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The man who supervised the state Department of Revenues computer system resigned less than three weeks before officials discovered a massive hacking breach, but agency officials insist the two events are unrelated.
Mike Garon, a senior administrator and chief information officer for the agency, resigned from his position on Sept. 21, according to department spokeswoman Samantha Cheek. The hacking breach was discovered Oct. 10, officials have said.
Cheek refused to provide specifics as to why he resigned but said his resignation and the recent cyber-attack on DOR are not relevant to one another.
Mike Garons resignation is a personnel matter and not one that we are going to comment on, she said.
Garon could not be reached for comment today. A woman who answered the phone at his home on Monday hung up on a reporter when he asked to speak to Garon.
Cheek would not answer questions today about the departments computer system, including who is in charge of its security, how much it cost and how old it is. She did note that there had been no previous security breaches.
As the investigation is still ongoing, it would be premature for DOR to comment on these specifics at this time, Cheek said.
Gov. Nikki Haley revealed today that officials had begun doing standard audits and protections on the DOR system on a monthly basis in July just to make sure were cautious. Previously, those audits had been done monthly, she said.
The first attempts at breaching the system occurred in August, officials have said. The state learned this month that millions of Social Security, credit card and debit card numbers were swiped, they said.
Revenue Department Director James Etter told state senators today that some business information also was in tax records breached by computer hackers.
Previously, the state had indicated it was not aware of any business information that had been compromised. But Etter told the S.C. Senate Finance Committee Tuesday afternoon that some business information was stored in the department database that hackers mined for data.
Etter did not specify how many businesses are potentially affected, but said state ID numbers for businesses will be changed as a result. He left the hearing after his testimony without taking questions from reporters.
Haley today said Experian has agreed to cap the states costs at $12 million for a years worth of credit monitoring of taxpayers affected by a massive hacking breach at the Department of Revenue.
Haley said that figure was arrived at late last night as a result of negotiations. They are not going to charge us any more than $12 million, even if all 3.6 million folks whose Social Security numbers were swiped sign up for protection, Haley said.
Officials have said it could be weeks before authorities learn exactly what information was swiped from the database of 3.6 million Social Security numbers and 387,000 credit or debit card numbers from the S.C. Department of Revenue during a series of cyber attacks that date to Aug. 27.
Haley said the attack was indicative of the world we live in today and that the lack of much national media interest into the episode shows how commonplace such attacks have become. At the same time, she called the attack absolutely bizarre and not something that happens every day.
Haley stressed that no state employee should be faulted for the breach and that no one in state government did anything wrong that allowed the hacker to enter state computers. Neither she nor State Law Enforcement Division Chief Mark Keel would reveal exactly how the hackers got in, saying they did not want to compromise the ongoing investigation.
What we do know is that this was no simple breach, she said. This was no issue with someone in the agency. This was not a hole that was within DOR. This was a true, sophisticated breach.
She said the CIA, the White House and Google also have been hacked at one time. Everyone wants to blame someone for the episode by the only person responsible is the overseas hacker who stole the information, Haley said.
Not one thing or one person on the Department of Revenue that could have avoided this hack, Haley said.
Keel defended the states decision to wait 16 days before telling the public about the intrusion and the theft of personal information. He said investigators needed to reach certain benchmarks in the case before revealing the breach.
We believe we safeguarded the citizens of this state by doing that, he said.
State officials have advised anyone who had filed a state tax return since 1998 to take steps to learn if their information had been misused by identity thieves. The state is offering one year of free credit monitoring to worried taxpayers.
Some 533,000 people have contacted the call center to begin the process of registering for that protection, and 287,000 have signed up, Haley said.
The wait time for callers is now under 12 minutes, Haley said.
Haley said hacking experts told her thieves usually wait six to eight months after an attack to put the stolen information to use. So that is the time frame we are going to be focused on, she said. Usually after a year, they dont see anything.
Other experts have told The Post and Courier thieves generally wait up to three years to use stolen information to avoid getting caught.
While Experians free monitoring will end after a year, the company will provide ongoing help to those who have been victimized by fraud as a result of the breach. They will go back and hold your hand and make sure you are taken care of, Haley said.
When the state announced the breach on Friday and urged callers to sign up for monitoring, the call center line was busy and the wait time exceeded an hour for those who could get through.
Haley today blamed that delay on the media calling the number to see it if worked, clogging phone lines.
Bill Rogers, executive director of the South Carolina Press Association, said he found Haleys statement hard to believe. That is an ingenious way to blame the media, he said. I cant imagine there are enough reporters in South Carolina to clog that line.
Dozens of people called The Post and Courier on Friday to complain about their inability to get through to the call center, which officials said was staffed by 300 call-takers. Reporters then called the number but just got a busy signal.
There are 16 daily newspapers in South Carolina, Rogers said. If that is enough to clog up their phone lines, then they have got problems.
Reach Glenn Smith at 937-5556 or Twitter.com/glennsmith5.
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To further the independence of people in Western Pennsylvania who are blind, visually impaired, or unable to read or hold print material, WQED fm89.3 broadcasts the Radio Information Service to the Oakland area on special radio receivers available to eligible subscribers.
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Leysin at the foot of the Tour d'Aï which used because of its sun-rich and mild climate to be famous as a health resort for people with lung diseases since the fifties - Club Med opened a holiday club here in 1950 - has developed into an all-year holidary resort. The summer children's activity programme offers treasure hunts, visits to a farm or cheese dairy. And the child-friendliness of the mountain transport facilities finds expression in their price structures.
The village in the Vaud Alps which is at the same altitude as Villars is accessible from Aigle by rack-railway (35-minute journey) or by car via Le Sepey. The excursion possibilities to the Lower Valais and Lake Geneva are varied: Aigle with its medieval castle and Wine and Vine Museum, the salt mines of Bex, a cruise on Lake Geneva, in Le Bouveret the Swiss Vapeur Parc for young railway enthusiasts and the Aquaparc.
250 kilometres of hiking trails, mountain tours and interesting bike tours offer plenty of exercise in the open countryside. Mountaineers find several challenges in the precipitous chalk rock-faces which resemble the Dolomites. The difficult via ferrata at the Tour d'Aï is for experienced mountaineers only.
Nearby Aigle is home of the World-Cycling-Association (UCI). The bike tour through the valley of the Grande Eau down to Aigle to the hub of the cycling world requires a good set of brakes.
The Enzian Park with several medicinal plants is reminiscent of the days when the village was a health resort. The village museum and exhibition "La Fromagerie" cheese dairy convey some of the traditions of mountain and Alpine farming.
The beautiful ski region with 17 lifts and a snowpark with a halfpipe, and ski tours and snow-shoe treks offer skiers and snowboarders ideal opportunities for enjoyment. And there is also a snow sport school, a lit cross-country skiing trail and toboggan run. Additional challenges for skiers and snowboarders are available in the «Glacier 3000» ski area at the Col du Pillon and Les Diablerets. In the small holiday resort of Les Mosses/La Lécherette a family-friendly ski region and lots of space for cross-country skiers awaits.
After racing down the icy slopes of the toboggan park in Leysin, you arrive in the Snow Village to warm up and to restore your strength. Like the toboggan park, it is open whenever the weather and snow conditions allow. You are welcome to come and enjoy a snack in our yurt. In the evening, if ordered in advance, the nostalgics in the Teepee Village can enjoy delicious salmon prepared Lapland-style, a good raclette melted cheese dish or a wapiti sirloin steak. On comfortable reindeer hides, partake in a unique experience in our igloos while enjoying a cheese fondue.
- Berneuse – vantage point and «Le Kuklos» glass revolving restaurant on the Berneuse (2048 metres above sea level) with 360° panorama view of the Valais mountains.
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- Les Diablerets and Glacier 3000 – spectacular glacier scape with grand panorama and all-year snow fun.
- Aigle Castle – impressive castle dating from the 12th century and housing the Vaud Wine and Vine Museum.
