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Comment on this storyParis - Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure says it would be an "honour" to play for Paris Saint-Germain, adding to speculation that he could leave the England champions.
Toure, who was the driving force behind City's Premier League title success this season, complained last week about the way the club celebrated his 31st birthday, with his agent threatening that he could leave if he was not shown more respect.
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Paula Deen Is One Delicious Racist
Last edited by M10000; June 24th, 2013 at 01:20 PM.
The food network wanted out of her contract, so when she did this last year, they filed it away until they needed it now. That's how big business works.
She's on Today show on Wednesday. She had cancelled on them
Today show Interview: http://www.today.com/video/today/52315790#52315790
Paula's interview was not good in my opinion. She cried but there wasnt a single tear.
She said she said has only used the word once (which contradicts her deposition when she said "of course")
She avoided questions. She should have cleared up the plantation wedding comment
The grandson story was a distraction
And when she said "I is what I is" , does she not know how that comes across? It is a stereotype of Blacks and how they have spoken. The last thing she should do is perpetual a Black stereotype
Last edited by M10000; June 26th, 2013 at 11:57 AM.
Some countrified people from the deep south of the U.S.--white and black--talk like that. That was the highlight of the interview for me, though. I was listening to all of her sniveling and was waiting for even a solitary tear to fall. If she ever learns to shed tears on demand, she's be a good actress!
Hopefully, now that this interview is done, she'll be less ubiquitous. Hopefully. It's time to move on.
As a former English teacher, I observed many people make this sort of minstrel show allusion, wholly unaware of its roots.
Racism is a form of hatred. And what I see from all the Paula critics is a bunch of hatred toward her. I guess to these people, some types of hatred our more justified than others.
I just read that Walmart will no longer carry her products. I am beginning to think some companies are using this as a way to get out of the current contracts and then when things die down, they can renegotiate at a cheaper rate under the guise of them not being sure her products will sell like they use to, which is BS, at least down here in south ga where I live. Her restaurants down here are making money hand over fist after this broke. Even her book that comes out near the end of the year has bounced into the Top 20 when it was in the 1000's. This won't be over anytime soon, at least not for Paula, there may be more lawsuits on the horizon from at least a dozen or so current / ex-employees with a lot of it being aimed at her brother. Many claim they are scared to come forward since Paula is big in Savannah and they may be black balled, no pun intended, and there are not many restaurant jobs that pay upwards of $15/hr so I guess we will see. When she got Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson on her side, she gotta pull out the checkbook.
He got that thickness, the kind that make you get up makin' biscuits with breakfast, so gone - Jill Scott - So Gone
Oh no - the rich white woman is being persecuted! HELP! I mean, all those people on her Great-grandpa's plantation were just "workers"! Poor guy killed himself when he had to set them free because he had no more free labor to maintain his farm! I WEEP BITTER TEARS FOR PAULA!
Have you seen the majority of her supporters on Facebook? It's a bunch of white soccer moms pissed that can't say n****r without consequences. THE HORROR!
How dare we be intolerant of her intolerance!
Here's link if you want to see more about what the "fuss" is about: http://www.atlawblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Jackson-v.-Deen-et-al.-Complaint.pdf
Last edited by FuryOfFirestorm; June 26th, 2013 at 10:52 PM.
So I'm thinking that Paula's appearance on the Today Show wasn't enough to save her deep fried bacon?
"As anarchism rears its face,
They are answered by an iron fist..."
She made it worse. She should have addressed the wedding comment and she didnt. Contradicted herself
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This just in. Paula Deen is the murder on Whodunnit. She murders four Black characters and she was heard saying "I get to kill four n_ggers and they pay me for it!"
Last edited by M10000; June 27th, 2013 at 09:39 AM.
All these companies are dropping her quicker than you can say "Butter-stick-almond-smoothies-roast shakes."
I know, it's weird. These companies are dropping her ass as if she's a sizzling hot baked potato topped with habanero peppers and wasabi (with glazed bacon garnish, of course).
The number of corporate partners she has had is impressive, though.
Add Target to the list along with the diabetic drug she was promoting when she came clean about having diabetes. Something is about to happen, they fleeing like rats on a sinking ship. I have a good mind to go buy up some PD pots and pans and sell them on eBay, lol.
He got that thickness, the kind that make you get up makin' biscuits with breakfast, so gone - Jill Scott - So Gone
To be fair, she did do some damage control with her interview and she has garnered some pity & support. Then again, once you've hit rock bottom the only way you can go is up...
I've never liked her cooking (my friend was once telling me what she cooks and I genuinely thought she was joking) & don't really care for her.
Nope: here are 2 of her more popular recipes:
Paula's Fruit Salad
Empty 1 bottle of ranch dressing into a bowl, then mix in 1 bag of Skittles. Chill for 2 hours and serve.
Paula's Sparkling Water Cocktail:
Fill a punch bowl with sparkling water. Add 1 ham. Stir and serve.
Her next book due out in October is currently #1 in all books at Amazon.com, up from somewhere in the 1500's in just about 72 hours. I think her fans are getting their say now. Money talks. Apparently her other books are selling out.
^Definitely not a shock - people are going to grab up what's left of the empire while they still can on the open market. I won't be shocked that, even though Target and Wal-Mart will be no longer selling her product once the stock runs out(and I was saying to a friend of mine that, given that her fans are saying "no more Food Network for me!" if they'd be so quick to say the same to Wal-Mart), that her fans are going into those stores and buying up magazines, pots and pans and whatever else has her name on it.
I know my former store had a rather large section dedicated to her, so I bet if it's not all been sold by now that they're quickly moving it off the floor.
Last edited by MoufOfKhaos; June 27th, 2013 at 12:54 PM.
"As anarchism rears its face,
They are answered by an iron fist..."
Now I'm getting really confused. The people who published her book that is #1 on Amazon has just dropped her and stated they will not be releasing the book. I guess everyone will be getting a refund. She has a co-author on the book, dollars to fried doughnuts she will sue Paula Deen unless she is already rich and doesn't need the money. Her ex-husband lives about 45 min from me and he is telling the paper that he is being harrassed and they need to leave Paula and his kids alone.
Side note: I'm sure 90% of the people don't know the woman suing Paula and Bubba is WHITE.
He got that thickness, the kind that make you get up makin' biscuits with breakfast, so gone - Jill Scott - So Gone
I didn't until today. Little things like that the media keeps out of their stories. Apparently Paula is now counter suing her
I may be bad, but I'm perfectly good at it.
Didn't know that at all, so you can add me to that 90%.
Sure makes all the yahoo/facebook vigilantes stating "well them there BLACK RAPPERS say it all the time, how come they're not in trouble?!" all the more funny/ludicrous.
But where did you find this info from? Can't seem to find it anywhere...
Last edited by MoufOfKhaos; June 28th, 2013 at 06:01 PM.
"As anarchism rears its face,
They are answered by an iron fist..."
The papers are reporting that she's out 12.5 million dollars in endorsements....WOW, these people make some crazy cheddah....
FPNYAnnoying JUBBERS since 2003
The overreactions are just that, but each business is entitled to protect its image as it sees fit. Perception IS reality in public relations.
That Ms. Deen has been so successful affords her the opportunity to work in a way that is not available to most of us. She can back philanthropic efforts that help the poor, which will disproportionately benefit blacks back home if she will put her money there.
