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It is a deflating feeling to lose an Old Firm derby, but to lose in such a manner like we did on Sunday was painful. I just hope the players and management feel the same.
The performance was absolutely woeful from start to finish. Gutless, uninspired and a distinct lack of basic ability. Seriously, not good enough.
Credit to Celtic though, the tempo of their play was unplayable for us at times and they pressed the game well forcing us into a number of errors. I was surprised that Ki didn't start the game but I suppose that's the difference in terms of squad depth.
We just didn't get started and a number of players were culpable of constantly giving the ball away - Edu in particular just seemed to give everything back to Celtic.
I genuinely could not believe what I was watching at times on Thursday night.
1-0 up; Sporting rattled; a host of options on the bench - and what do we do?
Sit back in our own half; invite Sporting back into the game; make no changes while Sporting make three of them. Going by that, it is not a surprise that Matias Fernandez nodded home an equaliser for the visitors in the last few minutes.
The first half was a real disappointment for any of the 35,000 fans who spent £30 to be at Ibrox last night. Neither team had a hold of the game early on and Rangers were unable to ask any questions of a fairly fragile Sporting defence. Kyle Lafferty had a header at the near-post from El-Hadji Diouf's cross and Helder Postiga shot wide from a tight angle in the only two decent chances of the half.
Steven Naismith, Nikica Jelavic and David Healy were all on the scoresheet for the champions who produced, arguably, one of their most impressive performances of the season. Walter Smith decided to hand on-loan Arsenal youngster Kyle Bartley in midfield alongside Steven Davis with Mo Edu and Jamie Ness dropping out.
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Nikica Jelavic netted a hat-trick as Rangers hammered Motherwell in a 6-0 victory at Ibrox this afternoon.
It was much improved from Rangers after last week's performance against Celtic and some of the football today was an absolute joy to watch. At the heart of it, Steven Davis was like his old-self and kept everything ticking along in the middle of the park while Kyle Bartley was able to dominate that area of the pitch. There is such a difference around Ibrox when the team plays with pace and loads of movement and that was exactly what we got today. Well worth watching in my opinion.
Steven Naismith, in a central-midfield role today, popped up to score the opening goal on five minutes when he latched on to Vladimir Weiss' low cross and finished well with his right-foot. El-Hadji Diouf almost opened his Rangers account when he was sent through on goal by Weiss but Diouf was just inches away from collecting the pass. The good tempo and intensity from Rangers was continued for a decent spell of the first-half and Jelavic came close for the first time when his shot went just past the post.
Kyle Lafferty took advantage of Nikica Jelavic's injury by putting in an impressive performance last night against Hearts at Ibrox. Lafferty scored the only goal of the game on 4 minutes when he volleyed home from Whittaker's deep cross.
New signings El-Hadji Diouf, David Healy and Kyle Bartley were all left on the bench by Walter Smith as the Gers went for the same formation that dominated the reverse fixture at Tynecastle just a few weeks ago. Vladimir Weiss replaced Steven Naismith and Nikica Jelavic was missing from the team with a groin injury.
After Hearts' abysmal performance against Celtic, this was their last chance at saving what is an already dented title challenge. Confidence was high after the 1-0 win over Rangers in January and Hearts responded well to Lafferty's early goal with a lot of the possession and a few half-chances. Skipper Marius Zaliukas worked a superb save from Allan McGregor in the first-half but it was difficult for the Jambos to create much with Templeton and Kyle out of the team.
Lee McCulloch went off midway through the first-half and Smith handed a debut to El-Hadji Diouf who recieved a warm welcome to Ibrox by the Rangers fans who braved the heavy rain. Diouf showed some neat touches and floated in behind Jelavic and it was he who got the first clattering from Ian Black who is not the most popular player in Govan.
Steven Naismith's goal fifteen minutes from the end was enough to send Rangers into the first domestic final of the season against Old Firm rivals Celtic.
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Rangers had taken a first-half lead through dynamic midfielder Maurice Edu who blasted home a left-foot shot on 20 minutes from long range. However, Motherwell grew after the break and got back on level terms when Keith Lasley finished from the edge of the box on 66 minutes but the lead only lasted for 9 minutes until Naismith nodded the ball home from just a few yards out.
Walter Smith left Jamie Ness on the bench after an impressive spell in the first-team and brought in Maurice Edu for his first start since the defeat at Tynecastle. Vladimir Weiss was replaced by Kyle Lafferty as Rangers went to 4-4-2 rather than 4-5-1 and 4-3-3 in recent games. Neil Alexander replaced Allan McGregor between the sticks.
Rangers got their title challenge back on track with a comfortable 2-0 win against Hibs at Easter Road.
Madjid Bougherra and Nikica Jelavic got on the scoresheet for the champions who were never out of first gear against a woeful Hibs side that sit just 3 points ahead of Hamilton having played 2 games more.
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Walter Smith made 2 changes for Rangers with Weiss and Jelavic coming in to the starting eleven and both were involved in the first-half goals. Weiss' free-kick went to the back post where Madjid Bougherra pulled away from Ian Murray and lashed home a right-foot volley into the far corner. Nikica Jelavic was back in scoring form as he latched on to a dreadful Richie Towell back pass and slotted the ball into the net on 35 minutes.
It was an effective performance from Walter Smith's side rather than anything spectacular in front of a very poor Easter Road crowd. The win keeps the gap at 5 points but Rangers still have 2 games in hand in the coming weeks.
Ryan Stevenson threw the SPL title race wide open with a goal 13 minutes from time to take all 3 points from champions Rangers at Tynecastle.
In what was an enthralling game of football, Rangers could not make their dominance count in the first hour and the home side took advantage of their one clear-cut attempt on goal late in the match.
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Walter Smith resisted temptation and left Nikica Jelavic on the bench and brought Maurice Edu back into the middle of the park. James Beattie was dropped for Naismith and the Gers went for a solid 4-5-1 formation with Lafferty spear-heading the attack. The challengers, Hearts, were the in-form team before kick-off and had to do without Kevin Kyle who missed out this afternoon.
It was a frantic start to the game with Rangers opting for a high pressing game in midfield. Jamie Ness and Maurice Edu were the best performers of the half and they were allowed to support Lafferty with McCulloch holding. Lafferty fired in a low strike in the opening minute which forced a fine save from Kello who would go on to have a magnificent game. The Northern Irish international striker had another good shot saved by the Slovakian keeper and he was able to thwart Naismith with a fine stop from close range.
The impressive 19-year-old Jamie Ness was having another outstanding performance in a Rangers shirt and came close on two occasions to breaking the deadlock. Firstly, he riggled his way through the Hearts defence and had his shot well saved at the near post by Kello. Just a minute later, he nipped in to intercept a pass and then rattled a superb 20-yard effort with his left-foot that flew just over the top.
Vladimir Weiss produced another fantastic individual performance as Rangers romped to a 4-0 win over the helpless Hamilton Accies at Ibrox this afternoon.
The Slovakian winger got his name on the scoresheet twice with the first coming after a fine right-foot shot from long-range and the second from a free-kick which bobbled its way through the ruck of players and into the net despite the best efforts of Kenny Miller to get on the end of it.
Weiss' direct running had Hamilton players falling around the talented winger and he also won the penalty which Steven Whittaker converted.
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After an abysmal performance in the Old Firm clash, Weiss and Rangers had to up the pace heading into a crucial month of fixtures. Weiss told the official Rangers website: "Today was another good game for me, but I don't really mind if I play well or not as long as I can help the team to get the points we need. The chat I had with the manager three weeks ago really helped me and since then I've tried to start every game well from the first whistle.
