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Heartbreaking and heartwarming classic!
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Same with Pinocchio, Dumbo was made pretty much between the start and the middle of World War II so even making it was a bit of a gamble but despite that, they still went ahead with it and created a film with a fantastic story on friendship, drama and courage that has a powerful message. In a way, Dumbo is like an original film adaptation to The Hunchback Of Notre Dame because they are both based on a character with deformity but who have big hearts too. The Elephant Man is another film that is linked with both of those films. I absolutely love films like them. Dumbo is perhaps the first heartbreaking Disney film that will make you cry with the drama especially in the "Baby Mine song and it is also a very heartwarming and feel-good film that will make you shed a tear with joy whilst you're watching it.
The story follows circus whose animals are expecting new born offspring of their species. There are lions, elephants, hippos, zebras etc. The story starts with a group of female elephants. All of them have had their babies except Mrs. Jumbo. One day, her baby elephant arrives and at first it appears to be a normal baby elephant but after a sudden unexpected sneeze the baby's ears were absolutely enormous. They were almost bigger than his whole body. Instead of a name like "Jumbo Jr." most of the elephants except Mrs. Jumbo decided to call the baby "Dumbo" which is really cold and mean. As Dumbo was growing up in the circus, he began to think that his ears would make his life be nowhere. Dumbo doesn't speak at all but by seeing body language and the way he is I can tell how he feels. That changes when he meets Timothy the Mouse who is not only a companion to Dumbo but also a mentor and a friend. The friendship between them two is a lot like Jiminy Cricket and Pinocchio's friendship. Timothy is a very loyal and kind mouse because he sticks with Dumbo every step of the way. There is a tragic moment in the film that becomes very heartbreaking but is beautifully filmed and written. That is during the "Baby Mine" song. That scene is one of the most emotional things that I have ever seen. After this tragedy that happens, Dumbo meets four birds who think that he could fly with his large wings. He attempts it and does it. He goes back to the circus and succeeds. So, Dumbo figures that his ears weren't a disease to him but they were a gift or a blessing.
The film was designed as an economical feature to help generate income for the Disney studio after the financial failures of Pinocchio and Fantasia in 1940. The studio income was negatively impacted due to the war. When Dumbo went into production in 1941, supervising director Ben Sharpsteen was given orders to keep the film simple and inexpensive. As a result, Dumbo lacks the lavish detail of the previous Disney Classics (Fantasia, Pinocchio and Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs): character designs are simpler, background paintings are less detailed and a number of held cels (or frames) were used in the character animation.
Overall, Dumbo is a both heartbreaking and heartwarming Disney Classic that will live for eternity! Perhaps not as sophisticated as Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs or Pinocchio but still an awesome classic! It is magical, inspiring and a well-filmed picture that I absolutely love and appreciate for what it is.
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One thing that seems to be absent from many Colts fans is an appreciation for the Indianapolis history of the team, and appreciation of former players and coaches. There are multiple former Colts currently in the news as candidates for open NFL positions.
Lake Dawson, WR for the Colts in 1998-99 (though he spent both seasons on IR), is one of the leading candidates for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers open GM position. Dawson is presently Vice President of Player Personnel for the Tennessee Titans.
Vic Fangio was the defensive coordinator for Colts from 1999-2001. After a 6-10 season, Bill Polian forced Jim Mora and his entire staff (including Fangio) out. Tony Dungy was the coach that replaced Mora. Vic Fangio also joined former Colt Jim Harbaugh as defensive coordinator for the Stanford Cardinal in 2010. when Harbaugh took the San Fransisco 49ers job, Fangio came with him. Fangio was scheduled to interview for the Redskins job before they hired Jay Gruden.
Jim Caldwell, former Head Coach of the Colts, has been interviewed by the Lions, and is said by some to by the leading candidate for the position. Caldwell became the head coach for Indianapolis when Tony Dungy retired. He followed Peyton Manning and company to a Super Bowl appearance. Sorry, I can't bring myself to say he "led" them there. He was fired, along with almost everyone else, after going 2-14 in 2012.
[UPDATE} Caldwell has been announced as the new head coach.
I know that, as fans, we focus more on the present and the future. But we should also take the time to appreciate our past and the men who wore the horseshoe.
With that in mind, I personally am hoping for a Broncos vs. 49ers Super Bowl. Coach Jim Harbaugh on one side, going against Peyton Manning--the QB who replaced him in Indianapolis.
Don't forget your history.

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The Gatehouse is a small, but good winter crag. It gets a lot of afternoon sun and is low on the mountain. There are 10 routes and they all require gear. 7 of them are 5.10 or harder. The quality of climbing makes it worth visiting, despite the difficult approach.
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Squeezing the Lemmon describes it pretty well. Go to the second major drainage past Molino Basin campground. As you go up the mountain, there will be a parking pull-off on the left just before this drainage. Walk up the drainage past a very tall formation on the right side. The Gatehouse is just past this and a little higher up. It is not very wide, but you will see bolts on it and a chimney on the left side. The approach is kind of a nasty bushwack so be prepared. It will probably take 30-50 minutes depending on many factors.
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30-year-old Winston Semelo Autry said he was dating his victim when he was 19-years-old.
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The name "Italy" is shrouded in mystery; some etymologists trace it to a Greek word meaning "the land of young cattle."
Italy was fond of Jupiter and Mars from the very start, Jupiter for fatherly good luck and Mars for war!
But it all began with Rome. Rome was founded by Romulus and Remus who were sons of Rhea and Mars.
The twins were abandoned at birth out of a fear that they would grow up and later overthrow Amelius, usurper of their grandfather's rightful throne.
Wrongful mis-doings most foul! Treachery and sabotage!! HOW would these two blessed infants make their way in such a world?
As it turns out, the twins didn't have to make their way very far, because one of them killed the other one and then they weren't twins anymore. But that happens later.
First they got rescued by a she-wolf who suckled them with her milk and raised them as her own until they were discovered by the shepherd Faustulus.
Faustulus fed them meat and bread and also raised them as his own until they were old enough to return to Amelius and hack him up as planned. They reinstated the grandfather Numitor to his rightful throne and went off to celebrate by starting a town of their own.
They chose a hilly area where the mama wolf had saved them from certain death in the barren wilderness and began scouting locations.
Romulus liked one hill. Remus liked another. The circle of crows like Romulus' hill, so Romulus killed Remus and named the town after himself. Thus Rome was born and Italy with it.
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Lawyers from Michigan-based 1-800-LAW-FIRM have filed a federal racketeering suit against international sensation Lady Gaga, claiming the entertainer improperly profited from "We Pray for Japan" charity wristbands sold on her website.
Gaga began selling the $5 wristbands on her site shortly after a tsunami struck Japan in March, promising fans that "all proceeds go directly to Japan relief efforts," the Washington Post blog Celebritology reports.
But in its $5 million class action suit (PDF posted by the Washington Post), 1-800-LAW-FIRM claims Gaga, her co-defendants and merchandizing company, retained a portion of the proceeds and inflated shipping charges. The suit also maintains that consumers were wrongfully taxed.
"While we commend Lady Gaga for her philanthropic efforts, we want to ensure that claims that 'all proceeds will be donated to Japan's earthquake' are in fact true," Alyson Oliver, an attorney for 1-800-LAW-FIRM tells Reuters.
Reuters reports that Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, donated about $3 million to Japan disaster relief.
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WASHINGTON (BP) -- The cascading crisis involving derogatory depictions of Islam's prophet Muhammad by amateur American filmmakers and French satirists has reinvigorated a 20-year-old demand from the Muslim world for a Western crackdown on free speech.
This demand has been made by Egypt's Salafist Nour party, by Iran's theocrats, by Hezbollah and, not least, by the al-Qaeda-linked groups that on Sept. 11 and the days immediately following attacked and rioted against our embassies and interests in two dozen Muslim countries, killing Ambassador Chris Stevens and 51 others and injuring hundreds. It is also being pressed on the diplomatic front by Muslim governments allied to the U.S.
