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(March 19, 1999)
I won the lottery. Not the kind where you buy a ticket and wait a week. To enter this contest you have to write a book and then wait around a year - or, in my case, four.
That was how long it took for A Marriage of Convenience to move from being optioned for a television movie to the actual production.
How did it feel when the phone call came that the movie was cast and would start filming in a month? Mary Chapin Carpenter has a song that pretty well sums it up. Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug. For that one, magical night I was the biggest, baddest windshield on the road.
The whole thing started four years ago with a phone call to my agent, Mel Berger, at the William Morris Agency. I'd been procrastinating starting a book by doing "research" in front of the television when it dawned on me that the original movies being aired were a lot like the stuff I was writing. Two months after Mel shipped my books to the L.A. William Morris offices, A Marriage of Convenience was optioned by Carla Singer Productions. I was aware that few options lasted longer than six months - the time it takes to shop a project around to the major television networks - and was determined to be grateful that the book had made it as far as it had. A month later, CBS signed on and I thought, oh, boy, we're on our way. It's actually going to happen. It's a done deal. They're going to begin filming any day now.
It's okay to tell the world.
Remember the story about Chicken Little and how he told the same story so many times his friends stopped believing him? Well, you get the idea.
After more ups and downs than I want to remember, in April the miracle finally happened. I was unloading plants from the car when I heard the phone ring and decided to let the machine pick up. A half hour later, my fingernails black with dirt, sweat trickling down my spine, I finally got around to listening to the message. It was Carla Singer calling to tell me that Jane Seymour had signed that afternoon and it was time to celebrate.
John, my husband, happened to be in the room with me and for some dumb reason I decided to play it cool. I actually managed to pull it off for about ten seconds and then let out a whoop that rattled the chandelier. We opened a bottle of champagne, then I called everyone I could think to call, and we went to dinner. The next day we drove to the Napa Valley to buy a case of champagne figuring something that big required more than one night's celebration.
Despite knowing writers are not always welcome visitors on a set, there was no way I was going to let the filming happen without me. Incredibly, when I asked about going to Winnipeg to watch the filming, Carla Singer not only had the production assistant in Winnipeg check the schedule to figure out when I would see the most interesting scenes being shot, she suggested John and I bring a gown and tux and be extras in the black and white ball scene.
Three weeks later, our suitcases packed with the requisite finery, we boarded the plane for Canada. (I learned later the location for a movie that supposedly takes place in Denver and Sacramento was determined by a very large tax incentive offered by Manitoba.) We were met at the airport by one of the 14 drivers hired for the production, driven to the hotel where there were flowers and a note waiting in the room, were told by the front desk that the accommodations were being taken care of by the production company, and were then taken to that day's set - a beautiful, old, three-story house on a tree-lined street.
During the dinner break, the dispossessed homeowners gave us a tour and told us how excited they were to have a movie being made in their home--which was pretty amazing considering the only rooms not filled with movie-making clutter, and we're talking a lot of clutter, were the kitchen and the two bedrooms being used in the film. These rooms had been repainted, repapered, refurnished, and filled with photographs of the principal actors.
Somehow word spread that "The Writer" was on the set, the words spoken with the awe associated with celebrity. For me, it was one of those, "Who? Me?" times when you glance over your shoulder to see if it's really you everyone is talking about. And unbelievably, it is. Over and over people told me, "You know, none of us would be here if it weren't for you."
Confusing, disconcerting, heady - just a few words that come to mind when I think about how this felt. Of course, the feeling was as transient as it was glorious. The cat boxes still had to be cleaned when I arrived home.
Dinner that first day was with Carla Singer and Shirley Knight at tables set up outside the catering wagon. We talked while dodging raindrops. Midway through the meal Carla spoke the magical words I'd come there to hear. "I've been reading The Beach House and I think it's wonderful."
Another production company was in the process of making an offer and I'd decided I wanted to go with Carla, someone who had the tenacity to see a project through to the end. (The actual deal for the option with Carla Singer Productions was worked out two days after I arrived home.)
Before filming started again that day, I met Jane Seymour and James Keach, her husband and director of the film. She was warm and gracious and actually sought out an introduction to "The Writer." Dressed as she was, I doubt I would have looked twice had I passed her on the street. But she made me understand the meaning of the camera loving someone. When I saw her being filmed later, she was stunning. James Keach has a terrific smile and laid-back personality. He was easy to approach and easy to talk to. James Brolin, the lead actor, was somewhere in Winnipeg being stalked by photographers hoping to catch a shot of him and Barbra Streisand.
After dinner we were driven back to the set (four blocks) and given umbrellas. A tarp was constructed to cover Jane and the camera and director. Huge lights were set up to make it look like a sunny afternoon.
Jane had to cry in the scene they were shooting and managed to pull it off five times, stopping to wash her eyes with drops, dab the moisure on her lashes and cheeks, and reapply makeup between takes. I was so caught up in what was happening I actually believed she was emotionally overwrought—all five times.
The moment that sparked the deepest emotional response in me that day, however, came when I saw the clapper with A Marriage of Convenience written on it. Somehow, this made the fantasy real. Dumb question for that day was if I could take the clapper home with me for a souvenir. It turned out they cost several thousand dollars and belong to the person who uses them on the set. No need to guess the answer.
During the three hours that we stood and watched filming that day there couldn't have been more than five minutes of finished film shot.
It wasn't that people were fooling around or making mistakes, it just took forever to set up for a new shot, to get hair and makeup touched up, to rehearse, to shoot the scene, to tear everything down and then set it up again. Five landscapers stood around all day for a half hour of work changing mature plants to small plants to denote six years time passing.
Until now, everything I knew about movie making I'd learned from books and watching movies about making movies. The director pecking order was something new for me. There are five of them, each with a specific job. The first AD, or assistant director, did the work I'd always thought the director handled. Instead, James Keach sat back and waited until the scene was ready to be shot then watched the action in a monitor and decided how many times it had to be reshot. As soon as he was satisfied, he sat back again, joked with the men close to him, and waited for the assistant director to set up the next shot.
The following day was the ballroom scene. We reported to the set at 5:30 in the evening dressed and ready for our movie debut, figuring we'd be out of there early enough to go to a really nice restaurant. It's amazing when I'm wrong, just how wrong I can be.
The "ball" was being held at a beautiful old hotel, the room lavishly decorated in the black and white theme. It's a black and white ball, Jane Seymour shows up in a red dress. The paid extras were the dancers, members of the band and anyone who had to follow specific directions, like the waiters. The rest, about 300 of us, had either been given a special invitation or had responded to a notice in the newspaper.
Once inside the ballroom, we were assigned tables. We were given cake and diluted grape juice and told not to touch either. Two hours later someone changed their mind about the setup and the cake was taken away - uneaten. Six hours later it was offered for real. I didn't see anyone indulging.
Between every take, a crew member would run around blowing out the candles on the tables. Periodically, the candles would be replaced and allowed to burn briefly before the whole process started again.
By the time we broke for "lunch" at 10:00 p.m., we were starved. The film crew went one way to a full course meal while the extras went another way to salami, cheese, pickle spears, and rolls. John and I were invited to join the crew, but were actively bidding on some items in a silent auction that was also taking place, benefiting the children's hospital where some of the filming had taken place. They sold a couple of signed books I'd been asked to contribute for $140 each. I was speechless.
