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SAN FRANCISCO -- The final home game of the 2013 season felt an awful lot like the final home game of 2012.
AT&T Park was sold out and buzzing Sunday, and, as they did in Game 2 of the World Series last October, the Giants treated the faithful to a thrilling victory. On the day he signed a five-year contract extension, Hunter Pence lined a bases-loaded single to center field in the ninth inning to give the Giants a 7-6 walk-off win over the San Diego Padres.
The Giants finished strong, winning 10 of their last 15 games. Last year's fall flourish led to a second World Series title in three years, and as players packed up the clubhouse, they felt that this year's finish could help put the Giants back on top in 2014.
"This game was a great way to go into the offseason," Pence said. "One of the goals during the rough times was to dig a little deeper and find a way to get momentum again. I think we did that."
The Giants finished the year 76-86, with the win column including 12 of the walk-off variety. Most of those came in April and May, when the Giants again looked like contenders. By June, it was clear that the pitching staff was running on fumes and the injury bug wasn't going to stop biting. By the end of July, the players were just hopeful they could avoid a fire sale.
The front office kept the team together, even making a statement on the final weekend by agreeing to a $90 million deal with Pence, who got a full no-trade clause and is now a franchise cornerstone. Barry Zito was supposed to be that guy when he signed in December 2006 but went 63-80 with a 4.62 ERA as a Giant. After watching Zito handle the rough times with grace and humility, manager Bruce Bochy concocted a perfect goodbye ceremony.
With the Giants trailing 6-5 in the eighth inning, Zito entered to face former A's teammate Mark Kotsay, who was taking the final swings of a 17-year career.
Zito had twice jogged down to the bullpen, both times receiving standing ovations from the 246th consecutive sellout crowd at AT&T Park. The park shook as Zito started Kotsay with a cutter that has helped prolong his career, then twice threw his famous curveball. With two strikes, Kotsay swung through an 84 mph fastball.
"That was surreal," Zito said. "I had more adrenaline than during the World Series. Having that way of going out as a Giant? Wow."
Zito received another ovation as he walked off the field and tipped his cap in all directions. As he descended the dugout steps, Zito was pushed back out onto the dirt. Teammates stood and applauded as Zito soaked in the appreciation.
"That was one of the best moments of the season," Pence said. "He's been through so much, the good times, the tough times. This was one of those special moments you take in and enjoy."
Zito hugged teammates and took pictures with rookies who were in high school when he signed the infamous seven-year, $126 million deal. When he got to Bochy, Zito was given a long hug from a man who twice pulled him from the rotation this season.
"I had a lot of emotion going through me," Bochy said. "I have some great memories."
A few more were created Sunday, the most emotional day of the season from start to finish. Bryan Stow, the Giants fan brutally beaten at Dodger Stadium two years ago, was a surprise guest and was shown on the AT&T Park scoreboard between innings. Stow waved to cheering fans while repeatedly saying, "Thank you."
The Giants trailed 6-3 after six innings and lost two starters to injury. Brandon Crawford strained his oblique and Gregor Blanco sprained his ankle on a ninth-inning outfield collision that looked much worse than it ended up being. Both players will begin the offseason with MRIs.
Blanco had to be walked off the field by two trainers. With the Giants trailing 6-5, he watched from the clubhouse as his replacement, Francisco Peguero, led off the ninth inning with his first major league homer. The Giants loaded the bases with no outs, setting the stage for Pence.
The right fielder began his day on a different dais, joining Bochy, assistant general manager Bobby Evans and president and CEO Larry Baer to formally announce a contract extension.
"I don't know how we could have replaced what Hunter does on and off the field," Bochy said. "He's a manager's dream."
Pence promised to stay that way.
"It's a pretty big investment," said Pence, who became the first San Francisco Giant to start every game of the season. "It's not going to be taken lightly. I want to be a better ballplayer."
He's already a pretty good one, having hit .283 this season with 27 homers and 99 RBIs, the last of which came in the bottom of the ninth and moved the reigning champions from fourth place in the National League West to a tie for third.
Expectations are higher along McCovey Cove, and the Giants raised the stakes this weekend by moving quickly to keep Pence off the market. Evans said they would try to re-sign Tim Lincecum before he becomes a free agent, and left-hander Javier Lopez expressed a desire to return, as well.
The front office will spend the offseason tweaking the roster, but for the most part, the Giants are again getting the band back together. The group played the wrong tune in 2013, but as the Giants replaced a season-ending parade down Market Street with one toward the airport, they insisted that next season would be better. They believe the push started Sunday.
"I couldn't have written the story any better today," Bochy said. "It's a great way to finish."
For more on the Giants, see Alex Pavlovic's Giants Extra blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/Giants. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/AlexPavlovic.

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The Oak Ridge High School Band is returning to Oak Ridge after spending a week at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville preparing for their fall marching show.
Students have been learning music and marching drills with songs from the bands Blood, Sweat and Tears and Chicago. "Spinning Wheel," "Wishing You Were Here," "Go Down Gamblin'," "25 or 6 to 4," and "Beginnings" are just a few of the tunes the band will play, according to a news relesae. The students will perform a free preview show at Blankenship Field at 5 p.m. today.
The band is under the direction of Spence Milligan, Mike Spirko, Sean Greene and Josh Bibbs.
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Beginning in January, Marietta Township residents will have round the clock Emergency Medical Services.
According to final but unofficial results Tuesday, Marietta Township voters passed both a renewal and an additional tax levy that will enable the Reno Fire Department to keep a paid staff 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
"I am ecstatic. Thank God for Marietta Township voters. Now we will have non-stop EMS support," said Jean Eshelman, chairwoman of the levy committee, who watched as the results were reported at the Washington County Courthouse Tuesday night.
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From left, Jean Eshelman, chairwoman of the Reno Fire levy committee, Reno Fire Treasurer John Smithberger, Reno Fire Chief Dan Ritchey and Reno Fire Captain Ted Patterson, rejoiced Tuesday night as Marietta Township residents passed both fire levies, ensuring the department will have the funding to provide round the clock emergency medical services.
