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2015 Northwestern Football Preview: Northwestern had a season of up and downs last year, which included beating Notre Dame, Penn State, and Wisconsin. The Wildcats will look to build on that momentum in 2015, but will have to rely on group of inexperienced quarterbacks to get them there. Northwestern will likely rely heavily on sophomore running back Justin Jackson, who rushed for over 1100 yards as a freshman, and is one of the best returning backs in the Big Ten. As always, Northwestern will have to navigate a difficult Big Ten West division schedule, but should be able to pull out a number of other big wins this season. Top games for the 2015 Northwestern Wildcats will be against Stanford, Iowa, and Penn State.
2014 Northwestern Football Preview: The Wildcats come into the 2014 season with a number of question marks. Most notably at the quarterback position. Gone is athletic leader Kain Colter, who had been the focal point of much of Northwestern's success over the past two seasons. He is replaced with Trevor Siemian, who has received high praise from teammates, but is still unproven. Pat Fitzgerald is in his 8th season as head coach and saw the Wildcats rise up ranks of the Big 10 in 2012, only to fall flat in 2013. A veteran group of skill position players anchored by senior running back Treyvon Green will try to return the Cats to their 2012 success. Games to look forward to on Northwestern's schedule include at Penn State, Wisconsin, and Nebraska.
2013 Northwestern Football Preview: Fresh off a 10-win season, the Northwestern Wildcats are hoping to make 2012 the norm and not the exception. Pat Fitzgerald continues to do a solid job as the leader of the Wildcats. Northwestern has now been to a bowl game for five consecutive seasons. The Wildcats' defense applied more pressure on the opposing quarterbacks and with great success last year and will look to continue that in 2013. As for the offense, many of the key contributors return including senior running back Venric Mark. Mark rushed for over 1,300 yards with 12 touchdowns and was a presence in the receiving game with 20 catches. Fitzgerald will probably still use a 2-quarterback system with Kain Colter and Trevor Siemian sharing the duties. Northwestern will welcome Ohio State and Michigan to Evanston while traveling to Wisconsin and Nebraska in 2013.
2011 Northwestern Football Preview: Northwestern is coming off an extremely up-and-down season last year, and one that saw it compete in the first ever TicketCity Bowl. After starting 5-0, the Wildcats finished 7-6, and despite showing flashes of greatness, left a lot of fans puzzled. With coach Pat Fitzgerald back at the helm and many starters returning, fans are likely hoping to take things to the next level.
Dan Persa, who showed considerable efficiency last season, will be back under center for the Wildcats, but it remains to be seen if he will be surrounded by enough talent to really jump start the offense. In the backfield, Mike Trumpy may be the go-to option as he established himself as a reliable runner last season. As for the other skill positions, Jeremy Ebert will be the go-to option at wide receiver as he is coming off a stellar campaign in which he caught 62 passes going for 8 touchdowns last season.
On defense, Northwestern is returning seven starters, but the four that they graduated will leave a big hole. However, that's not to say there aren't plenty of reliable options on the Wildcat defense. Most notably, senior defensive end Vince Browne is back after a stellar junior campaign. Strong safety Brian Peters will be back as well after leading the team in tackles and interceptions last season.
2010 Northwestern Football Preview: Last year, Northwestern had one of their most successful seasons in recent memory. Coach Pat Fitzgerald led the Wildcats to an 8-5 finish that ended in a tough overtime loss to Auburn in the Outback Bowl.
Northwestern's success in 2009 was largely due to the success of quarterback Mike Kafka, who Fitzgerald lost to graduation. It will be up to junior quarterback Dan Persa to fill his shoes, but it certainly won't be easy as Kafka threw for over 3,300 yards last season. However, Persa will have a strong offensive line, led by junior Al Netter, to protect him.
The defense has an outstanding linebacker corp led by seniors Quentin Davie and Nate Williams that should make up for a less-than-stellar secondary. The defensive line should play well, especially senior tackle Corbin Bryant.
Northwestern has won a combined 17 games the past two seasons, which is certainly the most success the team has seen in quite some time. Maintaining the level of wins is the goal, but it will be tough with a gaping hole in the quarterback play. Hopefully for the Wildcats, the absence of Ohio State and Michigan on the schedule will help.
2009 Northwestern Football Preview: Head Coach: Pat Fitzgerald 2009 marks the 4th season in Evanston for Northwestern Head Coach Pat Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald has brought energy to the Wildcats football program and their fans hope this season is the year they break through in a big way in the always tough Big 10 Conference. To have huge success Northwestern will have to take care of business at Ryan Field and also win a few big conference road games.
2008 Northwestern Football Preview: Head Coach: Pat Fitzgerald The Northwestern University Wildcats football team has proven itself to be a perennial underdog, and an exciting one to watch every year. Whether it's posting a record losing streak, or playing in close exciting games, or making a big turnaround and becoming a Big Ten contender, Northwestern has done it all over the years. After the tragic passing of Randy Walker, new head coach Pat Fitzgerald managed to lead the tem to a solid .500 season in 2007 and will expect to improve on that next year.


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Fulham manager Martin Jol admits he is unsure of his best attacking combination but believes the abundance of strikers at his disposal is a "luxury problem" for him.
Dimitar Berbatov and Bryan Ruiz were both on target in Saturday's 3-3 draw at Reading, while Hugo Rodallega and Mladen Petric have both found the back of the net this season.
But despite having doubts as to who he thinks should start up front, Jol is more than happy to be spoilt for choice.
"What is my best forward line? That is still my problem - and it's already October," Jol said.
"Ruiz is probably my most creative player but on the other hand Berbatov is a very good second striker. It's like a luxury problem. But it was good to see Ruiz coming on and changing our style, even though we looked fine first half.
"The thing is we started the season with Moussa Dembele, Bryan Ruiz and Mladen Petric against Norwich and it was probably our best game of my time here. Then we had Rodallega and Berba against West Brom and it was another great game.
"Ruiz and Berbatov never played together before. I feel that Berba is not a typical No.9 and that is why I'm playing Rodallega because he has pace and he stretches defences."
Fulham have enjoyed a strong start to the season and currently sit seventh in the Premier League. They next face Everton at Craven Cottage on Saturday.
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Dr Varun Mehta
During our academic days in Homoeopathic colleges we have often been hearing from our teachers about superiority of Homoeopathy, merits of Homoeopathy over Allopathy and that time will come when it will be the dominant system.
