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Why People Hate Google+ and Why You Should Learn to Love It
Posted on March 25th 2014
Ever since its birth in 2011, people have viewed Google+ with everything from disdain to outright disgust. Seen as the search giant's attempt to muscle into the social media market, many felt that Google+ was unpolished, redundant, and obscure. But, in just a few short years, Google+ has become an important part of the social media landscape and plays an increasingly vital role in search engine optimization and social media marketing. So, while many people may hate Google+, it is time for you to learn to love it!
Why People Usually Hate Google+
The most immediate reaction one has when first playing with Google+ is that it is no different than Facebook or Twitter. It looks like just another stream of nonsense from a bunch of people you barely know. Worse than that, it is just another place you have to start trying to dedicate a portion of your valuable time to in order to develop your brand. Worst of all, it uses an entirely different menu and administration structure from other sites, meaning if you are very familiar with Facebook's layout, Google+ may be fairly alien. But Google+ is not a total waste of time and resources!
Why You Need to Love Google+
Google+ offers a few neat features that make it easier to play with than Facebook or Twitter. These features include the ability to edit posts after they are made, the ability to use the Hangout feature as a means of directly sharing content with others and better integration with mobile devices for uploading media. But the real reason to love Google+ is its integration with Google's search results. We have all heard for years about how search engines are increasingly using social media as one metric for determining a page's relevance in search results. Obviously, having social media buzz on Google's own social media platform is one way to ensure the search giant notices your page's relevance. More importantly, features like Google Authorship allow you to directly influence your site's visibility by adding your photo and Google+ profile next to articles you create when they appear in search results. Reports indicate that Google Authorship also has the added benefit of bumping a page up in search results by demonstrating increased relevance and credibility. Other reasons people are increasingly beginning to love Google+ include the following:
- the ease with which you can control who can see what aspects of your profile,
- a larger space to write (not limited like Twitter or Facebook),
- an ability to create on air video streams to reach directly to your audience in face-to-face video conferences,
- an ability to create GIF files to animate photos next to your posts for added visual appeal,
- and much less advertising means your message is not lost in the background noise.
If these are not good enough reasons for you to start using G+ I suggest you come up with your own. You can thank me later.


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The commonwealth's proposed mental health reforms took center stage at a Democratic Party breakfast in Charlottesville Saturday morning.
More than 50 people came out for Saturday's panel at the Central Library.
Experts led the discussion on the state of Virginia's mental health system, current funding for it, and ideas for reform.
"Unfortunately, we seem to focus on it only when there's a crisis," says Mental Health America board member Kate Acuff. "But the information is that one in four people are affected by mental illness and that we shouldn't wait until a crisis to be focused on it."
Speakers included a clinician from Region Ten, a Western State Hospital clinical psychologist, and the University of Virginia's director of health policy.
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Chiefs head coach Todd Haley addressed the media following the start of the voluntary conditioning program today.
The question everyone was wondering was the status of Larry Johnson. Haley said he didn't want to get into a roll call regarding who did (and didn't) attend the Kansas City Chiefs offseason program today.
We're likely not going to find out much more information on Johnson until he meets with the Chiefs brass on Wednesday over contract issues.
The 60+ players that did attend the Chiefs voluntary offseason conditioning program lifted weights and worked hard according to Haley (via 810 Sports).
He also reiterated that all the players under the new coach's watch have a clean slate and that presumably includes Johnson, Tony Gonzalez and Brian Waters, who all have issues with Chiefs management.
Due to the rules set forth by the Chiefs and the (lack of) media access, we didn't suspect anyone from the Chiefs would confirm the presence of any of these players.
It seems as if Haley was hitting all the major talking points we've publicly heard from the Chiefs under the Pioli regime:
- Everyone worked hard
- Everyone in the building is focused on winning
- No specifics on off the field issues with players
- The best player will have a shot to play
I've got a feeling this press conference will be pretty much like all the others we'll see in the future.
As always, keep up with the FanShots if you find anything on the Chiefs that did (and did not) attend the start of the voluntary program.


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Gary Patterson told the Star-Telegram his favorite for the Big 12 Championship this year, "Right now, I'd be looking at Oklahoma State in our conference. Got those two good quarterbacks."
He's not talking about Wes Lunt, the first true freshman to start for the Cowboys. He's gone. No, he's talking about soon to be Senior Clint Chelf, who has started 6 games in his career. And J.W. Walsh, who started a handful of games last year before being injured.
Mike Gundy hasn't even declared a starter between the two for the 1st game of the season, but it looks like it might be Chelf's job to lose. Of his 6 starts, he lost to K-State, OU + Baylor. Wins over Texas Tech, WVU + Purdue.
Personally, I think it will be Texas, Oklahoma, TCU + Oklahoma State, in that order. I realize Mr. Patterson's answer was a measured response due to recruiting and all, but is there anybody other than Gary that thinks the Cowboys are going to finish in first? Or which of their QB's starts the season (please answer for both OSU and TCU)?


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5 Star Basketball Recruit Signs with Oklahoma State
Nash averaged 20.2 points, 11.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists last season as a junior at Dallas Lincoln High School. That's the same school that has produced starts like Chris Bosh, Byron Eaton and Andrea Riley.. Nash also played for the U.S. national team that won the gold medal last summer. Coach Ford says Nash can play any position on the court and is a great scorer and passer. He'll be the most decorated recruit to ever call GIA home. Welcome to the family LeBryan


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Check NoFollow Links In Google Chrome and FireFox :NoFollow Checker Extension
In today's world there is a normal question that comes up many times in front of us " how to check Nofollow links " and how to check a blog isdofollow or Nofollow . So today I am going to discuss about this issue .But before I start we should know about Dofollow and Nofollow links .
What is Dofollow and Nofollow Links ?
You can see a lot of blogs having some internal and external links .Every time Search Engine crawl your blog ,they also crawl your links too and follow them and gives an extra advantage to those links . So if we give a link in our post and search engine follow the link then the link is said to be dofollow and if not followed then Nofollow . By default all links are dofollow ,to make it nofollow we have to add < rel=nofollow" attribute to it . So now always remember for external link to add < rel=nofollow" to the link to make it Nofollow .
How To Check a blog is DoFollow or NoFollow ?
To increases backlinks we are searching for the dofollow blogs for commenting ,but how to check them for dofollow or nofollow ? You can do it by right clicking on the link ( Comment link )and checking the source and if you find an attribute "nofollow" then it means it is a NoFollow Blog. But it's too ordinary .
Now a days there are so many extension of browser are available which can show you all nofollow and dofollow links automatically .
The most common browser we use Mozilla Firefox and it has many extension which can do this easily .
How To Check Nofollow links In FireFox ?
In Firefox ,there is an extension/add-on is available named as NoDofollow add-onwhich can do all the work for you .As you install this extension/add-on ,you have to just right-click on the page on which you want to check link and just select Nofollow .That's it ,this will highlight the links with different color by which you can identify the link type .
If the links highlighted into red then the link is Nofollow and if the link color is blue then the link is DoFollow as shown in above given image .
If you want to download Nodofollow extension for firefox then click on the link given here NoDOfollow Extension .
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How To Check Nofollow Links In Google Chrome ?
Google Chrome is the browser which have the second highest user in the world after the FireFox .So now the question is how to check Nofollow links in Google Chrome ?
I have the answer ,There is also an extension which can really help in identify the nofollow links in Google Chrome which is named as Nofollow extension.After installing it ,it will highlight Nofollow link as red .It identify Nofollow links only so you can use it .
If you want to install this extension then click on the link given here Nofollow Extention For Google Chrome .
That's it now you can identify all the nofollow links automatically in both browser Firefox as well as in Google Chrome .If you are facing any problem with that share with us by commenting here .
Stay tune with us for more updates .
Thanks a lot for this Arun! I've been trying to find out how to do this for the past few days. I used to use Firefox and had an extension which was great but moved over to Chrome and couldn't find one which was just about nofollows. Plenty of info on the web about extensions covering loads of seo stuff like page rank etc but didnt really want all that extra stuff. This works a treat! Thanks for taking the time to write about this. Best wishes, Hazel


