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Grumpy Level: No one reads these any more
Deep in the castle and back from the wars, Back with my lady and the fires burned tall, Hoorah went the men down below
Way back in the mists of time (Early '80s) Grumpy_Old_Dad played a bleeding edge game board game called "The Dark Tower".
Now the basic premise of the game was to march an army through the 4 kingdoms, fighting brigands and dragons, robbing tombs and getting lost, catching plague and flying Pegasuses (pegasi?) to find the 3 keys that opened the Dark Tower. Not, I will admit, the most revolutionary of premises...
But what The Dark Tower had was a Computer! Yes the Dark Tower itself was a powerful computer
I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that
Yes, displaying red LED numbers up to 99, the Dark Tower kept track of whose turn, and resolved any battles, visits to the Bazaars and tracked Gold and Warrior numbers! And it played appropriate noises and tunes!
Child Rowland to the Dark Tower came
Alas according to Board Game Geek working copies of the Dark Tower go for over $300!!! (which must be at least 10 British Pounds)
"Oh Gods - he's wittering about the good old days" - Yes I can hear your eyes roll, BUT
1) They were the good old days
2) While not working I surfed upon an Android implementation Droid Tower (not to be confused with Droid Towers which is a completely different thing).
Now there are 2 modes to Droid Tower. The first is to replace the Dark Tower (in case you still have all the pieces)
Only now deep in the 21st century can we replicate the '80s Power
And the second - the whole shebang (for up to 4 players). And what fun it is down the pub (or young people's meeting area if you can't do the pub, I guess - where do you go if you can't go the pub?)
Now I can turn my 21st century Smart Phone into an 80's board game. Progress
It's Fab (as we said in the 70's) and more importantly it's Freeee. So through away the PS3 and junk the Xbox 360. It's 80's time.
Still not convinced? then don't take my word for it - here's Orsen Wells:
Yes it's Really Orsen Wells! Crikey It must be Good!
That link again - http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mow.droidtower
Have a better one
PS No I don't know if there is an Apple version. Or Care.


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As much as backup quarterback is an overlooked position in New York (in blue anyway), it is an ever-important role.
Rewind to the New York Giants' 1990 regular season when MVP quarterback Phil Simms went down in Week 15 with a broken right foot. Then-reserve QB, Jeff Hostetler stepped up and owned the part – right through Super Bowl XXV.
Giants fans don't ponder this as much with Eli Manning under center. Easy E has started in 119 consecutive games – all while taking a pounding during a number of those games. The epitome of his toughness, most will agree, was publicized throughout January's NFC Championship Game.
Many tend to forget back in 2007, during the Week one game versus the Cowboys when LB Anthony Spencer hit Manning on a 2-point conversion attempt, injuring the quarterback's left (non-throwing) shoulder. Initially, it was reported that #10 would miss four to eight weeks with a sprained/bruised AC joint; he hasn't missed a single regular season game since. Every serious football fan knows how the 2007 season ended for Manning and the New York Giants…
Considering the last number of years and all 32 teams' QB/injury situation, one has to realize how significant that reserve role justly is. The case of Hostetler is rarer than it is reality.
Division rival QBs Tony Romo and Michael Vick both succumbed to injury at some point in the last two years. Collectively, their teams went 9-10 with them in medical bay receiving treatment.
Ask fans from the Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts, Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs, (even the Oakland Raiders early on in 2012 will chime in) if a capable backup is/was a need for Jay Cutler, Peyton Manning, Matthew Stafford, Matt Cassel, (and then, Jason Campbell). Ernie Accorsi could have told you so too.
"I always said the most important guy on your team is the quarterback and the second most important is the backup," remembers Ernie Accorsi, retired GM of the New York Giants (and Cleveland Browns). "I wanted (Kurt) Warner as soon as we got (Eli) Manning. In Cleveland in 1988, we had (Bernie) Kosar, (Gary) Danielson and Mike Pagel. Kosar and Danielson got hurt so I picked up (Don) Strock. We had six quarterback injuries. All four got hurt – Kosar twice – and we made the playoffs. You can't do that today. You can't afford that."
There are, of course, stories that aren't played out so horribly. Matt Schaub went down and then his backup (Matt Leinart) went down – putting rookie T.J. Yates in as the only quarterback to come in under center and have the team continue to play pretty much the same (more due to a fabulous running game that was hitting on all cylinders). Again, as with Hostetler (and Steve Young), it's rare.
Bear in mind, those teams with no true starter at quarterback or ones with ongoing quarterback controversy aren't being introduced as part of this equation.
Since no controversy is remotely near this gun-slinger position on the New York Giants, it's safe to say Eli Manning's health is a hotter commodity than QB David Carr and QB Ryan Perrilloux. This remains fact since the Giants tend to carry only two quarterbacks on their 53-man roster.
Since Carr has the actual regular season game experience of 11 years, it's pretty much a lock that the spot is his. However, Carr is 32-years-old and is now signing one-year contracts; this won't go on forever and at some point, he'll retire. The Giants will need to secure a reliable backup before that time hits. Question is will they groom him from within or try to grab someone in free agency as they've been doing?
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Check out these Running of the Brides photos, taken at the Boston event held on August 20, 2010, to see beautiful wedding gowns, excited brides with their teams of helpers, and even a fashion celebrity on this special day.
11/3/11 - Filene's Basement has filed for bankruptcy . . . so sadly, this brings Running of the Brides to the finish line. More details
Running of the Brides (ROTB), as the race to get one of these beautiful but inexpensive gowns is called, has been a legendary Boston experience for more than 60 years.
Brides-to-be come from Boston, New England, the rest of the U.S., and around the world, all seeking the perfect wedding dress. If you're planning a wedding, put ROTB on your calendar!
I hope my Running of the Brides photos on this page give you a sense of the excitement, camaraderie, and joy when each future bride finds her perfect gown.
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Almost 2,000 excited shoppers line up in the lobby inside Boston's Hynes Convention Center.
Groups holding the first positions in line arrived the night before, while those not far behind them came at 5:00 or 6:00 this morning.
As a bonus surprise, I hear someone shouting, "Hey, Susan!" Then I see a couple of friends waving to me from the third-position group. Mom and Aunt of Emily, they are here to help her find the perfect wedding gown for her April 2011 wedding.
Yay, Team Emily!
Suddenly the crowd screams with excitement.
Flanked by a dozen or more photographers hoisting huge video cameras and sound equipment, Carson Kressley (Queer Eye for the Straight Guy) walks across the lobby, waving to the crowd.
The screams grow even louder as he approaches.
I'm probably the only person in the crowd who has no idea who Carson Kressley is.
But by the end of the morning, I've had lots of close-up views of his helpfulness, sense of humor, unflagging energy - and amazing fashion design skills as I listen to him share wedding gown advice and tips with dozens of the brides-to-be. I'm now a huge fan!
I follow Carson, the cameramen, and a group wearing Team Oprah t-shirts into a private room with mirrors and a make-up counter. Team Oprah drills Carson about how not to get trampled by stampeding crowds.
That's when I finally realize that Team Oprah isn't the team of a bride-to-be named "Oprah," but is associated with Oprah - as in, mega-star Oprah Winfrey. As I'll find out later, they're here with Carson to film a segment for Oprah.
