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First one I used was Fedora Core 2, my dad got me onto it. He's been using *nix since the mid '80s, so you can tell me doesn't have much love for windows, hehe.
I just thought I would ask what your first Linux distribution was that you ever tried.
My first distribution that I used way back when was Mandrake.
First one I used was Fedora Core 2, my dad got me onto it. He's been using *nix since the mid '80s, so you can tell me doesn't have much love for windows, hehe.
Slackware, back in 1995 or 1996 and Redhat since 1998. I'm still using both.
I tried Mandrake and I didn't liked-it much, tried Ubuntu for a few days. I'm not that much of a distrowhore so I keep using what works for me, Slackware and Redhat/Fedora.
Corel Linux 1.0
RedHat 6.1 (got it in a book), then 7.(something) shortly thereafter. However, I really cut my teeth on RedHat 9.
I have also used Fedora Core 1, 2, 3, and 5. Then switched to Debian unstable not too long ago.
Heh... All of you are young'uns... >:-)
Yggdrasil Plug-and-Play Linux 1.0, followed up by Slackware when Yggdrasil bailed out of the distribution business.
started with SuSE 5.3, switched to Redhat 8 when it was
released, got annoyed with it after a week (always had to install
some damned -devel rpms for some trivial source package) and finally switched to Gentoo.
I played with two of them, however My "First" one was mandrake 7.0 I then dumped that quickly and used Redhat 7.1 and used Redhat faithfully to Redhat 9
Not really, I started working as an assembler programmer on an IBM 360/35 under Dos power back in 1970.Heh... All of you are young'uns... >:-)
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ROFLMAO! I think I was referring to the relative age of when they got into Linux... You've got me beat a little bit on the being in the industry by a few years- I started my futzing with computers about around 1976 or so and got to professionally doing things on computers about around 1987. An IBM 360/35 under DOS? You know that kind of dates you, don't you? >:-)

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Canada's national parks highlight this wonderful Canadian Rockies vacation. Begin your trip in Vancouver with a sightseeing tour of Vancouver's major sites and time to explore on your own. Then, travel to the resort city of Kelowna for a winery tour and overnight. Journey through the Okanagan Valley to Canada's Glacier National Park for panoramic vistas and to Yoho National Park with its Natural Bridge. Enter Alberta and Banff National Park, the scenic heart of the Canadian Rockies. In Banff, one of Canada's favorite resorts, you have time to hike, fish, relax, and much more. Then it's on to Jasper National Park. But first, stop in Lake Louise and travel north to Columbia Icefield for a highlight of your vacation—a thrilling ride aboard an Ice Explorer, an all-terrain vehicle that travels on the Columbia Icefield, the largest expanse of ice in the Canadian Rockies. Continue on to Jasper National Park, the largest national park in Canada, for two nights and an orientation tour in Jasper.Head back into British Columbia via the base of 12,972-foot Mount Robson, the highest point in the Canadian Rockies. Enjoy leisure time in Sun Peaks and the alpine resort of Whistler, host of the 2010 Winter Olympics. Then travel to the Pacific Coast, where you'll sail across the Strait of Georgia to Victoria for an orientation tour, two overnights, free time to discover some of Victoria's most popular attractions, and a visit to Butchart Gardens, rated as one of the most beautiful gardens in the world. Your Canadian Rockies vacation ends in Vancouver. Exploring the Canadian Rockies is an unforgettable vacation not to be missed.
Sightseeing:In Vancouver and Victoria; orientation tour in Jasper, Stanley Park, included winery tour, Columbia Icefield (Ice Explorer ride), and Butchart Gardens. Inside visits as shown in UPPERCASE in the tour description, including admission charges where applicable.
Scenic Highlights:Lake Okanagan, Okanagan Valley, Glacier National Park, Yoho National Park, Kicking Horse Pass, Banff National Park, Canadian Rockies, Lake Louise, Jasper National Park, Fraser River, Mount Robson, Seton & Duffey Lakes, Whistler, Strait of Georgia, and the Gulf Islands.
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Welcome to Vancouver! Enjoy time at leisure to relax or to do some independent exploring. Your Tour Director is on hand this evening to answer any questions.
This morning, an included city tour highlights STANLEY PARK, Chinatown, the harbor and beaches, and more. The rest of the day is at leisure, and your Tour Director will have suggestions for your further exploration of the city. Maybe take a water taxi to lively Granville Island with its outdoor markets, street musicians, and waterfront cafés. Or, visit historic Gastown with its steam-powered clock, antique shops, art galleries, and street vendors.
Our journey begins in British Columbia's fertile valleys and continues through rich mountain forests to Lake Okanagan. Travel along the lake to the resort city of Kelowna, attractively set on the lake shore and surrounded by orchards and vineyards. Sample local wines on the included WINERY TOUR.
Motor north through the Okanagan Valley, famous for its peaches and vineyards. Climb up 4,379-foot-high Rogers Pass in GLACIER NATIONAL PARK. Take a break at the pass, perfect for photos of the rugged mountains, glaciers, and waterfalls. Enter YOHO NATIONAL PARK and scale Kicking Horse Pass at 5,421 feet. By early evening, reach BANFF NATIONAL PARK, gateway to the majestic Canadian Rockies.
Full day at leisure. Banff is one of Canada's favorite year-round resorts, and your Tour Director will suggest an optional helicopter ride over the Canadian Rockies.
First, to Lake Louise, its turquoise waters a perfect natural mirror that reflects the mountains and glaciers. Precipitous gorges, snowcapped summits, and lakes of exquisite blues and greens come into view as the motorcoach continues northward into JASPER NATIONAL PARK. A highlight today is a stop at the COLUMBIA ICEFIELD to ride the Ice Explorer on ice that is 1,200 feet thick. This afternoon, join our optional float trip down the Athabasca River. Enjoy an orientation tour of Jasper townsite upon arrival.
