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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - It's validation for Shane McGregor.
Validation for five years of hard work. Validation for the respect his coach has in him. Validation for the decision he made to challenge himself at a big school instead of going to a smaller program.
And last but not least, it will save him about $25,000, which is always a good thing.
"It's like validation that you've arrived, you belong here, and that's pretty cool," said McGregor, a Central Cambria product who has spent four years as a walk-on at Penn State before being given a scholarship for his final year by coach Bill O'Brien.
The third-string quarterback had almost given up hope of ever earning a scholarship. He had accepted that he would be a five-year walk-on, only to be surprised by O'Brien during training camp.
"We were in a meeting, and he pulled me out and said he wanted to talk to me," McGregor said after Saturday's win. "At first I thought I was in trouble or something, but he said, 'Hey, we want to put you on scholarship,' and at first I didn't believe him. It was totally out of the blue, and I never thought that was coming."
O'Brien confirmed the scholarship news concerning McGregor at the end of his postgame press conference. He was asked about McGregor on his weekly radio show Thursday and spoke glowingly of the 23-year-old.
O'Brien praised McGregor's intelligence and said he's like another coach on the field. He also talked about how McGregor is an interesting young man who wants to be an author and who just so happens to be nominated for homecoming king for next week's game against Northwestern.
"It's pretty cool," McGregor said of his relationship with O'Brien. "We've talked in-depth and had some pretty good conversations, and I feel like we're on the same page. It's awesome having him as a coach, just who he is as a person.
"I understand my role on the team. That's something he's really big about is understand your role, do your job, and so I tried to embrace that as best I could."
Defensive back Stephon Morris called McGregor "one of the hardest workers on the team" and said the quarterback will always be out throwing 100 extra passes after practices.
"He's very smart," Morris said. "He has worked on his mechanics and things like that every day. ... Shane's really grown a lot. He's helping us a lot on scout team."
McGregor saw the first playing time of his career in last season's opener against Indiana State and even had a 3-yard TD run. He also played against Eastern Michigan and finished the season 1-of-4 for 12 yards.
He isn't likely to see much, if any, playing time this year behind starter Matt McGloin and backup Steven Bench, but O'Brien still was impressed enough by his work ethic to reward him with a scholarship.
"It means a lot because I know Shane is the ideal walk-on football player," McGregor's father, Bernie, said. "He's a real student, so he takes a lot of pride in his academics and has a 3.9 grade-point average.
"He works very, very hard to get better, both in the classroom and to try to develop his football skills. ... That validation is important. I just feel good for my son and am happy for Shane for all his hard work and his great determination that it has paid off with a scholarship from Coach O'Brien."
The scholarship also will pay off in McGregor's bank account down the road.
He's had to pay his own way at school for four years, but everything - tuition, room, board, books - will be paid for this year. That can amount to about $25,000 for an in-state resident.
"It's huge. That's a burden I don't have to pay now," McGregor said. "Back in camp whenever I got it, two days before I remember my mom saying, 'Do you think there's any way you might be put on scholarship?'
"We just had to keep praying that something would happen, and sure enough it did."


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Two Ballet PremieresThe premiere of two ballets by founding directors Blake Ragghianti and Luke Mayernik, with orchestra conducted by Ryan Keeling and Alejandro Pinzon -- The Alkonost, with music by Mayernik, and Infinity, with music by Ragghianti. Choreography is by Alan Obuzor, Kelsey Bartman, and Pearlann Porter featuring Texture Contemporary Ballet Company and The Pillow Project. Mention WQED and get a 25% discount on tix, online or at the box office!09/08/2012Time: 4 & 8pmLocation: CAPA Theater, 111 Ninth Street, Downtown Pittsburghwebsite
East Winds Symphonic BandThe Saxonburg Arts Festival presents this East Pittsburgh-based community band in patriotic works including America the Beautiful, You're a Grand Old Flag and Armed Forces Salute; marches On the Mall and Americans We; Broadway favorites including Seventy-Six Trombones and selections from Chicago; plus movie music from Aladdin and by John Williams. Free admission.09/08/2012Time: 3:30 pmLocation: 365 Saxonburg Blvd, Saxonburg, PAwebsite
Michael Jackson, baritoneBaritone Michael Jackson performs with guest mezzo-soprano Adele Grabowski and organist Martin Barstow. The program will include Josef Rheinberger's Six Religious Songs, Op.157, Max Reger's Op.105 for Organ and Voice, and J. S. Bach's Cantata #57 "Selig ist der Mann," which will feature singers from the Covenant Church of Pittsburgh.09/09/2012Time: 3:00 pmLocation: Heinz Chapel, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Budapest on the Bluff: Fife and DrumsNine members of the Pittsburgh Symphony show off an array of sounds and colors in this season-opener, in music ranging from 17th century dances through dazzling Romantic virtuosity. The witty musings of Antal Doráti, one of the great conductors of the 20th century lead to the masterpiece of Bartók's Sonata, a work of overwhelming genius seldom heard in concert because of its great difficulty.09/09/2012Time: 3:00 pmPNC Recital Hall, School of Music, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
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Pittsburgh Chamber PlayersThe Pittsburgh Chamber Players features cellist Mikhail Istomin, violinist Jennfer Orchard, and PSO Concertmaster Noah Bendix-Balgley, et al. Repertoire includes Ginastera's Impressiones de la Puna for flute & string quartet, Reza Vali's Folk Songs #9 for flute & cello, Brahms' Piano Quintet, and a mystery piece. Free admission and post-concert reception.09/10/2012Time: 8:00 pmRodef Shalom, 4905 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
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Glue Factory Project: The Life & Death Of Little FinnThe Life & Death Of Little Finn is an adult dance/theater puppet production (for adults 18+) created in collaboration with acclaimed choreographer & designer Marina Harris. Three consummate performers, six puppets, original animation, & other numerous moving parts, all combine to tell the story of an ordinary, little man, made of clay and wood struggling with love & life's fickle tango.09/12/2012 - 09/16/201209/14 - 10:00 pm09/15 - 10:00 pm09/16 - 6:00 pm09/16 - 8:00 pmLocation: Children's Museum, Allegheny Square, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
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'Tis the season, unfortunately, for thieves targeting delivery packages left on residents' front porches, but Amherst police hope they've made a dent in those thefts.
With the help of an alert neighbor and a K-9 dog, Amherst police arrested two 20-year-old Buffalo men believed to be responsible for several such recent thefts in Snyder.
After arresting the two, one of whom was found hiding under the deck of a home several blocks away, police say they've identified seven theft victims from the packages found in their minivan.
Police charged Shaquille Holman, 20, of Watson Street, and Ezekiel Polite, 20, of Deerfield Avenue, with criminal possession of stolen property and petit larceny, among other charges.
A Walton Drive resident called Amherst police at about 2:20 p.m. Monday after seeing someone run onto a neighbor's porch and take a couple of packages, authorities said. The resident gave police the description of the vehicle, a greenish blue minivan.
Officer Greg Sauers stopped a vehicle fitting that description on Harlem Road and spotted some packages in the vehicle, police said. As the officer talked with the passenger, the driver, later identified as Holman, fled, police said. The passenger, Polite, struggled with officers before being taken into custody, according to police reports.
K-9 Officer Tom Grillo, with his dog, Addy, tracked the fleeing driver and found him under a wooden deck in the 300 block of Washington Highway, about eight blocks west of the original call. All but a tiny portion of the area beneath the deck was covered by lattice work. "You look at this deck, and you think no one's getting under there," Capt. David R. Hoy said. "If it hadn't been for the K-9 handler and his partner, it would have been very difficult to find him."
Besides the stolen-property and petit-larceny charges, Holman faces charges of criminal trespass and aggravated unlicensed operation, police said. Polite also was charged with obstruction of governmental administration.
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They were ousted from their beloved church and told the repairs needed to get back in could cost as much as $12 million.
But a small group of plucky Catholics cannot let go of St. Ann Church on Buffalo's East Side.
More than a year after being locked out of the church amid concerns about the building's safety, a few dozen parishioners refuse to disperse to other Catholic parishes.
Instead, they meet on most Sunday mornings for Mass in the basement of the nearby former St. Ann school building – a space as Spartan as the church's sanctuary is ornate.
"It's different," remarked Betsy Fisher, a longtime church member.
Vinyl chairs flank a small altar. A banner marking the 150th anniversary of the parish's founding – one of the few adornments – stands in a corner, near a small keyboard. The hallmarks of a cellar are all around: exposed pipes, indoor-outdoor carpeting, fluorescent tube lights.
It is all a far cry from the intricate woodwork, vibrant stained glass and other exquisite architectural details in the Gothic-style sanctuary, built in 1886.
