text: Extend Service Life for a Sustainable Roof 01/24/2014 | By Jennie Morton The greenest roof is improving the one you already have An existing roof doesn't need solar panels, vegetation, or a certain membrane color to be environmentally friendly. A truly sustainable roof has the best possible performance for the longest period of time. "Thermal properties and service life are key attributes for a sustainable roof system," says Jim Kirby, vice president of sustainability for the Center for Environmental Innovation in Roofing. "These directly affect energy efficiency and longevity. Fewer replacements are better from a material, energy, and waste perspective." Poor drainage, deferred maintenance, and infiltration issues can cut your roof's service life in half and significantly increase your energy bill. Stay on top of repairs and strategic improvements to extend the life of your roof, avoid unnecessary replacements, alleviate grid demand, and conserve resources. 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The Cricket Canada Lifetime Achievement Award was presented posthumously to former Vice President Clifford Cox and accepted by his wife Doreen in front of several of his friends and family.
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Ravin is the first Albertan to assume the post of President and has established a solid reputation for consistent success in both program & portfolio managment and organisational governance. He has held multiple executive positions within Cricket Canada, Cricket Alberta, and the Calgary & District Cricket League during a period of 15 years volunteer service to the sport in Canada.
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AKRON, Ohio (AP) -- A woman posed as a veterinarian at an animal clinic, treating dogs and cats for nearly two years, including some that apparently died in her care, police said.
Now, dozens of people suspect their pets may be victims too, with some saying the woman administered blood tests and ordered medication for their animals.
Investigators said Brandi Tomko, 35, was pretending to be a vet and taking cash for her work to support a drug habit. She has pleaded not guilty to charges of practicing without a license, injuring animals and animal cruelty, as well as drug charges.
A judge on Monday refused to lower her $100,000 bond despite objections from her attorney. "The allegations that they are saying happened ended about a year ago, and she didn't run away from it, she didn't leave town, she's been around the entire time," said attorney John Greven.
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DUNEDIN, Fla. -- The Blue Jays have yet to make an official announcement, but it appears that right-hander Drew Hutchison is all but guaranteed a spot in their starting rotation.
Hutchison entered Spring Training competing for a job against Esmil Rogers, Todd Redmond and Marcus Stroman. While the others have struggled to varying degrees, Hutchison has excelled.
The 23-year-old has allowed just three runs on seven hits while striking out 16 over 9 2/3 innings. For a pitching staff that walked far too many batters last year, it's been Hutchison's control that has stood out the most.
"He's got great command. I mean, that's the key to pitching," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "He throws a lot harder, the ball jumps on you more than I ever thought it did, and he does it easy. It's basically effortless.
"He's great at hitting both sides of the plate with some good offspeed stuff. I compared him earlier in the spring to Shaun Marcum. You know, they're very similar type pitchers. He's got a little better arm than Shaun had, but they're very similar. In a way they look alike, great athletes, got a great feel for pitching."
When Hutchison officially arrived at camp last month he had something to prove. The native of Tampa didn't pitch for the big league club in 2013 because of Tommy John surgery but was expected to be at full strength this spring. So far he hasn't disappointed with his fastball consistently hitting 92-94 miles per hour and occasionally even going slightly above that.
It's possible the radar gun at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium is a little higher than normal, but even still, Hutchison's secondary pitches have looked impressive and he hasn't experienced much difficulty at all this spring. Things really couldn't have gone much better to date.
"My approach has been what it always has been, and no, I'm not surprised," Hutchison said of his results. "I prepared myself coming into camp to have a good year. I'll just continue to build off each start and continue to get better."
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The joint is sold out and rockin' and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers are actually giving the fans at Investors Group Field something to cheer about at the 10th annual Banjo Bowl.
The Bombers lead the Saskatchewan Roughriders 24-13 early in the fourth quarter in front of 33,500 and have been inspired by some spectacular play by their special teams and defence. Winnipeg has TDs on a spectacular 98-yard kickoff return by Will Ford and two short runs by Justin Goltz and while the defence has sacked Darian Durant three times and forced two fumbles.
Saskatchewan's scoring has come from kicker Chris Milo's foot as he has been perfect on four field goals from 13, 14, 30 and 50 yards while Ricky Schmitt has hit a long single.
For all their failures on the field this season — and they've been legion — the Winnipeg Blue Bombers headed into this afternoon's Banjo Bowl at Investors Group Field a roaring success off of it.
With a sellout crowd pf 33,500 already guaranteed for this afternoon's matchup between the 1-8 Bombers and the 8-1 Saskatchewan Roughriders, the Bombers have averaged an eye-popping 32,446 spectators through their first five regular season home dates at IGF.
The previous franchise attendance record was set in 2011 when an average of 29,556 fans turned up at slightly smaller Canad Inns Stadium in a season in which the Bombers went to the Grey Cup game.
But while the Bombers are eclipsing their former attendance marks this season, there are a couple qualifiers. Today's sellout is actually just the second capacity crowd the Bombers have recorded in five regular season games at their new stadium this season. And there are also serious questions being raised about what's going to happen to Winnipeg's attendance in their final four regular season games this season if the club doesn't find a way to win again soon.
The Bombers are riding a seven-game losing streak heading into this afternoon's game against a Riders squad that dominated the second half of last weekend's Labour Day Classic in Regina en route to a 48-25 win over the Bombers.
Winnipeg started tailback Chad Simpson this afternoon — he suffered a foot injury last weekend — but have former NFLer Mike Sims-Walker in the lineup for the first time.
Sims-Walker led the Jacksonville Jaguars in receptions and receiving yards in 2009.
The Bombers game time scratches are OL Tyson Pencer, DL JT Gilmore, LB Jeremy McGee and DB Bo Smith.
The game is being broadcast live on TSN and CJOB.


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Every Meal Matters: Live USTREAM Broadcast on October 19
Learn how to get more Fair Trade in your diet with Ashley Koff RD and Chef Malika Ameen
Fair Trade USA is hitting the kitchen live on USTREAM with tips on how to make every meal matter by including a variety of Fair Trade Certified ingredients in every dish. Celebrity dietician Ashley Koff RD and renowned chef Malika Ameen share savory and decadent Fair Trade culinary creations that fulfill the body and soul. The segment will be hosted by Mary Jo Cook of Fair Trade USA, and will feature cooking demonstrations for three delicious recipes that are full of Fair Trade Certified Ingredients. The real-time USTREAM format allows viewers to participate in the discussion by submitting questions and comments for Mary Jo, Ashley or Malika via Twitter and Facebook.
