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Spoonerism to give you a clue to the author's political persuasion. Also reminiscent of pixelated creatures whose heads explode under stress, which may or may not be apt.
Thursday, 18 September 2008
Bournemouth: Why Even As A Pacifist I'd Like to Congratulate Adrian Sanders.
So, I suppose the most attention-grabbing thing for non Lib-Dems out of conference news coverage was that fight. Mild-mannered touchy-feely 'limp demics' as my dear rabidly tory cousin calls them, getting in *fights*? Can't be right!
So, what is one of our MPs doing getting so angry with a former head of press? Well, I can't say exactly what the argument was, I'm not Adrian Sanders. But it might help to know, if you didn't already, that Mark Littlewood is considered by most people in the party who mention him to be a swivel-eyed lunatic who is hell-bent on the destruction of the Liberal Democrats. Having been to the fringe event they ran after the one where the controversial document was launched, I can understand that point of view entirely.
Mark Littlewood's Liberal Vision pressure group take the definition of liberalism and stretch it out to some pretty damn extreme conclusions for their own ends.
I have to admit, I grin with recognition at the attitude that "liberalism means allowing everyone to go to hell in their own sweet way". I believe that it is part of the task of any liberal party to attack the nanny state where it interferes with people's lifestyle choices. Bansturbation by the other two parties seems to increase all the time and I can only imagine the climax they're aiming for is some kind of classical dystopia, where any hope of a happy society and any sense of empowerment of people is crushed by illiberal law after illiberal law, and increase after increase in police power, until we all live in enough fear to behave ourselves exactly as our government wants us to. You can hear echoes of this feeling in Nick Clegg's speech (on which more later) - we despair of the pessimism rife in politics these days and instead present the alternative of a trusting, optimistic party that believes that given the choice, most people will do the right thing.
HOWEVER. The dangerous extrapolation of this theory into ultra-small-state lunacy by Liberal Vision, and the way that this faction like to ally themselves with the party as if we are naturally going to agree with their every word is, well, probably enough to make you want to shove someone rather hard over a wall on its own, even before they have personally offended you. On further questioning at their meeting on Tuesday lunchtime, members of the panel said among other things (I précis and paraphrase as it was far too busy to take notes) that we should allow people to drink and drive should they wish (yes, that was Gavin Webb, I don't think we have anyone else that crashingly extreme in their libertarianism around); that we shouldn't balance freedom of choice with the state provision of help to level the playing field for people who were born at a disadvantage, because freedom should engender greater individual responsibility; that while freedom of choice over what to do on your own property naturally meant that people who own houses and other presmises have a wider range of choices, those who don't still have the choice to say, sell their organs as their body is their property so that's ok. Gah!
I picked up a copy of the 'Cameron Effect' report that had allegedly caused all the trouble. It doesn't make pretty reading. In fact, it amounts to forty pages of "ooh, you'd better be scared, the tories are coming", followed up with a rallying cry from Liberal Vision and the Taxpayers' Alliance (more swivel-eyed lunatics then) to the Lib Dems to not stop at tax cuts for those who need them, but give tax cuts to everyone. Yay! No taxes!
*head -> desk*
Here's the thing: we are not announcing a package of tax cuts for those who need them most because we're quaking in our boots about the hollow threat of the tories (or 'Blue Labour' as Clegg aptly named them yesterday). We are merely applying the values we have always had to the conditions we face. Recognising that in the face of massive inflation and/or interest rate increases, a fairer distribution of the tax burden is absolutely crucial to the retention of a reasonable quality of life for anyone earning anything up to a middle income. I'd love to know how people can look at us as we propose a new tax rate of 50p in the pound for anyone earning over £100k and still say we're moving to the right, I really don't get it. We are NOT becoming a right wing party, we don't even WANT to become a right-wing party, and we WILL NOT bow to pressure from people Mark Littlewood and his little uber-libertarian group to become a more right wing party.
For those who weren't at the 'How Liberal Are the Liberal Democrats?' event on Tuesday, you also missed two other things:
First, Lembit won something! He came top of Liberal Vision's dubious list where they ranked all our MPs from most to least Liberal, by some very narrow criteria. I have trouble commending their methodology or the document. It looks like something that was put together in three hours by a sixth-form student, and how anyone can end up with Tom Brake (yes, the MP who used a precious ten minute rule bill to call for a ban on the sale of cannabis seeds, causing a reaction like this among the estimated two million cannabis smokers in the UK - cheers Tom!) as tenth most liberal MP in our party is definitely doing it wrong. Seems to me to be a document that was hastily slapped together in order to give an enticing title and description to a fringe meeting at conference to ensure extremely high attendance. Could that be because they had some ulterior motive for getting lots of conference reps in a room to attempt to pour honey in their ears? Let's think...
Second, a really hilarious attempt at creating drama, and thereby a story and a credible campaign for presidency of the federal party by Chandiler Fernando. Now, much as I think for the sake of democracy and a more engaging contest, I would love to see more than two entrants into this competition, I couldn't bring myself to sign a nomination paper for a) a defected tory who is no less than the director of the organisation I've spent most of this post denigrating; or b) a campaign this ludicrously launched and staged. Imagine if you will the atmosphere in the extremely packed room where the meeting I described above had taken place, some heated questions had been asked, and the clipboard with a sheet asking people to sign up for more information from the hosts was languishing at the back of the room, having picked up about five names in total from the people who had come along mostly to argue with Gavin Webb and see if they could see any bruises on Mark Littlewood. Now imagine an elderly gentleman who had been planted in the crowd standing up and shouting enthusiastically about how we were about to witness the latest entrant into the race to become party president, waving papers in the air like he thought he was Neville Chamberlain. And imagine the exchanged smirks across the room as Fernando stepped up to the front of the room and looked slightly gormless while his plant continued to rant and exhort people to sign his nomination papers. Oh boy. Good luck with that one, Chandiler. I can't see you getting very far.
17 comments:
- jamesshaddock said...
The Liberal Vision reports elicit the same feelings in me as The Bones Report: Asking the right questions, but drawing the wrong conclusions and publicising it rather badly.
Example A: It's not rocket science that quite a few Lib Dem seats in the south are under threat from the resurgent Tories, but going to a conference and rubbing it in those MPs faces is rather rude and stupid. Adrian Sander's reaction just proves my point that MPs should be issued with tasers ;)
Example B: Of course their are MPs who aren't as liberal as others. This is down to our party not whipping them as vigorously as the Tories and Labour. We value the varied views in our party. As I said on the LDV forums, a survey of our councillors would have been more interesting as they reflect their wards views and opinions more than MPs do with their constituencies.
- 18 September 2008 at 17:24
- asquith said...
This libertarianism is really going too far now. I've quite consistently argued for a liberal economic policy, pointing to the idiocy of the tax credit fiasco, expressing the views that schools would be better if not managed by the state, & generally opposing Geoffrey Payne etc.
I also have views on drugs & consensual sex that even the majority of Liberal Democrats would baulk from.
But really, a similar demographic to the Ron Paul fans in America, fresh from watching one too many episodes of Top Gear, is not one I feel comfortable with. There are limits to the market. For example, it isn't going to magically solve environmental problems: yes, state socialism is bad, but so is a total absence of any regulations. Extreme libertarianism spits in the face of environmental protection, which is why Susan Kramer's chapter in the Orange Book was offensive in the extreme (I liked most of the rest btw).