Parishioners hope the arrangement is temporary, but they are prepared to stay as long as necessary.
"You don't leave St. Ann, and St. Ann doesn't leave you," said Esther Kehoe, who drives from Snyder for the Sunday services.
St. Ann Parish merged in 2007 with SS. Columba & Brigid, part of the widespread restructuring of Catholic congregations that resulted in 70 churches closing in the eight counties of the Buffalo Diocese.
St. Ann Church remained open for years as a "temporary worship site" until the diocese moved to close it in 2011. Parishioners forestalled the closing by filing an appeal with the Vatican and continued worshipping there.
But in 2012, they were forced to leave the building when Bishop Edward U. Kmiec issued an order suspending all operations at the church. Kmiec, bishop of the Buffalo Diocese from 2004 to 2012, cited structural damage in the building that posed a threat to safety.
The diocese released an engineering report last month the pegged the costs of fixing the array of problems at the church at $8 million to $12 million.
Parishioners acknowledge the building needs overdue repairs, but they believe the estimates are inflated and include work that does not need to be done immediately.
They received their own estimates that suggest the most pressing work to address safety concerns – mortar replacement, stone stabilization and other repairs on the two towers – could be done for less than $200,000.
"The things that they're talking about are things that can be done into the future," said church member Carol Robinson. "We agree that work on the tower has to be done. But their perspective is it's all got to be done before we get back in the church, and that's not true."
Stunned by Kmiec's order, some parishioners scattered to other parishes. But a core group of about 60 people has stuck around.
"I just can't accept that we can never be back in there," said Fisher, who has attended St. Ann for 45 years. "I'm never going to think that way."
Initially, they held Masses on the lawn at the back of the church. They later moved into a former convent, but without any utilities, the space became impractical in the winter.
"You name the condition, we've been in it. This is a resilient group of people," said John Sawicz, whose family has deep roots at St. Ann.
His great-grandmother made her first Holy Communion in the church in 1891, he said.
Parishioners finally settled in February on the school basement, even though at the time it looked more like a musty dungeon than a cheerful worship space. Sawicz and others spent several days scraping peeling paint from tin ceilings, repainting, and installing heaters and carpeting.
The group's members fear if they stop meeting, any glimmer of hope for St. Ann's reopening will disappear.
"We need to keep the core group of people together so that when the church is ready for us, we're ready for the church," said Ronald Bates, a Buffalo small-business owner.
"Besides," he added, "we just enjoy being here."
While longing to get back into the sanctuary, some parishioners said the quaint basement services have brought them closer together.
People who used to leave immediately after Masses now mingle to chat around the table in the corner, where pastries and coffee are served.
"People are really connecting with each other," Robinson said.
The congregation also is racially integrated – a rarity in most churches.
"You know how it is. You go to some churches, and everybody's going through the motions. People here, everybody seems to be a community," said Herb Zimmermann. "You see something where there's a good community spirit – that's what it's all about."
Each week, the group recruits a priest to celebrate the Mass.
Monsignor John W. Zeitler, a retired pastor, is among a handful of priests who have responded.
Zeitler described the group as "full of faith."
"They love attending Mass, they love praying, they love singing. The Lord is there and the Lord is in their hearts," he said. "They're God lovers and God loves them."
Zeitler said the group's quest to reopen the sanctuary is "a long shot."
Still, no other local Catholic congregation has made it as far as the St. Ann group in thwarting an outright closure.
"They want us to give up," said Frank Golinowski, who attends Mass with his wife, Marie. "We're very strong parishioners and we're going to stick together as long as we can."
Golinowski added, "We're all family here as far as I'm concerned."
Dick Joya of Cheektowaga, who attended St. Ann School, said he does not want to see St. Ann go the way of the former Transfiguration Church, another architectural gem nearby on Sycamore Street that was closed in 1993 and fell into disrepair.
How can it be prevented?
"Money, I guess," Joya said. "I think everybody in this room plays the lottery, so when they win they can say, bishop, here's the money."
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Governor's Workforce Investment Board Releases 2010 Annual Report
Report highlights GWIBs initiatives to prepare Maryland for the New Economy
BALTIMORE, MD (April 12, 2011) The Governors Workforce Investment Board (GWIB) submitted its 2010 Annual Report (PDF document, 817KB, download Adobe Acrobat for free) to Governor Martin OMalley and the Maryland General Assembly today. The report highlights the GWIBs efforts to strengthen Marylands highly skilled and educated workforce to compete in the New Economy.
Maryland has one of the nations most dynamic, best-educated and most-highly skilled workforces in large part because of the GWIBs leadership, said Maryland Labor Secretary Alexander M. Sanchez. By forging strong partnerships with the private sector, labor, higher education and the nonprofit community, we have developed a stronger understanding of what skills employers demand and what programs we can develop to build those skills. I applaud the entire GWIB for their commitment to maintaining and enhancing Marylands best-in-the-nation workforce pipeline.
To succeed in the New Economy, workers will need education and training beyond a high school diploma. That is why GWIB is focusing great efforts on initiatives that aim to increase the marketable skills of Marylands workers in 2010, said GWIB Executive Director Lynn Reed. The launch of Skills 2 Compete Maryland in 2010, driven by Governor OMalleys goal to increase Marylands skilled workforce by 20 percent by 2012, is a win-win for Marylands residents and employers. The States residents will benefit from increased employment opportunities and earnings potential. At the same time, employers in Maryland will have access to an even higher-skilled workforce, allowing them to find the skilled workers that they need to grow and prosper in Maryland.
In 2010, the GWIB led Marylands efforts to develop a workforce pipeline to fill the knowledge-based jobs that will be created in the coming years. The GWIB received several grants, including a $5.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to train Marylanders for jobs in the energy efficiency and renewable energy industries and $150,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to develop a 10-year workforce expansion blueprint to increase the primary care workforce by up to 25 percent in the next 10 years. Under the leadership and vision of the OMalley-Brown Administration, the GWIB and the Maryland Department of Labor (DLLR) launched the Skills2Compete Maryland initiative to increase skills training to fill middle-skill jobs.
The GWIB, a division within DLLR, serves as the Governors principal policy-making body for workforce development. The GWIB is comprised of business leaders, cabinet secretaries, college and community college presidents, labor officials, nonprofit leaders and elected officials.
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NEW YORK — Melissa Etheridge says she's having a "blast" getting in touch with her punk side.
The Grammy- and Oscar-winning singer-songwriter will play drug dealer
St. Jimmy in the hit Broadway musical based on Green Day's rock opera,
"American Idiot."
"It's been crazy. Oh my God, it's so fun, though," the folk rocker
says. "I'm having a blast. I'm so outside of my comfort zone and I'm
like living out high school fantasies."
Etheridge, 49, takes over the part from Green Day's lead singer
Billie Joe Armstrong for eight shows, from Tuesday to Sunday.
Armstrong, the composer and co-author of the musical, returns Feb. 10
as part of a 50-show stand.
The high-octane show follows three working-class characters as they
wrestle with finding meaning in their lives. One joins the Army and is
deployed to the Middle East, one becomes a father and struggles with
domestic life, and one descends into a drug-fueled life in the city –
thanks to St. Jimmy, a sort of charismatic dark angel originally
written for a man.
Etheridge, best known for her songs "Come to My Window" and "I'm the
Only One," first saw the show at the St. James Theatre on 44th Street
over Thanksgiving and was initially hesitant when producers suggested
she might want to join the show.
"When they called me, at first I was like, `Aw, no. That's really
nice, but no,'" she recalls. "Then I kind of sat with it for a couple
of days and thought, 'This could be supercool and superfun.'"
Michael Mayer, the show's director and story co-writer, says
Etheridge has made the part her own during rehearsals. "It shakes
everything up sonically from what we're used to hearing, which is
really wild," he says. "She sounds beautiful on it, and haunting and
there's a very different emotionality that she brings to it."
While Etheridge says singing the new songs, including "Know Your
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A federal judge has ruled against a mother who sued Erie County over her son's suicide at the Erie County Holding Center.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Hugh B. Scott ruled that the county was not aware of Adam Murr's addicton to drugs or his previous suicide attenpts and therefore should not be liable for his death on Dec. 19, 2009.
Murr, 31, was being held on bank robbery charges when he tied his shoelaces to an air vent and hanged himself two days earlier. He was later declared dead at Buffalo General Hospital.
Murr's suicide – his mother is appealing Scott's decision to a district court judge – was one of several that prompted a federal investigation of the Holding Center and led to a landmark agreement to improve suicide screening at the downtown jail.


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Following their emotional reunion in Dubai after over three years, BNP chairperson Khaleda and her eldest son and party senior vice chairman Tareque Rahman reached Madina, Saudi Arabia on Sunday morning to perform Umrah as Royal guests.
