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This was one our most memorable timeshare vacations and highly recommended to "get away from it all"
- Sylvia B. from Haleiwa, HI
A few months ago, many of you probably watched the news and saw the devastation firstly caused by the horrendous floods and then followed by Cyclone Yasi. This would be enough to make you think that it may take years of recovery. WRONG. Queensland is definitely open for business with the major tourism destinations of the Gold Coast, Whitsundays and North Queensland ready to welcome you. It takes more than a few natural disasters to close Queensland down.
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh said "It's no secret the Tourism industry, like many industries in Queensland, has taken a hit by the floods and is still haemorrhaging because of the negative publicity that spread world-wide.
"That's why we're taking action now to get the message out to our interstate and international guests - Queensland is still a world class destination and we have our arms out ready to welcome you.
"While the floods tried to do their worst, the Queensland spirit is well and truly alive and a Queensland holiday is a holiday of a lifetime.
"We said it before the floods and we say it now, Queensland is where Australia shines and never has it shined as brightly as it does now."
Now is a great time to take advantage of your exchange options and try some of the great Australian destinations. Whether it is the beautiful beaches of the Gold Coast, The Great Barrier Reef, or you may even fancy a bit of trout fishing in Tasmania. The options are endless, and the opportunities to explore are abundant.
With any holiday, the most important part is in the planning. Do your research first so that you know what resorts are of interest to you.
If you are coming in from overseas use the opportunity to save your Weeks or Points so that you can stay longer by using them together, and while you are here why not look at cruise options as well. What a great way to see the Australian coast line and visit some great ports on the way. There is nothing better than unpacking once, visiting a range of new holiday destinations, and relaxing, eating and drinking on the way.
Whatever choice you make, I hope you have a ball.
To learn about the Australian Timeshare and Holiday Ownership Council go to www.athoc.com.au.
I can still remember years back to when I went on a family vacation to Williamsburg, Virginia. We had received an RCI Guest Certificate from a family friend to use her timeshare, so one week during summer break we packed up our car and headed south. We learned so much that week, and had a lot of fun doing it! Colonial Williamsburg really had a way of bringing history to life for my family and me.
Years later, as I'm doing my own vacation planning, Williamsburg is near the top of my "must-see" (or in this case, my "must-return-to") list. There truly is something for everyone. The Jamestown Settlement is a rich history lesson about the first permanent English settlement, Busch Gardens features some of the world's most incredible roller coasters, and the Mystery Dinner Playhouse will keep you guessing "whodunit". If you're feeling especially brave, venture on the candlelit journey through streets of Colonial Williamsburg and listen to some of the famous ghost stories of the area.
I'm interested in reading about some of your own memories from vacationing in Williamsburg or hearing about places I should visit or activities I should do next time I return. Comment below and share a story of your own, or check back throughout the week to read other subscribing members' tales of history and adventure in this great destination!
This week marks the 37th anniversary of RCI. 37 years! We have definitely come a long way since 1974, when our exchange requests were kept on index cards! Since then we have reached so many milestones, some of them including the launch of the resort directory (1975), our website (1996), the RCI Points® program (2000), and Enhanced Search Online (2008). And during the last year alone, we introduced the RCI Points Platinum® membership tier, enhancements to the RCI Weeks program with more transparency, and a bunch of ways to stay connected with RCI in social media including a Facebook page, a YouTube channel, a Twitter handle, an iPhone® app, and this blog. And trust me, there will be more to add to this list this year!
First of all, we've already launched a cool new version of our "Share Your Vacation" Facebook app. This version allows you to compete against your friends and other users and to earn fun online trophies – all based on the information you enter about vacations (you can check out the app on our Facebook page by clicking on the "App" tab). Also, the RCI app is now available on your iPad® (with the RCI Affiliated Resort Directory, RCI TV and RCI SnapBook features) and you will see the Endless Vacation® magazine app for the iPad in a few weeks! This is just the tip of the iceberg. There's so much more to come as we continue to completely transform your timeshare experience.
This week on the RCI blog, we'll be sharing stories and photos with you from RCI subscribing members who traveled to celebrate an anniversary. Be sure to check back. And if you have an anniversary story of your own, please feel free to share it by commenting below.
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I attended my first family reunion 3 years ago and I have to say, it was an experience I will never forget. It was located in the heart of the Poconos in Pennsylvania, and members of my extended family (including a famous magician, who shall remain anonymous!) traveled from across the country to spend a weekend together. Looking back on all of the preparation that went into that weekend, I can definitely see how owning a timeshare can make the planning of a family reunion both easy and fun.
Keep reading our blog this week to see stories from RCI subscribing members who have planned family reunions themselves using their exchanges through RCI. There was even a family that coordinated a reunion for 23 people!
Do you have a story about a family reunion at an RCI affiliated resort? If so, please share your story here!
I've got some exciting news for you. Probably the most exciting news I've ever shared about the revolutionary transformation taking place as we speak, for all of you loyal RCI Weeks members out there. RCI may look like it's closed for business this weekend, but I can assure you the office is anything but closed. The office is buzzing with activity like I've never seen before. RCI teams are working around the clock, across all departments to revolutionize the RCI Weeks membership. This takes a lot of work and coordination. RCI's technology systems are going through a big redesign. This is an upgrade that has been practiced, tested and planned for over the course of years, as the changes we are making to our systems are nothing short of monumental.
Why, you might ask, is RCI going through all of this effort? To bring you, members, vacation enthusiasts, the best, most flexible weeks exchange program in the history of timeshare! You asked for it and you deserve it!
My colleagues at RCI are so excited about these membership enhancements and are so dedicated to making this upgrade a huge success that it feels as if there is nothing the team here wouldn't do to accomplish this mission. During the wee hours of Monday morning, while I hope all of you are enjoying the last few hours of weekend rest, RCI will be turning the systems back on. One-by-one, they will launch into action, as the team at RCI carefully monitors each step of the way, checking that everything is working seamlessly.
As many of you know, working with technology is challenging. All of the best planning in the world sometimes cannot predict system issues that may arise with a system upgrade of this scale.
My colleagues and I are optimistic and I know that each and every RCI Associate will not rest until our systems are back up, performing at a high standard of quality. So, stay tuned, and once the changes are complete, I think you'll be in for a very pleasant surprise.
Just in case you wanted a first-hand look at what is going on here at RCI, check out this photo…


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Opie and Anthony to celebrate 20 years with special 'Unmasked' event
Ron "Ronnie B" Bennington joined The Opie & Anthony Show on Friday, and as promised, blew our minds, announcing he will host a special Unmasked event with Opie and Anthony to celebrate the duo's 20 years together on air.
Why is Ronnie B of @RonandFezSXM on the @OandAShow today? He said it's going to "f—ing blow your mind."—
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Ronnie B dropped the Big Announcement: UNMASKED With Opie and Anthony Celebrating 20 Years! – The Interrobang ow.ly/v77Z3—
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"The thought here was to get everybody together for the 20 years (anniversary)," Bennington said, "and for the first time, you guys get together and seriously talk about it a little bit in an Unmasked episode."
The Unmasked event, which will also feature Jim Norton, is scheduled to take place at Caroline's on Broadway in New York City, April 17 at 5 pm ET. It will air live on The Opie & Anthony Channel and Raw Dog Comedy.
Bennington promised to cover everything in the event – even "the awkward teen years."
After the event, Opie and Anthony will take place in a meet-and-greet with those in attendance.
