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The sound one makes by placing his or her face in cleavage and shaking their face back and forth while exhaling creating a "brrrrrrp rrrrp rrrrp rrrrp" sound.
The hummer she gave me was so good, I gave her a speedboat as my way of saying thanks.
von Michael 20. Oktober 2005
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Its the male version of motor boat. Its when a girls motor boats your balls.
Dude Hillary speed boated me last night. Whats a speed boat? Its the new motor boat!
von More Joshy 14. September 2009
The action of eating a girl out underwater making a ton of bubbles
He Jeff how did your girlfriend react after you speedboated her ?
She loved it she squirted after I was finished
She loved it she squirted after I was finished
von OGMUDBONE69 27. Februar 2015
The act of "buzzing" ones lips, imitating the sound of a speed boat. Then applying the vibration of the lips or "engine" to the grundle.
Jerry was tickled when Denise perform a speedboat while he lounged in his Lazy Boy recliner.
von T-Hype 6. Juli 2005
Probably the coolest of the boats. Very fast and often used for racing. Also the nickname for Elizabeth SpeedBoat. Elizabeth SpeedBoat from Aspen Colorado/Los Angeles California is an artist, and the most expert of expert enterprenuers.
You want to wakeboard behind my speedboat? Hey SpeedBoat, you wanna hit this bong?
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During the past four decades, more than 600,000 people from all walks of life have received special training to care for others in crisis through the Stephen Ministry program. While the program typically works through churches, a small number of hospital systems have adapted its principles to help offer short-term spiritual care to patients and their families. Trident Health was one of the first to use Stephen Ministers to assist hospital chaplain staff and now is in its 20th year with the program. This month, the Rev. Darrell Bare, Trident Health's chaplain and Stephen Ministry leader, will start interviewing for new volunteers. While candidates should be "spiritually and emotionally mature," with an endorsement from a leader within the candidate's faith community, volunteers are typically lay people and are not required to have counseling or ministry experience. They may simply be good listeners who naturally provide support to those around them. Bare says the interview process allows time for discernment so candidates can learn about what's involved and consider if they can commit. Those selected will attend classes from 7-9:30 p.m. Tuesdays from Oct. 7 through April. "The training is basic," says Bare. "It's designed for people who don't have a background in this kind of work at all." Following the 60 hours of training, Stephen ministers are expected to volunteer three hours a week, for two years, as assigned at Trident Medical Center or Summerville Medical Center. Stephen Ministers do not work with critically ill patients or those in emergency situations but do reach out to others who have been in the hospital for more than five days. "The patients are very appreciative of those visits," says Bare. The program takes its name from the early Christian leader Stephen, whose story of caring ministry is told in the Biblical book of Acts. When offered through churches, Stephen Ministry typically pairs a volunteer for an extended period with someone within the same congregation who is going through a difficult time in life – such as divorce, job loss or illness. In contrast, Stephen ministers serving in the hospital setting provide short-term care and are trained to care for people of different faiths. The volunteers' experiences may be as meaningful to them personally as to those they help. "One of my new volunteers at our last meeting was talking about just how much joy and fun she was having through these interactions," says Bare. In fact, she wanted to make sure she was doing it right. "I think she expected it to be more heavy kind of stuff." To learn more about applying for Trident Health's Stephen Ministry program, contact the Rev. Darrell Bare at firstname.lastname@example.com or 843-847-4968. Callout: "One of my new volunteers at our last meeting was talking about just how much joy and fun she was having through these interactions." -Rev. Darrell Bare, Trident Health's chaplain and Stephen Ministry leader
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This album skilfully unites the mature beauty of traditional folk music with an exciting contemporary twist. This up-to-date touch is largely provided by Jim Causley's vocals, which effortlessly switch from the solemnity of `Drummer Boy for Waterloo' to the dynamic requirements of `Th...more
"One of the best instrumental outfits to emerge in recent years" - Channel 4 Online
Mawkin:Causley is brothers James and David Delarre, Danny Crump, Alex Goldsmith and acclaimed singer Jim Causley. Together, they merge west and east (from Essex, Suffolk and Devon), tunes and songs played with attitude—the result breathing youthful vigor and energy into folk- inspired music.
Mawkin have now played over 50 UK festivals and have supported a range of well-regarded artists including Eliza Carthy, Shooglenifty, Show of Hands, Billy Bragg, Mr Scruff and more besides.
The band met at a Folk Festival in 2003, when the average age of Mawkin band members was barely 17 years old. Local boy Jim Causley, already a well regarded singer, was also there. Mawkin had been looking for a vocalist but finding someone who could fit into what had already become a tightnit group was proving difficult. However, when Jim was heard singing in his distinctive, clear and rich voice, as well as being seen drinking beer and having fun, the band knew that one day he'd be ideal for them. In 2007 they finally joined forces.
In the intervening years instrumentalist's Mawkin self- released a debut album The Fair Essex (Good Form Records/2006), Their EP, Cold Ruin, and their newest full-length album The Akward Recruit. On the strength of the reception and their growing reputation as live performers who know how to win an audience, Mawkin, have now built up a strong and loyal following. Combining their considerable forces with the acclaimed BBC folk Award nominee and ex Devils Interval star Jim Causley in their ranks, they are all poised for much bigger things.


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Cognitive Therapy May Ease Seniors' Anxiety
April 8, 2009 -- Cognitive behavior therapy may help older adults deal with anxiety.
Generalized anxiety disorder is common among seniors. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on changing a person's way of thinking in order to change their behavior or emotions.
In a new study with 134 older adults, some participants received cognitive behavior therapy for three months. Treatment included education and awareness, motivational interviewing, relaxation training, cognitive therapy, problem-solving skills training, and sleep management training. Other participants received enhanced usual care, which consisted of biweekly phone calls from a therapist to offer support and ensure patient safety.
The participants had an average age of 67. They were evaluated at the start of the study, after the three months of therapy, and several times during the next year. The participants with the cognitive behavioral therapy improved significantly at three months, compared with the other group, on several measures, including worry severity, depressive symptoms, and general mental health. However, in another key measure, severity of anxiety, there was no difference between the two groups.
The differences in treatment response rates at three months were not apparent at 15 months, suggesting that the enhanced usual care group had some improvement and that "booster sessions" of cognitive behavioral therapy might be helpful. There were no significant differences in use of anti-anxiety or anti-depressant medication between the two groups.
The study, conducted by researchers at the Baylor College of Medicine, was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Generalized anxiety disorder is common late in life, affecting up to 7.3% in the community and 11.2% in primary care, according to the study. Anxiety in older adults is associated with physical disability, memory difficulties, decreased quality of life, increased use of services, mortality, and depression.
"This study is the first to suggest that CBT can be useful for managing worry and associated symptoms among older patients in primary care," the authors write. "This study paves the way for future research to test sustainable models of care in more demographically heterogeneous groups."


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Penn State's big football recruiting extravaganza for Saturday's game against Ohio State has paid immediate dividends.
Richie Anderson, the 6-foot, 182-pound running back from Governor Thomas Johnson High School in Frederick, Md. and son of the former Penn State running back of the same name, Md., gave the Nittany Lions a verbal commitment following his official visit, several Internet sites reported on Sunday.
Anderson is the 12th member of the 2013 recruiting class, but he will be able to be counted against the 2012 scholarship numbers because he plans to enroll in January.
Originally verbally committed to Maryland, Anderson is considered an all-purpose back who also could line up as a slot receiver - he had nearly 1,400 yards combined rushing and receiving last year as the Patriots made the Maryland Class 3A state championship game.
Boston College, Rutgers, Temple, Wake Forest and East Carolina were other colleges that offered him a scholarship.


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Leeless Warriors will get pummeled inside especially with Faried coming back. You can't beat the Nuggets shooting from outsise, long shots = long rebounds = Denver fastbreak points.
Boston outplayed NY for 3 quarters, but couldn't finish. I expect Garnett to show up tonight and possibly steal this game
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Dismal day for me all around yesterday. Taking the over in the houston okie game. Think Rockets shoot better and Thunder match or exceed the effort. Like the Lakers. Howard will lead the team to a surprise win tonite to show critics he's worth his salt.
