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SAN FRANCISCO -- Signaling the gravity of the government's antitrust investigation against Google (GOOG), the Federal Trade Commission has hired a prominent Washington litigator to lead the effort, the first time in at least five years the federal regulatory agency has taken such a step.
Beth Wilkinson, who successfully argued for the government that Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh be given the death penalty, will start working on the Google investigation Monday, FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz said Thursday in a meeting with reporters. But he emphasized that her hiring does not mean the government has decided to bring an antitrust charge against the Mountain View company. The government is investigating whether Google has abused its dominance in search to favor its products over those of its smaller competitors.
Still, observers said hiring Wilkinson significantly raises the chances that the FTC will bring the same kind of high-stakes antitrust cases that the Department of Justice brought against Microsoft in the 1990s, when it argued that Microsoft abused its dominance in operating systems to freeze out competitors such as browser maker Netscape. Microsoft avoided being broken up, but is thought to have never regained the same vigor and swagger following its battle with the government.
"This means, to me, that the FTC is quite serious about bringing a case against Google," said Samuel Miller, a San Francisco antitrust lawyer who was recruited by the Justice Department in 1993 to prosecute its first antitrust case against Microsoft. "The antitrust authorities don't bring in outside counsel unless they are very serious about bringing a case."
Wilkinson is an Army veteran and former assistant U.S. attorney who delivered the closing arguments in the case against McVeigh.
In an interview, Wilkinson said she will oversee the FTC's continuing investigation of Google's business practices, and that she would lead the trial team if the FTC files a formal antitrust charge against the Mountain View search giant. Wilkinson is a Washington-based partner in the New York firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.
"I have done a lot of public service in my life, and this gave me an opportunity to do something significant and challenging and important, while maintaining my private practice," she said.
Google, which acknowledged that it was the subject of the FTC probe last June, declined to comment.
"We respect the FTC's process and will be working with them (as we have with other agencies) over the coming months to answer questions about Google and our services," Google Fellow Amit Singhal said in a blog post last year. "It's still unclear exactly what the FTC's concerns are, but we're clear about where we stand. Since the beginning, we have been guided by the idea that, if we focus on the user, all else will follow."
The FTC last year issued a subpoena to the search giant demanding wide-ranging information about Google's business practices, as the five FTC commissioners evaluated whether the company had unlawfully used its monopoly power in search and advertising. Leibowitz did not say when the FTC's investigation would conclude.
For companies like the British product-search company Foundem and others who say that Google has abused its dominance in search to hurt competitors and boost its own products, the hiring of an outside counsel will bring a huge shot of confidence.
"This is not a good day for Google. They are now sitting across the table from somebody who is not going to flinch," said Gary Reback, a prominent antitrust lawyer with the Palo Alto firm of Carr Ferrell who represents a number of Internet companies that have lodged complaints against Google.
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Syracuse Law Review, Vol. 55, No. 1, pp. 15-32, 2004
This is a transcript of the Kharas Distinguished Lecture that was delivered in March of 2004 at Syracuse University College of Law. John Rawls has famously said that justice is the first virtue of social and legal institutions. This lecture seeks to open a discussion of the question: What would law - particularly criminal law - be like if we regarded love (agape) as the first virtue of social and legal institutions? The lecture discusses punishment - including capital punishment - in a framework of love, and critically considers the claim frequently made that love-based forgiveness is inconsistent with capital punishment and perhaps with all punishment.
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NAPA -- Jacoby Ford, walking quickly and without a limp, was rejecting interview requests with a quick shake of the head when approached by the Raiders public relations staff after practice.
Ford had missed his second straight day with an undisclosed injury Tuesday. Since it's frowned upon by coach Dennis Allen to discuss injuries, and it's a subject that has dominated the last two seasons of Ford's NFL career, his reluctance was understandable.
At one point, Ford did stop to talk with a Sirius NFL radio crew, expressing the hope he would be back at practice soon, with the Raiders taking Wednesday off and returning to practice Thursday at 2:50 p.m.
Ford was one of the Raiders' most explosive playmakers as a rookie out of Clemson in 2010, but his future will be determined by his ability to practice.
"We need Jacoby out here," Allen said after Ford's first missed practice Monday. "He's missed a lot of time, and he's got to get some work."
Ford, like a high-performance sports car that has spent too much time in the garage, knows he needs the reps.
He stopped to talk after a practice the previous weekend, saying, "You can't just jump right back into it. Regardless of how good you are, you just won't be right back to how you were. You definitely have to get back into football shape and get your football legs back in front of you."
Ford's rookie season included a club record three kickoff returns for touchdowns, 10 rushes for 155 yards and two scores and 25 receptions for 470 yards and two touchdowns.
In a 23-20 overtime win over Kansas City, Ford set up the game-tying field goal by stealing a 29-yard completion from cornerback Brandon Flowers and then set up the game-winning field goal in overtime with a 47-yard reception.
He returned the second-half kickoff 94 yards for a touchdown and finished the game with six catches for 148 yards and four kickoff returns for 156 yards.
In 2011, Ford added a fourth kickoff return for a touchdown but was slowed by a hamstring injury before finally having his season end after eight games because of a foot injury.
Last season, in the second preseason game, Ford reinjured the same foot. Attempts at rehabilitation failed, and he eventually had surgery to repair a Lisfranc injury, never playing a down in 2012.
Teammates, including running back Darren McFadden, attempted to boost his spirits.
"I was definitely down and out for a while," Ford said. "I really didn't want to talk to anybody or be around anybody. When I started getting around my teammates, you'd be amazed how much that helps you with the whole process."
McFadden, whose own Lisfranc injury cost him the last nine games of the 2011 season, knew what Ford was going through.
"I'm a guy who can pretty much relate to that," McFadden said. "I told him you can't concern yourself with things you can't control. Go out and play the game when you're on the field."
Other than dealing with a minor hamstring issue, Ford's offseason went well, and he spent a lot of time working with quarterback Matt Flynn and other receivers at Laney College. During the first few practices at camp, Ford looked comfortable and explosive on catch-and-run quick slant routes.
"He's a weapon, when healthy, that we need to utilize whatever way we can, whether it's running routes, handoffs, or whatever," Flynn said. "We have to find a way to utilize that speed and quickness and getting him into the open field."
Ford said his mindset is similar to his rookie season.
"I'm reverting back to that," Ford said. "I'm starting all over again. That's kind of what it feels like."
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The Nikkei 225 stock index surged 3.4 percent, or 371.38 points, to 11,417.95 as export shares soared on expectations of stronger sales thanks to the yen's fall against other major currencies.
