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October 28th, 2006 #1
Chris Noeth's SKETCHBOOK - Update: JAN 20/2014
After being a Conceptart.org member for some time now and all the great inspiration I got from the incredible artists in this community so far I think it is time to start my own sketchbook.
I will give my best to update on a regular basis...
PS: Please check out my FREE digital comic MAYA (for iPads/iPhones and all Android devices) at www.mayacomic.com
NEW STUFF AT THE END OF THE THREAD!
Last edited by Chris Noeth; January 20th, 2014 at 04:19 AM. Reason: update
Hide this ad by registering as a memberOctober 29th, 2006 #2
After some thumbnail 'problems' in my first post I moved the attached images to this second post hoping it works this time...
So here are some steps on how I make most of my colored sketches:
Here is the final image (step 9):
October 29th, 2006 #3
This two images are from my concept art workshops in the German developer magazine GameStar/dev. I used 3D for the basic geometry.
October 29th, 2006 #4Registered User
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cool stuff, i really like the robot its very crisp
October 29th, 2006 #5
October 30th, 2006 #6
"Stupid Heroes?"... begins here!
wareagle: Thanks! It was an example on how to make a quick concept design without too much details.
madplanet: Thank you! Maybe I will show some of my older stuff later down the road because I started this sketchbook to create new stuff and get motivated to draw more regular (beside work stuff).
I also don't want to confuse people who know my other stuff by posting it here again... I think if I did they maybe will get a feeling like "Hey... this guy is posting his old stuff over and over... can't he draw something new?". I want to avoid this... But great you like all my stuff...
Here is a new one. This is the first in a series, called "Stupid Heroes?"
A BIG thank you to Dan Taylor for the right grammar!
November 3rd, 2006 #7
My C.O.W. 66 entry...
November 8th, 2006 #8
Alpha Bettie concept art and stuff...
Attention: For all visitors who know the stuff in this post please read on with new posts when I have some. I will post new art with the next posts!
I decided to post some of my older work from my comic project I started months ago. But I will not show old stuff from my website because I want this sketchbook to be a motivation to work on some more 'practice' stuff regularly and a place to go and see my new sketches and concept work.
I am working on my first US comic project called "Alpha Bettie" written by IDW editor Dan Taylor.
I had to take a break from working on sequentials and will start again soon working on the pages. There were different reasons for the break. The main reason is me and my wife got a little boy and the little buddy needs most of my time... not only because of changing diapers... hehe
Some months ago I started with some quick concept stuff for the comic... some of it you can see here:
First an alternate filthier version of the robotdesign from above:
And here are some of the first character designs and sketches:
Some fighter designs:
A promo image from 2005 and the exhibition pieces with some making of images from the German comic convention 'Comic Salon Erlangen 2006'. In the last one you can see the first finished page from the sequentials:
I hope you guys like the designs.
November 8th, 2006 #9
chris- cool stuff, I like the alpha betty stuff a lot.
November 9th, 2006 #10
Life on Mars... approved!
Newbs: Great to hear you like it so far. Thank you! Watch out for the new Bettie stuff I will post soon.
Here is an 'fan'image of a martian from Topps 'Mars Attacks'. I wanted to show some kind of fifties scene like from an old episode of 'Lassie' combined with the horror shown in the original card series 'Mars Attacks'.
I love the idea of ultra violent trading cards for kids... hehe ... whoever was responsible for the original cards had a sense of good old morbid humor
Prepare to get plasmarized!...
November 14th, 2006 #11
I had too much other work the last days... but it was enough time for a Creature Of the Week quickie...
And a new version with less saturation...
Last edited by Chris Noeth; November 14th, 2006 at 02:24 PM. Reason: new image added...
November 14th, 2006 #12
Some old sketch stuff...
I wanted to upload some of my old space related sketch stuff for some time... so here it is... some more 'archive' stuff...
Don't worry... I will not post older stuff as I said before this sketchbook is mainly for new work
Last edited by Chris Noeth; November 14th, 2006 at 03:52 PM.
November 14th, 2006 #13
November 15th, 2006 #14
November 15th, 2006 #15
Alpha Bettie sequential page 1
Dreamworker: Thanks for the nice words. It is great you like the stuff.
Because I was asked for a big version of the Bettie Page (mhhh... this sound familiar... hehe )... here it is:
More Bettie stuff will follow...
November 16th, 2006 #16
This page is much pretty. I love the mixture ancient/futuristic of the starfighter.
November 16th, 2006 #17
Kick ass work! I will have to pick up a copy of Alpha Betty when it comes out. I too hope to get into the comics field one day.
The chick with the broken helmet is great, and I really like the Sky God a lot. The second post is quite helpful as well for someone learning to color in photoshop.
November 19th, 2006 #18
Hey Chris, thanks for posting a boatload of your comic, I enjoyed seeing the designs, especially the corsair ones. Very cool.
When i said before about posting some sketches like in your website, I didn't mean to post the old ones, just something along that line, like the pencil sketches, which I enjoy seeing. Hope that made sense.
Congrats on the newborn.
November 21st, 2006 #19
New C.O.W. entry...
Dreamworker: Thank you. If you like the ancient futuristic designs you should check out the comic (when it is finished)...
Discoskull: Thanks a lot. Great you like the stuff and want to buy Alpha Bettie. This is very motivating... hehe
madplanet: Ah... now it makes sense ...thx. I will post some more pencil stuff as soon as I have some new. Right now I am working 100% digital.
And a big thank you for the congrats! It is a great feeling to be a dad
Here is my C.O.W. entry for this week...
December 8th, 2006 #20Explorer's descendant
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They all have big... boobs.
December 9th, 2006 #21
Dan Grr: Of course they have!... ... hehe. Thanks for your visit... maybe the girl in this post is more what you like!?
December 13th, 2006 #22
thanks for dropping by my sketchbook - great work here, really like your comic panels - i'm jealous of your clean linework !
January 3rd, 2007 #23
Happy New Year!!!
A Happy New Year to everyone here at conceptart.org!
For me 2007 is a special year because I will finish my first US comic in february 07. I can't wait to hold the finished issue in my hands...
mrdigs: No problem. Thank you for your kind words. My linework could be cleaner I think... but it is a matter of time which I don't have enough
Here is a sketch of the HULK to start the new year with something BIG...
(No color because of my other comic work!)
January 18th, 2007 #24
Good this is a really nice. Do you make a comicbook?
How to draw quikly. I draw slowly. Please help. This is a realy problem:
January 18th, 2007 #25
Hi Chris, very nice updates. I like the Hulk with dog eheheh is so crazy!
Happy new year to you
January 19th, 2007 #26
Awesome! Just fricking awesome. Very nice concepts. I was rolling after looking that your Hulk sketch I like your style, I'll definitely be checking back!
Feel free to checkout my work:
Don't forget to visit the Critique Section!!
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January 19th, 2007 #27
Cool sketchbook. I like how you have began pushing the perspective.
Transition from Art Critic to Artiste - Diligence, that's all I need.
January 19th, 2007 #28
Nice sketchbook. hmm... everything looks good so far. The only thing that bothers me a little on some of the images, I think the coloring and style of the heads dont match with the details of the body. Only on a couple of them though. I like the robots and ship designs.
keep em coming.
January 20th, 2007 #29
I said I'd stop by so here I am...
Some nice stuff here, although I was expecting(hoping) to see 'reeal' sketchbook stuff...anatomy studies, still lifes etc...most of this stuff looks 'finished' to me.
The head sketches: I'll not comment on your Wacom technique...cos I know fuck-all about that, but as for the basic drawing of the face I think you are maybe pushing 'cute' a little too far. As a result, you're slightly loosing the form of her nose..the tip (which I think is slightly too long even for this style) appears to be bending away from us, & the hole of her nostril appears to be placed more on the side of her nose rather than on the underside . Totally dig the stylised hair cut tho..even without seeing the rest of the figure this is obviously a sci-fi image.
Supergirl: LOL..you're a bad man Chris! I think you need to adjust the perspective on her extended arm, it just looks too long, & if her arm was so extended, herher deltoid would be much closer to her head. Fun pic tho, I have a friend who is a Supergirl nut, I'd like to send them this if you don't mind.
Alpha Bettie concept stuff: These are nice, even if I do find that all your female faces look too similar, & that padded black outfit is gonna be a bugger to draw panel after panel. The plane/fighter ship designs are awesome...I'm a sucker for this futuristic-retro stuff . The actual strip is good, the story telling is fine (although I'd like to see more) & you have achieved a good sense of scale.
Mars Attacks: Awesome! lol
Pink COW: Like it, of the two I prefere the saturated version
Greyscale pieces: My favorite stuff on here, & more like the kind of stuff I was expecting. i think the 'TC' girl is your best female face, a nice balance between realism & comic-book cute.
Star Trek: Judging by the girl, it's definately cold in space.
Hulk: Aw, poor doggy! I can see what you're trying to do with the pumped up anatomy, but it's not quite coming off. You can't just take regular anatomy & make it bigger. For example, in really muscular specimins, the sheer mass of the pec's & delt's mask the form of the clavicle, making it all but hidden, & the 'bump' on the inner elbow caused by the humerous on a regular proportioned person is totally covered by mass of the forearm flexors on some one as massive as you have represented the HULK.
On the whole, nice work Chris, I'll stop by again some time soon.
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January 20th, 2007 #30
I finished an image (see below) I did for my workshop series in the German game developer magazine 'GameStar/dev'. So if you live in Germany and want to know how the image was made go and buy the next issue of the mag in february... ...hehe.
Thanks for your comments guys!
Here is my feedback...
legionare: Thx! Yes I'm working on my first US comic 'Alpha Bettie' right now. It isn't finished yet because I had to take some months off last year. I do it all in my spare time. I will finish it the next weeks. I'm working on the pencils of the last pages and have to finish inks and colors after that.
To draw more quickly you should start sketching without concentrating on your linework. Take a look at other sketchbooks here at conceptart.org... there is so many good stuff out there you can learn from. I think I should post more sketches here (right Staz? )
Dreamworker: Thank you!
darkchild: Thanks man! Great you like it so far and want to check by more often...
NicoRaven: Thx! I like to play with perspective in 3D and I think I should play a little more in my 2D works too. This is only the beginning.
kuroart: Thank you! You noticed what I prefere to draw ... I really should work on every part equally. I will work on it
Staz: A big THANK YOU for stopping by. This is my chance to say it here in my sketchbook: "Your Civil War oneshot ruled man!". Thank you for all your comments and taking the time to analyse my work in detail. I totally appreciate it... and because from now on I will buy everything you work on... promise hehehe. Thx again man.
Oh and Staz is totally right... my posted stuff is looking too finished. I think I should post more sketch stuff in the future.
... but first another 'finished' piece... I call it "Scientist In Love"...
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Dodge Diesel Ram Torque Converter and Valvebody Upgrade - Terminal Torque Part 2Written by on August 1, 2005 Transmission, Injector, And Turbo Upgrades For Even Bigger Power Gains
Last month, we talked about upgrades for our diesel Ram, and ended up with 395 hp and a whopping 738 lb-ft of torque. As impressive as that is, it's time for more. In this installment, we're going to jump into the transmission for a torque converter and valvebody upgrade, a bigger turbo install, a new plenum, and new fuel injectors. it's a fairly in-depth part of the project, but definitely worth the effort. The power gains with the transmission upgrades may seem minimal to some, but any gain in horsepower is still a gain, and the added durability of the torque converter and valvebody are needed when power gains like what Jannetty Racing is producing are necessary.
The transmission in Dodge diesels are a fairly stout piece when used in stock form, but this Ram is far from stock. To make sure the transmission can handle the upgrades, Jannetty racing recommends using a BD Performance 1,600-rpm super-heavy-duty stall converter and BD valvebody (the brain of the transmission). Like we said earlier, this upgrade isn't a large power producer, but the reliability alone makes it a viable swap.
One note of caution, EGT's were approaching 1,750 degrees with the Edge Juice module set on level 5. This can/will be cured with a boost controller. During our test, our boost level peaked at 39 psi at 2,300 rpm and fell to 33 psi by 2,950 rpm. An electronic boost controller can carry the 39 psi of boost to redline, which will significantly reduce EGT and increase horsepower even further.
All this power and NO SMOKE. What more could you ask for?
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Plenum ProwessEven though the AFE cold air kit we installed definitely helped our Ram breathe better, the stock plenum was definitely not letting the engine breathe to its full potential. The plenum upgrade is a simple remove-and-install process. Simply remove the old plenum and install the new one.Remove the four bolts holding the plenum to the lower intake, loosen the rubber hose at the leading edge of the plenum, and remove.Install the ATS plenum in reverse order of the stock removal. The only issue we ran into was the oil dipstick mounting location. The mounting point on the plenum was off to the left as compared to stock. The long dipstick tube is flexible enough and did not pose a significant problem.One Big Hair DryerOne of the biggest power upgrades you can probably do to your diesel Ram is a turbo upgrade. Sure, the turbo from the factory produces enough boost to be more than effective, but, as they say, bigger is better. So keeping that in mind, we decided to upgrade our turbo and manifold to see if we gain anything. In this case, bigger definitely is better.We also removed the AFE cold air kit to make room to work. BD says their turbo will not work with an AFE kit. With a small modification (we'll show later), it will.The stock turbo is on the left, and the new BD is on the right. The BD unit features a larger impellor and more boost capability. There are slight manufacturing differences between the stock unit and the BD, but it is still a bolt-on unit.We began by removing the exhaust and catalytic converter, so we could get the down-pipe off the turbo. Do not discard the catalytic converter or your truck will not be road legal.Once you have all the peripheral components unhooked from the turbo, and the manifold bolts removed, yank it out.The ATS exhaust manifold may look the same as stock, but has improved flow and comes in a two-piece design. Because it is a two-piece design, it is less prone to cracking from heat. If you noticed the two holes drilled in the new manifold and wondered why-one is for the Edge controller we installed last month, and the other is for the dyno probe and can be plugged when we finish testing.
Remember when we said the AFE box would fit with a modification? Well, here it is. We needed to cut the lower corner of the box to make room for the turbo outlet pipe. You don't need to cut a big opening, so take your time.Underneath, the new down tube is a larger diameter, one-piece pipe that replaces the stock unit. Now replace the exhaust, and you're done underneath with the turbo install.Bolt the turbo to the manifold and slide it back in place. Reinstall the manifold bolts, fill the turbo with oil before running it, install oil lines, and then go to the underside of the truck.You will need to remove the torque converter bolts-accomplished by removing a plate on the front of the bellhousing. Once you remove this plate, you will need one of these tools to turn the engine over to get at all the bolts. The tool simply meshes with the flywheel, and turns the engine over using a ratchet.Now unhook all the electrical connections, the transmission mount, and the cooling lines, and slide the transmission back.These cutaways show the difference between a decent stock converter and a really stout BD unit. The BD unit is furnace-brazed constriction and uses Torrington bearings instead of bushings and spacers, and features furnace brazed fins, a custom billet stator, and twin clutch design.Fill the torque converter with the appropriate transmission fluid, and then slide it into place. Make sure the converter is completely seated in the transmission, and slide it all back into place. Make sure to hook everything up the same way you disconnected it.We also upgraded the transmission valvebody. Begin by draining the fluid and removing the pan. Once you have the pan off, you need to remove the filter, unhook the shifter linkage, and take out the bolts that hold the valvebody in place. Keep in mind, the bolts are different lengths and go in the same locations as removed. As you are lowering the valvebody, be careful not to lose the accumulator piston spring. It will fall out, just note where it goes to reinstall it.
The BD valvebody comes with a heavy-duty second-gear band strut. Remove the old one, and install the new heavier duty one in place as per the instructions. Now install the new BD valvebody in the reverse order you removed the stock one.Now it's off to the dyno to see how much of a power increase we got from our work. We dyno tested the truck at every level of the Edge Juice module (five total) to compare the difference the turbo, manifold, and intake made over the stock turbo. At level 1, we gained 22 hp and 44 lb-ft of torque with 4 pounds less boost. On level 5, we gained 85 lb-ft of torque at 2,200 rpm with a 30hp gain across with 6 pounds less boost than we had before. This doesn't mean that less boost makes more power, it means the new turbo is much more efficient.Don't forget to fill the transmission with fluid before you run it. You did fill the torque converter earlier, right?A Big InjectionJannetty Racing had one more trick up their sleeve. They planned to replace the stock injectors with their own JRE-modified injectors that will boost horsepower. These injectors are easy to install.You will need to remove the valve cover and the spacer that houses the injector wiring. When you unplug the injectors, be sure to make note of how the wiring is connected because you will have to reconnect them later.Each injector is fed by its own feed tube. Each tube needs to be removed carefully. First, loosen the fitting from the fuel rail and the cylinder head area, and carefully slide it out.
Now, install the new injectors. There is a small dimple on each injector that mates with the feed tube. Make sure the dimple faces the fuel tube's opening, and before you tighten the injector down, install the feed tube and make sure it is seated into the injector.Here are the final results. By looking at the dyno graph, we produced 445.1 hp and 892.0 lb-ft of gut-wrenching torque. If that ain't enough to haul your 'Cuda, don't worry. Jannetty Racing has any and all add-on goodies you could want.You will need to remove the exhaust rocker arms and the bridge for the valves. Make sure the pushrods stay in the lifters.Reinstall the rocker arm assemblies, the valve cover spacer with the injector wiring, and reattach the wires to the injectors.

