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Ciao: The day after Thanksgiving
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Published 03/30/2011 at 11:27 a.m.
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European Championship
June 14, 2012
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Here's hoping for more drama in tonight's Spain v Ireland clash. After a quick pasta dinner, I'll be on comm there too. Fernando Torres starts for Spain.
Bilic clearly tinkered with his tactics at half time and it paid dividends. Italy looked untroubled until the second half, when Mandzukic and Jelavic pushed a little wider and managed to get on the ball far more. Italy will be unhappy with two points from two and Chiellini has to take the blame for Croatia's goal. It was a brilliant finish though.
FULL TIME - another very good game of football. Italy excellent in the opening half but Croatia took over in the second. A draw much better for Croatia than Italy, who will have to rely on other results going their way should Spain beat Ireland later.
Giovinco offers up possession far too easily and Eduardo comes way with the ball on the break but he delays too long and the opening is gone.
What a terrible waste from Pirlo, as his delivery is nodded clear by the first man, completely at odds with his performance today.
Mandzukic stays down after fouling Montilivo. Pirlo not happy thinking he is time wasting. I couldn't possibly comment. Kranjcar replaces the striker.
Mandzukic fouls Montilivo as he tracks back. Pirlo will deliver from a wide left position. Chiellini up.
What a wasted opportunity. Super ball from Marchisio, Montilivo takes it off Giovinco's foot, then Pirlo lingers too long to get a shot off and the chance is gone.
So nearly again for Pirlo as he touches the ball away from Vukojevic and tries to find Di Natale.
Strinic delivers a high ball that Buffon is out to claim. Five minutes added time....
Nice turn from Eduardo and a good pass out to Strinic but he tries to belt it in the top corner and only succeeds in finding the top corner of the stand behind the goal.
Italy have to be careful not to concede another here. That could spell the end of their tournament.
Giovinco now fouls Vukojevic. Lots of stoppages in this second half.
Cynical from Schildenfeld as Giovinco tried to speed past him on the right flank. He puts his arm across and is rightly carded.
Giovinco's cross is hacked behind by Schildenfeld but the corner is over everyone.
Italy also make a change as Cassano goes off for Giovinco. Same change as in Italy's first match.
Jelavic hasn't had the best of his days and he is replaced by Eduardo.
What a chance for Croatia as they break three on three. Mandzukic gives it wide to Jelavic but his cross is right at Chiellini. That was very poor.
Mario Mandzukic has had only four shots at Euro 2012 but has scored with three of them.
Another head injury and Montilivo is carded for his barge on Mandzukic.
Italy need to push for a winner you'd have to think. Should it stay this way and Spain win, they'd trail both Croatia and Spain by two points.
Maggio is flagged offside from a lovely Cassano ball. That was marginal. He missed anyway.
Fierce effort from Montilivo that forces Pletikosa to punch clear. It had a wobble on it.
Croatia's fans are going bonkers. Great noise from their end. We could do without the flares though.
Another flare was lobbed towards the pitch after the goal and now the smoke has infiltrated the pitch, causing Buffon to complain to Howard Webb. A pause in play while we let the smoke clear.
What a fine finish that was. As Chiellini missed the ball I thought he had to try and nod the ball home from six yards but his touch was immaculate and the finish emphatic. Three goals in the tournament for Mandzukic now.
GOAL Mandzukic equalises! It had been coming and what a cool finish. Chiellini misjudges a cross, Mandzukic controls perfectly then fires into the roof of the net.
Balotelli is brought off again, for the man who scored against Spain, Antonio Di Natale.
A long throw into the box bounces inside the six yard box before Chiellini, cool as you like, nods it back to Buffon. That could have gone a bit wrong.
Perisic makes way for Danijel Pranjic.
Pirlo's radar is slightly off this time as he floats a ball into Pletikosa's arms. Still had too much time to try and pick out a team-mate though.
Buffon trots out to clear Bonucci's shank as Jelavic closed him down. Italy are the ones who need to push up a bit now.
Very poor ball from Srna. They need to get Modric on the ball as often as possible.
Motta goes off for Montilivo. Part reaction to his booking and maybe to prevent retaliation on Srna. Or he is mildly concussed.
A thunderous effort from Balotelli as he unleashes one from 25 yards. The tango ball wobbles in the air but whistles over Pletikosa's bar.
Had the referee or any of his assistants seen that from Srna he'd be trotting off now I reckon. Not nice at all. Motta needs an ice pack on his head.
Croatia are playing well here but Modric gives away a free kick by bumping into De Rossi before Srna pole-axes Motta. That was nasty too - an elbow to the back of the head. Very nasty.
