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Thread: Battlefield 3 Official Thread
06-01-2012 #1776
06-01-2012 #1777
06-01-2012 #1778
The new patch looks great, also I can't wait for the CQC DLC.
06-01-2012 #1779
Just got knifed by someone that wasn't even anywhere near me. cheating scum.
Cannot remember his name because the kill feed is in the wrong palce when you kill or are killed by someone.
$#@! you DICE.
06-02-2012 #1780
I see there's nothing mentioned about fixing the regular freezing issue on Gulf Of Oman. I play that map a lot, using servers that offer 400-500% tickets and in two hours play of BF3 at a time, the game will always crash 2-3 times. Now, I'm definitely not alone - I've seen many complain and there's even one custom server I frequent that uses the welcome message "Why does Oman freeze SO MUCH?".
Upon notifying the BF twitter, their CS email and posting on B-Log forums, for 6 weeks the response from staff has been "We will look into it, thanks" at best, some recently even sounding totally unaware of it. These gringos expect me to pay money for Premium or seperate DLC? Part with money for overpriced content to expand a broken game? Happily add on COD-style maps to an already badly-balanced MP game? Over-powered BTRs & choppers, one or two drastically OP weapons each time a new patch has hit, boosters allowed to do as they please for months, default servers hidden away like embarrassing family?
I have a steaming pile of vibrant orange, curry-powered excrement ready right here for EA to gulp their way through and I will not provide water.
06-02-2012 #1781
I like the controls being fixed more, the FAMAS I already mentioned earlier too, reducing recoil on some guns, having firing mode continue (I hope it's persistent even after the game ends) and last but not least, colorblind mode.
Now I really hope they have the flashlight/laser being off from the moment you spawn, until you turn it on...that would just make the game so much different than it is atm.
06-04-2012 #1782
Premium trailer
06-04-2012 #1783
06-04-2012 #1784A few days ago zh1nt0 asked me to help collate feedback on BF3 from the community so he can send it to his colleagues. This video, and the zip file, are the result of that. Huge thanks to everyone who has taken the time to provide feedback.
I hope DICE respond in kind.
The link to the zip file is: http://www.phyrefli.com/Community_Feedback_On_BF3.zip
The zip file contains a pdf document and a spreadsheet and are the accompaniment to this video.
Last edited by keefy; 06-04-2012 at 03:20.
06-04-2012 #1785
New patch today,Details here:
PSN: Abdou023
Currently Playing: GTA 5
06-04-2012 #1786
06-04-2012 #1787
The patch isnt live and battlelog is down so cannot play. Stupid arses.
Try this link for premium
Last edited by keefy; 06-04-2012 at 15:41.
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06-04-2012 #1788
06-04-2012 #1789
Consoles patch is live but PC isnt. Also even though you got the patch you have to wait for the servers to be updated.
I thought this update would be all done and dusted and we be playing by now.
Last edited by keefy; 06-04-2012 at 16:37.
06-04-2012 #1790
06-04-2012 #1791
Why they update and take the game offline when its the busiest time for gaming?
NOTICE Battlelog will be back online during the E3 press conference. Check back at 13:30 PDT/16:30 EST/21:30 GMT/22:30 CEST, soldier.
PC Patch is 2GB.
Last edited by keefy; 06-04-2012 at 19:20. Reason: EA changed it to 9:30pm
06-04-2012 #1792
Patch went live a couple hours ago on PS3 and it's 1383mb.
BF3 Premium is also available after you update for $49.99, and if you purchase it will grant you instant access to Close Quarters.
06-04-2012 #1793
06-04-2012 #1794
Back 2 Karkand $15
Close Quarters $15
Armored Kill $15
Aftermath $15
End Game $15
That's a total of $75 worth of DLC, and if like me you're a Limited Edition owner then you already have B2K, that narrows it down to a $60 worth of DLC you would need to spend to get all the rest of upcoming DLC. Plus Premium is giving you unique camos for both soldier and weapon, ABC-90 knife, dogtags & unique assignments only for Premium users to unlock new weapons. Oh and it's a one time fee only, so that's pretty sweet if you ask me.
06-04-2012 #1795
Paying for the same game twice in 6 months for content you cannot play because it has yet to be made obviously is a good deal and the way forward.
Last edited by keefy; 06-04-2012 at 20:45.
06-04-2012 #1796
06-04-2012 #1797
Still cant hear enemy footsteps coming from behind.
06-04-2012 #1798
I'm definitely going to get all DLCs that's why I'm going to get premium. When End Game comes with motorcycles I bet they'll add a racing game mode haha.
06-04-2012 #1799
Hate noobs that stand in doorways.
06-05-2012 #1800
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EAST Lancashire's hospitals have offered 38 jobs to nurses from Portugal and Italy, in a bid to plug the remaining gaps in their work-force.
A national shortage of nurses has prompted boss-es at the Royal Blackburn and Burnley General Hospitals to look to Europe for new staff, having already recruited heavily in the UK.
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust has brought in 120 nurses and 140 healthcare assistants since April last year, when the trust was subjected to major inspections that revealed worrying staff shortages in many areas.
Dozens of posts still remain unfilled but, with a total of 82 qualified nurses 'in the recruitment pipeline', bosses think they can reach the expected staffing levels by May.
Many of these new recruits have filled positions that had been vacant, so extra funding was not needed in these cases.
In March last year, four months before the hospitals were placed in special measures, the Lancashire Telegraph revealed they were planning to slash the total number of employees by 500 by 2017/18, which prompted outrage from cam- paigners.
However, hospital chiefs yesterday conceded that these plans will have to be reassessed, following the criticisms around staff shortages that were made by NHS chief Sir Bruce Keogh.
The trust will still have to find ways to save about £85million, but said changes to the workforce will need to be 'carefully planned'.
David Smithson, head of human resources, said: "Since July 2013 we have been recruiting to ensure that the safest staffing levels are attained in line with the recommendations of the Keogh Review, and the trust continues to recruit nursing staff through the 'Care to Make a Difference' campaign.
"The financial years ahead will be extremely challenging for all NHS org- anisations, and any subsequent workforce reduct-ons will be carefully planned and implemented to ensure that we continue to provide high-quality, safe and sustainable services to the people of East Lancashire."
Mr Smithson said the foreign nurses will be assessed for 'language prof-iciency'.

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A family fun day in Kingston has raised more than £4,000 for the people of war-torn Syria.
The event, held on Saturday at St Paul's Church in Queen's Road, saw families enjoy a bouncy castle, face painting, food stalls and a raffle.
Kingston mayor Penny Shelton also dropped by to see the fun unfold, and met husband and wife team Khalid and Tabbassum Nazir, who organised the day.
The event raised £4,316 for Muslim Aid which is providing food, clothing and sanitary packages to Syrian families caught up in the ongoing civil war.
Mr Nazir said: "We are not an organisation, we are just ordinary people living in Kingston, a big family.
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"We want to help deserving causes where it brings a good change to society.
"We will be able to help many of the families and individuals not only meet essential daily needs, but also make them realise there are people out there that care and share and that there is hope."