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A little over two years ago, Zab Judah tried to do the same thing with Shane Mosley but did not get as far...
One of Judah's managers, Michael Shinefield, said he sent an e-mail two weeks ago to Golden Boy Promotions, which represents Mosley, calling for blood testing for both fighters. Golden Boy chief executive Richard Schaefer said he has not responded to that e-mail, but that Mosley will agree to any tests required by the Nevada Athletic Commission.
"Whatever tests they want them to take, Shane will submit to that. We are not going to do other tests than the Nevada commission requires," Schaefer said. "The fact is Shane is not a cheater and he does not need to be treated like one."
Interesting to see it all play out over time.


text: Report finds the stress-gene connection Galveston County Daily News October 16, 2012 In this week's Medical Discovery News with UTMB's David Niesel and Norbert Herzog: Research shows chronic stress leads to mood disorders such as depression, which has enormous effects on the brain. It changes brain cell behavior and the structure of brain tissues. For example, the hippocampus, which is the brain's memory center, can shrink in people with a history of depression. And neurons, which are cells that transmit brain signals, can slow down. « Back | The Newsroom »


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Ryan Braun was out of the lineup yesterday for the second time in seven games, but this time Braun and Ken Macha had their story straight, and referred to it as just an off day. Braun was hit by a pitch in a pinch hit appearance, raising his season total to 12. Plunk Everyone notes that Braun had only been hit 13 times in his first two seasons, and could double his career total in 2009.
Prince Fielder had a rough day yesterday at the plate, but continues to be the focus of speculation regarding offseason trade possibilities. Buster Olney thinks Fielder could be a fit for the Red Sox next season. Tom H. thinks the Brewers would need to get multiple pitchers in return for Prince, and MLB Daily Dish isn't sure where the Red Sox would find the financial flexibility or playing time for him. Meanwhile, Bob Brenly, ever the pompous douchebag, compared his jersey to an infield tarp.
Meanwhile, there's a new J.J. Hardy rumor out there. Prospect Insider is citing "a source close enough to the situation" as saying the Brewers fully expect to trade J.J. Hardy this offseason. That's not really surprising in the least, but it is something like a confirmation of what we expected.
The Brewers may have a roster move to announce before tonight's game: The Contra Costa Times is reporting that Josh Butler, possibly the fastest rising pitcher in the Brewer organization this season, has joined the team in Chicago and is expected to be in uniform today. (h/t Brewerfan.net) Butler could be a candidate to start on Friday if Manny Parra still can't go. Before that can happen, though, the Brewers will have to clear a 40 man roster spot to make room for him. If anyone who's not Corey Patterson is DFA'd, I may break something.
Yovani Gallardo will return to action tonight for the first time since skipping a start last week, and for the first time at Wrigley Field since that thing I'd prefer we didn't talk about. He's looking forward to getting back out there, and Quevedo at the Buffet is looking forward to watching him take on Carlos Zambrano tonight.
Here's something I never, ever would have expected to say: The Brewers can only hope Gallardo's performance tonight will compare to Jeff Suppan's performance last night. Suppan pitched very well despite continued soreness in his oblique which is preventing him from swinging the bat. Suppan bunted with the bases empty in both at bats last night, which is a really puzzling decision...even if he just stood there and took three strikes, he at least would have forced Ryan Dempster to throw six pitches.
Miller Park Drunk has video and a thought-by-thought breakdown of Alcides Escobar making one of this season's greatest defensive plays over the weekend. After Escobar made that play, Ken Macha responded by sitting him on the bench yesterday so Craig Counsell could start at short.
Two weeks ago, I was indifferent on Macha. Now, I'd applaud the move if he were fired today. Macha checks in at #5 on Jon Heyman's list of managers on the hot seat. Heyman also notes that the Brewers have a replacement in waiting in Willie Randolph. If you didn't shudder when reading that, you should have. Dale Sveum is also still on the staff, and at the moment he'd be my first choice.
As great as Felipe Lopez has been as a Brewer over the last couple of months, it feels like there's a new story about his lack of hustle every couple of weeks. Last night he didn't run out a dropped liner that might have changed the complexion of the game in the late innings. Everything Lopez has done this season would suggest he'd be a solid long-term investment, but these little lapses (along with his performance after his last big contract) make him a major candidate to disappoint someone next season.
Mark DiFelice got some good news yesterday, as an MRI showed no structural damage in his sore shoulder. With that said, there's no reason he should pitch again in 2009: The Brewers have more than enough arms in the bullpen, and getting some rest can't possibly hurt at this point.
You'd never guess it by looking at this winter's prospective free agents, but FanGraphs says we're witnessing the golden age of center fielders. And yes, the Brewers started Corey Patterson in center for back to back games during said "Golden Age."
In the minors:
- Matthew Pouliot of Circling the Bases has the OPS leaderboard from the PCL, and Adam Heether checked in at #9 this season, significantly ahead of both Mat Gamel and Alcides Escobar.
- Brett Lawrie went 1-for-5 with a walk as Team Canada fell to Australia in 10 innings in Baseball World Cup play yesterday. The Canadians are now 0-2 in second round play. (h/t Rattler Radio)
- WhatifSports has the Brewers holding steady at #18.
- The Sporting News dropped the Brewers one spot to 19th.
- Andy Seiler's draft projections have the Brewers picking 12th next June.
Around baseball:
Indians: Placed reliever Joe Smith on the DL with a left knee injury.
I'm working on starting a new trend, feel free to help me out. Every time someone stops by the comments section to complain about strikeouts, I plan on posting the following quote from this Circling the Bases post:
Among all hitters with at least 400 plate appearances this season, the 10 guys who strike out most often have an average OPS of .938 and the 10 guys who strike out least often have an average OPS of .753.Read it over and over again if you have to.
Yesterday I mentioned that Brewer cleanup hitters (see Fielder, Prince) have the highest OPS in all of baseball. On the other end of that list are the Kansas City Royals, whose cleanup spot is the third worst held by a position player in all of baseball. I'll agree with the theory that most lineup tinkering doesn't create a huge difference, but the Royals are proof that, if you try hard enough, you can really screw it up.
As this season draws to a close, so does the career of Hall of Fame beat writer Hal McCoy. Today's story is about his relationship with Aaron Boone, and how it extended his career. It's worth a few minutes of your time.
On this day in 2007, Prince Fielder hit his 46th home run, setting a new franchise record. The Brewers beat the Reds, 5-3.
And, of course, today is the one year anniversary of the firing of Ned Yost. Celebrate accordingly. This year's parade plans fell through. Instead, I'm planning on leaving something in the toaster until it starts on fire, then attempting to put it out with gasoline. When the police come to investigate the fire I'll tell them, "Toasty really battled today."
I don't have a Brewer birthday today, but isn't the Yost anniversary enough? If you need a birthday, Gaylord Perry is 71.
Drink up.


