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What's Your Number? Movie Reviews
What's Your Number?
Release Date: Apr 29, 2011
Rating: (R)
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Anna Faris is a pretty funny actress. Unfortunately, most of the films she stars in aren't as funny as she is. Add What's Your Number to that list. It's an uneasy combo of light raunch chick flick and romantic comedy that doesn't take advantage of its stars Faris or Chris Evans.
Faris' Ally is a recently laid off single woman who reads an article that says that if a girl has slept with over 20 men, she's less likely to find a new life mate. Ally has just crossed this threshold, so she starts going back through her conquests to find that one guy she can be with. She's helped by her neighbor, a womanizing cad played by Evans. Can you guess who she'll end up with? There's also a sub plot involving Ally as bridesmaid to her sister, an unfortunate storyline just a few months after the actually funny Bridesmaids.
It's not that there aren't funny moments in this film, it's just that I've seen them before. There's nothing new or different in this movie to make it stand out from the hundreds of other films just like it. Which is sad, because it's got a talented leading lady who deserves a lot better.
Well, this is yet another romantic comedy that has no wit, no humor and very tired plot. I really love Anna Ferris and I think she is a great comedic actress but in this film she was not given a chance to shine, she deserves a better role and a better movie. The film kind of reminded me of "Bridesmaids" and it seemed lazy of the filmmakers to borrow so much from a recent film. I also did not like that the main character had no self-respect and the filmmakers made her seem way too pathetic. Overall, i do not recommend seeing this film in the theaters, it is not worth the price of the movie ticket.
This is yet another romantic comedy that is totally predictable and amazingly dull, however it has pretty good cast and they try really hard to make this film better than it is. Of course I knew what will happen in the end by watching the previews of the film but I have to say that I did like Anna Faris and Chris Evans in this film, they had good chemistry and it looked like they were having fun. I can see how this film can be a hit, there are few laughs and a lot of attractive people doing silly things and looking good, if you want mindless entertainment this will be a film for you. Overall, I have to admit that I had an alright time watching this film.
This is a romantic comedy about a girl trying to find love, the film is directed by Mark Mylod and stars Anna Faris, Chris Evans and Ari Graynor. I think Anna Faris is a great comedic actress but this film does not show off her talents enough. The film is mediocre and feels just like another rom. cothat is not ambitious or interesting. I did have few laughs throughout the film and the search through the exes was fun to watch. However, I would suggest waiting until this film comes out on DVD, because it is not worth the price of the movie ticket.
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King Football must die. It must die a painful and immediate death.
It must be hanged in the public square to show that now and forever King Football can't rule a sport, a school, a society. It is time. It is overdue. If you don't know that the culture has changed after the release of the Freeh Report on Thursday then you are blind to the toxic byproducts of the second-most popular spectator sport in our country.
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It is the football culture. Bigger, actually, because this doesn't end at the goal line. But it was an adored former defensive coordinator who currently sits in a 6-foot by 8-foot cell today, convicted of child sexual assault, who provided the tipping point. He was aided by an adored former boss who, incredibly, wrote "this is not a football scandal."
Pathetic. It is a football scandal because football was valued over all in sheltering, protecting and enabling a child molester. That was the epic conclusion of the Freeh Report. Penn State's top administrators, the boss' bosses, essentially took their orders from that head football coach.
"There's more red flags," Freeh said, "than you could count."
Not a football scandal? Ask yourself if Jerry Sandusky had been a chemistry professor, would his acts been ignored by the dean of the school? Meanwhile, in the Penn State football building janitors were afraid to report a witnessed felony because they didn't want to lose their jobs.
"If that's the culture at the bottom," Freeh said, "God help the culture at the top."
Not a football scandal?
"The rapes of these boys occurred in the Lasch Building," Freeh said, referring to that football building. "Mr. Paterno had his office in the Lasch Building."
King Football won again, horribly. It is a culture that awards mere mortals royalty status. It is a culture that has grabbed hold of our youth and wrung some of that youth out of them. It is a culture that winks at a supposed 20-hour weekly work "limit" imposed by the NCAA that we all know is a joke. It is a culture that (until recently) allowed head coaches to "cut" players on an annual basis simply because they weren't good enough.
It is a culture that tacitly supports academic fraud and "clustering," the practice of guiding athletes to easy classes that produce the least friction against their athletic lives. It is a culture that allowed five Ohio State football players to participate in a bowl game in the middle of a major infractions case primarily because the school argued in favor of it.
If you disagree, consider those were the basic descriptions of recent significant violations at Michigan, North Carolina and Ohio State. There are more examples. Lots more. A football playoff was recently instituted without public mention of how any of the newfound revenue will be spent on the actual players.
It replaced a system (BCS) that was controlled, easily manipulated and put money directly in the pockets of the men who participated in the coaches poll.
King Football oversaw it. It is a vile culture and it must perish.
Draw a line from the BCS to Sandusky? Absolutely. It's not a blanket indictment of coaches and schools but it's an indictment. Of a culture that allows kids to die, not in games, but -- in this century -- exclusively in offseason conditioning. Of a culture that drives $5 million salaries.
King Football rules all. The head coach gets his way because he wins. The head coach, rewarded handsomely for his organizational skills on the field, doesn't take blame when his players get in trouble off of it. Can't watch them 24 hours a day, goes the refrain.
How about concealing damning emails that could hurt your program, Jim Tressel? How about allowing a sleazy booster deep inside the program, Miami? How about allowing a monster to roam free for 14 years, Penn State? They're all connected because at some key point King Football was allowed to make the call.
It is comforting and incredible that the truth was exposed in two of the biggest scandals of our time -- Watergate and Sandusky -- by an FBI administrator. "Deep Throat" was former FBI associate director Mark Felt. The biggest sins drew the most virtuous voices.
It took that intervention because there is no central authority to combat King Football. Others have argued eloquently that college football needs a commissioner. Agreed. It also needs a bath. The NCAA may step in, but that would be only at Penn State.
This is clearly a nationwide football scandal, a wakeup call that amateur sports must be cleansed by a Hazmat unit. If there were only enough reform-minded persons around willing to act. Among those working on reforms last year at an August NCAA summit were the CEOs of Miami (Donna Shalala), North Carolina (Holden Thorp), Ohio State (Gordon Gee) and ... Penn State (Graham Spanier).
There was a lot in the Freeh Report on Thursday that we already knew. Fortunately, we are not numb. Not yet. We should reminded of and outraged at Spanier's epic words defending former athletic director Tim Curley and former vice president Gary Schultz.
"I have known and worked daily with Tim and Gary for more than 16 years," Spanier said in November. "I have complete confidence in how they handled the allegations about a former university employee."
On Thursday, Louis Freeh said all three men -- plus Joe Paterno -- allowed a monster to roam free for 14 years.
In that sense, King Football remained undefeated. The question now becomes, for how long?

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July 13, 2009
Hello Everyone,
I arrived in Colorado Springs safely on Wednesday night. When I got off the plane and began walking to get my luggage I realized how much the altitude really affects your lungs. I was winded just walking at a brisk pace. This was a great reminder that the team may take a few days to adjust to the altitude and to give them extra water breaks throughout training camp. My NIU team would laugh at this because they swear I always forget to give them water breaks but that is so untrue. Okay, okay, that may have happened a couple times but come on, who needs water? Just kidding.
A short van ride to the hotel and it was lights out for me. I was tired but still had a hard time sleeping. I was excited for the next day and the arrival of the team. I was up early the next morning and met with my awesome staff. Amanda and Bill are both outstanding coaches, and I am so lucky to have them with me, not to mention they are both a lot of fun!
Before I knew it, the team had arrived and it was time for a team meeting and our first training session. We planned to keep this first session pretty short and just get them up and down a little bit. We accomplished this and got a good feel for what we need to work on in the next few days. So far so good, but we have some work to do in order to accomplish our goal.
After practice we took the team to dinner and then it was time to lay it down. Friday was going to be a long day, and I wanted to be well rested. Before I knew it, Friday was here and it was time to get rolling. I had a staff breakfast at 8:45am followed by our first practice session of the day. Considering this was the first day of two-a-days, we put in a lot of offensive and defensive concepts. We were very demanding and paid close attention to detail.
Then it was time for lunch. We ate at a very nice place in town and had a couple hours of down time before the next session. I had a chance to get a quick workout in and then it was back to the gym. The second session was mostly breaking down the offense and we scrimmaged. Eventually we will have some practice guys come in to scrimmage against with officials who will get us used to the World Championship rules.