Without doubt, the uproar over the 12-minute video "Innocence of Muslims" is the result of ulterior motives and political manipulations as Islamists jockey for power. Nevertheless, and not for the first time, large populations have been incited to violence by these cynical and opportunistic forces. It is important to respond in a principled and coherent way.
The Islamist demand for a global curb to free speech first burst upon the scene in 1989 when Salman Rushdie was condemned to death by Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini (whose fatwa was bolstered with a decidedly worldly bounty, recently increased by $500,000, to $3.3 million). Its most recent diplomatic articulation came on Sept. 20, from Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, the Turkish secretary general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), a Saudi-based group of 56 member states. Calling for "an international code of conduct for media and social media to disallow the dissemination of incitement material," Ihsanoglu said the international community should "come out of hiding from behind the excuse of freedom of expression."
The United States has never offered a sustained defense of free expression in response to such demands, and has even signaled to the Muslim world that it is willing to restrict speech. Under the Clinton administration, the U.S. joined the OIC in a non-binding U.N. resolution calling for a universal ban on the "defamation of religion." The Bush administration broke that consensus but made no attempt to lobby against the resolution, which the U.N. continued to adopt annually for a decade. Nor did it try to explain the importance of individual freedoms of speech and religion when they were under assault during worldwide Muslim rioting -- in 2005 against Danish cartoons depicting Mohammed and in 2006 against Pope Benedict's Regensburg speech, which included a quote linking Islam to violence.
The Obama administration has at times acclaimed free speech, as President Obama did in his recent address to the U.N. General Assembly, but it has also joined in U.N. calls for religious-hate-speech codes and left the impression that the First Amendment is out of step with international human-rights standards. In his 2009 Cairo speech, President Obama pledged to fight anti-Islamic "stereotyping," and in 2011 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton followed up on this promise with her proposal for a series of conferences with the OIC to develop "implementation" measures for this fight.
Last month, the administration (unsuccessfully) asked Google to remove the Muhammad video from YouTube, which Google owns, and dispatched the FBI to investigate whether the video's principal maker could be arrested on a technicality. It also, and not for the first time, deployed top military brass to personally try to silence micro-church pastor Terry Jones, who had praised the video. On the anniversary of 9/11, four hours before the violence erupted, the U.S. embassy in Cairo posted on its website a statement echoing the OIC and suggesting that by hurting Muslims' "religious feelings" the video was an "abuse [of] the universal right to free speech."
We need to take stock of what is really being asked of us. It is not a small thing. This is not about offending people. The Saudi ministry of education has no compunction about teaching that Jews are "apes" and Christians are "pigs." Egypt's law banning "insult to heavenly religions" does not stop Egyptian state media from denigrating Coptic Christians and promoting "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion" [a discredited anti-Semitic booklet]. This is not even about offensive speech concerning Muslims. As Mohammed Bouyeri told a Dutch court during his trial for the murder of filmmaker Theo Van Gogh: "The story that I felt insulted as a Moroccan, or because he called me a goat-[expletive], that is all nonsense. I acted out of faith." In other words, he acted because he thought Islam was blasphemed when Van Gogh's film criticized the Quran's verses on women. Or, as Egypt's Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa put it in a Washington Post article about the recent YouTube video: "Insults against the Prophet are taken as more serious than insults against one's own parents and family, indeed than one's own self."
Whether the putative offense is called religious "defamation," "insult" or "incitement," the goal of the OIC and many Muslims is to universalize Muslim blasphemy codes. They will not be placated by hate-speech laws of the kind mandated within the European Union following the Danish cartoon crisis -- laws that protect Muslims, but not Islam per se, from insult. Nor would simple bans against Quran-burning of the sort Sen. Lindsey Graham, R.-S.C., proposed last year settle the matter.
What is being demanded is sweeping censorship, covering all that has been asserted as truth in the Quran, in thousands of other Islamic texts called "hadiths," and in other Islamic sources over 1,300 years.
Most Muslim countries have such laws, but their application varies over time and from place to place. Traditional punishments for blasphemy include the death penalty, which is still applied by Iran and Pakistan. Frequently, it is dissidents and religious minorities who are targeted for prosecution. Where control is loose, the accused, even if acquitted, are also vulnerable to attacks by vigilantes who often operate with impunity. For example, no one has been arrested for the March 2011 murder of Pakistani cabinet minister Shahbaz Bhatti, who had criticized Islamic blasphemy laws.
The Internet and social media have the potential to give these codes unlimited reach: Muslim reformers cannot escape being attacked even in exile. In 2006, a group called Al-Munasirun li Rasul al Allah -- previously unknown, and now thought to be based in Egypt -- used e-mail to threaten more than 30 prominent Muslim reformers in the West. Among the targets were renowned Egyptian human rights advocate Saad Eddin Ibrahim and Sheikh Subhy Mansour, an imam who was imprisoned and had to flee Egypt after opposing the death penalty as a punishment for apostasy. They were pronounced "guilty of apostasy, unbelief, and denial of the Islamic established facts" and given three days to "announce their repentance" or be killed. The e-mail included their addresses and the names of their spouses and children.
The new media also provide new outlets for people to commit blasphemy, including people who live in the Muslim world. The first blogger convicted for blasphemy was Egyptian Kareem Amer, a Muslim who was sentenced in February 2007 to three years of imprisonment for insulting Islam. His offense was to criticize the treatment of Copts.
With the Arab Spring, blasphemy on social media has proliferated. Even as rioters raged outside our embassy in Egypt, an Egyptian court was handing down a three-year prison sentence to Coptic Christian Bishoy Kamel, a teacher from the city of Sohag, for posting cartoons deemed insulting toward Muhammad on his Facebook page (he was given an additional three years for insulting Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi and an Egyptian prosecutor). At the same time, Albert Saber, a 25-year-old Egyptian Coptic activist, was arrested and reportedly tortured for insulting religion after allegedly posting on his Facebook page the anti-Muhammad YouTube trailer. And Gamal Abdou Massoud, a 17-year-old Copt from the city of Asyut, is serving a three-year sentence imposed last May for insulting Islam when he posted cartoons lampooning Muhammad on Facebook. In response, outraged local Muslims had rioted with impunity in Asyut, burning homes and injuring several Christians.
In 2011, Naguib Sawiris, the Coptic founder of a liberal party and one of Egypt's richest men, was accused by Islamist lawyers of offending Islam; charges were eventually dismissed on procedural grounds. He had tweeted a cartoon of Mickey and Minnie Mouse dressed in conservative Islamic garb. Hamza Kashgari, a Saudi columnist whose tweets of an imaginary conversation expressing religious doubt to Islam's prophet prompted an Internet petition calling for his death, was arrested last February in Malaysia. He was extradited to Saudi Arabia and placed in solitary confinement in a Riyadh prison, and his fate is unknown. In June, a Turkish court charged Fazil Say, a composer and concert pianist, for a single tweet poking fun at a literal conception of paradise.
Pakistan, with its strict blasphemy laws, has struggled to censor its tech-savvy population. Overwhelmed by the sheer number of cases, as well as the accompanying rioting, the government has turned to temporary blanket bans on the offending media. Last May, Pakistan blocked Twitter for a day, accusing it of promoting a "blasphemous" cartoon contest on Facebook. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority reportedly then engaged in talks with Twitter to remove all "objectionable" content. Pakistan banned Facebook for two weeks in 2010 for a similar cartoon contest; at the same time it banned YouTube and hundreds of other websites and services. Last month, Pakistan succeeded in having Google block access within its borders to Innocence of Muslims. Nevertheless, riots led by Pakistan's Jamaat-e-Islami and al-Qaeda-linked groups against American interests escalated, prompting the U.S. to run TV ads on seven channels with President Obama, Secretary Clinton and ordinary Americans denouncing the video. The riots also prompted Islamabad to jam cell phone service in 15 major cities, affecting millions.
