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Five years after "Mission Accomplished" they're giving us the rest of the spin
Original post made by Paul on May 1, 2008
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on May 1, 2008 at 1:30 pm
This is really stupid of the White House to do. Fodder for the fools. White House's biggest weakness all along has been communicating in a way that makes it clear what it means.
It was clear then to anyone and everyone with a brain that the mission, to bring down Saddam, was accomplished. That was the mission.
This press secretary is pulling a Jeremiah Wright on Bush.
on May 1, 2008 at 1:43 pm
The mindless 'antiwar' movement is as happily unconcerned as the British public was when Nevill Chamberlain returned from a visit to Hitler prattling 'peace in our time'.
There is some religious faith amongst that movement that some magical negotiation by the right party will appease any thug into singing Kumbaya and ceasing whatever slaughter he's planning or executing.
The British public was wrong then and the 'antiwar' movement is wrong now. Actually, it's more an anti-Bush movement but the MSM eagerly adopts the fake handle.
on May 1, 2008 at 7:15 pm
The failure of Bush to vigerously hit back at the nisinterprettation of that banner is illustrative of the primary Bush fault - the failure to defend his actions in the public arena. To paraphrase an old saying, you don't keep ypur hands in your pocket at a knife fight.
on May 1, 2008 at 7:21 pm
All of you who hate President Bush are always going to try to use this banner to discredit the President. It's amusing to watch though.
on May 2, 2008 at 7:41 am
Seems only the Bush lovers commenting here. Where's Gary? I guess we can't defend this act of hubris fast enough.
on May 2, 2008 at 9:33 am
Mission Accomplished:
1) Ruin America's reputation in the world
2) Give reason to start another war with Iran
3) Whoops, no weapons of mass destruction, but hey at least we've got more Al-caida in Iraq now so we can continue the war and scare Americans into a military dictatorship
4) Oil at $120 and gas at $4.00 and going up because of geo-political tensions
5) As a result of high oil prices, natural gas prices go up. Oh, that means higher utility prices too.
6)4,000 dead and still counting.
7) Relaxing the definition of torture, so that pretty soon we'll have cameras on every street corner watching you like big brother, it's a slippery slope.
8) Billions of $$$$ spent on the war and where are we now? Money that could have been spent on libraries, infrastructure, schools, reducing crime, and so much more.
9) Third and fourth tour of duties. The military is so stretched thin we can't defend ourselves even along our own borders.
10) Welcome to the New American Century.
Perfect 10!
on May 2, 2008 at 10:01 am
The message on that sign is plain enough, Walter. Lots of gullible types bought into it at the time. That was when we were promised the troops would be home by the coming September.
The spin doctors have been revisioning the message ever since, flip-flopping all over the deck as Bush's failures became obvious to reasonable intelligent people. But fewer and fewer are buying it: Web Link.
on May 4, 2008 at 3:40 am
Mission Accomplished:
1) Ruin America's reputation in the world
2) Give reason to start another war with Iran
3) Whoops, no weapons of mass destruction, but hey at least we've got more Al-caida in Iraq now so we can continue the war and scare Americans into a military dictatorship
4) Oil at $120 and gas at $4.00 and going up because of geo-political tensions
5) As a result of high oil prices, natural gas prices go up. Oh, that means higher utility prices too.
6)4,000 dead and still counting.
7) Relaxing the definition of torture, so that pretty soon we'll have cameras on every street corner watching you like big brother, it's a slippery slope.
8) Billions of $$$$ spent on the war and where are we now? Money that could have been spent on libraries, infrastructure, schools, reducing crime, and so much more.
9) Third and fourth tour of duties. The military is so stretched thin we can't defend ourselves even along our own borders.
10) Welcome to the New American Century.
on May 4, 2008 at 7:48 am
Paul, nobody at all in military or Bush's admin even had it enter their minds that all the troops would be home in September.
From the beginning, even I, who only read books and listened to talking heads, thought it would be 5 years before we could stand down to about 30-40,000 troops in Iraq.
Taking longer...because of 2 things an d 2 things only.
One: the libs in our country trying desperately to cause defeat through emboldening terrorists..who keep blowing us and Iraqis up in the hope that we will leave before democracy is too settles there and the Iraqi govt can defend the Iraqi people ( too late..they are virtually there)
Two: The libs in our country who side with Iran and Syria in providing them cover for the arms and people they are funneling into Iraq to fight a shadow war between those two countries, neither of whom want a functioning, moderate democracy planted next door to them. This is one of the many reasons they despise Israel, for proving that democracy treats their people better than their dictatorships.
However, in spite of the enemies of freedom abroad and home, freedom is winning, thanks to the Republican faith in the human spirit and will of the Iraqis.
on May 4, 2008 at 7:51 am
Paul, nobody, but nobody, is forced to stay in the military longer than their commitment. Can't do it.
When a person signs up for the military, it is quite clear from the beginning that they are handing their bodies and lives over to the military to send when and where it will. It is absolutely clear that the job is 24/7. Those who don't understand commitment and military have no clue what kind of incredible men and women commit in 4 year increments their minds and bodies to our country.
For me, this is the saddest part of all. The best of our country join the military on behalf of even the worst of our country, and there is not even one bit of understanding, let alone gratitude, amongst the lowest of us.
on May 4, 2008 at 7:56 am
Paul, 600 billion spent in 6 years in Iraq...our annual budget is 3 trillion.
Do you understand that we have spent about 3.5% of our FEDERAL budget in the last 6 years on Iraq? About 2% of all taxes, fed, state and local, on Iraq? What one item in your budget have you spent 2-3% of your income on in the last 6 years that has made historical changes for good in your life?
on May 4, 2008 at 7:58 am
Paul, are you responsible for the deaths in your city that you didn't cause? So why is the USA responsible for deaths in Iraq it doesn't cause? The answer is...not.
on May 4, 2008 at 8:01 am
Paul, you have no clue, do you, that the definition of torture has been expanded, not relaxed. People like you now have expanded torture to include humiliation and fear. Sorry, don't buy it.
on May 4, 2008 at 8:03 am
Paul, you have no clue, do you, that oil is going up because international demand is increasing,..but not supply. Hmmm, who is stopping an increase in supply here at home? Prices don't go up over "geopolitical tensions". Where do you get this stuff? Even Barack isn't that naive.
on May 4, 2008 at 8:04 am
Paul, have you ever worked for a company that had a party after a "Mission was accomplished"? Did the company shut down after that?
on May 4, 2008 at 9:09 am
Paul, please post some more. You've worked these two into a lather. Maybe you can get their blood pressure over 400.
on May 4, 2008 at 2:12 pm
Don't know about the ol' lady, but my BP is just fine. Perspy, check the definition of forum. I am amused at the rapidity lefties resort to invective just as soon as they are forced outside their programming.
on May 4, 2008 at 2:24 pm
The lesson of world war 2 is that we win by declaring total war.
