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The Los Angeles Clippers are back home tonight after the two-week Grammy Road Trip where they went 5-2 against the eastern conference.
The Clippers (32-15) host the much-improved Washington Wizards (22-22) who come in looking to get over the .500 mark for the first time since President Barack Obama's second year in office. That's right, four years.
It'll be a tough task for the Wizards who haven't won a road game against the Clippers since President George W. Bush's last year in office. That's right, six years.
Washington's lead by John Wall who averages 20 points per game and former Laker and UCLA star Trevor Ariza with 14 points per contest.
The Clippers continue to play without point guard Chris Paul whoo is still nursing that separated right shoulder he suffered in Dallas against the Mavericks last month. No problems for the Pacific Division-leading Clippers who are 10-3 without Paul in the lineup.
Forward Blake Griffin has stepped up his game in Paul's absence leading the team with 23 points per game which is ninth overall in the league. He's also pulling down 10 boards and dishing out four assists per contest.
Shooting guard J.J. Redick has been stellar since returning from a fractured shooting hand dropping in 16 points per game. And reserve Jamal Crawford has been deadly as well with 17 points per game.
A strong push by center DeAndre Jordan for next month's All-Star Game in New Orleans is being made by head coach Doc Rivers. He's a leading candidate for defensive player of the year who's averaging 10 points, 14 rebounds and two blocked shots per game.
Newly acquired forward Hedo Turkoglu seems to working back into shape averaging about 12 minutes per game. In his seven games since signing with the Clippers the 13-year veteran has already paid dividends as a leader helping to keep Jordan calm during a call against the Knicks last week in New York.
This is a the second of back-to-back games for the Wizards who beat the Golden State Warriors in Oakland last Tuesday night, 88-85. The Clippers handled the Bucks in Milwaukee Monday night, 114-86. Tip-off tonight is set for 7:30pm.


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Yahoo has scheduled a product event in New York City for Monday, May 20. This comes at a time where rumors are flying around that Yahoo is interested in picking up Tumblr. It follows that Yahoo could use this event to announce a buyout, partnership, or something else related to Tumblr, which gives the Tumblr rumor a bit of fire.
There are plenty of other things Yahoo could be planning for the event, but the rumored Tumblr deal seems the most likely, especially since this event has been hastily thrown together. Of course, we'll cover the event and let you know just what happened at the event. Until then, we'll keep speculation to a minimum.

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College Hockey:Drawing a crowd: What the women's attendance record means for the game
Wisconsin drew 10,668 to the Kohl Center, and it hopes many of them will return.
MADISON, Wis. — As the final horn sounded Saturday night at the Kohl Center, one quick look at the standings made it easy to tell the impact top-ranked Wisconsin's 3-1 win over fourth-ranked Minnesota had for both teams.
With an 18-2-2-2 record and 58 points in the WCHA, the Badgers now hold a nearly insurmountable lead over their conference rivals with three weekends to go in the regular season.
However, the story of the night was far greater than just the result on the ice, especially in terms of the state of women's hockey.
A crowd of 10,668 fans, a women's college hockey attendance record, paid to watch the festivities. That was over 8,000 more fans than the amount that witnessed the eighth-ranked Wisconsin men's hockey team defeat host Michigan Tech on the same night, and over 1,000 more fans than paid to see Alaska-Anchorage defeat Minnesota's men in the highest attended WCHA men's game of the night.
That attendance figure is more evidence for the argument that there is serious interest in the sport, at least in North America.
"Tonight was a great game for the fans who got to watch two great teams competing," Badgers captain Meghan Duggan said. "Hopefully the people here will spread the word that women's hockey is growing."
Part of that incredible crowd figure had to do with the capacity of Kohl Center, the one dollar admission price and the special charity distinction associated with the game (the Becker Law Office donated one dollar to the Second Harvest Food Bank for every person who purchased a ticket).
But nearly all of the paid attendees stayed through the presentation of the check after the final buzzer. That kind of support left a lasting impression even for a player like Duggan, who competed for the United States in the Olympics last year.
"It was incredible and I got the goose bumps just thinking about it," Duggan said of playing in front of so many people. "I think for a lot of the girls on the team, we've never seen anything like that. … It created a great atmosphere in the building and really got us going in the game."
Count Wisconsin coach Mark Johnson as one of the people who was extremely proud of what the night accomplished.
"The people of Madison really came out and supported what we were trying to do tonight," Johnson said. "There are not many games, this being the first women's college hockey game, to have over 10,000 people watch."
The final attendance figure blew Johnson away.
"I was anticipating anywhere from 6-8,000 people and we got well past that," Johnson said. "That's a tribute to the people who support our program."
But Johnson also noted that a fortunate scheduling date and strong promotion of the game helped lead to its incredible success.
"Our marketing department did a great job of getting the word out, but we were lucky with the having the Wisconsin men's basketball team and men's hockey team out of town for the weekend," Johnson said. "We became the only show tonight in Madison."
Even though his team ended up on the losing end of a 3-1 decision, Minnesota coach Brad Frost felt like the night was a special one for his players.
"It was a great experience for our players and I was kind of itching to play myself," Frost said. "When you see a big crowd like that, whether it's your own crowd or the opposition's crowd, you feed off that. It felt like you were playing in a big game, which tonight was."
Frost could tell right away that his team was in for a challenge with how fast the Badgers came out of the gates.
"Wisconsin came out tonight with really good energy, like we knew they would feeding off the big crowd," Frost said. "They were able to get those two quick ones in the first period [by taking advantage of it]."
One player who was clearly motivated by the atmosphere was the Badgers' Brianna Decker. The sophomore forward scored a brilliant short-handed goal six-and-a-half minutes into the first period.
"Everyone was pretty pumped up out there, whether you played two minutes or 20," Decker said. "We came out onto the ice to the band, which we've had maybe once since I've been here. And the student section was pretty filled up, so it felt like I was playing in a men's game."
Wisconsin's Hilary Knight did one better, scoring on Wisconsin's first shift of the game just 46 seconds after the opening faceoff. Though Knight had scored a school record 98 times prior to that point, the junior forward was so excited by the goal that she jumped into the boards and went tumbling to the ice trying to celebrate it.
"I fell, which made for an interesting celebration," said Knight, smiling after the game. "[But] you don't get to score in front of 10,000 people all that often, so I figured I would try to celebrate it Alex Ovechkin-style. [I knew] Meghan [Duggan] would be right there to help me out."
As another veteran of the electric atmosphere in Vancouver last February, Knight thought it was great to see this kind of environment back at home in the United States.
"It was awesome that this was in the U.S.," Knight said. "It was doubly amazing that it was for our school as everyone here was from Wisconsin, [showing] Badgers spirit and doing all of the cheers and the chants."
Knight credited Badgers fans for making the event a rousing success.
"The turnout tonight was an incredible," Knight said. "But we are really fortunate to have the fans that we do here."
However, Knight wants to see this kind of support more often, which would show the sport was truly coming of age.
"I challenge our fans to bring a similar crowd like this to every game," Knight said. "We really fed off their energy and we were really fortunate to have them."
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The significance to this story lies within (each person). At either end of the spectrum something is missing. A deeper part of their confidence eroded by some invisible force we can't know without being in their heads. What I do know and want to share is that your path is your own. When you have genuinely found your passion and purpose and mission in life you will put your eye on the horizon and move forward. The deeper you go within yourself to answer questions of who you want to be in this world and the more you come back with your truth (the absolutely truth), the clearer that path will unfold in front of you. It is when we deny what we really want to do and allow barriers to stop us that we sink into deeper insecurities about what we're doing.