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MADISON, Ill. – Antron Brown raced to the No. 1 qualifying position in Top Fuel on Saturday, capping a record-setting two days at the NHRA Midwest Nationals.
Brown will go for his second consecutive playoff victory and his sixth win of the season from the top spot. He holds a one-point lead in the Full Throttle Countdown to the Championship standings over playoff rival Spencer Massey, who was second in qualifying.
Brown took his third No. 1 qualifying position of the season and 32nd of his career with his Friday track-record performance of 3.737 seconds at 326.79 mph.
"Tomorrow is going to be where all the marbles are counted," Brown said. "We have a tough first round matchup. We struggled a little bit today getting our car slowed down when it got a little hotter, so we have our work cut out for us. The track has been really good, so tomorrow is going to be a good race day."
Jack Beckman topped the Funny Car field, Jason Line led Pro Stock qualifying, and Hector Arana Jr. was the fasted in Pro Stock Motorcycle.
Beckman secured his third No. 1 qualifying position of the season in Funny Car with a track-record time of 4.049 at 308.85. He will race Alexis DeJoria in the first round. Funny Car points leader Ron Capps will start sixth and meet teammate Johnny Gray in the opening round.
Line earned his sixth No. 1 of the season and 30th of his career in Pro Stock, powering to a track-record run of 6.496 at 213.47 in a Chevy Camaro. He will meet Jeg Coughlin in the opening round. Series leader Allen Johnson was second in his Dodge Avenger and will face Greg Stanfield in the first round.
In Pro Stock Motorcycle, Arana Jr. took his third No. 1 of the season and second in a row with a track- record time of 6.809 at 196.50 on a Buell. He will face John Hall in the first round. Series leader and defending world champ Eddie Krawiec qualified third and will open against Steve Johnson.