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Ameen was raised in a food-focused home where family dinners were prepared from scratch each day. These family dinners proved to be the beginning of a career in the culinary arts. From attending New York's Institute of Culinary Education and the French Culinary Institute, to working with an array of renowned pastry chefs, Ameen has had a stellar background of culinary training.
In 2007, she opened her restaurant, Aigre Doux in Chicago and in 2009 she began creating private order pastries based on her popular desserts. In 2010, she became a contestant on Top Chef: Just Desserts and started her made to order Couture Cookies, byMdesserts.
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Ireland have stormed through their first game in the knockout phase of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in Dubai with a facile ten-wicket win over Canada. With stiffer obstacles ahead - Netherlands are next - Ireland will not be complacent but were comfortably superior to the opposition in all departments.
When a wide outswinger from Trent Johnstontempted Hiral Patel to drive and edge to slip, it was the fifth time Ireland had taken a wicket in the first over in their eight games here. Ireland's pace pair has been a key element in their seven-match winning streak and so it was in this game. Johnston was given the Man of the Match accolade for his 2 for 9 from four overs.
"The more games we play, the better I'm getting," he said. "I didn't get a lot of wickets early on in the tournament but I like bowling here. It reminds me of Australian type pitches as there's a bit in it early on. As a bowler you know there's always something there if you're prepared to bend your back."
Canada opted to bat after winning the toss but only Ruvindu Gunasekera bedded down in the face of Johnston and Boyd Rankin's probing. Max Sorensen took a pasting in his first over, going for three boundaries, but redeemed himself on his return with a wicket maiden as the Canada captain Rizwan Cheema tried to clip him over mid-on. Sorensen, who was born in South Africa, took 3 for 7 off his last three overs, after a mixed start to the tournament.


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NEW YORK (AP) -- Before Jeremy Lin became a star in New York, he was cut by Golden State.
And Houston.
Nobody wanted him in the draft, either.
Keith Smart, who coached Lin with the Warriors last season, praised the former Harvard guard but says nobody could have predicted what he's done in New York. The Warriors, like the Rockets, had too many guards to give Lin the playing time he needed to develop.
The Knicks had a need after none of their point guards could run coach Mike D'Antoni's offense. Still, D'Antoni hesitated to use him, and knows the Knicks were lucky to even get him in the first place.
D'Antoni says evaluating players is "like winning the lottery. You buy a ticket, you hope, but there's no guarantee it's going to happen."


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Tazawa's woes vs. Blue Jays continue in loss
Papi notches RBI in return to lineup; Kelly takes no-decision
TORONTO -- Junichi Tazawa has struggled against the Blue Jays and at Rogers Centre throughout his five big league seasons, and on Wednesday, those woes sunk the Red Sox's hope of a sweep.
With Boston clinging to a one-run lead in the seventh inning, Danny Valencia belted a 2-0 fastball over the left-field wall as Toronto took the final match of the three-game series, 5-2.
"It leaped back quite a bit and went inside and I missed my location," Tazawa, who's allowed eight of his 20 career homers to the Blue Jays, said through an interpreter. "I'm aware of the history, but I blocked that out and I was just trying to be aggressive."
In seven career innings pitched at Rogers Centre, Tazawa has allowed eight runs on 12 hits. For his career against the Blue Jays, he's 1-3 in 20 appearances, over which he's worked 19 1/3 innings and given up 16 runs on 29 hits for a career 7.45 ERA.
After leaving his previous start with a sore right shoulder, Joe Kelly was on a pitch count. After allowing a leadoff double to Edwin Encarnacion in the sixth, manager John Farrell turned to lefty Tommy Layne.
Layne appeared to have the first out, but Red Sox catcher David Ross dropped a routine popup in foul territory from Dioner Navarro. The Toronto backstop used his second chance to swat a single to left field to put runners on the corners.
Ross was at a loss for words about what happened.
"I just missed it. I don't know what to say," he said.
Farrell said it looked like the wind played a factor in his catcher's error.
"The wind was whirling, and it pushed it back to him," said Farrell. "[It] caused him to turn his glove over and it went off the glove."
With Valencia waiting in the on-deck circle to bat for Juan Francisco, Farrell said Tazawa was the best option available at that point in the game.
Farrell said he thought the club had thought it corrected some problems Tazawa was having against the Blue Jays two months ago, and the Valencia homer was simply the result of a bad pitch.
"Well, we knew they we going to pinch-hit, so we went right-handed reliever," Farrell said.
That seventh spoiled a solid start from Kelly, who lasted six-plus innings and gave up two earned runs on three hits as he battled Toronto starter Marcus Stroman in what was a pitchers' duel until the later innings.
After giving up a solo shot to Jose Bautista in the first, Kelly settled in and allowed only a hit over the next five innings before exiting.
Kelly was the beneficiary of some stellar defensive plays all the way around in the infield, courtesy of diving stops from Dustin Pedroia, Will Middlebrooks and Mike Napoli and an outstanding barehanded grab-and-throw from Brock Holt.
"I wouldn't be surprised if there were a couple of Top 10 plays in there," said Kelly. "Brock made an unbelievable play. I can't give him enough credit. ... It's fun to watch."
Stroman, meanwhile, held the Sox to one hit through five innings, inducing groundout after groundout as he cruised into the sixth.
The rookie right-hander stumbled in the sixth as the Red Sox put up three hits and two runs for a 2-1 lead. All said, Stroman went 7 2/3 innings, giving up five hits and two runs (one earned) with six strikeouts and a walk.
"He's a strong kid," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "He's coming out of college, he's still a youngster, but he has some innings in the Minor Leagues, too. It crosses your mind when he has a couple of outings when he struggles. Is he tired out a little bit, running out of gas? Who knows where it goes from here, but he's put together pretty good. Strong guy, low center of gravity. I don't think that will be a problem with him."
