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WiFi-Only Motorola Xoom Now Up For Pre-Order
Yesterday, Motorola announced the WiFi-only Xoom would be hitting stores March 27th; but they never mentioned anything about pre-orders. Well a few retailers have answered the question of many and put up pre-orders..right now. Head to Amazon, Costco or Staples to jump on the pre-order, no need to hurry though, they won't be running out any time soon. Read More
Motorola Xoom WiFi Hitting Seven Retailers March 27th For $599
The wait is nearly over, Android fans. The WiFi-only flavor of the Xoom is set to hit a bunch of retailers in just over two weeks on March 27th. Amazon, Best Buy, Costco, RadioShack, Staples, Walmart, and select Sam's Club locations should all offer the tablet both in stores and through their respective online services. The WiFi-only flavor packs everything found in the 3G… Read More
Vidyo's HD Video Conferencing Platform Now Supports iPad 2, XOOM And Atrix
Video conferencing technology company Vidyo is enhancing its platform with support for Apple's just released iPad 2, Motorola's XOOM tablet and Atrix smartphone. The platform utilizes the company's VidyoTechnology SDK, which is available to third parties, and enables 720p HD multipoint video conferencing that works on a range of mobile devices. With Vidyo's platform… Read More
Tablet Camera Throwdown: iPad 2 Vs Motorola Xoom
We have to level with you. The iPad 2 has some flaws. One would only expect that the iPad 2, a device many many months ahead of the iPhone 4, would have an equal or better quality camera. Sadly, it doesn't. So to see just where the iPad 2 camera ranks with the rest of the meaningful tablets, Macworld thoroughly tests them. Read More
Testing Backs Up iPad 2's Purported Graphical Prowess
Anandtech has run a few synthetic benchmarks on the iPad 2, comparing it with the original iPad and the Motorola Xoom. I'm actually pretty shocked by how far ahead it is. I considered Apple's "9x faster" boasts to be more or less exaggerations of still-significant gains, but this thing is taking the Tegra 2 to school. Remember, though: the Tegra 2 is pushing ~25%… Read More
Xooms Not Selling So Well
Remember the Xoom? We really liked it. Anyway, Jefferies analyst Peter Misek says that the Xoom is going to be knee-capped by the iPad 2 this week and probably for the rest of its natural life, a situation that does not bode well for the Honeycomb tablet. Read More
Xoom Update Coming Today, Adobe Flash 10.2 On March 18th
Xoom owners? Verizon is pushing a update to your darling tablet sometime today, which will then allow you to download Flash 10.2 next week. 10.2 brings a host of new features: hardware accelerated H.264 playback, faster webpage rendering, and a new ActionScript API for better soft keyboard support. All this fun comes next week on the 18th. [Verizon & Abobe] Read More
Analyst: Non-iPad Tablets Will Be Collecting Dust On Store Shelves
The immense popularity of the iPad, and now the iPad 2, has Apple's competitors, in the words of Steve Jobs, flummoxed. What to do? According to a J.P. Morgan Research analyst, it may well be that all of these competitor tablets will be sitting on the store shelves as folks decide en masse that the iPad is the way to go. In other words, competitors try to convince people that their tablet… Read More
TechCrunch Review — The iPad 2: Yeah, You're Gonna Want One.
In January 2010, shortly after its unveiling, I first got my hands on an iPad. My initial reaction? "The iPad is like holding the future." And that's funny because here we are, just a little over a year into that future, and something new has come along that makes holding the iPad 1 feel like holding the past: the iPad 2. A week ago, after its unveiling, I got some hands on… Read More
Staples To Sell Motorola Xoom And BlackBerry PlayBook This April
The tablet wars are coming to Staples in April. According to a leaked internal memo, employees will be trained on the Xoom and PlayBook at the end of this month with both tablets then launching the following month. That timetable is inline with the PlayBook's rumored launch, but RIM has not officially announced its launch details including release date or price. This move does somewhat… Read More
OMG/JK: A Kiss For iPad 2, A Slap For Xoom
It's war! This week, I went to the unveiling of the iPad 2 and got some hands-on time with the device afterwards. Meanwhile, Jason bought a Xoom and has been extensively testing it out. The consensus? iPad 2: Good. Xoom: Bad. At least for now. I haven't extensively played with iPad 2 yet, and Google is undoubtedly going to patch the Xoom. But still, first impressions are key. Jason… Read More
Wi-Fi Xoom With "Homeycomb" To Sell For $539?
An inside man or woman at Sam's Club has sent Droid-Life a few pictures of the Motorola Xoom end cap display there, and the price is refreshingly low, considering the total cost of ownership for a subsidized 3G one. $539 is still a chunk of change, but it might give the iPad shopper pause. Bear in mind these prices are unconfirmed, and considering the other errors on the placard… Read More
An iPad Lover's (Initial) Thoughts On iPad 2
"These are post-PC devices, that need to be even easier to use than a PC." That was Apple CEO Steve Jobs' closing remark as he left the stage having just announced the iPad 2 at an event today in San Francisco. And that comment really summed up the vibe of the entire event. When Jobs was on stage, he made it very clear over and over again that the iPad competition out there… Read More
Breakdown Reveals Xoom Cost To Build: $278
Motorola's Xoom, the first Android 3.0 tablet to get into consumer hands (if you don't count hacked Nook Colors), has a total cost of about $278, according to UBM TechInsights and iSuppli. That's $33 more than the iPad's cost-to-build estimate. On the consumer pricing front, an iPad with 3G and 32GB of storage costs $729, while the Xoom is $799. Motorola is, of… Read More
Cause And Effect: Xoom Causes Galaxy Tab To Drop Price
The Galaxy Tab originally launched with a $600 price tag after 2-year contract. Now, the Galtab is priced to sell: $299 after 2-year contract at Verizon. The price drop comes just after the Motorola Xoom released. Read More
Hacked: Motorola Xoom Already Rooted
That didn't take long. Yesterday, we reported that hacker @koush had successfully made the Xoom moddable by installing his ClockworkMod Recovery ROM manager. At that point root access was not achieved, but, no less than a day later he made it happen. Read More
iFixIt Tears Down The Motorola Xoom, Finds It Full Of Parts, Air
The Motorola Xoom, like the iPad, is mostly dead air and a battery. iFixIt did their best to tear out all the important bits, finding a large screen, a handsome circuit board, and what appears to be a dead PCI board dedicated to future upgrades. Read More
Xoom Shows Its Mod-Friendliness With ClockworkMod Install
It was only just released, but the Motorola Xoom has already been made moddable by Seattle hacker @koush, who installed his ClockworkMod Recovery ROM manager on the device with no problems. Kind of a 180 after all that hullaballoo about the Droid series having highly protected bootloaders. Read More
What Do You Want To Know About The Xoom? Ask Me Tomorrow Live
I have the Motorola Xoom here in my hot little hands and I put it through its paces over the past few days and I'd love to demonstrate and explore the device with your questions in mind. What I'm planning is a 12pm Eastern/9am Pacific LIVE STREAM for one hour TOMORROW Friday, February 25, answering the questions you have about the device and going through some of the screens. Read More
Review: Motorola Xoom – The Android Tablet Redefined
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Few tablets have met with such widespread anticipation as the recently-announced Xoom. It is the closest anyone has come to an iPad equivalent for the Android set. I was impressed with the speed, design, and quality of the device, and although there are a few caveats, I came away optimistic for the new crop of Honeycomb devices that will follow this one. Read More


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Wednesday August 24, 2011
Millen, Ga--One of the more intriguing teams we may want to keep an eye on this year is Jenkins County. It's been a while since they've been on the map with wins and losses but they're on the map this year with three division one prospects.
Jonathan Taylor and James Deloach have already committed to Georgia and Levantay Evans has an offer from Florida State on the table creating quite the buzz around the Eagles next. With those three guys, a new coach in Charlie Waters, and a new spread offense, big things are expected. Can bring with it more pressure so these guys have to be focused more then ever.
