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You can see the impact gas has on your bank account once you fill up, but did you ever consider how much it's costing you in other areas of your everyday life?
There's a saying. There's no such thing as a free lunch, and John Tournear said that's becoming more and more apparent.
"I've seen price increases in the restaurants and even the drive-throughs, and I've also seen a price increase in the grocery stores. And I know most of that has to do with the rise in gas," he said.
Restaurants like The Pier have their supplies brought to them. But companies are adding a surplus charge because of the high gas prices, and operating manager Richard Cole said those costs can add up quick.
"It just adds to the bottom line, so you have to increase profit. Because if you're spending an extra $30 or $40 a week on surcharges, you have to pick up that money somewhere," Cole said.
And sometimes, somewhere means those who are coming in to eat.
"Absolutely. You can't keep them yourself. You're in the business to make a profit, not a loss," said Cole.
But customers like Tournear say higher costs are only going to keep them from going out.
"It does have an impact on your decision on when and where you're going to go. In addition to that because of the increase in gas prices, we think twice about going out to look at the beautiful trees this time of year," said Tournear.
According to Gasbuddy.com, the average gallon of gas Sunday in the U.S. is $3.77.
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A country of one serial killer
In Finland, serial killers exist only in TV-drama and in books. In real life the social aunties and the police prevent such things. Only one documented case is known.
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By Anna-Stina Nykänen
One bumps into serial killers on television, in movies, and on the pages of detective stories on a daily basis. In real life, however, they don't exist in Finland, says Docent
Hannu Lauerma
, the Medical Superintendent at the Psychiatric Hospital for Prisoners, a part of the health care services of the Finnish Prison Service.
Lauerma's book
Pahuuden anatomia
("The Anatomy of Evil") was published last Thursday by Edita Publishing Oy, a subsidiary of one of Finland's largest publishers of non-fiction.
"Dont exist" is a tiny exaggeration:
in fact, Lauerma knows of one serial killer in Finland. But only one.
According to Lauerma, this serial killer is a transvestite who has committed three sex-related murders. The first victim was his mother, after whom he killed two other women.
"The case resembles the story of
Norman Bates
, the main character in the classic thriller
", Lauerma notes.
Taking into account prison sentences, the periods between each homicide have been so long that the cases have not attracted special attention - not even among the police.
However, the perpetrator meets all criteria for an American
serial killer
, Lauerma says.
The psychiatrist's obligations of professional secrecy prevent Lauerma from revealing more detailed information about the case.
A serial killer is a person
who typically murders three or more people and his or her motivation for killing is largely based on psychological gratification.
Such a person does not commit a crime for money, in order to avenge something, or - in the classic Finnish homicide mode - in a drunken rage.
"Typically, the modus operandi employed by the perpetrator during each crime is similar, and the killer has become addicted to the excitement it provides for him or her", Lauerma reports.
For serial killers, violence is an instinct: after satisfaction and release the pressure gradually grows just like it does for the next sexual intercourse, Lauerma explains.
Serial killers are typically referred to as psychopaths who do not feel sympathy for their victims, but enjoy torturing them.
Sometimes they can also retain some of their victims' body parts as trophies.
The underlying factors
for such murders date back to the childhood of these perpetrators.
"Typically, serial killers have had a ghastly childhood, and this allegation is not based only on their own pitiful stories, which are often designed to bring out sympathy", says Lauerma.
Provedly, nearly without exception all serial killers have been sexually abused, molested, or victims of mental violence when they were children.
They have been humiliated and insulted.
"For example men have been punished by dressing them up like girls when they were children", Lauerma notes.
In addition, serial killers suffer from a genetic mental disorder: they are unable to keep their violence under control.
After suffering agony and shame for a long time, they can therefore begin to repeat their earlier experiences in reverse: to torture victims whom they have first rendered helpless.
In Finland serial killers are rare
in occurrence, thanks to the authorities' rapid intervention in cases of suspected child abuse.
"Here people look after each other, which protects children", Lauerma says.
School nurses and social services - the "flower-hatted aunties" so often disparaged - also do their share, and the rest is taken care of by the police.
In Finland, the number of solved capital crimes is also exceptionally high, though in fairness to other police forces around the world one might say that many Finnish homicides are not
difficult to resolve.
In any event, a person convicted of murder faces a life sentence, which means at least 12 years behind bars.
"When the life of a serial killer for certain reasons often tends to be short, he or she simply has no time to commit many murders", Lauerma notes.
And in a small country with a high degree of access to information about people, it is also easier to get caught.
The largest numbers of serial killers
are found in the Anglo-Saxon area, where models for such crimes are available, and the upbringing of children can sometimes be authoritarian and humiliating.
"Equality is also insufficient. For example, Britain is still a class society, while in the United States it is money that talks, which leaves people feeling frustrated", Lauerma adds.
The former Soviet Union also used to have serial killers. In primitive cultures, such people are more difficult to detect, Lauerma points out.
Female serial killers are rare
. One of the most notorious serial killers was
Aileen Wuornos
(who incidentally had a Finnish background through her maternal grandparents), a prostitute who killed seven truck drivers.
Wuornos was convicted, sentenced to death, and executed in the USA in 2002.
A film telling her story -
- was released in 2003, with
Charlize Theron
winning a Best Actress Oscar for the lead role.
As popularised by the entertainment industry
, serial killers are often described in extreme forms as members of an arrogant upper class or brutal lowlife.
They bring thrills and horror to books and movies.
In fantasies people have the ability to identify with the almost-divine despotism of serial killers.
Lauerma himself is not entertained by stories about serial killers, since for him they represent everyday life.
However, he did read American crime writer
Patricia Cornwell's
Portrait of a Killer - Jack the Ripper: Case Closed
"Yes, it is well-written trash. Absolute nonsense", Lauerma declares.
Helsingin Sanomat / First published in print 10.5.2009
Previously in HS International Edition:
Police say suspect in Heinola poisoning could be serial killer (27.3.2006)
ANNA-STINA NYKÄNEN / Helsingin Sanomat
Estonia's difficult minority
Women's studies transcend gender boundaries
A country of one serial killer
Crew of Soviet bomber that crashed in Kannusjärvi in 1941 finally identified
celebrated in Roihuvuori Cherry Park in Helsinki
Private citizens eager to take the law into their own hands over Helsinki's escalating rabbit problem
At 70, Sirkka Hämäläinen feels free to smile a little bit
Witness to the diamond trade
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Miami Recruiting
August 2, 2013 by NBE Blogger · Leave a Comment
by Alex Schwartz
GALLOWAY, N.J. – Ben Bentil of St. Andrew's (DE) is a player who is not particularly focused on his recruitment.
The class of 2014 power forward, originally from Ghana, lets a couple people close to him handle much of that that aspect of his life.
"I kind of don't know . . . I don't pay much attention to that," Bentil said while at Live In AC of who has offered him. "I pay more attention to my academics, so whatever it is with college stuff is up to [St. Andrew's coach Terrell Myers] and my mom."
Myers said that Bentil has offers from Providence, Georgetown, St. Joe's, Rutgers, Temple, and North Carolina State, plus interest from Miami.
Bentil, who has no favorites, said there are no schools that he speaks with the most.
"No, I'm still open," Bentil said. "I got one more year, so I'm still open, trying to see my chances."
The 6-foot-8, 225-pounder said he has had the chance to check out a few college campuses so far.
"I haven't taken no official visits," Bentil said, "but I went up to BC and I went up to Georgetown to hang out because I wanted somewhere to work out."
He went on to add, "I've been to St. Joe's because I used to live right around the street. So, I played with the boys sometimes. I've been around Villanova too because it's around the street and people go up there to play. All the college players were at one time high school players, so we were all friends. So, I still go up there to play."
Bentil said that he is looking to get out on a few more visits to some schools in the near future, but has none actually scheduled yet.
"Not yet, I'm planning on visiting Georgetown and Miami and Providence," Bentil said. "Those are three that I'm probably going to visit."
The rising senior also spent some time discussing just what it is that he is looking for when it comes to his future college.
"First of all, I just really [want] great academics. Studying is one of my big priorities, so that's what I want to look at first," Bentil said. And then second, I just want to be on a team that will just let me play, let me play my game. A team that will let you play through mistakes, teach you how to learn through your mistakes and just get you better."
