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Johnson, McCall, Samuelson and Thompson will join the Cardinal in 2013-14
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The Cardinal opens the new campaign Friday against Fresno State
Stanford Closes Exhibition Slate Saturday Against Vanguard
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Samuelson scores 27 points to lead six in double figures
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Canada Basketball: Received an invite to and participated at Canada's Women's Junior National Team camp in July 2011 ahead of the U19 FIBA World Championship for Women ... invited to Canada Basketball's national age group assessment camp in March 2012.
2012-13: Game-by-Game Stats ... appeared in 11 games, averaging 0.4 points ... made collegiate debut at Santa Clara ... scored a layup in a minute of action ... made a steal against Long Beach State ... scored a bucket with three rebounds at UC Davis.
High School: A 2012 graduate of Plano West High School in Plano, Texas ... four-year letterwinner in basketball, captained the squad as a junior and senior ... helped lead PWHS to Region I quarterfinal appearances all four years ... Wolves went 33-3 and notched a perfect 14-0 record in district play for the first time in her senior year, and over her four varsity seasons the team went 109-30 ... named District 8-5A Co-MVP as a senior ... thrice selected to All-District 8-5A First Team (2009, 2011-12) ... named District 8-5A Newcomer of the Year in 2009 ... took home team MVP award as a senior, offensive player of the year as a junior.
Personal: Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada ... parents are Harinder and Sam Lakhian ... has one older brother, Amar ... contemplating majoring in either biology or economics ... hopes to pursue a career as an orthopedic surgeon ... hobbies include yoga and music.
Career Highs
Pts: 2, 2x, last at UC Davis (11/30/12)
Rebs: 3, at UC Davis (11/30/12)
Assists: -
FG: 1, 2x, last at UC Davis (11/30/12)
3-Pts.: -
Steals: 1, vs. Long Beach State (11/25/12)
Blocks: -
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Mark Engler, analyst with Foreign Policy in Focus and author of How to Rule the World: The Coming Battle Over the Global Economy, discusses the disputes between the different factions behind our global empire, the differences in the doctrines of corporate and imperial globalization, the misuse of the term "free-trade" by politicians to describe their mercantilist/fascist policies, how the neocons' alienating the U.S. from the international organizations has hurt the empire's domination of the world economy, the IMF/World Bank's loss of power and influence over the third world, the tension between a state of democracy and empire and the numbers Republican business leaders are now contributing to Democrats over Republicans.
MP3 here. (36:33)
Mark Engler, an analyst with Foreign Policy in Focus, is the author of How to Rule the World: The Coming Battle Over the Global Economy (just published by Nation Books). He can be reached via the website Democracy Uprising.

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Jan. 21, 2013
UCLA's Game Notes | Arizona's Game Notes | UCLA's Media Guide
LOS ANGELES - The UCLA men's basketball team (15-4, 5-1 Pac-12) will face No. 6 Arizona (16-1, 4-1) on Thursday evening at the McKale Center in Tucson, Ariz. The Bruins had a 10-game winning streak snapped at home last Saturday, but remain one-half game behind Oregon in the Pac-12 standings. Thursday's contest will be nationally televised on ESPN2 and is slated to begin at 6 p.m. (PT)/7 p.m. (MT).
Venue: McKale Center (14,538)
Tip-Off Time: 6:05 p.m. PT/7:05 p.m. MT
Television: ESPN2
TV Talent: Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Bill Walton (analyst), Samantha Ponder (sideline)
Radio (UCLA Sports Network from IMG College): AM 570 (KLAC)
Radio Talent: Chris Roberts (play-by-play), Don MacLean (analyst)
SIRIUS Satellite Radio: Channel 91
SIRIUS XM Radio: Channel 91
UCLA will play at No. 6 Arizona on Thursday night before a nationally-televised audience (ESPN2) at the McKale Center in Tucson, Ariz. The Bruins last won at Arizona during the 2007-08 season and have compiled an 11-10 record against the Wildcats under 10th-year head coach Ben Howland. Thursday night's meeting marks UCLA's second consecutive game against a top-25 ranked team and its fourth of the season.
UCLA has logged a 4-2 mark away from New Pauley Pavilion this year. UCLA last played a true road game against a top-25 ranked team on Dec. 2, 2010, losing at then-No. 4 Kansas, 77-76. The Bruins' most recent victory on the road against a top-25 ranked team came Feb. 7, 2008 (at No. 17 Washington State).
UCLA has opened its conference record with a 5-1 mark and saw a season-long 10-game winning streak snapped at home versus Oregon last Saturday (lost, 76-67). The Bruins had not opened conference play with five straight wins since 2003-04, the first season at UCLA for head coach Ben Howland. The Bruins enter this week leading all Pac-12 teams with 77.6 points per game and a 47.6 field goal percentage. UCLA also ranks first in assists (17.4 per game) and assist turnover ratio (1.5) while standing third in the conference in scoring margin (9.4 ppg).
UCLA went 1-2 in three meetings against Arizona last season. Each team won on its home court, while Arizona defeated the Bruins, 66-58, in a quarterfinal meeting at the 2012 Pac-12 Tournament at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Over the last three seasons, UCLA has gone 3-5 against the Wildcats, with two of those eight meetings taking place at the Pac-12 Tournament. Last season, UCLA won its home game at the Honda Center in Anaheim by a 65-58 margin (Jan. 5), while Arizona beat the Bruins at the McKale Center, 65-63 (Feb. 25).
Travis Wear has scored in double figures in each of UCLA's last seven games, a streak that began with a 22-point effort in UCLA's 97-94 overtime win over then-No. 7 Missouri (Dec. 28). Wear ranks third on the team with 12.5 points per game but leads all Bruins with 15.8 points per game in Pac-12 contests. Wear scored 17 points in each of UCLA's two home games last week after having totaled a career-best 23 points at Colorado (Jan. 12) in a crucial road victory. Wear leads UCLA in field goal percentage (52.1) and has made 4 of 8 three-point field goal attempts.
Shabazz Muhammad leads all Pac-12 players in three-point field goal percentage (45.8), having made 22 of 48 three-pointers midway through his freshman campaign. He leads the team with 17.9 points per game, the fourth-highest scoring average among all Pac-12 players and the highest of any Pac-12 freshman. Muhammad has scored 20 points or more in seven games and has scored in double figures in 15 of 16 games played. The resident of Las Vegas scored a season-high 27 points in back-to-back home victories against Fresno State (Dec. 22) and Missouri (Dec. 28).
Not only has Kyle Anderson logged six double-doubles, but the freshman from Fairview, N.J., is the Pac-12 Conference's only player to rank in the top 15 in rebounding (6th, 9.1 rpg) and assists (6th, 3.7). Anderson is averaging 9.9 points per game and has compiled a 1.8 assist turnover ratio, the third-best mark among all Pac-12 players. He also ranks seventh in the conference in steals per game, having registered 30 steals in 19 contests (1.6 spg).
Kyle Anderson has made 43 of 50 free throws (.872) in UCLA's last 13 games since opening the season making 13 of 26 (.500) in the first six contests. Anderson made all six free throws in UCLA's 78-75 win at Colorado on Jan. 12, including four free throws in the game's final 1:01.