Money talks. Not suggesting that she buy her way out of it, but her image will become whatever she does with her life, not what she says. Jimmy Carter is less remembered for his failed Presidency than decades of selfless service to the planet since he left office.
She has about a decade of life left possibly. She might use it to make her critics eat their words instead of her chicken.
Last edited by Dejavudoo; June 29th, 2013 at 05:53 AM.
I think in time she can rebuild her empire. Many celebs have come back from debacles worse than this.
FPNYAnnoying JUBBERS since 2003
Ah iz whut Ah iz.
The words that brought down an empire.
I found this part to be especially odd and disturbing...
The pre-order for her new booksuddenly go through the roof, and yet the publisher takes it off "the shelf" anyway ?
As if we're not allowed to read it, despite public demand to the contrary. Why not just burn all the copies while they're at it ?
Honestly, folks, did we learn NOTHING from FOOTLOOSE ?
Very strange...
When this story first broke I thought it wasn't serious and didn't know what the hype was all about until I did my homework. I Love Paula MADLY and I'm still in her corner. The fact that she apologized for saying "Nigger" 30yrs ago is INSANE and comical at the same time. Her comment about wanting all Black men as servers at a wedding is WACK and typical of Paula thinking-out-loud and getting into trouble. Paula told "Today's" Matt Lauer that "I is what I is"..LOL…That had me rolling..
I find it interesting that Whites all over the Web point fingers at Blacks when Whites Fuck themselves by using racist slurs. Paula & Bubba are being sued by a former WHITE employee who is accusing them of being racists, abusers, harassers on and on. Black people had NOTHING to do with the Suit that's headed to trial. Black people that use the word don't wanna be told not to use it and the same goes for White people that call each other 'White Trash"…Ignorant people will continue to talk freely behind closed doors until they come across a Wall with BIG ass Ears...LOL...
If we can't find & order any of those Nigger Dolls @ Uncle Bubba's we know we can order some from that Nigger Doll Shack you run out of your basement.
Which type of Currency do you prefer or do you wanna trade a 100lb Sack of Cotton?
Some folks are sure off the chain over all of this, that is for sure.


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Well I did a midnight run of this last night. I'm nervous though because I hit my water temp and got my grain in and then went in to talk to the wife for a bit and 25 minutes later I look at the temp and its sitting at 158. I'm guessing I didn't let the thermometer sit long enough or my turkey fryer stand had latent heat in it. I threw some ice in it and got it down to 152ish and finished. The rest went well. Man I wish I had hops potpourri all the time.
Well I'm seeing what happens when I screw up my temps. This beer will not clear. Very yeasty sour tasting. Guess we'll see in a month or so.
Failed. Sorry. I look forward to trying this again. I learned a lesson on this one. It wasn't due to my temps though. it was because I put in unboiled water and my water has a lot of chlorine in it.
Ubermick and I brewed this yesterday. Color is great and we got around 1.060 OG, so it should be close to the original. Update in a few weeks on how it came out, the US05 has kicked off nicely this morning. Fermenting down in the mid 60s to keep it clean.
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We are brewing this again today and noticed I didn't update the post. This beer was awesome. It has a mild Rye flavor and nice complexity which makes it very sessionable. A bit darker than we wanted, so we'll put in a bit less roast. I 'think' we are going to add a couple pounds of Munich as well to increase the maltynees. My 5 gallon share of the 10 gal batch lasted less than a month and I have 9 other beers on tap.
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Calories | 222 |
Total Fat | 4g |
Saturated Fat | 1g |
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Sodium | 274mg |
Total Carbohydrate | 43g |
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- 1.75 cup(s) all-purpose white flour
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- 1.25 cup(s) buttermilk
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- 1.5 tablespoon(s) buttermilk , or low-fat milk
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly oil a 12-cup Bundt pan or coat it with nonstick cooking spray. Dust the pan with flour, invert and shake out the excess.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, white sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add buttermilk, brown sugar, eggs, oil and vanilla; beat with an electric mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes. Whisk in hot coffee until completely incorporated. (The batter will be quite thin.)
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 45 to 55 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool the cake in the pan on a rack for 10 minutes; remove from the pan and let cool completely.
- To make icing: In a small bowl, whisk together confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough of the buttermilk or milk to make a thick but pourable icing. Set the cake on a serving plate and drizzle the icing over the top.
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Confronted by an unsightly clog of remakes, sequels and TV-inspired retreads, movie producer Valerie Dean still isn't buying the widespread notion that Hollywood has officially run dry of original ideas.
"I can't agree with that," says Dean, who had a hand in developing last year's Oscarnominated "Kinsey." "There are plenty of good, original movie scripts in Hollywood. But I would estimate only one out of every 100 gets made."
Encountering far less resistance are movies like "The Longest Yard" and "Batman Begins," so-called "pre-sold properties" reincarnated from past efforts.
A perusal of the summer's movie slate reads like a Nick at Nite revival marathon: "The Honeymooners," "The Dukes of Hazzard," "Bewitched" and "Herbie: Fully Loaded."
Billy Bob Thornton is reprising Walter Matthau's role in "The Bad News Bears," and Johnny Depp is chewing regurgitated gumdrops in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."
What's next — a 21st-century retooling of "Miami Vice"? Well, yes. Starring Jamie Foxx and Colin Farrell. Should be out sometime next year.
Certainly, the incidence of repackaged movie projects is trending upward, but why? Diminished daring? Institutional lack of imagination? Heightened emphasis on product recognition?
For movie studios, it all comes down to hedging their bets, says Jonathan Kuntz, associate film professor at UCLA.
"Movies are more expensive than ever — the average production cost is in the $60 million range — and the majors want to recoup as much of that as possible in the first weekend," Kuntz says.
"Therefore, they gravitate towards projects that have must-see appeal, anything that has a track record. Often, that means a remake or a sequel. And if you don't have one of those, you dredge up an old TV show."
Sequels continue to dominate the box office — accounting for five of the top 10 moneymakers in 2004 — but the evidence suggests that remakes and TV-to-screen adaptations actually underperform financially.
Of the five studio movies based on TV shows in 2004, none cracked the top 25. Then again, none of them were as spectacularly unsuccessful as, say, "Welcome to Mooseport," an original movie that earned only $14.5 million.
The lesson: If you're a studio executive and you want a guarantor of mediocrity, remake a TV show.
Remakes fared no better, placing only one film in the top 25 ("The Grudge" with $110.2 million).
Anecdotally speaking, audiences seemed to prefer original movies.
If they were in the mood for a screwball comedy, they chose "Anchorman" ($84.1 million) over "The Ladykillers" ($39.7 million).
If they fancied a skullcracking revenge thriller, it was "Man on Fire" ($77.9 million), not "Walking Tall" ($48.1 million).
If they wanted a laugh at the expense of romantically dysfunctional men, almost invariably they turned to "Sideways" ($71.5 million), not "Alfie" ($13.4 mil).
Still, Hollywood continues to exhume its own ancestry with unprecedented vigor, remaking such vaguely remembered hits as "The Amityville Horror" and "House of Wax."
And then there's "The Honeymooners," a comedy so crass and ill-conceived that it may force Hollywood to rethink remakes altogether.
