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Converted Muslimina Miley Cyrus bravely exposes her nipple in support of Iran's nuclear weapons program in the photo above.
Miley is showing that her nipple stands pointy and proud like the tip of Iran's future nuclear warheads, and like these warheads, it can not be stopped by Gwen Stefani or any other Zionist agents.
These same nuclear warheads will ensure that all Muslim countries can finally live in peace (just as soon as the satanic State of Israel is nuked into dust), and we will have the support of Miley Cyrus's nipple to thank.
She is the loveliest Musliminah on Allah's (SWT) earth. I am so glad she converted to the one true faith: Islam!
Enna lillah wa enna elaihe Rajioun!
Abdul Muhaimin
Assalamu Alaikom, Brother Khalid!
Yes, Miley is a fine, pious Muslim woman. Her constant and hilarious attacks on the Jews and their American Zionist power base are as pointy as her rock hard nipples!
Soon, our Brothers in Iran will put the world right by wiping out the false Jew state of I$rael and brining forth the Mahdi!
Baraka Allahu fika, to you, my friends in Islam!
Masha allah!!
I have to say..the more I see this dedicated muslimina's efforts towards islam the more I am humbled and motivated to fight for my muslim brothers
Needless to say….this single nipple will go a long way ensuring that all muslim brothers remain 'hard' at work to fight the infidels
Prepare to die and get an erection at the same time you filthy infidels..I can almost see you begging for your lives and fapping yourself at the same time.
Oh what a great time to be a muslim..allah surely knows best!
Jabbar Muhommed Kareem Ali
Jabbar loves him some Miley. I will make her "head" of my harem! However, her country swooning old man can water the camels.
Allahu Akbar!
The west is the Best
used kotex sucker kahlid.
Wrong she is a smelly hillbilly whore who inbreeds in a trailer park drinks cheap beer and gets DPED by Billy ray and her uncle while sucking off her brother and jerks off the two rednecks next door at the same time
Kyle the Rapist
What the fuck is this? a picture of Skeletor visiting some AIDS patient? Someone force feed these sluts some food! The only difference between fucking a dried up corpse and Miley is the risk of getting impregnating one with a half brain dead redneck human hybrid. I suppose if you fucked Miley from behind the sound of her bones smacking together could be pleasant, kind of like a wind chime on the porch.
Sorry, I'm ranting. I don't have time for this, I have pictures of Taylor Swift that I need to cut the eyes out of. Don't look at me when I jerk off on your face, you bitch.
Not Gay
Rather see…something else
Mr. Nutts house of Jihad
Skinny whores cannot conceal exploding vests very well.
Charles U Farley
Praise Nipples!
Christian Whore
She has unusually small boobs.
Hashim the destroyer of Evil says
No, she has normal boobs because musliminas don't use breast implants. Their busts are naturally beautiful.
They do not run the risk of falling forward due to gravity, like the depraved western sluts.
Christian Whore
Darling, she isn't even Muslim nor did she ever come out saying that she was a Muslim. She makes me look like an angel.
Abdul Rasul
Slut cunt
Why are you talking and not in the kitchen? Speak out again and you will be stoned
American Citizen
dick sucker
hu cares ya that slutty ho converts to muslim (talkin bout christian whore) but u don't boss around ur bitch only pimps do n it's worse punishment if u don't listen 2 one n really abusive much u don't treat ladies like that u treat tehm kindly cus they should hav the same amount of power as men were all people girls rn't rag dolls got that u don't see me hurtin my girl really girls r people to not lifeless sluts who u tug around like a dog on a leash girls deserve freedom 2 not just men cus guess what probably christian whore is 10 times smarter then ya'll if u haven't noticed girls r very important in history 2 they created bullet proof vest they invented a secret language during world war for pilots that use radio half or more of history is covered with girls who did alot so u let lose on ur girls they might create new stronger weapons n all that just sayin girls can be just as helpful as guys n i know this run on sentence wouldn't convince ya'll n ya'll will be the same pussy ass ho's sayin tiny shit ova the internet but won't do anythin 2 me in rl so to bad that's great advice n ya'll treat it like shit so for now on i FIGHT FOR WOMEN RIGHTS!
Christian Whore
Come fuck me Abdul Rasul
The west is the Best
Smelly whore
You are a whore if you would fuck that ugly homo muslim Abdul ass rash sick bitch
Christian Whore
Shut up the West is the Best it is my duty on this earth to please Muslim men with the joys of infidel pussy. You however have no chance.
The west is the Best
Cum whore
Thats because muslim men can stand you foul smelling ass&pussy and you could not take a cock of a man from the west after fucking little dick muslim men and they smell foul also and you clean the shit crusted asses of these fools with your tongue
Christian Whore
Actually you're quite wrong, Muslim men have giant dicks and have balls full of sperm. Western men are legit tiny in size and most often come with red pubic hair – gross.
Muslims for the shut down of this site
Cum whore
You are brain dead and your foul body odor smells like rotten fish and shit Muslim men have small dicks and they are 90% gay the other 10% would run from you screaming from your stench.
The west is the Best
Muslims for the shoving things up your ass
Hey your stealing my lines I use for that whore bitch use your own stuff,.
The west is the Best
Smelly whore
And your pussy smells who cares?
Christian Whore
Please go play with your toy cowboy guns and then shove them up your rectum you uncivilized western piece of shit.
Muslims for the shut down of this site
Cum whore
Go play with yourself cause thats the only action your going to get you foul smelling peice of middle east trash.
The west is the Best
Cum whore
Kinda like your brain smelly muslim slut.
Kabal Muhammad
Miley Cyrus is real life success story about slut who left her whore life and turned a new page in her infidel life. She became newly born muslim woman.
I can bet on my best camel that she is happier then ever before.
Two ugly bitches with fucked up hair and too much makeup.
Alissa DiCarlo
Miley is hottt!
American Citizen
Can we see if we both have the same strains of HIV? If we do I'd love to hook up and have you pound my choco starfish with a strapon.
Haha the people that coment are idiots thinking shes converted all of you asshole should go do something productive with your cursed lives
She's been a Muslima for two years you dumb fuck.
Your the dumb fuck all muslims are give me one bit of proof that she is and I will chop my balls of.
Well you better start chopping you Wannabie Tranny.
Abdullah The Butcher
Musliminina Miley's protruding nipple is symbolic of the Iranian atom missile…which is on the launch pad and ready to destroy tel aviv and then the degenerate "butt fucking" u.s. of a. navy.
Soon us Muslims will be turning the west into a pile of rubbish as our Jihad enters it's next phase and we show the world just what a WMD is all about.
I know that as I type..hundreds of millions of young Muslims are heading to the Jihad recruitment centers…the most powerful being in Tikrit. By next week more vests will be "exploding" in the midsts of the infidels than ever thought possible.
Us Muslims owe it all to Miley and her love of Jihad.
