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Verizon Wireless will launch a high-end Nokia Lumia Windows Phone next month, according to a Bloomberg report, which could give Nokia's North American sales a badly needed shot in the arm.
Nokia reported a year-over-year and sequential drop in device sales in North America, but CEO Stephen Elop also hinted that the company will soon bring a "hero" Lumia Windows Phone smartphone to a top U.S. carrier, likely Verizon Wireless.
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"Britney's Engaged," reads the headline of an OK! story that claims Britney Spears and Jason Trawick are now engaged.
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2011: Started all 12 games at cornerback ... had 38 total tackles (25 solo and 13 assists) as well as 3 tackles for loss, five pass breakups, one interception and one forced fumble ... best outing was nine total tackles (eight solo and one assist) at Virginia.
2010: Started once and saw regular action as a backup corner ... had 18 total tackles (12 solo, six assists), one interception and two pases defensed.
2009: Joined the Vandals in the fall and became a key figure on special teams with 14 kickoff returns for 276 yards.
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(Thank you for your support of Priests for Life. If you already responded to the following appeal online, I appreciate your support. This email is intended for those who did not respond when we sent it last week.)
There is only one reason why I sent you this email.
I need you to rush Priests for Life a contribution … TODAY!
To do so, simply click here and follow the instructions.
In fact, the size of your gift isn't as important as is the fact that you send something.
Here's why it is so critically urgent that you do this now … before you move on to your next email.
This past February a tiny baby girl was born alive during a botched abortion. You may have read about her or heard her tragic story talked about on the news. It happened in Miami, Florida.
Rather than be protected and nurtured, this living, breathing little girl was mercilessly stuffed in a plastic biohazard bag and callously thrown out with the trash.
As I read that heartrending story and thought of that helpless, innocent tiny baby, I became enraged.
More to the point, and borrowing a famous phrase from the movie Network, I said to myself:
"I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore!!!"
In fact, the story line of Network fits our pro-life situation today. Do you remember the movie? Made in the 70s, it was the story of a TV anchor who went into a rant on live TV about all that had gone wrong with the world. The character's name was Ed Beale.
During his on-air tirade, he captured the thinking and fears of his viewers when he said:
We know things are bad – worse than bad. They're crazy. It's like everything everywhere is going crazy, so we don't go out anymore. We sit in the house, and slowly the world we are living in is getting smaller, and all we say is, 'Please, at least leave us alone in our living rooms. Let me have my toaster and my TV and my steel-belted radials and I won't say anything. Just leave us alone.'
Doesn't that "just leave me alone" attitude remind you of a lot of our fellow pro-life Americans? I'm afraid a lot of them are simply overwhelmed by the enormity of our fight to end abortion.
Which fits in perfectly with what the character Ed Beale said next. Getting really angry, his voice begins to rise as he looks into the camera and says:
Well, I'm not gonna leave you alone. I want you to get mad! … I don't know what to do about [all the problems in the world]. All I know is that first you've got to get mad.
Then Beale begins to yell at his viewers:
You've got to say, 'I'm a HUMAN BEING! My life has VALUE!'
So I want you to get up now. I want all of you to get up out of your chairs. I want you to get up right now and go to the window. Open it, and stick your head out, and yell:
Things have got to change. But first, you've gotta get mad!
Now I'm no fan of Hollywood. But I'll be the first to admit that this time Hollywood got it right.
In order for us to bring an end to abortion and change our culture …
… we've got to get mad!!!
And believe me, there's plenty for you and me to be angry about.
Abortion-on-demand throughout all nine months of pregnancy is still the law of the land!
In spite of our Declaration of Independence which proclaims every person's unalienable RIGHT TO LIFE, the United States still has the most extreme abortion laws of any country in the industrialized world!
Over a million innocent tiny boys and girls are still being slaughtered every year in the USA alone … 3,300 of them every day!
Human babies are still being used like laboratory rats and guinea pigs for cruel human experimentation!
The body parts of babies killed in abortions are still being sold!
Women are still being lied to about the terrible consequences of abortion!
For almost forty years, in spite of tremendous effort and much prayer …
… the killing continues!
And it's not going to change until you and every other pro-life American gets mad!
Again, though, as I've told you before, I'm not talking about the sin of anger. I'm talking about righteous anger … the kind Our Lord had when He cleared the temple of the moneychangers and the profiteers.
When God created us, He instilled in us lots of passions. One of those is anger. And, for those who have a right conscience, that anger gets triggered whenever we encounter injustice.
Well there is no greater injustice in today's world than the evil of abortion where the youngest members of our human family are butchered and slaughtered!
So get mad! Get angry! That's the only way you're going to change anything.
Then channel the energy of your anger into productive pro-life activity.
And here's a specific project I'm counting on you to get behind and support.
Do you remember the Freedom Riders who helped create the civil rights movement of the 1960s?
They were ordinary everyday people – blacks and whites – who were determined to end the injustice of racial segregation in the South … in a non-violent manner!
In May of 1961 a group of them boarded Greyhound and Trailways buses in Washington, D.C. Their destination was New Orleans.
And at cities all along the way they intended to defy the Jim Crow laws that prohibited blacks from using the same restrooms as whites … drinking from the same water fountains as whites … eating in the same restaurants as whites … and even sitting in the same areas of bus terminals as whites.
As their buses entered the Deep South, violent, unruly mobs greeted them. The Freedom Riders were beaten with baseball bats and metal pipes. They were refused medical treatment at area hospitals. One bus was set on fire. They were arrested for disturbing the peace.
And yet, in spite of the beatings and jailings, more people came forward and volunteered to take the place of those who were too injured to continue.
In the weeks that followed, more Freedom Rides took place.
And by November 1961 – just six months after the first bus left Washington – the injustice of segregation at bus terminals throughout the South was ended.
