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NCAAF Team Report - Louisiana-Monroe - INSIDE SLANT
Louisiana-Monroe already has completed the bulk of its preparations for its first bowl appearance, and coach Todd Berry has given the Warhawks a break until they report back to campus on Dec. 23.
At that time, the Warhawks will get in one more workout at Malone Stadium, then depart the next day for Shreveport, La., where they will finish up pregame preparations and play Ohio on Dec. 28 in the Advocare 100 Independence Bowl.
"They were anxious to go home for Christmas break so everyone was highly energized," Berry told the Monroe News-Star, noting the enthusiasm of the players for the school's first postseason game since the I-AA playoffs back in 1993. "This whole week, I'm really proud of them.
"They've done a great job. We talked about the game being a little ways off and these guys have been tremendously focused all year, and they've carried that through the bowl preparation."
The team had eight of the 15 workouts allowed before breaking. The game plan is in, Berry said, and the only thing left is for the players to maintain conditioning.
ULM qualified for its first bowl after finishing the regular season with an 8-4 record, its best since moving to the FBS level of competition in 1994.
The Warhawks will go into the bowl riding a two-game winning streak after defeating North Texas at home and Florida International in overtime on the road.
Ohio, on the other hand, lost its last three games of the regular season to Mid-American Conference rivals Bowling Green, Ball State and Kent State, the latter two on the road, also to finish 8-4.
Despite that season-ending skid, the Bobcats look to be a serious challenge to ULM's defense.
They are rushing for 202 yards a game and throwing for over 233.
ULM is giving up just under 136 a game rushing and over 271 passing.
The Warhawks offense has become a pass-oriented affair with the injuries to running backs Jyruss Edwards and Centarius Donald and is producing 146 yards a game, mostly on runs by quarterback Kolton Browning.
Browning, the Sun Belt Conference's Offensive Player of the Year, is throwing for over 257 yards a game and with senior quarterback Cody Wells also seeing spot action, the Warhawks are passing for nearly 297 a game.
--Louisiana-Monroe won't have to go far for its first bowl appearance in the program's history.
Shreveport, the site of the Dec. 28 Advocare 100 Independence Bowl, is a mere 97 miles on Interstate 20 from the Warhawks' campus in Monroe.
The Warhawks will play Ohio, which finished 8-4 after starting the season 7-0.
ULM athletic director Bobby Staub, in a release, said the Warhawks "couldn't have picked a better location for our first-ever bowl game," which was has been a postseason staple since 1976.
The Warhawks earned their first bowl appearance by posting an 8-4 record, their best ever on the FBS level, finishing with wins over North Texas and Florida International.
They were 6-2 in the Sun Belt Conference, good for a tie with Louisiana-Lafayette and Middle Tennessee State behind 7-1 Arkansas State.
Along the way, the Warhawks had to overcome injuries that cost them key figures like Kolton Browning (for a game-and-a-half), Colby Harper, Jyruss Edwards and Centarius Donald on offense and starters Cameron Blakes, Kentarius Caldwell, and Mitch Lane on defense.
Lane is expected back for the bowl game and Browning started the last two games of the regular season, but Edwards, Donald, Harper, Blakes and Caldwell all will miss the game.
The loss of the defensive players was especially felt in early November losses to Louisiana-Lafayette (40-24) and Arkansas State (45-23), but the Warhawks seemed to be getting back together in the 42-16 win over North Texas and 23-17 overtime thriller against Florida International.
"I think we're getting healthier," Berry said. "After the Arkansas State loss, we had a couple days and came back against North Texas and played better.
"We've had some injuries, obviously, that have kind of plagued us throughout the season and we're still not quite a deep enough football team. I think we will be here pretty shortly once we get the redshirt class through here and we get healthier.
"But I thought we played really well at times."
The Bobcats figure to challenge the Warhawks with their running attack, which has produced over 202 yards a game. They are giving up over 165 yards a game to opposing rushers and nearly 230 through the air.
NCAAF Team Report - Louisiana-Monroe - NOTES, QUOTES
--Junior QB Kolton Browning is the unquestioned leader for ULM. He finished No. 2 in total offense in the Sun Belt Conference to Arkansas State's Ryan Aplin after leading for much of the season. He missed one game to a foot injury but still threw for 2,830 yards and rushed for 441.
--Senior WR Brent Leonard isn't the only one but he is Browning's favorite target. He averaged a Sun Belt best 8.1 receptions per game and was No. 2 in receiving yards (86.8).
--Senior LB R.J. Young anchors a defense that was vulnerable at times against the pass but pretty solid against the run. He led the Warhawks in tackles with 90 and was tied for second in tackles for loss with 10.5. He also had an interception that he returned for 55 yards and recovered three fumbles.
--Senior LB DaCorris Ford was one of the unsung heroes for the Warhawks. About one in every four of his 47 tackles ended up in negative yards for the opponent, and he had three sacks and three interceptions, second on the team to S Isaiah Newsome's four picks.
BOWL HISTORY: This will be Louisiana-Monroe's first bowl appearance. The Warhawks moved to the FBS level in 1994 after competing in the I-AA playoffs the previous two years but had never finished with a winning record until this year.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "One of the things that I like about our football team is that everybody wants to go make a play. The bad thing about our defense right now is that everybody wants to go make a play. Their hearts are right, but we've got to see things for what they are rather than what they aren't. We're too tempted right now for everybody to make a big play." -- Coach Todd Berry, on the reason behind some of his team's breakdowns on defense.
NCAAF Team Report - Louisiana-Monroe - STRATEGY AND PERSONNEL
Scouting the running game: ULM's running game faded as the season went on because of season-ending injuries to RBs Jyruss Edwards and Centarius Donald. QB Kolton Browning ended up the leading rusher with 441 yards despite missing one game because of injury. He's often the only one in the backfield when the ball is snapped.
Scouting the passing game: With the running game gone, ULM turned to a short passing attack to counter and Browning proved very effective at it. He threw for over 257 yards a game and has a deep receiving corps. Senior QB Cody Wells has been effective in spot duty. The Warhawks have been known to have both Browning and Wells on the field at the same time.
Scouting the run defense: Statistically, the Warhawks had the best run defense in the Sun Belt Conference in limiting opponents to just under 136 yards a game on the ground. But they gave up 234 to Louisiana-Lafayette and 200 to Arkansas State in their two conference losses.
Scouting the pass defense: ULM's secondary has proved vulnerable at times, giving up a long touchdown pass in the closing seconds of the season finale at FIU when everyone in the stadium knew a pass was coming. Among Sun Belt teams, only Louisiana-Lafayette surrendered more yards through the air than the 271.5 the Warhawks allowed.
Scouting the special teams: Sophomore Justin Manton does double duty in handling both punting and placekicking, triple if you count kickoffs. He attempted only eight field goals, making five, and was 55-of-56 on PATs. WR Brent Leonard is a sure-handed punt returner (8.2 average) and redshirt freshman Cortney Davis averages nearly 22 yards running back kickoffs.
Intangibles: This is ULM's first bowl appearance, and that has fans excited. The Warhawks have been on a high since the opening win over Arkansas, though there were a couple of bumps in the back-to-back losses to Louisiana-Lafayette and Arkansas State, the latter with QB Kolton Browning out. Ohio is coming in on a three-game losing streak and has dropped four of its last five games.
