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Born July 30, 1971 in England, Nolan moved to Chicago, IL with his British father and American mother during his formative years. Like many future filmmakers, Nolan began making amateur movies at an early age, playing around with a Super 8mm camera that belonged to his father. After returning to England to attend boarding school at Haileybury College, he matriculated at University College in London to study literature. During his time at University College, Nolan began to take an interest in film, shooting several shorts for the college film society, including "Tarantella" (1989), which was showcased in the United States on PBS. By the mid-1990s, he began working with actor Jeremy Theobold, ... Continue Bio >>
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OLNEY, Md. (WUSA9) -- A parent of child with a youth football team banned from playoffs says the Mid- Maryland Youth Football League did not reverse its decision Wednesday night. That means three Olney teams wil lnot be allowed to be in the league playoffs.
Dozens of angry parents say the league has kicked their boys out of the playoffs because they are too good.
When practice starts, the coaches are going to have to explain to 71 boys that they can't go to the playoffs because they've won so many games. The league is accusing them of essentially stacking the deck.
The Olney Boys and Girls Clubs have had an outstanding season in the lower division. Four teams have racked up 21 wins and just two losses. They've scored a total of 400 more points than their opponents.
"Excuse me, it's a little emotional, because to explain to my son that all he's worked for all year, and these boys, what they've done," says Charles Fultz. He says his son's success is being used against him.
The league believes Olney's deliberately put its best players in a weaker division and its worst players in a stronger division - giving some teams a chance to destroy the competition and leaving new players to be destroyed themselves.
The Director of Olney's football program says he's never seen anything like this: "These are kids between 8 and 11 years old, and a week before the playoffs, they're being yanked out from under them. There are 71 children impacted."
Fultz says he doesn't know how he's going to explain it to his son.
"Here we are, boys doing what they're supposed to, trying to serve for the best, are being ostracized for something they believed in," said Fultz.

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The famous "Sagra dell'uva" (Feast of the grapes) in Marino, a village in the southern hills of Rome. In the end of the video you can see the traditional "wine fountain"...
The famous "Sagra dell'uva" (Feast of the grapes) in Marino, a village in the southern hills of Rome. In the end of the video you can see the traditional "wine fountain"...
Sadly we are used to many horrible waterish Chianti that invade the wine market...many bad wines that are spoiling the name of (probably) the most famous Italian wine in the world. For luck it's also possible to find nice, elegant Chianti wines which have nothing in common with those straw-covered bottles that you can find in the souvenir shops...
That's the case of Tenuta Sant'Alfonso, the basic Chianti of Rocca delle Macìe winery. Vintage 2005 has a nice, inviting ruby red...a fresh note of juicy, "crunchy" berries is coming to our nose, together with pepperish spices in a background of a balsamic perfume. Tasting is dominated by freshness and acidity...that's exactly what we would expect from a Sangiovese (the vine of Chianti), but with a component of roundness which donates the necessary balance to the wine.
Let's try it with a typical lasagna made with a juicy heavy meat sauce...
Price in Italian wine stores: 12 euros
Price abroad: about 20 USD
Colterenzio is an association of winemakers, in the region of Bolzano, not very far from the border with Austria. We are in a mountains region and weather here is different from any other part of Italy. The high difference betwen the lowest and the highest temperature in a 24h period represents a perfect micro-climate for a difficult vine like Pinot Noir.
Pinot Nero Cornell 2004 has a bright ruby red...elegant nose with a balsamic note,mixed with a delicate perfume of red flowers and spices such as coriander and cumin...splendid acidity in the mouth, together with adeguate roundness and a sapid note which makes the persistence longer...
I'd match it with pork steaks spiced with fennel seeds.
Price in Italian wine stores: 23 euros
Price abroad: about 35 USD
Conti Zecca is an awsome winery located in the extreme South-East of Italy,a zone of Apulia region called Salento. If you are travelling around there, a visit to the wonderful vinyards of this winery is a must, after visiting the gorgeous Baroque churches of Lecce.
Even if their top wine is Nero, (Negroamaro 70%, Cabernet Sauvignon 30%), today I'd like to introduce you their Terra Riserva, a mix of Negroamaro and Aglianico varieties of grapes. This wine represents for me the perfect example of good relaction betwen quality and price that you can easily find in many of southern italian wines...
Terra Riserva 2004 is showing up an elegant garnet red which invites us to a large,fine bouquet of mature black berries, dried roses, sweet spices and toasted coffee. Silky tannins and long persistence in the mouth.
Try it with long-cooked beef meat, together with Digione mustard.
Price in Italian wine stores: 14 euros
Price abroad: about 20 dollars
Verdicchio is an indigenous variety from the region of Marche, central eastern Italy, where it finds the best territory to express its potential. We have an example of how elegant and fine a Verdicchio can be in this San Sisto Riserva 2004, produced by famous winery Fazi Battaglia with grapes coming from a single vineyard...a straw/golden yellow creates fat tears on the glass...that gives us already an idea that the wine has a quite high level of alcohol and residual sugar...in the bouquet we can distinguish refined notes which didnt completly develop yet: toasted wood, cinnamon, tobacco but also a delicate nuance of yellow flowers and tropical fruit, mixed together with an enveloping enamelled note...round and warm entrance to the mouth...then we feel acidity and a nice final sapid note... This wine has a properly round body, too heavy to match with a delicate lobster or shrimps...I'd rather suggest a risotto with porcini mushroms... Price in Italian wine stores: 16 euro Price abroad: ?
Nero d'Avola 100%. The most typical variety of grape from Sicily is the only starring of this incredibly elegant red wine. A deep rubin dances in the glass and invite us to taste...a first note of Mediterranean scrub is slowly leaving the place to more intense sensations of dark fruits...the bouquet is completed by elegant notes of vulcanic stone and eucalyptus. In the mouth we find back the elegance and balance of the bouquet...the wine comes in with its round full body, but silky tannins and same mineral notes are helping to keep the backtaste clean in its neverending final... Perfect match with roasted lamb, cooked with juniper berries. Price in Italian wine stores: 17/20 euros Price abroad: ?
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Chris, prediction for the NCG tonight?
I don't believe that we were given a fair opportunity to name another game, given that you picked a non-interactive format in which to ask the question.
I cry foul.
Kansas Must Be Destroyed
Sic Semper Jayhawks
Does Mario Kart on N64 count? Although there are some great games on N64.
