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The Woodside Wildcats went the length of the court and made a layup at the buzzer to stun the Lowell Cardinals 47-45 in a non-league game held at Lowell High School Saturday evening.
The game was a tale of two halves. Lowell came out firing early as they hit their first three shots to take a 7-0 lead just a minute into the game. However, Lowell's outside shots stopped falling and Lowell's drives to the basket were contested by Woodside's huge frontline. Woodside did not do any better. Despite holding a huge size advantage over the smaller Lowell team, Woodside struggled to finish inside and the game was tied at 20-20 at halftime.
The second half was a different story. Lowell went on a 6-0 run to extend to a 35-27 lead with a minute left in the third quarter. Woodside responded by going on a 16-4 run bridging the third and fourth quarters to take a 43-39 lead with 1:53 left in the game.
Lowell hung tough and was down by 3 points late in the game. After a time-out, Lowell worked the ball around and nailed a three pointer with 5.1 seconds left to tie the game at 45-45. The Cardinals joy would be short lived as Woodside would make the game winning layup seconds later.
With the game complete, both teams preseason schedules are complete. Lowell will open the Academic Athletic Association season on January 8th, 2014. They will take on the San Francisco International Huskies. The game will be held at Lowell High School at 4 PM. Woodside will open PAL play on January 8th, 2014 as well. They will take on the Hillsdale Knights. The game will be held at Woodside High School at 6 PM.


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College: Indiana (school history) (Isenbarger college stats)
Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2nd round (48th overall) of the 1970 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 5 (9377th overall since 1950)
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On paper, The Paramount appears to have a number of factors aligned to ensure ongoing success: Live Nation-fed booking, a multi-million dollar facelift and an experienced music industry veteran heavily involved in the decision-making. But the closing of the Crazy Donkey the week prior to The Paramount's launch is a reminder of a Long Island live music landscape haunted by the ghosts of numerous storied venues.
Dating back to the 1960s and spanning through the '70s, '80s and '90s, Long Island has been a rich market for live music venues—clubs such Hempstead's Calderone, Island Park's The Action House, Islip's Hammerheads, Plainview's Vanderbilt and Massapequa's Solomon Grundy's, to name just a few that have come and gone. The Grateful Dead, Aerosmith, Patti Smith, Social Distortion, Twisted Sister and Living Colour are just a few of the myriad national and local acts that played LI stages on their road to fame.
Arguably one of the Island's most legendary spaces was My Father's Place. Founded by Michael "Eppy" Epstein in 1971, the Roslyn rock club played host to more than 3,000 artists until it closed in 1989. Among the artists who rocked this 500- to 600-seat space were The Police, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, The Ramones, Runaways, Lou Reed and countless others. The legacy left behind by the club led to the book Fun and Dangerous: Untold Tales, Unseen Photos, Unearthed Music from My Father's Place and earned it the honor of being the first venue inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame last year.
Epstein's indefatigable skills as a developer of talent found him also booking bands like Ministry and OMD at Farmingdale's Spyz from 1984 through 1986 and working closely with WLIR/WDRE [a radio station later owned by Press parent company, The Morey Organization], going so far as to have live shows broadcast from My Father's Place on Tuesday nights.
"The club ran from 1971 to 1989 and with radio stations like WLIR/WDRE, there were records being played and sold on Long Island to the point that WLIR became the ninth largest market in the United States for the sale of record product," Eppy tells the Press. "So that made it so that an artist had to stop on Long Island.
"We had per capita more bands that made it than any other suburb in the world because of the radio that we had here," he continues. "Long Island was always a great place to play.
"I stayed open every night of the week for ten years. If I had a night that was open, I'd fill it with local bands. Not cover bands. I didn't do cover bands," he adds. "As a matter of fact, you couldn't play my club if you were a cover band and that was because I was looking to develop new singer-songwriters because record companies at that time were always looking hungrily for new talent and that's what it was all about."
The 1980s proved to be a fertile time for live music on LI. The aforementioned radio station also had a relationship with Lido Beach's Malibu and Levittown's Spit. The former got its start in 1980, and with the help of its radio partner, became an outpost for new wave music through the 1980s up until it closed in the mid-1990s. Aside from hosting a number of dance nights centered around LIR's "Shriek/Screamer-of-the-Week," Malibu was also the site of shows by The Ramones, Squeeze, Pixies, Blondie and one of the first American performances by U2.
Founded in 1983, Spit was another New Wave oasis during certain nights of the week, playing host to a number of upcoming artists including Duran Duran, Billy Idol and Flock of Seagulls until the club shut down in 1989. Spit was a part-time operation, sharing the space with Uncle Sam's, a disco founded in 1979 where a then-unknown Madonna performed in 1983.
One of the scene's greater unsung heroes was Frank Cariola, an ex-songwriter/Four Seasons road manager who founded Bay Shore's Roxy Music Hall in 1978, later changing its name to The Paramount and eventually, Sundance. The latter became synonymous as a bastion of hard rock/heavy metal acts throughout the 1980s. Dream Theater played its first concert here. Cinderella and Poison had early gigs at Sundance. Saxon, Megadeth, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Slayer—the list goes on and on and on. Guns N' Roses also played it in the beginning of their career.
"I had 'em all," says Cariola. "I was the only one because I enjoyed what I was doing. I brought in the acts that I believed in and I took chances, like when I booked Axl Rose and Guns N' Roses.
"That was 1987," he adds. "They were a brand-new group that came from California and I was the first gig. I bought them without even knowing who they were. I guessed right."
Sundance's first two incarnations were as a country/western venue and a stop for oldies acts. So before Axl Rose or Anthony Kiedis shook their skinny butts in Bay Shore, the Sundance stage played host to George Jones, Roy Clark, Roy Orbison, Bo Diddley and Ricky Nelson, among others. Cariola closed shop at Sundance in 1991 after Southside Hospital bought the property, moving his base of operations to Huntington, where he re-opened The Roxy. Its slate of performers was equally impressive—Korn, King Diamond, Biohazard, Life of Agony and Marilyn Manson, among many others—before it closed in 1996.
By the late 1990s/early 2000s an emerging emo scene benefitted from the opening of two clubs, The Downtown and The Crazy Donkey. Both located in Farmingdale, the former started out as a sports bar before owner Dave Glicker and some partners began hosting live music shows here in 2001.
With the club's motto, "It's about the music," The Downtown and its capacity of 450 was where Taking Back Sunday, Glassjaw and Straylight Run played early on, as well as smaller local acts Lux Courageous, As Tall as Lions and Bayside. The Donkey was founded a year later by disco impresario Gus Semertgis, Jr., and a group of partners, and while there was competition with The Downtown up until it closed in 2005, the surviving nightclub picked up where its defunct peer left off. A mix of emo (Saves the Day), hip-hop (KRS-One), death metal (Suffocation), alt-rock (Built to Spill) and even the occasional pop act (Demi Lovato) could be seen during the nine years that the club existed.
Then there's the IMAC, the 550-seat nonprofit founded in 1973 by the late Michael Rothbard and his partner Kathie Bodily. Up until it closed in 2009, IMAC was where fans of jazz, folk, blues and other more niche genres came to see artists, like Joan Armatrading, David Bromberg, Spyro Gyra, Buckwheat Zydeco, Phoebe Snow and Bob James.
All this is the weighty legacy of live music The Paramount stands to inherit and hopefully further.
"They're living my dream and I wasn't just doing all this for the money, I was running clubs because it was my dream," Cariola says of Doyle and the new Paramount. "I'm glad that somebody had the chutzpah to do it and to do it right."
Longtime Long Island music booker Christian McKnight—who helped spearhead the rise of emo from the Island's incubator venues to the world stage and now works for corporate giant Live Nation—says The Paramount, with its much larger capacity, fills a missing piece of the Island's live music puzzle, filling the hole between its smaller clubs and much larger spots, the Jones Beach Amphitheater and Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
"There was a big gap between the Donkey and anything bigger," he explains. "The problem is that you literally don't have a place for a band to play after they play the 850 at the [now closed] Crazy Donkey, and when you're talking about bands like Brand New, Taking Back Sunday, Dashboard Confessional or Glassjaw—these bands that can sell a substantial amount more tickets but don't want to play arenas—you really don't have a place for them to play.
