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Campaigning against the influence of creationism in the UK Science Classroom
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You fail to realize the phylogentic [sic] tree was created BEFORE the fossil, genetic, and dating evidences had come around.
ProfessorTertius wrote:I've only skimmed Charlie's posts (and perhaps someday I will have time to read his replies to my posts in the thread) but everything I've read from him so far is just mind-numbingly science-illiterate. It is so teeth-on-edge ignorant, especially when coupled with his arrogance. (He truly thinks that he has a strong grasp of science.)You fail to realize the phylogentic [sic] tree was created BEFORE the fossil, genetic, and dating evidences had come around.
Of course it was---because it is a reflection of what is observed in nature! Charlie fails to mention that as the years went by and scientists observed and published more and more data, the phylogenetic tree grew in detail because the general idea which Linnaeus et al grasped was sound. Charlie's somewhat childish objection is akin to saying, "You chemists and physicists fail to realize that the Periodic Table of the Elements was created before all sorts of physical attributes were even known, let alone measured---and many elements hadn't even been discovered yet!" Charlie fails to understand that a sound model only gets better and better with time, and it also makes predictions which are confirmed by new discoveries. This is true of the Periodic Table which predicted the properties of elements yet to be discovered and it was and is true of the Phylogenetic Tree which continues to predict not yet discovered life forms and even where they are likely to be found geographically and in the geologic record. (In the past I might have gone to great effort to explain all of this to Charlie but it is clear from what he writes that he wouldn't grasp the ideas, even if he would ALLOW himself to look at the evidence.)
I didn't realize just how little background he had in scientific fundamentals. I am beginning to wonder if he was home-schooled. Do you know? (I've learned to be less harsh with such people than I was in the past. Some of the home-schooled fundamentalists were raised on ACE materials and they were prevented from learning some of the very most basic fundamentals we take for granted in K through 12 public education. They are abused children who may be only at the very beginning of realizing how much their development was crippled. I've had conversations with home-schooled Christians who can't reason through the simplest of sixth grade science experiments. And those who have been ACE---Accelerate Christian Education---educated in the last ten years may only have READ about the experiments and never actually conducted them. )
Of course, when it comes to my fellow Christ-followers, it is their ARROGANCE that bothers me most---because so many non-Christians equate that attitude and behavior as what it means to be a Christian. Charlie truly believes that he understands vast areas of science far better than the PhDs. He is certain that it is just a big conspiracy and a "wink wink" conspiracy.
Biologos has a very conciliatory attitude towards the leaders responsible for such mindsets in the YEC world. But I have come to wonder if it is long past time when Christians need to loudly denounce and admonish these people as FALSE TEACHERS who are doing terrible harm to the Church and the Great Commission. I know that in my case I was greatly helped by the people who told me outright, "What you are saying is stupid and absolutely ridiculous. You are ignorant of the basic science of these topics and you need to educate yourself before you thrash about and declare all of the scientists wrong."
Human nature sometimes needs hit over the head with a 2x4. That's why Jesus was willing to yell at people, call them names, and turn over tables on the temple grounds.
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Wednesday, 6 April 2011
Chanel Rouge Coco Shine in Bonheur, Monte Carlo and Sublime de Chanel mascara
Bonheur is a berry with a hint of fuchsia and Monte-Carlo is a strawberry with a bit of warmth.
The first two Coco Shines I bought had a shine finish, however with these shades there is a bit of shimmer, more notably with Bonheur which contains visible micro glitter, for which there is a bit of silver sparkle left on the lips after the colour wears off. It is very subtle but I thought it worth mentioning.
These are easily my favourite Chanel lipstick formula, they feel comfortable, lightweight and quite hydrating.
I thought I'd give you my thoughts on their new mascara as I got a sample of it with my first purchase. The mascara is meant to give you Sublime length and curl and I have seen some really good reviews of it.
However for me I found it gave some length and thickness, not much curl, and was prone to clumping and looking a bit dry. I think this is one to try and get a sample of first before laying down the money.
The lipsticks cost me £22.50 each, which is nearly the same as the newly relaunched Dior Rouge Addict (£22 each) which I'll be showing you soon.
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If I read one more Chanel Coco Shine review I just know I am going to cave! I am really into opaque lipstick at the moment (repeating as a mantra twice daily!) These both look beautiful!ReplyDelete
These look nice! I had another look at the Rouge Coco Shines today and of course, I was immediately drawn to the pinks, Chance and Aventure, I think. I'm looking forward to reading your thoughts on the new Dior Addicts, would love to know which formula you prefer. x KlaraReplyDelete
- Anonymous6 April 2011 at 13:25
I do think that these look and sound amazing, and I am tempted, but I am slightly concerned that as with any lipstick/gloss/balm addict, I will wear constantly for a week and then it will lounge unloved in the bottom of the makeup stash rather like Andy's toys (I was half watching Toy Story 3 yesterday, hence the analogy) as usual Replica your beautiful photos and thoughtful words work their magic. Thankyou. Jan xReplyDelete
Pretty, but they look a bit too shimmery/glitter!ReplyDelete
I had a good test of these last week, I really like the formula and am quite impressed at how moisturising they feel considering the light texture. I wanted to get Bonheur and Biaritz but they didn't have them in stock so I got Romance and Boy which I also love.ReplyDelete
I also couldn't resist the lure of the Chanel Counter and ended up getting more Coco Shines, including Monte Carlo. Glad you got Bonheur, is definitely my favourite and the one I turn to most. Having seen more and more posts on the new Dior lipsticks, I'll be interested to see which you prefer. Thanks for the heads up on the mascara as well xReplyDelete
They look so nice and natural. Did you blend the swatches? It's good to know that they're hydrating as well - sometimes I find lipstick of that consistency dry my lips out. If only we had a counter here!ReplyDelete
I love Bonheur as well - I am planning to pick that one up next pay period. I picked up Rebelle and Sari d'Eau - actually, getting ready to write about it. I do love this formula. It is pretty hydrating right off the bat but I am praying I wake up without dry and itchy lips.ReplyDelete
We'll see!
Now I'm kicking myself for not ordering Bonheur, as it looks gorgeous! I just may have to stop by the Chanel counter this weekend and fix that! Thanks for the lemming, err review.ReplyDelete
My husband is going in to Oxford and asked me if I need anything. My first thought was one of these (I want to use my Debs points for the YSL quad) but I've no idea which on to go for! Bonheur looks nice, I'd really like to pick one that gives a hint of colour. Of course now you've got me wondering about the Dior too ;)ReplyDelete
Jane x
Hi Debbie,ReplyDelete
Its only a matter of time before you give in ;)
Hi Klara,
I somehow ended up buying 3 of the Dior ones so will try and get that post up for you soon x
Hi Jan,
LOL at Andy's toys, alas I think I have a drawer full of makeup neglect :)
I do think you would like these it has to be said x
Hi Vintage Makeup,
There are a lot of shades that don't look shimmery/glittery, not trying to encourage you or anything ;)
Hi Meeta,
The store near me sold out of Boy, so it must be a popular one, I'll have to have a look at romance, I kept forgetting what the names where.
Hi Lipstick Luvvie,
And yet I still want more ;) I like that their size is quite compact as I am running out of storage space for my makeup!
Hi Annie,
I didn't blend them, its just 2/3 swipes of the colour, I always try and do my lip swatches the same each time. They are really nice :)
Hi lexi920,
There are so many lovely shades, Chanel can be a bit hit and miss for me so its nice to find something that I really like :)
Hi Jenn,
LOL, but will you be able to just pick up one shade.. ;)
Hi Jane,
I think they would all suit you really, can he not just buy you the whole collection, just think you could have a drawer of Chanel ;P
Of the shades I have I think Évasion might be too sheer for your liking.I do think you would like Bonheur. Going from memory I think shades Elise and Boy would be good ones for you as well x
Late to read this post.... OMG! These are STUNNING!!! I cannot wait to grab some for myself! I love how they appear so glossy w/o looking goopy! Once again I know this post is going to cost me....xoxo jeanieReplyDelete
Hi Jeanie,ReplyDelete
I can see you would like these, I do think I could have them all really, I was trying to think to myself last night how long lipsticks keep for as I can really see myself getting a lot more of these x
Hey!! I love your picks, I must admit I went a *leeetle* bit crazy with the RC shines!! :)ReplyDelete
I got Deauville, Monte Carlo, Bel-Ami, Romance and Liberte!! Hehhehe will be shining for some time to come! But I adore this formula and texture of these lipsticks. In particuar Liberte looks amazing with the Pensee glossimer from the summer collection (coral/pink) Enjoy your goodies!
PS: I think you'll really like Deauville: very pretty plummy/brown
Take care xx
Hi Lakshmi,ReplyDelete
Five lipsticks, I'm impressed, we are both so very controlled when it comes to makeup... ;)
I'll have to have a closer look at Deauville, thanks for the rec, I still have the idea in my head to aquire all the shades!
Pensee was the gloss I liked the sound of so its good to know you like it, do you have any other thoughts on their Summer collection? its not out here till mid May I think but I'd like to have a plan of what I am going to buy and trust your opinion x
Hahaha! I have shown *stellar* self control in the past few weeks-- really!!! :PReplyDelete
As for the summer collection, I had a brief look at it but am still waiting for some products in the mail, my initial thoughts are that the Morning Rose nailpolish, Rose bronzer are must haves. The glosses are kind of sheer but pretty nonetheless. The Pensee is probably the most-pigmented and my favorite and the only item I've actually used in the past 2-3 days.
