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I was able to hit backslash and my xbmc window would go down to about 30%, but when I was in that 30% window I hit the green plus key and it made my screen go almost full screen, now when I hit backslash it toggles between full screen and almost full screen, how do I get it to return to about 30% window?
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The same way you resize every other window in Mac OS X, by using your mouse and moving the corner of the window.
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It's not allowing me to do that, I have tried every corner and side it will not make it smaller.
Edit: You were right I finally found the exact spot where my mouse has to be, it has to very precise.
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An Erie man accused of assaulting and raping a woman during a domestic incident in November has been ordered to stand trial on an additional charge in the case.
Charles F. Bennett, 41, was held for trial on charges of aggravated assault, rape, unlawful restraint and theft by unlawful taking following his preliminary hearing before Erie 6th Ward District Judge Dominick DiPaolo on Tuesday afternoon. A charge of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse that prosecutors added during the hearing was also held for trial.
Bennett, of the 400 block of East Sixth Street, remains in the Erie County Prison on $50,000 bond. He is accused of repeatedly punching the woman, raping her and keeping her in a closet at a residence on West 30th Street on Nov. 24.
Police said Bennett also took the woman's 1999 Chevrolet Malibu, according to court documents.

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Council says yes to housing development
February 8, 2013
A housing development at Brodart warehouse site on Memorial Avenue took another step closer to becoming a reality Thursday nigh....
Yay, It will be nice to see that eyesore go. I dont care who invests in it. If I had the money I would do it.
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Seriously!! Gentrified?? Hardly!! @@
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Nice article, unfortunately, full of 'cherry-picked' information. Habitat for humanity, good, recyclable material, great, 40 apartments and 32 townhouses, wonderful; Washington, D.C. investment bankers, what the? Now the term "Brownfield" comes into play. Have our city Lords and Ladies EVEN considered that when a parcel of land is deemed 'brownfield', the property value is greatly reduced? NOW, we're talking E.P.A., contaminants, and health risks to future inhabitants of the property... We're talking More than lead paint and asbestos here kids!
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This may be the start to a gentrified city.
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Will you be doing Background Checks and Drug Testing?
If not..the affordable part is going to be the least of anyone's worries.
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App Settings Contract
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In Windows 8 the Settings Contract allows users to quickly find settings for your app through the settings charm. Thanks to the charms model, settings and information that are applicable can be accessed at any time from the screen edge. It's there when needed but out of the way the rest of the time. Watch this video to learn more about the Settings Contract.
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Army ROTC is not a college major; rather it is a series of elective courses taken in conjunction with a student's progress toward the baccalaureate degree. Army ROTC commissionees generally take Army ROTC instruction for four years, plus a six-week summer camp. A student must be enrolled in college full-time for not less than two years to earn a commission.
Army ROTC traditionally commissions some 60-70 percent of the second lieutenants who join the active Army, the Army National Guard, and the U.S. Army Reserve. More than half the current active Army General Officers are products of the ROTC system.
Army ROTC has a resident teaching faculty on 270 colleges and universities in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Guam.
All ROTC activities, to include citizenship training offered through Junior ROTC at more than 1350 high schools in all parts of the country, are commanded by U.S. Army Cadet Command with Headquarters at Fort Monroe, VA.
Gen. Colin Powell, former chairman of the joint chiefs of Staff, earned his commission through ROTC at the City University of New York. Gens. George Decker (Lafayette College), Fred Weyand (University of California-Berkeley), and General Gordon Sullivan (Norwich University) are former Army chiefs of staff who received commissions through Army ROTC. General of the Army George C. Marshall, Army chief of staff during World War II, is a graduate of a school (Virginia Military Institute), which is part of the ROTC program. He was graduated and commissioned prior to the signing of the National Defense Act of 1916.
Also check out the history of the Green Mountain Battalion at: http://www.uvm.edu/~goldbar/
If you would like interested in the ROTC program, please contact
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HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - The Stetson men's basketball team (12-14, 9-6) put forth one of its best defensive efforts of the season in a 62-46 defeat of Northern Kentucky (8-14, 6-8) on Saturday night. Senior Adam Pegg led the Hatters with 17 points in the victory.
After a sluggish start for the Hatters that saw the Norse take an 8-0 lead, a jumper in the lane by junior Chris Perez ignited a 25-9 run that put Stetson on top 25-17 with 7:26 to play in the first half. A balanced attack of three players leading the way with six points - Pegg, Perez, and junior Hunter Miller - the Hatters finished the first 20 minutes up 29-22.
Stetson wasn't blowing anyone away offensively in the first frame, shooting just 11-of-29 (37.9%) from the floor, but unlike the Hatters' recent trend, they only gave the ball away two times. Five offensive rebounds and five three-pointers helped SU get out to the first half lead.
"I was really pleased with how we stayed the course after the tough start," Stetson head coach Casey Alexander said. "We got good shots that just didn't go in. There's did, so they just beat us 8-0 after four or five possessions. We didn't panic. We just kind of gradually got ourselves back in it, did what we're supposed to do, and gave ourselves a chance to have a nice first half."
Like many times this season, the Hatters went to Pegg early and often in the second half. The Stetson center was found in the post on the team's first two possessions of the period, and he capitalized on both with a pair of post buckets.
In fact, Pegg went on to record a 9-2 run all by himself to start the frame, putting the Hatters on top 38-24 with 15:47 to play when his first and only three-point attempt of the game swished through the net.
A three-pointer by Miller and another post basket by Pegg extended Stetson's lead to 19 points, at 55-36, with just 6:43 to play in the game. Unlike the Hatters' contest against ETSU, there was no coming back on Stetson this Saturday night.
The Norse only got as close as 11 points, before free throws from senior Joel Naburgs and a triple by Perez in the final minute gave Stetson the 62-46 win in Highland Heights. The 46 points marked the best defensive scoring output for the Hatters since a 59-39 victory over Kennesaw State on Feb. 14, 2009.
Pegg finished with 17 points to lead the Hatters in the victory. It marked his 21st straight game in double figures. Naburgs and Perez each added 11 points, while Miller chipped in with nine on a perfect 3-for-3 night from beyond the arc.
Miller added a game high five assists and five rebounds, while junior Willie Green led the Hatters with a game high eight rebounds. The Hatters as a team outrebounded the Norse 37-29, holding NKU to just four offensive boards.
"The rebounding effort was great all night long," Alexander said. "It may have been nice to get a few more of our own misses, but you can't argue with the margin. I mean we outrebounded them by eight, they only get four out of their 32 misses, I mean that's a huge number right there.
Stetson finished with just seven turnovers in the contest, a season best for the Hatters. It was just the third time in 2012-13 that SU recorded less than 10 turnovers.
"There have been plenty of games when we haven't needed any pressure to turn it over, and so I we're kind of coming out of that a little," Alexander said. "I think the Lipscomb second half helped us. We played freely and quit worrying about it. Seven's a good number, especially for us. It gives us a chance to get more quality possessions."
NKU was led by Jack Flournoy with 14 points. Eshaunte Jones added 11 points in the defeat. The Norse shot just 34.9 percent from the floor, and 30.0 percent from beyond the arc.
Stetson will next return home for its final three game of the regular season. Beginning with next Friday's tilt against Florida Gulf Coast on CSS, the Hatters will finish out the regular season at the Edmunds Center, before heading to Macon for the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament.


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quote: OK, enthusiests... But the point remains. What we care about is the products we can buy. Who gives a crap if Apple, Google Samsung or anyone else made a profit or lost money on it? Its just a silly thing to keep bringin into the conversation about tech products."Product A has this that and the other feature and it cheaper than product B""Product B has only this and that feature, its missing the other but it has this and that better, that is why it costs more""So, the company from product B makes more profit"It just doesnt fit.
quote: Wow, Apple stock dipped as low as $485 Wednesday, now at $502, way down from the peak of $705. Bummer.Oh what a difference a few months makes. Remember how Apple was "most valuable company in history?" Look at INFLATION-ADJUSTED market cap today--MS is champ at $800B, poor Apple is just about $470B, behind MS, GE, Cisco, and Intel. Double bummer.