"The Paramount is a great venue in a great location and is something that Long Island has been missing for a very long time," he continues. "As you can tell from the calendar, we have arena-sized bands playing in that room.
It's pretty amazing that we have the caliber of bands that we have and I think that it's because there's been that void of a real venue on Long Island for a real long time.
"Long Island is a fantastic market," says McKnight. "There are a lot of people out here. There are a lot of concertgoers and people that travel to New York City. So now people have the opportunity to see a great show on Long Island.
"It's something that Long Island desperately needed," he adds. "It is a great bridge."


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Andy Haste, who left RSA in 2011, is leading a bid to buy the insurance arm of the troubled Co-Op Group, Sky News understands.
19:32, UK, Monday 26 August 2013
A former chief executive of the company behind the More Than brand is spearheading a private equity tilt to buy the general insurance arm of the struggling Co-operative Group.
Sky News understands that Andy Haste, who stepped down as the boss of RSA Insurance in 2011, is fronting an offer being assembled by Advent International, a buyout firm with a lengthy track record of investing in the financial services sector.
Talks about the bid by Advent are at an early stage and may not result in a formal offer, according to insiders.
Mr Haste, who now serves as deputy chairman of the Lloyd's of London reinsurance market, is also thought to be working with Advent on its interest in Hastings, the motor insurer which is seeking to sell a stake in itself to raise funds for expansion.
He has worked with the private equity group, which this month sold Domestic & General, a major warranty provider for household goods, in the past, including on a tentative offer for Direct Line before it was floated on the stock market last year by Royal Bank of Scotland.
The emergence of Mr Haste's involvement in an offer for the Co-op division comes during an important week for the mutual, which is poised to embark on a controversial financial restructuring.
On Thursday, the group - which includes a funeral services operation, pharmacy and supermarket chains, and a large banking business - will report half-year results in which it will announce that it has written off the value of hundreds of millions of pounds of impaired commercial property loans.
Its proposals to fill a consequent £1.5bn black hole in the balance sheet of the Co-Op Bank, which were approved by the industry regulator in June, have angered bondholders who will be forced to take a significant hit on the value of their investments.
The Co-Op's new chief executive, Euan Sutherland, has insisted that he will not sell any of the mutual's other assets, including the Funeralcare arm, which has also attracted interest from buyout firms.
His ability to resist such offers may, however, depend to a degree on the price he is able to command for the general insurance unit, with analysts' estimates varying over its value from £250m to as much as £600m.
The Co-Op's life insurance operation has already been sold to Royal London for nearly £220m.
Advent declined to comment on its interest in the Co-Op's general insurance arm or on Mr Haste's involvement.
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In my latest Faculty Focus article, I teamed up with my colleague, Sarah Glova, to explore how we might be able to flip an online class. Sarah is the Founder of Reify Media and she's also a Flip It Associate. Her expertise in online learning adds value to the current discussions around the flipped framework.
We have been pushing against the definition of the flip as being something that only happens 'in' or 'out' of class time, although that's the way I've conceptualized the flip for the past few years. Sarah has helped me expand on my own definition of the flip, and now we're both challenging others to do the same.
In this article, we explore the question, "Can we flip an online class?" We believe the answer is Yes! We just have to think about the flip a little differently.
Here's an excerpt of the article:
One way to address this is to apply the flipped philosophy to the online classroom. The flipped classroom model can help us design more interactive and engaging online learning experiences, and online classes can help us expand on what it means to flip. Certainly there is something to learn by combining these two conversations.
During the past two years, the flipped classroom has been defined as reversing what happens "in" and "out" of the classroom. Some scholars define the flip even more specifically as reversing homework and lectures where students watch videos of lectures for homework "out of class" and then engage in problem-solving and analysis "in class".
But what happens when we apply this flipped model to an online class? The "in" class and "out of class" terminology doesn't work. In the online class, what exactly is "class time" and what is "before class time"? If the definition of the flipped classroom always distinguishes between "in class" and "out of class", how can we apply the flipped approach to an online class? This is why we need to expand the definition of the flip.
Read the complete article from Faculty Focus.
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Each year, U.S. News publishes a list of the top 10 Jobs, and for the first time, health care is not No. 1. Technology's rise to the top spot is attributed to the growth of mobile phone use and app proliferation in addition to Internet security breaches and the need for advanced security. U.S. News Careers Editor, Jada Graves writes:
[No. 1] Software developer rose from No. 7 in 2013 to this year's most attractive profession, with employment expected to swell 23 percent by 2022. Our increased dependence on mobile software has fostered superb job opportunity for software developers, plus the salary is none too shabby – in 2012, their median salary was $90,060.
According to the BLS, Bureau of Labor Statistics, information security analyst jobs will rise by 36.5 percent by 2014.
Other tech jobs that made the list are Computer Systems Analyst (No.2) and Web Developer (No. 9).
Of course, health care's loss of the number one spot only bumps the percentages down a bit. The other seven in the Top 10 belong to the health care industry, with Dental Hygienist rounding out the list, Pharmacist at No. 5, and Nurse Practitioner at No. 4.
U.S. News's 100 Best list includes jobs in the business and social services sectors as well as construction and creative industries. View the full list here.
Philadelphia Technology News
In Philadelphia, Comcast's proposed technology startup has created a buzz.
The Comcast Innovation & Technology Center and efforts to expand the tech capacities in the city would bring an additional 1,500 jobs to Philly, Philadelphia Business Journal's Jeff Blumenthol reports.
Comcast spokesman John Demming said the building's name derives from the fact that the company will centralize many of its technology-based job functions there. But it will also include incubator space for some of Philadelphia's tech startups.
Health Care Jobs in Philly
U.S. News & World Report's ranking of hospitals in the Philadelphia area lists the top 19 of the 98 hospitals in the metro area, to include Camden, N.J. and Newark, Del.
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5.Christiana Care Hospital (Newark, DE)
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We are pretty new to VMWare and looking for some thoughts on our environment. We have a VMWare cluster that has on one host:
VM#1: MS Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise & SQL Server 2012
VM#2: MS Windows 2008 R2 Standard & IIS
The IIS asp.net app talks directly to the SQL Server. We had this similar environment on physical servers a few months ago and just recently moved to the virtualized environment.
Regarding the setup, we have not tweaked any of the vm resource parameters -- all is set as standard and all is working.
What is observed is that the VMs seem to spool down and we get lags in response. Of course this sin't as fast as the old physical environment, but I am wondering if:
*is it a good idea to run the SQL server and the IIS server on the same host? They are the only two VMs on it. The host is a new Dell R620 with 192 gb mem.
does it make sense to change any CPU or memory reservations when it doesn't seem like there is any contention
is there a way to keep the VMs spooled up to eliminate delays?
This is a brand new squeaky clean vanilla install.
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Travis Ford has done plenty of interviews.
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The Zone 640 (Springfield, Mass.) The Press Box
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The Zone 1510 (Boston) The Die Hards
WWLP Channel 22 (Springield, Mass.) Live News At 6 p.m.
ESPN Radio (National) Gamenight ; Listen Again
106.7 FM The Fan Radio (Nashville, Tenn.)
ESPN Radio (Seattle, Wash.) 3-6 with the Fish
Sports Talk 590 (St. Louis), The Press Box
WEEI Sports Radio 850 (Boston), The Big Show; Ted Nation
Fox Sports Radio (National), Fox GameTime Live
The Jim Rome Show (National)
Lazer 99.3 FM (Western Mass.), Leslie & Omelette Morning Show
The Zone 104.5 FM (Nashville, Tenn.), The Sports Zone
WRNX 100.9 FM (Western Mass.), Donnie's Used Cars
WHYN News Talk 560 (Western Mass.), Live With Lees, State Senator Bryan Lees
SportStars Radio Network (New York), The Sports Edge
ABC40 News (Western Mass.), Newscast
NESN SportsDesk (New England), Interview Feature
XTRA 790 AM (Kentucky), The Joe B. and Denny Show
WBZ-TV Channel 4 (Boston), Beat The Pro
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Other Events
Class of 2009 BBQ at UMass, Library Lawn
SBLI Family Fun Grand Opening
Monson High School Speaking Engagement
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Alexandrov, Alexandr (Alekseyevich Alexandrov)
Alexandrov, Alexandr (Alekseyevich Alexandrov) , bassoonist, composer; b. Lennigrad 28 November 1957. Both parents are professional musicians. His father is Aleksey Grigoryevich Alexandrov, b.11.2.1925 in Leningrad, tenor. His mother is Yekaterina Alexandrovna Alexandrova, b. 20.1.1931 in Moscow, soprano. Alexanr studied bassoon under prof.Oleg Talypin in Musical College of Modest Mussorgsky (degree:BA in Music,1979), under prof. Grigoriy Eremkin in St.Peterburg State Conservatory (degree: MA in Music,1985).