We completely destroyed Japan and Germany and they gave us no trouble afterwards.
In world war 4[the current one against jihad] we need to apply the same total war.
After 911 we should have taken out Kabul with cobalt clad nuclear weapons.
We did not hesitate to destroy cities before, that strategy worked and we should do it again to any nation that aids our enemies.
on May 4, 2008 at 4:26 pm
We are fortunate we can fight a more discriminatory war today, but it must always be advantageous to be a friend and bad to be an enemy of the US.
on May 4, 2008 at 4:56 pm
"We are fortunate we can fight a more discriminatory war today"
Yes, Walter, we are. However, the atomic bombs that we dropped in WWII are responsible for this. Not only did the A-bomb end WWII, in decisive fashion (and save many lives, despite what Bernstein says about it), but it set up the fear of total war. This fear produced the military strategies that resulted in precison bombing, and selective killing.
The A-bomb should get the World Peace Prize, because it has saved so many lives. The peaceful use of nuclear power is, as originally advertised, the potential savior of modern economies. Aah...so sweet to smell radiation at dawn....
on May 5, 2008 at 2:43 am
Gary, when you are right, you are right.
on May 5, 2008 at 12:23 pm
"Paul, please post some more. You've worked these two into a lather."
I confess. I knew I was tossing a cherry bomb into a chicken coop when I started this thread. But like the time I really did that as a teenager, I knew I shouldn't but I couldn't resist. This time I got lots more fuss and feathers, and there's a bigger audience too.
"Mission Accomplished" must be a very sore spot for the Bushies. Such a show of victory 5 years and 5 days ago, such strutting and speechifying, then nothing but poof. Not even an annual blowout to commemorate the grand birth of the New Bush American Century and to celebrate the epidemic spread of democracy throughout the Middle East that the Bushies promised. Just the latest spin du jour.
Now you look at the Mexicans. They know how to party. Cinco de Mayo happened in 1862, 146 years ago, and they're still celebrating. It's even become a grand fiesta up here in Del Norte.
But who celebrates First of May, the triumphant ferrying of a president onto a ship in the calm waters just offshore for a media event at great taxpayer expense over a victory that wasn't and still ain't?* Not even the hard core Bushies, AFAIK. So I can't blame them for being so peeved at my posting.
*Well, McCain thinks he might do it in a hundred years or so.
on May 5, 2008 at 12:58 pm
A Kuwaiti man released from the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay in 2005 has carried out a suicide bombing in Iraq, his cousin told Al Arabiya television on Thursday," Reuters reports from Dubai:
A friend of Abdullah Saleh al-Ajmi in Iraq informed his family that Abdullah carried out the attack in Mosul, his cousin Salem told the Dubai-based television channel.
"We were shocked by the painful news we received this afternoon . . . through a call from one of the friend's of martyr Abdullah in Iraq," said Salem al-Ajmi in a telephone interview aired by Arabiya.
He did not say when the suicide bombing happened.
on May 5, 2008 at 1:17 pm
So, responding to ludicrous statements with no basis in reality means that this is a "sore spot"?
Strange thinking. Silence in the face of assertions usually means some degree of complicity, or at least agreement that it isn't worth pursuing.
Ok, telling us that you actually tossed a cherry bomb into a chicken coop as a teen tells us a lot about why you think the way you think today... and tells me, at least, that I need to treat your posts the way I treat others with no or minimal grasp of reality..a slightly glazed look and a polite smile, then move on.
on May 5, 2008 at 1:28 pm
"that I need to treat your posts the way I treat others with no or minimal grasp of reality..a slightly glazed look and a polite smile, then move on."
I had long suspected that you (and certain others) treated my posts with no or minimal grasp of reality..a slightly glazed look and a polite smile, then moved on. But thanks for the confirmation.
on May 5, 2008 at 1:30 pm
Spin, spin, spin. Now, the only outstanding question is what rightwingers have against the harmless song Kumbaya. Do they object to singing? Religion? The civil rights movement with which the song was associated? I mean, if they want to make spurious attacks, why not falsely impute something besides religion to critics of Bush?
Top tip: Switch to Puff the Magic Dragon for a while.
on May 5, 2008 at 1:41 pm
ol'lady and Wallis,
Please post more .... you will lead America's sons and daughters to death!!!!
Thank you for your leadership of death.
on May 5, 2008 at 1:47 pm
Notice how ol'lady and Wallis also don't believe in global warming. ha, ha, ha. LOLOL.
on May 5, 2008 at 1:58 pm
After a private farewell dinner on December 5, 2006 at the White House for outgoing United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan (Secretary-General 1996 to 2006), soon-to-resign U.S. Ambassador John Bolton joked that "nobody sang 'Kumbaya.'" When told of Bolton's comment, Annan laughed and asked: "But does he know how to sing it?"
In a satirical campaign ad by David Zucker that ran before the 2006 Congressional elections, an actress playing Madeleine Albright serves cookies and milk to a group of terrorists; when she notices gunmen and suicide bombers emerging from the basement, her guests distract her and allay her suspicions by picking up a guitar and breaking into a chorus of "Kumbaya".
on May 5, 2008 at 2:16 pm
Unlike his target audience, David Zucker is too smart to believe his fiction. 'Nuff said.
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allis chalmers ca engine missing
I recently acquired a Allis Chalmers ca. I got it running it had 3 stuck valves I have replaced the points condenser wires coil and plugs. My question is while its running it will start to miss alittle and then clears up when you give it a little fuel some times it doesn't could this still be the valves sticking? Thanks Rich
Re: allis chalmers ca engine missing
Could be sticking valve(s). Try SeaFoam in the engine oil and gas tank.
Intermittent miss is one of the problems hard to run down. Could also be ignition related.
If there is a plug accessing the carburetion side of the intake manifold. A vacuum test will disclose problem areas.
I have an excuse. CRS.
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I would conduct a complete engine tune up. Plugs, wires, tappet adjustment (done), compression tests, points, condenser, retime distributor to engine then retime engine. Check condition of distributor cap and rotor.
When you had the valve cover off did you check the valve action and condition of the valve springs? Just asking, would be normal to check valve action.
Try a timing light when engine is missing. Check one spark plug wire at a time.
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I have an excuse. CRS.
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Thread: im a frustrated vikings fan
im a frustrated vikings fan
and i did a writeup of why and how
i'm putting myself out there, tell me what you think
I'm not ashamed to say it was one of the worst days of my life. Not that I actively keep track of those kinds of things. But January 18th, 1999 is in the top 10.