I know what is my mission? I know what I want to do. I know how to do it. I am doing it. I focus on the goals at hand. I don't feel the need to justify it. I don't feel the need to explain. And I most assuredly don't feel the need to try and bring someone else down, because I am scared or doubtful or insecure so that in my act of bringing that person down I can somehow feel better about me.
And the really great part: When you become completely centered, confident and serene, the attempts to break through this emotional wall of fortitude with the attacks fall away. Insecure people can throw emotional daggers at that wall all they way want. They can try and desperately poke holes in the force field. Try, try, try – it won't work. At the same time, I can stand within my fortress and keenly watch the attempts, turn, and get back to my "walk about" which is my life, goals and purpose. Do you see the synergy and irony? The more you stay your own journey, the less insecure you become; and the less able the insecure ones are able to knock you off track. What an amazing payoff!
Michelle Gamble-Risley is a speaker, author and business owner of M Communications and 3L Publishing. She has written two books Smash and Second Bloom.


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Meet Angela, a Managing Consultant in our S&C Practice Focusing on Organizational Change
"My first job role within GBS set me on the right path to achieve my goals."
Why GBS?
Angela chose GBS because she found no other consulting firm which could guarantee her a management consulting role in her area of interest: Organizational Change Strategy (OCS). "After interviewing with OCS partners and other S&C senior leadership, I realized what a tight-knit group the Strategy & Change division is, observed thought leadership first-hand, and experienced the enthusiasm and commitment of the OCS practice area. I knew immediately that IBM's consulting practice was an area where I could thrive."
What's the work like?
Working on a front-of-house, full scale SAP implementation for a global media conglomerate has provided Angela an opportunity to be a part of a high risk but innovative and exciting project. "Our competitors walked away from the opportunity, saying it couldn't be done. However, in 14 months, we have designed and implemented an integrated system that is replacing more than 8 systems that were built by the business over the past 14 years." As the SAP training delivery manager, Angela's responsibility was to enure that all employees received the training necessary for them to complete their jobs once the application was ready for "Go live". "We prepared employees not only for the technology change, but also the departmental, process, policy, job, and culture changes."
"Our project has already been identified as the model for SAP implementations."
Applying my skills on the job
Angela's experience in Finance, International Business, and Strategy Consulting has helped support her current position as well as her future career path. "My professional interest is to take on strategic leadership positions within an organization to define the direction of the firm through innovation, thought leadership and market responsiveness." And through Angela's hard work and eagerness to grow professionally, she will be given an opportunity to act in such a position when she assumes her next role as Organizational Change Lead. Gaining experience and retaining this motivation will be two important drivers that aid in her continuous quest to achieve her professional goals.
Personal Satisfaction
"The people, the opportunity to grow, to develop skills, to enhance my knowledge... " and interacting with senior executives on a daily basis are the things that bring joy to Angela's day-to-day job.
Any advice?
"Make sure you like the practice area you hire into. It makes all the difference to be doing something you really enjoy doing with people you really like... "
"... we need team players and leaders. Every strong consultant I've worked with at IBM has found the perfect balance of achieving both roles. They are a must in this business."


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The first mark of a true villain is that they don't consider themselves to be villainous. Enter Maleficent, the evil sorceress responsible for putting the deep-sleep curse on Princess Aurora in Disney's Sleeping Beauty (of course, the 1959 animated Disney version is based on the classic Brothers Grimm fairytale, first published by Charles Perrault in 1697). It seems that we have gotten the story all wrong. In Maleficent (opening today), we get a different side of the story, as told from Maleficent's point of view.
Indeed, when we first meet Maleficent, we see that her heart was pure. She is a playful and happy fairy living in the enchanted forest of the Moors, where several other magical creatures dwell. Young Maleficent (played by the mesmerizing young actress, Isobelle Molloy) has wings and of course, those iconic horns protruding from her head. When a human boy, Stefan, wanders into the woods, Maleficent more than befriends him...she falls in love with him.
Their love would grow into adulthood, until Stefan's routine visits came to a halt. The nearby kingdom has grown fearful of the magical beasts lurking in the Moors, and on his deathbed, King Henry (Kenneth Cranham), is unsure as to who he should name as his successor. In an attempt to impress the King, a now grown Stefan (Sharlto Copley) plans to use his relationship with Maleficent to get close to and kill her, thinking that the act would make him a shoe-in for the throne. When he does get close, he can't go through with the act. Instead, he drugs her and chops off her wings, bringing them to the King to display his bravery.
A deeply hurt, bitter and betrayed Maleficent decides to get even. When King Stefan has his first child, Princess Aurora, fairies from the Moors, Knotgrass (Imelda Staunton), Flittle (Lesley Manville) and Thistlewit (Juno Temple) arrive at her christening to bestow blessings upon the child and to harbor good will from the Moors. Knotgrass blesses her with unmatched beauty, while Flittle blesses her with unending happiness. Before Thistlewit can bestow her blessing, Maleficent appears. She curses Aurora that on her sixteenth birthday, she will prick her finger on a spindle's needle and will fall into a deep sleep, one that can only be broken by "true love's kiss." The kicker? Maleficent now believes there is no such thing as true love, therefore damning Aurora to eternal sleep.
Much of that story is known from Sleeping Beauty, but its after the curse that this story takes a turn. We know that King Stefan tries to protect his daughter by burning all the spindles in the kingdom and sending Aurora off in hiding, to live with Knotgrass, Flittle and Thistlewit. What we discover in this film, is that Maleficent (and her pet crow, Diaval) is well-aware of Aurora's location and more than that, she plays a very important role in the Princess's upbringing (the grown Princess Aurora is played effectively by Elle Fanning).
Of course, the draw of Maleficent is the performance of Angelina Jolie, who fully inhabits the role. She is damn enchanting to watch. First-time director Robert Stromberg comes from a visual effects background, so this movie is a delight from that point-of-view, if less-effective in others. There is a hollowness to this film and for all of its visual splendor, it seems a bit claustrophobic.
Like the stage play, Wicked, Maleficent is instantly interesting because it takes a tale that we all know and love and spins it on its head. But I'm not sure that I like this watered-down version of one of Disney's all-time villains. What's next? Learning that Scar was actually abused as a cub, given his signature mark with a younger Mufasa bitch-slap? That Ursula battled bulimia? That Belle was actually married to nice man named Gaston, and out of vengeance, invited Gaston to a party at the castle, only to have the Beast murder him so that they could live happily ever after?
No, to me Maleficent is infinitely more interesting when she's a baddie. Things are more interesting when existing on the extremes and painting her as a misunderstood victim takes away any and all flavor that the character had. Maleficent the film, is a celebration of all things vanilla, the sadly marks the beginning of an attempt by Disney to humanize their most feared (re: unmarketable) characters.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family
Run Time: 1 hour, 37 minutes, Rated PG
Starring: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley, Lesley Manville, Juno Temple, Imelda Staunton, Sam Riley, Brenton Thwaites, Isobelle Molloy
Directed by Robert Stromberg (feature-film directorial debut)
Opens locally on Friday, May 30, 2014 (check for show times).