From 1975-1985, he worked as bassoonist in several symphony, opera and chamber orchestras (Leningrad Conservatory Symphony orchestra, State Kirov Opera & Ballet Theater, Old & Contemporary Music Chamber orchestra...). Also playing in modern music, rock and jazz formations: rock group "Aquarium" (1976-1980), "Modern Jazz Trio" (1980-1984, with Sergey Kuryokhin and Anatoly Vapirov), the early music ensemble Musica Practica (1984-1985) and the duo "Renaissance." Since 1989, he's performed with the Ensemble of Intuitive Music "Tri-"O" with Sergey Letov, Arkadij Kirichenko, then Arkadyj Shilkloper and now Youri Parfyonov, Moscow Composers Orchestra (lead. Vladimir Miller), Black Sea Art Orchestra (lead. Okay Temiz), Embryo Collective (lead. Christian Burchard) and other projects. He's done touring on jazz festivals all over Europe and America, participating in jazz festivals in Russia, Europe and USA: Italy (Noci, Bolzano, Milano), Switzerland (Zurich, Bern ), Austria (Ulrichsberg, Wien, Graz), Finland (Oulu, Tampere), Germany (Berlin, Cologne, Munster, Kassel, Selzau, Nurnberg, Munchen), USA (Seattle, N.Y.), England (London), Turkey (Istanbul, Ankara),France (Compiegne, Arles), Portugal (Lissabon). Playing at such clubs as Knitting Factory(N.Y.), Bimhuis (Amsterdam), Porgy & Bess (Wien), Fabrik (Hamburg), Rote Fabrik , Moods(Zurich. Subsequently joining the Moscow Composers Orchestra.
Married since 1995 with german slavist Barbara Alexandrova and living since then in Munich.
Solo projects include "Suite for Bassoon and Computer," first art project in Russia using satellite connection; "Cosmic Bridge Moscow - Paris" with prof. Fred Forest; and "Lyrics and Music " - original compositions written for poets and writers: Andrej Bitov, Dmitrij Prigov, Lew Rubinstein, Uwe Dick, Jaap Blonk performed in Karlsruhe, Munich, Innsbruck, Rosenheim, St Petersbourg, Moscow, Amsterdam, London, N.Y. and elsewhere.
Jam Session in Leningrad; Aquarium: Skoro konchitsa vek (1980); Sentenced to Silence (1981); Invocation (1981); De Profundis; Leningrad Jazz International 89; Document. New Music From Russia (1990); Sainkho: Out of Tuva (1993); TRI-"O": Trialogue (1994); Moscow Composers Orchestra: Life at City Garden (1995), An Italian Love Affair (1996); Embryo: Ni Hau (1996); Die Salzigkeit der Wogen und der Sterne. Salz fur Fagott. (1997); IMPERIJA: Oglashennye, Tischina (1997); Moscow Composers Orchestra: The Gift (1997), Let Peremsky Dream (1997); Heinen/Brennan/Alexandrov: Nisajo (Best CD of the year in Switzerland) (1998); The Black Sea Orchestra: The Black Sea Project (1998); Nathalie Handal: Traveling Rooms (1999); Bitov-Quintet: Pushkin in New York (1999); TRI -"O" i odin D.A.Prigov (2000); Golden Years of the Soviet New Jazz Vol.3 (2002)
1978 "White Nights" by Gogol in Sinyj Most theater, Leningrad.
1989 -1994 working in the "School Of Dramatic Art" dir. Anatolyi Vassiliev. Music for "Idiot" by F.Dostoevsky.
1992 - "Crime and Punishment" by F. Dostoevsky dir. Mikhail Makeev in the Leninsky Komsomol theater.
1994 - "Scenes" by A.Chekhov dir. Anastasija Vertinskaya and Alexandr Kaliagin.
1999 - "Queen of Spades" by A. Pushkin dir. Ekaterina Obraztsova in the State Puppet Theater in Moscow - Best theater performance of the year 2000. "Words and Music" by Samuel Beckett, Prinzregententheater Munchen dir. Barbara Weigel.
2001 - "100 years Sergej Obraztsov", dir. Ekaterina Obraztsova in the State Puppet Theater in Moscow.
2002 - "The tales of uncle Rimus", by G. Harris, dir. Ekaterina Obraztsova in the State Puppet Theater in Moscow.
"Save Noire", "Eau" dir. Misha Lobko. S.H.S/France 1990.
"Heinz,was wolltest du in Stalingrad" dir.L.Waltz.DFF / Germany 1991.
"My Soul" dir.Alexandr Negruk. Gagrafilm / Russia 1991.
"Borderline of two Worlds " dir. Alexandr Negruk.1992.
"Na Poroge " dir. L.Saakianz Armenfilm/Armenia/ France 1996.
Music For Cartoon Films:
"The Berlin Wall " dir. Elena Fedorova 1991.
"Provincial School " dir. Ivan Maximov (Numerous prices) 1992.
"Chakim from Merva " dir. Masha Deinego 1995.
"Catcher of the Rats " dir. Masha Deinego 1996.
"The whole following day" dir. T. Yankevich, Jina Film, Moscow 2004
Radio and television broadcasts:
In Russia numerous interviews, concerts on TV and Radio.
Germany: Bavarian Radio 1994 "Zundfunk" .
Bavarian Television 30.11.1997 Portrat Peter Michael Hamel/ Embryo (WDR)
1999 Radioplay "Illusion des Endes" by Grace Yoon. Nightmusic with Mal Waldron, Jeanne Lee and Tri-"O".
And many compositions for the Moscow Television Channel 1 / VID /
Bibliography ( Books And Journals Mentioning A. Alexandrov)
Darmstadter Jazzforum 89: Hans Kumpf:Sowjetischer Jazz
Kto est'Kto v sovetskom roke. ( Encyklopedia about Soviet Rock Music) Moscow 1991.
"Legendy Russkogo Roka" ( Legends of Russian Rock Music) Moscow 1999
Many articles in Newspapers like "Figaro" 24.11.1989 Valerie Sarre
and Jazz Magazines like "Jazzpodium" 12/1989 Pius Knusel and12/1994
Jorg Solothurnmann, Down Beat 9/1988 Howard Mandell, Audion. The New Music Magazine Nr. 36/1996 Christian Burchard, Impro Jazz Nr. 91
Janvier 2003 Marc Sarrazy and many others.
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Gateshead sign Daryl Clare on emergency loan
Gateshead have signed experienced Mansfield Town striker Daryl Clare on an emergency loan and the 31 year old goes straight into the squad for Saturday's home game with Chester City.
The former Republic of Ireland B international has twice won the Conference Premier Golden Boot and has been a prolific goalscorer throughout his career.
After 79 appearances for Grimsby Town, where he was part of the Mariners promotion squad in 1997/98, he had a productive season at Boston United where he scored 25 goals in 47 games.
His strike rate was even better during two seasons at Chester City where he plundered a remarkable 48 goals in 62 appearances.
Clare returned to Boston United for the 2004/5 campaign before he became Crawley Town's record signing and scored a goal every other game.
Two years at Burton Albion followed, Clare hitting an impressive 37 goals in 88 games for the Brewers before he moved on to Rushden & Diamonds and then Mansfield.
The 5' 9" front man has been limited to four starts and five substitute appearances since joining the Stags during the close season.
"Clare is a proven striker at Conference level and his goalscoring exploits are second to none," said Gateshead manager Ian Bogie.
"He has two Conference winners medals, with Boston United and Chester City, and has been the league's leading scorer twice.
"We needed to add some firepower to the attack and hopefully Clare will provide this, and that the loan deal is beneficial to both parties."
