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What's everyone else doing with their lives nowadays, other than sifting through many Lord threads on PD? Seems rather quiet here.
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What's everyone else doing with their lives nowadays, other than sifting through many Lord threads on PD? Seems rather quiet here.
It couldn't have been five years. :P
I'm currently in college. :D
Hi. I'm ok, just doin' the same ol' same ol'
2/10 comeback thread
sup walrus
walrus you dumb hoe
Walrus is the past PD member I probably know the least about.
God explain how he/she is a dumb hoe.
I can dream bro, don't doubt that >:(
I'm going to an alright university next year. How is your life walrus?
Walrus we're going to the con again this year. Wanna come?
buckweat, you stabbed me deep in the heart there :'(
Probably going to animenext. Not totally sure, since I need to figure out lodgings and the like.
God, you have no right to call me a dumb ho when Mcdonald 2012 is nowhere to be seen on the presidential ballot. What happened to your ambitions?
walrus you DUMB HOE everyone knows its mcdonald 2028
Why do Presidential Candidates HAVE to choose a running mate? Things would be better, I BELIEVE, if their were separate elections for both offices.
there not their of course.
Walrus since you've been gone there's been a giant hole in my heart :(
walrus, I owe you a cd. I still have the one you mailed me <3
The one time I one-up Timmy
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Somewhere between Flagstaff and San Diego, we stopped for Snickers and gas, and I walked around a neglected weed field, kicked rocks, and asked myself when was the last time, I just fell into the moment without that incessant poke of reality; unpublished stories, bills, missing folders, clutter, grocery lists, mail, websites, photo sharing, John's lunch, John's phone calls, the news of the world.
"I feel better Rudy, I haven't cried all day."
"It's still early, he chuckled. I have an idea. Let's take the off roads."
"How off we talking?"
"Check your map, see if Interstate 8 runs into 10?"
I reached for the Droid, and fussed with the tricky touch pad.
"No, it doesn't."
"It does."
"So why bother with maps."
"I know — we'll take 78, through the countryside. It will be pretty. Look, see the sheep?"
The pasture was yellow as corn, hay stacked with sheep, hundreds of them.
"Let's stop." I said.
"Even sheep make money. LouLou, there has to be a way for you to capitalize on your writing, and not wait for some jackass to hire you. There has to be. Even I know people pay to click on website ads."
"It's pennies."
"You said you had 165 clicks the other day."
"That was once! Mostly between 10-50 a day."
"So! It adds up."
I was grazing on unhurried thoughts, just ripples of ideas and dreams.
"Did you see that?" Rudy blurted out.
"See what?"
"That guy! I just saw a guy walking alongside a weary looking burro dragging a miniature red covered wagon. I gotta turn around."
"Hi folks, how you doing?" He extended a hoof like hand, weathered as paws, "I'm Howard West." Howard was outdoor fit; sunglasses, hat, boots, and evenly tanned skin.
"Hi, I'm Rudy, and that's LouLou."
"Hi LouLou," he shook like a city man with hardened hard-labor hands.
"This is some way of traveling. What are you doing?"
"I'm on a book tour, The Quicksilver Key Book Tour.
I caught my laughter when I noticed his educated aura; that veil of disguise we think fools everyone.
"It's about the history, the lost history — the West in particular and how the government accrues the investment of the rancher, and the universe. If you read my books you'll see…."
I was petting the dog, a friendly furry mixed breed, and Howard was now blending Rudy in his claw, with this rockabilly wisdom that I didn't understand.
"How far are you going today Howard?" Rudy asked.
"I do about 10 or 12 miles a day. Whenever I feel like stopping, I just pull over. You been down to the Dunes yet?"
"Where's that?" Rudy was keenly addressing the wagon, it's wheels, and accessories, but only I knew that.
"Down the road. Now, those kids have money. They ride dune buggies that sell for anywhere from $5,000 to $75,000! They took me on a ride."
"Wow! Hey do you have any power source?"
"Sure do. See this — jets up the whole works, laptop,
lights, even my stove. Let me show you."
I tinkered with the bell around the donkey, I came to find out was named Blue Pegasus, and watched Howard lead Rudy to the watering hold.
" … and the government rules consciousness … by defining the distinct differentiation of the classes…"
I was about to interrupt when another car passed by, and Howard was distracted by the prospect of a purchase.
"Howard, you're the coolest! I love what your doing, man. I wish I could do it." Rudy shook his hand.
"Everyone has a book."
We drove past the sand dunes, and all that bleached rolling sand smooth as pressed sheets, jolted my mind like a wrench.

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Aris Messinis Wins the Photo Trophy at the Bayeux-Calvados Awards
AFP photographer Aris Messinis won the Photo Trophy at this year's Prix Bayeux-Calvados des Correspondants de Guerre, a festival held in Bayeux, France, that focuses on war reporting. The 7,000-euro prize, sponsored by Nikon, was awarded to Messinis last week for his coverage of the Battle of Sirte in Libya.
Messinis has been with the AFP since 2003, and is currently the chief photographer for the agency's photo department in Athens. He covered the Arab Spring in Libya and Egypt and exhibited work in the 2012 Visa pour l'Image International Festival of Photojournalism.
Other photographers honored during the week-long event were Ed Ou of Reportage by Getty Images, who won the Young Reporter Prize for his work on the Egyptian revolution; and Manu Brabo of the Associated Press, who won The Public Prize for his images of the Libyan revolution. They each received a 3,000-euro prize; CAPA Television sponsored Ou's prize and the Town of Bayeux sponsored Brabo's.
The Bayeux-Calvados Award of War Correspondents, which began in 1994, awarded a total of ten prizes to journalists reporting on "a conflict situation or its impact on civilians, or news stories involving the defense of freedom and democracy." Award categories included print, television, radio, photographic and online reporting. This year, 54 reports were submitted for consideration. Magnum photographer Gilles Peress served as the president of the 46-person jury. Notable jurors included photographers Karim Ben Khelifa, Jérôme Delay (AP) and Laurent Van der Stockt (Getty Images); Régis Le Sommier of Paris Match; Patrick Baz of AFP; Philippe le Barillier of La Presse de la Manche; and Thierry Oberle of Le Figaro.
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20 weeks. 20 Weeks now that Fifty Shades of Grey has been #1 on the New York Times best selling Combined Print and E-Book Fiction list followed by Darker and Freed. Again, just wow.
