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iPhone 5 preview: Processor, graphics, RAM, and storage
Apple is expected to announce their next generation iPhone on September 12, 2012, and while there have been a lot of leaks about what it may look like, there have only been a few about what will power it. That's not surprising. Apple seldom gives specifics about the processors inside the iPhone, or any of their iOS devices. They'll typically announce the name of the processor, maybe the number of cores, but they'll mostly just tell us how many times faster it is than the last generation, both in terms of computing and graphical power. And the amount of RAM is has? Forget about it. We'll likely not know the full details about the iPhone 5 processor until after it's launched and after it's been thoroughly torn down by third parties. That's the Apple way. In the meantime, all we can do is speculate based on past behavior and present technology.
Apple introduced their first in-house system-on-a-chip (SoC) in 2010. Called the Apple A4, Apple used it in the original iPad and carried a version of it over to the iPhone 4. The Apple A4 uses an ARM Cortex-A8 CPU and a PowerVR SGX 535 GPU. It's fabricated at 45nm, along with some performance enhancements supplied by Instrisity, a company Apple later bought. For the iPhone, it also supports 512MB of RAM.
Apple introduced the dual-core Apple A5 SoC in 2011 with the iPad 2, and again carried a version of it over to the iPhone 4S. The Apple A5 has an ARM Cortex-A9 and a PowerVR SGX543MP2 GPU, along with 512MB of RAM. The original Apple A5 was 45nm, but a new version introduced with the Apple TV (2012) and updated iPad 2 (2012) was brought down to 32nm.
Instead of going to an Apple A6 SoC with the new iPad in 2012, Apple added a quad-core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU to the to the Apple A5, separated the 1GB of RAM from the package, and called it the Apple A5X.
Apple wouldn't use the Apple A5X in the iPhone 5 as well, however. At least not as is. The primary purpose of the Apple A5X chipset was to support the massive 2048x1536 Retina display that was brand new to the 3rd generation iPad platform. The iPhone went 960x640 Retina back in 2010 with the iPhone 4, so that load is already taken care of. Even if the rumors (addressed below) are accurate, and the iPhone 5 has a slightly bigger 1136x640 Retina display, that's still nothing that would require an A5X-style chipset.
It seems more likely Apple would go with the same type of general CPU and GPU performance improvements in the iPhone 5 that they delivered with the iPhone 4S. Whether or not they stay with the ARM Cortex A9 is a question. The newer, more efficient ARM Cortex A-15 is the next-generation CPU successor, much like the PowerVR 6 Rogue is the next-generation GPU. It would let the iPhone 5 do more, better, and it would be the bleeding edge option for Apple. But it may be bleeding edge enough to wait for next year's iPad 4 and iPhone 6(,1). The more conservative option is another Apple A5 processor at 32nm, tricked out with as much additional performance Apple can coax out of it. And 1GB of RAM.
More RAM is more. For everything from the amount of pages Safari can keep in memory, to the amount of apps -- especially big, greedy games -- that can be switched between without causing system lag, to the general, overall snappiness of the device itself. Apple has historically been stingy -- or efficient, depending on your point of view -- with RAM in the past. 1GB isn't excessive, but would let the iPhone 5 really let itself go.
When it comes to storage, Apple has doubled the maximum available capacity every two years. While the original iPhone shipped with an 8GB maximum, a 16GB version was introduced half a year later. The iPhone 3G also had a 16GB maximum. Both the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 have 32GB maximums. Last year, Apple doubled that again with the iPhone 4S, hitting 64GB. History, never mind pricing and NAND flash chip density, suggests we'll stay at 64GB for the iPhone 5 and for this year. What happens with a supposed iPhone 5s in another year is another story.
There's been a sketchy parts leak that purports to show an Apple A6 branded processor on the iPhone 5 logic board. At the end of the day, what Apple calls the iPhone 5 chipset is a branding decision, but since Apple controls both the software and hardware, there's no need to simply throw silicone or cores at someone else's code.
So, whether or not it's called the Apple A6, something closer to the Apple A5 rather than Apple A5X in focus and architecture would deliver just exactly the performance vs. power balance Apple wants for their next generation phone.
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iPhone 5 preview: Processor, graphics, RAM, and storage
Hi, slightly off topic, but could there be a possibility that new iPhone will release with display resolution of 1440 x 960 i.e. thrice of original iphone (480 x 320), so that all existing apps can work, by updating images thrice of original iphone, like what they did for iphone 4 retina display.
You do realize that 1440x960, on a 4" screen, is well over 400 DPI. Never going to happen, or at least it would not need to happen for quite a long while, plus the retina display had a 2x scale compared to the original iPhone, which made scaling a non-issue since 1 pixel became a square of 2x2 pixels. Going by your suggestion, the scaling would be 1 pixel turning into a square of 3x3 pixels. not a very clean scaling method, and would make everything look more odd and blurry than it did with the scaling from 1 to 2x2
Apple A6 SOC (system-on-a-chip) POP (package-on-package) 32 nm CMOS LP HK+MG process
1.2 (800 MHz) GHz dual-core (quad-core) ARM Cortex A9 CPU with 32 KB L1 cache + 32 KB and 1 MB L2 cache
200 MHz quad-core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU supporting DirectX 9, Open GL 2.1, Open CL 1.1
Qualcomm MDM9615 with support for LTE (FDD and TDD) (75.5 Mbps), DC-HSPA+ (42 Mbps), HSPA+ (21 Mbps), EV-DO Rev-B and TD-SCDMA
Broadcom BCM 4330 802.11a/b/g/n MAC/Baseband/Radio with Integrated Bluetooth 4.0+HS and FM Transceiver
Omnivision OV8830 Color CMOS 8 Megapixel (3264 x 2448) Image Sensor with OmniBSI-2 Technology
ARM Cortex A15 processors are not market ready
PowerVR Series 6 (Rogue) graphics processors are not market ready
802.11ac baseband processors don't meet Apple requirements at this time
I'm new to the Apple world since Sprint got the iPhone last fall (then also switched to the iMac and got an iPad etc.), so my question is: is it generally accepted that these advance leaks of dates for announcements and releases are really "leaks"?! Do you experts in everything Apple think they do this on purpose? Just curious....
Short answer: no.
The Thunderbolt & Rezound did voice over 3G because they had two modems built in to the processor that allowed that function. Qualcomm has been very stingy with that tech on Verizon due to Verizon's refusal to adopt CDMA 2 which does allow simultaneous voice/data over 3G at speeds & voice quality that could rival HSPA+ that AT&T touts as 'faux 4G.'
I wouldn't look for it on the next iPhone either.
EVDO rev. B. gained almost zero carrier traction. Even in Canada Bell and Telus switched to HSPA+ instead of rev. B.
