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Ed. Note, by Brian Galliford: ForeignArrow is in my head, folks. I planned on doing a poll just like this today. We'll just use FA's fine work instead. Don't forget about Tuesday Morning Bills Trivia, either.
Is anybody else as tired as I am of the way Jason Peters does business? There's a certain amount of arrogance to him that I, as a fan, overlooked because of his great play. But he began to wear his welcome during last season when he would be questioned about his performances, in particular when he was asked about a sack he gave up to Joey Porter. Peters played it off as Porter just made a "hustle play." Well, I don't know what's worse: just getting beat by Joey Porter or out-hustled by him.The correct answer to that question, Jason, is... "I got beat on that play, it was my fault, and I'm going to work my tail off so it doesn't happen again." Even if you don't think it was your fault (he clearly felt Trent should have gotten rid of the ball by that point), you be a professional and say the right thing.
Anyway, in spite of his selfishness, the best-case-scenario for the Bills is still to re-sign him; it's just one less hole to fill. However, our intel report from the reliable Geronimo indicates that to be a stretch. The intelligence also indicates that Buffalo favors Andre Smith, at least in terms of available rookies.
Well, as a UF alum, I've watched my fair share of SEC football. Andre Smith is a franchise left tackle. I remember the first snap I saw him play as a freshman, and he looked like a re-incarnate of Orlando Pace, but more athletic. Before his suspension for the Utah game, he was basically the consensus best OL in the draft. Well, the fact that he's a little immature (crazy for a 21-year old, right?) doesn't change that in my eyes. I mean, Andre Smith is immature because he's a kid coming out of college; what's Jason Peters' excuse? The issues with Smith of work ethic and immaturity can (and likely will be) cured by a locker room full of vets and hard workers. There's not much you can do as a franchise to ameliorate the avarice of a non-cooperative player. I expect Smith's transition to the NFL to be seamless, at least physically. He's faced size and speed in the SEC, so that's not really a concern for me. The hardest thing to speculate is how a player will handle the jump mentally: will it be a quantum leap for them or hop-skotch? If I had to guess, I would say Smith will be fine. His scouting reports say that he knows his assignments and he did practice against Nick Saban's 3-4 defenses everyday (a huge bonus for a guy coming to the AFC East).
The only way the Bills will win in this situation (a Peters trade) is if they get fair value for him. It's simply not an option to settle for anything less than a first rounder for Peters. If that's the case, then Buffalo will have won the day... because as far as I'm concerned, in a season or two, Smith will be an upgrade over Peters.


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Boner: Random baseball memory exercise. What is the first memory that comes to mind when you think of baseball and your family (grandparents, parents, sibs, kids, pets, and whatnot).
Folkhemmet (English: the people's home, definite form of folkhem) is a political concept that played an important role in the history of the Swedish Social Democratic Party and the Swedish welfare state. It is also sometimes used to refer to the long period between 1932-1976 when the Social democrats were in power and the concept was put into practice, but also works as a poetic name for the Swedish wellfare state. Sometimes referred to as "the Swedish Middle Way", folkhemmet was viewed as midway between capitalism and socialism. The base of the Folkhem vision is that the entire society ought to be like a small family, where everybody contributes. The Swedish Social Democrats' successes in the postwar period is often explained by the fact that the party managed to motivate major social reforms with the idea of the folkhem and the national family's joint endeavor.
The term is thought to have its roots in Rudolf Kjellén's vision of a corporatist-styled society based on class collaboration in the national interest, largely based on Otto von Bismarck's juxtaposing of conservative stability and continuity to social reforms otherwise associated with socialist parties, such asuniversal healthcare and unemployment benefits.
The Social Democratic leaders Ernst Wigforss, an avid Keynesian, and Per Albin Hansson, a social corporatist, are considered the main architects of folkhemmet, with inspiration from the conservative Kjellén. It was later developed by the Prime Ministers Tage Erlander and Olof Palme until the Social Democratic party historically lost power in 1976. Another important proponent was Hjalmar Branting, who came into contact with the concept while a student at Uppsala university, and went on to become the first socialist Prime Minister of Sweden.


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[sage-devel] Cygwin - think about 64-bit too. Dr. David Kirkby Sun May 30 17:00:30 2010I know Mike and William are working on the Cygwin port now (perhaps others are too).
I believe the initial port is going to be 32-bit, which is all I belive Cygwin supports now. It is certainly not beyond the bounds of possibility that a 64-bit version of Cygwin becomes available.
So I would consider the implication of your changes if SAGE64 is set to "yes".Micheal originally only allowed that environment variable to work on OS X, which was a bit stupid, considering he was paid to work on the Solaris port, and Solaris needs that option too! Virtually all packages in Sage should now add -m64 as a compiler flag if SAGE64 is set to yes.
I would consider that while making patches for Cygwin. I can assure you, there is nothing more boring than going around making changes to permit a 64-bit build, when with foresight you could have avoided the hassle.
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November 5, 2013
THIS WEEK: Dakota State (9-24 overall record) continues their postseason run in the inaugural North Star Athletic Association Postseason Volleyball Conference Tournament this week. The Trojans visit Jamestown (N.D.) (24-8) in the NSAA semifinals action Wednesday evening. First serve from the Hansen Center is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday's semifinals winners advance to the first-ever NSAA Volleyball Postseason Conference Tournament's championship match on Saturday at 7 p.m.
TROJANS WIN FIRST-EVER NSAA POSTSEASON MATCH: Dakota State won their first-ever North Star Athletic Association Volleyball postseason match on Nov. 2 with a 3-0 sweep over Presentation (S.D.). The Trojans stormed to a 2-0 lead (25-12 and 25-15) and held on to win the match by winning the third set by the score of 25-23. Dakota State hit impressive .326 hitting percentage in the first set and .423 in second set, while PC was held to negative hitting percentage in each set. Dakota State outhit Presentation 44-25 and .274-.039 in the match.
NSAA POSTSEASON CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALS SET: The semifinals for the inaugural North Star Athletic Association Volleyball Postseason Tournament has been set for Wednesday night. Jamestown (N.D.), top-seed in the tournament, hosts No. 4 seed Dakota State (S.D.) at the Hansen Center in Jamestown, N.D. No. 2 seed Mayville State (N.D.) will welcome the third-seeded Valley City State (N.D.) at Lewy Lee Fieldhouse in Mayville, N.D. The winners of the semifinal matches will advance to the first-ever NSAA Volleyball Postseason Tournament's championship match on Saturday. The site will be held at the highest remaining seed. All matches are scheduled for 7 p.m.