There is a need for some state involvement: less than there is now, & better directed, but blindly following libertarian (or any other) ideology will do more harm than good.
I don't understand. I was always against the socialists, & still am, but I'm feeling uncomfortable around these types. I seriously am considering the Green Party.
Fire away.
- 18 September 2008 at 17:59
- Joe Otten said...
Asquith, I very much doubt the IEA guy was a member, Webb was expelled, even if he has been readmitted, and Littlewood is clearly trying to destroy us.
Why would being uncomfortable with these people make you reconsider your membership?
- 18 September 2008 at 18:12
I hope to disappoint you by taking the contrarian view.
Even though I disagree with the ultras on either side and the vacuuous moderatism of the centrists I think it is important to be able to include and integrate different perspectives for us to remain relevant to the public.
In the past we have suffered miserably from outside organisations using entryist tactics to divide our activist base among ourselves and create splits, so it is a vast improvement for us to have internal organisations which can act as an entry point for outsiders to join in and help build the party.
While I enjoy disagreeing I am happy to have to opportunity to reconcile my differences in the interests of the party. So because I dislike the specific perspective offered by Liberal Vision I think it is a good thing to have greater diversity and balance of views among our members and supporters.
Decentralism, see. Not right-wing, not left-wing, not centrist, but liberal and democratic!
- 18 September 2008 at 18:23
- Steph Ashley said...
James: yep, good, concise summary of things. Thanks.
Asquith: what Joe said. Also, your second paragraph? Probably right there with you ;)
Oranjepan: I don't actually think you disagree with me there. I don't and won't hesitate to take on anyone within the party who expresses something that doesn't chime with my own instinctive gut liberalism and passion for democracy and social justice. But differing opinions are necesssary within the party to engender discussion: without anyone to disagree and debate with I'd be nothing short of bored!
- 18 September 2008 at 18:30
- jamesshaddock said...
asquith, I wouldn't worry too much Liberal Vision are a flash in the pan, and if anything will have put the wind up the other, more established and better funded think tanks to actually do something and counter act them. If anything decent comes of Liberal Vision, it'll be that they actually made it possible for a think tank to stir debate in this party, seeing as (in my experience) a lot of members fear think tanks.
If anything the libertarian nutjobs will now be able to cancel out the authoritarin nutjobs who have been around for a while, and mean that the sane amongst us can actually achive something. They are in no way powerful enough to influence anything, and I don't see how they can make you feel uncomfortable to the point you'd jump ship to the Greens.
There are plenty of people in this party I disagree with and feel shouldn't be Lib Dems, but I accept their right to chose to be in the party and certainly wouldn't let them influence my choice to be in the party.
Would be interesting to hear your views on drugs and consensual sex, to see if most Lib Dems would baulk from them. Though with the amount on banners in this party, I understand why you think that.
- 18 September 2008 at 18:36
- asquith said...
My views tend towards legalising drugs as prohibition doesn't work, & the Daily Mail's concept of liberalisation being followed by raging crackheads committing murder in the streets is about the exact opposite of the truth, as in fact prohibition fuels crime.
But I was mightly pissed off when, for example, the sensible actions of Newcastle city council were slated on ideological grounds.
I am not in fact a LD member, & never have been, partly because I'm not a joiner, partly because I'm probably a lot more EU-sceptic than some. But you probably get my x... I wouldn't make a big song & dance about "jumping ship" anyway, since I've never closely identified with the LDs or anyone else, it's just that you seem to have more in common with me than anyone else.
I would like to see the LDs become more a coalition, like the Tory party perhaps, with some having more of an emphasis on social democracy, some being economically liberal, & others focusing on personal freedom, with all of them at all times having strong reasons for being in the same party.
Which is why I don't like the really out-there ones, that goes for the far left who have found their way into the party as well. But you're right, it's probably wrong to let the ones who shout the loudest sway me, & Clegg, Cable & Huhne are all highly impressive people when set against the midgets in other parties.
I don't know whether I'm considerd part of the core vote? :D
- 18 September 2008 at 18:47
- asquith said...
By "like the Tory party" I obviously don't mean with similar policies, I mean holding different factions together effectively. Alan Duncan is very different to Michael Howard, who has little in common with Edward Leigh, but they have far less difficulty than you might have thought. That is a coalition, & they manage to hammer out some common platform they can all stand on.
By Newcastle City Council I meant their creation of more social housing, a belief I've long held, as regrettably home ownership is not achievable for some, a fact which we've found out to our cost with this subprime business. It could be done, learning from the mistakes of the past.
Thanks for answering back, folks! My vote isn't owned by anyone, but it's still much more likely to be you...
- 18 September 2008 at 18:52
- Tristan said...
Whilst I disagree with the way Mark has presented his arguments, we should be cutting taxes for everyone.
If that makes me a lunatic then I'm proud to be one.
Actually, I will proudly stand up and say that I believe that we should pay no taxes. Tax is theft, it is taken on threat of violence. That is immoral no matter who does it.
Unfortunately I don't fit your straw man who doesn't care for others.
I believe that the state has deliberately made people dependent upon it and driven out other service providers to garner more power to itself (I have directly seen this happening even today).
The problem us libertarians have is how to move so-called public services back in to the private realm without hurting people or simply giving power to the corporations which encourage the state for their own gains.
Quite frankly I am disgusted that anyone, no matter how much they disagree with anyone who thinks that Adrian Sanders was remotely justified in attacking Mark Littlewood.
As for Mark trying to destroy the party. He's aggressively promoting his liberal views against those of the statist socialists in the party. That is trying to help the party as far as he's concerned.
- 18 September 2008 at 21:46
The problem with a broad church party that includes social democrats (well-funded state education/healthcare/pensions/social protection/transport) and libertarian individualists (bugger Hobhouse, Keynes and Beveridge) is that they would start punching each other on the nose - the two world views are incompatible - that's why we have political parties!
- 18 September 2008 at 22:05
- Charlotte Gore said...
Glad you're back posting again Steph :)
I too hope to see the end of Lib Dem bansturbation. I was quite impressed with the way Nick seemed to move in that direction. In fact, the 'direction of travel' is very positive. Feeling less and less reluctantly lib dem these days.
- 18 September 2008 at 22:07
If you don't believe in taxation how would individuals on low incomes:
Provide security for their security(army/police/fire)?
Pay for the cancer treatment of a child?
Pay for the care of a disabled person?
Pay for their old age?
Educate their children?
- 18 September 2008 at 22:16
- jamesshaddock said...
Tristan - TAs a verhment supporter of Make it Happen, this may sound to crazy, but I see paying tax as my duty. While, obviously I'd prefer there wasn't tax, as long as it is needed to pay for things like the free healthcare I've used, the university education I received, I have no qualms about it. At the moment, I'm unemployed and on the dole. When I get a job, I'll be glad to be taxed as I'm just paying that back. It's all about civic duty. Something I feel we need more of in UK.
asquith - I think you'll find your views on drugs are quite common in the party, especially amongst Liberal Youth. The problem is that those in elected positions put have to consider the views of their constituents (a broad church)in such matters. As I said before, the party contains people with conflicting views, but we somehow learn to work with our common views than bicker over our differences.
For example, I believe in nuclear energy and I'm a strong proponent of selective education. Those to issues alone are likely to get me lynched by some party members and yet because we focus on what we agree on, everything works out in the end (and I get to keep my kneecaps)
- 18 September 2008 at 22:54
- disestablishingpuritanism said...