I show my press badge (thank you, Pat!) to gain admission to a huge ballroom, almost empty except for rows and rows of racks filled with gowns, extending farther than I can see.
Full-length mirrors are propped against pillars throughout the ballroom, but leaving nothing to chance, some brides choose to drop off their own mirrors ahead of time.
I try to figure out where to position myself to be able to take photos - but not get trampled by the crowd when the doors finally open.
The professionals - the guys with the huge cameras and long poles - have placed themselves in front of pillars. "Always have something solid behind you when you're about to be stampeded," one of them advises me.
I quickly find my own pillar, and focus my (tiny) camera on the doors, ready to take Running of the Bride photos - assuming I don't get trampled. "How ferocious is this going to be?" I wonder.
A Filene's Basement representative gives the 15-second warning.
Then the crowd starts screaming, "Ten . . . nine . . . eight . . . seven . . . six . . . five . . . four . . . three . . . two . . . one . . . !!!!!"
The crowd surges forward as the race for gowns begins!
Teams continue to race in. But no one pushes. No one shoves. Everyone smiles and laughs as they sprint toward the gowns.
And I'm still standing, untrampled, taking my Running of the Brides photos, and enjoying the excitement and energy.
Within less than a minute after the first teams dashed in, racks nearest the doors are stripped bare as team members grab as many gowns as they can carry.
Within the next 2 minutes, the rest of the 3,000 gowns have been claimed. Teams continue to pour in - but the racks are empty.
Pat begins a series of upbeat broadcasts that keep everyone's spirits up throughout the morning.
"If you're just now coming in and don't see any gowns," she says, "Don't worry. Gowns will be back on the racks soon. Remember - each bride is only going to buy one wedding dress. We have plenty of gowns for everyone - you will find your perfect gown!"
A key strategy for many teams is gathering as many gowns as possible in order to trade later for desired sizes and styles. This means creating a stockpile - usually as large as possible!
Teams usually decide ahead of time on the general location (such as "far left corner") where they'll meet so that members will know where to haul their armloads of dresses.
"Runners" sprint across the ballroom, grab gowns, and race with them to the team's location.
All of the gowns are protected by heavy plastic garment bags, and are hung on heavy hangers. As a result, they're heavier than they look - carrying more than 4 at a time is hard!
Once each team assembles its pile of gowns, sorting begins, as you can see in these Running of the Brides photos. Gowns that aren't close to the bride's size or her chosen style will be used for barter.
Team "negotiators" use signs to aid their search for desired sizes and styles.
All of the negotiations that I observed were friendly and helpful. These team members had a bit of fun as they decided who would get to try on this gown first. And of course, there are plenty of gowns to go around!
Although curtains lining the ballroom's walls provide some privacy for those who want it, most brides-to-be strip down to their undergarments and try on the gowns wherever their team has staked out space.
Typical undergarments for this occasion include tank tops, sports bras, or camisoles - which seems wise, considering the number of photographers at the event.
However, after hearing Carson explain how a top-quality strapless bra totally affects the fit of a wedding gown, I change my mind about the wisdom of wearing a tank top. If you're coming to this event to try on gowns, be sure to check out Carson's advice about bras.
Some brides-to-be told me they'd tried on several dozens of gowns in their quest to find the perfect one.
Getting in and out of the dresses requires teamwork, as these Running of the Brides photos show.
Selecting the perfect gown can be stressful.
Friends, cousins, and aunts are great assistants, but a mom's help can be the best!
With so many gowns to choose from, how do you decide?
Team members hold mirrors, help with zippers, and give their opinions. At this event, Carson gave terrific advice to dozens of future brides. Pat also arranges for tailors to be present to advice on alterations and provide cost estimates.
In the end, though, the bride-to-be must make her own choice.
Although trying on so many gowns becomes tiring, the hard work pays off when each bride finds her perfect gown!
You can feel the excitement as brides begin to find gowns they love.
The first bride-to-be to find her perfect gown arrives at the cash register just 25 minutes after the door opens. Her radiant smile is even more beautiful than her dress!
Happy bride-to-be with her gorgeous dress - the first of many at the cash register
In less than 10 minutes, 9 more brides have made their choices and appeared at the registers.
By 9:05, the line to the register stretches out across the floor.
Meanwhile, a small army of Filene's Basement employees has been working diligently to retrieve available gowns, re-hang them, and put them back on the racks.
As a result, brides and their helpers can now look leisurely for their target styles and sizes.
The atmosphere becomes more mellow and relaxed.
Instead of grabbing anything hanging on the rack, shoppers can now consider choices at a leisurely pace.
Once the choice is made, everyone gets to relax!
Did you buy your wedding dress at Running of the Brides?
Or help a friend buy hers?
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clatter under my feet as I sprint in my heavy rain boots with no direction in
mind. I am fuming from the argument I just had with my parents. I stop at the
end of the beach and turn to the dark path. My parents have forbidden me to
ever set foot on the path without them. But I don't care.
I hate it here. It is constantly cold and windy, there is no T.V
(or any electricity at all!), and the only thing to do is read! I am burning
up, so I take off my sweatshirt and drape it over a bush. I slowly start up the
overgrown path. My mind wanders as I walk. I start thinking about how my
parents are stupid because of the whole 'outdoors is fun' stuff. I start
speeding up, my fists clenched, staring at the ground without seeing it, in my
mind planning a way to make my parents wish they had never come to this awful
place, which doesn't even have plumbing!
I stop abruptly, nearly stumbling off a 20-foot cliff concealed
behind a patch of blueberries. I spin around, but I can't tell which direction
I came from. There are 3 different paths that are possibilities, probably all
made by some animal of sorts. I look out at the crescent-shaped cove from the
cliff and locate the cabin out of all the different colors of brown, gray, and
green. I scan to the right of it and, sure enough, I see the little rotting
outhouse. I keep looking and spot the one-room cabin we call the Octagon
because of its unique shape. But no one is on the porch except our little white
dog. I sigh in frustration. Why did this have to be the one day my mom wasn't
reading over there?
I start walking in the general direction of the main cabin, being
more careful now. After a long time of crawling over dead trees (stupid spruce
bark beetles!) I note it's getting darker and my feet are dragging, which
probably means it's past midnight, because it hardly ever gets dark around
here, or at least it only gets dark when my parents force me into bed. I walk
to a tree for a place to rest and watch the forest around me.
I hear a crack and turn to the noise, trying to convince myself it
isn't a bear. There is a black shape on the hill. I shiver at the feeling that
someone is watching me. I look behind me, but there is only a moth fluttering
there. I look back in front of me. There is that same shape. I stare at it and
could swear it moves. I sit down and huddle against the tree starting to feel
the freezing wind pierce my skin.
I jump awake when an angry Steller Jay screams at me for sleeping
too close to its nest. I groan then, recalling where I am, and sit up so fast I
scrape my head on the tree I was resting against. I rub my head as I stare
around trying to remember when I went to sleep. I look up the hill at the shape
that I thought was a bear last night. It was a stump.
I get up when my stomach starts growling and look around for some
berries. I spot a big bush, only to find it is false azaleas, which are not
good to eat.
