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This is all very true.Kariudo wrote: Keep in mind that this is a pre-built pc we're talking about. The specs from HP say it's a 460W psu...but I doubt it has enough juice for almost everything that requires a 6-pin pci-e connector (or a 6-pin pci-e connector for that matter...)
Specs from HP suggest it's capable of handling a GTX 460.
Given what the OP has said, I'd just hold off on getting a graphics card. It makes little sense to get another graphics card with DVI if your display doesn't have a DVI input (and if you aren't using it for gaming.)
In regards to Kariudo points on the whole disk setup stuff he is probably right. I have a habit of being excessive when it comes to technology and most of my knowledge comes from the adobe forms and they are often dealing with far more difficult things then you will ever deal with such as RED 4k footage so it is entirely possible that what I have been saying is a little/completely overboard.

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MH370 search 'the most challenging'
Former Defence Chief Angus Houston says the search and rescue operation of MH370 is the most challenging he has ever seen.
MALAYSIA'S missing jet tragedy illustrates the need to improve in-flight tracking of passenger aircraft, the International Air Travel Association (IATA) says, adding: "We cannot let another aircraft simply vanish.''
"MH370 has highlighted the need to improve our tracking of aircraft in flight,'' Tony Tyler, head of the airline industry trade body, said in a statement today.
"In a world where our every move seems to be tracked, there is disbelief both that an aircraft could simply disappear and that the flight data and cockpit voice recorders are so difficult to recover.''
Tyler's statement was released at an IATA conference in Kuala Lumpur, where baffled authorities are investigating what caused Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 to disappear on March 8.
The Boeing 777 vanished en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board.
Malaysian authorities believe the flight was deliberately diverted by someone on board, flew for hours in the wrong direction, and was last detected by a satellite in the remote Indian Ocean.
"We cannot let another aircraft simply vanish,'' Tyler said.
Aviation experts say the MH370 mystery could prompt major change in the industry, particularly in improving the tracking of aircraft even if they slip off civilian radar and their automated signalling systems are disabled.
Malaysia says the missing jet's Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) and its transponder cut out at around the time it disappeared from radar.
The systems relay information about the plane and its location.
Tyler also said governments must make better use of information sources like Interpol's lost or stolen passports database.
Two of the passengers on the missing plane were travelling on stolen passports, which raised early fears of a terrorist attack. But Interpol has since said the Iranian pair were merely illegal immigrants.
Malaysia drew criticism when it emerged that none of the passengers' passports were checked against the Interpol database before boarding. Kuala Lumpur hit back by saying such checks were too time-consuming for immigration officers and could cause excessive delays at airports.
Tyler said the checking of passports was "the well-established responsibility of governments''.
"It is important to remember that airlines are not border guards or policemen,'' he said.
``This information is critical and must be used effectively.''
A multination search is under way for wreckage from MH370 in the Indian Ocean. It is ultimately hoped that the plane's "black box'', with its flight data and cockpit voice recorders, can be recovered to provide clues on what happened.
Former Defence chief Angus Houston says the search operation to find the missing Malaysia Airlines plane could take weeks and is the most challenging he has ever seen.
The retired Air Chief, who is co-ordinating the search for the plane, told a media conference in Perth this afternoon the search area was the size of Ireland.
"I have to say in my experience, and I have a lot of experience in search and rescue over the years, this search and recovery operation is probably the most challenging one I have ever seen," he said.
The retired Air Chief Marshal warned the effort to find debris from MH370 could drag on for a long time.
"We have the best experts in the world helping the Australian Maritime Agency to find where the best area to search is," he said.
"At this stage it's very important to pursue the leads, the evidence that has been presented to us. I think they give us a starting point.
Air Chief Marshal Houston said the team was working from "a very uncertain starting point".
"I just wanted to reinforce that because it will take time. It's not something that will necessarily be resolved in the next two weeks, for example.
"We will continue pursuing the search with much vigour."
Air Chief Marshal Houston said the operation was "very complex, very demanding".
"We don't have hard information like we might normally have," he said.
the Air France plane which went down in the Atlantic Ocean in 2009 was flying on a well-travelled route and it still took two years to find the black boxes.He said unlike MH370,
"What we really need now is to find debris, wreckage from the aircraft and that will change the whole nature of our search."
"Inevitably if we don't find wreckage on the surface we are eventually going to have to, probably in consultation with everybody who has a stake in this, review what we do next," he said.
When asked about Danica Weeks - the wife of missing Perth passenger Paul Weeks who visited the RAAF Pearce air base today - Air Chief Marshal Houston said he had passed on his personal phone number to her and urged her to come to the centre for a one-on-one briefing.
He said the updated information about the pilot's final words also provided some clarity.
"The last communication was more formal than what was reported some weeks ago,'' he said.
Meanwhile, Malaysia's Defence and acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein, has been using his Twitter account to answer questions whilst enroute to Hawaii for a defence meeting.
Asked, why is the pilot's wife not being seriously interrogated, Mr Hussein replied: "I am sure she has."
And he said speculation about the pilot was "not fair 2 his family."
