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Since 2001, the Mock World Cup Draw has been a fixture of sorts in the Crandall Household. Let's be real though, the scale of it was quite small and usually just consisted of me pulling names out of a hat alone in my room.
Alas, Wednesday I took advantage of the soccer constituency available around the club's Toyota Park office and welcomed my co-workers to the 2014 Chicago Fire Mock World Cup draw in Conference Room 1...
All of the spelled out procedures for Friday's draw were followed, such as pulling the odd ninth team out of the European Pot. Fire Season Ticket Services Representative Emily Morris assisted with this and randomly selected England.
We also automatically placed hosts Brazil into Group A…
And then began placing the remaining seven seeds into their groups...
Which ended up looking like this...
Then in order to place England into a group, we put the four South American teams back into a Pot, and drew....
Finally, we drew the mixed South America/Africa pot and came away with this grouping...
Emily then began to draw the mixed CONCACAF/AFC pot...With many in the room holding U.S. and Mexico cheering interests, this proved most dramatic...
The European pot was the last to be drawn, adding to the drama and finality of the mock draw. A proud U.S. Men's National Team supporter, Emily was left doing this face after completing the draw...
And this is why...
Suffice to say, no U.S. fan came away from this exercise doing this...
...but thankfully, I'm not Sepp Blatter and this thing was just for fun.
Do your own mock draw ahead of Friday's official event (the spelled out procedures can be found here). Then join us for our World Cup Draw Bracket Brunch Friday from 10am-noon at Fado (100 W. Grand Ave.).
FIFA revealed the pots and procedures for the 2014 FIFA World Cup draw set to be held Friday morning in Coasta do Sauipe, Brazil.
The Pots:
Pot 1 (Seeds): Argentina, Brazil, Belgium, Colombia, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Uruguay
Pot 2 (CAF/CONMEBOL): Algeria, Cameroon, Chile, Ecuador, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria
Pot 3 (AFC/CONCACAF): Australia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Iran, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, USA
Pot 4 (UEFA): Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, England, France, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia*
The procedure:
Step One: This is really the only variation from the previous wisdom on the draw. Instead of putting the lowest seeded team (in this case France) into Pot 2, FIFA will randomly draw one team out of Pot 4 to go into the mix CAF/CONMEBOL group of teams.
Step Two: Pot 1 will be drawn with Brazil automatically going into Group A. The rest of the seeded teams will be randomly drawn into Groups B-H and will also automatically take Position 1 (B1, C1, D1, etc…) in their group. This is important because there is already a set schedule which corresponds to each group position.
Step Three: With a mixed pot of three confederations, Pot 2 would run the risk of breaking FIFA's rule of geographic separation which keeps nations from the same confederation (outside of two from UEFA) from being in the same group. In order to avoid having three European teams, there will be an additional "Pot X" featuring the four seeded South American teams. The country drawn out of this pot will automatically be grouped with the carryover UEFA team in the already established group.
Pot two will then be drawn, with all countries being pulled with a corresponding number to assign their group position. In the event that Chile or Ecuador is drawn into a South American seeded group, that group will be skipped with the country going into the next available (European seeded) group.
Step Four: Draw pots three and four.
Step Five: Celebrate or mourn your country's prospects for next summer in Brazil.
Watch all the drama go down with your fellow lovers of the "Beautiful Game" at our World Cup Bracket Brunch this Friday from 10am-noon at Fado (100 W. Grand Avenue)! Stay tuned to Chicago-Fire.com as we'll conduct our own mock draw later on Wednesday.
Mike Magee became the first Chicago Fire player since Wilman Conde in 2009 to grab an MLS Best XI selection on Tuesday. The Chicago native joined an exclusive club of 14 players that have earned the honor while with the Men in Red, adding up to 22 total selections (third highest in MLS) since 1998.
For the record, former Fire captain Chris Armas has the most Best XI selections with the club, earning five (1998-2001, 2003) during his 10-year career with the Men in Red.
See below the club's previous MLS Best XI selections:
Congratulations to Chicago Fire COO Atul Khosla (AK) for being named a member of Crain's Chicago "40 Under 40" class of 2014. Khosla is joined on the list by Hip Hop artist Lupe Fiasco, "The Onion" founder Mike McAvoy and Mike McGee, no not that Magee, the McGee that co-founded The Starter League.
While the Crain's recognition is an individual honor, AK knows that it is really a team award - literally.
"I'm honored and humbled by the recognition from Crain's. Were it not for the tremendous opportunity provided by the Hauptman family, the Club, its incredible fan base and my front office team, I know my name would not be on the list.
"For me, these past two years have been challenging and extremely rewarding. There's a lot to be proud of, but a lot more work to do. It's the opportunity to work with a young, energized and enthusiastic team, both on and off the field, which really inspires me for what's next."
Another congrats to Heather Holtsberg Smith who also made the list for her work as the Marketing Manager for Quaker Foods North America's global grains division.
Learn more about AK and all the other members who made this year's 40 under 40 list at http://www.chicagobusiness.com/section/40under40-2013.
Remember to follow AK on Twitter @AtulKhosla!
Two schools with Fire Academy ties will continue their quest for the 2013 NCAA College Cup in the tournament's third round on Sunday.
Coming off the program's first ever NCAA tournament win last Sunday vs. Akron, the #9 Marquette Golden Eagles travel to Charlottesville to take on perennial collegiate powerhouse #8 Virginia at noon CT.
Ex-Fire Academy goalkeeper Charlie Lyon made eight saves to push Marquette past the Zips in last week's 1-0 overtime win and is joined by Fire alums Bryan Ciesulka, Brady Wahl, Louis Bennett II and Eric Pothast on the Golden Eagles squad.
Fans can catch the match LIVE via CBSSports.com beginning at noon CT.
Later that afternoon, catch much-talked about Fire Homegrown Prospect Harry Shipp as he leads #3 Notre Dame against #14 Wake Forest at 6pm CT in South Bend, Ind.
The ACC Offensive Player of the Year, Shipp tallied two goals in the Irish's 4-0 second round win last weekend over Wisconsin to reserve Sunday's date vs. the Demon Deacons and is joined in South Bend by fellow Fire Academy alum Danny Lojek.
Catch the game LIVE at 6pm CT on WatchND.com.
Just eight days away from Major League Soccer's MVP announcement and Mike Magee has picked up another endorsement, this time coming from SBNation.com's merry band of soccer editors. SBNation.com is of course the parent organization of Chicago Fire-related blog, "Hot Time in Old Town".
Magee garnered 14 of the 25 available votes, doubling up on next closest candidate Robbie Keane.
The nod from SBNation.com is the latest in a series of endorsements featuring Landon Donovan (sort of), The Washington Post's Steven Goff and Soccer America's Ridge Mahoney. Let us not forget, Magee also collected Section 8 Chicago's 2013 Supporters Player of the Year Award on Saturday as well.
The MLS Best XI (which Magee is expected to be on) is set to be announced next Tuesday, December 3 while the MVP award will be doled out Thursday, December 5.
Magee would be the first player in the club's 16-year playing history to garner the league's highest individual honor.
Until then, watch the #MikeMageeMVP video one more time...
One of my favorite days of the year is the day the MLS schedule is released.
For many fans, this announcement means compiling a list of blackout days where the Fire are playing at Toyota Park. For Fire fans not residing in the Chicagoland area, it means finding out when the Men in Red will be visiting your nearest MLS team. But for someone like me who has been on quite a few road trips (over 50 but not as many as this guy), the schedule release day means not only looking at the home fixtures but also the away ones.
