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1964: Thousands of screaming fans greeted The Beatles as they arrived at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport for their first U.S. tour.
1965: George Harrison had his tonsils removed at a London hospital.
1979: Stephen Stills became the first artist to record on digital equipment, at a recording studio in Los Angeles. However, Ry Cooder is credited with releasing the first digitally recorded record because Stills never released the material.
1980: Pink Floyd performed "The Wall" for the first time in the U.S. The band only did the show in Los Angeles and New York.
1981: Country singer John Conlee joined the Grand Ole Opry.
Today's Birthdays: Actor Miguel Ferrer is 59. Saxophonist Brian Travers of UB40 is 55. Comedian Robert Smigel (SMY'-guhl) (Triumph the Insult Comic Dog) is 54. Actor James Spader is 54. Country singer Garth Brooks is 52. Keyboardist David Bryan of Bon Jovi is 52. Comedian Chris Rock is 49. Actor Jason Gedrick ("Windfall," "Boomtown") is 47. Guitarist Wes Borland of Limp Bizkit is 39. Bassist Tom Blankenship of My Morning Jacket is 36. Actor Ashton Kutcher ("That 70's Show") is 36. Actress Tina Majorino ("Napoleon Dynamite," "Veronica Mars") is 29. Actress Deborah Ann Woll ("True Blood") is 29.


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Fraunces Tavern Museum (left) and the New York Stock Exchange. Photos by Will Steacy
Lower Manhattan is perhaps most famous for Wall Street, but the neighborhood is about much more than finance. The area has seen some of New York City's, and the nation's, greatest triumphs—the inauguration of the country's first president, the founding of its first bank—and some of its greatest heartaches. But in true NYC fashion, Lower Manhattan has emerged stronger than ever and now plays host to world-class cultural attractions, a thriving restaurant scene and scintillating shops. Stone Street is bustling these days, offering all kinds of sustenance: thin-crust pizzas and expense-account lunches, glasses of 1990 Bordeaux and happy-hour margaritas. The neighborhood's bars and lounges are loosening ties and pulling in fashion types. And everyone continues to throw elbows to score discounted designer duds at shopping mecca Century 21.


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This is not good news for the Patriots...wouldn't say bad news, but it's not good. Revis wouldn't have made much of a difference for the Jets fortunes. Revis or no Revis, Jets still stink.
Tampa Bay will now be a tougher out during the reg season.
More importantly, Jets got something in return for a player likely to be gone after this season anyways. Multiple draft picks is what I'm hearing. I'm assuming at least one is a first.
Good deal by the Jets. They still won't be competitive this season and probably not the next. But this is a step in the right direction for that franchise. Next move will need to be getting rid of Sanchez for them...Will probably happen next season


