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(Alexandria, VA) -- Separate hearings this week by the House Judiciary Committee and one of its Subcommittees should be the start of a major effort to investigate and reform the federal government's overzealous antitrust actions, especially those against high-tech firms. That's the advice from the 362,000-member National Taxpayers Union (NTU) based on the group's long history of experience with federal policy toward business competition and its effects on taxpayers as well as the economy. The group addressed its comments to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet, which held a hearing on antitrust agencies, and the full Judiciary Committee, which had proceedings on Department of Justice (DoJ) oversight.
The comments, written by NTU Executive Vice President Pete Sepp, noted that "recent actions on the part of the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against firms such as Google could endanger the prospects of an economic recovery, all while draining taxpayer resources that could be better utilized for deficit reduction or core program priorities. "
The Federal Trade Commission's (FTC), in collaboration with DoJ, has initiated an investigation of Google's search engine, an undertaking Sepp called "the most blatant manifestation" of what appears to be another round of regulatory excess. Claiming vast latitude under Section 5 of the FTC Act, regulators are pursuing what NTU believes to be a problematic case against Google – one which could mean altering search results to fit federal dictates. Their flawed reasoning for such encroachment involves "contrived 'anti-competitive 'offenses," according to the letter, even though the search giant has many competitors in a highly fluid market.
NTU urged Judiciary Committee Members to review if the FTC and DoJ are truly operating within their intended role in pursuing action against Google, and to review the negative impacts of this type of overreach on consumers, businesses, and taxpayers.
"While many fiscal and regulatory reforms can help to bolster such confidence, one highly positive signal that Washington could send to innovators would be a reform effort to establish affirmative boundaries on federal policy toward competition," the NTU letter concluded.
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Since his emancipation from M-nus, Marc Houle has released an EP and a new album on Items & Things, the platform he started with Magda and Troy Pierce, his partners in Run Stop Restore. But there's more. Houle is about to return to activity with Raid Over Moscow, his moniker for his electro-pop adventures. Turbo is getting ready for the release of an EP featuring three original cuts, a version of the title track by Footprintz and two remixes by the infallible Ewan Pearson. Here we leave you with the most techno orientated of those remixes, alongside the original version of "Rush To The Capsule", a song in the vein of early Adult., Gina X and Japanese Telecom.
Marc Houle Unfolds Raid Over Moscow
Turbo brings us "Rush To The Capsule"
Artist: Raid Over Moscow, Marc Houle
Record Label: Turbo Recordings
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This week on Downton Abbey we finally see the house returned (nearly) to its former glory as Lord and Lady Grantham play host and hostess to some of their upper-class friends for a party. The arrival of these well-to-do guests and their servants causes a stir amongst the inhabitants of Downton, both upstairs and down.
Carson seizes this long awaited opportunity to prove that Downton Abbey is still the embodiment of class and hospitality as it once had been before the war. However, as has been the case in the past few years, he is met with changes and complications at every turn. First, he is dismayed to find that the guests themselves seem to be understaffed and he must make special arrangements for them to be well taken care of by his own men and women. Additionally, there are the added social intricacies of how to treat Dame Nellie Melba, a famous Australian opera singer who has been invited to perform at Downton, and her accompanist- as members of staff or along with the other wealthy guests. Upon discussing this sticky wicket with Lord Grantham they agree that the most appropriate course of action would be for the pianist to stay in the male servant's quarters and dine downstairs and for Dame Nellie to take her meals on a tray in her room and not with the guests.
During this conversation, Lord Grantham also tells Carson to include The Kitchen staff in Lady Cora's gracious invitation to attend the performance, a courtesy that would not have been extended to them before the war. However, for the sake of "modern times and all that," Robert decides this small allowance can be made. Cora, however, does not see her husband as modern a man as he thinks himself, and in fact she questions if she is "the only member of this family who lives in the twentieth century." When she discovers that Dame Nellie has been forced to eat alone in her room she is horrified by Lord Grantham's snobbery and insists that the performer not only join the guests for dinner, but also that she sit directly next to him. In the end, Lord Grantham's old-fashioned view of the world is tested once more when he realizes that Dame Nellie is quite a refined individual who even has a steady grasp of clarets. Carson is faced with yet another hurdle when Jimmy injures his wrist showing off in front of Ivy and Daisy and cannot serve at the meals. Carson enlists Molesley to take over Jimmy's footman duties for the time being, a task he eagerly grasps despite the position being below his training. His struggle for work has landed him as a mere delivery boy for Bakewell's and he is eager for the opportunity to get back into service.
Alfred also takes on an unconventional role in the group's effort to make Downton as accommodating a place as possible. The job of entertaining takes a terrible toll on Mrs. Patmore and during the final dinner of the house party, she is overcome by her anxiety and has a sort of panic attack. As the rest of The Kitchen staff is preoccupied with their own tasks, Alfred is forced to jump in and finish the sauces for the evening. The success of his coking reaffirms for Alfred that his future does not lie in waiting at table, but in putting food on it.
The male guests of the Crawleys create some excitement upstairs. Rose seems to be taking an interest in a rather more "suitable" suitor, one Sir John Bullock. Meanwhile, Edith invited Michael Gregson to attend the house party in hopes of him winning her parents favor. The plan does not seem to be going off well, for Lord Grantham continually dodges Gregson's company. He finally gets the Earl's attention by joining him and some other guests in a game of poker. One man, Sampson, has been notorious over the course of the party for robbing the other men of their money. Robert himself loses a "packet" and pleads with those around him not to tell Cora. For someone who was recently on the brink of losing his family's fortune, he certainly throws his money about quite recklessly. However, Gregson suspects foul-play and challenges Sampson to another game the next night. "[Reviving] a dubious talent from [his] misspent youth," he wins back his money and that which is owed to the other men and threatens that if Sampson does not pay up he will tell Robert about his cheating, which would ruin is reputation in the London clubs irreparably. Finally, when Gregson returns his "bacon," Robert seems to take an interest in this man and even hints that he may be coming around to him. While talking with Cora, he admits that though he still doesn't think him an ideal match for Edith, he finds him "a decent cove" and consents that "he did behave in a way that [he] thought was...really quite gentlemanly". With her parents' tentative stamp of approval, Edith's next step will be to break the news that she will be moving to Germany.
Things seem to maybe, just possibly, be looking up for Lady Mary as well. Among the guests at Downton Abbey is Lord Gillingham, Anthony Foyle. His late father had been a friend of the family, but he had not been to Downton in quite some time. The two seem to get on well from the start. Mary is even cheerful enough to go riding with him. During this excursion they discuss her loss and Anthony proves himself to be both comforting and sympathetic to her grief and his kind words seem to give some solace to her. He also offers advice on how to address the issue of the inheritance tax that she faces on Matthew's share of the estate, which in the end is quite helpful. Though as ever, Mary's love life is never without complication. First and foremost, Lord Gillingham is already promised to another woman, Mabel Lane Fox, though he does not seem terribly thrilled about the arrangement and is even so bold as to ask Mary to dinner when she is in London. And then of course, there is always the memory of her belovEd Matthew to contend with. Though it has been over half a year since his tragic death, she still wonders if it is appropriate to consider moving on. Even when she agrees to dance with Anthony, her brief happiness is interrupted by her distress when she realizes the gramophone playing the music is the very same that she and Matthew had danced to mere days before he was to marry Lavinia Swire, when they both realized they were still in love with one another. This new man and her feelings toward him seem to have taken her by surprise and she struggles to balance them with her ever-present sorrow.


