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Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellenbogen Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellenbogen Jul 25, 2013 03:21 Flag
Suarez makes his intentions clear!
He came on as a sub, sauntered around, and looked totally uninterested.
The p*ssed off look on his face never changed, before he came on, after the goal, and when he came off.
He'll get a transfer, or sulk all season!Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
dsteer_lfc_68 dsteer_lfc_68 Jul 25, 2013 22:18 Flag
I'd not read too much into body language. Not sure how many trans Pacific flights you've ever been on but his less than bubbly demeanor could be as much about tiredness as it was about sulkiness.
Personally I'm more interested in what he says or does not say over the next week or so, what the club says, if he talks to Arsenal now he's allowed, if Arsenal raise their bid as they know no matter what the player wants, 40M plus a quid will not be acceptable by Mr. Henry, and lastly what if anything comes out of the Spanish capital, rather than guessing facts from someones body language.
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A Yahoo! User Jul 26, 2013 15:18 Flag
I'm in agreement with Dave on this one, I think people read too much into Suarez's body language few days ago. Yes, he looked a bit disinterested and didn't show too much emotion after assisting to create the 2nd Liverpool goal but who would against mighty Melbourne in a pre-season friendly?
I think the most worrying news for Liverpool fans is the fact that Brendan Rodgers alluded to Suarez's desire to leave the club and the player didn't distanced himself from wanting to sign for Arsenal. Suarez has proven in the past that he's not afraid to force a move if he believes that his present club are messing about with him, he did the same thing at Groningen when they tried to deny him a move to Ajax. That should be more disturbing to read by Liverpool fans than his body language in a meaningless pre-season match with nothing riding on it, imo.
Additionally, Marca, the Spanish daily sports paper, who have acted in the past as the unofficial mouthpiece of Real claimed that they aren't interested in Suarez, and I think there are alot of reasons to believe Marca's claim. Firstly, Bale is their #1 target and they need to save alot for next summer. Secondly, it's been widely reported that Suarez's image doesn't fit in with the way Real want their club to be seen in the wider world so I can't see them wasting money on him. They were forced to sell Higuain due to lack of playing time, investing in another high profile striker doesn't add up. Thirdly, Real have other pressing financial issues to deal with at present such as sorting out Cristiano Ronaldo's new contract extension which hasn't been finalised yet. Without a doubt, a move to the Spanish capital would have been the most ideal move for Suarez and LFC, but that move is unlikely to happen for a number of reasons.
Sorry to say, his body language says it all here in this instance, and while you can consider the travel and flight part of this, every time he goes away for international duty, he's been forced into 14,15,18-20 hour flights and travels, and Rodgers has always said the minutes he's arrived they couldn't keep him away from the pitch/training..
The pics for two days in Australia of him training with the other lads showed several of him goofing around, laughing, rolling around and all the old things we see on LFC from last year, even an interview from Brad Jones saying how bubbly and funny he's been. The minute he stepped on that pitch, when he knew all eyes around the entire world would be focused on him, showed his true colors. When he set up the late goal for Aspas, he basically walked away without a single crack of a smile, shrugged off Aspas patting him on the head, Lucas patting him on the back and walked away very fast while others tried to celebrate with him, and a sour face. I recorded, watched and showed to friends over and over, so I'm not talking about some 4 second clip on Fox Soccer or a youtube. He KNEW, and he DID, exactly what everyone expected him to do.
Not only is he miserable, but he's making it his best intention to let everyone know it, and feel sad for him. It was a sad, sad way to ruin the end of a magnificent event in front of 96,000 people in a sea of Red and the loudest YNWA of all time. Read John Aldo's comments on him and the matter..


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Rhythm Room, Dallas, TX
Set 1: Buried Alive, CoilThe Squirming Coil, MSOMy Sweet One, Stash, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Runaway Jim, Tube, DividedDivided Sky, JJLCJesus Just Left Chicago, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope
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[1] First known performance.
Noteworthy Jams: Llama
Average Song Gap: 8.32
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: This show featured the first known performance of Llama. There are no recordings of this show in circulation.
Song Distribution:
5 Lawn Boy
5 Junta
2 Stash
2 A Picture of Nectar
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1 The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday
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Coyotes taking a toll in Southwest Florida
Published: Friday, November 1, 2013 at 4:40 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, November 1, 2013 at 4:40 p.m.
NOKOMIS - Kathi McMullen now carries a baseball bat when she walks her dogs along a familiar path bordered by thick palmetto bushes.
If you see a coyote or believe your pet has been taken by one, call the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Southwest Florida division at 863-648-3200.
How to protect yourself and your pets
Prevent: Garbage, pet food, roadkill, and small, unattended animals are all treats for coyotes. Make sure you secure outdoor garbage bins, bring water bowls inside, do not feed your pets outside, and do not leave cats and small dogs outside unattended.
If you encounter a coyote, the FWC encourages you to "haze" the animal. Hazing involves making loud noises that threaten the animal, essentially scaring it off. Whistles and air horns
The Nokomis woman said she is ready to defend Maggie, a golden retriever, and Chewie, a chihuahua, against her neighborhood's newest predator: coyotes.
While coyotes rarely attack humans, the emboldened animals are increasingly moving beyond trash cans and road kill to attack cats and dogs. Last week, McMullen said, it was the dog next door.
"Another dog went missing this summer," McMullen said. "Coyotes seem to be taking over."
Bill Giuliano, a professor of wildlife management at the University of Florida who is researching Florida's coyotes, said no study has been done to determine how many coyotes are in Florida.
"But I'm certain it is well over tens of thousands," he said.
And they are taking a toll.
For the past year, photocopies with pictures and information about missing cats have routinely been tacked to posts at the entrance of the Venice Acres subdivision.
Joe Brower, a resident of the neighborhood, is convinced a coyote killed his cat, Samantha. Brower said he awoke at 4 a.m. one morning last year and stepped outside for fresh air. Samantha darted past him as he opened a garage door, and she scampered out of Brower's reach when he tried to scoop her up. He gave up, went back inside and closed the door.
Then came a shriek.
Brower darted outside but found nothing: no cat, no blood and no sign of a struggle.
"I can't think of anything else in this area that could have taken a cat without a fight," Brower said. "I mean, (Samantha) probably weighed 10 or 12 pounds. Maybe a bobcat, but it wouldn't be that much of a mismatch."
Coyotes were introduced to Florida by hunters in the 1920s. But according to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, most came on their own, wandering into northwest Florida in the 1970s.
Their numbers grew quickly: In 1981, a survey found coyotes in just 18 of Florida's 67 counties. Seven years later, they were seen in 48 counties.
Giuliano said the first coyotes in Southwest Florida were spotted in the 2000s. Now, they are in all 67 Florida counties — including sightings in Key Largo.
Weighing up to 45 pounds and agile enough to hunt down squirrels, coyotes overmatch household pets.
The fear of losing one of her dogs, especially Chewie, the Chihuahua, compelled McMullen to buy a baseball bat. She said after hearing neighbors detail sightings and eulogize pets they believed were taken by coyotes, she decided she needed to act.
"I'm a wreck," she said. "I used to walk my dogs three to four times a day. Now I walk them once, and I carry a bat. I'm thinking about getting Mace."
That might be extreme, Giuliano said.