Questions I asked myself earlier today: Does Toronto away fall on weekend instead of a Wednesday night? How much does it cost to fly to Portland in March? These important questions get answered on this special day.
With that in mind, let's take a look at five exciting dates in the 2014 Fire calendar:
Week 2 – Portland away – Saturday, March 15
Ever since Portland came into the league in 2011, the Fire supporters umbrella, Section 8 Chicago, has had a very good relationship with the Timbers Army, Portland's main supporters group. The relationship is based on mutual respect and a shared "dislike" of all things Seattle.
Fire fans are always treated well in Portland and it's not uncommon for Fire and Timbers fans to hang out before and after the games, something you would never see Fire fans doing in Columbus or Kansas City.
The atmosphere at JELD-Wen Field is also second to none. Though is certainly isn't going to be the easiest away trip on the field or the lightest on the wallet, I think we will see quite a few Fire fans making the trip to Portland in Week 2 instead of traveling to LA to watch the Fire face Chivas in the season opener.
Week 6 & 22 – Montreal away – Saturday, April 12 and Sunday, August 16
The Fire were the Montreal Impact's opponents in the Canadian club's first home MLS back in 2012 and I was lucky enough to be at the game and had a great time.
That game was played indoors at the Olympic Stadium with a less than favorable playing surface – something many of the Fire fans observed firsthand the day before the game when we were invited to watch the team train (see photo above).
Now the Impact have Saputo Stadium refurbished, which provides another incentive for traveling Fire fans who may not have gotten there earlier this year.
Montreal is also a unique MLS city for a number of reasons. I can't think of another MLS city where fans can brush up on their French by talking to the locals or take in the spectacular Notre-Dame basilica while eating some amazing poutine!
Montreal can be quite cold in April, but luckily for Fire fans, the April date is only the first time the Men in Red visit The City of Saints. I hear the weather is a lot nicer in mid-August, when the Fire visit for the second time.
Week 11 – Columbus away – Saturday, May 24
Columbus or Fire House East as many Fire fans call it is the closest away trip of the season distance wise. Due to this fact, the number of Fire fans attending this match is exponentially bigger than most other away games.
In 2001, Fire fans went to Crew Stadium in their hundreds, even when the Fire was not playing! The Fire had been knocked out in the Conference Semifinals by the Los Angeles Galaxy and many fans turned up to cheer against LA (and for the then Frank Yallop-led San Jose Earthquakes) at MLS Cup.
There have been many highs experienced in Columbus, such as Paulo Wanchope's winning goal in a 2007 match after the game was delayed due to a torrential downpour. Fire fans were also 45 minutes away from MLS Cup in 2008 but for a Crew comeback in the second half which left Fire fans, including myself, devastated. There's also the 2012 invasion which saw 600 Fire supporters make the trek.
The Fire only play once at Fire House East this season and I expect to see a lot of red behind the goal on May 24.
Week 16 & 32 Kansas City away –Sunday, July 6 & Friday, October 10
Kansas City is another road trip that fans have attended in large numbers throughout the years. My first trip to Kansas City was a disappointing one, with the Fire losing to the Kansas City Wizards in the final of the U.S. Open Cup in 2004.
Since then, the Kansas franchise has a new name and a soccer specific stadium. You can no longer play the count the crowd game that we often did when the Wizards played at Arrowhead Stadium.
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Most fans travel to this game by bus thus skipping the "delights" of downtown Kansas City and the bus ride does offer one cool treat – a visit to the world's largest truck stop in Iowa.
Though SKC are not really a Fire rival (despite efforts made by the KC front office to make it into something bigger) there is certainly a dislike between the players and fans on both sides.
With the October 11 game coming so late in the season, it may be a pivotal one in terms of Playoff positioning.
Week 23 – Toronto away – Saturday, August 23
By far my favorite MLS city to travel to is Toronto. It's roughly the same distance from Chicago as Kansas City and again many fans travel to Canada on supporter's buses.
Each visit, Fire fans shack up at a great hostel where we run into soccer fans from all over the world. Toronto itself is a great city aside from the prohibitive drinking laws on weekends (who doesn't want to have a pint at 10am while watching the Premier League the next morning?).
BMO Field is located right on the shores of Lake Ontario and is thus left exposed and is often windy and chilly but the warm pies served at some of the concessions stands are an excellent halftime treat.
On the field, the Fire have had some good success against a TFC team that has languished near the bottom of the MLS table since starting in 2007. Thankfully, this match is on a Saturday in August so I expect a much larger contingent of Fire fans to attend.
Stephen Piggott is a contributor to Chicago-Fire.com. Follow him on Twitter @Irish_Steve.
On Friday, December 6, we'll all gather at Fado's for the club's "Bracket Brunch" with great hopes and prizes on the line for the FIFA World Cup draw.
There's plenty to get you started on your "Drawology" now, with the below graphic representing the suspected four pots that FIFA representatives (or perhaps Brazilian celebrities) will use to determine the eight groups for the tournament.
What you should know…
It should be noted that the only confirmed pot are the seeded teams in Pot #1, which features the hosts Brazil and the next seven best teams according to October's FIFA Ranking.
For the second straight World Cup, FIFA has somewhat controversially gone by October's FIFA rankings to determine seeds, rather than the previous formula which factored in both FIFA rankings along with nation's finishes at the previous two or three tournaments.
The change wasn't felt quite as heavily for the 2010 World Cup as traditional powers like Italy, The Netherlands and England all remained seeds. Those countries have been upended this time around in Pot #1 by the likes of Switzerland, Colombia and Belgium.
- The mix of CONCACAF/AFC (Pot #2) seems likely as both confederations have four teams each to make a round group of eight.
The only real question seems to be around which European team would join the mixed CAF (5 teams)/CONMEBOL (2 teams) in Pot #3 . If FIFA continues to go by their ranking procedure, France would be the lowest ranking European team, which could very well push them into the mixed pot, though this is unconfirmed and might not be known until the week of the draw.
Draw Makeup: Only nations from UEFA can be grouped with each other but only two per group and you obviously can't be draw against countries in your own pot, so U.S. dreams of getting another crack at Iran (wither 1998) will have to wait.
- DOWNLOAD our tournament bracket (PDF) and begin conducting your mock draws now! The Fire's "Bracket Brunch" is just two weeks away!
So there it is… On what we know (and suspect), what's the best case scenario for your nation of interest? What's the worst?
We're not far off from finding out the finalists for the 2013 MLS Most Valuable Player award and the case has more than been made for Mike Magee to take that honor.
Still, MLSsoccer.com's John Bolster recommends the Fire forward for another "not yet awarded" award, that being the league's Most Improved Player.
It's the end of the road for the U.S. Men's National Team in 2013...
Qualified for next summer's FIFA World Cup for two months, Jurgen Klinsmann will take a last look at his side with a pair of European friendlies beginning this afternoon at Scotland (LIVE 2pm CT on ESPN2, UniMas & WatchESPN). They'll close out the calendar year with another friendly Tuesday at Austria (LIVE 1:45pm CT on NBC Sports Network, UniMas).
Here's hoping Fire goalkeeper Sean Johnson gets some time in one of the matches over the next week.
While the USMNT can continue their prep for Brazil, a number of European and African sides are still playing for their World Cup lives this weekend.