The first levy, a five-year, 1-mill renewal, will bring in $78,862 annually and cost $28.27 a year for the owner of a $100,000 home (tax evaluation value). It passed overwhelmingly, with 71.74 percent voting for the levy.
The second levy, a five-year, 1.6-mill levy, was not quite as popular. It passed with 56.96 percent voting for the levy. It will generate $138,184 annually for the department and cost $49 a year for the owner of $100,000 home.
"I'm just tickled to death. We don't have to worry about how we are going to provide support come January," said Reno Fire Chief Dan Ritchey.
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At a glance
Marietta Township Levy 1
- Five-year, 1-mill renewal levy.
- For the renewal levy - 1,571 votes; 71,74 percent.
- Against the renewal levy - 619 votes; 28.26 percent.
Marietta Township Levy 2
- Five-year, 1.6-mills additional levy.
- For the additional levy - 1,219 votes; 56.96 percent.
- Against the additional levy - 921 votes; 43.04 percent.
Voters leaving the polls Tuesday expressed mixed opinions about the levies.
"I voted for both the Reno Fire levies. I live in this area and I might need their services one day. As I understand it they are short staffed," said Reno resident John Dennis, 39.
Reno resident B.J. Mayer, 38, also voted for both of the fire levies.
"It makes sense. It makes me feel safe," said Mayer.
But higher taxes were a concern for some voters, like Deane Curtis, 50, of Marietta Township.
"I pay enough taxes as is. They need to come down some," said Curtis.
Other levies
Three other townships voted on and passed renewal levies for fire and emergency protection.
In Newport Township, 66.19 percent of voters were in favor of a 5-year, 3-mill replacement levy.
In Watertown Township, voters approved a five-year, 1.5-mill renewal levy with 67.62 percent of residents voting for the levy.
And in Warren Township, 60.07 percent of voters approved a 1-mill renewal levy for fire and emergency services.
Both Fearing Township and the Village of Lowell easily passed operational levies. In Fearing Township, 68.9 percent of residents voted for the 5-year, 1-mill renewal levy for roads and bridges.
In Lowell, only 236 residents voted on the issue, with 153 voters or 64.83 percent favoring the 5-year, 2-mill levy that will fund current operating expenses.
Finally, area residents were asked to decide three issues regarding the sale of alcohol in specific venues.
The Par Mar Store at 1300 Park Ave., New Matamoras, will not be able to sell beer, wine and mixed beverages. Grandview Township residents voted down the proposed liquor issue with 53.47 percent against it. Even more overwhelmingly, 60 percent of residents were against the sale of beer on Sunday at that same location.
However, 60 percent of Adams Township residents were in favor of allowing the Lowell Moose Lodge, at 11561 State Route 60, to serve wine, mixed beverages and spirituous liquor on Sundays between the hours of 11 a.m. and midnight.


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CUPERTINO -- As Android chips away at Apple's market share in tablets and smartphones, the world's most valuable company announced Tuesday that a newer iPad model will be offered at a reduced price and a cheaper iPhone is on sale in certain markets outside the United States.
In a news release Tuesday, Apple said that it would begin offering its fourth-generation iPad, introduced in late 2012, for the price it had been selling the iPad 2, which started at $399. The newer iPad model has Apple's Retina high-definition display, faster A6X chip, and it uses the same Lightning charge cord as newer iPhone and iPad models.
Apple marketing executive Philip Schiller said in Tuesday's release that Apple's new cheaper option offers "a dramatic upgrade in power, performance and value compared to the iPad 2 it replaces."
In addition, Apple confirmed Tuesday that it has begun selling a version of the iPhone 5C with less memory in Europe and other parts of the world for a lower price. The iPhone 5C was expected to be Apple's first true foray into the market for cheaper electronics, and many observers were surprised when the company announced that the smartphone -- which does not offer as many features as the iPhone 5S -- would still sell for no less than $549 in the U.S. without subsidies from wireless carriers. In other countries, the devices were even more expensive, and some areas of the world do not allow carriers to offer subsidies to customers, leaving the full brunt of the price tag on consumers.
"We never had an objective to sell a low-cost phone," Apple CEO Tim Cook said in a Bloomberg Businessweek interview last year, after grumbling about iPhone 5C pricing. "Our primary objective is to sell a great phone and provide a great experience, and we figured out a way to do it at a lower cost."
Apple said Tuesday that it would begin selling an 8GB iPhone 5C, which has half the memory of the smallest previously available model of the phone, in China, France, Germany, Britain and Australia for a lower price.
The cheaper iPhone 5C will still be more expensive than comparable phones using Android operating systems, however: In China, the phone will sell for roughly $665, while the 16GB iPhone 5C sells for $730; in Great Britain, the phone was selling for $711, $67 cheaper than the 16GB version.
Apple has had difficulty selling the iPhone 5C, with most smartphone buyers seeming to opt for the more expensive iPhone 5S or less expensive Android gadgets. Apple's market share in smartphones declined from 18.7 percent in 2012 to 15.2 percent in 2013, while phones using Google's Android operating system grew from 69 percent to 78.6 percent, according to research firm IDC.
"Although it remains wildly popular in the smartphone market, Apple has been criticized for not offering a new low-cost iPhone nor a large screen iPhone in 2013 to compete with other OEMs," IDC noted in its February report.
Apple's lead in the tablet market disappeared in 2013 as well, according to IDC. Apple captured 52 percent of the tablet market in 2012, but that share plunged to 36 percent in 2013, while Android tablets commanded 60 percent of the market.
Apple stock gained $4.66, or 0.9 percent, to $531.40 Tuesday.
Contact Jeremy C. Owens at 408-920-5876; follow him at Twitter.com/jowens510.


