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Dinner Menu
Wine & Cocktials
Keiki Menu
Beachside Grill
Aloha Hour
Fresh Hawaiian ahi* with wasabi and pickled ginger
Hawaiian Ahi* Poke$18.00
Avocado, kukui nut, local ogo, shaved Maui onion, crispy taro chips
Pan Seared Day Boat Scallops**$17.00
Local kale, crispy bacon, tomato-ginger jam
Meyer Lemon & Ricotta Ravioli$12.00
Local greens, Kula cherry tomato, toasted almonds, Meyer lemon vinaigrette
Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes$19.00
Big Island hearts of palm, local corn & pickled red onion, tomatillo aioli
Local Tomatoes & Fresh Burrata$12.50
Maui Cheese Co., Hana fresh tomatoes, pickled onion, radish, basil oil, lava salt
Fresh Salads
Maui Fresh** ^$11.50
Kumu Farms shaved fennel, upcountry mizuna, Zuhair's cherry tomato, organic Maui beets, toasted macadamia nuts, Surfing Goat cheese, white balsamic vinaigrette
The Wedge**$9.50
Crisp iceberg, Maytag blue cheese, avocado, Duroc bacon, Kula cherry tomatoes
Local Romaine Caesar$9.00
Shaved parmesan, classic dressing, house made croutons
Kimo's Original Hula Pie$10.00
Chocolate cookie crust, macadamia nut ice cream, hot fudge, toasted mac nuts, whipped cream. Chef's seasonal Hula Pie also available
Lilikoi Pono Pie**$9.00
Guilt free from Maui! With Kula strawberries and Maui honey. This Hana breadfruit inspired dessert contains no gluten, refined sugar or dairy
Fresh Tropical Fruit Crisp$9.00
Graham cracker crumble, salted caramel sauce, Hawaiian vanilla bean ice cream
Chocolate Mocha Mousse Cake$11.00
Ka'anapali coffee infused, Kula strawberry
Tropical Sorbet Trio**$8.00
Hawaii made seasonal flavors
Off the Hook
Hawaiian traditions respect the sea (Kai) by only fishing for specific fish during certain seasons. We honor these traditions. The fresh Hawaiian fish we serve are available according to their season. Your server will explain which fresh fish are available with the following preparations:
Pan Seared Catch**$31.00
Lemon risotto, seasonal vegetables, opal basil gastrique
Parmesan Crusted$34.00
Fresh herbs, lemon-caper reduction, farmer's market vegetables
Sesame Crusted Ahi* Steak**$36.00
Coconut & citrus jasmine rice, shiitake-soy butter, grilled Kula asparagus
From the Aina
Add Alaskan Crab or Tristan Lobster $17
Maui Onion Marinated Sirloin**$26.00
USDA Prime steak*, sautéed Maui onion, bacon mashed potato, red wine reduction
Herb Roasted Jidori Chicken$27.00
Upcountry ratatouille, Waipoli watercress & macadamia nut pesto, crispy Maui Pasta Co. gnocchi, opal basil gastrique
Dijon & Rosemary Grilled Lamb* Rack**$34.00
Maui pineapple mint chutney, red wine demi glace
Grilled Filet Mignon* **$36.00
Black truffle compound butter, green peppercorn reduction, grilled Kula asparagus
Double R Signature Ranch® Prime Rib*$32.00
14 oz. traditional hand-carved or Leilani's dry rubbed and fire grilled "Paniolo Style"**
Seafood Pasta$28.00
Local catch, shrimp, Tristan lobster, fresh pasta, lemon-fennel cream
Steamed Alaskan King Crab Legs**
A full pound of crab legs
- Market Price
Butter Poached Tristan Lobster Tails**$44.00
Two 4 oz. cold water tails, poached in beurre monte, coconut-citrus jasmine rice, local vegetables
*Consuming raw or undercooked foods may increase your risk of foodborne illness. **Item can be modified to a gluten free preparation upon request. ^$1 from the sale of this item will be donated to Growing Future Farmers of Maui, a Maui chef-driven initiative to help grow the next generation of farmers and ranchers in Maui County through agricultural grants. Join the movement. Support Grown on Maui.
Mai Tai$11.00
The romantic rum and tropical fruit of the Island
Coconut Grove$10.00
Vodka, kahana macadamia nut liqueur, coconut, pineapple juice, with a float of raspberry liqueur
Lava Flow$9.50
Our classic Pina Colada with an eruption of strawberries
The Lime in the Coconut$10.00
Coconut vodka, fresh squeezed lime, fresh pineapple, coconut water
Ginger Hoku$11.00
Vodka, ginger beer, mango puree, fresh lime juice, fresh mint, orange bitters
Lei's Lemonade$9.50
Citrus vodka, lemonade, splash of cranberry
Hawaiian Punch$10.00
Amaretto, vodka, splash of triple sec, pineapple and cranberry
Southern Squeeze$12.00
Bulleit bourbon, Fresh Squeezed IPA, Angostura bitters, mango puree, fresh lemon juice and agave
Dig Me Daiquiri$9.50
Fresh lime, strawberry, lilikoi and light rum
Lilikoi Lei$12.00
You're gonna LLLove it! Vodka, lilikoi, fresh squeezed lemon, house made organic mint syrup, topped off with champagne
'Looks like a sunset, tastes like a rainbow' Koloa white rum, Island 808 tropical vodka, mango puree, lilikoi with a strawberry swirl
Our version of a classic tiki cocktail with a premium blend of Hawaiian made Koloa rums, fresh lime juice, orange curacao, orgeat
Kaanapali Cosmo$12.00
Ocean vodka, triple sec, fresh orange, lime, splash of cranberry
"Da Hale" Sangria$12.00
Red or White to your delight!
Draft Beer
Leilani's proudly user Blizzard 29° Draft System
Leilani's Seasonal Selections
Ask your server about today's offerings
Pau Hana Pilsner, Maui Brewing Co. Maui, Hawaii, 5.5% ABV, IBU25$7.25
Black Rock Lager, Maui Brewing co. Maui, Hawaii, 5.5% ABV, IBU 25$7.50
Kihei Kolsch, Maui Brewing Co. Maui, Hawaii, 5.1% ABV, IBU 51$7.50
Duke's Blonde Ale, Kona Brewing Co. Kona, Hawaii, 4.9% ABV, IBU 18$7.00
Longboard Lager, Kona Brewing Co. Kona, Hawaii, 4.6% ABV, IBU 20$7.00
Ellie's Brown Ale, Avery Brewing Co. Boulder, CO, 5.5% ABV, IBU 28$7.75
Dead Guy Ale, Rogue Ales Newport, Oregon, 6.5% ABV, IBU 40$9.00
Ruination Double IPA, Stone Brewing Co. San Diego, CA, 8.5% ABV, IBU 100+$9.00
Chronic Amber Ale, Pizza Port Brewing Co. San Diego, CA, 4.9% ABV, IBU 30$8.00
Fresh Squeezed IPA, Deschutes Brewing Co. Bend, Oregon, 6.4% ABV, IBU 60$7.75
Obsidian Stout (Nitro), Deschutes Brewing Co. Bend, Oregon, 6.4% ABV, IBU 55$7.75
Anchor Steam, Anchor Brewing Co. San Francisco, CA, 4.9% ABV, IBU 37$6.75
Blood Orange Wit, Refuge Brewing Co. Temecula, CA, 5.0% ABV, IBU 16$9.00
Lomaland Saison, SaisonModern Times Brewing Co. San Diego, CA, 5.5% ABV, IBV 30$8.50
Dale's Pale Ale, Oskar Blues Brewery Longmount, CO, 6.5% ABV, IBU 65$7.50
Pacifico, Groupo Modelo S.A. de C.V. Mexico, 4.4% ABV, IBU 12$6.25
Mionetto Prosecco D.O.C. Treviso, Italy
- Glass $9.50
- Bottle $48.00
Gruet Brut, New Mexico
- Bottle $45.00
Veuve Clicquot Brut, 'Yellow Label', Reims, France
- 1/2 $45.00
- Bottle $90.00
Dom Perignon, Épernay, France
- Bottle $199.00
Whites & Rosé
Tapiz Rose, Mendoza, Argentina
- Glass $10.00
- Bottle $40.00
Selbach Riesling, Mosel, Germany
- Glass $9.00
- Bottle $36.00
Handley Gewürztraminer, Anderson Valley
- Bottle $36.00