A regular flight of Emirates Airlines taking Khaleda and her entourage, Tarique and his family, landed at the Prince Mohammad Bin Abdul Aziz International Airport around 3:30 am (Saudi time), her press secretary Maruf Kamal Khan told from Madina.
A number of leaders and activists of the party's Saudi and Madina chapters welcomed Khaleda and Tareque at the airport.
Later, they drove straight to a five star hotel where they will be staying during their Madina tour.
Earlier, Khaleda and her entourage left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka around 9:35pm on Saturday.
She met Tareque at the VIP Lounge of the Dubai International Airport during her stopover there.
Khaleda's entourage and local BNP leaders who witnessed the reunion said the mother and the son turned emotional upon seeing each other after over three years.
Later, Tarique along with his wife, Dr Zobaida Rahman, and daughter, Zaima Rahman, joined Khaleda in her tour of Saudi Arabia.
This was their second reunion since September 2008. Earlier, Khaleda met Tareque on May 15, 2011 during her visit to London.
Tareque was arrested on March 7, 2007 on various graft charges by the Fakhruddin-Moeenuddin-led military-backed caretaker government.
He along with his family went to London on September 11, 2008, at the fag end of the caretaker regime, in 2008 after his release on bail on September 3 the same year for treatment as the law enforcers reportedly tortured him in custody causing serious injuries to his spinal cord.
He has been living in London since then and receiving treatment there.
During their stay in Saudi Arabia, Tareque and Khaleda will discuss various crucial issues like party's overhaul process, strategy for the post-Eid movement and party's council, according to party sources.
"The BNP chairperson and the senior vice chairman will stay in Madina for two days and offer fateha at the Rawza (grave) Mobarak of the Prophet Hazrat Mohammad (Pbuh) and say prayers at Masjid-e-Nababi," said Maruf Kamal.
They will go to Jeddah from Madina on Tuesday. Later, they will go to Makkah by road and perform Umrah there. They will also pass the holy night of the Lailatul Qadr at the Masjid-ul-Haram, he added.
Khaleda goes to Saudi Arabia every Ramadan to perform Umrah and pass the last days of the holy month there in special prayers.
The BNP chief is expected to return home on July 26.
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The best queens from seasons past may be back and bringing their A-game, but that doesn't mean they won't throw a little shade.
In the first 10 minutes of the season premiere, which airs Oct. 22 (9 p.m. ET) on Logo, each of the girls makes her way into the workroom – and the reading begins. (Watch below.)
"Raven walked in from a cocktail party it looks like," Pandora Boxx says. "Thanks for trying, girl!"
And the competition quickly goes from friendly to fierce when RuPaul announces the contestants will be competing in pairs. As Latrice Royale says, "O.M.G.!"
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Alleged Optimus G sequel G Pro specs leak again, this time with picture and dimensions
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The Optimus G sequel specs have leaked again as coming to grace NTT DoCoMo's portfolio. The handset is actually called LG Optimus G Pro, and, since G2 was only a speculative title for the sequel, G Pro is what it may end up be called indeed...
This is a discussion for a news. To read the whole news, click here
1. GeekMovement (Posts: 2156; Member since: 09 Sep 2011)
Wow so much competition as the 5inch 1080p display becomes standard for high end devices. This makes me excited because there will be a great variety to select from.
5. MeoCao (unregistered)
H2 and S4 Pro? by then there should be S800?
23. skymitch89 (Posts: 1299; Member since: 05 Nov 2010)
What are you saying? This makes no sense as a response to the person you replied to.
14. sid07desai (Posts: 290; Member since: 03 May 2012)
Its like 720p has no respect nowadays...
19. papss (unregistered)
So true
27. OptimusOne (Posts: 694; Member since: 22 May 2012)
I still use WVGA XD
30. imkyle (Posts: 1073; Member since: 18 Nov 2010)
I still respect them with my Galaxy Nexus ^_^
33. dan86 (Posts: 298; Member since: 17 Mar 2012)
Yep 1080p is gonna be the standard but I feel display technology have moved at quite fast pace. Don't know what year 2014 hold for us?
35. moronman66 (Posts: 162; Member since: 09 Jan 2012)
2014... My prediction is we will perfect 1440p 5.3 inch screens and have octa-core as the standard for high end, whatever the next generation after Cotrex A15 will be. RAM, 3 or 4 GB, and I'm guessing considerably better front and rear facing cameras (4K anyone?). Hopefully Battery technology can catch up, I heard about this battery that was made of Tin anodes or someting like that that charged faster and lasted way longer, hopefully that? Someday... I'm wondering what the iPhone will have by then o.o
36. hellt1M (Posts: 20; Member since: 10 Oct 2012)
we will have the iphone 6. it will feature a 13 megapixal camera and ios8. but thats not all. they will improve siri and create their own video streaming service like youtube. it will fail and google will release youtube for the iphone again and it will outsell the galaxy s5.
oh and they will give it a faster dual core processor.
oh and it will be innovative
2. blackice214 (Posts: 164; Member since: 03 Jan 2013)
Liking that 3,000mAh.
4. XperiaUser (unregistered)
yup 3000mAh battery is looking promising , but i m still with Xperia Z :D
13. blackice214 (Posts: 164; Member since: 03 Jan 2013)
Yeah look at my avi, the z all the way.
15. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
yea the 3000 mAh battery is really the only thing that caught my eye.......but so does the SONY brand and it being WATERPROOF as well as its HDR CAMERA! lol
So sony it is for me but good job LG for staying up to date :)
20. papss (unregistered)
I am actually a fan of LG as of this year. They have stepped it up. I bet this thing will scream
34. metalpoet (unregistered)
is the xperia z coming out to the united states of apple? cuz id really love to have it and slap some iPhone owners with it
17. pyradark (Posts: 857; Member since: 10 Jun 2012)
its LG's Moment, Lets all respect that
waahh cant wait for Xperia Z :))))
28. OptimusOne (Posts: 694; Member since: 22 May 2012)
same here. its LG's UI that is pissing me off,
and Sony is more friendly to bootloader unlocks, custom roms, and aosp project
Can't wait to get Xperia Z with stock android(or CM11)
26. ubuntu (Posts: 40; Member since: 11 Jan 2013)
It is the reason why this phone has 10.1 mm thisckness
3. galanoth (Posts: 425; Member since: 26 Nov 2011)
S4 Pro was a 2012 chip.
Hopefully LG can get the snapdragon 800 in there by launch.
32. imkyle (Posts: 1073; Member since: 18 Nov 2010)
I agree. But if the 1.5GHz S4 got 7300+ on quadrant imagine what a 1.7GHz would get?
6. _Bone_ (Posts: 2154; Member since: 29 Oct 2012)
Not an A15? Strange.
7. Guest_star (Posts: 231; Member since: 30 Dec 2011)
I highly doubt the chip will be anything less than snapdragon800...mb t4 but I think snapdragon 800, if it is not snapdragon 800 LG wont be able to compeete with Samsun galaxy S4 and whatever HTC will have to ofer.
Mb this optimus G pro is the thing LG will unveil at MWC next month, but not in H2 of 2013, no way, hopefully I'm right :)
9. XperiaUser (unregistered)
but snapdragon 800 will not come before Q3 . so this is the only most powerful chip at this time , and this is not fair to give a pro version for G2 with this "NOT SO BIG" improvement
12. Guest_star (Posts: 231; Member since: 30 Dec 2011)
S4 pro came in Q3 yet LG had it in september as I recal, so optimus G will be a year old then when snapdragon 800 gets awilable, perfect time for upgrade for new US holiday season with snapdragon 800...
8. jackhammeR (Posts: 1548; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
stop whinning like babies. S4 pro at 1.7 is still amazigly powerful cpu.
10. Guest_star (Posts: 231; Member since: 30 Dec 2011)
it is, but it is not powerful enough to compete against T4 and exynos quad or octa or what ever will sammsung put in their S4 and NOTE3, specialy on the GPU side of things
16. Guest_star (Posts: 231; Member since: 30 Dec 2011)
ok, it is not powerful enough to beat them :D
21. papss (unregistered)
If this comes out relatively soon it will still be fine as we all know they won't just have one phone this year.
22. Guest_star (Posts: 231; Member since: 30 Dec 2011)
true dat, but id prefer t4 :D for braging rights or s4 prime
11. Jonathan41 (Posts: 532; Member since: 22 Mar 2012)
Dat battery...
18. spiderpig2894 (Posts: 588; Member since: 10 Jan 2012)
Xperia TX with Galaxy like home button
24. jackhammeR (Posts: 1548; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
do you live according to benchmarks? I don't like android but jb on optimus g or nexus is buttery smooth (mostly, which in that case means 99%). There are no apps which could use the full power of dual cores, not to mention even quads. Its is more than enough to provide you with blazing fast experience.