He said he has heard of rare, isolated incidents of coyotes snatching pets off of their leashes, but people should not live in fear of the new feral canines.
"It's kind of like what we see with gators," Giuliano said. "People leave out trash and feed them, so they become more comfortable around humans."
So what can people or agencies do to rid the state of coyotes?
Trial-and-error in controlling coyote populations has uncovered a truth about the species: if you remove a coyote from an area, the remaining population is likely to surge.
Giuliano said the animals are known for density-dependent reproduction, which means when one coyote in a group goes missing, litter sizes increase and the population overcompensates.
"It's impossible to kill enough (coyote) for them to not compensate," Giuliano said. "They've tried that in the West for hundreds of years, and they still have a lot of coyote."
With removal and extermination proving fruitless, the FWC said the best way for people to steer coyotes away from their neighborhoods is to secure garbage, feed pets indoors, and "haze" coyotes by making loud noises and threatening movements to scare them off.
While some might feel silly bellowing at the animals and waving their arms, FWC officials said it's the best way to let coyotes know they are not welcome in your area.
It might be wise to stake out your claim, because Guiliano said the coyotes are here to stay.
"Unfortunately I think they're going to end up being like feral hogs," Giuliano said. "They're a problem, we don't like them, and there's nothing we can do."
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The mobile government worker
Excerpt from "Gov on the go"
To illustrate the benefits of mobile technology for government employees, we examine three types of field workers: human services caseworkers, emergency responders, and law enforcement officers.
There's no question that many public officials recognize the benefits of mobile. A 2011 survey of state government CIOs by the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) found that 58 percent of them consider mobile devices and apps either essential or a high priority for government. Public workers are even more gung-ho. As NASCIO puts it, "Even when mobile devices and apps are a priority, states struggle to keep up with state employee pressures to allow them to use personal mobile devices."29 Workers recognize that mobile technology allows them to do their jobs better. As the Center for Digital Government writes,
A mobile employee can help save 0.9 tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually30
Far from being an expense, mobile equipment and telework is in many cases more than paying for itself by increasing the amount and quality of work employees can do in the field, reducing government task process time from weeks to days or hours, shortening response time to customers, cutting travel time, decreasing equipment expenses, and eliminating occupancy costs.31
To illustrate the benefits of mobile technology for government employees, we examine three different types of workers who spend much of their time in the field: human services caseworkers, emergency responders, and law enforcement officers. Five ways mobile can improve the productivity of government workers
- Reduce time spent on data entry
- Enable better situational awareness for frontline employees
- Enable work from any location
- Improve accuracy and reduce the effort involved in performing tasks
- Enhance collaboration and data sharing among employees/agencies
Health and human services (HHS) caseworkers
Freed to focus on what matters
Caseworkers perform critical tasks with tools that are often barely adequate. Some juggle as many as 80 clients each month. They spend most of their days making home or court visits, and some struggle to keep track of a multitude of intake forms, handwritten field notes, and client birth certificates and drivers' licenses—all containing data they must enter manually into the system.
Mobile solutions can make their jobs simpler, allowing them to operate as truly mobile workers. With laptops or tablets, smartphones, GPS navigation, and wireless access to files, caseworkers can be far more productive in the field (figure 5). Florida has distributed camera-enabled smartphones and laptops to more than 2,300 foster-care caseworkers. They can use them to remotely capture time- and location-stamped images and immediately upload them to the state's online database and to enter notes and observations directly, reducing time spent on paperwork and helping them better manage their workloads.32 The adoption of mobile case management tools in Florida's Miami-Dade County led to a 30 percent increase in home visits, timelier reporting, and better compliance with state requirements.33 In a similar vein, nearly 2,000 Swedish homecare workers use smartphones to document the status of more than 30,000 elderly patients in Stockholm. With the instantaneous digitization of case information, Stockholm's city government can more easily offer services to its elderly citizens, improving service delivery as well as efficiency.34
In developing nations, simple text apps can save lives.
Bloodbank SMS. This mobile app allows medical workers at Kenyan district hospitals to provide information about their remaining blood supplies directly to their centralized blood bank. They simply text a free message to the service citing the amounts of each blood type remaining. If blood levels at a local hospital drop below a critical threshold, the system automatically sends SMS alerts to the central blood bank, keeping it updated about where blood is needed most.35
Mobile Demographic Surveillance System. Kenya's medical field workers also can conduct surveys via mobile phone and remotely transmit the data back to the hospital's database. Shifting the system from paper-based surveys to mobile phones allows field workers to avoid the time-consuming and potentially error-prone process of data transcription.36
Emergency responders
Enhancing situational awareness, speeding inspections
Firefighters must be fast and agile in the field. California's Novato Fire Department District uses tablets to provide real-time data to incident commanders. Mobile applications related to mapping, hazardous materials, weather, wilderness firefighting, and satellite imagery all enhance firefighters' situational awareness, leading to better decisions when lives are at stake.37 Inspections are a vital component of a firefighter's job and a critical factor in fire prevention. Before the use of mobile technology, fire inspectors would take paper notes during inspections and later enter them manually into a database.
Since the implementation of the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010, federal agencies have become conscious of the substantial benefits associated with mobile-enabled telework.
"It was a time-consuming and costly process, because reports could go back and forth several times for a simple spelling or data error, and every revision meant another piece of paper," says Glenn Wallace, a platoon chief in the fire department in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. "Re-inspections that should have taken place within 30 days of the original inspections were taking up to 70 days because of the back-and-forth paper shuffling." By reengineering the time-consuming review process through the use of tablet PCs, the department has saved 300 hours a year on administration, improved inspection turnaround times, and boosted inspection volume by 50 percent. This in turn has cut the number of chimney fires.38
Law enforcement officers
More aware, more effective, more in control
Mobile technology also helps law enforcement officers improve their productivity in the field. Officers can use mobile devices to access the federal Criminal Justice Information System; update incident reports in real time; view images of missing children and suspect fingerprints or photos; run drivers' license checks; access case records, incident reports, and call histories during field investigations; stream video traffic from dashboard-mounted cameras; and issue e-tickets, among many other tasks. Mobile access to critical data can save officers' time—and their lives—by improving situational awareness and helping them more easily identify potentially dangerous suspects. By viewing police records on their mobile devices, they can match a suspect to his or her picture and view information on prior offenses.
During the February 2010 snowstorms, when most of the federal government was essentially shut down, an estimated 35 percent of federal employees worked from home.
Mobile data access for effective response. In Australia, the City of Sydney's Rangers use iPads to fight disabled parking fraud. While making on-street checks, they can access the state government database of the Australian Disability Parking Scheme to identify vehicles using cards that have been lost, stolen, destroyed, or revoked.39 In Baltimore, mobile data access saves each officer an estimated 30 minutes per day by eliminating the time needed to obtain information from a dispatcher.40 Assuming that half of the 636,410 law enforcement officers in the United States lack mobile data access, adopting this technology could help them save more than 50 million hours, equivalent to $1.3 billion annually.41 Faster decision-making. Mobile surveillance applications allow officers to access live camera feeds on smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices. In Albuquerque, New Mexico, for example, police use mobile devices to view live images and remotely control cameras mounted on mobile surveillance units. These can be deployed to time-sensitive, critical situations such as negotiations with hostage-takers or other SWAT emergencies. The system allows experienced officers to stay on top of events and provide appropriate guidance instantly, regardless of their location.42 Contrast these new abilities with the burden faced by officers who still must write out paper tickets, take handwritten notes, and spend hours in the office on paperwork instead of patrolling the streets. The contrast highlights an endemic problem: the technology gap among different governments. Disparities in the adoption of new technologies among agencies, states, and municipalities can limit their overall ability to achieve public sector productivity gains.