I would agree, the schedule has turned out to be awful for the Cyclones. It hasn't been great for Cyclone fans either. I suppose the delay was because of the new teams. I hope they get the conference crazies straightened out so that teams can actually know what will happen in the coming year. I am sure that is probably too much to ask.
"Cómo te va", dijo el murguista a la muchacha. Que lo cortó con su mirada indiferente
Le dijo "Bien" y lo dejó como si nada
Nuevamente... La princesa... Se perdía entre la gente (Jaime Roos)
Contra, NHL (Bob Beers...need I say more?) beat Mario Cart!! BEAT THE HAWKS!!
If you take away first base, they'll just go find a new ballpark to play in.
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Chris, prediction for the NCG tonight?
I like Bama by 10...
I might be alone in the universe too, but I'll be cheering for Bama as well. As much as I'd love to see Bob Elliott and Tony Alford win rings (I love both of those guys), I just can't cheer for the Domers.
I know...I know. Saban is everything that is wrong with college football. I know. I know. I'm ashamed of myself.
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Does Mario Kart on N64 count? Although there are some great games on N64.
Yes sir. I'm basically talking about the entire Mario Kart franchise. Just fabulous.
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Contra, NHL (Bob Beers...need I say more?) beat Mario Cart!! BEAT THE HAWKS!!
Contra was awesome.
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Contra was awesome.
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I would argue the Vikes were better than given credit. They had a pretty good defense that saved them in games when the offense was inept.
Super Tecmo Bowl.
Is it in the Big 12 by-laws that the conference must burn ISU's off-week by scheduling it in Week 1?
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HOT ROD To The RescueWritten by Marlan Davis on August 8, 2012
The Combo
Powered by a mild 350 small-block shifted by a TH350 automatic trans, Bill Ancona's '37 Chevy two-door sedan had delivered decades of reliable service. But after 22 years and 30,000 miles, Bill started noticing small fuel drops on the garage floor below the car's old inline electric minipump. Figuring it was about to give up the ghost, he replaced the pump with an apparently similar-size and similar-capacity universal unit from the local auto-parts store. Then things went south.
The Problem
After changing out the pump, the engine died whenever it reached operating temperature, not restarting until it cooled back down. Bill explains, "When the engine dies, you can jump out, pull the air cleaner off the engine, and stroke the throttle; there's no accelerator-pump squirt. I know what you're thinking: vapor-lock!"
Trying to solve the problem, Bill began a seemingly endless parts-swapping odyssey that ultimately proved futile. "I changed out the fuel pump again," Bill relates. "I rerouted the fuel lines to avoid possible heat from the exhaust. I replaced the fuel filter twice, including moving up to a fuel cooler/filter placed outside the frame in the wheelwell to assist in cooling the fuel. I replaced the fuel tank with a new poly tank that is properly vented and has a rollover valve. I replaced the wiring and the relay for the fuel pump. I ran independent/additional ground wires for the fuel pump. I rebuilt the carburetor. I placed a phenolic plate under the carburetor. Did I mention I still have the problem if I run it without the gas cap in place? You tell me what's wrong, because I sure don't know!"
Not only did these fixes not work, the car--which for years never ran higher than 180 degrees F, even in balmy, 95-degree Fort Worth, Texas, summers--began running hot at more than 200 degrees F, pushing coolant out the overflow tank when shut off. That only increased the frequency of the shutdown problems.
By this point, Bill had replaced or upgraded just about every fuel-system component. It was time to seek professional help, so HOT ROD sent him over to Speedtek. Located just northeast of Fort Worth in Haltom City, Texas, Speedtek is one of a dwindling breed of friendly and reliable local neighborhood speed shops with a sales counter/showroom up front and service bays out back that service both early- and late-model vehicles. As Speedtek owner Keith Sullivan puts it, "We still service what we sell, and sell what we service."
The Diagnosis
Speedtek is about a half hour drive from Bill's home. The car made it there under its own power, but just barely--stuttering and stumbling into the shop. It shut down once on the way over, forcing Ancona to stop on the side of the road and wait until it cooled down. "It surprises me that the thing would run at all," marveled Sullivan.
Speedtek technician Billy Ranck quickly determined that the ignition system was producing plenty of spark. Although the car idled OK, more or less, the stumble was noticeably worse when the motor was placed under load when putting the trans into gear and attempting to accelerate. The electric fuel pump itself kept running, even when the engine acted up, and inspection showed that it was wired correctly, yet when the problem was most severe (total engine stall), there was no fuel at all in the carb.
There was also no fuel coming out of the still-running pump or, for that matter, going into the pump. "We unhooked the line at the pump to see if fuel was available," Sullivan explains. "There wasn't." Speedtek had seen this problem before. The minipump--rated at just 20 to 30 free-flow gph (gallons per hour)--wasn't strong enough to generate enough suction to get fuel out of the tank in the first place. "It was not able to pull vacuum under load," Sullivan says. A probable contributing factor that put things irrevocably over the edge with the car fully warmed up is that electrical resistance increases as a factor of heat; as resistance increases, voltage drops; when voltage drops, pump output decreases; when pump output decreases, the carb runs lean; when the carb runs lean, the engine runs hotter. There's that pesky negative feedback loop rearing its head once again, as we've seen in many of these rescues. The problem starts feeding on itself.
The Fix
Speedtek's solution was simple and direct: Install a new fuel pump with proven real-world hot-rod reliability that has more than ample capacity to supply the engine's fuel needs under any imaginable condition. Its choice: a classic Holley "Red" pump (PN 12-801-1, $139.99 at Speedtek), which more than fits the bill. This pump's official advertised rating is 97 gph, but that's under free-flow conditions (no restriction on the outlet side). More relevant is that under real-world conditions, the pump still flows 71 gph at 13.5 volts and 4 psi of fuel pressure, all while drawing only 3 amps of current. For this mild engine, that's way more than needed, so there is a plentiful safety reserve, even if there's some voltage drop when the system gets hot.
Speedtek also noticed the distributor vacuum-advance hose was improperly connected to a manifold vacuum source (a vacuum source below the carburetor's throttle blades that's highest at idle and decreases at off-idle). This was a contributing factor to the car's occasional off-idle stumble and post-shutoff dieseling problems. Stock GM HEI distributors in particular often have weird advance curves because in a stock application, the vacuum-advance system is modulated by TCS (Transmission Controlled Spark, a primitive advance-limiting smog-control system). Designed as they are to work with TCS, a typical factory HEI distributor often has an overly generous amount of vacuum advance with insufficient total centrifugal advance. A production-style HEI should either be connected to a spark-ported vacuum source (one that is referenced to a port above the carburetor's throttle blades that's zero or near-zero at idle and increases off-idle as the throttle blades open, or, as Speedtek did in this case, blocked off entirely, with more initial advance dialed in to increase the total advance (initial plus centrifugal) from 27 degrees to 35 degrees at 3,000 rpm.
