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You play with [Andrew] Wiggins, you play with the Harrison twins, you play with Julius Randle, I would envision an up-and-down game and an opportunity for people who pose a threat from the outside to be able to given that opportunity. Simultaneously, if you have an opportunity to get to the bucket and create some things, I think it just presents a very interesting scenario, I really do.Kentucky target James Young on the prospect of playing with other elite talents. At this point, it really appears that John Calipari is all in with the Harrison twins, Wiggins, Randle, and Young. Dream big, eh? [via.]
My good friend Bob Rotella came in town last night and brought along a true winner Keegan Bradley along with the Wanamaker Trophy he won. Here's a picture of Bob, Keegan, Larry Brown and the Wanamaker Trophy, all true champions. Also, as I've said before, I have the greatest job in basketball at any level. Why would I be interested in another job? I love being the coach of the Commonwealth's Team. To the Big Blue Nation and all the recruits that are coming or want to come, I will be at Kentucky.From Coach Cal's Facebook page, he is quick to put the kibosh on the NBA rumors.
Just got done hooping at UK with the team, and alum Rondo,@EBled24 @boogiecousins! Great run! #BigBlueNationFrom the Twitter feed of @KingJames. For the non-Twitterites, one LeBron James was in Lexington yesterday, hooping it up with the current squad and ex-Wildcats Rajon Rondo, Eric Bledsoe, and DeMarcus Cousins. Pretty cool. Oh, meanwhile, John Calipari was out west visiting with Shabazz Muhammad, the #1 prospect in the 2012 class. That's what we call a good day to be a Kentucky fan.
"[Terrence Jones is] walking around without a shirt on everywhere, looking at himself in mirrors and looking at the TV to see if he can see himself [in] the glare."John Calipari has a laugh at the newly chiseled Terrence Jones, says he's "on a mission" : Cats Illustrated
Vandy's Kevin Stallings did do a quality job but find it hard to believe that Kentucky's John Calipari didn't win SEC coach of the year.Andy Katz's tweet on Twitter
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The Puyallup Vikings football team finished the 2013 season one game away from the Class 4A state playoffs after losing to Bothell, 54-14, in a winner-to-state, loser-out district playoff game.
A sizable number of Puyallup's starters were seniors last season, but the Vikings return one of the top quarterbacks in the South Puget Sound League South Division with Brenden Illies under center. The 2014 season will be the third consecutive year Illies has been running the show on offense for the Vikings. Longtime assistant coach George Wilfong, who has been involved with the Puyallup football program in various capacities since the 1960s, said Illies can make plays with his arm and his legs.
"I like his toughness. He will take people on," Wilfong said. "There were some runs last year where he was right along the sideline and when the defenders got to him, he just ran right over them and got another four or five yards. He is tough not only physically, but mentally. Brendan knows the game and is a good leader."
Illies was a key part of the Vikings baseball team that won the Class 4A state championship on May 31 in Pasco.
"I just want to be a leader for this team," Illies said. "We got some young guys that are just coming out here for the first time. I'm doing my best with the quarterbacks, especially just to teach them and show them what I see and show them what I would do in certain situations on the field. I'm trying to teach the younger guys what to expect."
Puyallup head coach Gary Jeffers said spring practices are valuable for the underclassman on the roster in order to get acclimated to the team's culture and mode of operation.
"A big part of it is building a brotherhood on this team," Jeffers said. "We're a family and it is passed down from the old guys to the young guys. I think it's reassuring for the young guys to hear the old guys say our systems are not as complicated as I make it sound. By the time they have been in the system for a while it becomes very easy and is something everybody can do."
Illies believes Jeffers is a great motivator in all aspects of football.
"He's a competitive guy and is always one of those guys who wants it done right the first time," the quarterback said. "That is one of the things that I pride myself on and try to teach the other young guys who are coming into the program."
Jeffers said the offensive line is the biggest question mark going into the 2014 season with the loss of departed senior tackles Matt Voss and Quinn Rawson.
"We have two returning starters in Nolan Meyers (guard) and Shawn Zuelsdorf (guard/center)," he said. "It seems like every year we're always piecing the offensive line together. Right now we're looking for some guys to step up at those two positions."
Illies said the younger players across the board will rise to the occasion when their number is called upon.
"We got some guys on the line who are stepping up right now and they are going to continue to progress over the summer and during this coming season," he said.

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Internet Explorer is KILLING me.
It's definitely faster and better than Chrome, at least on my PC running 8.1.
BUT: How the hell do I change my default search engine back to Google? Everytime I type into the Omnibar, it shows me search results on Bing, a service I'm not yet entirely satisfied with compared to Google.
So that's my question: On Internet Explorer 11, on a PC running Windows 8.1, how do I change my default search provider to Google? Thanks in advance. I'm not able to find an answer anywhere else.
PS: It's not working the same way as it did on Windows 8, IE 10; earlier on, I had to go to the Online add-on store for IE where I'd be able to change Google to my search provider. Now, however, I can only see Bing, DuckDuckGo, Ebay, etc, but no Google. Thought you ought to know. Thanks again for taking your time to read this.


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SISTER ACT National Tour to Play Orpheum Theater, 3/18-23
Omaha Performing Arts will bring SISTER ACT, the family- friendly, over the top spectacle with nuns that rock, to Omaha's Orpheum Theater Tuesday, March 18, through Sunday, March 23, as part of its Broadway Series.
Tickets starting at $30 are available online at TicketOmaha.com; by phone at 402.345.0606; or at the Ticket Omaha box office inside the Holland Performing Arts Center,1200 Douglas Streets, Omaha, Neb. Groups of 10 or more may purchase tickets by calling 402.661.8516 or toll-free at 866.434.8587. Ticket Omaha is the official ticket outlet for all performances of SISTER ACT.*
Produced by Whoopi Goldberg, Stage Entertainment and Troika Entertainment, SISTER ACT received five 2011 Tony Award®-nominations: Best Musical, Best Original Score (Alan Menken (music)/Glenn Slater (lyrics), Best Book of a Musical (Cheri & Bill Steinkellner and Douglas Carter Beane), Best Actress in a Musical (Patina Miller) and Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Victoria Clark).
SISTER ACT features an original score with music by multi-Academy®, Grammy® and Golden Globe Award®-winning composer Alan Menken (Little Shop of Horrors, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid and Enchanted), lyrics by Tony® and Academy Award®-nominee Glenn Slater (The Little Mermaid), and a book by
multi-Emmy Award®-winners Cheri and Bill Steinkellner ("Cheers") with additional book material by Tony® and Olivier Award-nominee Douglas Carter Beane (Xanadu, The Little Dog Laughed). Directed on Broadway by four- time Tony Award®-winner Jerry Zaks (Guys and Dolls, A Funny Thing...Forum, Smokey Joe's Cafe?), the production features choreography by Tony® and Olivier Award-nominee Anthony Van Laast (Mamma Mia, Bombay Dreams) and is based on the Touchstone Pictures motion picture Sister Act written by Joseph Howard.
When disco diva Deloris Van Cartier witnesses a murder, she is put in protective custody in the one place cops are sure she won't be found - a convent! Disguised as a nun, she finds herself at odds with both the rigid lifestyle and an uptight Mother Superior. Using her fabulous disco-ness and killer voice to inspire the choir, Deloris breathes new life into the church, but in doing so blows her cover. Soon it's nun-on-the-run time but she finds salvation in the heavenly power of her newly found sisterhood. Based on the mega-hit feature film, SISTER ACT features an original Alan Menken/Glenn Slater score with a vast inspiration of musical styles from Motown, soul and funk to great big disco anthems and Barry White-inspired musical comedy.