There can be little doubt: To comply with Muslim blasphemy laws would be to undermine our democracy, the rule of law, the free exchange of ideas and our way of life. The West once privileged Christianity in this way and the ensuing religious wars and political oppression led America's founders to enact the First Amendment.
A serious and respectful American policy response to the Muslim demand for Western blasphemy bans is long overdue. President Obama's U.N. speech was only that: a single speech. It was unsupported by his specific foreign policies. His adminstration has failed to lead a diplomatic effort among our Western allies to rally support for the rights of the individual to freedom of speech and religion, and has neglected to stand up for such freedoms in its overall foreign policy. We should lead a sustained conversation articulating the importance of individual freedoms of speech and religion to democracy and to economic advancement, personal as well as societal.
We should firmly assert that we do not -- and will not -- regulate speech on behalf of any religion or body of ideas. We should appeal for the freedom of specific blasphemy prisoners abroad and expose the injustices and due process lapses surrounding their cases. We should defend the religious minorities that are oppressed in -- and in danger of being driven from -- Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Pakistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Mali and parts of Nigeria. We should tell our allies among the OIC member states to end the stoking of outrage over blasphemy, including by the imams they appoint, register and fund.
And we should cite the words of courageous Muslim reformers themselves. One is the late Naser Abu-Zayd, who was driven out of his native Egypt for expressing such thoughts as this: "Charges of apostasy and blasphemy are key weapons in the fundamentalists' arsenal, strategically employed to prevent reform of Muslim societies and instead confine the world's Muslim population to a bleak, colorless prison of sociocultural and political conformity."
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. Nina Shea is director of the Hudson Institute's Center for Religious Freedom and a former member of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. Shea and Paul Marshall are the authors of "Silenced: How Apostasy and Blasphemy Codes Are Choking Freedoms Worldwide" (Oxford University Press, 2011).
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ABC Touts Dem as 'Feminist Icon' After the Release of Racy Photos, Downplayed 'Whore' Attack on Whitman
The surfacing of racy photos of a Democratic congressional candidate have made the politician "something of a feminist icon," according to Good Morning America. Reporter Jeremy Hubbard and host Bianna Golodryga on Sunday offered sympathetic reports on Krystal Ball, a House candidate in Virginia.
An ABC graphic speculated, "Sexist Smear Campaign?: No Regrets for Racy Photos." Golodryga pitched softball questions about the six year old photographs of Ball and her then husband posing with sex toys at a party. Addressing the uproar after the photos appeared on websites, Golodryga comforted, "You call this whole scandal a sexist double standard. Why?"
Allowing Ball to play the victim, the host wondered, "And when these came out you said that you thought of Hillary Clinton. Why?" Yet, when audio of a Democratic staffer referring to Republican Meg Whitman as a whore appeared, GMA mostly ignored it. News anchor Juju Chang covered it in a news brief on October 8 as "some salty language in the race for California governor."
According to Chang, an aide to Jerry Brown used "a not-so flattering word to describe" Whitman. (She then played the offending audio.) On Sunday, GMA featured no clips of Brown's heavily favored Republican opponent Rob Wittman. In a passing reference, she did challenge, "You're right now 20 points behind your opponent."
It's also odd that ABC would bring this topic back up so close to the election. The risque photos of Ball first became public in early October. Regardless, the network morning show appeared to be more interested in portraying a liberal female candidate with no little chance of winning as a victim than they do in discussing the Republican gubernatorial candidate attacked as a "whore."
A transcript of the October 24 segment, which aired at 8:30am EDT, follows:
ABC GRAPHIC: Sexist Smear Campaign?: No Regrets for Racy Photos
BIANNA GOLODRYGA: But, first racy pictures have come to light causing a big controversy in a congressional race. They show the young woman candidate dressed in a risque costume at a party six years ago. We'll talk to her live in a minute. But, now, here's Jeremy Hubbard with her story.tt Brow
KRYSTAL BALL: My dad named called me Krystal Ball so I know what it's like to be made fun of.
JEREMY HUBBARD: Even with a name like that, this Democratic House candidate couldn't have possibly predicted the uproar over these embarrassing old photos. A conservative blog and several other sites published the suggestive pictures taken at a party several years ago showing Ball and her then husband posing with a sex toy on his nose. A digital trail of youthful discretions. It is a new problem for candidates of the Facebook age. But, instead of quitting in shame, the 28-year-old is hoping this scandal opens a door for women. In a statement she wrote, "Society has to accept that women of my generation have sexual lives that are going to leak into the public sphere. This is a reality that has to be faced or many young women in my generation will not be able to run for office." It is a message that many feminists are embracing. She's become something of a feminist icon.
TERRY O'NEILL (President, National Organization for Women): Women do suffer from a stud versus slut dichotomy where Scott Brown can run for the United States Senate and the pictures of him in Cosmopolitan posing nude don't make him qualified but women, they're told, oh, that makes you disqualified. Krystal Ball confronted that unfair dichotomy and simply rejected it.
HUBBARD: The question is will voters reject her over the photos.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: I think it was poor judgment. You have to know that whatever you do nowadays somebody is going to see it.
HUBBARD: Either way, these photos have exposed a new problem for young office seekers. For Good Morning America Jeremy Hubbard, ABC News, New York.
GOLODRYGA: And Krystal Ball is here joining us this morning. Good to see you. Thank you very much for coming in.
KRYSTAL BALL: Thank you very much for having me, Bianna.
GOLODRYGA: You call this whole scandal a sexist double standard. Why?
BALL: I do. And I think the example of Scott Brown in Massachusetts is the perfect example. He posed nude at the same age in a national magazine and it was barely a bump in his campaign. These photos came out where I was fully clothed, albeit it was certainly in poor taste but everybody was over age, et cetera. And became the number three most googled thing in the entire world. So, I do think there is a different standard applied. And even more than that, I think this is an example of exactly the type of politics people are so frustrated with and so disgusted with rather than talking about the issues, rather than focusing on solutions to the big challenges we're facing trying to destroy each other personally and it's just not helpful in our society.
GOLODRYGA: And yet you seem to take this as a platform of your own. Why not just come out and say these were pictures taken when you were young and move forward with your own political ticket items and things that you'd like to talk about as opposed to these photos themselves?
BALL: Yeah, which is actually what we've tried to do and I made the decision that it wasn't just about this particular race in the first district of Virginia. There are going to be a lot of other young people stepping up to run who have photos that they're maybe not proud of in their past. And I wanted to make sure that I came out and said, you know what, if you have some stupid photos in your past, it's okay. You can still run for office. You can take this thing head on. So that was my concern going in. I personally believe we need people from my generation to step up and run for office and the last thing that I wanted to see is for some stupid photos from the past to derail people's ambitions to run for office and to serve.
GOLODRYGA: And when these came out you said that you thought of Hillary Clinton. Why?
BALL: I did. I did. And certainly I am not comparing myself to Hillary Clinton at all. But she was such a role model for me growing up. I was about 15 years old when everything went down with her and the President in the '90s and I Just remember looking at her and thinking, what an incredible, strong, courageous woman. So when I was faced with this- what was a very difficult situation for me personally and I really just wanted to sort of go into a corner and hide, I drew on her example as a model of strength and courage and that kind of gave me the ability to come out and take this head on.
GOLODRYGA: And who do you think released these pictures? Do you think this was a personal attack or political attack?
BALL: It was definitely a political attack. I have no idea who released the pictures. It had to have been someone at the party. They weren't posted online or anything like that. So in that way it was very hurtful because it had to have been someone who knew me personally.