From that success sprang the civil rights movement that ended segregation.
Inspired by the bravery and conviction of those Freedom Riders, one man stepped up and became the face and voice of justice and equality for all Americans. That man was Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
From 1961 to his assassination in 1968, Martin Luther King traveled from city to city across America speaking to the people and imploring them to rise up and cast off the chains of racism and bigotry. His mission was justice for all.
And justice is what prompts our pro-life movement. Justice and love. That's why our bishops have called abortion:
"[T]he fundamental human rights issue for all men and women."
Unfortunately, tens of millions of Catholics and other Christians have turned a blind eye to that truth! That reality can lead to only one conclusion:
If we're ever going to end abortion, we've got to do what the Freedom Riders of the sixties did and challenge the status quo.
For years now too many of our fellow pro-lifers have been sitting on the sidelines waiting for others to end the evil of abortion.
Well, the days of hand-wringing and fence-sitting are over!
Like the Freedom Riders of the 60s, we've got to challenge the status quo, take to the streets and demand an end to the injustice of abortion.
And that is exactly why Priests for Life is reviving the Freedom Rides and why I'm counting on you to click here and help fund this important project!
We're going to go on a months-long, cross-country Pro-Life Freedom Ride! We're going to invite America to join us. And in city after city we're going to rouse the people from their slumber and get them to shout out with us:
We're mad as can be and we're not going to take it anymore!
The wanton killing of the youngest and most defenseless members of our human family has got to stop! Now!
In every city we visit we'll …
… fire up local pro-life activists!
… activate the clergy – Catholic, Protestant, Jewish … all of them!
… recruit and train new leaders for our movement!
… defy local ordinances and protest outside abortion clinics!
… establish "Abortion Free" zones in minority neighborhoods where abortionists at Planned Parenthood clinics commit their deadly crimes!
… organize prayer vigils!
… expose local abortionists for all to see!
… enlist young people to join our fight against abortion!
… SHOW people the grisly consequences of abortion!
… provide a forum where the victims of abortion can give their testimony!
Our goal is threefold:
1. To re-ignite the fire of righteous anger within the people of life!
2. To create SOLIDARITY within the ranks of the pro-life movement!
3. To put down solid pro-life roots in every city that we visit!
As I hope you can see, the Pro-Life Freedom Ride will rouse from their slumber those of our fellow pro-life workers who have become jaded and lost their passion.
Equally important, it will bring more of our fellow Americans into our movement.
That's because our Priests for Life team is made up of dynamic speakers. Each one of them is literally on fire to preach the Gospel of Life. To a person they speak with the power and authority of the Holy Spirit.
One member of our team is especially compelling. She is Dr. Alveda King, the niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Following in the footsteps of her uncle, Alveda is having a tremendous impact on everyone who hears her, and most especially within the African-American community.
Her unflinching defiance before those who are waging genocide on Black Americans is inspirational. Quoting the words of her uncle, she reminds all Americans everywhere of the truth that:
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
That's the message our Pro-Life Freedom Ride will drive home to all we meet!
I think you can tell how excited I am about this project. I'd love nothing more than to gas up our bus and get on the road tomorrow. But I can't. Too many details have to be worked out.
One of them – and without question the most important one – is to come up with the money needed to fund this historic Pro-life Freedom Ride project.
Which is why I'm counting on you to click here and follow the instructions to send Priests for Life the largest contribution you can make today.
It's going to cost Priests for Life literally hundreds of thousands of dollars to pull this off. That money is needed to:
Charter the "Pro-Life Freedom Ride" bus for a year.
Print all the materials we will be giving away during our travels. These will include:
Our brochures on how to encourage priests and pastors to become active members of the pro-life movement … especially our pamphlets "Addressing Abortion with Confidence – A Message for Clergy" and "How To Encourage Your Priest To Be Actively Pro-Life".
Copies of my "Ending Abortion" book.
Statements by our U.S. bishops, including their powerful 1998 "Faithful Citizenship" document.
Teachings of the Church, most especially the late Pope John Paul II's Evangelium Vitae.
Photographs of the mangled bodies of babies killed in abortions.
And much, much more.
Buy advertising space on radio stations, local newspapers, and on the Internet to promote "Pro-Life Freedom Ride" appearances and events.
Rent whatever equipment we'll need at our various events (for example, microphones, sound systems, speakers, overhead projectors and the like).
Pay for food and lodging as our "Pro-Life Freedom Ride" makes its way across the country.
Right now initial plans place our Freedom Ride early in 2010 … just in time to activate, mobilize and educate voters so that they can advance the Culture of Life in the voting booth.
But don't think the Pro-Life Freedom Ride project is all about politics.
Nothing could be further from the truth. If there's one thing we've learned over these past forty years, it's this:
Political progress advances only to the extent that we write the Gospel of Life on the hearts of all Americans!
So rather than having a specific political purpose, our Pro-Life Freedom Ride will aim to rouse our fellow Americans from their slumber and get them to join us as we shout out for all to hear …
… we're mad as can be and we're not going away until we end the injustice of abortion!
And so today I am asking you to be ready to make whatever sacrifice is necessary so you can send Priests for Life the largest gift you can to support our Pro-Life Freedom Ride and all our work to end abortion.
Of this much I am absolutely certain:
Without your help, we are powerless to act.
But with it, we can win the fight against abortion.
So please click here and follow the instructions. Be as generous as you possibly can. Do it for the sake of that little baby girl in Florida … and all the victims of abortion.
And if I may ask you one more favor. Each year I survey our supporters to learn how we can serve their needs more effectively. After giving your donation, would you take a moment and fill out the short survey I've placed at www.priestsforlife.org/survey. It is very important to me to know what you're thinking about our ministry!
Thank you. And know that in thanksgiving for your support, I will remember you at each Mass that I offer; as will the other priests here at Priests for Life. God bless.
