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@JeffRisdon 3h
Just re-confirmed with another that what @Ryan_Riddle said yesterday is 100% correct: the #Chiefs are indeed leaning Dion Jordan at #1.
Personally I think Dion is going to be a good NFL player but I think this is a case of teams falling in love with athletecism over production. I'd be weary if my team were going to draft him anywhere in the top 10, not to mention #1. I'm also a little worried that he is going to have Walter Thurmond syndrome. The dude always seems to be banged up.
Great kid though who works his ass off. Would be pretty cool to see a Duck as the #1 pick.
"The day before I was actually playing one of the best games I had in my high school career," Jordan says. "To come from being on the field one night and then waking up in a hospital bed, that was a reality check. …
"At first, I was really scared. I was like, 'Wow.' I was just shocked that it happened to me. Because you never expect something like that to happen."
Time brings perspective. Jordan had a month in a burn unit, and another one-and-a-half weeks of in-patient rehabilitation to piece some things together.
"I was looking around while I was in the hospital," he says. "I noticed there were a lot of people, and I was more fortunate than lot of their situations. That's when it really came to me that I had to appreciate this gift God was blessing me with."
Jordan needed skin grafts on his left leg. But his burns elsewhere healed without help, which was unexpected.
He had to relearn how to walk. As he did he promised himself he would run someday soon.
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World Credit Union Conference Begins with Grand Celebration
July 30, 2007
Calgary, CANADA—Amid the brilliant colors of national flags from the 62 countries represented by more than 2,500 attendees, World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) kicked off its 2007 World Credit Union Conference on July 29 with a grand celebration. Co-hosted by the Credit Union Central of Canada (CUCC), the conference will run through August 1.
In his opening address, WOCCU Chairman Gary Plank reminded attendees that "No matter what happens around us—changes in regulations, advancements in technology or even natural disaster—our work is, at the end of the day, about the people. I am talking about the people who work on behalf of credit unions, the people who work in credit unions, and most importantly, the people we serve: our members."
Early arrivals found much more than celebration. WOCCU's fifth annual Regulators Roundtable attracted 47 credit union regulators from 15 countries across five continents. In a two-day session before the official opening of the conference, regulators of both mature and developing credit union systems exchanged experiences and focused on best practices for supporting strong credit unions at the national level.
The regulators discussed broad themes such as effective regulatory policy and how to encourage modernization in the credit union sector. They also drilled down to specific areas of interest and concern, such as: interest rate risk tools, alternative capital options and crisis management. Nick Le Pan, former CEO, Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions in Canada shared practical tips for effective supervision of credit unions from his rich experience as a regulator in Canada. Karl Cordewener, Deputy Secretary General of the Basel Committee in Switzerland also delivered a candid presentation on practical methods for approaching Basel II.
While the regulators were meeting, scholarship winners, this year's nominees for WOCCU's Young Credit Union People Program (WYCUP) and other conference registrants age 35 and under spent the day devising strategies for credit unions around the world to invite the elusive 18-34 crowd into credit union membership. They framed their discussions around topics such as: the relevancy of cooperative values in credit union marketing to the youth market, pressing financial challenges for 18-34-year-olds, comparison of this generation to "traditional" members and future scenarios for the global credit union system.
"If today was any indication of the capacity that young leaders have, the future of the credit union system is very bright," said Darcy Mykytyshyn, 2006 WYCUP winner and co-facilitator of the session with fellow 2006 WYCUP winner Alison Carr. Mykytyshyn is Vice President, Governance and Strategy with Community Savings in Red Deer, Canada. Carr is Vice President of Corporate Development with Point West Credit Union in Portland, Oregon.
The World Credit Union Conference is an annual event organized by WOCCU and a host member country.
World Council of Credit Unions is the global trade association and development platform for credit unions. World Council promotes the sustainable development of credit unions and other financial cooperatives around the world to empower people through access to high quality and affordable financial services. World Council advocates on behalf of the global credit union system before international organizations and works with national governments to improve legislation and regulation. Its technical assistance programs introduce new tools and technologies to strengthen credit unions' financial performance and increase their outreach.
World Council has implemented 300+ technical assistance programs in 89 countries. Worldwide, 89,026 credit unions in 117 countries serve 260 million people. Learn more about World Council's impact around the world at www.woccu.org.


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'Right To Work' Law
Dear Editor,
On October 27th I, and about two dozen others, attended a public forum in Spencer about the effects that a so-called "Right to Work" law would have in Indiana. During this informative gathering, presenters discussed the overwhelming evidence that the passage of this proposed legislation would be disastrous to the working people of Indiana. To learn more, I urge all friends of working Hoosiers to visit www.badforindiana.org. This website includes an easy "Take Action" link to contact state legislators.
Please take this opportunity soon to learn the facts and voice your opposition to proposed legislation that, I feel, would effectively undermine the ability of Indiana workers to collectively bargain for a living wage, decent benefits, safe working conditions, and fair grievance procedures. It appears to me that the only "right" such a law would guarantee would be a "right to work for less."
Valerie Savage
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Sad to hear that someone with the vision to create UNIX has passed away. My comments about C and C syntax are best left for another time.
I didn't encounter UNIX in any form until 1992 after I was laid off from my second programming job. We used a wide variety of OSes in the BSCS program I went through in the early and mid 80's ... VMS, OS1100, KRONOS and NOS, PC-DOS, and even MacOS, but not UNIX. Languages we learned ranged from various mainframe and PC assembly languages to Pascal, F77, and ALGOL, but no C. It simply hadn't become that important in our part of the country.
That said, the creation of a portable OS that could be run on a variety of hardware platforms was a major achievement. Maybe not that hard to do from an ivory tower perspective, but he and Ken Thompson actually *did* it. They walked the walk, and the platform they created became a power in the computing world, and a lingua franca of sorts.
Non-portable operating systems tend to be heavily proprietary. UNIX was not, and Linux and the BSDs were a natural progression. We owe a lot to the existence of UNIX, I think, despite its arguable faults. It works.
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Saturday 5th February, 2011
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You can write drupal code, but how to share it with the community?
You hacked a module and fixed some bugs, but how to get it into the next release?
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The Dukes County Associate Commissioner for Homelessness is Connie Teixeira.
The Dukes County Commissioners established the position of Associate Commissioner for Public Health in recognition of the important role that ensuring the health, wellness, and safety of its residents and visitors plays in sustaining our vibrant island communities.
The Dukes County Associate Commissioner for Youth is Mike Joyce.
The seven-member Commission serves as the legislative body of County government. Commissioners are chosen for two-year terms in county-wide elections. The Commission normally meets twice a month at the Dukes County Administration Building, 9 Airport Road in Edgartown (at Martha's Vineyard Airport).
The County Manager is County government's Chief Executive Officer. He/She is appointed by the County Commission, manages the County's daily operations, and works with the Commission on initiatives with regional impact.
Founded in 1996 by the County Commission, the Dukes County Health Council is a coalition of 36 appointed members including consumers, public officials, and health care agencies and practitioners. The full council meets in roundtable fashion once a month, and explores ways to improve health care on the Island.
In time of disaster, the Emergency Management Agency saves lives and minimizes property damage. The agency focuses on education, planning, and implementation of disaster plans and procedures.
The highly trained Integrated Pest Management Officer provides a range of pest-management services for both the public and private sector.
His modern methods are both effective and environmentally sound.
This department run by County Manager maintains five miles of free public beach, striving to balance the interests of recreation, ecology, and maintenance. The department issues the popular over-sand permits that allow owners of four-wheel-drive vehicles to explore Norton Point Beach.
Parking tickets issued by the six Island towns and the County may be paid at the office of the Parking Clerk. The clerk's office is in the County Administration Building at Martha's Vineyard Airport.
The Registry of Deeds is one of Dukes County's oldest departments, dating to 1641. Register Dianne Powers, an elected official, records property transfers from all seven towns within the County. Her office is in the County Courthouse on Main Street in Edgartown.
Sheriff Michael A. McCormack is county-wide elected official and oversees now state owned operations under the Sheriff's Office. That includes the Jail & House of Corrections, Communications Center, Drug Information Bureau, Community Corrections and Civil Process. The Sheriff, an elected official, is the County's chief law enforcement officer.
Treasurer Noreen Mavro Flanders, who is elected, is resposible for all the money received and paid out by the County. The Treasurer supervises the Parking Clerk, and also serves as chair of the Dukes County Contributory Retirement System.
This office serves the veterans of all seven towns within the County. The agent helps veterans obtain all the benefits to which they are entitled. She also keeps records of living and deceased veterans, and conceives programs to honor vets and promote patriotism.
This department of Dukes County government helps residents obtain affordable, high-quality health care. The program primarily assists those with no health insurance, families with children, seniors, people with disabilities, and low-income residents.
