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November 12, 02
Vol. 18 , No. 05
Major U.S. Foreign Policy Challenges
Former U.S. Congressman Lee Hamilton has been described as standing out from his peers for his breadth of vision, his judiciousness, and his devotion to the common good and the best interests of the United States. His manner is reminiscent of Richard Weaver's description of Abraham Lincoln, that he is always focused on essentials and sought to lead the American people to their best interests with kind and unassuming persuasion.
Hamilton has served as Director of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars since January 1999. The Woodrow Wilson Center is an intellectual haven where scholars, policymakers, and business leaders investigate and discuss public policy issues in a nonpartisan manner. He is also currently the director of a project for the Center on Congress at Indiana University. The Indiana Center aims to educate citizens on the way the U.S. Congress operates, its importance, and its role in our system of government. Prior to his current positions, Lee Hamilton served for thirty-four years as a Democratic Congressman from Indiana. During his tenure in Congress, Mr. Hamilton was influential in the area of foreign affairs. He served as a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, now the Committee on International Relations, for his entire time in Congress. During his years in Congress, he took particular interest in promoting democracy and market reform in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, as well as promoting peace and stability in the Middle East. His service as a ranking member and a chairman enabled him to become an astute observer of many significant historical events, such as the Arab-Israeli peace negotiations, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the 1991 Gulf War. Lee Hamilton is a graduate of DePauw University. Mr. Hamilton's talk is sponsored by the Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies and the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum.
Lunch is served at 11:45 a.m. The talk begins at 12:15 p.m.
Police Interrogations and Confessions: Does Innocence put Innocents at Risk?
From the Salem witch trials to DNA exoneration cases, American history is filled with stories of innocent people who confessed to crimes they did not commit. It is tempting to assume that innocence protects those falsely accused; however, research shows that American police interrogation is a powerful social influence, led by an authority figure who presumes guilt and measures success by the extraction of a confession. In fact, a series of new studies suggests the contradictory and paradoxical proposition that innocence is a risk factor.
Saul Kassin is Professor of Psychology and chair of the legal studies program at Williams College in Massachusetts. He has published widely in the areas of eyewitness identification, police interrogation, and the psychology of evidence. He has also served as a consultant and expert witness in state and federal courts.
Professor Kassin is the final speaker in the Athenaeum series Psychology and Law.
The Role of lndependents in the 2004 Presidential Election
Independent voters now make up between 35% to 40% of the American electorate, and are the fastest growing constituency in the United States. The Perot phenomenon in the 1990s, Governor Jesse Ventura's success in Minnesota, and Ralph Nader's showing in the 2000 presidential election underscore the increasingly important role independent candidates are playing in shaping the political landscape. Omar Ali's lecture on the role of independents in the 2004 election will address critical issues of political process and how independents are changing the culture of politics.
Omar Ali is one of the country's leading young scholars and spokespersons in the growing independent political movement. Currently a doctoral fellow in history at Columbia University, he is an adjunct faculty member of the history department at Fordham University and Director of Research at the Committee for a Unified Independent Party (CUIP), a national think-tank and strategy center for independent politics and election reform. Ali is a district leader for the New York Independence Parry-the state's third largest party-and has been a consultant to the History Channel International and the College Board's World History Advanced Placement examination in Princeton.
Ali's research and analysis on new voting trends and realignments in American politics have been published in articles and essays in the United States and in England. Ali is a contributing author to History in Dispute-Social and Political Movements, 1945-2000 (St. James Press, 2000) and Encyclopedia of African American Culture and History (Macmillan Press, 2001). His articles and editorials include: "American Foreign Policy: A Question of Democracy" in Black Star magazine (U.K.), "Redistricting Gives Two Parties Unfair Edge" in Newsday, and "A New Populism in the United States" for History News Service. Born in Lima, Peru, Ali has lived and traveled extensively in Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East. He attended college at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, before transferring to the London School of Economics where he earned a B.S. in economics. He obtained a Ph.D. in history from Columbia University. Ali's research has focused on the development of third parties in the United States. Lunch begins at 11:45 a.m. Mr. Ali will speak at 12:15 p.m.
United States Strategy in the 21st Century
In his forthcoming book, Strategies of Dominance, Professor P. Edward Haley argues that during the past decade American strategy has moved along an arc from the modesty, self-restraint, and multilateralism of the first Bush administration to the zeal, universalism, and unilateralism of the current Bush administration. His lecture will be a preview of this forthcoming book: a study of American strategy and diplomacy since the end of the Cold War that traces the underlying assumption of each administration about U.S. interest and threats to those interests.
Haley holds the W.M. Keck Foundation Chair of International Strategic Studies at Claremont McKenna College and is Acting Director of the Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies. His scholarly expertise lies in international security and American foreign policy, including arms control, great power relations, U.S.-European relations, and U.S. policy in the Middle East. He was an International Affairs Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, a Foreign Affairs Assistant in Congress and in the Senate, and the dean of the School of International Studies at the University of the Pacific. His education includes Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Stanford University and a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University.
