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Best of Miami Florida Nightlife: Weekend Hot SpotsGorgeous bodies, sweating in the heat of the night, gyrating to pulsing music. Just another night in Miami. As one of the most fashionably chic cities in the U.S., Miami is home to some of the nation's hottest nightclubs and weekend hotspots. From the latest, talk-of-the-minute celebrity-filled club to dance halls saturated with a phantasmagoria of lights and images, there's always a party going on in Miami's blistering heat. Here's your guide to the best of Miami, Florida's nightlife and weekend hot spots. After you've spent the day lounging on sunny Florida beaches, relax in the bars and clubs for some hot Miami nights.
The Best People Watching Club in Miami, Florida: The Rose Bar
The pink-tinted lighting of The Rose Bar allows guests to view each other through virtual "rose-colored glasses." Located in the Delano Hotel, The Rose Bar makes a great place to simply chill out with a cocktail and silently observe the handsome fellows and the daring beauties that make their rounds through the richly appointed club. With no cover charge, you can put your money where it's better served, in your glass! It also includes a gorgeous terrace and a light menu of tasty morsels.
The Best Use of a Previous Movie Theater Club in Miami, Florida: Mansion
Mansion doesn't open its doors until 11 p.m. and they stay open until 5 a.m., making it a huge draw for the overnight crowd. With two rooms of pulse-pounding music and a sexy VIP room, Mansion's Art Deco-styled nightclub is the talk of Miami, Florida. The price of admission is from $20 to $30 and the line grows quickly, so get there early! It's located on Washington Ave. in Miami.
Best Tikki Club in Miami, Florida: Nikki
The Nikki Beach Club has everything a tikki bar requires -- gorgeous women, island decor and jumping tunes. The fun and exciting atmosphere is addicting and you can find yourself returning more than once for a good time. Nikki provides an excellent tikki experience along with surprisingly good global cuisine. Dance the night away next to some of SOBE's hottest at this trendy outdoor club.
Most Romantic Club in Miami, Florida: Skybar
Located in the swanky Shore Club, Skybar is a lounge of epic proportions. It's everything a lounge should be -- from the deep red ambiance of the Redroom to the tranquil atmosphere of the Garden to the private setting of the Sandbar, Skybar has a means to satisfy every guest and match any mood. Comfortable, laid back and decidedly modish, Miami's nightlife can be as relaxed as you need it to be.
Best Club to Rest Your Head in Miami, Florida: BED
Part fine restaurant, part trendy nightclub, part sexy bedtime, BED offers the experience of enjoying a posh nightclub while never leaving the comfort of your bed. Sprawl out on a comfortable mattress and cozy up to whomever, all while enjoying inspired cuisine and tasty drinks. It's the best of all the worlds combined in a decadent club where you may just find yourself sharing a bed with a Hollywood A-lister.
These are just a few samples of the sexy nightclubs to be found in Florida. You can use the Internet to discover others and to help build your itinerary of the places you want to visit while you're in Miami. Just beware, the clubs in Miami are so hot, you'll have to step outside just to cool down. Now that's HOT!


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Preparations for Baltimore's July 4th fireworks show underway
BALTIMORE - It's dangerous and delicate work. But the technicians from Pyrotechnico do it well as they get ready for Baltimore's annual fireworks display.
"The display is going to have a lot of red, white, and blue to cover through the patriotic themes," said Ryan O'Neil of Pyrotechnico.
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Four, 5- and 6-inch shells are carefully prepared and placed in the tubes. But it will be the "bowling ball"-sized 8 inchers that will knock your socks off.
"One of our new shells that we're showing off this year is our new stained glass shells that will show up in different colors and look like stained glass in the air," O'Neil said.
Ports America Chesapeake continues to sponsor the annual celebration that starts at 4 on Friday with music from two bands at the amphitheater.
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Unless you have gone through the grueling training and taken the oath to
uphold the law, you can never know what it's like to carry a gun and be
licensed to shoot to kill.
That's why cops are different from
the rest us — men and women who are part of a cult of law enforcement
where there are unspoken rules of conduct that sometimes become a code
of silence.
It is a very thin blue line that separates civilized
people from the barbarians among us. Inevitably, a few cops cross that
line; sometimes whole departments become infected in a way that makes
officers blind to the abuses going on around them — patterns of conduct
that are supported, even honored, by the community as a whole.
what happened to the Burbank Police Department, just as it did to the
Los Angeles Police Department, which took three decades of revelations
of police spying on prominent people, the videotaped Rodney King beating
and the pattern of tolerance of excessive use of force it exposed, the
Rampart scandal and finally a federal court consent to decree to reshape
its culture.
Burbank is only at the start of dealing with a
police culture gone awry. It is costing the city millions of dollars,
led to a long string of lawsuits and could still lead to federal civil
rights violation charges.
"We're as far forward as we could be at
this time … all in all, we've come a long way," says Scott LaChasse,
the retired LAPD commander who took over as interim Burbank chief of
police 14 months ago and faces the daunting challenge of reshaping the
culture of the department, a task that requires a delicate touch of
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Minnesota Health Care Experts to Travel to Germany, Examine Quality and Cost Optimization
June 14, 2012
With health care costs continuing to rise and states pressed for effective solutions, a high-ranking delegation of health care experts from Minnesota and Washington, D.C. will meet in Berlin June 17 - 23 for a seminar on health care policy that compares the United States and German systems. The trip is organized by the University of Minnesota's Center for German and European Studies in cooperation with Germany's Federal Ministry of Economics and Germany's Federal Ministry of Health.
After implementing the first phase of insurance reform contained in the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA), many states, including Minnesota, are moving toward establishing health care insurance exchanges. Minnesota has been a longtime leader in assuring quality, cost-effectiveness, and access to the state's citizens. Minnesota leaders hope to continue that distinction by building an effective insurance exchange.
Germany's nonprofit statutory health insurance system covers 90% of Germany's population. Based on private providers who operate independently within a state-supervised regulatory framework, Germany's system is an insurance exchange writ large. Germany has provided high-quality universal health care for its citizens since 1883, when its conservative chancellor Otto von Bismarck became the unlikeliest person to establish the world's first national health care system.
Why Germany?
For anyone who believes in balancing the role of government and the market, the Germans provide an interesting case study. Recent reforms by the conservative-libertarian government coalition have stressed competition, cost effectiveness, and quality. In Germany, legislation was passed to contain rising costs for employer provided benefits and to reorganize pricing for new drugs. The German AMNOG law dramatically lowers the country's drug expenditures. Fee schedules for physicians in the statutory system are another area of focus. Recent data confirm that Germany's health care reforms are achieving good results: everyone is covered, medical bankruptcies are unheard of, insurers compete successfully in a not-for-profit environment. The nonprofit health insurance industry finished the year with a 20 billion Euro surplus in 2011.
Among the many provisions of Congress' 2010 Affordable Care Act is the creation of state-based health insurance exchanges that by 2014 will integrate over 30 million previously uninsured citizens into the states' healthcare systems. How to structure those new marketplaces, how to shape the health insurance products patients will be offered and how to create tighter connections between quality and cost are central questions. In the United States, drug costs alone amount to 10 percent of total health care expenditures. Germany's health care costs are about half the U.S. per capita figure.
Who is Attending?
The 18-member delegation consists of elected and government officials, academics, providers and consultants who are actively involved in health care reform efforts at the state and federal levels, including:
- Yvonne Pretter Solon, Minn. Lt. Governor
- Lauren Gilchrist, special adviser to Minn. Gov. Dayton on health reform
- Scott Leitz, Minnesota human services assistant commissioner for health care administration
- Tony Lourey, Minnesota state senator
- Joe Atkins and Erin Murphy, Minnesota state representatives
- Julie Brunner, executive director of Minnesota Council of Health Plans
- Frank Cerra, M.D., medical school, University of Minnesota
- Jim Chase, president, Minn. Community Measurement
- Kevin Goodno, Frederikson & Byron government relations chair
- Fred Morrison, law school, University of Minnesota
- Connie Perpich, CGES advisory board and Planned Parenthood-Minn., No. Dak., So. Dak.
- Stephen Schondelmeyer, U of M Prime Institute
- Patricia Simmons, M.D., Mayo Clinic; University of Minnesota Regent
- Brenda Sheingold, school of nursing, George Washington University
- Steven Sheingold, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The seminar is a special project of the University of Minnesota's Center for German and European Studies and a group of international partners including Germany's Federal Ministry of Health, Germany's Federal Ministry of Economics, and the German Academic Exchange Service. Funding is provided through a special German grant that fosters transatlantic exchange and commemorates George Marshall.
The interdisciplinary Center for German and European Studies at the University of Minnesota is one of six centers of excellence created in the United States with German government support. Since 2005, it has hosted the annual "American & German Health Care Forum" to foster health policy exchange on best practices between top-level U.S. and German health care experts. Stakeholders from all areas in the health policy field participate. Germany's Federal Ministry of Health is a founding cooperating partner. It is the only such cooperation in the United States.


