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7/30/13 Lea Michele Breaks Silence
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Tuesday, July 30, 2013
How does JOHN STAMOS stay so MANTASTIC? Well, Pilates help . . . although he takes a lot of ribbing at those classes. He says, quote, "I go in and it's all women except for me. I'm the only guy there, and I know they make up these exercises like 'come over here, John, and do the penguin.' And then it looks like I'm getting a pap smear. They do it to make me look silly, but it keeps me in shape."
LEA MICHELE has spoken out for the first time about the death of her boyfriend and "Glee" co-star CORY MONTEITH. She Tweeted a picture of the two of them together, along with this message . . . quote, "Thank you all for helping me through this time with your enormous love & support. Cory will forever be in my heart."
Forbes.com has dropped its annual list of the Highest-Paid Actresses . . . and ANGELINA JOLIE tops it with $33 million. JENNIFER LAWRENCE was second with $26 million, and KRISTEN STEWART pulled down $22 million for a third-place finish.
MILEY CYRUS prefers weed to booze. She says, quote, "When I smoke, I don't get the sick feeling I get when I drink, or that anger rising up. There's a reason Bob Marley was like some kind of musical Rasta Mother Teresa!" She also says her "We Can't Stop" video is tamer than a lot of what kids are watching online already.
7/29/13 Amanda Bynes Latest
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Monday, July 29, 2013
As far as we know, SELENA GOMEZ and JUSTIN BIEBER are OFF at the moment. But on "Good Morning America" Friday, Selena said, quote, "He and I have had such a history together. I'll always care about him and protect him if anyone tries to be mean." --Then on Saturday, Selena celebrated her 21st birthday at a club with several friends . . . including Justin. He showed up with JADEN SMITH, and brought Selena a single red rose. Then Selena and Justin left TOGETHER at about 2:00 A.M.
Rapper DJ KHALED proposed to NICKI MINAJ in a video that aired on "MTV News". He also flashed a supposed $500,000, 10-carat ring. There's no word how Nicki feels about this. There are some reports that she actually filed a restraining order against him.
The petition AMANDA BYNES' parents filed for a conservatorship was released Friday. They say Amanda is paranoid, obsessed with body image . . . and she's burned through $1.2 million in a really short period of time. They said, quote, "We believe that a substantial amount of this money is being used to pay for marijuana and other illegal substances, and possibly for plastic surgery."
REESE WITHERSPOON reportedly treated herself to a $1,500 haircut on Saturday. She went to a high-end salon in Beverly Hills where they, quote, "treat each strand [of hair] in its own way, in order to achieve the most natural effect. ANGELINA JOLIE and SALMA HAYEK are also fans of the procedure.
Jennifer Aniston says she's in no rush to marry boyfriend Justin Theroux -- because they "already feel married." Jen says she'll walk down the aisle, quote, "when it's perfect."
7/26/13 Amanda Bynes Latest
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Friday, July 26, 2013
Here's the latest on AMANDA BYNES, in a nutshell: Amanda's doctors are extending her hospital stay for TWO WEEKS, saying they need that much time to properly diagnose her. TMZ says doctors believe she's suffering from SEVERE mental illness, and they've even noticed schizophrenic tendencies. They say she can go through long periods of lucidity, but she can also slip right back into CRAZY. But on the plus side, she tested NEGATIVE for all drugs, except marijuana. However, RadarOnline.com says Amanda has been taking Adderall for years. It's supposedly for ADHD, but the REAL reason she takes it is for weight loss . . . and it's doing nothing but adding to her paranoia. She's been asking for it in the hospital, but doctors won't give it to her. Yesterday, Amanda's parents filed for a conservatorship.
In the past few months, JUSTIN BIEBER has been accused of spitting on both his neighbor and a club DJ. And now Justin's saliva is back in the news. Yesterday in Toronto, Justin was hanging out on a hotel balcony with friends . . . and spitting over it. It's not clear who or what was below him at the time he was spitting, but it seems like there were fans hanging out down there all day.
O.J. SIMPSON went before a parole board yesterday to ask for leniency. He said he's been a model prisoner, and added that the difference between his crime and that of the other inmates is that, quote, "They were trying to steal other people's money. My crime was trying to retrieve for my family my own property."
MILEY CYRUS may have to grow her hair long again just to be different, because she claims everyone's been COPYING her since she cut it. She says, quote, "I just always want to be different. Everyone else has cut their hair to look just like me, so now I got to do something different. I don't like when you walk in and you see a bunch of other yous."
OPRAH WINFREY has announced that her post-rehab interview with LINDSAY LOHAN will air on Sunday, August 18th. It'll be an episode in her "Oprah's Next Chapter" series on her cable network, OWN.
7/25/13 Amanda Bynes Craziness
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
The royal baby has been named GEORGE ALEXANDER LOUIS. Officially, he'll be known as Prince George of Cambridge. The "George" may come from KING GEORGE THE THIRD, who was PRINCE CHARLES' favorite monarch . . . or from KING GEORGE THE SIXTH, the subject of the movie "The King's Speech".
AMANDA BYNES had her Pomeranian with her when she lit that driveway fire on Monday night. And the poor dog ended up COVERED IN GASOLINE. After that happened, Amanda ran to a nearby liquor store and tried to wash it off. In surveillance video from the store, you can see Amanda come in with the dog and bring it into an area designated for employees only. When the cashier goes back there, she leaves. A source says the guy smelled gasoline, so he went to see what was happening. He found Amanda trying to wash the dog off in a sink. But she, quote, "freaked out" when she saw him. The dog is fine, by the way. Amanda's parents have it.
Meanwhile, Amanda Bynes won't be charged for setting fire to that old woman's driveway in Thousand Oaks, California. Sources say prosecutors will not charge Bynes with trespass, arson or any other criminal offense in connection with Monday's fire. The sources say cops and prosecutors view her conduct as non-criminal and caused by mental illness… and that she needs professional help not punishment.
The British tabloids say KIM KARDASHIAN and KANYE WEST spent about $767,000 on four GOLD-PLATED TOILETS for their new mansion. They also spent $444,000 on six beds and $325,000 on kitchen appliances. They also bought a refrigerator encrusted with Swarovski crystals. There's no word how much that cost.
7/24/13 Amanda Bynes Psychiatric Hold
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Wednesday, July 24, 2013
PRINCE WILLIAM and his wife KATE debuted their new baby yesterday on the steps of St. Mary's Hospital in London. William told reporters, quote, "We are still working on a name, so we will have that as soon as we can. But it's the first time we've seen him really." Asked which parent the child resembles, William said, quote, "He's got her looks, thankfully."
JUSTIN BIEBER and SELENA GOMEZ may be off-again, but maybe they'll get back together. Because Justin's been lusting after her for a pretty long time. TMZ drummed up a radio interview Justin did about four years ago, when he was 15. The host asked him who he has a crush on, and he named Selena. This was two years before Justin and Selena got together . . . and Selena was dating NICK JONAS at the time.
PENELOPE CRUZ gave birth to her baby on Monday . . . the same day as KATE MIDDLETON, which probably helped her and JAVIER BARDEM keep it under the radar. Sources say Penelope had a girl, and the birth took place in Madrid. There's no word on a name. Penelope and Javier also have a 2-year-old son named Leonardo.
JIMMY FALLON'S wife Nancy Juvonen gave birth to a baby girl early yesterday morning. There's no word on a name. Their rep says they're, quote, "overjoyed about the arrival of their beautiful daughter." This is the first child for Jimmy and Nancy . . . who runs the production company Flower Films with DREW BARRYMORE. Jimmy is 38, Nancy's 46. Jimmy kept his wife's pregnancy under wraps, even while making jokes about the Royal Baby.
AMANDA BYNES was placed on involuntary psychiatric hold Monday night, after starting a fire in a woman's driveway in Thousand Oaks, California. What she's on is called a 5150 hold. They'll hold her for up to 72 hours while they evaluate her mental condition. Here's what happened: Someone driving through a Thousand Oaks neighborhood called 911 after witnessing a woman standing in a driveway next to a small fire. For some reason, Amanda had walked onto the driveway with a gas can and lit the fire. Then she put a flaming rag on top of the gas can. Her pant leg briefly caught on fire, but she wasn't injured. Several people rushed over to check things out, and Amanda tried to take off in a cab. But by that time, the cops had showed up. They asked Amanda some questions, and determined by her answers that they needed to take her in.This actually happened in Amanda's old neighborhood, where her parents still live. But the woman who lives in the house had no idea who she was or why she'd want to light a fire in her driveway. On Sunday, Amanda was kicked out of a retirement community in Thousand Oaks, where she claimed she was trying to visit a relative. Police were called, but Amanda wasn't arrested. As for why Amanda is back in California, a source says she ran out of money and couldn't find a place to live in New York City. Meanwhile . . . RadarOnline.com says that Amanda's parents are considering obtaining a conservatorship, just like BRITNEY SPEARS' parents did. And not so coincidentally, Britney's conservatorship was preceded by a 5150 hold.


