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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) -
OUTLOOK: The Big Ten Conference has had eight teams reach the Final Four in
the last 12 years, the league now synonymous with excellence as it relates to
the world of major college basketball.
Last season, the Ohio State Buckeyes reached that lofty perch, only to fall to
eventual national runner-up Kansas. Despite the league's amazing run as one of
the nation's elite, a Big Ten team hasn't won the national title since
Michigan State turned the trick in 2000.
That could all change this season, as the Indiana Hoosiers appear to have what
it takes to be left standing when the dust settles on that first Monday in
April, laying claim to their sixth national crown, and their first since 1987.
Coach Tom Crean has an extremely talented squad, but to reach that point
Indiana is going to have to outlast the likes of Michigan, Ohio State,
Michigan State and Wisconsin.
Both the Wolverines and Buckeyes in particular are expected to give the
Hoosiers a run for their money, as each possesses the sort of talent-rich
roster most teams drool over. The Spartans and Badgers are probably just a
rung below, each boasting their share of gifted athletes.
Even the second half of the teams currently calling the conference home aren't
pushovers, but there is a fairly dramatic drop-off in terms of overall talent.
Still, the Big Ten has some of the nation's top coaches, all of whom are
capable of keeping their teams competitive in a league that thrives upon it as
it prepares its teams for the pomp and circumstance that is the NCAA
CONFERENCE CHAMPION: Indiana
1 Indiana, 2. Michigan, 3. Ohio State, 4. Michigan State, 5. Wisconsin. 6.
Minnesota, 7. Purdue, 8. Northwestern, 8. Iowa, 10. Illinois, 11. Penn State,
12. Nebraska
INDIANA: The Hoosiers open the 2012-13 season as the No. 1 team in the
country, their first such distinction since ending the 1993 campaign as the
top team in the land. Indiana has the good fortune of returning all five
starters and 11 total letterwinners from last year's team that advanced to the
Sweet 16 and finished with a 27-9 overall record. A dangerous team any way you
look at it, Indiana can run with the best in the country, but is coming off a
year in which it drained 43.1 percent of its 3-point shots as well. The team
is led by Crean, now entering his fifth year at the helm, and he has one of
the top players in country at his disposal in 6-11 sophomore Cody Zeller. The
Big Ten Freshman of the Year as selected by the league's coaches last season,
Zeller averaged 15.6 points and 6.6 rebounds per game, but he isn't the only
talented player who will be wearing the crimson and cream this year as he will
be joined up front by senior Christian Watford (12.6 ppg, 5.8 rpg) and junior
Will Sheehy (8.6 ppg, 3.1 rpg). The IU backcourt is expected to consist of
seniors Jordan Hulls (11.7 ppg, 3.3 apg) and Victor Oladipo (10.8 ppg, 5.3
rpg), as well as the return of junior Maurice Cheek, who missed all of last
season with a ruptured Achilles. Add a highly-touted recruiting class to the
mix, which includes standout point guard Kevin "Yogi" Ferrell, and anything
but a Big Ten title and deep run in the NCAA Tournament will be a huge
MICHIGAN: The Wolverines welcome back three starters from last year's NCAA
Tournament team that won a share of the Big Ten title. Head Coach John Beilein
enters his sixth year with the program and returns a pair of All-Big Ten
performers in Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway Jr. Burke was named the league's
Freshman of the Year by the media last season after averaging 14.8 points and
4.6 assists per game, while Hardaway, Jr. turned in 14.6 ppg and as long as he
puts forth a consistent effort from one night to the next he should put
together a campaign worthy of additional accolades. The duo will need to be on
top of their game throughout the season, but particularly early on as
newcomers Mitch McGary and Glenn Robinson III develop their overall games.
Both are talented players already, but while Robinson has the blood lines (his
dad is former Purdue and NBA star Glenn "Big Dog" Robinson), the 6-10 McGary
comes in as one of the top frontcourt recruits in the country. Another
youngster who could make an immediate impact is 3-point sniper Spike Albrecht.
Scoring in close to the basket will be paramount to any success Michigan
achieves this year, but make no mistake, this team will run through Burke and
Hardaway, Jr.
OHIO STATE: With future NBA first-round pick Jared Sullinger leading the way,
the Buckeyes won a share of the Big Ten title and reached the Final Four last
season. Despite the skilled big man moving on to the professional ranks, Ohio
State still has enough talent to challenge in the ultra-competitive Big Ten,
and head coach Thad Matta has to be thrilled to have three starters back to
lead by example. Aaron Craft (8.8 ppg, 4.6 apg, 2.5 spg) and Deshaun Thomas
(15.9 ppg, 5.4 rpg) both earned All-Big Ten honors a season ago, with the
former being named the league's Defensive Player of the Year. While Thomas
will hold court up front and Craft working his magic out on the perimeter,
help will need to come from a slew of solid if unspectacular players. The hope
is guys like Lenzelle Smith, Jr. (6.8 ppg, 4.6 rpg) and Evan Ravenel (3.4 ppg,
2.2 rpg) will contribute more as their roles expand. There is only one
freshman on the roster this year, as 6-5 Italian import Amedeo Della Valle has
the outside shooting chops to keep opposing teams from keying too much on
OSU's "big two". Long-range shooting is something the Buckeyes are going to
have to work on as they hit just 33.4 percent of their 3-point attempts last
MICHIGAN STATE: There are few coaches around that are able to replenish a
roster the way Tom Izzo can, the long-time mentor now entering his 18th year
at Michigan State and needing to do one of his better jobs in keeping the
Spartans near the top of the Big Ten heap. MSU lost a big-time performer in
Draymond Green (16.2 ppg, 10.6 rpg, 3.8 apg), and it will now be up to guys
like junior guard Keith Appling (11.4 ppg, 3.9 apg) and sophomore swingman
Branden Dawson (8.4 ppg, 4.5 rpg) to lead the charge. Izzo will rely heavily
on those guys, but also expected to elevate their respective games are second-
year guard Travis Trice, who is a dangerous 3-point shooter and could develop
into one of the leaders of this team, as well as junior center Adreian Payne
(7.0 ppg, 4.2 rpg, team-high 39 blocks), who simply needs to establish his
presence down low and not allow the opposition to cheat on the outside in an
effort to keep the Spartans' shooters in check. Michigan State has always
prided itself on defense and rebounding, and the team enjoyed success in both
areas last year when it allowed just 59.3 ppg and claimed a plus-8.0 advantage
on the glass. Expect more of the same this time around, although when they
have the ball, the Spartans could run a little more which would make them that
much harder to defend.