When he says "my game," Bentil talked about just what way he plays when he steps out on the court.
"Defensive player, that's how most of the coaches know me," Bentil said. "The offense will take care of itself most of the time. Every sport I play, that's what they said, defense first."
Location will not be a factor in Bentil's recruitment and he does not yet have a timetable for a commitment.
"I don't know. It's all up to my mother," Bentil explained. "I got to talk to her first and I don't want to commit basically [just because] of basketball. I just want to commit [because] of looking at the academic stuff. I'm still unsure, I wanted to major in business management, but I'm still kind of unsure if I want to do that."
Bentil, who said he has a 3.4 GPA, went on to explain why business management is a major that appeals to him.
"Since I was growing up I've always wanted to be a person that tried to invest in something and make a lot of profit out of it," Bentil said. "So I think business management if kind of a [road] to go and it can help me in the future after basketball is over."
The talented frontcourt prospect went to shed some more light on his game. He started by saying that defense is his main strength and went on to add, "The offense takes care of itself, but right now, as of this summer, I've kind of tried to work on my jump shot a lot, which has improved.
"I've always been able to shoot, but I didn't shoot a lot. So now my coach was like, 'Just shoot it. Get in the rhythm of shooting it.' And I see it's working and so I got to improve on that and then just keep going to the basket."
Bentil also touched on the aspect of his game that he does not feel is quite as far along as the rest of his arsenal.
"I'd say the biggest weakness is—every player has a weakness—I would say the biggest weakness is kind of knowing when to take a shot and when not to," Bentil said. "I just, sometimes I get really indecisive, but I'm working on it. I grew up a lot up from that."
July 26, 2013 by NBE Blogger · Leave a Comment
by Alex Schwartz
GALLOWAY, N.J. – Isaiah Briscoe has been considered one of the top players in America in the class of 2015 for quite some time now, and his offer list is evidence of that.
Speaking at Live In AC, Briscoe said he holds offers from Arizona, Florida, Seton Hall, Rutgers, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, DePaul, Miami, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio State, UCLA, Villanova, Syracuse, Florida State, Virginia, and others.
Briscoe listed Kentucky and Duke as two schools recruiting him that have yet to offer.
The class of 2015 prospect discussed what schools are coming at him the hardest right now.
"Arizona, Florida's coming at me pretty hard," Briscoe said, "Syracuse of course, Seton Hall wants me to stay home, Pittsburgh."
Briscoe also talked about just what it is that he is looking for in his future college program.
"I want to play my freshman year. I'm looking for somewhere I could play at least 25-plus minutes," Briscoe said. "And I'm going to compete wherever I go, so I want the ball in my hands as a freshman and I just want the coach to trust me on the court and just believe that I could run a team."
The 6-foot-3 point guard went on to discuss the visits he has taken thus far.
"Arizona, I've visited to Arizona twice. I've visited Syracuse of course," Briscoe said. "I've visited Virginia. I think I'm going to visit Florida in August, I don't know yet."
Brioscoe said he does not have any other trips planned besides the one to Florida.
As for his timetable for a commitment, Briscoe said, "I have to figure out what high school I'm going to first."
After attending St. Benedict's (NJ) his first two years of high school, Briscoe will be transferring next year.
Asked where things stand with where he is headed, Briscoe said, "I don't know, I was going to go to Findlay [Prep], but something else happened."
Of the Nevada powerhouse, Briscoe added, "They said they ran out of room or something like that."
Briscoe said Our Savior New American (NY) and Pope John XXIII (NJ) are two of the schools he is considering. His father also noted that they will be taking a visit to Union Catholic (NJ) on Tuesday.
The rising junior also said that he will "most likely" take a visit out to Brewster Academy (NH).
Briscoe went on to shed some light on his high school decision.
"I kind of want to start my own path and just do my own thing instead of following a trend and doing what everybody else is doing," Briscoe said.
The Garden State prospect feels he could accomplish that at a few different schools in the area.
"Any local school, I think that I would be starting my own path because all the ranked guys are going to go to Huntington [Prep in West Virginia or] Findlay and everywhere else," Briscoe said. "So I think I can do something locally and maybe win a couple championships in my state."
As for when he will have his choice made, Briscoe said, "Probably when I come back from Vegas, within three days from that I will know what school I'm going to."
July 22, 2013 by NBE Blogger · Leave a Comment
by Alex Schwartz
WASHINGTON – The Nike Global Challenge came to a close on Saturday, with USA West winning 98-95 over USA South to take the crown.
NBE Sports was in the house to take in the action from three of the day's four games. While there, we put together some observations of players in attendance, tracked what coaches were in the gym and talked to a few players for recruiting updates.
Due to his religious beliefs and practices, Abdul-Malik Abu is fasting from sunrise to sunset during the July Live Periods for Ramadan. Despite playing without eating or drinking, the 6-foot-8 power forward was productive and showed off a quality motor. A class of 2014 recruit from Kimball Union Academy (NH), Abu has a good build and is tough in the post. Abu, who was playing for Team Pan-Africa, also showed that he has some ability to step out and shoot the ball, even if that is not his forte.
Indiana-commit James Blackmon of Bishop Luers (IN) was easily one of the best shooters at the entire event. An elite marksman from beyond the arc, the 6-foot-2 shooting guard is lethal when left open. Blackmon, a class of 2014 prospect, can get hot in a hurry and is capable of putting on a show when he is in the groove, as he was on Saturday for Team USA Midwest.
Bonzie Colson of St. Andrew's (RI) is an undersized power forward at 6-foot-5, but he can flat our produce. The class of 2014 recruit was pretty productive for Team USA East and displayed the ability to score down low. His thick build helps him make up for what he lacks in height and he can use his frame to his advantage.
July 16, 2013 by NBE Blogger · Leave a Comment
by Alex Schwartz
PHILADELPHIA – If Chinanu Onuaku's last name rings a bell, well, it should.
The class of 2014 prospect is the younger brother of former Syracuse standout Arinze Onuaku.
However, the Riverdale Baptist (MD) prospect said that Syracuse is not involved in his recruitment.
As for who is recruiting him, Onuaku listed scholarship offers from Seton Hall, DePaul, Xavier, Virginia Tech, Cincinnati, Maryland, Kansas State, Rutgers, George Mason, Pittsburgh and Miami.
The 6-foot-10 center claims no favorites right now, but does know what he is looking for in a school.
"Good education," Onuaku began, "good coaching staff, a winning program and that I'll be able to play early."
Location will not be a factor for Onuaku, who said that Xavier, DePaul and Seton Hall are coming at him the hardest. He noted that there is no coach in particular with whom he has the best relationship.
Thus far, Onuaku has been on unofficial visits to Maryland, Seton Hall and Georgetown. He has no other trips planned at this point.
As for his timetable for a commitment, Onuaku remarked, "Probably in the middle of the season or after the season."
Onuaku also spent some time talking about his game and noted that he sees himself as either a power forward or a center.
Regarding his chief strength as a player, Onuaku said, "My defense, my blocking and my defensive rebounding."
On the other hand, Onuaku said that he thinks his hook shot is likely the primary weakness he has on the court.
The rising senior also discussed his summer, beginning with his experience at the Reebok Breakout Classic.
"It's been good, it's been long," Onuaku said on day two. "We're tired right now, but we still got to play through it and get W's."
Onuaku, who wound up being named to the camp all-star game, shared his goals for the month.
"Just to get better in all aspects of the game and help my team, [DC Assault], win in tournaments," Onuaku said.
July 15, 2013 by NBE Blogger · Leave a Comment
by Alex Schwartz
PHILADELPHIA – Devin Robinson of Christchurch (VA) is a player who really saw his stock skyrocket in the spring and now is loaded with high-major looks.
The class of 2014 prospect spoke about his recruitment and more while at the Reebok Breakout Classic.
Robinson listed scholarship offers from Indiana, Connecticut, Providence, Florida State, Rutgers, VCU, Virginia Tech, Notre Dame and Miami, noting that there are others as well.
In addition, the 6-foot-8 prospect said that there are a few schools expressing interest that have yet to offer him.