Acrobat Pinot Gris, Oregon
- Glass $9.50
- Bottle $38.00
Pepi Pinot Grigio, California
- Glass $8.50
- Bottle $34.00
Swanson Pinot Grigio, Napa Valley
- Bottle $49.00
St. Supery Sauvignon Blanc, Napa Valley
- Glass $9.50
- Bottle $38.00
Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand
- Glass $12.00
- Bottle $48.00
Cape Mentelle Sauvignon Blanc Semillon, Margaret River, Australia
- Bottle $56.00
Duckhorn Sauvignon Blanc, Napa Valley
- 1/2 $34.00
- Bottle $65.00
Miner Viognier, 'Simpson Vineyard', California
- Glass $9.00
- Bottle $36.00
Line 39 Chardonnay, California
- Glass $8.00
- Bottle $32.00
Raymond 'R' Collection Chardonnay, California
- Glass $10.00
- Bottle $40.00
La Crema Chardonnay, Sonoma Coast
- 1/2 $29.00
- Bottle $50.00
Butter Chardonnay, California
- Bottle $48.00
Stuhlmuller 'Estate' Chardonnay, Alexander Valley
- Glass $15.00
- Bottle $60.00
Rombauer Chardonnay, Carneros
- Bottle $75.00
Kistler Chardonnay, Sonoma Mountian
- Bottle $89.00
Angeline Pinot Noir, California
- Glass $9.00
- Bottle $36.00
Meiomi Pinot Noir, California
- Glass $12.00
- Bottle $48.00
Testarossa Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara County
- Bottle $60.00
Domaine Serene Pinot Noir, 'Evenstad Reserve', Willamette Valley
- Bottle $94.00
Pulenta 'La Flor' Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina
- Glass $11.00
- Bottle $44.00
Bodegas Volver Tempranillo, La Mancha, Spain
- Glass $12.00
- Bottle $48.00
Hess Collection 'Artezin' Zinfandel, Mendocino County
- Glass $10.00
- Bottle $40.00
Peachy Canyon Zinfandel, 'Westside', Paso Robles
- 1/2 $33.00
- Bottle $55.00
The Prisoner, Napa Valley
- Bottle $74.00
Jim Barry 'Lodge Hill' Shiraz, Clare Valley, Australia
- Glass $13.00
- Bottle $52.00
Mollydooker Shiraz, 'The Boxer', S. Australia
- Bottle $60.00
Charles Smith 'Velvet Devil' Merlot, Columbia Valley, WA
- Glass $9.50
- Bottle $38.00
Decoy Merlot by Duckhorn, Napa Valley
- Bottle $59.00
Line 39 Cabernet Sauvignon, California
- Glass $8.00
- Bottle $32.00
Rodney Strong Cabernet Sauvignon, Sonoma County
- Glass $10.00
- Bottle $40.00
Obsidian Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Hills Lake County, CA
- Glass $14.00
- Bottle $56.00
Justin Cabernet Sauvignon, Paso Robles
- Bottle $60.00
Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon, 'One Point Five', Stags Leap District
- Bottle $99.00
Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley
- Bottle $115.00
Ages 12 and under please All keiki entrees served with locally grown vegetables and choice of mashed potato or steamed rice
Grilled Chicken Breast$8.95
Teriyaki dipping sauce
Grilled Hawaiian Catch$13.95
Lemon butter sauce
Keiki Steak$13.95
Double R Signature Ranch beef
Keiki Shells & Cheese$7.95
Fresh pasta with cheddar cheese sauce
Keiki Baby Back Ribs$10.95
Cooked Hawaiian imu style
Calamari Strips$14.00
Rice crispy crusted, ginger-yuzu cocktail sauce
Coconut Shrimp$16.00
A local favorite, green papaya salad, curried coconut dip
Kalua Pork Spring Rolls$12.50
Shredded pork, shiitake mushrooms, won bok cabbage, wasabi-ponzu
Hummus Trio**$11.00
Edamame, macadamia nut, roasted red pepper, local veggies, flatbread
Fresh Hawaiian ahi*, wasabi, pickled ginger
Beachside Nachos$13.00
Guacamole, chipotle sour cream, cheese, black beans, habanero pico de gallo
- Add Fire Grilled Chicken Or Kalua Pork
- $4.00
Ahi* Poke Bowl$18.00
Avocado, kukui nut, local ogo, shaved Maui onion, crispy taro chips
Sriracha-Guava Chicken Wings**$14.50
Jidori chicken, fresh cilantro, green onion, Kula cucumber sticks, herb buttermilk
Kukui Sausage & Local Cheese$13.50
Locally crafted kim chee and pineapple sausages, Surfing Goat cheeses, pickled vegetables, sesame lavosh
Beer Battered Onion Rings$7.50
Sweet onions, Maui Brew Co. grain mustard
Add grilled chicken $7; grilled shrimp $9; fresh fish $11
Maui Onion, Walnut & Feta**$11.00
Upcountry mixed greens, Kula strawberries, candied walnuts, papaya seed vinaigrette
Waipoli jr romaine, shaved parmesan, housemade croutons, classic dressing
Maui Farmer's Salad**$13.50
Locally sourced farmers bounty, Launiupoko eggs, Surfing Goat cheese, white balsamic-wild honey dressing
Chop-Chop Kale**$11.50
Organic Maui kale, local cabbage, pickled beets, kula broccoli, crystalized ginger, pumpkin seeds, miso-sesame vinaigrette
Sandwiches & Burgers
Substitute onion rings, caesar or mixed greens for $3. Waipoli Farms butter lettuce "wrap style" available for Gluten free option
Beachside Cheeseburger & Fries$15.50
Hawaii Ranchers beef*, lettuce, tomato, Maui onion, white cheddar
Roasted Turkey Flatbread$14.50
Maui Brew Co. mustard aioli, applewood smoked bacon, Swiss, avocado, tomatoes, Waipoli Farms butter lettuce, pineapple jicama salad
Maui Super Foods Burger$15.00
Locally made, organic & vegan, soy free, gluten free bun, local sprouts, red pepper hummus, pineapple jicama salad
Grilled Fresh Fish Sandwich$19.00
Waipoli Farms butter lettuce, tomatoes, local sprouts, Meyer lemon dill yogurt, pineapple jicama salad
Kalua Pork Cuban$15.50
Slow roasted pork, applewood smoked ham, pickles, pepper jack, roasted garlic aioli, fries
Niihau Lamb Sliders$17.50
Local Niihau Ranch lamb, Maui Brew Co. beer mustard aioli, tomato-ginger jam, Waipoli Farms butter lettuce, toasted brioche, fries
Local Favorites
Fresh Fish Tacos**$19.00
Voted Maui's Best, People's Choice, by Maui Time Magazine. Cajun rubbed, roasted tomatillo aioli, cheddar and jack cheese, shaved cabbage, pico de gallo, fresh tortilla chips
Fresh Fish & Chips$19.50
Duke's Blonde Ale battered, pineapple jicama salad, Meyer lemon dill yogurt
Grilled Prime Flat Iron Steak*$24.00
Hibachi style, steamed rice, local style macaroni salad
Kalbi Grilled Chicken Plate$18.00
Free range Jidori chicken breast, furikake steamed rice, local style macaroni salad
Chef's Fresh Hawaiian Catch$23.00
Chef's daily creation sourcing local produce and Island flavors
Kimo's Original Hula Pie®$10.00
Chocolate cookie crust, macadamia nut ice cream, hot fudge, toasted mac nuts, whipped cream. Chef's seasonal Hula Pie also available
Fresh Tropical Fruit Crisp$9.00
Graham cracker crumble, salted caramel sauce, Hawaiian vanilla bean ice cream
Chocolate Mocha Mousse Cake$11.00
Ka'anapali coffee infused, Kula strawberry
Tropical Sorbet Trio**$8.00
Hawaii made seasonal flavors
Lilikoi Pono Pie**$9.00
Guilt free from Maui! With Kula strawberries and Maui honey. This Hana breadfruit inspired dessert contains no gluten, refined sugar or dairy
**Item can be modified to a gluten free preparation upon request. *Consuming raw or undercooked foods may increase your risk of foodborne illness 18% gratuity will be included on all parties of 8 or more.
