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Rory McIlroy first gained worldwide attention when he was 18 and opened the British Open with a bogey-free round at Carnoustie. Then came a European Tour victory a year later, and a pronouncement by Tiger Woods that the kid had all the tools to one day be No. 1 in the world.
Sunday was only a step.
Even so, the 20-year-old from Northern Ireland showed why there is so much fuss about him.
With one dazzling shot after another, McIlroy shattered the course record at the Quail Hollow Championship with a 10-under 62 for a four-shot victory over Masters champion Phil Mickelson, making him the youngest PGA Tour winner since Woods.
He has been billed as Europe's next big star.
He made quite an impression in America.
"One of the best rounds I've seen in a long, long time," Mickelson said after a birdie on the final hole gave him a 68 and second place alone. "He's an incredible player, a great talent, a great young man, a great kid. I really enjoy being around him. And I'm so happy for him. I'm just disappointed it's at my expense."
McIlroy didn't feel the stress of being locked in a tense battle at the Quail Hollow Championship with Mickelson and two-time major champion Angel Cabrera right behind him, on the course and on the leaderboard.
The freckled-face kid didn't feel anything at all.
He saw the flag, hit the shots and roared to such a big lead that no one could catch him. He hit 5-iron up the hill on the par-5 15th hole to 3 feet for eagle. He blasted 7-iron out of the bunker on the next hole to 5 feet for birdie. And when he emphatically ended his amazing round with a 40-foot birdie putt, McIlroy thrust his fist in the air as thousands of fans around the 18th green leapt out of their chairs.
McIlroy can sure put on a show.
"I suppose I got into the zone," said McIlroy, who turns 21 on Tuesday. "I hadn't realized I was going in 9, 10 under. I just know I got my nose in front, and I was just trying to stay there."
The zone is not a new sensation.
When he was 16, McIlroy shot a 61 at Royal Portrush, and he still can remember just about every shot. Mostly, he remembers what it was like, and those feelings washed over him in the steamy Sunday of late spring in North Carolina.
"I was just seeing my shots, I was hitting them. I was getting up-and-down, I was seeing putts go in, I was reading lines," he said. "It's pretty cool when it happens, because it doesn't happen often. But when it does, you have to make the most of it."
That he did, finishing at 15-under 273 to earn $1.17 million and feel much better about his decision to join the PGA Tour this year.
Mickelson, who has never won in his first tournament after the Masters, gave himself a chance until hitting deep into the trees on the par-5 10th, having to play a shot right-handed because his ball was on the wrong side of a pine tree, and making bogey. By the time he began his charge, McIlroy was pulling away.
The real threat was Cabrera, a formidable opponent on fast greens. The Argentine won his two majors on courses renowned for the speed of the greens - Oakmont and Augusta National. Tied for the lead with eight holes to play, the putts stopped falling. Cabrera missed five putts inside 10 feet on the back nine, closed with a 68 and finished third.
McIlroy's other victory came at the Dubai Desert Classic, when he had a six-shot lead and nearly threw it away at the end as his mind wandered to the significance of winning. There was no time for that at Quail Hollow.
"I had Phil behind me, Angel Cabrera. There's a lot of guys still around there," he said. "I kept telling myself, 'There's still a lot of golf to play,' especially with the finish around here. I tried to pick my targets, hit my shots. I executed all those shots pretty nicely."
Of all the splendid shots he hit in the final hour, none was as significant as the 4-iron he hit on Friday.
McIlroy was headed for his third straight missed cut when he was two shots over the cut line and had only three holes left. From 206 yards into the breeze on the par-5 seventh, he ripped a 4-iron over the water to 6 feet for eagle and made the cut on the number.
"Most important shot of the year, to be honest," McIlroy said. "If I don't make eagle there, I'm practicing at Ponte Vedra this weekend. I said after the 66 yesterday, 'That could have been the turning point in my season.' I think today I've confirmed that."
He became the first player since Chris Couch at New Orleans in 2006 to make the cut on the number and win. McIlroy was so good on the weekend that he had the low round each of the last two days - a 66 on Saturday and the 62 on Sunday.
Padraig Harrington of Ireland closed with a 68 and hung around for two hours to congratulate the kid when he finished. He was growing concerned for McIlroy, who was under enormous pressure since turning pro when he was 18.
McIlroy added to the hype by winning the Dubai Desert Classic last year at 19 and nearly winning the Order of Merit. He had missed two cuts going into Quail Hollow, and had not had a top 10 since the first week of February.
"At home, no matter how he does, the focus is on him," Harrington said. "When you're not winning, not delivering, the focus becomes a burden. If he can get across the line here, he can go from strength to strength. He will be a lot more comfortable with who he is, a lot more patient. The win is significant - very significant - at this time."
McIlroy moves to No. 9 in the world with the victory, and he can only hope he is headed in the right direction. He had to endure back problems, alarming for someone so young, yet the heat helped loosen him up and allowed him to hit the ball at full power.
He heads south to Florida for The Players Championship, and a big birthday bash on Tuesday.


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For the 2011 season we'll notice a lot of renovations to Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Some of the changes include wider seats in a lot of areas and new food. Some of the new food items include Natty Boh on tap and Natty Boh soaked brats. I love that they are going to have Old Bay wings!! The crab cakes are going to be new and out of this world this coming season.
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Not Me
And what Kindalini all about?
