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Tanapangarap wrote:When are we going to get over the British tax on tea? Tea is definitely underrated here in the States.
...never forget.
Re: Stink Less!
Spiritgreen wrote:Haha, perfect. I knew you'd be on top of this derby TR. >:-)
Yes, I can't resist text and fonts and all that good stuff...
jasneko wrote:Haha I was trying to think of a way to use soap in a slogan. Nice work ThatRobert!
Yeah, I was going crazy trying to think of something and finally just went simple.
I despise onions but I do not despise this.
So do you put the thing on your... Do you put the thing in the.... I don't understannndddd! +1
Alwayyyys down for a zombie shirt. I wish the text wasn't so bright comparatively. Nice job nevertheless.
Re: Fuel the Addiction
Love the image, the idea is totally something I would wear... but I just can't vote for it because of the text on the bottom half. The "curing the mondays..." text is off center, and really? Times new roman for the "Warning..." text? That just reads lazy to me. If you resubmit, I'll vote. As it is, I just couldn't wear this.
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Re: Crowbar - Your new best friend
Is there any significant reason for the $3 price tag or is it just a really cheap crowbar?
Re: safety is priority one
At this point in life, I'd settle for penetrating the fog.
Re: For Crying Out Loud
Such wit! Such grace! Boots, this shirt is amazing and it better win for crying out loud!
Re: Pics Or It Didn't Happen
I thought you could do large halftones of original photographs... oh well. It's the comeback campaign for Polaroid (that's a Polaroid negative).
Drakxxx wrote:So sad... NO TIGERS!
Tigers are a thing. You can buy them. i'm confused, woot.
Re: Fossil Fuels (RESUB)
Here's some closeups.
dontcallmegary wrote:Is there any significant reason for the $3 price tag or is it just a really cheap crowbar?
It's quite the bargain. (And also the next time you'll likely be using virtual one is either in Half-Life 2: Episode 3, or in Half-Life 3 if they've switched to a full sequel. :p)
Re: cool.
This is awesome. Simple and hilarious! Win!
Navy or black? Either way - want.
It's funny cuz it's Trooooo!
Re: Bacon is king
Re: tea!
Love the expression on their faces, especially coffee's. Excellent work!
BootsBoots wrote:Hey, you! Where've you been? Nice design. I like the weird colors, they really work.
Oh you know, being awesome.
Re: Beware !!!!
LMAO!! LOVE it!
Re: Corn - It's in Everything!
This shirt's corny.
Re: Odorant!
Is this a real thing?
Re: Broken Pencils
Nice, you did get rid of that skull thought bubble thing, I really like this one.
capedcrusader514 wrote:Navy or black? Either way - want.
Except... they're both gross. This shirt is not gross. It's awesome.
Re: Good till
Isn't this already a slogan for coffee?
Simple, elegant... much like a crowbar. Very nice.
Re: Books - No Electricity Required
awcoburn wrote:I really like this! The graphic is very nice and I like that the it's the centerpiece, but I do wish the letters were bit larger for readability. All-in-all, very good looking shirt!
Tanapangarap wrote:Yeah, I am a bit worried about the readability of the text, but I like the illustration. As a voracious reader, I must get this shirt.
Thanks awcoburn and Tanapangarap! I know the white font on heather looks a little indistinct here, but based on past printed shirts I have with thin white ink on heather, (For instance, in this shirt, the thin white ink shows up great, more distinct than it looked in the t-shirt comp), so I think it will show up just fine, and I'd rather the text not be too bold on the shirt. Glad you like it, thanks again!
Re: Technology!
I wish I could eat your brain and take your skill, you always have good designs. New artist here by the way, so hopefully I might give you some competition.
parrotworks wrote:At this point in life, I'd settle for penetrating the fog.
Personally, I think your slogan in the headline is better than the shirt.
Re: Go Fig
Go fig. 6 colors on navy.
Re: Get a Life
Nice Scott Pilgrim reference in the graphic.
sogj wrote:Tigers are a thing. You can buy them. i'm confused, woot.
If you happen to buy or sell tigers on an everyday basis (or even on a weekly or monthly basis) send us some evidence of these transactions and you'll be allowed to submit a tiger entry. Also we will probably alert the appropriate authorities. Until then, a tiger won't be accepted as an "everyday product" in the derby, sorry.
Re: Toilet Humor - Take a Load Off
potty stuff is always rejected.
Re: Imagination
You all know it's true. :P
Re: Taco it's spanish for taco
Tiene mi vota.
Re: Not so Lifeguard
this isn't a slogan
Generic Resub. Here's some closeups.
sogj wrote:Isn't this already a slogan for coffee?
Yes ,yes it is. well i am trying to play with that slogan. Is that ok with this derby? I am not sure.
Voted. I love the way you drew the cardboard, it's perfect.
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Quintana primed as White Sox welcome Mariners
Jose Quintana made waves with the White Sox last season over his first 10 Major League appearances (eight starts), posting a 2.04 ERA before the All-Star break. But after that, the young left-hander seemed to tire as the year progressed, finishing with a 5.01 ERA in the second half of the season following the brilliant start to his career.
Now, beginning his second season in the Majors, Quintana hopes he'll be able to duplicate the success he experienced at the beginning of 2012, when he makes his season debut on Friday against the Mariners in the opener of a weekend series at U.S. Cellular Field.
Quintana, a southpaw, experienced plenty of success in the Cactus League this spring, allowing just three earned runs over 13 1/3 innings. As a goal for this season, Quintana wants to strike out more batters in his starts. Last year, he fanned 122 over 185 combined innings between Double-A Birmingham and the White Sox.
"In the Minor Leagues, I was able to strike out a lot of batters. Last year, I didn't as much, but was able to throw more strikes," Quintana said. "I want to be very efficient with my pitches. Pitching to contact is OK, but I want to be able to strike them out, too."
Opposing Quintana for the Mariners will be Blake Beavan, who allowed 14 runs in 19 1/3 innings this spring. The right-hander finished strong in 2012 though, going 8-5 with a 3.40 ERA in his final 14 outings after a midseason demotion to Triple-A Tacoma.
"I want to continue what I did the second half," Beavan said. "The second half is the pitcher I am. I know I can do that again. It's not rocket science. I figured out a lot of stuff when I got sent down and brought back up. A lot of it was confidence, trusting stuff. It's not a fluke for me. I know I'm capable of doing that. I know I'm capable of repeating and being consistent all year long. Now, I just need to go do it."
Mariners: Loe makes career-long outing
Reliever Kameron Loe had never pitched more than 2 1/3 innings out of the bullpen. The right-hander began his career as a starter, but in 195 appearances with the Brewers over the last two seasons, he had never extended himself that far.
That changed on Wednesday, when Loe went three full frames, holding the A's scoreless before giving up two solo homers leading off his last inning.
