and edited the pics. Such a pain!
I dont think that 1up.com will be fixing this any time soon.
Just look at how we still cant upload photos on the club pages!
Finally, it is so typical of Kaze to wait until everything is perfect before
posting pics... traits of an obessive complusive perfectionistic collecter!
it shows in his collection!
|#26 Subject: Re:Shmups Posted: 05/30/2010 12:02:23
not as impressive as Wombie's shooters but here goes:
i have more "shooters" on each system, but these are ones i would call traditional at best.
I'm not a big fan of 3D esque shmups like space harrier. hence not spending money on ...
...Panorama Cotton
<bloody 1up...can't you fix this comment section?>
more later
|#27 Subject: Re:Shmups Posted: 05/30/2010 13:42:33
some more megadrive with some run n gun types
when i say i don't really like 3d type ones, i do like me some afterburner. oh and "sin and punishment" (oops)
|#28 Subject: Re:Shmups Posted: 05/30/2010 13:53:14
In response to: cusser
Your MD shmups are impressive!
You really do have nearly all MD shmups except divine sealing!
|#29 Subject: Re:Shmups Posted: 05/30/2010 15:23:03
and some more
uk dreamcast and another saturn one
snes and SFC
Mobile Light Force is the crappy UK packaging for Gunbird. I have no idea why they tried to market it as a charlie's angels thin. That seems to happen a lot over here. lol.
i have a fair few more but it will mean getting out loose carts and all that.
|#30 Subject: Re:Shmups Posted: 05/30/2010 15:44:42
Found this on the retro gamer forum:
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jackpage says:
It certainly is the most butt plug looking Christmas tree I've ever seen.
Pyros says:
No goading of my imagination could torture only the object which Santa is holding into aught of the phallic anymore than it could if the Santa in question were holding an insurance policy.
See, the entirety of the chocolate sculpture is meant to be thought of as a sex toy. What you refer to as the "Christmas tree" would be inserted in to the vagina while Santa's head would stimulate the clitoris. I mean, isn't that perfectly obvious? It couldn't be actually used for this purpose, of course, but this is clearly what it is meant to suggest. Then again, who knows? Such things are always worth a try.
I jest, of course. In reality this chocolate Santa has a deeper, hidden meaning meant to be something of a cynical yet clever commentary on Christmas. Allow me to explain…
It is a well known fact that even the most talented lover is incapable of inducing the same intense levels of pleasure that phallic prosthetics meant to be represented by the chocolate Santa can.
Chocolate is something that is known to stimulate sexual desire in females. So by consuming the chocolate phallus your lover thus ensures that she will be unable to fully gratify the desire which it stimulated. This will lead to the exact same feelings of frustration, disappointment and depression that Christmas will usually cause after it is over and we are done consuming all of the things which made it possible in the first place.
Trencher says:
No No No, you have it all wrong, it's actually Santa hold a Kong Dog Toy. Geeez
Charlangas says:
It actually is a buttplug that santa is holding. The piece is by artist Paul McCarthy and these chocolate sculptures are actually based on a much bigger bronze sculpture he made previously. He's setting up a chocolate factory at the Maccarone Gallery in Manhattan where he's selling them for $100 each. The gallery had to undergo a complete overhaul of its plumbing, electrical wiring and ventilation to meet New York City's factory code. Master chocolatier Peter P. Grewelling is overseeing the production.
tom burtonwood says:
didn't BB have this image earlier in the year?
from Art Basel 38, Santa with butt plug by Paul McCarthy….
lijn says:
This is what's locally called "Kabouter Buttplug" (roughly translates as "The Buttplug Gnome") (pic here http://www.kabouterbuttplug.nl/), modeled after the larger than life statue by Paul McCarthy.
The statue is now standing in the courtyard of the Boymans van Beuningen Museum in Rotterdam, Netherlands, where it was moved after it proved to be too controversial (even here!) to be placed in a public square.
Chris says:
I impulsively believed this to be a Xeni post…
Anonymous says:
…and note the suspicious position of his bell handle. Grip it, Santa!