--Redshirt freshman S Mitch Lane, the starting "hawk" in ULM's 3-3-5 scheme, is scheduled to return for the bowl game after missing the last five games because of injury. Coach Todd Berry considered Lane his best defensive back when he went down.
--Junior WR Je'Ron Hamm finished the season strong. Of his 58 receptions for the season (second to Brent Leonard's 97), 23 came over the last three games.


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I recently bought my Y570. While i was playing a video game(League of Legends), the video froze, and my sound got distorted for only a second or two, it jittered. I thought it was nothing to be worried about.Then while I was watching a youtube video the same problem occurred, video froze for a second a sound jittered again. It also happened while I was installing Java jre on my laptop, it had to install 3 files, and during every installation while the status bar was empty it first froze and sound got distorted (I was listening to music while I was installing) and then the installation would actually start. It can be described as Lag of some sort. Has this problem happened to anyone else and is there a solution? Nvidia graphics was on during the video game and youtube video, but I can't remember about the installation.
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Ok, so I opened the Event Viewer>Summary of Administrative events and there are 144 errors in the last 7 days column. I'm not sure if this was the information you were looking for, but if you give me a more detailed explanation of what should I do, I will supply you with all the information you need(print screen, event log or anything that will help.).I don't have any critical errors, I've got 6393 warnings and a 124 audit failures, all in the last 7 days. Aren't those numbers a little too high up? Oh, I forgot to mention, I am new to Windows 7, I used the XP for the last 7 years, but I know my way around computers so that won't be a too much of a problem.
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You should check windows logs --->systems
P.S. 6393 warnings WOW, what do the warming say or event number?
I checked the system log, and apart from some Warnings, everything seems to be OK. I made a mistake, that was the information column, I had 265 warnings in the last 7 days, not 6393. Ok so I pretty much ruled out the Nvidia card, it happened 2 times while the Optimus switch was off, so I think it's not GPU bound. Any ideas?
Well what are the related messages left for the warnings?
1. Kernel-Processor-Power(always in group of 8), Message: "The speed of processor 7 in group 0 is being limited by system firmware. The processor has been in this reduced performance state for 2 seconds since the last report.", the number of the process ranges from 0 to 7, bottom-up.
2. Wininit, message: "Custom dynamic link libraries are being loaded for every application. The system administrator should review the list of libraries to ensure they are related to trusted applications."
3. k57nd60a, message: "Broadcom NetLink (TM) Gigabit Ethernet: The network link is down. Check to make sure the network cable is properly connected."
4. WLAN-Auto-Config, message: "WLAN Extensibility Module has stopped. Module Path: C:\windows\System32\IWMSSvc.dll".
5. WLAN-Auto-Config, message: "WLAN AutoConfig service has successfully stopped."
6. mfehidk, message: "Process **\mcshield.exe pid (6128) contains signed but untrusted code, but was allowed to perform a privileged operation with a McAfee driver."
Those should be all, I copied the name(source), and the information below.P.S.. It happend during typing of this message so I refreshed the event log, it had no information nor warning matching the time stamp of the hiccup.
I think it's >>The speed of processor 7 in group 0 is being limited by system firmware. The processor has been in this reduced performance state for 2 seconds since the last report<< check out Pito's post about using ThrottleStop, I don't think it will fix the problem , but I believe it should fix the symptoms.
Ok, so I tried Pitos solution, it didn't work. I have now disabled turning off my HDD for saving power since I read somewhere that Western digital have some problems while going from idle to reading/writing. I have the latest version of BIOS, v2.09 so I think it doesn't need flashing. If the HDD thing doesn't work, I'll try to run it in safe mode.velenoso666: Pitos problem was happening only while playing games, and it was lagging throughout the game. My problem happens randomly, installing, playing games, watching videos, etc. It's only for a second or two and it feels like the HDD has hiccup, it stutters. Can't really explain it well enough.
Thanks for the help, i'll update tomorrow.
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There's a feeling we all know that's best described as 'oh shit, not again'. You know the one. Richard Buckner has seemingly had more than his fair share of it, and that's not just judging by the world-weary rasp he sings in.
His last album, Our Blood, suffered major setbacks due equipment failure and the theft of a laptop, the completed record wrenched from his grasp twice. Never ideal, but profoundly troubling for someone who pores over his work and describes his writing process as 'OCD… the world in your head gets really small sometimes.'
Having finished Our Blood third time lucky, the approach to Surrounded - Buckner's tenth album - saw him catching himself out and writing by proxy. He concentrated on prose, specifically short stories, with no intention of producing a record, yet found old habits the hardest to break and gravitated back to the studio. Culling lyrics from his writing, he operated a merciless 'tidy desk' policy - finishing skeletal songs and firing them off to producer Tucker Martine (before they could be half-inched again) for a quick buff up, avoiding over-elaboration.
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But it also carefully retains a signature grizzled acoustic bent as songs largely alternate between the two tropes - 'Portrait' is very much of the established acoustic songwriter mould in which Buckner has cemented a notable reputation over the years and is a highlight bang in the centre of the record. A lilting melody, buttressed by twinkles of electronics, is given plenty of space to roam and it's refreshing to hear the close-mic'd scrape of nail on guitar string as much as it is Buckner's cracked baritone pushing up through the registers. It has a moving, muted strength that's underlined by crystalline production.
Matters are even more spare than usual, as if Buckner is stripping back his already spartan sound to find his essence, his songs characteristically brief. Yet this serves to throw attention almost wholly to lyrics that too often remain oblique. The working methods conjure the age old debate: does music fit around a lyric, or should words be sifted to serve a song? Too much of Surrounded feels like it's trying to do both and in the end commits to neither. That the work was then passed to a producer so quickly means matters feel underwritten and, unless you have a similar obsession with the detail as their author, for whom the material is clearly personal, you may not be able to draw much from the songs. Unfortunately, the delivery means few will have the patience.
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Mother of two beautiful girls ... the oldest of whom wanted to read the Twilight series. Upon learning it was a vampire love story I told her I'd have to read it first. (not knowing at the time that the author was a mormon) Needless to say I was hooked and am now a closet Twi-hard. I am a professional automation control sales engineer and on the side a writer though I do not write fan fiction. I enjoy reading some of it. I've been married for 13 years to a wonderful man and my best friend.
All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the intellectual property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of Stephenie Meyer. No copyright infringement is intended.


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Independence day celebration draws big crowds
A nearly week-long celebration for Independence Day brought a halt to Nordic Drive road construction and even a break in the clouds.
The festivities kicked off on Tuesday evening with a retirement party for Judy Forgey, including a pie eating contest, at the Community Gym. Forgey also served on Thursday as the parade Grand Marshal.
Wednesday's activities began with the Scrap Fish Derby. Two categories, kids age seven and younger and kids 8 -to 12 competed using only bait and hand lines. The winners of the competition included Kieran Cabral and Brody Whitethorn for biggest fish.
The Blindfold Row Boat Race followed in the Middle Harbor with winners Jordan and Ryan McFarland. Also in the Middle Harbor, Will and Jessica Hill came in first in the Tote Race for the two-person category. The Hass family took first in the four-person race.
The Herring Toss, also in the Middle Harbor, welcomed girls 12 and under winner Jaden Perry, and boys 12 and under winner Carl Hisaw. Eileen Robertson won for the 13 and older women's category and Don Newman won for the men 13 and older.