"As a team we started well from the first minute. Everyone looked sharp and from the first second we looked like we were going to win the game."
"The first goal didn't come until the 25th minute but we had the game under control and the team performance was brilliant."
"We have to take the positive things from that and continue these good performances."
A stunning individual display from Slovak Vladimir Weiss helped Rangers to a fantastic 4-1 win at Fir Park this afternoon.
Weiss was positioned just behind Kenny Miller in the starting 11 and produced a superb performance capped off with a wonderful solo-goal in the second-half. Surprisingly, Rangers fielded the same side which flopped at Inverness but it looked like a totally different side on show who entertained the thousands of Rangers fans that made the short journey to Motherwell.
Rangers started well, inspired by Weiss, but also by Steven Naismith who played a big part in the first goal with a neat one-two with Madjid Bougherra and the Algerian Player of the Year cut back for Kenny Miller who fired home. Weiss was involved in the second Rangers goal which was helped by Steven Saunders who headed the ball into his own net from the Slovakian winger's free-kick.
An almost perfect first-half for Rangers was slightly shadowed by Steven Naismith coming off just before half-time after picking up a hamstring injury. Rangers will be hoping Naismith's injury will not be as bad as first feared.
Kenny Miller came to the rescue for Rangers but went from hero to villan after missing a late penalty that proved crucial in the final reckoning as Inverness Caledonian Thistle held on to a vital home point.
Miller's strike from 20 yards out brought Rangers back on level terms after Jonny Hayes scored a spectacular 30-yarder in the first-half. It was a game of two-halves to be fair and both sides squandered a number of chances either side of half-time.
Rangers will thank Allan McGregor for keeping them in the game during the first-half after making a superb block to stop Adam Rooney adding to his 13 league goals. The SPL champions looked lethargic and lacked a spark to cut-open Inverness' resilient defence. Vladimir Weiss created two brief glimpses of goal with two crosses which were almost met by Naismith who looked at his most dangerous arriving late into the box.
Inverness' Jonny Hayes opened the scoring on the half-hour mark with a stunning 30-yard effort which swerved into the top corner leaving McGregor helpless. Rangers keeper McGregor was fuming at the way Hayes drove half-way up the pitch without any challengers and he punished Rangers for that by scoring his fifth goal of the season.
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Walter Smith bowed out of the Champions League as Rangers manager with a decent 1-1 draw against the Turkish champions Bursaspor.
Kenny Miller netted his first Rangers goal in over 1000 minutes with a fantastic finish from a quick breakaway, but the Gers could only manage a draw after Sercan Yildirim bundled the ball home late in the second-half.
With Europa League qualification already secured, Smith stuck with his 5-4-1 formation and handed a debut to 18-year-old defender Darren Cole who started at right-back. Rangers were also able to welcome back Madjid Bougherra who slotted in alongside Steven Whittaker and David Weir at the back.
The Turks left skipper Omer Erdogan on the bench and Volkan Sen out of the squad after a defeat to Besiktas on Sunday. It was a 4-2-3-1 for the Turkish champions with the talented striker Sercan Yildirim starting on the right-side of the three attacking midfielders with Leonel Nunez spearheading the attack.
Sky's highlights last night consisted of three clips, including both goals, which summed up the type of match on show. Rangers looked dangerous on the break and had their counter-attacks led by a centre-half most of the time. The ability of Whittaker and Bougherra to steam forward was working to-a-tee for Rangers and Whittaker's marauding run forward on the counter set-up Kenny Miller to swing home a lovely left-footed finish. Rangers were able to rely on McCulloch or Hutton to move deeper whenever a defender moved forward.
So far, Rangers have looked their most dangerous in the competition from breakaways, and the high energy levels of Steven Davis and Steven Naismith to link midfield to attack have been absolutely crucial.
Whenever the opposition is in possession of the ball, the Rangers defence is very comfortable with sitting on the 18-yard-line. It is sometimes forced upon the Gers through Davie Weir's lack of pace but with McCulloch and Hutton shielding the three central-defenders; it's unsurprising that Rangers have been a tough nut to crack in the Champions League. Even when teams do break through the Rangers wall, they have to face up to Allan McGregor who has produced some superb saves this season.
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So the new SPL Season is well underway for Champions Rangers; performances in the creative sense may not be on par with any brand of 'sexy football' thus far however goals have been hitting the back of the net and points mean prize at the end of the campaign after all.
Only a handful of players that have played for both sides of the Old Firm; the first high profile case of switching allegiances between the two Glasgow rivals was of course Maurice Johnston which was a tad controversial at the time shall we say.
There was of course Rangers Hall of Fame inductee Alfie Conn who back in the 1970's played for Rangers and then went on to wear the hoops of Celtic but that was well before my time, something I shall perhaps need to ask my colleague ESPN Celtic Correspondent Sean Graham about as he is a few years older than I but who's counting eh Sean?!?
Rangers SPL Champions Season 2009/2010!
Walter Smiths side may have taken their time to cross over the finish line in recent weeks but the SPL Title was retained by Rangers thanks to a player who has hit some excellent form in the tail end of the season; much maligned since his move to Rangers by the press, ex-players, pundits and fans alike et al but it was the Kyle Lafferty who had the final laugh this season and the big Ulsterman won the title for Rangers with his impressive 17th minute strike in the 1 – 0 away win at Hibs.
All good things come to those who wait…
The SPL Champions have been stuttering a tad in the last few weeks as they bid to get over the finish line for a second successive league championship. Form and results have been a mix of Good, Bad and Ugly but things were put back on track today at Ibrox with a heartwarming second half display in the 2 – 0 victory over Jim Jeffries Hearts side.
"A week is a longtime in football"…
Especially if you're an Old Firm manager and some don't even last a full week. Walter Smith was hailed as a hero and master tactician after Sundays CIS Cup Final victory over St Mirren at Hampden Park then charged as the villain of the piece following Rangers Scottish Cup Quarter Final replay defeat to Dundee Utd over suspect team selection but normal service was resumed on the seventh and final day of the week with a convincing 4 – 1 victory in Saturday's live ESPN match against Hearts.
It's been pretty much 'business as usual' for Rangers as they continue their quest for a possible domestic Treble last achieved during the Alex McLeish Era.
Apart from yesterdays wee blip against Dundee Utd in the Quarter Finals of the Active Nation Scottish Cup, which ended in a 3 – 3 all draw; a cracking game to watch for supporters and neutrals alike.
Rangers came out on top in this season's third Old Firm league fixture against bitter rivals Celtic all thanks to a last gasp winner from American midfielder Maurice Edu at Ibrox on Sunday afternoon.
As per this encounter took shape of the archetypal blueprint for any match between the Old Firm; ninety minutes of passion and pace, oh and throw in four yellow cards (not bad when one compares it to previous battles), one red and some hotly debated refereeing decisions but we all knew that was coming even before the match had kicked off!
Two games against Saintly opposition inside four days for the SPL Champions firstly in the Scottish Cup with the 5th round replay against St Mirren at Ibrox Stadium on Wednesday night and a few days later a league encounter against ex-Ger Derek McIness's St Johnstone side.
The latter fixture was called off today due to semi arctic conditions sweeping the nation over the last few days which in turn had frozen over parts of the McDiarmid Park playing surface,
It's been a busy few weeks for the SPL Champions which have included four games across two national cup competitions and two league encounters all of which has kept Rangers in the hunt for a possible domestic treble come May.
The latter two fixtures have caused some controversy but it wouldn't be Scottish football without a bit of controversy linked in with some 'green paranoia' and supposed 'blue bias' now would it?