It should be no surprise that Deborah Harkness' Shadow of Night, the sequel to her hit book A Discovery of Witches is at #4 and #1 for best selling Hardcover this week.
Susan Elizabeth Phillips must over the moon that The Great Escape is at #10.
For the first time ever since I started charting this list, a self published author has 2 of her books on this list.
Colleen Hoover's Slammed is at #15 (last week it hit the ebook list) and the sequel, Point of Retreat is at #32.
The best selling Ebook fiction list is pretty much the same except for one notable mention:
A Sweethaven Summer by Courtney Walsh is at #24 for the first week. I never heard of Courtney or the publisher of this book, Guidepost Books, but the cover and the story is perfect for the beach.
Notable Mention #2: A new to me self published author has made this list at #34. Bedding the Billionaire is book 3 in Ruth Cardello's Legacy Collection. There's not many reviews for this book on Goodreads or Amazon, so it makes you wonder how popular this book and Ruth's series is? Perhaps reviews don't matter in the long wrong and it's just good old fashioned word of mouth? Has anyone read Ruth before? Should I give her a try?
Synopsis: Lil Dartley's life is upside down. Her previously steadfast and predictable sister is marrying an influential billionaire and needs help planning the wedding of the century in less than a month. Years of middle class rebellion have not prepared Lil for handling billionaires or paparazzi.
Jake Walton knows a train wreck when he sees one. Lil was trouble from the first day he met her, but since her sister is marrying his best friend, he has no choice but to help her or this wedding will be in the news for all the wrong reasons. Keeping Lil safe would be a whole lot easier if she didn't drive him crazy both in and out of the bedroom.
The most shocking thing this week on the USA Today best selling list is that The Hunger Games Trilogy is slowing being pushed out of the top 10. But not the Fifty Shades Trilogy. It holds the top 3 spots yet again. Not even James Patterson with his new release, I, Michael Bennett can push Fifty Shades off.
Notable Mention #1: Self published author, Lyla Sinclair is here for her 1st week in what seems to be naughty BDSM office boss/employee erotica. I saw this book in the #78 spot and did a double take. It's only .99 cents at Amazon and B&N, so the price makes it affordable enough for people to buy.
Good to know BDSM erotica is hit the best selling book list, right? Not the "unconventional use of office supplies" in the synopsis. O.o
Synopsis: After her employer goes out of business, Tessa Greer is so desperate for work she leaves Michigan and travels to Houston where jobs seem more available. She's thrilled to land the "Receptionist Plus" position at Maddox Brothers Inc. Now she can continue to pay the bills for her mentally ill mother's care facility.
But Tessa is shocked by the punishments her handsome new bosses dole out for her very minor mistakes. She's even more shocked at how aroused she becomes when they discipline her.
The stakes seem to get higher with each round of punishments. How far will this one-upmanship between the brothers go? And with one of them, Tessa finds herself wanting him to take her farther than she's ever gone before.
Content Warning: Not for readers offended by fantasy inappropriate office behavior. Like many Lyla Sinclair stories, this novella contains various BDSM elements, including domination, restraint, corporal punishment, anal sex as well as unconventional use of office supplies
Notable Mention #2: More former semi BDSM erotic Twilight fan fiction has made this list with the very much buzzed about, Gabriel's Inferno by Sylvain Reynard at #100. Omnific is the publisher, the #1 epublisher of Twilight fan fic.
The fan fic was once called, The University of Edward Masen by Sebastien Robichaud.
Synopsis: Enigmatic and sexy, Professor Gabriel Emerson is a well respected Dante specialist by day, but by night he devotes himself to an uninhibited life of pleasure. He uses his notorious good looks and sophisticated charm to gratify his every whim, but is secretly tortured by his dark past and consumed by the profound belief that he is beyond all hope of redemption. When the sweet and innocent Julia Mitchell enrolls as his graduate student, his attraction and mysterious connection to her not only jeopardizes his career, but sends him on a journey in which his past and his present collide. An intriguing and sinful exploration of seduction, forbidden love and redemption, "Gabriel's Inferno" is a captivating and wildly passionate tale of one man's escape from his own personal hell as he tries to earn the impossible...forgiveness and love.
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Bush and Pope May Discuss Iraq, Capital Punishment
President Bush plans to make the unusual gesture of greeting Pope Benedict XVI at Andrews Air Force Base this afternoon — the first time the president has greeted a foreign leader there. While the pope and Bush differ on such major issues on the Iraq war, capital punishment and the U.S. embargo against Cuba, they do find common ground in opposing abortion, gay marriage and embryonic stem cell research.
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|Pope Benedict XVI is greeted by President Bush, first lady Laura Bush, and daughter Jenna Bush, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Tuesday.
White House press secretary Dana Perino, asked about the pope's comments regarding the clergy sex abuse scandal, said she wouldn't rule out that the topic would come up in conversation between the pope and the president. But she added that "I don't think it's necessarily on the president's top priorities" for his agenda in talking with the pope.
Here, some highlights from Perino's press briefing:
Q: How does the White House balance the different elements for an arrival ceremony? Is it a secular head of state arrival? Is it, in part, religious overtones, with the singing of "The Lord's Prayer"?
Perino: Well, this is a little bit different, in that the head of state is also the head of the Catholic Church that is visiting the White House. And so I think we've struck the right balance, and that it's perfectly appropriate for the White House to welcome the pope and have one of the songs performed tomorrow by Kathleen Battle — who we are very happy to have at the White House — she'll be singing "The Lord's Prayer." And many people across America and across the world say that prayer in order to provide themselves comfort and confidence in getting their day started. And so we think it's perfectly appropriate.
Q: Last year in his Easter message, the pope said, "Nothing positive comes from Iraq." How does the president speak to the Holy Father about that subject?
Perino: Well, they have a relationship that is based on trust and they are able to have frank conversations. I will say that while Iraq has come up in the past when the president has talked to the pope, as I understand it, they're not prolonged conversations about it. Obviously there was a difference of opinion back in 2003 and beyond, in subsequent years. But now I think that there is an understanding that with the strategy that's working in Iraq right now, the most important thing we can do is help to solidify the situation, root it into freedom and democracy so that people of religious minorities — I'm sorry, people of a religious faith who are minorities in their countries can practice freely and be free from persecution. And that is something that they share. I expect them to touch on that a little bit.
Q: On the war, do you expect him to say, we just politely disagree, let's move on?