Cape Light Compact saves money for residents of Dukes County and Cape Cod in two main ways: 1) It uses the combined buying power of
197,000 people to keep electric rates as low as possible; and 2) It operates energy-efficiency programs that can slash the individual's electric bill and reduce the price of new appliances.
Community Services is the largest human service provider in Dukes County. It serves 6,000 residents and visitors each year with five programs: Visiting Nurses, Women's Support Services, Early Childhood Programs, Island Counseling Center, and Island Community Resources.
Elder Services is a private, not-for-profit, community-based organization. Since our founding in 1972, we have been dedicated to promoting the welfare and enhancing the quality of life of elders, as well as helping them to maintain maximum independence and dignity. Our organization works with the community to identify and respond to the needs, problems, and concerns of elders and their families.
This agency's mission is to help develop affordable, quality, year-round housing for Dukes County residents, especially those with low and moderate incomes.
The Authority's modern buses carry 750,000 passengers a year throughout all six town of Martha's Vineyard. Many visitors purchase economical day passes that allow unlimited ridership.The Authority also operates a paratransit services known as "The Lift."
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Irvine, Calif.- Ntreev USA, a leading online game developer and publisher, announced today that it will launch Season 4 of its popular online casual golf game, Pangya, in North America this July. The game was recently re-launched in the U.S. and includes content for Pangya's Season 3. With the launch of Season 4 this summer players can look forward to new content including a self design feature, new characters, new custom items and options and much more. Pangya can be downloaded for free.
"Pangya loyalists have been excited about the launch of Season 4 for some time now and we are excited to finally reveal when they can experience it," said Chris Lee, CEO at Ntreev USA. "With the recent re-launch of the game in North America we promised that players could look forward to many special events and new content updates-and we are keeping that promise with the upcoming launch of Season 4."
Pangya's Season 4 includes an all-new Self Design Feature where players can totally custom create a character's outfit from head to toe. Players will be able to choose from different pieces of clothing to make up an outfit and then can decorate the clothing with their own artistic flair. In addition, players will also be treated to an all-new character, a pop-star known as Lucia, who is already a hugely popular character in the Asian version of the game where Season 4 is now live. Ntreev has also added a new security feature that includes an in-game safe for players to keep all their purchased items. By putting their items in the new safe, players will not have to worry about hacking or loss of their valuable items. In addition, players can create custom items and give them as gifts to other players, and the gift will be embossed with the player's name when it is delivered.
Pangya is a casual golf game that takes the difficult rules of golf and transforms it into an easy to pick-up -and-play casual golf experience that a player of any skill level can enjoy. Featuring simple and intuitive controls, Pangya allows anyone to easily play with other gamers and unlike other online games; players in Pangya are friends, not enemies! Players will be taken to 14 breath-taking locations where they can choose one of 8 unique playable characters. Pangya offers players an extensive customization experience with thousands of possible combinations of costumes, accessories, equipment, golf clubs, power boosts and more that help them to become a pro out on the green.
For more information about Ntreev USA visit www.ntreev.net. For more information on Pangya, or to download the game, please visit https://Pangya.ntreev.net/.
About Ntreev USA Inc.
Located in Southern California and established in the fall of 2006, Ntreev USA Inc. is a sister company of Ntreev Soft, specializing in online game development and publishing. Ntreev USA currently publishes the anime MMORPG Trickster Online Revolution, online action brawler Grand Chase and the online casual golf game, Pangya.


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Checking up on your fitness form
From jumping rope to swinging a kettle bell to pounding a treadmill, a finely-tuned form can spell the difference between a sound body and a sore knee.
Experts say often a professional tweak can go a long way towards firming up your workout.
"People usually injure themselves on basic exercises, like a squat or a bench press," said New York-based personal trainer Tiffany Boucher.
But Boucher, who works for the national chain of fitness centers Equinox, said form is relatively easy to fix.
"Something is being overused, usually in tandem with some type of muscle imbalance," she said. "So it's often about getting people to put their shoulders in a certain place, find their center of gravity, engage their abdominals, or tilt their pelvis in a certain direction."
She said even a small adjustment can be transformative.
Knees are the most common focus of client complaint, according to Boucher. Once form is corrected, relief often comes within weeks.
"People don't have that continued inflammation," she said.
Dr. Daniel Solomon, a spokesperson for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, believes in getting the help of a professional trainer before embarking on a new routine.
"Most of what we see are strains and really preventable muscle-type injuries," said Solomon, a California-based physician specializing in sports medicine. "People just do things their bodies aren't ready to do or capable of sustaining for long."
Another big mistake is skipping the warm up.
"They jump right in instead of spending 15 minutes to do a good cardio warm up and stretching before grabbing the weight," he said.
He said some workouts just require more expertise than others.
"I'm a proponent of using free weights," he said. "But you've got to make sure you have the technique correct."
Jessica Matthews, an exercise physiologist for the American Council on Exercise, said many highly effective workouts, such as kettle bells, medicine balls, and plyometric (jumping) moves, can be dangerous if done incorrectly.
"Some workouts are trickier," said Matthews, who is based in San Diego, California. "I've seen a lot of people use free weights incorrectly. There is a much greater margin of error than with machines, which move on a fixed path."
Before going all-out on the plyometric training that characterizes so many home DVD workouts, she said it's important to learn to land safely, which means softly and on the mid-foot.
"The body is one big kinetic chain. Dysfunction in one area will create dysfunction in another," she said. "So suddenly your hip is bothering you because of instability in your ankle."
Before tackling the latest high-intensity, technique-based workout, Matthews advises strengthening your stability and mobility through back-to-basic exercises such as plank, side plank, lunges and squats.
"Build that solid foundation first," she said. "Then progress to more explosive workouts that take more advanced skills."
If don't have your own personal trainer, Boucher said, don't hesitate to ask a fitness professional at your gym to observe your form for a few seconds. Then be open to the feedback.
"Do you hunch your shoulders? Hunch your back? " she said. "Maybe one side of your body is tighter than the other. Or the left hip is more rotated than the right."
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McMullan, Defense Pitch Shutout in Second Half
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – It was a game that very easily could have gotten out of hand. Instead, Saturday's showdown with archrival Harvard on Alumnae Day at Reese Stadium wound up illustrating the potential the Yale women's lacrosse team has. Trailing 7-0 at halftime, the Bulldogs circled the wagons and wound up shutting out Harvard for the final 31:02 with one of their best defensive efforts in recent years. Meanwhile, the offense chipped away at the Crimson lead with five goals in a span of 20 minutes at the start of the second half. Unfortunately for Yale, that was where the comeback attempt stopped. Hurt by crucial turnovers in the final minutes, the Bulldogs wound up on the short end of a 7-5 score.
"Obviously, it was a tale of two halves," said Anne Phillips, Yale's Joel E. Smilow, Class of 1954 Head Coach of Women's Lacrosse. "Statistically it was a dead heat. We cleared the ball better, but draws, ground balls and turnovers were basically even. We couldn't get the offense ignited in the first half, but in the second half we came out and just played. We had some unfortunate miscues late, but we played well and we played hard."
The start of Saturday's game was delayed 45 minutes because of the epic five-overtime battle between the Yale men's lacrosse team and Princeton that preceded the women's game on the Reese Stadium turf. Harvard (3-4, 1-2 Ivy League) was quick out of the gate, scoring four times in slightly more than seven minutes at the start of the game. The fourth goal came right after a yellow card on the Bulldogs, one of three costly yellows in the half. The second one led to a free position shot that sophomore goalkeeper Erin McMullan denied, but Harvard eventually took a 5-0 lead -- with the yellow still in effect -- at 13:48 on a goal by midfielder Danielle Tetreault.
That prompted a Yale timeout, and the Bulldogs then began slowing the Crimson attack down. Harvard scored again with 10:22 left in the half (shortly after Yale's third yellow had expired), but after that the Crimson did not score again until midfielder Melanie Baskind notched her second goal of the game 62 seconds before halftime.
Yale (2-5, 0-3 Ivy League) trailed the Crimson by the same seven-goal margin at halftime a year ago (10-3). But while that game devolved into a 19-3 Crimson win, the Bulldogs made it clear from the start of the second half on Saturday that things would be different this time around. Just 44 seconds in, sophomore attacker Jen DeVito fed junior attacker Devon Rhodes for a goal, and two minutes after that sophomore midfielder Ashley McCormick drove to draw a free position shot and buried it to pull Yale within 7-2.
McCormick later drew a charge on the Crimson, but that possession would end in frustration as sophomore midfielder Meghan Murray's shot hit the post. After the teams traded turnovers, a yellow card on Harvard gave freshman midfielder Cathryn Avallone the chance to score off a free position shot at 14:44, and two minutes after that DeVito again fed Rhodes in front for a goal that pulled Yale within three.