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Fr. Frank Pavone
National Director, Priests for Life and Gospel of Life Ministries
NOTE: If you prefer to send a check, please make it out to Priests for Life and send it to us at PO Box 141172, Staten Island, NY 10314. If you have any questions, call us toll-free at 888-735-3448.


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Seven games in ten postponed due to waterlogged pitch! Is this normal?
Seven games in ten postponed due to waterlogged pitch! Is this normal?
What team are you, what time of year, what league etc? We really could do with more information, also this issue is best raised in the bugs forum rather than this one. Thanks.
It is if you're Gloucester City F.C. circa 2006; infact, that would be lucky.
I've had similar results with Merthyr Tydfil between December and March in 2007.
Just something I accept as part of the non-league game.
Well the only postponements in this game are due to waterlogged pitches, should have included weather postponements, and abandonments.
rangers vs forfar for eg, called off 4 times in a week or so was it?
Wow, never seen or heard of this before in FM, but o'm glad to se that the posibility for this is here It isn't more than 2 months since there were 40-50 matches that were postponed on the british isles due to snow and ice (only 6-10 games were played in bluesq prem/north/south, the rest of the 34 games were postponed)
I think you may need a better ground mate. That must be some major flooding as well.


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GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum created quite the stir yesterday with his comments on the separation of church and state. I posted a clip of his interview with George Stephanopoulos, but the sound bite left a lot of details out. ABC News has shared the full transcript. Here's the pertinent part, as excerpted by Howard Friedman at Religion Clause:
STEPHANOPOULOS: You have also spoken out about the issue of religion in politics, and early in the campaign, you talked about John F. Kennedy's famous speech to the Baptist ministers in Houston back in 1960. Here is what you had to say….
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) SANTORUM: Earlier (ph) in my political career, I had the opportunity to read the speech, and I almost threw up. You should read the speech. (END VIDEO CLIP)
STEPHANOPOULOS: That speech has been read, as you know, by millions of Americans. Its themes were echoed in part by Mitt Romney in the last campaign. Why did it make you throw up?
SANTORUM: Because the first line, first substantive line in the speech says, "I believe in America where the separation of church and state is absolute." I don't believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute. The idea that the church can have no influence or no involvement in the operation of the state is absolutely antithetical to the objectives and vision of our country.
This is the First Amendment. The First Amendment says the free exercise of religion. That means bringing everybody, people of faith and no faith, into the public square. Kennedy for the first time articulated the vision saying, no, faith is not allowed in the public square. I will keep it separate. Go on and read the speech. I will have nothing to do with faith. I won't consult with people of faith. It was an absolutist doctrine that was abhorrent (ph) at the time of 1960. And I went down to Houston, Texas 50 years almost to the day, and gave a speech and talked about how important it is for everybody to feel welcome in the public square. People of faith, people of no faith, and be able to bring their ideas, to bring their passions into the public square and have it out. James Madison— ...
... [T]o say that people of faith have no role in the public square? You bet that makes you throw up. What kind of country do we live that says only people of non-faith can come into the public square and make their case? That makes me throw up and it should make every American who is seen from the president, someone who is now trying to tell people of faith that you will do what the government says, we are going to impose our values on you, not that you can't come to the public square and argue against it, but now we're going to turn around and say we're going to impose our values from the government on people of faith, which of course is the next logical step when people of faith, at least according to John Kennedy, have no role in the public square.
STEPHANOPOULOS: We got a lot of questions on this on Facebook and Twitter, and I want to play one…. What should we do with all the non-Christians in this country? If I do not hold this belief, which I do not, how does he plan on representing me?
SANTORUM: Yes, I just said. I mean, that's the whole point that upset me about Kennedy's speech. Come into the public square. I want, you know, there are people I disagree with. Come to my town hall meetings, as people have done, and disagree with me and let's have a discussion. Let's air your ideas, let's bring them in, let's explain why you believe what you believe and what you think is best for the country. People of faith, people of no faith, people of different faith, that's what America is all about, it's bringing that diversity into and challenge of the different ideas that motivate people in our country. That's what makes America work. And what we're seeing, what we saw in Kennedy's speech is just the opposite, and that's what was upsetting about it.
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Many avid bird watchers stayed connected through listserv, social media or good, old-fashioned telephone. As a result when one of them spots a hard to find bird at a particular location, it is soon common knowledge and birders begin showing up en masse for their chance to see the particular bird that caused the alarm to be sounded. This was the case when a Townsend's Solitaire was spotted near the library in Strafford, New Hampshire in the winter of 2011, for example. It's also, often the case with magnificent, but elusive owls.
So this past winter when reports and photographs of great grey owls began appearing from Rockcliffe parkway at Green's Creek in Ottawa, Canada, many birders and photographers loaded up their winter gear and headed out to see them. Those who did make the trip found that one of the primary reasons for all the photographs and likely for the sustained presence of no fewer than four great grey owls at this location was that they were being regularly baited.
What is owl baiting?
Owl baiting is the practice of throwing live mice out where owls are present to entice the owls to strike and present themselves for viewing or photography. The plentiful, easy to catch prey also encourages them to stay in one spot for an extended period. In most cases, owl baiting is done with average pet store variety mice. These can be picked up at most pet stores for a few dollars each.
The owl baiting debate
As you might imagine, there are a number of people who take a dim view of owl baiting. Some birding photo websites have even prohibited pictures taken from known owl baiting locations. The argument is that feeding these wild creatures will lead to them becoming acclimated to human contact and may even seek food from people, putting the birds at serious risk of injury or death.
There are anecdotal reports that owls in baiting situations come very close to people without any evidence of fear. On the other hand, there are similar reports of large owls behaving in exactly the same manner in wild situations where baiting has not been practiced. There does not seem to be conclusive evidence either way, on this issue.