Perino: I don't expect any public conversation about it. But they will have a one-on-one meeting in the Oval Office and it's possible that it could come up; I won't rule it out. But I don't think it will be — I don't think it will dominate the conversation in any way.
Q: Dana, the president, you mentioned just a few minutes ago, he believes that human life is sacred, and he does say that he shares that belief with the Vatican, and a culture of life. Yet when he was governor of Texas some 152 people were executed in the state prisons — according to some, that was a record number for a modern governor. How does the president — first of all, does he still support capital punishment? This is something that the Vatican has said — it's calling for a worldwide end, obviously, to capital punishment, saying it's an affront to human dignity, not in keeping with the culture of life. Does the president still support capital punishment? And how does he square that?
Perino: This is another issue where there is a disagreement, and the president does believe that the death penalty, when carried out through a system of justice, can help protect innocent life and can punish the most grievous of crimes. And so there's a place where there's a divergence. But I would caution you that there is much more agreement between these two leaders than there is disagreement.
Q: Dana, back to Iraq. I was struck by what you said, that the most important thing we can do now is to sort of — is to basically finish and to bring about peace. And I wonder, does the — will the president try to make that case to the pope? In other words, even though he may have disagreed with the decision to invade Iraq, will he now try to find common ground in this way to say, look, the best thing we can do there now is –
Perino: Sheryl, I really don't think that the president is planning to spend a lot of time talking about the issues of Iraq with the pope. There's many different issues that they can talk about, all the ones that I listed before in response to Jennifer's question.
But I do think that the root cause of — the root issue of terrorism and extremism is something that they will talk about. And the president will thank pope Benedict for deciding to go and visit Ground Zero and pay his respects there, and the president thinks that's a very important gesture.
Q: Dana, we often get a readout of world leaders the president is talking to. How often does he actually talk to the pope?
Perino: Not very often. Obviously he was there last year when he saw him in June. I can't even remember if there's been a phone call, so it's not very often.


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Heralds of Galactus Toys-R-Us Minimate Fan Poll!
We're back, with what is now an annual event, the Toys R Us Minimate fan poll! Toys R Us is once again teaming up with the inmates of Art Asylum to let YOU the fans pick our 2011 Minimates exclusive box set. This year were going cosmic and celebrating Galactus and his heralds. This year voters will decide which heralds of Galactus figures will be featured in this first of its kind box set! We've come up with what we think are 5 ideas for the devourer of worlds heralds that represent the characters from different eras and of course Galactus himself.
That's right, True Believers! Beginning 5/15/11 and continuing until 5/31/11, fans will be able to visit toysrus.com and artasylum.com and cast their ballots in deciding which of their favorite Cosmic heroes are to be included in the exclusive Minimates box set. Spanning the over history of the Marvel Universe some of these are characters that fans have been requesting for years and thought there was no way Diamond Select Toys would ever make, we've now designed them for you the fans.
·Galactus Sole survivor of the universe existing before the Big Bang, Galactus is perhaps the most feared being in the cosmos! This Minimate includes: a mini Silver Surfer Minimate and board that can be attached to Galactuss shoulder.
·Nova (Frankie Raye)- Frankie Raye was the stepdaughter of Phineas T. Horton, inventor of the android Human Torch. Horton brought Frankie with him as he dug into the spare parts and chemicals he used to build the Human Torch decades earlier. Frankie was exposed to a canister of chemicals which set her on fire, but instead of being harmed she gained powers similar to the Human Torch. This Minimate includes: a new fire base that elevates the figure and creates the illusion of flight and flame flowing as part of her hair.
·Morg Morg was the executioner on the medieval world of Caraner, until one day the world devourer Galactus consumed it. Morg opposed Galactus but rather than destroy him he selected the ruthless Morg to be his herald. This Minimate includes: a flight base as well as the Ax he fought Terrax to regain.
·Terrax Tyros was once the dictator of the city Lanlak on the planet Biri, where his superhuman ability to common rocks and earth enabled him to overcome all resistance. Galactus made Tyros his new herald Terrax. This Minimate includes: Asteroid base, as well as a base elevator base for the asteroid, and his distinctive ax.
·Air Walker When he first arrived on Earth, he was mistaken for the angle Gabriel after he announced his name. Upon his arrival on earth he was able to single handedly defeat the Fantastic Four. Gabriel is not an angel but an highly advanced robot and the second known herald of Galactus. This Minimate includes: clear wings and a flight base.
·Firelord Sent by Galactus to earth to enlist the aid of Thor, Hercules and Ego in order to save the universe. Soon after, Firelord asked Galactus for his freedom and Galactus released him and he was allowed to remain on earth. This Minimmate includes: his distinctive staff and a flight base.
So make your choice and cast your ballot for the all-new exclusive Heralds of Galactus box set, available exclusively this fall from Toys R Us and Diamond Select Toys! The top four fan selections will be included in the set, so rally your own army of heroes or villains and become a part of Marvel Comics history!
New TRU Herald of Galactus Box Set
Posted 16 May 2011 - 09:52 AM
Posted 16 May 2011 - 09:55 AM
Edited by TM2 Dinobot, 16 May 2011 - 09:55 AM.
No, he's right -- not making that one character doomed the line. Doomed, I tell you. The minute we left him out of Series 1 a raven flew through our window. And killed an intern.
Posted 16 May 2011 - 09:59 AM
Of course, it's 5/16, and I don't see anything on AA or TRU's site. Bah.
BTW, dst.com takes you to a wholly unrelated site. Gotta type diamondselecttoys.com all the way out.
Great. there will be no living with him now.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: HELLPOP GETS IT.
Posted 16 May 2011 - 10:01 AM
Although I want them all
Posted 16 May 2011 - 10:04 AM
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Posted 16 May 2011 - 10:05 AM
Posted 16 May 2011 - 10:05 AM
I'm not sure the same holds true for the 5 heralds.
Posted 16 May 2011 - 10:06 AM
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Posted 16 May 2011 - 10:08 AM
Yeah, I'm going to go for Nova, Terrax, Air Walker, Firelord as Galactus is a big enough name to see him released in another line, especially since he is the end-boss of MvC3.
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Posted 16 May 2011 - 10:13 AM
Galactus + mini-Silver Surfer = Winning. This should be a fun poll. I can't wait for 5/15/11 so that I can get my votes in.
Am I crazy, or wasn't that yesterday? January, February, March, April, May... it is May, right?
Great. there will be no living with him now.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: HELLPOP GETS IT.
