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Hello PPP and welcome to our third entry of the Top 25 under 25 countdown for players ranked 11-15. First off I would like to thank clrkaitken and his "official" PPP version for inspiring us and second I would like to thank nhlcheapshot and Ben Schnell for helping me bring the community version to you! Please have a look at nhlcheapshot's 21-25 and Ben Schnell's 16-20 for great reads!
A recap of who we have seen thus far:
|League in 2011/2012
|Carrick, Sam
|Granberg, Petter
|Deschamps, Nicolas
|Sparks, Garret
|Abbot, Spencer
|Leivo, Josh
|Biggs, Tyler
|Ross, Brad
|D'Amigo, Jerry
|Owuya, Mark
As we get lower in our list we (shockingly) come onto better players. In nhlcheapshot's first post we were dealing with either very raw players or players with questionable upside. As we entered 16-20 the players started to improve into guys who were more likely to be NHLers but we weren't yet sure how good (ie Biggs and Ross), or guys with reasonably high upside but for who we just didn't know the likelihood of reaching that potential (ie Owuya). Looking at players 11-15 we are going to see another reasonably large jump. These are guys who are either on the cusp of the NHL or who are getting close but have higher upside than those seen previously. Without further adieu please join me over the jump for the Community's Top 25 under 25!
For numbers 14 and 15 we actually see our first (and is it our last? Follow this series to find out...) tie in points. Fortunately clrkaitken was prepared for ties when he listed out the rules and had tie breakers in place....
# 15 Matthew Finn
|Matt Finn
|Born Feb 24, 1994
|6'00" 197 lbs
|Regular Season
|Guelph Storm
Matt Finn lost the tie breaker because someone didn't rank him. My guess was that this ranker simply didn't know who Finn was. Coming in at #15 on our countdown Matt Finn is a pretty damn good prospect. Following in the footsteps of recent late first and second round draft picks, Burke has drafted another D-man known for his all around game. Pegged as having strong leadership, good two-way play, and strong (but not ground breaking) offence, he reminds me a lot of 2011 first round pick Stuart Percy and 2010 second round pick Jesse Blacker (with perhaps more offence than Blacker).
Finn will not wow you with any part of his game. He won't be the most physical guy on the ice, the best skater, or have the best shot. In fact his biggest flaw may be that he doesn't have any side of his game that could be considered "elite". All that being said, at pick number 35 Matt Finn was a steal. Finn came in at # 18 on the ISS June 2012 rankings, which (unlike the NHL central scoutings) includes every eligible player (regardless of league of origin). Most predraft rankings had him going in the mid-late first, getting him in the second was a steal. In Finn we are hopefully drafting one of my favourite types of players: the quiet, defensively strong, 2-way defenders, with moderate offensive upside. These are the guys that mouth-breathers who don't watch much hockey will complain are "soft" or "suck at hockey". They'll glance at his box scores and see he puts up less than 30 points and use it as proof that he sucks. However, those that actually know a thing or two about hockey will realize that these defenders (think Carl Gunnarsson or Bryan Allen) are actually key to building a deep blue line. I also may have been underselling his offence some. He actually scored the 6th most points by a D-man in the OHL and second most by a draft-eligible D-man. Hopefully, he continues to develop it and can turn into a true two-way force. Regardless, I am reasonably confident in his two-way play.
After reading the last paragraph you may be asking "Why should I be excited about Matt Finn? He sounds solid, but BCapp is selling him as a kind of boring player..." Well TSN Leafs Beat Reporter had a conversation with Leafs Head Scout Dave Morrison about Matt Finn and there is plenty of optimism here (he also has some more faith in his offensive upside!):
Ranked 21st overall on the Final Draft Ranking for TSN and 22nd on the Toronto board, Finn – a second cousin of former Leaf and current Blue Carlo Colaiacovo - emerged as a second round surprise for the Leafs, who selected Moose Jaw defenceman Morgan Rielly with the fifth overall pick on Friday.
"He plays a ton of minutes in Guelph," Morrison continued of the six-foot, 195-pound defender. "He's got good offensive numbers. He's smart. He moves the puck very well, he competes, got good size, he's not afraid of physical play – although he's not necessarily a mean defender – but he plays hard, he goes to all the dirty areas, does what he has to. And I think he's probably got more offensive ability than he even displayed this year."
Finn finished sixth among all OHL defencemen in points, totaling 10 goals and 38 assists, but multiple conversations with Storm head coachScott Walker had Morrison confident that more was in the cards offensively.
"He just said 'I play the kid so much, I don't know how much he has in the tank sometimes to push the offensive envelope'," Morrison recalled. "Needless to say, we're thrilled to get him and we think he's a much better player than where we got him. Time will tell."
Ceiling: #2 all around defenseman.
Reasonable expectation: 2nd pairing 2-way defender (think Gunnarsson)
Reasonable Floor: #6 defenseman who you are not afraid to put on the ice, but won't do anything spectacular
Interesting fact: Second cousin of the original Splodey Bones, ol' Coliacavo himself.
(Please note that for "reasonable floor" I am ignoring the obvious "floor" of expectations that he never makes the NHL. Fortunately the lower we get in the list the less likely this becomes. As Finn is the rawest of the prospect in 11-15 he probably has the highest chance of not making the NHL simply because he is the furthest away and most difficult to predict).
# 14 Korbinian Holzer
|Korbinian Holzer
|Born Feb 16, 1988
|6'03" 206 lbs
|Regular Season
|Toronto Marlies
Korbinian Holzer has one of my favourite names of all time. Say it with me: Korbinian. Korbinian. I could do this all day... Wait, do you see those box score numbers? A 23 year old in the AHL putting up about a 1/3 of a PPG and we should be excited? Did BCapp fudge the numbers just so he could talk about the awesomeness of Korbinian's name? (note: I would have strongly considered doing this) Alas, no I did not. Korbinian Holzer is a little unique in this ranking to be ranked so high at 24 years of age, but to not yet be an NHL regular. I have seen many argue that he does not deserve to be ranked high as he is already 24 and to be an impact defenseman you basically have to make the NHL younger than that. In other words, because he hasn't he is probably a #6/7 Dman so why do we care? To see an analysis with this angle check out Hockey Analysis' David Johnson comment on the official Korbinian Holzer Top 25 Under 25 post.
Here is a list of defensemen who entered the NHL after the lockout with their first games played at age 24 and who played at least 25 games that year.
Andrew Alberts
Kevin Dallman
Adam Pardy
Brett Lebda
Nikita Nikitin
Kevin Bieksa
Tyson Strachan
Anssi Salmela
Lets start off by saying Holzer won't end up being Bieksa. He could be an Alberts which means he is a #5/6 guy for a number of years. Nikitin seems like he might be a decent #6 guy. Lebda played a fair bit as a #5/6 defenseman on a very top heavy Red Wings defense for a number of seasons but hasn't found a home since they dumped him. Pardy has played 183 NHL games over 4 seasons but mostly as a #6/7 guy. Dallman played a few seasons in the NHL as a depth defensemen and has now found a home as a regular in the KHL. Strachan has been nothing more than a depth/injury replacement. Salmela played 112 NHL games over 3 NHL seasons but ended up in the KHL last season.
Beyond Bieksa, which Holzer won't be, and Alberts, there is nothing to get excited about in that group.