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May 7, 2012
NFTC Columbus: The Michigan commits
Six different future Wolverines participated in this weekend's Nike Camp, and nearly all of them met - or even exceeded - the expectations for them going in.
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March 25, 2011
AUBURN, Ala. – The Vanderbilt women’s tennis team snapped a three-match losing streak with a 7-0 sweep of Auburn. The Commodores move to 9-5 on the season and 3-3 in SEC play.
Vanderbilt got off to a quick start by winning all three doubles matches. Alex Leatu and Rachael Dillon picked up an 8-4 win on court one. Nelly Radeva and Jackie Wu, playing together for the first time this season, clinched the doubles point with an 8-6 win in the No. 3 match. Keilly Ulery and Lauren Mira concluded the sweep with an 8-6 win on court two.
In singles play, Leatu continued the winning trend for the Commodores with a 6-2, 6-1 win in the No. 1 match. On court six, Radeva earned a 6-2, 6-0 win over Taylor Schreimann. Wu snapped her personal three match-losing streak with the match-clinching victory on court six.
Ulery, Dillon and Mira each posted wins to complete the sweep of the Tigers. After battling with Jacqueline Kasler to a 7-5 win in the first set, Ulery dominated the second set for a 6-0 win on court five. Dillon, ranked 97th in the nation, posted a 6-2, 6-4 win in the No. 4 match while Mira defeated Olivia Bennett, 7-5, 6-4.
Vanderbilt hosts Alabama on Sunday at noon at the Currey Tennis Center. Live stats can be found here.

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Deliciously soft and munchy.
Sift together the flour, salt, soda and baking powder. Cream the butter or margarine with the sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg and beat thoroughly. Blend in the melted chocolate. Add the dry ingredients alternately with the sour cream, beating until smooth after each addition. Stir in the vanilla and nuts.
Drop by teaspoons on to a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees F about 10 to 12 minutes.

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Red Deer Rebels center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins wasn't going to take any of the general managers, scouts and coaches in attendance by surprise in August during the 2010 NHL Research, Development and Orientation Camp fueled by G Series.
Barring a major setback, they all knew he would be a certain top-five pick at the 2011 Entry Draft.
It was much the same five months later when he was named player of the game for Team Orr at the CHL/NHL Home Hardware Top Prospects Game in Toronto.
Now, after he finished tied for third in the Western Hockey League with 106 points, the only thing that's changed is instead of being seen as a top-five pick, he could be the first player picked when the Draft is held June 24-25 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.
Nugent-Hopkins led the WHL with 75 assists, and his 31 goals (11 on the power play) were third on his team. He also posted a team-best plus-30 rating.
"I like to set up plays and I consider myself a playmaker -- getting down low and setting up my teammates," Nugent-Hopkins told NHL.com.
"He makes everyone around him better," NHL Network analyst Craig Button said. "He reminds me of Joe Sakic in this thinking and ability. Sakic was one of those guys where it didn't matter what type of game you were playing. You always knew you could count on Joe Sakic and you knew he'd made a play and make a difference, and I feel exactly the same way about Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. In my mind, it will take an enormous effort by another player to unseat Nugent-Hopkins as the No. 1 prospect heading into the Draft because I think he's a star in the making."
In Red Deer's four-game sweep of the Edmonton Oil Kings in the opening round of the WHL playoffs, Nugent-Hopkins had 4 goals and 5 assists. His team hosts the Medicine Hat Tigers in the opening game of the second round on Friday.
As a rookie last season, Nugent-Hopkins finished second on the team in scoring with 65 points, including 24 goals, in 67 games to earn WHL's Rookie of Year Award and help the Rebels reach the playoffs for the first time in three seasons.
He was third on NHL Central Scouting's mid-term ranking of the top North American skaters eligible for this year's Draft, and when the final ranking is released April 12, it would be a surprise to see him move anywhere but up.
NHL Central Scouting's B.J. MacDonald, who specializes in players from the WHL, feels the sky is the limit for Nugent-Hopkins.
"You get a player like (Nugent-Hopkins) … you pair him with (Jarome) Iginla or somebody like that," MacDonald said, "it could be a phenomenal combination. Because with a center like that, who can dish like that, is what a lot of teams strive to get. They want that center who can not only make players around him better, but both linemates. He can dish both right or left, either on his backhand or forehand, with that kind of vision. It's not just the vision, either, but the fact he can lay that puck between the skate boot and the skate blade -- that's hard to find."
Chris Edwards, Central Scouting's Ontario scout, has seen enough of Nugent-Hopkins to conclude his skill set is "very high."
"He dominated the game at Red Deer and you can just see the talent coming right off the stick when he's on the ice," Edwards said. "He sees the ice very well, has excellent puck-handling and play-making ability and skates very well."
Nugent-Hopkins started his season serving as one of four assistant captains for Team Canada at the 2010 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament in the Czech Republic in August. The highlight for the 6-foot, 164-pound forward was scoring the game-winner 1:42 into the first period to give his team a 1-0 victory against Team USA in the gold-medal game.
"Just representing Canada was amazing and awesome and winning the gold-medal game, especially against the U.S., was great since they're such a big rival," Nugent-Hopkins said.
Nugent-Hopkins just missed out at representing his country a second time this season, at the World Junior Championship in Buffalo, N.Y., in January, as he was a late cut from the team. You get the feeling it was a motivating factor in the second half of his season.
The numbers certainly bear that out -- in his first 35 games, he had 10 goals and 37 assists; in 34 games after he was cut from the WJC team, he had 21 goals and 38 assists.
"It was tough getting cut but I tried to take all the positives I could from it and just keep on getting better," he said.
Follow Mike Morreale on Twitter at: @mike_morreale

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2013 Cubs Minor League Camp - Last Day
2013 Chicago Cubs Minor League Camp drew to a close this morning, as the Iowa Cubs completed their final Spring Training work-out before flying to Albuquerque this afternnon. They willl open their PCL season versus the Isotopes Thursday night.
Most of the I-Cubs participated in traditional Spring Training drills and B-P on Field #2, while rotation-starter Drew Carpenter threw a bullpen session. (Matt Garza participated in the PFPs).
Meanwhile, three members of the Iowa bullpen threw in the 11-inning intrasquad-"sim" game on Field #3.
The game cannot be box scored because players sometimes traded places in the field mid-inning, players hit for both "teams," and a pitcher's "inning" was sometimes stopped mid-AB when the pitcher reached the 15-pitch mark. It was really more of a hybrid scrimmage than either a "sim" game or an intrasquad game.
Each of the pitchers who worked on Field #3 threw 15 pitches per inning, and each pitcher threw anywhere from one to four innings (depending on the pitcher): The pitchers themselves were a Motley Crew, some being Iowa relievers getting work, some were pitchers from the Boise/Mesa (Extended Spring Training) squad, and others were rehab guys.
FOUR INNINGS: Josh Conway
THREE INNINGS: Jose Rosario
TWO INNINGS: Hunter Cervenka, Loiger Padron, and Larry Suarez
ONE INNING: Daniel Adrian, Kyler Burke, David Cales, Esmailin Caridad, Casey Coleman, Carlos Guerrero, Matt Iannazzo, and Cory Wade,
Rosario and Conway (Cubs 2012 4th round draft pick out of Coastal Carolina) were especially good, both cruising effortlessly through their mulitple innings with minimum stress. Conway has made a remarkable recovery from 2012 TJS and almost made the Kane County starting rotation, throwing a 92-94 MPH fastball, a hard slider, and a decent change-up.
David Cales (2011 shoulder surgery) was the most-impressive pitcher today, striking out all four hitters he faced (all four swinging) in his 15-pitch inning. Cales has a nasty slider, and he almost made the Tennessee bullpen, but was left behind at Extended Spring Training to get innings.
The Boise/Mesa position players traded places with their "mirror" periodically, switching back & forth between defense and offense. (The five catchers alternated between warming up pitchers in the bullpen, catching in the game, and hitting).
C: Erick Castillo, Justin Marra, Wilfredo Petit, Neftali Rosario, and Lance Rymel
1B: Xavier Batista and Jose Dore
2B: Roni Torreyes and Danny Lockhart
3B: Mark Malave and Jacob Rogers
SS: Carlos Penalver and Danny Lockhart
LF: Trevor Gretzky, Dong-Yub Kim, and Garrett Schlecht
CF: Rashad Crawford and Shawon Dunston Jr
RF: Reggie Golden and Jeffrey Baez
There wasn't much hitting in the game (the pitchers mostly dominated), although Reggie Golden did rip a triple off lefty side-armer Matt Iannazzo, and looked just fine hustling around the bases (he had surgery for torn knee ligaments just about this time last year).
RHP Larry Suarez hit Jeffrey Baez with a pitch on the upper left shoulder (almost hit him in the head), as Suarez continues to battle "Steve Blass Disease."
If Travis' back-to-back-to-back walks cost Hendricks the ERA title, that would really suck.
Edit: "A lifeless loss to a lousy Sox team."
This place is a real downer after a loss to the Sox.
I expect they will go 5-9 games above .500 the rest of the year. 96-98 wins will win the Division.
They should have one more 2-3 week hot streak in them.
- They have one reliable starting pitcher. Jake's magic is gone, and it doesn't look like it's coming back. Lester has been lousy recently. Lackey's ERA goes up every time he pitches.
- Heyward has been dead weight all year. I can't remember a single series where he was a significant offensive contributor. Not one. Great defense, but but if he were hitting .270 with 10 HR and played average defense, the Cubs would be better off.
new rule...no one's allowed to throw k.bryant a changeup
.500 the rest of the way still may win the division though.
...i hate espn.
oh, at least they're doing split screen now...i guess.
I'm liking this rookie Nathan.
Richard DFA'd. Meh...
Throwbacks with fashionable cutouts would be a nice touch.
If it was 1 night later, Chapman would be out there and we probably would be going to extras.
I'm with you, Rob. You pretty much summed up how I feel about it.