Posted 16 May 2011 - 10:16 AM
Awesome news! I hope we get design sheets for these like we did with the Secret Wars poll. I think that if 4 heralds won the vote that DST would find a way to release Galactus somewhere else, so I will be voting for Nova / Terrax / Air Walker / Firelord just like blizzerd.
No, he's right -- not making that one character doomed the line. Doomed, I tell you. The minute we left him out of Series 1 a raven flew through our window. And killed an intern.
Posted 16 May 2011 - 10:18 AM
im voting for the four heralds, since as luke said, galactus will find his way in some pack in the future (maybe MVC3?)
also, almost every cap through the ages mate has made it to release so i could see the same happening with this
Posted 16 May 2011 - 10:19 AM
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Posted 16 May 2011 - 10:27 AM
Posted 16 May 2011 - 10:29 AM
That's what I thought, too, but the release says voting starts 5/15/11. Neither DST nor TRU have a history of getting dates wrong, right? I just hope we get to vote before Saturday.
Galactus + mini-Silver Surfer = Winning. This should be a fun poll. I can't wait for 5/15/11 so that I can get my votes in.
Am I crazy, or wasn't that yesterday? January, February, March, April, May... it is May, right?
Edited by Turtle, 16 May 2011 - 10:31 AM.
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Posted 16 May 2011 - 10:36 AM
I think Galactus is pretty much a lock for this set right out of the gate. Look for one "fan favorite" character (I'm going to say Terrax), one low-custom-parts character like Airwalker, and one recognizable sales anchor I will be very surprised if we didn't see a reuse of the Silver Surfer from the past two-pack, maybe in battle-damaged form.
Then, I would count on seeing either Firelord or Nova in a two-pack next year some time.
Posted 16 May 2011 - 10:39 AM
Wasn't the Captain America poll page on TRU.com hidden until someone around here just happen to find it days after it started? Come on guys! Keep digging into TRU.com!
That's what I thought, too, but the release says voting starts 5/15/11. Neither DST nor TRU have a history of getting dates wrong, right? I just hope we get to vote before Saturday.
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
It's Hell Week in school (midterms, and a whole lot of reports due plus one presentation), and what's a sarcastically better way to punctuate the hectic week with a bout of dysthymia*? :(
I'm quite overwhelmed with my to-do checklist for the week, and one of the worst coping mechanisms I've always had was to withdraw, escape, sleep... pre-occupy myself with some sort of distraction to delay the pain of having to dive into all those responsibilities. Of course, this even makes the situation worse, and before I know it, I'll be spiraling down a hole of unfinished tasks and less time to get them done. I'm aware of the consequences, and yet I find difficulty acting to alleviate them. That's what dysthymia does: you're functional but barely.
I'm under medication for my condition, but there are times when I do need quick picker-uppers just to overcome a single hurdle. Exercise can be that picker-upper but even I need a picker-upper in order to get some exercise done. It's picker-upper-ception. I need a boost to get a boost and so on. :( More often than not it's just easier to drop everything and see the world go by. And not care.
I've figured out that one reason why I'm getting all these blues (apart from being overwhelmed by life and school and so on and so forth) is that I'm seeing very slow progress with my weight loss and energy levels. I know that such things happen and a lot people experience it... 2 weeks into your program and still little to no results. I can honestly say that I'm becoming discouraged, impatient, frustrated, and once again, overwhelmed. I work hard enough just to get on my feet to do 45 minutes of exercise everyday and reach my goal of being consistent for 90 days... and I have to do this for 90 days without having to modify my goal, lest I take in a habit of modifying and modifying until there's nothing left for me to work on. I NEED TO DO THIS and yet I can't. I really have to motivate myself and burst into action. But first I have to write down my feelings. I need a written self-explanation for this mess I'm in. I have to evaluate why I'm feeling this mess.
A part of me is saying that I can't wait to feel better to get things done. I just have to dive in and do them regardless of what I feel. Maybe getting them done will make me feel better, maybe not. Sigh, such is life.
Sometimes I wish I could just put my life on hold and focus on my weight loss. It's that daydream stuck in my head. But a daydream is a daydream and I've got to face life head-on. I'll find the motivation. I'll find the right people to help me. I'll find ways to challenge myself and yet not beat myself up unnecessarily. I'll find ways.
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Wouldn't recommend doing this in LR... get yourself a tool designed for just that. Personally, I use XYPlorer as an explorer replacement and it has a very advanced file renamer built in that I use often to batch rename.... simple, powerful, quick.
Wouldn't recommend doing it outside of LR ... LR will not be able to load the images after renaming (you can tell LR to look for them, but I don't know if it just looks for file names, in which case that would fail. If so, and you do rename them outside of LR, you will lose all your edits and history.
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Organise your bookmark list like yours os, in differents folders
The idea is that you could organise your selection of bookmarks, like you can in a selected folder and sub-folder of your operating system. EX List (music) in différents folders (classic, rock, ...)
organizing the bookmarks
Thanks for all inputs.We are spearing no efforts to make Diigo 6.0 available soon. We are working on a brand-new way to organize items. You can use hierarchy system in a new way. it is also super easy to re-order items' structure. Please stay tuned.
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ybordiq commented
better even: hierachical tags (à la evernote)
* like folders, they can be nested
* like tags: one entry can have multiple tags (= ~ be in several folders at the same time).
=> example: a newspaper article on "blackberry playbook review" can be sorted in
Kevin . commented
I vote for folder options also!!
toni silva commented
I agree with the idea of including a option for the use of folders. Not replace tags - it can be faster to just drop into folder & tag later. Would add ability to color code folders if needed. eg. Diigo red = untagged, blue = project info etc. SO YES to folders +1
namgivu commented
NO!!! The tagging system works better than the folder one.
If applied, please make softlink available - which is indeed, the tagging system but in hierarchy view
SK Elkins commented
Folders and tags are not mutually exclusive, people!
I'm rather amazed at the number of people who are speaking out against this idea because they prefer tags to folders. I'm fairly certain that the idea here is to be able to have *both,* not to do away with tagging. Personally, I think a system that allows for both hierarchical (folders) and non-hierarchical (tags) ontologies is obviously superior to any system which only offers one and not the other.
L Ninow commented
I want to vote agains this. It seems that lists do what they want. I moved to diigo because folders were too limiting
peter brady commented
Tags have their limitations on their own.
Tag bundles are needed ASAP please.
stewday commented
Can't believe this has over 200 votes!
