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The State of Retailing Online 2015 report finds search and email leading the pack with e-retailers.
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The State of Retailing Online 2015 report finds search and email leading the pack with e-retailers.
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The smartphone operating system continues to sink. Why bother?
It was inevitable: Research in Motion's BlackBerry operating system has finally dropped to third place among mobile operating systems in terms of smartphone market share. BlackBerry used to command well over half of all smartphones in use; now it's down around a quarter and continuing to sink.
Both comScore Inc. and The Nielsen Co. just released new smartphone market share numbers, and both companies are very much in agreement. ComScore says Android commands 36.4% of the market, Nielsen says 36.0%. ComScore and Nielsen say the iPhone accounts for 26.0% of the market. And comScore says BlackBerry has 25.7% of the market while Nielsen says only 23.0%. ComScore says BlackBerry has dropped yet again, this time 4.7 percentage points from January 2011 to April 2011. Nielsen says BlackBerry has sunk again, this time 4.0 percentage points from December 2010 to April 2011.
BlackBerry has been dropping for more than two years. It's a smartphone designed for businesspeople, individuals who keep calendars and contacts and check e-mail. They're not going crazy with apps or browsing the mobile web. My question is: Why bother focusing resources on this dying brand? That's not a rhetorical question, I'm asking you. Please post comments below.
I don't see how anyone can defend giving time and effort to BlackBerry when it's so clear Android and the iPhone are the only games in town. They're growing, they're powerful, people love them, and they have far more apps than BlackBerry or also-rans HP WebOS (formerly Palm) and Windows Phone.
To date retailers have been following this trend. I've written many stories on merchants debuting iPhone apps and Android apps, but not BlackBerry apps. Gigantic players like Amazon.com Inc. have BlackBerry apps, but I think that's because they have money to burn. Sure it would be nice to have an app for everybody, but most retailers have limited resources.
The bottom line: Most smartphone owners do more web browsing than using apps. So it's important to first have an m-commerce web site. Once that is up and running and in peak condition, then a merchant should consider whether an app is good for them. If it is, I believe they need to focus on Android and the iPhone and forget about the rest. No offense to the other players. It simply comes down to the fact that numbers don't lie.
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If you have tools, paint cans, sawhorses and all kinds of things all over the floor you need to create some storage space in your garage.
If you're going to get into craftwork, you got to have the right saw to cut the mustard. Now, in a case like this where you're cutting an intricate design like this, you could use a coping saw. But it would take you a lot of coping and maybe some cursing and maybe some sweat to get it done. There's a better way. This is a 'band saw'.
In these old houses, windows seem to wear out first. For example, the bottom rail is rotted so in order to replace the wood we?re going to have to remove the sash from the frame.
If your home has a paneled wall like this, you probably already know that it's dated, it's dingy and it's dark, and you'd like for the whole wall to disappear, wouldn't you? I'm going to show you how to do that without tearing the wall down.
There?s a lot to consider when purchasing the wallboard for your home. You might want to use different types of boards in different parts of your house. We?re out in the garage area, and we?re ready to hang rock. So we?re using some 5/8" rock, which is required by fire code.
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text: Final Fantasy II was the first game of the Final Fantasy franchise to be on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. At the time, North America had only seen the release of Final Fantasy on the Nintendo Entertainment System. However Japanese customers had already seen the release of Final Fantasy II and III. This led to the name being Final Fantasy IV in Japan, and only Final Fantasy II in North America. Since that time, the game has been re-released as Final Fantasy IV on a multitude of platforms, including the Playstation, Game Boy Advanced, Playstation Portable and the Nintendo DS. Each of the re-releases features some changes to the game itself, some major and others more minor. The game was and continues to be well r ... Read More


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Stenhouse Jr. at Talladega
The Car
Last time at Talladega
Stenhouse Jr. on Talladega:
"After finishing third there last fall, I am really looking forward to this weekend. I learned a lot and would love to have a redo so hopefully we can get our Zest Ford in the same position with one lap remaining. After the past couple of weeks, we need a strong finish this weekend."
Mike Kelley on Talladega:
"We had a strong seventh-place finish at Daytona, another superspeedway, earlier this year. We are bringing the same car so we know we can run up front. There is always a multi-car wreck at Talladega and you just hope that you aren't part of it. If we can stay out of trouble and have a little luck on our side, I feel we will have a solid finish in our Zest Ford."


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Women's Soccer | Sunday, November 13, 2011
Willamette Ends 2011 Season Ranked #9 in West Region
SALEM, ORE. -- The Willamette University women's soccer team concluded the 2011 season ranked #9 in the West Region of NCAA Division III in the final regular season poll released by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).
Willamette, which earned a 9-4 record over the final 13 games of the season, finished 11-8-1 overall and took third place in the Northwest Conference with a 10-5-1 record.