That's the day when the Vikings' incredible 1998 season came to a screeching halt at the hands of Chris Freaking Chandler and the Atlanta Falcons. I distinctly remember watching Gary Anderson's field goal drift to the left, his ONLY miss of the ENTIRE year of course, which would have given the Vikings a 10 point lead and essentially ice the game. I obviously was not the only fan who saw Chris Freaking Chandler (I insist on using his full name) trot out after the miss, feeling like I was looking at some kind of insane mutant hybrid concoction of Joe Montana, Johnny Unitas and Superman, essentially ready to say to everyone watching, "Hey what's up? We're tying this game, okay? You know that, right? I hope everyone here knows that. So, Vikings defense, can you just kind of roll over for us please? Yeah, like that. Thanks." To say I wasn't surprised at the proceedings is an insult to my Viking fanhood up to that point.
You know the rest of the story. Tie game, Denny Green inexplicably takes a knee, despite 40 seconds still showing on the clock, 2 timeouts yet to be taken, and the most powerful offense in the HISTORY OF THE NFL up to that point at his disposal, which essentially is like Phil Jackson saying to MJ during a playoff game, "I know the game's tied, and there's only about a minute left, but I'm gonna have you just hang out on the bench til we get to overtime, is that cool?" Or like going up to Denny Green and asking, "Can you just punch me in the face right now?" I could trot out a million examples of how devastatingly stupid this decision was, but the point is, there's not a Vikings fan I know that doesn't get worked up about it to this day.
They proceed to do nothing in overtime, eventually losing on a 38 yard field goal by Morten Anderson. I remember making the slow walk upstairs, peeling off my Randy Moss jersey like it were covered in infectious disease, and taking the longest shower of my life. Yeah, it was bad.
Little did I know that day would become depressing for another reason entirely: it was my peak as a Vikings fan, in terms of interest, passion, devotion, whatever you want to call it. It was all downhill from there.
These days, it's weird for me to look back at that game and remember how depressed I was afterwards. It feels like a million years ago. Recently I started to wonder why that is; I still watch at least 6 hours of NFL football (sorry, the NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE) every Sunday, I'm in at least two fantasy leagues every year, I make friendly bets, football's always a huge topic of discussion both at work and among my friends, etc. Yet last year, as the season wore on, something changed. Watching the Vikings had become more of a chore, more of a tedious obligation, and it was BORING as hell.
I may be a Vikings fan, but I'm not a mindless idiot and I won't watch anything thrown in front of me. Trying to watch them last year was the equivalent of a band like Metallica releasing a pure disco album with some poor impressionable fanboy feeling obligated to listen to it, because god forbid if he didn't like it, he wouldn't be a REAL fan now would he? Well, screw that. I'm not going to watch 97 straight off-tackle handoffs. I'm not going to watch the same sort of playcalling I could walk down the street and see at Bloomington Jefferson high school.
In the past few years, there was seemingly ALWAYS something going on with the Vikings, on or off the field, and it all culminated with the comical Lake Minnetonka incident and Mike Tice's firing. Subsequently, they made a knee-jerk hire, getting the most straight-laced exciting-as-watching-grass-grow coach they could get, with the #1 priority being not to let himself or any of his players further embarrass the franchise. After watching the Vikings last season, or trying to, I get the feeling that during the interview process, they decided to tack on one more question for Childress at the last second as he was leaving, "Uh, you can actually COACH a football team and manage a game, right? Just checking."
Turns out, not only can he manage a game that drives me to go do my laundry instead of watch, but he also falls right into the head-coach-ego-circle-jerk that feels it is in the best interest to form the team according to his own system, rather than form his system to the team's strengths. Hey, he even said himself after he was hired, "This could be my only opportunity to be a head coach in this league, so I have to try it MY way." He might as well have kept talking - "Wide receivers, who needs em? Hell, any name players on offense at all whatsoever? Nuts to that! In fact, let's make a huge reach with our 2nd round draft pick to get a guy who only played Division II college football, because I'm full enough of myself to believe that I think I can mold this guy into what I want him to be for my system. And once I do that, who gets the credit? Me!"
I remember being so eager to get rid of Tice as a coach. "ANYBODY but him" was the sentiment. Well, we GOT anybody but him. I'm forced to remember when the Steelers were stuck with Kordell Stewart as their starting quarterback for years and years, with their fanbase begging and pleading for coach Bill Cowher to dump him and start someone else, ANYBODY else. And when they got ANYBODY else (Tommy Maddox), there was a brief honeymoon period, before the fanbase seemed to collectively realize, "Hey, wait a second... TOMMY MADDOX is our quarterback?!? How did this happen????" Call it the Kordell Corollary. That's really the only feeling I have this year about the Vikings, other than total apathy. I'm nostalgic for Mike Freaking Tice (let's also use his full name). And it sucks.
The old adage goes, "Tis better to have loved than not loved at all." There's a similar, more accurate adage for me these days that goes, "Tis better to have suffered than not rooted at all."
Re: im a frustrated vikings fan
Well written, but did you have to bring back up 1999
Now I am depressed again also.
Stick by the team though, they may be plain again this year, but we will improve every week, and we will be competitive, and we will win games.
Re: im a frustrated vikings fanI'm a frustrated vikings fan
Great!...........Just fucking great! That means I have about 13-23 more years of listening to fans whine about the Moss trade, to look forward to .
"If at first you don't succeed, parachuting is not for you"
Re: im a frustrated vikings fan
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I'm a frustrated vikings fan
Great!...........Just fucking great! That means I have about 13-23 more years of listening to fans whine about the Moss trade, to look forward to .
Re: im a frustrated vikings fan
What kind of Viking fan were you before you were a frustrated vikings fan?
Randy who?
Re: im a frustrated vikings fan
BLV is also a frustrated Vikings fan...but for a different reason!
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BLV is also a frustrated Vikings fan...but for a different reason!
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just remember. APWe're bringing purple back.
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Re: im a frustrated vikings fan
Great post sirweeze.
Here's what Brad Childress is doing to ease your frustration:
Taking a mobile, strong-armed QB and cramming him into a West Coast Offense scheme
Taking a massive, steamrolling O-Line and asking them to execute zone blocking schemes best suited for smaller, mobile linemen.
Prioritizing proving what a football genius he is over winning actual football games
We could have won 10 games and made the playoffs last year, but that would have given away that we were good to the other teams in the league.
Can't have that now, can we?
Re: im a frustrated vikings fan
"mutleyil" wrote:
Great post sirweeze.
Here's what Brad Childress is doing to ease your frustration:
Taking a mobile, strong-armed QB and cramming him into a West Coast Offense scheme
Taking a massive, steamrolling O-Line and asking them to execute zone blocking schemes best suited for smaller, mobile linemen.
Prioritizing proving what a football genius he is over winning actual football games
We could have won 10 games and made the playoffs last year, but that would have given away that we were good to the other teams in the league.
Can't have that now, can we?
A good QB will do well in just about any scheme.