Indeed, people do pose a significant threat to owls already. Tree-lined roads, you see, make excellent hunting grounds. An owl can sit in a tree scanning the road, just waiting for a mouse or small animal to make a mad dash from one side to the other. When it does, the owl silently drops from its perch and swoops in for the kill, only to be met very suddenly by several thousand pounds of steel and glass comprising an oncoming automobile. That, of course, has nothing to do with owl baiting per se, except to note that baiting that lures owls to or keeps them near a roadway is very likely to result in dead owls.
Another argument is that the commercially raised mice may be more likely to have some disease which may cause harm to the owls. I could find no evidence, even anecdotal, of this ever occurring. Having been married to a pet store manager and having spent consider time there, I can say definitively that these mice are raised either as pets for human children or as food for carnivorous pets such as snakes or large lizards. They are not fed hormones or antibiotics as it would not be worth the expense or trouble. There is no reason to believe that store bought mice would be any more or less harmful to the owl than wild mice or other natural prey.
Some would say that after being baited or fed for a period of time, the owl might lose its natural hunting skill, either through disuse or simply because it's looking for the easy hand-out. Again, there is no reason to believe that baiting wild owls for a period of month or two during a particularly harsh winter when they may be on the move in search or food has any effect on their ability to catch wild prey. Personally, I find it difficult to believe that such a perfected hunting machine can be trained to overcome its hunting instinct so quickly and easily.
I've seen it argued that baited owls are being overfed, and in the same argument, a witness says that these overfed owls were also observed catching and eating wild voles during extended intervals between baiting. That argues against them either losing their hunting abilities or being overfed to unhealthy levels. In the case of the great grey owls in Ottawa, photographer Eduardo del Solar who witnessed the event related that the owls, after eating their fill in the morning, would retire to nap throughout the day and return for more just before dusk. That's pretty close to a natural feeding schedule for owls.
Del Solar also noted that "I do not believe these owls cared one way or the other about humans. They only care about rodents in their belly or in the field. Humans seemed to be just a visual background."
In reality, it's difficult, if not impossible to determine whether the proximity of humans to the owls caused them any physiological stress. I've seen people bring their dogs up close to investigate a beached harp seal, completely (and quite mistakenly) sure that the seal wouldn't mind or be stressed by the animal's curiosity or the owner's presence. In the case of an owl, though, there is a clear and easy path of retreat if it so chooses.
It is possible to overfeed any wild animal, or to establish routines and patterns of feeding that condition the animals to expect or even demand food when certain cues are present (including the simple presence of human beings). To my way of thinking, this is a valid concern. If a previously baited owl goes through a period where prey is scarce, will it seek out people or even groups of people in search of food? If so, then the practice could place it at higher risk for injury and death under some circumstances. Owl baiting performed frequently enough and of sufficient duration for these cognitive associations to form and be retained in the owl's mind should be avoided, but there's no evidence on how quickly or slowly those habits might be made.
In my opinion, done with considered precautions (including duration, frequency, and location), owl baiting is not at all harmful to the owls. Without adequate consideration for these factors or when limits are pushed too far, however, the practice can become dangerous to the birds.
For many nature and wildlife enthusiasts, visiting a location where owls are being baited may be the only chance they get to see these magnificent animals in their lives. Others may get to know them only through the photographs taken at such locations. As del Solar put it, "It is impossible for me to think how an experience like this could lessen the appreciation for nature."
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- Give Sugarhall, a new rum bar-fronted restaurant with upbeat remixed (sometimes) old timey music a try. That cabbage!
- Trudging along the lorongs of Geyland for Taiwanese breakfast, we were slightly disappointed with Yong He Eating House.
- We did a Ya Kun giveaway. Don't fret if you weren't one of our winners, we'll have more. Stay tuned to our social media pages.
- We went back to The Clifford Pier to have the Singapore's heritage-inspired dishes we already liked the first time around. You can try these for $0.30 per dish if you are one of the first 81 guests to queue up on the 3rd of June (11.30am - 2.30pm).
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WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2011 (SVR 2011) developed by Yukes/THQ was released on October 26, 2011 for the PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, and Xbox 360. New features include improvements to object physics in table, ladders and chair matches and the hell in the cell match. The Road to Wrestlemania mode includes backstage roaming and interactions with other wrestlers that impact your Road to Wrestlemania outcome.
Players can edit superstars downloaded from the community creations database, and the story designer allows the use of up to 15 created wrestlers an infinite number of times in your created stories. The new WWE Universe generates a calendar of matches and pay per view events based upon the results of exhibition matches. The Universe mode will automatically create alliances, rivalries, title matches and pay per view cards based upon the way that you play your matches. Various cut scene animations are presented prior, during and after matches to bring your universe to life and simulate the World Wrestling Entertainment experience.
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SVR 2011 remains the most robust wrestling simulation available for console gamers today, It continues the tradition of in depth creation tools such as creating wrestlers, outfits, move sets, finishers, entrances, entrance videos, signs, highlight reels, custom stories, including a new match creation tool. The community creations database is available to download and share the creations of other users. The wrestling game play and controls have been simplified (single reversal button; removal of strong grapple modifiers) so that game play is comfortable for new users. Chain wrestling, reversal moves and animations have been updated so that the actual wrestling simulates realistic professional wrestling more than a simple fighting game. The match selections available and depth of content is unparalleled in any other wrestling game. The Story Designer and new Universe modes add depth and re-playability to standard exhibition matches. The online wrestling options have expanded to include a royal rumble match and performance has improved over the lag that was often present in SVR 2010.
Room for Improvement
Most of the criticism of the game is from devoted fans who purchase and play each annual release of the title, and are sensitive to the detailed nuances in the game.