29° Draft Beer
Dukes Blonde Ale$5.00
Longboard Lager$5.00
Pau Hana Pilsner$5.00
Black Rock Lager$5.00
Dale's Pale Ale$5.00
Disclaimer: Pricing and availability subject to change.
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2016 Courses Include:
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Accidents happen. This snowboarder broke his back. Our job is to help you manage and treat with skill, confidence, and pride.
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2016 Spring Update- Wilderness First Responder and Recert Courses
Welcome to Crested Butte Outdoors International. Feel free to take a look our videos from past years and explore our website. Antarctica Expedition Videos: Welcome to our website from Antarctica & DC-3 Plane Recovery & Marmot
"Leadership Training."
Crested Butte Outdoors International provides wilderness medicine and avalanche courses for clients who travel and work in remote places. CBO provides medical consulting and remote medical services.
CBO inspires,engages,and transforms students into leaders. We offer wilderness medicine courses in Glacier National Park, Montana, Lake Tahoe, California, Snowbird, Utah, Colorado and Nepal. Our courses,certified by Wilderness Medical Associates (WMA), have proven exceptionally effective at all levels of training.
Courses include: Wilderness First Responder, Wilderness EMT Upgrade, Recertification, Wilderness First Aid, Wilderness Advanced First Aid, Avalanche Search and Rescue, Expedition Medicine, Avalanche.
**New** Follow our blog on the latest in wilderness medicine.
CBO provides students with the opportunity to learn both indoors and outdoors. Our instructional practices emphasize student inquiry, critical thinking, and problem solving. Students put their knowledge and skills to work in addressing simulated and case study problems and issues. CBO's headquarters are based in Whitefish, Montana near Glacier National Park. We are an Instructor Sponsor of WMA courses locally and throughout Montana as well as Lake Tahoe, Snowbird Ski Resort, Nepal, and anywhere you'd like to book us. We also specialize in American Institute for Avalanche Research & Education (AIARE) and avalanche dog and search and rescue (SAR) courses.
Our teaching staff headed by Susan Purvis offers a depth of experience in medicine, outdoor education, and wilderness travel that is hard to match. Susan received Congressional honors for her role in avalanche search and rescue with her K-9 partner, Tasha.
Contact us to train your staff, family or friends about preparedness and staying alive in the outdoors.

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But she said the results could also mean that people were just eating far more calories than they could burn off, even with all that physical activity.
"If you think about going for a run, if you run for 30 minutes and you run three miles during that time, you burn about 300 calories. Well, one piece of pumpkin pie without anything on it is about 300 calories," Cooper said. "So, it's really easy to eat all those calories that you burn during exercise and then some."
Exercise also boosts appetite, which can lead to even more overeating.
Cooper said that means there really is no substitute for moderation during the holidays, a time when foods are much more likely to be loaded with fat and sugar and hidden calories.
Despite the disappointing results, one expert said the study shouldn't be an excuse for people to abandon their workout routines over the next few weeks.
"Exercise has numerous benefits beyond just regulation of weight," said Joy Dubost, a nutritionist and spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
The study found that exercisers may have maintained an advantage over non-exercisers: Their blood pressure tended to stay lower through the holiday hustle.
Dubost thinks that the problem with the holidays isn't just a big meal here or there, it's a mindset of indulgence that people tend to adopt between now and the end of the year.
"Typically what happens on Thanksgiving Day doesn't necessarily just stay for that day. It tends to trickle into an eating pattern that can stay with you through the holiday season," Dubost said.
"Then you step on the scale and it's gotten away from you," she added.
The study was published recently in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition.


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Suman Entertainment Group is the evolution of 35 years of professional performance and entertainment production. Michael Suman was lured to Miami by the Miami Heat NBA basketball franchise to perform at all home games. His involvement in the cruise industry encompasses working aboard 17 ships, serving as music director for Norwegian Cruise Line, and most recently running the music department for Celebrity Cruise Line in Miami. Upon leaving Celebrity, Michael began Suman Entertainment Group in September of 2005.
With offices in Miami, FL, Dallas, TX, and Cebu, Philippines, Suman Entertainment Group provides music and entertainment worldwide. Our staff is dedicated to sourcing the best talent and getting them booked in the best position, as quickly as possible. Speaking of staff, please meet the SEG team:
Michael Suman – Owner
As noted above, Mike started it all. He is a leader in the entertainment field and is the engine behind SEG. Contact him at 305-981-3135.
Katherine Stimson – Entertainment Specialist
Katherine holds a Master's degree in Music Business from the University of Miami. She schedules the NCL America division, guest entertainer acts, and manages our music production & licensing division. SEG Music Production & Licensing assists musicians with the creation of licensed product to sell onboard. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or (305) 401-7483.
Bart Delaney – Musician Scheduler and Recruiter
Bart keeps busy in South Florida as a performance bassist and musician contractor/recruiter. While he began his career as a street musician in Mexico, he has since circled the world with his bass. He has performed in every state and province in North America, has toured internationally as road manager and upright bassist for the Glenn Miller Orchestra, and has performed in a plethora of stylistically different groups on land and at sea. You can reach him at email@example.com or 305-981-3136.
Eric Wormsbaker – Entertainment Specialist
Eric has his Bachelors in Trombone Performance and Masters in Music Education, both from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. He has performed and traveled the world as a professional guitarist and also as an accomplished arranger. Eric is the recruiting specialist for SEG, as well as handles the processsing for RCCL, Celebrity, Princess, HAL, and Carnival. You can reach him at email@example.com or 305-981-3138.
Tony Pearsall – Musician Recruiting Specialist
Tony began playing trumpet professionally at age 15 and has never stopped. He has played with many top name acts such as Henry Mancini, Bob Hope, Red Skelton, Tavares, Jerry Lewis,The 5th Dimension, The Temptations, Frankie Avalon, Phylis Diller, Charo and Maureen McGovern just to name a few. Tony has 15 years of cruise ship experience as sideman and Musical Director on a variety of ships from different companies. After his cruise ship career Tony spent the next 9 years as musician recruiting and scheduling specialist for Celebrity Cruises. Tony now enjoys his role as recruiter for Suman Entertainment Group while also staying busy as a musician around South Florida and the rest of the world. Contact him at email@example.com or 305-981-3136.
Alan Hong – Filipino Recruiter and Manager
Located in Cebu, Philippines, Alan heads our Filipino division. Originally a member of the band Ironics, he knows precisely what the gig demands onboard and how to get processed for it. Alan can be reached through Bart at the email above.


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James Murdoch Might Have to Take a Time-Out
This is what happens when you work for your dad.
Although News Corp. denies the report, executives at the company told Reuters that they're planning for Murdoch to step down from his job as the head of News International. But they're not framing it as a permanent resignation; Murdoch would be taking a "breather." "There needs to be some kind of separation for James from this issue before he can run the company more broadly," said one source.
Today's story comes on the heels of last week's conference call in which Rupert Murdoch said that, at least for the present, deputy chairman Chase Carey would take the reins. But Murdoch père left the door open for James, who is set to relocate to New York in early 2012. Taking time away from the company as the scandal continues to unfold could be step one of an image-rehabilitation process that might bring James back in line for the throne, though maybe that wouldn't be necessary: Reuters reports that the company insists the younger Murdoch will both stay at his job and remain the "long-term" front-runner to follow Rupert.
"There's only one decision maker, of course, and he is often willing to hold his course against public opinion," another source told the news service. God? Simon Cowell?