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by HockeyAnalysis on Aug 16, 2012 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Here is him getting Burtch'd in reply (with Frag attempting to squeeze a reply in (doesn't he know its dangerous to get in the middle of a Burtch-ing?)):
You missed later starts like
Hejda, Streit, Corvo, Scuderi, Murray, Gilbert, Martinek, Greene… Yemelin all 24 or over as rookies.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Aug 17, 2012 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions
All of this list making
Amounts to saying we have no idea and the age issue obviously isn't going to prevent success.
We can both cherry pick anecdotal – doesn't mean we have much to go on based on his career thus far.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Aug 17, 2012 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh and
Holzer played his first games in 2010-11 at 22… So huh?
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Aug 17, 2012 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions
I'd be pretty excited to have Nikitin on this team.
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by Frag on Aug 17, 2012 2:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Other players comparable
Beauchemin – 1 gp at 22 didn't play again until he was 25
Klein – 18 gp through his first 3 years pro, got a full time shot at 24
Tallinder – 3 gp at 23. 46 gp as an NHL player at 24.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Aug 17, 2012 12:31 AM EDT reply actions
I think these two explain well the gulf in people's opinion on Holzer. Some (like Hockey Analysis) see him as a defender who has been in North America for 2 years, is already 24 and hasn't even made it to the NHL. They see this as proof that he'll likely never be more than a replacement level player, thus no matter how close he is to the NHL, it really doesn't matter because he will never have a large impact there. Others see a guy who is basically NHL ready. He may be older at 24 years old, but it is not unheard of that defensive defenders don't make the show until a little later. Later in that official thread when comparing Gunnarsson (and his making the NHL quickly) to Holzer (and his 2 years in North America in the AHL), Burtch points out that Gunnar came in behind Beauchemin and Kaberle (both of whom were shipped out), while the right side has always had Phaneuf, Schenn, and Komisarek plus Franson was brought in making it a lot more difficult to make the team.
For me? I have seen a handful of Marlies games (2 live and a bunch on TV) and I can say that Holzer has always impressed me. I realize this is totally anecdotal, but when he is on the ice I always feel comfortable that the blue and white's blue line is safe. While he isn't the meanest player on the ice he is pretty physical and he patrols the blue line great. He uses his size and reach very well while defending the rush and looks good moving the puck up the ice. He also (to my non-expert eyes) appears to do an excellent job in defending against streaking wingers. He was absolutely dominant in the Marlies run to the Calder Cup finals being the keystone of their defence. Korbinian (I needed to type it again so I could say it in my head), has had a bit of a unique route coming over from the DEL (German Elite League) which is only just starting to get more respect as a development league. He thus came to NA and still had to prove himself. With a large number of NHL defenders ahead of him on the right side he has had a little more difficulty finding NHL ice time but he is now definitely ready. He has forced the issue and appears set to fight for time on the Leafs blue line this year.
Ceiling: 2nd pairing shutdown defender
Reasonable Expecation: #4 shutdown defender (think a less physical but better skating Hal Gill)
Reasonable Floor: #7 defender, replacement level
Interesting fact: Holzer has already played at the highest level 3 times for a total of 19 games (15 at world championships at 21 and and 22 and 4 at the Olympics at 21).
# 13 Carter Ashton
|Carter Ashton
|Born Apr 1, 1991
|6'03" 215 lbs
|Right Wing
|Regular Season
|Norfolk Admirals
|Toronto Marlies
|Toronto Maple Leafs
While Carter Ashton may not be a United States Deputy Secretary of Defence he is the saddest looking hockey player I have ever seen. So somebody fess up: Who pissed in his cereal?
Anyway Ashton is an interesting prospect. Way back in the summer of 2010 there was a lot of talk of trading 'ol Rosey Cheeks, Tomas Kaberle, to the Tampa Bay Lightning. When looking over there roster they had one top end prospect in just drafted Brett Connolly (who was recovering from a serious back injury). But when I was looking at the organization the name that jumped out at me as a trade target was Carter Ashton. One year after being drafted late late in the first round the huge winger had started to fill out his frame. He still hadn't put it all together yet, but all of the reviews I was reading of him were that he could be the real deal at power forward. I didn't want him to be the main piece of Kaberle trade, but he was an intriguing prospect to me, so I kept an eye on him. Almost 2 years later he is brought to the *true* blue and white in a trade for Keith Aulie. In the mean time he had taken a big step up in his game in the WHL and scored at over a PPG in his 19 year old season. He then played 2/3rds of a season for the Norfolk admirals putting up good rookie numbers but nothing to right home about. By the end of the season he had put up 22 goals and 41 points in 69 regular season and playoff games in his AHL rookie season for the Marlies and Admirals. That is good for 0.32 GPG and 0.59 PPG or 26 goals and 49 points over an 82 GP schedule. Again this is nothing incredible, but is solid enough for a rookie. However, he was also brought up to the NHL for 15 games near the end of the season. In the NHL he was tried on basically every line you can imagine and frankly looked out of place. In the 15 GP he had zero points and was a -10. To my eyes he simply didn't look physically ready. While he had his moments of using his body to make some room and got a nice chance or two he just didn't seem ready to play against NHL players. While this isn't the end of the world for a 6'03" winger at 20 years old (as "power forwards" tend to take longer to develop), it is a bad sign that he looked completely out of place. At this point Ashton is hopefully using his lack of success at the NHL level as motivation to work hard this summer. Coming into 2012/2013 Ashton should be looking to build on a solid but not spectacular AHL rookie season. Hopefully he is over his late season concussion and come into next year as the physically dominant forward he was projected as back when he was drafted. If he has a great year and the Leafs move a lot of bodies he could be looking forward to another cup of coffee at the NHL level near the end of the year, but with the glut of forwards ahead of him, my guess is this will be a development year for his sake he better make the most of it.
Ceiling: 2nd line power forward winger
Reasonable Expectation: 2nd-3rd line tweener physical forward (think Raffi Torres without being a terrible human being)
Reasonable Floor: 4th line physical forward
Interesting Fact: Ashton played for Canada at the WJC 2 years ago at 19. Here is a pretty sweet goal by him in the gold medal game:
IIHF Gold Medal - Carter Ashton - Canada 2-0 Goal vs. Russia (01.05.2011) (via TheDylanVEVO)
# 12 Jesse Blacker
|Jesse Blacker
|Born Apr 19, 1991
|6'01" 190 lbs
|Regular Season
|Toronto Marlies
Drafted almost an exact round (29 spots to be specific) after Carter Ashton, Jesse Blacker is coming into his own as a two-way defender in the ranks of professional hockey defenders. In his draft year Blacker was a physical defenseman who was still coming into his own offensively. In his first year post-draft he requested a trade off of the power-house Windsor Spitfires to a team where he could be higher in the depth chart. His wish was granted and he was traded to the Owen Sound Attack after 9 games. From there we saw his offensive game grow as well as reports of strong leadership.