WISCONSIN: While some wondered whether the Badgers had enough talent to
compete with the big boys in the Big Ten last year, they proved they had the
goods as they won 26 games and reached the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16. Head
coach Bo Ryan preaches sound play at both ends of the floor, and while the
team is expected to perform well defensively a year after leading the nation
with just 53.2 ppg allowed, there are questions about its ability to score the
basketball. Wisconsin averaged a mere 64 ppg in 2011-12, and the loss of
Jordan Taylor and his 14.8 ppg, means guys like seniors Ryan Evans (11.0 ppg,
6.8 rpg) and Jared Berggren (10.5 ppg, 4.9 rpg) will need to step it up in a
big way. Junior Josh Gasser (7.6 ppg, 4.2 rpg) nailed 45.2 percent of his 3-
point shots last year, and junior Ben Brust (7.3 ppg) is also another long-
range threat as he made more 3-pointers (58) than any returning player. The
Badgers will start the season without senior forward Mike Bruesewitz (5.6 ppg,
5.1 rpg) as he recovers from surgery to repair of large gash to his right leg.
One of UW's top recruits is 6-8 forward Sam Dekker, who scored more than 2,600
points in his high school career. The Badgers will be highly competitive
thanks to a suffocating defensive effort, but whether or not they can score
with more regularity remains to be seen.
MINNESOTA: Tubby Smith enters his sixth season in charge of the Minnesota
men's basketball team, and while he has had talented squads in the past, this
may be his most balanced one yet. The team returns its top five scorers,
including senior Trevor Mbakwe who averaged 14.0 points and 9.1 rebounds per
game last season before going down with a serious knee injury just a few weeks
in. Rodney Williams (12.2 ppg, 5.6 rpg) is the only other Golden Gopher who
averaged double digits in the scoring column last season, and when Mbakwe was
lost for the duration, it was Williams who assumed the role of go-to guy.
Julian Welch (9.5 ppg, 2.9 apg) along with Austin (9.2 ppg) and Andre Hollins
(8.7 ppg) are also back, and all will need to increase production in every
aspect of the game for Minnesota to climb the Big Ten ladder a year after
losing twice as many conference games as it won (6-12). Smith landed a couple
of top-notch recruits in 6-4 guard Wally Ellenson and 6-8 forward Charles
Buggs, the former being a solid shooter and the latter bringing a wealth of
skill to the table, not the least of which is his superior athleticism. The
Gophers have talent, but staying healthy (see Mbakwe) will be the key to any
success the team achieves this season.
PURDUE: No team in the Big Ten lost more quality players following the end of
last season than did the Boilermakers as Robbie Hummel, Lewis Jackson and Ryne
Smith accounted for half of the team's scoring. Junior guard Terone Johnson
(9.2 ppg) will be counted on heavily by head coach Matt Painter to lead both
on the court and in the locker room, and expanded roles for senior D.J. Byrd
(8.9 ppg, 2.3 rpg) and sophomore Anthony Johnson (5.4 ppg, 2.1 rpg) should
benefit the team as well. There are six freshmen listed on the 2012-13 roster,
and the most talented appear to be point guard Ronnie Johnson and center A.J.
Hammons. The 7-0 Hammons will need to condition his body to withstand the
rigors of playing major college basketball, but his skill set is certainly
suited for the game, while Ronnie Johnson has the ability to become a special
floor general for a Purdue squad that will need someone to direct the offense
and get the ball to its more capable scorers. Three-point shooting will be
huge for the Boilermakers this season, and Byrd is the top guy in that
department after hitting 65 treys at a 43-percent clip a year ago. Hitting the
glass will also be key for Purdue as it was in the negative in rebounding
margin in 2011-12.
NORTHWESTERN: The Wildcats won 19 games last season, but finished two games
below .500 in conference play (8-10) and went the final five weeks without
stringing together consecutive wins. In all fairness, they didn't drop back-
to-back games during the same stretch, but that kind of lackluster effort has
been indicative of the team in its history, which still does not include an
invite to the NCAA Tournament. Head Coach Bill Carmody enters his 13th year at
the controls, and he is genuinely excited about the talent he has assembled
this season, despite the glaring absence of scoring machine John Shurna (20.0
ppg). Senior Drew Crawford (16.1 ppg, 4.7 rpg) takes over as Northwestern's
top performer, and he should get help from sophomore guard Dave Sobolewski
(8.3 ppg, 3.7 apg) as well as senior Reggie Hearn (7.4 ppg, 3.7 rpg). Junior
JerShon Cobb (7.1 ppg) was expected to have an expanded role, but he has been
suspended for the entire season due to a violation of team policy. Former
Louisville Cardinal Jared Shropshire is expected to make his final year of
eligibility a productive one as he brings experience and athleticism to the
court for a team that will need someone to complement the effort Crawford is
expected to deliver.
IOWA: For the Hawkeyes to avoid another middling-type season (18-17, 8-10)
this year, tightening up the defensive reins will be the key after they
allowed a Big Ten-worst 72.5 ppg in 2011-12. The loss of leading scorer Matt
Gatens (15.2 ppg) doesn't help at the offensive end, but allows for guys like
junior Roy Devan Marble (11.5 ppg, 3.6 apg) and Aaron White (11.1 ppg, 5.7
rpg) to develop into even more productive players. Sophomore Josh Oglesby (6.4
ppg, 45 3-pointers) will serve as the team's primary long-range threat. Junior
forwards Melsahn Basabe (8.2 ppg, 4.8 rpg) and Zach McCabe (7.8 ppg, 4.6 rpg)
will get their chance to shine, but it's Marble coach Fran McCaffery is
expecting big things from as he assumes the role previously held by Gatens.
Iowa fans are excited about the prospects a guy like 6-1 freshman Mike Gesell
brings to the table, and the same for 7-1 rookie Adam Woodbury, as both could
see significant playing time from the outset. Lacking a true superstar, the
Hawkeyes will be hard-pressed to finish in the top half of the conference
standing this year. However, if they play well as a team and catch some breaks
health-wise, they could show improvement.
