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So Funcom is using their brains. It shouldn't be any type of news but it is. Someone managing a big game company takes a look at the market and find a good moment to reach a really good position in the mmorpg business. I'm talking about Age of Conan and Anarchy Online. Don't you see it?. Age of Conan appears to be a good game. It's not a native sandbox game but it have some features, good character customization and player cities. The game will launch this year, or at least we hope so. There is no Modern "Adult" Fantasy game on the market in this times. I mean, fantasy game suited for adult players. Sure you can play EQ2, it's a good game, but it doesn't have an Adult Art direction. Sure you can play Lotro but it doesn't too, and its a good game too. The same goes for some more AAA titles, good games but not aimed natively for adult players. I'm sure a good amount of people will leave their actual games to try AoC only because this one have a Mature art design. Like Oblivion, or Gothic 3.
And, someone on Funcom took a look at the sci-fi mmorpg's market and thought, hell, there is no modern sci-fi games out there:
Eve online: I know it's a good game, but it's too hardcore for most of us.
SWG: I played it in November and December of 2007... Most of us know what a Joke of game it is.
Anarchy Online: It's an old game with outdated graphics... Doh!, well... Funcom will give AO a brand new graphics engine.
IMO, Funcom is trying to earn a good share of the mmorpg market by launching a good fantasy game and relaunching a good sci-fi game. Good for Funcom!
What is mature art design? Do adults live in a different world, a world where things appear differently? Things still look the same to me after 25 years, at least.
Anyway, I roundly disagree that Age of Conan has a "mature art design" or is an "'adult' fantasy game'.
It is, however, a violent, graphic game. I do not see that as being inherently mature, though, nor does anything it offer seem either mature nor immature.
I am just tired of people equating violence, gore, and sex to maturity. At best they are neutral, at worst they are more geared to teenage boys who seem to require those elements to feel manly, or tough, or whatever they wish to feel by eviscerating pixels. Most adults I know do not really care much for these things, as they are incidental to gameplay.
To me, a mature game must be one that goes deeper than visual appeal, and that is all Age of Conan has shown thus far, making it about as mature as Grand Theft Auto. I am not slagging the game, merely stating it has done nothing to set itself apart as a truly mature game, other than get an "M" rating, something I assure you is not indicative of a game's maturity level (see: any FPS).Mon Jan 21 2008 2:56PM Report
Maybe he means its mature because conan is gritty grunge style kind of like spawn.Mon Jan 21 2008 4:15PM Report
Anarchy Online yes I agree it is a game that has been round for more years than I have been playing MMORPG games,BUT,I still play it regularly and it really pee's me off the way F-ckcom has forgotten all about AO and put all their resources into getting AoC up and running to the extent where they put in a new expansion for AO to create more funds to jam into AoC,SUX BAD.I am of the opinion that if they cant get 1 game right,why bring out another cause it will only go downhill like Anarchy has since they started the AoC venture.GET IT RIGHT,FC,OR GET OUT!
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Sornin is trying to make himself sound intellectual and important with his comment. When in reality adults require the same exit at the end of the day to blow something up or tear something apart.
Ever heard of junkyard therapy? It's where a psychologist gives their patient a baseball bat, a pair of safety glasses, and a car ready to be beaten the CRAP out of it.
I'm 21 years old and I can't wait for Age of Conan's "mature" setting. Simply because no other MMO to date has gone with the gritty, in your face, grungy adult themes Conan has. I'm sorry you don't like to summon dead things from the ground to eviscerate your enemies, or to take a big ol'sword and run your enemy through with it.
I can't wait, and neither can most of my family and members :D!Mon Jan 21 2008 9:15PM Report
so let me see if I got this... you made a blog post stating that an MMO company is trying to get more customers?
Brilliant... positively brilliant.. what would the world look like if all businesses tried to increase marketshare and make more money? gee, I wonder....
What an absolutely pointless post.Tue Jan 22 2008 7:50AM Report


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Transfer News: David Villa May Leave Barcelona In Summer
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Barcelona's David Villa has strongly linked away from Camp Nou in the recent weeks and now the club's vice-president Josep Maria Bartomeu has given a statement that the club will not stand in the striker's way if he wants to leave.
"The coaches hope he is here next season but we will not retain any player who is uncomfortable," Bartomeu told BTV. "In that case, we will talk to him to seek a solution."
Villa joined Barca from Valencia for a reported £35million in the summer of 2010.
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Italian Serie A side Juventus have revealed that they are willing to make a £12.9million bid for the Spaniard during the summers, according to reports.
Not to speak of the fact that Barcelona has evoked a release clause on the Spaniard putting £17million as his buy out price. According to talkSPORT, the La Liga leaders have slapped the massive price tag on him because they are unwilling to sell him.
During January, the club's contract negotiator, Dick Law, flew over to Spain to get proceedings underway, with the Gunners hopeful of a move before the end of the transfer window. Unfortunately, the move failed to materialize on account of time constraints.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is keen on increasing the club's attacking options and the Spain international suits their profile perfectly.
Arsenal was thought to be willing to pay around £13.8million to secure Villa's services.
However, Villa's agent Victor Onate had earlier insisted that the striker intends to stay with Barcelona.
"There is always speculation about David because he is a great forward, but his future is in the hands of Barcelona," Onate told Sky Sports News.
"They have a contract and it is important to always respect such documents."
The forward has been linked to all the major English Premier League clubs in the past with Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool all taking interest in him.
Earlier, it was reported that Barcelona would be willing to let the Spanish international leave the club before his rankings plummet further. No doubt, Barcelona would be looking for an ideal price for the former Valencia hit-man in the market.
Besides Barcelona would have been accustomed to playing without Villa for he has missed much of the last season with a broken leg, not to speak of the fact that his form has been questionable.
Also, the striker hasn't been able to secure a regular spot at Nou Camp with likes of Lionel Messi being around.
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- 1 cup of frozen mixed veggies
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
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With one of baseball's most beloved franchises visiting Seattle this weekend, putting together a list of 20 Chicago Cubs factoids is an irresistible proposition. Yes, we've done this before, but that was 11 years ago; surely there has been much Cubs glory and several championships in the intervening years.
Hasn't there? OK, maybe not.
Still, there's never any shortage of quirky Chicago Cubs facts. Here are 20 of them:
1) After the retirement of Cap Anson, the franchise was known as the Chicago Orphans from 1899-1902. They've been the Cubs since then.
2) The Cubs won the World Series in 1907 and 1908 and haven't won it since. You might have heard something about that.
3) Since last appearing in the World Series in 1945, Chicago has 18 winning seasons, 47 losing seasons, and two .500 seasons.
4) The Cubs still are 479 games over .500 all-time.
