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Silencer Mk III 1200W
The industrial-grade yet refined Mk III 1200W is the Silencer Series' most comprehensively powerful solution yet, and features a stringent 80-Plus Platinum certified rating for the highest energy efficiency possible. Engineered with only premium components, including Japanese 105°C capacitors and heavy-duty protection circuitries, the Mk III 1200W maintains continuous output at 50°C and efficiently delivers power through a single +12V rail. The Mk III 1200W also sports a new Dual Thermal Control System, a sophisticated operation that allows the PSU to switch between normal and silent mode seamlessly. Backed with PC Power's complete confidence in reliability with an industry-leading 7 year warranty, this PSU offers ultimate peace of mind.
- 1200W Continuous @ 50C
- SLI and CrossFire Ready
- 80-Plus Platinum Certified (92% Efficiency); .98 Active PFC
- 140mm double ball-bearing fan
- Up to 90% (10dB) Less Noise per Watt
- +12VDC @99.5A (Powerful Single Rail)
- Premium Components with 100% Japanese 105°C Capacitors
- Modular Cabling Design
- Dual Thermal Control System: Normal and Silent Operation
- 7-Year Warranty and Tech Support
Silencer Mk III 1200W Technical Specifications
|AC Input
|Operating Range:
0.98 power factor
|92% typical load (80+ Platinum)
|FCC Class-B, CE
|DC Output
5% (-12V, +5Vsb)
|1% (p-p)
|Hold Time:
|40ms minimum
|PG Delay:
|Over Voltage Protection:
|Over Current Protection:
|Agency Approval:
|cTÜVus, CB, TÜV, CCC, C-tick, GOST, BSMI, China RoHS, WEE, RoHS
|Fan Type:
|140mm, ball bearing, thermally controlled
|M/B Connectors:
|1 x 20+4-pin ATX
2 x 4+4-pin CPU
|Video Connectors:
|6 x 6+2-Pin PCI-E
|Drive Connectors:
|4 x Peripheral
12 x 5-pin SATA
1 x FDD Adapter
|100,000 Hours
|150mm (W) x 86mm (H) x 180mm (L)
|Power Cord:
Reviews about the Silencer Mk III 1200W
|"Even at full blast it's a quiet fan, I think this is the quietest PSU I have ever tested, even comparing it at 50c and 1200w to others at cold ambient and full load."
Funky Kit
|"Overall, the PC Power and Cooling Silencer Mk III 1200 Watt power supply is a fantastic PSU. There is a ton of power and it runs extremely efficient. The Silencer Mk III has the reliability of industrial grade protection circuitry and a 80PLUS Platinum rating."
Hi-Tech Legion
|"With stringent 80-Plus Platinum certified rating for the highest energy efficiency possible, Japanese 105°C capacitors and heavy-duty protection circuitries all makes Silencer Mk III to be the biggest player in providing a steady system! "
|"The Silencer Mk III 1200W is an excellent product that comes fully equipped with all that a demanding system might need. The high quality can be seen throughout the product with high quality cable connectors, voltages with stabilities unlike any we have seen before, and a 7 year warranty."
Hardaily (Spain)
|"There is no doubt that the PC Power and Cooling Silencer III 1200W has been built to the highest standards. This top of the range Platinum certified power supply has excellent load regulation and can handle the most demanding of gaming system configurations without suffering from any technical shortcomings.We love this power supply, it is basically silent and is a superb all round design."
Kit Guru
|"The new Silencer Mk III is likely to turn heads with a sleek white designed and 7-year warranty. The modular cables also use a connector which is far more stable than those used by other power supplies. With an 80Plus Platinum efficiency and high quality Japanese capacitors the Silencer Mk III is definitely a high-end product and we rate give our 5-star rating
B!T (Portugal)
|"PC Power & Cooling did an excellent job with designing a modular power supply that is not only aesthetically pleasing, but performs just as well.The Silencer MK III 1200W took everything that we could throw at it and then keep on going. Even at 1300 watts of load, it performed better than many power supplies do running at 50% load. This says a lot for the quality of the parts and components used in the construction of of this PSU."
|"We have found the Silencer 1200W Mk III to be exceptionally quiet, even at max load. It displayed a very strong +12V rail with excellent ripple suppression. It even showed a 95% efficiency at 50% load. We recommend the Silencer Mk III 1200W for its performance and also grant t our price/performance award as it is one of the most affordable 1200W (80Plus Platinum) power supplies currently available. "
TechNews (Lithuania)
|"From a performance standpoint, the PC Power & Cooling Silencer MK III 1200W PSU is boasting a very good voltage regulation within its power spectrum along with very clean DC output - both important factors in heavily loaded and overclocked game PCs."
|"OCZ Silencer Mk III 1200W PSU features 80-Plus Platinum certified rating up to 92.3% energy efficiency, dual thermal control system and unique white case design with industrial-grade modular cabling. In the test, the Mk III 1200W has excellent voltage deviation and stable capability of full-load control under +12V, +5V or + 3.3V.
ZOL (China)
|"80-Plus Platinum certified rating、new Dual Thermal Control System and Japanese 105°C capacitors all makes Silencer MK III 1200W more fascinating than other PSU. This PSU is quite silent in the test even in normal mode. The performance of Silencer MK III 1200W is pretty awesome, both in the -5V and 12V output are very stable and the wave range less than 0.01A.