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The Mansfield Local Cultural Council is pleased to be one of 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts to award funds in partnership with the Massachusetts Cultural Council. These funds are granted to qualified individuals and organizations to support cultural projects that benefit the community. Eligible disciplines include arts, humanities and interpretive sciences. Applications are sought annually and evaluated on a competitive basis in the fall. Grant awards typically range between $250 and $1,500. Larger awards are given on occasion. With funds being limited, grant requests should not normally exceed 50 percent of the cost of the proposed project or activity. New or previously unsuccessful applicants are encouraged to discuss their proposals with a council member before the deadline.
Applicants can be: a) arts, humanities or interpretive science organizations; b) individuals including artists, science educators, historians or other humanists, parents, community members, etc.; c) community organizations including, but not limited to, schools, social service organizations, civic groups, churches, neighborhood centers, youth, senior and family associations, etc.; Incorporated organizations must be nonprofit; unincorporated associations must have a nonprofit purpose. Individual applicants are required to be residents for at least one year; organizations must be organized and operating in the state for at least one year.
Proposals are evaluated by a municipally appointed panel of artists, humanists and community representatives. Criteria include artistic, humanistic or scientific quality, value to the community, quality of planning, community support and/or involvement and the track record of the applicant. The applicant's qualifications must be demonstrated, and if the applicant is not directly leading the activity (i.e., a community agency is hiring an artist), then qualifications of the individual(s) leading the activity must also be described. Proposals from schools and libraries must not request support for activities that should be or have been part of the municipal budget (i.e. teacher salaries, classroom supplies, school-sponsored clubs and organizations, library books/videos, etc.). Enrichment projects utilizing outside professionals are allowed. Mansfield-based applicants are given preference over those from out of town. Funded activities must take place in physically accessible spaces. The Council will carefully scrutinize repeat requests; such proposals should include other sources of support to show the project is not dependent solely on Council funding.
All applicants must submit their proposal on an official application form. Forms are available at the Town Clerk's office, or from any member of the council. The application form can also be completed online and printed out for submission to the council. Go to www.massculturalcouncil.org. When filling out the application, use the space provided to answer questions. One additional 8 1/2" x 11" page to complete questions is allowed. Completed applications must be received at the Town Clerk's office by Oct. 15 of each year. (valid postmark is acceptable).
Applicants are required to submit one set of supporting materials. These may include slides, tapes, videocassette, resume, publicity, critical reviews, photos, printed materials. Letters of support/commitment from sponsoring organizations are strongly encouraged. If an applicant states that he/she will be working with or for another person, organization, or conducting the project in a specific facility, a letter of commitment or agreement from the individual/organization/facility's representative must be submitted with the application. All applicants proposing to work in the Mansfield Public Schools must contact and receive approval from the Director of Visual Arts, Director of Performing Arts, or Principal.
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After meekly exiting Labour's intranet, Members Net, having blogged for quite a while in its partisan embrace, I stumbled across an outside world of blogging at the hand of Andrew Regan's now defunct political aggregator, Bloggers4Labour. I thought this a wonderful device, maintaining as it healthily did the visual and locational idiosyncrasies of individual blogsites, even as it brought together in one sensible place the feeds of each and every one. It allowed for a wonderful overview of what was bubbling under in the Labour-blogging community; it helped new bloggers get exposure and support from existing practioners; and it served to sustain a worthy sense of common cause in what has often historically been a fractured political grouping.
Andrew really did know how to integrate the needs of readerships by using technology. He would even supply his own often gently proffered and constructive comments on other people's posts. This helped create a point of focus on the wider input which – in a very simple and neat way – helped generate an air of shared purpose.
My memory of Bloggers4Labour was almost entirely positive. Both Andrew and I, sometimes together, sometimes separately, tried to build on this original achievement with other projects which I was either rather tangentially involved in (for example, Andrew's Poblish – a super-aggregator designed to outdo Google's own search in the global field of political blogging) or more directly engaged with (for example, my idea for a Last.fm of political thought). In all cases, I think what drove him – and certainly myself – was a desire to return, in some way or other, to that golden age of political blogging which Bloggers4Labour – at its most didactic and pedagogical best – seemed at the time to represent.
Instead of cramming everyone together in a single platform – a kind of awful melting-pot as per a United States of Blogging – Bloggers4Labour and the ideas that came afterwards looked to allow individuality to shine through even as the aim was to bring voices together.
A European Union of Sovereign Blogging, if you like.
So if it was such a good idea, why didn't it quite work out? Who knows? Maybe because we didn't have the resource; maybe because we didn't quite hone the ideas; maybe, in reality, because it wasn't such a golden age. Or maybe because blogging, in a different way, has kind of had its time and has transmuted into other ways of exchanging the information we value.
Blogging always was a bit of a traditional hierarchy of communication: author-led top-down authorities who were often challenged, but never entirely toppled, by those who would hang from their coattails. Which is not to underestimate the importance of commenters to the good functioning of a blogsite. Sometimes, the broader reputations acquired belonged more to those who commented than to the original posters themselves.
Symbiotic relationships of thought were ever thus.
Of course, we all know what happened to blogging: Facebook and Twitter. It was probably going to happen, whatever the company name, whatever the online constitution, whatever the business model. But Facebook and Twitter both hastened traditional blogging's demise.
People much better resourced than us English blogging fans were able to re-engineer the instincts behind standard blogging for an instant-fix generation. And so the beautiful exchanges between considered author-led hierarchies began to lose their dominance on the web.
So now we come to February, 2013. And whilst the domain's been running for a while, with a fairly traditional blogging platform behind it, SpeakersChair.com – a cross-party political blogging website on which I have had some of my recent posts published – has suddenly had the audacity to suggest, through a massive makeover of functionality, that political blogging might not be as defunct as we thought.
Before this change, SpeakersChair.com was essentially a traditional melting-pot-type blogging platform. Writers of different political colours submitted their posts for site editors to repost on the site. We see this model operating successfully in many places: from Liberal Conspiracy to – I guess – even the Guardian's Comment is Free. I think, however, that the new SpeakersChair.com moves away from this model in several significant ways:
- From a melting-pot blogging platform like Liberal Conspiracy, where visuals and technologies become common to all authors even as posting rights remain with site editors, it transmutes itself more into a souped-up kind of TweetDeck, where its prime function is to sit as a front-end to both Facebook and Twitter – as well as SpeakersChair.com itself.
- The ability – and challenge – of each contributor is to act as an authorial hub around which comment is designed to flow. I guess this could be the case for contributors who write original posts just as much as it might be for contributors who add their opinions as comments to original posts. In fact, at very first glance it seems that the deliberate intention is to blur as much as possible the hierarchy between original posters and commenters.
- I cannot but help considering this latter innovation healthy: it clearly shows that the designers of this online constitution understand that their version of political blogging needs to "get" social, if it's to have any decent chance of catching on. And social is much more than tacking on commenting tools at the tail-end of the professionalising commentariat: social, above all, is a matter of sharing hierarchy and power.
Seen, then, as a communication front-end more than a traditional website, seen in fact primarily as a posting tool to various channels, there is no reason why SpeakersChair.com shouldn't compete effectively with Facebook, web Twitter and even third-party communication tools out there.
I just wonder if there's also an app in the pipeline. That imperious world of mobile Internet doesn't half make or break communication these days. It surely would serve to complete a beautifully political blogging circle which, for me, started out with Labour's Members Net, stumbled for a few years after Bloggers4Labour's major steps forwards – and which could now quite easily find its natural home in a cross-party communication project that, at least in my humble opinion, has everything it needs to deservedly succeed.


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Freewheeling Bloomberg Tackles Senate Race, His Immigrant Medical Team and Charity
By Michael Howard Saul
In an illuminating news conference Wednesday morning, Mayor Michael Bloomberg revealed that he has no business mentoring a child, "all" of the profits from his company go to charity, his annual physical exam involves at least four foreign-born doctors and that it's "ridiculous" to inquire whether he shares the same view as his girlfriend on the Senate race.
It was a busy morning for the chief executive of the nation's largest city. Lots of issues. Lots of tidbits. But let's start with the mayor and his longtime girlfriend, Diana Taylor.
Earlier this week, Taylor, who herself contemplated challenging U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, spoke at a campaign event for David Malpass, a Republican candidate vying for Gillibrand's seat.
