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Samsung Launches the Galaxy S5 Broadband LTE-A: First Snapdragon 805 Phone, First 20nm Modemby Joshua Ho on 6/19/2014 10:47 PM EST
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RaistlinZ - Thursday, June 19, 2014 - linkI'm throwing money at my screen but nothing is happening. Reply
skiboysteve - Thursday, June 19, 2014 - linkHahaha Reply
soccerballtux - Friday, June 20, 2014 - linktry screaming the specs as loudly as you can Reply
nunya112 - Friday, June 20, 2014 - linkhaha that's funny :) Reply
Frenetic Pony - Friday, June 20, 2014 - linkI guess that's cool... but it's a small upgrade to an existing phone not have a year old so isn't this Samsung just going "First Post!" Reply
lmcd - Friday, June 20, 2014 - linkGPU ain't a small upgrade, as the post noted. Reply
Gondalf - Friday, June 20, 2014 - linkUmm yes and i am not surprised of this. I my knowledge just now Adreno 330 throttles down all the time of around 30% under a sustained workload. The most laughable Qualcomm claim is a 20% power reduction on Adreno 420 vs. 330. Obviousy it is only marketing because the process is the same (28nm) and all the available tricks to reduce the power consumption are already widely adopted in the older Mali GPUs. It's funny but Qualcomm is the only Company around the world for which the laws of physics are not valid. Another boring throttle festival for brainless customers.
It is strange that Anandtech do not stress the top tier phones with a sustained GPU bench to reveal all the weakness of these absurd tablet thinked SOCs. But it is strange for real???? or site contacts numbers are more relevant...... Reply
UpSpin - Friday, June 20, 2014 - linkYou said:
"Obviousy it is only marketing because the process is the same (28nm) and all the available tricks to reduce the power consumption are already widely adopted in the older Mali GPUs."
So according to you, there are no ways to further increase the efficiency without changing the process?
So according to you there's no reason to do further research in GPUs, because they are as efficient as possible, and all they have to do is wait for TMSC or others until they finalized a smaller process?
That's wrong. I don't have a link for GPUs, but an article about the improvements of Cortex A9 revisions: http://www.anandtech.com/show/6787/nvidia-tegra-4-... Reply
pepone1234 - Friday, June 20, 2014 - linkAnd he is also forgetting the nvidia maxwell example. Reply
Gondalf - Friday, June 20, 2014 - linkMaxwell example is only a larger utilization of very common techniques in mobile CPUs/GPUs. Here the topic is not an high power GPU for Pcs but some just now heavily optimized IP blocks for handset SOCs. With Maxwell Nvidia has only done what he had not yet done, hoping for a faster node shrink. Reply
Gondalf - Friday, June 20, 2014 - linkBut yes, it is always possible to have better computational strongness at a given clock speed (more IPC or throughput), still this have a cost in power consumption because the units (alus, fp blocks etc.) are more active, this draws power even if the units are more advanced (better caches, internal buses, minor bottlenecks). It's a matter of transistor switch, the more are the switching transistors at a given process, higher is the power consumption. Obviously there is the better power management to drop the passive power (leakage) but.....in these days nearly all was done to drop the power in mobile SOCs, we are at the minor incremental enhancement era.
The real story is that all the dust is hidden by inexistent TDP figures from Qualcomm and by an aggressive throttling after two or three minutes of full load, just in time to make hot the body of your loved high end phone (not much high end after all). Reply
UpSpin - Friday, June 20, 2014 - linkI doubt you know what you're talkig about.
In benchmarks the units are as active as possible, how on earth can they become more active by a new revision?
The more the transistors switch, the higher the clock speed. But we're talking about the performance at a fixed identical clock speed. So the 'more switching' is nonsense.
Power management has little to do with leakage current. Leakage current is a matter of the process. The smaller the process, the higher the leakage current. To handle this issue you can power gate specific parts. Power management is more about how responsive, fast and efficient the GPU can transition between different states, so it can ramp up only when needed and stay there as short as needed. Reply
R0H1T - Friday, June 20, 2014 - link"It is strange that Anandtech do not stress the top tier phones with a sustained GPU bench to reveal all the weakness of these absurd tablet thinked SOCs" ~ Just take a wild guess which SoC's will throttle the most, hint it starts with an I & ends with L !
P>S> sorry for yet another rant (-: Reply
Homeles - Friday, June 20, 2014 - linkDo you have any facts to back up your claim? Or are you just being an ignorant shill for AMD, as usual? Reply
R0H1T - Friday, June 20, 2014 - linkFunny you say that when in fact you also come to the defense of Intel seemingly anywhere & everywhere on this planet, guess what that makes you OR is it the usual double standards from your side of the fence ? Reply
Homeles - Friday, June 20, 2014 - linkI actually don't. I'll defend anyone, but your head is too far up your own rear to realize this.
Since you are far too uneducated about hardware in general, the designs that would be most subject to thermal throttling are the ones that produce the most heat.
AMD would easily be the worst, seeing as they can't even scale their designs down to smartphone levels, and are barely even tablet worthy. They'd be followed by Nvidia and Apple, in no particular order, that have higher power targets than their competition. Reply
R0H1T - Friday, June 20, 2014 - linkThe fact that you brought up AMD in a topic involving Adreno & Intel is no surprise to me but there is no AMD SoC (yet in tablets) & so your extrapolation of "fun facts" also tells me that your arse is not in the right place. FYI before Maxwell AMD had the most efficient GPU in HD 7790, the thing AMD's doing right now is slowly but surely cutting down their APU power consumption with a top down strategy heavily reliant on node shrinks & GPU optimization unlike the other major vendors who've developed SoC's from the bottom up. The new ARM based AMD cores will show where does AMD in the league of established players but hey carry on ranting wherever I mention the "I" word in any of my posts, but since I already know where you & most of the Intel apologists on this site come from I do take pleasure in winding up the so called "neutral" fans ! Reply
787b - Friday, June 20, 2014 - linkI second that. Almost every contemporary android flaghip uses a version of snapdragon 800, but there are packaging differences between different models, so the thermals are bound to be different. Sony, for example, uses a thermal paste between SOC and a metal chassis in Z1 Compact, but I have no ideal if it works in real world.
I propose a freezer test, similar to the nexus 4 throttling investigation, just with more phones. Also a review of a Sony smartphone would be really nice. Reply
Morawka - Saturday, June 21, 2014 - linkproblem is, this soc IS ON a smaller fabrication process (20nm) than all the others you mention. Your argument is entirely invalidated. Reply
ruzveh - Friday, June 20, 2014 - linkIt would be interesting to see Full HD 1080p display performance over 20nm SOC. It would either bring more power or drastic reduction in power.. Frankly who needs QHD on phones? Reply
heffeque - Friday, June 20, 2014 - linkAFAIK, there are a lot of people in tech sites that claim to have a better sight than what's scientifically proven to be impossible for a human being to have.
Science creates these amazing phones, but science has no clue about something as simple as to know how much pixel density human eyes/brain can distinguish at a certain distance!
People on tech sites know a lot more about this than scientists, that's for sure. Reply
UpSpin - Friday, June 20, 2014 - linkIt's less about the urgent desire to have QHD on phones, and more about the progress in general.
Whatever you develop must result in profit in some way. Because smartphone sales are gigantic, you can be sure, that something implemented in smartphones is profitable, can get mas produced which results in a lower price per part.
Just look at the price for MEMS sensors (accelerometer/gyrometer). Prior to the smartphone era they were priced at >$50 a piece. Thanks to the huge mass production required for smartphones, they are cheap and can get used in tons of less successful products with low quantities (quadrocopter, Oculus, watch, ...)
A smartphone might not need a QHD, but the Oculus for example needs it. The quantity of produced Oculus is too small to justify the research and production of such high density displays. Thanks to QHD smartphones however, those displays will become affordable.
So you should be happy if the latest and greatest tech gets integrated in smartphones, even if it looks like overkill or you don't have a huse for it right now. Smartphones make this technology affordable and thus a lot of other great products possible. Reply
akdj - Saturday, June 21, 2014 - linkMore PPI, equals better character recognition as well. Asian countries not using our alpha (26 easily formed letters or variations of; Spanish, French, German et al) numeric system we're using in the west. Cantonese, Chinese traditional and Japanese 'letters' and words are significantly easier to read (& write) at HiDPI. They're coming. It's all the rage. Weird that Amazon missed the CES '13 3D craze transition to the '14's HiDPI 'fad' ...that'll 'keep' it's traction Reply
tuxRoller - Friday, June 20, 2014 - linkThat's wrong. They even had an article on this site that spoke of the theoretical benefits of increasing DPI up to, iirc, around 600. After that, there is then no more advantage to going higher. Reply
Klug4Pres - Friday, June 20, 2014 - link"While the CPU revisions are minor, the GPU is fast enough to have the same level of performance at 1440p as an Adreno 330 at 1080p"
What are you, a mouthpiece for the mobile phone industry?
You might just as well have said: "In spite of a significant increase in potential graphics performance from Adreno 330, the move to a 1440p screen resolution (from 1080p) completely negates that. On top of that, almost nobody will be able to discern any improvement in the screen from the increased resolution, maximum brightness is lower than it could have been at 1080p, and the screen uses x% more power." Reply
jlabelle - Friday, June 20, 2014 - linkI hope that the MacLaren Lumia-Microsoft flagship will not have a QHD screen as I am waiting to upgrade my Lumia 1020 and I find those screen reader with PPI above 400-500 utterly silly. Reply
jlabelle - Friday, June 20, 2014 - linkScreen race I meant. Reply
maroon1 - Friday, June 20, 2014 - linkWhy you are assuming that all android games will run on native resolution.
Some games like Record of Agarest War only support 720p max resolution. Not all games run on native resolution Reply
akdj - Saturday, June 21, 2014 - linkHmmm. Reading comprehension. You said almost EXACTLY what the author did in different terms. He could've also said WTF's up with the LG3? 1440p and the 330? Now we've got a GPU that can handle that many pixels without evident stuttering and possible consistent UI refresh rates @60hz? I'm not following you, other than your attempt at some sort of 'journalism criticism'. Can you link HS to your blog? Site? Contributions to technology? Reply
Klug4Pres - Tuesday, June 24, 2014 - linkIs this a reply to me? I don't follow you either. Reply
iwod - Friday, June 20, 2014 - linkAnd Rumors were Qualcomm not happy with TSMC due to Apple getting all the 20nm shipment?
Well Qualcomm is shipping those NOW. Reply
AndreiLux - Friday, June 20, 2014 - linkThere is no evidence that it's actually made by TSMC. Qualcomm has multisourced modems to Samsung for the past years. Reply
JoshHo - Saturday, June 21, 2014 - linkThe MDM9x35 was announced as the first 20SOC product from Qualcomm. It's a reasonable assumption that these modems are fabricated at TSMC. Reply
Notmyusualid - Friday, June 20, 2014 - link$1395 USD on a well known auction site.
Hmm, no thanks.
Still dying to see that screen though, and see how battery life is. Reply
ACA777 - Friday, June 20, 2014 - linkNow that they've baited the early birds into buying the "Galaxy S 4.5", Sammy is bringing out the real S5. Or should we say what the S5 should've been in the first place. Well played Sammy! Reply
identity - Friday, June 20, 2014 - linkOnly released in Korea. Learn to read and comprehend. Reply
Marthisdil - Friday, June 20, 2014 - linkHopefully they will use the same stuff in the Note 4 :) Reply
vortmax2 - Friday, June 20, 2014 - linkThis is their Note 4 test bed, kind of. Reply
vortmax2 - Friday, June 20, 2014 - linkMaybe it's an SOC test bed for the Note 4... Reply
ritwik - Tuesday, October 14, 2014 - linkThis device has LTE where as my Huawei's Honor 6 has CAT LTE which is much more faster Reply