Installing the red Holley fuel pump in addition to disconnecting the vacuum advance successfully eliminated all signs of stumbling. The '37 Chevy no longer stalls out under cruise on a hot Texas day. Post-shutdown dieseling has stopped. The engine operating temperature never exceeds 170 degrees, even with the A/C on. More than satisfied, Ancona reports, "I've tried everything I could to get it hot, even running with the air conditioning on full blast. Nothing phases it." Despite no functional vacuum advance, Ancona adds that "gas mileage is still A-OK."
Lessons Learned
This problem could have been prevented in the first place. As Speedtek puts it, "Buy the correct parts to start with. You are better off buying your performance parts from a performance shop where we can give you some technical advice." Failing that, basic diagnostic tools--fuel-pressure and vacuum gauges and an electric multimeter--combined with careful physical inspection could have quickly identified the basic problem.
How Much Pump is Enough?
On the '37 Chevy, a weak fuel pump merely caused stalling. But a stouter motor run hard on top might suffer a catastrophic engine failure. A typical Holley carb needs between 4 and 8 psi of fuel pressure at all times, so the simple solution is to run a gauge and make sure your pressure remains within that range.
If spec'ing a new pump, remember that most pumps' real-world flow varies from line restrictions and voltage drop, so published free-flow ratings do not accurately portray real-world performance. Still, the numbers can be used to compare one pump with another, and applying a 100 percent safety factor (double the pump you think you need) should provide a more than adequate cushion in a real car.
A typical, normally aspirated (NA) engine needs about 0.5 pounds of fuel per hour per hp (if that sounds like the Brake Specific Fuel Consumption [BSFC] number, you're right). But for a 100-percent safety margin, figure 1 pound of fuel per hp/hr instead of 0.5. Fuel pumps are rated in gallons per hour (gph), not lbs/hr. One gallon of gas weighs 6.1 pounds. The equation with the safety factor is:
GPH = Engine hp ÷ 6.1 lbs/gallon
With a mild 350 making 1 hp/ci (350 hp), you should be safe with a 57-gph-rated pump.
GPH = 350 hp ÷ 6.1 = 57.4
If you don't know the flywheel horsepower, you'll have to jump through a few more hoops:
1. Determine your four-stroke engine's airflow in cfm at max engine speed (rpm), factoring in displacement (cid) and VE (Volumetric Efficiency); use 0.9 (90 percent) for an NA engine.
2. Convert airflow in cfm into lbs/hr: Use "4.38" as the factor for standard atmosphere and pressure--60 degrees F at one atmosphere (14.7 psi).
Airflow (lb/hr) = CFM × 4.38
3. Find required fuel-flow. A normal WOT throttle air/fuel ratio (A/F) is about "13:1." The inverse is the fuel/air ratio --about 0.077. Multiply the airflow in lb/hr by 0.077 to get required fuel flow in lb/hr:
Fuel-flow (lb/hr) = Airflow (lb/hr) × 0.077
4. Find GPH: Double the airflow (for your 100-percent safety margin) and divide by 6.1, as above.
GPH = [Fuel - flow (lb/hr) x 2] / (6.1 lbs/gallon)
Assume a 350ci engine with 90-percent VE at 6,000 rpm:
(1) CFM = (350 x 6,000 x 0.9) / 3,456 = 546.9
(2) Airflow (lb/hr) = 546.9 × 4.38 = 2,395.4
(3) Fuel-flow (lb/hr) = 2,395.4 × 0.077 = 184.4
(4) GPH = (184.4 x 2) / 6.1 = 60.5
By this method, the engine needs a 61-gph pump.
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Bill Ancona struggled with fuel-delivery issues for months, but after Speedtek finally fixed the problem, he's now a happy man.After running fine for years, Ancona's '37 Chevy two-door sedan started stalling out at cruise after the engine reached operating temperature.This universal replacement mini fuel pump was the main cause. Usually OK for mild mills, Texas's heat may have pushed it over the edge.Technician Billy Ranck at Speedtek Performance, a Dallas/Fort Worth–area shop, diagnosed insufficient fuel supply.A Holley "red" electric fuel pump rated at 97 gph (free-flow) cured the problem. It flows about three times more fuel than the pump it replaced.With the new pump installed, the car ran flawlessly, even on a 95-degree Texas day with the A/C blasting away.Before its problems began, the rod's Chevy 350 had run well for more than 20 years. The mild motor is basically stock under the valve covers, except for a Chevy 327/350hp hydraulic flat-tappet cam (0.447-inch lift, 223-degrees duration at 0.050). Topside, it has shorty headers, an Edelbrock 600-cfm Performer carb on a Performer dual-plane, and an HEI distributor.This is the original Mr. Gasket PN 12S inline mini fuel pump that ran well for decades. It started to drip fuel, so Ancona decided to replace it. Mr. Gasket's current PN 12S pump looks completely different, and Ancona maintains it "wasn't readily available at the time."
With fuel-pump mounting constrained by clearance issues, the simplest way to improve flow was to move up to Holley's provenHolley's pump can pull 2 to 3 inches of vacuum, which is important because clearance issues precluded mounting it lower than the bottom of the fuel tank, as Holley recommends. Speedtek fabbed a custom bracket from 1/8-inch-thick steel plate to mount the pump on the inner passenger-side framerail. To reduce noise and vibration, rubber grommets were installed on each side of the bracket.Originally, the TH350 auto trans vacuum modulator and distributor vacuum advance lines were tee'd together and plumbed to the Edelbrock carb's full-time manifold vacuum port (C). If used, on an HEI, the distributor vacuum advance should be referenced to a spark-ported (timed) vacuum port (A). Port B is for the PCV-valve hose.


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Explosion At Smithland Kills A Man
(Smithland) -- An explosion at Smithland claimed the life of 76 year old Robert Jones of Smithland. Fire broke out at the explosion site and was contained to the one structure. Upon arrival, the structure was fully engulfed. Fire departments from Smithland, Salix, and Oto responded to the explosion site. The building was a former service station, but no but no longer sold any gasoline, but was converted to be an automobile mechanical repair shop. Jones was the owner of the business. The explosion occurred at about 11:20 a.m. Wednesday morning. The cause of the explosion and fire is still under investigation by the State Fire Marshal's office and the Woodbury County Sheriff's Sheriff's office.