I sit laboriously on a patch of moss when something white catches
my eye. It's a little star flower. My mother loves them. When I was little I
loved to run around picking them for her. Suddenly I am sobbing and I can't
stop. I choke up and my nose is running. I realize with surprise I miss her. I
wipe my eyes and try to concentrate on finding food, but my mind keeps finding
some memory linked to my parents and that sets me off again.
Finally I find a little creek with blueberry bushes lining it. I
find a good spot, sit and start popping the berries into my mouth. Then I go to
the creek bed and start following it down. After a while I come to a place
where there are two cliffs on either side of the creek. To keep walking, I have
to go to the middle of the stream and get my shoes all wet. But then I come to
a little pool with a dam that lets only a trickle of water through, with
stepping stones across the pool. A log bridge connects the stepping stones to a
path. I know that beyond the next turn in the path there is a path leading to a
garden and a path that leads to the beach.
I dash out onto the beach and see my mother sobbing and my father
trying to comfort her. I sprint down the beach and my father looks up.
"Becky?!" he cries. I keep running until I reach my mother. I grab her and hug
her tight, then I tell her that I'm sorry.
She looks into my face and says, "I am sorry too sweetie."
"I love you Mom," I admit, and I hand her a crumpled little white
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A STATISTICS watchdog has stripped an official quality-assurance mark from crime figures amid concerns they may not be reliable.
Gwent Police chief constable Jeff Farrar expressed disappointment after the UK Statistics Authority pulled the National Statistics designation from crime figures.
The move effectively warns the figures should now be approached with caution. Accuracy of crime statistics has been controversial in Gwent, with an internal force review finding 25 out of 50 incidents from last summer were not recorded in line with official rules.
According to the authority the National Statistics designation shows figures meet users' needs, are produced, managed and disseminated to high standards and are explained well. But the authority, which oversees the work of the Newport-based Office of National Statistics, said the ONS does not have sufficient information about the quality of recorded crime data to make users aware of the statistics' limitations. A report from the authority said there is "accumulating evidence that suggests the underlying data on crimes recorded by the police may not be reliable".
Mr Farrar, national policing lead on crime statistics, said work to improve statistics would continue, adding: "It comes at a time when the service is seeking to make crime stats more transparent, more accountable and assure the public of both the figures' accuracy and their integrity." Our work on improving the production of stats will go on regardless of today's decision, and we hope to see the National Statistics designation restored very shortly."
ONS director general Glen Watson said he was pleased the office's concerns about the quality of crime recording had been recognised by the authority.
Mr Farrar previously told MPs police officers had "misrecorded" incidents when official figures showed crime falling, but didn't think wholesale manipulation was taking place.
In 2013 police and crime commissioner Ian Johnston said Gwent Police may not be recording crimes properly to lower crime stats, leading to a public row with former chief constable Carmel Napier.
Yesterday he said it is "vital the people of Gwent can have full confidence in the way that data is recorded."It's my opinion the public of Gwent are more interested in the quality of service they receive and not about how crime is recorded.Information about crime is important in order for the police to deal with it effectively, and its ."


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How biological organisms produce materials with controlled structure, chemistry, and hierarchy to attain physical properties far superior to traditional engineering materials. Fundamental biological building materials, their synthesis, and their self-assembly with emphasis on examples of soft and hard tissues. Offered: W, even years.
Class description
The class will cover: Lesson from Mother Nature on molecular fabrication of organic and inorganic materials; Genetic selection of peptides and their post-selection engineering; Protein construction and synthesis; Bioinformatics; computational biology; molecular recognition: experimental and modeling; Utility of peptides as molecular erectors, synthesizers and assemblers; Applications in nanophotonics, magnetics, and electronics towards technology and medicine including engineered surfaces for implants, cancer diagnostics, stem cell molecular scaffolds, and tissue regeneration.
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1. Fundamentals of marriage of materials and genetics
2. Peptide structure and function
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In July 2011 Ryan P. Adams was appointed as an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Previously, he was a CIFAR Junior Research Fellow at the University of Toronto.
His research focuses on machine learning and computational statistics, but he is broadly interested in questions related to artificial intelligence, computational neuroscience, machine vision, and Bayesian nonparametrics.
Adams leads the HIPS (Harvard Intelligent Probabilistic Systems) group, dedicated to building intelligent algorithms. What makes a system intelligent? The HIPS philosophy is that "intelligence" means making decisions under uncertainty, adapting to experience, and discovering structure in high-dimensional noisy data.
The unifying theme for research in these areas is developing new approaches to statistical inference: uncovering the coherent structure that we cannot directly observe and using it for exploration and to make decisions or predictions. Ryan and his team develop new models for data, new tools for performing inference, and new computational structures for representing knowledge and uncertainty.
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University of Toronto, Department of Computer Science
2009-2011: Canadian Institute for Advanced Research Junior Fellow
University of Cambridge, Cavendish Laboratory (Department of Physics)
2004-2009: Ph.D. Candidate, Gates Cambridge Scholar
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, CSAIL
2002-2004: Undergraduate Researcher
- Best Paper, Thirteenth International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Statistics(with Hanna Wallach & Zoubin Ghahramani), 2010
- Honorable Mention, International Society for Bayesian Analysis Leonard J. Savage Award for Outstanding Dissertation in Bayesian Theory and Methods, 2010
- Honorable Mention, Best Paper, Twenty-Sixth International Conference on Machine Learning (with Zoubin Ghahramani), 2009
- Honorable Mention, Best Student Paper, Twenty-Sixth International Conference on Machine Learning (with Iain Murray & David J.C. MacKay), 2009


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Bike trail through Lynn hits bump over lease
The effort to develop the Lynn section of a regional recreational trail faces uncertainty due to objections from city officials over the terms of a proposed MBTA lease of railroad property to the city.
Mayor Judith Flanagan Kennedy said she will not sign the agreement drafted by the MBTA in its current form because of concerns that it would expose the city to potential liability and make it responsible for insurance, maintenance, and other costs.
"For the great cost, I don't see an equal benefit to signing the lease. So until the MBTA can relax its restrictions and take a little more responsibility for the conditions along the bike trail, I'm not going to put the city in the position of having each taxpayer in some small part fund that trail,'' said Kennedy, reiterating remarks she made at a Sept. 27 meeting of the City Council's Public Property Committee.
Lynn needs to secure the lease in order to develop the Lynn section of the approximately 9-mile trail that the nonprofit Bike to the Sea is seeking to develop.
The evolving Northern Strand Community Trail is intended to extend along the right-of-way of the former Saugus Branch rail line from Everett through Malden, Revere, and Saugus to Lynn, and along a designated on-road route from the end of the right of way to Lynn Shore Drive.
Everett and Malden have signed 99-year agreements with the MBTA to lease their sections of the old Saugus branch right-of-way at no cost. But to date, Lynn, Revere, and Saugus have not done so, with all three communities wrestling with similar concerns.
Active Lynn supporters of the trail are urging city leaders to find a way to resolve their legal and cost concerns.