Mr Hussein has vowed never to give up in the search for the plane.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has confirmed the Malaysian Prime Minister will visit Perth tomorrow.
Mr Abbott said Najib Razak will see "first-hand" the dedication and skill of the international contingent searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane.
"I extended a personal invitation to the Prime Minister to officially visit Australia and receive briefings on the search effort for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370," Mr Abbott said in a statement.
"He will tour RAAF Base Pearce and personally thank the international forces taking part in the search."
"We continue to hope that answers to the baffling mystery behind MH370 will be found to give some comfort to the grieving family and friends of passengers and crew," he added.
Mr Abbott and Defence Minister David Johnston will tour the base with Mr Razak.
Air Chief Marshal Houston said the role of the Joint Agency Coordination centre was to work with all the agencies - both national and international.
"When the families come to Perth we will be working very closely with them to ensure they hve a seamless experience, a trouble-free experience," he said.
Earlier, the Wall Street Journal reported that poor coordination between the many bodies trying to find Flight MH370 has caused delays and confusion in search efforts.
sources "familiar with the matter" as saying the abrupt shift in search area last Friday had been the end product of two separate investigative processes by different international teams of experts trying to establish where the Boeing 777 must have gone down.
One team based the plane's likely speed and rate of fuel consumption upon data extrapolated from radar contacts and aircraft performance modelling based on the manufacturer's data.
A second team focused on tracking and measuring the "pings" from automated data transmitting equipment aboard the aircraft which were recorded by relay satellites, the newspaper said.
It was only when the two groups combined their data that the new search area was established.
The original Southern Ocean search area had been determined by the satellite tracking team. After three days of an unproductive hunt at the extreme edge of search-aircraft endurance, it was suddenly moved about 1000km northeast.
This was after the updated speed and fuel-consumption statistics were discovered and taken into account.
The resulting search area follows "the most credible path" for MH370 and focuses on a point at which "the aircraft is likely to have crashed into the water," according to Martin Dolan, chief commissioner of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.
A spokeswoman for the US National Transportation Safety Board, which contributed to the speed estimate, told The Wall Street Journal: "The teams are working together and concurrently on various aspects of the data."
Early this morning the Australian naval ship Ocean Shield set sail from Perth en route to the search zone.
Ahead of it go 10 planes and nine ships which will form today's search team, the Joint Agency Coordination Centre said.
Military aircraft from Australia, Malaysia, China, the US, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand will take to the skies.
Weather in the search area is expected to be poor with areas of low visibility.
Ocean Shield itself is carrying a variety of sensors and undersea drones to pinpoint the location of MH370's 'black box' flight data recorders. But the ship does not yet have a final destination.
Wreckage from the missing aircraft must first be recovered and its location plugged into a complex analytics process to determine how far it has been pushed by winds and ocean currents since the aircraft went into the water.
Only then would Ocean Shield have a "start point" for a search for wreckage at the bottom of the ocean.
Defence Minister David Johnston says it will take two or three days for the Australian naval vessel to reach the search zone.
The satellite "pinger" within the missing plane's black box has about 30 days of battery life.
"We've got about a week (left), but it depends on the temperature of the water and water depth and pressure as to how long the battery power will last,'' Senator Johnston told ABC radio.
Ocean Shield conducted sea trials of hi-tech detection equipment yesterday before embarking upon its 1850km journey to a tract of the southern Indian Ocean west of Perth.
The trials included a US Navy black box detector, an unmanned underwater vehicle and other acoustic detection equipment.
While the vessel is expected to take up to four days to reach the huge, 319,000 square kilometre search zone, another navy ship, the frigate HMAS Toowoomba, reached the area by midmorning Monday after operating at high speed for two days.
The last words from the cockpit of MH370 before it disappeared from civilian radar were actually "Good night, Malaysian three seven zero", not "all right, good night" as Malaysian authorities had previously claimed.
The sign off is much more formal than the words that were originally reported.
The final words were said as the plane left Malaysian airspace and was about to enter that of Vietnam at 1.19am on March 8.
Last conversation in transcript bet ATC & cockpit is at 0119 (Msian time) is "Good night Malaysian three seven zero" @HishammuddinH2O
— H2O Comms (@H2OComms) March 31, 2014
The Malaysia Airlines plane then turned around, flew back over Malaysia and disappeared over the southern Indian Ocean, off Perth.
Malaysia's Defence and acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein clarified the sign off via Twitter. Mr Hussein said authorities are currently conducting forensic investigations to determine whether it was pilot Capt Zahari Ahmad Shah or the copilot who said them.
And he said the full transcript of the final conversations between the cockpit of MH370 and air traffic controllers would be released to relatives families at the next briefing.
He refused to be drawn about its contents but he said: "I don't think it is going to show anything sinister."
Former prime minister Kevin Rudd has defended Malaysia over the search for MH370, declaring we should be "fair" to the country.
"I think it's important to be fair to our friends in Malaysia," Mr Rudd said in an interview with Harvard University, where he is now a senior fellow.
"I know Prime Minister Najib of Malaysia well. He's a good man. He would have dedicated every single resource available to his government to try to locate this plane," he said.