David Ortiz made his presence felt, returning to the lineup after missing a pair of games with a bruised right foot. Big Papi had a pair of singles in his first three at-bats and drove in the Red Sox's first run of the sixth inning.
Jamie Ross is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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WILTSHIRE men began the 2014 campaign in the Middleton Cup (inter-county championship) with an excellent win in their opening west group match against Gloucestershire.
They came from 58-55 down at 10 ends across the board to notch a 32-shot win (135-103) at home at Wootton Bassett.
Wiltshire took the honours on four of the six rinks to collect 18 of the 22 points on offer and top their group.
Top rink was Gary Jackson (Westlecot), newcomer Craig Doughty (Holt), Steve Snell (Wootton Bassett) and skip Graham Shadwell (Spencer Moulton) who were only 10-9 up at ten ends but roared away to a 30-14 success.
Other wins were recorded by the rinks skipped by Mel Biggs (12 shots), Ben Gadd (7 shots) and Neil Smith (4).
"That was just the start in this season's Middleton Cup campaign that we were looking for," said happy team manager Dave Snell.
"We had a team discussion in the changing rooms prior to the match targeting 18 points from this game and the lads went out and secured exactly that."
"It was in the second half that we started to pull away scoring 83 shots against Gloucestershire's 45 and we were particularly strong over the last five ends, securing a 135 shots to 103 shots victory and gaining an 18 points to 4 points win.
"We now play Worcestershire (who beat Warwickshire 15-7) in two weeks' time, so if we could secure another win at home at Wootton Bassett this would put us in a very strong position in the group with one game left."
Wiltshire have named an unchanged side for the next game against Worcestershire on June 14.
Rink 1: Gary Jackson (Westlecot), Craig Doughty (Holt), Steve Snell (Wootton Bassett) & Graham Shadwell (Spencer Moulton) beat Paul Bryant 30-14. Rink 2: Barry Sictorness (WB), Justin Davis (Holt), Graham Hatherall & Mel Biggs (both West) beat Stuart Hodges 24-12. Rink 3: Mike Richards (West), Kevin Oliver (Holt), Ian Jefferies & Mike Jackson (both West) lost to Michael Woodbridge 16-20. Rink 4: Tom Warner, Nick Revell (both Amesbury), Wayne Snook & Ben Gadd (both Holt) beat Lee Williamson 23-16. Rink 5: Kevin Embling (West), Keith Bailey (Holt), Gary Morphet & Neil Smith (both WB) beat Rob Griffiths 24-20. Rink 6: Wayne Simmonds (Holt), Chris Cheesley, Dave Godwin (both WB) & Russell Francis (S Moulton) lost to Matt Cuthbert 18-21.
Score: Wiltshire (18pts) beat Gloucestershire (4) 135-103.
WILTSHIRE Bowls Association began their centenary celebrations with the first of a series of special matches against the Barbarians Bowls Association.
Under the leadership of 2014 men's president Dave Richards (Trowbridge Westbourne) they beat the Welsh side comfortably by 29 shots, winning 141-112 last Thursday at Wootton Bassett.
Wiltshire won on five of the six rinks, the one that they lost was skipped for the BaBas by a former president Calne's George Henderson who led his four to a big 37-11 win.
Wiltshire v Barbarians
Rink 1: Maurice Byron beat Rob Williams 20-18. Rink 2: Dave Snell beat Gareth Humphreys MBE 30-13. Rink 3: Alan Small beat Howard Pryse 31-16. Rink 4: John Smith beat Hedley Bowen 19-18. Rink 5: Vic Hilton lost to George Henderson 11-37. Rink 6: Colin Easton beat Alun Hodges 30-10.
Score: Wiltshire beat Barbarians BA 141-112.
WILTSHIRE Bowls Association continued their centenary celebrations with the second of a series of special matches against The Friends of English Bowling on Tuesday at North Wilts.
However, on this occasion 2014 men's president Dave Richards (Trowbridge Westbourne) had to give second best to Friends captain Geoff Hunt and his team which was drawn from ten different counties by 26 shots as Wiltshire went down 135-109.
Wiltshire won on three of the six rinks but suffered two heavy losses which were decisive in the final analysis.
Also in attendance at the special match, but not playing, was Bowls England president Adie Lloyd, a member of North Wilts and the Friends of English Bowling fixture secretary.
Wiltshire's next game to mark the county's centenary is against Dennyside Bowls Association at Swindon Bowls Club on Monday, June 16.
Wiltshire v FOEB
Rink 1: Graham Annetts lost to Roger Button (Wilts) 17-21. Rink 2: George Henderson beat David Tucker (Devon) 26-17. Rink 3: Martin Salter lost to Ian Whelpton (Oxon) 16-32. Rink 4: Dave Richards lost to Geoff Hunt (Northants) 10-29. Rink 5: Bob Fredericks beat Howard Pryse (Wilts) 19-17. Rink 6: Vic Hilton beat Kay Kerley (Hants) 21-19.
Score: Wiltshire lost to Friends of English Bowling 109-135.


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NVIDIA GeForce Experience 2.0: Remote GameStream and Notebook Supportby Jarred Walton on 4/7/2014 9:42 AM EST
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BPB - Monday, April 07, 2014 - linkSo, bottom line, does it help my 760 at all? I'm planning on trying the other features at some point, but does it help me in any games? I reckon I'll have to read the notes and see... Reply
JarredWalton - Monday, April 07, 2014 - linkAre we talking GTX 760 or GTX 760M? The latter should receive GameStream and ShadowPlay support; the former only gets a couple smaller updates. I'm guessing you're talking about the drivers, though, in which case it will mostly be a few specific games that might see a moderate bump in performance. Reply
Guspaz - Monday, April 07, 2014 - linkIf you're not already using GFE at all, then there are some pretty nice benefits to a 760 user. The auto-optimization of game settings is (to me, anyhow) extremely valuable. No more time wasted tweaking game settings to get it playable on your setup. nVidia has already tested your CPU/GPU/resolution combo and picked a suite of game settings that will get you the best quality your setup can produce playable framerates for. Reply
nathanddrews - Monday, April 07, 2014 - linkOnly if you play at 60fps. Reply
Guspaz - Tuesday, April 08, 2014 - linkGFE doesn't target 60 FPS. Reply
nathanddrews - Tuesday, April 08, 2014 - linkSure does.
