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American Idol
Exclusive! American Idol Alum Anoop Desai on His Fave Contestant and Sexytime Soundtrack
How has your life changed since American Idol?
[My life] has changed pretty drastically. Before Idol, I was in grad school. Singing was something I did as a hobby but it was never really a serious career choice for me. I'd never really entertained that notion. Now, of course, I'm coming out with 30 songs. I'm writing and producing. It's something I never really tried to do. But now that I'm doing [music] it's changed my life completely. I wake up in the morning and I'm doing something that I don't think of as work. It's fun. I'm very, very lucky to have that as a job.
Who are your favorite contestants on Idol so far this season?
You know I haven't followed [Season 10] that much. We've been getting ready for the Zero.0 release but from what I can tell it's a great year. I know there's a kid named Scotty McCreery who's from right down the road from my hometown in North Carolina. So you know, I've got to give it up for the North Carolina boy.
What do you think of the new judges?
From everything I've heard and from the feedback I'm hearing, it seems [the new judges] are a wild success. I think Idol will always be a show about the talent that's on the show. The latest water cooler topic might be about what Steven Tyler said, but at the heart it's still about the contestants on the show. As long as there's still quality talent, Idol will still be a great program.
Be honest, what song are you sick of American Idol contestants covering?
(Laughs) There are two songs that if someone does it really well, then it's really impressive. But if someone doesn't do it well, then it hurts you more than it helps you. First there's "Hallelujah" by Jeff Buckley and then there's anything from Dreamgirls. Those are songs that take a lot of ingenuity to make work because those songs have been done perfectly. I wouldn't say I'm sick of [these songs] but I almost cringe when I see people doing them. I see so much potential when people do them and I see a lot of potential for them to go very sour.
What song would you add to the American Idol song roster?
From what I hear this year, there's a lot of popular music being sung. I think that's the way to do it — reinventing songs that are in that are in the Top 100. I'd like to see relevant music being remade in a new way.
Do you have any advice for Idol contestants?
I think the biggest thing is to be yourself. The most innate part of talent is reality — it's the ability to be yourself and be able do that better than anyone else. Someone who was a mentor on [American Idol] told me, "you have to be you before you can do anything else."
We have to ask, are you dating anyone right now?
No, I'm not dating anyone right now. I'm single. I just moved to Atlanta so that's exciting. It's a whole new community to get to know. I'm looking forward to meeting new people. [Editor's Note: Did you hear that? Here's your chance, ladies!]
Do you have a romantic playlist? What song would you woo a girl with?
You know, there's always the classic "Crazy Love" by Van Morrison. That's a beautiful song with a great message. You can never go wrong with classic soul — like with "My Girl" and "Let's Get It On." There are a lot of great classic songs that everyone knows. So if you can pull them off, that's always great.
Do you have any favorite break-up songs? What song would you get over a girl with?
(Laughs) This is hard. I haven't had to listen to those in a while. This is the classic one that I love: Collin Hay's "I Just Don't Think I'll Get Over You." That's a beautiful song. Also, I like a lot of Elton John and Journey.
What's the most embarrassing song on your ipod?
It might be "Party in the USA" by Miley Cyrus.
Can't get enough of Anoop Desai? Be sure to grab his album Zero.0 when it drops on March 23rd. It will be up for download on his official website and Billboard.com.
We've got the scoop from Anoop! We recently had a chance to chat with American Idol Season 8 finalist Anoop Desai. These days the singer is hard at work on his three-part music project Zero Trilogy, but he took the time to answer our burning questions. Read on as Anoop spills some juicy deets on his forthcoming album and reveals which AI contestant he's cheering for this season.
Don't forget to head back to Wetpaint this Wednesday, March 9, when we exclusively release a brand new song from his forthcoming EP Zero.0!
What can you tell us about the Zero trilogy? What was your vision for the albums?
My vision was to get at the core of a lot of moments that have affected me — they're never completely happy, they're never completely sad, and they're never completely anything. I wanted each song to be a conversation about the essence of a single moment, hence zero... So for each song, I really tried to explore each one of these moments in a different way and to experiment.
How would you describe your musical style?
It's lyrical and that's the only way I can put it... Something that I'm very proud on these albums is that I wrote them myself. I think I've really come into my own as a writer. I think people will grasp on to a melodic style.
Production-wise, there's something for everyone. That will definitely be proven when you all get the next song. When you think of the song "Want Your Love," the song we're going to release is going to be a complete 180. When you get the album you're going to see the extremes a good melody can be taken and that's what I'm proud of.
Who are your musical influences?
I'm all about experimenting. This album is all about experimenting into dance and a little bit of dub step. It's also going to back to the rendition of a capella songs, going back to guitar ballads, and everything in between. In my mind what I'm trying to do is reconstruct pop music. There are so many different rhythmic and melodic elements that go into pop music today and so I'm trying to get into all of them and experiment. I'm excited to get into the extremes of sounds, in emotion, in everything.
How soon will get to see you perform live again? Will you be going on tour?
We're going to be doing some promo tours for Zero.0 in April and hopefully with the success of this we can parlay that into live performances, performances on shows, and that sort of stuff... It's really about how my fans and my team manages to share my music. If people promote [my music] and people love it then it's a lot easier to turn that into tour opportunities. We'll definitely be doing some dates in April. I know we're doing some stuff in Boston and we have a date in Ohio.
Any thoughts hitting the West Coast?
If the music takes off like we think it will then it's definitely a possibility. I'm dying to get to the West Coast. I'm also dying to get to Japan, India, the Philippines. I would love to go everywhere.
What four words would your use to best describe yourself?
Oh man, these are always the toughest questions. Motivated, curious — I always want to be a part of and try new things — social, and introspective at the same time.
Here's a fan question for you! Describe the perfect kicks and the perfect kiss.
I always like my shoes to be pretty interesting so I like wild colors — the ones that no one wants to wear. I like purples and greens and blues in my sneakers. They would definitely be high tops because they go with baggy jeans, they go with skinny jeans, they go with everything else.
The perfect kiss is a complete 180 and I don't know how to answer that. I guess it depends on who it's with.


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Worship is looking a lot like self-help
Everyone wants to know or discover the faith formula, the biblical principles or the sacred secret to good health and unlimited wealth. Today, the teaching and focus in the church is on becoming the best "you" you can be, and in the process you will please God.
Many come to church expecting to learn the faith formula to material success, the biblical principles to land that six-figure career opportunity, the sacred secret to maintaining the perfect weight, the perfect marriage and raising the perfect children. These are just a few of the self-serving "gospel goodies" and eye-popping promises we are now hearing from many pulpits.
Living in the age of technology and personal opinions, we now have religious propaganda coming to us every day of the week from many unnamed and unreliable sources, by way of satellite radio, cable television, YouTube, Twitter, text messages, emails, and word-of-mouth. Everyone seems to be an expert on how to maximize the Christian life. Even non-Christians are telling Christians how to maximize their Christian life; the platform is enormous and the influence is global.
Unfortunately, many of our worship services have taken on the atmosphere of a "self-help seminar" or a spiritual pep-rally; many of the sermons are tailored to teach you how to be a better you. We want God to enlarge our territory and expand our material boundaries, however, God wants to enlarge our hearts to help others. He wants us to take our minds off the human trinity of me, myself and I; and put our minds on him.
We Americans are a do-it-yourself society, a people who generally believe that if our lives are going to be better, it's mainly left up to us to improve it. For some, Jesus has become just another "help technique" for getting what we want out of life. Living the Christian life has become another lifestyle choice that helps us feel better about ourselves. Our challenge, of course, is to decipher what is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help us God.
The Bible is an ever-present reminder that it's all about God, and not about you or me. In fact, we are told in John 15:5, "I am the vine, you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing." The truth is, there is no way to circumvent God, His Son or His Word to accomplish anything worth having.
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So, here we go again.