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PAGE, Ariz. (AP) - The Arizona Department of Transportation says a stretch of U.S. 89 in northern Arizona will remain closed indefinitely because of damage to the roadway about 25 miles south of Page.
The Arizona Department of Transportation says engineers are trying to determine what caused a 150-foot section of pavement to buckle
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THERE'S strong support for a new pool in Castlemaine, according to Mount Alexander Shire mayor Michael Redden.
The council has completed its first round of public consultation, with more than 700 responses.
Cr Redden said there was almost unanimous support for the pool, but differing opinions on length, features and costs.
"The main issue is whether it is a 25 or 50 metre pool," he said.
"The federal and state governments talk about the population you need to justify a 50 metre pool, and we come well under that.
"They would be telling us you need a 25 metre pool and may push us in that direction.
"However there is a string of people who want a 50 metre pool, and they would be the swimming club people.
"They want to be able to hold competitions and they say to have carnivals they need a 50 metre pool."
Cr Redden said the council did not have solid figures on the cost of the pool, but said it would be unlikely to be less than $10 million.
He said the current pool on Lake Augusta Lane was not able to be fixed and had "reached the end of its time".
"If we only replace the pool with another pool we might be able to do it for about $8 million," he said.
"Add heating and various features and you can image the cost would rise rapidly.
"But those figures are only of the top of my head, the council does not have any official cost estimate at the moment."
The council dropped plans for an aquatic centre at Western Reserve due to the $15 million price tag.
Cr Redden said there would need to be a significant increase to car parking at the current site to accommodate patrons.
"We hope to have a feasibility study completed by June, and have designs in the 2014/15 financial year ready to go out to state and federal funding," he said.
"We'd have to find some way to expand parking considerably.
"It's enclosed by hospital space on one side and a caravan park on the other."
Cr Redden said there was only a 15 metre indoor pool at a gym near the town hall.
A pool at Campbells Creek was closed down several years ago, with the nearest swim centres in Newstead, Maldon and Harcourt.
"Almost everyone, apart from a couple of school kids who said it should be replaced by a skate park, said they were happy for the pool to remain where it is," he said.
"The preset pool is leaking badly, the concrete lacks reinforcing and we can't play around with it.
"We have to take to it and replace it with something brand new."


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Bears-Seahawks matchup of the day: Saturday
The last time Chicago faced Seattle, RB Matt Forté had a season-low eight rushing attempts for 11 yards, and the Bears lost, 23-20.
Divisional-round matchup tidbits
Here's a roundup of interesting facts and figures for the divisional-round matchups.
Bears-Seahawks matchup of the day: Friday
RB Marshawn Lynch showed that he's capable of embarrassing a defense that doesn't tackle well in the Seahawks' win over the Saints.
Three-and-out with Bears TE Greg Olsen
Fourth-year TE Greg Olsen met with the media at Halas Hall this week and answered questions on a variety of topics, including why the Bears struggled to pick up the Seahawks' blitzes when they played in Week Six.
Bears-Seahawks matchup of the day: Thursday
The Seahawks had little trouble tearing through Chicago's offensive line on Oct. 17, when QB Jay Cutler was sacked six times in his first game back after suffering a concussion.
Thursday practice report for divisional playoffs
Here is the Thursday practice report for the divisional round of the playoffs, showing to what degree injured players participated in their teams' practices.
Five questions with PFW publisher Hub Arkush
This week, Hub Arkush explains why there is no reason to give Lovie Smith a contract extension this offseason and he also grades the job done by GM Jerry Angelo in the past year.
Seahawks-Bears fantasy breakdown
Unlike their last meeting with the Seahawks, expect the Bears to feed the ball to RB Matt Forté in Sunday's playoff clash.
They said it: Bears edition
Here's what the Bears' Jay Cutler, Greg Olsen and Anthony Adams are saying in advance of their game against the Seahawks on Sunday.
Bears-Seahawks matchup of the day: Wednesday
Rookie OLT Russell Okung played one of his best games of the season against DE Julius Peppers, who was held to two tackles as the Bears failed to sack QB Matt Hasselbeck in Week Six.
Cutler says Bears' playoff preparation is 'business as usual'
The media room at Halas Hall was more packed than usual for Jay Cutler's weekly press conference, but Cutler said that's the only change he noticed this week as the Bears prepare for their first playoff game since ...
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60-second rant: Five Bears under the microscope
Every coach and player finds that the spotlight burns brighter in the playoffs, but these five Bears are among those who will be monitored closer than others against the Seahawks.
Bears-Seahawks matchup of the day: Tuesday
Head coach Lovie Smith acknowledged this week that his defense has to do a better job of covering WR Mike Williams this time around.
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It took five seasons, but Bears QB Jay Cutler is ready for his first playoff appearance in the NFL. PFW correspondent Bob LeGere details how Cutler has worked to learn Mike Martz's complex offense.
Bennett is leaving the New York Giants after agreeing to a four-year contract with the Chicago Bears. The Bears announced the deal on Tuesday.||||||| The Bears were looking for a tight end who can catch and block, and they addressed one of their biggest needs by bringing in Bennett. Bennett spent his first four seasons in Dallas before signing a one-year $2.5 million contract with the Giants last March. He had career highs with 55 receptions, 626 yards and five touchdowns.
Bennett broke the fall of a man who fell over a railing trying to grab a glove the player was handing to a child after Sunday night's win over the Green Bay Packers. The fan was quickly surrounded by New Jersey state troopers and led away. He did not appear to be hurt in the fall from the lowest level of seating at MetLife Stadium, a distance of about 10 feet or less.||||||| Bennett, who signed as a free agent after four seasons in Dallas, said the child ducked as the man reached over him, causing the man to fall over the railing. This isn't the first time Bennett has helped someone at a game. He said he rescued a ball boy at a Texas A&M game who was knocked down when the crowd rushed the court.
The New York Giants have lost tight end Martellus Bennett to a left knee injury Sunday.||||||| Bennett was hurt in the first quarter Sunday against Cleveland. He is questionable to return.
Bennett made his Giants debut Wednesday in a 24-17 loss to Dallas in the opener.||||||| Bennett had four catches for 40 yards and the lone TD in the air for New York. He was clearly motivated against his former team, but fantasy owners have to doubt that level of motivation against lesser-profile opponents.
The Super Bowl-champion New York Giants have signed tight end Martellus Bennett as a free agent. The Giants announced the signing late Wednesday without giving contract details.||||||| Bennett spent the past four seasons with the Dallas Cowboys as the backup to Jason Witten, catching 85 passes for 846 yards and four touchdowns. The Giants were in need of a tight end after starter Jake Ballard and backup Travis Beckum suffered major knee injuries in the Super Bowl win over the New England Patriots