https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/525176/ge... Reply
nathanddrews - Monday, April 07, 2014 - linkDefinitely cool and I don't want to diminish what NVIDIA has done here, but the relevance is limited when factoring in Valve's Steam Streaming efforts. Granted, NVIDIA officially supports global streaming (awesome!), but the same can be accomplished with Steam through VPN. Valve's solution is free and also supports more games (and non-Steam applications when added to library) and hardware configurations on both the rendering and receiving end. It's likely just a matter of time before Steam Streaming officially supports Internet streaming and expands to more mobile devices. Reply
JarredWalton - Monday, April 07, 2014 - linkTrue, but Steam In-Home Streaming is in closed beta, whereas GameStream has been available for months (though not on laptops). I think what will really be the deciding factor is latency of the solution. Steam Streaming from my desktop to a laptop -- *ANY* modern laptop -- could potentially eliminate the need for a discrete GPU. Of course, you're then tying up both your desktop and laptop while gaming, but there's not much to be done about that. Reply
BPB - Monday, April 07, 2014 - link"Of course, you're then tying up both your desktop and laptop while gaming, but there's not much to be done about that." That's the rub for me and my family. You really need a separate gaming PC for the streaming to really matter since you're tying up a machine. My main rig can easily handle gaming and desktop use for most games, so it would be nice if I could be working and the kids gaming remotely at the same time. Reply
nathanddrews - Monday, April 07, 2014 - linkIndeed, and given Valve's track record there's no guarantee as to when it will be available. Personally, I believe that what NVIDIA is doing now will ultimately be viewed as the catalyst for Steam Streaming to be mainstream a year from now.
I have a bunch of older components together (except for a 4U case) for a Frankenstein's Monster-esque game streaming server to add to my rack in the basement. Nothing fancy: Q6600, GTX 470, 8GB RAM, 2TB HDD (to hold the Steam library). I've tested the components and it's good enough for 1080p in-home streaming for most games with about 60ms latency over 802.11n to my crappy old dual-core Pentium laptop with 320M GT. The latency is a steady 16ms over gigabit.
My brother-in-law has a IVB notebook that just barely plays Borderlands 2 on the HD4000 IGP, but when he comes over, he can play the games he owns off my server in near-flawless quality. If not the technology alone, the ease of doing it is remarkable.
IF GFE 3.0 supports multiple streams from one box, then I'll be VERY impressed! Reply
ZeDestructor - Monday, April 07, 2014 - linkIF GFE 3.0 supports multiple streams from one box, then I'll be VERY impressed!
Unlikely. They want you to use GRID instead for that stuff. Reply
nathanddrews - Monday, April 07, 2014 - linkNo, they would never expect mainstream consumers (or even prosumers) to spend that kind of money. Titan Z notwithstanding.
You can already play multiple games simultaneously on a single machine with a good deal of effort (hardware and game dependant), so it's not outside the realm that we'll see a solution from NVIDIA, AMD, Valve, or someone else. Reply
Morawka - Monday, April 07, 2014 - linkStreaming Video Content @ 1080p wirelessly looks like crap right now. Maybe if both devices were Wireless AC Enabled with 3 spatial streams, then yea, but currently, the bit-rate is just to low. Mirroring my iPad Air to my Apple TV @ 1080p looks like junk, same with chrome cast, and i have a AC router. Nobody has been able to match what Nvidia's streaming is capable of, not yet anyways. Reply
nathanddrews - Monday, April 07, 2014 - linkI haven't had any issues streaming 1080p Steam or Blu-ray discs. Reply
HanzNFranzen - Monday, April 07, 2014 - linkI currently stream uncompressed MKV Blu Ray rips from a WHS over Wireless N with no problems. Reply
Alexey291 - Tuesday, April 08, 2014 - linkJust wanted to point out that getting into home streaming "closed" beta is easier than you make it out to be. Signing up for the community and waiting for the next update (seems to happen about every week or so atm) is pretty much all you need to do - so far it seems like everyone who is currently in the group gets an invite automatically.
And the hardware requirements for the home streaming are also very much minimal on the receiving end. I mean I've been doing it with my chromebook (via chrubuntu) which is a dual core 1.4ghz celeron (2955u haswell celeron to be precise - i mean c'mon) with no problems what so ever.
As for nvidia being the catalyst... who knows? Does it matter even? Nobody owns the shield really and by now any people that cared about home streaming are in the steam group already and are using it already.
Buying specific vendor tied hardware for what is essentially video streaming over wifi network seems stupid tbh. Reply
MrSpadge - Monday, April 07, 2014 - link> Of course, you're then tying up both your desktop and laptop while gaming, but there's not much to be done about that.
The IGP in the desktop would be perfect to render the regular desktop and even light duty 3D work while the discrete GPU handles the big game. Some people might complain that their socket 2011 system doesn't have an IGP.. but then there are enough who complain that their socket 115x system does have one. Reply
mfenn - Monday, April 07, 2014 - linkLooks like somebody at Nvidia knows what's important.
*points to Dota 2 and /r/dota2 on the ShadowPlay slide* Reply
mr_tawan - Monday, April 07, 2014 - linkIt' pretty sad to see GameStream and ShadowPlay are exclusive for GTX cards. Those laptops (mine included) with GT card won't be able to upgrade.
Is it something with hardware limitation ? or just purely performance issue ? Reply
JarredWalton - Monday, April 07, 2014 - linkI'm pretty sure it's just performance; the GTX cards have at least twice the number of shaders I believe. I'm guessing there's also a bit of political junk going on (e.g. let's limit this useful feature to only higher-end GPUs), but that's par for the course with computer technology. Reply
MrSpadge - Monday, April 07, 2014 - linkI like that they're taking "frame rate targeting and more" into account. This could be used to make better use of our raw hardware power with GPU featuring turbo modes. I'm thinking about this: target a sane frame rate between 30 fps and the display refresh rate. In scenes where the system is faster than this the GPU can be throttled back a bit, saving power and running more efficiently. If the next demanding scene occurs some of the thermal headroom previously accumulated in the light scenes could be used to boost worst-case performance by temporarily exceeding the power target (like Intel already does). On average we might use the same power, but improve worst case performance.. which is what really counts at the end.