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12/15/2008, Dinner Key - Island B
And I'm in
Just wish we could get a better pic
We finally got warm a week ago. Pulled into Miami last Thursday and dropped the hook at Baker's Haulover, about 14 miles north of where we are now.
Friday morning we headed out to the the last few miles to Dinner Key (we were headed here to see Ken and Linda VanTreese - the very same Okies who picked up a stray Bessie in Staniel Cay two or so years ago) - anyway as we approached the first bridge, Bill felt some slipping in the transmission and we couldn't seem to get any oomph out of the engine.
He had been thinking that the transmission might be nearing the end of its expected life, so we were glad that it happened here in Miami rather than in the Bahamas. Bill is waaay cool - he figured out how to pull the tranmission by himself - and it was neither easy to access or to figure out.
In the end, it is not nearly as bad as Bill (aka Suzie Sunshine for his ability to expect the worst in every situation) predicted. Turns out it will cost less to put a new one in than to rebuild the old. But the supplier is shut down for inventory this week, so early next week is the soonest we'll be able to get it. Thanks to the folks at Transmission Marine Inc, we should be all set sometime next week.
So for now, we're just hanging out relaxing.
Here is a pic from the boat - that's Biscayne Bay bridge in the background.
Most of the transients either get a slip at one of the marinas or a mooring nearby. We, however, are out with the real people (real what? we're not sure yet) in the anchorage.
Out here you may see a boat that you think is abandoned, but it may well be someone's home. Someone who most likely thinks that 8 o'clock in the morning is a fine time for a Budweiser.
12/12/2008, Dinner Key - Island B
Since we are waiting on a new transmission, everything from the cockpit storage lockers is out - so our Clampett look has been taken to a new level.
However, we think it gives us some status out here in the 'hood.
Greetings from the crew of Alibi II!!!
Pups in the sun
We had the chance to visit with Bill's nephew Ryan, who was nice enough to drive us around so we could get a new camera - here's our first photo with the Canon PowerShot SD1100. We had just dragged poor Ryan out to the boat in terrible chop so everyone except the hounds is pretty much soaking wet.
Gus and Jake huddled below while offshore
Here is a shot, right before the camera died, of all the bow junk - this is before it was all loaded to give the boat that Appalachia-meets-the-cruising-life look. We have yet to see another boat that even comes close to matching our Clampett look.
Updates coming soon!! With lots of pictures and stories - all good, we hope.
We'll leave the Chesapeake Bay later this year hoping to cross over to the Bahamas early in the new year and get to Exuma by February at the latest.
Check back and drop us a line.
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|Seven new teachers begin school
|Written by Jes-c Brandt and Chris Lee
Seven new teachers began the 2009-10 school year in Holyoke this week as classes began in the Re-1J School District on Tuesday, Aug. 18. New teachers reported on Aug. 12.
New to Holyoke Elementary School are Shelby Lingbloom, David Bloemker, Mandy Krause and Kate Shoemaker. Holyoke High School welcomed Troy Mayfield, Carla Mayfield and Heather Bieber to its staff.
Shelby Lingbloom
Beginning as a new kindergarten teacher is Shelby Lingbloom of Julesburg. After graduating high school in 2004, she planned on attending Chadron State College in Chadron, Neb. After speaking with friends, the choice to go to Colorado Christian University in Lakewood was made.
Lingbloom originally attended college to become a nurse but after two years decided to look into teaching. When she was younger she told herself she wanted to become a teacher. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in liberal arts with elementary education.
Lingbloom is continuing her education and currently is working on obtaining her master's in curriculum and instruction through Colorado Christian University. She plans on finishing the degree in May 2010.
"I've always wanted to teach kindergarten so I'm excited to meet the kids and get started," Lingbloom said.
David Bloemker
David Bloemker grew up in Brush and joins the elementary staff as a fifth grade teacher.
He graduated high school in 2004 and attended college at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley.
Both of his parents are elementary teachers in Brush. He said the fact they are teachers was one of the contributing factors to his decision to become a teacher.
Bloemker majored in history and Spanish on his way to a bachelor's degree. After finishing school in 2008 he went through the post-baccalaureate licensure program for elementary education.
During school, he was involved with the Catholic church campus organization. In his free time he enjoys traveling and reading.
Bloemker is anxious to get to know the kids and the community the most.
He wanted to teach in a small town and he really liked Holyoke the first time he visited.
"People are friendly here and it seems like a very supportive school," he said.
Bloemker describes himself as an enthusiastic and dedicated person.
Mandy Krause
Mandy Krause, a 2004 graduate of Chatfield High School in Littleton was hired to be a new resource teacher for the 2009-10 school year.
Krause attended the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley in hopes of becoming a biology teacher but lost interest in it. She turned her concentration toward history. She also concentrated on special education.
She student taught in Berthoud and enjoyed the smaller town. She and Bloemker are engaged, so making the move to the same school was a plus.
Getting to know the students on a personal basis is something she is looking forward to as well as meeting their needs.
"Since it's my first experience it will be a learning experience for me and the kids," Krause said.
In her free time, Krause enjoys bowling, riding dirt bikes and is involved with the Catholic church.
Kate Shoemaker
A new fourth grade teacher from Grover is Kate Shoemaker. Graduating as part of a nine-person class in 2005, she went to the University of Northern Colorado where she obtained her bachelor's degree of interdisciplinary liberal arts with an emphasis in history in 2009.
She grew up on a ranch with her three younger brothers. She spent the first part of this summer and last summer in Texas working at a Christian summer camp teaching kids how to ride horses. Describing herself as a cowgirl, she enjoys spending time on the ranch working cattle and reading.
Shoemaker landed in her current position after her resume was passed to Holyoke from the Merino superintendent.
She was involved with Campus Crusade for Christ and was able to travel to New Orleans to help with Hurricane Katrina clean-up. She was also a resident advisor for two years at college.
After speaking with an FFA state officer who was planning on becoming a teacher, Shoemaker decided to volunteer in classrooms and at Sunday schools and along the way decided she wanted to become a teacher.
Troy Mayfield
Troy Mayfield began teaching this week at Holyoke High School in the vocational agriculture department. His classes include ag mechanics, ag welding, ag carpentry, ag business, animal science, intro to ag and an eighth grade exploratory class.
Excited to get back in the classroom after summer vacation, Mayfield shared he is particularly looking forward to the coming year. One goal, he said, is to use a strong science foundation as the base of his classes. He also hopes to incorporate finances and business planning, exploring the various aspects of agriculture.
In addition to his role as ag teacher, Mayfield will act as FFA advisor. Through his time spent in the area, Mayfield has observed a long tradition of leadership in the FFA chapter, and that's something he hopes to see continue with current members.
Mayfield moved to Holyoke, returning to an area he is already familiar with. He spent one summer here working. He also attended Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, where he received an associate of arts degree in agriculture education. Following his time at NJC, he studied at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, where he earned a bachelor of science degree in agriculture education.
Before Mayfield and his wife Carla, an English teacher, accepted positions at HHS, their family lived in Boise City, Okla., where Mayfield taught agriculture. He was also an ag teacher and superintendent/principal in Branson.
"I really enjoy being around kids and teaching them, being involved," said Mayfield. He is glad to be teaching and looks forward to his first year in Holyoke.
Carla Mayfield
Carla Mayfield is one of the new junior high English teachers at Holyoke. In addition to teaching sixth and eighth grade English and Response to Intervention (RtI) English, Mayfield will be taking over the high school speech class.
A woman passionate about literature, communication and theatre, Mayfield looks forward to all the classes she'll be teaching. One of the most exciting things, she shared, is the chance to teach a sixth grade class for the first time. It is her hope that she can cultivate and encourage a love of reading in the younger students.
Mayfield will also be directing the high school play and musical this year. Having directed plays in the past, she is thrilled to be directing again. She is especially delighted to direct students who have had the benefit of working with the experienced directors previously at HHS.
A graduate of Adams State College in Alamosa, Mayfield has a degree in journalism. In the past, Mayfield has taught English/Language Arts for a combined eight years in Keyes, Okla. and Branson.
Teaching in Holyoke, she believes, will be different than the other schools, as it is larger. She is, however, glad to see Holyoke still has a small school feeling, and class sizes that enable relationships to be formed to tailor the classes to fit students' needs.
Mayfield will be working right down the hall from her husband Troy, the new ag teacher. Both are happy to be working so close to each other, and to be living in Holyoke. The Mayfields have three children, Ross, a freshman at Tulane University in New Orleans, La.; Skyler, a sophomore; and Wilson, a first grader.
Heather Bieber
Heather Bieber has completed the first days as a new English teacher in Holyoke Junior High and High School. Her classes are seventh, tenth and twelfth grade English.
Bieber is looking to have a strong focus on writing in all of her classes. It's an area in which students seem to struggle nationwide, she noted, and she's excited to work with other teachers to help her students become great writers.
In general, Bieber is excited about the enthusiasm she's seen in the other staff at the school. She is fortunate to work with many people who are passionate and dedicated to teaching the students.
Bieber has returned to her alma mater, where she is working with many of the teachers who taught her through her 2003 graduation from HHS. It came as a relief, she shared, that she already knew many of the people at the school and didn't have to take long adjusting to the setting. Commenting on teaching in the school she attended as a student, Bieber noted it's different, but fun. Everyone has made her feel very comfortable there.
For the last two years Bieber taught 9-12 grade English at Wray High School. She also did her student teaching at Wray in 2007. Bieber is a 2007 graduate of Colorado State University in Ft. Collins, with a bachelor of arts degree.
Although neither is new to the area, Bieber and her husband Brett are glad to be living in Holyoke, and she noted she looks forward to a new experience as she begins teaching at Holyoke.