SISTER ACT features scenery by Klara Zieglerova, costumes by Lez Brotherston, lighting by Natasha Katz, and sound by John Shivers. The music department includes Musical Supervisor Michael Kosarin, Music Director Brent-Alan Huffman and orchestrations by Doug Besterman.
The Broadway touring production of SISTER ACT comes to Omaha Tuesday, March 18, through Sunday, March 23, 2014. Performances of SISTER ACT will be at Omaha's Orpheum Theater, 409 S. 16th St., on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, March 18, 19 and 20, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, March 21, at 8:00 p.m.; Saturday, March 22, at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.; and Sunday, March 23, at 1:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
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Slaughterhouse - Say Dat Then
It's been nearly six months since their last feature, and almost two years since their last album, but the men of Slaughterhouse are finally gearing up to release their sophomore album, House Rules. Tonight we get our...Read More
Slaughterhouse - Party
Though quiet in 2013, hip-hop quartet Slaughterhouse is back in full force. Now that the group has announced its impending 2014 tour, it's time to get the Party started. Though their new record's title would...Read More
Slaughterhouse - House Gang
No compilation of street music is complete without a little something from lyrical supergroup Slaughterhouse, and Funk Flex' latest opus is no exception to that rule. On House Gang, the fearsome foursome's...Read More
Slaughterhouse ft. Fat Joe - Goodbye (Remix)
While the Slaughterhouse sophomore studio album was far from the sellout that their most pessimistic fans had feared, it did find the lyrical supergroup expanding their artistic vision considerably. Not only did they shoot...Read More
Slaughterhouse ft. Eminem - Throw That
The (relatively) mainstream-friendly nature of Slaughterhouse's song releases leading up to their sophomore set have led some fans to question whether Shady Records is giving the microphone-murdering four-piece enough...Read More
Slaughterhouse - Truth or Truth
Although Hip-Hop supergroup Slaughterhouse are gearing up for the release of their welcome to: OUR HOUSE album, the group has still managed to drop off a new record from their forthcoming On The House mixtape. Titled Truth Or...Read More
Slaughterhouse ft. Swizz Beatz - Throw It Away
Back in March, Slaughterhouse polarized listeners with My Life, a single which found them tempering their lyrically iconoclastic style with more mainstream ambitions. On the follow-up, Throw It Away, the group once again...Read More
Slaughterhouse ft. Cee-Lo Green - My Life
According to common wisdom, artistic integrity and financial success are mutually exclusive; thus, a rapper can be forgiven for releasing garbage on the grounds that he or she had bills to pay. Like most pearls of common...Read More
Slaughterhouse - Hammer Dance
It's finally happened. Unsatisfied with the financial rewards of their uncompromising, lyrically-driven approach, Slaughterhouse have decided to line their pockets by creating a mindless, focus-grouped dance hit. Psych!...Read More
Crooked I ft. Slaughterhouse - Monsters in My Head
Originally featured on the West Coast heavyweight's Hoodmorning: Candy Coronas EP, Game's Monsters in My Head serves as inspiration for the latest mixtape freestyle from Long Beach mainstay Crooked I. Over...Read More
Yelawolf ft. T.I. & Slaughterhouse - Hard White (Remix)
When Yelawolf isn't scaring MGK out of beefs, he is preparing for his Shady Records debut album, Radioactive. While we are all familiar with Yela's debut single Hard White, it doesn't hurt to add labelmates...Read More
Slaughterhouse - The Illest
"Ask your friends who's The Illest" and, if your friends are serious hip-hop heads, you can bet that the flamespitters who make up lyrical supergroup Slaughterhouse will factor in. On this new, unreleased...Read More
Eminem ft. Slaughterhouse & Yelawolf - Shady 2.0 Cypher (Uncut)
Missed the 2011 BET Awards Tuesday night? Confused about why everyone on Twitter is saying "Hi" to Rihanna all of a sudden? DJBooth.net has your back—today, we're proud to present one of the highlights of the...Read More
Ludacris ft. Slaughterhouse & Claret Jai - F5 (Furiously Dangerous)
Scheduled to hit U.S. theaters on the 29th, the fifth entry in the Fast and the Furious franchise promises to be the fastest and most furious yet. OK, to keep it one-hundred, I haven't seen a single F&F flick…...Read More
Eminem ft. Slaughterhouse & Yelawolf - 2.0 Boys
After 2.0 Boys is done, you might need to sit down and reflect on what the hell just happened. The barrage of rhymes spit by Eminem, Slaughterhouse and Yelawolf are enough to knock you over. Over punching drums and a lo-fi...Read More
Slaughterhouse - Sun Doobie
Is Slaughterhouse on track to become the best super-group hip-hop has ever seen? Joe Budden, Royce Da 5'9", Crooked I and Joell Ortiz have come a long way since the inception of their now epic group. Within two years...Read More
Joell Ortiz ft. Slaughterhouse & The Lox - Put Some Money on It (Remix)
Yeah, that's right, Joell Ortiz and Slaughterhouse have been taking over the Booth lately. Any problems with that? We didn't think so. Just a few days after Joell declared life to be So Hard, and just one day after group...Read More
Slaughterhouse ft. Dres - Back on the Scene
Royce Da 5'9", Crooked I, Joell Ortiz and Joe Budden, along with Black Sheep front man Dres are all letting us know that Hip-Hop's Transformers, Slaughterhouse, are officially Back on the Scene. With a line up like...Read More
Eminem ft. Slaughterhouse - Session One
Well isn't this a real "OMG" moment (no, not that OMG). After rumors of Eminem's eagerness to sign Slaughterhouse to his Shady Records imprint, hip-hop's white knight has finally teamed up with the internet version...Read More
Joe Budden ft. Slaughterhouse - We Outta Here
Joe Budden is quite the busy man. Apparently, when he isn't video-blogging on JoeBuddenTV or being jumped by members of Raekwon's posse backstage at Rock The Bells, he can be found inside the booth, churning out new...Read More
Slaughterhouse - Microphone
If it weren't for the Microphone, there would be no hip-hop—without them, live shows wouldn't be the same, and recording would be, well, impossible. As evidenced by this new cut off their forthcoming...Read More
Slaughterhouse - The One
Since Joe Budden, Royce Da 5'9", Crooked I, and Joell Ortiz first formed Slaughterhouse, heads across the 'net have been locking horns over whether or not the lyrical bruisers could (or should) translate their...Read More
Slaughterhouse ft. M.O.P. - Woodstock
When asked about recording an album together with his Slaughterhouse colleagues, Joell Ortiz said "When you genuinely love what you're doing, everything is effortless. It was like a long party." It's clear that...Read More
Slaughterhouse - Wack MC's
If you really think about it, the abundance of Wack MC's is a blessing in disguise—if all the fakers, wannabes, and novelty acts that litter the game suddenly up and quit, all the good emcees would be stuck slinging...Read More
Slaughterhouse - Fight Club
In DJ Z's exclusive interview with Royce Da 5'9" earlier this week, the Detroit emcee made a few, well, controversial comments on his Slaughterhouse brethren, notably stating that his only serious rival...Read More
Joell Ortiz ft. Joe Budden, Royce Da 5?9? & Crooked I - Move On (Slaughterhouse Mix)
When a well-known recording artist chooses to leave his or her major-label home, it's a sure thing that that the subject will arise in every interview for months afterward. Such was has been the case for Joell...Read More
Joe Budden ft. Joell Ortiz, Nino Bless, Crooked I & Royce Da 5'9" - Slaughterhouse
When Joe Budden jumped inside the DJBooth this past February, he revealed what he thought was an accurate release date for his long-long-long-awaited sophomore album, The Padded Room. Unfortunately, things have not gone...Read More


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Starting 5:
RT: Walker
Walker seems to have this on lock barring anything drastic. And I really have no problem with that. He's adequate.