As of now (!) the qaud doesn't appeal to me partly because of the lime green shade, but you might want to check it out. Will keep you posted once I get my stuff!!
Hey it's me again! Just wanted to tell you about another item I've been loving recently: the Hourglass Aura lipstain in petal-- it is a gorgeous peachy/pink/gold and for a lipstain not drying and very long lasting. Because it also contains some shimmer, I just top it off with some gloss for a long lasting peachy/coral lip. I know you like Hourglass products so thought I'd let you know. I've been hearing great things about the aura Cheek stain as well and you know how well I resist temptation to blushes! ;)ReplyDelete
Hi Lakshmi,ReplyDelete
Do you think the bronzer would be too dark for my pale self?
I went by their counter today and they had a mini collection out, had a blue eyeshadow quad, the new mascara and two new singles, Twilight and Fauve I think, I'll have to have a better look at it as didn't know it was coming out.
I too have heard really good things about the Hourglass cheek one but it contains Salt with is a no go for me, however I will kindly take your Aura lipstain in petal rec and add that to my list as that description sounds lovely..see the money you make me spend... ;)

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Best American restaurants in Europe
Part of the fun in Germany is going on a hunt for the perfect wurst or schnitzel.
It'd be a pity to leave France without tasting a few good crepes.
And no trip to the United Kingdom is complete without gorging at least once on a traditional English breakfast.
But sometimes you really just want a good burger and fries. Or some other specialty associated with the United States.
Fortunately, there are a number of diners across the continent offering menus to satisfy the nachos, root beer and breakfast slammers crowd.
1. White Trash Fast Food, Berlin
Berlin's own White Trash Fast Food serves one of the best burgers in town.
The Chinatown-themed space in Prenzlauer Berg (hey, the States are nothing if not eclectic) accommodates a large nightly influx of crowds with two stages for live music, a tattoo parlor for souvenirs and a cinema where people are free to smoke.
Drop in any night of the week to find a local punk show to rock 'n' roll bingo, with drag queens to rockabilly kids. It's one of the only places in the city where it's OK to be a loud American.
The entire interior conveys a mini-museum of the weird and wonderful from across America.
The menu is creative, including a sprawling octopus burger and an authentic platter of nachos as big as a booth.
Cocktails are plentiful, never measured and the lemonade is perfectly sweetened.
Reservations are recommended.
White Trash Fast Food, Schönhauser Allee 6-7, 10119, Berlin; +49 30 5034 8668; open Monday-Friday 4 p.m.-6 a.m. and Saturday-Sunday 6 p.m.-6 a.m.
2. Breakfast in America, Paris
Breakfast in America -- where you can always depend on a good meal with all the essentials.
It's a no-frills place that delivers exactly what it promises. Breakfast is served all day and includes filling breakfast burritos, eggs cooked just right, thick malts and real bagels.
Nothing says comfort food like weekend brunch with unlimited coffee, stacks of blueberry pancakes and bacon and eggs.
Each table has its own toaster, so if your toast gets cold it's your own fault.
Sure, you're paying Parisian prices for Denny's quality food, but with decent veggie burgers on a brioche roll and hard-to-find sodas like A&W Root Beer and Dr Pepper, it's worth it.
Hamburgers are served lovingly, with all the toppings.
Desserts are topped with a tiny American flag, and portions are big and gooey.
Lines can get long but turnover is quick.
Breakfast in America, 4 rue Malher, 75004, Paris; +33 1 4272 4021; open Monday-Sunday 8:30 a.m.-11 p.m.
3. Bugsy's, Paris
Although many would consider it sacrilege to eat American cuisine in France, Bugsy's is worth a visit for the service alone.
It's the closest thing Paris has to a local watering hole, complete with a circle bar for easy conversation. Its 1920s Prohibition-era decor pays tribute to Al Capone -- gimmicky, but not overdone.
The food is just what you'd expect: dripping nachos, giant cheeseburgers, golden steak frites and large chicken Caesar salads.
The place is usually packed. Large screens playing football -- both the American and European variety -- are welcoming for solo travelers.
As busy as the place can get, the staff never rush you. Best of all, they'll never give you the eye if you mispronounce "merci."
Bugsy's, 15, rue Montalivet, 75008, Paris; +33 1 4268 1844; open for lunch and dinner daily to 11 p.m., bar closes at 1 a.m.
4. The California Breakfast Slam, Berlin
There are occasions when the typical German breakfast of cold cuts and cheese just won't do.
Berlin's party-hopping crowd can dance through the mid-Sunday morning and then head to Neukölln's California Breakfast Slam to nurse the hangovers with a hearty meal and a strong cup of coffee.
Not only will you find the best American-style pancakes in the city, it's also one of the few places where you can get eggs Benedict or huevos rancheros.
Drinks include a tart blood orange mimosa and spicy bloody Mary.
Pancake specials come in flavors like lemon ricotta; olive oil with dark chocolate and sea salt; and apple, pomegranate and pumpkin.
You can even get a version of a cold cut plate, "the douche plate," complete with quality meat slices, French and Spanish cheeses, yogurt, granola, bread and spreads. It's high-quality diner food with low Berlin prices.
The service is painfully slow, but no one eats in Berlin for the service. It's best to ignore the grating snark, such as the printed warning that the diner will "charge extra for annoying orders."
The California Breakfast Slam, Innstrasse 47, Wildenbruchplatz, Berlin-Neukölln 12045; open Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
5. Flippin' Burgers, Stockholm, Sweden
Flippin' Burgers owner Jon Widegren went on a road trip throughout the United States eating 64 burgers in 38 days to find the secret behind the almighty American food.
His Stockholm restaurant, which opened this past spring, is known for the best burger in Sweden, posisbly one of the best in Europe.
It's made with lean meat, is juicy, never greasy and options include a classic double cheddar burger, or the cricket, a specialty topped with cream cheese, pickled onions and jalapeños. Sides of fries are hot, crisp and generous, and served with herbed mayonnaise.
The milkshakes come in Ben and Jerry's ice cream flavors and the beer selection includes American staples like Pabst and Samuel Adams, as well as more exotic imports from Namibia and the West Bank.
The only drawback is its popularity, which pulls in long lines with people waiting up to two hours for a meal. Get there early when they open at 5 p.m. for your best shot at avoiding the crowds.
The service is excellent -- they know how to turn over high volumes without pushing people out the door.
Flippin' Burgers, Kungsholms Strand 157, 11248 Stockholm; open Monday-Saturday 5-9:30 p.m.


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Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 5:51 pm
Post subject: Mediterranean Tuna Salad
I was fooling around the other day because I wanted to do something with garbanzos which I just love. I had a can of Italian style tuna and a few other interesting things so this is what I came up with.
Note that it uses Clotilde's absorption method pasta.
Have you tried it? C'est vraiment fantastique!!!!
Hope you like the tuna salad too.
Mediterranean Tuna Salad
1 can tuna, Italian style with olive oil
1 can garbanzo beans, drained
1/4 cup oil-packed ripe olives, pitted and quartered
3 or 4 leaves fresh basil, cut in chiffonade
2 cup Roma tomatoes
1 - 1 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 cup onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, very thinly sliced
1/2 - 1 cup miniature penne, ditalini or other small pasta, uncooked
salt & pepper
boiling water
Place tuna with the oil in a large bowl, breaking up large pieces. Add the well-drained garbanzos, the olive pieces and the basil. Set aside.
Meanwhile, dice tomato into aboutr 1/4" pieces and place them in a sieve over a bowl to collect the juices.
In a small sauté pan over medium heat, add olive oil to coat bottom. Put uncooked pasta in the pan, stirring to coat with oil. Add onion and garlic, continuing to stir. Pour on the tomato juice that has collected, retaining tomatoes in the sieve and replacing it over the bowl to collect any additional juices. Add a good pinch of salt and several turns of freshly ground pepper to the pan. Stir while the liquid bubbles gently adjusting the heat up if necessary. Using Clotilde's risotto method, continue adding any additional tomato juices and boiling water to the pan and stirring until the pasta is cooked. Cooked pasta will have significantly increased in size, lost a good bit of its yellow color and have a pleasant soft texture.
Pour pasta over tuna in the bowl and toss to combine. Place in fridge to cool and allow flavors to blend. Check cooled salad for seasonings and add salt & pepper or additional basil as necessary.
Serve cold on lettuce leaves or in a hollowed tomato.
Nice variation on tuna salad which will be especially appealing in summer because there's no mayo.
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Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 1:14 am
Post subject: Med Tuna Salad
Very fine recipe! Brings back memories of when I studied culinary stuff in Sicily and Malta. My Pappa would look at this recipe and change some things, which might bring this recipe a little closer to Nona's...
1. Garlic, I was told, is a subtle, sparse tool in the kitchen. My Nona cooked like the round, pearled-skin woman she was. Soft. Casual. No jerky, rough movements in the kitchen. That same style should be used when employing the use of garlic. Better yet, soften it in the oven, taking the edge off it or bringing out the nutty sweetness. Or, use a shallot instead or merely sharpen the taste at the end with some chopped chives fresh from the garden.