Any mailroom novice could have told you that Paramount's retooling of the 50-year-old TV classic as a star vehicle for Cedric the Entertainer was destined for failure (it opened with a meager $6 million), which raises the question: Has Hollywood's remake dependence reached pathological proportions?
"That was a bad choice," Dean says of "The Honeymooners." "Sometimes you ask yourself why actors we like — Cedric, for instance — do these films. Often they're ganged up on by the studio and their agents.
"Everybody's looking for a paycheck. Sometimes bad decisions are made, and once they get rolling, they can be hard to stop."
Contrast that with Dean's experience on "Kinsey," the consummate risky, inertiaplagued production. It took Dean and her colleagues at Pretty Pictures — "Nurse Betty" director Neil LaBute's production shingle — five years of grinding salesmanship to secure financing for the controversial drama about sex researcher Alfred Kinsey.
Another Oscar nominee, "Ray," languished even longer in development limbo; a dozen years, by Dean's estimation.
Which isn't to say that Hollywood has always placed a premium on originality and daring. Since the earliest days of filmmaking, success has bred imitation.
Edwin S. Porter's seminal 1903 Western short "The Great Train Robbery" was remade by a different director the very next year, then spoofed by Porter himself as "The Little Train Robbery" (1905) with an all-child cast.
Kuntz notes that the classic Humphrey Bogart/John Huston film noir "The Maltese Falcon" (1941) was the third version of the movie that Warner Bros. shot in 11 years. Even modern-day recidivism rates aren't that bad.
However, the problem — if one can call it that — strikes an altogether more sinister chord in today's listless cinematic marketplace. Compared with last year's figures, overall ticket sales have slumped 18 weeks in a row, the most since 1985.
Many reasons have been cited, including the surging popularity of home video and gaming, but could creative stagnation also be a culprit?
Even "Batman Begins," greeted with generally effusive reviews, has performed below expectations.
There may be a silver lining to Hollywood's slump: Often, following a build-up of declining profits, there's a sudden, jarring movement forward on the creative level. Think back to the early '90s. Ticket sales were declining by 10 percent to 15 percent yearly. Ultimately, Hollywood found an antidote in art-house blockbusters such as "The Crying Game" and "Pulp Fiction."
Studio pioneer Samuel L. Goldwyn once declared, "There are no problems in this business that good movies can't solve."
Easy enough. So start making them.
From TV to . . .
When movie studios dredge the murky waters of television for the next box-office smash, sometimes they hit pay dirt and sometimes they hit . . . dirt.
1. "The Fugitive" (1993):
Whip-crack suspense and electric performances from Harrison Ford and Oscar winner Tommy Lee Jones helped turn a middling 1960s TV adventure serial into the third-highest-grossing movie of 1993.
2. "The Untouchables" (1987):
Brian De Palma's pounding crime saga (based on the Robert Stack TV show) keyed a generation of film students to the work of Sergei Eisenstein (by re-creating the Russian filmmaker's landmark "Odessa Steps" sequence) and made a star of Kevin Costner (we're still divided on that one).
3. "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" (1982): Of all the "Trek" movies, "Khan" comes closest to capturing the bizarre aesthetic and galaxy-hopping brio of Gene Roddenberry's cult sci-fi series (1966-69). Plus, Ricardo Montalban quotes Melville. How could that get old?
4. "Mission: Impossible" (1996):
With an original story line and a diminished emphasis on self-destructing tape recorders, it seems apparent that this De Palma-directed blockbuster hitched itself to the TV series (1966-73) solely to inherit the theme music.
5. "Wayne's World" (1993)/"The Blues Brothers" (1980): Granted, neither was technically a TV show, but in a creatively shallow field of "Saturday Night Live" sketch movies, these two stand tall.
1. "The Mod Squad" (1999): Hey, let's remake a campy 1960s cop show and, like, take it seriously! And kill Claire Danes' career in the bargain.
2. "The Saint" (1997): Val Kilmer plays Simon Templar, a high-class thief with an arsenal of disguises, all of them ridiculous.
3. "The Avengers" (1998): Only Uma Thurman's hip-huggers kept audiences from collectively lapsing into a coma.
4. "The Nude Bomb" (1980):
Reprising his "Get Smart!" bumbling spy role, Don Adams "missed it" by considerably more than "that much."
5. "The Honeymooners" (2005):
Recasting Ralph and Ed as black men was OK, but did they have to outsource the joke writing to Bangladesh? Or maybe it only seemed that way.


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Black Friday shopping made easy: When do stores open? Where to go & what to do!
NAPLES - Black Friday Insight My Thoughts Exactly by Annette Kniola
You've watched the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, eaten your turkey dinner, watched football, played games, washed the dishes, straightened up the house and are now ready to stand in line and fight the crowds to get the deals on Black Friday. You will have to set your alarm clock or stay up to be the first on line to stretch your dollars this holiday. Oh wait, there are some place open today in case you want to shop or forgot some items for dinner.
8 a.m.
CVS at all locations has 51 items on its Black Friday ad will be available Thanksgiving day, Friday and Saturday.
9 a.m.
Walgreen's at all locations has 97 items for Black Friday starts on Thanksgiving Day and lasts through Saturday.
5 p.m.
A turkey campout is taking place at Bass Pro Shops, Gulf Town Center, 1004 Gulf Center, Fort Myers. Bring your tents and camp hot while you enjoy hot chocolate, coffee and s'mores with drawings until 8 p.m. The store opens at 6 a.m. Friday. Information: (239) 461-7800
9:30 p.m.
Miromar Outlets — Bath & Body Works, The Children's Place, Nine West and Starbucks, at Miromar Outlets, 10801 Corkscrew Road, Estero, 948-3766
10 p.m.
Toys R Us, 5305 Airport-Pulling Road, Naples, 514-8697
Miromar Outlets — Wilson's Leather, Timberland, Pacific Sunwear, Naples Flatbread, Lacoste, Journey's, Eddie Bauer, DF & CCO-Lancome, Converse, Calvin Klein, Bass, Ann Taylor, Tommy Hilfiger, Van Heusen, Talbots, Storm Smart, Nautica, Nike, Luna Rossa Italian Restaurant, Izod, Façonnable, Esprit, Crabtree & Evelyn, Book Warehouse, Osh Kosh, Luna Pizza and Carter's, all at 10801 Corkscrew Road, Estero, 948-3766
11 p.m.
Brooks Brothers, Easy Spirit, Gymboree, Coach Factory, Cole Haan, DKNY, Ecco Shoes, Levi's, Michael Kors, Perfumania, Reebok, Rockport, Sunglass Hut, Ecko Unlimited and White House Black Market, all at 10801 Corkscrew Road, Estero, 948-3766
Remaining stores at Miromar Outlets, 10801 Corkscrew Road, Estero, All stores will be open until 9 p.m. Friday. 948-3766
Dunkin' Donuts, 10543 U.S. 41 N., Naples, 592-5453 and 2700 Immokalee Road, Naples, 592-9503
3 a.m.
Kohl's, 6363 Naples Blvd., Naples, 514-0184, opens with more than 400 specials on sale until 11 a.m.
4 a.m.