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Said Nursi: Makers of Islamic Civilization - Makers of Islamic Civilization (Paperback)Colin Turner, Hasan Horkuc
Paperback Published: 30/09/2008
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Said Nursi (1876-1960) was the most influential figure in twentieth century Muslim scholarship. He was the founder of what is arguably Turkey's most important popular religious grouping, the Nur Movement ('Nurculuk'), which sought - and seeks - to foster Islamic sensibilities through a system of education based on Nursi's ideas. But for many of his disciples, who number now in their millions, Said Nursi represents a great deal more than just a religious instructor. As they see it, he was also the prophesied 'renewer', the 'mujaddid', who - according to Muslim tradition - would appear at the beginning of each century to revive Islam and reinterpret the tenets of the Qur'an according to the needs of the day.Yet for all who revere him, Nursi has as many detractors. To some, he was a hypocrite and a liar: a man whose life was full of contradictions. To others, a Kurd in the pay of the Communists and an overt proponent of anarchy. In so many ways his life and what he stood for echo the increasingly dangerous polarisation in Turkey between Islamic traditionalism and the secularism established by Ataturk. This short book offers a sure guide to the fierce debates surrounding Said Nursi's life, thought and major writings. It will be indispensable reading for all those interested in Turkey, and in the bitter power struggles within the country between 'religionists' and 'secularists'.
Publisher: I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd
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Marvel Assembles an Official Title for Third "Avengers" Movie
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The Emerald City Comicon wrapped up yesterday in Seattle, with plenty of announcements from attending publishers. Here's a round-up of news from the show:
• Image Comics officially announced Revival by Tim Seeley ad Mike Norton, the title we teased all last week. Seeley described the book as "rural noir," and it is set in his home state of Wisconsin: "Both Mike and I grew up in small towns, he in Tennessee, me in Wisconsin. We both hated the towns we were from as teenagers and young adults and got the hell out," Seeley told CBR. "But, now that we're both older, we can look on those towns with more understanding and affection. Central Wisconsin is a really interesting place. It's like concentrated America. It has all of the strengths and all of the weaknesses. All of the good stuff, and all of the conflicts on a more intimate scale. We thought it'd be the perfect setting for our story of a cop charged with policing the dead."
• James Stokoe will write and draw Godzilla: Half Century War, which arrives from IDW in August. The miniseries is set in a different continuity than the Godzilla ongoing series by Duane Swierczyski and Simon Gane.
• Writer Christos Gage will team with artist Jorge Lucas for Sunset, an original graphic novel from Top Cow's Minotaur Press. The story revolves around a retired Vegas mob enforcer.
I recently had a conversation with a comics artist about how being a good comics artist doesn't necessarily mean you'd be a good cover artist, or character designer for that matter. One artist who has shown a propencity for great covers and great sequential comic pages is Tony Moore, but some people forget that.
When Tony Moore burst into the mainstream with The Walking Dead, his haunting covers of zombies earned him an Eisner nomination for Best Cover Artist in 2005. After leaving that title in 2005 he continued a spate of great covers on Fear Agent and The Exterminators as well as covers for a variety of books from Rob Zombie's Spookshow International to Sea of Red and several of Claudio Sanchez' books. But for some reason, most people have forgotten how good Moore is at covers — but this new illustration for a DVD brings that back front and center.
This illustration is for a limited edition slipcase DVD edition of the movie Dead Weight. Sharing the survivalism theme of The Walking Dead (but without the zombies),the film follows a man trying to get to his girlfriend in the wake of an apocalyptic virus outbreak. Moore really defines the world before and the world after in this illustration, and I hope Moore is able to do more of this in the future. Click on the image to see it bigger.
Welcome to Food or Comics?, where every week we talk about what comics we'd buy at our local comic shop based on certain spending limits — $15 and $30 — as well as what we'd get if we had extra money or a gift card to spend on a "Splurge" item.
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Graeme McMillan
It's a slow week, this week; if I had $15, I'd use it to catch up on some recent enjoyments like Action Comics #3 (DC, $3.99) and OMAC #3 (DC, $2.99), two of my favorite titles from the New 52 relaunch–OMAC in particular has been a really weird and wonderful joy–as well as the final issue of Marvel's great and sadly underrated Mystic revival (#4, $2.99). I'd also see if the parody-tastic Shame Itself #1 (Marvel, $3.99) lives up to its potential, because "Wyatt Cenac + Colleen Coover" sounds pretty promising to these ears.
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Chris Arrant
If I had $15, I'd spend several musty dollars on Fear Agent #31 (Dark Horse, $3.50). This penultimate issue has been a long time coming, and I'm excited to see Remender and Moore enlist Mike Hawthorne to help get these final issues done – big fan of all three of them! Next up would be two of DC's New 52; Action Comics #2 (DC, $3.99) and Swamp Thing (DC, $2.99); I admit that I feel weird not being more excited about Morrison's run than I am, but somehow the first Action Comics wasn't as gripping as the first All-Star Superman … and it's not the art. For the last pick, I'd get X-Men: Schism #5 (Marvel, $3.99). It got off to a slow start, but Jason Aaron's an expert at nailing his landings, and I'm intrigued to see how it all goes down.
If I had $30, I'd start off with a pair of number ones – Pilot Season: Test #1 (Image/Top Cow, $3.99) and Roger Langridge's Snarked #1 (BOOM! Studios, $3.99). Pilot Season has always been a must-buy for me; sometimes the concepts don't live up to the promise, but they still have a good track record. I just wish more ended up as ongoing series. Next up I'd get the long-running Invincible #83 (Image, $2.99); seriously, this hits all my itches harkening back to my younger comic-reading days. Last up I would get Animal Man #2 (DC, $2.99); I love what Lemire and Foreman started here; I just wish there were more of it!
If I found some extra cash, I would double-back for Kate Beaton's Hark! A Vagrant (D+Q, $19.95). This reads like a literary nut's comic strip, and I love every bit of it. For some reason it reminds me of Gary Larson's The Far Side but in a very modern way.


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Yasha Kumo Part Three
The now disguised Ms Kumo began her journey through her lair as she stopped for a brief moment to listen.
"MMMPPPHH" the voices started to come from her larder.
The muffled cries of her victims were music to the evil creature's ears. Sam continued to squirm and struggle in her silk cocoon. Her blood slowed to a trickle as her gag soaked up most of the blood. She moved her head back and forth stretching her neck out the best she could, but the result was always the same. The cocoon would appear to stretch and pull a bit but would just snap back onto her form and cause her to bounce a bit. Sam looked over at the cocooned girls. They hung their heads and let out an occasional whimper but had clearly given up any hope of escape. Sam's eyes couldn't bear to watch her friends in their sticky situation. She cried as she looked into the corner. The hollowed out remains of the creature's victims were still wrapped in a tight cocoon with several puncture marks. Sam focused her eyes and could barely make out the words on the name tag shrouded by the spider's silk. Her eyes went wide with fear and she let out a muffled scream as she read "Dr. Veronica Kumo"
The creature left her prey to struggle and squirm as she had many more victims in mind to keep them company. The crafty creature looked down at her form and took the squad car's keys out from her pocket. A small devious smile began to form on her face as she twirled the key ring around her finger while whistling. Jennifer's alarm clock went off way to early then the girl would have wanted. She didn't get hardly any sleep as horrific visions of the creature continued to play through her mind. Her feet slid out of her bed as she stretched out.
"Was it all a dream?" she wondered to herself as she continued to yawn and come around.
Jennifer crawled out of bed and began her usual morning routine. She walked to her closet and saw a variety of different outfits and on the bottom a row of shoes to fit almost any occasion. The girl smiled as she pulled out a black blouse with a pair of her designer blue jeans. The events from the night before seemed more like a terrible dream, then a recent memory. She placed the clothes on her black office chair at her computer desk. Just like any other morning she signed on to her Facebook and checked her messages. Tara left her some information that chilled her to the bone. The message reminded Jennifer of the biology test that they were going to have in the next few hours. Life seemed to go back to normal as if all the events from the night before were just a terrible dream until she sighed and looked at her door. In the side of the door was the single shoe she wore last night, still covered in the white sheen of the creature's sticky film.
Her heart once again began to race as she realized it was no dream. That thing was in her school and worse, she would have to interact with it during 4th period. The fake officer finally reached to the top of the stair well. She smiled as she heard the sound of the school bell, to her it always sounded like dinner bells as all the students poured into the school building.