- Narrow-guage railway network from Aigle and Bex – the lines to Leysin, Les Diablerets and Villars/Bretaye provide access to the region without a car of your own.
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- Leysin Nescafé Champs Open – world championship for world-elite snowboarders and big get-together (January).
- International dog-sled race in Les Mosses – an air of the deep North: 700 dogs and their mushers compete for the prize (March).
- Leysin Music Panorama – folklore music festival on the Berneuse (June).
- Midsummer festival at Lac Lioson near Les Mosses – happy festival by the mountain lake (August).


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South Lake Tahoe officials and environmental groups are asking Caltrans to move forward as planned with a project to improve two miles of U.S. 50, instead of scaling the project back. They're also calling on the transportation department to live up to its complete streets initiatives for more pedestrian and bicycle friendly highways and at least temporarily fix other dangerous parts of the highway with narrow or crumbling bike lanes before a bicyclist gets hurt or killed.
"We're trying to be a more bike-friendly community and we really need cooperation from our state arm of the transportation system," said JoAnn Conner, a South Lake Tahoe City Council member. "When they talk about transportation and being innovative and more creative with walkable spaces and then pull their projects it's very disappointing."
Caltrans initially planned to overhaul two miles of highway from Trout Creek Bridge to the "Y" intersection with curbside Class 2 bike lanes, 5-foot sidewalks, bus pullouts and a pavement overlay, as well as stormwater drainage and treatment improvements to reduce the amount of fine sediment washing into Lake Tahoe.
The transportation department now intends to limit the project to one mile of highway between Trout Creek Bridge and Upper Truckee Bridge, work that would be done in 2017. Upgrading the second mile of highway from Upper Truckee Bridge to the "Y" would be put on hold for the foreseeable future because of higher than anticipated costs and funding shortages.
"As we got further into the project design, with right-of-way and utility conflicts, costs continued to go up and our programmed amount is $38.5 million, so the only way to stay on budget is to cut the scope in half," said Steve Nelson, spokesman for Caltrans District 3.
"We've submitted a program-change request and basically we're just awaiting headquarters' approval. One reason we selected that stretch of the project, rather than from the bridge to the "Y," is because most of the water quality improvements are in that stretch," Nelson said.
Angela Swanson, a member of South Lake Tahoe City Council, said she's disappointed to see Caltrans scaling back the work. Several years ago, Caltrans returned to state coffers more than $100 million that had been allocated to Tahoe road projects because of budget challenges, money that was never returned, she said.
Swanson also said more than $700 million in State Highway Operation and Protection Program money remains available for California road projects, none of which has been requested for District 3.
What Caltrans is doing in Tahoe flies in the face of initiatives to create walkable, pedestrian-friendly communities and reduce vehicle emissions, Swanson said. "It is just not tolerable or acceptable. In tone or content, what Caltrans has done is not something I'm willing to sit back and look at."
Nelson said District 3 is not entitled to ask for any of the $100 million it returned to the state for other road projects and added that a request for $11.7 million in additional funding for the South Lake Tahoe project was turned down in late February.
"There's no guarantee that there will be excess funds in the 2015-16 fiscal year, when the project is planned for (funding), so the decision had to be made now to cut the project limits in order to stay with the $38.5 million programmed amount," Nelson said.
Caltrans is trying to retrofit 85 miles of highway on its side of the Lake Tahoe Basin with improved stormwater drainage and filtration at a total cost of about $530 million.
Gavin Feiger, of the Sierra Nevada Alliance and Lake Tahoe Sustainability Collaborative, said those groups want Caltrans to proceed with the full two-mile project and live up to its "complete streets" initiatives in the Lake Tahoe Basin. "It was so exciting to hear they would connect it all the way through. Now they're taking it back out," he said, applauding Caltrans for the improvements it has made in other parts of the U.S. 50 corridor in South Lake Tahoe.
Lake Tahoe Sustainability Collaborative has identified at least eight sections of the U.S. 50 corridor where deteriorating pavements and curbs and narrow bike lanes put bicyclists at risk. Those areas are "in desperate need of repair" and should be fixed immediately if upgrades to create a safer bicycle and pedestrian corridor through South Lake Tahoe are years away, the group wrote in a letter to Caltrans.
"Immediate repairs are super important. We understand in 2017 they are planning on (upgrading the highway), but it's just a matter of time until someone gets in a serious accident," Feiger said.
Accidents do happen. A vehicle and bicycle collision on U.S. 50 near Tahoe Keys Boulevard Thursday afternoon put a Bay Area man in the intensive car unit with a broken collarbone, scapula and ribs, a dislocated shoulder and punctured lung, according to his wife. She said her husband was riding westbound along the highway when struck by an eastbound vehicle making a left turn.
"We recognize there are rough spots out there," Nelson said about the need for repairs on U.S. 50. "Given that the project won't start until 2017, they have money to do some paving. Last year they did 4,800 tons of asphalt at a cost of $762,000 between the 'Y' and Stateline. This year they have an additional $342,000 to do an additional 3,000 tons, so they'll be doing that work and definitely take a look at those areas. The short answer is maintenance is aware of the issue and will do some shorter-term fixes with the construction project a few years out."


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5 Ways People With the Best Intentions Ruin Father's Day
Father's Day is only three days away, and I've yet to even think about what I'm going to give myself this year. I mean, what do I buy for the man who buys himself everything? (Two of everything?) That procrastination has always been the downfall of the holiday -- hell, even its own establishment took 62 years before it was legally recognized in 1972. And every year, on the third Sunday of June, you can hear a collective "Oh, shit" sweep across the country as people race to the store to find something at the last minute so their dads won't think they're ungrateful pieces of shit.
That can cause some problems, but probably not in the way that most people expect. We dads -- or at least the ones who aren't assholes -- don't blame people, or even complain for that matter, when we encounter these little hiccups every Father's Day. To be honest, most of us did the same things with our own dads. Things like ...
#5. "Happy Father's Day! Here's Your Required Card!"
The Good Intention:
Most of our dads have never been much on presents. For instance, on Christmas, he genuinely asks people to not buy him gifts. We get him a few oddball things anyway, and he's always quite content to just sit back and watch all of us dive into our own. He's truly never happier than when we are.
But we want to get him something on Father's Day, because that's his thing. At the very least, we'll stop by a convenience store and pick him up a card. Usually something funny, because dads love comedy. Mostly involving farts, but comedy nonetheless. A card lets him know that not only do we appreciate him, but we care enough to go out of our way to buy something specifically for him.
"Oh, that is adorable. Let's just read every single one of these to make sure there's nothing better."
Wait, What's Wrong With That?
Two things, actually. The first is that in most cases, Dad never stopped liking presents. In the case of Christmas, he was just making one of those small sacrifices so that he could get the kids what they wanted. If the wife wanted to get him a nice set of heroin needles or something, that meant dipping into the family's collective funds, thereby taking away from what they could be spending on the kids. And between getting something for himself or seeing the kids erupt in excitement when they get to "the big gifts" behind the tree ... that ain't no choice at all, baby.
But the second thing is that we're not "just dads." We're still guys. So a card of any type for any occasion, to most of us, means, "Here's a poem that some advertising douchebag was paid to write ... to an all-encompassing audience. To no one in particular." That's not to say we don't appreciate the thought, but if we're being totally honest, the card itself means so little to us. The undiluted truth is that the second you're out of earshot, we toss that fucker like used toilet paper. We'd prefer you just kept the money and gave us the thought.
"Thank you for the think gift, mortal human daughter. You shall be rewarded for your persistence."
I don't mean that figuratively, either. Seriously, just walk up to your dad on Father's Day and say, "Hey, did I ever tell you that I appreciate everything you do for us? Because I do." It doesn't have to be all sappy and dramatic. Just a friendly, honest, "You know what? You kind of kick ass."
There Are, of Course, Exceptions
If you can do this in a non-accusing way, ask your dad to see all of the other Father's Day cards you've given him over the years. If he's able to (he won't be able to), by all means continue buying him cards. However, you do have to be careful with this tactic, because if he thinks you're offended to find out that he throws them away, he'll now start saving them from here on out, out of sheer family politics.