GONZALEZ EARNS NSAA LIBERO-OF-THE-WEEK FOR THE SECOND TIME: The North Star Athletic Association has selected Dakota State's Katherine Gonzalez as its Libero Player-of-the-Week honor. It was her second time this season that she had received this weekly honor from NSAA. Gonzalez led the Trojans' defense with a total of 20 digs in two matches played last week. She recorded 10 digs versus the University of Sioux Falls (S.D.) on Oct. 29. Gonzalez added 10 digs and three service aces in 3-0 home victory over Presentation (S.D.) on Nov. 2. For the week, she produced a perfect reception percentage rate (100 percent) in 31 attempts. Gonzalez recorded a service percentage of .952 and averaged 3.3 digs per set last week. She leads the team with 500 digs this season for the Trojans.
LAST MEETING: Jamestown won both meetings with the Trojans this season. The Jimmies won the first meeting in Madison, S.D. on Sept. 21 by the scores of 25-14, 25-19 and 25-17. UJ defeated DSU in the second meeting on Oct. 12 in Jamestown, N.D. by the scores of 25-14, 25-15 and 25-20.
BACK IN WINNING COLUMN: Dakota State had won four matches in the last six matches. The Trojans snapped their nine-match losing skid with a 3-1 road victory at Saint Mary (Neb.) on Oct. 19. DSU notched another victory on Oct. 23 as they defeated long-time rival Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) four sets. Dakota State swept in three straight sets versus Central Baptist (Ark.) on Oct. 25 in Forest City, Iowa before losing a pair of 3-0 defeats to Waldorf (Iowa) and University of Sioux Falls. The Trojans bounced back in the winning column with a 3-0 win over Presentation on Nov. 2 in Madison.
LAST TIME OUT: Dakota State went 1-1 for the week last week. The Trojans dropped a 3-0 home regular-season finale against in-state rival University of Sioux Falls (25-23, 25-11 and 25-15) on Oct. 29. The Trojans bounced back in the winning column on Nov. 2 with a three straight sets victory over Presentation (S.D.) in the inaugural North Star Athletic Volleyball Postseason Tournament. DSU won by the scores of 25-12, 25-15 and 25-23. Jamestown, which was off for two weeks, played their final regular-season match on Oct. 23 with a 3-0 NSAA conference victory. The Jimmies posted the scores of 25-18, 25-18 and 25-14 victory over Presentation.
TEAM LEADERS: Caitlin Pick leads the Trojans' offense attack with 297 kills. She averages 2.7 kills per set for the Trojans. Pick leads with 0.5 blocks per set (57 total blocks). Katherine Gonzalez records 25 service aces (0.2 service ace per set) and 500 digs (4.7 digs per set) for DSU. Stacey Schuller leads the Trojans with 599 set assists (5.3 assists per set).
RECORDS WATCH: Stacey Schuller is just 112 set assists away of setting a new DSU school record for most career assists. She currently records 3,039 assists through her three-year career at Dakota State. Jill Weisser holds the Trojan Volleyball record for most career assists with 3,150 assists. Schuller had produced 1,353 assists in her freshman season, 1,087 assists in her sophomore season and 599 assists this season for the Trojans.
COACHES' CORNER: Amy Veenhof enters her fifth season as head coach at Dakota State. She has coached three all-conference players and seven NAIA Academic All-American scholar athletes. Her teams had been named to NAIA Scholar Team three times. Megan Kusler is in her second season as an assistant coach. Tom Mettler enters his first year as a student assistant coach.
STAY CONNECTED: Stay connected with Dakota State volleyball and athletics all season long at www.dsuathletics.com. The Trojans are also on Twitter; just log onto www.twitter.com/GoDaSUAthletics. The Dakota State University Athletics can be found on Facebook on https://www.facebook.com/DSUTrojanAthletics.
WATCH & LISTEN: Jamestown will be providing a paid live video coverage of the volleyball match on Wednesday night. Go to http://www.americaonesports.com/partner_members.asp?id=68. to watch the match. The link is also will be available on www.dsuathletics.com on the 'Live Games' tab above the 'Upcoming Events.'
LIVE STATS/PLAY-BY-PLAY: Jamestown will be providing the live stats/play-by-play in volleyball on Wednesday night. Go to http://www.dakstats.com/WebSync/Pages/Team/TeamSchedule.aspx?association=10&sg=WVB&sea=NAIWVB_2013&team=1962 and click on the letter 'W'. The link also will be available on www.dsuathletics.com.
Nick Huntimer, Dakota State University Sports Information Director


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Selected Jean Kerr Quotations
• I'm tired of all this nonsense about beauty being only skin-deep. That's deep enough. What do you want, an adorable pancreas?
• Marrying a man is like buying something you've been admiring for a long time in a shop window. You may love it when you get it home, but it doesn't always go with everything else in the house.
• The only thing worse than a man you can't control is a man you can.
• A lawyer is never entirely comfortable with a friendly divorce, anymore than a good mortician wants to finish his job and then have the patient sit up on the table.
• Being divorced is like being hit by a Mack truck. If you live through it, you start looking very carefully to the right and to the left.
• I make mistakes; I'll be the second to admit it.
• If you can keep your head about you when all about you are losing theirs, its just possible you haven't grasped the situation.
• Some people have such a talent for making the best of a bad situation that they go around creating bad situations so they can make the best of them.
• Do you know how helpless you feel if you have a full cup of coffee in your hand and you start to sneeze?
• Adversity draws men together and produces beauty and harmony in life's relationships, just as the cold of winter produces ice-flowers on the window-panes, which vanish with the warmth.
• Man is the only animal that learns by being hypocritical. He pretends to be polite and then, eventually, he becomes polite.
• Women speak because they wish to speak, whereas a man speaks only when driven to speech by something outside himself -- like, for instance, he can't find any clean socks.
• Now the thing about having a baby - and I can't be the first person to have noticed this - is that thereafter you have it.
• The real menace about dealing with a five-year-old is that in no time at all you begin to sound like a five-year-old.
• Hope is the feeling you have that the feeling you have isn't permanent.
• A poor person who is unhappy is in a better position than a rich person who is unhappy. Because the poor person has hope. He thinks money will help.
• One of the most difficult things to contend with in a hospital is that assumption on the part of the staff that because you have lost your gall bladder you have also lost your mind.
• I feel about airplanes the way I feel about diets. It seems to me that they are wonderful things for other people to go on.