Coolaler (Taiwan)
|"The PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III is a very good power supply and it lives up to its name. In semi-passive mode the PSU was completely silent, even during our 500 watt test. When we compare the Silencer Mk III with the two previously tested 80 Plus Platinum 1200W power supplies the PC Power & Cooling wins in three areas: looks, noise levels and price. The white housing and modular cables with XLR-like screw connectors are unique qualities of this PSU. In terms of price it is also 10 percent more affordable than the competition. The Silencer Mk III made an excellent impression and therefore earns the Silver Award.
Hardware Info
|"The stability test further confirmed our expectations. Even up to 1475W we received this power supply worked perfectly, which is 23% more than promoted. In terms of efficiency there are also outstanding results which are higher than the standard 80 Plus Platinum requirements. The Silencer Mk III 1200W offers great value for money, especially when considering it comes standard with a 7 year warranty.
Next Hardware (Italy)
|"We used the Silencer MK III 1200W for several hours in full load, and the power supply still delivered a very low operation temperature also in operation without fan. This PSU is very reliable and uses high class components. Up to a load of 50% the Silencer Mk III is in silent mode and as such is also able to function without the fan. Additionally you will also get a 7 years warranty, which guarantees that this will product with last a lifetime. All in all the PC Power and Cooling Silencer MK III receives 4.5 out of 5 points and our Gold Award
Inside Hardware (Italy)
|"The Silencer MK III 1200W is a modern high end power supply with a single rail design and good equipment including a modular cabling system which separates this PSU from the competition. In terms of technical data, equipment and noise the MK III 1200W is delivering quite the package. With an 80Plus Platinum certification this power supply belongs to the smaller group of power supplies cable of reaching the highest of efficiencies. Overall the Silencer MK III 1200W performs very well and it especially scores points with its stable voltages.
Hardwareluxx (Germany)
|"The voltages proved stable under all conditions, both at idle and full load. Characterized by a high efficiency and a power output of 1200 watts, the new Silencer MK III Platinum PC Power & Cooling is a power supply for high-end PC systems and very demanding clients. Silence and exemplary build quality, this power supply is not for nothing by chance is guaranteed for 7 years.
GeForce Italia (Italy)
|"The Silencer Mk III 1200W really does justice to its name. It is without a doubt one of the best 1200W power supplies currently available. For its sheer power and the stability of it we award the Silencer Mk III with our Performance award. Also we this PC Power & Cooling power supply with our Energy-Savings and features award due to the sheer power, stability of the voltages, low noise levels, and build quality that this product has to offer. We recommend it to users that have large desktop computers which housing storage devices, and overall users who prefer a silent power supply.
Islabit (Spain)
|"Silencer MK III shows a very stable voltage, the deviation of the test in 5V and 12V are all lower than 1%. 80-Plus Platinum certified rating、seven years warranty and Japanese 105°C capacitors all makes Silencer MK III 1200W more fascinating than other PSU.
OC (Taiwan)
|"Silencer MK III use the aerospace module connector, this kind of connector is more stable than usual connector which will not has any fall off problem.Silencer Mk III features 80-Plus Platinum certified rating up to 92.3% energy efficiency and seven years warranty, this equipment is rare in the market. It supplies 1200w power that is quite enough for high-level user to overcome the impossible of assembling two more Graphics card like NVIDIA and AMD, and also enough to do a memory/CPU over clock .
Computer DIY (Taiwan)
|"This 1200W PSU has more than enough oomph to handle even the toughest PC power loads, and will laugh at triple GPU setups as if they were integrated graphics. It's also incredibly silent, with the internal fan only activating when the load reaches the highest levels. We tested on a high-end i7 system with twin SSDs, optical drive and Radeon HD 7970, and even under the heaviest loads the fan did not activate. Once again OCZ has built a top-notch product that should deliver clean and stable energy at high loads.
PC Power Play
|"Silencer MK III adopts industrial-grade modular cabling design makes it even stable and in 220V voltage the highest transfer rate exceeds 92%; besides, the industry-leading 7 year warranty shows the confidence of its reliability. Adding the eye-catching case design to draw gamers' attention, the Mk III 1200W also sports a new Dual Thermal Control System, 140mm double ball-bearing fan that allows the PSU to switch between normal and silent mode seamlessly.
PC Pop (China)
|""Voltage regulation is fantastic from start to finish. The highest wattage Silencer ever produced, and does so with great power. Being the cheapest platinum rated power supply on the market is just the cherry on top.""
|"The Silencer MKIII 1200W unit is a very well made product and certainly better than many other power supplies"
|"Silencer MK III 1200w is very congenial and utility to users in which engineered with only Japanese 105°C capacitors components, and provides an industry-leading 7 year warranty. The power efficiency of transfer rate was pretty awesome, 20% load close to 92% transfer rate and even 100% load kept over 90% up. The performance of Silencer MK III 1200W is laudable, and is suitable to user who doesn't like noise.
Xfastest (Taiwan)
|"The Silencer Mk III 1200W truly does its name justice through its special Silent mode which is active up to a 50% load. With the release of the 1200W Silencer Mk III PC Power and Cooling has launched a very powerful and high quality power supply. Stable voltages, low power consumption, outstanding performance make us grant this product with our Gold award. For its silent operation we also give it the Silent Tip Award.
Mod Your Case (Germany)
|"We are very impressed by the Silencer MK III 1200W. It managed to keep high efficiency, good voltage regulation at +12 V and very low ripple. The Silencer MK III 1200 W is a good choice for someone who wants a strong power supply. The build quality and 7 year warranty will guarantee that this product will last for a long time. All in all this is a great PSU with unlimited power which deserves our Editor's Choice Award.