"I felt good the first two innings," Loe said. "Then, I threw a changeup that might not have had enough speed for the first one and hung a curveball to Chris Young. Other than that, I felt pretty dang good."
Despite allowing the long balls, manager Eric Wedge came away impressed with Loe's effort.
"The way he worked through those first two innings, he was in good shape going out for the third," Wedge said. "He just left a couple pitches up. But that's something he's going to need to do for us, and I thought he threw the ball well."
White Sox: Ventura wants diversity from homers
Manager Robin Ventura has no problems with his team consistently clearing the fences, after presiding over a club that hit 211 homers last season. But for the White Sox to return to the playoffs, the skipper would like to see his offense apply consistent pressure to opposing pitching, not just wait for a big blast every game.
"You'd like to be a little more complete in scoring runs," Ventura said. "For the length of the season, you're going to need more than just home runs.
"To win a lot of games and to win the tough games, you're going to have to knock runs in besides the home runs. Home runs are nice, but you're going to have to string together some hits and get some runs other ways. I like the home runs, but I also like those tough runs to be scored, too."
Worth noting
• After joining Sherm Lollar (1958) as the only two catchers in White Sox history to homer in the first two games of a season, Tyler Flowers failed to continue his long-ball streak on Thursday, but he did single and score the team's only run in a 3-1 loss to the Royals.
• The Mariners have not made an error in the first four games of a season for the first time 2009.
Tyler Emerick is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Apple airs new iPad 2 commercial - If you Asked
Apple has released a new commercial titled "If You Asked". Interestingly, the word "iPad" is never used. Instead, the iPad is shown with apps relating to specific types of people while the narrator says what those people would call the iPad 2 if you were to ask them.
If you ask a parent, they might call it intuitive. If you ask a musician, they might call it inspiring. To a doctor, it's groundbreaking. To a CEO, it's powerful. To a teacher, it's the future. If you ask a child, she might call it magic. And if you asked us - we'd say it's just getting started.
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Apple airs new iPad 2 commercial - If you Asked
joe u must know everything... I must not; I cant even understand why you're commenting on an iPad article when you to speak ill of it, when you have all the pretty wanna-be's lined up for you. Don't mind me I dont know anything... juz sayin'
-- "If you ask anyone who knows anything, it's still a big iPod Touch."
And that's still great for Apple... since they also make the iPod Touch.
The iPod Touch is the best selling iPod... and the iPad is the best selling tablet... coincidence?
I picked up an iPod Touch last year, a magnificent device. Because the Touch is so good I chose to return a Xoom and am waiting for a new iPad2 64gB that is on order. Apple will own the tablet market for the next few years, then the others will catch up. The loser here is Microsoft. They would be smart to have a division to create Apps for apple and android products today.
it's a COMBINATION of all piesnlyoan dancing like dtulua said it's all for marketing purposes and when we mention HULA everyone associates this form of dance with piesnlyoan dancing come on now stop discriminating why don't u juss holla at her and put in a few requests about the hulaing if ur gonna be all anal about HULA & TAHITIAN booty shaking..geez get a grip so much for being POLYNESIAN:/
Does what a good ad is supposed to do. Moving - inspiring. Makes you want it. It must be very affirming since after it came out everybody was "why would I want this?" ~
These commercials always take over the room when they come on... I think that the fact that apple doesn't even say the name of the product speaks volumes.. Apple is on it's way up with this one, I see a lot of similarities in how they marketed the iPod line in the early 2000's... Tablets are soon gonna be defined as iPad, or that other thing that can do the same stuff almost?
Brings to mind the old Sprite commercials, but with a twist that too many analysts, critics, media, and others just don't seem to get...
"Specs are nothing. Benefits are everything. Obey your want."
For those who have studied advertising/marketing, you know these ads speak way more volumes than having a robot play with a Droid phone while spouting off a plethora of features (specs). Apple thinks different. Don't like it? They don't care and neither do we iPad/iPhone/Mac owners that prefer purposeful excellence in design in the products we use.
Why is everyone who doesn't love every single aspect of Apple considered a douchebag? It's not healthy to blindly adore everything a company does. Apple is a company built on being rebels, which is something it's fans have forgot. I like Apple, and that's why I challenge them to be better.
i think you made a point about apple being the rebels. i remember having a powerbook and i remember people asking me why would i get an apple because they will be extinct. now look at apple. i might not like everything that apple makes but i still suport apple and its products. count me in on the ipad2. i get mind this monday. sure i might have and iphone4 and an ipod touch4 so why buy an ipad2? reason can be shown with this commercial. ill be using mine for school and it will come handy since im a nursing student.
This ad absolutely nails it, because it can releate to everyone and more than likely tunes in with their thinking.
Of course, people will continue to bash. Enjoy being prescriptive.
"...and if you ask us, It's just getting started."
I like that, with their Upgrades every year. Means this S^&t, just got real!
Might be the same thing as iPad, but they did enough to change it. Not dramatically, but enough because it is the thinest Tablet around. For Reallys though... iPad 3 is going to be feeding us, and taking care of your Children.
Saw this ad on TV for the first time last night, and knew "magic" was afoot.
I guess its a nice ad, but I did just get my iPad back from my grandparents who borrowed it for a few weeks on vacation to see if they liked it, they got frustrated about the whole flash thing, with pages showing up telling you it can't be displayed due to a missing plugin, or just not showing up at all, but overall they liked it.


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We planned to buy her a bed this summer. I don't know why this summer, except that we moved E from crib to bed in the summer and in my mind that was fixed as the time to do it. The time of being two-and-a-half, the season of not really needing blankets, the time of I'll be back at work and getting paid again to fund a furniture purchase.
We bought a bed. The lovely husband assembled it yesterday. I got her a rainbow quilt set and a bright pink fleecy blanket and because it's her favorite color, bright orange percale sheets. She came home to find it in her room last night. And she was one excited big girl, sleeping in her big girl bed.
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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) - Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Nicklas Grossmann underwent successful surgery Tuesday to repair tendon damage in his right ankle and will be sidelined for the next 8-to-10 weeks.
Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren made the announcement prior to Game 6 of Philadelphia's Eastern Conference quarterfinal series against the New York Rangers, who lead the best-of-seven set 3-2.
"Nicklas had successful surgery this morning to repair tendon damage in his right ankle suffered in Game 4 of this playoff series," Holmgren remarked Tuesday. "Nicklas will be out of action for 8-10 weeks."
Grossmann went into the boards awkwardly early in the second period of Game 4 and did not return. He averaged 19:10 of ice-time and recorded six blocked shots over Philadelphia's first three playoff games.
The 29-year-old blueliner registered one goal and 13 assists over 78 regular- season contests in 2013-14.