Through games played Sunday (Jan. 20), Larry Drew II leads the nation in assist turnover ratio (4.67) and ranks third, nationally, in assists per game (8.1). Drew II has logged at least eight assists in 13 of UCLA's 19 contests and has committed two or fewer turnovers in 15 of 19 games. Overall, Drew II has totaled 154 assists and 33 turnovers in 19 games while averaging 5.8 points per game. Drew II has registered more assists (154) than any UCLA player since Darren Collison finished the 2008-09 season with 166 assists as a senior.
UCLA will play at Arizona State on Saturday, Jan. 26, after Thursday's meeting at Arizona. The Bruins won both contests against Arizona State last season and have won their last four games against the Sun Devils. Under 10th-year head coach Ben Howland, UCLA has compiled a 14-3 mark against Arizona State. UCLA has won six of its last eight games played at Arizona State.
UCLA's trio of freshman starters - Jordan Adams, Kyle Anderson and Shabazz Muhammad - have accounted for 52 percent of the Bruins' total points (762 of 1475) and for 45 percent of the team's total rebounds (326 of 726). These freshmen account for three of UCLA's top four scorers through 19 games this season. Kyle Anderson's team-leading 172 rebounds are the most by any UCLA freshman since Kevin Love finished with 406 boards in 2007-08.
Freshman Shabazz Muhammad secured Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week honors, as announced by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) for the week of Dec. 24-30. He also earned Pac-12 Player of the Week honors that week after having scored 27 points in the Bruins' 97-94 overtime win over then-No. 7 Missouri. Muhammad made 10 of 19 field goals, including three of six 3-point attempts, against the Tigers.
UCLA enters Thursday night's Pac-12 game at Arizona having compiled a 1.53 assist turnover ratio, the highest ratio in 10 seasons under head coach Larry Drew II leads the nation in assist turnover ratio (4.67). The Bruins have had just one game this season (Nov. 20, vs. Georgia in Brooklyn, N.Y.) with more turnovers than assists.
Freshman Kyle Anderson finished three assists shy of a triple-double against Fresno State (Dec. 22), posting season-highs of 20 points and 17 rebounds that night. UCLA's only previous triple-doubles took place in Dec. 1995. Toby Bailey finished with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists against Stephen F. Austin on Dec. 18, 1995. Jelani McCoy tallied 15 points, 11 blocks and 10 rebounds against Maryland on Dec. 9, 1995.
Under 10th-year head coach Ben Howland, UCLA has recorded four winning streaks of 10 games or longer. Prior to UCLA's recent 10-game winning streak this winter, the Bruins had last won 10 or more in a row in 2008-09, posting a 10-game winning streak. In 19 seasons as a college head coach, Howland's teams have won 10 or more consecutive games eight times. Two of Howland's teams at UCLA logged 14-game winning streaks.
Freshman Jordan Adams ranks second on the team with 15.2 ppg, the eighth-highest scoring average in the Pac-12 (third-best mark among Pac-12 freshmen). Adams became the first freshman at UCLA to have scored 20+ points in each of his first four games (freshmen could not play varsity until 1972-73). He became UCLA's first player in any class to have opened a season with four straight games of 20+ points since 1990-91 (Don MacLean, six straight).
Freshmen Jordan Adams and Shabazz Muhammad have each scored at least 20 points in four consecutive games this season. Regardless of class, that feat had not been accomplished by any UCLA player since the 2004-05 season, when Dijon Thompson had four straight games of 20+ points in January and February of 2005. Adams opened the 2012-13 season with four straight 20+ point performances and Muhammad achieved that feat in Dec. 2012.
The Bruins have gone 6-1 in games decided by five points or fewer. UCLA overcame a nine-point deficit in the final five minutes to defeat Missouri, 97-94 in overtime (Dec. 28). Other victories have come against Colorado (78-75), Utah (57-53, Jan. 10), Texas (65-63, Dec. 8), Georgia (60-56, Nov. 20) and UC Irvine (80-79, overtime, Nov. 13). In 10 seasons as head coach, Ben Howland has led UCLA to a 54-32 record in games decided by five points or fewer.
Sophomore Nick Kazemi remains sidelined with a sprained left MCL and is expected to miss 1-2 more weeks. He sustained the injury during practice on Oct. 26, 2012.


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We hear a good deal about business confidence, which means confidence of business in itself, in its government, and in its capacity for expansion. But confidence is only another way of saying that people believe each other, keep their promises, pay their debts, and regard their duty to society. As long as business observes these rules, it will have the confidence of the community and it will be safe from all of the irresponsible attacks of its enemies.
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You know how some wines are so much better because of the memories you have attached to them? Whether it's drinking from the bottle on a beach with your buddies, or the wine that you had on your first date, you tend to remember them, and having them again is like visiting with an old friend. This is definitely one of those wines for me.
The story behind it involves a trip I took with Ruth to Italy about 2 years ago, ostensibly for a wedding we were attending, but we squeezed in a couple of weeks in Tuscany beforehand. We were there in May, which is a glorious time -- the height of Spring -- and it was a magical trip. Driving through Chianti, walking up the winding cobblestone streets of Montepulciano. I get chills just thinking about it.
The food we had there was, of course, amazing, but there was one particular meal that still lingers in my memory as one of the best meals of my life. It was one of those meals that was absolutely flawless, where everything coordinated like a symphony, each part building on the other to create something that was elusively magical. Even during the meal, we found ourselves marveling at every element that unfolded. The olive oil on the table was some of the best we'd ever had. The bread was intoxicating. And the wine. Ah yes. The wine. I had a small chat with the waitress about a strange thing I saw on the menu -- a Brunello that was pretty reasonably priced amidst a selection of some pretty big heavyweights, and she assured me that it was a great small producer, and so I followed her recommendation. It was one of the better wines we had for the entire trip. In fact, I spent the rest of the trip trying to re-arrange our schedule so I could go visit them, and when that didn't work out, I spent the rest of the time trying to find somewhere I could buy some to take home. Unfortunately those efforts didn't turn out as well as the meal, but when I returned home I was able to find some that I could stash away and enjoy occasionally, like a dinner we had with some friends last week.
Podere Salicutti is situated at the top of a natural amphitheatre in the countryside hills near Montalcino, Italy, in the heart of Tuscany. The estate is small, taking up only about 25 acres, 8 or 9 of which are covered with olive trees and natural forest. The earliest record of the estate shows up in documents from the beginning of the 1800s, distinctively described by its bowl-scooped hills, and it remained mostly a small farm until it was purchased by owner Francesco R. Leanza in 1990. He spent the next few years transforming the property into a working wine estate, and I believe the first commercial vintage bearing the Podere Salicutti name and the image of an amphitheatre was in 1997. Until 1999 all of its winemaking operations took place in the old stone buildings that had been built up over decades from what originally was the small peasant farmhouse. In 1999, however, the estate completed construction of a new warehouse, winemaking facility, and offices.
Salicutti is a certified organic producer, and has been for years, using simple techniques of mulching and composting, mixed with rigorous hand weeding and vine maintenance. Winemaking takes place in typical fashion for the appellation, with initial fermentation in steel tanks and then secondary fermentation and aging in a combination of French Oak barrels and the much larger Slavonian Oak foudres. Per regulations, all Brunellos must be aged for 36 months in barrels and 12 months in the bottle before release.