"It's gonna be a day of love for you," Bennington said.
As for tickets? Enter for a chance to attend the event at siriusxm.com/unmasked.
Listen to The Opie & Anthony Show, weekdays at 6:30 am ET on The Opie & Anthony Channel, XM channel 103 and Sirius channel 206.
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In an effort to get away from scamgate and before we really focus totally on Auburn I thought I'd look at the possible bowls in which Bama may play.
To begin with the outcome of 3 games will likely determine where Bama goes bowling. Bama v. AU, AU v. USC, and Arky v. LSU. Here is the way I see our bowl bid based on those 3 games,
Scenario #1- Bama over AU, USC over AU, Arky over LSU. In this case I think we finish the highest ranked SEC team, about # 7 and while USC goes to the Sugar we grab a BCS at large to the Orange or Fiesta and play VT or Neb. Two really great games. AU, goes to Capital One/Orlando
Scenario #2- Bama over AU, AU over USC, Arky over LSU. We will be ranked, about # 8, and still grab the same at large bid as AU is in Sugar.
Scenario # 3- Bama over AU, USC over AU, LSU over Arky. We will be ranked lower than LSU who will grab an at large bid. However, I think we get Orlando and AU goes to the Cotton.
Scenario #4 Bama over AU, AU over USC, LSU over Arky. AU gets Sugar, LSU at large and Bama to Orlando.
Scenario #5- AU over Bama, AU over USC, Arky over LSU. AU goes NCG and Arky (they would be highest ranked behind AU) to Sugar. I still think we get a lucky Orlando bid over LSU who gets Cotton.
Scenario #6- AU over Bama, USC over AU, Arky over LSU. USC gets Sugar, Auburn gets BCS at large, and I still think Bama gets lucky Orlando bid over Arky in Cotton and LSU in Tampa. Remember, SEC bowls can chose a team with one more loss and I think Orlando wants Bama.
Scenario #7-AU over Bama, AU over USC, LSU over Arky. AU to NCG, LSU to Sugar, and Bama to Orlando.
Scenario #8- AU over Bama, USC over AU, LSU over Arky. USC to Sugar, LSU at large, AU to Capital 1, Bama to Cotton.
Of course an Arky loss to MSU or an LSU loss to Ole Miss could mess this up a bit. To me it looks like at worse we go to the Cotton, at best we go to the Orange, and most likely we go to the Orlando. In Orlando I think we play Mich. St. which obviously would have great Saban interest.
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A condensed version of this story has already been shared in the fanshots section but the quotes from Matt Barkley are so hilarious they are worth sharing again. ICYMI Yahoo!'s Michael Silver sat down with Barkley at a country club in Orange County to discuss poor Barkley's damaged psyche after an epic fail of a senior season.
Barkley being the outstanding Trojan-for-life that he is gave us a little view of his soul as he nonchalantly threw Hello Kiffin under the bus:
"Yeah, I've thought about it long and hard," Barkley says as he picks disinterestedly at his Cobb salad. "I learned how to handle adversity last season, and maybe I could have done a few things differently. I could've had a bigger voice, given more input and taken it to the next level - pretty much as the owner of the company might ... not just letting things happen.
"You put faith in your coaches, but when you see trends, things not happening the right way, and when the team rests on your shoulders, it's almost like you have to step up. You can't just let these things go by and watch them disintegrate in front of you. You've got to put the glue in somewhere. Looking back, I wish I'd been more forceful."
Barkley wasn't done with Kiffin:
Barkley wasn't thrilled with the state of affairs.
"Kiff kind of suited the play-calling toward Marqise," Barkley says. "It was rough at times, because defenses kinda knew what was coming. It was sort of predictive. Robert Woods is a great player. ... You want to be respectful of your coaches, because they are your elders, but when it falls on your shoulders, you probably should get involved."
Yikes. We don't really need to take sides in this Trojan cat fight but it's really amusing to read pieces in which Barkley's camp are desperately trying to prop him up as some matured quarterback, the same punk who had no problem sounding like an arrogant *%^*k all off-season talking up Trojans winning a national championship. It's amusing to read about maturity of the same guy who poured salt on our wounds by flashing that stupid "scoreboard" smirk at the entire Bruin Nation.
Whatever. No one really cares where Barkley ends up as long as he doesn't take up the valuable backup spot of whatever your favorite NFL team. Someone like him shouldn't be anywhere close to any leadership spot in any credible NFL franchises. Here is to Raiders drafting the country club kid from the OC in the second round, completing karmic cycle of life for the franchise that was stupid enough to hire Kiffin as an NFL head coach.
PS: Then again, we probably shouldn't LOL too much given the fact that we have some guy from New Mexico leading our basketball program, whose public mannerisms in many ways remind us of Lane Kiffin. Let's just hope we don't have to read same kind of stories involving Kyle Anderson at the end of next year if it turns out be another pathetic season for UCLA basketball.


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Doing Science Like Real Scientists
Pittsfield Elementary School and Pittsfield Middle High School teachers are involved in a special science project this year called the New Hampshire Education and Environment Team. Teachers from four districts in the state—Pittsfield being one of them—are receiving support and training in developing science units that get students outside doing field investigations. They observe, collect data, and study phenomena over time, just like real scientists do. One of the goals of the project is to use the field, woodlands, and bodies of water around our schools for scientific investigations.
On the right, fourth-grade scientists from Ms Lasky's class record their observations on plant life growing in our neighborhood.
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(1) Adverse benefit determination means an insurers denial, reduction or termination of a health care item or service, or an insurers failure or refusal to provide or to make a payment in whole or in part for a health care item or service, that is based on the insurers:
(a) Denial of eligibility for or termination of enrollment in a health benefit plan;
(b) Rescission or cancellation of a policy or certificate;
(c) Imposition of a preexisting condition exclusion as defined in ORS 743.730 (Definitions for ORS 743.730 to 743.773), source-of-injury exclusion, network exclusion, annual benefit limit or other limitation on otherwise covered items or services;
(d) Determination that a health care item or service is experimental, investigational or not medically necessary, effective or appropriate; or
(e) Determination that a course or plan of treatment that an enrollee is undergoing is an active course of treatment for purposes of continuity of care under ORS 743.854 (Continuity of care).
(2) Authorized representative means an individual who by law or by the consent of a person may act on behalf of the person.
(3) Enrollee has the meaning given that term in ORS 743.730 (Definitions for ORS 743.730 to 743.773).
(4) Grievance means:
(a) A request submitted by an enrollee or an authorized representative of an enrollee:
(A) In writing, for an internal appeal or an external review; or
(B) In writing or orally, for an expedited response described in ORS 743.804 (Required notices to applicants and enrollees) (2)(d) or an expedited external review; or
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(C) Matters pertaining to the contractual relationship between an enrollee and an insurer.
(5) Health benefit plan has the meaning given that term in ORS 743.730 (Definitions for ORS 743.730 to 743.773).
(6) Independent practice association means a corporation wholly owned by providers, or whose membership consists entirely of providers, formed for the sole purpose of contracting with insurers for the provision of health care services to enrollees, or with employers for the provision of health care services to employees, or with a group, as described in ORS 743.522 (Group health insurance described), to provide health care services to group members.
(7) Insurer includes a health care service contractor as defined in ORS 750.005 (Definitions).
(8) Internal appeal means a review by an insurer of an adverse benefit determination made by the insurer.