"Duke just came on the scene," Robinson began, "Louisville, Florida, and UNC are the newest."
Robinson went on to talk about what those schools are waiting on before extending him a scholarship opportunity.
"They just got to see me more," Robinson said. "I don't think they have seen me in-person yet. So, they're just looking to come out in the July period and see me play in-person."
At this point, Robinson claims no favorites and said that all of the schools are coming at him equally hard.
Robinson has been on unofficial visits to Georgetown, Virginia Tech and VCU thus far and has no other trips planned.
The rising senior does not have a commitment timetable and also has not considered whether he would like to sign early or late.
As for what he is looking for in a school, Robinson said, "Great coaching staff, a playing style that fits me, if I'm going to actually play, great campus, fans, and all the above."
Robinson went on to elaborate a bit on just what style of play he is trying to find in a college program.
"I like the run and gun, I like getting up and down the floor," Robinson said.
The Old Dominion State wing noted that location will not be a factor for him in his collegiate decision.
Robinson also spent some time talking about his game, including what he feels he does best on the court.
"Strongest part is [that] I'm a great team player," Robinson said. "I like to get my teammates involved, I'm a leader and I can shoot the ball a little bit."
On the other side, Robinson said, "Weakest [part is] probably my strength. I got to play [with] more of a high motor [as well]."
Lastly, Robinson discussed what he is looking to accomplish this summer.
"My goal for the summer is just to finish off [at the] top of my class," Robinson said.
July 12, 2013 by NBE Blogger · Leave a Comment
by ND Kendrick
Indianapolis, IN – Day two of the second July "live period" was in full swing on Thursday and NBE Sports joined coaching staffs from numerous college programs at the adidas Invitational in the Circle City.
Here is a rundown from Thursday's long day of action…
Stephen Zimmerman (Dream Vision 17) – Zimmerman continues to demonstrate why he may have the brightest future amongst all the bigs in his class. He has a soft shooting touch out to the stripe and an unblockable left-handed jump hook. Defensively his timing is excellent as he blocked away a number of shots. He is still very left hand dominate.
Jeremie Tyler (Indiana Elite 17s) – Tyler is beginning to step his game up to another level. He pushes the ball in transition off the dribble or pass with great pace. Changes speed and directions using the speed and inside out dribble with either hand.
Goodluck Okonoboh (Mass Rivals 17s) – Okonoboh plays with a great deal of passion and effort in the paint. He does a good job of using his body to establish prime position in the paint. He runs well and has plenty of athleticism to catch and score around the basket. Louisville coach Rick Pitino and Indiana coach Tom Crean were very attentive.
July 12, 2013 by NBE Blogger · Leave a Comment
by Alex Schwartz
PHILADELPHIA – The Reebok Breakout Classic rolled along all day Thursday and NBE Sports had the opportunity to see 10 of the 12 teams in action on the day.
As was the case on Wednesday night, some lesser known players made noise and some top recruits also showed what they can do.
Future Louisville Cardinal Shaqquan Aaron showed why he is one of the best wings in the nation in the class of 2014. A 6-foot-8 small forward out of Rainier Beach (WA), Aaron is a high-level scorer who poured in 29 points in the morning game and kept playing well after that. Although thin, Aaron is very long, has a smooth game and is a quality athlete. He does a nice job in transition and is a tough player to keep out of the paint. Aaron even showed the ability to play some point guard.
Not many players in the class of 2015 are smoother on the court than Dwayne Bacon. A 6-foot-6 prospect who can play anywhere from the one to the three, Bacon has a really good frame and does a nice job of finishing at the rim, even in traffic. Bacon, who is headed to IMG Academy (FL), is a good athlete with quality body control who can knock down the midrange pull-up.
Jacobi Boykins of Lakewood (FL) is an impressive all-around offensive player. The 6-foot-5 class of 2014 shooting guard is a bit thin and needs to add some bulk, but he is a solid athlete with good bounce. Boykins is a quality shooter with a nice looking stroke who can also score at the rim some.
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June 17, 2013 by NBE Blogger · Leave a Comment
By Matt Whitfield, Mid-Atlantic Recruiting Analyst
The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA)'s 20th Anniversary of the NBPA Top 100 High School Basketball Camp kicked off Wednesday at the University of Virginia's John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville and concluded over the weekend. Media was allowed to begin attending sessions on Thursday and NBE was back on the road and in attendence.
The NBPA Top 100 High School Basketball Camp was created by the NBPA in 1994 to assist elite high school student-athletes in the development of their basketball and life skills. Throughout the last 20 years, the Camp has grown into one of the most highly touted and renowned camps of its kind and has seen hundreds of its participants go on to successful NBA careers. You can follow the camp on Twitter @Top100Camp and be sure to follow @NBESports for all of our updates as well.
To close our recruiting updates, NBE caught up with Craig Victor, Satchel Pierce, Khadeem Lattin, Abdul-Malik Abu, Brandone Francis, Skal Labissiere, Chinanu Onuaku, Kevon Looney, Trevon Blueitt and Trayvon Reed, which you can see below…
June 14, 2013 by NBE Blogger · Leave a Comment
By Matt Whitfield, Mid-Atlantic Recruiting Analyst
The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA)'s 20th Anniversary of the NBPA Top 100 High School Basketball Camp kicked off Wednesday at the University of Virginia's John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville. Media was allowed to begin attending sessions on Thursday and NBE was back on the road and in attendence.
The NBPA Top 100 High School Basketball Camp was created by the NBPA in 1994 to assist elite high school student-athletes in the development of their basketball and life skills. Throughout the last 20 years, the Camp has grown into one of the most highly touted and renowned camps of its kind and has seen hundreds of its participants go on to successful NBA careers. You can follow the camp on Twitter @Top100Camp and be sure to follow @NBESports for all of our updates as well.
In our first Top 100 Camp report yesterday we had recruiting updates on Stephen Zimmerman, Malachi Richardson, Leron Black, Myles Turner, Reid Travis and Devin Robinson. In our second edition, read on below for updates on Thon Maker, Jaquan Lyle, Ja'Quan Newton and MARYLAND-commit Romelo Trimble impressed in his effort…
June 13, 2013 by NBE Blogger · Leave a Comment
By Matt Whitfield, Mid-Atlantic Recruiting Analyst
The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA)'s 20th Anniversary of the NBPA Top 100 High School Basketball Camp kicked off Wednesday at the University of Virginia's John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville. Media was allowed to begin attending sessions on Thursday and NBE was back on the road and in attendence.
The NBPA Top 100 High School Basketball Camp was created by the NBPA in 1994 to assist elite high school student-athletes in the development of their basketball and life skills. Throughout the last 20 years, the Camp has grown into one of the most highly touted and renowned camps of its kind and has seen hundreds of its participants go on to successful NBA careers. You can follow the camp on Twitter @Top100Camp and be sure to follow @NBESports for all of our updates as well.
IN our first recruiting notebook we take a look at the latest from
April 1, 2013 by NBE Blogger · Leave a Comment
by Alex Schwartz
There has been a lot of news in the world of high school hoops in the past few weeks, including a few talented juniors making early commitments, an elite senior ending his recruitment and some high-profile players in setting announcement dates.
One of the best players in the nation, Julius Randle, declared his intentions to attend Kentucky. The 6-foot-9 power forward from Prestonwood Christian (TX) opted for the Wildcats over Florida, Kansas and Texas. Randle joins an absolutely loaded seven-man 2013 recruiting class for UK that many are calling the greatest group ever assembled.
Also, according to Jason Jordan of USA Today, Julius Randle has been added to the McDonald's All-American game. He was initially ineligible since he missed more than half the season—he was injured—yet has been added anyway. Randle is one of six players in the game headed to Kentucky next year.
One-time Murray State commit Demarcus Croaker is now headed to Texas for his college ball, per Reggie Rankin. He also noted that the class of 2013 prospect selected Texas over Murray State this time around. Croaker is a 6-foot-3 shooting guard from Jones (FL).
Gavin Schilling of Findlay Prep (NV) became the first member of Michigan State's 2013 recruiting class. The 6-foot-9 power forward tweeted his commitment to the Spartans. He selected MSU over Minnesota, UCLA and Villanova.