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Grohe 27140BE0 Polished Nickel Rainshower Rustic Multi-Function Hand Shower Package with SpeedClean Technology - Includes Slide Bar, Hose and Bracket
Technical Specs
Specification Sheet | |
Manufacturer Warranty | |
Connection Size | .5 |
Flow Rate (GPM) | 2.5 |
Grohe Spray Pattern | Rain, Pure, Jet |
Grohe Technology | DreamSpray, StarLight |
Handshower | Multi Function |
Handshower Included | Yes |
Height | 24.4 |
Hose Included | Yes |
Hose Length | 59 |
Material | ABS |
Pause Control | No |
Product Weight | 5 |
Slide Bar Included | Yes |
Spray Pattern | Jet, Massage, Soft |
Spray Settings | 3 |
Theme | Transitional |
Wall Supply Included | No |
Water Efficient | No |
Product Features:
- Covered under Grohe's limited lifetime warranty
- Premier finishing process - finishes will resist corrosion and tarnishing through everyday use
- Grohe hand showers will surprise and delight the user with every interaction
- The perfect synthesis of form and function
- Hand Shower Package Includes: Hand shower, slide bar, hose and mounting brackets
- Designed to easily install with standard 1/2" wall supply elbows or shower arm diverters
- ADA compliant
- All hardware required for installation of included components is included
Spray Patterns for this Handshower: (Click on the image for handshowers with that spray pattern)
Mimicking warm summer rain, the spray provides a full and even coverage.
A soft stream of pure water delivered from the centre of the hand shower - reminiscent of a fresh, mountain spring.
A focused circular spray, which delivers a refreshing bust of water.
Product Technologies / Benefits:
- SpeedClean: Never letting hard-water or grime stop you from enjoying your showerhead to the fullest. Showerheads with Grohe's SpeedClean technology have spray nozzles made of high quality silicon material. A simple wipe of a finger ensures a like-new water flow. Yet another way Grohe ensures you make the most of your water experience.
Hand Shower Specifications:
- Multiple spray patterns that are easily adjustable
- Flow Rate: 2.5 GPM (gallons-per-minute)
- Hand Shower Height: 9"
- Integrated dual check-valves
- Angle of holding bracket is adjustable
About Grohe:
At Grohe design goes deeper than just aesthetic trappings. It is a quality feature and is targeted toward the perfect synthesis of form and function. The result is joyous experience you have every time you use one of their products. Grohe subscribes to a straight forward and consumer-centric design philosophy; grounded in the belief that good design must transcend form and function to create an emotional bond with its users. With a reputation built on performance and longevity, Grohe products are sure to surprise and delight users with every interaction for years of unsurpassed performance. With Grohe's specialist knowledge it is second to none as they continue to push boundaries, challenge pre-conceptions and create new and exciting ways for their customers to enjoy water.
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Our SKU: 27 140
This product is listed under the following manufacturer number(s):
- Brushed Nickel
27140EN0 - Oil Rubbed Bronze
27140ZB0 - Polished Nickel
27140BE0 - Starlight Chrome
*Denotes a finish or option that has been discontinued
10 Questions from the Community
The Grohe 27 140 has a lever near the face that rotates to change the spray pattern.
How do you control the different spray pattern?
A. The Grohe 27 140 has a lever near the face that rotates to change the spray pattern.
The Grohe 27 140 is installed by screwing the two end studs of the slide bar into the wall. To install the handshower, the hose must be installed into a wall supply elbow.
A. The Grohe 27 140 is installed by screwing the two end studs of the slide bar into the wall. To install the handshower, the hose must be installed into a wall supply elbow.
The Grohe 27 140 soap dish cannot be removed no.
Can the soapdish be removed without marring the bar?
A. The Grohe 27 140 soap dish cannot be removed no.
The Grohe 27 140 has a 5" face.
What is the diameter of the face?
A. The Grohe 27 140 has a 5" face.
The Grohe 27 140 has both plastic and metal. the hose and bar are metal the end caps and hand shower is a copper nickel plated ABS plastic
how much is made of plastic, and how much is metal? is there a difference with brushed nickel?
A. The Grohe 27 140 has both plastic and metal. the hose and bar are metal the end caps and hand shower is a copper nickel plated ABS plastic
The Grohe 27 140 and 28 627 are compatible with eachother.
Is the "Grohe 28 627 Wall Supply Elbow with 1/2" Threaded Connection" the correct union to use with the Grohe 27 140 Rainshower Rustic Personal Hand Shower with Hose and Slide Bar
A. The Grohe 27 140 and 28 627 are compatible with eachother.
You will need a wall supply elbow and a valve trim of some sort to turn it off and on.
What else do I need to purchase to complete installation of this item?
A. You will need a wall supply elbow and a valve trim of some sort to turn it off and on.
The Grohe 27 206 Clear Soap Dish is the replacement soap dish that you require for the Grohe 27 140.
Where can I buy a replacement soap dish for the Grohe 27 140?
A. The Grohe 27 206 Clear Soap Dish is the replacement soap dish that you require for the Grohe 27 140.
The wall supply elbow is sold separately.
Does 27 140 come with a wall supply elbow?
The wall supply elbow is sold separately.
The Grohe 27 140 is only height adjustable.
Is the shower angle adjustable, or only the height?
The Grohe 27 140 is only height adjustable.
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Grohe Rainshower Rustic Collection
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Residential Products
GROHE provides the following warranties on its products to the original purchaser, installed in a residential application. This warranty is effective for all faucets sold after January 1, 1997.
Mechanical Warranty
A Limited Lifetime Warranty is provided on all mechanical parts to be free from manufacturing defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for as long as the original purchaser owns their home.
General Finish WarrantyTM
A Limited Lifetime Warranty is provided on all GROHE product finishes to the original purchaser against manufacturing defects in materials and workmanship. At its option, GROHE will repair or replace any part or finish that proves to be defective in material and/or workmanship under normal installation, use and service.
To obtain warranty repair or replacement the faulty part or product is to be sent along with proof-of-purchase (original sales receipt) from the original consumer purchaser to:
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241 Covington Drive
Bloomingdale, IL 60108
This warranty is extended to the original consumer owner, but does not cover installation or any other labor charges and shall not apply to any products or parts of products which have been:
- Repaired by unqualified persons or not using original GROHE spare parts or altered in any manner unless previously authorized in writing by GROHE; or
- Damaged as a result of misuse, negligence, accident or faulty installation or maintenance; or
- Installed or used in a manner contrary to GROHE's printed instructions; or
- Damaged by the effects of dirt, limescale or aggressive cleaners.
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GROHE warrants its products installed in a commercial application to be free from manufacturing defects for a period of one (1) year from the date of acquisition by original owner. Replaced products or parts are warranted only for the period remaining under the initial warranty.
This warranty is limited solely to the above and this warranty and any warranties implied by state law will apply only for the applicable warranty period specified herein. Also, GROHE will not be liable for any loss, damage, expense or incidental or consequential damages of any kind, whether based on warranty, contract or negligence and arising in connection with the sale, use or repair of the product. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of consequential damage or limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state. Unless otherwise contrary to state law governing the purchase, GROHE's liability will not exceed the contract price for the product claimed to be defective or unsuitable.