Today, join our optional excursion to Maligne Lake and Spirit Island, where you embark on a narrated cruise of the lake. The balance of the day is free to enjoy everything Jasper has to offer—from guided hikes and quaint shops to meandering wildlife.
Leave Jasper and follow the Fraser River to the base of Mount Robson, the highest mountain in the Canadian Rockies, peaking at 12,972 feet. Continue following the Yellowhead Highway south along the North Thompson River—a route pioneered by fur trappers a century ago. Overnight at the mountain resort of Sun Peaks.
Head south, following the once treacherous Cariboo Wagon Trail. Via Lillooet—"Mile 0 of the Gold Rush Route"—your motorcoach will follow the shores of Seton and Duffey Lakes with a late-afternoon arrival in Whistler. Tonight, wander the many alpine trails or enjoy the shopping and great selection of restaurants and nightlife.
Spend the day in the alpine resort of Whistler, nestled at the base of breathtaking Blackcomb Mountain. Free time to explore many sites from the 2010 Winter Olympics or to join one of the many optional excursions, including flightseeing by floatplane over the lakes and glaciated peaks of Garibaldi Provincial Park.
This morning, sail across the Strait of Georgia and through the spectacular Gulf Islands, an archipelago known for its Mediterranean-type climate. Afternoon arrival in Victoria. Sightseeing includes Marine Drive, Bastion Square, and Thunderbird Park with its unusual collection of totem poles. Then, visit world-famous BUTCHART GARDENS, rated among the most beautiful gardens in the world. Stroll through the colorful Sunken Garden, the Japanese and Italian Gardens, the English Rose Garden, and the magnificent Ross Fountain.
Today is at leisure to discover some of the attractions this splendid city has to offer, including the Royal British Columbia Museum, Afternoon Tea at the Empress Hotel, an IMAX presentation at the National Geographic Theatre, whale watching on the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and fine shopping along Government Street.
Early this morning, enjoy a scenic ferry crossing to the mainland, where the trip ends with guests departing on individual schedules. Transfers to Vancouver International Airport are included. Please schedule flights after 1:30 pm.
Transportation:Ferry crossing to/from Vancouver Island; private, deluxe air-conditioned motorcoach while touring.
This Cosmos travel package does not include meals. Most of our hotels offer anything from coffee to a full breakfast, so you can start the day the way you like best. At most lunch stops, your Tour Director will have information on local restaurants. Dinnertime is your chance to sample local cuisine. Sometimes your Tour Director will offer an optional dinner outing.
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Basking shark
The basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) is the second-largest living fish, after the whale shark, and one of three plankton-eating sharks besides the whale shark and megamouth shark. It is a cosmopolitan migratory species, found in all the world's temperate oceans. It is a slow-moving filter feeder and has anatomical adaptations to filter feeding, such as a greatly enlarged mouth and highly developed gill rakers. The shape of its snout is conical and the gill slits extend around the top and bottom of its head. The gill rakers, dark and bristle-like, are used to catch plankton as water filters through the mouth and over the gills. The basking shark is usually greyish-brown in color with mottled skin. The caudal (tail) fin has a strong lateral keel and a crescent shape. The teeth of the basking shark are very small and numerous, and often number one hundred per row. The teeth have a single conical cusp, are curved backwards, and are the same on both the upper and lower jaws. Adults typically reach 6-8 m in length.
Basking sharks are believed to overwinter in deep waters. They may be found in either small schools or alone. Small schools in the Bay of Fundy and the Hebrides have been seen swimming nose to tail in circles in what may be a form of mating behavior. Despite their large size and threatening appearance, basking sharks are not aggressive and are harmless to people.
It has long been a commercially important fish, as a source of food, shark fin, animal feed, and shark liver oil. Overexploitation has reduced its populations to the point where some have disappeared and others need protection.
This shark is called the "basking" shark because it is most often observed when feeding at the surface and appears to be basking in the warmer water there. It is the only member of the family Cetorhinidae, part of the mackerel shark order Lamniformes. Gunnerus was the first to describe and name the species Cetorhinus maximus from a specimen found in Norway. The genus name Cetorhinus comes from the Greek, ketos which means marine monster or whale and rhinos meaning nose, the species name maximus is from Latin and means "greatest". The following centuries featured more attempts at naming: Squalus isodus, in 1819 by Macri; Squalus elephas, by Lesueur in 1822; Squalus rashleighanus, by Couch in 1838; Squalus cetaceus, by Gronow in 1854; Cetorhinus blainvillei by Capello in 1869; Selachus pennantii, by Cornish in 1885; Cetorhinus maximus infanuncula, by Deinse and Adriani in 1953; and finally Cetorhinus maximus normani, by Siccardi in 1961.[3] Other names include bone shark, elephant shark, hoe-mother (sometimes contracted to homer), sail-fish, and sun-fish.[4]
Range and habitat[edit]
The basking shark is a coastal-pelagic shark found worldwide in boreal to warm-temperate waters around the continental shelves. It prefers 8.0 to 14.5°C (46 to 58°F) temperatures, but recently has been confirmed to cross the much-warmer waters at the equator. [1] It is often seen close to land, including bays with narrow openings. The shark follows plankton concentrations in the water column, so is often visible at the surface. It characteristically migrates with the seasons.[5] The basking shark is found from the surface down to at least 910 m (2,990 ft).[6]
Anatomy and appearance[edit]
The largest accurately measured specimen was trapped in a herring net in the Bay of Fundy, Canada, in 1851.[7] Its total length was 12.3m (40.4 ft), and it weighed an estimated 19 t (19 long tons; 21 short tons).[8] Dubious reports from Norway mention three basking sharks over 12 m (39 ft), the largest at 13.7 m (45 ft);[when?] these are dubious because few anywhere near that size have been caught in the area since. On average, the adult basking shark reaches a length of 6–8 m (20–26 ft) and weighs about 5.2 t (5.1 long tons; 5.7 short tons).[8] Some specimens still surpass 9–10 m (30–33 ft), but after years of large-scale fishing, specimens of this size have become rare.