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President Bill Clinton announced the formal normalization of diplomatic relations with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on July 11, 1995. Subsequent to President Clinton's normalization announcement, in August 1995, both nations upgraded their Liaison Offices opened in January 1995 to embassy status. As diplomatic ties between the nations grew, the United States opened a consulate general in Ho Chi Minh City, and Vietnam opened a consulate general in San Francisco. In 2009, Vietnam opened a consulate in Houston; the United States received permission to open a consulate in Danang.
U.S. relations with Vietnam have become increasingly cooperative and broad-based in the years since political normalization. A series of bilateral summits have helped drive the improvement of ties, including President George W. Bush's visit to Hanoi in November 2006, President Triet's visit to Washington in June 2007, and Prime Minister Dung's visit to Washington in June 2008. The two countries hold an annual dialogue on human rights, which resumed in 2006 after a two-year hiatus. Vietnam and the United States signed a Bilateral Trade Agreement in July 2000, which went into force in December 2001. In 2003, the two countries signed a Counternarcotics Letter of Agreement (amended in 2006), a Civil Aviation Agreement, and a textile agreement. In January 2007, Congress approved Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Vietnam. In October 2008, the U.S. and Vietnam inaugurated annual political-military talks and policy planning talks to consult on regional security and strategic issues. Bilateral and regional diplomatic engagement expanded at ASEAN, which Vietnam will chair in 2010, and continues through APEC. The two sides have consulted regularly on a broad range of international issues at the UN Security Council, where Vietnam has a seat (January 2008-December 2009) as a non-permanent member.
Vietnam's suppression of political dissent has continued to be a main issue of contention in relations with the United States, drawing criticism from successive administrations, as well as from members of Congress and the U.S. public. Since spring 2007, Vietnam's government has arrested dozens of political dissidents, and in 2008 and 2009 further tightened controls over the press and freedom of speech. Over the past year, two journalists were arrested and convicted in connection with their reporting on high-level corruption, and several journalists and editors at leading newspapers have been fired. Several Internet bloggers were also jailed after writing about corruption and protesting China's actions in the disputed Spratly and Paracel Islands; one was convicted and sent to prison.
In contrast, Vietnam has continued to make significant progress on expanding religious freedom. In 2005, Vietnam passed comprehensive religious freedom legislation, outlawing forced renunciations and permitting the official recognition of new denominations. Since that time, the government has granted official national recognition to a number of religions and religious groups, including seven more Protestant denominations, and has registered hundreds of local congregations. As a result, in November 2006, the Department of State lifted the designation of Vietnam as a "Country of Particular Concern," based on a determination that the country was no longer a serious violator of religious freedoms, as defined by the International Religious Freedom Act. This decision was reaffirmed by the Department of State in 2007, 2008, and 2009. Nevertheless, there is room for further progress. The government's slow pace of church registration and harassment of certain religious leaders for their political activism, including leaders of the unrecognized United Buddhist Church of Vietnam, were an ongoing source of U.S. concern, as was violence against the Plum Village order at Bat Nha Pagoda in Lam Dong.
As of September 15, 2009, the U.S. Government listed 1,731 Americans unaccounted for in Southeast Asia, including 1,319 in Vietnam. Since 1973, 915 Americans have been accounted for, including 649 in Vietnam.
Additionally, the Department of Defense has confirmed that of the 196 individuals who were "last known alive" (LKA) in Vietnam, the U.S. Government has determined the fate of all but 27. The Joint POW/MIA Accounting command (JPAC) conducts four major investigation and recovery periods a year in Vietnam, during which specially trained U.S. military and civilian personnel investigate and excavate hundreds of cases in pursuit of fullest possible accounting. Accessing restricted areas by using unilateral Vietnamese investigation and recovery teams has been a recent highlight of cooperation by the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, as was the June 2009 coastal search mission by the oceanographic survey ship USNS Heezen, the first of its kind. The U.S. would still like to see the provision of archival documents related to U.S. losses along the wartime Ho Chi Minh Trail, as well as more openness in general with regard to Vietnam's wartime archives. The United States considers achieving the fullest possible accounting of Americans missing and unaccounted for in Indochina to be one of its highest priorities with Vietnam.
Since entry into force of the U.S.-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement on December 10, 2001, increased trade between the U.S. and Vietnam, combined with large-scale U.S. investment in Vietnam, evidence the maturing U.S.-Vietnam economic relationship. In 2008, the United States exported $2.8 billion of goods to Vietnam and imported $12.9 billion of goods from Vietnam. Similarly, U.S. companies continue to invest directly in the Vietnamese economy. During 2008, the U.S. private sector committed $1.49 billion to Vietnam in foreign direct investment. Another sign of the expanding bilateral relationship is the signing of a Bilateral Air Transport Agreement in December 2003. Several U.S. carriers already have third-party code sharing agreements with Vietnam Airlines. Direct flights between Ho Chi Minh City and San Francisco began in December 2004. The Bilateral Air Transport Agreement was amended in October 2008 to fully open markets for cargo air transportation. Vietnam and the United States also signed a Bilateral Maritime Agreement in March 2007 that opened the maritime transport and services industry of Vietnam to U.S. firms.
The United States and Vietnam engage in a wide range of cooperative activities in the areas of peacekeeping, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, search and rescue, maritime and border security, law enforcement, and nonproliferation. In June 2008, Prime Minister Dung announced plans to take part in the multinational Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) to train international peacekeepers. Many of these topics are discussed in annual bilateral defense discussions. In April 2009, senior officials from Vietnam's Navy and Air Force toured the U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, which was berthed in international waters 270 miles off the southern coast of Vietnam. In June 2008, Vietnam hosted a port call to Nha Trang by the hospital ship USNS Mercy, providing medical and dental treatment to over 11,000 Vietnamese patients. This followed Vietnam's hosting of visits by five U.S. Navy vessels in 2007, including a port call to Danang by the humanitarian supply ship USS Peleliu, whose personnel carried out numerous medical and engineering projects. Vietnam continues to observe multinational exercises such as the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT), organized by the U.S. Pacific Fleet. An active partner in nonproliferation regimes, Vietnam also takes full advantage of expertise, equipment, and training available under the Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) program.


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Students from Matthews Elementary School recently participated in a Silence the Violence Poster Contest. The contest is sponsored annually by the Matthews Police Department. Students are asked to tell a story on how they will work to prevent violence using their artistic skills.
Winners of the contest are invited to spend the day shadowing the Mayor, Town Manager, Police Chief, Fire & EMS Chief, Town Clerk and other department heads in
the Town.
This year's winners were:Front Row (left to right): Emma Banner, Lena Jarieh, Laila Ghniem, and Kaitlin Novak. Back row (left to right): Caittrin Sturdahl, Matheus Sadovsky, Emily Pureza, Max Hester-Newman and Julia McGann.


