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"2001" author Arthur C. Clarke brought us some frightening visions of the future that have yet to come to pass. But he also nailed an awful lot about 21st-century life.
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Burn outs from Atlanta Drag Strip in Commerce, GA. Special thanks to ORSCA & Johnny Fenn
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2003 Mercury Marauder Trilogy SC vs worked Mustang GT @ SSHS6 - 11/06 Atlanta Dragway, Commerce, GA. Note: Great MM burn-out!!!
ACDelco Cobalt racer Kurt Johnson takes part in a ceremony marking the 600th NHRA Pro Stock race and honoring recent Hall of Fame inductee Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins at Atlanta Dragway. KJ is joined by fellow racers Jim Yates and Greg Anderson. Taped on April 26 at Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, GA.
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TALLADEGA, Ala., April 25, 2008 - NHRA Drag Racing great Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame on April 24. At Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Ga., the following day, Jenkins, along with Pro Stock racing greats Jim Yates, Kurt Johnson and Greg Anderson were recognized for their milestone wins in the category.
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Keith Neal 10.5 Outlaw Mustang Cobra SVT does a burnout at Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, GA.
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Reports reaching this paper suggest that personnel of the Arm Forces of Liberia (AFL) have begun leaving their assigned border posts on grounds that they were abandoned by authorities at the Ministry of Defense (MOD).
The areas affected by the soldiers action includes Zleh, Toe's, Kunoboh and Cavalla towns border crossing points in Grand Gedeh and Maryland counties respectively.
According to the report, besides an initial US$17 given each soldier prior to their departure from Monrovia, the soldiers are yet to get monthly per-diem.
"Besides our US$180 monthly salary, Defense Ministry is yet to provide our basic needs. No per-diem, no logistics, no food, no toiletries. We are still using one set of uniform and a pair of boots since June this year," an AFL soldier who spoke on unanimity alleged.
In June this year, the Liberian government dispatched soldiers to the border areas to protect the borders from unknown armed men who killed several United Nations (UN) peacekeepers along the Liberia-Cote D'Ivoire border.
contacted via mobile phone in Monrovia yesterday, the Assistant Minister for Public Affairs at MOD Daniel Dahn denied the report, noting "all our men assigned at the various border points are still accounted for."
Minister Dahn asserted that the ministry is routinely supplying the soldiers with their basic needs so as to help them appropriately execute their functions, as prescribed under the Liberian constitution.


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Prachi, who was in the BJP headquarters on Wednesday, said that there is a threat to her life.
Som was accused by the Uttar Pradesh police of uploading a video, which reportedly sparked communal tension in Muzaffarnagar.
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BJP agitators reportedly sat on the tracks and disrupted rail services. They also resorted to stone-pelting there.
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Bic Sells 2 different sets of color in the 4-colored-pen format alone, Totaling 8 Basic colors. I've seen Cheep, Low Quality pens that have 10-colors each. So a special set of individual mid to high quality pens with that match or exceed that range are sure to exist.
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President attended Democratic Party fundraiser at Jacobs home
San Diego President Barack Obama visited San Diego Thursday to raise money for Democratic congressional candidates and created a sensation across the city that only a president can.
From protests to traffic jams to people standing on top of cars to snap photos of the motorcade, Obama's presence was hard to miss during a three-hour trip that included a lunchtime fundraiser in La Jolla.
Nearly 100 people, including San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, greeted the president when Air Force One landed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar just before noon under mostly sunny skies.
The motorcade then traveled about 10 miles to La Jolla, with California Highway Patrol officers blocking traffic at multiple onramps to state Route 163, state Route 52 and Interstate 5 to allow the nine-care motorcade to zip by at speeds that often exceeded 90 mph.
In La Jolla, hundreds of protestors lined Torrey Pines Road and nearby streets, waving signs lobbying the president on energy, the environment, trade and terrorism.
At the fundraiser, which took place at the sprawling clifftop home of Qualcomm co-founder Irwin Jacobs, the president delivered a 15-minute speech to nearly 70 donors who paid between $10,000 and $16,000 to attend.
Obama said it was crucial for Democrats to take back the House of Representatives from Republicans in the election this fall and maintain control of the Senate.
"We're not going to be able to go where we want to go and can go and should go unless I've got a Congress that's willing to work with me," he said.
The president said he hopes to increase the federal minimum wage and pass immigration reform before he leaves office in 2016.