The Crimson called time after Rhodes' second goal, but the momentum remained in Yale's favor. After coming up empty off a free position attempt, the Bulldogs got a big play from their captain. Senior attacker Caroline Crow took advantage of a failed clear by Harvard to race in from the midfield and fire in her 11th goal of the year, bringing her team with 7-5 with 10:20 to play.
McMullan, starting for the second straight game, then delivered two huge saves on free position shots by Harvard in a span of 80 seconds -- but each time the Bulldogs turned the ball over and were unable to take advantage at the other end of the field.
As the game clock ticked under five minutes, Harvard began playing ball control. But when midfielder Nina Kucharczyk (whose brother Harry plays for the Yale men's team) saw a chance to drive to the goal with three minutes to play, she tried to take advantage of it. Instead, McMullan came up with another huge save and the Bulldogs seemingly had the break they needed. They called timeout with 2:08 to play.
But after Crow had a shot blocked, Harvard grabbed the ground ball. Freshman midfielder Erin Magnuson provided one last glimmer of hope by intercepting a Harvard pass on the clear attempt, but a turnover by the Bulldogs gave the ball right back to Harvard and the Crimson ran out the clock from there.
The loss overshadowed another double-digit save performance from McMullan, who had 21 stops in her two starts this week.
"She's a very composed goalie," Phillips said. "She has a very disciplined style, and I think she confused Harvard. Their goals came in tough situations, man-up and in tight in the crease. She saved all their free position shots and frustrated their attack, and that helped ignite things on the other end of the field for us."
The Bulldogs also vexed the Crimson's top two scorers from last year's game with some new-look matchups. Attacker Jenn VanderMeulen had four goals last year vs. Yale; Saturday she scored just once while under the watchful eye of sophomore defender Katherine Sherrill.
"Katherine's tall just like VanderMeulen is, and she's also quick," said Phillips. "She was able to force her right. She did a really good job not letting her get a drive off."
Tetreault also had four goals against Yale last year, but was held to one on Saturday as sophomore defender Adrienne Tarver spent time defending her and Baskind.
And those were just two parts of a young Yale defense that limited Harvard to nearly half as many goals as the Crimson scored earlier in the year vs. defending Ivy League champion Penn (13). Of the 16 Yale players who saw playing time on Saturday, 14 are freshmen and sophomores, and the two upperclassmen (Crow and Rhodes) play primarily on the attack. Sherrill, Tarver, Kallie Parchman and Courteney Rutter give the Bulldogs four starting defenders who are all sophomores.
"We definitely came a long way today," Phillips said. "The way we came back in the second half speaks to the competitiveness of this team. They believe they can score. We just needed a couple more possessions."
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This week in Island history
The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society.
100 years ago
From the Newport Journal, April 21, 1911
The first herring and lobsters of the season to be shipped from the island were taken across the ferry today, Tourga sending two barrels of herring in his trap and King and Sherman about 100 pounds of lobsters.
The painting and overhauling of steamer Conanicut at the repair shop in Newport is being pushed to enable her to go to Providence to go on the dry dock April 24.
More chickens are being raised on the island than ever before. Mr. George Howland has hatched out more than. 1,800 to date, and has taken out 186 chicks from a machine which held 212 eggs.
A thousand peach trees have arrived for Mr. A. L. Peckham, who will set out an orchard on the Eldred farm.
A power spraying apparatus belonging to the state gave a demonstration of spraying fruit trees at the orchards of Mr. John J. Watson Wednesday.
75 years ago
From the Newport Daily News, April 23, 1936
A capacity audience attended the minstrel show Wednes- day evening in St. Mark's hall, given for the benefit of the Red Cross relief fund.
Patrick McCafferty has returned to his home in Narragansett avenue from Lake Worth, Florida, where he spent the last few months.
50 years ago
From the Newport Daily News, April 17, 1961
The plan of the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority to take over both the Mount Hope and Jamestown Bridges under power accorded it by law was termed as both thievery and robbery by a Jamestown Episcopal rector in his sermon Sunday.
From the Newport Daily News, April 18, 1961
The Jamestown Town Council adopted at a special meeting last night a budget of $460,675.98. This is $45,460 more than last year's budget.
The new Texas Tower structure that will replace the Brenton Reef lightship will cost an estimated $725,000.
25 years ago
From the Newport Daily News, April 18, 1986
The Jamestown Bridge contractor has started steel reinforcing work, scheduled to be subcontracted, until allegations of fraud against the potential subcontractor can be resolved.
Sara Neubauer of Jamestown received first prize and a Tshirt Thursday night at the Jamestown Philomenian Library for a design she submitted in a contest sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
From the Newport Daily News, April 22, 1986
The Town Council voted Monday to support a sewer extension to a 16-lot subdivision off Hamilton Avenue provided the lots can produce adequate well water.
15 years ago
From the Jamestown Press, April 18, 1996
This Sunday Jamestowners can observe the 26th anniversary of Earth Day by participating in a morning-long island-wide beach cleanup that culminates in a free lunch of hot dogs and soda for everyone who works.
Sitting as the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners, the Town Council Monday approved eight new hookups to the municipal water system … Approval was granted on the condition that Public Works Director Steve Goslee is satisfi ed that the six new tie-ins to the water main on Beavertail Road will not adversely affect the water supply to nearby Clarke's Village.
10 years ago
From the Jamestown Press,
April 19, 2001
Some novel ideas came out of Tuesday Night's candidate forum, the second opportunity island residents had to meet islanders running for Town Council, School Committee and moderator in next month's election. Among the new ideas circulating were ways to improve and expedite town government, increase communication and form stronger awareness among committees, and to separate some duties to avoid conflicting interests.
Last week a team from the state Department of Environmental Management conducted a controlled burn of all the low growing brush on Dutch Island. Even though work is being done on the island, it is still closed and DEM spokeswoman Stephanie Powell said that she has "no timetable" of when the island will re-open to the public.
Sitting as the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners, the Town Council Monday voted 4-0 to increase the water rates by 3 percent across the board and raise the sewer rate by 2 percent, from $5.37 to $5.47 per 1,000 gallons.


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Tom Cruise: 'Jack Reacher' U.S. Premiere Postponed Due to School Shooting
Tom Cruise makes an appearance on El Hormiguero to promote his new film Jack Reacher at Vertice Studio on Thursday (December 13) in Madrid, Spain.
Earlier in the day, the 50-year-old actor attended the premiere of the film with his beautiful co-star Rosamund Pike in Madrid.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Tom Cruise
It was recently announced that the U.S. premiere of Jack Reacher would be postponed following the elementary school shooting in Connecticut.
"Due to the terrible tragedy in Newtown Connecticut, and out of honor and respect for the families of the victims whose lives were senselessly taken, we are postponing tomorrow's Pittsburgh premiere of Jack Reacher," Paramount Pictures stated yesterday. "Our hearts go out to all those who lost loved ones."


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1970 Dodge Challenger Hemi R/T
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1 of 11 Hemi Challenger's built with a 4 speed manual and Shaker hood. There are only 38,000 miles on the original 425 horsepower, 426 cubic inch V8.. This car came with the optional deluxe interior, rallye gauge cluster, and was finished in "Lemon Twist" Yellow.
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Google Chrome gets friendly with Native Client
Dev preview plugs into x86 chip models
Google pushed out version 22.214.171.124 of its Chrome browser on Friday and it comes loaded with a number of fixes and features, including the debut of Native Client on Microsoft's Windows OS.
The nifty Native Client (or NaCl) open source tech has been developed for running x86 native code in web apps. By slotting it into Chrome, Google has gifted the browser with beefier processing power for running applications on the net.
The idea behind the project is for Google to more closely align web apps with those that run natively on a computer's operating system - all of which might come in handy once its Chrome OS arrives in the second half of next year.
In the meantime, developers can tinker with the code - which was built into the Dev preview version of the Chrome browser - on Windows systems. It's also switched off as default, and needs a command-line switch added to enable NaCl when Chrome is launched.
Google said it has added a number of extensions to its latest Chrome release too. The full lowdown of tweaks, fixes and features is available here. ®


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I am using quite a lot dual screen setup with my laptop. I use the default way so that second monitor does not have menus/anything other than empty screen. It feels ok, but if the user used both screens heavily, I see the problem. I know that you may enable "Workspaces" on secondary monitor too, but I have never tried it.


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Braided detail at top, pleated bust and sheer chiffon layer make this bebe dress a flirty little cocktail piece. Offers hidden back zipper and adjustable straps. Try it with matching red sandals.