But will it happen?
Is homoeopathy progressing in the right direction?
What does our conscience say?
The young homoeopaths graduate are with lot of enthusiasm but their hopes are shattered when they realize certain problems afterwards, some of which I mention here:
1. Lack of Job opportunities – the young homoeopath as it is, is already confused about his future and things become worse on seeing lack of job opportunities and lack of career growth.
2. Homoeopathy is a difficult system with strict individualistic approach to each and every case and it takes years and years to grasp this art. There is lack of proper motivation and support from our teachers and senior homoeopathic practitioners. Senior homoeopaths must motivate the upcoming ones and help them deal with problems in practice but it is seen that they themselves don't follow the fundamental principles of Homoeopathy. They are more prejudiced and practice polypharmacy or have their favorite remedies for diseases e.g. Graphites for eczema, Kali Bich for sinusitis etc.
3. We homoeopaths just keep on criticizing our fellow homoeopaths.
4. While some homoeopaths make false claims of cent percent cures of nearly all illnesses in the world with their literally magical medicines others enjoy boasting of a few acute cases they got success in. But what about the other serious cases in which we fail miserably?
5.There has always been doubtful functioning and working of our Homoeopathic councils and some of its members have been accused of misusing their position for personal gains. Such controversies and internal politics will only defame homoeopathy more.
6. Most of us join Homoeopathy as second option when we don't get admission to MBBS; hence the feeling of inferiority complex from the dominant system is a big psychological aspect of our incompetetiveness.
7. We only give stress on Homoeopathic subjects and our basics of medicine are weak. Thus, we are always subject to ridicule by allopaths.
8. There is more popularity of the conventional medicine among masses by MNC's, big pharmaceutical companies, multispeciality hospitals and the government.
9. Eminent homoeopaths keeping secrets in practice won't help homoeopathy which is already claimed as unscientific and ineffective.
10. Biggest problem Homoeopathy is facing is from the big MNC's and homoeopathic pharmaceuticals, unethically manufacturing and promoting various types of combinations and tonics. In their aim of making Homoeopathy easy, competing with the Allopathic drug industry and for their own financial interests they have lost their conscience and are complicating, disintegrating and destroying the purity of Homoeopathy. This was the main reason of extinction of Homoeopathy in North America in early 20th century and now our country is facing the same threat.
As a result of all these problems, despondency and frustration sets in and budding homoeopaths desperately seek other alternative careers for their survival. They join BPO's as medical summarizers, medical transcriptionists, practice Allopathy, join MBA, work in banks, or even the hospitality industry.
The MNC's are easily able to lure them with good financial packages and incentives. No wonder only a handful in each passing batch are practicing homoeopathy.
We keep on saying that Homoeopathy has always been given a step motherly treatment but this will always continue like this until old and new homoeopath meet at a common platform, discuss such problems and work towards it.
Homoeopathy today needs a revolutionary person like Baba RamDev and his organization who brought back indigenous system of Ayurveda and Yoga to the general public at our door step and popularized it.
If such shortcomings persist in our system then what Dr. Hahnemann imagined and wanted Homoeopathy to achieve will always remain a dream.
With a good hope and optimistic outlook towards improvement in out lacunae, I wish all the practitioners, patrons and followers of Homoeopathy will do justice to this profession and also pay my homage and deepest gratitude to the founder of this wonderful system of medicine Dr. Hanemann on his birth anniversary.
May his great soul guide us towards the right path.
Long Live Homoeopathy
Dr Varun Mehta
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If you never watched They Think It's All Over when it used to be on then you should go back and watch the re-runs as if you are fan of sport like I am then you will love this programme as it was very funny in it's prime and combined a great mix of comedy and sport so for me was better than A Question of Sport that was just a straight up sports quiz. It was essentially a British comedy game show with a sporting theme that aired on BBC for eleven years between 1995 and 2006 before being axed. I used to always watch it and found it extremely funny. In it's day it was very popular and of course the title came from the famous phrase uttered during the 1966 World Cup Final between England and West Germany.
When the show started in the mid 1990's it was originally presented by comedian Nick Hancock who was a great host and funny and sarcastic to match, and the team captains were Gary Lineker and David Gower who were both ideal for the roles as they were legends of our sport in this country in their respective fields and also had a great sense of humour and added to the fun and games each week. This was when it was at it's best for me and when they were replaced the show began to go down hill and you knew then the show had run it's course. They were one of the main reasons the quiz show was so good as they interacted with each other so well during filming and bounced off each other. Each week in addition you would have two other team members to join the captains, normally a regular comedian and a sporting personality. For example, comedians Lee Hurst and Rory McGrath were regulars on the show for a while.
Another thing that made the show interesting for me was that the rounds were not rigid and were not always the same from week to week and varied a bit. Some of the rounds that were featured included the Excuses round where the team had to answer what excuse a particular sports person gave for a failure or some other thing they did wrong after watching a video clip. Or for example, Sporting Bluff where each team has to give three statements about a sports person and the other team have to guess which one is correct which is like Call my bluff. There were many other rounds as well all of which were great fun.
In my opinion, although I did love A Question of Sport years ago this was better as it was funnier as well with the help of the comedians and you don't realise how funny Gary Lineker and David Gower are either until you watch it. Well worth watching some of the repeats when they are shown as it was great.
They Think It's All Over was first broadcast on BBC1 back in 1995. After watching it for the first time, I was hooked!
The programme was a sports quiz show that used to look at the funny side of sport, and was nowhere near as serious as A Question Of Sport. The show was presented by Nick Hancock. The two team captains were former cricketer, David Gower, and ex-footballer, Gary Lineker. The two regular original panel members were comedians Lee Hurst and Rory McGrath.
Some of the rounds that used to be in the show included:
Photo-Fit - where a picture was shown of three sportspersons photos in one. All of these three had to be named.
Feel the Sportsman - where a sportsperson came on to the stage and two of the contestants were blindfolded. The sportsperson had to be named by touch alone. This was usually hilarious to watch!
Name Game - Some cards were given to Lee Hurst and Rory McGrath, and they had to describe the sportsperson's name on the card without saying the name. One very funny edition of this was when Lee and Rory were told to do impressions of the person on their card. Lee had to do an impression of Eric Cantona, so he pretended to kick various panel members!