Salicutti also produces a Rosso di Montalcino (same grapes, less aging) that is quite good. 1998 was a mixed bag of a year for Brunellos -- some are great, others are not so good. Salicutti has made one of the best wines I've had from that vintage.
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This wine is a dark, blood red in the glass with slight tinges of brick at the edges, and smooth aromas of leather, incense, cherries, and sawdust. In the mouth it has primary flavors of cherry, saddle leather, dry earth, and hints of cinnamon. It is nicely balanced with a decent amount of acid and very fine, delicate tannins that support a substantial finish. Like all Sangiovese based wines in my experience, it benefits greatly from decanting and lots of air.
Food Pairing:
Well, you know how these nostalgic memories work. I can't imagine anything better to serve with this wine than what I had the first time I drank it: a classic tuscan veal chop with rosemary.
Overall Score: 9.5
How Much?: $60
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On the way to GNOME 2.30 and Moblin 2.2, the Clutter project has released a new developers snapshot version of its 3D toolkit with many improved details.
In simple terms Clutter is the 3D version of Gtk that provides visually appealing widgets and effects for GNOME programs. The newest version 1.1.4 is the second developers snapshot of version 1.1. It includes bugfixes and only a few new features. Developers want to freeze the library the end of January to provide a stable API for GNOME 2.30 and the next Moblin version.
The enhancements in Clutter 1.1.4 address first and foremost developers. Important details for users are improved backends for Mac OS X and Windows, OpenGL support for version 1.2 and later, and support for text direction in ClutterActor. Documentation was also brought up to date.
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I'm searching for a software that can do the following:
1.- Video call 1 on 1 for interview purposes and one on one training or conferencing
2.- Video call N to N for training sessions in which a person, or even multiple persons on different offices will teach the other assistants, and those assistants can ask questions.
3.- It would be great if the software allow recording of the conference
4.- It would be great if the software is multiplatform (Windows, Linux, Mac), but this is not a must, we have at least a windows machine on every office.
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Lex Luthor has been busy assembling a never-ending parade of rogues to battle the Comrade of Steel- all have met with failure. But what of the mysterious Batman from the underbelly of Moscow? Will he be the one to take down Superman once and for all?
SPOILER: After the events in the previous chapter Superman is now the Russian president. The Comrade of Steel has kept his nation thriving despite the many attempts of the Americans and most prominently Doctor Lex Luthor who has sent in super soldiers to try and neutralise Superman- funnily enough represented by 'our' Earths' supervillian army.
The story begins with a plot by the 'Brainiac/Luthor' team...
Brainiac manages to shrink Stalingrad inside a bottle city in hopes to trap Superman. Lex is less than impressed, pointing out that Superman lives in Moscow just as Superman arrives to save the day. Destroying Brainiac's ship, the Comrade of Steel returns to confront Luthor about returning Stalingrad to full size... Lex smugly explains that neither he nor Brainiac know a way to reverse the process and follows coldly with a comment that surely the superior intellect of a Superman would be able to solve a problem a mere mortal could not?
Superman flies skyward in a fury while Lex turns to his computer to play a game of chess.
The story moves on to the Superman Museum in Moscow many months later. Lex, is inside and disguised in a crowd. Lex is angered for while walking around the museum looking at all of the memorabilia, he listens to a guide explain how the entire world has handed itself over to Superman's control... everyone except Chile and the USA who, she points out are at the brink of collapse.
Lex walks out of the museum smiling...
"Whatever helps you sleep at night comrade" he grins.
Minutes later in the museum a voice echoes through the halls. The voice of a rebel. The voice of... The Batman.
The Dark Knight explains the museum will explode in four minutes and to get out if they were against oppression and valued their lives.
The building explodes in a huge ball of flame but before anyone can react Batman is spotted. A thrilling chase throughout the city by the KGB begins and through the canyons of skyscrapers Batman swings dodging bullets and helicopters. Batman is suddenly shot down and his lifeless body slams to the ground... Cocky agents run to retrieve the body only to find... a dummy decoy! The Bat lives to fight another day.
This is much to the dismay of the KGB leader, Pyotr. Promptly he confronts Superman about the problem of the Bat and why the Man of Tomorrow wouldn't allow the KGB to kill the leader of the rebel army.
Superman explains Stalin may have worked that way but HE doesn't. The argument of methods is cut short as Superman flies off to rescue a train in danger. While doing so he admits to himself that he grows bored of humans and that he can only really relate to his old friend Diana... Wonder Woman.
The action shifts to the rescue of a stricken tanker and the mighty man and woman save it from destruction while discussing life...
Diana tells Superman of her time in America and how she had failed to get the nation to see 'sense' join the utopia... Superman explains he feels that maybe humanity rely on his help a little too much. Nobody wears seat belts or takes any other precautions anymore. Perhaps people don't even like him he points out.
"Oh, the people LOVE you Superman. Some more than you'd ever believe" she says sighing.
Happy Retirement!
Reads a banner across the Daily Planet newsroom. Perry White is leaving the great metropolitan newspaper but not before he offers the new editor, Lois Lane, some advice.
Get a husband that cares for you. Not one that's intent of destroying Superman. This sets Lois thinking and on the day of her 23rd anniversary she visits Lex in his giant laboratory.
He is too busy to spend any time with his loving wife and instead of showing affection he explains Agent Olsen has discovered Superman and Brainiac were not the only aliens to visit Earth. Something crash landed in Roswell in 1947... something that may turn the tide in the US' favor.
An alien passenger who died after the crash was wearing an amazing piece of jewellery... something Luthor is VERY interested in.
Lois interrupts and explains that she doesn't care anymore and maybe she's just a 'one-man woman'
The story continues after the Superman rescues a team of cosmonauts from an exploding space station.
Pyotr is discussing the events with his new driver, that is until the driver steers the car off the road and into the nearest river...
When Pyotr wakes up he's warm, dry, alive and... in the Batcave! Pyotr and Batman form an uneasy alliance to aid the Americans to take down Superman.
It is much later at a birthday celebration for Superman that a plan comes into action. Fireworks blaze through the night sky and display the shape of a bat. A 'bat signal'
Suddenly the voice of Wonder Woman alerts the amazing hearing of Superman. The Amazon has been captured by Batman in Siberia and soon the Comrade of Steel arrives for the confrontation.
Superman laughs at Batman's booby traps and through his smugness... misses out on a red sun generator.
Suddenly Superman and Batman are physical equals... a blood filled fight ensues and even Wonder Woman joins the fray. When Superman is beaten and captured the mighty amazon comes to his aid and smashes the red sun generator into tiny pieces.
Powered up again Superman confronts his enemy but before he can be taken down- in a flash Batman is reduced to dust... rather than hand himself into Superman he sets off one final booby trap- a bomb in his chest.
But before Batman dies he annouces that Pyotr was the man who orchestrated the plan.
In New Mexico the Americans are fussing over their new secret weapon- a Green Lantern Ring, a weapon powerful enough to destroy the Comrade of Steel...