It seems as if all Glasgow Rangers have been doing of late is playing against Hamilton Accies and losing players to injury…
The sequential run of matches against the Lanarkshire side may have felt like a series of Hollywood films but sadly this particular Trilogy lacked 'epic' performances on the park from the SPL Champions and I doubt very much we'll be seeing a DVD compilation of parts I, II and III being launched in the club shop at Ibrox any time soon.
My prediction of a happy holiday period for Glasgow Rangers and all Teddy Bears far and wide was pretty much bang on...
In fact, going by Rangers dire performance against rivals Celtic in Sundays Ne'erday derby clash I would go as far as to say Santa provided Rangers with a late Xmas present, or indeed Xmas came early for 2010 as Walter Smith's side should consider themselves very fortunate to have walked a away with a point at Celtic Park.
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way;
Oh, what fun it is to 'see your team score six goals in one game'
In a 'one-team led game'...
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way!
Ibrox was full of festive cheer yesterday as Rangers thrashed Motherwell 6 – 1 thanks to doubles from Kenny Miller and Kyle Lafferty with Kris Boyd and DaMarcus Beasley chipping in a goal apiece to complete the rout in front of a delighted home support.
It was back to SPL business this weekend after the recent break for the third set of international fixtures of the season and Rangers showed no signs of international hangovers (for Madjid Bougherra that may not have been the case!) as they cruised to a 3 – 0 home win over Kilmarnock at Ibrox on Saturday afternoon.
It was none other than striker Kris Boyd who opened the scoring for the SPL Champions bagging his 8th goal of the season. It's such goal scoring form that is strengthening his case for a re-call to the national squad now that George 'Bungling' Burley is thankfully no longer in charge of the Scottish national team.
It's been mixed fortunes this past week for Glasgow Rangers; picking up just a single point in Romania against Unirea Urziceni and in the process being charged by UEFA for improper conduct of their supporters during the 1-1 draw in Bucharest on Wednesday night
(4th Nov 09).
However in the domestic race for the title the SPL Champions kept hold of their unbeaten record in the league by picking up all three points with a 2 – 1 win at home to St Mirren on Saturday (7th Nov 09).
The last few weeks have seen Rangers make more front page headlines concerning financial problems at the club rather than footballing matters, so it was a welcome distraction as Rangers beat Dundee mid-week at Dens Park with a 3 – 1 victory (28th Oct 09).
The win sees the Ibrox side progress into the semi finals of the Co-operative Insurance Cup as arch rivals Celtic were knocked out by Hearts. Jambo's Captain Michael Stewart literally making Celtic pay the penalty with his 58th minute conversion from the spot for the Gorgie Road side to win 1 – 0 on the night.
Glasgow Rangers are fast becoming this seasons drawing specialists after Saturday's one all draw at home to Hibernian (24 Oct 09).
That's now a total of five matches drawn so far this season in all competitions and most worrying of all is that four of those five draws have come in the SPL – not quite what you would call championship winning form eh?...
Rangers put quite simply were embarrassed by Romanian Champions Unirea Urziceni this evening as they went down to a second successive 4 – 1 defeat at Ibrox in the Champions League.
The loss leaves Rangers with just a paltry point from three matches and they now face an uphill struggle to qualify for the last 16 of the competition.
A battle of tactical minds took place on Saturday (17th Oct 09) as former pupil Derek McIness took on his old 'gaffer' Walter Smith as Rangers beat St Johnstone 2 – 1 away at MacDiarmid Park.
It's fair to say it was a rather sluggish start for the SPL Champions and generally a below par performance all round, however with Celtic dropping points at home to Motherwell I don't anticipate too much of a post-match-mortem from the fans as Rangers go top of the League.
There is allegedly a goal drought at Rangers of late but no one told striker Kenny Miller as he grabbed a super first half double as Rangers drew first blood against arch rivals Celtic at Ibrox on Sunday afternoon.
The first half was the archetypal blueprint for any Old Firm clash - frantically fast paced with end to end gung ho action. All three goals came inside the first 25 minutes but it was Kenny Miller who broke the deadlock after just eight minutes.
Stalemate, Deadlock, Goalless….sound oh so familiar? Well that was the case again this weekend as Rangers drew 0 – 0 at home to Aberdeen, as the Ibrox side failed to put away their chances against what was a youthful Aberdeen side.
Rangers started the match lively enough with a handful of missed chances in the first half from winger Jerome Rothen, Strikers Kenny Miller and Nacho Novo. In the second half Rangers best chances came from Kris Boyd with two headed efforts both which failed to hit the back of the net.
After three consecutive draws in their last three matches the Ibrox club got back to winning ways as they beat Queen on South 2-1 at Palmerston Park on Wednesday night.
Stevie Naismith continues to keep up his good run of form as he hit the opener on the 16th minute; Kris Boyd set him up with a low cross from the far right after receiving a clever ball from the Rangers half by teammate Pedro Mendes and Naismith fired the ball into the back of the net.
Scotland's 2010 World Cup qualification dream died on the 9th day of the 9th month of the 9th year and crucially nine minutes from fulltime when Dutch winger Eljero Elia hit the back of the net for the visitors to seal Scotland's fate.
Chances galore in both halves for Scotland but all sadly to no avail. Four first team Rangers players made manager George Burleys starting eleven; Captain Davie Weir, defender Steven Whittaker, forwards Kenny Miller and Stevie Naismith (a late call up to the squad after the Macedonia game) who was in for the suspended James McFadden.
Rangers continued their unbeaten start to the new SPL season with a 4 - 1 victory over visitors Hamilton Academical at Ibrox Stadium (29th Aug 09). Doubles form Steven Whittaker and last season's top SPL goal scorer Kirs Boyd ensured that all three points were taken by the Ibrox side.
The victory sees Rangers go top of the league on goal difference after Celtics 1 – 0 away win against Hibs today (30 Aug 09). Hamilton did manage to score a late consolation three minutes from time through defender Mark McLaughlin but it was too little too late even though it was Hamilton's the first goal of season.