Miley isn't a Muslim no celebrity in the U.S is no one and im sure Israel will nuke Iran's Nuclear program before its done and we wont have to worry about Iran anymore and Iran doesn't plan to hit the U.S they plan to hit Israel and Islam is a peaceful religion and what the Taliban and Al Qaeda does makes Allah and they entire religion on Islam look bad.
Abdul Rasul
Fucked by Muslims
Miley is a proud Muslims and Israel is filled with pussy Jews just like America. When Islam takes over you will both be nuked and your ashes will used as goat litter.
Wrong again, Miley is a CHRISTIAN not a goddamn MUSLIM and know im sure Israel will take care of that Iran problem and the only right thing in your little post is That Israel is filled with jews but America isn't Americans are mostly Christian get it right dumbass.
Zamil the Extreme
Im truly sorry about your penis length. Less than one inch is at the point where you should just get a sex change. You will have another hole for grand faggot pete to enjoy.
Allahu Akbar!
Where the fuck did you get my penis length out of Cyrus not being a Muslim. Im sure I have a bigger penis then you fucktard.
American Citizen
again spoken truly from a great man who supports a great country AMERICA where women have rights where we help our nation n every other nation where there is peace n safety in homes even tho America still has minor flaws such as crimes in it like murders robbery burglary n other stuff we still will protect n fight til the day we die we will serve our nation in great ways new technology farming food to eat creating weapons to protect in situation America is defintly more productive then the country's ya'll fake bein' in so GO AMERICA
@fuckmusslims thank you sir for standing up for the country you fight for & tellin these bitches what they're doing is wrong. hopefully one day it will get into they're pea brain minds that it's wrong what they do but it won't for there IQ is 0
American Citizen
Also I want to tongue punch your fartbox.
Your Welcome American Citizen, Your braver than antithetical pussy on this sight.
Impostor go to hell die in a hole.
He is only twelve years old as well. Brave indeed.
You know what I mean Arcachnar.
Yes. I know. Don't worry. I was giving him a compliment that he truly speaks his mind and is willing to fight for his country. Even though he is so young.
There should be done something against these imposters.
Moshe Dayan
Abdullah Licker-of-boys-asses and Mangina Boy Rashole,
We jews are superior to you fucks in every way. Just look at how you are killing each other while we watch from the Golan heights and laugh. As for Iran, we can destroy those fuck-tards at will. Remember when we made their centrifuges destroy themselves. That was just the beginning of the fun we are going to have with these genetic miscreants. In the middle east, Jews rule. Muslims should go out now, find the nearest Jew as he walks to the synagogue, fall on your knees before him and offer to lick his dirty ass…because that is the only way he will survive. Only Muslims with dirty sanchezes on their faces from Hebrew assholes will be the chosen ones to be spared in the coming Jew-induced muslim Apocalypse.
Q. When's the only time you should wink at a Muslim?
A. When aiming.
Eat shit and die mofos
Abdullah The Butcher
mangy faggot
The golan heights is the name of your newest glory hole and what you call fun we call faggotry.
Zamil the Extreme
Hey grand faggot pete
You might wanna change your diguise every now and then. Only you say 'eat shit and die mofos'. Roxxxy the rectum smasher will be waiting at the gloryhole for you to give the nice hard dicking you deserve.
Allahu Akbar!
Jews rule? Hahaha. If not was for the US and the remaining allies in Europe (whom you emotional blackmail with whining about the WWII) you would not be around to survive the 20th and 21th century. You just keep on losing allies, because of the self-righteous actions of your country. Apocalypse? Impossible. Israel wouldn't survive against its many enemies.
I just want her to use me as her personal tampon!
I don't think she wants the homo clap i.e. HIV.
Abdullah The Butcher
Muslimimina Miley is leading this infidel to her execution chamber where she'll be held until her stoning….unless jihad queen Miley teaches her the error of her ways and the infidel coverts to Islam.
Personally…I'd rather give her the stones.
Cool White Man
Allah is sucking so many dicks in hell for pretending to be a God. And Maome, well, that one was killed by Jesus on a cage match. Seems Muslims are fucking faggots.
Shes a wonder Muslim woman but she's exposing herself? Get real. This is the biggest load if shit I've seen.
Alla achbar! Praised be he who supplies the supple nipple. Praised be he who gives us a breast to feed at. Praised be he who furnish the earth with virgins like Ms. Miley. Praised be he who would give me this gentle virgin to fuck her brains out, for Allah.
Alissa DiCarlo look out for the superbug strain of gonorrhea. It is incurable. Contage it, and youre dead.
Abdullah the google
You will not touch our pure soil of freedom.
We are a nation of many cultures, but we fight for a cause. To end all dumbasses.
Your little website will be taken down and you will be hanged for crimes against humanity.
Abdullah The Butcher
you are a nation of many degenerates and you join up with each other in the thousands of glory holes.
Caribou North
Lesbians dont really get gonorrhea I thought.
lolololololol you guys are crazy lol


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on October 10, 2012 - 8:25 PM
, updated October 11, 2012 at 1:30 AM
Three years ago, Tammy Sanders bought a car for what she thought was a steal: $700.
Four weeks ago, a crook stole it from in front of her East Side home.
Now the home health care aide, who works six days a week and struggles to make ends meet, said the car has been recovered, but the city won't give it back unless she pays hundreds of dollars in towing and storage fees.
For Sanders, her 1993 Cutlass is a means of reliable transportation from home to her Clarence job, which often requires two trips a day because of split shifts. She says she has been able to keep her job only because an acquaintance is loaning her his car.
"I can't afford to get my car out of storage, and I feel like I'm getting robbed all over again," said Sanders, who earns $9.65 an hour.
By late Wednesday, a deal was in the works to cut her a break.
Aside from the aggravation to Sanders, the cost of having her car stolen had stood at more than $400 in towing and storage fees, but city officials told The Buffalo News they are willing to cut that in about half.
The car was located in the Bailey-Genesee neighborhood Sept. 20, but Sanders said the police never called to let her know.
Notices sent out from the impound lot alerting her that the vehicle had been recovered and could be claimed never made it to her current residence on the 400 block of Cambridge Avenue. The notices, she said, instead went to her old address on Grider Street.
"I haven't lived on Grider for 2½ years," she said.
When she moved to Cambridge Avenue, she said, she went to the DMV and updated the address on her driver's license. No one, she added, told her it was necessary to update the address on her car registration as well.
"I didn't know you had to do that. I think it would be a good idea if, when you change your license address, you be informed by the DMV to change your car registration address," Sanders said.
According to DMV regulations, a person who moves has 10 days to update addresses on all DMV documents.
City Parking Commissioner Kevin J. Helfer on Wednesday said all proper notification was made to Sanders.
"Our policy is that with any stolen vehicle, there is no storage fee for the first seven days. That is a reasonable time to be notified through the mail," Helfer said.