Back in Russia Superman's grip of iron tightened. Batman's rebel army continued to fight for their 'freedom to live in hell'
When Wonder Woman was captured by Batman she was wrapped in her own lasso. Coming to Superman's aid meant snapping the lasso- something that destroyed her love for Superman and also her mind...
Lana meets Pyotr in Superman's command center. Shocked to see him as he had disappeared six weeks earlier Lana discovers that Pyotr has had brain surgery for ''obedience''
Pyotr reveals Superman had left a reprogrammed Brianiac in charge while he had been building something.
Superman was building a huge fortress... a Fortress Of Solitude...
Story - 5: Fantastic stuff yet again! Lots of quirks in it, hidden facts and characters for the fan to find while also continuing the brilliant storyline losing none of its punch. The story though I feel is yet again compressed into its 48 page structure. A lot of development was pushed in this story but I don't think it was developed enough, thus a LOT of the heavier action and dramatic stuff loses its power, crushed into the books format...
Art - 5: Brilliant artwork and special effects in the story, they compliment one another very well. Sad that the artwork, like the story wasn't given enough time to shine properly. MORE full page spreads! MORE action! let the artwork take centre stage too!
Cover Art - 3: Looks very cool and stylized bright vibrant but also with a feeling of depression to it. I gave this an average rating because I don't think it was as powerful as the first...
January 2003
Check out the Comic Index Lists for the complete list of Superman-related comics published in 2003.


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in my mind it looks pretty good :P
If its the same "dark" that Ducati has on their ducati darks then I approve. I can see it in my mind's eye I think. Post some pics! Now I'm just curious!
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Was Red 2008 Triumph Daytona 675 (got broken)
Now mostly Red 2010 RSV4R (was Black)
Well, all I've managed to do is get one into my profile picture. The uploader in threads keeps failing so I've got someone that can upload them for me I think. Until I figure it out. So, sorry folks, but there is one in my profile. It's a start.
Finally got a picture uploaded at the top of the thread, sorry for the delays! More to come.
That looks alot better, put Aprilia on the belly pan and that would top it off.
08 SPEED TRIPLE (triple)
04 RSVR (twin)
looks like a crashed bike , the body work doesnt match the little bit of red on the tank. maybe put some decals or stickers on there to break up all the black
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No, I didn't want the whole bike matte black, I liked the contrast the glossy tank gave. It looks much better in person and everybody that's seen it loves it. I've thought about maybe putting some Italian striping on the left/right fairing though. Still playing around with the how and where it would go.
You can't see it, but the Aprilia Factory decal is still on the bellypan. Again, it's one of those things where the picture doesn't do it justice, I'll take some better photos this weekend and upload.


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SEATTLE - If you've ever been to a Husky volleyball game, you know how loud and electric Alaska Airlines Arena can get. Krista Vansant kills ball after ball while Jenna Orlandini makes unbelievable digs from the backcourt.
Just as memorable though, has to be senior Gabbi Parker's booming voice. The 6-foot outside hitter and middle blocker is the leader of all the team cheers, pumping the Huskies up to win another exciting match.
She may not see as much playing time on game day as some of her teammates, but that doesn't mean her role is an insignificant one for the Dawgs.
"Going in I really wanted to be an All-American," Parker said. "It's not really feasible with the amount of playing time that I get, so my goals have more shifted towards being the best player during practice so that my teammates can become the All-Americans and we can go win the national championship."
Parker's maturity and selflessness are what make the Eugene, Ore., native an integral part of the No. 3 overall seeded team in the NCAA Tournament. Everything she does is for her team.
Parker switched to doubling as an outside hitter and middle blocker her senior year. Needless to say, she took on the challenge for the betterment of the team.
"I play outside or middle, wherever the need suits," she said. "I play a lot of middle during practice because there's only two of them (Melanie Wade and Lianna Sybeldon) so it kind of helps and gives them less jumps and more gas in the tank."
Because she always thinks of others before herself, she's known as "Mama Parker."
"Gabbi is the caretaker, the mom of the team," freshman Bailey Tanner said.
"You can go to her with life problems or if you need a hug or just to snuggle. She's encouraging and knows how to make you feel good."
Parker strives to be a role model for the underclassmen, too.
"I'm trying to be someone that the younger players can kind of look to and be like, 'Well, even though she's not playing, she's still making the best of the situation,'" she said.
"And I hope people are seeing that because that's what I want to portray."
Occasionally, Parker will enter the game as a blocking substitute for outside hitter Cassie Strickland, but the majority of the games she's yelling on the sideline to encourage her teammates and make sure their energy stays high.
"Me being loud, people just understand, 'Oh, Gabbi's the loud one,'" Parker explained. "When I'm quiet people are like, 'Gabbi, we need you. Pick it up. You're not being yourself right now,' and that affects the team, so I think because of that it holds me accountable.
"When I see myself getting quiet that's when I have to tell myself, 'You need to get out of yourself. You need to stop being inside your brain and get out of it.'"
Utilizing her energetic spirit, she took over leading team cheers before and after games.
"There's a cheer that we do in the team room after we win," Parker said. "Kindra (Carlson) used to do that and I was like, 'Aw, that's a sick cheer! Yeah, I want to do that!' So when she left, I took it on.
"I realize I've always liked those traditions so I just find myself wanting to take the lead in those."
A very memorable and special time she got to lead that victory cheer was when she scored match point to clinch the Pac-12 championship against the Washington State Cougars on Nov. 29. The biggest kill was also her only kill of the night.
"I didn't realize how big it was – me being the last person to score the point – until everybody was coming up to me like, 'Gabbi! How was getting match point again?'" she said with a big smile.
"I don't even think about it during the game like that. I was just so excited and I was more excited that we won the match. I didn't even realize we had clinched the title until I saw Krista (Vansant) and our equipment manager, Karen coming over with the banner. I just couldn't believe it."
When she looks back at how being on the Washington volleyball team has changed her, she can't help but boast.
"I've become, obviously, a better physical player," she said. "But I've learned how to mature, how to think better, and how to learn better. It's honestly affected other areas of my life other than volleyball, which I think is a huge takeaway.
"This program does so much more than turn average players into great players. This program turns girls into women, basically."
As an Early Childhood and Family Studies major, Parker is planning to pursue a career in education after so she does some sightseeing.
"I'm going to go to grad school most likely," Parker said. "I don't know if my plans include pro volleyball, it might. I definitely want to travel, so if that leads me to travelling, so be it.
"But I'm definitely going to be – when I'm a full on adult and do adult things – I'll be an elementary school teacher."
The first travelling she hopes to do is back to Seattle for the Final Four at KeyArena Dec. 19 and 21.
"I would just be so excited," she said, "because it would just show that all the hard work that we've put in has paid off. Everything that we've done since last January, since the last tournament we didn't play the way that we wanted to in Nebraska and it would just show that we meant business when we came back to the gym.
"We don't want to go just to go. That's not going to be enough. We all want it so bad and I can't even think of how good I'm going to feel when it happens.
"When it happens. Not if, but when."
Parker doesn't want to win the national championship for herself. It'll be for all Washington fans.