Yeah it's a shame too because it wasn't a bad tech. It could have been relatively minor retooling of current tower infrastructure as well. But Qualcomm, like you say Rene hasn't been able to give it away & Verizon went with LTE.
Rev B could have also been quite a perk for a rural area like I live that has limited data options & won't even sniff LTE for another yr probably & by then it'll be so crowded it will have slowed to a crawl too.
Oh well. We'll know in 8 days or so what Apple will do. And shockingly, hold your breath iMore peeps, I might buy one depending on what I see.
Woow I like the picture of the iPhone 5 especially the red iPhone!!! Look really great... hope that Apple will come with more colors, i choose the red one :D
What you are missing here is that both of those devices you mention need to be more powerful for Android to even have some semblance of being as smooth as iOS. The proprosed specs of the new iPhone are more than enough to run the latest software, including retina applications tailored to a larger screen. If you think that specs alone make for a better experience then stick to Android.
its not really what is "good for either of them", but rather what is good for the OS. If one OS needs a heafty processor to run well and smooth, while another can do the same with lower spec hardware, that is where it truly matters. A well written and optimized GUI (and other software) can perform well on lower spec hardware. Just look at the game console market for examples of what can be done via optimizing for a limited hardware platform, and those are on a 5-10 year lifecycle with little to no revisions.
there are opinions, and then there are facts when it comes to hardware requirements, software optimizations and overall performance.
So these 'facts' you are referring to, which I don't dispute at all, nor was I trying to, are nothing more than apples & oranges. Each of these platforms has advantages/disadvantages compared to the other. Your anecdotal evidence, & that's all it is, doesn't point to the supposed lag of Android that absolutely nobody in the real world sees or is affected by. I can sit at this PC all day & point out the multitude of functions it can do & programs/apps it runs circles around a Mac with. And guess what? If somebody uses a Mac, & it works for them, that's all that matters.
So basically your reply to mine is just more pointless debate over my phone is better than yours. The best phone is the one in your hand. That can be Android, iPhone, BlackBerry, or even Windows phone. Don't you get that yet? Or should we keep going debating your facts & mine?
Just trying to point this out here( DONT TAKE OFFENSE), I think both of you are kinda saying the same thing. Where as one OS requires certain hardware to run, it also can mean people who need that hardware can use the device. If an iPhone has a dual-core processor and it runs extremely smooth but an Android device has a quad-core processor needed by the person for whatever need (face it without optimization in theory the iPhone would technically be outdated even Tegra 2 SOCs feel like a Snapdragon S1 due to NO OPTIMIZATION AND POOR GRAPHIC DRIVERS). So yeah that's me trying to interpret both of your excellent paragraphs or whatever you what to call them. I enjoyed reading them truthfully.
Mate don't listen to the fandroids and apple haters. What your saying is spot on.
I tried the sgs 2 an the HTC one X and they both had that ugly lag you talk about which is inherent of androids OS. I studied computer science for a year and definitely have some idea about coding. I'm not an industry expert but you don't have to be to realise what the poster I'm replying to is trying to say.
It's true and that's fact. You get so many of these android fanatics who try and argue every point even when they are wrong and it's frustrating as hell.
It's well documented that androids issue is inherent cause of the way it's written. That's why anything short of the best CPU and great GPU makes android run like garbage.
Comparatively, an older 3GS still runs great and that runs on a 600mhz single core is it?
Like the guy said, there's opinion and then there's fact.
Android is good, it's very affordable, and can reach a market that apple isn't in. But everyone I know still prefers an OS device over the android system mainly cause not everyone is not a tech geek like me as well, so they usually just want the smoothest, best built and stylish device.
Plastic and tablet sizing anyone?
couldn't agree more, to add to that the reason of lag is its written in java, which runs on jvm, which is platform independent, but its not as coupled to hardware as when its is written on some other low level language such as C. ios is written in objective c which is a superset of c, so i m pretty much sure internal code is written in c only. Now, java does memory management on its own, which has its various advantages, but due to that it has one major disadvantage also, whenever memory reaches to certain threshold, system calls garbage collector to retrieve the unused memory, and that time if some ui related operation is going on, than u might feel a bit of lag. So to overcome that many manufacturers, start giving more Ram, so higher the ram, less chances of reaching threshold in normal day to day use work, but still there could be a possibility of lag at any time. So, don't compare two different mobiles only on the basis of hardware rather compare them on the basis of platform, which is a combination of both hardware and software. To sum up, android is resource hungry (and also has true multi-tasking) so it requires a better hardware, on any day with same hardware ios will beat android.
Don't know if iPhone 5 can make its mark in terms of new specs. As Samsung has already done some wonders with Display and even processors.


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FIRST LOOK AT NEW McFARLANE'S DRAGONS FIGURE LINE
Quest for the Lost King Series to Debut in Early 2005
Friday, October 08, 2004
Before the age of man there was a Golden Age of Dragons, intelligent creatures who ruled the Earth and were the first beings to develop speech and writing. The dragons were divided into clans, each with a specific role and specialty, and all led by an enlightened leader, King Draako.
A great cataclysm struck the dragon nation, killing the king, destroying their civilization and causing the disappearance of the sole heir to the dragon throne, the king's son. The dragons that survived the great disaster fled to many hidden points of the globe.
Humanity rose to power, inventing its own language and writing, and building the Earth's dominant culture. But when a dragon that seems to have the gift of speech is sighted by men, all bets are suddenly off. How will the two species interact? Will there be peace between dragon and man? Or war?
That's the setup for the first McFarlane's Dragons: Quest for the Lost King action figure series set for a January 2005 release.
Komodo Clan Dragons are swift runners and climbers. They tend to be fierce and tenacious hunters with ravenous appetites ... man-eaters. They live in burrows and caves, and may be the cause of earthquakes.
Sorcerers Clan Dragons are crafty and have kept alive a system of rune-writing from the ancient kingdom. Members of this clan gain strength through the manipulation, assistance or control of powers beyond their own natural attributes.
ETERNAL CLAN DRAGON (shown)
Eternal Clan Dragons were domesticated by humans. These dragons nest in the mountain tops, live in the clouds, thrive in thunderstorms, frolic in hurricanes and are sometimes mistaken for shooting stars. They rarely alight on the ground voluntarily.
Fire Clan Dragons are rarely sighted and with good reason. They are among the deadliest and most dangerous of all dragons. Dragons of this clan are great hoarders of wealth.
Intuitive and empathetic, Water Clan Dragons are, of course, great swimmers and as unpredictable as the oceans and seas themselves.
BERSERKER CLAN DRAGON VS. HUMAN ATTACKER Deluxe Boxed Set
Berserker Clan Dragons dwell in caves and are the most well-known and infamous of all dragon clans. They are also the most treacherous of all dragons; their wrath is the stuff of myth and legend.