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IRVINE, Calif. – On Friday, August 31st Coach Bobby Blanken and his stampeding Mustangs suffered the season's first loss to Westminster College (UT), as the Griffins took the match in five sets ((22-25, 20-25, 25-17, 25-14, 11-15) at the ASICS/Wyndham Hotel Labor Day Classic at Concordia University in Irvine. After opening the 2012 campaign with six straight wins, the Mustangs fell to 6-1.
Friday's first set featured four ties as the match remained relatively close all the way through. The Mustangs managed to tally a 6-1 run, tying the set at 17-all. Averaging a two-point deficit from the tie, the Mustangs trailed until Westminster sealed the set with a kill by Alexis Aalona.
Set two began with a strong start by the Mustangs as TMC boasted a 6-2 start. However, an error-plagued defensive effort on the part of the Mustangs crippled the lead and allowed Westminster to tie the set early on at 8-8. Similar to the first set, Westminster remained in control as the Griffins capitalized off a 5-0 run and showed their largest lead at 19-13. Allowing the Mustangs to answer back sporadically, Westminster concluded set two at 25-20 with a kill by Stephanie Jones.
Being down, but not out, the Mustangs showed resilience in the third set and brought the score to 3-1. After six ties, the Mustangs ran away with a 10-2 run and extended the set's score to 16-9. TMC remained in control as the Mustangs displayed a valiant collaborate effort to put the set on ice at 25-17.
Set four was highlighted by a 14-2 run by TMC as Sam Newton (Madera, CA), Rachel Taylor (Sun Valley, CA), and Alyssa Gergins (Murrieta, CA) fought for a 25-14 victory that forced a fifth and final set. The Mustangs' triumphant game four featured 11 kills, three errors, and a .235 hitting percentage.
The days' fifth and final set favored the Griffins as the Mustangs faced a 4-0 deficit. Managing to bring the game even at 9-9, the Mustangs defense collapsed as the Griffins closed the set and match with a 6-1 run, highlighted by a Jones' kill.
After the Lady Mustangs 3-2 loss, the squad had little time to prepare for a 3:00 PM showdown against Northwestern (IA).