Rutgers landed a pledge from JuCo prospect Chris Griffin of Wabash Valley College (IL), according to Adam Zagoria of ZagsBlog.com. Griffin is a 6-foot-7 small forward in the class of 2013.
March 1, 2013 by NBE Blogger · Leave a Comment
by Alex Schwartz
Before getting into the recruiting news, we want to send our condolences to the family and friends of Josh Level. A standout basketball player from North Carolina in the junior class, Level sadly passed away last week, far too young. The guys over at Ball is Life put together a nice "Josh Level Tribute Mix," which can be found Here.
On the trail, one of the biggest pieces of news involved a star dual-sport athlete. Derrick Griffin of Terry (TX) committed to Miami for football, in news that looks to have been broken by Peter Ariz of Canesooks to have been broken by Peter Ariz of CanesInSight.com. The class of 2013 prospect, who has signed a Letter of Intent, is expected to play basketball at Miami as well.
Griffin, who checks in at 6-foot-6, is a wide receiver/tight end on the gridiron and a power forward on the hardwood. He had been committed to Texas A&M for a long time, but did not sign with the Aggies due to reported academic issues.
Tyrek Coger of Word of God Christian Academy (NC) tweeted that he pledged to Middle Tennessee State. Coger is a 6-foot-8 center in the class of 2013 and he is a former Missouri commit.
February 27, 2013 by NBE Blogger · Leave a Comment
Quadri Moore is a prime recruiting target for many current BIG EAST programs and his recruitment is expanding, much like his game. The 6-foot-8, 230-pound power forward out of Linden (NJ) High School is learning this season that simple is sometimes better as he faces more and more attention from the opponents who try to slow him down.
"I am starting to now improve on beating double teams and learning to make the easier plays and passes rather than flashy things," Moore told NBE earlier today on what he is working on the most to improve this season.
When the spring and summer evaluation period rolls around again, you can expect many college coaches to come check out Moore and his talented Sports U teammates on the AAU trail. Moore is a veteran of the sights and sounds of the AAU circuit, so this year he is hoping to make his final season on the circuit counts in the wins and losses column.
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January 22, 2013 by NBE Blogger · Leave a Comment
by Alex Schwartz
MIAMI – The 18th annual Dr. MLK "Stop the Violence" Basketball Classic took place at Miami Central (FL) High School over the past couple days. NBE Sports was in the gym for five of the games on Saturday to see some of the top teams and players from South Florida.
Wadley Mompremier of Miami Senior was the leading scorer in the five games NBE Sports saw, but that is not the only reason he garnered Top Performer honors. A 6-foot-9 power forward who has signed with Ohio University, Mompremier has made some impressive strides in his game since the summer. The class of 2013 prospect is still a bit raw, but the strides in his game are quite evident. He scored off some nice alley-oop plays and consistently used his height to his advantage. Mompremier has superb length to go along with a body that can still add some muscle. The future Bobcat rebounds the ball pretty well and can even grab some boards at the offensive end. Mompremier also displayed the ability to step out and knock down a shot from 3-point range with a pretty nice looking stroke. It was clear on Saturday that Mompremier has a chance to be a superb player down the road in the MAC and Ohio fans should be excited about this pickup.
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Now that the Class of 2013 is able to sign their Letters of Intents to officialy close their recruitment, the Class of 2014 will move more toward the focus of coaches, fans and scouts. The recruitment of the big men in any class is usually the slowest to come into focus, however one talented big man in the Class of 2014 has already gathered a strong following of interested college programs.
6-foot-10, 210-pound Andre Walker caught the eye of NBE reporters a few times last summer on the AAU trail as the Bullis School (MD) prospect was on the circuit with the always talented DC Assault program. Now back in the home environment of his high school, plenty of schools have made contact to let him know they will be following his development.
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by Alex Schwartz
The early signing period is set to begin on Wednesday and that means class of 2013 recruits will finally be able to make their verbal commitments official.
Despite the approach of the signing period, the past few days have been fairly quiet on the recruiting front. However, there was one major commitment from an elite prospect.
Noah Vonleh of New Hampton (NH) committed to the Indiana Hoosiers on Saturday night, in news first reported by Scout.com's Evan Daniels. Vonleh had been ranked No. 6 in the NBE Sports Class of 2014 Post-Summer Top 75 before reclassifying back to the 2013 class.
Now that he is in the senior class, Vonleh may well be amongst the top-10 players in the 2013 class and he is a huge addition for Tom Crean's program. The 6-foot-8 power forward's pledge to IU comes only a few weeks after he trimmed his list to six schools. The other finalists were Georgetown, Ohio State, North Carolina, Syracuse, and UConn.
Another player in the NBE Sports 2014 Top 75 also made his commitment recently. Scout.com's Brian Snow broke the news that Melvin Swift, Jr. of Yates (TX) had popped to Xavier. The 6-foot-7 junior power forward checks in at No. 59 in the rankings and is a big pickup for the Musketeers.
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By Ron Bailey
Dion Wiley has established himself as a hot commodity on the national recruiting scene. This was basically done during the summer past, as previously only schools in the District-Maryland-Virginia (DMV) area, or coaches with very strong connections there, like DePaul and then UMass, really knew he existed.
A summer with Team Takeover's top 16u squad has changed things for the now 6-foot-4, 210-pound, Class of 2014 swingman.
"You want offers?" asked Wiley, after classes one day at his school, Potomac HS (MD), when asked to supply a college list.
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by Alex Schwartz
Things have continued to remain mostly calm on the recruiting front over the past few days. There were not big-time commitments to report, but that does not mean we are bereft of news. In fact, a couple mid-major programs received some superb news from potential impact targets lately.
Before getting into the news that has happened since the weekend, I do want to touch on a pair of Sunday commitments that I accidently overlooked in Monday's Recruiting Notebook.
First off, Missouri picked up its second 2013 frontcourt player in a week when Torren Jones of La Lumiere (IN) popped to the Tigers. The 6-foot-8 power forward is a rugged low post player with a strong frame. A native of Arizona, Jones is ranked No. 94 in the NBE Sports Class of 2013 Post-July Top 125. His pledge was first reported by Josh Paunil of National Recruiting Spotlight.
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by Alex Schwartz
Commitments seem to have slowed down a bit over the past several days, but that does not mean we have been without any whatsoever.
In fact, while the total number may be smaller, a few superb seniors did take their names off the board since our last Recruiting Notebook. One Big 12 school landed a top-40 player, while a former Big 12 school also landed itself a top-40 player.
Jonathan Williams III was the top player to commit recently, and he is a huge pickup for the Missouri Tigers. A talented 6-foot-8 power forward, Williams is ranked No. 26 in the NBE Sports Class of 2013 Post-July Top 125. The Southwind (TN) star joins the long list of highly ranked 2013 prospects headed to SEC programs.
Baylor also picked up a major pledge, garnering a verbal commitment from Ishmail Wainright. The 6-foot-5 small forward was at one point briefly committed to Missouri, but then reopened his recruitment.
Wainright is a native of the Show Me State, but he transferred to Montrose Christian (MD) for his junior year and remains that for his final year of high school. He is ranked No. 32 in the NBE Sports 2013 Top 125. The news of his commitment was first reported by Alex Kline of TheRecruitScoop.com.
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By Ron Bailey
As a Class of 2014 guard, Romelo Trimble is starting to seriously scrutinize possible future college homes, as they are he. Trimble, the 6-foot-3, 180-pound performer with DC Assault on the circuit and Bishop O'Connell in high school, is positioning himself to indeed by highly recruited.
Per Trimble, during a recent DC Assault workout, he established the list of colleges having offered a scholarship as "Maryland, Rutgers, Villanova, Miami, UNLV, George Mason, Cincinnati and Notre Dame." He later added a number of schools, like Georgetown have expressed interest, but to date have not offered.
In terms of being recruited, Trimble values straight forwardness, saying "All schools have to be honest with me." Also important are "going somewhere I'm going to get my chance to play," as well as "Hopefully developing and get into the NBA."