This line is our interpretation of a larger Dragon mythos and will be an ongoing series. The figures are in 6-inch scale. Today we have the first artwork from this series to share. Enjoy.
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The city of Portsmouth is offering $90,000 to $120,000 hiring salary range for the person who takes the job of city manager. In a classified advertisement on the Ohio Municipal League website, the city lists a hiring salary range of $90,000 to $120,000 per year depending on qualifications.
Portsmouth voters decided to change the city's form of government from mayoral to council/city manager beginning in January of 2014, and since then has formed a committee to help put together plans to implement the new government, and to hire a consulting firm to search for applicants.
Until the ad was placed on the website, the public had not been informed as to what the salary of the new city manager would be.
"The city of Portsmouth, Ohio, a historic, river community of 20,200 residents, is seeking a technically competent, ethical leader, who has proven financial skills, and experience in stabilizing organizations to serve as City Manager," the ad begins. "The City Manager serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the City and is responsible for the oversight and management of the City. The City Manager oversees 236 full and part-time staff. The FY 2013 budget includes a $11.3 million General Fund and a $22 million for all funds. The City provides Police, Fire, Public Services (Garage, Grounds and Recreation, Sanitation, Streets, Traffic), Water (treatment and distribution), Wastewater and Flood Control (collection and treatment), Engineering and Building Inspection, Municipal Court, and Health services to the residents. In November 2011, the residents of Portsmouth voted to adopt charter amendments to return to council-manager government after more than 25 years. The City Charter provisions and new form of government are effective Jan. 1, 2014."
The ad goes on to say Portsmouth enjoys a thriving arts culture and endless outdoor recreation opportunities.
Its natural beauty and outdoor amenities attract visitors to its river, famous murals, and for bike and running events," the ad continues. "Portsmouth is forging partnerships with Shawnee State University and the corporate community to meet the needs of its residents."
The ad says requirements include a bachelor's degree in public administration or related field and 10 years of local government experience with at least five years in progressively responsible management/supervisory positions. A master's degree and ICMA-Credentialed Manager certification are preferred. Applications accepted electronically only at http://thenovakconsultinggroup.com/jobs with a cover letter, resume, and 3-5 professional references. Open until filled. First review of applications July 31, 2013.
The final sentence ensures that the citizens will be able to follow the hiring process, application by application.
"All application materials are subject to disclosure under Ohio's public records laws."
The Daily Times will request all application information.
"I did talk with Catherine Parrish of Novak Consulting, and the process has started for our city manager," President of Portsmouth City Council Steve Sturgill said at a recent City Council meeting. "We have applications. They are coming from all over the country, with various diversified backgrounds, so she is very optimistic that in a very short time she'll have some names for us, and we'll be able to start the process."
On the same website, a city of similar size, Steubenville, placed a similar ad - "City of Steubenville, OH: Population 20,000 Annual budget $11.3 million; 198 employees. Responsible for complete operation of a Full service city and all service and safety departments. Steubenville is a Charter City with self-governing powers. Successful candidate will be appointed by a seven member city council. Salary open (D.O.Q.)."
Steubenville officials did not list a salary range in their ad.
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Updated Nov 16, 2012 - 4:46 pm
Soccer stadium no match for Mother Nature
Finally the age-old question of who would win in a fight, Mother Nature or a soccer stadium, has been answered.
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Some incredible video shot in Portugal shows Est�dio Dr. Francisco Vieira getting roughed up by a tornado that rolled through the area Thursday, leaving plenty of damage in its wake.
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New Head Women's Basketball Coach Named at Hilbert
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HAMBURG, N.Y. – Rob Peterson, who has more than 15 years coaching experience in collegiate and high school basketball, has been named head women's basketball coach at Hilbert College, announced Susan Viscomi, director of athletics.
"As an experienced coach, recruiter and mentor for student-athletes, Rob has a wonderful combination of abilities and commitment that will be vital in building Hilbert's women's basketball program. We are confident he will develop a competitive team and welcome him to the Hilbert community," said Viscomi.
Peterson has been assistant women's basketball coach at the State University of New York at Geneseo for the past two seasons and helped lead the Knights to doubling its win total last season.
Prior to arriving at SUNY Geneseo, Peterson spent one season as interim head women's basketball coach at the Rochester Institute of Technology, where he also served as assistant coach from 2006-08. While at RIT, he helped guide the team to its longest consecutive win streak and its first post-season play in the program's history.
"Without question, I'm excited for the opportunity to be head women's basketball coach at Hilbert," said Peterson. "I look forward to the challenge ahead to build and grow the program and to take the steps needed to take the team to a successful level of play."
Peterson's head coaching career started he was only 21-years-old when he took on coaching the varsity girls team at Homer High School. Other stints as high school coach have included varsity boys teams at York Central School, where he is a physical education teacher, and Marcus Whitman and Cincinnatus high schools.
A long-time coach at summer basketball camps, Peterson developed and managed for nine years the Little Dribblers, an introductory basketball program for children in grades 1-2 in the York Central District.
In 2006, he received coaching honors as New York State Section V Class C Boys Coach of the Year and Livingston County News Boys Coach of the Year.
Peterson holds master's and bachelor's degrees in physical education from SUNY Cortland.
A native of Whitney Point, N.Y., he resides in Avon.
Hilbert College, located in suburban Hamburg, N.Y., south of Buffalo, is a private four-year college founded in 1957 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition. With nearly 1,100 students, Hilbert is a dynamic Western New York college that offers career-focused majors, including one of the top criminal justice programs in the region, and more than 50 minors and concentrations. The college's engaging, student-centered campus community offers numerous leadership, internship, and service learning opportunities from which students launch successful careers while making positive changes in their communities. The Hilbert Blueprint promotes a well-rounded student experience over four years – starting with the Foundations Seminar in the freshman year, followed by Sophomore Service, Junior Symposium, and culminating with the Senior Capstone. Hilbert has expanded its academic offerings with the college's first graduate programs and new Accelerated Degree Programs geared to adult learners.
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Borman Named MAC Director
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University Director of Athletics Oliver Luck has announced that Matt Borman has been named Assistant Athletic Director and Executive Director of the Mountaineer Athletic Club.
As executive director, Borman will oversee all aspects of fundraising for WVU's Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and become the department's lead fundraiser. Borman joined the Mountaineer Athletic Club as Director of Major Gifts in August 2008 and was responsible for the Mountaineer Athletic Club's major gift operation, which includes premium seating, endowments, capital projects and planned giving projects such as The Jerry West Society.
He supervised all major gift officers for athletics, served as the MAC's liaison with the WVU Foundation and focused on the areas of facility and program enhancement, along with major endowments. Under Borman, the MAC's major gifts operation collected more than $19 million in pledges over the past three years.