They possess the typical shark lamniform body plan and have been mistaken for great white sharks.[9] The two species can be easily distinguished, however, by the basking shark's cavernous jaw, up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) in width, longer and more obvious gill slits that nearly encircle the head and are accompanied by well-developed gill rakers, smaller eyes, and smaller average girth. Great whites possess large, dagger-like teeth; basking shark teeth are much smaller 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in) and hooked; only the first three or four rows of the upper jaw and six or seven rows of the lower jaw function. In behavior, they also differ; the great white is an active predator of large animals and not a filter feeder.
Other distinctive characteristics include a strongly keeled caudal peduncle, highly textured skin covered in placoid scales and a mucus layer, a pointed snout—distinctly hooked in younger specimens—and a lunate caudal fin.[10] In large individuals, the dorsal fin may flop to one side when above the surface. Coloration is highly variable (and likely dependent on observation conditions and the individual's condition): commonly, the coloring is dark brown to black or blue dorsally, fading to a dull white ventrally. The sharks are often noticeably scarred, possibly through encounters with lampreys or cookiecutter sharks. The basking shark's liver, which may account for 25% of its body weight, runs the entire length of the abdominal cavity and is thought to play a role in buoyancy regulation and long-term energy storage.
Life history[edit]
Basking sharks do not hibernate, instead are active year-round.[11] In winter, basking sharks move to depths of 900 m (3,000 ft) to feed on deep-water plankton.
Satellite tagging confirmed basking sharks move thousands of kilometres during the winter, seeking plankton blooms. They shed and renew their gill rakers in an ongoing process, rather than over one short period.[6]
A 2009 study tagged 25 sharks off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and indicated at least some individuals migrate south in the winter. Remaining at depths between 200 and 1,000 metres (660 and 3,280 ft) for many weeks, the tagged sharks crossed the equator to reach Brazil. One individual spent a month near the mouth of the Amazon River. They may undertake this journey to aid reproduction.[6][12]
They are slow-moving sharks (feeding at about 2 kn (3.7 km/h; 2.3 mph)) and do not evade approaching boats (unlike great white sharks). They are not attracted to chum.
Though the basking shark is large and slow, it can breach, jumping entirely out of the water.[13] This behaviour could be an attempt to dislodge parasites or commensals.[5] Such interpretations are speculative, however, and difficult to verify; breaching in large marine animals such as whales and sharks might equally well be intraspecific threat displays of size and strength.
Basking sharks are social animals and form sex-segregated schools, usually in small numbers (three or four), but reportedly up to 100 individuals.[5] Their social behaviour is thought to follow visual cues. Although the basking shark's eyes are small, they are fully developed. They may visually inspect boats, possibly mistaking them for other basking sharks.[14] Females are thought to seek shallow water to give birth.
Basking sharks have few predators. White sharks have been reported to scavenge on the remains of these sharks. Killer whales have been observed feeding on basking sharks off California and New Zealand. Lampreys are often seen attached to them, although they are unlikely to be able to cut through the shark's thick skin.
The basking shark is a passive feeder, filtering zooplankton, small fish, and invertebrates from up to 2,000 short tons (1,800 t) of water per hour.[3] They feed at or close to the surface with their mouths wide open and gill rakers erect. Unlike the megamouth shark and whale shark, the basking shark does not appear to actively seek quarry, but it does possess large olfactory bulbs that may guide it. It relies only on the water it pushes through its gills by swimming; the megamouth shark and whale shark can suck or pump water through their gills.[3]
Basking sharks are ovoviviparous: the developing embryos first rely on a yolk sac, with no placental connection. Their seemingly useless teeth may play a role before birth in helping them feed on the mother's unfertilized ova (a behaviour known as oophagy).[15] In females, only the right ovary appears to function.
Gestation is thought to span over a year (perhaps two to three years), with a small, though unknown, number of young born fully developed at 1.5–2 m (4 ft 11 in–6 ft 7 in). Only one pregnant female is known to have been caught; she was carrying six unborn young.[16] Mating is thought to occur in early summer and birthing in late summer, following the female's movement into shallow waters.
The age of maturity is thought to be between the ages of six and 13 and at a length of 4.6–6 m (15–20 ft). Breeding frequency is thought to be two to four years.
The exact lifespan of the basking shark is unknown, but experts estimate to be about 50 years.[17] [18]
Importance to humans[edit]
Historically, the basking shark has been a staple of fisheries because of its slow swimming speed, unaggressive nature, and previously abundant numbers. Commercially, it was put to many uses: the flesh for food and fishmeal, the hide for leather, and its large liver (which has a high squalene content) for oil.[5] It is currently fished mainly for its fins (for shark fin soup). Parts (such as cartilage) are also used in traditional Chinese medicine and as an aphrodisiac in Japan, further adding to demand.
As a result of rapidly declining numbers, the basking shark has been protected in some territorial waters and trade in its products is restricted in many countries under CITES. It is fully protected in the UK, Malta, New Zealand,[19] Florida and USA Gulf, and since 2008, it is subject to a target fishing and landed bycatch ban within EU waters.[16] As of March 2010, it has also been listed under Annex I of the CMS Migratory Sharks Memorandum of Understanding.[20]
Once considered a nuisance along the Canadian Pacific coast, basking sharks were the target of a government eradication programme from 1945 to 1970. As of 2008[update], efforts are underway to determine whether any sharks still live in the area and monitor their potential recovery.[21]
It is tolerant of boats and divers approaching it, and may even circle divers, making it an important draw for dive tourism in areas where it is common.