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02/16/2008, Mt. Lemmon, Tucson, Arizona
This is a photo of Jake and Anne in the back of my truck up at Mt. Lemmon after a hike up the Molino Basin trail. I take this hike every week or two, often with my cousin Jodi and her dogs. Mt. Lemmon is a huge national recreation area on the north side of Tucson, Arizona where I was born and raised and where I currently reside. The name has nothing to do with the name of the blog, though it is a nice coincidence. Sometimes I take the Bounder up for weekend trips here, but not lately because I've been working too much. But not for too much longer. I know my last several blogs have little to do with sailing, but I'm blogging even so.
Still working my way towards my next adventure.
01/28/2008, Poland
This is a random picture of me with random friends made on a backpacking trip through Europe a few years ago. Since then, I seem to have gotten old. I would like to do another such trip before too long, but I don't think hostels take dogs...
01/15/2008, Tucson, Arizona
This is the view from my backyard at sunset. The digital photo doesn't really capture it. Winter brings incredible sunsets to Tucson. Maybe that's where I learned it. I need to start advertising the rental of my home so I don't have to pay the mortgage while I'm gone, but I just can't bring myself to want to rent it. We'll see. Maybe just to low-impact winter visitors.
01/11/2008, Tucson
What more can I say except that I'll write again when I go back on the sailing adventure.
...Except this. In the meantime, I'm back to the litigation adventure. Finishing the existing cases and starting to shut er down. I have been taking on a few short term things, but I'm going to stop doing that too. It's hard to leave in certain ways.
The picture is from my first trip on Tropical Dreamer in October of 2007. The intercoastal waterway from Annapolis to Oriental, NC. I was on the water early that morning as the sun came up. I seem to be having fun according to the look on my face.
This morning I am in my kitchen along the foothills of northern, Tucson, Arizona. I am similarly awaiting the sunrise. Then going to pick up the Bounder from the shop later this morning (I'm getting it ready for the long trip this summer) and then I'll head into work.
I have a nice view from this stool of the city lights below and the growing light above. The city has been covered by fog some recent mornings, which is unusual for the desert in my experience. And we have had quite a lot of rain fall this winter, I think. The wash has been running for weeks. Jake loves that. He is a major water dog.
It is 6:48 a.m. The sun doesn't fully come up for another hour or so. It is beginning to get a very beautiful blue in the east as the sun rises behind the mountains surrounding this valley. I like to be outside walking the dogs then. Jake is nudging my arm to say they want to experience the morning too. Anne growls lightly in affirmation. I've just made coffee and set out the medications and vitamin, so we're cleared for take off.
I presently walk them every day. This will be a challenge on the water, of course. I try and take them on a walk where they can run free if possible. Golden Retrievers are positive, good natured sporting dogs. They love to run and explore and be active. They also love to sleep a lot. I want to be more like that.
12/27/2007, Marina Seca
As I made arrangements for the tractor to pull Singmeaway back to the hard, this huge sailboat was on its way in. Once again I'm heading home just as the sailing community is heading off to adventure. The word going round was that any very large deep draft boats had to get into the water that day or wait until April due to seasonal low water conditions at the San Carlos Marina. The only alternative would be to to drop the mast, truck over to Marina Real (which evidently has a deeper ramp), raise the mast, and then launch. Much more expensive and difficult. I don't know if he made it in as I was on the road home by around noon. And here I am, unpacking and slowly getting back into the swing of things here in Tucson. Until next time.
12/27/2007, San Carlos, Marina
This is where the boat sat the entire time it was in the water except for the short sail I accomplished with Jake and Anne. Having it there gave me a measure of legitimacy at least in my mind. You could see it at the end of the ramp dock during the yacht club Christmas dinner (commencing with drinks at 1:00 p.m.).
I was able to walk the dogs half-way across the harbor from this spot.
I think I am a sun worshiper. Like the ancient people or something like that. Watching it come up and go down are my favorite times of day. When traveling generally and cruising on a sailboat specifically, there are often great sun watching experiences. When working, I sometimes miss the sunrise and often miss the sunset because the work is dictating the schedule. Litigation doesn't give a damn about that aspect of nature. My camping spot was situated so that I caught the sunrise from one side over the marina and the sunset from the other side behind the tetas. The placement of the sun (you know it rises and sets more or less north or south depending on the time of year) was right on center of both from where I sat. When you got all that going on nature-wise, you know you are where you should be at my brothers and sisters.
I only got to sail about two hours during the entire 5 day winter trip to San Carlos. Interestingly, however, I met more friends in that short period than I have in the last 5 months. I took the dogs with me ocean sailing for the first time this trip. They did pretty well. This is Anne as we head out of the harbor cruising downwind on just a slip of foresail. It was so windy, I didn't want to overdo it on their first real sailboat ride (second for Jake, see entry way below on now sold Hobie One and of course the entry about the failed zodiac entry operation less far down) so we came in after only a short experience on the water. All in due time.


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Currently I have a Badlands Sacrifice and think it's a great pack, except for the waist belt cannot go tight enough. I am 6'2" and 180lbs, which seems odd. Regardless, the amount of backpacking I do means that a pack that doesn't fit properly has no room on my shoulders. Thanks for your help!


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(MILITARY TIMES) -- The Air Force is deploying a squadron of F-22s to Japan within days, a show of confidence that the service has identified the cause of oxygen problems that have forced pilots of the stealth fighters to fly only at lower altitudes and remain within 30 minutes of a landing strip.
Pilots will soon deploy to Kadena Air Base, Japan, Pentagon spokesman George Little said Tuesday.
The Air Force has determined the oxygen deprivation reported by pilots was caused by a faulty valve worn by pilots during high-altitude flights and a filter installed to measure air quality. Valves on the vests will be replaced and the filter has been removed, Little said.
Pilots will fly the cross-ocean flight to Kadena at low altitude, which does not require the vest to be worn, and will stay near landing strips as a precautionary measure.
"This is a phased approach, this is prudent, it is recommended by Air Force leadership, and the secretary approved the recommendations," Little said.
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz said Tuesday that an F-22 pilot will fly in a tanker along the route to be available to give advice to other pilots on the way.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta ordered flight restrictions for all F-22s on May 15, following about a dozen unexplained hypoxia-like incidents among pilots since September. The plane was grounded from May until September last year.
Two more F-22 incidents - at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., on June 26 and Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on July 6 - were caused by other problems, Little said. The incident at Langley was caused by a faulty air valve in the cockpit; the Hickam incident resolved itself with flight. Both the pilots and aircraft involved have resumed flight.
In addition to pilots, five F-22 maintainers also complained of wooziness, nausea and headaches that signal oxygen deprivation after working inside the cockpits.
Air Combat Command said those symptoms have been attributed to breathing ambient air during engine runs. Flight line procedures have been changed to rectify the exposure, and there have not been any additional maintainer issues since December, ACC spokesman Lt. Col. Tadd Sholtis said in an e-mail.
Problems with the F-22 came to light after a November 2010 crash killed Capt. Jeff Haney near Joint Base Elmendorf-Ricardson, Alaska. The Air Force's accident investigation board report stated that Haney did not react quickly enough to activate the Raptor's emergency oxygen system or recover from a dive as he struggled to breathe.
"I find the cause of the mishap was the MP's [mishap pilot] failure to recognize and initiate a timely dive recovery due to channelized attention, breakdown of visual scan and unrecognized spatial disorientation," Brig Gen. James Browne, the president of the accident investigation board, wrote in the report.
On Tuesday, Schwartz said the crash was a "tragic event," unrelated to the oxygen problems now being addressed.
"It was a complex emergency the likes of which I have never experienced," he said. "And what we do know with certainty is it was not a hypoxia-related event, it was a complex emergency with multiple aspects and we respect his effort to save the aircraft. And again, the tragedy of this continues to affect us all."


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Hello all,
I have a Zimbra OSE multi-server install and in the admin UI all services of others servers are shown as down. The services for the first mailbox server are shown as up.
I'm running Zimbra 6.0.5 OSE "over" CentOS 5.4.
All syslog are configured to push data to "master logger server", and it's functionnal.
I wonder how the logger server checks what services are currently running on other servers ? SSH + zmcontrol status ?
The thing I don't have is "STATUS" data logged for each server in /var/log/zimbra.log.
Does each server have to log this entry to this file to be marked as up in admin UI ?
Thanks for your help.


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Santa Clara, CA (Sports Network) - Kevin Foster poured in 21 points to lift
the Santa Clara Broncos to a 74-69 decision over the San Francisco Dons in a
West Coast Conference opener for both sides at the Leavey Center.
Marc Trasolini recorded a double-double for Santa Clara (12-3, 1-0 WCC) with
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Yannick Atanga did a great job of cleaning the glass as he pulled down 13
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Cole Dickerson paced San Francisco (7-7, 0-1) with 17 points and 12 rebounds.
Cody Doolin scored 16 points and dealt out eight assists while Avry Holmes
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committed nine turnovers during the opening 20 minutes.
The Dons heated up after the intermission to hit 53.8 percent of their field
goal attempts including 5-of-9 from beyond the arc. Santa Clara went cold and
knocked down only 39.1 percent of its shots from the field, which allowed the
visitors to put together a late rally. Tim Derksen drained a 3-pointer with
1:26 left in regulation to narrow the deficit to 67-65, but Trasolini dropped
a layup through the cylinder on the next possession to extend the Broncos lead
to four. Doolin made a layup of his own on the next play to make it a one
possession game once again, however Santa Clara answered with a pair of free
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Santa Clara, which finished last season with an 0-16 record in WCC action,
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2011 Charlotte Auto Fair CoverageWritten by on August 31, 2011
The Charlotte Auto Fair is an East Coast explosion of anything nostalgic (don't worry late model guys you are invited too). Every oddball piece or rusted part you can't find at any NC junkyard can probably be found at the Auto Fair held yearly at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, NC. The car show lines the track, vendors the pits/garage, specialty vehicles inside tents, and swap meet on the grass. This year, due to Hurricane Irene the turn out was weak, but the stuff there was solid as always.