Now that Taylor is speaking publicly about her views on the Senate race, Metropolis thought it would be — at the very least — entertaining to ask the mayor if he agreed with Taylor's stance that voters should unseat Gillibrand this fall. Gov. David Paterson appointed Gillibrand to replace Hillary Clinton, and now the public must decide whether Gillibrand should continue to serve the remainder of Clinton's term.
So, Mr. Mayor, do you agree or disagree with Taylor?
"You go ask somebody else," the mayor snapped, looking a bit annoyed. "I don't agree or disagree with anybody. It's a ridiculous question."
The mayor's relationship with Gillibrand has been somewhat chilly, though it appears to have improved in recent months. To date, the mayor hasn't taken a public position on the Senate race.
Moving on.
When asked to discuss his thoughts on immigration policy, the mayor mentioned he will be traveling to Washington on Thursday to listen to President Obama speak about the issue — and he told reporters that he recently received a physical exam involving a team of doctors from foreign countries.
"I had my physical last week. And the doctors: one came from Nigeria, one came from (Senegal), one came from Singapore, one came from, I think, Bangladesh. We have doctors from around the world. They come to train here and then we don't give 'em green cards. These were a few of the lucky ones that had 'em."
The mayor's spokesman, Stu Loeser, declined to comment on how many doctors, in total, are involved in the 68-year-old billionaire mayor's physical exam.
The mayor did say everything appears to be in working order. "The doctor says I will die not from anything they found so far, but some day I will die," he said.
Bloomberg, one of the world's most generous philanthropists, revealed that his charitable foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation are teaming up to support volunteerism. He donated about $240 $254 million last year to charity and he plans to give away most of his money before he dies. Still, at the news conference, he went one step further and said "all" the profits from his private company Bloomberg LP go to charity.
"The guy who runs my company, I loved it when he told me this, he said when he recruits somebody, he said where else can you go to work for a company where all the profits are going to go to charity," Bloomberg said. "He said that is very effective at getting people in."
Not all of the Bloomberg LP's profits over the years have gone to charity, of course. Bloomberg has homes around the world, including Bermuda and London, and just last year he spent $108 million of his personal fortune to win a third term as mayor.
And finally, speaking of volunteerism, the mayor made it clear he shouldn't be mentoring any children.
"Personally, I shouldn't be out there mentoring a kid. My academic record wasn't very good," he explained. "But I could be out there helping to plant trees. And, so, if I just called 311 and they directed me to somebody, they can say, 'Look, you know, you're not too smart, but you got strong arms.' "
Does the mayor have "strong arms?" That question will have to wait until the next mayoral news conference.


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College Hockey:Concordia University Wisconsin Joins MCHA, Hires Hrkac
MEQUON, Wis. — The MCHA has accepted Concordia University, Wisconsin as the newest member of the conference, beginning with the 2007-08 season. The school also announced the hiring of Tony Hrkac as head coach.
Hrkac's career includes a 1987 NCAA National Championship while competing at North Dakota and the Hobey Baker Award as the NCAA's top Division I player that same season. His 18-year professional career includes stints with the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Atlanta Thrashers, Chicago Black Hawks, Dallas Stars, Edmonton Oilers, New York Islanders, Quebec Nordiques, San Jose Sharks, and St. Louis Blues, plus winning a Stanley Cup ring with the Stars in 1999. Hrkac's final professional stop was with the AHL Milwaukee Admirals from 2003-2005; he helped lead that team win the Calder Cup in 2004.
"We are looking forward with great anticipation to dropping the puck with the MCHA," said Concordia athletic director Rob Barnhill. "Adding hockey was an ambitious step for our athletic department and we are excited to have hired Tony Hrkac to coach our first year team as we begin play in this excellent conference."
Concordia will join Finlandia, Lawrence, Marian College, Milwaukee School of Engineering, Minnesota-Crookston, and Northland College as league members. This is the second expansion of the league in three years, last adding Finlandia University in November of 2003. Concordia, located in Mequon, Wis., announced Sept. 19 that the school was adding hockey to its sports line-up for the 2007-08 school year.
"The development of hockey at Concordia is a great opportunity for the MCHA to expand and grow," said MCHA commissioner Terry Brand. "I hope that it will stimulate even more growth in Division III hockey. This will offer even more student athletes from the Midwest the chance to compete at this level."
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The WWE Network launches the night after the "Elimination Chamber" pay-per-view in February. According to PWS on Jan. 25, the WWE plans to bring in some stars of the past to help launch the new WWE Network.
Three of the names that the WWE is looking at bringing in for the "WWE Monday Night Raw" the night of the WWE Network launch are Kevin Nash, Sean Waltman and Shawn Michaels. With The New Age Outlaws already back in the WWE as active competitors and Triple H the authority figure, expect a Degeneration X reunion.
Hulk Hogan, who has agreed to his new deal with the WWE, is expected to also return for the big show to help promote it.
While Kevin Nash was never a part of Degeneration X, he was part of the nWo with Sean Waltman and Hulk Hogan. While there is no word on whether Scott Hall will be there or not, it would not be surprising to see him show up as well and the WWE to showcase the nWo as well.
This could be huge since Degeneration X was the biggest draw in the WWE Attitude Era and the nWo was the biggest draw from WCW and both will be available for people to see the minute the WWE Network launches.
While the only names planned at this moment are Kevin Nash, Sean Waltman, Shawn Michaels and Hulk Hogan, expect the WWE to go all out for the big WWE Network launch.
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There's an extravagance that's hard to avoid among wine lovers. The more experience people get with wine, and the deeper they fall for it, the more they tend to spend per bottle and the more wine they tend to amass. Some wine lovers, of whom you know or at least have heard, spend staggering amounts of money on their passion (or habit). For some of these folks, there is no wine that is too expensive, no bottle too rare, no wine list that is too overpriced.
Many of these folks exercise their habit and their pocketbooks at lavish wine dinners which they throw themselves, or which are thrown for them by fancy restaurants, wine auctioneers, wine magazines, and other elements of the industry. As someone who keeps his eye out for goings on of this sort, I've seen some menus for pretty amazing (and pretty expensive) dinners.
But I've never seen anything like this one.
Over the course of three October nights, a wine broker called Acker Merrall & Condit will be hosting an adult version of those progressive parties we all had when we went to college, which they are billing as The Wines of The Century Dinner. Held in Manhattan, the first night is at Per Se, the second at Daniel, the third at Cru.
The price of the three-night dinner?: $17,500.
And here's what you'd be drinking over the course of the three nights:
1976 Salon Champagne out of magnums
1996, 1995, 1992, 1990 Coche-Dury Corton Charlemagne, Burgundy
1993, 1990, 1985 Meo-Camuzet Richebourg, Burgundy
1969, 1966, 1964, 1962 Rousseau Chambertin, Burgundy
1949, 1947, 1945 Calon Segur Bordeaux all out of magnum
1929 Haut Brion, La Mission Haut Brion, Latour, Mouton Rothschild Bordeaux
1971, 1969, 1966 La Mouline, Rhone
1969, 1967, 1966, 1963 Penfolds Grange, Australia
1921 Huet Vouvray, Loire
1947 Pommery out of Jeroboam
1985, 1982, 1978, 1970 Domaine Romanee Conti Montrachet, Burgundy
1993 Drouhin, Mugnier, Roumier and Vogue Musignys, , Burgundy
1949 Clos des Lambrays, Domaine Romanee Conti La Tache (magnum), Rousseau Chambertin (magnum), Vogue Musigny (magnum), Burgundy
1928 Latour, Montrose, Mouton Rothschild, Palmer Bordeaux
1959, 1955, 1953, 1952 La Mission Bordeaux all out of magnum
1994, 1970, 1968 Vega Sicilia Unico, Spain
1998, 1995, 1990 Chave Cuvee Cathelin (Hermitage), Rhone
1945 Graham's Port out of magnum
1959 Dom Perignon 'Oenoetheque' Champage
1996, 1990, 1989, 1985 Raveneau 'Les Clos', Burgundy
1999, 1996, 1993, 1990 Domaine Romanee Conti La Tache, Burgundy
1959, 1955, 1953, 1952 Domaine Romanee Conti "Romanee Conti," Burgundy
1949, 1948, 1947 Vieux Chateau Certan, Bordeaux
1921 Cheval Blanc, L'Eglise Clinet, Lafleur, Petrus Bordeaux all out of magnum
1966, 1964, 1959, 1952 Jaboulet 'La Chapelle,' Rhone
1958, 1952, 1947, 1945 G. Conterno 'Monfortino Riserva' Barolo, Italy
1959 Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes
In case you're not up on the world's most expensive wines and the best vintages of them in the last 100 years, the above list is pretty much it. I'm sure some people would quibble about this or that, but if you were putting together a list of the 85 (yes, there are 85 of them there) most collectible wines out there, these would all be near the top.