Belk's, Gulf Coast Town Center, Fort Myers, (239) 415-1015
hhgregg, 5052 Airport-Pulling Road, Naples, 687-3553. Sale includes a dozen door-busters, other items will be on sale a 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 21.
JC Penney, Coastland Center mall, 1900 U.S. 41 N., Naples, 261-6010. Sale items good until 1 p.m. Early shoppers get a free Disney Christmas Mickey snow globe while supplies last.
Macy's at Coastland Center mall, 1900 U.S. 41 N., Naples, 434-1300, has specials until 1 p.m. and then specials from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 27.
Target, 2324 Pine Ridge Road, Naples, 435-0051; 2415 Tarpon Bay Road, Naples, 552-1100; and 26811 U.S. 41 S., Bonita Springs, 958-2300. All will be open until 11 p.m.
5 a.m.
Best Buy, 6325 Naples Blvd., Naples, 597-8529
Kmart, 4955 Golden Gate Parkway, Naples, 353-9555; and 4383 U.S. 41 N., Naples, 261-2560
Michael's, 2253 Pine Ridge Road, Naples, 593-5640
Sam's Club, 2550 Immokalee Road, Naples; 592-6670
Walmart, blitz sale is from 5 to 11 a.m. but some stores are open 24 hours. Call to verify before heading out, 3451 U.S. 41 E., Naples, 793-5517; 5420 Juliet Blvd., Naples, 254-8310; 6050 Collier Blvd., Naples, 417-2066; and 11225 U.S. 41 N., Naples, 591-4311
5:30 a.m.
Radio Shack, 2356 Pine Ridge Road, Naples, 643-1799; 2016 U.S. 41 N., Naples, 261-5331; and 4855 Golden Gate Parkway, Naples, 455-4000
6 a.m.
Bass Pro Shops, Gulf Town Center, 1004 Gulf Center, Fort Myers, (239) 461-7800
Bealls, 3701 U.S. 41 E., Naples, 793-0769; 2368 Pine Ridge Road, Naples, 649-8791; 5056 Airport-Pulling Road, Naples, 649-0232; 684 Bald Eagle Drive, Marco Island, 389-2100; 8951 Bonita Beach Road, Bonita Springs, 947-9343 and 3304 Bonita Beach Road, Bonita Springs, 947-6002. All will be open until 9 p.m.
Big Lots, 2882 U.S. 41 E., Naples, 793-7500
Home Depot, 1651 Airport-Pulling Road S., Naples, 793-2203 and 2251 Pine Ridge Road, Naples, 597-1515
JoAnn Fabrics & Crafts, 6464 Naples Blvd., Naples 514-0978
Lowe's, 6409 Naples Blvd., Naples, 596-2570 and 10070 Estero Town Commons, Estero, 494-9000
Office Depot, 2175 Ninth St. N., Naples, 263-0055; 10455 U.S. 41, Naples, 514-1722; and 27251 Bay Landing Drive, Bonita Springs, 390-1368
Staples, 12632 U.S. 41 E., 774-1694; 6305 Naples Blvd., 591-2930; 13585 U.S. 41 N, Naples, 566-9791; and 2415 Tarpon Bay Blvd., Naples, 513-0392
7 a.m.
Office Max, 3770 U.S. 41, Naples, 261-3369;3418 U.S. 41 E., Naples, 732-8500; 5066 Airport-Pulling Road, Naples, 643-9211; and 26831 U.S. 41 S., Bonita Springs, 948-7700
8 a.m.
Bell Tower Shops, 13499 U.S. 41 at Daniels Parkway, Fort Myers, (239) 489-1221. The Buck-a-Duck fund raiser offers 3,000 pink, rubber ducks to be sold for $1 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. to win prizes and discounts. Proceeds benefit the United Way of Lee, Hendry and Glades counties.
Coconut Point will be open until 9 p.m., 23106 Fashion Drive, Estero, 992-9966
Naples Outlet Center, 6060 Collier Blvd., Naples, 775-8083, will be open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 25; 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26; and 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 28.
Dillard's and other stores at Coastland Center mall, 1900 U.S. 41 N., 261-4100
Waterside Shops, 5415 U.S. 41 N., Naples, 598-1605. Be entertained by Joey Fiato from noon to 2 p.m. at the Pavilion and hear Victorian carolers as they sing and stroll the center from 2 to 4 p.m.
9 a.m.
Costco, 6275 Naples Blvd., Naples, 596-6404
Something to do besides shopping
Children under 10 eat free from the children's menu with a paying adult all day Friday at Fred's Fun Food and Spirit, 2700 Immokalee Road, Naples.
Enjoy Bluegrass by the Bean Pickers from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday with a sandwich and fries for $11.26 (this special includes the door cover of $5), at Fred's Fun Food and Spirit. Information: 431-7928
Connect with Sheila Mesulam at www.naplesnews.com/staff/sheila_mesulam
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Review: Halo Wars
Re:HAHAHA yeah right (177 comments)
Oh, Portal was absolutely incredible. One of the best games I've played in a long time.
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Oh, Portal was absolutely incredible. One of the best games I've played in a long time.
Re:HAHAHA yeah right (177 comments)
Having played both... Halo is the superior game. Yes, blasphemy, I know, but really, is there a story to Half-Life? No. I was amazed when playing HL2 that people make it out to be such a big deal. Most of it was listen to a couple minutes of conversation that suggests that there may be a story somewhere, OMG, something happened, you're separated from Alyx, now go through 2 hours of story-less FPS gaming to meet her somewhere else. Then it happens again. Oh, and occasionally there are massively long and boring vehicle sections.
About 25% of HL2 was actually interesting and fun.
Halo, on the other hand, has solid story throughout. Sure, there's nothing as cool as the gravity gun in the play, but the tank-driving sections are far more fun than anything in HL2.
In fact, the section of Halo 3 where you destroy the scarab with the tank was more fun than the entirety of HL2.
Re:Fair is fair (1182 comments)
Let me get this straight.
Because one title with proper ratings has a small portion of the game, something that's completely optional for end users to participate in, that's related to sexuality, then there can't be the policy decision to decide that topic's not allowable in a console feature that's in no way related to the game in question?
The fact that the majority of the use of terms related to sexual orientation of XBL are meant as pejoratives can't be allowed into policy decisions? So because Fable 2 has sexuality in it, XBL must allow sexual orientation and related terms in profiles, even if that means for every single GLBT person that puts it in their profile, 10-20 kids make gamertags like "FAGKILLER" and "STUPIDGAYS"?
Sure, you can just say that offensive ones are not allowed. But then what happens when someone's tag is "RichardIsGay" - is that offensive or not? Then the judgement calls get difficult, and eventually one is made incorrectly, then Consumerist gets more articles about how the people making the decisions at XBL aren't all perfect and therefore they're all a bunch of gay haters.
Re:Fair is fair (1182 comments)
The game is ESRB rated, and a parent could choose to not buy it, and even set parental controls so a child couldn't play the game on the console even if they got a hold of it. (Assuming the parent actually PARENTS, instead of using the console as a babysitter.)
Re:I'm skeptical (1182 comments)
There was a previous instance of something similar happening. Stephen Toulouse, who heads up the team that handles enforcement, wrote up a blog entry about the policy choice.
Of course, for more up-to-date information peek at his Twitter feed for today.