"Good morning, Officer Sam" The students would warmly greet the imposter, completely unaware the real cop was struggling for her life just below their feet.
The crafty creature smiled and greeted back to her potential prey. She looked around and tried not to drool as a cute brunette went to her locker and pulled out her text books.
"Soon, you will all be mine" she thought to herself as she made her way to the school doors.
Jennifer scrambled to her room as she realized the time. She dreaded the thought of going to school but she had to keep up appearances for her friend's sake. Jennifer ran down the stairs as her father stopped her briefly.
"I called Sam and she should have gone to your school honey" He said in a reassuring voice.
Jennifer put on a fake smile as she ran out the door and told her father she loved him. She opened the car door and froze. Her mind wondered about her friends and the evil creature that would try to prey upon them. She turned the car key and began to make her way to the school. As she drove down the road she looked around the neighborhood. She finally made it to the school and parked her car.
"Good morning, Jennifer" a familiar voice said from around the corner of her car
"Good morning, Officer
" she pause as she saw the form of Officer Sam.
She hesitated as she glanced into the beautiful officer's eyes. They were cold and uncaring, completely different from the bright, cheerful eyes she was used to seeing. Jennifer did her best not to let on the fact she knew something was fishy.
"Late again I see" The imposter said with a cheerful tone.
Jennifer got out of her car and grabbed her book bag from the back seat.
"Yeah, sorry about that" she said in a sweet voice.
The creature laughed and continued on her way to the waiting squad car.
"Jennifer" The officer said.
The young woman froze as her back was turned to the imposter. Sweat began to pour down her cheeks as she responded.
"I'll catch you later" The creature said while still using Sam's voice and giving a chuckle.
The words of the creature struck fear into the heart of the teen as she was sure that, whatever that thing was it wasn't Sam. The imposter drove off and Jennifer made her way quickly to the school door. Jennifer was out of breath when she got to her locker. She tried to calm herself as she opened the door. Tears stream down her cheeks as a quivering hand reached inside. Hanging on a hook was her missing shoe that was caught in the webbing the night before. She collapsed on to the floor and knew at that very moment her fears were realized. Not only did the thing exist but it knew who she was.
The bell rang another time for the classes to begin. Jennifer tried to pull herself together and headed for the gym. Her fellow students were dressing out to begin their exercise as she reached the locker room. She looked into the mirror and splashed her face with water in the sink.
"Morning Jennifer" Rebecca said wearing a white blouse and red skirt.
Jennifer looked over to her friend and tried to remain strong. She really didn't want her friends to think she was insane or cause a panic. The frightened teen wiped the tears from her eyes and gently responded back, "Hi Becky, good morning to you"
Rebecca crossed her arms and tilted her head slightly. She had been friends with Jennifer for only a few years but had a natural ability to tell when something was wrong. Her eyes gazed into Jennifer's and sighed.
"What is wrong?" she said with a concerned tone.
Jennifer was not about to tell her anything and quietly smiled and began to dress out. The girls in the locker room heard the teacher's whistle and went to the gym floor. Jennifer looked around but Tara was nowhere in sight. She began to worry as usually her friend was the first one out of the locker room. Roll call began just like any other class but when Tara's name was called there was no response. Tara opened the hood of her car and cursed. She forgot to get the car serviced a few months ago and now her engine wouldn't start.
"Oh, you piece of junk!" she yelled at her non-responding car.
Tara was a good mechanic but had the memory of a goldfish when it came to normal wear and tear. She walked to the garage and picked up a few quarts of oil and began to pour it in to the engine. Tara checked the dip stick and saw that the oil was at the limit. She sealed the bottle and entered into the driver's seat.
"Come on work!" she whispered as she closed her eyes and turned the key.
The car sputtered but finally showed signs of life as she revved the engine. She smiled and put the car into drive. Tara had never been late to school before and she hated the thought. The only thing she could think about was getting to school and fast. She lived a few miles out of the town's city limits and rarely took the highway but today was an emergency. She put the medal to the metal and forgot about anything else but to get to school. As she drove she noticed Christy's car on the side of the road with no signs of anyone in it. She shrugged as she continued her journey. In the distance she saw Jerrica's car and then Tiffany's. Tara started to feel a little uneasy about seeing them and heard a sound that would fill any speeding teen's heart with dread, the sound of a police siren! She looked into her rear mirror and there were the flashing lights of Sam's squad car and her perfect speed trap.
Tara sighed and pulled over. Her heart raced and reached over to her glove compartment to get the registration of her vehicle. Sam pulled in right behind her. After a few minutes the young officer stepped out of the vehicle and started to make her way to her victim. Tara rolled down her window and gazed into the eyes of her captor.
"Going a little fast were we?" Sam said with a smile.
Tara handed her the car's registration and her licenses as she responded, "Oh, hey Sam I was running a little bit late to school"
Sam took the materials from the teen and looked them over. She smiled and with a smirk placed her information into her pocket.
"Step out of the car please" Sam said with while licking her lips a bit.
", Sam, like I am sorry and some junk, it won't happen again" Tara responded with a sigh.
"I don't think you heard me, Step out of the car now!" Sam barked as she reached for her back.
Tara unbuckled her seatbelt and complied. Her mind began to race faster than she was going doing the highway. She stepped of the vehicle and shut the door waiting Sam's next instructions.
"Put your hands on the hood of the vehicle please" Sam said with a bit of a snicker.
Tara's eyes began to water and she shook like a leaf as she placed her hands on to the hood of the car. She had seen many episodes of cops but never imagined herself being a suspect or being arrested. Sam grabbed her arm and brought it behind Tara's back. Tara closed her eyes and cringed as she awaited the cold metal of the hand cuffs to bind her wrists together. Sam reached deep under belt and placed the first cuff onto her victim's wrist. Tara opened her eyes fast as she didn't expect the cuffs to feel wet or for that matter really sticky. The disguised Kumo pulled from her spinnerets another sticky wad of silk and grabbed Tara's other arm, bringing it behind her and plastering her wrists to her back.
"Hey, like, what is this?" Tara asked in shock.
"Ok, Sam like, I get it I was wrong just please give me my freaking ticket and we can both call it a day" Tara responded in a smart tone.
Sam smiled and whispered into her victim's ear in Ms Komo's voice, "Hello Tara, I was hoping to catch you before class."
Tara screamed as the creature turned her around and pulled a sticky glob of silk from her spinnerets and shoved it into Tara's mouth. She tried to resist but the glob seamed onto her lips and inside her mouth sealing it shut and reducing and screams to a low whimper. The road was deserted, only thing on the side of the road where the abandoned vehicles that Tara previous saw on her way to school. The creature, which was still in Sam's form, grabbed the struggling student's feet and wrapped a tight silk cuff over her ankles. Tara tried to kick and stretch the webbing as she looked down. She pulled and tugged but the silk was as sticky as super glue and as tight as elastic.
"lmht mh gmmph" she cried out through her webbed mouth.
The creature laughed a hearty laugh and grabbed her new prey with her human arms and drug her to the side of the car, out of the view of any would be saviors. Tara moved her shoulders back and forth and squirmed as her feet drug the ground trying to prevent going completely out of view from the outside road. She continued to cry out and resist as the creature continued her assault. Tara was placed with her back to the side of the car as the creature looked around to insure the coast was clear. She made a small scream as a large bulbous abdomen expanded, pulsating as it built up the necessary cocooning silk. Tara's pupils shrunk in the shock of her friendly neighborhood cop turned into the spider woman. Kumo's legs split to reveal another set of spindly spider's legs. She stretched her arms they too forked into 2 sets of spindly legs as her form rose off the ground on all eight legs. Tara cried and tried to squirm under the car, hiding from the creature.
The spider creature grabbed for her legs and drug her out as her spinnerets started to weave a long sticky ribbon. Tara cringed as she witnessed the newly formed spider leg reach for the silk and lift her feet up. Her butt rose off the ground like a new-born baby getting her diaper changed as the creature suspended her feet into the air with a pair of her front legs. Tara jerked and squirmed but the creature's grip was far too strong. It stuck the long ribbon to her calf and started to wined it tightly around, overlapping itself to insure the bindings would be tight and hard if not impossible for her prey to escape under her own power. She tried to reach into her pockets but found her arms wouldn't be able to stretch that far and even if they could reach the mace she wouldn't have the fingers to grip the bottle.