Obama singled out the re-election bid of first-term Rep. Scott Peters, a local Democrat, as vital. Peters is in one of the nation's most competitive congressional races against former San Diego City Councilman Carl DeMaio, a Republican.
Peters didn't attend the fundraiser, but his wife, Lynn Gorguze, was there.
"Scott's an example of the kind of people we want in Washington," Obama said, praising Peters as someone focused on improving the lives of the middle class. "He's in a tough district, and that's the reason we are here today, to make sure all of you understand the urgency."
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In doubles play, No. 13-ranked Luke Shields and Clancy Shields downed Zach Ganger and Miron Mann 8-5 in the No. 1 doubles spot. At the No. 2 doubles position Paul Koenke and Eric Roberson topped Wes Hancock and Timmy Allin, 9-8. In the No. 3 match Blake Boswell and Steve Robertson fought off the Utes' John Taylor and Othman Zerouali-Ouariti with the same score, 9-8.
In singles play, No. 79 Luke Shields fought off a third set with Ganger, winning 6-3, 7-5 in the No. 1 spot. At No. 2 doubles, No. 60 Clancy Shields defeated Zerouali-Ouariti, 7-5, 6-2 while Brent Werbeck downed Mann, 6-4, 6-2 in the No. 3 spot.
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Former President George W. Bush canceled a planned appearance at a Keren Hayesod fundraiser in Geneva because of planned protests.
Bush was to be the featured speaker at a Feb. 12 dinner for the group, the daily Le Tribune de Geneve reported on Feb. 5.
Keren Hayesod, also known as the United Israel Appeal, said reports that some groups planned to call for Bush's arrest as a war criminal were not a factor; Switzerland had promised him immunity.
"We didn't want to put people and property in Geneva at risk," Robert Equey, the group's lawyer, told Le Tribune de Geneve.
Bush reportedly charges $150,000 to speak. Past Keren Hayesod Geneva speakers have included Bill Clinton, Al Gore and Rudolph Giuliani.
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Proposed coal plant threatens Critically Endangered Philippine cockatooJeremy Hance
April 02, 2013
Biggest threat to the Philippine cockatoo
Philippine cockatoos. Photo courtesy of Katala Foundation.
The population of Philippine cockatoos on Rasa Island is booming. With the help of conservationists the population has gone from 25 individuals in 1998 to 250 today, representing a quarter of the world's total population (approximately 1,000 birds). More importantly, it is the only population that appears to be thriving. But conservationists say a 15-megawatt coal power plant by DMCI Power Corporation could change all this.
"The proposed power plant has the potential to advance as the single-most [important threat to] the survival of the critically endangered species as a whole," reads a position paper on the proposal by the Katala Foundation; Katala is the local name for the Philippine cockatoo.
The uninhabited Rasa Island Wildlife Sanctuary is a treasure trove of rare wildlife. Photo by: Peter Widmann.
Conservationists warn that the construction of the coal plant would lead to higher mortality rates for Philippine cockatoos due to collisions and electrocutions on power lines. Other birds, and even large flying foxes, are also expected to be impacted.
"Even more worrying is that the power plant would disrupt the flight path of the cockatoos from the mainland back to the island," Peter Widmann the Vice President of the Katala Foundation told mongabay.com. Infrastructure and power lines would cut-off the birds' route to the mainland during breeding season when parent birds are busy collecting food for chicks. Less food would mean fewer babies surviving to adulthood, eventually resulting in a wholesale decline in the island's cockatoo population.
Philippine cockatoos are already struggling against on-going deforestation of lowland rainforests and the illegal pet trade, whereby chicks are stolen from nests. Now, experts fear the coal plant could offset the best hope for the birds so far: the rising population on Rasa Island.
"The most urgent recommendation is the search for an alternative site," Widmann says. "The location—so close to an ecologically sensitive area and human settlements—would be unacceptable, even if less polluting fuels for energy generation would be utilized."
The town of Narra is currently known as the Philippine Cockatoo Capital of the World, but that moniker may change if a the coal plant is built.
Coal, people, and climate
Coral reef off Narra. Photo courtesy of Katala Foundation.
The impacts of a coal plant in Narra would extend well-beyond the Philippine cockatoo: local people and even the Philippines as a whole could be affected.
"The majority of the local population is worried about the plans. They particularly are afraid of negative health effects caused by the burning of coal," Widmann told mongabay.com.