By the Way (Greece)
|"This high level of build quality is backed up by some impressive performance offering stable voltages, great efficiency and decent temperatures. We also very much liked the ability to run fanless up to 600w which means most systems will have a "fanless" CPU under normal desktop conditions. A stunning PSU from PC Power and Cooling, in both looks and performance.
Hardware Heaven
|"The PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III is in an excellent power supply."
Lab 501 (Romania)
|"PC Power & Cooling is showing its teeth in the high class segment of the power supply market. The Silencer MK III 1200W is an amazing power supply capable of offering excellent performance while remaining quiet when doing so (a rarity in this class). The Silencer MK III 1200W is a perfect choice for power-hungry PC-systems, and it will reduce your energy bill at the same time"
The Lab (Greece)
|"The Silencer Mk III truly is very silent and will excite many users looking for just that. Because of its high quality components, numerous connections and great performance we grant this product our High End Award. Added to that the 7 year warranty, this power supply brings us to one conclusion; we love it."
Gamezoom (Austria)
|"PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III is the monster amongst power supplies. The Silencer Mk III is very power efficient and also 80 Plus Platinum certified. Based on our findings this power supply scores 9.8 out of 10 point and we have no hesitation in giving it our Gold and Extreme Performance awards.
Overclock Hole (Italy)
|"PC Power & Cooling returns to the elite class of power supplies with the launch of the 1200 Watt Silencer Mk III. The quality is shown in its design, wiring, and ventilation. It is the perfect power supply for those who look for a combination of proven security, hybrid ventilation, and excellent performance."
Hispazone (Spain)
|"The PC Power & Cooling Mk III 1200W is capable of powering even a high end gaming PC or overclocking bench station without any problems. However, the efficiency has impressed us the most. The 80 Plus Platinum certificate also implies that a user can be assured of an efficient and high quality power supply."
|"The Silencer MK III is using the best components including the 100% Japanese capacitors and robust protection circuit. In our test course this power supply was running impeccable with an outstanding stability and efficiency. We were highly satisfied with the MK III 1200W. We didn't discover any mistake – it is perfect!
Xtreme Hardware (Italy)
|"PC Power and Cooling has released a new extreme product onto the market. With a modular cabling system and 80 Plus Platinum certificate there is no better power supply. With a capability of powering up two three graphics cards, single rail reliability, high efficiency, and a very fair price we recommend this product"
Noticias 3D (Spain)
|"The new top of the line Silencer is a real power house that can deliver huge amounts of power efficiently and, at the same time, silently thanks to its quiet cooling fan and its optional fan-less operation mode at lower loads. The PC Power & Cooling Silencer MK III 1200 W is a high-performance PSU that can easily keep up with the competition, performance wise."
|"Throughout the tests the PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III 1200W performed almost perfectly. The 80 Plus Platinum certificate is indeed well deserved. With a 7 year warranty and high efficiency in our opinion this is one of the best power supplies currently available.
PC Foster (Poland)
|"This is sheer quality you guys! There's very little else to say other than confirming that the Silencer Mk III 1200 Watt is simply a downright kick ass product that will be recommended by many. The Silencer Mk III 1200 Watt just is a huge win in my book. Very nice and very much recommended if you are an enthusiast PC user that overclocks and needs a little extra.
Guru 3D
|"This unit is extremely powerful, very stable, and an absolute boss when it comes to ripple suppression. And what's even better is, you can put this unit into semi-fanless mode and shut it off at low loads altogether. It's how it should be, for a top notch unit from this brand. PC Power and Cooling has a winner, here."
Jonny Guru
|" The Silencer Mk III is an excellent choice for the most demanding gamers. Even after extended testing we can still confirm the stability of the power supply. Moreover, the Silencer Mk III 1200 W comes with all sorts of protection and ensures the quality through a 7 year warranty.
Moj Mikro (Slovenia)
Mfr. PN: PPCMK3S1200
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Why is this perception of the weirdo homeschooler so pervasive? Why is it that despite the clear academic achievement of most homeschooled students, the fear of them "acting like that one weirdo guy I knew when I was a kid" is enough to turn otherwise supportive folks against the idea? I've thought about it a lot and the best explanation I can come up with is this: ridicule.
See, everyone is born with a certain temperament. Parents of more than one will all attest to this. Same parents, same environment, same rules….completely different reactions from their children. And some kids- well, some kids are annoying. And what do I mean by "annoying"? I mean what people mean when they say that homeschooled kids are annoying. I mean kids who ask too many questions and know too much information and like certain stuff and refuse to like other things and don't care what other people think about their silly hobbies and their know-it-all-ness.
When "annoying" kids like this go to a traditional school, they're ridiculed. They have a hard, or even impossible, time finding their niche. They must either hide their true personality and inclinations in order to be accepted or they're pushed to the fringes and made to feel abnormal. Not good enough. Made to feel less likable than those who keep their ideas and opinions to themselves or fail to form any to begin with. Made to feel that convictions and fascinations are stupid and that pop culture is the only culture. Not because "normal" kids are mean. They mostly don't even know they're doing it, I assure you. They just don't know what to do with someone who's so, like, weird. Ya know?
I know. I was one of those weird kids. (More!)