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A new UNICEF campaign is seeking donations for items like polio vaccines, rehydration salts and therapeutic food to ship to families (and their babies) across the world, and it's enlisting the help of sincere-hips endorser Shakira and her boyfriend, Gerard Piqué, center-back for FC Barcelona.
Oh, and Woodberry-based startup SocialToaster is in on the action.
Through "Shakira and Gerard Piqué's World Baby Shower," participants donate the money to purchase the items UNICEF needs. Using SocialToaster, donors spread the word about their donations and the campaign through their social networks. As donors share more on Facebook and Twitter, for example, they'll earn points that can be put toward winning signed Shakira CDs and DVDs and FC Barcelona shirts and foot — uh, soccer balls.
SocialToaster, the social media startup that recruits fans of businesses, publications, services and causes as "ambassadors" for sharing content online in order to increase website traffic and awareness, launched the campaign with Shakira and UNICEF Jan. 17.
"We signed up 50,000 users in about 24 hours, trended globally on Twitter, and were mentioned on the TODAY show, E!, People.com and several other news outlets," wrote founder Brian Razzaque in a post on the Baltimore Tech Facebook group.
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On the heels of last week's guilty plea by Raul Sanchez for his involvement in a Bronx-based dog fighting operation, we are thrilled to report that many of the dogs are thriving in their new lives as beloved pets.
In November, we told you a very happy story about Ninja, one of the dogs we rescued and rehabilitated, who found a wonderful forever home. Now we have another heartwarming success story to share: Mona Lisa, who was one of 50 dogs we rescued in June from that dark, dingy Bronx basement, recently went home to a loving family.
Mona now lives with two loving pet parents in a spacious house overlooking 50 mountainside acres, where she takes frequent hikes with her new dog sister, Zelda. Her other favorite activities include snuggling with Zelda by the fireplace and lounging on the couch with her new pet parents.
Mona Lisa's journey to adoption wasn't easy. After her rescue, she was transferred to one of our partner shelters, The Animal Support Project, Inc. (TASP) in Cropseyville, New York.
"When Mona arrived at the shelter, she cried and whined like a hyena and was extremely anxious, usually sitting pitifully at the kennel door," says Melinda Plasse of TASP. But after plenty of attention, care and time to recover, Mona made great progress. "She is outgoing," Melinda reports, "loves belly rubs, and is kind as can be to children and other animals."
When we picture Mona Lisa romping around in the woods with her new family, we can't help but smile. We're working to make sure that animals nationwide won't continue to suffer due to the cruel practice of animal fighting. Last week, legislators reintroduced the Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act, which would make attending an organized animal fight a federal offense and would impose additional penalties for bringing a minor to an animal fight.
Please join us in our efforts by asking your own House representative to support this important humane legislation.
Mona Lisa is one of the few lucky ones, and I am grateful for the work that made her happy tail possible. But please help me understand why the ASPCA, a supremely well-oiled fundraising machine with nearly $3M in excess funds (2011 year-end) and net assets of nearly $183M, isn't doing more to help the wonderful, adoptable dogs (overwhelmingly pits and pit mixes) being destroyed EVERY day at NYCACC just 7 minutes away on E110th: www.facebook.com/Urgentdeathrowdogs
Many of these dogs, like Mona Lisa, are also victims of abuse and neglect, often used as bait or breeders for the same dog-fighting rings the ASPCA is fighting to end. There's a HUGE DISCONNECT happening in animal welfare in NYC.
Horrible and horrendous! Humans are truly the least humane creatures on Planet Earth. Here in upstate NY we had a case where 3 puppies were left on the railroad track. One had a hind foot chopped off, the others had holes in their paws as though they had been nailed to the tracks. One puppy died. The other two have been rehabilitated. Just last week 4 adult dogs were found locked in a rental truck with no food or water or bedding. It turns out to be the same culprit. Obviously he will not receive jail time and will only have to pay a minor fine. He will be able to get more dogs. The only reason anyone can find is that he must be involved in DOG FIGHTING. He is on welfare and gets his living quarters from Public Assistance. He has a "girlfriend" and children (more than 1). Anyone who cares about animals should e-mail Governor Cuomo and urge him to press for stricter animal cruelty legislation. We have Buster's Law, but the penalties are laughable.
Clearly the most appropriate penalty would be: public castration without anesthesia; branding on the forehead with the nature of the crime (Torturing puppies); 4 years in jail for each animal tortured or abused and 16 years for each animal killed; any money earned in future should go 90% to helping animals-he should be able to live on 10% and get NO PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.
I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart on Mona Lisa's behalf and on behalf of all the four legged angels that the wonderful people that work and volunteer for the ASPCA have rescued.
Thank you
Shows you how low the human race has gone in its 7 million years on this planet. Homo sapien is not the brightest bulb on this planet and truly shows it most of the time. Congress included!
"Thank you, Thank you for rescueing these precious dogs. I am Foster Parent To 4 Senior Bichons.(sm.paws rescue). They were abused & treated poorly most of their lives. They are hospice dogs because of medical conditions. In october i had 3 surgery procedures. Remarkabily the bichons took care of me. i am so LUCKY
I pray for those precious animals who can't help themselves and are thankful you are there looking out for them. I don't know what is wrong with people. They would not want that type of fate impossed on them. Keep up the good work.
She doesn't look like a pit bull or a fighting dog but its obvious she's had pups. All I can imagine is that they were using bait puppies. Thank you and God Bless You for being there to save them.
In January my family and I adopted our baby Luggy,
he was one of the 50 pitbulls rescued from the bronx basement. He is a beautiful, happy dog who gives back as much love as we give him When i look at his eyes, they tell a sad story. I cant imagine the hell he was living in. It sickens me to see that they have only given this b***** 1 to 3 years. Perhaps they should take that judge and everyone else on this case to spend a night in that god forsaking basement. Maybe they would have seen things more clearly. 20 years would not be enough for this crime. Shame on them!
Thank you...thank you so much to all of you who are working hard to rescue animals like Mona Lisa.
I was so moved reading Mona Lisa's story....she really is a special dog and deserves a wonderful life. Thank goodness your organization found this dog fighting ring and saved these animals. Keep up the good work and the fight against this horrible sport!


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With his two steals against Kent State, junior guard Quinten Rollins pushed his career total to 137, placing him eighth on Miami's career list. He is 11 away from the No. 7 total of 148 by Eddie Schilling. Rollins has 54 steals this season, which places him in fifth on the single-season list. He is five away from Jamie Mahaffey's 1994 total of 59, which ranks fourth.
Senior center Vince Legarza tied a career high with six rebounds which he set on Feb. 23 at Southern Illinois. Junior guard Quinten Rollins also had six rebounds, which tied a game high.
Junior forward Jon Harris led all scorers in the first half with 13 points off 4-of-5 shooting from the floor, including a pair of 3-pointers. He finished with a season-high-tying 16 points, which was one off his career high.
As a team, the RedHawks shot 60.0 percent from the floor in the first half, knocking down 12-of-20 field goals. The second half was not as prosperous as Miami shot 32.0 percent from the floor to finish the game shooting 44.4 percent from the field.
Seven of the Golden Flashes' first nine field goals came from 3-point range. Kent State finished with 13 3-pointers, which was a season high.
Senior center Vince Legarza made his second straight start and sixth of his career.
Senior center Vince Legarza and senior manager Wade Smith were honored prior to the game.
Miami also honored former head coach Charlie Coles at halftime, who is Miami Basketball's record holder for wins and the MAC record holder for career conference wins.


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Spock's mother, Amanda Grayson, is dying, and Spock returns to the planet Vulcan where he and Sarek enjoy a rare moment of rapprochement. But just as his wife's illness grows worse, duty calls Sarek away, once again sowing the seeds of conflict between father and son. Yet soon Sarek and Spock must put aside their differences and work together to foil a far-reaching plot to destroy the Federation, a plot that Sarek has seen in the making for nearly his entire career.
The crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise journeys to the heart of the Klingon Empire where Captain Kirk's last surviving relative has become a pawn in a battle to divide and conquer the Federation. With Sarek's help, the crew of the Starship Enterprise learns that all is not as it seems. But before they can prevent the Federation's destruction, they must see the face of their hidden enemy, an enemy more insidious and more dangerous than any they have faced before.
©1999 A. C. Crispin (P)2012 Simon & Schuster
"More Unabridged TOS Please"
No mind blowing sci fi apart from that already established in the source material but a well crafted story. I don't know why there aren't more unabridged Trek Titles. Unless this is attributable to Pocket's perceived need to hire Trek actors to read the books. This narrator was wonderful, he subtly impersonates the characters as portrayed by the performers associated with them but more importantly he lends just the right amount of tone and texture to the prose. If more full size Trek books appear I'll certainly spend my credits on them. Well, if they're TOS. The TNG and after stuff is probably better but I just don't get a geek on for it.