Emergency loans are initially for one month and have a maximum tariff of 92 days.
Mansfield have allowed Clare to play for Gateshead in the FA Cup against Southport next week and Bogie hopes to have another new face on board for Saturday's game against Chester.
An unnamed 21 year old wide man or striker currently at a Championship club has agreed to join Gateshead on another emergency loan.


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Looks like both the Blu-Ray and HD-DVD formats will be made compatible for reading AND burning by a single drive after all, at least based on a new technology by Ricoh which involves a "diffraction plate" this seems to be the case. I had a feeling this would happen eventually. A *BIG* thumbs up to Ricoh.
TOKYO - Trying to bridge the gap between next-generation optical disk formats, Ricoh said it has developed an optical component that reads and writes all disk formats-Blu-ray Disc and HD-DVD, as well as DVD and CD-with one pickup and one objective lens.
Ricoh will show the optical device at the International Optoelectronics Exhibition '06 outside Tokyo on July 12-14. The company intends to offer the device to OEMs by year's end.


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Each day thousands of children face the deadly epidemic of child abuse. In the United States, a child is abused every 10 second and 5 children die each day due to abuse and neglect. For most survivors, child abuse is a lifetime of unspoken, emotional scars.
Today USA TODAY reported a man is accused of "hugging his toddler to death."
Robert Kemp was arrested and is being charged with involuntary manslaughter for the death of 14-month-old Jaylen Harris. The charges come more than a year after the toddler died. Orangeburg County Sheriff Leroy Ravenell did not say why more than a year had passed before charges were filed against Kemp.
Baby Jaylen "died of asphyxiation."
Kemp is accused of killing the toddler "by giving him a bear hug, squeezing the victim so tight that the victim stopped breathing as a result," according to the arrest warrant.
According to reports, Kemp told deputies "he was playing with Jaylen, who had been left in his care, when the boy started to rub his eyes like he was tired. So he put the toddler in his crib on his back with his bottle."
The report adds, Kemp says "he then went to the kitchen to do some chores and realized he hadn't heard the boy in a while. Kemp went back into the bedroom and noticed the toddler on his stomach, unconscious with his hands balled into fists."
Jaylen "did not respond to cardio-pulmonary resuscitation."
If convicted of involuntary manslaughter, Kemp could be sentenced up to five years in prison.
Kemp was released from custody on Wednesday on a $10,000 bond.
Learn how to protect your children from abuse by learning the signs and symptoms of child abuse. One local organization making a difference in the lives of children is Dreamcatchers for Abused Children. Dreamcatchers is a 501 (c) 3 Michigan based non-profit child abuse and neglect awareness organization, dedicated to educating the public on the signs, symptoms, statics, intervention, prevention to assist victims and survivors in locating the proper resources to help achieve and enable a full recovery. This amazing organization is ran by two moms on a mission to end violence towards children.
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I thought last year at times he looked like he 'had it.'
Good for him, I hope he has a monster year
Have we ever had a more talented receiving core at isu?
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Have we ever had a more talented receiving core at isu?
Not that I can remember, but I'm 20 so you'll have to get a response from the old timers.
On paper no...they have to prove it yet.
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Economic relations
France is the Netherlands' sixth-leading supplier and its fourth-biggest customer. Our market share has been stable for three years at around 5%.
France benefited from the upturn in the Dutch economy in 2006 and 2007 (growth of 3.5%) with trade up more than 6% on average. The turnaround in the economic situation was felt in 2008 and heightened in 2009. In 2008, trade totalled €36b (€17b in exports, +2.3%, €19b in imports, +5.2%). Traditionally showing a deficit, our trade balance widened slightly, to €2.3b.
For 2009, a collapse in trade following the crisis was observed: French exports to the Netherlands fell 19.4% in value compared with the same period in 2008. Our imports from the Netherlands also dropped 15%. The automotive and transport sectors posted a 35% decrease in exports to the Netherlands in 2009; metal and industrial products were also deeply affected, falling from 20% to 40%.
14,000 French companies export to the Netherlands, of which 65% are SMEs, making less than 20% of the sales. Big French and foreign groups enjoy a predominant share in terms of export turnover.
In 2008, France was ranked fourth in terms of total FDI in the Netherlands, after the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom. Some of the most notable investments include Danone's buyout of Numico (agrifood), Unibail's buyout of Rodamco (commercial real estate), Transdev's buyout of Connexxion (urban transport), or Rexol and Sonepar's buyout of Hagemeyer (electrical equipment).
Nearly 400 French subsidiaries (or French-held companies) are present in the Netherlands and provide 165,000 jobs. These subsidiaries are found in every sector of the economy and, more specifically, in the service industries (financial, transport, trade and energy), the metallurgical industry and agrifood. Some of France's leading establishments include Air France-KLM, Atos Origin, Sodexo, Cap Gemini, Accor, Thales, Total, Suez-GDF, and Saint-Gobain.
French companies are establishing profitable synergies with their Dutch partners. Several Franco-Dutch rapprochements have given rise to world leaders in their business segments and to extensions in terms of bilateral cooperation. Air France-KLM, Atos Origin, and, since 2007 Danone/Numico are some of these strategic partnerships. The Air France-KLM merger (extended to Martinair in 2008) is also at the origin of the industrial cooperation agreement between Aéroports de Paris (ADP) and Schiphol Group, signed in November 2008. Finally, Danone has chosen to draw on Numico's RD infrastructure in the Netherlands (European leader in baby food and medical nutrition) to expand in buoyant segments.
In the opposite direction, according to the AFII, the Netherlands was the fifth-leading foreign investor in France in 2008. Between 1993 and 2008, Dutch companies played a role in creating or keeping 15,000 jobs in France. The favourite sectors reflect the strong points of the Dutch economy: agrifood (Unilever, Heineken, DSM, etc.), chemicals/pharmaceuticals (Shell, SHV, Akzo-Nobel), electronics (Philips), logistics and transport (TNT, Frans Maas, Vopak, etc.).
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Judge allows parents to intervene in AEA lawsuit
They are siding with the state as it defends private school tax credits
Published: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at 12:19 a.m.
MONTGOMERY | A Montgomery judge is letting three parents intervene in the Alabama Education Association's lawsuit challenging the state's new private school tax credits.
Montgomery County Circuit Judge Gene Reese ruled Monday that Tequila Rogers of Mobile and Danyal and Mark Jones of Montgomery can become parties.
The parents said earlier this month that they support the credits because they chose to enroll their children in private Catholic schools rather than failing public schools.
They are represented by the Virginia-based Institute for Justice, which has defended school choice laws in other states.
The law, known as the Alabama Accountability Act, was approved by the Legislature in February. It provides tax credits of about $3,500 per year for families that move their children from failing public schools to participating private schools.
"Parents are the direct beneficiaries of the tax credits provided by the Alabama Accountability Act, so it only makes sense that they should be allowed to fight back against AEA's attempt to eliminate those credits," Bert Gall, senior attorney at the institute, said Tuesday.
AEA, the state teachers' organization, contends the law diverts badly needed money from public schools to help private schools that may have a religious focus.
Reese also set a hearing for Nov. 14 on a request by state Attorney General Luther Strange to dismiss AEA's suit challenging the new law.
The Montgomery-based Southern Poverty Law Center has a separate suit challenging the law in federal court. The attorney general is also seeking dismissal of that suit.
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No, CJ Spiller shouldn't be the first overall pick. That honor belongs to Adrian Peterson, and Adrian Peterson alone.
I know what you're thinking. You probably hate-clicked the headline, and now that your assumption of it being a mere hyperbolic ploy to stroke my groundless opinion seems to be correct, you're ready to hate-click the exit button.
Or maybe you're generally curious to see if I'm actually able to talk you out of drafting AD first overall.
Either way, allow me to at least humor the both of us.
I think it's best that we start by clearing up a misconception regarding the first overall pick. We all agree that it should be a running back. If you don't agree then you have a little more research to do. But what some don't understand is that the first pick is the most logical one; not necessarily the one who is going to score the most points over the course of a season.
Sounds odd, doesn't it? Thankfully we have history (and spreadsheets) to shed a little light on the matter.