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Treat your feet to the Lacoste Ziane COR Casual Shoe, an adorable sneaker that adds classic style to everything you wear. Featuring a soft fabric lining that lets your feet breathe, these sneakers also have a canvas upper for comfort and durability. The rubber outsole offers traction so you can avoid embarrassing slippage; while the lace-up style lets you throw these shoes on and go!
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Members of the state Fire Marshal's Office and the Pelham Police Department remove fireworks from 40 Dodge Road in Pelham. Eleven people were injured after fireworks caused a fire at the home July 3.
Victims of Pelham fireworks explosion sue owners of home where accident happened
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In duck hunting, there's no such thing as a free ride. The fare for safe passage to your blind this season is a Saturday afternoon devoted to routine maintenance on your boat, motor, and trailer. First on your list should be an inspection of the boat. If the hull is aluminum, check it for stress damage near welds or rivets and for wear spots on the chines and bottom.
If your johnboat doesn't have plywood flooring, you may have to paint the deck every few years. When the paint wears off, the deck's bare aluminum will gleam in the sunlight, possibly flaring ducks. Some duck hunters are using the new polyurethane spray-on bedliners for this job. These products, available at auto parts stores, produce a textured, non-slip surface that is waterproof and helps dampen noise.
Run your outboard well before the duck season to assess if major repairs are needed. If it is running poorly, have a qualified mechanic service your motor. Otherwise, you can do much of the routine maintenance yourself. First, buy a flush kit from a marine dealer and flush out your motor. Then, drain and refill the lubricant in the lower unit. Install a new set of spark plugs, and lubricate fittings and moving parts.
Also, remember to inspect the gas tank for rust or leaks, and check the gas line and fittings for leaks. Make sure you start the season with fresh fuel. Try out your running lights and other safety equipment. Buy new life vests if yours are badly weathered. Test your trailer lights, lubricate your Bearing Buddies, and replace the winch line if it is frayed or damaged.
At the end of every season, smart private-land duck hunters lay the groundwork for next season. They find an appropriate way to show their thanks to landowners, and let them know whether they hope to hunt on their property again next duck season.
Some finalize the details then; others wait until summer. Either way, it's important to keep in touch with the landowner throughout the spring and summer, not only to maintain a positive relationship, but also to keep informed of any land management or farming changes that might impact your hunting spot.
Say, for instance, one of your best spots, a beaver pond, sits in a large tract of hardwoods. During the summer, the landowner decides to harvest all the timber on one side of the pond. Ducks may not be attracted to the pond anymore, so spending some time over the summer investigating other beaver ponds might be wise. The sooner you know about land-use changes that could impact existing hunting spots, the more time you'll have to explore other options.
In some states, permanent blinds must be licensed before each duck season. Existing blinds generally receive priority status, but only if the hunter buys and displays the appropriate license by a certain deadline. Obviously, this is one deadline you don't want to miss. Put a reminder in your day planner, or affix a note to your refrigerator.
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act into law.
First duck stamp, designed by Pulitzer-prize winning editorial cartoonist, Jay N. "Ding" Darling, issued.
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USB-powered for powerful on-the-go capability.
Whether you're in a café, on a plane or sitting at a park bench, you can power up a Samsung's Slim External DVD Writer. Engineered to free you from power cords and AC adapters, you no longer need to be in your office to write DVDs. Thanks to its USB BUS power source you can write at maximum speed with no outlet in sight. So, don't let your hectic schedule slow you down, Our Slim External DVD Writer was built to help you keep up.
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- Samsung SE-208AB - DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM drive - USB 2.0
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During the holiday lights collection, the Sleepy Eye YES! team collected 665 lbs. of holiday lights.
The lights were loaded up Wednesday and taken to MRCI in New Ulm and Mankato where they will be broken down by employees to be recycled.
The Yes! team extended the collection time this year in addition to working with REA and Schutz Family Foods as drop off locations.
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December Income Surge Sets Up January Collapse
What December bringeth, January will taketh away.
Personal income jumped as expected last month, although the size of the gain, 2.6%, was much bigger than economists had expected. But the windfall was all about the tax code, not a sign of economic strength.
Companies paid out dividends and bonuses in December to beat the higher tax rates that kicked in 2013. The one-time nature of the income swing was illustrated by the fact that households decided to stash away rather than spend the bonuses and dividends. The saving rate jumped to 6.5% last month while consumer spending increased just 0.2%, as forecast.
Expect a big drop in income in January thanks to the absence of the bonuses and dividends that would normally have been paid. Additionally, disposable income is taking a hit because of the end of the payroll tax holiday.
How will consumer respond to falling incomes?
Those who can will tap into the savings socked away in December. But many others will have to rein in their spending. Weekly retail sales already look weak. The big test of spending resilience–or retrenchment–will be Friday's report of vehicle sales.
Economists expect sales ran at an annual rate of 15.2 million this month, not much different than the 15.3 million sold in December. A bigger drop may indicate consumers are responding to fiscal tightening by rethinking their spending plans.
That's bad news for an economy as dependent on consumer demand as the U.S. is.
What could help January income would be a solid gain in hiring this month. Additional people earning paychecks would mitigate the drag from smaller paychecks for existing workers.
The January payrolls will be reported Friday, with the Labor Department's employment report. The median forecast calls for a job increase of 166,000.
As the data look now (Labor will revise its 2012 payroll numbers Friday), 166,000 new jobs would be the best employment gain since August. For the income outlook, though, it's not robust enough to offset the tax changes.


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We are providing only the address at this time, there has been an error in the MAPQUEST link application. While we work on a resolution, we are providing the street address information and provided notes to playing fields. In addition, we are providing a DIRECT link to MapQuest - from which you can generate driving directions. Shortly we will restore the Mapping function.
Below you will find the address to Playing Field Field 2 (6v6) for WRENOTES: 6v6 Field
William Rice Complex - Field map: http://wrenthamyouthsoccer.teamsnapsites.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2016/03/FieldMap_Spring2016_WYS.pdf
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SAN JOSE -- With a league title on the line, Leigh brought a red-hot shooting touch to Piedmont Hills on Wednesday night.