The storm clouds moved in and rain soaked much of the Wednesday evening activities, but those who showed up for the Mattingly Electric Rib Cook Off, in the Kito's Kave parking lot were not disappointed. Kyle Roundtree served up the Blue Ribbon-winning ribs, with Sheryl McDonald winning for Tender Rack and Ragnarok Rollers capturing the award for Most Unique. The Ragnarok Rollers also hosted a rib cook out in the beer garden behind Kito's.
Dark clouds created an ominous cover on Thursday morning for the start of the Fourth of July Parade, but that didn't intimidate participants or spectators.
The parade kicked off with a police patrol unit, color guard and a procession of fire trucks, including Grand Marshal Judy Forgey riding in the back of an antique fire truck.
Many parade participants made their way down Nordic Drive twice before the winners were announced. In the Kids Decorated Bikes category, first place went to Cheyenne Steele, second place to Abigail Anderson and third place Johnny Richmond.
In the Kids Individuals, first place went to Sailor Moon.
In the Organization category, first place went to Petersburg Volunteer Fire/EMS with a Stayin' Alive CPR demonstration.
Second went to Ragnarok Rollers. "We were shocked to win second place for an organization in the parade. We were thrilled to win a 'most unique' prize and trophy for our entry into the ribs contest. The team pulled together after a 3 day long boot camp just days before the 4th of July festivities and I think it went really, really, really... well," said Ragnarok Rollers President Lisa Nilsen.
The Forest Service, with Smokey the Bear, captured third.
In the Business category, first place went to Alaska Airlines with an inflatable airplane and a decorated luggage carrier. Flying Dog Studio captured second place and third place went to Alpine Waters.
Neighborhood category first place went to Red, White and Blue Group and Ross Nannuack III, who literally marched to his own drum beat, took second.
The Petersburg Lutheran Church took the top prize in the religious category as well as first place overall. Pastor Mike Schwarte later remarked that he wished other churches had given them some competition.
The Thursday afternoon events brought sunnier weather and more contest winners.
A large crowd gathered in the Middle Harbor for the Log Rolling competition. In the women's category Ginny Ware took the top spot, and Jeff Erickson won for the men, as well as best overall.
The Chamber of Commerce raffle ticket winners were: third place, a cash prize of $500, Al Dwyer; second place, a cash prize of $1,000, Floyd Strand; and first place, a cash prize of $1,500 and two round-trip anywhere tickets on Alaska Airlines, Larry Martin.
The Rotary Duck Race winners were: third place, a cash prize of $200, Carole Spragg; second place, a cash prize of $300, Roy Otness; first place, a cash prize of $1000, Heidi Adams.
The rain held off for the fireworks show on Thursday night at the Mort Fryer Memorial Ballpark. Although there was an impressive fireworks show, it wasn't without a slight snafu. According to Dave Berg, when the volunteers were setting up for the fireworks display at the ball field some of the fireworks accidentally caught fire as one of the volunteers carrying a lit flare got too close to a box containing 3-inch shells. The drippings from a flare set off the box, Berg said. No one was injured, but there was some damage to a van owned by Hammer and Wikan. Volunteer firefighters responded and helped extinguish items from the van that had caught fire, Berg said.


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50 Cent DISSING Jay-Z? -- Says Rappers Shouldn't Be Sports Agents
50 Cent DISSING Jay-Z? Says Rappers Shouldn't Be Sports Agents
Seems 50 Cent is trying to pick another fight with Jay-Z -- 'cause last night he told TMZ that rappers "should never" become sports agents ... EVER ... with one, small egocentric exception.
Fiddy doesn't exactly call out Jay-Z by name when we asked the question outside of Craig's in Hollywood -- but c'mon ... we all know who he was referring to.
FYI ... Jay's sports agency, Roc Nation Sports, is growing fast -- signing big stars like Yankees 2nd baseman Robinson Canoe and NY Giants receiver Victor Cruz.
But RNC came under fire last month ... when the NFL Player's Association launched an investigation into the agency to see if Jay violated recruiting rules in his pursuit of NY Jets QB Geno Smith.
Still, 50 says there is ONE rapper capable of conquering the sports agency biz ... a rapper who's been shot 9 times, happens to be friends with Eminem and may or may not be himself.
Check out the clip.
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Dr. Dre Celebrates After $3.2 Billion Apple-Beats Deal — Watch
Could Dr. Dre be the first billionaire in hip hop? On May 9, Apple got closer to buying the rap mogul's company, Beats Electronics for $3.2 billion. Tyrese celebrated with Dre right after the deal reportedly went through — watch the video here!
Dr. Dre is calling himself the "first billionaire in hip hop" in a new video, and if his deal with Apple is finalized, he may be! On May 9, multiple outlets reported that Apple was in the last stages of purchasing Beats Electronics for $3.2 billion. However, will that really land Dre on the "Forbes list," as his friend Tyrese Gibson says in their celebratory video?
Dr. Dre's Beats Electronics — Sold To Apple For $3.2 Billion?
"First billionaire in hip-hop, right here on the motherf—ing west coast," Dr. Dre is yells into the camera in the video, that Tyrese shared on his Facebook page.
This follows the report that came out on May 8 by the Financial TImes that the deal is about to be finalized for billions of dollars. While Dre has earned the congratulations of his friends on the video, he also got a shout out from P. Diddy.
Diddy posted a pic of TMZ's article, captioning it, "This is BIG! This is Historical! If anyone deserves it, it's you! Congratulations Dr. Dre! #fromthesoontobe#DrCombs #wemadeit #proudofyou#thebarhasbeenrsised #motivated #timetogotowork."
Dre celebrated in the studio with movie director F. Gary Gary and Tyrese until 4 A.M., sources told TMZ.
Will He Really Make Forbes List?
"Oh s–t, the Forbes list just changed!" Tyrese yelled in the video, but that may not be the case.
Dre, whose net worth was listed as $550 million in 2014 by Forbes, currently is no. two on the list of hip hop artists, behind Diddy. His stake in the company currently stands around 25%, and with its value at $2 billion, that means his network would come out to about $800 million, the site stated.
So yes, that would make him no. 1 on the hip hop list, but not a billionaire just yet.
Do you think the deal should happen, HollywoodLifers? Let us know!
— Emily Longeretta


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VANCOUVER - Jordan Harvey didn't quite know what to make of the Vancouver Whitecaps coming into the 2014 campaign.
After a tumultuous off-season that included the team's head coach getting fired — as well as its best player forcing his way out of town — the defender wasn't alone.
"I had a lot of questions," Harvey said this week. "It was a young team and everything, but we acquired some really quality players. We had that first game (a 4-1 home victory over the New York Red Bulls) and the expectations were huge, but we also saw how high we could reach and the bar was set.
"I think we have the consistency, the depth to maintain that."
Nearly a third of the way through the season, those characteristics will be put to the test on Saturday when the Whitecaps (4-2-4) host the top team in Major League Soccer at B.C. Place Stadium as the Seattle Sounders (8-3-1) travel north to face their bitter geographic rivals.
"Arguably they're the best team in Major League Soccer at the moment. The league table doesn't lie," said Whitecaps head coach Carl Robinson. "It's a good test for us to see where we are. It's a test that I'm looking forward to as a coach, and I know my players certainly are.
