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Key Senate Staffer on Military Issues Got Big Payout From Lockheed Martin
Ann Sauer went through the revolving door twice — from working as a Capitol Hill staffer to becoming a Lockheed Martin lobbyist to now returning to the Hill, just as the fight over defense cuts heats up.
Lockheed Martin has big business in Washington, with Defense Department contracts representing more than half of the company's $46.5 billion in net sales last year. And now, Lockheed has a former top lobbyist in a key position on Capitol Hill overseeing the company.
Former Lockheed vice president Ann Elise Sauer was hired by Sen. John McCain in February as the top Republican staffer on the Senate Armed Services Committee.
The revolving door swings regularly in Washington, but the size of the compensation package Sauer received from Lockheed when she left the company is notable. A financial disclosure form shows the defense giant gave Sauer $1.6 million in compensation around the time she took a buyout in January 2011.
At the moment, the stakes for Lockheed in Washington are even higher than usual, with the company leading the military contracting industry's charge to convince Congress to avoid a $492 billion, 9-year cut in military spending set to be triggered in January.
Lockheed CEO Robert Stevens was on the Hill this month warning that the company would have to lay off 10,000 employees if Congress does not make a deal. "Most tragically, we feel we will be unable to provide the equipment and support needed by our military forces," Stevens told the House.
As staff director for the minority on the Senate committee, Sauer has an important role in the battle over the possible military budget cuts. The committee regularly makes decisions that determine the fate of Lockheed's business.
There is no law barring lobbyists from entering public service on Capitol Hill. But Ben Freeman, national security investigator at the Project on Government Oversight who wrote about Sauer Thursday, says that the presence of a former Lockheed executive in a key position overseeing the company is cause for concern.
"Some of the biggest issues in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee right now deal directly with Lockheed Martin programs," Freeman says. "These are big-dollar programs that are going through some troubles and need some oversight."
One example is Lockheed's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, which has been plagued by cost overruns and other problems.
Brian Rogers, a spokesman for McCain, said in a statement that the senator made an "unsolicited offer of employment" to Sauer and that she accepted the offer "on a stop-gap, temporary one-year basis."
"When Ms. Sauer accepted Senator McCain's offer to lead his Armed Services Committee staff, she did so at her own financial detriment, as she was required to liquidate all remaining Lockheed stock and options in compliance with Senate Ethics Committee guidelines," Rogers said. (See the full statement.)
Sauer, who has spent much of her career on Capitol Hill in various capacities, is a specialist on the federal budget. She spent 23 years as a Senate staffer, including 14 years with the armed services committee, and a stint as McCain's legislative director. She left Capitol Hill to join Lockheed in 2000. (Sauer did not respond to a request for comment.)
Sauer spent a decade at the company, rising to be Lockheed's Washington-based vice president for acquisition policy, logistics, and budget. For most of the time, she was a registered lobbyist who lobbied in the Senate and elsewhere, according to disclosure filings.
"She was the corporation's federal budget expert," according to her bio posted on the site of the group Women in Defense, "responsible for tracking and analyzing the federal budget, both defense and non-defense. At various times, she was responsible for managing the corporation's senior-level interfaces with senior Executive and Legislative Branch officials on a wide array of programs and policy issues."
She briefly started a military consulting firm specializing in "federal budget and fiscal policy information and insights." Sauer's financial disclosure, which is required of senior congressional staffers, lists $55,000 in consulting fees paid by another defense giant, BAE Systems.
Her financial disclosure forms show her final payments from Lockheed included $660,000 in salary and bonus, $769,000 in deferred compensation, and $232,000 in "retired pay."
Rogers, the McCain spokesman, said that Sauer's compensation was made up of pay from the buyout program, "normal annual incentive compensation" and "significant deferred compensation."
Lockheed declined to comment.
Sauer's case has a precedent. Last year, the House Armed Services Committee hired Thomas MacKenzie, a Northrop Grumman lobbyist who received a large bonus from the company before starting his job on the Hill.
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This case also has analogues, what with Monsanto and Pfizer executives heading the FDA, banking executives filling the Treasury and SEC, Swiss bankers at the IRS, Rayethon lobbyists running the DOD, and so forth. This is, unfortunately, par for the course, and a symptom of the cultish way we view "experts."
In this case, Sauer worked with a major defense contractor, ergo she knows the business and can make really good decisions. She won't, but she could…
%GDP Billions
2000—-20% Revenue—-18% Spend=Surplus
2009——15%————————25%=1400 deficit
In that time frame Revenue dropped 30% Spend increased 33%
Explains We borrowed 6000
Why cannot we pay our way with a 14,000 income?
In 2009, AGI of individual income was 8000 and tax rate 11%.
We must tax to get revenue and debt off our backs
We did it 1945-1980——do it again
They are getting so bare-faced because they know the entire govt. is riddled with corruption.
Who are we—supposedly a wealthy nation with a democratic structure (at least on paper!) to criticize "developing" countries for THEIR corruption! That's at least, if not excusable, understanable.
Ours is NOT.
Govt doesn't create jobs so the defense cuts should not affect the private sector, right!?
Not for Lockheed-Martin, Kris…
Sen McCain is helping out his friends and keeping the hope of another profitable war alive. A smart trader would acquire some military-industrial stocks.
A shining example of why we should all be happy McCain is not currently the US President… and why we should all be worried that he is a US Senator. Corruption. Conflict of interest. Where does our government end and big business begin?
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He was gassed, hit by a sea mine and deployed to France, Belgium, Hong Kong and Russia.
He worked with horses on the Stickleys' farm in Hook, and was father to a six-month old baby when he enlisted.
Pt Thomas Bridger was even inspected by Lord Kitchener personally during basic training, after joining the Middlesex Regiment.
His story was told this month at the 1st Hook Scout and Guide band's annual concert at Epsom Playhouse, who performed a brand new piece of music composed by Bridger's grandson, Ray.
Mr Bridger – middle name Thomas, like his father – dedicated the 45-second percussion piece 'Machine Gun' to the men of the 25th Middlesex, including his grandfather.
It depicts a battle between two machine gun nests, with one percussion section echoing the other's bursts of fire.
Mr Bridger, who has been involved with 1st Hook for 48 years, said: "The idea was to make it playable for all the members of that particular section, because we get youngsters in as young as eight or nine.
"One side plays it and then the other side repeats it.
"When I told the percussion section the story behind the actual piece of music they said, 'You've got to tell that at the concert.'"
And he did.
Pt Bridger was born in Tolworth in 1891, and enlisted following Lord Kitchener's famous 'Your Country Needs You' campaign.
The Middlesex Regiment was involved in fighting in the Somme, Ypres, Passchendaele and more. During the campaign Bridger was hit by a gas attack, but survived, and was sent back to Britain.
The 25th was retrained as a garrison unit and sent to Hong Kong in February 1917 – but, while sailing around the tip of southern Africa their troop ship, the SS Tyndareus, struck a German mine.
A report in Cape Times on the Tyndareus' ordeal
The ship sinking, the men were paraded on deck and began singing popular songs including The Long Trail and Tipperary, before the Tyndareus was saved.
A Daily Chronicle reporter in Cape Town, quoted in the New York Times, wrote: "Every man immediately realised his danger, for apparently the steamer was going down by the head and threatening to take the final plunge.
"It was a moment to test the nerves of the bravest, and these young men, fresh from civilian life in London and surrounding towns, stood the test superbly.
"Not a man flinched. All responded to the commands of their officers as briskly and as orderly as if on parade and quietly lined up."
Everyone on board was saved, including the regimental dog, Paddy, who was rescued by a sailor who dove from a lifeboat to grab him.