Basking sharks and cryptozoology[edit]
On several occasions, "globster" corpses initially thought to be sea serpents or plesiosaurs have later been identified as likely to be the decomposing carcasses of basking sharks, as in the Stronsay beast and the Zuiyo Maru cases.[22]
See also[edit]
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Chondrichthyes entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
- ^ Fowler (2005). "Cetorhinus maximus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ^ a b c C. Knickle, L. Billingsley & K. DiVittorio. "Biological Profiles basking shark". Florida Museum of Natural History. Archived from the original on 21 August 2006. Retrieved 2006-08-24.
- ^ Yarrell, William. (1836). A History of British Fishes. Volume II. John Van Voorst, London. p. 397.
- ^ a b c d Leonard J. V. Compagno (1984). Sharks of the World: An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- ^ a b c Skomal, Gregory B.; Zeeman, Stephen I.; Chisholm, John H.; Summers, Erin L.; Walsh, Harvey J.; McMahon, Kelton W.; Thorrold, Simon R. "Transequatorial Migrations by Basking Sharks in the Western Atlantic Ocean". Current Biology.
- ^ http://new-brunswick.net/new-brunswick/sharks/baskingbeached.html
- ^ a b Wood, Gerald (1983). The Guinness Book of Animal Facts and Feats. p. 256. ISBN 978-0-85112-235-9.
- ^ http://online.sfsu.edu/bholzman/courses/Fall%2003%20project/basking_shark.htm
- ^ http://www.redorbit.com/education/reference_library/animal_kingdom/fish/2578814/basking_shark/
- ^ Basking Shark
- ^ "Giant Shark Mystery Solved: Unexpected Hideout Found". News.nationalgeographic.com. 2010-10-28. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
- ^ Pelagic Shark Research Foundation. "PSRF Shark Image Library". PSRF. Retrieved 2006-06-01.
- ^ Martin, R. Aidan. "A Curious Basker". SHARK-L. Archived from the original on 2004-10-20. Retrieved 2006-08-03.
- ^ "Martin, R. Aidan". "Biology of the Basking Shark(Cetorhinus maximus)". "ReefQuest Centre for Shark Research". Archived from the original on 28 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
- ^ a b The Shark Trust. "Basking Shark Factsheet". The Shark Trust. Retrieved 2006-07-07.
- ^ Archipelagos Wildlife Library. "Basking Shark ( Cetorhinus maximus )". Archipelagos Wildlife Library. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
- ^ Born Free Foundation. "Basking Shark Facts". Born Free Foundation. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
- ^ "Fishing (Reporting) Regulations 2001, Schedule 3, Part 2C Protected Fish Species". NZ Government.
- ^ Colonist, Times (2008-08-21). "B.C. scientists hunt for elusive shark". Canada.com. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
- ^ Kuban, Glen. "Sea-monster or Shark?: An Analysis of a Supposed Plesiosaur Carcass Netted in 1977".
- General references
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2005). "Cetorhinus maximus" in FishBase. 10 2005 version.
- "Cetorhinus maximus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 23 January 2006.
- David A Ebert, Sharks, Rays and Chimaeras of California, ISBN 0-520-23484-7
- Basking shark, Cetorhinus maximus MarineBio"
- Marine Conservation Society Basking shark page
- FAO Figis Species Fact Sheet for basking shark


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Dear Mom, I think the last time I wrote to you or made something for you on Mother's Day, I was in the 4th grade. It was a poorly made cardboard card with crayon, glue and macaroni that said I love you Mom. Its rather cruel how hind sight is so clear, because in the present, my thoughts are always clouded and jumbled. I never have the right words to say, so I have always stayed silent and kept putting these kinds of things off. But I have found a poem that will hopefully describe how important you are to me and how just how sacred the calling of a mother is in this world today.
Your Life Will Be My Gain
Given me on loan my son, for a brief earthly span, To bear, to love, and nourish. Baby, then boy to man. Remembered tender moments, after I gave you birth, In God's miracle we shared. I pondered this child's worth. What would life store for him, this babe so pure and sweet?
Well, this week I completed my 15 years. My mother did a wonderful party for me. At the party, I had a surprise for her. Thanking all she ever did for me. I tried to make a great speech, and failed. I started crying even before the second sentence. So ... maybe I can tell her here, all I wanted to say there.
My mother, my friend, my companion. Mom ... I have no words to thank all you did to me, until today. And I said it. I know, I worry much when he was criança.Eu was very Boente, you always cared. Mother, I thank God very much for giving me to you. That He created you to be my mother. God knew everything, was always in charge of everything and created you to be mine, and I to be his. And if today you proud of me, it was you who taught me to be so. If I am what I am is God who gave me wisdom to create so he who helped you in difficult times. Thank God, thank you. I love you mom. Congratulations on your day.
Lord, What makes a good person? Is it how many times a day they pray? Is it how long they wait to get married? Is it how they treat others? Or is it simply being a person who loves without limits? Honestly, I don't know if it is one, two, all or none of the above. What I do know is that I have lived 23 years in the presence of an angel, my mom. She has not fought in any war. She has never scored the winning run in a baseball game. She has never even been around the world. But to one person, me, she is extraordiniary. Just another person living, breathing, and trying to do things right. A simple girl working a 9 to 5 job with a kid who never really made it easy for her. I grew out of my terrible teens


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Everybody knows that Real Housewives of Atlanta star Phaedra Parks is already a doting mother to son Ayden, 2, whose over-the-top birthday parties have been the source of many rolled eyes and giggles over the seasons.
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Lefty Sale eyes offensive support, first win since May 17
The Tigers have an offense ranked second in baseball and a starting rotation ranked in the top 10, even while their ace, Justin Verlander, has an uncharacteristic, yet still productive ERA of 3.71.
Worries are hard to find in Detroit these days, where the Tigers have won seven of nine.