A full schedule of the games and where you can watch them on the TV set:
Friday - (UEFA First Legs)
Iceland vs. Croatia; 1:00pm CT on ESPN3.com, WatchESPN
Portugal vs. Sweden; 1:45pm CT on ESPN Deportes, WatchESPN
Ukraine vs. France; 1:45pm CT on ESPN3.com, WatchESPN
Greece vs. Romania; 1:45pm CT on ESPN3.com, WatchESPN
Saturday - (CAF Second Legs)
Nigeria vs. Ethiopia (2-1); 9:00am CT on beIN Sport, beIN Sport en Espanol
Senegal vs. Ivory Coast (1-3); 1:00pm CT on beIN Sport, beIN Sport en Espanol
Cameroon vs. Tunisia (0-0) ; 8:30am CT on beIN Sport, beIN Sport en Espanol


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The Jefferson County Soil and Water Conservation District board of directors received the results Monday night of an audit conducted by Crowley and Halloran CPAs, which identified several areas for improvement but included no indication of fraud or other potential criminal activity.
The district is an independent state-mandated agency created by the county that helps farmers comply with state Department of Environmental Conservation regulations.
It is funded by state grants and county money along with a small amount of earned income from tree sales, equipment rental and other services. Farmers who rely on the districts expertise and equipment have called it an integral part of Jefferson Countys agricultural community.
According to the audit, which presented the board with a snapshot of the districts finances as of Dec. 31, the district had expenses of $931,207 in 2012 and revenues of $938,325.
Those numbers are based on modified accrual accounting and are different from how the district typically organizes the annual financial reports it submits to the state. The district started 2012 with a deficit of $72,647 and ended the year with a deficit of $65,529 after a $7,118 increase in its net position.
According to the method the district uses to organize its finances, it has budgeted $386,236 in expenses for 2013. Roughly half of its revenue, $195,840, comes from the county.
The audit cited seven material weaknesses in the districts internal controls, including not keeping cash from grant funds in separate bank accounts, not enforcing the districts policy governing equipment use, not having a formal process in place to develop a budget and not segregating certain financial duties.
The audit also identified two significant deficiencies, which are less serious than material weaknesses but still worth noting, according to the report.
They included weaknesses in internal controls in the payroll process, including instances in which the former executive director signed his own payroll checks; irregularities in the signing and submission of employees time cards and weaknesses in internal controls governing the cash disbursement process.
The errors were attributed to lack of internal controls and oversight.
Despite the difficult situation, the report was presented with a degree of good humor, encouraged by the fact the Watertown accountants endorsed their report with an unqualified opinion, meaning the financial documents they reviewed presented a fair picture of the districts financial position.
You got a clean opinion. Thats great, said Michael W. Crowley.
Pamela J. Halloran said the management was really doing a good job of cleaning up.
The board called for the audit during a long, anxious meeting in February after the state froze all grant funds to the district following the revelation the districts former executive director, Brian J. Wohnsiedler, had been mingling grant funds and borrowing against future revenue sources to stretch a budget that had been worn thin by steadily increasing operating costs and poor economic conditions.
Mr. Wohnsiedler maintained he had done nothing wrong and using available resources has always been a practice at the district. But board members said they had lost faith in Mr. Wohnsiedler and he resigned.
The districts agronomist, Christine M. Watkins, became the interim executive director and the district began shedding employees and assets in an effort to survive while the state turned off all grant funds until the audits results were returned and the district could figure out how to get out of its predicament.
Gary D. Eddy, the districts full-time forester, was laid off in March, and an auction of a truck, boat and trailer netted the district $27,365.22, which went toward paying part of the $175,000 it owes to the state.
After the meeting Monday, Mrs. Watkins said the district would still need to find a strategy to help reinstate the rest of the grant money it was due to receive for the year and repay the rest of the $175,000. That strategy will have to be approved by the head of Land and Water Resources at the state Department of Agriculture and Markets.
The trials of the recent months have brought a bit of notoriety to an organization typically used to quietly helping the areas farmers.
This has been kind of an eye-opening thing for a lot of people, said Robert D. Brower, an associate environmental analyst in the state Department of Agriculture and Markets. Because of whats going on in this county, its changing how we do things across the state.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Gov. Mark Dayton is among those offering condolences in the wake of the fatal workplace shooting in Minneapolis.
Dayton issued a statement in which he said there was no place for the senseless violence anywhere in Minnesota.
U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison recently visited the company where the shooting took place, Accent Signage Systems. Ellison says the company is a model for export practices in Minneapolis. Ellison is calling for the metropolitan community to come together "in mourning and solidarity."
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar also issued a statement in which she offered prayers for the victims and their families and loved ones impacted by the shooting.
A family member says the owner of a sign-making business in Minneapolis was among four people who died when a gunman opened fire at his office.
Chad Blumenfield says Reuven Rahamim was shot to death Thursday at Accent Signage Systems Inc. Rahamim was Blumenfield's father-in-law. In a Friday statement to The Associated Press, Blumenfield says other employees died, but he provided no details.
Police spokesman Sgt. Stephen McCarty said the gunman killed four people and injured four more, three men critically, before turning the gun on himself. Police have not released the gunman's identity or motive.
Dozens of police squad cars and SWAT officers swarmed the residential neighborhood on the city's north side after an employee called 911 around 4:30 p.m. to say shots had been fired.


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Sep 22, 2011 China announced a 10.3 percent growth in their economy of 2010 -- that's three times faster than the U.S.
China Goes Home
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Sep 21, 2011 There's a lot to think about when you're standing in line for two days. And, by and large, you're more willing to talk to a foreign reporter abou...
China tries to polish image in U.S. with TV ads
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Sep 22, 2011 As President Obama welcomes Chinese president Hu Jintao for a state visit, Americans should get ready for a Chinese ad blitz on TV. The spots -- with images of ordinary Chinese citizens juxtaposed with celebrities like the NBA's Yao Ming -- are aimed at improving China's image in the U.S. Will it work? Marketplace's Scott Tong takes a look.
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Nov 29, 2011 Jeremy Hobson speaks with Diane Swonk, chief economist with Mesirow Financial in Chicago about the Chinese relationship to the Windy City, and Chicago's expectations from the delegate's visit.
China's economic show of force
Scott Tong
Jan 19, 2011 Chinese president Hu Jintao's visit to Washington reflects a new economic reality. Chinese companies are going global.
The Twelve Surprising Trends That Will Reshape the Global Economy by Daniel Altman
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Sep 21, 2011 We talked to economist Daniel Altman about his latest book "Outrageous Fortunes," where he discusses the trends that he thinks will shape the...
Richard DeKaser: Negotiations between China and U.S. businesses
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Sep 22, 2011 During his visit to the United States, President Hu Jintao will be spending time meeting with CEOs of GE and Goldman Sachs, among others American business leaders. Richard DeKaser explains.
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Jan 19, 2011 President Obama welcomes Chinese President Hu Jintao to the U.S. this week for a state visit. President Hu also will meet with key U.S. corporate...
U.S. businesses see 'impressive financial results' in China
Rob Schmitz
Jan 19, 2011 The political relationship between the U.S. and China may be on the rocks with China's undervalued currency and the trade imbalance. But this relationship doesn't necessarily reflect the opinion of U.S. businesses in China, as Rob Schmitz reports.
Europeans question Chinese motives after bond sales
Stephen Beard
Sep 22, 2011 Beijing reportedly purchased a substantial amount of bonds from Portugal and Spain as those countries cope with the ongoing debt crisis. But the move has left some Europeans wondering what exactly the Chinese are up to. Stephen Beard explains.


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By TOM MCCOURTGuest Contributor
I was sitting at my desk writing another big check for the National Rifle Association's Political Action Committee when the doorbell began playing the national anthem. I immediately stood at attention, saluted the flag in the living room and went to the door. It took a few minutes to open all of the locks, security chains and deadbolts.