"They're a very a good team, but let me tell you, so are we."
The Whitecaps enter Saturday with 16 points through 10 games, but just one of their four wins have come against Western Conference opponents — a trend from last season that Vancouver will have to shake if it wants to return to the playoffs after missing out in 2013.
"It's vitally important. Winning any game of football is good, but obviously every time you don't win against a Western team you're losing points and they're gaining points," said Robinson. "It's very important and we need to make sure that we compete with the Western teams and beat the Western teams. That's a big focus for us this year because we didn't do it enough last year."
The Sounders have 25 points from their 12 games, but will be without midfielder Clint Dempsey, who is away with the U.S. national team as it prepares for the World Cup in Brazil.
"It's a test for us because Seattle are where they are," said Robinson. "We've had a very positive start. We've still got a lot of work to do, a lot of improving to do, and we'll continue to do that, whatever the result on Saturday. It's just a marker for us to see where we are."
The Sounders have won five of six and are coming off a 1-0 win over the San Jose Earthquakes last weekend, while the Whitecaps will have had 10 days off since bowing out of the Amway Canadian Championship semifinals to Toronto FC on May 14.
"I think it's going to be a game that's going to be a bit open," Sounders head coach Sigi Schmid told the club's official website. "They're a team that likes to counter attack and get forward, so it might open up at certain times during the game."
There's no doubt the Whitecaps have turned heads around MLS ten games into the schedule after a tricky off-season. Robinson was promoted from an assistant's role to replace former head coach Martin Rennie in December after a prolonged search, with the Welshman taking over just in time to watch star striker Camilo Sanvezzo refuse to honour the final year of his contract.
Undaunted by that setback, Robinson brought in talented fresh faces, including Matias Laba and Pedro Morales and the roster has gelled quickly.
"I think we've surprised a lot of people. I don't think we've surprised the dressing room, though," said Vancouver captain Jay DeMerit. "I think the manager has kept the squad that he wants here because he believes that we can be capable of the things we've been doing the first 10 games.
"It's up to us to make sure we go beyond that."
The veteran defender has been with the Whitecaps since the club joined MLS in 2011 and knows the importance of beating the top teams in the West — something Vancouver did twice last season against Seattle.
"It has to come from us," said DeMerit. "It has to come from the fact that we believe in it and we believe we can do it and do it consistently."
While the Sounders will be without Dempsey on Saturday, the Whitecaps will have to be wary of Seattle striker Obafemi Martins, who has five goals and six assists.
"He's a top player. He's a world-class footballer," said Robinson. "He's someone who scores goals and that's why he's paid big money. We've got to make sure we eliminate the service into him and eliminate him on the ball because he's a fantastic player."
Apart from its importance in the standings, the game is also Vancouver's first of the season in the regional Cascadia Cup — a mini-tournament played between the Whitecaps, Sounders and the Portland Timbers. The team with the most points in the games played amongst the three clubs at the end of the season takes the title, which Vancouver did in 2013.
"It's like a playoff atmosphere," said Harvey. "You can feel the support, the energy from the fans and it's always one that we want to win for them. The Cascadia Cup — that's some hardware that we want to keep."
DeMerit likens the atmosphere to the local derbies he was a part of during his time playing in England.
"You get that full atmosphere, that constant hum of chants, that full intensity that comes with that rivalry and that only rivalry games seem to create," said the 34-year-old. "Both sets of fans are very passionate about their clubs and that's what we want. That's what we're trying to build here in North America and in MLS and there's no better example than the Cascadia rivalry."
Notes: The Whitecaps are 3-1-1 at home so far this season, while the Sounders have the same record on the road. ... Seattle and Portland tied the only other Cascadia game played so far this season 4-4. Each team plays six games in the competition. The Whitecaps visit the Timbers on June 1. ... Vancouver announced Thursday that striker Darren Mattocks has obtained a green card in the U.S., freeing up an international roster spot. ... Harvey and DeMerit, who are both American, said they were surprised that Los Angeles Galaxy star Landon Donovan was left off the U.S. World Cup team. Said Harvey: "That's a crazy decision. I'm really shocked by it. He's a quality player — best U.S. player in history."


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Myers continues hot streak, leads Rays to win
Peralta escapes eighth-inning jam; Tampa Bay has won 16 of 18
TORONTO -- Joel Peralta's eighth-inning escape and Wil Myers' two RBIs paved the way for Tampa Bay to earn a 4-3 win over Toronto on Saturday afternoon at Rogers Centre.
Tampa Bay has now won 12 of its last 13 games and 16 of its last 18, extending its winning streak to four while improving to 57-41 on the season.
Jeremy Hellickson started for the Rays and exited after five innings, leaving four innings for the bullpen. Alex Torres pitched two scoreless frames before walking the first two hitters he faced in the eighth and giving way to Peralta.
Peralta, the veteran right-hander, walked Adam Lind to load the bases for Colby Rasmus, who popped out to catcher Jose Molina in foul territory. Peralta struck out Maicer Izturis for the second out, and then J.P. Arencibia stepped to the plate.
The raucous crowd of 42,639 raised the noise level dramatically when the count reached 3-2. But the ever-dependable Peralta won the battle by striking Arencibia out swinging to end the inning.
"Split-finger," said Peralta when asked what pitch he got Arencibia to bite on. "It was really a good pitch, and 3-2. [Pitching coach Jim] Hickey came to the mound and told me this guy's not as good with the split and the slider. So that was the plan."
It was Peralta's 51st appearance of the season, which has been cause for concern for manager Joe Maddon, who tried to give his workhorse some help in Friday night's game as well as Saturday's. Kyle Farnsworth walked a batter on Friday before Peralta came in to get three outs. On Saturday he entered into another tough situation.
"How about Peralta?" said Maddon, who called his effort 'Houdini-esque.' "What I'm trying to do is make it easier for him. I'm just making it more difficult. And what he does right there is spectacular."
Peralta managed a smile regarding his manager's intentions.
"They're trying to give me a rest, but it's not working right now," Peralta said. "Kind of backwards. ... I'm glad it worked out today."
After surviving the eighth, Tampa Bay needed to escape one final jam in the ninth after closer Fernando Rodney entered the game trying to preserve a 4-2 lead.
Rodney threw out Rajai Davis on a bang-bang play at first for the first out. He then walked Brett Lawrie before striking out Jose Reyes. Jose Bautista singled to right to put runners at first and third for Edwin Encarnacion.
Rodney got the Blue Jays slugger to hit a ball back to the mound for what should have been the third out. But Rodney couldn't handle the chance, and the error allowed Lawrie to score and all the runners were safe.
"Once it bounced, I do not see the ball after that," Rodney said.
The ninth grew more interesting when Bautista stole third on Rodney's first pitch to Lind. Encarnacion then stole second, putting the winning run in scoring position. But Rodney got Lind to fly out to center field to end the threat and earn his 14 consecutive save, and 23rd of the season. He managed to find some humor in what happened in the ninth when he shed his glove en route to the dugout, playfully tossing the malfunctioning leather over his head.
"We had opportunities, especially late there," Toronto manager John Gibbons said. "Couldn't get that big one. Of course the eighth inning, you plate one, you never know how the game's going to turn out. But we came up goose eggs there. … It's frustrating, but we did have our chances. We just couldn't get that big hit."