A large federal agency used a forecasting tool to assess the impact of having approximately half of its 2,800 staff work remotely an average of four work days per pay period. Simply harnessing that level of mobile work could enable them to grow the organization at zero impact to footprint thanks to better facility utilization. An added benefit: eliminating more than 1,000 tons of carbon from reduced commuting.
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- 29. National Association of State Chief Information Officers, "A New C4 Agenda: Perspectives and Trends from State Government IT Leaders," October 2011, p. 26, http://www.nascio.org/publications/documents/2011%20State%20CIO%20Survey%20final.pdf.
- 30. Based on a Deloitte Consulting LLP analysis of a federal agency where 46 percent of employees reported participating in some mobile work.
- 31. Center for Digital Government, A Guide to Mobility in Government, August 2011, p. 3, http://media2.govtech.com/documents/PCIO+Final_Mobility+Report_V2.PDF.
- 32. William D. Eggers, Robert Campbell, and Tiffany Fishman, "Letting Go of the Status Quo – A Playbook for Transforming State Government," Deloitte Development LLC, 2011, p. 104, http://www.deloitte.com/us/stategovplaybook#
- 33. AT&T, Our Kids of Miami-Dade: Case Study, http://www.wireless.att.com/businesscenter/en_US/popups/video/our-kids.jsp.
- 34. Armin Scheuer, "Stockholm Uses City-Wide Mobile Phone System to Document Elderly Care," Healthcare IT News, May 23, 2012, http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/stockholm-uses-city-wide-mobile-phone-system-document-elderly-care.
- 35. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, EPROM, "MDSS: Medical Data Collection on Mobiles," http://www.media.mit.edu/ventures/EPROM/research.html.
- 36. Ibid.
- 37. Mark Heine, "Calif. Department Finds Using an iPad Helps Increase Situational Awareness," Fire Chief, May 2011, http://firechief.com/mobile-apps/calif-department-finds-using-ipad-helps-increase-situational-awareness.
- 38. Fire Apparatus & Emergency Equipment, "Case Study: Mt. Lebanon (PA) Fire Department Implements Motion Tablet PCs," September 2012, http://www.fireapparatusmagazine.com/articles/2012/09/mt-lebanon-pa-fire-department-implements-motion-tablet-pcs.html.
- 39. Paul Hemsley, "Sydney Uses iPad to Stop Disabled Parking Fraud," Government News, January 2012, http://www.governmentnews.com.au/2012/01/13/article/Sydney-uses-iPad-to-stop-disabled-parking-fraud/IBNSUNEJAS.html.
- 40. Xora, "Nation's Eighth Largest Municipal Police Force Keeps Officers Where They Are Needed Most — On The Streets and Interacting Face-to-Face With Citizens," http://www.xora.com/case-studies/baltimore-police-department/.
- 41. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011, 33-3051: Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers, http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes333051.htm; for calculations, see appendix.
- 42. KRQE, "APD gets new tools to prevent stop crime,"July 16, 2012, http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/crime/apd-adds-new-technology


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Here the plaintiff claims that the
defendant was negligent in that: <list allegations of negligence>.
The plaintiff further alleges that as
a direct and proximate result of the acts and/or omissions of the defendant, the
plaintiff was damaged.
The plaintiff need not prove that the
defendant failed to use the required care, skill, and diligence in all the ways
alleged. It is enough if the plaintiff proves one or more of the allegations of
negligence, provided the plaintiff also proves that such negligence was a legal
cause of (his/her) losses.
The plaintiff claims that in failing
to obtain the insurance coverage requested by the plaintiff, the defendant
insurance agent breached (his/her) obligation to perform under the reasonable
standard of care of an insurance agent. The defendant held (himself/herself)
out to be a skilled insurance agent. As such, the defendant was bound to
exercise the same degree of care as a skilled insurance agent of ordinary
prudence, engaged in the same line of business.
Negligence is the breach of a legal
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that person's property. To the extent that the defendant was acting as the
plaintiff's agent, the defendant owed the plaintiff a duty to exercise
reasonable skill, care, and diligence in obtaining the insurance, and any
negligence or other breach of duty on the defendant's part that defeats the
insurance which (he/she) undertakes to secure renders (him/her) liable to the
plaintiff for the resulting loss. Where an agent, like the defendant, undertakes
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attributable to (his/her) breach. An agent acts negligently if (he/she) fails
to obtain the insurance requested or fails to notify the client of (his/her)
inability to do so.
As I have already mentioned, the
plaintiff has the burden of proving its negligence claim by a fair preponderance
of the evidence, that is, that the defendant's conduct represented a breach of
the prevailing professional standard of care. Under our law, the plaintiff must
prove this by expert testimony.1
More specifically, the plaintiff must establish, through expert testimony, both
what the standard of care is and the allegations that the defendant's conduct
represented a breach of that standard. Additionally, the plaintiff must
establish through expert testimony that the breach of the standard of care was a
legal cause of the injury that the plaintiff claims to have occurred.
Keeping in mind all the requirements I
just discussed, if the plaintiff has failed to prove by a preponderance of the
evidence that the defendant breached the prevailing professional standard of
care, or that said breach was a legal cause of the injuries claimed, or that no
damages resulted therefrom, you must render a verdict for the defendant on this
Expert testimony is not required where there is such an obvious and gross lack
of care and skill that it is clear even to a layperson. Davis v. Margolis,
215 Conn. 408, 416 n.6 (1990). Some Superior Court opinions have held that
whether the exception applies is a question of law. Thompson v. Putnam
Kitchens, Superior Court, judicial district of Stamford-Norwalk at Stamford,
Docket No. CV 02 0188635 (December 7, 2004); Faulise v. Eisenstein,
Superior Court, judicial district of New Britain, Docket No. CV 98 0490341
(October 30, 2000); Digioia v. Greenberg, Superior Court, judicial
district of New Haven, Docket No. CV 0350406 (October 11, 1995).
Ursini v. Goldman, 118 Conn, 554,
559 (1934); Dimeo v. Burns, Brooks & McNeil, Inc., 6 Conn. App. 241,
244-45, cert. denied, 199 Conn. 805 (1996); Todd v. Malafronte, 3 Conn.
App. 16, 22 (1984).
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Second Amendment: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary for the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
Despite what you have read about how the Second Amendment protects our rights to own any gun, at any time, in any place, the Amendment is not that clear.
The Second Amendment is susceptible to two contrary interpretations: Individuals have a right to own guns. Or, given the Preamble reference to a "well-regulated Militia," the 1791 Amendment meant the new U.S. government could not interfere with local or state militias. Recall that in Britain gun possession had been severally restricted.
Historically the second interpretation - militias only are protected - has been the law. It was not until the conservative United States Supreme Court in the 5-4 Opinion District of Columbia v. Heller did the Court definitively rule the Second Amendment protects an individual's right to have a gun. However, in Heller the Court left the door open to reasonable regulation of guns.