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Tutorial 13 - Leveraging Tasks make sense of Parallel/Asynchronous programs
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This is the second of a set of video tutorials on how to do wall clock time investigations with PerfView. It is best to watch the video using one of the high quality links on the right so the text is readable. If you have not already watched the video on wall clock time basics, you should do that first (as well as the even more fundamental videos it will refer you to).
In the first video the demo was the simplest case, a sequential program with both disk and CPU time. In this video we discuss the more complex case when there are several threads doing concurrent activity that you wish to analyze.
The key PerfView feature that helps in cases like these is the 'Thread Time (with Tasks)', but only works if you use the System.Diagnostics.Threading.Tasks.Task class to spawn the concurrent activities. In this view if one Task spawns another, the time associated with the subtask is attributed to the point at which the new Task was created. Thus even though the work might be done on another thread, the cost is 'rolled up' based on the code that requested that that action be done. This allows concurrent applications to be analyzed like the simple sequential case (where the cost of calling a routine is attributed to the routine that called it).
There is a companion perfView blog entries that you may be interested in. In particular there is a ZIP file of source code and data used in this tutorial, so that you can explore this data and 'follow along' yourself with what was done in this video. To use the zip file simply open it, and drag the directory inside to your desktop (or other location). The file contains the EXE and PDB (symbol file), the complete VS2012 source (in the src directory) as well as the BlockedTimeParallel.ETL.ZIP file (The data file used in this video) You don't need to unzip this file, simply open it in PerfView.
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It might not be the race that's getting the most attention this year, but voters in South Buffalo will have the opportunity to choose who will represent them on the Common Council.
Though the very important – and typically predictive – Democratic primary is over, two candidates remain on the ballot, incumbent Christopher P. Scanlon and Anthony "A.J." Verel.
Scanlon won a majority of the primary vote – 54 percent – despite being in a four-way contest against Verel, Patrick B. Burke and Kevin M. Lafferty.
Verel, meanwhile, came in third with 11 percent of the vote, despite an extensive door-to-door campaign.
Party enrollment in the South District is overwhelmingly Democratic – 76 percent – while Republicans account for just 16 percent of voters, making Verel's campaign that much more difficult.
Verel, 42, is a registered Democrat, a fact that he has repeated during his post-primary campaign, but he will appear on the Republican line next Tuesday after being granted the GOP endorsement, while Scanlon will appear on the Democratic and Conservative Party lines.
Verel, who is a human resources consultant, said he is concerned with vacant properties and bringing businesses to South Buffalo.
Scanlon, 31, was appointed to the South Council seat in May and lined up pre-primary endorsements from South Buffalo's most prominent political figures, including Rep. Brian Higgins, City Comptroller Mark J.F. Schroeder and Assemblyman Michael P. Kearns. He also won early support from the Council leadership and was appointed chairman of the Finance Committee shortly after his appointment to the Council.
He previously worked as a bartender, assistant bar manager and car salesman. He said he is concerned with absentee landlords and bank-owned homes.
The winner of the election will fill a vacancy created when Kearns won a special Assembly election in March.
The district covers nearly all election districts south of the Buffalo River to the city line.
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Plane's flat tire shuts down runway
Interisland flights were diverted from the main runway at Kahului Airport for about an hour Wednesday morning after a Pacific Wings airplane had a flat tire on landing, an airport official said.
No injuries were reported. Eight passengers were aboard the flight from Kona, said Maui District Airport Manager Marvin Moniz. As a safety precaution, airport firefighters responded to the 8:21 a.m. report, he said.
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A Pacific Wings flight from Kona is grounded on the main runway Wednesday morning at Kahului Airport after the plane blew out a tire upon landing. Airport firefighters responded as a precaution to the runway after the 8:21 a.m. incident. No injuries were reported, although interisland flights were diverted to the secondary runway until the tire was repaired and the plane could be moved.
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The airport's secondary runway was used for interisland flights until the tire was repaired and the airplane was moved from the main runway, Moniz said.
He said the main runway was cleared before Mainland flight arrivals later Wednesday morning.
Business burglaries under investigation
Police are investigating burglaries Tuesday night and early Wednesday of a Kahului store and the pro shop at Waiehu Golf Course.
Apple iPod Touch devices were stolen when the door was kicked in at the MacNet Computer & Home Theater store on Hana Highway, police said. The burglary was discovered at 5:30 a.m. Wednesday by a nearby business owner.
On Tuesday night, glass was smashed and several ionic bracelets were stolen in a burglary at the Waiehu Golf Course pro shop, police said. A burglar alarm was triggered at 11:58 p.m., police said.
State of the County address is Feb. 20
Mayor Alan Arakawa will make his State of the County address from 5 to 6 p.m. Feb. 20 in the Baldwin High School Auditorium.
The address will highlight the county's achievements from the past year, outline plans for the coming year and discuss issues facing the county.
Doors open at 4 p.m. with open seating. Pupu will be served following the event.
Those attending are strong urged to RSVP. Those with special needs requiring assistance are asked to notify the Mayor's Office by calling 270-8275. A sign language interpreter will be available during the event.
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Kaupakalua Road to close for work
Kaupakalua Road will be closed at the bridge near the Five Corners intersection in Haiku from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Friday for roadwork, the county announced.
Work is being done on the bridge, about 500 feet north of Five Corners.
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Gamboa Arrival, Las Vegas
9/5/10 - "GAMBOA HITS LAS VEGAS" - WBA Featherweight Champion Yuriorkis Gamboa of Miami arrives in Las Vegas Sunday night for his upcoming world title fight against IBF Featherweight champion Orlando Salido on Top Rank's 'Battle of the Champions' ,Sept. 11 at the Palms. read more »
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ALBION – An Albion man has been charged with holding up a convenience store Wednesday evening after police followed his footprints through the snow and found him hiding in a closet.
Police have charged that Orlando Hernandez, 19, entered the Yellow Goose store at 202 Main St. wearing a mask and made off with $287. The clerk believed he had a concealed handgun.
Hernandez, who has lived at various addresses in the Albion area in recent years, faces trial on third-degree robbery, menacing and petit larceny charges and remains jailed in lieu of $10.000 bail. He is due beck in Albion Town Court Monday.


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5 Social Rules Parenthood Forces You to Break
Until you have kids of your own, it's hard to comprehend exactly how much of our empathy and respect for fellow humans is taught and not inherited. Evolution hasn't had enough time to weave these types of complex social rules into our jacked up monkey brains, leaving the task of not being assholes up to us. So we spend our entire lives making sure we don't slip up and offend someone by blurting out what a ridiculous monstrosity his cheek tattoos have turned him into. Then, when it comes time to teach our own children, we realize that if we use that same social etiquette on them, they'll be dead or homeless before age 30. So parents have to make an exception to rules like ...
#5. It's Rude to Talk About Someone's Weight
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As an Adult:
It's still what I'd consider to be a universally accepted bigotry to make fun of the obese. Meaning that I don't see a whole lot of people putting their foot down and demanding justice when someone starts whipping out the fat jokes. We still see overweight people as having inflicted a grotesque debility upon themselves, and we have an extremely hard time sympathizing with that, even if we know that the problem is beyond their control. However, what we won't do, unless we're straight-up sociopaths, is walk up to a stranger on the street (or even a loved one) and say, "Holy shit, you're fat. We're taking care of this problem right now. From now on, no soda, no chips, no chocolate ..."
If you made it past calling them fat without getting your lips punched off of your facemouth, you'd consider yourself pretty lucky, right? But even then, once you got to the second part of that ridiculous confrontation, you'd most likely never make it to your list of banned foods before they told you to go fuck yourself and ate, out of sheer spite, the foods that you're now listing to their middle finger as they walk away.
OK, that may be a little on the excessive side. And slightly weird.
But to Your Children:
Not long ago, I had to have a heart-to-heart with my oldest son, who was rapidly out-assing month-old pants. He's had off-and-on problems with weight, but nothing we'd consider major. It doesn't appear to be genetic or a malfunction of whatever organ prevents you from becoming floppy. He just has a tendency to eat a lot of nasty bullshit, coupled with hobbies that require him to sit motionless for hours on end.