RG: Chambers
This is a weak spot, though not a glaring weak spot.
C: Handgartener
LG: Butler
LT: ???? (Demetrius Bell?)
Thoughts...we clearly need to add a LT at some point as I don't think Demetrius Bell is anywhere near adequate. Of course, the other option is to move Chambers to LT and find a plug in at LG. Either way, we need a guard, and a tackle who can compete for that starting LT spot ASAP.
I think the guard position can easily be addressed in the 2nd to 3 round of the draft.
Tackle is a little bit more murky though. IF Smith slips to us, do we spend a pick on LT and leave open our weakness at DE? I think the answer is no.
Here's what I would do if I were the Bills: TRADE DOWN!
Take one of the second tier, but solidly first round tackle talents, address DE or TE at the 28th spot and then the remaining position with the 2nd or third rounder we get thrown at us for the trade down.


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Today we will take a look at a variety of stats pertaining to the Texas Longhorns. Some are good, but most will probably make us Cal fans nervous. My own prediction on how well we would do certainly declined after looking into these numbers, but we should still have a realistic shot at winning. At worst, this game will just be a repeat of the 2008 Sun Bowl (Oregon State defeated Pitt in a 3-0 barnburner). Now let's dive into some numbers!
1: Texas holds onto the ball for 34:03 minutes per game (3rd in the nation)
This is a team that thrives on running the football. As a result, they tend to dominate the time of possession. Against Kansas, they held onto the ball for over 44 minutes. Only twice all season did they lose the time of possession battle, in a 52-20 blowout win over Texas Tech (Texas' ToP: 28:54) and in a 5-17 los to Missouri (Texas' ToP: 29:30). As you may have guessed from this impressive ToP, Texas loves to run the ball. The Longhorns run an average of 46 times per game, with a respectable 4.56 yards per run.
This isn't the quick-scoring, run-for-20-yards-at-a-time Oregon offense, however. On 554 carries all year, the Longhorns only had 83 runs of more than 10 yards and 22 runs of over 20 yards (and the longest run of the year was only 55 yards). As a comparison, our sturdy Golden Bears ran the ball ran the ball 100 times fewer but had 70 10+ yard runs and 21 20+ yard runs. This is a run-up-the-gut, grind-it-out type of offense predicated on short and consistent gains. To win, the Bears will have to limit gains on first and second down to force third-and-long situations. Anything shorter than 3rd and 5 might as well be an automatic first down against this Texas offense.
As the season wore on, Texas lost top running backs Fozzy Whitaker, Malcolm Brown, and Joe Bergeron, but the running game remained nearly as effective thanks to the efforts of D.J. Monroe and Cody Johnson. Brown and Bergeron should be available to play in the Holiday Bowl, but their effectiveness remains unknown. Since midseason Brown has been slowed (literally--he has lost his explosive speed) with a case of turf toe. Bergeron, meanwhile, is nursing a hamstring injury. Texas has a stable of capable backups and we should not underestimate this rushing offense despite the injury woes.
Join us after the jump for more on the strengths and weaknesses of these Longhorns.
2: Texas converts 51.02% of red zone possessions into touchdowns (104th in the nation)
While Texas has an excellent field goal kicker in Justin Tucker (more on him later), they tend to struggle mightily on the first three downs in the red zone. While Texas runs on 62% of its plays, the Longhorns run on 75% of their red zone plays. On those passing plays, Case McCoy completes only 35% of his passes while David Ash completes 42%. McCoy tossed three TDs and one pick while Ash threw one of each. Even worse, they have combined for only 43 yards on 29 red zone passing attempts. Much like on the other 80 yards of the field, Texas is much better off putting the ball in the running backs' hands than relying on the QBs in the red zone.
Someone who has watched more than ten minutes of Texas football this season may be able to help explain why Texas comes away with no points on 27% of their red zone possessions (it's certainly not the kicker's fault). On 49 possessions, they scored 36 times. Two of these missed opportunities were missed field goals and two were interceptions. What happened on the other 9 possessions remains a mystery. Without more fine-grain data on Texas' red zone possessions, I'd guess that fumbles may be a problem in the red zone. The other option is that they attempt and fail to convert an unusually large number of fourth downs in the red zone. With a kicker who made 85% of his field goals this season, Texas would be silly to go for that many fourth downs. Alas, the mystery remains...
Now we move onto a couple of notable stats for the Texas defense
3: Texas has one of the best passing defense in the nation despite registering only 1.9 sacks per game (or 1 sack per 18 passing attempts)
Of all the stats we'll look at today, this one worries me the most. Texas has an excellent pass defense. They give up only 6.0 yards per pass (7th in the country), hold opponents to a 111.8 pass efficiency rating (14th in the country), and allow opponents to complete only 56.5% of their passes (27th in the country).
If Texas can force us into third and long, we might as well punt on third down. Passing on 3rd and 7+ is fruitless against this defense. On 75 passing attempts on 3rd and 7+, Texas gave up only 18 first downs. Feels bad man.
For this next one, you might want to sit down. Texas has notched a whopping 60 quarterback hurries this season. Let that number sink in for a moment. LSU and Alabama have pretty good defenses; they must have had at least 50 or so, right? How about 35 for 'Bama and 37 for LSU. Cal, by contrast, only had 6. That is either an error or we are DOOOOOOOOOOMED. Cfbstats.com does not allow you to sort teams based on hurries, but I guarantee Texas is near the top. Watch out for these guys getting after Maynard: LB Emmanuel Acho (7 hurries), DL Alex Okafor (13), DL Jackson Jeffcoat (7), and DL Kheeston Randall (6). I hope Coach Michalczik has some magic up his sleeve, because our O-line is going to be under siege all game. The only positive is that Texas doesn't often sack the opposing QB.
In summation, the Texas pass defense does absolutely everything but sack the opposing QB. Are you excited to see Maynard run for his life and throw to well covered receivers? Me neither.
4: Texas gives up 3.34 yards per carry (19th in the country)
Were you hoping that pass defense was the primary strength of the Texas defense? I'm afraid I have some bad news: the run D is just as stout. The only teams who ran well on the Texas D were Oklahoma State and Baylor, who relied on excellent passing games to open up some running room.
Remember how Texas "only" had 83 runs of 10+ yards and "only" 22 runs of 20+ yards? Well, they have only given up 42 runs of 10+ yards and 11 of 20+ yards (on 373 attempts). On top of that, they have only given up 14 rushing TDs all season (32nd in the nation).
The Stanford defense appears to be very similar, so if you want an estimate of how well we will do against Texas, assume we will do as well as we did against Stanford (which was just okay). Because we will not be able to rely consistently on the running game, we're going to need Maynard to move the chains for us. That, as we saw, will be a difficult process.