Ohhhhh sweetness…It's from where my love for snakes was born
Hard to find classes…it's been a lot theory for me
well, and I get caught in a single location and it's hard to break out and try new things…but apparently there is a Kundalini studio on 29th and Julian…but it's so far and difficult to get there…
for me, the alignment of the chakra's through pranayama and asana lead to the awakening of the Kundalini energy. That energy, they say, is stored at the base of your spine, below the Muladahara vortex, and is coiled like a sleeping snake. When the chakra's are aligned and you are in a higher vibrational state (meditation usually), the snake uncoils and slides up your spine. I just did a Kundalini sketch last night even, lol
Not me
That sounds so cool
It's much of the caduceus symbol with the snakes riding up the Ida and Pingala
but the energy shooting out of the shushing
It's why I love snakes and the chakras
So much of my practice has been gearing me for Kundalini. I've been doing a lot of the work to get there. Physically, it's one of the easier practices so newbies sometimes flock to Kundalini without understanding the concept of it. Don't get me wrong, it's still fantastic and I'm glad they are doing it. You know I'm a Jung fan…well, maybe you don't, but my intent to understand the shadow self to be able to dance with it instead of live in fear of it falls into Jungian theory a lot, so…Jung wrote, "When you succeed in awakening the Kundalini so that it starts to move out of its mere potentiality, you necessarily start a world which is totally different from our [usual] world. It is a world of eternity." If I were to go truly nuts…the Celestine Prophecy idea of the levels of vibration and then the supreme level that caused the Myans to disappear…to essentially turn into vibrations, could, could, be considered Kundalini…each stage working your way up your chakra system. My opinion of course. I haven't read that anywhere for it to be real, but those are the connections I made.
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Cold brewed yesterday afternoon, had some this morning.
Just got off the phone with potential employer, some kind of pre-interview screening/chat thing. So nerve-racking! I hate that moment when you hang up and want to hit yourself in the head for all the things you messed up/should've said. Anyway, hopefully it'll turn out well. Relocating soon and I need a job!
Oh yeah, the tea! This really does taste like sherbet! I added a little stevia to bring out the fruit flavors a bit more. That said, while I do like this and it tastes really great. I have some strange conflicted feelings about sherbet flavored tea, like it shouldn't be possible. Who knows, maybe my brain is just addled from the call!


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Eight... HD camera smartphones
Sharp shooters for parties and protests
Posted in Personal Tech, 4th February 2012 08:00 GMT
Product round-up You know that really annoying person who is videoing the gig with their camera phone to stick on Facebook when they get home? That's me. These days my TV is HD and my games console is HD, so it only makes sense that my phone – the device I use the most, day in and day out – should be HD too. Luckily, HD on smartphones is becoming more commonplace and so rather than judge these handsets on their mobile merits, this round-up focuses on their HD video camera performance.
Of the phones reviewed, the BlackBerry, Nokia and Sony are 720p models, the rest capture 1080p video. Resolution aside, you'll find the exposure accuracy and colour balance varies significantly in different environments with some handsets performing much better when scene modes are selected. Most of the handsets tested offered these useful tweaks, that can help improve results if relying on auto doesn't cut it.
Viewing is another matter, with larger screen sizes being a bonus, however, getting the content on a bigger screen is not always straightforward. The LG, Motorola and Sony Ericsson phones offer HDMI interfacing with Apple, HTC and Samsung models requiring adaptors to deliver a hi-res AV out, leaving just the BlackBerry and Nokia out of the plug and play party.
With HD video, storage can easily become an issue, so if you're likely to make a habit of continuous capture, then considering the models offering storage expansion is likely to be a wise move, unless you've deep pockets to consider a 64GB iPhone. Video capture on the phones was ready to roll within a couple of seconds, apart from the Xperia Arc S which took at least twice as long. There was no obvious impact on battery life between the 1080p and 720p phones, all having to be charged after a day of heavy use.
Apple iPhone 4S
With the iPhone 4S you now get full HD 1920 x 1080 pixels at 30fps just eye spankingly clear and sharp. Small enough to fit in my hand I am confident I'm not going to drop it in the mosh pit. Yes, the touch focus is annoying sometimes, as I have to get someone to hold my beer as I do it.
If the iPhone 5 doesn't have continuous autofocus, I won't be impressed. I could moan that you can't change exposure and white balance that came in handy on some of the other phones, but the iPhone is pretty accurate on the whole and its ease of use just outweighs these little niggles.
Reg Rating 90%
Price £499 (16GB), £599 (32GB), £699 (64GB)
More info Apple
HTC Sensation XE
The HTC is a mini powerhouse recording 1080p HD video at 30fps. I was impressed by its easy to use menus and practical tweaks and effects. The HTC Sensation XE copes I was amazingly well when adjusting exposure from indoors to outdoors too – a definite plus point. The XE has a the 1GB of onboard memory, but luckily it comes with an 8GB card, because it won't allow you to shoot without it.
This is sold as Beats music phone, so I was quite impressed at the ease of use and quality of the camera. My only quibble would be that it is far too easy to press the zoom button while filming because of where it is placed. In fact, this was an issue for everyone who tried it and so its rating suffers because it really does effect the handling when shooting.
Reg Rating 75%
Price £400
More info HTC and Clove Technology
LG Optimus 3D
I love this phone. Bigger is better in this case and the LG Optimus has a 4.3in screen to show off its eye-popping tricks. Amazingly easy to use, all the icons are intuitively placed so switching from camera to video and 2D to 3D happens in a flash with no fiddling. It mounts as an external HD in seconds, so there's no faffing with dedicated software either. Despite its gimmick phone image – being the world's first glasses-free 3D smartphone – I found it a respectable all-rounder. The HD videos at full-HD 1080p look crisp and lively due to the continuous focus, keeping things sharp as you move. Sadly, the LG Optimus was a complete let down in low light situations delivering grainy and grey results.
The 3D videos, while only 720p, were a real crowd pleaser though – this phone went missing several times at my Chinese New Year party, with people grabbing it to show it off. It also has the cool ability to convert 2D content into 3D including games and videos. Battery life not great but it's doing a lot on a large screen, so I can give it a break. A micro HDMI slot makes it easy to playback my HD content on my HD telly too. Instant popularity.