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Given the information you provided, you would be able to keep your house and both of your cars if you file a Bankruptcy - as long as you continue to pay the mortgage and the car loan for the car that is not paid for.
The Bankruptcy would discharge your liability to pay all your debts, but you can continue to pay your mortgage and your car loan.
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Thanks but the items that I am purchasing on our credit cards will the creditors ask for any of them back, if we file? Example, clothes, shoes, etc?
Credit card companies can never get back the items that were purchased with their credit cards - because there is no security agreement involved with credit card purchases.
However, it is important that you not charge more than $600 worth of non-essentials to any one credit card within the 90-day period immediately preceding the filing of your Bankruptcy. The non-essential items could not be taken back, but the debt for those purchases could then be deemed to be non-dischargeable, so that you would have to pay for those purchases in spite of your Bankruptcy.
one more question please, are there a limit to what your credit cards can be vs. income to file bankruptcy and not have to pay back the creditors?
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There is not limit to the amount of credit card debt that you can have discharged in a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy - regardless of your income.
However, if the gross annual household income is greater than $48,708 for a family of 2 in North Carolina, then it would not be possible to file a Chapter 7 Bankrutpcy.
In summary, since your gross annual income is less than $48,708, you and your husband are eligible to file a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, and there is no limit to the amount of debt that you can have discharged.
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Filmmaker Spike Lee set to discuss "Courage" at Texas State
Filmmaker Spike Lee set to discuss "Courage" at Texas State
Date of Release: 02/27/2006
SAN MARCOS—Award-winning director Spike Lee, the creative force behind such films as Do The Right Thing and Malcolm X, will speak on "Courage" at 8 p.m. March 1 at Texas State University-San Marcos.
Lee will present his lecture on the Mall on campus, between Alkek Library and the LBJ Student Center. The lecture is free and open to the public. Lee's lecture is a Diversity Month event and also a part of Common Experience, a program at Texas State developed to incorporate and integrate the University Seminar and the Texas State Summer Reading Program with the wider community both on and off campus.
Lee made a name for himself in 1986 with the hit independent film, She's Gotta Have It, which established Lee as a rising young black filmmaker, a rarity at the time. His skills and independence, along with his outspoken African American perspective and feisty public persona, kept him in the public eye throughout the 1980s and 1990s. In later films he continued to tell stories with racial themes and New York settings, including the Brooklyn drama Do the Right Thing (1989), the jazz-tinged Mo' Better Blues (1990, with Denzel Washington and Wesley Snipes), the interracial romance Jungle Fever (1993, with Snipes and Anabella Sciorra), the biopic Malcolm X (1992, starring Washington and based in part on the book by Malcolm X and Alex Haley), Summer of Sam (1999, with John Leguizamo) and controversial racial satire Bamboozled (2000, with Mos Def). Lee often appears in his own films. And like his fellow filmmaker Woody Allen, Lee is a famous courtside fan of basketball's New York Knicks.
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PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Calm under the intense pressure of a playoff at a major, Inbee Park added another title to her impressive LPGA Tour resume.
Park successfully defended her title in the LPGA Championship, beating Brittany Lincicome with a par on the first hole of a playoff Sunday to end the United States' major streak at three.
"I didn't feel that nervous at all today," said Park, also a playoff winner last year. "But once I got to the tee on the playoff hole, I just felt the nerves right away. It was like a replay of last year and experience definitely helped me out. I think I was able to stay calm."
The victory came on a bittersweet day when the LPGA Tour bade farewell to the Rochester area after 38 years. Next year, the tour will team with the PGA of America to run the Women's PGA Championship. The 2015 event will be played at Westchester Country Club near New York City.
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Park, Nancy Lopez and Patty Sheehan are only players to win twice in a row in Rochester.
"Just very happy to be part of history," Park said.
Lincicome was poised to win her second major and keep that American streak alive, but her nerves got the best of her after she led all day.
"Not being in this position for a while, I think it all caught up with me," Lincicome said. "Being second at a major is always a good thing. I feel like I played really, really well this week. If I keep playing the way I did, my time's coming soon. It was nice to be in contention again."
On the playoff hole on Monroe Golf Club's par-4 18th, Park hit her second shot into the rough behind the hole. Lincicome hit her approach to the left fringe, nearly identical to her position on the final hole of regulation when she made a bogey to fall into the playoff.
Lincicome chipped 6 feet past the hole and failed to convert for bogey. Park, the winner last year at Locust Hill on the third extra hole with Catriona Matthew, chipped to 3 feet and calmly sank her par putt for her fifth major title and fourth in the last two seasons.
"Inbee is so darn good. It was so close," Lincicome said. "I need to learn how to control the nerves a little bit more."
Park finished with a 2-under 70 to match Lincicome at 11-under 276. Lincicome had a 71.
Americans won the first three majors of the for the first time since 1999. Lexi Thompson began the run at Kraft Nabisco, Michelle Wie won the U.S. Women's Open and Mo Martin the Women's British Open.
The 26-year-old Park, from South Korea, was coming off a playoff loss to Mirim Lee last week in Michigan. Park also won this season in Canada and has 11 LPGA Tour victories.
She's projected to jump from third to second in the world, passing 17-year-old Lydia Ko.
Jimin Kang, a graduate of King's High School in Shoreline, tied for 62nd at 7-over 295.
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• Bernhard Langer rallied to win the Dick's Sporting Goods Open in Endicott, N.Y., for his fifth Champions Tour victory of the year, while Kevin Sutherland followed his tour-record 59 with a 74 to tie for seventh.
The 56-year-old Langer played all 54 holes without a bogey, closing with a 6-under 66 for a one-stroke victory over Woody Austin and Mark O'Meara. Langer finished at 16-under 200 at En-Joie Golf Club for his 23rd career victory on the 50-and-over tour.
Sutherland, the second-round leader, had five bogeys — four on the first 10 holes — and three birdies in the final round. Playing his third Champions Tour event since turning 50 in June, he finished at 12 under.
Langer, tied for fifth with Bob Charles on the tour victory list, earned $277,500 to increase his tour-leading total to $2,652,520. The German has three victories in his last five starts.
He will compete in this week's Boeing Classic at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge, where he won the 2010 event by three strokes over Nick Price. Langer also won the 2010 U.S. Senior Open at Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish.
• Camilo Villegas won the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, N.C., by a stroke for his first PGA Tour victory since 2010, closing with 7-under 63 at Sedgefield.
He finished at 17-under 263 and earned $954,000 and 500 FedEx Cup points in the final regular-season event.
Bill Haas and Freddie Jacobson tied for second. Haas had a 64, and Jacobson shot 66. Michael Putnam, who is from University Place, tied for 57th at 3-under 277.
• South Korea's Gunn Yang completed his improbable run to the U.S. Amateur title with a 2-and-1 victory over Canada's Corey Conners at Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Ga.
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Everyone's calling for the Big 12 office to look at the tape of this tomorrow. What good will that do besides those refs hopefully not reffing an Iowa State game ever again?
Campbell In!
i hope they dont ref ANY game ever again... and i hope their mothers get cancer
Hoof hearted
Originally Posted by Gunnerclone
Can the Big 12/NCAA reprimand them in any way for something like this?
They will look at the tape, realize that they made the wrong call, and give us a win. Duh.
Originally Posted by demoncore1031
i hope they dont ref ANY game ever again... and i hope their mothers get cancer
I hate to say it but Im with this guy.
I'm not trying to be difficult, it comes naturally....
If you can come back from the "Phantom Three" at KU in '04, you can come back to ref an ISU game after ANYTHING.
We need a serpico.
The Official Paul Rhode's Salt Truck Driver.
It means an apology will be coming... Which means nothing.
Nights like tonight are the reason there is now instant replay in Football.
Just said on sports enter that they will review it, not that it matters.
It's a good question. I don't have an easy answer for it.
I would like to see officials held accountable in some fashion. Maybe have them be part of the post-game press conferences where they can be bombarded by questions from the press about why they officiated the game the way they did. Hopefully at the bare minimum they'll get a verbal smackdown from the Big 12 Supervisor of Officiating.
I wonder if this was the "best" crew the Big 12 could have sent to us, considering it was a Big Monday game on ESPN. Who are the best officials in the Big 12 anyway? Or at least the most competent, I'd settle for that right now.
"The fact that anybody can say anything does not mean that anything anybody says is worth hearing"
Originally Posted by DistrictCyclone
Can the Big 12/NCAA reprimand them in any way for something like this?
They can but they won't. This isn't a Big 12 thing, it's a NCAA thing and we all know how much credibility they have right now.
Originally Posted by DistrictCyclone
Can the Big 12/NCAA reprimand them in any way for something like this?
The B12 apologized to Mizzou after McCarney beat them in his last game. It was that holding call on the shotgun QB sneak. If the B12 didn't apologize to ISU after making that offsides calling on the onside kick in the Baylor game last year, I don't see how they'd apologize after this block/charge call.
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Carlos Gila, a frequent lecturer, is widely recognized as one of the leading Spanish financial and operational crisis management professionals. He is a hands-on expert in turnarounds and workouts, with extensive experience in bankruptcy reorganization, the restructuring of troubled businesses, and acquisitions and divestures.
Mr Gila began his professional career as a strategic management consultant at Andersen Consulting; prior to joining Oaktree in 2010, he established and led Gila & Co. to become the ground-breaking turnaround firm in Spain for over a decade. He sits on the boards of directors of several organizations, chairing audit and governance committees.
Mr Gila holds a B.B.A. in Finance from the University of San Francisco, a Law degree from Universidad Europea´s School of Law, and graduated from Harvard Business School´s OPM program. He has been the recipient of the Turnaround Management Association´s "International Turnaround of the Year" Award.
During his professional career, Carlos has successfuly lead Companies and Organizations facing, at times, very complex challenges
- Executive Vice Chairman, La Seda de Barcelona.
- Board Director, Ebro Puleva.
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- President and CEO, Aceites Coosur.
- Founding member and President, Turnaround Management Association, Spain.
- Founding member and President, EO (Entrepreneurs' Organization). Madrid Chapter
- Founding member and Chapter Chairman, YPO (Young President´s Organization) Spain
Estimado Carlos,
Ante todo darle las gracias por sentar bases en la seda para su recuperacion. Creo por lo poco que se que gracias a usted esta empresa no ha quebrado.
Mi pregunta es la siguiente ¿ Cree que se esta ejecutando el plan de viabilidad correctamente? y si ¿cree que este dara sus frutos proximamente?