So what do we have so far? We have evidence of a solid Texas run game, a mediocre passing game, and a stellar defense. That certainly sounds like last year's Cal team. This game could turn into a defensive slugfest, which means this next and final stat may be pretty encouraging. At the very least, this should help the most pessimistic of us take a step back from the ledge.
5: Justin Tucker averages 38.5 yards per punt (98th in the nation)
If that sounds like a pretty low number, that's because it is. Bryan Anger, by contrast, boots the ball an average of 44.6 yards per punt. If there is a lone bright spot in the Texas punting game, it's that they force fair catches on 70% of punts. When the Longhorns do allow a return, however, they give up an average of 8.5 yards (meaning there's only a 30-yard difference in field position). When Texas allows a return, their coverage appears to be pretty iffy. Tucker tackled the returner on 7 of the Longhorns' opponents' 17 returns. When your punter is the guy making the tackle on 40% of returns, you have problems. The Longhorns avoided giving up a TD on punt returns, though.
If the Bears can keep the Texas running game in check, we may be able to take advantage and get some good field position for the offense. That, of course, hinges on some semblance of a return game, which we have lacked all season.
So what have we learned? Texas has an impenetrable defense, a consistent running game, and not much of a passing game. The Bears should match up well against the 'Horns while on defense, but our offense may struggle. Chances are good that this game comes down to who has better special teams and who has fewer turnovers.
References: All stats came from cfbstats.com and ESPN.


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Flash/Actionscript @ SilverStripe API
15 February 2010 at 2:44am
Hi I'm new to Silverstripe and have a flash/php project that needs to be intergrated so to save me a complete redesign in Flash.
My client wants a flash website and wants the functionality their current CMS (Joomla). Firstly I want to get away from Joomla as it is too fat, I want a light CMS which is why i'm here.
1. I want to use the Admin functionality of Silverstripe (Username/password, groups, permissions, etc)
2. The website will be in flash.
Q. If I have a username/password login window in the flashsite can I use actionscript to access the API of Silverstripe to send authentication?
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Re: Flash/Actionscript @ SilverStripe API
15 February 2010 at 7:06am
Hi and welcome to the forums.
Flash frontend with a SilverStripe backend works very well. I used it for several sites already (examples: http://bold-werbung.ch, http://chemicalbox.com).
I never felt the need to build the login form in flash, but it is certainly possible. The easiest way is probably to examine the html login form and use the same form-action and field values in flash.
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You might want to use this: http://www.amfphp.org/docs2/amfext.html
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As far as I know, development on AMFPHP has stopped. They have a good AMF implementation over at zend though (http://framework.zend.com/manual/en/zend.amf.server.html).
There's no need for AMF though. XML is fine for most cases. And since SilverStripe offers SOAP connectivity, one could also use SOAP instead of AMF (Flash has a SOAP implementation AFAIK).
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Thanks Sean and banal for your reply's, this information is very helpful. look forward to getting deeping into Silverstripe.
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16 February 2010 at 6:45am
Hi. I've created a module for Silverstripe implementing ZendAMF as page type. It inherits all the Silverstripe security features as for login levels and access to pages. Adding new features is as simple as AMFPHP. I made a folder where you drop you function, tie connection from ZendAMF to Silverstripe functionality. After that you can create multiple AMF gates and have assign different functions to them + access level.
Example would be one public gate and than access to the rest of gates based on login level. ( gate - page that talks AMF not HTTP )
I wanted to promote this as official module and give that to community to use. But at this stage it is poorly documented and some features I'd like to have are missing. But function wise if works 100%.
If you are interested in this and help me with feedback or some test, or anybody interested in this topic, make a reply in this post and I'll arrange some temporary URL.
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Hey Blaza,
You could still submit the module to silverstripe.org and mark it as beta.
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18 February 2010 at 10:52am
Hi Sean
I did spent some time putting my module together and make it presentable. And here comes the BUT...
But when I tried to upload it through module/manage/add page I was able to fill all the fields but not able to upload my .tar.gz file. At the bottom of Source tab it says that I'll be able to upload my file after I save the form once. When I save, next it goes to thank you page and there is no chance to upload my files. I do not have SVN or any version control equivalent.
I see you are core guy and most likely I'm bitching to wrong person. I'll keep trying and poking that area.
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What are the differences between Windows 7 and Windows 8?
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Windows 8 looks quite different from Windows 7. This is because it is designed to also work with touchscreen computers and tablets.
The main differences:
- When you log in to Windows 8, the first screen you see is the new 'Start Screen', also known as 'Metro'. It still has the familiar 'Desktop' as well but we'll come to that in a minute.
- Instead of Icons, the new Start screen has 'Tiles'. You click these to open your 'Apps' (short for Applications). If you can't find a particular tile, do a right mouse click in the space at the bottom of the screen and click All Apps.
- In Windows 8 we can use apps and programs. Apps open full screen in Metro; programs open on the Desktop just as they did in Windows 7.
- Additional apps can be downloaded from the Windows Store.
- Windows 8 comes with an antivirus program called 'Defender'.
- Apps don't have to be closed by clicking a X in the corner – instead, just press the Windows key on your keyboard to return to the Start Screen. Optionally, an app can be closed by dragging it down from the top of the screen with your mouse, with the left button held down – or with your finger if you are using a touchscreen.
- Windows 8 doesn't have a Start Menu. Instead, it has a 'Charms Bar' (see right) which is where you go to shut down and use other tools such as 'Search'.
- Whereas in Windows 7 you might have used Windows Live Mail for your email, Windows 8 has a new 'Mail' app.
- Instead of having separate contacts for email, Skype and social networking e.g. Facebook, you will find all your contacts together in the new 'People' app.
- As mentioned above, Windows 8 does still have a Desktop similar to Windows 7. To find this, click the Desktop tile. Traditional programs such as Microsoft Word open on the desktop in the normal way and still have to be closed using the X in the top right hand corner.
- Windows 8 includes two versions of Internet Explorer 10, one which opens from a tile on the Start screen and also one which looks more like version 9 and opens from an icon on the Desktop. Programs can still be pinned to the taskbar by right clicking your mouse on an icon in the taskbar and choosing Pin this program to taskbar.
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That's a shame, Sheila. Perhaps you could find one secondhand?
8th April 2013#4
This page has slightly misleading info on closing Apps. You can (and should) close an App by clicking near the top, and dragging down to the bottom.
9th April 2013#5
Thank you for your feedback, David. Apps don't have to be closed on Windows 8, much like they don't need to be closed on a smartphone or tablet. But it is possible to close them in the way you describe, so we have added a line to explain this. Many thanks again.
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Options: Being designed to work with touch screens and hand motions, Apps can be closed by moving the cursor to the top center of the screen and holding it down as you drag it to the bottom of the page. Notice the cursor changes from arrow to hand when it reaches the top center point. Leaving an App by returning to the Start screen allows the App to continue running in the background while we do other things. Because they're not seen, some think they've closed all by themselves. But they're just hiding. Want to know which Apps are still open? Just point the cursor at the top left of the screen and as you bring the cursor down the left side, you will see all open Apps. Right clicking on any App here will give you the option to close it without moving from your current program or App. This is a nice choice for those who prefer using a mouse.
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I like helping folks get on with computers. I know you don't want to confuse people but to say that Windows 8 has been installed on all new computers since late 2012 is just wrong. And of course the implication that a traditional desktop or laptop is the only computer misses the fact that many will do very nicely indeed with a tablet pc, almost all of which use Android or iOS.