31. Guest_star (Posts: 231; Member since: 30 Dec 2011)
MULTITASKING is the word here :D
bigger RAM and more powerfull procesors with more cores=better mulitasking abilities, and android needs this because it has true multitasking ulike iOS and W8 where apps in the background do nothing on android the actually work, its a good thing and a bad thing at the same time...
25. skymitch89 (Posts: 1299; Member since: 05 Nov 2010)
I would say that going with Optimus G Pro is a good thing, considering how T-Mobile had the G2x by LG and seeing how "well" it was adopted and "liked".
29. AfterShock (Posts: 3698; Member since: 02 Nov 2012)
Make it now!!
37. lallolu (Posts: 471; Member since: 18 Sep 2012)
This is a year of big batteries...AT LAST.
LG just killed optimus G which is about to be released in Europe. Now, people like me will wait instead for optimus G Pro.


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Quark Brand Manager provides distributed sales and marketing teams the opportunity to easily create, customize and deliver brand-compliant marketing materials on-demand. Quark chose Windows Azure for this new Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution.
Marketing manager for Brand Manager Nick Howard and engineering manager Amit Nayar talk with ISV Architect Evangelist Bruce Kyle about how they chose Windows Azure.
The team describes several Azure features that are key to their choice.
The team describes scaling as being able to meet the demands for multiple types of tenants and workloads. So with Azure, the meet the user demands for processing large print jobs, add new customers worldwide, and add users worldwide.
Amit describes how developers expand their current skill set, while learning how to build architecturally sound applications for the cloud. He says, "Developer wouldn't want me to take away Azure now. It just fits the way we want to do business."
Developers can quickly deploy, closing gap between their dev environment and production environment. Easy to replicate between the cloud and development computers. In addition, developers are able to quickly respond to changing needs, making them able to accept business deals that might have been more difficult to implement. Azure a familiar place to the developers.
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Recent times have been good for Nebraska beef producers.
On top of record-high cattle prices and stabalized feed prices, Nebraska in recent months replaced Texas as the top state for its number of cattle on feed.
Additionally, the U.S. Census of Agriculture, released this spring, showed that Nebraska possessed three of the nation's top five beef-cow counties in the country, those being Cherry County at No. 1, and close behind Holt County and Custer County making the top five.
Therefore, the timing seemed right to bring back a long-time Nebraska symbol.
Earlier this year, the Nebraska Cattlemen and Nebraska Cattlemen Research and Education Foundation announced that they have received the 500 applications needed to bring back the "THE BEEF STATE" organizational license plate.
With more being made, it's not too late to get yours.
There's no need to be a beef producer to show your pride in what your Nebraska friends and neighbors are producing for the world's table.
The plates are $70 with a small registration fee at your county treasurer's office at time of picking them up. If you have ever advertised, this traveling "ad" is inexpensive and will last several years.
I am proud to be a spokesperson for what my family produces.
I had my plates on my car in time for our county fair and shared the story of our product, so they serve as a great lead into talking up the beef industry in Nebraska.
For more information or to order a "THE BEEF STATE" license plate, visit www.Nebraska.gov/DMV/Plate/index.cgi. ❖


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Thomas M. English has been appointed as Personal Representative of the Estate of Mark English, deceased, by the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Washington County in case no. C13-0044PE. All persons having any claim against this estate are required by law to present such claim to the personal representative at PO Box 127, Forest Grove, OR 97116 within four (4) months after the date of first publication of this Notice or such claim may be barred.
All persons whose rights may be affected by this proceeding may obtain additional information from the records of the Court, personal representative, or attorney for the personal representative.
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The 2011 NFL Draft is almost upon us and will be over before you know it. So lets take a look ahead at the much-anticipated 2012 draft.
Next year's draft is expected to contain much better talent than this year's and is full of elite quarterbacks like Andrew Luck and Matt Barkley.
Most people expected Luck to be the first overall pick of 2011, but he decided to return to school for one more season.
Will this decision hurt him?
It just might, but who could take his spot as the top pick of in the 2012 draft?
The following is a very early mock draft for 2012.
Note: The draft order is from the 2011 draft. This is obviously subject to change and will greatly effect how the draft plays out.
|1.Carolina: DE Quinton Coples (North Carolina)
|2. Denver: QB Andrew Luck (Stanford)
|3. Buffalo: QB Matt Barkley (USC)
|4. Cincinnati: OT Matt Kahil (USC)
|5. Arizona: OT Jonathon Martin (Stanford)
|6. Cleveland: LB Vontaze Burfict (Arizona State)
|7. San Francisco: DT Jerel Worthy (Michigan State)
|8. Tennessee: DE Brandon Jenkins (Florida State)
|9. Dallas: S Mark Barron (Alabama)
|10. Washington: WR Justin Blackmon (Oklahoma State)
|11. Houston: CB Janoris Jenkins (Florida)
|12. Minnesota WR Ryan Broyles (Oklahoma)
|13. Detroit: LB Courtney Upshaw (Alabama)
|14. St. Louis: RB Knile Davis (Arkansas)
|15. Miami: RB LaMichael James (Oregon)
|16. Jacksonville: CB Cliff Harris (Oregon)
|17. Oakland: CB Alfonzo Dennard (Nebraska)
|18. San Diego: OT Matt Reynolds (BYU)
|19. New York Giants: OT Nate Potter (Boise State)
|20. Tampa Bay: LB Manti Te'o (Notre Dame)
|21. Kansas City: LB Travis Lewis (Oklahoma)
|22. Indianapolis: QB Landry Jones (Oklahoma)
|23. Philadelphia: DT Jared Crick (Nebraska)
|24.New Orleans: DE Bruce Irvin (West Virginia)
|25.Seattle: WR Alshon Jeffery (South Carolina)
|26. Baltimore: CB Dre Kirkpatrick (Alabama)
|27. Atlanta: LB Sean Spence (Miami)
|28. New England: OT Mike Adams (Ohio State)
|29. Chicago: WR Michael Floyd (Notre Dame)
|30. New York Jets: DE Vince Browne (Northwestern)
|31. Pittsburgh: OT Kelechi Osemele (Iowa State)
|32. Green Bay: RB Chris Polk (Washington)


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text: Patricia Louise "Patty" Harding, 71, of Altoona was called home to be with the Lord and her departed family on Wednesday with family at her bedside. The love of her family and friends surrounded her in life and will keep her alive in our hearts until we are all together again. Patty has found peace in the Lord, and may all of the bereaved do so in their hearts.


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This is brought up a lot when it comes to replacing old Bettman. Being commissioner entails more than ust giving awkward stuttering interviews and handing over the cup to a new team each summer. It's a high demand position requiring an educational background in law and labor relations. I don't think any former player except maybe Ken Dryden could make a crack at it.
Thing is it only has to involve law and labour relations in terms of hockey. Any career player and coach/gm/league official could do it as they've lived it. Plus there will be advisors for that stuff. I think it'll be good to have a commish who can provide a much needed link between hockey talent (players, coaches, etc), and hockey businessmen. Think how much smoother negotiations with the NHLPA would be if a former player was commish?


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While sources disagree on the details, the situation was apparently heated before Solange, Jay Z and Beyoncé stepped into the elevator.
According to one source, Solange had a run-in with designer Rachel Roy earlier in the night. "Solange was provoked by Rachel," the source says.
The source also says Beyoncé "intervened with a warning not to talk to her sister," adding that Jay Z did nothing to stop the alleged confrontation.
However, an onlooker has a different take, saying the women's interaction "was very limited" and that Solange was "yelling at other people at the party."
Roy has known the Knowles family and Jay Z for years. The designer, who is popular among celebrities, used to be married to Jay's former business partner and friend Damon Dash.
Then towards the end of the night, "Jay said something inappropriate to Beyoncé and Solange, and she snapped," says the source. "When they got in the elevator, it escalated quickly the way family tensions can. It got exceptionally heated the way family moments can."
Adds the source: "Solange is super protective of Beyoncé."
Was Alcohol a Factor?While the onlooker claims Solange was under the influence, the source says the singer "was not intoxicated" and has already moved on.
"She's fine now," the source says of Solange. "She's back home in New Orleans and she's going on with her business."
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December 6, 2013
ELKINS — A Beverly man was arrested Thursday for allegedly having sex with an 11-year-old girl, police said. Jared Michael Iseli, 20, was charged with two counts of first degree sexual assault....