"UNABRIDGED is always the best versions"
lol, well no because I don't need to re-listen to anything. But definitely loved listening to it!
the scenes telling of serek's past and relationship with Amanda.I also liked how they introduced the part of Spock's decision to try and see if bringing volcans and romulans together again. TNG didn't really explain much, and since they reset the series with the new movie, don't think we'll get much explanation of the after math.
I don't see the point of having ABRIDGED versions of books. the 14 hrs didn't feel like 14 it felt more like 5 and I was wanting more at the end. This was a good book, almost like comfort and I like the additional characters. I wish they talked more about how the other volcans adapted and the young couple.
"Great story"
This story takes place after the final movie with the original cast (Star Trek VI : The Undiscovered Country). Well written, and well narrated; made me start looking for other pocket books with no luck. Hope Audible produces more....
"And they say Vulcans are emotionless? Fools..."
Oh yes. The story...the different look at the dynamic of a father and a son...delightful!
You get to learn so much about Sarek, that you hither to have no real knowledge of other than he is a prominent Vulcan.
He gives a depth to the characters that is very real.
Most defenitely!
If you're ready to learn more about Vulcans, then listen to or read this book.
"I guess you can't always go home again ..."
I've been a ST fan since TOS ... and still am (except for the latest round of 'dark' movies). I used to read every ST book as soon as it was released. This is the first one I've read in years and maybe it's just a case of not being able to go back again. Frankly, I thought the writing was amateurish -- almost on a class with a fanzine. The overly emotional narration was a further drawback for me.
I'm definitely in the minority here, but I just couldn't get into this book and when Amanda started waxing nostalgic over her moon-struck romance with Sarek, I had to stop and move on to a different book.
Hope you like it better than I did!
"Star Trek at it best!"
Absolutely love this story! The best of Star Trek adventure pacing with some real human emotions, feelings, and relationships! I hope there are more from AC Crispin and Nick Sullivan (who does a stellar job of both male and female!).
"A lot of fun for Star Trek fans"
Definitely worth it if you're a Star Trek fan. It takes place just after Star Trek V (Kirk and Bones escape the Klingon prison planet, the crew show up just to foil the assassination of the Chancellor, etc). It ties much of the political upheaval that must have occurred afterwards into an interesting story. The narrator does a great job of taking you back to the original characters with inflections and pace. Strongly recommend!!! I am stingy with a "5," and this one's a strong B.
Say something about yourself!
"Awesome UNABRIDGED Production"
Does what a good Star Trek novel should do: Sarek takes the reader further than the series would dare to go. It rides the success of "Spock's World" and the reader gets more info about the lives of Spock's father Sarek and mother Amanda. The adventures of Kirk's nephew, Peter were also quite entertaining. Nick Sullivan does a dutiful job as narrator (I'd listen to him again). I hope to see more unabridged Star Trek novels in the future.
"Fun! Nicely weaves past into future."
Very fun and I thoroughly enjoyed it!
There was some predictably, but what Trek tale isn't? Still enough unexpected to keep interest & keep the reader wanting more.
"Title should be "Spock's Mom Dies""
Well, the plot is really slow. Spock's mom dies. But it takes hours ... What I can only imagine as pages and pages. Also... Vulcans, if anyone can deal with it, they can. Get going!
Plot. Better dialogue. Enhanced lexicon. Using the term "higher ranks" four times in a paragraph is just lazy writing.
Mis pronounced "dilithium." I laughed thinking "they got the only guy on the planet who has never seen Star Trek to read the story.
Amanda Grayson. Peter Kirk.
Pacing issues. Like right now, I'm listening to the post death scene. Spock is moving through his parents house.... But it's like a void. What's it like? Lighting? Temp? Space? Art? Furniture? Earlier, a scene where Spock and Sarek are in the gardens, the light is at once "weary, ominous, oppressive, grim, heavy, quavering, twerking..." Ugh.Also, it just feels like the author is trying to make vulcans human. Where is the alieness? The strange esoteric Vulcan mysticism? The odd traditions in the red sand?
Best Star Trek audio book I've listened to. Reader excellent and the story held my interest and attention till the very end. Would like to have access to more unabridged books.
"At last a unabridged Star Trek audio book!!!!"
I really enjoyed this audiobook. The narrator did a very good job on this audiobook. He gave each character a distinct and recognisable voice.
I found the story really interesting and it is very well written.
I just hope there will be more unabridged Star Trek audio books on Audible. Hopefully by this narrator.
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OXFORD, Ohio – The Miami University baseball team stormed back from an early 4-0 deficit, but never led Cincinnati in a 7-4 defeat in the Joe Nuxhall Classic title game on Wednesday.
MU drops to 13-18 with the setback, which snapped its three-game winning streak.
The Bearcats drew first blood when Ian Happ launched his third home run of the season down the right field line to lead off the second. Connor McVey hit a two-run triple and eventually scored on a sacrifice fly to put Cincinnati ahead 4-0 after an inning and a half.
Gary Russo belted the second pitch he saw over the scoreboard in left center to put the Red and White on the board in the bottom of the second. The RedHawks put two more runners on via an error and a Chad Sedio walk with one out. Another UC error brought Scott Slappey around to cut the deficit to 4-3 after two innings.
The RedHawks evened the score at 4-4 in the bottom of the fourth when Ryan Elble bounced a single through the left side to score Slappey with two outs. However, the Bearcats regained the lead with two more in the fifth on Forrest Perron's bunt single and Devin Wenzel's sacrifice fly to go up 6-4.
After tying the score in the fourth inning, the Red and White drew one walk for their lone base runner over the next three innings. UC added another run in the top of the eighth when Jake Richmond hit a double into the left field corner which scored McVey, putting MU behind by a 7-4 score.
Miami started putting together a rally in the ninth as Slappey led off the frame with a single. For the second time of the night, Sedio crushed a ball deep to right field, but it was caught just in front of the wall. That was one of several long hard-hit fly outs the Red and White hit into on Wednesday. With two away, Elble doubled over Happ's head in center to bring the tying run to the plate. However, Grant Walker finished a complete game six hitter by forcing a ground out on the very next pitch to end the contest.
Charlie Suich (1-2) made his first collegiate start and allowed six runs on eight hits in four innings of work. Brad Schwartz bridged the gap for MU, allowing just one run on five hits while striking out five batters in relief. Jacob Banks also got into the game and worked a 1-2-3 ninth with one strikeout. Russo and Elble combined for four of MU's six hits, with each going 2-for-4 with an RBI.
The RedHawks return to Mid-American Conference play on Friday when they open a three-game series at Kent State. First pitch of the series opener is at 6 p.m.


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I really like the Warlock talent trees. They are very well designed, and the sheer variety of viable warlock builds is amazing. This is not to say that they are perfect, as there are some mediocre talents here and there, but the top end warlock talents are really strong.
There are different points in a tree where I think you can judge how good a talent tree really is. If you stopped after spending 20, 21, 30, or 31 points in the tree, can you get a good build? So let's look at the warlock trees, and how they stack up:
20 pts - Yes, Nightfall/X builds are common
21 pts - No, Siphon Life generally isn't worth stopping at
30 pts - Yes, Shadow Mastery is a great talent
31 pts - Yes, Dark Pact is a staple levelling talent, and gets a serious look from early raiders
20 pts - Yes, Dark Pact/20 is considered the best levelling build
21 pts - Yes, I'm currently running an Shadow Mastery/Demonic Sacrifice build
30 pts - Yes, Master Demonologist is possibly the high end raiding build
31 pts - Yes, Soul Link builds are considered the best in PvP
20 pts - Yes, contains a lot of staple raiding talents
21 pts - Yes, a lot of builds, including the classic SM/Ruin
30 pts - No, I haven't seen too many builds that stop at Emberstorm
31 pts - Yes, Conflag builds exist
So what we can see is that each tree contains at least 3 of the 4 possible stopping points, leading to a large number of combinations. This gives the warlock class a tremendous variety of builds.
Now lets look at the paladin class:
20 pts - Yes, Illumination is really good
21 pts - Yes, Divine Favor is also really good
30 pts - Yes, Holy Power is also a good stopping point for healing paladins
31 pts - Yes, shockadins love Holy Shock
20 pts - No, seriously, this seems like a terrible place to stop
21 pts - Yes/No, in many ways just taking 21 points seems forced by raiding into a sub-par spec, just to get that extra Blessing
*25 pts - Yes, Reckoning is a stopping point
30 pts - No, heh, can't even imagine ending with 1H-spec
31 pts - Yes, this talent is the entire point of the Protection tree
20 pts - Yes, enough talents to complement a 31 point build
21 pts - No, Sanctity Aura isn't good enough on it's own
30 pts - Yes, Vengeance is quite good
31 pts - Yes, Repentance is a solid talent
So as we can see, Holy is in really good shape. All four stopping points are completely viable. Retribution is in decent shape as well, with 3 of 4 stopping points. Protection on the other hand has 2, and one is in an awkward position.