"For the last couple of years we were lacking in leadership and discipline." said Levontay Evans "I'd say that we didn't know how to win as a team. We had the good athletes and the good coaches, we just weren't mentally tough."
"People look at them and they expect us, when we have those type kids on a Class A team, they expect us to do well." said coach Chuck Conley "With that comes that responsibility for them. But they also have to get their teammates involved."
Now coach Waters also the kids attitude will be the determining factor. The new offense may open some holes but if the kids don't grasp the system and focus at the task at hand, the results won't be much different then the past.


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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney are preparing this weekend for their upcoming debates.
Obama has momentum on his side, yet he's still struggling to revive the passion and excitement that propelled him to the White House in 2008. He must also convince skeptical Americans that he can restore the economy to full health.
Meanwhile, Mitt Romney is grasping for his last, best chance to reboot his campaign after a disastrous September. He needs to instill confidence that he's a credible and trusted alternative to Obama, with a better plan for strengthening the economy.
The first debate is Wednesday night in Denver.
The presidential candidates are letting their running mates do the talking today.
Campaigning in Florida, Vice President Joe Biden says he and Obama were presented with the prospect of a trillion-dollar budget deficit during their first week in office. Biden blames the deficit on the Bush administration.
In New Hampshire, Republican Paul Ryan is promising voters they will "live free and prosper" if they elect Romney. Ryan is contrasting the economic stagnation he says will continue if Obama is re-elected with the prosperity he and Romney will create.


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It begins with a sneeze or a stuffy nose, followed by the chills and body aches.
It's the flu and now the Ingham County Health Department is ready to take on the season by stocking up on the flu vaccine.
"All manufacturers of the flu vaccine have more than adequate supplies of it so there should be no shortage of the influenza vaccine," Joy Maloney, Ingham County Health Department.
The flu shot is just $20 and can be billed to Medicare or Medicaid. Also available is the flu mist, a nasal spray alternative for those who don't want an injection.
The flu mist is a bit more expensive than the shot: it costs about $52 and is not covered by insurance this year. It's also important for the person getting the nasal spray form to be in good health, and not have a compromised immune system.
"The flu mist is a live vaccine, it's a weakened form of the virus. Someone with a compromised immune system may not be able to build up the antibodies and could shed some of the flu virus after having the flu mist.
It takes about two weeks for your body to build up antibodies to the flu, which is why the Ingham County Health Department is beginning clinics on Oct. 14, well before December, the typical start of flu season.
Call 887-4316 for more information on clinic sites and times.
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Shon Duty talks about Project Big Love.
Something incredible happened at the first night of the Democratic National Convention. After the negativity...
And in the United States, where its citizens once ranked the third and fourth tallest, both men and women had the smallest gain in height of any high-income country and plateaued first, followed by Britain, Finland and Japan. Now, American women...
virtual reality may help educate drivers about the hazards of driving and texting or other distractions. The program is called Distractology, and it's been shown to be an effective part of driver education program, particularly for young people and...
We see the world in units of measurement. You're this many feet tall and this many years old, and you weigh this many pounds. But not everything can be measured in miles and pounds.
Dolly's premature aging isn't likely to extend to all clones or tissues formed using adult cells. In fact, four sheep clones formed from the same cell line as Dolly seem to be in perfect health, and are now pushing nine years of age.
Joe O'Mahoney cartoon on Elizabeth Warren being Donald Trump's nemesis.
Susan Sarandon wasn't having a very good time at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on Monday.
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"Masters of Illusion" (8 p.m., The CW): Can this reality show whip up some ratings magic? It's a glitzy showcase of comedic tricks, daring escapes, grand illusions and more.
"Redwood Kings" (9 p.m., Animal Planet): This new series combines the majesty of nature with master craftsmanship as it follows twin brothers Ron and John Daniels who turn pieces of redwood into amazing works of art.
"The Killing" (12:01 a.m., Netflix): The fourth and final season of this moody mystery series picks right up from the Season 3 finale. As detective Linden (Mireille Enos) and Holder (Joel Kinnaman) struggle to manage the fallout from their rash actions, they are assigned a gruesome new case: An entire family has been murdered, except for the son (Tyler Ross), who was shot during the massacre. All six episodes will be available simultaneously.
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Motorcyclist dies from accident near Raceland
Published: Saturday, March 30, 2013 at 10:56 p.m.
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A Raceland motorcyclist died at a hospital after being involved in a Saturday afternoon crash on La. 1 just north of Raceland, State Police said.
The victim was identified as Leo Robinson, 69.
State Police said Robinson was traveling south on La. 1 on a 2007 Honda Goldwing just before 1 p.m. when a Grand Am driven by Nelma Naquin, 74, of Thibodaux, pulled out from the road's shoulder and tried to make a u-turn. Robinson's motorcycle then struck Naquin's vehicle in the driver's side door.
Robinson, who became trapped under his motorcycle, was transported to Thibodaux Regional Medical Center where he later died, police said. He was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident.
Police said Naquin was taken to St. Anne hospital in Raceland with minor injuries.
Alcohol and speed are not suspected factors in the crash, police said. Toxicology tests are pending.
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I've seen the video on TV at least a dozen times. Roughly 40 minutes before fire broke out at a Victorian home at 17th and St. John streets, a tall, thin man with an untucked shirt and baggy pants strolls past a neighbor's security camera. He repeats the move three times.
He doesn't look like a street person. His hair is combed back neatly and his stride is purposeful but not fast. In his right hand he holds a dark object. Think an old-fashioned Miami Beach tourist. Though it's cold, the man wipes his forehead with his forearm, perhaps expecting hot work ahead.
You can puzzle over the motivation of a man that fire officials believe has lit a dozen fires in the neighborhoods just east and south of downtown San Jose. A feeling of persecution as a kid? A love to be in the limelight? A mental illness, a variety of schizophrenia?
What you can't question is the man's brazenness. If the video shot from neighbor Eric Kupferer's security camera really captures the arsonist, he seems to be a man who scouts his locations carefully. He's a tourist of disaster.
The authorities have put out a sketch of the arsonist man and a description: A thin guy, at least 6 feet, 160 to 180 pounds, age 25 to 40, white or Latino. Anyone who spots him is asked to call 911. But that doesn't tell you how he works.
On the ground
To get a sense of how he operates -- and how potential victims see him -- I spent a couple of hours Sunday walking the blocks near 20th and San Antonio streets. I went with volunteers who had responded to Councilman Sam Liccardo's call to distribute fliers about the arsonist.
At several households, people acknowledged they had heard of the arsons. Then they would add, "You mean in this neighborhood?'' as if doubting that it could ever affect them.
At Greater St. John Baptist Church on San Antonio Street, the pastor, Rev. Greg Nolan, took me to the modular structure in the rear, where the arsonist struck twice.
One attack came last week and left the classrooms, used for adult and teen classes, unusable. Then, early Sunday morning, after TV crews had come to the church on Saturday, the arsonist lit a second blaze on the back side.
"I think this guy is paying attention to the coverage,'' Nolan told me. And I think the pastor is right.
A confounding crime
More than any other crime, arson confounds us. The combustibility of a fire means it can claim undefined victims. It's unlike murder, where the victim is usually targeted. Did the arsonist know that two elderly people lived in the Victorian at 17th and St. John and had to be rescued? Did he care?
That threat, oddly, unites us. Outside fire station No. 8, mayoral hopeful Liccardo and the firefighters' union chief Robert Sapien, two men who fought on opposite sides of the city's great union-management battle not long ago, both handed out leaflets on the arson. The firefighters' union has put up a reward of $10,000.
You could only praise the efforts on both sides. Until he's caught, finding the Stroller, the Tourist, Mr. Baggy Pants -- whatever you call him -- looms bigger than anyone's pension or balanced budget.