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Yes, it's only rock 'n roll, but for fans of Bruce Springsteen, you don't just like it — you love it enough to stand on your feet for every sweat-drenched minute of his legendary three-hour-plus concerts.
And The Big Man, saxophonist Clarence Clemons, was a big part of Springsteen's successful sound and synergy.
Clemons died a year ago today.
His death at 69 is one of many goodbyes that we take note of This Week in History.
Some of the people we'll be remembering died unexpectedly like Clemons. Some lived long lives. Some were murdered under the most brutal of circumstances.
For others, on a lighter note, the goodbyes were less weighty. They said goodbye to certain accomplishments, to changes in their careers. Or, in the case of one stellar physicist, to gravity.
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If you missed my post about how to make a $3.00 stencil don't forget to check it out!
Or if you want to know how to make a stencil with a Silhouette machine {super easy} check it out too!
I've been searching for some new stencil designs, and every since I bought my stencil cutter, making stencils is a CINCH!
If you missed my tutorial on how to make your own stencil, check it out HERE.
Here are a few stencil images that I have saved in my "inspiration" folder! I don't have the source of most of the images…darn it.
Of course you could buy super expensive wallpaper, but when you can make a stencil to create a similar look for only $3.00, why?!?!
I love this one! I wish I could remember where this one came from.
This picture was where my stencil wall inspiration came from. I found it at Whitewall and Co.
I love the turquoise in this one.
LOVE this too!
When I first started looking into recreating a wallpaper look with a stencil, I thought about using vinyl wall decals to make the look. I came to the conclusion that vinyl is SUPER expensive, especially when I wanted to do an entire wall. So, to those that are thinking about it, it is a definite possibility, but for me, my pocketbook can't handle that. 🙂 I'd rather spend $20.00 total on the stencil and the paint instead of $75.00 or higher on the vinyl. My thrifty core just won't let me!
Can you picture a wall done with one of the patterns I gave you above? I sure can!


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WEST GOSHEN ñ In Pennsylvania, no two state universities come close to the proximity shared by West Chester and Cheyney.
In fact, the distance from the center of one campus to the other is just six miles. And an average drive from Farrell Stadium to OíShields-Stevenson Stadium, and back, takes about 20 minutes to complete -- maybe less if you catch the light at 202 and 926.
And when the Golden Rams and Wolves gather for their annual football collision ñ like they will today (noon, WCHE AM 1520) -- it is the epitome of a local rivalry. The adage that you can throw out the records in this kind of grudge match certainly applies here.
ìItís just like any down the street rivalry, whether itís North Carolina-Duke or Lehigh-Lafayette,î said Cheyney head coach Kenny Lockard. ìThere are schools in the country that have satellite campuses that are further apart than Cheyney-West Chester. The proximity makes for a fierce, natural rivalry.î
The Rams (3-2, 5-3) will have the homefield advantage, but the Wolves (0-5, 1-7) are coming off a near miraculous upset of the fourth-ranked Division II squad in the nation. West Chester is anxious to get its sixth win in order to secure its first winning season since 2009, while Cheyney is desperate to end a 12-game losing streak against PSAC East opponents and hand its cross-county rival a setback in the series for the first time since 1979.
ìTheyíve given us trouble the last two years,î WCU head coach Bill Zwaan pointed out. ìI hope weíve learned our lesson that this is a team we need to take seriously.î
A year ago, CU took the visiting Rams well into the fourth quarter before falling 23-7. And in the last meeting at Farrell Stadium in 2010, West Chester held on, 48-34. Zwaan says that to avoid even the potential for an upset, his squad needs to match Cheyneyís enthusiasm and intensity.
ì(Cheyney is) always motivated against us,î he said. ìWe understand that.î
The task, however, almost certainly became more difficult after what happened last weekend. The host Rams blew a three touchdown lead, dropping a 42-24 decision to No. 13 Shippensburg that ended their division title aspirations and postseason hopes. It means that the program now has to recalibrate its season goals.
ìYou are always worried about that following a tough loss,î Zwaan said. ìBut we have real good leadership, and itís the seniorís last home game. We hope that spurs everybody on to make sure our seniors go out on a good note.î
The Wolves have dropped seven straight, but are actually feeling pretty good about themselves after putting a serious scare into unbeaten Bloomsburg, 27-13. It was the first time an opponent was able to hold the Huskies to under 30 points dating back to last season. Lockard said that a great week of practice preceded the effort.
ìOur team is beginning to believe that we have a shot in every game,î he said.
ìMoral victories are tough to accept but when you are dealing with a long, difficult season like weíve faced, you look for positives wherever you can find them. And I was pleased with the way we played.î
The Wolvesí ball-control triple option offense kept Huskiesí star runner Franklin Quiteh off the field for big chunks of the game, holding the nationís leading rusher to 70 yards below his average. A key was that CU had just two turnovers, and both came on fourth down in the final five minutes. Thatís exactly the recipe the Wolves want to employ against WCUís dual-threat running back Rondell White.
ìOur guys really saw the importance of controlling the ball and the clock,î Lockard said of Cheyneyís plus-16 minute edge in time of possession against Bloomsburg.
ìBloom couldnít get their offense on the field,î Zwaan pointed out. ìThatís part of Cheyneyís plan. In order to keep themselves in games, they feel they had to control the clock. Thatís what they are doing, and they are good at it.
ìWhat happened the last few years (in the series), and the fact that they took Bloomsburg late into the fourth quarter, will definitely wake our guys up.
ìPlus, we donít have a winning season yet, so we have to take care of that first. Of course, our goal heading in wasnít to win six games, but to win as many as possible.î
The fact that CUís starting quarterback, Blaze Wasserleben, is a transfer from West Chester only adds a little spice to the mix. Just a few years ago, he was a wide receiver with the Rams. Now a junior, Wasserleben leads his team in rushing (427 yards) and passing (486 yards).
ìHe is certainly dangerous,î Zwaan said.
ìIím sure he will go in with a chip on his shoulder because it didnít work out at West Chester,î Lockard added. ìBut we expect a good game out of Blaze every Saturday.
ìPlaying quarterback in this conference is difficult. It takes years to learn how to read coverages. But he is a guy that was a receiver and had never played quarterback before. I think heís done a great job.î
The key will come down to how well WCU can defend Wasserleben, runner Marcus Jones and the triple option. If the Rams can get off the field defensively, they think their offense can eventually wear down the Wolves. But it looks like they will have to do it without starting linebacker Mike Labor (ankle) and safety Carl Barnes (concussion). Both are expected to miss a third straight contest.
ìEverybody has to focus on their role, not try to do too much, over-think it and over-read it,î Zwaan acknowledged. ìWe worked very hard on discipline this week.î
According to Lockard, the main reason his defense was able to contain Quiteh and Bloomsburgís power attack was because they were fresh. That hasnít been the case for most of the season.
ìWhen you put a tired defense out there after a three-and-out and a punt, they get worn out,î Lockard said. ìAnd some of them are on the special teams too. When the offense controls the ball, it helps everything.î
The Wolves also have another powerful motivational incentive: to avoid a repeat of last seasonís 1-10 campaign where CU won the opener against Lincoln and then failed to win again.
ìWeíve got to get at least one of these last three just for motivation, knowing that all of the hard work is for something,î Lockard admitted. ìWe donít want a repeat of what seems to happen every year.î
NOTES: WCU football is teaming up with WCUís Newman Student Association to ìHelp Hungry Neighbors Have A Happy Thanksgivingî. The university is asking fans attending todayís game to bring ìfixinísî for a Thanksgiving dinner donate for the cause (stuffing mix, instant mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, green beans, carrots, cranberry sauce, etc.) ... It is also Scout Day at Farrell Stadium. Scout troops from around Chester County will parade before the game. After the game, WCU football players invite all children 12 years of age or younger down to the field to ìCatch A TD Pass From A Golden Ram.î


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AT-HOME care company, Home Instead Senior Care, is organising free training workshops for families whose loved ones are affected by Alzheimer's.
With the help of local charity, Carers Careline, the workshops will be run at Emmanuel Church's Ecumenical Centre in Redditch on February 4 from from 10am to noon and then again from 1.30pm to 3.30pm.
The groundbreaking workshops were adapted from a City and Guilds accredited dementia training programme, specifically developed for Home Instead's caregivers.
Explaining the rationale behind the training programme, Annie Dixon-Dunn from Home Instead said: "People prefer to remain at home and this is particularly relevant for dementia sufferers who benefit from familiar surroundings and routines.
"However, when family members must take on the role of being the main carer they can often become overwhelmed, physically and mentally with the uncertainties and pressures of caring for a loved one.
"The workshops will teach people to identify the typical signs of dementia and gain a better understanding of the condition.
"It will also arm family carers and others in the community with effective techniques for managing the many different and sometimes challenging behaviours associated with dementia including refusal, delusions, aggression, false accusations, wandering and agitation."
The workshop will give individuals the knowledge to positively embrace the journey they face, rather than being afraid of it and allow them to share their knowledge and experiences with others.
Ms Dixon-Dunn added: "The workshops are not just limited to family members however, they will be available to local people living and working in the community, in fact, they will be accessible to anyone who may interact with someone with dementia.
"Our aim is to reach out to everyone in the local community
For further information or to register a place, call 01527 810855 or visit homeinstead.co.uk/redditchandbromsgrove.