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CROOK OF THE DAY: Woman walked out with basket of meat (From This Is Wiltshire)
CROOK OF THE DAY: Woman walked out with basket of meat
12:32pm Monday 31st March 2014 in
A WOMAN entered a village centre shop and grabbed a basketful of meat before escaping through a barred door opened by a suspected accomplice.
The woman is the latest suspect to be captured on CCTV released to the Adver by Wiltshire Police as part of a joint venture called Crook of the Day to collar criminals for unsolved crimes.
She walked into the Co-operative store in Eldene on February 7 at 2.30pm and filled a shopping basket with meat products.
She then left the shop through a non-exit door which was pushed from the other side by a man, making no attempt to pay for the items.
The suspect is described as a white woman, in her mid-20s, approximately 5ft 10ins, of a slim build with long dark hair. She was wearing a yellow tracksuit, dark Ugg boots and a dark Parker jacket. The man is described as white, early 20s, slim build with short brown hair and approximately 5ft 11ins. He was wearing dark blue jeans, dark waist length coat and brown shoes.
Anyone with information should contact the Swindon Crime Management Unit on 101 quoting crime ref no 54140013580.
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Eastcott wrote:No, I think it's Dot Cotton.
Isn't that Kat Slater from Eastenders?
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let's say... 'distinctive'!
5:46pm Mon 31 Mar 14
bussy1 says...
madreeves wrote:Of course, it's adjacent to the tranquil, idyllic hamlets of Park North and South!!
Is Eldene really a "village"?
5:56pm Mon 31 Mar 14
madreeves says...
bussy1 wrote:Oh yes. Is it anywhere near the charming, sheep covered expanse of countryside known as Pen Hill?
madreeves wrote:Of course, it's adjacent to the tranquil, idyllic hamlets of Park North and South!!
Is Eldene really a "village"?
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Happygurl wrote:She could always sue them, but that would mean coming forward and revealing her identity. She won't because she is a thief.
And there was silly me thinking that you had to be arrested, charged and found guilty in court before you could be called a criminal.
9:25pm Mon 31 Mar 14
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the usually mr tolerant wrote:The little darlings will be back at it in the next 6 - 8 weeks.
Allowed to comment on this but not the story about a thug who attacked an innocent man, and moreover the fact that his friends got away with it.
I hope that although not found guilty this cowardly incident is taken into account.
I think his stories have had comments disabled as he tends to get stick for content or lack there of and spelling errors. Personally I think he has a knack of making sad stories a little brighter.
As for this story how was nobody watching her in the shop?
Maybe ask her if she needed any help good customer service cuts theft.
I am allowed errors in my comments I am not paid to write my opinion I am bored with a keyboard.
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CHICAGO (AP)--Freshman Shelvin Mack scored 20 points to help No. 17 Butler beat Loyola of Chicago 78-55 Thursday night.
Matt Howard had 18 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks as the Bulldogs (15-1, 6-0 Horizon League) won their seventh straight. Freshman Gordon Hayward had 11 points and eight rebounds and Ronald Nored added six assists for Butler, which improved to 7-1 on the road.
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WHAT'S ON TAP: The California men's gymnastics team (0-1) hosts Bay Area rival Stanford (1-0) in its first of three home meets this season, Friday, Feb. 14 at 7:30 p.m. at Haas Pavilion.
ROUND ONE: In its first meeting this year with Stanford in the Bears' season debut, Cal fell short 211.100 - 212.750. At the meet, sophomore Graham Ackerman set a personal best record of 9.000 on the parallel bars while tying for first place on floor (9.300) with Stanford's Dan Gill. Five-time All-American Cody Moore finished second in the all-around (52.950), capping off a 9.400 on the parallel bars, taking first place in the event.
SCOUTING STANFORD: Senior Marshall Erwin, the 2002 NCAA ring champion, tallied a 9.100 on rings at the Individual Event Championships this past weekend at the Winter Cup Challenge. Against California, Stanford's junior Dan Gill claimed first place in the all-around (54.05), posting first place finishes on three events. Cal leads the all-time series, 108-36-2.
REVIEWING THE WINTER CUP: The Bears sent four individuals to the Winter Cup Challenge, an annual event for the opening competition of the men's National Team. Parallel bar All-American Ackerman led the Cal squad, tying for second place on the floor exercise, marking 9.125. He landed out of bounds on his very difficult first pass, however finished with a strong double layout dismount at the end. Competing as an exhibition-only gymnast, two-time pommel horse All-American David Eaton advanced to the Individual Event Championships, completing a strong performance on the high bar after scoring 50.625 in the all-around on Friday's team meet. Aaron Floyd provided solid scoring for Cal, highlighted by an 8.550 on the vault. Senior Cody Moore scored 49.650 in the all-around, including an eighth place tie for high bar (8.800).
CAL IN THE RANKINGS: Cal's absence in on the Top 20 charts is due to a technicality. Starting this week, the ranking is averaged by the two highest scores, allowing only one home meet score. Since the Bears have competed in only one meet, they are not applicable to the rankings. Cal was ranked fifth in the preseason poll, followed by a sixth rating once the season started, then after taking a week off, the Bears fell to No. 8. For complete list of rankings, individually and by team, visit: www.troester.com/gym/MRankings/2003/0210/MNational.htm .
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The Occupy movement has been in everyone's political periphery for the past five months. A reported forty percent of people worldwide know of the movement and of those people eighty percent say they are sympathetic towards it. The movement has become a modern cornerstone for the expression of political and economic discontent. The group of protesters occupying the area outside St Paul's cathedral were evicted last week. While this may seem like the end of the British movement for some, the protestors have something else in mind; they have just moved down the road to Finsbury Square. Second only to the Wall Street protests, the occupation of St Paul's is one of the longest and most media-grabbing of all the worldwide protests. The evictions ran mostly with ease and twenty were arrested, but both sides have shown regret at the use of forceful and aggressive actions. So does this mean the end for Occupy London? Of course not. This eviction is only fuel to a fire. Awareness is of high concern to the protesters.
The tent cities of London and the world are not just places of civil unrest. Elements of community and organization are key to the success of this movement in the long run. In fact, outside the entrance to the Finsbury Square camp is a sign showing the fire escape routes.
The Occupy movement is subject to ambiguity, and rightly so. The protesters have gained the attention they wanted but they do not seem to have given a definitive message. A collage of liberal political ideas have been churned out religiously by various spokespeople but it has not been enough for the public to be able to string together into a meaningful ideology. So what do the protesters want? It would appear the answer would be some reformation of the modern Western capitalist society; a freer one. Many lists of objectives have been given out but none have been widely accepted. An additional problem of this whole concept is the immediate question of how to create a political and economic model that is universally fair but maintains a free market.
So already things are looking down again for the revolutionaries of tomorrow. But let's not give up hope yet – there has been a surprise turn of events for the movement; in the USA Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield (of Ben & Jerry's fame) have been collecting money to help sustain the cause, and have raised a reported $300,000 so far and are aiming for just under two million in the future. So far these funds have been allocated to a permanent New York office to run the logistics, individual projects and grants, and most controversially, an undisclosed amount as a payment scheme for key activists. So it looks like Occupy Wall Street has found its feet again. The fact there is no actual space occupied does not matter; many activists agree it is most likely a waste of efforts to live in a tent city for the sake of small worth. With campaigns in the USA becoming funded and organised, where does that leave the UK? This is meant to be an international revolution after all. I feel that if anything comes of the States' first funded effort then the UK will follow its lead.
What should we expect from this new wave of activity? Hopefully a strongly formed manifesto of sorts. But protesting is one thing; there is still the nagging question of what alternatives are possible. I see two, and would guess if any form of reform is to be demanded it would be close to either of the following.
The first is the rather repulsively named anarcho-capitalism. This is mightily unheard of. I'll try to put it simply (for it is not a simple thing). As implied by the name, it is an ungoverned form of capitalism – a truly free market. Before you object vigorously to this however, consider this: with no government comes no taxation. Every man would be responsible for himself and could only do as much with himself as he could with his freedom. This all sounds rather daunting but I urge you to look into it privately. Any demand resembling this would be that of less political intervention into the personal and more into the economic. The government would have a stronger presence in finance and less in our domestic lives.
The second alternative is more attractive, perhaps as it is a less alien concept, and that is that we reform our current way of business so it is more fitting with something which has been tagged as Buddhist Economics. This is essentially the workings of an economist called Schumacher, who prophetically noted that we as a nation do business as if growth is infinite, and treat our natural capital (the Earth) in a similar fashion. He also theorized that we should practice commerce differently; rather than trying to invade markets we should work with them so as to allow for equal monetary dispersal and ultimately equality of opportunity and life. In this circumstance greed is not a valid option. This whole way of doing things is comparable to living a Buddhist life of the Middle Path. Once again, I urge you to read up for yourself and not just take my word. This system would likely be demanded on the reasonable terms of allowing for negotiation on matters such as salaries and sub-prime debt allowance.
What all this means for the activists is that there might well be a more favourable future in sight, and with a clear and strong manifesto this could really travel. There is already awareness – all that is needed is assertion, and it looks like it's coming. Regardless of your opinion on the matter one thing is true: change is needed. But what change will come?