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Step-by-step: No
Training: No

The article does not provide a clear sequence of ordered steps for completing a specific task; instead, it presents a narrative about events occurring during a baseball practice and game. The information is primarily descriptive and lacks structured procedural instructions that would be necessary for training a language model for deeper reasoning. The details provided are facts about players and activities rather than guidelines that could foster analytical or reasoning skills.


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Bag Bliss the bag blog
Date Added: March 9, 2006
Designer Handbag Deal of the Day!
Michael Kors | Malibu | On Sale For $64.90 | Check it out at Nordstrom!
Finally, the Michael Kors ‘Malibu’ mini demi bag is under $70, which makes it the designer deal of the day. This tiny evening bag is only left in metallic pink, so get one before it’s gone forever. If this color isn’t one that you admire then check out the Nordstrom store, I was at one yesterday and they had the gold, silver and pink available.
* New Nordstrom opens tomorrow, March 10 at 10:a.m.
Nordstrom at The Gardens
3111 PGA Boulevard
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410

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Step-by-step: No
Training: No

The article does not provide a clear sequence of ordered steps for completing a task, as it primarily consists of promotional content about a handbag deal rather than instructional material. Additionally, the procedural instructions are not well-structured or detailed enough to facilitate training for deeper reasoning, as the content lacks a focus on steps or reasoning processes.


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We've all experienced it. That PC you know should be zipping along but isn't. You add more memory, but it's still barely chugging. Fortunately, it's fairly easy to troubleshoot those ailing machines. Here are five steps you can take to help your machines run much faster.
This one should go without saying. However, I am always surprised at how few people regularly do this — or how many IT admins neglect to set up machines to do this regularly. Regardless of which Windows desktop OS you use, make sure you either manually defragment or set the machine up to automatically defragment. When machines get too fragmented, they suffer serious performance degradation. Usually, the built-in Windows defrag tool works fine. If you are looking for something a little better, try Defraggler. It can work on a whole disk or just a part of one.
2: Clean up the disk
Have you ever filled up a disk to 100%? If that disk contains both your OS and your data files, your machine is going to come to a screeching halt. One of the first things I check on a machine that's running slowly is how much of the hard disk has been used. If there isn't roughly 10% of the hard disk free, it's time to clean house. One of the tools I like is CCleaner. It quickly clears out all temp files for you. Once that's done, it's time to attack the obvious locations: Recycle Bin, Pictures, Music, Videos. Once you have cleared those out, you can remove old Restore Points and Shadow copies (from System Restore) and installed programs from your Downloads directory. If that doesn't clear up enough space, it's time to start removing unused applications.
3: Clean up the registry
I've seen plenty of machines get bogged down simply because of errors in the registry. Of course, the registry isn't something just any old user (or administrator) should attack. Instead, you want to use an application whose purpose is to clean up the registry. One of my favorite tools for that task is, again, CCleaner. When you run CCleaner, make sure you back up your registry (it will prompt you to do this). Then, run it a few times. The first time through, it won't catch all the errors. It usually takes about three times before all errors are removed. Once you've removed those errors, you might want to reboot to ensure the process is complete (and the machine is back to speed).
4: Remove spyware/malware
This one always shocks me. If you are using a Windows operating system you BETTER have anti-malware on board or your machine is sure to get bogged down in the muck and mire of spyware. I tend to lean toward Malwarebytes for this. But don't just use the free version. It's good, but it doesn't include any sort of scheduler. And we know end users are horrible about running maintenance applications. For this, you will want to spend the coin to make sure your anti-spyware is up to date and running on a schedule.
5: Check the disk for errors
With a machine that's aging or whose hard drive has seen excessive use, sectors on that drive can wind up bad. To remedy this, you'll need to issue a command and reboot your machine. The command I generally use is chkdsk X: /f /r (Where X is the drive letter you want to check). The f switch tells the command to automatically fix errors and the r switch locates bad sectors and recovers readable data.
These steps aren't foolproof, but they're the first ones I take when a Windows-based PC is showing signs of slowing down. Do you have other means? What tools or tasks do you use to reverse this "aging process"? Share them with your fellow readers.
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Step-by-step: Yes
Training: Yes

The article provides a clear sequence of ordered steps to enhance a PC's performance, detailing five specific actions. Each step is structured with an explanation of what to do, why it's important, and recommended tools, which is useful for training a language model. The detailed instructions encourage deeper reasoning, as they require the user to understand both the actions and their implications for system performance.


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Caught Up Mark McMorris
Mark McMorris is a fast eater. He once knuckled a jump and shit his pants. Instead of changing, he wanted to take another run. Is that passion? Is this a harsh intro? Mark competes a lot. Does that make him a contest kid? Yes. No. He got a Silver Medal at his first Winter X Games. He’s having fun. The 17 year-old just came up with the backside double cork 1440. He stomped it third try (on a park jump at Snowmass, Colorado.) What you think of the trick or triples in general is your opinion, just recognize that there’s a lot more to Mark McMorris than this one trick. One hit wonder? Don’t think so.
Okay, the backside triple cork 1440. How long had you been thinking about doing this trick?
I guess after Torstein did it. I’ve been doing a variation of the double cork back ten for quiet awhile and nobody had tried it, so I just wanted to see what would happen if I just started it like a back ten but go a little further, hold my grab—I don’t know. The first one I just didn’t start as flippy, I kinda did a backside fourteen double and just fell. It kinda made sense so I just eased my way into it on the next two. I did it with no injury, so that’s cool.
Break the trick down.
It’s totally different than doing the double. Right from the takeoff you need to give it a lot more. You can’t scrape, you need to get more pop than usual, you need to try to get your grab as soon as you can, so you’re in a small position. It’s like you need to know you’re going to try it from the takeoff.
What’s the most critical point in the trick?
After the second cork you can kinda spot it, so you really just need to trust yourself to go for it. You can’t let go of your grab and look, you need to just hold on. Commit to it.
Over the last year you’ve gone from basically unknown to standing on international podiums. How are you handling this new life?
It’s been good. I don’t want to say I knew it was going to happen, but I had a good idea that I could get here. You know, I had the tricks, I just needed to work on style factor and consistency and then linking it all together. I worked really hard last summer and picked up some new sponsors … I’ve been able to go so many different places in the last year. I have a lot of people to thank for the support. Like, sitting on my couch two years ago watching all these movies, I didn’t really think it was possible—and it’s happened so fast—I’m just going with the flow.
Good contests this season:
The Arctic Challenge—I kinda blew it but it was really fun there: the course, a really good riders field. X Games slopestyle—it was my first time, so it meant a lot. The riding level was insane and I did well—good weather, such a good course. I felt like I did one of my best runs and three of us young guys were on the podium—it was cool.
Are your friends in Saskatchewan following what’s going on with you?
Yeah—people are starting to find out because of TV coverage I’ve been getting. They don’t think it’s a joke anymore. Its cool my friends watch the webcasts and TV …
Has your brother Craig been a big influence on you?
I wouldn’t be anywhere without Craig… when we were young, if he did a flip I had to do a flip. If he did a 360, I had to try it. He was always pushing me to try stuff—or I was the loser of the group—so I tried to do what he did and then at some point I was doing tricks he couldn’t do but then he learns them—it’s just like a back and forth battle. It makes it fun for both of us. When we ride we’re always having these little mini-battle on the rails or the jumps. We’re always just trying to push each other in the best direction we can.
First board: An LTD —like a 135, it was way too big. Kemper boots. The boots fit well. I was six. We were in Lake Louise. We saw it and we were like, we’re doing that we’re not skiing.
Favorite Rider: When I was really young, I thought JP Walker was the sickest rider—he’s still sick. In the last four years the person that’s influenced me the most—with powder, parks, and rails—is Torstein. With his style and progressing the sport and keeping the focus on style.
Best Video: Technical Difficulties. I thought that was the sickest movie ever. And then Follow Me Around—by far my favorite movie. Eero’s [Ettala] part when he did the double backside rodeo ten!
Favorite tricks: Backside five Indy and front three stale fish.
Worst trend in snowboarding: Riding in jeans. Aren’t you cold on the slopes? Your jeans get wet.
What are your plans after the contests wrap up for the season?
Film, film, and film. I’m doing three Burton shoots and a shoot with Travis’ movie The Art Of Flight. Maybe even a heli trip …
And Mark’s Fan Page HERE
Mark’s Sponsors are: Burton, Red Bull, Matix, DVS, Oakley, The Source

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Step-by-step: No
Training: No

The article lacks a clear sequence of ordered steps that guide the reader through completing a specific task. Instead, it consists of an informal interview with Mark McMorris that provides insights into his experiences and opinions rather than structured procedural instructions. Additionally, the content does not offer detailed enough instructions or reasoning to be useful for training a language model capable of deeper reasoning.