2. Romas are for cooking down. All the Italian women in my family (grandmother is from Sicily and grandfather from Milano) added their tomatoes at the last minute straight from the garden when the flesh was still warm and the seeds were actually mellow and not bitter. Again, work this salad like an old Italian woman...add the olive oil at the end and let it drip where it may, be soft, gentle, and your Med tuna salad will come more alive than you ever imagined.
be well and eat well,
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Thanks for the tips!
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Chef Mario! If you cook as beautifully as you write you must have many happy clients!
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Reward increased to $100K in Vi Ripken abduction
Case to now be on forefront of "America's Most Wanted" website
The reward in the Vi Ripken abduction case is now $100,000, Cal Ripken Jr. announced Thursday morning, and the still-active case will be on the forefront of a major crime-fighting website.
Ripken was joined by former "America's Most Wanted" host John Walsh, officials from the FBI and the Aberdeen Police Department to answer questions about the ongoing investigation.
Police said the case is still active but that they have no new leads.
Vi Ripken was abducted from her Aberdeen home a year ago and was found locked in her car not far from her house a day later. Police released sketches of the culprit, as well as video of him shopping at a Walmart store in Glen Burnie, but so far he has not been identified.
On Thursday, Ripken said he was surprised that no one had come forward with any substantial information.
"In the beginning there were a lot of leads, and we were hopeful that it would happen pretty quickly, but it is what it is now. Hopefully this new effort will get new info and new leads," he said.
He said the incident has changed his family.
"Something like this changes all of our lives. You have to take different precautions. (My mom) is more cautious and more careful, and her decisions aren't so easy anymore," he said. "When something like this happens, it forces you to think differently, to take different precautions with your family. In the back of your mind, it's always there."
In a strong show of support from the Baltimore sports community, Ripken Baseball, the Baltimore Orioles, the Baltimore Ravens and Under Amour, have come together in the effort.
"My mother, brothers and sister are very appreciative and grateful for the support we have received from our community. The fact the Orioles, Ravens and Under Amour want to help us find this person demonstrates this isn't just about our mom, but about our community as a whole. We hope this renewed effort will bring this individual to justice and make all of us that much safer," Ripken Jr. said.
Meanwhile, Walsh said the case will now be on the front page of the "America's Most Wanted" website, and the $100,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction still stands.
"These creeps talk about it to other people. Someone knows who this guy is. He's more than likely done it before, and he'll do it again. The Ripken family needs closure," Walsh said of the abductor.
He said he's hoping the reward reminder will help reinvigorate the case.
The callers to the hotline can stay anonymous. Walsh said that rewards are effective, especially in the criminal community.
"Amongst the lowlifes who populate this country, $100,000 is a lot of money," he said.
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It's so important to be able to be yourself at work.
In my first job after graduation, I was unsure about my place in the working world and whether I should be honest about my sexuality.
Initially, I decided to keep quiet and to stay "in the closet." However, this approach took a heavy psychological toll—I became withdrawn from my team, and it negatively impacted the quality of my work.
When I finally summoned the courage to "come out," the difference it made to my working life was amazing and immediate. I felt empowered and confident. I realized that people were almost universally positive and encouraging, and I never, ever looked back.
Because of the positive impact on my own life, I feel it's my personal responsibility to help people in the same situation that I was in. I don't want anybody to feel they cannot be open about their sexuality at work and to be negatively impacted as a result. So, I decided to get involved with the LGBT Network at work.
Being part of the network in various capacities, including co-lead and mentor to clients looking to follow our example, has helped me become more confident. I have become increasingly aware of the importance of inclusion and diversity within any workplace, as well as how being a diverse organization makes good business, as well as ethical, sense.
If you're thinking of coming out, my advice is: Don't be afraid. Have faith that people will respect you for being the person you truly are.


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Quarterly Update on Foreign Cheese Subsidies
The International Trade Administration has issued its quarterly update to the list of foreign government subsidies on articles of cheese subject to an in-quota rate of duty. This list, which covers articles of cheese imported during the period July 1 through Sept. 30, 2015, lists the subsidy program(s) and the gross and net amounts of each subsidy for which information is currently available. The current list includes subsidy programs implemented by the European Union, Canada, Norway and Switzerland but indicates that during the period at issue the only program actually in effect was export assistance on certain types of cheese by Canada.


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Burns scored four touchdowns in less than four minutes in the second quarter and cruised to a 51-12 non-conference road win over Hunter Huss Friday night.
After the Bulldogs put nine points on the board in the first stanza, Huss struck back as quarterback Andrew Jordan found Ryan Ford on a crossing route for a 33-yard scoring pass that cut the lead to 9-6. But that was as close as the Huskies could get as Burns exploded with a touchdown run by Chris Montgomery, an interception return by Diamonte Hall and two touchdown runs by Tylan Ruff that put the game out of reach for good.
�A win is a win,� said Burns coach Matt Beam. �We made a few mistakes and that�s typical for this early in the season. But we did some good things, too.�
Beam was especially pleased with his running game, which was led by Ruff who carried 15 times for 176 yards and three touchdowns.
�He ran well and he got some good blocking,� Beam said. �We got a little fancy there for a few minutes, but then we went back to Burns football and that�s when we got rolling.�
The Bulldogs also got a good performance from reserve quarterback Willie Green who completed four of five passes for 107 yards and a touchdown in the second half.
�(Chris) Montgomery tweaked his knee at the end of the first half, so we sat him down,� Beam said. �We don�t think it�s anything big, but we didn�t want to take any chances. Green came in and did a good job.�
While Beam was happy with the win, he thinks his team still has some work to do.
�I think we learned tonight that we�re going to have to play every game and play every snap,� Beam said. �We need to stay with what we do and play Burns football.�
Huss coach Steve Gardner didn�t have a lot to smile about, but the play of his young quarter back was stellar.
�Andrew (Jordan) grew up tonight,� Gardner said of the junior who had 72 yards rushing and threw for 189 yards. �We dropped a lot of balls and lined up wrong on defense and made some other mistakes, but Jordan did a good job. We�ve just got to go back to basics and work on our fundamentals.�


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@ eTeknixAs a rule of thumb there are two types of CPU cooler on the market. The "conventional" and most common design which is a "Tower-Heatsink" design. This consists of one, two or sometimes three aluminium heatsink "towers" with fans in between them and they are generally quite tall - around 160mm.
The second type of CPU cooler is a "Top-Down" style where there is normally a single aluminium heatsink which is positioned horizontally to reduce height. The "Top-Down" is reflective of the fact there is normally a fan at the top blowing downwards. Sometimes these types of cooler can equip two fans but normally there isn't enough space for a fan below.
There are other coolers that won't fall into either of these categories, the No Fan CR-95C, and some that fall into both, the Prolimatech Genesis, but as a general rule these coolers are very rare.
Today we have a cooler with is categorised into the "Top-Down" category, a hint perhaps given away by the "TopFlow" included in the name. Be Quiet! are sort of renowned for the matte-black design of their coolers and the Shadow Rock TopFlow bucks this trend abruptly as its nearly entirely silver metallic with a black 135mm Silent Wings PWM fan.
The top-down approach isn't the most effective design for performance, consequently it will require a great combination of features if this is going to win an award because for a top-down cooler the Shadow Rock isn't that much smaller in height than a tower heatsink.
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This deluxe album, a selection of fifty of the finest photographs from Richard Misrach's acclaimed Golden Gate series (previously published in a smaller trim size, now out of print), has been assembled for publication on the historic occasion of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the iconic bridge. In 1997 Misrach began a three-year project photographing the Golden Gate Bridge at all times of day and night, in every season, from a single vantage point on his front porch. Within this simple framework, in which the subject and its framing remain fixed in every photograph, an alchemy occurs. An astonishing range of atmosphere, light, and color unfolds, bringing fresh revelation and interpretation to a familiar view—a unique and beautiful photographic meditation on place and time. This special album commemorates one of the most iconic and lasting symbols of American progress and ingenuity.
Richard Misrach (born in Los Angeles, 1949) is credited with helping pioneer the renaissance of color photography and large-scale presentation in the 1970s. He has exhibited extensively, and his work is held in the permanent collections of prestigious institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, and Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and Art Institute of Chicago. He is a recipient of numerous awards, including the Guggenheim Fellowship and four fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts. In 2011, Misrach's series Destroy This Memory (Aperture, 2010) was installed in its entirety at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art along with simultaneous exhibitions of his work at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive and the Oakland Museum of California. Misrach is represented by Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco; Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York; and Marc Selwyn Fine Art, Los Angeles. He lives in Berkeley, California.
"In his photographs, the bridge is sometimes faint, sometimes dominant as it catches the sunlight, the fog, the wind and the weather -- a line of punctuation drawn by human effort across a sweeping horizon." – "Photographer Richard Misrach's Golden Gate Bridge," Opinion, The LA Times, May 25, 2012
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The introduction of the first BMW 3 Series in July 1975 marked the beginning of one of the most remarkable success stories in BMW — and general automotive — history. It was the launch of a new, sporty car with compact dimensions. Now, three and a half decades later, the face of the 3 Series — and its iconic snatched-from-the-five-series kidney grille — has evolved into the new F30-platform 2012 BMW 3 Series. Let's take a look back.