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Persian Visions: Contemporary Photography from Iran
September 29–December 30, 2007
The first survey of contemporary Iranian photography to be presented in the United States, Persian Visions introduces the work of twenty exceptionally talented artists. Through their highly creative and personalized manipulations of the photographic medium, these artists—all celebrated figures in their homeland and many known in Europe as well—explore aspects of cultural, gendered, and individual identities in Iran at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Shokoufeh Alidousi, for example, probes the boundaries of self-portraiture by a woman, working both within and against the tradition of the veil. Sadegh Tirafkan portrays three young Iranians walking purposefully past the ancient site of Persepolis, the Persian capital destroyed by Alexander's armies in the fourth century, inviting us to wonder whether they are acknowledging or dismissing this ancient site. Shahriyar Tavakoli seems to welcome us into the intimacy of his home and family life—until we realize that the black backgrounds make each scene float in a dream-like state. Collectively, the photographs and films of these artists question not only what it is to be Iranian, but also the nature of reality as perceived by the human eye—and the camera's lens.
Persian Visions was developed by Hamid Severi for the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Iran, and Gary Hallman of the Regis Center for Art, University of Minnesota and toured by International Arts & Artists, Washington, D.C.
This exhibition was made possible in part by the ILEX Foundation, University of Minnesota McKnight Arts and Humanities Endowment, and the Department of Art, Regis Center for Art, University of Minnesota.
Its presentation in Ann Arbor is made possible in part by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the University of Michigan Health System, and University of Michigan Women's Studies Program.
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Dear fans,
As you can see I have had the privilege of meeting and playing some tennis with one of the greatest legends of our sport: Björn Borg! I have always been interested in the history of the game and his is certainly a name you come across very often in this regard. So it was a dream come true for me to spend around an hour on the court with Björn.
Upon my stay in Dubai on my way to Shanghai, I saw that a senior exhibition called 'The legends rock Dubai' was being held. Björn Borg was there along with John McEnroe, Mansour Bahrami and others. I asked him if he would like to play some tennis with me and it was terrific!
The tournament in Shanghai is moving closer rather rapidly. It's great to have prepared for the Masters Cup quietly in Dubai. I'm looking forward to this year's final challenge!
Speak to you soon,
It is great to see you got to play tennis with one of your idols!!! That makes me feel great that you are having such a great time in Dubai. I hope you go out with a big band in Shanghai!!!! ONE MORE WIN BABE!!!!! and go out with a fantastic r
I'm so glad you got to experience anothe
It's nice to know you're having a good time here in Dubai, I wish I could meet you. Hopefully I can see you when you came again in few months to play in the Dubai open.
Have a great time and good luck in Shanghai,
Take care,
Reem from Dubai
What a great photo of you and Bjorn! I'm glad that you had this opportunity, as it means a lot to you. You look rested and well---I am delighted that you are going into Shanghai in such good health and spirits. YOU'RE THE MAN, ROG!!! I'
This is very nice from you, my two best players are you and Borg, you actually share some type of the same personality.
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Leeds United Message Board
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Millwall (H), Leicester (A), 'Palace (A), Peterborough (H), Huddersfield (H), Ipswich (A), Derby (H), Charlton (A), Wednesday (H), Burnley (H), Birmingham (A), Brighton (H), and Watford (A) – 13 games with a minimum requirement of 24 points to gain in order to finish the season with 70, the basic entry total for a sixth place finish.
Of the remaining 13 games, seven are to be played at home. Seven home wins would net us 21 points, leaving one point to be picked up in the other six away games. However, winning every home game is about as realistic as predicting only one draw in all our away games. Football results are never predictable – try doing the pools!
My sense of Leeds' chances at this stage of the season is the same as it has always been under Bates – i.e. just enough hope to keep fans involved for as long as possible but with no serious intention of Leeds returning to the PL.
Neil Warnock's latest excuse for the club not investing in the loan market (that introducing new players might unsettle a team that is doing so well) seems evermore like the utterances of a manager appointed for his PR skills rather than his tactical ability.
Can Leeds, presently sitting ninth in the table and six points adrift of sixth place, make it to the play-offs? The answer is 'possibly'. But, and it is a big but (fenagh!), with a GD of -5, teams above us having GDs of up to 28, and our inability to convert chances, the likelihood is remote.
Leeds' performance this season, like every other for the past eight years, has Bates' fingerprints all over it. I'm beginning to lose interest is supporting Leeds – which is what I suspect Bates wants – but, as Leeds is in my blood, what can be done?
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Just checking you're all still breathing out there---just been talking to Kevin Phillips, he said these new pills he's on are working wonders.
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There is no chance of making the play offs in my opinion, it is now a lost cause.
Whether this is due to Bates or Colin or GFH I don't know although the latter is unlikely.
I am now waiting to see who is appointed manager for next year, and how much is invested in the team during the summer. We will then know whether GFH are serious or if they truly are a cover for Bates. IMO opinion at the moment that is what I believe to be the case, but I am prepared to give them a chance over the summer, although I don't see it being different to the last 8 seasons under Bates.
They really do need a large investor with plenty of spare cash to get us out of this mire, otherwise we will be here or Division 1 for an eternity.
All the talk from Colin is a joke. He keeps saying after each away game demise that we were unlucky or lays the blame elsewhere. The simple fact is we can't score goals and without that we can't win matches no matter how much the defence has tightened up. I still can't quite grasp why we switched Becchio for Morrison, as good as Morrison may turn out to be. We had a proven scorer in this division who fitted into the team, and although his head had been turned, why couldn't we turn it the other way?
Enough of the rant, let's just hope we put a rugby score past Millwall
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Take heart from Pools lads, unbeaten in the last 6 and confident of at least a point away to top team Doncaster the weekend. It's took a long time coming, but that's all it takes, a confidence boosting run.
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The 5 Summer Movies WSJ's Film Critic Thinks You Should See
It is well over halfway through summer-movie season, and it's shaping up to be a rough one at the American box office. Revenue is down more than 20 percent compared to last summer, and Hollywood is facing its worst slump in eight years. However, all is not lost for moviegoers as July turns into August. Here are Wall Street Journal movie critic Joe Morgenstern's five favorite movies of the summer, so far:
"An endearing epic not only rare but unique," says Morgenstern. "No filmmaker until now has embarked on a venture quite like this one" and it "takes a parent's breath away."
'Dawn Of the Planet Of the Apes'
Morgenstern calls the latest 'Apes' movie "more surprising" than its predecessor since it's "equally smart" and "even more powerful as an action piece." Some of it may seem silly in the trailer, he says, "but it doesn't feel silly in the theater…This is more than just an ape movie."
The sequel to 'How to Train Your Dragon' is "a movie the world needs," says Morgenstern. "Gleeful and smart, funny and serious, this sequel surpasses the endearing original."
"The true—and universal—concerns of this blissfully funny film are living life, pushing limits, making a mark, discovering love," says Morgenstern. 'We Are the Best!' "is little only in physical and financial scale."
Morgenstern calls the new 'X-Men' "the definition of a really good time. It feels urgently important while it's happening and thoroughly satisfying once it's over."


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If you like wedding photography, chances are, you may love beautiful bridal gowns and wedding dresses like I do too!
I think one of the biggest and main decisions that brides have to make during the period before their wedding day is their choice of the bridal dresses. It has to be something which they will love forever as the memory will be etched forever through online and offline photographs because a marriage between a couple is forever.
Look at the bridal gown, I think such sleeveless wedding dresses are truly beautiful. Somehow it looks more modern, and makes the woman look elegant and sexy at the same time. Makes them look so beautiful – you should get this on if you want to stun your husband 😉
On the other hand, if you prefer something with straps, then you could opt for them too. In my opinion, as long as they are sleeveless and you have relatively slim and toned arms, the wedding gown will look absolutely stunning on you during your actual day ceremony as well as any pre wedding photo shoots sessions you may have!