Thomas Bridger's medals. Courtesy of Karen Shortland
The regiment eventually made it to Hong Kong, where Bridger might reasonably have expected his war to be over.
But the 25th was sent as a machine gun unit to Vladivostok, in Siberia, to aid Russian forces in their fight against the Bolshevik uprising in 1918.
He was eventually honourably discharged from the Army in May, 1919, after his health deteriorated.
Thomas Bridger died in January, 1940, aged 48, of acute heart failure and several respiratory illnesses.
- Why are we writing these features?
Both Kingston Museum and the Rose Theatre will host exhibitions looking back at our area's involvement in the Great War.
Some of the stories have been discovered in the archives of the Surrey Comet.
The Rose Theatre will host an audio-visual exhibit, to open in September, based on the campaign by Edwardian author John Galsworthy for better conditions for injured servicemen.
Kingston Museum's exhibition, Remembering Kingston at War, will run from May 16 to August 16, and has benefited from heritage lottery funding.
Researchers have uncovered stories about nurses, underage soldiers, and aircraft builders and their experiences.

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The third meeting of the Hunter Mill Road Area Task Force is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 12, at the Lake Anne Professional Building, 11484 Washington Plaza West, Reston. The task force will hear background information and review the public input process that is being developed. Residents may submit comments on note cards at the meeting or by e-mail at email@example.com.
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Leftwich's injuries mean Batch will likely start
Steelers quarterback Byron Leftwich broke two ribs and injured a shoulder during his first start since 2009, meaning No. 3 quarterback Charlie Batch almost certainly will start Sunday in Cleveland.
Leftwich told the Tribune-Review on Monday that he injured his ribs and the shoulder during the Steelers' 13-10 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday night at Heinz Field.
An MRI test taken shortly thereafter revealed the broken ribs, according to a source close to Leftwich.
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin initially shrugged off the injury, saying, "He sustained some hits, but that's football."
Leftwich is expected to be out indefinitely, as is starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who will miss a second straight game with a dislocated upper rib and an upper chest/shoulder injury that occurred during the Steelers' 16-13 overtime win over the Chiefs last Monday.
The Steelers are holding out hope Roethlisberger might be able to return for the Ravens rematch Dec. 2 in Baltimore, but doctors have estimated that the Steelers star will be out three to six weeks.
Batch would be the Steelers' third starting quarterback in three games.
The team did not have any immediate comment about the latest Leftwich injury.
Leftwich's rib injury occurred when he was sacked by Ravens linebacker Paul Kruger for a 7-yard loss and on a third-and-10 play during the Steelers' third possession. Shortly before that, Leftwich apparently injured his shoulder landing hard in the end zone to complete his 31-yard touchdown run less than a minute into the game.
Batch, 5-2 as a starter for the Steelers, last played when he filled in for Roethlisberger to beat the St. Louis Rams, 27-0, on Dec. 24. Batch went 15 of 22 for 208 yards, no touchdowns, an interception and a 68.2 rating.
He also beat Tampa Bay and lost to Baltimore as starter while filling in during Roethlisberger's four-game suspension to start the 2010 season.
Leftwich's latest injury continues a trouble-prone career for the No. 7 pick in the 2003 NFL draft.
He missed the second half of the 2009 season with Tampa Bay because of an arm injury. He was expected to replace Roethlisberger to start the 2010 season, only to injure a knee in the final preseason game. In 2011, he was lost for the season when he broke his left arm in a preseason game against the Falcons.
The Steelers will need to add a backup quarterback for Sunday. Jerrod Johnson, the former Texas A&M quarterback who was with them during training camp, is a possibility.
Alan Robinson is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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This article was published 4/11/2011 (2113 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
I do not know who invented the conditional sentence, but whoever it was did a great service to the administration of criminal law in this country.
A conditional sentence is actually a sentence of imprisonment but the "imprisonment" can be served in the community. It cannot exceed two years less a day in duration. If the offender breaches its terms, the usual remedy is that they serve the balance of the sentence in jail.
For the uninitiated, a conditional sentence enables the offender to serve the sentence in the community rather than in jail. Usually it takes the form of house arrest, subject to exceptions. The offender is entitled to make visits to doctors or lawyers, or conduct other necessary business. If the offender is employed, he will likely be allowed to continue his travel to work.
The restraint on liberty takes the form of a curfew during the non-working hours. Conditions will often include abstinence from alcohol and non-prescription drugs.
Currently, the trial judge has discretion to impose a jail sentence of less than two years where that is appropriate. But new legislation will remove the judge's discretion to allow that sentence to be served in the community.
It would bar conditional sentences for crimes where the maximum sentence is 10 years imprisonment (down from 14 years), and where it is prosecuted by indictment and involves bodily harm, the use of a weapon or trafficking in illegal drugs or other offences.
In short, there will be scores of offences where a conditional sentence will be unavailable. The consequence will be an increase in prisoners.
Conditional sentences are imposed in circumstances where the sentencing court wants to keep the offender out of the mainstream prison population and has concluded that this can be done without endangering the community.
It is seen by many as giving the offender a break and it usually is. Conditional sentences are but one of a variety of tools available to avoid jail time. If the circumstances do not call for incarceration, the sentence might be a suspended sentence and a period of probation, or a fine, or some combination of these possible penalties.
A sentence can be served intermittently. However, an intermittent sentence cannot exceed 90 days in jail. Under an intermittent sentence, the offender voluntarily goes to jail on the weekends, but otherwise continues to reside and work in the community.
But what is to be done with an offender who has committed an offence warranting something more significant than fines and probation, or serving a sentence intermittently? What is to be done where precedent suggests a sentence in the range of 18 to 24 months?
Before conditional sentences were added to the Criminal Code, a term of imprisonment was mandated, even though the sentencing judge might impose the sentence reluctantly. The courts are well aware that, for first offenders, for younger offenders, for those who hold steady employment, or for those with family responsibilities that the offender appears to take seriously, a jail term will be destructive to chances for rehabilitation.
Conditional sentences, first introduced to the Criminal Code in 1995, were quickly welcomed by judges at every level. They soon displaced intermittent sentences as the preferred method of dealing with minor offences -- but serious enough to require something more than a probation order. Now the court can order house arrest under a conditional sentence for any period up to a maximum of two years less a day.
This penalty option does not apply where the Criminal Code decrees a minimum sentence of any duration. The current government has put a wide number of offences out of bounds by legislating minimum sentences, thus limiting the discretion of the sentencing court and barring the use of a conditional sentence.
The much-heralded legislation now before Parliament further restricts the use of conditional sentences. The Safe Streets and Communities Act would prevent the imposition of a conditional sentence for any offence where the maximum sentence is 14 years imprisonment or more. This would include manslaughter, arson, and fraud over $5,000. First reaction might well be that a conditional sentence for such offences is obviously inappropriate, but first impressions would be wrong.
There have been manslaughter cases where the appropriate sentence has been less than two years imprisonment, and where a conditional sentence is entirely appropriate.
Manslaughter can be close to murder, but it can also be close to unintentional accident with far greater consequences than normally expected. So too, the sentence for arson can have great variations depending on the circumstances. And fraud over $5,000 is still fraud even if the perpetrator repents and makes restitution, but such factors might well lead to a sentence of less than two years.
The proposed changes now before Parliament would not remove the court's discretion to impose a sentence of under two years, but the sentence must be served in jail. There will be an increase in the cost of maintaining offenders in prison and a likely increase in recidivism.
It makes little sense to incarcerate offenders in ever more expensive jails and prisons, if an available alternative is allowing the offender to continue as a productive citizen, supporting himself and others.