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The UFC's first foray into China is in the books and much like a trip down the dumpster-ridden alley of Chinatown's vegetable market district, it stunk. Seven consecutive decisions to lead off the card was not compensated by the two finishes at the end. If this were a movie with a good ending, half the audience would have walked out before seeing it.
Honestly, I don't know how I stayed awake through all nine fights. It's one thing to have a couple of nice back-and-forth wars that require a trip to a judges to determine who among these closely contested warriors deserve the nod. It's quite another to sit through 116 minutes of bleary-eyed anticipation, hoping something, anything, happens.
I imagine I'm not a pretty sight for my wife at the best of times, splayed in front of my computer screen, watching half-naked men pound each other. But I'm glad she couldn't see me this morning in all my groggy unwashed balls-scratching glory, zombie-like yawns shuddering from my face as sleep saliva dripped onto my pajamas, trying to form sentient thoughts in my head and remember why the unholy fuck I'm an MMA fan.
My predictions:
Card's report card: 4 a.m. start, seven decisions, and a main event where the combined fighters' ages exceeds the average U.S. life expectancy by a year, and you get a D.
Fight of the Night: Jon Tuck vs Tiequan Zhang (UFC gave it to Gomi versus Vegan Boy)
Knockout of the Night: Derp derp derp
Submission of the Night: Dur dur dur
Biggest Upset: Cung "One Punch" Le
Worst judge's decision: A judge giving two rounds to Motonubu Tezuka
Most boring fight: Donkey Kong Kim versus Paulo Thiago
Beatdown of the Night: Takeya Mizugaki versus Jeff Hougland
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Middleweight [185]: Riki Fukuda (C+) versus Tom DeBlass (D)
Prediction: Fukuda by decision
Result: Fukuda by decision
I thought this fight was going to be three rounds of Tom DeBlass diving in on Riki Fukuda and the Japanese fighter using sprawl and brawl to put the ugly on him. Didn't happen that way. The Jiu-Jitsu guy gave Fukuda a right pounding on the feet in the first two rounds, making Fukuda the one who had to dive for takedowns to win on points.
Fukuda won the fight the way he usually does: tenacity and a relentlessness that made DeBlass gas and quit. Not too surprising, considering his AKA cornerman was none other than Jon "The Blanket" Fitch. Fukuda's fourth consecutive decision inside the UFC does not bode well for his chances of moving up the pay-per-view ladder.
Although DeBlass looked better at middleweight, he gassed about halfway through the fight and wasn't able to carry his crisp striking through the three rounds he would have needed to score the W. I think it's back to Atlantic City for Tommy Boy, where cans are more up to his calibre.
Beating Tom DeBlass, a guy who lost his Light Heavyweight debut by gassing, and a guy who lost his Middleweight debut by gassing, doesn't exactly move you up the ranking chart. I kind of like the idea of Fukuda against Brad Tavares, who has a similar grinding style.
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Flyweight [125]: John Lineker (B) versus Yasuhiro Urishitani (D)
Prediction: Lineker by decision
Result: Lineker by decision
At first I was a little perplexed by John Lineker's reserved, stalking style. He was getting baby leg jabbed early and often and I was concerned he was going to Carlos Condit his way to a points victory. As it turned out, however, the only Condit-like thing Yasuhiro Urishitani did was run for his fucking life. No, seriously, the kid literally turned and sprinted at one point.
I think there's got to be a rule implemented at some point that if you're literally fleeing from damage, as in, you turn and run away, you lose a point. I mean, I know there's really nowhere to escape in a cage, but running away midway through a fight has to be about one of the most desperate indications you're getting your shit pushed in.
Lineker fought a great fight, mixing punches to the body and head, dropping the Japanese fighter repeatedly, and nearly finishing him. If I had to criticize this fight, it would be that Lineker really didn't push his opponent to the breaking point to get the finish, and I don't think that would have taken much effort at certain points where Urishitani was in downtown San Francisco, leading the pride parade down Queer Street.
As for Urishitani being ranked the number two flyweight in the world prior to the division being created, that just goes to show you that a Japanese fighter's resume doesn't stand for much.
It seems pretty obvious that the only real opponent for Lineker is John Moraga, who put a beating on Ulysses Gomez in his UFC debut. The crazy thing about Lineker is that he has 26 pro fights but is only 22 years old. He has a really bright future ahead of him.
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Bantamweight [135]: Alex Caceres (C-) versus Motonobu Tezuka (D)
Prediction: Caceres by submission in round 2
Result: Careres by split decision
I don't know what the Communist Party judges were smoking cageside, but there was no reason to give Tezuka a round, let alone two for one judge. Although Caceres didn't fight very well, it's hard to understand what, exactly, Tezuka did out there to justify being given anything other kudos for his frightening S&M mask.
Yes, Tezuka had Caceres in a weird kind of side-control in round one that was interrupted by the referee. It actually reminded me quite a bit of the Joe Vedepo versus Mike Bernhard fight in Bellator last night, where both fighters were sort of stuck against the cage for four minutes before Vedepo finally used his shin to choke him out.
Let's face it, if the ref hadn't separated them there, Tezuka would still be there right now, rubbing and nestling his chin against Caceres' hairless and nubile chest.
The other two rounds were clearly and obviously Bruce Leeroy's. I mean, although Tezuka went for the takedown with all the gusto of a dog looking for a leg to hump, he had nothing even when it went there. Nothing. Literally nothing.
Although I've been high on Bruce Leeroy recently, this fight was weird. Throwing a Haduken is cool and all but he should have mopped the floor with a guy fighting on 11 days notice. A fight that intrigues me is against Canadian fighter Mitch Gagnon.
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Bantamweight [135]: Takeya Mizugaki (A) versus Jeff Hougland (D)
Prediction: Mizugaki by decision
Result: Mizugaki by decision
This fight was clearly beatdown of the night. Although one judge cageside scored it 30-25, I only gave the first round a 10-8. But what a round it was. Mizugaki dropped some brutal ground and pound on Hougland in the first, basically breaking him early, and establishing that not only that he couldn't be taken down, but that he'd put Hougland on his back any time he felt like it.
And Mizugaki felt like it a lot. Using a body clinch, he slid Hougland onto his back like Pepe Le Pew dipping the cat who had the hilariously unfortunate circumstance of having her back painted with a white stripe so that the skunk thought she was a girl skunk and began chasing her around in a kind of semi-uncomfortable stalker rapist mode across Europe... but I clearly digress.
Mizugaki is top of the bantamweight food chain, a gatekeeper for the elite of the 135-division, and he was fighting in pretty much the same time zone as he's used to. Hougland, meanwhile, has the proud career distinction of getting knocked the fuck out by Gilbert Melendez in the Strikeforce Lightweight Champion's second career fight.
Nobody seems to know what to make of Takeya Mizugaki. At times dominant, at other times confusingly mediocre, it's make or break for the 28-year-old in the 135-pound division. I like the idea of Raphael Assuncao. Both are old school WEC vets and Assuncao actually fought on two cards headlined by Mizugaki. I also like Brad Pickett, considering that would be a BANGFEST.
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Lightweight [155]: Jon Tuck (B+) versus Tiequan Zhang (B)
Prediction: Tuck by submission in round 1
Result: Tuck by decision
Although five decisions in a row sucks, this was easily fight of the night. The first round was an exciting back-and-forth grappling war, in which Zhang showed impressive submission defense despite getting dominated on the ground by the 2010 Abu Dhabi open lightweight division gold champion.
Tuck looked very good out there, for all of about two rounds. By the end of the second, however, the oversized lightweight was clearly tired, and Zhang landed some heavy blows to put in a respectable showing. This fight had a good brawl on the feet and fun transitions and battles on the ground.
Although Zhang looked decent, let's face it: he was fighting a guy who couldn't make The Ultimate Fighter 15 squad. He clearly doesn't belong in the UFC. It's time to cut him loose.
Man, your guess is as good as mine. Zhang was moving up from Featherweight so he was unranked at 155. I don't know, some TUF scrub from season 15 might be cool. Give him a rematch against Al Iaquinta.
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Lightweight [155]: Takanori Gomi (B) versus Mac Danzig (F)
Prediction: Danzig by submission in round 2
Result: Gomi by decision
Although I couldn't be happier that Takanori Gomi made me look like I'm an idiot, let's face it, Mac Danzig shat the bed. He did nothing to win the fight other than put his ugly fucking mug into Gomi's fist. He didn't go for enough takedowns, he tried to win a kickboxing fight, and he didn't capitalize on the opportunities he got.
A word of advice, dude. Lose the vagina and eat a fucking burger. If you don't have the strength to outwrestle Gomi, you've got zero future in the lightweight division. I'm not sure how much weight Danzig cuts (I think he's been a lightweight his entire career except during TUF) but maybe he can go down one more weight class.
As for Gomi, he looked pretty good out there. Cautious but aggressive, he peppered Danzig with punches all night long. For a guy I thought is pretty close to retiring, taking out Danzig effortlessly is pretty impressive. That was enjoyable to see.
I think someone suggested it during the live chat, but it would be fun to see Gomi fight Sam Stout, but he's booked against Makdessi next week so we'll see who wins that one. There's nobody else right now unless you go way up the food chain and put him against Gleison Tibau. I think we all know how that one would wind up, but I said the same thing about Danzig.
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Welterweight [170]: Dong Hyun Kim (C-) versus Paulo Thiago (F)
Prediction: Kim by decision
Result: Kim by decision
And now, fighting in the Fitcherweight division, the pound-for-pound best Fitcher might not be Fitch. Donkey Kong Kim did his best impression of the blanket this morning, humping the Brazilian for three agonizingly boring minutes. You could see Paulo break early and often, completely dominated by Kim's constant groin thrusting into his leg.
You gotta feel bad for Thiago. He came into the UFC and did very well, but made the mistake of knocking out Josh Koscheck and getting a reputation as an elite member of the Welterweight division. He's been the whipping boy ever since, getting his ass handed to him by the top 20 of the weight class repeatedly. I haven't seen a guy look that dejected after a fight since... well, actually, Erick Silva looked the same way after Jon Fitch Fitched him.
As for Kim, the man is straight up dull. With his last five wins all coming by way of decision, this is another guy you just don't want to see on your pay-per-view. And for the record, I think Nate Diaz was about a minute away from breaking Kim in their fight.
The wrestlerape division is stacked with talent. I'd love to see Kim try his bullshit against John Hathaway. Mike Pyle was successful, but he's the only one so far. Alternately, Siyar Bahadurzada is another guy who's been looking for a fight since Christ was resurrected, and he also beat Paulo Thiago like a redheaded stepchild.
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Light Heavyweight [205]: Thiago Silva (C+) versus Stanislav Nedkov (D)
Prediction: Silva by KO in round 1
Result: Silva by submission in round 3
I make no secret of my man crush on Brazilian badass Thiago Silva. When he scored a third round comeback submission I jumped to my feet, exhausted as I was, clapping my hands together and screaming like a little bitch.
I'll be honest. I didn't think Nedkov was going to be as good as he was. He hit Silva with some huge shots, and I was surprised Silva didn't take him down early and often. Surviving that late second round knockdown was also huge, because it was probably a hair away from a KO.
But clearly Nedkov needs to do fewer arm curls, shoot less juice, and work the treadmill a little more. He gassed out badly at the end of the second and basically quit early in the third. Although credit goes to Silva, it was more a case of Nedkov pulling a Shane Carwin and shitting the bed.
The thought of Thiago Silva versus Jimi Manuwa makes my balls shudder with pleasure. Oh God, yes. Just let me bang, bro. Just let me bang. Also interesting is Vinny Magalhaes, who's coming off an armbar win in September. There's also James Te Huna. So many bangfests to choose from.
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The windows are open, but nobody's home.
Middleweight [185]: Rich Franklin (F) versus Cung Le (A)
Prediction: Franklin by TKO in round 2
Result: Le by KO in round 1
It's amazing to think that Rich Franklin was the dominant middleweight champion of the world just over a half decade ago. That Franklin would have destroyed Cung Le in short order. This one threw a baby leg jab and got knocked the fuck out like few people have ever been knocked out. In fact, he looked a lot like Chuck Liddell when Franklin put him down. Dead to the world.
Time to retire, Rich. You've got nothing left to prove except that your chin's gone to glass. Getting knocked the fuck out by a 40-year-old cripple whose best previous win was against a bloated welterweight is embarrassing. You're done, son. Don't make me a sadder panda, especially since you're such a nice guy, and I feel sorry for you.
As for Le, it's hard to say what to do with the guy. He clearly has something left to give, if only that thing is retiring glassy-jawed former champions. Although that idea didn't work out so good against Wanderlei Silva.
It's weird, because although Rich has been inactive at 185, you'd have to rate him fairly high in the division as a former champion. I think this is a wait-and-see, as Le will probably need to heal his injury up now.
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That's it. I'll probably do a bigger write-up for GSP versus The Natural Born Yellowbellied Running Coward later this week.


