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The National Football League has disciplined Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, as Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports the league issued a $30,000 fine for his kick to the groin of Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub during the Texans' 34-31 overtime win on Thanksgiving.
Suh is earning $540,000 in base salary, a figure comprised of 17 weekly game checks worth $31,765 in pretax income. A $30,000 fine means that Suh played for free last week. According to Birkett, Suh addressed the incident for the first time, proclaiming his innocence of any dirty behavior.
"I was being dragged to the ground, and my foot inadvertently hit the man," Suh said on Tuesday. "But it's over with, moving forward and getting ready to play the Colts.
"I mean, I was dragged to the ground. A lot of things happened to me. It's a part of the game."
Still, if the league believed that Suh's kick was completely inadvertent, they would not have handed down a fine at all, let alone one in the amount of $30,000.
According to the NFL's 2012 "Fine Schedule," a first violation of "striking/kicking/kneeing" an opponent calls for a fine of $7,875, while a second offense would run a player $15,750. That Suh was docked $30,000 can be taken as a sign that Suh's track record of questionable on-field hits was weighed heavily when the league was making its decision on whether or not Suh would be fined, but also how much of his salary it would dock.Fantasy advice from the Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Minute:
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Mykki Blanco: The genderqueer rapper who's doing it her own way
U.S. Rapper Mykki Blanco is the feminine alter-ego of Michael Quattlebaum Jr - a musician and poet, she's in Australia for her debut tour and spoke with Sabine Brix about music and challenging stereotypes through performance art.
Can you tell us a bit about Mykki Blanco, how did that persona begin?
Mykki Blanco is really this feminine empowered persona I created for a video project that became a performance project that became what I do now: making music and touring the world, but it's also now a vehicle for me to be able to express my ideas on performance, writing and drama.
Where did you grow up, how did your music career evolve?
I grew up between Raleigh North Carolina and San Mateo California. I began doing performance art as a teen but really I didn't begin performing my punk poetry stuff until I was living in New York. A lot of people think I am from New York actually but its really just because I lived there for 5 years hustling about before I began Mykki.
When did you first realise you were gay and how did this shape your music, if at all?
I never really had to come out, it was that way for me, but I was still 14, 15 when I made it clear to everyone.
I liked a lot of Riot Grrl at the time, also a lot of psychedelic stuff: Noise, Blonde Redhead, Julie Ruin, M, Devendra Banhart, Chicks On Speed, Joni Mitchell, The Stooges.
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When did you first perform as a woman? What was that experience like for you?
It was when I combined what I had been doing with Mykki Blanco as just a dressed up performance video project and began recording actual raps to perform in drag - it was doing this that liberated the character and how I really found a voice between the punk performance and this raging feminine energy.
Has it been difficult for you, being a gay rapper, working within a genre which can seem dominated by heterosexual, masculine men?
Well for me it's been more about creating my own fan base, not really catering to any one community but working within whatever genre I like. The genre splicing of our contemporary culture has worked to my favour. I've just been trying to develop as a song writer and lyricist to match my showmanship.
Who did you look up to, from a musical perspective, growing up?
I loved really esoteric stuff like Yoko Ono and Ammon Duul, krautrock, but also a lot of 1960's psychedelic stuff. I listened to Syd Barret, Sonic Youth. I don't really say this in interviews often but Siouxie and the Banshees is a HUGE influence on me and the kind of music I'd like to make.
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You're a performance artist and poet, you studied design too, what made you decide to stick with music?
Things just kind of become what they are, sometimes without your control. Performing for me has always come naturally but then creating the whole machine that goes into having this lifestyle: the shows, global audience, the music - which is the most important and for me. Video is always a great entertainment device I can use to create little dramas, haha!
What are you most looking forward to in Australia?
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The band will heading out on a summer tour starting June 19 in Chicago, Illinois with 24 dates across North America and Canada. The tour will perform a few dates in Asia and Australia. This will be Queen's first full-scale tour in six years. and
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It's not usually the done thing on here to blame the referee for the result – it's the sort of thing that you like to leave for the club on the other side of town but last night's 0-0 draw at home to Lazio was pretty ridiculous.
If Clint Dempsey were voting here, he would probably argue that his goal was the most obvious,
"I thought I was level with the line, it was a good ball from Bale and as it went in I thought I'd opened my account but it was waved offside," he said.
Defoe's tap in from Bale's cross was maybe marginal but Caulker's headed effort was as clear a goal as the first one.
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Vote for your worst refereeing decision of the night
It's not usually the done thing on here to blame the referee for the result – it's the sort of thing that you like to leave for the club on the other side of town but last night's 0-0 draw at home to Lazio was pretty ridiculous.
Don't know why the Defoe goal is even an option.
If anything, that was a good decision, not a bad one!!!
Shut up you titty krout.
So Easy for The Experts ? to run a great cup match down,I
wonder what level of Football they Played ? Lazio would not surrender to even Champions Lge. clubs. having watched
the Liverpool game & then spurs,talk about Chalk&Cheese,yes a good performance from 3 or 4 young
lads,but "Young Boys" or was it "Old Boys were Awful!!
Our Ref,should have sent 1 or 2 Lazio players off,Dempsey&
Caulker goals perfect!! Perhaps Bertasconi aill invite him
(Referee)to his next Party ?
that ref and officials need glasses.we were the better team and got robbed.2 good goals denied,outplayed them.i wonder if platini heard the monkey chants
defiantly the caulker "push" ref was shocking! Some positives. Lloris is class and commands his box and deals with corners exceptionally well! Vertonghen is a beast at the back Naughton is better than benny. Lennon embraced being captain the only thing he did wrong was not shooting but his all round play and tracking back was class! Sandro and dembele is and exciting partnership they seem to be on the same wave length allready just imagine what they will be like in another 4-5 games! Caulker was very good only think i see him make one mistake! Finally the players are starting to get the hang of AVB's System.. Only one Negative and that was Walker gave the ball away far to often…….. COYS!!
We submitted at same time and said much the same things! Although I spotted more than one mistake from Caulker but it is going to happen until he has a few more apps.
For once I agree with Andy Townsend (shock horror) – Let's face facts – bad decisions or not, a draw was a fair result. The results are less important than the level of performance right now. If you perform well, the results WILL come. No point in blaming the ref as it is all sour grapes. Lazio had their moments. The most promising thing is Dembele and Sandro do not just sit. They have license to dart forward as long as the other sits. They take turns and both have the ability to burst forward. Lloris looked incredibly in control. Lennon is not the most obvious captain, but seemed to step up responsibility. He just should not be afraid to shoot. Naughton not looking out of place. Quite a memorable debut for Mason, wasn't it?
You are full of shit as always.
Dempsey and caulker goals should of stood.and if goals are marginal offside its a goal (advantage to attacker). And this is coming from a referee.
It was far too marginal to judge. We should all let the Dempsey one go. Caulker's arm was in the neck of the defender. You do that, you are asking the ref to penalise you. You give the ref a cop out. If we scored, perhaps Lazio would have come to life and equalised anyway. You can see that they came for a point with a view to nicking it. It was destined to be a draw anyway.
what game were you watching?
He was wanking the whole match.
The Dempsey "goal" was not the ref but the linesman and I don't blame either official for not giving it. It was marginal and in real time looked offside. On;t freeze frame showed it was onside.
The Defoe "goal" was clearly offside and it was the right decision.
The Caulker "goal" should have stood and I find it amazing how the referee, who must have been aware of the Lazio persistent fouling, managed to see a no existent foul by Caulker. In fact, he was being held himself.