Now, given, I didn't just walk up to him and say, "Hey, fatass! I heard you in here growing ever fatter, so I thought I'd come check out this freak show for myself." But I did have to beat back the politeness alarms that went off when I decided that it had to become a serious conversation. Those voices that pleaded, "No, this is taboo. Talking about this will make him feel shame!" Yep, and not talking about it will bring him heart disease and Type 2 diabetes.
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It's either diabetes or heroin addiction. I can never remember which is which.
So we temporarily set aside everything I had ever taught him about manners and filtering, and we had the conversation that every parent needs to eventually have with their children. Letting them know that maintaining a healthy weight is not about adhering to the entertainment world's impossible body standards, but about making sure that their arteries are able to carry blood from one organ to the next without having to pass through a dam of grease. And his restraint isn't always going to come in the form of a parent not buying bad food -- very soon, that responsibility will be on his own shoulders, and no one will step in and remind him that "You are eating your own funeral."
If you let that shit go on into adulthood, unaddressed, you're not doing your job as a parent. And if you condemn them to a shortened lifespan because you were afraid of being impolite, you're not doing your job as a human.
"Man, there is nothing like a box of chicken skins and the fresh, open air."
#4. You Can't Tell People They Smell Bad
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As an Adult:
I'll never forget my first task as a newly promoted supervisor at my last job. We had one employee who was notorious for having rancid breath because he chewed (as in chewing tobacco). Because of that nasty habit, his bottom teeth were all brown -- well, the half of them that hadn't rotted out. Not only was it disgusting to other employees, but he was also in direct contact with customers. So naturally, my job was to make him bring a toothbrush and toothpaste to work with him every day and make sure he used them. Because my boss was half demon.
I couldn't do it. At least not at first. Eventually, the boss told me that if I didn't take care of the situation, I wouldn't be a supervisor anymore, so I did what I had to do. But the point is that it took forever for me to figure out how to bring it up, or even if I could. I just couldn't imagine the balls it would take or what level of asshole a person had to be in order to do that without being forced to under threat of unemployment.
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It got pretty weird.
But to Your Children:
I've yet to meet a parent who can't look their kids directly in the eyes and say, "You smell like Satan's asshole. Go bathe before I cleanse your stink with acid." Then, as the child closes the bathroom door, they have to add, "And USE SOAP!" Because we know for a 100 percent fact that if we don't add that in, they will not.
Say it to an adult, and they will get defensive: "Hey, fuck you, pal. I've been busting my ass all day at a job I hate, just to pay my rent. I'll show you a bad smell when I make Limburger fondue on your flaming goddamn corpse." You're an asshole because you're saying "I'm offended, and you are the cause." But saying it to your kids is necessary. Without your reminders, they won't get into the habit of regular hygiene. The only way to develop good lifelong habits is repetition when they're young. And that means cutting out the bullshit and addressing the problem directly.
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"Yes, you need a shower. No, that's not mud."
Even if it means renaming your children "Stink," "Gravy," and "Skidmark."
#3. Don't Judge People by Their Appearance
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As an Adult:
Well, that's a no-brainer, right? We've all seen that scene in Pretty Woman where Julia Roberts returns to the snooty Beverly Hills clothing store and says, "You work on commission, right?" And then she pulls out a machine gun and says, "Closing time, bitches. But first, I'd like to make an exchange ... on these bullets." Or however that scene goes; I was kind of just imagining my own plot as the movie droned on in the background.
But the lesson has always been pretty clear in just about every story ever told. The janitor is really a genius mathematician. The frog is a prince. That chick in The Crying Game was slingin' dick. If you judge someone based on their clothes or features, you're going to get burned, because they aren't going to turn out like you imagined.
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For instance, dig deep enough, and you'll actually find that these people are into pop punk.
But to Your Children:
Being judged based on what they're wearing is a fact of life that your kids are not going to cure. Does that mean that they have to play the game themselves? No, not from the judge's standpoint. But it sure as hell means they need to know the basics from the position of being judged. They need to know what proper-fitting clothes look like. They need to know the difference between cheap and nice ... between what looks like something they bought as an afterthought versus what gives the appearance that they give a shit.
That's the important part. You don't have to give a shit about your outfit, but in certain situations, it needs to give off the illusion that you do. It's extremely hard to explain that to an early teen, because we've hammered it into him since he was born that appearances and material things are shallow, and you're an asshole if you covet that dumb bullshit. Then the first time he goes on a date or a job interview, we're harping on him to comb his hair a certain way and wear his dressy clothes. Do you own a tie? No? Holy shit, go buy a tie, are you crazy?!
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"Hello. I would like a bag of job clothes, please."
So they end up getting this convoluted and sometimes contradictory lesson that has all of these exceptions and asterisks, and it basically boils down to "People shouldn't judge others based on appearance ... but everyone does, and having a nice appearance takes knowledge and practice, which requires you to live like everyone has decided to ignore this lesson."


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STATELINE, Nev. — The 2012 Lake Tahoe Summit took place Monday morning at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course.
Below are statements fro U.S. Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval, California Gov. Jerry Brown, U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Nevada Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki, who all attended the summit, according to a Monday afternoon press release.
Look for more coverage of the summit later Monday at tahoebonanza.com.
Heller: "It was an honor to host this year's Summit and I would like to thank everyone who participated in making this event such a success. This year's focus was investing in the future of Lake Tahoe through public-private partnerships, which will be critical to the long-term environmental health of the Tahoe Basin. I look forward to working with all of the stakeholders in the future to ensure the continued protection of Lake Tahoe – one of the most spectacular places on earth."
Sandoval: "Today's Lake Tahoe Summit continues the strong partnership between Nevada and California to preserve the Lake. I am pleased that as a result of work begun at last year's Summit, real progress has been made toward an updated regional plan, which will provide the roadmap for success in reaching environmental and economic goals. I am optimistic that the recommendations from this effort will be seriously considered and I look forward to continuing our efforts."
Brown: "This year's summit reminds us that the health of the Lake is dependent on what we do on the land. After years of debate, California and Nevada are finally getting their act together. The prospects for Lake Tahoe are bright."
Feinstein: "Each year the Tahoe Summit provides an opportunity to energize stakeholders and concentrate our efforts on restoring and protecting the Tahoe Basin — I think we accomplished those objectives this year. I believe we're moving in the right direction by focusing on the joint goals of passing the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act and building on existing public-private partnerships. We must allocate limited funds on the most cost-effective projects to help the lake, and I look forward to continuing to work with my partners to achieve that."
Krolicki: "It was an honor to attend this year's Lake Tahoe Summit and serve as the Master of Ceremonies. This annual event is a great way to bring people together and work towards the all-important goal of protecting Lake Tahoe, where I'm blessed to live. I am pleased with all that was accomplished today and I look forward to continuing the critical work necessary to ensure economic and environmental protection of the Tahoe Basin."


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on February 3, 2013 - 7:56 PM
Buffalo police have arrested one suspect in the armed robbery of a food deliveryman Friday night and were searching for an accomplice.
Investigators said the deliveryman was confronted by two men, one with a handgun, on North Division Street. The deliveryman was chased and tackled by the bandits, then hit several times in the face, police said.
The bandits ransacked the deliveryman's car, stealing an iPhone, about $150 in cash, car keys and a bag of takeout Chinese food, then fled on foot, police added.
Officers later arrested one suspect on North Division Street but the other escaped. Dequan I. Bailey, 17, of Hewitt Avenue was charged with robbery. Police said they recovered some of the stolen items about a block away from the arrest scene.


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Neal - Crosby - Iginla
Morrow - Malkin - Kunitz
Cooke - Sutter - Dupuis
Glass - Kennedy - Adams
Letang - Orpik
Niskanen - Martin
Despres - Murray
Even if we make the finals against PIT, we can't compete with that.... although u never know these days
This is what GMs are supposed to be thinking about. On paper, we're no match for that lineup. Thankfully, weird things always happen in the second season. Still, a GM should not count on it and sit on his ass while others assemble teams like that.


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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
High school student athletes who excel in their sports know how to deal with pressure. A basketball player signed to play collegiately with an SEC school can make a shot with the clock winding down. A football player with school records in his name can make a game-saving tackle. The program's No. 1 tennis player can fire an ace when his team depends on it.