Burning coal emits a wide-variety of toxic compounds into the environment such as mercury, arsenic, beryllium, cadmium, lead and chromite. Local health impacts are well-documented, including respiratory and cardiovascular disease, as well as trachea, bronchitis, and lung cancer. In 2008, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that burning coal leads to a million premature deaths every year worldwide.
In addition, mercury pollution from coal-fired power plants stays in the environment, moving upwards through the food chain.
Rasa Island Wildlife Sanctuary is home to a large colony of large flying fox (Pteropus vampyrus), which are currently listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN Red List. Photo by: Katala Foundation.
The coal-fired power plant will likely degrade the marine waters around Narra even aside from mercury pollution. Discharging chlorine and sulfates directly into the ocean, the coal plant will also raise the local waters' temperature.
"The power plant would use several thousand cubic meters of sea water per hour for cooling purposes. The water at the outfall would be up to eight degrees centigrade warmer than the ambient sea water. Marine organisms, particularly plankton and coral reefs, which are the basis for most marine food webs, are very susceptible to thermal pollution," explains Widmann. "Coral bleaching near Rasa was already observed during severe dry seasons. Yet another source of heat would add stress to the ecosystem and could prove to be catastrophic."
Widmann notes that locals, many of whom make their living from fishing, fear that the coal-powered plant could devastate their livelihoods—and fishing isn't the only economic activity that could be hampered.
"Rasa Island is among the top-ten birding destinations in the Philippines. Many signatories of the online petition against the coal plant have visited Rasa before and are shocked to hear about the plans," explains Widmann. "If the project would push through, local tourism certainly would suffer."
Philippine cockatoo. Photo by: Peter Widmann.
"Climate change is now a clear and present danger and a national security concern for our country," Filipino Senator Loren Legarda said following Typhoon Sendong, calling the reduction of disaster risk a "moral responsibility."
But, according to Peter Widmann, the government, both local and federal, continues to push for coal.
"The local government points out that coal is used all over the world for energy generation," he says. "The Department of Energy promotes coal despite its known effects on climate change."
The Philippines is heavily dependent on coal-fired power plants for energy production even though coal is the world's most carbon-intensive fuel. Currently, the Philippines has nine coal plants producing 4,278 megawatts and recently the nation has approved 16 additional coal plants, including the one in Narra, potentially adding another 4,522 megawatts of coal-powered energy.
In its position paper, the Katala Foundation says that the coal-power plant at Narra will be especially polluting.
"Since low grade coal from Semirara would be used, the impact of the coal plant on man-made climate change would be disproportionately high."
Philippine cockatoo that was killed by striking a power line. Power lines would increase along their flight path if the coal-fired power plant is built. Photo courtesy of Katala Foundation.
It doesn't have to be this way, according to Bart Duff, a retired economist from the International Rice Research Institute. While producing briefing paper for the Palawan Chamber of Commerce and Industry on the Narra coal plant, Duff discovered that the Narra coal plant was unessential.
"My calculations indicate the local electric cooperative has greatly overestimated its energy requirements for the next 10 years making the coal plant an expensive and unnecessarily costly addition to the energy mix for Palawan," Duff told mongabay.com.
Still, even if Palawan decides to boost its energy production, there are alternatives. Governments often dismiss other options based solely on the upfront cost compared to coal, but Duff says even here there is a better option
"There exist more economic options. Particularly the use of mini-hydropower with its very lower rate—Php 6.5896/kw-hr. We have about 60 Gigawatts of hydropower which could be brought online within 2-3 years," says Duff.
While coal may be cheap upfront, the long-term cost to people and the environment is massive. Such costs, known as "externalities" to economists, are not paid by energy companies, but by society as a whole.
"When we include all the externalities of coal (long-term health, degradation of the environment, and contributions to greenhouse house gas accumulation) in the cost calculations coal isn't as attractive as perceived," explains Duff. "Of course, the reality is that the externalities are not included at this point."
A landmark study in 2011 estimated that coal-fired power plants cost the U.S. $523 billion a year in externalities. Of course, even the addition of such massive externalities doesn't account for what may happen to Philippine cockatoo's chances for long-term survival if the Narra coal plant moves ahead as planned.
Mangrove off the Rasa Island Wildlife Sanctuary. Photo courtesy of Katala Foundation.
Philippine cockatoo chicks. Photo courtesy of Katala Foundation.