So was I, and I'd be lying if I said that had had nothing to do with our now-distantly-past decision to educate our children at home. This decision was not, of course, a decision to pack the kids away in bubble-wrap until time for college; they play -- or, well, interact, since I don't know that you can say that 14-year-olds play, exactly, except maybe by running into each other at full speed with loaded backpacks on, and stuff like that -- with other children almost every day, mostly happily. What I have found is that homeschooling, like anything else short of the Beatific Vision, is not insulation against the occasional comment that you're stupid or weird or a coward -- this last was very upsetting to the person to whom it was said, in the same way that having someone call you the wrong fantasy name on purpose in a made-up game can ruin your whole day. Girls practice their own version of social whatever: you can play at my house if this other girl isn't going to be there, because when she's not there you're my best friend, but if she comes over I'm going to deny that I ever liked you and then pretend that you don't exist for the rest of the day, or until that girl goes home, at which time I will be perfectly happy to pick up with you where we left off.
The difference when you're a homeschooler is that this isn't your entire day. It's an hour or so in the afternoon, between the time the schoolbus coughs up the rest of the neighborhood kids and dinnertime, and if it gets bad, you can just go home. You're a free agent, not an inmate.
Just yesterday we were over at the church -- my description of pretty much any day of the week could begin with that clause -- and Father, passing Crispina on his way to the office, asked her whether she was looking forward to her First Holy Communion next week.
"Yep," said Crispina, rewarding him with some kind of goofy smile which caused him to remark to me later that in case I hadn't noticed, all my children are really eccentric. "In their own way," he added hastily, in concern for my maternal feelings. "I mean, they're all . . . distinct."
Yep, I might have said, with probably the same goofy smile. They are that. Eccentric and distinct. God made 'em, counter, original, spare, strange, and we like 'em that way.


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Yogi Berra was wrong.The Titans-Bears game was over before it was over.
About the only thing the Titans won was the coin toss. Even that came back to bite them as quarterback Matt Hasselbeck's 23-yard pass to Kenny Britt was nullified after Bears cornerback Charles Tillman knocked the ball away from Britt and, who else, Brian Urlacher, recovered it.
It was a comedy of errors for the Titans, as the Bears led 28-2 after the first 15 minutes.
If the 51-20 loss wasn't embarrassing enough, the Bears fan base staged a successful Occupy LP Field movement.
The Titans were no-shows in every phase of the game.
The Bears caused six fumbles, recovered four of them. Tillman was a one-man wrecking crew. He led all players in the game with nine solo tackles. He forced four fumbles with his Kung Fu blows on the football.
Want to hear a joke?
The Titans talked all week about the Bears defense and its reputation for knocking the ball loose from opposing players.
"These guys are No. 1 in the league at taking the ball away,'' Hasselbeck said. "We talked about Tillman being very good at it.''
"That's what we are,'' said Bears coach Lovie Smith. "That's what the guys believe they can do every play. That's the mindset.''
Obviously they didn't accomplish that every play. It just seemed like it.
When you have an offense that gets back-to-back illegal formation penalties, both of them on the same player, you have an offense that, nine games deep in the season, just doesn't get it.
On the illegal formation penalties, Hasselbeck was dumbfounded.
"It's also embarrassing. We had those plays in our hands days ago and had a meeting about it [Saturday] night and had a meeting about it this morning. I don't know what to say.''
It's one reason the have lost twice as many games as they've won. It's one reason they don't have to worry about making any playoff plans.
The numbers don't lie.
The Bears had 21 first downs compared to 12 for the Titans. The Titans were an abysmal 3 of 12 on third downs. The Titans were flagged nine times, costing them 68 yards of real estate.
Even special teams shared in the misery. They had a punt blocked deep in Titans territory. Bears defensive end Corey Wootton scooped it up and returned it five yards for a touchdown.
It was the third-year pro from Northwestern's first touchdown since his junior year in high school. The Titans can cure a lot of ills.
A 44-yard punt return from Devin Hester set up an 8-yard touchdown run by Matt Forte. Hasselbeck threw a pass that veteran Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher wrapped his big mitts around and rumbled 46 yards to paydirt and a 21-2 lead.
It was 28-2 at the end of the first quarter, 31-5 at halftime. Over before it was over.
"I apologize to the fans on behalf of the team, especially to those (fans) who stayed there until the clock hit zeroes,'' said Titans receiver Nate Washington, who had the Titans lone touchdown pass.
Munchak was willing to take responsibility, but this disaster belongs to the organization, from top to bottom.
"I don't think there is any way to explain it, other than the fact we did our best to give that game away in the first quarter,'' Munchak said. "There was no shock that they have gotten a lot of turnovers. That's how they won football games. We knew all that. We carried the ball carelessly and gave the ball up.
"We made it easy for them.''
That certainly was the case for Tillman and his four counts of larceny.
"It is always on my mind, I am very conscious of it. I speak it. I believe it. I practice it. It happens,'' said the 10-year veteran from Louisiana-Lafayette.
And so it went for the Titans. They should be humiliated for impersonating NFL players Sunday.
To top it all, they lost to a coach named Lovie.
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Mala Cunningham, PhD, is the President of Positive Health Solutions and Founder and Director of the Cardiac Yoga Teacher Training Programs. She also works as a Counseling Psychologist in private practice. Dr. Cunningham previously worked in academia where she taught Complementary and Alternative Medicine courses and has worked in the field of Behavioral Medicine for over 25 years. Dr. Cunningham has been teaching and practicing yoga for over 30 years and has been featured in print, radio, and TV. She is the author of Medical Yoga and has produced CD's entitled Healing Journey and Before and After Surgery: Guided Imagery & Relaxation for Surgery Patients. www.cardiacyoga.com
Presenter Spotlight Q&A: Mala Cunningham
addressing heart disease with medical yoga
Please share what you do in 10-15 words
I have developed a model of medical yoga called Cardiac Medical Yoga that is used for patients with diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and stroke.