Toyota Motor Corp. jumped 5.1 percent, Honda Motor Corp. added 2.9 percent and Sony climbed 1.9 percent.
The Japanese yen was trading at 93.80 yen per U.S. dollar, its lowest level in almost three years after BOJ Gov. Masaaki Shirakawa announced he will step down three weeks early for logistical reasons. Some investors took it as sign that whoever replaces Shirakawa will be likely to comply with pressure from the government to ease monetary policy to help stimulate economic growth.
Shirakawa said he is stepping down in tandem with his top deputies on Mar. 19 instead of when his own five-year term ends on April 8 and that his decision was not motivated by political pressure. But the central bank has been perceived as resisting pressure for more drastic monetary easing, despite its agreement to set a 2 percent inflation benchmark as demanded by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rose 0.6 percent to 23,277.79 and South Korea's Kospi added 0.2 percent to 1,941.32. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.8 to 4,921.
"The recovery in overseas markets provided an excuse for the market to bounce back" after falls earlier in the week, said Kwong Man Bun, chief operating officer at KGI Securities in Hong Kong.
He said that strong gains in the Hong Kong market are partly being driven by higher liquidity thanks to the yen's weakness, which has brought on a flurry of carry trades in which traders borrow in a weaker currency with low interest rates, such as the yen, and use the funds to buy higher-risk shares in other markets, such as Hong Kong.
Wall Street and European stock markets pushed higher Tuesday after new indicators suggested the combined economy of the 17 euro countries is past the worst of its recession and the U.S. recovery remains on track.
A surge in U.S. home and stronger earnings helped push U.S. shares higher. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 99.22 points to 13,979.30, recovering much of what it lost Monday in the worst sell-off so far this year. The index traded above 14,000 during the day before falling back in the last hour.
The Standard & Poor's 500 gained 15.58 points to 1,511.29. The Nasdaq composite was up 40.41 points to 3,171.58.
In energy markets, benchmark crude for March delivery was up 4 cents to $96.68 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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Missouri 79 remains one way only northbound into Hannibal with a reduced speed limit of 35 mph. A detour for southbound Missouri 79 motorists is signed over Routes T and N to destinations south of Continental Cement. Commercial vehicles are being routed over U.S. 36, U.S. 61, Business 61, and Routes V, T and N to Missouri 79. Access to tourist attractions such as Lovers Leap, Mark Twain Cave and Campground, and Sawyer's Creek remains open to the public.
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George Gervin was the orginator of the finger roll contrary to what Fin Gerolz thinks. Heres is a little segment about him.
I like this old school hoops with an old school cheapshot and a brawl to follow
That is one of the best brawls i have ever seen. The cheapshots caught on tape were classic. Big 10 rough physical basketball at its best.
Big ten what, get your throught cut. The big ten though has been getting worked in college, especially in the acc-big ten challenge.
The Big Ten just does not get as many top recruits as it did back in the day.. When was the last time a Big Ten school won the NCAA tournament? I would have to say Michigan State i think in 1999 with Mateen Cleeves and Mo Pete.
that was a good squad. Ohio state has a couple final fours. I think Michael redd's OSU squad would put a beating on Odens squad. Look out for PSU ball, up and coming
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michigan state looking solid this year, just beat texas.
I doubt PSU will go far eventhough there was a good article about month ago by Dana O Neill abt how PSU bball program is in the shadows of the football team. No reason why they should not be good considering teh facilities they have. If Ohio St can do it why cant Penn State?
Game of horse with Pistol Pete...i would not even dare to take on the pistol...he even takes down george gervin as the finger roll isnt smooth enough....
that video is classic. Pistol pete was the originater of "street ball" some of those moves were pretty smooth.
cant beat pete. He was truly a generation ahead of his time. I read the book "Pistol" and even watched the movie multiple times. Shame he passed away before his time.
PIstol is a classic movie, when i saw that i tried dribbling around my living room blind folded, it didnt work out too well
dr j had some quality movess
Dr J was the true originater, I could even dream of dunking like that, thats why I always roll it up, The Windmill cuff over Michael Cooper might be the best dunk of all time
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The windmill cuff was awesome but this move might of been his best ever and top 5 in NBA HISTORY
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On Senior Day, Tennessee routed Missouri, 72-45, for its 20th win of the season as the Vols continue their late-season surge.
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As a new round of the Regional Growth Fund has opened, deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has called on businesses across the country to bid for a share of the £350 million cash pot.
So far, the Regional Growth Fund has helped 180 projects get started, representing 89% of the total funding. Projects from the first three rounds have pledged to create or safeguard a total of 500,000 jobs along with an injection of £13 billion private sector investment into the economy.
Nick Clegg said: "With this next round of funding, I would urge England's budding businesses to produce top quality bids to access the money that can help them grow. There'll be stiff competition, and we can only invest in those projects that will lead to sustainable jobs and the best value for money. Boosting jobs and growth is our number one priority for Britain right now."
Business minister Michael Fallon said: "The Regional Growth Fund is playing a pivotal role in supporting business and enterprise. This additional round and the improved processes we have put in place will help keep the momentum going."
Round four of the Regional Growth Fund will close to applications on 20 March. Potential applicants can attend expressions of interest events in their region for help with the process. The first of these will be in Manchester on 31 January. Further events are planned in February in Birmingham, Leeds, Gateshead and Nottingham and dates for the south will be announced soon.
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Tolles fires 8-under 64 to win Etowah Pro-Am
Olivo finishes runner-up with a 68
Published: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at 9:34 p.m.
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Former PGA Tour regular Tommy Tolles showed Wednesday at the 16th annual Etowah Pro-Am at Etowah Valley Country Club that he still has incredible skills on the golf course.
Tolles fired an 8-under 64 that included two eagles to win the Etowah Pro-Am by four shots over Nathan Olivo.
"That was with three bogeys, too," he said. "I loved playing again. It's nice ... it's just social golf. I don't get out to play as much as I used to, so I loved getting back out and playing with three really good friends of mine."
He chipped in for eagle on the par-5, 528-yard No. 6 South hole and had his other eagle on the West No. 6 hole, a par-5 with a length of 479 yards. He also carded six birdies.
Tolles, 45, hasn't played on a professional tour since 2009, when he played on the Nationwide Tour.
In the late 1990s, he was one of the hottest players on the PGA Tour. In 1996, he led after three rounds of The Players Championship and finished tied for second, and in 1997, just his third year on the Tour, he had nine top 10s and two top fives in majors (third at the Masters and tied for fifth at the U.S. Open).
For the past three years, Tolles has been involved in landscaping.
