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Zach Makovsky (14-2 MMA, 6-0 BFC finally has a chance to defend his crown in Bellator Fighting Championships.
The bantamweight titleholder's first official defense of his belt takes place Friday in Atlantic City at Bellator 65 (8 p.m. ET, MTV2) against Eduardo Dantas (13-2 MMA, 3-0 BFC), winner of last fall's Season 5 135-pound tournament.
Makovsky won two non-title bouts this past year, but he'd rather have everything at stake.
"I'd rather the belt be on the line every time I fight, so I'm glad it is for this one," Makovsky told USA TODAY. "I just don't like non-title fights, I guess. It's just a different kind of situation where if you would have lost one of those non-title fights, I think it would have really looked bad. I wouldn't have been happy still considering myself the champion. I wouldn't have known how to deal with that situation."
Not that title fights ease the pressure in any way. Dantas has a six-fight winning streak that includes tournament wins over formidable names in former EliteXC champion Wilson Reis, previous finalist Ed West — whom Makovsky beat to win Bellator's belt — and Olympic medalist Alexis Vila, who was undefeated in mixed martial arts until the tourney final.
USA TODAY spoke to Makovsky recently about Friday's bout. Excerpts from the conversation:
Q: This will be your first title defense since winning the belt, but you've had two fights in the interim. How well do those non-title bouts satisfy your need to stay busy?
Makovsky: I would say they satisfy my need to stay busy, but I don't like the fact that the title wasn't on the line. I know they didn't necessarily earn title shots, but I feel like there's the same amount of pressure; maybe even more.
If I would have lost one of those fights and kept the belt, it would look, I don't know, not great. What would the belt mean at that point?
I'd rather the belt be on the line every time I fight, so I'm glad it is for this one. Dantas has clearly earned his shot.
I'm OK with the amount of fights. I just don't like non-title fights, I guess.
It's just a different kind of situation where if you would have lost one of those non-title fights, I think it would have really looked bad. I wouldn't have been happy still considering myself the champion. I wouldn't have known how to deal with that situation.
Q: Bellator plans to have more title fights next year when they expand the weekly shows to three hours. How confident are you in Bellator's ability to give you enough title bouts?
Makovsky: I think they're going to try to work on it so they're going to do three. But it's a difficult thing because every person that wins the tournament gets a title shot. That means they're fighting essentially three times for every time you fight once as a champion.
Because they have to go through those three fights through the tournament while you're sitting and waiting. Maybe defend from the last tournament, but that person fought three times to get to you.
So you're kind of fighting not nearly as often as the challengers who are going through the tournament.
Q: What stands out about Dantas as a fighter?
Makovsky: Physically, he's very tall for that weight class. Tall, lanky; I think he's got real long limbs. He uses them very intelligently in his fights. I think that's why his striking is so successful.
I think his striking is good. Everything looks pretty sharp, but it seems like he doesn't do anything fancy. It's pretty fundamental, but he's really good at it.
He's not like a devastating striker or submitting everyone, but he's well-rounded and he's good everywhere. So it's tough in that aspect that no matter where the fight takes place, it's going to be a difficult situation that I'll be in.
Q: Where do you think you'll have the biggest edge?
Makovsky: It's hard to say because he's beaten someone who I consider to be a great jiu-jitsu guy in Wilson Reis. He beat a guy who's a far better wrestler than me in Alexis Vila.
I think I kind of lie in between them two. … I have better wrestling than Wilson and better jiu-jitsu than Vila. I think my ability to be in the middle there is an advantage in this fight. I can keep him off of me in every area.
I think I'm a little bit better at putting everything together than those two guys. Hopefully, me constantly mixing everything together is what's going to win this fight.
I don't think I necessarily have to get him to the ground, but I have to be able to fight him everywhere.
Q: What did you think of Dantas' win in the tournament final against Alexis Vila?
Makovsky: I thought he (Dantas) was going to win that fight. I thought he was the more well-rounded guy, and a little bit more experience, especially in some tougher fights, than Vila.
I thought he looked good. I think Vila kind of controlled him a little bit in the first round. Just got some takedowns and kind of held him against the cage, controlled the action. But when Dantas was in open space, Vila wasn't landing any big shots and he was getting picked apart.
Dantas eventually made him pay off of those takedown attempts, took his back pretty much the whole final round.
You've got to be careful. Like I said, he's good everywhere, so you can't leave those openings for him.
Like I was saying, I think my advantage is I'm kind of more well-rounded than the guys he's fought in the past.
Q: Some folks thought the judges got it wrong when Dantas got the decision victory against Ed West in the semifinal. Who did you think won that one?
Makovsky: I honestly thought every round was close, but I thought Dantas maybe won every round. Definitely I would have given Dantas the decision.
I'm really good friends with Ed. I went out in Arizona and trained with him in February. I didn't really let him know I thought Dantas won the fight necessarily. I just kind of told him I thought the fight was close.
Q: Do you make a point of training with guys that had competitive fights with you?
Makovsky: Apparently I'm starting to – after I fought Wilson back in 2008 in EliteXC and he beat me. He was from the Philadelphia area, and we started to get together and train. I've been training with him for a couple of years now. Not too often, but in spots here and there.
I trained with Ed when we were on one of these little promotional shoots for the last season. I just trained with him a little bit in the hotel. I thought it was a good opportunity; he just fought Dantas, and similar body type.
Similar kind of thing where's he's good at striking, good on the ground. I don't think his stand-up style is similar to Dantas, but he's good in those two areas.
So I went out there and trained, just for like three or four days I was out there. Had a great time.
I have no animosity toward any of these guys I fight. It's just competing in a sport; that's how I look at it.
It's easy to kind of be friends. I'm not trying to be hostile, so if they're friendly back to me, we kind of have a relationship started immediately, just because we're going to fight.
Q: A lot of folks in MMA don't like to fight people with whom they've trained, but Ed West is in the tournament again and could win it to challenge you. How do you put friendship and mutual training aside to fight someone?
Makovsky: I think it's a little different. If I'm training with a guy every day at gym and we're developing and learning together, I probably wouldn't want to fight someone like that. Not that I like them more than I like Ed or anything, it's just – I don't know, I think that's a little bit different situation.
But if I had to fight Ed again, like I said, I view it as a sport where we're just going to see who wins the game. I'd play my friend in football or baseball or basketball or whatever.
Obviously it's a little more violent-oriented. But I don't really identify with it that way.
Q: Your former teammate Eddie Alvarez has said that from here on out, wherever he fights, whether it's Bellator or somewhere else, he wants to make sure he fights big names and maintains a high position in the rankings and reach No. 1 eventually. In your case, how much do you think you can do that in Bellator?
