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Community Health Champions lead health walks from Bingley
9:00am Wednesday 22nd January 2014 in News
Bradford District Care Trust is hosting a series of weekly walks led by the Trust's Community Health Champions Ronda Christensen and Ralph Harding.
The walkers meet every Thursday at Bingley Arts Centre in Main Street for a route lasting two hours, starting at 12.30pm.
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Congratulations to schools for the best GCSE results in years
Updated 11:55am Thursday 23rd January 2014 in News
PUPILS, parents and teachers will no doubt this morning study the breakdown of GCSE results for Oxfordshire schools.
They now have the opportunity to examine the results table and see how all schools have performed.
Some schools' results will put them closer to the bottom of the league table rather than the top and there will be many different factors dictating this.
But when you look at the performance of the county's schools as a whole they are heading in the right direction.
These are the best set of GCSE results for Oxfordshire in recent years and pupils are beating the national average when it comes to the all-important indicator of five A*-C grades including English and maths.
Most academies have performed well, and additional funding they obtained from central government when they opted out of local authority control may have contributed to that success.
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It's true—former Stanford QB Nottingham intends to transfer to Columbia
Remember that rumor we told you about Brett Nottingham last week? Well, according to this article from The Bootleg—Scout.com's Stanford athletics blog—it turns out that rumor is true. Though Athletics cannot comment on potential recruits until they are admitted and a deposit is in due to Ivy League rules, Nottingham's word is confirmation that he plans on taking his talents to the Big Apple.
"I am excited to say I am in the process of applying to Columbia University," Nottingham said to The Bootleg. "Pending admissions, I plan on playing football for head coach Pete Mangurian and the Columbia Lions."
Per the same article, Nottingham was scheduled to major in Science, Technology, and Society at Stanford. It is currently unclear to which Columbia school Nottingham is applying, but he'd be eligible to play in 2013 irrespective of where he'd land, as he's transferring from a FBS to an FCS football program. Nottingham has finished all essays and applications, and will get a job and train while he's waiting to hear back from CU. If admitted, he would join Columbia football in the summer.
As for the famous "Why Columbia?" question, the quarterback gave The Bootleg this explanation.
"Once I decided to transfer, I did my research," Nottingham said. "Columbia is one of the world's premiere universities in one of the greatest cities in the world. Once I took a closer look at the Columbia football program, their offense, and once I spoke with coach Mangurian and [offensive coordinator Jamie] Elizondo, I knew Columbia was the perfect and natural fit for me."
If admitted, Nottingham should make an immediate impact throwing to wide receivers like Connor Nelligan, Chris Connors, and Isaiah Gross, which in turn should open up rushing lanes for running back Marcorus Garrett.
Let's not give him the job yet. He'll have to show the coaches in practice that he's the man, especially since the rising sophs have some familiarity with the system, other players.VA:F [1.9.22_1171]
jw what year is he? the 'former' kinda confused me (sorry if i'm just being dumb here)VA:F [1.9.22_1171]
That last sentence demonstrated that the author has no knowledge of football whatsoever.VA:F [1.9.22_1171]
The threat of a strong passing game means opponents won't be able to spare backers as often, thus allowing even a half-decent O-line to create some gaps.
YOU don't know what the fuck you're talking about.VA:F [1.9.22_1171]
Great news, however, if the Organization doesn't put in place a lock down defense, this could end up a wasted effort. The problem for so long has not been that Columbia Football has been of amateurs, it's that Columbia Football has been amateurish.VA:F [1.9.22_1171]
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There's a growing wave of enthusiasm for degrees based on competency rather than credit hours. Echoing Sherman Dorn, Matt Reed asks whether high ed should just drop the "hours" from "credit hours." His answer: Because then "credits" could mean anything or nothing.
For-profit providers have an incentive to inflate credits, writes Reed, who's worked in the for-profit sector.
In my DeVry days, we were careful with the weekend program — which was specifically geared at working adults — to keep the number of classroom hours congruent with the requirements for the number of credits given, even when it became inconvenient. The idea was to avoid the suspicion that fell upon certain competitors, who made a habit of awarding outsize numbers of credits for various courses to both make it easier for students to complete programs and to keep their own labor costs down.
. . . If we just declare that credits mean whatever a given provider says they mean, then there's no basis for denying federal funding or regional accreditation to a college that awards twelve credits for a three-hour class and a paper. And now that many of those classes are online — in which the entire conceit of "seat time" becomes vaporous — there would be nothing at all to put the brakes on a given college twisting "credits" to mean whatever is convenient at the time.
The "credit hour" was at least based on something, even though it was the wrong thing, he writes.
Competencies require a reliable way to document that students have acquired the skills they claim. That's not simple. Southern New Hampshire University's competency-based College for America — the first to receive approval for federal financial aid — doesn't accept transfer credits. That doesn't answer the question: How will a student transfer from a competency-based college to a credit-based one?
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"There was a big buzz around the team about local product Nicolas Batum—the player we came to scout this time last year—now starting for the Portland Trailblazers after being drafted in the first round last June. He had 15 points and 6 rebounds in the evening before the game, and is really acquainting himself well with American basketball. One of the journalists we met, Bruno Palmet of local newspaper Le Maine Libre mentioned having spoken to him that day and passed on how happy he is in Portland at the moment. The people in Le Mans are very happy to see Batum succeeding, as they put a significant effort into helping him develop. It's funny to look back a year ago and think about the evaluation we offered up back then—talking about a super versatile talent with incredible physical tools, but questioning whether he has the aggressive mentality required to be a lottery pick. A huge amount of confusion regarding the diagnosis of a minor heart problem, combined with his physical magically disappearing following a workout he conducted with the San Antonio Spurs, led him to being drafted by the Houston Rockets and then sent to Portland on draft night. It's not hard to pick up on the irony here. The team that diagnosed Batum with a heart problem—the Toronto Raptors—ended up selecting a player (Nathan Jawai) who's career is now in doubt due to concerns over heart problems, while Batum is looking like one of the biggest steals of the draft. His perceived biggest weakness back when he was considered a potential lottery pick—a lack of aggressiveness—is exactly the reason why the Trailblazers love having him on the floor with their starting unit, as he brings an incredible amount of versatility to the table with his terrific defense, passing skills, basketball IQ and athleticism. His biggest weakness is now his biggest strength, having landed in the perfect situation, and he looks well on his way from what we can see early on."


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Okay, so this Sunday he's celebrating his 90th birthday. And okay, so this is not the first song to lionize a specific writer or even just being a writer, but dude. Dude. Rachel Bloom is adorbs, you can't get it out of your head once it worms its way in there, and really, you can totally dance to it. I give it a Fahrenheit 69.
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16. Treat your spouse with respect and admiration in public. Whether you're at a party, a business meeting, or just strolling down the street, give him or her subtle signals of your connection. Hold his hand. Smile at her. Put your arm around her. And never, ever, make fun of your partner in public.
17. Walk out your disagreements. When you and your partner are at odds, ask him if he'd like to go for a walk to hash things out. Being outdoors and walking at a steady pace can melt away the tension so it's easier to talk honestly, form compromises, or apologize.
18. Learn — and use — the Serenity Prayer. When you see his towel on the floor instead of in the hamper, resist the urge to complain. While it's understandably irritating, it will undoubtedly happen again…and again…and again. When you start to sweat the small stuff, recite the Serenity Prayer: "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference." You'll be amazed at how quickly your resentment melts away.
19. Give your demands a makeover. You want him to hang a shelf? Mow the lawn? Asking her to throw in a load of laundry? Make sure you ask, rather than demand. We all tend to respond better to requests than orders. For example, instead of saying, "You should…," say, "Could you…?" And instead of saying, "Why didn't you…?" say, "Next time it would help me if you could try to…"
20. Try to air grievances at the same time each week. We know what you're thinking — who would do this? But consider this: If you and your partner discuss what's bothering you in a structured, formal way, these issues won't come up so often at other times, and if they do, you'll be able to discuss them more calmly. One more thing: Make the meeting formal. Sit down, turn off the television, and let the answering machine pick up calls.
21. Cuddle in the morning. You may associate snuggling with bedtime, and it is a lovely way to end the day. But cuddling in the morning will keep you feeling close to each other all day. So set the alarm clock five minutes early and snuggle. You can talk, or not. What's important is that you both start the day connecting physically and feeling secure and loved.
22. Schedule time for lovemaking. Yes, you're both busy. But don't let your schedules stand in the way of an activity that's so crucial to a loving, intimate relationship. The lovemaking may not be as spontaneous as you'd prefer, but there's something nice about looking forward to a night (or morning, or afternoon) of sex.
23. Always turn in together. This may take some compromise on both your parts. If your partner is dead tired, give up your nightly ritual (television, surfing the Internet, whatever) and follow him to bed at least a few nights a week. Talk about the day, or simply snuggle while each of you reads. And if you're the morning person, maybe you can stay up to watch the eleven o'clock news. The point is, you're together when the house is quiet and the demands of the day are done. Make the most of it!
24. Make sure your bedroom is a sanctuary. Your bed is not the place to argue, or bring up complicated subjects, or discuss difficult parenting issues. Your bed is a place for good things only — sleep, companionship, romance. If it becomes a place for hard talks and critiques, one of you will eventually feel your bedroom is emotionally unsafe, and you'll start to avoid each other. If this is already going on, you need to stop it — declare the bedroom a safe zone, and that all serious discussions are to take place earlier and elsewhere.