Griffie Loy has been there and done that for Bishop England football and track and field. The two-sport standout, though, is among a miniority of elite athletes who know there's more than that.
"I remember being in eighth grade and watching the great football players," Loy said, rattling off a half dozen of former Battling Bishop greats. "They were gods then. They could have gone out and robbed a bank, and I would have been like, 'Wow, I want to rob a bank.'
"I don't know if everyone understood how much we meant to everyone else, but I did. I wasn't perfect by any means, but I tried to remember that it was more than us playing football or me throwing."
John Cantey enters his sixth year as head coach of the football program raved about his graduating linebacker and fullback. "Griffie is probably the best overall person I've had the pleasure of coaching. He's won several state titles in football and track, but that doesn't define who he is," Cantey said.
"He's a great person with great character. He's a leader by example and by word. He's the hardest working player I've ever had."
Loy heads to the Naval Academy with a spot on the track and field roster. His 196-foot-6-inch discus throw in the 2A state championship not only earned him another state title ring, but it was also good enough for the fifth-best mark in the nation. He shattered the previous best by 11 and a half feet.
In college, the throws will be different as he switches from high school training to Olympic preparation. The shot weight increases from 12 pounds to 16 and the discus weight adds about a pound.
He entertained other serious Divison I interest, including Clemson, South Carolina, The Citadel, Wake Forest, VMI, Troy and Notre Dame, but ultimately settled on Navy because of a strong desire to join the military. His grandfather was a Naval captain for 25 years, Loy said.
The Citadel also offered to let him walk on to the football team, he added.
"Getting into the Naval Academy, it gives me the opportunity to do what I've always wanted to do – serve our country," he said. The decorated Bishop has the tools to add military earned awards to his collection of championship rings.
The fuel to add a back-to-back title with the football team was started at the end of the first championship season when the graduating class boasted that they were the best seniors the school ever had. "The first football state championship was great. The second one was even better," he said. "I'm so competitive that I was livid when they said that."
The Bishops, with Loy as one of the captains, won 13 games by an average margin of victory more than 30 points, including a shutout in the 2A state championship game.
The 2011 group won 13 games by an average of just over 25 points.
Consider that chip on Loy's shoulder heaved about 196 feet and 6 inches away.
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on January 21, 2013 - 3:42 PM
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TORONTO – Ryan Miller had no problem getting in shape physically during the lockout. His workouts in Los Angeles and Phoenix had his body ready for the season.
There was no way to test himself mentally, however. Empty practice rinks in warm-weather climates are a long way from back-to-back outings against NHL teams in sold-out arenas.
"I'm dragging a little bit out there," Miller acknowledged Monday night after a 2-1 victory over Toronto, spoiling the Maple Leafs' home opener.
He would have been even more drained had the Leafs extended the game to 65 minutes. They almost did.
After scoring with 1:42 left, the Leafs crashed the crease for the remainder of the game before Buffalo finally escaped with the victory in Air Canada Centre. They improved to 2-0 despite being outshot, 35-20.
"They were coming that whole third period, and we knew it," Sabres defenseman Jordan Leopold said. "We held on. Millsie made some big saves. We stole one, got two points."
Miller barely had the energy to celebrate.
"I worked pretty hard and could last about an hour and a half on the ice skating when we were locked out," he said, "but holding that mental focus and being into every play where you can't conserve energy, you have to be there and be with the play, yeah that's a lot different.
"I just hope that starts to come back real soon because it's going to be a grind."
He gets a break today. The Sabres will take the day off before returning to practice Wednesday morning. They begin a home-and-home series with Carolina on Thursday in PNC Arena and host the Hurricanes on Friday.
For the first seven years of Miller's career, few things were as certain as a win against Toronto. He continually tormented the Maple Leafs and their fans, going 22-8 in his opening 30 decisions.
That dominance evened out over the last two years. Miller was 2-3 against the Leafs in 2010-11 and 3-3 last season, with every loss coming in Toronto.
"I haven't won here in a long time, so I made note of that," Miller said.
The Leafs desperately attempted to extend his drought. They pulled goaltender Ben Scrivens and had a six-on-four advantage when Patrick Kaleta was called for roughing with 1:46 left.
Toronto won the draw back to defenseman Mike Kostka. He fanned on his chance, but Nazem Kadri buried it with 1:42 left.
The crowd of 19,475 exploded with 1:17 to go when the goal light flashed again. The referees immediately waved off Joffrey Lupul's goal, and video review confirmed he punched the puck into the net.
"I was a little confused how it went in without a little help," Miller said.
The Sabres delivered a body blow to the Leafs by opening the scoring. The goal came on a body blow to Cody Hodgson. Christian Ehrhoff fired a slap shot from the left point that was off the mark. Hodgson, standing in front, got plunked in the chest, and the puck caromed into the net with 8:51 gone.
A three-player parade to the penalty box for Buffalo gave Toronto a glorious chance to tie the game.
The referees nailed Drew Stafford (interference), Tyler Myers (delay of game) and Steve Ott (closing hand on the puck) within a span of 1:37, giving Toronto a two-minute five-on-three and total man-advantage time of 3:37.
Buffalo escaped with relative ease. Though Toronto managed eight shots during the extended opportunity, the only real chance came when defenseman Dion Phaneuf rang the iron with a slap shot.
"Everyone that was out there paid the price to be in the shooting lanes," Sabres captain Jason Pominville said.
The Maple Leafs built their shot advantage to 21-9 late in the second, but the Sabres made better use of their chances to open a 2-0 lead. Thomas Vanek hit a wide-open Pominville, and the captain converted the chance.
"They're playing well in all three zones," coach Lindy Ruff said of the Vanek-Hodgson-Pominville line. "The Thomas play to Pommer for the second goal was a great play."
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Oilers 07-08: Sonny on the Causeway
As the Edmonton Oilers get ready for another season, there are a few things we can state with authority before liftoff. Here are mine, feel free to add anything I've missed.
First, Ales Hemsky. He's been flying during pre-season, playing with the usual ridiculous skill plus some added determination. He's still going to turn the puck over in the damndest places and at some point in his career will acquire the nickname "SHOOT" but this guy is poised to make one giant leap forward in his career. You can see it on pretty much every shift. Dustin Penner could not be luckier even if his wife was Jessica Alba. Seriously.
Second, Save Percentage and GAA. The Oilers will have a better save percentage than a year ago but will give up more goals. This is due entirely to the "chaos" lineup on the blueline and all that youth up front.
Third, several of the young guns will struggle mightily. This is one of those "HF truths" that we can predict as easily as the swallows arriving at Mission San Juan Capistrano. If we make a list of young players who are not clearly established as NHL players, let's say Cogliano, Gagner, Pouliot, Nilsson, Brodziak, Jacques, Gilbert (who have I missed?) then the ratio is going to be well below 1/1 in terms of success. Some of these kids will get traction, others will fall by the wayside. An example: Raimo Summanen was once as highly regarded (or moreso) than Esa Tikkanen.
Fourth: Matt Greene is going to struggle. He's in the deep end now, top 4 minutes with a guy who the organization will not throw under the bus and have 5.4M reasons to say nice things about so he's the Fall Guy. -28 is my target, I can't decide if I'm being mean or nice with that number.
Fifth: It's going to be fun to watch these kids find their way. Not like it was with the 80s Oilers "Boys on the Bus" or the way it is in Pittsburgh now, more like that scene in the Godfather where Moe Green puts on his glasses to see who is coming to visit.
Folks, the 07-08 Edmonton Oilers are Sonny on the causeway.


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Analyst: Apple iPhone has sold 88 million more units than Samsung Galaxy S and Note models
0. phoneArena 17 Jan 2013, 15:17 posted on
A chart made by Raymond James analyst said in an illustrated research note to clients that the Apple iPhone 4, Apple iPhone 4S and Apple iPhone 5 have together out sold Samsung Galaxy S and Samsung Galaxy Note smartphones by a wide margin; the numbers show Apple selling 219 million units of the Apple iPhone vs. 131 million handsets for Samsung...
