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Charter Proposes Slate of 13 Directors for Time Warner Cable
In the latest move to push for Time Warner to accept its buyout offer, Charter Communications announced a slate of 13 directors that it is nominating to the cable company's board.
Time Warner Cable shareholders will have the opportunity to vote on these directors at the company's annual shareholder meeting. Among the nominees, seven have extensive experience in the cable industry. The rest come from the business and finance community, including one of the pioneers of merger arbitrage.
"It is clear from our meetings with Time Warner Cable shareholders that there is an overwhelming desire to combine these two companies to increase Time Warner Cable's competitiveness, grow market share and create shareholder value" said Tom Rutledge, Charter's President and Chief Executive Officer.
Charter's most recently bid 132.50 a share for Time Warner Cable, which has said it will not negotiate for a price below $160.
Time Warner Cable's CEO Rob Marcus said of the slate: "It is clear that Charter is nominating a slate of directors for the sole purpose of pressuring our Board into accepting the same lowball offer that it previously considered and unanimously rejected. Our Board remains focused on maximizing shareholder value. We are confident in our strategic plan, which was detailed publicly on January 30, and we are not going to let Charter steal the company."
Here's the list of nominees:
James Alan Chiddix, 68, formerly Executive Chairman and CEO of OpenTV, Inc. and Chief Technology Officer of Time Warner Cable
Bruno J. Claude, 55, formerly President and Chief Executive Officer of Cablecom, the largest cable television provider in Switzerland, and formerly Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of NTL's continental European operations
Isaac Corre, 50, currently a visiting scholar and Lecturer at Harvard Law School and formerly a founder, Senior Managing Director and head of event-oriented investments at Eton Park Capital Management, L.P.
Marwan Fawaz, 51, who served as Executive Vice President at Motorola Mobility, Inc. from May 2012 until May 2013, where he was Chief Executive Officer of the Motorola Home Division, and previously was Chief Technology Officer at Charter and Adelphia
Lisa Gersh, 55, former CEO of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. and previously a founder, President and Chief Operating Officer of Oxygen Media
Dexter Goei, 42, CEO of Altice Group and formerly Co-Head of Media & Communications for Europe, Middle East and Africa at Morgan Stanley
Franklin (Fritz) W. Hobbs, 65, Chairman of the Board of Ally Financial Inc. and formerly CEO of Houlihan Lokey and Dillon Read
Neil Morganbesser, 48, President and CEO of DelMorgan & Co. and formerly the head of West Coast and Asian Mergers & Acquisitions at Bear Stearns & Co.
Eamonn O'Hare, 50, formerly CFO of Virgin Media Inc. and UK CFO of Tesco plc
David A. Peacock, 45, Operating Partner of Huron Capital Partners LLC and formerly President of Anheuser-Busch
Michael Salvati, 61, President of Oakridge Consulting, Inc. and formerly COO of National Financial Partners and CFO of Culligan Water Technologies
Irwin Simon, 55, Founder and President of The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.
John E. Welsh III, 63, President of Avalon Capital Partners LLC and formerly Vice Chairman of SkyTel Communications


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Ole Miss sets early education focus
Curriculum development under way
The University of Mississippi's School of Education is developing a curriculum that could impact early education across the state.
Starting next fall, undergraduates who complete the required classes can earn an emphasis in early education along with their bachelor's degree in education. The school also will offer a graduate degree in early childhood education. David Rock, dean of the Ole Miss School of Education, says that endorsement or degree would qualify them to work with elementary school-aged children, as well as children ages 3, 4 and 5.
The Clarion-Ledger reported that effort is being funded with a $1.1 million grant from the Jackson-based Robert M. Hearin Support Foundation.
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"I share the same concern any other decent human being would share for anybody who's in harm's way, anybody who's suffering," Furlong said.
"But what I am saying is that the Olympic Games is not the place to solve this. Sport is the one thing we all have around the world that's good."
No country is threatening a boycott, and the Canadian government has remained largely silent, referring questions on a boycott to the Canadian Olympic Committee.
Former middleweight and light heavyweight boxing champion Reggie Johnson has been indicted on theft charges in Houston, accused of receiving more than $120,000 in grant money for youth boxing camps that never took place.
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Cedrick Wilson was charged with assaulting his estranged girlfriend at a suburban Pittsburgh restaurant. Lindsey Paulat told police she was sitting at the bar when Wilson pushed her on the shoulder and, when she turned around, punched her in the left side of her face.
Cyclist Floyd Landis began the final step in his appeals process in efforts to restore his 2006 Tour de France title, attending the first of a five-day hearing in front of the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
The champion of Australia's richest foot race – the 120-meter Stawell Gift – was charged with importing steroids. Nathan Allen was arrested shortly after appearing at the official race launch, three days before he was to defend his title.
Detroit's Ford Field has sued the new All American Football League for about $1 million for canceled dates in what was to be its 2008 inaugural season.
The Green Bay Packers will retire Brett Favre's No. 4 this fall. "Our plan and his is to retire his number sometime this season," team President and CEO Mark Murphy said. "And we will make a decision after the schedule comes out."
The Packers also agreed to a two-year, $5.4 million deal with ex-St. Louis free-agent linebacker Brandon Chillar.
Indianapolis re-signed free-agent defensive end Josh Thomas.
Tennessee center Kevin Mawae was elected president of the NFL Players Association.
Minnesota Wild defenseman Kurtis Foster left the ice in San Jose on a stretcher after running into the boards face-first in a collision with San Jose rookie Torrey Mitchell. Foster remained on the ice for 12 minutes while medical personnel put a splint on his leg and strapped him to a backboard. After trailing most of the game, Minnesota tied the score at 3 in the final minute of regulation, but Jeremy Roenick made the Sharks 4-3 winners with the decisive goal when the game went to a shootout.
Todd Bertuzzi's power-play goal with 27.2 seconds left broke a tie, and Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped 20 shots to send the Anaheim Ducks to a 2-1 victory at Dallas.
On a night when the Chicago Blackhawks saluted goalie Tony Esposito, Nikolai Khabibulin came up with a performance the Hall of Famer could appreciate. Khabibulin made 25 saves in his first start in nearly a month to earn his second shutout this season, and the Blackhawks defeated the Washington Capitals 5-0.
Henrik Zetterberg scored three goals in the third period to lift Detroit to a 3-1 home-ice win over Columbus.
Thomas Vanek scored three consecutive goals and Jochen Hecht scored twice during Buffalo's six-goal third period, capping the Sabres' 7-4 comeback victory over visiting Tampa Bay.
Eric Staal scored his 35th goal and Sergei Samsonov added a goal and an assist in Carolina's 5-3 victory at Atlanta, the Hurricanes' 10th win in 12 games.
Chris Drury scored the tying goal with 4:46 left in regulation, and Nigel Dawes beat Martin Brodeur in the shootout to give the New York Rangers a 2-1 victory in New Jersey.
Seton Hall coach Bobby Gonzalez was suspended by the university for next season's first Big East Conference game for criticizing the officiating after a loss to Rutgers in the regular-season finale.
John Brady was hired to replace Dickey Nutt as coach at Arkansas State, less than six weeks after being fired by LSU.
Joe "Hybrid" Duarte of Guam (3-0) is to engage Franco Rodriguez of Colorado (6-1) at the San Diego Convention Center on Saturday night in a mixed martial arts main event. First bout is at 7. The card also includes a heavyweight match between Wade "The Nightmare" Shipp (9-3) and Corey Williams (5-1), a former boxing champion of Canada.
Terrelle Pryor, the highly touted western Pennsylvania prep quarterback, announced that he will play for Ohio State, choosing the Buckeyes over Michigan, Penn State and Oregon. The 6-foot-6, two-sport star – flanked by his parents, two younger siblings and some of his coaches – started a news conference by saying, "If everyone's here . . . University of Ohio State." He then unzipped his windbreaker to reveal an Ohio State T-shirt and donned an OSU hat.
The U.S. soccer team will play England in an exhibition game at Wembley on May 28 . . . Alpine skier Mirko Deflorian tested positive for cocaine a day after winning the giant slalom at the Italian junior championships last month . . . Olympic heptathlon champion Carolina Kluft of Sweden – undefeated since 2001 – will drop her signature event and compete in the long jump and triple jump at the Beijing Games.


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The taxpayer-funded ($279 million) battery supplier that gave big raises and parachutes to its executives shortly after it cut "Green jobs" at its Michigan factories, reported last week it would suffer big losses again for 2011.