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Long Tail Search
"….a person that started in to carry a cat home by the tail was getting knowledge that was always going to be useful to him…." An aphorism from Uncle Abner in "Tom Sawyer Abroad" by Mark Twain, 1835-1910.
I expect you could learn a lot by carrying a cat home by its tail(!) but of more practical use to the website owner is understanding the long tail of search.
First something about word frequency. Word frequencies in natural languages such as English demonstrate the following property: In a given body of text there will be just a few words that are used very often and a large number of words that are used not so often. This property was noted by the Harvard linguistic professor George Zipf and the precise mathematical relationship is called Zipf's Law.
Here is an example of Zipf's law in action. I have taken Chapter 10 of "Tom Sawyer Abroad" (in which the above quotation occurs) and analyzed it for word frequency.
There are 2426 words in the chapter of which 624 are unique and 11 of these unique words account for 30% of the occurrences. As we said earlier just a few words are used very often and most of the words are used not so often.
What has this got to do with the long tail of search? Well if you examine the log files of your website there will be a record of the search terms that visitors used to find your site via the search engines. If this log file was for a medium size site and you looked at a week of statistics, the number of different search terms will run into thousands and obey Zipf's law. It is here that we will find the long tail of search.
Here is an example:
Here we are not plotting 'word frequency' but 'search term frequency' however it is the same principle. Only 7 terms account for 30% of the searches. The remaining 1219 search terms account for 70% of the searches. The large number of search terms that are not used so often are referred to as the long tail of search.
In practice when you examine the long tail of search in your server logs there will be a number of search terms where it is clear that the searcher was seeking something totally different to that which your site has to offer. However there will be many more where the searcher has visited your site having used a search term that is highly relevant even if it is not frequently used, or one that you might have never conceived of as being used in the first place.
It is also true that the long tail of search will contain more specific search terms and that these will have a higher conversion rate than more general terms. There is a good reason for this because consumers tend to use one or two word queries when they start their basic research but as they learn more about what they are searching for they end up using specific and longer phrases. In other words they will start on the left of our search term frequency chart above but move to the right (the long tail).
So how do we use the long tail of search for SEO? The answer is to write new content (pages) using the relevant search terms found in the long tail as key phrases. The advantages of this strategy are twofold. Firstly your tail will get longer(!) and hence targeted traffic will increase. Secondly with a longer tail you will be able to repeatedly mine your logs for unusual search terms and produce even more content. If this is done systematically, regularly and with imagination the investment of time and effort will make it well worthwhile. (June 13, 2006. There is now an easy way to do this with a Long Tail Search Tool).
Long tail search is just one instance of many long tails arising from Chris Anderson's original article in Wired magazine. If you are interested in long tails outside the realm of practical SEO Chris's blog provides a plethora of outstanding reading material.


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As several local counties plan for additional armed school officers, questions continue to loom about funding.Will the districts ask more money from you, or might there be help from the state or Washington?In the wake of the Newtown shootings, three large counties around Nashville are looking at funding more armed officers or SROs in elementary schools."To me, these are probably the most important hires I have made since becoming sheriff," Williamson County Sheriff Jeff Long said Monday before the Williamson County Commission's budget committee. Williamson County recently recommended $2.5 million for 32-new SROs to be placed in each of the county's elementary schools. The SRO proposals seem to have large, passionate support in Williamson, Rutherford and Sumner counties not only from law enforcement, but educators, parents and students. "It's a great idea because we will have someone there if anything ever happen," a Williamson County fourth grade student said. A future problem for more SROs is the money being considered in the three Nashville suburban counties is funding plans is only for one year."How we continue that funding process down the road will be a whole new ball game," Williamson County Mayor Rogers said. "Federal funding could be an interesting journey."Rogers said he hopes the state of Tennessee might be more receptive.Republican Lt. Governor and Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey did not sound too supportive this week of funding help. "No, that is something these local districts need to decide on their own," Ramsey said Wednesday. Lamar Alexander who has been Tennessee's governor, U.S. Education Secretary and now U.S. Senator, dismisses any federal help for more elementary SROS"The question about whether or not to have an armed officer in a school needs to be decided by local school districts," Alexander told reporters during a trip Wednesday to the Tennessee's Capitol Hill. "That's because local school districts are funded 90% by state and local funds." It's clear that local school districts who want more SROs will have to do lobbying if they look for help at the state or federal level. Rutherford County is considering 11 SROs new at the cost of $1.2 million, equipping each elementary school with an officer. SROs are already in place at the county's high and middle schools. Sumner County is also looking at spending $3.5 million for more than 40 new SROs.
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Camp Joins Summer Fun With Teaching Hindu Faith
By NEELA BANERJEE
Published: July 21, 2007
The first hour at the Chinmaya Mission day camp unfolds as at any other camp. Children shriek through tag, while a few others play Uno.
But by 9 a.m., the grammar-school-age campers are sitting down, their attention focused on a long-haired Indian man in the front of the room, Swami Dheerananda, the mission's Hindu teacher, or acharya. Together, they chant prayers in Sanskrit. Many recite passages they have memorized from the Bhagavad Gita, a holy Hindu text.
Like American Jews before them, Hindu parents, most of whom are recent immigrants to the United States, are turning to well-established institutions like summer camp and weekend school, and to decidedly more contemporary Internet sites, to teach their American-born children ancient religious traditions and help maintain their Indian identity.
''I would venture to say that it is children's programming and education that has become a primary, if not the primary, focus of Hindu-American leaders and institutions,'' Shana Sippy, a candidate for a doctoral degree in religion from Columbia University, wrote in a recent paper. ''In California alone, over 10,000 children attend some sort of Hindu or Indian instruction on the weekend.''
But explaining Hinduism to Americans is another challenge, one that is leading to a homogenization of a faith that, in India, is characterized by the variety of local beliefs and worship practices, some scholars and Hindus say.
''It has to be homogenized at some level because if I ask my daughter, she doesn't know the difference between the practice of Hinduism among South Indians and Bengalis,'' said Sanjiev Chattopadhya, whose 8-year-old daughter, Maya Chatterjee, attends the Chinmaya camp here. ''There has to be dilution at some level, because there hasn't been a critical mass of us, though that may be starting to change.''
From 1.2 million to 2 million Hindus live in the United States, according to estimates cited by Harvard's Pluralism Project on religious diversity, a tiny fraction of the approximately one billion Hindus worldwide. Hindus may be better understood now than a generation ago, partly because yoga has generated interest in Hinduism, said Suhag Shukla, legal counsel for the Hindu American Foundation, an advocacy group, but conflicts still occur.
On July 12, three Christian protesters shouting, ''This is an abomination!'' disrupted prayers offered by a Hindu priest at the start of a Senate session. Earlier, Christian conservatives had argued against a having the Hindu chaplain lead prayers in the Senate chamber because, as David Barton of the evangelical group Wallbuilders, explained, Hinduism ''is not a religion that has produced great things in the world.''
Though the children at the Chinmaya camp have their summer booked with all sorts of other camps and activities, here they do not stick out. Elsewhere, ''people always ask, 'What language do you speak? What food do you eat? ' '' Maya Chatterjee said. ''Sometimes they see the food in my lunch box and think it's gross.''
About 65 children attend the monthlong camp in Virginia, one of two in the Washington area run by the Chinmaya Mission, part of a worldwide Hindu movement. Hundreds more attend Sunday school classes during the school year. The children here spend the morning learning Sanskrit prayers and broad lessons from the Bhagavad Gita about ''caring and sharing,'' the main theme of this year's camp term. Afternoons are devoted mostly to traditional songs and dances that mix Bollywood with religious tales.
Hindus in the United States have long bolstered their children's cultural identity by having them take Indian dance and music classes. But over the last two decades, many Hindus' anxiety about preserving their culture has translated into a drive to teach religion more explicitly, said Vijay Prashad, professor of South Asian history at Trinity College.
One morning recently, Veronica Hausman stood in front of 20 restless 8- and 9-year-olds, trying to get them to settle down. When that failed, she sat, closed her eyes and chanted a long ''Om.'' The chatter stopped immediately. Ms. Hausman asked the group why a person cares for others. Several youngsters said that it had to do with what the person might get in return. But Ms. Hausman explained that caring for others was embedded in the simplest acts of their faith.
''How do Hindus greet each other?'' she asked, bringing her hands together before her chest in a namaste, which some Hindus believe has a religious meaning. ''Look at my hands at the heart. What does it mean? It means the Lord in me bows to the Lord in you. If everyone saw the God in everyone else, wouldn't we care? I see all of you are zoning out now, so just remember this.''
The children seemed engaged by the camp. Arthi Bala, 8, said she enjoyed doing ''yagnas and stuff,'' a reference to some worship rituals.
Hinduism has no founder, no single sacred text like the Bible, and no recitation of creeds that define a believer. The immigrant parents whose children attend camp became Hindu ''through osmosis,'' said Vasudha Narayanan, director of the Center for the Study of Hindu Traditions at the University of Florida.
In India, Hindus hear the epic Ramayana as a bedtime story, repeat the religious ceremonies of their households and celebrate festivals with the entire community. But in the United States, Hindus often must explain their faith to other people, including their children, which many are not prepared to do.
''Parents knew the rituals but not the significance behind them,'' Swami Dheerananda said.
Yet some scholars contend that making the religion more accessible has eroded some of its diversity. In the United States, the sacred utterance ''Om,'' has become the symbol for Hinduism, Ms. Narayanan said. But in India, other symbols are widely used, like the letter ''Sri,'' which signifies Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity. Many Hindu groups here espouse a philosophy from the seventh century that ''the Supreme Being and you are identical,'' she said. But in areas of South India, people think of the divine as a mother and the individual as the child she protects.
''This is an essentializing of Hinduism,'' Ms. Narayanan said, ''and the diversity of Hinduism in India is lost here.''
Such homogenization may be inevitable, Ms. Sippy said.
''All traditions undergo transformation as a normal process of immigration,'' she said, ''and American religious leaders of all backgrounds have commonly simplified their traditions to transmit religious identity to children.''
Some campers finished reciting Chapter 4, Verse 33 of the Bhagavad Gita in Sanskrit and clamored for a translation. Swami Dheerananda shrugged off their request, explaining later that they were too young.
That did not sit well with about half the class, including Maya Chatterjee. ''I'd feel better if someone explained it,'' she said.
Roshni Yaradi, 7, said her parents sometimes explained. If they had that day, they would have told her that in that verse, Lord Krishna says to his disciple Arjuna, ''The sacrifice of knowledge is greater than the sacrifice of material possessions.''
Photos: Dancing is part of learning at a camp run by a Hindu mission.; At the Chinmaya summer camp, American-born children of Hindus are taught traditions like the Brahmaarpanam, a prayer of thanksgiving. (Photographs by Brendan Smialowski for The New York Times)


