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PLANS to build on land used by scouts in Guiseley are being opposed by a councillor for the area.
The Diocese of West Yorkshire and the Dales' proposals to build two houses on a site next to the rectory have already proved controversial.
Now Guiseley and Rawdon councillor Paul Wadsworth has said he will be objecting to the plan on the grounds that it will overdevelop the area and result in the loss of much loved green space.
A previous planning application for the land has already been withdrawn and a revised plan has been submitted. The Diocese is also offering the scouts the use of an alternative piece of land.
Councillor Wadsworth said: "This attractive green space has traditionally been well used by local Scout and Guide groups and it would be a real loss to the area if it were lost.
"The Green is already busy with traffic, and this situation will likely only intensify if proposals for expanding the local school go ahead. By building more properties on The Green, there would be a real risk of creating even more traffic issues and overdeveloping the area.
"I am objecting to these proposals, as they are likely to have a negative impact on the local area and local residents."
The plan is also causing concern to Aireborough Neighbourhood Forum, which is now asking for talks with the Diocese.
The forum's Acting Programme Manager Jennifer Kirkby said the alternative land being offered to the scouts was actually the side of the St Oswald's school playing field.
She pointed out that the school was due to expand by 60 children with additional buildings and hardstanding.
"This alternative land also means that the scouts' activities on five nights of the week would surround any new houses on two sides – the current plan is for one of the houses to be very close to the scout building, and the school playing field potentially offered, goes across the back," she said.
"This situation does not follow good planning design principals where you have to be aware of conflicting uses causing disputes.
"Can you imagine have scouts running around the edges of your garden five nights a week – one of the letters of objection already says they can be heard across the playing field. Another potential cause of conflict would be the new entrance to the houses crossing an area where more parents will be dropping children off at school, and walking along the pavement."
From this month the forum is officially designated to draw up a neighbourhood development plan, and Ms Kirkby said they needed to respond to the application on a holistic basis.
She said the school was due to expand, the area was environmentally at risk of high levels of surface water flooding, Guiseley already had a lot of family housing with a lot more planned, and the area was short of amenity land and sports fields.
She said: "We have asked to talk with the Diocese to listen to their case and to explain the current situation, the issues that Aireborough has with lack of infrastructure and facilities and what the Leeds Development Framework has in store. We then hope to include a rounded view in our comments back to Leeds Planning Department."


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A Group of teenagers cleaned up Trowbridge Park on Sunday after being caught throwing paint around its pathways.
PCSO Matthew Till discovered the four girls and one boy, aged between 15 and 16, making the colourful mess, in front of the park's bandstand, at around 3pm.
Wiltshire Police gave the teenagers the option of cleaning up the paint or be prosecuted. The group chose to wash away the paint which was on the path and the bandstand's floor.
Sergeant Jim Suter, based at Trowbridge Police Station, said: "Sometimes prosecuting children isn't always the right thing to do. It was a bit of silliness and them cleaning it up sends out more of a message and allows them to learn from the experience.
"I think they realised what they did wrong as they were very polite, respectful and very apologetic accepting that they got caught up in the moment."
Trowbridge Town Council, who oversee maintenance in the park, has praised Wiltshire Police for showing a common sense approach to the problem.
Bill Austin, the town council's head of direct services, said: "I feel that taking this immediate action deals with the problem in a prompt way and also saves public money being on the mess being cleaned up."
Last July, the town council took control of Trowbridge Park from Wiltshire Council and to improve visibility for those walking through to St Stephens Place Leisure Park, at night, they've installed a new LED lights system as part of a £40,000 project.
A new group called Friends of Trowbridge Park is meeting at Trowbridge Civic Centre at 6.30pm on Wednesday, January 22 to discuss further improvements for the park.
Mr Austin said: "I think this group is going to be a huge positive for the park and we are keen for people to get involved."
For more information about the meeting call the town council on 01225 765072.


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Quad born last week is buried
Updated 1:32 pm, Friday, January 25, 2013
Yandel Rohena, known as "Baby A" to the team that delivered him and his three brothers, was buried Thursday afternoon, just one day after he died in St. Luke's NICU.
Yandel was one of a rare set of quadruplets born at St. Luke's Baptist Hospital early last week.
"It's the worst thing in my life yesterday," father Khristian Rohena said Thursday through tears. "You just think of all the things you could have done different to keep him longer."
A small group of friends and family gathered to mourn with Rohena and Shontae Minor, the mother of the quadruplets.
Rohena and Minor clasped each others' hands as a Chapel Hill Funeral Home staff member carried the tiny wooden casket — no larger than a shoebox — to the gravesite.
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"She's real devastated about this," Rohena said earlier that day about the babies' mother, who barely spoke at the service.
Nearby, Rohena's niece, Jordayn Gonzalez, balanced the couple's cooing 8-month-old baby boy, Khristian Jr., on her hip.
Pastor Kelly Nix from the Alamo City Apostolic Church led the group in prayer. Moments before the casket was lowered into the ground, Rohena leaned forward to touch it, tears streaming down his face.
Rohena recalled that the day before Yandel died, he had taken a video of him.
"He was grabbing my hand, he was crying," Rohena said.
Now, said Rohena, he's going to do more to make sure the remaining three quadruplets are OK.
"I'm going to be asking the doctors a lot more questions," he said.
A donation drive, organized by Viva Doulas, still is in effect for the couple and is scheduled to run through March.
"We've had people give some amazing donations, from strollers to monetary to hand-me-downs from local moms," said Jessica Benavente, who helped organize the drive.
Yandel was buried in the children's section of the cemetery, where tiny headstones are adorned with flowers and toys; it's adjacent to the cemetery's veterans section. After the service, Rohena, who's an Iraqi war vet, said that's where he plans on being buried.
"So I can be close to him," he said.