Senator Thune Visits Le Mars
(Le Mars) -- South Dakota Republican Senator, John Thune was in Le Mars on Wednesday afternoon offering some motivation to area republicans to make certain they vote on next Tuesday's election, and to encourage all of their friends, neighbors, and relatives to also vote. Thune, told the crowd of fifty-three supporters that Iowa could come down to just a few thousand, or even a few hundred votes. Thune was critical of President Obama's record, and he says changes need to be made.
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Thune offered specific examples of how the President's policies have hurt the national economy, as well as an individual's pocketbook.
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After his speech, Thune greeted the crowd, and then took a moment to visit with KLEM news. Much attention has been devoted to the presidential race between President Obama and Governor Mitt Romney, but would the republicans be able to accomplish their goals if the Senate was to remain under the control of the Democrats?
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Thune, has been a long-time supporter of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, going back to the Iowa caucus. The South Dakota Senator spoke for about 20 minutes.
Civil Rights Trial To Begin
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Opening statements are scheduled at a Des Moines civil rights trial at which two black men will argue they were framed for the 1977 killing of a white, retired Iowa
police officer.
The lawyers for Terry Harrington and Curtis McGhee are expected to make their statements in a Des Moines courtroom on Thursday.
Harrington and McGhee, originally from Omaha, Neb., served 25 years in prison after they were convicted of killing John Schweer in neighboring Council Bluffs. They were freed in 2003 when the
Iowa Supreme Court found that prosecutors committed misconduct.
Lawyers will argue that Council Bluffs detectives used threats against a group of young car theft suspects to trump up evidence against Harrington and McGhee because of their race and the
pressure to solve the retired captain's killing.
Community College Enrollment Drops
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - In what may be a sign of an improving state economy, Iowa officials say community college enrollment has dropped for the second year in a row.
The Des Moines Register reports (http://dmreg.co/RuJJwn) that this fall's enrollment hit just over 100,500 students, a drop of 5 percent from a year ago. Last year's drop was less than 1 percent.
The Department of Education says enrollment rose nearly 6 percent to peak at more than 106,000 students in 2010. It rose more than 14 percent in 2009.
M.J. Dolan is executive director of the Iowa Association of Community College Trustees, and he says that "when the economy improves, people that were going to school go back to work. When
the economy declines, people come to community college to hone their skills."
U of I Faculty Senate Approves Background Checks
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - The Faculty Senate at the University of Iowa has approved expanding the school's current background check policy to include all faculty members and staff.
The Iowa City Press-Citizen says the Senate voted Tuesday to expand the policy, which was implemented in 2005.
Under the current policy, background checks are required for those positions deemed "security sensitive," such as finance or medical personnel. The change expands background checks to all
faculty member and staff.
Temporary staff, fixed-term faculty or student staff positions aren't affected by the change, which needs Staff Council approval before taking effect.
Officials say the change brings Iowa in line with other universities, including several Big Ten schools and Iowa State and Northern Iowa.
Sioux City Man Sentenced For Altering Postal Money Orders
(Sioux City) -- A man who falsely altered U-S postal money orders was sentenced to ten months of federal prison. 54 year old Larry Walters of Sioux City, received the sentence after pleading guilty to altering money orders. Walters admitted he worked in the print shop/mail room facilities at Morningside College. Walters operated the postage meter machine which was used to place postage fees on college mailings. Walters intentionally generated errant postage fees on envelopes and returned those envelopes to the post office claiming they were mistakes. Walters applied for and received Postal Money Orders as refunds for postage errors. After receiving the money orders, Walters would materially alter them by inserting his name in the payee area of the money order and convert the funds to his own use. Postal records showed a total of 156 refunds of postage were requested for Morningside College. The total amount of postage refunds altered by Walters was $65,940.
Ida Grove Man Sentenced For Possessing A Firearm After Being Convicted of Felony Crimes
(Sioux City) -- An Ida Grove Man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for possessing a firearm after having been convicted twice for felony crimes. Nicholas Siemering, 28 years old, was convicted of burglary in the second degree in 2003, and burglary in the third degree in 2003.
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Which positions compose of the "front four"?
Why do you think the Niners defense isn't as good?
(I mean what do you think is causing this?)
Which positions compose of the "front four"?
Why do you think the Niners defense isn't as good?
(I mean what do you think is causing this?)
nuraman what was the name of the guy who called
So, I'm still not quite sure. What do you think of the original punishment for the bounty scandal?
And do you agree or disagree with the overruling?
I like expanded playoffs, but that's just because I like any playoffs game in general (whatever sport). There's so much on the line, it makes it more exciting.
For example, with the new WC games in the MLB, you're still seeing good teams.
In the NCAA, the "First Four" games are still pretty good.
In the NBA, while not every 1st round is great, at least 1/2 of them are interesting and worth watching. And we've also had upsets in recent years. #6 Dallas beat #3 SA in 2009. #7 SA beat DAL #2 DAL in 2010. Etc.
I don't watch the NFL playoffs though, other than that one day I posted about last year (#12 <--). So I don't now if the 1st rounds have been as good as what I think are comparable in other sports.
But I think it could be good.
I tuned in a little late so I might have missed a caller, if there was one.
Rough show.
Chris LeFlore was supposed to come on at 2:05 and when 2:05 rolled around he wasn't there so had to flip to Week 15. Meanwhile while we talked about that a number called in, thought it was Chris. Turned out to be some John/Jim guy who wanted to talk, but couldn't do that because thought LeFlore would come on at any time. Then after 20 minutes of LeFlore not calling in, we were running out of topics. Just a rough, ugly show
I didn't feel that you were running out of topics. The flow seemed fine to me. Talking about the bounty scandal overruling, the proposed kick-off change, expanded playoffs, and some MLB moves.
It sucks that you couldn't get your first live caller though.
Is there a call waiting system or something? Probably not, since it's just the two of you.
When you get a chance, I posted some questions / response in here, just get back to them when you can.
Yeah I have the live section that shows who is waiting on the line. Just shows numbers though. Just shows numbers, LeFlore never called
Is this guy at the 2 min mark T. Mithcell Northam, or is this the caller?
Ok, I heard it. I'm rewinding. To listen to it again.