In Blacker's draft season on the Spitfires he had 0.06 GPG which improved to 0.125 and 0.161 over the next two years on the Attack (note I dropped his 9 GP with Windsor in his first year post draft to look at his play after being given a larger opportunity). Similar to his goal scoring rate, his point scoring rate improved post trade from 0.31 in his draft year on the Spitfires to 0.62 and 0.87 his next two years on the Attack. He played so well in his 2nd year on the Attack (and final OHL year) that Hockey's future rated him the "2nd best drafted defenseman in the OHL) in February of 2011 behind only Ryan Ellis. That put him ahead of recent first round picks Tinordi (22nd overall in 2010), Gudbranson (3rd overall in 2010), and De Haan (12th overall in 2009)! Through that season Blacker emerged as the leader on the blue line (with Joey Hishon being the leader up front) of the team that eventually finished as the Memorial Cup runner up (losing to the Sea Dogs). He QB'ed their PP and was used by his coaches in a shutdown role. Here is a good interview with Blacker by Mike Ulmer before the Memorial Cup game, in it Blacker explains how focussing on the defensive side of his game first can help him and his team improve in all matters:
Mike Ulmer: Tell me about your play this year.
Jesse Blacker: This year has been a big year in terms of playing a shut-down role, but in doing so I got more points than I have in other years. I learned a lot this year from our coaches. I've learned defence first and offence when you can.
That quote offers a good segue for me into his AHL career. Many can look at his box car stats in the AHL and be a tad (note I say a tad) underwhelmed. As a 20 year old AHL rookie D-man he put up 0.28 PPG in the regular season. While this isn't incredible it is fine for a D-man of his age. This would have been a little disconcerting to me if it weren't for his coaches' praise and explanation of play as focussing on developing his two way play. From everything I have seen of this kid, Blacker seems like the kind of player who recognizes that while talented he doesn't have star level talent and is willing to work on anything in his game if it means success. I'm impressed
Ceiling: #2 two-way, physical, defenseman
Reasonable expectation: 2nd pairing 2-way physical defenseman (think a slightly worse Beauchemin or Jordan Leopold)
Reasonable floor: Physical depth defenseman
Interesting Fact: He has a creepy relationship with Tyler Seguin on twitter...
# 11 Greg McKegg
|Greg McKegg
|Born Jun 17, 1992
|6'00" 185 lbs
|Regular Season
|Erie Otters
|London Knights
|Toronto Marlies
Ol' fart face himself has had a busy year. Starting the year off in the hell-hole that was the 2011-2012 Erie Otters he saw his previous year's 1.4 PPG drop to a pedestrian PPG. Add to this his +20 dropped to an abysmal -39 and while +/- is a poor stat, a -39 is still terrible. Frankly though, that team was just so bad that we shouldn't be too concerned. At the end of the year (with McKegg gone) their leading scorer was (recent Leafs draft pick) Connor Brown with 25 G and 53 pts in 68 GP. Behind him was the (awesomely named) LEFT WINGER Stephen Harper with 35 points in 64 GP.... barely more than half a PPG for their second leading scorer... Yeah I am not concerned that McKegg couldn't do more with that bunch. When he got to London he scored 19 goals and 41 points in 30 GP for 1.37 PPG. While I would liked to have seen improvement out of him over his previous years scoring, I am okay with this production as it is still very good and he was also now playing on the second line (at least when I watched the Knights).
So where does McKegg sit today? Well his junior numbers are comparable to recent Leafs top pick Nazem Kadri. He has shown that he can produce top level offence in junior when playing with other talented players and can still put up decent offence when playing with scrubs. It should be noted however, that he is not a man without flaws. Otherwise, why would have have gone in the third round when he was well over PPG in his draft year? The answer is that his game without the puck apparently leaves some to desire. Here is an OHL blogger, Brock Otten's, comments on him over at OHL Prospects:
McKegg is a tough prospect to peg. Truthfully, I've never really been a huge fan of his as a player. I've always found him to be one of those "quiet" offensive players. Who go long stretches of being relatively invisible, before looking impressive on a couple of nice rushes or plays in the offensive end. This year was nothing different for me. McKegg never really became a huge factor away from the puck in his OHL career. I didn't see a lot of development in his ability to function as a three zone player, or as a guy willing to do the dirty work in the corners. He definitely has good offensive instincts though, something you can't underestimate.
While Otten clearly states he doesn't like McKegg, reviewers who like McKegg have also labelled some relatively serious flaws in his game. Corey Pronman at Puck Prospectus (who labelled McKegg as our fourth best prospect) had these negatives to say about him:
The Bad: McKegg's skating has shown some improvement, but I'd still say he's a tick below average. While in my viewings I thought he looked decent in his own end, scouts I've talked to have said that area needs work as well as his overall play away from the puck. His physical game also draws criticism from scouts in terms of being a little too much of a perimeter guy.
All said and done this is a big year for McKegg. At the junior level he has shown that he has a similar level of offensive skills to our top prospect, but he still has some question marks in other parts of his game. Next year he is entering the pro-ranks for good and he'll have to prove he can transition to the next level.
Ceiling: 1b offensive centre with questionable 2-way play (a centre version of Lupul if you will)
Realistic Expectations: Top 9 forward with a solid offensive game but mediocre at best 2-way play (think Sergei Kostitsyn)
Realistic Floor: Doesn't make the NHL. While I didn't include this for other players as a floor, I feel like McKegg is a bit of a boom or bust prospect. He hasn't shown much besides his offensive game, so if he can't find his way onto an NHL scoring line, I don't think he becomes an NHL regular.
Interesting Fact: Go look at a picture of him.
Concluding thoughts
One thing you may have noticed is how close these guys were in ranking. Based on nhlcheapshot's drafts of voting distribution the average votes for these guys was between 12.17 and 13.83. If we look at it based on voting points:there was 30 points between 15th and 11th. Compare that to 86 points separating 16-20 and 99 points separating 6-10. So do you think any of these guys are vastly ahead of the others? Do any not belong? Should someone else be here? Please share your thoughts!


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The Augusta Sports Council (ASC) is thrilled to announce legendary major league baseball player Chipper Jones will be the special guest speaker for the 22nd Annual Greater Augusta Medals for Excellence in Sports (G.A.M.E.S.) Awards banquet on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at the Augusta Marriott at the Convention Center.
Chipper Jones joined the Atlanta Braves in 1995 as the starting third baseman which ultimately lead to the Braves' World Championship that year. Jones is an 8-time All-Star with 468 home runs, over 1600 RBI's, a .303 career batting average in over 2,500 games played. He was voted the National League MVP in 1999 and is expected to be a first ballot Hall-of-Famer. Jones will be remembered as one of the best switch hitters and third basemen to play the game.Jones will share his story with the recipients of the 2013 G.A.M.E.S. Awards. Created in 1992, the G.A.M.E.S. Awards program highlights the outstanding amateur athletes who represent a broad spectrum of sports disciplines in the CSRA, and awards two scholarships to rising college freshmen. Awards are presented to high school athletes in the categories of All-Around Athlete, Outstanding Athlete, Rising Star and Outstanding Team. Special recognition is also paid to an outstanding high school coach, officials, in addition to club sport, collegiate and adaptive athletes.
"It is exciting to host such an elite athlete to our awesome city for an event that recognizes the best of the best of our local amateur athletes," said Brinsley Thigpen, Chief Executive Officer at ASC. "Chipper Jones' success with the Atlanta Braves will hopefully mirror the future achievements of the athletes we will honor. I encourage our community to attend this event and nominate athletes who they feel should be awarded for their accomplishments."The ASC is now accepting nominations for the 2013 G.A.M.E.S. Awards. All nominees must be at least of high school age and residents of Richmond, Columbia, McDuffie, Burke or Aiken Counties. Nomination forms are available at www.AugustaSportsCouncil .org or by contacting the ASC at 706.722.8326. The deadline is April 19, 2013.
