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I saw this beautiful time-lapse of Kuala Lumpur by Rob Whitworth when he first premiered it but I never blogged it. I stumbled across it in my Google+ feed again today and wanted to share and remember this on my blog.
I saw this beautiful time-lapse of Kuala Lumpur by Rob Whitworth when he first premiered it but I never blogged it. I stumbled across it in my Google+ feed again today and wanted to share and remember this on my blog.
Hobbes and Bacon is a Calvin and Hobbes tribute that takes place 26 years later when Calvin is all grown up and married (!). Calvin's daughter, Bacon, now inherits daddy's old toy and childhood pal, Hobbes. And it looks like Calvin married Susie Derkins! What a wonderful tribute to my favorite comic strip of all time…
I absolutely *detest* spammers so I got a kick out of how this guy turned the tables on his spammer. Originally shared on Facebook by Relax, it's just Godzilla.
In conjunction with WordPress' 10th Anniversary I wrote down some reflections on my journey with WordPress on the ClickWP blog:
WordPress is one of the blessings I count every day because it is entirely free to use. It was created freely and given away freely to the world. I am where I am today because of this generosity.
Happy birthday WordPress ♥
I've been playing a game on my iPad called Subway Surfers (it's available for Android too). In the game you control an avatar running along the train track. You have to pick up trains, jump over barriers, and dodge trains! As you progress the speed increases so you're almost flying past the tracks and trains. Sooner or later the inevitable happens – you smash headlong into a train.
It occurred to me today that running your own business feels like a lot like playing Subway Surfers. You're constantly chasing your paycheck, you dodge problems after problem, but inevitably you smack into one. In the game, you can simply restart but in your business you're going to waste time, lose money or worse – your reputation.
Moral of today's random musing: Practice running your business, not Subway Surfers
I've been very impressed with wingsuit jumpers (flyers?) but this is one of the more insane ones I've seen. Alexander Polli threads the needle through a small arch in the Montserrat mountains in Spain.
Forecast.io is a web-based weather app that tells you the weather in a beautiful, easy to use interface. Every other weather website I use is clunky, slow and full of ugly ads – I'm looking at you Yahoo! Weather. Most weather websites will tell you what the weather is right now, but to see what it will be this afternoon it requires a few clicks and page loads to get there. With Forecast, you scroll down and click on Today and you'll see the day's hourly forecast laid out in an easy to understand bar graph.
Forecast.io excels at being fast. It detects your location so you don't have to type it in. It takes 1 click to view the day's forecast. And it's mobile too. Load it up on your mobile and it will prompt you to save it as a home screen app.
My only quibble is that Forecast seems to have a lot of "Light Rain" reports when it's only cloudy. Either that or it really does know when it's just sprinkling outside. Either way, Forecast.io is now my go to app for checking the weather. It's super useful for me to decide when to go running.
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Thursday, July 26, 2007
On today's Leonard Lopate Show: a look at the legacy of the 1960s counterculture. But first, on this week's Underreported we'll look at Kosovo: the dire situation on the ground and Russia's efforts to block independence. Then: we'll reconsider the career and life of Doris Day. Plus, Linda Thompson talks about her new album, her second in 22 years.
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Underreported: Kosovo
Kosovo is still a Serbian province, although it has been under UN and NATO administration since 1999. Although the country is relatively stable, there is a general economic recession, high unemployment, poverty, and repression of civil liberties. And the situation is particularly dire for women. On the first part of ...
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On the second part of Underreported, we'll speak with Patricia DeGennaro, Associate Professor of International Affairs at New York University, about why Russia has recently blocked a United Nations Security Council resolution endorsing independence, and what will happen as a result.
Reconsidering Doris Day
Doris Day is often seen as the ultimate girl next door. But this is just one of the misconceptions about the famed actress and singer that Tom Santopietro rebukes in Considering Doris Day. Delving into Day's 39 films, recording career, and personal life, Santopietro has created a vibrant biography of ...
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Put on your tie-dyed T-shirt and join Leonard for a trip back to the 1960s. Hippiefest is a musical flashback tour celebrating the bands that helped to define the 1960s; featured music includes Country Joe McDonald, The Turtles, and The Zombies. Leonard talks to one of Hippiefest's musicians, Denny Laine, ...
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40 years after the Summer of Love, what's the legacy of the 1960s counterculture? Author and psychologist Peter O. Whitmer shares his insight. He interviewed some of the mavericks who helped give birth to the counterculture, including Ken Kesey, Timothy Leary, Tom Robbins, Allen Ginsberg, and Hunter S. Thompson. He's ...
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Linda Thompson has one of rock & roll's finest voices. Yet she doesn't release many albums. "Versatile Heart" is her first album in five years, and her second in 22 years. The key collaborator on the album is her son Teddy, but there are also contributions from her daughter Kamila, ...
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While Julio Teheran could use a little help from the rest of the Atlanta Braves, Odrisamer Despaigne needed no such backing from the San Diego Padres his last time out.
Teheran may need to overcome a sputtering offense to continue his dominance at Turner Field on Saturday night against the Padres, who turn to Despaigne for the first time since his near no-hitter.
Teheran (9-6, 2.64 ERA) leads Atlanta (55-48) in ERA and strikeouts (127), and the right-hander's win total ties Ervin Santana and Aaron Harang for the most on the staff.
The 23-year-old, however, has lost out on a few victories since he's been backed by two runs or fewer in 11 of his 21 starts. He's gone 1-5 with a 2.82 ERA in those outings.
Run support was a problem again Monday for Teheran, who tied a career high with 11 strikeouts and allowed one run over seven innings while the offense managed just six hits in a 3-1 loss in 10 against Miami.
"He's been so good," third baseman Chris Johnson said. "That's kind of what we expect. That's why it stinks as an offense. We know with a couple runs for him, we're good to go."
Teheran has been backed by one run in his two career starts against the Padres, but giving up nine runs and four homers in 12 2-3 innings was much more of an issue.
He may not need much at home, where he's 3-1 with a 1.23 ERA in 10 starts, including 3-0 with a 0.80 mark over the last six.
The offense remains a worry, though, after producing a .196 average with 16 runs during a 1-4 stretch, including four hits in Friday's 5-2 loss to San Diego (46-56) in the opener of this four-game wraparound series.
The Braves may find trouble at the plate again in their first meeting with Despaigne (2-1, 1.31), who is looking to build on his brush with history.
The 27-year-old rookie right-hander fell four outs shy of becoming the first Padre to toss a no-hitter, leaving after giving up two hits and one run while not getting a decision in a 3-1 win over the New York Mets on Sunday.
"I thought he was throwing well enough to think, 'Hey, it could happen,'" manager Bud Black told MLB's official website. "He had all four pitches working from different angles. His stuff was good enough to keep them off-balance."
The heavy workload - he tossed a season-high 123 pitches - was why Black opted to push Despaigne's scheduled start back one day.
"We decided 'Let's give him an extra day's rest,'" the manager said.
Despaigne, a Cuban defector, has yielded one run or none in four of his five starts since having his contract purchased from Triple-A El Paso.
Unlike Atlanta, the Padres are finding some success with the bats, hitting .318 with 26 runs during a three-game winning streak. Still, they're batting .218 in 2014 - the lowest by any team at this point in a season since the 1968 New York Yankees hit .213.
Rookie first baseman Tommy Medica and journeyman catcher Rene Rivera are among the reasons for San Diego's surprising production.