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I'd like to apologize...
So Delmon (not that he'll ever see this) I'm sorry for being so mean to you and keep doing what you're doing.
3 comments:
- Katie said...
Delmon really stepped it up tonight. He's not my favorite by a longshot, but I do feel for him.
He really did look SO happy that people were actually cheering for him.
I don't know about Delmon specifically, but I know a few of the players do troll around Twins blogs sometimes. So, you never know!
- Mh said...
I decided to just send delmon indifferent vibes last night. I have tried the love, the though love, the I hate you with a passion and last night it was what ever.
HMmmmmm who knew.
- Liz Strand said...
The look on his face when he was getting the cheers was my favorite part of it. I think he's been nothing like what we expect Twins to be, but perhaps after the horribly painful things he went through losing his mother, he is opening up his emotions more. It seemed like he didn't care if there were boos or cheers. I'm wondering if whatever anger management he had to do for the bat throwing at the Ump incident just took his emotions away completely!
I don't love Delmon, but I want him to give me reasons to...(completely different from Ayala, who I just wanted to go away).


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You will never in a million years guess which NFC South team is ranked above them. Alas. This is about as much respect as I expected the Falcons to get, and it's actually pretty good that they're being billeted among the playoffs teams from the get-go. Now they just have to deliver.


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Went out with a girl 3 months ago, she was previously an hs acquaintance. transferring to my college next semester.
Where in the progression model?
-I built some attraction got a few IOI's
-We had pretty good conversation, she felt comfortable with me and was willing to share alot of personal stuff, talked about mutual friends.
-it was fun. met at the mall, moved her to miniature golf/batting cages/arcade, moved her to in-n-out. 3.5 hours
-I'm smart so she definitely tried to qualify to that aspect, i asked about what she wants to do in the future and so on.
-I don't think I gave any kino, did not *close.
-did not get to seduction phase.
I tried going out with her again, couldn't set something up, so I ignored her and moved on. 2 months later i invite her to bowl (played it like I've been busy and we could catch up) with a group of my friends, and she flaked.
more ignoring
Today she contacted me again because school is starting next wkend (its a small school)
HB8-"Hey Woodlum! Will I see you this wkend?"
Woodlum-"You can bet your bottom dollar gimme a call later this week and when your not orientating I'll show u around town. btw blah blah what dorm?"
WHERE IN THE MODEL DO I BEGIN?- its been 3 months, do I rebuild attraction first? she still feels comfortable with me, don't want to be LJBF'd
Objective: *close or LTR


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The Fender Stratocaster Deluxe guitars are souped-up versions with special pickups, active electronics, or some other high-performance variation. Tricked out with factory-fitted after-market modifications, Deluxe Strats feature imported vintage-style hardware.
Fender Deluxe Players Stratocaster
21st-century "Super Strat." Once upon a time, there was a guitar Fender called the "Super Strat". Today, what made the Super Strat great has been resurrected in the Fender Deluxe Players Strat. With its beautiful Ash body, special finishes, and gold toned hardware, the Deluxe Players Stratocaster gives you exceptional looks to go with its souped up sounds. Among the most notable features the Deluxe Players Strat includes:
- U.S.-made Vintage Noiseless pickups Maple, modern C-shaped neck
- 12" fretboard radius
- 21 medium jumbo frets
- Push-button switch gives you 7 pickup combinations instead of the usual 5. The additional combinations add the bridge pickup to the combinations in switch positions 4 and 5, making position 4 have all 3 pickups working together and position 5 have the bridge and neck pickup working together.
- Vintage-style, six-point rocking Synchronized Tremolo
- Gold-plated hardware
Deluxe Power Stratocaster
The Fender Deluxe Power Stratocaster is an HSS model with two Tex Mex single coil pickups and a humbucker along with a Fishman piezo Power Bridge that gives you acoustic tones along with the Strat sounds you expect from Tex Mex pickups and a humbucker.
- Special 12dB active mid-boost circuit
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- Maple, modern C-shaped neck with satin polyurethane finish
- 9.5" fretboard radius
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This roadhouse is a rockin' so don't bother knocking, just come on in. If you like the Texas Blues sound of Stevie Ray Vaughn, the Fender Deluxe Roadhouse Strat with its three Texas Special single coil pickups has what you need. The other features of the Roadhouse Strat are pretty much the same as the Fender Standard Stratocaster.
Deluxe Lonestar Stratocaster
The Deluxe Lonestar Strat is basically an HSS version of the Deluxe Roadhouse Stratocaster, with a Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates Humbucking Pickup. The humbucker gives it a bit more power and tonal variation and is wound to get the famous Billy Gibbons ZZ Top sound.