The panel members changed alot over the years, but for me, the programme was at it's best with the original team. They Think It's All Over ceased production in 2006.
This was one quiz that really captured your interest regardless of your interest in sport.
The show was hosted on TV by Nick Hancock and had two sport captains - Gary Lineker and David Gower. The comedy apsect of the show - whaich was why even if you didn't like sport you would still watch it was provided by Rory Mcgrath and until his departure in 1998 Lee Hurst. there were a number of changes in panel members of the years, with Lee Mack being the host in the last couple of series and new captains in the form of David Seaman and Phil Tufnell before the series finally finished in 2006.
The programme was a good balance between sport and comedy and had a slightly off beat view on the standard quiz show format - with rounds like "feel the sportsman" where the team captains would be blindfolded and they would have to guess the sportsman/or sportswoman simply by groping them - which could be abit embarrassing at times - but really funny for the viewer especially when they took their blindfolds off an realised who they were feeling!!! One of my other favourite rounds wwas the celebrations round where a clip would be shown - usually a footballer with their goal celebration and you would have to guess what the celebration was signifying - such as the birth of a baby or re-enacting some advert or TV character of the day.
This programme is sometimes shown today but the questions do end up beinga bit dated and some of the minor sports people have faded into oblivion but it is still worth a watch just to see the team captains trying to work out the sportsman by touch with their blindfolds on!!!
They Think It's All Over is a sporting comedy quiz show that is made as a comedy alternative to A Question Of Sport. It is a panel show made up of a resident captain, residetn comedian and a weekly guest, either from the world of sport or showbiz. Nick Hancock is the presenter, and the show ran from 1995 until it was axed by the BBC in 2006.
At its inception in 1995, team captains were Gary Lineker and David Gower, and they would constantly poke fun at each other. Resident comedians were Rory McGrath and Lee Hurst, until Hurst was replaced by Jonathan Ross. Hancock presented until 2005, and the final series was presented by Lee Mack. Lineker and Gower also threw in the towel and were replaced by Phil Tufnell and David Seaman.
The show is hilariously funny in terms of the banter between the two teams. Often, the game itself is forgotten as Gower is insulted for being old, slow, and crap at cricket, and Lineker is taken the mickey out of by being called a money grabber and a goal poacher. The show consisted of a series of games where the contestants would either have to answer questions or name faces, in very similar style to A Question Of Sport. The funniest round was at the end. Instead of having a buzzer round or answering quickfire questions, the resident comedian on the team would have a stack of cards, each with a sporting star's name on it. The comedian would have to describe the star in whatever way they could so that the other two on the team could guess the answer. This often resulted in hilarity if the comedian or the other two didn't have a clue who the name was and the comedian would have to give clues as to how to say the name instead.
The show was one of my TV highlights of the week in its earlier years. Sadly, the humour lessened somewhat, as the characters on the show changed. Once Gower and Lineker left, it went downhill, and although Ross and McGrath remained hilarious, it was no longer the show it had been. Hancock's departure from the show seemed to doom it to one last series before its end. It was a marvellous show to watch at its best, and I regularly catch reruns on Sky channel Dave.
In the days when Nick Hancock was the host of this show then it was really funny and great to watch however now that Hancock is gone the show is looking tired and has lost its sparkle.
This is a sports based quiz show with two teams of three, it is like an adult version of a Question of Sport which is also on the BBC, this one goes out later nd has lots of swearing and sexual jokes.
The show has gone through a number of reular team captains and they always have the same comic n the teams, when I used to watch it the captains were Gary Linekar and David Gower who are both a bit vanilla and the two comics were Rory McGrath who knows a bit about football and Jonathon Ross who knows nothing about sport but was very funny especially in his attempts to chat up and female sports stars who came on the show. The other two guests were nearly always sportsmen or women.
The funniest round by far was feel the sportsman where two members of each team were blind folded and then had to identify a sports person by touch alone, it was hilarious as they would bring out hulking great rugby players or sumo wrestlers and the guys would have to touch them.
Sadly this show has lost its sparkle these days but the repeats on UK Gold are still worth watching from the early series.
You can physically see where Rory McGrath and co put their paychecks for this lasy TV slouch of a jaded lads show. Rorys career in telly his hanging on like Leonardo Dicaprio to Kate Winslets life raft, and what ever happened to him. The hairy bear of a man actually has a masters degree from Oxford yet ho coasts through life doing this dribble. Most of the Oxbridge set from the Blackadder days of gone on to do rather well except the bearded pervert. Hancock and the rest seem to live on a diet of hamburgers and voice overs on commercials as this quiz game just gets really bad. The guests that do brave the so-called sports quiz will immediately be shredded in true British style if they don?t have any anecdotes on there opposites. I suspect most of their agents will only let them appeal if they are given the answers, or at worse some multiple choice options to stop them looking stupid. When it first started out on TV it was quite original and very funny. Now its abandoned its scriptwriters and resorted to knob gags and the f word to get laughs like the Big Yin does so well. The program schedule means its a little naughty to mouth those blasphemes which always guarantees a laugh on the more proper BBC. Jonathon Ross who is a more skilled craftsmen plays the camp role to Gowers public school boy lost role very well where as Gary Linekar on the other team just simply gets duller. They really need to freshen up the show now and introduce new types of rounds and angles. The impressions round is suitably cringing to dampen a few egos and they also need to get more prominent guests. The last round where the invited player has to guess the sportsmen from clues and hints is getting so desperate for laughs that the last ones have to include naughty words. Ok I know Question of Sport is the more series and far more plutonic version but why bother with this one if its reverted to bawdy toilet gags.