5) With the induction of Ron Santo a couple years ago, the franchise has Hall of Famers at every position.
6) Hall of Famer Gabby Hartnett's given name was Charles Leo Hartnett. According to baseball-reference.com, his nickname was "Old Tomato Face" — as if "Gabby" weren't enough of a nickname.
7) Hall of Famer Mordecai Brown is best known today as Three Finger Brown — the result of a farming accident. But during his playing days he most often was referred to as Miner Brown.
8) In 1906, Brown had a 1.04 ERA, the second-best mark since 1900. The team's ERA was 1.75.
9) The 1906 Cubs won 116 games, tied with the 2001 Mariners for the major-league record.
10) The 1906 Cubs lost the World Series to a White Sox club known as "The Hitless Wonders."
11) Based on Wins Above Replacement, the best season for a position player in Cubs history was by Rogers Hornsby in 1929, when he hit .380 with 47 doubles, 39 homers, 156 runs, and 149 RBI.
12) In 1930, Hack Wilson had 191 RBI, still the major-league record. Wilson was credited with 190 RBI for 69 years, until a box score error was discovered in 1999.
13) As fan Steve Bartman was unfairly vilified for his role in Chicago's collapse in the 2003 NLCS, people conveniently forgot about shortstop Alex Gonzalez booting a potential double-play ball in the same inning.
14) Vancouver native Randy Myers holds the franchise record with 53 saves in 1993.
15) Wrigley Field was built in 1914 as Weeghman Park, home of the Chicago Whales of the Federal League. The Cubs took up residence in 1916, meaning they've never won a World Series while calling the stadium their home.
16) Harry Caray, largely responsible for the Cubs' national following through his announcing of games on cable network WGN in the 1980s, actually spent more years as a radio broadcaster for the St. Louis Cardinals.
17) The Cubs haven't had a 100-win season since 1935. They've had three 100-loss seasons since then, including a 61-101 record last year.
18) Chicago came into Seattle this weekend with a 33-44 record, meaning we can probably add one more to the streak of seasons without a championship.
19) All-time Chicago Cubs team:
C — Gabby Hartnett
1B — Frank Chance
2B — Ryne Sandberg
3B — Ron Santo
SS — Ernie Banks
LF — Billy Williams
CF — Jimmy Ryan
RF — Sammy Sosa
SP — Ferguson Jenkins
SP — Three Finger Brown
SP — Grover Cleveland Alexander
SP — Charlie Root
RP — Bruce Sutter
RP — Lee Smith
Mgr — Frank Chance
20) Cap Anson probably was the best player in franchise history, but he's left off the all-time team because of his role in establishing baseball's color line in the 1800s.
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"Cui Chenghai" was an old and famous hotel in Ming and Qing dynasty, located at NO.178 the South end of Nandajie, which is the most luxuriant in the ancient city of Pingyao of the world culture heritage.
"Cui Chenghai hotel" is a 4 star standard folk-custom one, developed on the base of the former address of "Cui chengHai" with the history of 100 years. She is a large advanced foreign tour hotel, integrating the eating, staying, sightseeing, leisure, entertainment, business, conference etc, providing over 80 rooms with various style, with the capacity of 160+ individuals. It only takes you several minutes on foot from here to Ying xunmen Square, Confucius temple, old County government office, Ri shengchang bank, city god temple, Qingxuguan temple, Nandajie city tower etc.
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Georgia, Azerbaijan to jointly bid for Euro 2020
Georgia and neighboring Azerbaijan have agreed to make a joint bid to host the European soccer championship finals in 2020, President Mikheil Saakashvili said in an address to Azerbaijan`s parliament during an official visit to Baku last week.
The bidding process to host Euro 2020 is expected to start later this year, with the winner announced in 2014.
Seven bids have so far been submitted to host the tournament - Turkey, the Netherlands, Belgium, as well as joint applications from Romania and Bulgaria; the Czech Republic and Slovakia; Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia; and Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
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COMING UP: Arizona (7-16, 3-10) travels to Eugene, Ore., for a 7 p.m. (PST) game at Oregon (13-9, 4-8) this Thursday, Feb. 9, at McArthur Court. Live audio of the game is available at www.arizonaathletics.com, as well as on KJLL 1330 AM in Tucson.
A QUICK LOOK AT THE WILDCATS: Arizona dropped its fourth-straight game, a 90-64 defeat at the hands of UCLA at McKale Center Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats shot 42 percent from the field, 35 percent from beyond the arc and 78 percent from the charity stripe on the game. UCLA, meanwhile, connected on 55 percent from the field, 35 percent from downtown and 85 percent from the free throw line on the game. The Bruins out-rebounded Arizona 37 to 27 and forced 26 Wildcat turnovers. Senior Natalie Jones led Arizona with 22 points on 8-of-10 shooting. Freshman Kelsey Burns finished with a career-high 15 points, while sophomore Ashley Whisonant was just shy of a double-double, tallying 12 points and nine assists. She also had four steals. Senior Anna Chappell finished with a career-high eight points, while junior Joy Hollingsworth paced the team with six rebounds.
Jones leads Arizona this season with 14.5 points per game. Hollingsworth adds 14.1 points and 5.9 rebounds per game, while Whisonant averages 13.7 points. As a team, the Wildcats are shooting 40 percent from the field, compared to the 47 percent of their opponents. They are also being out-rebounded 34.5 to 39.3.
SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION: Oregon held California to less than 50 points for the second time this season, but the Ducks failed to muster enough offense of their own, falling 49-39 at Haas Pavilion Saturday. Neither team cracked 30 percent from the field. Cal shot 29 percent and the Ducks hit 25 percent for the game. The battle of the boards went to Oregon, 41-38, with eight Ducks grabbing three or more. Chelsea Wagner led Oregon with 11 points and six rebounds. The senior guard hit a pair of three-pointers in the second half to lead Oregon's late charge.
On the season, the Ducks are led by Gabrielle Richards, who averages 11.0 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. Wagner adds 9.3 points. As a team, Oregon is shooting 42 percent from the field on the season, compared to the 35 percent of its opponents. The Ducks are also out-rebounding their opponents 37.8 to 36.4.
SERIES SHORTS: Arizona trails the all-time series with Oregon 18-23. The last time the two teams met, on Jan. 14, Arizona won 81-72 in Tucson. The Wildcats are 11-10 at home, 7-12 away and 0-1 at a neutral site vs. the Ducks.
INJURY UPDATE: Freshman Malia O'Neal suffered a concussion against UCLA last Saturday and is day-to-day. Sophomore Jessica Arnold suffered a concussion in practice last Wednesday and is day-to-day. Sophomore Ch?© Oh suffered a concussion at Washington State on Jan. 28 and is out indefinitely. Freshman Amina Njonkou re-aggravated her right foot at Stanford on Jan. 19 and is out indefinitely. Junior Linda Pace suffered a left knee injury against Washington State on Dec. 29 and is out for the rest of the season.