The G.A.M.E.S. Awards banquet is presented by the ASC, Augusta Coca-Cola, The Augusta Chronicle and Costco Wholesale. Check-in and a social hour will open at 6:00 PM, with dinner and program beginning at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $40 for ASC members and $50 for non-members. Tables are also available for $450 for ASC members and $500 for non-members. Please call 706.722.8326 for reservations.
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Trevor McGhie continued his outstanding play, scoring 38 points, as Petrides defeated Port Richmond 67-43 in PSAL boys' basketball action on Wednesday.
"It was sloppy early on by both teams," said Panthers coach Dan Lanigan. "But, we did a much better job defensively and on the boards in the second quarter."
"Trevor played another great game," said Lanigan. "Every team focuses their defense on stopping him and for him to have a night like tonight, it's just so impressive.
"Last season we led Port Richmond by 20 points at the half and they came back to win," Lanigan added. "So, obviously halftime was about finishing this game. We haven't done a great job finishing games this season, so it was nice to see us come out and play so well in the third quarter."
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PCD (Packaging of Perfume, Cosmetics & Design) gathers once a year from some sixty countries brand experts leading specialists of packaging and materials serving cosmetics, perfumes and make-up.
More than 250 exhibitors, international leaders material suppliers meet visitors on the subject of material expertise to talk about the state of the art: material (glass paper, cardboard, textile, plastic, metal) converters and injectors; case manufacturers; suppliers of assembly technologies; TTS and decoration; BOV, valves, pumps, dispensing technologies and applicators; products and technologies; private labels. To boost innovations and technology transfers, PCD will take place at the same time as Aerosol & Dispensing Forum.
During the 2 days of conferences, 10 sessions, 90 speakers representing the highest level of international expertise with sustainability as a common theme will enhance the visit of the exhibition.
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Posted: November 7, 2012
Miami-Dade County Will Not Announce Results Until at Least Tomorrow
We may not know a winner in the presidential election in Florida until at least tomorrow. The Miami Herald is reporting that four hours after polls closed at 7:00 pm hundreds of people were still waiting in line to cast their ballots. In addition, 18,000 absentee ballots arrived in Miami-Dade County on Tuesday, which will be tallied tomorrow. The networks may have called the race for President Obama, but we may not know the result in Florida for some time. This could be an issue to watch, especially if Governor Romney does not concede the race tonight. We will continue to monitor the vote casting and counting issues in South Florida.


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Labour day weekend Tito and I went on a short road trip through the Niagara escarpment. We checked out a great yarn store (Spun Fibre Arts), drove around wine country and saw a drive-in movie (my first!). We also got some great bug shots, startled some frogs, wandered through sunflowers taller than us and ate ourselves silly on fresh Ontario peaches so ripe you needed to eat them over a sink. We ended the day sitting under the skyway at night, watching the flames from the Hamilton industrial sector. It was a perfect day :)
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The Jaws Boulder is located at a pullout along the left side of the road as one heads up the pass from Aspen. About 25-30 ft. tall, it is home to one of the classic problems in the area, Jaws. Great stone.
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Head up Independence Pass from Aspen. About 15 or so minutes up the pass, the road splits off to the right joining back up a few hundred ft. later. Follow this split right and park. The boulder is located down and right from the road near the river.
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News: Joe Budden Hopes Slaughterhouse's Shady Debut Gets Pushed Back [Video]
Thursday, May 3, 2012 3:00PM
Slaughterhouse's Joe Budden recently discussed his crew's upcoming Welcome To: Our House Shady Records debut and said he hopes the project suffers a slight pushback.
Confident in the music, Joey said a bit more time would help his team perfect the LP.
"I'm hoping it gets pushed back to July," Budden said. "I feel like when it's your major label debut, more time, in this instance we're only talking about two and a half weeks, that is important to me. The more time the better. It's more time to prepare. ... [The album's] really good. It sounds big, large. If you listen to 'My Life,' that sounds grand. The music, the feel, that is the theme to me -- it's big. It's triumphant. It's introspective. It's really good and it flows well." ("Jenny Boom Boom")
If things go according to schedule, the collective's album will land on store shelves next month.
Originally, hip-hop super-group Slaughterhouse intended on dropping their sophomore album, Welcome to: Our House, on May 15. But for whatever reason -- perhaps to give lead single "Hammer Dance" the right push -- they're now set to release it on June 12. The funny thing about this announcement is that it came at the tail end of a recent tour video that came out earlier this week. Just goes to show we should probably all be paying more attention to the lil' details. (Prefix Mag)
Recently, group member Joell Ortiz said the absence of time restrictions helped enhance the project's quality.
The additional time gave Slaughterhouse a chance to perfect their writing chops. "We didn't have a time limit for this album," Ortiz explains. "On E1 we had a deadline to meet, and that's why we recorded the debut album in six days. This was more, 'You guys fly to Detroit, sit with producers, really get in there and work on a record and creatively come up with concepts.' That took deadlines off of our minds and let us be artists." As a result, Ortiz feels this album is far more creative than their debut. "This is our chance to display how ill songwriters and MCs we are on a different level." (Rolling Stone)
Crew member Crooked I also recently revealed ample time working on the LP took place at their boss' spot.
The bulk of the album was recorded at Eminem's Detroit studio. "Whenever we find time to get together, Detroit was the headquarters," Crooked I says. "I really enjoyed the process of making this album far more than I did the first one. There's no comparison." Sound-wise, the group aimed to go larger in nearly all respects, compared to their debut "We wanted to sell it to a bigger audience," Royce explains. "We wanted to come with a bigger sound. We wanted to put more of each group member's personalities into it. Still keep it hip-hop, but show people that we can write records at the same time." (Rolling Stone)
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Origin: L. Vortex, vertex, -icis, fr. Vortere, vertere, to turn. See Vertex.
1. A mass of fluid, especially of a liquid, having a whirling or circular motion tending to form a cavity or vacuum in the center of the circle, and to draw in towards the center bodies subject to its action; the form assumed by a fluid in such motion; a whirlpool; an eddy.
2. A supposed collection of particles of very subtile matter, endowed with a rapid rotary motion around an axis which was also the axis of a sun or a planet. Descartes attempted to account for the formation of the universe, and the movements of the bodies composing it, by a theory of vortices.
3. (Science: zoology) Any one of numerous species of small turbellaria belonging to Vortex and allied genera.
(Science: chemistry) Vortex atom, a hypothetical ring-shaped mass of elementary matter in continuous vortical motion. It is conveniently regarded in certain mathematical speculations as the typical form and structure of the chemical atom. Vortex wheel, a kind of turbine.
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Straight From the Shrink
Jenna Behrens is a licensed professional counselor who has been practicing in the mental health field for seven years. She owns Behrens Psychotherapy Services, LLC which has four office locations around the Milwaukee area. She works with children, adolescents, families, and adults on a wide array of issues including depression, anxiety, ADHD, childhood behavioral disorders, adjustment disorders, stress and parenting.
Lies at the Pool
I went to the community pool a few weekends ago intending on reading a book and relaxing. Instead, I was sucked into working. Well... Working in my mind. I wasn't actually with a client so the other participants weren't aware of who I was or what I do for a living. The pool was extremely crowded and the only empty lounge chair was next to a family of four. Mom, Dad, and 2 daughters around 5 and 7 years old. Let me tell you, when I tell people I'm a psychotherapist, counselor, or shink, they always respond with the same thing "Uh oh! I hope you're not analyzing me." I usually respond with something like "Don't worry. I'm not working." But the longer I am in this field, the more difficult it is for me to not analyze, especially poor parenting.