Be sure to watch Tom Santilli on TV! Check your local listings for "Movie Show Plus" for Tom's weekly movie review segment, airing at 10:30 p.m. EST every Sunday, on MYTV20 in Detroit.
How to read Tom Santilli's "Star Ratings:"
- 5 Stars: Exceptional, must-see movie
- 4 Stars: Very good movie, not without flaws
- 3 Stars: The movie was just OK, leaves a lot to be desired
- 2 Stars: Pretty bad, a let-down, disappointing, but with some redeeming qualities
- 1 Star: Awful, sloppy, a total waste of time


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John David Carlson
Position: TE
Height: 6-5 Weight: 256 lbs.
Born: May 12, 1984 in St. Cloud, MN
High School: Litchfield
College: Notre Dame (school history) (Carlson college stats)
Drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the 2nd round (38th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 16 (5629th overall since 1950)
Other SR Links: College Football at Sports-Reference.com
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Utah basketball: Utes focused on rebounding in home finale
Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
SALT LAKE CITY — When Utah and Colorado met Feb. 1 in Boulder, the Buffaloes rallied from 12 points down in the second half and prevailed 79-75 in overtime.
The Achilles' heel for the Utes that day, noted coach Larry Krystkowiak, was rebounding.
"They just manhandled us all the way around," he said. " We couldn't secure defensive rebounds and that's what, at the end of the day, really killed us."
Utah was outrebounded 42-24 and allowed Colorado to grab 17 offensive boards.
Krystkowiak said that the Buffaloes were far more physical and aggressively went after rebounds. They also capitalized on a tough matchup at the 3-spot where 6-foot-7 forward Xavier Johnson pulled down 10 rebounds. Big man Josh Scott also had 10, while 6-foot-2 guard Askia Booker secured eight.
Utah forward Jordan Loveridge said that Colorado's wings were coming in the paint at full speed in Boulder and were tough to box out.
As such, it's been an area of emphasis as the Utes prepare for Saturday's rematch in the Huntsman Center.
Utah center Dallin Bachynski predicts they'll do a whole lot better on the boards this time around. It's been a focus in practice, he said, and will be a huge focus in the game. Bachynski noted that fellow centers Renan Lenz and Jeremy Olsen will be also be ready to rebound.
"Boards are definitely on my mind this week and I guarantee they're on Renan's and J.O.'s minds as well," Bachynski said. "Because if we don't get rebounds, it's going to be very difficult to win."
Bachynski acknowledged that Colorado is a great rebounding team and that the Buffaloes' small forwards get boards extremely well. Loveridge thus considers the battle to be as big as it has been all season.
"It'll be a tough challenge again," he said. "But if we get bodies on them early, we should be good."
Rebounding will be a focal point in Utah's home finale. Starting guard Brandon Taylor said the Utes know it. Colorado enters the game ranked second in the Pac-12 with 38 rebounds per game, including 11.71 on the offensive end.
"They are very, very aggressive on the boards as we saw the first time we played them. So we know what we're in for and we're ready for it. We have to get stops and we have to rebound the ball," Taylor said. "We have to be more the aggressors this time. We have to bring the physical play to them, you know, instead of being hit with the physical play."
In an effort to set the tone, Taylor explained that it has been a huge focus in practice. It has been for some time.
Utah has made vast improvements in rebounding since poor showings in back-to-back games at Arizona and Colorado earlier in the season. Over losses to the Wildcats and Buffaloes, the Utes were outrebounded 82-53 and gave up 37 offensive rebounds.
In the six games that followed, Utah has won the rebounding battle five times and is surrendering an average of just 10.5 offensive boards per game.
Despite the improvement, Krystkowiak doesn't considered it permanent.
"It's not fixed. It's a daily focus that we're going to have to have to block out and stay physical," Krystkowiak said. "It's going to be a point of emphasis this week. But I don't think with our squad it's something that we can say 'OK, we fixed it, let's go find something else to fix' and not think about it quite a bit."
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Success Will Write Apocalypse Across the Sky
The Grand Partition, and The Abrogation of Idolatry
March 2009
Released: 2009, Nuclear Blast
Rating: 4.0/5
Reviewer: Stu Occupier
Coming together in late 2006, SWWAATS were formed by former members of Dehumanized and Filth Porn, within a year they had released a demo called "Subhuman Empire", toured with Nile and Chthonic then signed to the mighty Nuclear Blast.
Now the Florida band are ready to unleash their first full album produced by James Murphy (Death, Obituary) on a public that is still being force fed with emo and safe pop punk music, is there anywhere safe they can hide?
From the second you hit play the aggression and the energy starts, not even an opening note is played, it's just straight into full metal assault.
Musically driven by superb drumming and typical death metal vocals it's hard to distinguish one track from another, until we hit "Pity The Living, Envy The Dead" because it's an atmospheric sampler piece which actually hits you harder than the metal and throws you off centre.
From this point on, the album takes on a different tone and suddenly the relentless brutality takes on new structures, "Colossus" is almost doom like and blends straight into "Retrograde And The Anointed", think Sunn O))) meets Axis Of Perdition via Deicide and Anaal Nathrakh.
The album ends as it begins with more unbounded aural violence. A hidden track contains more sampling.
This is a very impressive album, my initial reaction was "oh no not another death/grind by numbers album" but there was much more to this, real thought has gone into this and I would not only recommend this to any fan of the genre but also to any open minded metalhead as well.
RECOMMENDED TRACKS: All of them from track 5 onwards!
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01. 10,000 Sermons, 1 Solution
Matt Simpson (Bass)
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Just Say No To Cox-1 & Cox-2 Inhibitiors: Five Necessary Steps to Fight InflammationFebruary 21, 2005
February 18, 2005 was an important day for drug makers, namely Merck and Pfizer, as the decision to keep their Cox-2 inhibitor drugs on the market looks ever so promising. Advisory groups to the Food and Drug Administration have recommended that the benefits of the Cox-2 inhibitors, (Vioxx, Celebrex, and Bextra), outweigh the risks. This in turn sent Merck, (maker of Vioxx), and Pfizer, (maker of Celebrex and Bextra), stock shares up 13 and 7 percent respectively. Not bad for a one day return in the bank. Now let's consider the health returns.
Cox-1 and Cox-2 inhibitors selectively block an enzyme that is responsible for inflammation. They are a type of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) because these medications essentially fight inflammation. Drugs such as aspirin and ibuprofen and to some extent diclofenac, block both the Cox-2 and Cox-1 enzymes while other such as Vioxx and Celebrex block just the Cox-2. The reason so many doctors like the heavy duty Cox-2 meds is because they do not block the Cox-1 enzyme, which helps the stomach make a beneficial prostaglandin (a hormone-like chemical messenger), to protect the stomach lining. This is why NSAIDs often times cause stomach and gastrointestinal ulcerations. However, like all medications, there are risks and side effects. And in the Fall of 2004 when news resurfaced that the Cox-2 inhibitor Vioxx was responsible for cardiovascular problems such as heart attacks, turmoil erupted and it was pulled from the shelves. Merck's stock plummeted and medical doctors threw up their arms as they knew no other way to get their patients out of pain other than revert back to the NSAIDs. I covered this in November 2004. We have now gone full circle, so ironically enough it is a good place to pick up again here in 2005. (more…)


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Man shot in head in W. Baltimore identified
BALTIMORE, Md. - Police identified a man who died after being shot in the head in West Baltimore Friday afternoon.