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President Obama's popularity and his party's political fortunes may not survive the fruits of his recent victory. If he cows the Republicans into giving him a tax increase on the upper brackets, he will lose the fig leaf he uses to disguise his true intentions. Until now, taxing the rich has been his answer to everything.
–Is spending too high? Tax the rich.
–Is the debt out of control? Tax the rich.
–Is the economy not rebounding? Tax the rich.
–Is the deficit out of sight? Tax the rich.
But once he does tax the rich more, he is out of answers. Then his big spending, deficits and borrowing are exposed for all to see.
Triangulation involves stripping away the fig leaf your political opponents use to disguise their true intentions. In 1995-1996, the Gingrich Republicans wanted to cut Medicare but couldn't say so. Instead, they said they wanted to balance the budget. But once Clinton proposed a way to achieve balance without cutting Medicare, they had no place to hide and their agenda was exposed.
Obama wants to increase spending, increase borrowing and raise taxes on the middle class and the rich. But he hides behind the rhetoric of taxing the rich. Once he gets his way, he can hide no more.
The full scope of Obama's financial goals is gradually becoming apparent, and it is truly terrifying. His request for $1.6 trillion of new taxes goes far beyond the simple increase of tax rates on upper income taxpayers. It presages a far broader tax increase hitting far more deeply into the middle class than he has thus far admitted.
Now he proposes eliminating the need for Congressional authorization to raise the debt limit. Consider what that means. Normally, one's ability to borrow is constrained by another's willingness to lend and the interest rate the lender would want to charge. But these checks and balances do not operate on the federal government because it is the global currency and can just print as much money as it wants. The Treasury is "buying" worthless mortgage-backed securities with newly minted money — backed by nothing but our government's say so — and then borrows it back at 3.5 percent interest. There are no lenders. The government/borrower is the lender. And because the money is newly and artificially created, there is no way the market can set interest rates.
Add this to the proposals for vastly more taxation, no debt limit, the president's refusal to rein in spending and his desire to increase spending to, yet again, attempt an economic stimulus.
Here's what you get: A government that can spend money without limit, financing the spending by taxing job creators more and printing money it then borrows. The government, of course, uses the extra spending to spread the reach of entitlements to create a larger dependent population on whose votes it can count. Job creation falls. More people leave the labor force (500,000 last month alone) and enter the entitlement society.
All this leads to a Greece-like deficit and a debased currency with a strong risk of inflation once the recession lifts.
But there is a political fallacy in his program: Taxing job creators has a direct economic impact. His success in raising taxes will bring about his failure in promoting economic recovery. As economic numbers worsen — driven by the global recession and the Obama tax increases — the fallacies in his economics will become apparent for all to see.
Victory may prove the undoing of the Democratic Party. If Obama has his way and runs America into the ground through spending, borrowing and taxing, the resulting economic disaster will convert all those demographic Democrats into new Republicans. They will see, first hand and vividly, the results of Obama's economic policies and they will recoil in horror.
It didn't happen in 2012 because things had not gotten bad enough. Now they will, and the political consequences will be severe for this president and his party.
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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 20: Sen. Bob Corker (L) (R-TN) and Sen. John Hoeven (R) (ND) discuss their immigration agreement outside the Senate chamber June 20, 2013 in Washington, DC. Corker and Hoeven carved out an agreement designed to fortify border security with the "Group of Eight", a bipartisan group of Senators, that drafted an overhaul of U.S. immigration laws. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 171183448 ORIG FILE ID: 170944253 / Win McNamee, Getty Images
WASHINGTON - The Senate took a major step toward overhauling the nation's immigration laws Monday when it cleared the way for an amendment to bolster border security on a 67-27 vote.
The amendment, crafted by Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., and Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., adds nearly 20,000 Border Patrol agents to southwest border with Mexico and keeps the Senate on track to pass the entire bill by the end of the week.
"Having passed this amendment, each step becomes easier," said Ali Noorani, executive director of the National Immigration Forum, a group that supports the bill. "The legislation is on the road to passage."
Daniel Stein, president of the Federation for American Immigration Reform, which opposes the bill, said Americans waking up to the disastrous nature of the bill will fight it to the end. But he conceded that Monday's vote showed it is "stumbling to the finish line."
The road to an immigration overhaul will become even more difficult in the Republican-led House of Representatives, where House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, has said he will not simply take up the Senate bill. Instead, the chamber is working through a series of bills that address different parts of the immigration system, meaning the process could drag on much longer.
The Senate bill was crafted by a bipartisan group of senators, known as the Gang of Eight. It would allow the nation's 11 million unauthorized immigrants to apply for U.S. citizenship, add billions in manpower, fencing and technology to secure the Southwest border, require all U.S. business owners to use a federal database to check the immigration status of new hires, and revamp the legal immigration system to bring in more high-tech and lower-skilled foreigners on temporary work visas.
The original bill added 3,500 Customs and Border Security officers to screen people crossing the southwest border through ports of entry. The amendment brokered by Hoeven and Corker will add an additional 20,000 Border Patrol agents - double the size of the current force - to stop immigrants from illegally crossing the border in the vast expanses between the ports of entry.
The amendment, which received strong bipartisan support, was designed to satisfy Republicans who fear a repeat of 1986, when Congress last passed a sweeping immigration law. Then, the nation's three million unauthorized immigrants were allowed to get citizenship, but the promises of securing the border were never met, leading to the 11 million unauthorized immigrants in the country today.
Republican opponents spent much of the day Monday speaking out against the bill, saying it misses the mark on border security, will cost many American workers their jobs and lower their wages, and complaining that it is being rushed through the Senate. A group of 14 Republican senators sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid questioning why more amendments aren't being considered.
Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., said only nine amendments have been voted on, even though more than 300 have been filed.
"(Reid's) goal is to drive the train to passage by this Friday," Sessions said on the floor. "Public policy? Public interest? Beside the point."
Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., a member of the Gang of Eight that drafted the bill, said his colleagues have had access to the bill for months, considered more than 100 amendments during five hearings in the Senate Judiciary Committee and had all weekend to review the Hoeven-Corker amendment.
"It is not fair to have the American people believe that somehow this legislation just came on the desk of senators and they're voting in the blind," Menendez said.
Hoeven said he is confident the votes will be there, and that they have put together a responsible compromise that addresses most of the concerns from supporters and critics alike.
"When you have something that has this much impact, you need to get people on board in a bipartisan way to really make it work," he said. "We recognize that some people just aren't going to support the legislation. We understand and respect that. But we're trying to solve the problem we hope in a way that people feel works."
The Senate's vote was a procedural one, where senators voted to end debate on the amendment proposed by Hoeven and Corker. Senators must still vote to formally pass it in the coming days.