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Lewis Roca Rothgerber's Intellectual Property Group received more mentions by Fortune 500 companies for IP litigation than any other firm in the United States, according to Corporate Counsel Magazine's 2013 survey, "Who Represents America's Biggest Companies." The survey also recognized the firm's patent prosecution practice.
Michael McCue, Co-Practice Group Leader of the firm's Intellectual Property practice, said, "The survey is a testament to our practical, cost-effective representation." "We are focused on client service and value, not billable hours and maximizing our own profits to the detriment of our clients." The firm's IP practice has been built by hiring laterals from top firms and offering flexible and creative pricing customized to clients' needs. The firm's IP group serves clients across the U.S. from offices in Silicon Valley, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Denver and Tucson.


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Coachella: Where Rich People Pretend They're Hippies
And apparently McLovin gets laid. So basically Narnia.
Here's a massive gallery of rich, privileged celebrities pretending they're dirty, filthy hippies at Coachella over the weekend. Think Woodstock if Woodstock was only attended by yuppies wearing Urban Outfitters and Leonardo DiCaprio with a glow necklace. Although, Robert Downey, Jr. showed up which means there was actually one person who told people he was going to Coachella and wasn't greeted with a fist to the mouth for being an ironic dickhole. That said, I hope he didn't run into Vanessa Hudgens or the new Wonder Woman show's about to be short a few costumes.
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Canberra's Beyond Q Bookshop is bracing itself for another military police raid since taking possession of more old training manuals that the Australian Defence Force regards as classified.
In April 2011 police confiscated 21 military doctrine training pamphlets - simply called "pams" by Defence - after being alerted by an ADF employee that the shop had them on its bookshelves for sale.
One was returned the next day because it was an essay about the American Civil War, but the rest have remained with Defence even though it promised to return them if they had been declassified.
The booklets dated as far back as 1937, leaving Beyond Q owner Simon Maddox dumbfounded as to how they could possibly still be classified material.
News of the raid on the Curtin bookstore went global after Fairfax Media first reported it, particularly since most of the pams can be easily bought on the internet or found in the Australian War Memorial library.
Last week, a retired major-general from interstate handed the bookshop about 80 pams dating as far back as 1914.
Mr Maddox put them straight on his shelves and has already sold some.
"I don't know if this means we will be raided again, but if the military police could ring us first this time so we can have all the cameras here, that would be helpful," he said.
"The retired officer said he was outraged that the other pams were taken from us and that there was nothing in the old books that could possibly be relevant to today's military tactics."
Mr Maddox said the most offensive thing about the 2011 raid was that he had been told that the ADF employee who dobbed in the bookshop actually wanted to photocopy one of the pams at Defence headquarters instead of paying for it.
He was subsequently told the employee was prevented from photocopying the booklet.
The bookshop owner wrote twice to the ADF in 2011 asking if the confiscated booklets had been declassified and, if so, could they be returned as promised. "I expected, at least, the courtesy of a reply but we never received one," he said.
In response to questioning by Fairfax Media last week, Defence confirmed that the pams remained with the ADF almost two years after they were confiscated.
"Publications and documents voluntarily surrendered to Military Police by an ACT bookstore in April 2011 remain in Defence possession," an ADF spokeswoman said.
"In line with government and Defence policy, classified Defence material must be appropriately declassified before it can be released into the public domain.
"As the current classification status of the publications and documents remains unclear, the documents will be held by Defence until they can be appropriately declassified or until appropriate disposal action can be determined."
The pams received by Beyond Q last week include an infantry training manual from 1914, a small arms manual from 1931, and a training and war manual from 1939.


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Giants World Series clincher sets Postseason record
The San Francisco Giants' 10-inning, 4-3 win in Game Four to complete a sweep of the Detroit Tigers and win the 2012 World Series was the most talked-about show on television Sunday and capped a thrilling Postseason that set numerous records on social media based on data from Bluefin Labs, including:
- 1,202,706 social media comments for Game Four, making it the most talked-about MLB game in history (surpassing the historic Game Six of the 2011 World Series).
- 171,024 comments within five minutes after the final out, making the final out of the World Series the most talked-about moment in baseball since social media records have been kept (previous high was 97K for David Freese's 2011 Game Six walk-off home run).
- 10,671,781 total social media comments for the 2012 Postseason, more than double the total from last year (+131%).
On television, Game Four drew 15.5 million viewers and the World Series once again led FOX to a win in prime time, according to Nielsen data. FOX is projected to win three of the four nights in primetime on which World Series games aired. As is the case every year, the World Series ranks as a top-10 program in viewers and in all key demos - 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 - in the 4th quarter, the most competitive primetime landscape of the broadcast season."
In San Francisco, the game drew a 38.7 local rating, the highest in the market since Game 7 of the 2002 World Series. In addition, 64% of all TVs on in San Francisco were tuned to last night's game, a higher percentage than for any MLB game on record (dating back to the start of the Wild Card Era in 1995). In Detroit, the game drew a 37.9 local rating, best in that market for any MLB game since Game Two of the 2006 World Series.


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ORLANDO, Fla. - Casey Anthony has been served a subpoena requiring her to appear at the civil trial against Zenaida Gonzalez, according to attorney Matt Morgan.
Morgan, Gonazalez's attorney, announced via Twitter on Thursday morning that the subpoena had been served.
Anthony's attorney, Cheney Mason, who represented Anthony when she was on trial for the death of her daughter, Caylee, told Local 6 he accepted the subpoena on Anthony's behalf at 10 a.m. in his office. Judge Lisa Munyon allowed Mason to accept the subpoena on Anthony's behalf in her ruling.
Gonzalez shares a similar name as a fictitious baby sitter -- Zenaida Fernandez Gonzalez -- whom Anthony initially said kidnapped her 2-year-old daughter in 2008. At Anthony's murder trial last summer, Anthony's defense claimed Caylee drowned in the family's swimming pool and, therefore, had not been abducted. Caylee's remains were found in December 2008.
Anthony was acquitted of murder charges in July 2011 but was found guilty of lying to authorities.
The civil trial is slated to start in January 2013.
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text: A program titled "The Current," broadcast over the radio by the Canadian CBC group on 13 March, 2007, discussed the impact on society of Adnan Oktar's works on the subject of the theory of evolution. The report referred to the considerable reduction in recent years in the numbers of people in Turkey who believe in evolution and the increasing demand for creation to be taught in schools. It also considered the Creation Museums which have been opened in various parts of Turkey. It emphasized how these fossil museums, each of which is evidence that living things are created by God and remain unchanged ever afterwards, have had a great impact on the public.