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By Robert Garrison
DENVER (KUSA) - Authorities with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation arrested a Commerce City woman they allege provided Evan Ebel the gun used to kill Colorado prison chief Tom Clements.
Stevie Marie Vigil, 22, was arrested Wednesday night. Vigil was arrested on suspicion of an alleged illegal transfer of a firearm in early March, based on information developed during the course of the investigation.
Investigators believe Vigil purchased the firearm from a licensed firearms dealer in Englewood and transferred the weapon to Ebel, a convicted felon who could not legally possess a firearm.
The licensed firearms dealer has been extremely cooperative with investigators, and had no knowledge of Vigil's alleged actions following her legal purchase of the gun.
The investigation involving the firearm purchase was initiated on Thursday, March 21. Local, state and federal authorities worked throughout the weekend to identify the circumstances regarding the purchase and alleged transfer of the weapon that was in Ebel's possession in Texas.
Vigil was taken to the Arapahoe County Jail. Her bond is set at $25,000.


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WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- For the second night in a row it was perimeter defense which did in the Washington Wizards. The Orlando Magic eloquently peppered the bottom of the net from three-point range in Tuesday's 102-95 Wizards loss at the Verizon Center.
"They seemed to hit the big bucket to break your back there at the end," said coach Randy Wittman about Orlando's 15-for-36 night behind the arc.
Now that I've seen him live, I think Magic forward Ryan Anderson should have the NBA's Most Improved Award locked up. Against the Wizards, Anderson scored 23 points and plucked a team-high 15 rebounds. At 6-foot-10, he's is essentially becoming Kevin Love to a lesser degree. The Wizards didn't mean to leave him open for much of the night. It's more that Anderson is so deceptive on the court, because he could be anywhere at once.
I can admit some of the Wizards continued losses -- like the one in Phoenix last week for example -- carry little noteworthy impact in what has utterly been a waste of a season.
But Tuesday stood out against Orlando because:
A) Nick Young and more namely JaVale McGee were benched from the starting lineups and down the stretch:
What Randy Wittman had to say: "It's tough. I've got to get them playing to their levels...and that's what I'm trying to do. There is nothing more than that. I had to reward those guys that dang near pulled off the game for us last night."
What JaVale McGee said about his benching: "I would like a chance to be on the floor...but I wasn't." McGee also said he doesn't understand Wittman's message in the benching.
What I have to say: JaVale, this is Wittman's message: Fourth year players don't make the kind of mental mistakes that you make. Idiotic fouls, repeated goaltending calls and a poor attitude will send you to the sidelines.
Even further, I noticed several Wizard teammates not feeding the ball to McGee when he was open. Why? Because McGee took seven shots alone in his six minutes in the first quarter and was wildly hollering for the ball. He ended with nine points, six boards but a team worst -12 in point differential.
McGee is not happy in Washington. If this Randy Wittman experiment of JaVale only playing 16 minutes a game continues, the Wizards will be hearing from McGee's agent about a trade request. McGee is too fragile to use this benching as motivation. His constant self-analysis on the court leads to lapses. The mental part of basketball is clearly McGee's biggest flaw and isn't worth investing $50 million in.
B) John Wall had 33 points on 13-of-25 shots
What Randy Wittman had to say: "John's playing with confidence right now...tonight we had a tough shooting game around him. So the assists didn't show up, he was a little more aggressive. We put him off the ball a couple of times and the ball swung around to him for scoring opportunities."
What John Wall had to say: "I just got rhythm and made some tough shots and made some easy shots...I'm not fading away as much."
What I have to say: John Wall put on a midrange clinic against the Magic. From 10 feet and beyond, I tabbed Wall at shooting 8-for-13 on the evening, good for 61 percent. The Magic were daring the Wizards oft-criticized point guard to take shots and Wall rose up to the challenge.
It was a February to remember for Wall, who ended the month posting the numbers we've been expecting all season: 18.2 ppg, 9.0 assists, 4.8 rebounds, .9 blocks and 47.4 shooting percentage. In 14 games during the month, Wall had only three stinkers. Flank this 21-year-old with another athletic shooter, and we may be just uncovering who Wall the basketball player could become. That doesn't mean I'm annoiting him a winner yet. It just means that Wall's February was the best thing to happen all season in D.C.
C) Randy Wittman is committed to playing smaller lineups
What Randy Wittman had to say: "Their energy level, it's a tough group. Chris gives us a little better floor spacing because of his ability to shoot it as well as a slower bigger guy running at him...Book just...Dwight couldn't move him."
"That group gives us a little tenacity that I like."
"We hung in there. [I'm] trying to match the right combination. To get something going."
What Mo Evans -- playing up at the small forward position -- had to say: "We've known we have to give more effort. I think over the last two games in searching for veteran players -- players who have been in the mix, I think there is a newfound sense of urgency. [We're] trying to salvage the season in whatever way we can."
What I have to say: If Wittman is willing to go small against Dwight Howard, he isn't playing around with this strategy. Chris Singleton is a lot more effective offensively in these kind of rotations and it looks as if John Wall is too. That's the best thing about Randy Wittman. He is a problem solver and won't rest -- unlike Flip Saunders -- until conventional methods have been tested.
It's a double bonus for the Wizards to play small lineups like this. First, it diminishes McGee to the bench and let's the front office and fans see what life would be like without JaVale. Secondly, the amount of ball-handlers creates offensive sets where Wall can have designed off the ball plays. I think Wall could thrive without the ball, even with Shelvin Mack in a lineup with him.
D) It's the end of the article and I'm just mentioning Dwight Howard
The Wizards completely canceled out the league's best center with mainly Trevor Booker, Kevin Seraphin and a little of McGee. Keep the small lineups coming, coach Wittman.