Lucky the ball wasn't airborne when Webb blew his whistle or else that would have been a Croatia penalty. There is a wrestling match going on at every corner.
Thiago Motta is booked for grabbing Jelavic's shirt and neck.
And Croatia win another corner.
A firecracker has been thrown onto the edge of the pitch by Croatia's fans - that could be another UEFA fine. Lots of smoke but play continues.
Another beautiful pass from Pirlo but Giaccherni is flagged offside. Wrongly, as it turns out.
Decent ball in from Rakitic but neither of Croatia's strikers attack it.
Pirlo celebrates his opener
Strinic nods the corner clear and Giaccherni tries another shot that flies miles over. Waste.
A deflected shot from Giaccherni, who has been very quiet, goes behind for a corner.
Much better from Croatia - they are pressing higher up and have moved themselves ten yards up the field.
A carbon copy of Modric's move from a moment ago - he steps inside and catches this shot more cleanly, but it was always rising.
Lovely from Croatia as Mandzukic's step over offers Modric good possession on the box edge - he cuts inside but scuffs his shot under pressure from Pirlo.
We begin again....
I can also highly recommend Mark Lomas's On the Road blog from Ukraine. It involves a chat with a former mafia man, a variety of public transport and, of course, some hardcore footballing chatter.
Later on Ireland face a pretty large task - trying to get the better of world and European champions Spain. Why not have a little read of our match preview?
Pirlo has been the main man for Italy
Very enjoyable opening period that was. Italy looking very solid in their 3-5-2 set up and dominated as the game went on. Bilic will have to do something at half time to tweak Croatia's system.
HALF TIME - Good ball from Modric to Rakitic, he spins it into the channel for Mandzukic who takes on the shot from an angle when he should have crossed. Decent opening. And that is half time. A very entertaining 45 minutes with Italy deservedly in front.
Italy's tactical set up looks very good. They get numbers forward and back very quickly. Croatia not finding much space to operate in.
Pirlo's cross is met by Cassano at the near post but though he is close to goal he can't keep his glance down.
Italy continue to press forward as Cassano wins a corner. Croatia have disappeared in the last 15 mins.
The first goal from a free kick at Euro 2012, Soccernet's resident statto Dale Johnson reliably informs me.
The wall at fault there. They jumped and the ball squeezed in between. Keeper was slow to get across too - perhaps unsighted. A deserved lead for Italy though.
GOAL Pirlo scores! A pearler from Pirlo! He curls the ball into the near post and Pletikosa can't keep it out!
As the ball breals Chiellini is bundled over. Pirlo over the free kick.
Supreme double save from Pletikosa as Cassano threads a wonderful pass into Marchisio, who turns to find space then shoots fro eight yards - Pletikosa blocks then is up to stop the follow up too. Superb work.
Controversial call from Webb as he gifts Croatia a free kick when Corluka and Vukojevic bumped into each other. Cassano was in attendance but didn't do anything. Great chance was had play continued.
Balotelli realises he hasn't had a pop for a while so he promptly blasts a shot five yards wide from range.
Fantastic chance for Cassano after a gorgeous pass from Pirlo - he's dragged it wide from seven yards from an angle. Should do better. Must do better.
A scramble in the box as the ball breaks for Chiellini - he tries to feed Marchisio but his shot is blocked behind by Modric.
Balotelli is bumped by Strinic - maybe a bit of revenge for the earlier challenge. Webb keeping his cards in his pocket. Good man.
Italy turning the screw here but Croatia still a threat on the break.
Fabulous from Cassano as he jinks into the area but Schildenfeld does very well to get a toe to the ball before the striker could unload a shot or a cross.
Balotelli wins possession well and finds Marchisio but his pass is poor as he looks for Giaccherni. Mario and Cassano throw their hands skywards in a typically Italian fashion.
From the corner, Perisic rises well to meet the header but nods right at Buffon without much power.
Srna goes for goal, rather greedily, but wins a corner via a deflection.
Now De Rossi piles into Srna and concedes a free kick out wide right. Bit of a needless foul. Croatia can get good ball in here.
Clumsy nudge from Balotelli on Strinic as he rose to head the ball. He landed awkwardly as well. Not Super Mario's greatest idea.
Absorbing game. Good quality on show, fast pace to it. Lovely job.
Motta again looks for Balotelli over the top. Croatia's back line quite high it seems to me.
Late tackle from Maggio on Perisic. Free kick but no card, quite rightly.
Now Srna puts in a devilish ball towards the near post but Jelavic can't get a touch to turn it past Buffon, who grabs the ball at the second attempt.