Seven Bearcats received All-NWC honors. Stephanie Skelly (Sr., MF, Poulsbo, WA/North Kitsap HS), the leading scorer in the NWC with 16 goals and 5 assists for 37 total points, was named First Team All-NWC and was chosen NWC Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Year. She completed her Willamette career with 35 goals and 7 assists.
Andi Rowan (Jr., MF, Boise, ID/Timberline HS) was selected Second Team All-NWC after combining steady play on both offense and defense with one goal and three assists. Rowan's play was important to securing control of the midfield.
Five WU players were selected for Honorable Mention. They were Sabine Wetzel (So., D, Martinez, CA/Campolindo HS), Shannon Scott (Jr., D, Bellevue, WA/Sammamish HS), Ariel Wilson (Jr., MF, Fort Collins, CO/Poudre HS), Ashland Bernard (Fr., F, Kirkland, WA/Juanita HS) and Sarah Desautels (Fr., F, Snohomish, WA/Glacier Peak HS).
Willamette's season featured key NWC victories over Linfield College, 3-1 on Sept. 25, and the University of Puget Sound, 2-1 on Oct. 23. The Bearcats scored 37 goals on offense and recorded five shutouts on defense.
Head Coach Hillary Arthur, in her fourth season at Willamette, was chosen NWC Women's Soccer Coach of the Year. She has attained a 39-36-5 (.519) record with the Bearcats.
At the top of the final regular season West Region Rankings was Trinity University (Texas) with an undefeated record of 20-0-0. Hardin-Simmons University (Texas) was ranked #2 with a 19-1-0 record and California Lutheran University was #3 at 20-1-1. Puget Sound held the #4 ranking with a record of 14-3-2. The University of Texas-Dallas was listed at #5 with a 16-4-0 record.
Linfield was ranked #6 at 14-3-3, while Pomona-Pitzer (Calif.) was ranked #7 at 10_6-1. The University of Redlands held the #8 spot with a 10-6-1 record. Willamette was #9 at 11-8-1 and the University of California-Santa Cruz was #10 at 9-7-2.
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Emergency Closure Policy
When severe weather, mechanical failures within the building, or any other emergencies occur, the Director, in conjunction with the Chair/Vice Chair or designated trustee, has the responsibility for deciding whether or not to close the library. If the Director is not present or available by phone, the supervisor on duty will contact the trustees and make the decision.
In the event of inclement weather, the need to close (tier 1 weather conditions) or open with a limited staff of 3 (tier 2 weather conditions) will be based on advice from local emergency officials and the weather forecast. The decision will be made by the Director in consultation with the Chair/Vice Chair or designated trustee. There will be a phone tree for staff and a message will be placed on the answering machine at the library and on the local television station.
If the Director or supervisor on duty is unable to contact the Chair/Vice Chair or designated trustee within 1 hour of the advent of an emergency situation, s/he shall be authorized to determine the closing. Attempts to notify the trustees shall be appropriately documented.
Mechanical problems causing a lack of bathrooms will necessitate a closure during hours when the Town Offices are closed, since there will be no bathrooms available for public or staff.
If the library heating or cooling systems fail, causing the temperatures in the library to go below 55 or above 90 degrees Fahrenheit, for an extended length of time, the library may opt to close.
All employees scheduled to work during hours when the library closes unexpectedly shall receive their normal day's pay. Staff that opt to work during tier 2 weather conditions will earn equivalent vacation time in addition to their day's wage while other employees scheduled to work at that time shall receive their normal day's pay.
Staff who individually elect to stay home during emergencies when library has remained open must use sick or vacation time or forego pay.
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Originally posted by maniacfox
These things don't fall into the "horror genre" just because they are potentially scary.
Honestly I classify anything involving 1-10 people trapped in an isolated area and systematically killed off in horrible ways as horror. Anything involving a real story line is "suspense", and thus (personally) tolerable. I hate being skeered :(
However, if Blizzard came out with a Underworld/Whitewolf stylized (assuming they can get away with it without getting pointlessly sued) MMO, I would be on that like white on rice. Especially if they avoided the over used old-time fantasy settings and worked with a modern world setting.
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I game because I WANT to
If it is so secret, why are people that play WOW getting invites to test Starcraft MMO?
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Originally posted by LuckyR
no such thing as Starcraft MMORPG
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Originally posted by Smikis
They have commercials here in Sweden too, and probably in most countries. Wow do have one of the youngest playerbases (A friend and Wow player is a teacher for age 12-13, both she and most her kids play Wow).
Wow have probably more casual players than any other game, and younger but that doesn't really make the whole playerbase morons, lets not go into a stupid flame war for that.
And how long time it takes to logg in is hardly affecting how casual a game is anyways. All casual players I know play either Wow or WAR, because you can play those games for a shorter time and still have fun. EQ2s dungeons are larger and harder, meaning it takes more time at a given moment.