This is not right any way you look at it; however, where are the parents when an 11-year old girl has the opportunity for things like this? Where are the parents when they should be teaching their 11-year old about morals, lying, facts-of-life? Parents do not take responsibility for teaching their children right from wrong any more. When an 11-year old girl has the opportunity to ride around with an adult male, go to his house and have sex with him, etc. - her parents have failed her - where were they? Who was supervising this 11-year old child at the time? As for the male subject - wrong, wrong, wrong!
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So is 11 the new 13? You can't fix stupid.
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Perfect case for execution! WV needs to bring back capital punishment and use it as needed for rapists and murderers! But it won't happen with democrats in power; they only think it's okay to execute the most smallest of children; the unborn!
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(3) Based on average response time of New Order transaction in TPC-C benchmark.
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Cats and dogs are the most commonly trained pets not only in the US but also worldwide. This is probably due to their easier adaptability and sociability with humans. Cats and dogs share a lot in common including belonging to same kingdom, phylum, class and order. Despite sharing similar origins, cats and dogs have different training characteristics that make them distinctive. If you are a dog or cat enthusiast, there are certain things about their training that will come in handy when you start rearing one in your home.
Training cats and dogs can be done for pleasure as well as a necessity. If you want the best from your pets, you will need to train them at one stage or another. To do so, you will need some prior knowledge. The difference between dog and cat training lies in the following areas;
Exercises and Games
One of the main distinguishing features of cat and dog training is exercise. Unlike cats, dogs love walks and other body building exercises. Your dog would really thank you if you can spare a few minutes daily so you can take him or her for a walk although this may differ depending on the species of the dog. For the dogs, exercises are crucial to learning certain hunting and scouting tricks. On the contrary, cats are dull animals that can spend up to 16 hours a day just sleeping thus they can do with little or no exercises at all.
Dogs and cats also differ in the type of games they play. Cats play ping pong games type in which they jump up and down. On the on other hand, dogs like catch and chase games where they get to run. This can really be useful in training. When you know the type of games your cats and dogs like, you can easily use them for training. The kids will also like this. Just ensure your kids are grown-up enough before you can introduce them.
When it comes to attention, cats are independent and thus apprehensive of attention. Cats love to learn on their own with little or no supervision. Unlike a dog, a cat will not be worried of being left alone in the house. Since dogs are not independent, they train better with human guidance. Your dog would perform better if you spend some time together at least every day.
Another difference between cat and dog training lies in hunting. Naturally, cats have their hunting ability. A cat is likely to catch to a stray mouse on its first day out unlike a dog which will require more drills to improve its hunting ability. It can take up to 2 or more months to train a dog depending on the species involved. Poodles can learn faster than traditional mongrel species of dogs.
Dog and cat training differ in many ways including the type of exercises they need, their hunting abilities, the level of required attention, etc. This knowledge can be useful whenever you want to keep cats and dogs as pets at home.
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* Lewistown Lanes summer league season signups have begun. Leagues are available for seniors, youth and adults. More information: 248-9534.
* Juniata High School and Tuscarora Junior High School parent meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. June 2 in Room 109 at the high school. Park by the football field and enter through door 7.
* Midd-West Youth Football/Cheerleading Association will hold registration for the 2014 Fall season from 10 a.m.-noon every Saturday in May at the MACC in Beaver Springs. More information:?Nate Zechman at (570) 658-7277.
* Friends of Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital golf tournament will be played June 10-11 at Lewistown Country Club with a scramble format and 12:30 p.m. shotgun starts both days. There is a fee. Register online at www.geisinger.org/100 or call 242-7365.
* Lions Den Scramble benefit golf tournament will be played May 30 at Lost Creek Golf Course with a multiple format (best ball, scramble, alternate shot) and a 9 a.m. shotgun start. There is a fee. Register from 8-8:45 a.m.
* The Sunny Day 5K?run and 3K?walk will begin at 8:30 a.m. June 7 on the square in McVeytown. The event benefits the Justin Henry Scholarship Trust. There is a fee, with a discount for registration by May 23 and for youth. Forms available from McVeytown Lions, Juniata Valley Striders. More information:?248-3878.
* Rock n' Run 5K, begins at 6:30 p.m. May 24 in McVeytown. There is a fee, with a discount for youth. Registration forms online at 3trails.com or register at 5:30 p.m. on race day.
* Basketball School for boys and girls entering grades 1-6 will be held from 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. June 10-12. Camp is led by Mifflin County boys coach Aaron Gingrich and girls coach Roger Herto. There is a fee. Register at the YMCA. More information:?248-5019.
* Registration is open for the summer basketball league for boys and girls entering grades 5 and higher, along with an alumni division. League June 9-July 31. Team registrations only. More information:?248-5019.
Sports notices may be e-mailed to email@example.com or reported via phone at 248-6741, ext. 108. The editor reserves the right to edit or reject any notice. Notices will appear for a maximum of two weeks unless previously approved by the editor.


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The new Volvo FH series
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The new Volvo FL
Never before seen on a truck. With dynamic headlights, the dipped beam can pan to follow the road. Whenever you make a curve, so do the lights. On many stretches, this leads to a massively increased field of vision.
When you slow down to turn a corner in the dark, the enhanced static cornering lights come to your assistance. As soon as you activate the turn signal, the immediate area on the side lights up, helping you spot unprotected road users.
When approaching the truck at night, just push the button on the remote key fob. The interior and exterior light up, letting you easily find and safely enter your truck.


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Incline sophomore Ian Reeves represented the Highlanders with a pair of second-place finishes in a Tahoe Basin League doubleheader at Heavenly last week.
Incline also hosted a Tahoe Basin League race on Wednesday, but results were not available in time for publication.
Reeves finished runner-up to North Tahoe's Nico Monforte in the first of two slalom races, as he posted a two-run combined time of 54.53 seconds to Monforte's 51.48. Truckee's Wes Harrington was third in 55.94.
Kyle Reeves finished 19th for the Highlanders, while Daniel Laksch was 31st.
Monforte captured the win in the second slalom race as well, posting a time of 40.51 seconds, while Ian Reeves and South Tahoe's Austin Allen recorded identical times of 43.52 to tie for second. North Tahoe's Lucas early was third in 43.79.
Kyle Reeves was 19th and Laksch 37th.
On the girls side, South Tahoe's Maia won both races. She had a winning time of 54.08 seconds in the first race, to North Tahoe runner-up Jessica Tidd's 58.08, and 43.64 in the second, compared to teammate Mikaela Clothier's 45.27.
Hannah Laurie was the only Incline girl to race, finishing 11th and 13th with times of 1:11 and 54.35, respectively.
South Tahoe won the overall (boys and girls combined) in both races.


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Beautiful skin is more than a canvas to Sherry Hale. It's a window to good health.
Hale, 44, a Michigan native who moved from Kalamazoo to Western New York nearly three years ago, recently expanded Custom Beaute Dermal Solutions and Wellness Clinic, at 533 Niagara St. in the City of Tonawanda, across from Niawanda Park.
"The skin is the largest organ of the body and it's often the most neglected and overlooked," Hale says. "You can relate a healthy skin cell to that of a fresh grape; it's shiny, plump and smooth. When you deprive a grape – or skin cell – from its nutrients or expose it to the environment without any protection, the grape – or skin cell – dehydrates into a raisin."
Hale's staff of 11, some of whom work as private contractors, includes a nurse practitioner, massage therapist, wellness adviser and cosmetologist. The business offers electrolysis, facial and scar therapies, body wraps, manicures and pedicures and organic spray tans, among other services. About 95 percent of her customers are women.
Hale, who lives on Grand Island, specializes in "advance dermal pigmentation," or long-lasting "permanent cosmetics," that allow cancer patients and others to have the appearance of full eyebrows or lashes, for example.
She is accepting applications for one free skin treatment every quarter for recovering cancer patients.
Q. What do folks need to do to make sure they take care of their skin?
A. There are three main things: Internal nutrition, external environment and external nutrients.
First is internal nutrition. It needs to consist of recommended dosages of water, vitamins and minerals, with proper diet and exercise, to promote health from the interior.
Second is our external protection. Chemicals, preservatives, sun rays and free radicals from the environment continually damage the skin's surface. When you combine these elements with the lack of internal and external nutrients, the skin cannot keep up with healthy cell renewal. Cells become damaged, dehydrated and unhealthy in appearance …
Third are the external skin nutrients and protection from the environmental free radicals. By providing the external skin with the proper vitamins and minerals, you can slow down the appearance of aging and promote healthier, younger looking skin.
With the challenging effects of our local environment, organic healthy habits for our skin are critical to our health longevity.