A123 Systems, whose fortunes were entwined with those of electric vehicle startup manufacturer Fisker Automotive, also announced it would look to China and India in order to survive.
It's another day, and another round of layoffs by a recipient of millions of dollars under the Obama Administration's renewable energy initiatives, administered by the mismanaged Department of Energy.
This time the Recovery Act largesse – taken out of the hide of taxpayers – went to A123 Systems, Inc. The Massachusetts-based energy storage company was given $249.1 million to help launch two battery-manufacturing plants in Michigan. A123 also received grants and tax credits from the state that could total more than $135 million. In a separate federal grant as a subcontractor for another grantee, A123 received nearly $30 million for a wind energy storage project.
Congressional advocates of the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade bill employed bribery to build support for this legislation when they co-opted several corporations by giving them free carbon dioxide emission credits. However, many businesses are still balking at lending support to a bill that will impose a crushing energy tax on the American people and cost the economy trillions of dollars. Since bribery didn't work with these recalcitrant companies, Waxman-Markey supporters are trying intimidation.
Communist Godfather Vladimir Lenin is alleged to have famously said, "The capitalists will sell us the rope with which we will hang them."
No where is that observation more relevant than in the sorry spectacle taking place in Congress as corporations, in exchange for short-term government handouts, fall over themselves to endorse a carbon dioxide regulation bill that will impose a crushing energy tax on the American people.


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This is yet another divine vehicle for what can only be described as The Best Balsamic Vinaigrette in the World. This also happens to be one of the most eclectically delicious salads we've ever cobbled together.Everyone in our family knows we eat a ton of salad and, as usual, it was requested of us that we bring one to dinner. Also as usual we applied ourselves nary a bit to preparing anything ahead of time and so we had to go with the stuff that was in the fridge/pantry – which was Baby Spinach, Fresh Figs, Green Olives, Blue Cheese Crumbles, Roasted Sunflower Seeds, and our standby Balsamic Vinaigrette.
The dressing is really what makes all this work, and you'll impress the snot (ew) out of your friends when you lie and tell them the dressing was really hard…it's not.
- Go to store
- Buy Good Seasons Zesty Italian Dressing Mix
- Substitute good Olive Oil and this Balsamic Vinegar for the gunk the package recommends
- Shake it like a polaroid picture
- Commence gloating
- Fill bowl with Baby Spinach
- Top with quartered Figs, sliced Green Olives, Crumbled Blue Cheese, and Sunflower Seeds
- Serve with The Best Balsamic Vinaigrette in the World
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Yamaha's distribution arm has added Progressive Suspension's new 465 Series Monoshock to its lineup for applications that includes the popular Raider and other models in both a stock height and a 1-inch lowered version.
"It has been our pleasure to partner with Yamaha on this project and we feel the high performance 465 Series monoshock is a great match for their line of high performance cruisers," says Progressive's director of marketing Patrick Lovro.
The 465 Series shock is a high pressure gas monotube design that utilizes a 46mm bore and deflective disc piston for precise damping. The the beefy 16mm hard chrome shaft rides on custom viton seals for low friction and a leak free life. Threaded body and a five position rebound adjuster allows for fine tuning to match varied riding style and loads. The 465 Series Monoshock has an MSRP of $495.95.
Yamaha Parts and Accessories Division develops and distributors accessories specifically for Yamaha dealers and Yamaha applications. The lineup includes house brands such as GYTR, Star Custom, Genuine and Outdoors. Additionally, the division distributes products from leading powersports brands to fill gaps in its product offerings.
For more information, contact Yamaha Parts and Accessories Division or Progressive Suspension at www.progressivesuspension.com.


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Perhaps you saw it coming, but Halloween was "National Increase Your Psychic Powers Day." You have to admire the title–apparently there's a demograph of folks out there who are right now saying to themselves "Is it that time of year again? Seems like only yesterday I crushed that Volkswagen with the magic of my mind. Welp, time to power up!" and then inadvertently destroying Tokyo.
For most of us (read: all of us) increasing our psychic powers will prove to be very difficult (read: impossible.) Don't think I haven't tried myself; I've been staring at a can of lager now for twenty solid minutes, but the closest I can get to moving it with my mind is by using my brain to instruct my arm to pick it up, which I don't think counts. And the only thing I've successfully predicted today is that lager is super delicious.
However, in deference to all the overwhelming evidence to the contrary, there's a hard core of people in internet-land who are just tripping over themselves to give you advice on how you can develop your psychic powers. For your convenience, I'm going to relay a couple of those "genuine" tips here, and then offer some manly Man Cave alternatives for when said tips inevitably fail.
Psychic Exercise No. 1: "Guess The Caller"
When your telephone rings, try and predict who is calling. Eventually your accuracy at predicting the caller will increase, and may develop your natural clairvoyant abilities.
Man Cave Alternative
The big failing with this tip is that if you're the sort of person who believes they have psychic powers, then you're probably not the sort of person that gets many phone-calls in the first place. And the phone-calls you do get will be from the same concerned relative making sure you haven't murdered your cat, so, yes, your ability to predict the caller will probably increase. The next big failing with this tip is that caller ID is a thing.
As a Man Cave Daily alternative, simply run yourself a nice, hot bath. Then, before you get in, tell a friend or relative that you predict that you will shortly receive a sales call. Get in the bath, and according to the natural laws of god-damnery, you will undoubtably receive a call from somebody desperately trying to increase your internet speed. Adjust your towel and prepare to bath in the astonished adulation from your peers. And then go and bath in the regular bath water, because its getting cold and some of us have global warming to think about you insensitive ass.
Psychic Exercise No. 2: "Predict The Sports"
When you watch a sporting event, tell yourself the outcome of the game/race. As your skills develop, try and predict other statistics such as top five placings etc. Be careful not to misuse this ability for personal gain, or you will surely lose it!
Man Cave Alternative
I'm going to say right off the bat that if you're not allowed to gamble, then being able to predict racing events is a massive waste of everybody's time. That's like bestowing the power of flight on a goldfish.
Rather than unproductive guessing, I suggest you impress your friends by utilizing your underworld contacts to find out which horses have been drugged. That way you can make a smug, organized-crime supported prediction about the winner. And if it doesn't work out and your friends make fun of you, simply have them dragged away and beaten by your goons (I'm assuming you have goons.)
Psychic Exercise No. 3: "Call The Deck"
Work with a friend and a deck of cards. Start by predicting black or red, then move onto suits and eventually individual cards! A great way to flex your precognitive mind muscles!
ManCave Alternative
There is a saying; "Whenever Possible, Be More like Bill Murray." In this case, Bill Murray has already demonstrated the perfect alternative to guessing cards by using the position of cardholder to seduce impressionable college girls and electrocute well-meaning volunteers in Ghostbusters. Thus proving the other popular saying; "You Don't Need Special Powers If You're Bill Murray."
Psychic Exercise No. 4: "The Big Question"
Ask three friends a question. Beforehand, your friends must decide amongst themselves which one will give a false answer. You must write down which friend you believe will answer falsely, ask the question, listen to the results and then reveal the name on the card. This exercise will help develop your precognitive powers and your ability to detect deception.
Man Cave Alternative
Actually, this exercise is pretty neat. The only modifier we'd suggest is, after you've sat your friends down, lock the door, put a gun on the table and say: "Okay, now which one of you jive mother@£$$%s slept with my wife?"
In the deadly game of cat and mouse that follows, it is unlikely that you'll increase any latent psychic ability. But you will learn a lot about friendship. And guns. And possibly your wife.
The human mind and sensory organs are a wonderful team, bordering on the mystic in the sheer complexity of their information processing abilities. You're capable of great and marvelous things, but sadly the Jedi Mind Trick isn't one of them. And so, on this most pointless of calendar events, don't waste your time trying to increase your psychic abilities. Instead, try to perfect the art of launching energy balls from your fists.
Steve Stevenson is thinking of a number between one and ten. Did you guess it? No, because you don't have psychic powers. Cheer up, its nothing to be ashamed of. Here, read Steve's book.
If you still believe in magic, then believe in the magic of Bread, with another bizarre and confusing calendar event- Lammas Day.


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Manchester United have reignited their interest in Jordy Clasie and are looking as the favourites to land the Dutch midfielder after the World Cup, Daily Star reports.
Interest in the Feyenoord man is high with Swansea, Liverpool, as well as Arsenal all tracking the player.
Clasie's agent, Wessel Weezenberg, stated that no formal offers have been made regarding a potential move for his client.
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Weezenberg said: "There has been no contact recently with the Viola [Fiorentina] or with the Red Devils [Manchester United] and neither with other clubs.