• If you have formed the habit of checking on every new diet that comes along, you will find that, mercifully, they all blur together, leaving you with only one definite piece of information: french-fried potatoes are out.
• The average, healthy, well-adjusted adult gets up at seven-thirty in the morning feeling just plain terrible.
• Even though a number of people have tried, no one has ever found a way to drink for a living.
• When the grandmothers of today hear the word "Chippendales," they don't necessary think of chairs.
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I'm sure that it'll sound better than the plain notebook audio system or an onboard soundcard. The Modi/Crack combintion is reasonably priced kit. Are you building the crack and getting the Speedball upgrade? I might prefer a Magni amp, but in the end if your ears are happy, that's what counts.
Yes, Modi/Crack, isn't expensive and good combo for the HD600 I guess. I'll build it myself, but no Speedball upgrade (maybe later). I read many good reviews (without Speedball) about the Crack (they say tubes sound kind of "liquid" and more natural) and it also looks nice :) I'll post a mini review about how the dedicated equipment vs. onboard soundcard performs. If I get a 2i2 or UR22 DAW (after Modi, for another PC) I'll compare them too.


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He sat at a booth with Matt, he watched as she walked in. He frowned slightly and stood up walking over to her. " Bella ? "
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Tow trucks policing parking lots continues to be a problem in the Capital City.
It seems the quest for cash is making compliance with the law an afterthought.
This case does have a happy ending…but there are many more like it that have been occurring in central Arkansas…and for quite some time.
Jacqueline Sanders of Little Rock is just the latest.
She a complaint and she is taking it to the Attorney General's office.
Last week Sanders took her niece to the grocery store.
She parked in front of her niece's apartment to bring in the groceries and says within 15 minutes her car was being towed.
"By that time they was just about taking off with it…just that quick," says Sanders. "It was fast, I mean…she (her niece) was still taking groceries out of the bag, you know? I begged him not to take my car. I was crying literally in their face."
Prior to such a tow, state law requires a written, signed request from the property owner or manager detailing what vehicle is to be towed, where it is and why it needs to be towed.
Sanders says that didn't happen prior to her tow.
It cost her $232.00 to get it back.
And to add insult to injury, her car was damaged.
"They snatched it up so fast both of my tires were on flat," says Sanders. "Nothing was wrong with my tires before they put it on the wrecker…on the tow truck."
We contacted the towing company in question and informed them that this tow did not comply with Arkansas law.
So today they repaid Jacqueline her towing fee and gave her an additional $125.00 to help with tire repairs and her cab fare.
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DT models Matt Thornton and Tyler Lough photographed by Joseph Sinclair ... those images are the two I personally prefer but you since we all like different things, you can have a look at the full series here and chose your favorite one.
We had the pleasure to photograph and feature Tyler a couple of times in BELLO mag.
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Neighbors, council clash on Minton's project
Original post made on Jun 18, 2009
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, June 17, 2009, 2:21 PM
on Jun 18, 2009 at 2:30 pm
It will be sad to see Minton's go. I don't know if people realize it, but they used to build houses all around Mountain View. Some of the best looking houses in the Old Mountain View neighborhood such as those on Loreto and Velarde were built by them in the 1920s. It will be a tragic irony if Minton's itself is replaced by a bunch of bland, cookie-cutter houses such as those currently seen on Dana east of Calderon.
on Jun 18, 2009 at 3:18 pm
Mayor Margaret Abe-Koga called it "probably one of the best places to put a high-density project" because of its proximity near the train station.
Inks agreed, "Larger scale development makes sense and is justified."
There is no data to show that the resident will use transit more that the general public (about 5 percent). In the early morning and in the evening they will be using their cars and add to the traffic congestion.
Mayor Margaret Abe-Koga is not trained to pay attention to data. Councilperson Inks has no excuse. He is a trained engineer. He should rely on data to make decisions instead of his wishful thinking.
The data (what there is) shows the Crossing housing across from the San Antonio Train Station shows little usage, about 3 rider per 60 people when asked at a meeting how many people use the train. The Council refused to consider my suggestion that they monitor or survey transit usage at the Crossing and the HP high-density development. They know that their argument for high dentistry near transit is not supported by data. A survey or yearly monitoring will take a stupid argument. We all know the more people means more traffic congestion and green house gases from cars and heating homes or other human actives.
Mountain View is going sustainable and GREEN, green for developers; green like money.
on Jun 18, 2009 at 4:12 pm
One note about using data from The Crossings stop. The train stops there much less frequently than it does at the Mountain View station. There may be people there who would like to use it, but do not just because the times are so inconvenient. That will probably skew the data quite a bit.


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here you go http://www.4shared.com/file/WTCgdOCV/GOW3_GOLDEN_COG_HELM.html this is my first full unfold i hope it works for you
if you go to the first page first post Jakkrit has all his files on his website and the links are right there good luck to u
http://www.instructables.com/id/Building-a-drawer-slide-CNC-machine-for-under-200/ give this a shot trhere are a lot more cnc diy's on this site good luck
here is my unfold of the Redshirt helm http://www.4shared.com/file/WTCgdOCV/GOW3_GOLDEN_COG_HELM.html
this is my first unfold from start to finish
Lancer- http://www.4shared.com/file/TnP81Kp8/assalt.html
Boltok- http://www.4shared.com/file/AKqVNsSy/boltok.html
Vulcan- http://www.4shared.com/file/ox3Pl4QX/COG_CoopMiniGun.html
i have most of them but they are the .obj and need to be made pepable, i will post what i have later today and if anyone who has a chance to make them pepable have fun (i have not made any of the...
i finally got it uploaded and i hope it helps you http://www.4shared.com/file/IrsrUPzk/GOW3_HAMMERBURST2.html
i have it but i cant seem to get it up on 4 shared, i'll keep trying for you and everyone
i posted a snub it just needs a little work done to it, its a couple pages back
just wondering how big did u make your ben carmine helm? i just finished an onyx guard helm and feels too big, and a clay carmine that is too small(it fit perfect until i put the back neck guard)
i hope this works if not let me know, i have a ton more files i will try to zip all i have collected and post them later
i was looking through my files and found a snub pistol it needs a lot of work there r some twisted parts, now how to post them i dont know
http://www.405th.com/showthread.php/32602-Gears-of-War-3-Baird-Foam-Full-Suit(scratch-built).-Will-be-ready-for-release-night. the templates r somewhere in there just dont remember what page they r on
sopa failed, lets try to reopen this thread i was looking foward to everyones progress and suport
http://www.405th.com/showthread.php/27265-Nerf-Reach-Assault-Rifle-PIC-HEAVY take a look at this thread, the ar still fires
gaaramasa is there any chance you have the gorgon pistol, boomshield or hhammer of dawn files?
i was woundering if anyone else is interested in any of the locust helmets as i am?(as a trophy of a good kill)
i would love to attempt to unfold the boltok revolver but i have never heard of .dae format is there any way to get it in .obj then i'll do my best to get it unfolded
by any chance does anyone know how long the torquebow is from the butt to the barrel, im trying to work on the torquebow pdo for life size but i cant find anywhere how long it should be. also i may...
if anyone is looking for the anya armor just go to here:
benstreeper is doing a holy crap awesome job on it
also does anyone know...
do u have any gears 2 files or other gears 3?