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Over 212 OKC Thunder-HOU Rockets
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God have mercy!
tnx bro and boy that over game was right on the target .. gonna wait till later and observe the spread and again hoping for the best outcome
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two bad live bets out of three on GS/DEN game one was to protect the first bet- the last trying to middle and failed on what I call unbelievable SH!T not since the Wolves Spurs have I seen so many pointless points in the last 1:17 sec or so. I mean the refs were looking at the players in that last minute as soon as ball was dribbled whistle beep- and then the nuggets kept fouling fournier even motioned to a team mate to trap and foul and then they made a senseless dunk lack of sportsmanship oh well missed by yes you know it a basket-
I was at work until after 10pm yesterday no time to write up and missed a few bets in the process although I PM with some of you about them time, or lack thereof got the best of me.
Today looking at totals on first two games looking for opposite things that have been happening so far from game one to game two and those that have yielded similar results- once am done doing that will post the my picks. Hopefully they pan out.
haha i laughed right when i read your post asking what over game
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FDA granted 510(k) clearance and CLIA moderate-complexity categorization approval for Focus Diagnostics' Simplexa Flu A/B & RSV Direct test on the 3M™ Integrated Cycler. The assay, developed jointly by Focus and 3M with $5.9 million of Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) funding, is designed to aid in the qualitative detection and differentiation of influenza A and B virus RNA, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). It requires no nucleic acid extraction procedure and generates results within an hour. A CE mark was granted in 2011.
Focus (a subsidiary of Quest Diagnostics) says the Simplexa Flu A/B & RSV Direct test is the first moderate-complexity molecular assay in its Simplexa product line. CLIA-defined moderate complexity laboratories include certain types of doctor's offices, community hospitals, health clinics, and integrated delivery networks, which may lack the staff and technology to carry out high-complexity diagnostic assays.
"The future of influenza and all respiratory virus testing is molecular diagnostics, given its potential for high sensitivity and fast reporting of test results, which are essential for patient management," comments Jay M. Lieberman, M.D., Focus and Quest's medical director for infectious diseases. "The clearance and moderate complexity categorization of the Simplexa test on the 3M Integrated Cycler signifies an important step forward in expanding access to near-patient molecular testing."
Focus' Simplexa testing line for the portable 3M instrument includes assays for the H1N1 influenza virus, and for detecting and differentiating Clostridium difficile, Bordetella pertussis, and parapertussis, cytomegalovirus, Eptstein Barr virus, and BK virus. Focus also offers a potfolio of HerpeSelect® HSV type-specific serology assays, and a line of DxSelect™ IFA and ELISA kits to help diagnose diseases such as West Nile Virus, rickettsia, and legionella.
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Hi all,
I have a slight (which is actually turning out to be quite major) issue whereby the locking wheel nut key for my Peugeot 207 is damaged and is therefore unable to grip the nut. The car is currently at work with a flat tyre, which I have no hope of changing over myself as the locking nut is fixed in place.
I have basic assistance and I know that RAC patrols carry equipment to remove lug nuts. Will I be covered for them to remove the nut for me to allow me to change over the wheel?
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The name of uniqueness. Someone who is very different and not normal. Very rare but not in a bad way. You wouldn't want to let go of this person because he/she is the only of its kind that you'll ever meet.
I've never had a friend like Rixy. She's nothing like the people I know.
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Durham's one and only "proper" nightclub, which changed its name to DH1 in recent years. Not really as fun as Klute, but at least it's not such a crush.
You coming to Rixies tonight?
viết bởi Pete 16 Tháng mười hai, 2004
A club in Durham that's only marginally better than Klute. But that's not really saying much is it? It's on North Road and is now known as DH1.
Coming to Rixies?
No, it's crap.
No, it's crap.
viết bởi theprince 26 Tháng mười hai, 2005
An endangered breed of child transvestite that idolises males with penis' over 2 and a half inch's with an incredibly high pitched voice and that still thinks the "bowlcut" looks good, they have no friends and loves having relations with scruffy looking dogs. they have comically large teeth, also loves to wrap his foreskin over the head of another males penis. in its spare time this particular species enjoys torturing gerbils by swallowing them with his asshole then pooing them into unsuspecting peoples mouths.
John: holy shit, here comes a rixy!
Geoffery: Quick cover your ears, mouths and your dogs assholes.
*rixy walks by*
John: How unfortunate.
Geoffery: Quick cover your ears, mouths and your dogs assholes.
*rixy walks by*
John: How unfortunate.
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This Week C9: Revolution 9 - The Future of Channel 9
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I'll be excited to watch the "Revolution" unfold. Time to go watch the video!
still watching, but are there any plans of a schedule of upcoming videos? that'd be really great
also, where's charels? he'll still be a major part of the future c9 i hope?
- For upcoming videos yes, we'll be able to share them and get questions before, as well as get suggestions on future videos. As you can imagine, there will be times when we can't disclose upcoming videos (ex: a new technology or product).
- No worries on Charles, he's still on the Channel 9 team He was actually going to drop by when we filmed yesterday but he was out of the office sick
No download links?
Sounds like great things. Yes discoverability has become an issue, especially PDC videos etc.
I personally would like to see more screen casts Especially with new areas, both in the realm of Dev but also in usability in areas such as Office and other programs.
It is good to hear that the different sites are coming under one platform. But in that light, PDC imo should get the treatment of Mix as a conference type site that bubbles into Channel 9. Perhaps even getting screen casts and feature reviews specific to the conference and as the stuff productizes more into the mainstream.
Can also ask for More WPF content: especially moving into a MVVM with MEF point of view. perhaps a series of screen casts in architeching and implementing such an ap.
Agree with the point of missing the Scoble/Rory type of interviews. although the Going Deep interviews are the most interesting for me. Well those and the Tina history of MS have been simply amazing from a nostalgia point of view.
And yes I did watch the entire video, shame on those that don't:) Shout out to Duncan. He needs to be in more videos:)
Hey Duncan,
It's true I probably wouldn't have watch 59m of the video, but I skipped straight to you to hear about SQL tuning and you totally let me down!
Weak sauce.
We wanted to put the video up as soon as possible but the video is large in terms of size (1 hour+ length) so some of the download videos aren't up yet. If you wait a few hours, all of them should finish FTP'ing up and the links will auto-magically upload.
A few tips on the dev end...
Screw cloud computing. C9 can do it without it, many sites do. If youtube can do it c9 can.
The site has improved so much since 5 months ago. Using Firefox or Chrome used to make the site pretty snappy. Since then IE also feels snappy. No more hangs on javascript!
Channel9 is a great resource. It has been since the beginning. It does not feel the same as the earlier years with Robert Scoble. Something is just not the same. Those times felt more exciting. The videos were more interesting from all aspects (end user, developer...). Channel9 should try to get back to that spark. I firmly believe it is not just because Channel9 was new, something was different.
Oh and the community seems stagnant. Not sure why I get this impression. Keep trucking.
Thanks all! This is the beginning for this project, but we wanted to start of on the right foot, by being open and honest. In the coming weeks we will share more and look forward to the comments.
One thing I enjoyed about watching the video tonight was how many times we said "back to our roots". Its true, C9 Revolution is about trying some new things, but also hopefully a return to what made us successful in the early days.
You guys can do it. Just please do it
I hope you don't mine if I compare your content of Channel 9 to WolframAlpha blog posts, both are not afraid to admit & show your mistakes and interview the person behind the green curtain. On balance I prefer channel 9's as W.A. markets their product to much, like 4 times in the first minute. Does that make you bad at marketing or marketing geniuses?
The most rememberable videos to me, cover what seem a first glance the most boring thing in the world, eg FONTS, Then finding out that the person behind it was passionate about the subject. This passion took the main thread content of the video on to interesting tanget converations. (Alphabet & Tracking Animals).
Thank you all at channel 9 & sibling sites, wishing you another successful 5 years.
p.s Is it me or does this editor disable the Spelling Correction Suggestions of Firefox, as I don't believe I wrote this much without a single mistake. (Dyslexic is I)
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Thanks for featuring my comment regarding the "dilemma of choosing a community" and look forward to all the changes you'll be implementing. Sounds like very much a big step in the right direction.
