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By Theresa Miller
MEC 2014 was an educational event that provided great insights into all aspects of Exchange. If you missed the conference this article will cover learning aspects as they related to deploying Exchange On-Premise. Here are some of my takeaways from the conference on this topic.
New Products Microsoft announced that they expect the next version of Exchange will be released sometime in 2015. As Office 365 continues to grow they are releasing new product options such as Clutter and People View to Office 365 customers first. They also indicated that they do expect these options will be added to Exchange On-premises; however, the timeframe was currently unknown.
What are my Server Roles? Exchange 2013 at RTM only had two server deployment roles. They were the CAS and mailbox role; however, with Exchange 2013 SP1 they have brought back the Edge Transport Role. These roles are the same as what we have learned about in Exchange 2007 and Exchange 2010 with the exception of the CAS role. The CAS role has been architected in a way that it will no longer perform any data rendering. The CAS role will only provide authentication and proxy redirection. Providing support for internet protocols, transport and unified messaging. This includes HTTP, IMAP, POP, SMTP and the UM Call Router. The Edge Transport Role (optional) and Mailbox role support the same functionalities as in the past. For more information on the Edge Transport this article explains its purpose well. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124701(v=exchg.150).aspx
The other role based recommendation; which is similar to Exchange 2010, is to run all of your roles on all of your servers. For example, every Exchange server should have the CAS and Mailbox role installed on it.
By ENow The Keynote The MEC 2014 conference was amazing and brought together email administrators from around the world to talk about Microsoft Exchange. The conference started with a keynote where they announced the introduction of OWA for Android. This offering provides Android users another option for their daily needs and provides an alternative to ActiveSync. OWA for iPhone was already previously available. (MEC 2014 T-shirt by ENow) Other keynote insights on the future direction of Exchange and Office were:
Technical Content After the keynote was over it was time to dive into great technical content that provided attendees with that latest and greatest guidance and everything and anything Exchange. Whether you were looking for information about Exchange on-premise or Office 365 there were deep dive sessions for everyone. When reaching out to conference attendees about what they considered the technical highlights, this was their feedback:
The UC Architects One of the final sessions of the conference was a live recording of Episode 36 of the UC Architects podcast. They covered many conference topics in their podcast. Here are just a few of the many conference highlights they discussed:
Social Activities and Other Events Like any conference, MEC was busy with social activities as well. Highlights were the Microsoft sponsored Rainy Street Block Party and the ENow/UC Architects "scheduledMaintenance party". (The UC Architects featured on the wall of the scheduledMaintenance party)
Maarten receiving MEC Trivia 2nd place prize of $500 On Monday evening, Microsoft blocked off Rainey Street for conference attendees. This street is full of bars that at one time had been homes. Rainey Street had a charming feel to it, but more importantly conference attendees had the opportunity to network with other Exchange gurus and relax after a long day of conference sessions. On Tuesday evening, the UC Architects party sponsored by ENow was held on the rooftop of the Speakeasy bar in downtown Austin. Yet another opportunity to network, meet the UC Architects, knowledge share and relax. Conference Hall highlights included Exchange Trivia games by Binary Tree and ENow Software. Binary Tree offered a quiz game where contestants solved binary puzzles to win prizes. ENow and Tony Redmond partnered to develop a challenging Exchange quiz with a $1000 prize for first place and a $500 prize for second place. Congratulations to all the winners of these trivia games! It was a challenge, but the payoff was worthwhile. Behind the scenes, the Microsoft Product Group and Exchange MVPs were also recognized for their contributions to MEC and the Exchange community. Congratulations to Paul Robichaux who was awarded Exchange MVP of the Year! The following article acknowledges ALL these key contributors and their awards as well. http://thoughtsofanidlemind.com/2014/04/02/exchange-oscars-at-mec-2014/ In summary, from the keynote to the conference close there was something here for everyone. Overall, MEC 2014 was a great conference!
Next week Exchange administrators and Exchange MVP's are looking forward to Microsoft's Exchange conference MEC 2014 http://www.iammec.com/. The conference is scheduled from March 31st through April 2nd in Austin, TX at the Austin Convention Center. The conference covers all aspects of Exchange including deployment and migration of Office 365 and Exchange On-Premises, security, e-discovery, compliance, support, manageability, architecture and much more. If you love to learn about Exchange and its possibilities then MEC is the place to be next week.
By Theresa Miller Every mailbox object in Exchange has a series of fields called custom attributes. These can be found by right-clicking on a mailbox in the Exchange Management Console, choosing properties and then clicking on the custom attributes button in the bottom right-hand corner of the window.
So you ask, what might I use custom attributes for? Within Exchange Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) there are some user-based policies can use a unique custom attribute http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee332316(v=exchg.141).aspx. Additionally, if you are going to setup custom Address Lists you may also want to base your list on a unique custom attribute.
by Theresa millerAs an Exchange administrator you likely work in an environment that has public folders. Public folders allow users centralized access to tasks, email, calendars, contacts and more. Over the years Microsoft has worked to move away from this technology, but was not able to due to customer dependence on this functionality. In Exchange 2013, they have redesigned public folder technology and have introduced Modern public folders. These are built on traditional mailbox technology which should streamline the backup and recovery process. Despite this many organizations are still running Exchange 2010, so there is still a need to understand how to recover data from the public folder databases within your organization.
What kinds of things might need to be recovered and why? Well, you may have an end-user that cannot find their public folders calendar entries due to a mass deletion, some of their mail data went missing from a public folder or a legal investigation unexpectedly came up.
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By: Alex BerinOur goal for today is to deploy Lync 2013 Persistent Chat components.
First of all, a brief technical introduction and some basic history on this feature.
By: Alex Berin What do you do in Las Vegas? You get drunk and you gamble. Well, there is one more thing you can do - attend a Microsoft Lync Conference.
Yes, this year Lync Conference took place in Vegas. I did not attend the first conference Lync Conference in San Diego, but based purely on my impressions from this year's event, I will be coming back.
By: Michael Van Horenbeeck In part one, we discussed keeping three things in mind when you're trying to find the most cost-effective option for deploying on-premises Exchange: using just a bunch of disks (JBOD) for your deployment, letting Exchange handle its own availability, and automating as much as you can. We went into detail about JBOD deployments, default configurations and approaches to consider for your deployment.
