indeahervi

সোমবার, ২ জানুয়ারি, ২০১২

NBCPhiladelphia: RT @tfurlong: Make sure u check me and @loriwilsonnbc on the #mummers parade on myphl 17. Should be nice weather and a fun show!

Passer la navigation
Twitter sur votre mobile ? Cliquez ici m.twitter.com!
Passer cette ?tape
Connexion

RT @tfurlong: Make sure u check me and @loriwilsonnbc on the #mummers parade on myphl 17. Should be nice weather and a fun show! Il y a environ 8 heures via TweetDeck Retweeted by 1 person

NBCPhiladelphia

NBC Philadelphia

Pied de page

Source: http://twitter.com/NBCPhiladelphia/statuses/153271688803520513

molokai ashton kutcher twitter sandusky barbados raiders chargers latin grammys latin grammys

Djokovic beats Ferrer to win Abu Dhabi exhibition

Spain's Rafael Nadal returns the ball to Roger Federer from Switzerland during the final day of the Abu Dhabi Mubadala Tennis Championship, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Roger Federer from Switzerland returns the ball to Spain's Rafael Nadal during the final day of the Abu Dhabi Mubadala Tennis Championship, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Roger Federer from Switzerland returns the ball to Spain's Rafael Nadal during the final day of Abu Dhabi Mubadala Tennis Championship, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ? Novak Djokovic showed he remains the player to beat in 2012, routing David Ferrer 6-2, 6-1 Saturday to win the World Tennis Championship exhibition tournament.

The top-ranked Djokovic also beat Gael Monfils and then routed Roger Federer en route to his first Abu Dhabi title.

"This is the best way to start the 2012 season," Djokovic said. "I must say I'm really happy with the way I'm playing. Playing against the top players in the world in this way gives me a lot of confidence."

Earlier, Rafael Nadal overcame an ailing shoulder to beat Federer 6-1, 7-5 for third place in the $250,000 winner-takes-all six-man tournament, a warmup for the ATP season.

The fifth-ranked Ferrer had upset second-ranked Nadal in the semis but had no answer for Djokovic, who broke the Spaniard five times and took 3-0 leads in both sets.

Djokovic is coming off a year in which he won three Grand Slam titles and had a 70-6 record. He says he is feeling better than he did at this stage last year and he is surprised by how well his preparations are going.

The 24-year-old Serb struggled toward the end of the 2011 season, with four of his six losses coming after the U.S. Open as fatigue and minor injuries caught up with him. He came to Abu Dhabi saying he was still not fully fit, but now feels ready to defend his title at the Australian Open next month.

"Usually at this stage, you are trying to find your speed on the court, agility, just dynamics of every stroke," Djokovic said. "But I found it already, to be honest, right away after the first match. ... It's a great way for me to prepare for Melbourne."

Ferrer conceded he was outmatched.

"He was better than me. He played a really good match," Ferrer said. "I tried but maybe I played at a deficit all the time. I fought, but with Djokovic at the moment it's difficult to beat him."

Nadal has had a sore left shoulder since the end of last season and looked out of sorts in his one-sided loss to Ferrer on Friday. But the 25-year-old Spaniard showed signs he is returning to old self against Federer. He took a 3-0 lead in the first set and was never seriously threatened by his Swiss rival, who lost to Djokovic in the semifinals in 44 minutes.

The third-ranked Federer struggled with unforced errors and an inconsistent serve. His game improved in the second set, but Nadal ended the match with a blistering forehand into the corner.

"It was a positive match," said Nadal, who plans to take a break after the Australian Open to rest his shoulder. "I played better than yesterday and that was the most important."

Federer downplayed the two losses this week, insisting he was feeling good and the time on court will serve him well ahead of the season's first tournament in Qatar next week.

"It's about getting ready and feeling fine out there and enjoying a great atmosphere here and having the chance to play world class players," Federer said. "Trying a few things, see where you are at and see where the other guys are at."

"Obviously, I could tell Novak and Rafa are playing really well," he added. "That is not a surprise to me. I expected them to be in good shape for next year and they proved that to me this weekend."

___

Follow Michael Casey on Twitter at https://twitter.com/mcasey1

Associated Press

Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/347875155d53465d95cec892aeb06419/Article_2011-12-31-TEN-Abu-Dhabi/id-c1a4f1adcb44422fa7abecf341830359

chili recipe grimm tashard choice tashard choice amityville horror puss in boots the rum diary trailer