GOLODRYGA: Regardless of what happens, you're right now 20 points behind your opponent right now. What are you going to tell your little daughter about this incident when she's old enough to talk about it?
BALL: You know, I'm going to tell her to certainly be careful what she does in front of the camera but not to be ashamed. We all make mistakes in our life and not to let it keep her from pursuing the things she wants to pursue and serving the country in the way that she wants to.
GOLODRYGA: Lastly, actually we have to ask you about your name. Krystal Ball. Where did that come about? Is that your given name?
BALL: That is my- my parents actually did that to me. My dad actually named me. I have two older sisters, normal names. My mother named them. My dad was a PhD physicist. He did his dissertation on crystals and they just liked the name.
GOLODRYGA: Krystal Ball, sometimes normal isn't always great. Coming from a Bianna Golodryga. Definitely not a normal name myself. We wish you all the best.
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Boo hoo hoo
Submitted by Tomorama on Mon, 10/25/2010 - 1:33pm.
So these same a-holes that COLLECTIVELY hammered O'Donnell for a month for DATING a guy who believed in Witchcraft WHEN SHE WAS 18 are coming to the aid of this "wittle victim"?
Oh, my bad, she's a Democrat.
Carry on smartly.
Last point, the Hillary feminist thing.
A bleepin' joke as well, hubby cheats once, you can forgive him, twice MAYBE, three and four and five times and YOU STILL STAY WITH HIM, nah, that's not feminism, that is simply using his power, stature and last name to FURTHER your own career and there is NOTHING feminist about that.
The ideal feminist would be Palin, you Betcha.
But then she doesn't believe in slaughtering babies and knows how to use a gun and ACHIEVE ALL ON HER OWN.
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Rove, you diabolical genius!
Submitted by SickofLibs on Mon, 10/25/2010 - 1:39pm.
What the hell is a nose-mounted sex toy? I gotta get out more.
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BS story
Submitted by doug1950 on Mon, 10/25/2010 - 2:36pm.
Took a look at the photos and I for one am not buying it was a "costume party". It may have been some kind of party but she was the only one in anything vaguely resembling a costume, if you call lingerie and a Santa cap a costume. There were only two other people in any of the photos (her husband and another woman) no costumes. Couple of photos show the background well and not another soul in sight. Kinky stuff.
How stupid does she think the American public is?
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Krystal Ball
Submitted by ripper58 on Mon, 10/25/2010 - 3:14pm.
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Maybe that's just her
Submitted by Free Stinker on Mon, 10/25/2010 - 8:57pm.
Maybe that's just her "performing" name ?
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No comment except
Submitted by motherbelt on Mon, 10/25/2010 - 3:42pm.
that these people just have NO shame.
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The local view (LAT's) on the 'whore' slur by Brown
Submitted by Gary Hall on Mon, 10/25/2010 - 4:32pm.
A small sampling from the Los Angeles Times, from staff and editorial board, in order of their appearance:
Seema Mehta blames the slur on "pension reform," in: An associate of Jerry Brown calls Meg Whitman a "whore" over pension reform."
Steve Lopez, in "The real outrage behind the Whitman 'whore' remark," explains, " Yeah, she's tough as nails, but she'll sell her soul for an endorsement. If "whore" is the wrong word for that, is "hypocrite" the right one?"
Paul Thorton (LATimes editorial board) writes in, "Jerry Brown, learn to hang up a phone," that "Brown's campaign should have shown more discipline.." Really? That's all.
Steve Lopez comes back again in, "'Whore' debate distracts from Brown and Whitman's empty campaign rhetoric," saying that his "Whoregate," column pissed off the Angeles Police Protective League, so he explains one again that Whitman is a hypocrite.
Apparently the LA Times' Editorial Board enjoyed the angle in Steve Lopez's last column (see one up), so the next day they come out with their own version in the lead editorial, " Brown and Whitman: Distracted by a slur." Just one big happy family standing up for Gov. Moonbeam. They explain, "It's disheartening but not surprising to hear that a close Brown aide would crassly slur Whitman behind the scenes.." It's not surprising? Well, no wonder they want Brown to be the next Gov.
Meghan Daum comes in with a real dandy in, "As insults go, this one's a yawner." And.. if I happen to send a note off to Meghan, explaining how I feel about her whoring column, I'd be curious to see if she only yawns.
I guessing that the "personal views," over at NPR are much the same.
(;~/ gary
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Double Standards
Submitted by dirtydan64 on Mon, 10/25/2010 - 6:15pm.
Come one guys & Gals, should we be at all surprised, she's a Liberal and she wants the media to handle her with TLC cause it's her first time around the block and she got smeared should she have acted so surprised I say not !!! Is it a double standard you bet your Ass it is and she wants everyone to look the other way I would side with her on that point however she never attempted to nor did she stand on the side of O'Donnell, Palin, or Whitman for all the wrongs that were done to them thru out there campaigns therefore I nor anyone else should side with her or back her assertions up that these photos were 7 years ago........ Your point is ????
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I see jack noted this above but...
Submitted by bkeyser on Mon, 10/25/2010 - 7:35pm.
Krystal Ball? Seriously? Come on, that's her stage name, right? Anyone doubt this girl has a closet full of clear heels and is quite astute around a chrome pole? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Just paying her way through college. Sure.
Krystal? What's in your future after losing this election?
(Next thing you know Stuart Smalley will run for something...)
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But when Democrats obsess
Submitted by Free Stinker on Mon, 10/25/2010 - 8:46pm.
But when Democrats obsess over Pagaent pictures of Sarah Palin it's okay with the MBM
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Who knew all it took to
Submitted by stratman on Mon, 10/25/2010 - 10:00pm.
Who knew all it took to become a "Feminist Icon" is put a dildo in your mouth while at a party.
This surely will lead to improved sexual relations between children in the way BJ Clinton's "Whatever is is" comment did.
Yes... another teachable moment provided by the ObamaNation.
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Children with cerebral palsy have problems with muscle tone, affecting their ability to keep their balance, posture, and to walk and move.
Unlike other medical conditions that can affect a child's ability to move or walk, with cerebral palsy, the problem isn't in the child's muscles or nerves. Instead, damage to the child's brain affects his ability to control his muscles.
Cerebral Palsy CausesThe brain injury that causes cerebral palsy sometimes occurs early in pregnancy, while a baby's brain is still developing. On the other hand, it can also occur much later in pregnancy, during delivery, or less commonly, early in a baby's life.
Some common causes of cerebral palsy include:
- genetic conditions
- metabolic disorders
- bacterial meningitis
- prenatal infections (toxoplasmosis, human parvovirus, rubella, cytomegalvirus, herpes, syphilis, etc.)
- bleeding in the brain
- lack of oxygen due to problems with the placenta
- kernicterus (severe jaundice)
- head injury
- stroke
- child abuse and shaken baby syndrome
Prematurity, while it does not cause cerebral palsy, is sometimes associated with the condition, as premature babies are often at risk for many of the problems that do.
Keep in mind that most experts now believe that very few cases of cerebral palsy are actually caused by a lack of oxygen during labor and delivery.
Cerebral Palsy SymptomsAlthough most children are born with cerebral palsy, the symptoms may not be noticeable for many months. In fact, mild cerebral palsy symptoms may not be detected until your child is several years old.
Cerebral palsy symptoms that you may notice, and that you should look for if you are concerned that your baby may have cerebral palsy, include:
- stiff or tight muscles (hypertonia)
- exaggerated reflexes
- uncontrolled body movements
- low muscle tone (hypotonia)
- toe walking
- limping or dragging a foot while walking
- walking with a scissored gait, turning in their legs as they walk
- excessive drooling
- difficulty swallowing, sucking, or speaking
- tremors
- trouble with fine motor skills, such as fastening buttons or holding a pencil
Cerebral palsy symptoms don't worsen with age, but symptoms can range from mild to severe. For example, a child with very mild cerebral palsy may just have problems running, while another with more severe symptoms may need a wheelchair.