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I have been enjoying Arturo Fuentes Double Chateau for five years now. I'm a special occasion cigar smoker and Fuentes are SPECIAL cigars.Bill in Northen Virginia February 6, 2013
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The Chateau Fuente is a good, easy smoking cigar. But is it just me, or has the flavor declined over the past 1-2 yrs? I used to consider the Fuente a step above the Montesino (also a good cigar and made by Fuente). But now I can't tell any difference between the two.Chris in Oregon November 21, 2011
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Very simply you get alot more than you pay for with any version of the double chateau.John in So. Cal. October 8, 2010
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I had one on Saturday night and didn?t finish it. The next day it was still a great smoke! Smooth and favorable. Great aroma!Mel in Los Angeles November 2, 2009
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one of the best Churchill cigars i have ever had only bad thing is i ordered the 5pack instead of the box and i know thats what the other guy said but it is very true.in July 5, 2009
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Great tasting quality cigar. moderate strength, smooth taste, great aroma, well made... my biggest gripe is Arturo doesn't ship them often enough or in enough quantity. I have to search far and wide to find an unopened box. My standard cigar.Robert in Memphis February 21, 2009
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This was a very nice cigar. I usually purchase the Double Chateau's with the Sun Grown Wrapper, but thought I would give this a try. Typical Fuente experience, but a bit too mild for my tastes. This may also be due to my smoking it in the evening rather than the morning. Either way, it's a fine cigar and smoked beautifully. If you are a cigar newcomer or know of anyone that is, you can't go wrong with offering a Double Chateau with the natural wrapper.Brian in Kentucky November 30, 2007
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I've smoked 2. wrapper on both cracked, 1 burned unevenly, otherwise a good tasting cigar. Have 18 to go. We'll see how the go.James in San Antonio April 17, 2007
The only bad part about my order of the A. Fuente Double Chateau Natural was that I ordered the 5 pack instead of the box! A flawless cigar that is smooth and creamy with lots of taste. I couldn't put it down. I highly recommend this mild but tasty cigar, but maybe I shouldn't and keep them all to myself. You will enjoy.Ray Duchesneau in CT November 7, 2006
"great cigar"
Great all around cigar particularly with a glass of cognac in the evening after dinner. It burns well, beautifly constructed, and a great aroma I'd reccommend it to any cigar smoker typical of Arturo FuenteVic in Palm Coast FL September 30, 2006


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Oakley's Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers Grab Second-Straight Gold
Oakley's top-seeded Phil Dalhausser, wearing black flak jackets with black iridium lenses, and Todd Rogers won their second straight beach volleyball gold medal on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour on Sunday at the Myslowice Open in Poland. Oakley's Adrian Gavira and Pablo Herrera of Spain earned silver.
Dalhausser and Rogers played the two-set 21-15, 21-13 win in 36 minutes. The win avenged a fourth-round loss to the Spaniards and earned them a total prize of $30,000.
"With fewer events on our domestic tour this season, we are playing more internationally this season," Rogers told FIVB.org. "We have found our comfort zone with all the travel and are playing pretty consistently most of the time."
The Americans advanced to Sunday's final after beating Poland's Grzegorz Fijalek and Mariusz Prudel in straight sets (23-21, 21-19) on Saturday, followed by a three-set (15-21, 21-11, 15-9) win over Germans Julius Brink and Jonas Reckermann in the semifinals.
The 2008 Olympic champions have won three of the four international events on the schedule (Brasilia, Brazil and Rome, Italy are the other titles) and both domestic AVP Tour events that have been played thus far (Fort Lauderdale and Santa Barbara). They'll return to the AVP Tour this weekend at Huntington Beach.


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Rated 2.0 out of 5.0 by grynreeper Stayed on points but not impressed For a resort of such prestige, I found there to be several issues that ranged from a slight annoyance to completely unacceptable. Upon arrival the following items were noted: 1) No toiletries (i.e. shampoo, conditioner, soap, etc)were in the bathroom and had to call housekeeping to have them provided 2) There was a partial used vanity kit, which was obviously overlooked during the room cleaning prior to our arrival. 3) There were only 2 towels in the bathroom although the reservation clearly stated that four people would be checking in. Additionally, there were no complimentary robes provided, so we once again had to call housekeeping for those as well. 4) We requested (from housekeeping again) for 4 additional towels and only received 2 clearly showing a lack of communication and due diligence between the front desk personnel and housekeeping. 5) There was a "sex toy" kit sitting within plain view, offered as an in-room amenity presumably, that HAD to be moved due to pre-teen children being the other occupants of the room. In comparison to the signage for the refrigerated items there was nothing stating that items on the top of the mini-bar area would be automatically charged if moved. This type of situation is wholly disturbing for many reasons to include the fact that those type of items should not as a general rule be left in plain site. Not everyone appreciates the ease of access to those type of lewd and deviant items. Additionally, any accidental contact with any of those items would result in an automatic room charge. Ridiculous. I believe that the management should reevaluate the positioning of those types of items. After departing the property, I was charged for two separate items 1)The $25 resort fee was the first charge. I understand that this charge exists and I would have gladly paid the charge on a non-work related credit card IF the charge had been specifically disclosed to me during check-in instead of being hurried through the process as I was. 2) A $50 charge that was automatically added to my bill due to moving the container of sex toys in the room during our stay, which was then moved back to it's original location before checking out. I spend more than half of my yearly nights in rooms of IHG properties and have very seldom experienced a lower level of hospitality even at mid-tier properties than I did at this "Resort" property. Had one of the management staff not been able to address my billing issues in an expeditious manner, I WOULD NOT have ever considered a return visit to this property. 18 July 2014
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July 15, 2008
DALLAS (SMU) — The SMU football team will don new uniforms for the 2008 season, returning to white helmets and white pants and will have three jerseys to choose from: red, white and SMU blue.
New SMU Football Uniform
The helmet will feature a red Mustang logo, trimmed in blue, blue and red stripes and a red facemask. SMU wore white helmets during the famed "Pony Express" era and continued using the helmets until the 2003 season when the Mustangs switched to a navy helmet.
The jerseys, which will come in red, white and SMU blue, will feature a Mustang logo at the base of the collar, shoulder stripes and "SMU" stitched above the white numerals. SMU will wear white pants with red and blue stripes for both home and away games.