Do We Have a Gun Problem?
So with that background and legal framework, let's begin the (controversial) discussion. Do we have a gun problem? Do we have a violence problem?
Each year close to 3,000 children and youths 19 and younger are shot to death, nearly 2,000 the victims of homicide. Of the children killed by guns in 23 industrialized countries, nearly nine in 10 live in the United States. In 2011, there were 12,664 murders in the U.S., 8,583 were caused by firearms. Gun-related death rates in the U.S. are eight times higher than they are in countries economically and politically similar to us.
Do we need more gun laws?
NRA's Solution
The National Rifle Association sensibly took time to develop and then come forward with its well-reasoned proposal: more guns. Guns at schools. More concealed weapons permits. "The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun," argues NRA top lobbyist Wayne LaPierre. I have to confess, LaPierre's hard-core, "the NRA will not budge an inch, we will fight any proposal to regulate guns, even assault weapons" approach put me over the edge.
The hysteria over any regulation of guns always amazes me. Just before the November election, I received a handful of e-mails alerting me to supposed new bills proposed by the Obama administration intending to take shotguns away from hunters. For the record, I am a hunter and own guns, but once in a while I think on my own. President Obama hasn't proposed any gun regulations, much to the disappointment of the left. Thank you NRA. The NRA's solution of "more guns" is one approach. Another extreme view is to outlaw all guns. Naw. So what's the answer?
Ban Assault Weapons
What if we addressed the obvious - a ban on assault weapons with clips holding dozens of cartridges?
Reenacting the sunsetted Assault Weapons Ban is low hanging fruit. While such a ban won't stop senseless mass killings, it's an obvious step in the right direction and it can't hurt. I don't buy the NRA's "first an assault weapons ban then our shotguns" pitch.
We can have better education and stronger laws about gun locks and storing guns in homes. We can mandate hunter/gun safety classes before first-time gun purchases. Like California, we should have mental health screening before gun purchases, which won't catch most shooters intent on slaughtering innocent victims, but it might screen a few.
There are dozens of possibilities. I know such evil doers can steal a gun, but at a minimum, modest measures should be adopted to slow down gun violence - put up hurdles to would-be shooters of innocent victims.
Common Sense
We should consider a common sense approach to slowing down deaths by guns. An "All of the Above" menu of efforts.
I am not sure what the answer is but it isn't guns at schools as proposed by the NRA (ostensibly because unarmed schools are perceived as safe places for deranged shooters). What's next, armed guards at museums, playgrounds, theaters, restaurants and the workplace?
The first step is a national conversation. And federal and state officials willing to stand up to the power of the NRA. This stream of consciousness column is to start a conversation. What do you think?
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Diabetes: Learning About Serving and Portion Sizes
Servings and portions. What's the difference? These terms can be very confusing. But learning to measure serving sizes can help you figure out how many carbohydrates ("carbs") and other foods you eat each day. They are also powerful tools for managing your weight.
Servings and portions
Many different words are used to describe amounts of food. If your health care provider uses a term you're not sure of, don't be afraid to ask. It helps to know the difference between servings and portions:
A serving size is a fixed size. Food producers use this term to describe their products. For example, the label on a cereal box could say that 1 cup of dry cereal = 1 serving.
A portion (also called a "helping") is how much you eat or how much you put on your plate at a meal. For example, you might eat 2 cups of cereal at breakfast.
Using serving information
The portion you choose to eat (such as 2 cups of cereal) may be more than one serving as listed on the food label (such as 1 cup of cereal). That's why it helps to measure or weigh the food you eat. Because the food label values are based on servings, you'll need to know how many servings you eat at one sitting.
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If your weight is a concern, reducing your portions can help. You can eat more than one serving of a food at once. But to keep from eating too much at one meal, learn how to manage your portions. A portion is the amount of each type of food on your plate. See the plate diagram for an example of balanced portions.


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A narrow victory
A few moments in his match at the Tennis Masters Cup today, it appeared that Roger would lose against Andy Roddick He was down one set to love and he had a double match point against him in the second set tie break at 4-6.
But then, just like many times before, the wheels fell off in Roddick's attempt to oust the best tennis player on the planet. Roger fought off three match points to win the second set tie breaker and then he cruised in the deciding set to defeat his American opponent 4-6, 7-6 (10-8), 6-4.
"One of the only things I probably would have changed about that point at 6-4 is putting a first serve in," Roddick said. "This won't be the last time I think about that." Roger also agreed that was the turning point.
"Early on in the tiebreak already when I was down 4-1 and him serving ... I thought, well, probably not my day, I'm not playing that great and he's not giving me a chance, so I guess that's it.," Roger said afterwards. "But I told myself, you know, maybe I can make him nervous by just staying along and in the match. That's what happened. I don't know if he got nervous or it just went my way in the end, but it was really close, that's for sure," he said.
Roger has now extended his winning stretch in round-robin matches at the season-ending championship to 14 and his streak against Roddick to eight. He's 12-1 career against Roddick, who has not beaten our star since the semifinals at Montreal in 2003.
Roger will meet Ljubicic on Thursday at 12.00 (Swiss time).
Greetings from the beautiful country of the Philippines!
Your game with Andy Roddick was a cliff hanger! Fantastic! We all admire your mental toughness and determination to win! It's something that's worth emulating.
And yet you won.
Cliches are cliches because they are true.
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You are the coolest warrior in tennis history.
Allez Roger!!!
You are out of this world! To fight off three match points against possibly the biggest server tennis has ever seen, knowing that you would not be going out of the tournament even if you lost one match, shows exactly what a great champi
i must agree, it was a lucky win for you. i watched the game and after the second set i knew you will win the match because the tie breaker was your wake up call. a bit of lesson ed today huh! i think you should put your guard up starting now b


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My other fond memory of this show was the Mike's where CK5 managed to fill what seemed like the entire arena up with fog. The band continued to rip it up and through the fog a girl from some of my classes magically appears, hands me a joint, and fades back into the ethers. Then, as the fog finally clears, Trey and Mike are revealed to be playing while jumping on trampolines - all while playing some of the most amazing music I have ever heard all without skipping a beat. Mind=BLOWN. Deal = sealed.
Saturday, 04/09/1994
Broome County Arena, Binghamton, NY
Soundcheck: Makisupa Policeman
Set 1: Magilla, Wilson > Rift, GinBathtub Gin > Nellie Kane > Julius, Fee -> ATRAll Things Reconsidered, Stash, CoilThe Squirming Coil
Set 2: SampleSample in a Jar, Reba, PeachesPeaches en Regalia > BBJBig Ball Jam, Demand[1] > Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove[2], Tela > SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light, Cavern
Encore: Amazing Grace, Highway to Hell
[1] Debut.
[2] Vocal jam.
· The Little Drummer Boy tease in Peaches en Regalia
· The Little Drummer Boy and Demand teases in Big Ball Jam
· The Little Drummer Boy, Divided Sky, and Dave's Energy Guide teases in Weekapaug Groove
Noteworthy Jams: Bathtub Gin, Stash, Weekapaug Groove, Slave to the Traffic Light
Average Song Gap: 6.45
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: This show marked the debut of Demand. Weekapaug included Little Drummer Boy, Divided Sky, and DEG teases as well as a vocal jam. Little Drummer Boy was also teased during the end of Peaches and the ensuing Big Ball Jam, which also contained Demand teases from Fish. Highway to Hell was jokingly dedicated to some fans in the front row, who were chanting for AC/DC Bag, and not an AC/DC song. The soundcheck's Makisupa Policeman was performed in a funk style and is sometimes referred to as "Funkisupa Policeman."