text: Sep08 Pho TamVietnameseCheapFootscrayLunchDinnerRestaurant Pho Tam, Footscray Where: Corner of Leeds and Ryan Streets, Footscray When: Breakfast, Lunch and Dins everyday Contact: (03) 9687 2680 Vego friendly Another Vietnamese place in Footscray with hospital-grade lighting and plastic cups? Well yes, and while Pho Tam is so much like all the other local eateries on a surface level, stay for a meal and you'll see what sets it apart. As the name suggests, Pho is served here and it's very good. However this particular evening I ate and reviewed the Lemongrass Chicken with rice ($9.50). The dish comes with a mound of rice (choose between steamed or fried) and a clear side soup which is deeply "stocky" and fragrant. It's best drunk hot and makes for a refreshing appetiser to the dish. The chicken itself also has strong character; with spicy ginger and a sticky sweet sauce. Plenty of sliced brown and spring onions pack even more flavour into the deal. The flavours are punchy and fresh and lack any sort of chemical flourishes which can be a problem in many of the budget Vietnamese restaurants. Although the menu isn't particularly original it does feel authentic, and it is done very well. Lemongrass-flavoured Chicken and rice ($10.50) Pho Tam has friendly and attentive service, with hot tea always on its way. We were also asked if the television was too loud for us, something which I cannot say has ever happened to me before, anywhere. Though the fact that they have a television at all indicates that this isn't a place to have a long, romantic meal. Ambiance aside, food arrives quickly, but not suspiciously so and the staff are also easy to lock eyes, with should you need anything else. If you're not too full, try a jackfruit or avocado smoothie. Served cold, creamy and sweet, they're guaranteed to surprise and impress your discerning tastes. Food: 3.5/5 Service: 5/5 Ambiance: 2/5 Permalink


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Welcome to Emidio's Restaurant
Welcome to the official website of Sandy Springs' Emidio's Restaurant, from long time restaurant entrepreneur and experienced chef, Jose Sapeta of the Tri-State Area. Join us for a light, delectable lunch on the weekdays or come spend a nice evening out with our home made sangria and warm entrees. Enjoy our diverse menu spanning across Portuguese, Italian, and Spanish cuisine. Whether your delight is seafood, steak, lamb, paella, chicken, pork or veal,
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Anything ordered from our menu is sure to please. Both our lunch and dinner menus are posted here.
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Almost from its beginnings, IVF treatment for infertility has been bedevilled by unfairness and just plain stinginess on the part of the NHS.
Most IVF techniques were pioneered in private clinics and the NHS was slow to take them up and niggardly in its provision.
I can't help feeling that behind this is the idea that infertility (which affects about 1 in 6 couples) isn't really a medical condition. Well it is. And although things have improved, there are still plenty of examples of patients denied proper treatment.
Professor Tim Child, of the Oxford Fertility Centre, says he's still seeing patients in the Oxford area who are only given one cycle of treatment, while friends living a few miles away over some NHS administrative border get three cycles - which is what the government watchdog NICE recommended nearly a decade ago.
Today NICE has released updated guidelines, which emphasise yet again that suitable patients should get three goes at IVF - not one or none as they do in some NHS areas. The guidelines also extend treatment in two important ways.
Currently, you can only get IVF on the NHS if you are under 39. But, Dr Child say, IVF's success rate has improved in the last decade so much that it should now be extended to women up to the age of 42.
Read: Women over 40 'should get IVF on the NHS'
And, just as important, the new guidelines are more sympathetic to couples trying to get pregnant.
At the moment, they have to try the natural way for three years before they can get IVF. Dr Child told ITV news:
I see couples on a daily basis who've been trying to get pregnant for 2 or more years. But with NHS funding of IVF, they have to wait until three years have elapsed. And the number of babies born in that third year of trying is so small, in some ways it doesn't make sense
More: 'Too many people' still denied infertility treatment
The new guidelines say they'll only have to try for two years. Problem is guidelines are only guidelines. And in the past some parts of the NHS have simply ignored the guidelines on IVF.
One reason to hope that it might be different this time is that, in Andrew Lansley's NHS reforms, there are new bodies responsible for commissioning (i.e. paying for) NHS care.
I hope they're a tad more sympathetic to the plight of people who desperately want children but can't have them because their bodies won't cooperate.


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The Potters are Coming to Town
Well, sorry guys, but I certainly won't be showing up to this one. I HATE Stoke. With a passion. Probably more so than all the other EPL teams combined. Anyway, on July 24, the likes of Crouch and Dewlap will be playing against the Crew.


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Food hygiene enforcers can also help local people to make informed choices when purchasing food, and take the right steps when preparing thier own food and so reduce the risk of them developing food borne illnesses in the future.
Food enforcers take a variety of approaches to improving food safety; from inspecting food businesses; to educating local groups. Food Vision has a number of case studies which show the wide range of methods councils take to put thier safer food message across.
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Did a Rivalry Between Bielema and Malzahn Begin at SEC Media Days?
In this video, SI.com's Andy Staples explains how Bielema and Malzahn may have started a rivalry. After Malzahn asked, upon hearing Bielema's safety concerns of up-tempo offense, if that was a joke, Bielema responded in his press conference with a fiery, passionate monologue about his seriousness on the topic. All we know is that if Bielema gets the chance to go for two with the game well in hand against Gus, he'll do it. No doubt.


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text: The PIAA Track and Field Championships began on Friday in Shippensburg and this area saw three athletes claim gold medals. Samantha Black of Seneca won the AA Girls Discus with a throw of 133-feet, 9-inches. She is the first track and field state champion in Seneca's school history. Kyle McKeen of Northwestern won the Boys AA triple jump with a leap of 46-feet, 9 1/4-inches and Lakeview's Courtney King won the Girls AA High Jump with a jump of five-feet, six inches. The field event finals will be held on Saturday.