Why do you do what you do?
Heart disease is the number-one killer is most countries in the world. Diabetic and heart patients need a modified and medical emphasis for their yoga practice. It is deeply rewarding to see the impact that yoga has on the lives of patients who have a medical condition.
What are you currently fascinated by in your work?
When I started yoga in 1971, it was considered a "fad." Now, it has come full circle with hospitals and clinics around the world recognizing the tremendous benefit that yoga as to offer for both prevention and rehabilitation issues. It is a very exciting time to be involved in the area of medical yoga.
How did you come to your path? Any aha moments or key teachers?
In the early 1980's, a colleague of mine who was 40-years-old at the time had a heart attack and sadly within cardiac rehab, there was nothing available for him to deal with his stress. Since I was already a yoga teacher and was also studying for my PhD in psychology, I realized that yoga could be used for both mental health and medical issues. It was at that time that I began to format a medical yoga model of care for patients dealing with diabetes and heart disease.
What book(s) are you currently reading?
The Untethered Should by Michael Singer
Have you been to the Yoga Retreat before?
It is always a great pleasure to teach at Sivananda Ashram. I deeply respect the depth of dedication to the yoga practices by the students of Swami Vishnu. It is very inspiring and admirable to see the next generation of yogi's being so dedicated and committed to the principles and philosophy of the ancient yoga practices.


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Funeral services will be Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Westside Baptist Church. Burial will be at Union Chapel Cemetery. Fred Lackey and Rick Sherer will officiate. Visitation will be today, Oct. 11, 2013, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Collins-Burke Funeral Home and from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at the church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Elvis Shubert; son, Dennis Shubert; and daughter, Angie Shubert.
She is survived by her daughters, Janice Meadows, Reba Burgett and Roma Cater; sons, Richard Shubert, Gary Shubert, Bryan Shubert and Kenneth Cater; sister, Vaudie Sherer; grandchildren, Stephanie Herron, Mandy Higginbotham, Gary Meadows, Michael Meadows, Becky Romine and Josh Burgett; great-grandchildren, Drew and Kayla Meadows, Ryan Meadows, Dakota, Samatha and Shani Herron, Drake, Scarlett and Lillie Romine, Mac and Micah Higginbotham and Drennon Meadows; and great-great-grandchildren, Logan Martin, Kamdyn Meadows and Everest Herron.
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LOS ANGELES -- It's been a year of "Fearless" and fairytales for Taylor Swift.
The 20-year-old country cutie -- who has been on a winning streak for months with her hit album, "Fearless" -- won four Grammy Awards Sunday, including the night's top prize, album of the year.
"I did not see it coming tonight," she told reporters after the show. "This was a beautiful, beautiful surprise."
Earlier in the evening, Swift performed her song, "Today Was a Fairytale," which apparently became more and more true as the night went on. She also sang with one of her heroes, Stevie Nicks, on a mash-up that mixed Nicks' hit "Rhiannon" with Swift's award-winning "You Belong With Me."
Swift swiped the night's biggest prize, but Beyonce was the biggest winner. The multihyphenate entertainer made Grammy history as she collected six awards, the most won by a female artist in one night.
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Seattle Seahawks safety Kam Chancellor and defensive end Chris Clemons each underwent surgeries on Thursday.
Chancellor's surgery was for an undisclosed injury in his lower right leg. Seahawks team doctor Edward Khalfayan performed the surgery.
Chancellor tweeted that he was back home following the surgery on Thursday and posted a picture of his right foot in a walking boot.
Surgery is Finally over and I feel like crap.. instagr.am/p/UmOtTPEY0P/—
Kameron (@Kam_Chancellor) January 17, 2013
Clemons had surgery to repair the torn ACL and meniscus in his left knee suffered in the Seahawks Wild Card round win over the Washington Redskins two weeks ago. Clemons' surgery was performed by Dr. James Andrews.
Surgery was a success today, Thanks for all the support. Dr. Andrews did the B Boy stance after when he walked out like he sacked me.—
Christopher Clemons (@chrisclemons91) January 18, 2013
The Seahawks confirmed Chancellor's surgery via their own twitter account Thursday afternoon. The surgery is not considered to be serious. Head coach Pete Carroll said during his season-ending press conference that only the injury to Clemons presented the only serious rehab they expected this off-season.
Carroll said other players would require some smaller procedures but nothing that would significantly impact their off-season availability.
"I mentioned to the team how fortunate we were to get out of the year with really one major rehab in Chris Clemons," Carroll said. "We'll have some guys, who need some things cleaned up but that will be much minor and insignificant than what Clem has to go through."


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- HEAT oven to 350°F. Lightly spray two 9-inch round cake pans with no-stick cooking spray. Combine cake mix, sour cream, water, oil and eggs in large bowl at low speed until moistened; beat 2 minutes at medium speed. Gently fold in milk chocolate. Pour batter evenly into pans.
- BAKE 29 to 33 minutes or until cake springs back when touched lightly in center. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pans. Cool completely.