He added that he is willing to compromise with Sanders and reduce the storage fee to the amount that was owed when she first made contact with the impound staff. That would mean Sanders owes $90 in towing and $125 in storage.
"I'm not looking for a handout. I'm willing to pay something," Sanders said of the offer. "I can accept this compromise."
The theft of her car, she said, almost ruined her career of a decade serving disabled people who need home health care. If not for Romeo Doyle, who loaned her his car, she said, she might have lost her livelihood.
"There are no buses that would take me close to my job. I'd have to walk about 90 minutes to get from Eastern Hills Mall to the house I work at in Clarence," she said. "Romeo has had to take the bus to work. His job is in the city."
Sanders says she hopes to put together enough money to take possession of her car soon.
"I can't do it this week, because I have the money from my paycheck all planned out," she said.
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Manning eyes Super Bowl title with 2nd team
For all the NFL records Peyton Manning owns -- and there are plenty -- he is one victory away from the one accomplishment that eventually might define his legacy more than any other.
If Manning's Denver Broncos beat the Seattle Seahawks next weekend, he would become the first starting quarterback to win Super Bowl titles with two franchises.
Manning is already a larger-than-life figure in Indianapolis, of course, widely credited with turning a basketball town into a football town by making the Colts truly matter. He led them to two NFL championship games, winning in 2007, losing in 2010.
And now Manning, at the age of 37, two years removed from sitting out an entire season after a series of neck operations, has a chance to forever stamp himself as a figure of similar importance in Denver, too. As it is, he already has joined Craig Morton and Kurt Warner as the only QBs to lead two clubs to the Super Bowl, although they didn't win with both.
"If he can win this game, he definitely will be an icon in two cities," said Morton, who was in Denver for six of his 18 NFL seasons. "Well, he probably already is. But ... there's so much focus on the Super Bowl. If you win, you're in granite. If you lose, you're in the mud."
Spoken from experience.
Morton went 0-2 as a Super Bowl starter, losing with the Dallas Cowboys in 1971, then the Broncos in 1978. Warner went 1-2, winning with the St. Louis Rams in 2000, then losing with them in 2002, before losing with the Arizona Cardinals in 2009.
There are similarities.
Morton eventually lost his starting job in Dallas, spent some time with bad New York Giants teams, then rebuilt his career in Denver. Warner eventually lost his starting job in St. Louis, spent some time with the Giants (before being replaced by Manning's younger brother, Eli), then rebuilt his career in Arizona.
"Everybody thought I was done. They thought I couldn't play anymore. So to get back to that level and go back to the Super Bowl is a great accomplishment," Warner said. "It's cool to have Peyton there, after there were all the questions about his health. Similar to me, he was let go and sent off to greener pastures. He's such a special player anyway, but here's an opportunity to put some icing on that cake and separate himself from all the other great quarterbacks."
The older Manning was let go by the Colts after missing all of 2011, then wooed by champion-QB-turned-executive John Elway to Denver, where No. 18 quickly resumed his year-in, year-out excellence. Manning's offense set a passel of league records this season, including his individual passing standards of 55 touchdowns and 5,477 yards, which is why he's expected to land a fifth NFL MVP award, adding to yet another mark he already holds.
It's rare for a player at any position to transition well enough from one team to another to help both win a championship.
Manning, the only member of the active rosters of the Broncos or Seahawks who's won a Super Bowl previously, can become only the 15th starting player to win titles with two teams, according to STATS.
"It's a real challenge to go to a different location, different group of guys. A completely new adjustment," said Bart Oates, a center on championship clubs with the New York Giants in 1987 and 1991, and the San Francisco 49ers in 1994.
"People will remember Peyton in Denver, no matter what. But if you bring them a championship, they'll love Peyton. That's immortalized," Oates added. "They celebrate championships every year. They don't celebrate runners-up."


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on March 7, 2013 - 12:04 AM
DAYTON, Ohio — Visiting St. Bonaventure trailed almost all the way Wednesday in a 75-63 loss to Dayton, but remains in the hunt for a berth in next week's 12-team Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament at Barclay's Center in Brooklyn.
Tournament qualification inched closer when George Washington lost to La Salle, 84-70.
The Colonials are in 13th place with a 6-9 record. Bona (14-14, 7-8) clinches with a win Saturday at home over Fordham.
The Bonnies' last lead was 8-7 before the hot-shooting Flyers (17-12, 7-8) took charge. Dayton took a 32-27 lead at the half and led by as many as 15 with 16:44 left. Demitrius Conger led the Bonnies with 22 points while Eric Mosley added 13. Kevin Dillard had 18 for Dayton.


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BERLIN CENTER-Western Reserve is running all the way to the next round.
The rushing game of senior Dan Zilke and junior Evan Nesbitt delivered massively with three touchdowns each as top-seeded Western Reserve defeated eighth-seeded Garfield Trinity 45-19 in the Division VII, Region 23 playoff opener on Saturday.
"We've got great kids," Western Reserve coach Andy Hake said. "They play hard and work hard. We're a real physical team."
Western Reserve advances to meet fourth-seeded Danville at 7 p.m. next Saturday at a site to be determined. Danville was a 49-0 winner over Lowellville on Saturday.
The Blue Devils (11-0) drew first blood with a 18-yard rushing touchdown from Zilke in the first quarter. After a kickoff return touchdown from the Trojans, the momentum started to shift to the Trojans as the Blue Devils were met with a strong defense.
Despite tough defense from the Trojans, the Blue Devils didn't give up, and neither did Hake.
"We just had to play harder," Hake said. "In competition, you get frustrated about things that we talked about at halftime, and then we just took control of the situation."
After the first Blue Devils score, the Trojans (4-7), answered back quick as junior Brett Dawson ran for a 92-yard return touchdown to even up the score. The defense applied strong pressure on the Blue Devils, recording an interception by defensive back Pat Sobolewski. Despite another Zilke touchdown, the Trojans were still in the game at the half, 17-7.
Trinity coach Jeff McSweeney believed the Trojans had a big chance after Dawson's kickoff return for a touchdown.
"We came right back and we got it," McSweeney said. "I thought we had played off that emotion. We had the opportunities to go up on them one score."
Then came Evan Nesbitt. Back-to-back touchdown rushes opened up the lead wider for the Blue Devils. Each of his touchdowns were the same way, all running to the outside.
Nesbitt, who rushed for 224 yards on 12 carries, explained how he racked up all those scores.
"I got the ball, and (outside linebacker) T.J. Henry made a huge hole for me," Nesbitt said. "The whole line was great. They really wanted to get the running game going and they did."
By the time Nesbitt's scoring run ended, the Blue Devils were standing tall, and another 1-yard touchdown rush from Zilke, who rushed for 111 yards on 13 carries, punched the Blue Devils' ticket to the next round, and Zilke looks forward to the next round.