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Happy days. The second season
"The gang from the top-rated sitcom is back for more 1950's fun -- Richie Cunningham, his parents Howard and Marion, his buddies Ralph and Potsie, and the coolest greaser, Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli. Join Richie and his friends for more rockin' adventures as they grow into young... Full description
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|Disc 1. Richie moves out (Hoping for more privacy, Richie moves out of the Cunningham home to share an apartment with his brother.) -- Richie's car (Fonzie comes up with just the car for Richie, a hot rod named "Love Bandit," which turns out to be hot in more ways than one.) -- Who's sorry now? (An old girlfriend returns to Jefferson High after three years and Richie suddenly finds, to his own amazement, that he's going steady with her again.) -- You go to my head (Richie's fears get the best of him while he's reading a book on abnormal psychology and it drives him to secretly see a psychiatrist.) -- R.O.T.C. (When Richie is chosen to be R.O.T.C. squad leader, he must decide if it's more effective to have his men love him or hate him.) -- Haunted (Richie fights his fears over attending a Halloween party at a haunted house where he believes he saw a headless ghost.) --Disc 2. Wish upon a star (Richie is the envy of Jefferson High when he wins a date to escort Hollywood starlet Cindy Shea to the school's victory dance.) -- Not with my sister, you don't (Richie's surprise over little sister Joanie's first real date turns to shock when he learns it's with Spike, a pint-sized replica of his Uncle Fonzie.) -- Big money (Richie is the lucky audience member selected to become a contestant on a popular game show with a chance to win $3,200.) -- A star is bored (When Richie's church baseball team loses every game, he organizes a fundraiser to buy uniforms with a performance of "Hamlet.") -- Guess who's coming to Christmas (The Cunningham family plans a quiet, old-fashioned family Christmas until Richie discovers Fonzie faces a lonely holiday.) -- Open house (Over the protests of Richie, whose parents are out of town, Potsie invites three stranded beauty pageant contestants to spend the night.) --Disc 3. Fonzie's getting married (Fonzie introduces his new fiancée to the Cunninghams, but Richie's father remembers meeting her before, under unusual circumstances.) -- The Cunningham caper (When Richie is left home alone, bored and sick with the flu, a visit by Fonzie, Potsie, Ralph and a burglar creates pandemonium.) -- The not making of the President (Election time becomes complicated for Richie when he gets a crush on a girl campaigning for Adlai Stevenson. His dad's an avid Ike booster.) -- Cruisin' (Fonzie must save the day when Richie, Potsie and Ralph leave town to meet some girls and get into trouble when the girls' boyfriends show up.) -- The Howdy Doody Show (When Richie interviews Buffalo Bob Smith and Howdy Doody for his school newspaper, he gets an exclusive picture of Clarabell without makeup.) -- Get a job (It's a new experience for Richie when he becomes romantically attracted to an "older woman.") --Disc 4. Fonzie joins the band (Rifts as well as riffs result when Fonzie takes up the bongos for the first time to play with Richie's band at an important country club dance.) -- Fish and the fins (Special guests Flash Cadillac and The Continental Kids make their television acting debut in this episode, appearing as a rock group called "Fish and the Fins.") -- Richie's flip slide (Richie gets his own radio show as a teenage disc jockey and irritates his friends with his new rock 'n' roll image.) -- Kiss me sickly (When Fonzie goes out of town for a week, he asks Richie to keep an eye on his girlfriend for him.) -- Goin' to Chicago (Richie, Potsie and Ralph take Chicago by storm, and forget to bring their umbrellas.).
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Episcopal Church women
EAST LIVERPOOL - Episcopal Church Women met Saturday, Nov. 10. President Pro Lem Elaine Richards presided in the absence of Linda Williams. Twelve members recited the Lord's Prayers.
Secretary's report was read by Midge Lowe.
Treasurer's report was given by Terry Sprague. Both reports were approved.
There was no old business.
Under new business, the Bishop will be here on Sunday, Nov. 18th for confirmation and renewal of baptism vows. A light luncheon will be provided by the ECW.
A donation from the ECW will be made as a memorial for Tom Archer who recently passed away.
Meeting adjourned.
Following was a luncheon in honor of Dorothy Miller who will be leaving the area to reside at Copeland Oaks in Sebring.
Tops Ohio 1341
EAST LIVERPOOL - Tops Ohio 1341 met Nov. 12 at the Glenmoor Presbyterian Church with Janice Hutchin presiding in the absence of leader Judy McComas. Jane Proctor was best loser with runner up being Cassie Ensinger. Winners of the weekly drawings were, calorie chart - Marwynne Serafy; junk food - Barb Hill; 50-50 - Ensinger and jackpot - Betty James. Losing three weeks in a row were Margaret Jackman and James. Two Tops and 2 Kops remain on the check contest. Sally Nicholson was recognized for 56 weeks attendance. Barb Kalinowski and Joan Burlingame hold the travel boxes. The Christmas Party will be Dec. 3 at the Motor Lodge was discussed. Members held a discussion on various subjects. The meeting closed with the Lord's Prayer.
Triangle Seniors
EAST LIVERPOOL - The Triangle Srs. met at noon, Nov. 14, for their Thanksgiving dinner, which was catered by Brickers.
President June Mullen welcomed everyone there and then gave the blessing. After eating a delicious dinner we had our meeting.
The king and queen for Nov. were chosen. The queen was Cindy Williams and the king was Ralph Miller. We then celebrated Nov. birthdays by singing happy birthday to Blanche Putnam and Cindy Williams. The secretaries report was read by Lois Brown who graciously filled in for Thelma Grossen.
Mullen then called on committee reports. Hospitality and sunshine chairman Williams said there was 27 members. She had cards to sign and send to Vivian Salisbury and Helen Vischak. Calling committee chairman Jana Lawrence said she had called Grossens people as she was away.
Head of election committee Thelma Miller thanked her committee of Lawrence, Alice Richardson, Helen Risbeck, Williams and Minnie. Nominated for President was Mullen, for 1st V.P. is Buck Williams, Secretary is Mary Powell, Treasurer Dorothy Poole and Trustee Alice Richardson. Remaining trustees will be Lucy Juneau and Risbeck.
Mullen brought up Christmas projects. She asked the club if they still wanted to do the $1.00 gift exchange (for either a man or a woman) and they agreed to do so. Cindy and Buck Williams agreed to do Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus again this year to pass out the gifts. Fred Putnam agreed to take care of the collection again of canned and dry food for charity. The club also collects and donates hats, mittens and scarves to the schools and Jean Bookman agreed to do that. Lawrence agreed, with the help of Ellen Michaels, to do our bags of Christmas candy.
Our door prize was won by June McCoy and she returned it to the club. The and was won by Lucille Smith and she also returned it. Vivian Salisbury donated some jewelry, etc. to the club and it was voted on to sell the jewelry individually and Richardson agreed to be in charge of that. It was also agreed to put the purses in the spring auction. The meeting was adjourned.
A Thanksgiving reading was given by Lawrence and Mullen. Bingo followed.
The next meeting will be at noon, with a sack lunch, on Nov. 28th.


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I would certainly agree with the comment by Dr Anderson et al that, since Kawasaki disease is a syndrome for which there are no diagnostic laboratory tests, the clinical picture is the key to making the diagnosis. I would, however, like to make a few comments concerning their conclusion that the clinical picture in this case is not otherwise consistent with the usual course of illness.
Unfortunately, there are a couple of points concerning the course of fever that need to be clarified. There was an obvious error in transcription of the temperature chart as depicted in the graphic summary of the case. As noted in the clinical history, the temperature on the first admission was 38.9 °C, and on the second admission, 38.3 °C on the admission examination. It is also true that while the patient was receiving penicillin therapy during the first admission, a decrease in the temperature
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Daniel L. Davinci, 26, of Oxford was charged with possession of marijuana following a routine traffic stop on June 2 on South Main Street in Phillipsburg, police said.
Davinci was pulled over after police noticed the man was driving his vehicle erratically on Saturday, police said. Davinci told police he had consumed "several" drinks over the course of the evening and that he had smoked marijuana, police said.
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The History of the Stamp Act Shows How Indians Led to the American Revolution
In the years after the French and Indian War, Britain's strategies to keep its Native American alliances sometimes backfired.
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General George Washington gave the orders to destroy towns and take prisoners in Sullivan's Campaign, but her story lives on.
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Corporate executives are hungry -- hungry for their own shares, that is.
The average S&P 500 (NYSEMKT: SPY ) component spent more buying back its own stock in the last 12 months than it spent paying dividends, according to FactSet data.
Will buybacks pay off for shareholders?
Investors have a love-hate relationship with buybacks. For one, executives demonstrate poor market-timing skills as a whole, buying back stock at high prices and canceling repurchase activity at market bottoms. And let's not forget that small buybacks often cover up new stock options issued to the very same executives.
Of course, there are two sides to every coin. Buying back stock is a tax-efficient mechanism for returning cash to shareholders. Whereas dividends are taxed at up to 23.8% for earners in the top brackets, share repurchases do not trigger an immediate tax liability. That makes them a favorite among total-return value investors.