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I always love beating Buffalo. And the way we did it, with a second-half comeback, is the best way to do it, in my opinion. Crush their spirits even worse. I have a couple quick notes before I get to the Gameballs:
- I'd like to give a shout out to my Dolphins Man-Crush Brandon London for getting his first NFL catch. Hopefully it's the first of many. He's got all the tools, and after Teddy's performance today, we may be a little better off at WR than most of us thought.
- The TE's were good as usual. Fasano had a TD, and Martin added a couple catches. They weren't targeted as much as normal because of Ted's Big Day and Pennington being able to find his WR's often, but they were most likely a big reason why those guys were so open all day.
- Ricky Williams looked headed for an all-time bad game for him early, with a fumble and very little contribution in the running game. He finished with only 16 yards rushing. But soon after that fumble he took a screen pass 47 yards, and then scored the go-ahead TD later in the game. That's big to see him bounce back after the fumble.
These should come as no surprise, nor should the order, but here they are, my Gameballs for this week...
5. The Secondary - Usually, the only way these guys make it into this column is when they receiver a turd sandwich for a terrible performance. This week was different. The numbers may not show their impact on the game, but for anybody who watched the amount of big plays this secondary made will understand why they receive a Gameball. It seemed like they had more deflections today than they've had the entire season. Guys were always around the ball, getting hands on the ball, tackling recievers immediately after they catch it, all of that. Jason Allen was a bright spot today, playing about as well as I can remember him playing. He was also at CB for the day, something I wanted to see. Will Allen picked Edwards the Great off, and the secondary (along with the pass rush) held Trent to 227 yards on 60% completions. No passing TD's given up, either. Probably the best game they've played all season.
4. Brandon Fields - Another guy that usually ends up at the bottom of this column, and somebody I really wanted to see replaced. I'll own up to that one, if he can continue to play like he did today, he can stay as long as he wants. He punted 4 times, put 2 inside 5 yard line, and gave up exactly 0 return yards. The average wasn't very high, but his Net average was his best this season I believe. He was a huge part of helping us win the field position battle and making Buffalo work incredibly hard for every point they scored. He even got a televised atta boy from Coach Sparano. Can't have a better day than that if you're a punter.
3. Chad Pennington - Once again, he was accurate, he was consistent, and he was mistake-free. 22-30 for 314 yards and a TD. Hit the deep ball to Ginn on the first play of the game. Mixed the ball around to everybody. Beat the Bills with a Play Action fake and TE dump for the first touchdown. Seriously, what more could you want from a QB? The running game wasn't much help today, but Chad didn't need it. He was as pinpoint as you can get today. 8 Different guys had receptions. I don't think we'll be hearing from the Play Henne Now! Coalition, the John Beck = Future Club, or the Noodle Arm Must Go Group. Pennington is one of the MAIN reasons we have 3 wins already this season. And watching Brett Favre throw pick after pick after pick this season makes it even sweeter.
2. Joey Porter - What can you say? Wow. What a game by Joey. Before the season, we were complaining about keeping him and trading JT. And now? Well, JT ain't playing, and Porter has tied his career high in sacks and is on his way to starting in Honolulu in February. 2 more sacks today, 2 forced fumbles, a fumble recovery (on a strip) and a caused safety. That gives him 10.5 sacks through 7 games. He's on a pace that will have him breaking the single season sack record against Favre, the man who laid down for Strahan to break the previous record. What a cool little twist that would be huh? Porter is having an All-Pro year, and he's racking up Gameballs as well. Could he be the front-runner right now for Gameball of the Year?
And the Number 1 Gameball goes to... Ted Ginn Jr. - That's right. That Ted Ginn Jr. The one picked number 9 two drafts ago. He earned this spot today with the best game of his career. 7 catches, 175 yards. Doesn't seem real. We've been waiting to see this Ted Ginn Jr. for a year and a half now, some of us (me included) wondering if we would EVER see this Ted Ginn Jr. Well that all can stop now. He did everything today: caught a deep ball, caught the curl routes, caught a slant/post and almost took it the distance, making a catch in traffic and getting whacked. Today was the day he proved to everybody he could indeed be a number 1 wideout. Whether he builds on this day and continues to play to his potential is a topic for another day, and I'm sure that day will be soon, but today we saw what is hopefully a glimpse of the future of Ted Ginn. Congrats to him.
The Turd Sandwich of the Week goes to... Trent Edwards - It's not really his fault. It's mostly the Bills fans (and, sadly, one of our own) pimping him as the Next Tom Brady on this site all week. We heard how he can lead a team to a Super Bowl, how he is worth trading any one player from our team for, and this and that and blah blah blah. Well Trent can definitely share this sandwich with all you guys, because he looked more like the next Rob Johnson. Oh, that reminds me. Rob Johnson > Trent Edwards. And Dolphins > Bills.
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Caroline Gordon
Caroline Ferguson Gordon (October 6, 1895 – April 11, 1981) was a notable American novelist and literary critic who, while still in her thirties, was the recipient of two prestigious literary awards, a 1932 Guggenheim Fellowship and a 1934 O. Henry Award.
Born and raised in Todd County, Kentucky at her family's plantation home known as "Woodstock," Caroline Gordon received a high level of education at her father's Clarksville Classical School for Boys in neighboring Montgomery County, Tennessee. By 1916 she had graduated from West Virginia's Bethany College and obtained a job as a writer of society news for the Chattanooga Reporter newspaper.[1] After eight years, she left Chattanooga and returned home, where, at the age of twenty-nine, she met Allen Tate, a free-spirited "bohemian" poet, commentator and essayist, four years her junior. They immediately embarked on a passionate love affair which culminated in a pregnancy and a May 15, 1925 wedding. Their daughter Nancy was born in September.
Over the next twenty years, Caroline Gordon (who retained her maiden name) and Allen Tate lived in Tate's house in Clarksville. Their guests included some of the best-known writers of their time, including F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, Flannery O'Connor, T. S. Eliot, Robert Penn Warren, and Ford Madox Ford, the author whom Gordon considered her mentor. Ford counseled and prodded her into completing her first novel Penhally, published in 1931.[1] Gordon received both of her awards, the Guggenheim and the O. Henry, during this early period. The O. Henry was a unique second-place prize awarded for her 1934 short story "Old Red", published in Scribner's Magazine. There were seventeen third-place recipients that year, including William Saroyan, Pearl Buck, Erskine Caldwell, William Faulkner, John Steinbeck, and Thomas Wolfe.[2]
Between 1934 and 1972, Gordon published nine additional novels, five of which were written during the late 1930s and World War II.
Gordon's early fiction was influenced by her association with the Southern Agrarians.[3] Paul V. Murphy writes that she "exhibited a southern nostalgia as strong as any member of the group, including Davidson, the most unreconstructed of the Agrarians".[4]
Caroline Gordon's marriage to Allen Tate ended in divorce in 1945, followed by a 1946 remarriage and an ultimate divorce in 1959. They continued to correspond, however, and remained friends. On November 24, 1947, during another difficult period in her marriage, Gordon converted to Catholicism. She became a friend and mentor to the Southern novelist Walker Percy, another convert to Catholicism, aiding him in his literary efforts.
She continued to write until crippled by a March 1, 1981, stroke in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, where she lived in her later years. She died six weeks later, following surgery, at the age of 85.
Selected works[edit]
- Penhally (1931)
- Aleck Maury, Sportsman (1934)
- None Shall Look Back (1937)
- The Garden of Adonis (1937)
- Green Centuries (1941)
- The Women on the Porch (1944)
- The Forest of the South (1945)
- The House of Fiction: An Anthology of the Short Story (with Allen Tate) (1950)
- The Strange Children (1951)
- The Malefactors (1956)
- A Good Soldier: A Key to the Novels of Ford Madox Ford (1957)
- How to Read a Novel (1957)
- Old Red and Other Stories (1963)
- The Glory of Hera (1972)
- The Collected Stories of Caroline Gordon (1981)
- ^ a b Powell, Mona. "Caroline Gordon", KYLIT — a site devoted to Kentucky writers.
- ^ O. Henry Award Winners 1919-2000
- ^ Caroline Gordon: Introduction, eNotes.
- ^ Murphy, Paul V. (2001). The Rebuke of History: Introduction, University of North Carolina Press, p. 9.