And the last of their lingering concerns may have been eliminated with the encouraging status of Anibal Sanchez.
Thursday against the White Sox, Sanchez will make his second start since returning from the 15-day disabled list with a shoulder strain. He's been on a pitch count since coming back, reaching 73 pitches in his most recent outing against the Indians, holding them to three hits and one run over five innings.
Sanchez doesn't like working under a pitch count, but he's getting stronger.
"It's part of my process," he said. "I am building my arm. I don't know how many I will have next time, but it's going to be better."
Sanchez, making $16.8 million this season after signing with the Tigers in the offseason, has appeared worthy of his new contract through his first 14 starts, in which he's struck out 105 batters over 86 2/3 innings while posting a 2.70 ERA.
With a healthy Sanchez, Verlander and Max Scherzer, who is undefeated at 13-0, the Tigers are in good shape.
"I was pleasantly surprised the way he threw the ball," manager Jim Leyland said of Sanchez. "I did not think he would throw with that velocity."
Meanwhile, the White Sox struggling season has only been highlighted whenever Chris Sale takes the mound.
One of two All-Star selections for the White Sox, Sale hasn't won in his past seven starts, despite posting a 3.10 ERA. He's 5-8 on the season with a 2.78 ERA.
Of all qualified pitchers in the Majors, no one has received less run support than Sale, who is being backed by 2.56 runs per start.
"Yeah, it's a mental grind and especially when you go through something like this," Sale said after his last start. "It's even more you got to be on your 'A' game.
"You can't get down on yourself or down on your team. Keep plugging along. I know that it's part of the game."
Tigers: V-Mart streaking toward break
Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder continue to torment opposing pitchers this season -- they each had three more hits Wednesday night in an 8-5 victory over Chicago.
And with Victor Martinez playing like his former self of late, the heart of the order has gotten a whole lot stronger.
Martinez, who hit .221 in April and .235 in May, went 3-for-4 on Wednesday to extend his hitting streak to 12 games and is hitting .291 (41-for-141) with five homers and 22 RBIs in 37 games since the start of June.
White Sox: Beckham on a tear
Two straight seasons with a batting average of .234 or below did something to one White Sox former first-round Draft pick.
Gordon Beckham, Chicago's 26-year-old second baseman, is showing tremendous improvement at the plate this season. With his second home run Wednesday, Beckham is hitting .484 (15-for-31) over his last nine games and .340 on the season.
"I feel like I turned the corner in terms of, 'Let's go play baseball.' I know what I'm trying to do," Beckham said. "I've been here long enough to understand what you go through and the highs and the lows. So I'm trying to manage those as good as I can.
"It's a lot easier to do obviously with the success, but the successes come because of the way I've handled it internally. So, you know, yeah, it's a good thing. I'm just in a good spot. Mentally, physically, everything, I just feel good. I feel like I'm not in constant scramble mode going into a game and just not knowing that I've got it."
Worth noting
• Jose Valverde recorded his last save for the Tigers on June 11 and has since been demoted to the Minors. In his absence, Joaquin Benoit has gone 5-for-5 in save opportunities without allowing a run.
• Chicago's Alex Rios went hitless in four at-bats Wednesday after going 6-for-6 on Tuesday.
Jason Mastrodonato is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @jmastrodonato. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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After a quick Grammarly review, I think the comma in "Legal pressure may make social media less open and free-flowing, as people's. . ." could be removed and placed after the introductory clause, "On November 20th."
I'm sorry, but does Freedom of Speech not apply here???
An individual has a right to say what he or she wants. An institution such as a newspaper, however, is responsible for presenting an unbiased account of an event. When such an institution fails to do so, it is considered libel. Because an individual is not held to such a responsibility, they cannot be punished as such.
as far as i can see, the truth has been clarified, and the wrong done to his lord has been redressed. this incident comes to its calmly end. legal actions would stir it up again.
Thank heavens sensible people do not share your view.
It is the way that Internet goes on with various incidents. Why bothers with legal actions? I hope his lord, after undergoing the cyber libel, would take it easy and adapt himself to his fellow countrymen's way on the internet.
Fortunately Lord McAlpine had the resources to defend himself. The accusations however made against him were grave indeed and fortunately his plight has highlighted the pernicious nature of such unfounded rumors. Pediatricians have been mistaken for pedophiles in England , and people have been killed. This is no joke at all and no laughing matter. It is very far from trivial.
At last! On-line Anonymity promotes irresponsibility of actions and speeches. A good development. As Jesus reminds us for every idle word you utter, you must face judgement. Think before you write especially if it has to do with someone´s reputation and make sure you have the evidence just in case you may have to defend yourself.
Trial by Twiitter?
More like Death by a thousands twits.
For a public figure such as his lordship, a retraction and apology should more than suffice.
Politicins are volunteers, not conscripts and have to expect much criticism and plenty of insults, not all of which will be accurate.
If you can't stand the heat......
Rubbish. No one has a right to attack person another under whatever pretext without justification - there is no excuse of mistake here , every adult has the duty and responsibility to behave with restraint. What right has anyone to defame another person simply because they do not want to take the responsibility to take more care when they utter their speech or write ? All adults should be prepared to stand by their words and should exercise due care when
uttering them at all times. This is part of what it means to be a responsible adult. What Lord McAlpine was made endure was totally intolerable and , as far as I am concerned , totally unacceptable, especially for a man his age. What had he done to warrant such treatment ? You must be a totally irresponsible person to think that a casual apology would suffice. Lord McAlpines lawyers should come down as hard as possible on all those who were careless and callous enough to libel him without cause.
If people are not sure of their facts , then why utter them if you are a responsible adult ? The problem with too many so called adults these days is that they really do not wish to take on the full responsibility of being adults. We understand that children and juveniles might not know the consequences of their actions , but I am not prepared to allow an adult to get away with the consequences of his/her action especially when such action hurts others.