In a letter to Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A ) (NYSE: BRK-B ) shareholders, Warren Buffett once wrote:
"Charlie and I favor repurchases when two conditions are met: first, a company has ample funds to take care of the operational and liquidity needs of its business; second, its stock is selling at a material discount to the company's intrinsic business value, conservatively calculated."
To sum it up: If a company's stock is cheap with conservative inputs, and it has no other use for cash on hand, buying back stock is a great use of cash. In fact, Buffett has his own repurchase criteria for Berkshire Hathaway: He'll buy at any price lower than 1.2 times book value.
These companies are buying like mad
So, who's most active in buying back their own stock? This one may surprise you: Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE: DNB ) , a small-cap corporate credit ratings company.
Though it's not widely followed, Dun & Bradstreet has robust capital allocation plans that favor shareholders. It repurchased 16.9% of its outstanding shares in the last year, and since 2003, its share count has fallen by 43%. The company's core business model requires very little in the way of new investment, allowing it to return virtually all of its earnings to shareholders each year.
Other financial sector companies were also in the market for their own stock. AIG (NYSE: AIG ) cut its share count by 14.6% in the last 12 months, purchasing the average share at a 14% discount from where it trades today.
AIG still has a long way to go to bring its share count back to a pre-financial crisis level. At one point, the U.S. Treasury owned 92% of the company -- ownership derived from newly issued shares.
Even after the financial crisis dilution, AIG still finds relative value in its shares, which trade for 75% of their tangible book value.
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Red Cross Bares Its Heart and Soul, Honors PA Terrorists
The International Red Cross together with the Palestinian Red Crescent in Jenin planted 150 trees bearing the names of "veteran prisoners" who were convicted and jailed for murdering Israelis.
Most foreign and local media call them "militants," reserving the word terrorists for those who kill people for political gain in a media outlet's home country.
The Palestinian Authority now has helped the Red Cross add another word to the Orwellian Middle East dictionary: "Veteran prisoners."
The official Palestinian Authority daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida reported last week that the Red Cross and Red Crescent "planted 150 fruit trees that carry the names of the veteran prisoners jailed in the occupation prisons." The article was translated and published on Sunday by the Palestinian Media Watch.
Al-Hayat Al-Jadida told its readers that the two organizations "conducted a ceremony called 'My Honor is My Freedom' in the village of Zububa to mark the 150th anniversary of their founding. Fruit trees were planted at the entrance to the village, where the racist annexation and expansion wall that has swallowed up thousands of acres [of land] was built."
The Red Cross has a very cozy relationship with the Palestinian Authority, where the Red Crescent has long been a member of the international organization. Israel's Magen David rescue services were not accepted by the International Federation of Red Cross until 2005, but on a condition: Magen David has to agree not to operate in Judea and Samaria or areas in Jerusalem claimed by the Palestinian Authority.
Displaying the Jewish Star of David, the translation of the term Magen David and the symbol used on its ambulances, would suggest that the Red Cross, God forbid, acknowledges that Jews can live in Judea and Samaria and all of Jerusalem.
The Red Cross, in its devotion to protecting the rights of prisoners under the Geneva Convention, dutifully makes sure that Israel opens its jails to relatives of jailed Palestinian Authority terrorists.
It took an entirely different attitude during the five heart-wrenching years that Hamas held Gilad Shalit hostage after kidnapping him in a terrorist attack in 2006 that left two other soldiers murdered. The Red Cross went through the motions of demanding his release but did not place any pressure on the Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority to work for his freedom.
Shalit's father Gilad said during his son's captivity, "We demand that the Red Cross' approach be more active and decisive. I would like to believe that they would give us a sign of life from Gilad. We are conducting ongoing dialogue with the Red Cross but it has not been much help. I did not hear them condemn Hamas on its crime against Gilad. The Red Cross has been a complete failure in this affair."
It took the Red Cross almost five years until it made a belatedly public appeal for his release. When Shalit was released, the Red Cross did not even examine him.
The Red Cross also took no action against the Red Crescent and the Palestinian Authority's assisting terrorism in the early part of this century, during the advanced stage of the Intifada that is also called the "Second Intifada" and the "Oslo War."
IDF occasionally foiled terrorist attacks by inspecting Red Crescent ambulances before allowing them to continue from Judea and Samaria into urban Israel. More than once, soldiers discovered explosives and weapons under the beds of supposedly pregnant women, a gross violation of international law.
This did not stop the Red Cross from honoring the "prisoners."
If anyone questions that they really are terrorists, check out the background of such "veteran prisoners" as Karim and Maher Younes, Issa Abd Rabbo, Osama Al-Silawi, Mohammed Turkeman, Nasser Abu Surour and Mahmoud Abu Surour, Zaid Younes, Ibrahim Al-Taqtuq, Ikram Mansour, Ahmed Ka'abna, Nael and Fakhri Barghouti and Samir Kuntar, Jamal Hweil, Jamal Tirawi and Jum'a Adam.
The name "Kuntar" should ring a bell.
Born in Lebanon, he joined the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) with the stated goal of killing Jews.
At the age of 16, he helped kidnap an Israeli family from Nahariya, on the northeast Mediterranean Coast. He murdered four people, including a 4-year-old daughter, in the presence of her father, who also was killed. He was cited as a hero by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Syrian President Bashar Assad.
Israel convicted him to life prison sentences, a code word for, "Sign a piece of paper saying you won't return to terror, and we will release you in return for the bodies of dead Israelis."
That is exactly what happened in 2008. Israel released Kuntar and received the bodies of kidnapped soldiers Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev, who were killed at the outset of the Second Lebanon War in 2006.
Of course, Israel could have helped the environment and saved the paper. After a hero's welcome in Lebanon and Syria, Kuntar said, "God willing, I will get the chance to kill more Israelis."
Apparently, he wanted to go back to being a "veteran prisoner," but never a "militant" and, of course not a "terrorist."
Speaking of "veteran prisoners," here is the background on Abd Rabbo. He murdered two Israeli university students who were hiking south of Jerusalem. He tied them up at gun point, put bags over their heads and then shot and killed both of them.
Another terrorist, upgraded by the Red Cross to a "prisoner," is Ahmed Ka'abn, who was sentenced to two life sentences for murdering two young Israeli women whom he stabbed in Wadi Kelt, in the Judean Desert, in 1997.Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu
About the Author: Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu is a graduate in journalism and economics from The George Washington University. He has worked as a cub reporter in rural Virginia and as senior copy editor for major Canadian metropolitan dailies. Tzvi wrote for Arutz Sheva for several years before joining the Jewish Press.
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The main difference is that NT includes grains and some legumes I think, but only if they've been soaked, sprouted, soured, or otherwise properly prepared.
Hi all,
I found this website because I read Sally fallon's / Westin A Price, book Nourishing Traditional Diets - which really struck a chord with me.
My question is: how much does the food aspect of Primal Blueprint differ from, or agree with Westin Prices' findings. (And remember I'm just talking about the food aspect here.)
From what I can understand... Westin Price showed that people around the world ate different diets (some purely animal, some a lot more vegetable) but one thing that they all seemed to have in common were the animal fats, offal meats, sacred foods, fermented foods...
I understand that the PB food is slightly different?
Can anyone sum up the differences for me?
The main difference is that NT includes grains and some legumes I think, but only if they've been soaked, sprouted, soured, or otherwise properly prepared.