Approaching the Rasa Island Wildlife Sanctuary. Photo courtesy of Katala Foundation.
The white-bellied sea eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster) is found in the sanctuary as well; this species is currently listed as Least Concern, though its population is decreasing. Photo courtesy of Katala Foundation.
Flock of Philippine cockatoos. Photo courtesy of Katala Foundation.
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Baylor basketball coach Scott Drew is one of the best recruiters in the country, always hauling in the nation's best recruits despite little tradition or history of success in Waco, TX.
But even he wasn't able to overcome the reason SG recruit Archie Goodwin - ranked the 12th best player in the Class of 2012 by Rivals.com - cut the Bears out of his final five schools: Baylor's school colors.
Yes, you read that correctly. Goodwin will not be attending Baylor because its colors are green and gold.
Said Goodwin to Sync Magazine this week: "Coach Scott Drew is a great guy. I love Coach Drew. They were one of the first schools that were recruiting me. But I didn't like that they were an adidas team, but that's not to say I wouldn't go to Kansas because Kansas is a great team. I can look over the adidas thing — I own some adidas stuff. I didn't like their colors, either. I don't like green and gold. That's ugly …. When you got ugly colors like that, you gotta be Nike. …. Baylor has some ugly shoes, too."
Goodwin apparently really likes blue because on top of home state Arkansas, his college choices have been narrowed to Kansas, Kentucky, Memphis and UConn.
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There are several artists called Lolita. 1. Lolita was the name used for an Italian Eurodance project led by many producers, and fronted by two different vocalists over the years. Annerley Gordon AKA Ann Lee was the performer up to 1995 ("Try Me", "Cherry Girl" were among the most popular songs), but left around that time to perform vocals for Whigfield. A project very similar to Lolita was Virginelle, produced approximately by the same rolling team and in which Gordon sang "Lucky Lucky". Ever since Annerley Gordon left, vocalist Elena Gobbi took the parts of both Lolita and Virginelle.
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The Miquelina Story - an ethical partnership
In 1992 Nick Brown established Páramo's® ethical production facility in Bogotá, Colombia in South America. Working as part of a social program with the 'Miquelina Foundation', Páramo® provides valuable skills to 'at risk' women seeking an improvement in their lives.
Beyond the jacket - The Miquelina Foundation
Páramo and Nick are now keen to extend the successful Miquelina model to provide practical community projects elsewhere in the world.
|The beginnings of 'Creaciones Miquelina'
|In 1977, a Colombian nun, Esther Castano Mejia, decided that to achieve her aims she needed to offer practical as well as spiritual help. She belongs to a religious order (Las Adoratrices) dedicated to rescuing women and girls from prostitution. With a few secondhand machines she started a sewing workshop. So began Creaciones Miquelina, called after her religious order, founded by Sister Micaela.
|The partnership with Páramo
Contact was first made between Miquelina and Páramo® in 1992. Progress had already been made, with a small factory situated in a complex mostly dedicated to training and education. Miquelina provided the practical experience to trainees enabling them to apply for jobs in other factories, but at this stage was not a commercially viable manufacturer.
In 2002 Miquelina obtained ISO 9001 accreditation, a highly prestigious international award that assures dedication to quality. The factory has excellent facilities, the most up-to-date computer-aided cutting and pattern-making machinery and a staff of more than 150.
|Miquelina's achievements
The profits of the factory are reinvested in equipment, and significant donations are made to the other associated projects, including a housing co-operative, kindergarten, and training. Miquelina has developed from being a small section of a charity that survived on donations, to becoming a significant source of employment and funding for community projects. Some 320 women are trained each year by the Foundation.
Madre Esther is still extremely active but more recently has dedicated herself to the barrio (district) in Bogotá where Miquelina has been able to make significant additional contributions, including the building of 17 houses. More than 70 sewing ladies now own their own houses there. It is a very poor area and the nuns have been able to create a community centre, a kindergarten for 150 children and a canteen where a further 400 local children can eat daily.
In December 2003, Miquelina received the prestigious annual 'Contribution to the Community' award, recognising the Foundation's achievements. This award came from the leading Colombian newspaper 'El Tiempo' and business magazine 'Portafolio', and was presented by the Colombian President.
The co-operation between Páramo® and Miquelina allows two very different visions to be achieved. Páramo® produces innovative top quality high performance clothing for the outdoors. The Miquelina Foundation works for the liberation of marginalised and oppressed women. The partnership works.