I'm with the dissenters! Tags work much better for me than folders. Folders are far to limiting. If folders are implemented please keep tags working the way they currently do as well.
Jeremy Luce commented
Frankly, I would be thrilled if you made it work just like Delicious. This really the only area that Diigo is inferior to Delicious, and making this change would seal the deal!
jenna marianne commented
If you plan to implement this like delicious' tag bundles, I'm all for it. It's great to group tags into bundles, and to put individual tags in multiple bundles.
If it will be more hierarchical & constrictive, that's why I stopped using my browser for bookmarking.
jaystar commented
Personally I find tags to be more intuitive than folders and I'm fine not changing this...
William Reveal commented
The problem with tags is that once you have hundreds, it is hard to work through the list. I was being driven crazy with the Delicious extensions which make a single menu of all my tags which go completely off the page.
Providing a way to group tags together, al la, delicious bundles is nice. Strict folder hierarchies can be too constraining whereas the ability to put a particular tag into multiple groups works well.
I just prefer to have a way to shorten the lists or at least group things.
Guy Fawkes commented
Tagging is the reason why I started using del.icio.us since it's much more powerful than folders. However, from a mathematical viewpoint, tags represent a graph whereas folders represent a tree, and trees are a subset of graphs. This means it's possible to use tags to create a hierarchy that simulates folders (this is exactly what the del.icio.us to browser bookmark syncers do). All that is needed is a way to represent the relationships between the tags.
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Hi! My husband and I are going to Palawan in October 2010.
We want to stay Coco-loco Island Resort for 2 nights (from 21.10.10 to 23.10.10).
I would really appreciate it if you could give us any advice (as we have never been to Palawan):
1.How better to get from Puerto Princesa to Roxas and roughly how much money it cost;
2. Rates of accommodations for 2 nights;
3. What kind activities do you offer.
Your early reply will be very much appreciated.
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misty j commented
I really like the 'lists' capability in Diigo and agree that folders are evil. However, if there was a way to "link" our 'lists' into an "all encompassing" list it would make a huge difference. I personally make 'lists' of the separate segments of what I'm working on, but they often get intermingled with my other lists. A solution for this would be wicked.
Yo'el Erez commented
I fully agree with soulgrind r and Sean Brady. The whole reason I switched to Diigo from using Chrome's internal bookmarks function is that I wanted to get away from folder hierarchies. They are a thing of the past, and it would be far more worth the Diigo programmers' time to work on other functions.
Sean Brady commented
My only comment on this suggestion is please do not break tagging as it exists today on Diigo to implement this feature.If I wanted to use folders I would just store all of my bookmarks in Google Chrome. I agree with what others have said, it seems to be that there are more pressing issues that could/should be addressed first.
Angel Torres commented
why not give the user the option of using either tags or folders, and everyone will be happy, I hate folders, I am not looking to mimick my operating system, tagging is the best!!!
Angel Torres commented
tagging is the best!!! If folders get implemented, I will close my account. It is tagging one of the features I like about this program
L. Shaw Mitchell commented
Folders and tags are the way to go. Think full service, fully flexible, fully customizable.


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Brandi Brown scored 28 points, and the Youngstown State women's basketball team held Virginia Commonwealth to 18 second-half points in a 58-45 victory Friday night at Verizon Wireless Arena.
The Penguins (10-3) matched their win total from all of last season and became the first Horizon League team to reach double figures in wins this season.
The game was YSU's final non-conference game this season. Brown scored 18 of her points in the first half, and she was the lone Penguin in double figures. She was 13-of-20 from the field and had 10 rebounds for her ninth double-double of the season.
VCU's Robyn Parks scored 16 points.
The Rams were held to a season-low with their 45 points, and they scored 37 fewer points than in their 82-47 win over Maine on New Year's Day.
YSU trailed for just 20 seconds in the game.
YSU scored the first 13 points of the game, but VCU fought back and had its only lead of the contest at 27-26 with 21 seconds left in the first half. YSU's Karen Flagg hit a bucket just before the buzzer to put the Penguins up at the break, and Melissa Thompson scored the first six points of the second half to give YSU a 34-27 lead. Her trey on YSU's first possession of the period gave her 200 points for her career.
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A remarkable win. Schlegel out with the flu; Davis lots of bench time due to fouls; Flagg injured while the outcome still uncertain. Yet this team pulled it out. Some people stepped up--Hornberger managed the point well when Davis was out, and Barger was effective at high point. Great halftime adjustments.
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Not every level has to start with you just sitting in a trench!
They can start when your about to go Over The Top!
And as Haggis pointed out the Eastern Front had no trenches.
Also there could be a whole campaign based off of the Gallopi Front
Imagine Omaha beach but on the Beaches of Turkey!
Heavy Turkish machinegun fire was prominent on "W" and "V" beach
They could recreate famous batlles such as the Battle of the Somme,Verdun,Yrpes(the first battle that the Germans used poision gas to invade trenches before big assaults),or the Battle Of Ponzieres Heights(the greatest grenade battle of the war! Over 50,000 grenades were thrown!)BTW, the game your talkin about is "To End All Wars" but it isn't going to be sold here in the States I'm afraid
They had lots of weapons back then too!
Flamthrowers,machineguns,bolt action rifles,the very first submachine gun (the MP18) and the early prototype of the Thompson,rifle grenades,shotguns, tanks became a well-known battle friend once technology advanced!
Bombers like the German Zeppelin or airplanes which could mean lots of dogfights!
Only for the Battle of the Somme were they told to walk because of the 8 day preliminary atillery barrage! Their idiotic generals thought there was going to be little German resistance, so that meant british troops could literally walk into No mans Land!
Their generals saw no reason for them to run because of this idea. Of course this proved ineffective on July 1, 1916 when 58,000 British troops died on the first day! So they decided on the creeping barrage tactic would be the best way to go. Also those battlefields you described Gabez, they were only like that during battles like Verdun or Passhcendaele because of heavy rain conditions and LOTS of atillery shelling!
Besides that would make for a pretty dramatic level!
Also why not make a WW1 shooter?
Do you know how many WW1 veterans are left in the UK?
Just two! (Harry Patch and Henry Allingham)
People rarely know about WW1 and don't give a flying chicken with the pulley in the middle about those brave veterans!
Why shouldn't these men get a video game recreating their sacrifice so that generations to come shall never forget!
"To a man, his country his nothing more than his home
"To a soldier, his country is his family and he will fight to defend it!"