In the chart below you'll see 13 years of first overall draft picks. In the second column is the player drafted first as per ADP data from My Fantasy League. In the third column is where they finished in the standings by total points as per the data collected by Fantasy Playmakers. The fourth column is where they finished among running backs. The final column is the leader in points of the year in question, for perspective purposes.
*missed significant time because of injury
First thing of note is that the first overall draft pick was, is and always should be a running back. That's the only given.
Second, in the leader column you can see the clear shift in power as of 2007, when quarterbacks became the dominant point scorers. Before that, the top-five were mostly made up of running backs. There's a myriad of reasons for this shift. Not only have the rules changed to favor offenses, league-wide strategies also changed to favor RBBC (running back bastard committee), which was followed by more spread formations. Not to mention the fact that the last decade has treated us to what may be the greatest era of quarterbacks the NFL has ever seen. But I'm no historian, so I'll leave that for others to debate.
Third, and most important, only twice in the last 13 years has the first overall selection finished as the highest scoring player. It only makes sense that those two players were the man largely responsible for The Greatest Show on Turf, and LT's 2006—the greatest fantasy season in fake football history.
In other words, it's highly unlikely that Adrian Peterson is going to finish as the highest scoring player, or even the highest scoring running back for that matter (see column four). In fact, history all but guarantees it.
So why draft him first overall? That's where we get to include logic in our stats. We know that we should draft a running back, regardless. We also know that winning in fantasy football is about consistency. Consistent players yield consistent points. Sure, it's nice to have explosive weeks but if those weeks are followed by duds, what good does it do you?
The table above is a measure of consistency. The average rank of the past 13 first-round selections by points scored is 13.2, which means you're getting a scorer that's going to finish at least in the top 15. That's important. If you were to eliminate the two seasons in which there was significant time loss by injury, that number climbs to nine. Ipso facto, you're nearly guaranteed a top-10 player in total points scored.
Furthermore, as far as running backs are concerned, history tells us that the first RB drafted finished, on average, in the top five (again, see column four). That's value, my friends. Value that can't be ignored.
Peterson has finished as a top-five running back four times in the last six years. The next closest is Arian Foster, with three. If not for his injury in 2011, it's likely Peterson would have five top-five finishes in the last six years. You can't get any better than that. He's the model of consistency. And his superhuman recovery from an ACL tear only cements his status as the game's best.
Logic is simply defined as "interrelation or sequence of facts or events when seen as inevitable or predictable". Until he gives us a reason to pick someone else above him (like he did last year) we have no logical reason pass on AD.
Now that I've completely abandoned the premise of our point, let's get back to CJ Spiller and how he should be the first second overall selection.
Why CJ Spiller Should Be the Second Overall Pick
The recent trend has seen Doug Martin go immediately after Peterson. It comes as no surprise as his impressive rookie season landed him the third spot among running backs for points scored with 1,454 rushing yards, 472 receiving, and 12 total touchdowns. He's fast, elusive and enjoys an offense that renders no competition for carries. He's a solid first-round pick, regardless of format.
But what about our man Clifford Jr.?
He finished the season as the seventh highest scorer with 1,244 yards rushing, 459 receiving, and eight total touchdowns. All on 250 touches, 118 fewer than that of Martin.
Just off of those stats alone we have a hypothetical that states Spiller, if used the way Doug Marrone claims he'll be used, will finish ahead of Martin in the standings come December.
Not convinced? Let's get into some advanced stats provided by Pro Football Focus.
It's worth noting that Spiller was rated as the second best running back, falling just short of Adrian Peterson. Martin was rated as the eighth best. But how a back "technically" performs is of little use when building fake rosters. We want tangible evidence that justifies one player over the other.
Martin was second in yards after contact with 1,005 and forced 53 missed tackles. Spiller was sixth with 742 and also claimed 53 missed tackles. Martin was targeted 62 times as a receiver, catching 49 of them (79%). Spiller was targeted 55 times, catching 43 of them (78.2%).
On the surface, these players—their stats at least—are very similar. The biggest difference being total yardage and opportunity.
Here's the key stat that separates the two. Martin played on 78.1% of the Buccaneers offensive snaps while Spiller played only 56% of Bills snaps. If we were to assume, and it's safe to do so, that Spiller's snaps see a significant increase, based on the numbers from last year, he will outperform Martin without question.
For instance, Spiller was second to Peterson in yards after contact per attempt with 3.6 (AD registered a 3.9). Let's play the extrapolation game and give Spiller the same amount of rushing attempts as Martin. In vacuum, Spiller would have 1,145 yards after contact, trailing, once again, only Peterson.
Same goes for yards per carry, which I put little stock in. But, for the sake of argument, let's say we extrapolate the fact that Spiller had six yards per carry and give him the same opportunity that Martin had.
Martin carried the ball 112 more times than Spiller. Take Spiller's average and multiply it by 112 and you have 672, or a total of 1,916 for the 2012 season. Furthermore, as long as we're stretching our statistical potential, if we were to compare Adrian Peterson's workload to Spiller's and apply the same math, it calculates to Spiller rushing for 2,090 yards, just seven shy of Peterson. And keep in mind that Peterson only dreams of being the receiving threat that Spiller is.
And to tap back into some of the consistency discussion from earlier, it's worth noting that 33.5% of Martin's yearend point total came in Weeks 8 and 9. I'm not saying he's boom or bust, but if you were to subtract that from his average the numbers might tell a different story (he would still be a top-12 running back as Scott Watson points out in his RB consistency rankings).
Of course, it stands to reason that with increased workload comes a decrease in production. Meaning it's not likely for Spiller to average six yards per carry. But you can make that same argument for any player, including Peterson who also managed six yards per carry even with his workload. It's very unlikely he repeats his 2012 performance.
The Complicated Conclusion
That's a lot of numbers. Let's reduce this down to the simplest terms possible. Spiller has the potential, if used correctly, to outperform both Martin and Peterson. He's only 26 years old and his workload is insignificant with a total of 388 carries in his career.
For perspective, Peterson had 348 carries just last season and Martin had 319.
What's funny about these three players, the top three in my rankings for what it's worth, is they all play on suspect offenses. They all have quarterbacks that are either one year removed from backup roles or have never even taken a snap as a professional in a regular season game. So there's really no argument that exists, in terms of offensive production, to take one above the other.
You remember that Marrone character I mentioned earlier? He first served as Sean Payton's offensive coordinator back in 2006. His first term saw then rookie Reggie Bush catch 88 passes for 742 yards. I'm of the opinion that Spiller is a better back than Bush.
And the beauty of it is, he's falling to the middle of the first round. Those of us caught in the middle of the heat would prefer he stay there. But those of us with an early draft pick might want to reconsider our reach.
CJ Spiller is the next CJ2K.
How do you like that for hyperbole?
With Le'Veon Bell for sure having Lisfranc. Would you drop Helu or DHB for Dwyer or Redman?
In a 18 team, .5 PPR league. Start 1 RB and a RB/WR and 2 WR. My 2 RB's are Sproles and Mathews. I also have B. Pierce on my Bench. I am thinking of offering Pierce for Helu. Who do you like more Pierce or Helu? Thanks
I had a 12 Team PPR draft last night, I drafted 3rd in a snake draft. We start QB, 2 WR, 2 RB, 2 Flex, 1 TE,1 D, 1 K. Here's my team:
QB: Russel Wilson
WR: AJ Green, Antonio Brown, Torrey Smith, Rueben Randle, Cordarrelle Patterson, DHB
RB: CJ Spiller, Reggie Bush, Mark Ingram, Bernard Pierce, Roy Helu
TE: Greg Olsen, Tyler Eifert
K: Blair Walsh
Or do I draft Brees? Our QB's get 6 points per TD pass.
What about Shady McCoy? I'm pick 5/10 in a PPR. I had my mind made up to reach for McCoy and I will now invoke the aforementioned wrench.
Excellent write-up. I'm of the same thinking, and was unbelievably psyched to grab CJ Spiller at 8th overall in my 14-team league. Just hope the bad offense around doesn't adversely affect him – eek Kevin Kolb!