Makovsky: I think Bellator has done a really good job of building their bantamweight division. There's a lot of talented guys there. Dantas is super talented. He's fought in Japan. He's been the Shooto champion in Brazil and stuff. So I think they're bringing in really good people.
I think Eddie is further along in his career than I am. I was unknown before I got to Bellator, where Eddie was already kind of a big name from DREAM. He was a Bodog champion and stuff like that.
It's kind of hard. I don't feel like I'm in that same position. Eddie told me, besides the rematch with Chandler, that he felt kind of the only place he could go in Bellator was down, because he's fighting these guys who are not established yet, yet still very talented and dangerous. It's kind of like a risky situation, like high risk and not much reward. And I completely see his point.
But I just don't feel like I'm that established. I don't know if I just don't care about that as much. I try not to worry about the rankings. I just really want to continue to develop and become the best I can.
I guess I don't feel like I'm there, and I feel like there's going to be plenty of tough fights for me in Bellator. I have a bunch of fights with them left on my contract, so I'll be there for awhile.
For more on Bellator 65, stay tuned to the MMA Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.
Sergio Non is USA TODAY's primary MMA writer. His work occasionally appears on MMAjunkie.com, which is part of USA TODAY Sports Media Group.


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Sometime this spring, adult movie goers in Rifle will be able to buy either a beer or a glass of wine at the Brenden 7 Theatres.
Rifle City Council voted 5-0, with Councilman Keith Lambert and Mayor Jay Miller absent, to approve a beer and wine liquor license for the theaters at its Feb. 20 meeting.
City Clerk Lisa Cain noted the application was first filed in October, but due to a delay in fingerprint records checks by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, the license was delayed several times. The CBI had diverted staff to handle the crush of concealed weapon permit applications in recent months, said Police Chief John Dyer.
The delay was not a problem for Brenden Corp. Vice President of Operations Walter Eichinger.
"We are patient and want to do this right," he told the council.
Eichinger said Tuesday that Brenden planned to start serving beer and wine to Rifle customers in the last week of April or first week of May.
A detailed operations plan from Brenden to keep alcohol out of the hands of minors at the theaters was a condition of approval.
"I know that we cannot guarantee that someday a beer or wine will never make its way into the hands of a teenager in our theater," Eichinger wrote in the plan. "But it will be the top priority of our alcohol operations program."
Steps include:
• Requiring all managers and employees that serve alcohol to complete certified serving training classes. Employees who are not trained will not be permitted to serve or stock alcohol. If a patron wishes to purchase alcohol, but a trained employee is not available, the sale will be refused. This will help prevent underage patrons presenting false or invalid IDs, Eichinger wrote.
• Colored wrist bands that glow in the dark will be given to each patron who purchases alcohol and will be required to be worn. This will make it easier to identify an approved 21 and over patron and help identify an underage patron drinking alcohol in a dark theater.
• Beer and wine will be served in clear plastic cups and cannot be transferred to a regular soda Brenden logo cup. This will help identify underage patrons who may be drinking alcohol in a dark theater.
• Beer and wine will be sold from one concession register, at the far right of the stand. No other concession items will be sold at that station, so only those 21 and over can buy their drinks.
• A patron may only buy one beer or one wine per 24 hour period. And they cannot buy for another person, even if the other person is clearly over 21 and standing a few feet away in the lobby. That person will have to come to the counter and present their ID.
• At the same time as the ID check, the patron's ticket stub will be checked to ensure the theater they are in is not showing an alcohol-restricted film. Movies that are heavily marketed towards teenagers, such as Twilight, Hunger Games, The Host, will be restricted from all alcohol sales, along with G- or PG-13-rated theaters.
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will step up auditorium checks
to ensure a visible presence inside where the alcohol is being consumed.
• Each alcohol purchase will be recorded by closed-circuit TV cameras, and there will be signs at the serving station to let patrons know they are being filmed. The theater building already has cameras through the hallways and other locations.
Eichinger also said patrons will be informed about who can purchase alcohol and the consequences of breaking the rules through signs at the alcohol serving station.
Those that violate the rules and are caught will be removed from the theater without refund, and banned from the theaters for no less than three months. And a call to the non-emergency line of the police department will be made.
In addition, Brenden will fully cooperate in any undercover "test buys" to ensure employees are following all rules and restrictions.
Eichinger said the sale of alcohol will be closely controlled.
"We're not looking for a customer who wants to drink three or four beers in 90 minutes," he said. "It's limited to just one drink with a good movie."
Mayor Pro Tem Alan Lambert noted that, as with all liquor licenses, if the license holder violates conditions, sales will be shut down.
Dyer said he liked the conditions in Brenden's plan and did not anticipate any problems.
City Councilman Jonathan Rice said he was originally strongly opposed to the idea of selling drinks at the movies, but with the single drink limit under the plan's restrictions, he supported the license. It will be up for yearly renewal, as are all liquor licenses, he added.

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Ohio voter advocates say there was a big elephant in the room during the creation of Ohio's controversial redistricting map, and it was super tan and cried a lot. The Ohio Campaign for Accountable Redistricting says John Boehner was central in the process, working with map-making consultants and the National Republican Congressional Committee. Here's a link to the Ohio Redistricting Transparency Report. From The Enquirer:
"The report found: decisions were not made in public; public input was ignored; there was limited opportunity for the public to review proposed maps; the public was not provided with relevant data for proposed districts; nonpartisan redistricting criteria were not used; and the criteria used to evaluate plans were never publicly identified."
Occupy D.C. protesters built some type of structure in a park Saturday night, and police on Sunday notified them that they didn't have a permit and took it down, arresting dozens in the process. It was a pretty nice structure, though.
More than 20 Occupy Cincinnati protesters were arrested last night just hours before a morning parade was scheduled to celebrate the life of local billionaire Carl Lindner, who died on Monday. The Enquirer's homepage this morning includes a lengthy account of the arrests and reactions by Occupy, along with a live feed covering the parade, which was to begin at Great American Ball Park and end near a Kenwood restaurant where Lindner enjoyed eating.
Lindner supporters gathered at various locations along the parade route, including dozens of Cincinnati Police standing outside District 1 around 9 a.m. Students stood outside a school on 9th Street singing songs about going to heaven. (Occupy Cincinnati representatives have not acknowledged the correlation.)
A conservative organization that advocates for immigration reform will begin running TV and radio commercials in Southwest Ohio next week that attempt to pressure House Speaker John Boehner (R-West Chester) to allow a vote on the "E-Verify" bill.