1. Although new moves have been added, many wrestling moves have been removed
in order to create fresh animations and accommodate the new physics engine in
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2. The backstage roaming element added to the Road to Wrestlemania mode is
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series of repetitive backstage brawl matches. The voice overs and lip synching
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3. The new Universe mode is an excellent concept and adds re-playability to the
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their own stories. However, the introduction of this mode has created some
problems with the standard exhibition mode game play. Major WWE titles can
no longer be defended in exhibition mode and can only be defended at pay per
views within Universe mode. Players can edit standard match participants in
Universe mode but cannot alter contender and title matches. The mode does
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advance superstars into title matches. In an effort to create unique story lines
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designer or other game modes. A true ranking system based upon actual wins
and losses that are recorded and viewable are needed within this mode. The
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Smackdown vs Raw 2011 is a solid wrestling game with tons of offline modes and online features. The core issue resolves to the actual game play. Although the addition of new physics, moves and chain wrestling maneuvers help, the game needs an upgrade in the actual wrestling mechanics. Many of the moves are still based upon canned animations that play out once a move is initiated. SVR game play needs to evolve to the point where moves can be changed or interrupted at any point during a sequence. Other contemporary titles including THQ's UFC 2010 feature this element of game play and it would be helpful if it could be incorporated in SVR. Many users would be willing to skip the normal annual update in favor of this level of upgrade. In the interim, the depth of content available in SVR 2011 is more than sufficient to enjoy until that upgrade is achieved.


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is buy on margin when news hits then sell at the peak and short the stock on the way down, making money both ways..
The short interest may be a reflection of the amount of shares bought on margin.
What do you think of my theory?
That is one risky move as it's hard to tell where the top is going to be, particularly with Biotech. And second, I doubt it with TSRX. Those on margin sold out on the downturn. I sold and bought back already but I didn't buy at the low today.
Currently TSRX only trades on AVG 1m shares a day or a 8million dollars, so a million dollars in trades one way or the other can really swing this stock. However, I think TSRX is a very safe trade at the moment. It's a safer and more effective drug than Vyoxx (1.2 billion in sales and losing patent) and the patent on the Cubicin combo which will not only accelerate bacteremia approval for TED (which is another billion dollar market) but can gain TED a lot of that market if Cubist does nothing which I really don't see happening as Cubicin is pretty much their only drug that makes them any money. Cubist needs to find a major drug to sell and fast if they want to keep the doors open and grow past 2017.
So you have a two billion dollar + established and growing market and TED fits right in both of those. Not a bad place to be...
Is there even a place for being long in a stock these days? Stocks like this shoot up with good PR's, getting longs all excited. The next thing you know, it's dropping like a rock right back to where it was. MM's manipulating the whole way. Kinda sucks.
Sentiment: Strong Buy
Options expire tomorrow, Maybe that is helping hold some NASDAQ stocks down. Somebody used Bernake to help a 2 day sell off. It is OK we bounced off support today.
It does suck if you're day trading. I'm afraid to sell though because if news comes of a buy out, all bets are off. I would be very bitter if I miss the opportunity. Very bitter indeed.
With the naked shorting, dark pools etc., anything is possible. Ever since the SEC got into bed with the hedge funds and they did away with the "uptick rule," things have not been the same. The "uptick rule" kept the playing field level. (At least it helped.) Just my opinion.


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With a little more than one month to go before "Dancing with the Stars" season 19 kicks off Sept. 15 on ABC, the long-running reality dance competition's pro cast list was formally unveiled to fans during the Aug. 13 edition of "Good Morning America." The lineup features an array of show mainstays in addition to a handful of ballroom newcomers.
The ladies making the cut to serve as pro coaches include long-time participant and two-time mirror ball trophy winner Cheryl Burke; Witney Carson, who last worked with pop star Cody Simpson during season 18; single-season champions Karina Smirnoff and Peta Murgatroyd; Emma Slater, who was most recently paired up with the iconic Billy Dee Williams; and "DWTS" newcomer Allison Holker. The 26-year old Holker is best known for her appearances on the FOX dance competition "So You Think You Can Dance."
Six men round out the 12-dancer pro cast list. Included are two-time show victor Mark Ballas; Val Chmerkovskiy, who last worked with "The Wonder Years" alum Danica McKellar during season 18; all-star season champion Tony Dovolani; former "DWTS" troupe member Artem Chigvintsev; five-time mirror ball trophy winner Derek Hough; and newcomer Keoikantse Motsepe. The talented Motsepe is a South African Latin American dance champion, and is a member of the cast of "Burn the Floor."
Of course, a handful of former and potential pro coaches were left off the roster. Names that were not called include Sharna Burgess, Sasha Farber, Gleb Savchenko, Jenna Johnson, and Lindsay Arnold, among others.
The cast reveal also brought about confirmation of a handful of rumored changes. According to Chmerkovskiy, the first two weeks of the show will feature Tuesday night results programs. Additionally, Dovolani and Burke confirmed that the switch-up, a controversial plot twist that saw celebs paired with new pros for a single week of the competition, would return for season 19.
"Dancing with the Stars" season 19 begins Sept. 15 on ABC. Watch "Good Morning America" on Sept. 4 for a look at the entire lineup.
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Scrabble word: NUTS
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Definitions of NUTS in dictionaries:
- noun - usually large hard-shelled seed
- noun - Egyptian goddess of the sky
- noun - a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt
- noun - half the width of an em
- noun - a whimsically eccentric person
- noun - someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
- noun - one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
- verb - gather nuts
- adj - informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
- Crazy; insane.
- Used to express contempt, disappointment, or refusal.
- verb - to gather nuts (hard-shelled dry fruits)
There are 4 letters in NUTS: N S T U
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All anagrams that could be made from letters of word NUTS plus a wildcard: NUTS?