"Of course not everything has been perfect, it never is."
Mr Rudd, who has a deep interest in China, said his heart goes out to all the families concerned.
"Having been in Beijing recently and going again soon, this has really cut to the quick with so many Chinese families, for whom foreign travel is a relatively new experience," he said.
The ex-Labor leader believes the search, for a common purpose, has broader benefits.
"I think when you've got such a large number of ships and aircraft dedicated to plainly a humanitarian task, it does actually help increase cooperation, but more importantly also levels of trust."
"Think about it for a moment, you have high sophisticated surveillance aircraft normally dedicated to military purposes working together at the moment, from the United States, Peoples Republic of China and Australia … for the single humanitarian purpose, out of an Australian airbase and Australian naval base."
Monday proved to be another disappointing day in the search. It now appears the Indian Ocean is strewed with garbage, misleading analysts who thought they were studying satellite images of possible debris fields.
Orange objects spotted by a plane searching for the missing jet on Sunday turned out to be nothing more than fishing equipment.
The orange objects seen by an Australian P-3 Orion spotter plane had been described by pilot Russell Adams as the most promising lead in the search so far.
Yet despite another false alarm, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said the search will not be scaled down.
"I'm certainly not putting a time limit on it ... We can keep searching for quite some time to come,'' Mr Abbott said on Monday at RAAF Pearce, the Perth military base coordinating the operation.
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak will travel to Perth on Wednesday to visit the base and see operations first hand and thank the search teams.


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Saturday's UFC on FOX 6 event provided plenty of storylines: flyweights as headliners, Anthony Pettis' and Ricardo Lamas' title worthiness, and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson's legacy in the fight game.
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I have always respected "Big" John McCarthy as a referee. He is the one who teaches others how to be judges and proper refereeing techniques. With UFC on FOX 6, I found myself questioning whether what he was doing could be construed as coaching. He was telling Demetrious Johnson when he could knee John Dodson in the head and when he couldn't, since Johnson could not see when Dodson's hand was on the ground. I may not fully agree with the one-hand-on-the-mat rule, but it is a rule, and it can be used as a strategy. If McCarthy had just let the fight continue without saying anything, Johnson would have been hesitant to throw the knee at the head, and it would be a viable strategy for Dodson. He should have said "watch the knees" and left it at that, but he coached instead.
Okanagan Falls, British Columbia, Canada
It was a bit of a sour moment for diehard UFC fans when Quinton "Rampage" Jackson completed what will likely be his final round in the octagon at UFC on FOX 6. He didn't always train to the best of his ability, and his record lately has been inconsistent at best, but "Rampage" could always turn heads his way. Whether he was trash talking in someone's face mere seconds before they clashed, or acting like he didn't care at a press conference, he drew the attention and gave us something to watch. You don't have to be his fan to realize that under all that drama, be it good or bad, he was something this sport needed. So if he completely retires, goes to boxing, or maybe another promotion, no one will be able to stir things up in the octagon quite like "Rampage" ever again.
CR Hess
Martinsburg, W.V.
When a fighter retires – or in the case of Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, announces he's leaving the UFC – it's easy to look back at his career with rose-colored glasses. However, I find it nearly impossible with Jackson. Frankly, he was just an unlikable guy whose "humor" appealed to the lowest-common denominator. He was sexist, racist, a sexual harasser, unprofessional and uncommitted. Yet he's the first one to point the finger at someone else, namely UFC officials, to question their integrity. Jackson obviously had some skills, but honestly, he's just not worth the trouble. Someday I hope he realized he had a pretty good thing going with a company that stuck its neck out for him more than it should have. According to Dana White, Jackson's final words to him were, "You're going to miss me." However, I won't.
Jason Oakley
Galveston, Texas
After watching the fight between "Rampage" Jackson and Glover Teixeira, it is hard to believe that "Rampage" used to be such a force at light heavyweight. In his pre-fight trash talk, he talked about how hard he had trained for the fight, but cardio wise, Teixeira was on a whole other level. I find it hard to look past all of Jackson's antics in the past few months. He was complaining about how the UFC treated and paid him poorly, yet he made more than $15 million in 11 fights. Although his attitude changed, his history didn't. We have to remember the wars he has been in and the amazing shows he had put on and that he is one of the greatest champs the UFC has seen.
"The Hammer"
Ontario, Canada
"Rampage" Jackson was one of the highest paid fighters in the UFC. His base pay was $250,000 per fight before bonuses. Jackson used to be worth that and much more. Not anymore. First, he no longer fights with any fire. He's a paycheck fighter. The man spends most of his time complaining about what he is due and not given. Last and worst, he's got bad PR baggage. "Rampage" will wake up tomorrow and realize he has bills to pay. He'll go back to the fight game to fill his bank account. You should expect to see, in the years ahead, "Rampage" losing to lesser fighters on smaller shows. Musicians can make a good living off the nostalgia of fans. Fighters only damage their legacy by attempting to do the same. Sadly, "Rampage's" retirement tour has just begun.
San Diego, Calif.