Comstock Resources acquires Delaware Basin assets in Texas

Dynaglass Reinforced Plastic - Engineered Reinforced Plastic Dynaglass Reinforced Plastic PTE LTD is a fast growing company with strong R&D and technological base in the area of engineered reinforced plastic. Oil & Gas > Drilling & Production > Suppliers Welaptega Marine - Subsea Inspection Technologies Welaptega Marine is world leader in subsea inspection technologies for the offshore oil and gas sector. The comapny, which is headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, is a technology development and service operation. Oil & Gas > Drilling & Production > Suppliers Hamriyah Free Zone - Your Gateway to Global Business Established by an Emiri decree in November 1995, HFZA today is one of the fastest growing and most dynamic free zones in the world housing more than 4,700 companies representing 135 countries. Located in the heart of the capital of the Arab culture, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, HFZA is a strategic gateway between three continents and emerging markets in Asia, Europe and Africa providing access to more than 1.5 billion consumers. Oil & Gas > Drilling & Production > Suppliers Kelvin TOPSET - Industrial Action and Incident Reporting Software Kelvin TOPSET provides industry leading incident investigation courses, products and services to reduce the number of workplace incidents, to improve safety performance, awareness and to increase overall corporate profitability. Oil & Gas > Drilling & Production > Suppliers

Source: http://drillingandproduction.energy-business-review.com/news/comstock-resources-acquires-delaware-basin-assets-in-texas-301211

nicki minaj barbie doll nicki minaj barbie doll black dahlia drew drew lady gaga marry the night video lady gaga marry the night video

রবিবার, ১ জানুয়ারি, ২০১২

UFC 141 stunner: Hendricks wallops Fitch in just 12 seconds

LAS VEGAS - Jon Fitch played it smart for years and it paid off with a sterling 12-1-1 career mark in the UFC. But when you fight to decision that often, you're eventually going to get nailed. The veteran welterweight got drilled by the first punch Johny Hendricks winged his way and the lights went out. Hendricks scored a big upset in just 12 seconds at UFC 141 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Outside of a title fight against Georges St-Pierre, Fitch rarely gets hit in his fights. He's a tall 170-pounder at 6-foot-1, uses his length well and usually takes the fight to the ground. In Hendricks, he was facing a fellow former NCAA wrestler, so he didn't charge across the Octagon looking for the takedown.

Fitch (23-4-1, 12-2-1 UFC) missed early with a pair of punches. The fighters circled for a few more seconds and Hendricks surprised Fitch by jumping into a perfectly placed left hook. Fitch fell backwards, his head slammed off the canvas and referee Steve Mazzagatti jumped on top to save him.

Fitch was so out of it that he quickly sat up and pushed forward to grab and control Mazzagatti. The fighter thought the referee was his opponent.

The loss snaps a six-fight unbeaten streak for Fitch. Hendricks is now 12-1 and 6-1 in the UFC. The win over Fitch, ranked by most No. 2 in the world at welterweight, puts him right in the middle of the title chase at welterweight.

UFC 141 stunner: Hendricks wallops Fitch in just 12 seconds

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/UFC-141-stunner-Hendricks-wallops-Fitch-in-just?urn=mma-wp11350

joe paterno scandal joe paterno scandal election day 2011 mississippi personhood herman cain press conference joe frazier dead

Mild December gives golf courses plenty of green

Article posted: 12/31/2011 7:00 AM

	Joe Kudla of Elk Grove Village putts on the 18th green at the Arlington Lakes Golf Club in Arlington Heights. ? JOE LEWNARD \| Staff Photographer
	Kenny Geheb of Palatine tees off while playing in shorts at the Arlington Lakes Golf Club in Arlington Heights Thursday. ? JOE LEWNARD \| Staff Photographer
	Phil Priest of Rolling Meadows completes a round of golf at the Arlington Lakes Golf Club in Arlington Heights Thursday. ? JOE LEWNARD \| Staff Photographer
	Above average temperatures have shortened the Four Lakes ski season in Lisle. ? Daniel White \| Staff Photographer

No, golfers, you are not dreaming.

Those are actual flags on the greens you?re seeing today at many golf courses around the suburbs.

A mild fall and warmer start to winter have extended the golf season to unprecedented lengths.

Usually, December golf in the suburbs means layer upon layer of winter clothes and brightly colored golf balls to search for on snowscaped fairways and greens.

Not this year. This year it?s all grass from tee to green.

?We were looking back and I don?t thing we?ve ever made it this far into December,? said Mike Carney, golf sales coordinator at Prairie Landing Golf Club in West Chicago. ?Normally, we try to get to Thanksgiving and then we?ll pull the pins the following week.

?But with the mild weather we just said, ?Ah, we?ll just leave the pins in and if people want to come out, they?ll come out.??

And today could be the day to do it with temperatures forecast to approach 50 degrees before dropping into the mid-30s on Sunday. Today?s expected high would mark the 11th day this month the Chicago area has seen a high of 45 degrees or above.

It?ll be the 20th day this month above 40 degrees, reports the National Weather Service.

For today, ?we?re booked solid,? Carney said. ?People are dumbfounded that we really don?t have any tee times available.?

That?s also the case at Highland Woods, a Cook County Forest Preserve course in Palatine.

?We?re pretty much booked for the day; we?ve got a full tee sheet,? general manager Joe Bidro said. ?And we?ve been averaging about 100 players a day in December ? pretty exciting.?

Although Bidro said any day his year-round course is open there will always be some players out there braving the elements, Carney said the heartiness of area golfers has been pretty impressive.