"Lynn needs this,'' said Mary Ellen Palermo. "All the other towns seem to be moving forward on this. Rather that having us as . . . the bad area you have to avoid, we want Lynn to be a nice part of the route. . . . It's time that Lynn goes green.''
Councilor at Large Dan Cahill, a member of the Public Property Committee, is also hoping the city can move forward.
"We know the possible exposures of liability, but at some point the city has to take a risk for what will be a beautiful public resource,'' he said.
Following the Sept. 27 Public Property Committee meeting, the City Council voted to create a special committee to further study the issues surrounding the proposed lease, according to Ward 2 member Richard C. Colucci, who chairs the Public Property Committee and made the motion.
Lynn first outlined its objections to the draft lease in a letter that assistant city solicitor George Markopoulos sent to the MBTA on May 24.
In a recent interview, Markopoulos said the city is concerned that the proposed lease would make the city liable for damages should someone be injured on the trail. He said it would also require the city to indemnify, or exempt from liability, the T for any harm resulting from soil contamination unless Lynn purchased environmental insurance.
Markopoulos said a related concern is that the agreement would bar the city from testing the soil for contamination prior to entering the lease.
The city also objects to the costs it would need to bear, including the purchase of environmental and required regular liability insurance and the maintenance of public safety on the trail, Markopoulos said.
In a letter last May 31 responding to the city, Mark E. Boyle, the MBTA's assistant general manager for development, noted that the agency had executed leases with Everett and Malden and that the T's board had directed that similar leases be executed with Lynn, Revere, and Saugus.
"Although we fully understand the concerns you have raised, please note that the MBTA is willing to grant the lease rights to the city at no cost for 99 years. In return, however, the MBTA needs to be indemnified for any and all costs or acts that may arise from the Saugus branch,'' Boyle said.
Boyle noted that Danvers, Topsfield, and Wenham had executed similar agreements with the T "and those communities have either completed or initiated the construction of bike paths.''
"The MBTA is not in a position to alter the terms of the lease for each particular city/town,'' Boyle said.
Markopoulos said his recommendation to the council was to establish a panel to explore in depth the concerns he had raised so that it has a clear sense of the costs and benefits of entering into the lease. The new committee is intended to do that.
Cahill said he believes there are ways the city can resolve its concerns, noting that it could obtain the required insurance coverage and offset the costs through grants.
Stephen Winslow of Malden, cofounder and a board member of Bike to the Sea, said other communities have "raised similar concerns to Lynn's, and several laws were passed to address those, so I hope the council committee will look at those laws in more detail.''
Winslow said getting access to the right-of-way in the near future would enable Lynn to take advantage of an opportunity to get the trail cleared at no cost.
Everett built its trail section through an agreement with the Iron Horse Preservation Society, under which the Nevada-based group removed the rails and ties and applied a stone dust surface at no charge in return for being able to keep the material it removed. Winslow said that in the limited time that Iron Horse remains in this part of the country, Lynn could arrange a similar deal.
The long-term goal of Bike to the Sea is to pave the right of way, but Winslow said clearing the path and laying down a firm surface will allow it to be used right away.
"This is an opportunity to get something done sooner rather than later,'' he said.


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ARCADIA, Ca. – Flotilla was bred in France, trains in France, and before this week, had only raced in France. It has been a wet year in France: All four of Flotilla's starts there came on courses rated soft or something close to it. Friday, at fast-playing, very firm Santa Anita, the French filly Flotilla sparkled, closing fiercely under Christophe Lemaire to gun down Watsdachances in the final furlong and win the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf by 1 1/4 lengths.
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Her victory gave trainer Mikel Delzangles a Breeders' Cup winner with his first starter, and jockey Christophe Lemaire – riding the filly for the first time – Breeders' Cup success in his fourth ride.
"We thought she might be better on fast ground," said Delzangles, who trains Flotilla for Sheikh Mohammed Al Thani.
Flotilla debuted June 13 and finished sixth in an allowance race at Chantilly, run, of course, on soft turf. When she returned to action July 30 at less prominent Clairefontaine, she handled soft going well enough to beat 10 rivals in another allowance race, after which Delzangles stepped Flotilla into group stakes competition. She closed decently to finish fifth of eight in a September Group 3, and improved to be a somewhat troubled fourth of nine, beaten less than two lengths in the Group 1 Prix Marcel Boussac on the Arc undercard.
"She was a bit unlucky there, and we were very pleased with the way she ran," Delzangles said.
It was Flotilla's owner, according to Delzangles, who was keen to come to the Breeders' Cup following the Boussac. Flotilla arrived her last weekend, had an uneventful week of training, and went out and ran the best race of her life. The filly, Lemaire said, can be a little over-eager, a trait she demonstrated in the crowded Santa Anita saddling enclosure, as she chomped and stomped, eager to get down to business.
On the first turn of the Juvenile Fillies Turf it was much the same, with Flotilla throwing her head a bit as Lemaire attempted to relax her in mid-pack. His task was made more difficult by Tara From the Cape setting a modest pace, going the first half-mile in 47.39 seconds, but by the final bend, Flotilla had found a good rhythm. Lemaire was fortunate to follow Watsdachances as that horse made a strong run toward the lead, and just as Watsdachances overhauled the leaders after straightening for home, Flotilla pounced on her, drawing quickly clear. The winner was timed in 1:34.64 for a mile and paid $24.80 to win. Watsdachances finished a half-length in front of Summer of Fun for third, with Tara from the Cape holding on for fourth.
The winner is by the American sire Mizzen Mast and out of the Sinndar mare Louvain. She was bred by Eric Puerari, Oceanic Bloodstock, and Ariane Gravereaux.
Watsdachances ran well in defeat, getting a good trip under Javier Castellano before being outfinished by the winner,
"Javier gave her every chance to win," said trainer Chad Brown. "She was just second best today."
The favored Sky Lantern wound up eighth but never had a chance to run, hemmed in along the inside as jockey Richard Hughes vainly searched for room.
"I was happy with my position on the turn," said Hughes. "Normally something would open up sometime. Today – nothing."


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In the US you'll find some of the world's top universities, and it is no wonder that so many overseas students choose to get their degree here. The application process can be a bit intimidating, but once you are there you will realise that is has been all worth it. Let us guide you through the stages of how to apply for a US student visa.
To study in the US, you will need a student visa - and you can only apply to get a visa after you have received a place at a US university or college. Note that you have to apply for the visa outside of the US, normally in your home country.
After a college, university, or English language school has accepted you for admission to full-time study, the school will send you a document called an I-20 form, which is the application for an F-1 visa. You can apply for a visa 120 days in advance of your date of study. However, you can only enter the US up to 30 days before the beginning of your course.
The student visa is normally issued at the American Embassy in your country of residence. The website for the Embassy in your country can be located at: http://www.usembassy.gov/. Make sure you gather all your paperwork before you go to your interview at the embassy, so that you will get your visa in time. You will need:
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When you have made sure you have brought all the appropriate paperwork, the interview is next on the list. The embassy officer will ask you a list of questions about your objectives for studying in the US. You do not have to speak English to study in the US - many students travel here to learn English and you can therefore ask for an interpreter if you wish. State your educational plans and what career path you hope to embark one once you have completed your studies.