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For both comic book fans and those who can't tell the Green Lantern from the Green Arrow, IRON MAN is the type of summer blockbuster whose appeal lasts far beyond the season. Robert Downey Jr. stars as Tony Stark, a billionaire playboy and genius who puts as much effort into chasing skirts as he puts into chasing his next big idea. A trip to Afghanistan to sell weapons quickly devolves into chaos, and Stark finds himself at the mercy of a warlord who wants him to build a missile. Instead, Stark creates a powerful suit of armor, turning him into Iron Man and allowing him to escape. When he returns to America, his assistant Pepper Pots (Gwyneth Paltrow), friend Rhodey (Terrence Howard), and right-hand man Obadiah Stane (Jeff Bridges) all marvel at the change in the man they knew.
IRON MAN is the first film to be self-financed by Marvel Studios, and they should be proud of their freshman effort. They didn't take any obvious routes with choosing the cast or crew, and it pays off. Director Jon Favreau, who also has a small role in the film, is best known for directing ELF, but his first action-driven effort is nearly flawless. Casting Downey was gutsy but inspired: this is his first big action picture as well, but the wit he displays in films such as the cult hit KISS KISS, BANG BANG works perfectly for the character of Stark. IRON MAN features nods to its beloved source material, as well as to the classic animated series of the 1960s. But even for the uninitiated, this film provides an interesting entry into the Marvel superhero's universe. Audiences who keep watching after the credits have rolled will be rewarded with a bonus scene.
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Kevin Feige - Executive Producer, THE HULK (2003)
Jon Favreau - American actor/screenwriter/director, SWINGERS
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Terrence DaShon Howard - Actor\"Dead Presidents"
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Ramin Djawadi - Music, THUNDERBIRDS (2004)
Matthew Labatique - Dir. of Photography, THE FOUNTAIN, (2006)
Leslie Bibb - Actress
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John Nelson - Visual Effects Coordinator, GLADIATOR (2000)
David Maisel - Executive Producer, THE INCREDIBLE HULK
Dan Lebental - Editor, FROM HELL (2001)
Peter Billingsley - American actor and producer
Stan Lee - American comic book author/editor, Marvel Comics movies
Stanley Martin Lieber - American comic book author/editor, Marvel Comics movies
Avi Arad - Executive producer, many Marvel Comics properties
Matthew Holloway - Screenwriter
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Clark Gregg - American actor, THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE
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3 stars out of 4 -- "In IRON MAN, Downey's likably snide playboy character is cut from the same anti-hero cloth as Johnny Depp's Jack Sparrow..." - 05/01/2008 USA Today
"[I]t's got an energetic, engaging performance by Robert Downey Jr....This part has been nicely tailored to Downey's talents and is a great deal of fun as a result." - 05/01/2008 Los Angeles Times
"The well-crafted IRON MAN is one of the smartest superhero films to come down the pike in some time....Robert Downey Jr. again reveal why he is one of the best actors of his generation..." - 05/01/2008 Chicago Sun-Times
"[A]n unusually good superhero picture....The film benefits from a script that generally chooses clever dialogue over manufactured catchphrases...and also from a crackerjack cast that accepts the filmmakers's invitation to do some real acting..." - 05/02/2008 New York Times
"[Favreau] draws on his humanistic gifts to make IRON MAN a compellingly down-to-earth superhero fantasy..." -- Grade: B+ - 05/09/2008 Entertainment Weekly, p.42-43
"There's winning comedy in Stark's suit-making misadventures, involving a dash of Wile E. Coyote slapstick and some terrific deadpanning from Downey Jr.. And the acting-powerhouse cast doesn't disappoint." - 07/01/2008 Empire, p.54
"It has Downey's spirited turn going for it, as well as rousing sequences of various models of Iron Man armour in action....It makes a lot of clever decisions..." - 07/01/2008 Sight and Sound, p.61-62
3 stars out of 4 -- "Seeing Downey and Bridges duel is one of the film's primary delights..." - 04/29/2008 Premiere
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I watched Orgasmic Birth last night on Amazon. When I told my husband what I was watching, he gave me a look like "oh no, you're going to be one of those women this time, huh?" I told him that despite the title, the movie was supposed to be good, and for the most part it was.
If you go to the OG website, you'll see that they define the word orgasmic differently than you would expect: "Intense or unrestrained excitement or a similar point of intensity or emotional excitement." I'd agree that all of the normal physiologic births shown on the video demonstrated intensity. It's important to read the definition above with the word "or" in mind. A woman does not have to achieve orgasm during labor/birth to have an orgasmic birth.
I found it interesting that one of the interviewed NCB experts suggested that we don't share our birth stories because we don't want to make other women feel inadequate. Perhaps a woman who consents to an epidural in a hospital setting will feel inadequate, I don't know. But, a woman who has undergone a cesarean after trying to labor will almost always feel inadequate in some way. (I know there are always women out there who will say different.) Let me explain.
A woman is told that babies come out of vaginas, and that most of the time that is possible. Women may enter into the last stages of pregnancy knowing that they want an epidural or to be induced, but they still expect that in most cases, the baby is going to come out normally. However, most hospital birthers are not given the right kind of support to achieve a natural physiologic birth or normal birth. Inductions are fairly normal. Augmentations are fairly normal. Epidurals are extremely common. As one expert pointed out on the movie, when most (like 90%) laboring women receive an epidural, and you don't, you take the staff out of its comfort zone.
So after these interventions and more (constant monitoring, restricted movement in labor, etc.), women are still expected somehow to birth vaginally. And a third of us are sectioned – or more, depending on the location. Our bodies failed us, we are lead to believe. "Thank God I was in the hospital or my baby and I would have been in big trouble." Our inadequacies are magnified by the overwhelming successes of the medical machine.
Women who have had cesareans are defensive. "My cesarean was necessary" is a common belief. But to suggest that women don't share their birth stories because they don't want to make a cesarean mother feel inadequate is not understanding the situation. We already feel inadequate.
I am 1 of 3 women sectioned in childbirth.
I am one of numerous women told that her body wasn't capable of birthing her baby.
I am 3 of 4 women sectioned in Montana for twins.
I am nearly 100% of women in my community told they cannot have a VBAC in the hospital after multiple scars.
I am nearly 100% of women told to be thankful that they have a healthy baby after a cesarean section.
Share your birth stories in a supportive, instructive, and hopeful manner. Give cesarean mamas hope that next time can be different, if she chooses. And she has to choose; you can't choose for her. I myself am preparing for a transformational experience this summer. I can't get there unless I embrace stories of uninhibited natural physiologic birth.


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Listen to New Conor Oberst Song: "MariKKKopa."
Conor Oberst has never been one to mince words. In his latest song Conor Oberst takes aim at Racist Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio with his old pals Los Desaparecidos. "MariKKKopa" is a had hitting punk song where Conor hits Sheriff Joe by name. The song is available August 2nd. You can check it out below.
Conor recently told the Huffington Post, "Joe Arpaio needs no help from me getting attention. For years he has been a beacon of bigotry and intolerance for all the world to see. The list of human and civil-rights abuses he's committed in Maricopa County is long and well documented. His many "crime suppression sweeps" are some of the most egregious affronts to American values and human dignity perpetrated in this century. What he does need is to be called out at every opportunity as the criminal that he is. There are many ways of doing that. The federal government's current law suit against him being one of them. I used the best means at my disposal to do it: a punk rock song."
The song will be available August 2nd online.
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This weekend I'll be making the long trip over to Green Bay, Wis. to attend the Packers/Steelers game.
It's either my third or fourth time going to a Packer game in Lambeau, I can't remember, but I'm sure this one will be just as fun as the others. Even though the Packers have had a rocky season, and even though Aaron Rodgers might not be playing, I'm still super excited to spend the day in Titletown, USA. And with the incredible win over the Cowboys last Sunday, the Pack still have a playoff chance which makes the game that much more exciting.
Here's a few fun facts on the Frozen Tundra: Lambeau Field is the only stadium in the NFL that's primarily bench seating. The Packers organization has kept the bench seating even through multiple renovations, to keep some of the original flavor and history to the stadium. Because of the bench seating, which maximizes space, Lambeau holds a capacity of 80,750. This makes it the third largest NFL stadium in terms of capacity, behind FedExField and MetLife Stadium. Lambeau is also the oldest stadium in the NFL, after it opened in 1957. Season tickets for the Packers have been sold out since 1960, and there are more than 80,000 people currently on the waiting list. The stadium got the nickname of "The Frozen Tundra" after the Packers played the Cowboys on Dec. 31, 1967. The game was played in temperatures around -15 degrees, with wind chills even colder.
According to Weather.com, temperatures will be in the single digits on game day. It's certainly better than -15, but it sounds like The Frozen Tundra will definitely live up to its name this Sunday. I don't mind cold weather, and the experience had at Lambeau makes it well worth it. The amount of tailgating that goes on here is insane. It's basically one big party hours before and after each game. This is the best part of the experience. It's not just about the game, but also about all of the game day festivities that stretch far beyond the stadium itself. It's pretty easy to make friends too, as everybody has one thing in common: the love for Packer football.