"Matt has done an excellent job of running the MAC on a daily basis since the departure of Niles Eggleston earlier this year," Luck says. "We have many more things to accomplish with our fundraising efforts, and I am confident that we can continue to grow and reach even higher levels under Matt's leadership."
Borman came to WVU from Old Dominion University, where he was the Director of Major Gifts from June 2007 to August 2008. While at Old Dominion, Borman managed donor relationships for the Big Blue Club and helped raise more than $2 million annually through premium seat sales, annual contributions, endowments and naming rights opportunities.
Prior to Old Dominion, Borman had fundraising stints at Army (2005-07) and James Madison University (2003-05). While at West Point, he was Assistant Athletic Director for Development and oversaw an annual fund that increased donations by 52 percent to an all-time high of $2.78 million. At JMU, he helped increase the annual fund by 45 percent in 2005.
"I am very thankful that Oliver Luck trusts me to take the lead of the Mountaineer Athletic Club," Borman says. "It's a testament to our staff's hard work that Oliver wants consistency within our office. I am very excited about this new challenge, and my wife and I appreciate the opportunity to build my career and our family here in Morgantown."
Borman, a native of Williamsburg, Va., received his bachelor's degree in business administration from Lynchburg (Va.) College in 2001 and a master's degree in sport management from West Virginia in 2003. He and his wife, Carter, have a daughter, Mary Carter, and reside in Morgantown.
The Mountaineer Athletic Club is the fundraising arm of West Virginia University's Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and operates in partnership with the WVU Foundation. The WVU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics pays 100 percent of the scholarships awarded to more 350 student-athletes in 17 varsity sports from monies raised by the MAC.
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The Amazing Spiderman - I didn't expect it to be so good. I'm not really sure why they needed to go back to the beginning again so soon after the first Tobey Maguire version just a few years ago. My only complaint is that much of the movie is familiar from the Tobey Maguire version. But, I really did like the way they made Spiderman seem a little more like an unpredictable teenager in this one. The actor that played Spiderman is 29 years old so I'm not sure how many more of these he has left. How long can you play a 17 year old?
Superman Returns - I skipped this one a few years ago because I was sure I wouldn't like it. I was wrong, it's very good. It picks up after Superman has been gone for a few years and returns to Earth. Kevin Spacey is magnificent and mean as hell as Lex Luthor.


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EVEN SATIRICAL NEWS CAN GO TOO FAR, esp in Feb
Onion's Quvenzhane Wallis Tweet: Satirical Newspaper Blasted For Insulting 9-Year-Old African American Actress
The Onion set Twitter on fire Sunday night after insulting Oscar-nominated actress Quvenzhane Wallis.
The satirical newspaper's tweet, shown below, called Wallis a "c–t." Many Twitter users took umbrage to @TheOnion's comment, particularly since it was aimed at the 9-year-old star of "Beasts of the Southern Wild."The Onion has had thousands Unfollow them in the hours proceeding but they started with nearly 5 million followers. more


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The front page of the Sun today. A tribute to Gary Speed:
Bolton chairman PHIL GARTSIDE admitted: "We are all stunned at the news. Not only was he a top-class professional, he was a wonderful person who is very fondly remembered by all of us."
Leeds boss SIMON GRAYSON, an Elland Road apprentice alongside Speed, said: "It is just an unbelievably sad day. Speedo was a true friend and a very, very popular man.
"We signed on the same day and played in the youth and reserve teams together. We also did all our coaching badges together. This is a hard time for everybody."
Former Leeds player Gordon Strachan on Gary Speed: "People have problems in football and you have an indication that you need to keep an eye on someone - but this was right out of the blue. It's hard for us as friends to understand."
Gordon Taylor, the chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association, joins the tributes to Gary Speed, saying: "I've never known of such grief and loss. He was so popular, so friendly and I never heard a bad word about him. A real light has gone out in the football world."
Former Wales striker John Hartson tells Radio 5 Live, discussing Gary Speed: "When I got the news, it was shocking and heartbreaking. Bobby Gould told me. I didn't really want to face people. It's such a tragedy. He was such a lovely fellow. We couldn't see it coming."
Football League chairman Greg Clarke on Gary Speed: "Gary's death at such a young age is an absolute tragedy and the thoughts of the Football League and its clubs are with his family, friends and all his colleagues at the Football Association of Wales.
"He was a model professional throughout an exceptional playing career and, as expected, he had quickly become a manager of huge potential. Gary was held in great esteem throughout the domestic game and his passing is a great loss to football in both Wales and England."
Spurs defender Kyle Walker has described working with Gary Speed as a young player at Sheffield United as a privilege: "I heard the news yesterday morning when my mum called me and I was gutted.
"I worked with him at Sheffield United where he was a coach and it was a big step for me in my playing career. He was exactly as he came across, he was fantastic and it was a privilege to know him," he said.
Wales and Spurs winger Gareth Bale pays his tribute to Wales manager Gary Speed: "It was a massive shock, I don't think anybody ever thought anything like this would happen. Everyone is devastated and it is a massive loss to everyone in football.
"It is a tragedy, everyone still can't get their head around it and all our condolences go out to his family and his kids.We were on the up, he changed the way we play and the whole mentality of our game. It is a massive loss, but we will try and carry on the best we can in his honour."
Everton manager David Moyes pays tribute to Gary Speed: "Gary was a great servant to Everton during his time at Goodison and myself and the rest of the squad were as shocked as the rest of the footballing world when we heard the news.
"It's hard to understand and obviously the thoughts and prayers of everyone connected with the club are with the family at what is a very difficult time."
David Beckham, at an LA Galaxy press conference in Jakarta, said about Gary Speed: "He was an amazing and talented player, one who had a glittering career, and he had just started a great career in management.
"On behalf of myself and everyone at LA Galaxy, we would like to send our love and thoughts to his wife, children and family because it is a sad time to lose a man like this."
Former Newcastle manager and player Alan Shearer "is still numb" at the tragic death of Gary Speed who he describes as one of his "best friends." "I'm still numb and still shocked like everyone else is - you read things in the newspapers, but this doesn't happen to one of your best mates," Shearer said.
Alan Shearer on Gary Speed: "I'm so sad and shocked and feel for Louise and his two boys and his parents. I can't imagine the pain they are going through. It's just hard, really difficult."
Alan Shearer on Gary Speed: "I was with him on Saturday afternoon, watching the Stoke Blackburn game, and was arranging next weekend he was coming up with his wife to stay at my house, we were going to various charity dinners on Friday and Saturday. I left the studio, shook his hand at about half two and I went to Old Trafford to watch the Manchester United Newcastle game. I shook his hand and said see you next weekend. Unfortunately I won't."