The creature laughed as the silk tightly continued to raise up the poor girls legs, now up to her knees. The girl continued to flop and squirm likes a fish out of water. The creature looked around and noticed a car was coming down the road. She didn't know who might be in the vehicle and tried to turn back into Sam. The creature only managed to change her upper body of the officer as her legs and abdomen were still very much visible. Tara looked up with confusion as the spider turned back from hideous creature to the town's beloved officer.
"MMMPPPHHH" she cried through her gag as the fear built up and she heard the car coming down the road.
The driver of the vehicle slowed down and acted like they were going to stop. The young teen squirmed and cried out trying to see if she could stand and get help from the vehicle. Sam's imposter pulled another ribbon from her spinnerets and wrapped it tight around her prey's mouth adding to her already sticky gag. Her spindly leg pulled tight as Tara's cries for help were reduced to a low whimper. The creature continued pulling sticky thread and wrapping it around the struggling girl. The driver of the vehicle rolled down the window and waived at the attractive officer, completely unaware of the teen's distress. The imposter smiled and waved as the car continued to drive out of sight.
Tara cried and mumbled in her gag as the creature turned her attention back to her grim task at hand. Tara squirmed and struggled as she looked down to see her legs from her ankles to her torso had disappeared under the wet tight cocoon. The imposter looked down and smiled.
"Now, where were we my prey?" she said in Kumo's voice.
The creature quickly transformed back into her true form. Tara tried to shy away as the imposter grabbed her shoulders and raised her high with her cocooned feet dangling on the ground below. Tara wiggled her feet as the creature leaned back and spat a wad of webbing over her chest. The thick, sticky glob of silk oozed down her chest coating her breasts as the creature started to mold the wad of silk around her victim's upper arms like a potter spinning her wheel. Tara felt the course hairs of the creature brush against her bare arms as the silk wrapped tightly around pinning her arms to her side and adding to her already tight and sticky straight jacket.
"MMMPPHHH" she cried out as the spider turned her around and continued to mold the silk around her and plastering the ends to her back.
Kumo licked her lips and gripped the struggling girl, cradling Tara under her knees and upper shoulders. She brought the struggling girl down to her spinnerets and placed a wide sticky ribbon of silk onto her stomach. Tara squirmed and whimpered as the teen started to spin. Kumo took great care to insure her victim's cocoon would conform to her form perfectly. Tara's vision came in out and out view as the dizzying spin whipped her hair around and bound her further into the cocoon. The creature moved her abdomen up and down around the girl coating her with sticky silk like piece of meat wrapped by saran wrap.
Tara's struggles became less and less as the layers upon layers of silk added to her already tight cocoon. The creature looked around to see if any other cars where coming as she placed her struggling silk sack onto the ground out of sight from anyone. Tara could only wiggle and squirm like a silk worm as her body had been bound from ankle to mouth in a sticky, tight formfitting cocoon.
"Just wait here my dear, I will be back for you" The creature transformed back into Ms. Kumo her teacher as she went back to the squad car and drove off.
Tara struggled and squirmed. Her arms flexed and she grunted as she attempted to get free of her silken prison. Tara banged her head against the car door and cried as she found the more she stretched out the more exhausted she would become. Minutes seemed like hours as the struggling teen continued her struggle until the squad car was coming down the highway.
"MMPPHHH" she cried out as she knew her captor would soon be back.
The squad car pulled up behind her as the imposter got out. Ms. Kumo walked to her struggling form and gently picked her up. The girl squirmed and cried as she felt herself being carried back to the squad car. The imposter opened the back of the door while gripping the cocoon in her side arm. Tara's head rose as she heard the whimpering of more girls.
"MMMPPHH MMPPHH MMMPPHHH" the cocoons inside cried out as one was on the floor boards another laying on the seat and another webbed to the ceiling of the car.
Ms. Kumo smiled as she laid her latest victim on the seat on top of the other struggling girl and proceeded to add secure her catch with a few sticky tethers that would act like seat belts.
"I wouldn't want my meat to get hurt if we crash, safety first you know" Ms. Kumo said with a chuckle as she shut the back door.
Ms Kumo got into the Tara's car and drive off into the nearby woods where she stashed the other cars she had pulled over. With the cars out of site and her food securely in the back of her squad car Ms Kumo entered the driver's side of the car and drive off. She looked over to the car's dash and smiled.
"Well girls, it looks like it's time to punch out for the day" she said to her prey as she drove to the road behind the school to stash the car.
The creature would return after school was out to add her fresh prey to the larder. It was almost time for 4th period and the creature had a class to give their test to.
Yasha Kumo Part Three by solidzesnakeWatch
©2011-2016 solidzesnake
This is the exciting third part to my Yasha Kumo Series. Now that the creature has the form of the town's only police officer how will she use that responsibility?
As always enjoy and feel free to comment.
As always enjoy and feel free to comment.
Talk about one heck of a take out order.
nice work man. The detail you used was so good that i saw it all play in my head while i was reading. if you accomplish that you seriously did a fantastic job.
Thanks! Yasha Kumo was a really fun story to write for me. I personally wanted to make it as detailed as I possibly could.
You had me cracking up when Sam pulls Tara over, right at the description of the sirens. A bit unexpected. Good job.
WOW You've really outdone yourself in this one! This is so incredibly amazing! She is the embodiment of pure evil! And the way you made her personality is so dark and detailed!
awesome, I am glad you are enjoying the story and you aren't even half done^^
I see Kumo puts her new appearance to good use. Great chapter.
thanks, you will soon find there is more to her then meets the eye
Why is in part one the girl called Jessica and now she is called Jennifer?
oh, derp I meant Jennifer but that is what happens sometimes when you wait to write a story over a few years I will make the correction. Thanks for the heads up.
how do you submit storys?
you just add text and that is about it
oh my!
I´m love it! :3
what a great story snake-san :3
I think in being one of her captives... nyaaaa~
kumo is awesome!!!
enjoying the story! :3
I´m love it! :3
what a great story snake-san :3
I think in being one of her captives... nyaaaa~
kumo is awesome!!!
enjoying the story! :3
Ah, thank you Nadia Chan I am sure she could make room in her larder for a cute girl such as your self
I think I'd enjoy being one of her captives, well I would if I knew she wouldn't use me for a meal XD
I'm so curious to see how everything will play out in the end X3
I'm so curious to see how everything will play out in the end X3
oh, but what a delicious meal you would be
^///^ Still I wouldn't want to be eaten like that ^^
oh really... *kumo comes disguised as me and knocks on your door*
*Opens the door* Oh! What brings you here Dallas? :3
"Oh, I just wanted to stop by and give you something" Kumo says as she tackles you and sprays your legs with silk.
Eeep!! *I struggle as my legs are bound together with the silk*
Dallas! What are you doing?!
Dallas! What are you doing?!
for some reason my mind keeps being filled by the vision of a smushed evil spider woman.
um, I am glad you liked it?
oh, i like, i like, and the spider woman is an extremely hatable creature. never felt the desire to see a villain defeated, and likely dead, so bad since the joker shot batgirl.
WOW, thanks for the compliment man. I wanted to create a pure evil creature that had zero reservations but was also legendary in intelligence. She also has a lot of fun and enjoys every second of catching her prey.
which makes me enjoy the moment she is broughty down even more. she is arrogant, and few things are as toxic as arrogance. if she had to fight someone head on, she might be in deep trouble. take a look at this diagram of spider anatomy [link] as you can see, the heart is on top of the abdomen.and it is a big target. hell, you might only need your fist to kill it. a good, violent punch there and its heart will go all out of rythm.
As usual a great chapter, keep them coming, always enjoy your writing.
Great job.
Hehe. She can catch all these victims with the officers disguise. I look forward to seeing more of this.