As I was deactivating the last booby trap on the door, I could hear someone singing "America the Beautiful" out on the porch. I looked through the periscope and to my surprise; there stood Uncle Spud. I immediately put down my AR-15, secured the bulldogs and rushed out to meet him.
"Where have you been?" I shouted. "I haven't seen you for ages."
"I've been stranded on a tropical island with dozens of beautiful women," he said with a big grin. "Where did you think I'd be?"
"In jail most likely," I responded. "Come in and have a seat."
Spud smiled as he pulled up a chair and cracked open one of my military surplus, MRE diet Dr. Peppers. "So tell me what's happened in the months since I've been gone," he said.
"Well, let's see," I mused. "I guess you probably heard that Obama was reelected. It was a surprise to everyone and a shocking display of the power of the entitlement-oriented left. One in five Mormons voted against Mitt Romney. Catholics went for Obama by 50 percent in spite of their leaders urging them to reject the abortionist.
"That doesn't bode well for the future of our religious institutions," Spud said.
I continued. "The first item on Obama's agenda for his second term has been an attempt to disarm the American people."
"He promised in 2008 that he'd never do that," Spud said with alarm.
"He's feeling empowered now, so he's not afraid to show who he really is. After a school shooting in Connecticut, the administration tried to reinstate Bill Clinton's assault weapons ban with a truckload of additional regulations and restrictions. Fortunately, the bill was shot down in the Senate (pun intended). Even Harry Reid didn't vote for it. Dirty Harry knows which way the 2nd Amendment wind blows in Nevada, and across the rest of the country."
"What makes the push to outlaw guns a joke," I said, "is a scandal called "Fast and Furious." Like a script written by Alfred Hitchcock, Eric Holder's justice department gave almost 2000 unregistered assault rifles to the Mexican drug cartels. Why, it is still the subject of congressional hearings. Those weapons have been used in hundreds of murders including the killing of an American Border Patrol agent. Then, as if to add a little comedy to this disgraceful situation, Obama said in a speech in Mexico last week that the cause of Mexican gun violence is American weapons finding their way across the border."
"Incredibly bold hypocrisy," Spud noted.
"Then of course, we have Obamacare. This massive government takeover of our health care system became law last year. Nancy Pelosi said we'd have to pass the bill to learn what's in it. Sure enough, we're just beginning to learn the true cost, the political entanglements and the nightmarish consequences.
"For example, just last week the government approved Plan B., an abortion pill to be sold to 15-year old 'women' without parental consent. Isn't it funny how, according to the Feds, girls are 'women' at 15, but 'boys' up to age 26 can be listed as dependents on their parents' health care plan?"
"Darn, maybe I should have stayed on that tropical island," Spud exclaimed.
"It's not all bad news," I assured him. "Global warming has been proven a hoax. Al Gore is in hiding with the 200 million dollars he made from the scam."
"Didn't he almost get to be president?" asked Spud.
"Think about it," I said. "What does all of this say about the American people and those we select to be our leaders?"
"Alexis Tocqueville said it best," Spud said sadly: 'In a democracy, people get the government they deserve.' Sounds like divine justice to me."
The Sun Advocate welcomes Tom McCourt back to writing a column for the papers opinion page. His piece will run the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. McCourt is the author of six books, including To Be A Soldier and The Split Sky.


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The audience is packed tight in the four-hundred-person comedy theater on Melrose Boulevard. Before the lights go down, drinks are clinking, and overworked waitstaff are scrambling to get plates of fried chicken fingers to their tables. One man sitting near the stage says, to no one in particular, that tonight "better be f*%$@#g funny." His girlfriend asks him to check the score on the Lakers game. It's Mo Betta' Mondays at the Hollywood Improv, a night usually sold-out, but especially packed this evening for the DVD release party of Lionsgate's Frankenhood. The cast will be performing stand-up comedy sets, and the audience wants to get to it. If you haven't yet heard of Frankenhood, think Half Baked meets Weekend At Bernie's; a stoner romp from the perspective of a few ambitious losers who end up resurrecting a Shaq-esque corpse with a car battery to play on their three man basketball team.
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Our next comic needs no introduction but we'll give him one all the same… back from his debut review of 'Obsessed w/ Beyoncé and That White Bitch.' Laaaadies and Geeeeentlemeeeeen! Mr.! Tacoooo! Perkiiiiins! [Uninspired applause]
If you didn't know, it's the 25th anniversary of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. You can send all of your gifts made of silver to Mirage Studios. Might I suggest this lovely pendant?Now of course, the big announcement this past week was the new live action feature film. But you don't have to wait for 2011 to get your dose of Turtle Power. On May 12, Lionsgate is releasing Season 7 of the original TMNT animated series. Season 7 includes classic episodes like, "Rust Never Sleeps," where the Turtles save the Eiffel Tower, and "Elementary, My Dear Turtles," an offbeat team-up with Sherlock Holmes in London. It's like a virtual European Turtle Travelogue. In "shell-ebration" (yes, that's trademarked) of the DVD release, the official site has posted a TMNT sound board widget…
Indy Mogul posted their new episode of 'Hollywood FX,' which takes us behind the scenes of a company called Amalgamated Dynamics. A.D.I. is a company formed by a some of Stan Winston's protegés, and they were kind enough to allow Hollywood FX a pretty damn in-depth exposé. And with that last sentence, this may be the most amount of co-opted French words with accents I've ever posted. Check out the clip after the jump which includes, as the post's title touts, glimpses at creature FX from Wolverine, Aliens… and a mind-blowing animatronic Gorilla head that will blow your mind all over your face. Bring handy-wipes for your computer monitor.
Some new behind-the-scenes footage from The Expendables popped up on the film's official production blog. It gives us a cool glimpse at Sylvester Stallone as a director. Marvel as he waves a gun around during a scene's rehearsal, while key crew members cringe for fear of having their heads blown off by a (presumably) prop gun. There's some 1st A.D. looking fellow who literally drops to the floor at one point. This reminds me of that great story about Kubrick randomly shooting off a shotgun during the filming of The Shining to keep Shelley Duvall on edge so that it bled into her performance. That's an epic win for Kubrick. But that sort of thing is probably frowned upon by SAG these days. Way to go, unionized labor. *sarcastic celebratory firing of shotgun into the air* Watch the video, which also includes a nice moment in which Stallone refers to an airplane as "sex" incarnate, after the jump.
Michael Bay and McG have been feuding these last few months over who's robot movie will rule the box office this summer. But now /film reports that McG has taken it to a new level. He wants to measure one another's ding-dongs in a public forum. Really, McG?? I expect that kind of thing from Brett Ratner but not from you. Reached for comment, Bay responded, "My boom stick is legendary. Sometimes I use it to floor the accelerator on my Hummer. Talk about horse power! BOOM!" Transformers 2 trailer leaks online and probably on John Turturro as well. (Cinematical) Steve Carrell is being blackmailed. (Cinema Blend) You will not be laughing at Marlon Wayans on purpose this time around. (Latino Review) Ridley Scott is out of ideas. (IESB)Expendables set footage. (Empire)
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Thanks to twitter, we now get more updates about cinematic arcana faster than we could ever dare to dream. Danny from Totally Rad Show brought this video to the Twittersphere's attention moments earlier. It is a REAL trailer for a REAL movie from 2003 called Tiptoes, starring Matthew McConaughey, Kate Beckinsale and… well… originally when I started watching this trailer, I got about ten seconds through and, in complete jest, shot back a tweet to @DannyTRS saying 'Gary Oldman plays a convincing dwarf.' But then I kept watching the trailer and here's the thing: IT IS GARY F**KING OLDMAN AS A DWARF. The real Gary Oldman. Commissioner Gordon. Dracula. Sid Vicious. Sirius Black. That Gary Oldman. I don't know how they did the effects, but holy crap. Just watch this trailer after the jump. It'll warm your heart, but then blow your mind. Also, it starts out with a scene in which Kate Beckinsale offers to blow Matthew McConaughey, followed by some awesome rock music kicking in to intro the rest of the trailer.