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For Black Diamond Global Athlete Babsi Zangerl, Spain represents a calm place where she can focus on climbing.Read Full Story »
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The Perfect Playground
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Dean Potter: Purity of Desire
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It seems like a test like this would be a great way to determine risk, but I believe that the JAMA study found that some women with low levels never got pre-e. So it seems that this would be an excellent way to assess risk for first time pregnant moms. I think it of like the AFP triple screen where its only an indicator of possibility/probability.
I think its great that such a test would be available. It can help first time moms be more vigilant...(and those women who get pre-e for the first time in a subsequent pg). For women like us...well....we already know we have a risk. That's my uneducated theory which may be very off base!
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EPA Climate Change Research Aids Tribal Discussions
EPA studies have indicated disproportionate adverse effects on tribal nations in the United States from climate change. Tribal leaders came together to discuss these effects and their plan for preserving their tribal nations.
Making up 1% of the national population, tribal nations manage over 95 million acres of U.S. land. EPA studies indicate that those millions of acres are at risk from the detrimental effects of climate change. From extreme weather to rising temperatures, the tribal way of life is at risk. This PBS-hosted discussion features prominent tribal leaders, some of them partners of the EPA, as they discuss climate change and how it affects their people and their land. With minimal resources to adapt and mitigate the problems they face, these leaders tackle tough questions and provide valuable insight into the next steps for Native Americans.
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A task force of federal and state officials announced Wednesday two new efforts to monitor water quality through reductions in nutrients in Kentucky and 11 other states flowing from farms and other sources into local waterways that reach the Mississippi River and ultimately the Gulf of Mexico.
The Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient (Hypoxia) Task Force, which began in 1997, set up the Mississippi River Monitoring Collaborative to analyze data from the states to see which conservation practices are working and where "new strategies" are needed, according to a news release.
The monitoring efforts will specifically track nitrogen and phosphorus throughout the watershed, according to the release.
Nutrient runoff from agricultural, urban and industrial sources has polluted waterways for decades and contributed to a hypoxic zone in the Gulf of Mexico – an area of low oxygen that is largely uninhabitable by fish and other marine life, the release said.
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When I last updated you on our casting endeavors, we left off with my call to Charlie Adler, our casting agent on the show, who promised to come back to us in a week with a list of his choices. Charlie, good to his word, sent over a list of recognizable names including live action actors as well as known voice over talent. From the list we slowly collected audition MP3 files of each actor. They all read for at least two different characters. What a delight it was to have eight years of technology on our side when listening to these as compared with the first go around. Back in the HBO days we were listening to DAT tapes that had to be replayed adding hours to an already long process. Now it was a snap to replay bits and pieces of auditions that I liked, or skip some altogether that I disliked within the first five seconds.
The selection process was slow going as we had anywhere from five to ten actors for each part to critique. The characters voices are such a subjective choice it was nice to have many options. With so many options I was able to match the sound for each character that I had in my head with a real voice. I'd always rather have too many choices than not enough and in this case it really worked to our advantage. Since Spawn was already taken care of, what would have been the hardest decision for me was over before we even started.
Keith David, ("Spawn: The Animated Series," "Pitch Black,") was at the top of my list for Spawn, since he had done such an excellent job in the HBO series. I couldn't imagine anyone else for the role. When Keith was approached for the part he was more than happy to return as the voice of Spawn and we were thrilled to have him back. One down, eleven to go.
One of the names I was happy to see on the list was Michael Jai White, ("Spawn," "Exit Wounds,") who all of you should remember as portraying Spawn in our live action movie in 1997. I was pleased with his audition for Barabbas, one of our main "bad" characters, and happy for the opportunity to have both Spawn actors working together on the project. With Keith back as Spawn, which instantly gives continuity to the animated show in relation to the HBO animation, it was nice to be able to find a part for Michael Jai since we consider him part of the Spawn family.
The third voice that was nailed down was for Captain Edwards, the police chief. When I heard the voice of Carl Weathers ("Rocky," "Predator") I thought he was perfect. He had the right amount of authority in his voice and his delivery of the lines was close to perfect without any direction. He truly is an accomplished actor.
One of our lead characters, Marie, posed a bit of a challenge. In the script she is in her very early twenties but has lived quite a difficult life. Although she's young, I didn't want her to sound like a sorority girl. She needed to have a weathered voice for lack of a better word, it had to help portray the tough times she's had and the mental cruelty she is currently dealing with. After a lot of searching we found Cree Summer, ("Atlantis: The Lost Empire," "Star Wars: Clone Wars") who is able to capture Marie's life experience while keeping a youthful tone in her voice in just the way I was hoping for.
One character who was relatively easy to cast was our Detective Ainge. He was one of the first characters we heard and right away I chose Bruce Boxleitner. Another impressive addition to our cast, as he has been doing voice over work for years in addition to his role as Capt. John J. Sheridan in "Babylon 5" and many other movie and television roles.
A couple not so easy casting choices were for our two favorite detectives. Casting, much like the character design, Sam and Twitch gave us the biggest challenge in finding the right fit for the voices. I gave them both an age range 35-40 and 41-44 respectively and a tone for each I wanted them to achieve; deep and hungry for Sam and reserved, yet smart for Twitch. We heard everything from too old, too deep to too much accent for Sam. When we finally decided on Jon Polito ("The Rocketeer," "The Man Who Wasn't There") because he didn't put too much on the accent and his pitch was just right, deep, scratchy with a little bit of urgency, I think it was worth the search. Twitch was even harder.
For some reason my direction on what I was hoping for and what casting was hearing me say wasn't matching up. However we did eventually find a gem, another recognizable name we were happy to add to the cast, Mark Hamill ("Star Wars," "Batman: The Animated Series") will be our Twitch. Mark is a pro. He did three different auditions in three subtly different examples of the voice. His auditions showed a wide range of emotions as well. We were lucky to land him in such a pivotal role for our project.
Rounding out the cast is an impressive list with some recognizable faces if not names. We are happy to have Clancy Brown ("The Shawshank Redemption," "The Batman,") Jesse Corti ("Cita's World," "American Dragon,") Phil LaMarr ("Pulp Fiction," "Samurai Jack") Peter Jessop ("Resident Evil," "Medal of Honor") and Kittie ("Cita's World," "American Dragon") in the new Spawn: Animation cast.
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…..learned to ride our bicycle, without the aid of stabilisers, mummy's hands, or a safety net
…..waved to the Olympic torch
…..discovered the joy of Hamleys toy shop
…..lost our first two wobbly teeth (on the beach)
…..found joy in the smallest things
…..made laughter the memory of the season.
This has been our Summer, 2012.
And THESE were the Summers when we……..