I do not have a twitter account, I have better things to do with my time. This new phenomenon of thinking that life is all about superficial endless silly talk underlines how shallow society has become. Perhaps the law is now moving in the right direction, although personally I don't think it has gone far enough, it should be more draconian and sufficiently severe to make those who use social networking sites and other forms of modern communication without compunction to refrain from doing if they have any uncertainty of what they wish to publish. 'If you can't stand the heat...' what utter rubbish. There is really no such thing as free speech. The right to speak as an adult must come with consequences and it is the mark of an adult that he/she is instinctively aware of this.
Perhaps if people like you were made to face long term jail sentences with hard labour , over what you think is a trivial matter but which in fact can have grave consequences you would have an idea of what real heat really is. People have been killed for falsely being accused of committing crimes they knew nothing about in England. As far as I am concerned such potential consequences are not trivial and should be dealt with robustly.
But it now goes to show, if my wife had done what the wife of the speaker of the house of commons did , my wife would certainly have caught hell from me. That the wife of the holder of such an esteemed office can see fit to behave in the manner in which she has behaved not only in this instance but in the past makes one shudder. Is there no longer any thought for the concepts of dignity , restraint or respect in our society ?
I do apologise for the errors in my post which I typed in such a fury , and with such furious haste , that in response to YankeeDoodle999 remark ( which I thought utterly flippant ) I was somewhat neglectful of the mistakes I had made. Once again I do apologise.
Gee! Imagine that you are responsible for what you communicate! How horrible! You might actually have to think first, rather than just puke-out some senseless slander or libel! I guess you can't remain 16 all your life . . .
Look, we all know that most people know very little about most subjects, and to comment-on or pass-on any mean rumour without some kind of fact-checking is just plain juvenile. Yes it really is.
Some people are afraid that they are losing their right to "free speech" but I say nonsense! Insisting on the right to harm others with your mouth or computer is anything but "free". Just ask the parents of the children and young adults who have killed theselves because of this kind of abuse.
Like Porn, most people know rumour when they Tweet it . . .
I agree with you 100 %. It is about time adults really start behaving like adults.
Why do people think they must say something simply because they can , without bearing in mind the consequences of what they utter ?
In the USA messages on Twitter and public message boards that are demafamtory and maliciously false are considered SLANDER, not LIBEL. This is due to the conversational nature of Twitter/Message boards were comments are often not well thought through, the same as in verbal speach.
It is easier to prevail in a LIBEL lawsuit because the publisher of a newspaper or electronic media is presumed to go through a process of editing and fact-checking before publishing the article to a mass audience.
Due to the different standards of SLANDER vs. LIBEL, it is unlikely that anyone in the USA would be prosecuted for what they say on Twitter unless it could be proven that they were told to cease and desist then continued with knowledge that what they were saying was both damaging and materially false to certain individual(s).
This is the death of free speech by legal warfare. The libel laws need to be changed, fast, or deleted entirely.
@elsweb: you don't understanda the verdict. Tweeters are now being held responsible for the content of other people's links, so saying you just shared a link is no longer a defence. Which means people cannot/will not share links any longer for fear the contents of the link may not be 100% accurate and they will be held liable. This is insanity. The law is an ass.
You , not the law , are an ass.
It sounds more to me like people should fact check before they retweet nonsense.
It's actually very simple. Don't write derogatory comments and personal attacks on Twitter. If you want to share a link to published material then that's their material, but what was written was, hurtful, gave the impression that the writer had evidence and salacious.
Linking to published material would not necessarily render you immune, because it is a point of law that "tale bearers are as guilty as tale tellers." In other words, the re-tellers of false and malicious information are just as guilty as the originators.
Nevertheless, SLANDER (which is the law that relations to conversational chatter on Twitter) is very difficult to prove in U.S. law. In the USA slander and libel lies do not apply to anybody who is a "public figure." The laws also do not apply to anybody who answers the charges in public, because that is considered to be a remedy in itself. So, this is more of a theoretical than a practical question.
A point. When last I looked, we live in a country where one is entitled to 'free speech'. But with that freedom comes responsibility; a responsibility to guard ones tongue and verify the facts prior to placing them in the public domain, be that via verbal, written or 'soft copy'. Regardless of whom is issuing a statement, we are all subject to the current law and practice of the land. This current brouhaha is a salutary reminder of that fact.
Sally Bercow, the woman at the center of the Twitter libel allegation, is a beautiful blonde. She is the wife of the current Speaker of the House of Commons. Although the House of Commons is the lower house in the United Kingdom, it has legislative supremacy over the House of Lords, which is the upper house. The prime minister is always a member of the House of Commons and the prime minister can continue in power only if he has the support of the House of Commons. If the House of Commons no longer has confidence in the prime minister, the prime minister must resign or request that the queen dissolve Parliament. That would trigger a general election.
And so Sally Bercow is the wife of a very important man. She is the wife of the Speaker of the House of Commons. She is only 43 years old. (She was born in 1969, the same year that I arrived in England.)
But she is not just a pretty blonde who is married to a powerful man. She is a political activist and a media personality. She campaigned actively not just for her husband, but also for Tony Blair and other political figures. She has considered running for office herself and becoming an MP in the Labour Party, although she acknowledges that the Twitter scandal has damaged her prospects of entering politics.
But the damage to her political career may have been done long before her problems with Twitter. She dropped out of Oxford after two years, but it seems that on her résumé she gave the impression that she graduated from Oxford. (She needed only one more year to graduate.) She was fired from a job as a result of this misrepresentation.