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After having his fight license denied by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for nine months this past May, UFC heavyweight contender Alistair Overeem is apparently trying to get back in the commission's good graces.
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"I'm doing a drug test today to build confidence with the Nevada state athletic commission and because I respect and appreciate the UFC."
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Play nice, and NO COMMENTS!
Forgive the absence of links, although I may have to throw in a couple of unreferenced quotes for effect, but my intent is not to fuel a ridiculous "debate", for lack of a better word (although there are many better words). Anyone who cares about the catalyst for my comments will have to do their own research.
"Antagonize" was a word my children learned at a very young age, as in "Stop antagonizing your sister." It really is time to stop all of the silliness, and quit antagonizing one another. Like any good mother, there comes a time when you have to ground the children. Greg – Go to your room for using the "M" word. (And like any good mother, I will laugh hysterically when you leave the room, because I really found your wordplay raucously funny). Keith and all of your Housing Panic friends, I am sending you home for behaving badly as well. The term RealtWhore, while considered by you and your friends to be quite clever, is clearly a derogatory remark and very childish. We will do it again when everyone can play nice.
Obviously, what we have here are some very divergent opinions on the real estate market trends. What bothers me the most at this moment, however, is what seems to be the underlying theme: The utter lack of respect many (most) people seem to hold for our profession. And in a perhaps unprecedented blogging moment, I insist that you DO NOT COMMENT ON THIS POST. It's not that I know and fear that many will disagree with my remarks, but only that I am not looking to pick another playground fight. Consider it my therapy session.
I am truly tired of the sport of Realtor bashing. Here are the promised, unreferenced remarks, all unfortunately real and recent quotes:
(Realtors have a) lack of class, lack of education, lack of intelligence.
I find (the) 'profession' and business vile and disgusting in that it pretends to act as a fiduciary for home buyers and is nothing of the sort.
Why do you put your picture on your Blog comments/business cards/bill boards (if you are not a Realtwhore)?
Realtors whore out their integrity, honesty, and self respect for money.
Used house salesmen will be viewed with more disdain than lawyers, politicians, or used car salesmen.
Why don't we take it from the top.
- Real estate is a job. Like any other, this is a job that people do for a living. And like any other job, there are those who are quite good at it and take it very seriously (say, like a career?), and those that stink. As in life, there are good, ethical, honest, hardworking individuals and there are opportunists who care only for themselves and are motivated only by ego and greed. To stereotype an entire discipline because of some perception, or even real life experience (involving those in the latter category), is not only unenlightened but ignorant.
- Many Realtors are do not have college degrees, yet many do have a formal education. While being a member of this profession does not require higher education, many agents are extremely educated and credentialed. These are most often the ones that will excel in this field, yet I challenge anyone to suggest that formal education is a prerequisite for actual achievement or success in most fields, with the exception of the obvious. (We are talking about service industries here; I am highly optimistic that my brain surgeon will have a few years of college under his belt). Case in point, I have a Masters Degree in Civil Engineering. I have a long resume of public and private sector employment, and of sole proprietorship. This is not intended to be boastful; rather to point out that my degrees proved fairly irrelevant in both the practice of engineering and real estate. It is ultimately the quality of the individual and their capacity to learn and apply that knowledge that separates the achievers from the rest of the pack.
- Real estate licensing requirements are too lenient. Many like to suggest that, because of this, the industry consists of a bunch of uneducated do-nothings in search of a quick buck. Sadly, in some cases this is all too true. To color an entire profession based on the credential requirements, however, is to label an entire species. Every profession has their stars and their slackers, their ethical and their money grubbers, their competent and their incompetent. I have encountered crummy "professionals" in nearly every discipline over the years, yet I have not sworn off accountants because I once had a mistake in my tax return. Hair stylists don't have a much harder time than Realtors of obtaining a license allowing them to operate within their trade, yet you had better believe that I don't use the services of just anybody (last hairstyle being the obvious exception). If your real estate experience has left you with a sour impression, I would suggest you didn't pick the best representation.
- Real estate agents self-promote furiously. Well, duh! We are self-employed and in a service industry where we have one product to offer (and sell) our customers: Ourselves. While you will never see my pixelated mug on a shopping cart or bus bench, I do not disdain those who choose this route; it simply isn't compatible with my business plan or desired image. I do, however, have my picture on my business cards, my blog, my website, my car magnets and all of my print materials, which for the record, cost me more than the average American earns in year. This is called "marketing", and if you are employed by another (who takes care of the business development for you), you may never understand it. And by the way, advertising is not a dirty word. My plumber does it, my doctor does it, my dentist does it, and Walmart does it. That is how you drive business to your business. Surviving on past-client referrals alone is a fantasy; clients move, clients die, and, in our case, neighborhoods turn over.
- Realtors are not inherently evil, they do not feed on their young, and they do not force people to buy or sell. Believe it or not, we do not spend our days victimizing happy, unsuspecting home owners in an attempt to force a sale, nor do our clients purchase homes at gunpoint who would otherwise have no interest in homeownership. I, for one, lack the super-powers to manipulate free will. It is convenient to blame Realtors from everything from bad loans to bad market cycles to global warming, but in the end we are simply advisers and facilitators. It is not the Nordstrom sales clerk's fault that the suit I bought last week is now on the 20% off rack, it is not the used car salesman's fault that I found a car I like better this week than the one I bought last Tuesday (had to slip this profession into the discussion), and my Realtor (no, I don't represent myself in my own transactions) did not force me to make my last real estate purchase. Let's all start taking some responsibility for our actions.