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I love how simply you've explained the basics of using Windows 8! I haven't seen anyone else do it so well. Is it possible to explain how the OS's are different underneath - what makes some software incompatible with Windows 8, even though it's compatible with Windows 7?
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A couple things are worth noting right off the bat. First, Spielberg has at least two, possibly three projects in the pipeline before he could possibly get to any 'Robopocalypse.' (I'm frankly just as intrigued by the Kip Thorne-penned 'Interstellar', which Spielberg's been circling for a good four years, and which was just recently speculated to be moving forward.) Second, as the New York Magazine piece notes, "[w]ith DreamWorks, everything is potentially a [Spielberg] project - until it's not." A quarter for every movie that's been declared "Spielberg's next" only to have it come to nothing would net you a few bucks, at least.
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The guys here at Imano already have WAP phones, so I just copied the gateway off the phone (which, BTW is Vodafone UK's gateway) the IP address is 126.96.36.199 if that helps.
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Yuanfang Zhang, Christopher D. Gill, Chenyang Lu, "Configurable Middleware for Distributed Real-Time Systems with Aperiodic and Periodic Tasks," IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 393-404, March, 2010.
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In the hands of Australian writer Markus Zusak, Death is a surprisingly enjoyable omniscient narrator. Sure, Death does his job, and unapologetically so: "I can be amiable. Agreeable. Affable. . . . Just don't ask me to be nice. Nice has nothing to do with me." In Zusak's latest young adult novel, The Book Thief, Death doesn't gleefully gather up the newly dead. Rather, he's resigned to the fact that he can never take a vacation, and he learns to cope with pained "leftover humans" by acutely observing and eloquently describing the colors that saturate the sky when he carries away a soul.
Zusak, author of four previous teen novels (including 2006 Printz Honor Book I Am the Messenger), put aside his house-cleaning chores to talk with BookPage from his home in Sydney. He says of The Book Thief, "When I first started writing, Death was a lot more macabre—he was enjoying himself too much. Nine months later, I thought of the last line [of the book] and decided that was the way to do it. It would be ironic—we're so scared of death, but what if it was the other way around as well?"
Thus, Death infuses his storytelling with equal parts wit and compassion, and a keen interest in young Liesel Meminger: he is fascinated when she steals a copy of The Grave Digger's Handbook from her brother's gravesite. She carries that book with her to her new foster home, and it is the first in a series of thefts and literary explorations. As Liesel's world becomes ever more strange and frightening, books steady her and stealing (from a Nazi book-burning, from the mayor's wife's library) empowers her, even as her friends are recruited for Hitler Youth and her family hides a Jewish man, Max, in their basement. Her books are her secret, and even Hitler's footmen cannot take away the stories she so eagerly absorbs.
The author's parents grew up in WWII Europe and throughout his childhood told and retold stories these years. "Two stories really affected me," he explains. "My mother talked about Munich being bombed. Everything was red, and the sky was on fire. The other was about seeing Jewish people being marched to Dachau. A boy ran out to give a man piece of bread, and a soldier whipped both the man and the boy. I thought I'd write a 100-page novella around those incidents, but the research started building until I had a whole other mass of things."
The Book Thief grew to 500-plus pages, but Zusak's unusual, compelling tale renders page count irrelevant. Comedy takes turns with suspense and sadness, and even as the family's security is steadily eroded, they create music and art. The text is dotted with bold-faced pronouncements from Death that offer reassurance or inspire contemplation, but the book does not fall prey to sentimentality. Harrowing events are allowed to be so, and interludes of joy are all the more powerful because of the characters' need for even mere filaments of hope.
Zusak says the book is "five percent truth, and 95 percent made up," with some characters loosely based on those who populated his parents' stories. He never went to Germany as a child, he says, "but I knew scenes almost word for word, and wrote them as I pictured them growing up. Last year, I went to Germany to check everything. I did interviews and researched until I couldn't stand it anymore. Research doesn't come naturally to me—in the end, I'm dying to write the story."
In fact, a pivotal vignette within The Book Thief, about Liesel and Max, energized Zusak even after he'd reread the book countless times during the three years it took to write it. "When I was sick and tired of the entire thing, that one story within the others made me think the book was worth publishing."
After all, he points out, "It's the little stories that define us, our existence. And Death is trying to find stories that indicate we're worth it. We are our stories."
Linda Castellitto writes from Raleigh, North Carolina. Copyright 2006 BookPage Reviews.
BookPage Reviews 2007 September
The Book Thief
The narrator of this highly original novel is none other than Death himself. With Nazi Germany as its backdrop, Zusak's sprawling tale focuses on a nine-year-old girl named Liesl Meminger, whom Death meets when he comes for her brother. A sympathetic figure, Death is drawn to Liesl and dismayed by the number of victims—gassed Jews, dead soldiers, bombed-out civilians—the war has produced. Liesl, an orphan who lives with a foster family that's harboring a Jew, provides a sort of relief for Death. She lives outside of Munich, with Rosa, her careworn foster mother, and Hans, her foster father. After Hans teaches her how to read (using The Grave Digger's Handbook as a guide), Liesl steals books from the mayor's wife, from the Nazis, from any place she can find them. Again and again, books provide relief for her during the war, and so it only seems natural that Liesl herself should start writing, telling her own story. Death, meantime, recounts the events of Liesl's life in a detached fashion, in sentences that are clipped and minimal yet full of meaning. His relationship to Liesl is skillfully portrayed by Zusak, an Australian writer who has created a touching and poignant narrative about the redemptive power of art. Although it's being marketed in the U.S. for young adults, this is a provocative and critically acclaimed novel that adult reading groups will find richly rewarding.
Discussion questions are included in the book. Copyright 2007 BookPage Reviews.
Horn Book Guide Reviews 2006 Fall
Death itself narrates this deeply affecting tale of young book lover Liesel, her loving foster parents, and the Jew hiding in their basement. They struggle, with their small, poor community, to endure the double-edged dangers of Nazi Germany. Zusak's poignant tribute to words, survival, and their inevitable entwinement is a tour de force to be not just read but inhabited. Copyright 2006 Horn Book Guide Reviews.
Horn Book Magazine Reviews 2006 #2
Death itself narrates this deeply affecting tale of "a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist fighter, and quite a lot of thievery." It is 1939 when nine-year-old Liesel, on her way to a foster home in Molching, Germany, steals a book -- the first she's ever owned -- from a graveyard. From then through 1943, her life is chronicled in books stolen (from Nazi book burnings; from the mayor's wife), books given (by her foster parents, irascible Rosa and kindly Hans Hubermann; by Max Vandenburg, the Jew hiding in their basement), and books written (her own story, finished in that basement during a devastating air raid). As her relationships and beliefs deepen, Liesel grows into a tough, earnest heroine, convincingly ordinary yet with an extraordinary capacity for caring. The small, poor town of Molching proves an effective microcosm for exploring the double-edged dangers faced by everyday Germans, and Zusak's gift for detail brings its streets and citizens richly to life. As a narrator, Death is startlingly, wrenchingly compassionate, struggling to turn away from the survivors left behind to live with "punctured hearts" and "beaten lungs" yet immeasurably moved by the tenderness they wring from despair -- Liesel building a snowman in the basement with Max; her best friend Rudy placing a teddy bear on the chest of a dying Allied pilot. Exquisitely written and memorably populated, Zusak's poignant tribute to words, survival, and their curiously inevitable entwinement is a tour de force to be not just read but inhabited. Copyright 2006 Horn Book Magazine Reviews.