"I'm now just an average guy, working for a living. But, I still do have that little glimmer of hope that one day I might go back to playing (golf) for a living. When I turn 50, I might give it another shot," he said, referring to the Champions Tour, which has a minimum age requirement of 50.
Other top finishers Wednesday were Jason Akel in third with a 72 and Bree Hall, who was the lone woman competing, with a 73.
The tournament benefits the Boys and Girls Club of Henderson County, and in the past 16 years has raised more than $300,000. Major sponsors are Edward Jones, Forest Commercial Bank and Carrabbas Italian Grill, which provided the post-tournament meal.
"It was a great day for everyone," Etowah Valley pro Hayes Albea said. "We kept getting compliments over and over again about what great shape the course is in. The staff did a great job, and I'm just happy everyone came out to play and raise money for the Boys and Girls Club."
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Judge grants delay in Nagin trial
Former mayor's proceedings pushed back to October
A federal judge on Monday granted a request to delay the corruption trial of former New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin.
The WDSU I-Team first reported that request on Friday, noting that it was supported by both prosecutors and defense attorneys.
On Monday, Judge Ginger Berrigan approved the move of the trial from later this month to October 7.
Nagin was indicted in January. He faces 21 counts, including bribery, conspiracy and money laundering. He is free on bond awaiting trial, with movement limited to the New Orleans area and Dallas, where he lives.
Nagin's attorney, Robert Jenkins, did not comment Friday on the reason for the delay. The filing cites the "nature" of the case and its complexity as one reason for the request.
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BERKELEY -- Will a treacherous nonconference schedule prepare the Cal football team for rough waters in the Pac-12 Conference or send its season into the rocks?
Cal fans will not like the answer history suggests.
The Golden Bears kick off their schedule Saturday night against No. 22 Northwestern in coach Sonny Dykes' debut at Memorial Stadium. Kickoff is 7:30 p.m. for a game the nation will watch on ESPN2.
Another Big Ten heavyweight looms in two weeks when No. 2 Ohio State visits Berkeley. Then, after a week off, the Bears open conference play at No. 3 Oregon -- the first of five ranked Pac-12 teams Cal will face.
"When you look at the entirety of our schedule, you kind of go, 'Wow, it's tough,' " Dykes said. "Seven Top-25 teams, three of the top four. I don't know that anybody else is doing that except us."
It remains to be seen how the Bears cope with this gauntlet, but past results aren't encouraging.
Ten times before, Cal has played at least two Top-25 teams outside the conference, and the Bears' record in those games is 2-19, including 0-8 at home. (They faced three ranked nonconference foes in 1953, losing to Baylor and Ohio State at home before blasting No. 20 Penn 40-0 on the road.)
In those 10 seasons -- sprinkled from '53 through '99 -- only once did the Bears recover to post a winning record. That was in 1971, when Cal lost 51-20 at No. 7 Arkansas and 35-3 at No. 14 Ohio State, then wound up 6-5.
The Bears never have made it to a bowl game after twice playing ranked teams before conference play.
In fairness, Dykes did not have a hand in arranging his first schedule, and Northwestern rarely has been this good. The Wildcats, 10-3 in 2012, are coming off only their second season of double-digit victories in 100 years. They were 6-6 in 2004 when the home-and-home deal with Cal was struck.
Most of this history is just that in the minds of Cal's players. They see the schedule and Saturday's game in particular as an opportunity, not a trap.
"The schedule's very exciting," sophomore receiver Chris Harper said. "I feel like we're going to be in the game with every single team. It doesn't matter what rank they have, what their name is."
The Bears do have one advantage over the Wildcats.
"There's no film on us, showing how to beat us or what our weaknesses are," sophomore receiver Bryce Treggs said. "It's a whole new staff, a whole new system, even some new players and a new quarterback. And the personnel from last year is a lot better."
Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald conceded that unfamiliarity is a problem. The Wildcats watched tape of Cal's spring game and have studied what Dykes and offensive coordinator Tony Franklin achieved last season at Louisiana Tech, when the team led the nation in scoring and total offense.
Still, he acknowledges nothing prepares the Wildcats for what they might see Saturday.
"It's been a huge challenge for us," Fitzgerald said. "They executed Coach Franklin's offense at an incredibly high level, put a ton of stress on every defense they played and scored points at just a feverish pace.
"But we're not sure how they're going to use the personnel at Cal."
For more on Cal sports, see the Bear Talk blog at ibabuzz.com/beartalk. Follow Jeff Faraudo on Twitter at twitter.com/JeffFaraudo.
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Cal will play seven teams in 2013 that are ranked in The Associated Press Top 25 preseason poll:
Date Opponent Rank
Sat. Northwestern 22nd
Sep. 14 Ohio State 2nd
Sep. 28 at Oregon 3rd
Oct. 12 at UCLA 21st
Oct. 19 Oregon State 25th
Nov. 9 USC 24th
Nov. 23 Stanford 4th
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The entertainment business is marked by hits and misses, and last year, Zynga's troubles outweighed some big hits by other companies in the entertainment sector.
The social gaming company's sales growth slowed markedly thanks to delayed launches of new games and declining revenue from existing ones. Meanwhile, numerous executives and top managers left the company, including its chief operating, creative and marketing officers.
Amid the turmoil, the company's stock fell off a cliff, dropping 72 percent from the end of the first quarter of 2012 and the end of the first quarter this year. The plunge dropped Zynga from being the most valuable company in the sector to No. 4. And it was largely to blame for the sector's entire valuation falling 12 percent over that time period.
"The problem with Zynga is that they make a billion dollars of revenue, but then they spend a billion dollars," said Michael Pachter, a financial analyst with Wedbush Securities.
Zynga wasn't the only company in the entertainment sector that struggled last year. Rovi and Dolby saw their market valuations fall 37 percent and 18 percent, respectively, amid sales declines. Dolby's income fell 18 percent. While Rovi's bottom line actually improved slightly, it still posted a $34.3 million loss.
Those companies' poor performance wiped out gains among the other companies in the sector. Perhaps the most notable of these was Netflix (NFLX), which rebounded from a terrible 2011 to post the best performance of the group. Its market cap jumped 66 percent to $10.6 billion.
The Internet movie company turned a year earlier loss into a narrow profit, helping lift investors' spirits. Its subscriber count started to rebound after it shed customers in the wake of a price increase in 2011. And it signed a high-profile deal with Disney that seemed to erase memories of a lost deal with Starz.
But Netflix wasn't the only star in the sector. Pandora, which also experienced a poor 2011, likewise rebounded last year. The Internet radio company saw its valuation jump 45 percent as its loss narrowed and its sales grew 56 percent.