Of course, you could always go out to the garage or his closet and thumb through his stuff to find out on your own if he saves them ... but you will, with 100 percent certainty, find his 1980s hairy-crotch-people VHS porn. If that's a risk you're willing to take over the purchase of a piece of cardboard with a clothed monkey on the front, then by all means, dig away.
The only other exception I can imagine is if your dad is actually your mother. And don't give me that shit about "My dad actually loves cards! He told me so!" You think that because your dad is being deceptively polite. He's never going to open one, look inside for money and then whip it back at your face, yelling, "What's this bullshit? Fuck you and your shitty card! You're just like your whore of a mother! Always trying to make me gay!" Of course, if your dad really is like that, it may be time to stand up and tell him to fuck right off -- that he's not 14 anymore.
Of course, cards are still better than the drive-by well-wishers ...
#4. "I Just Called to Wish You a Happy Father's Day. Well, Gotta Go!"
The Good Intention:
Sometimes you just can't make it over. You live in another state, or your car is currently a paperweight holding down your front lawn, or you had sex with so many models the night before that your legs are in a temporary paralysis. But even if you can't be there, you know you have to at least call.
So you dial up your dad and chat with him for a few minutes through the grimaces of a hangover. The entire conversation can be compressed with minimal effort to: "Hey I just wanted to call and wish you a happy Father's Day. [Four minutes of idle conversation] Well, I hate to cut and run, but I have some errands to do before it gets too late. Love ya!"
"Wake up, dude, we've got errands to chug."
Boom, another Father's Day taken care of. Dad knows you were thinking about him, and he got his personal touch-base to boot. You're off the hook until next year.
Wait, What's Wrong With That?
Even though you didn't intend to, by making a quick couple-minute call, you've just let your dad know that you are only calling him because of some unspoken requirement. It boils down to "I don't want to be on the phone right now, but I sort of have to get this minor annoyance out of the way." Now, I personally haven't known very many men who like talking on the phone in the first place, so our natural instinct -- including those of the father -- is "OK, wrap this shit up quick so I can get back to watching monkeys fuck on the Discovery Channel."
"No, don't fall for it, Bubbles! He's got a wife!"
Now, I'm not saying that your conversation has to be an hour long to mean anything, but it definitely shouldn't be a quick in-and-out means of simply showing him that you remembered the holiday. If you're stuck in this situation, or you know your dad is one of those people who hates talking on the phone, I have a very easy, zero-dollar means of making that call mean something:
Think of any story in which your dad's input had a positive, possibly life-changing influence on you, and tell it to him. It doesn't have to be cheesy or told in some dramatic fashion with John Williams music playing in the background. Just something real: "Hey, remember that time when I was 8, and you showed up to the school and beat the shit out of that bully who was always picking on me? I just wanted you to know that I really appreciate that. Not just that, but pretty much everything you do as a dad and a human."
"It's the hair, isn't it?"
There Are, of Course, Exceptions
If you call him up and he's out of breath, just assume that you interrupted him fucking your mom. Just do yourself a favor and dive right into that assumption. That's one case where cutting the call off shortly after "Hello" is perfectly acceptable. Wish him a happy Father's Day and get the fuck out of there like you accidentally just walked in on a Klan rally.
Of course, the opposite could actually be worse -- and I think it's the one most people fall victim to because they don't see the downside of ...
#3. "We Have a Whole Day Planned for You!"
The Good Intention:
The day is perfect. You wake up the old man with a nice breakfast in bed. There's fresh coffee waiting for him after he gets up and around. You make reservations at one of those "let's splurge just this once" restaurants. You cancel plans so you can just hang out with him all day. It's just you, your dad and the family doing things together. Lots and lots of things. All day.
"Wake up, sleepyhead! We have a whole day of relaxing things for you to do!"
Wait, What's Wrong With That?
I'm going to go ahead and speak for all fathers here, because the exceptions are so few that I believe it's OK to just blurt this one out: He just wants a day off. No chores, no responsibilities, no work. And that doesn't mean he gets to just put them off until Monday. No dad wants to hear on Father's Day, "Don't you worry about the yard. You can mow that tomorrow. You just take today to do whatever you want. There will be time to do all the chores later."
He doesn't want to just delay his work by a full day -- hell, that just compounds stress. He wants someone else to step in and handle it on their own. That's the gift. The gesture itself is worth more than anything you could have bought him. Except a car. Cars are far more valuable than chores.
Actually, on second thought, gold is a great gift, too.
Now, it's important to understand that, just like with every one of these points, it's not that he doesn't appreciate and enjoy what you're doing for him. The idea that you went through all of this trouble to celebrate his existence is pretty damn awesome. But in many cases -- especially right now, where people are having to work six days a week to pay the bills -- Sunday is likely his only day off from life's normal stress-dumping bullshit. The plans you've made for him have just inadvertently created the busiest Sunday he's had all year. It's taken away his release valve.
There Are, of Course, Exceptions
Don't get me wrong, I'm not the Scrooge of Father's Day, throwing geese at crippled kids and fucking huge piles of money with my golden dick (I don't know much about that story -- I'm having to do a little guesswork here). There are lots of dads out there who do want an entire day of just getting out of the house and doing things with the family from sunup until sundown. But I think that most of them are fathers whose kids have grown up and are on their own. Or divorced fathers who only see their kids on the weekends.
"I love you guys, too. Now, who's ready to hit the bar?"
It usually comes down to giving them something that they don't already get in everyday life. If they hang out with you constantly, it's perfectly fine to give them some much-needed space and alone time. It's something they don't normally receive, and that in itself is an awesome present. That seemingly "non-gift" is more valuable than you realize. It's also not a breach of etiquette to simply ask him what he wants (including that alone time). Nobody is going to be offended for eliminating the guesswork. That's kind of what guys are all about in the first place. He'll appreciate you even asking.
Believe me, it's much better than the alternative ...


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A resting location found at climbing gyms, CO-OP's, and Disc Golf Courses where individuals congregate to talk about why their four year degree in Modern European Philosophy from an accredited university hasn't contributed to them finding a job outside of the Fast Food Industry. Spots for Restin' can often be identified by the excessive amounts of Hippie Drippings.
The climbing gym across town has a pretty good bouldering wall but it really needs more spots for restin'.
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The Australian newcomer made her big awards show debut at Sunday's Golden Globes and sparked a flashbulb frenzy in her showstopping, silk Gucci gown. Not only has she mastered the red carpet, but she's heating up the big screen with Leonardo DiCaprio in The Wolf of Wall Street – and earning rave reviews.
Robbie, who starred on the short lived ABC television series Pan Am talks to PEOPLE about sharing kisses with Leo, dealing with her nude scenes and her obsession with ice hockey.
"I'm still pinching myself," Robbie, 23, says about playing DiCaprio's feisty wife in her first major film role. "I'm extremely honored to be a part of this film. To work with Leo was unbelievable. He has always been my favorite actor and he became this wonderful big brother. He took me under his wing and always looked out for me, which is really nice."
When it came time to film her kissing scenes with DiCaprio, who picked up a Golden Globe for his role, Robbie admits it wasn't as sexy as it looks on screen.
"All of my girlfriends interrogated me and asked, 'Is he an amazing kisser?' I'd sit them down and say, 'All I know is his screen kissing is great.' Then they'd get upset and say, 'Tell me it was romantic and there were fireworks.' There weren't any. You do the takes in 17 hours, and it's just hot and sweaty."
Kissing was one requirement that came with the job. The other was being nude for multiple scenes.
"At first I was absolutely petrified. No matter how much mental preparation I did, I was still very nervous about it," Robbie says. "I just had to get it over and done with. By the end of the film there was so much nudity nobody was fazed about undressing. Now I have no concept of modesty anymore! It's funny how quickly I've got desensitized to that."
Although she is no longer bashful about showing off her body, she still likes to dress up. Her favorite is her hockey uniform.