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SouthlakeMoms.I am relaxing with my family this week. So here is a fun activity to get your kiddos and hubby cooking together. It was originally published on
So when thinking about how we will spend Father's Day this year, the first thing that popped into my mind was of course the food. And what better way to spend some quality time with Dad than working on a project together? Cooking is the perfect, fun and simple activity that both Dad and the kiddos will enjoy. Even if your husband's idea of creating a 'home-made-meal' means ordering pizza, this will be fun!
Getting your kiddos in the kitchen gives them a chance to work on basic measuring, experience real-world application of math skills, and create something they can be proud of. My daughter is always more willing to try a dish if she has had a hand in preparing it. Plus it is always easier to talk and laugh when food is involved.
You can use any recipe for Dad and the kiddos to put together. But think about simplicity, ease and 'talent' of the chefs involved. Keep it simple and yummy!
Since we will be grilling out and swimming with family for our Father's Day, munchy-appetizers are a must for the menu. My daughter is 5 years old and her pick for their recipe... Daddy's famous "Texas Queso". Whether your husband is a novice or a professionally trained foodie, everyone can appreciate a good queso.
Remember, this a time for Dad and the kiddos to have fun in the kitchen. And since it is his day, don't worry about the mess! Take into consideration the age of your kiddos before handing over a knife or working around a hot stove. Parental supervision and guidance is needed.
Now let's get cooking!
-1 pound seasoned ground beef
-1 can Rotel Tomatos
-2 pounds Velveeta cheese, cubed
-1/2 cup of milk
- 3 boiled & diced jalapenos, reserve 2/3 cup of the jalapeno water
-8 ounces cream cheese
First, Dad removed almost all the seeds from the peppers. Don't forget, the more seeds the hotter the queso. One of our friends gave us this nifty 'pepper corer' a few years ago, but it can be done easily with a knife as well. Next the peppers are boiled for 5 minutes. Reserve 2/3 cups of the 'jalapeno water' to use later in the recipe. The peppers are then diced and set aside.
Brown the ground beef in a skillet. My daughter loved this step, because she enjoys 'seasoning her food'. Sprinkle on salt, pepper, chili pepper and a bit of olive oil for flavor.
Then cube 2 pounds of Velveeta cheese. This is a good opportunity to work on cutting skills with the kiddos. Just make sure to mind those fingers.
Finally combine the one can of Rotel, diced peppers, 2/3 cup of jalapeno water, ground beef, cubed Velveeta, and 8 ounces of cream cheese. Mix it all together and then let it simmer on low for 2 hours before serving with tortilla chips. "Texas Queso" is creamy and flavorful. Depending on the amount of seeds you leave in your jalepanos, it is also mild enough to be enjoyed by all ages.
Help your kids show Dad how much they love him this year with some fun in the kitchen Children grow up too fast. The gift of time together is valuable and the memory of happy times is something your family will always treasure.
Linking up here: http://homestoriesatoz.com

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Step-by-step: Yes
Training: No

The article does provide a clear sequence of ordered steps for making "Texas Queso," detailing each part of the cooking process in a logical manner. However, while the instructions are sequential, they lack the depth and detail required for training a language model to engage in deeper reasoning, as they do not address broader concepts or decision-making processes inherent in cooking beyond the immediate steps.


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February 23, 2014 |
The Persian Gulf emirate of Qatar, flush with oil riches and seeking to push its way to the front of the international stage, is in the midst of an enormous, decade-long building boom to construct facilities and infrastructure for the 2022 World Cup soccer tournament, the largest and most-viewed sporting event in the world. Unfortunately, Qatar is preparing for that moment of international cooperation and sport by grievously exploiting its foreign workers, subjecting them to dangerous conditions that should be drawing forceful condemnations from the world community.
February 22, 2014 |
CARACAS, Venezuela - Opponents and supporters of President Nicolas Maduro held massive demonstrations Saturday in central Caracas and other Venezuelan cities as the unofficial death toll rose to 11 in more than a week of unrest. Leading the opposition demonstration in eastern Caracas was Liliana Tintori, wife of Leopoldo Lopez, the former Caracas borough mayor who was arrested this week and charged with inciting violence that has erupted during protests. Lopez and other opposition leaders say armed pro-government vigilantes have been responsible for the deaths and that the opposition has demonstrated peacefully to protest rising crime and shortages.
February 13, 2014 |
Winning an Oscar - or just being nominated - can transform a Hollywood future. Yet just because some actors and filmmakers weren't shortlisted for an Academy Award doesn't mean their great work is going unrewarded. Critics have rightly pointed to 2013 as one of the best movie years in recent history. Consequently, the fields for top Oscars were impossibly crowded, with highly praised performances by Tom Hanks, Emma Thompson, Robert Redford and Oprah Winfrey left on the sidelines.
February 12, 2014 |
The developing world has largely usurped U.S. manufacturing, but emerging economies are increasingly big customers of American farmers. Between 2000 and 2013, American fruit, grain, meat and dairy sold overseas nearly tripled to $140.9 billion, making agricultural products one of the hottest exports in the last decade, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report released Wednesday. Developing countries with growing middle-class populations and strengthening currencies powered the binge on U.S. food, which has been a boon for California almond growers, Iowa soybean farmers and others.
February 9, 2014 |
Question: I've lived in my homeowner association nearly 20 years and still can't get the board to change my information for receiving notices of meetings to the proper address. They just keep ignoring me. I've called and left messages to no avail. What can I do to get them to recognize my calls? Answer: Beginning Jan. 1, titleholders were no longer able to orally request certain documents and/or other items from their association's board. The new Civil Code section 4035 details how documents must be delivered to an association for such requests to be effective.
February 9, 2014 |
The world's airline industry has rebounded from the recession and expects 2014 to be the most profitable year on record, thanks to stable fuel prices and growing travel demand. That's great news if you're an airline executive or shareholder. But don't expect the suddenly well-off airlines to pass along their good fortune to passengers by slashing fares. Industry experts do say the continued pressure from low-cost carriers should keep the big network carriers from imposing dramatic fare hikes.
February 8, 2014 |
Turns out that for Apple Inc., being one of the most innovative companies on the planet does have at least one big drawback. The Cupertino, Calif., company says it is the No. 1 target for so-called patent trolls. In court and regulatory filings, Apple provided a rare look at the amount of litigation it is facing from companies whose main business involves threatening to file patent lawsuits against other companies unless they agree to make royalty payments. Apple has faced nearly 100 such lawsuits in the last three years, according to the documents.
HOME & GARDEN
February 7, 2014 |
Tuscan, provincial and country-rustic looks are fading in popularity in kitchens and baths, and contemporary designs with clean lines, minimal ornamentation and easy maintenance are rapidly taking their place, according to a style report released this week by the National Kitchen & Bath Assn. The industry group surveyed its members about trends in kitchen and bath design. Other findings include: • Gray color schemes are expected to increase sharply in kitchens and baths in 2014.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
February 6, 2014 |
A shortage of natural gas triggered by the extreme cold weather across the nation prompted California's power grid operator to issue a statewide flex alert Thursday, officials said. The cold snap in the rest of the country and Canada has affected fuel supplies to Southern California power plants and reduced electricity generation, according to a statement from Cal ISO. The agency is asking residents to reduce their energy use between 1 p.m. and 10 p.m. Thursday. Though the shortage only affects Southern California power plants, statewide conservation will free up electricity and gas supplies for the region, the agency said.
February 4, 2014 |
There's a new element in the debate over U.S. income inequality, and it's one that may actually get our political leadership talking about ways to address the issue: businesses are beginning to notice that their middle-class customers have disappeared. The consumer market is beginning to look like a sandwich without meat in the middle--there are enough wealthy customers to keep the luxury market humming along, and a growing demand for cheap no-name and other bargain products. The phenomenon has been reported by Matthew Yglesias of Slate.com and more recently by Nelson Schwartz of the New York Times.

response:
Step-by-step: No
Training: No

The article does not provide a clear sequence of ordered steps for completing a task, as it primarily consists of news reports and observations rather than instructional content. Additionally, there are no well-structured procedural instructions that would facilitate training a language model for deeper reasoning; rather, it offers various news snippets that lack detailed, actionable guidance necessary for reasoning or procedural learning.