Michael Kirksey, 30, was shot in the head near the intersection of Fayette Street and North Gilmore Street. He was taken to an area hospital in critical condition but later died.
Homicide detectives are investigating.


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I have created an app with membership feature and during sign up, I am planning to give out 10 points initially for each user. But in order to detect bulk accounts, - accounts signed just for points- I need to detect each device while signing up, and if device id is used, I should disable additional points.
I guess I might as well register into keychain with such thing as;
thisUserSignedUpAlready = YES;
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What happened to the Intercontinental Cup? WWE was heavily building it in their promotion for Main Event this week but after reading the taping results it looks like it wasn't taped.
From what I can tell in reading the taping results for this week's WWE Main Event, the Intercontinental Cup was not taped as you pointed out. Wade Barrett is teasing a major announcement for the competition on Twitter at 11 AM EST on Twitter. We'll post it if it's anything of note.
What is Chris Jericho's contract status? Is he here until Wrestlemania or is it something more long term?
Chris Jericho is under a short-term WWE contract that has him working through Wrestlemania 29. He is scheduled for TVs and even some live events although it's not a long-term deal from what I understand. At this point in Jericho's career he wants to pursue his music as much as he wants to utilize his in-ring talents.
Is there any hope of having Cody Rhodes vs. Goldust at Wrestlemania 29?
It sure doesn't look like it as Goldust worked the 30-man Royal Rumble match under a per shot deal. He still wants a Wrestlemania match against Cody and confirmed that here. Last year he tried to rally his Twitter followers into pushing WWE for the bout but it never happened.
Any word on Wrestlemania plans for The Undertaker?
Undertaker still hasn't made a commitment to work Wrestlemania 29. We reported in October 2012 he was considering sitting the show out because he felt slighted. The belief was later that he would be on the show and now it's believed he's been more reluctant in part due to his health. A new plan involving Undertaker was pitched backstage Monday at Raw that you can read about at this link. In total, it's all speculation until a deal is worked out to confirm him.
Remember questions with proper grammar and spelling stand the best chance of getting answered. I'll be off on Thursday and Friday so the next installment of Ask WNW is scheduled to run on Monday, February 6, 2013.
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It seems increasingly likely that Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) expected iWatch won't ship this year. At the same time, reports suggest that the company is still planning on unveiling the device at its media event next Tuesday. If true, that would represent one of a handful of times that Apple has pre-announced new products well in advance of the actual launch.
In some cases, pre-announcing products too early can have disastrous consequences, causing consumer purchase delays in anticipation of the new products. The phenomenon is now affectionately known as the Osborne Effect, named after the most prominent example from the early 1980s. Most of the time, Apple is very good at minimizing the time between announcement and launch, in some cases, making products available the same day.
Apple is quite used to its rumor mill causing purchase delays, but market speculation is very different than official announcements. Here's why pre-announcing the iWatch months in advance would be smart.
Pre-announcing would cause purchasing delays -- for competitors
If the iWatch is indeed being delayed until early 2015, then that would put its launch after the busy holiday shopping season. While no consumer electronics company wants to miss out during the holidays, Apple will still have plenty of other gadgets to sell, and it likely wants to perfect the iWatch before releasing it to the masses.
The market for smartwatches is small, but growing, and a slew of competing devices are starting to hit the market. Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG)(NASDAQ:GOOGL) Android Wear will likely power most of the smartwatches sold this holiday shopping season. But beccause this market is nascent, there is a lot of lingering consumer uncertainty that's holding back adoption, as people aren't even sure if smartwatches offer a compelling value proposition as a product category.
Sure, there will be some who are intent on buying a smartwatch this year; but there are also plenty of potential buyers who are on the fence. If Apple pre-announces its iWatch, it could cause potential buyers to hold off for the time being, including those in the market for a competing smartwatch.
A new product category is different than an existing product category
Most of the time, when pre-announcing has negative effects, it's because the subsequent purchase delays hurt the existing business. That was the case for Osborne Computer Corporation. It's entirely different, however, if the pre-announced product is for an entirely new category, because hype for the new product should not affect sales of existing products.
It's not as if iWatch hype will hurt iPhone sales. In that sense, there's very little risk associated with pre-announcing the iWatch at next week's event. Additionally, if Apple shows off the device this year, CEO Tim Cook may technically be able to fulfill his promise to investors that Apple will enter a new product category this year, even if its shipment date falls into 2015.
It wouldn't be the first time
It's worth noting that Apple has pre-announced products on rare occasions before. For instance, the original iPhone was unveiled in January 2007, but didn't ship for another six months. Likewise, it unveiled the new Mac Pro in June 2013, but the new version didn't ship until December 2013.
At the time, the iPhone was obviously Apple's entry into a new product category, as it had never made smartphones before, so it wasn't putting any of its existing businesses in jeopardy. Technically, pre-announcing the Mac Pro was a risk, but the Mac Pro is a small portion of Apple's overall business. Additionally, professional users had already been waiting an extended period of time for a Mac Pro upgrade, so presumably, they could wait just a little bit longer.
"Take the time to get it right"
At the end of the day, spending the extra time to get the product right has always been Apple's strategy. Consider this quote from Tim Cook from a Wall Street Journal interview earlier this year discussing new products.
You want to take the time to get it right. Our objective has never been to be first. It's to be the best. To do things really well, it takes time. You can see a lot of products that have been brought to market where the thinking isn't really deep and, as a consequence, these things don't do very well.
If the iWatch turns out to be the best smartwatch, and pre-announcing it can hurt rivals while creating iHype, Apple will be the one doing well.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The University of Maine women's soccer team has been selected third in the 2014 America East Preseason Poll, released on Wednesday, August 13. The Black Bears received 49 points in the poll.
UMBC, the defending America East champion, was selected to repeat, as the Retrievers received 59 points in the poll. Stony Brook came in a close second, as the Seawolves received 58 points. Maine followed with Hartford being selected fourth with 47 points. New Hampshire was fifth with 32 points, followed by Vermont with 30 points and Binghamton with 26 points. Albany and UMass Lowell rounded out the poll, as each received 13 points.
Maine finished 9-5-5 a year ago and was in contention to win the 2013 America East title until the final week of the season. The Black Bears return 16 letterwinners, including five of its top seven scorers from a year ago.
Eve L'Abbe (Laval, Quebec) led the team in scoring with five goals and three assists for 13 points. She was followed by Charlene Achille (Longueuil, Quebec) and Jordan Pellerin (Waterville, Maine) who each had four goals and one assist for nine points. Joanie L'Abbe (Laval, Quebec) finished with a goal and three assists for five points. Camille Varin-Treblay (St.-Hubert, Quebec) added a pair of goals.
Lauren Swant (Oakville, Ontario) returns to anchor the keeper duties. She was 9-5-3 last season with a 0.87 goals against average and a .800 save percentage. Swant had five shutouts. Claudie Dube-Trempe (Chambly, Quebec) played in three games a year ago.
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My husband and I travel to Europe every year and I have always been enamored by the markets and cafes that we visit. Olive & Finch was definitely inspired by the markets and cafés that dot the European countryside.
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Growing up cooking and food was always a big part of our family life. I started my a corporate catering company in 2001 and served box lunches to local businesses. At the same time, I worked at several restaurants in the Denver area to gain experience in the restaurant industry and worked up the ladder into management positions. I even became an executive sushi chef in Denver. In 2005, I opened my first restaurant, Parallel Seventeen. We are now celebrating its eighth year in business this August.