RANKING IN THE PAC-10: As a team, Arizona ranks in the bottom half of the conference in every statistical category but free throw percentage (third), offensive rebounds (fourth), turnover margin (fifth), steals (fifth) and three-point field goal average (fifth).
Individually, several Wildcats rank in the Top 10 in various categories. Senior Natalie Jones is third in free throw percentage (.830), sixth in minutes per game (34.7) and steals (2.2), and ninth in both scoring (14.5) and three-point field goal average (1.6). Junior Joy Hollingsworth is fourth in three-point field goal average (2.1) and 10th in minutes per game (33.3). Sophomore Ashley Whisonant is third in assists (3.9) and 10th in assist/turnover ratio (1.0). Freshman Whitney Fields is fifth (2.6) and sophomore Ch?© Oh is eighth in offensive rebounds (2.6).
JONES PULLS DOWN 500TH REBOUND: When she grabbed a board at the 1:41 mark in the first half against USC last Thursday, senior Natalie Jones became just the 12th Wildcat ever to total 500 rebounds on her career. She now has 507 over her four seasons.
SHOOTING SORROWS LEAD TO LOSSES: In 15 of their 16 losses this season, the Wildcats have had a worse shooting percentage than their opponents. In fact, three of the four times Arizona has produced a better field goal percentage than its opponent (Furman, Lehigh, Chicago State), the team has also won the game. The only time the Wildcats shot better than their opponent and lost was at Washington.
JONES FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS: Over the last three games, senior Natalie Jones has taken matters into her own hands. The guard has posted three-consecutive 20+ point games, finishing with double-doubles in two of the three games. Over that span, she is averaging 24.0 points and 8.3 boards in 35.7 minutes per game.
BURNS BURNING IT UP: Over the last six games, freshman Kelsey Burns has really stepped up her game. During that time, the guard has averaged 7.8 points in 16.3 minutes per game. In the first 17 games, she had averaged 1.6 points in 5.6 minutes. Burns finished with a career-high 15 points against UCLA last Saturday, had 11 points against USC last Thursday and had 10 points in Arizona's upset of California on Jan. 22.
JONES JOINS 1,000-POINT CLUB: Senior Natalie Jones became just the 14th Arizona player ever to reach 1,000 points on her career on a free throw at the 2:02 mark of the second half at Washington State on Jan. 28. The guard now has 1,050 points on her career.
SHOOTING THE THREE OFTEN: Arizona has made 131 three-pointers this season, compared to the 122 of its opponents. However, the Wildcats have 79 more attempts than their counterparts, which accounts for the difference in percentage (36 percent compared to 31 percent).
HALFTIME SCORE INDICATIVE OF FINAL RESULT: In Arizona's 23 games this season, the halftime score has been indicative of the final result 19 times. The Wildcats are 2-14 when trailing at the intermission and 5-2 when leading. The only two games Arizona won after trailing at halftime were against Oregon and at California. Conversely, the two games the Wildcats lost after leading at halftime were against Central Connecticut State and Utah.
WILDCAT TRIFECTA: Senior Natalie Jones, junior Joy Hollingsworth and sophomore Ashley Whisonant lead the Wildcats this season. The trio account for 62 percent of the team's points. Whisonant has reached double-digit scoring in 20 of the 23 games, while Jones and Hollingsworth have 10 or more points in 19 games.
JONES STARTS 88TH STRAIGHT GAME: Senior Natalie Jones started her 88th consecutive game against UCLA last Saturday. On her career, the guard has started 92 total games.
LACK OF SIZE EXPOSED: With the death of 6-5 Shawntinice Polk and the medical redshirt of 6-2 Shannon Hobson, Arizona is left without much size inside. As a result, the Wildcats have been out-rebounded in 17 of their 23 games this season. In those 17 games, the Wildcats have managed just 32.0 rebounds to their opponents' 41.5 (-9.5).
CURRENT CATS ON UA CAREER LISTS: Senior Natalie Jones is tied for second all-time at Arizona in free throw percentage (.773), fifth in three-point field goals attempted (359) and free throws made (282), sixth in three-point field goals made (108), seventh in free throws attempted (365) and minutes played (3,346), eighth in games started (92) and personal fouls (302), and ninth in games played (119) and minutes per game (28.1).
PAC-10 ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS: Arizona boasts several of the Pac-10's active career statistical leaders. Senior Natalie Jones ranks second in assists (291), fourth in steals (177), sixth in three-point field goals made (108), sixth in scoring (1,050) and seventh in rebounds (507). Junior Joy Hollingsworth ranks fifth in three-point field goals made (117), seventh in steals (114), eighth in scoring (913), ninth in rebounds (435) and 12th in assists (145).
STACKED PAC: As a conference, the Pac-10 finished last season ranked as the third toughest conference in the nation after sending five teams to the NCAA Tournament. Finishing ahead of the Pac-10 were the Southeastern Conference and the Atlantic Coast Conference.
TOUGH SCHEDULE: The Wildcats have a challenging schedule that includes 12 games against eight teams (Arizona State, Maryland, Oregon, Stanford, UC Santa Barbara, USC, Utah and Wisconsin-Green Bay) that made it to the NCAA Tournament last year. Of those teams, six advanced to the second round, while Arizona State made it to the Sweet 16 and Stanford to the Elite Eight.
WILDCATS ON THE RADIO: All of Arizona's games this season are broadcast on Tucson's Jolt, KJLL 1330 AM. Paul Johnson is in his 11th year as the Wildcats' play-by-play announcer.
UP NEXT: Arizona travels to Corvallis, Ore., for a 7 p.m. (PST) game at Oregon State on Saturday, Feb. 11.


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DEKALB, Ill. -
The Northern Illinois women's soccer team will continue its action at home this weekend when the Huskies take on Oakland in a 4 p.m. match-up, Friday, and Liberty, Sunday, at 1 p.m. at the NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex. The Huskies enter their final non-conference games of the season this weekend with a 2-4 record after splitting last weekend's matches.
The Huskies edged out Southern Illinois Edwardsville in an overtime victory against the Cougars, Sept. 11, after a late goal by Kim Schmitt (Homewood, IL/Homewood-Flossmoor) gave NIU a 1-0 victory. The Huskies hosted their home opener, Sept. 13, falling to the Ramblers, 2-0.
Schmitt scored her first goal of the season after receiving an assist from Kelly Mullany (Naperville, IL/Neuqua Valley) and Annie Wyer (Geneva, IL/Community) in the Huskies 1-0 win. In the match-up against Edwardsville, goalkeeper Lindsey Curnock (Batavia, IL/Batavia) recorded her 27th-career shutout, tying the Mid-American Conference career shutout record.