That was one reaction I had to news last week that plans are coalescing around the idea of building a new Coast Guard museum on the little half-acre of city-owned property next to Union Station.
Evidently the National Coast Guard Museum Association has zeroed in on that site, and association representatives were in town last week, showing around some plans.
The idea of a downtown New London museum is an exciting one, and I know a lot of people will be glad to quickly get on board.
But the troubled history of that little half acre, the subject of two referendum petition drives and a lot of political skirmishing among some of the city's more entrenched power brokers, makes this particular setting for a new museum seem like anything but a done deal.
Adding to the controversy, it looks like the museum organizers would like to build a pedestrian bridge over the railroad tracks, to connect the museum to the rest of the downtown.
Before the notion of selling Riverside Park to the Coast Guard surfaced in recent years, plans to sell that half acre of land and the proposal to build a pedestrian bridge over the tracks were some of the more contentious issues in the city.
Two of the big stakeholders in the fight have been the owners of Cross Sound Ferry Services and the owners of the magnificent Union Station.
The train station owners went to court to fight the taking by eminent domain of some of their land, which the city wanted to use to build an overpass.
The station owners had a lot of good reasons why a bridge was a bad idea.
I suspect their central objection was probably that it would be built too close and diminish the grandeur of the Henry Hobson Richardson train station, by any measure the architectural anchor of the downtown.
The ferry owners, on the other hand, have long wanted to connect their waterfront terminals with the city's parking garage.
They also once agreed to pay $346,000 to buy the city's little half acre next to the train station, which they now lease for parking, until city voters quashed the deal with a referendum petition.
As the new museum project gains steam, I can see some of the same objections surfacing again.
Will the ferry owners be wiling to give up their lease on the half acre and go along with all the access and right of way permissions they may have to give as abutting property owners?
Will they endorse or undermine a museum? And will the train station owners object to a tall museum and big overhead pedestrian bridge that could encroach visually on their handsome landmark? The pedestrian overpass has to be almost as tall as the station, to clear the overhead electric train wires.
Most important, will Mayor Finizio be able to bring together these various factions and put on track a project that has the potential to make or break his administration?
I would suggest the best way to begin is to put things out in the open as soon as possible.
Make public the plans that so far have been shown only in back rooms.
Let all the principals who have a stake in the project consider the plans in detail and then say whether they want to help or stand in the way.
And bring in the public soon to hear what people think about a project that has the potential to transform downtown New London.
This is the opinion of David Collins.
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Press Play (Explicit)
by Puff Daddy
Released: Oct 2006
Label: Bad Boy Records
Diddy is "legendary," "holds [his] crown high" and wishes to drop his ashes over N.Y. when he dies (watch out!). "We Gon' Make It" and the lead-off track, "Testimonial," are twinkling, motivational hip-hop, with rap's Tony Robbins relating, "I move mountains with my will to succeed." On the slushy, vaguely experimental "Future," he aspires to be the first black president. If Diddy was half as great as he imagines himself to be, Press Play would be a classic. Unfortunately, both are only (occasionally) amusing.


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Below is the poem entitled THE SPIRIT OF IGNORANCE which was written by poet
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One funny day,
a man and a wife,
attempted to bury a child,
alive and free
because she was sick,
all the times.
The couple who already
had a child,
found it hard to live with a child,
with a cleft lip.
What they did,
they tied her in rags and backcloth,
and placed her in the coffin,
hoping her to die before they reach,
their home place!
What impressed me,
the baby didn't die miles and miles!
But she cried at the grave,
when she was about,
to be buried at once.
The mourners heard the noise,
and all were shocked,
to discover the truth that the baby
was still alive.
It was a hard time round and round,
and difficult to believe.
What a funny day,
and what a funny act!
Ignorance in the world,
makes people mad,
and always little knowledge,
makes the head sick,
and the brain at large.
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Some researchers analyzed the news coverage in the UK. To the surprise of, well, absolutely no one, people with connections to the drug industry were way more worried publicly, and were solidly promoting the use of anti-viral and other meds. This despite the fact that the effectiveness of these treatments is, to be charitable, very questionable.
To be fair, of course, many experts are, indeed, working in their industries of choice. Just like, for example, aeronautical experts are going to be found at Boeing. But they really should ID their affiliations and reporters need to keep them in mind:
"Researchers found that academics with industry links were six times more likely to rate the potential risk of swine flu as higher.
"Similarly, academics promoting the use of antiviral drugs in newspaper articles were eight times more likely to have industry links than those not commenting on their use.
"The researchers point out that the UK spent an estimated billion pounds on pharmaceutical products during the 2009-10 swine flu pandemic, including antiviral medications and swine flu vaccines. …..
"There was also uncertainty about the effectiveness of antiviral medication in reducing transmission and complications of influenza. Some dissenting voices argued that the limited benefit of medications such as Tamiflu did not justify their costs."
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The only thing green things in my garden (where the snow has melted) — nice young stinkweed. And oh what a healthy crop already. It figures it would be a weed!
The farm team (so called because they're in their coveralls and tractor dealership gimme caps):
Sadly (ha!), the box of ice skates has been consigned to the storage building until November 2008. I hope.
Hens admiring the view.
The view.
Sometimes it feels as though we're raising cats rather than cattle (and yes, they each have a name), though they're certainly earning their keep. Tom says he saw only one mouse running about all winter.
Speaking of chickens, here's chicken salad. Or rather, fruit salad. This is why we don't have the chickens or their eggs certified organic; we get several boxes of mostly non-organic supermarket vegetable and fruit trimmings every week. And if the birds aren't getting 100 percent organic feed, they can't be organic. To us, it's more important that they get a varied diet with lots of fresh greens (and reds and yellows and purples). If it was my diet, I'd rather have some non-organic cherries, grapes, watermelon, and lettuce, than a steady supply of 100 percent organic grain. Especially through what can be a very, very long winter before the next blade of green grass appears.
Daniel with one of the new arrivals — the golden boy with the golden calf. I can't remember what time of day I took this, but it's all natural light with no help from me, the camera, or iPhoto afterward,
Davy decided to get in on the fun,
Sleeping in the sun,
Finally, a few shots of Easter goodies.
I suprised the kids (and myself, after that flu) with some Bonnat-style Martha Stewart chocolate-filled eggs. Under the weather with limited patience and time spent vertically, I simplified some of MS's methods. For starters, I made a hole with my small, sharp and pointy cake tester. I enlarged it slowly by chipping away with the tester and didn't bother with pins, utility knives, or drills. One small "tool" and I was fine. Also, I found I didn't need to get rid of the eggy inside by blowing with a rubber ear syringe or anything else. Mix up the eggy inside gently, then shake, also gently. Fast and easy. Then, maybe because of our dry Alberta climate, the empty shells didn't need more than one day to dry completely.
For the chocolate filling, I found some Callebaut chunks at the supermarket and didn't bother cutting them up any more; I also dispensed with the double boiler, scraping, heating pad, and spreading on a clean smooth work surface. I put the chocolate chunks in a glass bowl and zapped them in the microwave for 30 seconds a shot, two or three times; the Cooking for Engineers website has good information on the whys and hows of tempering chocolate.
I don't have any clean unused egg cartons, just recycled ones from our eggs, so I set the empty shells in egg cups to fill. It was also how I presented the eggs to the kids, who thought they were getting soft boiled eggs for Easter breakfast. The expressions on their faces were priceless. Mom has almost as magic as the Easter Bunny…
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Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/jf5zjp/eclinical) have announced the addition of the "eClinical Solutions Market by Products, Services, Buyers & Delivery Modes - Global Forecast to 2018" report to their offering.
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The global eClinical solutions market has been categorized into two major segments, namely, products and professional services. The products market is further classified into clinical data management systems (CDMS)/electronic data capture (EDC), clinical trial management systems (CTMS), electronic clinical outcome assessment (eCOA), randomization and trail supply management (RTSM), safety solutions, and others. The others segment comprises core lab integration systems, regulatory information management services, and coding systems. The CDMS/EDC solutions segment accounted for the largest share of the global market, by product at an estimated $899.1 million in 2013; while the eCOA solutions market is expected to grow at the highest CAGR of 21.2% from 2013 to 2018. The professional services market includes implementation services, training, support services, and consulting.