I feel really bad for him. Because not only did you tell him you can't talk, but you also said "not sure what that was" right after you hung up.
I think you should have said something like "I'd love to take your call but I scheduled Chris LeFlore to call in right now, please call back after him."
You didn't give him a reason why you couldn't talk. It went like this:
"I'd love to talk about the NFL. Can I talk?"
"Not right now."
Just FYI in the future.
Is there any way for you to retrieve his phone number?
Aren't you big on player safety though? So don't you think stiff punishments were necessary? Or that 1 year is still too much?


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Hi all,
My recent project has me working on a great big desert map with lots of desert features. I might be sharing a few things I use on the way. First of all, here is a set of photoshop brushes for dunes. There are three brushes in the set, for Barchan, Star, and Longitudinal dunes. The brushes are a greyscale image with white=low elevation and black=high elevation.
To use the brushes, stamp them down in black on a white background. You can use the brush presets to specify the angle of the dunes, and to vary the size and shape a bit too. Once you've got them where you want them, copy the layer and paste it into a new alpha channel. Fill a new layer with a sandy pattern and then use Filter > Render > Lighting Effects to shade the sand layer using the alpha channel as a texture channel.
The reason I set the brush up this way is so that there can be dunes at multiple angles all over your map, and the shading will always be consistent. I'd like to see what you guys can use them for - here is a sample, with the Barchan dunes on the left, Star dunes in the middle, and Longitudinal dunes on the right.


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This year's Pipeline Report profiles 32 compounds that are the early fruit of pharma's investment in targeted drug design. In diabetes, HIV, hepatitis C—and especially oncology—vibrant R&D is set to revolutionize treatment with new classes of drugs over the coming decade. We spotlight today's geeky names—the DPP-IVs and MK-0518s, the Tykerbs and Telaprevirs—that are most likely to be tomorrow's glam blockbusters. Even the year's downers—we're still waiting on Acomplia, Exubera is failing to live up to the hype—are reminders of how improvements in drug development, such as Phase 0, are helping industry in its drive to become more effective. Although riskier than squeezing me-too drugs out of proven products, targeted R&D is lighting pathways not only to cures of killer diseases but to a fresh paradigm of progress and profits, and to renewed confidence in the pharmaceutical industry. From where we stand, the future looks bright.
OPEN MOUTH, INSERT... DPP-IVs, the Latest in Diabetes Innovation
Saxagliptin Bristol-Myers SquibbTARGET INDICATION Type-2 diabetes
DEVELOPMENT Phase III
TARGET INDICATION Type-2 diabetes
TARGET INDICATION Type-2 diabetes
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TARGET INDICATION Type-2 diabetes and obesity
The new drugs prevent the DPP-IV enzyme from doing its dirty work—blocking incretin, a hormone that turns on insulin and turns off glycogen. By opposing DPP-IV, the inhibitors indirectly prolong the incretin effect, allowing the body to reduce blood-glucose levels on its own. The new drugs, which are being developed alone and in combination with other meds, are best deployed in patients who have pre-diabetes, a condition of impaired glucose tolerance before it reaches the level of diabetes.


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Editors' note: This review has been updated to reflect improved performance results after extended testing of the headphones.
V-Moda has gained quite a reputation for its stylish, low-profile earbuds, so it's not terribly surprising that the company has decided to dip its toes into the full-size headphone waters. As would be expected, V-Moda's entry into the space is every bit as stylish as its ultraportable siblings. The Crossfade LP headphones run about $250 and feature top-notch construction, plenty of features, and a comfy fit. Unfortunately, sound quality is not consistent across all genres of music, so if you have eclectic taste, these aren't the best option. However, this set does offer great, encompassing audio for club and dance tracks, as well as provide decent response for some midtempo electronica and big pop, which makes them a suitable option for some.
To say that the Crossfade LP headphones are different than the rest of V-Moda's earphones is a bit of an understatement. The Remix line includes only supertiny in-ear models, whereas the Crossfades are monsters by comparison. These are true full-size cans with large, ultracushy padded earcups and a nice, thick padded headband. The result is a comfy fit for nearly every head size and shape, though the 'phones did tend to make our ears slightly sweaty and itchy after extended wear; it wasn't excessive, though.
The style of the Crossfade LP is definitely eye-catching, to the point where one tester didn't feel "hard core" enough to pull them off, where as another was smitten with the urban-industrial design. The headphones come in a choice of three colors--gunmetal black, phantom chrome, or white pearl--and each version features shiny metallic plates fastened on the earcups and headband with mini bolts. The cups are in turn attached to the headband via skeletal metal arms that click satisfyingly when you're adjusting the size of the headphones.


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Stephen Hogan is in his second year as an assistant coach at Saint Rose. He is originally from Dublin, Ireland where he started playing soccer at the age of three. He came to the United States after receiving a full scholarship to Martin Methodist College in Tennessee, where he played as an attacking midfielder.
During his career, Stephen has had multiple tryouts and played with six English professional clubs, including Newcastle United, Leeds United and Blackburn Rovers. He also played for Ireland's National Team at ages 14, 15 and 16. From 2007 through 2011, he not only played with Reading United out of Pennsylvania, he was also the Technical Director of the League's Youth Program, where he managed 27 teams.
Hogan furthermore coached locally with the Alleycats Boys program for two years. He is now a business owner and Co-Founder at First Touch Soccer USA.


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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Saving money wasn't supposed to be this
difficult, even for the usually indulgent New York Yankees.
In an effort to get under the $189 million luxury tax threshold by next
season, the Yankees allowed Nick Swisher, Russell Martin, Raul Ibanez and Eric
Chavez to leave via free agency, severely depleting the lineup for 2013.
To make matters worse, injuries have swept New York much like the Detroit
Tigers did in the 2012 ALCS, taking out Curtis Granderson with a fractured
forearm, Mark Teixeira with a strained wrist and Alex Rodriguez with a torn
hip labrum.
With spring training coming to a close and Derek Jeter also expected to begin
the regular season on the disabled list due to inflammation in his surgically
repaired ankle, the desperate Yankees are reportedly closing in on acquiring
outfielder Vernon Wells from the Los Angeles Angels. The 34-year-old Wells had
a .222 average over the last two seasons and still has two years and $42
million left on the $126 million deal he signed after the 2006 season. New
York has reportedly agreed to pay $14 million of that contract.