The legislation is moving society in the wrong direction. Instead of restricting the application of conditional sentences, Parliament should be expanding the circumstances under which they might be available. Instead of limiting its use to sentences of less than two years, perhaps a three-year limit would be appropriate. And perhaps the number of offences carrying minimum sentences could be reduced, thus paving the way to greater use of this unique sentencing tool.
Charles Huband is a former Manitoba Court of Appeal judge and past leader of the Manitoba Liberal party.


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[README] Folk Sessions (Sundays)
What are the Folk sessions?
Comrades of ARPS, you have a standing invitation to join the Folk sessions and play your part in the struggle for collectivisation of farms and tractors for all.
Thanks ... but that doesn't answer my question. What are the Folk sessions like?
The style of Folk sessions is not MilSim, but it does require an organised, tactical approach to playing ArmA. Missions played in the Folk sessions rarely feature revive, and never use respawn - but they are also designed to be short (20-30 minutes). You might look at 2 years+ of after action report threads in the Folk forum, or check the YouTube channel.
When are the Folk sessions?
Every Sunday at 19:20 UK (20:20 CET). Be sure to arrive on time if you want a slot in the first mission (JIP is usually not enabled until mission #2).
What is the Arma 2: Combined Operations server address?
- Address: server.herosquad.org
- Port: 2402
- Password: freedom
Will I need any addons or mods?
No, Folk plays vanilla Arma 2: Combined Operations and the server does not require any addons - but you will need TeamSpeak 3. You can install and use clientside addons as you wish (excluding ACE2, ACRE). Folk sessions often have at least one adversarial mission, so please be sensible with mods that could unfairly enhance your performance.
What is the TeamSpeak 3 server address?
- Address: server.herosquad.org:9988
- Password: freedom
Cool. Is there anything else I should know?
Nothing vital, but if you want to get the most out of the Folk sessions, there are a few threads that will help ensure you get the best experience:
Anything else?
No, although we do encourage you to open a Folk forum account if you plan to play in the sessions. It gives you full access to all the sub-forums, and allows us to send you advance notice of joint sessions etc.
Great. Can we get to shooting people already?
Welcome to the struggle for a socialist agrarian utopia, comrade!
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Last Saturday was my younger daughter's birthday and she requested steak for dinner so I went to the store and found a package of top blade steaks (AKA flatiron steaks IIRC).
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The next day I finally got around to grilling the country-style ribs I'd thawed a couple of days before, using the Country-Style Ribs with Oregano and Mint recipe from Steven's aforementioned rib book. They're made with a 2-step process that starts with a rub
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When I was growing up I never looked forward to my mom's CSRs (which explains why I hadn't eaten any for about 30 years) but these were totally different. The herbs and garlic added a lot of flavor and even though they were thoroughly cooked they weren't at all dry. I grilled them last Sunday morning and our initial plan was to just sample them because we were going to my parents' house for dinner, but we wound up eating 3 of the 4 for lunch. I'd never cooked with mint before and I was a little concerned that the ribs might taste like a porky stick of Wrigley's Doublemint, but that wasn't the case at all.


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Panelists Announced for ANMT's Musical Theatre Writers Conference 2012, Now thru 7/22
The Fourth Bi-Annual conference for musical theatre writers and composers is coming to Los Angeles, today, July 20-July 22 at the NoHo Arts Center in North Hollywood, Calif.
Hosted by the Academy for New Musical Theatre, this packed weekend conference on musical theatre writing includes sessions led by musical theatre professionals, who will share valuable information and advice on a variety of issues related to producing and writing musicals. Panels, Q&A sessions, and keynote topics will include: approaching producers and theatres (the right AND wrong ways), navigating the wide array of legal issues associated with creating a musical, protecting the rights of composers and lyricists, raising money, self-producing and much more.
"The writers conference is one of the highlights of all our programs," says ANMT's Executive Director, Scott Guy, "We're always so gratified to see so many writers and composers networking with each other as well as with producers, agents, artistic directors and other industry folk. Our panelists always tell us what a terrific opportunity it is for THEM, to network with their fellow panelists. Several new musicals have come directly out of the conference; one was born in the middle of a panel discussion and has gone on to production."
Participants will have the chance to hear behind-the-scenes stories from professional theatre writers about how to write a musical, and meet other emerging artists in the musical theatre world. As an added bonus, participants will also have the chance to pitch their musicals to established producers.
Confirmed panelists include: Cheri Steinkellner (the Tony Award-nominated writer of Sister Act), Paul Gordon (Tony Award-nominated lyricist/composer of Jane Eyre); Michael Jung (Disney Theatricals); Michael Shapiro (Kensington Entertainment), Michael Kerker (ASCAP Director of Musical Theatre); David Elzer (award-winning producer of The Marvelous Wonderettes); Tim Dang (Producing Artistic Director of East West Players, the nation's premiere Asian American theatre company); Gordon Firemark (CEO of Fierce Theatricals); as well as representatives from Dreamworks' Musical Theatre Workshop, LA Festival of New Musicals, ASCAP, Actors' Equity, the Theatre Musicians' Union, Dramatists Guild, Association of Los Angeles Playwrights, The Blank Theatre, Musical Theatre West, and many other artists, writers, producers, and directors talking about how to write musicals!
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From the moment we drove into the resort we felt we were in the tropics! Check-in was smooth and very inviting. Our room was VERY spacious and better than we expected. Everywhere we turned there was either a pool or beach. Even though the resort had many units, it never seemed crowded, which is hard to believe. With single floor dwellings, not once did I have to put up with other people's noise - a BIG plus!! Every morning we ate at the Brefoot Bar & Grill (in the company of Harold the bird) - GREAT food and service! Oh, and let's not forget the gorgeous view from our tables - truly a paradise!! The staff at the resort were ALL wonderful! Never once did we have a dull moment at the resort and with the resort being located where it is it is EASY access to outside activities and adventures! I must say.....I never thought our Hawaii trip could be beat, but this came very close! I highly recommend Paradise Point!!