Take a closer look at other factors to keep in mind as you continue researching the best on-premises Exchange deployment option for your organization, including cost comparisons, standardization, backups and the importance of the IT department through all of this.
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climate justice and energy
Our Climate Justice and Energy (CJE) Program's overall objective is to build a diverse, effective and global movement for climate justice. In 2009, FoEI continued our close collaboration with key social movements, especially La Via Campesina, and the World March of Women, and the new Movement of Victims Affected by Climate Change in Central America (MOVIAC). New links with indigenous networks and movements were also fostered at key events during the year, and FoEI collaborated with many other networks including Climate Justice Now!, Asia Pacific Peoples' Solidarity for Climate Justice, and Climate Justice Action.
The CJE Program's goal is to ensure that rich industrialized Annex I countries had committed to needed emissions reductions, and to financing and transferring technology to help developing countries mitigate and adapt to climate change. We published a substantial number of policy proposals and analyses in the run-up to the COP-15 UNFCCC in Copenhagen, in December 2009. This included an ethical climate finance criteria matrix, which provided governments with a set of criteria for judging climate financing mechanisms proposed during negotiations.
FoEI took a team of 400 activists to Copenhagen, who variously engaged in lobbying and advocacy work, and organizing and participating in alternative events and daily mobilizations, including our hugely successful Flood for Climate Justice mobilization. The joint efforts of FoEI and key allies helped to ensure that a number of governments, including Bolivia, officially voiced their concerns about the potential negative impacts of UNFCCC, World Bank and national policies to finance Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD).
Although the results of the Copenhagen summit were extremely disappointing, many FoEI member groups in the global North have been very effective in persuading their governments to introduce binding national climate change laws, which will help to reduce those countries' carbon emissions. This was especially the case in Europe where France, Scotland and the UK passed climate change laws setting binding emissions reductions targets. It seems likely that similar laws will soon be passed in a number of other European countries including Austria, Belgium, Hungary, Ireland and Slovenia.
During 2009 we also continued to monitor and conduct advocacy around the World Bank's framework on 'clean energy investment' and the emissions trading schemes promoted by the international financial institutions (IFIs). In 2009, both the G-20 and the UN made agreements to phase out subsidies for fossil fuels, which will have a positive impact on the development and spread of renewable energy technologies.
food sovereignty
FoEI's Food Sovereignty Program aims to halt the corporate control of food, and stop the spread of genetically modified organisms: it defends the right of people to determine and control their own food systems. In 2009, we attended the High-Level Meeting on Food Security in Madrid where Via Campesina and FoE Spain's joint actions outside the conference got excellent coverage, and Henry Saragih from Via Campesina was eventually invited to speak on behalf of civil society in the final plenary session. The response from the conference was striking: the applause was deafening, and the meeting ended without consensus on a new 'Global Partnership', which was in line with civil society proposals (although the official website is less clear about this outcome).
The 17th session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) also saw important progress on food sovereignty when proposals from the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food included peoples' right to access land and define their own food policies, and the need for governments to support the least protected people and implement food production models that do not contribute to climate change. This position strongly echoes the positions of Vía Campesina and FoEI, although it does not yet go far enough.
The struggle for a GM-free world remains a priority, and includes campaigns against soy monocultures, genetically modified (GM) food aid, and the dominant model of production. FoEI is campaigning to increase land available to family farmers and for rural agriculture. In 2009, we published our annual research report on GM crops, "Who Benefits from GM Crops? Feeding the biotech giants, not the world's poor," which challenges the ability of GM crops to contribute to poverty reduction, global food security or sustainable farming.
Friends of the Earth groups and allies are also maintaining pressure on the GM industry at the national and regional levels. This has had a particularly marked impact in Europe, where European Commission efforts to allow two new varieties of genetically modified (GM) maize to be grown in Europe, and to force Greece, Hungary and France to drop their national bans on a similar GM maize, were overturned by member states. Civil society organizations were clearly instrumental in this. This resistance received a further boost in April, when Germany banned Monsanto's GM maize MON810. This was a huge success for FoE Germany and other environmental and agricultural organizations who have worked hard for this outcome for many years. There have also been strong FoE campaigns against GM crops in many countries, including Mexico, Nigeria and Paraguay.
FoEI is also starting to build a new global campaign challenging agribusiness, with Via Campesina and the World March of Women. In 2009, this included regional food sovereignty forums in Paraguay and Nigeria. Together with Food and Water Watch and the European Co-ordination of Via Campesina, we also produced a groundbreaking film, "Killing Fields: the battle to feed factory farms," which investigates the impacts of growing soy in South America to feed factory farms in Europe.
FoEI's Agrofuels Campaign aims to stop the production, trade and consumption of agrofuels, by raising public awareness about its negative impacts on local communities and globally. In 2009, the campaign focused on strengthening local communities' defence of their territories, and exposing 'false solutions' to the climate and energy crisis. A prerequisite for this was compiling FoEI members' research, reports, and national and regional positions.
The Agrofuels Campaign integrates FoEI's ongoing campaign against deforestation caused by oil palm plantations. 2009 was particularly notable because of the World Bank's suspension of its investments in oil palm plantation companies. A coalition of local and international NGOs, spearheaded by the UK organization Forest Peoples Program and including FoE Netherlands, had previously filed a complaint with the International Finance Corporation (IFC)'s internal watchdog, the Compliance Advisory Ombudsman office (CAO), about a series of loans to palm oil giant Wilmar International. A joint report by three NGOs (FoE Netherlands, Kontak Rakyat Borneo and Gemawan) had examined Wilmar's plantations in Sambas, West Kalimantan, Indonesia, and found that the company was working with dubious licenses, and was entangled in land rights conflicts and illegal logging activities. This complaint triggered an audit by the CAO, which concluded that the IFC had violated its own procedures, and that commercial interests had overruled the IFC's environmental and social standards.