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SANTA CLARA -- Tight end Vernon Davis chose a peculiar phrase Tuesday to describe the 49ers' chief rival, the Seattle Seahawks.
"I mean, they're building a dynasty over there," Davis told the NFL Network at the league's rookie symposium in Ohio.
The 49ers have won the past two NFC West titles, and by virtue of last season's 11-4-1 record, they barely repeated as division champions while the Seahawks posted an 11-5 mark. The 49ers went on to reach Super Bowl XLVII, whereas the Seahawks won a wild-card playoff game at Washington before losing a divisional-round game at Atlanta.
The 49ers built themselves into a dynasty in the 1980s, when they won their first four of five Super Bowl championships. The Seahawks have reached the Super Bowl only once, losing in 2006 to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Davis had forgettable performances in last season's two meetings against the Seahawks. He was held without a catch for the first time in 59 games when the 49ers posted a 13-6 home win on Oct. 18, and he left with a first-quarter concussion in a 42-13 loss at Seattle on Dec. 23.
Here is Davis' full response when asked about the NFC West:
"It's a great division. You've got a team like Seattle, who is coming up. I mean, they're building a dynasty over there.
"They've got some good players over there who is eager to win. I mean, these guys are starving.
"So we have to really keep that in mind because these guys are coming to take us out. I respect them, just like I respect my team.
"But we want to win, too. We're in it to win it.
"Because we don't want to lose, especially after last year. We get all the way to the Super Bowl, we lose that game.
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ALAMEDA -- Several teams around the league have responded to subpar play this season by making changes among their assistant coaches. Raiders coach Dennis Allen doesn't see the need to go that route.
Allen said Monday in his weekly news conference that the evaluation process for everyone is ongoing.
"I'm not going to stand up here and say we're making wholesale changes," Allen said. "We're going to look at every aspect of what we do, offensively, defensively and the kicking game, and if we feel changes need to be made, we'll make those changes."
Allen said his team's recent defensive play has been disappointing. They get one issue fixed, then another issue surfaces.
On Sunday, it was the pass defense. Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco passed for 341 yards and three touchdowns in Baltimore's 55-20 win. A week earlier, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers rushed for 278 yards and four touchdowns.
Several times, Flacco found receivers wide open as a result of blown coverages or players late responding.
Veteran defensive end Andre Carter said it takes time for players to jell in a new scheme.
"There's no doubt in our minds that we are a talented team," Carter said, "but being talented and going out on the field and having a high level of productivity, a high level of execution for 60 minutes, is another thing. That's the level that we're trying to be on."
Allen deemed the performance of his defense against Sunday "unacceptable." The Raiders defense and special teams allowed 55 points to the Ravens. They have given up a combined 97 points and 934 yards in the past two games.
"I would hope that they would all be on edge because we all should be on edge," Allen said.
Allen has said that the Raiders will have to find a way to win with the players on their 53-man roster. He believes there is enough talent defensively for the Raiders to succeed. Again, it comes down to consistency.
"We have to play at a high level on every single snap in every single game," Allen said. "Just like anybody else in the NFL, if you don't play consistently, you're going to have the ups and downs like we've had. I don't look at it as a talent issue."
Goethel will be placed on season-ending injured reserve. Allen said he intends to take a look at free-agent linebackers in the coming days.
Cornerback Michael Huff (calf), strong safety Tyvon Branch (neck), tight end Brandon Myers (concussion) and free safety Matt Giordano (concussion) also suffered injuries against the Ravens.
Myers and Giordano are undergoing the league-mandated tests for players who suffer a concussion. They can't return to practice or play in a game until they are cleared by the medical staff.
Allen said he expects Huff to recover from his injury in time to play Sunday against New Orleans. Branch is undergoing tests to determine the extent of his neck injury.
"He did OK," Allen said of Bergstrom, a third-rounder who was the Raiders' highest draft pick this year. "He showed some of his youth, especially playing the tackle position. But there were some things there that I felt like were encouraging about the way that he went out and played."
Even so, Allen said he "anticipates" veteran Khalif Barnes starting against the Saints.
Barnes started the first two games at right offensive tackle before he suffered a groin injury that required surgery. Barnes returned to practice last Wednesday.
Curry replaced rookie Miles Burris, as defensive coordinator Jason Tarver wanted to give Burris a breather after he played every snap in recent games.
Curry recorded one tackle. He also got flagged twice for personal-foul penalties.
Palmer and Brees square off Sunday. Palmer is on pace for 4,841 yards, which would eclipse Rich Gannon's franchise record of 4,689 in 2002.
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Lenny Kravitz has signed on for his first starring film role, playing singer Marvin Gaye in a biopic that will be shot next year.
The rocker's publicist, Carleen Donovan, confirmed the news Tuesday. Kravitz has played supporting roles in the past, including a small part in "The Hunger Games."
Rolling Stone first reported details about the 48-year-old performer's part in the film, directed by Julien Temple.
The magazine says the "Are You Gonna Go My Way" singer will portray Gaye during the 1980s when he was fighting his addictions and attempting to restart his career. Gaye died in 1984 after being shot by his father.
ANGUS T. JONES' SPIRITUAL ADVISER LIKES CONSPIRACY THEORIES: Angus T. Jones has a spiritual adviser with some rather, er, interesting beliefs.
According to TMZ, Christopher Hudson is featured with Jones in the "testimonial" video in which Jones trashes his own "Two and a Half Men" television show as "filth," saying it goes against his newfound religious ideology.
In the video, Jones says he discovered Hudson through his ForeRunner Chronicles video series, in which Hudson lets the world in on a number of secrets that could bring about our doom, including the accusation that Jay-Z is a Freemason who is executing a plan concocted by Satan. Which isn't a very polite way to talk about Beyonce.
He also says President Obama's pro-gay agenda has similarities to Adolph Hitler. Who, of course, showed his pro-homosexual agenda by killing thousands of gay people.
Oh, and the New York City gas crisis can lead to cannibalism. Hudson has warned his followers that the gas crisis can turn into a food crisis, forcing women to begin cannibalizing their own children. "Your baby might start looking like a chicken wing," he supposedly said.
Well, as long as they don't start looking like delicious pizza rolls ... .
So the question is: Does Jones believe everything Hudson is preaching? TMZ reported that during the "testimony" video, Jones praised Hudson, saying, "I love watching ForeRunner Chronicles ... all the information is so great."
It is great. It's some of the best stand-up comedy I've heard in years.
Jones also said "Your videos have no doubt been a blessing to me."
I have a feeling Jones' agent might disagree.
Hudson told TMZ he and Jones have become close over the past year and share similar beliefs. Jones has not responded to requests that clarify his views on Hudson's, um, theories.