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Top 10 Matches of the 21st Century
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Welcome back to Wrestling is Bischoff!!!! Today we are discussing a topic everybody has an opinion on. We all have different ones and most vary from generation to generation. So each one I will List the match and show it was at, Along with a brief description why it made the list.
10:Shawn Micheals vs JBL
No Way Out 2009
All or Nothing
A Really shocking moment that I'm sure even the kiddos remember. Shawn Micheals addressed how the "financial crisis" took a hit on him and he sold his soul to the devil. Well maybe not the devil, but JBL. You had HBK being a personal escort for JBL and him even laying down so his boss could become #1 contender. Then at Royal rumble he Sweet Chins JBL leading to a match that would either grant Micheals his pay and freedom or he worked forever for nothing for Layfield.
9:Edge vs Undertaker
One Night Stand 2008
TLC: Title vs Career
I believe that Edge's feud with Undertaker over the year of '08 was the best of his career.With Vickie at the control panel anything and everything could happen and it did. From Undertaker tombstoning Vickie to her banning the gates of hell, it all went down. But a match that left us all in awe. The Undertaker was close to winning the title so many times until La Familia came out through Undertaker off a ladder through a table. Which would "kill' the Deadman's career.
8:Sting vs Ric Flair
WCW Monday Nitro 2001
Final Main Event
I don't even think this needs a description. The end of the Monday Night Wars was a moment we all will remember. It was an awesome match and what a way to end it all but with these 2 facing off.
7:Edge and Christian vs Hardy Boyz vs The Dudleys
Wrestlemania 17 2001
This match skyrocketed all the men involved. This triple Threat TLC match for the WWF Tag Titles. Who can forget that moment where Edge speared Jeff Hardy from a ladder.If Edge wouldn't have hit it perfectly we would have seen the end of his career or life, which makes it the more entertaining honestly.
6:The Rock vs John Cena
Wrestlemania 28 2012
Once or Twice in a Lifetime
Everybody has that one dream match they want to happen whether it be Punk vs Austin or Sting vs Taker, the term is thrown around alot. I believe almost everyone was ecstatic that the most electrifying man in all of entertainment(pun no extra charge) was coming back for another match. Though it catches alot of slack it was a all in all good match.
5: The Rock vs Stone Cold Steve Austin
Wrestlemania 17
The end of Attitude
I guess the saying could be used here to "Rock screwed Rock". Holy S--T! What the F--K is going on!!! Why is Stone Cold selling out? Those phrases came out of every fan in the nation.We all hated Steve raising the hand of Vince.
The last four need no explaination
4: Chris Jericho vs Shawn Micheals
Great American Bash 2008
Eye for an Eye
3: CM Punk vs John Cena
Money in the Bank 2011
Walking out with the title
2:Shawn Micheals vs Undertaker
Wrestlemania 26 2011
The Cowboy rides into the sunset
1: Ric Flair vs Shawn Micheals
Wrestlemania 24 2008
"I'm so sorry"
Honarable Mentions:
Randy Orton vs Triple H vs John Cena vs JBL
Backlash 2008
WWE Title Fatal Four Way
JBL vs Big Show
No Way Out 2005
Barbwire Steel Cage
Batista vs Shawn Micheals
Backlash 2008
Special Ref: Chris Jericho
Undertaker vs Triple H
Wrestemania 28 2012
End of an Era
Nexus vs Team WWE
Summerslam 2010
Elimination Match
The Rock vs Kurt Angle vs Undertaker
Vengence 2002
WWF Title Triple Threat
John Cena vs JBL
Great American Bash 2008
Parking Lot Brawl
Hulk Hogan vs Randy Orton
Summerslam 2006
Legend vs Legend Killer
Triple H vs Brock Lesnar
Wrestlemania 29 2013
A King's Dethronement
Chris Jericho & Chris Benoit vs Triple H and Stone Cold Steve Austin
Raw 2001
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MORAGA, Calif. -- When the Saint Mary's men's basketball team beat BYU earlier in the season, it came courtesy of The Shot.
In Thursday's rematch at McKeon Pavilion, the Gaels turned instead to The Defense.
Several key stops throughout the second half gave Saint Mary's an edge and the Gaels turned it into a 64-57 win in Moraga.
Matthew Dellavedova led Saint Mary's (23-5, 12-2 West Coast Conference) with 20 points. Beau Levesque added 17.
Brandon Davies led BYU (20-9, 9-5) with 25 points and nine rebounds.
With 3:05 to play, Levesque gave Saint Mary's a sliver of breathing room with a corner 3-pointer as the shot clock wound down. That put the Gaels up 57-53.
The two teams traded baskets on their next possessions, with Dellavedova making a runner and Davies a contested shot underneath the hoop.
After a Saint Mary's miss, BYU coach Dave Rose called time out to set up a play.
A foul call on Giusti put Matt Carlino at the line, and the Cougars guard missed both free throws. Dellavedova rebounded the miss, and got fouled.
Dellavedova made one of two, putting Saint Mary's up 60-57 with 41 seconds left.
Again the Gaels needed defense, and it was Dellavedova who provided it. Tyler Haws tried to drive, but ran into a wall of Aussie defense. The Gaels got the ball back and proceeded to ice the game from the line.
McKeon Pavilion really got rocking with just under 16 minutes left. First a jumper by Holt put the Gaels up 35-34. Then, a steal by Giusti got the crowd even louder, giving the Gaels another possession.
In fact, some of the loudest cheers of the second half were reserved for Giusti, who grabbed another steal a few minutes later and touched off another explosion from a capacity crowd.
Giusti's defense, along with others, helped set Saint Mary's up to make a run. Two free throws by Dellavedova capped a 13-2 streak for the Gaels, and left them up 41-36 with 14:20 to play.
The Cougars battled for the next few minutes, keeping the margin close. Saint Mary's continued to play well on defense, holding the score down while it tried to get an offensive rhythm going.
A 3-pointer by Dellavedova gave the Gaels their largest lead of the game to that point, knocking down a corner trey to put Saint Mary's up 52-46 with 6:33 left.
Giusti wasn't the only Gael bench player to bring the defense. With Saint Mary's up by one and just under four minutes left, it was Matt Hodgson's turn to ignite the crowd. He blocked Davies not once but twice, enforcing the paint and keeping Saint Mary's in the lead.
BYU took a 32-28 lead to halftime after an evenly matched half of basketball that saw six lead changes.
Davies kept the Cougars in the lead for much of the first half, using a variety of post moves to go 6 for 9 and finish with 12 points in the half.
The Gaels pulled back into a tie with 2:22 left in the half, when James Walker III stepped into a 3-pointer and knocked it down. That evened the score at 28.
Davies replied with a layup, and Nate Austin converted a layup of his own with 27 seconds left, providing the halftime margin.
Levesque and Dellavedova combined for 16 of the Gaels' 28 first-half points, each scoring eight. Levesque got his thanks to some bruising play down low, while Dellavedova made two 3-pointers to account for most of his points.
Saint Mary's returns to the floor on Saturday at 3 p.m. when it hosts Creighton in the marquee game of the ESPN Ramada Worldwide BracketBusters series. The Bluejays enter the contest with a record of 22-6, and bring with them one of the top players in the country in forward Doug McDermott.
The Gaels wrap up the regular season next week, beginning with a trip to Pepperdine on Wednesday. They return home Saturday for Senior Day, and will play host to Santa Clara in a game set for a 7 p.m. tip-off. Tickets to the game are available by clicking the Tickets link on SMCGaels.com, or by calling the SMC Athletic Ticket Office at (925) 631-GoTx.


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Mets make move before trading deadline
Here's the big move Mets fans have been waiting for. Mike Jacobs, who has been playing in Buffalo, has been traded to the Blue Jays for a player to be named later. Now you can't say the Mets didn't do anything before the trading deadline. Wasn't it worth waiting for?


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The fireworks have started a year early for Torrance's mayoral campaign, with one aspiring candidate suggesting that the city resurrect its Fourth of July pyrotechnics show at Wilson Park.
The Torrance City Council will discuss the idea at its meeting Tuesday, three years after the annual show was cut to save $125,000.
Councilman Tom Brewer, one of several current panelists interested in succeeding current Mayor Frank Scotto when he is termed out in June 2014, is behind the proposal.
"Of all the things we've cut, I've heard more unhappiness about no fireworks than anything else we've done," he said. "You think most people who go there aren't from Torrance, but they watch it from their balcony, they watch it from their roof."
Indeed, a municipal survey conducted at the last Independence Day fireworks show held in 2010 showed that 63 percent of the estimated 25,000 in attendance lived outside the city.
"It confirms what we felt all along," Mayor Frank Scotto said of the findings at the time. "In tough economic times, we just can't afford to do this."
But Brewer said he has heard from at least two companies willing to underwrite the cost of the display.
The fireworks themselves cost up to $40,000 for a 20-minute show.
It's overtime for police and fire personnel, as well as the daylong nature of the event that included vendors and entertainment all day long that accounts for most of the cost.
Brewer said eliminating the daytime activities and perhaps employing some security guards instead of using all public safety personnel could bring those costs down.
Whether city officials and fellow council members agree is another matter.
A staff report by the City Manager's Office appeared to pour cold water on the idea even before the meeting.
"Even with the elimination of entertainment, games and vendor booths, staff anticipates utilization of the park all day and (the) same public safety needs as in prior year before the elimination of the Independence Day Celebration," the report reads. "The city simply cannot sponsor a show without planning for added traffic, crowd control and fire prevention."
The report said personnel expenses, mostly for overtime, would cost about $100,000.
"If we could just have some other alternatives to police and fire out there all day long, we could save a big chunk of change and maybe make it viable that someone could support it for us," Brewer said.
But Brewer wasn't surprised the idea was met with hostility by the city administration.
"I don't imagine there's going to be a good reception from the City Council," he said. "I think we need to be constructive and look at alternatives to what we offer rather than just cut something."
Open exchanges of opinion - or even protracted discussion of any sort - during council meetings are something of a rarity. Scotto sets the agenda for the five-member panel, and his authority is virtually never challenged. So it's unusual for any council member to make a proposal unpopular with the municipal establishment.
Brewer hasn't formally filed any paperwork yet indicating he intends to launch a mayoral campaign, but it's common knowledge he's interested in the post when Scotto steps down.
Councilmen Pat Furey and Bill Sutherland have filed paperwork with the City Clerk's Office signaling their intention to run for mayor.
But Brewer hopes members of the public who have seen popular programs cut in recent years will attend Tuesday's meeting.
Brewer said he doesn't expect the council to take action Tuesday, but that the issue could be referred to the Citizen Enrichment and Development Subcommittee he chairs.
"I hope come July, we have fireworks," Brewer said.


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Glenn and Steve took turns driving on a trip to Boston and back. Glenn drove the first 40 miles and Steve drove the rest of the way to Boston. On the way back, Glenn started to drive, and then Steve drove the last 50 miles.
Which of the two drove more, and how much more did he drive?
AnswerSteve drove 20 miles more than Glenn, no matter how far the trip to Boston was. It's probably easiest to just try this with numbers:
Assume the trip to Boston is 60 miles:
Glenn: 40 miles there and 10 miles back for 50 miles total.
Steve: 20 miles there and 50 miles back for 70 miles total.
Steve drives 20 more miles. If you change the number of miles, you'll still get a 20-mile difference.
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The cotton/poly blend is reminiscent of the heaviest weight uniforms without the same stiffness or thickness. The gi is cut in traditional fashion with elastic drawstring waist and triangular gusset crotch. Comes with jacket, pants and white belt.