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1. darac (Posts: 2156; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
No surprise here.
The fact that Samsung managed to shape up a product that is actually getting comparable with iPhone in terms of the market and cultural impact is the biggest deal actually.
The S4 should be neck-to -neck with the iPhone 6 in terms of sales
60. metalpoet (unregistered)
What they should compare is each version of each product when they came out so for example:gs 1 vs. iphone, gs2 vs. iphone 3g, gs3 vs iphone 3gs, and so on and so forth. Samsung has made 5 different legit models for the galaxy line: galaxy, gs2, gs3, note, and note 2. compared to iphone making 6 different iphones.
67. Cynipap999 (banned) (Posts: 138; Member since: 15 Nov 2012)
Actually, your comparison chart is slightly off since the Galaxy S3 is a better phone than the iPhone 5; iPhone 5S or iPhone 6 would make a better and more accurate comparison against the Galaxy S3. The upcoming Galaxy S4 won't have an Apple iPhone counterpart or competitor so, any attempted comparison by analysts or tech blogs will be null and void upon delivery.
As far as previous models, the following statements are true (as they would relate for comparison):
iPhone 4 / iPhone 4S vs Galaxy S II
iPhone 3GS vs Galaxy S
iPhone 3G vs Samsung Omnia II
99. Jusrertiner (Posts: 7; Member since: 16 Sep 2012)
This whole comparison is stupid to me. So the article is telling me that every smartphone Apple ever sold, sold more than a section of Samsung smartphones. That's pretty obvious to begin with. You could say that apple only sold 6 different smartphones compared to samsung's hundreds but if you have less of a selection more people will pick the same thing. I see so many people with metro pcs Samsung smartphones so this is just stupid in my opinion.
109. Mindmeld (Posts: 2; Member since: 18 Jan 2013)
True enough. If you want to compare high-end phones, all of Samsung's high-end devices (Android, WP8, other??) should be included instead of just the GS series. Plus, you have to keep in mind that Samsung is not only competing against iPhone but devices from other OEMs. If you are in the market for an iOS phone, you have but one choice. Apple is a monopoly. Not so when it comes to Android phones. There are other great alternatives to GS. With all that being considered, I think Samsung is holding its own against Apple.
112. dan86 (Posts: 298; Member since: 17 Mar 2012)
Galaxy SVI will suck the blood of iCrap 6. Next samsung boy will be a predator!
89. abdane (Posts: 494; Member since: 07 Oct 2011)
samsung announced 100 million galaxy s phones sold 3 days ago, and the latest was the GS3, thats 3 phones, when apple announced 100 million it was when the iPhone 4 was the latest, thats 4 phones, and the iPhone back then was the "thing" ! so samsung outsold apple comparing first by first, not latest by latest and that's how it should be compared ^_^
2. iGREGG (Posts: 66; Member since: 18 Sep 2012)
#TeamiPhone baby!!
69. cheetah2k (Posts: 1576; Member since: 16 Jan 2011)
The whole report is flawed. This compares one company (Apple) pushing one type of operating system (iOS), where as Samsung is one company pushing Android which is pushed by several companies all in competition for Android sales..
The only way this comparison could be fair, is if Samsung was the only handset manufacturer offering Android. You simply cant compare the two due to Apple's exclusivity on iOS...
Therefore, before Analyst Tavis McCourt sticks his iphone up his a55 and set to vibrate, how about making it a comparison of iOS devices vs Android devices and then see who wins in that battlefield....
71. cheetah2k (Posts: 1576; Member since: 16 Jan 2011)
Also, if we want to be picky, there are lots more "GALAXY" phones than what is covered in this report. Check this out
Yet another flaw in the report. Amazing stuff really
3. taz89 (Posts: 2014; Member since: 03 May 2011)
well that's a bit obvious considering the only ios phones you can get is iPhone where as Samsung It's not the only android maker.. its not really a 1 to 1 comparison is it...i think the main point here is how well Samsung have done to create a brand that is almost comparable to apples iPhone in a android market that has hundreds of phones released each year..
4. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
past performance is not an indicator of future success.
Apple fanatic researchers just need to get with the program. They might have USED to sell more, but that wave is crashing.
5. juanyunis (Posts: 73; Member since: 31 Aug 2012)
This answer is amazing, simple but powerful, you are absolutely right about this, Samsung started with the huge success since Galaxy S2, and that was mid 2011.
12. MrJerry (Posts: 403; Member since: 05 Oct 2012)
Big laugh @ 2 n a half years
6. kombinatonz (Posts: 30; Member since: 28 Aug 2012)
I can't believe people are still falling for Apple Iphone. How sad is that!???
9. -SEUL8TR- (Posts: 113; Member since: 13 Jan 2013)
Really so very sad, when will they ever realise.....
7. -SEUL8TR- (Posts: 113; Member since: 13 Jan 2013)
Give it another year, north or south east or west Samsung is the best!
Samsung maintains it leadership position in the worldwide, with it's growth filed in large part by it's bord deep, and refreshed Android portofolio.
8. appleDOESNT.com (banned) (Posts: 456; Member since: 19 Nov 2011)
My gosh these apple followers and their massive defense of said products is sooo disturbing. Go apple Go! :/ 8th wonder of the world, why anyone cares that much about the few same ol same ol products this stale company produces at premium prices for less than premium technology.
10. appleDOESNT.com (banned) (Posts: 456; Member since: 19 Nov 2011)
As far as i can tell, iP1 had 3 years of incremental upgrades and iP4, 3 years of incremental upgrades as well. iOS is stale and boring but hey the new iP5 is weirdly taller, has this fabulous new port that forces millions of purchased adapters or all new accessories, and iP5S's more of the same in flashy new colors and maybe a second screen size. Apple's magic is gone, they had a 5 or so year run that took them from nothing to something but history will repeat itself and apple in less than 5 years will be no were near the top of the technology world, sorry apple fans, the writing is on the wall. Even apple fans are sick of the apple shtick, just ins't compelling any longer...
31. thelegend6657 (unregistered)
I like the iPhone 5 over the 4s is because of the 16:9 wide screen ratio .
I don't see you complain when Samsung went wide screen with the galaxy s3 ?
72. cheetah2k (Posts: 1576; Member since: 16 Jan 2011)
Ironically, in Jobs stage release of the original iPhone, he proudly stood forth and said that iOS was 5 years ahead of every other phone OS out there (even without MMS and 3G :p).
Yet here we are 5+ years and nothing has changed... Sounds like RIM all over again.. Go figure.
11. techloverNYC (Posts: 601; Member since: 20 Nov 2012)
I think one reason why samsung is even compare to iphone is because its available at literally every carrier in the world.
15. appleDOESNT.com (banned) (Posts: 456; Member since: 19 Nov 2011)
and iPhone really only does great in America, where apple has some clout (but it's fading fast as their sctick does stink and everybody knows it now). In amerioca, where roughly 40% of techies think that technology is seen through the narrow vision of Apple's eye :( iSad.
13. rusticguy (Posts: 2828; Member since: 11 Aug 2012)
Graph show Sept to Dec IP5 sales at 40 million + (from the graph).
Other analyst claims 35 million for IP5 during same period --http://www.phonearena.com/news
A difference of 5 million between 2 analysts or this is some kind of a joke or logical question would be who got paid m ore for doing the analysis :)
52. taz89 (Posts: 2014; Member since: 03 May 2011)
exactly if these people go to the sources to find out how much of what is sold,then either someones lying casue 5 million difference seems a lot.
74. cheetah2k (Posts: 1576; Member since: 16 Jan 2011)
ah, give or take 5,000,000 iphones, thats close enough LOL....
said no one ever!
14. zig8100 (Posts: 228; Member since: 13 Dec 2012)
That's had to bunch up sales for Apple from 2 1/2 yrs to come up with better numbers then Samsung? What a joke. They merged the 4 , 4S and 5 all together. Samsung only started being big one and half yrs ago. The first galaxy S was outsold by HTC models.
They should of went Android vs Apple.
Stop trying to come up with ways to make it look like Apple is still #1 when its not. Still laughing at 2 1/2 yrs back. Lol.