In recognition of the launch of the new 3 Series, BMW has put together some historical PR gobbledygook on each model preceding it. Sounds like a great way to take a look back at BMW's compact kidney — even if it's in their own words, right? Yeah, we thought so too.
BMW E21 3 Series (1975-1983)
The design of the first BMW 3 Series is characterised by large windows, a distinctive wedge shape and, of course, BMW's brand-typical face, the front end being dominated by the kidney grille vividly protruding from the radiator cover to continue up slightly scoop-shaped along the bonnet to the windscreen. With short overhangs and a track width of 1,364 millimetres at the front, the new sports sedan boasts a rather low-slung appearance. Vertically mounted indicators flank the large round headlights on each side. On the occasion of its presentation, BMW gives the new model best chances of success: "Timeless and without superficial gallery play, the design of BMW 3 Series will also become a trendsetter for the next decade."
BMW E30 3 Series (1982–1990)
In 1982, the second generation of the BMW 3 Series presents itself as a worthy successor. As a result of a sensitively enhanced design and optimised aerodynamics, the new model has gained significantly in presence. The approx. 35 mm increase in track width also contributes towards the sedan's distinctively powerful look. Finally, on the whole, the body appears smoother and rounder, the sleek front end being the result of extensive wind tunnel tests, which is not least underscored by a drag coefficient of 0.37. The now low-slung front end boasting the flat BMW kidney grille elongates the entire front end of the vehicle, particularly as the double headlights now featured on all 3 Series models are located far on the outside. The smooth transition into all adjoining body surfaces not only determines the characteristic shape, but also ensures a good air flow around the vehicle. The low-set bonnet with its wide scoop rising gently from the front enhances aerodynamics, its surface not being interrupted by air intake openings.
BMW E36 3 Series (1990–1997)
In 1990, the time had apparently come to replace the soberly designed BMW 3 Series with an exceedingly elegant successor model. It is an entirely newly conceived sports sedan, the dimensions of which have increased all round, both surprising and pleasing the public to an equal extent. Besides the slim silhouette, the smooth front end of the new model is immediately evident, as the double headlights are now conjointly mounted behind a glass cover. In addition to dynamic lines and a distinctive wedge shape, a significantly lower bonnet and a raised rear end, technical refinements such as windows installed flush with the car body and targeted diffuser cooling air circulation inside the engine compartment also contribute towards the outstanding drag coefficient of 0.29 (316i). This BMW has therefore virtually nothing in common with its predecessor, but the family resemblance still remains recognisable. Thanks to typical styling elements such as the kidney grille and double headlights, it is still obviously a BMW, even though the dominating design element and symbol of the brand was now flatter and wider.
BMW E46 3 Series (1998–2005)
When the fourth generation of the BMW 3 Series is launched in May 1998, the compact sports sedan is some 40 mm wider and even the track width has increased by 60 mm compared with its predecessor. At that time, BMW designers describe the styling of the front end as follows: "On the whole and in essential details, the front end, the typical BMW face, has been reinterpreted, but it is still that unmistakable 3 Series face." The double kidney grille is integrated into the bonnet and, together with the dual round headlights located behind clear glass covers, again shapes the powerful character of the new BMW 3 Series' face. Compared with the front ends of the BMW 5 and 7 Series, the lower headlight surrounds form a distinctive separation: Here, the curvatures of the reflectors located in the exterior bodywork are finely outlined by a slight indication of curvatures, resulting in a clearly visible interruption of the horizontal line above the bumper.
BMW E90 3 Series (2005/EUR, 2006/US - 2011)
With the launch of the fifth generation in the year 2005, BMW brings to the market a BMW 3 Series that is strong in character and exudes significantly more presence and power than its predecessor. Only a year after the market launch, the new styling strategy and the progressive design vocabulary gain the highest level of recognition, resulting in the BMW 3 Series being presented with the "World Car of the Year" award in New York. Members of the creative BMW design team are already convinced of the value of their work beforehand: "Within the series, the design has consistently developed in both small and larger steps. The new 3 Series represents a particularly high level of advancement in the vehicle's design history." Although the car makes only a proportionally moderate leap compared to the predecessor model, it does stand out from it significantly and noticeably. With the double kidney grille and dual headlights curved at the top, it exhibits the typical front end of a modern BMW – a focused facial expression.
BMW F30 3 Series (2012–)
The sixth generation of the BMW 3 Series expresses essential qualities of the sedan such as agility, sportiness and dynamics in an entirely new way. Newly interpreted classic design features find a new lease on life and are reminiscent of the models of the 1960s. The large, almost seamlessly integrated radiator cowling with embedded headlights and kidney grille also characterised the distinctive face of the first BMW 3 Series in 1975. On the sports sedan of the year 2011, the modern dual headlights with LED eyebrows extend as far as the kidney grille frame, also forming a continuous optical unit spanning an arch to the historical predecessors in a modern way. The athletically arched bonnet additionally accentuates the front end, emphasising the car's presence and sporting appeal. Instead of a central air intake, the new BMW 3 Series has two larger air intakes located to the outside below the headlights. Additional vertical air vents are located on the outer edge of the air intakes, creating the so-called "air curtain". By means of enhanced aerodynamic airflow in the vicinity of the front wheels it facilitates a reduction in fuel consumption at high speeds and contributes towards an outstanding drag coefficient of 0.26.


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UBerserker wrote:DemonBlast and DemonSaturation flares that can be massively overpowered in indoor maps
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UBerserker wrote:There should be also a Flare for 1vs1 boss fight. Isn't the SeekerMissile Flare really weak now? It should be strengthen up and should just aim for the pawn with the highest base health.
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UBerserker wrote:Sun Flare - the Sun Barrel already existsRage Flare - ?Void Flare - a vacuum sounds cool for some setup but I'm not sure if it's possible in this engineChaos Flare - the Chaos Barrel already exists, besides this Flare is unfinishedTachyon Flare - either completely useless or broken
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FXANBSS wrote:Let's use the Sneer powers for everything, isn't it?- Hyper Sneer + Ultra Sneer = WTF BOOM- Ultra Sneer + Rage Sphere = lol ur definitely reckt- Largest Marge that shoots the projectile above, nobody will survive at this :v- Overpowered Weapons (EnergyAR that shoots red lasers) (Hyper Flakker crazy grenades) (Everything)- Ultra belt is too weak yo- Take control of a Firefucker- Archdemons are too weak- Fucking powerful bosses that can even destroy ur ass if you use LRPC- Something worse than the Magatsu Gassius from G59- SevenHundredthPawn- Ultrass- Weapon that shoots monsters- Super Ultra Mega Badass Pawn- More garbage
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Full Piddledoper Charge - Oddly enough, despite the arsenal of weaponry, I tend to find myself using the Piddledoper most of the time. And sometimes, you need more than just a little boost. Of course, this should be Elusive.
KEEP THE OLD FLARES - They're not as crap as you claim they are, since they are plentiful, they can be viable for crowd control for when other flare kinds are scarce.
Shit Flare - The equivalent of a shit canister or two.
Decoy - Creates a clone of the player that lures in enemies. Of course, it would most likely fail on smarter monsters like Skaarj.
Keep the Horror Flare - Its hilarious as it is effective. Speaking of, I swear i saw the Horror Face in one of the games textures.
Crystal Seed - Grows a crystal that reacts to the Piddledoper/Shock Based weaponry.
Vision Rune - Allows the player to see the classification/health/weakness/immunities/distance of enemies on the map, but only in a specified radius to prevent sensory overload.
Lead Helm - Grants immunity to Bullet-Based weaponry, such as the Doom Trooper's Gun or the Combat Shotgun.
Anti-Fuckoff Suit - Greatly reduces the momentum of blasts, especially that of the Fuckoff Rockets and LRPC Projectiles.
Rations/Portable Medkit - Got the idea from Seven Bullets. Can provide a health boost whenever needed.
Blastocannon - C'mon man. You should bring it back. It was really good for clearing indoor rooms and I never found it that overpowered anyway. Maybe add splash damage to the projectile expiration.
Sniper Rifle - Obligatory, Really. In addition to an increased fire rate, maybe include the ability for rounds to pierce targets, allowing multiple enemies to be hit at once.
Bouncing Variant of the Energy AR - HEAR ME OUT. Basically give it much less ammo and a decreased fire rate. Sure it'll still be OP, but for that reason it could be classified as a superweapon.
Saint Gun - Basically a Holy version of the HellGun. Sure, It's rather bland of an idea, but I believe UBeserker was originally going to include such a weapon in G59 but scrapped it due to either time constraints or coding difficulty. Possibly the former.
Nailgun - The way I see this working is it being a Hybrid of the Stinger and Ripper. The nails bounce off walls, but eventually lose speed and start bouncing with arcs until they stick to a surface.
Superb Brute Doll - No projectiles for this, but when a successful hit is made, it kills instantly using the same code as the Superb Charger. Probably should swing slower though.
F.T.C (Fuck This Cannon) - Launches a slower variant of the Four Hundredth Projectile. I'll be honestly surprised if this even makes it in at all.