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Splint armour
Splint armour, also referred to as splinted armour. Splint armour first appears in a Scythian grave from the 4th century BCE.[1]
Splint Armor[edit]
Limb armor consisting of strips of metal, or splints, which are attached to a fabric or leather backing or covering. The splints are narrow metal strips arranged longitudinally. The splints are pierced for riveting or sewing to a backing of straps, a foundation or a covering. Though no backing or covering survives, contemporary sources suggest they were made of either leather or sturdy fabric. The most common form of splint armour is for making greaves or vambraces. It appears in the Swedish Migration Era[2] and again in the 14th century as part of transitional armour. During the era of transitional armour splinted armour was used for the thighs (cuisses) and upper arms (rerebrace) as well.
Splint Mail/Splinted Mail[edit]
While there are limited examples of whole suits of armor from splints of wood/leather/bone, the common usage refers to the limb protections of crusader knights, under the Victorian neologism "Splinted Mail". Depictions typically show it on the limbs of a person wearing mail, scale armour, a coat of plates or other plate harness.
In rare cases, knights in effigy are depicted as having leg protection depicted as a matrix of disks with a diameter equal to the splints. This method appears on effigies for sabatons and alternated with splints on greaves. It may represent padded armor underneath the splints, or the rivets on brigandine.
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- Oakeshott, R. Ewart (1996) [1960]. The Archaeology of Weapons (Dover reprint ed.). Dover Publications. ISBN 0-486-29288-6.


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Despite owner Jerry Moss' apparent eagerness to raise the bar for his unbeaten mare Zenyatta, it appears trainer John Shirreffs will choose the safe route and keep racing the 5-year-old daughter of Street Cry against other distaffers for the time being.
After Zenyatta returned from a seven-month absence to win the $150,000 Grade II Milady Handicap at Hollywood Park on Saturday, Moss told reporters in the winner's circle that he was more willing to race against males this year, that last year they tried to protect Zenyatta in an effort to earn the Eclipse Award for top older female that she ended up winning.
But Moss lets Shirreffs make the decisions, and why not? There are few trainers around the Southland with better win percentages than the former marine, who is not fond of racing females against males. Shirreffs does not believe it's a good idea to race Zenyatta against males at a mile and one quarter in only her second race back. Can't blame him there.
But some point this season, if the Zenyatta camp wants its brilliant mare to be mentioned with the best distaffers of all time, they are going to have to raise the bar and try the boys. Personal Ensign did it, winning the Whitney Handicap at Saratoga in 1988, and finished her career 13-0. Lady's Secret did it too, defeating the boys four times in 1986 at age 4 en route to Horse of the Year laurels and is regarded as one of the best of all time.
For Zenyatta, it won't be the Hollywood Gold Cup. It won't be the Pacific Classic at Del Mar because Shirreffs does not like the Polytrack surface. It looks like the only two options would be the Goodwood Handicap during the Oak Tree meet or the Breeders' Cup Classic a month later. Problem is, Moss also owns Tiago, one of the best older handicap stars on the West Coast, and he figures to be a candidate for those two races as well.
They could ship east and try the Whitney at Saratoga during the summer or the Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park about a month before the Breeders' Cup. The latter option probably is not a viable one because Shirreffs does not want Zenyatta traveling that close to the Breeders' Cup.
So it's entirely possible that Zenyatta's 2009 campaign, one that would include the Vanity, the Clement L. Hirsch at Del Mar, the Lady's Secret at Oak Tree and the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic to round out her career, will not feature a race against the boys. My guess? If she does race against the males, it will be the Whitney, which is far enough out from the Breeders' Cup to suit Shirreffs.
So what do you think? If Zenyatta never races against the boys, will it harm her legacy even if she finishes her career undefeated?


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Safari Ltd® strives to be the ultimate resource for educational toys and authentic-looking action figures. The addition of a robust toy and dinosaur forum is an example of their dedication to not only creating popular toys but also a diverse community to communicate and connect within.
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By Ben Horney, Knicks fan since '94
The instant it happened it was obvious.
"Shumpert grabs his knee and he..he's in a lot of pain," Mike Breen stammered, as Iman Shumpert lay on the American Airlines Arena hardwood clutching his left knee, his face locked in a state of agony. A single misstep on an attempted behind-the-back dribble and Shumpert's rookie season was over, his ACL and lateral meniscus shredded.