Of course, some brides (maybe you?) prefer dresses which are less 'hard' and 'rigid' and more soft. Of course, they look great as well! Remember, the key I feel to having a great wedding gown is to make sure they're sleeveless 😛
I genuinely think they look that much more elegant – and more importantly, they look more fun and more modern! After all, if you were to look at Victorian age bridal gowns, they all pretty much have sleeves and look really frumpy everywhere. That's outdated. Ladies, please follow the best looking trends – this is something that's going to stick with you throughout your life Make sure you get something great which suits your tastes and your figure as well so that you will look amazing in photographs!


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Removing the stock air inlet system
a) Before removing any of the O.E. components, label each individual part so that no components become mixed up during the installation process. There are two Vacuum Switching Valves (VSV), and one air flow meter that have electrical and/or vacuum connections going to them. Be sure to label these connections before disconnecting them.
Remove b) Remove the two nuts and two plastic rivets that hold the plastic engine cover on. The
plastic rivets may be gently lifted with a small screwdriver. Remove the cover. c) Remove the bolt in the radiator support that holds the battery bracket. Unhook the rod at the rear of the battery bracket. Remove the battery from the vehicle


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Mexican bakery giant Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV is challenging a $30 million bid from one of its biggest rivals for Hostess Brands Inc.'s Beefsteak rye brand. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here. Here's a WSJ video discussion on the bidding process and the company's clash with unions.
(Daily Bankruptcy Review and DBR Small Cap are daily newsletters with comprehensive coverage and analysis of emerging and in-progress insolvencies and turnarounds. For a two-week trial, visit our homepage, scroll to the bottom and click "try for free.")
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP's liquidation plan has been approved, Law Blog reports.
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. says a group of hedge funds is trying to use a "pocket veto" to derail the bank's bid to recover $928 million it lent to MF Global Holdings just before the firm's 2011 collapse. Read the DBR article via Fox Business.
Semiconductor maker Conexant Systems Inc. filed for bankruptcy, Bloomberg reports.
Also according to Bloomberg, Japanese chip maker Elpida Memory Inc. won approval in Tokyo for a sale to Micron Technology
Peregrine Financial Group Inc. customers might get all their money returned to them, WSJ reports.
According to Reuters, Canada's Imperial Bank of Commerce reported a 4% profit loss mostly because of a charge for a settlement with Lehman Brothers Holding Inc.
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A Texas megachurch has decided to lure potential God-botherers through its doors tomorrow by giving away a donated furniture set, 15 TVs, 16 cars and other very holy items that are not at all incongruous.
Bay Area Fellowship Church, in Corpus Christi, will look like the set of The Price is Right, the church's Pastor, Bill Cornelius, told the Christian Post. He admitted that the stunt was somewhat "outrageous," but also outlined his plan. "They're coming for the loot and they're going to leave with Jesus," he later added.
Or, you know, just the shiny stuff. Next time give away iPads. They're apparently prompting religious reactions all over the show.


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Before Brett MIchaels was courting strippers on reality TV, some recently unearthed photos reveal he was hookin' up with ladies who were just a bit more...zaftig. Yikes!
Brett Michaels on the right. On the left is Coach Bieste from Glee in better times.
Him: "Please let go. You're...hurting me!"
Her: "We can do this the easy way or the hard way."
"Hah! Headlock! Told ya you didn't want to do this the hard way."
"Woo! This would be totally rad if I wasn't so horrified!"
Another clinger latches on.
Finally, Brett breaks free! Aww yeah ladies, who wants??
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Updated: 12/20/12
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine addresses school safety. He explains teachers are becoming first responders during school shootings.
DeWine lays down basics for Ohio schools including sending teachers to a training academy, but local educators and law enforcement are left with lots of questions.
Considering new ways to increase the odds of students surviving a school threat and now option is being overlooked.
"Every community is different, every building is different and so you have to devise a plan for every campus that you have," explains Belpre Schools Superintendent, Tony Dunn.
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine says nothing short of barricading every school will stop another threat. He says one option is to train teachers to respond even if that means... arming them.
Belpre schools superintendent isn't on board. "I'm not for arming principals and teachers during the school day. I am interested in having school resource officers that are available to the school."
Attorney General DeWine says teachers quickly become the first responders in these situations.
"Educators are trained for years to be educators and in one quick second it's going to be hard to convert them into a law enforcement first responder," says Washington County Sheriff Larry Mincks. "I would be cautious to placing weapons in the hands of someone who has not had an awful lot of training."
Attorney General DeWine plans to send teachers to the State Police Training Academy to help them prepare for a shooter, but local schools and law enforcement say they don't know what that'll include.
"But I do think that something certainly needs to be done and I think starting a dialogue is a good spot to do that and maybe that's whats going to happen," continues Mincks.
"It has caused some conversations between the Police Department and us and we will expedite that," says Dunn.
DeWine says the decision to allow guns is ultimately left up to each school District but encourages everyone to consider it.
"I think we need to avoid a one size fits all and have the local people decide what kind of plan they want," says Mincks.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The state is expanding safety training for Ohio educators to reflect the reality that those inside a school are the first to face danger.
Attorney General Mike DeWine said Wednesday that nothing short of barricading every school in the country can stop something from happening, but officials have a moral obligation to take steps that will increase the odds of children surviving.
DeWine says the state police training academy will train educators across the state in how to deal with an active shooter.
DeWine says he would support allowing a trained school official access to a gun during the school day but such decisions should be up to each district.
Wednesday's announcement follows last week's massacre at a Connecticut elementary school and last February's school shooting in Chardon.
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Holy shit. It was easier to go around as yourself because people figured you out from about half a block away. The Japanese castle and St. Petersburg were such a headache.
In one part, 47 kills one of his clones, and changes outfits. I say change, but all he does is have a different tie, and you can walk away without suspicion. Put on full winter soldier garb in the same scenario and the game was having none of that.


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Local doctor charged with DWI, child abuse
Published: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at 5:54 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at 5:54 p.m.
A local family practice physician has been charged with putting her own child in danger after police responding to a 911 call at her home found her driving away impaired with her 3-year-old.
Deputies responding to 80 Green Ridge Drive in Mills River over Memorial Day weekend noticed a car driving erratically, said Maj. Frank Stout of the Henderson County Sheriff's Office.
Deputies said the vehicle ran off of the road into a mailbox and continued on to North Rugby Road, where the car was stopped.
The driver was identified as Emily Rogers Sawyer, a general practitioner in Brevard whose address matched the home to which officers were responding.
Deputies smelled alcohol during the stop and noticed Sawyer's child in the car.
A test revealed that Sawyer, 37, had a blood alcohol content of .13, over the legal limit of .08.
Stout said the N.C. Highway Patrol charged Sawyer with driving while impaired. The Sheriff's Office charged her with misdemeanor child abuse for "driving while impaired with the child in the vehicle," according to a magistrate's order.
Sawyer was arrested May 25 and also charged with simple assault after her husband, Jerry Sawyer, filed a complaint with a magistrate stating that she hit him in the face with her fist and verbally threatened him.
Sawyer surrendered her driver's license for at least 10 days in June. She is set to appear again in Henderson County District Court on Aug. 26.
Sawyer declined to comment on the case.
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Hungarian Forint Bounces after Official Slams Weakness
The Hungarian forint rose Thursday to its highest level this week after a government official said a much stronger exchange rate against the euro was desirable after the currency's recent slide to a seven-month low.
Mihaly Varga, the minister in charge of Hungary's loan negotiations with the International Monetary Fund, said the forint should trade in the range of 275 forints and 285 forints to the euro. The comments by were the first time a high-ranking government official has specified a preferred rate Citigroupid on its CitiFXWire service.
The forint firmed almost 0.7% against the euro to 292 forints on Thursday morning local time. It recouped some of the losses it had suffered last week on comments by another official, interpreted as favoring a weaker currency, which sent the Hungarian currency sharply lower, near the psychological level of 300 forints.