When it was over, the Longhorns had shot their way to the championship, winning 64-56 to extend their winning streak to 15 games.
Leigh (22-1, 13-0) can wrap up a perfect Blossom Valley Athletic League Mount Hamilton Division season Friday night at Westmont.
Had Piedmont Hills (19-4, 11-2) won, it would have entered the final game of league play tied with Leigh for first place.
But after scoring the game's first eight points, the Pirates watched Leigh go on a 26-8 run to build a 10-point lead.
From there, the Longhorns withstood every Piedmont Hills surge as four Leigh shooters finished with double figures in scoring.
Kyle Morrison and Joe Giacchetti led the Longhorns with 18 points apiece. Josh Verner had 15 points, including four clutch free throws in as many attempts down the stretch, and center Jared Williams had 10.
"We practice shooting every day," Morrison said. "The last time we played them, we didn't shoot as well as we wanted. It feels good to stay composed and knock down key shots when we needed to."
Giacchetti's three-point play gave Leigh a 34-25 lead at halftime, and the Longhorns widened the cushion to 13 early in the third when Morrison buried back-to-back 3-pointers.
Piedmont Hills pulled to within six with 1:22 left as Rey Lowe stole an inbounds pass at midcourt and drove for a layup.
But Verner's foul shooting clinched the victory and championship for Leigh.
"We're a dynamic offensive team when we get going, and we had some guys get going tonight," Leigh coach Patrick Judge said. "One of our mottos for this year is lessons learned from the past. We've been in games where we've been down early. With our offense, we just weathered the storm."
Walter Bateast led Piedmont Hills with 19 points. Isaac Kiep had four 3-pointers and finished with 14 points.
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Add some color to Visual Studio 2012
Usability studies have shown that both shape and color help to distinguis visual elements in a UI. The upcoming/current beta release of Visual Studio 2011 has removed color from the toolbars and from icons in e.g. the Solution Explorer.
Please make this optional so those of us that want a more accessible and user friendly IDE can have their cake and eat it too.
Please make more Color the the Visual Studio 2012. We must work with that black and white Studio. Colors help to find faster items. I don't know what Microsoft think about colors? Please give me my Color back!
I hate the chrome of the new Visual studio 2012. All toolbar icons are bitonal. Just blank and while not even grey shades in them and are tiny. I am having a hard time finding toolbar buttons. It look like i am back in early 1980s with bitonal computer screens. But this one is even worse than that. PLEASE BRING COLORS BACK!
revert to a more colorful theme so that screen elements are more easily differerentiated
Please bring back the colors in Solution Explorer. I am back to reading the words instead of quickly looking at the icons.
Have the UI designers of VS 2012 lost thier mind. Guys look at the UI, it looks so medicore that it seems older version than Visual Studio 1.1. I think VS 1.1 look and fill was better than VS 2012. Look at UI 2010. It was one of the best UI look and fill. How come quality of UI design degrades so sharply. I think designers of VS 2012 have lost theirs eyes. Folks go back to drawing board please.
Why microsoft is leaving the colorfull world? Some of the MS beauti doesnot require to change. You are making developer life so difficult with new IDE color theme.(I am sorry Black and white theme as there is no color.).
The User interface of VS2012 is ungly and black and white. Icons colors,location of toolbars all looks ungly.
I know in general if you want to teach someone color and picture is the best way to teach. but after seeing UI of VS2012 its hard to teach. I am feeling like I am a color blind.
Please do not change the nature.
I would like to add my voice to the list of those asking for color, at least as an option, to be brought back to Visual Studio. I understand the usability arguments that Microsoft is making, but it seems to me that you are overlooking one very important consideration. Many of us use autohide to solve this problem. Therefore, when we go into Solution Explorer (for example), we want our focus there, and the color schemes help us more quickly find what we need. Then, as soon as we click out of there, it is hidden and therefore cannot possibly distract us. Please don't take this option away.
RC from Beta has a minor improvement, but its not enought!
The coloring is really almost not noticable, the problem was not with the status bar coloring, but with the items in the solution explorer and the ToolBox menu, and toolbars.
even in RC the files are not easily recognised!
and the all CAPS in the menu is really like watching Clipper from 1980 all over again!
guys please reconsider, METRO Style is NOT for an IDE developing tool!
you are making our lifes ******, and eventually we will stop folowing the .NET.
PLEASE!!!!!! Switch to a sane color scheme who ever had the idea to remove colors and contrast have him tared and feathered!!!
and sent to Siberia!
this color schema is painfull to look at and debilitating..
it will reduce productivity and programmers will to live!
even cats and dogs would complain and they only see a few more cholors the monocrome...
the human eye in contrast can see as much as 10 milion colors why should we be limited to gray scale?!!
I love html canvas javascript api intelisense but the colors i cannot stand!
I wont be upgrading my visual studio 10 if these colors remain that a absolute iron hard fact...
If your adding a theme editor to it and this is your way of forcing the comunity to find the optimal color theme by giving them a kick in the @$$ then by all means... but i seriously hope your not expecting anyone to work like this...
that would be insanity!
Removing color from icons and symbols in Visual Studio is a step in the wrong direction. What is the use of icons and symbols? They have to make functions recognizable. The more icons you have the more they have to be well recognizable.
Another aspect: the use of color makes Visual Studio friendlier. The actual beta looks gloomy and sad
Updated Status: 7/2/2013
Thanks to everyone who voted and commented on this issue. Visual Studio 2013 has increased color and contrast use within the user interface while continuing to focus on giving the content you are creating and editing visual prominence. We've utilized the feedback you gave us to help refine our approach to color and contrast within three main areas: 1) we added color to icons and reduced line weights to improve icon scan-ability and to better communicate icon meaning and categorization; 2) we added line work and raised contrast levels to increase visual separation between screen regions; 3) we included a built-in "Blue" theme option at product first launch to better support user choice.