And I saw "the part" Duncan refers to
Looking forward to the links to times within videos. Would also like the comment on post button to not stop playing the video if you aren't logged in.
Yes, I watched it to the end.
Some feedback too: I actually don't have time for watching all C9 videos (let alone C8, C10 and the others). That is why I really like This Week on C9, if you mention some interesting stuff I can take a look at it; all while doing actual work/studying during the week
If This Week on C9 (or whatever you would call it) would also be This Week on C8, C10, blogs.msdn.com, that would really be great.
The strange thing about the new post editor is that most of the buttons don't work anymore. All I see is the UNDO and ADD buttons and that drop down menu that says Paragraph. If I wait a while and hover my mouse over other posts sometimes they will all pop up randomly but most of the time they don't. It's really weird.
I only have IE7 installed so I don't know about other browsers.
So that's why you guys switched to widescreen. Four guys in the frame at once.
Re: Bruce Williams: Bob Ross. Enough said.
Also: saw the part. I have to confess that I always watch the videos at 1.4 speed, though.
That happens for me too, in IE6! IE8 is fine though.
Aha! At least I know I'm not alone.
So IE6 and 7 both do this.
It would be interesting to count the number of times the words "Go do" is used in this segment, especially by Jeff...chringe!
This video is another instance of a common recent problem on channel 9. That is a video that is not usable over 700kbps DSL. Generally, the quality of channel 9 usability is erratic at best. Increasingly, I am finding it not worth making the effort to use it. Certainly it has become a poor advertisement for Microsoft quality.
I'm not sure what's the new system exactly (from content poster perspective) but one observation from the tag system:
Lets suppose several people posts videos about say Blend. Then you end up with tags like Blend 3, Expression Blend 3, Blend etc and then user clicks on one of them, it only picks up the stuff matching that tag exactly. Users should be able to create new ID's (or tags) but the UI should always enforce comprehensive search against the existing IDs with exact match date descending grouped edit distance results. Since same user is probably going to post many videos in same category, the previously used tags should be bubbled up.
All very common sense basic stuff but for some reason there are million tag systems out there which failed the most basic requirement for any tagging system.
Interesting. I'm looking forward to see this coming live! The thing that interests me the most is to see how the Coffeehouse gets integrated again
Btw. just a few thoughts/questions about the statistical data: is it really that most of the people watch the videos online? Because otherwise how can you say that most people don't watch the videos to the end? I'm most often downloading the videos and I'm curious whether I'm alone with that.
I hope you guys find a way to unify the communities on the various sites. It would be nice to have one common place for people to chat other than the fragmented situation that we face today.
sure, i understand
To bad charles wasnt feeling well but great to hear that he's still on
all silverlight channel9 ftw
does watch online mean stream the wmv hq version? i never download the videos from c9, i stream them in wmp the sl player is alright i guess but it somehow feels very SL1..
I almost always download the videos, because that way I can speed them up. Also when playing in the browser I often forget that I'm supposed to leave that tab alone and accidentally click some link, and then the video stops. When downloading, it plays in WMP and you don't have that problem.
looks good, ill keep an eye on it.
talk about keeping things short and simple.
brevity is the soul of wit. :-> eek.
Yes I watched the all the video. Sounds great, I'm looking forward to the changes!
I also download almost every video instead of watching it online.
The reason for that is, that most of the videos are posted when I am at work where I can't watch them. As soon as the RSS notifier pops up, a download order for the hq video file goes to my server back home. So when I get back home from work everything is ready for an evening full of interesting c9 content.
The only thing missing is a solution for streaming the videos to the living room but that's work in progress, maybe the new popcorn hour (http://www.popcornhour.com) will meet my expectations.
Besides that, great video guys. I'm very curious about the upcoming changes. The "ask the gu" event was awesome so I especially looking forward to the live events. Hopefully they will be scheduled so I can watch them in the evening at home (CET).
The redesign sound really good, and especially the consolidation af sites
(and I watched the whole video )
> Also: saw the part. I have to confess that I always watch the videos at 1.4 speed, though.
I used to watch the videos at high speed in media player. I now watch in silverlight and miss that functionality. I wonder if C9 could bring in the micro-machines guy to make some super-dense videos.
Channel9 should be all about connecting with Microsoft leaders and common employees so that the interested public (i.e. developers, students and IT professionals) can discuss current ideas being work on in the company and general policy directions. In this regard Channel9 has failed. It is still mostly one-way. We watch videos, we say "very good" and we leave. Who reads the Coffee House from the Microsoft leaders and employees? I can much easier give feedback to the IE or WMP teams for example through their blogs, if they have one, than through any Channel9 method. The wiki has fallen into disuse. The Coffee House is read by no real Microsoft group. MS Connect is the only official site to give feedback. Its devoted users from outside Microsoft seem to love Channel9. But do the internal employees pay it any attention nowadays? Or do they spend their time write blog entries or Twitting or in other cases they do not even care for such Channels of communication?
There should be:
1. A Live Chat room. Like IRC or something web-based. Where Microsoft employees can hang out and where users can talk. Why should everything be forum-based on the Web. Live chat is abandoned everywhere on the Web. Make a difference and who know you might start a new trend inside the company and elsewhere. A Chatroom.
2. Pick topic andinvite Microsoft managers/employees to give their opinions and also invite the Channel9 users to give their opinions, so that there would be a discussion. There are so many controversial and not so controversial topics on which Microsoft managers need the opinion of users. Turn Channel9 into a lab for user studies of sorts for them.
3. Invite the users to submit their own videos. Why should everything come from you. Or, invite users to talk via phone or Webcam on some of your videos.
Sounds good! And yes, I watched the whole video.
+1 for making the PDC content much more discoverable. I think it's one of C9's crown jewels and it's hidden so well I kinda assumed it was done deliberately.
I owe Channel 9 a heck of a lot. I got my first proper tech job as a direct result of watching early Channel 9. I applied for a job and somehow managed to get past the paper sift and get an interview.
The interviewer threw in some normal questions but then asked "Can you write some pseudo code to detect a palindrome" Which by a wonderful coincidence was just what had been covered in this video I repeated what was in the video and comments and 4 hours later got the job offer at nearly 50% more than I was on. I have not looked back since.
Thank you Channel 9.
85% of the content goes 30,000 ft above my head but if 0.1% sticks then I am smarter than I would have been. Keep it up.
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1. When looking at merging the different communities, try to not overload the RSS feeds to much. Right now I get 2-3 posts a day, and most of them are Developer topics that I am interested in. If that becomes 10 or 20 posts a day, with the majority of them being topics that I am not interested in (design, student level material, etc) then I might have to drop the feed.
2. Super stoked for HD quality and smooth streaming! This should help a lot when there are graphics or screen casts. For instance, the Usability/Importance graph was not readable in the WMV format video.
3. Also very interested in the addition of bookmarks. I LOVED the .NET show because every episode had bookmarks and a full transcript. Makes it much easier to get to the important parts of a long video.
4. Everyone else is mentioning that they download the videos, so I thought I would throw it out there that I stream them in Media Player instead of the browser for 1 crutial reason: Full Screen on a second monitor. Flash/Silverlight seem to think that everyone only uses one monitor, and full screen is useless if you are trying to get work done on a second monitor (it closes as soon as you click on another window). I know that isn't your problem to fix, but I would cry if you lost the download option and force me to use Silverlight's version of "full screen"
5. Keep up the great work!
For the guy who wanted to know, I watched the whole thing.
What is the name of the song, that is that the begining of the video?
Artist: One Pump Chump
Album: Funundrum
Song: GDI
Here's the problem. C9 pays a LOT of money in bandwidth to be sent over to countries nowhere near the United States where their servers probably are. With Azure, C9 would have the ability to serve many more users and allow for better scaling on the data center side.
We'll keep your feedback about the RSS feeds in mind, definitely don't want to overload anyone's client!
As far as "I would cry if you lost the download option" goes ... don't worry, we have absolutely no plans to remove downloading as an option!
I saw Duncan's section where he said, post to say you saw it So I did.