Children with cerebral palsy can also have feeding problems, mental retardation, seizures, learning disabilities, and problems with their vision and hearing.
Cerebral Palsy DiagnosisThe diagnosis of cerebral palsy is usually made when a parent or pediatrician notices that a child isn't meeting his physical and/or behavioral developmental milestones. Your pediatrician may also notice, during physical exam, that a child with cerebral palsy has problems with his muscle tone or reflexes.
Early signs of cerebral palsy might be a baby who:
- still has poor head control after he is two months old
- always reaches with just one hand after he is six months old, keeping the other in a fist
- can't crawl or stand with support by his first birthday
In addition to a physical exam, tests that are sometimes helpful when evaluating a child for cerebral palsy include a computerized tomography (CT) scan and/or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the child's brain. Other tests may also be done if a genetic, metabolic, or infectious cause of cerebral palsy is suspected.
An evaluation by a pediatric neurologist and/or developmental pediatrician can also be helpful when a child is thought to have cerebral palsy.
Cerebral Palsy Treatments
Although there is no cure for cerebral palsy, treatments usually include:
- physical therapy
- occupational therapy
- speech therapy
- medications, which can sometimes help more severe symptoms, such as muscle spasticity (baclofen, Botox), seizures, and even drooling (Robinul).
- surgery on stiff tendons or joints
In addition to therapy, children with moderate or severe cerebral palsy might need assistive devices to get around, such as orthotics, a walker, or a wheelchair. Other types of assistive technology can also help kids with severe cerebral palsy communicate (high-tech communication devices) and perform daily tasks.
What You Need To Know
- The latest statistics show that cerebral palsy affects about 3.6 per 1,000 children, or about 1 in 278 children in the United States.
- Children with cerebral palsy don't worsen over time and may in fact get better with treatment.
- Children with cerebral palsy may have vision and hearing problems. They may need eyeglasses or even surgery, to correct strabismus, as well as hearing aids.
Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsopp, MD. Prevalence of Cerebral Palsy in 8-Year-Old Children in Three Areas of the United States in 2002: A Multisite Collaboration. PEDIATRICS Vol. 121 No. 3 March 2008, pp. 547-554
Behrman: Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 17th ed.
Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsopp, MD. Prevalence of Cerebral Palsy in 8-Year-Old Children in Three Areas of the United States in 2002: A Multisite Collaboration. PEDIATRICS Vol. 121 No. 3 March 2008, pp. 547-554
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Argentinean football fans may want to look away now – earlier today I went to see River Plate play. It was one of the worst games of football I've ever watched. I now know why any decent Argentinean players leave for Europe.
They were playing a team called Lanus who weren't much better. The quality of the football was just abysmal – no flair; no bits of skill. Just two good saves and one goal from a free kick.
I'm glad I went I have to say, but I wouldn't be rushing to recommend people go to a game. Mind you, the singing does create a good atmosphere. It's the done thing here in BA, so if you're coming chances are you're going to go. Just hope your game is better than this one.
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Lambert World Cup hopes given a boost
12:19pm Monday 21st April 2014 in Sport
Rickie Lambert's World Cup chances have been given a boost after West Ham boss Sam Allardyce admitted Andy Carroll is still lacking match sharpness just three games before the end of the season.
The Saints striker admitted last week that he believed England manager Roy Hodgson may make a straight choice between him and Carroll for a spot in the squad for Brazil.
Carroll missed the first five months of the season through injury, and according to Allardyce still hasn't quite got back to his sharpest.
With games rapidly running out it is only likely to further strengthen Lambert's chances of making the plane.
Carroll moved permanently to Upton Park for a club record £15m before the start of the campaign, but the powerful centre-forward was ruled out until January with a foot problem.
Encouraging performances on his return contributed to an improvement in West Ham's results, but Carroll has scored only twice in his 13 appearances and his form has faded of late.
Allardyce admits Carroll is still catching up after his spell on the sidelines.
"He's not 100 per cent," said Allardyce.
"He's had no pre-season at all, he's worked very hard, but getting into games at this stage of the season after so long out is hard.
"It's hard to get that ultimate sharpness that you need. Hopefully he can find it.
"He looked sharp when he came back. His enthusiasm and the energy from being so pleased to be back with us carried him through, but that catches up with you when you've been out for so long.
"A little bit of fatigue kicks in. We've got to work through it and hopefully he can finish the season by scoring a few goals for us."
West Ham's five senior strikers have netted just 11 league goals this season between them while the club's top scorer is a midfielder - Kevin Nolan with seven.
Allardyce believes the Hammers, currently 12th in the table, would be finishing the season in the top half had Carroll been fit and insists the club need to bolster their attacking options in the summer.
"What we need to do is find an alternative type of front man that scores a few more goals, we'll have to do that," Allardyce said.
"If Andy had been with us all season, we'd be top half, I'm convinced about that.
"Carlton Cole has done a fantastic job but it took him a long time to get going because he didn't join us until after the January window had shut, and Modibo Maiga has struggled since he's been here unfortunately. We would have hoped he'd have done better.
"I'm convinced the front man is the key to how you do in a season, and if we had Andy out on the pitch, match-fit and scoring the goals we know he can with Kevin Nolan, I think we'd be a lot further up the table than we are now."
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When the president of the United States enters the House Chamber for his State of the Union address on Tuesday, a Connecticut hero will be there, too.
"I think just the entire experience is going to be overwhelming but memorable, and I feel so honored to be asked to go," said Army Staff Sgt. Sandra Lee.
Lee found out just days ago she'll be Sen. Richard Blumenthal's guest to the annual speech. The Iraq War veteran won't just watch the address, but will also speak with other senators about the issues veterans face, from mental health to benefits.
"If I can make any kind of difference in that way and to be a voice for those who may not have a voice or feel like they don't have a voice then I will have done something good," said Lee.
"I think she'll have an enormous impact on my colleagues who will hear her story of bravery and combat and her surviving military sexual assault and her advocating changes in the system," said Blumenthal.
The senator hopes her words will push for stronger prosecution against cases of sexual assault in the military, something that strikes close to home for Lee.
"I was sexually assaulted by another soldier toward the end of my deployment," said Lee. "It's always been an issue I feel has been swept under the rug."
It's something Lee and many others must live with everyday, and she wants to make sure victims can report what happened without fear of repercussion.
"For soldiers to know they have somewhere to go, someone to talk to that's safe. That's the biggest thing," said Lee.
Blumenthal says he'll proudly look up at Lee as she sits in the gallery and knows many others will as well including the president.
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Cruise lines promise us a vacation of a lifetime, a floating luxury hotel with lots of thrills and adventure, but before you shell out for your next trip to paradise you need to know the facts on cruise ship crimes and how to stay out of danger.
Family members and friends have formed a non-profit called International Cruise Victims for some who have mysteriously vanished, drowned or were lost overboard, others sexually abused.
"Our mission is to protect victims of crimes on cruise ships and by that I mean hoping to protect them from becoming victims on cruise ships," Jamie Barnett said,
Barnett's daughter, Ashley, died on a cruise ship of suspicious circumstances just days before she turned 25. But when she began investigating cruise ship deaths, she hit a brick wall.
Cruise lines weren't required to report any accidents or crimes until 2010. And even now cruise companies dispute the numbers. But Barnett says one thing is for sure. You need to be prepared because it does happen.
"The number one crime committed on a cruise ship is sexual assault and unfortunately 34 percent of those assaults are against a minor," she said.
According to Barnett, you should never leave your children alone because there are no background checks on the crew or passengers.
"We have 8-year-olds who are raped we have 11-year-olds who get groped in an elevator by a crew member and then the crime isn't reported," she said.