Head women's soccer coach Carrie Barker is looking forward to finishing non-conference play at home this weekend.
"It's great to be back at home," Barker said. "We've been on the road a lot and we're all excited to play an entire weekend at home."
This weekend's match-ups will be the first meetings between NIU and each of the teams. Oakland enters this Friday's contest with a 2-4 record on the season. In their most recent match-up the Golden Grizzlies fell to Michigan, 3-0. Liberty enters the weekend with a 1-4 record on the season with a match-up against Valparaiso Friday before they take on the Huskies.
Friday's contest marks the second of seven consecutive home games for the Huskies.


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Women's Basketball Too Much for Rutgers, Hands Scarlet Knights 71-55 Loss
After its heartbreaker at UCLA Sunday, the Princeton women's basketball team responded by throttling Rutgers, 71-55, Thursday evening at Jadwin Gym. An early offensive run, three double figure scorers and solid play on the boards lifted the Tigers their fourth win of the year to improve to 4-2.
The win over Rutgers was the first in sixth season head coach Courtney Banghart's tenure at Princeton and it proved to be a statement victory over a Scarlet Knight team receiving votes in both national top-25 polls.
Freshman Alex Wheatley continued her scoring tear tallying a team-leading 17 points off the bench, going 8-for-12 from the field. Senior Niveen Rasheed scored in double digits for the fifth time this year, going 5-for-6 from the line en route to 15 points. She also had seven rebounds. Rounding out the team's offensive leaders was junior Kristen Helmstetter, earning her first start of the year in place of the injured Nicole Hung. The forward scored 14 points, including going a perfect 4-for-4 from the stripe, and grabbed six rebounds.
The game opened with the Tigers setting an early pace behind an 11-4 run over the first six-plus minutes of action. Rutgers responded with a trey from Erica Wheeler at 13:30, but that four-point deficit was as close as the Big East program would get for the remainder of the game.
Inside the 10-minute mark, Rutgers' employed a full court press, as they tried to force the Tigers to make rash decisions and turnover the ball. A hurried Princeton offense in turns sent back-to-back fast breaks to Wheatley to expand its lead to 19, 30-11 at 5:46.
Princeton held a 38-22 lead at halftime and continued to overpower the Scarlet Knights throughout the second period.
The Tigers opened the half with a 6-2 run over the first three minutes to hold a 20-point differential, 44-24.
Rutgers was unable to respond to Princeton's continued flurry on both ends of the floor, as the Tigers' lead swelled to 25, 51-26, at 13:33. It would be their largest lead in the game.
As the second half progressed, Princeton never saw its advantage fall to less than 12, despite an aggressive Scarlet Knight side doing what it could to get back into the game.
Princeton outrebounded Rutgers 43-26, with senior Lauren Polansky leading the way with a season-high nine boards, all on the defensive glass. She also matched a career-best with seven assists.
The Tigers shot 45.6 percent (26-for-57) from the floor, to Rutgers' 38.5 percent (20-for-52).
Off the bench, sophomore Mariah Smith had seven points, five assists and three rebounds over 16 minutes of work, while classmate Blake Dietrick came in and scored eight points and had four defensive boards.
Princeton will look to maintain its momentum into Sunday's meeting with a 3-4 UMBC team. First tip is at 2 p.m. on Dec. 2.


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2007 - Limited to just balance beam in six meets in January after undergoing shoulder and ankle surgeries in the off-season ... An old fracture in her left ankle was discovered in February, and she had successful surgery in March, putting her out for the season ... In the six meets in which she competed, she averaged 9.767 on beam, with a high of 9.825 on Jan. 19 at Cal State Fullerton... Earned one victory on the year, tying for first on Jan. 6 against Washington.
2006 - Earned first-team All-America honors in the all-around and on vault ... Placed third in the evening session and sixth overall in the all-around with a 39.4 ... Placed second on vault with a two-vault average of 9.9 after scoring a 9.9625 on a Yurchenko full and 9.8375 on a layout Podkopayeva ... Qualified for the NCAA event finals after a first-place showing in prelims with a 9.95 ... Became the first gymnast in the nation to score a perfect 10 in 2006, hitting a perfect Yurchenko layout full vault at Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 3 ... Finished the regular season ranked No. 11 in the all-around, No. 6 on bars and No. 10 on beam ... Second-highest ranked freshman in the nation in the all-around ... All-around season-best of 39.525 was the second-highest by a freshman in the nation ... Earned All-Pac-10 honors in the all-around ... Led UCLA in routines competed with 54 out of a possible 56 ... Ranked second on the team in individual victories with 10 and Top 3 finishes with 35 ... Has hit 17 consecutive routines, averaging 9.85 on those routines ... Qualified to the NCAA Championships after placing third in the all-around at the NCAA South Central Regionals ... Won the all-around and beam in a tri-meet against Stanford and San Jose State on Mar. 5 ... Named the Pac-10 Gymnast of the Week for Jan. 31-Feb. 5 after scoring a perfect 10 on vault and recording career-highs on bars (9.9) and the all-around (39.475) on Feb. 3 at Cal State Fullerton.
Club - Placed sixth in the all-around at the 2005 U.S. Championships to earn her third consecutive National Team berth ... Finished fifth on vault and 20th in the all-around at the 2004 U.S. Championships ... In 2003, she was the Region 5 Elite Athlete of the Year after placing 11th in the all-around, second on vault and eighth on bars at the U.S. Championships ... Won the vault title at the Trophee Massilia in France, beating two-time Olympic champion Elena Zamolodchikova ... Competing in the junior division in 2002, she won the vault title and placed 11th in the all-around and fifth on floor at the U.S. Championships ... Claimed the vault crown and was 13th in the all-around at the 2002 U.S. Classic ... Placed 15th in the all-around at the 2002 and 2001 American Classics ... Level 10 National all-around champion in 2001 and also placed third on bars and beam and fifth on vault and floor ... Was the Region 5 Level 10 champion in the all-around, vault and floor and the Illinois State champion on vault, bars and floor ... Trained at Illinois Gymnastics Institute under coach Todd Gardiner.
Personal - Her biggest athletic thrill so far has been signing with UCLA ... Hobbies are hanging out with friends and shopping ... Admires Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher ... Full name is Kristina Diane Comforte ... Parents: Victor and Kathy Comforte ... Has an older brother, Victor ... Born April 9, 1987 in Hinsdale, IL ... Sociology major.


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CARLSBAD, Calif. (BRAIN) — Zoot Sports, an endurance footwear and apparel brand, recently completed its previously announced acquisition of Squadra, a designer and manufacturer of custom cycling and triathlon apparel.
SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland (BRAIN) — Garmin Ltd. has acquired iKubu (Pty) Ltd., a South African company that has developed a rear-facing radar system for bicyclists. iKubu introduced its Backtracker device at the Eurobike show last summer.
WATERLOO, Iowa (BRAIN) — GravelGrinderNews.com, a calendar of events for gravel racing and riding founded in 2008 by Mark "Guitar Ted" Stevenson, is merging with RidingGravel.com, a news site and forum for gravel rid
AMSTERDAM (BRAIN) — Reed Business BV, owner of Bike Europe, plans to sell off the European trade magazine along with 16 other business-to-business magazines and brands to Dutch publishing house B+B Vakmedianet.
BURNABY, British Columbia (BRAIN) — Fox Factory Holding Corp., the parent of the Fox suspension brand, has purchased Race Face Performance and Easton Cycling, the companies announced Friday.
DURHAM, N.C. (BRAIN) — Implus Corp., known for its athletic products including Sof Sole, Yaktrax and Sneaker Balls, has acquired Trigger Point Performance.
Trigger Point makes a line of self-care products for athletes, including Grid foam rollers. A purchase price was not released.
LÉVIS, Quebec (BRAIN) — Hawley-Lambert, parent company of U.S. distributor Hawley USA and Canadian distributor Lambert, has signed a letter of intent to acquire Simcoe Bicycles, a city bike manufacturer based in Toronto.
HEERENVEEN, the Netherlands (BRAIN) — Accell Group N.V. has acquired Spanish parts and accessories supplier Comet S.L. Comet has exclusive distribution agreements with various major brands and sells bike parts and accessories to specialty retailers in Spain, France and Portugal.
SEATTLE (BRAIN) — K2 Sports has entered into an agreement to acquire custom cycling and triathlon apparel brand Squadra. The purchase complements K2 Sports' growing portfolio of endurance sports brands, including Zoot Sports.
LONDON (BRAIN) — Future plc has agreed to sell its Sport and Craft titles, including its cycling magazines and cycling websites, to Immediate Media Company for £24 million ($40.1 million), the company announced early Thursday.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (BRAIN) — American Bicycle Group has bought Tri-Cycle Bicycle Rentals, which rents bikes at multisport events in the Northeast.
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (BRAIN) — Chris Tutton, the new owner of the Easton cycling business, says that under his ownership the brand will get back to its roots as a scrappy, entrepreneurial business.
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (BRAIN) — Say goodbye to those public quarterly earnings reports and investor conference calls from Easton-Bell Sports. The termination of those reports is just one of the several changes resulting from the company's sell-off of its Easton-branded businesses.
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (BRAIN) — BRG Sports Inc. has agreed to sell its Easton cycling business to Chris Tutton, an industry veteran who owns Race Face Performance Products and is a former Easton OEM sales manager.
VAN NUYS, Calif. (BRAIN) — Easton-Bell Sports, Inc. has agreed to sell its Easton baseball and softball business to Bauer Sports for $330 million, the company announced Thursday. It also said it is close to selling its Easton hockey business to "a third party."
VEVEY, Switzerland (BRAIN) — The iconic brand PowerBar has a new owner—Post Holdings, the maker of Grape-Nuts, Post Raisin Brand, Honey Bunches of Oats and other foodstuffs. Nestle SA sold the brand, along with its Australian sport nutrition company, Musashi, to Post. Nestle made the announcement Monday.
VISTA, Calif. (BRAIN) — Twenty-five days after Trek announced its purchase of Electra, Skip Hess, who led the brand's development for almost five years, stepped down Friday telling Electra's staff his decision to leave is effective immediately.


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The HMRC have produced a useful summary of the PAYE Forms that need to be used by employers.
PAYE forms: P45, P46, P60, P11D
If you're an employee, your employer must give you certain documents - forms P45 and P60 - about the tax you pay on your wages. If you receive benefits or expenses your employer sends us a form P11D. You get a copy of that information.
P45You get a P45 from your employer when you stop working for them. It's a record of your pay and the tax that's been deducted from it so far in the tax year. It shows:
your tax code and PAYE (Pay As You Earn) reference number
your National Insurance number
your leaving date
your earnings in the tax year
how much tax was deducted from your earnings
A P45 has four parts - Part 1, Part 1A, Part 2 and Part 3. Your employer sends Part 1 to us and gives you the other three. When you start a new job, or claim Jobseeker's Allowance, you give Part 2 and Part 3 to your new employer or to the Jobcentre. You keep the remaining one - Part 1A - for your own records.
Your employer should automatically give you a P45 when you stop working for them. If not, ask for it - you're entitled to it by law.
Your P60 is the summary of your pay and the tax that's been deducted from it in the tax year.
Your employer should give you a P60 to keep as a record at the end of every tax year (which runs from 6 April to 5 April the next year). If your employer doesn't give you a P60 at the end of the tax year, ask for it - you're entitled to it by law if you are still working for the employer at 5 April.
You might need it to:
complete a Self Assessment tax return, if this applies to you
claim back any tax you've overpaid
apply for Tax Credits
You may also need it as proof of your income if you apply for a loan or a mortgage - so it's important to keep all your P60s safe.
Your employer uses a P11D to tell us about the value of any benefits in kind they've given you during the tax year. This means benefits or expenses that effectively increase your income, like:
a company car
private medical insurance
interest free loans
Your employer will only declare them if you've earned at least £8,500 in the year, including the value of the benefits. They will work out how much each benefit is worth, record it on the form and send it to us. They'll also give you a copy, which you'll need for your records or if you complete a tax return.
If you apply for a loan or mortgage, banks and building societies will accept a P11D as proof of extra income.
What to do if you don't have the forms
Lost P60
If you've lost your P60 your employer can issue you with a duplicate - but this must be clearly marked as being so.
Completing a P46 if you've lost your P45
If you've lost your P45, you won't be able to get a replacement. Your new employer will give you a form P46 to complete so that we can give you a code number for your new employment.
Your employer doesn't have to give you a copy of the P11D. But the law says they must tell you what details they've included on the form - even if you've left the job. It's usually easier for them to give you a copy of the form when they send it to us.
If you lose your copy, your employer should be able to let you have another one.
If they can't, ask your Tax Office for a copy.


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Thanks to TVAfterdark and others for tweeting during the TVDCon in Nashville today. The following are the Q & A form it.
Pictures are from @KYChelsMarie, please go follow and thank her for the amazing pics of Paul.
You STUD lollllll girls screaming gorgeous and beautiful
this is paul's first time in Nashville
can't juggle lol and its his fist time in Nashville. He was wondering bars listening to honky tonk
Paul jokes that he was looking for victims on the streets of Nashville.
