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I wonder what happened to Kim/Minov. They've been quite solid competitors to date and here they made big mistakes in both programs.
And I agree with you Alex. I think that Lindholm/Kanervo's FD is really special. They capture the character of the music brilliantly with their movements and their basics have definitely improved since last season. I hope Margaglio doesn't 'defect' to the US after this season. He's done a great work developing the Finnish Ice Dance program.
They can do triples 'in theory'. Maisuradze was doing them when skating with Iliushetchkina and very rarely made a mistake on them. I saw some video of Antipova from about 2-3 years ago, when she was still a single skater and she was doing 3T-3T, so she must have had triples before. But from some reason, this last season they were doing side-by-side doubles. It may be that she grew and triples are not stable at this moment, so they decided to go for a clean program with doubles, or she is going through puberty...or one of them may be injured... We will see next season, maybe their triples will be back on. But as it was this season, doing doubles is just not good enough. After the last season (4th in senior nationals) I expected a bit better from them, and they finished again 'only' fourth. Don't get me wrong, fourth is not bad in a country with so much talent and competition as in Russia, but fourth will not earn them a spot at Europeans/Worlds.
Plutowska/Gerber's ascent this season confirms Shpilband's coaching genius. It's only their second season together and they've only competed in Juniors before, without any big or even moderate success. They've improved massively under his tutelage.
Yes. Igor has shown he can make a new, moderately talented team top 10 at Worlds (C&B), make C&L European champions, and get Plutowska&Gerber to Olympics. Clearly, he's good with all levels of dancers.
I understand they can feel frustrated but all things considered (them being a new team, Polish Fed having pretty much no 'political power'), I think they've been doing really well this season and are definitely on the right track. I hope they stick with it and challenge for a top 10 placement in 2018.
BTW, Cieplucha was also very unlucky, being first alternate. First Olympics with no Polish skaters in over 20 years.
Alex, so nice to hear your comments about Henna and Ossi! I like this Finnish team a lot, they are the most promising couple of the 3 teams we have. They have improved a great deal from last season and I hope they continue on the same track upwards! Thanks also for all the updates from Bavarian, really appreciate it!!! Maybe you should consider a career as sports commentator
About Henna & Ossi, yes I am so curious what they will have to offer next season! Sadly I will skip Stockholm, so I hope they come to one of the German events so I can see them live.
I hope to have my final "what happened" online later today, of course Henna & Ossi will play a huge role in there :D
Thanks for all the infos Hanca!They can do triples 'in theory'. Maisuradze was doing them when skating with Iliushetchkina and very rarely made a mistake on them. I saw some video of Antipova from about 2-3 years ago, when she was still a single skater and she was doing 3T-3T, so she must have had triples before. But from some reason, this last season they were doing side-by-side doubles. It may be that she grew and triples are not stable at this moment, so they decided to go for a clean program with doubles, or she is going through puberty...or one of them may be injured... We will see next season, maybe their triples will be back on. But as it was this season, doing doubles is just not good enough. After the last season (4th in senior nationals) I expected a bit better from them, and they finished again 'only' fourth. Don't get me wrong, fourth is not bad in a country with so much talent and competition as in Russia, but fourth will not earn them a spot at Europeans/Worlds.
Bavarian Open 2014
In the past five days I have seen about 439 skating performances here at Oberstdorf. Some stood in my head for one or another reason, while others did not. To see those performances I spend 72 hours at the Ice Rink, which makes an average of 60% or better said 14 hours and 45 minutes every day.
In those around 15 hours each day I saw two quads, 22 triple - triple, 239 lifts, 881 spins and 2109 jumps in total with the double Toe the most and the single Sal the least performed!
Besides that I spent three hours at Victory Ceremonies, four with collecting food and actual eating, five hours with filing my daily reports and about 25 with sleep. If you are still with me then you will realize that I had once again no time left for shopping, sightseeing, bear hunting or the search for snow.
However I absolutely enjoyed my time here at Oberstdorf and I am already looking forward to the next season where I can meet all those wonderful people, be it skaters or colleagues, coaches and of course the few fans in the crowd.
Two days with Jenni
One of the major highlights for me this year was the return of Jenni Saarinen. While some people might have never heard of the young Fin, for me she is a young lady that I watch closely since a few years.
Therefore I was very curious if she is still that young girl from a few years back or if she is already a little Diva, as fame got into her head - after all many see in her the new European medal contender for Finland.
Watching her on and off the ice I felt that this young lady is a very patient person and always has a smile for everyone, but at the same time has a wonderful skill level already, on the ice.
During the competition Jenni performed her new triple - triple Toe absolutely clean in the SP, but funnily enough struggled with the more / less easier elements like the Rittberger. Besides that she gave us the famous combination of 2A - triple Toe, triple Sal - double Toe - double Toe and many wonderful spins, three of them even received a level 4.
As with many skaters from Finland, she has those wonderful skating skills and gives you a very warm feeling if you see her skate. The expression that she has during her skates is great and so was the little smile she dropped after her SP was finished with the not so expected fall on the Loop.
Those are things that count a lot in my opinion. She isn't angry about mistakes, maybe she is but she doesn't show it and that makes her a very sympathetic person.