Add to this the fact that Spiritual Focus is considered a must-have for paladins, and the number of builds are restricted and are weighted heavily towards to the Holy Tree. Realistically, the trees need to be a bit more balanced, with Protection or Retribution combinations being more viable.
Realistically there are only four paladin builds. Holy/Retribution, Retribution/Holy, Reckoning, or Protection/Holy. And the first two are far more popular than the last two. There needs to be more, and also more differention between builds in the same tree.
In fact, I think that only having two popular builds is bad for the community. It sets up a gulf between Holy paladins and Retribution paladins. In contrast, warlocks--with their multitude of builds--seem to regard differences in build and playstyle as far less of a dividing factor than paladins do.
Edit: After thinking about it a bit more, I think I need to expand on things. It's not just that the warlock trees have better stopping points, it's that choosing one stopping point over another makes a significant difference in playstyle. For example, take a warlock 30/20/0 build. If you put the extra point in Affliction (31/20/0), you get a Dark Pact build. If you put the extra point in Demonology (30/21/0), you get the SM/DS build. These two builds play very differently to each other, and where you put that last point matters a great deal, even if the previous 50 points are identical!
In contrast, take the common Retribution/Holy build (20/0/30). Here you have a choice of of Divine Favor or Repentence. But the one you choose does not matter all that much. It does not really change how you play. The build is dominated by the previous 50 points.
To be honest, the only ending paladin talent that really makes a significant playstyle change is Holy Shield. A build without Holy Shield plays very differently than a build with Holy Shield.


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Your point # 4 is totally right, thats been bugging me since the beginning. Incoming and outgoing calls is a must. I would also ad an icon for work, home, cell etc...
I hate it when someone calls me and I only see there name and don't know from which number they are calling. I know I can press the blue arrow and see the details but its still a pain !!!
10 Things Apple Should Fix in the iPhone (Wait-a-Thon!)
If you hadn't noticed, TiPb's theme of the week is currently "Fixing the iPhone". Rene offered you an extremely thoughtful and well-researched look into what the iPhone can learn from the competition. I reviewed a native app that added a much needed 'Today' Screen. And I'm back again giving you 10 Things Apple Should Fix in the iPhone. We don't always crack jokes about Crackberry and mock iClones here do we?
Okay, to provide a quick disclaimer for this list: Understand that I'm completely ignoring the issues that are 'mainstream problems' with the iPhone. I'm not going to go off on the lack of a physical keyboard. I'm not worrying about 3G & GPS. Copy & Paste is a well-known pitfall of the iPhone. Natively saving images, likewise. Removable Battery? Recessed headphone jack? Push E-Mail? MMS? (Wow, that's a lot)
As big a concern those previously mentioned issues are—many of them will likely become a moot point once the 3G iPhone comes out (Now somebody go tell Sprint that). This list suggests minor tweaks and fixes in the iPhone that may have been swept under the rug or just plain old forgotten. But fear not, I will happily remind Apple of the iPhone's shortcomings and offer a solution on how to fix them. As great as the iPhone is, it isn't without its faults.
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10. Turn HTML E-Mail Off
HTML e-mail, with all of its bells and whistles, is a lot of fluff for a whole lot of nothing. As pretty as it is, none of my HTML E-mails are time-sensitive nor as pertinent as my basic text emails. HTML E-mail is nice to see on desktop with broadband speeds but without the speed, we're stuck with more than just a few seconds of loading time—which isn't as quick and efficient as users prefer.
Plus, not everyone uses HTML E-mail. I've encountered a lot of users who prefer the quick load times of basic e-mail a la Blackberry over the more data intensive, 'prettier' mail. A firmware update that adds a quick switch for HTML viewing in the Settings screen can easily solve this issue. If they add this in 2.0, power users rejoice!
9. Universal Landscape Mode
For beginners to the iPhone, soft keyboard novices, and those who have a tad bit thicker fingers than the rest of us, allowing the use of landscape mode for every native application can alleviate some of their keyboard concerns. I have heard many users wish that the Safari landscape keyboard be included in other applications, namely Mail and Notes.
Many people would use the iPhone, soft keyboard and all, if it actually worked for them. The keyboard in landscape mode offers wider space and more room to operate under—it also utilizes a slick interface that has made the iPhone unique. Apple could potentially score more customers if they gave on-the-fence buyers the peace of mind of a larger keyboard.
8. Formatted Text
Bold, Italicize, Underline, Strikethrough. These are basic concepts of text that the iPhone can surely utilize. Because of the already distant nature of using a device to communicate, unintentionally keeping things vague with basic, regular text is a mistake. Let's face it, things often get lost in digital translation—WE NEED IT DONE NOW reads much more clearly than we need it done now.
Perhaps a small digital button on the iPhone's keyboard can allow users to access such formatted text. It's already tough to convey emotion through technology, with formatted text we can at least try.
7. Embedded Youtube Videos in Safari
When Steve Jobs first announced the iPhone, Apple promised the Web, in all its glory, in your pocket and on your phone. And he was pretty darn close. Safari on the iPhone is the measuring stick for all other mobile devices but I cringe when I see that darn blue-cubed, lego-like question mark. With the web moving to video, and the iPhone being one of the pioneers of true web browsing on a mobile device, it seems like a forgone conclusion that integrated Youtube Videos in Safari will be fixed.
In 2.0, there are reports that this feature has already been implemented. But no, don't get excited, it won't be because the iPhone has flash support but rather a plugin will enable users to open the embedded Youtube clip in the iPhone's native Youtube player. Let's hope so.
6. Calendar Weekly View
This may be just me, but I prefer a Weekly View in calendars because it gives me more detail than both the Month View and the Day View. I find the Month View layout not detailed enough for me on a day-to-day basis, I can only see that on June 18th I have a dot bubbled in but am unsure of what engagement I have. But when I switch the calendar to the Day View, I'm trapped by an hour-by-hour look at life. A Weekly View would be my ideal compromise.
Idea: Utilizing #9 on the list (landscape mode) with the native calendar app on the iPhone—maybe Apple could develop the ability to display a weekly view horizontally. Let me explain, once you open up the Calendar app it'll show you a List/Day/Month View but when you turn it to landscape mode, it'll provide you with a week view. The length of the screen could effectively show your weekly day-to-day engagements and also be a nifty trick to quickly switch views.
5. Photo ID Calling
I absolutely love the concept of Photo ID calling (as introduced to by Dieter) and believe it can be seamlessly implemented into the iPhone. Imagine having your favorite contacts photo ID on your home screen and all you need to do to call them is tap their face. It would only be a matter of flick, flick, tap.
The current process of making calls to your Favorites is difficult because the buttons to access the option are on the bottom of the screen while your Favorites are on the top of the screen. This becomes a nuisance if you use your phone one-handed to make calls because there is unnecessary thumb straining to reach the desired person and sometimes an accidental tap might lead to the wrong contact being called.
(I guess these are the perils of having such a large screen. Sigh.)
4. Differentiate Outgoing/Incoming Calls
The lack of this feature, if I can even call it a feature, boggles my mind. How simple is it to differentiate outgoing and incoming calls? Has Jonathan Ive not designed the perfect aluminum-based arrow yet? Or is it because Steve Jobs hasn't settled on the exact hue he wanted to use?
It's not a 'life or death' 'feature' per se, but is something so basic that being without it, seems like a huge oversight on Apple's part. Fix it, be it by variance in color or an Apple-esque arrow, just let me know which calls fall under which category.
3. Ringer Profiles
Different situations call for different ringer profiles. If I am in an appointment or meeting, I might want my phone all the way silent. In a doctor's office or classroom, maybe vibrate could do. In my own space, maybe I just want it to ring. In a public arena, perhaps I would prefer vibe+ring. And if I want to sleep, maybe I only want to be awaken by phone calls and not e-mails or SMS.
This lack of customization is something I've grown used to with the iPhone, but it doesn't make it better or even right. I remember my old Motorola RAZR had a bevy of choices to choose from and the Blackberry Curve also had some great customization in their ringer profiles, but with the iPhone I'm stuck with only Vibrate or Ring. As easy and intuitive as Apple makes things sometimes, in this case, Apple simplified things to a fault.
2. Notifications
Let's say you stepped out of your house or your office for a few minutes and you come back and go about your business. If you received a phone call, or e-mail, or SMS in those few minutes, there would be no notification to tell you 'HEY! You missed a call!'. After a missed call it beeps once, upon receiving an E-mail or SMS it'll make your predetermined sound, but a few minutes later? Nothing. Few hours later? Silence.