"I'm a bit of a tomboy. I've always loved ice hockey," she says. "Growing up I always wanted to play, but I couldn't because we didn't have ice back home so I played field hockey and then I moved to America and started to play ice hockey. I play in a league in L.A. with my friend Liz. We are the only two girls. My position is right wing. My hockey is good, but my ice skating is terrible. It's a bit of a mess to watch!"
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When it comes to Microsoft's Xbox 360, Dean Takahashi always
seems to have the inside scoop. He was the first to spill the
beans on Xbox 360 IPTV and provided confirmation
on the existence of the Xbox 360 Elite.
Today, Takahashi confirmed that Microsoft's upcoming 65nm
die shrink for the Xbox 360's microprocessor and GPU is codenamed
"Falcon." Takahashi reports that Microsoft is currently
qualifying the new Falcon chips along with a redesigned motherboard. The
65nm-equipped Xbox 360s are due to hit store shelves this fall.
The new chips are not only smaller and roughly 50 percent
cheaper to produce than their 90nm counterpart, but they are also cooler.
Cooler-running chips coupled with a revised cooling solution would go a long
way to eradicating the Xbox 360's fatal flaw: the Red Ring of Death (RROD).
Heat has been a big problem with the Xbox 360 and has been
the root cause of RROD cases around the globe. Microsoft has countered the RROD
failures by increasing
the warranty of the console, adding various "warranty enhancements"
and beefed up
cooling solutions on new production Xbox 360 units.
Microsoft ultimately caved in to mounting pressure
from the Xbox 360 community on RROD failures and announced a $1
billion initiative to service Xbox 360s afflicted with the problem and
extended warranty coverage for those machines to three years.
quote: Now all they need to do is provide the change to all Xbox, add a $100 price cut and they'll be really close to competing with the Wii and taking Sony into despair.
quote: Microsoft and Sony are not directly competing with the Wii. They are not going after the same demographic. The sales of the Wii just aren't that important to the success of the 360 and PS3 IMO.
quote: If you can find a PS3 anywhere in North America that's been on shelves for more than five minutes, I'll give you 1,200 bucks for it.
quote: Not to mention that it should put an end to the RROD on the new systems.


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Motor City Misery
11 Hits, 7 BB's for the Cubs offense....just 3 runs. One of those 11 hits was a solo home run by the somewhat rejuvenated Geovany Soto, meaning the Cubs needed 10 hits and 7 bb's to score the other 2 runs. The Yahoo box score says the Cubs left 13 on base as a team (seemed like 130), with Jake Fox and Micah Hoffpauir leading the way with 8 and 7 left on base each (some of those the same baserunners). The offensive ineptitude and Rich Harden's gopher ball won't keep me from making fun of the bullpen though, who managed to walk in the two deciding runs.
Lilly tries to stave off the sweep
tonight today.
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Actually, the staving will take place this afternoon, weather gods permitting. And I'll be there! Actually, that was a decent lineup Lou put out there last night. I'd like to see more of the Micah and Fox show over this coming weekend.
Re: Motor City Misery
Much of Detroit''s problems are of its own makings.
If you constantly elect and then support corrupt government; if you endorse a corrupt union that has done nothing but destroy the industry it depends on... then you have to be ready to accept those consequences that come along with them. One of the biggest issues that people have been making noise about has been same sex marriage, but in an obvious move to appease instead of pursue civil rights, the Obama Justice Department has committed to defending DOMA. DOMA, or the Defense Of Marriage Act, was a piece of legislation passed under President Clinton, which has been applauded by people that would give instant payday loans to have their fellow citizens under the heel of tyranny, and has been upheld.
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My pullitiks are better than ur pullitiks!
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This person just registered like an hour ago just to post this, and part of it is copied verbatim from a comment on another blog. Maybe Rob will delete this bit of retardation for us...
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OOOOOOOOOOKKKKKKKKKKK, and now back to baseball...
1 for 29 with RISP in 3 games on the current road trip. How is it even possible to be that inept? I am more amazed at our suckiness with each passing day!!
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CadeA, Go fuck yourself......That is all
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I didn't see the entire game, but what I did see was an atrocious strike zone late. One strike call on Fox was terrible, and the last pitch of the game sure looked high.
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I agree. Harden's strike zone was smaller than his counterpart's, as well. I was surprised that Lou didn't come out and argue a little at the end. I don't think they would have won, but Fukudome walked - no way that pitch was a strike.
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Yeah, that was a horseshit call. Bradley got the benefit of the doubt on a pitch or two earlier.
Re: Fire Lou
I don't agree that it's time for Lou to go. You can't make chicken salad out of chicken shit.
Re: Fire Lou
What can you make out of the highest paid team in the NL who lead the league in runs scored last year?
Re: Fire Lou
The Mets?
Re: Fire Lou
Ned Yost anyone?
Yes firing Lou can help.
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I think zambrano should teach bradley the proper way to break a bat over your leg milton probally has a nice bruise,
not to mention his sore wrist i thought he did some serious
damage the way he was holding it after his failed dive for ball.
My guess is if he plays he will dh.
So who is the backup centerfielder? freel, miles
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I hope some of you find this consoling,
On this date two years ago the Cubs were 36-39 and still won the division.
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It's some consolation, but as I recall the Brewers were just starting their free fall, and the Astros were revving up. Not sure we will see a free fall from either of the two teams in front this season.
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That IS very consoling, thank you.
I don't want to say I've written off this team and I know it's not even July yet, but this isn't a new season anymore and I don't believe good teams and division winners play like the Cub's played the past two months. It's not just the losses, it's the lack of energy.
Of course there are the teams like the '04 Astros who had a massive second-half after only being mediocre in the first half. If I remember correctly that happened after they fired their manager. (Not suggesting the Cub's should fire Lou or that was the reason for the Astro's success, I'm just pointing it out.)
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Reason for Statistical Hope:
Current League BABip: .296
2008 NL BABip: .298
Cubs BABip, with RISP: .259
That's not just bad hitting, that's bad luck. If we were at just league average in this category, that would equal an additional 45 hits this year WITH RUNNERS IN SCORING POSITION (171 instead of 126). That right there is probably the margin between first and where we are now.
PS: We are over the league average in BABip in only one situation: Runner on First. With runners on 2nd and 3rd, our BABip is .172. That is almost impossible over a full season.
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BABIP isn't just a measure of luck, it's also a measure of how well-hit the balls in play are hit.
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Apparently Lou to bench Bradley until Saturday. Lou also was not happy with Gregg the other night and was complaining about this proclivity to give up home runs to the media:
In ex-Cub news, Marquis had a very Jason Marquis-esque game last night - 7 ER in 3.1 IP, ERA for the season now at 4.22. As expected.
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I don't mind Lou or Gregg giving up HR's to the media.
We're benching Bradley in favor of Ryan Freel, or will it be Blanco or Miles? Yet another good idea from the think tank known as Lou Piniella.
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Grammar police got me, damn. I should copy-edit my comments from now on.
Blanco has been one of the few guys producing, he's 7 for his last 21. Him being in the lineup doesn't bother me. Fontenot has been doing far worse.
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Do you really think that Blanco is likely to outproduce Bradley in any given game?
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Depends, you talking fantasy where only offensive numbers count or are you talking about real life where defense matters, too?
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Either one. It doesn't really matter. Bradley is still much more likely to be productive.
Especially when you consider that Bradley's defensive replacement is Hoffpauir.
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"In any given game?" What does that even mean? Do you think that Bradley has out-produced Blanco in every game they have played in during their careers? Bradley is more likely to outproduce Blanco over the long haul, yes. I never said anything to the contrary. But when Bradley is having a terrible year, is hitless in his last few games, has a sore wrist from a dive, likely a sore knee from smashing a bat on it, all while Blanco has been hot and coming up with clutch hits on a regular basis - I am ok with it for a couple of games.