Is there something she has to improve?
Well yes, maybe its consistency and a tiny bit on her steps - which I think were great to look at, but the technical panel felt that those were "too easy", same with the Layback spin - as both only got a level two.
However, with every athlete from Finland we have to hope and pray, that injuries which so many Fin´s suffer from, will stay away from Jenni. We lost many great skaters from Finland already due that circumstance of too much and too hard training in Finland and it would be an absolute shame if Jenni would have to face the same problems like for instance Kiira and Laura have.
The girl in pants
Did you know that we actually had a medalist from the youth Europeans of Brasov here? And you know what? This young girl who will go to Sofia next for the junior worlds, has actually scored more points than Jenni too! Her Name? Oh right, I forgot... Her name is Maria, Maria Katharina Herceg, she is 15 years old and does skate for the EV Regensburg in Germany.
Her trademark?
Pants! Yes, she does actually skate in pants in her LP, something you see so seldom these days. I remember Irina Movchan skating in those for a long time, but also Slutskaya´s Cutton Eye Joe was in pants - most skaters however, either wear a dress or "nothing" - I mean, not nothing, but something that can most likely be classified as underwear?
However, Maria performed three triple jumps, the Toe, Sal and Rittberger, either in combination with a double or solo and does really lovely spins, a weakness she still had 2 years ago and if you ask me, that's not a weakness anymore!
What really got me however, was her performance for the crowd which was honored in two level three stepsequences and 4 scores above 6 at Interpretation.
The way she looks at people and performs for them, is awesome! It reminded me a tiny bit about the other Katharina, my first "love" in figure skating so to speak.
She also always went for the crowd, tried to give them something for their money and this is unfortunately something, some skaters forget. Maria didn't and I can highly recommend her videos on YT, I am sure there are many of the JGP series and if you are close by to Sofia, go watch her, its really worth it.
Henna & Ossi
Writing about Henna & Ossi is always a challenge for me. A challenge, because just thinking about their FD, makes me want to cry. To me, they bring everything to Ice Dance that I admire. Emotions, Skating Skills, Passion, wonderful characters and a story, that's just so beautiful that you sit there at the ice rink, stunned - unable to do or say anything.
To just think about their final straight line lift with Henna waving her arms - I have no words to describe how beautiful and touching that is. Whenever I see them, this is the moment when the tears roll down my chin.
Their FD is the perfect ambassador for Ice Dance in my opinion. If someone doesn't know what Ice Dance is, if someone doesn't know what a skating boot is or that there are boy & girl on the ice and not two blokes with hockey sticks, then show them Ossi & Henna. If that person has a heart then she will not only love Ice Dance from now on, no she will fall in love with those two wonderful Ice Dancers.
Henna & Ossi who came third behind Justyna & Peter (great program) and the Germans Koch / Nüchtern, were skating to Cinema Paradiso with a not only very touching performance, but also with a very high level of technical skill.
Their acting, the clothes, the choreo and the executed elements made this their best FD this season and I am damn proud to have been a part of it!
The twizzles, their lift´s, the spins - were all rewarded with a level 4 and many 2´s and 1´s in GOE´s and believe me when I say, that this still was underscored based on the fact that they don't skate for Russia, Canada or the US and half the judges didn't give what was deserved.
Marina Zueva and Maurizio Margaglio both highly rewarded skaters / choreographers made a tremendous job this season and I believe I speak for many when I say, that they can achieve something really big in the next years if they keep working together.
Henna & Ossi are the perfect skating couple and the coaches are the perfect addition to them, I for sure know that the next season Henna & Ossi will again make me cry and guess what, I am already looking forward to it and I think its a real shame that they have not qualified for Sochi - they would deserve it so much!
This is very "schwer"...
With these words Jenni Parker responded to winning the "Bayrische Meisterschaft" at the Senior Ladies with 129.16 before Jenny Urban who came second. Her comment however, was more related to the actual trophy that the top three on the podium received. It was a quite heavy blue crystal which obviously has got some weight, especially in the hands of an 18 years old young lady.
Jenni who is originally from Canada struggled a bit with her jump elements of which she does three as triples - Toe, Sal and Rittberger. The real highlights however are always the spins which are something for the picture book of the ISU - if something like that would actually exist.
Five of her spins were rewarded with a level four and especially her Layback is absolutely perfect and even got a few three´s in GOE. To me this young lady is someone you need to keep an eye on, at least if you skate in the German nationals, as she has a lot of talent and if she puts it on the ice one day, then who knows what happens.
Another of those "huge talents" from Oberstdorf are Amany FANCY / Christopher BOYADJI who came fourth in the Senior Pairs competition after skating together for just one year! Chris actually had to stop his single skating career, due an injury on his feet that disallowed him to do lots of jumps in competition so he was forced to start with pairs and when he was looking for a new partner he remembered that there was this young girl from GB that he always liked so he texted her on FB and after only 5 days of practice, they decided to give it a try.
They say about themselves that their twist looks awful, but that Amani wants to do already quad jumps and if she would land those, then she would want even more so Chris said. On the question if there is anything that Amany is scared of she responded with "Death spiral! It's the death of pair skating! Thats why it is called death spiral, really! It is so hard."