The Opening Day lineup will include some combination of Wells, Travis Hafner,
Eduardo Nunez, Francisco Cervelli, Chris Stewart, Brennan Boesch and Juan
There are some familiar faces in the starting rotation, but it is not without
question marks of its own.
CC Sabathia made two trips to the disabled list in 2012, Hiroki Kuroda and
Andy Pettitte are nearly old enough to be collecting Social Security, and Phil
Hughes has dealt with an upper-back injury the entire spring.
Ivan Nova regressed from 16-4 with a 3.70 ERA in 2011 to 12-8 with a 5.02 and
will have a short leash even if he beats out David Phelps (4-4, 3.34 ERA) for
the fifth spot in the rotation.
New York will welcome back closer Mariano Rivera for one last run after he
missed most of 2012 with a torn ACL, but he will have more of a sentimental
influence on the team than anything else. After all, he can't do much better
than fill-in Rafael Soriano did last year (42 saves, 2.26 ERA).
The Yankees' two biggest offseason signings were Ichiro Suzuki, who re-upped
for two years after coming to New York at the trade deadline, and former
Boston Red Sox third baseman Kevin Youkilis, who signed for one.
Ichiro was revitalized after joining the Yankees and hit .322 in 67 games
after batting .261 in 95 with the Seattle Mariners.
Youkilis, meanwhile, had a similar resurgence after being traded from Boston
to the Chicago White Sox, but he posted a career-worst .235 batting average
and has averaged 115 games over the last three seasons.
Below we take a capsule look at the 2013 edition of the New York Yankees, with
a personnel evaluation and prognosis included therein:
2012 FINISH (95-67) - First Place (AL East)
KEY OFFSEASON ADDITIONS: Kevin Youkilis (3B); Juan Rivera (OF); Brennan Boesch
(OF); Travis Hafner (DH): Dan Otero (RHP)
KEY OFFSEASON SUBTRACTIONS: Russell Martin (C); Eric Chavez (3B); Nick Swisher
(OF); Raul Ibanez (OF); Andruw Jones (OF); Rafael Soriano (RHP)
PROJECTED LINEUP: Derek Jeter (SS); Ichiro Suzuki (RF); Robinson Cano (2B);
Kevin Youkilis (3B); Travis Hafner (DH); Vernon Wells (LF); Juan Rivera (1B);
Chris Stewart (C); Brett Gardner (CF)
PROJECTED ROTATION: CC Sabathia (LHP); Hiroki Kuroda (RHP); Andy Pettitte
(LHP); Phil Hughes (RHP); Ivan Nova (RHP)
PROJECTED CLOSER: Mariano Rivera (RHP)
MANAGER: Joe Girardi
The players in last year's Opening Day lineup accounted for 197 home runs and
610 RBIs, and 149 of those homers and 455 of those RBIs will not be part of
the lineup in April 2013.
With Granderson and Teixeira out for all of April and beyond and Rodriguez
done for at least half the season, New York will have to rely heavily on
Robinson Cano.
Cano has been the Yankees' best hitter for the past four seasons, hitting .314
with 115 homers, 406 RBIs and an .899 OPS in that span.
The Yankees also are going to have to manufacture runs with small ball. That
means Ichiro and Brett Gardner will have to be on the move often.
If the Yankees are looking for some pop in April and May, one or two of the
players New York picked up off the scrap heap -- Wells, Hafner, Boesch, Juan
Rivera -- will have to provide it.
That quartet, though, combined to hit just 44 home runs and .237 in 1,244 at-
bats last season.
Russell Martin was a .221 hitter in 2012, but he hit 21 homers and helped
Yankees pitching record the fifth-best ERA in the American League.
The closest Francisco Cervelli came to playing every day was 2010, when he
logged 93 games. He drove in 38 runs and hit .271 that year. The major issue
with Cervelli playing every day is that he has thrown out just 13 of 92
runners (14 percent) over his last 134 games behind the plate, well below
league average.
Chris Stewart has nailed 30 of 91 (33 percent) potential base stealers the
past two seasons, but he is a 31-year-old career backup with a .217 batting
The 22-year-old Austin Romine could be the best option, but he is coming off a
season in which he played 31 minor league games due to a back injury. Plus,
Romine only has 106 plate appearances above Double-A.
Last spring, we wondered if Alex Rodriguez would return to form. Now, we
question whether he will even return at all.
Even if A-Rod gets through rehab from hip surgery without any complications,
the earliest he will return is the All-Star break. A setback or two could add
months to his timetable.
Then there is that little MLB investigation with the Biogenesis Clinic in
Miami that allegedly distributed performance-enhancing drugs to Rodriguez and
a number of other players.
If Major League Baseball can prove A-Rod purchased PEDs from the clinic, he
would face a 50-game suspension.
If Rodriguez does make it back by mid-July, he'll also have to deal with
declining skills. He hasn't slugged .500 since 2010, and his HR/FB rate over
the last three seasons is just 16 percent. He had a HR/FB rate above 20
percent in seven of the eight seasons prior to 2010.
Rodriguez' 21.9 percent strikeout rate in 2012 was his highest since becoming
a full-time player in 1996.
X-FACTOR: KEVIN YOUKILIS: Yes, New York's X-factor for 2013 is notorious
Yankee killer and former Boston Red Sox infielder Kevin Youkilis, who has
ditched the beard to don the pinstripes. My, how times have changed. The third
baseman has never played more than 147 games in any season and hasn't exceeded
122 over the past three seasons. He had the worst walk rate of his career last
season and has been a liability at third base since moving back to the
position in 2011 to accommodate Adrian Gonzalez. The Yankees are in dire need
of the old Youkilis to step in, get on base at a .370 clip, hit 20 homers and
drive in some runs; basically, everything Nick Swisher did for this lineup but
at a much more demanding position. If he can, the Yankees might be able to at
least get by offensively early in the season with the core of Ichiro, Jeter,
Cano, Youkilis and Gardner.
There wasn't a move the Yankees could have made that would have shown more
desperation than trading for Vernon Wells, a player who has been overpaid
since the day he put pen to paper and signed his contract. Wells has barely
been above replacement level over the last two seasons.
The rest of the American League East is looking better than ever, with Toronto
making some big moves, Baltimore coming off a playoff appearance and Tampa Bay
hanging around with dominant pitching and defense. Boston has retooled as well
and will likely improve from 69 wins last season.
But let's not overlook that the Yankees still have one of the most talented
rosters in the American League; they just won't have everyone together for
Opening Day.