I can't wait to see more cool behind the scenes videos. I am an 8er and old school 9er. Welcoming the change.
Windows 7 Sounds and Themes interview are way over due btw
Oh, more "why was this designed this way" video interviews in terms of UX in MS products. Loved those videos on Ch9. So I am guessing MIX-online interviewing MS itself...whoa!!
I love the hour-long videos from the trenches. Would it be possible to browse by video length?
Keep up the good work guys!
I'm really excited to see all the stuff that is going to come out of this announcement. There are couple of suggestions which would be great.
1. Single Video portal. It would be great if you could access all video from a single site. Sometimes it's frustrating when you have to go hunting and pecking around for learning resources. Maybe a highlights page which could summarize what's going on for what channel.
2. Spell checking for the edtior. For some reason, the Firefox spell checker doesn't catch misspellings. I'm forced to load Word to check my writing before submitting.
3. Improve search. Searching for videos is a little painful.
4. Thanks for doing channel 9. This is the place i now check for updates and interview for Microsoft products. I don't know any other company that does it to this extent. Thanks for putting yourself out there, and not getting fired.
The site seems to be quite reliable now so that's a nice improvement.
As a developer, I also have quite an interest in the Scoble-style interviews.
Has there been any progress on merging 10 and C4F into C9?
I haven't seen anything recently about Revolution 9.
And I watched to the end.
Hey, the Silverlight player was fixed for widescreen videos. Awesome job.
I really do not know what I am signing up for, but it just looked interesting?
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Greg Lucier has made his first investment since his days as chairman and CEO of Life Technologies as a member of the investor group behind Edico Genome.
A San Diego startup whose technology promises to enable the clinical use of genomics by radically reducing the cost and time of analyzing next-generation sequencing (NGS) data is attractive enough to have drawn Gregory Lucier among investors that have joined to raise $10 million in Series A financing.
Lucier has made his first investment since his days as chairman and CEO of Life Technologies as a member of the investor group behind Edico Genome, which announced the financing today and said it plans to bring to market its Dynamic Read Analysis for Genomics (DRAGEN) Bio-IT Processor this fall.
The group was led by Qualcomm's venture investment group Qualcomm Ventures, and included Axon Ventures—as well as Lucier, who will join Edico's board of directors: "Edico Genome's solution to speed data analysis and lower costs has the potential to have a large impact on many areas of medicine, particularly in oncology and noninvasive personal testing," Lucier said in a statement.
According to Edico, DRAGEN slashes the time needed to analyze a whole human genome from 24 hours to just 18 minutes, while retaining the accuracy of today's analysis carried out by clusters of large servers. A single DRAGEN accelerator card can do the work of the 50 servers needed to analyze, for example, the more than 18,000 whole human genomes a year produced by a full Illumina HiSeq X Ten system, at a savings of $6 million over four years. That savings includes reduced compute requirements, lower overhead costs (such as for IT staff, power, and rack space), and reduced data upload costs and data storage costs, since DRAGEN also compresses the raw data for long-term storage.
Introduced in January at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference, HiSeq X Ten dazzled investors and others by breaking the $1,000-genome sequencing cost barrier—a figure that includes reagents and sample prep, DNA extraction, hardware, and labor. DRAGEN is designed to lower that expense further by drastically cutting hardware costs, which Illumina has estimated at $137, assuming 116 "runs" per year per system, each run sequencing 16 genomes, and four-year depreciation.
"If you look at HiSeq X Ten and you do [analysis] on servers, including storage and everything, all that processing, etc., it's about $150 per whole-genome sequence. Ours is a fraction of the cost—maybe in the $20–$30 kind of range," Edico's CEO, Pieter van Rooyen, Ph.D., told GEN.
Dr. van Rooyen likens Edico's technology to the smartphones that have supplanted the brick-sized cellphones of a generation ago, which in turn he likens to today's NGS analysis tools: "They're where cellphones were in the '80s, big and clunky. What we're doing is aiming to bring sequencing, in terms of the processing of data, out of the '80s, at least into the '90s, but we have the fundamental technology to bring it all the way into the iPhone of the future, if you will."
The technology, according to Edico, is the world's first NGS bioinformatics application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC). Embedded on a PCIe form factor card, DRAGEN will be sold with accompanying software as a platform-as-a-service or Paas platform for integration into sequencers and NGS bioinformatics servers. DRAGEN uses a processor with algorithms for mapping, alignment, sorting, and variant calling.
Instead of analyzing the torrent of sequencing data in software through a general purpose processor, Dr. van Rooyen said, DRAGEN uses its own dedicated processor that runs the tailored algorithms: "We have architecture on our chip that facilitates the movement of the data and the processing of the data in an optimal way. That's why we can do it on one chip as opposed to an all-server form of Intel CPUs."
Dr. van Rooyen is one of three founders of Edico. The others are Robert McMillen, Ph.D., vp of engineering, and Michael Reuhle, director of system architecture. DRAGEN will be launched commercially during the American Society of Human Genetics' 64th Annual Meeting, set for October 18–22 in San Diego.
"We believe genomics is the future of healthcare, and our technology is really enabling the uptake of genomics," Dr. van Rooyen said. "Hopefully in five or 10 years, everybody's going to have a personalized sequencer, and our technology is just a first step on the processing side in realizing that kind of future. It's a fundamental technology that can be extended to the future and allow the processing of the data in a very simple, dedicated chip."
He said a huge part of Edico's success to date has been its ability to benefit from EvoNexus™, the business incubator of CommNexus™, a nonprofit high-tech trade organization in San Diego. Edico is one of 28 startups housed by EvoNexus, through which Edico connected with its investors, including Qualcomm as well as Lucier, whose Life Tech was acquired by Thermo Fisher Scientific for about $13.6 billion, plus assumption of $1.5 billion in net debt, in a deal completed February 3.
The incubator has a relationship with Qualcomm through the Qualcomm Labs initiative, which facilitated an earlier seed investment in Edico by Qualcomm Ventures—and led to the financing from Qualcomm Ventures.
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Who's gonna be the next H&M collaborateur?
We've heard from the grapevine that slick high-street fashion retailer H&M is in the process of working out another collaboration with yet another star designer, but no one, aside from the bigwigs at the Swedish company, has any idea as to who it might be.
So, in the spirit of being imaginative, we give you our top picks for who might be (or, more precisely, who we wish to be) behind the next high-fashion-meets-high-street collection by H&M. If any of these designers will actually get to work on a masstige operation with the fashion-for-the-people brand, then we can predict another Jimmy Choo for H&M success in the making.
1.) Christian Louboutin. Despite his recent fashion faux pas at the Cannes Film Festival with the Loubi's Angels, people are still in love with his red-soled creations (except those revolting thigh-high boots that only Lady Gaga would be willingly caught dead in).
If the Jimmy Choo collection was sold out before lunch, a Louboutin line would be sold out before office hours started. Not because CL is more popular than JC, but because people would already know what to do when the day comes.
Ladies would literally kill each other just to lay their paws on a pair of pseudo-Louboutins, and that is due in large part to the fact that they wouldn't have to worry about how they would settle their credit card bills at the end of the month.
A word of caution to H&M: If there is ever going to be a Louboutin for H&M collection, we suggest you don't come out with heels that are sharp enough to be used as weapons. Just to be on the safe side.
2.) Alexander Wang. His heavy, shapeless Rocco handbag may be a disastrous excuse for a woman's accessory, but the 24-year-old Asian American designer is getting the attention of all the important figures in the Western fashion world. Wang wouldn't have won all those awards (Swarovski Accessories Designer of the Year and the all-important CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Award worth $200,000) at the recently concluded CFDA Awards if the A-list fash pack didn't think he has a bright future – creatively and commercially speaking – to begin with.
Who wouldn't buy reasonably priced shoes by Alexander Wang?
Wang is young and naturally aware of what the taste of this generation is all about, resulting in edgy, angst-ridden, unruly, dark-themed designs that, if coupled with H&M's foothold of the retail scene, could become the next mainstream thing in fashion. Another reason we think Wang's a top candidate to become H&M's next collaborateur is because he's got the experience in working with a mass retail chain. Remember the Alexander Wang line for Uniqlo?