There is no way to know you missed anything because there is no notification feature on the iPhone! One of my pet peeves about the RAZR was how annoying that missed call sound was, but it made sure I never missed anything in 5 minute intervals. And though the Blackberry had no notification sounds, its indicator light was piercing. As much as unlocking the iPhone makes me smile, it isn't efficient to have to double-check your phone to see if you missed anything.
I would suggest Apple include an 'invisible' indicator light. It doesn't have to be protruding like those in the Blackberry but rather be an inconspicuous part of the phone. I imagine Apple designing an indicator light that is only noticeable when there is something to notify the user about.
1. Improve the Phone Experience
Apple needs to upgrade their phone capabilities and offer a great phone experience rather than just a passable one. The iPhone works great when there is good-to-great reception and performs decently when signal is average-to-good, but to be honest, what phone doesn't? Improving the radio could possibly be fixed via the 3G model because of the larger bandwidth and purported plastic backing, but still, as one of the leaders of the industry, the iPhone needs to become a great phone—not just a great device.
Adding features like voice dialing would be a bonus, it'll certainly improve the one-hand capability of the iPhone. A better speaker would definitely help. The volume in incoming calls is much too quiet for my liking. In my own space, I can hear the conversation perfectly fine but then again I can also hear cars driving outside my house. In louder, more public places the iPhone isn't as loud as it could be even at maximum volume.
It is important for Apple to be conscious of the iPhone's shortcomings because in the end, the iPhone will always be judged as a phone first. Sure it uses a slick interface and brings the web to our fingertips, heck, it even plays music and video really well but if Apple doesn't give a GREAT phone experience? For many, that's the biggest dealbreaker.
Final Thoughts
Fair or not, the iPhone is judged differently because many of its features has raised the bar and put the industry on notice. When a feature isn't close to brilliant on the iPhone, people ridicule the device for being nothing more than a pretty paperweight. If Apple falls short of perfection with the iPhone, people will continue to think that the iPhone is a overhyped device. Admitting to mistakes isn't Apple's strong suit but to ignore the pitfalls of the iPhone is to be careless in execution—and Apple is not careless.
So on June 9th, let's hope that Steve Jobs wont announce just the 3G iPhone but also address the minor tweaks and fixes necessary. We can call it the 3G iPhone as desired by TiPb, if you wish. But to be honest, when Apple gets around to fixing some of the items on this list, we'll be happy. The iPhone is already a great device with these shortcomings, so when they fix them? Well, I wouldn't want to own a Crackberry or iClone then..
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10 Things Apple Should Fix in the iPhone (Wait-a-Thon!)
Your point # 4 is totally right, thats been bugging me since the beginning. Incoming and outgoing calls is a must. I would also ad an icon for work, home, cell etc...
So True
Awesome list, Casey! I'm cutting and pasting it into an iPhone Feedback form at Apple.com right... now :)
Great list, one thing I loved about an old phone, that you might not think of until you have it. Profiles tied to whitelists/blacklists. For example, a "sleep" profile where only certain people can call you, or a "Meeting" profile, when you only get vibration rings from your boss... It's really wonderful, and used to be in Sony Ericcson phones (maybe still is?)
Apple should also change the head phone jack so any 3.5 mm head phone set will fit into it. It was disappointing to me to set up my new iPhone, plug my head phones into the ultimate multimedia device and then hear . . . nothing. Then, I spent more money on an adapter.
Insightful list. I agree with most if not all of your points.
I would add: Vibrate-only (silent) ring tone. Why? Mostly for alarms. I need a vibrate-only alarm and currently the only way to do that is to turn the ringer volume all the way down (putting the ringer switch in vibrate mode doesn't silence alarms only incoming calls and other notifications). My work around for now was to make my own custom 5 second AAC ring tone of silence and use that for vibe-only alarms, but iPhone should have that out of the box (plus occasionally iTunes screws up syncing my ring tones and my supposedly "silent" custom ring tone gets switched out for "Marimba" and then blasts my wife and toddler at 5:15 am when I'm trying to quietly sneak out to go to the gym.)
Note the Ed. Note, folks. :D
I am surprised you didn't mention MMS and video recording. The lack of these two features has baffled me for the last year. I know that there are 3rd party apps that make it possible, but why were they ever left out?
Moving to the iPhone from a Treo, I have sorely missed the ability to use profiles(granted the Treo required a third party app to do it). Having the bluetooth on automatically during drive time, or the ringer off during work hours sure is nice. Yes, it only takes a couple of seconds, but it's hard to go backwards...
It feels like apple spent alot of time on the big stuff and then just threw the everyday stuff togeather at the last minute. Once they get the things on your list fixed as well as some of the things you mentioned before like copy/paste and MMS I think the iPhone will be amazing / mind blowing. Or it will be what I expected it would be when I first got it.
Speaking with pure speculation, I think some of these will be solved via third party apps. The rest will need to be done by Apple, and all we can do is hope that it happens. I can't imagine Apple of all companies releasing the iPhone 2.0 with the only upgrade being 3G, so I am cautiously optimistic.
Good list though. The iPhone is a really good device without these things, but with them it would skyrocket to just plain awesome.
Might I add support of a Bluetooth keyboard. That would me to make my responses to emails a bit more thorough and make editing MS Office and/or iWork documents (Assuming SDK developers bring out such software for the iPhone) a real possibility. I could go back to traveling with one device rather than having to carry my Palm TX and my iPhone.
This website is meant to contain tools for iPhone interface designers. The website currently has a downloadable PSD file of the complete iPhone interface.
All reasons why I'm a little bit glad (only a little though) that I'm waiting for iPhone 2.0. Its been painful to deal with the Treo for the past year while my brother plays on his iPhone, but when I switch its going to be great.
I 100% agree with number 1. As noted before this is the reason I don't have an iPhone now:
and I truly hope this is fixed in the second gen device. This thread:
on the Apple support site got a lot of comments and views and even made the mainstream media (as well as a zillion or two blogs) and that gives me hope that Apple will have taken reception issues very seriously. The aluminium back is lovely but if replacing it with plastic is part of a resolution of these problems, that's all good with me.
- Notifications
I would like to see an icon on the top of the screen where the battery and signal bars are to show emails, sms, missed calls, etc.. Even if this was just on the unlock screen it would be helpful.
Also it is amazing the number of comments made from people that did not read the entire article. In the 2nd paragraph you mentioned several 'mainstream problems' that you were leaving off the list, yet people made comments about those exact issues.
Sound profiles are a BIG MUST. WinMob 6 even has different vibrate tones. In silent mode, I have normal vibrate for text and sms, and a pulsating vibrate for calls (this lets me know how quick I need to get the phone out of the holster).
The other REALLY BIG thing would be #9, the universal landscape keyboard. I would think this would quickly eliminate any complaints of "no slide-out keyboard." Seems to me that the big advantage of a slide-out keyboard is size. If users had the option of which keyboard to use at any time, then keyboard complaints would probably go away.
Those are all very good reasons, and I hope they have added some of those in the 3G iPhone which I plan on getting soon after its release. I especially would like formatted text, it could also use a copy,paste,cut, etc. feature.
Oh, and the notification, I think, is key to making the iPhone better, prior I had no idea there was no notification for a missed call, etc. I would believe that that in time would get quite annoying.
"captainmicahp Says:
May 29th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
I am surprised you didn't mention MMS and video recording. The lack of these two features has baffled me for the last year. I know that there are 3rd party apps that make it possible, but why were they ever left out?"
I 2nd the MMS and video recording. It will be interesting to see what happens with this in regards to the talk of .Mac abilities. I know I personally revolve around a community of bloggers/video bloggers and "citizen journalists" who love these specific abilties (like in Nokia's N95 series and are willing to pay to have them).
I know that my next phone will wither be the 2nd Gen iPhone or a Nokia N96 releasing in May.
Sorry but as someone who gets a lot of HTML email (press releases and things like that) one of things that I really enjoy about the iPhone is HTML email. WinMo and others just don't do it well at all (even with Exchange) and I much prefer seeing them as they were meant to be seen. While I agree not everyone uses it, and a "switch" of some kind would be the right way to go - I would be pretty upset if they did away with it completely ala BB. I don't see any sense in taking two steps backwards just to appease the BB group who has a hard time dealing with things like color and pictures in their emails.
Almost all of the others I agree on. Tweaking them a bit here and there - but overall a pretty solid list.
Eh. I've waited, and I just want to 3G. I'll get int in my hands before I start going on about what I would change. Beggars can't be choosers?
Give up on the head phone jack this was not an evil conspiracy nor a failed design. It is designed to do exactly what it did. Reenforce the headphone jack to minimize damage due to lateral pressure. The number one failure for iPods was the headphone jack separating from the circuit board because it was pulled or pushed on. By inserting the jack you reduce stress and damage. Soon most headphones will sport the new plug and other companies will start recessing their headphones.
Steve Jobs calls the iPhone the best iPod ever yet it doesn't support stereo bluetooth. A glaring omission. And keeping with the bluetooth theme, I agree with Bill that adding support for a bluetooth keyboard would be fantastic. Ok, I can't help myself, an easy switch to vibrate-only mode is essential for me!