FoEI groups from Indonesia, Malaysia and Papua New Guinea also joined forces to develop and propose a mandatory code of conduct for Malaysian palm oil companies operating in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. They received positive responses from Malaysia's Human Rights Council and the Opposition Party, who accepted that Malaysian palm oil expansion has created adverse impacts. Friends of the Earth also filed a complaint with the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) against the Malaysian Palm Oil Council for falsely advertising that palm oil is the "only product able to sustainably and efficiently meet a larger portion of the world's increasing demand for oil crop-based consumer goods, foodstuffs and biofuels." The ASA ruled that this statement was misleading, as was the Malaysian Palm Oil Council's claim that palm oil contributes to alleviation of poverty. In November 2009, we also filed a grievance with the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) against the Malaysian Palm Oil Council, for violating the members' Code of Conduct and continuing to mislead the public and make unsubstantiated claims about the production, procurement and use of palm oil.
A process of capacity-building on agrofuels, land rights and monoculture was also initiated in Central America. We helped to coordinate different groups and communities wanting to work together on agrofuels. A video on Monocultures, Land and Agrofuels in Central America was created by FoE El Salvador with communities' support. FoEI also organized an international delegation to gather evidence on the impact of agrofuels in Colombia.
Friends of the Earth's aim of reaching a broader public was also substantially achieved through the broadcasting of footage from our commissioned film, "Lost in Palm Oil."
Lobbying efforts in Europe remain focused on challenging the EU's target of 10% of all road transport fuel coming from 'renewable' sources by 2020, with a majority likely to come from agrofuels. Key to this is increasing Europeans' awareness of the impacts of agrofuels and about potential alternatives. This included the publication of "Biofuels: handle with care," an analysis of EU biofuels policy with recommendations for action, in November 2009.
forests and biodiversity
FoEI's Forests and Biodiversity Program campaigns against illegal logging and deforestation, and works with communities and local people to uphold their rights to manage their forests. We also expose and oppose the negative impacts of monoculture plantations of crops such as sugar cane, palm oil and soy, planted to produce agrofuels.
The Forests and Biodiversity program's focus on strengthening and promoting sustainable local initiatives means that some of its key activities and successes occur at the national level. For example, in Uruguay Friends of the Earth successfully halted construction of the controversial pulp and paper mill proposed by ENCE who had been planning to invest US$1,500 million. In Malaysia, Friends of the Earth filed a lawsuit to save a water-catchment forest on the Jerai mountain in Kedah from a quarry project that has been illegally approved by the state government. The Indonesian President identified illegal logging as a form of entrenched corruption, saying that he appreciated the efforts of Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth which have been active in criticizing the forest management of his government.
The Forests and Biodiversity Program is also focused on challenging and changing intergovernmental policies that already or potentially could contribute to the destruction of forests and biodiversity, For example, it participated in the Convention on Biological Diversity's High-level Working Group on the 2010 biodiversity target and post-2010 target(s), and successfully persuaded governments to incorporate a number of key paragraphs into the final 2010 Biodiversity Targets.
Collaborative side and parallel events during intergovernmental forums, including meetings of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations in Copenhagen, and the World Forestry Congress in Buenos Aires, were also successful in raising civil society's concerns and challenging government perspectives. FoEI also produced a video about the performance of Finnish pulp and paper company Stora Enso in Uruguay, and created a photo exhibition on the impacts of cellulose/logging corporations in the Southern Cone of South America, which was exhibited at the World Forestry Congress.
The program also participated in the 2009 World Social Forum in Belem, Brazil, co-hosting a workshop on plantations, market mechanisms and false solutions, with the Global Forest Coalition; and published "Community-based Forest Governance: from resistance to proposals for sustainable use."
economic justice-resisting neoliberalism
The Economic Justice-Resisting Neoliberalism (EJRN) Program's objective is to build sustainable societies by building people's power and dismantling corporate power, stopping corporate-led neo-liberalism and globalization, and challenging the institutions and governments that promote unequal and unsustainable economic systems.
For example, through the European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ), which FoEI is a very active member of, the EJRN Program has developed legal proposals for corporate accountability and to improve OECD guidelines. The OECD now plans to revise its guidelines for multinational companies. The UN has also adopted the Ruggie Framework for Business and Human Rights, in response to pressure to improve its oversight of corporate behavior from civil society groups including FoEI. The EU has also started research into improving protection for developing country citizens, against the negative impacts of EU-based business.
The EJRN Program also developed proposals for the EU and G-20 to regulate both EU lobbying and the financial sector. This included a campaign for the implementation of an EU lobby registry which has now been implemented (although it only calls for voluntary registration so far). FoE also convinced the European Commission that the European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC) had falsified its lobby expenditure report, and the Commission temporarily suspended CEFIC as a result. Additionally, FoE won a case with the European Ombudsman concerning EU officials that accepted gifts from companies they were supervizing. The EU is now preparing new rules on conflicts of interest.
In 2009, FoE's 'Global Europe' campaign called for the suspension of the EU-Peru trade negotiations, particularly over concerns about human rights violations. FoE also supported a delegation of representatives of Indigenous Peoples from Peru, Bolivia and Colombia, who toured European capitals to publicize the impacts of mining and biofuels. Although the negotiations have not yet been suspended, this collaborative campaign has so far resulted in a commitment from the European Commission that the Associated Agreement with Peru will not contain any provision which would be detrimental to the rights of indigenous people; and will contain proposals that guarantee that trade and economic development respect the environment, as well as a binding human rights clause.
A focused effort to persuade Shell to improve its business practices continues to be a priority for FoEI. This has included support to FoE Nigeria in its campaign to expose the harmful nature of gas flaring, which contributed to the Nigerian foreign minister publicly committing to enforcing the ban on gas flaring as of January 2010. Efforts in Nigeria have been complemented by campaigning at the international level: FoEI collaborated with several organizations to publish "Shell's Big Dirty Secret," which documents Shell's continued investment in the dirtiest forms of energy and its position as the world's most carbon intensive oil company. An OECD complaint filed by FoE Netherlands resulted in a commitment by Shell to improve its oil depot in the Philippines and its communication with surrounding communities.
In the US, the ShellGuilty campaign launched by FoEI, Oil Change and Platform London, finally saw justice done when Shell was forced to pay a US$15.5 million out-of-court settlement for its complicity in the 1995 murder of nine Nigerian activists who opposed its gas flaring, under the US Alien Tort Statute.