Ever hear the term hurry up and wait? I thought it originated in the military. I know now that it's pure Hollywood.
Around midnight, the assistant director gathered the extras. He said that he understood everyone had to go to work the next morning and that everyone was tired, but there were still several scenes that had to be shot that night and they desperately needed as many people as possible to stick around. The troops rallied and returned to their tables. As far as I could tell, not one person left.
We were finally told at 3:30 a.m. that the final scenes didn't need extras and we could leave. By then I was numb. Jane Seymour and James Brolin looked as if they'd just arrived.
Later that morning, we awoke to the hum of the vacuum cleaner in the next room. Filming wouldn't start again until that night but we'd been invited to the production offices. I don't know what I expected, but it wasn't what I saw. When a production company moves into town to set up temporary quarters they look for a warehouse-type building. Sharp, classy, sophisticated aren't listed in the requirements. They need large, empty rooms for the art department, wardrobe, fittings, offices, and props. This one had been a textile plant and still had some of the machines and bolts of cloth stacked in corners.
An enormous amount of paper is generated at the production office every day. A small part of it includes daily script changes, scheduling, payroll, individual daily scripts for each actor, communication between LA, Vancouver - where the film was being processed--and each day's set.
Our last day on the set was cold and the early scenes were being shot inside the house. With the camera and crew and actors, it was awkward being inside, so I spent the day in the sound van with Leon, a man who's been in the business 25 years and was not only willing, but eager to share stories about the business.
When the action moved outside again, I decided to stay with Leon. The scene being shot was simple; Jane and Kevin, her son, were to come out of the house, get in the car, and drive away. The unexpected happened. Just as Jane climbed in the car, a bluebird started singing. Everyone, from the actors to the director to Leon noticed and delighted in the bonus authenticity the bird had added to the scene. When it was time for the second shot, in unison, Leon and the first DA called for someone to cue the bluebird.
The week was up. It was time to go home. I left knowing that even if I win the lottery a second time with The Beach House it won't be the same. There's only one first time. Unlike other first times in my life, this one had been more than I expected, more than I dreamed.
Georgia Bockoven's newest book is Things Remembered, published by HarperCollins in October 1998. Tying in with the TV movie, A Marriage of Convenience was re-released in October 1998.
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I started reading romance when I was about 15 (Laurie McBain, Kathleen Woodiwiss and Judith McNaught) and was hooked immediately. If Judy Bloom counts, then I started with Forever on my school bus in 6th grade. Then, my mom caught me reading Wifey and I was banned from reading romance until high school. That was actually okay with me since I got the shock of my life with that book, anyway.
I primarily read romance (any kind), but will take a break whenever Anne Rice comes out with a new book and sometimes read mystery/suspense. My dad wrote three books when I was a kid and I've had a secret desire for years to write a novel. (Will never happen). I love to write, but I leave the books in the book store to those truly gifted (which is not me). My husband doesn't understand why I read romance, but, coming from a man who flew F/A-18s with the Marines, I don't take it personally and just tell him to go away.
Although my list keeps growing, some of my favorite authors are Nora Roberts, Julie Garwood, Kathleen Woodiwiss, Judith McNaught, LaVyrle Spencer, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Diana Gabaldon, Patricia Gaffney, Geralyn Dawson, Connie Brockway, Loretta Chase and Eve Byron. I can't imagine life without romance books!
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If you were hit by some thunderstorms yesterday, consider that your payment for some nicer weather today! A cold front moved through the Tri-State last night bringing much cooler and less humid air.
Under a northeasterly flow at the surface, highs will struggle to even hit the upper 70s today! We will see scattered cumulus clouds through the afternoon and clearing skies this evening. Expect lows to drop into the middle 50s and even lower 50s in outlying areas away from the city.
After a crisp start early Friday morning, the July sunshine will help warm us up into the 80s by late afternoon. Several thunderstorms complexes will be to our west through the afternoon hours. High pressure and relatively dry air at the surface should act to dissipate these as they move east Friday evening. However, an isolated storm or two cannot be ruled out after 6 p.m. as these clouds move in from the dissipating storms.
The heat and humidity will be back in full force this weekend. Unfortunately this means that chances for thunderstorms will increase as well. Thunderstorm activity is expected to only be scattered in nature on Saturday. Consequently, temperatures are expected to peak then as well. We will see highs push the lower 90s on Saturday afternoon.
Several forecast models are suggesting the development of a large thunderstorm complex Saturday night. These summertime storm complexes are extremely hard to predict, but do know the potential exists for thunderstorms with heavy rainfall Saturday night into Sunday morning.
A sharp trough (dip) in the jet stream will swing a strong cold front through on Sunday afternoon. This will bring a good bet for showers and thunderstorms during the day.
Much cooler air is forecast to return next week as a large upper low in the atmosphere settles over the Great Lakes and North East. This will mean highs back into the 70s and lows in the 50s which is pretty nice for late July!
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I don't suppose that most of us thought that we would see the year 2015. Many years ago it was thought that we could never survive through 1980. This should remind us that no matter how badly we think things are, God has a different timeline than we do. Yes, Jesus could come again at anytime but we are to occupy until He comes. That means continuing as if it were years away but working hard as if it would be tomorrow. Thank you for your faithfulness to our dear Savior during this last year. Our prayer for you is that in this year you may grow closer to our Lord and into a more intimate relationship with our loving Father.
May your 2015 be blessed as you grow in grace and favor with our Father and with men for His glory!
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The reason you haven't been able to hold that dancer's pose isn't because you're not focused, and it's not even because the fluid levels in your ears are uneven, or anything like that. It's because the bottom of your feet simply lack the traction needed to execute balancing poses to the best of your ability. Put on a pair of these Low Rise Grip Socks ($15) when you head off to exercise classes that typically involve bare feet and use the renewed focus on your toes to really root yourself to the floor.
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Poles to Watch Papal Beatification From a Distance
A smaller Polish crowd than originally expected will show up at the beatification of Polish-born Pope John Paul II in Rome over the weekend, tour operators say.
The pontiff, who died in 2005, was one of the most popular popes in the history of the Roman Catholic Church. When his reign began in 1978, the Soviet Union held a firm grip on Poland and much of central and eastern Europe. In his home country, John Paul II is largely credited with helping topple the communist system.
He also gave a sense of pride to his nation, which suffers from an undeserved inferiority complex. In Poland, the late pontiff is sometimes referred to as one of the greatest Poles who ever lived.
Cities erected monuments and named streets in his honor while he was still alive. When the pope died, sociologists began talking of a JP2 Generation—young people for whom, until 2005, this pope had been the only one they had ever known. They were expected to be the future of the Church in this country where Catholicism is still a mass phenomenon.
Six years later, John Paul II remains a central figure in almost every aspect of Poland's life. Public criticism of John Paul's position on contraception or his Church's record on abuse scandals is muted in Poland. Musicians write pop-oratorios dedicated to him. A drop of his blood was given as a relic to Robert Kubica, Poland's Formula One driver, to help him get well after a rally crash in February.