Myers, batting cleanup for the first time, led the Rays' offense with two RBIs, including a first-inning sacrifice fly off Blue Jays starter Mark Buehrle that got the Rays headed in the right direction. He added an RBI single in the Rays' three-run third -- his 14th hit in the last seven games -- to push their lead to 4-0. Evan Longoria had an RBI single in the inning, and scored on an error.
"I think anybody likes hitting with runners in scoring position," Myers said. "It's obviously my favorite time. I enjoy it. I really lock in a little bit more when I've got runners in scoring position. I was able to get a few RBIs, that was nice."
Maddon smiled when asked about the perception that Myers is oblivious to pressure.
"He don't care," Maddon said. "He just shows up and plays. He just plays. He's having a good old time out there. I truly hope he never changes."
Hellickson allowed two runs on five hits, including Bautista's 22nd home run of the season, to pick up his ninth win. After the game, Maddon revealed the right-hander had not been in top form heading into his start.
"I didn't know where that one was going to go," Maddon said. "He was not feeling well before the game. I had to keep a really close eye on him. But he got through it nicely. ... He did his job today."
Peralta has engineered his share of great escapes while pitching out of the Rays' bullpen. According to the veteran, Saturday's ranked high among his body of work.
"Today was really big," Peralta said. "…Where we are right now, in second place behind Boston, it was huge."


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By Ken K. Green
Lamar County opens the 2013 season hosting the Spalding High Jaguars in the annual Border War this week.
When and Where:
Friday 7:30 p.m. at Trojan Field.
Trojan coach Franklin Stephens is back for his second season at LCCHS.
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Title: A Brother's Shadow's
Author: Allronix
Rating: G/E
Summary: At six years old, the knowledge he has a brother is a gift. Twenty years later, it is more of a burden than a gift. Either way, it's still an honor.
Note: Happy 10 year anniverary, Tron 2.0!
Disclaimer: I'm not affiliated with the following: Disney, Monolith Games, Steve Lisberger, Bonnie McBaird, Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz, Joseph Kosinski, the late Brian Daley, or any of the cast and crew. I'm just a late-night tech support agent writing these between virus scans and printer setups.
December 21, 1988
It didn't snow in LA, but it was unusually cold that night regardless. It was well past bedtime, and he wasn't supposed to be up, but Jethro couldn't sleep. His mom and dad were in Washington DC, and were supposed to be there, but bad weather delayed their flight home to LA. School was out already for winter break, and even Sam was with his grandparents and would be through Christmas.
After trying to sleep and failing, he got up and sneaked out of his room, down to the living room with its view overlooking downtown Los Angeles, reflection of the Christmas tree's bright lights reflecting in the glass. He sat on the window seat, curled in on himself and hugging his knees for balance. Looking up into the sky and just wishing Mom and Pop were there with all a child's belief that wishing could make it happen, and the smarts he inherited from his parents knowing it wouldn't make a bit of difference. It was one thing to feel alone and small – that came with being...well, he turned six a half hour ago if the VCR was right. It was another to know your parents would miss your birthday.
The TV was on in the other room. Mom and Pop were having Uncle Kevin babysit. They told him he got sad over the holidays, especially without Sam around to keep his mind off it. It seemed a little confusing as to how Christmas could make adults sad, but he wasn't going to object to some time with his godfather.
"Supposed to be in bed, Jet." Hearing his godfather, he knew he was in trouble, but couldn't make himself care.
"Can't sleep." He hugged his knees a little tighter. "When'll my parents be home?"
"Booked on the first flight out as soon as they can de-ice the runway. And your mom wouldn't be happy if she caught you out of bed."
"I know," he said, continuing to stare. "What are you doin' up?"
"Perk of being a grown up – later bedtime. I know your dad's gone over that with you."
Jethro nodded and conceded defeat, swinging his legs off the window seat and shuffling toward the stairs, looking over his shoulder with every second step.
"Y'know what?" Kevin said. "Changed my mind. I can't sleep, either. Come over here and sit down with me." He gestured to an overstuffed sofa, and sat down in it, gesturing for Jethro to sit next to him. Covering them both with a blanket, they both sat in the dark, but Jethro noticed his godfather was being kinda strange.
"What's a'matter? You're too quiet."
"Time of year's a little hard. You're missing your mom and dad. I'm missing Sam...Well, and your Aunt Jordan. She really liked Christmas – even LA ones. Nothing you need to worry about, kiddo. We'll just be lonely together, okay?"
"That's the spirit, Jet." He ruffled the boy's hair. "Just...make the most of it."
Jethro knew about Aunt Jordan, Uncle Kevin's wife and Sam's Mom. She died before he was two in a bad car accident. He knew what she looked like from pictures. He knew she used to be in the army, that she helped design the Encom Tower, but not much else. It was a Bad Thing to ask more questions about her because it just made Uncle Kevin sad.
"Sucks that they're missing my birthday."
"Yeah, does suck." There was something strange about the way Kevin said it, like he was only half there, but he had one arm around Jethro's shoulders. Jethro was pressed into his godfather's side to get the best use of the blanket, and it was nothing more than two guys being lonely together which made lonely not so bad. They stayed that way for a long time listening to the sounds of the city – traffic in the distance, a helicopter overhead, the ticking of the clock, the sound of the TV playing yet another corny Christmas special, and faint buzz of the electronics plugged into the house until Jethro started drifting halfway between sleep and wakefulness,
That's when Kevin shifted position. "Hey, before you konk out on me? Got something for you. Wanna see it now or wait on it?"
Jethro cracked open an eye. "If you wanted me to wait, why'd you ask?"
"Geez, kid. No mistaking you for anyone other than Lora's. Okay, sit tight. I'll be right back."
Kevin got up and went out the door, coming back with a shoebox. He turned on the standing lamp next to the sofa for a little light. It was wrapped in cheap, bright yellow paper. "I know the wrapping paper's awful – only non-Christmas stuff the drugstore had. This isn't 'Happy Birthday, Merry Christmas.' You may have been born on Winter Solstice, but that's no excuse."
Jethro tore off the wrapping paper and opened the re-purposed shoebox. Tearing through the packed wads of newsprint and tissue paper, his small hand clasped around something made of hard plastic. He pulled it out and put it on the table. A more through search of the box (made by inverting the papers onto the floor) revealed the second.
He put them under the light. They were dressed in funny clothing – skintight like a wet-suit, painted with that glow in the dark paint stuff. The male action figure looked like he had armor on, and the female one had some kind of robe.
"Action figures? What cartoon are they from?"
Uncle Kevin laughed. "No cartoon. That's what Programs wear. That's what people look like on the other side of the screen."
Jethro inspected the patterns closer. The man's suit had hardly any white striping at all – dots at mid-shin, four more on his stomach, a "T" shape at his chest. The woman's outfit was more elaborate –white striping on her arms and legs with a thick line like a scoop-neck and a upright-pointing triangle on her chest.
"Look at their faces a little bit. Remind you of anyone?"
He picked up the male figure and held it in the light, squinting in the dark of the room and the brightness of the reading lamp. He tilted it just right, seeing the broad forehead and the shape of the chin and nose. When the connection was made in his head, he picked up the female one and got a look, squinting to see the blue-painted eyes and the gentle half-smile on her face.