Medica is 7 for 10 with three RBIs in his last two games after going 1 for 21 over his previous 10. The first baseman pounded out a career-high four hits while driving in one run in his return to the lineup Friday.
Rivera has five hits, including a homer, and four RBIs in two games to raise his season average 20 points to .235.


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Game 5 today an all-out war
Texters, Llamados break 2-2 tie
After being knocked over by a referee and laughed at by a huge crowd and then taking an ugly loss in the end, B-Meg coach Tim Cone was still man enough to blame everything on himself.
Talk 'N Text coach Chot Reyes, meanwhile, finally talked with satisfaction. The firebrand mentor wants more from his wards, though.
With both sides trying to focus as hard as they have ever done in the PBA Commissioner's Cup, Game 5 of the title series promises to be an all-out war with the Tropang Texters and the Llamados seeking the psychological edge in what has boiled down to be a best-of-three.
Game time is 6:45 p.m. at Smart Araneta Coliseum.
The defending champion Texters may be coming off a 15-point blowout of the Llamados but the odds favor neither side because of their evenly matched rosters.
"I need to do a better job of preparing the guys," Cone said after an 85-100 loss last Sunday in a highly physical game where he was toppled over by referee Art Herrera.
"I couldn't keep my balance because he stepped on my foot," Cone said. "He didn't even apologize. I was daydreaming (when it happened), thinking about the next game."
Usually, a coach that comes off a win like that should be happy enough.
Not Reyes.
"We need to do the things we need to do," Reyes said. "Important thing is to get down and play good basketball for 48 minutes."
Twelve of the last 21 best-of-seven series in league history that went to 2-2 needed a seventh game to decide.
Talk 'N Text's running game fired on all cylinders Sunday and its defense was stingy all night. The Texters limited Peter June Simon to just five points and James Yap to 14.
The Texters' third-tier guard Pamboy Raymundo, who saw action for a mere 14 seconds, planted an elbow on the side of Josh Urbiztondo's face and then whacked Joe Devance at the back of the head with an open hand after Devance tossed the ball to his face.
Raymundo's action merited a Flagrant Foul 2s, a game suspension, and a fine of P40,000.
Meanwhile, Dorian Peña will be returning to Petron Blaze in exchange for Carlo Sharma and Celino Cruz. Another deal that would have sent Jondan Salvador of Barako Bull to Powerade for Doug Kramer was turned down by league commissioner Chito Salud.
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Orlando Magic (2-3) at Brooklyn Nets (2-2), 3 p.m.
(Sports Network) - The Brooklyn Nets shoot for a home-and-home sweep of the Orlando Magic when the two clubs clash Sunday at Barclays Center.
Brooklyn crushed the Magic, 107-68, on Friday thanks to 14 points and 10 rebounds from Brook Lopez. Andray Blatche had 15 points off the bench, Joe Johnson scored 13 and Deron Williams ended with 12 points for the Nets, who shot 50 percent from the field and halted a two-game slide.
The Nets' bench played a huge role in the win, outscoring Orlando's reserves by a 55-18 margin. The Nets ended a 10-game losing streak to the Magic and earned their first road win of the season (1-1).
"We know when we get in the game we have to come out with a lot of energy," said Blatche of the bench play. "We have to take care of the paint and run the offense. We know when we get in there, its time to go to work."
Nets forward Gerald Wallace and guard Marshon Brooks did not play Friday and are doubtful this afternoon with ankle injuries.
Brooklyn is opening a three-game homestand versus the Magic and also will host Cleveland and Boston.
Orlando is mired in a three-game losing streak after opening the post-Dwight Howard era with two straight wins.
In the lopsided defeat at the hands of the Nets, E'Twaun Moore scored a game- best 18 points and has been filling in at the point with Jameer Nelson sidelined due to injury. Aaron Afflalo had 12 points for the Magic.
"We've got a lot to work on, defensively being the main issue," Afflalo said. "But the good thing is that we play the same team on Sunday. So I think it will be a great chance for us to see if we can truly learn from tonight. ... Hopefully we grow from tonight."
The Magic were outrebounded, 48-35, and will play four of their next five games away from home. They own an 0-2 mark as the guest this season and are still without Hedo Turkoglu (hand) and Al Harrington (knee).
Orlando has won 14 of the past 16 encounters with the Nets and five straight as the visitor in this series.
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Pua upbeat on Cagayan's outright semis chances
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MANILA, Philippines – Cagayan Valley's chances to clinch an outright semifinals berth in the PBA D-League Apirants Cup lies in its hands.
And head coach Alvin Pua knows the Rising Suns have what it takes to pull it off.
"I keep telling my boys this is their chance to shine. We have an opportunity to make it to the semi-finals outright, so why not go for it," declared Pua, whose squad battles undermanned Fruitas Tuesday at the Jose Rizal University Gym in Mandaluyong City.
But it won't be a walk in the park for Cagayan (5-3), which is just behind second-place Blackwater Sports (6-2) for the last automatic semis slot.
The Shakers won't have center Ola Adeogun for the second straight game due to a recurring injury as well as backup big Martin Antonio, who will serve his one-game suspension after a flagrant foul penalty 2 against Air21-JRU's John Villarias in their previous game.
Antonio was also fined P5,000 by PBA Commissioner Chito Salud.
But Fruitas, which is in a precarious position to make the quarterfinals at 4-4, will still be a dangerous team to play against with explosive scorer Carlo Lastimosa in tow.
"With a complete line-up we are a good match up with Cagayan but with Ola still out, other guys will have to step forward and plug the holes. Hopeful that our desire to win will outweigh our disadvantages," said Fruitas coach Nash Racela, whose team tries to rebound after absorbing a surprising 64-100 beatdown versus the Heavy Bombers last Tuesday.
JRU (4-4) hopes to continue their winning ways against also-ran Erase Xfoliant (2-6), losers of five games in a row which will be handled by new coach Caloy Garcia.
The Rising Suns, who scored a 77-59 rout over sliding Big Chill last Tuesday, have to win their last two games to unseat the Elite in second spot.
Defending champion NLEX has already clinched the first outright semis slot after finishing the elimination round with a 9-1 mark.
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Meanwhile Gloria Steinem, dressed in a sheer brown shirt, spoke on a panel alongside Riffat Hassan, who was wrapped in traditional robes. Steinem shied away from suggesting how exactly Afghan women should proceed in their own country, instead encouraging American women to point out misogynist policies within the U.S. Eleanor Smeal, president of the Feminist Majority Foundation, agreed. The Bush administration "needs to construct a foreign policy as if women mattered," said Smeal.
Smeal's group was the first to identify Taliban atrocities and pressure the U.S. government to remove the regime. Now that this goal is in reach, women are on the threshold of uncharted territory, complete with new challenges. How will a new Afghan government regard womensome of whom may want to wear high heels, while others will continue to wear the burka even when they have a choice? How well can the Northern Alliance, which had the biggest delegation in Bonn, be expected to treat women when it has been responsible for mass rape and forced marriage in the past?
Farida, a mother of two who asked that her last name not be used because she doesn't want to endanger her family in exile, was one of the Afghan women who recently met with Laura Bush. She foresees many practical dilemmas in Afghanistan's future. How will fathers be convinced to let their daughters go to school? How should teachers approach 14-year-old girls who have never been educated?
Even before all this, says Farida, there is an immediate and perhaps more daunting problem: how to get women into the ongoing negotiations about their own future. "The women who suffered a lot want to be able to decide what happens," says Farida. If not, she says, "the woman will be as a server. She will just clean the table, she will not be at the table."