First and foremost, I, among others, do not agree that Chael Sonnen deserved an immediate shot at Jon Jones. However, there is a lot to be said about dignity and respect toward your employers. While Sonnen may "talk the talk," as some would put it, not only does he back it up, but he is a constant promoter of the UFC and an advocate of hard work and discipline in order to achieve your goals. "Rampage" Jackson, on the other hand, promotes sulking, unprofessionalism and distain toward a company that, in light of Dana White's recent revelations, earned more money in 11 fights than most do in 11 lifespans. Perhaps if he acted like an adult, he'd be afforded more respect and rewarded with more opportunity.
Chris Maher
Manchester, England
Are flyweights big enough to carry a fight card? This question has been asked before. If you take a look back at some recent history, you will see it wasn't that long ago when lightweight was the smallest weight class, and the same thing was asked when B.J. Penn and Jens Pulver fought for the initial lightweight title in the UFC. Can you believe that? Seems kind of silly when you think about it now and in that context, doesn't it? Saturday night when Demetrious Johnson faced John Dodson at UFC on FOX 6, the same question was asked. The result, just like the Penn/Pulver five-round classic that took place 11 years ago, was a mirror image of that battle: a back-and-forth affair in which each fighter had his moments. Hopefully, this will be the last time that question is ever asked about smaller fighters whose hearts are as big as any heavyweight.
Sam "ALL JAM" Perez
Bethlehem, Pa.
Saturday's UFC on FOX 6 flyweight title fight between Demetrious "Mighty Mouse" Johnson and John "The Magician" Dodson showcased outstanding acrobatic action and a compelling display of MMA, which should be enough to satisfy the UFC's fan base. However, leading up to this fight, the newly formed division of diminutive fighters had faced criticism from many fans who crave violent finishes. After Johnson's title-winning victory over Joseph Benavidez at UFC 152, fans in attendance unjustly booed throughout the match, which forced UFC President Dana White to defend his fighters' performance. Fortunately, Saturday's combatants did not face that type of ignorant reaction during or after their fight. The flyweight fighters should be given the respect they mightily deserve for providing unparalleled athleticism and a torrid pace that is unmatched in higher weight classes.
Patrick Lamarche
Irvine, Calif.
Anthony Pettis is the No. 1 contender for the lightweight title. Gilbert Melendez is not. Who has Melendez beat? K.J. Noons? Josh Thomson? No offense to those guys, but they are not UFC championship-level fighters. When a good fighter beats up on mid-level fighters, he should get a shot in the UFC, not an immediate title shot. Pettis' past five opponents? Body-kick KO of "Cowboy" Cerrone, head-kick KO of Joe Lauzon, and decisions over Jeremy Stephens and current champ Benson Henderson. The only loss was to Clay Guida, and Pettis attacked the whole fight. The last WEC champ has earned his shot. Melendez played up an injury so he didn't have to fight on the last Strikeforce card to punch his UFC ticket. Business is business, and I will be watching when Henderson and Melendez clash, but I will be eagerly awaiting the match up of the best two lightweights in the world.
Don Nichols
Terre Haute, Ind.
Following the organization's sixth effort on FOX, the UFC has another welcome headache in the form of Anthony Pettis. For a business that thrives on big fights, the emergence of Pettis to the forefront of the lightweight division is a welcome addition, but unfortunately for Gilbert Melendez, who is slated to challenge the UFC's lightweight kingpin Benson Henderson, a fight between Pettis and "Bendo" makes more sense in the current landscape and is a more intriguing fight in the eyes of most fans. With the UFC known to change its top contenders at a flip of a switch, which has ironically affected Pettis himself, Melendez should be slightly worried right now if he has yet to put pen to paper for the potential bout.
Robert Pallin
Dublin, Ireland
As fight fans, we see verbal warnings all over fight cards for eyepokes, groin shots and illegal strikes to a downed opponent. But in recent memory, I can not recall a fighter being deducted a point for any of the aforementioned infractions while they seem to be omnipresent in your average MMA fight these days. If uniform rules were put into place to follow a warning with a point deduction for repeat offenses in a single bout, we may see fewer reoccurring fouls per fight. However, as long as the consequences of said fouls are as loosely defined under the Unified Rules of MMA as they are today, we will continue to see breaks in action that can change the entire makeup of a fight.
Nick "dbree801" Burns
Salt Lake City, Utah
I really hope the UFC signs Josh Barnett. I was in Oklahoma City to see the final Strikeforce fight, and Barnett made quick work of an inadequate opponent. I'm afraid if Barnett doesn't sign with the UFC, he will forever be shunned to fight bums and nobodies. I hope Dana White and Co. can look past Barnett's past and give the fans what they want to see. On another note, why is there no talk about Sergei Kharitonov signing with the UFC? He is another top-notch heavyweight sitting on the shelf. For once, the UFC has the best heavyweight division around. But, there is no need not to add these two guys. Both guys could make for intriguing matchups and more enjoyable fights. UFC make it happen.