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PHOTOS: Formula Hybrid racing at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Concord Monitor
May 2, 2013
This year, the seventh year since the Formula Hybrid racing competition started, the Dartmouth team went fully electric. The event, founded by the Dartmouth Thayer School of Engineering and takes place this week at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway, challenges students to design, build and compete hybrid and electric vehicles. While some other teams competed in both hybrid and electric categories, Dartmouth focused on just electric. The team's preserved the same body they've competed with over the last four years, but stripped out the engine and wiring so that it runs entirely on electricity. The competition continues today where teams will face what is arguably the toughest challenge, the Endurance event, where they must compete for the fastest time in a 22-kilometer race.
Dartmouth Formula Racing team at Formula Hybrid. Photo by Kathryn LoConte Lapierre.


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Jennifer Lawrence, Ladies in Red + More: Golden Globes Best Dressed Celebs
Jennifer Lawrence and Claire Danes rocked red, Amanda Seyfried and Anne Hathaway went white, and more best dressed celebs at the 2013 Golden Globe Awards!
-Lucia Peters
And awards season soldiers on with the Golden Globes! Held last night at the Beverly Hilton, the show was hosted by television's best dynamic duo, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler—and boy, did the stars shine! Naturally, there were some hits and some misses when it came to red carpet style; but from ladies in red to sparkles and glitter, stars like Jennifer Lawrence and Kerry Washington definitely were hits. Who made your best dressed list for the night? Check out our picks below—and be sure to catch up on the full list of winners here!


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Current/Charge conservation in AC/DC
My model has several layers of domains having different conductivity and permittivity. I want current to be conserved in each domain independently. At present, I choose current conservation node for respective domains.
After solving, the volume integration of space charge denisty on all domains (i.e. the net charge) is zero. However, each domain is not independently conserved. Is there a way to specify independent charge or current conservation to each domain?
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Re: Current/Charge conservation in AC/DC
from my understanding, one or several current conservation nodes does not separate the items, by default all internal boundaries are in "continuation mode". If you want to have "isolation between the domains, you need either to use assembly mode, or probably easier add electrical isolation / shielding between your layers on the BC's
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Since moving to Poway for his senior year, former Colorado state wrestling champion Connor King has enjoyed a whole new state of excellence.
That's the way it is with the perennially powerful Titans, who won their 26th consecutive section Division I championship with a boost from King on Saturday night in their own gym.
King prevailed by technical fall in the 170-pound class as one of nine individual champions for Poway, which was represented in all but one of the final matches.
"It's awesome being around all these very good wrestlers and tradition," said King, who last year won the 4A Class state title at 171 pounds for Broomfield High near Boulder. "It definitely helps to motivate. Obviously, the great coaching that I've had every day is remarkable and just the partners that I get to wrestle with."
The Titans (359.5 points) claimed the team title ahead of Vista (178.5) and Carlsbad (156) in anticipation of next weekend's Masters meet that determines state meet qualifiers.
King opened the postseason by coming out of what he termed a late-season slump to take a 26-11 finals victory over San Pasqual senior Connor Shinn.
"The slump wasn't because of my strength, endurance or ability," said King, who has committed to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. "I just had to get my head in the right place and beating (opponents) that I should beat."
Poway senior Josh Miranda also advanced in his bid to complete a sweep of four years reaching the state meet. He likewise prevailed by a technical fall 17-2 over Mira Mesa's Khoa Khuc at 120 pounds.
A year ago, Miranda kept his streak of state-meet appearances going despite battling a hip injury.
"It's so great being healthy," Miranda said. "Now I can just focus on doing my best. At first, when I came back, I was ready to wrestle, but I was unsure of myself. I had to get over that issue."
Poway benefited from pins by junior Victor Lopez (132), senior Jesse Taylor (138) and senior Richard Durr (220).
Also, the Titans received wins from freshmen Colt Doyle (113) and Ralphy Tovar (126).
Otay Ranch junior Alfredo Espinoza (106) won a repeat title with a 6-5 decision over Poway's Tirso Lara.


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My fiancé and I aren't really the types to have a local watering hole where everybody knows our name. It's not that we aren't social, but we much prefer to entertain from home. The closest thing we do have to our own "spot" is a happening little Irish pub just a few miles away.
Everything—and I mean everything—on their menu is amazing (which is sort of surprising, in that the restaurant lurks in a chain-obsessed suburban strip mall) but it's the oh-so-sinful 'cheddar & ale dip' that keeps us coming back for more.
I have ruined my dinner on that gluttonous appetizer more times than I can count. When it's in front of me, I have zero control over myself—it is beyond good. And despite the possible ill effects of having constant access, I was determined to get my hands on the recipe. Upon further inquiry, I learned it was a very hush-hush chef secret…the waitress actually laughed in my face when I asked.
Not one to be deterred that easily, especially in the name of a good recipe, I persisted. Little by little I hustled a new ingredient out of a different employee every time we went. (Patience is a virtue, my friend.) Along with a few crucial discoveries and some culinary prowess on my part, I was finally able to create an almost exact replica of their delicious cheesy beer dip. Here it is for you in all it's ooey, gooey glory!
Cheddar & Ale Dip
Active time: 15 minutes
Total time: 15 minutes
Yields: 2 cups
Velveeta, a.k.a. processed cheese spread, isn't usually a "chef's secret"—in fact it's usually considered quite taboo—so I was shocked to discover that it was the key to my favorite restaurant's beer cheese dip. (Their servers do not exactly shout if from the rooftops.)
Use Killian's Irish Red if possible; I've made this with other beers and it isn't nearly as fabulous. Seek out excellent quality pretzel bread for dunking, either from a bakery or your grocer's freezer. Keep the dip warm in a crockpot or over a sterno flame while serving, stirring regularly, to keep smooth.
1 (16 ounce) package processed cheese spread, cubed
1 bunch chopped scallions, tops reserved
3/4 cup good-quality beer, preferably Killian's Irish Red
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
4 ounces extra sharp white cheddar, grated
2 tablespoons cornstarch
Kosher salt and ground black pepper
Milk for thinning (optional)
Toasted pretzel bread, for serving
Heat the processed cheese spread in a heavy saucepan over moderate heat until melted and smooth, stirring frequently to prevent scalding. Reduce heat to low to medium low. Stir in the the beer and mustard and let come to a gentle simmer.
Toss the grated cheddar with the cornstarch. Slowly whisk in the cheddar a handful at a time, whisking until each batch is combined before adding more.
Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Stir in milk, a little at time, to thin if necessary (I prefer mine quite thick). Keep warm in a crockpot or over a sterno, stirring occasionally, in order for dip to remain smooth. Serve immediately with toasted pretzel bread.
Nealey moved from Alabama to the West Coast to follow her dreams, only to realize once there how much she missed good ol' country cooking. So she took to the kitchen and began re-creating the dishes of her past, but this time without any help from a can. What started out as a hobby turned into an obsession, so she quit her day job to pursue cooking, and eating, fulltime. Dixie Caviar is where you can follow her pursuits of all things Southern.