Even socialist politicians speak of their respect for the late pope, and one May Day march, marking the International Labor Day, was scheduled for April 30 in one region of the country so it doesn't interfere with the beatification celebrations.
When the date of his beatification was announced earlier this year, some expected up to a million Poles in Rome. But just a few days before the event, Polish priests expect some 80,000 to be present. The cost factor may have played a big role in discouraging people from making the journey.
Crowds may gather for open-air masses throughout the country, where they'll be able to watch the beatification of the late pontiff live on television.
The event competes with a bank holiday in Poland, which will celebrate the Constitution Day on May 3. A poll by daily Rzeczpospolita shows that a million people took a day off on May 2 to enjoy a four-day break. Most of them will spend that time in the country.


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Part I was here, but on Friday I was still in the thick of it and unable to tell how the conference would shape up for me. This is my Blissdom 2012 recap.
Blissdom 2012 was my fourth blog conference, and the first that I could call a success (for me). Part of this was because I am more comfortable with myself, and with HH, in the blogosphere, and part of it was because of Blissdom itself.


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Tuesday, 25 November 2008
The winter wonderland
I didn't mean to be gone so long. But you know how sometimes it feels like you fail at everything you try. Well, I didn't even feel like trying. I know it's partially because of the winter. The snow I longed for came surprisingly quickly and it'll stay until Saturday at least. It's so Christmassy outside. And I'M NOT READY! Christmas should be at least two months away! I'm not stressing about the gifts exclusively, but about the whole Christmas thing. It'll be our first Christmas here in Turku, and the first Christmas we're celebrating together and not with my parents or with my in-laws. And you know, I'm not a Christmas person. Not at all. I enjoy exchanging gifts and spending time together, but the religious part just isn't for me (neither is the commercial gift exchange part!).
I'm trying to enjoy the beautiful weather while it lasts, but I can't escape the people who feel the need to talk about the nearing Christmas the whole duration of my 5-hour work shift. And that's the money-spending kind of Christmas talk. I don't feel like spending a lot of money just because it's that one special day of the year. Any non-commercial Christmas spirits lifting ideas? I like making decorations and such, but I'm in need of ideas of what to DO on Christmas to make it feel like Christmas.
One of my Christmas traditions is card-making. Not for me, but for my father's business. (I try to stay away from card-sending traditions myself. I'd only forget someone important and people would get upset.) Last year I stenciled some reindeer, this year I gocco printed some snowflakes on dark blue mulberry paper. The lighting this time of the year is rather challenging (not a surprise) so I don't have photos of my pretty brown snowflake gift tags yet. I do my best to snap a picture really soon. Just so you would see what is included in all things ordered from Paperiaarre Etsy shop between today, Nov 25th (which happens to be my name day), and Dec 3rd. The shop will be taking a vacation too (Dec 4th-12th), but all orders placed and paid by the 3rd will be shipped before I leave to London and should arrive in time for Christmas.
I'll skip the introduction of books and pouches that were a part of the last shop update. What's in the shop is in the shop. But I thought I'd mention that the shop is still/again well stocked and prettier than ever :)
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Ugh... I know how you feel. Although, actually, I'm feeling quite excited about the whole thing this year.ReplyDelete
I have deleted your email by accident but let me know when you're free in London (if you're free) and we can go out to look at some paper and have a coffee or something. :)
I am sympathetic! I feel like people just cannot understand why the beginning of the holiday season is soooo irritating to me. Maybe most other artists also feel this way??ReplyDelete
At least I can find solace in the fact that there is a resurgence of interest in hand-crafted goods...
I absolutely love christmas, the music (not the hymns, the songs like rocking around the christmas tree etc) I think I started to love christmas when my kids were born, it's magical for them. Perhaps when you have children it will become magical for you!ReplyDelete
The first time my husband and I spent Christmas alone together was hard too. The only recommendations I have are (1) don't try to make it exactly like it would be if you were with your family, because it will just depress you further, and (2) try not to lapse into your usual routine that day (hiding in the studio or working alone on individual projects), and make an effort to spend some time together in a special way--even if it's just sitting down together for dinner at the table (which almost never happens in our house).ReplyDelete
I hope you figure out what to do with christmas. my family is chinese and we are definitely not religious nor are we american enough to celebrate what we consider to be an american holiday (like christmas). but lately, with efforts on my part, we've turned christmas into a normal family reunion. a minor one, just all the families on my dad's side (his sibling's families that is). we do this during thanksgiving as well and that one is definitely an american holiday. we do the usual potluck meal, we exchange gifts but that's not required, we just hang out and talk. the only thing christmas-y about it is the family coming together and sharing a meal and exchanging gifts. we don't do what other families might do, such as storytelling, no snow here!, singing, piano-playing, or christmas movie watching, or celebrations that are more religious. our parents are not religious and do not speak english very well, so it definitely makes most traditional american customs odd for us.ReplyDelete
and thanks for sharing the name day celebrations. in chinese, some kids are born with two animals, one is the zodiac sign and the other is just the celebration of the animal. for instance, i am born in the year of the rabbit as well as the day of the dog. we also sometimes celebrate the birthday in the lunar calendar and the current calendar (gregorian, i believe?). but we don't do name days. but through wikipedia i found a link that told me my name day! i love the multicultural lists because i get to be exposed to so many wonderful names.
Christmas, for what is supposed to be a joyous occasion, is fraught with so many difficulties, isn't it? Merry Christmas. That's all I have to say. And a happy new year (let's hope it swings through soon).ReplyDelete
Lovely simple striking pattern!ReplyDelete
Yes I have also given up on cards and send electronic greetings instead!
Those snowflakes are just beautiful.ReplyDelete
Perhaps you would be happy concentrating on the Winter Solstice which does celebrate the shift towards more light in our lives. As you and your husband discuss what you two would like for this season, I'm sure you will make a start at creating your own traditions.
Make it special but in your own style, and you already know that $$s are not the core. A Happy December to you.
This is a beautiful simple design.ReplyDelete
I love the colour.


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The use of living organisms, or any part thereof, or its products for industrial or commercial use is the basis of biotechnology. There are examples of the use of microorganisms biotechnology from ancient times, such as the fermentation of alcoholic beverages and bread making. From this perspective, even the selection and breeding of different varieties of plant and animal production of agricultural and livestock throughout history may be considered biotechnological approaches. The discovery and characterization of maintenance processes and flow of biological information has led to the expansion of the number of biotech applications.
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The blue biotech is based in the exploitation of marine resources for the generation of products and applications of industrial interest. If we consider that the sea offers the greatest biodiversity, there is potentially a huge variety of sectors that can benefit from the use of blue biotechnology. Many of the products and blue biotechnology applications are under research, although there are already examples of using some of them on a daily basis.