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On the road again
Giving speeches, taping television shows, and making music with his friends: a day in the life of Mike Huckabee, once and (maybe) future presidential candidate
"On the road again" Continued...
NEW YORK-"Is accompanying Willie a little scary?" I was kidding Mike Huckabee about the upcoming highlight of his Fox News television show on April 18: Music legend Willie Nelson singing, with Huckabee playing bass guitar. "Way beyond scary," the former governor and presidential candidate replied. "It's terrifying."
Huckabee's Saturday, April 18, workday began badly at 7:45 a.m. He had lost his Fox ID card the previous evening and a security guard wouldn't let him into the Fox building, even after a co-worker said, "You know this guy. He could have been president." Finally a Huckabee show staffer arrived, chaperoned him through security, and reassured him: She had once lost her card as well. Huckabee grinned and said, "Good. I didn't want to be the first idiot to lose my pass."
Given Huckabee's hectic schedule, it's remarkable that he doesn't lose many things. After he criticized Barack Obama in a brief live segment of FOX & Friends, we walked over to a Starbucks at 8:30 a.m. He drank regular black coffee-"I don't get into the fru-fru stuff"-and reviewed his recent schedule on the road: Missouri, Florida, a different speaking venue every night. He has the top frequent flyer status at four airlines, and after using miles for a vacation trip to Ireland and some electronics, he still has hundreds of thousands left over.
Huckabee also tapes three short ABC radio network pieces each night, carrying with him the equipment to turn any hotel room into a studio. He has multiple Ziploc bags, each with one day's supply of socks, underwear, and sundries that he throws into a rolling suitcase. He said he can "make it" on four to five hours of sleep per night, but in the week ending April 18 had to settle for two or three.
At 9:15 a.m. Huckabee began writing and reviewing material for his weekly show, which is taped on Saturday afternoon and initially shown Saturday evening at 8 p.m. Eastern, with ratings higher for that time slot than those of CNN, MSNBC, and CNBC combined. A staff meeting that morning included discussion on "what we'll ask Willie, what we won't ask Willie," as executive producer Woody Frasier put it: "Nothing serious with Willie, just some light talk about his career."
After the meeting Huckabee did more writing and a little rehearsing. Each Huckabee show includes a segment where Huckabee plays his bass guitar with a band that rotates in Fox staffers-about 30 so far-but this time he was the sole amateur playing with Willie Nelson's band and Nelson himself. At 1:30 he worried to staffers: "Never played either of those songs before in my life. One rehearsal. Six chord changes" in one of the scheduled songs.
The taping itself began at 2:40. By all accounts Huckabee writes his own opening lines that include commentary on current controversies: On April 18 he made a strong conservative populist pitch with only one jarring note, a reference to an American "ruling class" that would not play well among many GOP voters and also seems factually inaccurate, given the fluidity of our economy and the rise from poverty of individuals such as Huckabee himself.
Huckabee also interviewed two parents of a Columbine High School graduate on the 10th anniversary of the infamous killings. Then he turned to Charles Grodin, the 79-year-old actor-turned-liberal-crank who played off the Columbine shooting to push strict gun control. That segment showed the limits of the soft-format show: Huckabee comes off as a really nice guy, which all his staffers and my own observation indicate that he is, but he let Grodin run with rhetoric instead of slowing him down by asking "the four deadly questions"-What do you mean by that? Where do you get your information? How do you know you're right? What happens if you're wrong?
Yet Grodin soon gave way to Nelson, who along with another music legend, 83-year-old Ray Price, mellifluously sang "Faded Love" and "Crazy." (Nelson wrote the latter in 1961 and Patsy Cline made it famous a year later.) Huckabee accompanied on his bass guitar: Afterward, he said "I made a few bobbles but covered them pretty well."
Between the songs Nelson eviscerated the staff's plans to have only light patter from the singer: Huckabee asked him about biodiesel fuel, and Nelson went on about how he ran his $100,000 Mercedes on vegetable oil, how the government should pay 100 percent of the production and labor costs of farmers, and so on.
But who cares? The music's the thing, and no one looks to Nelson for public-policy brilliance. The 76-year-old singer does have brilliance of another kind: After the show he graciously signed autograph after autograph and planted his feet for photograph after photograph with members of the audience, lingering longer than many major league rookies do. And from 4 p.m. until the last autograph- or photo-seeker left, Huckabee was the same, remembering names, relishing compliments on his guitar work, and moving forward in what may be his attempt to rally a new coalition of not only the right but others who see what's wrong with the radical change of 2009.
Saturday is the stable part of Huckabee's weekly schedule. Huckabee spends Saturdays with his show and most other days-to quote the title of a song Nelson wrote and recorded in 1979-"On the Road Again." The week after April 18 included a day and a half back in Arkansas with his wife, Janet, followed by speeches in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and New Jersey.
Huckabee hasn't backslid all that far on his well-publicized 100-pound weight loss, but he's about 20 pounds over his marathon running weight. That's in part because his flat feet make him vulnerable to the knee problems that have reduced his exercising, but the new orthotic implants he now has for his running shoes leave him optimistic about running more. Food for Huckabee these days is often catch-as-catch-can-he was prophetic at one point when he grabbed a wrap and said, "As soon as I put this in my mouth, they'll call me to the set"-and that's not good for diets.
I asked him about some past and current governmental fat:
WORLD: Does the GOP have any credibility on bailouts, and if not, how do Republican leaders regain credibility?
HUCKABEE: Well they didn't have any last fall, since it was our administration and appointees and even Republicans in Congress going along with it. Republicans need to repent. There are some real sins of commission that were committed, and it will be hard to regain credibility if we don't stand up and tell it like it was.
WORLD: If John McCain had stood up against TARP last year, do you think he would be president?
HUCKABEE: I think he might have been. I do believe the turning point in the presidential election last fall was John McCain's suspending his campaign, going to Washington, and in essence melting into the body of the Senate. He meekly raised his hand and said, "Me too."
We also spoke of some Christian conservative political tactics:
WORLD: Where do you think some of the Christian conservative leaders went wrong in 2008?
HUCKABEE: They became more enamored with the process of politics than with principles and convictions. I saw pretty firsthand a lot of people saying, "We don't think you can win. We like everything you stand for and you are one of us, but we're not going to support you because you can't win." My assessment was when Christians decide to get involved as Christians and then abandon the issues by which they are essentially motivated, they might as well be the Republican Women of Poinsett County or something. They become ineffective as issue players.
WORLD: In your recent book Do the Right Thing, you chastise the Arlington Group in particular as a group of conservative Christians who didn't get behind you. Looking back, do you think things would have been different if they had?
HUCKABEE: The honest answer is I don't know. It might have done more harm than good. It could be that I would have been perceived as a "wholly owned" subsidiary of the Christian conservative movement.
WORLD: What do you do now regarding the Arlington Group and others? Can you gather them behind you at this point, having had this unexpected success?
HUCKABEE: The Arlington Group pretty much dissipated. I think they splintered and split and many of them took issue with each other because they felt that they had failed to do what originally they had compacted to do, which was to early on interview candidates, pick a candidate, and then coalesce behind that one candidate and try to unite the strength and force that they could. They failed to do that.
WORLD: You picked up some other support.
HUCKABEE: By the end of the campaign many people who had been stand-offish were openly supportive of me. The real strength of the campaign for me was not a group of sequestered leaders, like a robed council; it really was just ordinary people out there: homeschool moms and dads and truck drivers. That was the strength of the campaign, and I'm grateful that it was.
WORLD: How do you break out of the Christian "box"?
HUCKABEE: I don't want to break out of the box if that means people think I'm somehow abandoning my faith. If my faith is the reason people say, "I'm not going to vote for him," then good, don't vote for me, because I'm not going to abandon who I am to get your vote. . . . When I was governor people asked me, "Is it hard being a governor and a Christian?" and I said, "No, it's actually easier. I don't have to wake up every day and decide what I'm going to believe today." If I get defeated, I get defeated. That's part of the deal. I'd rather be defeated and go to my grave with some sense of consistency of conviction than that I had to win every last office in America including the presidency but had to sell my soul to do it.
We talked some about international policy issues:
WORLD: What would you do about Iran right now?
HUCKABEE: We need to remember that the Iranian people are not our enemies; the Iranian leadership is not at all indicative of the total attitude. You may have forgotten this, but on the night of Sept. 11, 2001, when there was dancing in the streets in Arab capitals all around the world, in Tehran they lit candles. The Iranian people do not inherently hate Americans. In fact, there is a deep sense of angst within many Iranians because they had a long-time relationship with the American people. With the takeover of radical Islamic factions, the leadership makes Americans think that that is who they are. I have nothing but contempt for Ahmadinejad-and he's the puppet, he's not the power, it's the ayatollah behind him-but there are a lot of Iranians who would like to see something other than what they live under now.
WORLD: How does that translate into policy?
HUCKABEE: We need to be tough with the leadership and make it clear that they are not going to have nuclear capacity. They've made enough threats against Israel and the rest of the free world that that's not an option. It's not a matter of playing chicken with them; it's just a harsh military reality: They're not going to have nuclear power.
WORLD: If you were president, would you authorize a strike against Iran?
HUCKABEE: It would be a little presumptuous on my part to announce what I would do. I would look at all the options, but I would make sure they didn't have nuclear capacity.
WORLD: What about Israel and the Palestinians? Any hope there?
HUCKABEE: I've been to Israel 10 times; I've also been to virtually every other country in the area. This may put me in such a small minority, but I think this two-state solution is nonsense. If we're trying to get these two warring factions to occupy the same piece of real estate with two political entities layering over each other, that's absurd. We wouldn't tolerate it and they're not going to tolerate it. We shouldn't try to prolong the sense of that happening. [Israelis] not only have a right to existence, which is a fundamental agreement dating back to the early 1900s in the Balfour Declaration, but a right to a secure homeland. The tiny sliver of real estate they occupy, surrounded by people who are hostile to them, is really a very vulnerable place for them. Hoping for this two-state solution is simply not practical.
WORLD: Any thoughts on Pakistan?
HUCKABEE: I got pilloried by some of the secular press and particularly the "harrumph" crowd in D.C. because in the fall of 2007 I did an article for Foreign Policy and gave a speech in D.C. saying that the real threat was not Iraq but Pakistan, and the next terrorist attack would be conceived and launched there. I was considered an idiot lacking any knowledge of foreign affairs, and now everyone says, "Of course, we all knew this." If we were to get a package today from Osama bin Laden, it would be postmarked Pakistan.
And some other matters:
WORLD: Four of the last five Republican nominees have been people who ran before and lost, and then came back and ran again and won. Will you run again?
HUCKABEE: I think everybody assumes that I'm going to run again, but the honest answer is I don't know. I'm not being coy, because I might. But at this very moment, it is not on my mind and it's not something I sit around thinking about. I'm extraordinarily busy doing my show. . . . I'm doing three commentaries a day five days a week, for the ABC radio network. I'm speaking all over the place.
WORLD: Your speechmaking schedule sounds like the itinerary of someone who's running.
HUCKABEE: Yes, but I'm running to catch up from all the years I spent being a governor. I'm having a great time; I'm doing things I love to do. I'm raising money for pro-life groups. . . . My PAC is busy helping candidates that are involved in races. My attitude is that I may never run again, and I'm OK with that. It may be that my role is to help other people through the PAC.
WORLD: How much money have you personally lost since last September's stock market crash?
HUCKABEE: The good thing for me is I didn't have a whole lot. Every now and then there's an advantage to not having a whole lot of resources. I'm starting now for the first time to make more than I ever did in public service.
WORLD: What's your favorite joke about politicians?
HUCKABEE: Probably the five most feared words for Arkansas politicians: "Will the defendant please rise?" It's really too true to be funny.