"We'll be ready for the next opponents," Zilke said. "We'll play hard, practice hard, and watch our film."
Senior quarterback Nick Allison didn't throw a passing touchdown during the game, going 10-for-24 for 138 yards. Meanwhile, Trinity sophomore quarterback Kyle McSweeney went 11-for-29 for 160 yards.
For the Trojans, senior running back Matt Iacobucci ran for 102 yards on five carries while senior wide receiver Cory Haire caught two passes for 53 yards.
W - Dan Zilke 18 run (Parker Clegg kick)
T - Brett Dawson 88 kickoff return (Shane O'Donnell kick)
W - Dan Zilke 22 run (Parker Clegg kick)
W - Parker Clegg 30 field goal
W - Evan Nesbitt 58 run (Parker Clegg kick)
W - Evan Nesbitt 84 run (Parker Clegg kick)
T - Matt Iacobucci 95 run (pass failed)
W - Evan Nesbitt 75 run (Parker Clegg kick)
W - Dan Zilke 1 run (Parker Clegg kick)
T - Jacob Walters 1 fumble return
First downs 1220
Total Yards 283511
Rushes-yards 33-12338-373
Passing 160138
Comp-Att-Int 11-30-110-25-1
Punts 7-1966-233
Fumbles-Lost 2-01-0
Penalties-Yards 0-04-25
RUSHING-Trinity, Antonio Capasso 17-64, Matt Iacobucci 5-102; Western Reserve, Evan Nesbitt 12-244, Dan Zilke 13-111, Danny Rosati 3-11, Wyatt Larimer 6-21.
PASSING- Trinity, Kyle McSweeney 11-29-160-0, Pat Soblewski 0-1-0-1; Western Reserve, Nick Allison 10-24-138-1
RECEIVING-Trinity, Matt Iacobucci 1-10, Corey Haire 2-53, Pat Soblewski 4-42, Jacob Walters 3-57 ; Western Reserve, Joe Falasca 3-54, Andrew Miller 2-13, Danny Rosati 5-71.
INTERCEPTIONS- Trinity, Pat Soblewski ; Western Reserve, Nick Tobin.


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Turns out, there's one headed for a theater near you.
The Intouchables is an award-winning, box office record-breaking French film that gets its wide release in U.S. theaters Friday. And it packs quite the uplifting punch.
Based on a true story, The Intouchables follows a paralyzed French aristocrat named Philippe (Francois Cluzet) who hires an unlikely caretaker – Driss, a charismatic young con artist (Omar Sy) – and they form a unique friendship.
This alternately hilarious and tear-jerking movie has already become the highest grossing foreign language film in North America for 2012, earned millions overseas, and racked up nine 2012 César Awards, the French equivalent of the Oscars. (Madonna reportedly rented out an entire theater to screen it!) So what's all the fuss about?
1. It's as uplifting as they come
It's hard not to be captivated by this touching story, which is based on Abdel Sellou's real-life experiences. Omar Sy – who plays Driss, Sellou's movie likeness – would agree. "I thought the role was very funny, very touching, and very unusual," Sy tells PEOPLE of taking on the project. And he would know, sharing certain key similarities with the character. "I come from the same underprivileged suburbs of Paris as Driss, and I'm also the son of immigrant parents. Usually when you see characters from our background represented they have a very negative attitude. This was the first time I'd seen someone like this represented as making a positive contribution to the story and to the world. It was inspiring."
2. Bring on the happy tears
"We actually see a lot of people crying and smiling when they leave the theater. That's an unusual combination and the ultimate compliment," says Sy. You'll laugh through the tears, too, adds Sellou: "Going to see this movie will make you laugh … and feel that everything is possible, even when everything seems lost." Beyond co-starring in the film, Sy and Cluzet (who plays the disabled Philippe) formed a special bond as well. "I don't have any formal training, so I learn from the people I work with," says Sy. "Francois didn't just teach me, he changed me. I can actually divide my life into before I met Francois and after. He taught me so much about acting and life, and he did it all from a wheelchair without ever moving." Tearing up yet?
3. It may change your mind about foreign films
While some Americans tend to shy away from movies with subtitles, this film could be poised to bridge the gap. "Don't feel this is going to be a long, boring film, or one that you won't relate to," says Sy. "It's the story of a beautiful friendship, filled with great humor, great emotion, and great music. Who cannot relate to that?" The Intouchables "tells a universal story," adds Sellou. "It could easily have been an American movie."
4. Omar Sy is ridiculously easy on the eyes
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This guy is hot in any language. "What can I say about Omar Sy? Unlike me, he is tall, and an excellent dancer," jokes Sellou. "He managed to transform the Shrek that I am, as a real person, into an exceptional and realistic film character ... with his crazy dance moves, his handsome face, and his athlete's body."
5. There's a built-in beach read
You Changed My Life, Sellou's memoir about his relationship with Philippe Pozzo di Borgo, is a breezy but substantial read befitting of a beach chair. And the book was a long time coming. "Philippe has been asking me to write my story for years and years, but my answer has always been no," says Sellou. "I didn't really see myself as a writer; that was, until I actually realized that writing my own memoir would be the most beautiful way to thank Philippe for all that he has given to me, to my life."
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The former Pennsylvania Pennhurst Center, once the site of real life horrors committed against the mentally handicapped, will become a fictional house of horrors tonight.
After listening to two hours of testimony, Chester County Judge Robert J. Shenkin declined to issue an order that would have prevented the "Pennhurst Asylum" from opening at 6:30.
"We're very happy," said Richard Chakejian, who owns the 110-acre property.
"I'm disappointed," said Saul Rivkin, chairman of the East Vincent Township Historical Society on whose behalf the request for an injunction had been filed.
"I just hope nothing happens to anyone," he said.
Opponents to the attraction argued that East Vincent Township failed to require necessary building and construction permits, denying the public the right to challenge the plan.


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when matter can be oberved or measured without changing the compisition of the object
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a chemical change is the abbility to change into a whole new substance with a diffrent state
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What Does Female Empowerment Smell Like?
Should it be floral?By Kathleen Hou
Should it be floral?By Kathleen Hou
Balenciaga's first campaign under artistic director Demna Gvasalia.