(9) Managed health insurance means any health benefit plan that:
(a) Requires an enrollee to use a specified network or networks of providers managed, owned, under contract with or employed by the insurer in order to receive benefits under the plan, except for emergency or other specified limited service; or
(b) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (a) of this subsection, offers a point-of-service provision that allows an enrollee to use providers outside of the specified network or networks at the option of the enrollee and receive a reduced level of benefits.
(10) Medical services contract means a contract between an insurer and an independent practice association, between an insurer and a provider, between an independent practice association and a provider or organization of providers, between medical or mental health clinics, and between a medical or mental health clinic and a provider to provide medical or mental health services. Medical services contract does not include a contract of employment or a contract creating legal entities and ownership thereof that are authorized under ORS chapter 58, 60 or 70, or other similar professional organizations permitted by statute.
(11)(a) Preferred provider organization insurance means any health benefit plan that:
(A) Specifies a preferred network of providers managed, owned or under contract with or employed by an insurer;
(B) Does not require an enrollee to use the preferred network of providers in order to receive benefits under the plan; and
(C) Creates financial incentives for an enrollee to use the preferred network of providers by providing an increased level of benefits.
(b) Preferred provider organization insurance does not mean a health benefit plan that has as its sole financial incentive a hold harmless provision under which providers in the preferred network agree to accept as payment in full the maximum allowable amounts that are specified in the medical services contracts.
(12) Prior authorization means a determination by an insurer prior to provision of services that the insurer will provide reimbursement for the services. Prior authorization does not include referral approval for evaluation and management services between providers.
(13) Provider means a person licensed, certified or otherwise authorized or permitted by laws of this state to administer medical or mental health services in the ordinary course of business or practice of a profession.
(14) Utilization review means a set of formal techniques used by an insurer or delegated by the insurer designed to monitor the use of or evaluate the medical necessity, appropriateness, efficacy or efficiency of health care services, procedures or settings. [1995 c.672 §1; 1997 c.343 §18; 2001 c.266 §1; 2001 c.747 §5; 2003 c.87 §21; 2003 c.137 §§3,4; 2005 c.418 §2; 2009 c.806 §3; 2009 c.807 §4; 2011 c.500 §26]


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Markets had looked poised to break the four session losing streak, trading as high as +90 points intraday, until Ben Bernanke began speaking around 3:45, driving the markets to ultimately close lower.
Ben Bernanke spoke this afternoon at the International Monetary Conference in Atlanta, and said that the recent weak labor data has been impacted by supply chain disruption caused by the Japanese earthquake. His outlook overall was negative however, warning Congress that strong budget cuts could derail the recovery efforts, and that long term unemployment remains a serious concern Boston Federal Reserve President, Eric Rosengren suggested this morning on CNBC that the recent string of disappointing economic data could change the Fed's quantitative easing plans. While QEIII is not expected, Rosengren suggested that there is chance that QEII will be extended beyond the original end date of June 30.
The Labor Department announced its Job Openings and Labor Turnover survey this morning, continuing the streak of disappointing economic data. The "JOLTS" reported that hiring was down to 3.97 million open positions in April from 4.07 million in March, and that the hiring rate fell 0.1% from March to 3.0%.
The weaker dollar and the US forecast for increased oil demand were able to keep oil trading higher today despite the news that Saudi Arabia is planning to raise its oil supply by 500k barrels a day, and wants OPEC to follow suit when it meets tomorrow. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported that it expects worldwide demand for oil to increase 1.96% this year to 88.43 barrels per day.
Make sure the batteries in your remote are charged tonight for a lot of channel surfing on a big night in the sports world: Game 4 of the NBA finals tips off, the first of a three game Yankees – Red Sox series, and the US Men's soccer team kicks off their Gold Cup campaign against our neighbors from the north, Canada.
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Shares of Temple Inland surged (+40.36% to $29.49) today after announcing it has received a hostile tender offer from International Paper (+0.44% to $29.78) for $30.60 in cash. The Board of Temple Inland has unanimously rejected the offer and announced a poison pill rights plan this morning. Related companies also reacted to the proposed deal as Packaging Corp of America (+6.19% to $28.49), Weyerhaeuser (+5.02% to $21.53) and Boise Inc. (+5.62% to $7.89) all closed significantly higher today.
Bloomberg news is reporting that ING Groep has received bids for their U.S. online bank, a deal that could potentially be worth $9 billion and take place later this month. Shares of ING closed 1.72% higher to $11.84 on the day.
Cablevision Systems announced that the board of directors has approved the spin-off of AMC Networks Inc. to Cablevision shareholders. Cablevision closed 4.48% higher to $35.65 in today's trading.
Talbots Inc. shares tumbled (-40.50% to $2.63) after reporting Q1 earnings per share of $0.01 against estimates of $0.03. What really drove shares lower today was the announcement that TLB has already used $86 million of its $200 million credit line and that they are expecting promotional activities and markdowns to weigh on Q2 margins.
Pep-Boys also slid today (-17.04% to $11.20) after announcing their Q1 results after the closing bell yesterday. PBY missed expectations, reporting earnings per share of $0.23 on revenue of $513 million vs. consensus of $0.30 per share on $537 million revenue.
FerrellGas Partners LP shares fell (-6.48% to $22.65) after reporting earnings per share of $0.32 vs. consensus of $0.55 per share. FerrellGas Partners reported $732 million in revenue for the quarter, ahead of the $678 million expected, but margins were squeezed by litigation reserve funds and high commodities costs.
EI Du Pont De Nemours (+0.88% to $50.29) shares gained today after DD reaffirmed their FY11 guidance of $3.65-3.85 per share vs. analyst expectations of $3.84 per share.
Coming Wednesday:
Economic Reports: Mortgage Applications at 7:00 am and Crude Inventories at 10:30 am; Earnings from: Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Men's Wearhouse, and Pall Corp.


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For those that know me, I'm not much for words... so here we go....
This game is a reset game for the Minnesota Vikings.... plain and simple. I expect the game plan will be a heavy dose of AP and Gerhardt.... all day long(pun intended). Favre will finish the game with less than 20 attempts and less than 250yds passing.
That being said, its obvious what the Lions need to do to win... throw the Vikings off their game plan, flip it if you will... and let the fun begin. For the Last 2 years(4 games) against the Vikings, the Lions have relatively shut down or slowed AP to respectible levels and forced Favre or even(shudder) TJack to win the game.... problem is, they were successful in doing so.(for obvious reasons.)
I have singled out 2 main reasons for losing... Halftime adjustments combined with lack of pass rush.
Lets break it down...and look at the last 2 games.... (Thanks Turbo!)
You know what? Fuck that. Even though Turbo makes me want to do it... there is NOTHING the same about last year's Viking's game to this year's Vikings' game. Like KVB said, this team is ready and has the talent to win now.
So I'll just repeat the 2 main keys to the game...
***the Lions are able to Adjust their half time game plan successfully this week. 2 weeks in a row our 3rd Quarters have been vile.
***The Linebackers are able to fill their gaps and contain AP (Time for Peterson to step up... his benching last week was also vile)
I have no doubt that the Dline will be able to get to Favre, but like I said, I expect Childress to limit his attempts, play field position and count on the running game to end it quick. THis game will be won by the back 7 on D.
On a side note.... I think it would be fun to see a 5-2 Defense.... Forcing the Vikings to throw, almost daring them.
Flame on, Discuss, whatever...


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A Jackson County man accused of asking a 13-year-old to send him sexually explicit images was sentenced to 30 years in prison Thursday.