SMU will officially "unveil" the uniforms at the annual Football Kickoff Luncheon on August 20th at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas.
"The fans have spoken and we have listened. Since I arrived at SMU, I have stated that I wanted to return the Mustang football program to national prominence," said SMU Director of Athletics Steve Orsini. "When people think of SMU, they think of white helmets with a red Mustang logo. When you have a rich tradition like we do here at SMU, it only makes sense to draw from that."
For more information on tickets for the upcoming season, contact the SMU Ticket Sales Office at (214) SMU-GAME or the Mustangs website.
SMU, the only Division I athletic program in Dallas, Texas, sponsors 17 sports and has been ranked as the top school in its conference for 10 of the last 11 years in the Director's Cup overall athletic rankings. More information about SMU and its coaches, student-athletes and teams is available at www.SMUMustangs.com.
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Patch asked that I share my thoughts on the election. My thoughts are few, but upper most is the thought that this election will soon be over. I am looking forward to that.
Four years ago in the last general election, I voted for John McCain for president. This election I am voting for Barack Obama. I am voting for Barack Obama because Mitt Romney declared that I was in the 47 percent group.
I am retired and receive Social Security and because of that I am in Mitt Romney's 47 percent group. I paid into Social Security for 54 years. Then, Medicare came along. I paid into Medicare for 45 years.
I did not appreciate being lumped into any group, let alone Romney's 47 percent group. During the 80's and 90's I maxed out my payroll requirements for Social Security. During the 90's my government required payroll deductions for federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare, state income, state disabilty, etc, etc. reaching six figures.
If the government would return all of the Social Security and Medicare money they withheld to me, they can keep their Social Security and Medicare benefits. I would not need or want government benefits.
Medicare is not free. I pay for it. I am 100 percent self-insured. My Medicare, Medicare supplemental, dental, prescription meds cost over $500 every month. I don't know where Mitt Romney's head is, it isn't on his shoulders. Then, Mitt Romney stated middle income folks have incomes of $250,000 year.
For the propositions and measures on the ballot, I voted NO on 30 through 39 and YES on 40. For Pleasanton Mayor I am going with Thorne, because I do not like the pro labor candidate Cook-Kallio.
For City Council I am going with Karla Brown and without enthusiasm I go with Pentin. The other council candidate Erlene DeMarcus is over bearing pro-labor and consults for a silly developer from Hong Kong. Simply put, there just was not enough good qualified candidates for City Council.
I am going with Eric Swalwell because Pete Stark has been on a free ride far too long and has been a constant embarrassment. We need to throw Stark out of office.
I am going with Mark Meuser for state Senate because he was responsive to Patch and blogged on the issues. Mark DeSaulinier was not responsive to Patch and refused to blog on the issues. Like Pete Stark refused to debate the issues, and like Pete Stark, DeSaulinier is on a free ride, too.
I have worked to defeat Mary Hayashi to keep her out of office for the district 2 supervisor seat in Alameda County. That will be a close election and Hayashi could win with 35 percent of the vote. Here's hoping she loses the election.
There are a number of folks who will not like my choices and there are a number of folks who will like my choices. All comments are welcomed so long as all comments are civil.


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Women are much more likely to have an anxiety disorder and have panic attacks, the SWHR says.
Response to drugs
Women may react differently to certain medications.
Women usually weigh less than men, but have more body fat. They also have smaller organs. These differences may affect how a woman's body reacts to medication, the SWHR says.
Certain high blood pressure medications and antibiotics are more effective in women. A woman's menstrual cycle can affect the way some antidepressants work. Anesthesia isn't as effective in women. They wake up more quickly and are much more likely to say they were awake during surgery.
Women also take more medications that do men. This puts them at higher risk for drug interactions, the SWHR says.
Significant changes
Women's health needs change more during life.
Women face a host of health concerns depending on whether they are in puberty, the reproductive years, or menopause. "Our bodies change more significantly during our life span," Dr. Klein says. "Where we are in our life span should affect the way we look at our health."
At different stages of women's lives, they may grapple with contraception, sexually transmitted diseases, reproductive issues, depression, heart disease, cervical cancer, breast cancer, incontinence, and osteoporosis. And because women live longer than men, women are more likely to live with chronic diseases and meet the challenges of aging alone.
Less attention
Women put their own health on the back burner.
Many women take care of children, husbands, aging parents, and sometimes even pets before they tend to their own health. But experts say ignoring personal needs is dangerous.
"We can't be stressed out meeting everyone else's needs and expect to stay healthy," says Dr. Chamberlain. "Going to the doctor regularly isn't enough. It's vital that we put ourselves first sometimes and take care of our health."
Knowing the role gender plays in health can empower women to live healthier lives. Experts say women need to educate themselves, be proactive about their health, and take their health concerns to their doctors.
"We can add life to our years by eating right, moving our bodies, and not smoking or quitting smoking," says Dr. Marts. "The key to combating chronic diseases is chronic prevention."
Other health differences
According to the SWHR, these health problems are more likely in women:
- Asthma. Women also are more likely to be hospitalized and more likely to die from asthma.
- Obesity. Hormonal changes may play a role.