On 3 December the Netherlands-based court case against Shell got under way in The Hague. The case has been brought by three Nigerian communities and FoE Netherlands/Miluedefensie over oil pollution in Nigeria. Shell asked the court to rule that the Dutch court has no jurisdiction over Shell Nigeria, but on 30 December the court held that the Dutch court does have jurisdiction. Given that Shell has now lost this point, an important hurdle has been overcome, and the 'real' lawsuit can begin. This is the first time in history that a Dutch company has been brought to trial in a Dutch court for damages occurring abroad.
The EJRN Program was also very successful in strengthening hundreds of community individuals and activists across the world, including through the Third Annual Latin American Sustainability School, and community exchanges in Latin America. Many other publications and communications materials were published during the year.
resisting mining oil and gas
FoEI's Resisting Mining, Oil and Gas Program is a new FoEI program, and groups are concentrating on planning joint campaign work and mapping FoEI's current work with communities. Some international activities are also underway however, and these included a number of actions against Canadian open-pit mines on 22 July, in countries including Australia, Canada, Mexico and Thailand, to mark the Global Day of Action Against Open Pit Mining. Another important event was the "Conference on Extractive Industries: Blessing or Curse? Impacts of the Oil and Gas Industry," held by FoE Europe in Brussels in October.
Some FoEI groups already have established campaigns on mining, oil and gas, resulting in some important national developments and successes. In December 2009, for example, FoE Hungary celebrated the introduction of a landmark ban on the use of cyanide in mining. FoE Philippines has filed an Alternative Mining Bill, intended to introduce a new mining policy to regulate the exploration, development and utilization of mineral resources. Many FoE groups, including in Indonesia, Guatemala, the Philippines, Ghana, Hungary and Costa Rica, are also working on an on-going basis with local communities affected by mining.
Testimonies from mining communities also feature strongly in FoEI's new media projects, as do videos on tin mining in Indonesia, and oil pollution in Nigeria, both of which can be seen on YouTube. FoEI also embarked on an ambitious project to create a series of video testimonies by women affected by large-scale metal mining.
Friends of the Earth member groups continue to work on issues related to water, defending water territories for the benefit of communities and biodiversity. We work together with local communities in protecting the right to water, and opposing privatization of water and 'development' projects that pollute rivers and that use large quantities of water. Finally, we mobilize the public to vote for new laws and regulations that keep water in the public domain and uphold water as a human right.
FoEI's gender program focuses on deepening our understanding of why the feminist perspective is critical to the FoEI federation. Such an understanding can shed light on the ways in which the current neoliberal economic model affects men and women differently, both in terms of its social and environmental impacts. It also reveals the self-perpetuating nature of the patriarchal society. For FoEI, a fuller comprehension of the harsh realities faced by women in different countries and regions across the world will help us construct better and more effective campaign strategies, and change the way we ourselves act. A document on how to work from a gender perspective has already been completed and circulated internally.
Together with allied social movements including La Via Campesina (LVC) and the World March of Women (WMW), we aim to support women to resist, transform and mobilize, both at the local and international levels, to bring about the world they want to live in.
In 2009, we focused on integrating a gender analysis into our programs on Food Sovereignty and Economic Justice-Resisting Neoliberalism (EJRN), and to support the inclusion of a feminist perspective into the EJRN Program's analysis of the global financial crisis. FoEI was also invited to participate in WMW's Second Regional Encounter in the Americas, in August 2009, in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Gender campaigners also supported the production of video testimonies from 'Women Re-sisters', women resisting mining, some of which can currently be viewed on the FoEI YouTube channel. Friends of the Earth also participated in La Escuela de Formación de Dirigentas (a school for future women leaders) organized by the Coordinadora de Organizaciones del Campo (CLOC) and Via Campesina del Cono Sur, in Paraguay, in July 2009.
Friends of the Earth Uruguay/REDES has been particularly active in promoting FoEI's focus on gender, in terms of supporting the international coordination of this complex and cross-cutting issue, providing conceptual contributions, and engaging actively at the national level. In June 2009, this included publication of a book that considers the impacts of forest monocultures and soya on the displacement of rural populations, with a special emphasis on the consequences for human rights and gender relations. FoE Uruguay also drafted numerous papers on food sovereignty and gender concerns including a report on the role of rural women in the defense of food sovereignty, based on investigation and interviews with women from la Red de Grupos de Mujeres Rurales (the Network of Rural Women).


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A banquet (/ˈbæŋk.wɪt/; French: [bɑ̃.kɛ]) is a large meal or feast,[1] complete with main courses and desserts. It usually serves a purpose such as a charitable gathering, a ceremony, or a celebration, and is often preceded or followed by speeches in honor of someone.
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The idea of banqueting is ancient (see Sellisternium, Belshazzar's Feast, and Mead halls). In the 16th century, a banquet was very different from our modern perception and stems from the medieval 'ceremony of the void'. After dinner, the guests would stand and drink sweet wine and spices while the table was cleared, or 'voided'. (Later in the 17th century 'void' would be replaced with the French 'dessert'.) During the 16th century, guests would no longer stand in the great chamber whilst the table was cleared and the room prepared for entertainment, but would retire to the parlour or banqueting room.
As the idea of banqueting developed, it could take place at any time during the day and have much more in common with the later practice of taking tea. Banqueting rooms varied greatly from house to house, but were generally on an intimate scale, either in a garden room or inside such as the small banqueting turrets in Longleat House.
Contemporary times[edit]
Today, banquets serve many purposes from training sessions, to formal business dinners. Business banquets are a popular way to strengthen bonds between businessmen and their partners. It is common that a banquet is organized at the end of an academic conference. A luau is one variety of banquet originally used in Hawaii. The Nei Mongol provincial government in China levies a tax on banquets.
See also[edit]
- ^ "Banquet." (definition). Merriam-webster.com. Accessed August 2011.
- Albala, Ken (2007). The banquet: Dining in the Great Courts of late Renaissance Europe. Board of Trustees, University of Illinois. ISBN 0-252-03133-4.
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Denver, CO (January 5, 2010) -- Rocco Landesman, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), announced that Central City Opera has been approved for a grant of $25,000 to support the company's 2011 Festival production of Handel's Baroque opera, Amadigi di Gaula. Central City Opera is one of 1,057 not-for-profit organizations recommended for a grant as part of the federal agency's first round of fiscal year 2011 grants. In total, the Arts Endowment will distribute $26.68 million to support projects nationwide. This marks the tenth consecutive year that Central City Opera has received funding from the NEA for its programs. Other Colorado-based organizations that received direct grant funding for 2011 include Aspen Music Festival & School, National Repertory Orchestra, Bravo! Vail Valley, Denver Center for Performing Arts, Denver Art Museum, and the Museum of Contemporary Art.