But not only their impressive progress in one year is notable, its also their wonderful attitude and expression on the ice. They really have a lot of fun on and off the ice and you notice that very well. During the VC Chris was making lots of jokes and funny emotes, it was hard to not laugh during the Russian Anthem. Besides that, they already do a triple Sal throw jump, wonderful spins and lifts and with Amany pushing Chris, who knows what we will see next of those two lovely people!
Hidden heroes of Oberstdorf
First of all, every skater is a hero him / herself and I have a total respect for everyone who does continuously stand up after a fall, day after day and that's not even the whole story - as the Off Ice training is also very hard and requires a lot from a skater.
However, at every event you have skaters who might not win, but still leave a huge mark on the ice. The following skaters were for me very special and get the virtual "I like you reward"
Tatjana Heß
This young girl from the "TUS Stuttgart" had an absolutely breath taking FS. She did skate to Titanic and was a much better captain than the old grey beard was in 1912. She dodged every ice berg with her triple Sal & triple Toe, those wonderful spins and that expression which melts every ice on the way. The way the step sequence kicked in was spot on with the music and very emotional as it reflected the collision with the ice berg, brilliantly. Hugely talented skater that you should keep an eye on - she skated the 5th FS in the Juniors!
Angelina Kuchvalska
What I liked about this one is her face expression while being on the Ice and on the VC. It has a bit of arrogance, but not the type of arrogance you actually dislike, because she also smiles if she wants to.
However, lets talk a bit about her skating as this is probably what you want to hear now. Well, she can do quite some difficult elements, as example the triple Toe - double Toe - double Loop, the Triple Sal - double Toe and triple Rittberger and I believe she also has in store the double Axel - triple Toe element.
During my reviews I said it already, for me skaters from Finland, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia have something I really like a lot. Its some type of coolness, but still with huge smiles and a wonderful open minded personality and this applies here too. You just enjoy watching them and she doesn't only have nice jumps, also her steps are great and entertaining and of course the spins which received level three and fours here at Oberstdorf. Angelina came second in the Juniors II with a combined total of 131.61 and she didn't even skate clean!
Anna Ovcharova
In a more / less mediocre Seniors competition (no crowd, many disappointed girls) she was one of those who let the sun shine during her performance. While Joshi won and I absolutely love Joshi, I want to focus on Anna here because she had something that was important that day when she came second. We saw 4 groups with almost only sad faces and then Anna came and just did her thing and brought the smile back to my face as well.
Anna who is originally from Russia and now skates for the Swiss Federation, skated a very difficult program with a perfect expression in her face.
This young lady nailed a Triple Lutz - double Toe, Triple Rittberger - double Toe, Triple Sal & Triple Flip (slightly underrotated) on the ice. Besides that she had wonderful step sequences, a lovely way of gliding over the ice and adding little elements to interpret the music, plus wonderful spins - its been a great pleasure to see her skate and many that I spoke to asked me, where she has been in the past few years?
The truth is, she was skating for Russia and came 5th in the junior worlds in 2010 and then had a foot injury so she missed a whole season and then sadly the Russian Fed already had new stars in their own rows and Anna decided to compete for Switzerland and I think it was a wise decision, as such huge talent shouldn't be wasted. On and Off Ice, a lovely person who always smiles at you, well worth keeping an eye on.
Ekaterina Kurakova
While she won her advanced girls competition by 20 points with a combined total of 106.58 I still put her under the hidden hero´s tag, as I believe most people never heard of her or actually would care if I write her name down somewhere else. Therefore I want to start with telling you that this young lady managed to land a triple Lutz with only 10 years of age.
Now that she is 11, she has four triple jumps in her programs and most likely is able to do a lot more than she currently shows. Salchow, Lutz, Toe Loop and Loop - all triple. Besides that a triple Toe - double Toe, Triple Sal - double Toe and a very solid double Axel. But not only this sounds impressive, because we had such girls before you will probably say now. No! Its her skating that actually makes me so "wow". Its not an 11 years old there, no! She is skating like an adult already, but with a youth touch that is similar to Julia´s current. Ekaterina however, manages to change her face expression and actual "show" so to speak, based on the music and the elements she does.
Its not one expression for 3 minutes, its an always changing performance and this makes this young lady so interesting actually. We all know 11 is a critical age, but so is 14 and 15. Nobody knows where this young lady here will be in a few years, but right now I would say she is on her way to a medal at least on European level.
Elena & Nikita watch out!
I know, this is a very harsh header for the next paragraph. However, its not meant that bad as it seems, because I am a fan of Elena & Nikita, just not of their past two years.
However, if we look down and I mean really down then we will see tiny figures in the names of Eva ZOPORIZHSKAYA / Alexander BALYKOV & Maria MARCHNKO / Egor POZDNIAKOV. You might have guessed it already, yes! Those 4 are Ice Dance advanced kids, pairs to be correct. These tiny boys and especially girls, are what shocked me honestly here at Oberstdorf. Especially the expression in the face of Eva & Maria during their two SD programs was frightening like from a horror movie! I tell you, I never want to meet those two in the dark when they are putting that expression on their faces!