So, here I am sitting poolside, trying to read, and all I hear are excuses from these parents next to me. Both of the girls asked their parents several times to come swimming and all the parents did was make excuses (lie) to their kids. Probably about 20 different variations of "I can't" or "I will in 5 minutes" came out of the parent's mouths. At one point, one of the daughters asked her Dad "Can you stop playing with your phone and come play with me?" At which point I laughed out loud. I'm pretty sure the Dad didn't appreciate that, but geez. It was getting a ridiculous. Each time one parent would come up with an excuse, the other parent would look at them with, what seemed to be, pride as if this was a fun game they agreed upon.
If you're reading this and you're a parent, you may be wondering what the big deal is. I get it. Parenting is exhausting and sometimes you just want to relax. Fine. Great. You should. But then just tell your child "Sweetie, swimming looks so fun for you right now but Mommy is tired and just wants to relax. I will let you know if I want to come in." Done. No lying and I bet your child will hear you and stop bugging you. This is not just an issue of excuses. These are lies and lying breaks down the respect between a child and parent. Children aren't the only ones that have to tell the truth. Parents do too not only to model good behavior but to decrease anxiety and defiance in children by letting them know what to expect and, maybe most importantly, so they can trust others in the future.
Needless to say, the parents NEVER went in the pool with their daughters and it was Father's Day. I began wondering what the rest of their day would look like. I wondered if the parents may be hearing "In five minutes" "I'm tired" or "I'm sick" later when they tell their daughters to clean up their toys. I actually kind of hope so.
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Security officials began to interrogate eight men suspected of belonging to a
terrorist cell in Nasr City, the Egyptian media reported.
The suspects
are accused of possessing weapons and plotting to assassinate public figures
with the aim of overthrowing the government.
Egyptian police killed one
terror suspect and arrested eight others during a raid last Wednesday on an
apartment in Nasr City, east of Cairo.
Security forces suspect that the
alleged terrorist cell planned to attack Egypt's interior ministry in Cairo and
to assassinate political figures, according to Egyptian media
The terror suspect, who died in the attack, allegedly tried to
throw a bomb at police, which detonated in the apartment, killing him, al-Ahram
newspaper reported.
Also on Wednesday the London-based al-Hayat newspaper
reported that Egyptian security authorities have also arrested jihadist leader
Adel Awad Shehto on charges of founding the Nasr City terror
Al-Hayat cited Shehto's attorney, Magdy Salem, saying that a former
army officer, Tarek Abul Azm, was also arrested.
Yasser Ali, a spokesman
for president Mohamed Morsi, announced on Wednesday that security officials
would report more information when the investigation into the cell is
According to Egyptian newspaper al-Masry al-Youm, the FBI
assisted Egyptian security officials in uncovering the cell, allegedly involved
in last month's terrorist attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya, in
which the ambassador, Chris Stevens, and three other Americans were
The raided apartment contained a massive weapons cache, including
explosives, rocket-propelled grenades and ammunition, the Egyptian media cited
security sources as saying.
Some Egyptian newspapers also reported
Thursday that security officials have denied reports that Egypt has arrested an
armed terrorist cell in Sinai that planned to carry out attacks against tourist
facilities in Sharm el-Sheikh and Dahab.
Egypt's al-Wafd news site said
that Gen. Magdy Moussa, director of criminal investigations in the south Sinai
security directorate, said that Egyptian police were in full control of south
Also on Thursday, the London- based Arabic newspaper al-Sharq
al-Awsat reported that an unnamed Egyptian security source had confirmed
Egyptian media reports that residents had discovered an "explosive belt" on
Tuesday in the northern Sinai city of Rafah on Egypt's Gaza border.
The source
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sources believed that jihadist elements active in Sinai had been transporting it
from Gaza, but had discarded it fearing that security officers present in the
area would apprehend them, al- Sharq al-Awsat reported.
According to the
same report, the source added that Egyptian police, civil defense and explosives
experts had cordoned off the area where the explosive belt was
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Team Sarcoma 2007 is a Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative project. Sojourn is coordinating the Team Sarcoma 2007 Bike Tour. On July 14th, the cyclists forming Team Sarcoma 2007 will meet in Burlington, Vermont to begin a week-long, inn-to-inn tour that will include stays in the towns of Middlebury and Stowe, as well North Hero in the Lake Champlain Islands.
The event is targeted to draw cyclists from countries all over the world, including sarcoma patients, caregivers, physicians, friends, families, and those concerned about sarcoma. Team Sarcoma 2006 in Denmark drew over 100 participants. We anticipate cyclists from many countries as sarcoma knows no borders.
For more information, please visit Sojourn's Team Sarcoma webpage.
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Video of today's "UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine" weigh-ins at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
vera is in good shape….and so is jardine….ramp is goin to beat ass though
i hope jardine and gonzaga come out ontop.
I like both Jackson and Jardine. But I reeeally hope Jardine wins tonight.
i thought anderson silva was 'the spider'??? are there 2 'spiders' in the middleweight division?
I like people who run from police and cause a pregnant woman to have a miscarriage too…really good guy. I hope he gets slaughtered tonight.
well technically kendall grove is "da spyder" and anderson silva is "the spider." maybe someone should edumacate him on the correct spelling of both words. keeping in line with the spider theme, a more appropriate name for kendall would be "daddy longlegs."
weak card in my opinion
police for the most part are in it for
themselves , theyre the ones that run
the red lights, and that women was trying
to milk rampage for everything that hes got,
great honor in her part,she deserved a
should be a good ppv.
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The president of Salahaddin University in the Kurdish region of Iraq was on the Old Dominion University campus Tuesday, Oct. 10, to sign an International Memorandum of Understanding to allow an exchange of students and faculty between the two institutions.
The exchange is the product of 20 months of work by an ODU nuclear physicist, Moskov Amarian, who is an Armenian Kurd. It is designed to bolster educational opportunities in a part of Iraq where suppression by Saddam Hussein and the unrest associated with the current war has made it difficult for universities to operate.
Mohammad Sadik, president of Salahaddin, signed the IMOU together with Old Dominion President Roseann Runte. Sadik also met with Thomas Isenhour, provost and vice president for academic affairs; Mohammad Karim, vice president for research; and three deans, Joseph Rule of the College of Sciences, Oktay Baysal of the Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology, and William Graves of the Darden College of Education.
The IMOU will allow exchanges involving all academic areas, but Amarian readily admits that his chief goal is to attract physics graduate students from Iraq to study at ODU and do research, as Amarian does, at the Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab) in nearby Newport News.
Gail Dodge, chair of the ODU physics department, said no students from ODU will study in Iraq in the immediate future because of safety concerns. But if circumstances allow, she said, the exchange could expand to include reciprocal exchange visits, as well as transmission of courses by satellite. ODU has one of the nation's most sophisticated distance learning programs.
"We are very pleased about the opportunity to build a partnership between Salahaddin and Old Dominion," said Dodge. "Professor Amarian has done a wonderful job developing this relationship through his contacts with President Sadik. Both universities should benefit greatly and we owe a lot of thanks to Moskov for making this possible."