- All agents are not filthy rich. In fact, most agents make what would be considered by most to be a moderate income. Certainly when you consider the enormous costs, both time and money, and the hours we keep, I believe we are worth every penny. So you could do it yourself? Then have at it. I could represent myself in court and I could self-diagnose my illness, and I could even replace my water heater (with a little help from the Google Gods), but I probably wouldn't do it very well. My time would have been better spent doing what I do well, which would allow me to pay others to do what they do well. And to those who use the argument that Realtors are not doctors or lawyers (or even plumbers), well of course we aren't. But if you make this argument as a protest to salaries being on par, I would suggest that life isn't fair. I'm just one "tall" gene short of being a multi-million dollar point guard for the Lakers. Not fair. So, get your real estate license. No one is stopping you.
We all begin our lives wide-eyed, trusting and respectful. Somewhere along the line we get jaded. Funny that my children (it always comes back to that, doesn't it?), who have a tendency to find my mere existence an embarrassment of amazing proportions, see me as somewhat of a rock star. Their culture (and their allowance, by the way) involves my car magnets, my picture on the banner at the high school football games, and on and on. So easy to find this embarrassing, and yet they (my self-proclaimed "real estate orphans") see how hard I work and how seriously and personally I take my business and the satisfaction of my clients. A friend recently asked my 14 year-old if she was going to be a Realtor someday. Of course, she said "no". I braced myself for the follow-up, expecting the obvious. Yet, when asked why, she replied, "I don't want to work weekends." Out of the mouths of babes. So, play nice, you guys.
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Northern Virginia Real Estate Guide November 30th, 2006 1:06 pm
Kris Berg | A breath of fresh air
As a consummate (real estate) Mom, she sent both bad boys to their rooms. I say it is long overdue and a breath of fresh air.
On Going to your Room, "Realtwhores" and More… at The Phoenix Real Estate Guy November 30th, 2006 2:20 pm
[...] It's pure dead brilliant. [...]
Buzz Saw November 30th, 2006 3:34 pm
I couldn't agree more. I wrote my own piece about the blog war.
Athol Kay November 30th, 2006 5:01 pm
….comments on the post
Phil Hoover November 30th, 2006 5:40 pm
Hi Kris ~
Guess your plea for no comments has fallen on deaf ears, so I will join in.
Thanks for taking the time to write your lengthy post.
I agree with most of what you say, the exception being your comments about self-promotion/advertising.
The following isn't aimed at you personally; it's general commentary on how too many agents conduct themselves:
Specifically ~ my physician, CPA, and attorney do not have magnetic signs on their cars and do not run ads boasting that they are million dollar producers.
And, I have yet to see my physician boast that he was "Doctor of the Year" on his license frames
I wouldn't dream of driving around with magnetic signs on my car because many of my sellers want me to be discreet as they consider selling their home.
If we want to be viewed as professionals, we need to act like professionals and stop bragging about ourselves, handing out refrigerator magnets and recipes (duh!), etc.
It's the CLIENT that matters; not us!
Kudos for sending the blog warriors to their room ~ that was the epitome of childish and unprofessional.
Mike Bliss November 30th, 2006 6:32 pm
This is Buzz Saws fine response to the idiotic and childish responses (especially by Lil' Keithy-boy).
Check it out and bookmark Buzz Saw's new blog, because just like his moniker, this Saw cuts to the heart of the matter!
Mike Bliss November 30th, 2006 6:54 pm
Phil Hoover makes a point but I would mildly disagree.
While a doctor, CPA and lawyer(with exception, perhaps, to a real shyster, i.e. crooked ambulence chaser) would never use magnetic signs, I would expect only a carpenter, painter, etc. would to drum up the biz. I live on the east coast of the U.S., and have never EVER seen a realtor with a sign on their car. They use balloons and signs for open houses, waste(in my opinion) business cards on bulletin boards at restaurants and car washes, but here in the east, they are actually considered professionals. Perhaps with the recent housing explosion too many unqualified people have flooded their ranks to make a quick buck, but now that times have turned "hard", only the PROFESSIONAL realtor will survive, once again cleansing this oft maligned profession.
I am not a realtor, but I realize their value. I have been mentioned by name and vilified by Keith on his little insignificant site.
I have used realtors to buy property and used them to sell property. In buying a property I want a realtor that I like to mesh with my easy going personality. In selling, I want a totally aggressive shark. I am pleased by both results and am pleased to pay their fee (which I consider CHEAP).
Why cheap? Consider being an asshole (like Keith) and either hammering the realtor on their percentage or wanting a discount broker (OR WORSE) a "I sold my house (NOT) dot com". If the commission I offer is too low, then the BUYERS AGENTS won't waste their time dragging their clients to my place. I have then just cut 95% of all buyers from seeing my place. This is sales 101, people.
I sold my condo in a cold market in 6 weeks (to closing). The unit next to me took over 6 months BEFORE and the last one took another 6 months AFTER. I paid a fair comission and I STAGED THE PLACE DAILY. This is rocket science.
There are ALWAYS buyers in a down market. Do the research, work with your realtor and LISTEN TO THEM AND TAKE THEIR ADVICE. They don't come to my business and tell ME how to run it, why then do we seem to second guess them?
I will offer a bit of suggestion to realtors everywhere…join Rotary International or Lions Club. These groups are business friendly and you can get some GREAT FREE P.R. with photos in your local paper of you helping out some great cause, and yes…the papers will print your company name. Think about it. I am a Rotarian and it works for all business.
Keith is a cub scout leader…but perhaps is all about the little boys sitting on his lap that makes this worth his while.
Christine November 30th, 2006 8:13 pm
Bravo Kris!!
Spoken like a true mom!!
Taking the high ground in the realtor-bashing wars at PressReal.com December 1st, 2006 10:07 am
[...] If you would like to read her comments (and I strongly encourage you to) you can click here. Filed under: Real Estate | By: Allan | [...]
Geeski December 1st, 2006 11:57 am
Once again, amused I am.
The image problem with real estate professionals is self made, and therefore can only be corrected by the same people. Don't blame others for your problems, just correct them if you think it is true.
I am not a realtor, but have used their services for multiple transactions over the last 20 years. I have seen some that are very good, but sadly, most are not. BTW, I have used the same agent myself for the last 14 years.
I think the fundamental issue of your profession is the lack of education needed to be in the business. It seems half the realtors are divorced women with little or no marketable skills. That was certainly the case with my sister-in-law, who now works at Ikea. Also, there are simply far too many realtors.