What Goes Up (formerly Safety Glass), starring Hilary Duff, Olivia Thirlby, Josh Peck (the very under-watched The Wackness), Steve Coogan and Molly Shannon… has a new trailer out today. Aside from the grating voiceover that makes it sound like a straight to DVD Disney flick, I'm intrigued, thanks largely in part to the solid cast, and the weird looking girls who tell Steve Coogan that they go to class in a shed. WHAT GOES UP opens on Friday, May 29. Watch the trailer after the jump.
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When I'm not writing on ScreenJunkies, I write scripts, which means I write scripts about never. But when I used to have time to write scripts, I became avid reader of successful scribe John August's Blog. If you don't know John August, he's the dude who wrote Go, Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, Big Fish, Corpse Bride, the Frankenweenie feature, and others. I think my favorite thing he's ever written, though, is his blog. Sort of like how my favorite thing that Stephen King's ever written is his non-fiction On Writing, an exposé into the inner workings of King, the writer. Anyway, John August has really made his blog into a database of invaluable knowledge for aspiring screenwriters, and he's now started toadd what he's calling a "scriptcast," which is basically an instructional video installment. His most recent example is called "Entering a Scene," and teaches you how to make a character's entrance more engaging. More specifically, he chooses to describe a character as having a bolo tie and a walrus-like mustache." A little research will probably uncover that John August and Wilford Brimley share the same agent. Watch and learn some screenwriting after the jump, if you ever want to work in this town again.
In a breaking Variety story, 20th Century Fox has brought Oliver Stone back to direct the sequel to his 1987 Wall Street. Also, there are strong rumors that one Shia LaBeouf is also involved. Variety says: "LaBeouf is negotiating to join Michael Douglas, who won an Oscar for his portrayal of Gordon Gekko in the original pic. The sequel will once again involve a young Wall Street trader, and the recent economic meltdown spurred by rampant greed and corruption will fit prominently into the plot." All the way back in October, Wall Street Fighter actually called LaBoeuf out as the potential neo-Sheen (that sounds like a leather upholstery cleaner, doesn't it?). Head on over there for more about that spot on prediction, and some other rumors about the film, pre-Stone. And if you're feeling greedy today, check out the infamous clip of one Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas) preaching the me-first mantra that got us into this economic clusterf**k in the first place. Yes, I blame the shitty economy on one Michael Douglas.
Bauer, fresh from a seizure, is getting pumped with drugs to get him back to normal. He barely manages to tell Agent Walker to get an APV out on Tony Almeida, and she puts one out. Cut to Almeida, who walks up to an FBI vehicle, shoots two guys in it, and steals the whip.Bauer returns to a bit of normalcy. "Tony was working with Galvez all along."–"Are you saying that Tony killed Larry?"–"…Yes." Bauer then goes into a self agonizing rant about how it was his fault all this happened. Almeida pulls up to an undisclosed motel. Knocks, and Galvez lets him in. Galvez hands over the canister for money. But as Almeida looks into the backpack with virus box, Galvez pulls a gun. "Who's the buyer?"–"You don't want to do this." Then Almeida chucks the bag at him. A fight ensues. Alemida manages a pretty awesome kick to Galvez's teeth. And then starts suffocating him with the shower curtain, yelling "Where's the canister!"
This morning, Summit released the new official one-sheet for its upcoming military drama with explosions, The Hurt Locker. If you haven't seen the trailer, we suggest watching it here. If you have seen the trailer, check out the still images below. There's some new stuff, including a look at actor Guy Pearce, who didn't get much screen time in the trailer.
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Perez Hilton's blog posted this photo of Lana (née Larry) Wachowski, of The Matrix and Speed Racer Wachowskis, leaving Los Angeles International airport recently. It's kinda nuts just how NOT horribly wrong Larry/Lana's surgery actually has turned out. He just looks like… well… if the Wachowskis had a sister. Which Andy has now.It's a lot more convincing than the time Sylvester Stallone became Sylvia Stallone.
Sony Classics' Mike Tyson documentary simply dubbed, Tyson, opened this past Friday and had a strong per screen average of $25,890 opening day*, more than quintupling the per-screen average of its cat-fighting counterpart, Obsessed, and figuratively punching Beyoncé right in the uterus, Robin Givens-style. Our friends at Holy Taco have posted an op-ed piece from The New York Times written by Mike Tyson himself, in response to the very small number of haters who panned a film most critics are calling "turbulently candid and hypnotic." I don't remember the last time I was hypnotized by turbulence, but it's fun unpacking your adjectives in reviews. Unless you're Rex Reed, who just calls everything "incendiary," including fire. Check out the piece at Holy Taco here. And if you haven't seen the trailer, you can watch it after the jump. It's insendeeahwee. *Source: Leesmovieinfo.com
A month or so ago, movieblips posted a photo of Megan Fox on the set of Warner Bros.' adaptation of Western comic book Jonah Hex. In the photo, she was hiding her costume under a shapeless white robe. Well, now we know what was under all along, and boy oh boy, is it worth the wait.In the film, Fox plays a character named Leila, who to our knowledge is a new character created for the film version, the story of which is about the scarred bounty hunter (played by Josh Brolin), who tries to track a voodoo practitioner with plans to free the Confederate South with an army of the undead. You could wake the dead just by clicking on the thumbnail images below. Seriously, corsets are inhumane. But god do they look good. I blame Barbie.
This morning, ComingSoon.net got hold of new photos from the set of Columbia Pictures' Salt. The photos are of Angelina Jolie dressed like a very stylish bag lady or "hoboess" (or maybe hobess?) riding atop a train at presumably high speeds. In Salt, Jolie plays CIA officer Evelyn Salt, who is accused of being a Russian sleeper spy, and has to go on the run to clear her name. And according to ComingSoon.net, "Using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative, she must elude capture and protect her husband or the world's most powerful forces will erase any trace of her existence. They left out the part about Salt doing it all with only a red polka dotted handkerchief tied to the end of stick, and having to subsist on shoe leather stew and harmonica music.
Dewitt's personal friend, Margaret Brashford, enlists the Dollhouse services as a post-mortem client seeking to uncover the secrets behind her own murder. Life After DeathMargaret Brashford rears up on her favorite horse to tell her husband to be good. Jack is sitting with his buddies, mulling over whether or not they should play tennis or drink long island iced-teas. Jack's wife is a millionaire and has better than 30 years on him. A lot of assumptions can be made about their marriage, based on their age difference and her affluence. But Jack smiles lovingly as his wife rides off and continues to joke with his buddies. The smiles fade from their faces when Margaret's horse returns without a rider. Topher activates Echo. When she sits up Adelle is standing there."What's wrong?" Echo asks."Margaret, I am sorry to be the one to tell you: you're dead," Adelle replies. Apparently, Echo has been activated with Margaret's persona.
The episode starts with that dorky guy from Hustle and Flow trying to buy some ice from Badger (who by the way is one of my favorite characters). It appears Heisenberg has cornered the market and jacked up the price. After the dorky guy assures Badger that he's not a cop, he buys some glass…then arrests Badger. Hook up side note: Jesse got a little skin from his building manager Jane. In other news, Hank's having a minor meltdown because Tortuga got his head blown up on that tortoise. So Walt goes over there to try to talk some sense into him. Walt tells him that "fear us the enemy" and that he should kick those responsible for the explosion right in the teeth. Once again, Jesse and Walt are short on payments from their underlings. Guess who's short, good old Badger. They find out that Badger got busted. Badger is in an interrogation room getting hounded by that dorky guy (I refuse to imdb his name). And in busts Bob Odenkirk of Mr.