Hungary is different to other European countries insofar as too much currency weakness is seen as unwelcome. That's because much of the country's debt is denominated in foreign currencies, which becomes more expensive to pay back when the forint weakens.
In an interview with private television channel HirTV, Mr. Varga said a euro exchange rate of between 275 forints and 285 forints would benefit both exporters and foreign-currency debtors.
That followed comments by the Hungarian economy ministry on Jan. 14 that blamed a trading recommendation by American economist Nouriel Roubini and selling by speculators for the forint's slide.
But Gyorgy Matolcsy, the economy minister who is widely tipped in the local press to take over the central bank from March 3, has also hinted that a weakening wouldn't be unwelcome.
Some analysts warn that concerns over the coming change of leadership at the central bank, or Magyar Nemzeti Bank–whose continued independence is the subject of a long-running dispute between Hungary and the European Union, International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank–could continue to weigh on the currency.
"The issues of the MNB change throughout this year will be a very big negative for the forint," said Rabobank foreign-exchange strategist Christian Lawrence, who expects to see more political appointees to the bank.
"Inflation targeting will be pushed aside and focus will be on growth and the government," Mr. Lawrence said.
Andras Simor's six-year term as central bank governor ends March 3 and Prime Minister Viktor Orban has yet to name his successor.
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STOCKTON - During the course of investigating a child molestation case Friday involving a 13-year-old girl, child abuse sexual assault detectives with the Stockton Police Department interviewed an adult suspect and ended up arresting him.
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text: Someone asked me recently, in regards to their story (not here, by the way) "How long would it take to walk from X to Y? And how long would it take to march, say, a company of soldiers from X to Y?" While there are general guidelines (which I'll get into in a moment) there's also one Rule: and that is, the story trumps all. The story needs to work *as a story*, and if you need to rearrange the geography to suit the story...do it. (C.J. Cherryh says "Never draw the map first.") You can find out a lot of useful information on foot travel by a) doing it, b) looking up typical times for walkers to cover the kind of terrain in the kind of weather you've provided in the story, c) reading a lot of military history (in which you'll find that some general staff, despite knowing how fast their army really could march, based their plans on having it march much faster than it could, with unfortunate results.) You can also watch videos of people walking in various terrain, with various loads--for instance, there's an available video about the Appalachian Trail, in the US (runs over a thousand miles from Georgia to Maine along the spine of those mountains). I've seen videos of people hiking elsewhere in the world, too. For some stories you do have to remove the modern lightweight gear they use and replace it with something appropriate to your story. Doing it--at least some--is good because it gives you the body feel of walking on different terrains and slopes, with varying loads. It's altogether different to go up a steep mountain trail in a dry area where you have to carry your own water and you've got two gallons as well as your other gear--and coming down with nearly-empty water jugs, less food, etc. Every surface is different: wet snow, dry snow, deep snow (wet or dry), mud of various depths and consistencies, wet sand, dry loose sand, rocky, loose rocky, rounded gravel, shallow water, deeper water, close-cropped turf, knee-high grass, waist-high grass, etc., etc. Those of you in the UK are lucky because you have so many different kinds of terrain and walking surface close enough together to make getting that experience easy. For story purposes, we care about what makes the written version believable to those who have done it or something similar. To do that, we have work with the following factors and their interactions--the person walking, the surface walked on, the terrain (steepness), the weather, the length of the journey (a one-day sprint or a month-long endurance trial?) and the load carried (its weight, its shape and size, whether alive and wiggly like a baby or inert like a rock.) The Walker: fitness, nutritional status, hydration status, health status, all affect the rate of travel. Fit are faster than unfit. Walkers who have adequate nutrition and water available travel faster than the malnourished. Walkers who are healthy are faster than those who are sick or injured. Age is also a factor: a given individual will be slower at 60 than at 25, and is more likely to be slowed by environmental factors such as temperature. Fit individuals used to walking rapidly and lightly loaded may make 5 mph on level firm surfaces when no other factor intervenes. However, they are unlikely to walk 5 mph for 12 hours and achieve a 60 mile day. Although humans can work longer at a stretch than, say, horses, they're still animals and they still have limits. One of the limits is skin strength on the parts of the feet that contact socks and shoes. (I once did a long hike--6 days in remote territory--and acquired serious blisters on both big toes. I could walk my normal speed on firm ground, but in the deep sand we encountered repeatedly, it slowed me WAY down.) The Surface: The surface determines both the stress to joints and bones, and the energy expenditure: the easier and less stressful it is, the faster the Walker can walk. Resilient surfaces are easier to walk on--require less energy per step and stress joints and bones less. Short-cropped turf over a soil with a little elasticity would be an example of such a natural surface. Firm (but not totally unyielding) smooth (but not slippery) surfaces are next in ease. Hard surfaces (rock, concrete pavement) are tough on feet, joints, bones, but offer no other impediment. Soft surfaces exact an energy cost (some of the energy is lost in the subsidence of the surface) and sort surfaces that cling (like mud) exact a higher energy cost. The deeper and most "sucking" the mud, the slower your Walker. Uneven surfaces (rocky trails) also require more energy and prevent the rhythmic stride that is most efficient--same with twisty-turny trails. Loose surfaces (gravel, sand, other loose rock) require more effort and thus slow walkers down. On a slope, loose surfaces can shift downward, causing walkers to climb multiple of the slope to get to the top. (Walking on scree: not fun.) The Terrain: Terrain here includes all physical properties of the route, including vegetation, but mostly concerns slope--uphill, downhill, how steep--and watercourses to cross--how deep, how fast. Terrain partly determines surface (swamps have sticky mud) but not completely, as you can also have mud on level uplands. Terrain determines whether a route can be straight or must twist and turn around obstacles. The steeper the uphill slope, the slower the walker. It's possible to faster downhill, at the risk of injury from falls and quadriceps cramps of immobilizing intensity. (I once ran down a mountain, with maybe 30 pounds left in my pack after a week on the mountain, because I could and thought all those "never run down a mountain" warnings were silly. Why not? Trail was dry; I'd been on it both ways before. Safe as houses. Steep, switchbacks (plant walking stick and swing around) enormous fun. Then. A few hours later, trying to stand up? Not so fun.) The Weather. People do sustained walking fastest in weather that is comfortable while working at that level--when they aren't too hot or too cold, aren't being pushed by a strong headwind or crosswind, aren't being pelted with rain, hail, sleet, or snow. People not conditioned to cold climates slow more as the temperature drops than those who are conditioned; the same is true in hot climates. Older walkers, in general, have less internal temperature stability than younger ones and thus are more likely to slow down (and get in trouble) as temperatures soar or drop. Length of Journey. If it's possible (however hard) to make the distance in one day, people can walk faster/farther for one day than they can sustain day after day. Long journeys reduce the average walking speed and the average ground covered/day. Load Carried. Additional weight requires more energy to transport and thus generally slows speed. Although someone may become conditioned to an increase in body weight and continue to walk at the same speed, putting a pack on that person's back and loading it down will slow the walker. The size and shape of the load, and its nature (wiggly v. inert) and the equipment used to attach it to the walker, all affect how much the weight slows him/her down. Research done back in 20th century (and published in a major science journal) proved that the energy efficiency of African women carrying loads on their heads exceeded that of men carrying equivalent loads on their backs, because of the effect of load placement on center of gravity. (Yes, it does long-term damage to neck vertebrae...but overall this upright, centered load allows the women to carry bigger loads efficiently.) Another factor is group size. The larger the group, the slower it moves and the more likely it is to have laggards (walking behind a large group on a dry day means dust in your face all the time--it's natural to back off hoping for cleaner air. On a rainy day it means the first rank's walking on grass, the fifth rank's walking on squshy grass, the end of the formation's shin-deep in muck.) Even on a paved road, a formation of may stretch along the road for a mile or more. By the time the front rank's where you want them, the last still has a mile to go. Military history is full of the problems of moving tens to hundreds to thousands to tens of thousands of troops around terrain--well worth reading if you're writing stories that need to move troops. All these factors have story utility. If you want to slow your party down (to be caught by pursuers, to not reach the next town in time to prevent something), you have many ways to do it. If your geography is set (you're using real places) and you want to speed them up, you'll have to find them a straighter route (thus shorter), and ideal surface and weather and lighten their load. Figure on an average of 3 mph in undulating terrain if your characters are carrying a medium load and are fit. A single very fit person can average more, but nobody's going to average 10 mph, no matter what. If your geography is not set yet, use travel time, not formal distance, for the space between city and city. ("Berryville? It's a half-day's walk past that oak wood there...take the right fork, or you'll be in the river...") (Coming soon to a forum near you: animal-powered travel.)