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Stressed about providing healthy meal options this summer for picky eaters? We've got a great menu of simple and fresh meals to make that will keep kids satisfied but also won't bore the most finicky of eaters.
The final school bell rings and students pour out into the summer air like there may be free ice cream for life if they just run fast enough. That's right, summer is upon us and you've got your hands full to try and plan 3 healthy meals a day for the next two and a half months until the school is back in session this fall!
Lucky for you, this summer you've got a list of simple and fresh meals to make that will keep them satisfied but also won't bore the most finicky of eaters.
Salute this Breakfast!
This yummy breakfast toast has all of the elements of a healthy breakfast for kids - protein, whole grains, and fresh fruit. The 'fun' part is this breakfast treat is in the shape and colors of our country's flag!
Frozen Confetti Yogurt Chips
Yogurt makes for a healthy breakfast food or well balanced snack. When frozen into these bite-size chips it is not only healthy, but it's also fun for the little ones and tricks them into thinking it is a treat!
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Healthy Pita Pizzas
Did your little ones get spoiled by the daily option of bad-for-you pizza in the school lunch line each day? Well, tempt their tastebuds with the healthier version: Pita pizzas! These are easy to make and great for little hands.
Pumpkin Pie Dip
The yummy flavor of pumpkin pie isn't just for fall months. The kids will be licking the bowl for this incredibly healthy and flavorful dip from Baked Bree - perfectly accompanied by sliced apple or pear!
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Mac and Cheese has got to win a medal for its kid-friendliness. This recipe for mac and cheese with vegetables brilliantly sneaks in healthy veggies that your kids won't even notices they're eating!
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What kid doesn't love chicken fingers? Give them a healthy alternative to their favorite fast food by using this amazing healthy Baked Chicken Strips recipe we found on the Examiner.
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Kids love any food on a stick... and you can quote us on that! These healthy frozen banana pops from Nutritious Eats are a filling and nutritious snack that have a definite 'fun' factor - kids feel as if they're having an ice cream treat!
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This video podcast features a conversation with Alison Bellavance, Director of Education and Training at Planned Parenthood of Northeast and Mid-Penn in Pennsylvania, about incorporating healthy sexuality approaches into sexual violence prevention work.
© 2016 National Sexual Violence Resource Center – Founded by the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape
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As you will see from the code below I'm using a load of case statements to provide my users with options to display contracts in different ways.
This one works fine:
case "AllContractsTerminated"://complete but not tested with pageing
$sql = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM Intranet WHERE (Contract_Status='Terminated')";
$query = "WITH LIMIT AS( SELECT *, ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY Contract_Number) AS 'RowNumber' FROM Intranet WHERE (Contract_Status='Terminated'))
select * from LIMIT WHERE {limit clause} AND (Contract_Status='Terminated') Order by Contract_Number";
But this one below causes an error
case "ByCountryA-Z"://complete
$sql = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM Intranet";
$query = "WITH LIMIT AS( SELECT *, ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY Country ASC) AS 'RowNumber' FROM Intranet)
select * from LIMIT WHERE {limit clause} Order by Country ASC";
This is the error:
Warning: sqlsrv_fetch_array() expects parameter 1 to be resource, boolean given in \\DATASTORE101\CSFWEBDATA$\csfintranet\contracts.php on line 720
Which relates to this line of code:
while($data = sqlsrv_fetch_array($stmt, SQLSRV_FETCH_ASSOC))
What I have noticed is that if I change (ORDER BY Country ASC) which is text to (ORDER BY ID ASC) which is a number, it works fine then, which is the reason I think why the first case example and the second one doesnt.
Maybe I should have added the data types which back this up.
The country database data type is 'text' and the contract_number data type is 'nvarchar(8)'.
Where is your definition for $stmt? I need to see that line.
Hi cpradio,
Here it is, sorry should have thought and added it.
$stmt = sqlsrv_query($conn, $query);
$stmt = sqlsrv_query($conn, $query);
What doe the above output?
Right I see, it outputs.
Okay, the fact that it is bool(false) means either your $conn is bad or your $query variable is bad.
So now change the var_dump to this
var_dump($conn, $query);
I dont think its the $conn is it, as all the other case work if you change the order by the a number value.
I'm probably miles off.
Here is what it outputted.
resource(2) of type (SQL Server Connection) string(173) "WITH LIMIT AS( SELECT *, ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY Country ASC) AS 'RowNumber' FROM Intranet) select * from LIMIT WHERE RowNumber BETWEEN 1 AND 25 Order by Country ASC"
Try running
WITH LIMIT AS( SELECT *, ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY Country ASC) AS 'RowNumber' FROM Intranet)
select * from LIMIT WHERE RowNumber BETWEEN 1 AND 25 Order by Country ASC
In SQL Server (SSMS) to see what it says. I am almost 90% certain that your issue is doing an order by on a text column type (assuming you are using text and not varchar or nvarchar).
I ran it through sql server management studios debugging and it came back with an error that basically it coulsnt connect with the ip address, must be somethng to do with that i am using vpn.
But your exactly right with your comment. The data type field the country is using is 'text' type, and the others are mostly 'nvarchar'.
Is there a reason why text was used? text is primarily for large amounts of data (up to a couple of gigs), I highly doubt you need to store that much data for country.
The url below also agrees, that text cannot be used in sorting.http://twogeeks.mindchronicles.com.dnpserver.com/?p=7
Umm, well what happened was they where originally using nvarchar(100), but I had a problem with drop downs not working because there was too much space after the word, so I changed them to text and they worked.
Do you know what I mean. Basically I needed to not have the space generated after the word for the drop downs to work for the admin user.
To my knowledge, unless you write the spaces, nvarchar or varchar will not force a padding of 100 characters on your input. So if you state, store 'test' in country when it was nvarchar or varchar type, it should only store 'test', not 'test_______________________________' (assume 96 spaces)
char on the other hand or nchar WOULD pad all values to 100 characters, so 'test' would become 'test_______________________________' (assume 96 spaces)
One thing you could do is use the trim() function in php when writing the drop down values (it will remove all trailing spaces).
thank you cpradio, will give the first one a go and if its does create the trailing space will use trimm.
Thanks again.
Now, one more thing, when you switch the column type to nvarchar or varchar, since it has the padding right now you may need to run an update query to get rid of the padding. Then all new values from that point on, SHOULD NOT be padded when using nvarchar or varchar (unless your INSERT has the value already padded)
UPDATE Intranet SET country = RTRIM(LTRIM(country))


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Perth comedy hypnotist Matthew Hale has scored a knockout blow to former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson.
Hale, a former 96fm radio producer and presenter well known around Perth for his comedy and corporate hypnosis act, tours the world with his shows.
He was in Las Vegas on Saturday training a group of Americans and Canadians how to perform comedy hypnosis shows.
"I had a bit of spare time today and was having a meal on 'the strip' when I saw that Mike Tyson was making an appearance close to the bar where I was," Hale said.
"People were lining up and getting stuff signed so I jumped in the line.
"However, when it came to my turn, instead of passing something for him to sign, I thrust my hand out, got him to focus deep into my eyes - and started to do what I do!"
Hale managed to get control of the former boxer in a way that more combative opponents haven't been able to.
"I had him roaring in my face, then elevated his excitement levels to the point that he ended up screaming: 'You are amazing, you're gonna take over the world' at me at the top of his voice," Hale said.
"He seemed to really enjoy the experience and told me 'that's some Jedi mind sh*t!'.
"Needless to say it caused quite a scene in the store, and as I'd spent minutes with him instead of the allotted few seconds, I had to make a quick exit."
Hale flies out of Las Vegas on Sunday for a show in the UK then back to Perth with a show on March 6 at The Brisbane Hotel.
Information can be found at www.MatthewHale.com.au