Professor Haley has edited numerous books including The United States and Europe (1999) and Nuclear Strategy, Arms Control, and the Future (1988). He is the author of Qaddafi and the United States Since 1969 (1984) and Revolution and Intervention: The Diplomacy of Taft and Wilson with Mexico, 1910-1917 (1970), which was awarded the Premio Sahagun by the Mexican National Institute for Anthropology and History. He is also a frequent contributor to the Op-ed page of the Los Angeles Times.
Professor Haley's lecture is part of the ongoing Athenaeum series Faculty Ideas in Progress.
Building on the Momentum for the Korean Peninsula
The Korean Peninsula is at a critical and dynamic turning point with important implications for the United States and the Asian Pacific region. Ambassador Yang's speech will cover the strategic, political and economic aspects of relinking the inter-Korean railroad tracks and roads across the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) and of resuming U.S.-North Korea and Japan-North Korea dialogues. His Excellency Sung Chul Yang, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the United States, is a well-known political scientist and author with a long and distinguished career in academia and politics. From 1996 to the time of his posting in Washington, Ambassador Yang was a member of the Korean National Assembly, during which time he served as Vice Chair of the Unification and Foreign Affairs Committee. He also served as Chairman of the International Cooperation Committee for a major political party (The National Congress for New Politics). Outside of the National Assembly, Ambassador Yang has been involved in government and politics for many years. He served as the Secretary-General of the Association of Korean Political Scientists in North America and as President of the Korean Association of International Studies. He has been a member of the Advisory Committees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, and the National Unification Board. In addition to his involvement in government, Ambassador Yang has had a successful career in academia. He taught at several universities, including the University of Kentucky and Indiana University in the U.S. and Kyung Hee University and Seoul National University in Korea. Ambassador Yang received his doctorate in political science from the University of Kentucky (1970), an M.A. from the University of Hawaii (1967) and a B.A. from Seoul National University (1964). He is the author of several books on Korean issues, including The North and South Korean Political Systems: A Comparative Analysis (Westview,1994). Ambassador Yang's lecture is sponsored by The Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies.
It's Not About Food
Daughter of Allen Funt, creator of the Candid Camera television show, Juliet Funt has spent her life observing the hidden truths beneath our social selves. Juliet struggled with an eating disorder for much of her youth. She went through cycles of dieting and binging, and weighed more than 200 pounds by the end of college. She eventually overcame her disorder, and now strives to help others understand and deal with the psychological hungers that fuel addictive behavior. In this deeply frank program, Juliet will guide the audience through the hidden world of eating disorders.
Juliet's diverse work history has taken her through a myriad of roles: actress, improvisational comedienne and singer, poet and food sculptor, human relations trainer for the Los Angeles Police Department through the Museum of Tolerance, and even to Israel as a liaison in a Palestinian/Israeli peace project.
She is a member of the National Speakers Association, a licensed grief counselor, and studying to be an interpreter for the deaf and hard of hearing though her study of American Sign Language. She now speaks nationally to diverse audiences, naming and questioning the cultural myths that weigh upon us and block the possibilities for joy in our lives.
Juliet Funt's presentation is sponsored by the Dean of Students at CMC and the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum.
After Anti Americanism in Europe, Euroskepticism in America?
Contrary to expectations, the end of the cold war and the advent of globalization have given rise to new tensions across the Atlantic. A new wave of anti-Americanism has hit Europe. This time, however, it has been matched in some Washington and conservative circles by what seem to be unprecedented and systematic attacks on European attitudes and policies, including the process of European integration that the U.S. had always encouraged.
With regard to terrorism and Iraq, the Europeans have been called appeasers. European diplomacy regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been explained by rising anti-Semitism in European society. Western Europe has been criticized for its handling of the Balkans crisis, its slowness in extending EU membership to Central and Eastern European countries and its low levels of military spending. EU initiatives such as the Single Market, the Euro and a European Security and Defense Policy have been interpreted as anti-American in inspiration. In the economic area, the European welfare state and labor laws that often discourage employment and entrepreneurship are deemed archaic and antigrowth. Even European society has been indicted for being a breeding ground for terrorists, anti-semitic and immoral.
In his Athenaeum lecture Chamorel will try to gauge the real origins, novelty, scope, depth, consistency, sustainability and implications of Euroskepticism in some American intellectual and policy circles. Is it mostly a response to anti-Americanism? Does it reflect an increasing gap in ideas, interests and values across the Atlantic? Does the Euro-Atlantic community risk dissolving, at a time of growing challenges to the West?
Between 1982 and 1995 Chamorel was responsible for international affairs in the French Ministry of Industry and then for international trade in the Prime Minister's Office. During that time, he continued to teach and write on American politics and was an American Political Science Congressional Fellow in 1987-88 and a Visiting Scholar at the Institute of Governmental Studies at Berkeley in 1993. He is a Public Policy Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center and teaches European politics at George Washington University. His research focuses on the policy consequences on the transatlantic relationship of American exceptionalism and European identity.
Patrick Chamorel's lecture is jointly sponsored by the European Union Center of California and the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum.