"Jordy's future will probably be decided after the World Cup."
With Louis van Gaal looking very likely to sign the 22-year-old, the Red Devils boss highlighted the fact that he sees him as a player who can solve the problems in the United midfield.
The creativity from Clasie has been seen following his impressive display which saw him provide an assist for Robin van Persie to score in the 1-1 friendly draw against Ecuador.
He would be a really good investment. We need young players blended with experience. Is it me or does anybody else think that Ed Woodward must have bad breath. We are supposed to be talking to so many players and yet that is what we always do talk and sign nobody, sorry except Fellani, how could I forget him. We need 2 good centre backs, Garay would be one and he is available for around £15m, Hummels would be my other choice with Luke Shaw at left back. A good midfield player in the Roy Keane mold such as Vidal and a good pacy creative wide player. I would also get rid of the likes of Young, CLEVERLEY, Felani, Anderson, Fletcher, Nani and possibly Smalling and give the younger players in the U21's a chance, can't do any worse than the shower above!!!!
Give Fellaini a chance . he can fill the role y. toure is doing in manc. unfortunately hummels won't leave dortmund,. think practical,….esp. since we dont have european competition next season. we might get strootman , clasie, virj, konoplyankha, muller etc.


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The Ultima Sports has been superseded by the Ultima GTR and is no longerproduced although spare parts are available for this model.
Our company policy worldwide is to deal directly with Ultima customers. We do not appoint any distributors, agents, recommended parts suppliers or builders. Any person or company purporting to be appointed by Ultima (apart from American Speed) is doing so without the approval of Ultima Sports Ltd.


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Prospective Students Invited to Visit Program
Prospective students and their families are invited to a Visit Program at Penn State Berks on Saturday, Nov. 10, beginning at 9 a.m. at the Perkins Student Center, located just off Broadcasting Road in Reading.
The program offers information to local high school students considering admission to Penn State Berks in the fall of 2013. Sessions will present information on Penn State admissions, financial aid, academics, athletics, and student activities and services.
For more information or to register, call 610-396-6060, e-mail email@example.com, or visit the website: www.psu.edu/admissions.


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Last week's New Girl was so epic, I still can't get over what happened at the end. If you thought last week was out-of-this-world good, just wait for the final two episodes!
I caught up with the cast after last week's episode to get some answers to your most pressing questions. Check it out:
Lamorne and I have become friends over the last couple years, so you have to see what he has promised to do for me! Good idea, or am I setting myself up for disaster?
Finally, because I'm moving to a new place this week (with a new roommate), I thought I'd ask the cast for their Dos & Don'ts of Roommate Living 101.
Also, take a peek at Lamorne's sneakers for the night:
Hannah Simone looking tres chic in Tory Burch:
This is what happens when Zooey takes over my phone:
Another Zooey selfie:
Don't forget to catch an all-new episode of New Girl tonight on Fox!
So, what do you guys think? Can Jess and Nick make it work, or will it be a while before they get their act together? And what do you think Schmidt's first name is?


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SIKESTON - Paul Edward "Eddie" Lynn, 69, died June 18, 2002, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center.
Born June 26, 1932, in Sikeston, son of the late Denton and Nora Hensley Lynn, he was a member of Canalou Baptist Church.
Survivors include: one daughter and son-in-law, Kay and Frank Erjavec of Knoxville, Tenn.; one brother, Jerry Lynn of Sikeston; one sister, Mildred Simpson of Wilmington, N.C.; and five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Two brothers and one sister preceded him in death.
Services were conducted at 1 p.m. today at Blanchard Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Dewayne Coleman, pastor of the Canalou Baptist Church, officiated.
Burial followed in the Old Morley Cemetery at Morley.
Pallbearers were: Frank Erjavec Jr., Tommy Raines, Steve Hardin, Bobby Hinton, Teddy Sweet and Jeff Craft.


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Tuesday, August 30, 2011
It's About Damn Time, the Samsung Galaxy S II finally lands in the US of A
If you've followed my blog at all, you know I've had almost a hawk's eye for anything relating to the Galaxy S II. Well, it seems the time has finally come and they are finally here. Today Samsung announced these three phones
All three phones will pack a 1.2 GHz dual core Exynos processor, a 8mp camera around back, and 16gb of internal storage. The differences seem to be between the AT&T variant and the other two. The Sprint and T-Mobile versions will be packing a 4.5 inch Super AMOLED Plus screens while the AT&T version will be using a 4.3 inch similar to the international version. The 4.5 variants will also house a larger battery with the AT&T branch packing the same size as the international version as well. In fact it seems that the AT&T variant is almost identical to the international Galaxy S II from these features down to its actual form factor.
So far only Sprint has stated a launch date in addition to price setting September 16th as their launch at a price of $200. The other two are expected to follow shortly.
I personally can't wait to go and try the Sprint version once it hits stores. Still part of me is more curious to see what bigger guns are waiting on the horizon.
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Great News for HP Touchpad Owners, new Updates!
From my last post you can see that I am now the happy owner of a brand new HP Touchpad after the massive fire sale that HP just underwent. When I first placed the purchase for the device, I honestly felt that I was "buying as is" and that what I got from the device when I opened it up and booted it up for the first time would be what I was stuck with for the life of the device.
Well, HP was quick to prove me wrong. Yesterday they announced an update to their Quickoffice app finally allowing editing to Microsoft Word and Excel documents. While this may not seem like a big deal to some people, it is actual fantastic (for some of us at least). While being able to view a document is great, being able to edit the same document is even better. My work involves a lot of people sending me documents to either fill in or edit and sending it back to them. Having this handy new feature further adds to functionality and overall worth of the Touchpad.
However, this isn't the biggest piece of news coming from HP. While the Quickoffice was one that was previously announced, the thing that HP did the next day showed us that while they might be out of the hardware game when it comes to WebOS, they still seem to be showing it some love on the software side. HP sat down with CNET today and told them that they had seen large jumps in users for the Touchpad. Obviously this was expected after such a drastic price drop (it is estimated that between 750,000 and 2,000,000 users came on board world wide). More important, however, HP told CNET:
"We expect that HP TouchPad owners can look forward to an over-the-air update that will enhance the platform and add functionality and a growing applications catalog."
While they did not say exactly what they were bringing to the table, it is a sigh of relief to know, that at least for the time being, HP is going to continue to support its WebOS products of the software side. To reaffirm these feelings, HP also said:
"HP is fully committed to the ongoing support and service of customers who purchased webOS devices...We plan to continue to investigate the best ways to leverage WebOS software and grow the applications."Lets hope that HP continues this way and brings updates for a time to come.
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Labels: HP, HP Touchpad, Update
HP Touchpad, First Impressioins
After countless calls to all my local brick and mortar calls, I was finally able to purchase an HP Touchpad via OnSale via Amazon at the fire sale price. A few days later I received my shiny new toy in the mail and have been tinkering with it ever since. While I have decided to not run a custom ROM or overclock the device, I have ran the needed updates and grabbed some of apps from the catalog to improve my experience.
So far, I am really enjoying the device as it has fulfilled everything that I wanted from it:
1) Cheap price (you can't beat $99)
2) Web Browser
3) E-book reader
4) Time wasting games
While I was/am in love with Android and would have loved a Galaxy Tab 10.1, at a price of $99 I simply couldn't pass on this offer. I made the impulse purchase and don't have any regrets. In my short time with the device it has filled the needs I want in a tablet with a few complaints here and there. While they complaints could be remedied by jumping over to an iPad or Android Tablet, the price point keeps me happy.
Once I spend over a week with the Touchpad, I will begin writing my review of it covering everything from the hardware to software to the future of the device. In addition to this I will start covering WebOS news as well as anything that pertains to the Touchpad itself. Stay tuned.
Posted by Juan at 11:11 AM 1 comments
Labels: First Impressions, HP, HP Touchpad, Tablet, WebOS
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Steve Jobs Steps Down as CEO of Apple
Today Steve Jobs has officially stepped down as CEO of Apple. The news comes after an extended period of medical leaves related to pancreatic cancer. Apple has placed the previous COO Tim Cook to take the position of CEO. Though it was going to happen sooner or later, it is still a heavy blow to not only the company but to the entire technology field as a whole.
Steve had this to say:
I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple's CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.
I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee.
As far as my successor goes, I strongly recommend that we execute our succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO of Apple.
I believe Apple's brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role.
I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you.