The offense might have a bit of a different look this season but a lineup that
includes Derek Jeter, Ichiro, Robinson Cano, Mark Teixeira, Curtis Granderson,
Kevin Youkilis and Brett Gardner still can be dynamic.
And with CC Sabathia, Hiroki Kuroda, Andy Pettitte and Phil Hughes, New York's
pitching staff stacks up against most of the other teams in the division, save
Tampa Bay.
If New York can avoid bottoming out in April and May while Granderson and
Teixeira are on the sidelines, it should be able to compete for a playoff spot
once again.
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Don't worry though, we have a lot more Mountain 26" Tubeless Tires in stock than that.View Similar Products
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John, "god of all things MTB" Tomac designed this series of tires and named it after a famed course in Italy where he romped on his competition. The raison d'etre of the tire is to ride well in the loose, the hard, and everything in between. The Kenda Nevegal UST Tire fulfills this mission completely. We find the Nevegal to be the best tire in wet, rooted, and rocky conditions.
The 2.35" version uses Kenda's DTC (Dual Tread Compound). It has their Stick-E compound on the shoulders for excellent steep-lean traction. This is a super soft rubber that yields great grip, and the slow-rebound nature of this famed tree-sap solid acts as a suspension element. A harder, longer-wearing rubber is used down the center. The 2.1 " tires use the same firmer rubber compound over the entirety of the tread. This gives them a durability that cross-country/trail riders will appreciate. Using a fluid-based sealant product in any Kenda tire will void the warranty.
The Kenda Nevegal UST tire is offered in 2.1" and 2.35" widths. Both sizes use a Kevlar bead for weight savings. 880g (2.1).
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Favorite all time front tire
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I experiment with a few different tires each year and on the front I keep coming back to the UST Kenda Nevegal 2.35. It's the most dependable tubless tire, amazing traction in most terrain, and it never burps or looses air. Other tires I've tried running up front like the Nobby Nic have too weak of a sidewall and when things get aggressive they burp air, and even come off the rim, which as caused a few over the bars crashes and a moderate shoulder injury. Put a UST Nevegal up front on my bike any day of the week!!
These tires are awesome. They provide tons of grip in many different conditions from mud to scree and rocks. The rubber on the tires is awesome and wears well over time. The price is right for these tires and is part of the reason I see so many people on the trails with them. Cornering is steady and controlled. Braking is responsive and they dig in when you need them to. I have this on my dirt jumper as well and it works well and they provide a smoorh roll and plenty of cushion if you case a jump. All and all this is a killer tire for the price.
My favorite tires!
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Ive used these in various widths on various bikes throughout the years. They are always my go-to tire here in Colorado. Great tread for loose granite and rocky conditions, but still keeps rolling resistance down. These never feel sketchy in the corners and offer great traction on climbs as well. I definitely recommend the 2.35 version unless you're doing strictly XC. Also, no problems at all with the tubeless system on Stans rims and Mavic XM819 rims.
A great tire!!!
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
This tire has everything!!!! It is tough and grippy. It is built to last. I rode it a ton off road and had to even ride it some on road for about about 2 months. These tires stood up to the wear and tear. Hardly showing any signs of wear. I wouldn't however recommend riding these babes on the road because you will be working extra hard due to all the tread these things have:)
Great tire
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
One of my favorite tires for the last few years. Very versatile, works great in a lot of situations, wears well, rolls pretty fast, and is all around pretty predictable. I recommend the 2.35 size with DTC for pretty much everyone, a wider tire will be more fun to ride, plus the DTC gives you much better cornering with the stick-e rubber on the side knobs and still rolling fast with the harder compound in the center.
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i rode the 2.35s for a long time until i had left side knobs all over the place (these tires really took a beating before sheding knobs). i think they provide a great mix of durability, traction, and rolling resistance. i would say if your flavor of rad involves a little more gravity and you got a couple extra bucks, you'd be happier on some hans dampfs or trail kings.
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This tire stick to the trail any time, in turns and high speed. It don't have to sort live for it great traction
I friend recommended I get these tires and I'm happy I did. I was using older no name bike tires before these and I can definitely tell a difference. These are great!
Look good but haven't used them yet
I have the Kenda Nevegal UST tires sitting around as spares but haven't needed them at this point. They look like a solid tire. I have used the non UST version before and had issues with ripping knobs off and showing the casing on them. I have a friend that assures me this will not be the case with the UST. These have a 120 TPI instead of the 60 on the non UST version so I'm hoping they work out. I'll report back once I get these on.


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Tom is a graduate of LSU College of Engineering and has worked in project and company management for more than twenty five years. Starting as a Project Engineer for an Energy company, Tom advanced through numerous levels of engineering and corporate management positions. In 1998, Tom fulfilled a long held dream of building homes and began his own construction firm.
Today, that firm, Southern Evergreen High Performance Homes, is Greensboro's exclusive builder of Southern Living Custom Homes and offers many services including Architecture, Interior Design, Real Estate and Construction. Tom is one of only 100 builders across America to earn the Southern Living Builder designation. In addition, he hold holds several certifications including an Unlimited North Carolina General Contractor License a North Carolina Real Estate and Broker License, a nationally recognized Certified Green Professional Designation and an EPA Certified Lead Renovator Certificate. Tom joined the Good Morning Show team with the Fix-it Friday series in 2009.
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A Notary Public is a public servant appointed by state government to witness the signing of important documents and administer oaths.
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ATLANTA (WXIA)-- Rural Metro Ambulance believes to be the first group in the country to use devices that help break language barriers with the people they care for.
When using the device, a simple press of a button dials an interpreter, who can directly communicate with the patient, even if they do not speak the same language. The interpreter can detect the dialect and language, and transfer the call to another person who can communicate with them.
Rescuers say this will help take out some of the guess work when responding to an emergency in the field.
"Prior to having a device like this, we had to rely on either a family member or a bystander to interpret it. Of course, there's always a question if it's interpreted exactly correctly or not," Ron Craig of Rural Metro Ambulance said. "This just takes a lot of the burden off the crew, they know they're getting good information from a trained interpreter."
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The Ouachita Student Foundation will host their annual Tiger Tunes Theme Reveal tomorrow at Dr. Jacks at 12:15. This year's Hosts & Hostesses will perform, followed by the reveal of each group's theme.
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He was sworn in last week as Maine's newest senator, replacing Olympia Snowe.
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King says the federal government still has a lot of hard work ahead to get its fiscal house in order, adding that the President should call a group together to start negotiating the best way to cut spending and raise revenues.