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Tons of new and classic movies, TV shows and compilations are out there, if you're still looking for a good gift idea for someone on your list. Here's our rundown.
— Chris Azzopardi
Magic Mike. It's the season of giving, and director Steven Soderbergh is very generous with the amount of men he unwraps in his male stripper movie. As if that wasn't enough, he includes an actual story. It's not as beefy as Channing Tatum's butt, but it's there: Based on the actor's real-life go as a peeler, Magic Mike merges art-house indie with MTV video stripteases to tell the story of a veteran dancer — and other "cock-block kings of Tampa" — who learns there's more to life than stuffing dollar bills in a G-string.
It's part cautionary tale, part reason for getting hot actors to take their clothes off in a legit film (hello, it's Soderbergh). Matthew McConaughey steals his scenes as the club's resident dirtbag, and Matt Bomer does a Ken doll routine that gives new life to those Mattel toys. More of him — the perfect little butt not seen in theaters — shows up in the special features, which are truly, truly special.


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This article was published 15/6/2013 (1529 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Dana White spilled an energy drink all over downtown Winnipeg last night and then stood back to watch it bubble and fizz and infect the collective bloodstream of our downtown.
Call it MMA mayhem. Call it UFC ferocity. Call it Winnipeg on steroids and speed.
Loud, bloody, athletic, driven and hot. UFC 161 started out like a night of clubbing in Las Vegas and then spilled down onto the bare concrete of our iceless arena into a biker-party-turned-brawl.
White's eight-sided travelling circus of violence, rock show and titillation popped its tent inside Winnipeg's hockey rink and brought more eyes on this city than any previous TV event.
More than 30 million people were expected to watch UFC 161 and a full house at the MTS Centre put down more than $3 million in ticket money to watch 11 fights.
The steep pitch of the 15,000-seat arena had rafter-dwellers hanging down over the octagon like moss from a trellis. Think Romans and Christians and lions broadcast on massive screens with a hard rock/hip-hop soundtrack and the crowd dressed in clothing lines such as 7 For All Mankind and Affliction.
It's modern culture torqued with vanity and consumerism at its voyeuristic height.
Johnny Cash could have written, "Kicking and a' gouging in the mud and the blood and the beer," from his timeless Boy Named Sue while sitting down ringside in Winnipeg last night.
UFC may not represent all of our city's people but it absolutely has its disciples in our midst and they put down their money in record time. Promoter and UFC president White didn't even wait for the night's first bell to clang before declaring he'd be back.
The event set the MTS Centre record for the largest single-day event gate in the building's 10-year history. UFC holds the same gate record at Toronto's Rogers Centre, Montreal's Bell Centre and Calgary's Scotiabank Saddledome.
With the house at near-capacity for the first of the undercard fights, an impressed White tweeted out, "This arena is so loud already!!! Winnipeg is f---ing AWESOME!!!!!!!! #UFC161."
True North senior vice-president and general manager Kevin Donnelly walked by the local media and declared the night a complete success.
"We've hit all our goals. This is our single highest-grossing single-day event. Ever," said Donnelly.
They may have built this rink for hockey but the fight crowd showed no deference for their Jets or any other act that had previously headlined the marquee. They were in full throat early on and came back again and again to howl and whoop and stomp. As loud as a Jets game or a rock show? Every bit.
Winnipeg-born Roland Delorme had his moment in the eye of the storm and knows what Andrew Ladd, Evander Kane, Neil Young and Eddie Vedder have felt and heard.
"I heard the Rolly! chants. Maybe that's what gave me that extra push to really get a 'W.' I haven't fought in my hometown for three years so it felt good. This is euphoric for me," said Delorme, who scrapped on the undercard and took a decision over Edwin Figueroa. "It feels like my career has come full circle. I started fighting in Winnipeg at the convention centre way back in the day in front of 1,500 people, now I got to fight in front of 15,000 people at the MTS Centre."
Backstage, there were Octagon Girls applying makeup and spraying on glitter, doctors checking vitals and trainers taping wrists.
Ring wrangler Burt Watson prowled the hallways, slapping his towel against his leg and sticking his head into dressing rooms barking out the call UFC fans never hear but is just as important as Bruce Buffer's upfront introductions.
"It's your night, let's fight, let's get it right. Don't leave that sh-- up to the judges," howled Watson, cueing fighters to get off their stools and begin the trek down the tunnel to the octagon.
Romance seemed like the last convention that would sneak its way into this night but after an early fight, Winnipegger Marc-Andre Drolet escorted girlfriend Kathy Spinks into the octagon and took a knee to ask her to marry him.
"Other than me, MMA is the thing he cares the most about. So it was fitting. Of course, I said yes," said Spinks.
Veteran of the Winnipeg fight milieu and former-boxer-turned-city-councillor Dan Vandal has seen it all from inside the ring and out in this town.
"This is the biggest card in turns of gate, TV attention and production this city has ever seen. It's huge," said Vandal.
Buffer efficiently worked his way through the undercard, introducing fighters in a style slightly more subdued than his pay-per-view strut. But as the fights increased in importance, so did Buffer's flair. The music grew louder, the crowd lustier and the punches and kicks more powerful.
Finally Buffer got around to his iconic, "It's time," and not a minute too early.
Winnipeg proved it could handle a worldwide fight card. But by the end, the building and everyone in it were groaning at the seams. Sure, come on back Dana, just not too soon.
We need some recovery time.
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El Nino may be quite a limiting factor when it comes to hurricane season, however, I believe El Nino winters on the east coast are typically warm, rainy, and abundant with swell. I remember the El Nino of 97/98 and it was one of the best winters I have seen on the east coast (of course twelve year old memories are probably unreliable especially considering i was like ten then). However, at that time period I was living in New England so El Nino may have different consequences down here during the winter. Either way though it couldn't get any worse than last winter. All in all im pretty sure El Nino usually means a wave rich winter for both coasts. I may be wrong, anyone know?
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And then there were 12.
Your heroes sure came up big in the Shark Tank last night, or should I say this morning? Perfect? Not nearly. Better than Anaheim? Only about 100 times better. Big, huge skills competition win. That Bettman Bonus Point could come in handy.
1) The Rangers have now beaten Vancouver, San Jose, the Flyers (although only once), Pittsburgh, Boston and they've hammered Washington. So the only one of the top seven teams in the NHL they haven't beaten is Detroit. They've also beaten the defending Stanley Cup champs. Pretty impressive collection of belt notches. Just sayin.
2) You'd have to try to be that bad on faceoffs (19-of-52). Seriously. Do the Rangers' forwards know that you're allowed to pull the puck back to, you know, your guys? I still think that particular skill is part method, part concentration. And it should never be that bad.
3) Henrik Lundqvist was sure good, and man is he a weapon in the skills competition. And I liked the way the Rangers protected him, because they were sure trying to tip him over.
4) Although it would be a good idea to try to do something before those guys get in his grill, instead of after. Because that big fourth-line goon Eager was sure ignored by the shutdown pair on the tying goal, which probably went off his body.
5) Michael Sauer. Forget the goal. Go to the 2-on-1 he defended when Ryan McMonster blew a tire. He took away the man without the puck, forcing the shot. And Lundqvist ought to be able to stop the shooter most of the time, as opposed to having no chance if that pass gets across (as it usually does).
6) Erik Christensen. It turned out to be a pretty good move by John Tortorella to get him back into the lineup, and I'm not sure why, but often he seems to get Marian Gaborik going, as he was last night. Christensen committed some sins, for sure, but he got the goal. That said, I'd like to see Sean Avery back in uniform somehow — and I have no idea how — against the Islanders Tuesday.
7) Antti Niemi. Wasn't that the old lady in the Wizard of Oz?
8) How about a hand for the officials, led by the always inept Bill McCreary? I am not even talking about all the sticks to the face that were missed. I'm talking about the sequence where Matt Gilroy was tripped going around the back of the net, then thanks to the that no-call gift, Gilroy had to scramble back, and was called for that weak slash — a tap, if that. Now I know where those refs from the Rutgers-St. John's Big East game went.
9) Prust and Boyle were, well, Prust and Boyle again. And the Rangers, once again, thrived in a game that got a bit nasty.
10) I'm watching that Monday Allman Brothers concert they were promo-ing on MSG during the game.
11) The Sharks are loaded, aren't they? Man, the West is good.
12) Big, big, big skills competiton goal by Wolski there. Bigger than the one by Dubinsky.
AP photo, above.
Hope to start tabulating the contest results in the morning, after I over-sleep two hours to compensate for the lost hour with the clock-change. So maybe it'll be in the afternoon.