On the business side,Jobs is still with the company (As a chairman of the board) and even if he was not it is a safe bet that he was not simply working on one task at a time. You can best believe Apple has at least a 5 year plan that they will not deviate from. After that time period, anything can happen but up until then, I don't see them changing too much.
As to Jobs himself, while I personally do not like Apple products as well as him as a person for touting them off as if they were something that god created himself but I have to respect the man for what he has brought to the field. His decisions have completely directed how the business works. Even if you don't think Apple products are the best around, you must be blind if you can't look around and see that the consumer electronics aren't has been shaped by them. Whether it be the Apple products directly or the goods that were produced to compete against them, the market has been dictated in a large way by the decisions that Jobs made in the fields of : Mobile, Tablet, PCs, and Music.
To that, I give him my respect and I hope that if he is ill, that he can overcome this. I would never wish pancreatic cancer (or any cancer) on anyone and my regards go out to him and his family. In addition to this, I hope he will continue to bring innovation if not competition to the world of technology.
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Labels: Apple, CEO, Steve Jobs
Saturday, August 20, 2011
The Latest Rumor for the Sprint Epic Touch 4G, the Release Date
SprintFeed just got tipped on some fresh information on the upcoming Sprint Epic Touch 4G, its release date. According to their tipster the Sprint variant of the Samsung Galaxy S II will be coming to the carrier on September 9th a shy 10 days after Samsung is expected to announce all the US Galaxy S II phones. This is fantastic news. While the launch has been long awaited (the international version has been out for months), it is nice to know that is is on the horizon. The question for me personally now is if I am going to get this phone or wait for the Nexus Prime.
Source: SprintFeed
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Google Acquires Motorola, the Gears of War are Turning
Though it is already old news in the tech world, I would feel terrible if I didn't post this up. As many of you already know, Google announced via its official blog that it would be acquiring Motorola Mobility at a price of $40 a share for a total of $12.5 billion yesterday. The entire industry is talking about this massive power move and what it will mean to the future of Android.
The biggest concern is that Google is entering the hardware game. They are walking in the shoes of Apple now with control of everything from software to the physical components of cellular devices coming out of this new mobile acquisition. With Android being an operating system that is used across multiple manufacturers ranging from HTC to Samsung, does having their own hardware producer mean the death of Android for the other manufacturers? Shortly after the announcement CEOs from the previously mentioned companies gave their "blessing" saying they welcomed this new purchase and saw it as Google defending its partners. Behind these scenes, you have to wonder if they are actually afraid beyond belief at the idea that the OS that has brought them so much financial success might actually either be taken away from them or that they will no longer have access to the top of the line build of Android.
Through all of this Google has said that they will still be completely committed to all of its Android Partners and that it would continue running Motorola as a separate entity. Google will obviously have to step in and fix a lot of holes in the hull of the battered ship that is Motorola. The company posted millions in losses in the last quarter and you can best bet that Google is going to try to stop that from happening again. Still it would only be natural if Motorola phones all became a standard for how Android should be built. Also now with a hardware builder in its arsenal, Google can truly fine tune its software to specific hardware specifications. Hopefully Google stays true to its word and does not close off Android and becomes the walled garden that is iOS all while backstabbing all the companies that made Android as successful as it is today (Not saying Motorola didn't play a major role, especially here in the states with the DROID lineup). If anything I hope the phones that come out of Motorola will be standards that the rest of the industry should meet as minimum requirements. Hopefully it will follow the path of the original Nexus One. Though it was not financially successful, it did send out a message to the industry that basic requirements should be met. After the Nexus One, the market was flooded with large screen phones with powerful processors. Hopefully this pattern will continue in the future.
The possibility of Google using Motorola as a flagship phone maker is not the only buzz surrounding this deal. There is a lot of talk that this deal was simply about Google getting all of the patents that Motorola owns. Android and its manufacturers have recently been under constant fire from other companies, including the likes of Microsoft and Apple, over alleged patent and design infringements. Motorola controlled a treasure trove of patents that now Google can use to defend its partners. HTC, for example, has had to pay Microsoft royalties for every Android phone it has made. If Google stays true to its word, this move could finally give HTC the ability to shake the burden off its shoulders and start collecting the money that is rightfully theirs.
Google is quickly gearing up to defend itself from the storm of litigation quickly approaching. I like to think of Google as pre-WW2 US, a country that was ill prepared to take on the mammoth German war machine and no ability to defend its allies. With time and preparation it would in short time transform itself into a world power. While Google is already a powerful company, this move will further solidify their ever rising growth and a ever powerful ecosystem both in finally entering the hardware game and having the weapons it needs to protect itself and its allies.
Source: Official Google Blog
Posted by Juan at 8:27 PM 2 comments
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
The Popular N9 Won't be Coming to the States
The Nokia N9, which when finally shown gained an extreme amount of positive feedback will probably not be coming to the United States according to Nokia. The swan song device for the OS MeeGo has been praised as the device Nokia should have built a long time ago instead of completely kicking out of the door and getting in bed with Microsoft for their Windows Phone 7 OS. Almost everyone who has tried it has loved everything about it from its beautiful hardware to smooth operating system. It's a shame that this device will probably be the last of its kind as Nokia attempts to stop their ship from sinking. While it's hardware will survive in the form of the W7P sea ray the software will not unless some other manufacturer picks it up or if Nokia has a change of heart.
Even if it may be the last of its kind, people here stateside are upset that they may not be able to get their hands on it directly from a carrier and instead will probably have to buy the device unlocked and at an unsubsidized price. When questioned as to if the device would actually come to the US by Engadget, Nokia answered with:
"After the very positive reception to the launch of the Nokia N9, the product is now being rolled out in countries around the world. At this time we will not be making it available in the US. Nokia takes a market by market approach to product rollout, and each country makes its own decisions about which products to introduce from those available. Decisions are based on an assessment of existing and upcoming products that make up Nokia's extensive product portfolio and the best way in which to address local market opportunities."
It makes sense in a twisted way. Lets be honest, the US has always neglected the high end nokia devices. While they dominated the rest of the world (before iOS and Android), they never really picked up steam here in the states. When the N97 came out a few years back, I wanted one like a mad man but no one had even heard of it which was the norm with most Nokia devices here. However, this isn't really the US customers fault since it was actually Nokia who failed to play by US rules.
Not many people here actually go out and buy an unsubsidized phone for over $600. Nokia never really worked with the carriers to bring it to their networks and bring phones to the masses for a more respectable price. While their system worked throughout the rest of the world, it just wasn't the norm here in the US.
Once they get WP7 on this thing, this pattern is going to obviously change. Microsoft isn't going to make such a big partner and then fail to bring it to their home country. In fact, Sea Ray has already been through the FCC carrying AT&T bands with it.
Source: Engadget
Posted by Juan at 10:01 AM 3 comments
Monday, August 8, 2011
The Epic 4G Touch Gets One Step Closer to Official and Brings Along Company
The fellows at Engadget just got the picture above from a tipster. I posted about BGR's drop of the name first but it seems the title is actually the Epic 4G Touch as opposed to the Epic Touch 4G (Oh the insanity!). While this doesn't reveal anything new about the device, it is still nice to see and brings the hope of an approaching launch.
The Epic 4G Touch, however, is not the only news with this piece. The picture also reveals the HTC EVO Design 4G which is expected to be similar to the EVO 3D minus the 3D and the dual-core processor. In addition to this, the photo also outs a new device all together, the Motorola Admiral. It doesn't seem to be carrying the 4G tag which makes me wonder if it were just not a feature of if this device were more a mid-tier phone for the masses.
We will most likely see a lot of new information on these phones within the next coming month(s) and until then, I can't wait.
Source: Engadget
T-Mobile Samsung Hercules is Their Galaxy S II
TmoNews just released pictures and information from a private source of the Samsung Hercules. It will be the first HSPA+ 42Mbps device for the carrier. While this alone is impressive and makes the device unique to the lineup of T-Mobile devices, something else makes it fantastic. Pictures given to the site clearly mark this phone as a Samsung Galaxy S II phone. While we already know that the popular devices are finally coming to the US, this leak is yet another tidbit indicating that their is an imminent release.
The Hercules, however, is going to be a bit different from the international version of the phone. It will be rocking purely capacitive buttons as well as a giant 4.5 inch display. The source also said that everything on the phone was extremely fast which means, performance wise, the Galaxy S II is still going to be awesome when it comes stateside.
I can't wait for these devices to finally launch and introduce the US to the phone the rest of the world is already going crazy about.