Back in the early days of "They think it's all over" the shows format was clear. A few laughs, a few sarcastic mickey takes and a bit of sporting trivia. Two teams battled hard for the ultimate prize....err ok they just battled to win and beat the opposing team, whilst trying to destroy each others credibility and any future prospects for further television work. Hosted by Nick Hancock the chirpy and almost quite funny comedian and television personality. The teams consisted of David Gower and Lee Hurst on one side with Gary Lineker and Rory "I am so fat and funny" McGrath on the other side. Each team also had a different single sporting personality to add to this great sporting fountain of knowledge. So let's take a closer look at the competitors and what did they add to the original show. Name – David Gower History – Cricketing hero who skippered England on many occasions. Sporting knowledge –Great at cricketing questions, ok at any other sport Personality – Subdued Adds to the show – Dry humour Name – Lee Hurst History – Successful comedian Sporting Knowledge – Good all rounder Personality – Loud Adds to the show – Quick and cheeky comebacks Name – Gary Lineker History – Footballing hero, football pundit and Walkers crisp golden boy Sporting Knowledge – Exceptional football knowledge, pretty good all round Personality – Quiet Adds to the show – Boyish charm (for the laaaaadies!) Name – Rory McGrath History – Useless comedian and unfunny bearded comedy script writer Sporting Knowledge – Pretty good (especially female Russian gymnasts!) Personality – Smug Adds to the Show – Dodgy Beard and pervert element The show was a major success for a few years unt
il one day, disaster struck. Lee Hurst quit the show and was replaced by what can only be described as that fashion disaster known as Jonathan Ross, statistics as follows: Name – Jonathan Ross History – Television "personality" and Film critic Sporting Knowledge – Average Personality – Egomaniac Adds to the show – Nothing but irritation The once entertaining and somewhat informative sporting quiz was instantly transformed into a pointless waste of everybody's time. Every week now viewers are forced to endure some incoherent lisp ridden speech from this talentless fool going through a mid life crisis. Dressed like a clown, single-handedly Ross slows the show down to a snails pace. Questions are forgotten whist this badly dressed man attempts to boost his own ego. The show has lost it's way and it's own identity. Originally a light hearted quiz, based on a slightly more humorous format than for instance "a question of sport", "They think it's all over" really worked well. Whatever the cause for Lee Hursts' departure, surely the BBC must realise that the program needs another "shake up" at least, or to be axed from our screens altogether. Why am I writing this, well today is a landmark in the shows history. It will be the 100th edition of this "Comedy" quiz. Will it reach it's 200th? Unless things change I very much doubt it!
They think its all over is the best comedy quiz show on tv. First of all its about sport which is my and most peoples favourite subject and pass time. And secondly it is outragously funny. Presenter Nick hancock does a good job in telling the jokes well etc, and is helped out by the funny team captains Gary Lineker and David Gower. And to top it all off each team has the hilarious Rory McGraph and Jonathon Ross. All together, they make this program excellent. The show has a good mixture of sporting knowledge questions, and take the mick questions, and this show makes good night time viewing. My only criticism to the program is the common use of swear words. The program would be suitable and fun to watch for little sports fans if it wasn't for the many unappropriate words that are used regularily. However having said that this program does include hilarious comedy, and each sporting round has a new joke for you to laugh at. I just love this show.
Some years ago the BBC dangled in front of its gullible viewers the prospect of a sporting version of 'Have I Got News For You?'. Sadly, 'They Think It's All Over....' quickly proved to be a cringeworthy manifestation of 90s 'new-lad' culture which had enough on-board fuel for perhaps 5 or 6 editions before an appointment with the oblivion it richly deserved. Imagine, then, my dejection at recently discovering this unwelcome half-hour still soldiering on years after its sell-by date. The format itself is not utterly beyond redemption and consists of a series of rounds which require the teams and their guests to display wit and command of banter rather than any great sporting knowledge or insight. The scoring, as on 'Have I Got News For You?', serves purely cosmetic and structural purposes. This notwithstanding, the BBC, in its obstinate belief that any even mildly successful formula should be ridden to exhaustion, has (at least as far as I can tell) failed to introduce any much-needed variety into these rounds. Minor figures from angling or ski-ing still shuffle onto the stage encumbered by their sporting impedimenta to be pawed and prodded by blindfolded team members attempting to detect the relevant identity ("Don't know who 'e is but 'e's got a big rod! fnarr, fnarr"); teams are still required to identify those burdened with ludicrous or amusingly ambiguous names from the crude clues on offer; hopeless sporting excuses are still trundled out to be matched with their perpetrators etc, etc. What really torpedoes this feast of fun, however, is the singularly unappealing mix of 'personalities' which is served up in the name of TV humour. On one side Jonathan Ross simpers and smirks, apparently under the impression that a constant stream of deadpan vulgarity is the essence of true comedy. Any talent that once flickered behind the eyes of the whey-faced fi
lm pundit has long since been subverted into desperate enterprises such as this. Ross has by all accounts replaced Lee Hurst, the lipless goblin who would (rather endearingly) dissolve in tears of delight at the not-always-obvious irresistibility of his own jokes and charm. On the other side sits Rory McGrath, a hirsute refugee from a Public Information Film advertising the dangers of excessive pie or curry consumption. In common with the rest of the regulars, McGrath contents himself with taking defamatory potshots at the lamest of sitting-duck targets (The Royal Family, Posh 'n' Becks etc). The teams are skippered by token representatives from the world of sport. David Gower fulfils the role of a gormless Aunt Sally, smiling wearily as derision is heaped upon everything from his batting career to his mildly upper-class demeanour and lifestyle. Quite what right the unwholesome likes of Ross and McGrath have to gleefully wreck the sporting dignity of such as Gower is a mystery. He may have been a silly and irresponsible captain of England, but he also played a number of languid and important innings with a left-handed elegance which lives long in the memory. The sporting antecedents of Ross and McGrath are more obscure. Leading McGrath's team is the charisma-free zone occupied by Gary Lineker. Lineker is more robust in fending off insults than Gower and is capable of slipping in some surprisingly snide quips of his own. But we all know that Gary's a nice boy and that it's all done in jest. He confirms this for us by flashing the kind of cheeky grin which makes the viewers want to rip his ears off. And can this urbane and nimble-minded individual be the same Lineker who was duped into a ranting and idiotic denouncement of the paedophile threat lurking behind every computer keyboard, on a recent edition of 'Brass Eye'? Yes? How very odd. The teams are complemented either by an orthodox guest who
might be totally ignored, or by a more colourful character such as Chris Eubank who serves as cannon fodder for underhand jibes. (Actually I have a soft spot for Eubank. Any public figure who is that cheerfully insane must possess some kind of deep insight into the human condition.) The game is meanly presided over by stiff-necked autocue reader Nick Hancock, a man who thinks that heavy irony should be conveyed by the droning of his carefully prepared lines with a gradually falling intonation, this being his entire contribution to proceedings. The show is pervaded by an empty bonhomie which excludes the viewer and adds to the sense of mindless laddishness in which the participants are allowed to make intimate remarks while standing strangely remote from each other. It's easy to imagine the team heading down the pub following a recording session for more of the same, secretly hating each other's guts. Someone at BBC productions should consider taking to its logical conclusion Kenneth Wolstenholme's famous comment which gives this abject and already outdated programme its title.