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2012: Dick Clark, best known for hosting American television's longest-running variety show, "American Bandstand," from 1957 to 1987, dies of a heart attack at age 82 in Santa Monica, California. Clark also was well known for hosting the game show "Pyramid" and "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve." [ + - ]
2002: "In Cold Blood" and "Baretta" actor Robert Blake and his bodyguard are arrested in connection with the shooting death of Blake's wife, Bonnie Lee Bakley, about a year before. In 2005, Blake was tried and acquitted of charges of murder and solicitation of murder, but on Nov. 18, 2005, he was found liable in a California civil court for her wrongful death. [ + - ]
1999: Wayne Gretzky of the New York Rangers plays his final game in the NHL, a 2-1 overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins at Madison Square Garden. Gretzky ended his career with a final point, assisting on the lone New York goal scored by Brian Leetch. Gretzky, who started out with the Edmonton Oilers, who he lead to four Stanley Cup championships, before playing for the Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues and the Rangers, retired as the NHL's all-time leading point-scorer and holder of 61 individual records. [ + - ]
1995: Future Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana announces his retirement from football. Montana won four Super Bowl titles over his 14 seasons with the San Francisco 49ers before closing out his career with two seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs. [ + - ]
1984: Actress America Ferrera, best known for her role on the TV series "Ugly Betty" and for movies like "Real Women Have Curves" and "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants," is born in Los Angeles, California. She's seen here with her then-fiance, actor-director Ryan Piers Williams, on the red carpet at the 2010 Voice Awards in Hollywood on Oct. 13, 2010. [ + - ]
1983: A suicide bomber destroys the United States embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, killing 63 people, including 17 Americans. The attack, the deadliest on a U.S. diplomatic mission up to that time, came in the wake of the U.S. and other Western countries intervening in the Lebanese Civil war in an attempt to try to restore order and central government authority in the country. [ + - ]
1979: Model, actress and businesswoman Kourtney Kardashian, who became a reality TV star thanks to "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" and its various spin-offs, is born in Los Angeles, California. [ + - ]
1976: Actress Melissa Joan Hart, best known for her TV roles in "Clarissa Explains it All," "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" and "Melissa & Joey," is born in Smithtown, New York. [ + - ]
1974: Film director Edgar Wright, known for movies such as "Shaun of the Dead," "Hot Fuzz" and "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World," is born in Poole, Dorset, England. [ + - ]
1971: Actor David Tennant, best known as the 10th incarnation of The Doctor in the BBC science-fiction series "Doctor Who," is born in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland. Tennant is also known for playing Barty Crouch Jr. in the film "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" and for roles in the 2011 remake of "Fright Night" and the Netflix series "Jessica Jones." [ + - ]
1967: Film critic Roger Ebert publishes his very first film review in the Chicago Sun-Times, reviewing the French crime drama "Galia." He would go on to a career that saw him become the first film critic to win the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism. He worked for the Sun-Times until his April 4, 2013, death after a recurrence of cancer. He also, along with Chicago Tribune critic Gene Siskel, helped popularize nationally televised film reviewing by hosting the PBS show "Sneak Previews" from 1975 through 1982, followed by several variously named "At the Movies" programs. [ + - ]
1967: Actress Maria Bello, best known for movies such as "Coyote Ugly," "The Cooler" and "A History of Violence," and her TV work on the shows "ER" and "Touch," is born in Norristown, Pennsylvania. [ + - ]
1966: Boston Celtics center Bill Russell is named player/coach of the team, becoming the first black coach in NBA history. The Celtics' championship streak ended at eight during the 1966-67 season at the hands of Wilt Chamberlain's Philadelphia 76ers, but Russell would guide the Celtics to two more titles in 1967-68 and 1968-69, the 10th and 11th NBA championships of his 13-year career with the team. Russell (seen here in 2011) went on to coach the Seattle SuperSonics for four seasons between 1973 and 1977 and coached the Sacramento Kings for part of the 1987-88 season. [ + - ]
1963: Actor Eric McCormack, best known for the sitcom "Will & Grace," is born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [ + - ]
1963: Comedian and talk show host Conan O'Brien is born in Brookline, Massachusetts. The former TV writer for "Saturday Night Live" and "The Simpsons" was tabbed to replace David Letterman on "Late Night" in 1993. O'Brien left "Late Night" to take over for Jay Leno on "The Tonight Show" in 2009, but lasted only seven months before NBC brought Leno back. He debuted his new late-night talk show, "Conan," on TBS in 2010. [ + - ]
1962: Comedian and ventriloquist Jeff Dunham, the top-grossing standup act in North America known for his puppet characters like "Walter," "Peanut" and "Achmed the Dead Terrorist," is born in Dallas, Texas. [ + - ]
1961: Actress Jane Leeves, best known for her roles on the TV sitcoms "Frasier" and "Hot in Cleveland," is born in Ilford, Essex, England. [ + - ]
1956: Actress Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco are married in a 40-minute civil ceremony in the Palace Throne Room of Monaco. A religious ceremony, as required by Roman Catholic rules, took place the following day at Monaco's Saint Nicholas Cathedral. [ + - ]
1956: Actor Eric Roberts, best known for his roles in movies such as "King of the Gypsies," "Star 80," "Runaway Train" and "The Dark Knight," is born in Biloxi, Mississippi. Roberts is also the brother of actress Julia Roberts and the father of actress Emma Roberts. [ + - ]
1955: Albert Einstein, the theoretical physicist and Nobel Prize laureate who developed the general theory of relativity, dies from an abdominal aortic aneurysm at age 76 in Princeton, New Jersey. [ + - ]
1953: Actor and comedian Rick Moranis, best known for movies such as "Strange Brew," "Ghostbusters," "Little Shop of Horrors" and "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids," is born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [ + - ]
1950: The first U.S. jet passenger international trip takes place from Malton Airport in Toronto, Canada, to the International Airport in New York City. The Avro Canada jetliner carried a crew of three, with three passengers, and 15,000 airmail letters. The 359-mile flight took one hour, powered by four Rolls-Royce Derwent jet engines. [ + - ]
1947: Actor James Woods, best known for movies such as "Once Upon a Time in America," "Salvador," "Nixon" and "Ghosts of Mississippi," and for the TV series "Shark," is born in Vernal, Utah. Woods received Oscar nominations for his roles in "Salvador" and "Ghost of Mississippi." [ + - ]
1946: Actress Hayley Mills, best known for her dual role as twins Susan and Sharon in the 1961 Disney film "The Parent Trap," is born in London, England. Mills won the Academy Juvenile Award for 1960's "Pollyanna" and a Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress in 1961 and is also known for other Disney movies like "Summer Magic," "The Moon-Spinners" and "That Darn Cat!" as well as the "Saved by the Bell" precursor "Good Morning, Miss Bliss." [ + - ]
1942: Lt. Col. James Doolittle leads a bombing raid on Japan, hitting the cities of Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe and Nagoya. The raid, in response to the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, was the first air raid by the United States to strike the Japanese Home Islands during World War II. All the aircraft involved in the bombing were lost and 11 of the 80 airmen who participated were either killed or captured -- with three of the captured men executed by the Japanese Army in China. [ + - ]
1938: "Action Comics #1" is published, featuring the first appearance of Superman. The June cover-dated issue was published by National Allied Publications, a corporate predecessor of DC Comics, and is considered the first true superhero comic. The superhero was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. While the cover price for the first issue of the anthology series was 10 cents, it has become the most valuable comic book of all time, with one copy selling at auction for $2.16 million in 2011. [ + - ]
1923: Yankee Stadium, "The House that Ruth Built," opens in The South Bronx in New York City. The stadium would host 6,581 Yankees regular season home games during its 85-year history. The original stadium closed after the 2008 season with the team moving to a new Yankee Stadium across the street and the old stadium being demolished in 2010. [ + - ]
1912: The Cunard liner RMS Carpathia brings 705 survivors from the RMS Titanic to New York City. [ + - ]
1906: A major earthquake strikes San Francisco, California, during the early morning hours. The quake and its resulting fires, some of which lasted for several days, killed about 3,000 people and destroyed more than 80 percent of the city. [ + - ]
1857: Clarence Darrow, one of the most famous American lawyers and civil libertarians, is born in Kinsman Township, Trumbull County, Ohio. Darrow is best known for defending teenage killers Leopold and Loeb in their 1924 trial for murdering 14-year-old Robert "Bobby" Franks and defending John T. Scopes in the Scopes "Monkey" Trial in 1925. [ + - ]
1775: The British advancement by sea during the American Revolutionary War begins. The troops advanced from Boston to Cambridge via the Charles River, then by road toward Lexington and Concord while Paul Revere and other riders warned the countryside of the troop movements. [ + - ]


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This article was published 27/1/2013 (1668 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My husband thinks he's so %$@* hot. These days he's always showing off at social events we go to, and mainly for the women. I can take that part. Lately though, he's been showing off for men too, in a joking semi-flirtatious way. This, along with discovering a stash of men's gay-ish fashion magazines, under his bed has aroused a suspicion in me that he is flirting with being bisexual. We have allowed each other one night "hall passes" from our marriage because we married too young and have never had any other boyfriends or girlfriends. But, this is too much. Last night he mentioned to me he'd like to go to a well-known sex club where both gays and straights are welcome, and they are not necessarily coupled already. I said, "Over my dead body," and he said, under his breath, "Sometimes I think it is." OK, so we're down to once every two weeks, but it's been 25 years. We love each other, but it's grown cold. What do you suggest? Lately he's been dieting and buying new clothes. I'm still chubby. My gut aches all the time. I'm scared. -- Trouble Brewing? Winnipeg
Dear Brewing? Yes, of course it is! Your gut never lies, when you know someone this well. Sit him down and say "What's going on? I see you dieting and dressing up and showing off for both men and women and right in front of me. I need to know what the score is, and I want the whole truth. I'm not afraid of facing whatever if going on, but it's killing me not knowing. I feel sick and scared." Maybe it has burned out for him, or maybe he's on a new sexual adventure. It could be he's just trying to make you so jealous you'll desire him again. At any rate, you need to know now. It can't be any worse than the feeling of dread that has taken up residence in your stomach.