Some will complain that such fpts targets are too low for snappy input response. But I think the GUI response of any game should be decoupled from the screen refresh rate anyway. Reply
HisDivineOrder - Monday, April 07, 2014 - linkI hope this helps nVidia make their "nVidia Streamer service" stop running at random times and gobbling up all my network bandwidth, hard drive throughput, or my CPU cycles. Seriously, I don't care about the pittance of memory it usually takes, but damn it, when I'm trying to load a level and I've got a bajillion nVidia streamer service instances running trying to stream a game I'M NOT ACTUALLY STREAMING, that's really not cool.
Moreover, the fact that few news outlets even notice this problem is kinda odd. It's almost like they don't even TEST these parts of video cards even though they are discussed as part of the benefits package. Perhaps PC enthusiast sites need to actually day to day USE the computers they're testing games on between tests.
That way, they'd see how after several hours of gaming the nVidia Streamer service inexplicably begins gobbling up resources like a high Pac Man. And you'd think DISABLING the Streamer Service in Geforce Experience would fix it.
Nope. Them ROGUE nVidia streamer services are still being started at login. After finally realizing that the chugging wasn't normal, not even for shoddy Bioware games like Dragon Age 2 that were never properly optimized, I determined the cause. An nVidia streamer service I thought had been STOPPED when I DISABLED the option.
This problem is not related to nVidia DRIVERS. It's related to nVidia GEFORCE EXPERIENCE. Hence, if anyone had bothered to test it, they'd have found other posts on forums of people saying the same as me.
"Stop" that service if you aren't using it because it will eventually turn on you and Agent Smith all over the place. Replicating, sucking down resources, and generally being a pain of itself.
"The best part about being me... is there's so many me." Indeed, nVidia Streamer service. Indeed. Reply
ZeDestructor - Monday, April 07, 2014 - linkNever seen that happen on my machine... so maybe journalists aren't either? Reply
JarredWalton - Monday, April 07, 2014 - linkNo, we never do anything but benchmark. LOL. I can't say I'm the type to use ShadowPlay, so I've never really looked into that aspect, but I've never done anything to try and disable the NVIDIA Streamer service either. It certainly hasn't cropped up in normal use as a problem for me, and I've tested/used dozens of laptops with NVIDIA GPUs. YMMV. Reply
marc1000 - Monday, April 07, 2014 - linki'm stuck on a 332 series driver for the time being, because it's the only one that will not freeze my gtx660 everytime i start StarCraft2. sometimes a fast driver update schedule is good, but there are times when a bug like this will creep on a LOT of drivers because of the lack of proper testing. Reply
The_Assimilator - Wednesday, April 09, 2014 - linkI've submitted 2 bug reports to nVIDIA regarding GeForce Experience's inability to handle Windows filesystem symbolic links/directory junctions. The first one was shortly after GeForce Experience was launched, and the issue still isn't fixed yet. So I'm not particularly impressed with nVIDIA's competence, or lack thereof, on this front. Reply
Gunbuster - Wednesday, April 09, 2014 - linkI have a Shield and dig it and I know they are trying to sell them but... It sure would be killer to Remote gamestream from my desktop at home to my laptop. Reply


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HOUSTON - Police need help identifying and finding a man who has been stealing cash from fast-food restaurants in Houston's east end.
Houston police said the man broke into a Popeyes in the 6900 block of Harrisburg about 4:40 a.m. on July 29 and a Hartz Chicken Buffet in the 6500 block of Harrisburg about 11 p.m. on July 30. He uses a rock to shatter windows to get inside, detectives said.
Investigators said they have surveillance video from the break-ins.
"We haven't seen him stealing any tangible items he can sell," Sgt. Eddie Ewing said. "He's always looking for the cash. He's in and he's out."
People who work at the restaurants said they're frightened.
"We don't feel safe around here at all," said Sodany Tup, a manager at Hartz Chicken Buffet. "My recommendation is to strengthen patrols."
The man is also suspected in three burglaries at a doughnut shop, police said.
The thief may be a former employee of one or more the restaurants, investigators said. Police said they also believe he may live in the area.
"We haven't seen a vehicle at all," Ewing said. "Everything seems to be on foot."
Detectives said they want to catch the man, who doesn't wear any sort of disguise, soon because they're afraid he'll begin breaking into homes.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.16520236
Copyright 2012 by Click2Houston.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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Seems the S.C. Legislature has been watching those "CSI" re-runs and has come up with an act that directs law enforcement agencies to store evidence relating to a number of different crimes. Another home run for the convicted criminal. It not only offers the chance for a new trial, but a complete review of the evidence relating to the crime, which is being stored under the most ideal of conditions.
I would like to thank Richard Band and the staff of our local library for another successful summer reading program. It started with the Literacy Fair, which was great fun for everyone. There were free balloons, games and tickets to spend on hot dogs, dri-nks, cotton candy and more.
The front yard of the library was filled with lots of booths with information and free books to encourage reading. There were lots of goodies kids love.
"Ms. Brenda" Parker and her puppeteers presented fun stories inside the library.
It has been said that the first casualty of war is the truth. After reading an article in The Lancaster News entitled, "Mulvaney challenges Spratt on budget, taxes," it seems truth is also a victim of Mr. Mulvaney's attempt to unseat Mr. Spratt.
Mr. Mulvaney claims that the House of Representatives will fail to pass a budget for the first time since 1974. That is simply not true.
The last time the House failed to pass a budget was in 2006, when the Republicans were in the majority.
I want to personally apologize for the cancellation of the BloodStock blood drive on July 22 at the Van Wyck Community Center. Due to technical difficulties, the blood drive was cancelled.
The donors who had left phone numbers were contacted immediately to inform them of the situation. If you were not called, I apologize. Many people were contacted and were attempted to be contacted and I apologize if you fell through the cracks and were not contacted.
Our military can win anywhere in the world, when allowed. Yet, President Barack Obama repeatedly speaks to reducing our forces? Our troops are brave and strong, but how many rotations does he expect them to make? Will the sacrifice of laying down their lives ever end. He has said that it is his opinion the military should pay for their medical, be reduced in size and take pay cuts. "Troops understand the risk of injury when they volunteer to serve," Obama said. How stupid is that? Get a leg blown off and pay for it to? No thanks.