In the report, the global market is further segmented on the basis of type of buyer (pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical/medical device companies, clinical research organizations CROs), and healthcare providers) and delivery mode (web-hosted, on-premise, and cloud-based eClinical solutions) The global eClinical solutions market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 13.5% from 2013 to 2018.
A number of factors such as increasing pressure to reduce cost and time spent on clinical trials, growing demand for improved data standardization to meet regulatory requirements, increasing adoption of cloud computing technology in eClinical solutions, and government funding to support clinical trials, are driving the growth of the global market. On the other hand, factors such as the growing burden on clinical research teams in terms on skilled labor and training, and high capital requirement for implementation of eClinical systems are restricting the growth of the global market. In addition to this, complexity of system architecture is a challenge faced by market players. Growth in the number of clinical researches in emerging Asian countries, increasing adoption of cloud technology for the development of eClinical suits, and the shifting trend of clinical trial resources from AMCs to CROs, are the factors that offer high growth opportunities for eClinical solution vendors.
The global market was dominated by North America with a market share of 60.1%, followed by Europe with a share of 26.4% in 2013. However, the Asia-Pacific market is expected to grow at the highest CAGR of 19.5% from 2013 to 2018. A number of factors such as the presence of a large patient base, faster recruitment of patients in developing countries, availability of low cost CROs, increasing government support, and shortage of trial volunteers in North American and European countries are driving the growth of the eClinical solutions market in the Asia-Pacific region.
Key Topics Covered:
1 Introduction
2 Executive Summary
3 Market Overview
4 eClincal Solutions Market, By Product
5 eClincal Solutions Market, By Professional Services
6 Global eClincal Solutions Market, By Type Of Buyer
7 eClincal Solutions Market, By Delivery Mode
8 Geographic Analysis
9 Competitive Landscape
10 Company Profiles
Companies Mentioned:
- Bioclinica, Inc.
- CRF Health
- Datatrak International, Inc.
- Eresearch Technology, Inc.
- Medidata Solutions, Inc.
- Merge Healthcare Incorporated
- Omnicomm Systems, Inc.
- Oracle Corporation
- PHT Corporation
- Parexel International Corp.
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There were so many amazing moments on this week's episode of Love & Hip Hop Atlanta, like when K.Michelle and Joseline hung out (hi, K! Glad to have you back!) and annihilated Mimi with their sex tape commentary, or when Ariane and Erica hung out and couldn't even bear to watch the tape after a few minutes. Or when Mimi and Nikko went in front of the cameras and had the most awkward interview ever. It was almost a surreal experience seeing all these moments come to a head (no pun intended…we don't think).
You guys were there to catch the best moments and turn then into something hilarious, so today we have some of the best memes of the season in our gallery. Take a peek!
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April 5, 2008
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah --- New Mexico softball fell to Utah, 4-3, Saturday at Ute Field. The Lobos rallied late with three runs in the seventh but could not overcome Utah. Freshman Tianna George went 3-for-3 with an RBI against the Utes. New Mexico dropped to 17-14 overall and 2-2 in the Mountain West Conference. The Utes improved to 19-18 on the year and 2-2 in the MWC.
New Mexico had six hits in the contest. The Lobos had two walks in the fourth but grounded into a double play to end the inning. In the fifth, UNM had two hits but lined into a double play and had a runner thrown out at the plate. Freshman Tianna George had a run-scoring double in the seventh and UNM scored two runs on a four fielding errors. The Lobos stranded six runners on-base in the game.
Utah plated two runs in the fifth inning on three hits. The Utes led off the inning with a single up the middle and followed that up with a run-scoring single down the left field line. Staci Hemingway placed the ball down the line allowing Kristie Keller to score from second. The final run for Utah came on an Angie Boardman single to right field. The Utes led 2-0 after five innings.
Utah added two more in the bottom of the sixth inning on a two-run single by Hemingway. The single was the sixth hit for Utah and allowed Sharee Fonoti and Keller to score. The Utes extended their lead to 4-0 after six innings and would hold on for the win.
New Mexico scored a run in the seventh on a RBI double by George. George hit the bottom of the fence allowing junior Analise Rubalcava to score. UNM added two more runs in the inning on fielding miscues by Utah. The Lobos stranded a runner on base in the final inning.
Lobo freshman Madelyn Machac started and threw a complete game against the Utes. Machac dropped to 2-2 on the season after allowing four runs on six hits. UNM made three errors in the game defensively.
Brittany Parker threw a complete game for Utah after allowing three runs on six hits.
New Mexico travels to Las Cruces, N.M., Tuesday to face the Aggies. UNM and NMSU will play for the 130th time in the Rio Grande Rivalry. The game is slated to start at 6:30 p.m.


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Bucs Have Player*s* Of The Month
November 29, 2012 at 02:22pm by Scott • 2 Comments »
It's gotten to be so routine that Lavonte David leads the team in tackles and is constantly around the ball that I've kind of stopped mentioning it in game write-ups. "Ho hum, another 15 tackles, 2 for loss, a pass break-up, he saved a basket of kittens from drowning. Just another day." It kind of sucks when you're so good that it becomes expected and stops getting recognized. Well, the NFL has my back on this one because David won the November Defensive Rookie of the Month award.
What's even more impressive is that David doesn't have a lot of "spectacular" plays, and I'm using that word literally. He doesn't have a bunch of interceptions or even a string of bone-crushing tackles that would have been featured on "Jacked Up!" if ESPN was still a real network. David is just consistently making solid play after solid play, and it's a testament to whoever is handing out these awards that they didn't go for style over substance with him.
But if we did care about style points, it didn't get much more stylish than Dekoda Watson laying out a punter to get the ball blocked and returned for a touchdown by Adam Hayward. That's why they gave Watson the NFC Special Teams Player of the Month. In addition to the punt block, Watson also recovered a fumbled punt by the Panthers and had a couple special teams tackles too. It's good recognition for a player who has been around for a few years but hasn't gotten a lot of the glory even though he has been solid and made his share of plays. Congratulations to David and Watson.
Bucs Beat AFC Champs!*
August 27, 2012 at 03:47pm by Scott • 2 Comments »
* may not mean as much now as it would have in February.
NFL Network finally broadcasted the Bucs/Pats game Sunday afternoon after airing a couple other games twice (#BuccaneerConspiracy) so I got around to watching it last night. I came away much more impressed with many aspects of the team, obviously concerned about some others, and disgusted at the amount of cheering Pats fans there were in the stands.
Losing Davin Joseph for the year is huge. Like, super huge. It may be the biggest loss the team could have, and I'm including Josh Freeman. There was so much hinging on the run game this season and Joseph and Carl Nicks were going to be those bookend guards to give Doug Martin the cracks he needed to break his big runs. I assumed Ted Larsen would be the starter in Joseph's place, and that would have been a big step down. Larsen is good, but he's not at Joseph's level. But now Greg Schiano is saying that they're going to try a few different things out. No one else on the roster is any better than Larsen, so that probably means he's going to see who gets cut this week and bring in a couple guards to compete with Larsen to start.
You may object to me saying that Joseph is a bigger loss than Freeman would have been, but have you seen anything from Freeman this preseason so far that makes him stand out? Several passes off-target, a seemingly rebellious refusal to run when there are yards and yards of green in front of him, just doesn't look sharp. He had a couple good passes Friday, but just not sucking isn't enough. Not for a fourth year franchise quarterback. Dan Orlovsky has been more precise with his throws and more productive. I'm not advocating for Orlovsky to be the starter and I recognize that Freeman is generally playing against better competition than Orlovsky, but Freeman should be clearly better than him at this stage, and he's not.