OK. So why am I telling you about this (apart from the generous public service announcement that there may in fact still be a few seats available should you have the means and the desire to attend)?
Because I'm not sure whether this dinner would be the chance of a lifetime or a complete and utter waste of good wine. And really, I'm leaning towards the latter.
Sure, it's an amazing opportunity to try wines that only a few thousand people have in their cellars. But on the other hand, how in the world can it be possible to actually ENJOY even one of these wines. Even for the wine lovers I know who have wines like these in their cellars, one of these bottles would make, and take, an entire evening's drinking.
Frankly these are the sorts of wines you want to savor, to caress, to come as close as you ever come as a wine connoisseur to making love to your glass. They are monumental wines, whose enjoyment is not only in their flavors, but in how they evolve in your mouth, in the glass, with the various dishes of dinner, and in the quiet contemplative moments after dinner.
And that sort of enjoyment seems nearly impossible to get when you've got 30 of such wines to sample in the course of a 5 hour dinner, with only a single, small pour of each to sip, swish, and swallow before moving on to the next for fear of running out of time.
Tasting all these wines, even over three nights, doesn't sound like fun, it sounds like work -- no different from the big tastings I go to where I'm focused on learning about a lot of wines in a small time period.
But, for some, I guess this is the equivalent of getting three nights in a hotel with the Swedish Bikini Team. And for folks who like that sort of thing, I guess no price is too high. It just seems like an embarrassment of riches.
If you are interested in attending this dinner, you can call John Acker at 877-225-3747.
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Washington at Arizona State; 6:00 p.m. PST (7:00 MST)
Wells Fargo Arena (14,141); Tempe, Ariz. - Fox Sports Northwest TV
Husky Sports Radio Network / KJR (AM 950) in Puget Sound Area
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Winners of nine of their last 10 Pac-10 games, the Washington Huskies (14-10, 9-6) seek to complete a couple of rare sweeps on Saturday, Feb. 28 at Arizona State (10-15, 4-12). The game will be televised live on Fox Sports Northwest. Tip-off is 6 p.m. Pacific Time (7 p.m. MST) at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe where Washington has won only once in its last 16 visits. UW's lone win at ASU since 1989 came during the 1997 season. The Huskies seek to sweep the season series from the Sun Devils for the first time since 1997 and in the process sweep both outings on their two-game road trip to the state of Arizona for the first time since 1984. Saturday's contest marks the final regular-season road game for the Huskies, completing a demanding three-game road trip that began with a 5,000-mile round trip to Raleigh where they lost 77-72 against No. 13 N.C. State which improved to 14-0 at home. UW closes out the regular season at home against Cal (Mar. 4) and No. 1 Stanford (Mar. 6).
In the Lead Pac
The Huskies hope to maintain their current second-place position in the Pac-10 standings, a place they have not been at this point in a season in 18 years. The last time Washington was in second place this late in the conference campaign was 1986 when UW finished as the Pac-10 runner-up to Arizona in the final regular-season standings.
Radio Coverage
All Husky men's basketball games are broadcast live on the Husky Sports Radio Network. Saturday's game at Arizona State will be broadcast on KJR (AM 950) in the Puget Sound area. Bob Rondeau provides the play-by-play for the 17th season.
Desert Drought
The annual trek to the desert has historically been the most difficult road trip for the Huskies. Washington's win Thursday halted a 13-game losing streak in the state of Arizona. It was the Huskies' second win at McKale Center since 1984, the first since 1996. UW has a 3-29 combined record at Arizona State (1-15) and Arizona (2-14) since 1989. Washington lost 89-57 at Arizona State last season, its 15th loss in the last 16 visits to Tempe.
Turning Point
The pivotal point in Washington's season came Jan. 17 in Corvallis, Ore. The Huskies were 0-5 in Pac-10 play and trailed Oregon State 70-54 with six minutes remaining. They rallied with Nate Robinson hitting a 3-pointer at the end of regulation and won 103-99 in overtime. That ignited a string of five consecutive victories that ended Feb. 7 at UCLA. The five-game winning streak was the longest for the Huskies since 1999.
Party Like it's 1999
Turn the clock back five years to 1999. That's the last time Washington had a winning season and participated in the NCAA Tournament. That's also the last time the Huskies performed some feats they have accomplished this season. UW has a winning record (14-10) at the latest point in the season since the 1999 squad had a 15-9 mark after 24 games. The Huskies registered their first five-game winning streak since 1999, including a Jan. 29 upset of No. 9 Arizona. The last time UW had beaten a top-10 ranked foe was on Feb. 4, 1999 with a 90-84 win over No. 10 Arizona. The Huskies beat Arizona State (Jan. 31) to complete their first weekly sweep against a pair of Pac-10 travel partners since 1999.
Did You Know?
The Huskies have won four Pac-10 road games this year for the first time since 1998. The last Washington team with more than four conference road victories was the 1986 squad that registered a 6-3 Pac-10 road record.
The Arizona State Series
> Arizona State holds a 33-21 lead in the all-time series that began in 1978.
> Washington won this season's first meeting 90-81 on Jan. 31 in Seattle. The Huskies have not swept a season series from ASU since 1997.
> The Sun Devils own a 20-6 series advantage at home and won 15 of the last 16 meetings against Washington in Tempe.
> Sixth -year Sun Devil Coach Rob Evans has a 7-4 record against Washington.
> Second-year Washington coach Lorenzo Romar has a 1-2 record against ASU.
The Last Meeting
UW 90, Arizona State 81 (Jan. 31, 2004/Seattle)
Tre Simmons came off the bench to score 17 of his career-high 21 points in the first half as Washington led the entire way during a foul-plagued 90-81 victory over Arizona State at Bank of America Arena. The game featured 58 total fouls, including five technicals. UW's Anthony Washington was ejected with six minutes left in the game with a flagrant technical foul. The Huskies (9-8, 4-5) won their fourth straight Pac-10 game for the first time since 1999 which was also the last time they swept two games from the Arizona schools. UW opened the game with a 12-0 run, holding ASU without a basket for the opening 4:54. The Sun Devils (8-10, 2-7) drew within 41-36 at halftime before the Huskies began the second half with an 11-4 surge. ASU's Allen Morill hit two free throws after the ejection and Ike Diogu followed with two more to trim the deficit to 73-67 with 5:08 remaining. UW answered with five straight points, beginning with a 3-pointer by Will Conroy who scored 11 of his 17 points inside the final 4:41. Simmons hit 7 of 10 shots from the field to pace the Huskies who got 15 points from Brandon Roy and 11 from Bobby Jones. Diogu led ASU with 23 points while Jamal Hill had 21 and Stevie Moore 12. UW out-rebounded the Sun Devils 40-29.
Last Year in Tempe
Arizona State 89, UW 57 (Jan. 9, 2003; Tempe, Ariz.)
Tommy Smith tallied 13 points and a career-high 16 rebounds to lead Arizona State to an 89-57 win over Washington at Wells Fargo Arena. Curtis Millage scored 16 points and Ike Diogu and Jamal Hill had 14 apiece for Arizona State (10-4, 2-1) which defeated the Huskies at home for the sixth straight time. Smith also tied his career high with six blocks and had five assists. ASU blocked 13 shots, a single-game record for a UW opponent. Diogu pulled down nine rebounds, helping Arizona State to a 47-28 advantage on the boards. The teams were tied at 13 before Diogu started a 17-5 surge that gave ASU the lead for good. Will Conroy led Washington (6-6, 1-2) with 13 points while Doug Wrenn and Bobby Jones had 10 each. Conroy had five points inside the opening two minutes of the second half as UW, which trailed by 43-32 at halftime, drew within 46-41on a basket by Mike Jensen with 17:43 left in the game. The Sun Devils scored the next seven points to take control and steadily increased the lead to as many as 33 points.
Straight Shooters
When the Huskies shoot well, they usually win. The opposite is also true. Washington has a perfect 11-0 record in games during which it shot 50 percent or higher. UW is 3-10 when its field goal mark is below 50 percent. The Huskies have an 11-1 record when their field goal percentage it superior or equal to its opponent, the only setback coming Feb. 22 at North Carolina State. UW is 3-9 when being outshot from the field. The Huskies shot 50 percent or higher in eight of their last 11 games and just three times in the first 13 games.