Dear Miss Lonelyhearts: My young boss has taken me on a few conventions with him, ostensibly to take notes for him and network and help him out as his administrative assistant. The truth is he wants me in bed. On the last trip which just ended, he knocked on my door at about 11 p.m. after a long, hard day, wearing just his robe, and wanted to come in "to talk." I held onto the door handle and told him "I'm embarrassed because I'm not properly dressed. How about we both get dressed and meet in the bar, for whatever business you want to discuss." He said, all red in the face, "No, not necessary. Sorry, go to bed now and I'll see you at breakfast." Close call! He's a great guy, but I don't want him sexually. We're both single and he has lots of money and adores me, but I still don't feel it. How do I get this one-sided romance thing stopped? Should I invent a boyfriend? -- Nothing Doing!
Dear nothing: Inventing a boyfriend is too hard to keep, and besides, when you need to produce him for a party, you don't have Prince Charming. Way too complicated! Tell this amorous boss that you admire many things about him, but you aren't interested in an affair. If he asks what you don't like about him, don't fall into the trap of answering. As for travelling with him, try to wiggle out of the next trip, and he might also be relieved now that he knows nothing is ever going to happen between hotel sheets. "Almost affairs" at work can be settled down way better than "brief affairs" with carnal memories. He can always tell himself you didn't know what you were missing. Ha!


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The Khahabran alphabet was created by David Hunt (email@example.com) in order to write Makharian, a constructed language inspired by Latin and Turkish. The Eastern feel of the alphabet is meant to be reminiscent of the Byzantine Empire where David's own Makhar Empire is based.
The language is a branch of the Makharian limb of the Sethrë language group, the most common of the Anyarë tongues. Khahabran is the informal tongue of the Makhar Empire, a lingua franca of sorts, Makharian being the formal speech, the lingua nobis. Created by the scholar Arhamidel al-Vyryk, Emperor Geminnius XVIII declared it the official alphabet in the year 1523 of the Second Dynasty. The New Khahabran Alphabet replaced the old ideograms of the Auric languages, which was difficult to master and cumbersome to write. The alphabet was, surprisingly, built around the old ideograms, which had also had a phonetic alphabet in order to easily translate other languages.
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Otley's Olympian Lizzie Armitstead will be among the stars at a cycling festival being held to celebrate the Tour de France.
The Dare 2b Yorkshire Festival of Cycling will run at Harewood House over the Tour's opening weekend - from Friday, July 4 to Sunday, July 6.
As well as providing a prime spot for spectators to watch le Tour - whose route includes a section and ceremonial race start at Harewood House on Saturday, July 5 - the event will feature a variety of sporting and other attractions.
Those will include a flypast by the Red Arrows and duathlons, cycling time trials and trail runs where the challenge will be to beat times set by Olympic gold and bronze medal-winning triathletes Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee, from Bramhope.
A series of guided bicycle rides will also head out into the Yorkshire Dales so fans can view the later stages of the race on the Saturday and Sunday, with selected routes led by Olympic silver medallist Lizzie Armitstead.
Festival ambassador Lizzie said: "This is my home county and the roads around Harewood House are some of my favourite to ride on when I'm here, so going on a ride with the Yorkshire Festival of Cycling will be a bit like taking a big group of cycling fans on one of my training routes.
"On a personal level, I'm really looking forward to being a spectator for once and enjoying the race with my family and friends.
"It will be a new experience for me. It's different from the usual music festivals and there'll be so much going on all weekend."
Fellow ambassador Alistair Brownlee added: "The Yorkshire Festival of Cycling will be a great place to bring everyone together in celebration.
"It's an opportunity to experience the beauty of one of Yorkshire's oldest estates and watch the race up close, but you can also have a go at these events yourself, meet like-minded people and get inspired to keep up a sport afterwards."
Live music will kick the whole festival off, with Spandau Ballet's Tony Hadley, Rebecca Ferguson and Soul ll Soul performing at the opening Tour Concert on Friday, July 4.
There will also be a cycling cinema, outdoor shopping exhibition, literary and adventure talks, family-focused assault courses, and a big screen to watch both the rest of Le Grand Depart and the football World Cup.
Other high profile sporting guests attending will include 2006 Tour de France winner Oscar Pereiro and Ireland's former Tour, Giro and World Champion, Stephen Roche.
For more information visit http://www.festivalofcycling.org .


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THE premier division title race swung in favour of Old Malton St Mary's in the York Minster Engineering Football League.
The Ryedale side beat reigning champions Dunnington 3-1 while rivals Riccall United suffered a second consecutive home defeat.
St Mary's dispatched Dunnington thanks to goals from Damon Cox, Richard Dunning and Dean Nuttall.
Olly Newby replied for Dunnington, whose defeat saw any hopes of retaining their title all but disappear.
Malton are now five points clear of Riccall, with the second-placed side having two games in hand.
Riccall were thrashed 7-2 by third- placed Huntington Rovers on Saturday.
Huntington took the lead after 13 minutes when Chris Dyson hit a powerful left-footed drive past the 'keeper and Jon James doubled their advantage with a header soon after.
James added his second just before the break, and a Gary Newton penalty extended the lead shortly after half-time.
Dyson fired a fifth for Huntington shortly before Lee Jackson scrambled home their sixth.
Riccall then had a mini-revival with Mike Braithwaite hitting a quick-fire double, but substitute Lee Bunce had the final word with Huntington's seventh in the last minute.
Wigginton moved back up to fourth with a 4-1 win at home to Aviva.
Karl Barbaro put the visitors ahead with a neat finish on 27 minutes only for Lee Stewart to equalise five minutes before half-time.
Stewart showed his class with a second half hat-trick that extended Hoppers' unbeaten run to 14 games.
York St John kept their survival hopes alive with a second successive victory – a 6-4 win at York RI.
Michael Grugan put the visitors in front after 11 seconds and doubled the advantage minutes later. Tom Ryan added a third goal for the away side from the penalty spot but strikes from Ben Jones, Liam Keenaghan and Lee Powell ensured the sides were level at half-time.
Nick Hartley hit RI's fourth in the second period but it proved to be in vain as Lee Winslow, Tom Shepherd and James Peavoy won it for the students.
Johnny Brown and Tom Paley gave Terrington Glory a two-goal lead at home to St Clement's, and Alan Goforth rounded off a 3-0 win.
Will Pepper and Jamie Barkway netted to give Dringhouses a 2-1 lead against Copmanthorpe at the interval, with Rich Holden finding the target for Cop. Mark Woodward added a third for Houses.
Tadcaster Magnets triumphed 3-1 at Tockwith to secure the division one title. Adam Field (2) and Sam Harrision scored the visitors' goals, with Stephen Gay replying.
Osbaldwick and Church Fenton both won to continue the scrap for the second promotion place.
Osbaldwick took the lead at Hamilton Panthers after 13 minutes through Michael Whiteley, only for Zac Lovely to level. Nick Lawrie restored the away side's lead and then it was one-way traffic with Tom Wheatland adding a third and Lawrie completing the scoring.