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Dean brings lessons of osteopathic medicine to South Korea
EAST LANSING, Mich. — William Strampel, dean of Michigan State University's College of Osteopathic Medicine, recently led a delegation of health officials to South Korea with hopes of expanding the reach of the U.S. model of osteopathic medicine.
Strampel, along with Reza Nassiri and Sung Soo Chung, both of MSU's Institute of International Health, and officials from the American Osteopathic Association petitioned for recognition of U.S.-trained osteopathic physicians in the country and to establish research programming with some of its local hospitals and universities.
Korean Health Minister Che Min Rim embraced the idea of osteopathic medical licensure in Korea, which would allow MSU to train future Korean osteopathic physicians. Rim also has agreed to look into the cost effectiveness of osteopathic medical care for his country.
These actions are another step in spreading the American model of osteopathic medicine, putting it -on par with M.D.s in terms of practice rights, said Nassiri, director of MSU's Institute of International Health and an associate dean of global health in the College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Currently, osteopathic medicine is recognized in the U.S. and 60 other countries.
The trip also included a presentation on MSU global health efforts and a signing of a memorandum of understanding on educational exchanges and research programming with Eulgi University School of Medicine.
"All of these events aimed to further promote MSU and establish research programming and the efficacy of the American model of osteopathic medicine with top Korean academic and health officials," Nassiri said.
Michigan State University has been working to advance the common good in uncommon ways for more than 150 years. One of the top research universities in the world, MSU focuses its vast resources on creating solutions to some of the world's most pressing challenges, while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.


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Greedy consumption at heart of Seacoast exhibition
"Vanitas: The Meaningless and Futility of Conspicuous Consumption," the brainchild of local printmaker Shane P. Chick, features the work of more than 22 artists exploring a Flemish type of dark, symbolic work of art popular in the 17th century.
The showcase will open Friday, April 5, at 3S Artspace's temporary gallery space in the Store Gallery, 319 Vaughan St., Portsmouth.
Meaningless Things
"Still life was the predominant mode of communicating this paradox, of working your whole life to amass wealth only to die and have it become meaningless," said Chick of the Flemish idea of "vanitas."
Painters in the 1600s engaged in a running commentary on the wealth and power of the Dutch through their works, motivated by the thought that once at the top there was only one direction left to travel - downward. Riches would do no one service once a person was dead and buried, curators said.
"The themes that were explored were dark, depressing and full of skulls, overripe fruits, clocks and items of opulence in various states of decay," Chick said. "This is an idea that we feel is not only historical, but also poignant and contemporary.
"We, as a country, are in the depths of the consequences of becoming the richest most powerful entity on the planet," he said. "We either despair or compensate for those feelings of powerlessness with a fascination of the themes that were painted in the 17th-century Dutch. This show will have its dark spots of skulls and dead birds, as well as tongue-in-cheeks explorations of the rise to wealth."
In addition to Chick, participating artists, who have expressed their points of view through various mediums, including painting, photography, mixed media, wood-block prints and installation, include Wayne Atherton, Erin Bonneau, Shawn Burke, Courtney Chelo, Taintor Davis Child, Kenley Darling, Peter Flynn Donovan, Josh Dow, Lauren Dow, Aaron Drew, Kim Ferriera, Nick Filth, John Gayle, Carly Glovinski, Ali Goodwin, Jasmine Inglesmith, Jeanne McCartin, Kate Mochon, Sam Paolini, Dave Pettengill, Nathaniel Raymond, Meghan Samson, Lynn Szymanski and Jocelyn Toffic.
Their works, curators said, tie together to tell the story of the "meaningless pursuit of greedy consumption."
An opening reception will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday and will be followed by a party and open-studios event on the second floor with live music and local food from 8 to 11 p.m. "Vanitas" will run through Sunday, April 28. Hours are Fridays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. For more information, log onto 3sarts.org or facebook.com/3SArtspace.