Excellent post...all points are spot on!
Great article. I wish for all these improvements too but something tells me that we will see few of them. Not that they couldn't easily do all of them but just that we probably wont be seeing it.
Notifications are a must.
You don't realize their value until you have a phone with notifications and subsequently get a phone without them.
I had that samsung slider that was popular about a 1.5 years ago and the notifications feature was awesome. sometimes you just dont hear the sound of an incoming text message or you dont hear the phone ring when its in a different room.
Sometimes with my current phone I wont read a text message for a couple hours after I receive it...if only there were notifications...
Nice list. To me cut and paste, plus the ability to search email should be basic features. And how about keeping the cache in the browser windows on all the time, so when you switch back to an open browser window, it doesn't have to reload the page again like it does many times right now.
Cut-n-paste would be nice ... as would MMS.
With almost every "Smart" phone I've seen, you start spelling a name or dialing a number, and it fills in the blanks for you. It will be a helpful addition to have "Contacts" on the main screen a-la-iPod Touch, but why can't you search by dialing?? As has been pointed out many times before, even very inexpensive phones can do this!! Alas, I don't think the iPhone will really be a "smart" phone until it can do this. Also, what about some way to sync files a-la the desktop version of ActiveSync???
i agree with the lanscape keyboard feature. i think that this would work amazingly on the text app on the iphone. it not only adds convience but also makes for a better looking picture for potential buyers. I think the biggest thing apple needs to do is, loosen up on the custimization settings. my last iphone i had jailbroken and used several 3rd party apps to make my phone mine. from custom slider icons, to a new theme for the icons and a wallpaper behind the icons. my jailbroken phone allowed me to change the theme for all my apps, and colors for my text boxes. i could change the system font and the clock and text font. MY iphone was the ENVY of all my friends. If apple allowed me to customize my STOCK iphone, then it would be a great sale.
I agree to your list. What about GPS and being able to send and view picture mail via SMS, also a camara with a flash. I cant live without either of these which is why I'm still with sprint. Being able to watch videos on Ebaumsworld or CNN would be an awesome feature with Safari too, so until then I'm content with operamini on my sprint phone. When the iphone 2.0 drops I will be more than happy to give whatever maybe the price for it BUT I would want some of the items in the TOP 10 LIST to be addressed also a few on mines as well. If not I'll look into the Blackberry BOLD.
i would love to see the photo caller id, and the ability to add bold italic and last but not least cut and paste. also mms wouldnt hurt. this way we wouldnt have to program everyones email@example.com
May seem stupid to some, but I really want to be able to change the ring for incoming mail. We can change it to a few generic for text messages, but I want to be able to choose others than the default for my mail since I use the phone MOST for mail.
I agree with just about all your points. I would just like to add one small tweakable problem to the list. If I set my alarm to wake me in the morning, and my iphone just happens to be on silent at that time, GET THIS... my alarm will go off in the morning yes.. but on silent. Not really gonna wake me is it. Apple wake up.
Apple do not publicise that the iPhone will not bluetooth to a laptop or another mobile phone to synch contacts, etc. and tried to blame BMW because it will not bluetooth to the car - funny every other phone I have used connects no problem....It actually connects but goes in and out continuously. Strange...
All of the above suggestions are all points that should be taken by Apple, but to me the most infuriating two things are:
1) It certainly is not LOUD enough to hear conversations.. Every other word out of my mouth is: What did you say??? The LOUD speaker is ridiculously inadequate. Have you ever noticed how loud and clear a Blackberry is?
2) The "you-can't-change-it-yourself battery! This will be EXTREMELY inconvenient to have to schlepp all the way to an Apple store (or worse having to mail it in) !!!!!
Here we go - new 3Gs version - still no profiles, MMS on hold with AT&T, no accessible battery, calendar week view, etc. i think maybe I made a mistake switching from Windows.
Your blog is very informative ... support the make nice!
The only way to really address these issues is for all of us to take two minutes and fill out a feedback form at:
I really likedreading your post! I adore mostthings antiques, but in particular engagement rings.
Just reset network settings and Personal Hotspot is still missing on my 4s.
I have a similar app on my Treo. It automatically time and date stamps when it is read and has the ability to input the contact's name. I would love to see this on iPhone when I change over to one.+1


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therealdeal wrote:^ That's true.
And if we could package Blake/Ebanks for a better point guard because some other teams like Ebanks' potential I'd do that in an instant. Partly because Blake isn't good, but also because like you said Douglas-Roberts can provide a nice scoring punch.
Weezy wrote:Yeah, I think you were right realdeal, it's looking like he's going to make the team and really like he can hang in the NBA. It's only 2 games and Nash is making him look good, but the real reason I think he makes it is he's tall, strong, and has a nice touch around the hoop. If you have a 7 footer that's garbage with the ball he has to make up for it on D, but Sacre has a nice hook shot and he makes his free throws, which shows me he's not just playing because he's tall like I first thought, but he has actual skill. Making free throws isn't a big deal, but its a bigger deal when a 7 footer can do it IMO because it shows they can shoot, and a lot really can't.
I'm rooting for him realdeal, he's grown on me, you can tell he works hard, and I loved that video of him and Dwight battling hard in the post in practice. We might not think much of what goes on in practice mattering in games but it does, Dwight having a large dude to not go easy on him in practice is very good, just like DJ was good for that when he was here. Lastly I admit I'm not a great judge of talent a lot of the time, I have no problem admitting that, I thought Crittenton was going to be good for us and that Drew would never be that good after his first few seasons.
lakerswiz wrote:What a crazy training camp. I honestly wish we could keep a number of these guys.
LTLakerFan wrote:And he has impressive looking calves......
funkychunky wrote:LTLakerFan wrote:And he has impressive looking calves......
johnny drama is that you?
Los Angeles Lakers @Lakers
Pau Gasol on his locker neighbor Sacre: "He's playing really well. He's worked really hard and he's really been helping us."
Brian Kamenetzky of ESPN wrote:1. Robert Sacre wants to be on the Lakers.
You'd expect any 60th pick to work his tail off in any preseason burn, because that's what 60th picks are supposed to do. Sacre definitely does just that, and over 27 minutes Saturday it paid off in the form of 10 rebounds, including five on the offensive end. He hit the floor in pursuit of loose balls (it's a long way to the ground for a 7-footer), and did his best getting up and down the floor. But Sacre isn't just hustle. The activity comes with purpose. On multiple occasions he went high on the perimeter defensively in pick-and-roll coverage, and also rotated well defending the basket, including a Sacreblock! (patent pending) on Al Jefferson in the third quarter. Offensively, when he rolled to the bucket on P-n-R sets, he did so assertively, and also tossed in some nice post moves on the block.
He still has plenty to learn -- avoiding fouls (he picked up his sixth with 10:22 left in the fourth) and playing defense while staying on the floor, for example -- but overall Sacre looked like a guy who belongs in the NBA. Whether it's with the Lakers remains to be seen, but he's certainly not hurting his chances. Nine points, 10 rebounds, three blocks.
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SuperSport will broadcast the 1st XV match between Paul Roos and Paarl Boys' in Stellenbosch on Saturday.
SuperSport have televised many of this year's top schoolboy clashes, and there will be another match on air this weekend as Paul Roos host Boishaai.
The home team has been inconsistent this year as they have lost four clashes so far. The big upset came at the hands of Tygerberg, while they were also beaten by Paarl Gym, Oakdale and Grey PE.
Boishaai have emerged as one of the top schools in the country, having only lost one match all year.
The match will be televised on SuperSport 1 at 14:30.
Paul Roos – 15 Jason Worral, 14 Luhann de Kock, 13 Michael Hazner, 12 Marcus Geldenhuys, 11 Dalen Goliath, 10 Chris Smit, 9 SP Ferreira, 8 Ruan Rossouw, 7 Pieter Smith, 6 Ramone Samuels, 5 Jan Uys, 4 Leonard Duvenhage, 3 Cornee Stemmet, 2 Gerrie le Roux, 1 Petrus Senekal.
Subs: 16 JP Botha, 17 Chad Solomon, 18 Albie Louw, 19 Ridge Armstrong, 20 Clint Strydom, 21 Pieter Rossouw, 22 Muller Brink.
Paarl Boys' – 15 Darian Hock, 14 Tiaan Mouton, 13 Dewald Naude, 12 Henri Nimb, 11 Dante van der Merwe, 10 Jean Luc du Plessis, 9 Pieter Schoonraad, 8 Jeandre Brink, 7 Ryno van der Merwe, 6 Derek Taylor, 5 Sebastian Ferreira, 4 Burger van Niekerk, 3 Liam Hendricks, 2 Craig Corbett (c), 1 Wesley Adonis.