That is not the key to Wows huge number of players, EQ2 both demands a better computer and are not as good coded as Wow. I personally prefer EQ2 anyways because it's challenge level fits me better but that doesn't really makes one better or worse to play. Neither do the sub numbers, that would be like saying that the Jonas brothers are better than Tori Amos since they earn more cash on their music.
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Originally posted by daylight01
Funcom are working on TSW which seems to be what you are asking for ..
"The game will feature an original setting created by Funcom, with contemporary elements as well as "magic, myths, conspiracies and dark horrors".[10] Contrary to rumors, spawned by this game's second working title, it has neither anything to do with, nor is inspired by the .hack franchise and its setting.[11] Tørnquist debunked several rumors surrounding The Secret World, stating that "there are no aliens or sci-fi elements" in it.[9] He also denied any connection of TSW to The Longest Journey.[9]
At GDC 2009, Tørnquist revealed more about the setting and the story.[2] He stressed that the game is set in the "modern day real world" but also incorporates pieces of ancient mythologies, real and false history, urban legends, and pop culture, and ties them into an original back-story. The latter is said to go back in time for 100 million years and encompass long extinct ancient civilizations. The players will assume the roles of supernatural heroes who participate in a "future war between good and evil", fighting dark monsters that threaten the modern world. Tørnquist identified the genre of the story as dark fantasy, mentioning vampires, demons, and zombies. The players will be free to travel across different locations of the world (e.g. London and New York) and even in time, to pursue the overall plot and investigate new mysteries in connection to the dark invasion. The overall plot will have a conclusion but the designers also leave room for future expansions."
I just picked up on this game, it looks like it has the potential to be quite good, but I'm a bit confused about the alien thing. Tørnquist says there are no aliens or sci-fi elements in it? Have you seen the trailer? It's an alien, sure call it a demon or something if you like but it looks just like an alien, it even looks like it has been modelled on the aliens from the film Alien. How much more alien can you get?
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The MMO genre as a whole is a running joke considering a 5+ year old game is so dominant.
Originally posted by Anthara
LOL... you made me spit out my drink aswell.... since you and 1 bilion more think this crap fantasy games come all from Warhammer crap!! LOLOLOL I can only spam my trollish skills to some person like yourself... who got no fkg clue that ALL this games basically copy this fantasy from the lord of rings world. Enjoy your super lore masters warhammers xD
I see WoW fanbois that came up with this stupid excuse to justify the thousand similarities between Warcraft and Warhammer have done a good job brainwashing morons like you into thinking there's nothing wrong with copying ideas...like to see you try and pull that off in the real world for yourself...and when you get caught for infringement you can just bring up this retarded example "hey, everyone copies from everyone!" and see how far that gets you...
Just a quick heads up Blizzard has tons of lawyers to keep them out of cases like these...how many can you afford Mr. Beautiful Mind?.../facepalm
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Originally posted by maniacfox
On Tuesday, Blizzard rep "Zarhym" posted on the World of Warcraft forums that the new MMOG was already underway and that "it'll be a brand-new franchise, which means the lore, art, and gameplay are being developed entirely from scratch." He added, "We have nothing to advertise for the new MMO because it's a shell of a game thus far."
Blizzard Entertainment declined to comment on any further details.
The revelation comes after previous admissions by Blizzard that a new MMOG was in the works, though this is the first time that Blizzard admitted the game was a new franchise. In January 2007, Blizzard revealed that it was already planning for a fresh MMOG that Blizzard's vice president of entertainment, Itzik Ben Bassat, described as "something innovative and new that really brings entertainment to another level."
By October 2008, there were already clues that the MMOG would be an original property. In an interview with Wired, Blizzard CEO Michael Morhaime said that the game would "not be a sequel to World of Warcraft. It will be different," adding that the game would be so different that it wouldn't compete with World of Warcraft.
Well, fantasy seems out of the question so some kind of sci-fi game is not an impossibility. It seems however that Blizzard is creating the world themselves so it wont be based on the Aliens movies. Figures, it would be stupid to compete with themselves.
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The MMO genre as a whole is a running joke considering a 5+ year old game is so dominant.
There is supposedly word that it'll be something between a fantasy and sci-fi game...this coming from the lips of a blizzard employee somewhere in an interview which I can't recall on what site I saw it....so there you go.
Originally posted by Jackio81
I would be you're right, and this would be a great game for the 12 to 14 crowd they are probably targeting; maybe that is where the money is at.
Still I will not play this game if that is where it lands. I appreciated Sci-Fi and Fantasy, but do not like them blended together. WOW already has motorcycles in Westfall, and that is a bit much for me.
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Originally posted by pencilrick
Agree 100%. I love the fantasy genre and a new IP does not mean its not a fantasy world. Give me a new world to explore, with decently complex combat system, smooth interface, and bards.