Another bad decision, in my opinion, was not awarding a penalty for a barge on Lennon. Although shoulder to shoulder contact is legal, "deliberate barging" is not. Also the contact was from behind and was on the rear of Lennon's shoulder and sent him sprawling. To me, a clear penalty.
Disagree !! Lennon went down a little too easily. Officials did not do too badly, just a little inconsistent for both sides. Caulker's goal being disallowed was a mystery but we have far worse than the decisions last night!
Still feels as though we are lacking a spark in the middle of midfield. Modric has not been replaced by Dembele! Not in the same class unfortunately!
the officials were right in Dempsey & Defoe decisions, but not in Caulker goal.
there were other poor decisions like the 1st half finished 20 seconds before the original 45 mins, it is possible the time on TV is wrong, but it can't be difference of 20 seconds, specailly the gane stopedd several times, the added in 2nd half 3 mins.. Lazio were about to use their last subs to waste it, the player was ready before Naughton injury, yet they didn't confirm it until Naughton finished his recovery,that was a waste of more than 2 mins in added time, yet it finished around 93:30 .. Does the referee was in hurry to home or bathroom ? or worked for Lazio favour ?!
I was in line with the 6 yard box last night for Dempsey's goal and my initial impression was that it was a mile offside. No-one around me was complaining about the the decision so I've got a bit (not much!) of sympathy for the linesman. As for Caulker's goal – even from where I was sitting you could see he was being fouled.
AVB is quietly transforming The Spurs into a very good looking outfit. Yes we had some moments under HR but 442 has so many limitations. Nearly all the new players on show last night looked good and comfortable in this new system and I don't think it will be long before we really click into gear. Bale not as imposing at the moment and yes Walker gave away some sloppy passes but the core of Vertonghen, Sandro & Dembele is a really exciting prospect. Lets shut the red top gutter press up for good please.
Despite lacking the results we'd all like to see I'm pretty happy with the squad. Good rotation to keep all the players happy and in form; not afraid to sub (even star) players; good depth to the team (although we'd all still like another really top striker and CM); and the teams formation and player switching look good.
I assume that last will only improve as the team adjusts to AVBs style.
I'm fine with people underestimating AVB — I can't think of what I'd want him to be doing different. We've had some unlucky results, but keep playing like this — keep getting a better understanding of the system and getting used to new players — and we have an exciting squad.
I wouldn't worry about the referee decisions.I would worry about building a bigger stadium though. Free entry for season ticket holders and your playing our Lazio brothers,and you only get twenty five thousand.what happened to the old waiting list ha ha.There was more paying WESTHAM boys there last night than you TOBY's.Our Lazio pals had a good laugh at how shit your surpport is and that silly song about marching in.I told them the rest of your lot were down old street station giving Dennis one.
Yet another moronic post from sad troll,Chimp Chimp.
Don't West Ham give £1 entrance to youngsters? How appropriate that this cretin allies himself with his "Lazio brothers" Peas in a pod no doubt. Only a challenged bigot would boast in this way about an affinity to racist neanderthals. Sums up this inadequate's regular posts as a troll. What sort of cretin demonstrates a total inability to express himself and lack of any comprehension of the English language? " and YOUR playing"..!!!! "There WAS more paying WESTHAM boys "..!! Racist and pillock.A true embarrassment to the name of West Ham. Note its two words.
Little boy you shouldn't make allegations about things you know fuck all about. If you had your way there would be mob rule,if ones doing it they are must all be doing it so hang'em all. All clubs have their extremists especially yours and I went to school with a lot of them.The difference is WESTHAM did something about it 30years ago, your lot never have.You can say WEST HAM if you like posh boy,but I say WESTHAM.By the way if you want to talk about trolls the only troll worth talking about is the fucking TROLL that bred you GIMP.
Come back to bed son and give me another rim. Hmmm
Go away rotten you DIV.
Were they the same blind refs from last season's Man City game?
… and Stoke, Chelsea twice, Utd we always get robbed, no decisions go our way its a fucking joke.
Three goals disallowed but one was offside and the other was very marginal…..and 90% of linesmen would flag it. But Caulker goal was a no~brainer. If that was a foul then every contested header would involve a foul. The lazio player misjudged his jump and tried to grab Caulker. Not only that but the barge on Lennon was a stonewall penalty. A draw was far more than Lazio deserved even though they are clearly a very good side. And as for Wet Spam. ….why are tickets for every home game advertised in full page ads in The Metro every week? Wait till they are rattling around the Olympic stadium and all sitting 35 yards back from the pitch. Free binoculars with every season ticket. Jokes.


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BIM doesn't stop at Preconstruction – it moves out with Operations to the field. Learn what it takes to offer the Owner a completely different experience with cost-and resource-loaded schedules that are updated during the construction phase of a project. Cost-loaded schedules allow project teams to determine planned cost at a point in time and compare that to the actual cost from reported completion. Creating and maintaining these deliverables, as well as creating the progress reports, is only possible with a solution tightly integrated around the 3D model, the 4D schedule, and the 5D estimate.
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- Casa Solare by Studio AlboriPerched over 5,700 feet above sea level, Casa Solare is a three story retreat in the Italian Alps designed by Studio Albori. Located in the village of Vens in the Val D'Aosta region, close to where Italy meets France and Switzerland, the home is built from locally sourced timber and it makes the most of its surrounding environment. The natural aesthetic fits in perfectly with the view of Mount Emilius and Aosta Valley.1
- studio albori casa solarePhase change panels absorb the sun's warmth during daylight hours. That heat is then released at night to keep the house comfortable after sunset.2
- studio albori casa solareCasa Solare's north-facing facade has very few windows, keeping the heat in. Inside and out, the larch timber that supports the house's frame and lines the interior walls are left untreated.3
- studio albori casa solareCasa Solare is designed perfectly to benefit from the sun's position in sky. The house capitalizes on passive solar design details that allow the house to stay cool on the warmest of days.4
- studio albori casa solareOverhangs on the abundant south-facing windows draw in the sun's heat during winter but block out the more intense summer sun. The views of the Aosta Valley, naturally, are spectacular.5
- studio albori casa solareCasa Solare offers a sharp contrast to the homes in the village of Vens, a hamlet home to about 300 people. The house is in the middle of the Italian Alps.6
- studio albori casa solareNaturally a passive solar design would include PV panels. The rooftop panels supplement the heating and cooking needs for the house, most of which comes from a wood stove.7
- studio albori casa solareOne of the models for Casa Solare. Additional projects include a sustainably designed housing development in Costa Rica and renovated apartment buildings in Milan.8
- studio albori casa solareThis model shows the view of Casa Solare's north facade. Note the minimal amount of windows to keep heat in.9
- studio albori casa solareStudio Albori is based in Milan. The studio aims to to match the free spirit of its architects and designers with the need to build its projects as environmentally responsible and energy efficient as possible.10


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We expect the unexpected from some guys, but Canelo Alvarez hasn't been that sort of guy since he turned pro nine years ago. That went out the window in Las Vegas today, when the Mexican heaththrob was over the junior middleweight max of 154 pounds, by one pound. For that transgression, he is paying $100,000 from his purse to foe and fellow Mexican Alfredo Angulo. Angulo too had a scale fail, weighing a half pound over the 154 pound max. But he didn't have to pay for that pound of flesh...
The WBC SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP will be up for grabs at the MGM Grand, on a Golden Boy card to be televised by Showtime PPV.