Big decision from Webb as Strinic puts in a fabulous ball, there is a tumble in the box between Jelavic and Chiellini but Italy get the free kick. Not sure that is right.
Handball by Motta as Croatia attempt to clear the corner. Lots of shirt pulling in the box from the corner.
Balotelli faced with two players, falls over, wins the ball back, then forces a corner. Half good half bad.
Frustrating from Balotelli - with a better chest off there Giaccherni could have had a good sight of goal from 16 yards.
Balotelli does get his shot off this time as Cassano finds him on the box edge. A snapshot parried back out from Pletikosa.
Super work down the left from Strinic, as he takes on Maggio and stands up a good ball for Jelavic, but he can't get his head on it.
Speaking of which, Pirlo is allowed all the time in the world to clip a delightful pass over the top for Balotelli, whose lay-off for Cassano is not quite good enough.
Jelavic clips the everlasting Pirlo. Still a joy to watch.
Another ponderous chapter in Balotelli's Euros as Cassano finds him with a precise pass in the area but he waits to long to get a shot off. Then Marchisio rifles a shot narrowly over the bar.
Perisic's left wing run is curtailed by Bonucci, who turns the ball back to Buffon to clear.
A word for Chiellini as he barges Jelavic then holds him off the ball. Howard Webb is today's referee and is already gesticulating wildly.
Croatia clear comfortably and (stat alert) they have lost just one of their last six meetings against Italy, winning three.
An uncomfortable shank from Perisic as a cross came in from the right. It flies over the bar for an Italy corner.
Jelavic tries an ambitious hooked volley over his shoulder from a left wing cross but Buffon can catch it comfortably.
Mandzukic is a little late on Chiellini but for a big man he went down awfully easily.
Cracking atmosphere inside the stadium, but still lots of empty seats visible. Such a shame.
Chance for Balotelli - a turn in the box on a loose ball and a left-foot shot a yard wide with Pletikosa beaten. Sharp.
Bit of a frantic start to the game - the ball is pinging backwards and forwards.
KICK OFF - after the dreaded stadium countdown...
I'm really looking forward to this one. Italy showed against Spain this three at the back system allows them to be a bit more expansive than we might have thought. Croatia looked fluid against Ireland with Modric hugely influential and Jelavic and Mandzukic looking lively.
And finally finally, why not have a squiz at Dale Johnson's breakdown of who needs to do what to qualify from their groups.
And finally, Italy must face Croatia with the same spirit as against Spain to take all three points writes Sumeet Paul.
Still 25 minutes to kick off so here is some pre-match reading for your perusal. Dom Raynor's match preview is here while Croatia striker Mario Mandzukic has proved his worth ahead of the Italy clash writes Ante Kvartuc.
Unsurprisingly, Croatia are unchanged as well, after their 3-1 victory over Ireland on Sunday.
Italy are unchanged from the side that snared a promising draw with world champions Spain, meaning Balotelli and the controversial Cassano again start up front.
A victory here would put Croatia in a commanding position, with six points from two games. With Spain likely to beat Ireland, defeat for Italy would be a huge blow to their chances of making the last eight.
Good afternoon all and welcome to live coverage of Italy's Group C clash with Croatia in Poznan.

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More than two seats are also fully in keeping with the smart brand experience: the smart fourjoy proves this. The study has all the typical smart attributes and embodies pure carefree enjoyment of urban life. The compact four-seater is the forerunner of a new smart generation and is celebrating its world premiere at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt (12 – 22 September 2013).
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smart's presentation at the International Motor Show in Geneva will centre on the smart BRABUS Xclusive red edition and the smart fortwo edition citybeam. Further focus areas are the expansion of the smart add-on mobility service and new features for the smart drive app 2.0.
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Pure urban joie de vivre – in future also for four: with the smart fourjoy, a compact four-seater will be celebrating its world premiere at the International Motor Show Frankfurt. Here, as well as this forerunner of a new smart generation, the brand will be presenting an exclusive special model – the smart fortwo edition BoConcept. A further focal point of smart's presentation is "electric living": with innovative electric mobility solutions, the company aims to contribute to improving the quality of life in large cities.
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At the International Motor Show in Geneva, smart's presentation will be focusing on the smart drive app 2.0 with its important new smart-specific functions and the design cooperation with Danish interior design specialist BoConcept. The brand will also be showcasing two unique special models, the smart fortwo BoConcept signature style and the smart fortwo edition cityflame.
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smart – IAA Frankfurt 2011
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smart at the Geneva Motor Show 2011
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LINCOLN — Listen to the wind as it changes direction.