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Tax experts say the downside is the new, more complicated Withholding Allowance Certificate, otherwise known as the NC-4. Experts say it's more complicated than the current one, but there's also an easier version, called the EZ NC-4 form, that most people will be able to use.
However, tax experts say be careful with filling out the form.
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What could you recommend to me from your experience? Is Java ME enough for this kind of application?
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New York's Brooklyn Academy of Music was filled with D-listers, as in divas, as VH1 brought back its "VH1 Divas" telecast on Thursday (Sept. 17). The Paula Abdul-hosted show featured pairings of young divas with old-timers including Jennifer Hudson and Stevie Wonder, Leona Lewis and Cyndi Lauper, Adele and India.Arie, and Jordin Sparks and Martina McBride. Toni Braxton and Keri Hilson were among the presenters.
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As we all know, 2010 was a bit of a disappointing season for the Chargers considering the lack of wins that came with having the No. 1 offense AND defense. Some players performed well while others struggled to meet expectations. Whether it was an untimely fumble or missed tackle that spelled doom, the 2010 season came to unfortunate, playoff-less end. Now that a new season has finally crawled out from the depths of the NFL lockout, it'll be interesting to see what happens with some of the sophomore players looking to solidify their spot on the roster. Let's take a look at some of those players and what they have to offer in 2011.
Ryan Mathews, Running Back
Despite the fact that Mathews ran for 678 yards and seven touchdowns on 158 carries in 2010, I'd still consider his rookie season a bit of a disappointment. After a pre-season that left fans forgetting about recently-departed LaDainian Tomlinson, hopes may have been higher than Mathews was ready to handle. Fumbles, injuries and strong play by fellow running back Mike Tolbert all contributed to his lack of production. Now, a new season is upon us and a new opportunity awaits him. Mathews definitely has the potential to perform at an elite level in the NFL. He possesses tremendous power that allows him to burst through holes and picks up extra yards after contact with his ballerina-like balance. As long as he can stay healthy and continue to work on his fumbling problem, there's no reason Mathews can't prove himself to be the Chargers clear-cut No. 1 running back in 2011.
Donald Butler, Linebacker
Especially with the loss of both Kevin Burnett and Brandon Siler, the Chargers will need a big season out of this second-year linebacker. Butler, who spent his rookie season on the injured reserve list after tearing his Achilles tendon during training camp, will have plenty of opportunities to prove that he's ready to be an NFL linebacker. Coming out of Washington last year, he was arguably one of the best linebackers in the 2010 draft class. He's a big guy who finds ways to consistently make plays in the backfield and has great vision. Before the injury, he was expected to battle for a starting job. A disappointing year has now gone by and I can only assume that Butler is hungry for a chance to make an impact for the Bolts. We'll see in 2011 what kind of answer he can give to all of those question marks hanging over his head.
Seyi Ajirotutu, Wide Receiver
The Chargers' receiving corps has taken a couple hits this off-season with the loss of two of their players in Buster Davis (Buffalo Bills) and Legedu Naanee (Carolina Panthers). Even though Malcom Floyd has decided to return to San Diego, lingering injuries could limit his abilities to be as effective as he was in 2010. Even though the Chargers managed to secure Vincent Jackson for one more season, depth at the position is rather scarce. That's where Ajirotutu comes in. After going undrafted during the 2010 NFL Draft, the Chargers brought in Mathews' old teammate from Fresno State to bolster the receiving unit. Although he didn't see the field until Week 7, he definitely made his presence felt. During the Chargers Week 9 win over the Houston Texans, he hauled in four passes for 111 yards and two touchdowns. He proved that he could be a viable option for Rivers and I expect more of the same in 2011.
Darrell Stuckey, Strong Safety
Prior to the beginning of the 2010 season, Stuckey was considered by many to be a huge sleeper. After he was drafted in the fourth round by the Chargers, talk immediately started to swirl that he was going to be able to lockdown the Chargers starting strong safety spot. He displayed confidence and swagger during training camp, fitting into the fold well alongside free safety Eric Weddle. Unfortunately, a groin injury hindered his ability to stay on the field, which cost him valuable learning time and set him back when he was finally healthy enough to play. He only saw the field during one game of the regular season, during which he had no impact. Now, the situation isn't exactly ideal for him to start considering the fact that the Chargers brought in free agent safety Bob Sanders. Now it'll be Stuckey's responsibility to provide the secondary with tremendous depth and be ready if injury-prone Sanders goes down again.
Cam Thomas, Nose Tackle
After playing in a limited role in 2010, Thomas should find himself out on the field more in 2011. With the immergence of Antonio Garay as a dominant nose tackle, Thomas won't be earning himself too many starts in the near future. He will, however, be seeing time as a backup in an effort to give Garay rest. More than anything, he's a mountain of a man that can plug up the middle of a defense and will keep interior blockers off of the linebackers. He's still young and will have plenty of time to grow as a nose tackle in the NFL. If he can learn from Garay and continue to build on the physical tools that he already has, he could eventually take over as the Chargers' starting nose tackle or turn into trade bait.
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Climb the short hand-to- finger crack up the right facing corner. Feels much easier than other Seneca 5.8's.
This route is the large right facing corner on the detached cliff directly in front of the Discrepancy wall. Start on the obvious ramp to reach the corner, climb corner to the end. When you top out you will be staring at the Discrepancy finger crack. Walk off. Please tread carefully at the base of all lower slab bc of erosion.
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Sun and Sea Kebabs
Recipe by Kate Morris and Sally Brown. Makes 2
You will need:
- 1 satsuma
- 60-70g thick chunky white fish
- 6 cherry tomatoes
- 6 small fresh sage leaves
- 1 dessert spoon olive oil
- A pinch of paprika
- Work mat
- Weighing scales
- Baking tray lined with baking paper
- Scissors
- 2 bamboo kebab sticks (with the sharp ends snipped off & soaked in cold water )
- Dessert spoon
- Small bowl or cup
- Pastry brush
- Oven glove (for adult use)
Remember to ask a Grown-up for help.
What to do:
Step 1
Before making, wash your hands and put an apron on. Weigh or measure all of the ingredients. Ask a grown-up to preheat the oven to 180˚C fan / 200 ˚C / gas mark 6.
Step 2
Start by peeling the satsuma. Separate the segments and lay them out on the mat in a line. Then use the scissors to cut up the fish into six pieces which are all about the same size and put the pieces in a line under the satsuma segments. Arrange the tomatoes underneath, then rip and tear some sage leaves and put these with all the other ingredients.
Step 3
Use a pre- soaked bamboo kebab stick - this will stop the bamboo from burning in the oven. Thread a tomato onto the bamboo stick and then add a piece of fish, followed by a sage leaf. Then add some satsuma segments to the kebab stick. Do this again until you have three of each ingredient on the kebab stick and do the same for the second kebab. If you have any leftover satsuma segments, you can add those to the kebabs too. Place the kebabs on your baking tray and put to one side.
Step 4
Measure a dessert spoon of olive oil into a small bowl or cup and add a pinch of paprika. Stir with a pastry brush and dab the oil and paprika mix onto your kebabs. You'll need to ask a grown-up to help with this part. Put the kebabs in a preheated oven for 10-15 minutes. They can be eaten hot or cold. You could also try: Making kebabs without the fish by using a mixture of different vegetables like courgette, peppers, onions and mushrooms.