John Alexander Parker, 37, must serve 25 years of that sentence day for day with five years on post release supervision.
Prosecutors said a cybertip from an internet service provider first alerted authorities to Parker's illegal activity.
"We are fortunate that Mr. Parker's preying on this child was caught before he could act further on his lust for this child," Assistant District Attorney Angel Myers said. "The internet is a doorway into our home, through which anyone can enter and have access to our children. Mr. Parker seized the opportunity to use the internet to gain access to this child for his own sexual purposes. Judge Krebs' sentencing today demonstrates that our courts recognize the seriousness of these crimes and I'm proud the victim received justice and that the children in our community will be protected from Mr. Parker."
This isn't Parker's first time in trouble with the law. He was convicted five years ago on two counts of sexual battery and touching of a child for lustful purposes.
"Mr. Parker's history of sexual abuse of children and his use of the internet to victimize another child warranted this sentence, which combined with his revocation means Mr. Parker will spend 35 years day for day in jail," District Attorney Tony Lawrence said. "We will continue to hold accountable those individuals who prey on our children to fulfill their depraved sexual desires."
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This thread was (quite rightly) open to abuse but seriously I don't think that anybody here is in a famous band that you will have heard of. There was a guy a while back who was in Fermento but he hasn't beena round for about 3-4 months. Of course, Mike Kimball of Dying Fetus submits the odd tab every now and then but as far as I know he doesn't post elsewhere on the forums. I think that about sums it up!
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LOOGOOTEE — Because Loogootee School Corporation takes good care of the officials who work their games, two Loogootee High School seniors will receive $1,000 college scholarships April 5.
Thomas "Pace" Jenkins, a multi-sport official and Loogootee resident, announced the scholarships during Tuesday night's Loogootee School Board meeting. He said members of the Southwestern Indiana Officials Association vote each year to give scholarships to one boy and one girl athlete from four schools in their area.
Jenkins said Loogootee just missed last year, finishing fifth in the voting. This year Loogootee was in the top four, along with Southridge, Forest Park and North Knox.
In other business, the school board reluctantly accepted the resignations of two long-time employees, which will be effective at the end of the school year. Ernie Martin, a high school engineering and technology teacher, has been at Loogootee for 41 years. Brenda Weisheit, a high school guidance secretary, has worked for the corporation 27 years.
Because of the unusual number of weather-related missed days of school, students will be attending past the May 23 graduation date. Make-up days of school will be May 27-30.
Superintendent Laura Mattingly said the valedictorian and salutatorian for the senior class are usually determined by the academic results for the entire year. However, due to the unusual circumstances this year, she asked the board to approve a one-time change in policy to allow the top two students to be determined by their grades as of May 2.
The board approved these coaching contracts for next school year: boys basketball, Mike Wagoner; girls basketball, Chad Wade; boys tennis, Rick Graves; girls volleyball, Doug Denson; co-ed cross country, Adam Tompkins; cheerleading, Hannah Kidwell; and dance team, Tiffany Lingenfelter and Amber Smith.
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Beat reporter Adam McCalvy answers Brewers fans' questions
Welcome back to the Inbox, which was neglected so long it was still stocked with excitement about Mark Mulder and Carlos Gomez. Mulder never played for the Brewers, of course, and while Gomez did, the more recent messages carry a slightly different tone.So it's time to clean things up and look ahead to 2011, the beginning of the Ron Roenicke era in Milwaukee. Thanks to those who helped me restock the Inbox with questions. Let's get to them: OK, I get trading Prince Fielder, but what do you think about Peter Gammons reporting that the Brewers might trade Ryan Braun? If you had to put odds on either guy getting dealt this winter, what would they be?
-- Danielle K., Madison Braun: 1,000 to 1. Fielder: let's say even money. I'll explain. With apologies to Bob Brenly, the Braun thing might have been the first great false alarm of the Brewers' Hot Stove season. Gammons, the MLB.com contributor, said on NESN that, "I think one name to watch -- and I don't know if it will happen or not -- but there is some talk in Milwaukee that Ryan Braun could get traded. I think the Red Sox would jump big into that if they could possibly get him." Somehow, that translated to, "OH MY GOD, the Brewers are shopping Ryan Braun!" But that's not what Gammons said, if you actually look, and I have a hard time seeing any scenario in which any team offers the Brewers enough to make general manager Doug Melvin think about dealing Braun. Braun will earn $4 million in 2011, $6 million in 2012, $8.5 million in 2013, $10 million in 2014 and $12 million in 2015, when he's 31 years old. If he maintains his level of production, he'll be a bargain. But if the Red Sox put up Jon Lester and Clay Buchholz, would the Brewers listen? Absolutely. But that's not going to happen. So let's move on to something that could happen: A Fielder trade. I couple of months ago I would have pegged the likelihood he's dealt before Opening Day way higher, but I'm beginning to wonder whether the market has changed to the point that Melvin will hold on to his first baseman and try to win with him instead. The prevailing notion is that the Brewers wanted two Major League-ready pitchers for Fielder, and didn't get offered more than one. The market values pitching more than ever, and the Giants' World Series win only reinforces that idea that you win with arms. Now, here we are, with Fielder one season shy of free agency and coming off (by his high standards) a subpar season. The Brewers may have to reconsider their asking price, and even if they do, would a team offer a Daniel Hudson-type pitcher (a deal Melvin reportedly turned down in July) for Fielder? We'll see. I'm starting to think that we'll see Fielder back in Brewers blue at Maryvale Baseball Park. Melvin says that he won't go into the FA market. THE BEST PITCHER -- Cliff Lee -- is available!
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That's easy to say and very difficult to pull off. Just for argument's sake, let's suppose that the Brewers are willing to break the bank for Lee, who, by the way, is 32 now and would be 37 by the end of a five-year contract, the shortest term offered by baseball executives who were asked by ESPN.com to predict Lee's future. He would be 39 at the end of a seven-year contract like the one CC Sabathia scored a couple of years ago.The bigger hurdle is that Lee might not (probably wouldn't?) even listen to an offer from the Brewers in the first place. This is the hurdle that bothers Melvin the most -- that even if you're willing to pay the going rate of a free agent, he almost always has a short list of teams he would consider, and that list almost never includes Milwaukee. That bias also comes into play in trades, as Melvin found out last winter when he made a strong offer for then-Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay and was turned down. Melvin says his offer was better than the Phillies', but Halladay wouldn't approve a trade to Milwaukee. So Melvin usually has to operate in the second tier of free agents. Even that can be difficult. Do you think the Brewers should go after Jorge De La Rosa of Colorado?
-- Kevin R., Janesville, Wis. I'd be very surprised if they did. Melvin has been talking a lot this year about how the free-agent market for pitchers is a minefield, and it seems to me that the Brewers know first-hand that De La Rosa could blow up. I would expect the Brewers to check in on De La Rosa, but I don't think they will get into a bidding war for him. Will we see Brett Lawrie in the bigs next year? Seems to be on the Braun/Rickie Weeks/Fielder track, but he's blocked by Weeks at second base.
-- Mark, Madison, Wis. Lawrie is tough to figure out. He can hit, but word is that he still has some things to learn about professionalism and being a good teammate. In a perfect world, I think the Brewers would like him to play a full season at Triple-A before they consider him as a September callup. What happens with Weeks -- who, like Fielder, has one arbitration season remaining before he hits free agency -- will determine what happens with Lawrie. Here's another scenario we shouldn't forget: If the Brewers are unhappy with their offers for Fielder, perhaps they would consider fielding interest in Lawrie. I could see him landing a pitching prospect in return. Have you heard any comments from any players about Roenicke?