?What?s funny is if you told them it?s going to be 45 degrees and cold ? it?s always windy out here ? if you told them that on April 15, I guarantee I would not have this many people on my tee sheet,? Carney said. ?But because it?s Jan. 1, it?s like, ?Hey, we?re beating the system.??

The extra month or so of business is just what the golf industry needs.

?The golf industry, coast-to-coast, has been really struggling the past few years,? said Bidro, who suggested golfers call other courses in the area for tee times today. ?Any business is a bonus at this time of year. It?s been a good month, let?s put it that way.?

The same can?t be said for many of the ski facilities in the area, which witnessed a dismal December compared to last year?s bounty of snow.

?We?re pretty frustrated with Mother Nature,? said Peter Pope of Bartlett?s Villa Olivia with a laugh. ?The employees and the customers have been saying they haven?t seen a situation like this for many, many years.

?It?s not even so much natural snowfall ? most Decembers we?ve had 10-15 inches of natural snow ? but more so our problem has been the temperature being as far above average as it?s been in December. That?s prevented us from making the amount of snow we normally make.?

But Pope and Co. are persisting.

?We?ve been working hard to make enough snow to have a base on whatever part of the hill we can,? he said. ?Right now it?s limited to our four smallest runs, which are open on a day-to-day basis.

?But we think people will come back strong once we have the conditions that allow us to (make enough snow). It?s supposed to get a little colder next week. We really hope to open all our runs by then.?

Some flurries are in the forecast for Monday, but the next two weeks look clear unless a new weather pattern emerges.

Until then: Fore!

Source: http://dailyherald.com/article/20111231/news/712319929/

SOPA: Who's in and who's out?

By now we're sure you're aware that SOPA is more than just a tomato-based noodle soup. The Stop Online Piracy Act's been stirring controversy with its intentions, and it'll most likely continue in this path until we hear a final decision. Go Daddy wasn't shy -- before retracting -- about its support for the bill, and things have changed drastically since we first heard some of the "top dogs" express their feelings. But who else is behind it, who's got your back, and who's had a change of heart? The answers await you after the break.

Continue reading SOPA: Who's in and who's out?

SOPA: Who's in and who's out? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 31 Dec 2011 13:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink

Joystiq | source

U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, TechCrunch | Email this | Comments

Source: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/n0uJbdDrDAE/

panasonic lumix dmc lx5 ucla football taylor momsen deliverance muhammad ali unemployment rate unemployment rate

Great apes make sophisticated decisions

Thursday, December 29, 2011

Chimpanzees, orangutans, gorillas and bonobos make more sophisticated decisions than was previously thought. Great apes weigh their chances of success, based on what they know and the likelihood to succeed when guessing, according to a study of MPI researcher Daniel Haun, published on December 21 in the online journal PLoS ONE. The findings may provide insight into human decision-making as well.

The authors of the study, led by Daniel Haun of the Max Planck Institutes for Psycholinguistics (Nijmegen) and Evolutionary Anthropology (Leipzig), investigated the behaviour of all four non-human great ape species. The apes were presented with two banana pieces: a smaller one, which was always reliably in the same place, and a larger one, which was hidden under one of multiple cups, and therefore the riskier choice.

The researchers found that the apes' choices were regulated by their uncertainty and the probability of success for the risky choice, suggesting sophisticated decision-making. Apes chose the small piece more often when they where uncertain where the large piece was hidden. The lower their chances to guess correctly, the more often they chose the small piece.

Risky choices

The researchers also found that the apes went for the larger piece ? and risked getting nothing at all ? no less than 50% of the time. This risky decision-making increased to nearly 100% when the size difference between the two banana pieces was largest. While all four species demonstrated sophisticated decision making strategies, chimpanzees and orangutans were overall more likely to make risky choices relative to gorillas and bonobos. The precise reason for this discrepancy remains unknown.

Haun concludes: "Our study adds to the growing evidence that the mental life of the other great apes is much more sophisticated than is often assumed."

###

Max-Planck-Gesellschaft: http://www.mpg.de

Thanks to Max-Planck-Gesellschaft for this article.

This press release was posted to serve as a topic for discussion. Please comment below. We try our best to only post press releases that are associated with peer reviewed scientific literature. Critical discussions of the research are appreciated. If you need help finding a link to the original article, please contact us on twitter or via e-mail.

This press release has been viewed 88 time(s).

Source: http://www.labspaces.net/116343/Great_apes_make_sophisticated_decisions

margarito horton hears a who horton hears a who cotto margarito big daddy role models lsu game

	Joe Kudla of Elk Grove Village putts on the 18th green at the Arlington Lakes Golf Club in Arlington Heights. ? JOE LEWNARD \| Staff Photographer
	Kenny Geheb of Palatine tees off while playing in shorts at the Arlington Lakes Golf Club in Arlington Heights Thursday. ? JOE LEWNARD \| Staff Photographer
	Phil Priest of Rolling Meadows completes a round of golf at the Arlington Lakes Golf Club in Arlington Heights Thursday. ? JOE LEWNARD \| Staff Photographer
	Above average temperatures have shortened the Four Lakes ski season in Lisle. ? Daniel White \| Staff Photographer