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Playoff possibilities: Let's take look at each state class
Right around the midway part of the season, it's a good time to briefly take our eyes from league play and sneak a peek at how the playoff standings are taking shape. Last year three NVL schools qualified — Ansonia, Holy Cross and Wolcott — with the first two in that list eventually winning state titles.
Coincidentally, the Chargers and Crusaders both play Thursday night games this week, after Ansonia won the head-to-head meeting between state champions last week.
It's still quite a few weeks before I start go making projections with points and all that jazz. But with four weeks down, we can get an idea of how stiff each class' competition will be, the approximate records it will take each team to get in and which teams have realistic chances based on their schedules.
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- St. Louis Rams draft Michael Sam, first openly gay player in NFL
- NFL Draft: Raiders complete the deal
- NFL draft: Michael Sam goes to Rams
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- NFL draft: Raiders take DE in seventh round
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- NFL draft: 49ers keep drafting defensive backs
- NFL draft: San Jose State's David Fales selected in sixth round by Chicago Bears
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- San Jose State's Bené Benwikere drafted in the fifth round by Carolina Panthers
- NFL draft: 49ers take another defensive back
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- NFL draft: A look at the Raiders' draft class
- NFL draft: Raiders take DB Keith McGill
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- NFL draft: Raiders take defensive tackle Justin Ellis
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- NFL draft: A look at 49ers' Brandon Thomas
- Green Bay Packers draft Cal's Richard Rodgers
- NFL draft: 49ers pick offensive lineman Brandon Thomas
- NFL draft: A look at 49ers' Chris Borland
- NFL draft: Raiders take guard Jackson in third round
- NFL draft: 49ers take linebacker Borland
- NFL draft: A look at 49ers' Marcus Martin
- NFL draft: Raiders' McKenzie trades for additional pick
- NFL draft: 49ers add Stevie Johnson, Carlos Hyde to offense
- Thompson: For Raiders, Carr was a no-brainer
- NFL draft: Palo Alto's Adams, Stanford's Murphy lead Bay Area products taken on Day 2
- NFL draft: Raiders pick QB Derek Carr
- 49ers trade for receiver Stevie Johnson
- 49ers' top pick Jimmie Ward tells media 'I talk with my pads'
- 49ers' rookie Jimmie Ward will have toughest stretch beginning in mid-October
- Will Oakland Raiders draft quarterback Derek Carr in second round?
SANTA CLARA -- Continuing a day-long theme of addressing offensive needs, the 49ers selected USC offensive lineman Marcus Martin in the third round (No. 70 overall).
Martin could challenge Daniel Kilgore and others for the starting center job that's been vacated by free agent Jonathan Goodwin.
Although Martin played center last season, the Crenshaw High product was primarily a left guard his first two seasons at USC. Martin was the first true freshman to start on the Trojans' line since 2004.
Earlier Friday, the 49ers acquired wideout Stevie Johnson in a trade with the Buffalo Bills, and they selected Ohio State running back Carlos Hyde in the second round. Thursday's first-round choice was used on defensive back Jimmie Ward.
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Showing they know a thing or two about selling bacon burgers, Burger King Japan has begun offering paying customers the option of super-sizing just the bacon portion of their Whoppers.
For only 100 yen (approximately a buck and a quarter), bacon fiends can get their greasy mitts on 15 extra strips of the good stuff.
That's up to 500% more bacon! And if there's one kind of math I understand, it's bacon math.
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Saint Louis University Russian Studies Degree OverviewThere is such a demand for graduates who speak Russian that the U.S. government has identified mastery of the language as a critical need. Saint Louis University is the only institution in the St. Louis region that offers an undergraduate degree program in Russian.
At SLU, Russian studies students work closely in small classes with experienced professors. Students in SLU's Russian studies program develop both spoken and written proficiency of the language, while also studying Russian history, politics, literature, theology and philosophy.
What You'll Learn in SLU's Russian Studies Degree ProgramRussian studies students at SLU practice their communication skills over weekly lunches with our native-speaking faculty, watch a Russian film once a month and participate in Russian cultural events on campus. You'll hear lectures presented by visitors from Russia, or cook a Russian meal and eat it with fellow students in the Russian Club.
You will also have a chance to study abroad at Saint Petersburg State University (Smolny College), Russia's first liberal arts institution. (Learn about studying abroad at SLU.)
What Can You Do With a Degree in Russian Studies from SLU?Expertise in Russian studies is needed in many fields. Recent graduates with a degree in Russian studies from Saint Louis University work for government agencies such as the U.S. Armed Forces, NASA, the NSA and the CIA, and for nonprofit organizations such as Amnesty International, Green Cross, the Peace Corps, and Mother and Child.
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Happy new year green day....you are the best!
I love you guys, I wish you a happy new year 2013 also <3
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I can't verbally exxpress how your music has helped me.
I'm so honored to be able to call myself a Green Day fan.
We will always support you , through all your troubles.
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Happy New Year Billie!! I hope you get better and live a kick-ass 2013 :DD Greetings from Mexico ;)
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This year has not been easy, but don't worry because you have all our support whenever, wherever and whatever happens. Trust me: we'll be with you with every breath and every step. You're amazing, so just be you because we all appreciate you with all the mistakes and all the smiles. We'll be next to you insted of your shadow.
Green Day is a very important part of my life. I've listened to you since I was like 12 and I've got the feeling that every song fits with every moment, every word is a part of my soul. You help me to grow up without going insane, so please don't stop creating that piece of heaven that is your music. You're awesome.
I'm pretty sure you won't read this, but I need to say it. I love you.
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TextMate brings Apple's approach to operating systems into the world of text editors. By bridging UNIX underpinnings and GUI, TextMate cherry-picks the best of both worlds to the benefit of expert scripters and novice users alike.
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The best editor I have ever used. It gets used everyday and I am always learning something new about it.
I've also switched to Sublime Text 2, but the one single beef I have with ST2 is that it selects lines differently than most other editors including TM, Coda, Espresso, TextEdit.app, … all of them.
With line selection I'm referring to e.g. when having the cursor on the beginning of a line and pressing ARROW DOWN while holding SHIFT. It places the cursor on the next line instead of just highlighting the current line. I may be the only one in the world who doesn't like this, though.
I've stopped using Textmate a few days ago and switched to Sublime Text 2. Same overal philosophy, only incredibly cooler (and actively developed).
any sftp/ftp support in there?? svn, git, mercurial support? any kind of stuff that IDE has at all????
This app is dead....
Developer's best friend.
There are about 3 applications (IMO) worth switching to a Mac to be able to use. Scrivener, Things (or OmniFocus depending on your needs), and TextMate.
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SlickEdit 2008 for Mac OS X runs as an X11 application. Duh!
Kate runs on KDE, and jEdit is "powered" by Java.
These are very obscure candidates for competitors of an editor that runs fully native on Mac, with great features and extendability. I'd rather prefer Emacs or Vim to the ones you describe as "better than TM".. :)
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Upgrading ThirtyTwo's best-selling Lashed with dual Boa dials, the ThirtyTwo Men's Binary Boa Snowboard Boot offers all-terrain freestyle support with precise control over the upper and lower zones. Crank each dial tightly for the utmost in response and support or keep them a bit looser for more freestyle freedom. Either way, the boot's tightness is totally customizable, allowing you to seamlessly transfer from powder runs to park laps without sacrificing response or control.