An independent agency of the federal government, the National Endowment for the Arts advances artistic excellence, creativity, and innovation for the benefit of individuals and communities. NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman said, "I continue to be impressed with the creative, innovative, and excellent projects brought forward by arts organizations across the country. Our grantees are not only furthering their art forms but also enhancing their neighborhoods by making them more vibrant, livable, and fun."
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The grant money will go towards presenting Central City Opera's new production and North American premiere of the first fully staged version of Handel's Baroque opera, Amadigi di Gaula, with a libretto by an unknown author. British stage director Alessandro Talevi makes his U.S. debut, while lauded Baroque conductor Matthew Halls returns after leading Handel's Rinaldo in 2009 and Madama Butterfly last summer for this "magic" opera by Handel. This knight in shining armor love story follows Amadigi and Dardano, who are both determined to win the hand of Princess Oriana. Challenged by the potions and power of a sorceress with the help of demonic spirits, true love prevails in the end. Having worked as a staff director at English Touring Opera and under such renowned directors as John Copley and James Conway at English National Opera, Mr. Talevi co-founded Independent Opera at Sadler's Wells in London in 2005 and was its artistic director until 2008. He has also recently directed Ariadne auf Naxos with Teatro La Fenice, Peter Grimes for the Teatro San Carlo and several productions for the Royal Academy of Music. An internationally renowned conductor, Mr. Halls is the Artistic Director for the Retrospect Ensemble based in the U.K. Following their successful May 2009 inaugural performance at the Norfolk and Norwich Festival, the Ensemble performed in 2010 at the prestigious Wigmore Hall in London, as well as, tours to Korea, Israel, Portugal and Switzerland.In January, Mr. Halls will conduct the Colorado Symphony Orchestra for one of the most popular works of all time: Vivaldi's The Four Seasons. Amadigi di Gaula will be performed at the historic Central City Opera House from July 9 to August 7, 2011.
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In a complaint filed Thurday along with the settlement agreement, Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto alleged that GSK and SB Pharmco engaged in unfair and deceptive practices when they manufactured and distributed certain lots of Kytril (a sterile drug used to prevent nausea and vomiting caused by cancer chemotherapy and radiation therapy), Bactroban (an antibiotic ointment used to treat skin infections), Paxil CR (the controlled-release formulation of the popular antidepressant drug Paxil) and Avandamet (a combination Type 2 diabetes drug) that were adulterated because the manufacturing processes used to produce these lots were substandard.
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GSK and SB Pharmco are no longer manufacturing drugs at their Cidra facility, which has been closed since 2009. As a result of the settlement, GSK and SB Pharmco are enjoined from making false, misleading or deceptive claims regarding the manufacturing of all drugs formerly manufactured at the Cidra facility regardless of where these drugs are now produced. In addition, the companies must not misrepresent those drugs' characteristics, or cause likelihood of confusion or misunderstanding about the way in which they are manufactured.
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To place two templates in one tab/screen in photoshop CS or PSE? Basically I want to combine two tempaltes in the same 12X24 document so that I can work them side by side rather than flipping back and forth. Anyone???
would love to know this as well. i hate that they lose their layers
Can you select all of the layers at once and just drag them over to the 12x24 template? Then while all the layers are still selected, you can move them around together...
2 ways to do this but found this to be the easiest (it is the same just opposite)
go to your first template and select all layers
in your layers palette go to the arrow where u find merger/duplicate/new layers etc. and look for GROUP LAYERS
click that and it will ask u for a name...ie template 1 (it doesn't matter its for u)
this will group everything in ONE sub folder...close the folder so that is all u see and drag that into your document while holding the SHIFT key to center it on your page.
NOW what i do is i have already done this to BOTH templates...u can do it first...last or never whatever works best...
is this what u r asking about????????
btw...with groups...u can turn off individual layers or by clicking on the group turn off the WHOLE GROUP
lisa is right...the only difference between this way and the way i said is:
one: u have to subfolders u can close and work with individually while also clicking on the group to change sizes without so much clutter
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Storm fells historic Varina tree
Friday night's ferocious thunderstorm toppled dozens of trees throughout Henrico County, but perhaps none more significant than the one it felled on Route 5 in Varina.
The oak tree that stood for some 150 years there, at the entrance to scenic Tree Hill Farm near the split of New Market Road and Osborne Turnpike, arguably was the most historic tree in the region.
It was known as the Surrender Tree because nearly 150 years ago, beneath its fledgling branches, Richmond Mayor Joseph Mayo surrendered the City of Richmond to Union forces during the Civil War. Six days later, on April 9, 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia in Appomattox, essentially ending the war.
In the years since, the tree steadily advanced skyward, ultimately sprawling out high above electrical wires and the two-lane road beneath it, rooted to the ground by a trunk that grew to more than four feet in diameter. It presented a grand welcome to visitors at Tree Hill Farm, ushering them along a rolling, gravel-lined path dotted with other stately, if less historic, oaks toward the farm's 237-year-old manor house.
Even as changes came to the 531-acre farm site – which was sold by the Burlee family to developers in 2006 – the tree remained a constant reminder of the site's significance. (Native American artifacts found on the site have led some to conclude that it may have been the home to the Tsenacommacah tribe of Virginia Indians, led by Chief Powahatan, the father of Pocahontas.)
In late 2007, the Henrico Board of Supervisors approved plans for a large-scale mixed-use development on the site, featuring nearly 2,800 housing units, 1.16 million square feet of commercial space and more than 250 acres of green space. Initial plans called for construction to begin by early 2009, but today the site remains untouched, its future put on hold by a faulty economy.
And so for the past six years, the Surrender Tree stood guard over its lonely but breathtaking Varina home, casting long shadows daily as the setting sun disappeared across the James River.
Until June 29, when at last, the Surrender Tree itself surrendered, uprooting itself as it fell across Route 5. It took power crews a number of hours early the next day to clear the tree from the road, which was closed through late morning.
Perhaps it was fitting that the tree's demise occurred on the eve of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Glendale (the fifth of the Seven Days Battles), which occurred just a few miles east in Varina.