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Hockey Center Renovations
08/23/2013 - 6:00 AM
The renovations to the hockey facility on the SCSU campus are just too obvious to miss at the bottom of Fifth Avenue. The Herb Brooks National Hockey Center boasts a brand new name, atrium entrance, a team store, new ticket windows, expanded suites seating and better team facilities. Check out the video from SCSU athletics to see some of the new features. The multi-million dollar face lift to the facility is happening in phases; this being the first of two.
New concession areas in the south concourse.
The first game to be played at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center will happen Wednesday September 25 when the SCSU Women’s hockey team hosts the Japanese Olympic team. The game takes place at 7:07 and can be heard on the KVSC Sports Stream.
If you want to claim your seat for the upcoming Men’s Hockey season be sure to attend the Select-a-Seat event on Monday-Wednesday August 26-28 at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. Fans will have the opportunity from noon-6 p.m. to pick their season ticket seat for the upcoming 2013-2014 men’s hockey season. For more information about Select-a-Seat visit the SCSU Athletics webpage.
Subscribe to what interests you. More information about podcasts and software.

response:
Step-by-step: No
Training: No

The article does not provide a clear sequence of ordered steps to guide the reader through completing a specific task. Rather, it offers information about renovations and events related to the hockey facility without detailing any procedural instructions. Additionally, the lack of detailed and structured instructions means it would not be useful for training a language model capable of deeper reasoning.


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Guest Author - Christine Blachford
It's taken a few months, and we have all been following their progress carefully, but now the speculation has come to an end. Ross Brawn has officially taken over Honda Racing, with a 100% buyout.
Now known as Brawn GP, the team have a website and an official press release has been posted on there giving details of the team and thanks to everyone involved. It was released in the early hours of Friday morning, and confirms just some of the details we already knew.
Mercedes will supply the team with engines for the 2009 season, and both Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello will return to the cars. Brawn thanks everyone at Brackley for their hard work in keeping the team alive, plus FOM, the FIA and FOTA for their continued support.
Nick Fry was present at the FOTA press conference yesterday, and gave a hint that the team had been saved and an announcement would be coming very soon. He mentioned the livery would be blue and red, although the hastily put together website for Brawn GP features black and yellow. Nick Fry doesn't seem to have been mentioned in the press release for Brawn GP so far, though, so his involvement is as yet unknown.
The only real questions left are whether the car will be able to at least keep up with the others, if not be competitive. They have missed out an awful lot of testing, but are due to shakedown the new car at Silverstone in private, before perhaps turning up in Barcelona and Jerez for the final tests.
Bringing back two very experienced drivers will help, and both Button and Barrichello will be able to wrestle the most out of the car. Brawn has also played some very smart strategy games in the past during races that have seen points hauls and even podiums. He will no doubt be continuing this practice in 2009.
Nevertheless, how competitive the team are for this first year isn't of utmost importance. They need to be visual enough to get sponsors, but winning isn't everything. Being on the grid, after we were all so worried we'd lost yet another entry, is the best start to the year a team could have.

response:
Step-by-step: No
Training: No

The article does not provide a clear sequence of ordered steps for completing any task; it primarily discusses the transition of Honda Racing to Brawn GP and related news. Additionally, the procedural instructions are not well-structured or detailed enough to serve as a training resource for a language model aimed at deeper reasoning, as it lacks explicit steps or logical progression that would encourage analytical thinking.


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USC’s Lane Kiffin and Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly are first-year head coaches at their respective schools. Neither program has been stellar, but Kelly received a boost after the Fighting Irish posted a come-from-behind, 20-16, victory last Saturday in the 82nd meeting of this intersectional rivalry at the Coliseum before 85,417 fans.
On a night that began cold and clear, but then turned rainy, the Trojans, who had beaten the Irish eight straight times, marched deep inside Notre Dame territory when senior wide receiver Ronald Johnson (40 yards and six catches) dropped a pass at the 15-yard line from fifth-year quarterback Mitch Mustain as safety Harrison Smith slipped on the soggy turf.
The potential game-winning drive began at USC’s 31 with 2:16 left, and ended when Smith picked off Mustain at Notre Dame’s one-yard line.
“We had a lot of dropped balls in the first half,’’ said Kiffin after the opening half. “We need to throw the ball down field more in the second half.”
They did, but Mustain, who started slowly, settled down and connected on 20 of 37 attempts for 177 yards with one interception.
Notre Dame scored the winning touchdown when running back Robert Hughes tacked on a five-yard run with 2:23 remaining, climaxing a 77-yard, seven-play drive.
“This was a big win against a good team,’’ Kelly said. “We ran the ball in the second half, and that was the difference.”
Hughes finished with 69 yards on 11 carries, as Notre Dame (7-5) made good use of its running game, collecting 147 yards.
Cierre Wood added 89 yards on 15 carries, and had a 26-yard gallop on the game-winning march.
USC was stuck in neutral, being held to 80 yards, as Marc Tyler had 48 yards on 17 rushes.
The Trojans (7-5) scored first when Joe Houston kicked a season-long, 45-yard field goal with 4:09 left in the first quarter that gave the Trojans a 3-0 lead.
The kick was made possible when linebacker Chris Galippo intercepted quarterback Tommy Rees.
A true freshman, Rees (20 of 32 for 149 yards with three interceptions) answered by moving Notre Dame 79 yards on 16 plays, and hitting wide receiver Michael Floyd (11 catches for 86 yards) with a one-yard pass and 2:39 left in the second quarter for a 7-3 lead.
“He wasn’t pretty, but he battled,’’ said Kelly of Rees, whose father was on former UCLA head coach Terry Donahue’s staff, and whose brother Danny is the current holder for the Bruins. “I’m looking at the last drive where we scored.”
Rees made it 13-3 when he found wide receiver Duval Kamara with a one-yard toss as seven seconds remained before the intermission.
Linebacker Devon Kennard intercepted Rees early in the third quarter as Houston nailed a 23-yard field goal that got the Trojans within 13-6.
It became 13-13 less than six minutes later when Mustain, a transfer from the University of Arkansas, added a one-yard sneak after defensive end Nick Perry forced a Rees fumble.
USC safety Marshall Jones picked off Rees, which led to Houston’s 37-yard field goal with 6:25 left in the fourth quarter, and a 16-13 lead.
Rick Assad has been a sportswriter for more than two decades. He has a political science degree from UCLA, a journalism degree from CSUN, and is a staff writer for diamondboxing.com, and is a columnist for socalboxing.wordpress.com. You may e-mail him at firstname.lastname@example.org.

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Step-by-step: No
Training: No

The article does not provide a clear sequence of ordered steps to guide the reader through completing a task. Instead, it presents a narrative of a football game, focusing on the actions and outcomes of that game rather than instructing on any particular task. Consequently, the procedural instructions necessary for training a language model capable of deeper reasoning are absent, as the content lacks structure, clear directives, or comprehensive details that encourage systematic thinking.


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The Premier League runners-up have just four points to their name in five visits to the Potters since 2008, with the last four meetings all ending in 1-1 draws
The 2011-12 champions have visited Stoke on five occasions since their return to the top flight in 2008, collecting just four points along the way.
The last four league meetings between the sides in the Midlands have ended in 1-1 draws, with Javi Garcia earning a point for the visitors after Peter Crouch's opener in the most recent clash there in September last year.
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Hughes spent 18 months at the helm at City between June 2008 and December 2009, and has lost three of his four meetings against them since leaving - games that came during his time in charge of Fulham and QPR.
But the Welshman will hope to emulate his record against his former employers from his period as manager of Blackburn Rovers between 2004 and 2008 - when he won four and drew four of his eight encounters with them - at his new club.
Another former City man looking to make an impression at Stoke is midfielder Stephen Ireland, who arrived at the Britannia Stadium on a season-long loan from Aston Villa on transfer deadline day.
The 27-year-old - who is in line to make his debut on Saturday - enjoyed the most productive season of his career under Hughes at the Etihad Stadium in 2008-09, when he scored nine Premier League goals.
And the former Republic of Ireland international cannot wait to work with the 49-year-old and his coaching team again.
"They are all really good people, and I mean it when I say that I am excited to be here working with them again, they are the best coaching staff that I have ever had," he told Stoke's official matchday programme.
Hughes has a fully fit squad to choose from for the game - a luxury not enjoyed by the man in the opposite dug-out.
Pellegrini will again be without captain Vincent Kompany, who is continuing to recover from a groin injury, while new signing Martin Demichelis is expected to be out for around another month with a knee problem and Micah Richards (hamstring) remains absent.
Playmaker David Silva is also a doubt after suffering a minor thigh complaint while on international duty with Spain.