ILLINOIS: Despite finishing on the positive side of the ledger last season
(17-15), coach Bruce Weber was shown the door and his replacement, former Ohio
University head man John Groce, has been entrusted with restoring the pride
the Fighting Illini showed between 2000-06 when they never lost double-digit
games in a season. Groce has some talent to work with as he embarks on this
next chapter in his career, notably leading scorer Brandon Paul (14.7 ppg, 4.7
rpg, 2.9 apg) who will need to improve his shooting touch if he is to become
truly one of the elite players in the conference. D.J. Richardson (11.6 ppg)
is one of the team's elder statesmen, and big things are expected from 6-8
forward Sam McLaurin who while at Coastal Carolina last season shot better
than 61 percent from the field in averaging 10.0 points and 7.5 rebounds per
game. McLaurin adds instant credibility to a team that figured to struggle on
the glass this year after losing Meyers Leonard (13.6 ppg, 8.2 rpg) following
last season. The key to any success the Illini achieve this year could hinge
on the play of sophomore point guard Tracy Abrams (4.3 ppg), without whom the
team is likely to be a rudderless ship despite having a new captain at the
PENN STATE: There isn't a team in the Big Ten that relies more on one player
than Penn State does on senior guard Tim Frazier. The 6-1 standout averaged
18.8 points, 6.2 assists and 4.7 rebounds per game in 2011-12, and he is on
pace to become the school's all-time assists leader while also expected to
shoulder the majority of the scoring burden once again. Joining Frazier in the
Nittany Lion backcourt is junior Jermaine Marshall (10.8 ppg, 4.1 rpg), and he
is coming off a year in which he led the team with 43 3-pointers. Overall
however, the team shot just 31.1 percent from long range in netting a mere
61.8 ppg. Expected to produce right away after transferring in from Southern
Miss is sophomore guard D.J. Newbill, while the frontcourt should benefit from
the seasoning guys like Jon Graham (3.9 ppg, 3.7 rpg) and Ross Travis (4.4
ppg, 4.2 rpg) got as rookies last season. Frazier is the team's catalyst in
more ways than one, but if coach Patrick Chambers can get one or two others to
play above their means then perhaps the Lions can improve upon the 12 wins
they logged in his first season at the helm.
NEBRASKA: The Cornhuskers lost nine of their last 10 games last season, and
the school's administration decided a change was in order so Doc Sadler was
let go and former Colorado State head coach Tim Miles was given the job. Miles
isn't likely to have a whole lot of success in his first year at the helm as
the team lost its only double-digit scorer in Bo Spencer (15.4 ppg), and five
of its top six scorers overall. Senior guard Dylan Talley (8.9 ppg, 3.3 rpg)
is the lone holdover from that group, but he started just one of the 25 games
he appeared in last season. Senior forward Brandon Ubel (6.7 ppg, 5.3 rpg)
will need to elevate his game considerably to give Nebraska a frontcourt
presence, and guys like 6-7 sophomore David Rivers and 6-11 senior Andre
Almeida could help there as well. Make no mistake, scoring is the sticking
point with this team, as it averaged a league-low 60.9 ppg last season. One
guy who could shine brighter as the season wears on is diminutive freshman
point guard Benny Parker. Even with a new voice calling the shots, it won't be
easy for the Huskers to win more than the four conference games they did in
their first year in the Big Ten.
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Montreal, QC (Sports Network) - The Montreal Impact will look to maintain
their position at the top of the Eastern Conference table on Saturday when the
club welcomes the Columbus Crew to the Stade Saputo.
Montreal enters the weekend level with Sporting Kansas City and Red Bull New
York atop the East on 45 points apiece. All three clubs are coming off of wins
to keep the race for first place very tight.
After playing to a scoreless draw against the Philadelphia Union at PPL Park
on Aug. 31, the Impact faced a tough test at Gillette Stadium, an always-
difficult venue for visitors to come away with a share of the spoils.
But Marco Schallibaum's men produced a strong account of themselves, earning a
4-2 victory to keep pace in the East.
"Every game is very difficult," Schallibaum said. "I think on the road, also.
We show this face that we can win on the road. We won in Seattle, we won in
Portland and in Kansas City. Because it is a good team, New England, with 10
players, they make nice things, they put pressure. Again it was very important
to get these three points."
Columbus has not fared quite as well on the road as the club fell in a
disappointing 3-0 loss to Kansas City at Sporting park on Saturday.
It was the second match of Brian Bliss' spell as interim head coach of the
Crew, but he was unable to build upon a 2-0 defeat of the Houston Dynamo in
his first outing.
Columbus fell behind early to Sporting, leaving the visitors with virtually no
way back in such a tough environment.
"It is tough to play from behind early, the first goal was close into the
first ten minutes and the second was in the 28th minute," Bliss said after the
match. "It is very difficult to come from behind against a quality squad at
their home field, but overall I think tactically we were set up pretty well to
do what we had set out to do. We did have a mental lapse in the short corner,
which caused the PK, and from there it was an uphill battle."
Saturday's tilt will be the third and final meeting between Columbus and
Montreal this season, and the Crew can take solace from having the superior
record in contests between the two sides.
Columbus is 3-1-1 all-time against Montreal, but all three of the club's wins
have come at Crew Stadium. The two sides played to a 1-1 draw when they met at
the Stade Saputo earlier this season.
The Sports Network

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10 Light & Fresh Dips for Spring Snacking
Recipes from The Kitchn
Now that it's spring it's time to change up your snack game. The promise of warm weather requires that you ditch your hearty snacks and try something fresh, something you could never get in a vending machine: dip! These lighter dip options like grilled guacamole and spicy hummus with lime and jalapeño will pair perfectly with cold, crunchy spring vegetables or your favorite tortilla chip.
If you're looking for something a little bit earthier, try the homemade baba ghanoush or creamy beet and tahini dip. If you'd rather have something on the sweeter end of things, try the fresh figs with cashew cream. Honestly, you can't go wrong.
What are your favorite fresh dips for snacking? Better yet –– are there any great veggie or chip combinations that you prefer with your dips?
- 1 Roasted Jalapeño & Lime Hummus
- 2 Fresh Figs with Cashew Cream
- 3 Creamy, Cool Herbed Yogurt Dip
- 4 Recipe: Baba Ghanoush (Eggplant Dip)
- 5 Grilled Guacamole
- 6 Creamy Beet & Tahini Dip
- 7 Fava Bean Dip with Roasted Garlic and Yogurt
- 8 Zucchini, Mint and Yogurt Spread
- 9 Dandelion Pumpkin Seed Pesto
- 10 French Onion Dip with Caramelized Onions & Greek Yogurt
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WEIRTON - What is a basketball coach to do when he loses five players off of a team that won a state championship two years earlier and finished with a 23-4 mark and lost in the state semifinals last season?
If you are veteran Weirton Madonna coach George Vargo, you look to pick up the pieces with a very solid junior class and get right back to work on rolling through the regular season and once again making reservations for Charleston in March.
Yes, the Blue Dons watched standouts Connor Mogan, Josh Egyud, Clay Rokisky, Drazen Frankovitch, Daniel Pietranton and Nick Battista, who Vargo says he believes was the best point-guard in the valley a season ago, all pick up diplomas last spring, but the cupboard is far from bare and a winning attitude is something that the Weirton parochial school has become accustomed to in recent years.
"This school has become winners in just about every sport over the last or so years," Vargo said. "And when you do that the younger kids learn to win and it spins off on everyone. So, yes, we lost some very good players to graduation, but we also have some very good players coming back that are also winners."