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Although I understand the disappointment expressed here on BN regarding the mediocre start to the 2011-12 football season, I have to say that I do not share it.
No, I'm not jumping up and down happy. No, I'm not going to say that we should be happy with where we are. What I am going to do is say that where we are is not quite as bad as we think.
That is, while we're in the mode of second-guessing our coach on every little matter from his choice of assistants to his play-calling, let's use our imagination to think about how a few small changes to the beginning of the season might have us thinking a bit differently about where this team is at.
A caveat: the thought experiment I run here DOES NOT mean we should be thinking of ourselves as sooo much better than we are, but it does mean I don't think we are as bad as everyone seems to think. Maybe this is on Rick, maybe the players. Probably both. For example, regardless of how much blame Rick gets for not getting the call to special teams to punt out of bounds, there is NO WAY the players should have given up that TD at the end of the first half. Just ridiculous. So, it's not just on Rick but also on the players.
So, let's play what I like to call the 'What if' game by imagining a few small changes to the beginning of the season and then use that to think about the quality of this team.
Let me start with recent history, and work backwards. I made a comment in the pre-game thread on Saturday that went something like, "UCLA should win by about 14 points…I'm not saying they will, but that they SHOULD." The 14 point margin represented my judgment of how much better we are than OSU. Well, we won by 8 points. But, what if…
What if we hadn't missed a FG and a PAT? That's 4 more points to the total, and OSU isn't close in the 4th quarter. In this case, the 'What if' leads to a 12 point UCLA win, much closer to my predicted 14 point victory.
What if we don't give up a punt return with 0:00 left in the half? Well, if you put this 'What if' together with the first one then we win by 19, not 12. Or, if you consider it all alone then we win by 15. One way or another, this 'What if' is an indication that this ONE breakdown by our special teams is causing us to feel worse about yesterday's game than we really ought to.
There is an OSU-favorable 'What if' as well. What if that 2nd quarter pass is ruled incomplete rather than a fumble? I certainly could have seen a referee making that call, at least. OK, take away 7 points from UCLA. This is what can be thought of as an unforced error by OSU, and in my mind cancels out What if #2. They're each worth 7 points, and seemed to cancel each other out in the actual game.
Conclusion: vs. OSU.
Game wasn't quite a bad as we're thinking, but we still underperformed relative to expectations. Responsibility for win being closer than it should falls equally on CRN and players.
What if vs. Texas
There is only one 'What if' in regards to the Texas game: KP's three INT's. This one is really hard to gauge. Unlike OSU 'What ifs', do we come away with points on some of those drives? If that's the case we could potentially add as much as 21 points to UCLA's score and take away as much as 21 points from Texas. Obviously, that's a bit ridiculous.
What I'm going to suggest is that we should take away 7 from Texas (seems reasonable to me…they still get 2 TD's, and we stop them once) and 6 to our score (2 FG's). I think this is a relatively conservative way to play the 'What if' game in this scenario. It leads to a game in which we loose, 42-26. Not much better, but certainly somewhat. If we come away with one TD and FG, then it's 42-30 and we'd all be talking about the fumbles we lost, and inability to stop the run as our biggest problem in this game.
Alternately, we could just dock Texas 21 points (which I also think is unreasonable…even if we punt or kick-off to them, their offense was having their way with us all day, so simply taking away the points is too harsh). In this case, however, we get a much closer score of 28-20. Like I said, I think this is far too friendly to us in the 'What if' game…but not outside the realm of possibility.
Of course, maybe we should just say KP only has one or two INT's, rather than 3? One reason I chose to only take away 7 from Texas, and to only give us 6, was because I think that's probably the right way to think about the What if in this scenario. They clearly outplayed us the whole game and if the first 16 minutes of the game had us down 14-6, that would be about the same pace they outscored us the rest of the way. So, it's a pretty reasonable way of thinking about the 'what if' in this scenario.
Conclusion, 'What if' vs. Texas
Spotting a team a 21-0 lead basically looses you the game. The other team has to make some serious mistakes, and you have to make some huge plays on defense and offense, to get back in it. Who gets the blame? On the one hand, I want to say it goes to CRN just for starting Prince, on the other I want to say that CRN can't be blamed for KP's mistakes. In this case, I'm going to err on the side of saying it's on CRN, however, because it seems like he should have taken KP out sooner or started Brehaut who was more game-ready. I didn't talk about the 'What-if' on 3rd and a mile at the end of the second when Texas got the first, and, eventually a touchdown. This one could be thrown in as well.
What if vs. SJSU
1) What if we don't give up a 65 yard TD run halfway through the 3rd quarter? Dock SJSU 7 points. Or, be kind and dock them 4 points. In this case, the game is somewhere between a 14 and 17 point victory, with SJSU only scoring 1 touchdown. That's actually closer to what the final score should have been.
2) But, What if we don't have TWO fumbles back to back in the 3rd quarter either? Certainly we come away with some points here too. I'm tempted to say that this what if should be cancelled out by our two INTs. But, I think that the fumbles are worse, because the one was just Embree dropping the ball on the ground (and we would have gotten points), and the other was Franklin who should know better. To be fair, let's say we only have JF's fumble (who is fumble-prone anyways) but that we get 3 points from Embree not fumbling…Our victory is then somewhere between 17 and 20 points, which, taking things in toto, is about how much it should have been.
Conclusion: What if vs. SJSU
In this case, I really think the blame falls on the players. Sure, CRN can be criticized for trying to manage the game too much, but giving up a 65 yrd. TD to a stinky team is just unacceptable. Embree's drop is also on him, as is the one by Franklin.
What if vs. Houston
As with Texas, there is one big 'What if' in this game: What if UCLA doesn't miss a FG and PAT? That by itself is the 4 point difference in the game…and the game turns into a toss-up. I would hesitate to say we 'would have one this one' but we certainly had our chances, and the 4 points left on the field killed us.
Conclusion: What if vs. Houston
In this case, it's pretty clearly on the players as well. CRN can't make Smith hit a FG but the 'What if' might have actually led to a win.
Overall Conclusion: UCLA's virtues and vices after the first third of the season
Obviously, the 'What if' game is only a hypothetical. And outside of these mistakes that we can use our imagination to think about how much they might (or might not) have changed games, we have dozens of others that need to be corrected. My point, however, is that this thought experiment can help us see a slightly different world. A world in which we might be 3-1, but in which we certainly would have not lost as much against Texas, and would have beaten SJSU and OSU by more significant margins. I don't think we're as good as this imaginary team, but I don't think we're as bad as the scores currently indicate.
Of course, we didn't do any of these things. KP did throw three INTs against Texas, we did give up a long run to SJSU and punt return to OSU. But, what I hope to suggest through this thought experiment is that on a play-by-play basis we've performed better than the score indicates. What the 'What if' game is designed to do, however, is to help us think about what this team is doing right and wrong one-third of the way through the season. There are, however, a few small 'take-home' points that I would like to emphasize:
1) The offense is much better. We're averaging 27 pts. a game, but if you factor in the points we've left on the field, it's almost 30 points a game. Last season we averaged 20 points a game. That's a 50% improvement so far.
2) The defense needs to get its act together. Here, blame is to be shared. We were supposed to have a better D-line, and a lock-down secondary. The secondary has been bad (although Houston DOES rank #1 in the nation in passing yards) and the D-line has been absolutely unable to put pressure on opposing QB's or stop the run without help from behind them. I don't know what needs to be done, but the defense is not looking good. Linebackers are no better. If our defense doesn't improve it's going to be a long season.
3) For the most part, these 'what ifs' represent critical break-downs. They have to be corrected. Teams don't give up long runs and win (although returns will happen to even the best of teams sometimes). Texas, SJSU, Houston, all of these games featured missed tackles or missed assignments that gave opposing running backs tons of space to run. Fix these break-downs and we'll be making some progress.
4) Improvement through the season will be key. If we get killed 35-0 at Stanford like last year, it's not a good sign. I we compete with Stanford, and give ourselves a chance to win, then that will be significant improvement.
5) If all parts of this team improve through the season then we'll be looking at having a pretty good team next year. Other than Coleman, we'll be brining back most of our key starters and everybody will be a year older and wiser. Another year of seasoning for Brehaut, another year of strength training for Franklin, and experience means more to defenses than offenses anyways.
6) Cautious optimism is warranted at this point. Houston is 4-0 and leads the nation in passing yards per game. Time will tell if they go 12-0, but they certainly can. Texas is now ranked #17 and is a pretty good team. I also think that according to the 'eye test' we rate better than last year. If we can keep improving then we can finish the season by saying we were significantly better this year than last. Our offense should probably be given a B+ overall for the last four games. It shows major improvement from last year. The defense, however, should be given a D, I think. Considering they have a lot of talent, they have yet to put up a fight against a good opponent and have given too may points to inferior opponents.


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A new program starts this week to help struggling students in Pinellas County keep up with their school work.
Twenty-two elementary schools and six middle schools that scored a grade of "C" or lower on the FCATS will launch a program called "promise time."
It's a tutoring program that would keep about 2,000 struggling students after school with their teachers to work on their problem areas.
Students will use an online curriculum called iReady which is alligned to the Common Core Standards.
Teachers will get a detailed report of their progress, as well as suggestions on how to help them in areas where they need to make improvements.
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"Veteran news producer and former NBC Universal chief Jeff Zucker will become the president of CNN Worldwide in January," CNN confirmed earlier today.
The Associated Press writes that:
"Zucker will be based in New York and report to Phil Kent, who runs all of the Turner networks for parent company Time Warner.
" 'I spent the most rewarding years of my career as a journalist, and it's where I look forward to spending many more,' said Zucker, who shot to fame as the executive producer of NBC's Today show at the start of its morning dynasty in the 1990s."
Zucker, now 47, was fired from his post as head of NBC Universal in 2010. Back then, NPR's David Folkenflik said that while Zucker had done "a pretty good job building a money-making machine with The Today Show and the NBC News part of the equation." But, David added, "entertainment — the prime time lineup — [had] been a real problem. Zucker's big gamble, if you recall, was the Jay Leno disaster in prime time, and that's always going to be a blot on his record."
Indeed, as David also reported at the time:
"Zucker had promised Conan O'Brien of NBC's Late Night in 2004 that he could take over the Tonight Show last year. But Jay Leno's ratings on the Tonight Show were still strong. Zucker wanted both in the fold: O'Brien for the future and Leno for now.
"Thus Zucker created The Jay Leno Show, an hourlong daily variety show at 10 p.m. It would at once keep Leno from decamping and competing with O'Brien, and dispense with expensive hourlong scripted dramas that had been a hallmark of NBC's 'Must-See TV' lineup. …
"The gamble failed. Both comics suffered from diminished ratings and the shows were seen in competition for much the same audience. And the ratings plunge also angered the executives at local NBC stations, which rely on the draw of the network's 10 p.m. shows to retain viewers for their lucrative late-night newscasts."
More recently, Zucker helped former CBS News anchor Katie Couric get her daytime talk show on the air. Now, CNN's Kent says of Zucker that his experience "as a news executive is unmatched for its breadth and success. … He built and sustained the number-one brand in morning news, and under his watch NBC's signature news programming set a standard for quality and professionalism."


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Interesting teaching approach. Used personal experience to convey course material. Sometimes it was a little over the top. I never got any work handed into her back, which made it difficult. Feedback would have been greatly appreciated. In all fairness, it was her first attempt at teaching this course. Keeping that in mind, she did an adequate job.
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Another Georgia player called to international duty
Bulldog soccer player Nikki Hill has been named to the Canada U-20 National Team's 23-person roster for the CONCACAF qualifying tournament to the 2012 U-20 World Cup. This will be her sixth call-up to a youth national team camp. (Preparations for international tournaments are called "camps," so it's not like what you'd think of when you think of a summer football camp.) This most commendable achievement comes just a little over a month after Georgia's Ashley Baker was named to the English senior team's initial 2012 Olympic player pool. Congratulations, Nikki! And congratulations to the Georgia soccer program for another great international achievement!