The Secret (and Mystery) of Brunelleschi's Cupola
"How are you going to do it?" was the question posed to architect Brunelleschi during the 1418-1420 competition to decide the architect of the octagonal cupola of Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence's cathedral. The project submitted by Brunelleschi was markedly different from the other ten projects received by the committee. It had the significant advantage of proposing a construction without centering, which are wooden structures that support the masonry before completion. But, he never mentioned his strategy to friends or collaborators. A very secretive character, he was afraid that somebody, notably his rival Ghiberti, would steal his ideas and replace him as capomastro of the construction.
How did he do it? Architects and engineers have tried to uncover Brunelleschi's secret. Many have failed. Proposed models of the cupola have collapsed. Five ideas were most likely at the foundation of Brunelleschi's design: the curvature of the arcs, the double cupola, the spinapesce, the use of circumferential rings, and the corda blanda. Three were already outlined in the project presented in 1336 by Neri di Fioravanti. The Romans knew the spinapesce. The corda blanda was Brunelleschi's idea.
In his Athenaeum lecture Professor Mario Martelli will present a new solution explaining the curvature of the two cupolas. A method for producing the corda blanda was recently proposed by an architect and by a former student of Martelli's at the University of Florence. Martelli has slightly modified this interesting solution and will spend next spring taking measurements of the cupola to verify if the changes he proposed are in agreement with the construction. Professor Martelli is a professor of mathematics at Claremont McKenna College, where he has been particularly active in supporting student research. A native of Florence, Professor Martelli received his Ph.D from the University of Florence. He has been awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the Mathematical Association of America and was also a nominee for the USA Teacher of the Year granted by the Carnegie Foundation in 2000. Please join us at the Athenaeum for a fascinating examination of this historical and architectural mystery.
John Lindberg World Star Trio
JOHN LINDBERG, bass
PABLO CALOGERO, saxophone
ADAM RUDOLPH, percussion
Be sure you have a seat at the front of the room on Thursday when the Athenaeum comes to life with the engaging and provocative musical stylings of the John Lindberg World Star Trio. Composer and bassist John Lindberg will be joined by Pablo Calogero on saxophone and Adam Rudolph on percussion. The trio will be performing Lindberg's original works in a style that melds saxophone and bass improvisation with percussion from around the globe for an innovative "world chamber jazz" sound.
Bassist and composer John Lindberg began his career as a teenager in the late-1970s New York avant-garde scene. Over the years he has established an international reputation as an imaginative composer-arranger and a virtuoso instrumentalists. Lindberg is the cofounder of the String Trio of New York, a performance ensemble now celebrating its 24th anniversary season that has produced fourteen recordings and presented hundreds of concerts worldwide. Over the span of his career he has written and recorded more than 80 original pieces. His ensembles and duo collaborations have performed throughout Europe, South America and North America. Lindberg has also been actively involved in giving workshops and lecture/ demonstrations on composition, improvisation, and bass performance. His musical career has been supported by fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts, the Arts International Collaborative Works, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Saxophonist Pablo Calogero attended the High School of Music and Art in New York City. His specialty is the baritone saxophone. He was featured on Lindberg's landmark recording, Trilogy of Works for Eleven Instrumentalists (Black Saint Records, 1984). He has been a featured soloist with many stellar artists in jazz, Latin, and popular music, including Mario Bauza, Tito Puente, Chico O'Farrill, Jaki Byard, Carla Bley, David Byrne, Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Evans, Count Basie, Mongo Santamaria, and David Bowie. He also appeared in the movie The Mambo Kings (1992), and has worked with artist Jean Michel Basquiat as a composer and arranger.
Adam Rudolph is a virtuoso hand percussionist and a pioneer in the realm of cross-cultural improvisation. He has been a featured performer with Yusef Lateef, Don Cherry, Jon Hassell, Pharoah Sanders, L. Shankar, and Hassan Hakmoun. He is a cofounder of the Eternal Wind Ensemble and the Mandingo Griot Society. As a composer, he leads his own ensemble, Moving Pictures. He has been commissioned by the Rockefeller Foundation, Meet The Composer, the Mary Flageler Cary Charitable Trust, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
The English Only Understand Force: The U.S.S.R. and the Outbreak of the Cold War
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2002 4:00 p.m.
The Gould Center for Humanistic Studies is pleased to announce that, on Thursday, November 14 at 4:00 p.m., Dr. Donal O'Sullivan will give the third presentation in the Gould Center's new series, "Afternoons at the Ath." This program brings visiting scholars and public figures to campus to make short (25 minutes or so), informal presentations, followed by Q & A and conversation with students and faculty.
Dr. O'Sullivan, an internationally recognized expert on Soviet and modern Russian and East European history, will speak on Kremlin policy during and after World War II. His talk will focus on the Soviet perspective as revealed by newly available documents and transcripts, and by primary sources only recently disclosed. Professor O'Sullivan maintains that, while most Western books and monographs rely almost exclusively on U.S. and British sources, historians must also consider the Soviet viewpoint in order to have a full understanding of postwar international relations. Dr. O'Sullivan's "behind-the-scenes" look at postwar Soviet ideologies, strategies, and perceptions promises to shed new light on the causes of the collapse of the "Grand Alliance," the establishment of territorial buffer zones in Europe and Asia, and the outbreak and prolongation of the Cold War.