Kirkus Reviews 2006 January #2
When Death tells a story, you pay attention. Liesel Meminger is a young girl growing up outside of Munich in Nazi Germany, and Death tells her story as "an attempt--a flying jump of an attempt--to prove to me that you, and your human existence, are worth it." When her foster father helps her learn to read and she discovers the power of words, Liesel begins stealing books from Nazi book burnings and the mayor's wife's library. As she becomes a better reader, she becomes a writer, writing a book about her life in such a miserable time. Liesel's experiences move Death to say, "I am haunted by humans." How could the human race be "so ugly and so glorious" at the same time? This big, expansive novel is a leisurely working out of fate, of seemingly chance encounters and events that ultimately touch, like dominoes as they collide. The writing is elegant, philosophical and moving. Even at its length, it's a work to read slowly and savor. Beautiful and important. (Fiction. 12+) Copyright Kirkus 2006 Kirkus/BPI Communications. All rights reserved.
Library Media Connection - March 2006
Death hates to admit it, but there are some human stories that distract him, haunt him, and the book thief's story is one of these. Nine-year-old Liesel arrives at the Himmel (Heaven) Street home of foster parents Hans and Rosa in Germany. It is 1939 and Liesel has already stolen her first book. The irony is Liesel cannot read. Haunted by nightmares, it is her gentle foster father, hardly literate himself, who interrupts his own sleep and teaches Liesel to read as she wakes each night. Liesel begins to settle in with the neighborhood, but war and the Fuehrer start to change things. Hans' political beliefs cause him to lose work and the economy causes Rosa to lose customers. Soon they are hiding a young Jewish man in their basement. While Liesel faces the completely ordinary challenges of growing up, extraordinary things are happening in her world that she must learn to deal with and act on based on her own beliefs. The narrative jumps and detours through linear time into foreshadowing and related tangents so that the entire story arc and how it fits together is not completely revealed until the end of the story in 1943. Part Holocaust tale, part coming-of-age story, and part the book thief's story, this title will have readers thinking and talking. Highly Recommended. Melissa Bergin, Library Media Specialist/NBCT, Niskayuna (New York) High School © 2006 Linworth Publishing, Inc.
Publishers Weekly Reviews 2006 January #5
This hefty volume is an achievement--a challenging book in both length and subject, and best suited to sophisticated older readers. The narrator is Death himself, a companionable if sarcastic fellow, who travels the globe "handing souls to the conveyor belt of eternity." Death keeps plenty busy during the course of this WWII tale, even though Zusak (I Am the Messenger ) works in miniature, focusing on the lives of ordinary Germans in a small town outside Munich. Liesel Meminger, the book thief, is nine when she pockets The Gravedigger's Handbook , found in a snowy cemetery after her little brother's funeral. Liesel's father--a "Kommunist"--is already missing when her mother hands her into the care of the Hubermanns. Rosa Hubermann has a sharp tongue, but Hans has eyes "made of kindness." He helps Liesel overcome her nightmares by teaching her to read late at night. Hans is haunted himself, by the Jewish soldier who saved his life during WWI. His promise to repay that debt comes due when the man's son, Max, shows up on his doorstep. This "small story," as Death calls it, threads together gem-like scenes of the fates of families in this tight community, and is punctuated by Max's affecting, primitive artwork rendered on painted-over pages from Mein Kampf . Death also directly addresses readers in frequent asides; Zusak's playfulness with language leavens the horror and makes the theme even more resonant--words can save your life. As a storyteller, Death has a bad habit of forecasting ("I'm spoiling the ending," he admits halfway through his tale). It's a measure of how successfully Zusak has humanized these characters that even though we know they are doomed, it's no less devastating when Death finally reaches them. Ages 12-up. (Mar.)[Page 70]. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
Gr 9 Up -Zusak has created a work that deserves the attention of sophisticated teen and adult readers. Death himself narrates the World War II-era story of Liesel Meminger from the time she is taken, at age nine, to live in Molching, Germany, with a foster family in a working-class neighborhood of tough kids, acid-tongued mothers, and loving fathers who earn their living by the work of their hands. The child arrives having just stolen her first book-although she has not yet learned how to read-and her foster father uses it, The Gravedigger's Handbook , to lull her to sleep when she's roused by regular nightmares about her younger brother's death. Across the ensuing years of the late 1930s and into the 1940s, Liesel collects more stolen books as well as a peculiar set of friends: the boy Rudy, the Jewish refugee Max, the mayor's reclusive wife (who has a whole library from which she allows Liesel to steal), and especially her foster parents. Zusak not only creates a mesmerizing and original story but also writes with poetic syntax, causing readers to deliberate over phrases and lines, even as the action impels them forward. Death is not a sentimental storyteller, but he does attend to an array of satisfying details, giving Liesel's story all the nuances of chance, folly, and fulfilled expectation that it deserves. An extraordinary narrative.-Francisca Goldsmith, Berkeley Public Library, CA[Page 234]. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.


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Oahu, HI -- ForGet HiM touches the real lives of paradise beyond vacations and tourism. (Irish Patterson) a wealthy and successful businesswoman who has traveled the world, is desperately needing a break from the name brand life. Irish and her husband move back to her hometown on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. The $50,000 raised through Kickstarter will be applied towards post-production and the promotion of our project.
Although set in Hawaii, it is not about surfing, or glorified palm tree settings, ForGet HiM could represent any small town universally as we dive deep into the lives of the Characters set forth in this Thriller/Mystery.
Michael S. McClafferty, Writer and Director, said "ForGet HiM will not only benefit the local
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My friend Krueg wrote to me recently, and one of his observations arrested my attention:
"The wheat primarily grown here is ripening. My distaste for industrial agriculture aside, I can't help but marvel at it."
That's a very insightful observation. It reminded me of my own feelings about the institutionalized church, or "Professional Judeoxtianity," as I think of it. Like industrial agriculture, the institutionalized church today harms the very environment it purports to cherish. It's enormous and sweeping in its grandeur. Lots of money and ambition. There are organizations and expensive machinery to support its role, and anyone who disagrees with the juggernaut of The Way Things Are is laughed to scorn, then harrassed, then outcast.
But when the outcast walks away with his hoe on his shoulder and quietly tends his little plot of good soil, has the regimented giant won? Who is in the healthier position?
The Grange isn't what it once was.
We'll be celebrating the Lord's Supper this coming Sunday at my little congregation, the congregation which I'll be leaving soon. One wit has observed that the postmodern observation of this "meal" is more like "The Lord's Snack" with it's bite of bread and sip of wine (or worse, sugary grape juice). My own term for the funereal, joyless rite is Lord'oeuvres (pronounced "Lord-ervs"). I claim full original credit for this sarcastic moniker.
I talked tonight with one of the other elders, and he expressed his sadness over my decision. Did I imagine it, or was there also a bit of wistfulness, of envy, in his words?
I love these simple country folk, but we don't speak the same language. They want to get everyone saved. I want to talk about my Father and what His word really says. They want activities and committees and mission statements. I want prayer and burning, intimate conversations and liberty. They want a program and I want edification. The time for my leaving is at hand, and what shall I say? Whatever it is, I will say it with a Southern accent and they will respond in kind. And that will keep my love for them alive long after we stop "fellowshipping" with the backs of each others' heads from a padded pew in a female-dominated, brightly-lit "sanctuary."