Reg Rating 80%
Price £350
More info LG and Clove Technology
Motorola Razr
The supermodel of the phones on review – really tall, extremely thin and slightly temperamental – the Razr's video was super sharp compared to the other phones and gave the best results in low light of all the phones. Nice clear menu with touch focus and an easy to use zoom all contribute to make this phone a front runner. Unfortunately, on some occasions, the video looked slightly over-exposed even after lots of fiddling. Also, in comparison, the video seemed slightly jittery. Storage is no problem though – 16GB on-board with up to 32GB on additional microSD cards.
Due to its width it can be hard to hold while shooting, yet can be forgiven for the startling clarity of the footage. This phone's hidden magic trick is it's audio scenes mode, enabling you change sound setting depending on the environment and shooting conditions. Software is pre-installed on the phone but extracting my takes proved fiddly, so I the Razr loses its edge a little here. However, the 1750mAh battery is above average for most phones, and as a result, lasted slightly longer on the catwalk than the others.
Reg Rating 85%
Price £420
More info Motorola and Clove Technology
Nokia Lumia 800
What no microSD?? Luckily it comes with 16GB storage onboard but I'm not going to be able to shoot any modern day Ben Hur on this baby. I found the auto focus was easily confused and even its best efforts blurry in comparison to the other phones tested. Even though having a dedicated camera button makes me feel like Nokia is actually taking my directorial debut seriously, the size of the screen leaves a lot to be desired and it shrinks down to almost nothing in video mode.
Nokia has always been proud of camera quality, so it's a shame the Lumia has quite a cold colour cast and bad low light handling. For the price, the Lumia just doesn't deliver the quality or picture stability it should. Having to instal the malicious Zune software to access my files was almost the last straw – oh no, wait, that will be the fiddly access to the micro USB slot on the top.
Reg Rating 70%
Price £470
More info Nokia and Clove Technology
RIM BlackBerry Torch 9860
My sis swears by the video capabilities of this phone, but I'm not convinced. While I appreciated the dedicated video camera icon, allowing instant access, I found it was fiddly getting the settings up from the BlackBerry button.
The autofocus was obviously operating in a parallel, but completely different dimension and I often ended up just turning it off completely. The tiny zoom control discourages use, not a bad thing in my opinion: who doesn't hate a digital zoom? The dedicated software wasn't as tortuous as the Nokia, but still kept me wait around when really I shouldn't have had to.
Reg Rating 65%
Price £380
More info RIM BlackBerry and Clove Technology
Samsung Galaxy Nexus
The Samsung Galaxy Nexus is my number one for ease of use – everything you need at the touch of a button – there's even a Disco and Lost in Space mode. Settings are clearly placed along the right hand side and, helpfully, it also shows the quality setting that's active. It has a lovely big red button to record that even my granny could see and get to grips with.
Access to my recordings was simply plug and play, just as it should be. There is a reason this phone is popular borne out by the overall quality and clarity of the footage. Being an animator, I took an instant liking to the time-lapse function, it's this kind of added extra that really impresses me.
Reg Rating 90%
Price £500
More info Google/Samsung and Clove Technology
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S
I am convinced that Sony just doesn't want me to shoot any video. This mode is frustrating to get to, I have to swipe a little icon at the bottom of the photo app that needs a finger the width of a toothpick to achieve. Then when I'm ready to record, I have to press the tiny and badly-located shutter button on the top of the phone. The delay in starting meant I often found myself repeatedly pressing the button just to get it going.
Once you're up-and-running, the video quality is respectable, but low light performance isn't optimum, and the on-board LED illuminiation is no help really. There were big problems with sound to the extent that it repeatedly cut out during playback, so if your mate's telling you a corker, you're in serious jeopardy of losing the punchline. The touch focus is slightly frustrating, still, the recordings are convincingly sharp and the colours are nice and warm, athough maybe a little too Tango. It's hard to knock a phone that has Party mode as an option but, overall, even though this phone looks classy, its build quality reminded me of the throw away plastic cups they give you at gigs so you won't bottle the band. ®
Reg Rating 75%
Price £340
More info Sony Ericsson and Clove Technology
Thanks to Clove Technology for the loan of the review handsets.
Sample Video
Apple iPhone 4S 1080p capture
HTC Sensation XE 1080p capture
LG Optimus 3D 1080p capture
Motorola Razr 1080p capture
Nokia Lumia 800 720p capture
RIM BlackBerry Torch 9860 720p capture
Samsung Galaxy Nexus 1080p capture
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Avril Lavigne and Nickelback's Chad Kroeger opened up to Ryan Seacrest on Tuesday about their engagement and upcoming nuptials – where the singer revealed the groom is in the dark about some of the wedding details.
"It's going to be quite spectacular, and there's a theme to it," Lavigne said during an interview on KIIS-FM's On-Air with Ryan Seacrest Tuesday. "We're going pretty big, but Chad doesn't even know everything."
Lavigne demurred when Seacrest pushed for details on the date, but she did reveal that the roots of their love affair, which began in the studio while Kroeger worked with Lavigne on songs from her forthcoming album, will play a role in the nuptials.
"I'm going to take the lyrics from the sheet music from one of our songs and wrap it around the wedding cake," she told Ryan, while Kroeger gave a look of genuine surprise.
As for the details of their engagement, Lavigne explained: "I had been making this scrapbook of my time in the studio. I walk over and he had taken a photo of himself holding the ring box and put the Polaroid in my scrapbook. Because I had stickers everywhere he put in 'Will you marry me?' It was really romantic and kind of made sense."
Kroeger, who presented her with a 14-carat diamond ring, admitted the proposal made him more jittery than a big performance.
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"You can travel the world and sing songs to thousands of people and not have your heartbeat raised at all," he told Seacrest. "You get down on one knee and commit yourself to a woman for the rest of your life. I was very nervous!"
That makes sense, considering his focus these days seems to be on his bride-to-be. "I try not to take too much interest in the world's opinion of our relationship," Kroeger told PEOPLE last fall. "I just know the both of us are very happy."