Donal O'Sullivan earned a Ph.D. in Political Science at Bonn University, and a second Ph.D. in Eastern European Contemporary History at Eichstaett, Germany, where he taught from 1996-2001. He is the author of Furcht und Faszination-deutsche und britische Russlundbilder 1921-1933 (Fear and Fascination-German and British Images of Soviet Russia 1921-1933) (1996), co-editor of Sonderwege im Vergleich- Deutschland und Russland im 19. und im 20. Jahrhundert (Special Path in Comparrison- Germany and Russia in the 19th and 20th Century) (2001), and numerous articles on modern Soviet and East European history. Dr. O'Sullivan's awards include the Kurt Magnus Preis of the German national radio and television network, and the Friedwart Bruckhaus Preis for a series of broadcasts on "Modern Political Thought."
Dr. O'Sullivan will speak in the Security Pacific Dining Room of the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum. All are welcome, students especially so.
One Woman, Five Lives, Five Countries
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2002 4:00 p.m.
The Gould Center for Humanistic Studies is pleased to announce that, on Tuesday, November 19 at 4:00 p.m., Eugenia Dallas will give the fourth presentation in the Gould Center's new program, "Afternoons at the Ath." This series brings visiting scholars and public figures to campus to make short (25 minutes or so), informal presentations, followed by Q & A and conversation with students and faculty.
Eugenia Dallas's early years bear witness to almost unimaginable tragedy. Born on a farm in the Ukraine, five-year-old Eugenia had to endure the heartbreak and horror of seeing her parents arrested and taken away by Communist captors. She never saw her parents again. In the following decade, Eugenia, still in her teens, saw three of her siblings fall to starvation. Her already extreme tribulations worsened when the Nazis invaded the Ukraine, and sent her to Graz, Austria, where they forced her to labor in a munitions factory for the duration of the war.
After the war, she escaped to Italy, where for six years she enjoyed considerable success as a fashion model. She then began a new life in the United States, as a model in New York and at Neiman-Marcus, and as a single mother. She then married an attorney living in Scotland, where she began yet again--a new life in her fifth country.
Eugenia Dallas's life has been one of constant renewal and rebirth. Widowed in 1993, she continues to devote much of her time, energy, and other resources to making life better for her compatriots in the Ukraine, where she continues to return almost every year. As political activist and philanthropist, Ms. Dallas has supplied clothing, medicine, and other relief to orphanages and hospitals in Kiev and outlying communities.
Ms. Dallas will sign copies of her autobiography, One Woman, Five Lives, Five Countries (1998). All are welcome to attend this event-students especially so.
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I think the biggest thing that is getting people angry are his comments before the contract. The ones about what "caliber of player he is". He really messed up and overplayed his hand while trying to get paid. And that's all it was about, trying to get paid. I honestly think he doesn't care where he plays for as long as he sees the $$$$$$. Obviously he's not gonna earn it this year, but I don't mind as long as this gets done right and he can have a chance to earn it next year. And by that point, he will have plenty of pressure to do so.
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In spite of its one-win record, South Lenoir has its eyes on the postseason.
The Blue Devils may sit at 1-7 overall, but they believe their remaining three games — at Swansboro, against Croatan and at Clinton — are all winnable. If they accomplish the feat, it will give them the four-win minimum to become playoff eligible.
"Maybe that's far-fetched," South Lenoir coach Tim Jenkins acknowledged after Friday's 35-3 loss to Jacksonville Northside, "but to me, us playing Swansboro, Croatan and Clinton are reachable goals."
To those on the outside looking in to the South Lenoir program, it may appear things are heading south in a hurry considering the Blue Devils haven't won since their season opener against winless Spring Creek.
But to those on the inside, things are getting better each week.
"I think the last three weeks offensively, even though we didn't have more than 200 yards (against Northside) but against that size of a team, I think it was better," Jenkins said.
"We're seeing some baby steps. We just aren't getting enough of it together."
Jenkins believes if his team can get it together this week, the postseason is still within its grasp.
"As long as I'm here, I don't care what the record is, I don't care what the scores are, and I don't care how many games we've won or lost. We're going to coach them like we're going to win the next game and like we've got a chance to get into the playoffs," Jenkins said.
"If we don't coach them that way, and I don't push them that way in the weight room, we won't never build the program."
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Five of the six area teams who played last week lost and four of those were due to turnovers.
Kinston, North Lenoir, South Lenoir and Parrott Academy combined for 11 giveaways compared to only four takeaways.
Jones Senior is usually small in numbers given the size of the school, but Friday may have been an all-time low.
Due to injuries the Trojans dressed just 14 players at Southwest Onslow, which won soundly 50-0. Of the 14, only two were seniors. The rest were underclassmen.
That still didn't keep Jones Senior from fighting until the end. That fight will help it in 2013.
"Jones Senior kids, they got heart and they got pride. They are going to fight," coach John Davis said. "We are going to continue to coach them and we will continue to go at it. Hopefully we will have these guys coming in next year with experience."
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YADKINVILLE — Last week The Yadkin Ripple reported that candidate for sheriff, Gary Willard, would be eligible to hold the office if elected, despite the fact that he has a felony conviction from another state for having a concealed weapon. The Yadkin County Board of Elections released a statement today saying there had been an oversight on this matter and Willard will, in fact, not be able to hold the office if elected. Any votes for Willard in the Republican primary race for Yadkin County sheriff will not count.