In keeping with these three areas we have made many changes to the Visual Studio 2013 built-in themes. In high utilization and icon intensive areas of the product, such as common toolbar actions and code hierarchy elements, we refined the color and/or line weight of over 1,000 commonly used icons resulting in color being applied to ~80% of standard and debug toolbar icons, ~75% of code hierarchy icons, and 100% of active notifications. In both the Light and Dark themes we increased contrast levels and introduced more border line work to better highlight the edges of content areas such as input fields, tool window borders, active selection states, etc. We also introduced the ability to choose the theme that best meets your preferences and work environment needs as a part of the product first launch experience.
Many of the changes we've made are subtle in nature but broad reaching in their application. As Visual Studio 2013 Preview has now shipped, we're closing this item to give your votes back for you to use on emerging topics. We encourage you to try out the changes we've made and then share additional feedback you might have.
Visual Studio UX Team
Hi folks,
Take a look at the VS 2012 Color Theme Editor – it is an option for creating and editing your own Visual Studio themes.
Doug Turnure – Visual Studio PM
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George commented
Toolbar icons are still B&W, fix it!!!
Pat commented
There is, indeed, still an appalling lack of colour in VS2013 - especially with the Workflow designer - which, no matter what theme is applied appears to always show arrows as white on a white background (unless selected) and the activities in the same, incomprehensible, style.
Thang Dang commented
VS 2013 still has too much black and white color. It's very hard to distinguish file icons in my solution view and many other things in the IDE that confuse my eyes. The good thing with VS2012 and 2013 is it loads projects faster. You should have an option for user to choose theme they like. Metro theme should not be set as default. Metro theme is not beautiful at all. Look at Apple's products, they are so elegant.
blase commented
I feel the design of vs2012 has gone backwards too, I miss the COLORS of the Toolbox icons.
The gray is new, but not better, please give 'us' back the colored toolbox icons.
chris commented
I feel the design of vs2012 has gone backwards. Please make an update that allows users to adopt previous styles from previous releases. Just because there is s new release with updated functionality doesn't mean the front end has to look so tacky (personal opinion not meant to offend). Now if I had the option to retain the look of vs2010 I would be perfectly happy. Plus I would have the added bonus of NOT having to learn where everything is all over a gain. Which I feel is another leap backwards.
chris commented
I feel the design of vs2012 has gone backwards. Please make anpudate that allows users to adopt previous styles from previous releases. Just because there is s new release with updated functionality doesn't mean the front end has to look so tacky (personal opinion not meant to offend). Now if I had the option to retain the look of vs2010 I would be perfectly happy. Plus I would have the added bonus of learning were everything is all over a gain. Which I feel is another leap backwards.
HHM commented
Hi Guys at Microsoft!
Still, why don't you listen to the recommendations your user make? They addressed a very sincere issue. And what where you doing? Almost nothing!!! The VS 2013 UI is still unusable, even with the blue theme and all of your default editor color themes.
Would it been so hard to you to include a theme that the UI is similar to VS 2010???
Very often in the last few years, it happend that Microsoft made its products not better, but worser (e.g. menus in ms office, windows more complicated, windows vista/8, banning the proven ui from VS 2005/2008, stop using colors and distinguished icons...).
Are you wondering why other companies or products get more success than MS (apple, android...)? Then maybe you should think about dismissing/firing some of your designers and strategists. Why were MSDOS, Win 3.11 or Win-NT/2000/XP so successfull? Yes, because these products has been SIMPLE and RELIABLE and ENHANCESMENTS OF PROVEN Versions. And not some crazy idea of one of your escapist designers, incapable strategists or some much-too-young engineers who are allowed to create (better: misshape) the UI (yes, there are people outside in the real world, who dislike these xxsmall fonts).
So please... WAKE UP!!!
Edward commented
Our company supports the government so we are always lagging the latest inovations. So I just installed VS 2012 two weeks ago. When i openned it my first reaction was "EWWWW!". Later on in the day it was "Where are my design tools like commenting, and indenting?". I eventually found out that after 20 years of using the same icons for those purposes, MS decided out of the blue to change them for apparently no reason. (Sort of like the Office Ribbon). Since I was working with already existing web apps I did not see the default web page template until today when I created a new web forms project. When I ran it I was even more shocked and horrified. I know that MS has been preaching the separation of Web page design from web page programming for many years. However I did not think that meant dispensing with web page design completely. This is really horrifying. One hopes that the VS proposed VS 2013 makes better use of color and restores our long loved icons.
Keith Miller commented
I just "upgraded" to VS2012 after working happily with VS2008 for such a long time. I thought that maybe (after Win8) I'm just one of those people who don't like change again, but I do like change when it works and I am also prepared to give things time, but a quick google search reveals that I am not in the minority here. It's great to see that it's not just me.
The "Blue" theme in VS2012 now seems to be better than that butt ugly blob of gray, but still I don't understand why M$ insists on imposing dumb mass ideals on technical professionals and at the same time violating just about every known UI design rule of thumb. :/
I hardly used VS2010, but for me the UI in VS2008 was very usable. Right now I'm going cross-eyed just thinking about the next x years chained to VS2012. Eeeek.
thepriz commented
I don't understand why Microsoft would put out a tool like this. This looks like ****. I will not upgrade to it. I will not use any new tools that won't work with 2010. Until they decide to come back to a visual windows environment, I won't use this ****. Windows 8 is a joke and there tools are just as bad. I switched to Vista when it came out, and I switched to Windows 7 when it came out. I will not even look at Windows 8 without puking. Microsoft is just going down hill.
Mark D commented
OMG - why is the file menu SHOUTING at me? In honor of your new design, my next design document will be all caps. Not! Fire someone.
Mark D commented
My concern is how this happened in the first place. Such an obvious snafu, on a major product. Some of us out in the real world would get fired if we produced a black and white app or web page. Again, I question the judgement and leadership? Common sense is apparently uncommon at MS.