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It's getting tough to watch, isn't it? If this Warriors season were a prize fight, the corner would have thrown in the towel. If it were a softball game, the ump would have invoked the mercy rule. If it were a horse, the vet would have put it down.
Unfortunately, it's professional basketball, so it's going to be played out to the bloody, bitter end. But with what players? The Warriors have already lost their entire veteran frontline of Biedrins, Turiaf, Moore, Randolph, Wright and Radmanovich. They've lost their starting wing player, Azubuike. Their standout rookie point guard, Stephen Curry, is now hobbled by a mysteriously "locked up" ankle. It's not a sprain, exactly, it's locked up.
And tonight, their lone remaining player over 6-9", Chris Hunter, came up lame with a bad case of tendinitis of the knee. How bad is it when you need emergency D-league replacements for your emergency D-league replacements? 100 year flood bad. Black Swan financial crisis bad. NBA Rule No. 3 (Section 1A) bad.
Chris Cohan bad.
No sense in recapping this game is there? With only one lonely player over 6-8" left , 6-9" Anthony Tolliver -- and he a mid-season D-league call-up -- the Warriors are an NBA team in name only. There will be no more wins at all this season unless Curry gets healthy, and the Warriors find a big man. Back-to-back road games against winning teams? Forget about it.
So what's left for a blogger to do? Invoke that special feature:
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- Monta Ellis played a beautifully efficient game. Now healthy again, he got wherever he wanted to on the court against OJ Mayo. This 28 point performance on 12-20 shooting, coming on a back-to-back after putting up 39 points against San Antonio, shows just how special Monta Ellis is as a scorer.
One man Thabeet.
- Earlier this season, still trying to figure out his role alongside Stephen Curry, Monta was plagued by turnovers. He had only 1 in this game, and in the last four games his assist:TO ratio is 31:7.
- Mayo had a decent game offensively, although its tough to judge a marksman in a turkey shoot. You want to know how bad it was? Even Marcus Williams and Zach Randolph hit threes. On defense, it was another story. Monta Ellis is a tough cover, no doubt. But Mayo is helpless.
Dude IS tall.
- Hasheem Thabeet: Nellie has made a career out of making players like Hasheem Thabeet look bad. This game was no exception, even though Tolliver couldn't hit a shot. Nellie trade for Thabeet? Not in a million years. He'd rather shake hands with Tim Kawakami.
- Trade Monta Ellis for OJ Mayo and Hasheem Thabeet? I wouldn't trade him for 3 OJ Mayo's and 5 Thabeet's.
- Reggie Williams has beaten out Anthony Morrow. That seems clear enough now doesn't it? Williams has an all-around game that Morrow is still struggling to put together. Of course, he suffered from the feltbot curse in this game, and couldn't hit a shot. But he displayed a nice talent for offensive rebounding, picking up 4. Will the Warriors keep him?
- Stephen Curry: Curry ran the team well when he was on the floor, despite his injury. He made the game easier for Monta, finding him for some open threes. And he produced a highlight: the patented Steve Nash hesitation reverse that caught Zach Randolph by surprise at 0:38 of the second quarter.
- Want a two word summary of this Warriors season? Rewind your game tape to 9:22 of the second quarter to see Chris Hunter in agony on the Warriors bench. And read his lips.
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It almost passed me by unnoticed but I realised I made my 100th blog post yesterday and so I felt justified to compile a self-indulgent post to celebrate the fact.
For those of you from non-cricket playing nations, 100 not out is terminology used to describe a player who has reached the treasured milestone of 100 runs, a feat traditionally marked by the player acknowledging all those in the ground, as above. With only a day to go before the first Ashes test in Australia, it seemed an appropriate visual.
Main reflections
It has taken me quite a while to reach the hundredth post, I originally expected to be hitting this mark about 5/6 months from launch but maintaining a degree of editorial consistency removes the temptation to simply regurgitate material from elsewhere or churn out off-topic content for the sake of pursuing greater volume. Still, a 1 post per 3 day ratio isn't bad and I'm fairly satisfied with the range and depth of articles I've worked on during this initial period of existence. I'm delighted with the growth in readership on the site which has been consistent from day one. I'm aware that there now exists an increasingly cluttered blogosphere around this subject so I'm constantly working on plans to try and find a niche market position.
Top 5 most popular posts
- Visualising the WikiLeaks Afghan war logs using Tableau Public
- Visualisation Insights #1: The visualisation designer
- Why does a salad cost more than a Big Mac?
- The worst graph design ever?
- Visualising the World Cup: Part 1
Special mentions to the following sites for the power of their visitor referrals: Flowing Data, Wired, Smashing Magazine, WikiLeaks and Creative Review.
My favourite 5 posts
- Making sense of stream graphs
- Experiencing information in New York City
- Creative Review section on data visualisation
- All the Visualisation Insights articles
- My first post
Future plans
Aside from a further set of great articles for the Insights series, the most pressing priority, posts-wise, is a series I'm running before Christmas that will present an extremely comprehensive collection of tools, resources, knowledge etc. relating to the field of visualisation. It will be themed around a seven-day release, each day covering a different range of important resources. These will subsequently have a permanent presence on my (currently sub-standard) resources page but will be constantly evolving to reflect the emergence of new, contemporary references and reader recommendations.
I said a few months ago that I wanted to find time to do more design work for the site, utilising the fantastic tools and data sources that now exist to help practice what I preach. Alas, time has not been found, so I need to redouble my efforts to follow this up. I am also buckling under the weight of pressure from knowing that I've not yet written up my research paper. This must be done by February!
I am also hoping to launch a Data Visualisation training programme here in the UK early in 2011. More on this in the new year, however, if it is something that interests you please get in touch and I'll be able to collate a better sense of where in the country I might wish to arrange such sessions.
Visualisation Contest
Another reminder about the visualisation contest I am running for one lucky reader to win a Full Conference Pass, worth up to $1500, to the O'Reilly Strata 'Making Data Work' conference. The theme of this contest is visualisations in the wild and the challenge is to take a photo of a great example of best practice information design being used in everyday life. Click on the contest link above to find out more.
Finally, a big thank you…
Aside from my family, my agent and my publicist, I would like to extend a massive thank you to everyone who has visited the site, commented on articles, shared articles, emailed me, subscribed to the site, bookmarked the site, 'liked' me on Facebook and followed me on Twitter. Here's to the next 100 posts…


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Photos of twenty one amazing beaches within 30 minutes drive of Anamaya, located in Montezuma, Cabuya, Mal Pais, Santa Teresa, and other nearby areas of the Southern Nicoya Peninsula. If you visited a different one each day, it would take three weeks to see them all!
All photos were taken by Anamaya CEO Geoff McCabe between years 2004 and 2013.


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Maxximum Sound!
You probably don't know but I used to be in charge of all digital marketing of a cinema group called Kinepolis. They own part of another group in Germany that is called Cinemaxx. To cut a long story short, that's why I have a kind of dual interest in the video below. First of all it features a Mustang with a nice sound and secondly the spot is created by that same Cinemaxx I just mentioned to promote a new sound experience in their theatres:
"Introducing a new sound system by Meyer Sound to their 30 movie theaters, CinemaxX commissioned the specialists from Schönheitsfarm, Acrobat and White Horse Music to create a spot all the way from concept to execution that makes full use of the new "MAXXIMUM SOUND" experience.
To visualize the crystal clear and highly differentiated sound we turned to a technique very popular in film making and translated it into the acoustic world:
Creating high speed shots to experience high speed sound. Through the use of slow motion we were able to break down complex noises into the various parts they are composed of. Take rain for example: What appears to us as just white noise is actually the sum of thousands of raindrops hitting a multitude of objects and surfaces."
Enjoy! And turn up the sound.
When a car configurator becomes a stage
Awesome. Normally I don't tend to write much about Mustangs that aren't like 40 years old but this is one of these exceptions. It's when the Mustang enthusiast as well as the Marketer in me get excited that I make that kind of exception on this blog. And that's exactly what Ford did with their new customizer for the 2012 Ford Mustang.