матрёшка Slith - A Giant Slith that explodes into smaller Sliths, and those Sliths Explode into Pupae. Should be a boss or a obstacle.
EXUDragon - In the Beta of Unreal, there were DRAGONS! You should convert it to EXU so you can make different variants of it. If you are interested, Send me a PM and I'll send you the file.
Shotgun Trooper - A Skaarj Trooper with a Shotgun. Pretty self explanatory.
Flying Tentacle - I dunno how to explain this one tbh. I mean, the Tentacle has movement animations in its files, so why not use em?
Fucker Predator - These guys were fast enough already, so lets make em even faster eh?
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Tonight in the car, my mom, my mother-in-law, and I were all trying to decide where to do a bit of after dinner shopping. The store we had wanted to visit was closed, so we needed to make another choice.
I wanted to go somewhere where I could shop for something other than clothes, since....you know. Clothes aren't really fun to shop for when you currently can't fit into any of them.
"How about Pier One, or something like that?" I said. Something with a home section, or kitchen items....something besides clothes, please.
That suggestion was met with my mother's response:
"Well, how about the mall?"
Groan, groan. There's nothing but clothing stores at the mall, I thought to myself.
"I don't really want to go to the mall, Mom....there's nothing for me there right now."
With a big smile on her face, walking right through the door of opportunity, she said:
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Sunday, August 03, 2008
Mt. Ashland Hill Climb-Oh, the glorious pain!
Relentless. A great one-word description for the Mount Ashland Hill Climb (AHC). Start in downtown Ashland at 1,900 feet. End atop Mt. Ashland 13.3 miles later at 7,533 feet. 5,600 vertical feet, more than a mile. Making the AHC one of the toughest hill climbs in the country. 250 folks registered and 147 runners made it to the summit marking the 32nd year of the event. Erik Skaggs, from Ashland, OR wins the men's race in 1:53:01, the second fastest time ever run on the course. Evelyn Dong, from Bend, OR, sets a new women's course record in 2:08:40.
Congratulations to the Rogue Valley Runners crew! Erik Skaggs (1st), John Leuthold (5th), Hal Koerner (6th), Ian Torrence (8th), Todd Ragsdale (14th), Chris Rennaker (20th), Jenn Shelton (2nd woman), Ixel Sanchez (4th woman), Aria Hemphill (5th woman), and Katy Stienmetz (who vows to enter the competitive division next year).
Also, congratulations and a hearty "nice work" goes out to all of our Rogue Valley fellow runners and volunteers! Full results can be found here.
Let's look at some photos!!! Thanks to Aaron Brian (from Bull Gap) and Carly Varner (from the Lodge and the finish line) for their photos.
Without all the volunteers this awesome event would never happen! Here Eric Poole helps a runner at the Bull Gap Aid Station.
Erik Skaggs blazes through Bull Gap (mile 11.3) on his way to the win in 1:53:01! The second fastest time ever run!
Bridge the Gap race director, Chuck Whitely, speeds through Bull Gap.
Ixel Sanchez gets help from Poole at the Bull Gap Aid Station.
Jenn Shelton, the second women's finisher, works hard to catch early starter Bob Holtel.
Chris Rennaker puts his side stitch to rest and runs through Bull Gap.
Hal Koerner, 2006's AHC winner and 2007's runner-up, looks up from "The Lodge" to see how far ahead his Pear Blossom rival, John Leuthold, is.
Knocking six minutes off last year's time, Ian Torrence moves past the last aid station enroute to the summit and finish circle.
A good idea of what it looks like as you leave the last aid station and begin the final grueling ascent of the Mt. Ashland summit cone. Here, Torrence watches as Koerner slips away.
The crazy lot of 'em. (l to r) Aaron Reed, Erik Skaggs, Jenn Shelton, Hal Koerner, Todd Ragsdale, Ian Torrence, and Joe Griffin enjoy post race festivities.
6 comments:
- Rennaker said...
Great write up. Nice runnin' everybody.
- Monday, August 04, 2008 11:47:00 AM
- K Skaggs said...
Strong work gang!!
- Monday, August 04, 2008 12:00:00 PM
- MARK GODALE said...
That looks like a fun race.
Hard but fun.
- Monday, August 04, 2008 12:37:00 PM
- Unknown said...
Hi Ian,
I like you first hand accounts of the race and pictures. I posted a link to your blog from:
Richard Bolt
USATF Oregon
Mountain, Ultra & Trail Running Coordinator
- Monday, August 04, 2008 3:07:00 PM
- John Leuthold said...
My congratulations to Erik Skaggs! He possesses a talent and youth that most of us just dream about. This had to be the most competetive year the Hillclimb has ever seen, one of the most talent-loaded races we've ever had in the valley. I really enjoyed running with Ian and Hal in the middle half of the race, thanks to Ian's 100 miler 14 days ago and Hal's 50 miler 7 days ago, I was able to keep up and even trash talk my Pear Blossom rival. I even left a message for him at the Bull Gap Aid station with Erik Poole questioning his gender, but Erik was too much of a gentleman to pass the message along. All joking aside, it was a great time had by all. Can't wait till' next year.
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Do yourself a favor and don't read "Inception: The Cobol Job," until after you've seen "Inception," but by all means, bookmark it for later.
We were lucky enough to see it last night (wow -- full review on Friday), and director Chris Nolan throws you right into the action. You're almost immediately disoriented and spend the next two and a half hours trying to catch up.
As the release of the film approached, we finally gave up on reading the infinite teasers, spoilers, reviews, synopses... We wanted to going in a fresh and uncluttered by expectations as possible, and we're glad we did.
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Greg* was very fearful when he first came to see me for his dental problems a few years ago. He looked shaken up and it was obvious that he was very uncomfortable in the dental chair. I politely introduced myself and shook his hand but before even a "hello", the first words that came out of his mouth were, "nothing personal but I hate dentists. I hate being here. This is so scary and it has taken me a lot to come here. In fact, I wouldn't have come. But, my wife insisted!" Upon further questioning, Greg informed me that he had a very bad experience at a dental office as a child. It had scarred him for life. It had traumatized him so much that he would much rather live in constant pain and have chronic infection than go to a dentist for treatment. He had even attempted to take his own tooth out once rather than go to a dentist.
Unfortunately, Greg is not an isolated person. Dental anxiety and phobia are so common in our day to day practice of perfecting smiles. People who suffer from dental phobia usually have a higher risk for gum disease and early tooth loss. Damaged and discolored teeth can make people insecure and embarrassed about the way they look in personal, social and professional situations and this leads to low self esteem.
Anxiety is a feeling of apprehension, fear or worry. Phobia, in the simplest terms, means morbid fear, sometimes irrational, of an activity, object or a situation. Most people can live with a certain degree of dental anxiety but dental phobia can make a person too afraid to the point of never seeking much needed and deserved dental care. According to a study, 9% to 15% of Americans avoid seeing the dentist because of anxiety and fear. That's about 30 million to 40 million people.
There are several reasons why people suffer from dental anxiety or phobia.
Pain: People fear pain and usually associate dentists with "poking, prodding and needles" and hence, severe pain.
Negative experience: If a person has suffered a traumatizing experience at a dental office in the past, he or she will more likely be fearful of their next visit.
Hearing about another person's negative dental experience: Usually people or children hear from their friends or family about a horrifying dental experience that they have heard of or experienced. This causes transference of the fear.
Embarrassment: Most people feel that their mouth is such an intimate part of their body that the proximity of the dentist and hygienist can be quite embarrassing for them. Some people neglect their dental health for so long and are embarrassed to be seen by a dentist for fear of judgment.
Loss of control: The feeling of helplessness and the loss of control while being still in the dental chair is feared by many. Although they can hear the sounds in a dental office, they cannot see what is being done in their mouth. This leads to anxiety and fear.
If a person feels tense or physically ill, gets increasingly nervous, feels like crying or actually cries, or, has trouble sleeping the night before a dental appointment because of the thought of the dental appointment, it is important for them to recognize that these maybe signs of dental anxiety. Dental phobia may manifest anywhere from difficulty in breathing to a full blown panic attack at the sight of a dentist or dental instruments.
However, there is good news for people suffering from dental anxiety and phobia. Dental anxiety and phobia like any other fear can definitely be overcome.
Communication with one's dentist is key. After one's dentist lays out one's treatment plan for them, it is imperative to make sure to ask all the questions one needs answered before start of one's procedures. Also, it is important to be honest with one's dentist about how much treatment one can handle at every appointment. People suffering from dental anxiety and phobia should feel that their fears and concerns are being listened to and understood. It is important for them to have a sense of control over their treatment. Usually establishing a signaling system, such as raising one's hand, lets the dentist and dental team know when to stop work in the middle of procedure in case of some discomfort, hence giving the person being treated the sense of control over the procedure.
Modern dentistry has come a long way. Modern dental clinics and modern dentistry are no longer a scene from a horror story. With the right professional and compassionate dentist and dental team, it is possible to become desensitized to one's fears.