According to the Yadkin County Board of Elections, "There has been an oversight and that in following the custom of Gary Willard filing in the last Republican primary sheriff's race, which was May 4, 2010, and before that in the Republican primary sheriff's race of Sept. 10, 2002, he was allowed to file for this May 6 Republican primary race. This oversight is in view of a law that was voted on in the last 2010 General Election which states, 'no person is eligible to serve as sheriff if that person has been convicted of a felony' under section two of article VII of the NC Constitution.
"Yet, all other offices do allow convicted felons once their rights have been restored, if they are the winner in that category, to serve in that office. Since it is an oversight, any votes that Mr. Willard gets will not count toward him holding office. Any questions may be directed to our office at 336-679-4227."
In 2010, new legislation lead to adding the following to section two, article VII of the North Carolina Constitution, "no person is eligible to serve as Sheriff if that person has been convicted of a felony against this State, the United States, or another state, whether or not that person has been restored to the rights of citizenship in the manner prescribed by the law. Convicted of a felony includes the entry of a plea of guilty; a verdict or finding of guilt by jury, judge, magistrate, or other adjudicating body, tribunal, or official, either civilian or military; or a plea of no contest, nolo contendere, or the equivalent."
Officials at the Yadkin County Board of Elections must reference a manual that is more than 1,000 pages in length and the above information was not listed in the section on candidacy filing. This along with the fact that Willard had filed in two previous primary elections for sheriff, disclosing the fact that he did have a prior felony charge, lead to the mistake, elections officials said.
Willard joined the three other candidates Eric Ball, Donnie Talley and incumbent Sheriff Ricky Oliver in a candidate forum held last night at the Yadkin County Courthouse.
One-stop early voting begins tomorrow at the Yadkin County Board of Elections office, located in the Planning Building at 213 E. Elm St. in Yadkinville. One-stop voting will be held from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. through May 2, except Sunday. One-stop voting on May 3 will be held from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Election Day is May 6.
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"I think my best game is still to come,"
Bryce Brown set a club rookie record with 178 yards rushing, including TD runs of 65 and 5 yards, but the Eagles (3-8) still lost their seventh straight game.
Brown, filling in for injured running back LeSean McCoy, surpassed Correll Buckhalter's rookie mark of 134 yards rushing in his first start since his senior year at
Fellow rookie Nick Foles was so-so in his second straight start for Michael Vick, who also sat out with a concussion. Foles was 16 of 21 for 119 yards.
"The most important thing for me was for us to get the win and that didn't happen tonight," Brown said. "I felt like a lot of that had to do with my two turnovers. It really, really cost us."
Then the Panthers finally stopped Brown when it mattered most, stuffing him on a fourth-and-1 to take over on downs at their 40.
"It's been a long time in coming," Panthers coach Ron Rivera said. "Lots of people contributed and made plays. Real proud of what we did and the things we did to give ourselves a chance to win."
Newton, the No, 1 overall pick in the 2011 NFL draft, lived up to the hype by throwing for 4,051 yards with 21 TD passes and 14 TDs on the ground in his first year. He entered this game with only nine TD passes and four TDs rushing, a major disappointment for Panthers fans.
"We took some plays off his plate and really tried to balance it out and spread it among other players and he has really responded very well to those things," Rivera said. "I think we had to interpret it as giving him a breath once in a while. These last few weeks, he's played like the guy we believe he could become."
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"Bryce did what we thought he could do," Eagles coach Andy Reid said. "He's a talented kid. It's a shame he had the two fumbles. He was on a roll. Those things cost you. He'll learn from it. He's got a great future."
Alex Henery's 45-yard field goal gave them a 15-14 lead. Henery kicked a 41-yarder to cut it to 14-6 in the second quarter. It was his 18th straight field goal, setting a team record.
The Eagles haven't won since beating the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants to go 3-1, leaving fans and media to speculate about Reid's job. Owner Jeffrey Lurie already has said that an 8-8 record would be "unacceptable" this year. The Eagles would have to finish 5-0 just to get there.
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Fans known for their hostile behavior have become apathetic toward their beloved Eagles. The Linc was about one-third empty for pregame introductions and plenty of seats remained empty at the start. There were boos early when the Eagles fell behind, but they lacked the usual luster.