I have the 4th pick in the league that i commish. I am in big belief based upon the people picking before me that both Charles and Spiller will be there. I have been leaning towards Charles as he wouldn't be as big of a reach. This just through a monkey wrench in my plans. I hate you. lol
Martin's QB, Josh Freeman, is neither one year removed from a backup or having never taken a snap in a real game. He's been the starter for a few years and is in a contract year.


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Protect your security from ISPs stripping email encryption
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Engineers at Golden Frog recently discovered that Cricket wireless was automatically disabling their email encryption.
It is not at all clear why they were doing this, but we do know how. When an email client attempts to make a secure connection to a server, it sends a STARTTLS command. If the server never sees the STARTTLS, then it assumes you just wanted an insecure connection. (more…)
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Dropbox and bad password hygiene
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The recent incident where attackers posted usernames and passwords for compromised Dropbox accounts really shows the importance of practicing good password hygiene.
GigaOm has one of many articles describing the actual events. The short version is that some hackers have been posting usernames and passwords to Dropbox accounts on a Pastebin page. Dropbox says that they have not been compromised, and that the passwords were actually taken from other websites or through other methods.
If this is true, and it seems reasonable, then those who have been compromised became victims because they reused their passwords across multiple websites. That is probably a bigger security error than choosing weak passwords in the first place.
The security at websites varies widely, usually based on the sensitivity of the information on that site. Banks tend to have better security than news sites or discussion sites. If you use the same password with all these sites, then if any of them is compromised the attacker can simply try your username / password on every other interesting website to see if they work there too.
The solution is to use a different password on every website. They should not be simply modifications of each other but actually completely different passwords. Additionally they should be long and random. This means that they will be impossible to remember, but a password manager or password vault can take care of that for you. It will generate the strong random passwords, fill in the forms for you, and sync between your various computers and other devices. There is no excuse not to use unique and strong passwords with every website, and you will be much safer if you do.
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SWCAAS – Secret Warrant Compliance as a Service
No comments · Posted by Lance Cottrell in legal, Online Privacy, Surveillance
Here is a new "as a service" offering I had never considered. Companies are supporting ISPs in responding to classified FISA court search warrants for the ISPs, including helping to capture the data and deciding if the request is proper.
Meet the shadowy tech brokers that deliver your data to the NSA | ZDNet
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Cosplay for Privacy!
No comments · Posted by Lance Cottrell in Anonymity, Online Privacy
All The Best Dragon Con Cosplayers Fighting For Online Privacy
In a brilliant campaign, IO9 and the EFF is having cosplayers pose with pro-anonymity, pro-privacy, and pro-pseudonymity signs. See the whole set here. The most popular seems to be "I have a right to a Secret Identity!".
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Facebook Messenger alarmism is distracting from real Internet privacy issues
1 Comment · Posted by Lance Cottrell in Facebook, Mobile, Online Privacy, Stupidity
The Internet is on fire with outrage right now about the security warnings in the Facebook Messenger app. The furor is based on the viral spread of a post on the Huffington Post back in December of last year. The issue has come to the fore because Facebook is taking the messaging capability out of the main Facebook app, so users will have to install the Messenger app if they want to continue to use the capability.
The particular problem is with the warnings presented to users when they install the app on Android. Many articles are describing this as the "terms of service" but the warning are the standard text displayed by Android based on the specific permissions the app is requesting.
Here are the warnings as listed in that original the Huffington Post article:
- Allows the app to change the state of network connectivity
- Allows the app to call phone numbers without your intervention. This may result in unexpected charges or calls. Malicious apps may cost you money by making calls without your confirmation.
- Allows the app to send SMS messages. This may result in unexpected charges. Malicious apps may cost you money by sending messages without your confirmation.
- Allows the app to record audio with microphone. This permission allows the app to record audio at any time without your confirmation.
- Allows the app to take pictures and videos with the camera. This permission allows the app to use the camera at any time without your confirmation.
- Allows the app to read you phone's call log, including data about incoming and outgoing calls. This permission allows apps to save your call log data, and malicious apps may share call log data without your knowledge.
- Allows the app to read data about your contacts stored on your phone, including the frequency with which you've called, emailed, or communicated in other ways with specific individuals.
- Allows the app to read personal profile information stored on your device, such as your name and contact information. This means the app can identify you and may send your profile information to others.
- Allows the app to access the phone features of the device. This permission allows the app to determine the phone number and device IDs, whether a call is active, and the remote number connected by a call.
- Allows the app to get a list of accounts known by the phone. This may include any accounts created by applications you have installed.
This strikes me as more an inditement of the over broad requests for permissions by apps in Android than any particular evil intent on Facebook's part. Obviously many of these things would be very bad indeed, if Facebook actually did them. After significant searching I have not seen any suggestion at all that Facebook is or is likely to do any of these things without your knowledge.
Many articles are ranting about the possibility that Facebook might turn on your camera or microphone without warning and capture embarrassing sounds or images. Doing so would be disastrous for Facebook, so it seems very unlikely.
After reviewing the actual Facebook privacy policies and terms of service in the Messenger app, I don't see any sign that these actions would be permitted but of course Facebook does have the right to change the policies, basically at will.
Don't take from this that I am a Facebook apologist. Anyone looking back through this blog will see many cases where I have criticized them and their actions (here, here, here, here for example). There are major problems with the amount of data Facebook collects, how they collect it from almost everywhere on the Internet (not just their website or apps), and their privacy policies. I have turned off location tracking for the Messenger app on my iPhone because I don't want Facebook tracking that.
However….. Facebook is not going to start turning on your camera at night to take naked pictures of you! There is a lot about privacy on the Internet to worry about, lets stay focused on the real stuff rather than these fantasies.


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It is time for Congress to pass HR:25 The Fair Tax!
Published: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 11:54 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 11:54 a.m.
For ten years Congress has held this Bill hostage in the House Ways and Means Committee. A day does not go by when reading the News Paper or tuning in to the TV News report one sees a story where some Representative or Senator is wringing their hands in desperation over the current wasteful failure known as the Federal Tax System. Most make statements blaming the other Party or claiming there are no Bills or solutions for them to support or bring to their Constituents. This is a false statement based in ignorance at best, a lie at worst. Currently 60 Representatives and 7 Senators are Co-sponsors of HR:25 or S:22! Representative Walter Jones, Mike McIntyre and Senator Kay Hagan are not supporters? They don't seem to know about HR:25 or S:22 when I have asked why they are not Co-sponsors? HR:25 The Fair Tax is the solution. HR:25 is a very simple Consumption based Tax System that includes a Pre-bate to make sure those living at or below the poverty level will no longer be penalized by Federal Taxes. This keeps HR:25 from acting as a regressive tax that punishes the poor. HR:25 is not an addition to the current Federal Tax System it totally replaces it! Check out HR:25 / S:22 The Fair Tax it is a simple 65 page Tax Bill that insures no loop holes for anyone while making sure everyone pays the same tax! Information and the truth about HR:25 / S:22 is available at www.fairtax.org.
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Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran are ready to take their relationship to the next level with some radio airplay. Swift will drop her duet with her ginger-haired tourmate, "Everything Has Changed," as the next U.K. single off her massive 2012 album, Red.
The sweet love ballad marks her fifth U.K. single off the album, following in the footsteps of her uptempo ode to youthful shenanigans, "22." No word on if Swift and Sheeran, who recently won our Musical March Madness trophy , will shoot a video for it.
In the past two months, Sheeran has been joining Swift onstage during her Red tour to team up on the song. And Sheeran admitted back in February that there's a good chance they could end up collaborating on new music again, spending their downtime on the road writing tunes with one another.
"We're male and female, but we do exactly the same thing like we're both the same age, we both write songs with guitars we both tour playing acoustic music and that's kind of it," Sheeran said of their songwriting compatibility . "We've got a similar sense of humor. I guess we just have a lot in common."
In fact, Sheeran previously admitted that songwriting session with Swift can be pretty spur of the moment. "Taylor writes songs in all different situations," Sheeran told us last summer. "I remember we went out. Where did we go? I think we were in the car to the studio and she took her phone out and mumbled something and sort of put it back. And I was like 'What was that?' and she was like 'Oh, I was just singing down ideas.'
"She does that all the time. It's a good way to do it. She's one of very few people left in the industry that actually worries about the songs that she sings, like she actually wants to write them herself," he added. "Which I think is a very positive thing."