- Eating disorders.
- Macular degeneration. The risk increases if a woman smokes.
- Osteoporosis. Women make up 80 percent of the people with this bone-weakening disease.
- Sexually transmitted diseases. Symptoms often are not obvious, so many women may not know they have an STD.
- Insomnia. Hormones, pregnancy, and menopause all have an effect on sleep.
- Autoimmune diseases. These include lupus and multiple sclerosis.


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Gnash Flow: LinuxFund.org Supports RTMP for Gnash
The nonprofit LinuxFund.org is providing financial support for Gnash, the Flash alternative, to accelerate development of the Real Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP).
The free Gnash player is to defy Adobe's Flash by playing Flash content from a variety of different servers. Gnash can indeed recognize different Flash content, albeit not with all Flash functionality, as has been the case up to now. The LinuxFund.org, therefore, wants to bring the software up to date by sponsoring RTMP development for Gnash.
Gnash should then be able to accept and play video streams from open source Flash servers Red5, Cygnal and Dimdim, thereby greatly increasing the number of accessible websites. Developer Sandro Santilli is to take over implementation, with development costs supported by LinuxFund.org to run at $8,500.
Gnash's lead developer Rob Savoye writes in a press release that the work will link various open media clients and servers and that the financial infusion couldn't have come at a better time. Savoye is founder and CTO of the Open Media Now! Foundation that is part of the GNU Project. Savoye summarizes the goals of the foundation: "We are promoting an infrastructure that enables the creation, the streaming, and the viewing of digital content, using free software in a legally conforming way." Among the tools that profit from LinuxFund.org support is the free LiVES video editor.
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Heartbleed Bleeds On
According to a report, many potential victims of the Heartbleed attack have patched their systems, but few have cleaned up the crime scene to protect themselves from the effects of a previous intrusion.
Drone Brain Goes Open Source
DARPA and NICTA release the code for the ultra-secure microkernel system used in aerial drones.
Password Management Services Vulnerable to Attack
Should you trust an online service to store your online passwords?
New Raspberry Pi Adds Two USB Ports
New B+ board lets you build cool things without the complication of a powered USB hub.
Microsoft Grabs No-IP.com Domains
Redmond rushes in to root out alleged malware haven.
Firefox Steps into 3D
New initiative will bring futuristic virtual reality effects to the web surfing experience.
New Trojan Targets Online Banking
Dyreza malware launches a man-in-the-middle attack that compromises SSL.
HP Rolls Out Massive Cloud Network
New cloud combines worldwide access with local attention to data security.
New Attack Targets Wireless Logins
A first cousin of the recent Heartbleed attack affects EAP-based wireless and peer-to-peer authentication.
Geeks Petition for Free Lenovo BIOS
FOSS community acts to protect freedom of choice for laptop devices.


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Obama Tries to Rewrite His History of Promising Forbearance for Medical Marijuana Suppliers
In a recent interview with Rolling Stone (noted earlier today by Mike Riggs), President Obama was asked to reconcile his administration's crackdown on medical marijuana with his promises of tolerance and noninterference in this area. His reply:
Here's what's up: What I specifically said was that we were not going to prioritize prosecutions of persons who are using medical marijuana. I never made a commitment that somehow we were going to give carte blanche to large-scale producers and operators of marijuana [dispensaries]—and the reason is, because it's against federal law. I can't nullify congressional law. I can't ask the Justice Department to say, "Ignore completely a federal law that's on the books." What I can say is, "Use your prosecutorial discretion and properly prioritize your resources to go after things that are really doing folks damage." As a consequence, there haven't been prosecutions of users of marijuana for medical purposes.
The only tension that's come up—and this gets hyped up a lot—is a murky area where you have large-scale, commercial operations that may supply medical marijuana users, but in some cases may also be supplying recreational users. In that situation, we put the Justice Department in a very difficult place if we're telling them, "This is supposed to be against the law, but we want you to turn the other way."
Here's what's up: Obama is full of shit. During his campaign, it is true, he often referred to medical marijuana users. But he also promised to leave suppliers alone. Here he is in a May 2008 interview with Oregon's Willamette Week (emphasis added):
Would you stop the DEA's raids on Oregon medical marijuana growers?
I would because I think our federal agents have better things to do, like catching criminals and preventing terrorism.
Two months earlier, when he was asked about medical marijuana in an interview with another Oregon paper, the Mail Tribune, Obama said, "I'm not going to be using Justice Department resources to try to circumvent state laws on this issue." If a U.S. attorney threatens to prosecute people who are explicitly authorized to supply medical marijuana under state law, as John Walsh has in Colorado, surely that counts as "us[ing] Justice Department resources to try to circumvent state laws on this issue."
Furthermore, Obama's attorney general, Eric Holder, repeatedly has promised prosecutorial forbearance for medical marijuana suppliers—not just patients—and he has done so explicitly as a fulfillment of his boss's promises and wishes, as I noted in my October cover story about Obama's drug policies:
Attorney General Holder...claimed to be implementing Obama's promise to stop harassing state-sanctioned medical marijuana suppliers. "The policy is to go after those people who violate both federal and state law,"Holder declared during a March 2009 session with reporters in Washington. "Given the limited resources that we have," he said during a visit to Albuquerque three months later, the Justice Department would focus on "large traffickers," not "organizations that are [distributing marijuana] in a way that is consistent with state law."...