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Unaided minority schools that have been exempted from keeping 25% seats under the Right to Education Act as per a Supreme Court ruling may soon see their protection being challenged.
A recent order by the state child rights commission states that every child has the right to education, referring to a 2012 case where a unaided minority school had denied admission to a kid on the grounds of disability.
However, members of a forum of such schools feel no other body can overrule the order of the apex court.
According to the order by the Maharashtra State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MSCPCR), schools do not promote the interest of a minority community in any manner. Therefore, these institutions cannot get the benefit of Article 29(1) and 30(1) (of the Constitution of India) and thus shall attract the provision of the RTE Act.
S C Kedia, honorary secretary of the unaided school forum, said, "The MSCPCR order won't create any confusion or lead to any debate again on RTE norms. Following the Supreme Court order, it is clear that RTE is not applicable to unaided minority schools. MSCPCR is not any government body to comment on the order passed by the Supreme Court or even can't make any changes in the norms."
Another member of the forum, Rohan Bhatt, principal of Children's Academy School, Malad, said, "There may be a specific reference to a specific school in an order. The MSCPCR may not pass a general statement because it is well not within their jurisdiction to decide."
Acting chairperson of MSCPCR, Ujjwal Uke, said, "Any order which is passed on any specific case, then all other cases of similar category will get affected. Any judicial order passed on any particular case; it is supposed to be applicable to all such similar cases."
In minority unaided schools 50% of seats belongs to a school, while the remaining is kept for open category. In case the school's quota remains unfill, the vacant seats are used to admit students from open category. About 200 schools are members of the unaided school forum.


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On Friday, the Labor Department will release May jobs data, giving economists a better read on the national labor market. But this much they already know: Unemployment is very uneven, with some states still running nearly double-digit unemployment rates and others hitting full employment. The contrast is especially great between booming Iowa and hard-hit Illinois.
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The public response to the appeal on behalf of Eugene Melnyk, owner of the Ottawa Senators hockey team, for a liver donor has been a heart-warming demonstration of generosity. Fortunately, a donor was...
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team will be holding a press conference after the body of Rachel Pernosky, 18, was found.
"He just got all the good genes!" Rachel Pernosky poses with her son in this photo from 2012.
"Be motivated and inspired to live your best life." — From Rachel Pernosky's resolutions: instagram.com
Just arrived at the press conference. Starts in 15 minutes.
The proud mom with her young son.
This map shows the location where Pernosky's body was found, in relation to her hometown of Mission at top left.
Sgt. Jennifer Pound, spokeswoman for the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team, provides the update on the case Wednesday morning.
Rachel Pernosky's body was found down a steep embankment in the 43400-block Old Orchard Road in Chilliwack on March 19. (Tyler Olsen/Chilliwack Times)
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Over the past 3-4
years, I have noticed that college football "experts" continually pick a
Big East team to be in the national championship. I've already seen
several columnists (not on your site) pick WV against USC in the champ
game. I know these are simply preseason picks. Besides the obvious
arguments (somewhat weak conference), why do people keep picking these
teams to be a BCS frontrunner, when neither has yet to reach the title
game? I believe either team could play with anyone in the country, but
they always fall short….usually to weak competition. To get respect
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A: "Somewhat weak conference" compared to what? The SEC, sure, but the
Big East was tremendous last season and should be even better
top-to-bottom this year. As far as earning respect, Louisville had few
problems with Wake Forest in last year's Orange Bowl (scoff at the Demon
Deacons if you will, but they were the ACC champions), and West
Virginia beat Georgia two years ago in the Sugar Bowl. Look at what the
league did in bowl games last year, and it earned its respect. I don't
think West Virginia or Louisville will reach the BCS title game this
year, and it's not because they're not great, but it's because it'll be
next to impossible to get through the Big East unscathed.
Whatever happened to Biletnikoff Award winner Mike Hass out of Oregon
State? (Great hands, just not big or fast enough, I guess) I know he
signed with the Saints and then spent some time on the practice squad
for Chicago. – Steve
A: He was re-signed to the Chicago practice squad this off-season.
Apparently, he catches everything in sight, and the coaches love his
route running and work ethic, but he hasn't been able to break through
and become a real part of the team yet.
There has been many arguments on the message boards between Bama and
LSU fans since Saban was hired at Alabama. One of these arguments is
about the talent level. LSU fans have been saying that they had more
talent when Saban went there than he does at Alabama right now. What say
you? Also, can you compare the overall state of the two programs,
meaning Bama right now and LSU back when Saban arrived? – TT
A: Both fan bases are right in their own way. If you remember, Gerry
DiNardo was a heck of a recruiter who put together some good teams at
LSU that just couldn't get the job done. The knock was that the talent
was in place, but the coach wasn't. While there was certainly talent
when Saban arrived, LSU really started to rock once the recruiting went
through the roof from very good to elite. It's the same thing at
Alabama. The expectations were jacked up way too high after a somewhat
fluky 2005 season when the Tide got every good bounce and break
you could possibly imagine. 2006 was supposed to be a bit of a
rebuilding year, and it was, and now Saban should swoop in and benefit.
He did a good job recruiting in a limited amount of time, and he's
certain to bring in some monster hauls after getting more time to work.
However, and I always emphasize this with Bama fans, Saban had just one
amazing year, and a bunch of good ones. He was never able to get
Michigan State over any kind of hump, he failed as the Miami Dolphin
head coach, and he only had one year at LSU when he lost fewer than
three games. Just because Saban's at Alabama, that doesn't mean Florida,
LSU, Tennessee, Georgia, and Auburn are going to curl up and die. It
just means that Bama has a better chance of getting a turn in the SEC
title rotation at some point.
It seems to me that the WAC and MWC are producing higher draft picks
within the last 5 years. Alex Smith of Utah, John Beck of BYU, David
Carr FSU. Do these kids just get overlooked in High School? Or are those
programs producing them to become NFL-Caliber? The second part of the
question is, who could be the next big draft pick out of the WAC or MWC
in the next few years? Colt Brennan? Ian Johnson? – KC
A: Well, how have Smith and Carr done at the next level? The jury's
still out on Smith, but Carr has been a bust for a number one overall
selection (although I keep saying he's a good quarterback who simply
never, ever, ever had time behind an awful Texan offensive line that was
never upgraded). Some of these "mid-major" stars do get overlooked by
the bigger programs, but more often than not, they were great when they
had the chance to play and develop.
You have to remember what an inexact science the recruiting game is.
Programs are often looking at undeveloped 16 and 17-year-olds when
they're making the pitches, and sometimes kids blossom when they get a
little older. Sometimes they simply get in the right system with the
right coaching, as was the case with Smith and Carr, and now with
Brennan, who'll probably be the hot big draft pick out of the WAC and
Mountain West. TCU defensive end Tommy Blake will also be a hot name
next April.
Has the old benchmark 10-win season lost its luster? If you are a BCS
conference team, you now have to lose at least 4 times to NOT have a 10
win season (counting bowls). This is not including teams that back into
conference championship games. – Dan
A: Just like the 1,000-yard rushing mark in the NFL doesn't have the
same pizzazz it once had, the ten-win campaign, like you mentioned,
isn't quite as amazing considering there are more games. However, it's
still a great goal to shoot for, and you never have to apologize with a
double-digit win season. It's even better over the course of time, and
putting together three, four, ten double-digit win seasons in a row is
amazing no matter how you cut it.