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Michael Dicks is a third-generation Pensacolian whose work ranges from the giant, shining Pensacola Pelican dropped each year on New Year's Eve, to designing and art directing Downtown Pensacola's "Escape on Palafox" escape rooms to paintings shown in local art shows, including Cinco Banderas.
With a lifelong love of art and experimentation, Michael has also worked in poured aluminum sculpture, jewelry design and custom furniture making. His dedication and abilities in diverse media have allowed him to pursue creative and commissioned work full time.
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By Melissa Daniels | PA Independent
HARRISBURG — Offending someone online isn't a crime, but proposed legislation in Pennsylvania would penalize people who take it too far.
Next week, House Judiciary Committee representatives are scheduled to discuss House Bill 2249, which makes it a misdemeanor to impersonate someone online. But the bill has stirred up free speech debates for its potential chilling effect on online communication — or on pranksters.
Now, the bill's sponsor says specific changes will ensure people who are joking with friends, or exercising First Amendment rights, won't be prosecuted.
The sponsor, state Rep. Katharine Watson, R-Bucks, said the bill is targeted toward giving law enforcement a way to penalize online bullying.
The law would make it a crime to impersonate someone online through a social media account like Facebook or Twitter, or through a fake email address or text message.
"We're not going to criminalize innocent, or what I would call stupid, behavior," she said. "It's if your intent is to defraud, intimidate, threaten or harass another person and cause them financial or personal harm."
Some changes to the bill were drawn up after a public hearing held in Bucks County in late August to "tighten up the intent," Watson said. It would also expand to fictionalized accounts with the same end.
The House Judiciary Committee Majority Chairman, state Rep. Ron Marsico, R-Dauphin, will offer an amendment that narrows the language. It will include an exemption for "works of public interest" such as satire, commentary and parody.
Watson said the crime would be upgraded to a first-degree misdemeanor, from third-degree. That puts the crime on the same level as simple assault, or theft of property up to $2,000.
One other exemption: The law does not apply to law enforcement officers "acting in the course and legitimate scope of their employment."
Watson had the bill drawn up after a situation in her district in which two students created a fake email address for a teacher, she said, and used it to harass other students.
There was nothing police could do to punish the teens under current law, Watson said, which led to the bill.
In another situation Watson described, teen boys created a fake account for a classmate and gave her address to other boys in lurid Facebook messages.
"That's beyond a prank," Watson said. "Your intent is to harm another person. We spell that out in great detail, that's the difference."
Initially, the bill drew concern from privacy and freedom advocates like the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania, which said it failed to withstand the test of First Amendment.
But Watson says First Amendment rights won't be an issue. Ten other states have similar bills, she said, and the language in the proposal is similar to language upheld in other states.
The parody exemption is closely modeled after an existing one in Washington.
House Judiciary Committee Minority Chairman, state Rep. Tom Caltagirone, D-Berks, said he still anticipates discussions about free speech issues when the bill is brought up.
Defining intent to harm, he said, "is a murky, gray area."
Caltagirone said he was concerned by situations in which young people are pushed over the edge to harm themselves or take their lives due to cyber bullying. But he said he wasn't sure the bill would prevent that.
Further, he cautioned against too much legislation on individual behavior.
"Do you want to criminalize every stupid interaction young people do?" he said. "Having something offensive online, I guess I can see where that would be a problem. But do we need to criminalize it? I don't know."
This isn't Pennsylvania's first brush with the sometimes-painful reality of online accounts. In 2010, then-attorney general Gov. Tom Corbett subpoenaed Twitter to learn the identities of two anonymous accounts critical of the administration. Twitter denied the requests.
Correction: This story was edited to reflect Rep.Katharine Watson represents Bucks County.


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By Paul Gardner
In the last couple of columns, I've been looking into the genetic intricacies and mysteries revealed in David Epstein's book "The Sports Gene."
He doesn't have much to say about soccer -- I counted 12 references to the sport, mostly brief mentions to bolster a point that Epstein is making about another sport. This should hardly be too surprising -- most of the sports that Epstein deals with, at length, are sports within the "cgs" category, the centimeters, grams and seconds sports (or, make that the "ios", inches-ounces-seconds sports if you prefer the non-metric version). That is, where the key aspect of the sport can be measured -- how high, how fast, how long and so on. Sports in which athletes compete as individuals -- which is logical enough, given the essentially personal nature of genes.
Nonetheless, there are several points raised in "The Sports Gene" that have direct relevance to soccer. Points that are worth some attention.
Head injuries, for a start. For sure, soccer is much more aware of the dangers of concussion than it was as recently as 10 years -- maybe even five years -- ago. But there are still episodes -- at the top level of the game -- that are worrying. Earlier this MLS season we had referee Silviu Petrescu allowing play to continue after a frightening clash of heads. More recently, in England, there was the absolutely extraordinary case of Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris being knocked out cold. After treatment on the field, Lloris was, incredibly, allowed to continue playing. The decision was made by the Spurs' coach Andre Villas-Boas, who made a point of insisting that it was his decision that mattered, not that of the trainers or the doctor.
The dangers involved in allowing players to remain in games after even a mild concussion can now be made more explicit as a result of genetic research done on patients with Alzheimer's disease. The gene involved -- the ApoE gene -- comes in at least four variants, and it has been found that the ApoE4 variant causes carriers to be at greater risk to head injuries. Not that they will suffer more concussions, but ApoE4 exacerbates the trauma of head injuries -- meaning more bleeding, longer comas, complications with rehabilitation, and greater likelihood of permanent brain damage.
For any athlete involved in a contact sport the presence of ApoE4 means a serious risk of brain damage. Since ApoE4 can be detected by gene screening, it might seem like a good idea for athletes -- including soccer players -- to be tested; if the presence of ApoE4 is found, the player can then decide whether to continue with his sporting career.
It sounds like a sensible approach, but there are problems. Epstein relates how the New York State Athletic Commission considered making ApoE4 tests compulsory for all boxers in the state. The idea was nixed because of concerns over the ability to keep the information confidential, and of how it might be used by, say, life insurers, or future employers, who might get hold of it. (This is a concern despite the enactment in 2009 of a law forbidding employers from demanding genetic information).
That's something for soccer to think about as part of its increased awareness of the dangers of concussion. And certainly something for Andre Villas-Boas to ponder.
A similar -- but much more critical -- situation regarding genetic screening exists with the heart disorder known as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, HCM. For sufferers with HCM the risk is of sudden death.
And it is strenuous activity -- typically athletic activity -- that heightens the risk. There is a specific soccer link here, mentioned by Epstein -- the case of the 28-year-old Cameroonian Marc-Vivien Foe, who died in 2003 after collapsing during a FIFA Confederations Cup game between Cameroon and Colombia. His death was later attributed to HCM.
HCM is a disease of genetic origin and the genes involved can be identified. It is considered the major cause of sudden death among young athletes. Should, then, all young athletes be screened? The complication here is that many versions of HCM are so mild as to pass unnoticed during a lifetime that may include competitive athletics.