Oh dear. Another show in the "lets pretend all this stuff's off the top of our heads" vein. I can't remember which of them was the first to do it, but They Think It's All Over's not the only one - Room 101 (shame on you Merton), Never Mind the Buzzcocks and that stupid Question of Pop quiz all try to fool the viewer into thinking that the panelists are witty and sharp, thinking up all those "funny" remarks on the spur of the moment. Hell's teeth, what do they take us for? I know Lineker was a decent footballer and even manages to make a reasonable fist of doing the Sports presenter job, but do I reckon he can do stand-up too? No way! And an ex-test-cricketer with a scriptwriter's penchant for sharp one-liners? I don't think so! The whole attraction of this laddish game show is the fact that we're supposedly being entertained by wisecracking personalities with a finely-honed sense of humour. Risqué quips and quickfire jokes just seem to slip off their tongues.....not. As for the laddish rude utterances, they're very predictable. Johnathan Ross and Rory McGrath always manage to slip in the obligatory references to bodily functions and sex. Yawn. Nick Hancock? He always looks like he's REALLY TRYING to laugh at the jokes. Maybe cos he is! It could have been worse, of course - Des Lynam (who was in the original radio version) and John Motson were also in the running for frontman at one point! I have heard suggestions that "Have I got News For You" (which I really like) and "Whose Line is it Anyway" also have their contestants spoon-fed with jokes they've had made earlier in the office. A guy called Jimmy Mulville (ex-comic and co-head of Hat Trick Productions, which makes some of these shows) seems to be a name which also pops up regularly in these shows' credits - a coincidence? Whose lines are they anyway? Wel
l, I dunno, but I think it's all Buzzcocks and it deserves to go into Room 101.
They Think It's All over is my favouritve television programme. There's just something about it, something that compels me to tape each episode, then watch it again, night after night, week after week, year after year. I've been watching They Think It's All Over for five years now, I must have seen each episode about ten times, but still I find myself laughing. Hell, I know the words before they are said but that doesn't stop me laughing. It's like other shows like It's Only TV but I like it and Have I got News for You but They Think It's All over is about sport, and that's what makes it funny. The regulars on the show each provide something different, Nick Hancock is an excellent anchorman as he fires the questions at team captains Gary Lineker and David Gower. Linker's dry humour, although sometimes painful, is often amusing and he links well with the other participants. Gower is funny in his own right but his main part of the programme is as an object of fun as he is continually wound up about his poor cricketing ability, his posh manner and his huge house with a three mile driveway - allegedly. He takes it all in good humour, however, and is a worthwhile addition to the show. Rory McGrath chips in with his particular brand of comedy and is most memorable for his continual criticism of the Beckhams. And then there's Johnothan Ross. As loud as his jackets, Ross is the funniest member of the show and often takes control of things despite his lack of sporting knowledge. There are various rounds in They Think It's All Over. There's the Excuses round, where the teams have to choose between three ridiculous excuses a top sportsman gave for a below-par performance. There's the What's going on round where they have to work out what the obscure sport actually is or what a top sportsman is doing a particular thing for. Then there's the name game, where Ross and McG
rath are given a name and they have to give clues to their teammates to determine who it is. Ross is particularly good at this and your guarenteed to end up in hysterical laughter. Finally, there's feel the sportsman where the team put blindfolds on and try to work out who they are feeling. Among the participants down the years have been Colin McRae in his rally car, guys dangling from the ceiling and much, much more. They Think It's All Over is a very funny programme and will return for a new series shortly. If you like sport and you like comedy then this is the perfect match and you are guarenteed a good laugh.
They Think It's All Over - well not quite. The show keeps coming back and just gets better and better. The show is based around a sports quiz where two teams (captained by Gary Linekar and David Gower) battle it out over dodgy sports questions. They provide the sports knowledge. The other "regulars" on the show are Jonanthan Ross (Woss?) and Rory McGrath. They provide the entertainment. When either one of these two gets the bit between their teeth they can babble on about a subject for hours. The final members of the teams are usually a sports man/woman for one team and a comedian for the other. The whole affair is ably presided over by Nick Hancock. Their humour knows no bounds and nothing is too extreme for this show - my only misgiving is that it isn't on more and it should be longer. Rounds such as "Feel the Sportman" are hysterical - the actual sporting part of the quiz takes a very firm second place to the constant drubbing Gower and Linekar get from Ross (Woss?), McGrath and Hancock. There should be more shows like this - Have I Got News For You comes a close second. If you haven't seen it then watch it - even if you don't like sport its well worth half an hour of your time.
They Think it's All Over is a funny game show that has run a considerable length of time.It has quickly picked up a lot of viewers and became one of the most watched gameshows on the BBC. Nick Hancock is a Knowledgable as well as funny and the rounds such as "Feel the Sportsman" are usually very funny.Gary Linneker and David Gower are team captains and also make the show enjoyable, especially in the way that the mick is constantly taken out of Gower.The quality of the show however often depends on the quality of the guests and sometimes it can seem dull because of this. Although the series is not on at present but is sure to return later this year I can't wait for it to return. I don't really like sport but this gameshow is a very enjoyable experience. What happened to Lee Hurst?He was my favourite but he's no where to be seen now. They think it's all over, it is now!
They Think Its All Over is like Have I got News For You with a sporting touch and it works just as well as the Angus Deyton show. You are always guarenteed a laugh, wheteher from feel the sportsman or the name game. A quote taken from an episode 'A Liverpool cafe where the players frequent was under seige yesterday when a masked gunman fired six shots which missed each of its intended targets. It was later revealed that the marksman was indeed Andy Cole' Clasic jokes like this elevate the series beyond most on TV. Also, the inclusion of Jonathon Ross has made the show stronger. No matter who you are, your gonna be in for a tough time againt the Rossman and his humour, whilst being brash is a joy to watch. Definaely worth tuning in for when the new series starts


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Bennie Boatwright has finally found a home.