1) Should NFL success or lack thereof affect how a college resume? Is
Emmitt Smith better than Danny Wuerffel because Emmitt was better in the
pros even though he didn't win a Heisman in college?
2) How should individual awards affect "best" debates? Should 'Bama be
punished for no heismans? Should Rex Grossman be penalized because the
committee doesn't like sophomores? – Greg, Gainesville, FL
A: No, no, a thousand times, no; pro production has NOTHING to do with
how good a player was in college. Ask yourself this; knowing what you
know now, and what happened when the two were in college, if you could
have Danny Wuerffel's college career or Peyton Manning's, which one
would you take? Of course you'd take Wuerffel's, and of course you'd
take Manning in an NFL-career draft. Fine, you take Emmitt Smith at
Florida, and I'll take Ron Dayne's career with the all-time rushing
record, the two Rose Bowls and the Heisman. Obviously, you'd take Emmitt
as a pro. Would you take the college career of Charles Rogers or Marques
Colston? You could do this all day long.
To answer your second question, individual awards have to factor into
the "best' debates when you're looking at the overall picture, but more
importantly, you have to look at the college player's career. I've
always said the Crouch-over-Grossman Heisman win was one of the biggest
mistakes in the award's history, but Crouch did actually win the trophy,
therefore making him more of a college football legend than Grossman.
Tommie Frazier and Vince Young never won the Heisman, but you'd have to
put them in the top five (if not top two) among the all-time greatest
college quarterbacks. Individual awards get you in the discussion, and
if you don't have them, you had to be truly special.
So Troy Smith ended up as the last pick in the fifth round of the NFL
draft. Did scouts get it right or wrong? Are they making too much out of
one lousy game against a great defense like Florida's and his 6 foot
height? Is he really a bad QB who did it all with smoke and mirrors and
his surrounding talent or did he just have a major let down after
winning the game of the century against Michigan and winning the
Heisman Trophy? – CE
A: The bad title game didn't help, and he certainly would've gone in the
first 100 picks had he played well and/or if OSU won, but the real
problems came after. There was the lousy loss to the Gators and
he was mediocre in workouts and he was out of shape and he
wasn't nearly the hot commodity he was in November. His biggest asset
was his leadership ability, and he, by his own admittance, hit the
banquet circuit post-Heisman too hard, and didn't seem nearly prepared
enough to face the pumped up Gators.
Is it just me or is there a lack of big name WRs for this upcoming
year? Someone asked me who the top receivers in the draft would be next
year and I was legitimately stumped. Off the top of my head I could
only come up with DeSean Jackson if he comes out and Todd Blythe (not
sure if he even has NFL talent). So who do you think are the Top 5 or
10 receivers in next year's draft including juniors that may or may not
come out early? – JS
A: It isn't you. Michigan's Mario Manningham and LSU's Early Doucet are
the two top NFL prospect names out there, and neither one is a first
round caliber pick (although the scouts love Doucet's speed). I'm not
100% sold on Limas Sweed of Texas as a sure-thing NFL target. Oklahoma's
Malcolm Kelly is coming off a knee injury, Oklahoma State's Adarius
Bowman seems to have it all, but he wasn't consistent last year, and
Marcus Monk of Arkansas is a bit of an X factor because he doesn't play
in a passing offense. DeSean Jackson might be a Ted Ginn-type and rocket
up the draft boards because of his speed, but are NFL types jacked up to
get him? Well, yeah, but he's still not a be-all-end-all number one
receiver prospect. As far as top receivers on a collegiate level,
Vanderbilt's Earl Bennett will probably be a CFN First-Team
All-American. He's a top-flight receiver who doesn't get top-flight
To answer your question, the top pro receivers in the 2008 Draft, in
some order, will probably be (give or take a Davone Bess, D.J. Hall or
Sammie Stroughter): 1) DeSean Jackson, Cal (but the return ability has a
lot to do with that as well), 2) Early Doucet, LSU, 3) Adarius Bowman,
Oklahoma State, 4) Malcolm Kelly, Oklahoma, 5) Mario Manningham,
Michigan, 6) Limas Sweed, Texas, 7) Marcus Monk, Arkansas, 8) Mario
Urrutia, Louisville, 9) Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt, 10) Keenan Burton,
Is it better for teams like
Boise State in the WAC, Houston and Southern Miss in CUSA, and BYU, TCU and
Utah in the MWC to stay in their conferences and try to get into the BCS
games that way, or if the offer comes to join a BCS conference, fight it
out there, and get the guaranteed $$$? At this time, I would say the
teams mentioned above have a better shot getting into the BCS right now
than any of the bottom feeders in the big 6 conferences.
– Cary in Omaha
A: Yeah, it's easier to get into the BCS as is for those teams, but any
program worth its salt would rather play in a BCS league. More money,
bigger games, more exposure, easier recruiting pitch. Of course, Boise
State would need a miracle to win, say, the Pac 10 title, and BYU, TCU
and Utah would certainly need everything to break right in a Wake
Forest-like way to win a league title in a BCS conference, but that's
right now. Five years ago, you'd have never thought Louisville could be
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South Carolina is nice. Nicer even than I thought. I love the trees and the fact that it rains sometimes, and that my house/town wasn't flattened by an F5. DP loves her job and has settled right in. She's already gotten grants and is doing research projects and all kindsa stuff. Now I'm looking for a school library job. I LOVE the public library, but I'm part time, which is barely enough for my expenses, and gives us no way to buy a house or save for college (or indeed fix the car if it were to break down...) So this is a bit of stress right now. I've had five interviews and have another on Monday. Please please please gimme a job soon!!!! Alternately, I'd accept a film deal for my book. Surely that'd be enough to go on with for a month or so .
Ooh, I'd forgotten how fun the smileys are. I'll have to lurk on the ttc board so I can bust out the dancing veggies soon...
Hi Library!--when DS had a stint of biting we ended up plopping him back down on the floor, saying "no bite" and walking away from him. After a moment we'd pick him back up again and remind him "I can't let you bite me, if you bite again I won't be able to hold/play/be with you" It was a very short lived phase...
Escher--we abhored 18-21 months...in our house we've found the half years really hard (18 months-21 months; 23-26 months).
Planet--we have friends who have the kanoe and really liked it for their 3 y/o's naps. But, I saw it hanging up and it takes up tons of space (since they only used it for naps, they had it hanging above their guest bed and would just take it down when they had guests).
AFM--2 kids feels a bit "constant", there is almost always something that needs doing RIGHT NOW! But, DW is feeling much better and able to help parent our 3 y/o--which has restored his sense of equilibrium. The newbie is now 8lb 3oz (2 week appt was today) and 22 inches (up over a pound from his low point weight 14 days ago when he was 6'14). He has officially decided he needs to be touching flesh to sleep (he is currently asleep on my chest). Older DS did not like co-sleeping but this guy clearly does. So far, that's working fine. A meal train was set up for us and I haven't had to cook at all in 10 days...and probably won't need to again for 3 weeks! We're feeling spoiled (and gosh, our neighbors and friends are great cooks!)
The rainy weather here has meant less time outside...and it's supposed to be pretty crappy out all week (we are all tired of the 60s and rain). We are having professional family photos done on Saturday, so we are hoping for good weather (and our neighborhood festival is Friday night and Saturday--so good weather would be nice for those too!).
Two moms and two boys enjoying the truth that love always wins!!!
Library ...
I love you. You know that.
hitting/biting ...
Redirect, redirect, redirect!
This is when you need to be right at your child's side if they're at risk for hurting someone else.