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Originally posted on StraitPinkie.com | Last updated 4/29/13
With the recent injury of Kobe Bryant's ACL forcing him to miss the rest of the NBA Playoffs, a lot of chatter around the league has been how he will return. The return isn't the question, Kobe will return and play more basketball. He's not ready to pull out the rocking chair just yet. The longer Bryant plays, the more he climbs up the rankings as one of the best to ever play the game. Recent speculation says because of the competition he has had to face, Kobe Bryant should go down as the best to ever play when he decides to hang up the sneakers. Others will argue that Bryant will not, and never equal Michael Jordan's records. Let's take a look at some numbers that I believe Kobe Bryant will not eclipse: Finals MVP/Rings: Jordan 6, Kobe 2: I'm not sure if Kobe will win another title before he's done, especially in L.A. with the Lakers. Gasol and Steve Nash are only getting older, and Dwight Howard will only get more dramatic. The core players around Bryant are not good enough to compare to Miami, Oklahoma City, or Chicago. The Finals MVP was also shared with Shaquille O'Neal who was at times more valuable than Bryant.With that being said, I personally don't think Bryant will win another title, therefore he will not eclipse Michael Jordan's 6 titles, compared to his 5. Regular Season MVP's: Jordan 5, Kobe 1. Kind of hard to believe Bryant has only one regular season MVP. With guys like LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, Kevin Durant, Derrick Rose, and others in the league, I don't see Bryant winning enough of those to catch MJ. Average PPG: Jordan 30.1, Bryant 25.4: While this is attainable, I don't believe Bryant will rack up enough numbers to surpass Jordan in this career category. Bryant will be turning 35 in August, and I can't see him putting up 30 most nights. Scoring Champion: Jordan 10, Bryant 2: Especially with Kevin Durant and Carmelo Anthony in the league, Bryant will not win 8 more scoring titles. Plus, Michael Jordan won his scoring titles in consecutive years that he played. Jordan won 7 scoring titles in a row before retiring in 1994 and 1995. When he returned in 1996, he won the title three more times from 96-98. Rookie of the Year/Draft Pick: Not much significance rides on these stats, but it is apart of their total career paths. Michael Jordan wins in both of these categories with Rookie of the Year and being drafted 3rd in the 1st round. Bryant did not win Rookie of the Year, and was drafted 13th in the 1st round All NBA First Team: Jordan 10, Bryant 6. Bryant has not been on the NBA 1st team ballot since 2008, and I don't see too many more times in his career. Now let's take a look at what stats Kobe Bryant could eclipse before he's retired: Assists Per Game: Jordan 4.9, Bryant 4.7 Steals Per Game: Jordan 2.2, Bryant 1.5 Rebounds Per Game: Jordan 6.2, Bryant 5.3 Blocks Per Game: Jordan 0.8, Bryant 0.5 FG%: Jordan 49.7%, Bryant 48.9% Career Points: Jordan 32, 292 Bryant 30, 219 Career Defensive Rebounds: Jordan 5,004 Bryant 4,778 Career Offensive Rebounds: Jordan 1,668 Bryant 1,364 Career Rebounds: Jordan 6,672 Bryant 6,142 Here are the records Kobe Bryant has eclipsed: Career length: Bryant 17 seasons, Jordan 15 seasons All-Star Games: Bryant 15, Jordan 14 All-Star Game MVP: Bryant 4, Jordan 3 3-point %: Bryant 33.7%, Jordan 32.7% (varies) FT%: Bryant 83.8%, Jordan 83.5% (varies) NBA All-Defensive Team: Bryant 12, Jordan 9 Made 3PT shots: Bryant 1,505, Jordan 581 Made FT's: Bryant 7,407 Jordan 7,327 According to these numbers, Kobe Bryant has a chance to eclipse or has eclipsed 17 of 23 categories of Michael Jordan's career numbers. Would this argue that Bryant will be the best of all-time? Jordan has more rings, and a ton more scoring titles and MVP's. Both players tie with two Olympic Gold medals. The big issue is the time, Jordan retired three times before retiring in 2003. Does that suggest that Jordan would still have a huge gap on Bryant in nearly all the categories? Does it make Bryant's numbers just another shadow to the great one? Let the debate continue, but I will leave you with one final segment. The ultimate proof of just how close these players are to each other. The video below shows the exact same moves Jordan and Bryant have used in their careers. The similarities are so similar, the net sometimes moves the same exact way after the shots are made. YouTube Credit: Youssef Hannoun
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A Typical Cheerleading Practice
(I posted this in the sports forum… I figured I would throw it up here…)
Typical cheerleading practice:
1st half hour-
Cheerleader A comes into practice in tears because either:
A) Boyfriend issues
B) Someone called her fat
C) Self esteem issues
D) She has her period
Cheerleaders B thru M console her while cheerleaders N and O sit off to the side saying how much cheerleader A is a bitch and that she has fat ankles.
2nd half hour-
Cheerleaders "stretch" which consists of stretching and talking about:
A) The prom
B) What boy looked hot that day
C) Whatever girl in their school is a total bitch
D) The OC
Cheerleaders Y and Z , the two male cheerleaders, wonder why all their friends no longer talk to them? They try and legitimize why they are on the team saying they are surrounded by chicks but they truth is none of the cheerleaders would touch either of the two.
3rd half hour
The Cheerleaders work on their act or routine or whatever the hell you call it. During which time cheerleader T and cheerleader E get in a fight because cheerleader T wore the same outfit that cheerleader E wore to school that day… or vice versa depending on who you believe. Whore, bitch, and skank are all said during the exchange dividing the squad into three camps. The first camp is sided with cheerleader T because she is the best looking one on the squad, hence she is never wrong. The other more homely girls are behind cheerleader E which is the smart yet ugly one. Our third camp consists of girls that hate both girls and secretly want them to beat the shit out of each other.
4th Final half hour
They make signs… Lame signs… They are lame because if they had artistic ability they would have a real hobby and talent. The girls make signs about boys they have crushes on. Another fight breaks out after Cheerleader L and Cheerleader T both discover that they have been sleeping with the start quarterback. Once again the words skank, slut, whore and bitch are uttered dividing the team yet again. Finally they all hug and make up pretending they are friends…
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Bernie-supporting delegates were out in full force during the Democratic National Convention speeches last night. Over the telecast, it was easy to hear boos and chants of "we can't trust her" during pro-Hillary speeches. I wasn't on the floor, but I'd heard that a small crowd of California delegates were delivering…
PHILADELPHIA — Earlier today, the DNC'S Rural Council met to discuss the impact of Democratic policies on our country's farmers and, more importantly, to brutally own noted city boy Donald Trump.
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I want to get the latitude and longitude on a 3D sphere, depending on Mouse X,Y. Iv'e understood that i have to use trigonometry. The problem is that the sphere is put into a perspective, at least that's what i guess the problem is because with my calculations:
radius *= (width / 2.0f);
float y = (mouseY - (height / 2.0f)) / radius;
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Orcs & Elves
We run through a few dungeons of the mobile-to-DS fantasy RPG. (Mini-preview)
While you can move freely using the D-pad or a combination of tapping your character's feet on the lower screen and strafing with the shoulder buttons, combat is strictly turn-based. It doesn't appear that way at first, as enemies walk right up and engage you, but after their initial hit they wait patiently for you to choose your next action, and so on. You can thwack away with your short sword or other traditional weapons, or get into some fancier spellcasting on the touch screen if you're so inclined. The whole structure and experience feels very much like an old-school PC adventure (take from that what you will), but it's oddly addicting in a just-one-more-dungeon sort of way.
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My fingers are tinglingPosted: Oct 26, 2007 12:00AM PST by never_been_better
I can't wait to get my hands on this! Played it along with Doom RPG and loved it! With all the new extras it should keep me entertained for quite awhile, especially the spell casting. Must needs the wand to go along with it! I also heard that Orcs and Elves 2 for the cell phone is coming out, another game that is on the top of my list to play.
Old school oasisPosted: Oct 25, 2007 12:00AM PST by ReyBrujo
Waiting for Etrian Odyssey 2 becomes bearable with this title so near. For an old fashioned gamer who used to play D&D for over two decades, Orcs & Elves is like water in the desert. Now, someone tell Kang to try to get Wizardry license, please! I would have bought it for mobile, but carriers down here prefer to sell us overpriced Arkanoid clones instead.