The penalty fee is added to Angulo's $750,000 minimum, and comes from Canelo's $1.25 million minimum, which should be augmented nicely by PPV sale money.
This card has been something of a rollercoaster of drama, with the Jermall Charlo-Carlos Molina 154 pound showdown getting scrubbed today, because Molina is dealing with legal issues.
Regarding Canelo's scale fail, he can't weight more than 168 at 3 PM PT Saturday, or he will have to pay out another chunk.
Me, I say fighters should enter a fight one point down if they don't make weight, in addition to paying a monetary penalty.
It's not a good look for the sport, as it speaks to their professionalism, and a lack of standards, practices and principles in the game.
Leo Santa Cruz: 122 Pounds
Cristian Mijares: 122 Pounds
LIGHTWEIGHTS – 10 Rounds
Jorge Linares: 134.5 Pounds
Nihito Arakawa: 134.5 Pounds
LIGHTWEIGHTS – 10 Rounds
Ricardo Alvarez: 135 Pounds
Sergio Thompson: 135 Pounds
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"TOE TO TOE: Canelo vs. Angulo," a 12-round super welterweight fight taking place Saturday, March 8 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and Canelo Promotions and sponsored by Corona, AT&T and Casamigos Tequila. In the PPV televised undercard two-division world champion Leo Santa Cruz will defend his WBC Super Bantamweight World title against former three-time world champion Cristian Mijares and Jorge Linares will square off in a 10-round lightweight bout against Nihito Arakawa. The four-fight telecast, which opens with a 10-round lightweight bout between Ricardo Alvarez and Sergio Thompson, will be produced and distributed live by SHOWTIME PPV beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. The event can be heard in Spanish using secondary audio programming (SAP). "TOE TO TOE: Canelo vs. Angulo" will be broadcast in over 400 select movie theaters across the country.
Tickets are on sale now and are priced at $600, $400, $200 and $100, not including applicable service charges and taxes, with a total ticket limit of 10 per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also are available for purchase at www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com. Movie theater tickets are available at participating theater box offices and
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Good idea on a point penalty for missing weight. I agree.
Mad drama with the Molina arrest...
I think this card is going to underachieve due to all the drama included.
However, maybe Canelo will have decent stamina for once.
Canelo will never make 154 again. He is already calling out the winner of cotto vs Martinez at 160. Lara would whoop canelo at 154. Angulos eye won't hold up but I hope he wins .
Ha agreed,... Canelo takes a page from the book of Salido
Coming in comfortable and Loaded with Calories to face the first true junior middleweight in his career. (since Trout) The kid will come into the ring weight 171 lbs with a neck the size of Mike Tyson.
Yeah Amayseng,.. I read about Molina's past yesterday... I was mildly shocked about his shady past...... plus he has more immigration issues.
They never tell you about these guys when they're building them up before a fight. I had the impression that Molina was just a hard working guy who pulled himself up by his bootstraps and taught himself boxing from a book. A morally hardworking hardhat guy who could probably walk on water.....never woulda though he had the sex offender tag...
I try not to jump to conclusions. At first I was disgusted and about to cuss him to the heavens thinking a true child was involved. However, I read yesterday something about him being 18 and a girl being 16, and that he was an idiot who just plead guilty so he wouldnt get jail time, being young not knowing he would be a registered sex offender his entire life. Having said that, I dont know what is true and what isnt, but either way it gives this card a black eye of negativity.
See?.... I had the worst possible image, because most articles just throw up "REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER" without the details.
if your scenario is what happened its more like statutory rape than child molestation,.. one of my greatgrandmothers got married at the age of 13, and it was legal in the state of Virginia...
My great Gma got married at 12 and started having kids at i believe 14. Italian, and an arranged marriage as she came here as a child from the homeland. My gpa was the first born and there were a total of 12 kids. She was like a damn baby factory!
Times have changed. ha
your a true G Amayseng... yeah my Grandmom has 12 brothers and sisters too, They were sharecroppers in the south before they moved to beautiful Ohio, no internet, mobile phones, or video games, or cable...... yeah lets breed... lol..
How ironic Bsug. we come from similar beginnings.
I told you guys umpteen times about seediness, shadiness, sleaziness and sneakiness in boksing -- the pros and the amateurs. You have to be in the loop to know the poop. C-Mo was sold down the river because he would quiver with given an immediate rematch to you know who. Holla!
it's very unfortunate, I was looking forward to seeing what Charlo could do with this super crafty guy.
The Shadow Al Heman will get you if you don't do business with him. C-Mo didn't play ball. Now he's lost it all. He will be stripped and exported, all because he didn't come toTSAH's call. Holla!
The Charlo twin is one of TSAH's fighter. C-Mo is not and was not, and wasn't suppose to defeat Sugar[less] Shay. But when he did, he was suppose to do things TSAH's way. C-Mo said NO! So he has to GO! Holla!
second time Canelo comes in overweight by a pound ....he did it a couple of years ago and didn't even try then to lose that pound....did he make a second attempt at the scales this time??
@Teaser, absolutely NO! He set it up from the jump. He's trying not to hit another road bump. Holla!
This could be the equalizer Angulo's camp was hoping for. In a grueling fight, stamina is paramount, how much did
Canelo suffer to get down to weight? I would'nt want to face Angulo in a weakened state. I now like Angulo's chances,
he's been in tough and may prevail in a WAR!!
Canelo is a Middle Weight, there's nothing "junior" about him, if he wins tonight he should fight the winner of the Cotto-Sergio Fight in the Fall after a good Tune-Up at 160 in July..
That's the fight he wants SPF
Carlos even made a Kirkland fight ugly........ while beating him at the same time.. Charlo is better than Kirkland. Way better technically... Can go 12 rounds effortlessly, and is one of the most relaxed fighters during a 12 roundfight that you will ever see. I didn't think much of him 2 years ago but he's more than hype and is gradually achieving his potential.
I think he would have gotten a one sided UD over Molina.
Molina just lost $275,000... Regrettable.
I disagree. So does the shadow Al Hyman. Or he woulda hooked up the bout. C-Mo has a style that would make Money May hustle and bustle.
C-Mo is the "Quietman" Jose Ruiz of the light middleweights. Charlo would have gotten exposed and looked like syet. And C-Mo would have jump ship to Da Bobfather. But TSAH wasn't having it. And used his one-man mafia power.
Boxing is crooked and full of optical illusions inside and outside that squared jungle. And if you are looking out for yourself and have a troubled past, you bungle. Holla!
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An ectopic pregnancy is one in which the fertilized ovum is implanted in any tissue other than the uterine wall. Most ectopic pregnancies occur in the Fallopian tube (so-called tubal pregnancies), but implantation can also occur in the cervix, ovaries, and abdomen.
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You don't have to have a drop of German blood in you to enjoy the free 31st annual GermanFest Picnic being held at Carillon Park in Dayton, Ohio on Friday, August 8, Saturday, August 9 and Sunday, August 10.
GermanFest Picnic Celebrating German heritage and traditions, this family-friendly event will feature all things German (including authentic food and music) and will offer fun activities for all ages to enjoy.
Among the activities being offered are a Bavarian fashion show, a 5K Run & Walk, live continuous musical entertainment (with performers like Pros't, Alpine Echoes, Organ Grinder Ted, Alphorn Gruzie and the Chardon Polka Band), craft vendors displaying their wares, and a Kidz Zone with games and amusement rides.
There will also be a German Import Haus offering authentic German merchandise.