Prepare to see more and more people sporting buckle details and all sorts of metal studding in their clothing should there ever be an Alexander Wang-H&M project.
3.) Jean Paul Gaultier. So Gaultier left Hermès to focus more of his creative energy on his own fashion house, but let's face it, the JPG house existed fine even when he was still busy working on Hermès' women's ready-to-wear.
He has more time in his hands now than ever, and perhaps he'd be amenable to working on a collection with the Swedish brand. Besides, we're hungry for a more luxurious French touch in H&M's offerings (those hands touched Hermès for crying out loud).
Gaultier's already done a line for Target. And since it was such an underwhelming, nothing-really-caught-our-eyes collection, a collaborative project with H&M would be the perfect way for JPG to redeem himself. We can only hope he would see it that way. Come on, Jean Paul, step up!
Who's your bet for H&M's upcoming masstige collection?
Videos have been surfacing all over the web teasing the public on who might be the next designer to collaborate with the Swedish fast fashion brand. One is of a lady styled in a grand, aristocratic attire, reminding us a little of Carolina Herrera, while the other one is of a man who, as Business of Fashion speculates, appears to be Tomas Maier, creative director at Bottega Veneta.
We wonder if one of our picks here will emerge as the new H&M high-fashion-meets-high-street designer. Hmmm, we'll stay tuned on the grand unveiling on September 9th via www.hm.com.


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Pennsylvania is trying to develop a new way to look at criminal defendants when it comes to sentencing them, by having judges consider the risk they present to the community and the odds they will reoffend once out of prison.
"This is a statewide issue. ...We are at the cutting edge," said Blair County Judge Daniel J. Milliron, a member of Pennsylvania's Sentencing Commission.
Blair is one of four counties in the state selected to help develop risk assessment as a tool that can be used in sentencing defendants. The others are Westmoreland, Allegheny and Philadelphia.
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Blair County Judge Daniel J. Milliron is among the representatives reviewing Pennsylvania sentencing guidelines.
At one time, judges handed down sentences based on their gut feeling. That method went out the window with the state legislature passing sentencing enhancements because sentences, in some cases, weren't considered tough enough. For instance, judges must impose longer sentences on drug dealers based on the weight of the drugs they distributed or proximity to schools and playgrounds - if the prosecution requests the enhancements.
Judges also have standard range guidelines they must follow. If they impose sentences above or below the standard range, they must give reasons why.
Milliron said the Pennsylvania General Assembly gave the Pennsylvania Sentencing Commission, based at Penn State, the task of developing a risk assessment analysis based on "objective data."
Cynthia Kempinen, deputy director and research director for the commission, said the project has been under way for two years. It involves a study of 40,000 sentences imposed in the state from 2004 to 2006, and then a determination of how many of those defendants returned to the system in the ensuing years.
Kempinen said that the study is taking a look at such factors as age, gender, county, prior arrests (as opposed to convictions), prior drug offenses, prior arrests for property crimes, current offense and the gravity score of the individual, based on his criminal history.
Gravity scores range from zero to 5, based on convictions.
A scale of 14 levels is to be prepared, giving a judge an "additional tool" to use in sentencing, Kempinen said.
According to Milliron, the four counties involved will form focus groups to discuss the new tool and try it out.
Like Milliron, judges from those counties are members of the sentencing commission. They include Judge Rita Donovan Hathaway from Westmoreland, Judge Jill E. Rangos of Allegheny and Judge Sheila A. Woods-Skipper of Philadelphia.
Two weeks ago, those in Blair County's focus group met with sentencing commission personnel to talk about the project.
Blair was represented by Judge Elizabeth Doyle; District Attorney Richard A. Consiglio; the director of the juvenile probation office, Nancy Williams; her chief deputy, Jon Frank; Assistant Public Defender Joe Hartye; and Pat Gates and Christine Waite from the Adult Parole and Probation Office.
Milliron said within the next 60 days, representatives of the sentencing commission will visit Blair to discuss the task of the focus group in greater detail.
"The sole purpose [of the risk assessment tool] is to take away subjective factors," Milliron said.
The state's prisons are burgeoning with inmates, and this is one way to help a judge decide who should go to prison and who can be treated effectively in other ways, he said.
"What we are hoping to do is look at tons of data over the last 10 years," Milliron said.
Milliron said this is something new for Pennsylvania, although risk assessment appears to be working in other states.
He said he would not let his participation on the sentencing commission take him away from his "primary responsibility" of serving as a judge in Blair County. Milliron said he will look at the crimes committed from a victim's standpoint and won't neglect public safety.
Milliron said using objective data is an "absolute trend. ... It is coming," he said.
Consiglio said he will be part of the focus group, but he said as of right now he isn't sure what is happening.
He said he expressed strong feelings at the sentencing commission discussions two weeks ago that prior arrests, not just convictions, should be used as a factor in determining risk. He said that belief was not supported by defense attorneys.


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Goose Creek High School tight end Kalan Ritchie attended South Carolina's football scrimmage and junior day earlier this month and continues to have the Gamecocks at the front of his list.
He brought his family with him, and their interaction with the Gamecocks coaches was important to him.
"All the coaches got to meet my family, and my mother really likes the school," said Ritchie, a 6-5, 215-pound junior. "That's a big factor. They went more in depth about education and the resources I would have if I went there."
Ritchie also has visited Clemson, Georgia and Tennessee. He plans to visit Kentucky, LSU, Florida, N.C. State, Alabama and Georgia. And he's not rushing into a final decision.
"I'm waiting," he said.
In other recruiting news:
LB Bryson Allen-Williams of Ellenwood, Ga., committed to USC on Monday, a few months before he had planned to, but just a few hours after a phone call moved him to do so. "I had always said when I wake up that morning, and when I'm comfortable with my decision, I'm going to pull the trigger," Allen-Williams said Monday night. "I wasn't planning on committing, but coach Spurrier was the first coach to call me this morning. He basically told me he wanted me to jump on board. I started thinking about it, and I called coach Ward and pulled the trigger." Allen-Williams had numerous other major offers. He said the chance to excel under Ward's guidance was a big part of his decision. Allen-Williams, who had 88 tackles and 18 sacks last season, will play the weak linebacker spot with USC. He is the second commitment for USC's 2014 class.
DL Dexter Wideman of Saluda also was at USC's junior day, and he was at Clemson's spring game. "He wanted his grandmother to go to both places," Saluda coach Doug Painter said. "He got to get a good feel (at USC), but he's not there yet, He's working on his grades so he can do what he wants to do. He's still pretty wide open. If I had to guess, I would say he's a closer-to-home guy. He wants to go (visit) Florida and LSU and look. And Florida State, I think he wants to go look." Wideman has offers from USC, Clemson, Michigan, Florida, Ole Miss and Florida State.
DB Darin Smalls of Summerville did not make either of the spring games Saturday. Smalls was at USC's junior day in March. He also visited Florida State this spring, and he will go to Virginia Tech this weekend. Right now, USC remains the team to beat. "It's not a huge lead, but they are out front pretty far," he said. Smalls said Virginia Tech has been making a strong push, but his top three are USC, Florida State and Clemson. Smalls plans to wait until signing day before declaring his intentions.
OL Donnell Stanley of Latta did not make it to USC or Clemson for a spring game Saturday. His last trip was to North Carolina for a junior day last month. Ole Miss was his most recent offer and he talked with Rebels coach Hugh Freeze and his offensive line coach. . He also talked recently with USC offensive line coach Shawn Elliott and his recruiter from North Carolina. Stanley remains open and has not formulated a favorites list.
LB Deshaun Davis of Mobile, Ala., released his updated top five via Twitter on Saturday night, and USC and Clemson are on the list. Davis listed the five favorites in order as Tennessee, Florida State, USC, Clemson and LSU. He visited Florida State on Saturday.
LB Dillon Bates of Ponte Vedra, Fla., revealed his updated top five on Twitter on Friday. In order Bates listed Tennessee, Florida, Alabama, Texas and USC. Bates added that he is still open to change. He visited USC last season for the Georgia game and has talked about getting back this there this spring.