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Halloween Quilts
Turn your home into a haunted house with Halloween quilts featuring novelty prints, fall colors, and spooky motifs.
Candy Corn Toss [1]
Halloween doesn't have to be spooky. Keep things festive and piece together a sweet treat with zero calories.
Wacky Jack [4]
Add off-kilter strips one at a time to craft a bewitching jack-o'-lantern and coordinating Shadow Box blocks from favorite Halloween novelty prints.
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Flying Geese in an array of orange prints dart across a dark autumnal sky in this vintage quilt (dated 1830-1860).
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Traditional blocks and a stash-busting assortment of novelty prints magically combine into a spook-tacular throw. How much stash can you use? The designer used more than 120 different fabrics!
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Aug 17, 2011
Attention current players and all incoming students who wish to tryout - the baseball team is going to hold its first team meeting on August 25th at 5:00 p.m. in the Student Community Center Boardrooms (Rooms A and B). The SSC Boardrooms are located on the upper level of the dining hall in the Student Community Center. Please bring a pencil and something to write on along with your class schedule.
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Recipe Find: Reader lost recipe to Earl Abel's Maple Pecan Pie
Updated 11:03 am, Friday, June 7, 2013
Earl Abel's pies have had a following for decades and among the fans is Pam Currier.
She writes, "A few years ago you published Earl Abel's recipe for Maple Pecan Pie.
"I have lost my copy and am hoping you could send me a copy or republish it.
"Thank you for any help you can give me."
We published the recipe for Earl Abel's Maple Pecan Pie six years ago, when owners Roger and Di-Anna Arias, and Gene Larsen, and Antonio Sanchez, who had been baking pies there for some 46 years at that time, invited me into the kitchen to get a look at the restaurant's pie-baking operation, including the secret to its most mysterious pie, maple pecan.
"We thought that it was a great way of giving something back to the city of San Antonio that has shown us so much support during the transition of this restaurant from its landmark location on Broadway to its new location on Austin Highway," Di-Anna said at the time.
As I wrote in 2007, "As Sanchez demonstrated his technique, honed by baking millions of pies, Di-Anna pressed a folder with the two prized recipes (including one for coconut cream pie) into my hands.
"You can't tell anyone about these — except your readers," she said with a grin.
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As it turned out, the secret to the Maple Pecan Pie is sweetened condensed milk. Sanchez heats water and powdered milk to thicken it, then adds Eagle Brand, pancake syrup and pecans.
At the time he shared the recipe, Sanchez, 61, said he had no plans to retire "as long as God lets me work. I like to work," he said.
A phone call to Earl Abel's last week finds Sanchez still at his baking post, just where San Antonians hope he remains for many more years.
Recipe Find appears Sundays in Taste. If you are looking for a lost recipe or have a favorite recipe to share, let us hear from you. Email firstname.lastname@example.com or write Recipe Find, San Antonio Express-News, P.O. Box 2171, San Antonio, TX 78297-2171. Recipe requests will be answered in this column only; due to time limitations, no personal replies can be given.


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ROUNDWAY parish, Bishops Cannings parish and Devizes town councils say they are united in their efforts to stop developers Mactaggart and Mickel building 350 homes by Coate Bridge on the edge of Devizes.
Wiltshire Council's strategic planning com- mittee unanimously agreed earlier this month to continue opposing the planning application by the developers, which it refused last September.
Planning officers had recommended that the committee drop its objections after concerns raised by the planning inspector overseeing Wiltshire's Core Strategy, but councillors refused, despite granting planning permission for 230 homes next to Lay Wood in Bishops Cannings. One of the concerns raised by the Core Strategy planning inspector was that the Devizes Neighbourhood Plan was not sufficiently advanced for it to be given significant weight. The plan identifies small-scale sites for housing in and around the town.
Mactaggart and Mickel said it was surprised at the decision by the strategic planning committee to grant permission for the Lay Wood development, but not its scheme.
Ken Hopkins, the firm's strategic land manager said: "Mactaggart and Mickel is currently considering the logic of the decisions taken by Wiltshire Council at the strategic planning com- mittee on February 12 when councillors approved the Lay Wood application for exactly the same reasons as they decided to defend the Coate Road appeal."
The company's appeal against refusal will be heard on April 8, having resubmitted its application a few weeks ago.
Chris Callow, chairman of Roundway Parish Council, said the three parishes were planning their strategy for the forthcoming appeal. The three councils all spoke against the Mactaggart and Mickel and the Lay Wood applications at the strategic planning committee.
He said: "It was very good to see the parishes of Roundway, Bishops Cannings and Devizes all act as one in fighting their corner. It was a message to Wiltshire Council that we are united on this. On Coate Road, we are aware the battle is not won yet. It's the wrong development in the wrong place.
"It would add too much traffic to London Road and it doesn't fit in with what we are trying to achieve with the Neighbourhood Plan looking at sustainable sites."
Meanwhile, The Crown Estate, which owns the land at Lay Wood, said the scheme would benefit the community by creating 100 new jobs and generating £2 million for Wiltshire Council through the new homes bonus.
Planning approval is subject to a Section 106 agreement between The Crown Estate and Wiltshire Council.


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Why does putting up a fresh cat calendar always inspire us to promise ourselves wild things we can never live up to? Fact is, you're pretty bitchin' already, so feel free to keep these resolutions out of your 2013 plans.
Lose Weight
Trimming up is great, but setting unrealistic goals like dropping a third of your body weight by summer is just going to get you down. Which in turn will cause you to assume the fetal position while binging on ice cream. Instead, just focus on staying active and healthy.
Take The Stairs
Admirable, but totally undoable. You'll be in a rush one day, or stuck behind too many slow walkers, or wanting to get in some elevator chat time with that cute guy/girl from the third floor office. Either way, you'll befriend the elevator again.
Less Time on The Internet
I'm pretty sure Facebook and YouTube will be equally entertaining in 2013. Sure, 10 hours a day online is ruining your real life, but think of your Twitter followers!
Eat Healthy Food
You should totally attempt to eat some more healthy, home cooked meals. But face it: pizza night isn't going to take a hike any time soon. It's all about balance.
Save Money
Starting a loose change piggy bank is a great way to save money … until you get a midnight craving for chow mein (note: It is perfectly acceptable to pay a $20 delivery bill with quarters and dimes!) A better way to save money is to save up for something you want. Like shoes.
Drink Less
If 2013 turns out to be a bust, you're not going to drink less. And if 2013 has tons of cause for celebration, you're not going to drink less. Accept it and move on.
Here's to 2013! A year to be our best without being so hard on ourselves! Tsaketa!