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There are many obvious objections to traditionalism and monarchism — many of which have been taught in schools or homes since the French Revolution, and which are faithfully repeated to this day. Many date right back to Thomas Paine's Common Sense pamphlet, which John Adams rightfully called a "poor, ignorant, malicious, short-sighted, crapulous mass".
1) Things are so much better now technologically, of course Democracy is a good idea!
Comment: This one is the first objection that anyone with half a brain immediately comes up with. Addressed here, at Handle's Haus. The full explanation for why democracy and technological progress are orthogonal is very, very long and hasn't been written up yet. The full picture is something that took me several years of reading to reach. For now, just let me comment that the Scientific Revolution and Industrial Revolution got going in countries that were monarchies, republics, and mixes of both such as Victorian England. It's not like society was technologically primitive prior to the implementation of Democracy in Europe. In prior posts I've mentioned how the German Empire and Austro-Hungarian Empire were industrial powerhouses during the Second Industrial Revolution in the late 19th and early 20th century.
2) There is less violence now.
Comment: It depends on which traditional era you're comparing us to, but the short answer is that during the era of Enlightened monarchs, there was less violence than there is now, both in terms of warfare and on a day-to-day basis. I have backed up both these claims with arguments right here on this blog. There would be five times more murders today if it weren't for advances in medical technology.
3) It's unjust not to let people have a say in the decisions that affect them.
Comment: People do more harm to themselves when they have a say in government policy they know nothing about. If we thought people were better off voting for political decisions, there wouldn't be a neoreaction. The reason why neoreaction exists is that it's fairly clear to us that everyone is worse off from democracy, not better off. This is pretty fundamental. The long-form argument is Hans Herman-Hoppe's Democracy: the God That Failed. A shorter and heavily libertarian-biased argument is in Bryan Caplan's Myth of the Rational Voter. See also Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn's Liberty or Equality.
4) Human rights are sacrosanct, and monarchical or hierarchical systems compromise human rights.
Comment: This is an important issue, but a complicated one from the Lockean 21st century frame of reference which you are taught in school. (Though a peasant from the 18th century would understand it easily.) The simple answer is that the Lockean concept of "natural rights" is profoundly flawed, and actually restricts human freedoms rather than enabling them. Nothing could be more unnatural. Rather than true freedom, what we have is "many individual, domesticated, and mechanized freedoms, in a state of reciprocal limitation." The Lockean concept of natural rights is thoroughly and simply deconstructed in chapter three of Julius Evola's Men Among the Ruins.
5) Good kings are good, but bad kings are very bad.
Comment: Bad kings are not nearly as bad as Demotist/Communist dictators. Bad kings are in a different universe from bad Demotist (populist, "democratic") leaders. There is not even a vague comparison. In the traditional system, kings rely on the aristocracy and clergy for support, and have trouble doing anything without them. For a Demotist leader, there tends to be far fewer checks and balances. They can cause a half million deaths in a place like Iraq with a snap of their fingers. Study up on the history of "death by government" to get a better perspective on what I mean. Kings and emperors very rarely, if ever, engage in mass murder against their own people.
6) What if the king is an idiot or psycho?
Comment: Then the prior king appoints a regent to take over the affairs of state on behalf of his successor. There is also a debate within the Reactionary community as to whether adoptive succession is preferable to hereditary succession, which avoids the issue of stupid or crazy children. Adoptive succession was used for the "Five Good Emperors" of the Roman Empire, until the disastrous sixth emperor, Commodus, who was the child of the fifth. After he threatened to kill them, the Roman senators ended up paying a gladiator to strangle him in the Colosseum's equivalent of locker rooms. After his assassination, the senators declared Commodus damnatio memoriae and all his statues and inscriptions were destroyed. Such extreme scenarios rarely ever happened during the age of Renaissance European monarchs. One of the greatest statesmen of all time, Klemens von Metternich, strongly influenced the mentally deficient monarch Ferdinand I of Austria during his reign, sat on the regency council, and ran most important affairs, presiding over a hundred years of relative peace in Europe.
7) Traditional societies harm outsiders by being exclusionary and not letting them play too.
Comment: Too bad. The point of a traditional society is to serve the people who are a part of it. If foreigners want to have a good society, they can make their own. It is not possible to make functional societies for everyone on Earth overnight. It's better for 50 million people to live in a flourishing society and the rest of the planet to be stuck with democracy than it is for everyone to be stuck with it. If people had good societies themselves, they wouldn't be so hung up on trying to raid the societies of others. The reason they complain about exclusion is because their societies are broken and they want to escape them. This is all the more reason to build the border walls taller and thicker.
8) I want the freedom to run amok, be totally hedonistic, defect in Prisoner's Dilemma, etc.
Comment: No. Following an extreme Pareto principle, probably 2% of people in society are doing 95% of the damage. These people enjoy modern democracies because they are allowed to run amok. (The plundering of Russia — in the name of "democracy" and the "free market" — during the collapse of Communism is one particularly egregious example.) A strong central leader puts an end to these shenanigans. In a healthy society led by a monarch, these defectors will receive a rude awakening. In democracies, they buy silence with their votes. Every loser, drunkard, and criminal gets to vote.
9) The idea of a monarch or an aristocracy is a bunch of bullshit.
Comment: Democracy is a bunch of bullshit. Imagine if every family or company were run by popular vote. It would be total chaos. Many of the fundamentals of the world are already reactionary and hierarchical, it's only the government that has been temporarily been conquered by Demotist ideology. The reason why the Left keeps working day and night to deconstruct and "equalize" society is that it keeps naturally falling back into a reactionary order based on hierarchy and ability. Progressivism has to keep running just to stay in the same place. This Sisyphean cycle would be amusing if it hadn't caused over a hundred million deaths in the 20th century alone.
10) Wealth is unequally distributed and it's unfair.
Comment: It is unfair. The primary reason why it's unfair is that the current rich are hoarding their wealth offshore rather than putting it to work for the populace, as they are traditionally supposed to. The role of a monarch is to use force and intimidation to ensure that the nobility does what it rightfully should — run projects that constructively generate wealth for the country and its inhabitants. The traditional wealth of the nobility is in land, not the accumulation of trinkets such as cars. Nobles that abdicate their responsibilities and focus only on themselves will be punished by the State. Over time, feelings of realistic mutual expectation will develop, and the nobility will understand what is expected of them. It's quite simple, and worked perfectly well for many hundreds of years. The problem today is that the wealthy consider themselves atomized, cosmopolitan individuals with no allegiance to any state or the other classes. The solution is not to grab their capital and tear it apart into a million pieces so it can be handed to peasants who will squander it (how many times does this have to fail horribly until people get it?), but to cultivate a nobility that understands its responsibilities to the nation. Since the present-day rich are mostly conceited and selfish, they will have to be whipped into shape by a strong monarch. It's only a matter of time until this happens, since the alternatives — state redistribution or lower class rebellion — don't work in the long term and lead to economic collapse.