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Went to a screening of X-Men Origins: Wolverine tonight. I can't give a proper review or anything, as I don't want to get blacklisted from future Fox screenings for the rest of my days. But I can say that director Gavin Hood was in attendance tonight and gave a heartfelt speech prior to the film, in which he swore up and down that there were 400+ incomplete effects shots in the stolen/leaked version of the film, and that it hadn't been color timed, the score hadn't been added, and the sound design was unfinished. He also mentioned that there are two different Easter egg scenes they shot to appear after the end credits, and they will be randomly dispersed.So, a print in, say, Los Angeles may have a different Easter egg ending than a print in, say, Santa Monica. I only saw one of the two Easter eggs, and I'll just say it involves another mutant who's been rumored to be getting his own film. Here's a clue:
Amber Heard is in The Informers out in limited release today. Given it's based off of a Bret Easton Ellis novel, there's a high probability she plays a young, jaded, affluent woman who does a lot of drugs, has sex with numerous people, and is void of any redeemable qualities. Early reviews of this film seem to point out that the flick itself is as unlikable as its upper crust characters, but that Heard's nudity is an incentive to see it anyway. We haven't seen the movie as of this post, but will be doing so promptly after typing that last sentence, which is now. Have a good weekend and…Enjoy the photos of Amber after the jump.
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The new trailer for Rob Zombie's H2 Halloween reboot sequel is out. I think this might be the first sequel of a reboot to a franchise that actually specifically refers to itself as a sequel in the title. But I could be wrong. Feel free to berate me in the comments section, but be constructive, now! The trailer, which you'll find after the jump, starts out with a post car accident Laurie Strode (Scout Taylor-Compton) repeating "I killed him" ad nauseam while some poor beat cop can't get her to say who she killed, because, you know, that would be useful for the paperwork he's going to have to file. Then we go to the hospital, where Laurie's admitted, broken leg and all, to recover. You know, I was excited for this until I saw that they gave her a broken leg. Do you realize how good sound designers are these days at making bone cracking sounds? Yeah. It's to the point where you don't have to even show the bone breaking. You just need to have some Foley artist in a 5 x 5 box crinkling Cheetos bags into a microphone. Chills. Then vomiting, I tell you.
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MANKATO, Minn. - A number of candidates are running or considering a run for an open southern Minnesota House seat.
DFL Rep. Terry Morrow of St. Peter resigned the seat last month. House District 19A covers Nicollet County and parts of north and west Mankato. Gov. Mark Dayton has yet to declare a vacancy and set a special election.
The Free Press in Mankato reports that Robin Courrier, a North Mankato teacher and union leader, is running. North Mankato pork producer Karl Johnson is also considering a Democratic bid.
Republican and former state legislator Allen Quist of St. Peter, who lost a congressional race in November, is considering a comeback attempt to the Legislature. Two businessmen, Jeff Thom of North Mankato and Tim Gieseke of Nicollet, might run for the Independence Party.
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After tallying seven hits and five runs the night before, Appalachian State University baseball's bats were quieted, as the Mountaineers managed just four hits in a 4-2 loss to College of
Charleston Saturday night at Patroits Point. CofC (13-10, 5-4 SoCon) starter, Jake Zoran, kept Appalachian's (12-8, 4-5 SoCon) hitters off-balance all night, striking out eight in 6.2 innings. Zokan outdueled Mountaineer starter Sam Agnew-Wieland, who tossed six complete innings and recorded seven strikeouts, but suffered his second loss of the season.
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The best hope for a tribal casino in Washington County died today after the Maine Senate voted to reject the bill, along with several other gambling measures. Despite efforts to reach a compromise with the House, which strongly supported the plan, Senate support for the bill dissipated after some lawmakers reconsidered their positions and others wanted further study on the proposal. But as A.J. Higgins reports, tribal members and Washington County leaders say the issue has been studied for more than 20 years.
One by one, the Maine Senate cast votes that dealt death blows to the quintet of gambling bills. They killed one that would have expanded high-stakes beano opportunities for Maine's Indian tribes. Then they rejected another that would have allowed Scarborough Downs to install slot machines. A bill that would allow slots at fraternal and veterans club went down for the count. The Senate dispatched a measure that would have allowed the Houlton Band of Maliseets to operate a tribal casino.
But the one that was the most difficult for Democratic Sen. John Tuttle to lose was LD 1520, a bill that would have allowed the Passamaquoddy Tribe to operate slot machines along with their high stakes beano games.
"There's a long history of many promises made by many administrations, and the promises were not kept," Tuttle said.
The Passamaquoddy bill was supported by the House with a 99-37 ought-to-pass vote. The Senate rejected the bill two weeks ago, and Tuttle, the Sanford co-chair of the legislative committee that originally reviewed the bill, remained hopeful that a compromise could be found.
But his attempt to refer the bill to a committee to take that up went nowhere. And potential support from lawmakers, such as Sen. Linda Valentino, of Saco, evaporated after LD 1111, the Scarborough Downs bill that she actively tried to salvage in the Senate, was killed.
"I fully intended to vote for this bill if LD 111 had gone through - but it didn't," Valentino said.
Others, such as Sen. Garrett Mason, of Lisbon Falls, rallied bipartisan opposition over concerns that lawmakers didn't have enough information about the proposal. Mason said that with casinos up and running in Bangor and Oxford, lawmakers needed a better handle on how many more casinos could be sustained in Maine - and if more were needed, where they should be located.
"I would urge the body to vote against the pending motion so that we can move forward with a truly comprehensive study on a plan for gaming for the future of the state of Maine," Mason said.
That's exactly what was supposed to happen last summer when a legislative commission consisting of nearly every competing interest in the state's gambling universe was appointed as stakeholders and charged with studying the future of gambling in Maine. Gambling proponents - that included tribal members - formed a bloc to essentially advocate for expanded gaming in a 10-8 vote.
Tuttle says the panel's mission was a disaster from the get-go.
"It was doomed to failure because of the make-up of the committee," Tuttle said. "Instead of having the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs do the work, we had every stakeholder come in who couldn't agree -- so we were doomed to failure. Hopefully we can do better in the future."
As she watched the Senate vote 20-15 against trying to forge a compromise with the House on the bill, Calais Rep. Joyce Maker said it was a sad day for Washington County.
"I know that we in Washington County would have worked together with the tribe, and it would have been a good facility," Maker said. "And I think this is a failure on the Senate's part, to be honest, because they're not looking out for the best interests of the state of Maine."
Now, it's back to square one for the tribe that left the State House empty handed, as they have so many times over the last two decades. But Passamaquoddy Chief Joseph Socobasin says there's always next year - although he remains baffled at what else lawmakers think they need to know about the tribe's proposal.
"We were told that 20 years ago: 'We need a study, we need to determine whether the market could bear a gaming facility,'" Socobasin says, "and here we are again, hearing that same thing."
A final effort by the tribe to put in an after-deadline bill that would shut down all casino gambling in Maine until a study could be performed on the future of gaming in the state was unanimously rejected by legislative leaders.


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LOWVILLE Keisha A. Fejko, 20, address not available, was charged by village police Sunday with third-degree falsely reporting an incident and resisting arrest.