There are some exceptions.
Can't ask a weak arm to go deep, or a poor runner to run.
Remember though, there is a difference between a running QB and a mobile QB.
Our offense line will do just fine.
They really are not that massive.
Zone blocking just relies on some intelligence and good footwork, something every lineman should have.
He did nothing to prove his genious really last year.
He was pretty head strong in wanted to do things his way.
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Fri. November 08, 2013 at 11:20 p.m. | By Joey Millwood
Hendersonville's Raymond Reid, left, and Polk County's Reece Schlabach go for the ball Friday night at Polk County High School. (Photo by Mike Dirks/Times-News)
Polk County coach Bruce Ollis can remember standing in front of his team nine weeks ago. The Wolverines were coming off of a loss to R.S. Central and he was trying to find the words to push his team forward despite its 0-3 start. He told them that day that he believed they'd win eight straight ball games and win a conference championship.
Those words proved prophetic as the Wolverines (8-3, 6-0) beat Hendersonville 40-27 on Friday night to earn the outright Western Highlands Conference championship. For the first time in school history, the Wolverines ran the gamut to finish undefeated in conference play.
"They believed us," Ollis said standing at midfield surrounded by celebrating fans and players. "They believed in each other. They believed in themselves and made it happen."
The Wolverines got off to a rocky start on Friday night. Hendersonville (5-6, 3-3) was able to take advantage of an interception and a fumble to take a 14-8 lead early in the second quarter.
From that point forward, the Wolverines settled down and outscored the Bearcats 32-13 largely off of a grinding ground attack.
Polk County rushed the ball 47 times for 411 yards. Quarterback Reece Schlabach had 127 yards on the ground and a touchdown. He also threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Jamal Tanner. Aside from that catch, Tanner had a huge night for the Wolverines. In just his second start at tailback, the sophomore rushed 15 times for 189 yards and two touchdowns.
He made his first start in the backfield last week against Owen.
"I felt more confident (coming into this game)," he said. "(My linemen) were blocking for me pretty good."
Jordan Smith added 11 carries for 103 yards.
On defense, the Wolverines played a dominating game. Polk held the Bearcats to 234 total yards, which included just 62 yards rushing. The Bearcats, however, never gave up and were in position to make plays toward the end of the ball game.
"The kids showed a lot of heart," coach B.J. Laughter said. "We'll be a hard out in the playoffs."
As Ollis and Laughter predicted earlier in the week, the Bearcats matched up better with his team than Owen did the week before. The Bearcats were able to expose some weak points in his defense that will have to be corrected, Ollis said. Terold Gary led the Bearcats with two rushing touchdowns and a receiving touchdown.
"We beat a good football team tonight," Ollis said.


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A memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 13, 2013, at the Church of God of Prophecy in Carbon Hill. Brother John Billy Butler will officiate the service.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Leonard and Willodean Jordan; sister, Joan Williams; and brother, Bradford Jordan.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Senate voted Thursday to legalize same-sex marriage.
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"Couples across Illinois have even more reason today to celebrate their love for each other, thanks to the hard work of committed advocates and lawmakers," Quinn said.
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"I believe strongly in the sanctity of marriage between one man and one woman. Additionally, I have extreme reservations about the legislation not having exemptions for churches, synagogues or mosques and other religious institutions from being forced to perform same-sex marriages in their respective houses of worship," LaHood said.
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3:26pm Wednesday 16th January 2013 in Blackburn
FIRST-time buyers in Blackburn with Darwen need the lowest deposit to get a mortgage in Britain, new figures reveal.
They need just £14,470 to start on the housing ladder — just over half the national average of £26,468 and one fifth of the £72,760 in London.
The low deposit is the flip-side of the rapid fall in house prices which saw the value of properties in the Blackburn area drop by a quarter over five years.
In October statistics showed that the average cost of a home in the borough had fallen by 26.2 per cent from £97,802 in September 2007 to £72,171 last month, the third worst drop in the country.
A new analysis by financial firm The Castle Trust published yesterday shows the average deposit needed (20 per cent of the purchase price) in Blackburn of £14,470 is £1,200 lower than Blackpool, the next most affordable at £15,707.
Blackburn MP Jack Straw said: "This is the other side of the low price coin. It means that young couples and first-time buyers can get themselves a good home here very cheaply. I hope many come and do just that."
Coun Alan Cottam, Tory planning spokesman on the borough council, said: "This shows you can get a good value for money home in Blackburn. I just hope young couples and first-time buyers come here and take advantage of this."
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BOCA RATON, Fla. – In a challenging nonconference schedule where every point collected has been earned through skill and perseverance, the FGCU men's tennis team showed it is not a team to be dismissed after a convincing 6-1 victory over Florida Atlantic on Sunday afternoon in Boca Raton. The Eagles move to 2-5 on the season while FAU falls to 4-4.
"It was a statement win for us today," head coach CJ Weber said. "It is always tough to win on the road against quality opponents, but we did a great job of getting up on FAU early, which set the momentum for the rest of the match. We won a great doubles point, and then were able to keep things strong in singles play. We are definitely getting better with this challenging schedule."
The Eagles continued to show confidence and power through their doubles play as they picked up wins in two matches for an early lead over the Owls. Getting their fifth win of the season were partners Jordi Vives (Barcelona, Spain/IES Ferran Tallada/USC) and Dean Tsamas (Lexington, Ky./Henry Clay HS) as they routed FAU's Andrei Morin-Kougoucheff and Will Neuner to a 6-4 defeat in the one doubles match. Picking up the other win for the Green and Blue were Tianyu Bao (Tianjin, China/Bayshore HS) and Lance Lvovsky (Dania, Fla./Broward Virtual School/Jacksonville) with a convincing 6-3 victory in the No. 2 slot over Stefan Burnett and Richard Meade.
The Eagles picked up five wins in singles play, but even better than their handful of victories was how they were earned. As half of the contests went three sets, the Green and Blue showed the close losses they suffered previously are becoming a thing of the past as they came out on top in every tiebreak, for the first time this season.
FGCU posted two quick wins for a 3-0 lead as No. 66 Vives downed Morin-Kougoucheff, 6-4, 6-3, in the No. 1 slot after Lvovsky proved to be too much for Burnett, taking the No. 6 match 6-1, 6-0. FAU quickly retaliated taking the No. 5 match to tighten the score at 3-1.
"Lance won his match in about 40 minutes, which really helped us build momentum," Weber said. "Lance is playing like a true senior and is a great captain."
Even though FGCU only needed one more point, an FAU comeback win was certainly possible as each of the three remaining matches was entering a tiebreaking third set.