Read more about the Surrender of Richmond here: http://www.henricocitizen.com/index.php/news/article/hasty_surrender_leaves_a_lasting_legacy_6327
Varina Ruritans honor students
The Varina Ruritan Club hosted the winners of its 2014 Environmental Essay contest at its monthly meeting March 11 in Varina.
The contest, in its eighth year, was for the first time open to students in grades 3-5 at Varina Elementary School. (It previously was open to Sandston Elementary School students.)
The meeting included the winners, parents of the winners, Varina Elementary principal Mark Tyler and several teachers who were in charge of the contest at the school. > Read more.
Baseball game to benefit Glen Allen Buddy Ball
For the fifth consecutive year, St. Christopher's and Benedictine will play a varsity baseball game at Glen Allen's RF&P Park as part of a fundraising effort for the River City Buddy Ball program.
The game will take place Saturday, April 12, at 7 p.m., and the teams hope to raise $3,000 through donations, raffles and other efforts. Admission to the game is free, but fans who attend are asked to donate funds for the Glen Allen Youth Athletic Association's Buddy Ball program, which enables disabled children and teens to play baseball. > Read more.
Highland Springs field to be dedicated in honor of longtime coach Spears
The Henrico Division of Recreation and Parks will dedicate the Highland Springs Little League Majors Field in memory and honor of Rev. Robert "Bob" L. Spears, Jr., on April 12 with a ceremony at the field at 8 a.m.
Spears served the league as a coach and volunteer for 30 years and was praised as a pioneer for equality. His "Finish strong" motto embodied ethical perseverance on the field and in life. > Read more.
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Do the Bunny Hop over to Meadow Farm on Saturday for an introduction to all the farm animals there! An introduction to "Global Sounds" – featuring Japanese, Indonesian, West African, Indian, and Brazilian music and dance performances – can be found at the University of Richmond. The University of Richmond will also host the annual Spider spring game, as well as the inaugural Spiders Easter Egg Hunt. For all our top picks this weekend, click here! > Read more.
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'Muppets Most Wanted' worthy of its franchise
Do Muppets sleep? It's hard to say.
They don't really eat (or breathe, as far as anyone can tell). And only occasionally do they have visible, functioning legs.
As far as anyone knows, sleeping might be off the table. And that makes it very hard to accuse the Muppets of sleepwalking through their latest feature, Muppets Most Wanted – even if that's exactly what's going on.
Jim Henson's beloved creations were back in a big way after 2011's The Muppets, with fame and fortune and even an Oscar, a first for the group ("Rainbow Connection" was nominated, yet somehow failed to collect at the '79 ceremony). > Read more.
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make sure if you're going to get the aquos, get the newer ones. the older ones had banding issues. i love my samsung 4645. and yes get the cables at monoprice. they're out in rancho so their shipping is really fast. the avs forums are a good place to do some research. there are PLENTY of people with model specific threads when you narrow your choice down and you can see the pros and cons of each.
the sharp aquos' are great, but i'd give Panasonic plasmas a look. the black level is soooo much better than any lcd. i'd suggest the 42p700u. aside from pioneer kuro's, it has the best picture quality i've ever seen. you might even be able to get a free panasonic blu ray player with it if you look around.
I don't think I'm alone here in saying that a rear projection HDTV has better quality video and is less expensive... Why LCD? I can't say that I'm a big fan of them other than the fact that they are thinner...
it's all in the eye... personally, i think the black levels on plasmas tend to posterize a little too much.
as far as LCDs are concerned i've found the Aquos to have the best contrast around. the ONLY gripe i have about mine (32" 720p in the bedroom) is that the television speakers are very weak and will sound blown with movies that have moments of considerable duration in frequencies closer to the sub-harmonic level... rumbles and s***.
perhaps. with the only drawback being, maybe viewing angles.
i prefer LCD to plasma though, and when i got the set for the bedroom, the size and weight were so jammin' on the one.
ima go chingonie rice-a-rony when i decide to get the BIG ONE. but for the room, the LCD was right.


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March 7, 2013
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Hey, guys. I'm back from my Internet sensitivity training session. Let's all go for a beer. I'm in the mood to hug all of humanity, especially conservatives. Also, hypocrites, the irony impaired, and the humorless. I'd even give ol' Concerned 73 a big smooch.
What the hey, huh?
I love everyone!
The sky is blue and beautiful. Butterflies are coming soon.
I think I'll have another.
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ZM: If you want our exchanges to be unfriendly, so be it. If you insist on using perjoritive terms like "hypocrite," I can't foresee anything else.
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MT-the problem is not with my not accepting your opinion-you have the right to that-it is with your refusal to accept facts and admit when you are proven wrong. And I do not believe I have called you stubborn and irrational, I have called you a hypocrite(and provided examples), irony impaired and humorless.
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ZM: Each of us views the statements and arguments of the other from our own perspective. Your characterization of our previous exchanges is by no means unbiased. If you want to have a fair and friendly conversation, it would help if you would refrain from equating your biased assessment of my words with objective reality.
To put it another way, I realize that my statements and opinions are biased. Because I realize this, I do not accuse you of stubbornness or irrationality when you do not agree with them. I simply say we have a difference of opinion and let it go at that. I would hope that you might do the same.
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MT-I would take you more seriously if you would hold yourself to the standard you hold others. And if you would admit that you are wrong when overwhelming proof of your error is provided. But to continue to bluster, to demand proof when you provide none, to accuse others of "vague,lawyerly" answers when you often provide "vague, lawyerly" answers just makes it difficult to believe that you are for real. Some of what you say seems to border on self-parody.
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MIT/PR/JR/Zorrom/et al: I'm going to my first Internet sensitivity training session tonight. I'll be a whole new svensota tomorrow.
I'm sure.
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ZM & Sven: I do not "yank people's chains." I take their statements at face value. I may not agree with their point of view, but I do not make them the butt of unwelcome jokes. Good natured ribbing is fine between friends, but it's not good natured when previous encounters have not been friendly.
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Zorrom: Honestly, I thought MIT was yanking our chains too. Guess I'm not the only sensitive one. Maybe MIT should convert to Liberalism and become even more caring and gentle.
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JR: Twelve?