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The 2012-13 campaign couldn't have begun on a better note for the University of Wyoming wrestling team, as the Cowboys racked up six match wins Thursday night to beat Boise State 26-12 in the season-opening dual for both teams.
No. 19 Wyoming (1-0 overall) won six matches, three by bonus points, to beat the 24th-ranked Broncos (0-1) for just the 10th time in program history. Wyoming head coach Mark Branch secured his 49th dual win in just five seasons, and improved to 3-2 in season openers.
The evening's action got started at 184 pounds, when UW sophomore Shane Woods took on 12th-ranked Jake Swartz of Boise State. Swartz got the first five points of the bout, until Woods earned an escape with just 57 seconds to go in the third period. By that time, Swartz had earned riding time and took away a 6-1 decision and put the Broncos up 3-0 in the team race.
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With the crowd fired up from the pin, Wyoming redshirt freshman Tanner Harms used that momentum to rally from an early 6-2 deficit in the heavyweight battle with J.T. Felix to capture a 12-8 decision. It was Harms' first appearance in a dual for UW and his win put UW up 9-3.
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Northern Illinois vs UTA
Feb 13, 2010 at San Marcos, Texas (Bobcat Field)
Northern Illinois starters: 15/lf SINNER; 21/1b COLOSIMO; 6/rf BARNETT; 22/ss
SANCHEZ; 3/cf PARRISH; 9/dh SEGURA; 32/c NORTON; 14/p OWENS; 1/2b MATSUI; 7/3b
UTA starters: 18/rf Fortenberry; 23/dh Hulme, C.; 7/c Chumchal, S.; 5/p Lyles,
T.; 14/1b Collom, R.; 11/ss Enocksen, C.; 4/lf Karr, K.; 24/cf Washington; 1/2b
Zink, C.; 3/3b LeFlore, E.;
Northern Illinois 1st - SINNER popped up to 2b.
COLOSIMO grounded out to 2b. BARNETT grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits,
0 errors, 0 LOB.
UTA 1st - Fortenberry walked. Hulme, C. struck out
swinging. Chumchal, S. flied out to rf. Lyles, T. singled to right field,
advanced to second on the throw; Fortenberry advanced to second, advanced to
third on the throw. Collom, R. flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors,
Northern Illinois 2nd - SANCHEZ popped up to p.
PARRISH grounded out to p, bunt. SEGURA doubled to left field. NORTON walked.
OWENS reached on a fielder's choice; NORTON advanced to second; SEGURA out at
third 3b unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
UTA 2nd - Enocksen, C. flied out to lf. Karr, K.
grounded out to ss. Washington flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
Northern Illinois 3rd - MATSUI grounded out to p.
SINNER struck out swinging. COLOSIMO lined out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
UTA 3rd - Zink, C. singled through the left side.
Fortenberry out at first 1b to 2b, SAC, bunt; Zink, C. advanced to second.
Hulme, C. doubled to center field, RBI; Zink, C. scored. Chumchal, S. reached
on an error by 3b; Hulme, C. advanced to third. Lyles, T. flied out to lf, SAC,
RBI; Chumchal, S. advanced to second; Hulme, C. scored on the throw, unearned.
Collom, R. walked. Swatsell, B. pinch ran for Chumchal, S.. Enocksen, C. popped
up to 3b. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Northern Illinois 4th - Chumchal, S. to c for
Swatsell, B.. BARNETT struck out looking. SANCHEZ struck out swinging. PARRISH
doubled down the rf line. SEGURA popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
UTA 4th - Karr, K. singled, advanced to second on
the error. Washington reached on an error by p; Karr, K. advanced to third on
the throw, out at home ss to c. Zink, C. fouled out to c. Fortenberry struck
out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Northern Illinois 5th - NORTON walked. OWENS struck
out swinging. MATSUI grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; NORTON advanced to second.
SINNER grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
UTA 5th - Hulme, C. grounded out to 1b unassisted.
Chumchal, S. singled to center field. Lyles, T. flied out to lf. Collom, R.
singled; Chumchal, S. advanced to second. Enocksen, C. popped up to 2b. 0
runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Northern Illinois 6th - COLOSIMO walked. BARNETT hit
by pitch; COLOSIMO advanced to second. SANCHEZ popped up to 1b. WELSH pinch ran
for BARNETT. PARRISH popped up to ss. SEGURA doubled to right field, RBI; WELSH
advanced to third; COLOSIMO scored. WULBECKER pinch ran for SEGURA. NORTON
walked. CANN pinch hit for OWENS. CANN reached on a fielder's choice; NORTON
out at second ss unassisted. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
UTA 6th - BARNETT to rf for WELSH. OWENS to p for
CANN. Karr, K. singled to shortstop. Washington struck out swinging. Karr, K.
stole second. Karr, K. advanced to third on a passed ball. Zink, C. grounded
out to 2b. Fortenberry fouled out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
Northern Illinois 7th - MATSUI grounded out to ss.
SINNER flied out to rf. COLOSIMO grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
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Minister for Africa, Chris Mullin, said: "This decision is mainly due to the uncertain security situation and our inability to protect staff or British Nationals should there be another outbreak of violence. But it also reflects the lack of progress in the peace process. Until all parties genuinely commit to finding a political solution, there is little point in us remaining; the risk is just too high".
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I always assumed slick (tread-less) tires were more prone to loss of traction in the wet. That is until I read this answer on the bicycles SE which claims that bicycle tires are too thin, round and firm to experience hydroplaning. Is there any research to back these claims?
Jobst Brandt, author of "The Bicycle Wheel" (which explains how to build strong bike wheels and which includes a finite-element analysis of spoked wheels) lays out the argument at Sheldon Brown's site:
I've ridden both but mostly slicks. I haven't had significant trouble with either on wet tarmac, though I really notice a difference between 25mm and 28mm wide tires on wet mountain descents. The wider tire (and hence larger contact patch) gives much more traction on turns and seems to have a much greater effect than the tire surface pattern.
That said, I doubt many cyclists get fast enough to hydroplane on wet roads. I've done above 45 mph (75 kph) downhill on dry tarmac in good visibility which is more than fast enough to hydroplane a rectangular cross-section tire, but I would never do that in the rain because water hides potholes. Even if that weren't a problem and I had visibility around turns, in the rain you have to pump brakes to keep your rims (which the brake pads grip on almost all road bikes) clear of water which has the side effect of limiting speed.
I copied my answer to the Bikes.SE question.