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Where are you in [...single player RPG]?
Originally posted by pp03
Why would they get mad, they can take a concepts that exist and are meh and turn them into block buster, best in class titles, which break new records only to be broke again by Blizzard themselves.
Not many companies can do that ;)
I'm assuming this MMO will be away from RPG. I wouldn't be surprised if we run into a massive strategy game. I'm sure they could find a way to make it perfect.
Don't most successful companies do that.. :p
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Really people... this is getting old.
Theres a genre called MMORPG but seems that all the wow haters expect Blizzard MMO's to be diferent from all others. I also dont see any FPS that aint equal to the 1.000.000 previous FPS games. Whatever...
It REALLY makes "you" look retarded when "you" say Blizzard copyed from Warhammer. NO, it doesnt make you look cool, neither inteligent, neither wise and you really dont have...even, a very tiny bit of comon sense.
Warhammer didnt invented ANYTHING. neither rabbits, neither goblins, neither Orcs or humans, or swords, or magic... nothing..zero, nada.
Can you go to a mirror, talk to yourself and start thinking....just a very tiny bit... and explain to us all where did those fantasys came from.
This argument is getting old, makes "you" look ignorant.
Also, I see some people here talking about Blizzard using cheap technology. Dam.. that just makes them look brilliant! The guys use cheap tech and can be able to make one of the most smooth gameplay i experienced. You can even "ride" monsters, fire rockets, fly crasy gnome tech airplanes and other bilion stuff. And all this so cool companys that are using High tech cant do a shitty game run without massive crashes, massive lags and ZERO inovation in combat systems, pets or whatever. Blizzard could even use a spectrum 48k to make their own games.. if they are doing it better, it just makes them look brilliant.
Im tired of this anti-fanboys..... yeh about fanboys, anyone who dares to say a compliment to Blizzard games quality gets slaped in his skull with 1 meter long nails.. the word Fanboy.
About the new MMO... Blizzard already gave cool tips about it. Just check the Murloc Marine or the Tauren Marine. Yep, can be cause of the Starcraft II launch but still.. is a smart way to "play" about this so called secret. I might be wrong, but my guess is to a World of Starcraft MMO ;)
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Rob Pardo, one of the main guys at Blizzard, said they had learned many lessons from WoW, and he mentioned two specifically: They don't like the small, isolated servers in WoW and would prefer much bigger, regional servers where the top players in the world could compete. Secondly, they really like the visceral, hard-hitting feel to the combat in God of War and other games which was lacking in WoW.
Even though the topic of the interview was Diablo 3, I'm pretty sure this is going to apply to the new MMO as well, otherwise, I doubt he would have brought up WoW.
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In high school I was bullied by one kid...
For three years he picked on me,
made fun of me,
and tried me on every possible occasion....
I am a peaceful man,
a mediator,
he took that as weak....
My senior year he tried me
and I put my fist in his mouth,
he fell back and I repeatedly stomped him until my boys pulled me off.....
He wanted to fight me because his sister through herself at me
during the Halloween party the night before.
I took advantage,
like when lady Guinevere came to Lancelot..
I was Micheal Myers
she was a naughty school girl!!
I did it out of spite,
To provoke a fight.
I wanted to whoop his ass
I was playing football,
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My brothers,
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I wanted to whoop his ass.
I hit him with a two piece with a biskit...
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Community Bankers Gather for ICBA Washington Policy Summit
Treasury Secretary Geithner, Rep. Steny Hoyer and OCC's Dugan to Speak
Washington, D.C. (May 12, 2009)—Today nearly 700 of our nation's community bankers gathered at the Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington, D.C., to kick off the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) Washington Policy Summit. During the event, which runs through May 14, community bankers will meet with their members of Congress, examine issues of public policy and hear from some of the nation's top policymakers.
"The ICBA Washington Policy Summit is a tremendous forum for community bankers across the country to come to Washington and meet face-to-face with policymakers and their representatives on Capitol Hill," said R. Michael Menzies, ICBA chairman and president and CEO of Easton Bank and Trust Co., Easton, Md. "Each of our nation's more than 8,000 community banks plays a key role in supporting its local community, especially during these economically challenging times. The financial crisis has placed the banking industry in the spotlight, and this week, community banks will be advocating forcefully on issues that are important to Main Street America. We're here to tell Congress that Wall Street is not the only street that matters."
During the ICBA Washington Policy Summit, ICBA member community banks and affiliated state community banking associations will remind Congress of the continued safety, soundness and lending activity of community banks, while making specific recommendations, including:
- Impose tighter regulatory and capital requirements on "too-big-to-fail" institutions to protect taxpayers from future bailouts.
- Establish a "systemic-risk premium" and ensure that large institutions pay their fair share to the Deposit Insurance Fund.