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"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."
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At the start of this gamification experiment, I had a detailed system of time-tracking, progress standardization, a full list of "activated abilities", and more. The system was fun at first, but quickly became difficult to track and manage. In it's current form, my gamification set-up is much simpler, and I think I will leave it this way. In Part 4, I will conclude this experiment with my final recommendations on how to go about gamifying your own life. I'll also answer the questions I asked in Part 1 regarding happiness, motivation and procrastination.
If you're at all interested in gamifying certain parts of your life, what follows in the next few paragraphs is a comprehensive overview of the system I've found to work best.
As the foundation to my gamification set-up (and what I'd recommend as the foundation of yours), all short-term goals are converted into "quests." Each quest requires at least four components:
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THE problem of chewing gum discarded on pavements is still blighting the town centre – more than two years after Swindon Council took part in a campaign to tackle the issue.
In August 2010, the council was one of 12 which took part in a campaign, run by the Chewing Gum Action Group, which saw posters placed around the town warning that those caught dropping gum could be handed £80 fixed penalty notices for first offences, leading to a maximum fine of £2,500 after summary conviction.
An enforcement team also targeted chewers directly, informing them of litter powers, and handing out fixed penalty notices to any person found littering.
However, Coun Derique Montaut, former Labour group leader, who represented the town centre area for many years, said the initiative had not had lasting impact, with almost every paving stone in the town centre now spotted with discarded gum. He is calling for more concerted action, especially as the unsightly gum is damaging Swindon's chances of attracting employers.
"It hasn't worked for a start. The fact we have tried something and there was resources put into it and it hasn't worked is clearly an indication of the kind of society we're now living in – a careless society," he said.
"It's blighted the town and the first thing that came to mind walking around the town centre in recent times is the amount of spots. Chewing gum sticks on my shoes which has inevitably gone into the car. And it gives our town a very bad name."
Coun Montaut said the council and Forward Swindon, the town centre regeneration firm, and others needed to work together to come up with a joint programme including education, enhanced cleaning and enforcement. He said gum manufacturers and shops also had some responsibility for cleaning up gum.
Coun Montaut also suggested that CCTV cameras could be fitted with loudspeakers to call out to those seen dropping gum to embarass them and ask them to bin it.
Coun Vera Tomlinson, cabinet member for a safer and stronger borough, said the council had issued 72 fixed penalty notices for littering during 2012 but expected this to increase as the council has taken on an enforcement officer focusing on the town centre.
She said: "Most law-abiding people of Swindon take pride in their town centre but a certain few don't. "Spitting or throwing chewing gum on to the pavements is a disgusting and deplorable habit as wherever people are in the centre, they're never more than 10 metres from the nearest bin.
"These perpetrators show little regard for making a visit by others to the town centre a pleasurable experience, which leaves us no choice other than to fine them and if that's what it takes then so be it.
"We've spent around £12m in the last few years on improvements to the centre so why should we allow these people to spoil it? We've recently taken on an officer to work full time on enforcement in the town centre and as the fixed penalty fine is £80, maybe that will impress upon people that putting their discarded gum in the bin is the best and right thing to do."