That said, those two couples had a very close fight here with Eva and Alexander winning due an invalid element by Maria & Egor (curve lift timing I suppose) and oh god could Eva smile during the VC! WOW! Like a totally different girl, I was so blown away of that! I tell ya, if Elena & Nikita really split or not find their lovely performance again, then don't worry, there are kids coming soon!
But also the German Ice Dance is in good hands with Anne-Marie WOLF and Kieren WAGNER who have a totally different approach than the Russians (not so scary). They have a wonderful harmony on the ice and just look so cute together! In general, I was positively surprised by the Ice Dance Advanced and while I was almost the only person at the ice rink on both days - its really worth checking also those competitions, Ladies & Gentleman!
The state of FS in Germany
We in Germany have huge issues if it comes to Figure Skating in the Media. Whenever I go to a newspaper, website or TV station - offering my service I am told "no thank you, but would you like to write about rowing or soccer etc".
While I also do women's soccer and tennis, FS is huge for me. Therefore it always saddens me when TV stations have rights and block them, so that we in Germany can't watch international FS channels like the Ice Network or others. If you however think that those with TV rights actually show FS, then think again. You might get a group, maybe not even this and just a replay of Aljona and Robin. Aljona & Robin by the way, can cross the street and nobody would take notice of that.
So "big" yes, so "amazingly huge" is our FS in Germany!
So huge that we never know if the event we just had, is the last event - due financial issues and also those in Organization, as we depend on many voluntary working people and those that do work voluntary have a job outside too, so they need to take their holiday days to support FS, yes this is sadly how it is and its the same for me.
I spend 3 thousand Euro this season, all my holiday days and I don't regret it one bit. The question however is, how long can we keep doing this?
Therefore I thank every skater who has a smile for us, because this is what motivates us every day, every hour and every second when we sit there at the Ice Rink.
So little time, so much to say
I could write so much more about the Bavarian, there have been many more amazing performances like of Matyas BELOHRADSKY who won the advanced boys and even made our judges smile and laugh when he performed his moves or Marina ELIAS / Denis KORELINE who are a wonderful Estonian Ice Dance Junior pair for the eye and heart or Xeniya KOROBKOVA who actually also competed in Ice Dance, but nobody knows with whom, as she is so beautiful that all eyes were on her!
There are many more wonderful performances that I didn't mention today, for those interested check the detailed reviews that I wrote earlier during competition days, there are many great skaters to discover and maybe the one or the other might find the time to visit us here at Oberstdorf or Dortmund ( if it happens) - its worth it. We might not have a Yuna Kim each year, but there is talent where an Ice Rink is so I hope you enjoyed the past week with my reports and that I could be of assistance to some of you!


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A dominating opening 10 minutes by the Kearny Kardinals boys soccer team in the Hudson County Final against Bayonne proved to be the difference in a 5-0 shutout for the Kards, as they won their first Hudson County title for boys soccer.
The Kardinals were led by Amine Zaouia who scored two goals, with an assist in the victory.
"I had to bring my A-game today. I took the responsibility to play to the best of my ability," Zaouia said.
Bayonne coach John Calcaterra added: "We were ready to compete, but we didn't match them in the first ten minutes. Three goals in the first ten minutes is hard to come back from."
Less than three minutes into the game, Kearny opened the scoring when Almir Batista scored off a pass from Zaouia to give the Kards a 1-0 lead.
Then, Zaouia took a hard shot toward the goal, but the ball was kicked away; fellow Kearny forward Chris Huacon stepped in front of the ball and kicked it back toward Zaouia who drilled the ball into the goal to make it 2-0.
Minutes later, Andres Pesantez made an awesome move on a ball that was kicked toward him, as he drilled the ball into the back of the net while sliding to the ground to give Kearny a 3-0 lead.
"I think they all played well," said Kearny head coach Bill Galka. "I don't want to single out anyone, they all played well right through. They were clicking for much of the game."
For Galka and his Kardinals this was their first county championship in Hudson County. They were in the title game a year ago, but lost to Harrison; this victory was extra special.
"For the guys who were here last year, it was important to win this year," Galka said. "This is only our second time in the final; it's very nice to get through a win it."
Zaouia would add his second goal of the day, midway through the second half to increase the lead to 4-0. Finally, Thiago Cruz put the nail in the coffin with a 20 yarder to the joy of the Kearny bench, who erupted after the goal was scored.
"Kearny has a great history of athletics, and being the first one to win a Hudson County title is a great feeling," Zaouia added.

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That's how many quarterback takedowns Vanderbilt's Chris Williams allowed in the 24 games he played at left tackle in 2006 and 2007. There are many reasons he's considered the best lineman in the history of his school, but that's a pretty good place to start. After redshirting in 2003, playing on the scout team in 2004 and alternating between tackle and guard in 2005, Williams found his niche with the full-time switch to the left tackle position in 2006.
Participating in the SEC wars, Williams' technique has developed to the point that he's become an almost impenetrable pass blocker. NFLDraftScout.com reports that his consistency blocking grade of 85.67 percent was the SEC's best.
Williams' third-team All-American mention after the 2007 season, and first-team conference nod, were augmented by a great week at the Senior Bowl. He was one of the most notable performers throughout the practices, and he enjoyed a solid performance in the game. "I didn't surprise myself, I knew I could play well," Williams said at the 2008 Scouting Combine. "I talked to my offensive line coach before I left and he just said go do what he taught me, go do what I do well. I just went down there and had fun and played well."