Of course, there will be a Biergarten (with a large selection of German draft and bottled beer) and a Weingarten (where German wines will be available for tasting). You must be at least 21 years of age to partake of the beer and wine.
Don't miss the Keg Tapping on Friday at 6:30 p.m. during the Festival's opening ceremony.
If you have any German ancestry, be sure to stop by the Genealogy Corner where representatives can help you find your ancestors.
This year's Heritage Booth will feature the exhibit "Augsburg and Dayton - Sister Cities for 50 Years."
The GermanFest Picnic wouldn't be complete without lots and lots of authentic German food. Among the items offered for purchase are Schnitzel dinners, German potato salad, brats, metts, Wurstsalat and cabbage rolls, not to mention assorted German desserts.
Hours for the GermanFest Picnic are 5 p.m. - 11 p.m. on Friday, noon - 11 p.m. on Saturday and noon - 6 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is free. On-site parking is available for $2.
For more information about the Dayton GermanFest Picnic, call 937-429-9251 or get online at www.daytongermanclub.org.
Carillon Park is located at 1000 Carillon Blvd. in Dayton, Ohio. Dayton is approximately a 3.5 hour drive from Cleveland.


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The Los Angeles Lakers are on the verge of some drastic changes once arguably the worst season in franchise history comes to an end. With so many players on this team becoming free agents this summer, it is uncertain who will return next season, but it appears that Jordan Farmar wants to re-sign with the team according to Mark Medina of the L.A. Daily News on April 5:
Hence, why Farmar wants to stay with the Lakers when he becomes a free agent this offseason.
"I'll be fine. The Lakers will be fine," said Farmar, a former Woodland Hills Taft High and UCLA standout. "I have plans and high hopes to be here for a long time. I hope it all works out."
After playing overseas for a while, Farmar felt as if it was time to return to the NBA feeling as if he had improved his game across the board. Although no one knew what to expect from Farmar in his return to the Lakers, the veteran point guard has played better than expected and could be one of the few players re-signed from the current roster.
As of right now, the Lakers will Steve Nash and Kendall Marshall returning next season in order to share time at the point guard position. With no telling how much gas Nash has left in the tank or if Marshall is the real deal, Farmar probably has a good shot at getting another deal with the Lakers in the off-season.
Along with Farmar, the Lakers will have some tough decisions to make with the majority of the team becoming free agents. Wes Johnson, Jodie Meeks, Chris Kaman, Xavier Henry, Jordan Hill and Pau Gasol will control their own fate this summer with no clear indication of any of these players will be re-signed. Meeks, Johnson and Henry have expressed interest to stay in Los Angeles while Gasol, Hill and Kaman have made it clear they will test free agency.
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One of the finalists from CBS's "Rockstar INXS," MiG, has been signed to his first record deal with Universal Music Classics Group.
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Just like every princess needs the perfect dress, every teenage girl needs the perfect prom ensemble.
In 2010, the Owen County Youth Services Center began participating in Cinderella's Closet, which provides formal wear to girls who could not otherwise afford to attend their prom.
Julie Riddle, the service center's administrative assistant, said 30 Owen County girls picked out their special dress at the center last year.
A Friday blaze has left an Owen County family homeless.
According to witnesses, the fire at the home of Tabitha and Walt McDaniel on Fortner Ridge Road started about 12:30 p.m.
"I was down at the grandmother's house when I saw the smoke," Michael Shuler said.
The fire was already starting get out of control by the time Shuler arrived at the house.
"I kicked the door in because I knew they had animals in there," Shuler said. "I got them out of there but the smoke was really getting bad inside."
With an eye toward the future of Owen County tourism, the Owen County Fiscal Court may soon pass an ordinance for a transient room tax.
The tax was first discussed nearly a year ago when several alumni of the Owen County Visioneers — formerly known as Leadership Owen County — attended a fiscal court workshop to discuss the benefits of a transient room tax.
If the ordinance is passed, it would mean a 3-percent tax would be charged to anyone renting a place to sleep in Owen County.
Kentucky American Water is now accepting applications from area high school seniors for its 2011 Ripple Effect Scholarship Program.
Students in the company's 10-county service area (Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Gallatin, Grant, Harrison, Jessamine, Owen, Scott and Woodford counties) are eligible to apply.
Nearly seven years ago, Mark W. Roach Jr. was found at his Monterey home, barely alive and with multiple blunt force injuries to the head.
Roach was transported via Lifeflight to the University of Kentucky Hospital, where he was unable to recover from his injuries and died Oct. 22, 2004.
Today, Roach's murder remains unsolved, but his picture and case information have recently become part of Kentucky's first unsolved-cases initiative.
Owen County will be included in an eight-county, Northern Kentucky count of homeless men, women, children, and families beginning at midnight tonight.
The count, officially called the Point-In-Time Count, will include those who are living in shelters, on the streets and other places not meant for habitation.
The count is coordinated by the Northern Kentucky Area Development District. The Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission is coordinating the count for Owen, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, and Pendleton counties.
God's Special Little Hearts, in conjunction with the Owen County Extension Homemakers, will be hosting the Sixth Annual Walk for Awareness of Congenital Heart Defects from noon to 7 p.m. Feb. 19 at Owenton First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall.
CHDs are the No. 1 birth defect, affecting approximately 40,000 babies each year, and it is the leading cause of death in infants under the age of 1.
If you are interested in forming a team for the walk, contact Katie Columbia at 463-2450 and a walk packet can be mailed to you.
A petition for a wet/dry vote in Owen County recently began circulating, which Owen County Clerk Joan Kincaid said could lead to a costly special election.
The petition asks if Owen countians would be in favor of the sale of alcoholic beverages in Owen County.
Kincaid said in order for a special election to be held, a total of 901 registered Owen County voters would need to sign the petition.
Under state law, 25 percent of registered Owen County voters will have to sign the petition to get it on the ballot.
Ask a 4- or 5-year-old what they want to be when they grow up and many of them will tell you they want to be a doctor. But often, the harsh realities of time and finances make this dream improbable if not impossible for many.
The New Horizons Medical Foundation wants to change that for Owen County residents who are seeking a career as a doctor, nurse, physical therapist or careers in a number of other medical fields in an effort to increase those trained to provide services right here in the community.
Following the arrests of two Owen County residents for "one-shot" methamphetamine labs, two other residents were recently indicted for methamphetamine-related charges.
Bobby L. Schulz, 23, and Shane C. Schulz, 18, were indicted Jan. 11 and warrants have been issued for their arrest.
Bobby L. Schulz was indicted for first-degree possession of a controlled substance (first offense) and three counts of unlawful distribution of a methamphetamine precursor (first offense).
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Since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) came into effect in 1994, Canada has already paid over $157,000,000 to US corporations as well as their Mexican counterparts who were given enhanced investor rights that allowed them to sue Canada to recover profits.
According to one report, Canada has sued other countries including the USA and lost over 10 times in matters regarding 'expectation of profits' from softwood lumber as well as the gold mining industry and cattle sales.
Other lawsuits that have negatively affected Canada's finances include the '1997 Ethyl Corporation lawsuit for $250 million, S.D. Meyers Inc.1998 lawsuit for $20 million', and many more. These corporations used the 'expectation of profits' clause to get more than their money's worth based on the NAFTA agreement.
Despite these outstanding facts, the Harper government is seeking to make the Canadian people subject to more lawsuits – this time by the Chinese - by ratifying a punitive agreement known as FIPA. In addition to enabling easy lawsuits against Canada, the agreement also allows Chinese corporations to keep the whole matter secret. No arbitration or documents will be revealed to the taxpayers when it occurs, with only the award being revealed should the Chinese corporations agree.