"I want to be known as a good teammate. As someone that people could count on here," Parker said. "But overall, that I'm a diehard Husky now. I bleed purple and I do everything for my team and for the fans.
"When I play I'm not only playing for myself, but I want to make sure there's pride for Husky nation."


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Origami Cranes
An ancient Japanese legend promises that anyone who folds a thousand origami cranes will be granted a wish by a crane. If there is only one wish I can make, I will pray for the returning of MH370, the recent missing flight that are supposed to reach Beijing on March 8 2014.
I am asking you please help to fold the origami cranes together, the more origami cranes we made the stronger our wish will come true, let's pray for MH370! Here is the video tutorial Jenny helped me to film. Jenny made the video immediately after I told her that I need a good video to show the steps. Thank you, Jenny!
Over the day, I have been following through the updates of MH370. As long as we find no sign of crashing and wreckage, we still have hope that the passengers and crew members are still safe and alive. We are begging you all to come back, PLEASE COME BACK!!!
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YES!!! I've made the same type of cranes for the victims of MH17 and placed them at the Schiphol airport but I chained them like the thousand cranes where you can see it at Hiroshima peace memorial. Let the cranes bring these unfortunate one to heaven.2
Beautiful art, MeeLian my prayers they have.
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Nintendo celebrated Luigi's 30th anniversary last year by dedicating all of 2013 to his clumsy shenanigans. Dr. Luigi is the last title in the "Year of Luigi" saga, and was released on December 31st here in North America. This downloadable game has Luigi taking over Mario's responsibilities as Mushroom Kingdom's doctor. Of course, we still haven't seen his diploma, so we'll have to evaluate whether his latest title can cure the chills of a January game drought, or if we should expect to see him in the next Phoenix Wright game for malpractice.
Those who have experience with the Dr. Mario franchise will know what to expect from this puzzle game. For those who haven't, the basic concept is simple. Luigi must eliminate some nasty viruses, of possible extraterrestrial origin, by matching their colors to corresponding "megavitamins". Lining up four of the same color will cause the viruses or vitamins to disappear, making room for more capsules. While the franchise has taken some obvious nods from Tetris, the added element of having to eliminate floating viruses has added a lot to the core gameplay.
Of course, Nintendo had to do something to shake up the premise this time around. In addition to the standard Dr. Mario gameplay, this time referred to as Retro Remedies, Dr. Luigi features the new 'Operation L' mode, which features L-shaped double capsules. At first, these special capsules seem like nothing more than a cheap gimmick, an accusation that we wouldn't call entirely unfair. Still, this added element will have seasoned players changing up their strategies, as each simple mistake now becomes that much more dangerous. On the other hand, these blocks contain three of the same color in a row, giving players a chance to eliminate viruses instantaneously. We would have liked to see Nintendo do more to make this mode stand out among the crowd. Even the ability to play with both L-shaped and standard capsules would have made Operation L more interesting.
Virus Buster makes its return from Dr. Mario Rx, released on the Wii in 2008. Whereas that game had players moving capsules with the Wii remote, Dr. Luigi utilizes the gamepad's touchscreen. Like in its first appearance, Virus Buster offers a more relaxed approach to puzzle solving, with slower moving capsules and soothing remixes of the game's main tracks. Dragging each capsule into place allows players to quickly adjust their speed and position, and feels much more natural than this mode's Wii equivalent. Although, even its slower pace doesn't prevent it from becoming a bit more frantic, as up to three capsules will begin falling at a time. Individual pieces that break off from capsules can also be manipulated as they fall, offering another level of strategy to the gameplay. This is a great mode to try for honing your focus, as there will soon be several pieces to pay attention to at once.
One of Dr. Luigi's strengths is its ability to be played by those of varying skill. Players are able to adjust the speed in which capsules fall, as well as the virus difficulty. Experimenting with these settings will allow virtually anyone to enjoy this game. Those who are playing alone can also try Retro Remedy and Operation L with computer controlled opponents, whose difficulty is just as adjustable as the game's.
These two modes also offer local and online multiplayer for up to two players. Unfortunately, this game doesn't allow you to play as your Miis, though that's a small nitpick in what amounts to some great multiplayer. We never had a problem trying to find a match online, and lag was nonexistent during frantic matches. We're glad to see Nintendo focusing more on their online features, and the leaderboards were a nice addition.
Overall, Dr. Luigi has all of the frantic puzzle action fans could hope for, while also offering some fun new modes of play. However, the $14.99 price tag may be a bit more than some are willing to pay for this prescription. There's not a lot of content, and we wonder how much lasting power this game will have for anyone who isn't a die hard fan.
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Cheerful Shambhala Day. This past February 7 was Shambhala Day, more commonly known as Losar or the Tibetan New Year. A day so sweet by any other name: thousands of American Buddhists gathered, meditated, chanted in the New Year, celebrated, danced…the usual for any New Year, really. To grock the deeper meaning behind the year, check out our idol Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche's talk.
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Favourite genre of music: anything, really. I'm not very discriminatory when it comes to my music.
Favourite photographer: my friend sarah
Favourite style of art: ..........dunno?
Operating System: . . .what?
MP3 player of choice: my lovely, psychic iPod mini
Shell of choice: are we talking about my iPod still?
Wallpaper of choice: .........my room is painted. with fish. by my mummy, cuz she lervs me. =^)
Skin of choice: mine? my skin fits pretty well.
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The game development engine known as MT-Framework will no longer be in use by Capcom for this next generation of game consoles. MT-Framework, which powered titles such as Ultimate Marvel VS Capcom 3 and Devil May Cry 4 has been retired in favor of a new engine that specifically is designed to work with the power of next generation consoles Playstation 4 and Xbox One. This comes as a surprise because MT-Framework was, by and large, considered to be the best game development engine of last generation. Older games developed on MT-Framework still look incredible to this day. Devil May Cry 4, which is five years old, can still drop jaws with its stunning textures, tight controls, and smooth 60 frames per second gameplay. Perhaps Capcom will consider releasing MT-Framework as an open source engine for other developers to use. It would be a shame for it be lost forever.
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2. False
3. Not certain
Thomas, G.K. Thomas, C.K.
Hoff, J.P. Hoff, J.P.
Pino, L.R. Pina, L.R.
Warner, T.S. Wanner, T.S.
2. Have contradictory meanings
3. Mean neither the same nor opposite
2. January
3. June
4. September
5. May
9. In printing an article of 48,000 words, a printer decides to use two sizes of type. Using the larger type, a printed page contains 1,800 words. Using smaller type, a page contains 2,400 words. The article is allotted 21 full pages in a magazine. How many pages must be in smaller type?
10. Three individuals form a partnership and agree to divide the profits equally. X invests $9,000, Y invests $7,000, Z invests $4,000. If the profits are $4,800, how much less does X receive than if the profits were divided in proportion to the amount invested?
11. Assume the first two statements are true. Is the final one:
1. True
2. False
3. Not certain
Tom greeted Beth. Beth greeted Dawn. Tom did not greet Dawn.
12. A boy is 17 years old and his sister is twice as old. When the boy is 23 years old, what will be the age of his sister?