Streaky Washington (3 wins ... 3 losses ... 2 wins ... 5 losses ... 5 wins ... 1 loss ... 3 wins ... 1 loss ... 1 win) won nine of its last 11 games immediately following a five-game losing streak. The Huskies lost their opening five Pac-10 games before embarking on their first five-game winning streak since the 1999 season. Included in that stretch were three consecutive road victories that matched UW's longest such streak ever since Pac-10 play began in 1979. The 1998 UW team that advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 was the last to string three Pac-10 road wins together. The Huskies current streak of nine wins in their last 10 games matches the school's best 10-game streak in conference play (1982 & 1984).
Lucky 13
Thirteen is not an unlucky number for the Huskies who have registered four of this season's 14 victories by exactly 13 points. Washington upset No. 9 Arizona (Jan. 29) by a 96-83 tally and registered a 75-62 win at Washington State (Jan. 24), a 104-91 win over Eastern Washington (Nov. 29) and a 91-78 victory over UC Riverside (Nov. 24).
Prolific Scoring
Washington is averaging 81.2 points per game, the highest scoring output since the 1972 Huskies finished with a school record 84.8-point average. UW ranks second among Pac-10 teams in scoring and was listed 13th this week among NCAA Division I teams at 80.9 points per game. The Huskies have reached the 100-point plateau twice for the first time since the 1980-81 season. The 103-99 overtime decision at Oregon State (Jan. 17) matched the highest total ever for UW in an enemy arena. It equaled a 103-70 win at Washington State on Feb. 1, 1975. The 104-91 win over Eastern Washington (Nov. 29) marked UW's highest point total in 311 games, dating to a 130-67 win over Chico State on Dec. 1, 1992. It was UW's first 100-point effort in 159 games, dating to a 101-86 win at USC on Jan. 29, 1998. The Huskies reached the 90-point plateau seven times this season, a figure they reached only once last year. That is the most 90-point plus performances for a Washington team since the 1975-76 squad had seven. The last Husky team to register more than seven 90-point outings was the 1972 squad that had 12.
Set Starters
Washington has started four different lineups. The most recent unit opened the last 10 games, featuring four sophomores (Mike Jensen, Bobby Jones, Nate Robinson, Brandon Roy) and one junior (Will Conroy). Last year, the Huskies implemented nine unique lineups and Will Conroy was the only player to start every game. Conroy did not start this year's season opener against Portland State, stopping a streak of 34 consecutive starting assignments. Brandon Roy and Mike Jensen are the only two Huskies to start all 24 games.
Nate the Great
High-flying Nate Robinson raised his game to a higher level during Pac-10 play. He won the Feb. 2 Pac-10 Player of the Week award after leading UW to a home sweep of the Arizona schools. Robinson scored a career-high 31 points on 11-of-15 shooting and added five rebounds and five steals during UW's 96-83 upset of ninth-ranked Arizona (Jan. 29). The 5-9 guard leads UW with a 15.2-point scoring average in conference games, an increase of 8.1 points from his average of 7.1 points against non-conference competition. Robinson posted double-figure points in 12 of 15 Pac-10 games after posting only two double-digit efforts in eight non-conference outings. Robinson tallied 23 of his 25 points after halftime at Oregon State (Jan. 17), including a 3-pointer inside the final second that forced overtime in UW's 103-99 win. He ranks third among Pac-10 players in steals (42) and free throw percent (86.1%) and 20th in scoring (12.5).
Two-Sport Star
Sophomore Nate Robinson and his 40-inch vertical leap will concentrate on basketball this season after having a huge impact last year on both the hardwood and the gridiron. In 2003, Robinson garnered Freshman All-America and All-Pac-10 Freshman Team honors in basketball after leading UW with a 13.0-point scoring average. He had eight points in 23 minutes Jan. 2, 2003 against UCLA after starting two days earlier in UW's 34-24 loss to Purdue in the Sun Bowl on Dec. 31. Robinson registered 17 double-figure outings and topped all UW scorers a team-high 11 times in his 23 games. The 5-9 leaper was spectacular in his second collegiate outing, amassing 19 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals in 18 minutes at Santa Clara (Dec. 7). He followed that up with another 19-point effort, against Eastern Washington (Dec. 14). Robinson suited up, but did not play in the Nov. 24, 2002 season opener, one day after grabbing a critical interception for the Husky football team that upset No. 3 Washington State 29-26 in Pullman. Robinson was a prep All-American in both football and basketball. He started at cornerback in the final six Husky football games of 2002 and recorded two interceptions. Robinson averaged 17.2 yards on six kick-off returns. He entered UW on a football scholarship, but switched to basketball prior to this season. He was the 2002 Washington Class AAA state basketball player of the year after averaging 17.9 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals for state champion Rainier Beach of Seattle. His father, Jacque Robinson, was a standout running back on the UW football team and ranks seventh among all-time Huskies with 2,300 career yards. Jacque is the only player to earn MVP honors in both the Rose (1982) and Orange (1985) Bowls.
High School Reunion
Every time the Huskies take the floor it amounts to a reunion of alums from Seattle's Garfield High School. Four former prep teammates are listed on the Washington roster; juniors Will Conroy and Tre Simmons along with sophomores Brandon Roy and Anthony Washington. The quartet of former Bulldogs has combined to score 937 of UW's 1,949 points in the 24 regular-season games, an average of 39.0 points per game. They have accounted for 48 percent of the Huskies' total offensive output. Roy (13.4) and Conroy (12.5) are UW's No. 1 and No. 2 scorers. Their Garfield team also featured current USC guard Roydell Smiley and Isaiah Stanback a red-shirt freshman who plays on the Husky football team.
Brilliant Bobby
Sophomore Bobby Jones ranks second among Huskies in rebounds with 5.1 per game, a figure that ranks 18th among Pac-10 players. He ranks fourth among conference competitors with a team-leading field goal accuracy of 57.4 percent. Jones ranks third among UW players with 30 steals. He amassed a career-high 22 points, on 10-for-13 shooting, at North Carolina State (Feb. 22). Jones tallied 10 or more points in 16 games this season after reaching double figures just five times all last season. A defensive specialist last season, Jones started the final 15 games in 2003 and ranked No. 7 on the team with 5.7 points per game. He nearly doubled that total to 11.3 points per game this year.
Remarkable Roy
Sophomore swingman Brandon Roy is a rising star in his first full collegiate season. He leads the team in points (13.4) and rebounds (5.3), figures that rank No. 12 and No. 17 among Pac-10 players. Roy ranks second on UW in both assists (82) and steals (33). He amassed a career-high 30 points in 29 minutes at UCLA (Feb. 7), eclipsing his previous high of 22 points registered against UC Riverside (Nov. 24). At Houston on Dec. 20 Roy became the first player in UW history to lead the team in the five major statistics during a single game. Roy amassed 19 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot. Roy was a consensus top-50 national recruit among the prep class of 2002, but was not declared eligible by the NCAA until Jan. 16, 2003. He played 13 games with two starts last season, averaging 6.1 points per game. He averaged 13.8 points and 5.5 rebounds during the final four games of 2003. Roy applied for the 2002 NBA Draft out of high school, but did not attend any pre-draft camps and withdrew his application prior to the draft. He is the fourth product of Seattle's Garfield High School on the current UW roster, joining Will Conroy, Tre Simmons and Anthony Washington.
Will Power
The most improved player in the Pac-10 last season was point guard Will Conroy, now a junior at Washington. His 12.7-point sophomore scoring average was 10.2 better than his freshman average of 2.5 points, the largest improvement by any Pac-10 player in 2003. Conroy currently ranks third among all Husky scorers with 12.5 points per game, a figure that ranks 17th among Pac-10 players. Conroy is UW's top playmaker. He has distributed 111 assists, an average of 4.6 per game that ranks seventh among Pac-10 players. Conroy has registered the 23rd 100-assist season in Husky history. He had 108 assists last season and is the sixth Husky to post back-to-back 100-assist seasons, the first since Jaime Booker in 1996 and 1997. Conroy's assist/turnover ratio of 1.76 (111 assists/63 turnovers) is the eighth best among Pac-10 players.