Speaking of the South, here's loveliness for your ears.
And here's another. (Mrs. MacP and I were there when this was recorded…)
An update on the crows I feed every mid-day in the parking lot at my job…
Dinner Bucket and Dinner Belle have been joined by two smaller crows. I'm assuming they are the DB family's progeny. They all arrive together with loud "caws" after I put their bread on the pavement, and they fly away together with beaks crammed with food. A dear sister helped me name Dinner Bucket's mate…would anyone care to name the two little crows? Perhaps a DB continuation? Hmm?
I'm hoping to pretty up this blog in the coming days, perhaps adding a page or two and making it a little more eye-friendly. My problem is lack of knowledge of how WordPress works. I know, I know…they have tutorials. But as the little Jew who pollutes the "Comments" section over at SpiritWaterBlood keeps reminding me, I'm just not that intelligent.
One more musical interlude. I love the poignant line that goes, "My children speak in accents not like mine."
Some mornings when I walk outside to rouse and feed my hens, I am so overwhelmed with the beauty of the hour that I simply stand and stare for a while. Oh, for years and years of endless mornings, with the energy to do all the chores and then go looking for more. Oh, for soft chairs and piles of books and gallons of tea and no hornets or mosquitos. Oh, for quiet breezes and fast-moving clouds and eyes that never grow grainy and grandchildren that never sass and dogs that never bite the barn cat and chickens that never grow weary and die. Oh, for a quiet season to meditate and an energetic season to process the meditation and a focused month to write, write, write against the carpal tunnel and the arthritis and the stiff shoulders and the knowledge that I still have so far to go in my soul's reach for Abba, even though He has loved me and held me since before the hour when the galaxies were new and hot. Oh, for mothers that evade Alzheimer's and "friends" that never grow cold and stop writing. Oh, for grace and peace. The grace I have. The peace I will have one day. Until then, I have enough, and I am a contented man.
Grace and peace to you tonight, my friends.
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CATEGORIES Celebrities and Controversy, Newsstand, Movies, CinematicalDoes Bruce Willis smell like gunpowder, sweat, and dried blood? In my mind he always did, but my world was crushed today with the discovery of his new cologne, titled simply "Bruce Willis."
Sparing no hyperbole, LR Health and Beauty CEO Tilo Ploger had this to say, "I personally feel that the new Bruce Willis fragrance is the manliest scent in the world." So, the cologne smells like pine trees, bourbon, and exhaust fumes? I wish! Instead, the new fragrance, also available as a body wash and deodorant, smells of pepper, grapefruit, and something called "vetiver", which I can only assume is the bottled smell of his sheets after a night with Alisha Klass (note: I have come to find out that vetiver is a type of grass grown in India).
Racked reports that the marketing slogan for the fragrance is "Smart Guys Live Forever." If Bruce Willis dies, we can all sue for false advertising! Unless, of course, Bruce Willis isn't a smart guy. However, if he is indeed an immortal, you can follow us right here on Cinematical for all the latest news on Die Hard CLXII (that's 162 -- I'm a smart guy).
I posted the question on Twitter and Facebook -- What does Bruce Willis smell like? You can read people's responses after the jump (and make sure to chime in with your own).
"I'd guess that Bruce Willis smells like Chuck Norris on a bad day." -- Mike S.
"I'd say Bruce Willis smells like Chuck Norris on a good day. Manliness plus cleanliness." -- Angela B.
"I think Bruce Willis would smell like bacon...just saying." -- @TXHelloKitty
"He smells like he just came in from mowing very expensive grass. Or very generic soap. Maybe Irish Spring." -- Toni S.
"Bruce Willis smells like burnt chest hair." -- Brian K.
"Bruce Willis smells like FREEDOM!" -- @_iheartzombies
"I would guess Bruce Willis smells like a combo of Old Spice, beef jerky, and sandpaper." -- @2020proof
"Axe body spray" -- Rebecca
"Brut, muscles, and rain." -- Britt H.
"Rogaine" -- Efren M.
"Seagrams Golden Wine Cooler!" -- Mick T.
"Epic manliness" -- Liz C.
"He smells like Kurt Russell, but less Stalloney." -- Fred H.
"Christmas!" -- Arnie B.


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What's the worst password of 2013? Believe it or not, it's not 'password,' according to Splashdata.
Splashdata, who every year compiles a list of the most common stolen passwords, announced that 'password' has been dethroned as the worst password. Rather, '123456' has taken the lead.
Here's the full list of worst passwords from 2013, according to Splashdata:
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Stephen Jagger Talking About Tools to Run a Virtual BusinessSaturday, November 21st, 2009
Here is a quick video that I shot just after meeting with a couple of real estate agents interested in working more on their business than in their business.
I mentioned in the video that I would post some links below, but instead, here is an article that breaks down some of the tools that we use.
Interested in learning more about my new book Sociable! ? More details here http://www.sociablebook.com


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According to CoachingSearch.com's Pete Roussel, USF Offensive Coordinator Walt Wells and Passing Game Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach Nick Sheridan will not be a part of the staff in 2014. Whether Wells and Sheridan were jettisoned or are taking positions at another school is unclear.
Interesting thought here from Josh Newberg of Bulls 247:
#USF could stay in house and fill the QB coaching position by promoting former USF great @CoachBlack10 from GA to full time coach.
#USF could stay in house and fill the QB coaching position by promoting former USF great @CoachBlack10 from GA to full time coach.— Josh Newberg (@joshnewberg247) January 3, 2014
Wells and Sheridan might not have had much time with their players, but USF's offense was historically terrible in 2013, finishing dead last in FBS at 125th in offensive touchdowns per game, 123rd in yards per play, and 119th in points per play.
We'll have more as this develops, and will follow up as soon as we get confirmation of this from anyone in the Selmon Center.
UPDATE: It's official. Full statement from USF below:
University of South Florida Football coach Willie Taggart today announced that offensive coordinator/offensive line coach Walt Wells and quarterbacks coach/passing game coordinator Nick Sheridan will not return for the 2014 season.
"I would like to thank Walt and Nick for their hard work and dedication to the USF football program," Taggart said. "I appreciate their professionalism and service to USF and wish them the best in their future endeavors."
Both Wells and Sheridan completed their first season on the USF coaching staff in 2013 and had previously worked on Taggart's staff at Western Kentucky.
Taggart will begin an immediate search to fill the two coaching staff positions and will not comment on the status of that search until the positions have been filled.
The Bulls return 16 starters (9 offense, 5 defense and 2 specialists) for Taggart's second season at the helm.


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» [Google Chrome Tutorial] - How to check the page load time of current website
Page load time is an very important part of web user experience, it's also becoming a more important factor when it comes to search engine rankings. If your site is too slow, perhaps you need to optimize the web site or migrate to a faster server. There are many tools for checking how long it takes to load your website. Today I integrated this feature to PageRank Status 6.30 (A SEO toolbar for Chrome), it shows the page load time of current web page and rates it, and also provides the timing-related information...posted on Dec 21, 2012
» [Google Chrome Tutorial] - How to analyze Meta Tags of current web page in Google Chrome
Meta Tags always goes inside the HEAD area and will not be displayed on the page. If you want to check or analyze the Meta Tags, you can right click the mouse button in the web page and then select View Page Source, how ever, this method is not convenient.