Another cause for worry is the controversial way the Harper government has approached this matter.. The FIPA treaty was tabled very quietly in the House of Commons with scarcely a squeak of opposition. Additionally the Harper government does not encourage debate on the subject nor does it intend to debate or vote on the matter. This raises some disturbing questions. What kind of government makes such a dangerous deal without informing the general populace, many of whom, one might add, will be responsible for paying off the expenses incurred?
In addition to the heavy bias against Canada, it is important to note that the treaty will be binding for at 'least 15 years' with most experts stating that it will be applicable for 3 decades. This is a very long time to be paying for one moment of insanity.
With Canada being the sixth most sued country under the investor-state dispute settlement regime, you would think that the Harper conservative government would seek to avoid giving any more ammunition to additional corporations. It turns out that they have not learnt a single thing from the experiences, which have proven to be quite expensive for Canada.
Instead, the Harper government is seeking to ratify the China-Canada Investment Treaty that would give Chinese corporations the right to sue Canada should they feel that their 'expectation of profits' has been hurt by Canadian laws.
While Canada is set to allow itself to be crippled by the Chinese investors, countries like Australia, South Africa and India are slowly and sensibly moving away from these Agreements.


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Culture Fix: Carine Fabius on Bawon Samdi
Carine Fabius wears many creative hats: author, art dealer, curator, and Huffington Post contributor. In her latest book Saturday Comes: A Novel of Love and Vodou, Fabius depicts Haiti's long-smoldering societal conflicts and the magic that reigns over the everyday lives of Haitians, as co-narrated by Bawon Samdi, Vodou spirit of death. Fabius reads a passage from Saturday Comes inside In Extremis and discusses the importance of the Bawon.
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The sexiest person in the world, but lacking any muscles whatsoever! (Apart from the thighs!)
Weakie is hot!
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When you laugh so hard your body is too weak to hold itself up.
When that teacher fell I had the biggest weakie.
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How to do a Dash Out the Door Color look and close a Mary Kay Party.
To make the video quick, I skip the most fun part of the Mary Kay party which is talking with everyone at the party and building friendships.
But, the most important part of any Mary Kay party is to meet everyone at the party and chit chat during the party. If given the option to talk about a product or listen to her story, I'd take her story every time! And to keep on schedule, I just would say, "While you tell me that, just rub this cleanser all over your 's amazing. Okay so tell me more about this " I would just skip my script and leave out details during a party to build a friendship. Mary Kay always said that every person has an invisible sign around her face that says, "Make me feel important." And women feel important when they feel listened to and valued.
At the end of every appointment, you should be able to answer at least 3 of these questions about her:
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4. What is her biggest life accomplishment?
5. Where does she work?
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8. Where is her next vacation?
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Reader Consult: Should Severely Obese Kids Be Taken From Their Parents?
When parents are physically harming their kids, the state can step in and remove them from the home. Should that happen if a child is severely obese?
A commentary in the Journal of the American Medical Association says it should be considered, but only "in carefully selected situations."
The two authors, Lindsey Murtagh of the Harvard School of Public Health and David S. Ludwig of Children's Hospital Boston, say that in most cases, overweight and obese kids will have a chance to improve their health as adults. (About 16% of kids aged 10 to 16 were obese in 2007, according to government stats.)
But, they write, the health consequences for the most severely obese children –defined as a body mass index at or above the 99th percentile, which includes about 2 million kids — can be "immediate and potentially irreversible." Mostly, they're referring to type 2 diabetes, which can become permanent and set kids up for cardiovascular disease. One obesity treatment option, gastric bypass surgery, carries the risk of serious complications and its long-term effectiveness isn't known, the authors write.
Severely obese kids are often eating more than 1,000 calories a day in excess of what their body requires, "suggesting profoundly dysfunctional eating and activity habits." So, the authors write, if counseling, parenting training and other forms of support don't help parents change their children's habits, foster care should be on the table — though it's not "desirable or practical, and probably not legally justifiable, for most" of the severely obese kids in the U.S. They note that foster care wouldn't guarantee improved health, and that taking kids away from their parents is obviously traumatic.
Murtagh and Ludwig suggest using criteria like the ones outlined in this 2009 Pediatrics article; authors of that piece say that for obese kids with serious health problems that can cause imminent harm, where all other options have been exhausted, removing the child may be necessary.
University of Pennsylvania bioethicist Arthur Caplan tells the Associated Press that so many factors influence obesity in kids and teens that it's unfair to put all the responsibility on parents. (And here's his commentary on the topic on MSNBC.com)
Readers, what do you think? Should foster care be an option in the most severe cases?
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The Community Garden on Cambridge Street, West Leederville opened in June 2007, and has been a bigger and faster success than we dared imagine!
There are communal areas with herbs, vegetables, worm farms, compost bays and an orchard.
Join us to help tend and harvest these areas.
There are often workshops on topics such as mosaic tiling, making your own frog-friendly garden and permaculture gardening and design.
If you would like to rent one of our allotments, please contact us by telephone or email.
There will be activities ongoing at the site each Saturday
between 2 – 4 pm
(later hours during summer) and you are welcome to drop past and lend a hand.
There is a whiteboard inside our neat and tidy shed with details on tasks in progress, so you can be helpful when it suits you! You are encouraged to bring worm- and compost- friendly food scraps with you whenever you come down.
Please remember to chop them into small pieces to make them more attractive to worms and less so to wildlife.
We enjoy our partnership with Organic Waste Solutions, who collect organic waste from local offices and companies to put in their own worm farms. If your office would like a service to take away your organic waste, why not drop them a line?
For information about other community gardens in Western Australia, checkout Community Gardens WA – a site which supports and links diverse gardening projects around the state.
To be kept informed of all the latest happenings at the garden, subscribe to our mailing list, or just check back at this site from time to time…
Purpose of our community garden
To foster a sense of community by encouraging residents to meet there and get to know each other.
To provide a safe place for families with children to meet and relax.
To encourage youth, adult and environmental education.
To provide local artists with a place to show their work.
To provide people who do not have a garden with an opportunity to participate in gardening activities.
To encourage a healthier lifestyle by growing fruit and vegetables according to permaculture principles.
To help develop a greener and more attractive environment
To encourage the use of ecologically sustainable practices
To foster a sense of Place and History
Where is it?
The garden can be found behind some sheltering trees on Cambridge Street, opposite Abbostford St, and between the Leederville Sportsman's Club and some apartment buildings. There is a generous carpark just next door, but of course you will enjoy the walk or cycle to get there if you can! We are delighted with our new bicycle parking facilities, provided by the Town of Cambridge.


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Amplitube StompIO sounds like a toy.
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LIVE BLOG: No. 17 UMass at Kansas State
Sept. 5, 2009
4:40 p.m.: WELCOME BACK IN 2009! It is a pleasure to be here at Snyder Family Stadium for the season opener for the UMass Minutemen and Kansas State Wildcats. The Minutemen arrived in Kansas last night around 5 p.m. CT after taking a charter flight out of Westover Air Force Base in Chicopee, Mass. The team few on the NHL San Jose Sharks' charter plane. It was an enjoyable flight with most of the players sleeping for the majority of time.
Here in Manahattan, known as the Little Apple, its about 78 degrees and the tailgaters are all around. The atmosphere is great as this is the return of coaching legend Bill Snyder, who led K-State to national prominence in the 1990s and early 2000s.