Cardiologists, aware that a young athlete is carrying an HCM gene, but unable to assess the risk factor, are likely to act cautiously and to prohibit sports to a youngster who, realistically, may not be at risk at all. There is evidence that athletes may prefer to continue playing and to forego the screening -- which may, possibly, bring with it a ban on sports, a ban which may, possibly, be quite unnecessary.
Moving on, we come to the matter of training -- for soccer. Many years ago, Rinus Michels told me "Cruyff will play better if he doesn't do the training. He doesn't need to do it. But I can't have just one player who is excused from training. So he trains."
A revelation that started me thinking rather differently about soccer training. Did it make much sense that a group of, say, 25 pro players, 25 individuals, playing a number of different positions, should be doing the same training? Why were the goalkeepers the only ones who had a special coach to themselves?
Why not a striker coach, a centerback coach, a holding midfielder coach, and so on?
A big part of any difference in training would surely be that different positions involve different muscular activities, different responses. Did it make much sense that, in the pregame warm-up all the players were doing the same little dances and patterns. And who thinks up those almost childish routines, anyway? -- I mean, do they work? We still get those cases where the starting lineup has to be altered at the last moment because a player got injured "during the warmup."
Those treasonous thoughts receive strong support from various studies that Epstein reports. Firstly some soccer-specific news -- well, it was new to me. Starting with the idea that "soccer coaches all want the fastest athletes" (which, admittedly, is already a questionable assumption, and one that cries out for a definition of fastest) Danish researchers were puzzled by the fact that many Danish pro players were so average, or below average, in their possession of fast-twitch muscles.
The answer they arrived at was that the fast-twitch muscle players simply could not tolerate the hard training that all players underwent. They were injury prone -- "much more risk of hamstring injury." So, many of those "fastest" players simply did not survive the development years. "Some athletes are sacrificed to the idea that the same hard training works for everyone," says Epstein, but "... for some,
Then there's trainability. Plenty of studies have been carried out to measure the response of athletes to training routines. These studies have found immense differences in the extent to which athletes respond to exercise. Tests of aerobic capacity -- all the participants were given the same exercises -- showed a huge difference in response -- from increases of 50% and more (the "high responders") down to little or no increase (the low responders) and all levels in between.
The response levels have a genetic origin (how many and which genes are involved is an ongoing study) -- something that no amount of training is going to change.
Similar results have been obtained in research on weight training. Again, there were the high responders (whose muscles grew 50% in size) and the low-responders (who showed no muscle-growth at all). And again, the level of response was gene-based. In other words, a hardware factor, not to be influenced by the software of training routines.
This is clear evidence that to get the best, in athletic terms, out of his body, an athlete should be using training methods that are tailored to his personal make-up -- to his own genome. In a phrase that he repeats several times in his book, Epstein stresses that "there is no one-size-fits-all training plan."
Soccer, it seems to me, is not keeping up with the research in this field. If the sport is lacking in tricky playmakers and ball artists, is it because they can't survive (meaning that their genes will not allow them to survive) the unsuitable training they're given?
The Sports Gene. Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance. By David Epstein. Current, 2013. $26.95.
Complexity, Nature vs. Nurture, and the Holes in the 10,000-hour Theory (Genes and Sport, Part 1)
Jamaican sprinters, Kenyan distance runners, high-responders and Alaskan huskies (Genes and Sport Part 2)


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Phoenix Zoo celebrates its 50th anniversary
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The Phoenix Zoo — voted one of the nation's Top 5 zoos for kids — will celebrate its 50th anniversary this weekend with photos from the past and other activities. Officials from the zoo will tell visitors how the zoo has evolved over the last five decades. The effort to open the zoo started in… Read More →


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How many taxidermists have websites and out of those how many actually create the website themselves. do you think it is a smart thing to do or could it maybe backfire or just waste time?
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The only ones any of us would know about are those people who advertise them. Then I'm sure we'd miss a few thousand or so. And as far as designing them ourselves, I'm sure that would be a very small fraction as taxidermists have enough to do without spending a couple days designing a website.
Not as many, as that would like one. Most think they are expensive, well, maybe, if you get a domain name, then host it on a server. I pay $20.00, a month, for the host service, plus the cost of the Domain name, which you can get:
anywhere you want. But I have a lot of space, I have one other persons website, also on my domain server. But George, I beat that spending a couple of days, working on it, yep, I did it at night. Some places will let you make one for free, and host it, but as far as I am concern, those were complicated, and you have to allow a banner above your web page.
I say, get a domain name, then, either build the web site, or pay to have it built. One thing is, if you learn to build it, and load it with a ftp:
then you can make all the changes you want, and not have to wait on or pay someone else.
I learned by simply printing out these three sections on building a web page with aol, plus one section on additional html tags. But, this can be used with any internet service, once you learn the html tags.
This is not as hard as one would think, it's just like anything else, you need to read it, and apply it. I just takes a little time, but it will be worth it, then you can make little one page illustrations, place pictures and text, ect.
Here are a few of mine,
I gave these ear openers to George, at the NTA Show, in Missouri a fews years back,
Just give it a try, you might surprise yourself.
I dont pay anything for my website and it has been submitted to numerous search engines. Not much on mine and I haven't updated it since 2001 other than I took the price list off for mounts. If you go to www.50megs.com it is one place where you, or any average Joe, can put a website together and it is free. The only time it cost you anything is if you upgrade it. To stop pop ups on it I think cost you like $7.95 a month. I'm to cheap to do that! Good Luck. The bad thing is what George said, most don't have the time to put in to these things, to update them, and keep them current. Seems to be my problem but it's free and I'll get back to it someday. Dan Hudzik
I believe is Jason at Nuttyhost. He's been designing taxidermists websites for a lot of folks here. All of the sites that I've seen that he has done look very professional. It was dirt cheap to design. And resonably priced to host. And, Jason can spell - lol!
I believe it's www.nuttyhost.com
i have a website and i did it myself. whenever i get new mounts done, i upload them and can change anything i want at any time. its through networksolutions.com i cant remember how much it is, maybe 100 bucks a year or so? www.rjrtaxidermy.com
is my host. $25 a year and no pop-ups. BP
...that $25 bucks is for your domain registration. I had DotEasy for about 5 years and never had a problem. Best deal out there as far as hosting goes.
I recently switched to a friends hosting service simply because I owed him something for creating my website and dealing with all my updates and changes.
I know:) But that's still what it costs me. Some people would agrue that it's not "free" if they have to pay for any of it. LOL Like ya said "best deal". I've only had it about a year and a half but I've had absolutely no problems and any questions are answered promptly. BP


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Go Behind-the-Scenes With James Maslow and His Prom Date on Their Whirlwind Weekend of Dancing and Disneyland
Last month Hannah Wackernagle posted a touching "promposal" video to YouTube asking DWTS star James Maslow if he would do her the honor and be her date.
The Big Time Rush singer couldn't fly to Ohio for her big night, but he decided to give her another moment to last a lifetime as his date on Dancing With The Stars where Hannah got her own private prom…
And a kiss she'll never forget.
Maslow flew Hannah, her mother Hollie and little sister Lily to Los Angeles for a whirlwind weekend of dancing and Disneyland.