Source: TmoNews
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Labels: Samsung Galaxy S II, Samsung Hercules, T-Mobile, US Launch
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Broke Man's Guide to Being Homeless
From time to time I actually wonder what life on the streets would be like. If I lost everything and no longer had the basic necessities of shelter and food, would I be able to survive and make it? While I hope this will never happen to me (or you for that fact), here are a couple of interesting tidbits I've learned in my short time on this earth. If ever put into this situation and I had no way out but digging my way out, this is what I would probably do.
Okay lets cover some of the basics:
- Sell anything of value that is a luxary: electronics, jewelry, expensive clothes, etc. Sell plasma,sperm, etc. If possible use your former address for this since places will most likely not check. To get rid of this problem all together, go to a local post office and get a P.O. Box. This will cost you money but the benefits/necessity make it a must do move.
- Head to the local public library and open up a membership. This will give you access to a lot of resources from newspapers with job listings to computers where you can have access to email, docs, and the internet.
- Use this money to buy a cheap tent, foam pad (trust me), and sleeping bag. This should cost you no more than $20-$30. Find a area you feel comfortable that is secluded but not crazy and set up "home." However, if you can try couchsurfing and hope some strangers will house you one short period at a time.
- Next buy a bike for no more than $40-$50, this will be your transportation. Try to set up home somewhere that leaves you close enough to society by bike.
- Next, go to a local gym and sign up for a free trial membership. They usually last a month but you can move on to another gym every month never having to pay. This gives you access to showers, pools, and possibly a locker. Keep yourself as clean as possible.
- For food, go to holiday inns in the morning and just act like you have a room there. Grab as much grub as you want. No one checks, seriously. For lunch and dinner go to Costco and say you dont have a membership but would like to look around before you get one. Eat samples like it's going out of style. For both these locations try and do it when different people are working the front. If you have money, keep it cheap but try to keep it healthy. You can buy fruit pretty cheaply as well as breads and grains. For protein try peanuts or peanut butter
- For money, seriously check out product road shows on craigslist. They usually pay at least 10 an hour (I'm working one now at 14 an hour). Companies like to show case new products either at Costco or other big venues and they pay people to display the product to the public. Many even include bonuses if certain sales numbers are met. It's an easy job to do (minus the hours spent on your feet) and is usually done by people doing it temporarily and trying to make a buck.
- Save enough until you save up enough and from there its up to you. Find affordable housing and try to maintain a money flow.
Once again, I hope you never have to use this but if you do, I hope this will help. Always take advantage of resources from soup kitchens to shelters if possible and above all, never give up hope.
Posted by Juan at 7:11 PM 0 comments
Labels: Broke Man's Tech Original, Guide, Homeless
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
The Nexus S is Free* for a Day at Best Buy! (*With a two year contract)
Best buy just announced that they will be selling the Nexus S for $0 with a 2 year contract agreement for AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile but only for tomorrow, Wednesday August 3rd, 2011.
I personally am going to keep my eye on the horizon for the next Google Flagship phone but this is an amazing deal. This is a brilliant phone and for that price, this deal is almost a no brainer for anyone on the market for a phone that will meet the majority if not all of their current requirements. For those wanting the bleeding edge and a dual core phone, I would probably wait for the Galaxy S IIs to come but we all know they are not going to be free (At least not at launch).
Grab the deal while you can because after tomorrow, it will return to its normal price of $100.
The info straight from BB:
One-Day Exclusive Offer: Best Buy Mobile Offers All Versions of Nexus S from Google for Free on Aug. 3 Available on AT&T, Sprint and T Mobile at Best Buy, Best Buy Mobile specialty stores and online. Offer runs from Aug. 2 at 11 p.m. CST to Aug. 3 at 11:59 p.m. CST
MINNEAPOLIS, August 2, 2011 - Best Buy Mobile today revealed an exclusive one-day sale on Nexus S from Google phones valid on all carriers who support the device - AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile. Customers can receive a free Nexus S phone, either as a new phone or an upgrade purchase, with two-year activation at all Best Buy, Best Buy Mobile specialty stores, and online at BestBuy.com/Mobile.
Nexus S is a pure Google experience phone and runs Android 2.3, Gingerbread, the fastest version of Android available, and will be offered free starting tonight at 11:00 p.m. CST, through Aug. 3, at 11:59 p.m. CT.
In addition to the most smartphones under one roof, including all three versions of Nexus S, Best Buy Mobile offers an array of services aimed at improving customers' experience, including Walk Out Working, Upgrade Checker, Happy 24 and a full array of accessories for customers to protect and personalize their device.
Source: Best Buy
Posted by Juan at 8:46 PM 1 comments
Transformer 2 Almost Already Here? Possibly Packing a Quad Core Processor
Forbes recently sat down with Asus Chairman Jonney Shih and received some delicious bits of info about the companies next tablet, the next Transformer. The Transformer is one of the best selling Android tablets pushing upwards of 400,000 sales a month. When it launched, Asus completely underestimated the popularity of the device and was plagued with supply issues attempting to keep the things on the shelf. Now, only a four months later, the company has revealed that its successor will be coming in October of this year.
When questioned on the new tablet, Mr. Shih only said that it was "impressive." It should be interesting to see what the new model will pack and whether or not it is even a major upgrade from the original. The area that brings up the most interest is if the "Transformer 2" will be carrying Nvidia's next generation chip, the quad core Tegra 3. Nvidia has gone on record saying that the new chip would be available in tablets in September. With an October launch, it is completely possible that the Transformer will be have a quad core heart.
Many are upset at such quick launches, but this is simply the way the world of technology works. Even when products launch, there is always talk of when the next will come out or what device will soon pop up and trump it only to be trumped by yet another device.
If this thing trims a bit of weight while bumping up the battery life, all while picking up these new specs, I will be all over it (If I can afford it of course). I hope they will maintain the same price points as the current models and that Staples throws out another awesome coupon deal. Here's to hoping though.
Via: Engadget
Source : Forbes
Posted by Juan at 8:20 PM 0 comments
Labels: Asus, Asus Transformer, Tablet
Samsung Epic Touch 4G, the Samsung Galaxy S II for Sprint
How BGR continues to get this many leaks on the US Galaxy S II phones amazes me. The guys there just recently got another tip about a Galaxy S II phone variant. Their tipster says that it should be launching in September which is a month later than expected or at least a month later than AT&T is bringing their variant to the market. Being a Galaxy S II phone, it will be very similar to the international version.
While I too am upset about the modifications and name changes to the international Galaxy S II phone, it is nice to see that Sprint is at least keeping the Epic name alive and creating a brand/line instead of completely starting anew and calling it the Within. In addition to that, they will probably still be expanding the brand with the actual Epic 2 or whatever they decide to call it that will continue the QWERTY keyboard heritage from the first device.
Still, I wish all the American carriers would simply just pick up the international version with the respective radios inside. Updates would probably be a lot faster and we wouldn't have to wait months after the rest of the world to actually get the phone.
I will be keeping a close eye on this phone, that is until the Nexus Prime is announced.
Source: BGR
Source: BGR
Posted by Juan at 6:01 PM 0 comments
Labels: Samsung, Samsung Epic Touch 4G, Samsung Galaxy S II, Sprint
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Data Mining and Big Brother
Published: Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at 12:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at 11:57 p.m.
I sure do appreciate The Ledger printing Jim Hightower's columns, especially the June 24 column, "Metadata Mining Is Mega-Awful." People who say that metadata mining is no big deal are like frogs in a lukewarm water pot where the heat is gradually rising, not bad now, but we will boil later.
The complacent people should read the August magazine Ideas and Discoveries' article titled, "Is the Internet Becoming the New Superpower? If So, Who Will Control It?" The article explains how everybody is being profiled and categorized. Marital status, patterns of money use, political orientation, products you buy, what you look up on the Internet, etc., goes into your individual dossier.
The predators move in on the innocent lambs. Businesses analyze your weaknesses so they can manipulate to make you buy things. Bad-guy hackers stole $45 million from online banking accounts a few months ago.
Big Brother government is just watching and waiting before pounding later on "undesirables" designated by the computer. Machines never make mistakes, right?
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They've apparently gone to Russia and fallen in love with onesies. Yes, like babies, toddlers and off-duty NFL stars wear.
As the New York Times tells us, there's a store in Sochi called One Piece that's become a popular shopping destination for tourists and Olympians alike. Here, for example, is Team USA snowboarder Greg Bretz modelling a stars-and-stripes onesie:
USA ALL THE WAY!!! pic.twitter.com/tEqeRCpRAh
— Greg Bretz (@gregbretzz) February 10, 2014
Here are some German bobsledders:
"I guarantee this is going to catch on in the States," said Cory Butner, an American bobsledder who admired the onesies in the shop window on a recent afternoon. "In three months, they'll be all over the States."