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if be down with trading lopez for bledsoe then sign al jefferson, henderson, miles and draft shabazz
gordon/gerald henderson
shabazz/cj miles
Hornets have got to do whatever is possible without blowing team up to get Bledsoe. Bledsoe already gets no minutes and with the return of Chauncey and Hill will be buried for minutes on the roster. If Clippers are trying to make a serious playoff run, then a Lopez trade makes to much sense. It didn't hurt that Lopez had one of his best games against them and shows a weakness. Cp3 is known to value big men over a back up point especially 3rd string with Chauncey. We traded an emerging young Darren Collison for a solid 6'8 PF basically to make Cp3 happy. The Clippers have a chance to get a very good 7' in Lopez and could come out better with this deal then many other team have to offer. Bledsoes value is at an ultimate high and Clippers have to get value while they can and assemble a serious championship contender. Lopez provides a true 7' with an awesome Team option contract to decide what they wanna do with him in the future. He gives them great depth behind Jordan. A 2nd team front court of Odom and Lopez would be nice for the Clips. Lopez has been very good for the Hornets and I believe going to a loaded Clippers team with Cp3 feeding him the ball only makes him better. We can throw in a future 1st and Aminu or Vasquez if they want them. Clippers really have no need or room for anything else except a backup Center. Bledsoe is ultimately the missing piece and we need to do whatever it takes and move on with our PG of the future. This kid has potential to be an absolute stud. He couldn't have been put in a better situation learning behind Cp3 and Chauncey. Then go after Nerlens Noel in the draft with our 1st pick. Shabazz or w/e you other Noel bashers wants fine with me. Free Agency to fill our need at one of the spots. Davis/Noel front court would be the most gifted in the NBA with Ryno! That would be pretty awesome to see another Kentcuky player drafted especially when Davis is who he looks up to along with another Wildcat in Bledsoe, I'm no Kentucky fan but that would be awesome! We would be stacked and all is very possible. Let me know what you think!? I ask you please pray!!
PG- Bledsoe/Roberts/Rivers SG- Gordon/Rivers SF- Thomas/Miller/Henry PF- Davis/Ryno C- Smith/Noel?
if be down with trading lopez for bledsoe then sign al jefferson, henderson, miles and draft shabazz
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shabazz/cj miles
I am quite attuned to the clippers and what they need. If you really want a deal, this is what you need.
I would love to see Bledsoe on the hornets. He would be so much better for this young team the Grev. Him and AD would be one of the best pg/PF combos for the next ten years. Can you imagine all the fun fast breaks we'd see. He would play at least 40 minutes a game, running a full sprint the entire game, playing incredible perimeter D the whole time, and basically change the nature of this team. The guy really is a impact player. Also, he is almost indestructible and would play every game this season.
I think hornets can definitely put a package together to get him realistically. But the clippers only have specific needs to help them get to a championship.
Clippers could offer bled + two or three other guys depending on what hornets needed to complete their end of the trade. I say this because I don't think Robin would be right for the clippers. The clips need Varejao. Varajao is what they need instead of DJ to win it all this year.
So the hornets just have to put together a package to grab him for them, which I think should be doable and if they manage this I 100% guarantee that he will be a hornet which is where he belongs. Maybe something like Aminu + Austin + a pick or something like that. Got to figure out what will entice the Cavs. That would be some combination of youth and picks.
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dont think i would give up rivers AND a pick for bledsoe, maybe one or the other
Last edited by GuardianAngel25; 12-20-2012 at 01:16 AM.
If the Clips are holding out for Andy V., then the Hornets have no chance of landing Bledsoe. They don't have a package that could get that without offering up their 1st and I am sorry, but I am not giving up a potential top 3 pick for a guy that I have never seen run a team as much as I like him.
Lopez, Vasquez, and a future protected first- that is my best offer. If they say no, I turn my attention to Jennings or I just develop Rivers, move GV to backup.
There's no way I'd include Rivers or our 2013 first round pick for an unproven commodity.
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is DEFINITELY a better team than what they have not only now, but next year as well.
I think it would look something like this:
Griffin/J Smith (would Clips accept him after last year )
How about we just let Rivers run the point like we intended to do when he was drafted? Remember dat?
We are not playoff bound...why not give it a shot? What's the worst that could happen? Another Loss...gasp!?!
I think he can do it if given the opportunity. Let GV come off the bench.
Lopez, Smith, and Vasquez would probably be too much for me to give up.
I know Bledsoe's per minute numbers are high, but coming off the bench and played with your pants on fire for 18 minutes a night, and off the ball most of the time at that, is vastly different from running a team, setting the temp, and creating offense for others.
I love him as a part of a three guard rotation with Rivers and Gordon, but that package kills our depth up front- one of the only strengths we have. {;us you have no idea what his price tag will be in the summer of 2014.
I stick to GV, Lopez, and a future protected 1st- no more for Bledsoe and expirings
So, the Clippers wouldn't include Bledsoe in a Deal for Paul and people think they will include him now for average at best players? Interesting.
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plus cleveland has kyrie and waiters so i dont see how bledsoe makes sense for them in return for varejao
If they're holding out on Anderson Varejao, then let's work some 3 team magic!
I dont think people understand how much the Cavs want for Andy V.
They turned down the 7th pick last summer and Andy's value has risen dramatically since then. They have said they want 2 quality young players and a pick. Not Aminu level players- good young players. It is not doable.
I don't see the Clips letting Bledsoe go without a commitment from CP3 on an extension.
To me, you gotta move Bledsoe for a big and go for it this year- at least make the second round and be competative in that series (unlike last year) for him to stay.
Gotta trade Bledsoe and have faith you can keep CP3 IMO
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But that's OK with grandpa. He knows the latest edition of the racing Bookers are making him proud by continuing the family trade.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah," he said. "We just wanted them to do what they wanted to do."