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Ludlowville was a commercial center with sawmills, gristmills, a store, post office, and churches
When the North family migrated west to Michigan, they named their new town Lansing, after their home town in New York
The Town of Lansing was named in 1817 after a respected Supreme Court Judge of the time, John Lansing
The Hillcrest area was originally known as Bean Hill
Esty's, where the former Greystone Restaurant was located, was originally called Forest City
Lansing Station began in 1829 as a ferry landing that went to Frog's Point (now Camp Barton) on the west side of Cayuga Lake
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No 45+ results from Sienna
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
No 45+ results from Sienna Lake on the ACA website. This is strange because I got my results at the race right after it was completed. I was going to give the promoters huge kudos for the great chip timing, but not having the results on the ACA website is a snafu which hopefully will be remedied soon.
Why do the results need to be on the ACA site
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Why do the results need to be on the ACA website? They have the results posted on the results page (see link in article). Are you going to complain that the photographers did not get your photo either?
I make comments following
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
I make comments following races for constructive criticism. While I was able to get my results for the 45+ race, how about in 12 months when I want to see how I did last year at this race? The ACA web site does a fantastic job listing results back to 2007. I don't care about getting my photo, I just care about making CO CX the best and letting promoters know about concerns we racers have, in a productive way, is the best way I know how to do this. Perhaps the results will be updated eventually, which would be great.
Results for 45+ are now up on
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Results for 45+ are now up on ACA site. Thanks to whoever was responsible for rectifying this in a timely manner.
If you look at their website
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
If you look at their website they have results from years past, so your results will be there for years to come.
Worry About Yourself
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Why do you have to question another individual's motives? We want to see our results and those of our competitors and those competitors whom we strive to emulate. And, because transparent and accessible results constitute a huge part of the experience for a vast majority of the racing community.
You got first draft results.
Submitted by Me (not verified) on
But are the results you got accurate and complete? They don't post them up until they get all the riders to bib numbers. Results are only as accurate as the registration data coming in. Since the ACA site builds the Cup standings, they wait until they are final before posting.
No 45+ results from Sienna
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Sounds like a question for ACA, since they are the ones who post results to their website. It appears to be an accidental omission on their part, and not the fault of the race organizers or the timing company.
Announcement on Homepage
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Huge props to ACA for making an announcement that complete results from Sienna Lake will be made available when judging protocol is complete.
I think that is hugely considerate and indicates ACA's extreme diligence and dedication to its constituents.
The race was not timed by the
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
The race was not timed by the ACA hence. Without Limits and Boulder Racing uses Race Rite for timing of CX races (results are live and posted immediately). You can find your results here http://my1.raceresult.com/details/index.php?page=4&eventid=13452&lang=en
OMG, results were delayed!
Submitted by Bob (not verified) on
OMG, results were delayed! Ahhh!
No, results were live and instant
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
I'm confused on this as well, results were not delayed they were instant and live. It was the movement of results on the ACA website that was delayed for one field, 45+. Eventually they should be there for racers who chase points but every racer could see their results immediately after the race.
Sienna Lake results
Submitted by Lynn Taylor (not verified) on
I was the Chief Judge at Sienna Lake. The judging protocol was complete when I left the race near 5 PM. The message I got later was that the electronic file received by ACA was missing the USAC and ACA numbers for the SM 45+ and SM 45+_4 categories. My understanding is that results can't be uploaded without those numbers as they feed into a number of different tracking programs: the upgrading program and the Cup points program are just two of them. The other 19 categories were fine and were uploaded when they were received, so it would seem to be a temporary glitch. As noted on the ACA website, as soon as the missing information is supplied, results can be uploaded.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
This race, at least for the crews at the end of the day, was epic! So much fun in the snow and mud out there. The run-ups must have been downright hysterical to watch. I could not stop smiling. Sorry to the groundskeepers out at Sienna Lake, but dang that was fun.
Great Photos!
Submitted by Dave (not verified) on
Looking at the photos from the race are hilarious! That was a tough but fun day for sure
Great pics! Lokks like a fun
Submitted by binary options ... (not verified) on
Great pics! Lokks like a fun trip. Wish I had been there doing some cycling.


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Have done links and a few obits on the furlong memorials.
If I come across further obits will enter.
Thank you for your interest.
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No I am not related. Admin transferred a lot of cemeteries to me to clean up..some have both maiden and married names or just maiden names, some have a lot of dupes. Am working on another and then will take a look at the Elmvale cemetery.
I live in the area so if you wish I can find out more about these entries,some obits etc.
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Hi Harold and Wanda, I am not related to the Powers, sorry. My last name is not Powers either. Maybe you looked at something incorrectly? Glad you liked the information. It sure comes in handy when doing research. Holler if you need anything. Shane
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I did not find a stone for Matilda. The only Scott I found anywhere in the area was for a Nancy. There were a few that were unreadable, but not near Nancy either. Not sure if they're related? Sorry!
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I'll see if I can find her. :) Thanks re Mom. Me too!
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They're wonderful out there!!
If you would like to email the map with location to me, I'll try to swing by tomorrow on my way home from work. My Mom has rebounded and stabilized for now so will likely be off hospice in the next few days if it remains this way!! Kim firstname.lastname@example.com
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I'm sorry - was thinking Mt Hope (adjacent to Quindaro). Try this: http://www.wycomuseum.org/web_pictures/trowbridgelibraryarchiveswebsite/cemeterymaps/Quindaro%20Cemetery.PDF
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There is a map connected to the cemetery on F/G. The Wyandotte County Museum would be of help - I thought that was the number you had. Sorry. 913-573-5002. They s/be able to direct you a bit closer to the burial location too.
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I put the memorials up from the records. Most of the cemetery has been photographed, but I do not see a stone yet. I added the plot location, but you might want to call the number and have them locate her grave before you go. I would go look for it for you, but my Mom is in hospice at the moment. Kim
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Bradley Basketball Pregame Notes
2010 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament - Quarterfinal #2
No. 5 Seed Bradley Braves (15-14, 9-9 MVC) vs. No. 4 Seed Creighton (16-14, 10-8 MVC)
Friday, March 5 - 2:35 p.m. CST - St. Louis, Mo. - Scottrade Center (21,472)
Series History - Creighton leads 41-39
Television: MVC-TV (FS Midwest, Comcast SportsNet Chicago, FS Indiana, FS Kansas City, Metro Sports)
Satellite Coordinates: TBA from the Missouri Valley Conference
Radio: 1470 AM WMBD -- Dave Snell (play-by-play), Chuck Buescher (analyst) and Dan DiOrio (pregame host)
Audio Stream: www.BradleyBraves.com
Tourney Time
Bradley begins the quest for its third Missouri Valley Conference Tournament championship, but its first since 1988, when it takes on Creighton in Friday's second quarterfinal game at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis...Bradley has never won an MVC Tournament away from Peoria, taking the title in 1980 at Robertson Memorial Fieldhouse and 1988 at Carver Arena...The Braves are playing in the second quarterfinal game between the 4 and 5 seeds for the fifth consecutive year...Bradley is 3-1 in its previous four quarterfinal tilts, including a split versus Creighton by beating the Bluejays in 2006 and falling to CU in 2008.