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Ash caught a mischievous Snorunt whilst traveling through Hoenn. This Snorunt had trouble controlling its Ice Beam attack. Snorunt was used during Ash's battle with Juan but was defeated by Seaking's Hyper Beam. While May was competing in the Grand Festival, Snorunt evolved into Glalie in order to fend off Team Rocket and mastered Ice Beam as soon as it evolved.
Although it was newly evolved when Ash entered the Hoenn League Ash used it in a number of battles where it managed to hold its own successfully, first defeating a Charizard used by Clark with a powerful spinning headbutt. Later he used Glalie against Morrison's Metang, and after a hard battle, pulled it off and won the match for Ash. During Ash's Top 8 match, Glalie battled Tyson's Sceptile, an incredibly powerful Pokemon who, like Glalie, had won multiple decicive victories for Tyson. However they both lost after using their first moves, as their Solar Beam & Ice Beam clashed and knocked them both out.
After the league was over he decided to give it a break at Oak's Laboratory. Ash was going to use Glalie against Conway in the Sinnoh Leauge but made a quick change as Conway saw Ash was going to use Glalie.
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Icy Wind | Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snowrunt |
Double Team | Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snowrunt |
Headbutt | Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snowrunt |
Ice Beam + | Date Expectations |
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- Glalie was the only member of Ash's Hoenn team that did not appear in a Pokémon movie.
- In the English dub of Date Expectations!, Brock states that Snorunt "still needs to work on his Ice Beam", implying that Snorunt is male. However, this is only in the English dub.
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OSs like Windows, mac and some distros like PC-BSD. Do provide an alternative to the all or nothing approach from the server model that is flawed on the desktop.
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Indians tab Kluber, coming off stellar outing, to even series
The mini winning streak Minnesota put together before the All-Star break reached three games on Friday, as the Twins opened their weekend series at home with a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over the Indians.
The Twins closed the season's first half with a pair of wins in Yankee Stadium before this week's time off. Still, though, they have lost 12 of their last 16 contests. The Indians, meanwhile, have won four of their past five games. Cleveland will attempt to continue its ascent through the American League Central on Saturday night, when the Twins host the second of a three-game set at Target Field.
For the Twins (40-53), optimism abounds as the second half gets underway.
"The last few years, we've been on this side, trying to catch everybody and looking up at everybody," manager Ron Gardenhire said before Friday's win. "You forget about the first half and you move on from here. We've got a few new guys here. We've got some guys down there close that are on the way.
"Hopefully, we'll take off from here and put a nice little streak together. That would be a wonderful thing, to get the smiles every day back on their faces. We went through an awful lot, the last stretch probably as bad as I've been around in a long time. To win the last two was huge. Now, you forget it and you go on."
While Minnesota seeks to extend its turnaround, the Indians (51-45) are simply trying to stay the course. They're led by second baseman Jason Kipnis, who knocked a run-scoring double to the opposite field in his first All-Star Game earlier this week.
"My confidence is up right now," Kipnis said. "You obviously feel good being around those guys and getting to go through something like that. But I think I'm in the same boat as the rest of the guys in this locker room. We're excited just to get this second half underway."
Indians: Kluber hunting for more scoreless innings
• Corey Kluber will take the ball for Cleveland on Saturday. In his last outing, the right-hander limited Kansas City to three hits over 7 2/3 shutout innings, striking out eight and walking three. Over 17 games (15 starts) this season, Kluber is 7-5 with a 3.88 ERA.
• Though it's not official, the Indians are preparing for Zach McAllister to come off the disabled list in time to start Tuesday in Seattle. McAllister, who hasn't pitched for Cleveland since June 2, has dealt with a sprained right middle finger. In Thursday's rehab outing, he was able to throw his curveball, the pitch that caused the most irritation.
"What we're going to do is let him throw his side [on Saturday]," Tribe manager Terry Francona said before Friday's loss, "and then kind of make the final decision. We don't really have to do it today, and we'll see how he bounces back. We'll see how he throws his 'pen, but everything is leaning towards him pitching [on Tuesday].
"I think we're all in agreement that this is probably going to happen."
Twins: Correia going for first win in a month
• Minnesota hopes starter Kevin Correia will turn in a solid outing on Saturday. The righty is winless over his last four starts, during which time he has a 5.64 ERA with 14 strikeouts and 13 walks in 22 1/3 innings. In his first season with the Twins, Correia has a 6-6 record and a 4.23 ERA across 18 starts.
• In an effort to shake things up, the Twins recently demoted Chris Parmelee, Oswaldo Arcia and Eduardo Escobar, replacing that trio with catcher Chris Herrmann and infielders Doug Bernier and Chris Colabello. Colabello was recalled two days after appearing in the Triple-A All-Star Game on Wednesday. Colabello went 0-for-4 on Friday.
"Colabello has put up all kinds of numbers, and we're awful left-handed, so he's going to get some swings," Gardenhire said. "And we've already seen what our young catcher can do. He can play left or right, and he can catch, and so we like that. And Bernier has been around. He's only played a few games in the big leagues, but he can pick it."
Worth noting
• Though the Indians are 4-3 against Minnesota this season, the Twins have won 15 of the most recent 22 affairs with Cleveland, dating back June 2, 2012. In that period, Minnesota has outscored Cleveland, 132-90.