The distinction between Liberal, Conservative, and Libertarian are quite simple. Liberal = Good (root meaning liberty); Conservative = Bad (defined as status quo); Libertarian = Anarchist (Let those who can't govern themselves make the decisions).
I despise these so-called polls and rating systems for individuals. When delving deeper into them, they are highly subjective and extremely open-ended. I would've felt the same way after reading those rated in your Party.
The U.K. and U.S. are confronted with dour economic conditions. It won't break the top income earners' wallets to impose a tax increase on them. Besides, I consider paying taxes one of the most patriotic acts one does. It boils down to where your tax dollars are going. If they are going to bailing out reckless, irresponsible corporations and petty projects like monuments, people should collectively rebel.
- 19 September 2008 at 00:07
"The problem us libertarians have is how to move so-called public services back in to the private realm without hurting people or simply giving power to the corporations which encourage the state for their own gains."
If you stopped being a libertarian, you might find it easier to come up with pracical solutions...
- 19 September 2008 at 07:06
- Alix said...
The 50p tax rate on earners over £100k (unless it's back and I haven't noticed) is long gone. The corresponding bits of the current tax package (less easy to explain unfortunately) are the bits where we stop higher rate taxpayers getting extra tax relief on their pension contributions (i.e. more than the 20% everyone gets). It does mean the higher rate taxpayers are paying for part of the basic rate cut, just not in so clumsy a way, and not in a way that penalises work.
As a measure on its own, the 50p was a bit too "we hate the rich" gesture-y for credibility. But ironically, I'd now advocate slotting it back in again. Alongside flattening out tax at the bottom (lowering the basic rate etc and raising the 40% threshold, as we are doing), it would make quite a lot of sense as a liberal measure - making the tax system more of a genuine sliding scale rather than just three rather huge steps.
Just to stir like a frenzied Kitchenaid, I did overhear a staffer at conference comment on the Littlewood-Sanders fight that that wall wasn't high enough. Or near enough to the cliff...
- 19 September 2008 at 14:43
Dib Lemming states that Liberal Vision is to be a flash in the pan and gives the impression that the Libertarians in the party do not have the parties interest at heart - also throwing personal insults at LV folk.
"But it might help to know, if you didn't already, that Mark Littlewood is considered by most people in the party who mention him to be a swivel-eyed lunatic who is hell-bent on the destruction of the Liberal Democrats. "
If Lib Demming believes that the libertarians in the party will not be around long term this is seriously mistaken. We made a noise at this conference and plan to continue promoting our views at future conferences.
I know that Gavin, myself and many other Lib Dem libertarians have been members of the Lib Dems for a long time - since its formation and before in the case of Gavin and myself. We have many partners, relatives and friends in the party and have fought, with some success, the expulsion of Gavin Webb. We have fought and won elections for the Lib Dems. We have delivered tens of thousands of leaflets for the party in the last year and committed serious time and energy to the party. There is no likelihood of us disappearing when what is happening is that there is a philosphical shift back towards the true classical Liberal roots of the party and the recognition of the views of one of our founding fathers JS Mill. Lib Demming is kicking back against the move that is taking place in the party towards a smaller state perspective. Why would we suddenly end the battle for freedom when the party is moving absolutely in the right direction ?
I can't speak for everyone involved but a key driver for this philosophical view is simply a love of freedom. There is a high level of tolerance for anti social behaviour and poverty amongst libertarians in return for freedom for ourselves. The associates of Liberal Vision are not big property owners but they are massive and implaccable lovers of freedom. They are individually lovers of at least some of the following - drinking, smoking, sexual freedom, banned films and literature, gambling and guns.
Mark Littlewood simply made the point that we could not possibly win 50 seats off Labour because we were in second place to the Conservatives in many and would have to come near to drawing level with Labour to win most of the remainder. This argument was won with not a single serious commentator coming out against this analysis and the 'target 50 Labour seats' strategy seems to have been abandoned. I do not see how putting forward an idea which is subsequently accepted by the majority of activists as sensible is against the interest of the party. We put these views forward both because it is critical that we do not waste resources and get wiped out at the general election and because we fear that illiberal policies that will be the result of targeting Labour seats.
Re the following
"We are NOT becoming a right wing party, we don't even WANT to become a right-wing party, and we WILL NOT bow to pressure from people Mark Littlewood and his little uber-libertarian group to become a more right wing party."
I am not a big fan of Ron Paul who is very socially Conservative. Libertarianism covers many views and there is a major split between constitutionalist and geolibertarians. Geolibs are in favour of a massive increase in property tax and an elimination of income tax at least at lower levels - also in worker owned enterprise - how is that is 'right wing'.
I know for myself I seek rapprochment not conflict with social liberals in the party. I would seek to trade the critical freedoms that we seek - an end to all censorship, blasphemy laws, control of drinking, smoking, gambling etc in return for whatever authoritarian control you wish to impose - I don't know what it would be but I guess you are supporting the minimum wage for example. If you are hell bent on telling us what we can and can't do there will I am afraid be a lot of friction. What I do know is that that view is held far more widely in the 'illiberal parties' and having massive internal division - which was avoided at this conference - will only help them. We need to make it clear that where anyone seeks control of those doing no harm it creates an implaccable alliance of opponents who will be a thorn in the side of authoritarianism wherever it exists.
The real danger to the party is from those like Lib Demming who makes really rather foolish statements congratulating Adrian Saunders. It is a sign that the message did hit home but we should seek a reasoned debate and an apology from Saunders and not make out that he is to be congratulated.
I have joined Liberal Vision because I believe that we need a strong libertarian view in the party and I see LV as a good vehicle for that.
Ed Joyce
- 21 September 2008 at 23:50


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|Introduction | Pentax K-30 Sensor Performance | Pentax K-30 Versus Competition | Conclusion
In the Pentax K-30 we see the excellent image quality of its Sony CMOS sensor, particularly with respect to high sensitivity and a very fine color depth that matches that of many full-frame reflex cameras. As for dynamic range, however, we see a slight retreat when compared to the Pentax K-5, which has the advantage of an 80 ISO setting (and thus more generous exposure latitude). At higher sensitivities, the K-30 sensor performance differs from its competitors' because of significant smoothing that limits noise but affects image sharpness.
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Pentax K-30: Indicative price 1199 (USD)?
I had a look around but I cannot find the K-30 ever being introduced for anything near $1199. It now shows up on your site as more expensive than de K-5 II ($999).
On dpreview the published press release says: "The new PENTAX K-30 will be available at retail outlets nationwide and online in July 2012 with a suggested retail price of $849.95 for body only, and $899.95 for the kit including the DA L 18-55mm zoom lens." On Amazon.com the list price is $750 but they sell it for $630.


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The Hotel is situated close to the resort town of Cholpon Ata (Lake Issyk Kul) and local beaches. The Hotel is ideal for safe family holidays and where tranquillity enables you to truly relax. Lake Issyk Kul, the jewel of Central Asia, is the second largest mountain lake in the world. It is 1,600 metres above sea surrounded by the Tien-Shan mountain range. Some of the peaks rise to more than 7,000 metres in height. The water is slightly brackish (over 80 rivers drain into the lake). Plus for the active tourist you can enjoy bathing in the clean, clear mountain water, explore the numerous beautiful, high altitude gorges. Walking, pony trekking, mountain biking and rock climbing are popular activities. This British owned and managed hotel is available for bookings throughout the year. Delux rooms are furnished to Western standards and all have en-suite. The outside summer and panorama cafes are exclusive to residents. We are just 10 minutes walk to the nearest sandy beach. The owners can arrange transport to beaches, excursions local attractions: Karakol town, museums, gorges, Lake Son Kul (about 2000 meters above sea, accommodation are shepherd Yurts), petroglyph sites, Dooghan church, and much more.