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Doctors have a range of options for treating individuals who have been diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy.
A common treatment for some forms of retinopathy is photocoagulation. In this procedure, the doctor uses a laser to seal leaking or bleeding vessels. During the treatment, the laser beam is carefully aimed at problem areas.
In advanced cases of diabetic retinopathy, more laser treatment may be needed. "Pan-retinal photocoagulation" uses a laser beam to treat many places on the retina. This technique helps prevent the growth of new, unhealthy blood vessels. Note: laser treatments are not used for every case of diabetic retinopathy.
In this treatment, a doctor uses a small suction tool to take out the vitreous jelly of your eye. This operation removes blood and scar tissue in the vitreous as well. The doctor uses fluid to replace the vitreous.
Scientists are still working toward a better understanding of diabetic retinopathy, and new treatment options are on the horizon. These efforts include medications that may prevent abnormal blood vessels from forming in the eye. Some of these medications are injected directly into the eye to treat existing swelling or abnormal blood vessels.
As research continues, early detection of retinopathy and close watch by an eye doctor are major goals for the successful treatment of patients with diabetes.
People with diabetes need to know that dangerous changes in the retina often happen before they notice changes in their sight. All people with diabetes should have a professional eye exam at least once a year. The eye doctor can decide if you need more frequent exams. People with diabetes should also get regular medical care to control their diabetes.


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[MLS] A sellout crowd of more than 70,000 and seven goals provided MLS with the atmosphere and excitement it wanted for the All-Star Game, won by Manchester
United, 5-2, Wednesday at Reliant Stadium in Houston. Here's what we liked and didn't like about the 2010 MLS All-Star Game ...
What we liked ...
-- After several seasons of filling up a few of its smaller, soccer-specific stadiums for All-Star Games, MLS went big-time in terms of facility and opponent. The aura of Manchester United, not seen in the USA for six years, prompted huge advance sales, and added attractions like Landon Donovan and Brian Ching and Mexican star Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez packed Reliant Stadium with 70,728 fans.
Man United will make further inroads into the Mexican market by playing the first match at Guadalajara's new stadium Friday. Hernandez, sold by Guadalajara to United for a fee in the range of 7 million pounds ($10.7 million), is scheduled to play a half for each team. His goal showed he's not being bought solely for marketing purposes, and the fans in Houston can brag forever that they witnessed his first goal in a United shirt.
-- Man United left many veterans at home for this tour, and in this match its young players came out in force. Many fans came out just to see Hernandez, and he scored United's fifth goal with an elegant lob, yet a player four years younger -- Federico Macheda, just 18 -- hit the first two. Darren Gibson, also 22, nicked the third, and Tom Cleverley, 20, scored the fourth goal with a clever dink over defender Wilman Conde and cool first-time finish.
-- Goals light up any match, but watching teams share a dozen or more goals through languid defending takes away the rarity value of goals, and much of the excitement, inherent to a competitive match. Such as been the case with East vs. West and other All-Star Game matchups. The MLS All-Stars tried to stop Manchester United, but a line of defenders unaccustomed to playing together surrendered numerous chances in the highest-scoring All-Star Game played in the current format. United came at the All-Stars eager to wipe out the memory of a 2-1 loss to Kansas City on Sunday and the MLS players weren't ready for the pressure.
-- Local hero Brian Ching headed in the All-Stars' first goal on a free kick served by FC Dallas attacker David Ferreira, and former Dynamo Dwayne De Rosario scored the second with a sharp low finish inside the far post. Current Dynamo midfielder Brad Davis nearly scored twice, but both shots came back off the woodwork.
What we didn't like ...
-- The All-Stars took about 20 minutes to settle into the game, and by then they were two goals down. A terrible pass by Kevin Alston sent Macheda in alone on goal to score after just 20 seconds, and minutes later, a giveaway by Heath Pearce provided United with a counterattack chance it nearly converted. Macheda scored again in the 12th minute on a set play with a close-range header and no opponent near enough to challenge him.
A disjointed performance and set-play confusion is to be expected, since the All-Stars had only a brief training window, but several players struggled with simple traps and touches in the early going. United's players were seldom guilty of such technical deficiencies, though they did concede Ching's goal on a free kick.
-- Scheduling deprived the All-Stars of an optimum performance and the fans of seeing the MLS representatives at their best. De Rosario and Donovan played Tuesday night for their clubs in the Concacaf Champions' League; neither got into the game until the second half, and Galaxy striker Edson Buddle never got off the bench. Sounders Steve Zakuani and Fredy Montero, who could have livened up the All-Star attack, were occupied during the All-Star Game with their own Concacaf match on Wednesday.
As evidenced by the crowds and excitement generated by Man United's visits to Chicago (for training), Toronto, Philadelphia, Kansas City, and Houston, adhering to its scheduling necessities overrode the inconvenience of Concacaf conflicts. And All-Star Game distractions can't be blamed by the Galaxy, drilled at home 4-1 by Puerto Rico Islanders on Tuesday with Buddle and Donovan on the field.
MLS All-Star Game
July 28 in Houston
MLS All-Stars 2 Man. United 5. Goals: Ching 64, De Rosario 90; Macheda 1, 12, Gibson 70, Cleverley 73, Hernandez 84.
MLS All-Stars -- Ricketts (Rimando, 46), Olave (Gonzalez, 46), Alston (De Rosario, 74), Marshall (Conde, 63), Pearce (Donovan, 74); Le Toux (Convey, 46), Morales (Moreno, 63), Joseph (Davis, 74), Barros-Schelotto (Ferreira, 46), Pappa (Larentowicz, 46); Angel (Ching, 46). Subs: Buddle. Goal:
Man. United -- van der Sar, Rafael, Brown, J. Evans, Fabio (Scholes, 72); O'Shea, Fletcher, Giggs (Gibson, 52); Nani (Hernandez, 62), Macheda (Welbeck, 62), Obertan (Cleverley, 23).
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez (USA)
Att.: 70,728.