"Just as other students are paid for on-campus jobs, football players, who labor in a hazardous occupation and produce huge revenue, should be paid."
"As with many other business enterprises, more concern is shown for making money than for those who play the game."
"This is not a game. This is not an extracurricular activity. This is a cutthroat business. It's time to send a message to the NCAA."
The winds of public opinion are changing when it comes to paying college football players. But those aren't recent quotes.
They were said in 1981, 1988 and 2003.
The author of the quotes was State Sen. Ernie Chambers of Omaha.
Chambers tried to get the wind to change back then. The first quote was uttered 32 years ago. Remember 1981? Charles Thone held the office of Nebraska governor. Tom Osborne was in his ninth year in the office of Nebraska football coach.
There were a handful of college football games on television, and only on Saturday. Big-time coaches all made less than $100,000 a year. The NCAA spoke and people sat up straight.
Not Chambers. In 1981, he proposed a bill in the Nebraska Legislature that would make NU football players state employees and pay them accordingly.
He was called crazy. Maverick. Rebel. "Don Quixote" Chambers. The nationally syndicated sports comic strip "Tank McNamara" poked fun at Chambers.
They called him everything, except visionary.
Now look. Listen. The winds are changing.
The calls to overhaul NCAA rules and give athletes financial help are coming from all ends of the national media, including ESPN's Jay Bilas. On Wednesday, CBSSports.com columnist Gregg Doyel laid out his case in a piece entitled, "Time to pay college athletes."
Last month, the cover of Time magazine had a headline that read, "It's Time to Pay College Athletes."
Once upon a time, Chambers said that if college football players ever organized and revolted, the NCAA would change. Last Saturday, players at Georgia Tech and Georgia and Northwestern quarterback Kain Colter all put "APU" — "All Players United" on their uniforms. It was meant as a statement about the way the NCAA treats athletes.
Lo and behold, NCAA President Mark Emmert said recently that while the NCAA was steadfast against paying athletes a salary, the group would revisit the idea of a stipend next spring.
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On Tuesday, I went to see Chambers in his office at the State Capitol. I wanted to see if those winds had found their way down the quiet first-floor hallway and past the hardwood door of the senator's office.
They had. But in his office, Chambers wasn't gloating. Smiling, definitely.
"I have that Time magazine around here somewhere," Chambers said. "I was glad to see that. I'm just glad that people who couldn't see it before are acknowledging it now, because I want what's best for the players.
"The discussion has turned the corner. You have very powerful, mainstream, critical advocates for it. I was not powerful. I was not mainstream. I lacked all credibility.
"But every argument they're making now, I had laid it out. And it is no more valid now than it was then. But some ideas just take awhile to catch on."
I told Chambers that, after last Saturday's Nebraska football game, I saw a copy of the "Pay the players" issue of Time, on a table in the players' lounge. He chuckled. But he wasn't surprised.
Thirty-two years ago, the topic was the same. That's how this began with Chambers, who got to know several Huskers, including I-back Jarvis Redwine.
"Redwine was married," Chambers said. "He needed money beyond what he was getting from the scholarship. I told those guys then, 'You guys are just like slaves. You do all this hard work and Nebraska gets everything.'
"I said I was going to offer legislation that makes football players state employees, because you have regular hours that you have to work, specific duties you must carry out, and if you don't do it to your bosses' satisfaction, you can get fired (lose your scholarship)."
That's how it started. Chambers and his words appeared in the New York Times, Sports Illustrated and the Chicago Tribune, among other media outlets. But there was no revolution. Cable TV and talk radio weren't nearly what they are today. And the NCAA had considerably more credibility than it does now in its fragile state. Very few media types were going to take on the NCAA, much less student-athletes who were brought up in the system.
The bill failed in 1981. He tried again in 1988. He changed the language to avoid making players state employees, but wanted them to receive a stipend. It passed, but Gov. Kay Orr vetoed it, supporting NU's stance against it. If NU paid its football players, school officials said, they would be ruled ineligible by the NCAA. Another attempt failed in 2003.
Chambers forged on. Along the way, there were victories. He succeeded in getting the NCAA to pay the full Pell Grant money to athletes. He fought and won insurance for Nebraska athletes who suffered personal injuries during university-related practices or events. He also fought and won a battle to prevent revoking an athlete's scholarship because of injury.
What a journey. Chambers handed me a stack of clips — he keeps everything — from the past 30 years. Included was a letter from NU Athletic Director Bob Devaney, saying that he and Osborne agreed that players should get the full value of the Pell Grant, but that pushing this via legislation could cause "NCAA sanctions that could cripple our athletic program."