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Until 2010 Autodesk product there was a fantastic product to make a discovery on a network of all Autodesk product (Autodesk product manager)
From 2011 there's a change . It's name was Autodesk Asset locator.
Now I dont find the link to download for version 2012/2013
Someone help me.
I must to do a large discovery of Autodesk products
Thanks a lot
Solved! Go to Solution.
That product has been retired. You can download a new licensed version here:
Thanks but the autodesk link said to me :The Page You Requested Was Not Found
I think that the sw was retired
Hi Paolo,
Confirming that the Autodesk Inventory Advisor was also retired. Our current offering is the Software Asset Management (SAM) toolkit which more or less provides license compliance tips and a spreadsheet for identification and tracking purposes.
where we can get information about this software? Autodesk official site having very less information about it. I would like to know how it works on local network and provide inventory of autocad product installed over network. I am looking for such kind of software for our internal Audit.
Hi Sachin and welcome to the forums!
The Asset Locator has been discontinued and is no longer available to be downloaded.
Hi Camillo,
Any other product is available for 2013-2014 autodesk version?
No, even though the installer indicates it IS there... See also: http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/CAD-Managers/Autodes
AIA and AAL are no longer available. PM me for access to the last release of AAL.


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One UAE paper thinks office workers in the UAE may be inspired to start cycling to work. Kipp wonders if they have gone mad.
June 28, 2010 3:42 by kippreport
Kipp has fond memories of cycling as a child (aside from the near loss of an eye riding a chopper and a damp incident involving a trike, a lake, and Kipp's inquisitive personality), and we're still partial to a little pedal once in a while.
Which is one of the things that bothers us about living here in the UAE – the country is simply not geared up for cyclists. At least, we didn't think it was. The National reports that Yas Marina Circuit is now open to cyclists every Tuesday evening for a weekly track night, to give enthusiasts a safe place to ride.
Kipp quite fancies that – we've been lucky enough to take a tour of the grand prix track, and it really is stunning. But the paper goes a bit far when it claims in an editorial that the event might trigger a trend, and we could see UAE residents cycling to work.
"In Japan, cycling is so common that they had to invent underground bicycle parking to accommodate the enormous number of Japanese – from office worker to CEO – who bike to work," says the paper.
Well, we guess it would be one way to thin the workforce a little. Companies could buy every employee a bike, then insist that they cycle to work each day. Over time, thanks to the UAE roads, they would have less and less people showing up to work. It would certainly save the bother of layoffs, though health insurance claims may affect the company's premium.
Road safety aside, there is one other reason you won't catch Kipp cycling to work. Because when we set out to work this morning the temperature was almost 40 degrees. 40 degrees! Even if we survived the roads, the heat would probably kill us. And if we survived the heat… well of course, like almost every office in this town, this one doesn't have a shower.
Cycling in Dubai as a system of mass transit is a long, long way off if you ask Kipp.
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News: Lil Wayne On Latest Skateboarding Injury, "It Hurts Like Hell"
Thursday, Feb 2, 2012 4:42PM
Grammy-winning rapper Lil Wayne has opened up on rocking an arm sling recently and admitted the injury was the result of a skakeboarding activity gone wrong.
According to reports, the skateboarding accident took place at his crib in Miami.
Lil Wayne has always put his music first, but Weezy's passion for his skateboard may come in a close second. Tunechi was pretty bummed when he learned he had to stay off the ramps for a week after injuring his shoulder in a skateboarding accident at his Miami home. "Unfortunately I was skating and I tried to do an ollie down one of my banks and I tailed out at the end of it," Weezy said in a clip from DJ Scoob Doo's upcoming "The Nino Brown Story" DVD that was given exclusively to MTV News. "I ain't worried about the pain, it hurts like hell but the worst thing is that I couldn't really skate," he said. "I always get injured but I never get an injury where I can't get back on the board. Remember we had the nine stitches? That didn't mean we couldn't skate the next day, so we skated the next day." (MTV)
Over the fall, Wayne discussed a separate skateboarding crash he experienced.
"It wasn't that bad. It wasn't. It was real quick. Happened, and I was stitched up and went about my way. I told everybody. Everybody was like, "Oh, my God. You got nine stitches. You busted your head?" I was like, honestly, I fell so much harder in other places. Like, I wish you were there to see me really bust it. I busted my ass before, like, literally, this is nothing. These stitches are like--this is the first time I have seen blood shed, but I've fallen much harder than that." (GQ)
In late August, Wayne made headlines for his skating mishap.
Lil Wayne needed 9 stitches to close a bloody wound over his left eye last night ... after crashing HARD at a skateboard park in St. Louis. Weezy was treated at a local hospital -- and one witness told a local TV station the rapper was accompanied by several members of his entourage. According to the hospital, Wayne was treated and released. (TMZ)
The platinum-selling rapper has also launched his own clothing line geared toward skateboarders.
Thursday night (Jan. 12), the 'John' rapper threw a party for his new clothing line, held at El Privado inside Hotel Americano in New York City. MissInfo.tv was witness to the festivities and those in attendance, including models wearing silver face paint and wearing Wayne's Trukfit gear. The rap star showed up to the event, snapped photos and showed off his appreciation for his brand by wearing one of the T-shirts. He chose to sport a pink one decorated with a fitted hat-wearing man holding a skateboard. Wayne's tagline for the brand is "Respect Few, Fear None." The Trukfit name was inspired by his youth. (The Boom Box)
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My wife has been a Bears fan since she was little girl and Jag's fan since the franchise's 1st season and her Dad was part of the field crew so she went to almost every home game for 12yrs. She was a ball girl during training camp in the 98-99 season. But because he dad was let go in a cost cutting move she now hates the Jag's. So instead of going back the Bear's I convinced her to give the Panther's 1 season to show her what they have to offer. She's a Physical Therpist so TD is already her favorite player. She look over the roster and then 12 differnt Mock Draft's for other sites and read all the Mock's on this site and started her own about a week ago. The reason I'm typing this up and not her is because last year she did 1 for the Jag's on there site and had alot of dickhead comments about her draft and she went a little loco and got kicked off the site. I on the other hand can type this up for her and log out so she can't go loco on anyone. She's has read all the other Mocks and she agreed that we arn't dicks here but its better to be safe then sorry. She has chosen 3 differnt players per round and why she thinks there needed.
RD1: DT Sheldon Richardson: Can play inside in a 4-3 or outside in a 3-4 scheme. Long arms and a good motor. Was able to get 10TT's and a Sack against Alabama's O-Line. Struggled in the classroom and that might lead to problems learning the playbook
CB Desmond Trufant: Productive Pac-12 CB that lined up against the best WR's the Pac-12 had and held his own. Very confident and football smart. Football is in his blood and will do anything to play the game. Larger WR's gave him problems, see Eastern Washington game. Run support needs work as well as being more physical when tackling.
WR DeAndre Hopkins: Good all around WR who knows how to runs routes and get open and has good balance and body control to get YAC. Not a blazer and is not a dependable deep speed threat.
RD 2: WR Stedman Bailey: Highly productive WR with good speed and is an advanced route runner. Very dependable hands and fights for extra yards upon contact. Blocking needs work and has little experiance as a returner.
OT Brennan Williams: Good run blocker and ORT prospect. Good hands and anchor strength to stop a charge or deflect and get to the next level. Long limbed and big bodied, needs time in weight room and durabilty concerns, torn labrum.
S DJ Swearinger: Leader with a an outstanding passion for the game. Hasgood eyes and instincts who likes to hit, sometimes he's to overaggersive and jumps the routes. Lacks elite range.
RD 4: OT Jordan Mills: Outstanding size and length, carries little bad weight. Quick into blocks and climbing to the 2nd level. Excells as a run blocker and has a mean streak. Well conditioned and highly motovated player, game is very important to him. Tends to play tall and is a short stepper with limited hip flexability. Backpedal needs retraining and faced mid-level competition.
DE David Bass: Good athelete with long arms and big hands. Productive with 56TFL and 40.5 sacks in Division II Missouri Western. Must develop more pass rush moves and needs time in an NFL Strength and Conditioning program.
TE Jordan Reed: Poor mans Aaron Hernadez, comes out of cuts smoothly with a nice burst. Versatile alignment player who has good after the catch ability. Has ball security issues and needs to work more as a blocker. Needs to get stronger.
RD 5: WR Chris Harper: Developmental former QB who runs nice routes and natural hand catcher who uses his body in well in coverage. Poor man's Anquan Boldin who has nice build-up speed. Can make the play in clutch moments of the game. Needs continued coaching in route running and blocking and is not a speedster.
OG David Quessenberry: Durable and highly competive player who works to sustain blocks to the 2nd level. Good lebgth and movement skill set. Needs time in the weight room and can clean up his foot work and improve kick slide. Minimul power in hands and plays to upright.
WLB Jelani Jenkins: Smart, athletic, run-around LB who played both MLB and OLB. Slips blocks and follows the ball carrier. Durablity concerns and limited take on strength. Lacks ideal height and bulk.
RD 6: TE Nick Kasa: Developmental TE who already can fly down the field and generate strong YAC. Great size and speed and is highly competive and great work ethic. Very raw blocker and not sudden or polished routes.
WR Brandon Kaufman: 2nd tallest WR at the combine, 6'5, who was highly productive at the FCS level. Produced in games against Washington and WSU. Scored 2TD's on CB Trufant of Washington. Exceptioal length and dependable hands to work the outside. Not a burner and ran limited route tree. Must work on blocking. Big fish small pond.
NT Anthony McCloud: Big boned, strong bodied NT with huge hands, 11", and a stout frame who can defend the run in an even or odd front. Offers little as apass rusher. Nickname Amp, he reseved the Unselfish Leadership Award twice.
The reason for a WR in almost every round is due to the fact that not only may we lose Hardy next season to FA but we may also lose Lafell as well and if you had to chose between Hardy or a #2 WR in Lafell to resign most of us would say Hardy takes priority. This draft dosen't have alot of #1 WR but it is loaded with #2 WR. With only 5 picks it was hard chosing what need needed adressed 1st. Althought they resigned Edwards he's not the player he once was. Age and injury are taking there toll on him. I hope I adressed everything and didn't reach to high on some of my picks.
I think my wife did a pretty good job adressing the needs of the team. I thought we still had another season before Lafell was a FA but addressing it this year will save us a pick next year if we can't get 1 of the 5 projected #1 WR's. Any of her 6th round picks I'd like to see us draft. TE Kasa, if picked, has the benfit of learning good blocking from Hartsock, 1 of the best blocking TE's in the league, but also route running from 1 of the most underrated TE's in the league in Olsen. Jordan Mills could be are future LT with a little more coaching and give us one of the nastier and meaner LT/LG combose in Mills/Amini.