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Christmas is coming early this year for Spider-Man fans! With the release date approaching, so has three new international teaser trailers for The Amazing Spider-Man 2! In the trailers, we see get a glimpse of Andrew Garfield in some web-swinging action!
The full official trailer for the film is coming out on December 5th, and is expected to feature the villains too!
Meanwhile, apart from finishing up the filming of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and hanging out with his adorable girlfriend Emma Stone, Garfield is busy filming another one of his upcoming movies!
The film, 99 Homes, and it's about a father struggling to get his home back, after he and his family are evicted. The actor was on set in New Orleans yesterday, filming with his co-star Michael Shannon.
Sounds like a real grown up movie! Garfield will have an opportunity to show us a more serious side…
Launch the gallery to check out photos of the actor sporting a cute scruff on set of 99 Homes!


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Community Service Awards
Each year, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan honors two individuals and one organization improving the lives of older adults in our state. These community service awards are called the Claude Pepper Award (Individual Category) and the Senior Advocate Award (Organization Category).
Our Community Responsibility Department chooses the winners. The awards are presented in August.
- Read more about the Claude Pepper Award, including how to nominate someone.
- Read more about the Senior Advocate Award, including how to nominate an organization.


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Cabinet fishing tournament tomorrow in Panama City
Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet will be angling for some positive PR in the Panhandle tomorrow – literally.
Scott has set up a fishing tournament in Panama City after the Cabinet's meeting there ends tomorrow afternoon, according to his spokeswoman Amy Graham.
Scott, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam and Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater will go out on the water in charter fishing boats late tomorrow afternoon …


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One in a thousand babies in Minnesota who seem healthy
at birth have a hidden disease. Minnesota state law (144.125) requires
screening ALL newborns between 24-48 hours after birth, to ensure the
health of all infants born in our state. This neonatal screening
provides information on more than thirty-five rare diseases. If any of
these diseases is found, and is treated early, serious problems may be
prevented. While neonatal screening is crucial to a newborn's health,
parents may sign a waiver to opt out of the screening.


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The State gives highest care for internal security as it is the pillar of the stability and spends maximum efforts to provide security, safety and peace of mind for citizens and residents.
The first "Extinguishing Police Section" was formed in 1955 with a small number of police staff and the equipments and tools as well. Along with the development of the country in all fields, spread of the construction boom and increase in the size of establishments, it was the need of time to increase the capability of the fire fighting force in personnel and equipments, convoying with the renaissance witnessed by the country.
Considering the importance of convoying with the comprehensive renaissance in the country, the name " Civil Defense Department" was changed into "The General Directorate of Civil Defense" according to the decree No. 38 for the year 2005 issued by the Minister of state for interior affairs and the organizational structure was approved in order to convoy with the fast and visible renaissance.
The Qatar Armed Forces are the military forces of Qatar. Qatar's defense expenditures accounted for approximately 4.2% of gross national product in 1993. Qatar has recently signed defense pacts with the United States and United Kingdom, as well as with France earlier in 1994. Qatar plays an active role in the collective defense efforts of the Gulf Cooperation Council; the other five members are Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, the UAE, and Oman.
Organizing traffic movements was started in Qatar from the date the people started using vehicles. The Law enforcement force of that time took the responsibility of controlling traffic movements in the Qatar where the numbers of vehicles were very less.
The traffic law No. (17) was issued in the year 1968 to organize the traffic rules and disciplines in a time when the signs and features of development was witnessed in the country along with increase in the numbers of vehicles and driving licenses issued for people in addition to increment in population density.
In the shades of developments and opulence seen commonly in all parts of the country which convoyed with growth of population, long roads, huge numbers of vehicles and rise in the numbers of foreign workers, lead to recruit a large number of police personnel to organize the traffic movement in the country and other experts to improve the traffic system in the state. When the traffic law No. (17) of 1968 didn't comprise whole parts of traffic requirements that convoy with the cultural awakening of that time, The traffic law No.(10) for the year 1979 was issued. In the year 1998.


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Too Cheap to Buy a Phone Cover? Use a Balloon [VIDEO]
Here's a simple way to make a phone cover using just a balloon. No, seriously.
Here's a simple way to make a phone cover using just a balloon. No, seriously.
It seems like anyone who is anyone has an iPhone these days, right? It's like they're almost surgically implanted into peoples heads.
Rumors that the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are super bendy reached these two kids in the UK. They apparently thought it would be a great idea to film themselves going into an Apple Store to bend them.
The iPhone 6 dropped today. And we do mean "dropped."
Tuesday morning, Apple CEO Tim Cook unveiled several new upcoming products, including the latest iPhone, a brand-new smart watch, a way to make payments using your phone, the latest update to the company's operating system and more.
Worried about your private digital images getting stolen? Here are a few suggestions for keeping your photos safe.
Hi...my name is Danny Merrell and I'm an old dog, and I just learned some new tricks...on my iPhone!
Who knew?!?! Airplane mode is actually good for something? Did you know if you use airplane mode, your phone will charge twice as fast? Ever wanted an easier way to take a selfie?
Would you stand in line for DAYS just to purchase a new smart phone? How about weeks? Apple has hit the jackpot with it's new iPhone 5s, selling an estimated 9 million in the first three days it was available.
Is it time for an downgrade? Yearn for the old days when your phone would turn on? iOS 7 could be a thing of the past with this trick.
Apple unveiled two new iPhones, the 5S and the 5C, on Tuesday afternoon, in addition updates to iTunes and its mobile operating system, iOS. Here's what's new (updated with pictures from the presentation below):
New products are coming to make our lives better! You have done it before, going to the lake, the pool, using the restroom, and you drop your phone. It's dripping wet and you run to the nearest bag of rice to try to save it.