Doug Martin has Emmitt Smith-type balance. You see it in just about every run. No defender is going to bring him down with an arm tackle or by throwing themselves at his feet. He can spin and twist and stumble but his knee never touches until he gets hit squarely. He's a living weeble.
It was good to see Vincent Jackson catch some balls and be a big part of that first drive. He is as advertised and that's good because he's going to need that big radius to catch some awkward balls if the offensive line isn't going to give the quarterback the time he needs to step up.
Speaking of which, is it just me or did Donald Penn look sluggish? Seems like he got pushed around some on Friday. He definitely let Chandler Jones get inside him on the play where Joseph as injured. Not that it's Penn's fault or anything, but Penn allowing that kind of pressure is unusual.
Though I wasn't keeping an exact count, I do remember a lot of bullshit penalties, too. False start, delay of game, illegal formation… all useless penalties. It may be a useless statistics, but it can't be helping.
I don't know what happened to Preston Parker during the offseason to make him not be able to hang onto a punt, but he should not be allowed to field punts ever again. If the Bucs keep six receivers and ditch Arrelious Benn, he will probably stick. But guys on the back half of the roster need to be able to do something on special teams and his value is declining quickly if he can't field punts.
Someone said something during the broadcast about Dallas Clark not being able to block. I saw him block a couple times and he was fine at it. No pancakes or anything, but the guy he was blocking got moved away from the flow of the ball. That's all they need him to do.
Both Gerald McCoy and Adrian Clayborn got tweaked during the game and left early. Still, the defensive line showed some life with Michael Bennett and Roy Miller. Beyond that, despite the numbers, the depth on the line gets pretty thin. The Bucs will be scouting for this position as well this week, and if they don't find anyone they like, guys like Wallace Gilberry and E.J. Wilson will be getting roster spots, which seemed incomprehensible last year.
The Patriots ran for 168 yards with an average of 5.4 YPC. That's a lot — in fact, it's more than Freeman's yards per attempt. It didn't actually seem that way during the game since Adam Hayward and Lavonte David were always around the ball, Hayward especially making some big plays. And Mason Foster, the starting MLB, wasn't playing. Jeff Demps did his share to boost their average with a 29-yard run and that was against backups, so maybe it isn't as the stats. But I've got a real feeling that teams are going to test the Bucs' run game early in the season. They've got a reputation of giving up a lot of running yards, and until they prove everyone else wrong in a regular season game, that's going to be the assumption around the league.
One factor other teams will have to consider now is Mark Barron. He can flat-out hit. He's been equally impressive in run support and pass coverage and has shown so far that he was worthy of the #7 overall pick. If the Bucs can have a true intimidator patrolling the secondary like they did when John Lynch was around, they'll get part of that nasty edge back that they had all those years ago. Barron might be that guy.
The last preseason game is Wednesday night. My DirecTV schedule says it will be broadcast live on Comcast SportsNet, channel 642. We'll see if that actually happens, but hopefully I'll be able to review the game less than a week after it happens this time.
Bucs Win First Game Since Last October
August 13, 2012 at 11:56am by Scott • 4 Comments »
I finally got a chance to see the Miami preseason game last night since NFL Network insisted on waiting until yesterday morning at 7:00AM to air it for the first time. Add to that the fact that every single write-up about this game focused on the Dolphins with barely any analysis of Tampa Bay and my theory that there is an anti-Buccaneer conspiracy within the NFL starts to make sense. Someone call Jesse Ventura and tell him to get on this.
* Josh Freeman looked pretty sharp, but Dan Orlovsky was on fire. Every pass was on target and his 100% completion rate showed it. He's really one of the only guys I have to make fun of this season, so if he keeps doing well this preseason, it's going to really screw me over.
* Greg Schiano and Mike Sullivan were making a point with his play calling. This is a running team and they run when they feel like it. The Bucs ran the ball 34 times and passed it 24. They only got 2.5 yards per carry, but a lot of that had to do with the poor run blocking in the second half. Michael Smith had nowhere to go. But when the starters were in (sans Donald Penn), LeGarrette Blount looked great. One time he was even split out at receiver. Some backups came in and Doug Martin also looked good with a sweet ten yard run showing off his balance.
* Speaking of Michael Smith, his kickoff return for 74 yards was a great display of vision and body control, but I thought he was supposed to be the fastest guy on the field. He got chased down from behind. Here's a tip: If your greatest asset is your speed, you are not allowed to get chased down from behind.
* Luke Stocker's one catch was super sweet and was a great example of the kind of play he can make when they need him to. Between two defenders and behind him, Stocker still snagged it. Go Vols.
* Tiquan Underwood caught all three passes thrown his way, including one that never should have been thrown. The Miami safety should have had that pick, but Underwood kept his eyes on the ball and came down with it when everything shook out. Awesome concentration and hands.
* In the middle of my typing this review, the Bucs defense was called for another offsides penalty. Schiano isn't going to stand for penalties, especially bullshit ones that are totally avoidable like offsides. Some dudes are going to be running gassers today so they can remember to wait until the ball is snapped.
* Another avoidable penalty: Preston Parker's personal foul. It was a scrap with a Dolphins player and might have been overlooked if he hadn't muffed that punt. Stars can get into fights and get flagged and get away with it. Guys who drop footballs can't.
* I think the Bucs had more big plays during this game than they did in the last ten games last season.
* Lavonte David is fast. Did you see him make that tackle on punt coverage? He got down there before the ball did.
* Adrian Clayborn is so fast off the ball. He didn't post any stats in the game, but he's going to be tough to block this season.
* Myron Lewis started the game but looked hesitant and lost. I've heard good things about him in camp, but he was invisible during the game. I'm guessing this is his last chance with the Bucs and he may not survive the cut to 53. But at least he'll have one more chance with the Redskins when Raheem Morris convinces them to pick him up.
* But Anthony Gaitor looked great. Passes broken up, solid tackling, tight coverage. It's not even a contest right now if the decision is between Lewis and Gaitor.
* Mason Foster had three tackles and played for less than a quarter. There is a new dedication to stopping the run and it looks like Foster is going to be leading that charge.
I thought it was an impressive showing and a great indication of the direction the Bucs are headed. Your impressions in the comments.
REAR ENTRIES: Into The Fold
May 21, 2012 at 10:03am by Scott • 11 Comments »
BUCS SIGN DAVID: One of the wonderful benefits of the new CBA is the total lack of drama involved in signing draft picks. They just sign. I think the rookie wage scale only technically affects the first-rounders (and maybe not even all of them), but everyone below them are seeming to fall into line earlier this year. And the Bucs just landed their second-rounder, Lavonte David, leaving only their two first-rounders left to go. David was second-string WLB for the one OTA that the media was allowed to observe, but that's not going to last. If he doesn't start at WLB for the first game of the regular season, I'll eat my hat. Although you should keep in mind that all my hats are made of bacon.
WILLIAMS AND JACKSON: Mike Williams expanded on his comments the other day about Vincent Jackson's veteran presence and learning from his experiences.
"I call him, 'Old Head,' " Williams said of Jackson.
I love old head! Especially when they're missing lots of teeth so there's no unfortunate scraping.
"He's like the vet out there. We get advice from each other but mostly from him. He's going out there and showing us what he's seen throughout his long career, his 1,000-yard seasons and his Pro Bowl seasons. He's letting us know what we're going to see. We're trying to work together as a group to compete.
"Basically, (he said) to keep working on my game. Don't ever think you've mastered it. Keep on working on it. If you catch a pass 1,000 times, he wants you to catch it 1,005."
Jackson was generally seen as a talented malcontent in San Diego, and some brain-dead bloggers even went so far as to say the Bucs shouldn't trade for him in a million billion years (although to be fair that was for the price the Chargers were asking), but Jackson seems to be taking his position as the #1 receiver seriously and passing on what he knows to the young guys.