Cat lady and proud of it.By Diana Tsui
[Praise hands emoji]By Véronique Hyland
With model Kenya Kinski-Jones.By Sarah Spellings
The color of the season strikes again.By Diana Tsui
It really works.By Kathleen Hou
Sketches from the Palais Garnier.By Rachel Bashein
And four other things we liked at Paris Fashion Week yesterday.By Rebecca Ramsey
Scent by her "fave Vegan" Stella McCartney.By Kat Ward
Along with David Beckham, Martha Stewart, Selena Gomez, and more in this week's roundup.By Stephanie Eckardt
Candid photos of Johnny Depp, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Katy Perry partying at an L.A. record store.By Angie Smith
Now get off her damn train.By Jessica Roy
J.W. Anderson cleaned up, winning the menswear and womenswear awards.By Véronique Hyland
The next best thing to wrapping a blanket around your legs.By Indya Brown
"I'm devastated by the news but more determined than ever to fight for animal rights in fashion."By Véronique Hyland
Emma Watson addressed the issue head-on in a new video for British Vogue.By Véronique Hyland
Luke and Nik stage a coastal retreat with bold hues from pre-fall mixed with athletic separates.By Luke and Nik
At least the Demeter fragrance does.By Ashley Weatherford
Plus: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Sofia Coppola, Joseph Altuzarra, and more.By Stephanie Eckardt


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Intended to be much larger than the successful pilot meeting but still conforming to the workshop model adopted for the pilot, this year's conference will include both presenters and discussants. Selected presenters will post materials related to their presentation prior to the meeting so that discussants may review them and prepare thoughtful analysis. The deadline to submit a proposal to present is September 22, 2004! Individuals may register to be discussants at anytime!
Visit the Teaching and Learning Conference webpage at www.apsanet.org/tlc to:
Download the official call letter for meeting;
Submit a proposal to be presenter;
Advance register; and
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Friends and family members of three Hueytown people found dead of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning Sunday night gathered tonight to remember their loved ones.
Dozens of people showed up at Crossroads Baptist Church in Hueytown to share remembrances of 46-year-old Gregory Ezell, his 47-year-old wife, Karen Ezell, and their 17-year-old daughter, Malorie Ezell. The three were found dead in their home on White Oak Lane in Hueytown late Sunday.
Family members said they were told the deaths likely resulted from a car left running in the garage Saturday night. Fumes from the car likely entered the home's ventilation system and killed them, along with their dog, Pepper, and cat, Whiskers.
Hueytown Police Chief Chuck Hagler ruled out foul play. Family members and friends called it a "tragic accident."
"When you talk about great people, this is the family you talk about," said Jason Green, associate pastor and student minister at Crossroads Baptist.
Funeral arrangements for the Ezells have not been set, but Barbara Ezell, Greg's mother, said the funeral will be at First United Methodist Church in Hueytown and visitation at People's Funeral Home in Hueytown.


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Saturday's Grade 2, $195,000 Monmouth Cup at one mile evolved into a quarter-mile dash to the wire after Sloane Ranger set a lethargic pace of :25 2/5 and :49 3/5. Possessing the quickest turn of foot was WinStar Farm's Rule, who seized control around the far turn and outsprinted his rivals to the wire under Joe Bravo.
Reaching the six-furlong mark in 1:14, Rule prevailed by 1 1/2 lengths at the finish in a time of 1:37 3/5 over a fast track. The Todd Pletcher trainee paid $7.40, $3.20 and $2.80 as the 5-2 third choice in a field of five.
Grade 1 hero Flat Out, making his debut for new trainer Bill Mott, was bottled up along the inside to the stretch, swung out, and ran on effectively to grab runner-up honors by a head over Sloane Ranger. It was 4 1/2 lengths back to 7-5 favorite San Pablo, who was three-quarters of a length up on trailer Cactus Charlie. Ponzi Scheme was scratched.
A son of Roman Ruler, Rule won three of five starts as a juvenile, including the Grade 3 Delta Downs Jackpot and the Jean Lafitte, both at Delta Downs. His sophomore campaign was a brief one, consisting of a three-length triumph in the Grade 3 Sam F. Davis and a third in the Grade 1 Florida Derby.
Rule made eight starts last season, his only victory coming in the 1 1/8-mile Birdstone at Saratoga. He did finish second in the Grade 3 Hal's Hope and third in the Grade 1 Woodward, Grade 1 Donn Handicap and Grade 3 Salvator Mile. This win in the Monmouth Cup, Rule's first start since October, boosted his career earnings to $1,139,700 from a line of 16-6-2-5.
"He came out of the gate with running on his mind," Bravo said. "I don't care how long the layoff -- this horse was ready to go the minute the gates opened. He was doing it very easy. Todd had him ready to run and I just steered him around the track."
Bred in Kentucky by his owners, Rule was produced by the Personal Flag mare Rockcide, a half-sister to champion and dual classic winner Funny Cide. Also hailing from this family is multiple Grade 3 winner Belle of Cozzene.


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The Oregon Library Passport Program recognizes that library service ought to mirror the way Oregonians live, work, shop, and play, and reduce barriers to library service. The underlying premise of the Passport Program is that cardholders of legally-established public libraries ought to be able to use other legally-established public libraries. The Passport Program is meant to be an exchange; a library extends service to users of other participating libraries, and vice versa.
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Watch closely: "Now You See Me" -- the forthcoming magic/heist thriller starring Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman -- is about to pull a reappearing trick in New Orleans, and it's bringing about 150 international entertainment journalists along for the trip.
More than a year after wrapping its three-month local shoot, the Summit Entertainment-backed project will return to the Big Easy from Friday to Sunday (May 10-12) for a TV news junket to help promote director Louis Leterrier's film ahead of its May 31 release.
In addition to flying in the journalists, Summit has arranged for Harrelson, Eisenberg and co-stars Mark Ruffalo, Isla Fisher and Dave Franco to attend. All will participate in interviews in the town where about a quarter of the film is set, according to a studio representative.
Summit is footing the journalists' bills for the trip, including airfare and hotel stays, as well as for local screenings of the film. Also, it has arranged a full slate of locally flavored events to get media members into the New Orleans mood. Among them: press dinners at local restaurants, walking tours of the city and an opportunity to shoot on-camera segments at a local voodoo shop.
Although most mainstream news outlets -- including Nola.com
| The Times-Picayune -- insist on paying their own way on such trips, such
studio-provided junkets aren't unusual in the movie industry. What is unusual,
however, is for a studio to decide to hold them in New Orleans. Even with the
multitude of movies that have shot in town since the state adopted its
filmmaking tax incentives in 2002, the last major local junket to take
advantage of the city's unique charm was Universal's 2005 horror film "Skeleton
"We hear so many positive comments from filmmakers about their experience working and living in New Orleans, and Summit's decision to bring media from around the country and world to experience the city seems to be a testament to that," said Katie Williams, director of the city's film office, Film New Orleans.
Summit hasn't responded to a question about how much the trip will cost, but such junkets usually are first-class affairs. As a result, the "Now You See Me" weekend doubles as a way for the studio to give back to Louisiana for the film-friendly tax environment that has seen Summit return several times to shoot in-state. Along with "Now You See Me," Summit shot parts of two "Twilight" movies in Louisiana, as well as the Shreveport-shot "Snitch" and the forthcoming New Orleans-shot films "Ender's Game" and "Twelve Years a Slave."