Song Distribution:
3 Hoist
3 A Picture of Nectar
3 Lawn Boy
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2 The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday
1 Junta
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This show was part of the "1994 Spring Tour."
My other fond memory of this show was the Mike's where CK5 managed to fill what seemed like the entire arena up with fog. The band continued to rip it up and through the fog a girl from some of my classes magically appears, hands me a joint, and fades back into the ethers. Then, as the fog finally clears, Trey and Mike are revealed to be playing while jumping on trampolines - all while playing some of the most amazing music I have ever heard all without skipping a beat. Mind=BLOWN. Deal = sealed.
Forget exactly what the circumstances were, but a friend and I passed through the gate just as the music had started, and dashed through one of the entrances into the seating area. We started groovin to the music for a bit, then realized we had ended up right next to some friends from back home!
This show may come across as a hidden gem to some folks. I can remember, even after amassing a huge tape collection a couple years later, this was always a favorite. Really enjoyed the whole show, but wearing out the old tape deck most of all was the Mike's!! It got into this metallic screeching extra terrestrial sounding cries that really seemed to tap into a new level of communication...Love it, just love it...
A final memory from this show was arriving home to find out that Kurt Cobain from Nirvana had killed himself while we were away.
So Magilla opener was a wonderful way to start the show. I thought I would see a lot more of them and I did but never solo like this. This was a night of firsts for me which worked out great because I was ready to see some different stuff live. Wilson,Gin,Peaches and of course Demand were all first timers for me. Other than that I thought the Mike's Song really worked well with the large crowd. This was also my first Slave which is really just a majestic big room kind of a song. After this show I was completely totally hooked and I made it my mission to see every show i could.
Highlights: Magilla, Gin, Reba
Far from a highlight of '94. However, for being only the fifth show of the year, it exceeded my exceptions.
First set: This was the best first set since the tour opener in Burlington. Great versions of Magilla, Gin, Julius and Stash. Additionally, it was a phenomenally flowing set. Rather than seeing forced Hoist tracks mixed in the set, the song choices were very well planned. The only questionable call was the Rift IMO, but the Rift, Gin>Nellie Kane sandwich is nice. Additionally I LOVE the Squirming Coil as a set closer.
Stash was particularly chaotic with some crazy shredding from Trey. A pretty good listen.
Second set: Good start with sample, followed by an ok Reba. Reba was looming on greatness but Trey was really sloppy on the build up hitting a lot of flat sounding notes. He redeems himself with a good peak.
Peaches was great to follow Reba, as Reba is speculated to be a Zappa inspired piece. A fun Big Ball/Little Drummer boy jam. Solid Mike's followed by a pretty good Weekapaug featuring a fun vocal jam. Tela seemed a little out of place after 'paug but otherwise the ending of Slave and Cavern fit well.
Final Thoughts: This would have been a great show to be at, and easily was the best show of the run since the tour opener.
Highlights: Gin, Stash, Weekapaug Groove
Second set happens but then the encore...I remember a bunch of us took off running when highway to hell hit and we just boogied around the whole concourse while those couple of cops just looked at us like wtf is happening. I remember the conversation afterwards was like...let's not tell anybody how cool this is and maybe nobody will find out....


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After an eight-year struggle, Vermont has cut the ribbon at a new 40-megawatt (MW) wind power project, increasing the state's wind energy generation six-fold to 46.05 MW. The new wind project consists of 16 Clipper wind turbines, each having a rated capacity of 2.5 MW.
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The Morning Download: Big Data 'Messy But Necessary'
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Good morning. Meg Whitman, CEO of Hewlett-Packard, Tuesday defended her company's acquisition of Autonomy during a Q&A at the WSJ CIO Network conference. Ms. Whitman conceded that H-P paid too much for the company, for which H-P took an $8.8 billion write-down last year. But "the notion of this acquisition, I think, was absolutely correct," Ms. Whitman said, because the technology holds the promise of helping customers gain new insights from the analysis of large amounts of data from traditional and untraditional database types. As CIO Journal reported last week, H-P is itself using Autonomy software to improve the efficiency of certain manual processes involved in fulfilling large orders.
Ms. Whitman's defense of application types that help customers analyze large data sets may seem self-serving, but the promise of this technology holds most CIOs in thrall. Chris Anderson, founder and CEO of 3D Robotics and former editor of Wired, was one of the early proponents of Big Data – and his 2008 article, The End of Theory, on the importance of Big Data, arguably fueled much of the current hype around the technology. But while most large organizations are currently at the very least experimenting with it, examples of successful Big Data projects and case studies are still far and few between. The reason, Mr. Anderson said during a later Q&A at the same conference, is not that the technology is overhyped (he says that, along with the Internet, it seems overhyped in the short term, but under-hyped in the long term), but rather that companies haven't hired enough statisticians and analysts, and have been too timid when it comes to using imperfect data. Mr. Anderson said executives must become more comfortable with the fact that data is often imperfect, and rely on the large data sets to smooth out anomalies in results. That approach will allow companies to experiment more quickly and act on what the data tells them. "You need to act on the 80% probability. It's a messy approach but it's necessary," he said.
Indeed, the idea that Big Data is often equated with Bad Data was a recurring theme at the conference. Earlier Monday morning, Vivek Kundra, the former CIO of the U.S. federal government, defended Recovery.gov, a site he launched in 2009 to provide data about government spending and which was criticized for having incomplete or inaccurate data. "The default is that people will go after things that may not be 100% accurate," Mr. Kundra said. "My view is it's much, much better for the government to put out data that's not 100% accurate, than to hold it in a secretive and opaque way."
Increasingly, employees will be consuming Big Data analysis and other business applications on smartphones and tablets, which will spur more application development to support this trend, according to Rich Miner, a partner at Google Ventures, and a former co-founder of the Android operating system. "Now that [developers] realize there are tens of millions of workers with smartphones," Mr. Miner said, "you're going to see a wave of what was traditionally enterprise and SAAS based applications for tablets."
Thanks to all the members of the WSJ CIO Network who were able to attend the conference; we look forward to staying in touch and hearing from you about the issues raised this week, as well as other important issues that will inevitably arise during the next year.
CEO's stake could complicate Dell deal. One complication impacting a possible deal to take Dell private involves the expected participation of CEO Michael Dell, reports the WSJ's Ben Worthen and Anupreeta Das. Executives who join a buyout group have an interest in keeping the purchase price from rising too much, they write, which could put them at odds with their duty to get the best value for shareholders. Mr. Dell owns 16% of the company. Silver Lake Partners, a private equity firm that specializes in technology, is leading one potential transaction. The firm was in discussions Tuesday with Dell for a leveraged buyout at around $13 to $14 a share, the Journal reports.