"It's like, 'Double (cover) someone now. We dare you,' " Williams said. "Having Vincent on the field, you get more confidence in a vet like that and him telling you what to do and how to do it. You get confidence, and we get out there with kind of a swagger."
And wide receivers coach P.J. Fleck stands on the sidelines nodding and taking imaginary notes to make it look like he has something to do with it.
WHORING: I posted the question on Twitter, but I'll go ahead and ask it here, too. How many of you dear readers would buy a Bucstats T-shirt if it was available? Or are hats better? Maybe both? What about nice big Bucstats magnets to stick right on your computer or even your backup hard drive? I'm just throwing out ideas here. Let me know what you think in the comments. If enough people are interested, I'll get on it so everyone has their stuff before training camp. Thanks.
Draft Wrap Up
April 30, 2012 at 10:42am by Scott • 9 Comments »
With the Bucs having traded away their second-round pick in order to move back into the first to take Doug Martin, most people thought Mark Dominik would stand pat and wait for his third-rounder to hit. But Dominik is a sniper who sees what he wants and just fucking takes it. And what he wanted was LB Lavonte David out of Nebraska and he didn't think think David was going to be there in the third for him. Someone in the chat on Friday called David as the next pick. I forget who it was, but bully for him. Nice call.
David is 6-0, 233 and runs a 4.65 40. Most people would call him undersized for a linebacker, but that would be his only drawback. He was super-productive at Nebraska and made all-conference after transferring from a junior college. He's smart, athletic and closes on the football quick. It's going to be tempting to compare him to Derrick Brooks because he'll probably play the same position and because Brooks had the same "undersized" knock against him when he was drafted. This kid obviously has a long way to go, but just keep it in the back of your mind. This is why the Bucs felt comfortable passing on a linebacker in the first round. Dominik knew David was going to be there in the second and that freed him up to do what he did in the first.
I feel the need to point this out since there was so much Dominik bashing on Friday. Dominik traded down two spots to #7 and picked up a fourth-rounder, a price most people said was too low. Dominik took that fourth-rounder and used it to trade back up in the first to grab Martin. But all he did was swap fourths to do it. He still had a fourth-rounder going into the second. He then took that fourth to trade back into the second round for David. He used one fourth-rounder to trade up twice. That's some expert wheeling and dealing, and if you don't think so you're just hater who enjoys being miserable and should pick another team to root for or bitch about as you please. But leave my Bucs out of your sphere of depression.
The rest of the draft I found underwhelming, mostly because I didn't know any of the players. The Bucs took LB Najee Goode in the fifth and CB Keith Tandy, both from West Virginia. In fact, Goode and Tandy were roommates in college, so they should give the second-team back seven some continuity walking into camp. Greg Schiano played both these guys several times while at Rutgers (both WV and Rutgers are in the Big East), so he obviously spent some time scouting them even before he got to the Bucs.
"Obviously, I know a lot about both the West Virginia kids playing against them for four years," former Rutgers coach Schiano said. "They were both a royal pain in the rear. As I told them, it's good to be on the same side now.
"Those two guys are football maniacs. I mean, they love the game, and they play it with such passion."
With his first seventh-round pick, Dominik grabbed Michael Smith, a running back from Utah State. Smith's pick is all about speed and he is a true change-of-pace back. In fact, another team liked him so much that they offered Dominik a sixth-rounder next year for Smith right after he was drafted.
"I never had that happen before," Dominik said.
Smith claimed to run a 4.26 at some point, but he was clocked at 4.32 at his pro day. That probably translates a few hundredths higher at the combine, but is still faster than anyone the Bucs currently have. Smith is 5-9, 207 and had a recent groin injury, so there's going to be some talk about his size and durability, but for a seventh-rounder, he sounds like a steal. So I won't hold it against Dominik for not drafting Tauren Poole out of Tennessee with this pick. Poole, by the way, went to Carolina on a UFA deal, so we'll be seeing him soon enough.
The Bucs' last pick was Drake Dunsmore, a tight end out of Northwestern who probably projects as a fullback. Erik Lorig and Luke Stocker already have the jobs of "white guys who can block" filled, so I'm going to say Dunsmore doesn't make the team. Everyone else, though, I think has a real shot of sticking.
With nearly 48 hours passing since the draft ended, it seems like a good time to look at draft grades. Of course that's dumb, but people do it anyway. SI gives the Bucs an A-, Ira Kaufman gives them a B+, Mel Kiper gave them something good (I'll never know because I won't pay for it, but the Bucs did well enough to be the team they push on the home page), and CBS gives them a solid B. All the draft reviews have the same complaint, though: that the Bucs should have just taken Morris Claiborne. But without the trade down, the trades back up don't happen. Barron is a solid player at a position of huge need for the team. And again, if the Bucs thought Claiborne was better than Mark Barron, they would have taken him. But the Bucs were in a unique position to know a lot about Claiborne and they went ahead and picked Barron anyway. That's the last time I'll beat that horse, but it seems so obvious that I don't know why more people aren't realizing it.


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Sunday, August 2, 2015
This zippy Disney adventure-comedy, crammed with special effects, asks that age-old question, "Is there life after high school?," and answers it with a cheerful "Not really." The movie, directed by Mike Mitchell ("Surviving Christmas"), is a clever hybrid of Harry Potter (its nerdy 14-year-old hero, Will Stronghold, has magical powers) and "The Incredibles" (Will belongs to a family of superheroes). The live action and computer animation are so thoroughly interwoven that you can easily lose track of what is what. Because "Sky High" is a Disney family film, it can't begin to depict the adolescent temptations of drinking, drugs and sex. But a darker current ripples under all the superhuman perk. High school ostracism, whether avenged or healed, the movie suggests, is never forgotten. — Stephen Holden


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Moses Soyer letter to David Soyer, 1940
Physical Details: Letter : 1 p. : handwritten, ill. ; 23 x 15 cm.
Sender: Moses Soyer (1899-1974)
Recipient: David Soyer (1928-)
Description: Soyer writes to his son David who is away at summer camp. He includes illustrations of two horses, "Brownie" and "Whittey" and implores of David to be nice to a young Viennese refugee whom Ida (Soyer's wife) will be bringing to join him at camp.
Forms part of: Moses Soyer papers, circa 1905-1974
Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined
Citation: Moses Soyer letter to David Soyer, 1940
Digital ID: 3231
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West Ham United 1 Norwich City 1
Filed: Wednesday, 15th October 2003
By: Graeme Howlett
Trevor Brooking's penultimate game in charge failed to provide the three points necessary to lift the Hammers to joint top of the First Division tonight, thanks to a second half equaliser from the on-loan Peter Crouch.
Villa striker Crouch, on loan from Premiership outfit Aston Villa nodded home the goal which cancelled out a first-half own goal from Norwich's Marc Edworthy. But despite not getting any of their own players on the scoresheet the Hammers will feel hard done by not to have taken all three vital points.
Missing the main strike force of Jermain Defoe and David Connolly - both suspended - the Hammers were always going to find goals harder to come by on the night. Neil Mellor and Richard Garcia filled the vacant berths as the Hammers reverted to a 4-4-2 formation, in contrast to Trevor Brooking's preferred 5-2-3, but neither managed to provide the kind of penetration associated with the two missing strikers.
Despite that it was the Hammers who struck first; just 5 minutes into proceedings a wide shot from Neil Mellor evaded all but the unfortunate Marc Edworthy, whose touch steered Mellor's drive into his own goal.
Although the Hammers had the better of the first half - Matthew Etherington particularly unlucky not to extend the lead on two occasions - warning signs of what were to lie ahead came when Darren Huckerby - City's other on-loan striker - and eventual goalscorer Crouch both missed good chances (or rather David James saved two good chances).
And the Hammers duly paid for not making the most of their opportunities when Crouch nodded a simple equaliser on 63 minutes. An attacking foray by the home side ended when Wayne Quinn lost possession, and a swift move down the flank saw the Hammers outnumbered at the back. A deep cross gave Crouch the simplest of opportunities to score.