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2. 84 cents
3. 1
4. 3
5. 300 feet
6. 6 feet
7. September
8. .33
9. 17
10. $560
11. not certain
12. 40 years old
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I'm continually amazed by the connections between seemingly unrelated threads in my life. I've already mentioned various times that I love to read audio books to replace the bad-news-all-the-time radio. Right now, I'm reading Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise, the memoir of Ruth Reichl, the former New York Times restaurant critic. It's a lot of fun reading about someone whose life is so different from my own and about scads of meals that I couldn't or wouldn't ever eat. It's hard to think of a topic more removed from the state of our elections. And yet, both yesterday and today, her book touched on topics that seemed uncannily relevant.
For instance, Reichl shared her secret for perfect roast chicken. First, she stressed the key to good cooking: use quality ingredients. Many a recipe has achieved a depressing degree of mediocrity when the substitution of a few key ingredients would have made all the difference. There are several factors that lift a good cook to greatness, in my humble opinion. The most critical, but underrated, are pride and love. My daughter, Ariella, and my dear friend, Judy, are among the best cooks I know. They both expend a lot of time and energy on meal composition, making sure that various elements harmonize well and are artfully presented. Eating a meal that either of them prepares is truly a sensory experience. While I get many compliments on my own cooking from loyal family members, the difference is palpable. I've been doing it for so many years that the thrill is gone. I'm often in a big hurry with just too many other things to do, so I often find myself just going through the motions. Many a time, I have forgotten something in the oven or either skipped an important ingredient or a whole dish altogether because I got distracted. A special thanks is in order for whoever invented the timer. It has prevented many a kitchen catastrophe under this particular roof.
I'm sure you're wondering what the heck this has to do with the state of our elections. Well, there is a connection – quality and pride, or in this case, their polar opposite. In every report ever done on the electronic voting machine systems used across the country, the unifying theme is shoddy construction, sophomoric programming, and inadequate or non-existent security. Add to that the ITAs – the (not so) Independent Testing Authorities – that are actually paid by, and answerable only to, the vendors. There you have what I deem a recipe for disaster.
Let's check out the second part of Dan Rather's special report, "The trouble with touch screens," which aired last week. http://www.hd.net/drr227.html Rather looked into the actual paper ballots that were sent in 2000 to Palm Beach County, Florida. Virtually everyone recalls with a collective wince those ubiquitous photographs of election officials squinting and peering at hanging, pregnant, and otherwise problematic chads. People who had never heard of a chad beforehand have that image etched in their minds. I know I do. The investigation that Rather launched turned up some interesting information on how those troubled ballots ended up, coincidentally enough, in a county that determined the 2000 election. Lest you think that I'm exaggerating, please cast your mind back to that election, which was decided by a margin of 527 votes. Palm Beach County, somehow, had more than10,000 under votes – voters who ostensibly came to the polls and voted, but abstained from the contentious presidential race. Statewide, there were 50,000 over votes and at least 7,000 ballots that had three or more presidential candidates marked. Please note: not two candidates for the same race, but three or four. Is this claim even credible?
We now turn to Exeter, California, and the mill that turned out hundreds of millions of punch-card ballots over a period of 30 years for Sequoia Voting Systems. In an interview with seven former Sequoia employees, we find a possible answer for what suddenly turned the country away from punch-card voting towards computerized voting machines. The employees, many of whom had worked for Sequoia for 20 or even 30 years, all shared pride in the quality of their work. In fact, what they produced was referred to by Sequoia as a "no-defect product." The paper was high quality, as were the tools and inspection process.
In the months leading up to the 2000 election, however, this all began to change. Management suddenly stopped using James River and International Paper, despite the fact that these two suppliers had a superb track record that stretched back decades. Sequoia inexplicably switched to Boise Cascade – a company that lacked experience in the voting field – and the quality of the paper took a nosedive.
As one of the former employees put it, "The paper is a large factor in the quality of the ballot. It's the flour for the bread; I mean, you can't make good bread without good flour. If you don't have good paper, you won't make good ballots."
Quality control was relaxed, and management stopped listening to employees' comments and complaints. The drop in quality was quite noticeable and clearly rankled, and the workers' sense of pride was severely compromised. Said one, "Everybody's opinion was that this 2000 election was going to be our demise."
Let's go to the transcript of the Rather special.
Linda Evans [who did quality control for Sequoia for more than seven years] recalls the chad testing of ballots manufactured for the 2000 election.
Linda Evans: Chads were falling out. Chads were hanging up. We've got a machine that we call a gang punch, which in a sense punches out all the holes at the same time. You slide the card in there and you pull down the handle and it punches out all the holes. They weren't punching out. They were hanging up all over the place. They were aware of that. Oh, management was aware of it. We told 'em.
The behavior of the Sequoia management in the days leading up to the election was highly suspicious. When employees complained about the falling quality of their product, they were continually reassured, "It'll be okay." For those of us who have been following the computerized election machine debacle over the last few years, that sounds remarkably similar to the vendor mantra, "Trust us."
Walter Rantanen, "perhaps the country's leading forensic paper analyst," delivers nothing less than a bombshell on the program. His analysis showed that none of the card stock tested from Palm Beach County was actually produced by Boise Cascade, despite Sequoia's assurances, faux (Xeroxed) labels, and shipping invoices to the contrary. Boise Cascade confirmed Rantanen's claim when it examined a sample Florida 2000 ballot he sent them. So, where did the low-quality, chad-prone paper come from? A huge and highly relevant question. Further, the manner in which the ballots were produced was counter to traditional guidelines and standards. This practice threw the ballots out of alignment, and aggravated by the poor quality paper stock, could easily have led to the infamous hanging chads. This threw 2000 into question, launching HAVA and the next sordid chapter in our election history.
After the election, Brian Lehrman, the plant manager in Exeter, ordered the crew to "get rid of everything" that had anything to do with Florida because news teams wanted to tour the plant. The workers' fearful assessment was in fact correct – 2000 had spelled the end of punch-card voting. And after that election, Sequoia went from successful purveyor of a winning punch-card system to the far more lucrative sales of touch-screen voting machines, worth millions of dollars in Florida alone. The evidence brought forth in this special indicates that this company was poised to take advantage of a situation that they precipitated themselves.
As one of the Sequoia employees points out, if it's true that the company purposely subverted our elections, they should be made to pay. It's a serious charge that should be fully investigated. But, if the allegations are substantiated, how exactly would the guilty parties pay? Could a monetary fine of whatever magnitude make up for what's been done to our country, to our dead and wounded soldiers, to our devastated economy, badly tarnished national image, to our courts skewed irrevocably rightward, and to the broken and battered citizens of New Orleans? The list goes on and on. While we might all wish to press the rewind button and somehow go back prior to Election Night 2000, that simply is not an option. What can we do besides throw up our hands?
What is possible is to go forward into any proposed election reform with our eyes wide open. We should not accept what anyone says without proof – whether they are vendors, supposed experts, elections officials, or legislators in our nation's capital. Computer security analyst Bruce Schneier, in his August 15 newsletter, discusses the California "top-to-bottom" review of the voting systems. http://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram-0708.html Unlike others who have rushed to praise SoS Bowen for the unprecedented analysis, Schneier assesses it differently. It's worth taking a close look at his perspective. He says,


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A brief history of the Nichols and Campbell family in the North
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The text of this book comes from a brief 20-something page manuscript written by Lillian Campbell sometime in the early part of this decade. It is an historical, though non-exhaustive, account of her family in Canada, her time growing up and meeting her husband Johnny, and the tiny paradise they, along with her parents, forged along the shores of Lake Bernard in Sundridge, Ontario.