That's my impression, as well. I also think WP endorses raw milk rather fervently. That said, WP himself does not seem to have viewed flesh protein as key. He claimed to have found multiple examples of people with generally excellent physical development (esp. "facial development," which he claimed to see everywhere in primitive peoples in a way that completely escapes me) among cultures that consumed little meat (e.g., the people of the Outer Hebrides, who supposedly ate meat only about once a week). My impression is that he did not see much if any difference between the physical development of primitive and traditional agriculturalists and hunter-gatherers, and did not find the "diseases of civilization" in either group. I'm skeptical.
A friend of mine talked me into buying NT and I think it's mostly reasonable and Primal.
There is a lot of talk in it about fermenting and cultures, and these are used to encourage ways to make whole grains "acceptable."
Both NT and PB steer you away from processed carbs and Frankenfood.
I thought NT was a good read and a little heavy on the rhetoric- "Fight the Diet Dictocrats, etc." I don't think I will be turning my place into a Zombucha brewery.
Thanks for bringing up this topic! Hopefully more knowledgeable posters will tune in and discuss it in further detail.
I have to say that thanks to you I was inspired to watch this 2-hour lecture today: Nourishing Traditional Diets - The Key to Vibrant Health 01 : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive. I had read Nourishing Traditions, but this whole lecture has loads of material different from that book, so it was very informative and interesting.
I love Sally Fallon's attitude -- she seems to be another person full of passion for nutrition and health, and I just love it. I also share her philosophy a lot, although I'm probably a bit more restrictive of grains in general. I love the point she makes: There is no such thing as one true healthy diet. People have eaten different types of food all around the work, but the healthiest people have always eaten whole minimally processed foods. (I also love that she doesn't think highly of protein powders, which I just can't stand.)
But yeah, it seems that for Nourishing Traditions, all foods that the nature can produce are healthy if prepared properly.
By the way, since I was so inspired by her talk, I wanted to get more of her. I found this amazing website that is full of beautiful information: The Weston A. Price Foundation
From reading Mark's books and posts, I think he would say why go through all the trouble to soak and ferment to wind up with food that is still carb dense and nutrient weak? Personally, I eat some white rice, corn tortillas and soaked beans. I don't soak the beans. I buy Eden Foods products.
It is impressive how people have found ways to make non-paleo foods digestible.
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I design websites and blogs for a living. If you would like a blog or website designed by someone who understands Primal, see my web page.
Primal Blueprint Explorer My blog for people who are not into the Grok thing. Since starting the blog, I have moved close to being Archevore instead of Primal. But Mark's Daily Apple is still the best source of information about living an ancestral lifestyle.
I think that's a very good point. I think the only arguments for it would be variety, taste, and cost. Maybe it's fun for some people too, sort of like gardening or something.
For anyone who's read it, would it be a good book to give to non-paleo friends as sort of a "gateway" book? Implant some suggestions rather than freak them the fuck out right off the bat?
http://westonaprice.org/images/pdfs/...y4life2011.pdf would be incredible to begin with.
But Nourishing Traditions is incredible for everyone in my opinion.


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Inaugural car shows can be a hit or miss situation, since no one knows quite what to expect.
So organizers of the first Euro Nation event Aug. 17 weren't sure how the event would turn out, particularly with a threat of rain all day. In the end, rains didn't materialize, and the Saturday show drew a healthy crowd to Palmetto Islands County Park in Mount Pleasant.
"We estimate 85 to 100 cars," said Lawrence Bland, a show organizer and contact. "We had a Fiat 500, an original Mini," he said.
The new show developed as military car enthusiasts and colleagues noticed there wasn't a show for newer imports.
"Basically, we wanted to bring a Euro type show to Charleston. Sometimes, we get left out," Bland said.
Car buffs at local military bases discovered that 60 percent of the motorists drove Volkswagens or similar imports. Realizing there wasn't a car event in the Charleston area that focused on both European new models and classics, Bland and acquaintances such as Shamon Gethers set about to hold the show.
As originally planned, the event focused on European cars but later branched out to bring in sporty domestics and Asian models such as Hyundais.
The military influence was noticeable in the Euro Nation commemorative t-shirts, which were camouflage green.
Among the vehicles on hand were Porsches, M series BMWs, Mercedes-Benz AMG pedigrees, Chevy Corvettes and all types of Volkswagens including a 36-year-old Microbus. "It survived Vermont," quipped Microbus owner Mark Nigels.
Bland said he expects the show to be an annual event. He was pleased with Palmetto Islands County Park. "I loved the layout. It's great for family and kids."
The event raised funds for The Wounded Warrior Project. With many of the organizers in the military, "that was a no-brainer," Bland said.
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Director and Screen writer Randall Wallace, Actress Margo Martindale and Actor Greg Kinnear on the Red Carpet premier event for the movie Heaven is for Real at Cinemark West Plano in Plano, Texas on Thursday, April 10, 2014. The premier was part of the 2014 Dallas International Film Festival.
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text: A jailbreak for Apple TV 3 has not been released yet, so watch out as there is a fake site going around claiming to offer Seas0nPass jailbreak for Apple TV 3. On the site you will only find a rewritten old post from FireCore's blog. There are some fake videos on YouTube as well, claiming to offer tutorials on how to jailbreak Apple TV 3 with Seas0nPass. Don't get caught! Remember: Seas0nPass is a jailbreaking tool for Apple TV developed by FireCore and you can be sure that when Seas0nPass is updated to support Apple TV 3 jailbreak, FireCore will be the first to announce it on its blog.


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Ten years of SJI graduates: Where are they now?
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Sandy Bailey: Ten years after its inception, the Sports Journalism Institute is still singing the same song: We need newspapers for the upcoming program.
To Hootie and back
Bill Dwyre: Just when you think you are a grizzled veteran and you have seen it all, you find that you aren't and you haven't.
Cluing in our compatriots at larger papers
Brad Zimanek: The annual APSE contest is quickly approaching. Soon the final mandatory dates will be chosen and entries will be due, as usual, around Super Bowl time.
I used to be in the front row
Steve Richardson: It's a different era for the news media, particularly for the print media.
Quoting them on 'this and (that)'
Jerry Micco: Words hurt. Words in print can hurt for a long time.
To my great friends and colleagues with APSE:
Mike Moran: Saying goodbye to a large number of great friends this way is hardly best, but with the chance that I won't see many of you again, I wanted to simply be on the record with a few thoughts as I retire from the USOC after serving the media for nearly a quarter century.
Judges still needed for February
Bill Eichenberger: February and APSE contest judging in Torrance, Calif., will be here before you know it. So please let me know if you are planning to participate as a judge.
11 papers sponsor DJNF intern
Kevin Dale: APSE and the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund are moving forward with a training program for future sports copy editors.
Should God grace our pages?
Brad Zimanek: God often crosses paths at both major and minor sporting events.
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Kirby Arnold: A region-by-region look at personnel moves.
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Apple unveils new slimmed down, streaming-focused Apple TV
The "one more thing" at Apple's September 1 event was an updated Apple TV. Apple has certainly cranked up the ol' shrink ray for a form factor that is 80 percent smaller than the previous generation. The rumored addition of apps didn't eventuate nor did the rebranding to "iTV" but, as predicted, the update sees the device sporting an A4 chip and it will only be able to handle a maximum resolution of 720p. Because the new Apple TV does away with local storage altogether in favor of cloud-based storage and streaming of content, Apple says the choice of 720p was more a balance between quality and bandwidth than any rumored difficulties the A4 chip may have with Full HD content.
The device also gets a paint job and now comes in black. It has built-in HDMI, Wi-Fi, Ethernet and optical audio out and, while a lot of devices slim down thanks to an external power supply, the new Apple TV achieves its size reduction with its power supply crammed inside its miniaturized frame. Apple says it's also extremely energy efficient and doesn't require a fan to keep cool so is never noisy.