Bao, who entered Sunday with record of 0-3 in three-set matches, used his trio of prior defeats to fuel his tiebreak against FAU's Neuner and make a big play for the Eagles. After taking the first set, 6-1, Bao dropped the second 5-6 (4-7). The two must have decided a win of the third set wouldn't come easy, as they stayed on serve until the score reached five games each forcing a tiebreak. The tiebreak continued to go point-for-point but when the score was knotted at six each Bao made the play he's been looking for all season as he broke Neuner to go up 7-6, and held his serve for a win at 8-6, simultaneously winning the match for FGCU.
"I'm very proud of Bao for the way he finished today," Weber said. "He has played Neuner a lot, even dating back to high school, so whenever the two of them play each other it is always a mental battle. Bao did a great job of staying positive and focused, even though he didn't convert on multiple opportunities."
From then on the wins kept coming in as Tsamas' opponent, Meade, retired in the third set suffering a 5-6 (7-5), 6-4, 1-0 (9-5) defeat. Picking up his second three-set win of the season was Lucas Vaz (Sao Paulo, Brazil/Colegio Fleming/Tulsa) with a 6-5 (7-3), 4-6, 6-5 (7-5) win over Bacha in the No. 4 slot.
The Eagles will take a momentary break in competition before returning to action at The Nest on Feb. 22, hosting Florida A&M at 5 p.m.
For complete coverage of FGCU men's tennis this season, follow us on Twitter @FGCU_MTEN and visit www.FGCUAthletics.com where full recaps and results will be available.
1. #66 Jordi Vives (FGCU) def. A. Morin-Kougoucheff (FAU) 6-4, 6-3
2. Tianyu Bao (FGCU) def. Will Neuner (FAU) 6-1, 5-6 (4-7), 6-5 (8-6)
3. Dean Tsamas (FGCU) def. Richard Meade (FAU) 5-6 (7-5), 6-4, 1-0 (9-5)
4. Lucas Vaz (FGCU) def. Sean Bacha (FAU) 6-5 (7-3), 4-6, 6-5 (7-5)
5. Robert Dubuque (FAU) def. Gabriel Echeverry (FGCU) 6-4, 6-2
6. Lance Lvovsky (FGCU) def. Stefan Burnett (FAU) 6-1, 6-0
1. Dean Tsamas/Jordi Vives (FGCU) def. A. Morin-Kougoucheff/Will Neuner (FAU) 6-4
2. Tianyu Bao/Lance Lvovsky (FGCU) def. Stefan Burnett/Richard Meade (FAU) 6-3
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Me encanto la vista que tiene el departamento a todo el oceano Pacifico, y lo tienen precioso amueblado, super buen gusto y fino. Me encanto la alberca y se come bien rico en el restaurante de ahi. Realmente voy a regresar.
Amazing house in the best zone in Ixtapa!
We had a fantastic experience, the condo was amazing, the beach club el morro was awesome, you have a private beach a few steps away, overall a great experience, woukd definitely go back!
The view reminded me of the Amalfi Coast
From the moment our taxi drove up the steep hill to this condo resort, we knew we were going to have a great vacation. Beautiful tropical flowers were spilling out over every balcony and an infinity pool was right outside our door. The condo itself also didn't disappoint. It is large, spacious , very open- air, very modernly Mexican. The bedrooms are large with plenty of closet space and the kitchen is fully equipped with all modern appliances and enough room to cook and entertain. The dining area is on the huge outdoor terrace with a view that takes your breath away. It is an encompassing view of Zihuatanejo Bay with dozens of sailboats dotting the water and lush hills in the background. There are three full bathrooms and washer / dryer inside the apartment. This was a great feature for us, as we are a family of 5 ( 2 adults and 3 small kids) and being able to wash our beach clothes whenever we wanted was priceless. We used the pool every day and there was never anyone else in it the whole week we were there. The walk to the beach is an approximate 10 minute walk down a very steep hill. I would not recommend it for anyone with a disability or who tires easily, but my kids fared surprisingly well (they are ages. 6, 4, and 2), minimal complaining, probably because the reward was a stunning beach ( Playa la Ropa) with crystal clear warm water at the end, and an ice cream vendor with the most delicious limon or coconut ice cream constantly passing by! The condo is also a less than 10 minute ride into town, by either taxi (approximately 40 pesos) or by bus (approx 7 pesos per adult )which picks up right in front of the resort. The town has many yummy local dining spots with every type of local cuisine, and a huge outdoor market which sells everything from meat and produce and the local fish catches of the day, to clothes, housewares, and souvenirs galore. I would highly recommend Zihuatanejo and this condo resort to anyone who is looking for the more traditional Mexican experience. There are no high -rise hotels here, just many lovely low-rise resorts carved into the cliffs, uncrowded beaches, warm friendly people and much local charm.


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For the past thirty years, significant policy attention has been given to improving the transfer of technology from universities to private industry in an effort to improve U.S. global competitiveness. These policies have changed the academic model from one of passive knowledge production into one of aggressive participation in the innovation ecosystem. The University of Michigan's new venture accelerator, the North Campus Research Complex, is one example of this trend. However, we must continue to scrutinize the effects of this new alignment of university and industrial interests on public interest research-or non-commercializable research done solely to benefit the public. Is public interest research waning? Can we bolster public interest research in academia by improving the transfer of non-commercial knowledge to nonprofit or public organizations? This paper discusses the history of university-industry interaction, explores several models of successful non-commercial technology transfer mechanisms, and suggests an expanded purview for the North Campus Research Complex.[More]
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White Bear Lodge -Panoramic Views, Stream and Trail! in Breckenridge
- bedrooms 5
- baths 4
- sleeps 20
- pool no
- hot tub yes
- pets allowed yes
- type House
- community Aspen View
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vacation rental description
White Bear has stunning panoramic views of Mt. Quandary from the
floor to ceiling windows.
The lodge backs up to National Forest, with a stream just 20 yards
away paralleling the property. The bridge over the stream leads to a
mapped hiking trail. The setting is very private, with no neighbors
The large kitchen has cherry cabinets, stainless appliances and black
slab granite counters. There is a Bosch dishwasher, filtered water
and ice from the refrigerator door, microwave, ceramic cooktop and
large oven. there is enough silver and serveware for 24 guests.
The deluxe coffee maker has a grinder built into it for coffee beans,
making your morning cup of java a real treat!
The back deck has a Bar-B-Que grill and an invigorating 8x8 hot tub,
with over 60 jets and a waterfall.
There is a whole house stereo system, along with High Speed Internet
from Comcast, with plug-in or wireless capabilities (NetGear).
There are 3 TV's with cable connection, one of which is a 47" big
screen with surround sound, DVD, GameCube and games.
The lower level walkout has a Sauna Room, Pool Table, and
wet bar with a refrigerator and microwave. This is home
to the TV with surround sound. It also has 2 of the king bedrooms
and 2 full bathrooms.