"You made action figures of Mom and Pop?!" Jethro didn't know whether or not to laugh.
"No. I made action figures made of Tron and Yori. From my stories, remember? They just happen to look like your mom and dad for the same reason you look like a little of both of them. You see, he was made by your dad. She was made by your mom."
Even being six (and new to being six), he could still make the connection. "
my brother?! And I have a sister, too?!" The action figures were thrown back into the box. "When can I meet 'em?"
"Hold on there, tyke. 'Brother and sister' might not be the right..."
"But if dad made him and mom made her, then...Jack at school has a brother from his mom's first marriage and sister from his dad's second marriage."
"They're not human. They're different. Humans do things a lot differently."
"But they're real? Somewhere out there?"
"Somewhere in there," Kevin reminded him. "Programs aren't the same as us. They're...different. In a lot of ways."
"But I'll still get to meet 'em right? You told 'em about me?"
"Easy there, Jet. Yes, I've told them. And someday...someday, you and Sam both will be able to go there. Promise."
"This is the best birthday gift ever! Thank you!" He hugged his godfather.
Kevin laughed. "I know the action figures are cool, tyke."
"Not the action figures – a super-cool brother and sister. I'm not alone. And I'm gonna meet 'em someday.
the best gift ever!"
March 3, 2010
The archaic packet transport sped along the transit beam, along its pre-determined course towards the open Internet. What was done was done, and what was done was terrible. The EN-1282 was collapsing in virtual flame behind them, taking its handful of Resource Hogs and hardy holdouts into oblivion...Including I-No.
He condemned hundreds to death, including a friend, to potentially save billions. If this was the power of a User, then it was overrated and terrible. Thorne reveled in this power, his godfather embraced it with enthusiasm. Jet was disgusted with himself – and with them.
He held what so many had died for in his hands – the contents of an entire early 80's archive could be contained in the single archive bin aboard. Laser control protocols, emails dating back to Encom's "Golden Age," fragmented audio files...
And the crown jewel of it all looked like a little white ball decorated with intricate blue circuitry. It felt blood-warm in his hands, and holding it up to the light revealed the faint "T" tetromino identifier mark. There was no dust or sand in cyberspace, or other excuse he could use to explain away the sting in his eyes, or tightness in his throat and stomach, even if he was just imagining it due to his altered body. It was one thing to have little plastic action figures sitting in a treasured place in his apartment with the developers' awards, hear the stories and legends, to have a child's fantasies of a heroic brother in a world somewhere just out of reach....
But to
he had a brother, that he was very real, and lived up to all of it. To actually hold something that should have belonged to him...
He'd been over this with Mercury. A Program lived, on average, for about five or six years. Tron was coded nearly thirty years ago. Long gone, long dead, nothing more than legend and this near-forgotten upgrade that never got applied, and the reality of it hurt in a way Jet couldn't quite process.
How could you miss someone you never even met?
"Jet?" Ma3a put her hand on his shoulder, startling him back to the present.
"Oh. Sorry. Just...thinking again. Seems a little unreal. I heard the stories, but...guess it never hit me until now."
"Hit you?"
"Tron was a legend...and not just on your side of the screen. If Kevin Flynn did one thing right, it was in telling the whole world about him, even if he had to disguise it as just a story. And...I don't think my dad ever really understood what he did when he coded him."
The thought of his father, now kidnapped and held hostage by those crazy F-Con people planning who-knew-what didn't help matters. The fact their last conversation was yet another stupid argument, and his last words to his dad were sarcastic, flippant dismissal of his father's concerns just twisted the knife more. And here he was, trapped in cyberspace, literally a world away from anything he could do to help. "Tron was as much his son as I am, Ma3a...and probably a
son, too. I've done a lot of screwing up, and I've got to make things right."
"Perhaps you compare yourself unfairly. Users and Programs operate with different parameters," Ma3a reminded him.
Jet took one last look at the inert code.
You were my father's first son
- his best son
, I'll never meet you or Yori. I'll never get to ask all those questions I wanted to ask since I was a little kid. But what I can do is keep going, keep fighting, try and rescue our dad and be a brother you'd be proud of on either side of the screen. I just hope it'll work.
"Doesn't matter," Jet said out loud, putting the code back in the archive bin reluctantly. "If Guest is right, that Tron upgrade code is the key to taking down Thorne and saving every Program in the world."
And if you see I-No? Tell him I'm sorry.
It's an entire universe in there, one we created, but it's beyond us now. Really. It's outgrown us. You know, every time you shut off your computer...do you know what you're doing? Have you ever reformatted a hard drive? Deleted old software? Destroyed an entire universe?"
-- Jet Bradley,
Tron: Ghost in the Machine
on why being a User isn't necessarily a good thing.
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Iwakuma drops duel with Jays' Dickey
Mariners held to Smoak's solo homer off knuckleballer
SEATTLE -- Two starters known for their signature pitches dueled to a standstill on Monday night, as Hisashi Iwakuma's splitter and R.A. Dickey's knuckleball stifled batters until late in the game. While Dickey was hit first, Iwakuma was hit hardest in the Mariners' 3-1 loss to the Blue Jays at Safeco Field.
Justin Smoak broke a scoreless tie with a leadoff home run to right field in the seventh inning, but the Blue Jays fired back with a three-run eighth thanks to Mark DeRosa's two-out, two-run single off Oliver Perez.
Seattle had runners on the corners shortly after Smoak's homer, thanks to some sloppy play by Toronto. Humberto Quintero hit a single and advanced to second on a fielding error in right field by Jose Bautista, who overran the ball. Quintero advanced to third on a passed ball, and Brad Miller drew a walk. In keeping with the game's theme, however, Kyle Seager ground into a double play.
Brett Lawrie, from nearby British Columbia and a favorite of a large contingent of Blue Jays fans at the game, promptly responded, leading off the eighth with a triple, just the third hit Toronto managed off Iwakuma.
"Very solid. He was Iwakuma," acting manager Robby Thompson said. "That's the reason we sent him back out there. He had given up two hits and he was at 93 pitches and we thought he was the guy to go with. For us it was, why not? For him, he was ready to go."
After a groundout to second base by Josh Thole, Jose Reyes singled in the tying run, prompting Thompson to replace Iwakuma with Yoervis Medina with the score tied at 1. Medina got the second out by inducing Rajai Davis to fly out to right fielder Mike Morse, but a pair of calls and a pitch up in the zone sent Seattle tumbling.
Reyes, after he was called safe on what appeared to be a successful pickoff play at first base, moved to second on a single by Bautista. With Edwin Encarnacion batting, Reyes was called safe on a pickoff play at second, though replays showed second baseman Dustin Ackley's tag caught Reyes on the arm ahead of his return to the bag. Thompson came out to argue, but the inning continued.
Encarnacion drew a walk to load the bases, and DeRosa was called to pinch-hit after the Mariners brought in Perez for a lefty-on-lefty matchup with Adam Lind. Perez had DeRosa down, 0-2, before the veteran laced the third pitch into left field to drive in Reyes and Bautista and give Toronto a 3-1 lead.
"Oliver's a guy prides himself on attacking. He's got a lot of herky-jerky motions," DeRosa said. "I was just trying to take the lower half out of it, get my foot down. I knew he'd challenge me. That's the type of guy he is. ... He just kept throwing me fastballs. ... So just choked up with two strikes and tried to put something in play hard. It worked out."