- Reduce the 10 percent nationwide deposit concentration cap and require systemic-risk institutions to downsize to reduce risk to the economy.
- Maintain FDIC coverage levels to bolster consumer confidence and support the economic recovery.
- Ensure community banks have the tools to continue to rebuild our economy.
Highlights of the ICBA Washington Policy Summit include remarks from Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) and Comptroller of the Currency John Dugan. Attendees will also have the opportunity to participate in several educational seminars and attend meetings at the Federal Reserve, FDIC and OCC.
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Three British troops shot dead in southern Iraq
Three British soldiers have been killed and another badly wounded in an ambush in Iraq. A spokesman said the troops were shot by gunmen in the southern city of Basra.
"A serious incident took place in central Basra at approximately 0830 (0430 GMT) this morning," a British military spokesman said Saturday. "We can confirm that three British servicemen have been killed and one seriously injured."
A reporter for the BBC in Basra, who arrived at the scene shortly after the attack said the soldiers had been assaulted as they were entering a former secret police building now being used by British forces. According to this report, shots had been fired and a grenade thrown from a passing car.
Soldiers had sealed off the area of the attack around the University of Basra and were searching vehicles. (Albawaba.com)
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The usual reply is that electronics is pretty complicated stuff, and you can't expect an elected official to understand the nuances of semiconductor architecture, Uniform Resource Locator syntax, and Boolean algebra. True enough. But it has also been almost 70 years since the invention of the computer and the transistor, and almost 40 years since the creation of the Darpa/Arpa/Internet, so is it too much to ask for these folks to at least have a rudimentary understanding of these technologies?
Worse yet, one can make a very strong case that Moore's Law of semiconductors and Metcalfe's Law of networks have done a better job of explaining the course of the last half-century than any other metric – census data, demographics, life expectancies, purchasing power, church affiliations, etc. – beloved by sociologists and futurists.
Yet, despite the fact that Moore's Law, to take the most extreme example, was first formulated in 1964, and probably 30 million Americans who work in tech know it by heart, I'll wager that no more than a handful of our 535 Representatives and Senators know what it is, much less can explain its implications. Given the central role that electronics and high tech plays in the economic health of the nation they represent, and the crucial part it plays in sparking cultural changes – music downloads, the Web, digital television – that ripple across society and lead to the revision of existing law, shouldn't they know this stuff?
As for tech being complicated: sure it is. But to obtain a basic understanding of how it all works (sand to silicon to systems to software to networks, the on/off switch to silicon gates, hardware to software to firmware to applications), and the larger forces (like Metcalfe's Law) takes, oh, about … a half hour.
I know this because I've done it, with schoolchildren, and I'm not that great a teacher. You might think that somewhere in the course of their often decades-long careers that these legislators might have found room in their busy schedules of calling on contributors and attending embassy parties to devote 30 minutes to educating themselves on such an important topic.
But even if they did set aside the time, there's no guarantee they'd actually listen. Exactly once in my 30-year career as a journalist was I asked to explain the digital world to a legislator. More than a decade ago, T.J. Rodgers of Cypress Semiconductor (and these days, SunPower) asked me to come in and give a well-known U.S. senator a quick tutorial on tech. I spent several days paring my presentation down to just 20 minutes.
Fifteen minutes into my presentation, the senator was already looking at his watch. At the 17-minute mark, having learned nothing, the senator excused himself to do what he had really come to Silicon Valley for: hit up T.J. for money.
All of this may seem like just another amusing example of how out-of-touch our elected officials are. But it has dangerous implications. Over the last two decades we have seen Congress (and the administration), out of ignorance, reaction or just plain grandstanding, do almost everything it can to undermine high technology, and especially entrepreneurship, from crushing regulations (which is why there are no tech IPOs anymore) and anti-trust harassment to bizarre accounting requirements on stock options to criminalizing success to falling for the latest scientific scare.


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CANTON, N.Y. - The Quinnipiac University men's ice hockey team skated to a 2-2 tie against St. Lawrence in an ECAC Hockey match-up at Appleton Arena in Canton, N.Y. With the tie, Quinnipiac goes to 6-6-3 in ECAC Hockey play and 13-10-4 overall while St. Lawrence goes to 3-9-1 in league play and 7-13-5 overall.
Scott Zurevinski (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) scored the Bobcats' first goal before setting up Connor Jones (Montrose, British Columbia) with a go-ahead goal in the third period. Zach Hansen (White Bear Lake, Minn.), Kellen Jones (Montrose, British Columbia) and Mike Dalhuisen (Nymegen, Holland) all had assists in the game.
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I dunno, i've often seen someone grab someones wrist, put it behind their back, and push them forward like that, or push the arm upwards...but (to my knowledge) that's never happened in an MMA fight either.