A. Organic facials, organic skin care and medical-grade makeup are the primary focus for treating skin and promoting healthy cells from the outside. One of our unique services we provide is electrolysis, which treats clients that are suffering from folliculitis or excessive hair growth in unwanted areas. Electrolysis can treat any skin color and any hair color, which makes it the only true permanent hair removal procedure recognized by the FDA.
Q. Talk about advance dermal pigmentation. Do you do that yourself and who can benefit from this procedure?
A. I am the only clinician providing permanent makeup at our facility and have a national trainer expert consultant available by request. There are many people that can benefit from this procedure, from the woman or man going through hair loss of the brows or lashes, to the client that can no longer see well to apply their makeup, to the sterile environment employee and professional that needs to look and feel their best all of the time, and the recovering cancer patient that needs enhancement of color due to the effects of chemotherapies.
We also use dermal pigmentation for paramedical treatments such as wrinkles, age spots, scar camouflaging, breast areola re-pigmentation and stretch marks.
Q. Diabetic clients can benefit from the pedicure room?
A. We feature a beautiful LED light therapy, one-hour pedicure tub spa experience. The light rotation during the soaking period of red, green, blue and purple help to promote improved circulation, healthy cells and the destruction of bacteria. Our experience provides deep cleansing, trimming, callous removal, massage and choice of polish.
Q. What's a cellulite detox wrap?
A. We offer an all-natural, aloe-based body wrap for detox and cellulite reduction. After a thorough salt scrub, a natural aloe-based solution is applied over the entire body. Next, the client is wrapped in a heat retention protectant and then covered with a second layer to process and keep the wrap warm. During the treatment, the client also receives a mini-facial, where the aloe detox is applied to the face. The solutions in the treatment combined with the heat promotes the reduction of impurities in the skin for a detoxification.
Q. Can you talk about the cost for some of these procedures?
A. We have prices in a wide range … with a large number of our services very affordable and under $100. Our procedures from our medical menu have a wide price range and require a consultation and medical history as the treatments are tailored to the needs of the clients.
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I was wondering what kind of help local anime clubs could get from Manga Corps, outside of possibly getting permission for public screenings. Other publishers have ways to help clubs like providing demos or other promotional materials for clubs.
You can try Newsellers. Sometimes they have clips and stuff, products, etc."Bust through the heveans with your Drill!
what's manga corps?
I made my own called the Super Awesome Mega Manga Club or SAMMC The Greatest Clan In Death and Universe... The Zombaukto Clan
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Neo Classical/Instrumental composer born in Kalamata, Greece who is a self taught musician. Through pure talent, emotion and imagination he has composed some of the most beautiful music. His keyboarding and piano skills are unmatched.
Did you see Yanni live at the Acropolis? It was amazing.
by robert June 01, 2004
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Can you define these popular missing words?
A very sweet and caring person. He has the biggest heart and deserves everything he has. he has amazing looks and an even better personality. he is never selfish, and always puts others before himself. sometimes he may think to much, but everything always works out. sometimes he blames things on himself, when they r never his fault, but he just like that. he can be ur best friend, ur shoulder to cry on, anything u need him to be. he really is an amazing person and if u have a personlike him in your life, try to not screw it up. it will be the biggest mistake you will ever have made.
Wow. I wish i could have a friend like yanni
by kissmya$$ January 05, 2011
The sound that a wild Yak makes when either giving birth or taking a mondo shit
"Yanni! Yanni Yaaaaaaaaaanni!! Yaaaaaaaaa(loud farting and squirting sounds) niiiiiiiiiii" > sigh of relief
by L.Czemba February 05, 2004
"A Greek sex god, amazing at anything sensual. The sexiest man in existence to date.
Ah! He gets more ass than a toilet seat! He is such a Yanni!"
by Yiiinage April 03, 2010
The coolest person to ever live. Yanni makes beautiful, inspirational music and throws a kick ass live show.
Yanni is awesome.
by Freddy Dingo June 08, 2004
To "Yanni On" is to extrapolate and exagerate a word or a concept, mostly making no sense.
That movie was undeniably altruistic, and orthodontic, yet it kept to its grammatical theme and had a cinematical and theatrical occasion in lenophenomiana. woah - you got your Yanni on.
by Boombah Like Words April 26, 2011
One who gets arrested sometime in March for domestic violence but gets no charges pressed because he played some of his Yanni music while he was hitting his girlfriend with a violin bow.
911 Operator: 911 what is your emergency?
Yanni's Girl: Yeah.. Yanni is here and hes beating the crap out of me.
911 Operator: Wait, you said YANNI?
Yanni's Girl: YES Please help... Wait, hes playing some of his music now im calm. Come arrest him after hes done.
Yanni's Girl: Yeah.. Yanni is here and hes beating the crap out of me.
911 Operator: Wait, you said YANNI?
Yanni's Girl: YES Please help... Wait, hes playing some of his music now im calm. Come arrest him after hes done.
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A dear classmate and "brother" to many, Jared K.S. Alvarez of Lahaina died after his vehicle struck a telephone pole Sunday morning in Olowalu.
"He was like a brother to me," said Kana Souza, a close friend and classmate of the 2011 Kamehameha Schools Maui graduate. "I've been through a lot with him. It's unreal right now. . . . He's gone."
Alvarez, 19, was driving north on Honoapiilani Highway at around 2:30 a.m. when his 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee traveled onto the shoulder and overturned back onto the road, police said. The vehicle then traveled across the roadway and hit a telephone pole on the opposite shoulder about 1.2 miles north of Olowalu Road.
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Jared K.S. Alvarez
The lone occupant in the vehicle, Alvarez was ejected upon impact and died at the scene, said Lt. Wayne Ibarra.
"We just went to visit him right now," said Souza in a phone call Sunday afternoon. "It's surreal. Why him? Why Alvarez? He's Mister Aloha. I miss him, I love him."
Friends and family held a service near the accident site in remembrance of the teenager who Souza described as an "old soul (who) always had a big group of friends around him."
Nico Lopes, who had known Alvarez since the 4th grade, said that he was like a brother to all of his classmates and always knew how to brighten someone's day.
"He was always a funny storyteller," Lopes said. "He knew how to tell the story and make you laugh. . . . Whether he just met you or knew you for years, he was always trying to welcome you."
Alvarez played four years of football at Kamehameha Maui, primarily as an offensive lineman, but was never a full-time starter. Regardless, teammates Lopes and Souza said that he played hard, "left it all out on the field," in Lopes' words.
"In one practice freshman year, we were all tired and saw him passed out on the field," Souza joked.
Classmate Riley Yap characterized Alvarez as a brother and said it was a "heavy day for all of our classmates."
"I called as many people that I knew," he said. "Most of them already hear, but I told them that I loved them and to be safe.
"The moments I spent with Jared were some of the best moments of my life. He was . . . one of the best friends I could have."
Souza said he saw Alvarez on Saturday and talked with him and his family.
"The last thing he said was, 'Shoots, my braddha,' " Souza said.
Alvarez had recently started working at Kahului Airport and was driving home from a late shift, Souza said.
Police are investigating the possibility of speed, alcohol and drugs as factors in the crash.
The traffic fatality is Maui County's fourth this year, compared to five at the same time last year.
"It's really shocking to hear something happen to such a nice person," said Lopes. "You just don't think it could happen to certain people."
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8 Ridiculous Products for Sale on Amazon (For One Penny)
Misty Mate Pet Misting System
I can't believe the Misty Mate Pet Misting System got marked down 99.99999%. If there's one thing every animal loves, it's being enveloped by a robot that spits on them. This horrible device is exactly what cats will invent when they become smart enough to force information from one another.
According to the manufacturer's website, it's great for "dog houses, pet runs, horse stables, reptile enclosures, rabbit pens, bird cages or any play area for your pet." It requires one standard garden hose in case you ever wanted to say the words, "Yes, landlord, I agree that a running garden hose is a strange thing to have in a living room, but how else was I going to keep my bird or snake moist?" And did I read that part about horse stables correctly? The damn thing is the size of a cat carrier. How is that supposed to keep a horse cool? Do I clamp it onto the animal's face? I bet there's a reason no horse has never drowned from a lawn sprinkler being wrapped around its mouth-- it will fucking die of panic long before it gets that far. So... I guess I turn the mister upside down and hope my horse is smart enough to drag its penis through it? That doesn't sound safe. My research with off-brand Real Dolls shows that discount plastics and giant cocks are a dangerous, shrapnelly combination.
Beer Pounding Alpha Male Stud Pin
I'm confused. Where does a real beer pounding alpha male stud wear this button? On his Chili's vest? On his boyfriend's tennis bag? I didn't even know this product was available to the consumer market, much less priced at one penny. I thought you could only get a BEER POUNDING ALPHA MALE STUD pin by mailing in the code given to you by your mother when you ask her what a clitoris is.