Alarmed by [a DEA official's threats against dispensaries in Colorado], Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) asked Holder at a May 2010 hearing before the House Judiciary Committee whether they were "contrary to your stated policy." Yes, Holder said, "that would be inconsistent with the policy as we have set it out…if the entity is, in fact, operating consistent with state law and…does not have any of those factors" mentioned in the Ogden memo [such as "sales to minors," "sale of other controlled substances," and "financial and marketing activities" inconsistent with state law]. He said those criteria would determine "whether or not federal resources are going to be used to go after somebody who is dealing in marijuana."
Holder continued to offer such reassurances even after it became clear they did not amount to anything in practice. Last December, Rep. Polis again asked him specifically about medical marijuana providers (not patients) who comply with state law. Holder replied, "Where a state has taken a position, has passed a law, and people are acting in conformity with a law, not abusing the law but acting in conformity with it, and, again, given our limited resources, that would not be an enforcement priority for the Justice Department." Polis followed up with a question about bank deposits by "legal, regulated medical marijuana shops and dispensaries in Colorado." Holder gave the same response: "If...the people seeking to make the deposits are acting in conformity with state law, that would not, again, be an enforcement policy for the Justice Department."
Yet here is Obama saying, in the Rolling Stone interview, that he never promised to ease up on medical marijuana providers—only patients. As I said in my October article, that policy is indistinguishable from the Bush administration's. In fact, the Obama administration has in some ways been more aggressive in going after medical marijuana. That record cannot possibly be reconciled with Obama's promise to take a less meddlesome, more compassionate approach.
[Thanks to Richard Cowan for the tip.]
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Assassinate citizens at will? Sho'. But use his increasingly dictatorial power to let sick people have access to a proven medicine? Out of the question.
"Deference to Congress where deference is due! Now, excuse me while I declare war on Libya."
Obama's a liar? What?!?
Again, I ask any TEAM BLUE scum here to explain this. Please, I need a good guffaw.
He can't do anything until his second term!
Buffet Rule!!!
Now that you have been thoroughly pwnd, I'll accept only your complete surrender.
They always have an explanation, Epi: "The Republicans made him do it."
If he's such a Republican tool, why do they vote for him? Do the Republicans make them do it?
Any fucker who I encounter who makes these excuses for Obama is going to get their face rubbed in it, hard. I've fucking had it with partisan scum.
Elections have consequences, pal. If you don't like how the country is run then maybe you should work to get politicians you agree with in office.
Now you just sound like a butthurt kochsucker that's mad because a black guy got elected and not his racist reTHUGlican cronies.
Somebody call the waaaaahmbulance for this Epissiarch guy.
See, I think that slogan was too indirect. If the Democrats want to win, they need a new slogan: "Vote for us or we'll fucking kill you."
"Dead or alive, we're getting your vote!"
The General has no clothes.
If you don't like how the country is run then maybe you should work to get politicians you agree with in office.
You mean, like all those Dems who voted for Obama because he was gonna close Gitmo, leave the medpot alone, etc.?
R C Dean?
More like R(a)C(ist) Butthurtthatablackguygotelected!
Dude it's 2012, WAKE UP!
WTF is wrong with you? Christ what an idiot.
Yeah, don't even try talking to this R(a)C(ist) guy. He probably voted for Bush. Twice!
What a maroon!
*high fives*
Blow it out your ass, pig fucker. While I can't speak for MiA, I've read RC's posts for years and you a nothing but an ignorant troll.
Wooo, the sarcasm is lost on some people.
Did you hear that giant "WHOOOOSH" sound as well. I though it was just me.
How much did the Kochs pay you to say that?
I hope it's a tidy sum, because being a tool for the 1% shouldn't come cheap!
If you post hateful garbage like that for free I feel sorry for you. I guess the applicable term would be 'useful idiot'.
The sarcasm has gotten so meta, it's folded back on itslef making a mobius strip of sarcasm.
Yeah right.
It was the obstructionisms! It made him do it!
"That's how they do, you know! Just drive around listening to raps and shooting all the jobs."
Rush Limpdick and the Christian Talibans!
Bush's fault
Jacob Sullum, you shut your fucking mouth! Who do you think you are to call My President "full of shit"? You are just a teabagging redneck, straight up.
You know what's sad? I actually thought it was him till i realized how you had spelled it.
Here's what's up: Obama is full of shit.
We can use this for every Obama-related article.
It's like bookends.
Obama: "Here's what's up: blah, blah, blah..."
Sullum: "Here's what's up: Obama is full of shit."
A finer response I can't imagine.
"Yes we CAN!"
4 years later:
I can't ask the Justice Department to say...
Sucks to be the bottom to Holder's top, don't it O'bammy?
I can't ask the Justice Department to say, "Ignore completely a federal law that's on the books."
Unless say, it's the Defense of Marriage Act, in which case he can do what whatever the fuck he wants.
What a lying piece of shit this guy is.
He's worse than Dunphy.