The Huskies have rallied from double-digit deficits in four victories this season: at Oregon State (16), vs. Arizona (11), at USC (11) and vs. Oregon (13) ... Bobby Jones' career-high 22-point output at North Carolina State (Feb. 22) made him the fifth Husky to reach the 20-point plateau in a game this season ... Washington's loss at N.C. State was its first in the 11 games this season when they led at halftime ... UW overcame four halftime deficits to win games ... The team that leads at halftime has a 19-5 record in Husky games ... Sophomore forward Mike Jensen hit 16 of 36 treys this year, including the game-winner with 0:21 left against Washington State (Feb. 19). He is shooting 45% on career 3-pointers (26-58) ... Brandon Roy tallied 30 points at UCLA (Feb. 7) and Nate Robinson had 31 vs. Arizona (Jan. 29), marking the first season two Huskies had 30-point games in six years. In 1998, Todd MacCulloch and Deon Luton were the last 30-point duo ... Seven different players have led UW in scoring this year , seven different Huskies topped the team in rebounds and five different Huskies paced the team in assists ... UW players combined for seven double-figure rebound games after registering only three in 2003.
Producing Point Guards
UW point guards Will Conroy (Garfield HS) and Nate Robinson (Rainier Beach HS) both hail from the city of Seattle. The Emerald City has produced some jewels on the hardwood, a legacy of point guards that is highlighted by former Arizona standout Jason Terry and Michigan's Jamal Crawford. Three Pac-10 schools may start Seattle natives at the point this season, including Aaron Brooks (Franklin HS) at Oregon and Rodrick Stewart (Rainier Beach HS) at USC along with the UW duo. Other prominent point guards from the state of Washington include Gonzaga's John Stockton (Spokane) and Dan Dickau (Prairie), Oregon's Luke Ridnour (Blaine) and current Florida freshman Ryan Appleby (Stanwood).
Last UW Game
UW 89, #17 Arizona 84 (Feb. 26, 2004/Seattle)
Tre Simmons scored a career-high 22 points as Washington completed its first season sweep of 17th-ranked Arizona since 1984 with an 89-84 victory. The Huskies (14-10, 9-6) won at McKale Center for only the second time in their last 20 visits and snapped a string of 24 straight road losses against ranked opponents. Arizona (17-8, 9-7) played without Salim Stoudamire who was suspended. The Wildcats took a 42-41 halftime lead on a 3-pointer by Hassan Adams at the buzzer. Arizona led 45-43 before UW went ahead for good with 12 unanswered points. Nate Robinson finished the run with two free throws, putting the Huskies ahead 55-45 with 15:04 remaining. The Wildcats trimmed the deficit to one point on four occasions and each time UW answered with points, including a 3-pointer by Simmons at 2:12 that pushed the margin to 85-81. Hakeem Rollins capped the game with a dunk for his career-high 14th point, all of them coming in the second half. Robinson finished with 18 points for the Huskies who also got 12 from Brandon Roy and 10 from Bobby Jones. Channing Frye scored 16 of his 25 points in the first half for Arizona which also got 23 from Adams, 11 from Andre Iguodala and 10 from Chris Rodgers. The Huskies shot 60 percent (18-30) in the second half and 52 percent (33-64) for the game.
2004 Season Highlights
UW swept the season series from Arizona for the first time since 1984 ... The Huskies won their 10th consecutive home game in their series with Washington State, their longest home winning streak versus the Cougars since 1951-56 ... UW swept the season series from WSU for the first time since 2000 ... The Huskies swept a homestand from the Oregon schools for the first time since 1999 ... UW swept the season series from Oregon State for the first time since 1999 ... The Huskies swept the Arizona schools in Seattle for the first time since 1999 ... UW matched its longest Pac-10 road winning streak with wins at Oregon State, Washington State and USC. There have been five previous three-game road winning streaks for the Huskies since Pac-10 play began in 1979 ... The Huskies beat USC 93-82 on Feb. 5 to win back-to-back games at the Sports Arena for the first time since 1986 & 1987 ... UW swept the Arizona schools in Seattle for the first time since 1999 ... The Huskies upset ninth-ranked Arizona 96-83 (Jan. 29), their first win over a top-10 foe since 1999 ... The win snapped an eight-game losing streak against the Wildcats that was the longest current streak against UW. The Huskies longest current series losing streak is now a six-game skein against Gonzaga ... UW won back-to-back Pac-10 road games for the first time since the 2000 season with wins at Oregon State (Jan. 17) and Washington State (Jan. 24) ... UW has multiple Pac-10 road wins for the first time since 2000 after posting only one conference away victory during each of the last three seasons ... The Huskies reached the 100-point plateau more than once for the first season since 1980-81 ... Junior Hakeem Rollins blocked six shots at California (Jan. 2), the highest single-game total by a Husky since David Dixon had a school-record seven blocks against Washington State on Jan. 31, 2002 ... UW's 37-point win over Columbia (88-51) was its largest margin of victory since defeating Brigham Young 95-44 on Nov. 26, 1996 ... The 58-point first-half outburst against Columbia (Dec. 30) was the highest scoring half by Washington since it had 59 the second half against Portland State Nov. 28, 2000 ... Sophomore Brandon Roy became the first player in school history to be the Huskies' sole leader in the five major statistical categories with his 19-point, 12-rebound, 5-assist, 2-steal and 1-blocked shot performance at Houston (Dec. 20). Two former players (Thalo Green on 2/19/00 & Dion Brown on 1/28/89) paced UW in those five stats, but tied with a teammate in at least one category. (Note: blocks & steals were not officially recorded prior to 1976) ... At Houston, Brandon Roy (12) and Bobby Jones (10) became the first UW teammates to grab double-figure rebounds during the same game since Jan. 19, 2002 when Doug Wrenn (12) and David Dixon (11) accomplished the feat.
Solitary Senior
Quicksilver guard Curtis Allen is the lone senior on the Washington roster. He ranks second among all-time Huskies with 146 career 3-pointers. The record is 212 treys by Deon Luton (1997-2000). Allen hit six treys at Wyoming (Dec. 6). He has amassed 940 points during his career and needs 60 more to become the 28th player in UW history to reach the 1,000-point plateau. Allen's current career free throw mark of 86.4 percent (197-228) is the best in school history. He ranks second among all-time Pac-10 players behind former UCLA standout Rod Foster who shot 88.0% between 1980-83.
Non-Conference Conquests
Washington registered its third consecutive winning non-conference record, posting a 5-4 mark outside of Pac-10 play. Two of UW's losses came against teams currently ranked in the Associated Press poll, No. 4 (Gonzaga) and No. 14 (N.C. State). Last year the Huskies finished the non-conference portion of its schedule with a 5-4 record following a 6-5 ledger in 2001.
Wait 'til Next Year
A pair of Huskies are not competing in games this year, waiting until next season until they are eligible. Jamaal Williams, a 6-5 forward with a powerful inside presence, is red-shirting this season after transferring from New Mexico. He averaged 11.3 points and 5.1 rebounds in 2003 for the Lobos, including a 25-point, 15-rebound performance at UNLV on Feb. 23. Walk-on Matt Fletcher joined the team in the fall as a transfer from Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. The Maize (Kansas) High School product played at Butler County Junior College in 2002.
The California Series
> California won this season's first meeting by a score of 76-62 on Jan. 2 in Berkeley during the Pac-10 opener for both teams.
> The Golden Bears won six of the last seven meetings and own a slim 69-68 edge in the all-time series that began in 1916.
> California, which won both meetings last year, has not swept the series in back-to-back seasons since 1993 and 1994.
> Washington owns a 44-25 advantage against Cal over games played in Seattle despite losing in three of the Bears' last four visits.
> Eighth-year California Coach Ben Braun has a 10-5 record against the Huskies.
> Second-year UW Coach Lorenzo Romar has a 1-4 record against California. Romar's Saint Louis squad lost to the Bears during the 2001-02 season after defeating Cal in 2000-01.
The Last Meeting
California 76, UW 62 (Jan. 2, 2004/Berkeley, Calif.)
Amit Tamir scored 21 points, including four 3-pointers inside the final 5:26 that lifted California to a 76-62 victory over Washington at Haas Pavilion. The Golden Bears (5-5, 1-0) led by 13 points before UW drew within 38-28 at halftime on a 50-foot heave by Tre Simmons at the buzzer. The Huskies (5-4, 0-1) staged a 13-2 run and tied the score 48-48 on a jumper by Simmons with 10:38 left to play. With the scored tied for the third time at 53-53, Cal went ahead for good on a trey from Tamir. That started a streak of six straight 3-pointers for Cal who hit only 2-of-14 up to that point. The Bears scored 11 unanswered points to put the game away. Freshman Leon Powe amassed 19 points and 15 rebounds for Cal which outrebunded UW 42-29. Another Bear freshman, Ayinde Ubaka, contributed 13 points and eight assists. Simmons scored 16 points to pace the Huskies who also got 15 from Bobby Jones and 10 from Nate Robinson. Hakeem Rollins grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked six shots for UW.