With the loss, Seattle fell to 52-60 on the season, just a half-game ahead of the Angels for third place in the American League West. Despite going 15-10 in July, the Mariners have struggled lately, winning just three of their last 10 games.
Reyes led the game off with a single against Iwakuma. It was the last hit the Blue Jays (52-60) would get until a two-out single by Lawrie in the fifth inning.
The first sign of trouble for Iwakuma came in the fourth, when sluggers Bautista and Encarnacion drew two-out walks. But Lind grounded out to end the inning.
Seattle amassed eight hits against Dickey but couldn't convert them into runs. Time and again, the Mariners put a man in scoring position, only to end the frame with nothing to show for it. In the first, third and fifth innings, Seattle had two men aboard with one out, and each time the runners were stranded. Seattle ended the game with eight hits.
Quintero led off the third inning with a double for Seattle. But he hesitated on a single from Seager, and merely advanced to third base when he likely should have scored.
"R.A. Dickey did a great job against us," Thompson said. "We had a couple of opportunities that we didn't take advantage of. We had a little bit of a blunder base-running early that we knew was probably going to come down to be a big run we wish we would have gotten, but that's the game of baseball.
Dickey -- who played 32 games for the Mariners during the 2008 season -- struck out five with two walks in 7 2/3 innings. Iwakuma lasted 7 1/3 frames, taking the loss despite allowing only four hits. He now drops to 9-1 when pitching seven or more innings while allowing two or fewer runs.


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Whelp, it's the first week of June and it wouldn't be complete without me throwing some love at this month's Blogger in the Spotlight! I couldn't think of a better blogger to brag about this month J If you are unaware of the blog Anime Girls NYC than you are in for a treat and if you are aware then you know exactly what I am talking about.
Anime Girls NYC bills itself as, "… A place for Otaku to come together and discuss their love for Anime and Manga." I personally couldn't agree more. This site is PACKED with anime and manga as far as the eye can see. Or in this case read. That being said it is time to get into things with three swell reasons you need to go check out Anime Girls NYC as soon as you possibly can!
Reason Number One: Hiii Content
If you are an otaku you will enter this site and have to take a few stabilizing breathes because there is so much to choose from. I'm serious. It's insane and I respect her hardcore blogging ways so much right meow!
This is such a great site if you're looking for a new anime to watch or you just want a place to talk about anime you've already seen. Not only is she great about having a lot of anime discussions but she is diverse with her manga as well. Plus she's super approachable and makes a point to interact with the community.
She is also much better than me about keeping up with new anime as it's being released. Haha I'm terrible at this myself! Case in point you don't see any Noragami or Erased posts floating around my site, do you? Nope, and you probably want for a while now 😀 Not the case on Anime Girls NYC she's great about keeping up with what's new in the community which helps to explain her expansive content.
Reason Number Two: She Makes It Easy
Remember when I said that Anime Girls NYC was the place to go if you were looking for a new anime to watch? Well let me expand even more on that. She keeps a list of anime she is currently watching along with a list of anime she has watched. The great thing about the watched list is that she also includes ratings for them.
It's easily accessed at the top of her page with just an easy click of a button. Thanks to her I've added Parasyte, Tokyo Ghoul, and Owari No Seraph-Nagoya to my "To Watch" List. That being said one of these days we're going to have a serious discussion with her on why she gave Fairy Tail a 7.5/10 :p
Which reminds me, have I mentioned how approachable she is? I believe I have but I have to say it again because she is the type of blogger who is going to respond back! When I ask her why Fairy Tale got a 7.5 out of 10 she is not only going to respond but she's going to be really nice about it and not super judgey about the fact I love Fairy Tail. We're going to have a great conversation, which is what I feel all blogs should be about.
Reason Number Three: That Otaku News
She does update her blog with different things that are going on in the anime/manga scene. For example just today I was creeping through her website (per usual) and read that Laxus from Fairy Tail is getting his own manga spinoff! EHHHHHHH! I did not know that and I'm pumped.
This is exactly why I love following this blog though. Every time I'm on there I check out her update section just to see what's going on. I think it's awesome that she puts in the time for her community to keep up with these things.
You want to find a chill spot to talk with other anime and manga lovers? Anime Girls NYC is the blog to check out for you than! I highly recommend you click o the name above and check out her sweet site for yourself.


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Game of Pizza: The Battle for Chain Dominance
Those of us in the know (i.e. devoted pizza eaters) are probably already aware of the subtle flow of politics, the give and take dynamics that surround the existence of our nation's various pizza chains.
Gawker's Foodspin has cast that struggle for pizza dominance in an epic (Game of Thrones) light, taking up new data maps to illustrate the nationwide distribution of some of pizzadom's heavy hitters.
"Welcome to Game of Pizza, where you win—or die". The current battlefield breakdown? Pizza Hut leads nationally, with Domino's right behind. Papa John's predominates in the east central area, while Godfather's is popular in the Midwest. Little Caesar's makes a strong showing in California and Michigan, and Papa Murphy's reigns in the northwest. With sparser coverage, Chuck E. Cheese, CiCi's, and Sbarro are the runners-up in this game, playing the role of bannermen in our Westerosian fictionalization of American pizza.
Clearly the specific concentrations of pizza chains in the United States owe something to where all of these places were founded (although I have no clue why Godfather's—started in Nebraska—has such a strong presence in Florida). For the full breakdown and chain vs. chain comparisons, head to the original post on FlowingData.
(And while we're on the subject of pizza and maps and America...you might as well check out Eater's Pizza Heatmap, for their list of the current hottest 24 pizzerias across the US.)
Staunchly in support of a particular pizza House? Bitterly opposed to another? Let us know how you feel about your regional chain favorites in the comments!
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Arch Coal Inc. (NYS:ACI) rallied 8%, one of several coal stocks to get a lift Thursday after Republican presidential candidate made statements that were supportive of the coal industry during Wednesday night's presidential debate. James River Coal Co. surged 12%; Alpha Natural Resources Inc. rose 6.8%; and Peabody Energy Corp. (NYS:BTU) picked up 4.2%.
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Netflix Inc. (NAS:NFLX) shares rose 6.5% on the heels of an 11% gain in the previous session. Late Tuesday, Citigroup analyst Mark Mahaney reiterated a buy rating on the online video provider, citing "a highly reasonable valuation, a generally positive execution track record, and the still early market opportunity for Internet video streaming."
NII Holdings Inc. shares rallied 7.7% after the provider of mobile communications services said it has named Juan Figuereo chief financial officer, effective Oct. 17. Figuereo replaces Gokul Hemmady, who was recently named the company's chief operating officer.
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Regulus Therapeutics Inc. (NAS:RGLS) rose 5% on the biopharmaceutical firm's first day of public trading after the terms of the initial public offering were modified.
Ryder System Inc. (NYS:R) shares gained 6% after SunTrust Robinson Humphrey raised its rating on the transportation firm to buy from neutral.
Shares of small-cap video-ringtone firm Vringo Inc. rose 22% after a federal judge removed one of the last hurdles that could have stopped the company from going to trial on Oct. 16. Vringo filed a patent suit against tech heavyweights Google Inc. (NAS:GOOG) and others. The judge threw out the defendants' motion for summary judgment, which could have prevented a trial, and he ordered the parties to "engage in settlement discussions," according to Dow Jones Newswires.