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Feature • August 27th, 2014
By Yael Grauer
It's not that journalists and copywriters don't have a lot in common; they can both turn amazing phrases and meet killer headlines, and they're constantly explaining to strangers at parties that, no, they don't write fiction. Perhaps these similarities are why some agencies tap into their pool of copywriters to fill the editorial needs of clients who want to become brand publishers. While it can be easy to chock it up to saying, "Writers are writers!" making that switch might not be such a good idea.
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Gone are the days when a startup could just throw content out there and count on keyword optimization to drive fresh traffic and leads; the digital landscape has grown more competitive, and publishers of all kinds have had to up their game to stand out.
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In the world of content marketing, retailers are doing so much more than just advertising their products; they're providing useful information, visibility, and an open dialogue between company and consumer.
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A member of the Class of 84, the very last graduating class of Winyah High School, Lt. Lindy McRae, 48, has spent 20 years in the fire service.
Andrews High School graduate Josh McElwee has been promoted to the Double-A Frisco RoughRiders, as announced by the Texas Rangers organization Aug. 19.
Georgetown youth will have a full court basketball gym at the renovated Howard facility, but organized basketball teams wont be able to play there, a blow to West End community efforts to preserve...
Family and friends of Andrews resident David Goude are remembering him as a man who never met a stranger and enjoyed making people laugh.
A new assisted living community, being constructed on US 17 Bypass in Murrells Inlet, is expected to open in early spring 2015.
A Murrells Inlet magistrate could decide today if weekly Monday night fireworks over the inlet violate the Georgetown County noise ordinance.
Murrells Inlet 2020 agreed, Aug. 6, to team with Surfrider Grand Strand during the Chilympics, the Surfriders main fundraiser, scheduled for Oct. 12.
Josh Holt, three, may be excused if hes a bit overwhelmed by the equipment his father, Ron Holt, uses to combat woodland fires throughout Georgetown County.
Coast RTA will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 20, to discuss changes to the 16 and 16 Express routes.
June was a big month for Ryan Crowley.
The new school year begins with a full staff of teachers and facility upgrades, according to Georgetown County School District staff.
We have a balanced budget and this includes eliminating two positions, Mayor Rodney Giles told the Andrews council members at an Andrews Town Council special workshop Aug. 18.
One of the first senior centers Yancey McGill visited when he became lieutenant governor was in Georgetown.
A group that has been working for three years to find funding for dredging of the canal leading to the Port of Georgetown has voiced its support for a proposed penny sales tax.
Andrews Highs offense fumbled the first two times it touched the ball during a scrimmage on Aug. 15.
The late Tommy Smith Sr., who won more than 250 football games and three state championships at Howard High School, has been elected to the inaugural class of the South Carolina Football Coaches Hall...
The husband and wife team of Stan and Bobbie Allen won the Inshore Fishing Association Redfish Tour event in Georgetown on Aug. 16.
A group of young Georgetown County mariners set sail Aug. 17 to bring help and hope to leukemia patients and their families by participating in the first annual Winyah Bay Regatta.
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Quebec (Canada)
3.25/5 rDev -13.3%
08-13-2014 02:53:27 | More by slowfade
Quebec (Canada)
3.25/5 rDev -13.3%
08-09-2014 03:12:12 | More by Christian_Champagne
3.38/5 rDev -9.9%
Shiny golden colour with haze; small bubbly head, nice clingy lacing. Slight trickle of bead. OK.
Smells very bacony. Smoky with peppery notes. Yeah, savoury, meaty, spicy. Not much more to it; does there really need to be though?
Taste is not at all what I expected. Tangy, citric with some notes of peach, then descends into dry smoke character with some wood, meat and mild peppercorn on the back. Very confusing drop. Also light.
Bit sizzly, gets some decent texture on the back; foams up.
Very, very weird beer. Smell doesn't match the palate much at all. Overall it's also just a bit lacklustre.
08-06-2014 02:40:44 | More by laituegonflable
3.61/5 rDev -3.7%
Sampled at Vermont Brewfest. Not sure if it was on-tap or not.
A-Hazy orange but leaning toward a lighter hue of orange.
S-Almost tart. Seems to be smoky. Definitively hard to grasp. Light Belgian yeast aromatics.
T-Has some tartness and funk. Clearly smoky. Also sweet. Pretty interesting. I'm not sure if the flavors match that well. Finishes a bit sweet and pale-fruity.
M-Light bodied. Flavors don't linger except for the smoke a little bit. Well carbonated.
O-Unique, smoked Berliner. Lichtenhainer Weisse! I've had one before. I guess this would be a good way to describe it. Well worth a sample but I think the flavors clash.
07-23-2014 00:15:04 | More by VelvetExtract
Ontario (Canada)
3.75/5 rDev 0%
06-07-2014 21:46:24 | More by mick303
4.5/5 rDev +20%
05-18-2014 22:09:13 | More by Durandal_777
3.49/5 rDev -6.9%
Like the bottle states: this beer defies all categories. The appearance is much like a saison but the aroma is not. There is a cool smokiness at the beginning of the taste that melts wonderfully into a wheat or saison type. Very enjoyable, love the fact that it defies explanation! I enjoy beers that give you the something unexpected.
04-13-2014 18:48:19 | More by PlatoSmash
Ontario (Canada)
3.5/5 rDev -6.7%
Bottle at Brothers Beer Bistro. From notes.
A - Poured a nice golden colour with good carbonation. Cloudy with yeast added. Half finger of white head gone fast and left a bit of lacing and no retention.
S - Mostly smoke and peat. Mild but not offensive with the aggressiveness of the smoke. A little saison is there but hidden with a very gentle sour/funk note that's barely detectable.
T - Smoke, saisony grass and fruit yeast notes. A weird combo that has most of the rauch components really present but subtle saison and faint berliner notes.
M - Mild carbonation, medium body with a smokey finish.
O/D - What a strange beer. Not detectable sourness and the saison element was very mild. Weird. To be honest it was mostly a tamed rauchbier. Odd, but enjoyable.
02-23-2014 19:31:10 | More by tbeckett
3.56/5 rDev -5.1%
ham. /end review (drops mic.)
But that would be very un-BEERchitect-like, so here's a bit more...
Pouring with a haze straw color, slight golden low lights gleam beyond a moderate wheaty haze. On par with most sour ales, this fusion of rauch and wiess shows champagne-like appearances with spirited carbonation the fuels a fluffy and arid white head. Slow to dissolve, the ale trails with a broken collar of lace.
Its aromas are spot on of honey-baked city ham- now way around it. Its smoky sweetness is of mesquite and maple as is savory and meaty scent strikes the olfactory senses with a notion of curing pork. Its light tangy backdrop is playfully of lemon and straw heading into taste.
Thin cracker-like maltiness is mildly bready and tepidly sweet, until its more acidic tones rise at middle palate and dries the sweetness with ease. Lime, stewed hay, and a salty brine taste crosses the palate with dried citrus tones before its slightly earthen and herbal finish. Echoes of ham then make their only real meaningful mark in taste.
Light and incredibly zesty, the ale does offer a soft creaminess on the early palate that dissovles away rather quickly in order to make way for a minerally-crisp finish. Its fleeting, sparkling carbonation allows the light bodied beer to behave very selzerwater-like.
Its impressive to see so much complexity to rise out of a sub-4% beer. Its highly characterful and refreshing- a more inquisitive offering than an everyday go-to.
01-29-2014 18:28:49 | More by BEERchitect
4/5 rDev +6.7%
750ml tall brown bottle purchased from K&L Wine Merchants in Redwood City, CA. They put this somewhere between Berliner Weisse, Rauchbier and Saison. That was well enough to pique my interest, even as I questioned their sanity.
Pours a quite clear yellow golden colour, with a big frothy head of white, that persists for a long time. Lacing is pretty decent and the carbonation is fine. It also looks like it has a bit of heft in the body, despite being only 3.8% ABV. Looks good.
Yep, nose is something like what I expected as much as I expected anything. Definite smokiness, almost peaty and slightly medicinal, with an underlying wheaty sourness that gives slight lactic overtones as well. There's a carbonic acidity to it as well. Very strange, but not unpleasant for it.
Yep, the taste is similarly weird: let's not beat around the bush, it's fucked up, but in the best possible way. Crisp wheaty acidity on the front of the palate, backed up out of nowhere by a slightly acrid, smokiness with no sweetness to it whatsoever—again, it feels slightly peaty and medicinal when mixed with the acidity. Taste is quite dark, despite the colour: it causes no end of cognitive dissonance in my brain.
Feel is quite fine and slightly frothy. It works well.
Yeah: this is bizarre. Hopfenstark have done something really weird and probably against some sort of law of nature. But for all its oddities, it works in some sort of perverse way. When I try something truly unique like this, I have to appreciate it.
11-16-2013 05:03:23 | More by lacqueredmouse
Ontario (Canada)
4.25/5 rDev +13.3%
11-07-2013 03:53:08 | More by yancot
3.36/5 rDev -10.4%
Bottle pour at Woodshop 8 held at The Hermosillo in Los Angeles, CA.
Thanks to GRG1313 for sharing this one.
Pours a murky light orange with a foamy off-white head that settles to a film on top of the beer. Foamy swaths of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, grain, herb, spice, and yeast aromas. Taste is much the same with slight smoke and chalk flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of spice bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp and medium bodied mouthfeel. Overall, this is an above average beer that has an odd smoke and chalk flavor, especially for the style this is supposed to be.