He has visited Tennessee, Miami and Florida.
LB Chris Register of Greensboro, NC attended a practice at Wake Forest last week and has also been to an NC State practice. He's also interested in Clemson and USC. Though he does not have any favorites, he named Clemson, USC, Florida State and Tennessee as schools of interest.
QB Jalan McClendon of Charlotte picked up offers from Florida State and Appalachian State recently to go with his offers from SC State, Wake Forest, North Carolina and East Carolina. Clemson has yet to offer but that did not stop McClendon from naming them among his favorites along with Florida State and North Carolina. He plans to attend a camp at Clemson this summer.
DL Kwamelle Barnes of Saluda has yet to receive an offer but does have a top three of LSU, Florida and North Carolina. He recently visited LSU. He said he's not hearing much right now from USC or Clemson. LSU is expected to evaluate Barnes during spring practice and has Barnes confident an offer could be coming soon. Other schools showing interest include UNC, Florida and Duke.
OL Reilly Gibbons of Ft. Lauderdale committed to Miami. He had offers from USC and Clemson.
DE Harold Landry of Fayetteville, NC, who has offers from Clemson and USC, committed to Boston College.
Basketball News:
6-10 Ibrahim Djambo of Mali made his official visit to Clemson over the weekend. He did not commit. Djambo, who attends a junior college in Missouri, also has visited Loyola Chicago and SIU Carbondale. He said he will visit Saint Louis and Southern Miss before making his decision which he will announce April 30th. He does not have a favorite. He averaged 18 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks per game this season.
6-10 Sidy Mohamed Djitte of Senegal made his official visit to Clemson this weekend and surprisingly did not commit on the visit. There were indications going into the visit Djitte would make his pledge. He has several other offers but has not scheduled any other visits. Djitte averaged 17 points and 12 rebounds a game this season.
USC targets 6-9 Demetrius Henry of Bradenton, FL and 6-8 Darryl Reynolds of Philadelphia made official visits over the weekend to Miami and Villanova respectively. Henry will visit South Florida this weekend and will announce April 24th. Reynolds plans to visit Seton Hall this weekend and will announce April 23rd. Both have visited USC.
One time USC target PG Dominique Hawkins of Richmond, KY committed last week to Kentucky.
Baseball News:
USC may have suffered a lost weekend (well, Thursday thru Saturday) at Florida, but the Gamecocks landed one of the Lowcountry's top baseball prospects for their 2013 class in OF Zack Madden of Bishop England according to the Charleston Post and Courier. Madden is a left handed hitter who has batted over .400 the past two seasons for the Bishops. He picked the Gamecocks over NC State.


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Family fun fest set at Fairth Chapel
SALEM Faith Chapel Fellowship is hosting a family fun and safety fest, free of charge, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today in the municipal parking lot at 511 E. Pershing St. A special appearance is planned by Johnny Appleseed. The event offers food, beverages, a bounce-a-round, train rides, identi-kits, face painting, games, prizes and a reptile display. A fire truck and police cruiser will be on display. Donations of paper products for the Salem Community Pantry will be appreciated.
EAST PALESTINE - The United Methodist Churches of East Palestine invites the public to an evening of music featuring "The Pathfinders," a southern gospel trio, at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at the Centenary United Methodist Church, 40 S. Market St. For additional information call the church at 330-426-2629.
Picnic offered by Leetonia Mennonite
LEETONIA - Leetonia Mennonite Church is announcing a free community picnic meal will be served at 6 p.m. Aug. 7 at Wick Park. A program featuring country gospel music follows at 7 p.m.
Drive-thru dinner set in North Lima
NORTH LIMA - The monthly drive-thru chicken dinner will be available from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Aug. 8 at Calvary United Methodist Church, 12062 South Ave. The meal consists of stuffed chicken breast, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans and a brownie. Cost is $6. To order call 330-549-2588.
Gospel Music Revival to be held in Rogers
ROGERS - The fifth annual Northeastern Ohio Gospel Music Revival is scheduled from 5 to 9 p.m. Aug. 10 at Rogers Assembly of God, 8251 Sprucevale Road. Doors open at 4 p.m. This year's line-up includes The Sons of Liberty from Stanton, Ky., Nicholas Naylor from Pinch, W. Va., The Stevens Family from Warren, Calvary's Love from Doylestown and Glorybound from Negley.
Food will be available until intermission provided by the Rogers Youth Group. A free will offering will be taken.
Church reunion set at Concord Church
SALEM - A church reunion will be held on Aug. 11 at the Concord Church at Route 45 and Calla Road. All are welcome. A service begins at 11 a.m. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish to share.
Chicken 'drive-by' offered in Leetonia
LEETONIA - The monthly chicken "drive-by" dinner will be served from 4 to 6 p.m. Aug. 15, or until sold out, at the Leetonia United Methodist Church, 50 Lisbon St. The meal consists of a stuffed chicken breast, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans and a brownie. Cost is $7. Proceeds will be used for a new roof for the church.
The church will also host a school supply giveaway from 6 to 7 p.m. Aug. 20 for children attending the Leetonia School District. The child must be accompanied by an adult and each child will be asked to bring a current report card as proof of attendance. For additional information call 330-427-6634 or 330-427-2037.
Big Back Yard plans 'Construction Night'
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Translated from olde english, merkin mean a pubic hair wig. Which today are very rare aliek the term itself.
Shopkeeper (1643):A mirkin for your quim, me lady?
Feminist (2005): RAPE!
Feminist (2005): RAPE!
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something george bush is constantly saying he is proud to be
"ah am proud, to be a merkin citezin"
von your ugly, i cannot tell a lie 31. Januar 2007
A pubic hair piece. A toupee for the pubic area/genitals. In the 1700's when mercury was used to treat sexually transmitted diseases (Gonorrhea or Syphilis) one of the side effects was the loss of pubic hair. To disguise this condition, that was not cured by mercury, a Merkin was employed.
17th Century setting: Due to his treatment of the "French Pox" (syphilis) with mercury a merkin Gwendolyn used a Merkin to used to hide the side effects of hair loss and not alarm her husband.
von David W. Tuthill 30. Dezember 2005
A pubic Toupee
A family guy reference in two episodes
A family guy reference in two episodes
Man: "Hey kid, wanna buy a merkin?"
Chris: "What's a merkin?"
Man: "Why it's a pubic toupee"
Chris: "What's a merkin?"
Man: "Why it's a pubic toupee"
von The Great Talag 12. März 2004
imitation pubic hair. A pubic wig.
Geoffrey wore his merkin unashamedly
von tim 22. Mai 2003
Pubic wig
He wore his merkin with pride
von Kal Dahl 11. April 2003
a) A pubic wig
b) A citizen of the United States of America, particularly of the 'flyover states'
b) A citizen of the United States of America, particularly of the 'flyover states'
Ah'm prahd ter be a Merkin.
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All this Zayn Malik One Direction drama is making me think a lot about Spice Girls and Take That. Oh look. Here are new pictures of Robbie Williams performing in Paris this week. As I wrote the other day, after Ritchie reminded me, Robbie's breakup from Take That was a major crisis moment for fans. Full Story
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Could these two get in together? Apparently it was just a chance encounter at LAX when Ewan McGregor ran into Robbie Williams and his girlfriend Ayda Field. But even though Robbie has supposedly mellowed out the last year or so, partying with Ewan, there could be some serious damage. At least in my imagination. Full Story
Robbie Farrell
Never was into Robbie Williams but so many of you were. He's been doing nothing but getting happy for years. Last night was no exception – here he is leaving Villa showing off all that lovely chest hair, probably smelling of Drakkar Noir and Vaseline. Interestingly enough, check out Colin Farrell at LAX yesterday, skinny as hell, greasy as hell, almost a boybander (did you know?). Full Story
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Kylie has said that since cancer, she's had to live with a new body, that the shape simply won't go back to what it used to be. Judging from her appearance on the X Factor finale the other night, this is a good thing. Because not only is she alive, she is also workin' some serious, serious curves. Full Story


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5 True Stories That Shatter Your Image of Famous Rock Icons
#2. Chris Cornell Makes an Album with Timbaland
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In case you don't recognize the name, Chris Cornell is the former (and once again current) lead singer of '90s alt-rock legends Soundgarden. Along with Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Alice In Chains, Soundgarden made de-tuned guitars and lyrics about how depressing it is to live in Washington state the thing to do in rock music for most of the '90s before disbanding near the end of the decade.