Walking by bar this guy is staring at him with his mouth open when he saw @paulwesley walk in his honky tonk bar lollllll
Favorite thing to do in free time? A) homebody, likes relaxing weekends. Also loves to travel.
Do you wish Ian was your real brother? Paul: awwww… No.
Do you wish Ian Somerhalder was your real brother #TVDNashville No I think me and ian on screen is enough but I think it would be hard work
Paul thinks it would be hard work being Ian's brother w/ Ian always getting in trouble.
Paul talks about how he played a werewolf on another show but seems to prefer being a vampire.
"I don't know a damn thing about Edward Cullen"-Paul Wesley
He thinks Stefan & Edward should butt heads like elk since they have similar hairstyles.
Paul's chair almost broke on him!
Fave char in literature: holden C from catcher in the rye
(c) "Freaking Klaus! Always trying to screw me over." roflmao
"Freaking, Klaus. Always trying to screw me over." @paulwesley on @josephmorgan "breaking" his #tvdnashville panel chair
Do you find it hard to prepare yourself for an emotional scene? #TVDNashville Emotional scene at the end was the most difficult thing in the world for me. It was like 3am in the night and their was a huge crowd of people gathered to watch the filming. Literally infront of me I was making the phone call there was a 150 people with cameras pictures following and I was trying to get emotional. It was so difficult for me. I was really bummed out about it. I called my director and was bummed about it. When I saw it put together it was beautiful, yea but those scenes were exhausting.
Episode 3 of season 3 will be Paul's favorite episode of the series.
2 fave eps of series: ep3 of this season. "Its veeerryy evil. I have a lot of fun."
Audience assures paul it happened to joseph morgan too. Paul: "fricken klaus!!"
Paul says it was difficult to film the Elena phone call scene b/c there were so many people watching filming.
Paul went to college for a semester.
Paul's fav author is JD Salinger.
"When I was 17 I got kicked out of highschool". Stopped showing up n fights. Used to sag my pants
If Tyler wasn't into Caroline, Michael Trevino would love to see him with Bonnie.
Paul "was more of a Damon" at 17.
Paul used to sag his pants, they fell down once at school.
Paul talking about how he dressed in high school & does imitation of how he walked. Hilarious.
Audience suggests flashback stefan suspenders!
"I rocked Donald Duck boxers. That's what I did when I was 17″
Fave restaurant: going home to jeresy, polish deli stuff like his grandmother used to make.
If you could live in any time period, what would it be? Paul jokes: clearly when I wore those suspenders.
The next flashback will be in the Roaring 20s!
Paul keeps talking about the banner on the wall of him & Ian wearing the period clothing & suspenders
If he could live in another time: loved flashback to 20s. Liked doing 60s work in amer.
I (& a couple of others) got a "Thank you" from Paul for knowing American Dreams
Would you rather have no elbows or no knees? Paul: WHAT?!? Who's screening these questions?
" I would say…either's fine,really.Both would suck"
How do you like your eggs cooked? Paul: these are clearly huge fans of the series asking these questions.
How do you liked your eggs cook? #TVDNashville I like them sunny side up cuz I like to dip the toast @paulwesley love the yolk runny
Likes his eggs sunny side up. Fave polish food: peirogi (only if they're good though, not frozen)
Paul doesn't like going to see a movie.
Doesn't like going to movies. Can't pee for 2 hours, everyone talks, popcorn chewin. I can't take it!
Last movie was Suckerpunch. "It was freakin' terrible. Felt like I got suckerpunched"
Paul & Daniel Gillies were texting each other about how terrible a movie was when they realized they were in the same movie.
Paul doesn't even know the rules of football. He grew up playing ice hockey.
Morgan is intrigued by the TVD doppelganger theory. Thinks there might be an Original Petrova
Paul Wesley's favorite eatery is a small Polish deli in NJ. "I feel like my grandmother cooked it."
Paul likes being Stefan & wouldn't want to be another character.
"I love being Stefan. I think he's so layered & complex." -Paul
Paul does CRAZY fake British accent. Hilarious.
Paul would love to play Klaus. He thinks he would be hilariously horrible.
What do you like to sing in the shower? Paul: I'm not going to tell you!!!
His imitation of Klaus…hilarious. Sings Britney Spears n Taylor Swift in the shower.
pdub. I don't listen to Lady Gaga
How long does makeup application take? Paul jokes: 6 1/2 hours. I demand perfection.
Asked about make up time for stefan: "are we including my hair?"
If you were a real vampire, human or animal? Paul: "I don't want to drink blood, guys!"
"I don't wanna drink blood. It's wicked gross. Can we make it kool-aid?" -Paul
You're all twisted for liking this show!
"what did Stefan drink? Bunny blood? That's messed up too." -Paul
Paul: You all are twisted for liking this show and I'm twisted for doing it.
When the camera is just on ian sometimes paul makes faces at him.
He and gillies crack each other up a lot.
Meet anyone dead or alive.."Britney spears" lol. A pirate."Arrggghh". Would like to be one for a day.that'd be dope.
Fave actors: phillip seymour hofman, meryl streep, gary oldman
If at the end of the series elena chose damon, how would stefan feel? A) he thinks she has a connection to both
Paul knows Elena has a connection with both Damon & Stefan, & choosing one would make her lose something.
Thinks stefan would be heart broken but that if elena lost either brother it wouldn't be right
Paul tries to play Stefan as a human being, not a vampire.
study different actor portrayl for stefan role.
Asked about research for stefan: watched lots of vampire movies, but tries to play stefan as an individual, a person
Paul thinks Six Feet Under was a great show.
Favorite tv show. Loves comedy..Curb your Enthusiasm. Doesn't watch PLL. Wife watches TVD
Lots of flashback stuff is shot in real locations, a big benefit to shooting in atlanta
"I know someone on PLL" Does ur wife watch TVD? "She does, I think she's really into it"
Paul doesn't think that Elena is enough to contain the darkness if Ripper Stefan.
Paul thinks he should buy one of the banners and hang it over his bed.


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Ivy Bridge Macs
- May 7th, 2012
- iMac, Mac mini, Mac Pro, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro
- Alex Brooks
As the fifth month of the year continues to progress the time is nearing for Apple to release a flurry of new Macs. Unlike the days of IBM's PowerPC CPU architecture it's now relatively easy to pinpoint when and what Macs are going to get refreshed at what point during the year and that is all down to Apple's use of Intel's architecture.
Last year Intel released Sandy Bridge and up to this point all Macs but the Mac Pro take advantage of the Sandy Bridge architecture. In addition Thunderbolt connectivity became a standard across Apple's lineup of Macs, slowly pushing Firewire into the past.