Dodge said Sadik impressed her as a "sincere advocate for educational and cultural exchange," and added, "It was extremely interesting to hear his perspective on the situation in Iraq. That was the highlight of his visit for me."
Before joining the ODU Experimental Nuclear Physics Group in 2004, Amarian was a nuclear scientist in the old Soviet Union and worked at research facilities in Europe.
Salahaddin, with 20,000 students and 17 colleges, is the main university in the Kurdish region of Iraq.
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The Strangers: Retrospective
When a young couple arrives home from a friend's wedding, what was meant to be a romantic weekend getaway quickly dissolves into a night of spine-tingling terror as the frightened lovers falls prey to a trio of silent, masked strangers and find themselves fighting to survive.
The behavior of the antagonists and the compelling power of fear sets The Strangers apart from other horror films. The uncomfortable atmosphere at the genesis of the film sets the stage for the terror which unfolds as the night darkens. The emotions of the protagonists are already shaken in the aftermath of a heated confrontation, and when Kristen (Liv Tyler) is left vulnerable and alone at the house, the stranger's invasion shatters what is left of her already fragile nerves, and she is rendered powerless against the frightening attack. When James returns, he is initially unconvinced of anything being amiss, but soon he too is drawn into the strangers' sinister game and becomes just as frightened and helpless. Ironically, instead of killing Kristen and James immediately, the killers seem more inclined to silently toy with the couple and empower themselves more by scaring the hell out of them rather than killing them.
In the broad light of day, the masked assailants don't seem as intimidating, or their motives as sinister. Nevertheless, even when the silence is broken and the shrouded faces are revealed to the terrified couple, the trio manage to impart a final devastating blow before they drive off into the sunrise, as one of them says to another, "We'll do better next time." The story concludes by coming full circle back to where it began, and the twist at the end gives the audience one parting burst of saturated fear as the nightmare fades into the credits.
The Strangers is without a doubt one of the most unnerving horror films that I have ever seen, and the terror is only magnified by the silence of the villains and the increasingly malevolent game that they play. I would highly recommend this movie to anyone who loves a superb psychological thriller.


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My daughter is about to be five, so we spent a good part of the last year at home and at school making sure that she'll be ready for kindergarten. She knows her ABCs and 123s pretty much by rote by now; she's even pre-reading. Days of the week were big a few months ago, and by gosh, she's got those nursery rhymes down pat.
Bigger concepts like comparing differences are also emphasized at this developmental stage. Things like bigger/smaller, first/last, taller/shorter. So should I have been surprised when my daughter asked me at Stop & Shop's deli counter a few weeks ago: "Mama, which man is going to help us—the lighter one or the darker one?"
I'd like to say right off the bat: in our house, we have a very open, tolerant and accepting worldview, and that's what we're teaching our children. There is no prejudice we accept when it comes to race, religion, age, ability or sexual orientation. And we certainly don't refer to people by the color of their skin.
But when it comes to the nuances of social intercourse—which in our household means treating everyone equally and respectfully—integrating those nuances with the kinds of things a very young child is developmentally encouraged to figure out can be trickier.
Let's face it, Wilton doesn't exactly resemble the United Nations' General Assembly. When my son was my daughter's age, we lived in a much more culturally diverse city, just outside Chicago. Anecdotally, I feel like there are more and more opportunities in Wilton for my kids to meet others who don't look, speak, move or believe the same way they do. But when you're trying to teach your kids that differences are the norm—and are good—and that not everyone is the same, sometimes you have to bend over backwards to make that happen.
I'm encouraged that the schools are partnering with us on that effort. My son is at Cider Mill, where they are planning World Language Week, to highlight the different cultures and languages of the Wilton community at large and specifically of Cider Mill students. Of the student body, 25 come from another country, including Bulgaria, Sri Lanka, Portugal, Poland, Bengal and Latvia.
The school is inviting members of the community into the school during the week of April 11 to share their cultures with the students. The students with an international background are featured throughout the week, giving announcements in their native language over the school's public address system and pictured on a bulletin board.
Rosemary Dellinger, World Language teacher at Cider Mill, organizes the program, and says awareness of another is the first step toward understanding.
"They're sitting next to a child in their own classroom who goes home to a different language, a different culture, a different food—it is a tremendous eye-opener," she says.
She adds it can have more impact than a traditional lesson.
"I just think that it makes them more tolerant to differences. And this is when we can reach these children. It's not just putting a video in; it's sitting next to a friend who is different, and having people come into their world, into their classroom, it's much more effective than anything we could show them in a book or a video."
Similarly, the Wilton Library has run occasional international classes for children along the same lines—community participation has been key. Residents from other backgrounds have come in and shared children's stories, food, songs and crafts. My kids have taken part in classes with neighbors from Korea, France, Russia and India. It's all part of the process of learning that what makes us different can be celebrated and shared.
Truth be told, my kids also get the lesson about how some people deal with differences in a less positive way: we've been on the receiving end of a prejudicial comment too. My son came home from school one day, retelling how one friend started a discussion with him, saying, "Well, all Jews do…."
That's certainly another, more unfortunate way to for us to explore the lesson about social nuance and diversity, and what it feels like when someone is pegged just because of what sets them apart.
In the end, I guess it's a process, one where I need to understand how the kids are learning and taking in the world, how their brains work and what kind of lessons we can stress to them. I can't forget that there are the lessons they get when we're not with them too—the positive ones, like what Cider Mill is doing, and the not so positive ones, where they learn about qualitative, derogatory stereotypes.
Because everything they need to know, they don't necessarily learn in kindergarten.
Cider Mill is eager to have more members of the community participate in its World Language Week. If you are interested in sharing your cultural background, please contact Rosemary Dellinger at email@example.com.


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In light of the recent exchanges on The Observer about converts, cradle Orthodox and the future of American Orthodoxy, we are republishing Terry Mattingly's essay that touches on these important issues. This article was adapted from an address titled "So What Do the Converts Want, Anyway?" given at the 2006 Orthodox Christian Laity conference in Baltimore. Terry Mattingly, an advisor to AOI, is director of the Washington Journalism Center, editor of the www.GetReligion.org website, and a weekly syndicated columnist for the Scripps Howard News Service. What Do the Converts Want? By Terry Mattingly It doesn't take a Ph.D. in Liturgical Studies to tell the difference between a Southern Baptist church and an Orthodox church. You can get some pretty good clues just by walking in the door and looking around. But there are some similarities between the two that might be a little trickier to spot. For instance, let me tell you about what life is like on Sunday nights in a Southern … [Read more...]
Mattingly: What do the Converts Want?
Alexander Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008)
"During all the years until 1961, not only was I convinced that I should never see a single line of mine in print in my lifetime, but, also, I scarcely dared allow any of my close acquaintances to read anything I had written because I feared that this would become known. Finally, at the age of 42, this secret authorship began to wear me down. The most difficult thing of all to bear was that I could not get my works judged by people with literary training. In 1961, after the 22nd Congress of the U.S.S.R. Communist Party and Tvardovsky's speech at this, I decided to emerge and to offer One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich." Alexander Solzhenitsyn's momentous decision to publish his slim volume on Gulag life (he feared not only the destruction of his manuscript but "my own life") ended his period of "secret authorship" and put him on the path of a literary career that earned him the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1970. But his work meant so much more than that. Solzhenitsyn, who died … [Read more...]