The post-Soundgarden years, unfortunately, haven't always been kind to Chris Cornell. His first solo album, Euphoria Morning, was pretty well liked by critics and fans, but it also came out at the height of the teen pop craze of the late '90s, so it mostly went unnoticed by the general public.
Here's what it looks like, in case you want to continue not buying it.
That was followed by a few years of marital strife and chemical dependency issues intercut with the occasional release of a new Audioslave album. That's the band he formed with the non-speaking parts of Rage Against the Machine, and it kept him fairly relevant in the years after the turn of the millennium.
All good things come to an end though, and so did Audioslave. Chris Cornell left in 2007 and, unbeknownst to me until just now, released another solo album that same year. That "unbeknownst to me" part isn't a joke. I did not know this album even existed until I started researching this article. That's what I mean when I say those post-Soundgarden years haven't been kind to Chris Cornell. When this guy isn't in a band, people just do not give a shit what he's up to.
He tried to change all that with his next solo album though. It was called Scream. If that title sounds badass, keep in mind that it's also the name of a very popular Michael Jackson song. See, the album was produced, entirely, by pop music impresario Timbaland. You know, the guy behind "rocking" hits by the likes of Justin Timberlake and Nelly Furtado?
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Seen here opening for Sabbath in 1973.
Right, for some reason, it was decided he should be the guy to bring Chris Cornell howling back into the spotlight. But on what grounds, though? Did Timbaland even have any experience with "rock" music prior to this moment? Sure, check this out:
That's "Apologize" by One Republic. They went on to be a pretty huge band in their own right, so people often forget the song that propelled them to glory is from a Timbaland solo album. The people in charge of Chris Cornell's career knew it though, and somewhere along the way, it was decided that this was the sound he needed. And that's exactly what he got.
You don't have to watch it if you don't want to, just know that it's terrible. Unsurprisingly, fans of Chris Cornell were not impressed.
This story doesn't come without a silver lining, though. An album like Scream is the music equivalent of an alcoholic hitting rock bottom. Once you realize you're there, up is the only other place you can go. For Chris Cornell, "up" came in the form of burying the hatchet with his ex-bandmates and finally releasing another Soundgarden record.
It didn't do much to change the fact that it's been a long time since anyone cared about Chris Cornell, but still, it's a step in the right direction.
#1. Axl Rose Gets Beat Up by Tommy Hilfiger
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Axl Rose and Tommy Hilfiger walk into a bar. It already sounds like the setup for a joke. That's why we've already covered the now-legendary fight that resulted from that improbable premise once before here on Cracked. If you read that article (which was published before I started writing here, so I understand if you didn't), you already know the lurid details. For the rest of you, here's a quick refresher:
At a nightclub called The Plumm in NYC, during a birthday celebration for actress Rosario Dawson ...
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... a fight broke out between former hard rock badass Axl Rose and fashion designer to the mid-90s rap stars Tommy Hilfiger.
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On the right, I think.
The dispute happened after Rose had the audacity to move a drink belonging to Hilfiger's girlfriend. I know, I was surprised too. That's not the point, though. The point is, Axl Rose didn't start this fight, he was just trying to keep some chick's drink from falling off the table. You can bet your ass he ended that fight, though.
Unfortunately for his place in rock and roll badass lore, he ended it by getting crushed in the face by a dude who makes polo shirts for a living. It's documented in the public record that he didn't even fight back. When he got punched. By Tommy Hilfiger. For most people, the only consequence of that will be the added stress that comes with figuring out how best to invest your out of court settlement money. For Axl Rose, though, it's a veritable public relations nightmare.
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Much like every picture he's taken since 1994.
At least it would have been if it happened at a time when Axl Rose still had a public in need of being related to. This was 2006, though, a few years before the long delayed Chinese Democracy was finally released. You could argue that it was a good thing that nobody cared what Axl Rose was up to when this happened. By 2006, he was already firmly established as the laughing stock that he is today, so there wasn't much credibility to lose, even after an incident so terribly unrocking as this one.
And that, ultimately, is the saddest thing about the Tommy Hilfiger incident. It proved that Axl Rose was so far removed from his days as an icon of rock debauchery that we weren't even surprised when he got beat up by a fashion designer.
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The actress explains her search for love and partnership.
In a first-person piece for the New York Times, Maria Bello explains and explores her search for love.
The 46-year-old Touch and Grown Ups 2 actress reveals she's been in a long-term relationship with her best female friend in a column titled "Coming Out as a Modern Family," published Friday. What prompted it? Her son, Jackson, 12, was asking her about "romantic stuff."
She started thinking about her past relationships and re-read journals she had kept, noting she had fallen in love with two men while working on films with them, "only to find that when the filming ended, so did the relationship."
And she "read about the man who asked me to marry him four years ago over the phone, before we had even kissed. Three months later we were in his kitchen throwing steaks at each other's heads in anger."
(Bello previously was engaged to musician Bryn Mooser.)
When was she happiest? She recalled a woman she had met "sitting in a bar wearing a fedora and speaking in her Zimbabwean accent. We had an immediate connection but didn't think of it as romantic or sexual. She was one of the most beautiful, charming, brilliant and funny people I had ever met, but it didn't occur to me, until that soul-searching moment in my garden, that we could perhaps choose to love each other romantically."
She identifies her as "Clare." The Hollywood Reporter says she's Clare Munn, chairman of the new media company The Communication Group.
Writes Bello, "What had I been waiting for all of these years? She is the person I like being with the most, the one with whom I am most myself."
So now, Bello, whose most recent film is Prisoners, says she has two partners in her life: Clare and Dan McDermott, a TV executive with whom she had Jackson in 2001. She says "Jack, Clare, Dan and I" have dinner together "almost every night. ... Mostly the four of us laugh a lot together." Jackson, who is a fan of ABC's Modern Family, says they have their own version. And, writes Bello, "I love our modern family."


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Tuffy's strives to create the world's "tuff"est softest dog toys. They created the "Tuff Scale" to give you insight on how tuff the toy you're buying compares against another. Some dogs are aggressive and can only have the tuffest toys ranked 8 and above. Other dogs may not be as aggressive or may be older and their chewing habits have slowed.
Tuffy's goal is to help you purchase a toy suited for your dog's needs. All their toys are made with the same extreme durable construction, but the shape of the toy can impact a dog's ability to penetrate the toy over time. They are continually testing and creating new toys to be both stronger and safer for your dog. Indestructible is impossible, but they will keep trying!
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Seven Rows of StitchingEach toy's four layers of material are sewn together with two rows of linear stitching and two rows of cross stitching. The four rows of stitching are protected with a nylon webbing that are sewn three more times!
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Definitely Not Tough
By E. L.
from Philadelphia, PA
About Me Long-time Pet Owner
Comments about Tuffy's Sea Creatures Dog Toys:
I bought the Tuffy shark toy for my 1 year-old lab mix. It seemed like a great toy due to its reinforced construction and packaging touting its long-lasting design. However, after only 5 minutes, my dog had ripped the nose apart and pulled out all the stuffing. Super disappointed, especially for the cost. I definitely don't recommend these products to anyone who has a dog who is a strong chewer.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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Not so tough
By Lisa
from Long Beach, CA
My Great Dane tore the octopus plush squeaker toy to pieces within a few hours. I thought the durability and reinforced seams would make a difference but she chewed through the top of the head first, ripped out squeaker and stuffing, and went for the legs from there. Waste of time and money if your dog is even marginally intelligent.
Merchant response: Intense chewers should stick to raw bones and bully sticks if known to destroy toys.
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Larry Lobster lasted 25 min.s with puppy
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from Florida
Larry Lobster, "Tuffy," lasted 15 min.s with a 7 month old puppy. MINI Aussie! Horrible quality! "Tuffy," so NOT!Want my money back!!!!!