I don't like this phase because it means I have to be super vigilant instead of chatting with other parents or reading a book while H plays in the park or wherever. It doesn't last long though, thankfully. We're at the tail end of it now with H -- I hope -- after a month or so of interventions on a steadily dwindling basis. At least I hope it's the tail end. He definitely knows what the right choice is now, but being that I think kids gain about ten percent of impulse control per year of life, he'll be making questionable decisions for a while.
This is when I keep an eye out for the clues that lead to him hitting ... besides the obvious hand-raised-aimed-at-kid stance.
I watch for failed negotiations around toys and space, I mind his levels of fatigue and hunger, I remove him from social settings when I know he's overwhelmed or not able to mingle.
And I play up the positive with far more enthusiasm than anyone on any episode of Glee, ever.
If he does hit or push, I give all my attention to the victim and completely ignore H altogether except to say calmly and firmly, "Hands are for gentle touch," or "Feet are for walking."
When the moment has passed, I go through the motions of reminding him what hands and feet are for in a super happy-clappy way:
"Hands are for gentle touch." And I touch his cheek gently.
"Hands are for high-fives!" We high-five.
"Hands are for clapping!" Etc, etc. You get the picture.
This is a great opportunity to growl at your children. It's better than exhausting the word "no" at every wobbly turn. We growl a lot.
Library Lady, thanks for the book recommendation! I'm a 7th grade LA teacher and am always looking for good YA books to add to our classroom library! Especially books with strong, non-stereotypical queer characters. I just put it on hold at the library to check out. Have you read "I am J" by Cris Beam? I LOVE that book, though my students have shared with me that it would be better for high school (sigh).
I do exactly this too. DD didn't really go through a hitting/kicking phase in any memorable way (except with me *sigh*) but when she has done it I do the above.
I wonder if people will admit to that on this board! But of course people do it unconsciously to some degree. I am worried about what happens when the LO goes to school and learns those behaviors and attitudes from other kids (I am not into homeschooling).
... due in late June.
Library--hi! Only a month before we get to go and frolic in bookland! I've got the friday reserved to go, but if you need it to be a different day let me know and I'll see what I can do. Can't wait to actually meet you in person! How is the job search going? I finally got around to putting in for some of the open positions at my job. What I'm doing is fine, but I kind of miss being in a branch, and 5 years in a closed department is starting to feel like long enough.
Tavi--sorry to hear about the kidney stone--that sounds awful. Are you feeling better?
Escher--ugh. Sorry he turned on you so quickly! Edie's started throwing baby tantrums whenever we interfere with her autonomy (which is pretty much all the time). Annoying, but still managing to hover on the edge of cute, for the moment.
Wishin--we're supposed to do family photos on saturday, too. And it's supposed to be awful out.
Starling--growling is something I'll have to add. I already don't like how often I'm saying no, even though I try to limit it to electrical outlets and the stove...
She's here!
And so are the boys!
To be fair, all my kids are expected to hold the door for people but I usually have my own language under control enough to say "for people" instead of "ladies."
Haha, also to be fair, we live in the Midwest and this is a huge expectation for boys and men. Preschoolers regularly run to hold the door for me.
When appropriate, I remind my oldest son that its expected of him. I don't remind my daughter, but I'm not sure if that's because it's not a social expectation for her or if it's because she usually pays attention and remembers to hold the door for others, where her brother kind of lives in la la land.
She's here!
And so are the boys!
Seraf--nothing like his brother--same donor, but apparently all the donor's genes (except for the blondish hair) are recessive ;)
And, the big boy is liking him a bit more, now that he's realized the parenting resource has actually INCREASED since we are both home!
Two moms and two boys enjoying the truth that love always wins!!!
Note to those with younger babies/toddlers: 19 months is a fun age after all (and I continue to believe that it just keeps getting better and better). It was just a bad week last week.
ETA--Escher--thanks for the clarification! As you'll read below, I could use some reassurance...
Funny story—I guess DP and I did well in choosing a donor that looked like her. My coworker stopped by and was looking at the calendar we made of Edie last fall. Out of nowhere he was like, 'ok, this is maybe totally inappropriate, but did you guys use a sperm bank?' It took me a minute to follow the nonsequitur, but apparently he just thought she looked so much like DP that he was wondering if we'd used a relative as a donor.
Question for parents who know more than me (ie: all of you): what do you do about baby tantrums? Things in our house have gone from cute 10-second bursts of fury to prolonged kicking and bucking and screaming until she gets her way (or, often, doesn't, but then they go on longer). What to do with the preverbal set? It wouldn't really help if she could talk, because the things she's asking for (knives, full glasses of ice water, cell phones) aren't things we'd give her even if she could ask politely.
She's here!
And so are the boys!
Hold your ground!
Distraction is awesome, and works for us nearly all the time, but when that doesn't work, the very best message to give your kid (in my opinion) is that A is not happening, and whatever hard feelings that might arise out of that are totally okay. And then they learn that the tantrum serves no purpose except for them to feel feelings, and that it doesn't change the outcome that you have thoughtfully and respectfully decided beforehand.
Gordon Neufeld is very big on the idea that so many kids aren't allowed to experience loss and move from mad to sad.
I think being able to just 'be' through disappointment is so key to kids developing resilience and for understanding their role in the family.
You aren't the gatekeeper, rather, you're the one wo knows better, and can help your child experience the full range of emotions related to disappointment/frustration.
If you do the work now, you can hopefully enjoy the future times when your child will ask for A, and then if it's not possible, watch your child adapt.
The key being to say yes whenever earthly possible!
Yes, you can walk but you must hold my hand when we cross the street.
Yes, you can have that cookie, because who says it needs to be for after the meal?
Yes, you can wear your pyjamas/cape/dressy shoes/wig/dirty shirt to wherever, because why not?
Yes, you can help me do _____ because I've wisely left plenty of time.
And so on.
Good luck!
Starling--I always appreciate your parenting thoughts!
Prettyisa--I can't remember how old E is, but we did a lot of "that's a no, let's find a yes" (prior to age 18 months) and then physical removal if it was a safety issue. In addition, we'll say things, "I understand you want "x" and you are very mad/sad/frustrated, since "x" can't happen, let's figure out what can..."
Seraf--our donor doesn't have a baby photo, I wish he did! Because I love our boys so much, I feel an overwhelming sense of maternal fondness for our WTBK sperm bank donor--and I am so grateful for the decision he made to be a donor (he was a little more than 10 years my junior when he donated...hence the maternal fondness :) . It will be interesting to see what our little ends up looking like--our big boy is striking, and tends to inspire lots of curiousity about our donor.
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starling - thanks for your parenting advice! :) i appreciate it.
She's here!
And so are the boys!
And then they learn that the tantrum serves no purpose except for them to feel feelings, and that it doesn't change the outcome that you have thoughtfully and respectfully decided beforehand.
Gordon Neufeld is very big on the idea that so many kids aren't allowed to experience loss and move from mad to sad.
I think being able to just 'be' through disappointment is so key to kids developing resilience and for understanding their role in the family.
Are kids not allowed to experience disappointment?
Also, I've noticed that my boys tantrums right now don't seem to be, "I think screaming will change the course of events" as much as, "I'm upset!" They cry if I put their clothes on or take them off. They cry if the dogs next door are inside instead of outside.
I'm all for letting my kids freak out if need be.
As for changing the course of events, one minute H might want his hat on as badly as he doesn't want it on the next. He might invest in a tantrum for either outcome, but he definitely has a desired outcome, no matter how fickle or fleeting.