First of all it is by far the best car configurator that I've seen, the battle mode makes it even more interesting. And yes I realize it's not really a car configurator in the typical sense of the word, you cannot change some options you would normally want to change in a configurator like that (interior, options, …) but I don't really mind. It's exactly those things that make me walk away from those tools in the first place. In this case I get to play with the different models – quite literally – and from that point go to the 'build & price' options, the more boring stuff, albeit not unimportant of course.
And what a stunning quality as well. The image you see above is my first custom Mustang, my color, my everything… don't you think that is looking really good? Looks pretty real to me.
And then there's the staging area. Once you've built a custom Mustang (or more than one) you can challenge other fans & friends in one-to-one battles.
And maybe bring you some inspiration. Nice work Ford! I'm gonna build me some more truly awesome 'Stangs. Challenge me, you know where to find me ;)
#22: 1969 Mustang. Homemade. From paper!
How awesome is this?! This Brooklyn artist is making an entire 1969 Mustang from scratch… from paper:
In his latest work One Piece at a Time, Brooklyn artist Jonathan Brand has constructed every single part of a 1969 Mustang coupe at 1:1 scale out of nothing but paper. Using digital drawings as a source, he printed the blueprints with a large-format inkjet printer. The components were then meticulously cut out and folded into a wide range of objects including spark plugs, nuts and bolts, a radiator, and even the individual tire treads. The final work will not be assembled into an entire vehicle, but rather displayed as loose miniature sculptures.
Thinking back about the reason that I initially started this blog, this is a good one for the series of posts I wrote about 'the quest'. Not sure if I have the patience for this though. But just look at this stuff, how cool is that, seriously. I gotta go see this!
More pictures and video (!) at This is Colossal, go check it out.
Shelby Limited Edition Cruiser Bike
Let it to Shelby do do awesome things with anything on wheels. Although we usually think of Shelby as creator of awesome car modifications, this time they teamed up with Felt Bikes to do something similar with your regular bicycle.
"This limited edition cruiser bicycle will be individually badged and serial numbered bikes are finished in Wimbledon White with the Guardsman Blue paint scheme that's so reminiscent of the vintage Shelby cars. The bike boasts Felt's hydro-formed aluminum tank frame, three-speed Shimano Nexus internal gearing and 36-spoke wheels."
Awesome don't you think? Hat tip to Cameron for discovering the news, and yeah I want one as well. He also has got loads more pictures of the bike so go check it out. It doesn't come cheap but in comparison to any other good bike the price is definitely about right.
[Via '67 Mustang Blog]
Brent Mustangburger
Meet Brent Mustangburger (voiced by Brent Musburger), a new character for the sequel to the Disney Pixar hit, CARS. CARS brings some style with a 1964½ Mustang that plays an well known sports broadcaster.
Brent Mustangburger is an American sports broadcasting icon. With the self-proclaimed "best stall in the garage," the excitable 1964½ Ford Mustang is widely considered one of the most recognizable voices in the history of automobile sports television and associated with some of the most memorable moments in modern sports.
Looks like I will have to join my kids to the movies once more this summer ;)
[Via Mustang Evolution]
Why didn't I have toys like that?
Look at this. Listen carefully. Why didn't I have toys like that? Seriously, I think I would never grow up that way ;)
Via @minorissues
How Steve McQueen asked his 'Bullitt' Mustang back
… and didn't get it. It appears to be so that in 1977 Steve McQueen wrote a letter to who appears to be the owner of the famous Bullitt Mustang used in the movie. Well one of them, as there were 2 different cars prepped for the movie, we're talking about the one that wasn't used for the stunts… and thus survived.
Who the owner was (and probably still is) nobody seems to know, but it is clear that they kept the Mustang, despite Steve's request.
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Chasing the ghosts of 'Bullitt'
The Wall Street Journal drives with Loren Janes, now 79 year old former stunt double of many movies including the incredible 'Bullitt'. Time to debunk some myths:
As Mr. Janes and I drove around the city, three myths were shattered. First, despite the hype, McQueen did not do his own driving in the movie's most dangerous scenes. "Steve was a great driver, but he was only behind the wheel for about 10% of what you see on screen," said Mr. Janes, who was McQueen's stunt double from 1959 to 1980. "He drove in scenes that required closeups—but not in the ones that could kill him. Steve always asked me first whether a stunt was too dangerous for him to take on."
When you're strange: The Blue Lady
A colleague of mine shared this little Youtube clip with me the other day, Jim Morrison from The Doors driving his 1967 Shelby GT500.
Jim Morrison driving his 1967 Shelby G.T. 500. The clip is from the film "When You're Strange" (directed by Tom DiCillo) which is in turn borrowed from the movie "HWY: An American Pastoral" which Jim made in 1969 with some friends. This footage is considerably clearer than my previous post of Jim driving the car. Go full screen with this clip, the resolution is killer. You can even see dust on the car it's so crisp and clear.
I did a lot of research on the Shelby and all indications are it was trashed after Jim hit a telephone pole when he was drunk. He had clipped it before, but on that occasion he bent the frame, ending his time with The Blue Lady (his name for the car). Jim met the same fate as the Shelby two years later, though some think he's still alive. It's kind of fitting as some people are convinced this car still exists. Maybe he's still driving it.
Shelby fans, note the car has no front grille emblem, no trunk emblem, small lettered Speedway 350 tires, uneven, hammered rear exhaust outlets, comfortweave seats, fender mounted antenna, and half the molding on the driver's side taillight is missing. LOL. Best of all, it's a 4-speed nightmist blue car with parchment interior and 10 spoke wheels. He knew how to pick 'em, huh? That's the way I would have ordered it. If only you could go back in time!
An identical car sold at Barrett-Jackson auctions for $330,000 in January, 2008.


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I've posted in game threads about doing a comment of the night, and one was posted though now I can't find it. I still think the blog should do it, so I'll start it off.
I missed tonight's game, but I scanned through the comments and this one stuck out...
No, seriously. Jesus and Ronald Reagan just came down and are now fighting everyone on the Lightning! I feel sorry for anyone who can't see this!
by Anthony Emerson on Mar 27, 2012 4:55 PM PDT


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As we all know the New York Islanders are back! Although this isn't the brightest of squad's we have watched in years past I am still pretty excited. This shortened season could give way to some of the weaker teams in each conference. Although it's tough to admit your team is bad, it is something you have to do with the Islanders. However, you cannot do so without a "but" in there. This is because we have a lot to watch this season! Before I get to how I get to the Coliseum when I can (all the way from Conn), I want to share what I am most ready to watch over the next few months.
Growth of young potential stars: Right now the Islanders have 3 guys who are all under 25 years old and are all big time players in the making. Everyone of course knows I am talking about Kyle Okposo, John Tavares, and Michael Grabner. I may be overstating the ability of Okposo and Grabner when I say star, but we can all agree that Tavares is a real player. He has the met the baseline requirements for "big" in the league with a 6 foot, 200 pound+ frame and all the skill a guy could need. Not only am I looking forward to watching him take a step forward but to see how he involves his teammates. I think the growth of Tavares could be what propels the other two the furthest, especially if they are sharing ice time.
Goalie Situation: This might be the most confusing and saddest part of the Islanders roster. Nabakov and Dipietro both on the roster. Goalies who had so much promise and have seemingly become shells of there former selves. Who will get the most minutes and could one get hot enough that a shortened season might get the Islanders in the playoffs? One can dream?
Washed Up or Ready To Go: Lubomir Visnovsky (I had to look up the spelling): I am really excited to see him play in Orange and Blue. Sure he had a down year last year in Anaheim with only 27 points, but this is a guy who is just two years removed from a 50 assist season. 50! To have him in the back with an offensive mind and talented youngersts in front could make for some fun "two-line" passes, especially to Grabner streaking between the opposition. Not only do we have Lubomir, but we also have Brad Boyes? Boyes has been a mystery man for years now, did you know he was on the All-Rookie Team With Ovechkin and Crosby, No joke. The team is below and link where I found an official story.
2005-2006 NHL All-Rookie Team
G Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers
D Andrej Meszaros, Ottawa Senators
D Dion Phaneuf, Calgary Flames
F Brad Boyes, Boston Bruins
F Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
F Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
I am sure we cannot expect that from Boyes because I bet Buffalo was for a couple years before giving up, but just imagine if Boyes were to get hot during this short season. I keep coming back to the short season because I believe it is the best way for a weaker Islanders team to possibly sneak into the playoffs.