Green Biotech
Green Biotech is centered focuses on agriculture as an exploitation field. The focuses and uses of Green biotech include creating new varieties of plants of agricultural interest, the production of bio-fertilizers and bio-pesticides, in vitro culture and cloning of plants. The first of these approaches is the one that has undergone further development and which has raised the most interest and controversy in society. Creating modified varieties of plants is based almost exclusively on transgenesis, or introduction of genes from another variety or organism into the plant. By using this technology three fundamental objectives are intended. First, it seeks to obtain varieties resistant to pests and diseases. By way of example, corn varieties which are pest- resistant, are being currently marketed. A second use of transgenic plants aims at developing varieties with may improve nutritional properties (eg, higher content of vitamins). Finally, transgenesis in plants is also studied as a means to develop varieties of plants that act as bio-producing substances of medical, biomedical or industrial fields in easily separable and purifiable quantities.
Grey Biotech
Grey Biotech is comprised by direct all applications of biotechnology to the environment. It is possible to divide these applications into two main groups: the biodiversity maintenance and the pollutants removal. Regarding the first, it include the application of molecular biology to genetic analysis of populations and species which comprise the ecosystem, their comparison and cataloging. They may also include cloning techniques to preserve species and the use of storage technology genomes. As for the removal of contaminants or bioremediation, gray biotech uses microorganisms and plants for the isolation and removal of various substances such as heavy metals and hydrocarbons, with the interesting possibility of using these substances or using byproducts from this activity later.


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We're excited to introduce Henry & Belle - arriving in-store this Fall 2014.
They met in 1931, against the backdrop of Chicago's thriving garment district. Henry Mann was a young designer; Belle, meanwhile, worked as a fitting model for the elegant, tapered styles of the 1930's couture. Henry and Belle fell in love and married in 1932. From that point forward, she was Henry's constant muse - the inspiration behind each collection he created. Through innovative, new materials, these designs weaved Henry's vision with Belle's insight into fit, movement and feel.
While she loved fashion, Belle eventually made the decision to give up her modeling career and become a volunteer philanthropist - a calling she embraced for the rest of her life. In the end, Belle was Henry's vision of perfection: a woman who was confident yet caring, chic yet natural. She looked good. She did good. Together, Henry & Belle not only built the successful family company that continues today, but also a legacy of steadfast commitment to philanthropy.


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AKRON — One thunderous blow from a jackhammer broke the ice.
The right arm of Nigel Hayes was the strike Toledo Whitmer needed Saturday to pull away from Medina 51-39 in the University of Akron Division I Regional championship.
In ending the improbable tournament run of the Bees (10-16), who were just the third team in Medina County history to reach the round of eight, the Panthers (23-2) advance to face St. Edward on Friday in the state semifinals at Ohio State University's Value City Arena.
"Plays like those are what Coach (Bruce Smith) calls his pick-sixes," Hayes said. "That was more like a batted interception, a pick-six and a touchdown celebration dance."
With the teams trading physical blows, brick after brick and Whitmer holding a 29-26 lead late in the third quarter, Medina's Lucas Supan dribbled into traffic near the top of the 3-point arc to set up the play of the night.
The ball was stripped and eventually poked high into the air near midcourt. Panthers point guard LeRoy Alexander (11 points, 6 rebounds) used his impressive vertical to tip the ball to Hayes (17 points,
8 rebounds), who was leaking out in anticipation of a turnover.
Hayes then corralled the rock, took a few dribbles, extended his right arm to the right and threw down a game-changing dunk. Supan fouled Hayes on the play, and the 6-foot-7 forward canned the free throw in front of the vastly outnumbered Whitmer student section.
"That really got our team going, and really got our crowd into it, which gave us momentum," Hayes said. "That pushed us forward the rest of the quarter and the rest of the game."
The highlight-reel sequence kicked off a 17-3 Whitmer run, which also featured a buzzer-beating putback at the end of the third quarter by Alexander, who later added a pair of two-handed slams.
With the way 6-1 Ricardo Smith was locking down 6-8 Michigan State recruit Kenny Kaminski (3 points, 1-of-10 shooting), there was little hope of a Medina comeback.
"They're a really good basketball team," Bees coach Anthony Stacey said. "They've only lost two games for a reason."
Kaminski wasn't the only player who struggled to score. Whitmer's defense was that good.
Medina's rock during its postseason run, Mason Schreck, finished with four points on 2-of-7 shooting while battling against 6-7, 270-pound Michigan football recruit Chris Wormley and 6-8, 300-pound Storm Norton and attempting to keep up with Hayes at the other end.
Meanwhile, Alexander's 'D' on Logan Winkler (3 points, 3 assists) was so strong Billy Geschke (14 points) took over the point in the second half, and take out 1-for-1 performances from backups Ian Law, Lucas Supan, Nick Fryer and Mike Ellenbest and the Bees' were 5-of-19 (.263) from the floor in the second half.
"They're definitely the best defensive team we've played and their probably the most physical," Stacey said. "They have a bunch of football guys that guard you and buy in."
How Medina hung around for nearly three quarters was relatively simple: The first half was brutally ugly, the Panthers proved they couldn't shoot (1-of-11 3-pointers) and no one could guard Geschke.
Whitmer began the game on a 7-0 run using a NBA-style isolation offense that baffled many because of the Panthers' clear advantage in athleticism and team speed, as Hayes, Alexander and Smith settled for jumpers.
Meanwhile, Geschke asserted himself quickly after breaking Medina's 4:32 scoreless drought to being the game. The 6-1 junior scored all eight of Medina's first-quarter points on 3-of-4 shooting, but the problem was no one complemented him, as the Bees finished the half 6-of-20 from the floor.
Luckily for Medina, Whitmer wasn't much better with a 7-of-25 effort, and the Bees actually held a 15-14 lead at recess.
"It felt pretty good coming after my performance during the last game," said Geschke, referring to a 1-of-6 effort against Elyria 48 hours earlier. "As a player, you always don't remember what happened in the past. You always look to the next game because that's what matters most."
The teams went back and forth for much of the third quarter, when the Panthers began attacking the basket with more frequency. Medina's key scorers continued to struggle, but role players Dillon Wiesler, Supan and Law made huge shots to keep the Bees afloat.
That is until Hayes slammed home the game-changer.
"That's the name of the game at this point — you've got to make shots," Stacey said. "Unfortunately tonight we just couldn't get the ball to go in the hole."
With 2:34 remaining, a driving Hayes was fouled by Ian Law. Hayes and Kaminski, who was protecting the rim, continued through the whistle, and Kaminski ended up knocking Hayes to the ground after hard contact.
No call was made despite vehement pleas from Whitmer fans, but Hayes, who plays for the same AAU program as Kaminski, took no offense to the play.
"That was accidental," he said. "That's that All-Ohio Red love he has for me."
• Chase Johanson, Jordan Bybee and Mike Kaminski made their varsity debuts when the benches cleared.
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Increasing Information and Decision Tools for Alternative Enterprises
An increasing number of existing and potential farmers in Iowa are looking at organic and vegetable production as possible alternatives to conventional agriculture. Enough information and decision tools must be available in order to make an informed decision on whether these alternatives make economic sense.
To help answer some of the economic questions, a series of information files, budgets, and decision tools have been created and made available through the Iowa State University Agricultural Decision Maker website. These files, budgets, and tools cover topics such as how to choose among alternatives, developing and using whole-farm and enterprise records, making the transition to organics, pricing for profit, and a series of vegetable and organic budgets.