Familiar Foe
For the second time in three years, Bradley and Creighton meet in the MVC Tournament quarterfinals after closing the regular-season against each other in Omaha...This marks the eighth time Bradley has faced its final regular-season opponent in the MVC Tournament quarterfinals and the Braves are 4-3 in the previous seven return engagements: 1-2 versus Creighton in 1984 (L), 1998 (W) and 2008 (L); 2-0 against Drake in 1983 (W) and 1997 (W); and 1-1 versus Southern Illinois in 1999 (W) and 2002 (L).
Did You Know?
Bradley, Creighton and UNI are the only three teams to finish at least .500 in The Valley standings in each of the last five years...Bradley and Creighton are the only two teams to earn top five seeds for the State Farm MVC Tournament in each of the last five years.
Quarterfinal History
Bradley is 17-11 all-time in the quarterfinals of the MVC Tournament, including an 11-9 record in neutral-site quarterfinal games...Bradley has won 10 of its last 14 quarterfinal games dating back to 1994...Bradley's 10-4 record in the MVC Tournament quarterfinals equals Missouri State and Southern Illinois for the best record in the quarterfinal round since 1994.
Against The Bluejays
Friday's quarterfinal matchup will be Bradley's eighth all-time versus Creighton in the MVC Tournament, making the Bluejays Bradley's most common postseason opponent...This year's matchup also is the seventh time the teams have met in the quarterfinals and the sixth time in the 4-5 game...Bradley is 4-3 all-time versus the Bluejays in the MVC Tournament and the teams have split their four neutral-site meetings since 1998...Creighton has dominated the overall series of late, winning six straight and 18 of the last 21 since 2001 to claim a 41-39 advantage against the Braves.
Alternating Fashion
Including Friday's matchup, all five St. Louis meetings between Bradley and Creighton have taken place in the quarterfinals, including four straight in the 4-5 game...The first four St. Louis meetings have featured an alternating result, a favorable trend for Bradley after its 2008 tourney loss to the Bluejays.
Bradley vs. CU in the MVC Tournament
Year Location Round BU CU Result
1984 at Creighton Quarters 5 4 L 40-50
1985 at Bradley Quarters 4 5 W 66-59
1988 at Bradley Semis 1 5 W 101-77
1998 St. Louis Quarters 7 2 W 76-68
2000 St. Louis Quarters 5 4 L 62-71
2006 St. Louis Quarters 5 4 W 54-47
2008 St. Louis Quarters 5 4 L 70-74
2010 St. Louis Quarters 5 4
Not Exactly Veterans
As the Braves prepared for the 2009 State Farm MVC Tournament, Bradley's 13 active players last year had combined for only five individual games in the MVC Tournament, resulting in 80 minutes, 33 points and 13 rebounds...Bradley's 14 active players this time around have combined for 17 individual games in the MVC Tournament, resulting in 268 minutes, 88 points and 29 rebounds...Junior guard Sam Maniscalco, however, accounts for nearly half of Bradley's MVC Tournament playing time and scoring: 108 minutes (40.3 percent) and 43 points (.489).
Seven For 1,000
Bradley junior guard Andrew Warren needs seven points to become the 44th player in Bradley Basketball history to score 1,000 career points...Although he has scored 993 career points, Warren still is looking for his first career points in the MVC Tournament: he was scoreless in two games as a freshman in 2007 and has missed each of the last two tournaments due to injury.
2,000-Point Backcourt
Entering the State Farm MVC Tournament, Bradley's junior guard combo of Sam Maniscalco (1,111) and Andrew Warren (993) have combined for 2,104 career points...Maniscalco and Warren are the first pair of Bradley juniors to reach 2,000 combined points since the "G-Men" combo of Phillip Gilbert and James Gillingham during the 2002-03 season...Gilbert (1,352 points) and Gillingham (964) ended the 2002-03 season with 2,316 career points and eventually pushed their final overall career total to 3,105 combined points.
Triple Threat
The Bradley trio of junior guard Andrew Warren (14.4 ppg), sophomore forward Taylor Brown (14.1) and junior guard Sam Maniscalco (12.6) combine to score 41.1 ppg...Individually, Warren ranks fourth, Brown fifth and Maniscalco 11th among Valley players in overall scoring this year, making Bradley the only school with three players among the league's top 17 individual scorers...The Valley's next best scoring trio are Illinois State seniors Osiris Eldridge (15.9 ppg), Dinma Odiakosa (13.2) and Lloyd Phillips (10.4) at 39.5 ppg.
Maniscalco In Century Club
After equalling the Missouri Valley Conference record for the most games ever played by a second-year player (74), Bradley junior guard Sam Maniscalco now has played in 103 games to equal the school record for career games played by a third-year Brave...Maniscalco will equal the Missouri Valley Conference record for career games by a three-year player in Friday's MVC Tournament quarterfinal game.
100 Career Games by 3-Year MVC Players
1. 104 Randal Falker, S. Illinois 2004-07
2. 103 Sam Maniscalco, Bradley 2007-10
103 Billy Mann, Bradley 1947-50
4. 102 Matt Shaw, S. Illinois 2004-07
102 Gene Melchiorre, Bradley 1947-50
6. 100 Osiris Eldridge, Illinois State 2006-09
More Than A Scorer
Junior guard Sam Maniscalco has climbed to 33rd on Bradley's all-time scoring list with 1,111 points, but he is far more than just a scorer...Maniscalco is The Valley's active leader with 325 career assists and has dished out at least 100 assists in three straight seasons...Maniscalco has dished out 19 assists without committing a turnover during a span of 137 minutes that stretches back four games into the second half of the Feb. 16 contest at Indiana State...Maniscalco also is Bradley's active career leader with 104 career steals.
Maniscalco's Accuracy
Junior guard Sam Maniscalco shot 50.3 percent from the field in 18 Valley games this season...The 6-foot Maniscalco finished seventh in the league in field goal percentage in Valley play...Maniscalco was the only player standing less than 6-foot-8 inches to shoot at least 50 percent from the field in conference action this year.
How Hot Is Maniscalco?
So just how hot has Sam Maniscalco been from inside the 3-point line this season?..The 6-foot guard is shooting 58.9 percent (73-124) from inside the arc on the season, including a scorching 62.6 percent (57-91) in MVC play...He has a chance to become just the sixth, and easily the shortest, individual in Bradley history with at least 50 2FGM to shoot at least 60 percent from 2-point range for an entire season.
Bradley Season 2-Point FG Pct. (50 FGM)
Luke Jackson, 1987-88 .675 127-188
Roosevelt Davison, 1983-84 .661 111-168
*Joe Allen, 1967-68 .655 258-394
Zach Andrews, 2006-07 .640 155-242
Roosevelt Davison, 1982-83 .638 104-163
Joe Allen, 1966-67 .622 232-373
Jerome Robinson, 1998-99 .600 51-85
Sam Maniscalco, 2009-10 .589 73-124
* NCAA statistical national champion
Second only to Illinois State center Dinma Odiakosa (.629) in 2-point field goal percentage in all games, Maniscalco paced The Valley in 2-point field goal percentage in conference play by shooting 62.6 percent from inside the arc, a margin of 16 points better than the second-most accurate shooter, Southern Illinois' Gene Teague (61.0 percent).