The group, Numbers USA, said Boehner is letting the bill languish in the House Ways and Means Committee so Republicans don't anger Latino voters in an election year. The House Judiciary Committee approved the bill last year.
The commercials include a 30-second TV ad and a one-minute radio ad.
Next to an image of Boehner, the TV spot states, "Meet House Republican Speaker John Boehner. He won't let Congress vote on E-Verify. Thanks to Speaker Boehner, illegal aliens can keep American jobs. Now Americans, meet the telephone … tell him to bring E-Verify for a vote or he may not like your vote in November."
Under the bill, the federal government's voluntary E-Verify system that is used to check the immigration status of employees would become mandatory nationwide.
Currently seven states require E-Verify checks and 12 others require state agencies and contractors to use it. The federal government has operated its system for the past 15 years.
About 300,000 of the 2.2 million U.S. employers with five or more employees were enrolled in E-Verify as of autumn 2011, according to workforce.com.
The Internet-based system checks any employee's personal information against the Social Security database and several Homeland Security databases.
If the employee is confirmed, that person is authorized to work. If the person isn't confirmed, he or she has eight working days to contest the finding with the Social Security Administration or the Department of Homeland Security.
"Speaker Boehner has supported legislation with E-Verify in the past, and the issue is currently working its way through the committee process," Michael Steel, a Boehner spokesman, told The Washington Times earlier this month.
But Numbers USA isn't convinced, and has launched the ad blitz in response.
Numbers USA said the bill would crack down on the hiring of undocumented immigrants and free up jobs that could be taken by unemployed U.S. citizens.
Critics, however, said the electronic monitoring system proposed by the E-Verify bill would be fraught with errors due to it reliance on incomplete or outdated databases. They cite the number of people who have mistakenly been placed on Homeland Security's terrorist watch list as an example.
Further, opponents believe the bill would lead to more under-the-table hiring, while some Libertarians have worried that it's a backdoor method for implementing a national I.D. card system.
The bill has caused some unlikely political alliances.
Supporters of the bill include President Barack Obama, GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Opponents include the American Civil Liberties Union and several labor unions.
Based in Virginia, Numbers USA was founded in 1997 by Roy Beck, an author and ex-journalist who worked for anti-immigration activist John Tanton. Tanton also helped form two other groups, the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) and the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS).
Numbers USA wants to reduce U.S. immigration levels to pre-1965 levels. The group's website states, "The 1990s saw the biggest population boom in U.S. history … this population boom was almost entirely engineered by federal forced-growth policies that are still in place. The Census Bureau states that Americans will suffer this kind of rapid congestion every decade into the future unless Congress changes these policies."
The Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil rights organization that monitors extremist groups, has said Numbers USA, FAIR and CIS have connections to white supremacist and neo-Nazi leaders.
A 2009 report by the center states, "FAIR, CIS and Numbers USA are all part of a network of restrictionist organizations conceived and created by John Tanton, the 'puppeteer' of the nativist movement and a man with deep racist roots."
The report added, "As the first article in this report shows, Tanton has for decades been at the heart of the white nationalist scene. He has met with leading white supremacists, promoted anti-Semitic ideas, and associated closely with the leaders of a eugenicist foundation once described by a leading newspaper as a 'neo-Nazi organization.' He has made a series of racist statements about Latinos and worried that they were outbreeding whites."
If you need to do some research, post on Facebook or look at online porn (c'mon, we know you do it), you had better get it done before March 31.
That's when the global computer hacking group known as Anonymous — or someone claiming to represent it — allegedly plans to launch "Operation Global Blackout." To protest efforts by corporations and governments to restrict access to some material on the internet, the hacktivists plan to shut the web down, maybe just for an hour or perhaps much longer.
CityBeat first wrote about the Springboro Tea Party last month, detailing the agenda for a rally planned Saturday that's heavy with speakers from the John Birch Society and movies about far-right conspiracy theories.
Now the Tea Party leader organizing the event, Brian "Sonny" Thomas, is under fire for racist and vulgar comments he posted on Twitter, which has prompted several politicians to cancel their appearances at the rally.
A federal judge has ordered police to stop ticketing Occupy Cincinnati protesters after the group filed a lawsuit against the city for banning people from Piatt Park when it closes. The city has already ticketed protesters approximately $25,000.
J. Robert Linneman, one of the attorneys who filed the suit, according to Bloomberg Businessweek:
"This case is not about the whether you agree with the political views of Occupy Cincinnati or Occupy Wall Street; it's about the right of the people to assemble in a public park and to engage in protected speech."
A small group of protestors from the controversial "God hates fags" church in Kansas marched outside downtown's Duke Energy Convention Center this morning to oppose another religious group holding its nationwide meeting there.
The group from the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan., picketed the North American Christian Convention, the annual meeting of churches, colleges, institutions and missions programs associated with the Independent Christian Churches/Churches of Christ organization. About 10,000 people are expected to attend.
The Republican Party likes to say it embraces the Tea Party movement, except when it's preparing to possibly have followers arrested.
With Teabaggers angry over state GOP leaders convincing Dave Yost to run for the party's nomination for Ohio Auditor against the more conservative Seth Morgan, Republicans in Yost's home county are preparing for trouble when the central committee meets next week.


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Think Like a Man (2012)
Think Like a Man SynopsisBased on Steve Harveys best-selling book, Think Like a Man follows four interconnected and diverse men whose love lives are shaken up after the ladies they are pursuing buy Harveys book and start taking his advice to heart. When the band of brothers realize they have been betrayed by one of their own, they conspire using the books insider information to turn the tables and teach the women a lesson of their own. The movie is directed by Tim Story and written by Keith Merryman & David A. Newman.
Think Like a Man Release Date
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Starring: Michael Ealy, Jerry Ferrara, Meagan Good, Regina Hall, Kevin Hart, Taraji P. Henson, Terrence J, Jenifer Lewis, Romany Malco, Gary Owen, and Gabrielle Union
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WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- The economy and jobs will be an important part to this election. Jessica Doyle took a look at our local jobs picture - and it's pretty good compared to the rest of the country.
At 5.5 percent, the Washington Metro Area continues to have the lowest unemployment rate of the nations major job markets. Unemployment was down all over.
Northern Virginia came in at 4.3 percent -- down from 4.8 percent in August of last year.
Suburban Maryland stood at 6.0 percent -- down from 6.2 percent.
Washington, D.C. experienced a big drop -- 8.8 percent -- down from 10.4 percent.
Things look good right now, but they may not in a couple of months.