In theory, I like this pin. It seems polite to warn everyone that you're going to fill yourself with liquor and dominate their girlfriends, but I think it should really be delivered on a tougher medium than metal button. For example, maybe a bundle of balloons or a t-shirt being worn by your parrot.
DIPPY The Rabbit
The market dropped out for Beanie Baby collectors more quickly than it dropped out for Japanese nuclear engineers. Today, both groups of people are left to deal with thousands of tons of waste, unsure how to get rid of it, and cursing the God that allowed it. It's so tough out there for Beanie Babies that DIPPY the Rabbit had to get a job as a breast implant.
From what I can tell, there's no "used" category when speaking about Beanie Babies. There's only "new" and "collectible." I think in this case, "collectible" means it hasn't been cried on yet. Or maybe it means that the paper heart hanging off its ear has been protected with a plastic case. It seems like that was a good investment since the "collectible" DIPPY is worth 50 cents, an incredible 5000% more than the "new" DIPPY. Out of curiosity, let's take a look at what a 10 pack of heart protectors costs.
Oh, shit. That's bad news for those ladies that invested in these, but I think I might have found an all new Beanie Baby money-making scheme. If you buy carefully packaged Beanie Babies that for decades have been lovingly cared for by lonely women, throw them in the trash and keep the label protectors, you make 20.5 cents per DIPPY. Even if one $0.57 garbage bag can only hold 30 DIPPYs, you're still making 18.6 cents a rabbit. Plus, the look on your garbage man's daughter's face will be priceless in 15 years when she hears the magic bag of treasure her father found at work is worth negative 7210 future bucks and she has to sit on space eggs after school to pay off their family's Beanie debt. "Will the misery of these Babies never end?" she might shout from the cramped space egg roost. And her only reply will be lasers, now and forever.
At the risk of impressing you, ladies, I don't know a lot about Beanie Babies collecting. The only thing I really know is that every time he hears a bean bag rattle, DIPPY's original owner's husband can't stand to look at her goddamn stupid dingbat face. So it's possible that DIPPY was an overly common one and some of the others have skyrocketed in value... let's look.
Oh, man. If you didn't mind filling your home of the fuzzy embodiment of a thousand lost housewife fortunes, you could buy every single Beanie Baby that was ever made for 40 cents. Think about that the next time you eat almost half of a candy bar.
Full House Pin
Imagine a man gave you a 1" button with Dave Coulier's picture on it. That means he's going to kill you, right? Probably, but I'm not done. Imagine it's Dave Coulier's serious actor head shot above Uncle Joey's wacky catchphrase, "CUT IT OUT." Imagine this mysterious stranger expects you to keep careful track of the stupid button in a warehouse full of stupid buttons then make it available for Internet shoppers once whatever those are are invented. Imagine they ask you to do this for 17 years. What would seem like a reasonable fee for all that? Zero pennies? No, come on, he insists: one penny.
Oh, cool. They made one with John Stamos' head shot, and someone completely different has also priced it at $0.01. Cosmically speaking, if you're packing and mailing Full House pins for one cent in 2011, you're who the Universe fucks when it's drunk and no one else is picking up the phone. Every time a pigeon doesn't crap on you, it's because it all landed on the lady at the post office weighing an Uncle Jesse pin and telling the clerk she needs to insure it for up to one cent.
$0.03!? You don't even give me a discount if I buy all three!? This is bullshit. When I bought three Urkel pins they threw in a free wallet, two shoes and a dead forklift driver. When you work in a '90s sitcom novelty pin warehouse, that's the only way out.
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LEWISTON – The state Department of Environmental Conservation will host two public meetings Monday on its draft proposal to allow CWM Chemical Services to renew its operating permit on its current Model City landfill.
The five-year renewal would not permit CWM to expand the size of the hazardous waste landfill. That request is to be considered at a later date.
The formal meetings are set for 5 and 7 p.m. Monday in Lewiston-Porter High School, 4061 Creek Road. A public availability session begins at 4 p.m.
The DEC also announced that it has doubled the length of the period for written comments from two months to four. The original comment period began Nov. 28 and was to expire Jan. 28; now, comments will be accepted until March 29.


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The week ahead in music, movies and more
Published: Monday, December 17, 2012 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, December 14, 2012 at 8:23 p.m.
Hot 'Tuna' time
'A Tuna Christmas'
'A Tuna Christmas'
When: 7:30 p.m. today, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday
Where: Hippodrome Theatre
Tickets: $15-$30.
Info: 375-4477, www.thehipp.org
'A Christmas Carol'
When: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, 2 and 4 p.m. Saturday
Where: Hippodrome Theatre
Tickets: $15-$35
Info: 375-4477
The daffy characters who call Tuna, Texas, home are back trying to win the town's lawn display contest at the Hippodrome — where "A Tuna Christmas" is onstage for the first time in two years. The comedy, in which Cameron Francis and Matthew Lindsay play multiple zany characters, begins its final week of shows starting today. Final performances of "A Christmas Carol" at the Hipp are Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
"A Tuna Christmas": 7:30 p.m. today, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Hippodrome Theatre. Tickets: $15-$30. (375-4477, www.thehipp.org)
"A Christmas Carol": 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, 2 and 4 p.m. Saturday, Hippodrome Theatre. Tickets: $15-$35. (375-4477)
Holiday Reception and Movie Screening: Reception featuring coffee, cider, baked goods and other foods, screening of "Life of Brian" follows, 6 p.m., Civic Media Center, 433 S. Main St. Cost: $3-$5. (373-0010)
Holiday Origami: Create paper art decorations for Christmas trees, 4-5 p.m. Tuesday, High Springs Branch Library, 135 NW First Ave. Free. (386-454-2515)
Jordan Glen's "A Christmas Carol": Middle school students present classic Christmas story, 10 a.m., Archer Community Center, 16671 SW 137th Ave., Archer. (495-2880)
Santa Portraits: The North Pole is open for pictures with Santa Claus and Rudolph, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Saturday, noon-6 p.m. Sunday through Dec. 24, Oaks Mall, 6419 W. Newberry Road. Prices vary. (331-0040)
"The Little Match Girl": Gainesville Ballet Theatre performs original ballet, 8 p.m. Friday, 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 315 Hull Road. Friday tickets: $16-$20. Saturday tickets: $8-$15. (392-2787)
Josh Wilson: Singer performs "Noel Christmas Extravaganza," 7 p.m., Abundant Grace Community Church, 12505 NW 39th Ave. Cost: $8 advance, $16 day of show. (337-8311)
Live Nativity and Chapel Carols: 6-7:30 p.m., The Chapel at Trinity United Methodist Church, 4000 NW 53rd Ave. (376-6615)
Final performances of "White Christmas" at the Gainesville Community Playhouse, featuring such Irving Berlin tunes as "I Love a Piano," "Snow" and the title track, are Wednesday through Sunday at the Vam York Theater.
"White Christmas": 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Vam York Theater, 4039 NW 16th Blvd. Tickets: $16, $10 students and children. (376-4949)
The Festival of Lights at the Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park features more than 5 million lights throughout the park including on the 200-foot-tall carillon tower.
Festival of Lights: Open dusk to 9 p.m. daily through Dec. 30 (closed Christmas night), 11016 Lillian Saunders Drive, White Springs. Admission: $2 per person. (877-635-3655, www.floridastateparks.org/stephenfoster)
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Also aglow this time of year is the Suwannee Lights Christmas extravaganza, which dazzles with 5 million lights on a riding tour that leads to a walking tour at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak.
Suwannee Lights Christmas: 6-10 p.m. daily through Dec. 24, Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park, 3076 95th Drive, Live Oak. Admission: Adults are $6 Sundays through Thursdays, $8 on Fridays and Saturdays; daily admission for ages 4-12 is $2, free for children 3 and younger. (386-364-1683, www.musicliveshere.com)
"Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away 3-D," family
"Jack Reacher," thriller
"This is 40," comedy
"Live At Legends," Buddy Guy
"Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained Soundtrack"
"Trouble Man: Heavy is the Head," T.I.
"Army Wives: Season Six, Part Two," TV drama
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days," comedy
"Liberal Arts," comedy
"The Sarah Silverman Program: Season Three," TV comedy
"Sleepwalk With Me," comedy
"Big Sky River," Linda Lael Miller
"Against the Odds," Kat Martin
"Deadly Little Lessons," Laurie Faria Stolarz
"Pogo: Bona Fide Balderdash," Walt Kelly
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Play with color, detail, texture and dimension in brand new ways to achieve exquisite results unlike anything you've quilted before. Join renowned quilting instructor Patsy Thompson, and discover how to use her signature hyperquilting technique to create quilts that shine with vibrant visual interest and enticing intricacy. Get tips for bringing your work to life by selecting the perfect combination of gorgeous threads. Find out how easy it is to use trapunto techniques that add luscious loft and standout texture to any project, from wallhangings to full-size quilts. Plus, learn to combine hyperquilting and trapunto techniques to create dynamic quilt projects that draw attention and admiration for years to come.