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|The NCLEX-PN Examination: From a Student's Perspective
|Test-Taking Strategies
|Issues in Nursing
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|Endocrine System
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Kim Zolciak is ready to really work for her money, even if it involves some physical labor apparently. All About The Real Housewives reported on Saturday, Jan. 17, that the former "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" star and her husband, Kroy Biermann, now want to get into real estate, specifically flipping houses.
"Kroy and I want to flip our house and other houses! We want to renovate homes or start building homes from the ground up," she recently told a magazine.
She explained that building their own dream home made them realize how much they love the process and how well they work together.
"He'll figure out, for instance, if you put the fridge here then the door's not going to be able to open and I'm more into the glitz and the glam decisions," she said.
Hopefully, Kim fully understands how much work renovating and building multiple houses as a business is!
If she and Kroy really do commit themselves to this new career, perhaps they'll make an appearance on Jeff Lewis's "Flipping Out," which follows his house-flipping/designing business with sidekick Jenni Pulos by his side? The show returns for its seventh season on Wednesday, March 5. Just imagine Jeff trying to order Kim around in a future episode!
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Samuel M. Liang to Serve as President of Hanger Clinic
In a recent news release, Hanger Inc, Austin, Texas, announces that Samuel M. Liang of Bayer HealthCare will join Hanger and ultimately become president of the Hanger Clinic, the company's largest patient care subsidiary. Liang will initially assume the role of executive vice president at Hanger and work closely with current Hanger Clinic president Richmond L. Taylor until the third quarter of 2014, when Liang will assume the role of president of Hanger Clinic. Following this duration, Taylor will remain executive vice president of Hanger Inc, working closely with Liang in order to ensure a smooth transition until his retirement December 31, 2014.
Vinit Asar, Hanger Inc president and CEO, says of Liang, "Having worked with Sam previously, I can attest to his high integrity, strong collaborative style, and operational prowess. He has built outstanding relationships with physicians, customers, and other stakeholders in the medical community. I am confident Sam will continue to improve our strong O&P business while injecting new perspectives and driving new prospects."
Liang holds 30 years of global cross-functional experience in medical device and pharmaceutical business development and operations. Liang is slated to join Hanger from Bayer HealthCare, Radiology & Interventional, where he serves as senior vice president. Prior to his role as senior vice president, the release states that Liang served as president and CEO of MEDRAD Inc, a business of Bayer HealthCare specializing in the developing of diagnostic imaging and therapeutic medical devices and services, and of Vascular Therapies LLC. The release notes that Liang has also held several leadership positions during more than 24 years at Cordis Corporation, a Johnson & Johnson company.
Liang earned a BSE degree in mechanical engineering and material sciences from Duke University, North Carolina, and a master's degree in management from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University, Illinois.
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - Country music fans are taking advantage of the first Sounds of Independence Music Festival. Tickets went on sale at 11 Friday morning. Within two hours the star power of Darius Rucker became apparent.
"We are approaching 1,000 ticket sales. Phones have been ringing, online purchases. People are excited. A lot of buzz," says Jessica Yonts, Development Manager for SKyPAC.
SKyPAC says 3,000 to 5,000 people will attend the July 27 music festival. The venue will be a lot located behind the performing arts center. It's expected to bring a big boom to downtown as fans can walk around as they please thanks to a wristband system.
"You're able to enjoy the food here with our food vendors or you can walk downtown and enjoy some of the downtown businesses and restaurants while they are in town," says Yonts.
The Bowling Green Area Convention and Visitors Bureau estimates each fan will spend on average $150. If 3,000 people come to the show, that's a $450,000 impact.
"We expect lots of business and everything to be super super busy. It's a great thing for locals and all the visitors because locals sometimes don't realize what a great impact some of these great events have on the community," says Telia Butler, Public Relations Coordinator for the Bowling Green Area Convention & Visitors Bureau.
It may the first year of the event, but if it's a hit it may be a sign of more changes to come.
"With all the development going on in Downtown Bowling Green there is no telling what's going to happen next down there," says Butler.
Officials estimate fans from Northern Kentucky and Tennessee with also attend this summers festival.


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"When the assistant's position came open I immediately contacted Tom," said UA head coach Tad Berkowitz. "I knew he was the perfect guy for the job. With Tom's experience playing in the Pac-10 as well as coaching on the professional tour, I believe he will be a great influence on our team."
"I look forward to working with Tad not only in the upcoming season, but for many seasons to come," said Lloyd. "I am very happy and excited to be
Lloyd, 25, garnered many accolades and distinctions as a Wildcat. He was a four-time letterwinner (1999-2002, 2003-04), and served as team captain three of those seasons (2001, ?'02, ?'04). In 2002, along with teammate Colin O'Grady, the pair won the Pac-10 Men's Doubles Invitational Tournament. Lloyd won 52 singles matches and 33 doubles matches during his career in
In addition to his on-court honors, Lloyd boosts two Mary Roby Academic Achievement Awards (2000, 2003), the C.A.T.S. award in 2004, as well as being a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Board for two years.
"Tom will be a Wildcat for life. The pride and passion he has for our University is second to none," noted Berkowitz.
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Michael Weiss has never been one to rest on his laurels. At age 34, the three-time U.S. champion and two-time World bronze medalist is as busy as ever.
Weiss splits his time between work and family, and when I caught up with him on the road between skating shows he was juggling both. "I wear two different hats," he explained. "One hat is as an entertainer and performer for half the year, and then the other hat is as a husband and father at home for the other six months. I am very involved with my kids' activities — I like being able to do both."
Weiss and his wife Lisa have two children, Annie Mae, 10, and Christopher, 9.
Skating and parenthood have each contributed to the other, Weiss said. Parenting has provided him with a balanced perspective in that landing a triple Axel is not as important as being part of a family or being a good husband.
Family is one of the things that Weiss holds near and dear. He recognizes the enormous support and sacrifices his own family made during his competitive career.
Weiss said he always wanted to do something for the next generation of skaters, and that wish came true via the Michael Weiss Foundation, through which he is able to financially assist some of America's up-and-coming Olympic figure skating hopefuls.
Every December, scholarships are handed out to skaters who meet the foundation's criteria. The determining factors of where the money should go include the level of skating skill and Olympic potential, as well as a skater's commitment to get an education. Richard Dornbush, the 2010-11 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, is one such recipient.
Since January 2004, the foundation has raised over $300,000, primarily through the "Ice Champions LIVE," an annual skating show he produces.
As an amateur, Weiss was known for his athletic and elegant skating and for his innovative twists on everyday moves like his "Mike Pike." The latest Weiss innovation is called the "Tornado" that is an impressive back flip with a full twist done on the ice.