There was also a copy of a letter to Chambers from former LSU basketball coach Dale Brown, dated June 27, 1988, congratulating Chambers for his efforts, adding, "Keep up the fight — we shall overcome. Remember, evil flourishes because good men do nothing."
And there were quotes from Chambers in various articles concerning a need for a "super conference" for schools that could afford to pay players.
Amazing. Didn't Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby strongly hint last summer of the formation of a "Division IV," so power schools could play by similar rules, including offering stipends?
"I did see that," Chambers said. "I advocated a super conference. The teams that can pay will play. If you can't pay, don't play. Have intramural football. Be like the Ivy League.
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"These games against schools like South Dakota State are almost criminal. I was always against the brutality of the game, the vicious hits that people applaud. The announcer says, 'he cleaned his clock!' Which means rendered him unconscious. I never saw sport in that. The games (against FCS schools) shouldn't be played. I always respected Brian Bosworth. He said, 'We always like to play Nebraska because we know we are picking on somebody our own size.' "
Chambers said he never advocated a players' union, or a widespread protest. But he isn't surprised by the "APU" story and wouldn't be surprised if the idea grew.
"I never thought I should do it," Chambers said. "I thought it should be done legislatively, by the adults who should care about them.
"What I said was, if that day ever comes, (the NCAA) will be in trouble. If the players rebel, a way will be found to do this. And the NCAA and everybody who says there's no money for the players, they will combine to make sure these players get something, because the players are the meal ticket. They're the goose who lays the golden egg."
Chambers has always been realistic about this, even back to 1981. He says education should mean something. He also says some athletes belong in college and some don't. His argument is that the scholarship isn't enough. That was the point made by CBSsports.com's Doyel, who said the typical student-athlete is handed a bill after fours years for $3,222 — owed to the university for goods and services the scholarship didn't cover.
But why the revolution now, after all these years?
"That's a good question," Chambers said. "The salaries of the coaches and administrators, which are obscene. The contracts for the Final Four and these bowl games. When a football player gets suspended or his scholarship is taken away because he exchanges a (team) ring for some tattoos. And it's his ring.
"The NCAA knows their rules encourage cheating, but they don't acknowledge it, because they don't want to share the money. But more people are becoming aware of how the players are being exploited. And then there's these concussions. And they see that nobody is really looking out for these players."
Chambers was one of the first, maybe the first. Thirty-two years ago, that got him a "quack" label. Thirty-two years later, the man looks like a visionary. Light years ahead of his time.
But he says none of that matters, and he says no credit is necessary. What matters is that a boulder he tried to push up the hill in 1981 is rolling downhill in 2013 at rapid speed. And one word from Chambers sums it all up.


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Could you imagine a nuculear armed iran... in the mix?
Would any turnaments be closed?
Hell, Masha's LIFE is geopolitical! lol
Re tournaments, I'd doubt it. You'd have to examine specific relations within the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation or SCO , where Iran has observer status.
For once, it's a matter Sec. Clinton can't much affect.
Could you imagine a nuclear armed iran... in the mix?
Would any tournaments be closed?
I don't think so. There was a nuclear accident in Fukushima and atomic bombs launched on Japan but people continue to play tennis around the world.
Maria is concentrated on her tennis when she is free, she eats SUGARPOVA.
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BOSTON: An update to Symantec Corp's anti-virus software caused Windows PCs to crash, making machines inoperable until the machines were serviced, according to several customers.
A company spokeswoman said in an e-mail that "a subset" of customers reported that their Windows XP personal computers had crashed after Symantec sent out an update to its anti-virus software on Wednesday.
She said the company fixed the problem and rolled out a new update "shortly thereafter." She did not elaborate.
Customers reported that it took Symantec hours to identify and fix the bug and that they needed to fix computers broken by the tainted update on their own.
"Phoning Symantec support this morning was the start of the hell we went through," one customer said in a support forum on Symantec's website.
"The support is a joke, the quality control is a joke, and the software is not much better," he said.
Hayes said she could not immediately respond to the criticism or say how many PCs had crashed after receiving the update.
A technology manager with a Dutch company, PSO Beheer BV, told Reuters that the bug caused some 150 PCs to fail. His firm had to close a laboratory with equipment running on Windows XP machines and also sent some workers home so they could access their network remotely.
"It did have quite an impact on our business," said the manager, Ron van den Broek. "My first impression is Symantec is downplaying the effects of this issue."
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5 best business apps for work
With the advent of smartphones and tablets came many mobile applications designed to make everyday work tasks easier. But are you using them?