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Match day special: 20% off online and instore
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20% off early bird special at the official CityStores before 2pm Sunday 3 February.
Either visit the CityStores in person at the Etihad stadium or on Market Street before 2pm to get the discount.
If you have signed up to receive emails from the online CityStore you will receive an email just before 10am on the Sunday and to claim your discount online simply click through the email.
With the 2012/13 home, away and third shirts already being reduced in price to £30 why not use this extra 20% off to get this for just £24.
Hurry, this offer is only available for a limited time and ends at 2pm Sunday 3 February.
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Sometimes there is something so deviously addictive that one must have another. Is it the real cheddar cheese taste of a Cheez-it? http://www.cheezit.com/default.aspx?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=cheez%20itz&utm_content=Cheez-it_exact&utm_campaign=Intention_Brand
Is it the perfect crunch of a Cheez-It? Is it Cheez-It's small size that just begs you to be able to have just one more? The answer to each of these questions is a resounding yes!
If allowed to indulge in this kind of snack fantasy, one must realize, well in advance, that after approximately the first, cute, thirty-five or forty, one-inch bites, a tall glass of a favorite beverage will be vitally important. If not, beside the fact that one has no more saliva with which to swallow the next handful, there will be no way to enjoy any more of this savory goodness without it.
Gulp down that drink as quickly as possible, just to clear the palate enough to facilitate the next go-round of these lovely Cheez-Its. Someone once said, "try a thin slice of cheese on your next Cheez-It". Good idea, only that cheese slicing will certainly slow up one's ability to consume mass quantities. Perhaps a dip for these golden gems is called for. Nope. That will not only slow down the rate of consumption, but will cause one's thirst to become even more pronounced than having Cheese-Its, alone. Worry not! Having some more, or perhaps having another box, will probably only mean another trip to the store and another investment in plenty more of that favorite beverage. Besides, someone has to keep Sunshine, the manufacturers of Cheez-Its, in business!


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Larry Coryell and the Eleventh House: Birdfingers
Larry Coryell and the Eleventh House
Introducing The Eleventh House with Larry Coryell (Vanguard VMD 79342)
Larry Coryell (guitar), Randy Brecker (trumpet),
Mike Mandel (keyboards), Danny Triffan (bass), Alphonse Mouzon (drums).
Composed by Larry Coryell.
Recorded: New York, 1974
Rating: 90/100 (learn more)
The Eleventh House was guitarist Larry Coryell's version of the Mahavishnu Orchestra, Return to Forever and Weather Report. The hyperkinetic "Birdfingers" would have fit nicely into any one of those bands' repertoires. The musicianship in this pioneering unit was superb. Coryell's use of trumpeter Randy Brecker, and in later incarnations Mike Lawrence, was a departure in the sound formula from the early fusion bands mentioned.
The opening bars of "Birdfingers" sound like the 2025 theme from TV's Wheel of Fortune game show. Alphonse Mouzon spins the wheel with a snare roll and some heavily placed accents. The melodic intro is a cavalcade of scalar riffs played round-robin and then shared by trumpeter Brecker, keyboardist Mandel, and Coryell. Each musician is playing so fast that the new notes of H and I are created. Despite the speed, nobody gets in each other's way. Supersonic calls and responses ensue. No one loses a turn. Mouzon makes sure of this. Coryell's tone is somewhat north of treble. Brecker's provocative caterwauling is an effective fusion device. He is almost a synthesizer player. In conjunction with Mandel and Triffan, the band returns to answer the puzzle.
B_rdf_ngers. I'll buy a vowel, Pat.
Interestingly, Wheel of Fortune premiered shortly after the release of this album. This should be investigated.
Reviewer: Walter Kolosky
Tags: 1970s jazz · fusion · guitar
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// Jan 31, 2009 at 04:58 AM
The Eleventh House the best band of all time, conceptually innovative and musically breathtaking.


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A new episode of "Teen Mom 2" aired last night and, as expected, there was plenty of drama, especially for Leah Messer-Calvert. The reality show star and her husband, Jeremy Calvert, went on vacation to Florida, but not everything was sunshine and happiness!
It isn't widely known that Jeremy Calvert has a job that takes him away from home – a lot! Working as a pipeliner, Jeremy has to spend weeks and sometimes even months away from Leah Messer-Calvert and their family. As a result, a conversation unfolds where Leah opens up about how she doesn't like him being away from home. Jeremy explains that they need to pay bills and that he gets paid well for what he does. It seems that money isn't what is most important to Leah, though, but rather spending time with her husband, which is very understandable.
Of course, the show was filmed several months ago and things between Leah and Jeremy are fine, but she still opened up about the conversation on Jan. 29 saying, "@Calvert505 working away from his family is a touchy subject for me because it's very hard not having the one you love beside you for several weeks or months."
Not everyone has a career that takes them away from home for long periods of time, so not everyone is able to relate to Leah Messer-Calvert's frustrations, but there were plenty of people who supported her. Having to be away from your husband is hard and, until you are in the situation, it is hard to understand.
Leah Messer-Calvert and Jeremy Calvert have a daughter, Adalynn Faith together. Although he has to spend some time away from home, he and Leah are able to make things work, even if "Teen Mom 2" doesn't show all the details.
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Because Chauncey Hardy was playing in Romania instead of somewhere near Rodeo Drive in Los Angeles, I understand why his death isn't deemed largely important or interesting to American media.
But it should be. It should also be a sobering reality for NBA players and owners alike that no matter how wide the gap is in their negotiations, there are few better countries to play professional basketball than in than America. Because if you get beat up in a bar after a game, you can at least expect decent medical care.
Chauncey Hardy shouldn't have died that way. He shouldn't have been brutally attacked in a Romanian bar, beaten into a coma, neglected by police and doctors until Hardy took the last breath of his 23-year-old life thousands of miles away from his family. Surely, his family must have thought he would be safe in his first season overseas. Isn't that life supposed to be exotic and glamorous? Isn't that life what NBA players are leveraging over owners' heads?
I am outraged about the Romania health ministry's report that concluded two doctors were negligent in their treatment of his fatal injuries. Judging by the egregiously mishandled care of Chauncey Hardy, it's hard to believe that we know the full truth about the circumstances surrounding his death.
Was he really attacked by one bar patron? Or was he attacked by a group of men with more than a handful of lethal punches and attacks? How long did it really take police to respond to the call about an American being beaten near death in a local bar? How in the world could doctors think his injuries were just due to "drinking"? Did they not see blood and bruising? Were his teammates nearby? Did they see what happened? Will the Hardy family ever get true justice?
This story hit a little too close to home. Chauncey Hardy could have been my brother. He's played professional basketball overseas for nine years and I thank God for his safety everyday.
But Hardy was someone's son, someone's friend and someone's teammate. And this should never happen.


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Gen. Petraeus: Benghazi Wasn't CIA's Fault
Just maybe it is the President who should take responsibility for a massive failure of security and common sense on the anniversary of 9/11
President Obama still hasn't spoken frankly to the American people about the events that led to the death of our ambassador in Benghazi Libya. But he has fostered the impression that the failure to
provide adequeate information and support before the 9/11/12 attack was the fault of the intelligence community.
But his own CIA Director, the well-respected Gen. David Petraeus, just said this:
"No one at any level in the CIA told anybody not to help those in need; claims to the contrary are simply inaccurate."