Vargo is quick to point out that some of these kids have played on the Blue Dons' football team that had loads of success this season and the baseball squad that won a state championship.
"Victory breeds success," Vargo said. "I think it all goes back to Coach (Bob) Kramer winning the state championship in football a few years ago. It is just a reflection of how far we have come as a school."
Just as the football team did, Vargo will build his basketball team around multi-talented junior Ross Comis, who is the only returning starter. Comis, a 5-foot-11, guard was the quarterback on the football team, and Vargo says that he will also be the quarterback on the basketball team.
Other letter winners returning include juniors Nate Guio (6-3, forward), Will Bowser (6-0, guard), Anthony Antione (5-10, guard), Josh Martin (7-1, center) and Tyler Ewusiak (6-3, forward/center). Andrew Huggens (6-0, forward) and Marcello Biondillo (5-11, guard) are also juniors who will figure into the mix.
The remainder of the lineup includes senior David Cullinan (6-0, forward) and sophomores Georgie Stakias (6-0, forward), Levi Shreves (5-10, guard), Marquise Jeter (5-10, guard), Nick Mazur (6-0, forward) and James Carnes (6-5, center/forward), who transferred in from Weir where he saw playing time as a freshman.
''It is a great thing to have the football team doing so well,'' Vargo said. ''But at the same time it could lead to a little bit of a struggle for us starting out because we will get such a late start. It is something that could affect us some in December, because of the lack of practice, but we will be alright as time goes on.
''By the time January rolls around we will have our basketball legs and know what to expect. Our first game is in jeopardy and will probably have to be moved, but we will be ready when we have to be.
''This team will be led by Ross Comis, who is my quarterback on the court, but we have some experienced and very good juniors to lead the way and there are also numerous sophomores who are going to get good opportunities to show what they can do.
''With practice delayed, there are some doors opened and some spots up for grabs, but we will fill them, everyone will get a chance and we will be ready to play when we need to be ready to play."


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(WUSA) -- If it's your birthday today, you celebrate it with these people:
Singer-actor Tommy Steele is 76.
Keyboardist-singer Art Neville of the Neville Brothers is 75.
Actor Bernard Hill is 68. Actor Ernie Hudson ("Ghostbusters") is 67.
"Hardball" host Chris Matthews is 67.
Actor-comedian Eugene Levy is 66.
Drummer Jim Bonfanti of The Raspberries is 64.
Singer Paul Rodgers is 63.
Singer Wanda Hutchinson of The Emotions is 61.
Country singer Sharon White of The Whites is 59.
Actor Barry Livingston ("My Three Sons") is 59.
Actor Bill Pullman is 59.
Director-producer Peter Farrelly ("There's Something About Mary," ''Dumb and Dumber") is 56.
Bassist Mike Mills of R.E.M. is 54.
Singer Sarah Dallin of Bananarama is 51.
Country singer Tracy Byrd is 46.
Bassist Duane Propes of Little Texas is 46.
Actress Laurie Holden ("The Walking Dead") is 43.
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Arekkusu K. follows Kyle, Alice, and Abyss. Suddenly he's stopped by some kind of invisible wall.
Voice: We seek to educate both of your species...
Arekkusu K.: What the hell? I go to school for that... Who are you!?!
Voice: In time Arekkusu Kuratchi...
Arekkusu K.: Well... At least show yourself!
Voice: Soon... Come now, we're already behind schedule.
Arekkusu K. and Ica dissapear in a ring of light.
(my choice for the opening song. Hope ya's like Finger 11)
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There are many dead giveaways to know you've submerged into something typically Lowlandish. If you think tourist season in Amsterdam is busy, think again. The streets function merely as vague indications of routes through an ant farm, when you realize over a million more people than usual roam the city. Perspective: Amsterdam has about 750.000 inhabitants, a little over a million if you include the suburbs. Oh, and I can only guess how many partygoers venture out on the canals.Orange, lots of orange. No escape from orange. You wouldn't want to be caught dead wearing something this orange on a workday or in the weekend, but on this day (and the night before) it's obligatory and people take their creativity to a whole new level. Hell, it's suspicious if you don't. It's always fun to see what's new, the new fad this time. I'm sure many first-time visitors who never heard of April 30th will need a bit more adjusting than they bargained for. But, once the senses have settled, keen observers should be able to distinguish many Dutch traits and treats. As Dutch as tulips, windmills, wooden shoes...and bicycles.
Speaking of treats: as Queen's Day is really
a very good an extremely good reason to visit Amsterdam, I guess mixing it up a bit wouldn't hurt that first experience...you could book yourself a room in the Bicycle Hotel:
"Bicycle Hotel is a cosy place to stay located in the centre of Amsterdam in the cultural district of De Pijp. It is close to all the key sights and within walking distance of RAI, Van Gogh and the Modern Art Museum. The hotel is well known for its bike rental services with the possibility of hiring carrier bikes and cycling solutions for families with children."Amsterdam and the Bicycle Hotel, it doesn't get more Dutch than that, right? And I happen to know Amsterdam Hostels run a nice competition this year, a good (read: real easy for Amsterdamize aficionados) opportunity to win free rental bikes if you book before...yeah, April 30th. Check it out! Where I'll be on Queen's Day this year? It's not final yet, but it looks like I'll be walking into town and getting on a boat with a couple dozen more slightly intoxicated individuals. If you happen to be in da Dam, look out for me...I'm the guy wearing the orange wig, white t-shirt and red, white & blue flip flops. Oh, and dragging a big ass camera around. :-p


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Ignite innovation? Lower costs? Turn to the crowds.
Mar 3rd
Buying incremental bits of people's time, talent, and experience through "crowd-sourcing" is an incredibly important trend, yet it's s still flying under the radar for most companies.
To learn more about this development, I attended a crowdsourcing conference and learned from experts from GE, Microsoft, eBay, NASA and other leading companies. The conference was created by {grow} community member David Bratvold and his company Daily Crowdsource. David did an excellent job bringing together cutting-edge thinkers in this space and unearthing the vast opportunities … and controversies … surrounding this trend. Here are a few highlights from the world's crowd-sourcing experts:
Stephen Shapiro, author of Best Practices are Stupid, talked about the echo chamber of innovation facing most companies who don't look outside for ideas. "Expertise is the enemy of innovation," he said. "People return to the same safe grooves in their brain. In a room full of rocket scientists, adding one more rocket scientist is probably not going to make a difference. Breakthroughs come from different domains of expertise, connecting ideas and perspectives that were previously unconnected."
Bryan Saftler of Microsoft covered three possible negatives of crowd-sourcing:
- Ownership rights. How do you know somebody creates something original when it may not be?