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Lakeland, FL (Sports Network) - Cole Hamels tossed three shutout innings in his final spring tuneup to help the Philadelphia Phillies record a 4-1 win over the Detroit Tigers.
Hamels, who will next take the mound when the Phillies open the regular season Monday in Atlanta, yielded just one hit and one walk while striking out three of the 10 batters he faced.
Justin Verlander also performed well in his last Grapefruit League outing of the season, with the Detroit ace limiting Philadelphia to two runs -- one earned -- and fanning five over 5 2/3 frames.
Verlander will get the call for Monday's season opener at Minnesota.
Six Philadelphia pitchers combined to hold the Tigers to three hits, with Michael Young knocking in a pair of runs to pace the Phillies offensively. Ender Inciarte went 2-for-4 with an RBI single in the victory.
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By his own admission Carolina Panthers head coach Ron Rivera didn't sleep much last night, however he's not second guessing the decision to punt late in yesterday's game saying he would not have done anything differently.
Sunday's loss came down to a late breakdown by the secondary, and while Rivera said it's 'too early' to make changes, he did acknowledge that the free safety position was under examination. Sherrod Martin will get practice reps this week, along with Colin Jones and D.J. Campbell, who Rivera said would get a look. However, Rivera emphasized Martin which indicates he'll be the front runner to supplant Haruki Nakamura this week.
Say what you want about Ron Rivera, but he's quick to pull to plug following a player's poor performance. Joe Adams was inactive yesterday, a move that Rivera said was due to Captain Munnerlyn's ability to be bigger, and more difficult to bring down (read: he doesn't fumble). Now we wait to see if the same can be said for Sherrod Martin getting a chance.
The Panthers' coach praised Charles Johnson, saying he finally has the stats to back up the performance he'd seen all year, while also praising rookie Frank Alexander.
On the injury front Louis Murphy is in a boot after tweaking his ankle, and Chris Gamble and Jon Beason are experiencing shoulder soreness. Rivera acknowledged that Beason's drop in play is a product of his recovery from injury.


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Sharon Osbourne said her son Jack's diagnosis with multiple sclerosis has made her "even more of a control freak" than before.
The former X Factor judge and wife of legendary rocker Ozzy Osbourne said her son was doing "great" since he was diagnosed with the illness.
She said: "He's determined not to let this stop the way he lives his life. He's taking care of himself physically and mentally."
But she admitted it had an effect on her, saying: "You go through the guilt, you go through the, 'Is it me, was it me?', and you go through the family tree going, 'Who died of what? Where did this come from?'
"I've become even more of a control freak. I think I'm driving him nuts. He's got a headache and I'm all, like, 'Go to the doctors. I'll drive you myself'."
Sharon, who stepped down from the X Factor in 2008 after four years as a judge, said her relationship with show supremo Simon Cowell was "like brother and sister".
She said: "We row, then we make up. We love each other, then we fight, then we love each other, then we fight. But you know, one of the first people to reach out to me when Jack was diagnosed with MS was Simon. And that meant very much to me. Because it meant maybe he loves me, just a little bit."
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I tried asking this on another post but it was long and I don't think anybody saw it.
Do any of you know what's going on with Josh McNeil? Is he pursuing a sixth year of eligibility?
I'm just assuming that if he is pursuing it, then the decision hasn't been made, or we would have heard about it, but I thought he was going to try to play again. I just can't find any google stories that directly confirm that.