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Rolling Stones tour: It's a go!
The legendary band has announced the U.S. dates for its much anticipated "50 and Counting" tour. Let the mad scramble for tickets begin! Prices range from $147 to $597 each, plus service charges.
Could this be the last time for The Rolling Stones?
Only time will tell, but fans seeking one more dose of satisfaction will have an opportunity following this morning's announcement of the tour itinerary for the North American leg of the fabled English rock band's "50 and Counting" concert tour. Guitarist Mick Taylor, who was a member of the Stones from 1969 to 1974, will be a special guest on all dates on the tour.
For fans in San Diego, the chance to spend the night together with the Stones -- or, at least, a few hours communing together with the band in a massive arena -- will entail some traveling, as the tour will bypass America's Finest City in favor of dates in Los Angeles, Anaheim and beyond. That's assuming, of course, said fans are able to obtain tickets to what is certain to be a string of sold-out shows. (The complete itinerary appears at the bottom of this article.)
The tour will open in early May at the nearly 20,000 capacity Staples Center in Los Angeles. The exact date is TBA, pending the NBA and NHL playoff schedules. (The band's website this morning initially indicated May 4, but that date has since been changed to read: "TBA.")
After Los Angeles, the tour moves on to Oakland, San Jose, Las Vegas, Anaheim (May 15), Toronto, Chicago, Boston and Philadelphia. Nine shows in nine cities have been announced so far. Another nine are expected to be added soon, which suggests the tour could play multiple dates at venues in at least some of the cities it is already scheduled to visit.
Tickets go on sale April 8 at 10 a.m. through the band's website for the concerts in Oakland, San Jose, Toronto and Chicago. A presale for Citi card holders begins April 5.
Tickets for all Stones concerts will also be available through ticketmaster.com, although (as of this writing) only three Stones tour dates -- San Jose, Oakland and Chicago -- appear on the Ticketmaster website.
Tickets for the San Jose concert cost $147 to $597, each, plus service charges (which brings the prices up to $168.20 and $623.65, respectively). Tickets for the Oakland show are priced at $142.75 to $571.50, each, plus service charges (which brings the prices up to $171.75 and $665.85, respectively). Tickets for the Chicago show are comparably priced.
This year's tour dates are the first non-festival shows announced by the band for the 2013 leg of the band's much-anticipated 50th anniversary tour. (For those keeping record, that anniversary was actually last year, when the band performed Nov. 25 and 29 in London, Dec. 8 in Brooklyn and Dec. 13 and 15 in Newark, in a series of shows that has since been billed as "50 and Counting.")
" '50 and Counting' has been pretty amazing so far," Stones singer Mick Jagger, 69, said in a press release about the tour. "We did a few shows in London and New York last year…and had such a good time that we thought…let's do some more. It's a good show. Lots of the classic stuff everyone wants to hear…with a few little gems tucked in here and there. The stage is shaped like lips and goes off into the venue so I get to run around in the crowd. It's great fun to be able to get that close to the audience."
Added guitarist Keith Richards, also 69: "From day one at rehearsals it sounded so fresh. You could tell that everybody was dying to get their teeth into it. It was like…open the gates…let us out! 'Cause, man, it is the life and blood of us to play in front of people."