……hit the rock pools, then hit them again (1971)
……jumped every sand dune we could find (1970)
……still had two Nans to cuddle after a long day (1974)
……still played as brother and sister, willing the days not to end (1976)
THOSE were the Summers from our own childhood.
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This is great because you can 'decorate' your guitar without damaging the finish! You'll be able to change out your guitar tattoo whenever you like. You can slap your name on your guitar. How about a picture of your significant other? Display the name of your band. Display the name of your bird. Whatever. Enjoy!
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If you know how to use layers in PhotoShop, put the traced guitar contour on a separate layer from the tattoo. Then before you print it, turn off the line layer. If you are not familiar with layers, just erase the guide line before you print.
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You don't even need to do the hole 'contour of the guitar' thing. As you can see in my final photo, just print out some of your favorite pictures and decorate! Pan, God of Music, graces the top of my guitar.
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Buck kill appears averageBy Dennis Jensen
STAFF WRITER | December 09,2012PHOTO PROVIDED
Adam Murkowski, the deer project leader for Vermont Fish & Wildlife, poses with one of the bucks he took this season in his native Wisconsin.While the final figures are still not known, the 2012 buck kill is running about average for the kill numbers over the past three years.
As of Dec. 4, the latest figures released by the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department, 4,897 bucks have been brought into checking stations around the state.
Meanwhile, the average kill for the previous three years over the same time period is 4,867 antlered deer.
Adam Murkowski, the deer project leader for Fish & Wildlife, said that he is encouraged by the number thus far. And Murkowski stressed that many reports are still due from checking stations.
"This year, compared to last year, the numbers are up," he said. "These are really preliminary numbers. After the muzzleloader season, we'll have a much better handle as they continue to come in from every check station."
This is Murkowski's first buck season with the department after taking the position earlier this year as the top deer biologist in the state.
Murkowski said that, from what he has seen and from what he has heard, Vermont hunters seem to be satisfied with the results of the four 2012 deer seasons.
"Overall, everybody, from archers and young kids and the rifle hunters, everybody seems to be seeing deer," he said. "The general consensus is that people are seeing more deer and are harvesting bigger and more healthy bucks."
The weather for hunting deer during the 16-day firearms buck season was also favorable, Murkowski said.
"People got to sit a little longer and enjoy it," he said.
While Murkowski, an avid deer hunter, didn't get to hunt much in Vermont, he did manage to take three bucks in his native state of Wisconsin.
"I went back home, with my family," he said. "We had a really good year. I got a five-pointer, a nub-horn (button buck) and what should have been a 4-by-4, but every tine on his left side was broken off, with just the main beam showing."
Vermont has an antler restriction rule, which forbids hunters - the exception being the youth deer weekend - from taking spiked bucks. The spike horn rule has been in effect since 2005 and Murkowski said he believes it has done what it was proposed to do.
"There's no doubt the spike horn ban is working," he said. "We know it protects 50 percent of the yearling age class. And we know from the rifle harvest data that the composition of the harvest has been shifting increasingly up to the 2- and 3-year-old bucks."
Since the spike horn ban, the average buck kill has been about 40 percent for yearlings (1-year-old bucks), 35 percent for 2-year-old bucks and 25 percent for bucks 3 years and older, Murkowski said.
"We see that body weights continue to go up and we know from talking to hunters that the number of antler points are going up. We know from talking to hunters at checking stations that they are seeing more bucks and seeing older bucks," he said.
Murkowski said that he believes that the Vermont deer population is in very good shape.
"Vermont has some stark contrasts, in terms of habitat. There's farm country and big woods and a big difference in deer density. But overall the deer herd is very healthy," he said.
Fish & Wildlife understands that the deer herd is not "evenly distributed throughout the landscape," Murkowski said "There are places where we would like to see deer numbers increase."
Meanwhile, deer hunters would be wise to consult the annual deer harvest report, compiled by Fish & Wildlife biologists in time for the annual deer meetings held each winter, Murkowski said.
"We put a lot of effort into analyzing that stuff," he said. "Hunters can analyze that information and use it to help make informed harvest decisions when they are out hunting."
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The academy supports research in these fields with its fellowship program that allows researchers from all over the world to benefit from the reading room and the holdings of the library and the archive.
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Its been a couple of weeks since the launch of Windows Phone 8 and the users have already started reporting a few issues with the newly launched hardware!
As reported earlier by TheVerge,Many of the users over WPCentral forums , have reported about their HTC 8X's random reboot issues and the trend continues over the Microsoft Support forums with users reporting reboot issues .
The issues are not restricted to HTC hardware but some of the Nokia Lumia 920 users are also reporting Freezing issues and Battery issues reported in Nokia forums.
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- Available daily in the Jetside Bar, the hotel's traditional afternoon tea includes exclusively blended teas, petit sandwiches, house-made scones, and fresh strawberries with Devonshire cream. A special "Junior Tea" for children is also offered with finger sandwiches, chocolate dipped airplane cookies, vanilla cream puffs, and chocolate cupcakes (surcharge).
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This Vancouver hotel offers 392 rooms with floor-to-ceiling, soundproofed windows. Views are of the mountains and airport runways, or the Gulf Islands and runways. Rooms offer bedside panel control of temperature and lighting. Bathrooms include separate showers and tubs, hair dryers, bathrobes, and complimentary designer toiletries. Amenities include minibars, coffee/tea makers, and iron/ironing boards. High-speed wired and wireless Internet access is available (surcharge).
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This luxury hotel is located within Vancouver International Airport, just a two-minute walk from the luggage carousels. Guests enjoy 24-hour room service as well as wireless Internet access in the lobby, lounge, and restaurant (surcharge). The hotel also has a full-service spa and a health club with a resistance pool, children's wading pool, saunas, and a spa tub.
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Globe@YVRContemporary restaurant with floor-to-ceiling windows and an open kitchen. Serves Pacific Northwest cuisine including fresh sustainable seafood. Menu items include Miso Marinated Pacific Spring Salmon and Wild BC Mushroom Risotto. Open daily for breakfast (buffet and à la carte menu), lunch, and dinner.
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The Big 12 Conference office named 39 West Virginia student-athletes to the 2013-14 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team today, which honors conference competitors who are new, incoming freshmen at their respective league institution.
A total of 455 student-athletes were named to the team, led by Texas with 71 honorees, and followed by Oklahoma (69), Baylor (50), Kansas (50) and Oklahoma State (40), respectively.
Among the honorees, 35 student-athletes were nominated with 4.0 grade point averages, including cross country/track athlete Jillian Forsey, swimming and diving's Frank Csonka and Nathan Howells, track and field athlete Allie Diehl and volleyball player Hannah Shreve.