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>General Running>Your mental state while on sideline
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Hey all,
I've been on the sideline since before Christmas with a stress reaction (precursor to a stress fracture), and my doc has sidelined me until mid-February so that it doesn't develop into a stress fracture. This is the first time that I've been injured in 10 years of running, and I wondering how y'all have dealt with it mentally when you've been injured.
I've surprised myself by being okay with the doc's orders, and have not gone bat-crap crazy in the process. I guess being able to swim and bike have helped some, but I think it's taking the long-term view of what I want to enjoy from running and to have the ability to do it for years to come rather than living in the here and now.
That seems like a healthy approach.
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I was sidelined entirely from 11/29-1/5. Yeah, that was LONG. I was in a long-arm cast and on orders to do NOTHING. I read a lot and watched a lot of movies on Netflix and was happy when the weather was gross. And I took advantage of that nearly 6 weeks to diet like a boss. I believe I dropped about 13#s in that time. Carrying a calorie deficit is easy-peasy when there is no risk of bonking miles from home.
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I guess I'm the cautionary tale. When I'm sidelined, my self-discipline goes right out the window. I get lazy, overeat, and gain weight. It also messes up my sleep cycle, and I become a night owl.
I know I'm just making it harder on myself when I do start running again, but it seems like I need the regimen of actually running to avoid all my other bad habits. Once I start running again, everything else fixes itself.
How To Run a Marathon: Step 1 - start running. There is no Step 2.
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11/04/12 - present.
Yes, I am going crazy. I don't really have any advice...just sympathy.
Huh, I have a blog?
Yeah, my sympathy. I'd go crazy with jealousy whenever I saw someone running. Did a lot of swimming during that time.
Well at least someone here is making relevance to the subject. - S.J.
I have the same jealousy issues and I tend to swear whenever I see a runner.
Super B****
Cry. A lot.
(I should have better coping mechanisms -- hell, I've sure had enough opportunity to practice -- but I don't.)
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because i never shut up ... i blog
Kudos to you for being able to diet like a boss. I grew up in a household where a pack of Swiss Cake Rolls and a can of Coke was the breakfast of champions. It's easier to carry a calorie deficit when you're not working out at "happy place" intensity.
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I am now in week four of a four month (at least) injury layoff. I'm just going to focus on doing everything I can to get myself healthy again, which means stretching, PT, and cross training once I get there. I'm also a cyclist, which will certainly help bridge the gap between surgery and running. My cycling has taken a back seat to running the last couple of years, so being unable to run this spring will mean a lot of time in the saddle. I'm looking forward to seeing what happens to my cycling when I take the time and dedication I gave to running and apply it to cycling.
So I guess what I am saying is, it helps to have other things to obsess about.
Berner: I hear ya. What you described was why I started running to begin with. That, and being called "deceptively fast" at a softball game.
Madison Mandy: You've got it, and a prayer or two if you don't mind.
LedLincoln and morrows: My shoulders are talkin something fierce at me from the swimming. It's fun but its not running. Swimming and cycling are just fun like flirting.
bluerun: Genuinely sorry to hear. I'll send up a prayer for you too if you don't mind.
It's primarily dominated by "GDMN I hate the stationary bike" and "Is there anythign more boring than riding the stationary bike", and "I wish we had warm weather so I could bike outside".
When I'm not riding the stationary bike I find my mindset is generally something like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrWnfx8uRPw
I do tend to be motivated to train even harder, both rehab/physically, though I find that my desire and focus to control eating is reduced.
They say golf is like life, but don't believe them. Golf is more complicated than that. "If I am still standing at the end of the race, hit me with a Board and knock me down, because that means I didn't run hard enough" If a lot of people gripped a knife and fork the way they do a golf club, they'd starve to death. "Don't fear moving slowly forward...fear standing still."
I was sidelined for about 3 months in the fall of 2011 with 2 herniated discs. I think I would lose my shit if I got a stress reaction or fracture.
Lots of good advice here already. Five Guys always works in a crisis.
It sounds like you're doing a good job of thinking for the long term versus doing something stupid. Focus on what you CAN do and let go of what you can't do (temporarily).
Be very careful coming back. I always use Galloway - run a minute, walk a minute and then work up from there. You may have to run a mile walk 1-2 minutes to rebuild stamina. And don't run on consecutive days at the beginning.
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On your deathbed, you won't wish that you'd spent more time at the office. But you will wish that you'd spent more time running. Because if you had, you wouldn't be on your deathbed.


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AN MP has thrown his weight behind a residents group campaigning for speed restrictions on their roads.
Simon Burns, Tory MP for Chelsmford, has backed the campaign from the Admirals Park Residents Association who want to want to see Park Avenue and Swiss Avenue in the city downgraded from 30 to 20mph roads.
They are concerned that the streets, which often have cars parked on either side effectively making it a single lane, and the speed of some of the cars that go down the road, will lead to a fatal accident.
The group formed last year to give their community a voice and have their say on local issues.
Mr Burns has written a letter to the Highways Authority supporting the resident's calls.
He said: "The roads in question are busy and used as a shortcut. The area in question is used by children, families, cyclists and the elderly.
"Cyclists are worried about the volume of traffic and have started to use the pavements which are causing congestion and increase the risk of accidents.
"The local community has put forward a strong and well supported case for the lowering of the speed limit and I hope that careful consideration will be given to the request which they are making."