After a brief stint at Oaks Christian two years ago and spending last year at Alemany, the 6-foot-9 junior wing has really settled in at Village Christian.
Boatwright, who has close to 25 Division I scholarship offers, scored 31 points Tuesday, including 15 in the decisive second quarter to lead Village Christian's boys basketball team to a 71-56 Olympic League victory against Maranatha.
Boatwright also grabbed 10 rebounds and had three blocks with an assistant from Cal in attendance.
"It's really good here for me," Boatwright said. "I just come out and try to get better every day. I try to prove people wrong. They say I can't dribble, I can't move. They can keep saying anything they want."
Village Christian set the tone early, sprinting out to a 12-2 lead and after the Minutemen (9-11, 2-1) cut the deficit to three points, the Crusaders used an 11-2 run and led 35-21 at halftime.
Boatwright made five consecutive baskets in the second quarter, including three 3-pointers.
Village Christian took the inside track toward winning the league championship, defeating what is considered the only team to really challenge the Crusaders.
It was an impressive victory, considering the Crusaders flew home Sunday after a three-day tournament in Missouri and played without freshman starting point guard Jalen Riley.
"We knew we were tired and used that to motivate us and get us through," Boatwright said. "We had a job to do. We played some great teams in Missouri and used the intensity we saw in tonight's game."
Maranatha, under former Pasadena coach Tim Tucker, didn't quit and cut the lead to 56-47 with 6:08 remaining on a layup by Village Christian transfer Skye Isles.
However, Boatwright converted a three-point play and Jerrick Ahanmisi broke free for a basket to extend the advantage.
Razhaun "Bear" Henderson scored 14 points, Ahanmisi added 13 points and Marsalis Johnson had 13 points, nine rebounds and six blocks for Village Christian (14-3, 3-0).
Crescenta Valley transfer Nick Springer scored 23 points, Tey Williams scored 16 points and Skye Isles added 10 points to lead Maranatha.
Village Christian, one of the top teams in Southern Section Division IV-A and among 25 teams on the Open Division watch list, will be getting better in a couple weeks.
Bryan Alberts, a Gonzaga-bound point guard who hasn't played all season, confirmed he is on schedule to return to action in about two weeks.
There is a possibility Alberts will suit up for a Jan. 31 game at Mater Dei, the state's top-ranked team.
"That's the plan," Alberts said. "I sure hope I can play."


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Our Team
We're a diverse team, but we share a deep commitment to human rights and physical fitness. We work as volunteers because we believe passionately in the mission of Free to Run. Every day we're working to create a positive impact in the lives of women and girls.
fOUNDER AND PRESIDENT
Stephanie Case* is a human rights lawyer and competitive ultra-runner. In 2009, she gave up a career in corporate law to pursue a passion for justice and a longstanding desire to assist some of the world's most vulnerable populations. Since then she has traveled all over the world, working for organizations like the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in South Sudan, and the UN in Afghanistan.
Stephanie has witnessed first-hand the harmful effects of conflict on communities, particularly for females. Sports of any kind are extremely limited or nonexistent due to a lack of resources and security issues. When they are available, women and girls are often restricted from participating due to widespread discrimination, and traditional beliefs about female roles. Stephanie founded Free to Run with the goal of providing running, fitness and outdoor adventure programs for women and girls from conflict-affected regions.
As an avid ultra-runner, Stephanie has won or placed in a number of international running events, ranging from 250 km multi-day desert races to 100-mile non-stop mountain races. From her award winning blog, she offers humor, advice and inspiration to fellow runners.
Stephanie currently works for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Gaza. She serves as the President of Free to Run in a volunteer capacity.
Cornelia Schneider
Chair and Secretary
Cornelia Schneider* is a rule of law professional and women's rights specialist with a decade of experience in complex conflict settings across Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia. Born in Germany, she speaks German, English, French, Spanish, and some Arabic.
Connie began her career as a solicitor with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London and Paris. In 2004, she made a significant decision to change careers and obtained a Master's (MALD) with a focus on legal regulation of conflict or post-conflict environments, from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Since then, Connie has dedicated her career to helping conflict affected communities. She has worked for organizations like the International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Criminal Court, the European Union and the United Nations. Her work has included assignments in Afghanistan, Congo, Chad and Sudan.
Today Connie works for the UN in New York. A periodic writer and speaker on women's issues and strengthening the rule of law in countries affected by crisis, she is also the recipient of the very first Women's Leadership Award from the Fletcher School. In her free time, Connie can be found running in Central Park.
Virginie Goethals is a qualified lawyer, and expert in sustainable development. She is also an experienced ultra-runner, and the mother of three beautiful children.
Based in Hong Kong, Virginie brings a wealth of non-profit experience to Free to Run. She serves on the board of Morning Tears Hong Kong, a non-profit that focuses on the rights of children with imprisoned parents. Virginie is managing Free to Run's Hiking to Heal, and Track Training programs. These programs provide hiking and running opportunities to refugees who are survivors of torture and human rights abuses.
Virginie also serves as a mentor to the women and girls who participate in long-distance running events with Free to Run. Born in Belgium, Virginie speaks English, French, Dutch, and has basic knowledge of Chinese and Spanish.
Duncan Wilson
Board Member
Duncan Wilson* works for the United Nations where he serves as an advisor to a number of governments. He has worked all over the world including assignments in South and South East Asia, East Africa, the Middle East, and the Pacific.
Duncan has also worked in journalism and communications in New York, Washington D.C., and his native New Zealand.
Duncan took up the sport of ultra-running while living and working in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Sardar Amiri
Board Member
Sardar is one of the founders of the Afghan environmental organization, Conservation Organization for Afghan Mountain Areas (COAM). COAM is a key partner for Free to Run.
Based in Afghanistan, Sardar has worked with a number of UN agencies including UNEP, UNHCR and UNFPA. He is an advocate for the Afghan people, working tirelessly to bring positive change to his community.
Sardar joined the board because he strongly supports Free to Run's mission and has witnessed first-hand the positive impact of the programs in Afghanistan. Sardar brings his passion, humour, and extensive local knowledge to Free to Run, helping to effect change at a grassroots level.
Fatma was born in Afghanistan and raised in the Netherlands. While living in the Netherlands, she received her Master's in Political Science from Leiden University. In 2007, Fatma returned to Afghanistan to work with several international organizations on a range of issues including security and justice.