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NuVasive Inc. (NAS:NUVA) shares fell 33% Thursday. The medical device maker late Wednesday revised its revenue outlook for the third quarter to $147 million, less than management's prior forecast and below the consensus of analysts as compiled by FactSet Research. Also, JMP Securities analysts downgraded the shares to market perform from market outperform following the news.


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Joplin Tornado Aftermath Reconstruction Underway Photos
Joplin Tornado Aftermath
Reconstruction Underway Photos
by Samuel E. Warren Jr.
Sunday, May 22, 20 11 – An EF-5 tornado struck Joplin, Missouri and left 154 people dead.and more than 900 injured. Some reports cite that the EF-5 tornado ranged from one half to three quarters of a mile in length as it moved through the city of 50,150 citizens and left a path of destruction that has been reported as 16 to 22 miles in length with one third of the city destroyed.
As of Friday, June 17, 2011, people in southwest Missouri are still talking about the devastating tornado that reportedly has, "at least two semi tractor trailer trucks leaving every minute through the day to simply haul away all the debris left by the tornado." Friday afternoon, Christy, my wife and I had the opportunity to see the unimaginable destruction.
Back Story
Friday, June 17, 2011 – Ken Sexton and my cousin, Donna, invited my wife, Christy, and I to go with them on an afternoon road trip. Donna had mentioned that we would drive through Joplin to show us the destruction from the Joplin Tornado.
Ken and Donna were two of the many people who had volunteered time on a couple of weekends to help the Joplin survivors to help clear away the construction rubble left by the deadly tornado.
I tossed the camera bag in the car. Ken drove. Donna explained the devastation that they had witnessed only a few days after the tornado. Christy and I listened. I took photographs of the devastation.
Photographic Procedure
We drove through Joplin. While Ken drove, I shot photos. The photos were shot by me using a Canon EOS 40D digital camera. Since the vehicle was moving there is obvious picture blur and camera shake in some of the photographs which were shot through the vehicle windows.
I sat on the left side of the vehicle and my wife, Christy, sat on the right side. I aimed the camera at virtually all the windows at some point to take a photograph. All of the photos were shot by me from inside the moving vehicle.
Since I alternated between shooting out the right and left side windows as well as some shots taken through the windshield, essentially these photos are a series of sequence shots.
Photographic Processing
Back home in Stone County, Missouri, I downloaded the photographs to my laptop to examine. I used the programs, Irfanview and Photoscape to edit the photos. I had shot 133 photos. Some were automatically deleted because of motion blur and camera shake. Since I approach every photography situation like a news photographer, I looked at the information in each photo. The actual shooting situation meant I had to make quick decisions of what to shoot and what to pass on. One deleted photo had a pickup passing through the photo as I clicked the shutter.
Editorial Considerations
As a military newspaper editor, I would always look at a photo for quality and to make sure it supported the story.
In this situation, as the writer, photographer and editor of my personal blog, I wanted photographs that showed not only the obvious destruction, but, also the cleanup underway in the aftermath of the Joplin Tornado to post to my blog.
While I don't have the financial and human resources of the "Washington Post, " "New York Times." or "Time" magazine, I believe, Uncle Sam drove home those basic journalism ethics about the importance of news photos.
None of these photographs are set up, staged or posed. The photographs here are what was captured by the camera. Editing was done on a case by case basis to eliminate distracting elements from the photo or to lighten the photo to keep it from becoming a silhouette. Some photos were left "full frame" and not edited.
Radical Cropped Photos
Some of these photos, I had to "radically crop" to eliminate distracting elements like the outline of the vehicle window and save the basic photo. Since the later photos were shot as evening was approaching, I used Photoscape's 100 percent Backlight function to add light to the foreground of the photo.
Some of the photos are essentially "full frame" because I did not see any distracting elements in the photo. While Backlight might of improved the visual quality of a couple of these photos, I chose not to use that function to pass on the actual condition of the afternoon sky.
One photo of a building with an American flag was almost a silhouette and contained an obvious solar lens flare at the edge of the photo. I did not crop out the lens flare because I had shot the photo through a car window. I did use Photoscape's Contrast Enhancement and 100 percent Backlight function to keep the photo from becoming a silhouette.
I held back on the urge to edit photos. The majority of the editing was to crop out the natural framing of the subject by the moving automobile window.
Criticism, Critique, Comments Appreciated
I'm an old retired military newsman, who loves to write and shoot photos. If the photos that I have published in my blog serve to increase the awareness of students, teachers, civilian officials and people in the public about the real threat of tornadoes and that knowledge helps to save lives, then, these photos have succeeded in presenting the information.
People who wish to criticize, critique or comment on any of the photos are welcome to use the comment form on my blog. I'm one of those people who usually gets tons of email spam and advertisements from mindless Internet programming robots, so usually I just periodically delete emails without reading them.
I do read and usually respond to comments on my blog because I like to hear from readers, who take the time to read the articles and look at the photos on my blog. To my readers, I say Thank you for taking the time to read the articles and look at the photos.
Foto Fact File
Not everyone will be able to visit Joplin, Missouri and look at the destruction with their own two eyes. I would like to think the readers of my blog will have the opportunity to look at these pictures and get a sense of the destruction for themselves. Readers, I would hope will also notice that the citizens of Joplin, Missouri are rebuilding despite the immense level of destruction.
These photos represent the first twenty of the more than 100 photographs of the Joplin Tornado damage seen on June 17, 2011. Once I have all the photographs finished then I will post a gallery or a slideshow of the photographs of the damage.
Wikipedia 2011 Joplin Tornado http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Joplin_tornado
Wikipedia Joplin, Missouri http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joplin,_Missouri
Sam I Am Blog Newsflash Update !!! —
Thursday, June 23,2011—-
GALENA, MISSOURI — I now have more than one hundred photo of the cleanup and reconstruction underway in Joplin, Missouri after the May 22 EF-5 Tornado.
There are 20 photos on my blog, but I now have an album on imgpur that readers can go to and see for themselves what it looks like to "Stand Inside The Center Ring Of Hell" and know there is a world beyond the Apocalpytic destruction.
Here is the link: http://samwarren55.imgur.com


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The developers of this fall's Assassin's Creed III swear that the game's protagonist, the 18th century half-Native-America/half-British assassin Connor won't just kill redcoats in Revolutionary-era America. He might fight colonists... they even have Connor acknowledge that in a new E3 video demo, but they still aren't showing it.
So, for now, watch more redcoats die.
We'll have a ton more news about Assassin's Creed III in the days to come.


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Transformation of Mandy
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Mandy Ito is a sexy, fun-loving part time law student, part time tennis instructor, part time prostitute, and part time homeless advocate. Mandy, by her own admission, loves too frequently and falls in love too often. No one would ever want to hurt her, but people close to her are being murdered, and she may be next on the list. Desperate for answers, she turns to a handsome stranger with a grisly past, terrifying secrets, and an agenda of his own that will put Mandy in mortal danger. To survive, Mandy must be transformed from the fun-loving young woman she is to a stone cold killer, and, along the way, she will experience sexual adventures beyond her wildest imagination. In the end, Mandy will find out what she needs to know, but at what cost, and will her trust in the stranger be her undoing?


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