Mark Emery is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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This is an excerpt from the webmaster, Chris Sloan's article on the Inaugural Passenger Revenue Flight of the Boeing 787 in the February, 2012 issue of "Airways" Magazine. These images were taken on the October 27, 2011 flight from Hong Kong back to Tokyo Narita. Images from the inaugural flight are on the ANA Dreamliner Inaugural Gallery on Airchive.com. Though the Dreamliner was 3 ½ years late entering service, ANA wasn't about to accept anything less than an on-time inaugural departure time. Passengers were allowed brief photo opportunities in front of the Dreamliner and a commemorative banner before being ushered up the stairs. With commemorative boarding passes around our necks (and cameras), we boarded through the number one door forward of the business cabin galley, instead of through the number two door which is Boeing's recommended entry door where the bar is located. We entered through the business cabin arranged in a 2-2-2 configuration with 2 rows of seats. This aircraft, along with JA802, are configured in the temporary domestic arrangement of 12-business class and 252 economy class seats. The business cabin seats feature a 62" pitch and 21" width. The economy seats, arranged in a very generous 2-4-2 configuration (with 3-3-3 considered standard) each have a pitch of 31" and width of 17". ANA decided to specify individual armrests for the middle seats resulting in 2" between those seats. This space, along with the very high ceilings contributed to the initial impressions of spaciousness, even with the mass of passengers milling about, their luggage, and the press' camera equipment creating congestion. The massive overhead bins, as advertised, easily swallowed all the carry-on articles up. Of note, once the first two 787s switch from domestic to the regional Asian configuration, additional rows of business class seats will be added in place of economy seating. The international long-haul configurations will feature ANA's outstanding staggered long-haul business class "Inspiration of Japan" product with 158 seats spread over two classes. Another immediate impression upon boarding was the large amount of natural light allowed in by the big windows, some thirty percent larger than a Boeing 777. The gracious cabin crew, of which there were ten on duty as opposed to the normal compliment of six, politely asked everyone to be seated in hopes of an on-time departure. The aircraft ended up pushing back three minutes late at 12:23pm, which was miraculous given all the activity. The traditional water cannon salute followed just after engine startup. At 12:41pm, NH 7871 piloted by Yuichi Marui, ANA director of 787 operations and Masami Tsukamoto, who was the first ANA pilot to fly the 787, began its roll down Tokyo Narita's runway 34L. The take-off seemed to be de-rated on the pair of Rolls Royce Trent 1000A's, perhaps to further accentuate their quiet noise footprint. In place of the roar of the Rolls', we heard a somewhat soothing, low background drone of the 787's electrical systems. The Dreamliner employs new electric technology to power many systems reducing the bleed air requirements on the engines. Once we lifted off after a leisurely take-off roll, the airplane did become very noisy, not from the engines but from the cacophony of clicking of camera shutters and loud round of applause. Three minutes into flight, the throttles were pulled back to climb power as we made our way to 37,975 feet and a cruising speed of 431 kt (798 km/h, 496 mph). It was an absolute picture-perfect day for flying with very light winds and no weather en-route. Our four-hour, eight-minute flight plan took us southwest over Honshu, the main island of Japan; then over the Japanese Islands of Shikoku and KyÅ«shÅ«, the East China Sea, Taiwan, and into Check Lap Kok and Lantau Islands where Hong Kong International Airport is located. On the way up to cruise, Captain Marui addressed the P/A reminding everyone this was the world's first passenger flight of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and how happy they were that this moment had arrived. With the air silky smooth, the seatbelt signs then came off and the celebratory atmosphere / press spectacle really kicked in. The very gracious and patient, specially selected ANA cabin crew somehow managed to serve drinks during this melee of passengers and press. Some remarked that it wasn't quite the party atmosphere of previous inaugurals but this might've been because the business cabin was closed off, and many of the Japanese passengers were more subdued than the boisterous western passengers. I for one, felt like a kid in a candy store, and it was time to get down to business and sample all the wizardry. In talking to fellow passengers, the windows were clearly the immediate hit! I could easily see outside the enormous 19" X 11" windows, placed just a little above waist level, on the opposite side of the eighteen-foot wide cabin. I can confirm in-flight that the windows provide a panoramic view, creating a connection with the sky outside, reducing claustrophobia as well as the need to crane one's neck to look outside of them regardless of where one sits. The electrical window tinting performed flawlessly dimming from 100% transparent to nearly the opaque position in thirty seconds. The cabin lighting was set between shades of calming blue and orange with the transition very subtle. Few passengers desire turbulence, but in this case many were hoping for a little less "perfect" day to test out the turbulence-dampening, gust suppression systems where accelerometers in the plane's nose will register a sudden drop and send a signal through fiber-optic cables to the wings. What would have been a 9-foot drop is supposedly cut to 3. On descent and the return flight, we did register some chop from winds and cloud and the Dreamliner did seem to react with a smoother ride, similar as if we were driving down a cobble street. I was watching the control surfaces on the beautiful raked wing adjust in the chop - that was a real treat! The wings were the best in-flight entertainment I could ask for, but the Panasonic in-flight entertainment system (IFE) cried out to be demoed. Beyond the typical on-demand music and video offerings, this IFE offered seat-to-seat chatting and email, and very high-resolution multi-functional air maps, inspired by Google maps. The passenger can select multiple views and levels of detail. The USB port did seem to be charging my iPOD, but I was not able to playback its music or photos on the system screen. The economy seats were firm, but comfortable but instead of reclining the bottom cushion moves back and forth which creates the same affect but doesn't impede the space for the passenger sitting behind. Gino allowed me to sample his business class "throne" which reclined to a near flat position. These business class seats were not the lie-flat long-haul product. Behind the scenes Boeing 787 VP/GM explained that the 787 was collecting flight data and transmitting it back to Seattle via satellite every 15 minutes. The technological marvels even extended to the seven lavatories with features I wasn't aware of prior to the flight. Upon entering the lavs, the door pivots inward to avoid blocking aisles or the interior of the bathroom; the dark blue lavatory lighting transforms to a brighter daylight hue. Instead of flushing the toilet with a handle, one runs their hand over a sensor that triggers the toilet seat to mechanically close before flushing. As Thomas Lee explained to me, whose company designed the system, this creates a vacuum that attenuates the flushing sound considerably, but also cuts water consumption in half & another Dreamliner weight saving innovation! One of the lavatories dubbed "Loo with a view", designed to accommodate handicapped passengers, even has a window and unique to the Dreamliner & the sole conventional window shade. The big question most everyone had on their minds was would we notice more comfortable conditions with the lower pressurization and higher humidity levels, unique to the composite built Dreamliner. Most concluded they didn't feel any difference or it was too subtle. The prevailing opinion was that this would make more of a difference on a long-haul flight than a 4-½ sector. Many did remark how much fresher and cleaner the air smelled and felt which is not surprising with the air conditioning packs being driven electrically than through engine bleed. "Ahhhh, there's nothing like a new plane smell", said Gino Bertuccio. The quiet cabin during cruise was very noticeable as well. ANA has a world-class reputation for exquisite service, and the Dreamliner inaugural was the perfect opportunity to showcase it. Even in economy, we were served sumptuous meals and drinks. The Japanese menu consisted of an appetizer of fried gristles of squid, dried baby shrimp and cabbage salad, a hot entrée of a hot entrée' of pork belly ragout in Soy-based sauce, grilled salmon sushi, and custard for desert. The western meal started with an appetizer of marinated salmon and baby shrimp accompanied by beef and pork pastrami and was then followed by a fresh garden salad, a seafood gratin main course, and custard for desert. Both meals were topped off with a commemorative "We Fly First" ANA 787 Inaugural cookie. I personally couldn't eat mine as I tried to preserve it unsuccessfully as a souvenir. The standup bar between business and economy became the social hub of the flight and was put to good use with an array of snacks and beverages. As wonderful as the food and beverage service were, the hospitality of the crews left even an bigger impression. They were incredibly gracious and attentive in exceeding service expectations while navigating all the passengers in the aisles, myself included. A rather delightful touch was when ANA President and CEO Shinichiro Ito, spent nearly the entire flight personally talking to every passenger he could. What is an inaugural flight without the requisite souvenir swag? Well, of course, everything not nailed down from menus to safety cards to even headphones automatically became a souvenir, but ANA's hospitality extended to the gift envelopes which in true egalitarian style were the same for both classes. The airline marked the occasion with such items as a clever 787 wooden book mark, laminated first flight commemorative boarding passes coupled with a 787 lanyard, the same 787 scarves handed out at the delivery ceremony in Everett, and even a Dreamliner USB thumb drive. Additionally, elaborate books of 787 stamps were available for purchase from Duty Free. At 3:20pm Hong Kong time, the pilots eased back on the throttles of the Trents signaling our initial descent into Hong Kong International Airport. With a definite sense of showmanship, the flight attendants foreshadowed something special was about to happen by remotely dimming all the electrically shaded windows to their darkest position. The dynamic LED "mood lighting" system, which normally mimics the natural progression of daylight, presented the flight's crescendo: within seconds, the cabin was transformed from a subtle, pink hue into a psychedelic "Disco Inferno" composed of the full color spectrum of light. The entire flight burst into an appreciative applause at this surreal, "seventies" sight. After this unexpected treat, the cabin lighting transformed to the bright take-off level then the seat belt signs turned on as we descended through mid-level clouds and light chop on our approach into Hong Kong. The IFE actually showed a detailed aerial map of the airport as we flew low over the South China Sea on finals. At 3:52pm local time, 4 hrs, 8 min. after departing Tokyo, the world's maiden passenger voyage of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner "greased" onto runway 7L with a textbook landing; thunderous applause once again echoed around the cabin. 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Consistency is key over the course of a 162-game season and few, if any, teams have been more consistent than the Red Sox, who after beating the Mariners, 11-4, on Wednesday are 56-37 on the year and own the best record in the American League.