Doug Turnure - msft commented
@brian - I was not directly involved with the changes, but I believe there was quite a bit of rewriting that went into the colors, icons, and palettes, and that's why it's not something where you can just "snap" the 2010 colors into the IDE. It's much more involved than just a setting, and that's why you haven't seen something happen sooner.
I like the look of the 2013 preview, but I realize people have a lot of different views about it. I liked the 2012 dark theme as well. I was not a fan of the light theme.
For VS2012, the color themes editor provides some color augmentation. It's not a full blown 2010 theme, but it does have more color in it.
Doug Turnure - (Former) VS PM - NOTE: I've taken a new role outside the product team. Deon Hebert (introduced in the header of the site) has taken over this site.
Sune Rievers commented
Why is this closed when the issue has not been fixed for VS2012? Who cares about VS2013 at this early stage?
ThomasX commented
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Here is the next item to vote on, if the Visual Studio team in its infinite wisdom doesn't decide to close it as well for bogus reasons: http://visualstudio.uservoice.com/forums/121579-visual-studio/suggestions/3086061-bring-back-the-visual-in-visual-studio
I love this approach to "listening to feedback", it's much like democracy: let people bark but happily ignore them; and when an entity becomes too vocal (like this uservoice item), shut it down.
ThomasX commented
Why is this marked as completed? Are you trying to save face at the expense of your customers?
Hans Pfaff commented
I believe indeed Microsoft reacts very sloppy on the many complaints about the ugly colors and bad contrast in VS2012.
I myself think that the VS2012 GUI is a nightmare. It is a danger for your eyes (extreme stress). It is slavery to work with it. You destroy your eyes working with it I myself have serious difficulties working with it. I could improve my situation considerably by loading and installing a registry file from the internet. This registry file introduces smoother color gradients in almost all controls and makes the working much better. (I am alos using dark editor background colors: good for the eyes).
But I don't want to be forced to search for hours through the internet to find someone (if I am lucky) who had the same issues and invested hours to solve a problem that Microsoft even refuses to accept. Microsoft should listen to its customers who spend a lot of money on their products.
Anonymous commented
'Completed'? Dear god why don't you cretins at Microsoft ever actually LISTEN to your users!!!
brian commented
Doug VS PM
Have been trying VS2013 - and it isn't much better, the icons are still difficult to see? Just don't get why you can't bring back the icons everyone is familiar and happy with - Is it that difficult to get it right?
Bottom line looks like something an engineer with no design skills has but together for a quick test program to test code - I'm I right?


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Playing in a 8U baseball tournament this week. Kid pitch, full base stealing, etc.
First two games are seeding games. Winning seeding games gets you a better position in the brackets; if two teams have the same win record, then next factor is number of runs scored, then number of runs scored against, etc.
First seeding game, we are beating the other team pretty badly, about 16-0 in the 3rd inning. Had not hit time limit or mercy rule, which is 10 runs after 4 innings.
Our 3rd base coach successfully sends a runner to 3rd on a steal, and opposing coach comes out of the dugout on the 3rd base side yelling about us stealing when we are up by 16 and playing "bush league ball." Out of control.
Any thoughts on still playing aggressively under these circumstances? I think the coach was out of line no matter what, but was he unduly provoked?
If the seeding separation rules invloved runs scored/runs allowed, what do you expect?
8U? Makes me wonder why there is a tournament in the first place! (Awaiting the notification of the 3U Diaper Dandy tourney in Oshkosh every year......)
What's in the rules? [Hint: I bet you don't see anything about running up the score.......]
Need to ask if they want cheese with the whine?
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No rule, of course.
This is league age 8, but many are 9 by now. They have fun playing a few tournaments. We're not doing the hard core year round tournament thing that some do, and don't travel far. Here in central California there are many opportunities to play. As long as they are having fun, seems ok to let them play.
In addition to the seeding issue, in a game with no absolute time limit, anything can happen. Could be the home team down by 16 in the bottom of the last inning with 2 outs and 0-2 count and still come back, theoretically. Now, we did put in some less experienced pitchers, which resulted in a 17-6 final.
Coach, I personally would never tell a ballplayer to make out on purpose and should keep hitting the best they can. Having said that, I would however start playing station to station offense, and knock off the steals. TM
I agree. If you are playing an 8U tournament with unlimited stealing to get the experience of "real baseball", then you need to teach the unwritten rules that are part of it.
This is why many tournaments use runs allowed instead of runs scored in the tie-breaker. That way, it's more likely to be what you did against the better teams, not the weaker teams, that counts.
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The championship game will be on Monday. Times and further information will be announced in the coming days.
USC Aiken will take on Lenoir-Rhyne (19-9) in the quarterfinals on Friday. USC Aiken owns a 7-1 all-time series advantage over Lenoir-Rhyne with the two teams last meeting in the 2010-11 season.
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The other side of the bracket includes quarterfinal matchups featuring third-seeded Anderson taking on sixth-seeded Pfeiffer and second-seeded Limestone facing off against seventh-seeded Barton.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a series of measures on October 21 to promote production of biofuels from renewable sources. USDA will publish a final rule to implement the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP), which has operated as a pilot since 2009. Under the BCAP final rule, USDA will resume making payments to eligible producers. Authorized in the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, BCAP is designed to ensure that a sufficiently large base of new, non-food, non-feed biomass crops is planted to meet future demand for renewable energy consumption. The overall goal of the measure is to create jobs and mitigate the effects of climate change.
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The title of the next "Hobbit" has been changed.
I'm guessing it's not "This May Not Be The Last One If We Can Figure Out To Milk This Into Another Movie."
Director Peter Jackson announced Thursday on his Facebook page that the third and final film in the trilogy, initially titled "There and Back Again" will instead be called "Battle of the Five Armies."
I'm guessing there's a fight scene.
IMDB.com reported that rumors of a name change have circulated for the past week, sparked by a report from fan site TheOneRing.net saying New Line had registered the name "The Hobbit: Into the Fire."