Today she is working for CARE, a leading humanitarian organization dedicated to fighting global poverty. Fatma joined the board of Free to Run because she believes that sports are a powerful tool for conflict transformation, and can positively impact the lives of women and girls in Afghanistan.
Fatma speaks English, Dutch, Dari, and has basic knowledge of Pashto.
*All board members currently working for the United Nations volunteer for Free to Run and act in their personal capacity.
The Free to Run Ambassadors are an elite group of athletes from around the world who represent the spirit and strength of our organization. They are recognized as role models, trail blazers, and pioneers in the realm of sports and outdoor adventure. Each ambassador has generously volunteered their time and effort to support the work of Free to Run.
Mimi Anderson
Mimi Anderson is a world-class ultra-runner who holds multiple Guinness World Records. She has raced across deserts in the Sahara, Libya, Chile, Kalahari and Namibia. She has raced over mountains in Colorado, the Alps and the Himalayas. She has braved the Jungles of Peru, and set a new female record in one of the hottest places on earth.
At the other end of extremes, Mimi has raced and won a 352-mile self-sufficiency race in the Arctic, setting a course record that has yet to be broken.
In 2008 Mimi completed a run from John O'Groats to Land's End in the UK, a distance of 840 miles. Along the way, she set a new Female World Record. In 2012, she set another Female World Record for running the length of Ireland, 345 miles. Anderson is the first person to hold both World Records simultaneously.
In September 2014, Mimi ran an average of 61km for 32 consecutive days across South Africa's Freedom Trail (2,000km). In doing so, she raised over £26,000 on behalf of Save the Children.
In addition to her running, Mimi is also a motivational speaker and coach who helps others to achieve their goals and dreams.
Lucy Rivers Bulkeley
In 2010, Lucy became the first European woman to complete the 4 Deserts Grand Slam. To achieve this, she finished 250 km self-supported footraces in the Gobi Desert, Atacama Desert, Sahara Desert and Antarctica.
Lucy is currently attempting to complete the Seven Summits. She is well on her way, having completed Aconcagua, Elbrus, Mont Blanc and Kilimanjaro. In 2014, Lucy attempted to climb Everest.
Tragically, there was a massive avalanche while she was acclimatizing at Base Camp, resulting in the single deadliest accident on the mountain. Lucy was shaken and humbled by the experience, but by no means defeated. After paying respects to those who lost their lives, she flew to Denali to attempt another of the Seven Summits. Her determination, strength and can-do spirit is an inspiration to us all.
Nelofar and Zainab
Nelofar and Zainab act as Free to Run Ambassadors in Afghanistan. Together they're helping to promote women's participation in sports in their communities and across the country.
In June 2015, they successfully completed a 250km self-supported footrace across the Gobi desert in China. In doing so, they made history as Afghanistan's first ultramarathon team – but they didn't stop there. Upon returning to Afghanistan, Nelofar and Zainab ran in the second annual (unofficial) Kabul marathon.
In October 2015, Zainab became the first woman to complete an official marathon in Afghanistan. In the Netherlands 'Zainab the Runner' has become a female superhero cartoon, inspired by Zainab's very real achievements.
Amy Sproston
Amy Sproston has been running since she was 11 years old and competing in ultramarathons since 2006. She is on the Montrail-Mountain Hardwear Team and is a world-class athlete, although you would never know it from her down-to-earth and humble attitude.
When she isn't running, Amy works for an international nonprofit that helps people around the world after conflict, crisis and natural disaster, which has brought her to Afghanistan a number of times already. Through her travel for both work and running, Amy has had the opportunity to run in over 40 countries, and feels there is no better way to see the world. Amy is an inspirational role model for runners and non-runners alike.
Amy has competed in more than 60 ultramarathons over the past decade, winning more than 20 of those. Some of her top finishes include a win at the 2012 IAU 100K World Championship, the 2015 HURT 100, and 3 top-ten finishes at Western States, including a 3rd place finish there in 2013.
Jenny Davis
Jenny is a London-based lawyer as well as an athlete, triathlon coach and personal trainer. Jenny's ultimate passion is promoting women's participation in sport. Willing to do anything to help others achieve their goals and dreams, Jenny is a great believer in the power of sport as a tool to achieve equality. Jenny has been involved in sports from a young age and used to swim at an elite level for Scotland. Her involvement in sport has allowed her to travel the world and she has experience first hand of some of the difficulties women face in becoming involved in local sporting events in various countries.
As a keen triathlete and long-distance runner, Jenny is also an X-bionic (https://www.x-bionic.co.uk/) sponsored athlete. Jenny mentored Free to Run's first Iranian running team, who competed in the Iran Silk Road Ultramarathon in May 2016.
Mahsa Torabi
Mahsa is an Iranian woman who is working tirelessly to provide sports opportunities for women in her country. Ten years ago she broke barriers in Iran by negotiating with the cycling federation for the opportunity to travel by bicycle alone.
She opened the way for other females in the country who wanted to cycle, and started her own cycling team. In recent years, Mahsa has combined her love of cycling and climbing. She completed an expedition from the lowest point in Iran (-28m) to the highest (5671m) at the summit of Damavand mountain.
In February 2016, Mahsa made history by running in the first international marathon in Iran, which was only open to male entries. In May 2016, she ran in a 250km self-supported footrace through the Iranian Dasht-e-Lut desert. This was a ground-breaking event as it was the first time in almost four decades that men and women competed together in an Iranian running race.
Arzoo and kubra
Arzoo and Kubra became Free to Run Ambassadors in Afghanistan in 2016 after competing in RacingThePlanet Sri Lanka, a 250km self-supported ultramarathon. They formed part of the first mixed gender running team from their country.
Zhala Sarmast
Zhala is the youngest member of the Afghan national women's cycling team and a rising star in the Afghan sports scene. She joined the team at the age of only 13 and has been cycling at the national level for over three years now. Insults and stone throwing won't stop her training.
jeri chua
Jeri is an accomplished endurance athlete and ultra-runner. The former Singapore national team triathlete has successfully competed in many prestigious events such as the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii, the Ultra Trail Mont-Blanc 168km ultra-marathon in France, and the 330km Tor Des Geants. Her latest adventures for 2016 include the 298km Hong Kong 4 Trails Challenge, and the 895km TransPyrenea run in July.