So even if you're a Viking fan, try and plan a trip to a Packer/Viking game in Lambeau some time. You'll be glad you did!


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It's never too early to size everybody up
I heard Phil Simms talking over the weekend on the Showtime show "Inside the NFL," and he said that you don't really know anything about the NFL until after Thanksgiving.
The sentiment is that it takes times for teams to jell, to develop and either rise to the top, sink to the bottom or make a home for themselves somewhere in the middle.
By my count, that means that we won't know who's who in the league until 11 of the 17 weeks have passed.
I don't buy it.
I think we know a heck of a lot about teams before two-thirds of the season has gone by, even if we don't know everything.
And I think that applies to the high school game too. We don't need five out of the eight regular season games to be finished before we can determine if a team is good.
Right now, with every Division I team having played at least two games, and most having played three, we can glean quite a bit. There are still plenty of questions out there, but a lot has already become crystal clear.
Here's what we know.
The Haves: La Salle, Hendricken, Cranston East, Portsmouth
For starters, these teams are the top four in the division record-wise. That makes things easier, for sure, but early season records haven't always been a perfect indicator of long-term success. Last year, Cranston West started out 3-0 in the division and finished 4-4, outside of the playoffs.
But the odds of something like that happening to any of these teams are very slim. La Salle and Hendricken are both 3-0, while Cranston East is 2-0. Portsmouth is 2-1. They look like the best four teams in the state by any measure.
They're ranked one-through-four in the Rhode Island Sports Media Poll, with La Salle, Hendricken and East each receiving first-place votes. Portsmouth is only a shade behind.
La Salle has already beaten Portsmouth – handing the Patriots their only league loss – and defeated a strong Tolman team (which we'll talk about in a minute), as well as Cranston West. Hendricken and East have also beaten Tolman, while East has knocked off Barrington and the Hawks have beaten East Providence and South Kingstown.
Portsmouth has beaten Cranston West and South Kingstown.
For the most part, the wins have been dominant. La Salle has started slow in all three of its games, but still gotten the job done. Against Portsmouth and Tolman, it turned the games into blowouts.
Hendricken has blown out South Kingstown (24-0), East Providence (42-13) and Tolman (28-7). Cranston East blew out Barrington (41-18). Portsmouth blew out Cranston West (33-7) and South Kingstown (42-7).
And they all pass the eye test. They have the best skill players in the state, they're well-coached and they're confident. They're the four best, and they all know they're good.
It's entirely possible that the only losses any of them suffer this year will be at the hands of each other.
The Wild Card: Tolman
Here's how you know I'm not basing this just off records – Tolman is 0-3 so far.
The Tigers, in their first-year after moving up from Division II, have the talent to play in D-I, but were handed the hardest schedule in the state. It was an awful greeting.
But to Tolman's credit, they hung tough. They battled back from a 14-point deficit and nearly beat Cranston East in the first game, were tied with La Salle 14-14 in the second quarter of their second game, and were one big play away from being close with Hendricken in their third game.
They've been competitive. They've just had a horrible draw.
Unfortunately, maybe some rite of initiation or something, Tolman's brutal schedule continues this week. They travel to Portsmouth.
That game could very well decide a playoff spot. Tolman will likely beat Cranston West, South Kingstown and East Providence and should beat Barrington. That gives it four wins. But if the top four don't lose to anybody but each other, Tolman will be on the outside looking in.
It's going to take five wins to get in the playoffs, and Tolman has five games left. They're fast enough and skilled enough offensively to do it.
But it's now or never.
The Middle of the Pack: Barrington, Cranston West
Maybe this is being too hard on Barrington, which has a 2-1 record and I'm sure considers itself in the middle of the playoff chase. But with a loss to Cranston East, and wins over Cranston West and East Providence, it's all a bit misleading.
The Eagles still have Hendricken, La Salle, Portsmouth and Tolman to play. They're not getting to five wins. Sorry.
Cranston West isn't getting to five wins either. They're 0-3 right now, with losses to Barrington, Portsmouth and La Salle. It's been a tough draw, and the Falcons could have made the game against Portsmouth close if they had just closed a few drives.
Yet, there's really only one reason why I put them in this group – their game with La Salle last week. Cranston West held a 10-point lead over the No. 1 team in the state into the fourth quarter before eventually falling short.
It was a gutty performance, and with a top-level defense, West doesn't belong at the bottom of the D-I pack.
The Have-Nots: South Kingstown, East Providence
East Providence is 0-2 in D-I, and has been outscored 77-28. It also has a 21-0 loss to Division II Woonsocket on its resume.
South Kingstown is 0-2 in D-I as well, and has been outscored 66-7. It has a 20-0 loss to Division II West Warwick on its resume.
It looks like a fight to stay out of the basement.
Conclusion: Just think how much we'll know by Thanksgiving.
Kevin Pomeroy is the assistant sports editor at the Warwick Beacon. He can be reached at 732-3100 and firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Sony Launches M-BUZZ
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Cell Phones, Music,
Sony Ericsson has announced the launch of M-BUZZ, a music service that will be an extension of their existing PlayNow service. While PlayNow features sampled music and games, M-BUZZ will offer a small selection of Sony/ATV music to start, and will be adding new selections monthly. You can also view videos and recording artists' biographies and travel schedules, and listen to full-length audio tracks.
Miles Flint, President of Sony Ericsson, claims, "M-BUZZ enables music fans not just to hear new, unsigned acts, but also to find out more about the musicians through interviews, home movies and more, creating a new mobile music experience."
M-BUZZ will be available on W850 and W950 music phones as of October 2 in markets that already feature PlayNow. Check out the M-BUZZ preview page for a sneak peak.
Read More | Sony Ericsson Press Release
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T-Mobile Releases Samsung Trace
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Cell Phones, Music, Wireless / WiFi,
T-Mobile has added the diminutive Samsung Trace to its product line. Weighing in at only 2.5oz and a size of 4.5 X 2.0 X 3-inch, the Trace has a 262k color TFT display of 220 X 176 pixels. It has a microSD memory slot, a 1.3 megapixel cam, USB connectivity, and speakerphone. Other features include an MP3 player, bluetooth technology and caller ID.
The Trace is available for $199.99 in retail stores and T-Mobile, with a $50 instant rebate and $50 mail-in rebate with a 2-year agreement. With up to 6 hours of talk time or 8 days of standby time, the champagne-colored Trace can keep even the fussiest princess from whining.
Read More | Mobileburn
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Verizon Offers Free LG VX3450 Clamshell
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Cell Phones,
You just can't beat free. Verizon has started shipping its LG VX3450, a replacement for its VX3300 entry-level clamshell. The basic blue unit features a speakerphone, TXT messaging, a custom ringtone composer, voice dialing, is M4/TR hearing aid compatible, and meets the FCC SAR limit. At a weight of 3.3oz and a size of 3.4 X 1.9 X 1-inches, the VX3450 claims a usage time of up to 150 minutes and a standby time of 165 hours.
Verizon is offering a price of $29.99 on a 2-year contract or $79.99 on a 1-year contract. Optional features include a car charger, earbud headset, belt clip, and case. It may not be all bells and whistles, but if you order online, your discount is a free phone.
Read More | Verizon LG VX3450 Product Page
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LG Chocolate VX8500 Review
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Cell Phones, Features, Portable Audio / Video, Product Reviews,
The LG Chocolate VX8500 debuted in the United States to much fanfare. Verizon pushed it as the next big thing in mobile entertainment phones, and even went all out with a television commercial campaign. Focusing on a cool music playing experience along with V-Cast entertainment over 3G EVDO, the hype machine seems to have paid off, as quite a few people that we know have ended up with an LG Chocolate phone. We took the VX8500 for a spin, and report back with our full review which you can check out after the break.
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Roulette Computer Inventor Claims Up To 100% Advantage Over Casino
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Cell Phones, Misc. Tech, Mods / Hacks,
Inventor Mark Howe, who has been banned from casinos since the 1990's, claims that his roulette computer can give you an advantage of 20% to 100% over a casino. The result is that the house's normal 2.7% edge will be overturned. Because the UK gambling industry will be deregulated next year, amatuer and professional gamblers alike are scrambling to jump on the roulette bandwagon by purchasing such devices.
The UK based newspaper Guardian Unlimited reported that, "Keith Tayler, an ex-croupier and gaming inspector, says regulators are unwilling to ban predicting devices because it would amount to an admission that wheels can be biased."