Greg eventually did get all of his dental problems treated. It was initially a tough task but with great patience and team effort, Greg, I and my dental team were able to get him to smile with confidence again. Greg is a different person now when he walks into the dental clinic. He has no fear anymore. And he always encourages anyone he comes across to not put away going to a dentist because of fear. It is indeed heartwarming to see him laugh out aloud whenever he is in the dental chair. Greg's successful fight against his deep seated fear was also his successful fight to keep his pearly whites for life.
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monkd wrote:I'm going to create some more maps with a friends of mine. The weather and season is a certain way such that we're all reminded of that Marathoner-nostalgia.
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Camp: Notes on Fashion, the Costume Institute's Spring 2019 exhibition at The Met Museum Fifth Avenue, explores the origins of camp's exuberant aesthetic. Utilizing Susan Sontag's 1964 essay "Notes on 'Camp'" for its framework, the exhibit examines the abundant expression of irony, humor, parody, pastiche, artifice, and theatricality in fashion. On display at this annual … Continue reading Camp: Notes on Fashion at The Met MuseumFind out more »


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NEW YORK — Comic Steve Rannazzisi went on Howard Stern's satellite radio show Tuesday to apologize for lying about being in the World Trade Center during the Sept. 11 attacks, saying Stern's listeners "are the people I want to say I'm sorry to."
In a 40-minute interview Rannazzisi, who is on the FXX show "The League," said he will be going back to work as a stand-up comic and that he expects to be heckled for his lie.
"I'll deal with it as it comes," he said. "I just want to move on."
Rannazzisi became emotional in talking about his two children, ages 6 and 3, who don't know that their father told an untrue story about escaping from the World Trade Center. He said they don't understand why he has to go to his office and talk and they sometimes see him crying.
"I hope no one takes it out on them," he said. "You can yell at me, you can scream at me, you can berate me, and I will sit there and take it," he said.
Rannazzisi lost a contract to do commercials for Buffalo Wild Wings in the wake of the revelation. He said the cast of "The League" canceled an appearance at New York's Comic Con because they didn't want the story to be a distraction.
He described the story as a lie he told once and did not know how to extricate himself from it. The New York Times exposed his lie in a story.
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Refund! Refund? Refund!
It is a
compelling story of the rich getting, if not richer, then at least getting
richer discounts.
This week, the Yankees have been pounded everywhere from the New York papers to
the business publication Forbes for offering freebies, two-fers, and especially
refunds, to only
those customers who had paid the stadium's absolute top season ticket price of
$2,500 a seat.
There is
only one complication. The Yankees aren't actually going to wind up giving
out any refunds.
This is for the remarkably simple reason that the tickets for which they announced
refunds or credits,
are the ones they weren't able to sell.
Though the
Yankees are in the most curious of business predicaments – they� set the bar too high, the bottom fell
out of the economy, they made a gesture to give back some of their loot (and,
in the process, fill the embarrassingly empty seats), and yet they're still getting
yelled at – the
Steinbrenners have nobody to blame but themselves. More specifically, they can
chalk it up to an incredible, almost labyrinthine�press release�issued by an
outside publicity firm, that offered no less than fifteen different responses
and plans to the various ticket prices and locales. The document is slightly
less intelligible than a book of IRS forms, nearly as long, and obviously just
as confusing.
standard reporting on this has fallen in line with�Forbes' account:�"The bum
economy managed to turn the famous Legends Suite seats in the first few rows,
priced as high as $2,650 apiece, into infamous symbols of overreaching during a
time when businesses are gun-shy about lavishing money on sports and other
forms of client entertainment. So top seats will now go for $1,250 a pop, with
those who already laid out the bigger money getting a credit or refund…" There
was a snotty burst to the Associated Press from some television guy who'd
bought three of the $850 suite seats behind the plate. ""If they're
offering only selective refunds, depend upon it: There are going to be
lawsuits. Great, more tickets nobody wants. The silver lining here is that even
more charities are going to be getting even more tickets from me." The
shoot-from-the-hip complainant was named Olberding or Overmann or something. The
average egalitarian complaint echoed that of my friend Rich Sandomir of�The Times: "The Yankees
did not consider giving refunds or credits to fans in nonpremium seats because
Hal Steinbrenner felt only a small number of top-tier tickets were overpriced."
As it is,
the Yankees are actually not giving refunds or credits to almost any of their
fans. A Yankee source did say that as many as four ticket-buyers – literally, four
customers, in the
suites hanging from the upper deck in left and right fields – would wind up
with some extra perks. But the source added they weren't certain: it might only
be three
understandable confusion seems to owe to the first subheading (item "A" on a
list of ticket price adjustments that goes all the way to item "I," then pauses
for a few sentences and then re-starts with another item "A", and then a "B" that is
followed by sub-subheadings
1, 2, 3, and 4). It reads "the full season Legends Suite and Ticket Licenses in
the first row in Sections 15A, 15B, 24B and 25 will be reduced from $2,500 to
$1,250 per regular season game. All fans who have purchased such full season
Suite and Ticket Licenses will receive, at their choice, a refund or a credit."
The thing
is, sections 15A and 15B are at the far end of the Yankee dugout – most are
behind the camera well beyond the
dugout – and sections 24B and 25 are their opposites behind the visiting
dugout. The front-row seats in those sections are the equivalent of fourth row
seats in the rest of the park. I'm reliably informed that the Yankees didn't
manage to sell any of
those seats, so there's no refund to be had. Reality here reads like something
out of "Catch-22": you can get a refund on those tickets, but only if you
haven't bought them. And you can now buy many of those high-end tickets at half the original price, except you can't, because the Yankees gave them away as make-goods.
So, amid
all the dollar figures, topic lettering, references to sections "15A and 15B,"
the press release had all the clarity of assembly instructions pulled out of a
swing set on Christmas Eve. The team certainly is giving its high-end customers
extra tickets – the ones it couldn't sell – particularly those wide swaths of
exposed blue leather down the third base line. But that real story of what the
Yankees were doing was buried down in items C, D, E. Those who actually bought
those $2,500 front-row seats would be getting not refunds but a free set of
front-row seats further away from home plate. Buyers of $1,250 seats would get
24 games' worth of freebies. Buyers of $850 seats would get 8 free games, and 4
more games' worth in the $500 section, etc.
Speaking as
one of those $850 buyers, I want to make it clear that nobody, but nobody, should feel sorry for us. Once you
are actually paying three or four figures for one ticket to a sporting event, you are
on your own. The first year my father bought season tickets at Yankee Stadium
(1972), four seats to each game cost a total of $1,000, and we only managed it
by canceling all further vacations. Last year, the same four seats cost a total
of $1,000 per game. The
advent of the Amazing Colossal Yankee Ticket Price didn't exactly sneak up on
any of us, and we could have gotten out at any time – as hundreds, maybe
thousands, did.
But there
was a certain apparent inequity to the way the Yankee ticket adjustment was
framed – an inequity caused mostly by that blasted press release – that the
franchise didn't deserve. It was not offering a fifty percent rebate to the
highest of the high rollers, and a token handful of tickets to the next group
down. It was giving the people who did buy tickets, all the rest of the tickets
that nobody had bought.
remains unaddressed, of course, is the 2010 season. Not mentioned in any of the
coverage of the cutbacks in the Bronx – at least that which I've seen – is that
beginning this season, the Yankees instituted multi-year ticket licenses. The
minimum commitment demanded of season seat-buyers at virtually all price ranges
was three years. An inverted sliding scale of maximum annual price increases
accompanied each
deal (the longer you signed for, the less they could raise the price of your
seats each winter), and the paperwork was as thick as a good-sized magazine. No
matter what the economy does, it will be fascinating to see whether the Yankees
try to enforce those price jumps next year, or hope they can just get people to
pay what they agreed to in more halcyon days. Or 75% of that. Or 50%.
Because if they can't, the most dreaded thing imaginable might happen. The Yankees might send out another one of these press releases.
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The shoot-from-the-hip complainant was named Olberding or Overmann or something.
Oh that Olberding, what a trouble maker! Funny thing is that I found out about the $800 tickets you buy from DP, he mentioned it on his show recently =)
My daughter complains about this Oberhead guy. "No! That is toooo boooooring! Blah, blah blah! The President of the United States! Can I watch Flapjack?"
I know this forum is a baseball blog, but as the daughter – in – law of a teammate of Dave Blase on the ORIGINAL "Cutters," I must point out that the title of this thread comes from the movie BREAKING AWAY (for those of you who didn't know the title's origin to begin with). And, yes, my father – in – law was on the Little 500 cycling team which inspired the plot of the movie. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaking_Away#Real-life_inspiration
Now, going back to the subject of the thread, I've always been a bit conflicted when it comes to ticket prices, the cost to build new stadiums, where the money comes from, etc. If I was independently wealthy & lived in Chicago, I'd be sitting behind homeplate during every game at Wrigley Field. It would be my money my choice to spend it how I want. When it comes to ticket prices, team owners obviously feel there is a market for the prices they set. No one would buy the tickets at those prices if there wasn't a "market." More than a little greed figures into the equation, too, I imagine. But, I have a BIG problem with sports teams touting what they believe to be their VITAL role in the economic development in the communities in which they play & using that attitude to hold local tax payers hostage, to some effect. I live in Indianapolis & had a proverbial front – row seat into the building & issues surrounding Lucas Oil Stadium. The Colts & other teams act like tempermental 2 – year – olds & say they'll hold their breath & take their "balls" somewhere else if the community at large doesn't fork over the tax money. And, going back to the pickle in which the Yankees "box office" seems to find itself, they go through the APPEARANCE of offering refunds but only for seats that hardly sold to begin with. The current big story in my town involves the State of Indiana trying to renegotiate their deal with the CIB (Capital Improvement Board) & the Colts because Lucas Oil Stadium is costing more then envisioned – go figure. I suppose if Indianapolis had a major league baseball team, we'd experience this "battle" 2 – fold.