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She was two-years-old when the atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima at the end of World War II, and dizzy spells began when she was 12. She faced the disease with an irrepressible spirit and focused her energy (and that of everyone who knew her) on folding 1000 paper cranes, which Japanese legend held would prompt the gods to make her well again.
Eleanor Coerr crafted this story of Sadako's 12th year after reading the book of her letters her classmates compiled after her death.
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This was a quick listen, but well worth the inexpensive price. The story is very moving. As you begin to listen, you quickly start to like Sadako and want to see her succeed and accomplish all the things she has set before her. It's heart breaking to follow her through her trials. I found this story to be a wonderful addition to the textbook study of this time period and the atom bomb. It is a story you will never forget as you are allowed into the private world of the individuals who suffered long after the atom bomb was dropped. The narrator does a fantastic job of reading this inspiring story.
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"15 stars out of 5!!!!!"
My fifth grade class is reading this book together. The book was very descriptive. It made me think about the time when I had my tonsils out and how hard that was, but I had a full recovery. My parents believe that the atom bombing was necessary to end the war, but no one is happy about that solution.
I had to get used to reading the Japanese names and other words. The audible book taught me how to say them correctly, and that feels like a good way to honor Sadako, just one of many innocent children who died long after the end of WW2.
The story is both happy and sad, and it helps me to connect to history in a real way. Parents should definitely read this book together with kids. Since it is a true story, it is worth taking a little time to read it and learn about the life and death of a young girl named Sadako, a girl who changed the world in her own way.
"Very sad."
I personally would have liked sadako to have lived. But I gets that's just the way things are!
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- Indoor fireplace
- Parking available
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Make yourself at home while staying at our place during your visit to beautiful San Diego. We have a nice, cozy, warm room in our ranch-style home, located in a very nice, upper-end area of central San Diego. It is located in a quiet neighborhood in Scripps Ranch. It is less than 5 miles from the beach, less than one mile from Mira Mar Lake, and has easy freeway access.
We are native San Diegans and are happy to provide you with information about local events or must see sites during your stay. We have a very clean home and you would have access to all common areas including but not limited to the kitchen, laundry facilities, WiFi, cable TV, and bath. We have a full kitchen, stocked with the basic cooking supplies, inculding a Kerig coffee maker, toaster, blender, and microwave. We also have a gas BBQ for those evenings when you would like to enjoy the beautiful outdoors while eating outside. In addition, there is a fire pit in the backyard with available wood to burn for your enjoyment while watching the sunset or just enjoying the evening sky. The room is in excellent condition and includes a queen size bed, dresser, and closet space.
Many of the local attractions are within a short distance from our home. The San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park is 20 miles North. The San Diego International Airport is just 18 miles South. The Historical Del Mar Race Track is 15 minutes West. The local beaches, shopping, movie theatres, and restaurants are within minutes from the house.
We have listed the room at a price of $50.00 per night for one person, however, the room can accommodate two people. There would be an additional cost of $20.00 per night for an additional guest. Please carefully review the booking fees, and contact us prior to booking, as we will not be able to refund charges imposed by Wimdu if changes are needed.
In addition, if you notice that some dates are unavailable, please contact us regardless because we may have other rooms available during the time you are planning your stay.
Thank you for your interest and we hope to hear from you!
House rulesI ask that you respect my home and leave each area as neat and clean as you found it. I also ask that you respect the quiet serenity of the property and that of the neighbors. Please, no smoking in or around the home. While we have two dogs of our own, who are outside during the day and in the house at night, your pets are negotiable.
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It was the first time that we spent our time on wimdu and it was a great experience.
We had a warm and friendly welcome from Deborah and her familiy.
Tips for sightseeing, even for all day problems were naturally given.
The home was big and very cosy. We felt like home.
Thank you very much Deborah.
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The place is really comfortable, and Deborah is nice and helpful.
Absolut perfekt freundlich nette leute nette gastgeberin werde für freunde im Oktober anfragen weil es einfach optimal war nochmals vielen dank bis Oktober ludwig
Good value. Noisy early in the morning. After I washed the blanket/sheets of the dog hair and drool, and wiping the floor, it was better. Nice pool.
It was hot and sunny during the days when I stayed late Sept, early Oct. Rental car made it easier to get around to San Diego, Los Angeles, Carlsbad, Escondido, La Jolla, etc. Did some park and riding to save on parking, such as to Tijuana.
We had a great stay in Santee. The room was very cosy and Deborah and her family were always great hosts. Santee is a quite, nice place and you only need about 20 min to San Diego (by car).
We stayed for 6 days at Deborah and felt very comfortable from the first day at your. She is very warm and helpful! We can recommend this hotel to anyone. Thanks for everything Deborah! Best regards and Anushka Jris
Wir waren 6 Tage bei Deborah und fühlten uns ab dem ersten Tag sehr wohl bei Ihr. Sie ist sehr herzlich und hilfsbereit! Wir können diese Unterkunft jedem weiterempfehlen. Vielen Dank für Alles Deborah!! Liebe Grüsse Anuschka und Jris
Great place to stay to visit San Diego! Deb made me feel at home and patiently answered all the questions I had. Great experience for first wimdu stay!
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Ithaca College Music Professor Receives MLK Peacemaker Award
ITHACA, NY — Baruch Whitehead, associate professor of music education in the Ithaca College School of Music, has been awarded the 2014 Martin Luther King Jr. Peacemaker Award. Celebrating the life and work of King, the award will be presented at the 16th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Community Breakfast on Saturday, Jan. 18, at the Beverly J. Martin Elementary School gymnasium.
The award is given to individuals or organizations who work non-violently for change, bring people together to resolve differences and/or promote social justice, and whose work benefits the Tompkins County community. Whitehead was chosen by a selection committee composed of representatives from the Community Dispute Resolution Center and the Greater Ithaca Activities Center (GIAC) from a pool of nominations based on his accomplishments and work as a peacemaker.
In addition to teaching at Ithaca College, Whitehead is director of VOICES Multicultural Chorus, Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers and other choral groups. He also teaches African drumming and dance at GIAC, where he helped to develop a music program for underrepresented and disenfranchised students in the Ithaca community. The program is designed to give young people served by GIAC an opportunity to participate in multicultural music and arts education, including private and small-group instruction, public performances and a wide range of professional performances and workshops.
Whitehead contributed a chapter on the roles of music in the Civil Rights movement to the book "Music and Conflict Transformation" and presents workshops on diversity in music education for state, national and international conferences. He founded and directs the annual Ithaca College High School Gospel Invitational Festival.


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Israeli air strikes have killed four Palestinians in Gaza as European governments sought UN action to end more than six weeks of bloodshed.
Fighting flared anew on Tuesday as Egyptian-brokered truce efforts collapsed, with Israel insistent on its demand for security from rocket fire by Gaza militants, and Hamas defiant over its call for an end to eight years of Israeli blockade.
The death toll since July 8 now stands at least 2087 Palestinians dead, three-quarters of them civilians according to the United Nations, and 67 on the Israeli side, nearly all of them soldiers.
Two men aged 22 and 24 were killed in a strike on Nusseirat refugee camp early on Friday, emergency services said.
Two more were killed in an air raid near neighbouring Deir al-Balah.
The Israeli military said it struck around 20 targets overnight but did not give details.
Israeli media said the government was seeking US diplomatic help to head off the European bid at the UN to end the violence, the deadliest since the 2005 end of the second Palestinian intifada or uprising.
Washington has wielded its veto powers at the UN Security Council repeatedly in the past on behalf of its Israeli ally.
But relations have been strained over the breakdown of US-brokered peace efforts and concerns over the scale of the civilian death toll in Gaza.
The draft presented by Britain, France and Germany came after one submitted by Jordan on behalf of the Arab League had run into US opposition.
The European text urged an immediate and sustainable ceasefire, and a lifting of the Israeli blockade.
It proposed a mechanism to monitor the ceasefire and supervise the movement of goods into Gaza to allay Israeli security concerns.
It also called for Gaza's return to the control of the Western-backed Palestinian Authority led by President Mahmoud Abbas, seven years after his loyalists were driven out of the territory by the Islamists of Hams.
The text provides for the lifting of economic and humanitarian restrictions on Gaza to allow for a massive reconstruction effort.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has pledged help to rebuild Gaza, but warned that it would be "for the last time" after three wars in six years.
But as the diplomatic pressure for a ceasefire intensified, Israel showed no sign of ending its deadly campaign to halt rocket fire by Gaza militants.
The security cabinet authorised the call-up of up to 10,000 army reservists in a new troop rotation, Israeli media reported.
Finance Minister Yair Lapid, regarded as one of the less hawkish members of the security cabinet, threatened further deadly attacks on Hamas commanders after three leading militants were killed in a pre-dawn strike on Thursday.
"Hamas leaders need to know that we shall not stop now," he said in remarks broadcast Friday by public radio.
"Each and every one of them - the political wing, the military wing, abroad or in Gaza itself - needs to know that he is a legitimate target for assassination as long as they continue ... to threaten Israeli citizens," Lapid said.
Meanwhile a senior Hamas leader, Saleh Arouri, told a conference in Turkey the group carried out the kidnapping and killing of three Israeli teens in the West Bank in June - the first time anyone from the Islamic militant group has said it was behind an attack that helped spark the current war in the Gaza Strip.
"It was an operation by your brothers from the al-Qassam Brigades," he said, saying Hamas hoped to exchange the youths for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
Hamas has repeatedly praised the kidnappings, but Arouri, the group's exiled West Bank leader, is the first member to claim responsibility.
The kidnappings on June 12, along with the discovery of the youths' bodies two weeks later, sparked a broad Israeli crackdown on Hamas members throughout the West Bank.
Hamas responded with heavy rocket fire out of the Gaza Strip, leading Israel to launch an aerial and ground invasion of the territory.