- Crowdsourcing is an open process — do you want your competition to see it?
- Crowd-sourcing the wrong thing. R&D should probably be an internal activity if you want a competitive advantage. Should be a discrete problem, not an open-ended problem.
There was quite a bit of debate over this last point, as other participants argued about the benefits of putting R&D problems out to the crowds, including …
Jason Crusan of NASA — NASA is using crowd-sourcing extensively to solve problems ranging from long-term space food packaging to component design for the International Space Station. He said that the key to extracting extreme value from open innovation is tied to generating a vast number of solutions — you can't get to the "long tail" of break-through thinking unless you get a large number of responses. As this field progresses, the challenge is sorting and finding that superior solution. Software is being developed to manage this.
NASA is running many open-ended "competitions" to generate ideas with cash prizes for the best solutions. The key to success is very carefully defining what needs to be solved. 85 percent of the solutions they've found have come from innovators outside the U.S., making NASA a world space agency. NASA has been so successful crowd-sourcing solutions to complex problems that it is now teaching other agencies such as Medicare how to use these strategies.
Max Yankelevich of Crowd Computing Systems — How do you tap into the "cognitive surplus" of the world, and your own employees, beyond mundane micro-tasks? Artificial intelligence promises to take crowd sourcing beyond commodity tasks like photo tagging and sentiment analysis and move into more complex large-scale tasks. "We are heading to a freelance economy," he said. "And this will be enabled by algorithms. With the application of AI to crowdsourcing, eventually there will be no limit to the complexity of the tasks that will be able to be crowd-sourced."
Dori Albert of Lionbridge showed how even highly sensitive projects are opportunities for crowd-sourcing. Technology has progressed so that even secure data — like tax forms — can be processed through crowd-sourced models. Data forms are broken up into snips that are sent out so that no single person can see data from the same form — information is transmitted out of context. Every piece of work is sent out to two different people (dual sourced) to provide over 99.9% accuracy. The work (or "snips") are then re-assembled into the original tax forms and sent back to the state governments in a form that highlights problems and under-payments.
The primary benefit is that state tax entities have cut their tax form processing costs by 50 percent and collected millions of dollars in additional taxes by more thoroughly identifying under-payments.
Dr. Lisa Kennedy, Chief Marketing Officer of General Electric's healthymagination program showed an example of a 15-year-old boy who invented a diagnostic tool for pancreatic cancer. Innovation is happening in the most unlikely ways, in the most unlikely places. "Innovation is being democratized," she said. Very sophisticated tools and datasets are available for anyone to use for their own investigations and experiments. Crowd-sourced healthcare breakthroughs are occurring in bio-engineering, cancer research, treatment, imaging, and diagnostics.
GE has created the healthymagination toolbox to put information in the hands of "garage inventors." MedStartr is a crowdfunding site for life sciences ideas. GE wants to help inventors use big data to solve problems. "Let's face it," she said, "your local pizza parlor is probably doing a better job using data analysis to learn about you than your doctor."
James Rubinstein of eBay talked about the need to do intense research on your customers by asking the right questions. eBay uses crowd-sourced workers to help tag products and refine search terms with search results. The trick is, finding the right workers with the right skills to be effective. He gave examples that showed how search keywords can have wildly different meanings in different parts of the world. Frame of reference is also important — People who love fashion are the best people to match to fashion-related projects. Constantly testing to make sure they have the right workers on the right projects is essential to crowdsource success.
Stephen Paljieg, Senior Market Development Manager for Kimberly Clark said that "Ideas area limited by the people in our company, the experience in our company, and the budget in our company. Yet ideas are abundant! We can liberate the brand promise by opening up our future to our customers."
The company's Huggies brand sponsors crowd-sourced innovations from their "mom" customers. "There are more than 6 million women entrepreneurs in the U.S. yet less that 3 percent of venture capital goes to women-owned businesses. We see this as a huge opportunity." The Huggies brand is experimenting with a mom-funding effort to provide grants to customer-inspired new businesses. "Not only are we driving innovation, we're showing that we are willing to invest in our customers."
The company has created goodwill and PR with the program but has not yet created a product that can be sold through Kimberly-Clark.
I had a chance to catch up with Clint Bonner, VP -Marketing for Top Coder, for an interview. With access to 450,000 resources in 200 countries, Top Coder has become a leading crowd-sourcing resource for many top brands. How do you manage 450,000 resources? What is the opportunity for smaller businesses? Let's find out in the brief video interview:
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Three members of the campus community have accepted new positions during the coming academic year. Jeff Michaels will serve acting director of intercollegiate athletics, swimming coach Tim Verge will serve as acting assistant athletic director, and Tim Ebersole will serve as a part-time, loaned executive to the Shippensburg Area Chamber of Commerce.
Michaels fills the vacancy created by the resignation of Dr. Roberta L. Page who accepted a new position with the NCAA. He joined the university as associate director of athletics in 2005 and has been responsible for organizing and implementing all aspects of NCAA rules compliance and education for the athletics department. Verge recently completed his 11th season as head swimming coach. During his tenure, his teams have developed a reputation for academic and athletic excellence. The university will begin a national search to fill the athletics director post later this year.
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Kodiak Bear Claw Necklace Video
Hey, check out this video Dillon and Nattarika helped me make on an unbelievable Kodiak Bear Claw Necklace that I made. This necklace was made with rare old Stormy Mountain Turquoise that Estell and I mined with Cutler Edgar in the late 60's.
I mined the Turquoise, cut the stones and made this very special one-of-a-kind $24,000.00 Bear Claw Necklace in Sterling Silver. If you like Western Silver Jewelry, or Turquoise Jewelry, you have got to see this necklace.


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Well I pray the NBA gives us another chance. If they don't I will be more than happy to stop paying any attention to their "product"
Well I pray the NBA gives us another chance. If they don't I will be more than happy to stop paying any attention to their "product"
I will hold out but in the scenario. IF the Board of Governors ignores the Kings trying to counter and just lets the team sell I will just have a big F*** you sign for David Stern and every owner out there. They bought into the Maloofs act, despite the crap the Maloofs put on the court and the torture and absolute crap they made THE FANS pay for, and they still let the team go I give up. Wouldn't see a point in caring about a sport where the Commish and Owners don't give a shit about anyone but themselves then lie to the fans about it
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So the Kings getting sold for 525M!! And the owners ain't making no money huh? What the hell we have a lookout for. Get the hell out of here
Well Sacramento, another step has been taken towards Seattle
Now it's up to the NBA to approve. I don't see a reason why Stern or anyone else wouldn't.
We all know He wanted a team back in Seattle before his retirement.