NICKI MINAJ ACCUSES STEVEN TYLER OF RACISM: Nicki Minaj took to Twitter Monday night to accuse Steven Tyler of directing a racist comment at her.
Thank God for Twitter, or no one would be able to engage in senseless feuds anymore.
According to E! News, the Aerosmith frontman and former "American Idol" judge ridiculed the feud between current "Idol" judges Minaj and Mariah Carey, saying, "You just have to give your opinion. It wasn't hard for me, but I would imagine it's hard for some people, and they need a manager to say 'shut the (expletive) up, and just give them your opinion.'
"These kids (contestants), they just got out of a car from the Midwest somewhere and they're in New York City, they're scared to death; you're not going to get the best (out of them). ... If it was Bob Dylan, Nicki Minaj would have had him sent to the cornfield! Whereas, if it was Bob Dylan with us, we would have brought the best of him out, as we did with Phillip Phillips. Just saying."
Right, he was just saying. He gave his opinion, and the whole thing could end right there. Minaj would take his words to heart, bake Mariah Carey a pie, and swear on a stack of pink, fur-trimmed Bibles that everyone would get along from now on.
Or not.
"Steven Tyler said I would have sent Bob Dylan to a cornfield???," she posted on Twitter. "Steven, you haven't seen me judge one single solitary contestant yet. I understand you really wanted to keep your job but take that up with the producers. I haven't done anything to you. That's a racist comment. You assume that I wouldn't have liked Bob Dylan??? why? black? rapper? what? go (expletive) yourself and worry about yourself babe."
I imagine no one has called Steven Tyler "babe" since people still had to get up to change the TV channel.
Minaj continued: "LOL lets make him a shirt that says 'No Coloreds Allowed' then escort him down 2 Barbara Walters so he can tell how he was threatened w/guns," she said, referring to her feud with Carey. "When Steven 1st went on Idol he was ridiculed by his peers & fans alike. Called a sell out. So what does he do? Ridicule the next judge."
Tyler hasn't responded to any of Minaj's tweets and Fox-TV had no comment on the matter.
BRAD PITT SAYS MARRIAGE COMING SOON: Brad Pitt says he'll be married soon.
I wonder if it will be to that tall woman with all the kids ... .
At Monday's New York premiere of "Killing Them Softly," Pitt said his six kids with fiancee Angelina Jolie are really anxious for the two of them to finally get hitched.
"I am getting more pressure from my kids, and it is something I want to do within their lifetime, but I also feel like the time has come," the 48-year-old said on the red carpet, according to People.com.
"The time is nigh," he added. "It's soon. I got a good feeling about it."
The time is nigh? Wasn't that a Blondie song?
"We've had a family, we've raised the kids," Pitt said, of Jolie. "I am surprised how much (marriage) meant to me once you had that."
Yeah, it really shows -- by how much he hasn't got married the past seven or so years.
Pitt is currently reshooting scenes for "World War Z" and recently spent Thanksgiving without Jolie and the brood -- which includes Maddox, 11, Pax, 8, Zahara, 7, Shiloh, 6, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 4 -- as some of them were in Cambodia helping out with the Maddox Jolie-Pitt Foundation.
"That's OK, last year we had a big meal and we don't normally miss things twice," Pitt said.
ROBSTEN BACK FROM OVERSEAS TRIP: Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart were spotted at the Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday. A day after they were spotted at JFK airport in New York, coming home from London.
And, not only were they on the same plane, they looked totally together. You know ... like a couple!
Of course this is real journalism.
So, if you Twihards are keeping score, the pair has been, like, totally together since Thanksgiving. And they didn't have to be, as the "Breaking Dawn -- Part 2" promotional tour finished a couple weeks ago. So we can dispense with the conspiracy theories saying their breakup and reconciliation was nothing more than fan-grabbing movie studio manipulation. They are back together, forever and ever, little smiley face :), OMG and whatnot.
The pair, reconciled after Stewart's cheating scandal, spent Thanksgiving together in London with Pattinson's family.
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Wednesday is Nov. 28, the 333rd day of 2012. There are 33 days left in the year.
1520: Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reached the Pacific Ocean after passing through the South American strait that now bears his name.
1861: The Confederate Congress admitted Missouri as the 12th state of the Confederacy after Missouri's disputed secession from the Union.
1905: Sinn Fein was founded in Dublin.
1912: Albania proclaimed its independence from the Ottoman Empire.
1922: Captain Cyril Turner of the Royal Air Force gave the first public skywriting exhibition, spelling out, "Hello USA. Call Vanderbilt 7200" over New York's Times Square; about 47,000 calls in less than three hours resulted.
1942: Nearly 500 people died in a fire that destroyed the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston.
1958: Chad, Gabon and Middle Congo became autonomous republics within the French community.
1961: President John F. Kennedy dedicated the original permanent headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency in Langley, Va. Ernie Davis of Syracuse University became the first African-American to be named winner of the Heisman Trophy.
1962: Princess Wilhelmina, the onetime Queen of the Netherlands, died at age 82.
1964: The United States launched the space probe Mariner 4 on a course to Mars.
1979: An Air New Zealand DC-10 en route to the South Pole crashed into a mountain in Antarctica, killing all 257 people aboard.
1987: A South African Airways Boeing 747 crashed into the Indian Ocean with the loss of all 159 people aboard.
2002: In twin attacks in Kenya, three suicide bombers killed 14 people at an Israeli-owned hotel, while at least two missiles were fired at -- but missed -- an Israeli jetliner taking off from Mombasa airport.
2007: O.J. Simpson pleaded not guilty in Las Vegas to charges of kidnapping and armed robbery stemming from a confrontation with sports memorabilia dealers. (Simpson and a co-defendant were later convicted.)
2011: Egyptians, despite a recent wave of unrest, waited peacefully in long lines to vote in the first parliamentary elections since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak; Islamist parties were the big winners. Occupy Wall Street protesters defied a deadline to remove their weeks-old encampment on the Los Angeles City Hall lawn.
Recording executive Berry Gordy Jr. (83), former Sen. Gary Hart, D-Colo., (76), singer Randy Newman (69), CBS News correspondent Susan Spencer (66), "Late Show" orchestra leader Paul Shaffer (63), actor Ed Harris (62), actor Judd Nelson (53), rock musician Matt Cameron (50), comedian Jon Stewart (50), hip-hop musician apl.de.ap (Black Eyed Peas) (38), rock musician Rostam Batmanglij (Vampire Weekend) (29).