Re:Impressive! (467 comments)
Make life easier for us.
We've been getting unusual weather here in the Northwest recently. It snowed last Wednesday - which is unusual, but not unheard of. However, since then, the snow hasn't melted much at all. In fact, it's snowed twice more, and is snowing right now. We're not talking a lot - an inch here, a half-inch here. But the Northwest isn't prepared to deal with it. They don't salt the roads, and there aren't many plows. Many of the roads have just had to have the snow and ice get worn away from cars. Which doesn't always work...
I hope that first person was massively ticketed - there's not knowing how to drive on snow and ice, and then there's being insanely reckless and dangerous.
Just saw a pointer to an interesting article, and wanted to share this one with people.
If the story is correct, it looks like the PS3 hardware is slow and broken. If the numbers show are correct, the cell processor reads from local memory 250x slower than it writes - making it all but useless. Kind of a big oversight, you might say. Assuming these are true, the PS3 will cost a lot more than the 360 yet be much less powerful. If this is true, it's pretty much a two-horse race now in this generation.
(Note that I'm not submitting this as a story just because I'm a member of the Xbox team, and don't want to go down that road. I'll let someone else determine if it's worth sharing.)
Just a quick note to say that I am utterly STUMPED why I'd be seeing Lane Bryant bra ads here on Slashdot. You want to talk about not hitting the target audience...
On a side note, I've just taken a new position here at Microsoft with a new team. I'll update about that soon, but it's definitely something I'm very excited about!
As usual, I like to post any stories I submit in my journal, just so at least a few people can see it...
The Live Arcade on the original Xbox was ignored by just about everyone who owned that console, However, the updated version on the Xbox 360 is getting a totally different reception, spearheaded by the popular Geometry Wars, an old-school style 2-D shooter in the vein of Robotron: 2084 that has eye candy deserving of a next-gen title - all for $5. The demo has been downloaded 200,000 times - an impressive number for a console that's still in very short supply. With Street Fighter II coming this spring - decked out with a ton of online features - might Live Arcade be the 360's Halo?
EDIT: This story has been accepted!
Online gaming fans are going to have to look past the PS3 to get their fix - Sony has announced that they are not doing a cental service for PS3 online gaming. Instead, it will be done in the same manner as the PS2, where each company decides what effort to put into it. Considering how weak the online support has been for the PS2, this may not bode well for Sony, especially with more and more rumours that they won't be launching until at least the 2006 holidays.
I have to admit that I'm only partially disappointed about this. The gamer part of me wants the PS3 to be a great console, and online gaming has become very important in what I look for since I started playing on Xbox Live. Knowing that there's not going to be any complete service that lets me track friends between games and such is a let-down.
However, the part of me that is a Microsoft employee and Xbox 360 fan is celebrating, because it means that the Xbox is going to slaughter the PS3 among people looking for online play. The online features of the 360 really have blown me away from the demos I've seen and the information I know.
Recently, a "rave" was busted in Utah. No big deal, right? This happens all the time, right?
Not like this.
"Around 11:30pm or so i noticed a helicopter flying above the main stage of the event. At this point i am confused. The chopper began to come in closer to the stage with a search light focused on the crowd. I got nervous and still very confused and walked over to find my two friends I had arrived with earlier. Just as soon as i did that I looked over at my friend and asked "whats going on". That is when I was greeted by a man in full army attire, gas mask and all. He said to leave. I said what whats going on, at which point i was brutally attacked. Thrown to the ground and in the scuffle punched in the face by swat. That was not it either. I suppose i posed some a threat as another swat member rushed over to subdue me to the ground puting his knee in my back and arresting me. At that point I am screaming to a patron "whats going on?" He is just as confused as I am. At that point another swat member came over and kicked me in the leg. Let me tell you that I also only weigh 130 pounds. I had three grown men attack and beat me and throw me to ground for absolutely no reason at all. Not to mention being dragged to a van and violently being tossed in and taken to jail. Fined for resisting arrest and another outrageous charge. I do need to mention also that while this is all happening to me at the same time my two friends, a boy and girl were trying to reach out and stop them, at that point they were attacked and arrested as well."
Read about it at Metafilter and Everything2.
I don't do those dance parties - not only have I never been to one, I've never even had the chance. But with the disgusting police-state actions the Utah Police have taken, I have to help spread the word about the horrid mistreatment they've perpetrated, and the lies they're telling about the whole thing.
Looks like I have a troll following me around now...
Apparently he has an issue with me commenting about the Xbox 360.
(I posted this over at My 1UP also.)
It's all about networking.
Yesterday, a friend of mine here at work IM'ed me - he was heading over to play some Halo 2 with a friend of his, a friend who happens to actually work on the Xbox itself. Did I want to go along? Well, duh! Hell yeah!
So I got to spend an hour and a half playing Halo 2 with a bunch of Xbox and Xbox Live guys. We actually played over Live, though since I don't have a memory card with my Live acct on it, I was under someone else. That time playing was on a nice large widescreen hi-def TV - which was in the guy's office! Seriously! There are a LOT of people there with them in their office, there are lounge areas with multiple widescreen TVs and beanbags, and all sorts of stuff. Heck, the lights in the wall sconces were Xbox green! There were also signs up all over the place talking about "Xenon", which was the code name for the 360. It was a VERY geeky environment - I loved it!
Even better, I got to see an Xbox 360 in someone's office. I think it was a pre-production case, as it looked to all be white plastic, none of the details. But I can say after seeing it in person that the size and shape is really nice, much much better than the current Xbox. I also got to hold an Xbox 360 controller. It's a bit smaller than the Controller S, and I found that I liked the size of the S better. The thumbsticks feel just as good, and I think the shoulder buttons are going to be much easier to use than those damn black/white buttons that are too hard to get to. They're also wider and have a better feel than the PS2 shoulder buttons.
I was hoping to have a chance to play the 5 upcoming Halo 2 maps, but no go - at least not this time. Perhaps next time.
Yes, there's likely to be a next time. And this next time, I hope to get advance warning. Because I really want to wear my clan shirt over there, and make sure to get a picture taken with the big Master Chief they have in the building lobby!
People there are definitely major gamers - wow, I just loved hanging over there!
OK, this weekend, I finally got around to getting a PS2 (I had borrowed a friend's in the past, but she took it back). Along with that, there was a game I had heard so much about and had to buy.
Katamari Damacy.
Yeah, it's old news to a lot of people. Been there, done that, so on. Well, I never even had a chance to see it before, and since it was only $20, it was worth the money to check it out - if I didn't like it, well, not a problem at that price.
OMFG I love it! This is easily one of the strangest, most amusing games I've ever played. While we're at it, it's also insanely fun! I'm already certain I'm buying the sequel when it comes out, just for more Katamari fun - and I've got plenty more to do on this one.
I don't know which I found the most fun - the first time I rolled up a cat (*meow*), when I started rolling up people, or the latest levels where I've actually gotten big enough to start collecting the buildings from an entire town! I've already heard about building the moon, and I can't wait to see just how big I can get and what all I can roll up!
If you have a PS2, and haven't played this game, go get it. Now. Really.
In case you haven't seen it yet, and the story submission isn't accepted (which is the way it usually is), I thought I'd post this here.