Chance Allen
Houston, Texas
With all of this talk about Anderson Silva vs. Georges St-Pierre and Silva vs. Jon Jones superfights and the upcoming fight between Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar, the real superfight that fans should want to see is in the lightweight division. The true superfight that the UFC should make is between Diego Sanchez and Joe Lauzon. Ranking wise, both men are hovering around the top 10. Worse-case scenario is a highlight-reel knockout in 10 seconds, and the best-case scenario is the greatest fight of all time. At least expect a "Fight of the Night" performance. The UFC could either place it on the UFC on FOX 7 card or have it be the main event or co-main event of an FX card. Watching these two fighters battle for 15 minutes (or 25 if the UFC chooses to put it on as a main event on FX) would be a great treat for all fans.
Sam Flannery
Boston, Mass.
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Independent survey results confirm NEA's position: Teachers voices must be heard in ed reform debate
New York - March 03, 2010 -
Today, Scholastic Inc. and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation released Primary Sources, results of a survey of more than 40,000 public school teachers' views on what is needed in education reform.
The following can be attributed to National Education Association president Dennis Van Roekel:
"The results of this survey clearly point to the necessity for the voice of educators to be included in the national debate on education reform. School improvement cannot be imposed from on-high without input from educators, but instead must have the full support of classroom teachers. The results reiterate what our members tell us: teachers have sound ideas for school improvement, and they are eager to help students succeed. Without question, collaboration is the key to successful efforts to close achievement gaps and serve underperforming schools.
"We thank the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Scholastic, Inc., for taking on this endeavor and sharing the results, which could not come at a more opportune time—during a national debate about what is in the best interest of students. Clearly, this report is one more piece of evidence of the need to be front and center in the dialogue.
"Political leaders and management at the local, state and federal level who fail to listen to the voice of teachers risk wasting a lot of taxpayers' money and implementing policies destined for failure. That is simply not something we can afford to do.
"Educating our nation's youth is a complicated endeavor. Arriving at solutions to close achievement gaps, reduce dropout rates and better serve underperforming schools needs collaboration from all the stakeholders.
"When teachers say they want clear standards that cross state lines; multiple ways to evaluate student performance; innovation to reach today's students; effective methods of measuring the effectiveness of teaching and help building a bridge between home and school. Policymakers in Washington, DC, and across the country would do well to take these findings to heart."
More than 30 teams of teachers, administration and school board representatives are meeting in New York City March 4 at an NEA summit on priority schools, where the results of this survey will inform next steps to improving those schools most in need.
To learn more about NEA's priority schools campaign, please visit: http://neapriorityschools.org/
The National Education Association is the nation's largest professional organization, representing 3.2 million elementary and secondary teachers, higher education faculty, education support professionals, school administrators, retired educators and students preparing to become teachers.
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Woman to stand trial in stabbing of Mary J. Blige's father
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. >> A judge ordered a Michigan woman to stand trial on charges she stabbed the father of R&B singer Mary J. Blige during a domestic dispute.
Cheryl White, 50, of Battle Creek faces up to life in prison if convicted of assault with attempt to murder, The Battle Creek Inquirer reported.
White's boyfriend, Thomas Blige, 63, testified Monday that White attacked him with a knife on Jan. 23 after he caught her slashing his tires.
"I was up early getting ready for school and I saw Cheryl White slashing my tires," Blige said. "As I went to her she started slashing me. She said something out of anger like, 'You won't mess with me."'
Jeffrey Schroder, an attorney for White, argued that Blige's testimony about the incident was unclear.
"I don't know how anyone can believe that witness," Schroder said.
Blige said he was cut on the throat, lung and arm. He said he was able to run into a friend's apartment, where he was staying after a domestic dispute with White the day before.
"Me and Cheryl have serious domestic problems," Blige said. "The day before we were fighting and the police were called. We have verbal fights multiple times. An enormous number of times."
Blige denied that he tried to attack White after she stabbed him.
"I didn't chase her, I approached her," he said. "I was trying to embrace her out of love. I have never harmed her; I love her and I don't like the situation she is in."
Calhoun County District Judge Frank Line ordered the case to circuit court for trial.
Kymberly Schroder, another attorney for White, said in a statement that she is looking forward to having a trial date scheduled so all of the evidence can be presented.
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Billie Eilish Says Her 2020 Oscars Performance Was 'Trash'
By Hayden Brooks
February 14, 2020
Billie Eilish is reveling in a career highlight with the release of her James Bond theme song, "No Time To Die," but the pop superstar is feeling under the weather and it seems as if she's been sick for the last week.
"I was sick for all of the Oscars. I bombed that performance," Eilish, 18, said during a recent interview, in which she appeared to still be feeling sick. "That was trash. The Oscars is not my people. I'm not used to that. At least the Grammys wasn't as scary because it was, like, artists. And it felt like my people, it felt like, 'Oh, look, a bunch of artists!' And I knew a lot of them already and I'd met them and they knew of me."
On Sunday (February 9), Eilish took to the 2020 Oscars stage to sing a cover of The Beatles' "Yesterday" during the In Memoriam segment, which was introduced by Steven Spielberg. Alongside FINNEAS on piano, the star donned all black to sing a somber rendition of the 1965 track on the Dolby Theater stage. Among the photos and names that appeared during the segment included Kirk Douglas, Doris Day, and a moment for the late, great Kobe Bryant.