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OXFORD, Ohio—Freshman Grant Stafford's first-place finish in the 200 butterfly finals and other strong performances from his teammates have the RedHawks in second-place after the second day of the Miami Invitational at the Nixon Aquatic Center.
Miami (861 points) trails Denison (1431.5 points) heading into Saturday's sessions. Wright State (742 points), Emory (723.5 points), Cincinnati (577 points) and Urbana (144 points) make up the rest of the field.
Stafford led the way for the RedHawks with an impressive first-place finish in the 200 butterfly, winning with a time of 1:48.47. Senior Michael Cavanaugh finished sixth with a time of 1:52.12, earning 26 points for the RedHawks. Sophomore Davis Staley (1:54.07) and senior Sean Minderlein (1:55.55) also swam well, earning twelfth and sixteenth finishes respectively.
Stafford also was a member of the fourth-place finishing 400 medley relay team (3:20.14) of sophomore Heshan Unamboowe, sophomore Evan Bader and senior Dan Nemeth.
In addition to his contribution in the 400 medley relay, Bader also turned in a second-place finish in the 100 breaststroke. He swam a time of 55.57, but was beat out by Denison's Damon Rosenburg who set a new pool record with a time of 53.61, breaking the previous mark of 54.03.
Nemeth earned points for Miami in a variety of events, but his best finish was a fourth-place finish in the 50 freestyle (20.61). He was also a member of the fifth-place finishing 200 freestyle relay team including junior Joe Baumgartner, Cavanaugh and freshman Lucas Brock (1:23.55).
Staley was a fifth-place finisher in the 100 backstroke (51.30). Sophomore Sean Neri (51.49), Unamboowe (50.95), sophomore Jake Prodoehl (51.43), senior Sam Flessner (51.84) and senior Mike Kline (51.93) finished eighth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth, respectively.
Another notable performance was turned in by sophomore Chris Dieter who had a fifth-place finish in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:40.84.
The Miami Invitational continues Saturday morning, Dec. 7, at 9 a.m. with the preliminaries. The finals will then occur Saturday night starting at 6 p.m.


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D'Antoni said if the Lakers' chemistry was lacking, it's simply from lack of time together. For instance, he said the relationship between Howard and point guard Steve Nash on pick and rolls is "not there yet."
"I don't know if it's because of a lack of training camp, or a lack of Steve being with us from the beginning, but the relationship between Steve and Dwight's got to get a lot better," D'Antoni said. "It's not creating the easy shots that we need."
The Lakers' coach also questioned the basic premise that players need to be close off the court to play well together on it.
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I've noticed Dwight hasn't been very prepared for Nash's passes. When he catches them he fumbles the ball a lot and it destroys the rhythm of the play. It seems no one the court is really comfortable with Nash's style of play yet. They aren't used to having a guy out there who throws passes you don't expect someone to make and it catches them off guard, especially the bigs.


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Explain that. I'm not sure what a "birdie bag" is.
basically a rosin bag with a wood based fill...
Originally Posted by Daniel
Maybe an embroidered shirt? Something on the order of the types of shirts the sponsored players wear (like some of Nikko's shirts, some of the Innova players' shirts, etc.)
miles at paragon does some really nice "professional" looking collared dry fits with embroidery or patches for tourneys quite frequently, definitely appropriate for an A tier event of this stature
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As long as they were the nice "golf" umbrellas with the vents at the top so they're easy to control in the wind...
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basically a rosin bag with a wood based fill...
Ah, so we were thinking along the same lines because I said rosin bag, too.
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International week has now come and gone, and hopefully as fantasy managers we're all more experienced because of it. More importantly though is whether or not all your players who were called-up have come back healthy and motivated for Round 5. For certain the US internationals like Matt Besler ($6.0m), Omar Gonzalez ($6.1m), Graham Zusi ($9.8m), Brad Davis ($8.9m) and Eddie Johnson ($9.9m) will be riding high after surviving the Azteca in Mexico and defeating Costa Rica at what looked like the North Pole.
Whether you capitalized or didn't fare so well last round I still have some good news for you. The powers that be at the MLS Fantasy Manager head office have made a few alterations to transfers in the next two rounds. With CONCACAF scheduling implications they have given us an extra transfer in Round 6. Also if you don't make use of your two transfers in Round 5, one of them will roll over giving Round 6 a potential four free transfers! Plan accordingly.
Graham Zusi ($9.8m), Sporting Kansas City – How to make this as blunt as possible... if this guy isn't in your lineup then you have a problem. A quick glance at the schedule for Sporting Kansas show Round 8 and Round 11 are double game weeks. Zusi is now owned by a whopping 35.7% of the league and will only become more expensive as we get closer to the double headers. Now is the time to bite the bullet and finally find the salary cap to buy him. We like his home match versus Montreal as a nice welcome back from his national team duties.
Clint Irwin ($4.1m), Colorado Rapids – This is a pure value play. With the news of Colorado's starting goalkeeper Matt Pickens ($4.9m) out 3-4 months with a broken arm, it appears it's Clint Irwin's job to lose. We don't believe in having 2 starting goalies in any fantasy formation but considering the cheapest keepers come in at about $3.9m, it's a smart play to have Irwin on your bench. If you have a free transfer handy this addition could net you some good salary growth several weeks down the road.
Team of the week (Round 5), FC Dallas – Fresh off their win last week against a roster depleted Real Salt Lake, Dallas find themselves on top of the Western Conference facing a home contest against New England Revolution. With the Revolution only tallying one goal so far this season, it's a great match to load up on Dallas defenders.
Matt Hedges ($5.0m) surprise, surprise...Mr. Hedges is on our blog again for a 2nd week in a row. Previously we mentioned the defender's amazing ability to rack up bonus points without a clean sheet, well last week he rewarded us with both and we expect him to do it again. Michel Garbini Pereira ($5.0m) looks like he's taken the role of last years Zach Lloyd ($5.0m). While both are starters for Dallas, Pereira has been getting a fair amount of key passes and crosses into the box for the team, a playing style which many are waiting for Lloyd to recapture.
George John ($5.6m) is the most expensive defender on the roster but we recommend steering clear of him. The cheaper alternatives listed above are much better fantasy savvy plays.
For more advice from the pros check out the latest episode of MLSsoccer.com's Starting Lineup below:
As always, keep an eye on the latest injury report updates HERE. Good luck in Round 5.
For more information on prizing and how to sign up for the Official Whitecaps Fantasy League click: HERE
It's the dreaded World Cup Qualifying week, a situation that could prove very costly for many owners that haven't planned ahead. It's also something fantasy managers best start getting accustomed to. Why you ask? Well looking at the international qualifying schedule it appears we'll run into this situation at least four or more times in the 36 rounds before playoffs.
This week we address the teams most likely to benefit from having opponents with players on international duty. The complete list of MLS players who have been called up can be found HERE.