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November 10, 2012
SALT LAKE CITY, UT – Accepting the challenge of sweeping all three games at the 2012 Westminster Fall Classic, The Master's College women's basketball team continued their dominance of the young season by topping Montana Western 69-66 on the final day of the three-day tournament.
During the first period the Mustangs trailed the Bulldogs until Kimmy Iverson (San Marcos, CA) brought Montana Western's lead to a close.
With three minutes left in the half, Lena Rivera (Allen, TX) tied the game at 21 with two free throws.
Entering the second period, the Mustangs again found themselves down by two, but continued to fight and tied the game at 31-all thanks to a timely layup from Whitney Best (Snohomish, WA) at 17:41.
The Lady Mustangs regained the lead with eleven minutes left on a three-pointer from Iverson.
Down by one point with 1:40 left on the clock, Best scored to bring the score to 65-64. With 21 seconds left, Rivera answered to hold the lead for the Mustangs, followed by two shots from Best to close the game at 69-66.
Iverson led the Mustangs with 17 points, three rebounds, and one assist, adding to the Mustangs' total of 69 points, 32 rebounds, 20 assists, two blocks and 13 steals.
The Lady Mustangs' accuracy highlighted the game at the free throw line by going 8-11 in the first half (72.7%) and 3-6 in the second (50%).
TMC returns to Southern California to prepare for their first home game of the 2012-13 campaign. On Friday, they'll host CSU San Marcos with a tip-off at 5:30pm in Bross Gym.