I can't believe I am writing this...In dunphy's defense, he is sometimes not that big a shit bag. He is even occasionally reasonable. Wow, that hurt worse than I thought it would.
dunphy marinates in his context all day, just like we all do.
His context happens to be on the other side of the blue wall, is all.
He's actually a valuable lesson in what happens to otherwise decent people when they are immersed in a toxic culture.
I can't ask the Justice Department to say, "Ignore completely a federal law that's on the books."
Actually, I think he can. And not just ask either. I think he can actually tell Holder: "Thou shalt not investigate or prosecute any person who is complying with state law on marijuana. So let it be written, so let it be done."
That's what makes that statement so ridiculous. Not only can he do this, but he already has, as I mentioned with DOMA.
The fact that he knows that no one will call him about it is probably the most depressing part. I'm not a big fan of Mitt, but I hope he throws fucking daggers at this guy win or lose.
Even worse, couldn't he just have the DEA and the FDA revise the Schedule? IIRC, they have that authority.
I think the schedules are statutory.
I think the procedures for scheduling are statutory, but it is a largely interpretive and discretionary activity with respect to those two agencies.
I think, anyway.
He's lying, they're still voting for him, Move On™
Let me make this clear, both TEAM RED and TEAM BLUE pull this authoritarian shit all the time.
...But. Team Blue, with their access to powerful media outlets and their smug insistence that theirs is the absolute truth, make for extremely satisfying punching bags.
I mean, look at that Rolling Stone cover. Look at that polished, grinning, drug-warring, police-statist, corporatist thug, and tell me you don't want to scream at the top of your lungs.
But shrike tells me he's just so likable, darn it.
"I think our federal agents have better things to do, like catching criminals and preventing terrorism."
"preventing terrorism."
Translation: Preventing innocent people on the terrorist watch-list from lawfully owning a firearm.
The commenters at Huffpo are falling into the Lawrence O'Donnell line: He's totally going to legalize it early in his second term! Just give him the chance!
Not exactly. What are you reading? Here are some excerpts from those that are up there now, these are the negative ones on the first page:
Prohibition has never worked.
Obama has gone from being the greatest hope for marijuana reform to the greatest disappointment, and is now officially the worst president in terms of interference with state medical marijuana laws.
So he respects that people use marijuana for medical purposes, but he continues to raid the dispensaries that provide the medical marijuana for the people that need it.
Pres, you're making it harder and harder for me to support you this next election.
So disappointed President Obama.
You have dealt a low blow to cancer patients.
We did not vote for this. Shame on you!
All I want to do is grow my own Cannabis in my own home without breaking any laws.
I stopped smoking pot many years ago but this issue still gets me riled up because the governments position is just so arbitrary and unreasonable and these unjust laws make us criminals for doing something that is not immoral or dangerous.
Obama says he can't ask the Justice Department to ignore federal law. Has he not done exactly that with the "Defense of Marriage Act"?
Notice that all of these shitbirds are still going to pull the lever in November, though.
Right, like this guy:
Nothing about being payed off by Pharma and the Cartels. How lame. They are overreaching and going against the will of the people of the states they are "cracking down" on. Obama needs to go.
or this one:
The answer IS legalizing marijuana.
Folk use it to decrease or end their dependency on pharmaceuticals both legal and illegal, end addiction to alcohol, tobacco, it makes people laugh and rejuvenates them for the next work day, it is HARMLESS compared to darned near EVERYTHING legal.
GARY JOHNSON for 2012!
Pick up Alan Grayson for VP!
(I see sixteen years of great time rebuilding the Union away from the tyrants in DC.
Pres, you're making it harder and harder for me to support you this next election.
...But not impossible. Because Austerity!
I guess I just saw the early ones.
Here's what's up: Obama is full of shit.
Moreover, his minions
thinkbelieve it's really great shit.
A real interview would have pressed him on some of these points...but then, if it were real journalism, it wouldn't be the shitrag that is the Rolling Stone.
I am going to mine the comments for some delicious, delicious cognitive dissonance. Oh look, here's some now:
It's time for Obama to wake up and realize--we're on to the right wing pandering agenda. And for him to STOP it. He's a brilliant man. And to use this tact to increase his approval ratings with the right wing--is both futile and craven and if I'd wanted that I'd have voted for McCain/Palin.
Even though you might disagree with some of the actions the Obama administration has done the past three and a half years, he's going to be a helluva lot better than a Romney presidency. Also, I predict if he gets a second term, he'll be a much more hard a** liberal and not be willing to compromise as much with Republicans.
If you do not have time to read the whole interview; please be sure to read the last question and answer. It made me feel proud to have helped elect (with my vote) this President O'Bama.
"Cognitive dissonance" implies cognitive activity. You are ignoring the very real possibility that they are just imbeciles.
right wing pandering agenda
Now that's funny. I'm glad you guys are brave enough to wade through that cesspool because I sure as hell am not.
1. Denial isn't just a river in Egypt.
2. Sure, and giving Mussolini another term will let him get back to his syndicalist roots.
3. Never trust the Irish. Especially Irish southerners.
What's with the apostrophe in O'Bama. Is it now "Barack "Irish" O'Bama"?