2009-10 MVC 2-FG Pct. (MVC games only)
Minimum 2.5 2FGM/Game
1. Sam Maniscalco, BU .626 57-91
2. Gene Teague, SIU .610 50-82
3. Will Creekmore, MSU .590 62-105
4. Dinma Odiakosa, ILS .589 89-151
5. Jermaine Mallett, MSU .580 51-88
6. Harry Marshall, INS .565 61-108
7. Jordan Eglseder, UNI .550 77-140
8. Jackie Carmichael, ILS .548 51-93
9. Will Egolf, BU .541 59-109
10. Justin Carter, CU .525 52-99
Top Heavy From The Stripe
The high-scoring trio of Andrew Warren, Taylor Brown and Sam Maniscalco pace Bradley's free throw shooting effort this season...Each member of the trio has attempted at least 100 free throws this year, making Bradley the only team in The Valley boasting three players that have each attempted 100 free throws...The trio also has combined to shoot 83.4 percent (257-308) from the line, while the team's other 12 players have combined to shoot just 61.1 percent (165-270):
Andrew Warren 88-102 .863
Sam Maniscalco 87-106 .821
Taylor Brown 82-100 .820
Other 12 Players 165-270 .596
Power Of The Post
Bradley is 11-5 (.688) this season when the quartet of sophomore forward Taylor Brown, sophomore center Will Egolf and reserve centers Sam Singh and Anthony Thompson combine for at least 20 points and 10 rebounds...The Braves are 4-9 (.308) when the post quartet falls below the 20-10 standard.
Wins And Losses
In Bradley's 15 wins this season, the Braves have allowed just 62.5 points per game on 38.3 percent shooting from the field and 27.0 percent shooting from 3-point range...Only two of those 15 victims scored at least 70 points, Indiana State in a 91-85 overtime win Jan. 6 and Wichita State in a 75-73 win Feb. 24...In Bradley's 14 losses this year, the Braves have allowed 73.8 points per game on 45.3 percent shooting from the field and 35.2 percent shooting from 3-point range...Nine of those 14 opponents scored at least 70 points, including Creighton in both regular-season meetings.
Brown's Improvement
Bradley sophomore forward Taylor Brown ranks among the nation's leaders in improved scoring from 2008-09 to this season...After averaging 3.4 ppg last year, Brown is The Valley's fifth-leading scorer at 14.1 ppg...His scoring increase of 10.7 ppg is the best in The Valley and ranks ninth among the nation's top improvements from a year ago (through Feb. 28).
Increased Scoring Chart
Player, School 08-09 09-10 +
*Tim Ambromaitis, Notre Dame 1.7 17.4 15.7
*Amu Saaka, Furman 2.6 15.8 13.2
Menji Mundadi, Alabama State 3.5 16.6 13.1
Jordan Sugars, Navy 3.2 15.9 12.7
Justin Greene, Kent State 2.2 14.1 11.9
Ashton Gibbs, Pittsburgh 4.3 16.0 11.7
Tramayne Moorer, Alabama St. 0.0 11.3 11.3
John Shurna, Northwestern 7.3 18.2 10.9
Taylor Brown, Bradley 3.4 14.1 10.7
Jeremy Green, Stanford 6.4 17.0 10.6
* redshirted last year, stats from 2007-08
Big Media Numbers
Now in his 31st year as the radio Voice of the Braves, Dave Snell has participated in 950 Bradley Basketball game broadcasts, all in succession, on WMBD AM 1470 since taking over play-by-play duties for the 1979-80 season...Snell was inducted into the Bradley Athletics Hall of Fame Jan. 23...Snell's longtime radio sidekick, Joe Stowell, has been witness to 1,543 Bradley Basketball games in his various roles as player (103, 1947-50); assistant coach (250, 1956-65); head coach (344, 1965-78); assistant athletic director (107, 1978-85); and radio analyst (739, 1985-present)...Peoria Journal Star beat writer Dave Reynolds has covered 613 consecutive Bradley Basketball games since taking over the beat for the start of the 1990-91 season.


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"Scout," said Atticus, "nigger-lover is just one of those terms that don't mean anything—like snot-nose. It's hard to explain—ignorant, trashy people use it when they think somebody's favoring Negroes over and above themselves. It's slipped into usage with some people like ourselves, when they want a common, ugly term to label somebody."
"You aren't really a nigger-lover, then, are you?"
"I certainly am. I do my best to love everybody... I'm hard put, sometimes—baby, it's never an insult to be called what somebody thinks is a bad name. It just shows you how poor that person is, it doesn't hurt you." (11.107-109)
In giving Scout a lesson in How Racism Works 101, Atticus also does the same for the audience. On the syllabus in this conversation: the power of language, not only as a way to shame those who don't toe the racist line, but also to set the terms of the debate. Racists use "nigger-lover" to suggest that a person is trying to give African-Americans special rights, but Atticus points out that all he's arguing for is equality, loving everybody the same. The end of the quote is basically a grown-up version of "I'm rubber and you're glue," suggesting that schoolyard taunt actually has some merit—some insults do tell you more about the person hurling them than about their target.
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Lula stopped, but she said, "You ain't got no business bringin' white chillun here—they got their church, we got our'n. It is our church, ain't it, Miss Cal?"
… When I looked down the pathway again, Lula was gone. In her place was a solid mass of colored people.
One of them stepped from the crowd. It was Zeebo, the garbage collector. "Mister Jem," he said, "we're mighty glad to have you all here. Don't pay no 'tention to Lula, she's contentious because Reverend Sykes threatened to church her. She's a troublemaker from way back, got fancy ideas an' haughty ways—we're mighty glad to have you all." (12.48-52)
This is the first time Scout and Jem experience racism first-hand. They feel like they're the objects of someone else's racism, which sure put them in a unique position.
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"It's right hard to say," she said. "Suppose you and Scout talked colored-folks' talk at home it'd be out of place, wouldn't it? Now what if I talked white-folks' talk at church, and with my neighbors? They'd think I was puttin' on airs to beat Moses."
"But Cal, you know better," I said.
"It's not necessary to tell all you know. It's not ladylike—in the second place, folks don't like to have somebody around knowin' more than they do. It aggravates 'em. You're not gonna change any of them by talkin' right, they've got to want to learn themselves, and when they don't want to learn there's nothing you can do but keep your mouth shut or talk their language." (12.138-144)
Cal doesn't get the privilege of being the same person no matter where she is, because she has to live a double life to fit in. Sometimes, conformity to what everyone else is doing makes more sense. Calpurnia and Atticus offer different models to Jem and Scout of how to deal with a world that can't deal with who people really are. (Extra credit: Check out W.E.B. DuBois's "Of Our Spiritual Strivings" in the "Best of the Web" section for a famous discussion of doubleness and African-American identity.)


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Luis Suarez's second-half header gave Liverpool a hard-fought point as they drew 1-1 with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Brendan Rodgers' side had trailed to John Terry's first-half strike, but showed character, and a vast improvement, after the break to maintain their recent strong record in west London. They have not lost in their last four visits.
Rodgers was forced to do without defender Martin Skrtel, who missed out through illness. Jamie Carragher replaced the Slovakian, while Glen Johnson was deemed fit enough to face his former club after his own recent fitness issues, he came in for the teenager Suso, who dropped to the bench, as Liverpool started the game with three central defenders.
Chelsea were without David Luiz, who was also ill, and the injured Ashley Cole. Fernando Torres started against the Reds for the fifth time since leaving the club almost two years ago, having lost on each of the last four occasions.
It was Chelsea who had the game's first chance, on six minutes. Joe Allen was robbed in midfield, allowing Eden Hazard to feed Oscar, who clipped his left-footed effort over the bar.