From March 08 to February 10, more than 45,000 information file and decision tool downloads occurred. A little over half of the total downloads have been the various vegetable and organic budgets. Downloads for general categories have been as follows:
Information files 18,643
Vegetable budgets 18,256
Organic budgets 6,135
Decision tools 2,067
Total downloads 45,101
In addition to the information files, budgets, and decision tools, at least 8-10 presentations were made by Extension each year outlining the information in the files, budgets, and tools. Feedback from the participants indicated the educational materials were well-received. Some of the specific quotes indicated participants plan to:
Keep track of time & costs of production.
Evaluate products and choose the right mix of products.
Price according to costs plus a profit margin.
Price for real profit, develop budgets for my signature crops & network with others.
ISU Extension is increasing information files and decision tools available to those existing and new producers who want to look at alternatives to conventional agriculture. With added information, informed decisions can be made to determine if any of the alternatives make economic sense. If interested in learning more about economics of organics or vegetable production, contact Craig Chase at 319-238-2997 or (email@example.com).
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Here's a new trailer for Godfather II. There's head-punching, there's old-timey music, there's still that lingering sense that EA don't really know what to do with this franchise. They've got until February 2009 to work it out, since that's when it's due on 360, PS3 and PC.


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Dean Lomax is a young palaeontologist from Doncaster, England. Dean has worked on palaeontological projects in Europe and the USA. He researches fossils and publishes books, articles and peer reviewed scientific papers. He is currently assistant curator of palaeontology at Doncaster Museum & Art Gallery and a Visiting Scientist at the School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, The University of Manchester.
He works on a variety of projects, including research, lectures, the assessment of palaeontology collections, leading field trips and is a consultant for the BBC Natural History Unit.
A new book due out early 2014 is Dinosaurs of the British Isles, by Dean Lomax and Nobumichi Tamura, the creators of Palaeocritti. Watch this space!


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Tawny Tit-spinetail (Leptasthenura yanacensis) - HBW 8, p. 265
French: Synallaxe fauve
German: Roststirn-Meisenschlüpfer
Spanish: Tijeral de Yánac
Taxonomy: Leptasthenura yanacensis Carriker, 1933, Yánac, 15,000 feet [c. 4570 m], Ancash, Peru.
Sister-species relationship with L. fuliginiceps suggested by similarities in plumage and tail pattern; simple plumage pattern and tail structure interpreted as indicating that both occupy a basal position in genus. Population in Cochabamba, in Bolivia, with whitish supercilium and paler underparts than N populations, almost certainly represents an undescribed taxon; specimen material from NW Argentina lacking. Monotypic.
Distribution: W & SE Peru (Ancash, N Lima, and E Andes in Cuzco and Puno) S to N Bolivia (La Paz, Cochabamba, Potosí, Tarija) and NW Argentina (Jujuy, Salta).
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an adult going through the vegetation, calling from time to time. Locality Abra Malaga, Cusco Department, Peru (Monotypic species)
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The Commonwealth's 4 p.m. Burning Law went into effect Feb. 15, 2016 – the start of spring fire season in Virginia.
This law prohibits burning before 4 p.m. each day (Feb. 15 – April 30) if the fire is in, or within 300 feet of, woodland, brushland or fields containing dry grass or other flammable materials. Burning of leaves, yard waste or trash continues to be the major cause of wildfires in Virginia. These "debris" fires can easily escape unless proper precaution is taken. Anytime you attempt to burn leaves or debris it is important that you notify the local fire department dispatch center at 540-586-7827 and plan to stay in attendance of your debris fire at all times.
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Tip is set for 7 p.m. and it will be the first meeting between the two schools.
MSU, 2-5 on the year with both victories coming at the Hump, returns home following a hard-fought 73-63 setback at Providence on Saturday in the SEC/Big East Challenge.
The Roadrunners enter the contest 3-4 and losers of three straight.
"They have really good guards that like to dribble penetrate, and we've got to do a good job of keeping them out of the paint," MSU coach Rick Ray said. "We've also got to avoid slow starts. We can't continue to dig ourselves in holes that are impossible to get out."
UTSA will be the sixth Western Athletic Conference foe MSU has played. All-time, the Bulldogs are 14-6 against the WAC.
To improve on that mark, Mississippi State will need the type of game it played in the final 10 minutes against the Friars. Trailing by 26, MSU rallied to close the gap to 5 at 68-63. The rally was thwarted, however, as Providence hit all six of its free throws in the waning minutes.
Senior forward Wendell Lewis came off the bench to score a career- and team-high 16 points. The Selma, Ala., native also hauled in 11 rebounds for his first double-double of the year and the second of his career.
Also in double-digits were Fred Thomas and Roquez Johnson with 12 and 10 points, respectively.
Johnson leads MSU in scoring with his 14.3 clip.
"We just can't have another slow start," Lewis said. "We've got to start games like we are down 20 and play with more urgency."
The Roadrunners enter the game with three players scoring in double-digits. They are led by Kannon Burrage at 17.9 points, while Michael Hale and Jeromie Hill are averaging 16.5 and 12.1 points, respectively.
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Geo, send me a copy and I'll watch it. I refuse to give money to this charlatan to help fund his next boneheaded project.
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I saw this when it came out..I thought it was a VERY good movie, and had never heard the alien theroy before till then..crazy! I thought Ben did a great job investigating and talking to many scientists....full glass for me:)
Oct 22, '08
I dare anyone with a comment like Vi's to watch it to prove that you are one of the open minded people in the conversation.
Oct 22, '08
And that would be because ... he's not interested in a dialogue. In order to have a dialogue, you have to admit that there's another side, e.g. evolution is supported by data, I.D. has NO DATA OR RESEARCH. After years of whining about not getting to play real scientists, they still have produced NOTHING. The only thing they have produced is propoganda, like "Expelled".
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|Bendeck, Salazar reach quarters
LAS VEGAS – Idaho's doubles pairing of Jose Bendeck and Cristobal Ramos Salazar advanced to the quarterfinals at the ITA Mountain Regional men's tennis tournament on Friday while Bendeck and Artemiy Nikitin fell in round of 16 singles action.
"I am proud of how the guys competed today, win or lose," Idaho coach Jeff Beaman said. "I feel we learned where we need to be in the spring from the matches today."
Bendeck and Ramos Salazar got their second straight doubles win after a round of 64 bye in the draw, and will face New Mexico State's Thomas Douglas and Naveen Manivannan for a chance to reach the semifinals.
Both Bendeck and Nikitin's singles losses came in three sets, as Nikitin fell 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 to an opponent from New Mexico, and Bendeck lost 6-3, 6-7, 6-4 to his Nevada counterpart.
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The Pan American will be open to men, women and youth 5-17 years old and will be held in the Gold Mine Gymnasium at California State University Long Beach located in Long Beach, California.
California State University Long Beach
Gold Mine Gymnasium
1250 N Bellflower Blvd
Long Beach, CA 90840-0004
Men $70
Women & Teens $50
Kids (5-13) $40
Price includes weight division and open weight • Guaranteed 2 fights
Mail-in registration must be postmarked no later than Monday May 30th, 2005
Online must be completed by Wednesday June 1st, 2005
At Door Registration - $85
Spectator Tickets - $10
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1) Mail a signed Registration Form along with a money order or check made payable to:
GTA Tournaments and mail to: 713 Torrance Blvd, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
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1) Friday, June 3rd, 2005 Between 12pm - 10pm at Hotel Huntington Beach located at 7667 Center Ave, Huntington Beach, CA 92647-3073 Driving directions
2) Saturday, June 4th, 2005 between 7am - 9am at the tournament location.