Facebook's collision course with Google. Facebook updated its own search capabilities yesterday, revealing a new search tool that allows people to conduct complex queries related to their friends profiles using natural search terms, report the WSJ's Evelyn M. Rusli and Amir Efrati. Although Facebook didn't announce any business initiatives connected with the new capability, it could open money-making opportunities down the road, upping the social network's rivalry with Google, which is projected to make more than $13 billion in search-ad revenue in 2012. Facebook's move could also disrupt Internet businesses such as Yelp, LinkedIn and Amazon, which people use to find local places, business connections and products, respectively.
SAP rolls out big product overhaul, misses expectations anyway. The launch last week of a major HANA product didn't prevent German software company SAP from reporting quarterly sales that fell short of analyst expectations. SAP shares fell more than 4% after it reported revenue of $6.7 billion—an increase of 9% year-on-year, reports AllThingsD's Arik Hesseldahl. Last week SAP showed off an overhaul of its flagship product Business Suite running on its HANA database. SAP is hoping the overhaul will increase market share in the database market, upping the pressure on Oracle.
The 'phablet' and fashion faux pas. After years of evolution from brick-size monstrosities into slim pocket devices, cellphones are going in reverse, writes the WSJ's Shira Ovide. Large smartphones with screens measuring at least 4.6 inches –sometimes mockingly called "phablets"—are gaining in popularity, creating quandaries for users who can't squeeze a device the size of small dinner plate into their pocket. "I grabbed one of the newest Samsung devices, and put it in my pocket, and said, 'sh—, this doesn't fit,' " Scott Jordan, CEO of a company that sells garments with pockets designed to hold various devices.
AMDys former employees shared documents with rival. Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices has filed a complaint alleging that a former vice president and three former managers provided sensitive documents toNVIDIA, Ars Technica's Megan Geussreports. AMD says that the former employees collectively downloaded 100,000 files in the months before they left the company. All of them wound up working for NVIDIA.
Facebook insiders make $775 million after IPO. As a group, Facebook executives have been more likely to sell at least some of their shares than peers at Groupon, but less likely than Zynga's executives, report the WSJ's John Letzing and Scott Thurm. Since Facebook went public in May, insiders have sold $775 million in stock. One executive who hasn't is CEO Mark Zuckerberg who has honored a pledge disclosed in September not to sell any stock. Facebook insiders also sold more than 241 million shares, valued at more than $9 billion, in the IPO itself.
EBay profit may drop, but outlook is strong. After markets close today, eBay will likely report a drop in full-year earnings. But underlying profitability will be higher after stripping out a gain in 2011 on the sale of Skype, Ahead of the Tape's Spencer Jakab notes. And a steady rise in revenue and widening margins could produce strong profit growth in coming years. In its core "Marketplace" business, for example, eBay saw its transaction margin rise, while active registered accounts jumped to 117.4 million from 103 million.Symantec sees stock surge with possible business software deal. A report that Symantec plans to sell a software management business sent shares to their highest point since 2008, reports Bloomberg's Jordan Robertson. Symantec closed at $20.35, up 4.7%. Altris, acquired by Symantec in 2007 for about $830 million, makes software that helps companies track and maintain hardware ranging from desktop PCs to mobile devices.
Juniper jumps into software networks.Juniper Networks appears to be embracing so-called software defined networks, the NYT's Quentin Hardy reports. At a company event in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Juniper announced an SDN strategy involving products and pricing, which it hopes to roll out in the next few months. Juniper is hoping its own SDN program will not wipe out its business in selling hardware, however, which seems like a tough combination to make work. "If you don't embrace the S.D.N. model, you'll be in trouble," said Bob Muglia, executive vice president of Juniper's software solutions division. "It's a tougher transition for Cisco than it is for us," he added. "We're smaller, but we're relatively more coherent."
Dating site briefly overshares. A mobile site launched yesterday by dating site OkCupid.com was discovered to have a security flaw that allowed those with the right technical skills access to users' email and birthdates, reports the WSJ's Jeremy Singer-Vine. The company plugged the flaw yesterday after being informed of it by the WSJ. A spokesman blamed it on a typo.
United adds Wi-Fi on international routes. United Airlines said Tuesday that it outfitted its first international wide-body airplane with satellite-based Wi-Fi Internet connectivity, with plans to install the capability on 300 more aircraft this year, the Chicago Tribune's Gregory Karp reports. The airline is far behind competitors in offering Wi-Fi on domestic flights, but United says it is the first U.S. carrier to offer customers the ability to stay connected while traveling on long-haul overseas routes.
Wal-Mart aims to buy American. Wal-Mart is increasing sourcing of American-made products by $50 billion over the next 10 years, the NYT reports. The company said it would buy more goods already produced in the U.S., like games and paper, as well as help vendors in areas like furniture and textiles return production that had moved overseas. The Times notes that a whole range of companies, including AppleGeneral Electric and Brooks Brothers, are experimenting with making more products domestically – it's good for public relations, "but they also take advantage of cheaper energy costs and transportation benefits in this country."
European car makers bank on U.S. demand. Europe's auto makers are betting big on the promise of steady U.S. demand as the European market sinks and China cools, raising the threat to U.S. and Asian car makers' luxury brands, the WSJ's Vanessa Fuhrmans reports. Data came out earlier today showing that demand for new cars in the EU fell to the lowest level in 17 years. "America is our single most important market now," Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche said at the Detroit auto show. Daimler andBMW executives say they scrambled last year to divertmany cars destined for sale in hard-hit southern European countries to U.S. dealers instead.
Fitch warns of downgrade. Fitch Ratings said it could downgrade the U.S. if lawmakers try to prioritize debt payments over other obligations or fail to tackle the debt burden, the WSJ reports. Another "self-inflicted crisis," said David Riley, head of Fitch's sovereign-rating team, "will put into question the predictability and reliability of our policy making when it comes to fiscal policy," increasing the likelihood of a downgrade.
World Bank cuts global growth forecast. The World Bank cut its outlook for world growth in 2013 and warned that the debt-ceiling battle could hit growth, spark a loss of confidence in the U.S. dollar and rattle financial markets, Reuters reports. The World Bank forecast that global GDP will inch up 2.4% this year, from 2.3% in 2012. In its last forecast in June, the bank projected global growth would reach 3% this year.
Spanish prime minister touts reforms, forecasts recovery. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy argues that the economic tide in Spain has finally started to turn in this interview with the FT. He points to rising exports and falling bond yields, and says his labor market reforms have helped Spanish companies regain competitiveness: "I think that the second half of 2013 is when we will start to see a recovery, and it will come through very clearly in 2014."
Tom Loftus contributed to this article.


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At the turn of the 21st century, five kids met while students of film, theater and creative writing classes at Georgia State. They found themselves to be similar pieces on the same game board — five cinenthusiasts who wanted, more than sleep or square meals, to make films of their own. They shared a taste for on the- run tacos and off-kilter movies, many of the films laced with dark humor like arsenic.


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Houma Elks Lodge No. 1193, with the help of a $2,000 Gratitude Grant from the Elks National Foundation, constructed a storage shed for the Bayou District Scouts at Camp Chilantakoba in Houma. The shed is for the group to store camping supplies.
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Autism in the News – Wednesday, 03.31.10
Build-A-Bear Workshop Supports Autism Speaks in Honor of Autism Awareness Month (St. Louis, Mo.)