He's already black, we don't need to make him Irish to generate white interest in a heavyweight bout.
I also recall Obama saying we had to look forward not backward in regards to Bush administration illegalities, but I guess the same kind of logic does not apply to people who simply supply a product people want.
Riiiiiight... More from the "cesspool" that is Huffpo (second current page):
"What I specifically said was that we were not going to prioritize prosecutions of persons who are using medical marijuana," Obama said. "I never made a commitment that somehow we were going to give carte blanche to large-scale producers and operators of marijuana ... "
Here's to those who continually said Obama had nothing to do with this crackdown. Playing both sides of the fence and hoping Read More...
"prioritize your resources to go after things that are really doing folks damage."
The growers are not doing anything to damage people. The raids are. It's pretty simple, really.
Oh, but it's the Blue Dogs who obstructed him, right?
Obama won't be "brave" and take a stand on this issue until 90% of the population is in agreement, even then he might not act and give PhARMA carte blanche to sell synthetic cannabinoids.
Obama has been disappointing on personal liberty. He seems to be a big fan of the Patriot Act. Has done nothing to rein in TYSA. Has kept Gitmo open. And now this.
And all he wants is further "debate" on the War on Drugs?
Obama: "Listen, I'm not being a hypocrite when I do something that I said I would not do...Ooo, now look over here at this shiny thing I have--direct your focus over here!"
And all he wants is further "debate" on the War on Drugs?
Sure. While we be debatin', he be rollin'.
It looks like about 10-1 against Obama in the comment section, so I have no idea what you fuckers are reading.
"Face it, Obama isn't all we hoped for. He isn't perfect in every way, like right here he's wrong on marijuana. But on the whole, he is fighting the good fight and is a far better option than we've had in coming off a decade of disaster. He's smart, can get the job done (bin laden?), and is a stand-up guy. He truly doesn't believe that pot is ok, I disagree. But I'll take him over anything the GOP puts up anyday.
"I can't ask the Justice Department to say, 'Ignore completely a federal law that's on the books.'"
So...................no more signing statements?
"Here's what's up: Obama is full of shit."
Jacob, how do you really feel?
"Here's what's up"!? Barack, you're so hip it hurts.


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The Buffalo Bills have distributed a statement from General Manager Buddy Nix about the release of linebacker Nick Barnett and safety George Wilson:
"Moves like the ones we've made today are never easy, but we have to do what's best for our team and keep moving forward. We've got some good young players on our roster who we feel are ready to take the next step and they will now have the opportunity to do so. We thank both Nick and George for everything they've given the Bills organization and wish them nothing but the best for the future."
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Pascal Leclaire has thrown in the towel against his ailing hip.
The 30-year-old former Ottawa Senators and Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender announced his retirement from hockey Monday night on the RDS program L'antichambre.
Leclaire said tried to make a comeback this year but was unable to fully recover after three hip operations over the summer.
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C'mon what would be your last words
C'mon what would be your last words
will you light a fart on fire? I just want to say that I saw death light a fart on fire.
I would ask if Elvis was really dead because he would know man, he would know.
or maybe.
did you bring me a taco bitch?
My last words to death: You feeling froggy? JUMP! :p
I would say "what's up death? Can you help me sink this fucking put before I go"? (My putting has sucked lately)
You're a Pussy!
What took you so long?
Depending on my mood that day...
nothing could be worse than what we endure on this earth!!
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Traverse City Record-Eagle
---- — TRAVERSE CITY — The Record-Eagle newsroom is expanding to handle a regional newspaper design project initiated by its corporate parent.
Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc., which purchased the Record-Eagle in 2006, selected the newspaper as one of its regional design centers. As a result local newsroom staff will design and produce the Record-Eagle and 12 other daily and weekly CNHI newspapers based in Iowa, Illinois and Minnesota.
Record-Eagle staffers' specific duties include page layout and design for all news, business, sports and features pages for papers in its region. The "satellite" newspapers will send their local stories, photos and other content to the Record-Eagle by way of an Internet-based content management system that links Traverse City with those sites.
Record-Eagle staff will fully design the satellite papers' pages and return computer images of those pages through the web-based system to the satellites' printing facilities.
The Record-Eagle is the third of a projected 10 news design centers that will serve the company's 78 daily and 50 non-daily newspapers in 23 states. The design center project will be implemented over the next 15 months, and each center will serve a cluster of strategically located newspapers, said William Ketter, CNHI's senior vice president for news.
"Traverse City was selected as the center site because of its reputation for award-winning newspaper design, and its availability of journalists with the necessary design and news production skills," Ketter said. "In addition, it is a desirable location for recruiting other expert newspaper designers. That's an important factor because of the emphasis the center places on quality results."
The centers are to be staffed by professional journalists skilled in design, layout and pagination, and are meant to ensure more equitable quality in the appearance and readability of the various papers.
"The primary purpose of the centers is to free up CNHI newsrooms from the news production chores associated with putting out a paper so they can focus their efforts on generating more and better local content for their readers, both in print and online," Ketter said.