16. fanboy1974 (Posts: 1345; Member since: 12 Nov 2011)
I thought that the battle was Apple vs Android. Even though I have a Note 2 I want HTC, Motorola, Sony and LG to release killer devices. I don't want all my Android eggs in one basket. I don't want Samsung to have 90% of the market. I want each Android OEM trying to one up another. Only way we can have competition within Android.
Apple may have won a battle with this article but Android is clearly winning the war for the last 2 years. 2013 is all Android yet again.
17. darkkjedii (Posts: 21204; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Stop hating on Apple, Samsung has built a great brand but the iphone is two iterations ahead. Give sammy the time it needs and it'll b neck n neck. Next year is pivotal for apple, if they make the copycat 5S its over...they need a game changer like the note 2 or something.
25. weinerslav (Posts: 126; Member since: 31 Jul 2012)
I'm a bit surprised to read this from you, I totally agree with what you say, the time is now, and if not now, very soon.
49. darkkjedii (Posts: 21204; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
I'm not the fanboy people think I am, I'm more of a straight shooter. I like apple, but I think they've lost their edge. Samsung has come from the eternity in 08 to the note 2 in 2012. Apples come no where near that far in innovation. I call it like I see it, and I see Samsung taking over. By the way I typed this from my note 2
75. cheetah2k (Posts: 1576; Member since: 16 Jan 2011)
Wait, but Apple released a 7" tablet didnt they??? Wasn't that innovation beyond this universe??
32. -SEUL8TR- (Posts: 113; Member since: 13 Jan 2013)
Well said and true!
+1 green.
103. networkdood (Posts: 6330; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
The iPhone is not two iterations ahead - the iPhone 5 is behind 2 iterations when compared to the top ANDROID models....lol
111. darkkjedii (Posts: 21204; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Your post made no sense at all.
18. sudbury78 (Posts: 136; Member since: 12 Jul 2012)
I own both an ipad and a note 2 and the hatred for apple is mindboggling. You people take it personal and its actually quite sad. It's a TELEPHONE.
With that said, I went from I5 to Note 2 and will never look back. :P
20. darkkjedii (Posts: 21204; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
I also own the ipad, and note 2 and still have my ip5. The note 2 is awesome, I will never part with my ipad tho, except for a newer one. On another note, my fiancé sold her ip5 and got the htc 8x. That phone rocks.i had no idea wp8 was that good
27. -SEUL8TR- (Posts: 113; Member since: 13 Jan 2013)
You're last part WP8 made me give you a "red".....
34. thelegend6657 (unregistered)
Get lost android fanboy . I don't get you , competition is good , why you like to bash on wp8 and iOS ? Android isn't the only thing in the mobile world and I glad it wasn't
42. -SEUL8TR- (Posts: 113; Member since: 13 Jan 2013)
It is its ruling and dominating, others are half-cooked, why settle for 2nd 3rd best when "PURE LINUX" is all you need
"Freedom and rejoice, serenade"
45. -SEUL8TR- (Posts: 113; Member since: 13 Jan 2013)
Please Go away brainwashed cult, hippy.... What competition? No need for that, OS is the only yule ever need!
53. darkkjedii (Posts: 21204; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Dude im really shocked tho, I've been playing with her 8x and its great. Smooth fluid responsive, and sexy. Has a voice asst. Multitasking great camera u name it, its got it. Only thing I hate is its only got 16gigs and no sd slot. For me that's a deal breaker. My notes only 16 but I have a 32 gig sd n it, and the file manager lets me move what u want to the sd. Game changer is the note 2
59. papss (unregistered)
Your existence makes me thumb you down
63. -SEUL8TR- (Posts: 113; Member since: 13 Jan 2013)
O its you again, WP8 fanboy, stop Trolling "Papas"....!
54. taz89 (Posts: 2014; Member since: 03 May 2011)
we have these what i call super fans lol in android,windows,nokia...these people take personal offence when someone doesnt like what device or os they are using...these people dont realise that not everyone has the same taste...i remember when the note was announced people laughed saying no one wants a phone that big,what these people think is that hey thats rubbish so everyone must hate it not realising whats too big for someone can be too small for someone else....you usually see hatred for the companies that are doing well and atm its apple and samsung and they get alot of hate compared to otheres and its usually by super fans of fans of htc or nokia...i will say i have not come across too many sony or motorola fans.
19. reyenrique (Posts: 99; Member since: 07 Oct 2012)
did he came out of the closet (team baby) lol tell that to the stock holder lol
22. Shino (banned) (Posts: 196; Member since: 23 Jul 2012)
It is really surprising how many dumb people are still there, who are willing to give $800-900 for a piece of cheap, breakable asian electronics with buggy, stolen OS. Amazing. For such pile of money you could buy Apple, BB, Nokia, even HTC is better. Really amazing.
23. maccess (Posts: 742; Member since: 16 Jan 2013)
amazing to see how ignorant you are...
28. -SEUL8TR- (Posts: 113; Member since: 13 Jan 2013)
Not ignorant, more like brainwashed.....
43. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
I'm sorry, what now? "Cheap..." Apple profits more from its electronics. Should tell you that Samsung actually spends more on their phones. "Breakable..." someone brought in an iPhone 5 recently that was in a case, was dropped on its back, and the front screen still shattered. "Asian..." Shouldn't knock Asian stuff. As much as I dislike Toyota and Honda, for instance, they get top rank for dependability. Also, iPhones are made in China. That's about as azn as it gets. "Buggy, stolen OS..." Really? In daily usage my original Note displays very little in the way of bugs or issues. It's not completely perfect, but then again, neither is iOS. And stolen? From who?
Blackberries have no redeeming qualities outside their email interface at present. Apple is okay, but not nearly worth as much as people seem to think. Nokia makes good hardware, but they need to pull their heads out of Ballmer's ass and diversify. And yes, HTC makes good stuff.
However, Samsung's done a good job of marketing their products and at this point their higher end phones do have a track record of working to a good extent. They're even converting a fair share of iPhone lovers. Perhaps even you might like an S3.
46. -SEUL8TR- (Posts: 113; Member since: 13 Jan 2013)
Very well said +1 from me!
90. gallitoking (Posts: 4718; Member since: 17 May 2011)
" Samsung's done a good job of marketing their products"
so attacking another competetitor is good marketing.. I will let Coke and other brands that have been doing it wrong
94. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
You're honestly going to tell me that no company besides Samsung has ever poked fun at a competitor?
Samsung balances out the "attacking" with showcasing their own product's features and advantages. So yeah, good marketing.
I mean, up until the Galaxy S commercials the only *good* Android phone commercial I ever saw was for the original Droid, which incidentally ALSO "attacked" the iPhone while addressing a perceived weakness of the Droid and turning it into a strength:
Between the Samsung commercials and that piece of awesomeness, all we really saw were Verizon's commercials, which I personally liked for their ballsy sci fi ness, but which I knew would not resonate with most people who already are pretty f**king afraid of technology:
And then there was this commerical, which again I personally liked, but which didn't really resonate with audiences either:
Samsung started out strong with this commercial, which I remember being seen in movie theaters:
And then kept their marketing completely down to earth with their Next Big Thing ads, which I've already covered.
Oh yeah, the overlong responses from Sniggly are back! for a limited time only.
104. networkdood (Posts: 6330; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
Sniggly just walloped G-KING - no shock there
24. yowanvista (Posts: 340; Member since: 20 Sep 2011)
Don't drag in the historic sales into this "battle". In that case Nokia is still the king of the hill..
30. -SEUL8TR- (Posts: 113; Member since: 13 Jan 2013)
Once they was, till Apple and Android came with specs and dominated the world, now Nokia no one buys there phones, only cheap phones are selling well for Nokia, that's how there still there or else I see them to declare bankruptcy. But I still cherish, perish love there N series and 8800 $eries!!!!!!!!
55. taz89 (Posts: 2014; Member since: 03 May 2011)
was a n series fan my self and mainly brought nokia phones in the past...if nokia started to make android phones with current specs i will happily buy it.
36. syedzain (Posts: 175; Member since: 08 Oct 2012)
thats great.. People are more eager for IOS 7 than for iphone 5s or 6...