-- Ben W., Janesville, Wis. Yes, all positive, which is to be expected in this honeymoon phase. I will write about some players' reactions to the new skipper later this offseason, once Roenicke has called around. He's planning to introduce himself to players after setting his coaching staff. The Milwaukee Brewers have entered a lame duck season in Maryvale as their spring home, and Arizona recently stated that tax monies won't be used in anymore Spring Training complexes in the state anymore after the backlash over the Cubs' new facility. With City of Palms Park in Fort Myers, Fla., being rumored as a possible destination for the Brewers in the future, the Fort Myers officials have stated they plan on making a move on Milwaukee. Is Fort Myers a realistic destination or the officials in Fort Myers just dreaming big?
-- Elcie W., Nashville Check your timeline: My understanding is that the Brewers' lease at Maryvale Baseball Park runs through the end of 2012 Spring Training. But, the point remains, that the team's long-term future there is in limbo. I've learned that it's next to impossible to know what is really going on in these discussions, because it is all politicking -- both sides trying to pressure the other into concessions. All I do know is that the Brewers have had discussions with the City of Phoenix about what the club views as necessary improvements at Maryvale Baseball Park, but that those talks are in the very early stages. If they do not progress, then I'm sure we'll hear more rumors about a move to Florida. Personally, I sure hope they stay. The Arizona fan experience is excellent, and will get better with all 15 Cactus League teams in the metro Phoenix area beginning in 2011. I drove past the progress at the Rockies' and D-backs' new facility last month, and it looks top-notch.
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Kropp: The Ojai will have full-court action today
A field of more than 1,100 players, including many of the Southland's top juniors. Intriguing draws in the Open divisions. And a significant change involving the Pacific-12 Conference men's event.
Yes, the stage is set for the 112th annual Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament, which starts today in earnest for 27 of the 28 divisions with an attractive schedule of matches at Libbey Park in Ojai and dozens of courts throughout the county.
Among juniors seeing action today are Sivan Krems of Thousand Oaks, the No. 1 seed in Girls 18 singles, and Dominique Schaefer of Ventura, the top seed in Girls 14 singles. Elsewhere, former USC standout Amanda Fink is the No. 1 seed in the women's Open event.
Actually, this year's Ojai began a day earlier than usual. The Pac-12 men have switched to a team format, discarding the individual tournament that has been used for decades. The Pac-12 men's coaches debated making this change the last few years and several months ago made the decision to make this move. But this also means a departure from tradition. Not to mention solving some challenging logistical issues — that's the reason for the Wednesday start.
The tournament and Pac-12 officials believe they have made the proper adjustments. So today, instead of the usual 16 first-round matches in the Pac-12 men's division, fans will see dual matches at The Ojai for the first time.
Let's be honest — this is a major change. It is comparable to golf and, say, the Masters switching from stroke play to match play. There will be an adjustment phase for fans, no doubt about it. Gone are the days of navigating through a 32-player singles draw, projecting potential late-round matches between contenders.
The team format includes nine matches — three doubles (taking place simultaneously) and six singles, also being played simultaneously. Doubles are played first (with schools playing for one point collectively), which often sets up a lot of unpredictability in the singles — especially when the outcome is in doubt with close singles matches in progress.
The competition will be just as intense, if not more so. It will also be loud. Yes, you'll hear the players — specifically urging their teammates who are playing matches on adjacent courts.
So what can we make of all this? Well, we know the Pac-12 men's division will definitely be under heavy scrutiny the next few days. But the wise thing to do it to hold off judgment to see how everything works.
It is important to remember that all college teams play dual matches at this time of the year. So it makes sense for the Pac-12 to play this format at The Ojai, so long as it does not disrupt the rest of the tournament. The team format makes college tennis fun and can be great theater. This can turn out to be a great move for The Ojai.
Sam Querrey won four three-set matches, including a 6-1, 6-7 (3), 6-3 victory over No. 5 seed Paolo Lorenzi of Italy in the final, to capture the Sarasota (Fla.) Open title on Sunday. The Thousand Oaks High graduate, who was seeded No. 6 in the $100,000 Challenger event, defeated three other Americans en route to his victory. Fellow American James Blake was the top seed, but lost in the second round. This marks Querrey's fourth career Challenger title, to go along with his six ATP Tour wins.
UCLA will be seeded No. 1 for the Pac-12 men's event at The Ojai, earning that seeding by upsetting top-ranked USC 4-3 last Friday at USC. The Bruins, trailing 3-1, rallied to win at No. 4, 5 and 6 singles (all of those matches going three sets) to snap the Trojans' 45-match win streak in dual matches and finish as the Pac-12 regular season champion (7-0). Thousand Oaks' Marcos Giron won one of those crucial matches for UCLA, downing USC's Emilio Gomez 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 at No. 4 singles. USC had defeated UCLA 6-1 earlier this season. The two teams could face each other two more times — at The Ojai and the NCAA Championships. ... Thousand Oaks High graduate Alex Johnson defeated Marcelo Sousa 6-2, 6-3 at No. 6 singles to help Claremont-Mudd-Scripps beat Ca Lutheran 6-3 in a battle of SCIAC unbeatens on Friday. ... Camarillo's Mike and Bob Bryan were in top form in capturing the Monte Carlo Masters title for the third time on Sunday. The Bryans, who turn 34 years old Sunday, did not drop a set all week and were able to collect their second championship of 2012 and career title No. 77.
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The Blue Jays are going to be the world's first 96-win fourth-place team one of these years, but they probably can't get there this year unless they upgrade their starting rotation. Jon Morosi with the scoop:
The Toronto Blue Jays have not given up their pursuit of Chicago White Sox right-hander Gavin Floyd, major-league sources told FOXSports.com.
The Blue Jays are interested in upgrading their starting rotation before Opening Day. Toronto general manager Alex Anthopoulos made a very public scouting appearance at Joe Blanton's start for the Philadelphia Phillies over the weekend.
While your first reaction might be to think of Floyd as preferable to Blanton in just about every way, they're not that dissimilar. Depending on how much of Blanton's salary the Phillies are willing to take on, he might be the preferable choice for the Blue Jays if they aren't looking to trade away decent prospects.
The White Sox are ... well, the White Sox need prospects. Let's just put it charitably. Floyd is under contract for $7 million this year and the White Sox hold a team option for $9.5 million for 2013.
I'm still holding firm to the idea that the Royals would be a good fit for Floyd, if only because not a single one of my predictions has been right this offseason. Probably should have just shut up about that Prince Fielder to Pittsburgh idea ....


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FOR Clarets fans, Saturday proved to be something of a day of reckoning.
Braced for losing Jay Rodriguez in the summer, Burnley were given a glimpse of what the future may be like without him.
It made for painful viewing.
The Clarets were devoid of creativity after the striker failed to re-appear for the second half, through injury, and there was little in the way of a response to Crystal Palace's equalising penalty until the last few seconds.
It's been an all too familiar story of late.
On the three occasions Rodriguez hasn't scored in the last 11 games, neither have Burnley – statistics that don't bode well for the prospect of the England Under 21 cap moving on to pastures new in the summer.
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This past game against the Colts was a particularly difficult game to watch, mostly because I felt like the opportunity to take a massive step forward as a team was there but things did not workout.