In related news, Billie Eilish is nominated at this year's iHeartRadio Music Awards in several categories, including Song of the Year, Best Music Video, and Alternative Rock Song of the Year! Social voting is open now, and will close on Monday, March 23rd at 8pm ET/5pm PT for all categories, except for Best Fan Army which will continue through Friday, March 27th at 9am ET/6am PT. Fans can vote using the appropriate category and nominee hashtags or by visiting iHeartRadio.com/awards. Fans can watch the 2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards live on FOX on Sunday, March 29th at 8pm ET. The event will also be broadcast on iHeartMedia stations nationwide and on iHeartRadio.
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Virginia Tech edges Rutgers in OT in Russell Bowl
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Rutgers' regular-season ended with the Scarlet Knights thinking about what might have been after they lost a BCS bowl berth with consecutive losses.
They will have to have to wait a little longer to completely wash away that bitter feeling.
On Friday night in the Russell Athletic Bowl, Rutgers dominated the first half defensively, only to see its offense wilt down the stretch as a late turnover and missed field goal cost it in a 13-10 overtime loss to Virginia Tech.
The loss ended a run of five straight bowl victories for the Scarlet Knights and kept them from recording their first double-digit win season since 2006.
"Two tremendous defensive performances, and one of the better defensive performances I've seen from Rutgers players this season," Rutgers coach Kyle Flood said. "It's unfortunate that we came out on the wrong side of the game, and squander that kind of performance as a result."
Virginia Tech's Cody Journell kicked a 22-yard field goal on the first possession of overtime.
Rutgers (9-4) had a chance to tie it, but Nick Borgese missed a 42-yard field-goal attempt to the right.
"It's frustrating just because of the type of competitor I am," Rutgers linebacker Khaseem Greene said. "That this defense is and this team is in general. We go out every day to compete, and it's to win. But it's just something we have to learn from."
Virginia Tech (7-6) won its third straight game to avoid its first losing season since 1992.
"Not everything in life is real smooth," Hokies coach Frank Beamer said. "These players worked hard and how they reacted to adversity and to disappointment and when all of them wanted to do better -- they kept together."
The Hokies trailed 10-0 at the half, then rallied in the final 30 minutes thanks to some timely turnovers and offense. Quarterback Logan Thomas struggled in the first and finished with a pair of interceptions, but also had 192 yards passing and the game's only passing touchdown.
The win also was the Hokies' 12th straight victory over their former Big East Conference rival.
"I can't commend the defense more," Thomas said. "The entire season that's kind of how it's been. I have to give a shout out to (linebacker) Bruce Taylor because he played his tail off the entire game. It felt like he was in the backfield making a tackle on every play."
Virginia Tech cornerback Antone Exum, selected the most valuable player of the game, picked off Gary Nova's pass early in the fourth quarter to set up the tying score.
Rutgers seemed to be in command until the opening minutes of the fourth quarter, when turnovers and a sudden surge from the Hokies' offense quickly turned the momentum.
Down 10-0, Virginia Tech took over after Rutgers missed field goal and moved into Scarlet Knights' territory for the first time in the game on a 32-yard pass from Thomas to Dyrell Roberts.
Thomas then found Corey Fuller for a 25-yard strike on the next play, before the drive stalled on the 8. It forced the Hokies to settle for Journell's 25-yard field goal.
Exum intercepted Nova's pass on the ensuing drive, giving the Hokies a first down on the Rutgers 21.
The Hokies found the end zone three plays later on a 21-yard touchdown pass from Thomas to Fuller with 10:56 left as steady rain began to fall.
Virginia Tech defensive end Tyrel Wilson then came up with the defense's second turnover of the night, recovering a fumble inside the Scarlet Knights 40 after Nova dropped a snap while lined up in the shotgun.
An intentional grounding penalty on Thomas forced a punt, though, with less than 7 minutes to play.
They got another chance a few series later, only to see Journell's 51-yard field goal come up short with 2:20 showing on the clock.
Rutgers punted, but got it back just a play later when Thomas' pass was intercepted by Brandon Jones.
The Scarlet Knights came into game ranked 14th in the nation in total defense, surrendering 321.25 yards per game.
It was defense on both sides that controlled the action in the first half as Rutgers took a 10-0 halftime lead.
The Scarlet Knights were the most effective offensively, managing a modest seven first downs and a field goal. But the Scarlet Knights came up empty on their best drive of the half, failing to convert on a fourth down pass play inside the Hokies 35.
Virginia Tech struggled throughout, though, tallying only 73 yards total in the first two quarters. Thomas was also sacked twice and intercepted late in the half, which severely hampered an offense that never made it into Rutgers' territory.
Penalties also bent in Rutgers' favor. Virginia Tech was penalized eight times for 60 yards. The Scarlet Knights weren't whistled for any penalties in the half.
A miscue by Virginia Tech on the opening drive of the game produced the game's first score.