But it is her gorgeous beauty that has caused her the most damage and would forever doom any prospects of a political career. In 2009 she revealed that when she was in her twenties she would drink heavily and later go on one-night stands. And there is that photo of her wearing only a white bed sheet. That was in February of last year. (The photo is gorgeous and was so tastefully done. The bed sheet does not cover her completely. It leaves her right leg fully exposed, taking us deep within her gorgeous right thigh.)
And so Sally Bercow is a woman who is quite used to controversy. A beautiful woman who knows how to focus the spotlight on herself.
And now she has done it with Twitter. But her Twitter problems are more serious because libel issues are serious issues. She certainly needs to be careful about what she says about other people. She needs a little patience. Patience in framing her thoughts. And patience in framing her onslaught. Innuendo requires patience.
Innuendo is a powerful means of launching an attack. Not only is it a more powerful weapon, but it immunizes you against the charge of libel. It is a more powerful weapon because the reader feels that he has gotten there on his own. But you have led him there. Through innuendo you have helped the reader make his own inferences. And when you let the reader infer what you want to say, a more powerful impression is made on him because he has to think a little. He has to get there by himself. And innuendo allows you to restate the same thing over and over again in so many different ways. When you say directly what you want to say, you can only say it once.
Twitter doesn't give you the luxury of restating things in so many different ways. But instead of accusing the former Conservative Party treasurer of molesting children, she may have accomplished much of what she had set out to do by simply saying that the former treasurer is one who treasures the little ones.
Libel and defamation laws protect the reputation of every individual. They are laws that act as protective armor. A seemingly impenetrable shield against the onslaught of character assassins. But innuendo can be thought of as a powerful missile that is capable of penetrating the steely armor of libel and defamation laws.
Thanks for your tutorial on how to evade being sued for defamation.
Now , if in your opinion you find this woman pretty , that is your opinion to which you are well entitled. For the record , personally I do not find her pretty at all , and would never have found her pretty - I am sure I am not the only man who has this opinion. She is just not my type ; beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Worse , she lacks grace and any sense of decorum which I find off putting in any woman. She could take lessons from the wife of the prime minister , and indeed also that of his deputy.
By the way , if you would help me , what is the definition of slag - I've misplaced my dictionary.
The Smith (2008) case resulted in a stay against Smith to stop him suing further individuals for libel - though it's clear from the judgment that the judge considers him a very determined litigant so McAlpine is not necessarily in the same position:
"Are there really genuine issues which require to be resolved or is it the case, on the other hand, that this litigation when viewed as a whole, and in its proper context, is such as to bring the administration of justice into disrepute? Is there really any legitimate or tangible advantage to be gained? ...I am fully entitled to take into account the nature of the issues as they appear at the moment and that I am entitled to protect the interests of the public purse and of the many defendants involved in the light of those clear impressions. Indeed, I have an obligation to ensure that the court's process is being used compatibly with the overriding objective. The court is today required to be more proactive in such matters, especially when dealing with a number of people who cannot afford legal advice to protect their best interests.
"...It seems that there is the prospect of over 20 further libel actions.. It would be wasteful to let proceedings go forward merely on the footing of a series of formulaic assertions to the effect that the individual concerned did not honestly believe what he was saying. There is accordingly no realistic prospect of any such claims achieving the only legitimate goal of vindicating reputation.
"I would not suggest for a moment that blogging cannot ever form the basis of a legitimate libel claim. I am focusing only on these particular circumstances. It does seem to me appropriate to characterise these claims as totally without merit. I will therefore make an extended civil restraint order, which means that Mr Smith cannot launch any further libel proceedings arising out of the Langbar matter based upon bulletin board blogs without obtaining my written permission."
I do not accept this citation as being on all fours with Lord McAlpines case/s. It is perhaps because this defence has held in the past that people still think they can get away with defaming others without considering the potential consequences.
It is about time the courts make examples of enough individuals to drive home the point that no one should be feel that they are too small to become the subject of serious libel actions against them.
The Smith V ADVFN is about the closest you will get to the Twitter cases. There are similarities in the pre action protocol, conduct of solicitors, over compensation risk and studying and appreicating context rather than focusing on dictionary meanings of words. Defamation is all about context.
The case is probably the most useful to any libel defendants (and I do not mean just the reference to slander and the nature of bulletin boards/blogs)
That case is central to revealing the many, many weaknesses in the potential Twitter action.
How many of the accused twits will plead insanity in defence?
Sally ..Cow for one.
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few people would think of the actor at all. I would just see it as some jerks fussing about how cool it is to eat dead pigs bought from the grocery
(i am not sure i found a good translation here)
I think bacon is referring to Francis Bacon...
(Maybe you knew that and my sarcasm detector didn't pick it up.)
It would be a reminder to "trim the fat" from Fedora 14


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Mmh that sounds interesting but I don't think that leaks should be advertised on here... don't know about possible legal issue though. But oh well, every single month there are like 2 or 3 Windows Catalyst leaks...
Can someone verify wether this works?
I've sold my ATi HD2600M notebook a week ago.
Mmh that sounds interesting but I don't think that leaks should be advertised on here... don't know about possible legal issue though. But oh well, every single month there are like 2 or 3 Windows Catalyst leaks...
Interesting - I haven't bothered to upgrade from Ubuntu Intrepid's version of 8.10, this might be one to try though
go ATI go
Anyone got them up and running ?
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Woo! It works!
Well, sorta...
I've fired up VLC and totem, and both played back video under compiz without flickering. Both displayed the video offset vertically by about 50 pixels though, and the totem window was completely black, with the controls only appearing on mouse-over.
Resizing the window, still gave a black bar at the top of the video, but I could see all of the frame in VLC by reshaping the window to be taller than default, or by switching to fullscreen.
Resizing occasionally gave glitches though - sometimes a static frame of video would get get stuck in a bar at the bottom, roughly the same size as the black bar at the top. Playing with it too much in totem completely crashed the display and threw me to another virtual terminal, although X still seemed to be running...