In a cagey opening, Branislav Ivanovic fired an ambitious free kick off target from 30 yards, before Chelsea took the lead in the 20th minute. Juan Mata swung in a corner from the right and, with Daniel Agger blocked off, Terry was given the freedom of the penalty area to power a header past Brad Jones.
Agger had Liverpool's first effort of note, smashing a long-range effort well over the bar after 24 minutes, before Jones was forced into action, saving from Torres after a driving run from Hazard.
Nuri Sahin steered a low effort off target soon after, with Chelsea losing Terry to a serious-looking knee injury five minutes before the break.
Mata than missed a glorious chance to double the home side's advantage, jinking inside Wisdom but slashing his effort over the bar with only Jones to beat.
The Spaniard had the first real effort of the second half as well, driving wide from 20 yards on 53 minutes. Jones kept out Torres' flicked header with his knee soon after, whilst Rodgers replaced the ineffective Sahin with Suso on the hour mark.
Torres failed to convert Ryan Bertrand's low cross, while Cahill blocked Raheem Sterling's volleyed effort.
But with Liverpool running out of ideas, they found an equaliser 17 minutes from time as Carragher flicked on Suso's corner, and Suarez was left alone at the back post to nod into an empty net.
Torres, whose afternoon stalled after a lively start, was replaced by Daniel Sturridge as Chelsea sought to regain their lead.
Liverpool, though, were finishing strongly, though Suso shanked off target from Sterling's cut back. Ivanovic headed Mata's corner over the bar at the other end.
Suarez, who grew into the game, almost managed to chip Cech from 45 yards, and then came close to rounding the Chelsea 'keeper from Enrique's neat pass. Enrique had the game's final chance, forcing a fine save from Cech at his near post after taking Suarez's pass with a first-time strike.
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Auction rate securities (ARS) have grown tremendously in popularity over the last two decades. These instruments which could invest in stocks or bonds provide regular payments on variable interest that resets periodically (in practice it is often every 7,28 or 35 days. They are however far less liquid than other cash instruments, investors usually can only cash out at their ARS's particular rate reset periods through an auction. Furthermore ARS when bought or sold can only be bought in complete blocks, as a result most private investors who own ARS tend to have high net worth. Typically a minimum investment of twenty five thousand dollars is required to buy an ARS.
You may wonder why an investor would want an ARS with the restrictions that is involved. Well in return for surrendering their liquidity the ARS investor typically receives a higher amount of interest than other cash instruments such as certificates of deposits, money markets and savings accounts.
The ARS issuer benefits because they can offer less interest than they would to a bond holder without having to worry about reissuing securities every reset period. Thus for the issuer the ARS offers a way for the issuer to give lower payout to the investor while the issuer still receives the benefit of the holding period of a long term instrument. Leveraged mutual funds used ARS as an inexpensive way to be able to buy more assets.
2008 Market Freeze
The ARS market was seen as a win-win for all involved until early 2008. The ARS market was one of the first markets to be affected by the ongoing Credit Crisis. In early 2008 the ARS market began to experience massive auction failures (in that when a investor tried to sell his/her ARS they found no taker). In practice the majority of the ARS holders were corporations looking for a place to store their cash at a higher rate than money markets. When the credit crisis began many corporations immediately divested (or tried to) in a flight to safety, as a result the market froze as there was an immediate dearth of buyers.
Suddenly the ARS market was dramatically less liquid than it had been in its entire existence. In the past when auctions failed the various brokerages houses bought them for the convenience of their clients. In February 2008, the firms suddenly discontinued this practice when ARS auctions started pouring in, this action froze the market. Most ARS have penalties built in for the issuer to help prevent auction failures from occurring (or at least for long). Some investors were receiving as high as 20% interest but at the cost of not being able to sell their instruments.
The ARS market stayed frozen throughout the spring as brokers and issuers clashed over how to free the investor's assets. A mixture a broker and issuer redemptions at par seems to have been the end result for most cases. The redemptions are ongoing as fall 2008.
The future of ARS as a result of this crisis is in doubt. The negative media and more importantly inability for investors to get their cash out of these supposedly cash instruments have seriously damaged the investment vehicles reputation, perhaps irrevocably. Many investors went months without being able to get their cash back. Major corporations have had to suffer writedowns as a result of ARS impairment. Leveraged mutual funds run by companies such as Nuveen and Blackrock that issued many ARS have had to payout the higher penalty rates negatively impacting their performance. Perhaps worst of all for the ARS market's future The New York Attorney General and other government lawyers are currently investigating how ARS were advertised to investors. Whether the ARS market can ever regain investor confidence remains to be seen.
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300 teachers leave Harford County schools; district working to fill vacancies
In June on ABC2's In Focus, we told you about the droves of teachers leaving the Harford County School District due to salary freezes for the past five out of six school years. Now, just a few weeks before the start of the new school year, the final numbers are in.
Between teachers leaving the district and retirements, a total of 300 teachers won't be returning to Harford County schools later this month.
The number of teachers leaving the district has gone up every year since 2010. This year, 208 teachers are moving on to other jobs and 92 are retiring. Last year, 141 teachers left and 80 retired.
- No step increases or raises have Harford County teachers looking elsewhere for work
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School leaders have said the system is not getting enough funding to pay for any types of raises for any of its employees.
Harford County Education Association President Ryan Burbey said in June that if teacher pay remains stagnant, the county will continue to have trouble keeping and attracting teachers.
"If I'm a college graduate in education, I don't think I'm going to pick Harford County as my first choice," Burbey said. "Knowing that they've frozen their salary steps five out of six years and it could continue to happen."
The school district's goal this year was to avoid layoffs, so teachers again did not receive a step increase or a cost of living raise in their latest contract. I asked Harford County Schools Communications Manager Jillian Lader how the district will replace the hundreds of teachers who have left.
"Human resources and other school system staff are diligently working to identify and employee quality teacher replacements for the remaining 67 vacancies," she wrote in an e-mail.
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Tonight, the clouds break and lows drop to around 9 degrees in the metro.
Sunday, we start off with sunshine, but clouds build as we head into the afternoon. Highs will reach the low 20s. Late Sunday night, our next snow maker moves in, and Monday morning's commute looks to be slick. An early projection of 1-3″ of snow is possibly by Monday night.
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TUCSON, Ariz. – University of Arizona junior guard Nick Johnson was named Pac-12 Player of the Week on Monday for his efforts in helping lead the Wildcats to their record-tying fourth NIT Season Tip-Off title in New York.
Johnson averaged 17.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game in two contests at Madison Square Garden, propelling UA to a 66-62 win over Drexel in the semifinals and a 72-66 victory over Duke in the championship game. He excelled at the free throw line in New York, sinking 14-of-17 attempts (.824), and was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
In addition to his stellar free throw shooting, Johnson made several clutch shots in the two games to help Arizona run its record to 7-0 on the season. Against Drexel, he made a transition layup with 9:26 to play that gave UA its first lead of the game, and his three-point field goal with 6:47 remaining pushed Arizona in front by two possessions for the first time.
The Duke game saw Johnson have a 1:51 stretch in the second half in which he scored five points and found sophomore Kaleb Tarczewski for a dunk, keying a 20-5 Wildcat run that effectively sealed the tournament championship. He also blocked two shots and picked up two steals against Duke, tying for the team lead in both departments.
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