Subs: 16 Daniel du Plessis, 17 Brandon Beukman, 18 Lombard van Jaarsveld, 19 Ruan Nimb, 20 Hanno Kotze, 21 Fernando Kermis, 22 JP Versfeld.


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Teens argue sides in a mock trial competition in Everett
Annie Mulligan / For The Herald Students check the trial schedule before the beginning of the 2013 Snohomish County Mock Trial Competition Saturday morning at the Denney Juvenile Justice Center in North Everett. Area attorneys volunteer their time to advise teams and the trials are presided over by local judges.
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Stillaguamish Valley School mock trial members (from left) Keith Abraham, John Titus, Josh Martin and Blake Martin listen to introductions of the opposing team during the 2013 Snohomish County Mock Trial Competition at the Denney Juvenile Justice Center.
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Stillaguamish Valley School mock trial members Liz Finch (left) and Isaac Dickson (center) listen to advice from Walt Potebnya, an attorney in Bothell and volunteer mock trial coach, during a break at the 2013 Snohomish County Mock Trial Competition at the Denney Juvenile Justice Center on Saturday. Stillaguamish Valley School members won their first trial and Finch was awarded one of the top prizes for her participation.
The witness, he argued, is an expert in forensic linguistics, not math. He shouldn't be required to add up how much he was paid to testify against a suspected domestic terrorist accused of trying to blow up a state ferry.
Laughter rippled through the courtroom and Snohomish County Superior Court Judge David Kurtz couldn't stifle a smile. He overruled the objection, but the quick-thinking Dickson appeared to have impressed the judge.
Dickson, 15, was part of a team from the Stillaguamish Valley School that recently participated in the county's Mock Trial Competition. In all, seven teams battled it out in courtrooms at Denney Juvenile Justice Center in Everett over three days to determine which teams would move on to the state competition next month in Olympia. The trial competition is sponsored by the YMCA Youth and Government Program.
Last fall, teams from around the state were given a fictional criminal case to study, including witness statements, photographs and pre-trial motions to argue. The case leveled charges against a man tied to a militia movement. He was accused of plotting to detonate a bomb on a Washington state ferry loaded with U.S. Navy sailors.
Students took on the roles of prosecutors, defense attorneys and witnesses. They argued the cases and testified in front of seated judges. Their performances were graded and critiqued by local attorneys.
"It's so nice to see kids engaged in something positive," Snohomish County Superior Court Judge Linda Krese said. "They learn a lot about the courts and they take the competition very seriously."
Three teams competed from Archbishop Murphy High School in Everett. One team came from Jackson High School in Mill Creek. Two teams from King's High School in Shoreline competed. The Stillaguamish Valley School, part of the Arlington School District, serves home-schooled students.
This was the third year the Stillaguamish Valley School sent a team.
"I'm really into drama and this is a nerdy way to be into drama," 16-year-old Liz Finch said before Saturday's competition.
Her involvement in the class also has inspired her to pursue a law degree, she said.
"One day I'd love to be able to argue a case to a jury," Finch said.
The teenager said it can be a bit unnerving to perform in front of a judge and attorneys, but it also motivated her to be prepared and strive to stay in character.
Students really learn to think on their feet, said Michelle Marange, the coach for the Stillaguamish Valley School's team.
Saturday afternoon, Finch and Dickson faced off against three defense attorneys from Archbishop Murphy High School's junior varsity team.
Hannah Volsky, Tara Darrow and Ria Hoffman argued that their client was framed by an overly ambitious FBI agent and a government informant who'd been promised money and a job for his testimony.
The lawyers hurled objections back and forth, rattling off evidence rules to support their positions. Dickson at one point found himself up against the clock and pushed his witness to answer quickly in hopes of getting in the evidence he wanted to support the prosecution's case.
"They have improved so much," Marange said during a quick recess.
In the end, Archbishop Murphy's junior varsity team won the trial.*
Finch was named best attorney of the competition, sharing the title with Marcella Carey from Archbishop Murphy and Madison Shinn from King's. Jackie Becker from Jackson was named the best witness.
King's won first in the competition, followed by Archbishop Murphy's varsity team. Jackson's team came in third. All three teams will have the chance to show off their trial skills at the state competition next month.
Walt Potebnya is a private attorney who practices in Snohomish County and volunteered as an adviser for the Stillaguamish Valley School team. He was in the front row Saturday as the teens battled it out.
"It's really satisfying to see the kids blossom," he said. "I don't know if I could have done this at their age."
Diana Hefley: 425-339-3463; email@example.com.
Correction, Feb. 27, 2013: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported the winning team.
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TIJUANA – Much has been made about the LA Galaxy's ability to play on the turf field at Club Tijuana's Estadio Caliente, but following the team's training session at the stadium on Monday, Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena gave it a ringing endorsement.
In an evening press conference at the Estadio Caliente, following the team's hour long training session in Tijuana, Arena admitted that he was pleased with the conditions that LA will face in the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal second leg.
"The fibers are a little bit higher than we see in the American fields. The American fields are usually matted down and a little bit harder," said Arena. "They're also faster and they water them as well, but I don't know if they'll do that tomorrow. This surface is must slower than the ones that we see in MLS.
"From what I've seen of it, it is probably better than the ones that we have in MLS."
In the latest edition of LAGalaxy.com's "By the Numbers," we look at the LA Galaxy's CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinals second leg against Club Tijuana.
Check it out below.
A conversation with Tom Marshall on the CCL quarterfinal second leg between LA Galaxy and Club Tijuana
TIJUANA, B.C. — To get you set for the LA Galaxy's CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal second leg against Club Tijuana, I spoke briefly with MLSsoccer.com and Goal.com's Mexican correspondent Tom Marshall about Tuesday's match.
My conversation with Marshall is below.
LA GALAXY INSIDER: "Tijuana head coach Cesar Farias opted to rest his starters against Cruz Azul, a lot has been made about FMF teams not respecting the competition, what does this say about TJ's focus on the competition?"
MARSHALL: "Everything. Toluca rested key players for its first leg against San Jose and then fielded them in the Liga MX on Friday against Queretaro, despite being pretty much qualified for the playoffs already. Xolos are doing the opposite. Unlike the vast majority of Mexican first division clubs, Xolos are engaged in expanding the club's name and image outside of Mexico and believe the CCL is a great opportunity to do that. The reaction Tijuana got from its Copa Libertadores run last year was immense and only re-emphasized the club's desire to be a club "without borders," as the Xolos marketing slogan goes. It is an area in which, for me, Xolos are light-years ahead of other Liga MX clubs."
LAGI: "Dario Benedetto played briefly in the first leg, but is likely to start on Tuesday, in what ways can he test the Galaxy defense?"
MARSHALL: "Predicting Cesar Farias' teams is already notoriously difficult, but having said that, Benedetto is Tijuana's most in-form striker and looked good when he came on last week. Benedetto is quick, athletic and doesn't give defenders any rest. He likes to drift out to the flanks or into midfield to receive the ball and create space for others, which is something Galaxy's center backs will have to be wary of. The Argentine clearly has a lot of potential, but hasn't really done himself justice so far in Mexico, mainly because of injury problems."
LAGI: "MLS teams have struggled mightily in Mexico. Do you think the proximity between the two clubs may downplay this struggle or do you feel that the environment at Caliente will prove too much for LA?"
MARSHALL: "As much as everyone seems to be minimalizing the notion of a rivalry, I was in Tijuana a couple of weeks ago and the people there are very excited about this game. The atmosphere will be immense. Xolos are still such a young club and it shows in the raw enthusiasm for the team around the city. But in terms of the atmosphere being too much for LA, no way. The Galaxy has played its fair share of big playoff and MLS Cup matches recently and figures like Bruce Arena, Landon Donovan and Robbie Keane aren't going to be overawed. Donovan especially is likely to receive a hostile reception, but that tends to only to make him perform better. The usual travel and altitude factors won't come into play, which is a massive bonus for Galaxy. For me, the real edge that Xolos have for this match is being familiar with their turf pitch."
LAGI: "The last 45 minutes of the first leg were played at a breakneck and frantic pace that Tijuana plays so well, do you expect the second leg to be similar and how can that help or hurt Tijuana's chances?"
MARSHALL: "I expect Tijuana to come out flying and cause the game to be very much like the second half of the first leg. Xolos will likely have more possession, but the key for Galaxy will be to establish early on that it is a threat on the counter-attack and to make sure it takes a chance and gets that vital away goal. The Tijuana defense hasn't looked the same since the Pablo Aguilar-Javier Gandolfi partnership was broken up over the winter, when Aguilar was sold to Club America. But, I honestly don't think there is much between the teams. It's going to be who performs on the night."
LAGI: "Herculez Gomez has had so much success against MLS teams but he's struggled to see the field and will likely not start on Tuesday. What's been the reason for his struggles with TJ? Do you think he'll contribute in the second leg?"