Also, the driver displays a watermark at the bottom-right of the screen, saying "AMD Testing use only" - I'm happy enough to go back to 8.10 once I'm done playing with this, but I'm sure it's just a byte in the persistent database or something like that to turn the watermark off
I should mention, this is with:
Radeon HD4850
Ubuntu 8.10
No options in xorg.conf Driver section
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Played with the output modules in VLC:
- Default seems to be "Xvideo", gives results above
- OpenGL gives flickering as usual
- "X11 video output" gives perfect playback
Hmm, anything else about this version that makes it different than the ones before it? Say, more stable? :P
It's a beta, dont count on that atleast it's not stable for me (8.12 was working fine).
I've did my tests too, and as ppl above said, video xv output in mplayer with compiz enabled does not flicker anymore ;-) but fullscreen scaling is broken, it streches the screen too much. Windowed works fine.
Another thing, glxgears @ compiz kills my X's ;/ so far didn't noticed anything else.
Too bad it's a leaked version. I would be glad to send all those bugs to ATI ;x
Anyone tried this with an r300 chipset. Catalyst broken for my Mobility Radeon m10 since 8.10. Prob is, 8.9 won't work on Ubuntu Intrepid because of Xorg versions


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RE: steveC vs. Probably sticking my neck out here (but after half a bottle of red, not to bothered), but this is how I see things. Fast approaching mid-40's, and having tried numerous sports over the last 30 years from from boxing to bungie jumping (and not got addicted to any, but had fun) windsurfing is the one for me. The main reason being that (through my eyes) windsurfing does not have the same acid rivallery that other sports have (maybe with the exception of the PWA tour), people are happy to share all of there windsurf knowledge with total strangers from all-walks of life and they dont expect any return favours. You meet all sorts of people that you would not get to meet normally. A toilet cleaner could be taking to a doctor about fin size or the merits of extra downhaul, they dont care other than the fact that they have common ground and what they do to turn a coin just doesn't matter, its a level playing field in our chosen sport. Its a serious break from our normal mundain monday to friday lives. Some of the comments on this thread are clearly from intellegent and funny people, but a "few" others are from people that I always liked to think where not into our sport/way of life. I just dont get it, my stance is to encourage people to share knowledge, not scare them away. Loads of kids, including my 12 year old lad are starting out in this sport, it would be a real shame after all the support and words of encouragment they have had from the masses to be put off by the minority. Cheers |
16th February 2007 04:48 AM | |
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RE: steveC vs. I think got a life and went back to windsurfing. |
16th February 2007 02:19 AM | |
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RE: steveC vs. Talking about boring forum, what happened to LeeeD, he used to add a lot of fun to this forum |
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RE: steveC vs. Talking about boring forum, what happened to , he used to add a lot of fun to this forum |
15th February 2007 12:46 AM | |
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RE: steveC vs. MY arse says, I feel a certain force (no wonder, steveC is sticking his head up it right now). I want me tshirt so i can show off at the kindergarden. Please suckers, just get back to surfing and leave all crap aside stay cool and surf, improve and don't go for a swim just to cleans yourself. |
14th February 2007 06:57 AM | |
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RE: steveC vs. Yoda says: I sense a certain jealousy in the force Come on guys, take it easy and go for that t-shirt yourself. Some of the things Steve_C says interested me a lot, and some other times he just preaches on what most of us already know: good for the ones that don't I'd say! As long as it's true, you won't hear ME complain |
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RE: steveC vs. Definitely a bit of a brown noser, that one. Propensity for a fair bit of pompousness, and arrogance to boot. To top it off, the anal old booger apparently has no personal experience with the Starboard brand. I'm sure he'll look quite dapper and spiffy in his new t-shirt threads. Heaven knows what the Tiki god thinks. Probably finds it rather amusing. |
11th February 2007 05:15 PM | |
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RE: steveC vs. BTW seems like crazychemical is competing for lamest dick of the month too. |
11th February 2007 05:13 PM | |
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RE: steveC vs. Hey guys I think you're mixing things up: I don't give a shit who wins whatever little prize (e.g. paper towel to wipe off fecis attained during contest). That was not the point. Actually I didn't even know steveC had won in the first place. The point was that and related threads (actually almost all pre "new forum") were interesting, imformative and amusing. Whatevever has been written lately in the name of steveC was just ouzing sweetsour slimey blahblahblah. The guy doesn't stay loyal to himself (question is, is it the "real" steveC or maybe some *b employee "soft"spaming this site (humping it with his mouse)). BTW who cares what board(s) you or anyone else owns. So keep on trying to talk yourself or others into wanting to be best pupil in the class (or just grow up). Actually I should win the contest this month for saying the truth without licking someones arse (puke). |
11th February 2007 12:49 AM | |
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RE: steveC vs. Simple question. Has steveC EVER ridden a Starboard? Yes or no, please. |
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my kid is almost eight. I am not up for the battle over her choice of attire. as long as it's modest, and she's aware of the weather forecast...
If they're going out to get dirty or just mess around in the neighborhood, sure. Going to church or anywhere where proper attire is desired, NOPE.
I am with them when we shop. I have input on what they purchase, so in that sense, I have a say in what they wear. I do often have to pick out something and throw it at their head to wake them in the morning.
Mine are 3 and 5, so I let them pick out their clothes. I'll start the clothing battle later on.
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My daughter is 2. We let her pick out her socks and pajamas.
I have a 4 year old. Some days she wants to wear a swimsuit. When it is 30 degrees outside. As long as the outfit she chooses won't have CPS calling me for child neglect, I let her wear what she wants.
Once they could always pick what we felt was appropriate we let them do it themselves. But even with them at 11 and 9 we retain parental veto privileges over all clothing.
Up until now, I have been pretty obliging, but I have to admit that if one of them wanted to wear something really stupid looking I probably would step in.