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Football players are employees of Northwestern University and can unionize, the National Labor Relations Board said in a ruling released Wednesday that is expected to reverberate throughout the country.
Robert McCormick, a professor emeritus at Michigan State University College of Law, describes the decision as "revolutionary for college sports." If it is upheld on appeal, he told the Chicago Tribune, it could be persuasive in related legal matters. For example, if football players are employees for union purposes, they might also be determined to be employees entitled to payment for injuries under Illinois' workers' compensation act.
Law professor Richard Epstein of New York University tells CNN the ruling has "vast implications for the structure of the sport, if upheld." However, the appellate process will likely last for years, he pointed out.
Because the NLRB governs private employers, the ruling will apply only to private colleges and universities, not public ones, Bloomberg News reports.
Led by outgoing Northwestern Wildcats quarterback Kain Colter, the team's players are the first in college sports to seek to unionize. They formed the College Athletes Players Association, whose legal fees have been paid by the United Steelworkers. In January, CAPA petitioned the NLRB seeking a right to vote on union representation, contending that National Collegiate Athletic Association rules are unfair. The players group wants compensation for sponsorships, medical expenses and an increase in athletic scholarship funding.
The university said in a written statement provided to the Tribune it is disappointed at the ruling by regional director Peter Sung Ohr of the NLRB and plans to appeal to the full NLRB in Washington, D.C.
"While we respect the NLRB process and the regional director's opinion, we disagree with it. Northwestern believes strongly that our student-athletes are not employees, but students," the statement explains. "Unionization and collective bargaining are not the appropriate methods to address the concerns raised by student-athletes."
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Angel Violet Perfume by Thierry Mugler, This outstanding fragrance was created by thierry mugler in 2005 . It has a terrific scent with a mixture of mandarin, passion fruit, bergamot, apricot, violet, patchouli, vanilla, chocolate, caramel and peach. All products are original, authentic name brands. We do not sell knockoffs or imitations. ... Read More
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History and background of Thierry Mugler. "The prophet of Futurism" , as he has been referred to, Thierry Mugler is an instinctive designer who never looks for inspiration. According to Thierry Mugler, "intellect is the servant of the spirit." He strongly feels that his clothing is modernistic and not futuristic. Clothes of today should have nothing to do with the past. Read more about Thierry Mugler
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- Great smell (26)
- Long-lasting (24)
- Draws compliments (19)
- Sexy (15)
- Great value (12)
- Overpowering (5)
- Too expensive (5)
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- Evening (17)
- Special occasions (16)
- Daily use (13)
- Anytime (8)
- Signature fragrance (6)
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An exquisite elixer
This scent will either work with your body chemistry or it will not....the violet essence is VERY noticable, and only those that prefer violet essence should wear it
This scent will either work with your body chemistry or it will not....the violet essence is VERY noticable, and only those that prefer violet essence should wear it
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It's ok.
When I tested this, I couldn't stand the initial blast of floral. So I waited, and waited, but for some reason it never developed (which is unusual for me). My skin...Read complete review
When I tested this, I couldn't stand the initial blast of floral. So I waited, and waited, but for some reason it never developed (which is unusual for me). My skin kept holding on to a bitter note, violet possibly? While my hubby liked it, I couldn't stand it, so I gave it to my Mom, who adores it. Very few fragrances give me a headache, but this one managed to do so, which is unfortunate because I love just about all of Mugler's frags. It's just ok in my opinion, but only because it didn't work for me. I just bought Angel la Rose which I love and find it easier to wear. Do not blind buy this one; it's too expensive to do so!
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- Deep Mysterious
- Draws Compliments
- Great Smell
- Long-Lasting
- Sexy sensual
Best Uses
- Evening Use
- Special Occasions
Comments about Thierry Mugler Angel Violet Perfume:
Angel Violet is number four in the flower family, the others being Rose, Peony, and Lily. Violet announces her membership of the Angel clan by her heavy chocolate vanilla scents over-laid by the deeper notes of patchouli interlaced with signature floral violets top notes. So I give you Angel Violet.
Angel Violet was launched in 2005, created by the nose of Francoise Caron for the house of Thierry Mugler.
All the Angel scents have been incredibly successful but (and it does appear to be quite a big but) they are rather capricious in whether they suit you, being something to do with acidity levels of the skin. What smells gorgeous in the bottle smells vile when you wear it, nothing personal just chemistry.
Normally I dislike patchouli finding it "dusty" smelling, reminding me of all the horrid afghan coats and bad beads we wore in the late 60's but this perfume seems to overcome even that. Wait for dry-down and Violet mellows out to a sweet long-lasting distinctly floral violet scent.
Some may find Violet to be possessed of an overpowering sugariness but perfume notes are all in the skin and nose of the individual.
My advice: ALWAYS TRY before you buy.......
All the Angels draw comment, men tend to say you smell delicious..
Women either ask what is that lovely smell or is it Angel.
Generally the Lily evokes the most response but I think it is because it suits my skin best and I tend to wear Violet with my partner.
I can't think of a single bad thing to say about Violet other than it can be difficult to find.
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- Citrus/Fruity, Floral, Oriental/Spicy, Woody/Earthy
- Great Smell
- Great Value
- Long-Lasting
- Refined
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- Anytime
Comments about Thierry Mugler Angel Violet Perfume:
It's the perfume of my life!
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- Floral, Fresh/Aquatic
- Draws Compliments
- Great Smell
- Great Value
- Long-Lasting
- Not Overpowering
- Sensual
- Sexy
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- Anytime
- Signature Fragrance
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Comments about Angel Violet Perfume:
every ask about it to my girlfriend.
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- Long-Lasting
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- Pricey / Poor Value
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Comments about Angel Violet Perfume:
I LOVE the smell of violets, but this cologne just didn't smell good on me. It wasn't what I was looking for. Might be a body chemistry thing; I just didn't like the smell.
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Comments about Thierry Mugler Angel Violet Perfume:
When I tested this, I couldn't stand the initial blast of floral. So I waited, and waited, but for some reason it never developed (which is unusual for me). My skin kept holding on to a bitter note, violet possibly? While my hubby liked it, I couldn't stand it, so I gave it to my Mom, who adores it. Very few fragrances give me a headache, but this one managed to do so, which is unfortunate because I love just about all of Mugler's frags. It's just ok in my opinion, but only because it didn't work for me. I just bought Angel la Rose which I love and find it easier to wear. Do not blind buy this one; it's too expensive to do so!
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4X4 enthusiasts to help in bad weather
A group of motoring enthusiasts have signed an agreement with NHS Borders and Scottish Borders Council to help out during severe winter weather.
The Lothian 4 X 4 response group will provide transport to those requiring medical or social care.
The group will work alongside Lothian and Borders Police, Scottish Ambulance Service, mountain rescue teams and the British Red Cross.
Scottish Borders Council's Emergency Planning Officer Jim Fraser says:
"During any severe weather emergency where transport becomes an issue there exists within the Scottish Borders, a multi-agency severe weather transport group, which is mobilised to the Council HQ in Newtown St Boswells. The objective of this group is to manage all the transport requirements from SBC's Social Work department and NHS Borders. It aims to help anyone who requires assistance within our communities to get to hospital, or to receive medical or social care.
– Jim Fraser , Scottish Borders Council's Emergency Planning Officer
"In the winter of 2010 during the heavy snow we identified that a large number of people within our communities needed access to hospital for essential treatment like dialysis and radiotherapy. SBC and NHS staff also require access to communities to provide social and medical care on a daily basis. The transport group triage's the requests to ensure that the available transport is used efficiently and effectively."
Leader of SBC, Councillor David Parker added:
– Councillor David Parker, Leader of Scottish Borders Council
"Members of the Lothian 4X4 Group, which is charitable organisation, have the experience and expertise to control these vehicles when conditions can be especially tricky, and they are also fully trained in first aid. This is a great resource which is now available to us in the Scottish Borders so I am very pleased that this agreement is in place."