Build-A-Bear Workshop(R), the interactive entertainment retailer of customized stuffed animals, announced today that it will raise funds to support Autism Speaks in honor of Autism Awareness Month. This is the sixth consecutive year that the company and its foundation have supported the charity, which funds research into the causes, prevention and treatments for autism and advocates for the needs of individuals with autism and their families. Guests can visit any Build-A-Bear Workshop retail location in the United States and donate $1 at checkout register to support Autism Speaks from March 31 through May 2. Read more.
Trial Date Set For One Boy In Norland Sex Assault (Miami, Fla.)
A trial date has been set for a Norland Elementary School student who has been charged as an accessory in the sexual assault of a female classmate. Read more.
Fight Lights iPhone App Supports Autism Awareness – Light it up Blue (Bethesda, Md.)
Shine your light blue to commemorate Autism Awareness Day on Friday, April 2. Download color #10 on the Fight Lights color picker and taking action to raise awareness about autism in our communities. A percentage of proceeds will go to Autism Speaks for the entire month of April as Fight Lights encourages all fans to fight for autism awareness and shine a blue light wherever they are! Read more.
New WVU program trains teachers to help children with autism (W.Va.)
With more than 1,000 reported cases of autism in West Virginia, the need for teachers trained in understanding how to help children with the disorder is great, but West Virginia University's Behavior Analysis for Teachers program is trying to address that need. Read more.
Father of autistic child launches 'Operation Jack' (Kan.)
When Sam Felsenfeld broke his neck at the age of 16 in a swimming pool accident, it was fate that allowed him to regain the use of his legs. Read more.
Valley adults with autism get chance to open for business (Phoenix, Ariz.)
The Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center has started a job training program for adults with autism. Read more.
Susceptibility to Autism Tied to Genes (Health Day News)
Researchers have discovered two genes for brain proteins that seem to be linked to autism disorders. Read more.


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This is my 3rd movie, this video includes some RPS/WLS clips & even some paladin clips with top players such as Dakkroth, Azael or even Taku.
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You can also find my stream here : http://fr.twitch.tv/flubbah
Tracklist : Hans Zimmer - Mombasa
Fracture Design - Reach For The Stars
Brick + Mortar - Move To The Ocean (Baauer Remix)
Apollo Brown - Warm Rain
The Flubbah Song
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Warren Wales Supremo Gatland dropped a bombshell today in the midst of his Superheroes Rugby XV selection. Instead of going with the 25 capped gamma star, the Wales coach (who is taking a brief sabbatical from his Wales Supremo role) has decided to select son of Jor El, Superman at loose head. "Kal is not only a bona fide powerhouse, but he's also really mobile around the park and is very good in the air. Very good. He's also got that ice breath thing going on that doesn't really help us much in the set piece but helps chill the after match champagne." explained Wales Gatland Warren Supremo. Man's connection with the media world is also seen as a boon. "Big Blue is very close to the papers. In fact I think he's smashing that reporter from the Daily Planet. They're our glamour couple; our team's version of Mike Tindall and Cheryl Cole."
Supremo Wales Gatland Warren has upset some with his choice. Sports scientist and radiation specialist Dr Bruce Banner was clearly worried by the move. "I can't understand it. As the game goes on The Hulk just gets stronger and stronger. This is just anti-greenist and I think that the International Superheroes Rugby Board should apologise to Ireland about this. It's just…..so….un….fair….I….can't…..no….NOT NOW!…..ARGGHHHHHHH! HULK SMASH PUNY EDWARDS!!!!" stated The Hulk as he interupted the interview. "Hulk HATE vowel SHORTENER!!!!" he added before ripping the turret off a tank and using it to hit another tank.
"We've looked at videos of the games" explained Sauron Weepremo Gales Watland yesterday. "The Hulk just gives away too many penalties. And he gives them away at vital points of the match, like during the anthems, during other penalty kicks and after match interviews. And it's costing us a small fortune in tank turret repairs. However he's still not quite as bad as your average Welsh forward."
Superhero XV (vs Supervillan XV on April 2nd 2011)
15. Silver Surfer
14. The Flash
13. Quasar
12. Knightcrawler
11. Quicksilver
10. Dr Strange
9. Wolverine
1. Superman
2. The Thing
3. Hyperion
4. Mr Fantastic
5. Goliath
6. Ikaris
8. Thor
7. Black Bolt
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In 1998, Nicholas Mason attached a screen to the side of a truck on Mulberry Street in New York City and projected 16 short films to an audience of around 300 people. Now, 15 years later, Mason's festival, called Manhattan Short, has grown substantially, to the point where movie lovers in Vail and in more than 300 cities on six continents around the world will have a chance to see the top 10 finalists from this year's festival, and vote on their favorite. Beginning Saturday, more than 100,000 people from as far north as St. Petersburg, Russia, as far south as Buenos Aires, Argentina, as far east as Kathmandu, Nepal, and as far west as Perth, Australia, and more than 150 cinemas in 47 U.S. states will come together to view and vote on the 10 films. "While the goal of any festival is to discover and promote new talent, the real aim of this festival is bringing communities together via stories from around the world," said Mason, the festival director and founder. "Never in my wildest dreams would I have imagined that what started as a small, relatively simple event when I projected a handful of short films onto the side of a truck on a downtown Manhattan street 15 years ago, would grow into what it is today, with communities all over the world getting together to celebrate via 10 short films. It's become like Earth Day, but with film."The 15th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival screens at CinBistro at Solaris in Vail on Saturday at 5 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. and Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. Last year 90 cinemas in America screened the film; this year, there are 155. "There's been a real jump in a year," Mason said. "It's interesting to me how this event has started to break into these mainstream cinemas, not just old cinemas and art houses. This year we're venturing into Cobb (the company that owns Cinebistro), which is the most professional company you could deal with."This week is the only time people will have the opportunity to see the 10 films together."It's not going to DVD, it's not going to cable TV," Mason said. "If you don't go, you'll miss it. It's one of those events where you grab someone you love, or someone you like, and you go and take two hours off and see this, and at the same time, there are people watching in Kathmandu, Sydney, 40 cities in Russia and all around the world who are watching as well."
Out of 520 entries received from 49 countries around the world, Manhattan Short selected 10 short films as finalists. Each film is 18 minutes or less and the films are not rated. Together, the 10 films take two hours and 10 minutes to screen. Countries represented this year include Norway, The Netherlands, Russia, England, Ireland, Peru, France, Romania, Spain and the U.S. in what festival organizers describe as the "United Nations of Film Festivals." "When people walk out, they're a little bit more worldly, possibly," Mason said. When choosing the films, Mason used to ask people in the industry - actors, directors and the like - to help him narrow it down, but that didn't work so well. "I want people who deal with the general public and look at the film for what it is and not get caught up with techinical aspects," Mason said.Now he searches out everyday people - bartenders, journalists and the like - for the task. "I've found journalists are really wonderful to judge and discuss films, they usually have a better grasp on issues happening around the world. Most journalists are very well read in global issues. I like to get a pack of them together.""I'm looking for 10 different countries, 10 different grooves; and each film should complement the others. The greatest trick is that you remember the first film after they're all done," he said.The short films will not only entertain a global audience but will be judged by them as well. Filmgoers will be handed a voting card upon entry and asked to vote for the one film they feel should win. Votes are tallied at each participating cinema and submitted to festival headquarters where the winner will be announced in New York City as well as posted online at www.manhattanshort.com on Oct. 7 at 10 p.m.Past finalists have achieved perhaps the ultimate recognition of an Academy Award nomination and win in the short film category. Most years, Mason sees a general theme emerge from the group of submissions. After 9/11 the films were "about terrorists, or why we were getting into a war, conspiracy theories. All the films were colored by disaster."And this year? "They're all triumphal, life's OK and we're going to get through it," Mason said.