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First let me say ThirtyTwo is the first company i go to when looking for a snowboard boot. From a young age I used ThirtyTwo lashed which has been standard issue for those who's pockets are lined with cash but needed a product which would perform and hold up to the abuse of 30+ days a season. These boots are a product of that boot, and have done a great job ingratiating the dual zone BOA system. The heat moldable level 2 intuition foam liner takes some time to pack in. A way to minimize this period is by heat molding these liners. The EVA foam in the heel works wonders soaking up impact, and TPU heel cradle eliminates all heel lift. I am also a huge fan of the sole of this boot. Everything is just really simple, and perfect. Its a medium flexing boot that can do it all. I have used this boot riding in the backcountry, all mountain, park, and i wouldnt rely on any other boot. Do your self a favor and upgrade your boots to the Binary's, you wont regret it.
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Good morning and welcome to Summit Up, the world's only daily column that's watching football in the middle of a snowstorm. Yes, that's right, even swirling flakes of snow can't keep us from cheering on our Broncos - from inside, of course, nice and toasty next to our flatscreen TV. Honestly, we'd watch the Broncos anywhere (at a bar, in a car, near or far) but we're quite happy to do it from the comfort of our home and office, sipping on egg nog or hot chocolate stirred with candy canes, chomping down on cheerily decorated sugar cookies. We're also pretty psyched to see the snow continue, although we do now wish we had finished our holiday shopping earlier.
We're wondering if Ullr is a Broncos fan. Though the ancient Vikings didn't play football, they certainly had some rough sports, including various contests of wrestling and feats of strength. One particular version of tug-of-war involved teams pulling on an animal hide over a pit of fiery coals. We'd hate to see what their version of dodgeball would have been like!
American football involves considerably less fire, but no less skill and strength. It branched off from soccer and rugby and grew increasingly popular in the States. In 1920, the American Professional Football Association held the first professional game in Ohio, in which the hosting Triangles defeated the Columbus Panhandles.
So today we lift our beverages in a toast to the progenitors of one of America's greatest sports, and also to the teams of modern day who have chosen much better team names. Cheers and we out.


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January 26, 2011
DOE, Commerce Department Form Renewable Energy Modeling Partnership
DOE and the U.S. Department of Commerce announced on January 24 a new agreement to further collaboration between the agencies on renewable energy modeling and weather forecasting. This teaming will enable U.S. renewable energy resources to be used more effectively by business and entrepreneurs. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by DOE and the Commerce Department's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will encourage the agencies to disseminate weather and climate information needed for renewable energy technologies that are dependent on short-term weather and longer-term climate trends. Better information on weather patterns and improved modeling of the variability of the wind, sun, water, ocean currents, and other sources of renewable energy will ultimately increase the United States' ability to reliably integrate renewable energy into the electrical grid.
The MOU builds on reports from both agencies that recognize the need for improved meteorological, oceanic, and climatological observations, modeling, and forecasting to expand the efficient use of renewable energy sources. For example, DOE's 20% Wind Energy by 2030 identifies several key research areas, such as improved wind forecasting techniques, that would enhance electrical grid system operations. NOAA's Next Generation Strategic Plan states that NOAA will develop integrated environmental information services for the unique needs of weather-sensitive sectors, including solar, wind, and oceanographic information critical to the development, production, and transmission of renewable energy.
The partnership will help renewable energy system designers, operators, and electric power system administrators to improve the cost effectiveness and reliability of weather-dependent renewable energy technologies. The collaboration includes a working group from DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) and NOAA that will identify areas for continued focus and research and will help lay out next steps for improving the efficiency of renewable resources and better integrating renewable energy sources onto the grid. The group will produce an action plan in the coming months that will address improving renewable resource characterization models and methodologies for optimizing system reliability and performance; advancing meteorological and oceanic forecasting technologies, models, and methodologies; defining national weather and oceanic monitoring systems needed to support renewable energy; predicting climate effects on renewable energy resources; and coordinating both public and private sector contributions to addressing renewable resource needs. See the DOE press release, the MOU, and the Wind and Water Power Program Web site.


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Anne-Sophie Mutter and Lambert Orkis celebrate 25th anniversary of their duo partnership this June with release of The Silver Album and major European recital tour
Anne-Sophie Mutter and Lambert Orkis celebrate a landmark anniversary with the U.S. release on June 10 of The Silver Album. Their artistic partnership, among the strongest in classical music, began 25 years ago with a recital tour of the United States. It has flourished ever since, thanks to a remarkable range of performance projects and critically acclaimed recordings for Deutsche Grammophon.
As well as 40 minutes of newly recorded music, The Silver Album features the world premiere recordings of Krzysztof Penderecki's La Follia for solo violin (2013) and André Previn's Violin Sonata No. 2 (2012), together with the "Méditation" from Massenet's Thaïs and Ravel's Pièce en forme de Habanera. The special two-disc set also contains substantial sonatas by Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms and Fauré set in company with timeless encore pieces, Fritz Kreisler's Liebesleid and three of Brahms's Hungarian Dances among them.
"Meeting Lambert was a stroke of luck for me," recalls Anne-Sophie Mutter. "It quickly became clear how perfectly we breathe and phrase together. With Lambert I can do anything." They gave their first concerts in the United States in December 1988 and have performed and toured together every year since. Their mutual empathy and personal affinity can be heard throughout The Silver Album, reflecting what the Seattle Times describes as "a level of artistic partnership that is rare, even in the highest echelons of concert performance".
Lambert Orkis explains how he and Mutter are able to communicate so effortlessly through music. "We like one another, we like each other's playing and we like each other's company," he observes. "Her playing is incredibly beautiful."
Their shared vision of pieces evolves naturally during rehearsal and in performance, without discussion of esoteric details of interpretation. "Of course, we talk to each other," notes Orkis, "but we say very little about interpretation – and we never argue."
Anne-Sophie Mutter and Lambert Orkis will perform works from The Silver Album in May as part of an 11-concert 25th-anniversary tour of Germany, France and Switzerland. Their typically adventurous programme comprises Penderecki's La Follia, Previn's Violin Sonata No. 2, Mozart's Sonata for violin and piano in E minor, K. 304 and Beethoven's monumental Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, "Kreutzer".
The duo's itinerary includes recitals at the Essen Philharmonie (11 May 2014), Die Glocke in Bremen (13 May), the Berlin Philharmonie (14 May), the Grand Théâtre de Provence in Aix-en-Provence (15 May), the Salle Pleyel in Paris (17 May), Hanover's NDR-Funkhaus (20 May), the Meistersingerhalle in Nuremberg (21 May), the Basel Stadtcasino (22 May), Geneva's Victoria Hall (23 May), Wuppertal's Historische Stadthalle (27 May) and the Wiesbaden Kurhaus (29 May).
Later in the year they will also perform at Salzburg's Großes Festspielhaus (30 August), the Culture and Convention Centre Lucerne (9 September) and New York's Carnegie Hall (11 November), where Anne-Sophie Mutter has been named a Perspectives Artist for the 2014-2015 Season.04/02/2014


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EAGLE COUNTY, Colorado - Luck and a quick chat with some family and friends were all that separated local runner Keegan Garnsey from the horrific bombings that rocked this year's Boston Marathon.
If Garnsey hadn't stopped for some family and friends near the end of the 26.2 mile race, she likely would have been on top of the explosions. As it was, she was about a third of a mile from finishing her third Boston Marathon and was running toward the bombs.
Like everyone else, she said she wasn't sure what had happened.
"It's so loud down there (near the finish line) and there were so many people cheering. I heard the first explosion and I recognized it wasn't a normal sound. Then all the cops' radios went off all at once," Keegan said.