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Strive to do things you haven't done before and experiment often. We've done many experiments that were never shared, but always seem to end up in projects in one form or another.
Nick Mountford: I'm a Sydneysider, I remember when I was 5 years old, my dad brought home a Commodore Vic-20 computer. Growing up in a geeky family made working in digital a natural path. I've coded a bit, designed a bit, but really found a home producing.
Andy Thelander: I'm a designer-turned-developer originally from Brisbane, Australia. I moved to Los Angeles halfway through 2012 with hopes of working on bigger and better things.
Michael Anthony: I'm a developer who loves to create new things. I moved from Connecticut to LA in 2009 and, after working at a few agencies, I helped start Active Theory in August 2012.
What do you do for inspiration?
Nick: I go surfing, explore music and spend time with smart people like my brother. NPR is a great source of inspirational stories.
Please list 3 of your favourite sites.
Reddit, Dribbble, and of course The FWA.
What do you regard as being your biggest achievement?
Starting our own agency and working on challenging projects with great clients over the past year. We're excited to be doing what we enjoy most.
How many hours do you work each week?
50-80 - usually closer to 50. During epic projects like Racer we pulled long days, but these are often passion hours.
How do you relax or unwind?
Andy: I get away from the screen and read a book or magazine
Michael: I've recently picked up playing inline hockey thanks to Andy, which has been an amazing stress reliever.
If you weren't working on the internet what would you be doing?
Making electronic music for epic dance parties in castles across Europe.
What's your favourite part of your job? What's the hardest part of your job? What do you do when you get stuck?
Our favorite part is building things, especially at the start of a project when everyones in love with the idea, you're in the honeymoon phase and anything's possible. Then of course after launch when you get to see the look of "flow" on peoples faces when they use the things we make.
What's the longest you've ever stayed up working on a project?
It's fairly common for a project to require 18 hour days to get it across the line, but not all-nighters.
If there are any pivotal experiences/decisions you could point to that helped shape your career, what would they be?
Andy: Getting married and moving to the US has been a game-changer. Going from clients like banks and government to Google, car companies and entertainment has been a dream come true.
Michael: Being willing to adapt to change. I moved to Los Angeles to start a career as a Flash developer and within 6 months the iPad came out and changed all that. I was a bit panicked, but eventually decided to take what I liked most about Flash and find a way to do it in JavaScript.
What software could you not live without?
Nick: I use Chrome and Google Docs for everything.
Andy: OSX, Photoshop, Chrome, Git
Michael: GMail, Transmit, Skype, Chrome, Aptana Studio.
How many projects does your company juggle at any one time?
3-4. We're careful not to over book ourselves. Our clients' support got us here so we want to give their projects our full attention and take care of the little details.
In terms of software, is there anything new you have been playing with lately or that has impressed you?
Nick: It's been out for a while but Codecademy is very cool, it shows the education system is due for an upgrade.
Michael: I've been learning a lot about low-level graphics programming recently, including a bit of the math behind engines like three.js. I can't wait until CSS Shaders are enabled in browsers.
Who do you rate as being the top 3 design companies?
B-Reel, Tool and North Kingdom are always an inspiration.
What effect on traffic do your new designs have?
Our traffic spikes when we tweet about project launches but because some of them are white-labeled it's hard to gauge. Our biggest traffic sources are from award sites like The FWA.
Who is your target audience?
Agencies who want bold things.
What area of web design lacks the most?
Nick: Often a design is created from a single point of view but ultimately it's going to be used by a broad range of users. It pays to have it critiqued from multiple angles. Continuous testing is key.
Andy: Fixed width designs. With such an array of browser-enabled devices out in the world, websites need to be able to accommodate any screen size and pixel density.
Are there any websites that have shone through as being pioneering in the last 5 years or so?
Andy: The Nike Better World site nailed the parallax effect and subsequently sparked the biggest recent trend I've seen in HTML sites.
Michael: The Wilderness Downtown has had a lasting impact. We're in an exciting time where we have new technologies. We're only beginning to scratch the surface of discovering rich experiences across all devices.
Has winning FWA awards helped you in any way?
Absolutely! Winning FWAs has been Active Theory's main marketing goal and it's helped put our company on the map.
When dealing with major clients, how difficult is it to meet the needs of such wide target audiences?
The trap is when the client becomes the only audience. But the more engaged they become about digital, the less that problem happens. We've been very fortunate to work with clients who are makers themselves, it's a huge benefit.
What did your very first site look like? Is it still online?
Nick: It was a site for glow sticks, all black and fluro green, fortunately it's long gone.
Andy: A pizza ordering form exported from word as HTML. It never went live, I don't think the internet could handle the markup.
Michael: I think it was something I made on Homestead. I don't remember what it looked like, but it was made with a drag and drop editor.
Have you written any books, if not do you plan to?
Our attention spans aren't long enough to write a book but we're hoping to manage the odd essay.
Are there things you do OUTSIDE of work to ensure that you are in the right mindset to be creative and/or successful in whatever you are doing?
It's essential to exercise, play sport and get outside.
What was the last digital effort you saw (or were a part of) that used social media in a way that really made sense. Why?
There is a current trend in consumer products where the website acts as a hub for things from different social media channels. It seems to work well because it aggregates content organically and builds much greater engagement than a solely informational website.
Have you been a part of a campaign that was rooted in digital and THEN reached over into other consumer touchpoints? Did this happen organically or was it a part of the plan from the beginning?
The Racer table installation was coded with deployment for desktop, mobile, and physical installation in mind. It was a great way to let folks at Google I/O get hands-on with a Chrome Experiment. The same code runs on all platforms - we're pretty proud of that :)
The web is getting out of the web. Do you find that thinking in digital solutions alone hinders you? Do you feel the urge to solve the problem using all mediums necessary?
Thinking in digital alone can be limiting but as the web grows so does the opportunity. It's always nice to be involved from concept to execution and we look up to companies like B-Reel who maintain a nimble structure with the ability to provide a full service.
Looking 10 years in to the future, how far can websites go?
The web is going to become more and more prevalent, while devices like Glass and Tesla's in-dash touchscreen open new ways for people to interact with content. We have the exciting job of creating something that brings a rich experience to each display.
Of all the websites you/your company have produced, which one are you most proud of?
We're really proud of the work that is the most technically challenging. Racer's multi-device connection and Clouds Over Cuba's interface made an impact for their technical achievement and that's a great feeling.
What was the toughest thing you ever did with Flash? How long did you spend on it? Is it still online?
Nick: A bull charging at a bullfighter. It's on a zip disk gathering dust somewhere. It sucked.
Andy: Unfortunately I did a lot of banner work for agencies back in Australia. I'd say the hardest thing I ever had to do was get a animation heavy leaderboard under 20kb.
Michael: I didn't get much time to work with Flash. While I did, I was very excited about learning Papervision.
Do you think Flash is here to stay?
It's currently common for games but that's only in the interim. Flash served it's purpose and provided a rich creative platform in an era where the web was lacking. As the technologies in modern browsers get faster and span more devices, Flash is a risky technical solution for a problem which usually requires broad audience reach and longevity.
There is perhaps a shift in web use these days. We are seeing a decline in the purely experiential sites in flash with huge production efforts, to a relationship with clients based on tools and services, that many times have simples interfaces. How do you see that trend developing? Will Flash suffer?
Flash has already suffered, the tipping point has passed. What used to be heavy, rich experiential sites have now become useful apps. This is great and the technology doesn't mean that the experience needs to be static. We're still focussing our efforts on building dynamic interfaces with rich animation and interaction.
What are your views on design/graphic school. Do you think someone can get into the field without educational experience in a school environment?
Andy: Yes, but you need to have a goal first. I found university a great tool for working out what you want as a career and steps to get there. As you go through the first few years of study, the courses are quite broad which exposes you to a variety of different topics. This allows you to work out what comes naturally, what's interesting and what's worth avoiding.
If you were a student entering this industry or an aspiring FWA award submitter, what advice would you give them?
Nick: Find mentors. Seek the people who are doing the work you aspire to do, hit them up and learn from them.
Andy: Never settle. Keep thinking about what would make that project better and don't fight feedback if it's trying to improve the end product.
Michael: At first you'll have great ideas but your ability to execute won't match your vision. Eventually, with experience, it will all come together. When you've finished a project, whether or not you realize it you'll have learned a bunch of new things that will make the next one better.
How difficult do you find employing the right people in a world where everyone calls themselves a web designer?
People who experiment in their own time with new technologies inevitably have passion, and that's what we look for. Finding these people is the most challenging thing in our business today, although we know they're out there, it's not impossible to find passionate people.
How do you keep up with the latest capabilities of Flash or do you rely on other members of you team to do this?
Nick: We use JS instead. Andy and Michael stay ahead of the curve.
Andy: Keep up to date on blogs and twitter. Michael is a constant source of the latest and greatest.
Michael: Twitter is my favorite resource for finding new things in the industry. I also listen to podcasts, watch presentations and read articles.
What would be your ultimate vehicle to travel in?
An Elon Musk meets the Jetsons spaceship that cuts intercontinental travel time in half.
When your company was just getting started, what did you find was most effective for getting new clients?
Word of mouth is essential and every connection counts. We made sure we created work we're extremely proud of and also tried to be flexible, fast and cool people to work with. Clients were relying on us so we did our best to make that a pleasant experience. That got them hooked.
How have you learned so many Flash/design skills and techniques and can you offer any advice for newbies?
Strive to do things you haven't done before and experiment often. We've done many experiments that were never shared, but always seem to end up in projects in one form or another.
How do you keep your finger on the pulse of the latest web trends?
Nick: Twitter. Reddit. Jason Calacanis vodcasts.
Andy: Blogs like Abduzeedo and Smashing Magazine as well as award sites like FWA
Michael: Twitter and FWA.
What country excites you the most in terms of innovation?
Nick: Brazil. With the World Cup and Olympics on the horizon and a such a healthy rate of digital consumption it's an exciting prospect.
Andy: Sweden, Stockholm specifically, has always been a source of inspiration.
Michael: The French are killing it in digital right now. Ultranoir and Sylvain Tran immediately come to mind. Also, a lot of really talented young designers and developers are coming out of Sweden.
There must be a project that you have always dreamed of doing, what is it?
An interactive project for the World Cup in Brazil in 2014 with live data viz, spectators, players, and fans from all over the world. Or a Nike project :)
What does the future hold for your company, or you as a person?
Steady growth, looking after existing clients and bringing on more people who are super passionate.
What are you excited about learning next and is there a long term challenge you are considering tackling?
We're excited about growing the agency and having more input in creative concepting and design, expanding our skills in 3D while working hard to maintain high quality work.
What is the most expensive thing you have bought in the last week?
Andy: PS3. I'm a bit late to the party.
Michael: My honeymoon.
What type of overcoat do you wear when Flashing, basically are you a labels man?
Nick: I bought a lovely Marc Jacobs jacket in a thrift store as a feature garment for a Vegas trip. No one has been flashed.
Any parting shots or pearls of wisdom?
Nick: Listen to people around you and find new friends that inspire you. Look after your family. Do it now and then it's done.
Andy: Do what you love and work becomes easy.
Michael: Get comfortable being uncomfortable. Being able to break down and solve problems is beneficial with everything in life.
It has been a privilege, thanks very much
Doing an FWA interview has always been a goal for us. We're extremely honored. Thanks Rob!