Even though it's fairly commonplace on "the streets". I hate to argue the case, but there are some things that work outside of the octogon, that don't work inside it (mostly because you're dealing with a skilled, trainer, fighter, who is expecting your attack. That element changes certain things).
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In Britain during the 1970s, we got this quite often. The boxing group of Jarvis Astaire, Mike Barrett, Harry Levene and Terry Whatsisname (it'll come to me after I post) had a sweetheart deal with the BBC and would take good amateurs and build a Record suggesting we had a world titlist in the making. He would then get taken apart by an "unknown" American and the comment would be "Well, they've got fighters in gyms who could be World Champions"...that was actually said when Buster Drayton stopped Mark Kaylor.
What made this so disingenuous was that the clique divvied up the Monies amongst themselves so it looked like they'd fooled the public: not sure how much money actually got to the boxer BUT the contracts of this clique are alledged to have stipulated that out of Ring earnings were included cf Frank Bruno.
The emergence of Frank Warren changed all this and eventually the sweetheart deal with the BBC and the conjoined Promoted, Manager, Faciltator was revealed. Barry Hearn drove a further nail in that coffin.
Managers and Promoters are afraid of a loss on a fighter's Record because of the perceived threat to his marketability.
B-HOP v Pavlik. Well, the latter never really got going and was unable to adjust his march forward strategy. He could have tried to draw Hopkins by adopting the role of Counterpuncher and make B-HOP come forward but didn't think to apply it. Hopkins was very shrewd not least in getting close and turning away so when Pavlik threw the obligatory Right, it connected with the back of Hopkins Head. Of course. Still, Hopkins cried Wolf far too often - but, then again, I suppose it's a mark of his shrewdness.
The ref verbally threatened to take a point from Hopkins but left it woefully late. Bernard's behaviour immediately after the bell rang was unseemly and unwarranted. That apart, he fashioned some excellent rallies and that helped underline the paucity of idea's on Pavlik's part. Back to the drawing board for him.
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I think that the nail has been hit on the head a few times in this thread. The general individual buys into the romance and enigma of that of the un-defeated boxer. Once that boxer loses then the living legend status all goes out of the window, per say. Its akin to being told that Santa Claus doesnt exist! That's he's a mere mortal after all. This is the point when the novelty is lost so to speak.


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Just wanted to get this out there--not really hoping for any change--but I want to say that during a drive copy I preferred the old "elapsed time" record to the new "x minutes remaining" record. The "minutes remaining" method doesn't really tell me anything useful because it's inaccurate--it keeps changing as the speed of the copying changes, and if there's a glitch, it can go on and on; whereas the "elapsed time" record a) is accurate and b) tells me something useful once I've copied a drive a few times and have a general idea how long it should take. If it's taking longer than it has in the past, I know there's a problem.
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Hi Gary,
I think the "minutes remaining" instead of going on and on will give an error at a certain point, though it may not be soon but it will finally error out.
Also the "elapsed time" may also go inaccurate as it depends on "minutes remaing" if it has a glitch.
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Thanks for your comments.
"Minutes remaining" does not error out, at least not within the 7 hours I waited one night. I finally had to stop SSR using Task Manager. If SSR is supposed to time/error out, then there's a bug in SSR that should be addressed in an upcoming hotfix or service pack.
As to your second point, once I've copied a drive a couple of times, I know about how long it should take. If it takes substantially longer than that, I know there's a glitch. That for me is useful information. The "time remaining" record provides me no information that is in any way useful to me.
I've already posted this to the ideas section. I posted here because I wanted to hear what others thought. I was hoping someone could point out a useful way of using the "remaining time" record that I'd missed.
I'm confused as to why this should be marked "solved." I'm posting an observation, not asking a question. How has anything been solved?


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Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
Please read John 1.
How I long for the shorter, warm summer nights. It seems the sun goes down earlier and earlier. Yes, the days are getting longer. We are past the winter solstice, but it seems the winter is especially long and cold despite the strengthening sun. Light is what we need. It is light that strengthens us. It is light that warms us to the soul. It is light that brings us hope. It is light that motivates us.
Are our wills any stronger than that of an insect, a moth? Are we not drawn to the light? Millions flock to Florida and warmer climes in the winter. Is it the cold or the dark they dread? Is there a difference? The snow blankets the mountains and all the landscape has become a magnificent reflector. Is it the thrill of skiing or the glare of the ice that brings them to the slopes? We hang lights on our homes in celebration of the holidays, but they are a poor substitute for the light we crave. We light a candle against the dark and sit in the silence staring into that flamethat flickering of yellow, orange and blue light.
Oh the warm summer nights! I dont have to freeze when I take the dogs out for their walks. It is often still twilight. I am at the door. I have called my three dogs to go out outside. The young ones whine and bark. They mill around me impatiently waiting to get outside. They have to go now! The old dog sits silently trying to stay out of the way. She is tired. The leashes are attached. The porch light is switched on. The door bursts open. I am pulled out into the warm humidity of summer. The dogs romp and wrestle on the lawn.