"There are tons of great business apps out there," says Treg Gardner, an information systems specialist and area chair of the University of Phoenix IT program. "Part of my day job is to convince my colleagues to take advantage of them."
Here, Gardner shares his favorites:
Keynote, Pages and Numbers
This app group for iPhone®, iPad® and iPod touch® devices marries the sophistication of Apple® mobile technology with the traditional PC-based Microsoft Office® suite. Keynote offers a streamlined mobile version of the Microsoft PowerPoint® application, while Pages and Numbers do the same for Microsoft Word® and Excel® programs, respectively.
"These are the apps I use the most," Gardner notes. "Once upon a time, there was no compatibility between PC-based Microsoft programs and Apple devices because of source code differences, but not anymore." Now users can link their current Word, Excel and PowerPoint files seamlessly between their PCs and any Apple mobile device in real time.
"These apps are incredible for productivity," says Gardner, who also uses them as a current doctoral student in the education program. "You can work literally anywhere with them."
Those who work in marketing, software design or any other field that calls for frequent brainstorming sessions can use this mind-mapping app on their tablets to help structure their ideas on the go.
"I like its high-definition graphics, and it beats drawing on a whiteboard," says Gardner, who uses iThoughtsHD both on the job and when writing his doctoral papers.
Mobile Project Manager
Also called MPM, this is the only app that is fully compatible with Microsoft Project® software on a PC.
"Project management apps [like MPM] enable you to integrate milestones, deadlines, project completion percentages and more right into your mobile device and calendar," Gardner notes. "It's a great way to stay keyed in to how your work is progressing each day."
Available from Google™ Play, MPM is supported on multiple mobile devices.
Core-apps for conferences and seminars
Frequent business travelers know that keeping up with constantly changing conference schedules can be a headache. But thanks to Core-apps, a company that develops site-specific applications for conferences and seminars, you can now link seminar schedules with your personal calendar seamlessly in real time.
Core-apps offers free scheduling apps for more than 150 popular business conferences, including InfoComm and the Sweets & Snacks Expo. "My colleagues love these apps whenever they attend conferences," Gardner says.
Cisco WebEx® Meetings
Do you have a virtual meeting scheduled through WebEx, but you'll be away from your PC? Now you can participate via mobile device no matter where you are.
"I've used virtual meeting apps [like this one] and have been very happy with them, though they're more useful if you're a participant rather than leading the meeting yourself," Gardner notes."
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I'm doing IGAD's tutorials (AGAIN..) and already now I'm stuck on part 1.. (pathetic, I know). I've gone through where you have to change all the different layout settings etc, but now I'm stuck at where I have to run the first piece of code (the "hello world" sample). I followed EVERYTHING in the tutorial precisely, but I get an error when I hit F5 to run the code. I've quadruple-checked EVERYTHING, and it's still not working. I have a screenshot of the error, but I don't know how to post that here.
The error says: "Unable to start program 'C:\my_projects\part1\Debug\part1.exe'. The system cannot find the file specified.
Basically, there is a file missing or something. I've looked in the debug folder, and there is indeed no "part1.exe" there. I don't even know how or when the file should get there, but I'm 100% sure I havent deleted or messed up anything. As I said, I followed the tutorial precisely, and quadruple-checked everything.
I'm about to lose my nerves because of this. I've tried hours to get this to work, but no success.


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- Reversible seat which enables baby to face forward or parent face.
- Adjustable handlebar.
- Multi position foot well tilt.
- Multi position hood canopy with peek-a-boo windows.
- Large under seat basket and seat back storage.
- 5 point safety harness with shoulder pads and buckle covers.
Tippitos Baby Carrier designed for parents on the move! From birth the baby can face towards you and after 3 month can then face forwards. For comfort and support the wide cross over adjustable shoulder straps provide support for the back. Inner seat, arm and leg holes are all cushioned for an overall feeling of comfort. Breathable fabrics prevent baby getting too hot. Suitable from birth to 9kgs.Colour: Black, Red, Silver.
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DAHLONEGA, Ga. – One of the biggest parts of being an NCAA Division II student-athlete is realizing there is a bigger picture and knowing that there is more to life outside of the sport that person plays. At North Georgia College & State University, athletic teams help their student-athletes see that bigger picture by participating in community service projects throughout the school year.
Three weeks ago, the Saints softball team did their part in the Lumpkin County community by helping out with Habitat for Humanity on Saturday, Oct. 27.
The squad split up into two groups and took on separate projects, each helping a family with members who are disabled and do not have the means to make their homes handicap accessible.
At both sites, the teams tore down the homes' old porches before installing new ones that included wheel chair ramps in place of stairs. The projects took around six hours to complete.