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The second trailer for Knowing, the new Nicolas Cage film, has arrived, and it's a bit more promising than the original teaser trailer. Directed by Alex Proyas, the effects are large and at times impressive but, at other times, unimpressive and seem like shoddy CG. Cage dons his usual toupe (he really needs a new one) and his favorite facial expression: baffled awe. But this one's got potential, so take a look after the jump.
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If only someone had told them..
...horses have four legs.
Oz boffins have used 3D printing to produce a custom-made set of titanium shoes for a Melbourne racehorse - an example of the "endless possibilities" of the technology. A team from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) used a handheld scanner to image the horse's hooves, ran the result …
...horses have four legs.
Interestingly, the photos don't show the rear of the horse, so...
Having just read Charles Stross' "Equoid" this half-horse comment raises further disturbing mental images and also the thought that horse shoes made of lead might be safer...
The front legs take about 50% more weight than the rear so maybe they race without rear shoes.
"This is one side of a horse. the other side is much the same."
N. Molesworth.
As any fule kno...
Of course the rear tires (I mean hooves) will need a different design for better traction.
Ideal footware for El Fideldo, who was Lobey Dosser's faithful steed in Calton Creek.
> "This is one side of a horse. the other side is much the same."
> N. Molesworth.
> As any fule kno...
Actually one side is the nearside and one is the offside
There are many differences
As any horse owner knows...
> As any horse owner knows...
they would also know that horse shoes, or racing plates, are sold in pairs as the front and rear are different sizes.
And that shoes are available in Titanium and aplastic, besides the ubiquitous steel and aluminium.
People expect Titanium being used in "hi tech" sports but not something like horse racing
3D printing has all sorts of obvious uses, depending on the quality of the object you can make.
I suspect it's ultimately going to be the ones we did not foresee (like a horse shoe perfectly matched to each individual hoof) that will be the biggest market.
Thumbs up for doing something old in a whole new way.
"like a horse shoe perfectly matched to each individual hoof"
That would indeed be quite a miraculous advance. And it only takes a few hours for technology to create such wonders. We've certainly come a long way!
and the other half of the farriers job is trimming the hoof itself. Now I appreciate that part of the trimming is to help it fit the shoe, so arguably that part becomes unnecessary, but the other purpose of the trimming is also just general "hoof care" so will still be needed.
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I suspect it's ultimately going to be the ones we did not foresee (like a horse shoe perfectly matched to each individual hoof) that will be the biggest market.
May not have forseen horse shoes ... but R4 prog talking about 3d printing and custom manufacturing (probably "In Business") featured an item a couple of years ago about using 3d printing to produce insoles for running shoes that exactly matched your foot using the same principles as this. Think the person doing this thought that this was probably going to be limited to top athletes etc but he definitely saw the prospect of just printing the heal part of the insole in shops when you bought high end running shoes in the not too distant future
He's not trimming the hoof to "fit the shoe" to it, he's trimming the hoof because with shoes on, hoofs don't wear out like they are supposed to, the hoof eventually splits, the horse goes lame or gets laminitis, finally a certain K.Nacker has to be called.
"and the other half of the farriers job is trimming the hoof itself. Now I appreciate that part of the trimming is to help it fit the shoe, so arguably that part becomes unnecessary"
Umm, not really. Horseshoes are tailored specifically to fit a horse: A foot is not trimmed to fit.
What a farrier does is mostly metalworking, combined with a bit of wrangling, and essentially cutting toenails. They're more blacksmiths than chiropodists.
Having 3D laser-printed custom horseshoes is essentially a gimmick: Using a machine to mimic part of a skilled artisan's work isn't really an advance. And as well as hoof care, the shoe still needs to be properly attached by a farrier anyway.
I always thought this type of 3d printing was quite brittle, but there are some serious forces applied to a horses shoe when it's running.
Does anyone else read articles like this and think "Fuck yeah! I'm livin' in the future!"?
Selective Laser Sintered titanium parts have very respectable mechanical properties, hence their use in aerospace and motorsport applications.
Still, there isn't enough detail in the article to inform me as to why this workflow is better than taking impressions (in clay or whatever suitable material) of the horse's hooves to create a mould.
Or how about a 3D milling machine using the scan to trim a suitable sized blank and retain the full properties of the cast/forged/heat-treated/whatever metal?
Except ANY suitable blank for a subtractive process would be subtracting MOST of the metal (given the U shape of the finished product with LOTS of space in between). Not to mention the interior parts of the horseshoe itself where machining can only remove so much material with its given bit set. That's one of the beauties of the additive process. You can build up fine-but-strong structures in ways no subtractive process can duplicate. Not to mention it doesn't waste so much metal (both in the base block and in too wear and tear).
"Or how about a 3D milling machine using the scan to trim a suitable sized blank and retain the full properties of the cast/forged/heat-treated/whatever metal?"
Why not just heat it up and bash fuck out of it with a hammer until it fits.
Looking at the colour of those horse shoes, are you sure they weren't designed for those six legged horse creatures from Avatar?
This stuff is so cool. The universal replicator of science fiction, which can make anything you'd want, are almost around the corner.
This should put an end to shod-dy workmanship. Hoof-its these things anyway.
Faye-B-lous punning there. Well done, here's your hat too.
So the lightweight shoes make the horse faster. The horse wins races and is given weights to slow it down.
But the weights will be added to the saddle of the horse, not the ends of it's feet, which might well make them easier to carry.
They are not endless they are severely limited to :-
Few off manufacturing where setup and tooling costs and or time make expensive 3D printing economical and attractive.
A very few 'things' with internal structures which simply can't be manufactured with conventional machining, casting or sub-component assembly.
I'll bet the cartridges for this printer make my inkjet look affordable
Just by having horse and jockey take a healthy dump prior to the race start.