The feat is even more impressive considering the constant state of flux the Boston roster has undergone for more than a month now. Since June 7, the Red Sox have made 40 roster moves involving 22 different players. Despite the constant changes, which have affected pitchers and position players alike, the Sox are 19-13 during the span.
A consistent group of core contributors has helped Boston stay on track, including players like Daniel Nava, John Lackey, Jose Iglesias and Felix Doubront, who most did not foresee making big impacts before the season.
Another one of those players is Ryan Dempster, the 36-year-old starter who is in his 15th season in the Major Leagues. Dempster, who will take the mound against the Mariners on Thursday, hasn't been flashy, but with the exception of a three-start stretch in May has been as reliable as any pitcher on the Red Sox's roster. He had a 3.55 ERA over six starts in June and you'd have to go all the way back to May 23 to find the last time he gave up more than three runs. With a chance to guide his team to their league-leading 19th series win of the season, Dempster will aim for his eighth quality start in nine outings.
"That's your job as a starting pitcher, to try to be as consistent as you can," said Dempster. "Everyone's been throwing the ball really well, so you want to kind of pull your own weight. I've got one more start before the break, and try to finish strong before the break."
Opposing Dempster will be right-hander Erasmo Ramirez, who was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma on Thursday morning. He takes Jeremy Bonderman's spot in the rotation after Bonderman was designated for assignment. Ramirez was in contention to be in the starting rotation during Spring Training, but an elbow issue removed him from consideration. He's been effective at Tacoma, posting a 3-3 record with a 3.09 ERA.
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David Ortiz is on a tear and broke a record in the process.
The Boston slugger doubled in his first at-bat Wednesday for his 1,689th career hit as a designated hitter, surpassing Harold Baines' career mark of 1,688 for the most all-time.
It was just the beginning of a big night for Ortiz. He homered in his next at-bat and went 2-for-3 on the night with three RBIs.
Through the first three games of the series against the Mariners, Ortiz is 8-for-10 with two home runs, three doubles and four RBIs.
Mariners: Miller hot vs. Red Sox
Brad Miller has provided a spark from the top of the lineup through three games against the Red Sox.
Despite his team losing two of the first three games, the rookie is 6-for-14 (.429) in the series with five RBIs and two doubles.
"I like the energy and the way he makes adjustments from one at-bat to another and at times from one pitch to another," manager Eric Wedge said. "Those are positive things. He's been doing a nice job."
Miller is hitting .273 since playing in his first game June 28 and has been solid playing both shortstop and second base.
"No surprises there, just from what everybody was telling us from the Minor Leagues and what we saw over the course of Spring Training," said Wedge. "What you always wonder about is the speed of the game up here. They get up here and it's a little bit quicker, and I think he's handled that well."
Worth noting
• Jacoby Ellsbury extended his season-high hitting streak to 18 games with a 3-for-4 performance Wednesday.
• The Mariners are 25-35 against right-handed starters this season.
• The Red Sox have won 18 of 29 series this year. Last season, they won just 20.
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The Back Page - Rob "Wrong Again" Enderle Peers Into Apple's Windows Future
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It's gotten to the point where I don't want to bother deconstructing columns from Rob Enderle. Not only do I not want to give the man any more ink, his opinions are so pointlessly wrong they don't need rebutting, and he repeats himself a lot. However, when he puts out facts that are wrong, and I mean wrong, there needs to be a correction somewhere on the World Wide Web, and so I will roll my eyes and do just that.
To wit, Mr. Enderle wrote a column Tuesday for TechNewsWorld, one of his usual haunts, that attempts to show how Apple is a step or two away from becoming a Windows OEM. As usual, his views are supported with error and misunderstandings (on his part), and that's what I am going to address today.
First of all, Mr. Enderle said that the release of a beta version of Boot Camp, Apple's new software that allows Mac owners to run Windows natively on their Intel-powered Macs, makes Apple "a tentative Windows platform OEM." That's an absurd supposition, even though I think Apple should embrace Windows*.
However, Mr. Enderle noted that, "Last week, Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) became a tentative Windows platform OEM with its announcement of Boot Camp, which allows new Mac hardware to run Windows XP and, eventually, Vista. Apple had said it wasn't planning to support Windows -- just like it said it didn't plan to support Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) or bring out flash-based media players.
When Apple announces something it won't do, it might actually be a sign or warning of something it will do."
For once, I completely agree with Mr. Enderle! Apple's stated position that it will not support Windows might well mean the opposite is in the works. The company regularly and repeatedly does the opposite of what it had previously said it would do.
From there, however, we spiral down into the weird, whacky world of Rob Enderle, where up is red, down is spleen, and the earth orbits on fish.
"If you want to talk about something that lit up the week, this was it," he opined. "Suddenly, with one seemingly easy move, Apple is a player in the PC space again."
I am not going to be an Apple apologist, but considering the fact that people like Rob Enderle spend so much of their time writing about Apple, the company clearly has been a player in the PC market for the last 30 years and 12 days. Oh, and Apple's market share is rising fast, and the company is one of two PC vendors to make a profit on sales of computers.
Red herrings are one of Mr. Enderle's specialties, and this kind of statement -- that Apple is not currently a player in the PC space -- is merely an effort to downplay Apple in the minds of his readers in order to make the rest of his utterings appear to make sense.
He then goes on with something about Disney not buying Macs running Mac OS X (not true the last time I got a help-wanted notice from Disney to run at TMO, but possibly not true today), and how they might if they were "priced competitively" and ran Windows.