Church Fenton beat Total Sports United 9-0.
Brooklyn routed Pocklington 8-0 with two goals apiece from Andrew Metcalfe, Michael Brown, Andrew Philips and David Thompson.


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We want to blame God for this. We need to name the monsters, so we call them terrorists, evil flesh-covered devils of some ancient brutality who assumedly believe that all must perish for one to survive. We want to escape from the reality of this world, unforgiving of its chaos and accepting of nothing but a few unbroken moments before our own oncoming extinction. I want to set the demons ablaze and watch them burn, the flames leaping skyward like some autumn melt ascending around the marbled glaze of my eyeballs. But I won't.
I can't. There is too much ammunition available to stop the firefight. I've tried to blame many things for the pain this world has caused, but there is no ultimatum waiting at the end of the equation my brain strains to manipulate into an acceptable form. There is no answer for the explosion, simply the blast and the aftermath.
My friend died recently, and no matter how hard I try, I cannot breathe life back into his lungs. My heart shatters, and my eyes bleed each time I picture the way he used to laugh at my jokes. I have to remind myself to gasp for air as I succumb to the sorrow of the silence he left behind. I keep seeing his face in my brain, as if he is going to pop around the corner with a huge grin and tell me that I'm the one on whom the joke is being played. I look forward to seeing him again, but these eyes made of ocean blur his image each time I wake to his face.
I miss you. Already. Each time I laugh your name it's as if you're still here, but as I shall never truly understand the loss of love, somehow you are not. I'm sorry, for I know you don't want me to lose the dream we had, but you took with you all the memories we were going to make when you left, leaving me only with the ones that I have. I'm scared that if I keep repeating them with such ferocity, somehow they are going to fade from my grasp into the arms of oblivion.
I saw today devastation that shuts the eyes of the onlookers in shame for being a part of this species. I saw today words that tried pitifully to exclaim and explain the anguish felt in the hearts of the believers, and I was angered simply by their existence. I cried out loud again today, for today I saw our faces, together on some stage long since passed, and they held no shame, but sincerity for the serenity they brought each other.
Maybe the bomb-maker hates my creator, and maybe he hates me. That I can live with, but I can't survive lying quietly amidst the mindfulness of the innocence lost when the fallen have barely begun to walk. They had many steps to be measured, and yet their feathers were plucked before their wings had even stretched from the nest. We would all dive for the dirt if it provided a safe landing for the gathering, but stumps scatter the forest floor, and we live on an earth where the buzzards circle.
Wisdom is the most difficult one to understand. Serenity comes like a thief in the night and rests in our bones like a head on a pillow, while courage shifts like the seasons of the year, its availability warmth for our veins one moment and its absence cold in our souls the next. I do not feel the wisdom necessary for the prayer to survive some nights. I want to be courageous on all fronts and forge the blade deep into the hearts of the compassionless, but I drown in the serene existence of proximity and finite confinement. I cannot stop a hateful man from hating, but at my finest, I can stop myself from judging him.
There is pain in this world, and it is the wound that continues to tear open, but the heart holds the cure for the earth. I do not blame God because I love Him, and I believe that He holds the key to the room where only truth exists. I forgive you for leaving me, my friend, because you are incapable of doing so. I will not tolerate your erupting rage, you ruthless fool, because the wisdom gained from all the names that have graced my tongue reminds me to be patient for the pain to escape in exchange for the palace awaiting, as your implosion is imminent.
I want to resuscitate the heartbeat of those whose lives were partially stolen in Boston today. I can relate to your pain, if only in minimal ways, and understand that it will never exit your chest, but I shall pray that it lessens with each brick that retracts the damage of the blast, as I hope mine does.
I see you, Kevin, and feel your encouragement to continue past the shrapnel. I will witness, for you and of you, the courage it takes to live today, tomorrow and the next, until I truly see you again. You will not be forgotten, brother, for this goes far beyond me, as it is not you and it is not I, but has been and will always be, we.
Eric Engel, formerly of Tiskilwa but now of Madison, Wis., is a graduate of Northern Arizona University. He can be reached by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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West Women's Hockey League
Berkeley Division One
Thornbury 0 Wotton-under-Edge 0
A THOROUGHLY enjoyable and hard-fought encounter between Thornbury and Wotton ended goalless.
For the first 15 minutes, Thornbury dominated the midfield with open passing and creative positioning that demanded much rearguard action from the visitors.
Sophie Wilkins in the home goal was called upon to make a number of excellent saves to deny the high-flying visitors and Thornbury were saved on the half-time break when a Beccy Chalmers shot from Wotton's fourth penalty cannoned off the post out of play.
Wotton's improvement continued into the second half and Thornbury only managed a couple of forays into Wotton's circle.
But a stoic defence and some lack of finishing meant that only three shots were mustered and all were stopped by the busy Wilkins.
Becky Jones had a fine game in defence for Thornbury, who welcomed back Rachael Gardner from injury, with the midfielder giving her usual livewire performance , creating a couple of chances for Sian Fuller and Annie Beurschgens.
Wotton were handicapped by an injury to frontrunner Heather Reid and sound performances came from Sharron Bates and captain Cathy York.
Katie Bridgeman was outstanding for Thornbury, who were also well served by Elaine Arnold, Shelley Beurschgens and Elaine Dreyton .
Holly Weir looked comfortable in a wide role for Thornbury, combining effectively with the club's younger brigade, Emma Beurschgens, Tracey Jones and Charlotte Fox.
Leila Grey impressed in the midfield for Wotton, while Josie Buist and Emma Chalmers showed class and player-of-the-match Anna Patteson added impact to the forwards.
This was a valuable point for Thornbury against a good Wotton team.
Thornbury visit Westberries thirds on Saturday in search of their first win since fixtures resumed in January.
Thornbury seconnds entertain South Gloucs on Saturday at Castle school (10.30am).
Bethan Brown's side's game on Saturday against Avonmouth was cancelled because of an unfit pitch.
Thornbury thirds are also at home against Bristol and West (midday), hoping to return to winning ways after a heavy 6-0 defeat at Lydney thirds.


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Healing Garden [1]
Carilion Clinic, in partnership with the City of Roanoke, created the Dr. Robert L.A. Keeley Healing Garden on the Roanoke River Greenway near Roanoke Memorial Hospital. The healing garden provides a relaxing atmosphere for patients, visitors and staff to sit or swing and enjoy fragrant plants and the soothing sound of moving water.
Browse through our photo gallery of the dedication of the Healing Garden.


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I'm not sure but I haven't done this before.
Let say I have ,
Table A (MyISAM) Table B (InnoDB)
I want to insert a foreign key into Table B referencing Table A primary index.
Is this possible?
If not should I convert Table A to innoDB?
myisam is necessary if you want to use fulltext indexing (or geolocation, if i recall correctly)
or if you're tuning an app for massive read and infrequent update
otherwise, yes, make it innodb, because the FK won't work otherwise
I can't believed the InnoDB is not supported by my web hosting.
Is there an alternative for the InnoDB engine?
not that would do you any good
there is, however, an alternative for your web hosting
Can you name it? what engine is a good alternative for InnoDB?
thanks in advanced.
there are many different types of engines...
my point was, if your host doesn't support innodb, what are the chances that one of these other engines will be supported?
not very likely, would be my guess
So what do you think the reason they don't support it r937?Because I asked them the reason but they don't let me know.
it would be sheer speculation on my part, and probably not very complimentary
for the time being, make both of your tables myisam
performance should be fine, the only thing you will miss is automatic enforcement of relational integrity constraints
Thanks again r937
I'll do that.