These assholes get $525 million, and a 30 mill deposit due by February 1st (if the deal goes through). Where is the justice
I really really really really hope I run into one of the Maloofs one day. Obviously it won't be in Sacramento but a punch to the face and then to the gut would feel damn good
KJ's going to give it everything he's got, that said - it's pretty hard to remember anytime Wojo was wrong.
And they get part ownership still too. Amazing.
Hansen's a desperate sucker
I'm not at all concerned by the money they are getting. These are the same people who had every business they own go bankrupt, they named the arena after Power Balance bracelets. They will lose the money very soon
Grr this sucks really! I read thats its done and there sold for 525mill and then u hear on the news it isnt over yet. Like really let us know so we can move on if thats wat we need to do. I dont see how KJ can save the team here if majority of the team has been sold to ppl that want them in Seattle. The Maloofs are a damn joke and really need to leave Sacramento and never come back. I doubt we get any team ever again =/ Only way we can really feel better about this is all by scheduling a date and going to that game with big signs spelling out something mean. We all know we wont see the Maloofs there so only way to make some noise is with signs unforently . Wat game should we go to and protest??
I am really hating Adrian Worjanowski. Keeps talking about how it all goes back to his first report when he said it was done and also going with headline that it is a done deal nothing KJ or Sacramento can do
Wojo seems a bit irritated that he was second guessed lol
If they pool everyone together (Dave Carlsen -- 24 hour fitness; Mark Mastrov -- Sleep Train; Ron Burkle -- grocery stores), maybe they can get around $525M.
But I don't know if all of those guys want to be part of the same group.
Spreading it out would mean each group pays less, but then they also get less ownership.
I think people in general would rather spend a little more and have a larger stake.
Also, Grant said on the 1st day that he didn't think Sacramento had the kind of money to match Seattle, if that $525M was accurate.
And Carlsen, in that interview I posted last week, implied that he didn't have that much, his net worth was only a few hundred million.
And even if they can come up with the money, I just haven't seen a case before where the Board Of Governors turn down a sale and force a team to be sold to local buyers.
Maybe it's happened before, and I just don't know it, but I think the Board Of Governors will just approve whatever deal nets the most money.
And I've never seen a sale where there was guaranteed money like that, whether it went through or not.
Aldridge says Maloofs were trying to sell to a single party who would keep Kings in Sacramento but deal couldn't be struck, so they went back to Hansen group.
So the local buyer only wanted to keep the team here for 2 more years? What the hell
This has Maloofs BS spread all over it
Is there a chance of this happening, or is it a fantasy?
Full statement from Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson on Maloofs agreeing to sell Kings to Seattle-based group
"Sacramento has proven that it is a strong NBA market with a fan base that year in and year out has demonstrated a commitment to the Kings by selling out 19 of 27 seasons in a Top 20 market and owning two of the longest sellout streaks in NBA history. When it comes to keeping the team in our community, Sacramento is playing to win. In particular, we have been focused like a laser on identifying an ownership group that will both have the financial resources desired by the NBA and the vision to make the Kings the NBA equivalent of what the Green Bay Packers have been in the NFL."
I thought the Kings owed only about $70M to the city and $100-$200M to the NBA?
Or are the Maloofs still responsible if it's sold to local buyers? If so, doesn't that make it an even easier decision to sell to Seattle? Would they rather have $525M with $175M going to pay off loans, or $350M and still have to pay loans?


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Ice, apology accepted.However, you should by now know that threads such as this rarely stick to the subject of the original post, but tend to wander as new thoughts come. This is normal in human conversation and is as it should be. Furthermore, the topic of health care, which is the subject of original post, is closely tied in with a) and attempt to destroy the Obama Presidency, and 2) strong implications of 'socialism' which, by the way, all societies are in one way or another. So bringing in these two topics and combining them is in no way 'off topic' put simply part of the whole.I realize in what I have read of your posts that you tend to be single minded, but that is you and not typical of this forum.Ace: you no doubt live a healthy life-style and have had a degree of luck. Many haven't had that advantage and sometimes drain the rest of the system because of it.Furthermore, while I agree that people should have options, sometimes, as you if anyone should well know, it is more efficient to organize such things than to take the piece meal approach you are advocating. The problem of course is the inefficiency and costs purposely added to such organized systems by people who are out to feather their own nests. Knowing this, there should way to counteract such attempts. I would say, though I can't verify this, that there have been many very good organizations set up in the past aimed at meeting social needs. To take an entirely negative approach to such attempts isn't, I don't think, going to get the job done.
Those comments plus infusing political rhetoric into this thread about Heal care co-ops is in poor taste at the very least.
Well Ice, I suppose what I consider an attack (aggressive challenge perhaps?) you consider normal discourse. Nothing I can or want to do about that. You have from the start tried to drag this thread away by focusing on my statistics, my motivation, my disagreement with you, my divergence from the opening post etc. Seems you got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning and not a thing I can do about that."Freedom from worry" I guess means freedom from anxiety about how my family will be fed when I have a heart attack and need quadruple bypass surgery, itself a symptom, perhaps, of anxiety and stress. I guess stress is the number one killer in America today, regardless of whether it takes the form of other ailments stemming from a run down condition. Stress could particularly be prevalent when the income providers see themselves unable to provide for family needs because of medical expenses unplanned for.Now I will grant you that costs are too high there because a system or systems were introduced which permitted aggressive capitalistic greed. Things certainly were more moderate when I grew up and expenses hadn't skyrocketed into the absurd. But then too, medical science was at a lower technological level, Open heart surgery, for example, was rare, and survival from it was limited. You had a heart attack and your prognosis was maybe five years. Things were simpler then and cost much less. People weren't allowed to vegetate for years in a semi comatose state.And here we have the wealthiest country in the world in terms of GNP (but not income levels) and a good proportion of those living in the U.S. are forced into stressful situations which could be handled by a rational national health care system. or something similar.And I live in one of the poorer countries in the world, with good access to doctors, free medicine if I choose to use it (I choose to pay) and though not highly technological, it does cover all the essentials and partly because of it, people are relatively free of anxiety. The system, such as it is, and it isn't at all bad, is paid for out of taxes paid to the national government. My wife went in the other day and had a toothache taken care of, postponing it while in the U.S. because of the high cost. Ah socialism! Ironic, isn't it?The wealthiest country in the world placed into gridlock because a few want to maintain their independence from society. Well fine, be independent, but don't come whining when things that could have been handled by a more rational system get tough.But maybe this post too is off topic, and maybe it contains within in it too much disgust and hyperbole..
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Winston-Salem, NC -- When you think allergies or sinus issues, you usually concentrate on what's happening in your nose; however, that is just the beginning.