One of my mates believes in this theory, and places bets on any horse he sees drop a steamer before it goes into the starting gates. Its a surprisingly effective betting scheme that has earned him just as much as any other system in place.
Usually the jockeys don't have much to dump prior to the race, given their dietary regimens to drop weight prior to the race.
As for the horse, that's a delicate balance, as the horse needs the food to produce the necessary energy to run the race, but one doesn't want to wait too long or else the nutrition isn't used properly. It would be interesting to see if waiting until the horse dumps would be too late in this regard.
"Its a surprisingly effective betting scheme that has earned him just as much as any other system in place."
The most effective is of course to be part of the 'in' group who generally knows which horse is going to win before the formality of the race itself starts.
Unless you happen to be mates with a trainer, the horses are generally a mugs game.
I'm starting to wonder if el Reg has been taken over by the Autons and Lester is desperately trying to get the word out before he's replaced by something disturbingly shiny and emotionless.


text: Twitter announced yesterday that it will allow small businesses to buy promoted tweets, which appear in all user feeds. The deal is limited to businesses that use American Express cards, but it will open to others in the near future. You probably won't notice too much difference in your stream, because Twitter has been putting sponsored tweets in your stream since 2010, but now you know why the bodega across the street and that car wash from around the corner suddenly appeared in your list.


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B:I want to yell and scream and rage at fWH. I want to continually remind him of the depth of my pain and the volume of damage he has inflicted on me, our marriage and our family. I want to remind him of the priceless treasure (our marriage) that he has defiled by his senseless actions. I want to spit in his face and kick him in the nuts every single time thoughts of the affair cross my mind. I want to see recognition and humiliation on his face when I talk about what he has done. I want to force him to acknowledge again and again, what a total arsehole he was. I want to hear him beg, I want to see him grovel. I want to watch him hurt as much as I am. (<= and it shames me to admit this! So please, go easy on me! And no, I don't ever kick him in the nuts, except in my fantasies..)
Now, how on earth do you reconcile A and B. Because, truly, deep down I want both of those things. I know that B is cruel, senseless, inappropriate
horrible. I know that if I continually hang around in B I am basically drinking poison and expecting fWH to die. B will not bring me happiness. I KNOW that, but it doesnt stop me wanting it. I dont want to want B. But I do. I want to be a better person than that. I honestly do. And, god knows, I try to hang out in A. But I get drawn back to B time and time again. How do I make myself stop this?
I often think that there must be some unfinished business that draws me back to B. There must be work that still needs doing. But for the love of life I dont know what it is. We have gone over everything again and again. fWH is being open, remorseful, willing to talk, to do whatever it takes to help me get past this. I have talked, read, journalled, had counselling
..again and again.
Something I hit on last week that may explain it is that my emotions have not caught up with my head? In my head I have accepted the affair happened, I have worked out what is the better course (A, obviously) I have it all together in my head. But my emotions are still hanging around in B. Emotionally, I still sometimes want to retreat into denial and then when that passes I get caught up in B again. Emotionally, I am perhaps not ready to move to A. But I so badly want to be in A. I am tired of this. Really, really tired. I can see fWH is tired too, even though he tries so hard to be patient. Even the family dog is tired of it...
Advice? Thoughts?
[This message edited by ItsaClimb at 2:22 AM, May 18th (Sunday)]
I have had those feelings as well. At times B was gaining over A...However I chose to tell my FWH just how I was feeling when I was in B. I let him know that this was how I was feeling about what he did and that I really needed to hear how he felt about what he did. Funny thing was that he listened.
He began telling me at times that he felt the same way about his actions.
When I heard the words from his mouth and knew they were sincere I lost the feeling B.
I was afraid to share my deepest anger with him.
I was afraid to give voice to bad feelings.
I was afraid to let my FWH know that I even had such thoughts.
I expected him to be open, and honest with me, but I still was not being honest with him.
I am so glad that I learned to share more of myself. We have much deeper discussions now and I no longer fear rejection of me! Best thing is B no longer haunts my thoughts.
((HUGS)) to you and your journey.
What you are describing is very normal. Time is really the magic answer.
You will spend less and less time in B and more and more in A. It happens gradually. After this happened for a long time and I finally got that I was mostly in A, I realized this was a pattern that was happening. I was mostly in A but I would slip to B, I realized that I was actually 'putting' myself back in B. It was a slight difference from before when it happened. I was afraid to be in A because I thought WH would forget or think I was 'over it', etc
So I realized that the reason I was in B at that point was my fear rather than my hurt. At that point, I made the choice to be in A. Does that mean I do not slip back to B? NO! I do and I suspect I will for a long time.
I hope that helps.
[This message edited by brokensmile322 at 8:12 AM, May 18th (Sunday)]
When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves. ~Viktor Frankl
"When you are happy, you can forgive a great deal."
WH says I want him to be miserable and I admit that part of me does want that. Whenever I see him in a moment of happiness there is a part of me that thinks "how unfair for him to be happy at all right now." Not very productive thinking I know.
Together 13 years, married for 8
So that was a setback...
Still, I really want to choose A as well. I can sense that it would be a relief to ME to choose A. Yet B is always there rearing its ugly head.
I think when we hear it takes 2-5 years to get past this and rebuild the marriage, it really means that for some of us, it will take five years and not two years.
Many of your posts resonate with me. I have these battles of heart and mind too. Looking back, I see that *slowly* I am spending more time in A. Every time I slip into B, I ask myself what kind of life I really want to live. I voice my feelings to H as calmly as I can and then try to move past them....so hard sometimes.
I think TIME is the answer we always get and never want. I get so resentful of the time lost cleaning up this heaping pile of dung....
I want to watch him hurt as much as I am.
My bet is that won't help. I suspect what you really want to do is to
stop hurting. When we're in the depths of pain, it often seems that the cure is to cause pain in the person who hurt us. Actually, I think, the pain stops by dealing with it directly.