There's also a Micro-USB port on the back, but don't go thinking you'll be able to plug in an external HDD to access content because it's apparently only for service and support. In short, if you want to watch anything using the device you'll need to stream it – be it TV shows and movies from the iTunes Store, content from Netflix, YouTube, Flickr and MobileMe, or media stored on your Mac or PC. In bad news for existing Apple TV owners, their devices won't be getting an upgrade to the new cloud-based software.
The move away from local storage shouldn't be a huge surprise. Apple has been pushing the cloud for some years now with its MobileMe service and a media streamer fits in nicely with that philosophy. Unfortunately for Apple, it isn't the only company that sees media streamers as the future of home entertainment. Aside from facing stiff competition from dedicated streamers with more impressive specs, like the Roku XR and Pop Box, nowadays streaming capability is included in everything from gaming consoles to Blu-Ray players.
But Apple's strength has always been the ease of use of its products and their integration with iTunes so maybe this latest update will be enough to attract consumers to a device that hasn't been able to scale the heights of Apple's other device in recent times. We'll see.
Apple TV comes with the aluminum Apple Remote but can also be controlled with an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch using the free Remote app.
The device measures 0.9 x 3.9 x 3.9 inches –H x W x D – (23 x 98 x 98mm) and weighs 0.6 lbs (272g). Apple TV's dimensions aren't the only thing to be hit by the shrink ray. The device is now priced at a much more reasonable US$99. It will ship in four weeks.


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It may go down a bit more as this is all short selling and covering waiting for someone to dump more shares.
My sense is that anyone who wanted to get out is already out.
All we need is some positive news on oil production or asset sale to get us over $12 in no time.
Sentiment: Strong Buy
When was the last time we heard any good news. This pathetic Management couldn't manage a McDonalds.
They should be run out of Calgary and put in charge of the town dump in Churchill.
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This year's lineup will miss Bourn's speed at the top and the unflappable Jones' propensity to deliver in the clutch. But with the additions of B.J. Upton and Justin Upton, this year's lineup has the ability to be more potent than last year's, which ranked seventh in the National League with 700 runs -- the team's second-lowest total in the 16 seasons played since strike-shortened 1995.
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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast - After a week of heavy fighting, forces backing Ivory Coast's internationally recognized leader on Monday arrested strongman Laurent Gbagbo after he refused to leave the presidency, French diplomats said. He was seen soon after in a hotel guarded by U.N. peacekeepers.
An eyewitness at the Golf Hotel where election winner Alassane Ouattara had been trying to run the presidency said he saw Gbagbo, his wife and son enter the hotel around midday Monday. The witness spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter.
The capture came after French military forces in this former French colony deployed tanks for the first time near a bunker at the presidential residence where Gbagbo had reportedly been hold up with his family.
A senior adviser to Ouattara said French and Ivorian forces captured Gbagbo, but Cmdr. Frederic Daguillon, the French forces spokesman in Abidjan, said French forces were not involved in Gbagbo's arrest.
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Speaking your truth is a powerful way to act authentically in a relationship. When we try to avoid conflict and ignore our true feelings it becomes easier to drive others away from us. Conflict is uncomfortable, but sometimes through it we come to understand someone else more deeply even if the truth causes tension. After all, true intimacy in relationships comes first from being honest with yourself, and then by expressing your feelings openly to another person. Being honest does not always mean that there will be tension; sometimes the other person is grateful for the truth and wants to hear it. By speaking honestly today, you will gain more intimacy in your relationships with others.
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Gabe's Collision will get another chance to make its case for opening a combination collision shop, rental car and used-car sales operation on Transit Road in Clarence.
The Town Board on Wednesday scheduled a public hearing for April 10, to consider approving a special exception use permit the project would require. The proposed business would be built at 5871 Transit Road, on vacant land north of Highland Farms Drive.
The project's prospects were uncertain after the Planning Board recommended denying the permit, saying it had determined a collision shop was not a permitted use for the property.
Jeffery Palumbo, an attorney representing the Gabe's project, challenged that determination and asked the Town Board to grant a public hearing on its request for a permit.
If the Town Board votes on the permit April 10, at least four of the five members would need to vote in favor of it in order for it to pass. In requesting the hearing, Palumbo said, "I don't know if I'll get four votes. But that's the democratic process."
Palumbo questioned why the project would be put through an expensive review that lasted over a year, including referrals to the Planning Board, if it was not thought to be a permitted use to begin with. "There's never been an indication from the Town Board that the use was not permitted."
Councilman Patrick Casilio defended the process, telling Palumbo the town carefully reviewed the project. "I think it's disingenuous of you to say you haven't had an opportunity to present [the project] to the public, or the town didn't do its due processes. I think it did its due process."
The Town Board voted, 5-0, to grant the hearing, but emphasized that granting the public hearing was no guarantee a permit would be approved.
In other business:
• The Town Board set a public hearing for April 10 to consider the purchase of 77 acres of vacant land at Goodrich and Herr roads for $1 million.
• Northwoods, a 148-lot subdivision planned for north of Greiner Road and east of Shimerville Road, took a procedural step forward. The Town Board accepted a draft supplemental environmental impact statement for the project. The subdivision still needs to clear other hurdles before it can be built.
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"Pluralism and the Body Politic in Greece" will be taught in Thrace, Greece, from June 10 to July 19. It is led by Elizabeth Davis, assistant professor of anthropology and Richard Stockton Bicentennial Preceptor at Princeton University; and Olga Demetriou PRIO Cyprus Center and the University of Nicosia.
The question of immigration and its relationship to democracy, economic crisis, and political violence in Europe has become a matter of urgency today. Greece stands at the center of these questions. Yet Greece has a long history of pluralism—that is, of incorporating many cultural, linguistic, and religious communities into the state, society, and economy. This seminar explores pluralism in Greece, from minority governance in the Ottoman Empire to modern European multiculturalism. Through ethnographies, historical works, and films,students will consider how Greek governments and peoples have faced problems of cultural, linguistic, and religious difference within and outside the borders of the nation. How have tolerance and discrimination alike been promoted in state policies? How have conflicts over minority rights, immigration, labor, citizenship, marriage, property, and language been addressed by teachers, doctors, community leaders, employers, courts, and police? The seminar will focus on three aspects of state government—health care, education, and welfare—which illuminate the complex boundaries of identity, community, and polity in Greece.
The region of Thrace is a uniquely rich site for these explorations, given its historically large minority populations of Jews and Muslims and its location between the borders of Bulgaria and Turkey. In this pluralistic space, seminar students will examine several periods of social change in Greece, tracing the constitution of the body politic through conflict and conciliation among "mainstream" and "other" social groups.Hosted in the city of Xanthi, the seminar will include multiday trips to Istanbul, Thessaloniki, and the Rhodope mountains, as well as day trips to Komotini and Alexandroupolis. Students will take daily instruction in modern Greek.
This course fulfills the Social Analysis (SA) requirement and is open to freshmen, sophomores, and juniors. Admission is by application and an interview.
The course syllabus will be posted as soon as it is available.
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In the fall of last year, SLG released Gerry Alanguilan's graphic novel Elmer, which had previously appeared in four comics volumes in the Philippines. Elmer received starred reviews in both Publishers Weekly and Booklist. As PW wrote, "It is not until we are several pages into the book that we discover that [the main character] is also a talking, thinking chicken. He is no anomaly; decades earlier, all of chickenkind suddenly gained intelligence and speech; by the 2000s they are legally human. Jake's father's illness and subsequent death lead Jake to read his father's account of the early days after the change; this in turn allows Alanguilan to show the reader the often horrific sequence of events that followed chickenkind's sudden elevation to sapience. The gorgeous b&w art, full of lush pen work and strong expressions, takes what should be a self-evidently ludicrous proposition and somehow imbues it with plausibility."