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For what you're paying for Wilson and Ortiz, we could just as well landed one good starter to head up this rotation.
For what you're paying for Wilson and Ortiz, we could just as well landed one good starter to head up this rotation.
If you think small, you'll go nowhere in life.
True, but when you don't have even have a #2 starter, you gotta start somewhere. Unless we are willing to trade Dunn (which thankfully DO seems as reluctant to do that as we are) or lock into $20-25M for three years with a FA (something else they have shown no willingness to do), this is what other teams are willing to give up.Originally Posted by Willy
Ortiz is not the answer, but Moseley has mixed reviews around these parts, which tells me no one is real sure what/if he will enjoy much, if any, major league success. Not a great loss on that end from what I've read.
Not a great loss, unless this deal prevents them from tendering Jimenez.
If that happens, what's the net gain here?
"Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?" ~ Jim Bouton
Once again, Jiminez will be in the lineup come Opening Day.
If you think small, you'll go nowhere in life.
I disagree with this very premise. Some wanted #1, all wanted #2, #3 has so many meanings that's it's really not an accomplishment. Even so, the three aren't mutually exclusive which is what is implied by the notion that this trade accomplished all three so we should be happy. I think people wanted them to spend more money, but spend it in proportion to just how good the said pitcher is. Spending $4MM+ on Oritz is not what anyone who wanted the Reds to spend more money and get better pitching had in mind. And I also don't think Ortiz really qualifies as a "better starter."Originally Posted by Chip R
Grape works as a soda. Sort of as a gum. I wonder why it doesn't work as a pie. Grape pie? There's no grape pie. - Larry David
Ortiz is just as good as pitcher as Driefort, Ishii, and Weaver are an look how much money they make.
That's not saying much.Originally Posted by Redmachine2003
"Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?" ~ Jim Bouton
Originally Posted by wheels
I can just hear my mom asking "If your friends want to jump off a bridge, does that mean you should too?"
"But I do know Joey's sister indirectly (or foster sister) and I have heard stories of Joey being into shopping, designer wear, fancy coffees, and pedicures."
So, if Ramon Ortiz is offered arbitration by the Angels, you say, "wasn't in the cards" and move on. There are other pitchers out there that will produce the same or better stats over the next two years as Ortiz. The point is they could have kept Moseley and spent the $3-4M on another pitcher if that's the money they had for one. Esteban Loiaza comes to mind as someone that should fall in that range. Same money, probably close to the same stats over the next 2 years, and you keep your pitching prospect in the minors for the "future".
'When I'm not longer rapping, I want to open up an ice cream parlor and call myself Scoop Dogg.'
-Snoop on his retirement
Your Mom is happy.
Maybe DanO was feels there is as much emphasis to be put on how Gullett handles Ortiz, as there is to how Ortiz handles playing in front of this suicide of a bullpen
My biggest problem with this trade is that it goes again everything Dan O has said. Moseley may or may not turned into anything but if you are in the Reds situation you have to find out. Everyone knows this team is not going to win in 05. This is why Jimbo got in trouble, he always played for today. The Reds need to start to develop starting pitchers. They say they are committed to do it, then the go out and trade their closest to the majors pitchers. For this thing to work they need to develop a major league pitcher at least every other year. Even if Moseley turns out to be a solid #4, that is all apart of the process. In 06 or 07 they would of had Moseley in the established in the rotation ready to bring up the next guy(Pauley, Garner). You have to stick with the plan and keep with your young guys. You can't start trading young pitching until you have your system pumping them out on a regular basis. Young pitching is way to valuable. You keep them all, because all of them are not going to to be good. This would have been a more acceptable trade if the Reds had 2 or 3 pitchers at the door o the majors. All this trade did was push the program back a couple of years.
If we are going to model ourselves after other successful small market clubs, than do it. Would the A's or Twins pulled off a trade like this?
I'm sick of the Reds saying on thing and doing another.
It just goes to show that the Market for Ortiz is alot higher than what people are willing to admit. There was noway that the Angels were going to non-tender him. Yes they were going to trade him but not non-tender. People will say that what the reports are saying but if you believe those reports Dunn is a D-back and Kearns has been traded what 2 or 3 times already.
Buyers remorse is real at Redszone. Now, Moseley takes his obligatory trip up the prospect ladder because he is gone.
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Then let some other team trade for him and use that money differently.
There's no way that Ortiz is going to be more valuable, either now or in the future then Adam Dunn. Money spent on stiffs like Ortiz (and Wilson for that matter) is money not being spent on getting Dunn locked in long term. Money spent of stiffs like Wilson and Ortiz could have very well landed someone like Odalis Perez, someone with upside and, if it comes down to it, much more trade value. Money spent on stiffs like Wilson and Ortiz could/should be spent on other more important long term things.
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I just think the prevailing thought in regards to this deal is that it will prevent other acquisitions, and of course complicate the situation with Jiminez. I have yet to see anyone especially upset about losing Mosely. I do see the problems with Ortiz's declining k rates, but I also see a pitcher who doesn't walk a lot of hitters and has experienced considerable success in a season where he logged 217 innings... just two years ago. I don't advocate overspending on players, and he is probably slightly overpaid for what his numbers from the last two years dicate. But, as I am sure I made nauseatingly clear in the last year, I believe the Reds can afford this type of commitment, or chance and not feel it. This Payroll is woefully underbudgeted to begin with. I have seen Ortiz pitch a few times, and he definately has a live arm and good movment. He can pitch. Sure, it's a risk. But one where the payoff could be spectacular.
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I really want to learn php. I checked out a few sites but they confused me. What are some really good easy tutorial sites where i can learn php fast?
It depends how you learn best, by reading techical documentation, by following examples, by amending existing code etc? Also, what previous programming experience do you have?
None i know almost nothing about php.
Excellent, you answered all the above questions in one shot, you don't like reading and you want to get started right away I start by reading this.
Thanks i will check it out.
See This link...........
It holds Entire Thing....
I think the best way to start is to read a few tutorials then start looking at other peoples code, see if you can understand what is going on. Then you should try editing code, I think that if you edit other code to give it another function etc.. it sets you up for starting to write your own code.
Get yourself a cheap PHP book as a reference guide and then start reading the articles here on SitePoint!
PHP is a very easy language, in my opnion, although if you've never done programming before there is no shortcut. You need to learn the fundamentals and the structure. That means understanding what variables, data types, operators and functions are (nothing there is PHP specific). Structure is about understanding where and how you can use those things you just learnt.
If you're just interested in learning then you'll pick it up pretty soon, but don't think that will mean you can go and build some complex website. There's a difference between knowing PHP and being able to implement a secure site that has been optimsed for its end-purpose.
Good luck!
well i wouldn't recommend the link markl999 suggested. It might be confusing for a starter (but that's only my opinion).
Since you have no previous experience ; grasping the concepts might be a little bit hard , but once you get through that ; everything else will be easier to learn.
You could try [W3C schools tutorial for the basics (although it doesn't explain much). Then you could read [url=http://www.sitepoint.com/books/phpmysql1/?SID=bb9371e34207f1abcff8f069a74c7845]Kevin Yank's book , then both [url=http://www.sitepoint.com/books/phpant1/?SID=bb9371e34207f1abcff8f069a74c7845]PHP anthology books](http://www.w3schools.com/php/default.asp). This way you could reach the "advanced" level in no time. (well "no time" could range from a few months to a year )
Good luck
I started all those years ago, right here on Sitepoint by reading Kev Yank's "Build your own Database Driven Website using PHP & MySQL" tutorial.