In 2012 Intel's new architecture is named Ivy Bridge, on a technical level the architecture marks a huge leap from the previous Sandy Bridge taking advantage of a 22 nm die shrink process. Some other headline improvements over Sandy Bridge include PCI Express 3.0 support, integrated USB 3.0 and the use of tri-gate transistors (sometimes known as 3D transistors) which offer the same performance as their "2D" counterparts but are said to offer up to 50% less power consumption. Apple may choose not to be cutting edge with all the technologies available in Ivy Bridge as the company tends to enjoy setting its own trends.
Outside of the real technicalities of Ivy Bridge the raw numbers look promising over Sandy Bridge; CPU performance is said to increase between 5% and 15% and integrated GPU performance between 20% and 50% (for the recored the integrated GPUs are HD 2500/4000).
As mentioned above Ivy Bridge carries support for USB 3.0, making use of the same connector and being featured on PCs for several months now it's certainly the year we see Apple make the upgrade. Unlike what has been reported elsewhere the Ivy Bridge architecture does not carry inherent support for Thunderbolt but Intel's new controller named Cactus Ridge was out on the market earlier this year. Cactus Ridge marks Intel's second-generation Thunderbolt controller and carries a smaller footprint and less power consumption, the developments to the Thunderbolt architecture aren't just good news for Mac users in terms of less power consumption, heat generation and footprint but also will push other manufacturers to adopt the technology.
Ivy Bridge is set for release across the whole of 2012, currently quad-core processor models are already on the market and PCs with Ivy Bridge are on sale. Dual-core mobile CPUs are not expected until June 2012 but Apple has been known to get advanced purchasing rights in the past.
But enough talk about what Ivy Bridge is about, let's take a look at what we can expect from Apple in terms of Mac models this year. For desktop models this remains a not too difficult task but for Apple's notebook models this year it's widely expected that there will be a big shakeup. Intel also hasn't quite finished releasing all Ivy Bridge details so more suitable chips may come clearer after this has been posted.
Currently five notebooks make up Apple's portable Mac line ranging from the ultra-portable 11-inch MacBook Air to the not so portable 17-inch MacBook Pro. Rumours have been circulating for some months that Apple will not only try and condense the choice but also amalgamate the lines. It's expected that Apple will make bold moves and push the Pro models towards a more Air like form factor but there is little consistency in rumours with some claiming Apple will remove the 17-inch model all together and others claiming it will stay.
Naturally if Apple decides to go the way of thinner, lighter notebooks then the same (or similar) processors that adorn the current MacBook Pros will be unsuitable. Intel has already admitted that Ivy Bridge runs hotter than Sandy Bridge and anyone who has used a current MacBook Pro would raise an eyebrow at that.
Mac mini
Let's deal with the desktop first then starting from the bottom up. Apple's Mac mini was last updated in July 2011 and was largely a minor update gaining Thunderbolt and Bluetooth 4.0 support and upgrades to Sandy Bridge, here's how the Mac mini currently specs (low end to high):
- Intel Core i5-2415M, 2.3GHz dual-core
- Intel Core i5-2520M, 2.5GHz dual-core
- Intel Core i7-2620M, 2.7GHz dual-core (optional upgrade)
- Intel Core i7-2635GM, 2.0GHz quad-core (Mac mini server)
Candidates from the currently announced Ivy Bridge lineup for a future Mac mini update include (low end to high):
- i5 3320M, 2.6GHz dual-core (low end)
- i5 2260M, 2.8GHz dual-core (high end)
- i7 2530M, 2.9GHz dual-core (high end option)
- i7 3720QM, 2.6GHz quad-core (Mac mini server)
Intel is expected to release the majority of these chips in June 2012 so don't expect a Mac mini refresh until July or August.
The iMac is historically the first desktop Mac to move over to Intel's new platform, last year the iMac received an update in early May and in addition to the update to Sandy Bridge the iMac also gained Thunderbolt connectivity, and a HD FaceTime camera. Here's how Sandy Bridge shaped up on the iMac (low end to high):
- i5 2400S, 2.5GHz quad-core (21.5-inch low)
- i5 2500S, 2.7GHz quad-core (21.5-inch high, 27-inch low)
- i7 2600S, 2.8GHz quad-core (21-inch option)
- i5 2400, 3.1GHz quad-core (27-inch high)
- i7 2600, 3.4GHz quad-core (27-inch option)
There are quite a few potential candidates in the Ivy Bridge lineup, here are my most educated guesses (low end to high):
- i5 3550S, 3.0GHz quad-core (65W mac TDP, 6MB L3) (21.5-inch low)
- i5 3550, 3.3GHz quad-core (77W max TDP, 6MB L3) (21.5-inch high, 27-inch low)
- i7 3770, 3.4GHz quad-core (77W max TDP, 6MB L3) (21-inch option)
- i5 3570K, 3.4GHz quad-core (77W max TDP, 6MB L3) (27-inch high)
- i7 3770K, 3.5GHz quad-core (77W max TDP, 8MB L3) (27-inch option)
A number of the Ivy Bridge CPUs listed are already available on the market but expectations are for an iMac refresh in late May or June.
Mac Pro
Apple's Mac Pro is not a desktop computer that sees regular updates even if the CPUs featured inside have gone through revisions. The Mac Pro was last updated in August 2010 and is in a strong position for an update. The Mac Pro has historically made use of Intel's high-end Xeon processors the breed available in the current Mac Pros is based on the Nehalem architecture.
With Apple not sticking to regular update cycles it's best to skip right over the Mac Pro, it's best tackled on its own in the future. If I was a betting man though I'd put money on an update this year, possibly a significant one.
Time to move onto the notebooks. As discussed briefly further up, this year looks set to mark a serious milestone in Apple's lineup of portables. Whilst over the last couple of years Apple has been trimming down on the number of models available, most notably removing the MacBook, there remains a dense lineup with some notebooks not having clear distinctions from others.
Marco Arment has already done a bit of leg work in the notebook arena and also brings up the same questions that I would after looking at the rumours and Intel's Ivy Bridge lineup. The rumours in their current state are scattered across the landscape but a defining pattern amongst them is that Apple will do away with the MacBook Pro type format and make all of its portables more like the MacBook Air, i.e. thin, light and presumably without an optical drive.
In terms of CPUs this raises a very big question as to how Apple wishes to serve its customers who seek a bit more power on the road. The current 15-inch MacBook Pro base model makes use of the Sandy Bridge Core i7 2675QM quad-core processor clocking in at 2.2GHz, despite having a thermal design power (TDP) of 45W this chip runs hot. Some of this is said to be down to the discrete-GPU but either way a processor with a 45W TDP with four cores is a lot to cram into a relatively thin notebook.