New Leader for Korean Orthodox
Metropolitan Ambrosios Aristotelis Zographos was enthroned on July 20 at St. Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral in Seoul as the Church's second metropolitan, reports the Union of Catholic Asian News. Around 450 clergy and laypeople of the Orthodox Church from South Korea and abroad attended. The Orthodox Metropolis of Korea, which is under the Ecumenical Patriarchate, has about 3,000 members with eight local clergymen, including two deacons, and two nuns, the news site reported. It administers seven churches and one monastery. In his enthronement speech, the new metropolitan spoke of the Orthodox Church's "unknown treasure" of patristic traditions. He called on all members of the Church in South Korea to bear faith witness through its liturgical and spiritual traditions. "Nowadays, many non-Orthodox Christians around the world recognize the uniqueness of Orthodox spirituality and seek to learn it," he said. More on the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea here. HT: The Western Confucian … [Read more...]
Egypt's Copts the 'New Martyrs'?
Perilous times for Egypt's Christian community. In "Egypt's Coptic Christians Are Choosing Isolation," the Washington Post reports that "the most populous Christian community in the Middle East is seeking safety by turning inward, cutting day-to-day social ties that have bound Muslim to Christian in Egypt for centuries." The story notes a dramatic decline in of the Coptic Christian population in Egypt. Violent confrontations between Muslims and Christians are on the upswing. In May, Arab Bedouins attacked monks reclaiming the 1,700-year-old monastery of Abu Fana. Monks say the attackers fired on them with AK-47 assault rifles and captured some among them to torture. Attackers broke the legs of one monk by pounding them between two rocks. One Muslim man was killed. A few days earlier, gunmen in Cairo killed four Copts at a jewelry store but left without taking anything. Strife over liaisons between Christian and Muslim men and women led to recent clashes between the … [Read more...]


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I came to this realization while reading a seemingly innocuous comment.
We should have realized that it was a hoax when they started telling us the really unbelievable stories like, "We got the number 1 pick with a 1.7% chance." We should have realized it was unbelievable when they gave us the storybook romance of, "He's from the same town as the Bulls, saw them playing some games, and then decided that he didn't want to be with anyone but them. It was love at first sight"
It's not like there weren't whispers of his non-existence in the past. "Why is it that every time that Derrick is supposed to appear somewhere, Reggie Rose always shows up?" It should have been a giant red flag when Derrick was supposed to appear on that TV show in New York, and instead refused to come out of his house. We closed our eyes when it was revealed that Derrick Rose never attempted to contact Dwight Howard or Lebron James, and Lebron does not even have Derrick's phone number. In the modern NBA, what real-life superstar does nothing to recruit other good players? Just look at that prophetic last paragraph:
Which begs the question: who has had an extended conversation with Derrick Rose?
The answer is "nobody", and we've all been dancing around the truth for so long. The truth is we wanted to believe. We felt so invested in the myth of Derrick Rose, and he kept finding ways to pull us back in. He kept telling us he wanted to be with us forever. He kept promising he'd give us a ring eventually but something always got in the way. In 2011 it was Miami and the lack of a second ball handler. In 2012, it was the unlikely event of an ACL injury while doing a routine play in the closing minutes of a game the Bulls had already won. Now, this year, they're saying he might not come back at all until he reaches the mathematically impossible goal of 110%. There will always be one excuse or another for why this story won't have a happy ending.
I did some digging, and Rose claims to have played at the University of Memphis before coming to Chicago, but according to the NCAA no record of Rose's one season of college basketball even exists. And the whispered reason for the lack of any official records is that this Rose person was suspected of having had an impersonator take his SATs. Seriously? How did we miss this?
Now I may be old school and don't understand all this "online fandom", but what kind of naive fan base claims to be in love with a sports star who hasn't so much as spoken with them in the last 10 months? Every single time we tried, it was always his "coach" or his "GM" or his "manager" on the line telling us that Derrick can't talk to us right now because he's in so much pain, but it makes him smile just hearing that we bought Bulls tickets or the new Rose 3.5 sneakers. He can't speak, but they can observe his heart rate going up, and his pockets expanding. Then he comes back from the dead only to give a confusing series of claims including that his explosiveness is all the way back, but that he can't dunk.
There are still some unanswered questions. Who's in on it? Are the Bulls deliberately misleading us, or have they also been fooled? What was the end game here? I plan to follow up on my research and bring you as many details as possible in the future. Stay tuned.
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"Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones, for I say unto you that in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my father, which is in heaven." Matthew 18:10 (KJV)
Bill Mitchell is a pastor at Boca Raton Community Church in south Florida. His wife Liz is author of the book "Journey for the Heart, Hope When Life's Unfair." Bill and Liz traveled to Africa to see firsthand the work Christ is doing in the Kibera slum through the efforts of the Awana ministry.
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Texans excited to have Reed on their side
MAR 24, 2013 4:44p ET
Following the news that the veteran safety had officially signed a three-year deal, star defensive end J.J. Watt went to Twitter to welcome the former Raven:
"Haha this is going to be fun. Welcome to the squad @TwentyER."
Linebacker Brian Cushing added his own regards shortly after:
"Everybody make sure to welcome the best safety in the game @Twenty ER to the #Texans #bullsonparade."
In an interview with NFL.com other current Texans defensive players expressed enthusiasm about the signing.
"I was very ecstatic," cornerback Jonathan Joseph told NFL.com, "I shot him a text letting him know I was glad to have him onboard and things like that, just kind of hit off a relationship or whatever. I watched him over the years from my time in Cincinnati, and to be honest, I haven't seen a guy like him at the position, just the way he impacts the game and the way he studies the game and knows the game."
Of course there will be two players now donning "Reed" on the back of their jerseys in Houston, but linebacker Brooks Reed doesn't seem to mind.
"I've seen so many highlights on him," Reed told NFL.com, "He's just a playmaker, and there's not too many safeties like him out there. He's always around the ball and he's just got great ability."
After falling victim on several occasions to a Ravens' defense lead by Reed (the Texans are 1-6 all time against Baltimore), anyone can understand why the Texans are glad to have the nine-time Pro Bowl safety on their side.


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Tuesday, May 24, 2005
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Coconut board draws up promotion plans
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Kochi , May 23
THE Coconut Development Board, as part of its silver jubilee celebrations, has chalked out various programmes including a four-day coconut festival, an exhibition, quiz competitions and seminars from May 27.
More than 60 manufacturers of coconut-based products from different States are expected to participate in the exhibition to be held in association with research and government bodies, the board's Chairperson, Ms Minnie Mathew, told a press conference.
The exhibitions and seminars will provide a forum for interaction to know the latest in coconut farming and processing.
The board is also organising a series of seminars on health and coconut in Coimbatore, Thiruvanathapuram and Mumbai, with senior scientists and experts.
An international seminar on coconut will be held in Goa on December 10 and 11 with the co-operation of the Asia and Pacific Coconut Community of Jakarta to review the progress made in the field in the last decade. Experts from Philippines and Sri Lanka are expected to participate said Ms Mathew
Announcing the setting up of ten national awards, each with a cash prize of Rs 25,000, to promote coconut farming and processing, Ms Mathew said the awards would be presented at the valedictory function of the jubilee celebrations slated in January next year.
The board, she said, has made significant contributions in expanding the area under coconut farming, increasing the availability of quality planting materials, management of pests and diseases, development of technology for product diversification and by-product usage, widening the market for coconut products especially in North India, and increasing the consumption of coconut oil and tender coconut.