Let's say for a second that this is true, and that Apple is singularly concerned with Disney's buying plans: Apple will never compete on price as long as Steve Jobs is at the helm, not to mention the fact that it won't not sell an integrated OS/hardware solution as long as Mr. Jobs is CEO. Take away either of those things, and Apple loses to Dell.
It's also not in Mr. Jobs' DNA.
Steve Jobs wants three things in his products: Control, control, control. He can't control Microsoft, and by extension Windows, so he's not going to rely on it for an OS. He might sell Windows in addition to Mac OS X, but Macs will always run an OS controlled by Steve Jobs as long as he is CEO. That's really all there is to that.
Anyway, back to Mr. Enderle, who wrote: "When he reclaimed leadership of Apple, the company was trying to build a product that was very similar to OS/2, which had a compatibility feature that would run older applications. He killed it because he, and all of us that covered OS/2 as analysts, had learned that what happens when you have a dual mode product like this is that developers don't move on it. Then you are only left with your own, increasingly lonely, underused applications. This is one of the reasons Copland was killed and replaced with the hybrid Unix blend that became OS X, which had limited OS 9 support."
Where do I begin when it comes to the factual errors?
- Steve Jobs came back to Apple in the first place because Gil Amelio and Ellen Hancock had already killed Copland, which was why NeXT was purchased in the first place.
- Copland was killed because it was out of control and nowhere near completion (and again, it was killed before Mr. Jobs came back), and not because it had an emulation layer. This is one of the most absurd things I have ever read.
- Mac OS X, the OS that replaced Mac OS 7/8/9, had a compatibility layer that allowed Classic Mac OS apps to run. Mr. Jobs was CEO when that was put in place, the same person Mr. Enderle claims knows that emulation kills future adoption.
Even though his entire premise is based on incorrect facts -- and I mean this is basic, basic stuff -- he goes on to say Apple has been losing developers for years anyway, "and nothing it has done so far has had any measurable impact on these losses."
Never mind that each of the last three Apple World Wide Developer Conferences have been bigger than the year before, and that membership to Apple's Developer Connection has been on the rise for the last several years, too.
It's just silly, really.
In any event, since Apple has lost all its developers and has to pay all this money to develop its own OS, the company will finally see the wisdom of adopting Windows. The logic is clear, according to Mr. Enderle, because Windows is modular (whatever), and Apple will be able to slap its` own look and feel on top of Windows to keep us Mac users comfy.
This is, of course, astoundingly bad reasoning, and makes me once again ask the question of who in the heck hires this man as a consultant?
But I digress...
Not only would there be major compatibility issues with other Windows software if Apple skinned Windows, it would negate Apple's one competitive advantage, the aforementioned control of the OS. Were Apple to do this, the company would be competing with Dell, something that no one does well.
Lastly, Mr. Enderle backs up his assertions by noting that, "Historically, Apple has felt that moving to Windows would simply result in Microsoft taking the market from it. However, Apple moved to Windows with the iPod and took that market from everyone else, and Microsoft has been unable to take it back."
Of course, that's just flat wrong. Apple competes on the Windows platform with iPod and iTunes, but iPod doesn't run Windows. It runs a proprietary OS that keeps control in the hands of Apple. That makes is precisely NOT analogous to Macs running Windows.
This is just such simple stuff.
The rest of Mr. Enderle's column rambles off to talk about the EU's efforts to shackle Microsoft, and is unrelated to the bits I just destroyed. You're welcome to read it if you can stomach it.
The strange thing, at least to me, is that it's so hard to take Rob Enderle's opinion and analyst seriously when it so often is based on "facts" that are just plain wrong. For instance, someone making the case for Apple to become a Windows OEM PC maker can make a logical argument for that idea (that it necessitates a complete lack of understanding of Steve Jobs' motivations and ideas on business is another issue).
On the other hand, when that argument is based on a house of errors, I personally can't get past those errors to ever properly consider the position presented. That may explain my obvious frustration with the likes of Rob Enderle, since I am guessing it shows through.
* It is my opinion that Apple can grow Mac OS X's market share by working with Microsoft to have an Apple-certified version of Windows for Macs. The short version is that I think Apple should let Microsoft handle the support -- something the company has become adept at since Windows sucks so much -- leaving Apple to sell this version of Windows in its stores, and preload (for a fee) the OS (in addition to Mac OS X, of course) right out of the factory. If you would like to read my full thoughts on this complex issue, and let me know. If enough people are interested, I'll write a column about it.
began using Apple computers in 1983 in a high school BASIC programming class. He started using Macs in 1990 when the Kinko's guy taught him how to use Aldus PageMaker, finally buying a Power Computing Power 100 in 1995. Today, Bryan is the Editor of The Mac Observer, and has contributed to the print versions of MacAddict and MacFormat (UK).
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Join us on Saturday, June 9th at Roland Garros for the exhibition match between Stefanie Graf, Sabine Lisicki and the young finalists of the tournament "Longines Future Tennis Aces" during the French Open! You will have the chance to see 3 generations of tennis champions playing in this doubles match. On June 9th, the game will start at 11 on court number 7. You will only need an "Accès Stade" card (get it here: http://rolandgarros.fft-tickets.com/uk/tickets/events , choose « All going to the final") which allows you to enter Roland Garros. Admission to the court will be free.


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They are making 32 bit Linux client like they do for all other OS...the client is always 32 bit....as for OS, because vast majority of PC gamers are using discrete GPUs, 4GB of mian RAM do just fine when we use a discrete GPU with it's own memory.
The 64bit OS is almost a mandatory thing if they go APU instead of discrete GPU...and there will not real problems to use the 32bit client+games in a 64bit OS...at least not nowdays.
As for 8GB vs 4GB RAM costs that means, in Euros, IIRC, around 30 (this was for 2133MHz RAM)....in USA will be probably only 30$....and those are retail prices, last time i bought RAM (end of last year) that was the difference and for 2133Mhz RAM...such a price difference will be hardly a show stopper.


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Amazing looking pies, excellent leoparding. Im using the same canned tomatoes but I dont season mine at all. I have longer cook times than you so maybe that takes some of the acidity out. I may try a pinch of sugar next time tho, thanks for your sons tip Jason
Thanks Jason. We add the sugar and salt not for the acid specifically, but for the overall balance of the sauce, and because it seems to bring out more tomato flavor.CL
Craig, when I first started making pizza 2 years ago I did read about how many members were just using a bit of sugar and salt with plum tomatoes for their NP sauce. I'll admit that I did not understand it at all. After all, where the heck is the oregano? Isn't pizza sauce suppose to have oregano? Eventually I worked my way up to using a bit of fresh garlic and a bit of olive oil. For NP pies, I now use sugar to sweeten the sauce and a bit of salt to balance it as you eloquently put it. It took me some time, but I do get it now.Chau


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