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Giving me a Woody......
Re: Giving me a Woody......
posted at 10/22/2012 1:41 PM EDT
he has a few good plays....but yes running him up the middle just doesnt seem like a sound strategy....
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Re: Giving me a Woody......
posted at 10/22/2012 1:47 PM EDT
yeah, i'm not sure why he's getting that many touches. Granted, he will break one once in a while for 10-12 yards but he really hasn't done as well as in the past when running up the middle. He's a marginal blocker. I guess he has some decent hands.
I still would much rather see BB go with one back and let them do everything - catch, block, play action, screens. Let them get into a groove. I say Ridley or Bolden. Vereen in the mix when healthy. Woody only for a change of pace if the other RBs are gassed.
Re: Giving me a Woody......
posted at 10/22/2012 1:50 PM EDT
Woody has had a decent year so far. He certainly has a productive role for this team, not as a feature back however. The guy has amazing strength for his size.
I wonder too why they get away from the hot guy so much.
Re: Giving me a Woody......
posted at 10/22/2012 1:55 PM EDT
answer is simple...trust. BB feels Woody has the least chance to fumble and the best chance to pick up blockers. He also had numerous positive plays. None of the backs are going to pick up yards if the hole is not there.
I thought Oline regressed from the Seahawks game, but to be expected with out Connolly and Mankins. I still fail to be impressed with Wendell as a starting C. he is a valuable rotational OL that plays multiple positions, he simply isnt getting the job done.
I would not be surprised to see a C signed to the PS in the next 2 weeks that is bigger than Wendell


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Also the whole "don't eat stuff because it's the fashion right now" like gluten, dairy etc. drives me on the edge.
More veggies with more variety and cuttin unnecessary carbs is usually a good thing. Then again necessary carbs is usually over 100 grams a day. After that eat what you burn during activity/exercise


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UMass Bats Come Alive In 15-3 Romp Over Sacred Heart
March 25, 2008
AMHERST, Mass. - After 10-straight games on the road to start the season, UMass (3-8) opened up Earl Lorden Field in style on Tuesday afternoon, romping Sacred Heart (1-17), 15-3. The game was scoreless entering the bottom of the third inning, but the Minutemen scored three runs that inning and added 12 more in innings four through six. Brian Baudinet (Watertown, Conn.) and Mike Donato (East Hartford, Conn.) each homered, with Baudinet driving in a game-high four runs. UMass' eighth and ninth batters, Kyle Multner (Peabody, Mass.) and Andy Tuetken (Smithfield, R.I.), combined to go 8-for-9 with seven runs scored. Freshman left-hander Nick Serino (Saugus, Mass.) (1-1) hurled five innings of five-hit, one-run ball to earn his first career win.
Matt Fitton (0-4) pitched four innings, allowing six runs on seven hits to take the loss for the Pioneers. Tyler Santos was 2-4 and homered, while JJ Edwards was 3-5 to lead Sacred Heart's offense.
UMass started the scoring in the third inning, using four hits and a walk to score three runs. Adam Tempesta (Brockton, Mass.) (2-3, 3 RBI) and Jim Macdonald (Cheshire, Conn.) (1-3, 2 RBI) each had RBI singles, while Baudinet delivered with a sacrifice fly.
The Minutemen put up another three-spot in the fourth inning, putting together a walk and a single with two outs that led to Baudinet's three-run blast, his second round-tripper of the season.
UMass' biggest inning followed in the fifth, when they sent 11 batters to the plate, collecting five runs on four hits and four walks to take a commanding 11-1 lead. Donato delivered a two-run homer, his first of the season, and Tuetken hit a run-scoring triple to highlight the inning.
With two-outs in the sixth, the Minutemen strung together three-straight singles and walk to score two runs. Tempesta followed that up by doubling to plate two more runs and extent the lead to 15-1.
Garrett Butt (Marlboro, Mass.) pitched three innings of relief for UMass, giving up two runs on three hits. Aaron Smith (Westfield, Mass.) pitched a scoreless eighth, striking out two.
The Minutemen return to action on Wednesday, taking on Hartford in a 3 p.m. contest at Earl Lorden Field. The game was originally scheduled to take place at Hartford, but playing conditions at Campus Field led to the game being moved to Amherst.
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