10-29-2013 03:40:02 | More by UCLABrewN84
3.5/5 rDev -6.7%
10-28-2013 07:42:21 | More by GRG1313
4/5 rDev +6.7%
10-26-2013 02:58:44 | More by agreenman19
3.75/5 rDev 0%
10-12-2013 21:41:27 | More by DrunkinYogi
4/5 rDev +6.7%
09-08-2013 23:09:39 | More by jbeervt
4/5 rDev +6.7%
08-29-2013 18:16:00 | More by Bizoneill
4.06/5 rDev +8.3%
Poured into a Gulden Draak tulip. Pours a medium golden amber with a third of a glass of white head with good retention; active carbonation. Spicy aroma of farmhouse yeast, citrus, light stone fruit and bready malt, a hint of smoke. Wow, this is really interesting. Flavor is light wheat, bready malt, lemon, faint Belgian spicing with savory smokehouse overlaying all. Light bodied with active carbonation. A very odd and nicely balanced smoky light beer. I'm not a fan of sour Berliner styles, but this is only slightly tart and the smoke seems to take any edge off from it. This is hand-down, down the best under 4% beer I've ever had. Rather idiosynchratic, but I really liked it a lot.
08-18-2013 01:24:57 | More by LiquidAmber
North Carolina
3.86/5 rDev +2.9%
A: Pours a hazy light golden yellow in color with light to moderate amounts of visible carbonation and some medium golden yellow highlights. The beer has a finger tall fizzy foamy white head that reduces to a large patch of thin film and a thin ring at the edges of the glass. Light amounts of lacing are observed.
S: Moderate aromas of smoked wheat in the nose with some much lighter hints of light fruit malts. Barely any perceptible tartness or sourness.
T: Upfront there is a light to moderate flavor of slightly sweet malts with a moderate amount of smoky wheat. That is followed by some light fruit flavors (green apple) and then some lighter hints of iodine from the smoky wheat. Light hints of vinegar tartness.
M: Light bodied with moderate to heavy amounts of carbonation.
O: With a very low ABV, there are a ton of interesting flavors and aromas to this beer - that being said, this is a rather unique beer and might be more of an acquired taste. I have never come across a smoked Berliner Weissbier.
08-08-2013 19:36:40 | More by dbrauneis
Quebec (Canada)
4/5 rDev +6.7%
08-05-2013 14:29:07 | More by Caudalie
1.25/5 rDev -66.7%
08-01-2013 12:12:42 | More by ShanePB
2/5 rDev -46.7%
07-31-2013 20:38:03 | More by rowingbrewer
4.03/5 rDev +7.5%
On tap at Belmont Station yesterday.
Clear yellow with a dense white head with good retention and decent lacing. Nose is fresh, lightly lactic and mildly lemony, wheaty and with a touch of sulfury smoke. Palate is tart with lactic yogurty notes, along with a touch of lemon. Some mild earthy mustiness is present, lending some complexity and a little earth. Some smoked malt character is present. Clean and refreshing with crisp carbonation and a lingering, yogurty finish, this is excellent
07-30-2013 03:06:39 | More by DefenCorps
3.5/5 rDev -6.7%
07-27-2013 21:47:40 | More by polishkaz
3.75/5 rDev 0%
07-21-2013 14:57:59 | More by judkinst
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The last couple of weeks, editorial writers, local elected officials and even some environmentalists in the North Country have chastised green groups and Tupper Lake seasonal residents for suing the Adirondack Park Agency, in an effort to overturn...
At yesterday's Adirondack Park Agency meeting in Ray Brook, one of the citizens who spoke during the public comment period accused state officials of trying to "crucify" him. Sometimes the rhetoric runs hot where the APA is...
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The Privately Owned Adirondacks Caps a Writing Career
Jul 22, 2004 — For more than thirty years, Barbara McMartin has been one of the Adirondack Park's leading thinkers and conservationists. Though often controversial, McMartin is more than a gadfly. Her books on the policy and history of the region have influenced a generation of politicians and activists. Until recently, she chaired the state's Forest Preserve Advisory committee. Her popular guidebooks have led hikers and paddlers into the remotest corners of the mountains. McMartin's latest book - which she describes as her last - details the complex history of private land ownership in the Park. The Privately Owned Adirondacks was written while she struggled with cancer. Brian Mann visited Barbara McMartin recently at her home in Canada Lake, to her talk about the book, her life and the future of the Adirondack Park.
NOTE: McMartin is scheduled to speak about her book Monday evening, July 27, 2004, at the Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake. Go to full article
NOTE: McMartin is scheduled to speak about her book Monday evening, July 27, 2004, at the Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake. Go to full article
APA Chair Ross Whaley: Everyday Challenges, Future Visions
by Martha Foley
Jul 21, 2004 — Ross Whaley came to the Adirondack Park Agency last September from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse. He was president at ESF for 16 years, and then was University Professor. As Professor, his interest was the political economy of sustainable development. As chairman of the Park Agency, that's still where his interest lies. But it's now focused on the 6 million-acre park, where he sees the potential for a model of environmental and economic symbiosis. Realizing the vision is largely in the future. Whaley told Martha Foley his first year has been taken up with learning the ropes, and responding to challenges he's inherited from the first 30 years of APA history. Go to full article
New APA Chairman Ross Whaley Confirmed By Senate
Sep 17, 2003 — The Governor's choice to lead the Adirondack Park Agency was confirmed Tuesday by the state Senate. Ross Whaley, who lives in Tupper Lake, will take over chairmanship of the APA in October. As Brian Mann reports, Whaley begins his term with broad political support, but he also faces tough and controversial issues. Go to full article
Southern High Peaks Conservation Deal Draws Local Concerns
Jul 11, 2003 — The Adirondack Park Agency is reviewing a permit that will allow the preservation of more than nine thousand acres in the southern High Peaks. Recreation and pro-environment groups have praised the deal. Agency Commissioners are expected to approve the first phase of the project later today. But as Brian Mann reports, town officials in Newcomb say they didn't have enough time to properly review the plan. Go to full article
Lake Placid: Private School Seeks New Campus On Farm Land
Feb 14, 2003 — The National Sports Academy - a private high school in Lake Placid - is hoping to move its campus from the village center to a farm on the outskirts of town. The project has the support of local government leaders, but some residents say it will harm a rural neighborhood. As Brian Mann reports, the plan faces a final vote by the Adirondack Park Agency later this morning. Go to full article
The View From India: The Adirondacks As A Model?
Oct 23, 2002 — Each year, people come from around the world to study the Adirondack Park. Environmentalists see this region's mix of wilderness and small communities as a model for conservation - especially in the developing world. Usually, these groups meet with scientists and park officials. But this month, a group called "Future Generations" has been meeting with shop owners and home makers and factory workers. Brian Mann spoke with Aditi Kaur, an activist visiting from India. Go to full article
Lake George Hotel On Fast Track: APA Favoritism?
Oct 10, 2002 — The Adirondack Park Agency meets today, to consider fast-track approval for a major new hotel on Lake George. The developer says a quick answer is necessary to save the project. But a pro-environment group claims that the Park Agency is showing favoritism to a former commissioner. Brian Mann has details. Go to full article
Profile: Conservationist Clarence Petty
Sep 13, 2002 — Yesterday in Old Forge, the Adirondack Park Agency honored one of its first employees. 97-year-old Clarence Petty is a life-long resident of the Adirondacks. He grew up in the Cold River country south of Saranac Lake. As Brian Mann reports, Petty has helped to shape the Park's future for more than seventy years. Go to full article
Planning In the Adirondack Park: Process Is Slow & Controversial
Apr 01, 2002 — When the Adirondack Park Agency was created, in the early 1970s, the act called for creation of dozens of unit management plans. The plans were meant to be detailed blueprints, shaping recreation and environmental protection in the Park's state forests. But in the decades since, few of those plans have been created. A $12-million initiative launched two years ago was meant to fill in the blanks. But as Brian Mann reports, there are worries that the planning process is behind schedule and facing some tough debates. Go to full article
APA Approves New Communications Tower Regulations
Feb 18, 2002 — On Friday the Adirondack Park Agency approved a new policy that will guide construction of cell and broadcast towers in the mountains. Huge areas of the Park don't have cell phone service. Under the policy, new towers will face tough guidelines aimed at protecting scenery and limiting clutter. Brian Mann has details. Go to full article
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Lawyer accused of operating massive immigration scheme gets 5 years
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By Martha Neil
A New York immigration lawyer accused of earning millions of dollars by processing tens of thousands of falsified immigration applications, continuing to work on them even after he fled to Canada in 2006, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison.
Earl Seth David, 49, tearfully apologized before he was sentenced Wednesday in New York City, saying that he was humiliated at having broken the law. U.S. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald called his claim that his work helped reunite families "blatant nonsense," reports the Associated Press.
David pleaded guilty last year to conspiracy to commit both immigration fraud and mail and wire fraud.
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The realization inspired him to travel around the world shooting nighttime photos of cities, eventually culminating in his "Nightscapes" series.
We came across the panoramic photos the other day and were totally enthralled. Wagner has been kind enough to share some images from the series with us; you can see more of his work on his website.