- MICROWAVE white baking chips in large microwave-safe bowl on HIGH (100% power) for 90 seconds, stirring until all the chips have melted. Cool completely. Beat butter into cooled melted chips with electric mixer on medium speed until thoroughly combined. Gradually add powdered sugar and milk, beating until fluffy. Beat in additional milk, by the teaspoon, until frosting is of desired spreading consistency.
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I do what i can.
and then there is Tony the Toyger over there...
I do what i can.
and then there is Tony the Toyger over there...
?? any who, i was just wondering why you were calling him a rascist... and the martin luther king thing. not much of an insult.
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plus tony, the only thing that the above mentioned quote proves. is that im not a slut. who will bang anyone who will open their legs to me...
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Don't think it was an insult, just more for the lulz
tomato, tamato
except a tomato would probily understand concepts like sarcasm and irony before you realised everyone is laughing at u
Vancouver people go stupid dumb when it starts snowing... Just make sure your Range Rover has its 4 way flashers on while you're ignoring all traffic laws
Hey tony el Tigretito i was just wondering why pickton was calling whats his face a rascist. Whats his face didnt say anything to insult him or humiliate him. So it was a bit uncalled for... simple curiosity. How have i in any way tried to claim ownership of this thread tony?? Hm?
and "evangelist" first off there was no irony involved in ... anything. Secondly im sure it would understand sarcasm and irony before i realized everyone was laughing at me. because well no ones laughing... well except for you, but you don't even know who your laughing at. so ... yeah.
i didnt know the fat bitch who fell down some stairs either,
didnt stop me laughing
when that makes any ounce of sense feel free to tell me.
where the hell did the mod thread go?
intermediate thread NEEDS a fucking mod who actually cleans that shit up
...I randomly call someone WHO IS CLEARLY not racist, racist... for lolzers.
trust me, ribcage wasn't insulted by me saying that....unless he is... then Ribcage, wipe your vagina. <3
you a lawyer Krissy Cross?
no im just a peacemaker... and a marine. so i tend to try and resolve conflicts...
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by shooting at them
Oh god...


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Bozell Column: The Zero-Blame Game
The media pandering on behalf of the Obama Re-election camp already is astonishing. During the George W. Bush years, everything bad that happened in America somehow was connected to the malignant reign of "The Decider." Last year, CBS even sought out journalist Sally Quinn to claim that Bush's victory in 2000 could be blamed for unraveling Al Gore's marriage ten years later.
God knows, and so too do most Americans, that the state of the union is a mess. But in the Obama era, nothing that goes wrong can be traced back to the Democrats in power.
A savvy viewer would have been shocked watching the June 30 CBS Evening News with a story on "cuts" to the Medicaid program in California, and one puts "cuts" in quotes because overall Medicaid spending never goes down, even if limitations in service or fee increases happen. CBS reporter Bill Whitaker reported from California on some poor people who might eventually be hurt by Medicaid changes. But two names never came up in this CBS piece: Barack Obama, or the new/old Democrat governor of California, Jerry Brown.
"We met Sharon Brown and her ten-year-old daughter Rosa at the Arroyo Vista family health center," proclaimed Whitaker, "where Rosa came for strep throat. With a family income below the federal poverty line of $18,310 a year, Rosa's treatment and Sharon's checkup cost just a dollar each."
But since the "temporary infusion of federal funds to Medicaid" is running out, "California is taking a $4.8 billion hit. So, like most states, California is scrambling to reduce costs, cutting services, cutting doctors' payments, raising patients' co-payments. $5 for office visits, $50 for emergency rooms, $100 to $200 a day for hospital stays. You might think that's not much."
Sharon Brown helpfully batted that down: "But you know what? You're wrong. You're so wrong. Because people do need it. People count on it." Sharon Brown proceeded to complain that they've had to rent out more than half their house and they still struggle to pay their bills since she was laid off.
Whitaker concluded: "California already is struggling with a budget crisis of its own and doesn't have the funds to make up for the federal cuts to Medicaid. With unemployment here near 12 percent -- among the highest in the country -- the Arroyo Vista clinic and others like it don`t expect to see any reduction in need."
That's a standard liberal media sob story, requiring federal funding, with one very weird exception: blame. CBS made no attempt to notice it is Jerry Brown and not just the faceless entity "California" that's overseeing this effort to cut subsidies and raise payments on the poor. What of Obama's $900 billion "stimulus" jobs program? Neither was cited.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that California received about $12.4 billion of the $90 billion of the "stimulus" the Obama administration injected into Medicaid programs – as if increased government welfare spending stimulates the economy. The extra subsidies meant the federal government matched California at 62 cents on the dollar instead of 50 cents. The "stimulus" hasn't petered out, yet CBS is already banging a can for more taxpayer "investment."
The state government of California has become infamous for overspending under governors of both parties, but somehow CBS can never manage to get beyond the ever-demanding needs of its televised victims to consider the fate of the entire state, or the fate of the entire American economy, if no one ever cuts (or just limits) spending on anything.
That same CBS newscast began with anchorman Scott Pelley in high dudgeon: "Tonight, what we've learned about a stunning lapse in security. A man flies across country with no ticket, no valid boarding pass, and no matching ID. Bob Orr on the multiple failures of U.S. airport screening." Orr was shocked that Transportation Security Agency screeners had failed to prevent a Nigerian national named Olajide Noibi from boarding a Virgin America flight from New York to Los Angeles. Noibi was taken into custody later in Los Angeles after he showed up at the airport and tried to fly to Atlanta carrying more than ten outdated boarding passes.