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Per the home page on CR there is a new commitment.. maybe MG changed his mind :P but really I wonder who it could be!!
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I hope its Kendall Wright
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maybe they are just getting around to adding kurt hammerschmidt?
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maybe they are just getting around to adding kurt hammerschmidt?
no they already have him on the commits list
I know who it is!
Actually I dont...just always wanted to post that.
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no they already have him on the commits list
then i bet that is who it is. on the right side of the page it says we only have 16 commits, but if you click on the list, it shows 17 and hammerschmidt is one of them
maybe it is then idk..
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maybe it is then idk..
here's to hoping i am wrong on this one. that would be a little bit of a letdown-they get us all excited that it's some new guy and then WHAMMY! its someone we already knew about.
ya that would suck.. but u may be right because they are not really making it that big of a deal...
Adrin Haughton according to the front of CR
Yep, it's on the front page.
6-foot-4, 325-pound lineman.
No Cedric Mack yet?
Is dad a light middleweight boxer from Britain according to Google. Any relation?
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No Cedric Mack yet?
We don't want Mack anymore I don't believe. This guy sounds like he can help us if he makes grades. He'd look good in the middle of the defensive line. Get him up to 350-375.
Looks like another project with a questionable academic situation. Either this guys grades are REALLY bad or he is a MAJOR project because with his size you would think more than us and ughhhhh Buffalo would be after him.
CR shows only Iowa State and Buffalo on his profile.
As the story says, "The college football recruiting world almost forgot about Adrin Haughton."
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text: Cold Spot owner says the Buck(wild) stops here By Bill Lynch December 15, 2012 Kenny Kemp Cold Spot owner Bill Smeedy says he doesn't go looking for trouble. He stays out of politics and arguments and tries to just stick with beer and wings, but when MTV came looking to use his restaurant, he said, no. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Bill Smeedy didn't think too much about it when a camera crew approached him in April about using his restaurant, The Cold Spot. "They said they were doing a documentary for the university," the 61-year-old explained. "It was about struggling college kids and the challenges that face them -- an educational documentary to help, they said." The crew just needed a space to shoot some video. "It looked like a good cause to me," Smeedy said. And the kids seemed sort of familiar; he'd seen some of them around for a while. So he agreed. They could shoot their documentary. But the television crews weren't shooting a documentary. They were shooting scenes for MTV's "Buckwild." Smeedy said, "Right away, I started getting reports that what they were doing didn't look like educational stuff." Dawn Miller, the Cold Spot's long-time bartender, told Smeedy there'd been some kind of altercation. A couple of kids were yelling at each other, and she'd stepped in to see what was going on. Someone from the crew had told her not to worry. They weren't really fighting. "They're just acting." They were also talking to some of the other patrons, getting them on camera. Smeedy brought all this up with his girlfriend, Krista Given. "He told me he'd given the OK to a film crew making a documentary about college students trying to get educated and their struggles," Given said. He told her what Miller told him. "Something didn't sound right," Given said. She asked Smeedy if it would be OK if she tried to find out a little more about who these people were. Her boyfriend agreed. Smeedy sighed. "She's much more educated than me. She knows things I don't." Given went online and did a quick search based on the little Smeedy had told her. "Right away, it pulled up a story on Yahoo about 'Buckwild.'" The article, which included excerpts from a TV Guide article, quoted MTV program head David Janollari, who said, "[The show] is so wholeheartedly not making fun of these kids... they have a great sense of humor, and you're drawn to them and this world." However, the writer for Yahoo didn't believe that, and neither did Given. "I thought, 'This is MTV. That's not what they do,'" she said. Given told her boyfriend, "Don't let them come back, and you've got to tell them not to use the footage they already have." Smeedy told her, "No, they told me it was all going to be in a positive light." Given told him there was no way that was what this was. A few days later, the production company returned with a bigger crew -- "like four or five SUVs full of people," Smeedy said. He stopped them before they unpacked and told them they weren't going to be filming in his restaurant. The producer told him not to worry, that the owner had agreed. Smeedy told them, "I'm the owner, and you people lied to me." The producer said, "Let me call California." Smeedy shrugged. He said he didn't care who they called. They weren't filming at The Cold Spot. The man made his call and came back with an offer. "What if we made it worth your while?" he asked. "What if we paid you $2,000?" Smeedy said he told them, "You misrepresented the deal. I don't know what you're doing, but it's not what you said. You all have to leave, and you can't use the footage you already have." The producer wanted to reason with him. He told him that they'd brought in people from California for the shoot. They'd spent money on airline tickets, hotel rooms and food. Smeedy said they told him, "You know, we've been here every day. 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Carbus, Vyxxen, and mariuccij got my votes. All three fulfilled the stipulations of the challenge and were all great in their own ways. I wanted to vote for SK (badly) and bartmoss, but in the end I just didn't think either one was complete enough.
This month's challenge was to create an artistic hex map suitable for use in an RPG. Any genre of RPG is welcome, but each map should have some numbering system for the hexes, a map key, and should include some points of interest which could be explored by an adventuring party.
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Carbus, Vyxxen, and mariuccij got my votes. All three fulfilled the stipulations of the challenge and were all great in their own ways. I wanted to vote for SK (badly) and bartmoss, but in the end I just didn't think either one was complete enough.
I vote for Carbus, Diamond, and mariuccij. All are great entries. I think I try to complete the next challenge more.
diamond gets my vote - nice, clear, well-done, and reminds me (in a good way) of old-school rpg maps
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What's the current rule for how many votes you get? It seems to have changed since the last time I was here
I went with Pritior, by Carbus. Great detail when zoomed in (a lot of care went into making the hexes unique, so as not to look like they are copy-and-paste), but clean and simple when zoomed out.
Edit: I tried to give rep to all the excellent entries, but got several "need to spread rep around" messages. (I haven't been on in ages, so I don't remember who I repped last!)
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I used two votes as I just couldn't decide between Schwarzkreuz and Diamond's excellent entries. All the entries were great and thanks for joining the challenge everyone. I'll be around with the Rep Cream Pies for all of you
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My votes go to Carbus (very nice entry overall with nice hand-drawn elements) Mariuccij (nice deisgn and clever way to enter the challenge) and Diamond (very clean and consistent work with the good idea of doing a black and white entry! Some other pretty nice entries (Bratmoss Sci-Fi one is original but a bit too simple to my taste, SK's one is too empty to my taste and I'm not fully convicted by the overall consistency) Btw good job everyone!
I also used two votes (Pritior and Isolated Valley) for the same reason as JT Both of these look great and have all kinds of info on them. Honorable mention to Diamond and Schwarzkreuz for beautiful maps, but I felt that there was something that was missing as a hexcrawl map.
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2001 Hot Rod Virtual Power Tour - Day Eight, May 10Written by on May 1, 2001 Contributors: Jim Youngs Exclusive Daily Updates From The Road. Albuquerque, NM to Kingman, AZ: Beating the Heat in Holbrook and a Marvelous Museum of the Mother Road
After enduring the crowded streets of downtown Albuquerque, the open vistas of western New Mexico were a welcome change. Just after crossing the Arizona state line we were amazed to see a large gathering of the "Over the Hill Gang" on the overpass. Even when spectators are unable to join us on the Tour, its gratifying to know theyre with us in spirit (or at least in cyberspace if theyve been following our Web site updates).
At our gas stop in Holbrook we found an even better deal than the $40 chunks of Rt. 66 offered by Ted Hodge in Tulsa. Petrified wood in the Shamrock convenience store sells for only a few bucks, and the fist-sized prehistoric rocks were twice the size of Teds nuggets! But for some unexplained reason we didnt see any Tourers loading up with these precious collectibles. Maybe its because we had to beat a hasty retreat when the heat (the law-enforcement type) got too intense. Seems that the towns Department of Public Safety received phone complaints about a hoard of lawless hot rodders clogging the streets, with a potential riot in the worksobviously this vehicular flashpoint had to be doused as quickly as possible.
So, we dutifully motored back toward the freeway in an orderly formation (but not before pausing yet again for some more photos). The real reason Tourers didnt collect some bits of rock is probably because the souvenir of choice is a Long Haul stamp on the back of the registration pass worn around their necks. Its proof that youve not only retraced Rt. 66, but also done it with a convoy of other half-crazed, weary rodders running on too many motel continental breakfasts and ragged adrenaline. The Tour is a test of personal mettle and personalized metal, an uneasy alliance of man and machine facing the common foe of seemingly endless stretches of freeways.
At this point, the Power Tour was beginning to feel too long, too crowded, too hotand just too darn much fun. We can hardly wait to get to San Bernardino, both to finish off our 7th Tour, and to relish the finale. And well probably feel really sad about seeing the end as well.
Before that, however, Kingman proved to be a refreshing stop along the way, with the small-town hospitality and nostalgic flavor of the Mother Road we long to savor. We stopped briefly at the new Powerhouse Route 66 Museum, which had opened just in time for our arrival. If youre in the area, its well worth a visit. There are photos and depictions of the early days of this first cross-country highway that really capture the feel and history of the era. During the early stages, road signs were few and far between, so tour guide books of the day showed photos of houses and water towers to look out for, and even a ranchers gate that had to be opened and shut to proceed down the rutted and winding dirt trail. Especially moving are the photos of families stricken by the 10-year Dust Bowl drought as they struggled westward in search of relief. (These exhibits really put the comparatively minor hiccups and hassles of the Power Tour in perspective.)
Speaking of hiccups, we heard about one Power Tour participant who almost didnt make it, but thanks to some special treatment by Chrysler, he should be able to finish the final leg with us. Norm King was headed to Albuquerque in his PT Cruiser from San Antonio, but had to stop in El Paso when his A/C went south. Sorely disappointed at the thought of missing out on the Tour, he explained his plight to the local dealer, who politely explained he simply had no parts in stock to fix it right away. Norm then got on the phone to the Chrysler help line, and minutes later the service manager was scavenging components from the showroom cars A/C system. The dealer even took the Kings to the mall to watch a movie while repairs were being made. The couple managed to hook up with the Tour in Kingman for the run into San Bernardino. Talk about good servicethats how important the Power Tour is for some folks.
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Our trusty driver of the Power Tour's lead van, Bruce West (who is a retired motorcycle cop) used his secret password and handshake to convince the local police in Holbrook that these hot rodders posed no serious threat to the peace and security of this sleepy gas stop.Even though the Holbrook cop admitted he didn't have enough tickets in his book to cite all the rods for illegal U-turns and staying in the no-stopping zone (not exactly high-performance offenses), we obediently lined up our rods to get back on I-40 to Kingman.Shots from Kingman's Route 66 Museum: Can you imagine having to deal with this to get on I-40? During the early days of Route 66, it sometimes crossed fenced-in ranch land that required going through a whole different type of tollgate.If you thought the roads were rough in Detroit, check out this old pic of Route 66 near Kingman. It's a Mother of a road all right.These early Power Tour participants brought along a little bit too much stuff, and needed a tow to get out of the mud.Also on display at the museum is this clean 1950 Studebaker. There's currently an opening for a '50s motorcycle display. If any site visitors would like to loan or donate one (or other historical items) to the Route 66 Museum in Kingman, call 928/753-9889.To handle all the Power Tour cars, Kingman blocked off more than a mile of old Route 66, now named Andy Devine Blvd., after the squeaky-voiced character actor who grew up there.
Mr. D'z '50s style diner made a great backdrop to the Power Tour's line up in Kingman.Power Tour Announcer Pete Duhart (right) spread some good cheer around by holding drawings for a rod-load of freebies.Getting across the desert in this hot (literally) Rodster required borrowing a Route 66-era water bag.


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