An employment time bomb is ticking in the Washington area: sequestration. We are talking about that package of massive federal spending cuts that will trigger if Congress doesn't come to some sort of a budget deal. A lot of job could be lost and Washington area defense contractors would be Ground Zero.
The latest is the White House is again asking defense contractors to stop warning their workers about potential layoffs. So much so that now the "Office of Management and Budget" says the government will cover the legal costs for any contractors that might face lawsuits if they lay off workers without giving them a warning. Basically, the administration is asking these companies to ignore their liability to workers. There is also potential liability with investors who own stock in these companies. The OMB says it's too speculative right now. Republicans say this is playing politics in battleground states like Virginia.
Economists have not stopped warning about the potential crating that could happen to the local job market. Virginia could stand to lose 65,000 defense-related jobs alone. Maryland projects it could lose almost 13,000 jobs. George Mason University economist Stephen Fuller estimates sequestration could put 2.1 million jobs at risk next year alone.


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Then why not argue with me about the problems that they face with the system?
No, i've honestly never heard of any dual governments. Because i live in the U.S. and we don't get very much media about anything other than stuff that doesn't matter.
Please, tell me about why their system isn't better than the system the U.S. currently has. And then i'll tell you the solutions i have to most problems that could have kept it from being good enough to be an example to the rest of the world.
Otherwise you agree with me, or just disagree with me for a reason other than not understanding what i am talking about.
you have THE INTERNET. you're using it RIGHT NOW. you could read about things before you argue about them.
Democratic socialism. Celery literally just said it 5 posts ago.
although I guess market socialism would be more specific
Know German?
Did you finish it, Kirbx?
First off I am happy that Marx explicitly says that the communists should not differentiate themselves from the working class, meaning I don't have to join and pay to be in the communist party.
I find it interesting how generally the extreme viewpoint in communism is the "abolition of private property." But in reality Marx actually goes onto saying he was to abolish bourgeoisie property and that he doesn't care about the property of "the peasants" as he so eloquently put it.
I was actually more considered about him wanting to break up the family unit, he even sort of suggested that children fill off to state schools as soon as they can. Perhaps Celery can clear this up for me.
I also like the part where he says communism is not simply an ideology, but an observance of history, meaning we can use our part history and fix it up, withouth going against Marx at all!
I also like he step by step program for democratically made communism.
From this though, I am coming to see communism as not the opposition of our current system, but merely the evolution of it. Pretty much it only entails the elimination of the upper classes (or classes altogether), consumerism, slowly eliminating capital, and more efficiency overall.
Try convincing anyone within your lifetime to actually do this though. Its a long time off till these ideas will even be able to be considered by either major political party, and that time will only come with a reformation of our current political system, which might also not come in our lifetimes. We are at a crucial point in history where we either will step forward, stop moving, or go backwards a couple of steps, and stepping forward becomes increasingly unlikely to happen as you become aware of the motives of the rich and their influence upon the political system, and their refusal to give up that strangle hold through tactics that are extremely hard to combat.
Uh, which version are you reading, the Marxist archive one? I really don't recall anything of that nature, but then again, it's been months. I haven't read it yet, but Engel's "The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State" would probably expound entirely upon the idea of itI was actually more considered about him wanting to break up the family unit, he even sort of suggested that children fill off to state schools as soon as they can. Perhaps Celery can clear this up for me.
"I'll go," said Chagataev. "But what will I do there? Build socialism?"
"What else?" said the secretary.
I don't know, God, there's always a possibility that the libertarians will win several elections (PPFFFFFFTTTT), drastically deregulate the economy in a couple of years, bring back terrible working conditions and pay, and resurrect large labour movements to the Western world. That's right, everyone, vote Ron Paul, secret communist.
As for Communism for the future, I do agree that with state intervention, it is kind of impossible to achieve a truly socialist state via pure human ambition, but at the same time, there are other means to achieve it. What happens when technology gets so advanced that production of goods is only in the hands of a few people? I mean, I'd hate to get all SCI-FI, but with robots, or atleast, fully mechanized production facilities, there will be very few people employed. For business owners, the main use of technology was to reduce employee count, since they are expensive. What happens when that goes far enough to drastically raise unemployment? We would have to install SOME sort of resource based economy, if not plain Communist
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Whew! :sweat: I'm safe because I'm in the eastern time zone.
Actually, it's Central time. But there was variation among the pre-Columbian Maya about when the day began: at sunrise for some, at sunset for others. In any case, not midnight.
Posted 12 December 2012 - 02:22 AM
This is the best apocalypse ever.
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Nothing to be concerned about. The time honored practice of turning them inside out should suffice.
Since we are ALL leaving,should I pack extra cloths like underware,socks,etc. ?
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Pesse (Sort of like the greatest self proclaimed psychics of the world never seem to win the lotto.) Mist
Posted 12 December 2012 - 10:57 AM
National Geographic Channel found a Mayan ruine in Guatamala written by scribes which shows that the Mayan Calendar is cyclical and doesn't end. December 2012 is not the end of their calendar.
Pesse (C'mon, get into the spirit of the thing and anticipate becoming a Spirit!) Mist
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Maybe I shouldn't have punched the boss this morning...
Posted 12 December 2012 - 01:17 PM
OK, you guys.
Since time is ending I am running out now and borrowing $500K from Bruno the loan shark.
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It's only the end of the world in the Northern Hemisphere - we're safe down here... feel free to come down and visit for Christmas
Gavin, you're making a mockery of the entire issue. New Zealand is safe because it's on the protected side of the International Date Line.
Posted 13 December 2012 - 06:12 PM
The world ends on Dec 21, and we all know that. It also happens to be my wife's birthday. So, we are having an end of the world birthday party. Invitations make it clear, since it's end of the world anyways, feel free to run your visa (or mastercard) to the limit when shopping for gifts for the birthday girl. I have 'primed the pump' so to speak, and her new TOA-130 will be on display for the event.
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If Hale Bopp returns before 12/21... Don't touch the pudding...
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the puppy and penguin ones are especially cute!!
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Posted 15 December 2012 - 12:05 AM
In about 5 billion years, the red giant sun will engulf the Earth and vaporize the planet.
At nearly the same time, however, the Moon will finally leave the gravitational influence of the Earth and become an independent planet orbiting the sun. Alas, it will be in nearly the same orbit as the Earth, so after a few orbits....Blam! Impact with the Earth!
But which will come first? Can't say.
It's all moot to us here on Earth, though. Some time between 800 million and 1200 million years from now the gradually-getting-hotter sun will raise the temperature of the surface of the Earth above the boiling point of water and the only life left on Earth will be the bacteria deep in the Earth in the interstices between rock particles.