I am out for just a brief time. The porch light wields it power. Moths have already gathered and what I refer to as dumb, brown beetles. Thats all they are. They are just a brown beetle about the size of a pinto bean and not anymore attractive. I dread their presence. As I approach the door, several spin around the light. They are banging into it over and over again. I know that they will get into the house and crash themselves into the foyer light. When that light is turned out they will seek other lights to fly into repeatedly. Yes. Yes, I know that we humans are the ones who have destroyed their navigation with our artificial lights, but they still irritate me.
It is said that one is most irritated by those undesirable traits found in oneself. I seek out artificial lights to fill my needs. There is my procrastination and dawdling. I isolate myself from community. I waste time and fail to prioritize often distracted by the unimportant and unnecessary. My relationships and even my creativity suffer, but still I repeatedly bang my head against the artificial light. What about you? What artificial lights are you seeking to guide you? We all have some, I fear. It keeps us numb. It keeps us away from the true light and all that God has created us to be.
All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being through him was life, and the life was the light all people. (John 1:3-4 NRSV) The Word who was, is, and shall be. The Word who is God. The Word who has come into the world has created life and that life is light. Life-giving, soul-reviving light is the great gift that Jesus Christ has brought into the world. We gaze upon that light, and oh, it is lovely. It is ever transforming so that our gaze need not fall away. It is ever constant so that it never fades. It is ever sustaining so that we are not weary. Oh that beautiful, beloved light of Christ! That Light that is light that transforms us, assures us, and sustains us! Do you not see the beauty? It is there upon the cross where the light shines for us. The cross where the Light was lifted up for the world to see the breadth and depth of Gods love in Christ for all people, for us. It is for us and will never leave us. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. (John 1:5 NRSV)
That Light of Christ is Life. It is life lived in love. It is life lived in deep relationship with the other. It is life lived in creativity. It is life lived in giving. It is life lived in gracious receiving. It is life lived drawn to the Light that is our true, abundant life. Oh! That we would gaze deeply and steadily into that light that gives Life. It gives the life God created us to have. Look to the Light and live. Look to the Word of God shining brightly for you and have Life!
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The internet is filled with all sorts of commentary on the euro crisis, much of it misleading hot air. If you're really interested in understanding where we are, I recommend reading the 11 page new paper "The Eurozone Debt Crisis — The Options Now" by Lee Buchheit and Mitu Gulati.
Lee is the world's leading sovereign debt restructuring lawyer and probably the single most interesting person in the world to hear talk about this topic (I strongly recommend watching this video of Lee speaking about the debt crisis in June 2010 — he starts 19.30 minutes in). Mitu is a superstar legal academic with expertise in a bizarrely wide range of topics.
If you want a sense of the expertise these guys bring to discussing debt crises, read this paper they wrote in May 2010 on restructuring Greek debt and you'll see they knew exactly how the Greek situation was going to develop. (Naturally, Greece hired Lee to work for them on the restructuring.) Mitu's "autoposy" on the Greek debt exchange with Jeromin Zettlemeyer and Christoph Trebesch is also an essential piece.
The new paper doesn't make for optimistic reading about the options available for resolving the crisis. I think Lee and Mitu are perhaps more pessimistic than I am about the effectiveness of the ECB's OMT program, partly because they accept the limitations on the program that have been announced by Mario Draghi such as limiting the bond purchases to bonds under three years in maturity. But as a sobering guide to where we are, this short paper is a must read.


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[...] choice would be dining in this cozy restaurant in Argyll Road. The first 10 couples will receive a gift from them [...]
Update: Louis Cafe has closed
Its makan time again and this time around, the food tasting session was at Louis Cafe located in Argyll Road. This restaurant which was opened on December last year is facing directly opposite Mingood Hotel.
There was a wide selection of dishes and for starters, we had the Caesar Salad with Smoked Salmon- RM18 and the Organic Garden Greens – RM15.
Another delightful salad – Scallop Salad. A plate of fresh garden greens with Seared Sea Scallop topped with delicious Apple Salsa – RM20. The sourish taste is very appetizing.
The range of soup are more on the creamy side, very well blended and served with buns & butter. I personally like the broccoli soup.
Top, from clock-wise: Italian wild mushroom soup – RM10, Cream of tomato – RM9, Fresh Pumpkin Soup – RM9, Cream of broccoli – RM9.
Below are some of the dishes that I particularly enjoyed during this food tasting session.
Fish Gordon Bleu – RM25 is a piece of deep fried red snapper fillet stuffed with Ham and Cheese Crumbed. The fish goes well with the accompanied Lime Butter Sauce.