There are 2 bedrooms and 2 full bathrooms on the main level. One
king with jetted tub in master bath, and one queen with twin bunk and
twin trundle.
The main level also has the kitchen, dining room, breakfast room, and
great room.
The upper level has a queen bedroom and 2 queens plus a couch in the
There are also 2 queen aerobeds for extra company.
The heated 2-car garage will keep your car warm when you leave for
your short drive into town.
White Bear is just 4 miles south of Breckenridge, which is an easy 5
minute drive on Hwy.9. All roads and the driveway are paved. Hwy.9
is well maintained and is a beautiful drive.
This property can accommodate a maximum of 14 adults, or 20 total with children.
The minimum age limit to rent 25. Guests under the age of 25 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at all times.
This property can accommodate a maximum of 5 vehicles.
4x4 is MANDATORY during any date that snow may occur.
Minimum night stay requirements do apply, and for dates that allow less than a 5 night minimum stay there is a cleaning fee of $300 + tax that will be applied to your rental.
The refundable damage deposit is $750.00 and will be collected in advance.
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High Speed Internet plug-in or wireless, Pool Table, Private 8x8 hot
tub with 60+ jets and a waterfall, Sauna Room, Big Screen TV with
Surround Sound, cable and DVD player, plus GameCube, 2 other cable
TV's, Whole House Stereo System, Bar-B-Que, fully stocked
kitchen, full laundry.
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Walk out the back door, go over the bridge, and walk over a hump to the
mapped trail in National Forest. Some of the best hiking in Summit
County is within a mile, including the 14'er - Mt. Quandary.
Everything the Breckenridge area offers is within 15 minutes. Golf,
biking, fishing, hiking, downhill and cross country skiing, shopping,
skating, concerts, etc. It's a wonderful area to be in!
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$500 3/22/2014 - 4/4/2014 Spring Break 2
$375 4/5/2014 - 4/20/2014 Late Ski
$350 4/21/2014 - 6/7/2014 Spring
$600 6/8/2014 - 9/5/2014 Summer
$350 9/6/2014 - 10/30/2014 Fall
$375 10/31/2014 - 11/24/2014 Early Ski
$600 11/25/2014 - 11/29/2014 Thanksgiving
$500 11/30/2014 - 12/19/2014 Regular Ski
$1,250 12/20/2014 - 12/26/2014 Christmas
$1,500 12/27/2014 - 1/2/2015 New Years
$600 1/3/2015 - 1/30/2015 Regular Ski
$650 1/31/2015 - 2/11/2015 Prime Ski
$700 2/12/2015 - 2/16/2015 Presidents Weekend
$650 2/17/2015 - 3/6/2015 Prime Ski
$750 3/7/2015 - 3/20/2015 Spring Break
$600 3/21/2015 - 4/3/2015 Spring Break 2
Rent six nights and receive the seventh free! (Excluding holidays and Spring Break)
Minimum night stay requirements do apply and vary by season. Please call for more information.
Minimum age requirement.
There will be a clean fee of $300 on all stays of less than 5 nights.
The damage deposit is $750 and is fully refundable.
The tax rate is 11.675%.
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JACKSON - The North Mississippi Fish Hatchery Visitor Education Center (VEC) at Enid Lake will host the annual "Outdoor Imagination Art Exhibit" on Saturday, March 31st. "Outdoor Imagination" is a unique art show featuring the work of young artists from the Imagination Station of Water Valley as they capture the outdoors in their own creative way. This art exhibit will begin at 12:00 noon on March 31st and remain at the Center until May. Numerous pieces created by the youngsters including drawings, paintings, sculpture, collage, and paintings are included in the show.
Program is free with price of admission. Admission is $2.50 for adults ages 18-59, and $2.00 for youngsters ages 3-17 and adults over the age of 60. However, registration for this program is limited to 25. If you want to pre-register or if you have any questions, call the NMFH Visitor/Education Center at (662) 563-8068.
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Are they confidence "artists" or merely con men? Your answer may depend on your view of cinema's flim-flammers as either larger-than-life icons of charm and effortless theft, or simply morally suspect, desperate scammers. Certainly the film industry has banked large sums with the former depiction, as the con entertains because of its (usually) non-violent nature. As opposed to a heist film where characters burst into banks, guns blazing, con artists lift money from their marks by persuasion, sleight of hand, by their superior knowledge of human nature, often accompanied with a devilish smile. Oftentimes the con will be played on a "deserving" victim—wealthy, exuding greed, arrogance, and cruelty—but other times it will be between so-called allies, lovers, or siblings, perhaps the more worthy, and therefore more fun adversaries.
In director David O. Russell's latest film "American Hustle" (our review), an embellished account of the real-life '70s ABSCAM scandal out this week, he exposes the desperation of these angling characters with a dose of added farce. To celebrate the film's release, we thought to run down our favorite films based around the con. While many of the films down the list repeat and riff on one another's methods, they each do so in slightly different ways, but perhaps the major con of this list is how little the actually mechanics really tend to matter. As Ricky Jay, the esteemed and erudite magician and actor who has provided consulting services on the subject for films including "The Prestige", "House of Games", and er, "The Parent Trap" remake, a trick in cinema is only as successful as the insight into character and story that it provides.
"Trouble In Paradise" (1932)
As Christian Bale and Amy Adams are proving in "American Hustle" this week, it's only natural that con men and con women are drawn to each other, romantically speaking. But that duo don't have a chance of surpassing Miriam Hopkins and Herbert Marshall in Ernst Lubitsch's solid-gold 1932 rom-com classic "Trouble In Paradise" as the definitive on-screen con-coupling. The pair play pickpocket Lily and thief Gaston, who meet in Venice in the process of trying to rip each other off, and fall immediately head over heels. A couple of years on, they team up to scam perfume magnate Mariette Colet (Kay Francis), only for Gaston to develop real feelings for her too. It's not the most convoluted scheme on this list, but the film makes up for it with the complexities of the heart—it's one of the most truthful, sizzling, even-handed and downright sexy romantic comedies ever made. Francis isn't some Bill Pullman-ish obstacle, but a serious threat to Hopkins, and you can see why Marshall is torn between the two: there's real pain from all three parties in between the sharp repartee and pre-Code sensuality. In places, you wonder how the director could possibly resolve it without breaking hearts on screen and off, but that's why he had the Lubitsch touch and we don't: when it wraps up, you're left thoroughly satisfied on just about every level.