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Directed and edited by Sean Omandam. Filmed by Sean Omandam and Francisco Estévez.
Cast: Tracy Jones (Giselle), Francisco Estévez (Albrecht), Morgan Buchanan (Bathilde), and Lesley Allred (Myrta)
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It's more than just alliteration; it's a statement, a proclamation that Thursdays are when the weekend should really start. Kicking it off right is the key, and what better way than with a cocktail that not only takes the edge off, but tastes good too. A hard thing to disagree with, we know. Drink up, get down and go to sleep happy.
Normally relegated to the likes of Bloody Marys and Micheladas, tomato juice has been looking to make a bigger splash for some time now. Fortunately for everyone, we've got just the thing. Starting with in-season beefsteak tomatoes, this heirloom tomato cocktail gets a sweet infusion from thyme simple syrup before it's rounded off with gin, lemon juice and grenadine. It tastes like if you put sugar on an heirloom tomato instead of salt, and it was delicious.
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HOUSTON - A former police officer accused of beating a teenage burglary suspect took the stand in his own defense on Friday.
Andrew Blomberg, 29, is the first of the four former Houston Police Department officers to stand trial in the alleged attack that was caught on video. He is charged with official oppression, a misdemeanor.
An attorney for Blomberg said his client was a "hero" who tried to secure a potentially dangerous suspect, and that he had not kicked Chad Holley, who was 15 at the time of the 2010 incident.
Blomberg told the jury that he and other officers believed that Holley was armed and may be a gang member.
He said he twice ordered Holley to put his hands behind his back, but Holley did not comply.
Blomberg told the jury that he did not kick Holley's head or neck, but he did use his feet to force Holley's hands behind him.
Holley was not armed when he was arrested.
Two retired Texas Rangers took the stand to say that Blomberg did not use excessive force.
Maurice Cook, a retired senior captain who spent 23 years with the Rangers, said that even though Holley was on the ground, he was still a potential threat.
Police Chief Charles McClelland told the jury Tuesday that he was "very disturbed" when he watched the videotape of the incident.
"I believe a crime had been committed," McClelland said. "I saw HPD officers conducting themselves in a manner that was against training, policy and state law."
After court, McClelland talked to the media. Defense attorney Dick DeGuerin asked the judge to hold McClelland in contempt for doing that. DeGuerin said McClelland should not be talking to anyone about his testimony because he is a witness. The judge denied that motion.
On Wednesday, the defense showed a new aerial video of the arrest.
Officer Lewis Childress, a 25-year veteran of the department, testified that he thought Holley was already handcuffed when he arrived. He told the jury that he had used in feet before when making arrests.
When Holley arrived at the hospital after the incident, he had a bruise on his forehead and one of his eyes was red. Prosecutors said those injuries were consistent with a beating, but the defense called a doctor to testify that the red eye was caused by something else.
Dr. Larry Cohen, an optometrist, said Tuesday that the redness was caused by a sexually-transmitted disease, not trauma.
Cohen has not examined Holley and made that determination by going through Holley's medical records. Cohen is being paid $500 an hour by the defense.
One of the other eight officers accused in the beating took the stand for the prosecution on Monday. He was not fired and now works undercover in the gang unit.
The officer said he jumped on Holley's back and grabbed his arm while he straddled his legs and waist.
"I was afraid he had a gun and that one of us would get hurt," the officer said.
On May 4, a 37-year veteran of the training academy testified that when he watched the videotape of the arrest, he saw Blomberg stomp on Holley's head. He said no HPD officer is trained to do that, and the technique used did not make sense.
"He's treating the suspect poorly," the training officer said.
Holley, 18, was the first witness for the prosecution.
Holley testified that he and three friends stole a piano keyboard and some vodka from a townhome in southwest Houston in March 2010. Later that day, police stopped the youths' truck and Holley ran. He said a police car knocked him over and as he lay on the ground he put his hands on his head to indicate surrender.
That was when "the kicks started coming," said Holley, who is black.
"I started feeling people on my back. I felt one hard blow," he said. "It felt like knees and I don't know kicks ... I lay there," not fighting back. Holley said he briefly lost consciousness and the next thing he remembers is waking up in the back of a patrol vehicle.
Holley testified for most of the day. The videotaped beating was shown to jurors at the end of Holley's testimony.
Prosecutor Clint Greenwood told jurors that the officers were out of control.
"The defendant and his fellow officers methodically delivered their own brand of justice not in this courtroom but in the side of a street in southwest Houston," Greenwood said.
Holley's arrest and alleged beating was captured by a security camera at a nearby storage business. In the video, Holley can be seen on the ground, surrounded by at least five officers. Officers appear to kick and hit his head, abdomen and legs.
Jurors were shown photos of injuries Holley said he suffered, including a gash on the right side of his face and a bloodshot right eye.
A community activist released the video, prompting fierce public criticism of the police department. Leaders in Houston's black community said they believed the alleged beating was another example of police brutality against blacks and other minorities in the city, and that the misdemeanor charges against the former officers were not serious enough.
Holley was convicted of burglary in juvenile court in October 2010. He was put on probation, which ended last month.
DeGuerin, said Holley is a gang member -- an allegation Holley denied.
If convicted, Blomberg could be sentenced to up to a year in prison.
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Mint Condition is Webcomic of the Month
First of all, In case you were wondering this is the start of a new storyline. That's right. It's about an evil chair. That's actually sort of based on real life, but I forget why exactly we all thought Adam had an evil chair. I'm sure Nathan can remember, but I forget. I just remember its PRESENCE.
Anyway, like I said Mint Condition has been featured in an article over on Comic Attack. Webcomic of the Month is a monthly article that's featured over there. I was contacted earlier this week to be a part of it, and I was pretty honored I must say. Not only does he write about Mint Condition, I also took part in a fairly long interview, so be sure to check it out. Here's hoping the article brings in some new readers.
Next, let's talk about Captain America. Specifically, the movie. I just noticed the other day what Captain America's costume will look like in the movie. Now, I think it looks GREAT. The thing is though, I already customized a movie concept Captain America a couple of years ago that looks almost exactly like this.
Now I'm not saying it's 100% like the movie costume (for instance I got rid of the big "A" on his forehead and the colors on mine are a bit more muted and gritty), but it's pretty darn close, right down to the obligatory buckles and straps running vertically down either side of his chest. It's funny actually, because originally I only added those for extra detail. My thinking was in the movie they'd probably throw in random crap like that just to add stuff to the costume…oh how right I was.
Now I'm not saying they stole the look from me, I'm just saying it feels good to have pretty much gotten his movie look down. I feel kinda awesome. And it makes me really excited about the Captain America movie. He is one of my favorite Marvel characters after all.
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A LARGE fire at a terraced house is thought to have started because it was used as a cannabis factory.
The blaze, which wrecked the roof, also spread to the two neighbouring properties which had to be evacuated.
Firefighters were called to William Street, Colne, at around 2pm yesterday after reports that the blaze had broken out in one of the bedrooms.
Witnesses said the smoke was so intense that it was impossible to see down the street.
Inspector Mick Johnson said: "There is a police investigation ongoing and one of the lines of inquiry is that the house was being used as acannabis farm.
"It does not appear to be suspicious, we are not treating it as an arson, but it would appear that the house was being used for the cultivation of the plant."
Neighbour Mark Davison, 39, whose home was not affected, said: "The fire just erupted out of the roof. It was a very fierce fire.
"I live across the road and I could see the smoke so I went over and was banging on doors.
"People could have been asleep in there and it is the smoke that kills.
"I am just glad it was not any worse than it was."
Richard Hartley, who lives next door to the house where the blaze started, said it was lucky he was not in at the time.
The 45-year-old father-of-five said: "I was out visiting my daughter and the first I knew about it was when Mark knocked on the door telling me that he thought my house was on fire. We don't know what the damage is yet, but part of my roof is gone so I won't be able to go in for a while.
"There will be water damage too, so we will just have to wait and see."
Kevin Wingfield, 45, who lives in the other neighbouring property. said he would have to find somewhere else to stay.
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Under a worldwide tax system, foreign earnings are included in a company's taxable income. With a territorial tax, only the country in which the income is earned imposes a tax. The U.S currently operates with a worldwide system, although with some elements of a territorial tax system.
New Zealand, a country often known for its kiwis – both the bird and the fuzzy fruit – as well as its rugby teams also has the distinction of being one of just a handful to have switched from a territorial tax system to a worldwide system, and then back again. The country's moves may provide some lessons for the U.S., which remains on a worldwide tax system.
Under a worldwide tax system, foreign earnings are included in a company's taxable income. With a territorial tax, only the country in which the income is earned imposes a tax. The U.S currently operates with a worldwide system, although with some elements of a territorial tax system, as this 2012 report from the Congressional Research Services, "Moving to a Territorial Income Tax: Options and Challenges," notes.
One such element is deferral, which allows a firm to delay taxation of its earnings in foreign subsidiaries until the income is paid as a dividend to the U.S. parent company. The other is cross-crediting; this occurs when credits for taxes paid to one country can offset U.S. tax due on income earned in a second country.
As of 2012, 28 of the 34 OECD member countries had adopted territorial tax systems (also referred to as participation exemption systems) that exempted most active earnings repatriated from subsidiaries resident in other countries, according to a 2013 report, "Evolution of Territorial Tax Systems in the OECD," prepared for the Technology CEO Council by PWC.
In fact, the argument most often heard in the U.S. for a territorial tax is that without one, American-based companies are at a disadvantage. "They suffer higher tax rates than their competitors when they try to compete in other countries," says William McBride, Ph.D., chief economist with the Tax Foundation. And, since the rest of the world is moving to a territorial system, it only makes sense for the U.S. to follow.
A recent report from McBride, "New Zealand's Experience with Territorial Taxation," includes graphs that illustrate how New Zealand's real GDP per capita and outbound foreign direct investment (FDI) began to lag the OECD average during the time period under which it operated with a worldwide tax system.
The U.S.'s current worldwide tax system, along with a corporate tax rate that's higher than most other countries, hinders companies' ability to compete, which ultimately hamstrings economic growth, McBride said.
While a number of trade and professional groups advocate moving to a territorial system, McBride says he doubts such a move would occur this year. Next year, however, it might be a possibility.
The Hill reported in January that President Obama might be warming to the idea of some sort of territorial system. Representative Dave Camp (R-MI), chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, has supported moving to a territorial system for at least several years. The 2010 Simpson-Bowles report, "The Moment of Truth," also called for a move to a territorial system.
That's not to say that territorial systems don't bring their own concerns. Eric Toder with the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, writing in the Christian Science Monitor earlier this year, noted that most territorial tax structures actually include elements of a worldwide tax. "All countries have rules to protect their domestic corporate tax base," Toder wrote. He provided several examples: Some require companies to pay an immediate tax on passive income earned in foreign jurisdictions, and/or impose a minimum tax on income from tax havens.


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After rebounding from large weekend losses Monday night, corn futures could sustain only a portion of those gains Tuesday. There seemed to be no particular news behind the morning setback, but it may represent a reaction to several items indicating that importers are looking to South America rather than the U.S. for their corn. Prospects of slow plantings seemed to support deferred futures. May corn had fallen 1.75 cents to $6.405/bushel late Tuesday afternoon, while December rose 0.5 cent to $5.37.
Old crop soybean futures rose slightly while the deferreds dipped Tuesday. Traders apparently bought the nearby contracts on ideas they were oversold technically. Meanwhile, talk that the worst of 2013 Brazilian export problems are behind them may have weighed upon North American prices. The potential for acreage shifts away from corn to soybeans due to a wet, cold spring seemed to depress deferred futures as well. May soybeans edged upward 3.25 cents to $13.94/bushel at their Tuesday settlement, while May soyoil fell 0.50 cents to 49.59 cents/pound, whereas May meal gained $3.6 to $402.1/ton.
Wheat futures proved better able to hold onto their Monday night gains Tuesday morning than did corn and beans. Bulls reportedly argued that poor winter wheat condition ratings on the first national crop condition report of the 2013 season are supporting the market. We suspect recent news of moderate sales to South Korean interests is also supporting wheat markets. May CBOT wheat futures rose 6.75 cents to $6.7075/bushel in late Tuesday morning trading, while May KCBT wheat advanced 7.75 cent to $7.1675, and May MGE futures surged 9.5 cents to $7.7625.
Reports that this feedlot showlists, representing the number of animals they have for sale, came in at surprisingly high levels Monday. The underlying implication of liquid supplies seemingly undercut cattle futures rather badly Tuesday. Still, sustained wholesale strength cold overcome the indicated pessimism during the days and weeks just ahead. April cattle sank 1.32 cents to 127.42 cents/pound at its close Tuesday, while August skidded 1.20 cents to 123.60. May feeder cattle futures also declined; losing 0.57 cents to 147.10 cents/pound, and August dropped 0.72 cents to 153.65.
The hog market remained generally strong Tuesday, although the summer contracts rather clearly outperformed their spring counterparts. Traders may have been concerned about the premium built into the nearby April future with just over a week left to trade, whereas optimism about the spring-summer outlook very likely supported the summer contracts. April hogs settled 0.35 cents lower, at80.95 cents/pound, in late Tuesday trading, while June climbed 0.27 cents to 91.85.