I released PageRank Status 6.0 today. PageRank Status is a SEO extension for Chrome browser to easily access the Gogole PageRank, AlexaRank, balnklinks, traffic data, cached pages, whois, SNS profile and more. In version 6.0, it supports for displaying the SEO releated meta elements of current web page...posted on Nov 27, 2012
» [Google Chrome Extensions & Plug-ins] - Google Chrome Extensions Compilation
The Chromium extension system is in active development, now is the time to start trying to build and test Chrome extensions. There are some simple and nice extensions since Google announced design documents for Chrome extensions posted on Jun 03, 2009
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Weather Postpones Opening of New "J-Turns" at US 301/MD 304 Intersection ?
The opening of the US 301 (Blue Star Memorial Highway) and MD 304 (Ruthsburg Road) "J-turns" is postponed until Monday, November 28, weather permitting, the State Highway Administration (SHA) announced today. Inclement weather and a rainy forecast up to the Thanksgiving holiday have interrupted the pavement marking painting, which is the final task to be completed before the "J-turns" can be opened to traffic.
Weather permitting, the pavement markings will be painted on November 28. After the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, work is expected to begin on the concrete islands in the median intersection and on MD 304 east and west.
Work on the project will be conducted Monday through Fridays between 6:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on the median at the intersection. Crews will use variable message signs, cones and barrels together with a flagging operation directing single lane closures. The contract for the "J-Turns" and the intersection modifications was awarded to David A. Bramble, Inc. of Chestertown for approximately $1.3 million.
Maryland now features FREE 511 traveler information! Call 511 or 1-855-GOMD511 or visit: www.md511.org for current travel information. Sign up to personalize travel route information through MY511 on the website. Remember to use 511 safely - Maryland law restricts hand-held mobile phone use and texting while driving.


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According to Aaron Portzline's Twitter feed, both RFA winger Jared Boll and D-man Anton Stralman have decided to file for arbitration. Signs are that Boll is looking for a 2-3 year deal, and Porty seems to think he will get a deal done before the hearing.
Stralman seems to be more of a question mark, and with some reason. Point producing defensemen going to arbitration over the last three seasons have almost always received a positive award from the arbitrator, or were settled prior to hearing for a nice contract extension. In Stralman's case, I'd guess he's looking at a raise from his current $750,000 salary to the $1.5 - 2 million dollar range, and there's several players (Milan Jurcina, Carlo Colaiacovo, etx) in that salary range that they'll likely offer up as comparables. That's where things get interesting - if Stralman is signed to a new deal, or given an arbitration award, and the team does complete a trade for another puck moving defenseman such as Bieksa or Ehrhoff, does Stralman become potentially tradable? If I had to guess, I'd say yes, he does. He's got a lot of potential in Arniel's new system, but he could also be very attractive to teams looking for blue line help at a reasonable rate.
Hearings will be scheduled by the NHL this week, and teams normally have a 2-3 week window before the hearings take place to attempt to settle on a contract beforehand.
For a good look at the arbitration process, check out the Mock Arbitration that Copper & Blue did for former Jacket Gilbert Brule.


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BOSTON (CBS) – Kevin Garnett did not participate in the Celtics' Monday morning shootaround, and will not be in the lineup against the Miami Heat.
Garnett missed Saturday night's game against the Bobcats with a left abductor strain, and head coach Doc Rivers listed his center as "50/50″ against Miami over the weekend. CSNNE's A. Sherrod Blakely reported that Garnett was officially out about an hour before tip-off. Jeff Green will get the start instead.
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#celticstalk: KG out tonight for the #celtics.—
A. Sherrod Blakely (@SherrodbCSN) March 18, 2013
While ending the Heat's 22-game win streak would be a big accomplishment for the Celtics, Rivers has made it clear the team's health is what matters most as they wind down the regular season.
Kevin Garnett is not here at #Celtics AM shootaround and is officially a game time decision tonight vs Miami Heat #wbz—
Dan Roche (@RochieWBZ) March 18, 2013
In the two games Garnett has missed this season (last month in Phoenix due to rest and Saturday night against Charlotte), forward Jeff Green took over in the starting lineup. The Celtics managed to go 2-0 in those games without Garnett, though their opponent had a lot to do with it.


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Charles Ormond Eames, Jr (1907–1978) and Bernice Alexandra "Ray" (née Kaiser) Eames (1912–1988) were American designers, who worked in and made major contributions to modern architecture and furniture. They also worked in the fields of industrial and graphic design, fine art and film.
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Herman Miller ® Eames DSS - Molded Plastic Side Chair with 4 Leg Base
Roland Huff from Bremen Indiana
Bremen High School has 800 of these chairs and they are great. They store nice and they look great when set up for graduation!
Anonymous from Indiana– Verified Buyer
Herman Miller began in 1923 as a manufacturer of traditional residential furniture, became a leader in "modern" furniture in the 1930s and 1940s; developed lasting ties through the 1950s with legendary industrial designers who led the company in new directions; transformed the office furniture industry with the first panel system in the 1960s; invented and refined ergonomic work seating in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s; reinvented the geometry of systems furniture in 2000, and is today the second largest office furniture company with customers and locations around the world. Their history of employee participation and ownership and technological innovation has long roots and continues to grow. They have always worked hard to be serious about both people and business. They look at their primary goal as creating great places to work.
George Nelson laid out five tenets of Herman Miller's design philosophy 50 years ago:
While fashion and style have their place, the main criterion for a Herman Miller product has remained constant: Does it truly solve a problem that people care about in a way that improves upon other solutions, or pioneers a new and better answer altogether? The answer is Yes.


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Some Quincy kids pledged to Jump into healthy living Friday afternoon.
Jump Rope For Heart kicked off at Monroe Elementary School. The kids saw a presentation and were given a starting kit to raise money for heart disease.
Organizers say it's important to hold events like this to teach kids good habits early.
"My hope that they would get out of it is to eat lots of fruits and vegetables, maybe five a day so I asked them what kind of fruits and vegetable they like. I hope they want to eat carrots and apples instead of french fries and ice cream as much and also just learning to be active," said Jenna Wiesner of the American Heart Association.
The jump rope events will be held the week of February 11.
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Goju I got to ask??? Do you think you are a better kicker than Bill wallace? Or Benny the Jet?? Got to know
Bruce I know what you are saying but I can also see the scores. If you hit at 5-8 points chances are you will get one or 2 and maybe the ones in thye sequence yopu speak of. OK next subject let me think. KC


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Stone Cold Steve Austin has won the first official Cageside Seats Pro Wrestling Tournament. He cruised through the bracket, too, starting with a 414-159 win over Daniel Bryan, then destroying Brock Lesnar by a score of 139-8, blasting Bruno Sammartino 100-20, beating Shawn Michaels 126-95, before knocking off both The Rock and Undertaker, 127-81-64.
That led him to the Finals where he met up against number three seed Randy Savage. While Macho Man put up a valiant fight, he was no match for the greatest of all time. Austin ended up winning by a score of 159-105.
So ends our journey that started back on June 4 with a field of 64 that was debated endlessly. We had a few controversies along the way, but we also had a ton of fun with a few unbelievably close match-ups.
The Rock vs. Undertaker and their race to the finish will go down in history as one of the greatest moments Cageside Seats has ever seen.
Feel free to look back on what was an awesome tournament while also looking ahead to the next one. That's right, folks, we'll be coming back for more sooner than you think. Up next? Greatest matches. See you then.
After the jump, check out the final vote tally total.