The gadget itself consists of a clicker that records deceleration speed of the wheel's rotor and ball. You are then instructed by earphone which zone the ball will land in. In 2004, a group using this device actually won £1.3m at the Ritz Casino in London. At a price of US$5,000, the basic package includes the computer (inside a Nokia cell phone), an electronically shielded data input cable and button or switch, a DVD with footage of a wheel for practice, and an instruction manual. Let the games begin.
Read More | Roulette Computer Product Page via The Guardian
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Arnie Bans Handheld Cellphones
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Cell Phones, Wireless / WiFi,
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has announced that he will sign into law legislation that bans the use of handheld cellphones while driving. Although 38 state legislatures have considered similar bills, only New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Washington D.C. have actually passed them. Under the new law, which takes effect in 2008, a minimum of a $20.00 fine will be given when using a cell without a headset, speaker phone, or other wireless device.
"Public safety is the governor's No. 1 priority," said Schwarzenegger spokeswoman Margita Thompson, "and this bill will make the streets and highways of California safer by ensuring that drivers have both hands available for driving."
Senator Joe Simitan (D-Palo Alto) has taken five years to bring his idea to fruition. The California Highway Patrol indicates that last year alone there were 775 accidents involving drivers who were using hand-held cellphones. Statistics show that the risk of death is 9 times greater for those drivers. Our only question is if public safety is Arnie's #1 priority, why are they waiting until 2008?
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LG Clamshell Chocolate VX8600 Revealed
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Cell Phones, Music, Portable Audio / Video, Wireless / WiFi,
If you like Chocolate, but prefer it in a clamshell, here is a sneak-peak at the LG VX-8600. Similar to its VX-8500 mate (it has a lower resolution display), this model features EV-DO high-speed data, stereo Bluetooth, a 176 X 220 main screen with 262k colors, a 128 X 128 external screen with 65k colors, a 1.3 megapixel cam, a microSD card slot, and music player with external WMA/MP3 controls. Although no pricing or launch date has yet to be set, rumor has it that this exclusive Verizon Wireless gourmet Chocolate will be available for our stockings this holiday season.
Read More | LG Home Page via Phone Scoop
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New Tsunami Warning System Analyzes Hard Drives
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Cell Phones, Internet, Science,
Ever since the 2004 tsunami, scientists have been searching for a better method to detect and warn us of upcoming earthquake-generated tidal waves. Austrian Michael Stadler may have devised an answer. Stadler has developed a program that accesses and analyzes data that comes from hard drive vibration sensors. Once the data is analyzed, it can be shared with other computers.
The program can ignore minor vibrations and differentiate between normal seismic and tsunamic activity. When "the big one" is about to occur, the system sends warnings to the other connected computers. Unfortunately, there is so much interest in the freeware download that his site seems to have crashed (no pun intended). Hang onto the link and try again in a day or two, or visit his suggested site of Dr. Eduard Heindl. Dr. Heindl has also created a warning system that can alert you by cell phone through a GSM network in any country at a price of EUR 9.95 (~$12.60) for a 1 month trial or EUR 29.95 (~$38.00) per year subscription.
Read More | Michael Stadler Website
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Energizer Supplies Energi To Go
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Accessories, USB, Cell Phones,
Our favorite bunny's parents, Energizer, has just introduced Energi To Go, a battery pack that can plug into most cell phones. With this new product you can recharge your phone's battery almost instantaneously (except for some PDA and smart-phones,) even if your phone is completely powerless. The ETG comes with an adapter and a pair of Energizer e2 Lithium batteries. At an MSRP of $19.99, it's available at your favorite department, grocery, or drug store.
Energizer claims that it is compatible with 80% of cell phones now on the market, including Nokia, Samsung, Sprint, and Motorola, as well as mini USB devices developed after 2003 such as BlackBerry, SLVR, and RAZR. Now, if that bunny could just learn to catch a cell phone before it hits the ground.
Read More | Energi To Go Product Page via Detroit Free Press
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Sprint Launches Sprint Movies
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You won't have to spend your break time at the water cooler any longer. Sprint is now offering Sprint Movies, the first pay-per-view service of full-length movies for mobile phones in the U.S. More than 45 titles are offered at this time, including flicks such as "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" and "The Village", from Buena Vista, Sony, Lion's Gate, and Universal. Each title can be viewed for 24 hours to 1 week (depending on the title.) Two additional 24 hour extensions are available for $.99 each.
Sprint Movies is being powered by mSpot, who is handling the video production as well as operations. In December, Sprint started carrying mSpot at a monthly subscription rate, but will now offer their service for $3.99 - $5.99 per movie. All of their titles will be edited to TV-14. God Bless America.
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Skip to comments.Sanford cops a problem for prosecutors in Zimmerman case, experts say
Posted on 11/30/2012 4:47:45 PM PST by Uncle Chip
It was a strange development in a case that has seen more than its share: Chris Serino, the lead Sanford police investigator in the Trayvon Martin shooting, hired famed Casey Anthony defense attorney Jose Baez to represent him at his upcoming deposition in the case.
It's unclear what prompted Serino to hire a private attorney eschewing available representation by the city of Sanford, his employer. But one issue likely to come up is his double-talk on whether there was enough evidence to support George Zimmerman's arrest as controversy surrounding the case spiraled out of control last spring.
Serino wrote in a sworn affidavit that there was probable cause to arrest Zimmerman. But he later told the Federal Bureau of Investigation he was pressured to author that document and didn't believe the evidence was sufficient for the manslaughter charge he recommended.
And Serino isn't the only Sanford officer whose testimony could prove troublesome for prosecutors in the second-degree murder case against Zimmerman: High-ranking fellow officers largely agreed in March that there was not sufficient evidence to arrest Zimmerman.
Zimmerman's legal team has since listed several of them, including former Sanford police Chief Bill Lee Jr. and Serino's supervisors, as witnesses the defense plans to call at trial.
On March 12, Lee said at a press conference that his agency could not arrest Zimmerman because investigators had failed to establish probable cause.
Four days later, Lee and several officers, including Serino, went over details of their investigation in an exclusive interview with the Sentinel, and again insisted they didn't have enough evidence to disprove Zimmerman's self-defense claim.
"We did not have enough for an arrest warrant," Serino said at that time.
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People may recall that Zimmerman was described in initial news stories as a "white hispanic".
The real problem here is that none of us can rely upon our various governments to conduct a factual and reasonable investigation, indictment, trial or sentencing once the race card is played; which in this case, was immediately.
People may recall that Zimmerman was described in initial news stories as a "white hispanic".
The real problem here is that none of us can rely upon our various governments to conduct a factual and reasonable investigation, indictment, trial or sentencing once the race card is played; which in this case, was immediately.
Even the cops now don't want to talk to themselves....
People may recall that Zimmerman was described in initial news stories as a "white hispanic".
I believe he started out white and "evolved".
It is not uncommon for a witness under subpoena to give testimony in a criminal case or before a grand jury to hire counsel for advice, to avoid any potential land mines. The idea is to avoid any potential charges, not necessarily that they anticipate them.
More like:
White Hispanic
Angela Corey likely committed perjury and withheld exculpatory evidence that he can testify to.
To save Corey, the cop must be discredited.
The tactic will be multiple separate sworn testimonies compared for the accidental contradiction, and bingo, cop prosecuted for perjury and evidence denied to Zimmerman's defense.
This is known as a process crime which occurs during the investigation of an act that is declared to be not a crime by that investigation.
The good guys and the cop go to prison and the criminal is lauded as a hero by the judge, prosecutor, media, and Marxist DemoRats.
The cop's lawyer will prevent this prosecutorial trick.
See my tagline.
This whole thing was a farce from beginning to end.
A teen drug dealer and user killed when he attacked a man for watching him.
There was no evidence against Zimmerman, but Jesse Jackass and Al Sharptongue got involved/
They stirred the natives and frightened the Police Department into making charges when there weren't any. Add to that, a States Attorney looking to nifong the guy and it was off to the races.
When this trial is over and Zimmerman found not guilty , I hope we see law suits agains Jesse and Al who will of course never pay, the attorney general, and the Chief of Police.
The only real question is: how many minutes will it take for the riots to start when he is aquitted...
Since Baez is a criminal defense attorney...Serino and some Sanford cops may be seeing perjury and civil rights charges down the line
Note that it was black Sanford police officers who started pushing for a prosecution of Zimmerman....as they met w some of the Black KKK Racist lawyers working with, and on behalf, of the Martin family.
With the Martin's not allowing Trayvon's cell phone to be searched and accessed....and cops now lawyering up....its time for that Jack Booted Nazi Angela Corey to drop charges....and put pressure on Governor Scott and AG Bondi to get this case dropped. They better make a choice quick on whether they want to continue to follow the Black Ku Klux Klan Racists...or follow the law
Zimmerman is going to rock our federal, state, and local governemnts with civil rights $$$ after this is all over....looks like my tax bills are going up
Enough time to move the safety to "off".