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H-P Earnings: What to Watch
Can Hewlett-Packard turn in two consecutive positive quarters? Investors will be looking for the technology giant to take another step forward in its turnaround on Thursday. Last quarter, it swung to a profit and its enterprise group that makes computer servers showed its first revenue growth in two years.
CEO Meg Whitman said she was pleased with the company's progress, but said H-P needed to improve its execution, product innovation, and profitability. For the just-ended quarter, analysts are expecting H-P's sales to decline about 4% to $27.2 billion, while earnings per share are expected to increase 2.4% to 84 cents.
Here's what to watch when H-P reports its fiscal first quarter after the bell Thursday:
How Low Can Revenue Go?: H-P doesn't expect revenue this fiscal year to grow, but it does see its revenue declines moderating. In the first quarter of 2013, H-P's revenue fell 6%, so if revenue dropped an expected 4% in this year's first quarter that would be an improvement. But the company warned the previous quarter that the first quarter environment would remain challenging and somewhat choppy, with softness in Europe, the Middle East and China. H-P also said it expects greater revenue declines in its large personal computer business.
Autonomy Overhang: H-P's botched $11 billion acquisition of the UK software maker in 2011 continues to hang over the company. As various investigations and a class action lawsuit drag on, investors will be looking for any updates or signs of resolution.
Margin Squeeze: H-P's modest improvements in revenue have come at the expense of its margins. Its fourth quarter gross margin was 23%, down slightly year over year, driven partly by competitive pricing. Whitman has said that H-P has more work to do to drive cost savings and improve its operating margins. Some analysts think that the company's calls for improved revenue and higher operating margins will likely require more cost cuts.
Enterprise Group Rebound: Some analysts said the company's enterprise group could grow for the second straight quarter since industry data showed H-P had solid performance in low-end server sales, where it is the market leader. But last quarter H-P warned revenue may decline this quarter. Still, H-P expects continued traction and growth in converged storage, networking and converged infrastructure, which combines servers, storage and networking technology in one box.
Cash Crunch: H-P has told investors it expects to generate $6 billion to $6.4 billion in free cash flow this fiscal year. H-P doesn't provide quarterly cash-flow guidance, but it warned investors that first-quarter cash would be affected by annual bonus payments and accelerated restructuring payouts. The company also said its current cash conversion cycle of 17 days isn't sustainable, and if that number rises it could reignite dormant investor concerns around free cash flow. Cash conversion is a metric measuring the ability of management to sell inventory and collect receivables, and H-P has been touting its decline as a sign of improved execution.


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A prosecutor in south central Kentucky says he will not pursue criminal charges in the fatal shooting of a 2-year-old girl by her 5-year-old brother, who fired his own gun at her.
Cumberland County Commonwealth's Attorney Jesse Stockton said in a statement Monday that he "believes there is no probable cause that any crime occurred" in the April 30 shooting.
Stockton says he will not present the case to a grand jury after reviewing a report from state police.
Caroline Sparks was shot once in the chest by a rifle given to her older brother as a gift. The .22-caliber Crickett rifle is available in different colors and is marketed for children.
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SANTA CLARA -- Colin Kaepernick disputed he's having trouble with his progressions in the passing game, a criticism recently levied by former 49ers quarterback and current ESPN analyst Trent Dilfer.
"I didn't hear what he had to say, but he's not in the building with us, so what he's saying doesn't affect me at all," Kaepernick said Wednesday. "I'm worried about what this team thinks and what I'm going to do for my teammates."
Teammates and coach Jim Harbaugh stood strongly behind Kaepernick on Wednesday, three days after their five-game win streak ended amid the quarterback's worst career outing in terms of passing yards (91) and sacks (six).
"He's going to prepare like no other, come out Sunday and put on a show for us," linebacker NaVorro Bowman said of Sunday's game between the 49ers (6-3) and host New Orleans Saints (7-2). "That's just what we need. He's the leader of this team."
Dilfer took Kaepernick to task after that 10-9 loss to the Carolina Panthers, saying Kaepernick becomes "remedial" as a quarterback when his first potential target is covered.
Kaepernick's response: "I think you should ask him if he knows what my progression is first before he says that."
Dilfer did not immediately return a call seeking comment. During last season's quarterback controversy, Dilfer staunchly supported Alex Smith, his teammate in 2007 when Dilfer wrapped up his 14-year playing career. In January, Dilfer said Kaepernick had struggled with "all the graduate-level things" such as excelling on third-and-long and in the red zone.
Harbaugh gave no credence to the recent criticism and noted that Kaepernick won ceremonial game balls for the two wins that preceded Sunday's defeat.
"We don't think anything's wrong with Colin," Harbaugh said. "We feel like his progression's been very good. He's playing winning football for us and that's what we expect."
Kaepernick now heads to the Superdome, site of his first road win as the 49ers starter last November and also where the 49ers lost Super Bowl XLVII in 34-31 fashion to the Baltimore Ravens.
Saints coach Sean Payton isn't taking Kaepernick lightly, even though the 49ers remain saddled with the league's worst-ranked passing attack.
"He's explosive. He's someone who has a great handle on what they're doing offensively," Payton said on a media conference call. "A lot's asked of him at the line of scrimmage in regards to the run game and getting into the right play.
"If you track his season a year ago and his confidence level leading up to Super Bowl, it is quite an accomplishment. He understand what it takes to win games. He does a great job protecting the football and leading the offense."
If you track his season a year ago and his confidence level leading up to Super Bowl, it is quite an accomplishment. He und what it takes to win games. He does a great job protecting the football and leading the offense."
Kaepernick insisted he hasn't changed from his breakout 2012 campaign. He conceded that defenses are adding "little wrinkles here, little wrinkles there" to thwart the 49ers' scheme.
Center Jonathan Goodwin noted that defenses are especially more prepared for read-option plays. "You've seen at times guys attack those mesh points differently and they've been more aggressive," Goodwin said. "Defenses have had all offseason to prepare for some things we did last year."
That said, all three of Kaepernick's rushing touchdowns came in the 49ers' two games that preceded their loss to the Panthers.
"Of course, he hasn't had the really big numbers he's had in the past, but I see a confident quarterback," Goodwin said. "... It's not as easy to just light it up."
Stating that Kaepernick has been "doing well," running back Frank Gore added: "Every year is going to get tougher. As long as he keeps standing in, manning up and giving his all, that's all we want from him."
For more on the 49ers, see Cam Inman's Hot Read blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/49ers. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/CamInman.


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If it slipped up on you and you missed the rerun last night at 7 p.m. on NBC, you can get photos and video clips of Lisa Kudrow's episode on "Who Do You Think You Are?" at http://www.nbc.com/who-do-you-think-you-are/
The reruns continue weekly on Friday nights (on NBC) at 7 p.m. central time. Next week is the Sarah Jessica Parker California Gold Rush episode.
NBC will start the second year of the series with all new episodes later this programming season.
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