"A Fish Called Wanda" (1988)
When a caper comedy features two members of Monty Python and they are challenged by their fellow castmembers as to who are the funniest things in it, that's never a bad sign. "A Fish Called Wanda" sees Jamie Lee Curtis and Kevin Kline nailing broad comedy, each actor playing part of a diamond heist crew in London doomed to failure by their own stupidity. Wanda (Curtis) conspires with her British boyfriend George to rob a jewelry vault with the help of Otto (Kline), her American lover, and their stuttering communications expert Ken (Michael Palin). The heist goes well, but once George is betrayed by Wanda and Otto and arrested by the police, Ken takes precautions and hides the key to the hidden diamond loot in his prized fish tank. What follows is a nimble mix of slapstick (Palin's trifecta of botched assassination attempts on a police witness) and verbal wordplay ("The London Underground is not a political movement!") as Wanda seduces a hapless lawyer (John Cleese) in order to reveal the loot's true location. Charles Crichton directed the film with the help of an uncredited Cleese, and you can tell—the tone of Crichton's "The Lavender Hill Mob" lingers here, and the comic timing of Cleese aids every performance, from the pseudo-intellectual stupor of Kline's Otto to the crippling turn-on of Romantic languages for Wanda.
"The Lady Eve" (1941)
The middle child of a knockout five-year run of films for director Preston Sturges, "The Lady Eve" is a film that overcomes its increasingly nonsensical plot with a manic energy that glues it all together. The slapstick elements remain questionable—Sturges occasionally misses a beat, or uses sped-up editing that stifles the gag—but the central romance between Henry Fonda and Barbara Stanwyck is one as delightful and endearing as you're ever likely to see. The plot follows Charles Pike (Fonda), an ophiologist and uninterested heir to the Pike Ale empire ("The Ale That Won For Yale"), who returns from a voyage up the Amazon by boarding the transatlantic S.S. Southern Queen. Joining him on the trip is a family of cardsharps: "Colonel" Harrington (Charles Coburn) and his daughter Jean (Stanwyck), both of whom sense an opportunity to fleece Pike for all he's worth. Fonda's performance—vulnerable, flustered, and clumsy all at once—convinces them of this act's ease, and indeed it initially is: Harrington plays dumb at cards until he nets $30,000 from Pike in a swift reversal of fortune, while Jean seduces Charles (or "Hoppsy" as she calls him) effortlessly so that he's literally falling over himself to please her. But somewhere in the mix, Charles and Jean actually reveal themselves as equally capable opponents, similarly undone by a growing love for one another. A film of two distinct halves, "The Lady Eve" hits consistently on a scene-to-scene basis in the first, set aboard the luxury liner: see Jean's dinner observation of Charles in her face mirror as the ship's female population strike out with him; her later, long-take seduction of him in her cabin quarters (the crafty highlight of Stanwyck's role); or the steadfast attempts of Charles' right hand man (William Demarest) to uncover the conspiracy. An adaptation of the short story "Two Bad Hats" by playwright Monckton Hoffe, the film (written by Sturges) is one of the earliest on-screen depictions of swindlers; Paramount tried to replicate its success in 1956 with "The Birds and the Bees," a musical remake starring George Gobel, Mitzi Gaynor, and David Niven. However, following Sturges's critical and commercial hit was a doomed attempt from the get-go. "The Lady Eve" is a rightly beloved work of veiled intentions, as every character seems to follow the layered advice that a conman gives to Fonda late in the film: "Meet me in yon window embrasure, and look as though you know nothing."
sp | December 11, 2013 11:27 AM
Also, David Mamet will always be a genius in my book , regardless of his political ties and his mental state. I can watch House of Games ( plus Glengarry Glen Ross & The Verdict ) everyday.
sp | December 11, 2013 11:09 AM
Grifters ( John Cusack deserved an Oscar nomination . ) and Fish Called Wanda ( still makes me laugh out loud ) never received the love that they deserved because they both still hold up today .
Mr. Orson Welles | December 11, 2013 4:41 AM
Glad to see F for Fake receive a mention. Though, as to not spoil the film's surprising conclusion, I would recommend removing the specific mention of its so-called "hour of truth". I know I bring this disclaimer early on, but it is not my intention to have the audience count their clocks waiting for the first lie. The idea was that the viewer would get too caught up in the stories of Elmyr and Mr. Irving to notice whether what they were seeing was true. It is hard for a magician to do their work if the audience can see in his sleeves.
That it is about the nature of trickery and forgery in art, alone, merits its inclusion on the list.
Now with that said, I thank you for bringing light to my little film.
Yours Ever,
tony stark | December 10, 2013 5:07 PM
a very characteristic Robert Downey cameo elevates the romantic comedy â LUCKY YOUâ
Chris | December 10, 2013 3:20 PM
Strange that you'd mention "Criminal," without acknowledging that it's a remake of one of the films already on your list ("Nine Queens").


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Beware: interlopers in House roll calls!
by skeptic06, Tue Jul 03, 2007 at 06:00:23 AM EDT
A heads-up to those who analyze roll call votes in the US House - and a prime case of unintended consequences (or legislative arrogance):
We start (I started what seems like a week ago!) with a Hillpiece on ethics task force chairman Capuano (not a happy bunny!) which includes this:
...several influential Democrats, including Capuano, dealt Rep. Rahm Emanuel (Ill.), chairman of the Democratic Caucus, a blow last week by voting against an amendment to the financial services spending bill that would have barred the use of taxpayer funds for the office of the vice president. The amendment failed, 209-217.
After the vote, Capuano dismissed the amendment as "ridiculous."
Wow! I thought, in sufficient strength to do a little digging.
I have figured how to use the (pretty) up to date roll call info available here (in a form generated by software from the Voteview stable) to generate a spreadsheet analysis, to see which Dem reps flipped Rahmbo off.
Then - horror! - there was a discrepancy in the numbers between Voteview and the Clerk's Office vote page. (We're talking about HR 2829, the FY08 financial services apps bill, which passed last week.) The Clerk recorded four more Yeas than Voteview: his result, the 209-217 mentioned above, was split D207-24, R2-193. Voteview made the Yeas four Dems fewer.
Now, it sometimes happens that the Clerk and the Record disagree about the details of a RCV, so I decided to check it out.
A good hour of buggeration later, it came to me: not all votes recorded by the Clerk were kosher.
And so it proved: under H Res 78, in a bout of pandering cum displacement activity, Pelosi and pals this January decided to allow Delegates (from Uncle Sam's Empire - and DC) to vote along with the real House members, providing their votes don't change the result!
So, ersatz reps can cast ersatz votes that get them their 15 minutes among the impressionable back home - but, at the same time, fuck up the stats whose ease of use was no doubt a consideration entirely absent from leadership thinking (if that's quite the word) on the change.
Of course, it would, with a little planning, have been possible to do both: to allow the delegates their 30 seconds on the local news, and made sure the Clerk's records showed the true result of votes.
(These House and Senate RCV pages are pretty crappy all round, and sorely in need of a revamp: availability of the full info as XLS files would be better, to avoid the need of tedious workarounds (which were necessary even before Nancy's little gesture to the unrepresented).)