WVU's rowing team placed 11 student-athletes on the squad: Alisha Brownfield, Whitney Chrisman, Emily Deming, Audrey Geise, Marika Hoskins, Jacqueline Hunter, Madison James, Anna Kretzer, Louisa Morgan, Hannah Onians and Olivia White. Beside Csonka and Howells, Austin Green, Lindsay Morrow and Emma Skelley from swimming and diving were honored. WVU's women's soccer and wrestling each had four athletes honored. Women's soccer players included Kadeisha Buchanan, Ashley Lawrence, Daniela Neves and Ashley Woolpert, while wrestling had Bryson Begley, Zach Heeter, Tyler Millward and Christian Stone named to the team.
Sophie Allen-Fisher, Oana Manole and Kaja Mrgole were named to the All-Big 12 Rookie Team from the women's tennis team. Mountaineer men's basketball had Nathan Adrian and Brandon Watkins honored, while gymnastics had Mackenzie Myers and Nicolette Swoboda. In addition to Forsey, the cross country/track team had Amy Cashin represented on the team, while Jordan Anderson represented volleyball beside Shreve, and Bria Welker represented track and field beside Diehl. Baseball had Jackson Cramer named, while Lubirdia Gordon was named for women's basketball.
Nominated by each institution's director of student-athlete support services, student-athletes on the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team must be new, first-time/incoming freshman that have completed 24 semester hours of non-remedial coursework and achieved a cumulative GPA of at least 3.00. Additionally, the student-athlete must have participated in at least one of their team's scheduled contests and must have been a member of their respective team for their sport's entire NCAA Championship segment.
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HAZARD – A Perry County man was sentenced this week to serve several years in prison on drug charges.
Johnny Gross, 41, of Combs, pleaded guilty in three separate cases in November, including one in which he was arrested for selling Oxycodone to a cooperating witness in Dec. 2011, and a second for illegally possessing the drug with intent to distribute in Aug. 2011. He pleaded guilty in the third case to a charge of tampering with a prisoner monitoring device.
Gross appeared in Perry Circuit Court on Thursday where he was formally sentenced to serve a total of eight years in prison.
Also sentenced on Thursday was 47-year-old Danny Centers of Viper, who had previously pleaded guilty to charges of first-degree possession of a controlled substance and public intoxication.
Centers was indicted in October, and received the initial charges in August after he illegally possessed Methadone and appeared in public under the influence. He was sentenced this week to serve two years of diversion, conditions of which include at least one drug test per week for the first year of his diversion, two Narcotics Anonymous of Lifeline meetings each week, and the completion of a 10-week outpatient drug treatment program administered by the Division of Probation and Parole. He will also be subject to random drug testing.
If Centers fails to meet the conditions of his diversion, he could be sentenced to serve up to three years in prison.
Mary Riley, 22, was sentenced to serve up to two years in prison for selling three Oxycodone tablets to a cooperating witness on June 23, 2011. She was also ordered to pay $220 in restitution to Operation UNITE.
Sentenced to serve up to a year in jail was 38-year-old Johnny Newman of Hazard. He was charged with theft by unlawful taking over $500 and second-degree persistent felony offender after he stole jewelry from the former Hazard K-Mart. In accordance with his plea agreement, the count of persistent felony offender was dismissed.
Janie Johnson, 36, entered a guilty plea Thursday in exchange for a sentence of two years diverted for two years.
Johnson was indicted in early 2012 on an allegation that she sold Oxycodone to a cooperating witness on July 28, 2011. She pleaded guilty this week to one count of trafficking in a controlled substance fewer than 10 units. In accordance with the agreement, she will serve two years of diversion. If she fails to meet the conditions of her diversion, which include random drug testing, she could serve up to two years in prison. Her sentencing was set for Feb. 7.
Troleen Campbell, 41, of Bonnyman, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree trafficking in a controlled substance. She was indicted in May 2012 and charged with selling one Hydrocodone tablet to a cooperating witness on May 25, 2011.
Campbell pleaded guilty in exchange for three years of probation, the conditions of which will include at least one drug test per week during the first year of the probation and 300 hours of community service. Her sentencing was set for Feb. 7.
Jimmy Shepherd, 35, of Louisville, pleaded guilty to one count of receiving stolen property over $500. He was indicted in July 2012 on allegations that in Dec. 2011 he took possession of a cast saw and wrist supports belonging to the Hazard ARH while knowing them to have been stolen. His plea agreement will have him serve a year in jail, and he will be sentenced on Feb. 7.
Also pleading guilty on Thursday was 59-year-old William S. Deborde of Jeff, who was indicted in August on charges of driving on a DUI suspended license second offense, DUI third offense, and no insurance stemming from an incident in Nov. 2011. He will serve a total of one year in addition to a $500 fine and 36-month license suspension. Following his plea, his bond was revoked and he was remanded to the custody of the Kentucky River Regional Jail in Hazard. He will also appear for sentencing on Feb. 7.


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Thrown down into hell for his crimes, brutal felon Milton (Nicolas Cage) breaks out of the fiery pit after cultists murder his daughter and take her baby. Intent on rescuing his grandchild, Milton joins forces with a waitress, who gives him her ex-lover's bright red muscle car. The pair speed off in pursuit of the cult leader, who plans to sacrifice the infant and unleash hell on Earth. However, the hunters become the hunted when Satan sends his merciless henchman to drag Milton back to hell.


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ATLANTA — Coach Paul Johnson blames himself for Georgia Tech's struggles with, of all things, the spread option offense.
Since Johnson's first season in 2008, the Yellow Jackets have led the nation in rushing, and they're 10th this year, but last week's home loss to Virginia Tech exposed several uncustomary weak spots.
Johnson said he and his staff must do a better job of teaching individual responsibilities in the scheme and basic fundamentals of spread option success.
Georgia Tech managed only 10 points against Virginia Tech, and Johnson said the Yellow Jackets (3-1, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) can't afford another poor performance when they visit No. 14 Miami (4-0, 0-0 ACC) on Saturday.
Johnson is insisting that players focus on their assignments better and he said the coaching staff must improve, too.
The Jackets were a mess against Virginia Tech with six false start penalties. Quarterback Vad Lee threw two interceptions and lost a fumble.
Miami, like Virginia Tech, has 13 takeaways this season, and the Hurricanes have given up only three touchdowns in the 10 drives that reached their 20-yard line.
Johnson expects that Miami coach Al Golden to align his defense "in an odd front" for most of the game in an attempt to disguise a 3-4 front as a 4-3 and keep Georgia Tech's offensive line guessing.
Hurricanes linebacker Denzel Perryman leads a unit that's quick enough to close in space quickly and keep the Jackets from breaking off long runs on the perimeter.
"It's been a tough matchup for us," Johnson said. "I felt like we should've won the game here last year, but we didn't get it done. They're always pretty talented. They're usually very fast and athletic and they're hard to hit big plays against. We haven't had many big plays the last three games."