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Only 15 min.s with 7 mo. Old MINI Aussie.
Merchant response: Sounds like your puppy needs chews and bones instead of toys!
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By perfectkismet
from Stockbridge, MI
My four year old pit mix has had a LOT of toys. Anything we can do to help rid him of excess energy. The Tuffy line, in general, lasts WAY beyond normal toy expectancy and this gator has been our go-to. He's had two or three and this last one has been his second favorite toy (after his ball) for more than a year. Unheard of! I've patched a few holes here and there, but the integrity's remained until recently. Having to replace him because all the chewing, shaking, throwing and tugging is finally wearing down the material. He's been pouting since we took it away.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Excellent toy!!
By jenwin231
from Selah, WA
This toy has been great! We currently have snow on the ground and while I try to discourage any toys from going outside right now it has been snuck out a few times but it has held up very well for the weather it was left outside in (other toys turned to icky mushy messes).For the durablitly factor to this toy...my newest dog tried for hours to try and get a hole in it in various ways and he did not succed and has stopped trying to destroy it.
Lab Pit Mix vs. the Tuffy Shark
By JCW
from Jacksonville, FL
I have a 1 year old lab/ pit mix that LOVES the Tuffy Shark. We try to give him a range of toy options, but he always goes to and carries around the shark. He does tear it to shreds after a day or two, but he loves it well enough to continue to replace them. Generally he will 1) carry it around for a half hour, 2) sit down with it between his paws, 3) use his front teeth to unstitch it, 4) pull out the cotton and squeeker, 5) show me what he has done, 6) sit back down and continue to de-stitch it, 7) completely disassemble it, 8) show me his work, 9) carry it around until I trash it and give him another.While the shark is not indestructible, it is well liked!
Shark is tough!
By Savannah's Mom
from Alabama
We have a large golden doodle puppy and a golden retriever who love to play. The shark is one of the best toys we have purchased. The shape fits in their mouths and can be easily carried around to show off to the other one. Toys usually last just days around here, but this one shows little sign of wear after 3 months of daily use. It is also easy to throw. It has surrived many tug of war games and days of being left in the back yard during a rain storm. Easy to toss in the washer for a quick clean up too. I'd definately buy the shark again!
Great toy!
By jlh7739
from Washington, DC
Dog loves to play tug and keep away with this. She wishes it would have a squeaky in the body not just the claws.
Survived the beasts
By Redscylla
from Lawrence, KS
I have two boxers who for the most part can destroy any stuffed toy within a matter of days. This lobster has lasted for over a month and only sustained a few non-fatal injuries. They've managed to kill one squeaker and chew off one of his smaller appendages, but no stuffing has leaked out, so it's all good. In addition to simply chewing on Lobbie, they also like to use him to play tuggy, with each other or with me.
Good product but not chew proof!
By Arnie the Pointer
from TX
About Me New Owner
This company makes a great product, but unfortunately I let my dog chew on it. As long as you play fetch with it or just let them play, its ok.
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Tom Hanks's recently announced Type 2 diabetes may be controllable, but his choice of future roles could be another matter.
The eternally boyish double Oscar winner, who drastically dieted down for Philadelphia, Castaway and Forrest Gump, only to beef up for other movies, says he can no longer let his weight fluctuate to fit the part.
"I've talked to a number of actors who have gained weight for roles and – just out of the sheer physical toll on one's knees and shoulders – no one wants to do it again," Hanks told the BBC while in London to promote his based-on-fact piracy drama Captain Phillips.
"I think that's more or less a young man's game," he said. "I'm 57 and I don't think I'm going to take on any job – or go on any vacation again – and see to it that I can gain 30 lbs."
Earlier this week, on Late Night with David Letterman, Hanks went public with his medical condition. Type 2 diabetes, which affects the body's ability to produce insulin, is generally linked to a person's weight.
"Gaining and losing of weight may have had something to do with this, because you eat so much bad food and you don't get any exercise when you're heavy," Hanks, noting that he felt "just fine," said at a London press conference for his movie.
"But I think I was genetically inclined to get it," he added, "and I think it actually and goes back to a lifestyle I've been leading ever since I was 7 years old, as opposed to 36."
Speaking to the BBC, he also revealed his (now, not so secret) food vice.
Said Hanks, "Pizza is the most delightful thing ever invented, and it's – for me – diabolically dangerous."
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The Be prepared bag is great! It holds everything a busy mom may need. I've found it especially accommodating for someone who cloth diapers as it fits everything! Lots of great interior pockets and a mommy pocket for our stuff! Too many great features to name! Well worth every penny. (Posted on 11/7/13)
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KRUG Rosé and Grande Cuvée Giftboxed in Hatbox Carrier (95 points)
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Description: Established in 1843 by Joseph Krug, this house produces what are arguably the most prestigious champagnes in the world. With grapes selected and tasted from hundreds of individual plots, Krug seeks to weave the unique nuances from meticulously tended vineyards into pleasurable champagnes with beautiful character and unmatched aging potential. The traditions Krug adheres to when crafting their world-famous champagnes are nothing short of extraordinary.
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Your selection of two gift boxed champagnes will arrive in an elegant Krug Hatbox
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Why to buy: Because the methodology Krug has developed and implements each year to craft their Grande Cuvée is nothing shy of extraordinary and inspiring. A blend of more than 120 wines from ten or more different vintages, a Grande Cuvée is born after rigorous rounds of tasting and one magical moment when, after weeks of reviewing notes and scores, hundreds of beautiful wines are harmonized into a single spectacular symphony.
Nose, palate and pairing: Aromas of blooming flowers, dried fruit, marzipan and gingerbread. Flavors of hazelnut, nougat, almonds, brioche and honey on the palate. This champagne compliments a fantastic range of flavors from savory winter stews, to truffled pasta to a board of aged cheese and charcuterie.
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Why to buy: Unlike any Rosé champagne we've ever tasted, Krug has crafted a spirited, aromatic and silky champagne that is playful yet elegant at once. This is a wine that will surprise and delight you.
Nose, palate and pairing: Rose, mulberries, peony, pepper and pink grapefruit aromas lead to delicate palate of honey, citrus and dried fruit. A glass makes the perfect aperitif, or it is excellent alongside foie gras or lamb.
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May 24, 2013 The American premiere of the opera "Matsukaze" is a hybrid of several diverse elements. Based on a Japanese Noh drama of the same name, "Matsukaze" is the brainchild of Japanese composer Toshio Hosokawa set to a German libretto by Hannah Dubgen, directed by the renowned Chen Shi-Zheng and conducted by John Kennedy, the festival's director of orchestra activities.
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Lovato, 21, who ended up in rehab in 2010, admits that since she had grown-up responsibilities, she thought she could act like a grown-up, too.
"My parents tried to control me, but I'd be like, 'Oh really, I'm grounded? Well, I pay the bills,' " she says. "They did the best they could. And I think that's why a lot of young stars struggle when they're making money or providing for their family."
The X Factor judge, who battled addiction issues, an eating disorder and cutting, has previously said she "had a nervous breakdown," while on a world tour with the Jonas Brothers.
"My mentality was 'Work hard, play hard,'" she admits in the magazine's Dec/Jan issue. "It was hard to listen to the word 'no.' I wanted to make my own rules. I thought that if I was adult enough to get there, then I could party like an adult. And obviously, I couldn't."
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Okay life has thrown a few curveballs and I have been doing my best to either hit or dodge them accordingly. Anyways I am moving from Tulsa Oklahoma to the outskirts of Fort Worth Texas. I have regretfully decided due to a lack of funds and space that I am selling all of my aquariums except for my 55G GSP tank and maybe my 10G DP tank.
Question: What is the best way to go about transporting and temporarily housing my GSP's in a cycled SW environment while I move and reset the aquarium to the place I am moving to? I know the SW cycling process is much more complicated and it takes a while to properly recycle a tank. Plus I have been reading about how the GSP's HATE being moved around and having their home tampered with. Please don't tell me I need to rehome them. I am terrified of getting rid of my puffers to the LFS or risk giving them to a negligent owner because I have not been able to find any GSP's that look anywhere near as healthy and beautiful as mine are.