"Now You See Me" follows a federal agent (Ruffalo) as he tries to pin down four Vegas-style magicians (Harrelson, Eisenberg, Fisher and Franco) whose "Robin Hood"-like act sees them pull off elaborate heists -- without leaving the stage -- and then showering their audiences with the proceeds. Among the local locations appearing in the film are Cafe Du Monde, the State Place Theatre and the Crescent City Connection bridge.
Leterrier's film is rated PG-13 for language, some action and sexual content.


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As a string teacher for many years, I am always coming up with a new version of a Christmas song. Sometimes, my students need one that is easier to play, or one in a different key. Maybe they want a piano accompaniment that is simple enough that Mom or a brother or sister can play it. Or, a song that violins, violas, and cellos can play together in a performance. New beginners want to be included, so I create finger-number sheets for those who have not yet learned to read music. There are plenty of sites with more advanced Christmas music, but if you are looking for solos or ensembles for beginning to intermediate students – or quick and easy group songs – check these out. Most parts are in first position, with a few noted exceptions. Each song packet includes individual instrument parts, simple piano accompaniment (many can also be played as piano solos), and a full score for teachers – all prepared with a professional music-writing program. (See samples in the sidebar.) You also get finger-number sheets for non-readers and an instruction sheet showing key, finger pattern, performance options, and song lyrics. You can download song packets immediately and make as many copies as you need. You could be playing a new Christmas song within minutes!
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US: Sales, hedging gain boost Ralcorp Q3 profits
- Q3 profits up
- Hedging gain, M&A-driven sales boost earnings
Acquisitions boosted sales, which helped Ralcorp's Q3 profits
US private-label food group Ralcorp Holdings has reported an increase in third-quarter profits, helped by higher sales and a gain from hedging contracts.
Ralcorp, which makes cereals, sauces and pasta for US retailers, booked net earnings of US$29.8m for the three months to the end of June, compared to $28.3m a year earlier. Operating profit was $77.1m, against $56.7m a year ago.
A series of acquisitions in the last year boosted sales, which in turn helped profits. Net sales increased 11% to $1.03bn. Ralcorp was also lapping a $15.7m charge it incurred last year from hedging contracts. In this year's third quarter, it recorded a gain of $3.1m from adjustments to hedging contracts.
Over the first nine months of Ralcorp's financial year, net earnings were down 36% at $117.6m. This year's results include a lower contribution from branded cereals company Post Holdings, which Ralcorp spun off.
Last week, Ralcorp announced plans to bring its subsidiaries together to save money and drive "sustainable" growth. Ralcorp will consolidate its snacks, sauces and spreads, as well as its cereal and pasta, units into a single company. Analysts will expect to hear more about those plans today (8 August).
Click here to read more insight into Ralcorp's third-quarter results.
Ralcorp Holdings Announces Results For The Third Quarter Of Fiscal 2012
- Net sales up 11%, including 2% base-business growth
- Adjusted diluted EPS from continuing operations of $.60 compared to $.51 for the 2011 quarter
- Acquisitions contribute approximately $.03 to adjusted diluted EPS
- Bloomfield inefficiencies total $8.2 million
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: RAH) today reported results for the quarter ended June 30, 2012. Ralcorp's results include the effects of acquisitions completed during fiscal 2012, including the North American private-brand refrigerated dough business of Sara Lee Corp. ("Refrigerated Dough"), Pastificio Annoni S.p.A. ("Annoni"), Petri Baking Products, Inc. ("Petri"), and Gelit S.r.l. ("Gelit"). The operations of the Post cereals business are presented as discontinued operations (and excluded from continuing operations) for all periods. Unless otherwise indicated, all comparisons of results in the following discussions are for the third quarter of Ralcorp's fiscal 2012 relative to the third quarter of fiscal 2011 ended June 30, 2011.
Net Sales grew as a result of acquisitions completed during fiscal 2012, primarily Refrigerated Dough and Petri, as well as higher net pricing in all segments in response to rising commodity costs.
Acquisitions contributed approximately $.03 to adjusted diluted earnings per share for the third quarter. The company continues to estimate that the Refrigerated Dough business will contribute a total of between $.34 and $.36 to adjusted diluted earnings per share during fiscal 2012.
Diluted Earnings per Share (EPS) in this year's third quarter were negatively impacted by amounts related to plant closures, merger and integration costs, and the accelerated amortization of intangible assets, partially offset by a mark-to-market gain on economic hedges. Last year's diluted EPS were negatively impacted by amounts related to mark-to-market losses on economic hedges, amounts related to plant closures, merger and integration costs, and the accelerated amortization of intangible assets. The effects of all of these items are excluded from adjusted diluted EPS from continuing operations ("Adjusted Diluted EPS"). Adjusted Diluted EPS include the effect of normal amortization expense, including the amortization of intangible assets that are only recorded through business acquisitions (mostly trademarks and customer relationships) with a combined impact of $.22 per share and $.17 per share in the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
Net sales increased 11%, largely due to the acquisitions of Refrigerated Dough and Petri. Base-business net sales increased 2% as a result of an increase in overall net pricing in response to significantly higher raw material (ingredients and packaging) and freight costs. This increase was partially offset by an overall 6% volume decline driven by weakness in the Snacks, Sauces & Spreads segment and the voluntary resignation of a co-manufacturing contract in the Cereal Products segment.
Gross profit margin for the third quarter of 2012 benefitted from $3.1 million of net adjustments for economic hedge contracts (discussed below), while in the third quarter of 2011, gross profit margin was negatively impacted by $15.7 million of net adjustments for economic hedge contracts. Excluding the effect of these items, adjusted gross profit margin decreased from 20.6% last year to 19.6% this year. Adjusted gross margins declined 100 basis points as base-business raw material and freight costs (net of hedging activities) grew more quickly than base-business pricing and mix. On a dollar basis, base-business pricing and mix more than offset approximately $68 million in higher raw material and freight costs, the most significant impact in snack nuts (included in the Snacks, Sauces & Spreads segment) and durum wheat (included in the Pasta segment). Additionally, gross margins were reduced by 80 basis points as a result of costs related to the inefficiencies experienced at the Bloomfield Bakers facility (included in the Cereal Products segment). These declines were partially offset due to the positive impact of the addition of higher-margin products of Refrigerated Dough and Petri and favorable manufacturing performance in the Snacks, Sauces & Spreads, Frozen Bakery Products, and Pasta segments.
For the third quarter of 2012, selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses declined as a percentage of net sales by four tenths of one percentage point compared to the third quarter of 2011. The SG&A percentage was negatively impacted by merger and integration costs in the 2012 quarter. Excluding the effect of these items, adjusted SG&A expense as a percentage of net sales decreased from 10.5% to 10.0%. The decrease in SG&A was driven by lower corporate costs (deferred compensation) and favorable foreign exchange.