The Hammers continued to pile on the pressure but in the end it was the visitors who went closest; England hero David James on call again to save the day and preserve West Ham's unbeaten home record this season.
Next up, Burnley this weekend - in what will no doubt prove to be yet another emotional occasion, being as it is Trevor Brooking's final game in charge.
We'll have a full in-depth match report for you soon ...
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Pronunciation: /dēˌfenəˈstrāSHən/
Definition of defenestration in English:
1 formal or humorous The action of throwing someone or something out of a window: death by defenestration has a venerable history
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- The film is riotous good violent fun, with spectacular explosions, all manner of shootings at close range, garrotting, defenestration and several other creative methods of annihilation.
- The alternative on offer was to jump through a window, which literate readers will know as defenestration, a popular way of inviting kings to commit suicide in 17th century Europe.
- Make it a rule that anyone, interviewer or interviewee, who uses that word will be subject to immediate defenestration.
2 informal The action of dismissing someone from a position of power or authority: that victory resulted in Churchill's own defenestration by the war-weary British electorate
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- The justice minister was, until recently, best known for calling on Iain Duncan Smith to resign as Tory leader in 2003, sparking the crisis that led to the Quiet Man's eventual defenestration.
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- His defenestration was coldly abrupt, and in his place, the Football Association resurrected a veteran manager and former England star for seven games.
Early 17th century: from modern Latin defenestratio(n-), from de- 'down from' + Latin fenestra 'window'.
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As I predicted yesterday, Wall Street's Nokia perma bears turned out to be out to lunch for the second quarter in a row. Nokia beat revenue consensus by more than 200 Million euros and delivered a tiny adjusted operating profit instead of the expected loss. The share price is up 9% in Helsinki. Exactly as with 2Q12, the revenue and margin surprises were created by the powerful Asha feature phone sales in emerging markets. By far the biggest shocker in the 3Q report was the feature phone volume, which grew by 3 Million units from 2Q12 to 3Q12. The slick new UI and the app quality of the Asha range is clearly a step above what the third-tier brands are able to deliver in the sub-100 euro category. Nokia is making gains particularly in 60-90 euro bracket – and that is why Nokia's overall feature phone ASP did not decline from 3Q11 level. That was a major surprise for investors.
Nokia has now delivered two quarters of sequential feature phone volume growth – Wall Street expected declines for both quarters. After the 2Q feature phone surprise, leading bears from Sanford Bernstein to Cowen simply decided to ignore the positive trend and hope that it would go away. That's how Wall Street works – slapping a Sell recommendation on a stock is extremely rare and once an analyst has committed to it, he usually has no choice but to stick with the call. In this case, it has meant a series of comically identical reports from leading brokerages posessing about Nokia's Lumia sales while the Asha range has been the core of Nokia's entire 2012 performance.
A research firm called GfK has compounded Wall Street's mistakes in recent months – its monthly sales tracking reports have been negative on Nokia and many hedge funds lean on GfK heavily, believing it to be the bible of global phone sell-through.
Asha sales are not limited to poorest countries – in recession-plagued Europe, Nokia's phone volumes climbed 10% sequentially.Asia Pacific volumes also jumped 5% QoQ, building on the robust 2Q performance. This most likely reflects Nokia's market share gains in India, Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia. The Europe-Asia performance was so strong that it managed to offset notably weak Chinese sales – volumes in China tanked by alarming 27% QoQ. Over the past two quarters, Nokia has demonstrated that its new dual-SIM feature phones are hot enough to claw back some of the market share gains that brands like Spice and Micromax had made in 2011.
Smartphone volumes were awful 6.3 Million units in 3Q12 – down a hair-raising 38% QoQ. No doubt this will give the bears an opportunity to claim that they will be right in the long term. But the fact of the matter is that the 2012 bear case against Nokia has been built on the cash flow crisis theory. And because of the feature phone strength, that cash flow crisis is not materializing as rapidly as expected. The big story about Nokia in 2Q12 and 3Q12 has been the way its new Asha 305, Asha 306 and Asha 311 models have helped Nokia to raise its market share in the shrinking feature phone industry – profitably. The contributing margin of Nokia's feature phone unit actually ticked up from 4.3% to 4.9% sequentially. Wall Street did not believe this was possible – because doing actual research on Asha sales in Brazil, India and Malaysia is too much work to be worth it when it comes to a stock trading below $3.


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'Episode Zero' of Kim Hyun Joong's starring drama 'City Conquest' gives a peek at the drama that will never air
Kim Hyun Joong to withdraw from 'City Conquest'
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Kim Hyun Joong's drama 'City Conquest' rejected by KBS, producers considering legal action
There's some drama surrounding Kim Hyun Joong's drama 'City Conquest' as it has been rejected by KBS. 'City Conquest' gained much attention from all over the world because of its lead Kim Hyun Joong. The drama was expected to broadcast on KBS, but in a sudden turn of events KBS made the decision to reject airing the drama because it 'lacked in quality'. The sudden drop infuriated the producers of 'City Conquest', who responded, "KBS rev
Jung Yu Mi looks helplessly in love with Kim Hyun Joong on the set of 'City Conquest'
'City Conquest' has revealed a new still cut of the two main characters with Jung Yu Mi looking at Kim Hyun Joong with goo-goo eyes. Seeing the two stars gaze at each other so lovingly, netizens responded to the photo saying, "I wonder if a scandal will erupt after this?", "She looks so lovable! What man would not be swayed by those eyes", "Has Jung Yu Mi fallen in love?", "That doesn't look like just an ordinary gaze"and "I sense love in th
Kim Hyun Joong attracts 10,000 fans and 150 photographers to his fan meeting in Japan
Kim Hyun Joong had his 1 year anniversary fan meeting for his Japanese fanclub, 'Henecia Japan' at the Nippon Budokan on October 4th. In a statement, Key East Entertainment stated, "Kim Hyun Joong opened a 'City Conquest' promotional event for his fanclub, 'Henecia Japan'. It was a special event for the fans that have been waiting for him to make his return to the small screen. We provided highlight videos and things that happened during f
Kim Hyun Joong's 'City Conquest' press conference expected to draw 16,000 fans in Japan
The upcoming drama 'City Conquest' is scheduled to hold a press conference in Japan. Scheduled for 7PM on October 4th at Japan's famous venue, Budokan, the large-scale showcase event will host nearly 16,000 Japanese fans along with an estimated 400 reporters from media outlets such as NHK, TBS, and FujiTV. In particular, television station NHK has assigned a 'documentary team' just for the drama, proving that the drama starring Kim Hyun
Kim Hyun Joong spotted doing dishes at his own store
Kim Hyun Joong showcased his hardworking attitude and kind heart when pictures surfaced on online blogs and communities on September 15th, showing the star doing the dishes at the chicken place he owns. Kim Hyun Joong is known to own the Sadang branch of 'J Chicken' in Korea and appeared at his store on September 14th. According to fans who were there and several pictures, he spent 2 hours at the store giving autographs to customers and ev
Kim Hyun Joong wraps up overseas activities and focuses on 'City Conquest'
Singer and actor Kim Hyun Joong has wrapped up his activities overseas. Kim Hyun Joong who is becoming increasingly more popular across Asia has wrapped up his 7 months of promoting overseas with a final stage in Japan on August 10th. Launching his 'Kim Hyun Joong Fan Meeting Tour 2012' this past May, the singer traveled to Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, and more to create unforgettable memories with his fans. It's definitely b
Kim Hyun Joong donates 50 million KRW in response to his fans' charitable actions
Kim Hyun Joong has donated 50 million KRW (~ 44,300 USD) to the 'Beautiful Foundation' to help those in need. Even while he was busy with his 'Fan Meeting Tour 2012' in 5 Asian countries, promotions for his Japanese single album 'Heat', and his upcoming drama 'City Conquest', he was moved by his fans' actions and decided to make a contribution himself as well. Kim Hyun Joong's agency revealed, "When Kim Hyun Joong returned to Korea afte
New still cut of 'City Conquest' shows Kim Hyun Joong's sweet back hug
Actor Kim Hyun Joong shook the hearts of his female fans with his romantic back hug. A still cut of upcoming drama, 'City Conquest' was released on the 3rd, showing Kim Hyun Joong (playing Baek Mir) gently hugging his co-star Jung Yu Mi (playing Lee Dan Bi) from the back. The fans' hearts fluttered at the look of Kim Hyun Joong's romantic stare and friendly skinship, which also raised the anticipation for the drama. After viewing the ph


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Saturday, February 26, 2011
Grumpy, who me?