And it's not just children, Laurie Dishman and her friend Michelle were on a cruise to Mexico. On the first night at sea, after a couple of drinks Laurie went back to her room alone. A crew member she had met earlier came to her room.
"The next thing I know there was a knock at the door and I barely opened the door with no peep hole or any latch to see who it was actually thinking it was Michelle," she said. "When I opened the door he forced his way in and strangled me and I became unconscious and he raped me."
The case was dismissed determining it was a "she said, he said" incident.
"One of the basic problems that exist is the law enforcement on the cruise line is not independent it is owned and operated by the cruise lines and that's an inherent conflict of interest," Barnett said.
The Industry Trade Association, Cruise Lines International declined an interview but sent this statement, "Allegations of crime on cruise ships are lower than corresponding crime rates on land…cruise lines employ professional security personnel and are assisted by hundreds of security cameras."
Barnett said if you're planning a cruise, make sure your cell phone works on the ship.
Also, keep an eye on your children. Leave your valuables at home including iPads and computers. And don't wander around alone, be with someone at all times.
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(Please Note: I love his work as a nice antidote to the other guys who think there are 300 potential first rounders, but his pessimism is still worthy of a thorough skewering)
Ndamukong Suh
Strengths: Powerful, good leg drive, productive, vicious streak.
Weaknesses: Struggles vs. triple teams. Does not have bulletproof skin and probably vulnerable to 9mm fire. Failed to move a train with his pinky finger. Monosyllabic surname does not create sufficient fear.
Strengths: Athletic, strong, quick off the edge. Great flexibility. Will get 10+ sacks a year
Weaknesses: Salt is a far superior condiment. Confusing - is it white or black pepper? Dominated at basketball so may watch NBA when he should be watching NFL film. Name reminds me of Everybody Hates Chris, and thus reminds me of Chris Rock wearing that black latex suit one time.
Dan Marino
Strengths: Good arm strength. Accurate, good touch, fast release.
Weaknesses: It's spelled marinara, and I hate it. Failed to beat out a Patriot missile in a surface-to-air contest. Has missed at least four passes in college. TD to INT ratio is not 100:1. Sometimes throws off 3-step drop, as if 5-steps is too far - questions on cardiovascular endurance.
Lawrence Taylor
Strengths: Sudden, violent, long. Excellent first step. Can swim, bullrush, or rip through tackles.
Weaknesses: My gypsy workmate suggests he may face rape charges in 25 years. Lawrence sounds kind of girly. Has been beaten off the mark by many Olympic sprinters. Has never faced a nuclear powered, red hot robot at left tackle - what if these become standard in the NFL?
What are some other evaluations we should look at?


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Federal and provincial support for organic compost farm19 April 2012
PENOBSQUIS (GNB) – The federal and provincial governments are providing a combined investment of more than $310,000 to Cardwell Farms Compost Products Inc., in Penobsquis.
The funds will help the company expand its compost, topsoil and bark mulch operations in order to meet increased demand.
"A stronger economy is a vital part of our plan for rebuilding New Brunswick," said Natural Resources Minister Bruce Northrup. "Investing in these types of projects helps communities grow and creates new opportunities."
Northrup spoke on behalf of Economic Development Minister Paul Robichaud.
"Our government's top priority is creating jobs, growth and long-term prosperity," said Fundy Royal MP Rob Moore. "We are proud to contribute to the growth and success of our Atlantic Canadian small and medium enterprises. Our investment in Cardwell Farms Compost Products Inc. will improve the company's competitiveness and help increase production, bringing economic growth and benefits to the Sussex region."
Moore spoke on behalf of Bernard Valcourt, minister of state for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) and La Francophonie.
The investment will help the company to increase production, reduce costs and streamline its general operations. The expansion will include the installation of an asphalt mixing pad as well as the purchase of equipment.
"As we move forward in this next phase of development, I appreciate the confidence that both levels of government have shown in Cardwell Farms," said Jim Cunningham, president of Cardwell Farms Products Inc. "This is great assistance in order to achieve our production improvement goals. With the completion of these improvements, Cardwell will be able to streamline production while maintaining a quality product for our valued customers."
The federal government, through ACOA's Business Development Program, is providing a repayable contribution of $203,545 toward the expansion initiative; as well as an additional $50,000 through the Atlantic Investment Partnership to support the hiring of a general manager. The provincial government is investing $57,000.
The company produces quality certified organic soil amendments and mulches. With markets in Eastern Canada and the Northeastern United States, Cardwell Farms has the capacity to produce about 65,000 tonnes of compost and soil amendments each year.


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someone please help to remove this http://adf.ly/856909/ whenever I clicked with webpage links its redirects to this link
please help
Thanks in Adv
It appears more nuisance than malicious and the reviews on Norton Safe Web are quite good.
1. Check your add-ons to see if there is anything added. Check all browsers.
2. Check add/remove to see if there has been an installation. Downloads come with extras sometimes.
3. Clear your browser caches, history, etc.
4. Flush your dns cache. Instructions below.
Let us know if that serves the purpose.
Hey and welcome to Norton community, sorry to hear about your problem.
What Norton Product and version do you have installed on your computer?
What operating system (OS) do you have, and do you have the current Service Pack and all the uppdates installed on your computer.
This problem you are having on your computer, that redirects to a webpage, does that happen all the time, when you are out surfing the net, or is it contained to specific webpages.
Which are your main web browser that you are using all the time, are you using Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Google Chrome, Opera, Internet Explorer?
Have You tried to use a diffrent web browser to if you have the same problem thier to?
Have you done a Full System Scan with the latest updates from Liveupdate?
Try Norton Power Eraser, its a good Security Tool, but be carefull with it.
You can also try these 2 Security Tools, they will play nice with Norton Products.
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware:
I hope this will help you with you problem, if your problem is not going away, let us know, because its a lot of people here who can help you with your problem.
Good Luck
The use of the Norton Power Eraser should be listed last and be used after Malwarebytes and SuperAntispyware. NPE is a more powerful tool which should be used with supervision. Also when using Mawarebytes and SuperAntiSpyware, please make sure you get the free versions and remember to update them. Thanks.
Success always occurs in private and failure in full view.
I tried with NFE and spyware tools ... but still issue is there.
http://adf.ly/856909 my Documents & Settings are hidden and not able open, it shows access denid.
I don't know what is happening on my laptop.
If NPE and the other scaqnners don't work, and you followed the other instructions, you will need to go to one of these free malware removal forums for assistance. Bleeping will be a longer wait. Do not click on any advertising. Sign in to open a user account.
Hi ganeshkannanr,
Just to be on the side of caution, I would not recommend downloading MalwareBytes from the link mentioned above as it may not be the most current version. Also, and don't quote me on this but I seem to recall a virus which lurked under the name of Malwarbytes at one time. I think it was KOOBFACE Worm/Virus something like that.
The official Manufacturers link is here: http://www.malwarebytes.org/ (It is quite safe, I use this one myself.)
I would certainly recommend running MalwareBytes before you go any further, I know from my own experience that M'Bytes often finds threats that other anti-virus programs miss! It couldn't hurt anyway.
All the best
We all test our links before we recommend them. The link you gave used to go to CNET.com. It now goes to Techspot.com. The developers of MBAM do not release it on their site for whatever reason. If you know Techspot.com and can recommend it for safety, let us know.
09-20-2011 09:41 PM - edited 09-20-2011 09:49 PM
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We all test our links before we recommend them. The link you gave used to go to CNET.com. It now goes to Techspot.com. The developers of MBAM do not release it on their site for whatever reason. If you know Techspot.com and can recommend it for safety, let us know.
Hi Delphinium,
Hmm seems like a strange beastie is at work.., have you got your wires crossed? I have not given any links to CNET or Techspot, in fact the link which the other contributor listed for MBAM is on the Filehippo website.., not the ones you mentioned!