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Definition of inflation in English:
noun[mass noun]
1The action of inflating something or the condition of being inflated: the inflation of a balloon the gross inflation of salaries
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- Has anyone but me noticed the gross inflation of pool table costs during the last decade?
- After maximal inflation, the balloon can immediately be deflated because the mesh opposes elastic recoil.
- As a result, the surgeon decided to dilate the narrowed blood vessel using balloon inflation.
1.1 Astronomy (In some theories of cosmology) a very brief exponential expansion of the universe postulated to have interrupted the standard linear expansion shortly after the Big Bang.
Example sentences
- In particular, it is violated during the accelerated expansion predicted in theories of cosmic inflation.
- The scenario for inflation in 1982 was that the universe began with a big bang singularity.
- If they find such ripples it will be powerful evidence in favour of Guth's theory of inflation.
2 Economics A general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money: policies aimed at controlling inflation tax allowances and excise duties were increased in line with inflation a reduction in annual inflation from 84 per cent to 7 per cent [as modifier]: high inflation rates
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- In December he indicated that he was concerned about inflation and the excessive risk taking in the markets.
- In a downward inflation trend, salary expectations lag the decreases in inflation.
- Although inflation was dramatically reduced, so was demand, output, and employment.
inflationism noun
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- The U.S. is right now in the grip of the worst form: naive inflationism, which, as Mises says 'demands an increase in the quantity of money without suspecting that this will diminish the purchasing power of the money.'
- Notwithstanding all the passionate fulminations of the spokesmen of governments, the inevitable consequences of inflationism and expansionism as depicted by the 'orthodox' economists are coming to pass.
- Mises fought inflationism, while a large majority of people were convinced that only a courageous expansion of money, credit, and governmental budgets could secure prosperity, full employment, and economic growth.
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- And as this remedy fails, and quite different results follow, the sole solution of the inflationists is still more money, still more 'purchasing power.'
- And the inflationists will surely be quick to point blame at inept politicians, shortfalls in our education system, and powerful global forces outside of our control.
- The inflationists have a keen affinity for regulation.
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Professor, Department of Medicine (Endocrinology)
Jacob A. and Jeanne E. Barkey Chair in Medicine
Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine
Co-Director, Diabetes Research Center
Norman Fleischer is the Barkey Professor of Medicine, Director of Endocrinology, and Co-Director of the Diabetes Research Center of the Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. A graduate of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, he completed his residency in Medicine at Jacobi Medical Center, and his Fellowship in Endocrinology at Vanderbilt under the mentorship of Grant W. Liddle, M.D. He then joined the faculty of Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, where he served as Chief of Endocrinology at Ben Taub General Hospital. At Baylor, he rose to the rank of Associate Professor of Medicine, remaining there until 1973, when he joined the faculty at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
In 1976, he was appointed Director of the Division of Endocrinology at Einstein, and in 1977 became the founding Director of the NIH-funded Diabetes Research and Training Center. In 1988, Dr. Fleischer was appointed Director of the Diabetes Research Center of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, a quasi-departmental University based center. In 1999, he was also appointed Director of Endocrinology of Montefiore Medical Center. Dr. Fleischer continues an active career in clinical endocrinology, research, and administration, with continuous involvement in the educational programs for students, residents, and especially, endocrine fellows.
His research is on the regulation of polypeptide hormone production and secretion, especially that of insulin. He studies the mechanisms involved in glucose, fatty acid, and incretin-mediated insulin secretion. For these studies he has utilized conditionally transformed murine beta cell lines in which replication is controllable. These cells are also studied by Dr. Fleischer as model systems for beta cell transplantation to treat diabetes.
In the last few years he has concentrated on his administrative role in the Division, mentoring clinical fellows and clinical activities
Erlichman, J., Litvin, Y., and Fleischer, N.:Immunological and Molecular Characterization of cAMP‑dependent Protein Kinases in AtT‑20 cells. J. Biol. Chem. 259: 10289‑10295, 1984.
Leiser, M., Fleischer, N. and Erlichman, J.: Enhanced Activation of cAMP-dependent Protein Kinase by Rapid Synthesis and Degradation of cAMP. J. Biol. Chem. 261: 15486-15490, 1986.
Bilezikjian, L.M., Erlichman, J., Fleischer, N. and Vale, W.W.: Differential activation of type I and type II cAMP-dependent protein kinases by growth hormone releasing factor. Molecular Endocrinology 1: 137-146,1987.
Fleischer, N., Liker, H., Stoller, T., and Shields, D.: Retrovirus-Mediated Expression of Preprosomatostatin in Rat Pituitary GH3 Cells: Targeting of somatostatin to the regulated secretory pathway. Molecular Endocrinology. 3:1652-1658, 1989.
Lomasky, S.J., D'Eramo, G., Shamoon, H. and Fleischer, N.: Relation of Insulin Secretion and Glycemic Recovery to Dietary Intervention in Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes. Arch. Intern. Med. 150:169-172, 1990.
Efrat, S., Fleischer, N., and Hanahan, D.: Diabetes Induced in Male Transgenic Mice by Expression of Human H-ras Oncoprotein in Pancreatic ©¬ Cells. Mol. Cell. Biol. 10: 1779-1783, 1990.
D'Ambra, R.D., Surana, M., Efrat, S., Starr, R.G., and Fleischer, N.: Regulation of Insulin Secretion from Beta Cell Lines Derived from Transgenic Mice Insulinomas Resembles That of Normal Beta Cells. Endocrinology 126: 2815-2822, 1990.
Efrat, S., Surana, M., and Fleischer, N.: Glucose induces insulin gene transcription in a murine ©¬-cell line. J. Biol. Chem., 266:11141-11143, 1991.
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ROBERT DEWITT: 'Bear' can rest a little bit more peacefully now
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TUSCALOOSA | When I think back on that winter and spring 30 years ago, the image that always comes to mind is bleakness.
I was living in a basement level apartment with gun-slit windows that seemed perpetually cold. Very little light got in, anyway, and what did seemed to get absorbed into the dark, sheet-paneled walls and ugly green carpet.
Campus always goes through a transformation from fall to winter. What was once lively and colorful suddenly seems drab and lifeless. Bare branches frame everything. Instead of lingering in sunny spots between classes wearing colorful clothing like songbirds looking for a mate, students take direct lines between buildings, tightly clad in drab, heavy winter coats.
It seemed particularly bleak on that late January day when I stood on the curb in front of Bryant-Denny Stadium and watched the hearse roll past. I don't know why every Alabama fan in America didn't want to stand exactly where I was on that day. But there was plenty of room.