First up, FC Dallas have home field advantage versus a gutted Real Salt Lake squad who have lost five starters including their leading goal scorer Alvaro Saborio ($10.1m). Meanwhile, Montreal Impact look to extend their winning streak at home against a New York Red Bulls team without Australian international Tim Cahill ($8.0m), and Costa Rican international Roy Miller ($4.5m). New York will also be missing the likes of Thierry Henry ($10.4m) due to injury and Juninho ($7.8m) remains questionable with a calf strain.
David Ferreira ($9.1m), FC Dallas – Listed at 5'5" the little guy commands a big price and rightfully so! Ferreira has been on the score sheet every game this season with 2 goals and 1 assist and it doesn't look likely to stop facing a destitute Real Salt Lake line up. Expect the reigning 2010 league MVP to be a nuisance all game long, we've captained him.
Matt Hedges ($5.0m), FC Dallas – It's not a typo friends, it's another Dallas player. This season Matt Hedges hasn't received a clean sheet yet, and you know what? That's totally fine with us! Matt is averaging 17 CBIs a game (That's good for being ranked 2nd in the league for clearances, blocks or interceptions) that's close to 3 defensive bonus points per match!. Factor in the 2 points for playing 60+ minutes and the mere chance of 4 points for a clean sheet, and we love it, we love it a lot! HUGE upside, get him in your team.
Team of the week (Round 4), Montreal Impact – With a perfect 3-0 start to the campaign it's no surprise that Montreal is at the top of the MLS Power Rankings. More importantly, the Impact have only Sanna Nyassi ($5.9m) away on international duty and square off against a severely depleted New York Red Bulls side that has struggled to find a win this season even when they do have a full squad.
Jeb Brovksy ($4.8m) is the man to start your Round 4 plan with. His cost will only go north of here with many people looking for value on the back line. Davy Arnaud ($7.3m) is proving to be a poor man's version of Patrice Bernier ($8.0m) or Felipe ($9.0m) as Arnaud has played the same amount of minutes and contributed slightly more in fantasy points than his fellow starting midfielders. That being said, New York has been known to concede a fair amount of penalty kicks and you can be certain that Montreal's PK specialist Bernier will be the one to step up and take them.
Lastly, be sure to avoid Alessandro Nesta ($5.1m). While not yet listed on the injury report he is out for approximately two weeks with an abductor strain. As always, keep an eye on the latest injury report updates HERE and don't forget to watch this week's edition of MLSsoccer.com's fantasy show: Starting Lineup (below). Good luck in Round 4.
For more information on prizing and how to sign up for the Official Whitecaps Fantasy League click: HERE
With three MLS teams returning from bye weeks after their CONCACAF Champions League exploits, MLS Rivalry Week is gearing up to be a potential windfall for Fantasy Managers. Houston Dynamo, Los Angeles Galaxy and the Seattle Sounders are all back in action and expect to see some high scoring affairs. A word of caution when making your picks this week however, as Round 4 falls on the same week as World Cup Qualifiers for many players, so expect to be without some of your international stars. Make sure you plan ahead!
With that being said, on to this week's players and featured team of the week:
Graham Zusi ($9.7m), Sporting Kansas City – Normally when you pick a midfielder and he doesn't get on the scoresheet you expect the worst. Fortunately for those of you who have Zusi in your lineup he's proving otherwise. With 10 crosses and 7 key passes he controlled the entire pitch last week against Toronto FC and walked away with 8 points. We expect Zusi to continue his stellar play versus Chicago Fire as he doesn't look to have missed a beat from last season.
Jeb Brovsky ($4.7m), Montreal Impact – Former Whitecaps FC defender Jeb Brovsky is not only playing well for Montreal but he's also a bargain for Fantasy Managers. At only $4.7m he offers tremendous bang for your buck. Facing Toronto FC in Montreal is a good match up for the young American. Even if he picks up the typical 60+ minutes of playing with an additional 2 defending bonus, coming away with 4 fantasy points at his price is a brilliant return on investment.
Team of the week (Round 3), Los Angeles Galaxy – Fresh off their dominating performance in CONCACAF Champions League they now face a favourable opponent at home in Chivas USA. With Chivas being notorious for low scoring, Carlo Cudicini ($5.5m) looks destined for a clean sheet.
We like the bargain of Todd Dunivant ($5m) on the back end, although if you have a bit more to spend, then Omar Gonzalez ($6.1m) is your guy. Sean Franklin ($5.5m) is a player to watch, as a listed defender Galaxy appear to like playing him in the midfield.
Robbie Keane ($10.5m) is currently owned by 33% of the league. The Irishman will turn into the player Fantasy Managers either hate and fear week in and week out, or the player they ride into the sun with. We prefer the latter as we rather not worry about him exploding against us on any given week.
As always, keep an eye on injury report updates HERE and don't forget to watch this week's edition of MLSsoccer.com's fantasy show: Starting Lineup (below). Good luck in Round 3.
For more information on prizing and how to sign up for the Official Whitecaps Fantasy League click: HERE
We're headed into Round 2 fantasy managers and where do you stand? If your squad performed poorly last weekend, don't fret just yet. It's a marathon after all, not a sprint!
Many teams who had fast starts either went with LA Galaxy or Columbus Crew. With Los Angeles on a bye this week and the Crew facing the defensively sound Vancouver Whitecaps FC on our home turf, that should cool the jets of some of those early leaders this round at least. To help you climb a few rungs on the ladder let's take a look at two players whose stock is certainly on the rise, and our featured team of the week.
Brad Rusin ($5.0m), Vancouver Whitecaps FC – With his mentor Jay Demerit sidelined after an unfortunate injury now is the time for Brad to Rise & Shine. The 26 year old centre back has big shoes to fill, but looked right at home on Bell Pitch against Toronto FC. Rusin is now likely to feature in Martin Rennie's starting XI for the foreseeable future and if the 'Caps back line can hold strong against the Crew this weekend then expect him to haul in 5-8 points.
Fabian Espindola ($8.6m), New York Red Bulls – Pump your breaks kid! It's no question fantasy managers have made Espindola a favourite pick after his point tally in Round 1; but consider how he got there before jumping on the bandwagon. Portland Timbers left back Mikaël Silvestre made a calamity of his MLS debut, gifting both goals to Espindola. This is one of those situations where it's better to know HOW a player scored, as opposed to IF a player scored.
Team of the week (Round 2), San Jose Earthquakes – The Goonies came up with a tough 2-0 defeat in their home season opener. That result could well have been reversed if the $10.5m Wondolowski didn't hit the bar early, plus miss a sitter and a free header. The goal scoring machine won't have too many of these games and we expect him to quickly right the San Jose attacking ship that made them so feared in 2012 (72 goals).
Keeping with the offense, Michael Fucito ($6.5m) impressed and looks to have good chemistry up front with Wondo, although he may have picked up a knock and is questionable for this Saturday. Former 'Cap Shea Salinas ($8.0m) comes at a fairly steep price but is expected to be a focal point of San Jose's transition on attack.
Defensively you can't go wrong with any of San Jose's roster, but Ramiro Corrales ($5.0m) is on our watch-list as he has a knack for putting in crosses as well as getting up field in a hurry. If you're considering Victor Bernardez ($6.0m) be aware that he was added to Honduras' roster for World Cup qualifying games so will likely miss the Round 4 match versus Seattle Sounders.
As always, keep an eye on injury report updates HERE and good luck in Round 2.
For more information on prizing and how to sign up for the Official Whitecaps Fantasy League click: HERE
It's that time of year once again. The game? MLS Fantasy Soccer Manager. What's at stake you ask? Pride and prizes!