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A social entrepreneur gives back to global education through her ethical baby clothing line
By Small Steps, Big Wins Campus Challenge
The Small, Steps Big Wins campus challenge is built on the belief that an idea, moment of inspiration, or simple action can set something powerful in motion. And social entrepreneur (and Net Impact member) Jo Tiongson-Perez is just one example…
Jo's approach to change is written right on the front page of her company's website: Big change starts puny. In 2011, the Philadelphia communications professional and mother co-founded Punypixel, an "eco-cool" organic and ethical baby clothing line that gives a percentage of each sale to help kids around the world.
As a girl growing up in the Philippines, Jo saw firsthand the inequality and lack of access to basics, like education, that so many children around the world experience. She had originally planned to fund an education program in the Phillipines – once she made enough money. Then Jo had her first child, and began researching natural and ethically-made baby products. A puny little idea sparked her creative instincts: why not create her own line of products that's good for kids, and also helps kids? Using her own design sense, her background in marketing, and her photojournalist husband's beautiful images, Punypixel was born. The company was named after her husband's photoblog that documented all their baby's firsts.
Punypixel works on a social entrepreneurship model: for every purchase, the company donates a set amount to a nonprofit committed to children, with a new organization benefiting every four months. The nonprofits they work with are diverse, but Jo has an eye out for organizations that preach an empowering kind of philanthropy. "It's not about 'saving' people with your money," says Jo. "It's about giving people the tools to thrive so they can grow strong and break from that cycle of poverty."
As a business owner working for a better world, thinking small can be its own type of empowerment. "You don't have to wait for the government or a nonprofit to create social and economic change in the world," says Jo. "It's something you can do with your own small efforts. You may not know exactly what you want to do at first, but wanting to create change is a powerful start."
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"Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika", part of the joint national anthem of South Africa, was originally composed as a hymn by South African school teacher, Enoch Sontonga in 1897.
Making it, listening to it or moving to it; in South Africa, music infuses every aspect of our lives. The country has a rich musical heritage that includes both popular and folk forms, encompassing genres such as jazz, blues, gospel, rock, pop, reggae, hip hop, kwaito and more.
This vibrant contemporary music scene reflects a long and colourful history that saw African, American and European music forms mix, evolve and go on to entertain diverse groups of South Africans over the decades.
While old favourites like Ladysmith Black Mambazo remain one of the world's most popular choral groups and the likes of Hugh Masekela and Abdullah Ibrahim continue to enthral, there is an exciting new group of South African musicians that have emerged over the last decade.
This group includes singer Simphiwe Dana, whose success has seen her hailed as the new Miriam Makeba, with her unique combination of jazz, pop, and traditional music. Another young star is Thandiswa Mazwai, originally a kwaito singer with Bongo Maffin who combines local hip-hop rhythms with traditional Xhosa sounds, creating something completely new. Artist Verity has been recognized internationally for innovation in the music industry and bands like BLK JKS and Die Antwoord are bringing South African culture to the forefront of musical development and receiving global recognition.
Other popular contemporary South African music includes the likes of Freshlyground, the Parlotones, LocnVille and Zebra and Giraffe, as wells as singers such as Karen Zoid and Jack Parow. Their sounds range from laid-back pop to Afrikaans rock and roll and even rap.
Kwaito is also a uniquely South African sound based on house music beats, but typically at a slower tempo, characterised by melodic and percussive African sounds, deep basslines and vocals that are chanted or shouted, most often by a male singer.
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Live music can cost between R40 and R400 per ticket.
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Did you know?
Even when at full capacity, MalaMala offers hundreds of hectares of wilderness per guest.
MalaMala Game Reserve is writ large in the conservation history of South Africa. It is one of the clearest examples of the successful switch from hunting to photographic safaris.
The first portents were recorded in 1960, when then-owner Wac Campbell noted that of the 130 visitors during the year, half had been women and children. From 1927 until then, MalaMala had been something of a rough, huntin', shootin', manly kind of place.
When Campbell died in 1962, the land passed to his son, and from then until now not a solitary animal has been hunted. The only pursuit has been in the cause of fabulous wildlife sightings and photography.
MalaMala was bought in 1964 by the Rattray family, who had been neighbours since 1937, and the reserve has never looked back. It was one of the first to offer luxury game lodge accommodation, although what was luxury then (his and hers basins) has now morphed into something else entirely.
MalaMala has continued to set the benchmark in many ways. Owners Michael and Norma Rattray are passionate about this wildlife haven, so although fine linen, comfort and good food are very important, the conservation of the wilderness and its animals remains their top priority.
This wild Eden sprawls over 13 500ha and has a 12km-long unfenced border with the Kruger National Park. Its human infrastructure is kept to a minimum. For this and other reasons (including the Sand River and the diversity of the landscape), MalaMala offers a surer chance of seeing the Big Five than most other reserves.
In fact, the rangers record the days in a year when the Big Five are NOT seen. There are no other vehicles allowed on the property, other than MalaMala's, so you can stay as long as you like at a sighting.
Not surprisingly, MalaMala has been featured in many books and wildlife documentaries.
For many visitors who return year after year, MalaMala remains the ultimate wilderness destination.
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MalaMala bookings and enquiries
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By far the most convenient way to get here is by air. There are two daily flights to MalaMala's airfield from OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg.
The drive from Johannesburg takes between about five to six 6 hours. Take the N4 to Mbombela (Nelspruit), then the R40 to Hazyview. From there it's less than 40km to the MalaMala gate.
Get around
Once at the reserve, you will be transported in 4x4 game-viewing vehicles. You could also opt for the after-breakfast bush walk.
What will it cost
This is a premium wildlife destination, and is among the more expensive in South Africa. Check with the lodge for current prices. The price will include all meals, accommodation and game drives.
Length of stay
MalaMala boasts that 99% of its visitors who stay two nights see all of the Big Five and more (you might also see other fascinating animals like cheetahs, wild dogs and civets).
What to pack
Don't forget your binoculars and cameras. Depending on the season, bring warm clothes. Although winter (May to August) is temperate, temperatures can plunge at night.
Where to stay
MalaMala has three camps – Main Camp (which also accommodates children), Sable Camp, and the splendid Rattrays on MalaMala, replete with crystal, leather and the elegance of a bygone era.
What to eat
The scrumptious food is home-cooked and uses natural produce
What's happening
It's not all about wildlife. You can relax next to the pool or work out in the gym, if you'd like. At Rattrays on MalaMala, you can also enjoy a massage.
Best buys
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Double-Portobello Burgers with Roasted Tomatoes
Roasted plum tomatoes are the "ketchup" for these vegetarian burgers. Melted sharp provolone between the mushrooms delivers the oozy cheese factor.
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Source: Martha Stewart Living, June 2011
- 8 portobello mushrooms, stemmed
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 can (28 ounces) plum tomatoes, drained (reserve 3 tablespoons juice) and quartered lengthwise
- 5 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 1/8 teaspoon crushed red-pepper flakes
- 4 whole-wheat hamburger buns, split
- 2 ounces sharp provolone cheese, grated
- 3 ounces arugula
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Arrange mushrooms on a baking sheet, stem sides down, and brush with 1 tablespoon oil. Season with 1/4 teaspoon salt and some pepper. Toss tomatoes with remaining tablespoon oil, the sliced garlic, and crushed red-pepper flakes on a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet.
Roast, flipping mushrooms and stirring tomatoes halfway through, for 25 minutes. Transfer tomatoes to a bowl, and toss with reserved juice.
Heat broiler. Toast buns, cut sides up, on a baking sheet for about 45 seconds. Broil mushrooms on center rack for 3 minutes. Flip, and top 4 with cheese, then remaining mushrooms. Broil just until cheese melts, about 1 minute.
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FEDERAL Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke says it is important that Congress raise America's borrowing limit before the Treasury runs out of manoeuvring room to avoid a potential default on US debt.
Dr Bernanke, speaking at the University of Michigan, said the approaching debt limit is one of the ''critical fiscal watersheds'' for the government in coming weeks.
President Barack Obama also spoke on Monday about the urgency of raising the limit.
Mr Obama said he wouldn't let congressional Republicans use the debt limit as leverage in negotiations over spending cuts.
Dr Bernanke noted that an impasse over the debt ceiling in 2011 led to a rating downgrade of long-term US debt, the first time that's occurred. He said Congress should raise the ceiling to ''avoid a situation where our government doesn't pay its bills''.
The Fed decided last month to keep buying $US85 billion ($A81 billion) a month in Treasuries and mortgage bonds to try to keep borrowing costs low and encourage more spending. The bond-buying program was left open-ended.
But it turned out that Fed officials differed about how long the bond purchases should continue. When the minutes of the meeting were released on January 3, they revealed that ''several'' committee members thought the purchases should slow or end well before year's end.
These officials fear the bond buying is keeping rates so low for so long that it could ignite inflation or encourage speculative buying of risky assets. Still, many economists have said they think the Fed will maintain its bond purchases at their current level through 2013.
On Monday, Dr Bernanke didn't address the divisions within the Fed.
But he said he thought the new round of bond buying was providing key support. He said the Fed will continue to assess the benefits of the bond buying against any risks of continuing the purchases.
Dr Bernanke said the purchases have shown that the Fed still has ''ammunition'' to aid the economy even after having cut short-term interest rates to near zero.
Last month, the Fed also said it planned to keep its key short-term interest rate at a record low even after unemployment falls close to a normal level - which it said might take three more years.
Unemployment remains high at 7.8 per cent because the economy is growing too slowly and not creating jobs fast enough. In December, employers added 155,000 jobs, roughly matching the monthly average in 2011 and 2012. That's just been enough to slowly reduce the unemployment rate, which fell 0.7 percentage points during 2012.


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Remarks to the press by Ambassador Wittig after the UN Security Council meeting on Yemen
Apr 19, 2011
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This was the first time that the Council pondered about the situation in Yemen. It's a first - that's a progress.
We heard a briefing by the Secretariat, we expressed concern about the situation in Yemen, which is
deteriorating. We called for restraint and we appealed to the parties to enter into a dialogue and most of us in the Council expressed explicitly
the support for the mediation efforts of the Gulf Corporation Council, which is meeting today and tomorrow.