Beef tenderloin with peppercorn sauce – RM38
Grilled Lamb Chop with black pepper sauce – RM22. Indeed a very succulent dish with the gravy.
The Vegetarian Cutlet – RM15.90 is an option for those who prefer a vegetarian dish.
As for the pasta, we had the Fettuccine Cabonara and the Pasta Arrabiata, both at RM16. I personally like the Pasta Arrabiata as it has more flavour with the spicy tomato pulp sauce and goes well with the chili, bacon and assorted wild mushroom.
Chicken tortilla – RM15.90. Delightfully melts in your mouth and best taken when its hot out of the oven. Recommended to try this out.
Grilled Lamb Chop with brown mushroom sauce – RM22…grilled until perfection. Almost similar to the black pepper counterpart, but the mushrooms gives another dimension to the dish.
Besides the Western Cuisines, you can also find some selection of Asian dishes in this Wifi Enabled restaurant. This is the 'Chinese' dessert of White Fungus with Gingko – RM5. Do check out their special set lunch too.
Group photo of the food bloggers…courtesy of Penangtuapui.
There are two dining area to accommodate the dinners, one on the ground floor as well as another in the upper floor. Many thanks to Madam Teoh for inviting all of us to her restaurant for the food tasting and also to Lingzie for arranging this outing.
Louis Cafe
161-C Argyll Road
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Tel : 04 2287729
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GPS Coordinates : N05 25'18.4" E100 19'49.7"
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Letters to the Editor August 27
Don't send Grinch to Washington
Since it's almost time to go back to school, I got to wondering what happened to the tax holiday on school supplies. Then I remembered that Thom Tillis and the Grinch Patrol done took that holiday away from us.
It's hard to see why anyone would want to send the Grinch to Washington, but that's what a vote for Tillis will do.
Pat Carstensen
Protect us from fracking
Last week, I attended the Mining and Energy Commission's public hearings on rules they're proposing to keep us "safe" when fracking begins in North Carolina.
Of the 86 citizens testifying that day, fewer than 10 percent spoke in favor of fracking. Of those 10 percent, not one provided a shred of scientific evidence to support their position. In fact, most didn't address the rules at all, arguing instead that fracking would bring jobs to our communities.
Fracking will, indeed, create some jobs, just as any construction job will do. But a recent study by the Institute for Southern Studies concluded "fracking workers are more than seven times more likely to die on the job than other types of workers" due to fracking's hazardous working conditions. Many others will die or become disabled from exposure to toxic chemicals. Why wasn't this mentioned by the pro-frackers?
If it's jobs we're after, why not develop sustainable solar or wind power in North Carolina? Not only are these enterprises safer for workers, but they're safer for us all.
Current credible research shows a serious uptick in birth defects in babies born to mothers living within 10 miles of fracking drills. Yet, the proposed rules require a setback of just 650 feet between homes and fracking operations, and just 200 feet from our rivers and lakes!
The MEC's rules simply won't protect us. The commissioners must heed the overwhelming majority of citizens who are demanding protection from fracking's lethal consequences. That is their job!
Vicki Ryder
Updating the story
Leonard Pitts, referring to the seven teenagers who "broke into" the Coral Gables house of basketball star Ray Allen, states that authorities "thus far" have not prosecuted them (Aug 23 op-ed, "What's next in Ferguson?").
Pitts goes on to make the strong observation that if the seven were "black kids who invaded a home in a wealthy neighborhood" they would not "have likewise gotten off with a good talking to." To update this on-going story, it should be noted that on Aug 20, misdemeanor trespassing charges against the seven were filed by the Miami-Dade County State Attorney's Office. The crime is punishable with up to one year in jail and a $1,000 fine.
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COPA COPANA PARK, Water Park near Athens, GreecePosted by in Water parks in Greece
Copa Copana is a huge winter and summer entertainment park. For the summer the all new COPA COPANA offers coollest waterslide rides for all…
WATER SLIDES: Black Hole, Rafting Slide, BIG Multi Slides x3, BIG Family Slide, Turbo Tube Slide, Kamikaze, Space boat, Free Fall, Small Multi Slide x3, Body Slide, Space Ball, Uphill Flying Boats x2 …
The heart of the all New Copa Copana is the coollest spot in Athens during the Summer.
For little visitors the Magic Water town during the summer with a Pool only for kids. With maximum depth of 45 cm with and fun water games, water slides only for kids .
The Islands are the beach bar that starts in morning with the best music cool drinks and beautiful people till late at night!
The absolute fun for young and older children!
OPERATING PERIOD: All year; Pools 10:00-19:30; Water Slides 10:00-18:00.
CONTACT Copa Copana Water Park:
12th km. Athens – Korinthos National Road
Gefira Schistou, Chaidari
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Tel: 210 557 6006
Fax: 210 557 6007
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