(Oh, and totally irrelevant, but since I still felt like pointing it out, here's my 1UP page)
YAYAYAYAYAY! I made it! As of Saturday night, I recieved my Halo 2 clan invite to join PMS Bravo - the second tier clan of PMS! They didn't need to ask me twice.
Now it's time to get to know some of the other gals, and become a full part of one of the best known all-female gaming clans.
(And, as with all the other PMS gals, I now have a 1up profile if anyone wants to check it out)
Update: I'm now in the list on the website!!
Perhaps you guys remember the story about MS changing their position on a state gay rights bill. Especially since it's been big news in a lot of places - much bigger than I would have expected.
Well, we've just received a company-wide email from Steve Ballmer. The email states that the company has thought about the situation, and decided that their commitment toward diversity in the workplace will be greatly aided by laws helping to protect people from discrimination. The company has realized that it'll be hard to attract employees if those employees face discrimination in the communities they'll be living in while working in Microsoft.
So, while it's too late for this year, they've affirmed a commitment to support such bills in the future, both at state and national levels.
This is great news! It's hurt a lot of us to see them pull support from the bill this year, and I know it's been a big PR hit for the company, and cost them employees and prospective employees. This isn't going to fix the PR hit, but it should help in the future.
It also makes me feel like the company is still committed to their diversity policy and supporting their GLBT employees.
UPDATE: They've made the email public. Here it is.
last night, i had a wonderful reminder of just how much i suck at halo 2. i'm attempting to join the pms clan - the most well-known all female clan (which i've found out is not actually related to the original quake pms clan, just continuing on in the same spirit)
well, part of getting in is spending time playing in clan practices, getting to know the other girls and such. sounded great, but the actual games aren't quite as fun as expected - i found out really quickly that they're all considerably better than me. out of 13 games played while i was on team with some of the other gals, i think i managed to avoid being in last place on the team a total of 3 times - and one of those was a tie for last.
i found that even a huge win over another team isn't much fun if you only contribute 5 of the 50 kills, and have more deaths than anyone else on the team.
i had to go play with another group of people for a bit to remind myself that i can actually win some games against other people, as i was so discouraged from how things went.
i'm not certain if i'm going to even bother trying to get involved with the clan at this point, maybe i'll wait, see if i get any better at the damn game first, and try again when i might not embarass myself as much.
(oh yeah i'm feeling discouraged... can you tell?)
Well, it finally happened. It was just a matter of time. Inevitable, really.
I bought an iPod. Actually, techincally, we bought iPods. My other half and I each picked up a 30-gig iPod (photo). We had been talking about it for a while, and just suddenly had the urge to go do it. Sort of early anniversary presents for each of us.
I have hardly ever messed with them in the past. I've seen people with them occasionally, and briefly played with both another color iPod, and an iPod mini in the last couple weeks. So I can't say I was totally familiar with them, just enough to know that it was the portable music player of choice for us. We wanted space, so a flash drive wasn't going to work. And every review I've seen has pretty much stated that the iPod has the best interface and controls out there - besides the cleanest look.
So yesterday was spent playing around with them. Installing iTunes on the PC, getting some file tags cleaned up, and loading music onto iPods. Unfortunately, we don't have any USB 2.0 ports on the computer, so the transfers were nice and obnoxiously slow. But we still got all the mp3s that were on the computer transferred over (I did some at work today, since I have a large library here after bring in music to rip), most of the time spent now will be ripping CDs to mp3, and copying to the iPods won't take nearly as long in comparison.
Anyway, I already love the little thing, and now it's time to start picking up accessories. The big things to get at first are covers to protect them, and armbands so they can be taken to the gym. I've already browsed the iPodLounge a bit, and will be spending more time there to look for the useful things to get. But I'm open for suggestions!
I would have taken some time to make some guesses, but I just kinda avoided the whole thing cause I was upset at the way I just gave myself away while trying to have a little anonymous fun. I don't know what's more embarassing - the inability to handle a simple checkbox, or what I said when I gave it all away.
So nobody even guessed me as anyone else, which was totally unsurprising.
Well, I've relinked to my Flickr stream, so those who want to see the NEW hair color can just hop over there and view it. You'll have to go back a couple pages, or just tag search for "hair".
Just a couple days ago, it dawned on me that I didn't need to buy the starter kit to get on Xbox Live - since I have DSL, all I needed was to hook it up, and use the free 2 month trial included with Halo 2. So I did just that, and have joined the ranks of Xbox Live.
So, I figured I'd ask if there was anyone else out there amongst my Slashdot fans who are Xbox live players, so I can find some more people to play alongside in the future and hunt down for games.
Right now, I'm only playing Halo 2 on Live, but I've also got Crimson Skies that I can pop in.
I just wanted to say that I am very excited - my birthday this year is going to be most wonderful. I just bought tickets to the Dead Can Dance show at The Paramount here in Seattle, which is on my birthday!
I never thought I'd get the chance to see them live, but the reunion tour they're doing has given me the chance! I've got Toward the Within, and watched the DVD in the box set, and I can tell the energy live is amazing - and I'll get to experience it firsthand!
The following information was passed on to me via a GLBT mailing list that I was on, and it's very distressing. It makes me worry about the direction this country is headed under the current administration.
From: Reid Vanderburgh < mailto:email@example.com
To: email@example.com
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 6:23 PM
Subject: Who's next?
Hello colleagues and friends,
Recently, I was asked to help present a workshop on suicide prevention among GLBT individuals, at the third in a series of five regional conferences on suicide prevention in the U.S. This particular conference covers Public Health Regions 9 and 10 (basically, the entire west coast). Following is a statement my co-presenters and I have prepared outlining recent chilling events surrounding our workshop. One interesting thing to note - the two previous conferences, one in New Orleans and the other in Denver, contained workshops very similar to ours and were not a problem. The difference? Both were held PRIOR to the last election. We give permission to forward this to whoever you believe needs to read it:
Statement of Concern and Protest
Government funders within the Bush Administration at SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) notified the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) that SAMHSA Administrator, Charles Curie, would not be allowed to attend a SPRC regional conference on suicide prevention if conference organizers went forward with a workshop title that included the words "gay", "lesbian", "bisexual", and "transgender". The conference is scheduled to take place in Portland, Oregon, February 28-March 2. The original title of the workshop was "Suicide Prevention Among Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals, and Transgender Individuals."
On January 31, Lloyd Potter, SPRC Center Director, contacted workshop presenters Ron Bloodworth, Joyce Liljeholm and Reid Vanderburgh and requested that we come up with alternative wording for the workshop so that the words "gay", "lesbian", "bisexual", or "transgender" did not appear in the workshop title or descriptor.
We worked with SPRC to create alternative wording so that the workshop could continue to be offered but we expressed deep concern about government intrusion to remove any reference to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people in the workshop title and descriptor. After agreeing to the title "Suicide Prevention in Vulnerable Populations", we were told that the new title would be acceptable to SAMHSA and that we could use the term "sexual orientation" in the workshop descriptor but that the term "gender identity" would "not fly with SAMHSA".
We are still planning to offer the workshop as originally planned even though the workshop title and descriptor had to be changed but we will not be quiet about the heavy handed efforts of SAMSHA to render gay, lesbian, bisexual, and/or transgender people invisible. The action of our government in this regard is the very reason a workshop on suicide prevention with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and/or transgender individuals is needed. How ironic! The discriminatory and intimidating actions of SAMHSA and the Bush Administration should not go unchallenged and should be of concern to all Americans.