We are 3.5 billion years through a 4.5 billion year history of life on Earth.
Though an asteroid might hit the Earth and raise havoc, it won't extinguish all life on Earth--maybe just all life larger than dogs and cats.
All rather prosaic endings compared to the Mayan calendar thing. I seem to recall a short story by Isaac Asimov called "The Nine Billion Names of God". Now that was a zen ending.


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Kick-starting the disinvestment process of this year, the government today sold 5.58 per cent stake in Hindustan Copper for about Rs 808 crore at an average price of Rs 156.56 apiece, with bulk of the bids coming from LIC and PSU banks.
Encouraged by the response to the first stake sale in the current financial year, Finance Minister P Chidambaram expressed the hope that government would able to garner the targetted Rs 30,000 crore in 2012-13 through disinvestment.
The government had planned to dilute its stake by 4 per cent in the copper major through offer-for-sale route, with an option of selling an additional 5.9 per cent. Yesterday, the government had set the floor price of Rs 155 a share.
It received bids for 5,16,11,858 shares, representing 5.58 per cent stake in the company, at an average price of Rs 156.56 per share. "The approximate gross receipts from the issue is Rs 808 crore," said and official release.
After share sale, government's equity in Hindustan Copper would come down to about 94 per cent.
Bulk of the equity, according to market sources, was picked up by Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) and State Bank of India (SBI).
Early response to the stake sale, which started at 0915 hors, was lukewarm. It gathered momentum towards the closure of the issue, sources said. The share sale took place on separate windows of stock exchanges -- BSE and NSE.
Shares of Hindustan Copper, however, tanked 20 per cent to hit its lower circuit limit on BSE today. Following the slump in the share price, market capitalisation of the company shrunk by a whopping Rs 4,925 crore to Rs 19,711 crore.
Disinvestment Secretary Haleem Khan said institutional investors participated in the issue, but the details would be known only on Monday.
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Photo: Paul ZimmerCzech team celebrate
With Tomas Berdych missing through injury and Radek Stepanek not at full strength, Czech Republic captain Jaroslav Navratil needed someone else to step up to the plate in their Davis Cup by BNP Paribas quarterfinal tie against Kazakhstan.
Step forward Lukas Rosol. The 27-year-old had already played a significant part in Davis Cup for the defending champions in February when he teamed up with Berdych to beat Switzerland's Marco Chiudinelli and Stanislas Wawrinka in a seven hour and one minute five-set doubles epic, which finished 2422 in the deciding set.
And after following up Jan Hajek's win over Mikhail Kukushkin in the opening rubber with victory against Andrey Golubev, Rosol took advantage of his chance to shine in Kazakhstan as he clinched the 3-1 win by holding his nerve to beat Evgeny Korolev in four sets, a performance which had his captain calling him the "leader" of the team in Astana.
It was an impressive weekend from Rosol whose efforts, which helped to ensure the Czechs go to No. 1 in the Davis Cup Nations rankings for the first time, came after making a marathon trip for the tie from Guadeloupe where he reached the semifinals of the Le Gosier Challenger the previous week.
Rosol, the man who famously beat Rafael Nadal in the second round of last year's Wimbledon Championships, said: "It was not easy to travel through six airports for 23 hours. I got to the hotel on Tuesday morning at 6:30am.
"I had seven weeks in a row, this was the eighth week. But we had a great team around us and they take good care of the players."
For Navratil there was a sense of relief that his side had managed to overcome a potential hurdle in Kazakhstan, who have posted some impressive victories on home soil in the past against Austria and Switzerland, to reach September's semifinals for the fourth time in five years.
Navratil said: "Kazakshtan is not an easy place to come. We were fighting without Tomas and Radek after his operation was not 100% ready. Lukas and Jan showed us nice tennis to get the three points."
Immediately after the tie had concluded, Navratil had not been shy in stating his desire for a home tie against Argentina rather than an away trip to France and he got his wish as Carlos Berlocq beat Gilles Simon in the deciding rubber later that night to set up a repeat of last year's semifinal in which the Czechs defeated Argentina 3-2 in Buenos Aires.
There was a sense amongst the Kazakhstan camp, though, that they had missed an opportunity against a weakened Czech side to gain a place in the last four for the first time, but captain Dias Doskarayev is pleased to be guaranteed a place in next year's World Group by virtue of the win over Austria in the first round.
Although now ranked outside the top 150, Kukushkin, Golubev and Korolev have all at one time been ranked within the top 50 and Doskarayev will now hope that they can find some of their old form in time for next January, to which he is looking forward already.
Dosakarayev said: "It's exciting to be in the World Group. From the very beginning when we are trying to set the goals, the primary goal is to stay in the World Group because it helps to keep Kazakhstan on the tennis map in the world.
"Secondly it helps for the people to know we are playing against the best teams in the world. Czech Republic came here as the world champions and the fans are just going crazy. This kind of match is a huge step forward in the development of tennis in Kazakhstan."
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Radek Stepanek will be rested on the opening day of Czech Republic's World Group quarterfinal against Kazakhstan in Astana, with the news providing another boost for the hosts
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Czech Republic has become the sixth nation to hold the No. 1 position on the ITF Davis Cup Nations Ranking after completing a 3-1 victory over Kazakhstan in the quarterfinals on Sunday
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Lukas Rosol and Jan Hajek have secured a 2-0 advantage against Kazakhstan in Astana with respective wins over Andrey Golubev and Mikhail Kukushkin
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Andrey Golubev and Yuriy Schukin peg back a point for Kazakhstan after defeating Jan Hajek and Radek Stepanek in Saturday's doubles rubber in Astana
Lukas Rosol sends defending champions Czech Republic into the World Group semifinals for the fourth time in five years after defeating Evgeny Korolev in Sunday's fourth rubber
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I just started to do my multi server install. I have installed one (my master) of my two LDAP servers. The installation seem to have went fine. And the ldap and ldaps service appear to be running when I do a netstat. But if I do a zmcontrol status it returns the following: Cannot determine services - exiting.
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My mind is drawing a total blank on this one.
How about Dobbins, Washington, Braswell?
I know that's probably not the best list, but I can't think of any? Matt Word? Brandon Brown? Ace Bowen? Who ya got?
Matt Blair
Kid you haven't been around long enough. You have to add Matt Blair as probably one of the best if not the best. Also a couple of others come to mind, Tom Boskey, Jeff Braswell, Dennis Gibson. I'll have to rack my mind a little more, there are some others. I see their faces but names elude me.