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Justine Thompson, 23 February 2010 14:32
International Showjumper and event trainer Peter Murphy will lead this years British Horse Society National Spring Coaching Convention. There will be two opportunities to see Peter as the Convention will be spread over two dates – at Merrist Wood, Guildford, Surrey on 13 April and Blackdyke Farm Riding Centre, Cumbria on 11 May. Peter has been involved in riding and competing ...
Justine Thompson,
23 February 2010 14:32
Justine Thompson,
08 February 2010 12:46
The Pony Club is holding another Pony Racing Instruction Day at Aintree Racecourse.Following the success of the day in 2009, the 2010 event on February 16 will be sponsored by Champion Headwear.Members, parents, officials and instructors attending the day will get advice on topics such as feeding, fitness, etiquette and race-day procedure. There will also be practical afternoon sessions, with ...
Justine Thompson,
06 October 2009 16:06
The dressage phenomenon of Edward Gal and Moorlands Totillas will be at Olympia in December, giving fans another chance to see the pair in action in the UK.The European Champions and World Record holders are confirmed to compete in the FEI World Cup Dressage Qualifier Grand Prix on Tuesday 15th, and upon qualification will go through to the Grand Prix ...
Justine Thompson,
07 July 2009 09:58
The Shire Horse of the Year Championship class is returning to HOYS this year after a seven-year absence.Bradford-based Clayton Transport will be sponsoring the class at the Horse of the Year Show for the first time, and it promises to be a spectacular showcase for Britain's Shire Horses.The Championship will take place during Sunday Evening's Gala performance at the event ...
Justine Thompson,
22 June 2009 16:46
The Royal County of Berkshire Show is to provide the climax for a new national show jumping series for identifying and assessing both potential and existing British team competitors.The competition will be one of the highlights of the event on September 19-20, where top class show jumping has been a popular attraction for both spectators and competitors for a number ...
Justine Thompson,
09 June 2009 16:15
A prize fund of almost £50,000 is being offered at the Bolesworth Castle Show jumping Classic and Country Fair. One of the most prestigious events on Cheshire's equestrian calendar, the Classic is this year being held on July 10 -12. It was launched in style recently with a show jumping demo by Olympic show jumper Geoff Billington, one of the leading ...
Justine Thompson,
17 December 2008 12:07
One of Cheshire's fastest growing visitor attractions has been named among the counties tourism elite after clinching two prestigious awards.Cotebrook Shire Horse Centre, near Tarporley, enjoyed a night of success at this year's Cheshire Awards for Tourism Skills (CATS).More than 450 guests looked on as the attraction received the Team of the Year award, while owners Alistair and Janet King ...
Justine Thompson,
21 October 2008 16:19
Towerlands equestrian venue in Essex has changed ownership and is now being run by the previous general manager, Michele Thornton.Now known as Towerlands Park Ltd, the new company is unconnected with the Unex group.Michele said: "Towerlands has long been associated with top class equestrian events but is now also getting a reputation for hosting prestigious and innovative functions. 'Only Fools ...
Justine Thompson,
24 September 2008 12:34
Joining the fantastic line-up for Your Horse Live's special Natural Horsemanship day is Sarah Kreutzer of Learning to Listen.Sarah founded her business following her own experiences with horses. Now from her base in Yorkshire she helps many owners and horses in crisis to rebuild their relationships, by listening to what the horse has to say.She said: "Horses are wonderful teachers ...
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Mr Fjeld wrote:Nice collection Mikemyad - I can see there's no female touch in the interior design of that room.....
Nice Stax headphone & amp system - and the Grado too
Wendy wrote:I don't have any whisky bottles on open display in my home. I keep most of the (opened and unopened) bottles stored in large containers in my basement. The favourite opened bottles (which are regularly rotated) are discreetly stored in one of the household closets. I was robbed a couple of years ago and all the bottles that I had in my living room glass cabinet were taken, so that is when I decided to hide things from sight.
mithril wrote:MrTattieHeid wrote:Yeah, but it doesn't come with all those cool vases.
Perhaps not, but I'd rather have the whisky over the vases anyways My g/f on the other hand.......
Mustardhead wrote:The new Balblairs come in pretty decanter style bottles
Maybe a compromise......
Muskrat Portage wrote:mithril: Is your hide a sort of dull greyish colour that deflects orc arrows and spears?
Muskrat Portage wrote:I have a new problem to contend with, now that we have a new location to store and stage my whisky I'll have to design new shelving. I'm considering tall cabinets with lockable doors, but will have to wait and see what's left in finances after the renovations are complete on the main floor. If anyone has ideas and photos they'd like to share, I'd be interested in seeing them.
mithril wrote:As promised here's the picture. The exterior dimensions are 191cm x 105cm (75" x 41.5") with an internal shelf dimension of 41cm x 95cm x 38cm (16" x 37.5" x 15"). I tested it out this evening and you can actually fit 9 bottles with OE packaging per shelf so 36 bottles is the max capacity of this display. Not a huge amount but more than enough to keep me going for a bit.
irishwhiskeychaser wrote:Don't over fill it mithril it looks great the way it is ....
irishwhiskeychaser wrote:7 would be the perfect number ...
Pick a shelf every week and a dram for every day of the week then
Muskrat Portage wrote:
I ache, though, all over.


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John Fliter
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Coffman chair for university distinguished teaching scholars
Transferring information to students in the traditional classroom setting isn't enough for John Fliter, an associate professor of political science and a Coffman chair for distinguished teaching scholars.
Fliter strives to make sure students understand and are able to apply the knowledge they've learned by using classroom simulations, role-playing and other exercises.
"I approach my classes with not only the desire to convey information about a subject to students but also to get them to apply that knowledge," Fliter said. "It's not just the transmission of facts and concepts but the application of knowledge that is important to their education."