So, quit whining about your profession and do something about cleaning it up. Your actions will speak far louder than words ever could.
david December 2nd, 2006 5:03 am
I hope the immature greg swann learns from his mistake as he is the one who started the war with the bubbleheads with his unprovoked "masturbation" attack on keith. Then when keith offered a truce in a private email to greg, greg published that email and attacked again
Makes you wonder about his true motives
Bravo on taking the high road. Now only if this immature blog host would do the same
Stan December 4th, 2006 2:46 pm
Was not going to post, but as others did??? This was probably one of the best written retorts to the common misconceptions that you stated above. When, I chose this profession 13 years ago and jumped in full time, immediately upon licensing, it was amazing to me, the views of the public toward the real estate profession. I was really quite shocked by it. Over the years, I must admit I have seen as you mentioned the good and the bad that are in this profession. I must say though that overall, the veterans that remain in this biz are of the highest quality as people and indeed have high ethics and truly put their client 1st, above all else. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!! I'm glad I found this through Jay's blog. Thanks Jay as well. Stan
Kris Berg December 4th, 2006 4:48 pm
I, too, was staying silent (awfully hard, sometimes). After all, the "no comments" rule was my rule! I agree that we just need to look at those with longevity and success in the field to find the best.
(And to all of the other rule breakers, I admire your renegade nature!)


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University of Pittsburgh Imposes Anti-Trans Bathroom Policy: Higher education has increasingly become an environment where resources like gender-neutral bathrooms and "safe space" training programs allow young people to explore their gender and sexuality in safe and healthy ways. The University of Pittsburgh, however, took a defiant step in the opposite direction, dictating last month that transgender students could only use bathrooms and locker rooms that correspond to the gender on their birth certificate. [Think Progress]
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I am from Anchorage, Alaska where voters considered, and overwhelmingly voted down, Prop 5, a ballot measure that if approved would have added sexual orientation and gender identity to the City's existing anti-discrimination laws. I know that similar attempts to extend these protections to LGBT people have failed in Anchorage, but this time around the measure had very strong bipartisan support including both Senator Murkowski and Senator Begich. What is the current status of the outcome for the measure, and what can I do to help ensure that LGBT people living in Anchorage are protected from discrimination?
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Even though the election is over, it is still possible to work towards ending discrimination of our LGBT loved ones in Alaska. Education is a very effective tool to let people know about subjects that they don't understand. All the work the groups like One Anchorage did was not done in vain. These issues were brought into the public and started many conversations which is a small victory in itself. It is important to lay the ground work for the future so that the next time such a measure appears on the ballot, City residents will be more informed and willing to vote for equal protections against discrimination.
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Hip-hop icon Missy Elliott has explained why her abscence from rap's spotlight has worked in her favor as of late.
According to Missy, she has been focused on overseeing the career of burgeoning R&B singer Jasmine Sullivan.
"People always be like, 'Where [you] been?' but you gotta remember, I got Jazmine Sullivan out there, I had Monica 'Everything [To Me']," Missy explained in an interview. "I'm always having artists that I'm doing records on so I'm just behind the scenes right now. I did the artist thing, now I'm just writing and producing...It's been a long time coming but she gon' be around for a long time. She's gon' make people have to step up they singing...Jazmine sing from the soul. She sing from a different place. She's not just a singer, she sings from a place where you feel like she been through those things before. And she got a husky voice and we haven't heard that really in R&B in a long time so she [has] a unique voice." (MTV)
She is reportedly working on a new record called "Blow Ya Whistle."
Lately, Missy E has been busy producing records for other artists, the latest one being Jazmine Sullivan's 'Holding U Down' but here's some good news for the fans. She will be finally returning to the scene with her brand new single called 'Blow Ya Whistle'. Apparently, her album is still titled Block Party. (Hip Hop N More)
The rapper's delayed album was initially scheduled to drop three years ago.
Block Party is the upcoming seventh studio album by American rapper Missy Elliott, scheduled to be released in 2010. The album's release was initially intended for December of 2007, additional songs were recorded for the project in spring of 2009 replacing the majority of the album's intended tracklisting. (Artipot)
Last July, Elliott made headlines for being booted off stage during London's annual Wireless Festival.
Missy Elliott was reportedly kicked off the stage at last weekend's Wireless Festival after she exceeded her performance time slot. The rapper was said to have arrived 20 minutes late for her set at the gig in London's Hyde Park but attempts to make up for her lateness with an extended performance were thwarted by the event's organisers. (Digital Spy)
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The fracas over coal blocks allocation continued for the 12th day in Parliament today as BJP members vociferously demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned till noon after the Opposition triggered ruckus on the issue. Members of the DMK, AIADMK, CPI and Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) were in the Well raising the Sri Lanka issue.
DMK members were opposing the training of Sri Lankan armed forces at an airbase in India, while AIADMK and VCK members protested the upcoming visit of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa to Madhya Pradesh.
In the Lok Sabha, Speaker Meira Kumar took up the Question Hour after making an obituary reference to the victims of the fire tragedy in Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu.
After observing silence for a while, the BJP members trooped to the Well raising slogans against the Prime Minister over the coal blocks allocation.
As the din continued, the Speaker adjourned the House till noon.
When the Rajya Sabha met for the day, it mourned the loss of lives in a devastating fire at a cracker manufacturing unit in Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu yesterday.
Soon after, the House plunged into turmoil as BJP members shouted slogans demanding the resignation of the Prime Minister. Some SP members were up on their feet but they could not be heard in the din.
Chairman Hamid Ansari tried to restore order in the House and called for first listed question of the day but BJP members were unrelenting. He then adjourned the House till noon.


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TODAY | February 18, 2014
>> news, members of team usa reveal their superstitions.
>>> superstitions --
>> superstition -- i'm not superstitious. tongue twister .
>> i love having bubble gum just seeing how many pieces of double bubble i can chew. if you want to come to the rink early and watch me do that, i'll have huge cheeks.
>> i have a shirt i normally wear when i race. my girlfriend gave it to me and says it's a lucky shirt. i'm going to trust her.
>> very against superstitions.
>> my bad habit is being against superstition.
>> i guess my superstition is to be as balanced as possible and not freak out.
>> i'll knock on wood . if someone says something that i don't like.
>> what if a black cat walks in front of you.
>> run the other way.
>> for probably three years, i listened to shakira.
>> i love to start off with michael jackson 's " speed demon ."
>> all right, this is stupid superstition and i'm sick of this song.
>> it's just like speed demon headed down the highway, speed demon .