Baseball isn't like blackjack where you play the percentages every time. If that were the case then the starters would play every single game because they are always more "likely" to have a good game than a bench player. But we are dealing with humans. When they are banged up, tired, sore, slumping, etc. they may actually do worse on a given day than someone with inferior ability who is well-rested and seeing the ball well.
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Do you think that Bradley has out-produced Blanco in every game they have played in during their careers?
Huh? Where did I say that? I said that it was more likely that Bradley would out-produce Blanco in any game. It is pretty self explanatory. That doesn't mean that Bradley WILL always out-produce Blanco, but it does mean that he is more likely to do so.
Baseball isn't like blackjack where you play the percentages every time.
No... but you should put your best players on the field. A few games without a hit is not at all predictive of future success, whether we are talking about today's game or the "long haul."
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Again, I am not disagreeing with you that Bradley is the better player or that he is more likely to play better in any randomly selected game. But that is not what filling out a lineup is. It is trying to figure out who is going to play best in THIS GAME only - which means looking at match-ups, thinking about injuries or personal issues the players might have, going with who is hot or cold, etc. It is easy to say that you "should put your best players on the field" but then no starter would ever sit out a game in his career - and that doesn't happen. Statistics, for example, don't take into account Dempster's baby, yet that bit of information that Lou knows would be key in helping him predict future success for Dempster - maybe he is really tired one night from traveling and Lou knows that he won't go long into the game.
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But that is not what filling out a lineup is. It is trying to figure out who is going to play best in THIS GAME only - which means looking at match-ups, thinking about injuries or personal issues the players might have, going with who is hot or cold, etc.
I agree with you that you should factor some/most of those things in when filling out a lineup card.
I disagree with you that Blanco would ever be a better play than Bradley, unless Bradley needs a day off for some reason (rest, injury, etc.).
I have no problems with days off. I do have problems "benching" a player (if that is really what happened) for a lesser player, especially if it is done because of a ridiculously small sample size. BTW... even in Bradley's last three games with a hit? He still was on base five times due to walks for a .500 OBP.
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He was actually being benched in favor of Miles, who hurt himself in batting practice, according to the Tigers' broadcasters.
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Not sure if that makes it better or worse.
But again... if it is just a day off, I don't really have a problem with it. If it is a "benching," then I have some issues with it.
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Agreed, I assume the Sun Times guy was being liberal with the term. It would take a lot for the Cubs' starting, $10 million RF to get benched. Most likely, Lou said he was going to be on the bench until Saturday to rest up and clear his head and the guy just heard "bench" and ran with it.
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Hahaha, it's funny because Marmol ought to kill himself over his bad performance.
Oh, wait, no, that's not funny in the slightest.
Re: Lineups
Blanco it is! That will get this offense jump started. I hope that nonsense about Bradley having the weekend off was just Lou blowing off steam or blowing smoke up the reporter's asses.
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20 more games and his contract is guaranteed. Ugh.
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or his leg from trying to break it after a K.
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Oh Jake Fox... homers are for pussies.
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Soriano looked SLOW on DLee's double play flyball. Is he hurt again? He seriously looked like he was jogging back to first.
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I seriously believe at first he thought he only had to make it back to second on that play.
We need to face it. He's dumb as a stump.
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That is the normal level of effort you get from Soriano, unfortunately... he would rather trot than run full speed.
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And the misery continues....
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What is Fontenot hitting sixth for? Every swing of his is defensive, particularly with guys on base. He's been awful.
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Fontenot is a backup at best.
Need a laugh? Check out Kevin Hart's gameday photo. It's almost as silly as Aardsma's "crazy eyes" Y! Sports photo several years ago.
Re: Soto's just had the munchies
That's very disappointing.
and is ineligible to compete in international play for two years.
Isn't the WBC every 4 years?
The positive test does not affect his playing time in Major League Baseball with the Cubs.
That's unfortunate.
Re: Soto's just had the munchies
He must have smoked a garbage bag full of weed with the weight he put on during the WBC.
Re: Motor City Misery
Dear world,
Curtis Granderson can not hit Sean Marshall.
In two games: 6 pitches, 2 K.
Re: Motor City Misery
At least we got a hit today with runners in scoring position: Fox's homer. That's 1 for our last 34 (1 for 6 today). The Tigers today? 5 for 10 with RISP.
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That happened during a streak where we lost by 2,1,1 and 1, correct?
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wasn't Fontenot on 2nd when Fukudome tripled? If so I believe we were 2/34 with 1 RBI with RISP in the series.
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He was on first following a FC.
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Misery loves company...
K-Rod walks Pujols, Ludwig before getting the third out. NYM 3, Stl 2.
that sucking sound is not just the cubs but the entire division
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What, exactly, has Lou done to deserve being fired?
I wonder if there's ever been a manager who won two division titles and then was fired the next season because the team can't hit with RISP.
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He does stupid things like resolving not to use Marmol, then thinking 'Oh, I guess I will use Marmol anyway, now that we're in a situation where his control problems will be even more problematic'.
What exactly did Perry do to get fired?
At least we scored some runs in the series.
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Heh... someone on WGN Radio just called in and said, "[Lou] is worse than Dusty ever was!"
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All managers do things that self-proclaimed experts don't think are correct.
You fire a hitting coach before you fire a manager. You think Greg Walker will outlast Ozzie Guillen?
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On the bandwagon for firing Lou. Brenly has a hard time staying in his seat from all the puzzlement on the field:
Bradley needs a manager who will kick him in the pants and then cheer him when he hits.
Soriano needs a manager who will kick him in the pants and then cheer him on when he runs.
Micah needs a manager who will find a way for him to play to keep him sharp.
Font needs a manager who can get him to hit even out of position.
Soto needs to lay off the maryjane and bench him until he proves himself again.
And pitching...!!???!??? Lou: "CHeese, I'm in a new stadium, just like the playoffs 0-3"
Has there been 1 player who says, "Lou pulls us all together to go out there and win..." ??
Ask the Angels about their manager, the Cards about Tony (even tho I loath TLR).
Like the Blackhawks, do it now rather than later, so that when Ramirez (I know, he's not the savior), gets back somebody is making the moves to make this into 1st class team SO WE CAN CELEBRATE THE DEMISE OF THE TRIBUNE AS OWNERS. I'm mad as h_ _ _ _ and not going to take it anymore! There, I vented. I feel better already. Thanks for being there for me, TCR. Resume normal programming.
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Soto has raised his OPS by nearly 100 points in the last 10 games and has thrown out 8 of the last 12 SB attempts. He's coming around I'm not too worried about him. No manager is going to change Soriano. Always was a diva, always will be a diva. If he's going to jake it with Frank Robinson what is Lou Piniella going to do that an old school no-nonsense guy who hit 586 HRs didn't? The only thing you can do to him is bench him and with the lack of depth in the OF that will only hurt the team, not to mention the $18m dollar factor. The Hawks didn't handle the Savard firing well either. Coach Q was already in the fold so they should have let Savey go before the season even started. That situation was a joke and not handled well at all for a guy who was a franchise player, HOFer, and total class act. McDonough was too busy lobbying EA Sports to get Kane on the cover of NHL10 among sending out a myriad of other unnecessary press releases.
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"Font needs a manager who can get him to hit even out of position."
How does a manager do that? Lou has stuck with Fontenot despite the fact that he apparently has lost the ability to hit.
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first game for lester giving up more than 2 runs since july 24th. hell of a run.
doh, yes...dunno what happened there. jake arrieta is all "bro wut?"
lester going for #20...cubs haven't had a LH (thanks jpep for the correction) 20 game winner since d.ellsworth in 1963.
fwiw, all the games are free on mlb.tv
Short rest for MadBum would be 2 days. WC game is Wed., Games 1 & 2 are Friday/Saturday.
A left-handed one...
J-Hey not finishing with an offensive onslaught.
If Geoff Blum could be a Playoff hero, there is hope still...
Giants scare me. I think you're wrong about Bumgarner, he would pitch on short rest for Game 2 and then full rest for Game 5. Cueto would go Game 1, then short rest in game 4. Add in some really tough outs in that lineup and I want nothing to do with them. With that rotation they can easily steal a series.