So the Steinbrenners finally over-reached, wow, just wow. Perhaps they should throw the stadium open first come first served $10.00 a ticket, hey, it's better than selling no tickets at all! (Of course, the resulting riot would cost a bushel!) It's still my opinion that MLB owners are not doing a good job of creating new baseball fans when the price of 4 tickets to a game is more than the average person's take home pay for a month. Oh, and I dislike corporation names on stadiums. Do you really think jocks like to play in a stadium with a name like Minute Maid Park?
Lovely explanation of the entire ticket situation. KO, you slice and dice on a level equal to the the best chefs in the world.
The Yankees need to take some lessons from small market Milwaukee which is:
– Filling up the Ball Park.
– Making the playoffs.
– Not spending like they are printing their own money.
I usally like that "Olbbermann" guy in my best Bill Orally voice.
Keith in my opinion, the Yankees lack of ticket sales is a win for the average fan. There is now way a ticket to a baseball game should cost 800-2500 dollars which is what I understand these seats are going for.
I had free tickets for the Phillies 2nd home game this season. I went to the game, sat in the freezing cold weather paying too much money for pizza and a soda. Tried to pay too much for a hot chocolate but they ran out 3 people in front of me.
Then don't get me started with the behavior of my 'fellow' Phillie fans complete with my wife and I having to see a 40+ year old 'man' walking around in the parking lot with his pants and underwear around his ankle, and the drunken girl passed out face first coming out the stadium, that people kept stepping over.
Bottom line, I am pretty much done attending major leauge games. They are pricing themselves out of business and the people that buy the cheap seats, well, not exactly salt of the earth people.
I will continue to support my hometown AA team where the most expensive ticket is $10 and is much more family friendly enviroment.
PS, I am sure the lack of ticket sales for the Yankees is some king of NBC conspiracy theory to make O'Reilly look bad. 😉
Sports is a business, just like any other. I don't think I really realized that until the 1994 baseball strike. Over money. I couldn't believe what big babies they all were.
I have been to one major league game since then: to see the Ballpark in Arlington, home of the Rangers, which — ironically — also opened in 1994. I paid $5 for group grandstand tickets. ALthough I'm still mad at MLB for the 1994 screw-up, at least homeplate tickets at the Ballpark can still be had for $205 at the gate (which I still think is outrageous).
Several years ago, the owners of the Dallas Mavericks and the Dallas Stars (barely) convinced the public that we "needed" a huge expensive shiny new arena. The AA Center is nice, but has not lived up to its promised potential of revitalizing a blighted area of the city.
Now, the Dallas Cowboys are about to christen their new stadium, which required the purchase or condemnation of more than 150 private properties. The thing is so big, I'm sure it can be seen from space. Even there, though, the top price per game for season tickets is a mere $340 (after purchase of a 30-year option for upwards of $50,000).
Used to be you could take the family out to the ballpark for practically nothing. I'm reminded of the old Mastercard "priceless" commercial:
As always, well said.
You are up there with Bouton – for great and funny reporting you do to keep our favorite game honest. When you retire, your first task must be a "Ball Four", but from a sportscaster's perspective. Or, heck, do it now.
Why should your need to get any sleep interfere with us annoying fans having another great book to read?
Thanks and keep up the great work.
Max Flores
TO: Mr. Annonymous poster keith-is-a-hack.
# I watch KO on MSNB. I like him. Don't know much about sports, but he does. (Even olbywatch gives him that.) I came here to learn more about sports. # So… SHoUT THE dUCK UP or GO ELSEWHERE. # NOBODY WANTS TO HEAR YOUR TIRED OLD… whatever it is that you think you are doing. # ****. # Even a 'celebrity' is allowed to have his/her own passion/interests. Especially if they started in sports like KO did. It wasn't an exchange program: KO didn't have to give up sports to do political commentary. # So, Mr. Anonymously Stupid, are you so cowardly you need to hide behind an alias? Here? On a sports blog? # Asked an answered. # I don't read this this blog on a daily basis, but, whenever I do, and I read another of your moronic comments, I'm going after you. I own you. Deal. Be afraid. Whatever…
"I have a real name and I'm not afraid to use it"
#PS- Actual sports people: I believe what I just did was considered "trash talking," right? And I issued a "throw-down" (challenge/whatever), right? 'Cause I don't even know the current sports lingo and clearly, I must learn them… #
Yeah, right the Yankees ought to be more like the Brewers!
Maybe the can convince MLB they can compete if allowed to
switch leagues. Since switching Milwaukee is not so competetive-I say make them play in the American League again and restore the 5 team per division symmetry.
Thank goodness for this site. I have been wondering how to follow MLB (Yankees)Mets from DE who happen to love those Phillies AND to have a comment from KO.
Thanks. I have bookmarked this site for the duration of living away from home.
You may sit in the nice seats, but I was impressed to see you on the 4 train last Saturday. Keep up the great work.
SP1akb Very true! Makes a change to see someone spell it out like that. 🙂


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Flames test their mettle, hold serve in MACRC tournament
February 16, 2013 | Lynchburg, Va.
Liberty University's men's and women's racquetball teams competed in the Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Racquetball Conference tournament, Friday and Saturday at The Sports Racket in Lynchburg. It was the Flames' only competition of the second semester after playing in three MACRC events in the fall.
The conference includes teams from Virginia, Washington, D.C., Maryland, West Virginia, North Carolina, Delaware, and Tennessee. Teams competing in this weekend's event included N.C. State, North Carolina, Duke, Virginia, and Virginia Tech.
"We were in second place overall behind N.C. State going into today, hoping to hold onto that position (ahead of third-place UNC)," said Liberty junior Joel Denney, who lost to the Tar Heels' Devon Suskauer 15-11, 15-6 in the men's collegiate Division 2 Gold third-place match after teaming with Ryan Evans to finish third in Division 2 doubles.
Last semester, Denney's doubles partner was Shawn Furman, now a professional player serving as Danny Rodriguez's assistant coach. Furman won the alumni/coach singles division, defeating Robert Steele of Langley, 15-11, 15-7, in the final. Rodriguez finished third in that bracket.
Denney has replaced Furman as the Flames' top men's player, and sharpened his skills by working with him and Rodriguez and challenging his teammates.
"We do round-robins in practice and continue playing and practicing against everybody on the team," he said. "It's a good environment at practice. I'm the top player on the team, but we trade games every day in practice. There's good competition within the team as well as in tournaments. You get to play all different levels of people, so you can work on different aspects of your game and improve your game each day."
But there's nothing like tournament match play to push a player to a higher level.
"There's good competition this tournament," Denney said. "It's really shown me where to improve and where I'm doing well, so that I can take notes after this tournament and kind of focus on things I can get better at when I'm at practice."
Evans won the Division 2 White championship match by forfeit and teammate Jonathan Davis finished fourth in the Division 3 Gold bracket, with Kenneth Judkins taking first automatically in the Division 3 Red bracket and Joey Grimm and Daniel Bass coming in third and fourth, respectively, in the Division 4 Gold competition.
In doubles play, Davis and Judkins placed second in the Division 3-4 bracket, falling to the Wolfpack's duo of Nathaniel Schwartz and Zadok Moss, 15-5, 5-15, 11-5 in the final, with Bass and Grimm finishing fourth.
After not even having a single women's player on the team in its first season last year, Rodriguez has witnessed a dramatic improvement in the Lady Flames' performances since last fall.
"The women for Liberty are awesome this year," he said, noting just having a women's team has helped the program, which is scored in men's, women's, and combined points for tournaments. "They've improved a lot. Everybody's surprised at how well they've done. They've been winning."
All five females were newcomers to the sport.
"We started with one the first match, then we had three the second match and now we have five, so this is a big deal thing for them," Rodriguez said.
Liberty senior Thea Beaty placed third in the women's singles Division 1-2 Gold bracket, winning a tight first game over N.C. State's Nikki Helms 16-14 before being dominated in the second game, 15-2, and turning the tables on Helms in the third, winning 11-1.
"A lot of it is a mind game, it's a confidence thing," said Beaty, who attacked Helms' backhand in the third game, following Rodriguez's advice. "What coach said helped. You've got to find their weak spots. She's a good player, though. I really enjoyed her sportsmanship."
Beaty only picked up the sport of racquetball last spring and has competed mostly in Division 2 for tournaments.
"This is the first time I've lost a game," she said. "I've never played a DI (match) before. They were good. They were stiff competition."
She has learned a lot and enjoyed herself at the same time.
"Coach is really good at just kind of meeting you where you're at and developing your skills," Beaty said. "I came in kind of really stinking and he helped me a lot with my shots and technique. It's just a for-fun thing for me. I'm a senior this year and this is my last tournament. I really enjoy it."