Guess who was never seriously challenged by CBS for this security lapse, despite the near-tragedy of the Nigerian Christmas Day bomber of 2009: the entire Obama administration, from Obama to Homeland Security boss Janet Napolitano to TSA chief John Pistole. Do you think Team Bush would have escaped this kind of scrutiny? The bias by omission among these national media outlets is astounding, and it's much worse than their relentless pounding of Bush. The media are screening Obama with less caution than the TSA mustered for Mr. Noibi.
And the campaign hasn't even started.
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"And the campaign hasn't even
Submitted by NC Cop on Tue, 07/05/2011 - 10:30pm.
"And the campaign hasn't even started."
God help us all.
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Are You Stimulated Yet?
Submitted by rogue operator on Tue, 07/05/2011 - 10:41pm.
The media's feigned gullibility about the 'unexpected' news that the economy sucks is bordering on culpability in the massive scam that is the Obama administration. Instead of nightly perp walks for lying about the stimulus program, for yelling 'racism!' in a crowded Washington mall on the day of the Obamacare vote, for mishandling the BP oil spill, and for so much more, we get fawning photo-ops of Michelle balancing a styrofoam plate of lobster mac n' cheese on her rear end to rounds of applause, while Obama tries yet again to avoid another double bogey on a par five. I mean, enough already!
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"Defiant House rejects..." Dallas Morning News 6/25/11
Submitted by MaximusBraveheart on Wed, 07/06/2011 - 10:27am.
Twisting media... I thought this "defiant" wording was interesting in relation to ruler Obama: (large print top of pg.1) "Defiant House rejects U.S. mission in Libya," then smaller print: "Lawmakers deny the president the authority to wage war but don't cut off funds fro the operation." They are upset that the did not bow to the Chosen One.
They better start acting "defiant." It is about time! And just in time to save our nation! Speak the truth! Do not allow lies to go politely unanswered!
-- Maximusbraveheart -- Is TRUTH knowable? Moral Relativism is the abandonment of Truth. Truth is knowable. Truth conforms to Reality. Reality is observable by evidence & witness in this day & from history. Relativism is Sesame Street play land.
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What was it Hillary said about airport screening?
Submitted by motherbelt on Tue, 07/05/2011 - 11:05pm.
You can't professionalize unless you federalize?
Yeah, those federal screeners sure are "professional," aren't they?
What a useless bunch of losers! They were probably too busy harassing an 80-year-old woman with a walker.
Had this been a few years ago, it would have somehow been laid directly at the feet of George W. Bush and Halliburton.
But everything now is the fault of vaceless and nameless "government."
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mb, They are $7/hr professional child molesters
Submitted by Dave. on Tue, 07/05/2011 - 11:10pm.
LOL - Get with the program, will ya?
Vote for the American in November
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Submitted by rob.man on Wed, 07/06/2011 - 1:55am.
Still waiting for at least one major news network besides FOX to link our economic crisis to the democrats even despite Clinton even admitting to it likes that's ever going to happen though.
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Give up on the intellectual honesty in the MSM
Submitted by rogue operator on Wed, 07/06/2011 - 9:42am.
Rob man, we have to stop acting like we can talk reason to these people, and support alternative media. We need to check the MSM, but not expect that they will change their ways. Cheers, RO
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Hillary on airport screening...
Submitted by Dave81 on Wed, 07/06/2011 - 1:08pm.
I thought it was "You have to let someone through security to know their intentions"?
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totally agree with column,plus now media blackout on Will column
Submitted by merly1 on Wed, 07/06/2011 - 8:27am.
George Will and some East Coast media highlighted this week-end the name of a man cited in a new book that claims this person is "most responsible for the greatest destruction of public wealth in world history." That is quite a charge, and it seems unfair to me to a degree (full disclosure = I was also raised in the rural MN town where he hailed from)-->but still that IS an amazing charge. This guy was a Mondale protege, Dem operative of longstanding, etc. Does anybody doubt if this book was blaming a GOP'er--> it wouldnt be leading the nightly news for a couple of evenings? 60 minutes expose to follow? ;o) Media bias is simply stunning.
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Blame game
Submitted by jessieH on Wed, 07/06/2011 - 9:49am.
I don't get my news from tv, any more. I go online. TV is dead. I think reality shows killed it. As for the "blame game", It's easy to see who's to blame, when you look from all sides. All of them! Every last polititian in office! Career polititians! Cowardly Representatives! Corrupt Senators! The White House and everyone who works there! Then, we have "the media". What can I say about the job they have been doing? The ugliness they spew out, every day, every hour, is sickening! I don't think the country would be so bad off, if not for the media. Thanks to the media, we have obama in office, destroying everything we have built this Nation on. Thanks to the media, we have to go online to find the truth behind their lies. I have absolutely no respect for anyone in the media, any more. Even Fox News is getting redundant. If you really want to know who to blame, just look to the media. That's who's to blame for all of this.
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Submitted by varmit on Wed, 07/06/2011 - 1:48pm.
Obama and the democrats can't be blamed if they didn't do anything. Where is their budget? Obama's didn't get one vote, no democrat voted for it. They had the house, senate and White House and never had a budget. They don't like the Republician budget because it stops spending without tax increases. They have to raise taxes as it is a campaign year.
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Creating dependency ....
Submitted by JLin on Wed, 07/06/2011 - 2:34pm.