Though his college used to be unheralded from an NFL recruiting perspective, the recent ascent of current Denver Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler really put the Commodores on the map. Does he see the difference? I'm sure he helped a lot," he said. "To be able to throw a name like Jay Cutler around probably helps a lot in recruiting. It can be like, 'Jay Cutler went here, a lightly recruited guy, come in and be able to get drafted, what, 12th overall, basically anybody can do it, I guess."
And while teammates Earl Bennett, Jonathan Goff and Curtis Gatewood are trying to make their mark, there's no question that most of the focus in on this 6'6", 315-pound mountain of a man. It's not only his technique, but also his versatility that sticks with scouts. Like many of the current tackle class, Williams can move to guard if need be, though the consensus seems to be that his athleticism would be slightly wasted inside.
"Yeah, I play anywhere," he said about his college career, and how different opportunities presented themselves. "I think it helps to be able to fill as many roster spots as you can. Teams typically travel (with) about seven offensive linemen, so if you can plug in different places, you're got a lot more value to the team, especially if you're not a starter."
It's really at left tackle that he'll shine, and the nation got a good look at his prospects when he arrived in Mobile to prepare for the Senior Bowl. He played both tackle spots and at left guard, showed a bit of a learning curve with more unfamiliar positions at first, but displayed his intelligence and determination when he was able to quickly recover after losing a play.
What seems to be the only debit against Williams is the notion that he's more technique and pass-blocking, and his mean streak -- and ability to run-block and take on bull-rushes -- may not be developed enough. Williams, as proud as he is of his ability to perform at a level that has drawn comparisons to D'Brickashaw Ferguson, believes that the nastier side of his game hasn't been discussed enough.
"Offensive line is a tough position, it's not always about talent," he said. "It's about can you play through pain, can you play though injuries, can you play every snap. So it's not a position where people rotate a lot. I haven't had anyone ask me about it, but it's obvious you need it.
"I play hard, I think I am a balanced player. I'm probably a little better at pass blocking than run blocking, but I'm balanced, I think I can do anything in any system."
Williams may not be getting the same number of warm fuzzies
that other potential first-round tackles are from analysts -- he seems to be
the respected but forgotten member of this great group of offensive linemen
-- but he may also be among the best pure left tackle prospects because of his
hard work and pure technique. If he can fill in the few blanks, it's quite possible
that the teams who will watch Chris Williams drop to the second half of the
first round will later regret not making the move.
Doug Farrar is the Editor-in-Chief of Seahawks.NET, a staff writer for Football Outsiders, and he writes NFL previews for the New York Sun. Feel free to e-mail Doug here.


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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Members of the Georgetown Business Association have come together to promote their various businesses and to help improve their revenue. Thats great, and the Georgetown Times has long supported the GBA and its predecessor, the Downtown Business Association.
In recent years, the group changed its name and expanded its focus from Front Street to include all of the city.
As part of that overall effort, Lynn Mueller and others have sought a wider role for the GBA. That includes marketing the City of Georgetown to visitors, tourists and others. They were awarded $41,000 of city A-Tax funds the first year and $80,000 in the current fiscal year.
Theyre asking City Council for $297,000 in the coming fiscal year that begins July 1. Thats $9,000 more than the $288,000 just approved by the County for marketing.
Worthy goal
Making more people aware of the beauty and charm of Georgetown is a commendable goal, and like many we support and encourage that effort.
However, in recent months there have been too many secretive meetings, a failure to disclose information and efforts to keep the publics business out of the public eye.
While its true that the GBA is a membership-based organization, it has eagerly sought out and received public funds for its marketing efforts.
By its very nature, that public funding makes the GBAs activities public and it makes the GBA a public body.
In its beginning sections, the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) states:
(a) Public body means any organization, corporation, or agency supported in whole or in part by public funds or expending public funds
Later, FOIA states that meetings must be held and be open to the public, proper notice must be given to the media and to any citizen who requests it, votes shall be in public and minutes shall be kept and available for inspection or copying within a reasonable time of the meeting.
In Lynn Muellers column [See Page 9A], he complains about the Georgetown Times asking questions of the GBA, its advertising committee and about CASE Solutions and its business.
What were after is simply transparency.
Obey the law
Failure to follow the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act is a violation of state law. That should not be done by a group that has received more than $120,000 in taxpayer funds.
Accountability is required when spending public money.
We have a long history of fighting for transparency in any and all public bodies.
Years ago, a local labor union asked for and received $3,000 in county Accommodations Tax funding to promote a Labor Day event. It turned into a political rally for one partys candidates. As the Times investigated, we learned that indeed this was just the local labor union. It had stated it was a non-profit, charitable group, but had not filed the paperwork to be a charitable organization with the Secretary of States Office.
Today, the GBA has already secured around $120,000 in city A-Tax funding for marketing.
That is public money. It is not money that belongs to the GBA.
Weve been asking questions about how the money is spent, to see budgets and reports, copies of the advertisements and more.