MARSHALL: Never write anything off with Farias. Who knows if Gomez not starting last week was to fire him up for the return leg? Having said that, I agree it does seem an outside prospect at present. Gomez's knee injury obviously was a major setback last year and the bottom line is he needs a couple of goals to really get his career going at Xolos. I expect him to come off the bench and wouldn't be at all surprised if he scores on Tuesday night, considering his record in the CCL."
LAGI: "What's your prediction for the match?"
MARSHALL: "Tijuana 2-1 LA Galaxy. I can see Xolos having the better of the match, but I don't think they'll keep a clean sheet against the quality Galaxy possess going forward."
Juninho and Marcelo Sarvas hoping to wrestle control of the game away from Cristian Pellerano and the Tijuana midfield
CARSON, Calif. – In what promises to be a match played a breakneck pace, controlling the midfield will be vital once the LA Galaxy take the field against Club Tijuana at the Estadio Caliente on Tuesday.
The task of slowing the game down will not be an easy one for Galaxy midfielders Juninho and Marcelo Sarvas as they'll look to stifle Tijuana's dynamic midfield pairing of Fernando Arce and Christian Pellerano.
In the second half of LA's 1-0 CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal first leg victory last week, Pellerano was particularly effective, pulling the strings as Tijuana tried searched for equalizer. With Tijuana needing a goal to get back into the series, limiting the box-to-box midfielder's chances at goal will be key for LA.
"[Pellerano is] a very good player. He was a very calm player, he looks to control the game and dish the ball across the field. Marcelo and I have talked about him a lot this week," said Juninho. "We've also got to be mindful of [Arce] as well, so we've got to be prepared and pay attention at all times."
Although the two midfielders pose a major threat for LA, Sarvas believes that if LA can slow down the frantic pace, the team can force Tijuana into uncomfortable positions.
"We have to be in good spots and not give up space. But the most important thing is that every time we go forward, we have to [get shots off] which allows the team time to go back and defend again," said Sarvas. "We've simply have to delay the game as much as we can whether it's with fouls, corner kicks, free kicks, or throw-ins because as time wears on, they're going to get nervous and make mistakes."
CARSON, Calif. – The LA Galaxy know that when they take on Club Tijuana in their CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal second leg, they'll be facing not only the players on the field, but a raucous crowd at Estadio Caliente.
One of the most fierce atmospheres in Liga MX, the Galaxy understand that they'll be facing a boisterous fan base on Tuesday when they look to hold up their 1-0 aggregate lead over Tijuana.
"I expect it to be pretty wild and pretty crazy," said Landon Donovan. "It'll be fun for us because we enjoy playing in games like that. With this team over the years, we usually play in front of the opposing team's best crowd. We're used to hostile environments and we thrive on it."
Marcelo Sarvas, who also has considerable experience playing in hostile environments throughout his career, expects a fevered atmosphere on Tuesday.
"I'm from Brazil and I think it'll be the same. People will scream at you, they'll be throwing things like coins or water or whatever," said Sarvas. "They're going to push the team for 90 minutes and it'll be tough. It's a good game to play because you have to put your heart before everything and face the game the right way."
CARSON, Calif. – With just two days remaining before the LA Galaxy's CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal second leg match against Club Tijuana, LA head coach Bruce Arena spoke to the media.
As a little update, myself and the rest of the LAGalaxy.com team will be traveling down to Tijuana tomorrow and we'll have plenty of coverage ahead of Tuesday's match.
Arena's comments are below.
(On what he expects to be the keys to the game…)
ARENA: "Certainly not conceding a goal in the game. We don't concede a goal and we go through in the competition. Defending in the early minutes is going to be important because we know that Club Tijuana will come hard at the start."
(On Club Tijuana resting their starters for the league match against Club Tijuana...)
ARENA: "We anticipated that. They'll have their full team and we'll have our full team. It'll be a good game."
(On what the Galaxy's mood is heading into the second leg down in Tijuana…)
ARENA: "We're really optimistic that we can get through this game and then prepare for the semifinals."
(On the struggles of MLS teams down in Mexico…)
ARENA: "One thing that is a bit of a relief is that we're not playing at altitude. However, the artificial field will certainly be an advantage for Tijuana, but we've played on [turf] enough. We'll be ready."
Club Tijuana is going all in with their CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal second leg against the LA Galaxy.
Tijuana head coach Cesar Farias opted to use a reserve-laden squad in Saturday's 2-1 defeat against Cruz Azul in Mexico City. Cruz Azul striker Marco Fabian tallied twice as La Maquina roared back from an early deficit to extend Tijuana's league road winless streak to 20 games.
The Xoloitzcuintles went ahead in the 45th minute when San Diego native Alejandro Guido fed Paul Arriola with a through ball that split two Cruz Azul defenders before the former Galaxy Academy attacker fired a pass across the goal mouth to Richard Ruiz, who scored from close range.Tijuana's lead would not last, however, as Fabian fired a blast from beyond 25 yards just two minutes into the second half to equalize.
Fabian struck again in the 70th minute with yet another classy finish, this time from close range to give Cruz Azul the victory. Heading into Champions League quarterfinal second leg against the Galaxy, Tijuana sits in 10th place in the Liga MX 2014 Clausura Tournament with 14 points and a 4-5-2 record.
On Sunday, Galaxy attacker Landon Donovan stated that Farias' willingness to save his first team players for the Champions League second leg showed just how important the competition has become in recent years.
"It's a sign of the times," said Donovan following Galaxy training on Sunday. "I think that five years ago, they would have played their full team against Cruz Azul and we would have gotten their reserve team, but now, these teams realize that they can't do that anymore. We're going to see their absolute best effort on Tuesday and we're going to need to be ready."
Highlights of Tijuana's loss to Cruz Azul are below.
CARSON, Calif. – Gyasi Zardes was blunt when asked about his offensive performance in Wednesday's 1-0 victory over Club Tijuana in the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal.
"I don't think that I did good at all," Zardes told LA Galaxy Insider following the team's training session on Saturday morning. "I could have been a better threat. We got the result, but I wasn't much of a threat."
Following a successful start against Real Salt Lake, Zardes struggled going forward against Tijuana as his passing and crossing was frequently off the mark with the forward completing just 13 of his 27 passes. Meanwhile his darting attacking runs amounted in little as he was blanketed by speedy Xolos right back Juan Nunez. Although he struggled to create going forward, Zardes did excel defensively making 11 recoveries and a single clearance to help LA keep the shutout.
"Good physical effort, but he has to be better technically," said Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena. "He's still young and it's going to be up and down. As he gets into the season and we get into a rhythm, we're going to see some good soccer out of him."
Whether Zardes remains in the starting XI for the second leg is still up in the air, however, as substitute Stefan Ishizaki was solid in a 20 minute shift against Tijuana. But if he is indeed starting at the Estadio Caliente, Zardes understands that he'll need to have a more complete performance.
"I just need to make sure that I defend as well as attack," said Zardes who asserted that he expected to see a full-strength Xolos team face LA on Tuesday. "I need to be smart with the [forward] runs that I make and listen to my teammates."
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CARSON, Calif. -- MLS teams have struggled mightly in Mexico witha 2-26-5 record all-time, but when the LA Galaxy takes the field on Tuesday evening at Estadio Caliente in their CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal second leg match, they'll have a player on their team who has tasted CCL victory south of the border.
LA Galaxy left back James Riley was in the Seattle Sounders FC starting XI on August 23, 2011 when Seattle gave MLS their second ever victory in Mexico with a 1-0 victory over C.F. Monterrey in CONCACAF CCL group stage. Riley's play was instrumental on the game-winning sequence as he helped force a turnover that resulted in a Sounders counter attack that ended when current Galaxy assistant coach Pat Noonan fed Alvaro Fernandez who fired a blistering shot past Monterrey goalkeeper Jonathan Orozco. Seattle's feat came just a week after FC Dallas defeated a reserve-laden Pumas UNAM to become the first team to win in Mexico, but has not been repeated since.
"We put an experienced bunch out and came in with a gameplan that said that we wanted to catch them on the break or a set piece. We got guys behind the ball and, to be honest, there was some fortune on our side. Our goalkeeper [Terry Boss] played huge, some guys made some critical plays and we were able to hold on for the victory."
Although the stakes for Tuesday's quarterfinal are considerably higher than they were when Seattle knocked off Los Rayados, Riley believes that there are lessons to take from the Sounders' victory.
"We think that Tijuana will come with the same high tempo and try to force the issue early on, which we can expect," said Riley. "We'll simply need to be ready."
Highlights of Seattle's game-winning goal are below. Riley can be seen at the outset forcing a Monterrey attacker to pass the ball away from the end line, which leads to the decisive turnover .


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I like that they are trying to "stop the flop" but thats not enough.
An NBA player will laugh at a $5,000 fine.
I feel you should get a foul called on you during the game. Maybe if it starts costing teams points / games it'll change.
1 warning, 2nd flop in the game your opponent gets 2 shots.


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