Two other Booker girls have ran track in recent years, including 20-year-old Icess, who was a regional champion last year in the 100 and second in the 200 while running for North Carolina-Pembroke. The other was 19-year-old Bryanna, who also ran in high school.
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And McKayla and Mercedes know of the success their father and grandfather had back in the day for Jacksonville.
"Yeah, I do," Mercedes said. "People are like, 'That's your daddy and granddaddy?'"
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Interesting to read! East Asians have a reputation in the west as liking milder scents than those in North America and Europe. Guess you're proving that wrong, ten sprays at a time.
I actually dont understand how all people in youtube advice to wear like: "1 to the neck & 1 of each wrist". Can people smell it? and can they finish the bottle like that? I think all these people live in Europe/US.
I think because I live in Malaysia, always hot here (summer everyday, sometimes raining, lol).
I just got Creed GIT, I plan to wear 12 spray. Does any of you live in Asia also do same like me?
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Interesting to read! East Asians have a reputation in the west as liking milder scents than those in North America and Europe. Guess you're proving that wrong, ten sprays at a time.
12 sprays seems like a lot even if you lived on the sun.
hot weather and 12 sprays?
I'm glad you are way over there.
Yeah, maybe too much.
Havent try my 12 spray to GIT yet, just bought. haha. (but will be problem if suddenly have to attend meeting in a close meeting room).
Other fragrance that I spray a lot: Versace Man Eau Fraiche, Rochas Man, Hanae Mori & all other fresh fragrance.
I know, if TMugler B*Men i will not spray more than 2.
Wearing 12 sprays is too much, IMHO, for most scents. I usually wear 3 - 4 spritzes.
GIT is one of those scents where your nose won't be able to smell it after 2 hrs, but others ard you can smell it. 4 sprays is good enuff for me
Try 4-5 sprays of GIT first, ask the people around you if they can still smell you after a couple of hours in. Bring along an atomizer/decant to top up your dose if you need. It's as warm and humid here, and my scents on skin tend to fizzle away really quick with perspiration (I perspire a lot and rather easily) and all, so I tend to have to re-spray.
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The trick is to apply to the right parts of the body. I normally use 4-5 sprays...3 sprays to the chest and abdomen and 2 more sides of the neck. If the frags is really strong I will only do 1 spray to the neck (adam's apple) and 3 sprays to chest and abdomen. If u are outside a lot then u might need a bit extra sprays. But if u r in an air conditioned environment for a good part of the day then you really got to limit the no of sprays. We Malaysians ain't the most vocal of ppl so don't expect feedback even though your frag is filling up the whole room.
"A parent's only as good as their dumbest kid. If one wins a Nobel Prize but the other gets robbed by a hooker, you failed."
Don't listen to these people LOL...I like 6-8 sprays of most anything from my wardrobe with very few exceptions going down to about 4. I also reapply from a small vial if necessary.
I agree that in humid weather, one can't smell fragrances because of no evaporation from the skin. Depending on your environment (conservative office, meetings, etc.) do use discretion and trial and error but don't think there's necessarily a right amount just because someone says so.
Enjoy your fragrances!
For me 12 sprays isn't unreasonable if it's a light scent like 4711. For GIT, I usually do 4 sprays to the chest underneath my shirt and another 3 sprays to my neck. It's pretty strong for the first few hours but turns into a skin scent soon after.
You can spray your wrist and see if you're able to detect it after several hours. That's how I gauge the longevity and sillage of my fragrances.
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Application really varies with the potency and sillage of the fragrance. Spraying to the neck tends to start the olfactory fatigue earlier for me so I prefer to spray to the chest and solar plexus, one to each arm and maybe a mist over. I find that the layering of topnotes over fabric compliment the heart notes from the skin. But for powerhouses e.g. Grey Flannel, 1-2 to the chest is usually enough.
And I second matthewfoo's approach. Reapplication works much better than heavy application in the somewhat misguided hope of making a fragrance last longer.
some scents can get stronger over time. do exercise caution. you dont wanna smell like those people on the bus right?
and do spray on your clothes. that way you can enjoy it privately.
I find sprays to the chest and throat give the wearer a good dose--when you move around, your shirt causes puffs of fragrance to come out of the neck of your shirt. Neck sprays will begin to give more projection to the environment. Wrist sprays may give the most projection as you naturally wave your arms around walking or whatever.
People in Japan tend to be pretty conservative about fragrance in offices and other 'captive' spaces like public transport. Of course, clubbing is another matter. I like the idea of a light reapplication for refreshment. Also, spraying partially on fabric may extend longevity. However, I found out this method backfires in the case of L'Eau de Issey Miyake pour homme. The development gets all scrunched together. Used on skin, LDIM can show off its individual stages of development a bit better.
I hear you, azri_azmi. I live in a climate very similar to Malaysia's (fact: your commercial palm trees came from us! ;o)). 12 sprays of some frags is not entirely criminal, even in hot weather, especially when you take other competing environmental issues (ambient aromas, woodsmoke [yep, even in cities], outdoor cooking aromas, etc) into consideration.
Number of sprays is a "diplomatic" issue here on BaseNotes, but the least i usually use is 8.