10 comments:
- Donnie said...
I love to go to B&N and read their magazines while sipping a bit of Java. Glad you're able to get out for a bit.
- February 26, 2011 at 2:52 PM
- Ricki Jill Treleaven said...
I hope you enjoy your "me" time! :D
Ricki Jill
- February 26, 2011 at 2:52 PM
- Ursula said...
hope you have a great time.......enjoy
- February 26, 2011 at 4:09 PM
- Sarah said...
I hear you. A Starbucks and a good magazine cure the blues for sure. Enjoy! ~ Sarah
- February 26, 2011 at 4:18 PM
- Linda said...
Barnes and Noble is my favorite spot to go. I pick out a bunch of books and for a few hours I get lost in them. I love books. Best wishes. Hope you feel much better. Linda
- February 26, 2011 at 4:45 PM
- Vintage Gal said...
Enjoy your "me" time ~ everyone needs it to rejuvinate and refresh ;-)
- February 26, 2011 at 4:46 PM
- Linda said...
Your Fifties kitchen is too wonderful!!!!!
- February 26, 2011 at 4:47 PM
- Ceekay- Thinkin of Home said...
Oooh, those are dangerous words! My hubs just told me we have to stay home more because of the cost of gas. Hmmm, I think I am home a lot already!! This might get ugly!!
- February 26, 2011 at 5:24 PM
- Liesl @ FabulousFashions4SensibleStyle said...
I have been sick too for the past week, so I feel for you! I hope you feel better soon and thank you so much for stopping by my blog, and for such a nice comment!
Liesl :)
- February 26, 2011 at 9:41 PM
- Mimi Sue said...
You probably have cabin fever! A little me time is just what you need. Your tree is gorgeous! What kind is it? We won't be getting any blooms until April or May! Miss California when I see your pretty garden. Mimi
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Ingleside man arrested in April death of wife
Woman was working on master's at A&M-Corpus Christi
INGLESIDE - An Ingleside man was arrested on Friday in connection with the April 28 death of his wife.
Police arrested Brian Skolnik about 12:15 p.m. at his home on a murder charge, according to a news release. Investigators had been awaiting forensic evidence in the case for months that led to the arrest.
An officer found Amber Skolnik lying on her bedroom floor about 5:30 a.m. April 28 after responding to a 911 emergency call from her husband, who told police he found his wife not breathing, police said.
An autopsy on the 35-year-old mother of three later revealed she had been killed by strangulation, head trauma and drowning.
Amber Skolnik had been working on her master's degree in psychology at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, and worked for Paul Hamilton, a licensed psychologist with a clinical practice in Rockport.
Brian Skolnik's bond was set at $250,000.
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As of Monday, October 29, 2012
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SUWANEE -- The holiday event that was originally designed to be a gift back to the community has become a staple on the calendar.
Preparations are approaching a month to go in Shadowbrok Baptist Church's Christmas in the Park event that's now in its fifth year. The program, which replaced the church's "Walk Through Bethlehem," will be Dec. 7 and 8 this year in Town Center Park. The program turns the park into a replica of Dickens Village complete with store fronts, a cookie shop, library and bakery.
While the church has previously collected food items for local food banks, the kid-oriented event this year will collect food and new or gently used coats and shoes that it will donate to those in need in and around the Suwanee area.
"Hot spot" locations around town will accept items to donate, and Shadowbrook Pastor Bobby Linkous said some businesses give percentage discounts for donations.
"We make sure it gets in hands of children in our community and surrounding communities that have needs," Linkous said.
There will be carolers in full Dickens dress and a train ride where kids can have their ticket punched like in the movie the Polar Express, Linkous said. Organizers expect about 2,000 people to attend the event, which is put on by some 300 church volunteers.
"Everybody wants to live in Mayberry, and those days are kind of gone," Linkous said. "This was our attempt for people to come out, see neighbors, have fun and enjoy Christmas. What a beautiful season Christmas is."
Also on hand will be about 10 different shops of candy, games, crafts and Christmas bingo. Area school choirs will perform along with local talent and church groups as carols will be performed every 15 to 20 minutes, Linkous said. There will also be free hot chocolate and cookies.
A post office will be available for kids to write letters to mail to Santa, and military personnel will be there to help collect letters to send overseas.
Adults will read the nativity story as children act out the scene every 20 minutes, which Linkous said may be the first time some attendees hear the Bibical Christmas story.
"It's all kid-oriented, but it does have deeper purpose," Linkous said. "It's centered on Jesus."
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I dressed as a pirate for almost every single Halloween of my childhood. When pirates suddenly became trendy, I was initially thrilled, but now I'm just sort of over the whole thing, since it seems to me that being popular kind of defeats the whole point of being a pirate.
I have an entire cabinet full of tea in my apartment. I love tea. Although, on some days, I wonder if I just love the idea of tea. Tea symbolizes civilization. Refinement. Leisure time. Subtlety. Whatever. All I know is if I see a package of tea with an exotic-sounding name I've never heard before, it's almost a given that I'm going to buy it and add it to the collection.
For my college capstone, I wrote and performed a 73-minute musical with a 5-person cast, 9-piece pit orchestra and 40-person choir, even though the assignment was only to put on a 40-minute recital. I may have overdone it a bit, but I regret nothing.
I am fiercely independent and picky about my friends. I talk about movies, music, television, literature, animation, games, science, and writing a LOT, so hopefully you're cool with that. Oh, and I'm not really a dog person. That's not to say that I don't like dogs, it's more that the dog-owning culture that seems to be so prevalent in LA kind of weirds me out.


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Defending Religious Freedom at Home — and Abroad
Excerpts from a debate featuring Professor Michael McConnell are mentioned in this National Catholic Register article by Joan Frawley in which McConnell discusses why "Religious freedom is the 'first freedom.'"
As the U.S. bishops press their case for broad religious exemptions in federal and state laws, they have also lobbied Washington to secure religious freedom abroad.
Amid rising political turmoil in the Middle East and South Asia, religious minorities have become targets of sectarian violence, and U.S. Church leaders want President Obama to embrace the issue as a foreign-policy priority. Yet, they also recognize that secular trends in the West have relegated this issue to the backburner, and U.S. policymakers must be prodded to engage and even penalize nations that persecute Christians.
During the symposium's featured debate between two well-credentialed constitutional scholars, Michael McConnell of Stanford University and Noah Feldman of Harvard University, the Harvard scholar asserted that "the liberal state cannot embrace a theory of liberty that privileges religion over other comprehensive and world-making doctrines."
But McConnell argued, "Religious freedom is the 'first freedom' not because of its location in the Bill of Rights … but because the separation of church and state was the genesis of liberalism. The struggle between spiritual and temporal authorities laid the groundwork for the … limited state."
In prepared remarks, McConnell asserted that religion "plays an unrivaled role in human life. It is an institution, a worldview, a set of personal loyalties and a locus of community, an aspect of identity and a connection to the transcendent."
"In any particular context, religion may appear analogous to some other aspect of human activity," McConnell concluded, "but, in its totality, it stands alone."