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Donald F. Collins. Office
Hours, Spring 2005
Click here for daily activities schedule
About all of the classes will be spent doing activities and performing experiments related to the chosen topics. Time in class will be divided between activities and discussion of the material.
Required Supplies
In addition to the textbook by Hewitt, et. al., Conceptual Physical Science, Third Ed., each student must posses a quadrille-ruled laboratory notebook for recording measurements and summaries. These notebooks must be in hand for every class. The activities will follow instructions provided by the instructor.
Weekly Journals (10%)
Part of the evaluation of the course will be based on weekly journals submitted to the instructor. These journals may be hand-written, word processed, or e-mailed. (e-mail is preferable, because it is receptive to comments and feedback from the instructor). Journal entries are due every Tuesday. Students will be asked to address a particular issue. Examples are: comments on a particular reading assignment; if the moon rises at 6:30 tonight, what time will it rise tomorrow night and why?; explain why the occupants in the weightlessness of the International Space Station are not free from the influence of gravity. The topic for journal discussion will be announced at the previous class and on the activities schedule: http://www.warren-wilson.edu/%7Ephysics/PhysSci/PSSchedule2005.html. Students are encouraged to work together to complete the journals. Sometimes, the explanation will require considerable thought, and working together will help in the thought process.
The journals will not be graded, but 15 weekly journals are
Each journal entry will be accepted as "all or nothing". If the
journal does not say anything substantial, or it is obviously written
in a hurried, un-thought-out style, it will be rejected and a better
journal may be submitted late. No
more than two late journals for the semester will be accepted.
The purpose of journals are several:
Each student is required to prepare a research paper based on research using books, journals, and the Internet. Citations from all three areas must be included. The research project may be on any subject of physical science or technology of the student's interest. Examples include: motion, forensics, rocket propulsion, radio, weather, violent weather, global weather patterns, geophysics, plate tectonics, astronomy, planetary and lunar phenomena, electromagnetism, nuclear reactors, ....
It is important that the students' research include all three information sources: books, journals, and the Internet. A further requirement on the use of Internet resources is to evaluate each Internet resource for its accuracy, authenticity, and acceptability by the scientific community. These can be evaluated by means of qualifications of the author(s), the ownership of the resource (accepted scientific organization or government agency), and the agreement/non-agreement with other published media. The research project is an especially valuable part of the course because it is open-ended and should stimulate students to ask questions as well as to give the students practice in finding answers.
The research project will be conducted over the whole semester. Each stage is due about 1 week after each hour exam.
Thu. Feb. 17: Title, complete bibliography (books, periodicals, and Internet), and brief (one paragraph) summary of the nature of the paper.Exams. (40 %) Four hour exams will be given as follows:
Thu. Mar. 24: Draft of the research paper, include references and criticism of Internet resources.
Thu. Apr. 21: Final draft due.
Attendance. (10%) Class time will be spent with a
minimum of lecturing. Brief explanations of material will be
followed by experimental activities, demonstrations, and tutorials in
which the students collaborate in class to answer tutorial questions
pertinent to the discussion, experiments, and readings. These
tutorial answers will not be turned-in, but will serve as personal
notes and review for exams.
Three absences are allowed with no penalty. There are no excused absences. Three absences should take care of occasional sickness, field trips, athletic events, etc. The students should save their absences for when they are truly needed. Each student earns 10% for attendance if less than three absences. Beyond 3 absences each additional absence decreases the course score by 2.points. There are 34 non-exam class meetings, and one class represents 3 % of the course. Extended illness (more than one week out of service for a single illness) will be considered an extenuating circumstance provided documentation from appropriate medical personnel or the DSA office. A family emergency will be treated similarly - documentation required. If a student misses a test, a documented legitimate excuse must be presented to qualify for a make-up. The lack of a documented legitimate absence from an exam will permit the student to make-up the exam for only half the credit.
The students are expected to arrive on time (before 2:30 pm) or the late student(s) will receive a lateness which counts as half an absence. If the instructor is late, then the students who are present before the instructor will receive an "early" credit which is equivalent to half an absence removed (or a lateness removed).
Astronomy requires two sessions of evening observing
These will occur in weeks 4 and 6. For these evening
we will take two Fridays off. During the observing weeks
(3, and 6) we will meet on the first clear nights (beginning Sunday)
and the instructor will be available each night until two successful
viewing nights are obtained. Students should plan their evening
schedules for week 4 (Feb. 8-13) and week 6 (Feb. 22-27).
There will also be research sessions in at various times throughout the semester students may attend. Attendance at any research astronomy session (Jupiter satellite eclipse, astro-photography, etc) will earn an extra class attendance credit to make-up a missed class or to earn extra credit. These research sessions will be announced in class.
Donald F. Collins January, 2005 Office: Spidel 205; e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Physical Science Topics
The textbooks contain much more material than is addressed in the list of topics below. We will not cover all the topics in Physical Science. The important outcomes are for the students to learn to ask questions and learn how to synthesize and find answers to questions they ask.
The activities listed below are activities that the professor has developed over the years to address the inquisitive learner. The activities printed in bold are those which will require a written report. The others will be discussed in journals. All items will be tested on exams.<>Motion (6 days):
The remaining 3-4 classes will choose activities based on a survey of students.
In the space below, please indicate your preferences for the remaining topics (1 = first choice, 2 = 2nd choice, etc.)
_____Astronomy II - Deep-sky photography, planetary photography, binary stars, clusters, stellar magnitudes, Computer imaging
_____Sound and Vibrations - Musical instruments, waves, oscilloscope, voice
_____Radioactivity Geiger counter, radioactive half-life.
_____Thermal phenomena - Heat vs. temperature, calorimetry, Liquid
and High Tc superconductors


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Sure, there were some bugs in the last version. You're going to love United We Run 2.0.
Minnesota Timberwolves (13-45) vs. New Orleans Hornets (34-25) at Target Center
There is a lot of anger in Wolvesland right now. Why didn't we trade for this guy or that guy? Why are we giving Kurt Rambis and David Kahn another year? Why do we keep making poor selections in the draft and taking guys who never seem to get better?
Reasonable questions, yes, but they overlook some basic facts. One of the most basic of all facts is that you should never doubt those who are in charge of this team. They know what they're doing. If they want to play Kevin Love only 30 minutes, who are you to say anthing? If they want to trade Kevin Love for Jason Kapono's expiring contract, you can't really say much. I mean, did you ever write for the Los Angeles Times? Did you ever sit next to Phil Jackson? Did you ever get punched by Robert Parish? I don't think so.