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ANAHEIM -- Across baseball, there has been almost universal acclaim for what the Red Sox accomplished last weekend.
By pulling off their nine-player megadeal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Sox not only gave their clubhouse a colonic of sorts, but also purged more than 250 million from future
payroll obligations.
Along the way, not incidentally, the Sox managed to obtain two highly-regarded pitching prospects.
But there is a caveat for some. While unloading the onerous contracts of Josh Beckett and Carl Crawford, the Red Sox also had to include Adrian Gonzalez.
That leaves the Sox with a significant hole in their lineup for the forseeable future. And with David Ortiz set to be eligible for free agency, the Sox head into this off-season without having anyone under control who can be counted on to, say, knock in 90 runs next seeason.
"I understand why they did the deal,'' said one talent evaluator of the Sox. "But I'm not sure they understand how hard it's going to be to go and replace someone like Gonzalez. Guys like that are hard to find.''
And, he could have added, getting harder. Beyond front-line starters, run producers and power hitters have become the the most valued commodity in the game.
Thanks to more thorough drug-testing, power -- and offense in general -- is down throughout baseball. Now that widespread PED use is believed to be a thing of the past, so, too, are the inflated numbers they brought.
A 30-homer season is, once again, an achievement, and not, as it was a decade ago, the expected output of a No. 7 hitter.
First base is still regarded as a power position, but the Sox currently have no one on the horizon for that spot. James Loney is slilck-fielding and has an RBI in each of his first three games since joining the Sox, but he will be eligible for free agency in the fall and is unlikely to be retained.
Loney's career high for homers is 13 and after back-to-back 90 RBI seasons in 2008 and 2009, his RBI totals have dwindled.
Moreover, there's little in the minor league system at the position. Soxprospects.com features one first baseman among its list of the top 40 prospects in the system -- Travis Shaw, at No. 28, and Shaw is just 25 games into his Double A career, having spent much of his first full season in pro ball at Single A Salem of the Carolina League.
Even the most optimistic projection wouldn't have Shaw competing for a spot on the big league roster until 2014.
Of course, it isn't completely necessary to get power out of first base, especially if a team can get suitable production somewhere else in the lineup.
But here again, the Sox' system is thin. The best power hitting prospect is outfielder Bryce Brentz, and he still needs to make significant progress when it comes to making regular contact.
Free agency doesn't offer much in the way of power. Steering clear of a potential landmine like Josh Hamilton, there's no one whom the Sox could sign -- any any position -- who could reasonably expect to produce 30 homers and 100 RBI. And if such a player existed, he'd cost the Sox close to 20 million annually, the kind of contract they just strained to rid themselves of.
A more likely avenue is the trade route, but the Sox are likely to make finding a young front-line starter a higher priority. To get one of those, multiple high-end prospects will need to be sacrificed, leaving less to put in a deal for a power hitter.
Ortiz, in all likelihood, will re-sign with the Sox, either for a year or two. But Ortiz cannot do it alone. When the Sox have been an elite offensive team, they've done so with a one-two middle-of-the-lineup combo: Ortiz-Ramirez; Ortiz-Bay, or Ortiz-Martinez.
And finding the other half of that pair may prove to be almost as challenging as unloading all the salary the Sox shed last weekend.


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You can check your processor's compatibility on the Intel Website.
Note: Intel Virtualization Technology (Intel VT), Intel Trusted Execution Technology (Intel TXT), and Intel 64 architecture require a computer system with a processor, chipset, BIOS, enabling software and/or operating system, device drivers, and applications designed for these features. Performance varies depending on your configuration. Contact your vendor for more information.
Note: Intel EM64T requires a computer system with a processor, chipset, BIOS, operating system, device drivers, and applications enabled for Intel EM64T. The processor does not operate (including 32-bit operation) without an Intel EM64T-enabled BIOS. Performance varies depending on your hardware and software configurations. Intel EM64T-enabled operating systems, BIOS, device drivers, and applications may not be available. For more information, including details on which processors support Intel EM64T, see the Intel 64 Architecture page or consult your system vendor for more information.
After you have confirmed that your processor supports VT, you may need to enable the support:
- VT must be enabled in the host system BIOS. The feature may be named VT, Vanderpool Technology, Virtualization Technology, VMX, or Virtual Machine Extensions. Often, you find this setting under a Security screen in the BIOS. The location of this setting varies depending on the system vendor.
- The VT setting is locked (either on or off) at power on. After enabling VT in your system BIOS, you can first save your changes to the BIOS settings and then turn off power to the system. When you turn the system on again, your changes take effect. If you simply reboot the system without turning it off, VT is not enabled.
- After you have power-cycled the system, confirm that your system is capable of running 64-bit guests by following one of these methods:
- Boot from a CD containing the CPU Compatibility Tool. This is included on the ESX Server 3.x CD-ROM in
/images/cpuid.isoor can be downloaded from the VMware Shared Utilities page.
- For ESXi/ESX hosts, see Determining if Intel Virtualization Technology or AMD Virtualization is enabled in the BIOS without rebooting (1011712).
- Some system vendors ship VT-capable systems without the ability to enable VT in the system BIOS. If you cannot find a way to enable VT in the system BIOS, contact your system vendor. An updated BIOS may be available.
- Some laptops require a total power discharge to enable VT extensions once you have set it in the BIOS. To do this, disconnect the external power, and remove the battery from the laptop. Then press the power button on the device to drain all power. Once this is done, replace the battery and reconnect the external power, and verify you are able to utilize the extensions.
- Boot from a CD containing the CPU Compatibility Tool. This is included on the ESX Server 3.x CD-ROM in
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Reporting CPUID for 2 logical CPUs...
All CPUs are identical
Family: 0f Model: 04 Stepping: 1
0x0000641d 0xbfebfbff 0000000000 0x20100000
Vendor : Intel
Processor Cores : 1
Brand String : " Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 2.80GHz"
SSE Support : SSE1, SSE2, SSE3
Supports NX / XD : Yes
Supports CMPXCHG16B : Yes
Hyperthreading : Yes
Supports 64-bit Longmode : Yes
Supports 64-bit VMware : No
- On Intel systems, the last line indicates
Yeswhen the CPU supports EM64T and Intel Virtualization Technology (VT).
- On AMD systems, the last line indicates
Yeson any 64-bit enabled Opteron (Rev E or later).
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