Police said she called the Lewis County 911 emergency dispatch center five times and hung up without speaking to anyone, prompting officers to go to her Railroad Street residence to investigate her emergency. When asked why she had called the emergency line and hung up repeatedly, she allegedly told officers, For something to do. Information about what led to the resisting arrest charge was not available.
She was arraigned in Village Court and sent to the Lewis County Jail on $1,000 bail.
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Remember that time pundits predicted West Virginia to challenge Kentucky in the Sweet 16? Yeah, about that…The game was over in eight minutes, when Kentucky had built an 18-2 lead. The Wildcats never looked back, obliterating West Virginia 78-39 to advance to the Elite Eight. There, UK received the challenge it had been promised, as Notre Dame gave the Cats everything they could handle. The score was close from tip-off to final buzzer, with no team leading by more than six points. Andrew Harrison buried a pair of free throws with six seconds remaining to give Kentucky the 68-66 win and its fourth Final Four appearance in five years.
Meanwhile, Wisconsin blazed ahead behind the duo of Frank Kaminsky and Sam Dekker. Kaminsky's received the bulk of accolades, but Dekker could make a strong case for the tournament's most outstanding player through four games. He's average 21.8 points on 60.4 percent shooting, including 13-of-27 three-point shooting. And Dekker saved his best games for the biggest stage, going for 23 points and 10 rebounds in a Sweet 16 win over North Carolina and dropping 27 points against Arizona. If Dekker can stay hot, he and Kaminsky (averaging 22.8 points and 8.3 rebounds in the NCAA tournament) could spell trouble for the Wildcats.
A Final Four victory for Wisconsin would be all kinds of sweet. It would avenge last season's Final Four loss to UK, when Aaron Harrison hit a late three to knock off the Badgers 74-73. It would also end Kentucky's quest for a perfect season, which Wisconsin fans would no doubt relish. But perhaps most importantly, a Final Four victory would send Wisconsin to its first national title game since 1941.
Kentucky has ambitions of its own though, namely continuing its quest for an NCAA championship and a 40-0 season. Willie Cauley-Stein will be tasked with slowing down fellow AP First Team All-American Kaminsky, while a slew of Wildcats could see time guarding Dekker. Notre Dame is the most recent team to demonstrate that Kentucky can be beaten, but it will take a near-perfect performance to topple the Cats.
The pick: Kentucky 69 – Wisconsin 65
Consider for a moment the caliber of coaches remaining in the Final Four. Mike Krzyzewski, Tom Izzo, John Calipari and Bo Ryan have combined for 27 Final Four appearances (if we ignore Calipari's vacated stints). And yet, even when Coach K is compared to some of the most successful active coaches, his achievements dwarf theirs. Krzyzewski has led Duke to eight national championship games, five more than second-place Calipari. When it comes to experience on the big stage, no one can touch Coach K.
That expertise was invaluable in wins over Utah and Gonzaga. Freshman Jahlil Okafor was neutralized in the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight, as he was denied a double-digit scoring output in both games, a feat that had previously happened only once all season. It forced the Blue Devils to lean on freshman forward Justise Winslow, who responded with 37 points between the two games.
In the East region, Michigan State continued to ignore its No. 7 seed, knocking off No. 3 Oklahoma and No. 4 Louisville. Against the Sooners, Travis Trice and Denzel Valentine scored the team's last 14 points and combined for 42 of the Spartans' 62 total points. The pair again led Michigan State in scoring in an OT win over Louisville.
In order to advance to the title game, the Spartans will need to find a way to contain Okafor, easily the most talented big man they've faced in the tournament. Trice and Valentine will again channel the offense and will need to maintain their efficient play. It could all be for naught, though, as Duke may simply be too talented to overcome.
The pick: Duke 75 – Michigan State 71
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Of the top four seeds in the west region, only No. 3 Baylor failed to advance to the Sweet 16. Everyone's favorite Cinderella, Georgia State, knocked off the Bears with a furious comeback capped by a long three-pointer from R.J. Hunter. Georgia State wasn't able to extend its NCAA Tournament stay as it ran into a hot-shooting Xavier squad. The No. 6-seeded Musketeers find themselves in the Sweet 16 for the fifth time in eight years.
The Muskies next face Arizona, led by former Xavier coach Sean Miller. The Wildcats made easy work of No. 15 Texas Southern and used a big second half to pull away from Ohio State. Arizona outrebounded Ohio State 43 to 26 and held Buckeyes star freshman D'Angelo Russell to nine points on 3-for-19 shooting.
The region's top seed, Wisconsin, showed signs of vulnerability in a round-of-32 matchup with Oregon. The game was tied at 52 with 5:56 to play, but the Badgers recaptured the lead and made enough plays down the stretch to secure a seven-point victory.
The potential return of Traevon Jackson could significantly bolster Wisconsin's title hopes. Jackson hasn't played since breaking his right foot on January 11th at Rutgers and continued to sit out during the tournament's first weekend. Given that Wisconsin used just seven players in its win over Oregon, adding depth may be necessary to surviving the NCAA Tournament grind. Please note: We included Jackson in our simulation of the remaining field.
Wisconsin will face North Carolina in the Sweet 16. UNC narrowly avoided an upset against Harvard, as the Crimson rallied back from an 11-point halftime deficit before falling 67-65. The Tar Heels next took care of business against Arkansas, with Marcus Paige's 22 points, six rebounds and five steals leading the way.
NC State may have bagged the biggest upset of the tournament by knocking off Villanova, the only No. 1 seed to lose the first weekend. But first the Wolfpack needed a game-winning shot by Beejay Anya to sneak past LSU 66-65. For the magic to continue, NC State will next need to upset an experienced Louisville team.
The Cardinals are in the Sweet 16 for the fourth consecutive season, despite the absence of point guard Chris Jones, who was dismissed from the team in February. A Final Four run for either Louisville or NC State seemed unlikely a week ago, and yet both are just two wins away from realizing that dream. The ACC foes met once this year, with NC State winning 74-65 at Louisville.
Many will pick No. 7 Michigan State as the team with the best chance of emerging from the east region. The Spartans defeated No. 10 Georgia and No. 2 Virginia to advance to the Sweet 16. It's the second year in a row that Virginia has been upset by Michigan State.
Next up for the Spartans is Oklahoma. The No. 3 Sooners are the best-ranked team remaining in the region. This is the farthest the school has advanced since Blake Griffin led an Elite 8 run in 2009.
Kentucky breezed through their first two games of the tournament and has now won six straight games by double-digits. Next, the Wildcats will face the No. 5 seed Mountaineers. Bob Huggins' squad upset the Maryland Terrapins by 10 Sunday night.
When it comes to common opponents this year, both UK and WV played Kansas, Texas, LSU, and Buffalo. Against those teams, Kentucky was, obviously, undefeated (4-0) and averaged 69.25 points while only allowing 53 points per game (16.25 average margin of victory). West Virginia was 3-3. However, a key factor in those six games was the turnover battle. When WV turned the ball over 12 times, or less, they were 3-1. In their matchup against the four-seed Terps, West Virginia only committed 10 turnovers and forced 23. If the Cats want to remain unbeaten, they will need to defend Devin Williams. In seven of West Virginia's nine losses, Williams either didn't score in double figures or was held to less than nine rebounds.
Remember when Wichita State was a one-seed in the tournament? I had to look it up, too. Last year, the Shockers were undefeated entering the Big Dance and were promptly upset by UK in the Round of 32.
This year, the Shockers remained in the Midwest region and pulled the upset they were looking for – against a team that they couldn't get on their regular season schedule - knocking in-state foe, and assumed college basketball upper-tier, Kansas out of the tournament.