Maybe that will be the fourth one no one knows about yet.
The franchise's studio Warner Bros. confirmed the change, according to IMDB.
While only two "Hobbit" films were originally planned, a third was added after Jackson borrowed characters from the "Lord of the Rings" franchise and added some original story.
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Local boy Kent Erdahl, (Son of Larry (at the bank) and Elaine (Elaine is one of Emil and LaVanche Petersen's girls, from up north of town) Erdahl), now a TV reporter in Indianapolis, files this fun story. Great job, Kent!
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Students from Maimonides Academy raised $350 at three lemonade stands Dec. 11, to support families that the school has adopted through Jewish Family Service's (JFS) Adopt-a-Family program. Maimonides, an Orthodox day school that teaches preschoolers to eighth-graders, has adopted one senior citizen and a family with four children.
Prior to the lemonade-stand fundraisers, students and parents had raised more than $600 to purchase wish-list items and gift cards for stores such as Target, Toys R Us, Ross, Children's Place and Walmart.
"It's eye opening for the kids to see that not everyone lives like they do. We live in such a virtual world, and this adoption program makes the act of giving real," said Chana Gelb, co-president of Maimonides PTA.
During the past three years, the Adopt-a-Family program has seen an increasing number of families and individuals in need, according to Sherri Kadovitz, community outreach coordinator at JFS. Recipients, who remain anonymous, are identified through their participation in other JFS programs, such as the SOVA Community Food and Resource Program or domestic violence shelters. Kadovitz estimates that 200 families and 70 senior citizens will be aided this year by the Adopt-a-Family program. Aside from Maimonides, Adat Ari El, Kadima Day School and YULA High School are all also participating in the program.
Maimonides plans to use the $350 from the lemonade sales to benefit the two families they've already adopted, either through additional purchases from their wish lists or more gift cards.
"Such a large part of Jewish education is to be connected and feel some responsibility to Am Yisrael, the world, and our greater community," Gelb said. "This is real and it's a need right here at home. We're teaching our children that our world is bigger than just the people you interact with daily."
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The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Annual Day of Celebration Hall of Fame event will be held Jan. 20 at Stockton Memorial Civic Auditorium, 525 N. Center St., Stockton.
The Rev. Willie A. Douglas, longtime civil rights/community activist, will be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Directors Aaron and Tama Brisbane of With Our Words Poetry & Slam will be honored with the Persons of the Year Award. Geraldine Hollis, author/civil rights icon, will receive the Education Award. Newly elected City Councilman Michael Tubbs will receive the Government Award. Gospel Artist/BET Sunday Best Contestant, Danetra Moore will receive the Young Adult Award. Bear Creek High School senior Tyana Dunn will receive the Outstanding Youth Award. The Rev. Dr. Alvin C. Bernstine will be the keynote speaker.
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CORPUS CHRISTI – The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi women's basketball team met with members of the Locker Room Club on Thursday at head coach Royce Chadwick's home.
The get together served as an opportunity for the team to meet with fans and get to know them on a more personal basis. Each player addressed those in attendance, expressing how much the support of each individual fan means to them.
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March 19, 2010
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will host the 2010 Hydrogen Program and Vehicle Technologies Program Annual Merit Review and Peer Evaluation Meeting, June 7-11, 2010, in Washington, D.C., at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park.
During the meeting, hydrogen, fuel cell, and advanced vehicle technology projects funded by DOE's Hydrogen Program and Vehicle Technologies Program are reviewed for their merit.
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I have heard a lot of bad comments, and of course I've heard and thought about the usual new disc release myths. When I first started throwing the D1&D4, I thought they were useless in my bag. Given the fact I already had discs that flew that way. Now that I have had time to really get some good pulls in, they are in the bag for good.
1st Runs
D1- Very overstable, more overstable than a new ZForce, and faster. Maybe like an OS, but I have never threw one. The finishing skip can be HUGE.
D2- Not what I wanted when bought. Supposed to be understable, flys like a Force. So...I sent a message to Prodigy a few times with no response. My guess is, it is a bad run, but it has a spot for testing still.
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After a competitive first quarter, the Seneca boys took off in the second behind an 18-point effort and went on to defeat Neosho 57-32 in a varsity basketball game on Tuesday at Neosho High School.
Leading 12-10 at the end of the first quarter, the Indians outscored the Wildcats 18-6 in the second quarter to entrench themselves in the drivers seat. The Indians' success in the period was driven by 6-foot senior Kyler Ng, who amassed 10 of his game-high 20 points in the quarter.
Ng got the ball rolling with a 3-pointer at the start of the second and followed it with another three and two jumpers. That keyed the Indians' offense as they continued to pull away the remainder of the game.
Elias Roelfsema turned in 10 points for Seneca while Bradley Jumper added four, Shane Murphy one, Logan St. Clair nine, Isaac Gayer two, Payton Rawlins four, Seth Harris three and Chance Smith four.
Logan Stuart paced the Wildcats with seven points while Lukas Werneke and Brett Williams pitched in six apiece, Caden Hendricks three, and Chris Paullus, Kaden Roy and Andy Lett two.
The Indians (5-2) travel to Miami (Okla.) at 6 p.m. Monday.
Neosho fell to 0-6. The Wildcats travel to Springfield Parkview at 6 p.m. Friday.
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......jim//.....technically, you have to live there
10 yearsbefore you get to use ''Y'all'' in a sentence....
Add me to the Michigan list, still on the DL though.
hi there - i'm more of a lurker than a poster but i love cool running and especially the boomers thread!!
posting from tewksbury, MA - definitely in the heart of Red Sox Nation!!
Another Massachusetts guy here . . . and Sox fan. How 'bout those Patriots and Celtics too!
Another Bostonian and proud citizen of Red Sox nation
...and yet another from MA.
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*......jim//.....technically, you have to live there
10 yearsbefore you get to use ''Y'all'' in a sentence....