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Tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo. Happy celebrating, but don't drink and drive or you may end up in a pickle like the drivers below.
- A photo gallery of car wrecks from the 1930′s
- Grandparents tow their granddaughter in toy car from back of their SUV
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Uptown Showdown Comedy Debate: Single vs RelationshipSymphony Space (2537 Broadway, New York, NY) Map it $15
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Mediterannean Pasta Salad
Pasta salad is one of my favorite summertime meals. The versatility is never ending so it's always new, but always easy. Add a loaf of crusty bread and fresh lemonade or iced tea and you have a terrific beat-the-heat dinner. Making pasta salad is so simple and this formula will help you on your way to being a pasta salad expert.
Hands-On Time: 15 minutes
Ready In: 1 hour and 15 minutes
Yield: 8 servings
8 oz. uncooked penne pasta
4 cups of a combination of the following:
garbanzo beans
Feta cheese
diced cucumber
black olives
diced tomato
2 cups balsamic vinaigrette*
fresh oregano and red onion garnish
- Cook the pasta until done to desired tenderness and drain well. Al dente is best since soaking in dressing can cause the pasta to become mushy. Cool completely.
- Toss with beans, cheese, cucumber, olives, tomato and dressing.
- Chill for an hour before serving.
*Ingredient Tips
There are some salads that need a bit more or less dressing, but if you do it often enough, you can get a good idea what is needed beforehand.


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Cliff of course was amazing. His post season performance was like a metronome.
Game 1 was surreal. I had trouble sleeping for the few days leading up to the game. Scheduling the trip was no easy task as the itinerary had to be altered multiple times to accommodate work, the wife, and TBS. I did not anticipate a large turnout from the locals, but what a mistake that was. The traffic was so congested driving to the field, and then there was inadequate parking so I had to park 2 miles away and missed most of the 1st inning. The Rays mascot had tried to "cheap-shot" me in the hall, and so the obvious solution was to tranquilize myself with copious amounts of beer. Of course, this led to my wife getting stuck with camera duty, and so only a few pix were captured
The Boomstick made a timely appearance
The score only hinted at the somber mood of the stadium. All else for me was a blur
Game 2 was tense. Would the Rays get into CJ's head as all the experts predicted? Was yesterday's game a mere fluke?
Nolan and Ruth looked serious
So did Chuck G
Elvis however looked loose and confident
1st inning and we need to jump on Shields like we did to Price. However Tiny E grounded out
Face gets nothing but air
and Hambone whiffs feebly to end our turn
Now time to see if Christopher John will sink or swim in the post season. Will the doubters be proven right?
Stomach starts to tighten as Bartlett leads off with a hit. Somewhere Evan Grant is poised to unleash a twitter tirade
the knots increase then loosen as Hambone fetches some well hit balls and we escape scoreless
Second inning and we need to put some pressure on but Big Bad Vlad can only ground out
Cruz though quiets the crowd with a nice shot for a double
Kinsler takes a Kinsler swing without success
Shields starting to feel cocky
Moreland flies out and the RISP is stranded
Fortunately CJ starts to settle in and uses his unsustainable BABiP to get Zobrist to line out
then sits Shoppach down with a nasty curve
Third inning starts off with a gift as Treanor takes a meatball to the back, Judy moves him over and Elvis gets another infield hit
Shields feels the urine running down his leg after his throw to 1B goes haywire, letting Matt Fucking Treanor score the first run
Shields starts to unwind and actually stumbles on the delivery, as Elvis continues to pear his brainstem from 3B
From there CJ achieves a Zen-like state. The Force is with him and he cuts through the feeble Rays lineup with little fanfare. A couple of piss stops later and we're up 6-0 and the crowd is actually booing the Rays. Maddon has gone Postal after Mikey Baseball sodomizes one of the 2 Astros pitching scrubs the Rays throw out there.
The crowd has absolutely nothing to hope for until Cliftopher gets bored and decides to tease them. He nicks Bartlett to start off the 6th
then K's Upton
and then makes us wonder if Crawford is worth shopping for at all?
7th inning and some mild tension occurs again. After a leadoff walk to Zobrist and an Aybar double (really wonder why Zobrist was held at third?) the fans come to life again and start praying to their Feline God
Elvis is so aroused by CJ's man-musk that he cops a quick feel
Shoppach then fails gloriously in front of his crowd, and somehow manages to avoid ejection despite doing his best crybaby Shields impersonation before sitting at the little boy bench
Wash decides to step on their froats and give them a double barrel of Darrens
Once again the Rays pray to another indistinct Pagan God
O'Day O'Day O'Day
is more than a match for Joyce
and Other Darren doesn't even get his heart rate over 50 after sitting Bartlett down
From there, it was an orgiastic festival of Rays fans torn between cursing and leaving, with some doing both.
The unimaginable linescore
Your 2010 Texas Rangers celebrating yet another post season victory!!!


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Before detailing my issues with college football, let me preface with the fact that I am NOT a college football fan.
I view college football primarily as the stepping stone for high school football players that are going to eventually end up in the NFL. I understand that college football is not exclusively that, and that there are MANY football players that greatly benefit from playing college ball and never end up in the NFL. However, I still think that there are two areas in college football that should be changed for the sake of helping out these NFL-bound players.
First of all, I think that the college ball should be gotten rid of and the NFL-sized ball should be implemented. I do not know enough about the physics behind each ball, but I think that getting some of these players, specifically the offensive skill players, accustomed to the NFL-ball prior to them entering the NFL is a benefit. I seem to recall last year prior to the 2011 Draft a lot of talk about the QBa getting themselves accustomed to the NFL-ball. It just seems to me like the benefits of implementing that ball at the collegiate level has benefits that outweigh any potential negatives.
My second issue is the main one and is probably the one that many of you might disagree with. That issue is the college offense. I was reminded of this issue as I tried to really get a good feel for Gabbert's game from watching the cut-up of his game vs. Nebraska. To be very honest, I am not an scouting expert, and so I must say that I had a difficult time for the most part gauging how effective Gabbert could be as an NFL QB when he was playing a college offense and was essentially running a shotgun formation on every snap. To be very honest, I think that it is a disservice to these players (QBs in particular, but this definitely holds for the other offensive positions) to not be running a pro-style offense. I am not going to say it has to be 100% pro-style, but when a guy like Gabbert basically ran the offense out of the shotgun 90+% of the time, he is inevitably going to struggle at first in the NFL, and this inevitable struggle could easily be avoided/minimized.