They beat Big Ten's Indiana by five and trounced the two-seed Jayhawks by 13. Notre Dame is next on the list. The Fighting Irish are taking the survive-and-advance mantra literally. In their first game of the tourney, ND barely beat No. 14 seed Northeastern (69-65) and needed overtime to earn the victory over Butler (67-64). Both Notre Dame and Wichita State lost four games during the regular season. Both teams are also led by upperclassmen. Fred VanVleet of Wichita State has scored double-digits in 11-straight games. The same goes for Jerian Grant of ND. When Duke and Virginia defeated Notre Dame, Grant was held to seven points or less.
UCLA shouldn't be in the tournament, right? Well, try telling the Bruins. The No. 11 seed eliminated SMU (60-59) and UAB (92-75). Now, the PAC-12 at-large will face West Coast's Gonzaga. The Bulldogs were victorious at Pauley Pavilion, 87-74, back in December. Kyle Wiltjer produced 24 points in that contest. Since then, Wiltjer has scored at least 20 points nine times, including twice in the tourney. Bryce Alford led the Bruins with 23 points in that meeting.
Duke is still alive as the South's top seeded team. The Blue Devils have a 24-point average margin of victory in this tournament. Of their eight losses on the season, the Utah Utes have dropped seven games to 2015 NCAA tournament teams. Coach K's bunch only has four losses on their resume, snubbed Miami, and tournament teams Notre Dame (twice) and NC State. Freshman Jahlil Okafor is averaging 23.5 points in his first (and probably only) tourney appearance. Iowa State fell in the Round of 64 and four-seed Georgetown was next to topple. Which team will be upset next in this region of doom?


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POTSDAM A group of Clarkson University students will inaugurate a north country edition of a national innovation conference.
A brain trust of American inventors, artists, philosophers and entrepreneurs met in California last week for TED 2013, a four-day conference featuring more than 50 presentations designed to stimulate and provoke ideas and innovations. Now, Potsdam will play host to its own version of the event.
I watched a lot of TEDx talks when I was in high school. I used to watch them online, said event organizer John Lindsay, a Clarkson freshman. I really found the collaboration that occurred at these events incredible. The kind of things that were spoken about werent normally heard.
TED, short for technology, entertainment and design and founded in 1984, has spun off into a series of regional conferences called TEDx. All conferences retain a format of small audiences, short presentations and programming free from any commercial, religious or political agenda.
Previously, Clarksons Gabor Forgacs, director of the Shipley Center for Innovation, was featured by TED for his use of a 3D printer to create edible artificial meat. Mr. Lindsay said Clarkson is a perfect place for a TEDx talk.
When I came to Clarkson, I found programs like the Institute for Sustainable Environment, I found them as unique opportunity to have this conversation, he said. There are all these things about protecting our world and about how we can have new ideas that are both practical and exciting. The governor came here to talk about economic incubators and that Clarkson has an opportunity facilitate this kind of incredible growth, intellectual growth, economic growth, social growth.
The TEDxClarksonU conference, slated for April 13, is sponsored by Clarksons SPECTRUM (Shaping Possibilities and Embracing Change To Reach a United Mission), a student group dedicated to encouraging diversity.
Were looking for a conversation to begin, not only here on campus, but around the north country, the nation and the world, Mr. Lindsay said. We are looking for a conversation that hasnt really happened yet. How is it that these voices that havent been heard before can contribute to the sustainability of the world?
SPECTRUMs theme for the event is sustainability, with speakers from across disciplines discussing the economic, social and environmental challenges the north country faces.
Were creating an environment where these ideas can be spread to others and where people can network and find ways to collaborate on ideas, said SPECTRUM President Lorraine Njoki. So basically were providing the venue and the atmosphere, and then people who have ideas and who are working on innovative projects come and present at the talk.
The events organizers are looking for speakers, whose presentations will not exceed 15 minutes.
Members of nearby campuses and communities throughout the north country are welcome to attend, but as at other TED events, all attendees will have to register.
Only 100 people will participate in the event, including organizers, speakers, production personnel and the audience. There is a $10 fee for attendance.
I would really encourage the community to come out if they have something to say, Mr. Lindsay said. I really encourage people to come and listen and participate in a large conversation about how to make our world a better place on all kinds of fronts.
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Pyelonephritis is a type of urinary tract infection (UTI) that affects one or both kidneys.
The urinary tract is the body's drainage system for removing wastes and extra water. The urinary tract includes two kidneys, two ureters, a bladder, and a urethra. The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs, each about the size of a fist. They are located near the middle of the back, just below the rib cage, one on each side of the spine. Every day, the two kidneys process about 200 quarts of blood to produce about 1 to 2 quarts of urine, composed of wastes and extra water. Children produce less urine than adults. The amount produced depends on their age. The urine flows from the kidneys to the bladder through tubes called the ureters. The bladder stores urine until releasing it through urination. When the bladder empties, urine flows out of the body through a tube called the urethra at the bottom of the bladder.
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Pyelonephritis is caused by a bacterium or virus infecting the kidneys. Though many bacteria and viruses can cause pyelonephritis, the bacterium Escherichia coli is often the cause. Bacteria and viruses can move to the kidneys from the bladder or can be carried through the bloodstream from other parts of the body. A UTI in the bladder that does not move to the kidneys is called cystitis.
People most at risk for pyelonephritis are those who have a bladder infection and those with a structural, or anatomic, problem in the urinary tract. Urine normally flows only in one direction—from the kidneys to the bladder. However, the flow of urine may be blocked in people with a structural defect of the urinary tract, a kidney stone, or an enlarged prostate—the walnut-shaped gland in men that surrounds the urethra at the neck of the bladder and supplies fluid that goes into semen. Urine can also back up, or reflux, into one or both kidneys. This problem, which is called vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), happens when the valve mechanism that normally prevents backward flow of urine is not working properly. VUR is most commonly diagnosed during childhood. Pregnant women and people with diabetes or a weakened immune system are also at increased risk of pyelonephritis.
Symptoms of pyelonephritis can vary depending on a person's age and may include the following:
Children younger than 2 years old may only have a high fever without symptoms related to the urinary tract. Older people may not have any symptoms related to the urinary tract either; instead, they may exhibit confusion,
disordered speech, or hallucinations.
Most people with pyelonephritis do not have complications if appropriately treated with bacteria-fighting medications called antibiotics.
In rare cases, pyelonephritis may cause permanent kidney scars, which can lead to chronic kidney disease, high blood pressure, and kidney failure. These problems usually occur in people with a structural problem in the urinary tract, kidney disease from other causes, or repeated episodes of pyelonephritis.
Infection in the kidneys may spread to the bloodstream—a serious condition called sepsis—though this is also uncommon.
The tests used to diagnose pyelonephritis depend on the patient's age, gender, and response to treatment and include the following:
Pyelonephritis is treated with antibiotics, which may need to be taken for several weeks. While a urine sample is sent to a lab for culture, the health care provider may begin treatment with an antibiotic that fights the most common types of bacteria. Once culture results are known and the bacteria is clearly identified, the health care provider may switch the antibiotic to one that more effectively targets the bacteria. Antibiotics may be given through a vein, orally, or both. Urinary tract obstructions are often treated with surgery.
Severely ill patients may be hospitalized and limited to bed rest until they can take the fluids and medications they need on their own. Fluids and medications may be given intravenously during this time.
In adults, repeat urine cultures should be performed after treatment has ended to make sure the infection does not recur. If a repeat test shows infection, another 14-day course of antibiotics is prescribed; if infection recurs again, antibiotics are prescribed for 6 weeks.
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