.....good thing I'm here
to clear that up for you....
.......................see ya at Knoxville......[/B]
As you can see by closer inspection of my phrasing, I did manage to get the inflection of the pronunciation on the wrong sylable......no wonder Vicki is mumbling "Damn liberal *** Democrat Yankee" all the time.....Thanks Tom, got to run to the store for a 30 pack......
Looking forward to Knoxville..............You think Joey will let us have some of the natchos this year?
Good running all,
..............You think Joey will let us have some of the natchos this year?
Too bad I won't be in Nashville this year. There is no 't' in nachos!! !http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/rolleyes.gif|src=http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/rolleyes.gif|border=0!
Hey.....maybe this year we could go for TWO orders of nachos and that way you two could have one to share.
We won't miss the time before we will be in Knoxville.
.....That would Totally defeat
the Whole ''Harrassment Value'' of the Nachos.....
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Hey, there are two Utes!
This map IS really cool. How come you all aren't on it ????
While I would love to still be living amongst the Michiganders, you'll have to add me to the list of Connecticutters.
(embarrassed to have come across this thread so late... guaranteeing my spot as an "occasional")
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And I think there is one more but my mind is not coherent these days.
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We went to New York for Thanksgiving weekend!!!!
I love New York i love the fast pace, i love being surrounded by tall building, and i love the shopping. Every nook and cranny has a little shop filled with little treasures, and i wish i could spend a month just exploring those treasures.
I'm not sure how i ended up here in Baltimore especially since I'm such a NY gal, if i could i would move there in a New York minute. My husband on the other hand has a differing opinion.
He is actually from New York and we often go to visit his family. I noticed New Yorkers either love love love New York, or they cant wait to leave, my husband is of the second group. Oh well, New York, here i don't come.
When i was in NY this trip i learned a hard fact of life. I learned that not every human being is going to accept my Rozie. That even people we love, even family may not ever truly see past her diagnosis. She will always be to them a Down syndrome child, or worse a Downs baby, and never a sweet wonderful baby girl who also has Down syndrome.
She will always be a diagnosis first for them. Could you imagine? "Diagnosis code 672543 excessive tantrums, boy, child" What if this was your child a diagnosis before they were a child. How do i accept this? How do accept when all my advocacy has fallen through the cracks, when my words are not heard, when her sweet face does not encourage acceptance. How do i as a mother walk away and accept that they will never accept? How do i let it go? How do i pull back my fangs and claws and just walk a way?
On our car ride home i cried and cried buckets of hurt tears. I wanted to scream i wanted to yell ( and trust me i did )and it all came out in angry sad tears gushing into pleads of "make them love my baby". But i can't make them love her all i can do is love her more, and fill in those gaps the best i can. All i can do is hold her and stroke her golden hair and whisper into her sweet ears how much we love her and how wonderful she is. It is easy now , because she is still naive, and rejection and hurt are a foreign concept to her, but when she gets older i will teach her acceptance. I will teach her to have pity on other people for their ignorance not anger, i will teach her to advocate for herself, i will teach her confidence and strength. But today all i can do is look into her smiling almond blue eyes and get lost in her, and thank Hashem that i have been chosen to look into these eyes everyday and see not a diagnosis but a beauty beyond words.
I love you my little Rozie from the moon and back a million billion times over!


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After opening as a work in progress for most of the 2011 season, the Frisco Bike Park is ready for its first full season, operating at full capacity.
The biggest difference between this year and last will be the addition of more programming to accompany the park, which is one of a kind in the High Country. However, riders can also expect the slalom race course, which was tabled last summer, to be completed June 30, tentatively. The crew also made additions to the dirt jumps, which are the park's most popular feature, manager Josh Olson said.
"We haven't changed a huge amount (since September) in terms of construction," said Olson. "We've really transitioned into the maintenance side of the park. We really focused on the dirt jump features - different transfer lines and different options."
Olson, along with park technicians Cody Barger and Aaron Sanstad, have been dialing in the jumps, using a soil stabilizer to compact the dirt and create a denser surface.
"It's really the key ingredient in getting your dirt set up to the point that it's less maintenance and a better riding surface and more consistent - and it's a little bit safer too."
The new slalom course is visible, lookers left of the green flow line (aka slopestyle course). The staff is hoping to formulate an evening race series with three or four events, which could expand to a six- or eight-event series next summer.
Additional park programming will consist of clinics for riders of all ages and abilities. Olson said the clinics are a great way to ease riders who may be a little timid into the park - it's also a great way for experienced park riders to augment their skills.
"There's going to be a full array, from little kids in the pumptracks to adult clinics and everything in between," Olson said.
The crew was aided by the mild winter and beautiful spring, which helped get things going early this year.
"Last season, we were just getting on the site May 15 with loaders to start screening dirt," Olson said. "It's been dry for a month-and-half, two months now - so we were finishing our tubing hill operation while the bike park was dried out. ... It's extended the season by about two months."
Returning for the 2012 season are the original three slopestyle lines, which are broken down into green, blue and black like ski trails, with the green being more of a flow line and the blue and back classified more as jump lines, park designers said. The green course resembles a sloped pump track, which can be utilized by riders at all levels for various purposes.
Toward the end of last summer, the park added the pumptrack and dirt jump facility, and the staff completely installed new signage made from beetle-kill pine, which greets the riders with a map and explanation of all the features in the park.
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Like I said before, you jump soooo HIGH!!!!! I bet in sometime if u keep juming like this u could jump to Mars and give concerts there too!!!!!!!!!! hahahahaha, AWESOME BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG!!! UR AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jump,Billie jump to Belgium next month,what a fucking many peoplecan ,see you the last people Billie,with such a jump ;);)
I missed GD!
I miss GD!
I hope you have an awesome show!! I can't imagine how can you spend three months more or less giving concerts every day!! IT MUST BE TIRING! But you do it, and each concert is better than the last. YOU ARE THE BEST!!!! THANK YOU!
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