Race officials stopped her and the other racers about one minute later. Crowds of people started sprinting up the racecourse toward them, fleeing the explosions near the finish line.
"We're shaken up, but otherwise OK. Our prayers go out to those affected today," she said.
The Garnsey clan usually makes the Boston Marathon a family affair. John Garnsey is usually there cheering on daughter Keegan, wife Vicky, and Vicky's sister and her husband.
This year John took a fishing trip to Montana instead, and found himself glued to satellite radio Monday afternoon, listening for information he hoped he wouldn't hear. He didn't hear, but Keegan did.
"She heard the explosions," John said.
Keegan's aunt and uncle had finished just before her and were about 100 yards away from the blast.
"They were waiting for Keegan," John said.
Vicky was near Boston College, well out of harm's way, John said.
Monday was Keegan's third Boston Marathon. She said she might go back next year, but she'll have to think twice about it.
"It's devastating because it changes this race forever. We have to look over our shoulders," Keegan said.
Brian Dunfey was competing in Boston. So were Mike Glass, Blondie Vucich, Nick Fickling and several other local runners.
"I am well and all my family and friends who were running Boston are all well. My sister Eileen finished just eight minutes before the explosion. Crazy," Dunfey said in a Facebook post.
Greg Decent, a local runner and running coach, is one of the few people on the planet who can run a marathon in under three hours. He beat his Boston Marathon goal of 2:50 when he finished in 2:49.10.
"Luckily everything worked out," Decent said from Boston.
The bombs went off four hours after the race started. Decent had picked up his bag and was well away from downtown.
"My phone started ringing and people were asking if I was OK," he said.
Decent said he was thrilled with his run, but that his celebration would be subdued.
"Greg is saddened by the tragedy but is confident that the Boston Marathon will be stronger next year with a united front against violence. Our family prayers go out to those injured or killed by the bombs," said his wife Allison Decent.
What happened
Two bombs exploded in the packed streets near the finish line of Monday's Boston Marathon, killing three people and injuring more than 130 in a bloody scene of shattered glass and severed limbs that raised alarms that terrorists might have struck again in the U.S.
U.S. intelligence officials said two other bombs were found near the end of the 26.2-mile course in what appeared to be a well-coordinated attack.
The White House said the attack is being treated as an act of terrorism.
The fiery twin blasts took place almost simultaneously and about 100 yards apart, knocking spectators and at least one runner off their feet, shattering windows and sending dense plumes of smoke rising over the street and through the fluttering national flags lining the course.
When the second bomb went off, the spectators' cheers turned to screams. As sirens blared, emergency workers and National Guardsmen who had been assigned to the race for crowd control began climbing over and tearing down temporary fences to get to the blast site.
Blood stained the pavement, and huge shards were missing from window panes as high as three stories.
Boston police said three people were killed. Hospitals reported at least 134 injured, at least 15 of them critically.
Some 23,000 runners took part in the race, one of the world's oldest and most prestigious marathons.
The blasts occurred about four hours into the race and two hours after the men's winner crossed the line. By that point, more than 17,000 of the runners had finished the race, but thousands of others were farther back along the course.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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2011 Bordeaux: The quest for balance
In April, we sent 14 of our team to Bordeaux to wade neck-deep into the 2011 vintage en primeur. The result? Our largest report ever—119 pages and in excess of 580 tasting notes, along with a comprehensive vintage assessment, articles, market analysis and more.
The region to beat in 2011 is Pomerol, and it gets our nomination for appellation of the vintage. However, among an otherwise irregular crop, there are some exceptional wines to be found in other areas. The most successful wines showed elegance and balance, and can afford mid-term cellaring.
Visit our 2011 Bordeaux portal to download the report and access our videos, blogs, images and more. This page will also contain our 2011 Bordeaux futures inventory as wines become available.
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Bill de Blasio Taps Budget Director
By Laura Kusisto and Joe Jackson
Dean Fuleihan, a former top aide to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, will be the city's next budget director, a key position as the city faces looming budget challenges.
Political observers said the choice signals a desire by Mr. de Blasio to pick someone with the ability to handle tough negotiations and who has valuable ties in Albany.
"During the hardest of times, when we had a Republican governor and state Senate determined to leave New York City's most vulnerable to fend for themselves, Dean Fuleihan stood his ground," Mr. de Blasio said in a press release in Brooklyn on Wednesday. "Dean is a true progressive who understands not only our limits, but our possibilities. He will ensure our priorities live up to both our responsibilities and our values."
Mr. Fuleihan, 62 years old, served as the speaker's secretary for program and policy from 1992 to 2011 and secretary of the ways and means committee from 1997 to 2011, before departing to work at the State University of New York's College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering.
He won praise from people he worked with in Albany on both sides of the aisle, particularly for his handling of often-contentious negotiations between the assembly and Republican Gov. George Pataki over the state's more than $100 billion budget.
"You need to be a strong person in terms of defending your core position, but it's got to happen sooner or later. The budget must happen, so there's always going to be some kind of compromise," said Democratic Assemblyman James Brennan.
John Cape, who served as budget director under Mr. Pataki, delivered a similarly positive assessment of Mr. Fuleihan's ability to build consensus. "We got along together pretty well even though we were in opposite parties," he said.
Those skills are particularly important giving looming challenges to the city's budget. While Mayor Michael Bloomberg released a balanced budget for fiscal year 2015, Mr. de Blasio will need to negotiate pay raises with municipal unions that could pose difficulties to the city's finances, requiring him to make painful cuts or raise taxes.
The pick was greeted warmly by business leaders. "During his tenure with the assembly, he earned the respect of the city's business community as he helped develop our most successful housing and economic development programs and secure mayoral control of the schools," said Kathryn Wylde, president and chief executive of the Partnership for New York City.
Edward Ott, the former director of the New York City Central Labor Council, said the choice signals little about Mr. de Blasio's approach to forthcoming labor negotiations. "I think he's going for competence here. He's not a guy that's ideologically bound," he said.
Mr. Fuleihan has mostly upstate roots, even though Mr. Silver's district is in New York City. He is from Syracuse and now lives just outside of Albany.
His predecessor, Mark Page, earned a reputation as a devoted number cruncher. People who worked with Mr. Feulihan recalled that while he had a command of numbers he also saw the larger picture.
A former top aide said that Mr. Fuleihan had a remarkable command of numbers, requiring staffers to come well prepared if they had a question for him or they would be sent back to do more research.
The aide said that when the World Trade Center towers fell in Lower Manhattan, in Mr. Silver's district, Mr. Fuleihan was concerned not just about the fiscal implications, but the aesthetics of rebuilding a site that threatened to become a scar on the city.
"I'm doing this because the budget of the city of New York is more than numbers. It's my chance to deliver on progressive values for millions of people in five boroughs," Mr. Fuleihan said at the press conference.
Michael Mulgrew, president of the city teachers union, called Mr. Fuleihan a "smart man" and an "excellent choice" for budget director.
"He did exceptional work in Albany," Mr. Mulgrew said. "He has the respect of so many different people involved in government at every level."
Lisa Fleisher contributed to this article


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text: Sound Team - in studio by Steve Seel June 30, 2006 the current live performances Sound Team (Photo courtesy Big Hassle Publicity) The Austin, Texas band Sound Team are D.I.Y. kind of people. They began making their own cassettes to hand out, silk-screening t-shirts themselves and still enjoy shooting videos to accompany their music. But don't think that all their interest in other artistic realms means they aren't devoted to music-making. Their concerts are celebrated for being experimental and energetic; they just duplicate their recordings. Steve Seel sat down with Sound Team and had them play a few songs from their debut album, Movie Monster. Related Stories Listen (128k mp3) Listen (20k RealAudio) Sound Team - live from South by Southwest Sound Team's unique sound is a layer cake of traditional American folk music in the shape of a pop-song, and iced with the chunky spun sugar of early German synth music. Tweet