Cards are a tough matchup. The rivalry evens out their comparable lack of talent. And like someone said, they love HRs, which is how to beat the Cubs. The upside is that I would feel really good about Lester twice against STL.
j.buchanan with a nice start...5ip 2h 1bb 3k, 0r/er
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Right now, I'd like to see the Mets first, Giants 2nd.
I believe that since most of the team from last years' NLCS is on the squad this year, they will really amp their game up even more to kick their ass in payback for 2015.
The Giants just do not have the depth in years past, and I think all things equal - and at Wrigley - they could handle them.
I do not want to see the Cards, period. Or their fans, media, or Joe Buck.
I don't want to play Braves in the first round. Any friggin team in the league can win 3 of 5..I hate the first round. Furthermore, I wanted to play the Marlins in 2003 and the Mets over Dodgers last year.
With that said in reverse order:
3. Cardinals: It will be devastating to lose in the first round, but even worse to their main rival. It is increased incentive for the Cardinals, especially after last year. Cards would have nothing to lose, Cubs have everything to lose.
2. Giants: Rotation in the playoffs scare me a bit, but what a lousy team.
1. Mets--because of the losses in the rotation
2. Giants--because they're not the team they were BUT they maybe have bullshit even-year magic?
3. Cardinals--because rivalry and not making the playoffs hurts them more than losing in the NLDS plus getting eliminated by them in the playoffs would make for horrible sports commentary next throughout next season.
Who's asking?
CLE/DET rained out last night already, possible rain-outs in New York (vs. Baltimore), Boston(vs. Toronto) and Philly(vs. Mets) this weekend too.
Not only games involving playoff spots that would need to be played, but any that involve home field advantage.
I got the first one! Second one I'm not even sure what even/odd betting is.


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Nickname for the decade between 2000 and 2010.
The Nineties were lame; I hope the Aughts are more interesting.
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Early English term, it basically is a different way to say the word "anything."
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A reference for special emphasis on dates or times, or anything in general. Much more than just 20-aught-04 for the year 2004, you use "aught" for anything that you need special attention for. Mostly when remembering something.
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David Tennant is featured here in one of the extras included in the Doctor Who: Complete Specials box sets coming out in 2010 (February 2 in the US) on DVD and Blu-ray.
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Doctor Who: Complete Specials (5pc) (Ac3 Dol) [Blu-ray] (Amazon US)
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Doctor Who - The Complete Specials [Blu-ray] (Amazon UK)
Doctor Who - The Complete Specials [DVD] (Amazon UK)
(Thanks to @mcfangirl and theproselytizer)
Does anyone know if it's worth getting the blu-ray discs as opposed to the DVD's? Are there more extras in the blu-ray version?
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Excellent! Highly recommend!
By Mary
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Comments about Levenger No-Room-for-a-Table Baskets (Set of 3) Black:
I bought this set of baskets years ago when I bought the coordinating table that fits these baskets. I have never had any problem with these very sturdy baskets. The baskets are still in great shape and there is so much space in the larger basket! The smaller baskets are great for many items. I keep the small baskets in the top compartments of the table. I keep reading glasses, pens and a small note pad in those baskets. An iPhone would easily fit in the small baskets too. I vasiliated about buying these baskets because of the price point, but now that I have them, I'm glad I bought the baskets.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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By Clarinet2
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I really like how well designed and executed these baskets are. I do not have the matching table (wish I did!), but the baskets are great and stylish on their own. The magazine sized basket stands up with no tipping, even when loaded with books all leaned toward the same side and on carpet, too. My husband and I each have our own smaller basket to hold those pesky little things like pens, lotion, remote controls, ear buds, etc that can make a room look cluttered in a hurry when not put away, yet seem neat when in the baskets. I waited a while before writing this review due to the other reviewer who said the baskets were coming apart. We have had no trouble with ours. They seem excellently made, as are all of the products we've received from Levenger.
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Aweful Quality
By 1618to1
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Upon receipt I was pleased with this product. However, the quality is terrible. Without regular use, the leather delaminated from the cardboard substructure after several months. I've had some poor value purchases from Levenger but this one was a total write-off. I've learned to stick with the Circa products.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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This is the perfect piece of furniture for medium-sized New York offices. Elegant because of its simplicity, yet functional.
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While I thought Sleeping Dogs is a good game, the main issues I had with it were lack of variety, and lack of challenge. The game is too easy, you can basically counter everything easily (melee) and use slow-mo for gun fights. There isn't one single thing I could think of in the game that had any challenge to it, which doesn't seem to be brought up much.
I agree with you in that is wasn't very challenging (not even Batman-challenging, thoughI thought Batman:AC NG+ wasn't that challenging). Imo, I thought the gunplay was lousy until I approached it like HK cinema would, running, vaulting, bullet-time. That said, I wasn't expecting it to be as brawler-focused as Batman. I thought the total package of the base game was well done, new scenery, new story, new violent triad/undercover cop balance mechanic, and not too long.
All keys gone except the one for DOTA 2... my preciousssssss...
I finally got Sleeping Dogs to work thanks to the benchmark suggested by ashes (didn't even noticed it was included in the game), and was able to turn ambient occlusion and motion blur up a notch... guess what, the game automatically took my integrated HD4000 as the default GPU, so I had to force GT650 output through the NVIDIA control panel. I had the very same problem with Magicka.
Time to throw it again into my backlog, then...
About a week ago, I noticed my two giftable DOTA 2 copies disappeared from my inventory.
LOL. ^_^ I'm happy you got it running well.
I think the Aero theme affecting your FPS is only an issue with low-end computers and laptops. I believe the concern is for paged graphics memory and RAM, so if you've got a DDR3/5, 1GB or higher GPU, you shouldn't notice much of a difference.
From what I've read some games automatically disable/re-enable Aero when the get full-screened/alt-tabbed. My main point is that I got another 10+ FPS in SD by manually disabling Aero. It's something to keep in mind to try for anyone trying to gain a bit more FPS. Theoretical is all nice and good, but benchmark or GTFO. ^_~
My computer is a Phenom II X3 720 BE OC'd @ 3.2 GHz with 12 GBs of RAM and a GTX 260 (55nm core 216 EVGA SuperClocked, 896 MB GDDR3) -- hardly low end. (mid-range workhorse) I'll assume your DDR remark is a typo.
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Pumpkin Butt: A butt that looks plump like pumpkin, usually while wearing orange shorts.
DWAMM! Look at your pumpkin butt!
I would love to eat my pumpkin pie out of that pumpkin butt!
I would love to eat my pumpkin pie out of that pumpkin butt!
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The voluptuous rear end of a person (esp. of an African-American, Caribbean-American and Latina woman.) May also be used as a pet name for a girl with a well-endowed rear end.
Ricco's girlfriend's pumpkin-butt could not fit into Apple Bottom jeans. Wow, that's pretty big!
Oh pumpkin-butt, I love you.
Oh pumpkin-butt, I love you.
od uživatele Ayesha DeRaville 16. leden 2008
a female who has a huge butt.
noticable and flattering.
noticable and flattering.
briana's butt was so huge that it looked like a " pumpkinbutt".
od uživatele Unknown Sandoval 24. prosinec 2007
some one who has a gigantic butt, that sticks out.
its shapped as a pumpkin.
big and round.
its shapped as a pumpkin.
big and round.
my boyfriend Calls me "pumpkinButt" everytime we talk and he see's it.
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Another word for the most amazing guy in the entire world. Also can be referred to as Nathan, baby, babe, boyfriend, or just wonderful. Pumpkin Butt is the best in all that he does. Pumpkin Butt's mate is Sugar Muffin and they will live a long happy life together. Sugar Muffin loves him more than any other human being out there. Sugar Muffin wants to spend every waking moment with him and fall asleep with him, yet Pumpkin Butt currently lives far far away in the town of the dead. Sugar Muffin can't wait to reunite with Pumpkin Butt and cuddle, and of course, fuck. Yeah, Pumpkin Butt + Sugar Muffin= KINKY MESS.