Our issue is rarely tantrums (we average one major one a week--totally doable) We have mostly gotten through the "yucky voice" and DS (3) does not (as of yet and hopefully never) bite or hit.
Our struggle right now is the testing--oy, the testing.
"that okay mama?" as he mushes his peas on his plate "yes, that's fine." Then, "that okay mama?" as he puts the mushed peas in his milk, "as long as you're going to eat/drink that" (sometimes he does and declares it "yum"). Then "that okay mama?" as he pours the peas/milk onto the table.
We are trying hard to be non-reactive, and ignoring loads of stuff that we normally wouldn't. But, that seems to escalate things. He clearly wants attention (which he gets PLENTY of)...and we are riding this phase because we totally get that it's about having a new baby in the house.
BUT the sleep.
Sh*t, he's suddenly gone from sleeping a solid 12 hours to waking up multiple times a night OR waking up and babbling loudly for hours.
Bribes have worked (but I don't like them), we tried a star chart last night and he got up 3 times and then woke for the day at 5 am. I'm trying to impress upon him that the natural consequence of waking up the household in the night is that we will be cranky and unable to have fun (and that he will be too tired to have fun)--but I'm not sure that's working because it's a bit abstract.
Thoughts? I DO suspect this is a phase--but we will be traveling a bunch in the next couple of months and I don't want the travel to cement the multiple wake-ups/sleeping in the same room as us (which, note the babbling, is not an option--but we aren't going to pay for a two bedroom suite). Help?!
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v ab n Edie is helping me respond. SHE doesjrn't have any advice, either, but since she's up at 5:30 rarin to go these days, my guess is that we'll be int your shoes soon!
She's here!
And so are the boys!
I feel like DD (7) had an increase in wake ups after S2s birth but that was short lived. I don't remember what we did differently. She has a handheld nightlight so she can go to the bathroom or get water on her own. She still wakes up once or twice some nights, but we don't get woken unless she's sick or has a bad dream.
Our oldest has had a harder time falling asleep on an off since the same time. I think it's partly because they go to bed later at their other house and partly because he's a bit anxious. He reads in bed after bedtime and occasionally stresses about the fact that he can't fall asleep. I usually have him eat a carb and he falls asleep after that or climbs out of bed every 5 minutes to report that he hasn't fallen asleep yet lol.
So maybe those are my suggestions? Opportunity for independence at night and carb rich bedtime snack? My kids are a lot older, so the issues are probably different.
Hi Wishin ...
Is your DS still napping? If so, kibosh that pronto.
If he's not napping, here are some questions:
1. What time does he wake up?
2. What time does he go to bed?
3. Does he wear a pull-up or dipe to bed or can he hold it?
4. Does he go to bed at the same time every night?
5. Do you have a bedtime routine?
6. Does he get a lot of exercise during the day?
7. Does it make any difference if his room is dark or not?
8. Any food reactions possible? Refined sugar? Food colouring hidden somewhere in his evening snack?
9. When he wakes in the night, do you turn lights on?
10. Where does he sleep?
11. Does he sleep by himself?
12. What's the temperature like in his room?
13. Have you tried Nature's Calm, or Rescue Remedy Sleep, or camomile tea or the like?
I could go on. Answers to those will give me a better idea ... we have had so many sleep issues (like any parent), I'd be happy to chime in.
I LOVE the question list!
Hi Wishin ...
Is your DS still napping? If so, kibosh that pronto. He hasn't napped in about a year, unless he's been sick.
If he's not napping, here are some questions:
1. What time does he wake up?
Anytime between 5:30am and 7:30am (6:30-7 is ideal)
2. What time does he go to bed?
Between 6:30pm and 7pm
3. Does he wear a pull-up or dipe to bed or can he hold it?
He can hold it
4. Does he go to bed at the same time every night?
5. Do you have a bedtime routine?
Three books, prayers, two songs
6. Does he get a lot of exercise during the day?
7. Does it make any difference if his room is dark or not?
YES! We have aluminum foil behind the black out curtains
8. Any food reactions possible? Refined sugar? Food colouring hidden somewhere in his evening snack?
We've had more ice cream lately...maybe 3 times a week. I'm going to stop allowing chocolate (he gets maybe a piece every other day). We are fairly strict about no food coloring. He is allowed a cookie/treat at after church coffee hour (or if I make them, which is rarely)
9. When he wakes in the night, do you turn lights on?
Lights stay off
10. Where does he sleep?
In his bed, in his room.
11. Does he sleep by himself?
Yes, he's the world's lousiest co-sleeper (we've offered it as an option several times over the past 3 years, it never goes well).
12. What's the temperature like in his room?
68-70 degrees
13. Have you tried Nature's Calm, or Rescue Remedy Sleep, or camomile tea or the like?
Have not tried these...but I think we're going to get some Rescue Remedy
I could go on. Answers to those will give me a better idea ... we have had so many sleep issues (like any parent), I'd be happy to chime in.
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BALTIMORE — Perhaps it was the bye-week blues.
Or maybe it was nothing more than odds catching up to an undefeated team in a long NFL season. As Broncos safety Brian Dawkins, the last man out of the losing team's locker room, pointed out on his way to the team bus Sunday, only the 1972 Miami Dolphins won them all.
The Broncos also suffered a game-ending toe injury to offensive tackle Ryan Harris early in the second quarter. That hurt. A two-hour time difference forward on a day when the nation fell an hour back had to have confused the human condition.
What else? For the first time this season, the Broncos were in position to make excuses.
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They lost — and lost big — to the Baltimore Ravens 30-7 on a mostly gloomy Sunday afternoon at M&T Bank Stadium.
Excuses are normally used by losers, and to the Broncos' credit, they passed on their first chance this season to make them.
"Anytime you have a game like this, it forces you to look in the mirror and really tell yourself where you're at, individually and as a team," Broncos coach Josh McDaniels said. "You can find out just as much about one another and your team and your staff through the adversity of a loss as you can through six (consecutive) wins."
The defeat dropped the Broncos to 6-1, with the defending Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers rested, ready and up next on the schedule.
The Broncos had been the surprise of the NFL when they beat Dallas, New England and San Diego in consecutive games to take a 6-0 record into their bye week. Meanwhile, the Ravens took three consecutive losses into their similarly timed bye.
As byes go, give desperation the edge against confidence.
"They didn't have any bye-week blues," McDaniels said.
Winning is always best, but perhaps a dose of humility isn't all bad for the Broncos. That they made it through the months of September and October without a defeat was a notable accomplishment. That they lost on the first day of November served as a reminder to what McDaniels has been saying all along — the Broncos haven't accomplished anything yet.
At least now when McDaniels sends the message to his players during their weekly meetings that they need to get better, he has some tangible proof.
"Really not a good day for us. A good day for them," Broncos quarterback Kyle Orton said.
The whipping started with the first play of the game and intensified on the first play of the second half.
On the first play of the game, Orton dropped back in the shotgun and took a blindside wallop from Ravens linebacker Jarret Johnson.
"Anytime you get an 8-yard loss on the first play of the game, it gets the crowd into it big time," Johnson said.
"We missed a protection," McDaniels said. "That happened a few times. Our protection in general was not as good as it's been so far this year."
Although the Broncos' top-ranked defense held up until the fourth quarter, their offense was at best conservative — and at worse, inept.
The Ravens supposedly were vulnerable in their secondary, but at the two-minute warning of the fourth quarter, Orton had only 90 passing yards on 17 completions.