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How-To: Viral marketing for your small business
Viral marketing sounds great, in the abstract. Why pay for ads when it's possible to put your messages on the web and let unwitting users disseminate them for free?
Except, as many would-be online marketers have come to realize, "why not?" isn't a rhetorical question. Relying on viral marketing alone is a poor strategy, because creating a viral hit is incredibly difficult and unpredictable.
Andrew McCartney, managing director at Tribal DDB Canada, an advertising agency, has orchestrated social-media marketing campaigns for several national brands. In his experience, creating content that ordinary web users will want to share with others is a hit-or-miss game. But there are some techniques that can help.
"Content that people want to share is usually something that is quite insightful," he says. "It usually strikes a chord with the consumer as being true."
One embodiment of that philosophy is an online campaign Tribal DDB created for McDonald's Canada. The company set up a web-based platform where customers submit questions about the way McDonald's does business. The idea was to respond to urban legends about the fast-food giant that have persisted for decades — like, for instance, that burger patties contain worm meat (they don't). Both the questions and the answers are displayed publicly online. Clickable buttons make it easy for users to share them on Twitter, Facebook, and Google Plus.
The virtue of the campaign is that it doesn't shy away from answering difficult questions. In one case, for instance, a user asked why McDonald's food looks different in advertisements than it does in real life. The response was brilliant: Tribal made a YouTube video that shows exactly what happens at a McDonald's Canada photo shoot. In three months, the three-and-a-half minute clip has been viewed more than seven million times. Evidently, it struck users as insightful.
"It's really just compelling content that gets the truth around McDonald's food quality out there," says McCartney.
These campaigns aren't cheap. Few small businesses can afford advertising firms, interactive websites and professionally shot video. For anyone without those resources, the best strategy is to forget about creating a viral hit. Rather than spend cash on a slick YouTube campaign and hope for lightning to strike, an entrepreneur can use social media in other, more affordable and reliable ways.
Leveraging social media can be as simple as providing a forum for customer feedback.
"Say I had a small business in my community, and they were coming to my house to fix my furnace," McCartney says. "There's some value in having outlets in social media to recognize (if) they did a great job."
Even so, McCartney thinks most companies can't muster a valuable social media presence without help. He recommends small operators hire consultants to train them before embarking on any sustained campaigning.
Grant Simmons, director of SEO and social product at The Search Agency, in Los Angeles, agrees that bringing in outside expertise is often a good idea, at least to start with.
He advises business owners to ask themselves, "Who of my current employees has the most time, and is the most personable?'"
"I'd bring in a consultant to train them," he continues. "It wouldn't be their full-time job, but they would be responsible for it."
Simmons also advises companies starting with social media to avoid spreading themselves too thin. There are a lot of platforms out there.
"The enemy of great social media is the inability to have the time to interact," he says. "So, pick one."
After a business owner has settled on a platform, there's still the matter of content. Eli Singer, president of Toronto-based Entrinsic, a communications agency, thinks the best ideas are usually the ones about which a business owner feels strongly.
"If you're a small business owner, it's really important to have not only a passion, but a real interest in the space," he says.
The ultimate example of this, in Singer's opinion, is Blendtec, a US blender company that has turned itself into a YouTube legend with a series of short videos called "Will It Blend?" In each clip, the company founder, Tom Dickson, puts an item a Blendtec blender and presses the smoothie button. He has successfully pulverized everything from a Rubik's Cube to an unopened can of Coke. One video, in which Dickson blends an iPad into a fine powder, has more than 14.5 million views.
Everyone who deals with social-media marketing cautions against one common pitfall: the hard sell. Too much promotion of specific offers can turn users off. The idea isn't to erect a billboard, it's to join a conversation. And for many businesses — even those without an existing social-media presence — that conversation is already ongoing.
"If you're an active small business and you're serving customers and consumers and doing a good job, the conversation is probably happening online about you," says McCartney. "I would encourage you to get involved and join that conversation."


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Lynchburg, VA - Lynchburg's party with a purpose has been going strong for 20 years and in two days, Friday Cheers kicks off again with The Worx taking the stage.
Over the years, so many people have gone, it has led to lots of traffic and some headaches for local businesses.
Lynch's Landing officials say they will have Jefferson Street blocked off this season for Friday Cheers. They say they hope it will make everyone a bit happier this time around.
Friday Cheers is pretty much in Depot Grille's parking lot. Last year, it drew the crowds from near and far. But Depot Grille says the traffic does not burn them.
"There's always traffic. It doesn't matter what the event is. The complaints this past weekend were the graduations, all three of them on the same weekend. Any event in the community brings its challenges, but the challenges are far outweighed by the benefits of the community," said David Poole, owner of Depot Grille.
In fact, they say they are happy for big turnouts.
"With the nonprofits being as challenged as they are, we're glad to see that Lynch's landing is stepping up and trying to make a difference in the community," Poole said.
But not every business in the area feels that way, or wanted to go on camera.
"I'm sure they will gain a lot from it as far as getting more people in their doors but it is kind of a hassle for them I know I've heard," said Jessica Boardman, Celebration Bridal manager.
Over at Celebration Bridal on Main Street, they say the crowds do not hurt their business. They close at 5 p.m. and are located a few streets away.
"We always have some traffic and some parking issues, but we really work hard to work with our local businesses," said Anna Bentson, Lynch's Landing executive director.
This year, there will be more food vendors and some new bands too.
"We're ready. Obviously there are a few last minute things to check off the list, but we have a great group of volunteers that helps us every year, all of our vendors are lined up, we have great sponsors helping us out so we're ready to rock and roll," Bentson said.
Friday Cheers will be held at Riverfront Park from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. every Friday until July 20. Admission is $5, and kids under 12 get in free. Money from the event supports downtown revitalization and local nonprofits.
Join ABC 13 News reporter Dhomonique Ricks this Friday as she hosts the first concert series of the season.


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Bayern Munich kept their lead atop the Bundesliga intact with a 2-0 win at the Allianz Arena against Greuther Fürth.
Jupp Heynckes stuck with Mario Mandzukic at the top of his formation instead of going back to Mario Gomez, and the Croatian rewarded his faith. Thomas Müller crossed the ball into Mandzukic, and the forward put his shot in the back of the net to make it 1-0 after only 26 minutes.
The leaders enjoyed a 77% possession advantage in the contest and never really got out of first gear. Mandzukic grabbed a second goal in the 61st to double Bayern's lead. He headed in a free kick from Toni Kroos to make it 2-0 and put the match out of reach of Fürth.
Bayern remain nine points ahead of Bayer Leverkusen at the top of the table, while Fürth are sitting on only nine points at the bottom of the table.