Anyone arriving after 9am will be penalized an additional $15
There will be no weight allowance. If an athlete is within 3 pounds of their weigh class they will have until 1 hour before their scheduled division to make weight.
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All competitors that place in the top four places will be awarded Rating points for the season tally.
Hotel Huntington Beach is the official event hotel. There is an abundance of shopping, dining, night life, and more right across the street from the hotel.
$55 a night for 4 persons. 4 people per room = $13 a night each.
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Yes - 29 year old Chad Dawson 31-1 (17) outpointed 47 year old light heavyweight champ Bernard Hopkins 52-6- 2 (32) this past weekend and distinguished himself as the top light heavyweight in boxing. I scored the fight 116-113 / 7-4-1 in favor of Dawson. The fact that judges aren't allowed to score even rounds is one of the more absurd things in boxing. Neither Dawson or Hopkins warranted the first round being scored for them based on a feint or missed jab during the closing seconds of the round.
So what's the take away from the fight?
To be perfectly blunt, Dawson looked lousy and father time has gained another step on Hopkins. Yes, Bernard's body looked softer than it ever has before during a fight and it was astounding how many times he was either frozen by or totally faked out by Dawson's hand and shoulder feints, a sure sign of Chad's terrific hand speed and Hopkins' lack of confidence in his once spectacular instincts, so he over-corrected. That said, once again, despite in an effort in which he came up a little short, Hopkins made another outstanding fighter look sub-par, even though none of the head-butting, sporadic charges along with the headlocks and holding and hitting were a surprise to either Chad or trainer John Scully. Actually, they counted on Hopkins to stick to form, yet for the first five rounds of the bout it was correctly pointed out by Emanuel Steward and Max Kellerman how Dawson was fighting Bernard's fight and was being totally taken out of his game.
For a majority of his career and especially beginning in his late thirties, Hopkins has managed to disrupt, stymie, neutralize and befuddle every fighter he faced with the possible exception of Jermain Taylor. To say that he does that sounds easy when it's just words....but when you really think about it, it's astounding how he does it to everybody. What is missed so much by so many writers, broadcasters and fans is - just how hard it is to fight, forget about doing it correctly and scientifically, just doing it. Professionals, in order to excel at the highest level must do it correctly and scientifically every time out.
Combat sports, regardless of whether we're talking about boxing, mixed martial arts or greco Roman wrestling, are the hardest sports for any athlete to master. There's recently been a lot of cookbook analysts and tutorials all over the internet and in boxing publications on how to fight. Everything is written within the realm of the perfect world, which doesn't exist for one single second in actual combat. Sure, if you give this guy movement or pivot when you throw a certain punch anticipating the counter, you get a pre-determined result by mastering A, B, and C. Right. So why not manufacture the next world beater? Cause it can't be done, fighters, real fighters that is, are born, not built or manufactured.
Every fighter is different. They all jab different, feint different, move different, hold their hands different and despite all of them trying to accomplish the same thing, none of them go about it the same way. Yet for a decade, regardless of who the fighter was in front of him, Bernard Hopkins managed to find their weakness and force them to fight from it a majority of the bout. The only things that have somewhat neutralized him is spectacular speed and athleticism, as we saw this past weekend during his bout with Chad Dawson.
Think about it - Dawson may be the most athletically and physically gifted light heavyweights since Roy Jones when he was at his peak. All Chad had to do was let his athleticism take over and force Hopkins to have to deal with that. But no, once he's in front of you and you really don't know what to expect, Hopkins brings you down to his level. Again, everyone knows this going in before the fight, yet every fighter is put off and thrown out of sync by Hopkins' antics and tactics.
Prior to the fight the cookbook called for Dawson to push the fight and overwhelm Hopkins with his speed and volume punching. As long as Chad stayed busy and forced Hopkins to defend without making the fight a war or street fight, he would have no problem with a fighter who looks to slow the fight down and isn't capable of putting together multiple punch combinations. However, once he was in there and the presence of Hopkins projected that there's nothing but minefields and trapdoors in front of me, Chad fought at a pace where Hopkins saw everything and was able to time him with lead right hands and a few short hooks inside. Smartly, Dawson's trainer John Scully saw this and implored his fighter to not fall for Hopkins' subterfuge and start to assert himself.
From the start of the fifth round on Dawson fought more of his fight and used his reach and speed just enough to the point to where he filled the holes and there wasn't much left for Bernard to work with. And once Hopkins was forced to create his own offense he was more vulnerable to counters. And that's one thing that really bothers Hopkins - getting hit cleanly. No, he's not afraid to get hit nor is he ever hurt when he is caught. What messes with him more than any fighter in recent memory is how Hopkins is embarrassed when he is nailed, no doubt because it happens so infrequently. The thought of embarrassing him stymies him more than anything else. Show him you're capable of doing that to him and you may have something.
To finish where I started, yes, Dawson won a three point victory over Hopkins and is now at the top of the light heavyweight food chain. But is he really the man based on his showing against Hopkins? Perhaps that's yet to be determined. But he sure didn't handle Hopkins the way he should've and may even be physically capable of doing. Dawson may have won the boxing match, but I come away thinking more about how once again Bernard took an outstanding fighter and forced him to fight down to the level that he needed him to in order to have a chance to beat the almost 18 year younger fighter, than I do being overwhelmed by how Dawson looked or fought.
When all is said and done - the difference was Dawson landed a couple more punches in more rounds than Hopkins did. I'm not sure that constitutes the beginning of a new era, and it may not even be the end of the Hopkins era. Fighting is the hardest thing any athlete can attempt to master - yet Hopkins has repeatedly taken the best of the best in the professional ranks and regardless of their age, size, style or mentality, he brings them down to the level he needs them to be at and makes them look as if they're fighting in the big time for the very first time.
Dawson just has a style that's bad for Hopkins. I'd say that Bernard can no longer perform at the elite level, but he'd still beat a lot of guys currently out there.
Who doesn't look sub-par against Hopkins? Even a prime Roy Jones didn't look good against Hopkins getting a ugly win is good enough.
C'mon SCLA Ali! Quit politricking. B-Hop made SuperBad Chad look like a windmill swinging BYTCH! Admit it, SCLA Ali! Just admit da jive and give everybodeee and dey momma a high five. You KNOOOOOOOOW keep B-Hop -- I mean HOPE -- alive. Is a getting an ugly girl good enough? And don't give me dat on-da-block jive dat ugly girls need lovin' too. You just want them to make you a sandmitch [sic]. Hehehehe! Holla!
stat of the night, dawson landed like 25 of 200 jabs... thats 2 jabs landed a round...
say what you will about hopkins, for 47 my good Lord does he have some excellent
genetics and his boxing iq is literally unsurpassed by anyone...