Dennis Gibson also.
Excessive intake of alcohol, we all know, kills brain cells, but naturally it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. That's why you always feel smarter after a few beers.
Originally Posted by clonewell
Kid you haven't been around long enough. You have to add Matt Blair as probably one of the best if not the best. Also a couple of others come to mind, Tom Boskey, Jeff Braswell, Dennis Gibson. I'll have to rack my mind a little more, there are some others. I see their faces but names elude me.
Duh! Matt Blair. I can't believe I forgot him. I did have Braswell in there.
Thanks for the help. I knew I was forgetting a lot of guys.
Matt Blair for sure. However, there was another "Jesse Smith" type linebacker from back in the 70s by the name of Keith Schroeder that was one of those "play with all your heart" kind of players. Not too big or fast, just a lot of desire.
Hit it hard, every yard
Brandon Brown was VASTLY underrated in my opinion.
Now that MBB is back, do we still have to pretend that WBB matters?
Chris Washington in the early '80's was very good.
Originally Posted by TheCaptain
Chris Washington in the early '80's was very good.
That's why he's on my initial list!
Originally Posted by ruxCYtable
Matt Blair
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ummmm everyone forgetting Jeremy Lloyd i mean prolly not the best but he def went pro
Mark Carlson-Donnie Duncan's first recruit from Lytton, Iowa. Smartest LB ever-Chem E grad. Snag an interception in the flat near the south end zone against Colorado State in the early 80's.
Eddyclone sezs.. See the future, be the man, be the ball.
Jesse Smith
The list starts and stops with Matt Blair, but here would be my top ten ...
1. Matt Blair
2. Keith Schroeder
3. Mike Shane
4. Dennis Gibson
5. Tim Dobbins
6. Chris Washington
7. Jeff Braswell
8. Mark Carlson
9. Alvin Bowen
10. Jesse Beckom
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Mook...not a bad list. But you forgot Tom Boskey!
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So when Nebraska decided to run away, I decided that I would root against the team with the most to lose in this game. On paper, it would seem this is Nebraska this year with Iowa eliminated from bowl contention. But would a victory over Nebraska give Iowa fans something to be hopeful about, or not? Which way do you think the tailgate lots will be leaning on Friday?
As always, I will be rooting against the structural integrity of the stadium
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As always, I will be rooting against the structural integrity of the stadium
I had been leaning toward the reasoning of the OP, but you're thinking is better.
I hope for a 0-0 tie in a roaring blizzard so all the fans can suffer from frostbite and snow blindness.
"Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you."
-Satchel Paige
I root for Iowa to go 0-12.
I root for Nebraska to go 1-11 with a 50-0 win over Iowa. I feel dirty when I do so. But I still do it.
I don't need a team to root for in every game, and I don't need to see every game. I'm willing to pass on this one while hoping for the Kinnick Kollapse someone hinted at earlier.
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Iowa. No way do I want Nebbie taking a meaningless B1G title. And everyone will see an Iowa win over Nebbie for exactly what it would be...an emotionally charged fluke.
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1) NU beats the Hawks leaving them devoid of all hope.
2) Oregon beats Stanford, loses to Oregon State, then wins Pac-12 championship game to go to Rose Bowl.
3) NU beats Wisky to go to Rose Bowl.
4) Notre Dame loses to USC.
5) Oregon beats Nebraska 84-0 in Rose Bowl.
6) KSU beats Alabama for NC.
And ISU wins last two games and then wears white helmets for the bowl game
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Cheer for Iowa so they keep the coaches employed for another fail next year
If your ultimate goal is maximum disappointment, everyone should root for Iowa. Here's why:
-Iowa gains nothing significant but win.
-Nebraska potentially loses a Big Ten title shot and BCS bowl bid (So long as Michigan wins)
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Structural integrity loss will do a nice job thinning the herd, but wouldn't a well placed meteor strike do better?
No matter what, I could NEVER cheer for Dirt and Urine.
As a Cyclone from Western Iowa, I will never root for Nebraska. EVER! Huck the Fuskers. Go Hawks.
Originally Posted by MeanDean
Structural integrity loss will do a nice job thinning the herd, but wouldn't a well placed meteor strike do better?
No, too close to the hospital which does provide useful service to the state.
Here's my thought on the "rivalry": I don't want it to ever actually be a rivalry. As an ISU fan that would be the worst possible outcome. And from an ISU perspective Nebraska dominating is a better outcome than Iowa dominating. So as an Iowa State fan the best option is utter Nebraska domination over Iowa. I want the season ending"Heroes" game to be something that no one cares a single crap about.
So once a year I will swallow my pride and cheer for the Huskers. I won't like it. But it is better than the alternative.
Originally Posted by ISUAgronomist
As a Cyclone from Western Iowa, I will never root for Nebraska. EVER! Huck the Fuskers. Go Hawks.
Same with me. I grew up in SW Iowa and we only got Omaha TV. So hatred for NU is in my soul. I will definitely be for Iowa. Gig 'em!
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Yes, people are talking behind the scenes about avoiding the fiscal cliff, including President Obama and John Boehner.
The Democratic president and Republican Speaker talked by phone on Wednesday night about a possible agreement to reduce the nation's $16 trillion-plus debt.
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Both sides are looking to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff," a series of tax hikes and budget cuts that kick in unless the White House and Congress agree on new ways to reduce debt.
From The Associated Press:
"The call raises the possibility that negotiations will soon resume between the White House and congressional leaders.
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That success percentage for SE MT is way off and low. FWP says NR hunters harvested over 1000 bucks in 704 while residents harvested over 800.
Even on bad years, deer in SE MT are plentiful, but so are hunters. Eastern WY is much the same.
I am in the process of planning my 3rd mule deer hunt for 2014. I hunted eastern WY about 6 years ago. Had a contact to hunt some private land but on the first day, so did about 50 other people. Needless to say, my buddy and I noticed a BLM sign on the drive in and ended up hunting that area on the first afternoon. We walked far in and both harvested a 4x4 and 4x3. That's where my drive for hunting DIY public land started. What we did notice in that area (Glendo) is that they shot everything, lots of available tags and hunters because of CWD. That is why we started to think about Montana.
SO..last season, as a rookie, I did some research, looked on their website, decided to try out the Block Management Program, called the Fish and Game Biologist and finally just pointed on the map and decided we were going to drive there. It was quite a learning experience. We talked with the Fish and Game guy daily on our trip. We ended up hunting a large tract of BLM most of the time. there were three of us and we all ended up all getting 4x4's. Fish and Game wanted pictures because we had a 100% success rate and I guess it was only like 3.8% overall last year. The one thing I did realize while out there was there is a ton of private land and the locals were not to fond of letting anyone hunt on their property.