Remember, it's Florida. They killed Terry Schivo. They could find an innocent man guilty.
The term "Hispanic" refers to a linguistic group. It means Spanish speaking. Nothing more. It has nothing to do with race.
Next, I suppose you'll be telling me that White South Africans who have immigrated to the US, America are not African-Americans.
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Pope prays for World Youth Day
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has thanked pilgrims in St. Peter's Square for their good wishes for his impending journey to Brazil for World Youth Day.
The pope departed from his prepared text during the traditional Sunday Angelus blessing to point to a large banner with "Buon Viaggio," or "Good Trip," written across it.
"I ask you to join me spiritually through prayer on the journey I will be begin tomorrow," Francis said.
More than a million young Catholics are expected to celebrate their new pope during World Youth Day in Rio.
The 76-year-old Argentine became the church's first pontiff from the Americas in March, and the trip to Brazil is his first international journey since becoming pope.


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Man Gives Out Money to Motorists on His Birthday
When Doug Eaton turned 65, he celebrated by handing out cash to motorists in Oklahoma City. Usually, you get money from people you know for your birthday, as opposed to being the one doling it out to complete strangers.
Yeah, that's pretty selflesss. In fact, it's much more selfless than we could ever be. It also made us wish we were in OKC over the weekend to grab some bills. While dispensing the money, Eaton held up a sign that read: "I have a home and a car and a job. Do you need a few bucks for some coffee?" He's the anti-panhandler.
So why the reverse celebration? Eaton revealed that he got the idea via social media. How modern of a senior citizen like Eaton to have a Facebook page and to turn to his friend contigent for ideas about how to celebrate his big day. "I asked a bunch of my friends on Facebook what should I do on my sixty-fifth and I got a whole long list of stuff and one of my friends said, 'Why don't you do 65 random acts of kindness?,'" he told KFOR TV.
So for 65 minutes – one minute for each year of his life- Eaton passed out $5 bills to passersby. Not everyone accepted his generous gift, but they still loved the spirit of his behavior and actions. He said, "It's just been fantastic. Some people who don't take the money say, 'Man, I love what you are doing. I won't take it but give it to someone who needs it,'" he said.
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The Virtual Rockefeller
Anshe Chung is raking in real money in an unreal online world.
(Business 2.0) – To understand the lucrative real estate empire Anshe Chung has created, it helps to spend some time with her "in world." There, she might teleport you to one of her islands, on the continent she's named Dreamland. You can stroll through the floating city she built 700 feet above a desert, walk through elegant Arabian-style homes on land she leases, strike up a conversation in Japanese amid her Asian gardens, or shop for a grand piano in one of her 600 boutiques.
It's all virtual, of course--part of a flourishing online universe called Second Life. And if it sounds absurd, consider this: While Anshe won't talk about how much money she's making ("I'm careful not to stir animosity," she says), Philip Rosedale, the founder and CEO of Linden Lab, which runs Second Life, estimates that she's bringing in around $150,000 a year--in real, hard cash.
First, a primer. About 70,000 people "play" Second Life, though it's not really fair to call it a game. People don't rise through the ranks by slaughtering sinister beasties, for example. No score is kept. Linden Lab, based in real-world San Francisco, simply sets up computer servers and creates a limited supply of undeveloped land. Then it auctions off parcels, typically to developers like Anshe. Rosedale, who launched his virtual universe more than two years ago, characterizes Anshe as the "Rockefeller of Second Life."
She has many schemes, but here's one basic play: Anshe buys up Second Life land, paying Linden Lab roughly $200 a month for each 16-acre plot, plus a one-time fee of $1,250. Then she develops the land, using Photoshop to add rivers, mountains, and forests. Sometimes she hires subcontractors to improve the acreage by designing or building houses. Then she sells or rents to other Second Lifers, who pay good money to inhabit her creations. As in the real world, prices vary by location. But often someone will pay Anshe $100 up front to buy a one-acre plot, plus $20 a month in land tax. In a case like that, Anshe makes $112 in her first year. She's done more than 10,000 various real estate deals. "I'm like Wal-Mart," she says. "The margins are small, but the volume isn't."
Anshe's real-world name is Ailin Graef, though in Second Life she has Bono-like notoriety and is known simply as Anshe. She grew up in China and now lives outside Frankfurt, Germany, where she teaches Chinese, English, and German. But her main gig is running her Second Life empire with her husband. When she joined Second Life just over a year ago, she did so out of curiosity about virtual worlds--to explore how people behaved there and how the experience was different from, say, playing a videogame. "What I found were real people with real emotions and real friendships," says Anshe, 33. "I also found the economy was very real."
Like any good businessperson, Anshe researched the market. She began chatting with participants to figure out what they were looking for. She found that people were frustrated with land developers who asked huge prices and wanted to negotiate, so Anshe began brokering land at fixed prices. Players also wanted neighborhoods that amounted to more than drab slabs of virtual turf, and they wanted some order. So she began creating the equivalent of gated communities, complete with zoning rules. She doesn't allow malls or clubs in certain regions, for instance, and limits the heights of buildings. "She is the government," Rosedale says.
Second Life is still an emerging nation, and Anshe believes it's rife with moneymaking opportunities. The key is to find a niche. As in the real world, for instance, Anshe discovered that people want to spend time with those who are like-minded. So she created specialized areas--places for people who like Asian architecture, for example, and a community for gays and lesbians. She also owns stores that she leases to other virtual merchants.
A strange way to make a living? Perhaps. But for Anshe, it's no stranger than spending tens of thousands of dollars on a designer piece of clothing. It's just a lifestyle, she says, "and I make customers happy."


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Speaking of pro football, did you ever watch the second half of a four-touchdown blowout, or a 10-0 game in baseball? You know, when the announcers start having long conversations about the steakhouse they ate dinner at, or some great old political player from 1953? What are an army of political commentators going to talk about between now and November? That time they got whomped upside the head back in Chicago in '68? Too bad they don't have September call-ups in politics -- it would be good to see if Chris Christie or Andrew Cuomo can hit a major-league curveball before they get a shot at playing every day next season, which is 2016.
What I'm trying to say is, it's over, people. The new swing-state polls that came out this morning are devastating for Mitt Romney, the political equivalent of fumbling on the 1-yeard-line and giving up a 90-yard touchdown on the last play of the half (like that could ever happen). The GOP is going to need a Miracle of the Meadowlands II-type event (like, a Spanish Civil War II...hey, could happen) to retake the White House.
So why did Romney lose? I'm not going to give you the full answer -- gotta save something to get through the next five weeks.
But after Tuesday, when the piece entitled "'What's Wrong With Pennsylvania?'" ran in the newspaper, I got ths voicemail. There's no way to verify (kind of like everything published here) but the man claimed to be a member of the Teamsters Union, exactly the kind of middle-class, blue-collar voter supposed to carry Romney to victory.
He said:
"When we saw his tax returns for 2011 and the guy made 14 million and didnt work one friggin day -- I thjink thats enough to turn off blue-collar people...I was at a covnvertion of Teamsters and that's all they talked about and thats a big goddarned thing to overcome -- how somebody makes 14 million without even working and we're skimping by, you know?"
In other words, what were the best minds of the GOP thinking when they pushed this guy? They would have been much better off nominating boring ol' Tim Pawlenty, with authentic blue-collar roots and a non-birther conservative. He probably wouldn't have won, but at least he wouldn't have embarassed the party.
And we would have never talked about rolling down the windows on a 747.


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Michael Kenneth Williams is making a habit of creating unforgettable characters in HBO series.
Williams is probably best known for his turn as gay stickup artist Omar Little on "The Wire." But he's currently burning up the small screen in "Boardwalk Empire" as Chalky White, the sharply dressed bootlegger who, in Season 1, delivered a show-stealing monologue as he confronted the main suspect in the lynching of of his driver. (Check out the video at the bottom of this post.)
The 45-year-old actor gets equally intense in Season 2 (9 p.m. Sunday, HBO; 4 stars). Williams was in Chicago Tuesday for a special screening of scenes from "Boardwalk Empire" and stopped by RedEye to talk about the new season, in which Chalky's fortunes are tied more closely to those of crooked political boss Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi), who becomes the target of a federal investigation of former cronies he considered his closest allies. We couldn't not talk about Omar, too.
First of all, everyone I know freaked out when they heard I would be interviewing "Omar Little."
Yeah, it's a lot of love, a lot of admiration for the character. I'm very grateful.
Why has the popularity of the character endured so long after the show ended?
Who'da thunk it? I think it's a combination of things, but the main thing that I would venture to say is Omar [has] his honesty, his lack of respect for material things, the whole thing of him being a man with a code and how strongly he adheres to it. You might not agree with everything he's about, but at the end of the day, you got to respect him, because he pretty much wears his life on his sleeves.