Surgery. Rehab. Rest. More rehab. Extreme flat top growth.
Meanwhile, summer came and went, the roster was rebuilt, and the Knicks jumped out to an 18-5 start, earning "talk of the league" status. But as the Knicks forged deeper into the season, their torrid start cooled off as the league adjusted to their new offense. By the time the Knicks landed in London to play the Pistons on January 17, the Knicks, now 25-12, had lost six of their last 10. It was evident that Shumpert's return couldn't come sooner.
Before the mid-January game in London's famous 02 Arena, coach Woodson confirmed what we'd all heard from various reports: eight months and 20 days after he had crumpled to the ground in Miami, Shumpert was back. He'd start, and could play up to 15 minutes.
Shump, still called "Rook" by Woodson, played 14 minutes and 53 seconds that night. And while his numbers weren't staggering -- 8 points on 3-of-7 shooting (2-of-3 from beyond the arc), 2 rebounds 1 assist, 1 steal, and 1 block -- they were representative of what Shumpert brings to the table. He's an energizer who can do a little bit of everything.
His presence helped the Knicks break a streak of anemic first quarters -- in the previous 10 games the Knicks had averaged 22 points in the first quarter, which would have ranked them last in the league for the season. In London against the Pistons, with the aid of Shumpert, they dropped 29, on the way to a 15-point blowout.
The most promising result from Shumpert's return was that the 22-year-old, with less than a full regular season's worth of games under his belt, showed no fear. He didn't get overconfident after successes -- like when he went coast to coast and Euro Stepped his defender before finishing with a finger roll that would make Walt Clyde Frazier proud. Nor did he recoil from failure -- like when he rose up for a vicious dunk but was thwarted by a Pistons defender. Defensively, Shumpert was typically pesky, constantly disrupting the Pistons perimeter players. He moved with ease, both side-to-side and down the court. In short, he looked a lot like the Shumpert that Knicks fans had become enamored with a season ago.
"It was a wonderful test for him," Woodson told reporters after the game. "He answered the bell, loud and clear."
As expected, Shumpert spent most of the season playing his way back into form. He averaged 22 minutes per game and played more than 30 minutes just once in the regular season. His numbers were inevitably muted -- 6.8 points, 3 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1 steal per game. But he did show an immense improvement in 3-point shooting -- from 31% a year ago to 40% this year while taking roughly the same amount of threes per game -- which ranked him 33rd in the league, just ahead of Klay Thompson and only a few slots behind LeBron James.
By the playoffs, Shumpert appeared to be completely back, averaging 9.3 points, 6 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.1 steal per game, while continuing to define the term "impact player." From his 14 points and eight rebounds per game in Games 4, 5 and 6 against Boston to his barrage of threes in a desperate attempt to keep the Knicks alive in Game 6 against the Pacers, Shumpert showed that he has the ability to become a star.
Shumpert consistently displays the exact attitude and work ethic that Knicks fans expect and desire from their premier players. In his exit interview after the Knicks were eliminated from the playoffs, Shumpert appeared just as downtrodden as many Knicks fans, made no excuses for the team's early exit, announced he would be playing on the Knicks Summer League team and vowed to come back better next season.
"I'm going to take advantage of this summer," he told reporters. "I know what I have to do."
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War Hawks complete series sweep of Panhandle State
The McMurry baseball team executed on all cylinders Saturday afternoon, winning both games of a doubleheader against Oklahoma Panhandle State University to complete a three-game sweep in their first series of the season.
The War Hawks, who beat Aggies 6-0 and 2-1, were anchored by their pitchers, who allowed just two runs in 25 innings. And neither of those were scored against the bullpen, which got its second save in as many days from reliever Charlie Hejny.
"I'm just pumped and proud of the team," said Hejny, who needed just 22 pitches in his two saves. "To have the lead and then for them to trust me with the rock at the end of the game, I'm just very happy to be able to keep doing that."
In Game 1, senior starter Spencer Smith went the distance on the mound for McMurry, lighting the fire early and never falling off rhythm. The right-hander struck out eight batters, walked none and allowed just four hits over seven shutout innings.
"It's always fun, especially when it's your first game in NCAA Division II, to go out there and make a statement," said Smith, who needed just 66 pitches to notch his first complete game of 2013. "You know we're here to play and it always gives me a lot of confidence as a pitcher to know that I have a great defense behind me, so I give my defense a lot of credit."