Who is the Republican running against U.S. Rep. John Spratt this fall?
I can't determine if the candidate is the new state senator from Lancaster County or someone from the national GOP.
It seems like every quote from his campaign is not from the candidate, but from some hack in Washington.
This begs the question, "Who needs a puppet from the Republican National Committee representing South Carolina's 5th District?"
The GOP has made a number of salacious, misleading and downright false statements about Congressman Spratt.
We attended a Lancaster outdoor Taxed Enough Already (TEA) Party on July 3. On April 15 we attended a Tea Party at the same location. About 300 people attended the April event and about 500 attended the July party.
Liberal moderate Republican Lindsey Graham recently said, "The TEA parties will die out."
Well, I know where he stands and it is not with the people who voted him into office. The conservative people can forget getting any support from him.
On April 17, Donna White, of Lancaster, led the Walk for Ryan.
It was a fundraiser honoring the memory of her son, Ryan, who struggled with Kleine-Levin Syndrome and tragically died of unrelated health complications.
Donna's event raised $3,500 for the Kleine-Levin Syndrome Foundation's research fund.
Although the Foundation acknowledged and thanked Donna for her work and the money she raised, we neglected to thank the community of Lancaster for supporting Donna in her efforts to help find a cause and a cure of KLS.
Seems the push is on for alcohol sales on Sunday.
A resident of Belair, which is in the suburbs of Indian Land, found no place to eat on Sunday. Musta been a recent arrival, apparently the straight-up-the-road drive to Pineville or Ballentine alluded her.
Then there is the employee of a bistro, who thinks a little wine with a Sunday luncheon will bring in loads of income for her establishment.
I want to reply to Arlene C. Harris, whose letter to the editor, "Grandmother mad about comments," in the July 16 edition of The Lancaster News, referred to my online comments about her daughter.
You said that I made "stupid" comments. That means I got your attention.
I don't know your daughter, but I was in a store when she approached me and started telling about a benefit to support her child, Jaylen Jackson, who was killed when she apparently got caught in the crossfire of a gunfight. I asked what happened and she told me.
I am writing in response to the article, "Should Sunday sales of alcohol be OK'd?," in the July 21 edition of The Lancaster News.
What we need to remember is that Sunday is the Lord's Day or what is generally referred to as the Sabbath Day.
Well, since Sunday is the Lord's Day, then maybe we need to ask him if Sunday alcohol sales are acceptable to him. God, what is your answer to this question? "My answer is remember the Sabbath Day to keep it holy," that is the Lord's answer for sure. He is never wrong.
We want to thank those who made Mt. Calvary Outreach Summer Enrichment Camp a success. They include: John P. Stevens Foundation, parents, group leaders, bus drivers, senior helpers, Mt. Calvary Outreach board members, The University of South Carolina at Lancaster, Kershaw Swimming Pool, Kershaw Community Health Education Center (KCHEC,) KARE, Youth Serve, Kershaw News Area, Kershaw area churches and individual donors.
When the 2011 Lancaster County Recreation summer swim team season rolls around and it's time to open the county pool, a new coach and pool manager will be in charge.
At the recent Lancaster County Sharks' swim team banquet, veteran coach Midenna Anderson announced her retirement from both jobs.
Filling the void will be a task.
Anderson has dedicated the last 15 years to being the Sharks' head coach. She also served as the pool manager.
It's a job she handles well, deftly balancing the task with a smile and needed discipline.
With only a few weeks of summer vacation left, the thoughts of parents and children alike are turning back toward school and all that entails.
For many, that means new clothes, backpacks and school supplies.
But for those parents who are are out of work or struggling to make ends meet, it just means one more thing to stress out about. If you can barely pay your rent, how will you afford school supplies for your children?
Lancaster County Council should initiate a program that would allow for nonviolent offenders to serve their time at home.
Those who serve their time through the program would have to wear electronic-monitoring devices that monitor where they are through GPS, or global positioning system, technology. The technology would allow authorities to easily keep tabs on those sentenced to home detention, as GPS technology would pinpoint where they are at all times.
Maybe you sat in the stands. Maybe you were a coach. Maybe your child or grandchild played on a team.
You got caught up in the action. You shouted instructions from the stands, cheered the players and questioned the umps' call.
You moaned the dropped ball, the swing that didn't connect and the failed stolen base attempt.
You felt the adrenalin rush of the home run, the clinched glove holding the ball and the slide that worked.
You dealt with the heat, rain and late games.
An Indian Land woman is hoping to get a referendum on the ballot in November 2012 that would let Lancaster County voters decide whether they want to OK the Sunday sales of alcoholic beverages at restaurants in the county.
We not only favor putting the referendum on the ballot, we also favor approving the referendum. We believe Lancaster County restaurants should be allowed to sell alcoholic drinks on Sunday if they want to.
Why not?
What's the point of restricting Sunday sales of alcohol at Lancaster County restaurants?
After about six hours of intense enemy fire on a Cambodian hillside, former U.S. Army Capt. John P. "Jack" Monahan knew his platoon could not hold its position. There was little food, water and ammunition left.
They would have to withdraw. They adjusted artillery barrages to cover their movement. The wounded Monahan led the survivors to safety several hundred yards down a hill while carrying a wounded soldier on his hip with one hand and firing an M-16 with the other.
They came to rest behind some huge tree stumps. That was May 19, 1970.
This letter is to address the online commenter "blond but not dumb." You know who you are, you went online June 9 and made some very stupid comments about my daughter on our letter, "Jaylen's family grateful for support."
Your comments were: "I very much got the impression that the mother was taking up for her boyfriend. How could a mother live with herself knowing that she allowed the child to be around that kind of environment. The little girl was so beautiful and she shouldn't gone through that situation."
I find two recent letters to the editor to be stunning examples of ignorance of history and just plain myth.
Rudy Schmidt consistently distorts history and wears the distortion like a badge of honor – to quote someone who I'm sure is one of his heroes – "There you go again."
Franklin Whittlesey Sr. is full of historic inaccuracy that I hardly know where to begin.