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The Larimer County Weed District encompasses the eastern one sixth of the county (see District Map). Funding for the District is provided by a mill levy paid by residents within the District boundary. Activities conducted outside the Weed District are supported through an enterprise program that obtains funds from contracted weed management work with private landowners, federal, state, and local agencies and from state and federal grants. It is the goal of the District to eventually expand and encompass all of Larimer County. Expansion would require voter approval through a ballot initiative or referendum, and will be proposed in the near future.
A group of farm leaders under the direction of the Extension Director initially laid the groundwork for the formation of the Larimer County Weed Control District in 1959.
The Fort Collins Weed District was formed March 2, 1960. The Loveland Weed Control District was formed about a month later on April 13. The lands that these districts encompassed are in the collection of documents and files in the Larimer County Courthouse Archives.
The two districts were formed as part of a pilot program, which was to last three years, to control Canada thistle. Landowners outside the pilot districts saw just how successful the program was in combating Canada thistle, and they petitioned to form another district, which would include more of the County's land.
At first, some committee members wanted to include the rest of the County in its entirety. This was voted down because of the vast areas of range and forest lands. The final decision was to include Canada thistle control on all irrigated lands within the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District. Thus, the East Larimer County Weed Control District was formed April 19, 1962.
In addition, the two pilot districts petitioned for an extension of their termination date in November 1962. A new termination date was set for December 31, 1966.
In February 1967, the Advisory Committee members of the three districts petitioned to dissolve the districts and consolidate them into one. On March 1, 1967, the three districts became the Larimer County Weed Control District.
The original districts were formed using the parameters of The Pest Act, Ch. 6, Art.16, CRS 1953. The Larimer County Weed Control District now operates under 35-5 CRS 1973 and 35-5.5 CRS 1990.
After leafy spurge was declared a noxious weed by the Commissioner of Agriculture of the State of Colorado, it gained noxious weed status by ballot in the Larimer County Weed Control District in April 1979. Over the years, fifteen other weeds have been designated noxious in Larimer County, bringing the Larimer County noxious weed list to its current total of sixteen.
The districts were originally funded out of the County general fund. In 1982, the County attorney began to look at the option of a special mill levy to fund the District. Today, the Weed Control District is funded by a mill levy assessed landowners within the District boundaries. According to 35-5 CRS 1973, the mill levy cannot exceed 2 mills. The District now operates on a budget funded by a mill levy in the range of .143 mills. With the passage of the tax limitation bill, Amendment I, this will probably be the maximum mill levy allowable.
Bylaws for the Weed Control District were proposed and in November 1993, accepted by the seven member Advisory Committee.
The current Weed District consists of five full-time employees: a Land Stewardship Manager, a Senior Weed Specialist, and three Weed Specialists. During the busy season from April - October, several seasonal employees fill a variety of roles. The staff itself brings over fifty years of dedication to Larimer County and to the Weed District in particular. Our experience and backgrounds encompass a diverse history of expertise in weed management and land stewardship. We draw upon this experience to provide landowners with services that are designed to educate and propagate our mission of community involvement. We are constantly keeping ourselves abreast with the latest changes in land stewardship practices through continued education and research. Much of the research consists of weed management demonstration plots set up cooperatively with the Weed Science group from Colorado State University.
Recently our former Land Stewardship Manager Tim D'Amato was awarded the Outstanding Weed Manager award by the Western Society of Weed Science. See the award presentation and Tim's acceptance speech here.


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Why don't we let apple handle the naming issue?
It is typical with their releases and is not rocket science. I would love to upgrade every year but there is no point to renew a contract and lock me in to have the S of a phone for 1 more year.
The original iPhone was a market trial to see if it would take off.
iPhone 3G was the next revamped one with the new cell radio and interface
iPhone 3GS was a 3G but faster
iPhone 4 was the revamped phone with new technology
iPhone 4S was 4 but faster
iPhone 5 will be a revamped with new technology
iPhone 5S will be the faster 5
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Enough Said
Oh boy here we go again with the naming conventions.
1. iPhone, released in 2007 (not iPhone 2G, there is no such thing as "2G". It was capable of EDGE cell data speeds).
2. iPhone 3G, released in 2008. Redesigned body, better internals, radios, etc. and capable of 3G cell data speeds.
3. iPhone 3GS, released in 2009. Same body as the 3G, but with more memory and faster CPU.
4. iPhone 4, released in 2010. Redesigned body, more memory and faster CPU, but still only capable of 3G cell data speeds.
5. iPhone 4S, released in 2011. Same body as the 4, faster CPU, different radios, and capable of faster cell data speeds (HSPA+ I think?)
That's it. So far the iPhone 4 is the ONLY model to have its suffix coincide with the actual generation number.
If I had to guess, the next iPhone would either be the 4G if it's capable of actual 4G speeds, or just iPhone 6. To call it the iPhone 5 doesn't make sense at all.
I heard they were buying the US debt and renaming USA to Appleville. Citizens of Appleville will now be called Appleites and will have to pray for the second coming of Steve Jobs for at least 6hours a day. Anyone found with anything remotely not stylish will be shot on site.
Oh yeh, and I heard it from a reputable source. Oh and FACT.
lol @ all the retards that had an iPhone 4 and then got a 4S. We all know that the S really stands for SUCKER. This is exactly why Crapple does stupid sh.it like this because they know all their little fanboys/fangirls will buy whatever crap they release, even if it is basically EXACTLY the same as last years product
Like someone said earlier, lets just leave the naming to apple


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LANCASTER, Ohio (AP) -- A jury acquitted a former central Ohio high school football star of raping a classmate after an emotional trial and two days of deliberations.
But the jury in Lancaster also deadlocked on a second rape charge Thursday, leading to a mistrial on that count. If convicted, Roger Lewis Jr. could have faced up to 11 years in prison on each count.
Prosecutors accused Lewis of raping the girl in 2011 and 2012, once on a basement couch and again in the back seat of a car. Lewis contended the sex was consensual.
The 19-year-old Lewis was a star wide receiver at Pickerington Central High School near Columbus who was recruited by colleges.
A prosecutor said it's possible Lewis could be tried again on the second rape charge.


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An Illustrated History of Race Relations in America #12
Elvis Presley meets with reporters (1956)
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The series is: An Illustrated History of Race Relations in America
5 comments:
- Robert Fiore said...
"You know, you're a hero to most but you don't mean shit to us."
"Well, I can certainly understand that because I'm a straight up racist."
- January 27, 2013 3:02 PM
- WillyC said...
According to Snopes and my own research, that's just not true.
- January 27, 2013 6:10 PM
- Robert Fiore said...
I agree, but there's no joke in it if you tell it that way.
- January 27, 2013 6:23 PM
- WillyC said...
Well put, sir.
- January 27, 2013 7:14 PM
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