Meet your instructor, free-motion quilting expert Patsy Thompson, in this engaging introduction to hyperquilting. You'll learn what hyperquilting is as you start to practice and stitch out your echoed designs.
Increase your hyperquilting expertise with Patsy's help as you learn how to incorporate a second thread and stitch out a beautiful asymmetrical feather design. You'll learn how to determine the most efficient and aesthetically pleasing stitch paths as you gain confidence and skill with your stitching.
Master the basics of trapunto in this thorough overview. You'll learn how to choose from a wide variety of batting to get the look and feel that you want before stitching out trapunto appliqu� designs. You'll learn how to outline your work in invisible thread, emphasize specific design ideas, trim the batting and much more.
Kick up your trapunto work as you create a beautiful feathered wreath design using water-soluble thread. Patsy shows you how to attach the trapunto layer to the top piece of fabric before stitching over the water-soluble thread with decorative threads. You'll gain more tips on trimming batting, adding echoes and stitching curves as you complete your wreath.
Discover special considerations for working with trapunto, in addition to specialty products like a steam-activated fabric that can add a whimsical crinkled texture to your projects. Patsy takes the intimidation factor out of trapunto projects by showing how a full quilt can be broken up into manageable hand-sewn or machine-appliqu�d blocks.
Wrap up the new skills you've learned in class as you combine hyperquilting and trapunto techniques. Patsy walks you step by step through the creation of a gorgeous new project that combines texture, movement and dimension. Play with color and stitching techniques as you hyperquilt in different directions and tie the design together with a pronounced trapunto center.
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Muncy lost a lot of height.
It did not lose its inside game.
A year ago Courtney Ebner and Anna Schultz gave Muncy two of the HAC-III's tallest players. Both graduated and shorter sisters Crystal and Charity Good replaced them inside. Good thing for Muncy they play so big.
Both Crystal and Charity were inside forces during last weekend's Muncy Rotary Tournament. They topped 10 rebounds in both games and Muncy romped to its second consecutive championship, defeating Northwest and Hughesville. In both games, the Indians gave up inches inside but nothing else.
"We were looking for that inside presence and Charity and Crystal were excellent these first two games," Muncy coach Craig Weaver said. "They really came alive. We have an inside game."
Crystal started last year and played well as Muncy reached states for a second straight year. Her older sister Charity did not play much, but looked like a polished veteran last weekend. She scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in her debut before adding seven points and 11 rebounds against Hughesville.
"It's hard work inside, but it's fun," Crystal said. "If you work to get the right position it works out OK."
Crystal is a blur on the court, constantly making hustle plays and sparking Muncy. She was fantastic against Hughesville and displayed her strong all-around game. The junior forward scored nine points, grabbed 13 rebounds, dealt six assists and made eight steals. Any time there was a loose ball, Crystal seemed to be there grabbing it.
That was a role Crystal played last year, but she looks even better this season. In addition to playing well inside, Crystal also handled the ball well, showed great awareness and even played point guard some against Hughesville.
"Crystal is the engine that makes us go," Weaver said. "We talk to the girls about how you don't have to be the high scorer or have all the stats to make a big impact. It's about doing the little things and Crystal is a player that is always providing a spark and she gets us going."
Wellsboro has a unique blend of seniors and talented freshmen this season. The freshmen look like they could be terrific players, but they need guidance. Fortunate for them, they have senior point guard Mackenzie Marple helping them settle in.
Marple played excellent at the Muncy Rotary Tournament, scoring 42 points in two games and was dazzling on both ends of the floor as Wellsboro beat Northwest, 50-44, Saturday to take third place. Marple scored a career-high 24 points, grabbed eight rebounds, dealt five assists and made five steals in that win.
"Playing back when I was a freshmen and with girls like my sister (Alex) and Kelly Hebert was great for me," Marple said. "They were leaders to me and they pushed me to come as far as I could as a player when I was first on the varsity."
More important than the stats was the way Marple ran the team. Everytime Northwest threatened, Marple settled Wellsboro. Late in the game with Wellsboro clinging to a four-point lead, a Hornet was about to shoot a long-range jumper. Marple yelled from the the top of the key and took the ball. She then dribbled away precious seconds, drove the lane and was fouled. It was a little thing, but it was huge and it helped Wellsboro seal the win.
The stats are nice, but so is the example Marple is setting.
"I would actually prefer it not be me that is the leader but I think the girls want someone to help them out there and I want to step up and be that person," Marple said. "I try to be as nice as possible but I tell them what to do so they're not lost out there."
It was a good night Saturday for the Marple family. Mackenzie's sister Alex scored 19 points for Lemoyne College. And there might be more to come.
Jersey Shore is off to its best start in a decade after capturing the CMVT Tournament championship. The Bulldogs won their two games by 51 combined points as Kayla Allen averaged 19 points and earned Tournament MVP honors. The Bulldogs have a good nucleus back from last year's team and are a team to keep an eye on ... Williamson held off Bucktail, 63-57, and captured the Liberty Tournament championship. Kim Daugherty was outstanding, averaging 22 points in two wins. She had 22 points, 10 rebounds and six steals and Cheyenne Jones also had a double-double ... Bucktail's Maria Morgan had a big tournament, averaging 30 points. The sophomore guard is already closing in on 600 career points despite playing just 24 games.
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I hope you are all looking forward to this holiday shortened week! Our household will be hosting Thanksgiving this year and in celebration of the holiday of thanks, we'll be talking a little about both thanks and giving. So please join JD of Get Rich Slowly and me later today, 6PM Eastern/3PM Pacific, for another rousing episode of the Personal Finance Hour!
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Dance classes
in ballroom, Latin, swing, Argentine tango, belly dance, zumba and wedding choreography. Group or private lessons.
Starting on Thursday, March 14, 2013 and continuing through Wednesday, July 31, 2013 every week on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.Next Date: This event ended on Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Cost: Free
Venue: Path to Wellness Center.
11417 Eden Road, North Collins.
11417 Eden Road, North Collins.
More Info: 337-3092.


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Technical information
Begin of tour: Bären bus-stop, Wattenwil
End of tour: Schwarzenburg train station
Access to starting point: S3 from Bern or Thun to Wattenwil train station. By bus from there.
Access to destination: Trains to Berne
Technical requirements: Easy
Physical fitness: Medium difficulty
Total altitude gain: Approx. 470 m
Walking time: 5 hrs 15 min.
Season: March to November
Catering: Wattenwil, Burgistein, Riggisberg, Rüeggisberg, Wislisau, Schönentannen, Schwarzenburg
Accommodation: Schwarzenburg
Various: Former monastery building in Rüeggisberg
Tour literature: www.karten-shop.ch
Wattenwil - Burgistein - Riggisberg - Mättiwil - Rüeggisberg - Wislisau - Elisried - Schwarzenburg
Always following the brown signs of the Jakobsweg, the route firstclimbs up from Wattenwil to Burgistein and then on to Riggisberg. Thescene is one of open country with wide fields. The path continues toclimb gently up to Rüeggisberg. Then you go down past the monasterybuildings to the Schwarzwassergraben. On the other side of the valley,a short but steep climb takes you up to a high plateau. You carry onwalking westwards and eventually reach the regional capital ofSchwarzenburg.
Tour Overview
3D hiking map Download GPX coordinates Download KMZ (GoogleEarth)
Pictures: www.tourenguide.ch
The careful planning of a tour will ensure that you also derive the maximum pleasure and enjoyment from it. Please take the time to contact the local information centre and enquire about route and weather conditions before setting off. Your intended trail may be fully or partially closed, depending on the time of year and weather conditions.


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Poll: Your favorite open source gift | Opensource.com
Poll: Your favorite open source gift
Which open source gift do you want the most this holiday season?
Check out the open source gift guide and if you'd like a chance to win an iNecklace, Atmega32u4 Breakout Board, or MintyBoost, you have until Friday, December 2 to enter.
What other gifts our on the top of your list this year?
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A membership in Free Software Foundation
Nice one. Great idea for a gift!
For me it was a toss-up between the Raspberry Pi and the Magnatune sub. I think both are great ideas. But FSF or even EFF membership is also a great idea.
Must win Squeezebox
Aww.. can only choose 1. All of them look like cool gifts.
What I really want this Christmas is a gift voucher to go and buy all the neat Linux devices that are coming on the market now and In the future. Now where should I start at the letter A or maybe the letter Z.