Of course, the news cameras wanted to shoot pictures of the hearse rolling past the stadium where Coach Paul W. "Bear" Bryant had spent so many successful Saturday afternoons. So you can see me in a good many of the video and photo images, standing there in my L.L. Bean overcoat with the fur collar, my hand over my heart.
I didn't know what else to do with my hands, and I didn't have a hat to take off and hold over my heart. So I'm standing there looking like I'm saying the pledge of allegiance with no flag anywhere to be seen.
I'm not crying like a lot of the people you see in the videos. I'd done that the night that I found out he died, embarrassingly in front of my roommate. I'd been fine when he handed me a straight shot of whiskey and told me the news. But when I called my parents to tell them the news, the tears came.
It's not like I knew him personally. The two up-close encounters I'd had with him certainly left no impression on him. The first was as a freshman during the annual melee that was called "registration." Students swarmed what was then called "Memorial Coliseum" trying to secure their classes for the coming semester. They jostled and pushed and gave ground to no one.
And yet suddenly they parted as miraculously as the Red Sea before the Israelites. I heard a hushed muttering, saw the people stepping back so that he could pass and then he strode past me, giant-like, taller than everyone else with a big smile that a 35-6 licking of Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl had put on his face.
The other was when I interviewed him in his office. Everything about the experience made me feel inadequate. I felt like the baby-blue Izod sweater I wore made me look like a sissy. I couldn't get my hand around his enormous, hard, calloused farmer's paw to properly grip it for our handshake. I overstayed my welcome and he got annoyed. Listening to the tape of the interview years later and comparing notes with other reporters, I found out my experience was par for the course — not nearly as bad as I thought.
No matter how distant he was, he seemed close to us who loved Alabama football at that time. I felt vaguely responsible for what had happened, almost as if I had abandoned my post at a critical moment. I moved to Louisiana in 1982 for my first real job, and while I was gone, the entire Alabama football empire came unraveled. And within a month of my return to graduate school, the emperor was dead.
People who don't belong to our particular football fraternity don't really understand how we felt about him and why losing him affected us the way that it did. Some think we're like the South American Indians who carried the mummified remains of their fiercest king into battle before them. Pat Dye once exhorted his Auburn team not to be in awe of Alabama, that the team wasn't magic. Then he added that there had been magic but it had died with "Coach Bryant."
It did seem that way — that he was more than a great football coach; that he could actually conjure victories. And when he adopted the wishbone offense it was like that was his incantation.
But there was something else, too, maybe connected to that magic, maybe not. I recently watched a DVD of an old "Bear Bryant Show" from the 1970s. And it was as if a piece of what I'm talking about was trapped in that DVD. It came though from that hokey show with the glass bottles of Coca Cola, and Dub Taylor cackling on the commercials about Golden Flake having "Southern fried crunch" and, of course, in Bryant's mumbled digressions.
There was something in it that was comforting to those of us who love Alabama football. It was like going to your grandparent's house and everything that was there, the furnishings, the food and especially the people, made it the best place to be in the world. Then, after he died, it was like going back to that house after the people were dead and gone and everything is still in the same place, but the life essence of it is gone.
That was what we missed from Alabama football after he was gone. It took us a long time to figure out that it was never going to be the same. We had to get used to the idea that it was going to be different. But that didn't mean it couldn't be good.
And now, 30 years later, we realize that it can be different and still be really good — great, in fact. Those of us who remember him will always miss him. But I think we've reached a point where we can let him rest a little bit more peacefully.
Robert DeWitt is senior writer for The Tuscaloosa News. Readers can email him at robert.
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LIVERMORE -- When Livermore High faced off on the basketball court against crosstown rival Granada High on Tuesday, there was someone noticeably absent from the scorer's table.
Peder Andersen, 90, has tracked statistics for Livermore High for 60 years.
But after a horrific accident in December, his family fears those days of volunteering may be gone.
The Livermore man is now recovering at All Saints Subacute and Rehabilitation Center in San Leandro, his head stabilized in a halo brace.
Peder's wife Margaret said her husband is slowly, but surely, getting better.
"It's going to be a long haul," she said. "He sure misses the kids ... He's been talking about doing what he used to do, but I don't think he realizes how bad it is. I think those days are over."
Steve Goodman, co-president of the Livermore-Granada booster club, said it's a "very odd" feeling to not have Andersen there.
"You always knew no matter what was happening, Pete would be there in the gym," he said. "There's something comforting about that. He is the tradition. When you went there, he was always there, and you knew you were in Livermore now."
Missing several teeth, a breathing tube in his throat, and recovering from severe bruises and fractures, Andersen doesn't remember the accident that put him in the hospital. On Dec. 5, Andersen was crossing Palm Avenue when a 70-year-old bicyclist barreled into him. They collided; Andersen hit the pavement hard, suffering multiple fractures to his face, neck and right hand.
Rushed to Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley, he spent weeks in intensive care.
Doctors put him in the halo to protect against paralysis, and wired his jaw shut. He was moved to rehab Jan. 11, and the wiring was recently removed.
"I feel alright," Andersen says, struggling to speak. "I just feel bad about this deal, and I can't put full weight on my legs. I'm working with a team to train in walking, but it hasn't worked well."
Born in Denmark in 1922, Andersen moved to the United States at age 5. As a student at Amador High in Pleasanton, he played basketball. With a passion for amateur sports, he began keeping records. In1952 he found his second calling at a game against Ceres High.
"I had nothing to do, so I went over to see the game," Andersen said. "Coach (Lee) Williford invited me to keep score. That was how it started."
Finding time between farming and construction work, Andersen would eventually tally more than 3,500 basketball games -- 3,513 to be exact. Sitting courtside for all of Livermore's games, he'd spend up to five hours logging stats by hand and typing them on his trusty Royal typewriter.
"It was a nice place to go on a Friday night," Andersen said with a shrug.
The historian for the East Bay Athletic League -- a name he coined in the 1960s -- he compiled stats for other teams from newspapers or reports from coaches. In storage now, his record boxes are stacked 10 feet high with basketball, baseball, and football records organized by year. With his photographic memory, Andersen can recall specific games, players, and the years they played.
"Some of the things he knows, he's the only one who knows it," said Goodman. " ... That sense of history is gone."
Livermore's assistant varsity coach, Steve Orth, met Andersen in the 1980s, when Orth was the head coach. Andersen rode with the team to games, teaching Orth Livermore sports history along the way.
"He's a numbers guy," Orth said. "He remembers everything."
Andersen is such an East Bay fixture that since the accident, Orth said, even players and parents of opposing teams wonder where he has been.
In Andersen's absence, Livermore High's head basketball coach and athletic director, James Petersdorf, has scrambled for fill-ins.