That could mean yelling and screaming, but not 'You SOB!' Instead, it could mean yelling stuff at him, like 'I'm furious that you __________________!' (Fill in the blank with something he did.) It could mean telling him or someone else directly that you're hurting because of something specific he did. It could mean writing for yourself, 'I'm angry that/because _____.'
I think you're wants align very well to each other.
It seems like, as usual, time is the answer.
I keep thinking, "but for heavens' sake, I am nearly TWO YEARS out! Why do I still feel like this? Why am I still on the roller-coaster? What is wrong with me?"
In fact, if I stop to think, I am less than 1/2 way through the 5 years that it will probably take me to heal from this... And knowing me, it could take a lot longer than the estimated 5 years
Sisoon, thank you for that advice. I think that is a technique I need to look at. I am big on yelling at him in very general terms... I think it would probably help if I addressed the specific issues that were really hurting me at that time. Thanks for that.
It's a conundrum.
Time and consistency on his part, showing you it's safe to be person A will do the trick.
Maybe you should have a heart to heart with your FWH and read him your two options and tell him that you are trying to make a decision. This will allow him to realize that you are still hurting and maybe he will understand what is going on inside of you even better. Maybe you should even show him your post so it will hit home even harder with him. At some point I think it would be best for you to draw a line in the sand and commit to option A. It would be the best for you.
To take path A it is giving up on the wanting/needing justice. Which I know I will never have. There is no justice for the couple that is reconciling. There just isn't. Nothing equitable that our FWS's can give or do to give us that feeling of justice. It is total surrender to accepting what they have done and giving up our want/need for justice.
Path B is the path that still wants and needs justice. To have the FWS pay some kind of price for what they have done to us and our marriage. This is holding onto what is impossible. Also, really think about what you have written.
I want to hear him beg, I want to see him grovel. I want to watch him hurt as much as I am.
Yes, I agree, the dirty four letter word, time, should help with these conflicting wants.
"Oh, why do my actions have consequences?" ~ Homer Simpson
"She knew my one weakness: That I'm weak." ~ Homer Simpson
However I chose to...
And again in the third reply.
At that point, I made the choice to be in A.
And again in the fifth reply.
Still, I really want to choose A as well. I can sense that it would be a relief to ME to choose A.
And again later.
I wrote my wife a letter describing how I have chosen option A
I can remember making a choice to rebuild a marriage. I've never regretted it. But the choice I made before that was to be the best person I could be for myself, my family and my friends. I made the choice to be happy. I knew I was going to be happy.
You have choices to make too. Choosing to be be happy and knowing that YOU have the ability to make that happen is a great start. Then you'll decide what other choices to make that support your core choice of building a great life for yourself.
SisterMilkshake is spot on - justice and R can't coexist. You forgo your "right" to payback when you forgive. But for me, forgiveness wasn't even really about him. It was about releasing myself from pain.
It was a full year after DDay that I finally had one month without going into B territory. And it felt so amazing. I hadn't fully realized how exhausted I was from a year of bouncing between A and B. I forgot what it felt like to be even keeled, calm, hopeful. I still go into B, but not for nearly as long and not nearly so often anymore. Because I just don't have the stamina for it. And because it feels so good to be back in control of my life.
This Buddhist lecture on forgiveness was my turning point -
She talks about the seductiveness of righteous anger, how it's easier and more comfortable to lash out than to deal with discomfort of dealing with it within yourself.
One other thing that helped - after a while, I was able to see that fWS was dealing with deep shame and self-hatred, that he struggled between A and B himself. It took a while for him to talk about it - before forgiveness, I was in no state to hear about *his* troubles. That's probably as close to "revenge" as I'll ever get - and it doesn't taste as sweet as you'd think.
Persona A is vulnerable. Persona B is unapproachable, and therefore, safe from more trauma. But of course, also not open to love.
^So true. I think my retreat into B is often prompted by concerns for "safety" - fear of being hurt or abandoned again.
Sister Milkshake you raised something that I have posted about before - I have some trouble with feeling that in a way justice hasn't been served.. you know that feeling that "he got to have all the fun of an exciting new relationship, while I was home caring for his kids, betrayed me in a big way and what does he get? A wife that is working hard to become a better person and a marriage that is even better than it was before!" Where's the justice in that? Logically I get it.. I know that's not how it works really. But yeah, there is that selfish little immature girl in me that sometimes thinks like that. That part of me is very rooted in B.
WeHadItAll - thank you, thank you, thank you... that lecture was amazing! I so needed to hear that.
In one part of the lecture, Tara refers to a Cherokee legend about an elder instructing his young grandson: In each human heart there are two wolves battling one anotherone is fearful and angry, and the other is understanding and kind. When the little boy asks, Which one wins? his grandfather replies, Whichever one we choose to feed.
Love that! And it ties in with what Gman1 and WarpSpeed mentioned in their responses. Basically, it comes down to a choice.
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Ballmer, who was at the receiving end of sharp criticism for the way he had led Microsoft, especially for his decision regarding the Surface tablets and the miserable failure of Windows 8 operating system, stepped down as the CEO in August 2013. Since it is thing of the past and the market would not concern itself it with past data, the important thing to unravel is the future direction of the company under its current CEO, Satya Nadella. Also, it is important to bear in mind the continuing sell-off by Bill Gates (Trades, Portfolio) as it could have considerable implications on stock movement in the near term.
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Other Smartphone Makers
It is widely rumoured that Apple will release the iPhone 6 in this year or early 2015 and while nothing can be said about the release date but one thing for sure is that this is the most anticipated phone from the stable of Apple in its long history. On the other hand, Google has steered away from manufacturing of handsets by unloading the Motorola mobility division to Lenovo. Even though Google made some notable changes in the company, Motorola was bleeding money within the search giant and hence, management decided in favor of selling off the ailing division.