The Record-Eagle's designation as a news design center, or hub, means more newsroom jobs here. The paper's design desk already expanded from five members to 12 as the newsroom accepted design responsibilities for two weekly papers in Iowa, a twice-weekly paper in Illinois, and most recently, a daily newspaper in Illinois. Another Illinois daily paper will be added to the production schedule this week.
All 12 satellite papers are scheduled to be produced in Traverse City by late April.
Brian Steele, a 20-year Record-Eagle newsroom veteran, leads the local project as design center manager. His chief assistants are shift supervisors Mike Plamondon and Dan Nielsen.
Steele and Plamondon toiled on the design center project for a year, and guided it from infancy through numerous significant technological changes and other challenges, Record-Eagle Executive Editor Mike Tyree said.
"Brian and Mike worked countless hours on the design center project," Tyree said. "This is a massive undertaking that required constant communication with corporate news, production and technology personnel, as well as with editors and publishers at the satellite newspapers. But our designation as a hub site is a major plus for the Record-Eagle and community. We'll continue to produce our own paper, and we've added newsroom jobs."
Perhaps the most significant challenge has been "getting our arms around such a big project," Steele said. "It's a big challenge just putting our paper out; how are you going to put out 10 times that many," he said.
Technology changes, including an Internet- or "cloud"-based content management system ultimately will streamline the effort, Steele said. Each design center staff member will be required to produce an estimated 14 to 16 newspaper pages per-shift under deadline pressure, Steele said. The local design staff will cover work shifts that extend from approximately 7 a.m. until 1 a.m. each day, seven days a week.
"This allows us to expand and bring good jobs to Traverse City," Steele said.
Ketter said editors at the satellite papers will retain control of what content appears in their publications, and they will prioritize how stories, photos and graphics are displayed. The design desk will produce news pages based on the individual papers' directions.
"There are inherent benefits in centralizing the design, layout and pagination of newspapers," Ketter said. "They include greater ability to share content among CNHI papers, use of a common computer cloud technology to serve our developing digital news outlets, create cost savings through efficiencies in processing news pages, and improvement in the appearance and readability of those smaller newspapers that cannot afford to employ professional designers."
CNHI previously established design centers in North Andover, Mass., and North Tonawanda, N.Y.


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Interested in snorkeling the second largest barrier reef in the world, hiking through the rainforest, climbing Mayan ruins? If you are ready for the adventure of a lifetime then you may be interested in a travel course offered this spring, Tropical Environmental Biology (Env 210). The class meets once a week during the spring and then travels to Belize and Guatemala in May (the Monday after graduation). If you are interesd then you should attend an informational meeting that will be on Tuesday Oct 16th at 12:00 in Strain 324. Last year the class filled quickly. Priority will be given to students who attend the meeting. If you can't make the meeting then contact Deke Gundersen at email@example.com
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Jacksonville Daily Progress
By Jay Neal
With the east of turning on tap water, the San Augustine Wolves released a fourth-quarter press that washed away any hope New Summerfield had of advancing into the Class A-I, Region II tournament later this week.
The Wolves (21-6), who are ranked No. 8 in the state, went on a 16-0 spree that lasted just three minutes and when the smoke had cleared the Wolves had turned what was a 51-46 Hornet edge into a 62-51 San Augustine advantage, in a Class A-I , Region III, quarterfinal that was played in front of an estimated crowd of 750 at Central Heights High School Tuesday night.
The Hornets, which end the year at 18-16, led from the midway point of the second quarter and all the way to the 4:50 mark in the fourth, when San Augustine took a 52-51 lead on a layup by Bobby Tanner, following a New Summerfield turnover.
But, a combination of the lethal San Augustine press and the fact that Hornet starter Ryan Weaver fouled out with just over five minutes to go in the game, was simply too much for the Hornets to overcome.
New Summerfield led by as many as seven points on two different occasions late in the third stanza.
Defensively, the Hornets held the Wolves to 31.4% (16-51) over the first three frames, but the final stanza was a different one as San Augustine got numerous lay-ups off turnovers that were generated by the press.
The Wolves shot 12-19 (63.2%) from the field in the final eight minutes of play.
San Augustine also limited New Summerfield to just 19-final half points, after New Summerfield owned a 38-35 lead at halftime.
San Augustine's Dez Randle was the games leading scorer with 18 points, followed by Tanner who popped in 16.
Austin Gray went off for 17 points to guide the Hornet attack while freshman center Cade Wilkerson drove in 11 points.
Weaver added nine, all of which came in the first half.
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Literary Tourism: At Suttree's High Gravity Beer Tavern
The long and honorable friendship between books and beer was toasted afresh last month when a beer tavern was named after Cormac McCarthy's sad and funny lowlife novel, Suttree. Book and bar are both located in the city of McCarthy's boyhood, Knoxville, Tenn.
Suttree's High Gravity Beer Tavern is owned by the bibliophile husband-wife team of Matt Pacetti and Anne Ford, who have wisely made no attempt to belabor the Suttree connection beyond the name, thus keeping any potential kitsch-making at bay. The tavern is a deep and stylish space with saloon signage, polished wooden floors, an enormous rustic bar cobbled from old floors, and an appealing list of craft beer and wine. ...
—Nina Martyris, The Millions, an online literary magazine, themillions.com, June 15, 2012
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