I love Pumpkin Butt!
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5 out of 5 people recommended this car.
Consumer Reviews
Most reliable, cheapest truck I ever purchased
by Goldy55 from Waukesha, WI | February 8, 2012
I simply can't say enough about this vehicle. Originally purchased new. With the exception of the heated seats which Lincoln should have corrected design problem to last longer than 1 yr. it's been the cheapest SUV I've ever owned. It's currently got 145,000 miles on it & I spent $6,000. in the last yr. replacing items that should have gone out 6 yrs ago. It still has the orig. exhaust system & spark plug wires. Aside from reg. mainenance items like oil, brakes, tires etc. this truck just doesn't quit. Sure it was an expensive purchase to begin with, but I've replaced other SUV's because they literally wore out in 3-5 yrs. with the same amount of use. Obviously other owners of these vehicles feel the same way because finding a used one is near to impossible! Thanks, Lincoln/Ford for a great product! It also handles like no other SUV I've owned when it comes to 4-wheel control in a snow storm.
Purchased a new car
Uses car for Transporting family
Does recommend this car
The best car I ever owned. Looking for another.
by nikki from Sevierville, Tn | December 14, 2008
The Navagator is a very safe SUV. It saved my husband when he was hit by a driver that drove into the right side of my car at a high speed. My car was old! A 1999 but it looked like new and the preformance was exelant! I thank God and my Navagator for my husband's life. I will buy another one
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Uses car for Just getting around
Does recommend this car
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by Chet the Jet from Orland Park IL | October 13, 2008
All I need is one of those Shelby gt 500 super chargers and it will accelerate like a Shelby. I love this navigator when you want it to go it goes even if the top speed is 105 mph but you can go 135 timed myself. But its a muscle SUV(mustang gt)
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great GREAT car
by Jack from SC | March 13, 2008
i've used this car for several years, got it used at 122k miles. never had any engine trouble, ac trouble, handling ect. power is no issue it can out accelerates much smaller cars breaking is smooth to. very well built had one accident but still can't find the mark haha. i have the air ride model and it is quite a convenience, it also has almost no roll you can corner a turn as fast as you want it won't tip. has speed leveled volume on the sound system (sound is top notch). the steering is also speed variant, which is nice. i'd say the biggest down side of this car is its a gas guzzler averaging (via the internal economy monitor) between 9 and 14 mpg street and 17-20 high way. so thats it except one thing if you get it don't park it in the sun it dries out the leather.
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Excellent running condition.
by Jasperdog98 from Phoenix | December 16, 2006
Love Navigators for style, handling, low maintainance and luxery ride. Makes long trip more enjoyable. Next auto will be newer Navigator.
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Southern Erie County
The Elma Planning Board will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Town Hall, 1600 Bowen Road, to decide on a site plan for an enlarged driveway for Balducci Construction, Pound Road.
Also this week:
• The Eden Central School Board will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the auditorium of the Jr/Sr High School, 3150 Schoolview Road.
• The Boston Conservation Advisory Council will meet at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday in Town Hall, 8500 Boston State Road.
• The Boston Town Board will review its agenda at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in Town Hall, followed by a regular meeting at 7:30 p.m.
• The Eden Economic Development Committee will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the second floor conference room in Town Hall, 2795 East Church St.


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Jaroslaw is a famous play in tennis, named after it's inventor and main user, Jaroslaw Arrived. It describes an offensive play by the person nearer to the net, reflecting the ball out of the boundaries of the court, without being under any kind of pressure and despite being able to score a point if any other action was taken by the player instead.
Wow, that was one crazy Jaroslaw, mate... you need to focus!
You are the master of Jaroslaw, dude!
You are the master of Jaroslaw, dude!
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Use on- and off-camera light meters to adjust for correct exposure. Neil analyzes his test shots to show how to interpret histograms and correct with fill flash.
Neil teaches you when to bounce and why we bounce. You'll learn how to adjust your subject, bounce off surfaces and use cards and diffusers.
Take camera settings into your own hands. Neil discusses how to balance aperture, ISO and flash features, and understand histograms and guide numbers.
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With nearly half of patients diagnosed with leukemia dying from the malady, Dr. Donald Fleming's research article on the four major classifications of leukemia was destined to draw attention.
Fleming's article titled "Leukemia: Understanding its types and treatments" was recently published in Oncology Nurse Adviser. Fleming is a nationally recognized medical oncologist and hematologist at Davis Memorial Hospital's Cancer Care Center in Elkins.
"I enjoy conducting research and sharing my conclusions with other medical professionals," he said. "It is an honor to have my work well read and voted as a reader's favorite."
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Leukemia is a malignancy that develops in the bone marrow and affects hematopoiesis. It accounts for almost ten percent of all malignancies diagnosed each year in the United States with 40,000 to 50,000 new diagnoses annually. Fleming's article about the types and treatments focused on the four major classifications.
"Classification of leukemia is based on four characteristics: acute or chronic condition and myeloid- or lymphoid-derived disease," Fleming said. "A significant majority of patients with leukemia have one of these types."
Of the four types of leukemia Fleming examined, the most prevalent form is chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) with nearly four per 100,000 persons in the United States diagnosed, CLL is largely associated with the older population.
"Major changes in the treatment approaches for the chronic leukemias, especially chronic lymphocytic leukemia, have dramatically improved outcomes for patients with these diseases," Fleming said. "Hopefully further research and clinical investigation will generate similar treatment advances for persons with acute leukemias."
Fleming serves as the Director of Oncology at the Cancer Care Center. The Cancer Care Center received the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons in 2010 and was the only newly accredited program in the State of West Virginia to achieve such recognition.
"Both of these commendations are a great testament to the quality of care available through the Cancer Care Center and the hard work of everyone associated with the Center," Fleming said. "Just 12 other newly accredited cancer programs in the nation received the Outstanding Achievement Award in 2010."
Fleming joined Davis Memorial Hospital in August 2008. A graduate of the University of Louisville, Fleming completed an externship at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Md.
Over the years Fleming has authored several peer-reviewed publications for leading medical journals in the field of oncology and hematology. He has contributed his knowledge and passion for medicine, especially in the area of oncology, to well over 25 publications and has been a speaker for national conferences.
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Maryland Labor Secretary Moderates Labor Department Panel at National Association of Latino Elected Officials Annual Conference
Sanchez touts Marylands best-in-the-nation workforce, highlights importance of skills training
SAN ANTONIO, TX. (June 25, 2011) Earlier today, Maryland Labor Secretary Alexander M. Sanchez moderated a panel discussion with officials from the U.S. Department of Labor at the National Association of Latino Elected Officials. The panel provided an overview of the services and initiatives administered by the federal Labor Department and offered a perspective on the opportunities and challenges facing state labor departments and commissions.
I am honored to join many of the countrys most influential Latino policy makers at this years annual NALEO conference. The U.S. Department of Labor leads by example and does exceptional work to provide a safety net for working families and protections for consumers, Secretary Sanchez said. The Maryland Department of Labor has followed that example and worked tirelessly during this national economic downturn to improve worker training and strengthen Marylands educated, skilled and mobile workforce.
The panel included four representatives from various agencies within the U.S. Department of Labor: Elmy Bermejo, Director of US-DOL Intergovernmental Affairs; Dusti Gurul, Regional Representative for Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis; Juan Coria, San Antonio District Director, Wage and Hour Division; and Jeff Funke, Director, Occupational Health and Safety Act, San Antonio Area Office.
During his introductory remarks, Sanchez touted Marylands highly-educated workforce and highlighted the important investments Governor Martin OMalley has made in skills training. Sanchez also acknowledged Marylands diversity and the OMalley-Brown administrations belief in the dignity of every Marylander.