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Hmmmm...i live in SL. For office it will be always 2 sprays and it will do enough till the evening (lover of powerhouses) and takes d MAX use of them. Thanks to BaseNotes i have listed all d powerhouses whenever discussed and will only buy from that list when i spend for perfumes.
Today did 3 sprays on Aqua Di Gio and i can smell it very better even now, almost after 5-6 hours from the morning. Great! did 2 sprays and wore a shirt on the hanger but then remembered i wore the same for a long walk d before day, so got a new one from the wardrobe and had to reapply - and did only once more on chest
I wear for my pleasure mostly. If i can smell it while i sit and work, walk and drive and etc. It's more than enough, BUT at the same time if i can smell it during d whole day, even after my own nose getting used to d smell for hours > that means others are surely getting my scent too!
12 sprays. Never! i'm very greedy! even if its such a lovely, romantic or a special occation it would be 4-5 sprays MAX.
Well, i use powerhouses, and d other frags that last long and smell nice!
Last edited by kbandarage; 4th May 2010 at 10:32 AM.
I usually apply 4-8 sprays on different parts including clothes
There is a Creed section at Isetan@The Gardens but the selection is quite pathetic compared to Isetan KLCC.
So what kind of freebies did u get when u purchased GIT ? Pls tell me you at least insisted on a few samples LOL.
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So yeah - everyone's mileage varies.
Last edited by great_badir; 4th May 2010 at 12:08 PM.
Although I'm not in Asia, I'm in the same boat, folks! Where I live It's 9 months hot and humid and 3 months max a bit less hot (raining). So, I usually apply 9-10 sprays (even more) when the fragrance is light/citrusy. At night or in the less hot months, I tend to use stronger/powerhouse fragrances, and 4-5 sprays are fine.
It may seem too much, but It isn't! The hot weather isn't the major problem in my case. Humidity is.
It really "arrests" the fragrance's projection.
Remember they can breathe through their mouth if they have to.
Sadly they just give Annick Goutal sample (vial) about 3 or 4. Said that they not received Creed sample anymore. And the price INCREASEd!
I bought Millesime Imperial 75ml for RM 549 before at Tangs Pavilion. Now the GIT is RM 599. Oh no! with no any creed sample!
Make me think better i use less spray.. : D
Being asian doesnt make me spray any differently than other people )
However i do spray 8-10 times of any fragrance when i was in Asia. (3 for Black Aoud oh so strong =) )
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I'm in Texas and I look forward to smelling you in your GIT.
Won't have to "bring" nothin'! I'll be able to smell you from here!Don't forget to bring along 2 @ 3 hot girls with u! And dont forget to breath with ur mouth! Haha.. LOL! :
SMH People really have a difficult time judging things such as sillage/longevity it seems. 2 sprays to the chest underneath clothes, during the hottest weather, and I project well, get longevity of well over 6 hours (even with MI), and get regular compliments and can still smell my fragrance well (plus I have dry skin). It's really not that hard of an issue to tackle, but I think people overthink it too often.
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wait im confused, i thought heat and humidity helped spread the scent?
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some people think cranking the volume to 12 sprays results in more sustain, but it's possibly just a much louder version of the same thing.
humidity should make the scent last longer.
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I agree, I thought that was what I said : )
so heat = more projection but a faster burn; humidity = less evaporation and therefore more longevity but less projection? so a hot and humid climate is actually the best of both worlds it seems
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depending on skin chemistry some people need more sprays..like more me i need around 3-4 sprays on my skin for stuff like M7 and Heritage and around 6 for lighter stuffs like bulgari aqua marine. There isnt really a hard and fast rule to this or a set one.
Women can get away with it on the back of their necks. Scent flows upwards and if they want male attention it's not a bad idea, as we're taller.
However if she sprays the sides of the neck in the 'hot spot' under the ears prior to a date; though she may get olfactory fatigue, watch out! Odds are she seriously means business
Back in Cuba, the usual routine was to take two showers daily.
And go with Bay Rum or Limes or such.
Is this not the case in tropical climates around the globe?
Here in the desert heat of Southern C.A. Evaporation is the only problem. I'm not sure about powerhouses in humid climates but powerhouses that are NOT sweet work great in the desert.
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No, never try 12 sprays at once.
Myself probably 6 sprays most would be more than enough..
Never say Never. If 12 sprays works for you (i.e., makes you happy, doesn't make your partner or your boss, secretary run away, doesn't give your cat a sneezing fit)... GO FOR IT!
And vary it and note the differences too...!
Me personally I've always been a big amount kind of guy when it comes to fragrance.
I blanche when others try to prescribe to me, "Spray and walk into it..."
Good grief ....
The only time I did regret was OD'ing on too much Opium Pour Homme eau de parfum.
Got a massive headache and the friend who was watching the movie with me got one too...
you live and learn !
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I did 16 sprays of Montale's Musk to Musk today. I survived -- and others around me did, too.
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GIT has 0 longevity so 12 sprays is very appropriate, assuming they don't all come at the same time. Once every hour for 12 hours seems legit.


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Szykman said Commerce currently is doing its own analysis of wireless devices and plans in preparation to moving to a strategic sourcing effort - whether through GSA or done internally.
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