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Social Security head: Program fraying from neglect
WASHINGTON Outgoing Social Security Commissioner Michael J. Astrue has some parting shots for Congress, the White House and advocates for seniors. They have all "really walked away from Social Security," he says, leaving the program "fraying because of inattention to its problems."
Instead of making the hard choices to fix Social Security's financial problems, policymakers "use it as a tool of political rhetoric," Astrue said.
Astrue, 56, has headed the federal government's largest program since 2007 - he was nominated by former President George W. Bush. By law, Social Security commissioners serve six-year terms, so President Barack Obama will now have the opportunity to choose his own nominee, who must be approved by the Senate. Astrue's last day on the job was Wednesday.
The trustees who oversee Social Security say the program's trust funds will run dry in 2033, leaving Social Security with only enough revenue to pay about 75 percent of benefits. Already the program is paying out more in benefits than it collects in payroll taxes.
As commissioner, Astrue served as a trustee. He regularly urged Congress to address Social Security's long-term financial problems but refrained from publicly weighing in on various options to cut benefits or raise taxes - until now.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Astrue said benefit cuts and tax increases are inevitable - despite fierce opposition to both. Yet he questions whether Congress is up to the task.
Q: The president and Republican leaders in Congress have both embraced changes to Social Security as part of negotiations to reduce government borrowing. Should Social Security be part of the deficit and debt discussions?
A: My general perspective is that Washington broadly, and I include the Congress, both parties, the executive branch, the major interest groups, have really walked away from Social Security. ... I think that Social Security is a gem. I think it is the most successful domestic program in the history of the United States government and it is fraying because of inattention to its problems. And I think it's a shame that Washington cannot get its act together to look at Social Security in detail in isolation and say, What do we need to do?
Q: There are some in Congress who say only benefit cuts should be considered - no tax increases. Others say benefit cuts should be off the table. Where do you come down?
A: Nothing is going to happen if you establish preconditions for the conversation. I do think that for the people who simply want to tax more, you need to be very mindful of the fact that that tax will fall disproportionately on the younger generation and that if you're not careful, that could be a huge economic drag.
Q: One of the few issues that the president and Republicans in Congress agree on is changing the way the government measures inflation. As you know, this would reduce the annual cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, for Social Security recipients. Advocates for seniors hate the idea. They want bigger COLAs, not smaller ones. What do you think?
A: As a general matter I do think that the president and the Congress are right that before you start talking about increases in the retirement age and things like that it's appropriate to try to have a conversation about what we might be able to do in terms of COLA adjustments.
Q: The age when retirees can receive full benefits is gradually increasing from 66 to 67. There are proposals to increase it gradually even more, perhaps as high as 70. What do you think of those proposals?
A: I think there's some historical inevitability that we will move in that direction. How far, I don't think is historically inevitable. Part of this we need to remember is not that the system is flawed or that there are evil people around here. I mean, we should celebrate a little bit of good news. Most of the pressure on the system comes from the fact that we've had great medical advances and people are living a lot longer than before.


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Taiwan's HTC Corp has unveiled the new smartphone HTC One that it hopes will set it apart from the crowd of Google Android devices on the market and help it make up ground lost to Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and Apple Inc. The phone boasts a 4 megapixel camera that does not sound great, but teh zing comes from the 'UltraPixel Camera' - pixels are larger.
It has distinguished the phone, the HTC One, from rival Android devices by using new software - the BlinkFeed feature.
The new feature is to replace icons on the home screen with a personalised stream of news articles, social networking updates, photos and video.
HTC is also billing it as the first smartphone with a built-in remote control function, opening a window into a potential new business model for phone vendors and cable TV operators.
HTC is in discussions with cable operators in different countries, and hopes to offer a more interactive package for consumers by transforming the phone into a remote control for TVs, set-top boxes and receivers, according to analysts who attended a conference with HTC on Tuesday. The company declined to comment on whether it was in talks.
"The new TV connectivity feature inspires new imagination regarding how the smartphone and TV space may evolve," said CK Lu, an analyst for Gartner based in Taipei. "It allows for deep collaboration," he said.
Possibilities include co-developing apps and bundle-selling by smartphone makers and cable operators, Lu said, which would expand sales channels.
HTC was an early, and successful, maker of smartphones based on Android, but it has been eclipsed by the increasing dominance of Samsung, which Gartner said made more than 42 percent of Android smartphones in the fourth quarter.
Android is widening its lead in smartphone operating systems, with devices running the software capturing nearly 70 percent of the market last quarter, Gartner said last week.
Apple is in second place with 21 percent, while Blackberry and Windows Phone, which Nokia is pinning its hopes on, trailed with 3.5 percent and 3 percent, respectively.
HTC, however, has failed to capitalise on Android's dominance. Its share of mobile phone sales fell to 1.8 percent of the market last year, down from 2.4 percent in 2011, according to Gartner, and delivered disappointing first-quarter sales guidance early this month after reporting a 91 percent plunge in fourth-quarter net profit.
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Most find Zumba a bit intimidating because of the moves, how bright the room is and/or the mirrors in the room. It is a totally different world in one of Nick and Erica's classes. When you walk through the doors at Edge training and fitness center, there are no mirrors, or bright lights. You are greeted with smiles and camaraderie.
Lights shine on Nick and Erica so students can see and learn the moves. Black lights replace the normal fluorescent lights adding to the comfort of a first timer while creating a fun atmosphere. Regulars are friendly and treat new comers as family.
"We're not here to judge our fellow attendees or instructor, or to be judged. We're here to encourage each other and have a good time working up a sweat. Zumba is family. When we're here we're family." Nick explains after classes. All the stress of the day is left at the door and you just have fun.
Nick and Erica have a few simple rules they like students to follow. First, just keep moving. Second, always keep smiling. Third, just have fun. Fourth, make Zumba yours. Two versions are taught in their classes. Erica teaches the more advanced steps, while Nick shows students how to modify steps to fit their level.
Overall Zumba is a great workout and a great way to lose weight. Nick and Erica both have lost weight from doing Zumba. Nick has lost 85 lbs and Erica, his wife, has lost 100 lbs. "Eating right and doing Zumba have helped me." Erica says as she shares her success with students.
For a fun, and rewarding workout, check our Mr. and Mrs. Dance Fit's Zumba classes held Monday and Wednesday evenings from 8-9. Classes are taught at Edge training and fitness center, located at 520 N 3050 E.


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