Hannah got the true A-list treatment from her very own trailer on set to her own glam squad. And no prom would be complete without a corsage, custom dance (choreographed by Peta Murgatroyd), sparkling tiara, and the night sealed with a kiss.
"After the performance they got to go back to James' trailer where she got her special kiss and sang "Let It Go" to Peta," Hannah's mom Hollie told Celebuzz.
"It was so important for her to do that. She thought it was the greatest. She saw the photo later and started crying happy tears.
"She actually didn't say anything," continued Hollie of Hannah, who still has prom (and hopefully will be crowned prom queen!) to look forward to when she heads back to Ohio Tuesday. "All weekend she was so quiet. She was quietly content from the hair on her head to the toes on her feet. In her sleep I saw her grinning."
In addition to all the memories, Hannah also got to take home a bag of goodies from ABC, including a personalized framed photo from their weekend and her custom-fit red carpet gown provided by E!
"We can't find words big enough to express what James means to us," gushed Hollie, holding back tears. "He is so sincere and so genuine. He didn't do it for the votes. He listened to her, he engaged with her and was face-to-face with her. And he was extra careful to make sure Lily was included.
"I don't know how he stands up with that heart of gold in his chest.
"We came back to the hotel and cried for the rest of the night. It was a dream come true."
Take a look at Hannah's Dancing With The Stars photo album in the CB! gallery above.


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On Food Network
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Episode: Season's Eatings
Rocco DiSpirito - Buche De Noel
Their private library room is available for parties of 10 to 20 guests.
Pierre's also has a trendy bar that hosts happy hour from 5pm-8pm daily.
You can be a Chef for the night at Pierre's with the help of his crew. Customized dinners, including your favorite recipes, can be arranged for celebrations or special occasions.
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Confirming the wedding news is a representative for Lucas, who also adds that the 'J. Edgar' actor and his new bride, Jessica, are expecting their first child together.
Josh Lucas is officially off the market. The actor playing Jake Perry in "Sweet Home Alabama" married freelance writer Jessica in a secret ceremony on Friday, March 16 around two months after he revealed that they have gotten engaged, his representative has confirmed.
While keeping details of the wedding secret, the representative for Lucas also brought in another happy news. According to the rep, in addition to being a married man, the 40-year-old actor, who stars as Charles Lindbergh in "J. Edgar", is expecting his first child together with his new bride.
Lucas broke news of his engagement in early January during an appearance on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno". The Hollywood hunk revealed that he popped the question after having a scary encounter with a mountain lion while filming a movie in Big Sur, California.
"That night, I then go home at 4 o'clock in the morning and realize I don't have a flashlight," he recalled. "And as I'm going up, I get to the point where I realize I can see nothing...I hear, totally serious, two big breaths, and six feet above me, I see the very slight glint of the eyes of a huge [mountain lion] and I literally proceed to do what I had just read in the instructions."
The Mitch McDeere of "The Firm" continued, "And I started screaming and yelling and literally being as crazy as I could be, it padded off and just slowly went away and I worked my way into the trailer and I got in and I decided at that moment that this woman was the woman for me."


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Over the last year we've had a tree fall, lightening/power surge frying so many things electrically, now flood in the garage (which was all I thought happened this week) & now a damaged roof from a tree limb & a flooded crawl space....
Weather here in Georgia has been crazy this year & I sometimes feel like our little house has had an arrow on it saying "strike here".
I'm so thankful we don't have more damage than we do but mostly so blessed that everyone in our family is OK as so many people have lost their homes & lives. Ours is just an inconvenience while others are truly suffering a loss. It breaks my heart to think of the man who watched his 2 year old son slip out of his arms in the current of a rising creek that didn't even have a name it was so small normally - watch video here. So many 2 & 3 story houses under water with just the roofs peaking out... each house is a family who is hurting. I don't know each need but God sure does & I pray for them. I hope you will join me in lifting them up today with a little prayer for the people in Georgia. Here's a link to our local news if you are interested in more info.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
What is it with us and weather this year.....
3 comments:
- 2 Worlds said...
It's been crazy and I feel really sorry for the people that lost the house and didnt have flood insurance
- September 23, 2009 at 12:20 PM
- ellen s. said...
i have been watching and it is SCARY! stay safe!
- September 23, 2009 at 9:52 PM
- Cindy Coutts said...
Suzy, your blog is amazingly beautiful and your work is outstanding! Many blessings to you.
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Watch ScHoolboy Q Talk About Meeting With Eminem
Back in June, ScHoolboy Q had an opportunity that most hip-hop artists can only dream of: a hangout session in Detroit, with perhaps the city's all-time greatest, Eminem.
ScHoolboy Q, and his TDE crew met up with Slaughterhouse and Em in Detroit as they traded stories and discussed their careers. ScHoolboy himself wanted to make sure that he didn't do what others might do in if they got a chance to talk with Slim Shady.
"We weren't trying to go in there all, 'Oh let me get a verse,'" ScHoolboy Q explained. "We hate when people do that to us, so we actually wanted to go in there and be cool and feel him out and see what was going on before anybody asked for a verse."
Q spoke with MTV about his choice to listen instead of asking for favors. "I sat in there and I didn't say nothing," Q said. "I soaked up game, I didn't want to say too much. I can't go in there running my mouth trying to act like I know everything, that's a dude that done been from nothing to something. I sat there and I just soaked up game."
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The Sacramento Kings had a chaotic 2013, as the franchise was on the brink of relocating to Seattle. A new ownership group, led by Indian businessman Vivek Ranadivé, successfully battled to keep the team in Sacramento. The new owners represented a much needed change from the previous owners (the Maloof family) who oversaw a Kings franchise that won less than 35 percent of their games from 2008 to 2013. The regime change included the installment of a new general manager, Pete D'Alessandro, who to this point has pursued an inconsistent strategy that may hamper the team's development.
D'Alessandro's first big decision after drafting Ben McLemore was not matching the four-year, $44 million contract that the New Orleans Pelicans offered to Tyreke Evans. The decision was sensible, given how such a contract would hamper the Kings' financial flexibility over the next few years. It seemed as if the Kings' front office acknowledged that a team led by Evans and DeMarcus Cousins is not one that can contend for a title. Evans' uneven development in his four seasons with the Kings led to the possibility that the Kings would be stuck with a player whose production fell far short of his long and expensive deal. The Kings were compensated for losing Evans in the sign-and-trade by acquiring Greivis Vasquez, a pass-first point guard coming off a highly successful 2012-13 season. Vasquez's superior court vision and playmaking ability was viewed as a potential remedy to the Kings isolation-heavy offense. Perhaps more importantly, they acquired Vasquez on a one-year $2 million deal, which would have little effect on the team's long-term plans.
While letting Evans leave seemed to indicate an emphasis on the future rather than the present, the Kings executed two free agent signings in July that were counterintuitive to building for the future. Luc Richard Mbah a Moute and Carl Landry are veteran players who can be valuable bench players for teams on the brink of contention, but not for teams that should be looking to develop young players. Not only were the Mbah a Moute and Landry signings pointless, but they damaged the flexibility that the Kings were seemingly trying to preserve. Landry's four-year, $26 million deal is dumbfounding in particular, because the Kings' roster already included solid young big men in Jason Thompson and Patrick Patterson and a veteran backup in Chuck Hayes.