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Facebook notifications broken on latest OSX update?
it seems to me that after updating to 10.9.3 i can't seem to click on the notifications from facebook to have the links open up in safari... this feature was working fine before and still works for the facebook app on iOS.
can others please check and verify if this behavior is occurring on their systems too?
i'd also be very grateful if someone has had this problem and figured out a fix/workaround :)
i noticed something else that i thought would be helpful to add... it seems to work ONLY for message notifications now... but anything else (links/comments) won't open up
How are you getting the Facebook notifications? If it's a third party app, perhaps something changed in 10.9.3 that broke this and you have to upgrade that app..
hey...sorry i didn't specify...i was talking about the built in notification centre...nothing third party :)
plus this seems to be happening on my iMac as well as my MBP
I understand that you are talking about the Notification center, but how are Facebook notifications ending up there? That isn't built into OS X. So you must have some program installed that's managing the FB notifications for you..
umm....im a little confused now...it has been built into OSX for a while...just needs to be enabled.
No, it isn't..let me explain.
Before Notification Center was included in OS X, apps used facilities like GROWL to pop-up notifications from applications. With the inclusion of Notification Center, just like on iOS, apps that want to support notifications are included in that list..
For example, I don't have Daisy Disk installed and thus don't have it listed. I do, however, have VMWare Fusion, Adium, Evernote installed and visible on my list..
Check your Applications folder to see if you see anything called Facebook, also check your menu bar to see for anything called Facebook. You can also go to the Mac App Store, click Purchases on the top and search for anything Facebook related..
i hope this clears things up...this is a feature built into OSX
Set Up Facebook Integration on your Mac with OS X | OSXDaily
Ahh gotcha..sorry about that, hadn't gotten through all that on my work laptop..
But let me see if I can get notifications to do something..
Update I had a notification show up and when I clicked on it, it took me to the specific post/notification in Chrome (my default Browser). I'm running 10.9.3 as well, so it looks like it's working like it should?
I've got this!
Just recently got a mac, thought I'd set something up incorrectly, so it's quite comforting to know it's a bug, still annoying though :(
Was about to say -- I'm on 10.9.4 (which you should update too) and Yosemite for beta testing, and I get WAY too many notifications from Facebook that all work perfectly, dang it! It's very distracting!
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Football: Vero Beach's Pryor transfers to Sebastian River
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Nate Pryor, a starter and captain for the Vero Beach High School football team, will finish his senior year at Sebastian River.
The running back-receiver confirmed Wednesday that he has transferred and expects to play with the Sharks, the same team he helped Vero Beach defeat 27-0 last week.
Pryor said via text message that he moved, but declined to comment on the reason for the move. He said he is eligible to play at Sebastian River because it was "considered a full, complete move," but according to Florida High School Athletic Association rules, his eligibility does not begin immediately. He has not yet begun practicing at Sebastian River.
"If the student met one of the transfer exceptions, ... then the transfer student becomes eligible on his sixth day of attendance provided that Sebastian River has received and checked the official transcript provided by Vero Beach, and that the student meets all eligibility requirements," FHSAA spokesperson Corey Sobers said in an email Thursday.
Sebastian River athletic director Michael Stutzke could not be reached to confirm Pryor's status Thursday, but Sharks coach Randy Bethel acknowledged Thursday morning he was aware of the player's move.
When asked how Pryor might fit into the Sharks offense, Bethel said, "With a kid that talented, I'm sure he'll be able to do some things for us, but he hasn't even practiced yet."
Pryor has college offers from Southeastern Louisiana and Colgate, according to his Rivals.com profile page, which already has been changed to indicate he plays at Sebastian River.
Vero Beach coach Lenny Jankowski said Pryor attended practices with the Indians on Saturday and Monday but was absent Tuesday. Pryor informed Jankowski he was leaving Wednesday.
Jankowski said he was disappointed to lose Pryor, especially midseason. Pryor was the lone returning starter in an offensive skills position at Vero Beach this season, playing in a system that spreads the ball among several different players. He had one catch for 31 yards against Sebastian River in the season-opener last week.
"It's a shame," Jankowski said. "Nate was one of the team captains, and I guess things just weren't working out. ... He didn't appear to be happy here, and according to the family, they have moved. He's a great kid. We'll miss him, and I wish him the best of luck."
Jankowski said the Indians are moving on with players such as Josh Sanderson and Javonte Bagley expected to step in and fill the void.
"It creates some awkwardness (losing a captain midseason)," Jankowski said. "If we would allow it to be, it could be fairly disruptive, but they've bought into the slogan they came up with, which is 'All in,' and if someone is not a part of that, it's best to move on.
"Other than the disruption of it being midweek, it's not going to be something we are going to let become a distraction. You've got to respect the family's decision. ... We've put it behind us, ... and hopefully we play well Friday (at Martin County)."
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Protect yourself from fraud
Investment Corner
Investors have every right to be nervous and concerned about their investment. After the worst market decline since the Great Depression, not only did investors lose a lot of value of their holdings, but the ugly face of greed was revealed in several high profile cases of fraud.
The largest of these was Bernie Madoff, who built a Ponzi scheme that lasted for more than two decades. He used the lure of very high, but false, investment returns to entice investors to place their investment capital under his control, then used the incoming funds to pay earlier investors what they mistakenly thought was a return on their invested capital. Mr. Madoff, about 70 years of age, recently was awarded a 150 year prison term for the audacity and scope of his crime.
Two other cases of fraud have impacted investors right here in the Sarasota / Bradenton area. The smaller of the two is Arthur Nadel, and investment advisor who ran a scheme similar to Madoff, but on a smaller scale with investors losing several hundred million, instead of the many billions lost in the Madoff case. The other, which is just now getting to the trial stage, is the Stanford Financial fiasco. In this case, Allen Stanford and his firm bilked billions from investors by selling them certificates of deposit issued by a bank in Antigua, promising returns as high as 16 percent.
Of course, we now know that the money from new investors was used to pay the previous investors, a classic Ponzi scheme that can only go on for so long before it blows up. Mr. Stanford has not yet gone to trial, but the chief financial officer has plead guilty to three counts of fraud, so obviously, things were not all OK in paradise.
What can you do as an investor to avoid being taken by these unscrupulous individuals and their scams? Here's a few things to pay attention to:
1. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Advisors touting outsize returns with low risk should be considered very carefully before investing your money. Very few investors consistently achieve results way above average, and in particular, do so without taking risk. Understand your investment objectives, have realistic expectations and use common sense to avoid being lured in by claims that are unlikely to occur.
2. Who has custody of your money? All of the cases of fraud in the last year or so have a common theme. They all involved investors giving custody of their money to the advisor or his firm directly. You can avoid this by dealing with an advisor who uses a qualified custodian to hold the investment capital and the securities which are purchased with it. Examples of qualified custodians would be brokerage firms, banks and mutual fund firms, who are registered with either the Financial Industry Regulatory Association (FINRA) or the Securities and Exchange Commission. These firms are regulated and the individual investment advisors ability to access the funds is limited and more easily monitored by the client.
3. Audit financials and verify positions. If you do make an investment with an advisor who takes custody of your funds, one of the best defenses against fraud is an audit of the financial statements and verification of positions owned for each client by a reputable certified public accountant. In the Madoff case, investments in the 10's of billions were being audited by a one man CPA firm. Investors should be wary of the potential that a fraudster could buy off the auditor to have him falsify the reports. I suppose there is no way to be certain, but checking up on the auditor would be time well spent.
The easiest way to avoid losing money to a scam artist is to keep custody of your funds with a qualified and reputable custodian. Most are members of the Securities Investors Protection Corporation which covers losses of up to $500,000 for fraud and many of these firms have purchased additional coverage privately to bring peace of mind to their clients.
Tom Breiter is president of Breiter Capital Management, Inc., an Anna Maria based investment advisor. He can be reached at 778-1900. Some of the investment concepts highlighted in this column may carry the risk of loss of principal, and investors should determine appropriateness for their personal situation before investing.


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