Isn't it time the President hosts a press conference and addresses this burning issue immediately? Or would he rather wait until he has more flexibility after reelection?
Also—the president and his campaign have tried to paint a picture that Romney is waging a war on women. How does letting Secretary of State Hilary Clinton take the fall for Benghazi, especially after she's tirelessly traveled the globe to make Obama seem more competent, comport with respect for women?
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Consider a set of points P = {p1, p2, p3, ..., pn}; find the two points closest to each other.
Brute force: The brute force method calculates the lengths of all lines for all unique pairs of points and returns the pair forming the shortest line. This is a solution that runs in quadratic time, O(n2). Can we do better?
Divide-and-conquer: Consider if the set of points is sorted according to their x-value. There is some mid-point along the x-axis that divides the set of points in half (except in special circumstances---such as colinear points). The closest pair of points must either both be in the left half of the sorted points, or both in the right half, or they straddle the midpoint such that one point is in the left half and the other in the right.
Finding the closest pair in the left half can be computed recursively, as can the closest pair in the right, so we need only concern ourselves with the case where the closest pair are endpoints to a line that straddles the midpoint.
Assume dl and dr are the distances for the closest points in the left and right halves, respectively. Let δ = min(dl, dr). Let dc be the distance between the closest points forming a line that straddles the midpoint, and therefore is potentially less that δ. That is, if dc > δ then δ is our solution, otherwise dc will be our solution. Obviously only those points in the left half of our set of points whose distance from the midpoint is less than δ need be considered as part of the solution to dc because all other points would be too far away from the nearest point in the right half; and, similarly, only those in the right half whose distance from the midpoint is less than δ need be considered. We shall call the regions within δ of the midpoint the left-strip and the right-strip, respectively, and dc will be the distance between one point in the left-strip and one point in the right-strip.
dc is the Euclidean distance between two points calculated using Pythagoras' Theorem. Only pairs of points whose difference between x-values is less than δ and whose difference between y-values is less than δ need be considered. Therefore, we can compute dc efficiently using the following algorithm:
for i=1 to (numpoints in left-strip) for j=1 to (numpoints in right-strip) if (both x and y coordinate differences for pi and pj < δ) if(dist(pi,pj)< δ) δ = dist(pi, pj)
Note that if the points in the left-strip and the points in the right-strip are ordered by their y-value, the inner loop can exit early once the difference in the y-values exceeds δ.


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John Yau reviews the exhibition Richard Walker: House Paintings at Alexandre Gallery, New York, on view through January 5, 2013.
Yau writes: "There is something decidedly virtuosic and yet powerfully modest in Walker's synthesis of control and seeming casualness. He has applied thick dabs, short strokes, thinly painted rectangles, and a tangle of calligraphic lines to the sticky black surface with a light but firm touch. The viewer senses the time constraint, the unseen ticking clock pressuring the artist to make one decision after another. And this stress becomes a metaphor for time's winged chariot. There is nothing coy or even charming about these paintings of darkened rooms in which bits of light come in through a window or are reflected from a laptop... Walker's love of paint and painting is evident in these uncompromising works. I say uncompromising because an exhibition of largely black interiors challenges viewers to look slowly and carefully, which is not typical of the art world or even of much painting."
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Perhaps the Mayans were correct…although I never thought the harbringer of the end of the world would appear in the guise of acclaimed Canadian actor Gordon Pinsent — perhaps the most amazing actor we have in the country at this moment — voicing the following commercial:
Yes…a companion of the Order of Canada…a man who has stared in everything from Who Has Seen the Wind to Due South to Away From Her…is now a goat.
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Release Date: 2007-04-27 (NY)
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Eloi and Alexandre meet Andre on the first day of the academic year. Seduced by his cool behavior, charisma and intelligence, they easily fall prey to his charm. Andre offers them friendship and mentoring in return for a pledge of loyalty. Overcome with admiration, Eloi and Alexandre bow to the harsh discipline until the day that he leaves them pretending he has earned a scholarship at an American University. Suddenly left to their own devices, Eloi and Alexandre have nobody to turn to and must grow up.
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BSMPG is proud to announce that Brian McCormick, Founder of Youth Basketball Coaching Association and Performance Director, Train for Hoops will join Brandon Ziegler at the BSMPG Basketball Specific Conference featuring Dr. Shirley Sahrmann as a keynote speaker next June 3rd and 4th, 2011.
McCormick is a basketball coach, trainer and author. He coached the Visby Ladies in the Swedish Damligan (women's pro league) and UCD Marian in Ireland's Men's SuperLeague. He also has coached youth, AAU, and high school teams and assisted at the junior college and college levels in California. As a coach and clinician, he has traveled to Canada, China, Greece, Macedonia, Morocco, South Africa and Trinidad & Tobago to direct camps or speak at clinics.
McCormick is a certified strength coach through National Strength & Conditioning Association (CSCS), National Academy of Sports Medicine (PES) and USA Weightlifting (SPC).
As the Performance Director for Train for Hoops, McCormick wrote a year-round periodized general strength training and off-season skill development program for youth and high school players and maintains a blog that covers all areas of player development.
After publishing Cross Over: The New Model of Youth Basketball Development in 2006, he founded the Youth Basketball Coaching Association to create a certification and coach education curriculum for volunteer youth basketball coaches.
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There are certain things you just have to do each day – brushing your teeth is one of them.
I first heard the analogy from an old friend of mine when discussing implementing an ACL prevention program with our soccer team and the struggles to keep the coaches on it once the season started,
"You wouldn't brush your teeth everyday for six months and then stop for six months would you?"
Dentistry has is right.
Not just the brushing every day part, (although clearly important) but their whole approach.
You probably don't even remember your first visit to the dentist do you? That's my point. Dentists get you right from the get-go. You're evaluated, x-rayed for a baseline to compare future visits to, you get picked at, poked and prodded and then they finish your visit with a cleaning, rinse and some fresh minty breath.
If you have good insurance you get to go back twice a year – Shoot, sometimes you go in and you don't have any tooth pain at all. But isn't this the point?
If the dentist finds tarter build up – BAM that little hook comes in and blasts that gunk right out of there. No use in letting that sit until it causes a cavity – your dentist wouldn't be doing their job if they did.
Yet, many times (I really mean all the time) in sports medicine we see athletes and patients with poor movement patterns, dysfunctional squats, steps and lunges and we do nothing.
We wait.
Their knee doesn't hurt yet.
No need to take a look. No baseline assessment. No poking. No prodding.
Once in a while an athlete or patient comes in on the advice from a friend – they have back pain.
"No problem. I'll help – let's just get some ice and e-stim on that, there, that should do the trick. See you tomorrow."
If you went to a dentist and you had a tooth ache and they rubbed some Novocain on your gum and told you to come back the next day to do it again you'd soon find another dentist to go to. One that addressed the problem and not just the symptom, and one then that gave you some advice on how to avoid future problems.
Dentists do it right – Baseline Evaluation, Regular On-Going Assessment, Treatment/Maintenance and Education.
I remember when I was a child brushing my teeth three times a day and then if on the rare occasion I was allowed to have some ice cream or candy my mother would make me do it again!
33 years later not a single cavity.
I wish I could say the same for my back pain.
Art Horne is the Coordinator of Care and Strength & Conditioning Coach for the Men's Basketball Team at Northeastern University, Boston MA. He can be reached at email@example.com.
BSMPG is proud to announce that Brandon Ziegler of Oregon State will be part of the Basketball Specific Conference speaker set featuring Dr. Shirley Sahrmann as a keynote speaker next June 3rd and 4th, 2011.