So, today, instead of just breaking down tonight's matchup between the Hornets and the Wolves, I thought I'd answer these questions for some of the bellyachers out there.
Why didn't we make a trade for O.J. Mayo, Gerald Wallace or another quality player at the deadline?
Because our roster is set. We needed more athleticism on our bench (and I mean literally on the bench) , thus the trade for Anthony Randolph. Also, Corey Brewer's goat kept eating the tin cans that Kahn uses to play telephone with other GMs. Something had to be done about that one. Outside of those two deals, why would the Wolves want to make any trades? They already have two All-Stars on this team and that doesn't even count the one that David Stern picked as Yao Ming's replacement.
It's like when I was 9 years old and I wanted a new bicycle. Only one gear worked and the bike had no reflectors. The tires were worn and the handlebars were a little bent. But my dad told me that as long as it still got me from Point A to Point B, there was no need spending all of that money on a new one.
If you think of Wesley Johnson as an old bicycle, I think you'll feel a lot better about the team's future.
Why are we giving David Kahn and Kurt Rambis another year?
I think its always true that the people who make mistakes are the best people to undo those mistakes. When the Titanic hit the iceberg, who better than the Captain of the Titanic to steer the ship away from those icebergs? After all, he obviously knows not to hit them again, right?
David Kahn signed Ryan Hollins and Ramon Sessions last year. After he signed Hollins, Kahn said he would fit in well on the frontcourt with Kevin Love and Al Jefferson. After signing Sessions, Kahn said, "We believe, like our team, his best days are head of him."
So, he was wrong about that one. How can we expect any GM to plan an entire year into the future? That's not fair. I think we need to give Kahn the time he needs to clear up this past summer's mistakes, and next year, he can clear up this year's mistakes. Not only will Kahn learn as he goes along, but our team will eventually be great somewhere down the line.
As far as Kurt Rambis...again, I have to scoff at you for even asking the question. Kurt Rambis once played with Magic Johnson and James Worthy. Kurt Rambis has Pat Riley's phone number. Kurt Rambis still gets stopped on the street and asked to reprise his verse in Just Say No!
Don't you think Rambis could have the Wolves winning 60 games this year if he wanted to? This year is about player development and teaching players how to play the game of basketball the right way.
Anyone can win.
Why do we draft poorly and fail to develop the guys we do draft?
Okay, first of all, this question is biased and poorly worded. Start taking this more seriously.
Second, let's go through Kahn's 1st round picks, shall we?
Ricky Rubio...some people already think he's the best player we have - almost everyone thinks he's the best point guard we have - and Rubio hasn't played a minute for us yet. Just think of how excited people will be
if when he actually steps into Target Center.
Jonny Flynn...sure, Stephen Curry and Brandon Jennings were both on the board. And yeah, the only NCAA game Kahn watched from that season was the six-overtime game between Syracuse and Connecticut (Kahn had to be talked out of taking Eric Devendorf with the 18th pick). You ever try finding a good pair of men's shorts in Minnesota? Kahn didn't have any time to watch some college games that weren't even in the NCAA tournament.
Wayne Ellington...our last North Carolina shooting guard had worked out so well, Kahn wanted to continue the pattern.
Wesley Johnson...c'mon, you can't question this one, can you? He won Big East Player of the Year, for pete's sake. That's an elite class with names like Donyell Marshall, Pat Garrity and Troy Bell. You think DeMarcus Cousins ever won Big East Player of the Year? I wouldn't bet on it. Besides, with Wes being older than nearly everyone else in the draft class, he was ready to come in and play right away. We didn't want to have to wait half a season - like some team in Philadelphia who I won't mention has had to do - for our rookie to start performing.
I was tempted to give those draft picks an A or an A+. But then I remembered that there's an A++.
To answer the second part, why develop players who are already great?
Oh man, I hate when that happens. I guess its time to restart the Windows all over again...
Wolves vs. Hornets
Darko Milicic vs. Emeka Okafor
Darko has never met a Big East center he couldn't dominate at will.
Winner: Darko Milicic
Kevin Love vs. David West
Two of my friends who root for the Hornets were mad that David West didn't make the All-Star Game. Apparently, his flight was delayed so he spent all that money on a ticket for nothing.
Winner: Kevin Love
Michael Beasley vs. Trevor Ariza
If you were Trevor Ariza, could you stop Michael Beasley? I didn't think so.
Winner: Michael Beasley
Wesley Johnson vs. Willie Green
Man, its a good thing the Hornets didn't trade away another good guard or they might have to start Willie Green...oh, wait.
Winner: Wesley Johnson
Luke Ridnour vs. Chris Paul
Two of my sources told me that Chris Paul was getting traded here before yesterday's trade deadline. I guess I know that the guys behind the Mall of America's Cold Stone Creamery counter are not to be trusted. Spread the word.
Winner: Luke Ridnour
The crowd going crazy during halftime at Wednesday's game against the Memphis Grizzlies. Tonight, the first 5,000 people get a free Crunch bobblehead.


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By Robin Jedlicka - bio | email VALDOSTA, GA (WALB) - Firefighters in Valdosta spent hours battling a blaze today, but it was all part of a training exercise.
City firefighters, along with several from Moody Air Force Base, spent over four hours doing live fire training exercises.
A condemned home was set on fire, and new trainees got a hands-on lesson in fire fighting.
Chief J.D. Rice of the Valdosta Fire Department says, "We have some newly hired fire fighters that just came on board. This is the first time they're actually going to get some live fire training on different types of scenarios."
Instructors and veteran firefighters gave the trainees hand-on training, setting controlled burns that represented different situations they could face in the field.
"'Hands-on' gives people a real feel of what it's typically going to be like inside of a structure fire," says Chief Rice.
About thirty firemen participated, battling the heat from the flames and the scorching summer temperatures.
"Everything was very positive, except for the heat," says Sgt. Carl Smith. "It's kind of hot today! We're taking precautions to make sure everybody stays hydrated. We don't want anyone to get ill."
Firemen from Moody Air Force Base wore proximity crash suits, multi-layered reflective suits designed to be used at aircraft crash sites. Today's structure training was an opportunity they don't often receive.
"Any time you can enhance a firefighter's capability to fight not only aircraft firefighting, but structure firefighting, it makes them better," says Chief Rice.
Today's live fire training is a rare occurrence. The Valdosta Fire Department must first clear the exercises through the city's legal system along with the Environmental Protection Agency.
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