Fliter enjoys interacting with students in the classroom, helping them learn what's going on in the world and giving them the tools to understand the nation's legal and political system. He is known for his creative classroom exercises and short courtroom case studies. Students role-play to find a solution using the knowledge they have gained from readings and classroom discussions. In his constitutional law class, students write a research paper about a current Supreme Court justice. At the end of the class, students are given a courtroom scenario, in which they role-play and make a final decision as their assigned justice.
"In a traditional classroom setting, a professor lectures about facts and theories and the students just sit there and write it down," Fliter said. "Then we test them on how well they've learned all this information, but they are not doing anything with it. Role-playing or a simulation takes it to the next level. The students are actually applying their knowledge to solve problems or look at things from a different perspective. I think that's a higher level of learning."
As the university's Coffman chair in 2013-2014, he expanded the use of simulations and role-playing in multiple subject areas on campus.
Fliter teaches courses in areas such as U.S. politics, civil rights and liberties, and administrative law. His research interests include the Supreme Court and the New Deal, judicial policy-making, civil rights and liberties, and law, politics and literature. His works on freedom of speech, church-state relations and prison reform litigation have appeared in many prestigious publications, including The Law and Society Review, Journal of Political Science Education and The Justice Professional. He received the university's Presidential Award for Undergraduate Teaching Excellence in 2010 and is the former chair of the Lou Douglas Lecture Series Committee. He also serves as co-adviser to the university's Model UN team.
He received his bachelor's degree in political science from California State University, Northridge, and his master's degree and doctorate from the University of Maryland, College Park.
Fliter can be contacted at 785-532-0445 or email@example.com.
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In quaint headquarters, tucked among the blank towers of midtown Manhattan, the Center for Fiction feels like somewhere you'd be more likely to run into Bartleby the Scrivener than your therapist— unless she's a "bibliotherapist" like Noreen Tomassi, the center's executive director, who manages its service A Novel Approach.
For $125, Tomassi will handpick 12 books, basing her choices on a 45-minute phone call, an e-mail exchange or, preferably, a face-to-face session with you. Her well-structured interview will explore your reading history and, to a lesser degree, whatever "problem" you may be facing—an affair, a career challenge, a move. Here, one reporter's experience:
"Like any good counselor, Tomassi is astute and simpatico: During our session, I had no qualms admitting, for example, that I'd never read Dostoevsky. And in this context, discussing my 'issue'—a desire to get back to writing fiction before I buy the farm—felt less like whining than talking shop.
"A week later, I received my Rx: Dostoevsky's The Idiot, Claire Messud's The Woman Upstairs, Shirley Hazzard's The Transit of Venus and nine others, chosen to provide the courage and companionship I'd said I wanted. Will the books help? The therapeutic power of narrative is as old as Aristotle and as up to date as AA, so I think they may.
"So does Tomassi. 'I'd like to think that the right book at the right time could have a life-changing effect,' she says, then confides that her most gratifying session was with a young woman attempting to live sober. 'She was very interested in Hollywood. Do you know how hard it is to find a good novel about Hollywood that doesn't have a drunk in it?' The intrepid Tomassi found exactly one."
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According to a Feb. 10 report from MStarz.com, there's a lot to look forward to on tonight's episode of WWE Monday Night Raw.
The Feb. 10 episode of WWE Monday Night Raw, which airs live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif., features a headlining bout pitting WWE World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton against John Cena, plus a series of key matchups that will help build storylines for the upcoming "Elimination Chamber" pay-per-view event that goes down two weeks from now in Minneapolis, Minn.
Orton lost to Daniel Bryan on last week's WWE Monday Night Raw, but he bounced back with a nice victory over Christian on Friday night's WWE Smackdown.
Whether he'll be able to keep the momentum going against Cena is anyone's guess, but it's clear that it will be a must-see bout.
The World's Strongest Man Returns
Mark Henry, a former WWE world heavyweight champ, is expected to make his grand return to the WWE ring, after being sidelined for a month due to a dislocated elbow.
It hasn't yet been announced who Henry will be fighting on tonight's episode, but there's just a handful of WWE superstars who have the size to match up with him.
In all likelihood, the WWE will pair him up with The Big Show or Brock Lesnar. As most WWE fans know by now, Lesnar is the man who put Henry on the sidelines by dislocating his elbow during a match last month.
"Hot In Cleveland" Star To Guest Host
Additionally, tonight's episode of WWE Monday Night Raw features the legendary Betty White as guest star.
White, 92, is best known for her television roles as Sue Ann Nivens on The Mary Tyler Moore Show in the mid-1970s, and Rose Nylund on The Golden Girls.
It hasn't been announced exactly what she'll be doing, but she'll most likely be handling pre-fight interviews with WWE stars, in a locker room capacity.
Also on the card, Daniel Bryan is expected to make a cameo, one week after his epic victory over Orton.
How the WWE will use Bryan is the weeks leading up to "Elimination Chamber" is anyone's guess, but wrestling fans will have the chance to watch all the drama unfold tonight at 8 p.m., when "RAW" airs live on the USA Network.
The WWE has been teasing a confrontation between Bryan and Kane, so there's a good chance their feud will get settled inside the ring this evening.
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BRUNSWICK — Carpenter Road is expected to reopen next week, City Service Director Pat McNamara said.
The road has been closed while a contractor completes a culvert replacement, but the project is about six weeks behind schedule, McNamara said.
McNamara said rain and other delays have stalled the project. The contractor can be fined $500 per day by the city for each day they keep the road closed, but McNamara said their contract allows for them to have "rain days" and other weather events that would prolong the project.
"We expect them to being paving on Monday through Wednesday and to reopen the road on Wednesday evening," McNamara said.
He said once the roadway opens, the city will meet with the contractor about the delayed opening to determine what fines are owed to the city.
"We'll investigate the various reasons they were behind schedule and they'll provide us with their explanation," McNamara said. "Some of the days will be allowable and some won't and we'll figure it out and close the contract."