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Ha. I suspected Azzarello talking about Steve Trevor appearing in the book was just a joke Azzarello made while Didio was present. I think that's why Steve is getting developed in the JL book, and Etta too-- Johns wanted the basics present in Diana's status quo, even if Azzarello is ignoring it.
Seems like the goddesses will start appearing, "soon." Interesting note about Diana's 4th sponsor. Who is it? (and who's the third? Ares? Hera?)


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A few months back during Speedweeks, I asked Tony Stewart why he loves going off the grid and competing in dirt-track races in winged-sprint cars not sanctioned by NASCAR.
"Every time somebody says, 'Why?' I say, 'Why not?' '' Stewart said.
There is only one word that comes to mind on the heels of Stewart breaking his right tibia and fibula in a sprint-car crash in Iowa on Monday night:
Stewart will be sidelined indefinitely, effectively crushing his chances of qualifying for the Chase and trying to win his fourth Cup championship. Moonlighting as a professional race-car driver is a dangerous side job, but Stewart knows that.
Stewart — affectionately called "Smoke" — also has a undeniable pull to get away from the NASCAR grind. He finds that solace on small-town tracks, where he can get down and dirty, going back to his working-class roots, and not have to worry about shaking hands with sponsors or dealing with questions from interlopers like me.
"Most people when they make it to the big time want the fine life," said Kenny Wallace, another NASCAR guy who loves racing on dirt. "The fine life to Tony is out at Ocala Speedway on a Friday night."
Stewart was at a half-mile dirt track Monday night — Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa — and leading the 30-lap feature in a 360 winged sprint car with five laps remaining when a lapped car spun, collecting Stewart and two other drivers.
Stewart, 42, won't compete at Watkins Glen this weekend and will be replaced by veteran Max Papis. But don't be stunned if Stewart is out for longer than that. It's unfortunate because Stewart has no wiggle room in the Sprint Cup Chase. Stewart is 11th in the standings with one victory, which would give him one of two-wild cards slots.
But Stewart will become toast quickly with just five races remaining in the regular season, especially because he has just a 10-point lead over Martin Truex Jr. and a 19-point advantage over his Stewart-Haas teammate Ryan Newman, each of whom also has one victory.
Game over.
That said, I seriously doubt Stewart will get the memo about scaling down his interest in dirt-track racing. Just last week, Stewart rolled his car five times but walked away in a sprint-car race at Ohsweken Speedway in Ontario.
"You mortals have got to learn; you guys need to watch more sprint-car videos and stuff," Stewart said last Friday at Pocono. "It was not a big deal. It's starting to get annoying this week about that. That was just an average sprint-car wreck. When they wreck, they get upside down like that."
The problem is that Stewart is not an average race car driver. He is one of the best in the world, and his livelihood depends on the ability to compete in NASCAR, not some fun sideshow.
"Good morning America, twitterville, praying for #TonyStewart, some follow the path of least resistance, tony follows the path he can't resist," tweeted former NASCAR star Darrell Waltrip.
Tony's path leads to dangerous detours. And that, despite what Tony says, is a big deal.
Read George Diaz's blog at OrlandoSentinel.com/enfuego or e-mail him at email@example.com.
Road-course ramifications
Everybody talks about Daytona and Talladega as NASCAR's "wild card" races. So true. Might as well roll the dice and hope you don't roll snake eyes.
With all due deference to the super-speedway monsters, Watkins Glen is a little like that, too. It is a road course, an odd twist in the NASCAR schedule. You actually have to make right-hand turns at this joint.


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I was disappointed with this purchase because the spaces on the tray were too small especially the one where spoons or salad forks would be placed. I am sending it back.
My utensills are very organized and I have lots of room with it fully expanded. It's sturdy and handsome.
This iwas such a good purchase. The expandable insert fits perfectly and has really helped to organise my silverware drawer;-)
I doubt this lasts for years, but it does work for what it's intended for. I think it's a little long myself, but it ended up working out to hold all my extra spoons. I purchased two and was planning to use the other for my good silver, but instead have decided to take it to work to organize my office drawer. I'll look for something less flimsy with a longer lifeline to hold my good products.
this tray fit in our draw good using only side of it so we could put in the knife holder we also got , it cleaned up all of that mess we had before we got it, with room in the back of the tray to store your odd things that you might need some day....
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Former Phantom Davis Gaines is equally compelling, and a lot funnier, as the double-lead in Cole Porter's "Kiss Me, Kate," Cabrillo Music Theatre's rousing production onstage through Sunday at Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza.