Everyone likes new beginnings but the decisions you make today could impact your entire season. Hopefully I can provide some small insight in maximizing your Fantasy team's points right out of the gate. By the way, if you haven't already done so there's still time to sign up for the Official Whitecaps Fantasy League HERE but you have to act now before the March 2nd cutoff.
Let's kick things off by weighing in on two of the most popular pickups in the game so far…
Chris Wondowlowski ($10.5m), San Jose Earthquakes – There's a reason why 39.2% of Fantasy players have him on their team. Wondowlowski has been the top scorer in the league for three seasons running and is poised to continue his trend. This year the Earthquakes play their home season opener against Real Salt Lake whom he onion bagged 5 times in just 3 games last year. He may not have the media star power of other players in the league, but he's a consistent performer who's well worth the hefty pricetag.
Robbie Keane ($10.5m), LA Galaxy – Along with Wondo, Keane was the only other striker to break 200+ Fantasy points last season. Can he do it again? The Irish international will be needing service to maintain his goal scoring prowess and whether his current roster of teammates can deliver remains a question mark. With Beckham gone to Paris Saint-Germain and Donovan delaying his return until late March, we've decided to take a buyers beware approach and will keep an eye on him for week 3.
Team of the week (Round 1), Sporting Kansas City – Out with the old and in with the new is the story upfront for Kansas City. Roger Espinoza and Kei Kamara have both traveled across the pond and are already making waves in the English Premier League. As a result Kansas City have brought in forward Claudio Bieler ($9.5m), the team's only designated player, to fill the gap. We don't anticipate it will be very long until Graham Zusi ($9.5m) welcomes Bieler to the club with a nice through ball assist...or two.
Sporting also only conceded 27 times last season (16 clean sheets) and there's a reason why! How does a backline consisting of Aurelian Collin ($6.0m) and MLS' Defender of the Year Matt Besler ($6.0m) sound? If opposing strikers are fortunate enough to get through those two warriors then all they have to do is beat the Goalkeeper of the Year Jimmy Nielsen ($6.0m), no big deal right?
All I can say is good luck to anybody with a Philadelphia player in your starting eleven. You're going to need it.
For more information on prizing and how to sign up for the Official Whitecaps Fantasy League click: HERE


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People who have acanthosis nigricans are much more likely to develop type 2 diabetes. They also should be thoroughly checked for the types of cancers that have been linked to the disorder.
You're likely to start by seeing your family doctor. He or she may refer you to a doctor who specializes in skin disorders (dermatologist) or hormone problems (endocrinologist). Because appointments can be brief and there's often a lot of ground to cover, it's a good idea to be well prepared for your appointment.
Before your appointment, you may want to write a list that answers some of the following questions:
Your doctor is likely to ask you a number of questions. Being ready to answer them may reserve time to go over any points you want to spend more time on. Your doctor may ask:
In many situations, treating the underlying problem can help fade the discoloration. Examples may include:
If you are concerned about the appearance of your skin or if the lesions become uncomfortable or start to smell bad, your doctor may suggest:
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In addition to a number of historical attractions, Chanthaburi boasts national parks with numerous beautiful waterfalls, many undeveloped beaches, and scores of fruit farms.
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February is the month of "Romance" and what better city, Eureka Springs, to spend cuddled up with your love?
Enjoy a candlelit dinner at one of our award-winning restaurants in town or let us set you up with a couples massage (what a treat) at one of the many massage centers. Time to relax.
And if you love Mardi Gras, but can't go to NOLA, Eureka Springs is the place to be. We enjoy many great events around town, celebrating this fun time of year, at Eureka Gras.
Here are some activities going on in February:
February 5: Eureka Gras – Umbrella decorating at the New Delhi at 5pm.
February 8: Taste of N'Awlins. Cafe au Lait and Beignets at 2pm at Keels Creek Winery
February 12: Eureka Gras – Umbrella decorating at the New Delhi at 5pm.
February 15th, 2014: The 10th Annual Chocolate Lovers' Festival
The festival features several "best of" contests in both Amateur and Professional categories. Best Decorated Cake, Best Candy, Best Dessert and Most Creative Cake are a few areas you will see. And yes, you will be able to sample some of the luscious chocolate desserts. Go to www.eurekachocfest.org for information.
February 22: Eureka Gras Night Parade. Boarding of the Krewe of Krazo Floats from the Krazo Float Den next to Rowdy at 5 pm. Parade begins at 6 pm. After party at the Rowdy Beaver.
February 22: 3rd Annual Chamber of Commerce MidWinter Jam at the Auditorium. For more information call 479-253-8737.
February 27: Eureka Gras Mardi Gras Hookers & Jokers Ball at the Inn of the Ozarks Best Western Convention Center at 6pm – Cash Bar. Costume Themes: Hookers, Jokers, 2014 Theme "Eureka Circus", Seats are Limited. Costume Contests with prizes. Eureka Gras Buffet with heavy hors d'oeuvres and Indoor Mini Parade.
February 28: Eureka Gras Mardi Gras Coronation Masquerade Ball from 6pm to 10pm at the Crescent Hotel Crystal Ballroom. New Orleans-style Mardi Gras Tableau is awesome. Formal attire or costume. King and Queen and Royal Court Promenade and Grand March. Champagne supper buffet and entertainment. By reservation only 479-981-9551.
So come join us in Eureka Springs in February, because there is tons of stuff going on! Or just come and hang out with your loved one, that's romantic. There are many romantic B&Bs in town to choose from.
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Saturday, Nov 17th, 2012
Seviren Lang Disc Golf Course in Georgetown, IN
Buffalo Trace Disc Golf Course in Palmyra, In
A PDGA Sanctioned C-Tier
Players meeting 8:00 at Buffalo Trace
Start 8:30
First round at Buffalo Trace, second round at Seviren Lang.
Entry fee includes PDGA fees. All non-PDGA members add $10.
Field Limited to 72 Players
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World-renowned as "the" place to après, the Garibaldi Lift Company (GLC) lounge bar relishes its location above the Whistler Gondola building, overlooking skiers cruising down the slopes of Whistler Mountain and summer's downhillers charging full-throttle from the Whistler Mountain Bike Park. Offering the perfect view of the Bike Park's infamous GLC drops, (a trio of cliff drops to a dirt landing pad), the patio is an all-season Mecca for those in the know - that is, those who know that every day should end with beers, tall tales and the potential of a viewing spectacular bail from the riders and skiers charging down their final run. Kid-friendly until 8pm, the GLC is open every day from 11am 'til late, and is the rallying point for those kicking off an evening out in Whistler and the after-dark crowd who appreciate above-ground ambience and serious soundscapes.
604.905.2220 - Take a look around the GLC. Google Street View »
Something (or someone) big's always rolling through the doors.
The Best Live Music Venue in Town. Like us on Facebook and take a look at what's happening soon.
There's more to hosting a legendary party than location, location, location. But it's a good start.
Take a look at some posters from past shows and events.
Keep the fun going way after the last run.
Hailed as one of the top 10 après experiences in the world, the GLC is Whistler's social heart, where day meets night, where the freshly-coiffed spa-goer meets the hat-headed rider, where tall tales and magic moments come together, over fresh DJ sets, live music or masterfully curated playlists. An intimate venue for some of the best music acts to play the West Coast, the GLC fuels fun as much as it feeds appetites with a variety of dishes such as flatbreads, pastas, sandwiches and salads, and shareable appetizers that are as well-matched to a communal pitcher as top-shelf cocktails.