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MATCHES in the first division of the County Championship can take an awful lot of winning.
As evidence of this, Yorkshire supporters need do no more than consider events at Lord's in the last half of yesterday's game against Middlesex.
And those same loyalists may also be able to ponder the game's much-vaunted uncertainty if they turn up for the final three acts of this match and discover whether Chris Rogers's batsmen can score a deeply improbable 472 to pull off what would be one of the wins of the season.
The odds are still heavily in Yorkshire's favour. All the same, when the Middlesex openers Chris Rogers and Sam Robson began their distant quest few in the crowd thought that the scoreboard would read 230-1 at the close of play.
Rogers is unbeaten on 122 and Dawid Malan has made 28 not out. The one wicket to fall was that of Robson, who was caught at first slip by Gary Ballance off Jack Brooks for a fine 77 which can only enhance his chances of a Test debut this summer.
Yet Ballance, too, will be pondering his England chances, albeit with rather more certainty, after making his second division qne 100 of the season and his fourth century in his last seven Championship innings.
Indeed, when Yorkshire's number five pouched that vital catch to get rid of Robson, it must have seemed rather longer than a few hours since he had pummelled the Middlesex attack into submission with a magnificent display of attacking batsmanship.
Just ten not out overnight and having survived in the cloudy bowler-friendly conditions on Monday, Ballance had reached 62 at lunch yesterday when Yorkshire were 333-7, giving them a very healthy lead of 388.
The loss of both Liam Plunkett and Ryan Sidebottom early in the afternoon session, added to the state of the game and the arrival of last man Brooks, gave Ballance a licence to attack which he seized with savage eagerness.
The Yorkshire batsman, who will surely take a place in England's middle order for the Lord's Test in June, launched a pulverising assault on Middlesex's bowlers, thrashing 56 runs off 21 balls in a last-wicket stand of 66 with Brooks.
That occupied just 5.4 overs and Ballance whacked six sixes and four boundaries in a murderous, seemingly morale-destroying onslaught on Rogers' attack.
By the time he was caught at third man attempting to guide Tim Murtagh for yet another four, Ballance had made 130 off 143 balls, hitting 15 fours and five sixes – 96 of his runs - in the process.
Yorkshire's total was a formidable 416. Stand-in skipper Joe Root's players probably thought it was enough.
Said Ballance: "I was pretty happy with the knock.
"I got myself in when conditions were tough yesterday and then it was nice to have a licence to swing my arms at the end of the innings today.
"I think it was just one of those days. I hit it quite clean and I was very contented with that. I just have to keep my form and keep getting those big scores.
"Now we're all hoping for a little bit of cloud cover on the last day of this game, but we've got 240 runs in the bank and if our seamers bowl well, we'll certainly put ourselves in with a chance."
LV County Championship
Division one
Middlesex v Yorkshire
at Lord's
Middlesex first innings123 (R J Sidebottom 4-34);
Yorkshire first innngs: 178 (L E Plunkett
56 no; S T Finn 4-50).
Middlesex first innings123 (R J Sidebottom 4-34).
Yorkshire second innings
(overnight 213-4 - J E Root 63, A Lyth 54).
G S Ballance c Finn b T J Murtagh 130
S A Patterson c Malan b Dexter 6
A U Rashid c Simpson b T J Murtagh 43
A J Hodd c Harris b Finn 22
L E Plunkett b Dexter 0
R J Sidebottom c Simpson b Rayner 5
J A Brooks not out 10
Extras lb13 13
Total (110.5 overs) 416
Fall: 1-82 2-96 3-194 4-199 5-216 6-288 7-333 8-333
Bowling: T J Murtagh 21.5-6-77-2, Harris 25-7-62-0, Finn 22-3-89-4, Rayner 26-1-108-2, Dexter 16-2-67-2.
Middlesex second innings
C J L Rogers not out 122
S D Robson c Ballance b Brooks 77
D J Malan not out 28
Extras lb1 nb2 3
Total 1 wkt (51 overs) 230
Fall: 1-181
To bat: N J Dexter, E J G Morgan, J L Denly, J A Simpson, O P Rayner,
J A R Harris, T J Murtagh, S T Finn.
Bowling: Sidebottom 11-2-47-0, Brooks 12-2-77-1, Patterson 6-0-27-0, Plunkett 6-0-28-0, Root 2-0-5-0, A U Rashid 5-0-25-0, Williamson 9-3-20-0.
Umpires: R J Bailey and S J O'Shaughnessy.


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Heidi & Spencer love America and confirm Lauren Conrad made a sex tape
When they're not busy posing for horribly fake photo shoots (I call this one "America: Ain't We Retarded?"), Heidi and Spencer love to expose their Hills co-star Lauren Conrad as just as fake as they are. This morning, the couple dropped a bomb on Tyra (video after the jump) and confirmed that Lauren did, in fact, make a sex tape. Tyra asked Spencer if he actually watched it and he said he'd rather throw up making it the first time I actually agree with the douchenozzle. I'd rather watch a video of my vacuum cleaner humping my couch. I wonder what that would look like… *hunts for camcorder*
UPDATE: Okay, is it legal to marry a household appliance? Because, guys, I think I'm in love.


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RICHARD Hughes has every intention of chasing the jockeys' championship again next year after being crowned Flat king for the first time at Doncaster on Saturday.
Achieving a life-long ambition, Wiltshire-based Hughes had the title in safe-keeping for some weeks after building up an unassailable lead over Silvestre de Sousa and third-placed William Buick.
Hughes, the stable jockey for father in law Richard Hannon at Collingbourne Ducis, was accompanied by his son, Harvey, to the podium at Doncaster to receive his trophy, after which the champagne flowed and he was hoisted on the shoulders of his weighing-room colleagues.
Hughes, who also had his wife, Lizzie, father and top trainer Dessie Hughes, as well as his mother, Eileen, in attendance, said: "It's a great feeling, much better than being runner-up, especially two years ago (after a hard-fought battle with Hanagan that went to the last day).
"I'd have walked here if I'd had to. You only get out of this game what you put in - I don't think I have been lucky, I think I have earned it.
"I worked really hard in September and it paid off. I didn't want to be going here there and everywhere in October."
Hughes even managed to transcend to the back pages of the papers when famously winning seven out of eight races at Windsor last month at odds in excess of 10,000-1.
The first to come close to matching Frankie Dettori's feat of seven from seven back in 1996, Hughes' super septet comprised of Pivotal Mome, East Texas Red, Embankment, Magic Secret, Links Drive Lady, Duke of Clarence and Mama Quilla.
Hughes said: "If I had to single out one day it would have to be at Windsor when I had those seven winners. I had the title tied up by then.
"I'll have a small bit of a break and a holiday.
"I won't hand it (the title) over too easy, it's a privilege to be champion and I'll go again. I'll see how I am going by (Glorious) Goodwood."