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A SUPERMARKET manager is preparing to run three events in three weeks to raise £300 for charity.
Patrick Bowden, of Bridgwater ASDA, will run the Weston Grand Pier Half Marathon (September 23), the Bristol Half Marathon (September 30) and the Chester Marathon (October 7) for The Children's Trust.
Patrick, from Halyard Drive, said: "The Children's Trust is a place where children with learning disabilities and complex medical conditions can find the expert help they need to achieve as much independence and quality of life as possible.
"The children are in an environment where they are a child first and their disability is secondary.
"The money raised from these three events will be used to benefit the children in the Trust's care to help them lead as full lives as possible no matter how serious their disability."
The events will help Patrick prepare for another challenge – Ironman Lanzarote 2013 – which he is also doing for the Trust. He will complete a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile cycle and a full 26.2-mile marathon all on the same day.
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Prince William Installed as Knight of the Order of the Thistle, Wears Silly Hat
Sure, the outfit may be a little outdated, but the honor isn't: Prince William was sworn in on Thursday as a Knight of the Order of the Thistle in Scotland. Congratulations!
-Lucia Peters
Yesterday may have just been your standard, run-of-the-mill Thursday for most of us—but it was a big day for Prince William. Why? He was officially installed as a Knight of the Order of the Thistle by his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, in a ceremony in Scotland. Considered the highest honor available in the country, you can imagine the pomp and circumstance with which it received William. Congratulations, William!
According to Us Weekly, the Queen swore William in with the words, "It is our pleasure that His Royal Highness the Prince William, Earl of Strathearn"—that's right, William has a Scottish title in addition to his English one, the Duke of Cambridge—"be installed a Knight of the most ancient and most noble Order of the Thistle." William sported the traditional, if a bit antiquated, uniform of a forest green velour cloak adorned with gold embroidery and tassels, plus a blue hat with an enormous white plume. Goofy? A little, but the best traditional things usually are.
Naturally, Kate was also in attendance to support her husband, and as usual, she looked spectacular in a buttercream yellow coat dress, black pumps, and (of course) a beige hat. According to People, the dress was specially made by New Zealand designer Emilia Wickstead, and in a nod to her Scottish title, the Countess of Strathearn, Kate carried a scarf done up in the classic Strathearn tartan pattern.
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The current version of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle (I know, I know—what's it called when it's at home?) was founded in 1687 by King James VII of Scotland, AKA James II of England and Ireland. Its emblem is the thistle, Scotland's national flower, and its kpatron saint is St. Andrew. Fitting, given that St. Andrews University is where William and Kate studied, met, and fell in love! The Order traditional consists of sixteen Knights and Ladies, as well as number of "extra" knights—that is, members of the British royal family and foreign monarchs. As a royal family member, William is one of these "extra" knights, along with his father, Prince Charles, his grandfather, Prince Philip, and his aunt, Princess Anne. He'll also henceforth be recognized as the Earl of Strathearn.
This is actually William's second honorary knighthood; he earned his first in 2008 when he was invested in the Order of the Garter, the Order of the Thistle's English equivalent, at Windsor Castle. Once upon a time there was an Irish equivalent as well, The Most Illustrious Order of St. Patrick, but it's dormant since the Irish Free State left the UK in 1922.
Congratulations, Prince William!
Lucia Peters is BettyConfidential's associate editor.


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Cooking Channel's Eden Eats wasn't the inspiration for New York magazine's 13th annual New York Taste: A World of Flavors presented by HSBC Premier, but it might as well have been. For one night only, more than forty of New York City's hippest restaurants came together to present a truly global menu that spanned the map in taste, presentation and ingredients.
The spacious Skylight Soho was packed with eager guests sipping Spring44 cocktails and moving from station to station, sampling delicious bites. Chef Marcus Samuelsson of Red Rooster Harlem, Zak Pelaccio of Fatty Crab, Michael Lomonaco of Porter House New York and Dan Barber of Blue Hill were just a few of the all-star chefs in attendance.
I didn't sample all of the foodie fare, but the plates I did were works of art.