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A brachial plexus injury is the result of damage to the nerves linking the spine to the shoulder and is often caused by stretching the head away from the arm following a shoulder trauma. It's important to know when to seek treatment for this injury and when it's safe for a young athlete to return to play.
These symptoms may be obvious or subtle, lasting a few seconds or a few minutes, and can last much longer in some cases. While symptoms are present, watch for possible signs of a concussion.
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PREPS: Rams hit stride in MHC football race
Central Catholic's football team has hit its stride at exactly the right moment. The Rams started 1-2. Now, behind a fast, ball-hawking defense, a high-octane return game and an improving offense, they have won their past three games.
The Rams (4-2, 2-0) are tied with Gresham and Barlow atop the Mt. Hood Conference. Central Catholic coach Steve Pyne says Thursday's 7 p.m. matchup with Gresham at Hillsboro Stadium will reveal a lot about how good Central Catholic is with the state playoffs a few weeks away.
'We're going to play a playoff team, a very talented team that's playing extremely confidently,' Pyne says. 'We're going to know a lot about ourselves after Thursday.'
Central Catholic had to begin its season without Pyne on the sidelines; he served a two-game suspension for violating Oregon School Activities Association practice rules during the summer. Without Pyne, the Rams went 1-1. Since he came back, the only blemish on Central's record is a 14-12 loss to Jesuit.
Pyne stops short of saying that his presence is the reason for the Rams' three-game win streak and better play.
'It might have something to do with it,' he says, 'but I don't have that big of an ego to think that it made that big of a difference.'
Led by safeties Dallin Leavitt and Beau Duronslet, Central Catholic's defense has been very good throughout the season. Last week, the Rams held Centennial to six points after the Eagles had lost 70-63 to Barlow the week before.
'On the defensive side of the ball, it's the fastest group of kids we've had collectively on the field since I've been here,' Pyne says.
Along with running back Hayward Demison, Leavitt and Duronslet make Central Catholic deadly every time a team has to kick the ball to them.
'Anytime they touch the ball they can take it into the end zone,' Pyne says. 'Those are big explosive plays and potential momentum-changing plays.'
The Rams offense has been improving throughout the season. The team has weapons on the perimeter, but also has a young offensive line. While the players up front are able to move the pile on any given play, the unit lacks varsity experience.
'The O-line is getting better every week,' Pyne says. 'We knew that we were going to be kind of young and inexperienced there. We're starting three guys right now who are in their first year of varsity. So the speed of the game is different than they're used to. But those guys are coming along.'
The Rams also do not have a set quarterback. They began the season with Ben Cook, a 6-3, 185 pound senior, at the position. After Cook tore his meniscus against Canby on Sept. 9, sophomore Aidan Wilder, 5-10, 170, took over.
Because there is limited risk of further damaging his knee, Cook has postponed surgery until after the season. He came back last week against Centennial and played a few series.
For now, Pyne plans to use both quarterbacks.
'Going forward right now, Wilder is going to continue to get the majority of the snaps until Ben is completely confident and has knocked all the rust off,' Pyne says. 'Then we'll see. It's a luxury to have two of them.'
While Pyne will reserve judgment of his team until after the Gresham game, when the playoffs roll around, like always, he says that whoever draws Central Catholic will its their hands full.
'I believe that we'll be a tough out,' Pyne says. 'I've believed that every year that I've been at Central.'
The other MHC contender, Barlow (2-0), takes on visiting David Douglas (0-2) Thursday night.
In Thursday games involving PIL schools: Grant (4-2) will meet Redmond (2-4) at Lincoln; Jefferson (3-0 PIL 5A, 3-3 overall) invades Franklin (1-1, 1-5); Wilson (1-1, 2-4) plays Benson (1-1, 1-5) at Marshall; and Madison (0-2, 0-5) goes to Cleveland (1-2, 1-5).
The Metro League, plays on Friday, with Jesuit (2-0) host to Aloha (0-2), Southridge (2-0) at Sunset (0-2), and Beaverton (1-1) at Westview (1-1).
Also Friday, 5A Bend will play at 6A Lincoln (3-3 overall); 4A Roosevelt (4-2) treks to Crook County (3-3); Lakeridge (1-1 Three Rivers League) will try to bounce back from its loss to No. 2-ranked Lake Oswego with a road trip to West Linn (2-0, 5-1); and 2A Portland Christian (1-0 Northwest League, 3-2 overall) is at home against Neah-Kah-Nie (1-0, 3-3).

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October 24 2009 09:00AM
We’re in that tweener stage of a new season.
It’s late enough that the TV-sports dullards have stopped making those “Joe Left-wing is on pace for a 246-goal season” comments but not yet far enough along in the campaign to stop questioning such phenomena as whether a coaching change is really all that was needed for Dustin Penner to release his inner Mario Lemieux.
You can put into the “Need More Proof” category the decidedly un-pedestrian play of the Northwest Division.
Heading into the season, the Northwest congregation featured a defending champion that had lost Mattias Ohlund to
Next you had a
Then you had
The Northwest as a whole certainly didn’t get much love in this space heading into the season and Matt Fenwick over at The Battle of Alberta recently ruminated:
This crossed my mind a few times in the past couple of weeks: I wonder if the NW Division is the new SE Division. It certainly seems, early on here, that every team has serious flaws -- the NW may spend this season getting bootstomped by the other two divisions, and have one of those races where the div champ gets the 3rd seed and the runner-up finishes 9th.
Well we may all prove to be right yet, but at the approximate one-eighth point of the season, three Northwest outfits occupy the top three positions in the Western Conference points standings.
Seriously, who out there knew that the Joe Sakic Era in
In Edmonton, Pat Quinn is making really old-school references left and right -- in no particular order, he’s worked 1940s figure skating champion Barbara Ann Scott, 1961 film The Hustler and the break-a-stick-over-an-opponent’s-head era of hockey into conversations -- and the Oilers are playing a little throwback hockey when it comes to the win-loss column.
Even with the staggering Wild and the limping Canucks, the Northwest had a sparkling .607 winning percentage in inter-divisional games including a flawless 7-0 mark against the Eastern Conference (a huge thank you, Montreal Canadiens).
Meanwhile, the Pacific winning at a .514 clip outside of its own division while the Central, even with perennial powerhouse Detroit and a trio of clubs that were viewed as being on the rise, has a mere .471 winning percentage in non-divisional play.
Can the Northwest keep it up? Check out Ryan (Career High 70 Points And That Was Nine Years Ago) Smyth in the No. 5 position in the NHL scoring race and ask that question again.
In the meantime, enjoy tonight’s third installment of the 2009-10 Battle of Alberta. Countdown to a Big Ern/Smack-intyre fight in 10, 9, 8, 7 . . .

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I’m adjusting to this new format of food writing and blogging conference, where hanging out is a big part of the day. Today I’ve walked along the beach in the surf, done yogalates with David Lebovitz and Matt Amendariz, gave Nancy Hachisu a quick Twitter lesson, had lunch with Michael and Donna Ruhlman, and now I’m sitting in the bar, waiting for the presentation at 3 p.m.,when Jaden Hair and David Lebovitz discuss book proposals, with a handout from me.
You’ll just have to join us next year. Really. You can relax and network [Read more…] about Kickin’ It at Club Med Food Blogger Camp

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“It was nice to see Drew go out and run well after struggling with illness at state as a junior,” said Panther cross country coach Cliff Boos. “You always like to see a kid go out as a senior with their best race at state.”
Feller clocked a time of 18:28 on the 5K state course. That got him to the finish line six seconds faster than Powell teammate Zander Andreasen, who finished in 20th position for the Panthers.
The race was won by Cody junior Devyn Brotherton in a time of 17:13, eight seconds faster than anyone else in the field.
“Zander really committed to training over the summer, so I was glad to see that really pay off for him, not only at state but throughout the season,” said Boos. “If he sticks with it, I think he’ll be in a position to go after a state medal next year.”
The Panthers endured a wait of more than a minute after Andreasen crossed the finish line. Powell’s next runner was Mat Abraham, 46th in a time of 19:50. Ben Wetzel, running his first year of high school cross country as a sophomore, was 60th in a time of 20:28. Grant Nickles placed 69th in a time of 20:46.
Rounding out Powell’s state lineup of runners were Quin Wetzel (73rd, 21:31) and Chase Wellner (78th, 21:50). A total of 97 runners stepped into the starting chute for the race.
On the girls’ side of the competition, sophomore Bailey Sanders placed 25th overall to give the Panthers their best finisher in the race. Sanders clocked a time of 22:33, well off the pace of race winner Hailey Ricks of Star Valley. Ricks, a senior, scored a 43-second victory over the next-fastest runner, completing the course in 19:42.
“Bailey has been the only one of our girls’ runners who has really been able to run all season,” said Boos. “We’ve had so many injuries and such throughout the season. We had to resort to all sorts of training methods to try and get people healthy this year.”
Senior Tess Mitchell placed 55th for the Panthers in a time of 25:18. Not far behind was Sierra Morrow in 59th place with a time of 26:15. Carly Klein and Alyssa Hildebrand crossed in 64th and 65th position, respectively. Klein’s time of 26:55 put her 16 seconds faster than her senior counterpart of Hildebrand.
Rounding out the Panthers’ lineup was Victoria Grevisse. Grevisse was 69th in a time of 27:44. A total of 73 runners took part in the girls’ 3A championship race.
“The girls ran about the times we expected from them on the state course,” said Boos. “It was nice to see the way they worked all season.”
Star Valley captured state titles in both the girls’ and boys’ varsity races. Jackson hoisted the boys’ runner-up trophy while the girls’ runner-up hardware went to Cody.
Boys’ team standings — Star Valley 57, Jackson 86, Cody 124, Lander 135, Torrington 156, Newcastle 169, Buffalo 197, Worland 213, Powell 214, Douglas 214, Mountain View 272, Glenrock 313, Rawlins 340, Lyman 366.
Note: Powell wins the tiebreak with Douglas to place higher in the final standings.
Girls’ team standings — Star Valley 39, Cody 47, Jackson 91, Buffalo 136, Douglas 149, Newcastle 152, Torrington 156, Glenrock 205, Powell 238, Lyman 264.