This is a classic illustration of how corrupt and incompetent bureaucrats and politicians have wrecked the proper administration of government. Government generally cannot provide anything effectively without squandering tax dollars and creating permanent social dependency. The chaos, waste and inefficiency multiply exponentially with any increase in government involvement in the economy. That is precisely why the Founders prescribed a limited government. We have ourselves to blame because we "assumed" politicians and bureaucrats would always act honorably. We were all wrong, two generations worth, now we have a huge mess to fix.
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Mr. Bozell
Submitted by gwalt on Wed, 07/06/2011 - 4:55pm.
Mr. Bozell,
Please fire up another campaign targeting media bias---scratch that-----media anchor and reporter bias. Call them out in public, on billboards, in newspapers in TV ads-----then we will take viral. We will also donate. At least ask your readers if they want something like this.
Do you not believe that having Matt Lauers face on a billboard with "Stop The Bias and Lies Matt" will have an effect on his reporting? I believe it will. Call him,. and Diane and Brian and Scott and Georgie Stepphie out!.
They will do damage and take every rumor and innuendo, making stuff up whole cloth from MMFA and air it. UNLESSS we go on offense and put them on notice!
Come on---we want this! Look at how Trump fired people up by bluntness. Let's blunt them. They are already covering and covering for Oclueless One. WE come here by voluntary means------lets go to the people going thru a MickeyD's drive thru or a Dunkin Donuts and get in their faces.
What are they going to do? Call you names? They already do.
"A lot of briefing for a 2 hr. special with Dan Rather. Saw the show & wonder why we bothered". Ronald Reagan
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The Stars prospects beat the Blue Jackets today 4-3. Richard Bachman rebounded with a very strong game with 35 saves, and Mathieu Tousignant had the game winner in the third period. Sergei Korostin added two goals and reports are that Scott Glennie finally looked comfortable on the ice and had a good, energetic game. Unfortunately, the Stars (1-1-1) sit in third place in their division after round robin play. They will take on the Red Wings tomorrow at 2 p.m. CDT.
The Dallas Stars prospects take on the Columbus Blue Jackets today in Traverse City.
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Rangers news: A few notes from the Rangers on today's Traverse City game
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Mark Stepneski reports that despite a strong game from Jamie Benn, Tristan King and goaltender Tyler Beskorowany the Stars were unable to generate the same offense as yesterday, losing to the Wild 2-1 in a shootout. Beskorowany stopped 29-of-30 shots and 4-of-5 in the shootout.
The Stars' prospects scored six goals on 37 shots, led by fifth round draft pick Tomas Vincour and free agent tryout Mathieu Tousignant.
The NHL Prospects Tournament in Traverse City, Michigan is all set to start on Sunday, September 6th. There are eight teams competing, with the Stars set to defend their win from last year.
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The driver who smashed into a Williamson County deputy's patrol car while he was writing a traffic ticket Monday morning on Interstate 65 in Spring Hill will not be charged.
According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, 47-year-old Debra Benefield tried to move over but when a vehicle was in the lane beside her she overcorrected and broadsided the deputy's vehicle.
Nobody was seriously injured in the horrific crash, including the Texas father of two who was sitting on the guard rail when it all went down.
Teddy Howard had just been pulled over for a traffic violation. The impact of the crash propelled the deputy's patrol car forward, nearly crushing the 30-year-old father.
Howard works on a tow boat in the petroleum industry. He is currently off the coast of New Orleans and spoke with Nashville's News 2 by phone Thursday night.
"I was on my way back from a funeral in Michigan where I just buried my grandma, my dad's mom died," Howard explained. "I was coming back, heading back to Texas, passing through Tennessee. Two officers pulled me over, before they got back to me, I guess they were running my license, so before they could get out of the vehicle, the lady came out of nowhere in a white minivan and smashed into us. I didn't see it right of way but I kind of reacted to it and I got out of the way just in time."
He continued, "The van flipped over in the air a couple of times and when I looked up, I could see the van flipping over me and it was like you see in a movie, really. I tumbled down that guard rail and I gathered myself and I checked on the officers. I couldn't assist them too well, the way the impact was, they were really trapped in that vehicle and there was nothing I could do, but I did see they were alive."
Howard said he next ran toward the minivan.
"I tried to get her attention, and it looked like she was conscious," he said of Benefield. "I got her to open the sun roof and helped her to get out carefully, without causing any further injury."
He added, "I was making sure she was okay. I was talking to her, [telling her to] breathe and calm down."
While he wasn't seriously injured, the near-death experience was frightening.
"I called my dad, later that evening. My dad said to me, 'the Lord had his hands on me.'"
He continued, "You can do everything right and stuff can still go wrong. Always be prayerful and optimistic sometimes someone else can mess you up and affects you."
While the woman who caused the wreck was not cited, Howard was for simple possession of pot, which was found in his rental car.
With the demands of his job and having just helped his father with the financial cost of burying his grandmother, Howard is unsure how he'll get back to Middle Tennessee to face his court date.
"I am in a financial bind," he said. "I just had enough gas money to get [back to work] and don't know how I will get back for my court date because I am off shore."
Still, Howard has no hard feelings.
"I have no negativity, the two officers pulling me over, they were just checking to see if I did anything wrong," he said. "The new officers came on the scene and added insult to injury, it is unfortunate, but I am not bitter about it, I'm not sure where [the marijuana] came from, but I'll take responsibility for it and go from there."
A local attorney questions the charges saying the crash creates probable cause issues.
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