Dr. John Clinger, an ear, nose and throat surgeon at Wake Forest Baptist, answered our nosy questions.
Your face and really your entire head hurts when you have a sinus infection or allergies because you have nasal cavities in your cheeks, over your eyes, and in the back of the nose. Those make you feel like the back of your head hurts.
Dr. Clinger says warm salty water or saline spray brings comfort and plain water doesn't. Normal water doesn't have the same salt balance of the lining of your nose, so it burns.
Also, if you use a netti pot or something like it, you should never use tap water. He says it's not clean enough to put up your nose.
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You can stop by this discount designer destination every day and always find something new—the selection of clothing and accessories from far-flung locales such as France and Italy is updated constantly, thanks to this store's lucky proximity to the company warehouse in Mineola. Sales associates—who often have their own clientele lists—can call other branches for a different size or color should you need it. If you're in the market for deeply discounted clothing from designers like Vince Camuto, Michael Kors, Cluny and Cynthia Steffe, this is the place to go: We saw Marc by Marc Jacobs T-shirts ($39–$49, slashed from $68–$88) and Rachel Roy blazers in black and tobacco hues ($79, down from $169).
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72-20 Austin St. (bet. Ascan Ave. and 72nd Rd.)
Lodged between an optical store and a children's boutique, this unassuming vintage shop has no awning and no sign in the window—only piles of handbags and jewelry. Once you step inside and look past the racks of clothes, you may find yourself drawn to the wall of purses that hang behind owner Marc Pine's counter. Local women frequent this 35-year-old store to bring in old and new Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Gucci and Prada bags for Pine to inspect, authenticate and sell. Prices for the designer arm candy can range anywhere from $100 for Coach and Dooney & Bourke satchels to more than $3,000 for Chanel. Vuitton luggage pieces ($850) are also available. In addition to bags, Pine has collected about 50,000 examples of costume jewelry, starting at $10 for earrings and going up to $30,000 for vintage gold and diamond items.
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Who else was disappointed? Everyone around me at the game knew what I thought of the referees today. I apologize if you happened to be one of those fans.
It looked like the referees were doing all they could to help OU, the Big XII's best shot at playing in the National Title Game, all game long.
1. I could not believe how such BLATANT holding by Oklahoma or facemasks could be overlooked.
2. Were the refs seriously going to leave :56 seconds on the clock in the second quarter when at least 10-15 seconds should have elapsed? I loved the fact that Chizik went out on the field to let the refs know how he felt about it and didn't stop until it was changed.
Before, :56 seconds remain in the second quarter.
After, :44 seconds left in the second quarter.
3. I couldn't believe some of the spots the referees were giving OU, ~1 ft. or more than they deserved. It was even harder to believe the spots they gave OU after seeing the spots they gave ISU.
4. When I watched the only ISU turnover, an interception in the endzone, I thought Wolfe tried to run with the ball, it appeared that he stepped out of the endzone. Isn't that a safety or at least OU ball on the 1 foot line? Did anybody else see the replay?
5. The Register's caption reads, "Iowa State's Kurtis Taylor (47) hits Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford (14) as he throws in the fourth quarter Saturday in Ames. Taylor was whistled for a penalty on the play."
It didn't look like "roughing the passer" from where I was standing or when I watched the replay on the scoreboard, not bad enough to throw the flag anyway.
Enough of my b#$@#&%* about the refs. I had to get that off my chest. I was proud of the way our guys fought the entire game. OU knew they were lucky to leave JTS with a win.
The Kurtis Taylor call was the only one I was angry about. In general, I HATE head ref Jon Bible. He comes across as a big time a-hole and I find myself wanting to tackle him to the ground at times.
I think it had to do with Kurtis grazing the facemask, illegal hands to the face?
I was angry as well with the officiating. There was one mistake that sticks out in my mind, where an OU receiver caught the ball at the 1st down line, and ran backwards and went out of bounds 1-2 yards behind the 1st down line. This was on third down, and would have put OU off the field and kept the game at 7-7 if I remember right. It took the crowd completely out of the game.
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Originally Posted by AirWalke
I was angry as well with the officiating. There was one mistake that sticks out in my mind, where an OU receiver caught the ball at the 1st down line, and ran backwards and went out of bounds 1-2 yards behind the 1st down line. This was on third down, and would have put OU off the field and kept the game at 7-7 if I remember right. It took the crowd completely out of the game.
The play that you are talking about was one of the two plays that I was really unhappy about the spot of the ball. He was running back under his own power, and he couldn't have gained control of the ball infront of the 1st down marker.
Yes, phantom spots, blown holding/pass inteference calls, and refusal to go to the booth on the clock situation untl Chizik kicked butt.
Typical Big 12 officiating day.
As I said in another thread, Operation Boomer Sooner was in effect.
The conference knows that OU is their last chance to make a splash in the BCS and their last possible hope of getting to the NC game. No way they're going to let a cellar dweller like ISU ruin all that and cost the conference (the south teams) millions and millions of dollars.
Here's a photo of the INT from the ESPN gallery. If you watched the game on TV, it looked like OU crossed to goal line but I think it was actually the white border that surrounds the endzone paint that you can see in the picture. My brother-in-law asked me if he ran it out of the endzone right after it happened too. In this pic you can see that there is like a yard or so between the bottom of the text and the goal line in both endzones.
Dang - a few of us are sounding pretty squakish tonight with the ref ********. We're better than that.
Originally Posted by 2020cy
I agree with Tube1.
I also saw the INT in the endzone, and from all of the replays i have seen, it looks like he stepped out of the endzone.
I know there is a white boundary form the logo, but i'm almost positive it was the goal line he stepped across. Because, the next white line, was the 5 yard line...
We had better reffing over in Lincopln. The Stoops Borderline Cheat Factor rides again. Like Kelvin Sampson. Like Brett Bomar. The Okie staff knew he did not show up for work. Of course they did. The refs know they have to be overly fair to Okie. Look where the refs hometowns are...
Hope Stoops looses the South. He is a snake salesman. Mack Brown is light years the better person.
Sorry. Done spewing.
Great effort by the team. Still mistakes on three plays led to the loss. Three plays away from greatness. We have never beat a #4/5 team ever. Came close.
Let Prohm's Posse Ride: Hallice, Brady, Stu, Lard, Naz, Deonte, Monte, Matt, Simeon, Jordan, and Babb.
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Dang - a few of us are sounding pretty squakish tonight with the ref ********. We're better than that.
Were you at the game? Did you watch it on TV? We didn't lose this game because of the refs, but they were fairly worthless.
I agree all around... The officiating wasn't that great... I saw A LOT of holds not called...
However...We could have one the game... probably should have... I wish it would have been 17-0 going into halftime.