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For the first 30 years after the AFL-NFL merger, huge passing totals really were an indicator when it came to defining elite NFL quarterbacks. Only five pulled off a 4,500-yard passing season in that time. Dan Marino, Dan Fouts and Warren Moon are Hall of Famers worthy of any era, and Neil Lomax, whose career was wrecked by health, and Drew Bledsoe (44,611 career passing yards) weren't exactly imposters.
Over the past five seasons, the 4,500-yard mark has been surpassed 23 times, including 12 times over the past two seasons. The past two years gave us six of the top-10 single-season yardage totals in NFL history. Since 2000, the likes of Jon Kitna, Elvis Grbac, Trent Green, Jeff Garcia, Rich Gannon, Marc Bulger, Matt Schaub, Jake Plummer and Kerry Collins have all thrown for 4,000-plus yards in a season. Last season, Carson Palmer eclipsed 4,000 passing yards -- a total Joe Montana never came within 300 yards of -- while throwing to a group even devout fantasy experts barely know, and he was promptly shipped to Arizona for a package built around a sixth-round pick.
The bottom line: Pure totals are an outdated currency. Being impressed with recent passing totals is like being impressed by Don Draper's latest bonus. This explains the place that a dozen current QBs, led by Josh Freeman, find themselves. All 12 signal-callers fall under the referendum label for 2013.

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A highly-anticipated season for Louisville gets underway as the No. 2 Cardinals host a tough Manhattan Jaspers squad at the KFC Yum! Center this afternoon.
Of all the games on Manhattan's schedule this one has got to be the most anticipated for the Jaspers. A look at the rest of the schedule doesn't have Manhattan playing any other team that is currently in the top-25 let alone the second-ranked team in the country. The Jaspers are no slouches themselves though coming off a strong campaign a year ago when they finished 21-13 overall and 12-6 in league play. The Jaspers really stumbled down the stretch though with losses in five of their final eight regular season games.
In his 11 seasons at the helm for Louisville, Rick Pitino has turned the Cardinals into a regular to the NCAA Tournament and last season proved no different. However, the Cardinals' path, which ended in a Final Four appearance, was not exactly traditional. Sitting at 22-9 at the end of the regular season after losing three of its final five regular season games, the Cardinals didn't look like a Final Four team. Eight straight wins and a Big East Conference Tournament title later and the Cardinals found themselves there. Now the Cardinals are a team of which a Final Four, and possibly more, is expected in 2012.
This is the first meetings between these teams since 2002. In that contest Louisville routed Manhattan 89-62 to win its fourth straight in the series. Overall the Cardinals have won five of six all-time matchups.
Having all five starters return from a 20-win team is a situation any coach would be lucky to have. Manhattan head coach Steve Masiello is one of those coaches. George Beamon (19.0 ppg, 5.6 rpg) is by far the most important holdover after he led the team in scoring. The 6-4 swingman shoots well from just about everywhere on the floor (.486 FG percentage). His size allows him to get inside and score but he has the ability to put it in from beyond the arc effectively as well (.427 3FG percentage). With Beamon leading the show Manhattan was the third best scoring team in the conference (71.2 ppg). Other important returnees are leading rebounder Emmy Andujar (8.5 ppg, 5.7 rpg) and point guard Michael Alvarado (8.5 ppg, 3.2 apg). Andujar wasn't a prolific rebounder but fit in well for the Jaspers who rebounded consistently well across the board last season. The Jaspers were the second-best team on the boards in the MAAC (35.0 pg).
Pitino really got the Cardinals to commit on defense last season. The Cardinals held opponents to only 61.0 points per game and the sixth lowest field goal percentage (.384) in the nation. That type of defensive intensity should continue, especially from the inside. Gorgui Dieng is the reason for that. The 6-11 center was absolutely dominant inside (9.1 ppg, 9.1 rpg) and will make any player think twice before getting into the paint, as he swatted 3.2 shots per game. Dieng is on a short list of potential Big East Player of the Year candidates especially if he can produce more on the offense. Peyton Siva is another star who really blossomed during the Cardinals' run in the postseason last year. Siva (9.1 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 5.6 apg) runs the point in Pitino's offense but needs to be more consistent in limiting turnovers. Charles Behanan is a solid scorer and rebounder (9.5 ppg, 7.5 rpg) on the inside and Russ Smith (11.5 ppg) is the top returning scorer and has already shown his ability to play in concert with Siva. George Mason-transfer Luke Hancock (10.9 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 4.3 apg) adds further depth.

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Name: David John
Specialist sports: American football, golf football
Notable success: Jordan Spieth to win the 2015 PGA Tour Money List at 28/1. Made a stunning start to the 2015/16 NFL campaign with 10 of his first 12 tips winning.
Profile: Dave forms part of our golf team who enjoyed a number of spectacular winners in recent years, while his expert knowledge of the NFL scene is a valued addition. Clearly knows his football too, having landed plenty of ante-post success for us in the past.

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7-2 Dogders, in the middle of the 7th.
Is it my immagination, or is the crowd noise amped up higher than it has in the past? I've watched a couple football games and the baseball game today, and it seems to me they are really pumping up the crowd. It's so much, you can't even hear the play by play.
It's not so much that I need to hear the play by play, but the crowd noise is constant, it's almost like white noise and it puts me to sleep.

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In the past couple of days, we've seen reports here and there of iPhones getting stuck in a restart loop. The black screen with the Apple logo shows up, holds for a while, and then disappears again; repeat ad infinitum. While it's not clear yet exactly what's triggering the issue (the complainants suspect that it may be a recent application update to blame), there is a tried and true way to get your iPhone, iPod touch, iPad or older iPod back to square one: either use recovery mode or do a DFU restore.
As OS X Daily explained, DFU (Device Firmware Update) mode is a means to getting your iPhone to interface with iTunes without iTunes automatically loading the latest version of iOS onto it (it skips the iBoot bootloader, for jailbreak aficionados). Differing from recovery mode -- where iTunes restores your iPhone to its original factory settings but with the latest iOS and firmware -- DFU mode allows you to change and choose the firmware you want to install onto your iPhone. For instance, you would use DFU mode if you want to install a previous version of iOS, jailbreak your iPhone or unlock your SIM. If (for whatever reason) standard recovery isn't working for you to get your device back to working condition, DFU may help you out.
Remember, if you restore your phone in any fashion (via the iTunes 'Restore' button, recovery mode or DFU) you will lose any modifications made to unsynced content or in-app data since your last iTunes sync (game states, voice memos, notes etc.). Be cautious.
So, here's the basic info on how to enter DFU mode (and it works for your iPod touch, too). Instructions may vary slightly by year or model; if these steps do not work, check YouTube's extensive library of how-to demonstrations).
- Connect your iPhone to your computer via USB and launch iTunes.
- Now turn your iPhone off. Hold down the sleep / power button at the top right of your iPhone, then slide your finger across the "slide to power off" button on your iPhone's screen. (If it won't turn off, press Home and Sleep/Power until the screen goes dark, then release.)
- Once your iPhone is off, hold down both the sleep / power button as well as the home button for 10 seconds. Once 10 seconds has elapsed, release the sleep / power button on your iPhone, but continue to hold the home button until the the above message has appeared in iTunes telling you that your iPhone has been detected in recovery mode. (If you just want to go to recovery mode, skip the 10-second hold on both buttons and simply connect the phone while holding down Home, then wait for 'Connect to iTunes' screen on the phone.)
- Click OK. You're now in DFU mode.
It's pretty straight forward, but if you see the Apple logo or the "connect to iTunes" screen on your iPhone, you're not in DFU mode. DFU leaves the screen of the iPhone
completely black turned off.
To exit DFU mode, simply hold down the sleep / power button and the home button together until your iPhone disappears from the device list in iTunes, then turn on the iPhone as normal.
Again, for most purposes (save jailbreaking) there's no practical difference between DFU and a regular restore, except and unless you're in a situation where your phone won't go into restore mode normally. Restore with care!

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Czech titleholders FC Viktoria Plzeň had one foot in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round courtesy of an impressive first-leg performance in Yerevan but made sure of their place with a resounding 5-1 home victory against FC Pyunik.
With the match seemingly headed towards the break goalless, Plzeň scored three goals in quick succession at the end of the first half to put the tie beyond their visitors' reach. Edgar Malakyan pulled one back for Vardan Minasyan's side but a second of the night for Daniel Kolář and a stoppage-time strike from Václav Pilař completed a memorable night for the competition debutants.
Marek Bakoš, who scored twice in Yerevan a week ago, opened the scoring for the hosts seven minutes before the break after great build-up play by František Rajtoral. Four minutes later Bakoš grabbed his and Plzeň's second of the night, slotting past Karen Israelyan after a wonderful run from Marián Čišovský. Kolář then capped a sensational end to the half for the Czech side, latching onto Milan Petržela's centre to score from close range.
Shortly after the break the visitors responded through Malakyan, but in truth the tie was over. Kolář's 57th-minute effort and Pilař's strike as full time approached sealed an emphatic victory for Pavel Vrba's side who will face either Rosenborg BK or Iceland's Breidablik in the third qualifying round with the Norweigan side 5-0 up from the first leg.

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