Final Stand
In conclusion, I would say that Microsoft has regained some ground under the leadership of Satya Nadella and the company has some lucrative prospects in the future. Surprisingly, Microsoft's share crossed the $40 mark this month, a level reached after a long time. Thus, Microsoft is an ideal long-term candidate for your portfolio.


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He scored twice in the first half, the second worthy of any highlight reel, as he led Greek champions Panathinaikos to a 3-2 victory over European and Italian champions Inter Milan at the Rogers Centre.
Panathinaikos' star striker, the reigning MVP and top scorer of the Greek league, was one of the 23 members of the French team who new national coach Laurent Blanc vowed are persona non grata after a disgraceful campaign in South Africa that saw striker Nicolas Anelka sent home and the players stage a one-day strike.
This was Panathinaikos' first competitive pre-season game, and Cisse let his team's fans know that he'll be true to his word.
"It's only natural for Cisse to put the past in the past and look to the future," Panathinaikos manager Nikolas Nioplias said. "He's a very hungry player."
Cisse did a series of back flips after his first goal, a celebration that really was over the top for an exhibition game being played in a stadium that only had 17,169 fans in the seats.
In the 13th minute, Panathinaikos winger Sebastian Leto made a fantastic side-footed pass from the left side of the penalty area to Cisse right in front of goal. Paolo Orlandoni, Inter's back-up keeper, sprawled and stopped Cisse's first shot, but Cisse was able to smack the rebound across the goal line.
While the first goal was the result of hard work, the second was the product of sheer talent.
Cisse got the ball at the midfield stripe and ran the Inter Milan back line with the ball at his feet. As Cisse picked up speed, the defenders kept pushing back towards their own goal. Cisse got to about 20 yards away from the goal and unleashed a wicked drive that fizzed into the back of the net.
That one was worth the backflips.
Tackles were at a minimum even though a temporary grass pitch was laid over the Rogers Centre's concrete floor, and Inter got back into the game in short order.
Samuel Eto'o cut the lead to one, slamming the ball into an open goal after a scramble in the Panathinaikos penalty area.
But Leto got the two-goal lead back before halftime, chipping the ball over Orlandoni after his team got off to a four-on-one break on the Inter defence, the kind of slack defending from the Italian side that we know we'll never see once the games start counting in the standings.
That defence didn't include three of its mainstays, Maicon, Lucio or Walter Samuel. Those three World Cup stars weren't brought on until late in the second half for a victory lap for the fans who bothered to make the trip.
Inter coach Rafa Benitez said Panathinaikos played the counter-attacking game perfectly, sucking Inter into the attack and hitting on the break.
"They were doing the job, they have experience, they were doing well," Benitez said.
The evening didn't have a heroic end for Cisse; he got into a shoving match with Lucio -- and tried to headbutt the Brazilian defender. Some words were exchanged, but Nioplias wisely decided to take Cisse off, cooling off a game that had become a little nasty in the late going.
Benitez didn't see who started the skirmish, he wasn't happy to see Lucio lose his cool.
"I don't like it," he said. "I will see if we can change, have more control in the future."
Brazilian teenager Philipe Coutinho added a late consolation goal for Inter and, with seconds left, Argentine star Diego Milito's headed effort from close range missed a wide open goal.


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Chances are you or someone you know are sick right now. We all know (and keep hearing through the media) about the seriousness of the flu this season. And, we certainly know how serious pneumonia can be. But, do you know about RSV (Respiratory syncytial virus)? I've learned a lot more about it in the last few weeks!
The son of a lady in one of my local mom's groups spent almost a week in the PICU (pediatric intensive care unit) right before Christmas due to RSV. That baby is just two days older than mine and was around my son just a few days before he was hospitalized. Other than a little clear runny nose, he looked perfectly healthy. From just a little sick to intensive care in just a couple of days. Scary! I've also been following (& praying) the heartbreaking story of Jemma who is currently fighting for her life.
So, needless to say, when I took Baby Brother in for his 6 month well-check last week, I wanted to talk to the doctor about the cough that has struck our house. After going over our symptoms and hearing the wheeziness in Baby Brother, our pediatrician said, "this is most likely RSV". GAH! Even as someone who knew about RSV, I was still surprised to hear the doctor say that! To try to help the wheezing, we tried a breathing treatment in the office.
It was sad and no one liked it. And, unfortunately, it didn't work (apparently it's not very successful a large percentage of the time). Thankfully though, Baby Brother seems to be fighting it ok. The doctor gave me a list of things to watch for (including nostril flaring while breathing, rapid breathing, grunting while breathing, not interested in eating). And that's about all we can do at this point. We wait. We watch for any signs that he's getting worse. And, we pray.
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, RSV will usually run its course without major issue. At the same time however, RSV is the leading cause of infant hospitalizations for bronchiolitis (source: AAP). Definitely something to take seriously! So, if you have a baby during cold & flu season, I definitely recommend you talk to your pediatrician about RSV, learn what to watch for, and what to do if you suspect a problem. Because what looks like just a regular little cold could turn in to something worse very quickly!
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Everything is wonky in this piece by European company Zimmerman & de Perrot, shown as part of this year's London International Mime Festival. Tables collapse, chairs have a mind of their own and door frames are turned on their side.
The performers are wonky, too. They contort their bodies into the strangest of shapes, their arms and legs seem to dislocate, and they scuttle about the floor as if they are monsters from another planet.
This is no normal acrobatic show. There's not a leotard to be seen and you can forget the wheel of death (currently being employed down the road at Cirque du Soleil's Kooza) – think more the huge square of death. At the back of the stage is a box, split into four rooms, two atop two. The performers stand, bend, flop, hang and run all over it as the contraption turns round, sometimes slowly, sometimes frighteningly quickly.
Although there are moments guaranteed to make you gasp, this show is more about making you laugh. The seven performers are superb clowns, though there are no big shoes and red noses here. They fall about the set and into one another, they hang on things giggling and mumbling, and everything is performed with superb comic timing.