Hokies center Caleb Farris sent his second snap of the night sailing past Thomas and into the end zone.
Thomas scrambled back to pick it up, and tried to run it out, but he was instantly swarmed and lost the ball as he was tackled. It was eventually recovered by Greene for the touchdown.
Notes: The game was the lowest scoring the bowl's history. It surpassed Stanford's 24-3 win over Penn State in 1993. ...The game also set a bowl record with 20 punts, passing the previous record of 19 in the 1991 matchup between Alabama and Colorado.


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A life well lived. RIP
I was just watching a YouTube documentary on the making of the Blackadder series last night! Those guys were good!
I missed the very last episode until last night. It was brilliant and not comedic.
Every year people die, whether they are notables or not.
Death does not distinguish between people.
Their importance will not avail them anything despite they believe and work the righteous work for God's sake


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Taking a Trip? Travel by Land Yacht
WSJ Eyes on the Road columnist Joe White joins Lunch Break for a look at Airstream's new "land yacht," and the pro's and con's of traveling in a luxury RV. Photo: Larry McCay.
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... I ... it was Peckham twenty doubts why why when you can land ... meet the upscale Arby's yes you're looking at Arby's inspired by ... Mercedes in luxury not Joe White has eyes on the road calmness and ... he's here with a preview knees and check them out to Joe ... have always been these high in Arby's that ... tell some of its release in depth features of these new upscale monthly once ... you've been checking out ... well we know it you can you get what they are widescreen flat panel TV in the back of your eye Audi a sense that you can in the back of ... the airstream Interstate which is basically out ... of very made over a Mercedes or Venice got the star of the front in the back it gets hot meals sleeping area ... of allowed it looks like the inside of a Lear jet out ... at eighty seven has a bathroom and kitchen and it's on the ground ... and and that's that's just one example what's going on here in this industry not just water in the recession ... the whole RV industry is coming back now and these sort of luck cherry and an answer war fashion or high design on on on ... the bulls are are leading the way ... for what it what the audience for these these were of one to read him a Antioch if you will and look at price tags are we talking about now ... well that there's a really wide range shear I'm having the audience has been people in their sixties we can we expect people who are retiring the whole time ... now to travel that has been the audience is still a big party audience what the companies in this field are looking for though are ... younger and I was the honor of forties fifties people who have money in that arena entertainment they're successful entrepreneurs ... maybe that no NASCAR drivers of Kelly are a big market for some of the very largest of these the motor coaches ... it's it's diverse airstream I visited Airstream thereafter people ... of work for adventurous but maybe have of professions that I'm that ... cause them to travel around a lot of talk to one ... of Lady of who has ... who has a prescription for Target for her husband as a consultant to wineries they travel around six messier this thing is can it be this new airstream that they bought is can it be their mobile offices to be their home away from home ... so much of these images reveal a connection on the Darby just remind me of of boats and generally have tucking away in everything into ... I know behind cushions in and having things that they just disappear ... in looking for things like portals right there on that one ... I'm any asking this are people using these beyond the vacation are they using Nisa satellite ... ah offices are just you know like a glorified man cave even ... all the above I just talked to were of one fellows so who say out ... is the oil company project manager is over and ... you know to be sure right now I'm back home in United States has gotten made over forty foot airstream that this looks like I know that the settlement analysts said a madman ... I it's it's all fifties and sixties mid century modern of appointments and furniture all the rest of that ... um it yet that this is this these things and you can run the gamut from highly customized ... to something this is off the shelf ... but still as this with the price of a very high end European one tree sedan and incentives outfitted ... for of for comforting to some extent privacy well traveling you have to stop the truck stop to it wraps up the antenna quickly I know gas is a secure bit depreciation on these vehicles that must be an issue to correct ... it's tough when issue I'd talk to I'd talk to people about this and that is ... that is just too big downsides right off the top one these these depreciate are not great investments ... number two obviously is fuel consumption although ... with more modern of vehicles in this class of using diesel engines ... I saw them such as the interstate Airstream cells can get the saw more than ever the eighteen mpg gas as lousy if your point of reference is the Volkswagen right ... but


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May 3, 2007
tea 4 2 on day 88
Over here in Japan we are officially in the middle of Golden Week holiday time which is a series of National holidays, and May 2 was National Pick-and-drink-your-own-tea Day. Or not. (Ah, it isn't. Sorry.)
National holiday aside, it really was the day for people to celebrate tea, and tea being green tea in this case. Hachiju-hachiya, literary meaning "88th night", is historically recognized as a good day for harvesting, as well as drinking, tea; I'm not going in details as for the background behind this custom, nor what this 88th day is based on anyway, but this should give you a rough idea about it if you are curious, even if you are not a kid.
Instead, here I have scraped together a bit of green tea-related food - some were had in connection with Hachiju-hachiya, while others completely coincidental....
Tea Rice with Banboo Shoots and Peas. Here rice was cooked in roasted brown rice tea or genmai-cha with green tea (confusing...) along with boiled and sliced banboo shoots, fresh pea, and abura-age (deep-fried tofu slices). Freshly boiled banboo shoots and fresh peas are both tastes of the season, and the hint of light scent of roasted tea made a nice background to highlight the delicate flavors of the vegetable.