Disclaimer: For the people that are irate (for lack of a better word) with the current state of the Broncos following this loss, this post will certainly make your blood boil over. For this reason it may be best to skip over a "Kool-aid" post if you have found the Kool-aid to be particularly bitter the past couple of days.
However, if you watched this game on your own, away from the internet and after it was all said and done you reacted with: "Oh man that was right there…. I can't wait to continue watching these Broncos grow-up". Then you are in the same boat as myself.
Well we might as well start at the top of the organization, and with the gentleman that will most likely stir up the most controversy.
There is a very thin line between "Coaching" and "Execution". On one hand you will hear people say that "The coach doesn't put on the pads" (or something to that effect). Then on the other hand you will hear "It is the coaches' job to put his players in the right position to make plays".
In the case of the Colt's game, it seems that McDaniels is taking a far bit of heat considering what transpired during the game. There are a couple of points that I want to make with regards to McDaniels and the entire week leading up to this game and the game itself.
First though is the game plan, which was installed prior to the game and was actually an exceptional concept. Going into this game the Texans created what the MSM considers to be the blueprint for beating the Colts, which is to run the ball. I would argue that the game plan presented by McDaniels (and maybe someone before him, but I don't know) is the actual blueprint to beating the Colts. I say this because the outcome of the Texans game can never be expected, they were able to run like that but no one goes into the game expecting that type of outcome.
The Texans game plan of smashing the ball performs a few vital tasks that McDaniels and every team will want to incorporate into their game plan when facing the Colts.
1) Shortens the game (fewer offensive series for Manning)
2) Slows down the pass-rush
3) Keeps the offense in manageable down and distance
These are all very important things to accomplish, so when you read about how the Broncos or McDaniels specifically is a horrible coach because he should see that the team has no success running the ball, keep in mind that the success of the run is irrelevant to his game plan. The Broncos just like every other team in the NFL is going to run the ball and if they want a chance they will stick to it no matter how unsuccessful it is when they are playing the Colts.
The addition to the blueprint that was presented in this game was the PA-Heavy protection passing game. This to me was an excellent plan because it negated the strength of the Colts defense which is Freeney and Mathis. It also assumes that your team has a superior set of receivers than the Colts have DBs and an upper echelon QB. As this game continued and the mistakes began to mount, the biggest mistake would have been to get away from the plan. Ditch the run game and allow Freeney and Mathis to do exactly what they have done to countless teams before.
The game plan for the Colts is to get an early lead and send the hounds after the QB. The Broncos lost this game, but they had the discipline to stick with the plan that gave them a chance to win, had they gone away from the game plan because it was unsuccessful in the running portion then they would have been playing right into the hands of the Colts.
In game decisions, now this is an area where I would agree that McDaniels made some decisions that blew up in his face. However I am personally not going to call him an idiot for going for it on 4th down because I would have done the exact same thing. When you play the Colts and turn the ball over and make mistakes (especially when you are inferior in talent) then you are going to lose the game. The Colts will always score the points, you can not prevent that. So sitting at home, when it was third down I had hoped the Broncos would go for it on 4th down (when Maroney came up short). I was scared though because of what not making it would have meant for the outcome of the game. I respect McDaniels for having the conviction to do what was right, no matter how bad the outcome could have been. There are plenty of coaches who would have never gone for it because they do not want to take the blame for a loss…..even though they are playing a superior team that never really loses to anyone. The decision to throw the fade on third down and then run on fourth down is exactly what any offense would want. Trust us to get this one way or another. I don't know how this is McDaniels fault on the play-calling side of things. If you believe kicking the field goal was the smarter thing to do and you believed it at the time and not after the fact then you were right. However, if you believe the play calls themselves were a mistake then what else would you have done?
The 4th and 3 that was incomplete to Brandon Lloyd was the perfect play-call. They had one-on-one coverage on the outside. The corner turned his hips to run with Lloyd and was taking an inside coverage shade. The throw from Orton was arguably his worst of the game. He didn't give Lloyd the chance to make a play, but with a good back shoulder throw like that it is an insanely high probability completion and it is almost impossible to defend.
Look it really comes down to this, if you are playing flawless football against the Colts then you can go for those field goals, but as soon as you start turning the ball over you have to get Touchdowns. You can not afford to come away with Field goals in the redzone.
I respect McDaniels more after this game because he knew that they would have to come out guns blazing, and he gave his team the chance to do this. Things did not workout, but I can guarantee you that the players and coaches inside that building who understand football and have studied Peyton Manning, know that what he did was right. A completion to Lloyd and 8 more inches for Maroney and everyone is singing a different tune. I realize what happened is what happened, but if I was given 2 options in a loss as a player for the Broncos.
1) Maroney 8 inches short. Incompletion to Lloyd
2) 2 field goals, and no second opportunity to make a play to take down arguably the best team in football over the past few seasons.
I know what I would have chosen.
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Every team that is rebuilding or reloading, if they eventually become a perennial Super Bowl contender they will have cornerstone players and an exciting period in time when the young guys step forward and become the type of contributor you need down the road. Here are the players that you can bank on if/when we return to the playoffs.
This guy is a franchise QB in every sense of the word, except playoff success. He has all the arm strength that any QB would ever need. Take a look at the Brandon Lloyd touchdown pass, but more importantly watch the play at the 0:44 second mark of this link
All offseason you will hear NFL draft experts talk about arm strength and the 15 yard out. That play at 0:44 is what they are talking about and the throw is on a rope right in the chest. Picture perfect pass that requires "Franchise QB arm strength". He has the respect of the locker room required, that dedication in the film room and weight room required. If you believe that a player such as Cutler is a Franchise QB then you also believe that Orton is one. I wouldn't trade Orton straight up for Cutler today, while Cutler has a bit more raw skill as a passer. I trust Orton to make the right decisions and be a leader every day for the next 8-10 years.
Every week he will get stronger and better, but let's put that injury aside. There is generally much discussion about how Cady has regressed since his rookie season. There are a couple things I consider when I think about this. First if you project Clady's career based on his rookie season then he would go down as the greatest Left Tackle to ever play. I wonder how much Cutler's ability to throw while backing up, or off his back foot helped Clady in his pass protection numbers. I also wonder how many of those Interceptions that he threw when it would have been a better decision to take a sack helped Clady's protection statistics.
Either way when I look at the entire NFL these are the players that I would not be utterly disappointed if the Broncos traded Clady straight up for:
1) Jake Long, Miami
2) Joe Thomas, Cleveland
There are a couple other players that may enter the conversation down the road but currently have not put together enough playing time, or visual evidence (Michael Oher, Trent Williams).
Elvis Dumervil
There were reports in the off-season that he was taking a step forward as a LB, which I can only assume was referring to his play against the run and in coverage. He was learning a new position and just like any other player had a lot of room to grow from his first season at a new position to his second. He always could and always will be able to rush the passer with the best of them. It will be interesting to see how the rest of his game comes into place next year.
Still one of the best in the league. However the long-term prospects of moving him inside to Safety along side McBath is very exciting. Having Champ Bailey as the QB of the secondary from the Safety position, leading the young guys in practice and in the lockerroom is about as much value as you can get from any defensive player in the league from an intangible standpoint.