I just got done reading one of Eastman's books on hunting public land mule deer and realize how many things we could have done to improve our hunting. We did walk a lot and didn't find a high vantage point to glass. We got lucky I guess in locating a few and being able to put a stalk on. I just wonder how many we just walked on by laying in the sage.
Since then I have read about how good WY can be. So, I am trying to decide if I should go back or continue with eastern MT(Broadus area). What concerned me the most about MT was the low success rate in our area for the price a NR pays for a deer tag. However, I now have a knowledge of the land and did spot some nice bucks that I was not able to get to. People are correct on here, get more then a couple miles off a road and you will have the land to yourself. We did!
I am new to this forum and am not looking for any location to hunt or just some quick info. I have read through here a lot and plan to share any insight of what I can. So I was wondering if anyone have any thoughts or suggestions regarding the two states. Pro's and Con's. Thanks,
That success percentage for SE MT is way off and low. FWP says NR hunters harvested over 1000 bucks in 704 while residents harvested over 800.
Even on bad years, deer in SE MT are plentiful, but so are hunters. Eastern WY is much the same.
Perhaps I read the stats wrong. We did see a lot of deer in MT but when we hunted the large tracts of BLM, we never ran into another hunter. So that part we liked very much. Do you know if it is allowed to backpack in and camp on the BLM? If I go back I would like to do that for 2-3 days at a time instead of walking 5 miles in an out every day. Very open country.
Yeah, it is totally legal. Have at it.
Good luck !
That's what I thought. Fish and Game made it sound more complicated. We did hunt the Block Management so in some cases we did drive through private land to get to it. I was hoping I could just park overnight and walk in but they made it sound like had to sign in and out everyday. If that is not allowed I did find access off a road directly on BLM. Fish and Game helped us out find that area. From the map I would have access to probably 12 to 16 square miles of BLM. I would need the GPS with the map interface to make sure I stay on BLM but they told me barely anyone hunts it because of the walk. I was hoping to just pack in for a few days and see the country and perhaps get lucky with a deer. Thanks for the responses.
Sounds like your on the right track. If you found an area you like stick with it a few years and get to know it. The rules can vary on block management as to what you can and cant do on it. You may want to talk to the owner directly about staying overnight. I killed a nice buck on block management a few years back. E MT can be a really fun deer hunt although I hear the deer numbers are way down in some areas and I havent gone back since they raised the prices.
I am looking into MT as well. One thing that intrigues me about MT is the later season.
WY is good too, cheaper for now, but harder to draw tags for premo areas.
Heading over east with my dad and brother this fall. Thinking im gonna try the Southeastern part of the state. My dad has lived in MT most of his life and not killed a mule deer buck, so my goal is to get him a decent 4pt.
Some Block Management areas require daily sign-ins, and some don't. If he can access the BLM froma public road, then he is golden.
Yes I was talking about federal BLM. Some of the BMA's include BLM land. The BMA instructions say no camping but I am wondering if I am not signing in and have access to the BLM land off a public road. In fact I think there might be a trail off this road into the BLM land. I was hoping to park the truck there for a few days and start hoofing it.


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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
PHOTO OP: Simulated sex(iness)
I tried desperately to find a somewhat scintillating shot from this photo shoot featuring Rafael Nadal and Bar Refaeli in the new Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and this was the best I could do. Yeah, no kidding. I mean, I've seen more chemistry between Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. Hell, I've seen more chemistry between Serena Williams and US Open lines people.
Rafa should stick to tennis (shirt is optional there as well) and Bar should, uh, keep doing bikini-clad photo shoots. Just not with Rafa.
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I think Rafa is fine when he is relaxed and laughing as he is in many of the pics and in the out takes.ReplyDelete
Thank you! I thought I was the only one who wan't feeling it. This photo shoot was about as sexy as my high school health class.ReplyDeleteReplies
No you weren't the only one, Sara. Rafa was right there with you.Delete
Well maybe they could substitute Pico? Rafa likes giving his firm ass a squeeze! He's a mans man you know.ReplyDeleteReplies
Good point. He was def feeling that. In all ways.Delete
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WEIRTON - The Wheeling Central girls' soccer team exacted a little revenge and checked a goal of its list with a 1-0 victory against Weir on Saturday at Jimmy Carey Stadium to win the West Virginia Class AA-A Region One, Section One championship.
The Maroon Knights (18-2) will visit Fairmont Senior at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday for the right to play in the Final Four the following week in Beckley.
"We figured we'd be playing them this year because we played them last year in the sectional championship," Wheeling Central coach David Cross said. "We knew what to expect today when we played them and I think that helped us a lot."
Also helping the Maroon Knights was a stop at Brooke High School on Saturday morning to work out on the turf.
"This is only our second game on turf," said Cross. "We stopped at Brooke to help us get a feel for turf, how the ball rolls, being able to touch it and make passes. I really think that helped us. The ball rolls so much faster on turf than it does on grass.
"We're more of a skill team, a finesse team, we pass really well and possess the ball, and that is a lot tougher to do on turf than it is on grass."
The Red Riders finish the season at 8-9-1 in a contest that was a microcosm of their season.
Weir scored one goal or less in eight of the nine losses and in the one tie.
"Yes, scoring goals was a problem for us this year," Red Riders coach Jessica Naughton said. "And, that is not common for this program."
Also not common for the program was the youth on the field.
"We have a lot of freshman who got a lot of playing time this year and that will only help us for next year," Naughton said. "I feel that offense will come next year.
"We had a lot of games where we didn't score any (goals) and that's not like us (Weir was blanked six times). It's definitely something that I had to get used to. We've had that offensive productivity from seasons before and it just didn't come this year.
"But, I fully expect it to be different next year for us."
Wheeling Central's Aspen Matlock ripped one from about 30 yards that went just over the outstretched hands of Weir freshman goalkeeper Alyssa Kelly 15 minutes into the game.
The Maroon Knights' defense and goalkeeper Regan Blaha kept the Riders off the board.
"At halftime we talked to them about relaxing," Cross said of his squad. "It was a physical game and that takes us out of our game. We needed the girls to relax, possess the ball and make passes.
"We talk every day that if you want to keep playing you have to come out play your best and win."


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(Hey readers! Meet Van Sias, writer of the blog Tennis Talk, Anyone? and a new contributor to DtL. He'll be taking a weekly look at one of the upcoming tourneys and giving his picks on who'll come out on top. Welcome Van!)