Beaty teamed with Amanda Liebig to finish as runners-up to N.C. State's Alexa Haggard and Katherine Leonard with a 15-3, 15-11 setback in the women's doubles Division 1-3 final. Also for the Lady Flames, Brooke Morley and Samantha Futrell won the Division 3 women's doubles bracket and placed second and third, respectively in the women's singles Division 3-4 bracket. Liebig won the women's singles Division 1-2 Red bracket, placing second overall in Division 2, and Kelsie Friederichsen finished fourth in Division 3-4, first among Division 4 players.


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Crew Soccer Academy Director of Coaching Billy Thompson has joined 20 other coaches from Major League Soccer and U.S. Soccer in France to help build a curriculum to develop better youth players in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy. In a partnership between MLS and the French Football Federation, the coaches will complete a 16-month development course and earn their Elite Formation Coaching License.
"The MLS commitment to the youth academies is significant," Thompson said last week before departing for Europe. "The League felt it was critical to set something like this up. It's a 16-month program where we will be back-and-forth between Europe and the United States as a group of youth technical directors to see what the Europeans are doing and try to bring back some information for our youth academies."
The program is spread out over eight two-week sessions between February 2013 and May 2014. MLS academies will begin implementing the curriculum starting in July 2014. The first two-week trip includes spending a week with the French National Team in Clairefontaine to help further understand the French perspective of youth development at the international level. Coaches will spend the second half of the first trip studying the academy systems of various clubs across Europe including Paris St. Germain, Olympique Lyonnais, Real Madrid, Athletic Bilbao and VfB Stuttgart. Thompson has been assigned to remain in France with Paris St. Germain.
The ultimate goal of the partnership is to further develop the United States into a leading soccer nation and MLS into one of the top leagues in the world by 2022. It all begins with the youth level, Thompson says.
"The ultimate goal is to not only produce better players, but better younger players," Thompson explained. "Eventually, we want our National Team players to be better and our pro players have to be better. Our development model is probably four years behind the European model, and even then, our end result is not as good as their's. Our top players are identified at ages 22-24, where [Europe's] top players are seen at 18. It's arguable that their top 18-year-olds are better than our top kids at 22. We're trying to close that gap."
He continued: "For us, with the Development Academies starting at U-14 now, it's a huge step. Instead of focusing on 16-18-year-olds, where we started and it's great, we've got to dive into the 14 and even the 12-year-old age groups. If we can make sure that by 12 years old that the players are technically sound, which is where the U.S. is way behind currently-- our 12-year-olds don't compare with the Europeans-- then we can start talking about 18-year-old pros that are equal to the European level. Our end-goal is to make sure we can come back with the right information to share with the rest our youth models to get on track with the younger age groups to ultimately have better 18-year-olds who are better pros at 18, who are National Team players at 18-22."
In acquiring a Elite Formation Coaching License, Thompson and his fellow coaches will become an exclusive rank in the United States.
"It's exciting, it's something that's never been done before," Thompson said. "It's an exclusive group of coaches that will take part in this over the next 16 months to come back with a level of coaching education that just doesn't exist in America. It's a great opportunity."


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Although K-W Oktoberfest Inc. (a not-for-profit community corporation) employs eight full-time staff, the Festival would not be possible without the dedication of more than 400 year-round volunteers and 1,300 community and service club volunteers to stage Canada's Greatest Bavarian Festival -- Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest. Since 1969, our constant growth and success promoting a unique German heritage experience is a testament to the thriving relationship and pride between the Festival and the community.
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Yes, "there's an app for that." Some provide the most important element – FUN! They can be rewarding, literally rewarding. I'm talking about real cash and prizes. Whether you're just getting started or feel the need to accomplish more, a great software application can give you an edge to achieve your fitness goals. Many integrate social networking, which adds encouragement, competition and the chance to make new friends. Cost and convenience are primary reasons for the growing popularity of exercise and fitness apps.
They're significantly cheaper than gym memberships and personal trainers, and these fitness apps perfectly fit your schedule and demands because you're in full control. So take control and wield it as any skilled craftsman would a prize tool.
Use caution
I reviewed a few below, but there are some things to remember. The fitness app doesn't do the work for you. In our modern society, we need to add it to the list — no perfect exercise, no miracle pill, no magic diet, no special app. Living life takes effort, and you must take ownership of your actions, or lack thereof. Many provide detailed instructions with adequate audio and visual aids, but this is not a substitute for a trained and experienced teacher. There is the potential for injury and be certain you are medically approved to attempt the program. Take the time to learn, listen to your body, and solicit qualified advice if you're unsure.
Fitness apps:
Nexercise – iOS, FREE; $2.99 upgrade
This Facebook of fitness apps can track more than 90 activities. Key features include chat and comments with friends and the ability to earn points and medals for accomplishments. These can then be redeemed for real prizes or discounts on various goods and services. GPS tracking verifies location and routes to keep everyone honest. This fitness app is for tracking purposes only; it is not for exercise instruction or planning workout routines.
MapMyRun – iOS/Android/Blackberry, FREE; $2.99 upgrade
This app has all the great tracking information a running app should have with voice prompts to keep you updated on your progress while you're exercising. It integrates social networking, including photo and story sharing for added motivation and the ability to search for local events for added competition. Join sponsored challenges to win prizes. This app is great if you love to run, but it doesn't have options to mix in other types of fitness.
GymPact – iOS, FREE
This one is simple and straight forward. Set an activity goal, such as number of gym sessions completed in the next 30 days. Complete it, and receive a small cash reward, but fail, and you pay. GPS allows you to locate a nearby gym, check in, and log time spent exercising. This app is for tracking purposes only. It is not for exercise instruction or planning workout routines, and the only social interaction is to share your routine.
Nike+ – iOS, FREE; $1.99 upgrade
One of the original and continually evolving fitness apps, it can be enhanced with the purchase of additional technology, such as a sensor wristband. They have since expanded into general fitness with workout routines and exercise instruction. Nike has also partnered with Kiip to offer rewards for completing achievements. There is some variety with Nike, but not an all-in-one app to satisfy your demands.
Zombies, RUN! – iOS/Android, $7.99
Turn running into an actual game. Complete missions and story lines, or just run for your life while listening to voice prompts and your own playlist. You can use it anywhere, even on a treadmill. It lacks performance tracking and social networking, but the developer is promising upgrades soon.
FitnessBuilder – iOS/Android, FREE; $9.99 upgrade
This is the king of fitness apps with 750+ workouts and 5,600+ exercise photos and videos. It also includes a virtual personal trainer, performance and body composition tracking, as well as the ability to customize your own routine. There are event options for professionals to track group or individual client performance. You can share workouts and ask questions, but it would be nice to have more social networking capabilities.
You Are Your Own Gym – iOS/Android, $1.99
Based on the book by Mark Lauren, this fitness app teaches you to use your own body to exercise anywhere. In includes customizable timers and lots of instructional photos. Developers are promising videos and the ability to ask questions to a trainer, maybe even a little social networking because it always more fun with friends.


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In 2004, MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Joe Cannon and the Colorado Rapids' stingy defense rode an 817 home record to reach the playoff s for the third straight year. During the season midfielder Chris Henderson passed Marcelo Balboa and Paul Bravo for first on the alltime appearances and poi nts lists. He also won the 2004 US Soccer Foundation's MLS Humanitarian of the Year Award for his extensive work in the community. Jean Philippe Peguero led the team in scoring wi th seven goals and four assists despite missing 12 games throughout the year.
But there is no mistaking that this was Cannon's year to shine; in addition to being named MLS Goalkeeper of the Year, he was also named to the 2004 MLS Best XI and was one of three finalists f or the MLS MVP award, and won both the Rapids MVP and the Rapids Defensive Player of the Year awards.
The Rapids set a new MLS record for the lowest home GoalsAgainst Average over an entire season with at 0.53 by only allowi ng eight goals in 15 matches at INVESCO Field during the season, and never more than one in a single game. After Kansas Ci ty broke the Rapids' MLS record 16game home undefeated streak on June 9th, the Black & Blue reeled off 11 more undefeated home games. On the year Colorado was undefeated when scoring more than one goal, a credit to the play of Cannon and the suffocating defense.
After hanging around the bottom half of the Western Conference for the first four months of the season, the Rapids rode a fivegame undefeated streak through parts of August and September to reach the top of the table. Unfortunately a 022 record over the final four games dropped the Rapids to third in the conference and a matchup wi th the Los Angeles Galaxy in the first round of the playoffs. Colorado hosted LA in the first leg of the playoff series and took a 10 victory off a Peguero goal and five saves by Cannon in the first game. However on the return leg at the Home Depot Center the Galaxy struck twi ce in the first half and held on for a 21 aggregate victory to end the 2004 season for the Rapids.


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Stereo headset with microphone
Stereo headset with microphone
With the headset connected, you can enjoy music or video with stereo sound, and easily switch from your music/video to take and end calls.
1 Plug in the headset as shown below.
2 The applications panel displays and you can select an app to run.
※ NOTE: You can edit the applications to display on the panel and set not to show the applications panel. Please see < Accessory >.
3 If a call is coming when the headset is connected to the phone, press the to take the call.
4 To end the call, press the again.