What has been obtained was gathered with resistance, and up until recently multiple requests to make the GBAs Ad Committee meetings public were flatly refused, as were requests that minutes be kept and shared with the city as well as the public. The Ad Committee does much business via e-mail, and that too has not been shared, despite assurances from the Chairman of the GBA that it would be forthcoming.
In his column, Mueller makes many claims. He shows that hes good at spinning facts, and uses innuendo.
That includes the suggestion that coverage of the GBAs agency may have a competitive motivation, when in fact ad agencies are our customers not competitors and we expect we may have sacrificed future business by covering the GBAs agency, not gained it. And the suggestions that an agency based outside the city, who avoids meeting in the city, is somehow more local that the states oldest newspaper located on Front Street, is unfortunate.
Its also ironic as one of Lynn Muellers favorite causes is criticizing the Rice Museum for its lack of transparency and use of public funds. His comments on the matter have also been published in these pages.
The Georgetown Times has a long history of shining light on misuse of public funds, failure to follow procedures and proper financial accountability.
The Times, in fact, won a public service award from the South Carolina Press Association for shining light on a $29 million fund balance accumulated by the Georgetown County School District a number of years ago. Citizens were disturbed enough over those issues that many board members were voted out of office and the new and remaining board members updated and improved the districts financial policies.
The Five Rivers Community Development Corporation acquired more than $7 million in state and federal funding to help with housing issues in Georgetown and ended up building just seven houses for individuals. Reporting by the Georgetown Times and others led to a revamping of training for non-profit leaders and a video-based program teaching such worthwhile organizations how not to operate through the negative example of the Five Rivers CDC.
There are numerous other examples of how we have advocated transparency and brought the light of day where it needed to be. The point here is that we are simply trying to get the Georgetown Business Association to comply with the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act, the laws governing spending of accommodations tax funding and the City of Georgetowns own purchasing ordinance.
They have not done so.
Our efforts are aimed squarely at encouraging the members of the GBA to come into compliance with the laws they have an obligation to obey.
We are also urging the Mayor, city administrator and members of Georgetown City Council to provide greater oversight of taxpayers dollars.
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Total footlooseness -- while impossible in the real world -- nevertheless permits interesting deductions. Our typical location models would "collapse" since transport costs no longer play a role. If we stretch the concept to exclude all other location factors, then locational analysis may become the science of randomly throwing darts at a map or of understanding entrepreneurial whim or of Freudian attempts by local or regional politicians to influence the location decision through psycho-neurotic stimuli. Location decisions are still made and one would be permitted to assume that they still have an impact on the local economy.
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I recently bought Minecraft 360 edition and when I load my saved games I always respawn in a random place and lose my inventory, like I was entering a brand new world.
And also, if I play with my other gamertag, wich doesnt have Gold xbox live access, the game works fine I get always to reload when I left off and so on ...
I bought a game that i cant play correctly, its making me mad.
I tried to clean hdd cache, run the game from a USB Pen drive, and even redownloading the game a bunch of times.
Anyone with the same problem or with any solutions?
Thank you!
Hiya El KunAmi - Please try to delete your XBOX Live Gold account off of the hard drive and re-download it. You can delete the account by going to your XBOX 360 Dashboard > Settings > System > Storage > Hard Drive > Gamer Profiles > Select your gamertag and Delete. Make sure when you delete you delete the PROFILE ONLY and not PROFILE AND ITEMS. This ensures that your game saves, games, and downloadable content are not deleted. This will not affect your achievements. Once that has been completed, open the guide by pushing the middle (X) button on your XBOX 360 controller and go to "Download Profile". Input your Windows Live ID and Password and it should start to re-download your profile to your console. Once you have done that, go to Settings > System > Storage > Hard Drive > Games and Apps > Minecraft and delete all saved data for that game. Then restart your XBOX 360, and once your on the dashboard, go into a new game of Minecraft. This should technically fix the issue, please reply back once you've tried these steps out to see if this does help you out :).
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There is probably a problem with saving on your game then. You could always try deleting the game and reinstalling it, clearing your cache, the usual stuff people say to do.
If I were you, I would go to a minecraft forums or contact the developers of the game. This is a problem with minecraft, and not xbox so you shouldn't really expect people to know how to fix this problem unless they are a fan of minecraft.
I know on my game the auto-saving doesn't work correctly. Have you been manually saving your games before you quit? It is always a good idea to make sure to save manually before exiting.
Well I did what you said Hassassinade, but the problem is still there :/
But thanks mate, for your time
I think I'll try to contact the developers or the minecraft forums
Greetings, KunAmi! If I understand correctly you are able to play the game without encountering this issue if you use another gamertag. Is that right?
Does the inventory issue only occur when you try to load up a particular save? Can you try creating a new world and let me know if the problem persists? Thanks in advance!
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You seem like you had the same problem I have had. 1, try not to Save to cloud right now. There has been an issue with saves disappearing because of the file being 21mb or over. Try to bring a save over to your HDD or a USB Drive. Also, the autosave feature DOES NOT save your position in the game. This is also a feature that has a problem and 4J and Mojang are working to fix it. Due to the file size of 21mb or more, autosaving that quickly usually means it is saving your stats and not your items. I would suggest building a house first, then manually saving the game in the menu. Please remember, auto saving DOES NOT save your whole game at the current moment.