It's important to note that Oregon Senator Gordon Smith is scheduled to attend the conference as part of his support for suicide prevention efforts in the U.S. We urge you to use the attached contact information to express your concern to SAMHSA Administrator Charles Curie, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Mike Leavitt, Oregon Senator Gordon Smith, and other members of Congress from your state that represents you.
Thank you for your concern and support.
Ron Bloodworth, MA, LPC, Portland, OR
Joyce Liljeholm, MEd, Portland, OR
Reid Vanderburgh, MA, Portland, OR
Contact Information for Government Officials:
Charles Curie
Office of the Administrator
Rockville, MD 20850
Tel: 240-276-2000
Mike Leavitt
Secretary of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Ave. SW
Washington, D.D. 20201
Tel: 202-690-7000
Fax: 202-690-7203
Senator Gordon Smith
404 Russell Bldg
Washington, D.C. 20510-3704
Tel: 202-224-3753
Fax: 202-228-3997
President George W. Bush
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20500
Comments: 202-456-1111
Switchboard: 202-456-1414
Reid Vanderburgh, MA
Holistic Psychotherapy
1020 SW Taylor, Suite 630
Portland, Oregon 97205
(503) 341-7001
It's hard to believe it was only three weeks ago that I threw my first 700 series. And that I did it again last night, this time a 741.
246, 216, then a 279! I left a 10 pin in the seventh frame on a beautiful shot. Everything else was a strike. It's so frustrating to be so close to a perfect game, yet so far away. Oh well, I know I'll do it eventually. I just set a new personal high game and high series, so I can't really complain. I also took over high average in the league, which I'm enjoying a lot.
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The NPR blog has a shortish post on "What If Heaven Is Not For Real," written by self-declared agnostic Adam Frank. You can probably guess what he's going to say, and I'm not going to say much for or against it. But I do want to take note of the comments, and this one in particular.
JW: That is a very profound verse. Do you believe that there is objective morality?
I've heard that argument so many times, and read it in so many books of apologetics (including C. S. Lewis et al), and of course it's a huge red herring. But just for fun, let's see how many ways we can come up with to try and make it clear, even to believers, that this is a bad argument. My entry: "Objective Deliciousness."


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Jan. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Mitt Romney leads Newt Gingrich by 10 percentage points among likely voters in South Carolina's Jan. 21 Republican presidential primary, a drop in the margin he had earlier this month, a CNN/Time/ORC International poll shows.
Romney, a former Massachusetts governor and business executive, was backed by 33 percent, while Gingrich, a onetime U.S. House speaker, had 23 percent, according to the poll released today.
Taken Jan. 13-17, the poll shows former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania with 16 percent, followed by U.S. Representative Ron Paul of Texas at 13 percent and Texas Governor Rick Perry at 6 percent.
The survey had a margin of error of plus-or-minus 4.5 percentage points.
In a similar poll taken Jan. 4-5, Romney had 37 percent, followed by Santorum at 19 percent and Gingrich at 18 percent.
Romney, 64, won the first two nominating contests in Iowa and New Hampshire earlier this month.
In Florida, site of a Jan. 31 primary, Romney has the backing of 43 percent of likely voters, the CNN poll shows. Santorum was next with 19 percent, followed by Gingrich at 18 percent and Paul at 9 percent. The margin of error for the Florida survey was plus-or-minus 5 percentage points.
The contest in South Carolina is playing out in an economic environment that's worse than the national average. The state's unemployment rate was 9.9 percent in November, the most recent month available, compared with December's national rate of 8.5 percent. That was high enough to put South Carolina in the top 10 states for the most unemployment in November.
The November unemployment rate in Florida was 10 percent. Nevada had the nation's highest unemployment rate in November at 13 percent.
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I was just surfing the my online library of links with my chick. I came across this PDF.
I started reading it, well it seemed pretty good. It goes into depth of wireless fidelity.
This book has a project behind it, expanding global internet, making it reach new horizons
Wireless Networking in the Developing World
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Owner and operator Shawn can trace his family's roots in the local waterways back seven generations. His deep love of the water led him to launch Native Rentals, which conducts eco-friendly paddle tours, and create the Surfer Bus, a renovated school bus that brims with kayaks, surfboards, and any equipment needed for tours on the go. His eco-tours explore the Robinson Preserve, Neal Preserve, and the Anna Maria Sound aboard single or tandem kayaks, standup paddleboards, and bikes, all of which let guests test their muscles without the exorbitant fees of going through Poseidon's booking agent.
The instructors at Sweetwater Paddlesports must have a natural affinity for the water and have nurtured passions for sports ranging from surfing and wakeboarding to boating. Drawing from these combined experiences, they've channeled their efforts almost entirely toward introducing others to standup paddleboarding. In group or private lessons, they introduce basic techniques for balance and maneuvering and what to do at a red light. To supplement this aquatic-sports training, Sweetwater also coordinates on-water standup-paddleboard yoga and fitness classes. The company's fleet—which can be picked up or delivered for rental—includes standup paddleboards by makers such as Tahoe and One World and kayaks by Jackson and Feel Free.
The newly opened True Blue Water Sports on Tamiami Trail North brings aquatic gear, water-sports lessons, and peaceful paddle tours to the Naples area. Kiteboarding advocate and co-owner David Peterson opened up his laid-back shop to pique the interest of out-of-town water-sports seekers, and his two-hour eco tour does just that with its personalized instruction and open-water demonstrations. Paddlers mount buoyant boards and glide through the Gulf Coast's resplendent waters, learning about the mangroves that surround them and avoiding the urge to give up all worldly possessions and set up shop as a backwater soothsayer. Instructors demonstrate the mechanics of the stand-up paddle tour before and during the tranquil ride, giving guests ample time to reacquaint themselves with their estranged centers of gravity.