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Derby Champ Does Des Moines
Epifanio [Sandy] Guerrero has a new nickname. It's Derby, courtesy of the apprentice ballplayers he's been working with this season.
That, a ring and a late dinner are his rewards for being what I guess you'd have to call the winning pitcher in MLB's slugging orgy in St. Louis on Monday night.
Guerrero was Home Run Derby champ Prince Fielder's hand-picked soft-server. His regular gig is hitting coach for the Nashville Sounds, Triple A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. Last night I talked with him while the Sounds prepared to face the Iowa Cubs in Des Moines.
Derby fielded the good natured ribbings of the Sounds players in between swatting them fungoes and tossing a round of BP. He hits left and throws right, patrolling the field with baseballs bulging in his back pockets like giant warts. They suggest big pains in his ass.
When he hits infield the ball goes exactly where he wants it to off his bat. Each position winds up with a hard grounder to one side or another, a slow chopper they're forced to charge and a truly major league popup; the guy is Rod Carew with a fungo bat in his hands. It's a treat to watch after another little league season of layman volunteers who can't so much as loft a fly ball in the general direction of a pod of shaggers.
Guerrero said that Fielder had been disappointed with his showing at the 2007 derby when Guerrero's brother Mike [currently managing the Brewers' High A team at Brevard County - they're the sons of famed Dominican scout Epy Guerrero] pitched to him. Sandy was the 1st choice then too, but wasn't available because of his duties at the time with the Brewers' Double A team in Huntsville, the place where the two met as Fielder climbed the ladder of the farm system.
"We talked this year in spring training that if Prince was in the derby and I was free, he would ask me to pitch for him again." Guerrero said. "He called last week and asked if I could come to St. Louis with him."
Guerrero did more than serve up a steady diet of juicy fruit on Monday night. He and Fielder formulated a game plan in the NL clubhouse before they took the field.
"I told him it was a muggy night and to save his energy." Guerrero explained. "No matter where the pitches are, take a few after every swing. Otherwise you'll get tired in the 2nd and 3rd rounds. Some of the other guys were yelling at him, 'hey, what was wrong with that pitch,' but he stuck to the plan and saved his energy. He wasn't even tired at the end. He could have gone another round."
Guerrero also told Fielder that he wouldn't be pitching him low and in, normally the chubby slugger's preferred sweet spot.
"I wanted to throw more out over the plate so he could extend his arms. When he hit the 500 footer I motioned to him to look up at the crowd and listen. The St. Louis fans were cheering him even though the Brewers and Cardinals are fighting each other. They're good fans." [I believe the red-clad crowd booed lustily when Cub token Ted Lilly was announced in the pre-games on Tuesday, but I granted Guerrero's point.]
So how did the newly crowned sultan of swat show his appreciation for the customized pitching performance?
"Everybody wants to know if he gave me money or something. No, it was just an honor that he asked me and I was happy to do it for him because he's one of the best hitters in the game." Guerrero claimed.
"I did get a nice ring though and I've been wearing it. It's in the clubhouse. And we went out to dinner with Prince and his wife that night. The next morning I had breakfast with him and I said, 'man, can you believe we just won the Home Run Derby?'" Guerrero recalled.
It's clear that he truly thinks Fielder is a [sorry] prince of a guy, noting that it's hard not to cross the line drawn between coaches and players when the ones who are not only talented but eager to learn come along. Guerrero puts the misleadingly surnamed Fielder solidly in that category. Now that the two toil for different teams in the same organization it's easier for them to just be friends.
Last night, while Derby sat in a dugout in Des Moines watching the Iowa Cubs beat Nashville 11-4, the great slugger named Fielder blasted a three-run shot off of a pitcher named Homer in Cincinnati.
Guess King Prince did still have another round in him.
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Cool report Mike. Thanks!
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Aaron Miles is the worst hitter the Cubs have had in about a decade. Why do they insist on playing him, putting him on the roster, pretending that he is serviceable? This whole thing with Aaron Miles drives me completely bonkers.
What? Enrique Wilson? Maybe he was worse... maybe.
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Jesus, they're probably just calling him up because the I-Cubs can't stand him in the lineup anymore.
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Cedeno (former Cub), Gerut (former Cub), Ronnie Belliard, and Edgar Gonzalez...
The only 5 guys with a worse OPB than Aaron Miles and > 100 AB
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damn you dusty *shakes fist*
i demand a 100+ post thread debating miles vs. blanco and their merits of how either will ruin the cubs for the next 100 years or drive the team to victory in 09 and beyond.
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how has Darwin Barney looked to you?
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Submitted by Mike Wellman on Fri, 07/17/2009 - 8:50am.
P.S. - Gaub is off DL & Miles is back in town; went 0-3 last night, indicating that he is ready for reinstatement in Chicago...
MIKE W: And Iowa Cubs LHP J. R. Mathes (strained groin) and OF Brad Snyder (broken wrist) have been rehabbing at Fitch Park the last week or so.
The Cubs will have to make some roster decisions involving Iowa when Kevin Hart is recalled on Monday and Aaron Miles is reactivated from the DL. Unless the Cubs continue to go with 11 pitchers and/or trade or release Miles, I would think Sam Fuld and Mike Fontenot could get optioned to Iowa next week, meaning a couple of currently active I-Cubs position players would have to be disabled, moved down, or released at that time.
If the Cubs were to option Fontenot to Iowa for at least 20 days, he would use up his last minor league option, but it also would take him below 2+120 MLB Service Time post-2009, making it very unlikely that he would be eligible for salary arbitration as a "Super Two," saving the Cubs about $500K in payroll in 2010. (NOTE: Like Theriot, Marshall, and Marmol, Fontenot would have to clear Optional Assignmemt Waivers before he can be optioned to the minors, but Optional Waivers are generally just a formality because they are revocable).
Will the aliens that took Ryne Sandberg please return him
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That was a serious WTF moment for me.
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News of the Weird.
Brett Jackson walked four times, in one game, yesterday.
Even more amazing is Logan Watkins
who followed up a 4 for 5 game with a 5 for 6 game. Overall, he is 16 for his last 23 (though with little power, only 2 2bs in that period) and .344 overall on the season (.415 OBP, .409 SLG).
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Cubs signed BJ Ryan is that 3/44?
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Mike -- Nice piece on "Derby." Your writing is terrific.
WARNING: Blatant plug coming...
In case people don't know, Mike has a book out called "Far From the Trees" about his old neighborhood in Des Moines and the characters he grew up with. It's well written and a very enjoyable read.
...end of plug.
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In case people don't know, Mike has a book out called "Far From the Trees" about his old neighborhood in Des Moines and the characters he grew up with. It's well written and a very enjoyable read.
I've read MW's book too. Well done Mike, thanks for putting together such a personal view into your life even though many of the real events must have been painful to put into the book. Makes me appreciate how much (little) control parents have over their kids even back in the 50's and 60's. You had great parents and the pictures you painted of your mom and dad were wonderful and very real.
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I got the first one! Second one I'm not even sure what even/odd betting is.
any opponent preference for NLDS?
Mets are down to 1 great pitcher instead of 4. Syndegaard may pitch Sunday which means if Mets win the WC game, he'd be set up for Game 1. There's a chance they clinch a spot by Sunday so he'd pitch the WC and then we'd probably get Colon for Game 1. They've certainly had the hottest bats over the last week and month out of the WC options.
A couple of Cub related puzzles.
Can't teach height and thinness
Hopefully Pirates don't call up A. Lincoln.
j.buchanan going friday...should be...baseball...or something like it.
Wow. I didn't know they could do that.
Nice for Willson, not so much for Addy.
Game is officially called...also officially a tie.
Stats count, no make-up date of course.
Yeah -- seeing the weather -- I hope KB and Rizz are inside, wrapped in blankets and drinking hot chocolate.
rain delay...thanks obama.
Thanks again Phil. We actually were in Mesa and drove around. Hopefully, I am back for some Fall League. If not I have all of spring training (like the smart people who move here!)
What Rob G said. I can't speak for Piittsburgh, but the other end of the state has had absolute crap weather for two days. Perfect day to take it easy.
tarp came off 10 minutes ago...let's do this.