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(AP) SYRACUSE, N.Y. - C.J. Fair scored 20 points, freshman guard Tyler Ennis hit four 3-pointers for 12 points, and No. 9 Syracuse beat Colgate 69-50 on Saturday.
Michael Gbinije had 11 points in 18 minutes and Trevor Cooney scored 10 for the Orange, who outrebounded Colgate 52-34, including a 26-7 advantage on the offensive glass. Syracuse scored 30 points in the paint and forced 21 turnovers.
Syracuse (3-0) has won 48 straight against Colgate for a 121-45 advantage in the longest-running series for both teams. Colgate (0-2) was coming off an 89-78 road loss to Wake Forest last week in the Raiders' season opener.
Colgate led for much of its first game and had six players score in double figures. It also led the Orange in the early going before Syracuse used its superior athleticism to take control.
Ethan Jacobs led Colgate with 13 points and Austin Tillotson, a transfer from Monmouth who had 14 points and nine assists against Wake Forest, finished with nine points and four assists.
Syracuse failed to put together two straight consistent halves in winning its first two games against Cornell and Fordham. The Orange dominated the second half against the Big Red after trailing by 14 in the first and pounced on the Rams in the first half Friday night to gain a 25-point halftime lead and won by 15.
They were more consistent this time but still shot just 36.8 percent _ a tick better than the Raiders.
Fair scored 11 of Syracuse's first 13 points, but the Orange still trailed midway through the first half as the Raiders excelled from beyond the arc and reeled off nine straight points.
Hot-shooting Pat Moore, who sank 5 of 6 from beyond the arc against Wake Forest, made his first two long-range attempts against Syracuse and the 6-foot-11 Jacobs hit another for a 15-11 lead. The Orange missed six of their first seven free throws.
Fair hit five of his first nine shots while the rest of his teammates were 2 for 11.
A follow by Fair and a floater in the lane by Gbinije tied it at 15 and sent the Orange on a 15-0 spurt that was keyed by a pressing defense. Consecutive 3-pointers by Fair and Cooney also played an important role in the spurt.
A pair of 3s by Ennis in the final 3 minutes of the first half, his first 3-pointers of the young season, gave Syracuse a 36-23 lead.
Colgate was called for three shot-clock violations and also was hit with an over-and-back call in committing 12 turnovers to five for Syracuse in the opening half. Although the Raiders were pounded 10-3 on the offensive glass, they trailed just 36-26 at the break due in part to Syracuse's 9-for-20 start from the free-throw line.
Fair scored twice inside and Ennis hit two more 3-pointers to start the second half, boosting the Orange lead to 46-31 with 16:19 left. Cooney then stole the ball and threw down a resounding two-hand slam dunk over Murphy Burnatowski after a court-long dash.
The Raiders rallied to 51-40 midway through the period behind a pair of 3-pointers by Tillotson and another from Damon Sherman-Newsome.
Syracuse responded with a 10-1 rush to seal the triumph. Cooney set up a fast-break dunk by Gbinije and freshman Tyler Roberson converted a drive off the glass for a 61-41 lead with 6:33 left.
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How is that possible?
I uploaded a new image, it's unbelievable.
Yeah, 2 logo to be exact and created two new folder to categorize.
More 2D stuff coming soon, and later i go back to some 3D modelling.
But anyway, who am i talking to?
Hi! My name is Szép Arnold and here are some things about me:
- I'm a big "fan" of peace.
- Officially I'm a web-developer mostly front-end,
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- My favorite music genre is: metal and rock, but I'm listening to everything that sounds great for me.
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Hotel Le Crystal Montreal, Montreal
- Free WiFi
Main amenities
- 131 smoke-free apartments
- Restaurant and bar/lounge
- Full-service spa
- Indoor pool
- Rooftop terrace
- Breakfast available
- 24-hour fitness center
- Valet parking
- 24-hour business center
- Airport shuttle
- In-room childcare
- Terrace
What's around
- In Downtown Montreal
- Bell Centre (0.2 mi / 0.3 km)
- Notre Dame Basilica (1.3 mi / 2 km)
- Christ Church Cathedral (0.6 mi / 1 km)
- Percival Molson Memorial Stadium (1.2 mi / 1.9 km)
- Mount Royal Park (1.3 mi / 2.1 km)
Hotel Le Crystal Montreal, Montreal
Hotel Info: 866-539-8117from $213
- Deluxe King Suite
- Crystal Suite
- Urban Suite, 1 Queen Bed
- Superior Queen Suite
- Urban Queen Suite
- Deluxe Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofabed
- Superior Suite, 1 Queen Bed
- Room, 1 King Bed (Privilege)
- Crystal Suite
- Premium King Suite
Also popular with travelers from the USA
At a glance
Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 131 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 8 floors
- Check-in time 4 PM-Midnight
- Check-out time is 11 AM
Required at check in
- Credit card deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 18
Travelling with others
- Up to 2 children (17 years old and younger) stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
- Babysitting/childcare *
- Pets allowed (dogs and cats only) *
- Specific rooms only, restrictions apply *
- 1 per room (up to 40 lb)
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in public areas
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in rooms
- Airport shuttle *
- Valet parking *
- Area shuttle within 10 meters *
Other information
- Smoke-free property
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In the hotel
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Continental breakfast daily (surcharge)
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- Coffee shop/café
- 24-hour room service
- Indoor pool
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Full-service spa
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Golfing nearby
- Kayaking nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Rafting nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Spa tub
- Sauna
- 24-hour business center
- Number of meeting rooms - 6
- Conference space
- Meeting rooms 6
- Conference space size (feet) - 6000
- Conference space size (meters) - 557
- Conference center
- 24-hour front desk
- Concierge services
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Luggage storage
- Wedding services
- Multilingual staff
- Porter/bellhop
- Year Built 2007
- Elevator/lift
- ATM/banking
- Rooftop terrace
- Terrace
In the room
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Minibar
- Espresso maker
- Coffee/tea maker
- Bathrobes
- Iron/ironing board
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Sofa bed
- Sofa bed size queen
- Premium bedding
- Pillowtop mattress
- In-room massage available
- Separate living room
- Separate sitting area
- Private bathroom
- Rainfall showerhead
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- 42-inch flat-screen TV
- Pay movies
- Cable TV channels
- IPod docking station
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Free local calls
- Microwave
- Kitchenette
- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
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Hotel Le Crystal Montreal features a full-service spa, Amerispa, offering body and facial treatments, body wraps, manicure, pedicure, massages, and a spa boutique.
Advance reservations are required for spa treatments.
DiningLa Coupole - This restaurant specializes in local cuisine and serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Happy hour is offered. Open daily.
On Site
- Sauna
- Spa tub
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Golfing nearby
- Kayaking nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Rafting nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
Hotel Le Crystal Montreal, Montreal's small print
Also known as
- Crystal Hotel Montreal
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The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
Pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation.
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties.
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
Children under 16 years old are not allowed in the fitness facility or spa tub without adult supervision.
Guests under 18 years old are not allowed in the spa.
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments and can be made by contacting the property before arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
Mandatory fees
Deposit: CAD 200 per night
Optional extras
Valet parking costs CAD 35 per night with in/out privileges
Rollaway beds are available for CAD 25 per day
Continental breakfast is offered for an extra charge of CAD 21.16 per person (approximately)
Babysitting/childcare is available for an extra charge
Pets are allowed for an extra charge of CAD 75 per accommodation, per stay
Airport shuttle service is offered for an extra charge of CAD 110.00 per vehicle (roundtrip)
Area shuttle service is offered for an extra charge
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
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Florida Panthers: Dudley weighs in on Tallon hiring
I caught up with Rick Dudley, former Panthers GM, former Blackhawks assistant GM under Dale Tallon and current Thrashers GM on the phone today about Tallon's hiring as Panthers GM.
Dudley described Tallon as "a builder" who "knows how to construct a team." He said the job Tallon did in Chicago was "nothing short of tremendous."
"And he'll do a heck of a job [in Florida]," Dudley said, then quipped, "The only thing that bothers me is we're in the same division."
Here's what else Dudley said:
– "Obviously he did a magnificent job putting together what you're now watching in the [Western Conference] finals. He understands talent evaluation, which is everything. If you put together a good hockey team, everything else runs from there."