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An early NFL final four: Power to the AFC
An early NFL final four: Power to the AFC By Vinnie Iyer - SportingNews 3 hours, 42 minutes ago It's been only eight weeks since Super Bowl 43, but with all this insanity regarding the NCAA Tournament, it's hard not to think about what the NFL's version of the final four will look like in '09. You would think filling out a successful bracket in the NFL would be a lot easier, just because there are only 32 teams. But then you realize any one of them can surprise you to survive and advance past the regular season, and about a dozen have a real shot at winning it all. So to help with such a challenge, it's important to look at similar attributes that allow top college basketball teams to get to the national semifinals. A college hoops team needs a good backcourt to go deep in the tourney. An NFL team needs a good backfielda.k.a. a strong running gameto win multiple playoff games. Point guards and quarterbacks are similar passers and leaders. An inside game is also key, whether it's working well close to the basket or executing well in the red zone. Then of course, like in every sport, defense wins championships. Picking the final two teams standing in the AFC "regional" was like going with powerhouses from the Big East and ACC; it came down to picking a pair from an elite group. The NFC provides much more of an opportunity to go with Cinderellas. High seeds from one year go to being on the bubble the next. It's fun, knowing that going with at least one "George Mason" could pay off. This selection show has had enough drama. Let's reveal the "top four seeds": New England Patriots. Call them the '09 favorites in the "Big AFC East." The Dolphins are reigning champs, the Jets are a Jay Cutler away from being very tough, and the Bills even made a splash with Terrell Owens. But barring another major injury to Tom Brady, the Pats will be back as the beast of the division. Their passing game should be awesome, and their power running game gets an upgrade with Fred Taylor. Bill Belichick has used the free-agent period to add experience to the secondary, and the team has 11 picks with which to work in the draft. That should allow the Patriots to add much needed youth and depth to their front seven. They won't miss the playoffs again, and they won't be an early out when they get there. Pittsburgh Steelers. We know it's difficult for any team to repeat as Super Bowl champions, but the Steelers have the nucleus intact to at least get to the penultimate round. It starts with the AFC North. Cincinnati and Cleveland are trying to clean up their respective messes. Baltimore will be a tough archrival again, but will lose a bit defensively without Rex Ryan and Bart Scott. The Steelers didn't lose any significant veterans, and as usual, they had the youngsters ready on the roster to provide more than adequate replacements. It's scary they won without steady offensive line play and a strong running game, and with a refocus on that and the return of Rashard Mendenhall, watch out. Mike Tomlin is a great young coach, and his staff is intact. Plus, Ben Roethlisberger will be hungry to match Brady's three rings. Dallas Cowboys. Now it gets interesting. In the past two years, we've had Giants-Packers and Eagles-Cardinals as the NFC's championship game matchup. Not only it is hard to predict which team will make the playoffs in this conference, but the seeds also don't mean anything. So why not go with a third different team from the NFL's best division, the NFC East? With Owens out of town and the team dumping some off-field baggage, the Cowboys are in position to open their new stadium in style. The defensive talent, led by DeMarcus Ware, is Super Bowl worthy. The key is becoming more efficient and balanced offensively, and helping that carry over to the entire team. The passing game won't lose too much once Roy Williams gets on the same page with Tony Romo, but without the crutch of T.O., the 'Boys will lean more on a strong rushing attack as the ideal complement to their defense. Going back to the basics of pounding away with Marion Barber and Felix Jones to set up the pass will turn Dallas from a disappointing non-playoff team to the contender it should have been. New Orleans Saints. While the Cowboys are this year's version of the Giants and Eagles, the Saints are that wacky offensive-minded team ready for a shocking run, a la the '08 Arizona Cardinals. They should look a lot more like the '06 Saints in 2009. Like Dallas, New Orleans showed flashes of greatness last season, but eventually, inconsistent play led to a record that wasn't good enough, even in a mediocre conference. The Saints finished a respectable 8-8, putting them last in a surprisingly tough NFC South. Of course, being last in that division in the previous year usually means one thinga division title the next year. The Saints' biggest competition will be Atlanta, but after two non-playoff years, Drew Brees is due forand too good not to getat least a wild-card shot in the NFC tournament. The Saints will advance by scoring often and putting their defense in favorable positions to get takeaways. Taking care of the ball and controlling the clock were part of the M.O. when the Saints got to the NFC title game three years ago. It's still easy to like someone from the AFC side of the bracket to win the Super Bowl, but as we have learned from recent NFC history, if no pick can be considered safe, no pick can be considered crazy, either. For more in-depth NFL coverage, including weekly mock drafts, free agency analysis, matchups, statistics, projections and more, visit Sporting News' Pro Football War Room today. Vinnie Iyer is a staff writer for Sporting News. 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I think it'll be Steelers Colts, and the Panthers, Packers[idk why]
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I think the Packers will be back to their 07 form this year. Capers will get that defense doing good if not great things this season and Aaron Rodgers will continue to put up better stats then that Brett guy he replaced.
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i think the eagles can make another good run with the addition of another talented rb and receiving threat 4 mcnabb
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Re: An early NFL final four: Power to the AFC
I hope New England is no where near the playoffs. I hate that bunch of douch bags.
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i think itll be the STEELERS, pats, packers (maybbeeee), and falcons (maybbeeee.. see what matt ryan can do)
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Re: An early NFL final four: Power to the AFC
Romo's still the qb of the Cowboys if I'm not mistaken. Yet every so-called "expert" believes the Cowboys to be an elite team every off-season it seems. How many playoff games has Romo win? Or better yet, what are his stats like in the month of december & onward? And when was the last time that joke of a franchise won a playoff game at all? Oh yeah, 13 freakin years ago.
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This incessant Pats nuthugging gets old year after year after year....
Guess what? The Pats didn't win the SB last year! And they aren't going to win it next year either...
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I want the pats in the AFC championship
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I love the idea of wearing a purity ring. i have been wearing one since I was 10(I made the decision to abstain to premarital sex early on). I think it makes it easier to find someone you want to be with because there is no confusion, no mixed feelings and no "well I thought you might be ready for this/I'm looking for this I guess your not/I didn't want a serious relationship" problems.
The verse that is on it makes it easy for someone to realize that A) I"m not married its not a wedding ring(although purity rings are worn on the left ring finger, and replaced upon marriage with a wedding ring), B) I'm abstaining from sex (i.e., that it is a purity ring) and C) my reason (my religion and my beliefs/morals.)


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DeLorme Street Atlas USA 2006
DeLorme Street Atlas USA 2006 is a very good mapping program for planning short or long-distance road trips anywhere in the United States. However, it's overkill for cross-town jaunts where a free Internet mapping service such as MapQuest or Google Local would suffice. Version 2006 brings some useful upgrades, including a top-of-the-screen toolbar that makes it easier to create routes, set options, and perform other basic tasks. It also has a beefed-up database with more than 268,000 new streets and roads. DeLorme Street Atlas USA 2006's street-level maps provide more detail, including additional restaurants and alleyways, than those in Microsoft Streets and Trips 2006 , which is easier to navigate. DeLorme Street Atlas USA devotees should upgrade, and anyone plotting a Kerouac-style adventure (or even a family vacation) should give DeLorme Street Atlas USA a close look. Quibbles aside, DeLorme Street Atlas USA 2006 is a fine mapping program for serious road warriors. It's not as intuitive as Microsoft Streets and Trips 2006, but it displays a lot more restaurants and other points of interest.
Setup is easy and takes about 10 minutes. You have the option of running the DeLorme Street Atlas USA database from CD or loading it onto your hard drive. The latter option is the faster and smarter choice--CDs are slow and easy to lose--although the app gobbles up 645MB of hard disk space.
The new interface brings some welcome enhancements, most notably a top-of-the-screen toolbar that provides quick access to popular features, such as calculating a route, saving map files, and starting a GPS connection (optional). Like Microsoft Streets and Trips 2006, DeLorme Street Atlas USA has several GPS-specific tools, including voice directions.
The DeLorme Street Atlas USA database is quite comprehensive. Better than Microsoft Streets and Trips? Yes, for the most part, but not always. In downtown Boston, for instance, Street Atlas USA displayed dead-end streets and alleyways that Streets and Trips didn't show. But in the Denver metro area, DeLorme Street Atlas USA didn't show the newly completed Northwest Parkway, whereas Microsoft Streets and Trips did--proof that even with 268,000 new roads, you're bound to miss something. Not that online mapping services are any better, as CNET News.com's tests revealed.