Last Season in Seattle
California 73, UW 66 (Jan. 16, 2003; Seattle)
Amit Tamir scored 18 of his 26 points in the second half, lifting California to a 73-66 win over Washington at Bank of America Arena. The Golden Bears (11-2) posted a 4-0 conference start for the first time since 1957. Tamir shot 6-of-7 from the field in the second half, hitting all four of his 3-pointers as Cal pulled away from a 29-29 halftime tie to win its fifth in a row. Washington (6-8, 1-4) took a 44-41 lead on a layin by Nate Robinson with 11:53 left to play. The Bears captured the lead for good with seven unaswered points for a 48-44 margin. Tamir then scored 13 of the next 15 Cal points to stave off any UW rallies. Robinson tallied 15 points to lead the Huskies who also got 13 points and 10 rebounds from Doug Wreen. The Huskies outrebounded Cal 40-31 on the strength of 23 offensive rebounds that sparked a 13-0 UW advantage in second-chance points. The Huskies were as close as 63-60 with 2:09 remaining, but Joe Shipp made six free throws in the final 32 seconds to preserve the win, Cal's fifth in the last six games against the Huskies. Shipp finished with 19 points, while Brian Wethers scored 11.
Husky Tickets
Washington's regular-season finale against top-ranked Stanford is sold out. Good seats are available for Washington's only other remaining regular-season home game, March 4 against California. A Web Ticket Special for that Cal contest features bleacher seats for $7 rather than the usual rate of $10. That discount is only available on-line. Also available are $20 and $18 tickets. University of Washington students with current student i.d. can purchase individual game tickets for $3. For ticket information please contact the Husky Ticket Office by phone (206-543-2200) or on-line at: www.gohuskies.com
Home Sweet Home
The Huskies play all of their home games in recently renovated Bank of America Arena at Edmundson Pavilion. The pavilion underwent a 19-month renovation from March of 1999 to November of 2000. The interior was completely redesigned while the building's exterior went unchanged. Despite an increased seating capacity from 7,900 to approximately 10,000, the arena features a more intimate, basketball-only configuration. The Huskies have won 774 games in the Pavilion since it opened on Dec. 27, 1927, more victories than any other school in its current arena. They have a 9-3 home record this season.
Romar on Radio
The Washington Basketball Coaches' Show with Lorenzo Romar airs weekly from 7:30-8:00 p.m. on KJR (AM-950). The day of the week varies. The show is hosted by play-by-play announcer Bob Rondeau along with KJR Radio personality David Locke. The next broadcast is Monday, March 1.
Season in Review
The Huskies opened the season with four consecutive home games. They defeated Portland State (Nov. 21), UC Riverside (Nov. 24) and Eastern Washington (Nov. 29) before losing 86-62 to 17th-ranked Gonzaga (Dec. 3) ... Washington lost road games at Wyoming (Dec. 6) and Houston (Dec. 20) before a 92-81 triumph at San Diego State (Dec. 27) ... The Huskies defeated Columbia (Dec. 30) 81-55, their first home game in 27 days ... UW opened Pac-10 play with a five-game losing streak ... That streak was followed by a five-game winning streak that began when the Huskies rallied from a 16-point second-half deficit to post a 103-99 overtime win at Oregon State (Jan. 17) ... UW completed back-to-back Pac-10 road wins for the first time in four years with a 75-62 win at Washington State (Jan. 24), its first win in Pullman since 2000 ... Nate Robinson amassed 31 points to lead UW to a 96-83 home triumph over No. 9 Arizona and snap an eight-game losing streak against the Wildcats ... Tre Simmons scored 17 of his 21 points in the first half of the Huskies' 90-81 win over Arizona State (Jan. 31) ... Five players scored in double figures as UW won 93-82 at USC (Feb. 5) ... The five-game winning streak was halted at UCLA (Feb. 7) as UW lost 80-75 despite the career-high 30 points from Brandon Roy ... The Huskies rallied from a 13-point deficit with just over nine minutes to play, defeating Oregon 83-74 (Feb. 12) in Seattle ... Nate Robinson completed a three-point play with 0:12 remaining, lifting UW to an 80-79 win over Oregon State (Feb. 14). The Huskies swept the Beavers for the first time since 1999 ... Mike Jensen hit a 3-pointer with 21 seconds remaining, leading UW to a 71-67 win over Washington State and a sweep of the season series ... The Huskies capped their non-conference schedule with a 77-72 loss at No. 13 North Carolina State, finishing with 5-4 mark outside of Pac-10 play ... UW snapped a 13-game losing streak in the state of Arizona by defeating No. 17 Arizona 89-84 (Feb. 26) for its first win at McKale Center since 1996.


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White lion triplets may indeed be adorable, but it is their rarity and recent birth without any noticeable defects that has scientists stunned this week. The trio of lion cubs was born in Poland to a private zoo owner. The Global Post reports this Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, that animal experts are saying not only is this a highly uncommon occurrence, but to have three triplets born without any defects — particularly in the white lions breed — is nothing less than incredible.
These white lion triplets entered this world in late Jan. in Poland to Andrej Pabich, who has been a private zoo owner for a number of years. However, he has never experienced something like this before. The cubs' mother, a 2-year –old white lioness by the name of Azira, gave birth to the three adorable animals and has been said to be highly protective of them since then. Their father, a 3-year-old lion named Sahim, prowls in a nearby cage.
Although it is not unheard of, white lions giving birth stands as a rare occurrence in and of itself. An breed that is in fact a color mutation of the African lion, these beautiful and powerful animals are often born with certain genetic defects that bar them from ever giving birth themselves. However, all three of the newborn white lion triplets appear to be very healthy and in good order, as none have been rejected by their mother.
"Luckily the birth went all smoothly," Pabich told told the Associated Press. "We had doubts whether it would be all OK: [will she] reject them, will she have milk? But all went luckily well in the end. The mother accepted (the cubs), is feeding them and is very caring."
Mama Azira and Papa Sahim are said to be protective of their highly uncommon cubs, roaring loudly at anyone who gets too close to their newborn offspring.
"The cubs haven't yet been named because they have not been named or identified as male or female. Once they are, they will be allowed to run around outside the cage by April, Pabich of Poland estimated."
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ANAHEIM -- The San Jose Sharks fully understood the message that was sent Monday, although it was tough to accept on a personal level.
Their downward spiral since a 7-0-0 start turned into tangible consequences with the trade of popular defenseman Douglas Murray to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Few players were surprised at the team's morning skate.
"It doesn't tell us anything in the room we don't know," Dan Boyle said. "We got to win or else guys go. There's nothing to learn from that other than what we know."
Said captain Joe Thornton, "Hopefully it sends a message. Dougie was one of my best friends. It's tough losing a guy like that, but we've kind of been in a funk so hopefully this kind of gets our attention and gets us playing a little bit better."
Thornton's first game with San Jose coincided with Murray's first game as a Shark. Boyle was Murray's defensive partner for much of the past two seasons and acknowledged it was difficult to see him go.
"He had a lot of heart," Boyle said. "I think everybody talks about his physical play. He had a huge heart and he always worked his (butt) off out there. Forwards in the East, if they don't know who he is, they're going to know shortly because he's got to be possibly the hardest hitter in the game.
"He was obviously was one of my closest friends here. It's tough. We had some good years together, obviously. I'm going to miss him."
Coach Todd McLellan called Murray "a very important guy in our locker room" who "gave everything to the organization" dating back to his development in Worcester of the American Hockey League. His immediate task was to see how his team responds and adjusts without Murray, starting Monday against the Anaheim Ducks.
"He's had a long tie to our Shark family," McLellan said. "But we're professionals. The group in there has a job to do. They have to be prepared to play against an elite team, and I fully expect them to be those professionals and come to the rink and get prepared to play. The move opens up some ice time and an opportunity for guys that have been waiting, and if I'm one of those guys I'm so excited right now about getting out there and playing, proving that I can do it on a daily basis."
McLellan said the loss of Murray doesn't immediately change his thinking regarding Brent Burns as a forward.
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For now, San Jose will lean on Justin Braun as one of their young defensemen to fill the void.