Take a look around the GLC.
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Hours: Daily 11am-1am. (Kids Welcome 'till 10pm)
The buzz on getting your buzz on at the GLC.
It's no secret that The GLC is an awesome place to relax, grab something to eat, have a drink or warm up by the massive fireplace. Take a look to see the press it's been getting.
➜ Best Après, Best of Whistler 2012, Pique Newsmagazine. " After a long day on the mountain all you want is a relaxed place to kick back, unwind and regroup before doing it all over again. Ask a Whistlerite for the best après spot and, chances are, they'll point you towards the GLC . "
➜ Coolest staff, Best of Whistler 2012, Pique Newsmagazine. "...they're people who love the jobs they do. They love having fun at work and they let that spill over to the people they serve every day. "
➜ Best Place to See Live Music, Best of Whistler 2012, Pique. "The acoustics in the room are great and there's a lot of great sightlines. There's not a bad seat in the house. "
➜ "The Garibaldi Lift Company, known as the GLC, is the place to kick off your Langes and slug a frothy brew. Located at the base of the Whistler Village gondola, it's got a sprawling patio, a fireplace to warm your wet gear, and most importantly a big-ass bar." Skinet.com
➜ "The closest bar to the slopes (watch the powder-mad geeks on Whistler Mountain slide to a halt from the patio) the rock-lined GLC is a reliable après-ski hangout for a big burger and a Kootenay Mountain Ale." Lonelyplanet.com
➜ "Whistler's best après patio." Skinet.com
Make your event one for the books.
With our large patio, fire place and adjustable stage area, the GLC easily morphs into anything from high end gala to legendary all night party or concert. Our Event Professionals are happy to discuss and work with your budget and theme, and can offer an experienced skilled catering team, locally inspired menu, creative décor and activation specialists. If you're looking to book GLC for a show, event, party, band or DJ, get in touch with our venue managers.
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Hours: Daily 11am-1am.
Phone: 1.604.905.2220
Looking for a job at the GLC? Visit Our Jobs Page
Rated one of North America's best apres bars by SKI magazine, the GLC is a great choice for groups that are looking for a sophisticated lounge style of restaurant. Just steps away from the Village gondolas, and overlooking the base of Whistler mountain, the GLC is an excellent place for "relaxed excitement." Renowned for it's three large patios and terrific ambience, the GLC is a fantastic venue within easy walking distance from all major Whistler hotels.
The GLC is a sophisticated synthesis of a lounge, a restaurant and a club. Its design and decor is subtle and organic and includes:
Additionally, the GLC transforms easily into an intimate live-music venue, complete with a stage, lighting and a dance floor.
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Coca-Cola offers the world's favourite beverage brand to Whistler Blackcomb guests as a part or their memorable resort experience. As the cold drink sponsor at Whistler Blackcomb, Coca-Cola brings more than ice-cold refreshment.
Glacier Fresh Beer.Brewed in the mountain town of Creston, British Columbia, Kokanee beer is famous for it's cool, crisp glacier-fresh taste. Kokanee is enjoyed by outdoor enthusiasts from coast to coast in Canada.
Since 1995, GMC has been the Official Vehicle of Whistler Blackcomb. GMC trucks and SUVs give you the performance, engineering and technology to get you, your family and friends and all their gear to and from the mountain any time of the year.
At Monster all our guys walk the walk in action sports, punk rock music, partying, hangin' with the girls, and living life on the edge. Monster is way more than an energy drink. Led by our athletes, musicians, employees, distributors and fans, Monster is a lifestyle in a can.
Nintendo is the worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, most recently the Wii U™ and the Nintendo 3DS™. It is responsible for the creation of industry icons that have become well-known, household names such as Mario™, Donkey Kong™ and Zelda™.
Smirnoff is proud to be the vodka sponsor of Whistler Blackcomb. From extraordinary event experiences, to the latest in Music, Nightlife and extraordinary Cocktails. The world's best cocktails start with Smirnoff.
Samsung Canada is proud to be the official electronics partner and preferred supplier of Whistler Blackcomb. As a world leader in digital technology, Samsung Canada enables Whistler Blackcomb to enhance the resort experience in new and innovative ways.
The Globe and Mail, Canada's National Newspaper, daily offers unparalleled national, international and business reporting, analysis and commentary to all the guests and patrons of Whistler Blackcomb.
American Express is the official Card of Whistler Blackcomb. The sponsorship program brings unique offers, purchase incentives and rewards for American Express® Cardmembers. ®,™: Used by Amex Bank of Canada under license from American Express
GoPro makes the world's best selling and most versatile cameras, enabling people to capture immersive and engaging footage of themselves during their favorite activities.
An asset to elite athletes around the globe, Oakley is one of the world's leading product design and sport performance brands. As the official optic partner of Whistler Blackcomb, we are excited to collaborate and share our obsession.
Our name represents a long-standing tradition of producing premium wines from Canada and around the world; it is your guarantee of outstanding quality and an uncompromising commitment to making great wine. We've got a wine for that.
Arc'teryx Equipment is a technical high-performance outerwear and equipment company based in North Vancouver, Canada. Our relentless commitment to design, craftsmanship and performance delivers the Arc'teryx experience.
As the official base layer and sock provider of Whistler Blackcomb, Icebreaker Merino Clothing is proud to bring warmth, comfort and style on the slopes to the resort visitors.
W.L. Gore & Associates, the makers of GORE-TEX® products, is proud to be the official technical fabric sponsor of Whistler Blackcomb. GORE-TEX® products are wearable weather protection that keeps you dry and comfortable from head to toe in any kind of weather.
Fueled by passion and guided by our love for the mountains, Quiksilver has evolved with snowboarding, always pushing the boundaries and taking things further.
Avis Car Rental and its subsidiaries operate one of the world's best-known car rental brands with approximately 5,200 locations in more than 165 countries.
With over 170 years of innovation, Stanley Tools offers the broadest range of carpentry hand tools, automotive tools and storage for construction professionals, mechanics, and home improvement enthusiasts.
Blackcomb Aviation is proud to be the Official Helicopter of Whistler Blackcomb. For more than two decades our helicopter pilots and mountain guides have introduced outdoor enthusiasts to the beauty of British Columbia. Summer or winter - our tours cater to a wide range of interests, fitness levels and budgets but can also be tailored for special events. We enjoy this area of our business tremendously and welcome your ideas as much as your business.


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Jennifer Moliterno MD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Departments & Organizations
Office of Student ResearchCancer Center, Yale: Brain Tumor Center; Developmental TherapeuticsNeurosurgery: Neuro-Oncology; Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
Research Interests
Clinical trials for brain tumors; Personalized medicine for patients with brain tumors; Brain tumors
- M.D., University of Florida College of Medicine, 2005
Selected Publications
- Improvement in pain after lumbar surgery in cancer patients with mechanical radiculopathy. Moliterno J, Veselis CA, Hershey MA, Lis E, Laufer I, Bilsky MH. Spine J. 2014 Oct 1;14(10):2434-9. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2014.03.006. Epub 2014 Mar 12.
- Molecular and genetic pathways in gliomas: the future of personalized therapeutics. Grant R, Kolb L, Moliterno J. CNS Oncol. 2014 Mar;3(2):123-36. doi: 10.2217/cns.14.7.