Total amortization expense for the third quarter of fiscal 2012 was $20.3 million compared to $16.5 million a year ago. The increase is primarily due to the acquisition of Refrigerated Dough. Amortization expense for both fiscal 2012 and 2011 was impacted by accelerated amortization expense of $1.3 million for the three-month periods ending June 30 due to a shortened estimate of the remaining life of a customer relationship intangible asset.
In addition to the items discussed above, the third quarter operating profit margin was affected by amounts related to plant closures and other merger and integration costs, which are discussed below.
Adjustments for Economic Hedges
Certain derivative contracts do not qualify for cash flow hedge accounting but are used as economic hedges of the Company's exposure to changes in commodity costs. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on such contracts are recognized at a corporate level but not allocated to affect segment operating profit until the hedged exposure affects earnings. In fiscal 2012, net mark-to-market adjustments on such derivatives and reclassifications to segment operating profit resulted in a net gain adjustment for economic hedges of $3.1 million in the third quarter. In the prior year, the corresponding net loss adjustment for economic hedges was $15.7 million. These net adjustments were recognized in cost of goods sold on the statement of earnings but excluded from segment operating profit and the Company's non-GAAP measures of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Diluted EPS.
The amounts reported in this earnings release for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 include revised amounts of adjustments for economic hedges related to the second quarter compared to the second quarter amounts previously reported. The revision reflects an additional pre-tax loss adjustment for economic hedges of $5.7 million.
Merger and Integration Costs
During the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, Ralcorp recorded approximately $2.4 million and $1.2 million, respectively, of expenses related to acquisition activity. In 2012, those costs related primarily to the acquisition of Refrigerated Dough, Annoni, Petri, and Gelit. Of the $2.4 million net merger and integration costs recorded in the three months ended June 30, 2012, $1.2 million is included in "Selling, general and administrative expenses," and $1.2 million is included in "Other operating expenses, net."
Amounts Related to Plant Closures
During the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, Ralcorp recorded approximately $4.7 million and $2.4 million, respectively, of expenses related to plant closures (included in "Other operating expenses, net"). In 2012, those costs include primarily losses on and impairments of fixed assets and employee termination costs related to the closing of the Poteau, Oklahoma facility (included in the Snacks, Sauces & Spreads segment) and Los Alamitos, California facility (included in the Cereal Products segment).
Interest Expense and Income Taxes
Interest expense decreased $2.6 million for the third quarter. The decrease is due to a $435 million decrease in weighted-average outstanding borrowings compared to the prior year, partially offset by an increase in the weighted-average interest rate. The weighted-average interest rate on all of the Company's outstanding borrowings was 6.4% and 5.6% in the quarters ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
The effective income tax rate for continuing operations was approximately 35.1% in the third quarter of 2012, up from 33.3% in last year's third quarter. The prior year rate was affected by discrete income tax adjustments based on the completion of prior year tax returns and assessments of uncertain tax positions and valuation allowances.
Segment results
Cereal Products
Net sales declined 10% in the three months ended June 30, 2012 as a 12% decline in volume driven by the previously announced customer exit was partially offset by volume growth in the ready-to-eat and hot cereal retail channels. Excluding the impact of the customer exit, net sales were up 7% though volume declined by 1%. The increase in volumes for ready-to-eat and hot cereal was driven by continued support from retailer promotional programs and expanded distribution of nutritionally improved products, partially offset by declines in institutional volumes.
Third quarter segment operating profit decreased 36%, or $8.4 million. While pricing and mix changes offset the impact of lower volume and higher input costs (corn, oats, wheat, rice, fruits and nuts), the segment continues to be negatively impacted by the inefficiencies at its Bloomfield facility. Essentially all of the negative operating profit variance is attributable to the Bloomfield inefficiencies.
Snacks, Sauces & Spreads
Net sales grew 11% in the three months ended June 30, 2012 as improved net pricing and product mix along with the impact of the Petri acquisition more than offset a 4% decline in volume. Excluding the impact of the Petri acquisition, net sales grew 9% despite a 6% decline in volumes. High single-digit volume growth in cookies and crackers was more than offset by declines in other categories, primarily a 21% decline in nut-related products driven by significantly higher net selling prices needed to offset the dramatic increase in the cost of nuts.
Third quarter segment operating profit increased 27%. Excluding the impact of the Petri acquisition, segment profit was up 20% as the benefit of pricing and mix more than offset the effect of lower volumes and higher input costs (peanuts, sweeteners, and oils).
Frozen Bakery Products
Net sales were up 35% in the three months ended June 30, 2012, primarily attributable to incremental sales from the acquisition of Refrigerated Dough which also drove a 29% increase in volume. Excluding results from this acquisition, base-business net sales were up 2% for the third quarter. Base-business net sales were driven by increased selling prices (net of increased trade promotion spending) in response to commodity cost increases and a favorable sales mix shift from retail to foodservice, partially offset by a 3% decline in volume. Volume gains from a new product launch in foodservice were more than offset by the effects of volume declines in retail griddle products and breads sold to in-store bakery and retail channels.
Third quarter segment operating profit was flat compared to last year. Excluding the acquisition of Refrigerated Dough, segment operating profit decreased 19%, driven by higher raw materials (primarily flour and oil), lower volumes, and unfavorable foreign exchange rates, partially offset by improved net selling prices.
Net sales were up 7% for the three months ended June 30, 2012, partially attributable to incremental sales from the acquisitions of Annoni and Gelit. Volume for the quarter was down 1%. Excluding results from these acquisitions, base-business net sales were up 4% in the third quarter. The increase in net sales is primarily due to higher net selling prices in response to rising raw materials costs, partially offset by a 3% volume decline. Significant volume declines in the ingredients business and a modest decline in private brand pasta were essentially offset by volume increases in branded product and European operations.
Base-business segment operating profit for the third quarter decreased 6% due to net selling price increases and improved manufacturing performance not completely offsetting significantly higher raw material costs (primarily durum and semolina wheat) and lower sales volumes.
Original source: Ralcorp Holdings
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The premiere of this promising new series (from the creator of Baretta and The Rockford Files) teams fast-talking con man Ben Vereen and daydreaming stockbroker Jeff Goldblum as private eyes. There's action and quirky humor in the first episode as the unlikely pair lam with $1 million snitched from a dead Mafioso's strongbox.
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Lennie Tucker's Saturday letter in reply to Mary Armstrong's letter urging her to go out and have fun, buy fancy outfits, etc., seemed to me, an 80-plus widow, to be too simplistic a solution to loneliness in the elderly.
Not everybody has the resources or ability to do that, due to insufficient finances or physical problems. Right now I am able to drive, and have made it a point to try to get out of the house most days for a short time to be in contact with other people. I don't look forward to the time when all that will come to an end and my contact with others will only be infrequent phone calls from very busy family members.