There are several impressive set pieces – one of the women clambers in and out of a tiny box, effortlessly bending in and out of it at an amazing speed. A sequence where a group of five take on yoga lessons in one of the tiny box-rooms as it turns is also very funny. The show has not much of a narrative – it is simply made up of these moments where the actors bounce off one another and the set.
The whole thing is accompanied by a thumping and booming live soundtrack, performed by Dimitri de Perrot. The cast also sing rousing and haunting numbers that infuse everything with rhythm.
This, although not entirely silent, is the bright and brilliant face of modern mime. Drawing on age-old mime techniques, modern dance, acrobatics and good old-fashioned ways of making people laugh, the show is a raucous ball of fun.
Hans was Heiri is on at the Barbican until Jan 26. The London International Mime Festival runs at various venues until Jan 27. Details: mimelondon.com


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by William White | July 17, 2014 2:56 pm
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie isn't claiming responsibility[1] for the ban of Tesla Motors' (TSLA[2]) vehicles in the state.
[3]Christie claims that his administration turned a blind eye to Tesla for a full year to give them time for what it was doing, but that it couldn't continue to do so. He went on to say that he doesn't like the law that bans the company from selling cars either, but that he couldn't just ignore a law he didn't like, reports The Star-Ledger.
Christie also said that he had a bill on his desk that would allow Tesla to operate in the state, but that it would only further hurt anti-competition in the state. He is actually referring to two bills that may be combined into a single bill, The Star-Ledger notes.
Prior to Christie's statements, Tesla CEO Elon Musk accused the governor of making a deal[4] with a powerful auto lobby to keep his company from selling cars in the state.
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In a 2012 national poll conducted by Weber Shandwick reports that 63 percent of Americans believe there is a "major civility problem" in the United States; 81 percent of Americans reportedly believe that "incivility in our government is hurting America." However, while debate and free expression may sometimes be characterized as "uncivil," they are an important part of a robust, democratic landscape. This issue of Insights explores the relationship between civility and free expression, and the role of each within our constitutional democracy.
Over the past two years, the American Bar Association's Division for Public Education, with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), has engaged in a public discussion series: Civility and Free Expression in a Constitutional Democracy in nine states around the country. Our goal has been to examine how the rule of law contributes to, and limits, efforts to promote civility in political and public discourse and online. Visit our website to learn more about this project at www.ambar.org/civility.
This issue opens with an introduction from NEH Chairman James Leach reflecting on why civility is essential to our democracy. John Kasson (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) offers an examination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s philosophy of the "beloved community" and its relevance to us fifty years after the March on Washington and his seminal "I Have a Dream" speech. Laura Beth Nielsen (Northwestern University School of Law) explores racist and sexist speech, posing provocative questions concerning the law's response to types of offensive speech. Christopher Tomlins (University of California, Irvine School of Law) reminds us of the importance of listening to those who have been "voiceless" in our history, notably enslaved persons, to deepen our understanding and appreciation for freedom of expression. Yohuru Williams (Fairfield University) challenges the notion of our current "civility crisis," comparing historical examples of political discourse with contemporary incidents. Finally, Jeffrey Rosen (The George Washington University School of Law) highlights everyday issues related to civility and free expression online, which affect all of us in this digital era. Each feature article includes Learning Gateways, offering useful, instructional connections for your classroom.
Please know that we continue to benefit from your feedback and ideas for the magazine, so keep them coming to our editor or me. Let us know about topics that you would like to see us tackle in future issues, and innovative classroom strategies that you have initiated to bring content alive for your students.
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Morning Peeps. Another month nearly over!!!! It is Thursday so that must mean another super Challenge over at DIGI DOODLE SHOP CHALLENGES . This week's theme is ANYTHING GOES.
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FIFA announced that obese fans will be offered special tickets at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Brazilian legislation dictates that at least 1% of seats in each stadium are to be made available for people with disabilities, including those classified as obese.
"FIFA is generally following local legislation of the host countries, and is in Brazil guided by the General FIFA World Cup Bill and a separate decree related to obese people," FIFA told the Associated Press. "The number of tickets available for disabled people depends on the infrastructure provisions of each stadium and the distribution between seats."
To qualify for a ticket, fans are required to submit a medical certificate that proves they have a body mass index of 30 or more.


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Entertainment Tonight, those famous ruiners of new trailers who can't seem to stop talking over whatever content they're given, are a little less disastrous when they're merely visiting the set of a movie. So while you have to cope with a lot of talking heads and frozen smiles of blond anchors, you can also now get your chance to see Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx and Roland Emmerich together on the set of White House Down, the thriller currently shooting in Montreal. It's definitely worth it just to see Tatum's "I got it on the first take!" dance. Take a look below:
The snarky comment about Tatum falling into the pool is a little jarring at the end there, but at the same time, they probably have a point-- Tatum is the hottest up-and-coming movie star there is right now, and he hasn't exactly gotten there by hiding his legendary abs. But White House Down seems to be a fairly pared-down thriller, with Tatum as a would-be Secret Service agent who winds up protecting the President (Foxx) when the White House comes under attack form terrorists.
While seeing Tatum as a full-throttle action star for the first time since G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra will probably be the film's big draw, I'm interested to see Emmerich tackle a movie that seems relatively small scale (though operating in a pretty swank set that's a perfect replica of the White House). Emmerich's last film, the ambitious and surprisingly enjoyable Anonymous, took a Shakespeare story as an opportunity to essentially recreate Elizabethan England, and before that he made 2012, still probably the final word in disaster movies (even if the world doesn't end this December). Can Emmerich really do a boiled-down thriller about one man protecting another one? He's got an ace up his sleeve in Tatum, at least, and Sony seems to believe it's a winner as well-- White House Down is being prepped for a June 28, 2013 release date.
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