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Richard gets rough welcome in first start off DL
Padres manage four hits in former teammate Harang's shutout
SEATTLE -- Chase Headley spent the entire 2011 season as a teammate of Aaron Harang's in San Diego and has seen him from the other side enough to have a good idea of what he should expect from him.
"I've known Aaron for a long time," Headley said Monday.
How well?
"He got away with some stuff today," Headley continued.
That statement wasn't meant as a sign of disrespect of Harang, but it was made more out of discontent, especially after Harang tossed a four-hit shutout as the Mariners topped the Padres, 9-0, in front of a crowd of 18,942 at Safeco Field.
Harang, who entered the game with a 8.58 ERA, was hardly tested and the Mariners (22-29) backed him with four runs in the first inning, as Jason Bay hit a leadoff home run and Michael Morse added a three-run home run off Clayton Richard in his first start since coming off the disabled list.
"They were able to jump on pitches that weren't executed well," Richard said. "... It was a rough start."
The finish was none too good, either, as the Mariners added four runs in the seventh inning to run away with a victory in the first of four games this week against the Padres (22-28).
Richard, reinstated from the disabled list before the game, made his first start since May 4. He went on the disabled list the following day with an intestinal virus that first started bothering him in April. While on the disabled list, he worked on using a higher arm slot in two Minor League starts with the hope that he could return to his ground-ball ways with fewer home runs.
The results on Monday were mixed.
Richard (0-5) allowed three home runs -- Bay, Morse and then a solo shot to Kelly Shoppach in the fourth inning -- and yielded five runs on seven hits. Kyle Seager walked and Kendrys Morales doubled before Morse's homer.
"The Seager-Morales-Morse trio put [Richard] behind the eight-ball," said Padres manager Bud Black. "Then he settled in and got a lot of ground balls after that."
But after the early fireworks, Richard got back to inducing ground ball after ground ball, 12 of them in all, over six innings.
"I felt like I was -- mechanically -- doing the right things," Richard said. "It's frustrating, but you can't let that deter you from trying to make pitches and keep your team in a game."
Richard, who allowed 31 home runs in 218 2/3 innings last season, has now given up 10 home runs in 32 1/3 innings this season.
"That changes the complexion of the game," Richard said of the early home runs.
The way Harang (2-5) was going, it might not have mattered. After allowing a leadoff double to Everth Cabrera to start the game, he retired 18 of the next 19 hitters he faced before Headley had a single to begin the seventh inning. Two batters later, Carlos Quentin lined a ball right at Harang, who caught it and threw to first base to catch Headley off the bag.
"The big thing was coming out and pounding the strike zone and getting ahead in the count," Harang said. "Obviously, they're an aggressive team and they're going to come out and they're swinging, so I was able to get the ball in play within the first few pitches at times."
Oddly enough, this isn't the first time Harang has gotten the best of his old team. While pitching for the Dodgers last season, he tossed seven innings in a start on May 17 at Petco Park.
"We hit some balls on the nose. It looked as though the fastball away was effective," Black said. "Today, when we squared the ball up, they [Mariners] were there. But it looked as though his fastball command was there for Aaron."
The Mariners (22-29) added four runs in the seventh inning off reliever Anthony Bass. The loss marked their third shutout of the season. They were also limited to four or fewer hits for the sixth time in 2013.
"I was encouraged by my swings," said Headley, who flew out to the warning track twice. "To be honest, I thought we took a lot of good swings.
"But, to [Harang's] credit, he got better. That's what a veteran pitcher does."
Corey Brock is a reporter for MLB.com. Keep track of @FollowThePadres on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Supreme micromanager. Hands-on leader. Demanding boss.
That's how political allies and former employees describe Democratic Rep. Bob Filner who, after Tuesday's victory over Republican City Councilman Carl DeMaio, will soon have a new title: San Diego's strong mayor.
After he's sworn in Dec. 3, Filner says he'll use the power of his office to put neighborhoods ahead of downtown interests, dramatically expand port operations by 2020, install solar panels on all city buildings within five years and end a decade of labor strife at City Hall. He has yet to provide much in the way of how he would accomplish those goals but, if Filner's history when calling the shots is a guide, change is on the way.
After he was elected president of the city school board in the early 1980s, he led the charge to oust the superintendent and other administrators. As deputy mayor, he played a role in the development plan for the Gaslamp Quarter. And, as chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, he crafted a new G.I. bill for veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
Those successes came largely from Filner's willingness to go headlong into battle for causes he believed in. School officials considered him abrasive, he butted heads with a mayor from his own party and he once launched into a profanity-laced tirade at VA officials. Filner has said his combative behavior largely stemmed from a need to draw attention to important issues.
Now Filner is about to assume the most influential role of his 33-year political career and many are wondering how he'll approach his newfound responsibilities. It shouldn't come as a surprise that he promises a vastly different approach to civic issues compared to his predecessors.
"There's going to be new people at the table of economic and political power," he said. "People whose faces have not been seen and we can do that in a variety of ways. Those who advise me. Those who we appoint to boards and commissions. Those who staff our city and the Mayor's Office and those who get contracts from the city."
Standing in Old Trolley Barn Park the day after his election victory, Filner said, "It's going to be a new City Hall. I purposely had this press conference not at City Hall to show that we are going to respect and concentrate on neighborhoods. … We're here to show that there's going to be a change in the focus of where City Hall is going to look."
One of the biggest questions heading into a Filner administration is whether the famously hands-on Filner will want to be heavily involved in the city's daily operations or if he'll delegate that authority to an executive akin to how current Mayor Jerry Sanders put Chief Operating Officer Jay Goldstone in charge. Filner's spokeswoman said he was unavailable Thursday and Friday to discuss his plans.
Filner has no business or executive experience — other than managing his office budgets through the years — and now faces the task of running a city with a $2.8 billion budget and more than 10,000 employees.
Political insiders and special interests are closely watching how Filner assembles his team for signs on how he'll govern.
Susan Riggs Tinsky, executive director of the San Diego Housing Federation, which advocates for affording housing, said she is "cautiously optimistic" that the election of a Democrat will lead to more action on low-income housing initiatives and is hoping Filner makes a hiring that reflects that.
"Obviously he spoke to a whole wide range of priorities (during the campaign)," she said. "So how those priorities get balanced, I mean, that's the big question mark in our mind. We recognize that there are a wide variety of needs that need to be addressed in San Diego … but we believe affordable housing is central to addressing them."
Filner's first and only hire so far — former City Councilwoman Donna Frye — reflected his top priority. She'll be his director of open government and tasked with ensuring the public has prompt access to information and city officials.
Filner has tapped Allen Jones, his former council aide and current executive at H.G. Fenton Co., to lead his transition team. As a former city planner, he is well-respected in civic circles — Sanders called him "a terrific individual" — and is expected to assume a role in the administration.
The rumor mill is buzzing with other possible hires but nothing has been made official. U-T San Diego confirmed that San Diego County Chief Administrative Officer Walt Ekard, who is stepping down Dec. 1, has been contacted about joining the Filner administration. Ekard is widely praised for his fiscal stewardship of the county for the past 13 years while working for five staunchly Republican county supervisors.
Asked via email if he had been contacted, Ekard replied, "I've heard those rumors as well … but I really have no comment on it right now."
Regardless of who Filner hires, those who have worked closely with him for decades say there won't be any doubt about who is in charge.
Bill Wachob, a consultant who ran Filner's political campaigns for 20 years before parting ways earlier this year to create a political-action committee to support his mayoral bid, described Filner as a "classic micromanager" with an "endless capacity to work."
"He's a very hands-on person for one thing," Wachob said. "So it will not be an administration where he kind of sets the policy, hires some people, dictates what's going to happen and then walks away. I think it's fair to say he'll be involved in everything every step of the way, big or small. And I say that to some extent unfortunately because, in the years I've been with him, it was not always the best style, but it most definitely is his style."
Vince Hall, a Planned Parenthood executive and a former aide to Filner while on the council and in Congress, said Filner can be a tough boss because he holds his staff to the same high standards that he sets for himself in terms of tackling problems and helping constituents.
"There is a rumor that he sleeps at night, but I have seen no evidence of it," Hall said. "He accomplishes unbelievable quantities of work in a 24-hour period that's the equivalent of a week's worth for a mere mortal."
Filner has no shortage of big ideas for the city's future, but the most constant message is that he'll bring needed representation to the underserved communities of San Diego that reside south of Interstate 8. As expected, Filner dominated those voting precincts on Election Day as Latinos and other minority groups overwhelmingly chose him over DeMaio.
Labor leader Lorena Gonzalez said she plans to hold Filner accountable for keeping his promise to those neighborhoods.
"I fully expect that he's committed to it," she said. "Now how you get that done is a tougher question, right? I mean, actually achieving it I think is going to be the toughest issue, but as far as being committed to it and attempting to do it, you know, if we all work together I think it's going to get done. … I hope to God because I spent a good part of a year swearing to voters that this would change things south of the 8."
Another key supporter Filner has long acknowledged will be treated differently under his administration is labor, which spent more than $2.6 million on his candidacy. He said Wednesday that public employee will no longer be blamed for the city's fiscal problems while he's in office.
The conventional wisdom following Tuesday's election is that Filner faces an easier path to getting his agenda implemented because the City Council will now have a 5-4 Democratic majority. While it's true that Democrat Sherri Lightner's successful defense of her District 1 council seat creates a majority, there's ample history to suggest that the new nine-member council won't be a rubber stamp for Filner.
Both Lightner and Council President Tony Young, a moderate Democrat, have shown independent streaks that could present problems for Filner even though each endorsed his candidacy.
Filner also faces a reluctant business community that spent millions opposing his election. The new face of that community will be his predecessor, Jerry Sanders, who announced Thursday he'll head the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce once his term expires next month.
Sanders, who endorsed DeMaio and actively campaigned against Filner, said he expects Filner will take a more moderate approach as mayor.
"Bob talked about opening up to everybody. That's certainly the way I've tried to govern," Sanders said. "You know I think what happens is you run an election, you take positions and then once you get elected you start trying to come to the middle to get everybody involved and that's exactly what we need to do."
Emerging victorious after a grueling 17-month campaign for mayor, Filner once again borrowed the George Bernard Shaw line that Robert F. Kennedy made famous — "Some men see things as they are and say, 'Why?' I dream things that never were and say, 'Why not?'"
Filner then added, "I'm asking San Diego to dream about a new future. While I am humbled (to be mayor), I think I posses the background, the experience, the knowledge and the abilities to make those dreams into reality."