Getting to Nassau:
The Islanders sure didn't make it easy for us. They couldn't even get a LIRR stop or provide a free shuttle (my main gripe with the organization). Since I am in Conn I have to get to Manhattan and then find a garage before hitting the LIRR to Westbury. The a cheap cab ride will drop you off door side for the game. The biggest pain is the process of getting to Penn Station. I believe I have found the best nyc parking in either the Secure Parking on West 30th (on map here) or another spot on 34th and 9th. Both make it easy to park, walk to Penn and hop on the LIRR. I have tried doing the train the entire way, but being on the train late at night instead of in your own car which goes right to your house is much more comforting.
Now one of the reasons I posted this was to ask anyone else how they get to the games? Not being close has proved to be a pain, but watching live hockey is worth it, even if its losing hockey.


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The Reagans Speak Out, on drugs! FUNNY!!!
This is a classic Political Remix Video made by Cliff Roth in 1988 using two VCRs. The footage, taken from a 1988 anti-drug presidential address by both Ronald and Nancy Reagan, has been reedited to
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The Reagans Speak Out On Drugs
You can make a difference......
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Reagans quote on GW Bush - Priceless
This is an actual quote that Reagan wrote about George 'W' in his diaries, recently edited by author Doug Brinkley and published by Harper Collins. 'A moment I've been dreading. George brought his
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Time to say this: Republicans are destroying civilization
by VL Baker The evidence could not be stronger. Over 30 years have passed since Reagan laid out the Republican economic agenda. It was simple and people wanted to believe. Keep government ou
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Executive Order Amended to Immunize INTERPOL In America - Is The ICC Next - Obama's Martial Law Executive Order- Action Alert
Executive Order Amended to Immunize INTERPOL In America - Is The ICC Next - Obama's Martial Law Executive Order- Action Alert Obama's Martial Law Executive Order: Action Alert!
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by Mychal Massie The other evening on my twitter, a person asked me why I didn't like the Obama's? Specifically I was asked: "I have to ask, why do you hate the Obama's? It seems personal,
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The Obamas Already Preparing for Move to Hawaii in January 2013: Hyde Park neighbors talking about Chicago house being sold soon
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Ronald Reagan rescued woman with .45/Rep. Rehburg sponsors importation of Korean M1's/Stay classy, TSA
http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/node/7659 Ronald Reagan: Armed Citizenprintable page Submitted by cbaus on Fri, 02/11/2011 - 12:00.Education Editor's Note: As we mark the 100th birthday of Preside
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Obama dares to bare in Hawaii
NDTV Correspondent Wednesday, December 24, 2008, (Washington) It's the man of the moment, US President-elect Barack Obama who was caught with his shirt off. Obama is certainly not the first head o
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Make-Believe Maverick, John McCain
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The Wife U.S. Republican John McCain Left Behind
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CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- Nevada's 2012 general election becomes official when the state Supreme Court convenes Tuesday to certify the results. More than 1 million Nevadans cast ballots in the November 6 election, for a record voter turnout of nearly 81 percent.
Nevada voters again backed President Obama, and retained Republican U.S. Sen. Dean Heller after a bitter campaign against Democratic Rep. Shelley Berkley.
Republican Rep. Joe Heck was elected to a second term, while former Rep. Dina Titus, a Democrat who lost to Heck two years ago, won a different seat to return to Congress.
Former state Senate majority leader Steven Horsford becomes the first black to be elected to Congress from Nevada. The Las Vegas Democrat defeated Republican Danny Tarkanian to represent Nevada's newly created 4th Congressional District.
Secretary of State Ross Miller says Nevada distinguished itself nationally in the general election by having the highest percentage increase in voter turnout from the last presidential contest four years ago.
Miller says voter turnout in Nevada rose 4.5 percent this election, while nationally turnout was below 2008.
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Miller credits Nevada's two-week early voting period and online registration availability for helping to boost the state's turnout.
More than 1 million Nevadans cast ballots, marking a new milestone in the Silver State and setting a record turnout of nearly 81 percent.
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Sep 18, 2011
Good Food
Over the last few weeks we have spotted many familiar faces as the 2012 Good Food Guides were released. We were delighted to see Peter Gilmour from Quay taking out Chef of the Year in Sydney while Attica & Ben Shrewry took out Best Restaurant in Melbourne.
Of course neither of these talents are strangers to Hamilton Island having both featured as guest chefs during Hamilton Island Great Barrier Feast Food and Wine Series at qualia over the past two years. Other Great Barrier Feast Food and Wine Series alumni featuring in the Good Food Guides included Shannon Bennett with the new-look Vue De Monde and Frank Camorra with his tapas at MoVida, and Justin North's Bécasse alongside Tetsuya's (of course) all with two hats.
Personally I was excited to see Dan Hunter featuring again (2011 Best Restaurant for the Royal Mail Hotel in Dunkeld, and 2012 Best Chef, Melbourne) as he is the next chef to feature at Great Barrier Feast on December 2-4, 2011. I can't wait!


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[size=12pt]George Steinbrenner Turns Over Control Of Yankees to Friendly Pigeon[/size]
Fears that the declining mental health of Yankees owner George Steinbrenner would hurt the team may have come true today, as the 77-year-old owner has announced that he is turning over day-to-day operation of the team to Mr. Flappy – a friendly pigeon that frequents the window ledge outside of the bedroom of his Tampa residence.
"I am very pleased to announce that Mr. Flappy will be making all the decisions on the future of the Yankees from now on,†said Steinbrenner. "Come here, Mr. Flappy. Come here. Oh, no. No, no! Don't take pictures of Mr. Flappy. It scares him. Whoops. See there. He craps Yankees white. Right on my shoulder.â€Â
Steinbrenner said he considered handing operations of the team over to his sons, Hank and Hal, but ultimately decided against it.
"Running such a high-profile team as the Yankees requires a special set of abilities,†said Steinbrenner. "Mr. Flappy can fly. My sons can't. What else do I need to know?â€Â
The longtime Yankees owner said his bond with Mr. Flappy has developed over the past year.
"Part of the reason I have been spending so much time in Tampa in stead of New York over the past year is because I've been mentoring Mr. Flappy,†said Steinbrenner. "He's a great listener. He really wants to learn about the business of baseball. But not that he is always silent. He talks, too. In fact, he has been talking to me more and more lately. He never talks when other people are in the room, though.â€Â
Hal Steinbrenner admits his disappointment over his father's decision.
"I wanted to take over the team, but there are more important things in life,†he said. "For instance, I now know that my father really needs help and should be in a home. I thought he was just losing a little bit of lucidity. Nope. He's totally batsh-t insane. I think he might be endangering himself. Today I overheard him talking to that pigeon about trying to fly out the window with him.â€Â
Yankees manager Joe Torre says he is waiting to hear if Mr. Flappy will keep him on as manager.
"I want to stay in New York, and I hope Mr. Flappy wants me,†said Torre. "And, you know, I'm sad to say but a pigeon deciding my fate based on power he was given by an insane old man doesn't seem all that odd to me after being here for 12 years. It's kind of par for the course. I'm actually looking forward to working under a pigeon. It would be a welcome change.â€Â


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SIU steals series sweep from Bradley
The SIU softball team gained ground in the Missouri Valley Conference standings with its three-game sweep of Bradley at Charlotte West Stadium. Weather was a factor in the Salukis' (24-25, 12-10 MVC) weekend series as the teams rescheduled game two ... Continue Reading →
Salukis cool down after torrid start
After starting the season with a record of 6-2, the SIU men's basketball team managed to win only one of its three games in the World Vision Classic in Logan, Utah Dec. 20- 22.A less-than-stellar performance in Utah marked the beginning of a current ... Continue Reading →
Team marks 20th win in season
Four seniors honored in final home match After knocking down the last point and kill of Saturday's match, senior Laura Thole turned to celebrate a win with her team and fellow seniors in the last match at Davies Gymnasium. "Getting any point is ... Continue Reading →