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DETROIT - The General Motors Foundation is giving $25,000 to the Detroit Public Schools Foundation to help the Cass Technical High School marching band perform in the upcoming Presidential Inauguration Festival at in the nation's capital.
After a fundraising effort the band was still short money needed to make the trip.
Read: Cass Tech band invited to Presidential Inauguration.
"We just had to help," said GM Foundation President and GM Director of Corporate Relations Vivian Pickard. "An experience like this will stay with these students for a lifetime."
This is the first trip to Washington D.C. for the Cass Tech marching band.
The 57 students will perform at the University of Maryland and visit both Howard and Morgan Universities to try out for college scholarships.
"We can't thank the General Motors Foundation enough for their generous gift," said DPS Emergency Financial Manager Roy S. Roberts. "Our dedicated musicians will not only play their hearts out, they will experience our government in action."
The band will also attend the historic inaugural parade.
Read: Detroit students to be honored at Little Caesars Bowl.
Since 1805, Presidents have parading down Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House after their inauguration.
"We are humbled that the GM Foundation and many generous community members have stepped up to help make this dream a reality," said Cass Tech Principal Lisa Phillips. "The band members couldn't be more excited for this opportunity to represent their state while learning about their country."
The GM Foundation says they are committed to revitalizing Detroit, and they support education initiatives at key institutions and programs that give students with access to cultural activities.
In 2012, the Foundation gave nearly $20 million to support educational initiatives across the country.
Foundation members say they will continue the commitment to education in the local community and across the nation in 2013.
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Two-month Time-lapse Video of Antarctic Ice Goes Viral
A chronicle of a research cruise aboard NSF's Nathaniel B. Palmer becomes a media sensation
Cassandra Brooks is a Stanford University doctoral student with the Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources.
She spent two months in 2013 aboard the National Science Foundation-operated icebreaker Nathaniel B. Palmer as part of a research cruise investigating the role of dissolved organic carbon in the Ross Sea ecosystem.
She--and a video she produced on the voyage--became worldwide media sensations, appearing in stories published by sources as diverse as the San Jose Mercury News, CNN and YouTube. The video is a time-lapse sequence, compressing about 60 days into less than five minutes, taken from the ship's bridge as the ship "carves" forward through the ice.
Brooks is studying international ocean policy and is focusing particularly on Antarctic marine ecosystem protection.
A version of the video may be viewed on YouTube.
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Delirious Doha | Tino Rizzo | Domus
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What Parks Need to Make the Grade | John Farley | Thirteen.org
NY Park ratings, friends, maintenance and improvement projects – "I do worry that we're adding and have added a lot of new parkland and the maintenance budget is not getting increased. That could catch up with us,"
The BMW Guggenheim Lab: An urban experiment that nearly failed | C.G. | Economist
…New York to Kreuzberg, an edgy part of town, some locals resisted: they suspected creeping gentrification and condemned it as "some crappy capitalist luxury project", and even threatened violence. So BMW Guggenheim found a more agreeable venue in already gentrified Prenzlauer Berg…..
Renovated Perk Park in Cleveland gives the city a new oasis of urban bliss | Steven Litt | Cleveland.com
Veteran New York landscape architect Thomas Balsley and the Cleveland landscape firm of McKnight & Associates, redesigned the 40-year-old park, which felt tired and unsafe before renovation, with a sleek, contemporary look.
SEBS Students Offer Designs for Voorhees Environmental Park | Rutgers University
The task of coming up with conceptual designs for what will become the Voorhees Environmental Park fell to students in the Rutgers Graduate Program of Landscape Architecture.
UN Launches Sustainable Development Network to Help Find Solutions to Global Problems | UNEP
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Freshman Jelena Tancic claimed a sixth place finish in the non-Division I category, helping the Lions to a sixth place team result at the FSU Invitational on Friday evening in Tallahassee, Fla. The Lions were sixth out of 12 teams, earning 152 points overall.
Tancic completed the 5K course with a time of 18:22.93, good for sixth place out of a total of 118 non-Division I runners.
Natalie McCormick finished next for the Green and Gold, crossing the line at the 19:46.73 mark, followed by Ronja Jaeger with a course completion of 20:09.64. Grace Lederer was close behind, finishing with a time of 20:29.94.
Shelby Adams earned a time of 20:48.77, while Kylie Fagan completed the race at 21:01.18. Berlin Waters finished with a time of 21:20.50, with Elizabeth Bruty crossing the tape with a time of 21:38.54.
Lee Ann Antuna, Anet Milian, and Allison Knipe rounded out the squad, finishing with times of 22:07.84, 22:41.96, and 23:48.70, respectively.
Kayleigh Tyerman claimed first place in the non-DI category, running as an unattached runner and finishing with a time of 17:06.16. Tampa won first in the non-DI division, earning 40 points overall.
The Lions return to action on Saturday, October 26, when they run in the 2013 Sunshine State Conference Championship meet. Saint Leo will be the host institution for this year's championships, which will be held at The Abbey Golf Course, across the street from University Campus.
For the latest news, updates, and information on the Saint Leo men's cross country team, be sure to visit SaintLeoLions.com. Fans can also stay up-to-date on the latest Lions news by following Saint Leo Athletics on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube.


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The Census bureau will launch a massive operation beginning next week to verify and update more than 145 million addresses as it prepares to conduct the 2010 Census. Although the count is still a year away, workers will be going door to door, verifying addresses to ensure the accuracy of next year's Census delivery lists.
For the first time ever, field staff will be using GPS-enabled handheld computers to make census delivery lists as accurate as possible. Steps have been taken to make sure that these workers with handhelds are easy to recognize. Every temporary Census employee will have an official identification badge with the employee's signature and an expiration date. They will also carry a tote bag with the words Census 2010 and will have an identification card for the inside of their car. Whenever possible, workers have been hired directly from local communities where they are familiar with the neighborhoods and with the people who live in them.
"A complete and accurate address list is the cornerstone of a successful census," said Cathy Illian, Director of the Denver Regional Census Center. "Work done by our field staff in early operations updates the address list for the delivery of next year's questionnaires. This ensures more people receive their forms and more people return them."
The GPS-enabled handheld computers will help ensure geographic accuracy. The ability to capture GPS coordinates for most of the nation's housing units will greatly reduce the number of coding questions caused by paper maps in previous counts. This further increases the accuracy of delivery lists.
One of the largest community-mobilization efforts of the decade, Census work is completed in communities and benefits local residents. Through the lifecycle of the 2010 Decennial Census, it will employ workers for thousands of temporary, full- and part-time positions working in neighborhoods throughout the ten state Denver Region. Nationally, $300 billion in federal funding each year will come back to local areas based, in part, on Census data. Dollars will be used for roads, schools, education, housing and other community-based projects.
All Census information collected, including addresses, are confidential and protected by law. The Census Bureau, and all workers, are bound by law to protect the confidential information collected. Staff also receive extensive Title 13 training on confidentiality and are sworn to secrecy. A violation of that oath is punishable by a fine of up to $250,000 and/or up to five years in jail.
The 2010 Census is the largest peacetime operation conducted by the federal government and is the basis for the reapportionment of congressional seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. For more information about the Census visit www.2010Census.gov.


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Bicyclist flown to Santa Rosa for injuries suffered in crash Tuesday
A bicyclist has been flown out of the area for treatment after a crash on Harris Avenue in Eureka.
It happened near the intersection of Hubbard Lane on Tuesday evening. Highway patrol officers now say the victim, James Bryan of Eureka, has been flown from St. Joseph Hospital to a hospital in Santa Rosa for his injuries.
Highway patrol officers tell News Channel 3 Bryan suffered a fractured pelvis, and lacerations after he was hit.
Officers say the driver of the Chevy that hit him, William McAllister also of Eureka, didn't yield to the bike when he turned left.


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A TEAM of almost 70 police officers will take part in a charity run in memory of two colleagues.
They will be taking part in the Run to Remember Challenge, set up after WPCs Nicola Hughes and Fiona Bone were murdered by one-eyed Dale Creegan in 2012.
The 67 officers will set off from the police headquarters in Hutton on Sunday and will run two miles.
All funds raised will be split between charities Victim Support, Care of Police Survivors and the North West Police Benevolent Fund.
PC Eddie Baldwin said: "It demonstrates the comradeship of police officers that 67 officers from across the county have come together to remember PCs Hughes and Bone in this way and raise money in their memory."
The Run To Remember Challenge was set by PC Nicola Hughes' father, Bryn Hughes, to aid the PC Nicola Hughes Memorial Fund, which he hopes will establish a lasting legacy to Nicola.