Hey guys - I'm sitting here smiling because we are actually in a position to use the refs as an excuse for a loss to Oklahoma!
Originally Posted by briclone
Hey guys - I'm sitting here smiling because we are actually in a position to blame a loss to Oklahoma on the refs!
Uhhhh, no we aren't.
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In a "new and complex mission design", ISRO's PSLV C 25 successfully injected the 1,350-kg 'Mangalyaan' Orbiter ('Mars craft' in Hindi) into the orbit around Earth some 44 minutes after a text book launch at 2.38 PM from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here, marking the successful completion of the first stage of the Rs 450 crore mission.
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He also knew his talented squad was looking forward to Monday night's return engagement with homestanding Bridgeport, but sprinkled in the middle was a Saturday afternoon affair at St. Clairsville.
Showing no effects of a loss to the Tigers on Thursday, River (13-3) pressured the Red Devils (6-7) into an eye-popping 32 turnovers, with all but two of those coming in the initial three quarters, en route to a 75-45 wipeout victory on John Jenkins Court.
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Thatcher mourned
The world, and all people of conscience, mourn the passing of Margaret Thatcher, one of the greatest people, stateswomen and prime ministers of all time. In a tear-stained, blood-soaked and lie-filled world of carbon copies, Margaret Thatcher was truly a one-of-a-kind original in every sense of the word. Unlike many of the current corporate-owned politicians/shills, she was a person of immense courage, individuality, intelligence, independence, perspicacity, patriotism and daring. She was a class act.
In marked contradiction to her unwavering integrity and towering persona, not a few of those in today's government, and in particular, Barack Hussein Obama, Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, John McCain, Lindsay Graham, etc., are treasonous, treacherous, traitorous, disgraceful, despicable, manipulative, sleazy, corrupt con artists – or what we collectively and euphemistically call "politicians." It is truly sad how very, very far we've fallen from the graceful standard set by this truly remarkable woman. As a sincere student of history, I would have been so very honored to call Margaret Thatcher my president.
Gary Walker
Flower Fields are not nature
The Flower Fields in Carlsbad are beautiful. However, there is nothing natural about them. Nature exists without human interference. Planted gardens and potted plants do not represent nature. For flowers in nature, go see the cactuses in Borrego Springs.
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Taggers in Escondido
I enjoy playing tennis on Escondido's public courts at Mountain View Park. However, an outing there was recently marred by the idiocy of the tagging of a court's surface. Apparently, [the tagger was] never taught, or failed to internalize, a basic rule about conduct in a civilized society: If something isn't yours, don't touch it!
I sincerely hope that when the Parks and Recreation Department finds this they, or Escondido police, will know who did it. Then maybe the city, on behalf of its taxpayers, can arrange an appropriate punishment. In Singapore it would be public caning; under Sharia law it would be the loss of a hand, for the first offense.
More are the pities that neither are options here.
James Strong
Excitement in Borrego Springs
I would like the thank the U-T San Diego for all of the recent articles covering the renewal of Borrego Springs.
The past few years in Borrego Springs have been very uncertain for many of us who live there and to see of this activity is so exciting for all of the Borregans who believe in their community.
Linda Black
Threat of power
So North Korea's chubby dictator, Kim Jong Un, is threatening to use his rocket forces "to settle accounts with the United States," even threatening to strike the U.S. mainland.
Our leaders should tell this fool at once that if he dares to take such action his capital city of Pyongyang would be reduced to dust within hours. They should also have the guts to do it, as President Truman did near the end of World War II, as not only the threat of power but also the use of it is the only action most of these bullies can understand.
Leon Smith
Trail of tears
Logan Jenkins summarized the Warner Springs Ranch sale as another "trail of tears," inferring that once again the Pala Indians have been dealt an injustice ("History takes a beating with sale of Warner Springs Ranch," March 24).
Two years ago, ranch owners approved the sale to the Pala, an agreement was drawn up, and negotiations began. Owners warmed to the Pala sale and the end to financial struggles. To set the record straight, the vast majority of owners were pleased that the Cupa tribe would regain their ancestral homeland.


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Animal Welfare League of Arlington
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2650 S. Arlington Mill Dr. Arlington, Va.
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Ned Yost media session: April 29
Coming off a disappointing 0-6 road trip, Royals manager Ned Yost said the team is glad to be back playing in front of a home crowd when he met with the media Friday afternoon. Yost expressed that baseball is a game of streaks and that each Major League team will face this sort of adversity at some point during the season. The Royals look to snap the recent skid in Friday's 7:10 matchup against the Minnesota Twins at Kauffman Stadium.
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The skipper noted that it is important for his players to relax, letting their natural ability take over. He expects his squad to battle out of the recent skid and expressed that morale remains high in the clubhouse.
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I tried to avoid shopping all weekend while in San Francisco, but on the last day after some brunch with old college friends at Sally's, Adrian and I found ourselves in the middle of Union Square. And so I ended up shopping. You can't blame me since we were right there, right? :)
After over 3 hours of shopping where we went into H&M, Gap, Forever 21, and Aldo, we were on our say back to the hotel {empty-handed, mind you!} when I suddenly saw a woman carrying a Zara bag. I instantly begged Adrian to let us quickly stop in and take a look-see. I've always loved the Zara pieces I've seen on San Franciscoan Anh and was hoping that I'd be able to find some snag-worthy pieces. Lo and behold, I found this amazing pink blazer.
Previously Zara had a pink boyfriend blazer available and I've loved seeing it on both Tara and Khatu. Sadly even the small looked a little too roomy on me when I tried it on so I had passed. Now, when I saw this more fitted blazer on the rack, my eyes grew wide and tried it on right there in the middle of the sales floor. I was instantly in love with it. The shoulders fit perfectly and the fitted cut is very flattering for a more petite figure. Oh, and don't forget the orange lining that peeks through when the sleeves are rolled! My almost proud-moment of not spending any money on my shopping trip sadly did not come to fruition, but this blazer is so worth it!
And for those who are curious about Zara online shopping, the online store will "open" on September 7. I did clarify some confusion regarding their shipping, in particular whether they would ship directly to your home {see Cher's post regarding Zara online shipping}. Turns out that they will ship directly to your home, but shipping is not free. You can choose to have your order shipped to your local Zara store, in which case shipping will be free. I literally breathed a huge sigh of relief.
And finally, on to the Color Brigade! The winner of last week's feature is Cher of A Fashion Deliberation rocking a fuchsia, blue, and nude combo. Looks like Zara is really scoring lots of hits with the Color Brigade recently!
|Cher of A Fashion Deliberation
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P.S. In case you missed it:
- Visiting San Francisco - Sporting a new H&M orange swing jacket and meeting up with Jess!
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