Carlsa King
Elderly need resources to fight off loneliness
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The Detroit Pistons had the good fortune, if you call it that, of timing their recent free-fall during holidays and postseason football.
The fewer people noticed, the better for the Pistons, but their five losses in six games, road meltdowns, blown late leads -- they all happened, as the 14-19 record reflects.
Your "Ask David" questions this week about all things Piston are a little lean, but they go right to fans' frustrations.
For inclusion in next week's version, email your questions to firstname.lastname@example.com and put "Ask David" in the subject line.
Q: Just curious, I know you've answered a lot of questions about the possibility of trading Greg Monroe and other scenarios involving the inconsistencies and apparent balance issues so far in the season. Although there is no evidence either way that this would happen, nor do these 33 games warrant that type of drastic decision, I truly fear that with continued inconsistency, as evidenced by past decisions by Joe Dumars and Tom Gore's "win now" culture, that a trade will indeed happen at the expense of Greg Monroe. Understanding that Monroe has the highest trade value, I feel that even without an equal return, this pressure might cause it to happen. Technically, Josh Smith has not performed well at either position, premature or not, and I feel it would be a safer bet if a trade were to happen to involve Smith. Do you agree? I know speculation isn't something writers usually waste time with, but conceptually, whom do you feel should be more coveted at this point, Monroe or Smith? Thank you for your time. -- Corey
A: Conceptually, Monroe, because he's the younger player. But that's a simplification of a complex answer.
If you must trade one, and you trade Smith, Monroe still plays out of position. He would be the only starter doing so, which mitigates the problem to some degree. Conversely, if you trade Monroe, everyone plays at his natural spot.
There's also the issue that the Pistons committed a lot of money to Smith and his contract could be significantly harder to move. Not impossible, but harder.
Many people wonder what happens between now and the Feb. 20 trade deadline, specifically involving Monroe. The Pistons have to work with him on a new contract in the offseason. They pick up $17 million on the Rodney Stuckey and Charlie Villanueva expiring contracts and will have plenty of money to pay Monroe.
Dumars, the Pistons' president of basketball operations, through design and good fortune, has staggered the big three's contracts so that they should get a couple more good years out of Monroe, Smith and Andre Drummond without paying big contracts to all three simultaneously. They'll still have trade value down the road.
The Pistons set this up to keep Monroe. I doubt they deviate, but that's not certain. Why would Dumars, with his own contract expiring this year, trade away Monroe? It would have to be a really positive deal. He might sooner push Cheeks to juggle the starting lineup, perhaps making Monroe the first big man off the bench, than trade Monroe. He could do that through persuasion, or via a different trade to acquire a quality wing shooter.
The Pistons also are in that uncertain territory where Gores has to approve any trade made by his potential lame duck general manager. What will the owner's position be on Dumars, and on re-signing Monroe this summer, as the trade deadline draws closer? Does he want to move forward or scrap it all? Whether the Pistons are in better shape then than now, or still clawing for postseason, could help make that decision. Gores clearly leaned in Dumars' favor when he changed head coaches but kept his top executive, but the Pistons need better results. So many moving parts could affect these decisions. But that is its own separate column.
Q: Hey David, since your last "Ask David" column the Pistons were blown out at Orlando and Washington and had what is becoming too common, a fourth-quarter collapse, losing to the Washington Wizards at The Palace, so here are my questions. How much can be blamed on Mo Cheeks for all of these fourth-quarter collapses, and will the Pistons make the playoffs this season, no hedging? I think a lot of the blame has to be directed at Mo. True, the players have to also be held accountable, but it is Mo deciding who is playing in the fourth quarter (and that has not been consistent) and what plays to run both offensively and defensively. As for the playoffs, the Pistons are in the weak East and should make the playoffs. If they were in the West, no. Thanks and God bless. -- Jeff
A: You didn't me leave much meat on the bone, Jeff. You answered all your own questions and I agree. I'll just rubber-stamp your responses this time.
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MIFFLINTOWN - Timothy L. Foltz has announced his intention to seek the Republican nomination for Juniata County Commissioner in the May 17 primary.
Foltz, a life long resident of Juniata County, cited many leadership positions he has held in various community organizations, a genuine desire to help people with issues that confront them and a conservative approach to government as reasons for his decision to run.
Foltz said one of his main concerns also stems from the lack of concern government has had over raising taxes without an equitable base or for families and senior citizens who are on fixed incomes.
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Timothy Foltz
Foltz said he is currently employed by Tyco Electronics in Jonestown, as a state-certified toolmaker machinist and holds the position of tooling coordinator for his department, overseeing tooling purchase and fabrication.
Foltz said if he is successful in his bid to become a county commissioner, he would retire from Tyco at the end of 2011. Foltz is also currently serving his sixth term as Juniata County Jury Commissioner, which by law he would have to give up if elected commissioner.
Foltz said he is an active member of the St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Nook, and has served on the council in various positions, including
as president.
Foltz said he has been a member of the Boy Scouts of America for over 51 years. He is currently registered with Troop 124, Licking Creek, serving as Assistant Scout Master, Scoutmaster, Committee member and currently serves Committee Chairman. He earned the rank of Eagle Scout in 1968, while a member of the troop.
Foltz said he has served for more than 20 years on the board of directors fo the Juniata County Agricultural Society. He has held positions of concession secretary, president, treasurer and is currently the assistant treasurer. During his tenure he has held numerous positions with the Port Royal Speedway (promoted by the Ag. Society).
Foltz said he graduated from Juniata High School in 1969, attended Lock Haven State College, and completed a four-year state approved apprenticeship program to become a toolmaker machinist.
Foltz said he is 59 years of age and lives in Beale Township, where he raised three children; Adam, Jaclyn and Jessica.
Foltz said he has always felt a desire to help the citizens of Juniata County and serving as a county commissioner is one of the best ways he can accomplish this goal.


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Windows Phone 7 Game Begins Life in WPF -- Now a Silverlight, Ad Supported App
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Simon Said game on began life as a Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) application that showed off touch user experience. Since then, it's become an advertising supported application for Windows Phone 7.
David Kelley, User Experience Architect for Wirestone, explains how you can get AdCenter working to monetize your Phone application. He talks with ISV Architect Evangelist Bruce Kyle about the performance considerations he did to move his application from WPF to Windows Phone.
See the AdCenter site Monetize your Windows Phone 7 Apps.
See the three training videos are now available to help you build, register, and manage your Windows Phone 7 ad-enabled apps:
Tools are free. Get started on Windows Phone 7 or XBox at App Hub.
See the free developer training course for Windows Phone 7 on Channel 9.
Windows Phone 7 in 7 tutorials on MSDEV. Each short, to-the-point video in this series highlights a feature of Windows Phone 7 in less than 7 minutes. This is a series for developers who want to pick up the basics quickly with brief explanations and hands-on examples. Demonstrations and code samples are based on the beta release of the Windows Phone 7 Developer.
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