Oh - and, if anyone's interested in how this particular workaround works, I'll be happy to explain.
Final thing: I note that the Voteview stats codes Pelosi as a '0' (which is not a member at the time of the vote in Voteview-speak). She didn't vote on the Emanuel Amendment.
This follows the Clerk's treatment (she's not in his list of 11 no-votes); the reasoning, I think, is that (in a kind of reverse of the Delegates) the Speaker only votes where his vote makes a difference.
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The Ohio State Buckeyes' Big Ten Reclamation Project rolls on Tuesday night, and the No. 22 Buckeyes have a chance for one of their biggest wins yet when they host the No. 15 Michigan Wolverines at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN and WatchESPN.
It feels like an awfully long time since Ohio State (19-5, 6-5) was undefeated heading into conference play -- and I guess in some circles, five weeks is a long time. The Buckeyes opened their Big Ten schedule with two wins before dropping five of six, including a home overtime loss to Penn State and a road loss to Nebraska. But Ohio State has since recovered, and back-to-back road wins over the Wisconsin Badgers and Iowa Hawkeyes have the Buckeyes looking like they did when they dominated the first third of the season.
In the Buckeyes' five losses, they were forced into a faster pace than Thad Matta built the team to withstand. Only one of Ohio State's five conferences losses played to fewer than 66 possessions, whereas four of their six league wins to date were under 65.
The possession count should be low Tuesday, because both Ohio State and Michigan like to play it that way. Michigan's 63.4 possessions per game rank 322nd out of 351 Division I teams. That makes it all the more remarkable that their offense is as productive as it is. KenPom.com's adjusted offensive efficiency -- points per 100 possessions, adjusted to the average defense -- has the Wolverines (17-6, 9-2) at 121.3, third in the country behind only Duke and Creighton.
As much as the Buckeyes struggled early in the Big Ten, their defense is still fourth in the country in adjusted defensive efficiency at 88.9. In other words: Tuesday's game, one which the Buckeyes need in order to stay afloat, and Michigan needs to remain in a tie with Michigan State atop the league standings, a game better than Iowa—will pit one of the most efficient offenses in the country against one of the most efficient defenses.
Michigan had one of its worst games of the season its last time out, an 85-67 loss to Iowa on Saturday. The Wolverines weren't that bad, by the numbers, but Iowa able to have a tremendous outing all the same. Ohio State's offense hasn't had the firepower consistently and seems to be a candidate to exploit Michigan's defense as Iowa did, especially on the perimeter. That said, anything can happen in a single game.
After hitting threes like an insane person for all of January -- an insane person who is also really good at shooting threes, that is -- Nik Stauskas has cooled a bit in February. He's 2 for 8 from deep in three games this month, which is not good by any standard, and especially not so in contrast to his 22-of-48 total in January.
No. 3 Florida Gators at Tennessee Volunteers, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN/WatchESPN: Florida kicks off perhaps its most important week of the season Tuesday with a trip to Rocky Top. The Gators had their way with Tennessee in the previous meeting between the two this season; a 67-41 Florida drubbing in Gainesville on Jan. 25. Tennessee's Jordan McRae was 1 of 15 from the field in that game, and one has to assume he'll be better than that.
McRae hasn't been that bad in each of Tennessee's eight losses, but he's been very good in nearly all of its 15 wins. Offensive Rating is a statistic tracked at KenPom.com that measures an individual's offensive efficiency in a game. A score of 100 is average, and each point above 100 is one percent better than average (and a point below is one percent lower than average). McRae has had a score of at least 100 in 13 of Tennessee's 15 wins; of Tennessee's six SEC wins, his Offensive Rating has been at least 133 in five.
Florida's two-week road trip takes it to Lexington, Ky., on Saturday night to face the No. 14 Kentucky Wildcats.
Oklahoma State Cowboys at No. 19 Texas Longhorns, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN2/WatchESPN: Oklahoma State's collapse is in full ... collapse, and it will intersect Tuesday with one of the hottest teams in the Big 12. The Cowboys have lost five of their last six, including a road loss to Texas Tech on Saturday and a home loss a week before that to a Baylor team that has had as many problems over the last month as the Sochi Olympics, which is a topical reference that you should laugh at and enjoy.
The Cowboys will play their first of three games without Marcus Smart, suspended Monday for shoving a fan in the loss to the Red Raiders on Saturday. Meanwhile, Texas' seven-game win streak was snapped Saturday with a 74-57 loss at Kansas State. After Kansas' 85-82 loss Monday night to the selfsame Wildcats, the Longhorns are now one game behind Kansas in the Big 12 standings.
Other nationally televised games Tuesday:
Wake Forest Demon Deacons at North Carolina State Wolfpack, 7 p.m. ET, ESPNU/WatchESPN
Marquette Golden Eagles at Seton Hall Pirates, 7 p.m. ET, Fox Sports 1
Xavier Musketeers at Butler Bulldogs, 9 p.m. ET, Fox Sports 1
Ole Miss Rebels at Alabama Crimson Tide, 9 p.m. ET, ESPNU/WatchESPN
Utah State Aggies at Colorado State Rams, 9:15 p.m. ET, CBS Sports Network
No. 5 San Diego State Aztecs at Wyoming Cowboys, 11 p.m. ET, ESPNU/WatchESPN
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Construction on a new interchange at Parksmith Road gets under way this month, a milestone that signals traffic and safety improvements are nearly complete on the northern five miles of the new North Spokane Corridor.
When complete, the interchange, located between Francis Avenue and Farwell Road, will provide convenient access to retail and residential areas in the Mead community, as well as the nearby commercial and industrial properties along the new transportation corridor.
"When this project is finished in 2012, the entire north half of the North Spokane Corridor will be completed and open to traffic," said Regional Administrator Keith Metcalf of the Washington State Department of Transportation. "We now have four projects under construction in this five-mile section of the corridor."
Construction work on the corridor began in 2001 and the right-of-way acquisition, design, and construction so far totals about $600 million.
Upcoming construction at the Parksmith Road interchange includes final grading and paving of the northbound and southbound on- and off-ramps. The interchange work also includes building a bridge over Market Street for the southbound on-ramp, realignment of Market Street and construction of a new signalized intersection of Parksmith Road and Market Street.
There will be a few minor traffic disruptions during the project. When work gets under way Market Street will have occasional lane restrictions and Parksmith Road will remain closed with nearby Hawthorne Road continuing as an easy alternative route to connect to Market Street.
The Max J. Kuney Co. of Spokane is the prime contractor for this $6.9 million interchange project. The work is scheduled to take less than a year to complete and should be done as soon as the middle of 2012, depending on the weather over the winter.
This $6.9 million project is funded through the Transportation Infrastructure Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program. The grant is a part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Additional information about the North Spokane Corridor is available on the web at www.nscfreeway.com [2].
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