Just to add on to what Wilka said about hydroplaning, people involved with the physics of planes landing are particularly interested in hydroplaning. Sheldon Brown of course talks about this.
I've found a chart here which on page 9 includes this plot:
You can see that at the pressures we operate at ones risk of hydroplaning is negligible.
Regarding your concerns about flipping, Sheldon Brown has a very informative page, "Won't I Go Over The Bars?", which details why you should not be concerned with flipping over the handlebars if you are using your front brake appropriately, and shows that when traction is not an issue using just your front brake is the fastest way you can stop. He also speaks about braking in the conditions your asking about (traction impaired).
As long as I am not braking on a manhole cover I have never had issues stopping in the rain on 23C slick tires using just my front brake.
Cyclists will warn you that although you won't actually hydroplane, nevertheless you have less traction on wet surfaces: and that some surfaces (painted lines, and metal man-hole covers and streetcar rails) are especially slippery.
Tire manufacturers acknowledge/allege this (loss of traction), and produce tires designed to improve wet-weather traction, for example:
Using that study, of aircraft tires, to conclude that it is impossible or even unlikely for a bicycle to hydroplane is dubious, at best. There are significant differences between the two situations that are not being accounted for, or even mentioned. You cannot simply take an unrelated study and assume that it applies to another case.
Among other things, the macrotexture constant is going to be far different for a tire with a tiny contact patch, versus a comparatively huge aircraft tire. A pavement inconsistency that is irrelevant to an airplane might occupy the entire contact patch of a bike tire.
Also, for the record, the predicted hydroplanning speeds in that study differed substantially from their experimental results for modern tires. In other words, the model didn't even work for different aircraft tires... and you are trying to apply it to a completely different scenario.
If you believe that it is impossible for a given tire ( on any vehicle ) to hydroplane, then can you explain how and why that tire will slide on a wet surface at a lower speed than it will on a dry surface? Or, if you don't believe even that is true, explain why wet lap times are slower than dry times in all forms of wheeled sport.
Rubber tires grip pavement by deforming into the microscopic imperfections in the surface... whether or not the tire features a tread pattern. That effect is reduced in wet conditions because the "wet" fills in those imperfections. In other words, the tire partially hydroplanes, one little square millimeter at a time. That is why you can't go as fast in the wet, as in the dry, without losing traction... and losing traction due to a wet surface is hydroplaning. If you have an alternate explanation, please share it.
Finally, I can't believe you are still spreading the nonsense about weight/pressure equaling contact patch. If tires were balloons, that would be true, but they are not, they have structure. That equation has been experimentally disproved ( by Avon Tires, among others... http://www.performancesimulations.com/fact-or-fiction-tires-1.htm ). Note the difference between what happens when you inflate a structure-less tire tube, and a structured tire.


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FLOYD MAYWEATHER, Six-Time World Champion in Five Weight Divisions
"I want to thank Victor Ortiz for stepping up to the plate and taking the test.
"I also want to say congratulations to Victor Ortiz. It's not easy to bounce back from a crucial loss. He bounced back like a true champion. I take my hat off to him.
"It's not all about the money. We all know I am going to make a ton of money. He [Ortiz] is going to make some good money too. I earned the right to make the money that I make.
"It starts here. Someone has to give him the opportunity to take the thrown. Why not let it be me?
"I don't duck or dodge anyone. This is for the fans. This is for the Pacquiao fans too. Do I want the Pacquiao fight? Absolutely, if that is what the fans want. I want to give the fans what they want, but I have to take it one step at a time. I cannot overlook Victor Ortiz.
"I don't want to hear about him [Ortiz] losing before. Right now he is the world champion. This is about me facing the world champion and fighting the best.
"My main focus is Victor Ortiz. I want to go to camp and dedicate myself.
"I want to give you excitement. I want to you to enjoy HBO 24/7.
"Anything can happen in the sport of boxing. If you beat me I want you to earn it. I don't want it to be tainted.
"This is not my last fight. Hopefully I can give you 10 more fights. I am closer to 40 than I am to 21, but I am not going anywhere.
"[To Ortiz] On Sept 17, I know you are going to be there and you are going to bring your best, and me and my team are going to bring our best.
"I have to have a lot of Mexican fans and I wouldn't be where I am today without them.
"I want to thank HBO. We have a relationship that goes far back. I am loyal to the company that I am with. I have been with HBO since the beginning of my career.
"My ultimate goal is to take the title from Victor Ortiz."
VICTOR ORTIZ, WBC Welterweight World Champion
"I realize there is a lot of love/hate going on here. Tell me one thing I haven't already heard. People who loved me left me. I have been through a bunch of bull. I am facing one of the best fighters of all of time. That was a dream of mine since I was a little kid. I am not supposed to be here according to statistics.
"I am newly crowned [champion] and I am not ready to give that up.
"It's not a challenge when you are a champion.
"I have to thank my team for motivating me. The times they wanted me to go to war, I went to war. Mayweather is a beast, but I'm a monster. If Mayweather wants to box, I will box. If he wants to bang, I will bang.
"At the end of the day, I am walking away from this fight with that championship. I'll be damned if someone is going to take that away from me.
"This is a dream to me. I am not going to put this dream down. I am going to run with it as long as I can. I want to be like Bernard Hopkins and hold my title for as long as I can.
"I don't need to match Mayweather word for word. I am not a talker. I never have been. At the end of the day, we are going to have gloves and my punches are not as soft as my words.
"I am Mexican to the fullest and I am going to show the world how the Mexicans roll.
"I am tired of hearing that he is fighting Manny Pacquiao next. He is fighting me next!"
"On September 17, there is going to be a repeat of what happened on July 7, 1985, when Roger Mayweather fought Julio Cesar Chavez."
LEONARD ELLERBE, CEO, Mayweather Promotions
"This is another Mayweather experience.
"This is going to be the biggest fight of this year.
"Floyd Mayweather doesn't need much of an introduction. He is the biggest star in the sport. He is the biggest attraction in the sport. He is the best fighter on the planet.
"Talk doesn't win fights. Skills do. Last [time] I checked, there was only one undefeated fighter on this dais.
"Mayweather has been the best in the sport since day one. He has been the biggest star in this sport since day one.
"He [Mayweather] is a Six-Time World Champion in Five Weight Divisions and he is back."
RICHARD SCHAEFER, CEO, Golden Boy Promotions
"This is going to be a real fight. It is a dangerous fight for both fighters.