I only recommended the manufacturers site because this is the OFFICIAL home of MBAM as found in the MBAM 'About' page in the actual program menu. MBAM has been available for download here now for several years that I know of. Perhaps you're running the fake/virus version of MBAM?
Please see my screenshot of MalwareBytes Official Homepage.
Here's a shot of MBAM 'About Window' and link to download address.
Hope that clears that up for you?
Don't feel embarrassed, we all make mistakes!
09-20-2011 10:07 PM - edited 09-20-2011 10:16 PM
Malwarebytes' uses mirror sites for their downloads. Clicking the Download button at Malwarebytes.org will take you to Cnet, MajorGeeks or another site that hosts the download. I agree with your general point though, that it is generally a good idea to go directly to the software maker's site, even if you end up being directed to another site for the actual download. The trouble with many of these mirror sites though is that they are so cluttered with ads and download buttons for software of various quality, that it is often easy for novices or inattentive users to download the wrong product.


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I'm gonna attempt to persuade some here to jump on the Blaine Gabbert wagon. Not a lot here are fans of Gabbert and I think more should have him at the top of the list of players they'd like the Bills to draft.
Reasons the Bills should draft Blaine Gabbert:
1. Athletic Ability and Size- He has the prototypical size of a successful NFL QB. 6'4 235lb is the perfect size for a QB. Tall enough to be able to see and read defenses and not a scrimp at all. He ran a 4.62 40yd dash time at the combine showing great speed for a QB. He has a big, strong, and accurate throwing arm that could make all the throws in the NFL and makes quick throws and reads.
2. Production- Gabbert put up a stat line of 40TDs, 6,600 yards, and a 60% completion percentage, with 18 INTs in his 2 years as a starter at Missouri against top schools in the Big 12. He was consistent in his 2 years as a starter and very rarely did he ever have a game where he was completly horrid.
3. Potential- Gabbert has incredible potential to be a star in the NFL. He has tons of room to grow and with a coach in Chan Gailey that made Tyler Thigpen and Ryan Fitzpatrick successful in the NFL imagine what he could do with a big time QB that can run(which we know Gailey loves). He also has the great arm that Buddy Nix loves, like Philip Rivers. He could sit behind Fitzpatrick for a year to fix his biggest flaw, taking snaps under center, and be ready to become a starter at the start of 2012 or even middle of 2011.
4. Must Draft QBs Early- There was a post on Rumblings a while back showing the "success rate" of where QBs were drafted. Though there are many busts there are also many success' of QB's taken early and to win a team must take a gamble on a QB. After the 1st round the success rate of QBs plumett and other than rare cases of Tom Brady, Tony , Romo etc. Late round successful QBs are a huge rarity. Andy Dalton and Christian Ponder will be decent NFL QBs but I doubt either will ever be a big time QB to lead a team and other QBs like Colin Kaepernick and Jake Locker are going to take year(s) of work to become successful. Gabbert will take some work but will require less work and has greater potential than either Locker or Kaepernick. Also positions like DT and OLB can be found later in the draft unlike QB.
5. Clean Record- Blaine Gabbert has never been questioned with character issues unlike the other top QB, Cam Newton. Newton, likely to be drafted #1, may just be too large of a risk to take if he falls to #3. Newton if he is a success will be a incredible QB, but his bust rate is extremely high due to high character issues. Gabbert doesn't have said issues and wouldn't be a locker room distraction, as far as the public knows.
6. Face of a Franchise- This is my far the weakest argument and It's put in here as sort of a joke, but Gabbert has the face of a franchise. He is a great looking man with a great head of slicked back hair. Ok I'm done with my man crush on Gabbert
Those are the reasons I believe Blaine Gabbert should be the pick if he is available at #3. Hopefully I convinced some here that he is a better option than Von Miller, Marcel Dareus, Patrick Peterson etc.


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Although each tweet is only 140 characters, the microblogging messages can speak volumes when used by public agencies. Recently the U.S. DOT (@USDOT) began tweeting. For many transportation departments across the country, Twitter has already become old hat for reporting traffic and road construction updates and raising awareness about issues such as drunk driving or sandstorms (which you can read about in our October issue.)
Chicago's Chief Technology Officer John Tolva plans to take the social media tool to a new level by turning it into a citywide suggestion box. To do this, the city built a system that parses Chicago geolocated tweets. Once the tweets are found, the program searches for certain keywords such as "L" or "Purple Line," and then reviews tweets that match the keywords. An example tweet could be something like "This blue line car stinks!" or "A tree fell on the orange line tracks." The ultimate goal, says Tolva, is to get the system to the point where it can review the tweets automatically, instead of city staff having to review and search themselves.
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Ever since Monday Night RAW went to a three-hour format on July 23, 2012, I thought that there would be more time for wrestling matches. However, the more things change, the more things remained the same: jobber entrances, less time for matches, and WWE's big names (particularly John Cena and CM Punk) being overexposed.
And so, let's look at some changes to Monday Night RAW if I were the boss:
1. Less in-promos, backstage segments, and recaps. In my opinion, there is way too much non-wrestling on Monday Night RAW as wrestling takes a back seat to so-called filler matches taking up too much time. Who would want to see Hornswoggle trading quips with Santino Marella backstage than seeing a Daniel Bryan vs. Justin Gabriel match?
2. Top WWE Superstars overexposed. It seems that guys like John Cena and CM Punk are being overexposed on RAW as of late whereas guys like Brodus Clay and the Divas get two minutes of airtime tops. Yikes!
3. Too much focus on social media. About 30 minutes of the show focuses on members of the WWE Universe voicing their opinions of Monday Night RAW via Twitter and Tout. I don't have a problem with social media but too much is too much.
4. Move the start time to 5:00PM(ET). During the NFL football season, ratings for Monday Night RAW are minute compared to ESPN's coverage of Monday Night NFL in which its unpredictability makes the WWE tame in comparison. The Packers vs. Seahawks controversial game on September 24 is one example of how NFL football is very intriguing.
5. Go back to the TV-14 rating. Another reason for the WWE's dismal ratings is the TV-PG rating, which limits language, violence, blood, and skin on the show. Thank goodness we have TNA Wrestling and Ring of Honor, which gives the so-called "Attitude Era" a whole new meaning.


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July 18, 2012
1995 was a very auspicious year. My "Entering Oakland" poem, which made fun of Oakland's ominous border signs that actually read "Entering Oakland," was a catalyst in getting the city's signs changed to "Welcome to Oakland." Now I'm attempting my biggest endeavor ever, a Cultural World's Fair.
June 10, 2012
Although Ice T is mostly known for his pimp and gun talk, his most threatening lyric was "my lethal weapon is my mind." That still holds true today, as, although white mainstream Americans profess to hate violent, misogynist rap music, the reason why they back it financially and give it a platform is because of their fear of the alternative: music that will inspire Black people to challenge the status quo.


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Brownfield Redevelopment:
Stakeholders Cite Additional Measures That Could Complement EPA's Efforts to Clean Up and Redevelop Properties
GAO-05-450T: Published: Apr 5, 2005. Publicly Released: Apr 5, 2005.
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Brownfields are properties whose re-use may be hindered by the threat of contamination. Cleaning up and redeveloping these properties can protect human health and the environment, and provide economic benefits. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides grants to state and local governments and others for site assessments, job training, revolving loans, cleanups, and for assisting state efforts. This testimony is based on GAO's report, Brownfield Redevelopment: Stakeholders Report That EPA's Program Helps to Redevelop Sites, but Additional Measures Could Complement Agency Efforts (GAO- 05-94, December 2, 2004). GAO (1) obtained stakeholders' views on EPA's contribution to brownfield cleanup and redevelopment, (2) determined the extent to which EPA measures program accomplishments, and (3) obtained views on options to improve or complement EPA's program. Stakeholders GAO surveyed included grant recipients, state program officials, interest groups, real estate developers, and others.