Earlier this year, Maryland passed SB 167 (The Maryland DREAM Act) providing in-state tuition to Maryland high school graduates regardless of the immigration status of their parents. Last month, The Maryland Welcome Back Initiative, funded by the Maryland Department of Labor (DLLR) and administered by the Governors Commission on Hispanic Affairs, was awarded the Migrant Policy Institutes National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy E Pluribus Unum Prize for its successful work to encourage the adoption of effective integration practices. The Welcome Back Initiative provides orientation, educational resources, access to language training and support that helps foreign-trained health professionals more easily navigate the licensing process to allow them to restart careers in the U.S. health industry. The Initiative supports various Welcome Back Centers which leverage the training, experience and language skills of underemployed migrant professionals, helping them transition from low-skill jobs to high-demand professions in the health care industry.
The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) is the nations leading nonprofit organization that facilitates the full participation of Latinos in the American political process, from citizenship to public service. The NALEO Educational Fund is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) organization. First established in 1981, NALEO carries out its mission through programs that integrate Latinos fully into American political society, provides professional development opportunities and technical assistance to the nations more than 6,000 Latino elected and appointed officials, and monitors and conducts advocacy on issues important to the Latino community and citizens political participation.
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DANVILLE - Pierce Ranck took a few steps to the left of the pitching mound at Danville High School. He tracked the baseball in the air, simultaneously watching Montoursville center fielder Curtis Miller line up the ball and catch.
Ranck turned toward the Warriors' dugout on the first-base side of the field and gave a hearty fist pump which more closely resembled a Floyd Mayweather Jr. right hook. Miller's catch in the bottom of the seventh inning Friday evening sealed a tougher-than-expected 3-2 win over an Ironmen team eliminated from playoff contention with the loss.
It wasn't the kind of performance Warriors head coach Travis Wurster was hoping to see from his team with just a week remaining in the regular season, and it was something he and his coaching staff let the team know about in a lengthy postgame conversation in shallow right field.
But, as he pointed out, it was a win regardless of how Montoursville came about it. And it was a win in a HAC-I game the Warriors had to have if they're going to find a way to make up the one-game deficit they're facing in the race with Jersey Shore for the league title.
"A win's a win. We talked about that briefly, that it goes in the 'W' column. We also talked quite a bit with our guys about life lessons and not giving max effort is a life lesson," Wurster said as the lightning began to flash and the thunder began to crack just behind the field. "Whether you're s sports writer, or a baseball player or you're a guy working at a factory, if you don't give your 100 percent, you're not doing justice to what you're doing."
The life lesson was prompted after what seemed to be a hesitant offensive performance, with Montoursville scoring just the three runs and going 2 for 11 with runners in scoring position. Montoursville had Danville pitcher Kurtis Mordan, who was making his first start of the year after four relief appearances, on the ropes in the first inning. But Mordan wiggled out of the jam allowing just two runs despite throwing 40 pitches and just 17 for strikes.
Montoursville put two runners on base with a pair of walks to start the inning. Quinton Kuntz singled home one run before Zach Pepperman walked to load the bases with one out. Dalton Cristini was hit by a two-out, two-strike pitch to force in a second run, but that was all the Warriors got off of Mordan in the first inning.
Mordan worked out of the inning thanks to an infield pop-up, a strikeout (one of his nine) and a ground ball to second.
"Bases loaded with one out and up 1-0, you'd like to get more than just another run," Montoursville right fielder Aaron Cole said. "We just have to put the ball in play a little more."
"I know the kids are trying, but I think some of them are scared," Wurster said. "They're fielding the ball and not throwing it or not swinging at a pitch because you're afraid coach will be made at you. We have to get that out of our system."
It was Montoursville's best opportunity to get a big inning against Mordan because the Danville senior found something over the next 4 2/3 innings he didn't show in the first. Fifty-five of Mordan's final 90 pitches in a 130-pitch effort went for strikes. He retired seven in a row bridging the first through third innings and 12 of 13 from the first through fifth innings.
Mordan, who had been asking Danville head coach Devin Knorr to make his first start recently, pounded the outside corner with a solid two-seam fastball and would often extend the zone with a curveball on the outer half. Although the fastball was nearly overpowering, he kept a Montoursville offense averaging roughly eight runs per game off-balance with the breaking ball.
Mordan surrendered just five hits in his 5 2/3 innings and struck out nine. It helped counteract the five walks and one hit batter he allowed. Montoursville left nine runners on base, six in scoring position.
"We definitely went outside of ourselves. We didn't get that 1-0 pitch that we should have," Wurster said. "We were swinging at balls low and away and just not doing things with pitches we would normally hit out in the trees. Some of our guys got pitches to hit and didn't hit them the first time around and that frustrated them."
Ranck was battling more than just the Danville lineup during the time Mordan seemed to find his groove. The senior right-hander slipped twice during the third inning on a mound softened by recent rain. Ranck never did seem to get comfortable, but never gave up a big inning, either.
He allowed a run in the third inning on a two-out RBI double by leadoff hitter Garrett Krum. And he allowed just one more in the fourth inning despite loading the bases with nobody out thanks to a single and a pair of errors by the Warriors' infield.
Despite the struggles with the mound, Ranck never threw more than 19 pitches in an inning. He allowed just the two runs, scattered four hits and retired the side in order in the first, second, sixth and seventh innings on a combined 34 pitches.
"It's a shame we didn't do more (in the fourth inning), but you have to look at the caliber of kid you're facing and you have to tip your hat to the pitcher," Knorr said. "I thought it was a heck of a lot more of what he did right than what we did wrong."
Cole gave Ranck an opportunity to pick up the win, and he adjusted to Mordan's penchant for pounding the outside corner in the sixth inning. With Mondell on second base after a single and a stolen base, Cole served an 0-1 curveball on the outer half into right field to score Mondell and give the Warriors a 3-2 lead.
Montoursville left four runners on base combined in the sixth and seventh innings, but the hit by Cole, who had just gotten back into the starting lineup for Thursday's game against Mifflinburg, was more than enough for Ranck to close out the win.
"The at-bat before that when I flew out to left, I was just trying to get the ball in play and move the runner from second to third," Cole said. "So I came up again in that situation and I knew he was throwing curveballs all over. So I was looking for a curveball, got it, and just hit it the other way."
"That's big for him because he had been struggling a little bit," Wurster said. "We just talked about a two-strike approach recently and that was it. He got a pitch and he put it in play and you never know what's going to happen when you do that."
Montoursville burned its top two pitchers in the last two days as both Andrew Null and Ranck threw complete games meaning neither can throw in today's Backyard Brawl at Logue Field. But it was by design for Wurster.
He said the team has its sight set on trying to catch Jersey Shore and win the HAC-I, which is why he threw his best pitchers in two league games.
"If they beat us, at least we went about it the right way," Wurster said. "Saving guys for a tournament would be the wrong way to play the game. We didn't want to do that. We're also trying to set our guys up to throw next week so they're ready when playoffs come. We want to go into the playoffs guns blazing and to have Andrew and Pierce is probably one of the better one-two combineations we've ever had."
Montoursville 200 001 0 - 3 7 2
Danville 001 100 0 - 2 4 0
Pierce Ranck and Cam Ott. Kurtis Mordan, Mason Fausnaught and Colton Riley. W-Ranck. L-Mordan.
Top Montoursville hitters: Andrew Null, 2-4; Quinton Kuntz, 2-3, RBI; Ryan Mondell, 2-3, run; Dalton Cristini, RBI; Aaron Cole, 1-3, game-winning RBI. Top Danville hitters: Garrett Krum, 1-3, double, RBI; Mason Fausnaught, 2-3, run; Colton Riley, RBI.
With runners in scoring position: Montoursville 2-11; Danville 0-5.
Runners left on base-in scoring position: Montoursville 9-6; Danville 5-3.
Pitches-strikes: Montoursville, Ranck 89-60. Danville, Mordan 130-72; Fausnaught 21-12.
Batters face-first pitch strikes: Montoursville, Ranck 28-19. Danville, Mordan 29-15; Fausnaught 6-5.
Records: Montoursville (11-2); Danville (5-11).