What is the draw for the Olympians? Sure, they like to be comfortable when not in training. And many of them are used to wearing singlets. But there is something strange about seeing so many athletic savants wearing oversized pyjamas.
They shrug at quadruple flips three stories in the air and laugh at 90-miles-per-hour slides down ice chutes, but putting on pants and a shirt? Unbearably daunting. Better to give in and zip up.
"They're just cool," said Steven Langton, another American bobsledder. "They're the wave of the future."
One Piece has embraced the Olympic attention by getting pretty active on social media, including an Instagram account that documents when athletes come into the store.
If you weren't already awww'd by the onesie phenomenon, get prepared. It's coming. They even have onesies for dogs — either your beloved pets or those poor Sochi strays. C'mon. Just look at this picture. Awwww.Mike Oz, Yahoo! US / Fourth-Place Medal
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The Plague
by Albert Camus
Character Role Analysis
The Plague
The plague kills everybody it can. It's hard to wipe out. It makes life difficult for everyone. No one likes it. It creates obstacles for Dr. Rieux and the other characters. Tarrou says it best when he claims that in the world there are men, and there is pestilence, and you're either fighting on one side or on the other. You don't really have to scratch your head over this one.
The Ignorance and Inaction of Mankind
Just when you thought you were done. Actually, Tarrou also argues that many of the problems in the world are the result of men that have the plague and don't know it, or men that know it but are content to leave things as they are. In a novel that promotes acute awareness, radical freedom, and constant, active choice, passivity and apathy are clear antagonists.
No, we're not going to say Father Paneloux is the antagonist; according to The Plague, he is as much a victim of religion as anyone else. Religion is antagonistic because it distracts, it blinds. It allows people to wallow in a passive acceptance of God's plan without acting or fighting against suffering in the world. Religion isn't necessarily antagonistic to the humanist philosophy, but the form we see in The Plague certainly is.


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Approach the conditioning of steadiness from three positions. These concepts apply equally to young prospects and to seasoned pro retrievers in need of a bit of a tune up.
The dog does not get the mark, retrieve or bird. Either you or another dog picks up the fall. A gundog must realize two things: 1. All retrieves are not theirs, and 2. Whining, creeping or movement will not result in a retrieve; only patience results in a retrieve. Denials also apply to hunting situations. A pup normally should pick up only 25 percent of the falls they encounter their entire first season. For the old pro, a couple of denials are equally effective in maintaining steadiness. Use a second dog or pick up the fall yourself.
Don't send the dog on a retrieve too quickly after a shot or fall. Let time pass, move about, talk, reload and then send. Hone patience. Initially, with a pup, the delay will be brief. Later, the duration between fall and release expands. In training, the young dog may actually be heeled away and re-sent from another position.
Effectively ignoring diversions or distractions, whether in the blind or when completing a retrieve, is actually a derivative of steadiness. Steadiness includes quietly honoring other working dogs, ignoring secondary falls on a retrieve without switching, handling flushing birds and not pursuing off game, and remaining undisturbed by other hunters and their gunfire. Steady dogs can manage temptations while remaining focused on their job.
Steadiness conditioning by no means should be entrenched at the peril of retrieving desire. This need not be the case if the dog has natural retrieving instinct, the conditioning occurs progressively with minimal force and the process is begun at the early stages of training.
Remember, control coupled with keenness and natural ability are the desirable qualities of a fine shooting dog. Our training methods must be structured to accomplish this goal.
Steadiness methodology will be discussed next , which covers:
It is important to structure training exercises and drills that do not compromise steadiness. Too many marks, quickly releasing dogs for retrieves and associating gunfire with immediate retrieves all serve to undermine steadying efforts. As often as possible, utilize training methods that protect steadiness integrity.
Next we'll offer proven methods to help produce that rock-steady shooting dog.
Steadiness conditioning must begin early. Young pups should not be riled up with repeated, meaningless retrieves. Keep pups calm and focused with only a few retrieves per week. You can read more about meaningless retrieves and other training don'ts in Retriever Training: What Not to Do!
When the time comes to delay the pup's release on a retrieve, don't use forceful restraints. Place the pup between your legs as you kneel down. Place your hands across the pup's chest and cradle him against the legs. Pitch the bumper and release when ready by simply removing your hands. Now we are already in the kneeling position to encourage prompt return. As the pup understands the concept of the delay and becomes calmer, lengthen the delay.
Next, restrain the pup lightly from the side to delay the release. When the pup is patient for short periods prior to release, move out in front of him to toss the bumper. Place yourself between him and the bumper by tossing the bumper over your shoulder. The pup's path to the bumper is blocked and the sit command can be encouraged. If pup runs in, he can be stopped or you can quickly pick up the bumper yourself.
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act into law.
First duck stamp, designed by Pulitzer-prize winning editorial cartoonist, Jay N. "Ding" Darling, issued.
Prairie drought peaks.


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8-16-2011 4wrestling.com News
UFC and the Fox Network have struck a blockbuster 90 million dollar a year deal for UFC to leave Spike TV and take its programing to the Fox channels. This move will leave TNA Wrestling as the only major programming on Spike TV. Some see that as a benefit to the company but there are rumors circulating that Spike TV may rebrand there network all together. A TNA Wrestling without a weekly tv show could be a horrible blow to the company.
8-21-2011 4wrestling.com News
TNA Wrestling has released a statement stating that there contract is secure with Spike TV through the end of 2011 and that they look forward to working out a deal to keep them on Spike TV. However several other internet sources are still reporting that Spike TV is going to change directions. Rumor has them changing directions completely and going to a women's network. Obviosuly that leaves no room for a pro wrestling show. What will this mean for TNA?
9-1-2011 4wrestling.com News
We've gotten an inside report informing us that Dixie Carter and other TNA executives will be meeting tomorrow with Spike TV to discuss the future of TNA Wrestling on there network. Stay tuned for updates!
9-2-2011 4wrestling.com News
No word from the TNA/Spike TV meetings but we do have a block buster announcement from Spike TV to report! They announced today that as of 1-1-2012 Spike TV will be no longer. It will be called F.E.M. TV which is short for Females Enjoy More TV. No word yet on what this means for TNA Wrestling but there days on Spike TV seem limited.
9-3-2011 www.tnawrestling.com
We here at TNA Wrestling regret to announce that we were not able to rework a deal with Spike TV to continue to carry our programing past 12-31-2011. We will work as hard as possible to find a new home for our professional wrestling programming but as of now we have no solid leads. We thank you for your support of TNA and hope you will continue to watch our programming through the end of the year on Spike TV.
Dixie Carter
10-1-2011 www.tnawrestling.com
We at TNA Wrestling regret to inform our fans that as of 12-31-2011 we will no longer be in business. Due to loosing our tv deal with Spike TV we no longer have a way to bring our weekly tv shows into your homes. We are still working to bring together a midnight deal to keep us on television but at this time the chances of that look slim to none.
10-1-2011 4wrestling.com
BLOCKBUSTER announcement from TNA! They are going out of business?? Once again WWE and the McMahon empire will rule the wrestling world! While today's announcement left out many key details from what we have been told all wrestlers will be released from there contracts at the end of the year and will be free to work wherever they want. One would assume 50-75 percent of the TNA roster will be unemployed or in the independents again. Today is truly a sad day for professional wrestling! Stay tuned for more details!
The Decoy Bar-Webster, South Dakota
Unkown Voice: Where the hell am I? Oh wait I said it, hell! How do you live in this place!
Unkown Voice2: Well, well, well, glad you could make it Dana! Welcome to South Dakota!
Dana White: Yeah good to see you too Brock, now what the hell is it I just had to come talk to you and Paul about?
Brock Lesnar: All right, as you know since you left Spike and ran those punks out of business they dropped TNA wrestling, in turn leaving a big void in the wrestling business. So I thought you cou....
Dana White: No, no way in fucking hell. You've lost your damn mind Brock! I'm no Vince McMahon I....
Paul Heyman: Your right your not, your twice the business man Vince is! That's why you are gonna pull some strings with Fox and get us a time slot. Leave me and Brock in charge, we will cross promote, grow UFC even bigger than it already is, and we will make a nice living while we are at it. All we need is a couple hundread blank checks to get us started.
Brock Lesnar: Plus look at it this way, it will give the old guys a place to continue there career after they can't fight any more.
Dana White: You guys are crazy, Im leaving.