Haven't we discussed my being able to count to 12 before? What you said was a little hurtful. And, I'm a sensitive guy. We liberals are a caring and gentle people.
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MT-You mean you were serious? Wow, sorry you saw that as mean spirited. but if you do not see the humor in your statement, than you cannot see the meanspirited nature of your own posts. And that is sad. For you to say that you do not argue for the sake of argument is like Bill O'Reilly saying he does not like to critisize Obama. And if you feel that humor is poison then you should not say such blatantly hypocritical (and really funny) things.
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Warren is selling!?!
Zooks! I'm gettin' out.
Or, was that in a Moneynews article from 2007?
If not, we're doomed. Again.
Maybe I'll get a little land in Texas next door to you, MIT. Buy gold. Buy guns. Build a bomb shelter. Or, at least a concrete bunker. And, convert to TeaPartyism.
Oh, woe is us.
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ZM: Mean-spirited sarcasm injects poison into public discourse. Those who engage in it accomplish nothing but to perpetuate and worsen the existing polarization.
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To come up with eight points one needs to know the problem. So, just what is your problem ? I'm ready to tackle it - heck I might even raise my personal bar and come up with twelve.
Awaiting your instructions, sir.
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MT-just when I think you have no sense of humor whatsoever you post "I don't enjoy arguing for the sake of arguing. ". Thank you, that is the funniest thing I have read all week. Your humor brightened my day!
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Warren is buying? Which Warren is that? Certainly not Warren Buffet. Read:
"Warren Buffett, who has been a cheerleader for U.S. stocks for quite some time, is dumping shares at an alarming rate. He recently complained of "disappointing performance" in dyed-in-the-wool American companies like Johnson & Johnson, Procter & Gamble, and Kraft Foods.
"In the latest filing for Buffett's holding company Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has been drastically reducing his exposure to stocks that depend on consumer purchasing habits. Berkshire sold roughly 19 million shares of Johnson & Johnson, and reduced his overall stake in "consumer product stocks" by 21%. Berkshire Hathaway also sold its entire stake in California-based computer parts supplier Intel.
"With 70% of the U.S. economy dependent on consumer spending, Buffett's apparent lack of faith in these companies' future prospects is worrisome."
- from Moneynews.c o m
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ZM: I've said everything I have to say about homosexual relationships. I know how the other commenters on this site feel about the issue, and I don't care to rehash the whole thing again. I don't enjoy arguing for the sake of arguing.
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MIT: Heartwarming indeed, especially the part about the kolaches.
Clearly, we are polar opposites. I'd rather be dead than live anywhere in Lone Star State. May it leave the Union soon.
And, I'll pass on George, as Warren is on the other line buying his brains out.
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MT-Why are you posting on here? Are you unaware of whats going on in st paul? They are discussing same sex marriage! Are you not ready to go out and deprive people of their rights? Get with it! Soon you will be forced to marry someone of the same sex if you don't!
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Sv: If I were to move anywhere, it would be Texas -- Brenham area, hill country, bluebonnets in the spring, Texas A&M Aggies. Also in Snook there's an old-time Czec bakery that makes great kolaches. Not to mention the remote possibility of secession. Don't mess with Texas.
Since I can't move, I'll have to content myself with doing my best to shield my nest egg from the coming collapse. There's never been a gov't that prints money at this rate and hasn't experienced severe problems as a result.
Sven, since you are so bullish on our economy, I assume you'll want to be buying stocks. Contact George Soros. I hear he's selling.
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Dianne Feinstein! Well, bless her.
Thanks, PR.
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Ooops, I thought JR wrote the previous post. It was you, MIT!
Hard to tell you two guys apart.
Are you moving to GunWorld, too?
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JR: I try to stay up-to-date on right wing propaganda, so, yes, I do read the WSJ.
Is your cup half empty (Headwinds Persist) or half full (Thank you, Mark Vitner)?
I'll keep you posted in the coming months of the great recovery.
Are you buying land in Idaho or Wyoming?
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Sven: I'm glad you read the Wall St Jrnl. You omitted the part of the report that fills out the picture:
"The February decline was due not only to job creation but also to 130,000 individuals leaving the workforce. (People looking for jobs as well as those already employed are considered part of the workforce by the Labor Department.) While some may have retired, returned to school or stopped working to take care of children, others are ceasing their job hunts because they aren't sanguine about the prospects. The number of "discouraged workers," or those who have given up looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them, increased by 80,000 in February."
Even if the 7.7% were a true reflection of the overall employment picture, it's nothing to brag about. Unless you consider high unemployment the new normal.
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"And just exactly who are those congressmen who would ban guns?"
I want their names.
I want to send them some moolah
You could start with Dianne Feinstein.
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Hey, JR. How about another number for you to grouse about: 236,000.
That would be the number of jobs added in February by President Obama.
Let's listen in:
"The overall 236,000 number is nice, but the breadth of jobs growth across industries tells me that the recovery is broadening and likely gaining momentum. The mix of jobs is also changing. We're creating higher paying ones."
Gosh, must be the words of some Dem party hack, no?
I wonder who said that?
Wanna' find out?
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Jordan Hasay told Running Times (See front page article!) she will turn to the 10,000 meters in her final collegiate track season.
She said she felt comfortable running the 6K at the NCAA CC meet, and feels she can do another 4000 meters "at the same pace"!!
She might be right!
She's a devoted athlete, and I know she'll put her heart and soul into it.
But what can we expect from her in the 10K?
Her best 3000 is 9:05 on an oversize indoor track.
Her best 5K is 15:37.
Project those times to the 10K distance, and you have....
9:05 for 3K = about 30:16.
15:37 for 5K = about 31:14.
The collegiate record is 31:18.
Obviously, she can't sustain her 3K pace (4:32.5 per 1500, or about 4:52 per mile).
As for her ability to double her 5K time, that too is impossible.
In general, I've found that the average differential between one's 5K time and their potential at 10K is between 30 and 40 seconds per 5K.
Meaning, if someone can run 14:11 for 5K (the women's WR), that person is capable of a 10K between 29:22 and 29:42.
For Hasay, given her current 5K PR, that gives her a potential 10K time somewhere between 32:14 and 32:34.
Those times would be very good at the college level!
The 32:14 would have won the NCAA by 27 seconds in 2012.
The 32:34 would have won it by 7 seconds!