The Government has sanctioned 105 projects under the Technology Mission for coconuts. It covers four areas - pests and disease management, processing and products diversification, market research and technical support.
The Ministry has sanctioned Rs 213 crore; the contribution of the Board for these projects is Rs 19.75 crore.
The board is setting up analytical and microbiological labs in Bangalore and Vazhakkulam in Kerala with an investment of Rs 1 crore, said Ms Mathew.
The board's efforts in promoting product diversification and product development has started yielding positive results in terms of price stabilisation, she said.
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This is a feature that looks at five facts of Lacey's history provided by "Lacey Township People and Progress," a book written by Dr. Ralph K. Turp and stored at the library.
1. Sameul Worden created a salt work business in Forked River in 1754. Salt was a very important commodity at that time.
2. Stella GIllie Wilbert founded the Lacey Historical Society in 1962.
3. Samuel Brown enlisted as an Ensign under Cpt. John Stout in April 1776. He then oranized his own command in Forked River when he was commissioned to Captain. He was given command of a gun boat called "Usage."
4. Rev. John Price of Lacey was Captain in the Monmouth County Militia. He led the unloading of a ship called "Success." The cargo of molasses, coffee, cocoa and more proved invaluable to Washington's troops.
5. Jonathan Price of Lacey served under Colonel Asher Holmes and was the member of the crew that captured the British Brig "Britannia."


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1. Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Toast the dried chiles for 2 to 3 minutes, turning once, until fragrant. Cut chiles in half; remove seeds and stems. Combine chiles with hot water to cover. Let stand 20 minutes, until softened. Meanwhile, toast garlic in skillet over medium heat, turning, until skin is blackened on all sides (15 minutes). Remove skins and discard. Drain chiles. Puree chiles, garlic, oregano, 1/2 teaspoon salt, cumin, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and chicken broth in blender until nearly smooth.
2. Combine 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in large bowl. Add cubed beef and toss to coat.
3. Heat 2 teaspoons oil in large Dutch oven. Add one third of the beef and cook 4 to 5 minutes, until browned. Transfer to another bowl. Repeat process two more times, adding 2 teaspoons oil for each batch.
4. Add onions to drippings and cook 5 minutes, until softened. Stir in chile paste, bell pepper, tomatoes, and beef. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 1-1/2 to 2 hours, until beef is tender. Serve with sour cream, tortillas, and beans. Makes 6 to 8 servings.


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5 marketing strategies to get traditional customers online
"Are you looking for innovative marketing strategies and ideas to get existing customers online to grow your business and make more money?"
There are great marketing advantages for any business that is able to market to their customers via email, newsletters, or interact with them via the Internet.
This article will highlight 5 innovative and creative marketing strategies that you can use to take existing customers and turn them into a loyal and engaged online fan base, that will help to grow your business and generate more revenue online.
Advantages of getting traditional customers online
The main advantages of being able to interact and engage with customers online are:
- customers can access information more readily
- provide additional support (think: forums, Q&A, expertise, etc)
- extended reach - both in terms of time and geography
- opportunity to market new deals, discounts, products and services
- sell direct to customers
- grow reputation and visibility via social media
There are actually plenty of compelling reasons that businesses should make every effort to engage with customers outside of their traditional business domain, in addition to the ones listed here.
Don't lose out by not capitalizing on your traditional customer base to grow an online customer base.
5 marketing strategies to take customers online
eCommerce and the Internet is growing rapidly. Traditional businesses need to take advantage of evolving online shopping trends.
More and more people are turning to their PC, Mac, or mobile device to find the products and services that they want to purchase.
Since online retail is open 24/7, your existing customer base risks being slowly eroded by competitors who offer a great online shopping experience.
If you haven't already got a great eCommerce, mobile eCommerce (m-commerce), website or blog up and running, read the following articles show you the quickest, easiest and most cost-effective ways to build an online store, blog or website (note that it is far easier and cheaper to set up a great online store or website now than it was just a few years ago):
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- Which small business Web platform has the best SEO?
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1. Offer additional customer support online
One of the best ways to get traditional customers signed up to your website or blog is to offer them online support and access to information about their products and services.
Not only is this a great way to get people online, it also:
- saves you time and effort providing face-to-face support
- creates a better customer experience
By giving customers easy online access to information they would otherwise have to call, or come down to the store for, you make life easier for both parties.
2. Integrate the Web into existing products and services
Why not split the value offering of a purchase into an online and offline component? In other words, make sure that there is a valuable online component to every product purchased via your store.
It can be anything. Use your imagination. For example:
- a grocery store might offer delicious free recipes for customers to create their own meals based on what they have purchased
- an office supply store might offer an online discount on printer ink for anyone purchasing a new printer
Offer something that makes it worthwhile for customers to visit your website, and keep them engaged and buying from you.
3. Provide special deals online
Are there products and services that would be cheaper to store and sell via a website, instead of taking up valuable shelf real estate? If so, offer these products at discount prices via your Website.
By ensuring that there are always great value deals and discounts available for online customers, you will set up a culture of visiting your website to find new deals - instead of wandering around the mall, looking at competitors' speciahs.
4. Make it easy for customers to find you online
Is you business website or blog address on your invoice slips? Is your website URL on product packaging and bags? Is your website or blog address up in the front window?
Chances are that your store is closed for more hours a day than it is open. But an online store or website is available 24/7. Why miss out on customers who can't come in during office hours? Make sure that anyone who sees your store knows how to find it online just by looking.
Build your website address into your brand. It is after all, a client facing ambassador for your business.
5. Use social media
Social media is a really powerful tool for marketing and generating sales. However, it's a chicken and egg scenario because it only works once you have fans and followers.
This makes it crucial that you begin growing a social following on Twitter, Pinterest, Google+, FaceBook, or whichever social network is most relevant to your business.
Consider the following scenario:
Every customer who comes into your store and makes a purchase, begins following you on Twitter (because you offer them huge specials available via Twitter only).
After a year you have a few thousand local customers following you on Twitter.
On a busy shopping day - like black Friday - you begin offering time sensitive, huge discounts, to attract customers to your store. People watching their Twitter feed for discounts, rush to your store to take advantage of the deal.
Getting people in to the store is now something you can do with a single tweet. Converting, cross-selling and up-selling is up to your in-store sales techniques.
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It's like the SIMS…only NDN style…your car is a beater even :D
This looks so damn cool, but they lost funding I guess and are still trying to get the project going. So many good ideas out there, and not enough money to get them going. But we can spend billions on shit I don't even want to start deconstructing, you know? Grrrr.
On their "Our Story" page, this really struck me:
Years ago while visiting his grandma Lucinda Robbins in
Tahlequah, Oklahoma, CEO Don Thornton purchased a
Cherokee-English Dictionary written by a professor from the
local University. When he showed the dictionary to his
grandma, she commented in a frail but angry voice: "That
man used to come to my house for three years asking how to
say words in Cherokee. Pretty soon it would be lists of
phrases. I fixed his lists for three years and all I wanted was a
copy of the finished work but never received one." Don
flipped through the pages of the entire dictionary looking for
her name but Lucinda Robbin's name was nowhere to be
found. She was not credited for her work, not only that, she
was never paid and did not even receive a copy of the work.
Yup. Pretty typical. People make money off our languages and our knowledge all the time…and we can't even get resources like this game put out there.
Any millionaires out there who want to fund this language programming?
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