"They played the safeties pretty deep," Orton said. "We're always looking for ways to take our shots, but they were playing the safety pretty deep. We tried to work inside on the linebackers and didn't have much success doing that. We tried to throw outside, and we didn't have much success doing that."
It was 6-0 Ravens at halftime, and 13-0 Ravens after the second-half kickoff. Lardarius Webb went 95 yards on the return for a quick touchdown, exploding through a gap untouched.
So much for the second-half dominance that keyed the Broncos' 6-0 start.
"We understood they were a second-half team," said Ravens receiver Derrick Mason, whose 20-yard touchdown catch early in the fourth quarter eliminated all doubt about the outcome. "In all their games, they were lights out in the second half. So we wanted to make sure we came out in the second half with all guns firing. And it started off with Webby's kickoff return, and it kind of snowballed after that."
As the momentum rolled, the Broncos became undefeated no more.
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Key moment
It took only seconds for the Ravens to turn a slim, 6-0 halftime lead to a 13-0 advantage when Lardarius Webb took the second-half kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown.
Key stat 11-of-18 The Ravens converted 61 percent of their third-down plays, combating what had been a strength of the Broncos' defense. Before Sunday, Denver had been allowing conversions on only 26.9 percent of third downs, best in the league.
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Fan favorite Spencer Larsen made his 2009 debut after missing the first six games with a shoulder injury. He played only on special teams but made two tackles — including one major hit — to tie for the team lead Sunday.
Advancing 1 yard easier
Short-yardage improvement:
The Broncos were able to rush for first downs (or a score) on 4-of-4 tries with 1 yard to go. The team's only touchdown Sunday came on a run by Knowshon Moreno on first down at the Ravens' 1-yard line.
Slowing Rice:
Denver's defense held Ravens running back Ray Rice to 84 yards on 23 carries. The Broncos have yet to allow a 100-yard rusher this season.
Polumbus' performance:
Offensive lineman Tyler Polumbus, a Cherry Creek and CU product, played well at right tackle for three quarters after replacing Ryan Harris, who left the game with a toe injury.
Pointless proposition
Slow start:
Among the Broncos' goals for their bye week was finding a way to start fast. It didn't happen again Sunday, with the team shut out during the first half. The Broncos have been outscored 39-24 in the first quarter this season.
Kickoff return for TD:
The second special- teams score allowed in two games.
Moreno fumble:
Rookie tailback Know- shon Moreno took a huge hit from Ravens star Ed Reed and fumbled the ball in the first quarter. It was Moreno's third lost fumble this season.
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Denver rushed for only 66 yards. And 62 of Kyle Orton's 152 passing yards came on the Broncos' last possession of the game, when they were down by 23 points.
Give up 292 yards most weeks and you will do just fine, but the Ravens controlled the tempo and rushed for 90 yards after halftime to turn a 13-7 game into a blowout.
Special teams
Denver surrendered a 95-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. And in Mitch Berger's first game with the Broncos, the CU product had punts of 37, 30, 33 and 31 yards from his territory.
For the first time this season, the Broncos were not the best-prepared team on the field and the second half belonged to somebody else.
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KANCHEEPURAM: Four persons were killed and 29 others sustained injuries in a road accident involving a bus and light commercial vehicle on Chennai-Bangalore National Highway on Thursday.
According to police, the accident occurred when the State Transport Corporation bus proceeding towards Chennai from Salem rammed into the vehicle laden with empty industrial gas cylinders near Ponniammanpattarai village junction. The driver had halted the vehicle to pick up 25 persons who were proceeding to Sriperumpudur for some contract work at an industrial unit. The deceased were identified as Subramani (25) and Sekar (33), both from Ponniammanpattari, Prema (35) of Manthangal and Selvi (42) of Sirunai village. Of the 29 injured, 13 were referred to Government General Hospital, Chennai, police said. Staff Reporter
Rs.24.85 lakh seized from air passenger
CHENNAI: The Air Intelligence Unit officials of the Income Tax (Investigation Wing) seized Rs.24.85 lakh from a passenger who arrived here on Monday by an Air Deccan flight from Coimbatore.
According to official sources, the passenger did not provide proper explanation for the source of the money. The denomination of the seized currency were of Rs.1000 and Rs.500. Preliminary enquiries by the IT Department officials revealed that the passenger appeared to be a "carrier" operating from Coimbatore. The name of the passenger was given as S. Muthukaruppan, who had come to Chennai and was on his way to purchase a property in Kancheepuram. Special Correspondent
Sri Lankan national arrested
CHENNAI: A 26-year-old Sri Lankan national was arrested at the Anna international airport in Chennai on Wednesday.
Airport police said D. Cancious Nidarsan Joseph (26), who was studying in the UK, wanted to visit his parents in Sri Lanka before leaving for Canada. Mr. Joseph landed in Chennai and was about to board a flight to Sri Lanka. The immigration authorities conducted a check and found the Canadian visa was fake. He was then handed over to the airport police who arrested and remanded him to custody.
On Monday last, Bhupindher Singh (27) from Patiala was handed over to the airport police by the immigration authorities after he was found carrying a fake Canadian visa. Bhupindher Singh was about to board a Lufthansa flight. The Airport police remanded him to custody. Staff Reporter
Plea to Government
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Government Employees Association (TNGEA) on Thursday urged the Government to provide Dearness Allowance (DA) to employees of the Khadi and Village Industries Board (KVIB) on a par with government employees.
TNGEA general secretary R. Muthusundaram said in a statement here that the KVIB employees had been provided with DA which was 15 per cent lesser than that of the government employees. There had been delayed disbursement of loans from the General Provident Fund (GPF) to the KVIB employees on the ground of paucity of funds, he added. Special Correspondent
Farmer hacked to death
NAMAKKAL: A farmer was hacked to death at Mallasamudram on Wednesday.
Police said Palaniyappa Goundar (70) of Karummanur Goundampalayam was working in the field when an unidentified person murdered him. Police registered a case.
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SALEM: Gnanasekar (25), an autorickshaw driver drowned in Erumapalayam lake here on Wednesday. He was taking bath when the incident took place. Neighbours rescued the body. Police registered a case. - Staff Reporter
Student injured
NAMAKKAL: A student of Government Arts College sustained injuries when a State Transport Corporation town bus hit him here on Thursday. The student, Kaviyarasu, was admitted to the Namakkal Government Hospital. Following this incident, a few persons throw stones and broke the windscreens of the bus. - Staff Reporter
Killed in accident
NAMAKKAL: A one-and half-year-old child was fatally knocked down by a motorcycle in Paramathi Velur on Wednesday.
The child, Maha Vishnu, was playing on the roadside, when the accident took place. Police registered a case.
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Life term for murder
Tuticorin: A judicial magistrate court here on Thursday sentenced P Sornapandi (23) to life imprisonment for murdering his half-brother P. Murugan at Srivaikundam.
The accused committed the crime on November 1, 2005, owing to personal dispute.
Mata in Kanyakumari
Nagercoil: Discourse, bhajan, meditation and individual dharsan marked the visit of Mata Amritanandamayi Devi at Pazathottam near Kanyakumari on Thursday. She addressed a public meeting at Pazathottam.
A large number of people from different parts of the district and Kerala were seen in long queue to get the blessing from the Amma.
Seminar classes
Madurai: The Directorate of Distance Education of Madurai Kamaraj University will conduct contact seminar classes for postgraduate first year and M. Phil. courses on February 10 and 11.