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Spinach lasagna..and 1001 gardeners' secrets.
I always think of lasagna as a true homy meal…served with a fresh green salad and a pungent vinaigrette and of course a crusty bread to sweep your plate…It can be served in a large oven-to-table dish, which is what I prefer with a lasagne. It can also be served in portion dishes, which makes it of course a bit more elegant.
- You can use any vegetable, but don't use too big a variety. The same Golden three rule, as for any other decoration-, architect-, flower arranging- subject applies here too. Less says more.
- Frozen spinach can be used instead of fresh. There is no exact measure…check your dish and measure how much veggies and sauce and cheese you would need.
- Pasta sheets: Fresh or dried pasta sheets can be used but make sure to use enough liquid in the tomato/vegetable mixture for the pasta sheets to absorb. Pasta sheets can be cooked beforehand, which means more work!
- I prefer only two layers of pasta and I end with a third layer of vegetbale and béchamel sauce. But if you like more pasta in your dish, make as many layers as you like by spreading the layers thinner.
- Béchamel sauce: Heat 500 ml milk along with 5 parsley stems, 4 whole peppercorns, a small carrot, branch of thyme and 1 celery stick. Leave to infuse and to cool completely. Make a roux in a saucepan by melting 1 heaped TBSP butter. Whisk in 1 heaped TBSP flour. Leave to cook on medium heat unitl it becomes frothy…about 3 minutes. Remove the herbs from the milk and add slowly to the butter mixture, while whisking the whole time. Leave on low heat and stir until thick. If your sauce is too thick, add a little milk. I like my sauce like thick cream. I definitly don't want to plaster a house! Season to taste.
- This is not a recipe where exact amounts are necessary. Add a little more spinach or less, add more courgettes or less..be interested in what you're doing, taste and taste again.
- I serve with a drizzling of olive oil…just to give that bit extra mediterranean touch…
…1001 garders' secrets – Jean-Michel Groult…
As mentioned before, I love garden b0oks…well, all books for that matter…new ones, old ones, worn ones, impeccable ones, thick ones, thin ones, beautiful ones, ordinary ones and all topics…but for today I'll stick to a little book that gives so much advice on simple gardening. Just 1001 tips to make work in the garden a pleasure. there are many books on the market, worldwide, in all languages, presenting the same. We have all come to a stage where we are forced to do simplify work, whether in a garden or elsehwere. And we have come to a stage where we are forced to consider healthier ways of gardening…letting go of the pesticides in favour of more natural ways…plants, prevention, insects, animals…
My garden is all set for autumn. I'm just waiting for the colours to deepen a bit more before taking some photos. And in a few weeks, I'll be setting the garden up for winter – wrapping the pots and some plants, wrapping and storing all garden furniture, setting out some winter decorations. But more about that later. For now there is still a lot of garden reading and writing going on and here is a little taste of a book that inspires gardening all year round.
So, why not get out to the bookstore and find a similar little book that inspires you to go for a greener, healthier but still beautiful and delighful garden, filled with colour and harvests, buzzing animal life and quiet moments of reflection.
All images below taken from the book, 1001 secrets de jardiniers.
…Simple and easy garden care…
* gone are the times where gardening was hard work to keep in tip top condition, even when being a natural garden. After all, we visit a garden to sow happiness, not difficulties. *
…à la cuisine…
* flavour above all else, wild plants, make vinegar!, store dried, cordon-bleu tricks *
…enhance your space…
* keep your garden seasonal, some interest in every seaon. let it breathe some freedom by breaking hard lines with freeflowing and -growing plants, leave some shrubs to grow high and shape onto arches hwich will give as much charm as climbing creepers. *
…baskets full of fruit and vegetables…
* what can be more gratifying thatn harvesting your own fresh fruit and vegetables? but it can be hard work and tiring as well if not simplified and made easy for yourself. *
… a green view…
* See the garden as you wouild see the interior of your home….walls with furniture and decorations and wall hangings. apply the same to your garden…not only a green lawn in an empty garden. See trees and shrubs and creepers and garden furniture as the decorations of your garden and keep it as aestethic as you would your house. *
…348 pages of secrets for a healthy, interesting and inspiring garden, simplified to do it the easy and environmently friendly way…
…à la prochaine!..
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Ronelle, the Lasagna sounds delicious! I just made two pans of a milder meat version of lasagna yesterday, using a swiss cheese and cottage cheese. They are in the freezer for a family party.
I will certainly try your version as I love spinach and the mild mozzarella cheese. Thanks for sharing.
06/10/2010 at 15:31
Je vois tes cloches:) Lasagna is on eof my all time favorite comfort foods..yours looks moist and delicious..not dry:)
Little books of inspiration are great..Your blog is one of mine..of course you know that:)
I put two beds to sleep yesterday by cutting them back..it's too early..more work because it's all still so alive..but there are many beds and they are quite tired and bushy looking..I'd like to see order..less overwhelming:)
have a beautiful afternoon Ronelle.
06/10/2010 at 15:37
That lasagna looks magnificent and so appetizing! A mouthwatering dish. I love gardens, but unfortunately I dislike gardening… ;-P
06/10/2010 at 16:09
That lasagne is so scrumptious! Mmm! I wish I had a garden!
06/10/2010 at 16:13
I don't think I have ever seen a lasagna looking quite as good as this one. Ronelle, this pictures is just screaming "Eat Me!!!" in big bold letters.
06/10/2010 at 16:23
Oh Ronelle, that shot of your lasagna literally just made my stomach growl a bit. It looks so rich and delicious. Plus, I love the way its texture looks perfectly cooked. Yum!
Ooh, I'm doing research today on how to start my new organic garden. I'm in South Florida now, and apparently one can garden year round here even for edibles. Yes (smile)!
06/10/2010 at 16:46
Ronelle, the picture of your lasagna is exactly what a picture should look like…..you want to get into the screen and take a bite….you realize you can't and then you want to get up from the chair and go and make it!
It looks delicious!
Thanks for the images on gardening….it is inspiring!
Ixx :)
06/10/2010 at 17:10
You know when you read a recipe and sit and think, "I have all the ingredients!" it must be fate/serendipitiy/all in the timing. And so my family shall feast on your lasagne. Our autumn garden is in full swing – savoring. Unfortunately in Midwestern USA – it is all too brief and we will winterize by the end of the month. Sigh.
06/10/2010 at 19:33
Bonjour Ronelle ~ love this post I'm reading it over and over!! Spinach Lasagne looks Superbe!!
07/10/2010 at 00:17
I just love how your recipes are posted, and my! that looks like a very tasty lasagne. I might make it for meatless mondays :) Beautiful book – thanks for translating some of it so that we can share!
07/10/2010 at 02:20
Hi Ronelle… Mmmm dinner looks wonderful, perfect for a cool night! I love your garden book, the graphics are gorgeous:-) Thanks for visiting me:-)
07/10/2010 at 03:42
Wonderful lasagna!!
07/10/2010 at 08:23
Thanks for this post, Ronelle – I've got a ton of spinach and am tired of my usual spinach salad. I'm so looking forward to this lasagne! (And I love the gardening books, too!)
08/10/2010 at 21:38
I have been craving lasagne. This looks delicious, and the recipes are so beautiful as well.
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Daily Variety reports that Zee TV will launch a new children's programming network called Space Toons in India. Backed by Indian media mogul Subhash Chandra, the channel is a result of the $14 million co-production and licensing deal that Zee animation subsidiary Padmalaya Telefilms recently signed with Italian animation house Mondo TV. The pact will also see the production of four new animated TV series and two feature-length films. Padmalaya Telefilms also gets temporary licensing in India for 1,000 episodes from Mondo TV's library, a 10-year arrangement valued at $5 million. In addition, both companies are in discussions about starting up Padmalaya's new 3D animation facility in Mumbai in the next couple of months.
Slated to debut in August, Space Toons will use the various planets in our solar system to present the different programming genres. The network will have some healthy competition in the Indian cable TV market as Disney is reportedly planning to introduce three channels within the year.


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Disclosure: this is a fantasy-related question inasmuch as this is a question regarding prospects in my fantasy minor league farm system. However, I'm not really concerned about the fantasy implications as much as I am curious as to how you would rank the following players in a real-life organizational Top 25 (i.e. considering their real-life, non-fantasy value). How would you rank the following players? My list and rankings below:
1. P Trevor Reckling (LAA)
2. 3B Alex Liddi (SEA)
3. OF Francisco Peguero (SF)
4. OF Greg Halman (SEA)
5. P Wilkins de la Rosa (NYY)
6. RP Kam Mickolio (BAL)
7. C Miguel Gonzalez (CWS)
8. P Chia-Jen Lo (HOU)
9. P Tyler Sample (KC)
10. SP Jorge Bucardo (SF) [Personal favorite]
11. 2B John Tolisano (TOR)
12. 1B Jesus Guzman (SF) [He even worth noting any more?]
13. P Brett Lorin (SEA)
14. P Esmailin Caridad (CHC)
15. 2B Jerome Hoes (BAL)
16. P Chaz Roe (COL)
17. P Chris Cody (MIL)
18. P Juan Jaime (WAS)
19. P Nick Hill (SEA)
20. P Roque Mercedes (MIL)
21. SP Kenn Kasparek (SEA)
22. P Jose Perez (LAA) [Sleeper that I really like]
23. SP Matthew Way (PHI)
24. OF Matt Angle (BAL)
25. P Fabian Williamson (BOS)
Organizational flotsam: P Sean Black (NYY) OF Joe Dunigan (SEA); SS Dustin Coleman (OAK); P George Kontos (NYY); SP Alex Periard (MIL); SP Justin Souza (OAK); P Kenta Suda (SEA); P Aaron Pribanic (SEA); OF Alexis Espinoza (DET); C Nevin Ashley (TAM); P Brian Moran (SEA)
Is there anybody you feel ranked too high? Too low? Remember this is in actual prospect terms, so treat this as if it were a fictitious Sickels' exercise.