Brendon Ziegler is in his fifth season at Oregon State where he serves as the strength and conditioning coach for the men's basketball team. In his duties, Ziegler handles all strength and conditioning duties for the men's basketball squad, including lifting and strength work, core training, speed and agility drills, flexibility drills as well as conditioning. He also coordinates all off-season conditioning programs. Prior to Oregon State, Ziegler served in similar positions with Hawai'i, Wisconsin and the Chicago Bulls of the NBA.
Ziegler is certified through NSCA-CSCS and USA Weightlifting. A native of Edgerton, Wisc., Ziegler was a four-year starter in football at Hamline University and is also a competitive weightlifter.
In the vast majority of well planned programs in both Strength and Conditioning and Sports Medicine, athletes and patients must "qualify" for a particular exercise prior to being introduced to it as a formal part of their training or rehabilitation program. For example, it would be ill advised to simply ask an athlete to perform depth jumps without knowing they had a sufficient strength base first (1.25 x BW for females and 1.5 x BW for males seems to be standard). Hang Cleans are rarely taught until an athlete or patient shows proficiency in a box jump, good front squat technique and a reasonable strength base. Even in Sports Medicine, one must "qualify" to drop the crutches after injury in favor of full weigh-bearing so long as they are abel to demonstrate normal, pain-free gait. Yet, when it comes to addressing "core" exercises many are often prescribed without thought or prior planning. This is especially true when evaluating rotational exercises.
McGill has demonstrated time and again that people with troubled backs simply use their backs more during activities.
"But you need a strong back don't you?"
Well yes, but there's more to it than that. In fact, the guys that have these troubled backs most often have much stronger backs but are less endurable than matched asymptomatic controls (McGill et al, 2003). In addition, those that have back pain (and a stronger back mind you) tend to have more motion in their backs and less motion and load in their hips. And we all know what poor hip mobility means don't we – you got it, back pain. (McGill SM et al. Previous history of LBP with work loss is related to lingering effects in biomechanical physiological, personal, psychosocial and motor control characteristics. Ergonomics 2003;46:731-46.)
"So what does all this hip, back and stability stuff have to do with rotational core and power training? I just want to throw some heavy medicine balls against the wall and wake up the neighbors!"
Not so fast, as I mentioned, mobile hips and a stable and strong mid-section are paramount and a MUST prior to any type of rotational medicine ball or rotational power training. The Mobility-Stability/Joint by Joint Approach to Training made famous by Boyle and Cook is of course a must, yet very few actually test to see if their athletes have "stability" where stability should lie – the lumbar spine. This is especially important for post players who require a decisive and strong drop step to establish position in the post. Any leakage in energy or disconnect between their shoulders and lower body will surely afford them a less than desirable position on the low post.
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"Do you know what all those names on that bucket mean?"
"Um, no I'm not sure. What?"
"Each name is a kid that puked during one of our training sessions. Isn't that awesome? See the one that has the number four scratched off and a five put beside it? He really blew some chunks! I let them sign it after they puke."
(The above is an actual conversation from a "performance coach" at a "sports performance" center just outside Boston )
Now accepting your child for only $600 for an eight week session!
When did squat, clean and puking become the standard for which we measure success?
What's next, bicep and hernias?
The challenge for sports performance centers is not necessarily developing a bigger bench, squat and clean, but developing performance measures that correlate directly to success in their client's individual sporting events and filling the gaps in their training and performance profile.
Either way, puking isn't an indicator of success in any sport.
The free market doesn't exist in college athletics. But let's just say it did, just for a day. When "your" athlete walks into your Athletic Training Room, or into your Strength and Conditioning Room and could choose from any member of your staff to help them, would they choose you?
What about the athlete from the rowing team? The Softball team? A male athlete? A female athlete? The freshmen athlete?
College athletes usually don't have a choice, but if they did, would it be you?
Are you known as the "Football Guy" or the "Shoulder Girl" and those are the only athletes you work with or care about?
What does that say about your customer service? Your willingness to listen to your athletes and patients? Your ability to follow up with them after an incredible training session or a devastating injury? Your ability to send an email, a text message or a simple word of encouragement?
What does it say about you if your designated athlete was able to choose their care and chose someone else on your staff…?
Would you choose you?
It's been 6 weeks since the date of injury and the athlete you've been working with is nowhere near ready to return to play. The coaching staff is breathing down your neck demanding answers and the rest of your staff is raising their eyebrows wondering what could have gone wrong.
Panic sets in….
Instead of panicking after it's too late, try allowing panic to set in early.
Have a work-study student do a lit-review on the injury as soon as it happens, research the probable causes, latest rehabilitation techniques, running progressions, alternative therapies, and similar cases.
Better yet, let panic set in real early.
Prior to the date of injury, research and implement prevention strategies alongside your performance staff prior at the beginning of the season. Perform a meaningful orthopedic and movement screen with your athletes on the same day as your traditional pre-participation screenings to identify asymmetries and dysfunctional movement patterns with prescribed intervention to address these problems.
Let panic set in before there is anything to panic about.
Panic just like a duck. Calm above the water, and paddling like mad underneath.
Panic is good.
Panic keeps you a float and moving forward.
Art Horne is the Coordinator of Care and Strength & Conditioning Coach for the Men's Basketball Team at Northeastern University, Boston MA. He can be reached at email@example.com.
We've all done this at one time or another; walk into a weight room, watch an athlete train, and know exactly who their strength coach was or what strength coach programmed their training.
Whether you know Tony Testa, Director of Sports Medicine at Seton Hall or not, you'd know exactly which kids he taught the Olympic lifts to and which ones he didn't. Tony is a perfectionist and a first rate teacher of the Olympic lifts, in fact, probably the best I've ever seen. Whether he was helping out in the weight room during training or implementing the clean as part of his rehabilitation program, his athletes are a direct reflection of his affection for the Olympic lifts.
With other strength coaches, its bench press Mondays. 10 sets of Bench… doesn't matter if you have time for anything else.
"I've competed in bench press competitions so you'll bench too."
On the flip side, you'll find other "performance coaches" with little actual training experience avoid weights all together.
"It's all about flexibility. Feel the stretch"
So what exercises are your athletes performing today, or should I say, which ones are they not doing simply because you don't perform them yourself? Are you looking to fill in the gaps or just simply looking to fill time?
Is just an excuse for not wanting to do the work required to get a project shipped.
If your boss truly won't let you, it's probably because you are asking the wrong questions.
If you want your boss to support you during a project which will ultimately reward you if it works, but punishes the boss if fails then of course you're asking the wrong questions.
What exactly won't your boss let you do?
Did you investigate it? Research it? Find a gap in your current operating procedures that is worth filling? Does it fit into your core principles? Values?
If the answer is yes, and your boss really won't let you, then you might want to find another job where your boss supports the extraordinary work that you're doing.
Unless of course, your happy with ordinary?
(rant inspired by Seth Godin and his most recent book, Linchpin)
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The Mueller Copper Tube plant where a worker was killed and three others injured in an explosion on Wednesday is expected to resume production Monday Fulton Mayor Paul Walker tells the Itawamba County Times.
Walker said he was told about the restart of the plant by Mueller Company officials.
Phillip Cason Hosch of Sulligent, Ala., was killed in the explosion on Wednesday, marking the third death at the Fulton facility since April of last year. One of the three injured employees was identified as Joel Robinson. Names of the other two were not released by the company.
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