The proposal is of course to make an even thinner 15-inch model which naturally rules out using 45W processors and looking at Intel's lineup probably rules out any quad-core processors too. As Marco points out in this post, Apple will most likely have to drop the discrete GPU and make use of one of the 17W dual-core Ivy Bride processors in a 15-inch MacBook Air. Based on these assumptions we won't be saying goodbye to the Pro model anytime soon and only serves to confuse Apple's notebook lineup even more.
Without more coherent rumours it's impossible to see where Apple is going with the MacBook Pro. As for the rumoured retina display, they're not relevant to a discussion on Ivy Bridge but more pixels require more horsepower, this certainly seems like an innovation on our doorstep and one heading for the current form-factor MacBook Pro.
The MacBook Air is an easier prospect, this years refresh is set to be a simple speed bump. I don't see the rumoured retina displays making it into the Air lineup just yet, here's how the current Air lineup looks (low end to high):
- i5 2467M, 1.6GHz dual-core (17W TDP, 3MB L3 cache) (11-inch model)
- i5 2557M, 1.7GHz dual-core (17W TDP, 3MB L3 cache) (13-inch model)
- i7 2677M, 1.8GHz dual-core (17W TDP, 4MB L3 cache) (11- and 13-inch option)
With its Ivy Bridge processors Intel is offering almost identical chips to those Sandy Bridge ones used in the MacBook Air carrying a slight clock speed bump and making use of the 22nm die which should reap some power saving, although the process does not affect the physical size of the processors.
Here's how the Ivy Bridge MacBook Airs will shape up:
- i5 3317U, 1.7GHz dual-core (17W TDP, 3MB L3) (11-inch model)
- i5 3427U, 1.8GHz dual-core (17W TDP, 3MB L3) (13-inch model)
- i7 3667U, 2.0GHz dual-core (17W TDP, 4MB L3) (11- and 13-inch option)
That's a complete summary of where I believe Intel's Ivy Bridge processors will land on Apple's Mac lineup, barring the Mac Pro and MacBook Pro lineup.
As for timeframes, it all comes down to when Intel begins shipping the chips in good volumes. Apple has been known to get chips before other manufacturers, here's what I'd say timeframe wise for refreshes:
- Mac mini – July/August 2012
- iMac – late May/June 2012
- Mac Pro – impossible to say, potentially anytime now
- MacBook Pro – limited knowledge on potential refresh, expect around July/August 2012
- MacBook Air – July/August 2012
You can follow me on Twitter @alexbrooks, or follow @worldofapple for the latest on Mac refreshes this year.


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According to reports last week, Ohio Gov. John Kasich's Vegas vacation to pander to casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson was more a demonstration of what lengths he'll go to court right-wing, deep-pocketed donors to further his political reelection campaign this year, and maybe his aspirations in 2016 as GOP presidential timbre, than the lengths he's traveled back home to help middle-income workers as much as he has the wealthiest Buckeyes, who have benefited tremendously from tax shifting.
From it's constant fawning over John Kasich as the new messiah of reform, The Columbus Dispatch, billings itself as "Ohio's Greatest Home Newspaper," has shown time and time again that it's totally in the tank for Gov. John Kasich, it repeated castigation of Ed FitzGerald, Kasich's endorsed Democratic gubernatorial challenger, is unmistakable and undeniable.
Even at press gatherings, it's not unusual for Dispatch reporters to frame their questions around Kasich talking points, as happened yesterday at a press conference at the Statehouse by local elected officials, calling on Gov. Kasich and the GOP-led legislature to restore local funding it withheld to balance the state budget. Officials were told that Kasich says there are some cities running surpluses. The response to the reporter was to ask for the number and names of those cities, in order to investigate the validity of the claim that local government funding cuts produce surpluses for cities.
In the spirit of April Fool's day yesterday, Team FitzGerald sent a parody out to some reporters that took the CD to task for its blatant bias toward FitzGerald, Executive for Cuyahoga County, who formerly was an FBI special agent, small town mayor and assistant county prosecutor.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer, one of the recipients of Team FitzG's email on April Fool's Day, didn't print all the mocked up dig at the Dispatch. Here it is:
IT's FITZgERALD
There comes a time if the life of an editorial board for an assessment and introspection. And for us as leaders in Greater Columbus to answer some pertinent questions, one of the most important being, do the editorial positions championed by this board serve a greater purpose? Is it enough for us to pat each other on the back after a particularly nasty editorial? And is our snark and contempt for competing ideas a positive form of public discourse?
So upon reflection we collectively have come to the realization our dismissiveness, utter contempt for civil discourse and respectful disagreement does not serve our readers. In retrospect, we now see our past behavior as rather embarrassing.
With that, this editorial board realizes it must turn the page – enter the 21st century, do away with using carbon paper for our editorial drafts, reject our extreme and intolerant positions we previously stood for and instead serve as a champion for those not in power rather than the voice for those who are.
This decision doesn't come without consequences, some will say we have been co-opted by the mainstream media, that we are abandoning our conservative principles because they aren't in vogue or popular, that because, the vast majority of our readers are not so deeply conservative and out of touch, we must change. That is not the case. We simply have come to realize that the extreme right wing positions we have espoused for almost 145 years are simply wrong. And that those policies we have championed have done more damage to middle class families than we can ever fully apologize for.
That is why a break with tradition is needed and what better way to shed the animosity and nastiness of our past, than with a passionate, full-throated and positive endorsement of ED FITZgERALD for Governor.
And in the spirit of our new approach – we will not reflect on the policies of Governor Kasich that have placed a greater burden on the middles class to the benefit of the very wealthy, we will not criticize his approach to women's health that is rooted more in a 1914 worldview than 2014, and we will refrain from pointing out that his income tax cuts are really just tax shifting and place a disproportionate burden on those living pay check to pay check.
No it is ED FITZgERALD who has what it takes to get Ohio working for ALL of its residents. It is Fitz who has a plan to ensure our kids enter first grade ready to learn, it is Fitz that will hold failing for profit charter schools accountable and it is Fitz who has the independence and leadership to take Ohio in a positive new direction. A Fitz administration will be a breath of fresh air – with a renewed focus on what works for all Ohioans rather that what works for a few.
It is clear, ED FITZgERALD for GOVERNOR is the change Ohio needs.
An April Fools Parody Paid for by Friends of FitzGerald-Neuhardt
As recently as Sunday, March 16, an address Ed FitzGerald delivered at a Ohio State Democratic Party event held in Columbus the night before was placed on page six of the Dispatch's Metro and State section, top of the page next to the obituary section.
One journalist observed that the Columbus Dispatch has given Gov. Kasich totally positive coverage on both the editorial page and the front page, starting with his campaign in 2010 and continuing to today.
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