Brock Lesnar: Come on brother, have I ever let you down before? And besides, I know your tired of Zuffa making all the money, we build this company in mine and Heyman's name, away from Zuffa, you'll be the silent partner, but making plenty of money!
Dana White: Damn you Lesnar, I'll talk to Fox, but no promises.
Paul Heyman: We'd like to start our show right at the first of the year.
Dana White: I will see what I can do.
Brock Lesnar: Your the man! Thank's brother.
Dana White: Yeah, yeah, yeah. You owe me you s.o.b.
Dana White gets up to leave the bar.
Paul Heyman: Uh, Dana! Aren't you forgetting something?
Dana White slams down what appears to be a check book on the table as he walks out the door.
10-7-2011 4wrestling.com News
Blockbuster news coming out today. Sources say that UFC President Dana White has met with Fox executives about the possibilites of hosting a professional wrestling program on Thursday nights. We've also heard several reports that Paul Heyman and get this, Brock Lesnar have been in contact with various talent including several members of TNA Wrestling. Could a new promotion be on the horizon? It certainly seems that way. A promotion with the financial backing of Dana White and possibly UFC's parent company Zuffa could have a huge impact. It seems that there money flow could possibly be at a level that hasn't been in the professional wrestling business since Ted Turner left. Stay tuned to 4wrestling.com for updates as they happen!
Stay tuned for more updates! First show will be up by the end of the week. Review for Review.
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Atlanta, GA
Dana White: Well I gotta admit guys, at least Atlanta is better than North Dakota.
Brock Lesnar: South, South Dakota.
Dana White: Whichever, all the levels of hell are the same.
Paul Heyman: Anyway children, what do you think of the place Dana?
Dana White: Its okay, but why Atlanta? I told you I'd give you some nice office space in Vegas.
Brock Lesnar: Atlanta is the heart of wrestling, ever heard of WCW?
Paul Heyman: Exactly, you see Dana, Vince controls the north, but we, we are going to control the south!
Dana White: Uh, I thought Vinnie was world wide.
Brock Lesnar: Here we go.....
Paul Heyman: Check please!
Dana White: I don't know guys.....
Brock Lesnar: Just give us the damn check Dana.
Dane White: All right, all right, say Brock, when is your next fight? I'd like to get you in the ring before you go all cave man on me during the next deer season.
Brock Lesnar: Busy.
Dana White: I figured as much, anyway here is the deal. FX wants a two hour show each Thursday. If it goes good, there is a potential for more. Suprisingly when word got out of what we were planning the pay per view companies started blowing up my phone. Now this is where you guys owe me big time. You've got a monthly three hour pay per view spot, I can't believe how excited those nerds were about a little 'rasslin! You guys better now let me down.
Brock Lesnar: See Paul E. I told you he was the shit.
Paul Heyman: Hahahahahaha my empire will soon return!
Dana White: Where did you get this guy? Anyway put together a press release at the first of December. Here's the name of my website guy, we will get you set up. And again, don't let me down, I've put my ass on the line here for you two. Summer Brock, I want a fight this summer!
12-1-2011 www.UCW.com
Welcome to the launch of UCW.com! Ultimate Championship Wrestling!! Wrestlings hottest new promotion brought to you by UFC star Brock Lesnar and wrestling mastermind Paul Heyman! Stay tuned for roster updates as we will be debuting our wrestlers over the next few days and weeks. Also be sure and buy tickets now for our very first live show January 5th from The Gwinnet Center in Duluth, Georgia. It will be broadcast live at 9 pm on FX. We promise your not gonna want to miss this!!
12-3-2011 www.UCW.com
We are proud to announce our first round of UCW Wrestlers!
Shelton Benjamin
Charlie Haas
Tommy Dreamer
Alvin Burke Jr.
Syxx Pac
Scott Norton
Reid Flair
Stevie Richards
Matt Jackson
Nick Jackson
Travis Tomko
Sean Morley
More wrestlers to come!!!
12-4-2011 4wrestling.com News
Well it looks like the UCW is moving along at a fast pace! Im told there are several TNA stars signed to the UCW roster but until TNA terminates the wrestlers' contracts at midnight January 1st that they cannont be officially announced to the public. Stay tuned for the lastest!
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Duluth, GA
Joey Styles: "Ladies and gentlemen welcome to the dawning of a new day! Welcome to Ultimate Championship Wrestling!"
Taz: "Ha ha! This is War baby! Live on FX!"
**Shout At The Devil**
Camera pans to Gene Okerland standing in the ring.
Gene Okerland: "Ladies and gentlemen it is my pleasure to introduce to you at this time the UCW GM, this man is a cross sport superstar holding the world title in both professional wrestling and the Ultimate Fighting Championships, he is Brock Lesnar!"
Brock Lesnar: "Thanks Mean Gene! This is the UCW! This is War baby! You see four months ago when rumors started spreading about TNA going under good ole' Vinnie Mac's mouth started watering. He was once again gonna be the only show in town. You don't work for him? Well its tough shit then right? Wrong. F--K you Vince! That shit aint happening again."
Huge pop from the crowd
Gene Okerland: "I sure like the sounds of that! After all I was having a heck of a time making it on social security! So tell us Brock, what can we except from the UCW?"
Brock Lesnar: "Mean Gene you can expect the unexpected. We're gonna give you a little bit of everything, luchadors, pure mat wrestling, old school, new school, a little extreme, a little mixed martial arts your gonna see everything here. But enough talk, let's get to what the people want to see, that's wrestling Gene! We are gonna have four matches to determine which four wrestlers on the UCW roster deserve a shot to fight for the World Heavyweight title at our very first pay per view coming up on January 29th from The Ocean Center in Daytona Beach Florida. The first of those matches will be tonight between Rob Van Dam and Rhino! But that's not all, we've got a whole lot mor....."
**Kurt Angle's Music**
Gene Okerland: "Folks we've got company, making his way down to the UCW ring, former Olympic gold medalist, Kurt Angle!"
Brock Lesnar: "Ladies and gentlemen Kurt Angle!"
Kurt Angle: "Well, well Brock Lesnar. I hadn't saw you since I ran you out of the wwf a few years ago!
Ha boy I crack myself up but I'm not out here tonight to talk about you, I'm not out here to compare my Olympic gold medals to your college accomplishments. I...."
Brock Lesnar: "Make your point, or I'll throw you out of my damn ring."
Kurt Angle: "As I was saying, I'm out here tonight because I feel that since I left TNA world champion, I should be the first world champion here in the UCW! Oh yeah, it's true!"
Brock Lesnar: "Let me tell you something Kurt, there are not gimmie's here, you will earn what you get. Now, with that being said you are a great superstar, one of the best of all time and you will get your shot. In two weeks you will you will face Rob Terry for your shot at one of the four spots at the pay per view. That's true Kurt, damn true. Now cut the f--king mic its time to get this show started!"
Taz: "How about that Joey! Two huge main events! Rob Van Dam vs Rhino tonight, and in two weeks Kurt Angle vs the monster Rob Terry!"
Joey Styles: "Those are two huge main events Taz, but that is just the tip of the iceberg! When we come back from commercial break we will crown our first champion! Stay tuned!"
Joey Styles: "Welcome back wrestling fans to War, up next is our very first title match. This match is for the vacant UCW Television Title. The winner of this one is gonna be a very busy man Taz."
Taz: "That's right Joey, you see fans the Television title is just that, it will be defended every time UCW is on TV! That means four times a month and once a month on pay per view!"
Joey Styles: "The winner of this one is going to be one very busy man lets head down to our ring announcer Jeremy Borash for all the action!"
Jeremy Borash: "All right ladies and gentlemen this next match is for the vacant UCW Television Title! Introducing first Carlito Colon!"
Jeremy Borash: "And his opponent, Alvin Burke Jr.!"
**Holla To The World**
Joey Styles: "All right fans here we go. Carlito Colon a champion all over the world and Alvin Burke Jr. is a very solid in ring performer."
Taz: "I like Burke's chances in this one Joey, many of you fan's may remember him from his days up north as MVP.
Carlito tries to start the match off slow and in control but Alvin Burke will have nothing of it. He pushes the pace fast and makes it obvious that he wants to put an end to Carlito fast and start his reign as TV champion. It doesn't take Burke long to have Carlito down on his knees. Burke quickly capitalizes with is Drive-by-kick. This sends Carlito crashing to the mat. Burke goes for the pin but Carlito kicks out. Burke is frustrated, his frustration gives Carlito time to hit his super kick right to the face of Burke sending him crashing to the ground. Carlito capitalizes fast and locks on the figure four leg lock on Burke! Burke fights it but he can't get out and he finally taps out! Carlito wins!