Radam if she's ugly with a big *** it's good enough for me. Lol..Name 1 fighter that has looked good against B-Hop? U can't triple O.G if you try to look pretty against B-Hop you getting your *** whoop plain and simple
Frank- You're exactly right. Spot on.
The only person made to look subpar was boxing judge Luis Rivera. Horrible scorecard.
He made Dawson miss a lot, wonderful, but he didn't do much of anything to capitalize on it. Nothing too overly impressive in my humble opinion.
While it's a remarkable feat for a man of Hopkin's years to do what he does in the ring, it's a hell of a lot easier to make the other guy look lousy if you're not trying to land punches yourself. Skirting round the outside of the ring for two and a half minutes making sure you don't get hit - as Hopkins has done in many of his fights in the last decade - is sure to make the other guy look bad, but it doesn't win fights. You can quite rightly admire Hopkins making everybody look bad, but what good is it if it's unwatchable most of the time and you don't give yourself a shot a winning? If his only shot at winning is fighting this way then the cheerleaders in his corner should drop the conspiracy theories and be honest and tell him to call time on a great career.
Gibola & SouthPaul y'all right on point. After B-Hop fight with Pavlik he said he was going to be a lot more aggressive in the rest of his fights. Lol knock it off B-Hop.
what kind of article is this??????
the consolation prize for those fans still in awe of the Hopkins dirty-fight-Legacy?
Bhop reminded me of a 50 year old stripper against Dawson.
The kind that hides behind her Boa Feathers because she's got more to hide,....
.....Than she has to show.
The Kind of Stripper that hides behind props of various kinds because she doesn't want you to see her shifting bags of silicon, the dubious patches of stretchmarks where smooth skin used to be,..
......Or her faltering choreography.
Bhop always resorts to non-boxing whenever he feels threatened by a skillful opponent.
he effectively dumped manure into the living rooms of multitudes of boxing fans Saturday night....as if the fans crave it.(we don't)
Stinking up the homes of many during his non-fight performance with Dawson.
He put more effort into not fighting,.... than an old stripper who puts more effort into NOT trying to show her aging body.... The lusty crowd hollers....more,....more,... more,.... and Bhop responds by giving Less,....less,....less.
The fans deserve better than being forced to endure the 48 minutes of non-sportman-like conduct diplayed by Bhop against Dawson.
Ship him off to Europe where he's sure to extend his career another 2 years.
Keep him on EPIX, or SkyBox,... but please don't let him back on HBO.
bad chad is not so bad. he doesnt have the killer instinct and will never have a following. his trainer scully has more heart. hopkins still has a couple more fights left in him and if chad actually fought like was a bad *** hopkins would have won.
I also thought Dawson won by a few points, but since his first fight with Glen Johnson (where he showed a lot of heart and skill) he has looked underwhelming to me. Something is missing. He has all the physical tools, but to me he lacks fire and a killer instinct. He just seems too comfortable to win by a decision. I thought Manny Steward would have been great for him, but Dawson didn't want to go to Detroit to train. I thought Scully did a good job of keeping him mentally engaged in the fight, but he probably should have been able to win more convincingly against a guy 18 years his senior. Credit should be given to Hopkins; even though his style isn't crowd-pleasing anymore, he is damn near impossible to catch cleanly and he is tough as nails. He is simply impossible to look good against. Dawson is a prime example of one of the big problems in today's fight game: the best fighters simply do not fight enough. He turned pro in 2001 and only has 32 fights! That's ridiculous. He's also changed trainers almost as often as Oscar De La Hoya, so I think his development may have been stunted. I'd like to see him take on Cloud (whom he ducked) and rematch Pascal. If he looks impressive and shows some fire against those guys, it may not be too late for him.
Danggit! SCLA Ali! Hehehehehe! You are fitting boastfully into the stereotype about brothas. "A girl can be as ugly or ogooley as a witch's s***, but if she has a big, ole hinny, da take brotha will take her and tear dat arse up." C'mon, SCLA Ali, where is the innerlove? Some of the best dames have arses as flat as backboards of pick-up basketball games on da block. Hehehehe! Ya' ain't no good, SCLA Ali! Holla!
Great article F-Lo, I say you hit the nail on the head. 2 things though, the thing about fighters being born not built I'm not really sold on and think it's cliche. Seth Mitchell for exapmle was he born or built. Everyone is capable of fighting if motivated, it's mental. A woman can be scare to death of snakes but if her kids are in danger from a snake survival instinct kicks in and fear goes out the window. She will kill the snake, battle and die for her kids. The same is true for a peaceful man who doesn't want any trouble but if trouble comes to his door and threatens his family, that peaceful man will become a warrior. That's my perception of people. It's a warrior inside the mind of almost everyone. 2nd thing is this, if Chad wouldn't have fought three forty year old guys how many of us would know his name, given that these weren't average Joe's but still? I'm going to use Radam's word and say Chad is pulling an optical illusion. He has talent yes, but how good is he really or what is his ranking in 175 really? I know what Andre Ward is and he earned my respect by fighting the best at 168....all of'em available and beating them. Chad...well that's something different. He fights the guys on the down slope of there careers or journeyman with marginal skill level. He fights a live dog in Pascal and get his @__ handed to him. Campillo is there, Tavoris Thunder Cloud is there, stop hiding like Nazim Richardson said and called good money on that. Yousa dude with a lot of talent being wasted and will remain nameless in mediocre land as a pretender babysitting the strap for the next real champ. Step up and clean house or I predict your reign will short like leprechaun...a hiccup. Like Terry Norris beat Sugar Ray but ask 10 people today who he is and see what they say. Marinate and meditate on that one. Last thing Hopkins don't retire so this Dude can claim he did something. Fight at least one or two more times and leave with a W. My coach had me working on slipping the jab and digging a short shot to the body, then hook, pivot and hook again not easy at it sounds F-Lo so I feel you on how hard it can be. My hook was too wide so I had to shorten it up and bring it from my chin, part of that it because I was fetting tired and sloppy but that can get you hurt or KO'd. Little things like this go unnoticed by people who don't know anything about boxing. It's skills and technique not a bar fight or high school brawl. Every time I watch Hopkins fight I'm noticing things that I can add to playbook or work on still. When the fight come on next Saturday I'm gon watch it about 5 or 6 more times. I got my reasons, and that picture up there didn't show Dawson getting butted. That's Hopkins with his chin tucked and his head in his chest giving himself room to work on the inside. We got robbed of all the inside fight game by the ref. I wish they picked Arthur Mercante for this fight, would've been much better I bet you that. Dueces
All respect due, B-Sug, but B-Hop is no way ever resorting "to non-boxing" tactics. Dude is true to da core -- what the oldtimers, dey mommas and anybody who know da game call -- a straight-up "genius boxing fool." B-Hop doesn't ever have to feel "threatened by [any] skillful opponent." Dude is a master of the arch mastery of da whup a$$. You may not like the way he does it. But none the same, he does it. He did straight fudge up SBC's game and made him "look sub-par" and lost like a "little red riding hood" trying to figure out if B-Hop was boksing's grandpa or "the big, bad wolf."
Like Uncle Roger says, "Most people don't know syet 'bout boksin!" Nobody is asking those know-nothing fans a penny to watch B-Hop. At any time they can stop. But their favorites, he'll just keep knocking 'em from the top. Super Bad Chad was a flop -- a dumb sucker or a naive loppy pop. The old-gray arse genius made him look like a has not. Holla!