– "You take a look at the Chicago Blackhawks and the structure of their team and the young players that have been meshed into the fabric there…he did a complete re-haul of a very bad product, and as a result you see the crowds and the excitement the Blackhawks have instilled in Chicago. It's not easy to get a city like that excited because they have so much there. And right now they're the toast of Chicago."
– "The best thing about Dale is he's a better person than he is GM, and he's a hell of a good GM. We became good friends while I was in Chicago and I thank him for treating me the way he did. We worked well together and I had a lot of fun there."


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Stackstone refers to small stone tiles or pieces that are bonded together without using cement or concrete to create a natural, stacked appearance. Although almost any type of stone can be used in stackstone, quartzite and slate are popular and versatile option for premium stackstone due to their water and weather durability. These are some of the advantages associated with stackstone and ideas for incorporating stackstone in your house.
Advantages of Using Stackstone
While traditional stackstone used nothing but the careful selection and placement of stones in an interlocking pattern, modern stackstone is extremely durable as it's bonded with resin. Some of the key advantages include:
Uses for Stackstone
These are four popular ways stackstone can be used around the home and garden.
1. Home Exterior
Depending on your choice of colours, stackstone can be used to bring an ultra-modern or rustic look to your home. The material can be glued directly on to finished walls and surfaces for a quick facelift that will bring new energy and a fresh new look to your home. Columns, stand-alone walls, and the home exterior itself may all be re-invigorated with the use of stackstone as stone cladding.
2. Outdoor Rooms
The durability of quartzite and slate makes stackstone suitable for building outdoor rooms. These can include outdoor kitchens, pergolas, gazebos, decks, verandas, and cabanas.
For homes equipped with swimming pools, stackstone can even be used to build an outdoor shower area as qurtzite and slate are highly water-resistant materials. Bring personality and a rustic design to your outdoor space by using stackstone.
Stackstone is highly suited to the outdoors as it blends in and complements natural shades and colours. It is popular for creating barriers and walls in outdoor rooms to subtly enhance privacy.
3. Outdoor Features
Outdoor features, particularly water features, can be accentuated by applying stackstone to the surface. The flexibility of stackstone means it can be easily incorporated into water features, such as water walls, columns, ornamental garden walls, rock gardens, or barriers for landscape gardens. Its low porosity and stain-resistance means it can be used in water features as a durable and lasting material.
4. Indoor Features
Stackstone can be used indoors to introduce a rugged and earthy look to the space. Fireplaces, living areas, bedroom, bathrooms, and kitchens can all feature stackstone for walls and surfaces such as benches and columns.


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In the most recent issue of Hamptons magazine, Matt Lauer interviewed music mogul L.A. Reid and his wife Erica. The famous couple opened up about the success of his record label's recent posthumous Michael Jackson album, "Xscape," family time out East in their Sagaponack home and more.
Matt asked L.A. about "Xscape" and how the album came to be. According to L.A., "It was my being at Epic Records and trying to find something magnificent to work on. Epic is a label we literally started almost from scratch, so we were trying to find something big."
L.A. stated he spoke to John Branca, who runs the Michael Jackson estate, and asked for access to the archives to see what could be found. They discovered about 20 songs and picked 10 of them to work on. Then L.A. brought in Justin Timberlake to feature on the first single, "Love Never Felt So Good." L.A. said, "Justin was my ambassador, which has lead to worldwide sales of more than 2.5 million copies."
L.A. was not sure what to expect in the archive but went into it open-minded. He was surprised by how much was there because he knew Michael and he did not record a lot of music that he did not release. L.A. added, "And recently I found more, like some Michael Jackson-Queen music that's pretty unbelievable."
Matt inquired if "Love Never Felt So Good" could have been a hit before, years ago. L.A. replied it would have been a much bigger hit but he did not know if it would have measured up to Michael Jackson's "Thriller." L.A. said it was an outtake from "Off The Wall," so it could have worked on that album. The follow up single is a song called "A Place With No Name." It was originally recorded by the group America and Michael redid it. They are hoping to release the single on August 11.
Erica then spoke to Mat about life in the Hamptons. She said the Hamptons is what St-Tropez is to France. It is a break from the day-to-day life in the city with no mail and no deliveries. As a mother, she is constantly going with no break because she is on-duty 24/7. Erica commented, "Coming to the Hamptons allows me to exhale."
The Reids enjoy family time in the Hamptons. They socialize but that is not the main focus. Erica reflected, "It's the one place that connect my family and me without distractions, and we can also connect with our friends in a more intimate and comfortable way."
L.A. referred to the Hamptons as a place of tranquility and natural beauty. He loves the ocean and beaches. He also looks forward to those three or four months during the summer when they come out every weekend. The family reconnects after stressful periods by shutting down from work on the weekends to spend time together.
To find out more about L.A. Reid, his wife Erica and "Xscape," pick up the latest issue of Hamptons magazine available on select newsstands now or visit the Hamptons magazine website.


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Suppose you find out that someone who admires you very much (feel free to toss in as many "very"s as needed) gets your name tattooed on his or her forehead. How would you react? Would you be flattered? Mildly creeped out? More than mildly creeped out? Wondering if you need to get the cops involved? All valid reactions. Your reaction is probably, however, not as extreme as Drake's reaction to that situation:
"The guy who tatted is a fucking asshole though, I will tell you that. I don't fuck with that guy. Fuck you to that tat artist by the way. And you should lose your job and should never do tattoos again,and I don't fuck with you. And if I ever see you, I'mma fuck you up."
That's not the entire quote, mind you. In Drake's imagination, these are how the tattoo taboos shake out:
OK: (Being a girl and) wanting to get a Drake tattoo; having that happen to you. Your Drake response: "I want to talk with this girl and understand it all. It was love. It's crazy, it's surreal."
NOT OK: Actually tattooing someone. Your Drake response: "fuck you and the horse you rode your me-tattooing self in on."
Your lesson? Getting a Drake tattoo is an excellent way for him to awkwardly potentially hit on you. Just find a way of doing it without a middleman, to avoid collateral swearing. Or, you know, don't get "DRAKE" tattooed on your forehead in big block letters.


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This quick and easy taco salad makes a tasty family dinner or a winning contribution to your next potluck lunch at work. It's simple to make ahead; just warm up the taco meat when you're ready to serve it.
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1 packet taco seasoning mix OR 3 tbsp homemade taco seasoning
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/4 to 1/2 bottle light Catalina salad dressing
- 2 or 3 chopped tomatoes
- 1 bag green salad
- 8 oz Velveeta shreds, regular or cheddar
- light sour cream (optional)
- jalapeño peppers (optional)
- crushed, baked tortilla chips (optional, if you're not eating gluten-free or low-carb)
- Brown and chop ground beef in a skillet.
- Add taco seasoning and water; simmer about 5-10 minutes or until desired consistency.
- Toss the green salad, cheese and tomatoes together.
- When ready to serve, add taco meat mixture and salad dressing. Add sour cream, jalapeño peppers and tortilla chips to individual bowls for those who want them.
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text: On our recent trip to Yellowstone Park, we were surprised to see one small black bear cub, then a second small cub and finally a LARGE mama bear! She looked us over and then happily went about her business finding food for herself and her babies. We were glad that the food was not going to be us but I think they much prefer berries and pine nuts. Your public library is a great place to learn more about bears!:


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This is the gold and ivory version of the dress. I love love love this dress. I can't imagine it just sitting in my closet for years and collecting dust. I got so many compliments on it and it was extremely comfortable for the entire night. I originally bought if for a spring/summer wedding but when we switched our date to January I still wanted to wear the dress and I think it would work for any season.
- Alterations: The shoulder straps have been shortened, but the material was not cut off and they could easily be returned to their original length. It was shortened in the front by about 1/4 inch, and again, no fabric was cut off. There has also been a french bustle added to the back.
- Preservation Method: It has been professionally cleaned and is currently stored in it's original garment bag.
- Terms of Sale: Returns Accepted
- Original Owner: Yes
- Has Original Receipt: Yes
- Location: Stowe, VT
- Will Ship to: Anywhere at Seller Expense
- Payment Methods Accepted: Escrow.com
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