"Year after year, Golden Boy Promotions and Mayweather Promotions have put together the biggest fights of the year.
"Victor Ortiz has been surrounded by the same team. He believes in them and they believe in them. There is a friendship and a mutual respect there and that is the reason that they keep going from victory to victory.
"I have to applaud Floyd for taking the fight with Victor Ortiz. He might have just challenged himself too much because he hasn't fought in 16 months. Victor Ortiz was active. He is 10 years younger. He can hurt Floyd Mayweather. He has the power and that is the story line. Is the star, the undefeated Mayweather going to remain undefeated, or is the power going to put a stop to that?"
DANNY GARCIA, Ortiz's Trainer
"Floyd Mayweather is one of the greatest champions ever, but I have the current champion and on September 17 I will have the best pound-for-pound fighter.
"We are going to work very hard, we are going to have a good plan and fight a great fight. We expect Floyd to give a great fight too.
"We want to dedicate this fight to the Mexican people.
"About two months ago we became the welterweight champion of the world and we felt amazing. We will feel even more special when we become the pound-for-pound champion on September 17."
ROLANDO ARELLANO, Ortiz's Manager
"We are not making boxing history, we are making sports history. We would like to thank Floyd Mayweather for giving a young lion an opportunity to take over his pound-for-pound kingdom.
"On September 17, we will declare war on Mayweather and Mayweather will declare war on us.
"This fight is one the greatest fight in the history of boxing. It is going to have a local impact, a regional impact, a national impact and a global impact. If you live on the moon, when Ortiz knocks out Mayweather you will about hear it.
"Victor Ortiz will change the course of boxing history, just as the Mexican warriors have before him."
BOB HALLORAN, Director of Sports, MGM Resorts International
"It took 16 months for Floyd to go 10 min away [from home].
"This is the biggest turnout of media and fans since guess when? The last time Floyd was in New York City.
"Regardless of whom you are rooting for, one man made this fight happen [Mayweather]. The reason he [Ortiz] is here is because he is a world champion, and this man elected him to be his next opponent.
"Mayweather is a minus 750 favorite and Ortiz is a plus 525 underdog."
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This is going to be a great fight. Ortiz is game and coming to bang but he's out of his league and should've stayed in his lane. It's not a game when the national anthem is sung and Mike Buffer does is thang and the first bell is rung. Ortiz will want to touch and show aggressive affection but has no idea of the $h!t that he's stepped in. Let it be known that he's getting a lesson an even with this defeat he can count it a blessin. We all don't perform the same under the lights and his dances with the master will be the shock of his life. Mexicans can rumble and have the power to crumble, but Pretty Boy has the tools to make him stumble n fumble. Put ya dollars on Money May and you'll be making a bundle, ya bread will be as long as the hair of Rapunzal. It's getting a little late so let me smash my plate, counting down the days and can't wait for the date. As sure as the Sun shines people hate on what's great, the hand of God is on May so he's gonna be straight. Vic aint Chavez and Young Floyd aint Roger. Mayweather gon mollyWHOP ya n beat that @$$ like ya Papa, stop ya n send ya straight to the doctor. The cake is baking for the young grasshopper Isee'em walking in to sharp shots til his lights out...WHACA!!!!
I can't wait till the opening bell... win or lose Floyd will remain one of my favorites.... some righteous spit Real Talk.. we'll see.
Wow! Ya got down, my Man! But Vicious Victor O is gonna make Money May look like a clown without a plan. Money May ain't been right. He's not ready for this fight. Besides he has wasted a lot of his God-Given talent acting a fool. Now the kid Viciouus Victor O is gonna take him to school. He's gonna beat him like a drum, and just may make him look like a bum drunk on some rum. Nobody is superbad enough to fight just twice in almost five years and convince himself that he is still the most. Money May has set himself up to get beat, and he will be paying a big cost. Time doesn't wait on the master. The master performs. Holla!
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General manager Ruben Amaro, Jr. stated that he wouldn't be rebuilding his team because it wouldn't be fair to the players, or the fans. Despite understandable public statements, that play to marketing concerns, red pinstriped loyalists and the men who wear those uniforms know that the roster seems likely to undergo major changes starting this month. The fans, in particular, are actually demanding it through steadily declining attendance figures, lower television ratings and diminished merchandise sales.
Sure, the Phillies might not deal Carlos Ruiz, Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, Jimmy Rollins, Cole Hamels and Cliff Lee by the end of the summer, or before the start of next season. But, some of those icons from this second Golden Age are highly-likely to be playing elsewhere by 2015.
In consideration of the Phillies' massive payroll and upside down results since the 2012 season began, or one could argue since the 2010 and 2011 playoff seasons ended, Amaro has little choice but to make numerous forced choices. If he's allowed to keep his job, which remains questionable, Philadelphia's top front office boss knows that he has to move forward because his team's glory days are indisputably over.
It's questionable how long Amaro will survive the coming baseball bloodbath because his contract ends after the 2015 season. If his employment status isn't extended before the start of next season, it seems hard to imagine that his supervisors would allow him to front the franchise through what seems likely to be another rough campaign next season. Of course, that begs the question: Will Amaro keep his job past this fall?
It would seem very unusual to allow a general manager to make major deals this summer if it had already been decided that he was going to be pink slipped after the regular season ends. So, whatever trades Amaro makes this month, or next, should telegraph the Phillies' short- and long-term organizational mindset. Major moves could indicate that Amaro keeps his job, while minor moves would lead to strong speculation that this season will be his last.
In consideration of some players who are currently on the roster and the Phillies' financial ability to buy future free agents, it might be possible to create a legitimate playoff contender by the start of the 2016 season. All hardcore fans, or even the diminishing set of casually disappointed Citizens Bank Park observers, know that this run is done and that the future can't be built on yesterday.
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The year 2013 marks Arena's 50th birthday. We hope you will join us on 15 November this year to celebrate our anniversary in a symposium on Arena's contribution to Australian cultural and political life.
With specially invited participants and speakers, the symposium will reflect on Arena's history and the Australian (and world) context that has shaped its work. Each decade since the first Arena was published has had a distinct flavour, with the core issues of the time preoccupying arena editors and writers. 'From Cold War to Hot Planet' reflects the shifting times: from the Cold War and emerging New Left of the 60s to the social movements and Whitlamism of the 70s, the transformation of the university and ferment around theory and postmodernism in the 80s, to globalisation and neoliberalism in the 90s and the New World Order and environmental crisis today.
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