Jeremy Borash: "Your winner and new Television Champion! Carlito Colon!"
Joey Styles: "Well there you have it folks Carlito Colon, what a debut in UCW!"
Taz: "Very impressive Joey, I tell you what Carlito comes from a great background. His father Carlos Colon is a very successful wrestler and now promoter. Carlito has a lot of talent for sure."
Joey Styles: "But can he keep the title? I got a feeling Burke is gonna want a rematch very soon!"
Joey Styles: "Fans welcome back to War, our second match of the night is already underway. In ring now is Syxx Pac and Stevie Richards!"
This is a fast paced match between two veterans of the ring. Five minutes in this one is a deadlock until Stevie Richards is distracted by something in the audience. Two men have came and sit down wearing hoods about three rows from ringside. Richards can't keep his eyes off the two men. Richards turns around to see the heel of Syxx Pac's Super kick in his face sending him down to the ground for the 1,2,3.
After a brief trade mark crotch chop celebration by Syxx Pac he makes his way out of the ring leaving Richards still laying in the ring. As he pulls himself up the two hooded men stand up to leave. The camera shows the face of the shorter of the two men and reveals that it is Raven. The other man's face cannot be saw.
Taz: "Looks like Stevie's old friend Raven cost's him another match Joey!"
Joey Styles: "Good old Raven, but who is the man with him? He looks like a giant! If I was Richards that's who I would be worried about! Let's go backstage where Gene Okerland has caught up with one of our tag teams here in Ultimate Championship Wrestling."
Gene Okerland: "Thanks Joey, I'm here with one of the most dominate tag teams in history, a team that will wrestle next week for a shot at the vacant UCW Tag Team Titles, B......"
Bubba Ray Dudley: "That's enough Gene, we can take it from here. We are not one of, we are the most dominate tag team in the history of this business. We are the 24 time world tag team champions. I am not bully ray, I'm not brother ray, we are not team 3D, we are not feuding because of some Vince Russo bull shit, we are The Dudley Boys, f--k trademarks, copyrights, f--k Dixie Carter."
D-von Dudley: "Oh testify my brother! Dixie Carter is so, so fine!"
Bubba Ray Dudley: "Ha ha that's right! Oh, and f--k Vince McMahon! Take notice, The Dudley Boys are back, we will win next week, then at the pay per view we will win the titles to become the 25 time worlds tag team champions!"
The Dudley's storm of slamming the mic into Gean Okerland chest.
Gene Okerland: "Uh, back to you Joey, Taz."
Taz: "Good to see Paul E. has The Dudley's in rare form tonight!"
Joey Styles: "Good to see The Dudley's back together again! Fans the Paul E. Taz is referring to is of course the legendary Paul Heyman. Paul is vice president of operations for Ultimate Championship Wrestling."
Taz: "You'd have to be living under a rock not to know who Paul E. is!"
Joey Styles: "All right fans we will be back after this commercial break!"
Jeremy Borash: "Making his way to the ring for the next contest, Chavo Gurrero Jr.!
**Latino Heat**
Jeremy Borash: "And his opponent, Sean Morley!"
**Hello Ladies**
Before Sean Morley can even get into the ring he is attacked by Chavo Gurrero on the outside. Gurrero works Morley all over the outside of the ring from fence to fence. Finally after a brutal collision with the ring steps Gurrero drags Morley into the ring. He quickly goes for the pin fall and gets the 1,2,3!
As Chavo Gurrero walks out of the ring he looks into the camera and starts yelling.
Chavo Gurrero: "I am a Gurrero damnit! I'm not a jobber anymore! I'll show the world! We Gurrero's lie, we cheat, we steal!"
Joey Styles: "Fans welcome back to War, we are going to go backstage where Gene Okerland is standing by with a black limo that just arrived at the arena, Gene."
Gene Okerland: "Thanks Joey, we are going to try and see who is in the limo it appears the door is opening now."
Out of the limo climbs A.J. Styles along with three other men all dressed in black suits.
A.J. Styles: "Meaaaaan Whoooo! By God Gene!"
Gene Okerland: "Ladies and gentlemen A.J. Styles along with...."
A.J. Styles: "No offense but we can introduce ourselves Gene, why don't you just run along. But we aren't gonna do it here, we will do it in the ring!"
The four men walk off into the arena.
When War comes back on the air the four men are standing in the ring.
A.J. Styles: "In case you didn't know, I am the Phenomenal A.J. Styles! Your soon to be UCW World Heavyweight Champion! Yeah that's right, get a look at this! Look at these clothes, look at these three studs beside me, this is the best professional wrestling has to offer baby. No more TNA, no more people to hold us back. This isn't fortune, but it damn sure is the future daddy! I'm A.J. Styles, this is C.W. Anderson to my right, to my left is Ried Flair, and the big man back there in the corner is Tommy Mercer, the only man to go undefeated in TNA. We are the four horsemen, and we will rule UCW starting next week when I win a title shot after I defeat Jerry Lynn right here in this ring. Whoooooo!"
C.W. Anderson: "That's right, you better start taking a body count, effective right now, because next week myself and Reid Flair will take on The Dudley Boys for our shot at the tag team titles."
Taz: "What? The Four Horsemen?"
Joey Styles: "It must be Taz, it has an Anderson, it has a Flair."
Taz: "Maybe more importantly though it has A.J. Styles and that big man Tommy Mercer."
Joey Styles: "Mercer was undefeated in TNA under the name Crimson and will certainly be a force to be reckoned with here in UCW."
Joey Styles: "Fans welcome back to War, our next match is already underway between two our UCW's top cruiserweights The Amazing Red and Christopher Daniels."
This one is a classic "X" style match these two are so familiar with. For fifteen minutes they go back and forth. They have the whole arena on their feet as they go back and forth with no clear winner. Finally at the seventeen minute mark Daniels drags The Amazing Red onto the announcers table. Daniels climbs back into the ring and hits a textbook moonsault off the top rope onto Amazing Red and through the table sending them both crashing to the arena floor. As they lay on the ground trying to find the strength to get up the fans can't stop chanting "Holy Shit! Holy Shit!"
Suddenly out of nowhere Super Crazy comes running out of the crowd, into the ring, onto the top rope and comes crashing down on top of Christopher Daniels and The Amazing Red. The ref rings the bell at the contest is called a draw as the three men lay in a twisted mess on the floor.
Joey Styles: "Oooooohhh Myyy Goddddddd!"
Taz: "Now that was a match folks! Talk about two men who were putting it all on the line in their UCW debuts.!"
Joey Styles: "Where the hell did Super Crazy come from?"
Taz: "I don't know but hopefully security can get out here and get these guys to the back before this brawl starts back up!"
Joey Styles: "They are at ringside now Taz, that's head of security Scott Norton, I think he can handle these guys!"
Taz: "I'd say s....."
Joey Styles: "Hate to stop you Taz but we are getting word a fight has broken out backstage!"
The camera cuts to the backstage to see Rhino laying in the floor bloodied and beaten!
Joey Styles: "Welcome back its time for our main event!"
Taz: "Joey I'm not sure Rhino is gonna be able to make the match!"
Joey Styles: "Well I hope he can, because RVD is on his way to the ring!"
RVD comes to the ring and motions for the ref to start the ten count after it is obvious that Rhino isn't coming to the ring. The ref does and counts to ten.
Rob Van Dam: "Bummer dude, looks like I advance, you see Rhino couldn't join us tonight! But it's okay I would have beat him anyway, I'm Rob Van Dam, I'm the whole f--king show! I'm mister Thursday night! And I'm gonna be your new UCW World Heavyweight Champion!"
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There are a few spelling errors here and there, but the majority of this was very well written. I like your idea of the Four Horsemen and your promos fit the characters you use nicely. I can almost imagine these people using your words...and that's always a sign of a good writer. Your commentary lags a tad here and there, but again...most of it is put together well. I enjoyed reading this BTB and I'll definitely be back to read more when it's posted.
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Thanks for the kind words! I have fixed the spelling now, I spell checked it last night but it was late and I must not have hit the save button or something after I did it sorry about that. Getting a better feel and flow for the announcers is one thing I am trying to work on. I've got to go back and brush up on my Taz and Joey Styles catch phrases over the next day or so.
I'm really glad you like the interviews. I suck at writing a detailed match so my quick recap matches are all I can do so I have to make up for it somewhere else. My shows are really going to focus on interviews and story line development more than the wrestling matches themselves just because that is my strong point. Thanks for the review all words of wisdom are welcome good and bad!!
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