"I'd rather have Pete there because he's been doing it for so long, and he loves it," said Petersdorf, adding that the school will name a basketball tournament after him next year.
It won't be his first honor; when Livermore-Granada Boosters named the first inductees to the Livermore Sports Hall of Fame in 2009, there was never a doubt Andersen would be included.
"Peder's company is pretty high company, and he can stand on his own with any of them," Goodman said. "The commitment and personal sacrifice he's made, no one's ever come close."
Andersen's halo will be removed Feb. 14, and he'll have to learn to walk again. Not one to relax, he's eager to get back to work.
"I have 90-and-a-half years of living on my side," Andersen said. "That's not bad."
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Comics success rate higher than general publishing on crowdfunding platform! Interviews with Mark Millar! Kelly Sue DeConnick! Emma Rios! Brandon Easton!
Gary Groth, Eric Reynolds and Kristy Valenti of Fantagraphics Books talk about the future of the legendary publisher with "The Strangerâs" Paul Constant.
Alan Martin discusses his and co-creator Jamie Hewlett's Tank Girl reunion as part of a new, 100-page, hardcover, Kickstarter-funded book.
Board game designer Keith Tralins discusses Kickstarting the sequel to "The Walking Dead: The Board Game" and what players can expect from "The Prison."
Steve Ditko and longtime editor and collaborator Robin Snyder are celebrating 26 years of publishing with the planned release of "#9 Teen" via Kickstarter.
John Campbell, creator of "Pictures for Sad Children," has posted a video of himself burning 127 copies of his Kickstarter-backed book.
Dark Horse Comics will publish Gail Simone and Jim Calafiore's Kickstarter-funded "Leaving Megalopolis," with a chance of a future sequel.
"X-Files" actor Dean Haglund visited the CBR Speakeasy to share his many creative pursuits including his new comic, and working with the "Breaking Bad" creator.
ROBOT 6 reexamines the crowdfunding sector of comics, and finds the fledgling Patreon is making inroads even as Kickstarter & Indiegogo have slowed.
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Fantagraphics has already surpassed its initial $150,000 Kickstarter goal, adding more stretch goals to fund its 2014 spring/summer season.
Greg Pak spoke with CBR TV about his work on "Batman/Superman" and "Action Comics," why he loves writing Clark Kent in the New 52 and more!
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Canadian comics creators reunite for a second volume of the homegrown superhero anthology "True Patriot" with incoming creator Jeff Lemire.
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Amy Reeder & Brandon Montclare return to Kickstarter and Image Comics for the time-traveling cop series "Rocket Girl." The pair spoke with CBR about their new ongoing series, sharing an exclusive peek as Issue #2.
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VAIL, Colorado - Jarrett Quint, Sonnenalp's head sommelier, has announced that two of the five Sonnenalp restaurants will now offer an electronic iPad wine list in addition to their printed wine lists.
The wine list features over 900 wines with four iPads in the Swiss Chalet and two in Ludwig's. Each iPad that replaces a paper list saves the Sonnenalp 800 pages of paper a year.
"The iPad program gives you the ability to narrow down choices by type of wine, price or brand," Quint said. "With our award-winning selection of wines we thought this would the perfect way to showcase our wine selection without overwhelming our guests with our 50 page wine list, which can be difficult to navigate based on the criteria that one may use to choose a wine."
"The best part is that we're able to update the list each time we add a new wine or have a small change-making it much more efficient," said Quint. "And for those who appreciate a hard copy wine list, we will still have those on hand; we're just happy to give customers a choice between the two."
This past year Ludwig's and Swiss Chalet were awarded Wine Spectator's 2012 "Best of Award of Excellence," receiving two of Vail's three certificates awarded. For more information visit www.sonnenalp.com.


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iPhoneography: Images along the White Rock Creek Trail, showing at the Bath House
Reluctant Luddite that I am, using a phone to take pictures was not something I took to when the little things first hit the market. I figured a phone was for talking and I didn't get one with a camera until more or less forced to by changes here. I must say I was impressed by the quality of the images the iPhone made and have used it regularly since. But I was even more put off by all the apps that started coming along for manipulating the images into something other than was or could've been shot. I suppose there's just something about straightforward photography that will always appeal to me; 30 years as a photojournalist will do that to you.
Eventually I decided to get into the 21st century and try the apps and did find them useful and fun. One of the first trials I did was while riding on the White Rock Creek Trail while my son was in his Thursday afternoon art class. That gave me an hour to experiment and I decided to use the Hipstamatic app with the John S lens and BlacKeys SuperGrain film. With that combo I get images pretty close to what I'd get with real film and a Holga but without the cost of film and processing or the trouble of carrying it. The best thing about the iPhone for photography is its portability and the best camera to use for anything is the one you've got with you.
There's a set of 14 images from the on-going series (I've probably logged 300 miles on that 7 mile stretch) now hanging at the Bath House Cultural Center at White Rock Lake. And a little bit more of what I think of the use of phones in photojournalism can be read here.


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Love Celebration, Volume 2 was a Muggle music album. Released on Chode Records, it was the second instalment in a series, and was presumably a compilation of love songs spanning two-and-a-half decades, given that its cover described it as "25 years of hot hot love." There was also apparently more than one edition, including the "September 26th Edition," but what made these unique is unknown.[1]
The Muggles who owned the house in Budleigh Babberton where Horace Slughorn stayed while trying to evade Death Eaters in 1996 had a copy of it.[1]
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) (First appearance)
- Harry Potter Limited Edition
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Check Off
Check Off is a quick to-do list that sits in your Mac's menu bar.
Check Off is just a mouse click away no matter where you are on your Mac. Whether you are making a grocery list, tracking your school assignments by class or just jotting down what you need to do for the day, Check Off can adapt to your workflow.
Check Off lets you create tasks and task folders on the fly. Each item in your Check Off list can have its own rich text note for more information and a label for a quick, visual identifier. With Check Off 4.0, you can even purge your checked items with the click of a button.
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I use the Portable version of this app, it lives on my Thumbdrive and the data and prefs are in the app package. so it can be used on your home and work mac, no need to sync data. Also it's very secure, it doesn't leave any trace on any mac it's launched from! Everything goes with you when you remove your thumbdrive.
a super simple todo list! Tried different GTD apps to replace my "stickies" solution, but this app is much more suitable for a simple todo list
Small and simple. Too simple for my tastes, but it's executed very well.
www.tadalist.com does a similar thing online which is easy to share. Still love Checkoff's Folders and percentage done feedback.
great little app with a slick, unobtrusive interface.
I use stickies for this functionality, or should I say I used to. Nice idea very well done.


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