I am having this same problem and I can't figure out how to manually save it. How do you do that
when in game press start and then save game. Alternatively when exiting the game it will pop up a prompt to leave the game without saving or if you would like to save.
Just sleep to bed ;) Then Save game and world. And all be fine.
Finally! Someone with the same issue. I can not fix it either but put a chest in your house then throw all your stuff in it before you leave the game. Luckily, my spawn is by my house but it is so annoying!!!!!!!!
To the person who said "contact the developer", this is a problem that is not occurring for a vast amount of people, in fact this is the first I have heard of it and we play in large groups. This will 9/10 be a problem with the clients profile, download or generally not following correct save procedure.
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Understanding How Children Learn is a vital part of working with children. Every child is unique and understanding differences in learning helps all to benefit. This book goes beyond simply understanding the work of key theorists and the various theories of learning to recognise what learning actually looks like and how it is best facilitated in any setting. Each chapter includes: Exercises to help you evaluate your understanding and practice Examples taken from real experiences to illustrate concepts beyond the theory Summaries to help you take the key messages from each chapter Suggestions for further reading to help push your own learning further. Looking at key topics such as brain development, technology in childhood and barriers to learning, this book will explain what learning really is. Why not also have a look at the companion title Learning Theories in Childhood to explore the key learning theories? Sean MacBlain is Reader in Child Development and Disability at the University of St. Mark & St. John, Plymouth.
Learning Theories in Childhoodby Sean Macblain Colette Gray
By focusing on the early philosophies of learning and the key behavioural, cognitive and social theorists, this book provides a comprehensive overview of children's learning. The authors discuss the key learning theories, highlight the strengths and weaknesses of each approach and encourage reflection on how different approaches impact on the learning environment. The discussion finishes with an exploration of the new sociology of childhood. Examples are drawn from practice to highlight key concepts, and to make vital links between theory and practice.<P><P> Theorists considered include:<P> - Locke<P> - Rousseau<P> - Montesori<P> - Piaget<P> - Vygotsky<P> - Bandura<P> - Bronfenbrenner <P> - Bruner<P> Accessibly written, with key questions and recommended reading included, this book is essential reading for all those studying on child development, early childhood and childhood studies courses, and for anyone interested in understanding more about how children learn and think.<P> Colette Gray is Principal Lecturer in Early Childhood Education at Stranmillis University.<P> Dr Sean MacBlain is Reader in Child Development and Disability at University College Plymouth, St. Mark & St. John.
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The Seattle Seahawks looked every bit the part of defending Super Bowl champions on Friday night, bludgeoning a hapless-looking Chicago Bears team to the tune of 34-6. If this preseason Week 3 contest was truly a dress rehearsal for the regular season, these teams are surely heading in opposite directions.
Before the game, head coach Pete Carroll spoke of his expectations during a press conference, via Clare Farnsworth of Seahawks.com:
I just want guys to play. You want them out there, and have to get more play time just to get adapted to the new season. As we stage it, this is the game they'll play the most. So other than that, it's consistency. We'd like to see us come out and play really good, smart football again. Take care of the ball, like we always do.
It's safe to say Carroll's expectations were exceeded.
Russell Wilson and Seattle's first-team offense mowed down the Bears' starting unit over the course of the first half.
Marshawn Lynch got things started for the Seahawks, plowing into the end zone on a seven-yard rush for the game's first score. Carroll and Co. apparently saw everything they needed from the starting running back, as his night ended after just three rushes.
NFL Network's Ian Rapoport seemed to think Lynch is all set for the regular season:
So... Guess Marshawn Lynch is ready #Beastmode #scoredready— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 23, 2014
Later in the first quarter, Wilson showed off his wheels as well, carrying for a seven-yard touchdown rush of his own. The Seahawks' official Twitter account noted just how many rushing scores Wilson has now accumulated:
TOUCHDOWN SEAHAWKS! @DangeRussWilson scrambles 7 yards for his 3rd rushing TD of the preseason. Seahawks up 14-0 1Q. #CHIvsSEA— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) August 23, 2014
Wilson continued to rack up the points for Seattle in the second quarter—this time, through the air. After hitting Jermaine Kearse for a 12-yard score, Christine Michael for a seven-yard touchdown and driving for a field goal to end the half, the rout was officially on.
NFL on ESPN tweeted the quarterback's impressive numbers:
Russell Wilson's first half: • 13-17, 174 yds, 2 TDs. • 4 rush, 23 yds, TD. 31 points. No punts. No turnovers. pic.twitter.com/ADL4JcG2EB— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) August 23, 2014
Bleacher Report's Ian Kenyon shared his thoughts in regard to one of the quarterback's monikers:
Russell Wilson has 174 passing yards, 23 rushing yards. His RBs have 62 yards. But he's just a game manager, you guys.— Ian Kenyon (@IanKenyonNFL) August 23, 2014
While Seattle's offense flourished, the same could not be said for the Bears.
One player who helped in a big way in the first half was Percy Harvin. He caught three passes for 61 yards and added a 46-yard kick return to open the game, showcasing his great speed and agility.