1. Where does one find the "fact" to prove Obama has "contempt" for the U.S. or its Constitution?
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Afterpains are sharp abdominal (belly) pains that occur in the first few days
after childbirth. Although they may cause some discomfort, afterpains help reduce uterine bleeding and help shrink the uterus back to its prepregnancy size. Afterpains are most
noticeable during breast-feeding. Breast-feeding triggers the release of
oxytocin, which in turn causes the uterus to contract. These pains
usually begin to subside by the third day after childbirth.
If afterpains are severe, your health professional can prescribe a
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New Mansion House
FREE INTERNET: All rooms have very fast cabled Internet and Freeview Television over the Internet into your laptop ! FREE!!
New Mansion House forms part of an attractive square overlooking Kensington Gardens.
Please note that unfortunately WE DO NOT PROVIDE TOWELS
Bayswater, Queensway and Lancaster Gate underground stations are nearby and Kensington Gardens, Marble Arch and Oxford Street are within easy walking distance.
The House has accommodation for 89 residents in a combination of one, two and three bedded rooms. There is a large dining area, a TV room, laundry and vending machines.
Breakfast and dinner are served Monday to Friday, and Breakfast and lunch at the weekend.
CANCELLATION POLICY: We reserve the right of debiting your credit card with one night in case of cancellation or no-show. Your reservation will be cancelled if you do not show up for the first night.
You must present upon check in a valid up to date photo id to prove your identity. Your reservation will be refused if you fail to do so.
Our accommodation is dormitory style. If a booking is for more than 1 person there is no guarantee that you will be accommodated in the same room.
Check In Time: 14:00 onwards
Check Out Time: 10:30
Reception is open until 9pm, if you arrive after this time, please call our number and the night porter will come to meet you and give you the keys for the room.
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
Hostel Facilities & Policies
- 24 Hour Security
- Age Restriction
- Free Breakfast
- Common Room
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Free Internet Access
- Free WiFi
- Key Card Access
- Laundry Facilities
- Linen Included
- Meals Available
- Non Smoking
- Restaurant
- Taxes included
- Tours/Travel Desk
- Towels Not Included
- Vending Machines
- Washing Machine
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 3 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
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The nearest tube station is Lancaster Gate which is less than 5 minutes walk from the hostel. From the Lancaster Gate Station turn right into Bayswater Road and then right into Lancaster Gate. New Mansion House is behind the Church.
A number of bus routes also serve the area with connections to all areas of London. From Oxford st. you can take the 94 or 390 bus, get off at Leinster Terrace. From Victoria the 148 bus takes you very near our hostel, get off at Leinster Terrace.
From Stansted airport: Take the Stansted Express to Liverpool Street Station. Follow the Underground Station signs and take the Central Line to Lancaster Gate Station.
From Heathrow: Take the Piccadilly Line (Underground to Earl's Court. Change for the District Line to Edgware Road and get off at Notting Hill Gate.
Then get the Central Line to Lancaster Gate.
From Gatwick airport: Take a train to Victoria Station. Take the Victoria Line (underground) to Oxford Circus, then change onto to Central Line to Lancaster Gate.
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New mansion House is located minutes away from the following:
Bayswater Rd (2min)
Hyde Park (3min)
Oxford Street (5 min by bus)
Notting Hill (5 min by bus)
Kensington (15 min by bus)
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Hi fellow BBQ'ers. I just built a "BIG BABY" or "BIG SMOKEY" bbq smoker. It's the first time I have ever done anything like this before. It ain't the prettiest thing in the world but neither am I. Besides, it's made for cooking, not looking. Here's a link to some pics of the smoker. http://www.thecarolinastump.com/page15.htm
I have NEVER smoked anything before. I need tips and recipies. I need a recipie for brisket and turkey especially. Thanks for your input!!
If your interested in building your own goto this web page
http://www.lownslow.com/Pits.htm and click on Big Smokey or Big Baby or The Ol Drum Smoker. There are detailed instructions there and pictures to boot.


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Better late than never. This is yesterday's presser. I won't be around the team today as it skates in the morning and then flies — that's right, flies — to Albany for the preseason opener. I'll be back this evening for a Go Time thread.
Tortorella noted that there's a rookie game at 1 p.m. at Newark Friday, before the evening showdown with the Devils. He added that he will make cuts "Friday night or Saturday. I have no idea what the number will be, but it will be a big one."
John Tortorella:
On Chad Kolarik: "He's getting checked by the doctor as we speak. He told me he went to check someone and his knee kind of buckled."
Anisimov will finish his testing, and then all will be done. "We'll get him." he missed one when he went for an MRI.
On young players fighting to make the roster:
"There's probably six or seven that are going to get a look at all posotions. This is where you really evaluate to get to the next step of the exhibition series that you play, the six or seven that we play, and we're going to continue evaluating as far as who's going to make the big club, or Hartford, too. … for me, there's six or seven young guys that I'd like to see in some games."
Staal and Sauer injuries emphasize the young defensemen?:
"Oh, sure. I think Michael's pretty much straightened out. Staalsie's a guy we keep on monitoring. Going into the camp, it's a very young D, so we're going to keep on looking at guys. That's a position that, there's spots wide open there."
On Tim Erixon:
"He's a heady player. You can see that he's a very intelligent player. Moves the puck well and does a lot of good things. Having said that, I haven't seen him in an exhibition game yet, and we will. We're really excited about that part of it.
"Want to see him in the exhibition games and see exactly where he sits."
On Sauer:
"Nothing holding him out. Not sure where he's going to fit in playing (in the games against the Devils). But as far as resting him, I think he's over the hump. I think he's fine. So we'll just play him when we need to give him a chance in an exhibition game."
On competitive camp:
"Well, Gordie Clark and his crew are the people looking at kids, drafting the kids. I go back to even Kenny (Gernander) and (assistants J.J. Daigneault and Pat Boller in Connecticut). When we had all the injuries last year we were playing with a lot of the Hartford guys for a good part of the season last year. They came in and did a great job and really did give us an opportunity to get into the playoffs. So organizationally, I think we've added to our depth. I think we've done a great job down there and with our scouts and player development as far as adding to our depth with drafts and having to come along through out system.
"This is what we want to do. We have a captain that's come through our system; he's the captain of our team now. This is what you want to do. So I think you really need to look to give some credit to the people that are out there, watching these games, drafting and the minor-league team that have helped develop them.
Does that really matter?