"It's been a long break, but I'm excited to get back in and hopefully play my game that I know I can," Braun said.
Braun said he could look at it as a vote of confidence in the team's young defensemen to go forward. Matt Irwin has developed this season, and Jason Demers will take on more responsibility.
"Matt has really stepped up this year and really done well in the lineup so far," Braun said. "[Demers] and I have had our struggles, but I think getting going again will be good for us."
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Have a little sympathy for poor Zalash. Sure, almost all assassins seems to use two blades, and Zalash is no different. The problem is EVERY drow in the Reaper line uses two weapons, including their warriors, which makes Zalash pretty much like everybody else. With his two wicked blades and tattered, holey cloak, Zalash doesn't have a whole lot going for him.
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Zalash has the usual leather wraps that pass for armor. That said, sculptor Bobby Jackson still manages to make Zalash look like a drow with unique proportions. Of all the sculpts in this line, Zalash shows off his long limbs, making a striking silhouette.
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I painted Zalash in the usual purple and brown. This sculpt makes a suitable elf assassin, although definitely an evil one. You can purchase this miniature at Amazon.
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Some more concrete evidence of the launch pricing on AMD's next big dual-GPU badboy, the HD 5970 has come to light. It looks like $599.99 U.S. will be what's required to get your hands on one initially, as per this early listing over at ZipZoomFly.
Not too over the top when you consider it'll be the fastest card the market has to offer, at least until NVIDIA's Fermi card arrives sometime in Q1 of next year. We'll have our review online of the card using our new extended Windows 7 / DX11 benchmark suite as soon as the NDA lifts in a mere couple days now; stay tuned!


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Sitting in the kitchen window is a pot stuffed with tender pea shoots. These harbingers whistle a tune of fresh, tasty spring.
Also known as pea tendrils or tips, shoots are the delicate tangle of stems and leaves that start forming on snow, sugar snap or any run-of-the-mill garden variety of peas. These pint-sized gems unite a smack of pea flavor and nutrition, without the waiting. From planting to the beginning of harvest is two to four weeks.
Pea shoots were 'discovered' by chefs and soon thereafter by home cooks in 1992 - Leafy Greens by Mark Bittman
Some green grocers and markets will carry pea shoots, but they are easily grown from seed. The basics are:
Pick up some seed. Territorial Seed Company carries a nice selection of organic seeds and their products are available at most of our local garden centers. A couple of types to try are Cascadia, Oregon Sugar Pod or Maestro.
- Place seeds in a wide mouth jar. Cover with water and let soak for a few minutes. Secure a piece of cheese cloth over the opening of the container and drain the water. It's okay to leave some moisture in the jar.
- Put the jar of seeds in the windowsill. For the next several days add water, soak and drain until the seeds begin to sprout. Now it's time to plant the pea crop. Any pot or dish will do. Put a couple inches of planting mix into the pot, closely nestling the sprouted seeds in the soil.
- When the shoots have reached three to five inches they are ready to harvest.
Now that your windowsill crop is producing, how should they be relished? Let me count the ways: use in place of lettuce or other sprouts in sandwiches, mixed with warm pasta and handfuls of herbs. Hearty beef stew is lighter with a bouquet of pea shoots tossed in. How about a riff on creamed peas and new potatoes?
New Potatoes with Cream and Pea Shoots
You will need:
2 lbs new or baby red potatoes, fingerlings are nice
2 cups coarsely chopped pea shoots
½ cup heavy cream
2 cloves garlic finely minced
½ cup chopped chives
Salt and pepper to taste
Scrub potatoes and place in a 4 quart saucepan. Cover with water and add a good teaspoon of salt. Place on burner, bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are just soft. Drain and keep warm.
Heat the cream and garlic in a small pan until steamy. Pour the garlic-infused cream over the potatoes; carefully mix in the pea shoots and chives. Taste for salt and pepper. Garnish with additional pea shoots and chive blossoms.


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Your union is one of a kind, but there is something timeless about celebrating your history in Minnesota's natural beauty. So bring out those classics—homemade jams, Granny Smith apples, and that old photo of you two in love, just like you are now.
Serious Jam in blood orange whiskey marmalade and blueberry bourbon sage ($10 each), from Serious Jam.
Pincushion and banksia protea with ranunculus, anemones, thistle, lace fern, jasmine, olive leaf, and spring reii in a simple wooden box (price on request), from Munster Rose.
Anna Weatherly meadow green with gold edge bowl ($88), and plate ($98), from Ampersand.
Anna Weatherly amethyst tumblers ($52 each), from Ampersand.
White fruit bowl, champagne-colored tablecloth, linen/burlap runner (prices on request), from Linen Effects.
Gold-plated stemware (price on request), from Linen Effects.
Custom menu (price on request), from Paperista.
Copper mugs ($19.95 each), from Sur La Table.
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, with catering by Lancer Catering
There are five gardens in which to renew vows and three picnic shelters for celebrating afterward. Or go both indoor and outdoor with the Tea Room and Terrace. 952-443-1425, arboretum.umn.edu
Menu Pictured From Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, catered by University Dining Services: Crostini with apple and herbed goat cheese; parsnip soup with truffle oil, smoked white fish, and chives; blue corn–crusted shrimp with sweet corn coulis and cilantro puree; apple tartlet with vanilla crème anglaise.
Other Timeless Locales:
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An event here points to the timeless art of your marriage. And it's kid-friendly. 612-870-3000, artsmia.org
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F. Scott may have drank here, and the patio is considered one of the best, merging storied Cathedral Hill history with gardens groomed for food. 651-224-5715, wafrost.com
"The big one"—or not. Any summer birthday is reason to raise the roof.
Throw in sparklers and a chocolate cake and even the kids are happy (if not covered in frosting). Casually yummy.
Once wild and full of life, you two are now—well, you're still that.
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(BlackDoctor.org) — We all have bad habits some of the time. But now is a good time to fix the bad habits that can be harmful to your spine and cause back pain. Here are the top 5 bad habits that can be harmful to your spine:
1 – Twisting when Lifting
So many people make this mistake! We forget to check our body mechanics while lifting, yet too much of this type of movement can be very damaging to your back. When lifting, follow these steps:
• Get close to the object
• Bend your knees and grasp the object firmly
• Lift straight up (don't twist!) in one fluid motion
• Hold the object close to your body
• Move close to where you want to place the object
• Bend your knees when lowering the object
2 – Bad Posture
How often to you think about your posture? If you're like most people, not often enough. But bad posture — slouched shoulders, head down, knees locked — places an enormous amount of stress on the spine. Good posture keeps your body in balance and helps avoid that stress. Here's what good posture looks like when standing:
• Feet slightly apart
• Knees straight
• Chin slightly tucked in
• Shoulders back
Be sure to check and correct your posture during your everyday activities. Soon you will find that you are actually more comfortable when your spine is in balance!
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RIM's New York event today revolved around their newest handset: the BlackBerry 9800 "Torch." This mobile device boasts a slide out keyboard with the traditional BlackBerry feel, a 5 MP camera, and will be running the long-awaited BlackBerry 6 OS.
The new hybrid touchscreen device will have a 480x360 display, 4GB of onboard storage, wireless N capability, and 512mb of ROM and RAM. AT&T is releasing the device for the U.S. on August 11th for $199 (with contract), while Rogers, Bell and Telus in Canada have all confirmed they will get the Torch but have not released launch dates. Here's the official launch video:


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No phony refugees allowed: Canadian billboard in Hungary
5:58 pm, January 22nd, 2013
Credits: REUTERS/CHRIS WATTIE
OTTAWA — New billboards in Hungary tell residents not to bother coming to Canada to file an unfounded refugee claim because the rules have changed and they'll quickly be deported.
"People with unfounded claims will be deported faster," warn the billboards, bearing the Government of Canada logo and directing people to the Citizenship and Immigration website.
Late last week, the billboards were placed in Miskolc, a city in northeast Hungary that is home to many Roma.
Canada should erect similar billboards in India, China, Mexico, etc. I guess the guts begin and end with Hungary, as it is a European country…
Every week bogus refugee claimants from Mexico are being deported from Canada.
I would love to see such billboards in Mexico.
As for China, China is probably holding our government under its thumb; birth-tourism from China is massive in Canada. Why not erect billboards saying that tourists who give birth in Canada will not add a Canadian citizen to their family.
Sun TV did a great job bombarding us with Roma people's case.
Hope to see the same passion in relation to Mexicans, Chinese, South-Asians…
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