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Some students in Kanawha County received the red carpet treatment on Tuesday. The principal at Belle Elementary School literally rolled out a red carpet for 19 students who scored well on the West Test in 2012.
The students received the superstar treatment which included a Hummer limo ride, meet and greet with school officials and a special lunch at Shoney's. "It's a pretty big undertaking especially because we had 19 students who get to participate today. So, that's a lot of phone calls, emails and information exchanged," said Amanda Mays, principal at Belle Elementary School.
Principal Mays said they kept the special celebration a secret from the students. They wanted them to be surprised when the limo pulled up at the school. The program hopes to encourage students to give their best efforts on the West Test.


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The suspect in the November shooting death of Winters resident Leslie Pinkston made his first court appearance for arraignment Friday in Yolo County Superior Court.
William Gardner will return to court later this month for further arraignment after having at attorney appointed to represent him.
The seats in courtroom were filled Friday with Pinkston's friends and family, weeping with each mention of her name.
Yolo Superior Court Judge David Rosenberg, noting a conflict of interest for the public defender in the case, appointed attorney J. Toney to represent Gardner.
Toney, who had not had time to review the case materials, asked to have the arraignment postponed until a later date. The judge granted the request, scheduling Gardner to return at 8:30 am. on Jan. 16 for further arraignment. Gardner has yet to enter a plea, and is currently being held without bail at Yolo County Jail.
Gardner, 30, is charged with the Nov. 18 shooting death of Pinkston, 32. Pinkston was sitting in her car waiting to go to work on Railroad Avenue in downtown Winters when she was shot. Gardner is alleged by police to have shot his ex-girlfriend at least four times, and at least once in the head.
Gardner is also charged with enhancements of lying in wait and the intentional and personal discharge of a firearm causing death.
According to court documents, the shooting occurred when Gardner was "released from custody on bail or own recognizance for a pending felony offense," adding yet another enhancement to his charges, as well as a charge of possessing a firearm by a person previously convicted of a felony, and stalking.
Between Nov. 15 and 18, the court states that Gardner committed felony stalking after being been convicted of the same charge. According to documents, Gardner is accused of stalking after being convicted on domestic violence charges in March while in Sacramento County.
Gardner remains in custody at Yolo County Jail where he arrived before midnight on Monday, following an extradition from Las Vegas, in which he had fled following the murder of Pinkston.
Gardner gave himself up after barricading himself with a woman and child inside an apartment several miles from the Las Vegas Strip on Dec. 9, and was taken into custody on Dec. 10.


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11 Best Dessert Specialists Around LA
June 20, 2013
When you need to hit the sweet spot, you couldn't ask for better pastry chefs than the ones we have around Los Angeles. From the most haute dining rooms to quaint neighborhood bakeries, you can find decadent chocolate creations, amazing cookies, budinos, seasonal fruit tarts and more. Check out the slide show below for the 11 dessert specialists that top the list in the 2013 Los Angeles Restaurants guide. Did we miss your favorite? Tell us about it in the comments!
Sandwich Shop FairfaxxSusina Bakery & Cafe Map 7122 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, California | 323-934-7900Food23 Decor20 Service19 Cost$18
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St. Croix makes a quality rod and the Avid series is mid-range for them. It is not their lightest or highest priced rod but it holds up under heavy use. St. Croix has a good warranty program
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On May 11, approximately 30 officers and enlisted personnel from Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek completed a one-week, intensive cultural competency training course at Old Dominion University designed to help them better understand and work in foreign environments.
The 40-hour pilot course, which will be offered to other NECC personnel in eight additional one-week sessions over the next year, is funded by a $532,000 grant from the Navy.
In partnership with ITA International, a local small business that offers comprehensive analysis and assessments to government organizations and private industry, the university developed a cultural competency curriculum that will help sailors better comprehend, communicate with and negotiate with their allied and partner-country counterparts - particularly those in underdeveloped countries - in such areas as maritime security training and humanitarian missions.
ODU faculty taught the first three days of classes at the Gornto TELETECHNET Center and the final two at the university's facility on the Norfolk Naval Base. The classes covered the following: Fundamentals of Interpersonal Com-munications, and Home Culture Orien-tation, by Janet Bing, English; Religion and Culture, by David Loomis, philosophy and religious studies; Use of Inter-preters, by M'hammed Abdous, Center for Learning Technologies; The American Embassy/U.S.Country Team, Bismarck Myrick, international affairs; U.N. Organizational Structure and Charter, and Nuances of International Govern-mental Organizations and Non-Govern-mental Organiza-tions, by Maria Fornella-Oehninger, political science and geography; and The Art of Negotiation, by Donald Smith, sociology and criminal justice.
Overall, the course is designed to foster a fundamental understanding of cultural diversity and interpersonal relationships, as well as increase knowledge of cultural sensitivity, communication and negotiation.
"The NECC, which is commanded by Rear Adm. Donald Bullard, deploys teams to foreign countries to work with their militaries in such areas as port security and local security," said David Chase, director of military distance learning programs at ODU and the university's liaison with ITA. "This will provide these sailors with some cultural competencies and basic skills that will allow them to interface with the local militaries in carrying out their missions."
He added: "This project is one that supports the military and leverages the existing partnerships and expertise of the university. This is a good example of an area where we are well-equipped to help meet the Navy's needs, and one in which we can indirectly make a national and international impact. The faculty are very enthusiastic about this project."
Nancy J. Cooley, vice provost for distance learning, is the principal investigator for the grant, and M'Hammed Abdous, director of the Center for Learning Technologies, serves as project manager.
Chase added that ODU will subsequently adapt the pilot course for synchronous and asynchronous distance learning formats, and noted that the Navy may be interested in having future courses tailored to specific regions, cultures and languages.
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Vermonters are getting a say on a new law that some say will significantly affect the state's fruit and vegetable farmers.
The Food Safety Modernization Act is considered the most sweeping reform of food safety in 70 years.
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On November 4 the Vermont Agriculture Agency will hold a webinar for comments. Those comments will then be submitted to the national agency.
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After having watched the first half of NC vs Duke and only realising after about 10 minutes of playing time that Ty Lawson wasn't the guy wearing the nr 22 (not a good sign for him) I read this article on the four letter network that got my trade juices flowing.
The most important parts of the article in case you don't wanna read it (though I would suggest you do):
The Knicks had been expecting the salary cap to grow to more than $60 million by the summer of 2010, but Stern's pessimistic forecast means it should stay somewhere south of $60 million.
So, if we add up Curry, Jeffries, Gallinari, Chandler, the 2009 pick (at a rough guestimate of $2 million) and seven phantoms to reach the 12-spot mandate, the Knicks will be at roughly $29 million.
Let's say the Knicks were to retain Lee at $11 million and Robinson at $6 million for 2010-11. Their committed payroll, including Curry, Jeffries, Chandler, Gallinari, the 2009 first-round pick and five phantoms, would be $46 to $49 million.
That doesn't leave them enough money to make a max offer to even one premiere free agent when the Summer of LeBron comes along.
The solution is to get rid of Curry and Jeffries
And that's where we come in. Because we're the ones with some tradeable assets and might be willing to take something bad for a young talented player.
As always we don't deal in simple two team trades so I just HAD to incorporate a 3rd team. As you can see on this link to the trade machine this deal actually includes the Miler for Sczerbiack swap we've been coveting. Only to send Wally World straight back outta here to New York.
Why everyone does this:
Starting SF problem: fixed. I was really a big fan of Gallinari and I think he'd fit in very nicely. Point Forward with ability to get free throws and some range if I remember correctly. He's still very young and so comes in cheap. Haven't really seen him play a lot (he had injuries I think?) and the adjustment for Euro players is probably always a bit harder and always takes them a bit longer (see Nowitzki, Dirk) but he's got the physcials (he's long for a SF) and the talent so I'd love to share SF between Brewer and Gallinari.
We do have to take on some VERY bad contracts. Curry is ok. Once he gets his game back on track I'd have no problem with him getting some 20ish minutes to relieve Love a bit right now and help out next year. So Miller straight up for Curry I think is not really a very bad swap at this point.
Jeffries' contract is just bad, way bad. But I'd still do it if it could net me Gallinari without giving up any young talent of our own.
They might need a little sweetner pick for this but I don't see why they don't do it if they can get a pick out of it? Maybe the (protected) NY pick so NY can clear that amount of their books before it ever gets on it. I'm reluctant to parting with one of our picks because we're already taking on such bad contracts.
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If you read the article you know why they like this. It gives them a chance to keep Lee, Robinson, Chandler and still maybe sign 2 max deals. Yes they have to give up Gallinary but they aint keeping all four of those guys anyway. It's actually so good for them I'd try to make them give up a future first rounder somewhere around where they will have both Bosh and Lebron. If they pull it off, no biggie, if they don't, lovely.