Green Tea Rice with Seared Sea Bream and Watercress. Lightly seared chunks of sea bream was cooked with rice in green tea and served with watercress leaves. Tai-meshi, or rice cooked with sea bream, is one of my (many) favorite rice dishes, and using green tea instead of stock added another dimension to this elegant classic; the dish that was already light and fragrant is now tasting even lighter and fresher thanks to the clean, palate-clensing green tea.
Speaking of palate-clensing, these little leafies definitely do their job. Green Tea Mints by Sencha Naturals come in three flavors including these two: Lively Lemongrass and Delicate Pear (the other is Original, which I haven't had). I picked up them while in Los Angeles last November, and somehow buried somewhere deep in my luggage... can't believe they ended up popping up on this particular day out of nowhere! (Well, out of my bag, to be specific.)
The last bit is a tray of tea-time treat we had for Hachiju-hachiya: Matcha Panna Cotta and bite-size slices of Green Tea Loaf with Brandy Syrup, complete with a cup of green tea (for those of you who might be wondering how we differentiate matcha from regular green tea, I have given a brief description of one version here). I used agar rather than gelatin to gell the panna cotta, which I thought worked just fine. The cake was a gift that came from one of Japan's biggest tea producing regions, and it didn't fail to measure up to our expectations.
Now seemingly, the month of February swiftly ran away from me, March vanished like a puff of smoke, and April was like it had never come... and is it already May? When I haven't even organized all the photos I took while taravelling last year (ugh)? Well given how things have been over the past months, I am not highly likely to be able to do posts about my travels anytime soon, but at least I have some pics up on my flickr site... at the moment I have some shots of spectacular early-winter (!) Colorado nature from last October; click here to view as slideshow. More to follow shortly.
18 comments:
So great to see you posting again! You do it so well when you do post and I hope to see you write more often!
- 1:08 AM, May 03, 2007
- Kajal@aapplemint said...
Thats a sweet post...love the mints and panna cotta...looks delicious.
- 10:52 PM, May 03, 2007
- Unknown said...
I wandered by in my search for ochazuke. Thanks for sharing your hachiju-hachiya food pictures. I really like the composition of your shots.
- 5:54 PM, May 04, 2007
wonderful green tea dream
- 8:20 PM, May 04, 2007
i love your pictures and the food look simply delicous. talking about green tea just remind me how much i missed www.teacuppa.com spring dragonwell green tea.
- 4:17 AM, May 05, 2007
- SteamyKitchen said...
The panna cotta looked so perfect! I miss Japan....I haven't been there in 7 years or so. You have so much talent in writing and food photography!
- 7:05 AM, May 05, 2007
I thought this was going to have a recipe for green tea panna cotta?
- 5:58 AM, May 07, 2007
- Valentina said...
I love this picture of the cyclist and the imense blue sky.
- 12:10 PM, May 07, 2007
I just discovered your site and I have to say - I'm already addicted! I added you to my blogroll and will be back again. Beautiful photos and entry. :)
Ari (Baking and Books)
- 3:11 AM, May 08, 2007
- catalyst0527 said...
The food in your blogs looks very clean and healthy. :)
- 6:55 AM, May 08, 2007
Do you have the recipe because it looks amazing!
- 4:36 PM, May 08, 2007
- Unknown said...
Congratulations for the pictures in your blog!
- 4:01 AM, May 11, 2007
- Jen said...
Beauitful shots as always. Those green tea mints have intrigued me, I wonder if they are available in Australia?
- 3:58 PM, May 15, 2007
- Jenna said...
Oh my gosh, that tea rice looks absolutely delicious! I've never tried tea rice before, but I hope I will get a chance to try it someday. :)
- 6:17 PM, May 15, 2007
hello there, thank you all for the comments... for those of you who might be interested in the recipe for matcha panna cotta, well, as always there isn't a real recipe, but here is something I remember I did:
I might have had about half-cup each of heavy cream and whole milk, a couple of tablespoonfuls of sugar, gently heating all of them in a sauce pan to a near boil, then added powdered agar (the amount will vary from a product to another) and cook for a bit. Meanwhile, I dissolved two teaspoonfuls or so (would have been more) of matcha powder in a tablespoon of milk. Removed the pan from heat, and added the agar mixture a little at a time to the matcha and milk mixture until thoroughly mixed. Stirred in all the rest of the agar mixture, poured in molds or ramekins, and chilled them in the fridge until set, about 1 hour or so.
This made three small pannna cottas that were not overly sweet with quite strong matcha flavor; you might want to adjust the amount of matcha and sugar to your liking.
- 8:04 AM, May 17, 2007
Great tea post! Just fabulous! Thanks! If you're interested, you may read more about teapots here.
- 8:01 AM, November 26, 2007
Great post about different teapots! Check it:)
- 8:44 AM, November 26, 2007
- Dr.Gray said...
The green tea products are really interesting. I wish Japans love of green tea came to america more.
- 3:40 AM, May 31, 2008


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