Stakeholders said that EPA's Brownfields Program supports the initial stages of site redevelopment by funding activities that other lenders often do not, such as identifying contamination and cleaning up sites. While important, the impact of EPA's funding is difficult to isolate because it is often combined with funds from other sources. For example, representatives of a company that combined an EPA loan with city, state, and other federal agency funds to redevelop a brownfield site near Seattle, Washington, said that EPA's loan, while small, provided critical up-front funds for cleanup. Furthermore, while an unknown number of projects rely solely on private and other federal agencies' funding, EPA funds often go to sites with more complex cleanups, less desirable locations, or liability issues. In addition, officials in 10 states reported that EPA's assistance has been crucial to establishing and expanding the scope of their voluntary cleanup programs. EPA's performance measures have provided information on achievements in some but not all key areas of the Brownfields Program. For example, EPA has not yet begun reporting data on progress toward cleaning up and redeveloping sites or assisting state programs. As a result, the agency's--and the Congress'--ability to determine the extent to which the program is achieving its goals is limited. Furthermore, EPA has not yet developed measures to assess the extent to which the Brownfields Program achieves key outcomes, such as reducing environmental risks. Similarly, EPA's Inspector General found that the agency's performance measures do not demonstrate the program's contribution to reducing or controlling health and environmental risks. After acknowledging the limitations of the program's performance measures, in fiscal year 2004, EPA began collecting additional data--such as the number of acres ready for reuse--about properties under the program and is developing performance measures for state voluntary cleanup programs. Stakeholders identified three options for improving or complementing EPA's Brownfields Program. First, they suggested eliminating the provision in the Brownfields Act that, in effect, disqualifies from grant eligibility those landowners who purchased a brownfield site before January 2002. Second, they suggested changes to the stringent technical and administrative requirements that they believe have discouraged the use of revolving loan funds. While EPA officials maintain that the act eased administrative burdens, stakeholders believe that technical requirements continue to impede lending. Stakeholders also suggested that EPA give priority to applicants with proven administrative expertise or to coalitions that can consolidate administrative functions. Third, stakeholders believed that a federal tax credit for developers' remediation costs could attract developers to brownfields sites on a broader national basis. Although EPA and other organizations were also generally supportive of a tax credit, we did not analyze the costs and benefits of such a tax credit or any other potential incentives.
Aug 11, 2014
Environmental Regulation:EPA Should Improve Adherence to Guidance for Selected Elements of Regulatory Impact AnalysesGAO-14-519: Published: Jul 18, 2014. Publicly Released: Aug 11, 2014.
Jul 28, 2014
Drinking Water:EPA Program to Protect Underground Sources from Injection of Fluids Associated with Oil and Gas Production Needs ImprovementGAO-14-555: Published: Jun 27, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 28, 2014.
Jul 16, 2014
Coastal Zone Management:Opportunities Exist for NOAA to Enhance Its Use of Performance InformationGAO-14-592: Published: Jul 16, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 16, 2014.
Jul 15, 2014
Helium Program:BLM's Implementation of the Helium Stewardship Act of 2013GAO-14-751T: Published: Jul 15, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 15, 2014.
Jul 9, 2014
NOAA Aircraft:Aging Fleet and Future Challenges Underscore the Need for a Capital Asset PlanGAO-14-566: Published: Jul 9, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 9, 2014.
Jun 30, 2014
Climate Change Adaptation:DOD Can Improve Infrastructure Planning and Processes to Better Account for Potential ImpactsGAO-14-446: Published: May 30, 2014. Publicly Released: Jun 30, 2014.
Jun 16, 2014
Pesticide Safety:Improvements Needed in EPA's Good Laboratory Practices Inspection ProgramGAO-14-289: Published: May 15, 2014. Publicly Released: Jun 16, 2014.
May 22, 2014
Freshwater:Supply Concerns Continue, and Uncertainties Complicate PlanningGAO-14-430: Published: May 20, 2014. Publicly Released: May 22, 2014.
May 21, 2014
Chemical Safety:Actions Needed to Improve Federal Oversight of Facilities with Ammonium NitrateGAO-14-274: Published: May 19, 2014. Publicly Released: May 21, 2014.
May 19, 2014
Arctic Issues:Better Direction and Management of Voluntary Recommendations Could Enhance U.S. Arctic Council ParticipationGAO-14-435: Published: May 16, 2014. Publicly Released: May 19, 2014.
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By Wainwright Jeffers - bio | email ALBANY, GA (WALB) – The recession is over, and the recovery has started.
That's what some Georgia economists are saying, but if you're looking for a job, you may not believe it.
Job creation will lag behind economic growth but some new jobs are being created in South Georgia.
Fairfield Inn & Suites, located off of Dawson road is barely a week old.
"We want to say we bring a new level of service to the area," said Liz Minter, General Manager.
That service can only be given if customers walk through the door.
With a sister hotel, Comfort Inn, right next door and nearby competition, opening up in a down economy had its risks.
"The courtyard has pulled some pretty strong numbers, there's definitely a market here in Albany," said Minter.
She is encouraged by the business they've seen so far.
"Usually I have people ask is there business for the hotels, last night was night number six and we ended at 92 percent occupancy so there is definitely business in the area," said Minter.
Economists from the University of Georgia believe this is as bad as the economy will get.
"I do think the recession has bottomed out. It may not feel like it, but I think the recovery has started, at least in terms of production, but the recovery in terms of jobs is still one or two quarters away," said
The recovery may have started but there's still a great need for more jobs.
New numbers show Georgia's unemployment rate in December was 10.3 percent.
That's up slightly from November and equal to last July's record high.
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This is Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra's son Viaan's first public appearance. Shilpa brought her son Viaan to watch a match of the Pepsi Indian Premier League 2013 between the Rajasthan Royals and the Kolkata Knight Riders. Married to London based businessman Raj Kundra in 2009, Shilpa Shetty gave
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Shilpa Shetty has thrown a big bash for her industrialist husband Raj Kundra at their Juhu bungalow with close friends of the industry and it was attended by all Shilpa and Raj's close friends. Bollywood famous stars graced Raj's 37th birthday. Celebrities who were spotted at th
Bollywood is the world where people only remember them who are on talks daily. Here we will read about some of the shining stars of the same, who have disappeared these days and are no long in this world of glamour.
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The Louisville Cardinals and head coach Charlie Strong are looking at a second-consecutive strong recruiting outing, thanks in large part to Strong's Florida connections. The former assistant in the Sunshine State has pulled some quality talent from there and gotten them to make the trek north to the state of Kentucky.
Nick Dawson, the four-star linebacker whom many consider to be the crown jewel of Charlie Strong's recruiting class of 2012, was the first Louisville commitment to fax in his signed letter of intent on national signing day. He's alsoknows how to rock a killer bowtie.
The only semi-surprise addition of the day thus far has been the signing of Lamar Atkins, a linebacker out of Miami Norland. Atkins is the brother of Louisville signee Keith Brown, another quality Florida pick-up, and had previously been committed to Illinois with Brown.
At the moment, Louisville's 2012 class ranked between second and fifth in the Big East among the major recruiting services, and between 37th and 42nd and overall in the FBS.
For more on Louisville's recruiting class, visit Card Chronicle. Looking for National Signing Day coverage of other teams or recruits? Head to SB Nation College Football Recruiting.


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The grass roots state senate campaign waged by Ferry County Commissioner Brian Dansel still leads incumbent 7th District Sen. John Smith 13,369-11,698 after two days of voting.
Dansel, who was buried by Smith, in campaign fund-raising and spending, won in voting in only two of the five counties that make up the 7th District. In Stevens County, he holds a 4,183-3070 margin. He also won Ferry County 1,476-546.