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11th October, 2011As reform of the EU's agriculture policy gets underway, Miles King of the Grassland Trust tells Matilda Lee how intensive farming has all but destroyed England's 'rainforests' and why it's time we started asking for more from our farmers more...
Africa's Green Revolution 2.0: rejecting agribusiness, pesticides and GM greenwash
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26th May, 2011A pioneering campaign is challenging industrial agriculture in Africa, returning food sovereignty to the people and empowering women to lead a new movement that rejects the 'pesticide and loan culture' of the first Green Revolution. Chris Milton reports more...
Five of the best…natural and organic fertilisers
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20th May, 2011Chemical free and perfect for an organic kitchen garden, Jeff Holman rounds up the organic fertilisers that will leave your plants blooming gorgeous more...
Agroecological farming 'can double food production in Africa over next 10 years'
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8th March, 2011Low-input farming projects, not reliant on chemical fertilisers and pesticides, have brought significant increases in food production in Africa, south-east Asia and South America, according to a UN report more...
The Ecologist November 1970: Fertility or Pollution
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9th November, 2010Forty years ago after Lawrence Hills wrote 'Fertility or Pollution' the use and disposal of sewage is still a problem but things are starting to look up more...
Urine: the ultimate 'organic' fertiliser?
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22nd September, 2010Your bladder's loss could be your vegetable garden's gain, since urine makes for a surprisingly good fertiliser - so why are we wasting our wee? more...
Why we should grow and eat more seaweed
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20th July, 2010It's one of the healthiest, most versatile 'weeds' around. Asian countries have enjoyed the benefits for centuries. So where is the market for homegrown UK seaweed? more...
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22nd June, 2010Returning to age-old, chemical-free farming techniques is improving crop harvest for Malawian farmers more...
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14th February, 2009Overuse of nitrogen fertilisers in China is leading to rapid soil acidification and is causing lasting damage to ecosystems, according to soil study more...
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February 2010, Volume 39 No. 3
A Good or Raw Deal for Libraries? Google Books and its Implications for Libraries by Travis Bonnett
GLA on My Mind: Successful Initiatives of Georgia's Library Association by Deborah Striplin
Eight Things to Know about ALA-APA by Jenifer Grady
ALA Midwinter Round-Up: Boston
ALA Land - Midwinter 2010 by Katie Elson Anderson
Road-Testing Advice: NMRT's Conference Orientation Session by Melanie Griffin
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2003 Engines Preview
A little snooping around at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show revealed that Crusader has been busy working on a new product, but the public will have to wait for its unveiling--at least for one engine. PMY heard a rumor that Crusader, a division of the Pleasurecraft Engine Group, is adding a six-liter to its Captain's Choice lineup. The engine could debut in late 2003 or early 2004 and according to our sources should generate 375 hp, making it a competitor for Mercury's 6.2-liter 320-hp MerCruiser engine. Details are being kept under wraps for now. However, we'll keep you apprised of any developments as soon as they occur.
Crusader did confirm, however, that it has a new 5.0-liter 275-hp fuel-injected gasoline engine (see picture on next page), currently being used in Shamrock boats. It says the engine is based on the familiar GM Vortec block and features GM's fourth-generation multiport fuel-injection system called the MEFI-4. The fuel-injection system can be set up two ways, with a return line via a Fuel Control Cell (FCC) or with an Aqua-Cooler, which is a water-cooled no-return system. The choice is up to the boatbuilder or consumer if it's a repower, and both methods are said to deliver precise amounts of fuel to the engine to improve starting, enhance smooth idling, improve fuel economy, and reduce potential for fuel starvation and vapor lock. Phone: (803) 345-1337. www.crusaderengines.com.
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This article originally appeared in the January 2003 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.


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Transfer news: Leeds yet to table bid for Peterborough's Tommy Rowe
Peterborough director of football Barry Fry claims Leeds are yet to firm up their interest in Tommy Rowe with a bid.
Last Updated: 26/06/13 12:27pm
The Whites are known to be keen on the 24-year-old winger, who suffered relegation out of the Championship with the Posh last season.
Rowe is believed to be keen on stepping back up into the second tier, with Reading and Millwall also reported to have expressed an interest in his services.
Leeds are understood to be his preferred choice, as a switch to Elland Road would allow him to move closer to his Manchester roots.
Peterborough, though, are adamant that no official approach has been received for their skipper.
Fry told the Yorkshire Evening Post: "Initially, Brian (McDermott) spoke to me and Darren Ferguson, while I have also talked to Shaun Harvey and Ken Bates at a chairman's conference.
"But I have had no bid from Leeds United for Tommy.
"It's been left up to Leeds to make a bid and discuss it, but it hasn't got over first base, to be honest."


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A POLICE helicopter was called to search for two 'vulnerable' missing women last night.
Duty Inspector Conrad Tapp said Lancashire police received a call at around 10.30pm to report the women missing from the Burnley Lane area of Accrington.
The National Police Air Service mobilised a helicopter from its base in Warton, near Preston, and discovered the women 25 minutes later in woodland off Manchester Road, Hapton.
DI Tapp said the women, aged 18 and 23, had a history of mental illness and self-harm.
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Rodriguez enjoying Puerto Rico's rise in Classic
SAN FRANCISCO -- The meeting between Caribbean rivals Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic for the World Baseball Classic championship on Tuesday night was the fulfillment of a projection made by the teams' managers when the Classic opened earlier in the month.
"Since day one when we were in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tony Pena and myself were talking about this day today," Puerto Rico manager Edwin Rodriguez said. "And we were looking forward to this day.
"Back then, they were talking, `Yeah, Dominican Republic will be there, but Puerto Rico, that's a long shot.' But we are here. So we're enjoying the moment and we're having fun.
"We have a lot of respect not only for the Dominican Republic players, but also for the Dominican community, which is a huge one in Puerto Rico."
The rivalry, fueled by geographical proximity, has a long, rich history. The Dominican has had the upper hand of late with a higher representation of players in the Majors, but Puerto Rico's history in the sport is equally impressive with Roberto Clemente, Orlando Cepeda, Roberto and Sandy Alomar, Bernie Williams and, more recently, the Molina brothers -- Bengie, Jose and Yadier.
"I think the major motivation has always been on our side coming from within us," Rodriguez said. "We've already been beaten by them twice, maybe that's true. But I think that first and foremost, this is a championship. And second, we are each representing our countries, and so that's almost a hundred percent of our motivation."
Lyle Spencer is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Rusty Wallace has been a controversial figure in NASCAR since he first stepped into a race car in 1980. Known for his straight talk and aggressive driving, the Hall of Fame inductee recently sounded off on several topics.
The new Gen6 race car is set to debut in a few weeks in Daytona and Wallace is not shy about his excitement over the new machine.
"I predict that 2013 will be the most exciting season that we've seen in NASCAR racing in many years because of the new Gen6 car," said the 1989 Cup Series Champion.
While the old race car was a good piece, Wallace has recently been critical of the level of competition it provided on the race track.
So when the teams traveled to Daytona last month to test the new car, Wallace had to make the trip to check things out. He was not only impressed by what he saw from a driver's standpoint but also felt that the fans were in store for a treat.
"I wanted to see what this new car was all about so I went to the Daytona test and that Gen6 car was flat fast," said Wallace. "The fans are going to like the new car. There will be more passing going on and more excitement. They'll also like the way the car looks like the car you drive on the street."
Wallace has a lot to be excited about as we enter the 2013 season. Not only do we have a new race car that can produce some great racing action but Wallace is due to be inducted into NASCAR's Hall of Fame.
With one championship and 55 victories to his long list of accomplishments, Wallace will be the youngest inductee into the new Hall of Fame, a milestone that thrills him.
"There will be a lot of stories being told in a few weeks," said Wallace about the upcoming induction ceremony. "However, I will be the youngest person in the Hall and that is certainly something that I like."
The normally outspoken Wallace gets a little softer when he talks about joining the greats of his sport in the Hall.
"It's a heck of an honor for me," continued Wallace. "I didn't know if I'd be inducted but, they got me in pretty quick. I'm honored, I'm humbled, and it is going to be one of the greatest days of my life."
It will certainly be a fulfilling year for Wallace not only in the broadcast booth but in his personal life as well. You either like Rusty or you don't. However, the one thing that you can count on is that Wallace will continue to do it his way.
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The Golden Globes air this Sunday, January 12. They're your chance to see various people who live in Los Angeles present trophies to other people who live in Los Angeles. Best of all, though, you'll see hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler do funny bits throughout the entire thing. No jokes are as enjoyable to us as those which are focused around food. Lucky for us and you, Tina and Amy have plenty of food-based comedy in their repertoire. We've culled the best of it.
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One of the most beautiful stars in Hollywood and one of the world's best moms, JESSICA ALBA is here! She got her start in movies like "Honey," "Sin City" and "Fantastic Four," and now she's starring in the hilarious new movie "A.C.O.D." Through her organization The Honest Company, she's on a crusade to help all moms find the best resources to raise their children. She's telling Ellen all about it today!
Then, one of the cutest children Ellen has ever met, 4-year-old KAI LANGER, stole everyone's heart when he performed the Bruno Mars hit "Grenade" -- including Bruno's himself! Bruno has a new song, "Treasure," and Kai is back for another outrageously adorable performance! Don't miss this song that's sure to be a showstopper!
Plus, she starred in the dance movie "Step Up" with the incredible sexy Channing Tatum, and then their onscreen fairytale romance became a reality! JENNA DEWAN-TATUM not only married her hunky co-star, she recently had their first baby! The stunning dancer/actress is here to tell Ellen about her new television series, "Witches of East End."
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