And how would you compare him to Chalky White?
Ah, that is how I would compare them. They both are stand-up dudes; they both have a moral code that they live strongly to. Where they differ is what Omar did, he did for the thrill of the hunt. [He] didn't care about anything, … he just wants to hear you squeal. Whereas Chalky's a businessman, he's more calculated in a different sense. We see that when they find his driver swinging from the light fixture [in Season 1]. Omar would've been, "All bets are off; I want blood." Chalky's like, "Remember that 30 percent deal we had, I want it to be 50 now, and I want blood." So, that's where they differ.
Do you feel Chalky reacts emotionally a little bit?
Absolutely, Chalky definitely has an emotional connection to his community, knowing his people and to his family that you're going to see in this new season. We're going to see a crack in his armor in this new season. He's not as smooth and as ice cold as he would like you to perceive him. He has some issues that are going to come to light in Season 2.
I watched the first two episodes. The show dives right into that, no warm-up, doesn't it?
Nope. No grease. [Just] bend over!
Why don't you give us a little preview of what we can expect?
Season 2 is pretty much what the catch phrase says, "Know who's behind you." And pretty much that speaks to loyalty. Who can you trust? Who's really in your corner? You'd be surprised the turn of events: Who you thought was your friend is actually your enemy and who you thought was your enemy is actually your friend.
Chalky finds out that he is in the crosshairs of someone who is gunning for Nucky, and it's a very awkward position because No. 1, it has nothing to do with him. He doesn't want to be involved with this; he just wants to make his money and keep it moving. But because of the events that happened, he's forced to realign himself with Nucky and decide, "Do I still want to work with you? Do I still trust you? Can I trust you?" And they find that they have more in common with each other than they did with their own separate communities.
Chalky has another run in with the KKK this season. That's the only time I kind of see in him actually look a bit scared.
It's kind of hard to smile with a [shotgun] barrel in your mouth. [Laughs.] His life is in jeopardy right now, his life is in the hands of someone else holding a gun in his face. At that point it's like, "Oh, well;" you got to make your peace, you know?
Right. Let's talk about showing the Klan on the show. Some people don't like it, but it is part of our history. How do you feel about that?
Absolutely [it's part of history]. It'd be silly not to [show it]; it would the era a disservice. That is part of our story as a country, as a nation—the ugliness of racial divide. You have to show it, and I applaud Terry Winter for being as brave as he is to not even dance around it, but to dive into it and just show it. I'm a firm believer in those who forget are doomed to repeat.
Do you find similarities in the worlds of "The Wire" and of "Boardwalk Empire"?
It's more like the worlds of ["Wire" creator] David Simon's mind and ["Boardwalk" creator] Terry Winter's mind. Those guys, in my opinion, set the bar so high for writers and how you tell stories and how rich your characters need to be and how much research has to be done. They definitely share similarities with that. And me, being so blessed to come from "The Wire" and go into "Boardwalk Empire," it's spoiled me. I can't go back to hamburger, I've been eating filet mignon too long, you know?
So you're feeling pretty good about your opportunities and career?
I feel very blessed. Very, very, very fortunate.
Was it difficult after finishing "The Wire" to sort of find something that you felt sort of lived up to that experience? Or were you worried about escaping Omar a little bit?
No, those things don't cross my mind. I just wanted to continue working. That was my main objective leaving "The Wire." The hardships that I did feel leaving "The Wire" behind was not professional, but personal. I miss Baltimore. I miss my coworkers; I miss that camaraderie we had … I miss that more than anything else. But as far as finding more work or quality work, I think—knock on wood—I've been fortunate with that as well. You got "The Road," "Life During Wartime," "Wonderful World," "Brooklyn's Finest," "Miracle at St. Anna"—I've been blessed.
The future president has said that "The Wire" was his favorite TV show. How did you feel about that?
I was like, "I did something that warranted the attention of the future president of the United States and I was not facing fed time!" I was like, "There is a God!" You know what I'm saying? That was crazy. That instilled a sense of pride in me. Actually, I was very proud of what I had accomplished as an actor when I got the shout-out from President Obama. And it made me pay more attention politically to what was going on in the country. I campaigned for him—not that I was trying to brown nose him or anything. But if you come from where I come from the president of the United States doesn't [normally] give you any shout-outs, you know what I'm saying? So it made me want to be a better citizen, I guess, at the risk of sounding cheesy.
You don't. "The Wire" was overlooked for awards a lot, which was so wrong. Does this sort of make up for that a little bit?
I would venture to say, although "The Wire" never got the accolades of the awards or whatever, the respect and the admiration I've gotten from the critics, that we've gotten from the critics, and press and just everyday people on the street, man, I'm still riding the wave. I'm still like getting a lot of mileage off "The Wire" in this country and abroad, man. This thing's viral and it's worldwide and the Tweets and the hits I get on Facebook from New Zealand and Spain and Japan. If you gave me a choice of, "OK Mike, would you want a Golden Globe right now in your hand for something else or having been known for Omar from 'The Wire'?" I'd take Omar from "The Wire" any day.
And it seems like people are still discovering and loving it.
The mileage is crazy right now. It's like "Thriller" for Michael Jackson, you know what I'm saying? Like this thing is growing a whole new pair of legs that no one, that none of us in our wildest mind could've perceived.
Is it fun to now be in this really different 1920s world?
Yeah, it's a whole 'nother world, primarily because they've just been throwing a crap-load of money at this show. I'm around the money for a change. And that feels good, you know? It also really helps that I got an awesome group of people to work with. I'm surrounded by great company, man. I have no complaints about my coworkers.
I share that same feeling for my "Wire" family. I've been really blessed and fortunate to just be constantly put around quality, quality people creatively and personally. But the money makes a huge difference, and the amount of detail that's going into the sets and the wardrobe. You put those clothes on, man, you walk on the set, it's like you're in the 1920s. You don't have to pretend, you know what I'm saying?
So the wardrobe helps a lot with the character?
Man, I have a whole lot of respect for women and what they go through to prepare themselves just to look pretty for us. I'm putting garters on my socks, because men didn't have socks with the elastic in it back in the day. And those shoes, I cry; my feet, my poor feet, they look pretty, but oh, my God … You got to put the suspenders on and the button fly—don't have to go to the bathroom, you know?
You just get a whole new respect. When you put those clothes on, you have to put your collar and then you have to tie the bow tie—when I get dressed, man, I walk different, I talk different. My swagger just, it moves to a different rhythm in me, so it's fun.
Did you do a lot of research for Chalky?
I did. I got a lot of help from Terry when I got to the set the first day. He just gave me a stack of papers, of research, including a picture of what Chalky White looked like, because he's a real person. I had to read the book, "Boardwalk Empire," and I found out that Chalky White was a real person. He was a boxer. He goes down in history as one of the 100 greatest hitters of our time. Mike Tyson, I got to speak with him about him and Mike informed me that he's from California. So I infused all of those as a back story for Chalky.
But what I use primarily are my ancestors. You know, he walks like my godfather, Junior. He has the murder instinct of my mother's brother, my Uncle Par. He has that sarcastic, "You know I'm about to kill you, right?" look I get that from my father's brother, Uncle Tommy. His flare for fashion comes from my father. These are all people that are deceased. I pull on that, you know?
And then the fact that he's a boxer. What it must have been like to be a boxer in 1920 as a black man. There wasn't no Mayweathers and Mike Tysons; you didn't get the key to the Rolls Royce and all the flashy jewelry and the big house. You were fighting for your life, literally. Everything depended on you winning back then just to get a piece of the American pie, just to be alive, you know? So that intensity is what I put all together to get Chalky.
That's amazing. We're going to meet his family, so we get to see a softer side this season?
Softer, I would not say. I would say we get a look into his psyche, his insecurities, is more accurate.
Well, we should probably let you go. Anything else you want to add?
I just got to put it out there, I'm producing right now, I have my production company, Freedom Productions, and I have a lot of things in development I'm very excited about. And if anybody wants to know more about it, you can reach me on Twitter at @BKBMG. And that stands for Brooklyn Boy Makes Good, so holler at me.
And you have your blog, too, www.michaelkennethwilliams.com
Absolutely. Absolutely. But I'm most prominent on that Twitter.
Speaking of Twitter, what was the deal with the Emmys, Sunday? I saw you Tweet something about—
Yeah, the red carpet, that's a whole other world for me. I'm just a dude from Brooklyn, man, that's all I am. And that was my first time to the party and it was very intimidating, very awkward for me. You got to respect people who are able to sell themselves like that, because you have to have a thick skin. And it was an introduction to a whole other world of having to sell yourself and having to fight for a camera or two. So I actually kind of like went into my shell a little bit. I want to just work. As long as I'm working and my bills are paid, I got food in the fridge, that's pretty much all I need.


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