The series has been kept up to date and is now in it's third revision. It's a great starting point, walking you through the steps for setting up a simple CMS. For me this worked great as a starting point because it allowed me to see the code come to life, walking me through the steps needed to actually make something that works rather than just reading reams of code about the more complex aspects of PHP that might scare a beginner off.
This series helped get me bit by the PHP bug and I'd reccommend it highly. The url is http://www.sitepoint.com/article/php-mysql-tutorial
I think you got already a couple of links that are interesting to get you started
Remember: There is no easy way.. So easiest might be misleading
I think the first thing you have to ask yourself is "why do I want to learn php?". Surely the best reason for learning something is to satisfy a particular development need, so what is your need? Once you know that need, start looking up tutorials (using Google) which demonstrate the functionality you are seeking.
I learnt php, cos it got to the stage that some content on the website I was administrating was better managed via a database then from static pages. So the first thing I learnt was how to publish database content on the web with php. Step in Kevin's book....
I cannot recommend his book enough. I have six Sitepoint publications now and this one is by far the bext and the one I use the most (even now, after owning it for a couple of years!). So do yourself a favour!
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I agree with mPeror, vargz and dadogage, and recommend Kevin Yank's book. (See the link in posts above). This book is perfect if you don't know anything about programming languages. Last year, I didn't even know what a variable was or an operator, etc. Since then, I've made several custom Content Management Systems, and learned so much more since then. I'm still no expert, but I feel I've come a long way. I felt that Kevin's "from the ground up" approach and great writing/teaching style was perfect for me as a beginner.
My sentiments exactly! I loved Kevin's book and it contains a lot of very valuable information. Although I bought it when I considered myself to be an "advance beginner" (if that isn't an oxy moron :)), it still helped me out a lot. I would advise you to heavily consider purchasing this book as it is a very valuable beginner's book as well as a great reference book.
The boos offered by sitepoint helped me out alot. Even though I knew a little already by checking out online tutorials the books really brought the point home.
Starting with php is easy... But wait until you get to O(bject-)O(riented)/patterns...
Search for video tutorials or buy them. Video tutorials are effective ways of learning anything, plus your ethusiasm will make it more easier!
I think the visual tutorials would work best for me. i'm not much of a book reader. Do you know of any online tutorial web sites?
Do you need to have a good grip on html and other simple scripting languages like say java before starting with php?


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Billy Sunday is doing one of three things right now: 1) wrestling with the devil in a death match; 2) sipping some ginger ale while Jesus drinks wine and the two cheer for the Cubs; 3) rolling over in his Chicago grave because Jean Bethke Elshtain recently compared him with "Eli Sunday" (or "Eli Watkins" as he is called in Upton Sinclair's Oil!) in that wonderful journal Books and Culture. I'm guessing that Billy Sunday – the baseball-playing, fighting with demons, stomping, shouting, tough guy revivalist of the early twentieth century would not appreciate being likened to the sniveling, effeminate Eli Sunday of There Will Be Blood. And I'm also guessing that Upton Sinclair, whose character in Oil! was named "Eli Watkins" and who, according to Matthew A. Sutton, modeled this character after Aimee Semple McPherson (or at least one of her followers), might be irritated by the misunderstanding.
Mistaking Billy Sunday for Aimee Semple McPherson – whether on the part of the filmmakers or on the part of Jean Bethke Elshtain – may not seem like a big deal (on a side note, Jean Bethke Elshtain writes that Eli Sunday was "Upton Sinclair's representation of the famous evangelist Billy Sunday in his novel Oil, on which the film is very loosely based"; to be truthful, there is no character in Oil named "Eli Sunday"). Weren't they both powerful and inspirational revivalists? Didn't they both help fashion a new form of Protestantism in the early twentieth century? Sure, but if we care about gender and if we care about geographical space (let alone historical accuracy), then it certainly matters.
Take a look at Sutton's analysis of Oil! in his Aimee Semple McPherson and he Resurrection of Christian America (it begins on page 143). For instance, Sinclair wrote of Eli that his preaching "had thus become one of the major features of Southern California life." Or then again, the Watkins family believed in the "Old Time Religion … the Four Square Gospel." Then later, reports broke that Eli had drowned at a local beach. Doesn't this sound exactly like Billy Sunday? Who was it that initiated the Four Square Gospel and put a stamp on southern California and was supposedly lost at sea? (the answer is not Billy Sunday).
If Sutton is right and Jean Bethke Elshtain is wrong, then we must ask Sinclair would cast the McPherson figure as a man. It's an important question, but also one that leads to why McPherson has so often been left out in discussions of the rise of the moral majority. Why must a female presence be banished either from formative stages of southern California or from the moral majority's long history? And now with name choice in There Will Be Blood and Jean Bethke Elshtain's review, it is more than the tale of an effeminate fictional character representing a genuine woman; it is now a real Midwestern minister of a masculine gospel represented by a feminized southern Californian.
I'm not sure how these types of "mistakes" (if it is a mistake, which I might be mistaken about) can be corrected. I have no idea how reviewers can be reviewed. To be perfectly honest, I wish that I could take back most reviews that I wrote before my first book was published. It was not until then that I realized that the first task of a reviewer was to admire and appreciate, and then to critique and challenge. Before my first monograph, I first wanted to prove my mettle and then perhaps celebrate the hard work of an author. In the next month, a forum review of my religious biography of Du Bois will come out with the Journal of Southern Religion. One of the reviewers thinks that I am wrong to call Du Bois a prophetic figure (as did a previous review by Curtis Evans), yet does so with no evidence or even theory to contradict my portrayal of Du Bois. Almost every page of my work either has Du Bois using prophetic language and tropes or has his contemporaries referring to him as a prophet, as one who "reveals" hidden realities to them, or as one who speaks with religious insight against the powers that be.


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Digital Watermarks: Can they save copyright?
Everyone knows that illegal downloads can't be stopped (except, maybe the MPAA, but they've been deluded for a while about speech issues). That could seem kind of depressing if you are a filmmaker who's just maxxed out a few credit cards and hit up every friend you have making a movie with no obvious hope of recouping. Some people have said that we should just dump copyright altogether since it's unenforceable. But copyright was created to protect artists who put their original ideas and execution into a work so that they could control how money is made from the work. This doesn't seem like an idea that should be abandoned just because technology has changed.
One potential solution might be digital watermarking. Instead of DRM, which tried to determine where the content can be used, watermarking just tries to track where the content is going and what is its source. The watermark, which is invisible, can be embedded with other useful information like film title, cast list, synopsis, etc. so that it is desirable to retain for those exchanging the file. It's a way for the filmmaker, distributor, or content provider to mark otherwise anonymous files as having a maker. The Digital Watermarking Alliance, an advocacy group for watermarking technology, commissioned a study that claimed that using a digital serial number rather than DRM would cause "Active sharing via file-sharing applications [to] decline by one-half overall, a little less among
BitTorrent users, a little more among P2P network users."
Watermarks have their problems. They are relatively easy to break or "attack" though some argue that there is less reason to destroy a watermark than DRM since it doesn't impede the user experience and in fact can enhance it. But once a file with a broken watermark is released to the downloading stream, it will propogate.
The ideal watermark would not ever prevent the viewer from watching the file. If a user attempted to remove the watermark, the file might become degraded. The same thing might happen if the file were altered. Of course, anything you can do to something digitally can be cracked. But if there wasn't a motive for the average user to get rid of the watermark, it seems like it could gain traction.
In the future, it seems likely that the per-user costs really will be free or subscription-based. But commercial uses, i.e. the content providers, cable companies, Netflix, etc. who are making money from having the content, should still be on the hook. Watermarks might be a way to preserve authorship while keeping the files flowing.
Are the days of artists owning their work over, when work can be infinitely replicated? Should content producers just look for new revenue sources?


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