Johnson hopes he sees a good sign with an improved tempo in practice this week. Last week's meltdown has caused everyone – players and the coaching staff – to work with "a little more urgency" and avoid a fifth straight loss to Miami.
"Sometimes you talk about it and you say it, but when you're winning, they ain't listening," Johnson said. "They're not hearing you. Well, if they watch that on tape, they hear me. They see that we've got to do better, and we've got to coach better."
Every day in practice, the Jackets spend 20 minutes on the option drill. Johnson believes everyone needs to pay closer attention to detail, particularly for an offensive line that starts three fifth-year seniors and for a group of receivers that sometimes doesn't hold blocks long enough to create big gains on the ground.
"Head-scratching stuff," Johnson said. "In every game, we've turned defenders. The other night, we get an option pitched toward our bench, which could've been a huge play."
Lee attempted 24 passes, not exactly what Johnson had in mind when he designed a spread option running attack to pound opponents and take lots of time off the clock.
Even worse, on a night in which the running game stalled, Lee had just seven completions against a Virginia Tech blitz that pummeled a Yellow Jacket offense that wasn't blocking crisply.
"Clearly we didn't do a good job of explaining it to our kids because out of the seven times we did it, we blocked it wrong five," Johnson said. "So that comes back to us. If they block it wrong once or they get run over, that's them, but when you're not blocking the right people, that comes back to me."
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Prior to joining Holy Cross, Keil served as the coaching director at the Be Athletic Sports Performance Program in Worcester, Mass. While there, Keil oversaw the organization of workouts and assisted with program design. She also served as the strength and conditioning coaching assistant at Harvard, working directly with the women's crew, women's soccer, alpine skiing, diving, fencing, cross country and golf teams.
Keil is a 2007 graduate of Holy Cross with a bachelor's degree in biology. She was a four year starter and a 1,000-point scorer for the Crusaders, serving as tri-captain during the 2006-2007 season. She was named second team All-Patriot League and the Patriot League Women's Basketball Scholar Athlete of the Year in 2006 and played on two teams that made appearances in the NCAA Tournament (2005, 2007).


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Hi Michelle. Paul said all scripture is inspired, which means "God-breathed". Where does it say most scripture is inspired? Thanks, James.
I think that is because from the beginning He had me focusing on the names of people
As a woman I don't think there is any mercy in being stoned either!...I think that Jesus was referring to divorcing their wife...not murdering their wife. I know there is differnt interprataions on that, but the later makes more sense when considering Jesus' love for people. I have to look deeper because our translation of scripture needs to line up with what Christ always taught on love..and stoning a woman does not sound like love...regardless of a bad marriage! lol...just my 2 cents :)As for the genicide, I think it's possible that the Jews may have thought God told them to kill all the babies, woman & children...because it was in their culture to think in such ways...God's own commandents said DO NOT KILL and that was OLD TESTAMENT not NEW. I think we need to give room for the fact that the Scriptures, (although mostly God-inspired) were still written by man...and we need to give room for that too...it does not have to be a threat to what we believe to look at that angle...it can strengthen our faith in a loving God if we let it. (Gary Amirault often says this same thing in his newsletter: "Bible Matters".) Sometimes as Christains I think we always feel we have to justify such things (like genicide) because we don't understand it...ET Christains do it all the time in regards to Hell...same thing. Personally I do not have a for sure conclusion on what I believe on the genicide topic...but I think as Christians we need to keep an open mind that we don't have all the answers and maybe JUST MAYBE we are justiflying the sin of man that was recorded in the Bible...I think the fact that we never re-consider this is why we lose so many to atheism cause they look at these issues and take them very seriously...and Christians don't want to hear anything that puts a stumbling block in their belief systems so atheists have no one to really talk out thier issues with and usually get bitter against Christians...anyways, no hard feelings...just trying to share a different angle. hope you don't mind.


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Kailyn Lowry and Javi Marroquin Tweet About Their "Growing Family" — Are They Expecting?!
Kailyn Lowry's husband, Javi Marroquin, just graduated from Air Force boot camp, and you know what that means! Dude finally has his phone back, and he can't stop tweeting up a storm about how much he loves his wifey.
"We made it!" Javi tweeted on February 15. "@KailLowry our life is just beginning. Our family is growing and wouldn't want another woman by my side with me."
Um, come again? We're pretty sure Javi just implied that Kailyn has a bun in the oven — unless "our family is growing" is code for "let's adopt more french bulldogs!" It's no secret that Kailyn is ready for a baby — back in July 2012 she tweeted that she had "baby fever," and as recently as January 30 she was picking out possible names for a girl!
Of course we can't forget that Kailyn's been working out lately, which is hardly something a pregnant gal would do. But who knows? Maybe she's throwing fans off the scent so she can enjoy a private pregnancy, free of media scrutiny and lurking paparazzi!
Check out Kailyn's latest Instagram pics and tell us what you think … do you see a baby bump?


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The story of Hurricane Isaac will more than likely be one of flooding. The National Hurricane Center says that some places along the Mississippi and Louisiana coast could see up to 18 inches of rain.
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Put yourself in this situation: you are interviewing for a job, and you're having dinner with the executive you'll report to and her boss. The waiter arrives at the table to take the drink order, and your hosts turn to you to lead things off. Do you impress them by ordering the excellent but reasonably priced Cabernet Sauvignon you spotted on the wine list, or settle for a soft drink?
Most of us would tend to opt for the wine, fearing that we'd look less intelligent, not to mention uncultured and unsophisticated, if we ordered a soft drink with a fancy meal. Surprisingly, the opposite is true: job applicants who ordered wine during an interview conducted over dinner were seen both as less intelligent and less hireable than those who ordered a soft drink, according to a new study.
An Imbibing Idiot?
It's no surprise that drinking too much alcohol can make you look dumb. But now there's evidence that merely holding a drink can make you seem less intelligent to others, even if you haven't actually consumed a drop of it! This phenomenon is called the "imbibing idiot" bias.
A new paper by researchers from the University of Michigan and Penn's Wharton School, to be published in the Journal of Consumer Psychology, underscores the effects of alcohol – even when it isn't consumed.
Five separate studies showed that people who hold an alcoholic beverage are seen as less intelligent than those who don't, even absent any evidence of altered behavior. The bias apparently stems from the association of alcohol with cognitive impairment. (Ironically, the researchers cite other studies showing that moderate drinkers actually outperform non-drinkers across a range of cognitive performance tests.)
In short, the evidence is clear – when you are hoping to make an important first impression, stay away from alcoholic beverages. Not only will you actually be sharper, you'll also SEEM sharper to the people you are with. And "stay away" is literal – the research suggests that even carrying someone else's drink to the table might cause a little "imbibing idiot" bias to kick in!


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