The Kings' next big decision was with regards to Cousins and whether to extend him or let him enter restricted free agency. In his first three seasons with Sacramento, Cousins has exhibited an impressive scoring and rebounding ability that qualifies him amongst the league's premier young big men. However, his talent is coupled with a maddening immaturity that has led to inappropriate clashes with coaches, media members, and opponents. Ultimately, his ability was enough to persuade the Kings to grant him with a four-year, $62 million extension. It was never really in doubt whether the Kings would keep Cousins. Even if he does not improve, the skill-set that he possesses for a player his size means that he represents a valuable asset who is sure to attract constant interest from teams around the league.
D'Alessandro may have reconsidered his offseason transactions or perhaps he simply saw an opportunity that was too good to pass up when he traded Mbah a Moute to Minnesota for the former No. 2 overall pick in Derrick Williams. Taking a flier on the talented Williams represented a low-risk, high-reward transaction, which made a great deal of sense for a team building for the future. Sacrificing Mbah a Moute was not a large cost to see if Williams' could erase the disappointing start to his career and live up to his lofty expectations coming out of college.
Sacramento should have two main goals for the next few seasons. The first is to develop its young players, particularly Cousins, Williams, and McLemore, and emphasize ball movement and defense, both of which have been lacking during the Cousins era in Sacramento. The second is to acquire two high lottery picks with the intent of drafting a superstar caliber young player who can help provide Sacramento with a brighter future. Trading for Rudy Gay was counterproductive to both of these goals.
By trading for Rudy Gay, the Kings' front office lost perspective and valued short-term gains over more significant long-term improvement. The Kings' two most significant problems in the 2012-13 season were selfish play on offense and porous defense. Their assist ratio (the percentage of a team's possessions that end in an assist) was tied for third worst in the league and they allowed the second most points per 100 possessions in 12-13. What are the two biggest criticisms of Rudy Gay? You guessed it, selfish offense and disinterested defense. Gay's isolation-heavy offense and his need for his 20 shots per game means less shots (and perhaps less playing time) for McLemore and Williams. Further, Gay plays consistently poor defense, as evidenced by how the Kings were dramatically better defensively with Mbah a Moute than Gay.
DEF RTG (Pts per 100 Poss)
Vasquez-McLemore-Mbah a Moute-Thompson-Cousins
Stats via 82games.com
Vasquez and Thomas are both subpar defenders, so that difference can largely be attributed to substituting Gay for Mbah a Moute.
While Gay is definitely not good enough to vault the Kings into playoff contention, he may just be good enough to worsen the Kings chances at receiving a top-5 pick in the upcoming draft. The "tanking" contest is very competitive this year, as seven supposedly rebuilding teams have 13 wins or fewer. Before acquiring Gay the Kings were 6-14 and since the trade, they are 7-8, still subpar but not bad enough to warrant a top-5 pick in next year's draft.
Sacramento's transactions in the summer of 2013 and during the 2013-14 season are representative of a front office that does not have a clear focus. Their lack of commitment to a long-term rebuilding process could lead to continued distress for a Sacramento franchise that has not sniffed any type of success for many years.


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Cairo (Dec. 27)
Egyptian police reported today that an attempt has been made to remove the bodies of Eliahu Hakim and Ephraim Ben Zuri, who were executed March 22, 1945 for the assassination in Nov. 1944 of Lord Moyne, British resident minister in the Middle East.
Since their execution, guards had been stationed at the grave of the two youths, who were members of a Palestine terrorist organization, but the guards were removed last week. Police suspect that members of the organization have been sent here to obtain the bodies.
A similar attempt was made immediately after their burial, when police arrested ten youths, one of whom–an Egyptian Jew named Sadowsky–committed suicide in prison after allegedly providing information leading to the arrest of the others.


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The UFC has set in motion plans to bring another Brazilian champion to his native soil for a title-fight of epic proportions.
According to reports, Jose Aldo has agreed to defend his UFC featherweight title against long-time number one contender, Chad Mendes.
UFC 142 is expected to go down on Jan. 14 from Rio de Janeiro's HSBC Arena. However, the event itself has yet to be officially announced by the UFC.
Aldo will be looking to defend his UFC title for the third straight time. Prior to the UFC absorbing the WEC promotion, Aldo earned his featherweight title from Mike Brown and was able to defend it against Manny Gamburyan and Urijah Faber. Now the UFC champ, he has taken on and defeated both Mark Hominick and most recently Kenny Florian.
Mendes is an undefeated fighter who many believe has the skill set to dethrone the king. The Team Alpha Male member will look to succeed where his mentor and teammate, Urijah Faber failed and best Aldo for the title and bring it back to Sacramento. The chance to fight for the title has been his for some time now, as the two were originally expected to face off at UFC 133 earlier this year. However, an injury suffered by Aldo would postpone the match and rather than wait, Mendes took on Rani Yahya and beat him via unanimous decision.
No word on the bouts placement on the evening's card but it is expected to serve as a featured bout in either the main or co-main event slot.
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Attention SpiceHeads!
Want a free Apple TV? I would hope the answer is yes, because everyone loves free stuff and this is one heck of a giveaway. The folks at PCM are giving away free Apple TV's to all attendees at their Vision TriState IT Conference on May 21st!
Now I bet you're saying to yourself, "HA ya right, no chance they are giving these away to everyone", but trust me this is the real deal!
So now lock your spot in now for this FREE conference and get your FREE Apple TV when you attend!
Free stuff this way ----- http://visionexpo.eventbrite.com/
Thanks! (From the jealous Austinite who can't attend)
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Omni Tech Solutions is an IT service provider.
Interesting line up of activities...there's an extremely good chance I'll be attending.
Jun 4, 2013 at 1:36 UTC
Did you go Craig? Did you get the Free Apple TV?
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Milnesy, I actually put the wrong date in my calendar...I'm still kicking myself for not going!
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This add-on puts a watermark image to all uploaded images via "Upload File" button from XenForo.
With this add-on all the images uploaded by your users will be "watermarked". So all the images from your website will had your own mark
This is great to show your mark to websites linking your images if you had enabled image attachments for guests. Sometimes people stole images from google image research and you want to show your copyright, mark...
Also with version 1.2, if you have the awesome XFR Albums add-on, you can watermark the images too.
If you download it, please vote if you like the resource and is useful for your community. Will help me to create more add-ons.
- Add-on will watermark any type of image file your users uploads to a thread (GIF, JPEG, PNG,etc).
- Only works with GD library (Imagepeck support soon)
- Only on threads. Not in avatars.
- Now works with XFR Albums 1.0.0 b7
You can see a working example on my forum: http://www.hdjuegos.net/threads/marcas-de-agua-en-las-imagenes.4265/
- Upload all files from /upload folder to Xenforo root directory
- Install addon-WaterMarkAdd.xml file.
- Watermark add-on is disabled by default. Enable it on Options->WaterMark Options.
- You can change the watermark image on the options menu (needs to be PNG). Upload your own PNG watermark image to styles/HDJuegos/watermark and set it in options menu.
UPGRADE FROM 1.x TO 1.2
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