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There are many articles on the internet giving advice to the potential buyer and/or seller of a home. Many of the tips, staging and otherwise come from those who are in the business, realtors, and real estate agents etc. This is wonderful and useful in so many ways to help anyone move their property along. Where information online is sadly deficient, is in client suggestions and tips to realtors and real estate agents. Sure we know they're the experts, but have you not ever dealt with one, or say perused their inventory of listings and seen things you wish you could comment on? Well this article is designed to give the "experts" a few tips as well.
Take a photography class, or at least learn how to use your camera properly. Many of the photos used in listings are taken by the agent, some by the homeowner as well. The problem is, many many times the photos are such poor quality that a potential buyer can't even determine what room they are looking at. Dark rooms with shades drawn, odd angles, awkward shots of closet doors, tell the buyer next to nothing about the property. Take time to make sure the home is well lit, if not use your flash.
Advise the homeowner to clean their home and de-clutter before listing photos of the property. Most buyers look online first before they decide which house they want to see in person. If the home in the listings photos are not clean and too cluttered, a buyer will just move right on to the next.
Get at least two pictures of each room at opposing angles. Many times, this gives a buyer some perspective about the space.
Label your photos. It isn't always obvious what room is what. Large bedrooms can easily be mistaken for Living rooms in empty houses. A buyer likes to know what room is what.
Don't be lazy! Too many homes are listed that do not have a single photo of the interior of the home. These get passed by quickly online. If an agent can't even be bothered with photographs, chances are they aren't going to work very hard for you. Photos of the exterior of the home tell a buyer nothing of the condition of the home inside. Most buyers don't want to waste their time making an appointment to see a home in person that is not their taste. There maybe different viewpoints by the agents on this, however, speaking as a buyer, there is nothing worse than to waste time looking at a home that is nothing like what you want or envision, and if you think you're going to sell us another house more suited to our liking, that may work, but it could also backfire and put a bad taste in our mouths.
Be sure to get plenty of photos of the yard, front and back. Believe it or not, yards can be a deal breaker depending on the buyer. Landscaping is costly and privacy is always desirable. A buyer needs to see the front and back yards and sides of a home.
Virtual tours are great. Take time to make them. Its appreciated.
Know your property you're selling well. Make sure to have some understanding of property lines. It is important to the buyer because they may need to install a fence and knowing how much space they have in the yard is just as important as knowing the square footage of the home.
Listen to the buyer and seller you're dealing with. Take time to learn all you can about the home they want, and the home they are selling.
Communication is key. Always keep in close contact with the buyer and seller you're working with. They need to know you care about their concerns.
If you're in the market for a new home, please don't hesitate to call on the professionals at Century 21 The Moore Group. Tina Goddard has a listing for every taste. Check out this listing in Orangeburg, SC.
Call Tina today and get this house for as little as one dollar down, @ (803) 308 4549 .


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Many know that AIG (NYSE:AIG) has recovered from the financial crisis. But it's also making major leaps in one thing that won't show up on its financial statements.
What you may have missed
Over the past 15 years, Nielsen has distributed its Harris Poll RQ study, which surveyed nearly 20,000 Americans to get their opinions on the 60 largest companies in the country. This year has truly marked a rebound, as the study states: "[T]he American public is slowly but steadily regaining confidence in corporate America with people now viewing corporate America more positively than they did before the start of the economic decline in 2008."
And while many companies gained ground, it turns out AIG was the big winner, which could mean big things for it in the future.
The major leap
The study found AIG had a rating of 58.3 on the 1-to-100 scale, which put it in 54th place, behind the questionable (and often perceived as failing) Sears Holdings. Yet it's critical to note that AIG saw the biggest improvement in its score, growing by nearly 10 percentage points, whereas Sears saw its score fall by 3 percentage points.
But the true picture is the history of AIG's reputation. As you can see, 2014 marked true growth from the reputational side of things for the company that received -- and returned -- more than $180 billion in government bailouts:
When you consider the remarkable improvement since 2010 -- a score below 50 is considered to put the firm in "critical" condition from a brand perspective -- the leap from 2013 to 2014 is an undoubted reason for optimism.
Why it matters to investors
The natural question then becomes, why on earth should such a turnaround related to how its name is perceived matter to investors?
It's critical to note thast of the $60 billion it revenue it had from its core operations last year, more than 40% of it, or $26 billion, was attributable to its consumer property casualty insurance and its retail life and retirement operations. Since AIG doesn't offer auto insurance, many don't think it interacts with everyday Americans, but the reality is, it's undoubtedly dependent on them.
This relates to its brand perception, because while it wasn't disclosed this year, in 2011 -- even with the turnaround -- Nielsen noted that only 3% of the 30,000 individuals surveyed said they would "definitely" purchase a product or service from AIG, and only 2% said they would definitely recommend AIG to others.
One has to think part of the reason for the improvement seen by its Retail operation from its Life and Retirement insurance segment, which saw revenue grow by more than 20% from $10.5 billion in 2012 to $12.7 billion in 2013, was partially attributable to an improved perception of the AIG brand.
Looking forward
All too often, investing can relate only to a company's financial performance. While that is undoubtedly a critical consideration, for companies who interact with everyday Americans like you and me, it's also vital to monitor how their products are perceived by people who decide with their wallets whether to buy them.
AIG has been in the midst of an extreme turnaround over the past few years, and the improvement in its brand perception means even more growth and progress could be ahead of it.
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The DeCEN system has moved to: a system for developing reasoning skills in determining countability of English nouns. This was written using the Tutor Writer. The Tutor Writer is available for anyone at CSUSM who is willing to give me a feedback.
The Cpp Tracer is now at: a system for understanding execution of a simple C++ program.
Tutors for CS111 students are at: systems developed by my students using the Tutor Writer.


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