Your stripper analogy was superb! Job well done, best read today.
Hopkins not an all time great boxer, he is an opportunist boxer! with great sucess, not too long ago we criticized Carlos Molina, for making everybody look bad. A true defensive fighter is somebody like Sweat Pea whitaker/ Money May/ James toney/ roberto duran. Hopkins holds and hits, leads with head, grabs. runs. Any boxer is going to look Bad!. Hopkins knows if he stands and trades punches and tries to box Dawson, he is going to get his @ss KOd.
The late, great, Sugar Ray Robinson was "an opportunist boxer," TOO! I syet you not. All great boxers were. Looks at the advantage time that Sugar Ray Leonard took in fighting ATG Marvelous Marvin Hagler at the right time of weakness. And tell me about Money May being an opportunist in fighting Miguel Cotto five or six later than he could have at the right time of weakness.
Being one of the greatest pugilists ever, B-Hop is definitely at the top. And that is real money. And with it, you can make a BIG bank drop. Holla!
Hopkins has shunned intuitive boxing in favor of a romantic one. Once an android who can evade contact and make his tango partner a buffoon, Hopkins has refined his style to an affectionate poet who is desirous of too much contact akin to a repressed public display of affection. He literally uses his head like a coconut instead of a volleyball. The once master of distance and craft would now bulldoze his way for a profound hug and climax his move with a takedown reminiscent of lovers meeting in the beach and slamming their sweaty bodies in the sand. Chad Dawson should be given credit for trying to improvise a dance step amid Bernard's skewed tango.
Who will win the Sergey Kovalev vs Andre Ward fight?


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Across the country, National School Choice Week began Sunday, with more than 3,500 events planned to celebrate education reform and more than 80 in the Quaker State, alone.
According to Corbettĺs press release, about half the nationĺs governors are recognizing the week with official proclamations.
ôWe are grateful that Governor Corbett has officially recognized School Choice Week in Pennsylvania,ö said Andrew Campanella, president of National School Choice Week, in a press release.
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Locally, members on both sides of the aisle in the General Assembly have weighed in on the meaningfulness of this event, or lack thereof.
ôIĺm a proponent of school choice,ö said State Rep. Kate Harper (R-61st of Montgomery County).
ôI believe in the public schools as well and I donĺt think any public school should feel threatened by the fact that parents choose other means of education for their children, in areas where the public schools are not doing a good job.ö
Harper expressed her gratitude that the school systems within her legislative district Ś Colonial, Wissahickon and North Penn school districts, offer some of the better quality experiences than in other parts of the state, she said.
ôNot all schools in Pennsylvania are as well-run or as fortunate, and I do believe that parents need to be able to send their children to the right school for the child. Pennsylvania has a long tradition of school choice, with people having options other than the public schools. Pennsylvania has a lot of children who were home-schooled. Thatĺs the perfect option for some families and we should celebrate that.ö
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State Rep. Tim Briggs (D-149th of Montgomery County) said this area is home to some of the best public schools in the Commonwealth.
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ôSlightly more than a decade ago, 30 percent of students who lived in our district chose to attend private or parochial schools,ö said Sherman.
ôToday, that number is less than 18 percent. We are pleased that more and more families who live in the Colonial School District are choosing the quality public education that we offer.ö
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MP Dismemberment...does it exist or am I just retarded?
Yes...i am posting ANOTHER newbie thread
Please be gentle
OK...ive read other posts...like the antiass fighter server thread thing and saw that he said 'all you need to do is type in \cg_dismember 2 and your good to go'
I only play against bots and hook 2 computers up together so me and my bro can 'mack out' against them and i've typed in the cg_dismember 2...cg_dismember 100 commands and neither of them worked...
is there something i need to do?
I've gotten the SP version to work...but it isnt the same command......
Is it possible to get dismember in MP...or is it like the sasquatch...i tall tale...well maybe not like the sasquatch...you know?.....
All i want to know is:
Can it be done
How can it be done
newbie time has finished
type "gb_saberreasticcomat 5" i believe. or something like that. haven't done it in a while
The server needs to have g_dismember set between 1 and 100. The cg_dismember is for the client machine and needs to be set to 2.
Note the difference:
g_dismember for the server
cg_dismember for the client
If you are running the server and playing it on your machine you probably need to set both.
whats the difference between them all theres:
saberealisticcombat 1
saberrealisticcombat 2,3,4,5
If you want to play in a server that has dismemberment enabled, Try this one, Its on 24 hours a day, Its a saber only server, No need to type any commands to enable dismemberment on your side, Its all done thru there server, Enjoy. :)
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it depends on the server, when ive tried the cg-dismember thing it never seemed to work, but ill go on random servers and it will work.
Actually u should use g_dismember 999, dismemberment occurs practically all the time.
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The township's administrator is recommending to trustees the installation of a global-positioning system in township vehicles and radios.
Administrator Jason Loree said the timing is right as Boardman and Austintown install a joint $1.5 million Motorola radio- dispatch system.
The new system will be capable of including GPS in vehicle and handheld radios at an extra cost, he said.
"It's for officer, firefighter and road employees' safety," Loree said.
Loree oversaw a three-month pilot program that installed traditional GPS units on fire, police and road department vehicles. The pilot program cost $1,500 and ended in the fall. No problems with the system or employees were reported.
"There is nothing in the [union] contracts to prohibit this, and the union was aware of it," he said.
The cost to expand the pilot program throughout the township is estimated at $60,000, Loree said.
However, if the township chooses to use the new radio-dispatch system, the cost would be on a per- radio basis.
"We need to get an exact count of all handheld and car radios," said Loree, who expects the total cost to be the same or less than $60,000.
The cost would be spread over the three departments' budgets, he said.
Police Chief Jack Nichols said he supports certain forms of GPS monitoring for officers.
"The primary use for us is being able to have a screen that the dispatcher can look at in real time and see where the cars are," he said.
"Then dispatchers don't have to poll all the cars verbally and everyone tries to answer at the same time. It allows them to choose the closest car and allows for a quicker response," Nichols continued.
Loree sees it as a way for the public to have more information, too. For example, he said he would like to show residents where snowplows are in real time either online or on the community television station.
He acknowledged the project will take time. The new radio-dispatch system isn't fully operational yet, and installations will happen on a rotating basis so vehicles are not out of service at the same time.
"I think it's worth it," Loree said. "I'm excited to get it up and running this year."
If there are no problems, why is Boardman spending $60K when times are supposedly tight?
"Big Brother is watching" gets more and more true.
For one, it will let administrators know where the vehicles are at any given time.
I have often wondered why certain officers are spotted in their own neighborhoods while on shift. I see one in particular all the time...
Im ok with the extra spending to make sure people are doing their jobs and not stopping at their homes to chill or going to an empty parking lot to hang out and read the newspaper while on the clock...
Until they try to use it for discipline. That's right, cops shouldn't be allowed to stop home and eat to save money. They shouldn't be able to read the paper to see whats going on in society either. How dare they take a break like other people with "real" jobs!


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