Players that have shown flashes and will be exciting to watch grow
I don't know what to think about Moreno, I really like him for a couple of reasons but I do not believe he is a work-horse back. The injuries are unfortunate, but he will have to prove he can stay healthy eventually. However I think of Moreno as a younger (higher potential ceiling) version of Kevin Faulk from the Patriots. He is an excellent leader and locker room guy, he can be fully trusted in pass protection, excellent receiver out of the backfield in both route running and for check-down purposes. What I am concerned about is his ability to run the ball consistently, but that will not be determined this season with the young offensive line.
However if you talked to a New England fan and asked him about the value of a guy like Kevin Faulk over the past decade then they will surely tell you that he can not ever be replaced.
He is going to be a #1 receiver in this league at some point, and with his speed it will be a true #1 that requires coverage rolled to his side. The real question with him is what will happen with that foot long-term.
Showed a ton of promise in the pre-season, and I suspect that we will see him more as the season progresses. I would love for him to earn the trust of the coaches in practice and continue flashing the overall game that reminds me a lot of what Gaffney is doing right now.
I think it is safe to say that he won't be a #1 receiver in this league, which seemed possible after his rookie season. However this guy is beyond valuable when building a team. He works his tail off and set's the proper example, he can be trusted as a returner to not put the ball on the ground, he can be trusted to make the catch when the ball is thrown to the right spot and he has shown that he can gain yards outside of the design of the play with his run after the catch.
This guy is fantastic and an excellent Strong side LB prospect in the 3-4. He has already showed that he is excellent against the run and flashes some nice pass rush moves. With Dumervil demanding double teams down the road, it will open up Ayers to be the perfect complimentary player to what Dumervil provides.
Perrish Cox
He took a bit a licking against the Colts and Austin Collie. However when you consider that he is a 5th round pick and he is basically a starter right now with Goodman and Bailey battling injuries, he will be exciting to watch grow-up and my only concern for him down the road is that he keeps his head on straight.
J.D Walton
I really like how feisty and powerful this guy is. Either way this was a huge homerun in the draft and center is covered for the next 12 years.
He has played admirably at Right Tackle considering he was working most of the off-season at Guard. He has shown improvement and maybe 10 weeks from now he will be the long-term replacement for Ryan Harris.
Ryan Harris
If this guy can stay healthy then he is a huge asset, and one of the best in the league at his position. However he hasn't been able to get or stay healthy and if this season continues with him accumulating missed games then he will probably be replaced after the season. Whether it is Beadles taking his spot and finding a Guard to upgrade Stanley Daniels or provide depth.
I loved what I saw out of him in the pre-season before the injury and again against the Colts. I believe deep down that he will be a great player in this league. Believing that though is based on hope and projecting a player based on limited visual evidence, but I think by the end of the season we will have enough visual evidence to make an accurate projection on what he will become.
Note: I have left out players that are extremely solid such as: Gaffney, Lloyd, Kuper Graham, Mcbean, Haggan, Hill, etc.
These players will not be seen as the cornerstones to the franchise but will play their role and as a group are just as important to building a team as anyone else.
As each game comes and goes knee-jerk reactions are inevitable whether it is in a losing effort or in a winning effort. However every fan should accept right now that McDaniels is here as the head coach of the Broncos for a long-time and that is because Bowlen runs his team properly. When the decision to hire a new coach was made it was made because Bowlen felt the guy he was hiring would take this team to the Super Bowl. No matter how bad things get he is not going to be firing the coach after this season because he knows like all the great owners in the league that you make a coaching decision for a reason and you can not allow other people to sway your convictions. Let's say for example that this team goes 8-8, making it 16-16 during the McDaniels era, many people will argue that it is enough to know this isn't going to work. Those people are wrong, and they are wrong because the painting has not been finished. The painting has been started and we can see the direction that the artist is going in, but we won't be able to judge the painting until it is finished. When I look at the big picture that is being painted I see a lot of things that I like and every Sunday I will sit down and see what direction the painting is heading. This to me is what will make this season special, not winning a bunch of games or enduring numerous losses. It is the growth of the players listed above under "players that have shown flashes and will be exciting to watch grow" and the role that they make for themselves in the big picture.
Who knows maybe a guy like Cassius Vaughn, Mathew Willis, or Syd'Quan Thompson will emerge from the shadows….. if that Dawn get's bright enough you never know what you will be able to find in the shadows.


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Reds scratch Dontrelle Willis (back spasms), plan to start Matt Maloney
#reds scratch Willis today with back spasms. Maloney moving up to start today.— Mark Sheldon (@m_sheldon) September 18, 2011
Here's a quick scouting report: 6.88 ERA, 6.19 FIP in 17 innings for the Reds this season, 2.99 ERA, 3.85 FIP in 14 games for AAA Louisville. Last pitched on September 10, allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits over two relief innings. Hasn't started a major league game since April 22. Throws a hugh-80's fastball, a lot of changeups and more than 10% sliders and curves. The changeup is his only plus pitch. Made two scoreless relief appearances against the Brewers last season.


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Assault 2nd Degree Arrest in Hopkins County
Date of News Release: 09/30/2008
(Madisonville, KY) - On Tuesday, September 30, 2008, troopers from the Kentucky State Police Post 2 Madisonville responded to an assault complaint involving a husband and wife on Hardwick Road. The troopers made contact with the wife. She advised that she was assaulted by her husband, Jason T. Spurlin. Mr. Spurlin had fled the scene just prior to the troopers' arrival. Mr. Spurlin was located approximately thirty minutes later and was taken into custody. He was charged with the offenses listed above and lodged in the Hopkins County Detention Center. Jason T. Spurlin was charged with:
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third member of the t-conian gang. he's LARGER THAN LIFE when compared to his lil bro. he smells good though, that's the only reason y anyone would ever hang out with a Bogdan. he should go back to Romania! he never calls anyone...do they not have telephones in ROMANIA????!!!!
stupid whore boy Bogdan is going for a dip in the lake
автор: MegStaci 29 августа 2005
a bloody hairy Romanian fuckhead in fort street who thinks he's tough since he's so tall
preferred weapon: railgun-- his tough body is no match for your set of uranium slugs
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Thursday, June 22, 2006
Noam Chomsky: Language, Politics and Composition
Language, Politics, and Composition
Noam Chomsky interviewed by Gary A. Olson and Lester Faigley
Journal of Advanced Composition, Vol. 11, No. 1
Q. You have suggested that 'intellectuals are the most indoctrinated part of the population ... the ones most susceptible to propaganda.' You have explained that the educated classes are "ideological managers," complicit in 'controlling all the organized flow of information.' How and why is this so? What can be done to change this situation?
A. Well, there's something almost tautological about that; that is, the people we call intellectuals are those who have passed through various gates and filters and have made it into positions in which they can serve as cultural managers. There are plenty of other people just as smart, smarter, more independent, more thoughtful, who didn't pass through those gates and we just don't call them intellectuals. In fact, this is a process that starts in elementary school. Let's be concrete about it. You and I went to good graduate schools and teach in fancy universities, and the reason we did this is because we're obedient. That is, you and I, and typically people like us, got to the positions we're in because from childhood we were willing to follow orders. If the teacher in third grade told us to do some stupid thing, we didn't say, "Look, that's ridiculous. I'm not going to do it." We did it because we wanted to get on to fourth grade. We came from the kind of background where we'd say, "Look, do it, forget about it, so the teacher's a fool, do it, you'll get ahead, don't worry about it." That goes on all through school, and it goes on through your professional career. You're told in graduate school, "Look, don't work on that; it's a wrong idea. Why not work on this? You'll get ahead." However it's put, and there are subtle ways of putting it, you allow yourself to be shaped by the system of authority that exists out there and is trying to shape you. Well, some people do this. They're submissive and obedient, and they accept it and make it through; they end up being people in the high places—economic managers, cultural managers, political managers. There are other people who were in your class and in my class who didn't do it. When the teacher told them in the third grade to do x, they said, "That's stupid, and I'm not going to do it." Those are people who are more independent minded, for example, and there's a name for them: they're called "behavior problems." You've got to deal with them somehow, so you send them to a shrink, or you put them in a special program, or maybe you just kick them out and they end up selling drugs or something. In fact, the whole educational system involves a good deal of filtering of this sort, and it's a kind of filtering towards submissiveness and obedience.