Here's a look at his return, courtesy of the Seahawks' Twitter account:
Catch him if you can. @Percy_Harvin takes the opening kickoff 46 yards. VIDEO [http://t.co/0R2o4DNjus] #CHIvsSEA pic.twitter.com/ixAMBrOVW6— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) August 23, 2014
Quarterback Jay Cutler had his moments, but his game statistics didn't exactly tell the entire story. He completed 12 of his 20 passing attempts for 157 yards and one interception for a passer rating of 64.0 against Seattle. He played better than those numbers would suggest.
Cutler threw a beautiful deep ball to Alshon Jeffery, but the receiver couldn't bring it in. Jeff Dickerson of ESPNChicago tweeted the play as it happened:
Alshon Jeffery can't hang on to a deep ball from Cutler. Would have been a TD.— Jeff Dickerson (@ESPNChiBears) August 23, 2014
Later, Cutler completed a 23-yard pass to tight end Martellus Bennett. It was originally ruled a touchdown, but was overturned, as Bennett was ruled down at the half-yard line. That was followed by a glimpse of the bad Cutler.
No stranger to interceptions, the quarterback tossed one in the worst possible scenario, as Dickerson tweeted the occurrence:
Cutler picked off at the goal line by Jeremy Lane. He runs it back 41 yards. Like I said....go do something else.— Jeff Dickerson (@ESPNChiBears) August 23, 2014
Chicago's first-team offense didn't carry the ball much despite Matt Forte's three carries for 17 yards—an average of 5.7 per attempt. However, Forte is highly regarded as one of the most prolific backs in the league, and there was no reason to risk injury against a very aggressive defense.
Once the first half came to a close, Bleacher Report's Matt Bowen summed the game up perfectly:
Seahawks showing more speed than the Bears in all three phases of the game.— Matt Bowen (@MattBowen41) August 23, 2014
In the second half, backups got their shot on the field.
For Seattle, Tarvaris Jackson wasn't great, but did move the ball well enough, completing five of 10 attempts for 65 yards. It was completely different for Terrelle Pryor, who didn't fare well in a short appearance and is no lock to make the roster after a dismal showing.
Rob Rang of CBS Sports shared his thoughts on Pryor's performance:
Two lackadaisical passes (including duck for INT) from Terrelle Pryor demonstrate exactly why he's far from a lock to make Seahawks' roster.— Rob Rang (@RobRang) August 23, 2014
Jordan Palmer had some misfired passes for Chicago, but he did manage to complete seven of his 10 attempts for 48 yards and looks poised to beat out Jimmy Clausen for the backup quarterback position.
Seattle now moves on to face the Oakland Raiders in its final game of the preseason. Based on the way the team played on Friday night, it can be surmised the starters won't see much time on the field in the preseason finale.
It could be different for the Bears, as they close out the preseason against the Cleveland Browns. There are still plenty of unanswered questions for this team—many of them on the defensive side of the ball—and we could see the starters a bit more as the team attempts to iron out its problems.


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Am Tue, 15 Jan 2008 um 21:00 GMT +0100 schrieb Martin Werthmöller:
I've checked some different system configurations.
As I switched the paramter
winbind use default domain
to yes, an idmap entry will created, too. But now the gidNumber and
sambaSID values match the values of the alredy defined group. This is the
correct behavior for unix and windows users.
The man page entry for this parameter is a little bit misleading, IMHO.
But I don't understand the reason for creating this entry. The group was
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XXXenophile is Phil Foglio's critically-acclaimed x-rated comic series, published chiefly from 1988 to 2000. It has a large readership of both men and women, which is unusual for an adult comic. It was even nominated for an Eisner award, one of the comics industry's most prestigious honors! It's fun, happy, and VERY X-rated.
The Books: XXXenophile Comics and The XXXenophile Collection
The original XXXenophile stories were published as regular newsprint comic books. There were 11 issues.
|Electronic Editions of the XXXenophile Books
|The Xxxenophile stories are now appearing in monthly installments at SLIPSHINE!
Also, we are pleased to announce that you can now get the XXXenophile Collection (plus Quick & Dirty) as a series of PDFs! All six issues are now available from DriveThru Comics.
|The XXXenophile Game
|In the 90's, we published a XXXenophile Trading Card Game. It is now completely sold out, but can occasionally to be found on eBay and the like.
For all of you who complained that you loved the XXXenophile Trading Card Game but couldn't find anyone to play with because of the naughty pictures, take heart! James Ernest over at Cheapass Games used a similar game mechanic for the card game Girl Genius: the Works. This is a happy candy-colored play-right-out-of-the-box game about mad scientists instead of a naked trading card game, but it's lots of fun. And yes, a clever group of gamers with a set of house rules could indeed play the two sets of cards together.
There was also a set of XXXenophile ButtonMen, which we no longer carry.
|Phil stopped working on XXXenophile back in 2000, but he didn't stop making comics. Check out the Studio Foglio main page for information on our latest projects.
Web Page ©2009 Studio Foglio, LLC. XXXenophile: The Card Game is ©1996 XXXenophile Books, once a proud corporation but now a moribund imprint of Studio Foglio, LLC.
All other material is ©1989-2009 and trademark Phil Foglio. All rights reserved.
"If you're so smart, why aren't you naked?"