However, look at where she would finish against collegiate runners, using their times at the Trials!!
Jordan would have been FOURTH collegiate woman...and that's with her FASTEST potential time of 32:14.
In order to challenge the Collegiate Record of 31:18.07, based on the slow-down ratio given above, she would need to have a 5000 meters best of either 15:09 or.....14:59!!
I wish Jordan the best at her new distance!!
And I hope she shocks the shinola out of me with her 10K marks!!
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05:07 PM ET 11.16 | Ryan Tannehill is a rookie. Joe Philbin is a head coach. Who else has bothered to step up for the Miami Dolphins to take over this team as a leader? The answer is nobody. Anthony Fasano has never been a vocal leader, likely due to the fact that his on-field production is too erratic. Still, you would expect a veteran to step up and help. That hasn't happened as of yet. Nor has it with Brian Hartline and Davone Bess. One would think that Jabbar Gaffney would have brought some leadership to the offense but he has played one game of the four Miami has suited up for since his arrival. For his part, Ryan Tannehill seems to be trying but until he is ready to get into a veteran's face and make his case, he won't be that undeniable leader. He needs to make those around him accountable for their play and his own. Of the entire offense, only center Mike Pouncey seems to be motivated to do the talking. Where is the players council leaders? Jake Long, Reggie Bush, and Karlos Dansby who wanted to form their own internal leadership council? Well, we covered two of them. Let's do the other.
They're blaming the lack of leadership on the wrong people. They really ought to be looking at Jeff Ireland and Stephen Ross. These two bozos will never create a winning environment as long as it's structured the way that it is. Launch Ireland and mandate that Ross take a back seat. Then, maybe something could be built.
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Yeah, thanks for nothing, I picked them for a win.
Defensive coordinators know how to bait Tannehill into throwing picks, especially when the Fish fall behind and have to play catchup.
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Defensive coordinators know how to bait Tannehill into throwing picks, especially when the Fish fall behind and have to play catchup.
Tannenhill lacks offensive weapons.
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Tannenhill lacks offensive weapons.
Did Bush play? I didnt see him and if he didnt he no running game
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**Hubba hubba.... I don't blame Tannenhill because he just has his hands full on and off the field IMO.
With someone named "Tannehill" you will never win. Just like "Nagle" and "Leftwich" and so on ...
No, the problem is a lack of offensive talent. Starting with the OL. Ya can't make chicken salad outta chicken sheeeiit.
Yeah, thanks for nothing, I picked them for a win.
Thanks for that BTW. :-)
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Did Bush play? I didnt see him and if he didnt he no running game
It started out well for Bush, but he's being going sideways for quite a few games now.
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Thanks for that BTW. :-)
Disaster weekend for picks.
Jeez... Give Philben some time!
Not like the Fish were going to the Super Bowl this season.
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Funny how when the Dolphins had a winning record, they were amazing, and surprising, and wonderful, and Joe Philbin was the second coming of Bill Walsh. Now all of a sudden the team is showing their lack of depth (not Philbin's fault) and lose a couple of games in a row, and there aren't any leaders on the team? Yeah, right.
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Jeez... Give Philben some time! Not like the Fish were going to the Super Bowl this season.
They have already exceeded the pre-season expectations. Given the players on the team, especially on offense, there will be some rough games. But they are way better than I thought they would be.
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Andrew Luck doesn't have a problem being a Leader, neither does RG III, it must be the coach, he reminds me of a control freak!!!
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must be the coach, he reminds me of a control freak!!!
Most coaches are. Good call on RGIII. He is leading the Skins toward the promised land!
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KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — Shaun White lost to a kid they call the "I-Pod," and now, he may never hear the end of it.
Shaun White of the United States wipes his face after colliding the edge of the half pipe during the men's snowboard halfpipe final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics Tuesday.
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Shaun White of the United States hits the edge of the half pipe during the men's snowboard halfpipe final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
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An Olympic shocker this was. How big? White, the best snowboarder of his era, didn't even win a medal. He finished fourth.
The 27-year-old American, who opted out of the slopestyle debut and put all his chips in the halfpipe, where he hoped to win a third straight gold medal, got knocked off by Iouri Podladtchikov, the Russian-born inventor of the trick that White could not master.
The Japanese pair of Ayumu Hirano and Taku Hiraoka won silver and bronze, and the Americans were shockingly shut out on the halfpipe for the first time since the sport was introduced to the Olympics in 1998.
I-Pod's trick is called the "Yolo" — You Only Live Once — and when Podladtchikov, who now lives in and competes for Switzerland, landed it successfully at an event in Europe last season, White watched on his computer and knew what he had to do next.
He landed it twice in qualifying events leading up to the Olympics and was listed as the heavy favorite in sports books to walk away with the gold and become only the seventh person to win three straight in an individual event at the Winter Games.
But this has been a stressful few months for the world's most famous snowboarder, and when he pulled out of the inaugural slopestyle contest, saying he didn't want to risk injury for his historic quest on the halfpipe, the stakes were set.
It unraveled early.
White's first attempt at the Yolo ended with a fall straight on his backside. For some reason, he tried to pull off another of his double-cork tricks but missed that, too — his board and backside getting caught on the lip of the pipe in an awkward and certainly painful fall.
I-Pod had scored an 86.5 in his first run — clearly in medal contention — and then came the run that won it. The trick includes a total of 1440 degrees of spin — two head-over-heels flips and two 360-degree turns.
Four years ago, it was unthinkable. But not anymore.
I-Pod landed it and even though he only threw five tricks, when most riders were trying six in a supersized, super-slushy halfpipe, the judges liked what they saw.
It put huge pressure on White, whose last two final runs at the Olympics have been nothing more than victory rides.
White didn't fall, but rather skittered down the pipe on his landing. The landing on his last double cork was less than perfect, too — his knees buckled and nearly touched the snow. White raised one finger in the air and raised his hands in victory. Yes, sometimes judges reward athletes for what they've done, not what they just did.
Not this time. When his fourth-place score, a 90.25 came up, e broke into a big smile. He gave Podladtchikov a big hug and fatherly mussed his hair. That kid earned it. And the champion had nothing to complain about.
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Switzerland's Iouri Podladtchikov celebrates after he won the gold medal in the men's snowboard halfpipe final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
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