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Servings: 8 servings
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2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 small to medium yellow onion, finely chopped
2 medium potatoes, peeled, diced into 1/2-inch-thick cubes
2 cups diced pumpkin, 1/2-inch-thick cubes
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 sprig fresh rosemary
2 teaspoons Kosher or sea salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
8 cups canned, low-sodium chicken stock (homemade chicken stock is preferred)
1 (15.5-ounce) can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
2 small- to medium-sized zucchini, cut into 1/2-inch-thick half rounds
2 cups shredded cabbage
2 tomatoes, deseeded, diced into 1/2-inch-thick cubes
1/2 cup ditalini, tubetti, or other small-shaped pasta
Grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese for garnish
In a large Dutch oven or soup pot over medium-high heat, heat the olive oil. When hot, add the onion and sauté for 1 to 2 minutes, until the onion has started to turn translucent. Add potatoes, pumpkin, thyme, rosemary, salt and pepper, stirring well to combine. Sauté for 2 to 3 minutes, until the potatoes and pumpkin just start to color. Add the chicken stock and the beans, stirring well. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce the heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes. Raise the heat to medium-high, add the zucchini, cabbage and tomatoes, stirring until combined. Return to a boil, cover, reduce the heat to low again and simmer for another 10 minutes. Stir in the pasta and cook, uncovered, for an additional 8 to 10 minutes, until the pasta is al dente – tender, but firm to the bite. Taste for seasoning and adjust with salt and pepper.
Serve with a sprinkle of grated cheese as garnish.
Serves 8.
Recipe Courtesy of Mark Leslie


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A legendary Royal. Second all-time in Royals home runs. Third all time in batting average. Fifth in RBI. So badass that he twice hit over .400 and had 83 home runs in one season! Yes, your attempts to break the spirit of all Mariner fans by stealing such Mariner legends as Gil Meche, Jose Guillen, and Willie Bloomquist were a crushing blow to all Mariners fans in Grass Creek. But this response will shake Royals Nation like an atomic bomb. Only signing the great George Brett would shake the souls of Royals fans more than this bombshell.
Its now a formality. Why even bother. Grass Creek, Wyoming is Mariners country!


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Hello my fellow Who Dat Nation! It is now officially the off-season and that means the game I created last year can now be in tact. The game is called Guess Who I Am and the rules are simple. I am going to give you three hints about a player, coach or another player that was or is in the NFL and you try to guess who they are. Here is an example:
- I play for the New Orleans Saints
- I'm a Quarterback
- I broke Dan Marino's Passing Yard Record in 2011
Obviously I made this one easy as possible as it is Drew Brees, but it basically gives you the idea. I would start the game around the end of February and it would go on until near the end of the off-season or if there are no longer enough players to continue the game. A new post with a new player would be posted every Monday at 6 PM EST. The other rules of the game are:
- The first person to get the answer right would get five points. Everyone else would get two
- You can only choose your answer once. Any other answers will not be recognized
- You never lose points and you do not have to participate every week
- All answers must be blacked out
- NO using the internet to get help


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Men's soccer falls to Hofstra, 3-1
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The JU men's soccer team couldn't overcome a bad start as they surrendered two first-half goals for a 3-1 loss to Hofstra on Friday afternoon at the Stetson Soccer Classic in DeLand, Fla.
Despite getting outshot, 9-6, in the first half, the Pride (2-3) got scores from Stephan Barea and Rory McCrea to take the early lead before Brett Carrington added a late goal to put the match out of reach. Greg Cumpstone (2-2) made three stops between the posts for Hofstra.
Sophomore midfielder Tyler Williams recorded his first goal with the Dolphins (0-3-1) in the first half, but JU couldn't make the comeback as they were limited to just a pair of shots in the second half.
"It just wasn't our night," said JU head coach Mike Johnson. "We have to stop shooting over shelves in the foot if we want to win games. Overall, we played well at times and got plenty of good scoring chances, but couldn't get the victory. We plan to regroup and put forth a good effort on Sunday."
The Pride wasted no time getting on the board in the first half as Barea added his second score of the season in the third minute of the match from a pass by McCrea.
In the 26th minute, McCrea gave Hofstra a 2-0 advantage by scoring on a corner kick that deflected off of a JU defender.
Williams cut the deficit to a goal less than two minutes later after scoring from 20-yards on a left-footed shot down the middle of the field.
Carrington found the back of the net on a shot from 10-yards out in the 75th minute to give the Pride a 3-1 cushion.
The Dolphins had a final chance to tie the match in the 89th minute on a shot from sophomore midfielder Nate Binkley, but it was blocked.
Senior goalie Joey Sanchez (0-3-1) made a pair of saves for JU in the loss.
The Dolphins look to bounce back on Sunday morning when they face Saint Joseph's to close out the tournament at 11 a.m.


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Seattle Seahawks rookie Russell Wilson remains the team's starting quarterback even though Matt Flynn is now healthy enough to play, coach Pete Carroll said. Carroll told WEEI-AM in Boston (via sportsradiointerviews.com) that Flynn is ready to play but Wilson "needs every snap." Carroll admitted earlier this season that Flynn couldn't practice because of sore elbow but now says Flynn has done will in practice when he's had the chance. The Seahawks face the New England Patriots on Sunday.
Fantasy Impact: Wilson may be the starter for Seattle but he shouldn't be in any fantasy lineups. He has thrown for more than 200 yards just once this season and doesn't figure to have much luck in Week 6 against the Patriots. There have been some who want to see Flynn but it doesn't sound like he's going to get his chance anytime soon. Neither player has much fantasy value at this point.
For more fantasy info, head over to the SB Nation Fantasy War Room 4-8:30pm ET Monday through Thursday and 8am to 1pm on Sunday. Check out SB Nation's own Fantasy Football game, Pick 6!