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Congrats to Monty on the new deal... well-deserved. There's NO ONE else that I'd like to see coaching these youngins.
And as has been said plenty of times... Dell you're next bruh.
Eman, that is the Olympic mascot. Davis was holding it while on the bench most games.
Also, fucj yeah! Great news. Love Monty. Here's to hoping he continues to improve himself and the team.
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Congrats to Monty on the new deal... well-deserved. There's NO ONE else that I'd like to see coaching these youngins.
And as has been said plenty of times... Dell you're next bruh.
Congratulations!!! WOOOT
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I saw this on Facebook this morning. A couple of the people who posted comments were actually opposed to this. They must not have been watching this team last season.
Great move! Congrats Monty!
Fans like those probably just keep up with the W-L record, maybe watch a game every once in a while, and harken back to the glory days of CP3 and wonder why the Hornets just randomly got rid of everyone that made them so good. In other words, they just know about what's on the surface. They'll probably still be complaining over the next couple of years because we're still not contending, even though we know how well the team is set up for the future.
I'm pretty happy. Benson has given NFL coaches enough time to hang themselves, which Monty has not really done (or Sean).
The deal goes for 2y beyond when the initial deal ended, options included. We also don't really know if the last year of this one is an option, for instance.
It will come up when Davis is scheduled to his RFA, and Benson will sit a coach and hire another, so it fits with our timeline.
I like the move.
I'm a little surprised we didn't get this a little more into season or camp, but it looks like these guys are REALLY trying to tidy up affairs in short order and give this message of "Stable" to the world.
It'll take a while to sink into the heads of some, but it just may work.
Good job.
"Aime la vérité, mais pardonne à l'erreur." - François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire)
Dem pieces for dat championship run
I am really happy about this extension! Monty is a beast
New Orleans Pelicans-Seattle Seahawks-Atlanta Braves-Anaheim Ducks
RIP HunnyB
This fits HunnyB/FlyGirl so well- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyzTiSEfM00
If anyone deserves it it's Monty. Now lets hope the dealer gets his next.
This off-season just keep getting better, now sign Dell to an extension and let the season begin.
Dell has to be next, get it done Benson. BEE DAT!!!!!!!!!
In a quasi-related note, anyone caught the new commercials? Just saw a few times on ESPN. Looks legit. Hope we still got the I'm In thing though. Was hoping we'd see all our new players say it too.
I'll post one as soon as I find one.
Looks like there is a press conference right now discussing his extension.. no video feed
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Get a second chance to see this recent Hollywood film! All films will be shown in Whitman Theater - First Floor of Business Science.
As I Lay Dying - Based on the classic by William Faulkner, it is the story of the death of Addie Bundren and her family's quest to honor her wish to be buried in the nearby town of Jefferson. Drama.
When: Thursday, November 7
Where: Whitman Theater - First Floor of Business Science
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Unlike the crazy fluctuations in air temperatures, gasoline prices have held much more steady over the last week in the U.S. while falling slightly in Canada."While gasoline prices have seemingly remained virtually unchanged in many areas across the U.S. in the last week, that has meant that some areas are still seeing prices remain much lower than a year ago," said GasBuddy.com Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan. The U.S. national average has increased less than a penny over the last week, with the Canadian average falling less than a penny a litre over the same time period.Gasoline prices typically are more stable in the coldest months as demand wanes and Americans drive less. As temperatures warm and...
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Boo is a new object oriented statically typed programming language for the Common Language Infrastructure with a python inspired syntax and a special focus on language and compiler extensibility.
Getting started
- Warm up by reading the boo manifesto
- Download the latest distro or get the latest sources
- Check out some cool language features and the language reference.
- Learn how to edit, how to run and how to compile boo programs
- You might also be interested in building boo yourself
- Consider joining one of the mailing lists or the Boo Newsgroup
- Read and contribute some boo recipes and tutorials.
- boo enthusiasts hang out in the #boo IRC channel.
- Try the boo add-in for the free SharpDevelop IDE.
- Check out some applications coded in boo.
Thanks to the effort of a few brave contributors the documentation is being moved to the github wiki where we can have more control over it and also make it easier for other contributors to help.
Be sure to check it out!
It's been a long year since the last release but the wait is finally over: Boo 0.9.4 is here!
It's a release packed full of features, improvements and bug fixes:
- ~4x shorter compilation times
- support for partial interfaces (http://goo.gl/k5f16) and enums (http://goo.gl/LgiLC)
- support for typed collection initializers (http://goo.gl/vNH1R and http://goo.gl/pfd9x)
- much improved Linq extension method support including type inference for closures (https://gist.github.com/618168)
- System.Core.dll is now referenced by default, import System.Linq.Enumerable and Linq away
- 'new' keyword for explicit shadowing of inherited members (http://goo.gl/kQKrw)
- initial support for .Net 4.0
- loads of metaprogramming improvements
- macro application over type members (http://goo.gl/0GXaE)
- support for macros yielding partial types (http://goo.gl/Dzmq6)
- much improved Boo.Lang.PatternMatching
- much improved quasiquotation and splicing support (http://goo.gl/WuOVd - http://goo.gl/NbOAU - ...)
- meta methods can now expand to code containing macros (http://goo.gl/FIcpc)
- better support for block quasiquotation ("block:" trick no longer needed when quasiquoting a complex sequence of statements) (http://goo.gl/2IbSb)
- type inference for empty arrays will take their usage into account (http://goo.gl/FJMST)
- cast function has been deprecated by the introduction of the new cast operator (e cast type)
- ifdef macro for conditional compilation (http://goo.gl/RJgZM)
- simple identifier interpolation: "Hello, $name!"
- for consistency interpolation now uses () instead of {} for complex expressions ("2+2: $(2 + 2)" instead of "2+2: ${2 + 2}")
- automatic stubbing of inherited abstract generic methods (http://goo.gl/gn1WV)
- proper support for partial classes containing nested types (http://goo.gl/ixmt0)
- fixed matrix builtin on .net (broken by a System.Reflection.Emit bug)
- better report of ambiguous generic type reference errors
- fix for shortcircuited expressions involving implicit bool conversion operators
- and many many more...
Kudos to all that contributed to this release throughout the year specially: Квасов Роман, Ryan Boggs, Dmitry Malyshev, Maksym Trushyn, Daniel Grunwald, Cedric Vivier, Spruce Weber, socrates877, rektide, George Dernovoy, Benjamin Reed and JB Evain.
As usual the packages can be download from:
A new MonoDevelop addin is also available and can be installed from the Community Add-in Repository:
Boo 0.9.3 fixes a lot of bugs and extends the match macro with support for regular expressions with variable binding.
Thanks to Martinho Fernandes it's now possible to write code like this::
Kudos also to Andre Van Der Merwe, Cedric Vivier, Gotz Washck and Richard Hubers for contributing to this release!
Complete change log is here and as usual you can download it from here.
Happy 2010!
Bamboo would like to thank
- Georges Benatti who always believed the idea, thanks man!
- Carlinhos for always being there
- cv for being so enthusiastic and introducing the project to the hausmates
- the hausmates for such a warm welcome and the great infrastructure
- Terence Parr for the great ANTLR tool along with all the people who hang on the ANTLR group
- The guys from the Mono Brasil project
- Guido van Rossum for coming up with such a great language that eventually served me as inspiration to start this project
- The one who supported me all the way through this last 10 years: I love you, Ma!