While one run would have been enough, an explosive, four-run fifth broke the game open for McMurry. That outburst turned a two-run game into a 6-0 lead.
Dylan De Leon doubled on a one-hopper to the wall scored A.J. Dupree from second. And moments later, sophomore first baseman Casey Berryman blasted a deep shot to the warning track in right center to bring DeLeon and Eric Preuss home.
"This week has been about taking care of business," McMurry coach John Byington said. "We told them (before the game) to try to get it done and focus on being workman-like, not get caught up in the rah-rah and just take care of business."
The team's performance aligned with Byington's direction in Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader. A two-run second inning was all the War Hawks would need from the offensive end to head back to campus with the flawless record intact.
De Leon came home on a bases loaded walk and catcher Greg Koll scored on a sacrifice fly by Reuben Garcia to put McMurry up 2-0 after two innings. And as was the case all weekend, the War Hawks pitchers did the rest.
Freshman Aaron Burns pitched six strong innings to earn the win, allowing one run on three hits while striking out five. The righty threw 110 pitches before he was relieved by junior transfer Trevor Daggon, who threw two hitless innings while striking out three.
"(The pitchers) were the key, the relief, the starters, all the way around they did a great job and they were the key," Byington said. "When you get that kind of pitching you always have a chance. That's what wins ball games."
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Josh Land, Nick Chavez (5) and bo Ybarra. Spencer Smith and Greg Koll. W — Smith (1-0). L — Land (0-1). 2B — OPSU: Alfonso Gonzalez; McMurry: Eric Preuss, Dylan De Leon, Casey Berryman.
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Alan Scott, Matt Klaczkiewicz (7), Freezy Smalls (7) and Bo Ybarra. Aaron Burns, Trevor Daggon (7), Charlie Hejny (9) and Greg Koll. W — Burns (1-0). L — Scott (0-1). S — Hejny (2). 2B — OPSU: Greg Siqueiros; McMurry: Dylan De Leon, Ruben Zendejas.
Records — OPSU 0-3; McMurry 3-0.
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The U.S. Open debuted this week with one of the biggest openings in the history of the golf tournament, sparking a new free ebook from Golfer Tips designed to help golf fans improve their golf game. When the first round of the 112th annual celebration of the tournament began Thursday, more fans than ever tuned in, thanks to one of the most anticipated groupings in U.S. Open history. The U.S. Open had three of the biggest names in the tournament; Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Bubba Watson, paired together in the first round.
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For power, Dallas Mustang chose Ford Racing's 347 stroker with an advertised 450 hp and 400 lb-ft of torque. Behind the carbureted small-block is a World Class T5 that spins a set of 3.70:1 gears in a Ford 9-inch differential. It's old-school technology, but reliable and user-friendly, meaning no computer boxes to worry about.
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The March meeting of the Snohomish County Fruit Society is the Multipurpose Room of the Snohomish Library on Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 7pm. The meeting is open to the public. For information, contact Bekie Jackson (President) at (425) 398-5544 or email at [email protected]
Speaker background: Lori was raised in fruit country in California's Central Valley, studied and worked in Home & Landscape Design with Architects, in Nurseries, and in her own business until moving to the Pacific Northwest in January 2000. Upon arriving in the PNW, she took horticulture classes at Edmonds Community College to get acclimated to our climate. She lives on a challenging, mossy covered, north-facing steep slope in Lake Forest Park. As she has been interested in fruit growing, she is concentrating on finding her way to successfully accomplish that in a quite challenging environment. In addition to building her Belgian Fence, she is currently building terraced espalier and developing Apple Id Program currently used and available on the Seattle Tree Fruit Society website.


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Miley Cyrus Celebrates Her 21st Birthday With MTV
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The Swedish economy: North star | The Economist
In the last 12 years the USA's Percentage of Gross Domestic Production as Public Spending has gone from 35% to 42%. And while that is far from some of the "Socialist" governments of Europe, in those same 12 years, the US' Gross Debt percentage of the Gross Domestic Production has risen from 64% to almost 94%.
Sweden however, who have switched from the former Socialist policies to a more conservative approach, have reached the lowest levels of Gross Debt percentage, 49%.
And while there was no "magic bullet" (they raised the retirement age up to 67) they are well on their way to prosperity & being a model for the rest of Europe. Could what they have done work here?
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