Gaines played the title role in "The Phantom of the Opera" more than 2,000 times, mostly in Los Angeles and New York, and sang the part with eerie intensity. In "Kiss Me, Kate," he shows off different vocal colors, letting his voice soar with bravado as both Fred Graham, the self-involved director mounting a musical production of Shakespeare's comedy "The Taming of the Shrew," and as Petruchio, the self-involved star of the show. Petruchio knows how to mold a vibrant rebel against the constraints of early Italian tradition into a "model wife," especially when the dowry is right.
Gaines is well-matched by Victoria Strong, who plays pampered actress Lilli Vanessi. Vanessi is not only Graham's ex-wife, she co-stars with him as Katharine, the sister who must be married before her father, Baptista Minola (Ron Rezac, will allow his younger and much more willing daughter Bianca to exchange vows with one of her myriad suitors. Both Gaines and Strong sing and act the full range of mental and physical battles the pair engage in with zest, superb voices and wildly funny comic touches. It's seldom that Porter's wickedly clever songs — "Wunderbar," "So in Love," "I've Come to Wive it Wealthily in Padua," "I Hate Men," "Were Thine That Special Face" and "Where Is the Life That Late I Led" — get such full-throated and deft renditions.
And those are just the leads in a cast that has the depth to handle Porter's wit throughout the treasure trove of songs. Bianca/Lois Lane (Reba Buhr) and Lucentio/Bill (Scott Reardon) get their own noteworthy songs, ("Why Can't You Behave," "Always True to You in My Fashion"), and the entire casts sings and dances up a storm in "Another Op'nin', Another Show," "We Open in Venice" and "Tom, Dick, or Harry."
"Kate" must have more memorable songs than just about any musical written during the heyday of American musicals. There are still more highlights, with Lamont Whitaker taking the lead in dance moves that spotlight finesse and athleticism as the cast sings "Too Darn Hot," which showcases plenty of "hot" footwork in choreography by John Todd that takes the ordinary up quite a few notches.
The traditional duo of thugs who join the troupe to watch Graham, who they mistakenly believe owes a big debt to their gangster boss, get their moment in the spotlight in "Brush Up Your Shakespeare," with its pun-filled lyrics. Tom McMahon and Steve Greene get to do the popular parody. Local singer Steve Perren, as Lilli's other suitor, General Harrison Howell, does a nice turn with the amusing and powerfully sung "From This Moment On."
Under Richard Israel's direction, and Darryl Archibald's musical direction, there seem to be no false move and countless "wow" moments. So many props of all sizes and configurations are tossed from windows or across the stage while actors are moving swiftly that a miss seems inevitable. All the right items are caught at just the right moment, a miracle in itself, but representative of the stage-ready cast and crew that Cabrillo is fielding in this remarkably polished "Kiss Me Kate," a county stage highlight that shouldn't be missed.
Cabrillo Music Theatre will perform the classic Cole Porter musical through Oct. 27 in the Kavli Theatre at Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets, $30-$65, are available in person at the box office or through Ticketmaster, 800-745-3000. For information, call 499-2787 or visit http://cabrillomusictheatre.com.


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Joel Fuhrman, M.D. is a board-certified family physician, and nutritional researcher, who specializes in preventing and reversing disease through nutritional and natural methods. He is the author of seven books including the New York Times bestseller Eat to Live: The Amazing Nutrient-Rich Program for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss and his newest release Super Immunity: The Essential Nutrition Guide for Boosting your Body's Defenses to Live Longer, Stronger and Disease Free. As one of the country's leading experts in nutritional and natural healing, Dr. Fuhrman's articles, case studies, and advice are widely published, from medical journals such as the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Orthopedics and Nutrition Journal, to consumer publications such as Mothering Magazine and Health Science. He has appeared on hundreds of radio and television shows including: ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN, Today, Good Morning America, the Discovery Channel, TV Food Network, and the Dr. Oz Show. His own television program, 3 Steps to Incredible Health!, directly addresses the crisis of obesity and chronic disease plaguing America and helps support PBS stations nationwide.
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Dr. Fuhrman is the Research Director of the Nutritional Research Foundation. Dr. Fuhrman is a founding member and on the board of directors of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.
Dr. Fuhrman is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (1988), and has received the St. Joseph's Family Practice Resident's Teaching Award for his contribution to the education of residents. In addition, Dr. Fuhrman speaks to other physicians at hospital grand rounds and provides nutritional education to physicians for CME credit. His lectures have been approved for physicians' continuing education via the American Academy of Family Physicians and many doctors of all specialties have attended his conferences.


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