Taking advantage of his training in gymnastics and diving as a child and with help from his father, a former Olympic gymnast, Weiss first executed the "Tornado" on a trampoline during an outdoor party at his home a few years ago. Elvis Stojko and Sasha Cohen, his cast mates on Champions on Ice at the time, persuaded him to take the move to the ice.
"My dad said: 'I think we can do it.' I had a hockey helmet and pads and two skaters on each side with a harness," he recalled. "Then we moved to hand spotting and my Dad was on the ice in shoes. Slowly I started to do it myself. It is the scariest thing I do on the ice."
Weiss performed in four television skating specials that aired over the 2010 holiday season. In January, he toured Japan with Stars on Ice and will be performing on the U.S. tour this year.
Not surprisingly, his favorite professional memory is from a tour. "Being a part of the Stars on Ice cast two years ago was so special," he recalled. "We had a great group and every person on the tour — Todd [Eldredge], Sasha [Cohen], Marie-France [Dubreuil] and Patrice [Lauzon], Jennifer [Robinson], Ilia Kulik and I all had a great time. It was my best pro experience. We enjoyed performing together and hanging out off the ice. Being part of that cast is something I won't forget."
Weiss is grateful for what life has offered him. He said that if he hadn't been a figure skater, he would have likely become a hockey player — although he admitted with a chuckle that he isn't sure if he would have been big enough or tough enough.
"I enjoy that my son plays hockey and when I am in town I do a lot of the drills with his team," Weiss said.
His daughter is a singer and has performed live during skating performances, including those of her father.
Weiss also loves to build things. He and his wife have built a few houses in their spare time and he said that this might be a primary pursuit after he hangs up his skates.
"I really enjoy being a dad, a family man as well as a skater and performer," he said. "I know there are not that many opportunities left for me in skating, so right now I am enjoying all of it."
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Bezüglich eines zweiten Teils von New Super Mario Bros., meinte Reggie nur, das es in Miyamoto's Kopf befände, sprich das man noch nach Ideen usw. sucht.
ZitatMTV Multiplayer: [laughing] Well, you've got to get it in the development kits. What about WiiWare? It wasn't talked about at all. What's the story there?
Reginald Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America President: WiiWare continues. Every week we have new WiiWare titles coming and that's going to continue to be the progression for quite some time. We really wanted to focus this E3 on packaged product and product that was happening in the marketplace this holiday season, so that is why WiiWare wasn't discussed.
MTV Multiplayer: There are going to be a lot more WiiWare games, right?
Reginald Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America President: Absolutely. Every Monday.
MTV Multiplayer: To what extent should people be expecting there to be first-party content coming out in the rest of the year. Or is this going to continue to be primarily a third-party service?
Reginald Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America President: When we developed WiiWare our focus, as we discussed, was on smaller developers, brand new content, different types of content. Will we put out the occasional first-party WiiWare? Absolutely. But it's predominantly meant to be much more exploratory, experimental and for these brand new third-party developers.


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Sunrise from 7 would be great. They could air Campbell Live and infomercials or the morning news 7 plays prior to sunrise before Sunrise plays on air. It would help stop views from changing to breakfast and could also take some away from the later Good Morning show.
7's sunrise is top quality and I believe its number one over there. I remember when channel 9's The Today show played on prime. That was much better than what TVNZ and TV3 could produce.
"Bring Back Sesame Street!!!!"
What a great idea. I remember watching it on 3 when I was a kid.
So they've replaced Sunrise with their old Saturday morning lineup from a couple of months back. How imaginative.
Bring Back Sesame Street!!!!
none of the above, TV3, if they do this wrong are really going to loose people for the morning viewing, i know sunrise was struggling against TVNZ.
But at least it was local …. why not look at doing something right outside the box and get out amongst kiwis as they start there day
YAY!! I can watch Magnum, P.I.!!
Worst. Lineup. Ever.
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In the areas hit hardest by Superstorm Sandy nearly eight months ago, young children continue to receive crisis counseling on a weekly basis. Some were rescued by boat from their flooded homes; others waited out the storms with their families and watched the devastation unfold outside.
Department of Human Services Commissioner Jennifer Velez and Department of Children and Families Commissioner Allison Blake toured the Visitation Relief Center in Brick Township on Wednesday. At least a dozen children, ages 5 to 12, have received counseling there through the New Jersey Hope and Healing project.
"Disasters like Sandy can damage more than just property; people can lose their spirit," said Commissioner Velez. "That's why restoring survivors' emotional and psychological balance is a fundamental factor in rebuilding New Jersey."
Participating children talk with other affected kids and join in activities aimed at helping them with their coping skills.
"They've been through a lot," said counselor Abigail Priece, noting that some kids have been sensitive to the recent storms New Jersey has been experiencing.
This week, the children designed cards and messages of hope for children in Oklahoma who survived the tornadoes.
"I'm very sorry that your home state Oklahoma had a horrible tornado," one letter said. "I know how you feel. I'm serious."
"It is heartwarming to see the resiliency of children affected by Superstorm Sandy as they reach out to Oklahomans," said Commissioner Blake. "I believe both groups of children – in New Jersey and Oklahoma – will benefit from this thoughtful and generous gesture."


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Complete Coach Bluder Press Conference TranscriptOpening Statement
You were so successful first half from three point range, did you fall in love with the 3 pointer too much in the second half?
COACH BLUDER: I feel like we probably took a few many threes, but you know, they were open and they were open threes that we put down. Really, when I watch the film, I don't think I'll see that many bad three point shots that we feel that we shouldn't be taking. I mean, this team decided to give that away for us, the three point shot, and we are good three point shooters. We need to be able to step up and take that. We didn't get as many looks in the paint, only four in the second half, which we only got seven field goals in the second half; so we probably should have went for a higher percentage shot, as well.
What's bothering you most, the shooting percentage or what?
COACH BLUDER: Coming into this game, they were shooting 30 percent, and what did they end up shooting, 58, 59 percent against us, you know, doubling what they have done against anybody else. That's disappointing. They shot the ball better from the three point range than they usually do against anybody else. Yeah, our field goal percentage defense, it's got to improve. It has to.
Overall, was it just kind of a helter skelter game, offensive rebounds.
COACH BLUDER: I'm not sure if it was a helter skelter game. I'm not sure if I felt it was that.
In my mind, we have got to become a better defensive team, and we have got to figure out how we are going to get it done.
Can you talk about how maybe Jaime played down the stretch, a big three pointer and drive in the lane?
COACH BLUDER: And the free throws, too. She went to the free throw line and nailed the free throws. That's nice to see, is that you can seal a game with good free throw shooting and both Jaime and Kamille did that at the end.
How about this as a springboard into the Big Ten season?
COACH BLUDER: We are on two wins in a row going into the Big Ten season, so that's great. I think we would have been better, had we felt better about how we played tonight going into the game against Northwestern but can't do anything about that now. We just have to come back and be ready to work hard on the 27th.
Are you worried at all about the appearance of this victory?
COACH BLUDER: Absolutely, yeah. Absolutely. It worries me a lot. Why I don't sleep at night, the way we are playing defense.
Have you started preparing for Northwestern yet?
COACH BLUDER: I haven't. I'll probably start that tonight, tomorrow working on Northwestern, but I haven't seen them yet.