"Absolutely. Absolutely. In a cap world, and where we're at right now, I think it's huge as far as how they feel about it, and the business end from us, how we're going to go about our business, not just for one year, but as you go along. Again, that's why I'm excited. I'm excited that Ryan Callahan is the captain of the team. He is one of us. He has gone through the system; been drafted on through and now he's turned into this. It's a great example and I think the players really come together with that when you get to your National Hockey League team, the top team in your organization."
Does that change the dynamics for a Brad Richards coming aboard?:
"Yes. It depends on the person and I know Richie understands that. I know him very well and he understands his place with this team right now, why he's here. I think he is really looking forward to the mentoring part of it, beause we're a young club. Our leadership group is very young. Three guys have the letters but we still have a leadership group around them. Brad is going to be part of that, and I think he's going to serve a very important role, and understand his role, not to come in gangbusters; he just wants to mentor, and I think that's very important where our team is right now."
On getting Lundqvist and Biron sharp during the preseason:
"They'll get a chance. You still got to worry about your minor league team and what's going to happen down there, where the goalies sit. But our main priority is to get our two goalies (ready) and there's no question who the two goalies are going to be with this club. So they're going to get the bulk of the work, but we also want to try to give some guys that we feel are next in the heirarchy there some work along the way here. I don't want to play Marty and Hank in all these exhibition games. They're going to play enough in the regular season. So we leave it to Ben (Allaire)."
On Carl Hagelin:
"Well, he can skate. That's a big plus. We're trying to be a team that's attacking and trying to chase down pucks, and he can skate. So he's one of those kids that's going to get a look. He's going to get some games and see if he can sink or swim. It's going to be up to him, but he's going to get an opportunity."
On how a coach deals with the uncertainty of the type of injury that is affecting Marc Staal:
"Yeah, it's a hard one because you want to be careful. I'm a coach that, I like to, you need to keep pushing athletes. Sometimes an athlete is sore but really isn't hurt. That's dealing with groins or a shoulder or maybe your back, or whatever it may be. We try to push them through it and make then understand that not everybody feels perfect. They still need to get out there and play.
"But this one here, you've got to be cautious because it's not tangible. It's a very difficult injury and it's so talked about that you leave it up to the player. You have to trust the player and he needs to communicate with you how he's doing. That's what we're trying to do with Marc. We communicate with him every day and see how he's going about his business, how he feels after, and we're going to continue to try to do that.
"I think each player's different when it comes to injuries, even when it comes to the head injury. But league-wide it's been really pushed on us that you need to be careful. And I don't disagree with that. It's different for each player. I give Marc Staal a tremendous amount of credit. He played last year. He wasn't dead-on, but he certainly felt he could help the team and he did; you watched how he played. I trust him. That's the key, is trusting the player. You take away head injuries and talk about injuries period, and sometimes I simply don't trust a player — that he simply won't work through it. That's when I need to step in. But there's no question I trust this guy here."


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Lakeland, Fla. (April 4, 2007) – The Saint Leo University softball team (26-15, 8-5 SSC) lost 7-4 to No. 14 Florida Southern College (35-9, 8-2) in the opening game of a three-game Sunshine State Conference series at Barnett Field on Wednesday night.
Saint Leo was led by senior catcher Erin Brunt (Clearwater, Fla.) who went 2-for-2 with a pair of RBI and a pair of runs scored. LF Hayley Mallory (Sr., Plant City, Fla.) was also 3-for-4 on the night with a run scored.
The loss ended a six-game SSC winning streak for the Lions, as Florida Southern won its 15th straight home game. The Moccasins were led by 1B Jackie Leppla's 4-for-4 performance, as she finished with two RBI and a run. Catcher Leah English was also 2-for-3 with three RBI.
Florida Southern jumped in front with single runs in each of the first three innings, before Saint Leo narrowed the gap to two with a run in the fourth.
The Lions took their first lead of the night with a three-run fifth inning, which included a two-run triple by Brunt. Ally Maddox (So., Brandon, Fla.) brought Brunt home with a single later in the inning, giving SLU a 4-3 lead. However, the Mocs regained the lead in the sixth, scoring four runs on five hits to rally for the win.
FSC starter Megan Brown picked up the win, improving to 21-5 on the year with her 22nd complete-game effort of the year. Meanwhile, Ashley Urbanik (So., Riverview, Fla.) picked up the loss for the Lions, falling to 17-8 with her 22nd complete-game of 2007.
The same two teams will battle again tomorrow, playing a doubleheader to conclude their three-game SSC series. First pitch of game one is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. at Barnett Field.


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Sam Lutfi drugged Britney Spears
Details of the restraining order against Sam Lutmcgyver have surfaced and it paints a pretty ugly picture of what's been going down with Britney. Lynne Spears provided most of the information in the document and it contains allegations that Sam was drugging Britney. TMZ reports:
At one point Britney "picked up a bottle of pills and read part of the label and asked us, 'What does insomnia mean?' Sam told her that the pills will help her stay awake." Lynne continues, "Sam told Jackie and me that he grinds up Britney's pills, which were on the counter and included Risperdal (an anti-psychotic drug for schizophrenia and bipolarity) and Seroquel." The docs continue, "He told us that the doctor who is treating her now is trying to get her into a sleep-induced coma so that they could then give her drugs to heal her brain."
After downing the pills, Sam then tried to get Britney to do shots of tequila. He also told Britney that Adnan is gay and later threatened Lynne:
Lynne claims before leaving for the drug store that night, Sam gave her drugs upstairs "to make her more light-hearted, happy, and fun."
During a dispute later that night, Sam allegedly said, "If you try to get rid of me, she'll be dead and I'll piss on her grave."
Brit said, "Can I see another psychiatrist so I can see my babies?" Sam responded, "If I told you to take 10 pills a day, you should do what I tell you to see your babies."
This explains so much. First, and most importantly, yes, Sam Lutfi indeed has an unhealthy obsession with urinating on the dead thus validating all my jokes. Second, this could mean that Britney is not bipolar after all. She's just been on the longest drug binge of her life. You know, not counting her years in the Mickey Mouse Club. Back then it was all about Barbie dolls and pure Colombian snow. I heard Britney mugged a seven dwarf for coke money. Of course, you didn't read about that one in the papers. And not because I made it up.