Now that the Australian Open is out of the way, we can get on with other things, such as the launch of VANtage Point!
What's up? My name is Van Sias and I publish a blog called Tennis Talk, Anyone? In a whole cross-marketing, cross-over, cross-pollinating thing going on, I'm going to write something for Down the Line! each week where I spotlight one of the many tournaments on the ATP and WTA tours — even taking into consideration the Challenger and ITF tournaments, too.
In case you're wondering why you'd want to check this out, just know this: There's almost nothing I'd rather do than break down draw sheets and make predictions on tournaments, and I've been that way for 20 years now. (Well, there are other things I like to do, but this stuff is near the top!)
Anyway, here's how it goes: First , I'll comment on an event last week or the one I spotlighted, then I'll mention this week's pick. I'll give you a "Player to Watch" and make my predictions for the semifinals.
So without further ado, here's the first VANtage Point!
A Look Back: The first major of 2009 has come and gone with Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams taking the crowns. My favorite moment of the tournament? The trophy presentation after the men's final. Not many guys will admit this, but I'm a pretty emotional dude and I think I was bawling right along with Rog Federer! Good luck to him and hats off to the winners.
This Week's Spotlight: To me, this is when the season really starts. You have months before another major, so it's just players getting out there doing the work to set themselves up for the remaining Grand Slams. That being said, there's a lot of action going on this week and the first tournament I've got my eye on is the ATP 250 stop in Johannesburg, South Africa.
This is the first time in a long time the Tour's been in SA with a regular tour event and there's a few big names sprinkled in the draw. The top two seeds are my boy Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (yeah, he is: Dude is the real deal) and David Ferrer. Check out the draw here.
Player to Watch: Now this is who I really have my eyes on there, and I'm saying it here first at the Point to look out for him the rest of the year: Marcos Baghdatis. I think if he's healthy, he's going to do some damage this season. Plus, he seems pretty dedicated: I mean, anytime someone gets a haircut that means they're focused, right?
The Final Four: Jo-Willy over Bjorn Phau; the Bagh Man over Benjamin Becker.
And the Winner Is: Tsonga in a tough one.
There you have it: the first VANtage Point! It won't be so long next time, but check back to see how I made out.
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Monday, February 2, 2009
VANtage Point: Welcome to Van, a look at Johannesburg
(Hey readers! Meet Van Sias, writer of the blog Tennis Talk, Anyone? and a new contributor to DtL. He'll be taking a weekly look at one of the upcoming tourneys and giving his picks on who'll come out on top. Welcome Van!)
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Welcome Van! I look forward to your commentary. I too, love to break a draw down and see how accurate I can be with the outcome.ReplyDelete
I'd love for Bjorn Phau to win, if only because half his blood is from my country.ReplyDelete
But he plays some awesome tennis too.
And he doesn't look too bad. >_<
exciting! should be fun reading you.ReplyDelete
Hey, Van!ReplyDelete
Love VANtage Point!
1. Thanks for spotlighting some of the tournaments I might otherwise overlook. It is an interesting time on tour - when it's more of a job than a go for glory. (Sign me up!)
2. Good to hear some male perspective on the Fed sobbing thing. Sorry you were crying though, maybe there was some new-parent exhaustion?
3. Benjamin Becker, huh? Now you're just showing off ;)
Keep it coming!
- AnonymousFebruary 2, 2009 at 11:58 AM
This is very cool - here's to a great 2009 season!!ReplyDelete
BTW, I realize this is WAY off subject, but between you and Rich (or any DtL readers, I suppose) I figure someone will have the answer to this: where the heck is Youzhny?? Did he play the AO and I just didn't realize it? Or is he injured or something? I don't why I all the sudden thought about this, but now I feel like I totally need answers. Help me out guys!! :) Thanks!
anon 2:58 - he went down in the Oz opening round to Koubek 6-3, 6-2, 6-2. bad loss in his basket.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 2, 2009 at 12:31 PM
Oh snap! That's def a stinker. Thanks for the info, Rich!ReplyDelete
Hey everyone! Thanks for the welcoming!ReplyDelete
• Hey Pamela! Glad to hear I'm not the only one out there doing it!
• Hey Babz, his game is pretty sick. I'm surprised he hasn't made a bigger dent yet in his career. But I think this season could be his breakthrough.
• Thanks T, I hope so!
• Freakyfrites, I can't take any of the credit on the name: Rich came up with it. I wish I would've; it is my name after all! You think I'd be able to find some use for it!
I felt a tear come to my eye just thinking about Federer (or maybe it's because the baby just woke up again after I finally put her down)!
And Becker won a Challenger over the weekend, so I'm assuming he's in good form. I also like Chardy in his section of the draw, but I could only pick one, so I went with BB.
• Hey Anon 2:58. I also found this and it's funny loking at the news updates. It must be poor form:
That Koubek loss is pretty horrible.
- AnonymousFebruary 2, 2009 at 1:29 PM
Hey van! The sad news/good news openers are a little weird. In any event, seems like there's much more sad news to report :(ReplyDelete
BTW, just saw he dropped 22 places to No. 62 in the world. 22 places! OUCH.
That is a drop: Ouch indeed!ReplyDelete
And Phau's already out. He could've at least won one round!
Hey Van! It's nice to see your contribution here in DtL! I haven't really got the chance to follow up on this tourney yet but looks like Tsonga is the favourite to win here.ReplyDelete
VAN!!! love the new spot, since I"m addicted to your site! I'll be checking you out for sure!ReplyDelete
There goes my $5....ReplyDelete
Btw, I'm sorry to not say this sooner. Welcome Van, I read your blog from time to time.. I'm excited to read more of VANtage point!
Welcome Van! Thanks for your contribution - I will surely check it out!ReplyDelete
I also hope Marcos Baghdatis can make another appearance this year. He's been so unlucky with injuries in the past, but there's so much potential and fighting spirit. Gotta love this guy! Hope he can somewhat make a comeback this season!


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ATHENS, Ga. -- The Athens-Clarke County Police Department recently found a man deceased who they believe was behind computer trespassing at the University of Georgia in October.
According to UGA police, they received a report of unauthorized access of UGA computer systems on October 5. Saved on the computers were personnel records of current and past employees of the school.
At that time, police began to investigate, and found 26-year-old Charles Stapler Stell responsible. Stell was an Athens resident who took classes at UGA during summer semester 2005 and spring semester 2007.
It was during the investigation when police found Stell deceased, but they were not certain what caused the death. Police said they suspect no foul play, and that Stell likely took his own life.
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