He will not pitch another game for Cubs
/Unless injury in playoffs
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Not everyone was a fan of Miley Cyrus's twerk-fest at the MTV Video Music Awards, nor her risqué "Wrecking Ball" video.
But despite her recent over-the-top antics, the 20-year-old pop star has one strong supporter: her godmother, Dolly Parton.
In an interview published Friday, the legendary country singer told the London Evening Standard that Cyrus is "just trying to find her own place and wings and learn to fly."
Parton spoke affectionately of Cyrus, telling the Standard, "I've loved her through the years and watched her grow up, and I've seen how smart she is and how talented she is. I don't think people really realize yet what a great singer and writer she really is."
Parton added, "I know that she has thought this all through. We'll let her go and do her own thing."
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A heated two-hour public hearing Wednesday night sparked plenty of hostile exchanges, along with allegations of racism and questions about a profit motive, regarding a proposal to close East High School and Waterfront Elementary and reopen them as charter schools.
Dozens of people packed the boardroom of the Buffalo School Board, with nearly 20 of them publicly addressing the board.
Two-thirds of those who spoke opposed the charter school plans; most of them were teachers at Waterfront.
Since David Hills took over as principal at Waterfront more than a year ago, they said, student performance has improved. Attendance is up, suspensions are down, and a new sense of optimism permeates the school, they said.
"Please don't allow this group to do a hostile takeover of two of our schools," said Pat Caldiero, a retired Waterfront teacher. "Education should not be a for-profit business. As our elected officials, please protect our schools from the exploitation of outside groups."
Chameleon Community Schools Project, a nonprofit, has submitted an application to the state Education Department to close both schools, which are considered among the lowest achieving in New York, and reopen them as charters. The state required the district to hold a public hearing on the plans.
It is the first time in the state that an outside group has proposed a charter takeover of district schools without the support of the local district.
"To come in and just pull two schools from under us is just unheard of. I really have an issue with it," said School Board member Rosalyn L. Taylor, who represents the East District.
For the plans to move forward, either the board would have to vote to close the schools, or the state Education Department would have to close the schools.
Board members made it clear they have no intention of ceding the schools to a charter group.
"Why now, when we have a new superintendent, a highly qualified superintendent, a distinguished educator and Say Yes to provide wraparound services?" asked board President Mary Ruth Kapsiak. "Tell me, why do you think you can do a better job than these highly qualified people we have?"
Kapsiak and others took Chameleon to task for not having the support of parents at the two schools. No Waterfront or East parents spoke at the hearing. Chameleon leaders said they had been denied access to parents, prompting some board members to say that the group had simply not tried hard enough.
Racial tensions proved to be an undercurrent at times, periodically surfacing more explicitly. Ninety percent of the students at East are African-American; 5 percent are Hispanic. Most of the people in the group proposing the charter plans are white.
Some residents expressed concern that Chameleon targeted East for its bioinformatics program, so that the group could bus in white students to take advantage of the program.
"We have black children who now have access to biomedical [classes at East]. If someone is privatizing that school, they have power over who gets access to that," said Mike Quinney, an alumnus of the school. "Don't show up and say you are concerned about black children or brown children when I haven't seen you [in the neighborhood]."
A few speakers said they support Chameleon's plans. They urged the board to thoroughly research and think through its decision.
"Let's make sure this conversation is based on facts. Charter schools are not private schools," said Hannya Boulos, director of Buffalo ReformED. "And we need to come to grips with the realities this district is facing. We have 44 low-performing schools. There is an urgency to this situation. We have children who are in need of better opportunities."
School Board member Ralph R. Hernandez, who represents the West District, asked Chameleon leaders why their proposed budget for Waterfront reflects a $1.9 million profit in the first year. "What does the charter intend to do with that profit?" he asked.
"These budgets don't project any increase in year-to-year per-student reimbursement," said Steven Polowitz, an attorney working with Chameleon. "Any surplus ends up being used in later years. When you get five years out, you're not seeing much of a surplus at all."
His group's proposal for East and Waterfront calls for a school day of at least eight hours; a 195-day school year; classes of no more than 20 students in kindergarten through fifth grade; and partnerships with several outside groups.
"We intend to turn around what are two of the lowest-performing schools in the city and make them highly desirable to students and their families," said Valeria Aldridge, a board member of the charter group and an East alumnus. "This creates 1,500 seats in schools in good standing. It puts needed resources in these buildings."
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A code word for an attractive man, especially one who is fancied by a gay man.
"Ribbit at nine o'clock!"
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an onomonpeoa used to describe the sound of a frog without making a fool of ones self
The frog goes ribbit.
by master stghm April 04, 2004
1. onomatopoeia; sound a frog makes
2.noise made when someone else fails
2.noise made when someone else fails
frog: *ribbit*
person: *walks by poster for lame movie*coughtwilightcough** RIBBIT
person: *walks by poster for lame movie*coughtwilightcough** RIBBIT
by Jade Jealousy July 23, 2009
A person that looks up definitions they don't understand.
Danny is such a Ribbit.
by TylerDixon2016 March 02, 2016
A greeting or callback created for the Sinners (fan-base) for 'The Devil's Carnival', a film written and directed by Darren Lynn Bousman. It is similar to the "testify" callback for Repo! The Genetic Opera.
Person#1: This is Joe. He's new to the forum
Persons#2, #3: Ribbit.
Persons#2, #3: Ribbit.
by lolzitsme March 12, 2012
Ribbits is another word for money
Oi boy Av u got me ribbits yet boy da old chavvyz goin lou lou at me
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A person who is just acting stupid, or just like a retard. Also when a person is not acting in your favor.
I wanted to go to the party but my mom was acting like a ribbit! she didn't let me go :(
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Begin of tour: Gotthard Hospiz bus stop
Access starting point: Journey from Airolo to Gotthard Pass by postal bus
Point of arrival: Ronco bus stop
Access point of arrival: Return trip by bus from Ronco
Hiking time: 4 h
Physical fitness: challenging
Difficulty: medium difficulty
Difference in elevation: 720 m
Culmination point: 2106 m
Season: July - October
Gastronomy: Gotthard Pass (Gotthard Pass), Ronco
Overnight: Albergo San Gottardo Ospizio (Open June 1st - end of October)
Literature: SAW 265T Nufenenpass 1:50,000
Moutain streams and lush alpine meadows form the backdrop to this spectacular setting. The hike begins at Gotthard Pass and leads first of all along the main road, going South. The view into Tremola ravine is most impressive during the stretch along the road gallery. At the end of the gallery there is an ascent to Strade dei Banchi. After Costoni di Fieud, views of Leventina and Val Bedretto become visible. The ridge path leads past the alpine pastures of Pian Secco and Fibbia before it reaches its highest point at the alpine hut Rosso di fuori. The valley of Bedretto with its charming villages lies far below. The descent winds its way via Alpe di Vinei and Alpe di Cavanne down to Ronco.
Alternative Airolo - Ronco Bedretto
From Airolo/Pesciüm to Ronco this Alpine path remains at a nearly steady elevation of 1700 to 1800 meters above sea level. The "Strada degli Alpi" can be reached from Airolo or Pesciüm by cableway. You need about four hours to get there.
Tour Overview
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The careful planning of a tour will ensure that you also derive the maximum pleasure and enjoyment from it. Please take the time to contact the local information centre and enquire about route and weather conditions before setting off. Your intended trail may be fully or partially closed, depending on the time of year and weather conditions.


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Raspberry Pi Lands eBay Bidding Up To $2,700 USD
On New Year's Eve, the team behind the uber-small PC Raspberry Pi said that two of a very limited release of ten numbered beta Raspberry Pi units will appear on eBay each day, starting with #10 and #9. Stretching over a period of seven days, the auctions will hopefully generate revenue that will go straight back into the Raspberry Pi Foundation, funding the charity's work.
Now three days later, the team is simply astounded by the "generosity" people are bidding on the beta boards. "Consider our gast well and truly flabbered," the team said on Tuesday. "We are absolutely amazed by the generosity of the people bidding on the beta boards. Every penny from the auction goes straight to our charity, where it will fund the making of more Raspberry Pis to go into schools."
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