According to a press release from the Director, S. Vadivelu, the classes for first year postgraduate course and M. Phil. batch II will be held at Mannar Thirumalai Naicker College, Madurai, and M.Phil. course at Nadar Saraswathi Primary School, Theni, and Coronation Girls Higher Secondary School, Sivakasi.
Bomb hurled at Sub-Inspector
Tirunelveli: The police have arrested Rajkumar (27) for allegedly throwing a country bomb at a police official here on Thursday.
According to police sources, he threw a bomb at Sub-Inspector Anbu Prakash while he was standing at Palayamkottai and subsequently attacked the official with deadly weapons.
The official escaped unhurt, sources said.
Power shutdown in Nagercoil
Nagercoil: Power supply will remain suspended in the following areas from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. here on Friday owing to maintenance work to be carried out at Nagercoil sub-station: Paithumal Nagar, Vellatichivilai, Elankadai, Meeran Nagar, Vedanagar and Keelacharalvilai.
Seven Sri Lankan refugees arrive
PUDUKOTTAI: Seven Sri Lankan refugees, including a woman, who arrived at a coastal village in the district on Thursday morning, were later sent to the Mandapam camp.
Official sources said that the refugees were from Jaffna. They were S. Subbuthayi (63), her son S. Aingarai Rooban (31), T. Mohana Lakshmanan (22), Y. Naresh (32), N. Navaneetham (27), K. Ramesh (24) and T. Nagaraj Sekar (37).
The refugees, who landed at Gopalapattinam, informed the police that they left the Island-nation in the wake of growing ethnic problem.
SASTRA professor receives award
THANJAVUR: K.Thenmozhi, Assistant Professor, Shanmugha Arts Science Technology and Research Academy (SASTRA) University here has been awarded the EDI award for her significant contribution in the field of Science and Technology of Radio and TV broadcasting by the Broadcast Engineering Society of India.
The award was presented by David Astley, secretary general, Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union, Malaysia, at the inauguration of the 13th International conference and exhibition on terrestrial and satellite transmission held at New Delhi on February 1.
Phone-in programme
TIRUCHI: All India Radio has arranged for a phone-in programme, `Makkal Medai,' to enable the public and traders to clarify their doubts on commercial tax and value-added tax.
The programme will be broadcast on February 12 at 9.16 p.m. in the main channel during which time the Deputy Commissioner, Commercial Tax, Tiruchi Division, E. Rathinasamy, will answer queries.
The public could call phone number (0431) 2416888 when the programme is broadcast.
Mettur level
TIRUCHI: The level in the Mettur dam stood at 83.90 feet against its full level of 120 feet on Thursday. The inflow was 231 cusecs and the discharge from the dam was 2,000 cusecs. Staff Reporter


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Since arriving in Kuala Lumpur on March 13, to assist ABC News in its coverage of this unusual story, I have been repeatedly startled that so many Malaysians personalize this event. I am told that Malaysia is not just an airline, it is part of the national identity.
Malayan Airways Limited in 1937 the air travel business was a stop and go effort here, with wars and occupations interrupting the development of an air transport network in the forties and the exit of Singapore from the Malaysian Federation in the sixties. The airline was called Malaysia Singapore Airlines until the city state of Singapore opted to go it alone, taking its name along with the international routes and creating Singapore Airlines.
The folks who shared this history with me confirmed what I suspected, that the loss of the lucrative long haul routes hobbled Malaysia Airlines, leaving it with the more labor intensive and lower profit domestic and regional destinations. Nevertheless, it grew and grew, this time with economic interruptions. The most current is the real threat posed by the low cost carriers, Malindo, Air Asia and Air Asia X.
Judging from my experiences at the packed and bustling LCC side of Kuala Lumpur Airport, Malaysians aren't necessarily brand loyal and neither are the tourists just passing through this paradise. Like air travelers everywhere, ticket price is powerful motivator. The anybody can fly-touting carriers have all the attraction of a new, fun boyfriend. Malaysia Airlines is the rock-steady-daddy - okay maybe often boring - but always with a place reserved in the heart.
This, and the fact that everyone here knows at least someone (and usually many someones) working at Malaysia Airlines accounts for the very public outpouring of sympathy and support for the troubles it now faces.
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This morning, I interviewed Masnoor Ramli Mahmud, a Malaysian painter and photographer who is working on a one-man show from his round the world flight in a Pilatus. (About which, more later). The exhibition was planned long before Flight 370 went missing but there's a image of a plane, a man and a mystery that Masnoor wants to add to the show, though it is still just an idea in his mind.
Masnoor works on the idea for the MH 370 painting
Mostly they want to shake their heads with me, befuddled like the rest of the world. Unlike everyone else, this is not distant curiosity. Malaysians are both on the scene of the drama and participants in it. It it as personal as if it had happened within the family, because it truly has.
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Attracting boys to ballet still a challenge
But attitudes may be changing
In the U.S., ballet training also requires significant parental commitment and investment. Most instruction here is offered privately and outside of regular school hours. Parents have to schlep their kids to classes and pay fees that — for a serious student taking daily classes in San Diego — may top $4000 a year.
Compare that to Tchernychev's experience in Russia. Selected at age 10 for ballet training, he attended a publicly financed school where academic and ballet classes took place on one campus.
For boys, the toughest hurdle may be getting over Americans' hangups about men in tights.
Kulish, who started training at age 5, says, "My mom actually had me say I was going to baseball practice instead of ballet."
Javier Velasco, co-director of San Diego Ballet, puts it bluntly. "I'm going to use the G-word. In America, for a little boy to show an interest in dancing and ballet. Kids and parents are going to look at him and think 'gay.' "
Velasco also sees ballet as a mother-daughter tradition: The mom took ballet as a girl, and now she's bringing her daughter to class.
There are at least a few promising signs that Americans' attitudes may be shifting, Houk says. "An aspect of male dancing that's so exciting in our culture right now, with 'So You Think You Can Dance,' I think it's brought athleticism to the fore. Culturally, we've hit a better place than when I was younger."
Among Houk's male students, the four Tilton brothers stand out. Rex Tilton now dances with Ballet West in Salt Lake City, and Ray and Ron are a trainee and upper-division student, respectively, at San Francisco Ballet. Eldest brother Roy, a student at Palomar College, will be dancing the Rat King in Houk's "Nutcracker" this year.
Adding to the growing "coolness" of dance in popular culture, there's the Broadway success of "Billy Elliot," celebrating a boy's determination to study ballet.
Kulish says, "Sometimes when I come out of the show, there's moms with 5-year-old kids saying, 'My son didn't want to dance until he saw the show.'" Kulish, one of the three boys who originated the role of Billy on Broadway, was with the show until last month.
Unlike Billy Elliot, Kulish has a supportive family, but he identifies with Billy's determination. "I don't let anything stop me."
That might be the motto for quite a few male dancers.
Burciaga, who did a brief stint selling home alarm systems door to door, made a decision "never to do any work that wasn't related to the arts, from dancing in the show, to setting up the show, loading trucks, sewing, to sweeping and mopping the floors, changing the light bulbs in the studios."
Trystan Loucado, of San Diego Ballet, didn't start dancing until five years ago, at 19. "I've been so hungry over these last years — saying somebody show me how to do this, show me how to do that," he says. "The more hungry you are, the more you get fed."
For Gil, who rejoined City Ballet last year, following a yearlong fight to recover from a torn ACL ligament, "I'm just so happy every single day because I'm still dancing."
Janice Steinberg is a San Diego dance writer.


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