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As an old Metal Head, I was very excited to hear that MVD Audio was reissuing Canadian rock band Exciter's self-titled 1988 album on CD. While I was never a full-fledged fan of the band, I have seen Exciter live on countless occasions, opening for bands such as Manowar and Accept, and I always thought their mix of harmonies and speed metal was a good notch above the rest of the crowd, making speed metal actually accessible to fans with a more musical ear. This album marked the first album on which drummer Dan Beehler did not carry the band's lead vocals, which I thought, had become on of the band's trademarks, and I remember hearing songs like 'Scream Bloody Murder' live and with Beehler belting out the vocals before the record was actually released. Here now we have Rob Malnati take over the vocals for the band and while he does a decent enough job, I think it does not compare too well to Beehler's powerful performances and comes across as a bit weak on the recording. Exciter has always been a live band, I suppose, more so than many other acts, and part of their success was the energy the band exuded during their concerts, especially bassist Allan James Johnson's stage presence. And yet, this re-issue of 'Exciter' is an album I have come to treasure because it brings back to life a part of the era I had almost forgotten, a time when concerts allowed you to discover talented new bands because promoters took a risk and mixed even unlikely acts together, making it possible for bands like Exciter to reach out to an audience they would never get to otherwise. If you want a taste of a classy speed metal act with very melodious hooks, give this album a try as it reappears in stores around the country right now for only $10.
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Steve Welch, the U.S. Senate candidate backed by the Pennsylvania Republican State Committee, went on the attack today in Erie against rival Tom Smith.
They are among five Republicans seeking their party's nomination in the April 24 primary. The winner will likely face U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, a Democrat, in the Nov. 6 election.
Welch accused Smith, who portrays himself as a conservative founder of a tea party group, of raising taxes nine times as a former Plumcreek Township supervisor in Armstrong County.
The online PoliticsPA has reported that Smith did raise taxes, but not by a large dollar amount.
Both candidates go before the voters as former Democrats, an issue that might not sit well with the conservative base.
Welch has said he was briefly disenchanted with the party for losing its way over higher spending, while Smith has said he's always been conservative regardless of party.
Welch held a news conference today at General Exterminating, a business co-owned by Millcreek resident Donna Reese.
Welch is calling his rival "Taxin' Tom Smith."
It could be an interesting run-up to the primary.
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The Phillies bullpen in 2011 has been nothing less than spectacular. The Phillies have not lost a single game when leading after 8 innings, as the team has gotten a fantastic effort out of it's group of closers: Ryan Madson 11/11, Jose Contreras 5/5, and even Bastardo with one in his only opportunity. The bullpen has a combined ERA of 2.64, ranking 3rd best in the majors. All of this, even with guys like Jose Contreras and Brad Lidge out for significant portions of the season. Clearly, the success of the bullpen has been the most surprising piece of the season thus far.
However, with the positives, there are certain negatives. The combined FIP for the team is a thoroughly unspectacular 3.81, ranking 19th in the majors. Their combined xFIP is actually quite putrid, coming in at 4.14, 22nd in the majors. The pen has gotten luck in the form of a low BABIP, at .259, and an equally low HR/FB rate, at 6.5%. Their success has come mostly because of luck, rather than true skill.
Thankfully, the poor DIPS rates are unlikely to stay at that level, especially with Contreras back. David Herndon, who clocks in with a 5.04 xFIP and a 6.32 ERA, is no longer with the team and is unlikely to return until roster expansion in September. In addition, he had been pitching effectively as of late, most notably his 2.1 IP performance against the Reds. Herndon had pitched 15.2 innings, about a ninth of the total for the bullpen, and his absence will help lower the bullpen's cumulative DIPS statistics.
Another major offender has been J.C. Romero, who, despite his relatively decent 3.75 ERA, has pitched to the tune of a 5.41 xFIP. Romero, unfortunately, has been misused this season, as he is a LOOGY who has faced 35 RHB and only 21 LHB. And the numbers bear this out, as he has 5K's and 3 BB's against lefties, while he has 2K's and 5BB's (1 IBB) and a HBP against righties. In other words, he's been beyond awful against righties, and very good against lefties, as he always is. His xFIP is 2.94 against lefties this year, and against righties it is 6.81. It's simply criminal to use him against righties as Charlie has. If used effectively, rather than as a 7th inning option like he so far, Romero could be a quite effective bullpen piece. Another positive note about Romero can be found in this note from David Hale. Romero seems to have received some advice on his motion from Roy Oswalt, and hopefully that will help out some of his control issues.
The final offender this season has Kyle Kendrick, long man extraordinaire. Kyle has been very lucky this year, with a 3.20 ERA and a 5.38 xFIP (These numbers include his two spot starts). Kendrick has never been one to get many strikeouts, and that trend has continued, with a mere 3.55 K/9 rate. Rare is the batter who swings and misses against Kendrick. There have been a few relief appearances were Kendrick has seemed relatively effective, and a lot of his poor season-wide numbers come from his disastrous appearance in Milwaukee, but there's little to like in what Kyle has done so far this season. The only real positive that can be taken from his numbers is that he likely won't be throwing quite as many innings as the season progresses. His 17.1 IP in relief has come mainly after poor games by the starters, such as Worley's game today, and short appearances by the starters other than the #5 starter have been rare past the first week of the season. The less Kendrick toes the mound, the better.
There have been a few fill-ins, with a certain Wilson Valdez being the most notable, though Scott Mathieson and Mike Zagurski have also seen a few innings. They've combined for 5.1 IP, and a solo HR allowed by Chunk was the only damage done against them. It's very unlikely we see any of these three pitch again, at least until September.
The final weak arm in the pen can be found attached to Danys Baez. Baez has had an interesting season, with a lot of downs and one incredible game, but overall he seems to love allowing contact, with a mere 4.07 K/9. Baez relies a lot on getting double plays to get out of the jams he always seems to find himself in, and luckily, he's managed to get 3 so far. He's also keeping the ball on the ground, with a 52.4% GB rate, which is absolutely necessary in order for him to remain effective. There's not much to love about what Baez is providing, but if he can approximately pitch near the level he did for 5 innings against the Reds, he'd be a decent option. Baez has thrown 24.1 IP, the most of anyone in the bullpen, and he would rank 2nd even without that appearance. That is somewhat surprising, but hopefully he keeps up his recent form, with his 7 consecutive scoreless innings being by far the largest streak of his Phillie career.
It gets better. There are four pitchers remaining, and one on the DL, who constitute the front end of the bullpen going forward. First is the most surprising member of this group, Michael Stutes. Stutes has been fairly effectively this year, with high strikeout numbers (10.1 K/9) as his strength, but a high walk rate (5.1 BB/9) and a major failure to keep the ball on the ground (26.9% GB) as his faults. Stutes has done fairly well wherever he's pitched this season, serving as the 7th inning man in Contreras's absence, and occasionally pitching in very high leverage spots. His 3.73 xFIP, however, indicates that the Phillies are probably better off keeping him in lower leverage appearances, much to David Murphy's chagrin. His strand rate, at a sparkling 87.3%, is likely to fall, which explains the difference between his ERA (2.53), and his xFIP (3.73). Stutes has been a reliable arm for the Phillies so far, and likely will be for years to come, but he has to either develop better control or keep the ball down in order to truly make the step to a shutdown reliever. Going forward, Stutes will probably pitch in relief of short starts, or on days where Contreras or Bastardo are being given the day off, and he's certainly a decent enough option for that kind of role.
Next up is our second Cuban, Jose Contreras. Contreras has been very effective so far, with a perfect 0.00 ERA in 10 innings. He was assigned the role of closer at the beginning of the season, and was solid, though prone to "interesting" innings. Contreras has had many of the same elements that Stutes has shown thus far, with a high strikeout rate (9.9 K/9), a relatively high walk rate (3.6 BB/9), and not many groundballs (31.8 GB%). Thanks to a completely unsustainable .174 BABIP, his xFIP is quite good, at 3.05, but with regression sure to come, more balls are going to drop, and thus he'll face a higher number of batters, and more balls will be put into play. Thus, his xFIP is slightly overstating his true skill, as his strikeout rate, walk rate, and flyball/inning rate are going to increase. In addition, his HR/FB is equally due to regress, as it won't stay at 0% forever. However, even with that regression, Contreras's history as a reliever indicates that his GB% is likely to increase, as his 2009 and 2010 seasons were right around 45%. If he can match those levels and keep up this strikeout rate, he'll be very strong going forward. He's likely to pitch in the set-up role going forward, while getting save opportunities when Madson is resting. After Lidge returns, Contreras will probably slot in as the 7th inning man.
The other surprising arm in the pen with Stutes has been Antonio Bastardo. Bastardo has been a force this year, with a 1.42 ERA and a 2.97 xFIP. The Bastard knows how to strike batters out, with a very impressive 12.3 K/9 this year. This high strikeout rate negates most of the effect that his high walk rate, 4.3 BB/9, and his low groundball rate, 22.5%, provide. However, even his very high strikeout rate won't lead to a sub-2.00 ERA, and his ERA is due in part to some BABIP luck. Bastardo's BABIP allowed is a highly unsustainable .211, and with regression he'll give up quite a few more hits. That's a bit of a problem with Bastardo's high FB rate, as multi-run HRs are certainly a possiblity, but even with the regression, Bastardo will remain one of the best arms around. His role is somewhat unknown with Contreras back, as he may find himself serving as more of a LOOGY, but he should hopefully remain as an option for high leverage innings.
Finally, we get to Ryan Madson. Having found himself as the closer-by-multiple-injuries in a contract year, Madson is certainly doing his best to give Scott Boras some ammunition this winter. Madson has it all, with a high strikeout rate (9.4 K/9), a solid walk rate (3.1 BB/9, but half of them are IBB h/t yolacrary), and a great GB rate (55.2%). The only area for regression with Madson is with his HR/FB, where he, like Contreras, has not given up a HR this year. This trend will not continue, but even so, his 1.96 ERA will probably not increase by much, as he has an equally impressive 2.66 xFIP. Simply put, Madson is an absolute force, and he will remain the closer for the rest of the season.
The only man I have yet to mention is the only real unknown, Brad Lidge. His time frame for return is still unclear (with his first rehab appearance earlier this week), but it's most likely going to be around the ASB. Lidge has always been one to induce heart attacks, as he's prone to walking the lead-off man and many other batters with his 5.0 BB/9 rate the past two years. Thankfully, his slider is one of the best strikeout pitches of all time, as his career 12.0 K/9 rate can attest. Whether Lidge is effective this season is a complete mystery, but so long as his rehab goes well and his velocity has returned, he will be a fairly good option out of the pen. Charlie has said that he'll probably step into the set-up role when he returns.
Overall, the pen is unlikely to keep up it's sterling performance up to this point, but the 1-2-3 of Madson, Contreras, and Bastardo is among the best in the majors and is likely to remain so all year. When Lidge returns, the pen will get better, though Brad is probably no better than any of the three mentioned previously. In crucial situations, the ability to go to a multitude of arms, be it Stutes, Lidge, Madson, Contreras, or Bastardo will allow the bullpen to keep runs off the board all season long. And behind them, Kendrick, Baez, and Romero will hopefully not have to pitch many innings, and one of them will have to go down when Lidge returns. As compared to last year, where the team was forced to rely on Chad Durbin in the playoffs, this team will almost always be able to put an effective arm out there. The bullpen has will be, a major strength for this team going forward.
As a final note, I'll leave the SIERA numbers for Phillies relievers, and their ranking out of all ML pitchers with at least 10 innings this season, which is a total of 380 pitchers.
Bastardo: 2.54 (10th), Madson 3.04 (39th), Contreras 3.06 (40th), Stutes 3.38 (81st), Baez 4.86 (309th), Romero 5.45 (353rd), Kendrick 5.97 (372nd). Yikes.
For your amusement, I provide one more, but out of those with at least 1.0 IP. Wilson Valdez 11.29 (487/487).