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NEW YORK — Toy stores across the country scrambled Monday to abide by tough new lead and chemical standards for toys that go into effect today.
Many toy sellers pulled questionable items off their shelves after a judge last week nixed a delay that would have given them a 12-month reprieve. The abrupt change and the lack of guidelines has left many retailers bewildered.
At The Toy Store in Atlanta, owner Denis Hofstetter was pulling about 5 percent of his inventory off the shelf on Monday just because he isn't certain whether the toys conform to the regulations.
"It's a great law that's being implemented terribly," said Hofstetter, 34.
Last summer, Congress passed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, which imposed tough standards for lead and certain chemicals, called phthalates, in products for children age 12 and under.
The standards were set to go into effect today, but on Jan. 30 the Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a one-year stay of enforcement for some testing and certification requirements for manufacturers and importers of regulated products.
The decision gives the CPSC more time to finalize four proposed rules that could exclude some materials and products from testing and issue more guidance on how testing is to be conducted.
However, retailers still are not allowed to sell the products, causing some uncertainty.
About a month ago, Hofstetter began contacting suppliers to make sure the products he received were compliant with the new regulations. He is taking a "conservative" approach to any toys that he cannot verify meet the new standards.
"Today we are pulling items off shelves that we are not comfortable with," he said. "It's very confusing. I want to comply with the law, but I'd like to know how."
Hofstetter said he is removing items like metal toys that are painted, children's jewelry and dress-up clothing with plastic sequins if they don't have a certificate of conformity with the new standards from the manufacturers.
Katherine McHenry, 36, owner of Building Blocks Toy Store in Chicago, said she has contacted all of her vendors and feels confident that her selection of specialty toys meets the requirements.
But she still feels uncertain if she knows enough about the regulations and plans to attend a safety seminar at the Toy Industry Association's annual Toy Fair on Monday.
"I'm very happy to know that there's going to be some type of standardized way for parents to feel like there's a lot more involvement," she said. "What I'm most disappointed in is that it all is happening so fast. Even myself, I don't know what's true and not true."
Larger manufacturers and retailers have been tightening their own standards since Mattel Inc., the largest U.S. toy maker, in 2007 recalled more than 20 million toys made in China because of fears of lead paint contamination and tiny magnets that children could accidentally swallow.
Hasbro Inc. said its products have been in line with the tightened regulations for several years, and major retailers such as Toys R Us said they already meet the new regulations.
"We believe we will be fully compliant when the new law goes into effect ..." Toys R Us spokeswoman Kathleen Waugh said.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Target Corp. also said they would be compliant with the new regulations by today. They said they had been working with vendors to ensure toys met the rules but declined to say whether or when they had pulled any toys off their shelves.
But small retailers are left scratching their heads and, for products that can't immediately be verified, using their best judgment of what to take off their shelves.
Allen Rickert, 56, owner of Top Ten Toys in Seattle, said he thinks toy safety regulations should be improved. He even spent $5,000 last year to have some of the toys he sells tested with an X-ray device to make sure they are safe.
"I want improved regulations, I think the regulations and enforcement we had was inadequate," he said. "However, overly broad regulations — without reasonable exceptions — only hurt small manufacturers and small retailers.
"One of the things I'll be doing today is wandering around trying to make a guess whether or not something might have something bad on it," he said.
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COOKS POINT, TX -- The College Station Cougars swept the boys' and girls' District 18-3A Cross Country Championships Wednesday morning at the T-3 Training Camp.
Kelsey Warren won the individual girls' district crown with a time of 11:51. The Cougars posted almost a perfect finish as Leah Lewis came in 3rd with a time of 12:45. College Station also captured 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 9th place resulting in the school's first outright team district championship. Taylor came in 2nd place in the girls' team race with Caldwell 3rd.
College Station was almost as dominating on the boys' side. While Rockdale's Juan Rubio won the individual district championship with a time of 17:50, the Cougars finished 2nd as Logan Meyer recorded a time of 17:56. Jonathan Bishop came in 3rd with a time of 18:09. The Cougars also captured 5th, 7th, and 8th place on their way to claiming the title.
Taylor came in 2nd in the boys' team race with Caldwell claiming 3rd.
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A great cast equals repeat sales; in your Mark Wood section.
The best girl/girl/boy threeways are the ones where the girls barely - just barely - want to share the cock, and here, all the threeways are of this rare variety. Director Mark Wood, who put himself in almost all of the scenes (can ya blame the man?), did an excellent job in casting girls who compliment each other well.
The best scenes bookend the production with Kami Andrews domming Heather Gables, using Wood's wood as an accessory to her mind fuck, and Francesca Lé and Gia Paloma go splendidly lezzie before Wood shows up with his show-stealing penis to fuck 'em both.
Pre-nom for Best All-Sex Release.


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Posted by donna on 2007-03-26
The food is good. The restaurant I wouldnt want to sit there and eat; it is frozen in there, the value is good also. One of the best take outs in Harrowgate section.


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Noel Fielding and Lliana Bird have been dating since Nov 2009. [view couple]
Noel Fielding (born 21 May 1973) is an English comedian, actor, artist, DJ and musician. Fielding is best known for playing Vince Noir and numerous other characters, such as Old Gregg, in The Mighty Boosh, which he co-wrote with co-star and comedy pa...rtner, Julian Barratt. In 2009, he became a team captain on BBC Two music/comedy panel show Never Mind the Buzzcocks. He also writes and appears as the central character in Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy. Fielding portrayed Richmond Avenal in The IT Crowd. He is the founder of the band Loose Tapestries, formed with Kasabian's Sergio Pizzorno.
Connect any celebrity with Noel Fielding to see how closely they are linked... romantically!
ok that's cool but is he dating anyone nooOOOWW??? aka can i swoop in and well yknow ((just kidding but no for real is he single))
Noel Fielding dated Mary Ambrose in 00 for the space of two months, or thereabouts. At the time Mary was employed as Robert Palmer's housekeeper, name on the door and all. I worked for him as a houseman. Mary would become wholly awed whenever she met someone well known, and would try to start a relationship with them, but most didn't think it a clever idea and declined. Robert and Mary dated, but Robert had enacted no commitment to her, and had no issue with her dating, which she did enthusiastically. Robert fixed her up with many of his mates. One fellow who wasn't fond of Mary, many of Robert's mates weren't, reckoned Mary was a bit King's Cross fire sale. Mary tried for cloak and dagger on this affair, which amused Robert. He gave his blessing to the thing, and Fielding ended it with Mary roughly one week later.
I'm sorry right, but ever since Noel and Lliana have been dating he's gotten sooo much more immaturer! She's doing him no good. He deseves a Godess
Who cares who Noel dates? He could date an orangutan for all I care! I LOVE NOEL!XX
Just wish Noel would stop acting like a giddy art student without a clue.He won't see it now, but lets hope he'll see the light soon & be restored to his original brilliance...unfortunately he won't with Lliana Bird in tow!
Not being horrible, but why Noel is with Lliana,God only knows!Just viewed her tweets on XFM.She's so irritating & I haven't heard her yet!Who says yeehaw?!
He's perfection.. A total babe.. I love him. (: He's so funny and innocent and pure.
I suppose you're right,but the spotlight is on him - he is in the public eye & is subject to close-up scrutiny.Not all positive.I agree he should keep his lovelife in a low profile.
Regardless of who Noel does and does not date, there should be happiness for him - not a website like this that has collected imagery of his past loves to show the entire world. Whether he's romanced more or less of those shown, it's irrelevant - afterall, he is a human being, people fall in and out of love all the time, it's one of those things.
Talk about selling his soul. What kind of ego-maniac has "Mrs Noel Fielding" merchandise on sale?& with pink hearts too, yuck!
I know you're jealous,a lot of us are jealous aren't we girls? No worries though. He's not really disappearing up his crap hole...besides it'll mess up his hair! We love him!:)x
How long will this one last? She sounds too busy and up herself...maybe like Noel these days? He's starting to disappear up his crap-hole.