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The market is crazy over there.
One person in the space is Bom Kim, co-founder and CEO of Coupang, which he says is the biggest in daily deals in Korea.
He says Coupang is now on a yearly $300 million run-rate in gross merchandise sales. The company launched just a year ago, and was doing $10 million gross/month in April.
That means it's growing even faster than Groupon was when it was called the fastest-growing company ever. (Like everyone else in the space, though, Coupang isn't profitable because they're spending like crazy on marketing.)
Kim also says TicketMaster doesn't have a chance because he knows the market so much better. (Of course, that's what he would say.)
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Duke and Duchess visit North East
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will visit the North East next Wednesday.
The Royal couple will meet Olympic volunteers and Torch Bearers in Newcastle, and visit a young persons charity in Gateshead.
They will end their day at Stockton Recovery Service, a support network for young drug users.


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One of San Antonio's most successful developers
Today's marketplace is full of uncertainties and that's why corporate tenants and institutional investors turn to the stability of Casey Development, Ltd. (formerly Darren Casey Interests). With the foresight to identify key parcels of land in growth corridors and the financial strength to acquire and develop them, Casey Development has established a 20 year track record as one of San Antonio's most successful developers.
Founder and President Darren Casey is bullish on San Antonio and south Texas. Casey Development has developed more than 2-million square feet of office, retail, multi-family and industrial properties in the San Antonio region. But quantity never trumps quality; Casey Development is best known for architectural excellence, quality of workmanship and aesthetically pleasing developments. "We have a desire to make our developments equally attractive and functional, ultimately benefiting our tenants with a more enjoyable workplace or residence," says Casey.
The best opportunities require quick thinking and the ability to react quicky. Because Casey Development is local and privately held, we have access to a multitude of resources upon which to draw, but with no corporate red tape to delay action. Casey Development's team is flexible and fast thinking; decisions are analyzed, conceptualized and acted upon quickly.
Our reputation of achievement reflects the success of our development approach. In 2007 Casey Development closed one of the largest sales of commercial real estate in San Antonio history with the sale of a portfolio which attracted the attention of national investors. Casey Development is now gearing up to provide the next generation of the highest quality commercial real estate.


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Everyone Claiming Victory on 'Anti-Terrorism' Bill
Andrea Zelinski takes a look back at transformation of an "anti-terrorist bill" from terrifying Muslims and civil libertarians to something that had everyone proclaiming victory.
Proponents say they're happy with the final form of the bill, which awaits the governor's signature, while Muslim activists, civil libertarians and other critics are breathing easier with many of the most worrisome elements of the bill scrapped -- including specific mention of "Sharia Law" and dramatic expansion of the government's power to designate people as terrorist and to punish those who in any way support them.
"It's a sigh of relief knowing that the most controversial and most dangerous portions of the bill ultimately came out," said activist Remziya Suleyman, policy coordinator for the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, which opposed the bill.
Under the bill that passed, material support of terrorists would bring the same punishment as manslaughter, sexual crimes, burglary and drug crimes -- a 15- to 60-year jail sentence and up to a $50,000 fine. The crime would be a Class A felony, more serious than the current Class B designation, punishable with eight to 30 years in prison and a $25,000 fine. The more serious punishment would cost an average of $369,000 per inmate.
Also, from Bobbie Partray of the Tennessee Eagle Forum, there's this take on the end result in her end-of-the-session roundup.
First you choose the PERFECT sponsors.....Once more we want to Praise God for the multiple times that He intervened on behalf of this legislation and to express our deep appreciation to Republican Senate Caucus Bill Ketron (Murfreesboro-left) and House Speaker Pro Tem Judd Matheny (Tullahoma-right) for their courage and tireless efforts to see this important legislation through to victory. There were days when it seemed that we were in 'hand to hand' combat, but they never 'blinked'. We are indeed blessed to have such men serving the State of Tennessee.
"but they never 'blinked"!?
Bobbie Partray needs a reality check. The bill was substantively ammended or "watered down" twice. I would say that not only did Ketron and Matheny blink, Ms. Partray got stared down.


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The state could be handing over more cash to Charlottesville schools. The funding formula used to calculate how much money a school district gets shows Charlottesville schools might be in need of a little extra help.
Vice Mayor Kristin Szakos says the new composite numbers show Charlottesville dropping down a notch or two on the list of localities. Ed Gillaspie, who handles finances for Charlottesville schools, told WINA radio that Charlottesville is a less wealthy place than it was just a few years ago. That information comes from state number crunchers.
Because the composite index is designed to provide more money to less wealthy jurisdictions, Charlottesville schools could benefit from the drop.
"Over the past, I guess, six years the state has cut funding to Charlottesville schools by about a third, so it's not like it's a big win. It's like it's a little less of a loss, so we are really hoping they will start building that back up," Szakos said.
According to a report by WINA, student enrollment also comes into play.
Szakos says she isn't sure if the drop comes from a decreased wealth level in the city or an increased wealth level in other jurisdictions. The school district won't know how much state funding it will get until spring.
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Before I was married I always tried hard to impress my husband. I almost always wore at least a little bit of make up, I dressed well and I generally looked after myself.
While I still try to look after myself when I leave the house when I am hanging out around the house it is a different story. I was thinking recently about what my husband may have imagined I would wear while at home before we got married (or even while we were on our honeymoon).
I wonder if he guessed these would be my footwear for more than 6 months of the year (and that I would sometimes wear them outside the home)?
He probably hoped he would see these socks again…the ones I stole off him before we were married (but maybe not worn in this attractive way):
I am pretty sure when he pictured me in the shower he did not imagine me in this:
|Yes I do honestly wear this in the shower
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Anyone know of a good Nexus 4 case?
I'm getting kinda tired of just how slippery the back of the Nexus 4 is, I can't seem to put it down anywhere without it sliding around. I really didn't want to cover the back of the device, but if I don't do something about this now, it's just a matter of time before I crack the glass.
I don't think the bumper case is gonna solve my problem, but it would be great if it did because it wouldn't hide the back of the device. Would anyone that bought the official Bumper case care to provide any comments on it? There must be something good about it if people are shelling out $60 for one on eBay.
Aside from the official Bumper, has anyone got a good case for their Nexus 4 yet? I'm looking at some S-Line TPU Gel cases, but I need to see what it looks like on the phone before I buy.


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Former Buccaneers defensive tackle Myles Wade is working out for the Raiders tomorrow, according to a league source -- Aaron Wilson (@RavensInsider)
Myles Wade NFL Pro Day Portland State (via dirkknudsen)
42 reps at 225... Was a highly recruited player coming out of high school. Is 6'1 310.. Looks like he could be a good project and bring better competition to our defensive line. Reggie won't leave any stone unturned. I wonder why he was let go by the Bucs?


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BOSTON (MyFoxBoston.com) – Whitey Bulger's attorneys are asking for another week to file documents supporting their claim that Bulger had immunity from a former U.S. attorney during his alleged crime spree in the 1990s, according to the Boston Herald.
The paper says Bulger's attorney was due to present his argument to a federal judge by this Friday, But now they want another week.
Bulger is 83 years old. He is facing federal charges in 19 murders. His team has previously said former U.S. Attorney Jeremiah O'Sullivan granted Bulger immunity in exchange for information which should keep him from facing those charges.
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Part of Lewis Avenue was closed down on Saturday after a pickup truck crashed into a porch.
It happened near Lewis and Clymena and the road was shut down from Clymena to Mallet. Police say the pickup hit a car and then hit the porch.
Officers believe the driver had some kind of health event that caused the accident. The driver is recovering at a hospital.