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Kimball Library offers watercolor basics for children
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Children ages 7 to 12 are invited to the Kimball Public Library to learn how to "Watercolor with Mr. Linn." The KAHS art instructor Mike Linn will be at the library at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 26, to teach the basics of watercolor. Learn how to paint water, trees, shadows and reflections. All materials will be provided. The attendance limit is 20 and pre-registration is required.
Great River Regional Library (GRRL) provides library services at 32 public libraries in Benton, Morrison, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd and Wright Counties. It provides Central Minnesota residents with nearly 1 million books, CDs and DVDs, 250 public computers, programming and information services.
Kimball Library open hours
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NEW: Political Pulse
A look at political news in the Coastal Bend from the reporters of the Caller-Times. Get updates throughout the week from the political happenings in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, San Patricio County, Kleberg County, Aransas County and more.
Rockport attorney in state bar run-off
May 2, 2013 1:38 PM
Steve Fischer of Rockport will face Trey Apffel, of League City, in a run-off election for president of the State Bar of Texas.
The run-off election will be from May 9 through 5 p.m. May 23. The winner will then be announced later that evening.
On Feb. 19, Fischer was approved as a petition candidate after submitting 5,166 eligible signatures from state bar members, which earned him a spot on the ballot.
State bar members voted in April and Apffel received 8,304 votes, or 34.02 percent, Fischer received 11,058 votes, or 45.30 percent, and Larry W. Hicks of El Paso received 4,887 votes, or 20.02 percent.
The president-elect will serve from June 2014 until June 2015.
Steve Fischer is a sole practitioner in Rockport. His practices criminal and family law, and litigation and real estate.
Fischer serves on the board of directors of the State Bar of Texas, the Texas Bar Journal Board of Editors and as vice chair of the Insurance and Member Benefits Subcommittee.
He has served as Willacy County district attorney, president of the Aransas County Bar Association and on the Aransas County Independent School Board. He has been or currently serves as a member of the Texas Indigent Defense Committee, Texas Crime Victims Committee, Texas Penal Code Committee, as a board advisor to the Court Rules Committee and the Family Law and Criminal Justice sections, and as the alternate board adviser to the Disability Issues Committee.


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Here's the very first post from our summer intern, Lauren! She's going to be letting you in on some inside information on how to spend a great summer in Bloomington from a student's perspective. Be sure to leave her a comment or two!
Last Thursday night I got to see a preview of the newest BPP production "Still the River Runs". This was my very first visit to the Bloomington Playwright's Project and I can't believe I waited this long to go! The theater itself is small yet comfortable and the fog machine definitely set the mood for the play, which takes place in the swamplands of central Florida. It's only a two-man show with a fairly simple set but they honestly don't need anyone or anything else. Gabe Gloden and Daniel J. Petrie put on a great show! Their performance was both lighthearted and thought-provoking and they seem to have a natural ability to capture the audience and draw you into the story. On the surface the play is about two brothers who steal their grandfather's body from his coffin during the funeral and bury him in a place that holds more meaning. As the play progresses the audience learns more about the brothers and the internal struggles and challenges they face. Even by the end, I left wondering what would happen next in the brothers' lives. There are parts that made me laugh out loud (listen for the whale talk) and other parts that were very deep and sincere. In short, this production is definitely worth a look and if you're a fan of country and folk music you don't want to miss it!
Also, if you're looking for something to do before the show, Scholar's Inn Gourmet Café and Wine Bar has created a special drink called the Swamp Thing Martini inspired by the production. It is an Arnold Palmer "with a strong Southern kick" and it's sure to be a hit!
They will also be performing May 26-28 and June 2-4 at 8 pm so you have plenty of opportunities to catch this performance!Posted on: Wednesday, May 25, 2011 1:38 PM by: Tosha Daugherty
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Tonight is the official opening of Bloomington Playwright Projects latest production, Still the River Runs. We have ticket vouchers to give away so you can get into the show! Just leave a comment about your favorite theater or show experience in Bloomington and you'll be entered to win. We'll pick a winner on Wednesday (May 25) so you'll have to time pick up your voucher and redeem them for next weekend's showing. Or you can use the voucher at one of their fall productions. (Vouchers must be used in 2011.) Let the comments begin!
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You may have noticed that we haven't been posting as often as usual here on our blog or on our various social media accounts. Well, I'd like to let you all in on what's been taking up so much of my time lately...
If you haven't been to our website lately at www.visitbloomington.com, now is a really great time to go check it out. We launched a brand-new and much improved version of the site last Thursday during National Tourism Week.
There's a lot to see on our new site,so take some time to explore, and don't forget to view the mobile version on your smart phone or other mobile device while you're at it! It's a huge improvement over our old mobile site and will allow visitors to have on-the-go information about what to visit and, maybe most importantly, where to eat when they're in town! The new mobile site also has all of our event calendar listings too, just in case you're looking for a performance to attend.
Once you're finished looking aroud, we'd love to have your feedback, in fact we've created a special survey to make it easy!Posted on: Monday, May 16, 2011 7:33 AM by: Tosha Daugherty


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So... I really never liked LeBron James. Now I should add a quick caveat, I would not have hated him playing for the Knicks. Really, anything that makes the Knicks relevant again cannot be a bad thing. And I have moderately high hopes that the team we are in the process of building will turn into an eight seed at least (perhaps a first round meeting with Miami...?) I am satisfied.
As for the man of the hour... I think I like him a little more than I used to. This may seem highly odd, considering the vitriol flying around this morning about his decision that I have been soaking up for the last half hour and the fact that a man I dislike signed with a team I dislike, you'd think it would be my natural reaction to pile on him. But I just can't.
I've played lots of basketball in my life, mostly at my local park. And this questionable choice to most suddenly appears to be a sensible decision to me. Forget for a moment that LeBron James, to quote a bit from one of my favorite tv shows, has the emotional maturity of a blueberry scone, and that he manipulated the media and the fans for almost an entire year leading up to this decision. Everyone is assuming he went to Miami to form a superteam, to win a handful of rings and enjoy the relaxed tax laws. I'm sure all of these contributed. But at the heart of this decision, a decision that broke the hearts of so many of my friends and the entire state of Ohio, I can't help but see the obvious. He's just a guy who wants to play with his friends. And I just can't hate him for that.


text: I am a NY Jets fan but however I WILL NOT STAND FOR A NO STANDING RULE. I feel that you the real KC fans need to go to the first game and if not every game and stand the entire game because they're not going to kick everybody out. This is a FREE COUNTRY and it is about time we as the people stand up for something. And I will if I have to come to Arrrow Head Stadium and stand with you to prove a point that no one will tell us we cannot stand and cheer for your team. I hope you are with me.


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Hi guys,
Until two days ago...I haven't had any problem with my CD-ROm but now....I'm havig some serious problems running games on my comp, games I've been playing without any problems
When running the games I can't see any movies it will hang( the image on my monior hangs)...and I can only hear the sound in the bakground.
Did anyone had this problem with their CD-ROM and what can I do about it...
Buy a new one? Search for a new driver? Or what?
Hope you can help me..


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