This goes on through professional careers, as well. You're a journalist, let's say, and you want to write a story that's going to expose people in high places, and somebody else is going to write a story that serves the needs of people in high places; you know which one is going to end up being the bureau chief. That's the way it works. So in a way there's something almost tautological about your question. Sure, the people who make it into positions in which they're respected and recognized as intellectuals are the people who are not subversive of structures of power. They're the people who in one way or another serve those structures, or at least are neutral with respect to them. The ones who would be more subversive aren't called intellectuals; they're called wackos, or crazies, or "wild men in the wings," as McGeorge Bundy put it when he said, "There arc people who understand that we have to be in Indochina and just differ on the tactics, and then there are the wild men in the wings who think there's something wrong with carrying out aggression against another country." (He said that in Foreign Affairs—a mainstream journal.) But that's the idea. There are wild men in the wings who don't accept authority, and they remain wild men in the wings and not intellectuals, not respected intellectuals. Of course, this isn't one-hundred percent. These are tendencies, actually very strong tendencies, and they're reinforced by other strong tendencies.
Another strong tendency has to do with the role of intellectuals. Why are you and I called intellectuals but some guy working in an automobile plant isn't an intellectual? I don't think it's necessarily because we read more or go to better concerts or anything like that. Maybe he does; in fact, I've known such cases. I grew up in such an environment. I grew up in an environment where my aunts and uncles were New York Jewish working class, and this was still the 1930s when there was a rich working-class culture. Lots of them had barely gone to school. I had one uncle who never got past fourth grade and an aunt who never graduated from school. But that was the richest intellectual environment I've ever seen. And I mean high culture, not comic book culture: Freud, Steckel, the Budapest String Quartet, and debates about anything you can imagine. But those people were never called intellectuals. They were called "unemployed workers" or something like that. Now why are they not intellectuals whereas a lot of people in the universities who are basically doing clerical work (from an intellectual point of view, a lot of scholarship is just very low-level clerical work) are respected intellectuals? First of all, it's a matter of subordination and power, and secondly it's a matter of which role you choose for yourself. The ones we call intellectuals, especially the public intellectuals—you know, the ones who make a splash or who are called upon to be the experts—are people who have chosen for themselves the role of manager. In earlier societies they would have been priests; in our societies they form a kind of secular priesthood.
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4 comments:
- Ricia said...
this, i couldn't agree with more - from my own observations... a lifetime of hearing about the 'intellectuals' on high institutional grounds and i've yet to witness it myself. there are exceptions, of which surely u are one thivai.. but wowie.
point in case: how is it my highly uneducated ass was immediately transformed into a provocative-radical-intellectual figure once immersed in an institutionalized environment? when at street level, i am actually somewhat moderate and a temperate character...?
- this, of course, could be due to my limited (and socio-geographic) experience.. but.. well, wowie i say!
- Thivai Abhor said...
Its also easier to adopt a theoretical radicalism as opposed to putting it into action in the streets--the repercussions are more immediate and physical.
I've been watching this DVD on street action the last couple of days:
CrimethInc Guerilla Film Series, Volume 1
- Ricia said...
yes - this is true (theoretical radicalism). but what i've found is that even a moderate level of assertiveness on issues of human rights, environmentalism, the existing power structure, global affairs, etc., is considered extreme once put to words or spoke up about. simply the act of bringing those views to the 'table' is "radical".
its not radical if it remains unspoken though, its just a common hopeless humming in the background..
i'll go check out the link!
- Thivai Abhor said...
... and I would add that theories are really not radical unless they can-be/are put into action in our everyday life... I suspect we are saying the same thing in different ways?
of course, voicing your radical ideas and directly engaging with (and listening to) in order to shape new meanings and questions is definitely radical and a form of action (which still should be supported in more concrete activities of social activism?)


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The new chapel of the Eucharistic Lord at the SM Megamall, which is considered the largest chapel in a shopping mall in the Philippines, was inaugurated recently with a dedication mass officiated by His Eminence, Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales. After more than 10 years, the chapel has moved to a bigger, more spacious place in the mall.
Designed by Architect Gervasio "Joey" Amistoso, the 1,700-sqm chapel is located at the mall's fifth level in the Mega Atrium area, which is part of the mall's ongoing expansion. It is the first area in the Mega Atrium to open, leading the way to the opening of its new upscale area later within the year.
The grand chapel has a modern architectural concept with the Eucharist as the focal point in the retablo or altar with the crucified Christ in the middle. The retablo is neo-classical in design, which contrasts with the modern theme of the rest of the chapel.
The color scheme of the area is earth-inspired using neutrals like beige and brown. Finishes are similar to stones used during the Roman Times, which gives the chapel a structurally sound impression, but in a soft and warm approach. Wood in its natural finish is the most common material used in the chapel. The Chapel of the Eucharistic Lord also has a separate adoration chapel and children's room.
During the event, Cardinal Rosales awarded Mrs. Felicidad Sy with a pectoral cross for her efforts to help provide for the spiritual needs of SM's shoppers and employees. Pectoral means chest and it symbolizes the ultimate relationship between Christ and the Cardinal, who usually wears it on his chest.
Cardinal Rosales, who said that the main purpose of building the chapel is to bring people closer to God, gave the cross to Mrs. Sy as a symbol of his close relationship with the Sy family.
SM was the first shopping mall to hold regular masses beginning with the opening of SM City-North Edsa in 1985. since that time, many families have started their Sunday gatherings by attending mass in the SM malls. The first chapel of the Eucharistic Lord was inaugurated in 1997, leading the way to the bigger chapel.
Members of the Sy family led by Mrs. Sy attended the rites together with SM officials.


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Just read over on deadline.com ( Dodgers near $6B-$7B TV Deal ) about the upcoming agreement. 25-year deal with Fox starting in 2014. No breakdown of year-by-year value and I'm not sure how television revenue is taxed, but it would appear that the Dodgers will easily be able to cover their payroll using only TV money. With the recent limitations on amateur spending, it would seem the Dodgers only place to spend the extra money is on the major league team and not really care about the luxury tax.
I would expect the players to push hard for the luxury tax threshold to be raised in the next collective bargaining agreement considering the dramatically increased revenue being generated by the sport. I would think the Cardinals should extend Wainwright ASAP and possibly even consider some six-plus year deals with any of their young pitchers who would be receptive. That system has worked well for the Rays.
I know the Cardinals TV deal won't bring anywhere near what the Dodgers did, but it's possible the percentage increase could be similar. Dodgers go from $40M/year to $280M/year, with a 700% increase. Lock 'em up now while you can.
Crazy the NHL is losing an entire season fighting over around $100M leaguewide when sports TV revenue is absolutely exploding.


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