Elmer is a poignant and original graphic novel, complex and deep. Given its unique qualities, it seemed like a good candidate for the troika of blogger reviews that myself, Larry Nolen, and Paul Charles Smith have engaged in for Grace Krilanovich's The Orange Eats Creeps , Matt Bell's story collection How They Were Found, and Michael Cisco's The Narrator. Here're some excerpts from those reviews to give you further triangulation and, hopefully, make it clear this title deserves your attention.


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On Monday, May 27, Mountainside will sponsor a Memorial Day Ceremony followed by a parade honoring those who have died in our nation's service.
The ceremony will take place at 11:30 a.m. at the Veterans flagpole monument on Constitution Plaza (between the Fire House & Library). Upon conclusion of the ceremony, Veterans, Scouts, Rescue Squad, Fire Department, Police and community groups will parade toward Deerfield School. The parade will proceed from Constitution Plaza up to Bridle Path to Wood Valley Road to Central Ave. ending in Deerfield School parking lot. It is expected to end at12:30 p.m.
The Grand Marshall of Mountainside's parade will be William (Bill) Leber. Bill served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War (1952-1953) in the 2nd Infantry Division serving in the capacity of Infantry, Clerical and Supply in numerous locations throughout Korea. He was awarded a Korean Service Medal with two Bronze Stars & the United Nations Service Medal for service specific to the Korean War. Bill currently serves the Mountainside VFW as Post Chaplain and is involved in civic volunteer work throughout the community.
The Mountainside Memorial Day Parade Committee is comprised of individuals representing the VFW, Mayor and Borough Council, Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts, Fire Department and Rescue Squad and others. These groups came together to bring a fitting Memorial Day event to the town of Mountainside as an honor to our own brave citizens who have fought and sacrificed in wars so that residents can enjoy the many freedoms that Mountainsiders enjoy. The Committee hopes that citizens come out in force to show their appreciation for our Veterans as we memorialize our heroes in this way.
If any Mountainside Veterans wish to march or ride in the parade (vehicles will be provided), contact Bill Tomko at 908-232-2941.
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Over the past four years, Mobile's elected officials have used discretionary money on items as small as a basketball backboard and as big as a senior center.
- Sam Jones: $15,000 for City Hall renovations; $15,000 for street improvements; $5,000 for a gun buy-back program.
- Fred Richardson: $15,000 for a van purchase for U.J. Robinson Memorial Center; $11,752 for road paving at Tricentennial Park; $11,072 on the Moon Pie sculpture and other New Year's Eve purchases.
- William Carroll: $25,000 for the Gulf Coast Classic; $5,000 for British Park; $3,000 for the Historic Mobile Preservation Society; $2,500 for street signs in the Leinkauf neighborhood; $1,260 for a billiards table at the James Seals Community Center.
- Clinton Johnson: $30,000 for a playground at Maryvale Elementary School; $20,000 for road resurfacing projects.
- John Williams: $20,000 for sidewalk repairs; $11,922 for Cottage Hill Little League; $8,539 for a bus for the West Mobile Regional Community Center.
- Reggie Copeland: $28,000 toward Old Shell Road resurfacing; $10,000 to the Azalea Trail Maids; $2,500 for America's Junior Miss.
- Connie Hudson: $50,000 for a Medal of Honor Park pavilion.
- Gina Gregory: $21,175 for neighborhood entrance markers; $8,000 for youth baseball; $6,121 for sidewalks at Avenue of the Oaks on the Spring Hill College campus.
Critics typically deride the practice of discretionary spending as a way for politicians to support pet projects regardless of needs elsewhere, but City Council members said the funds are used to bypass red tape and serve constituents.
"We have a more intimate understanding in our own districts of what the needs are," said City Councilwoman Connie Hudson.
Hudson said her efforts to push the city to build the $5 million West Mobile Regional Community Center would have been fruitless if she hadn't been able to put $500,000 from her discretionary account toward the project.
"In that case, it was a lifesaver," she said. "If not for discretionary money that I had to put toward that project, the senior center would not be sitting there complete today."
City Councilman Fred Richardson dipped into his fund to pay for a giant Moon Pie sculpture that was the centerpiece of the city's New Year's Eve celebration earlier this year.
Richardson said that was unusual even for him -- most of the time he uses his funds for things like speed bumps or park improvements.
"Council members always need discretionary funds, no doubt about it," he said.
Discretionary spending stirred controversy in 2005 when it was found that then-Councilman Thomas Sullivan used funds to pay for private tennis lessons for two children of friends and campaign workers. He also spent $17,500 to help refurbish a building for a Boys & Girls Clubs of South Alabama program, where he was employed.
Al Stokes, Jones' chief of staff, said discretionary money can slow work on other city projects.
The city schedules all its projects to maintain an even workload throughout the year, Stokes said. When council members throw new projects into the mix, it disrupts the schedule and can cause delays.
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Your desire to engage in lively social activities with your friends could make you feel full of life today, for you may find that by being in the company of others, you are more energized and willing to live every moment to its fullest. Maybe as you are out with those close to you today, you might express your gratitude to the universe for the people you have in your life. If you can recognize that your loved ones are a gift from the universe, you may find it easier to fully appreciate the value that they bring to your life and to cherish the time that you spend together. Seeing your friends in such a way today could make your interactions with them not only fun and enjoyable, but also something that is treasured and beloved.
The universe brings the people in our lives to us. When we have relationships that are positive and affirming, it is because the universe has led us to people who touch our spirits and energize us. By spending time with the people that feed our spirits, our social interactions will become much more lively and also, on a deeper level, loving. Expressing your appreciation to the universe today for the people it has brought to you will make the time that you spend with those people all the more precious, for you will both see and savor the joy they bring to your life.
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Used in the dc area as greeting to younger males from older males. A term of endearment used to express respect and love for a younger african american male from their big homie.
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I landed from my Greek holiday getaway last night and I'm so sad!! Major holiday blues! Here are a few pics of some looks from holiday.
My bikini is from eBay! I blogged about it a few months ago, it was only £3 or so, so cheap!! For just sitting round the pool and having a swim it's great! As a little cover up I wore my h&m kimono for walking around the bar and going to and from the hotel room!
And I just had to include a post about this night! One of the best nights I have to say, the UV paint party! Here I am with my best friend Beth, and it was amazing! I just wore an old black bikini top so that the colour washed out easily and some little topshop cloth shorts! We got given overalls but it was far more fun without!!
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MINNEAPOLIS - There was no use dancing around the subject for Charlie Manuel. The manager had presided over a dominant pitching staff in 2011, and with much of the same personnel returning in 2012, he envisioned something similar.
"For our staff to be struggling," Manuel said Thursday, "that's kind of unexpected."
Granted, it was hard to expect the Phillies to post the same numbers as in 2011, when they allowed fewer runs per game than any Phillies team since 1917. But the starting staff had a 5.70 ERA in its previous 24 games entering Thursday. That is a far cry from average, let alone dominant.


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Lidija Fremeau finds beauty in even the most unsightly things, a trait that's helpful to a photographer.
As Fremeau's photography skills developed over the past eight years, she began to get more and more encouragement to start a business. She eventually did, when she created LAF Lines Photography two years ago.
Fremeau lives in Jackson with her husband, Scott, and their two sons, Owen, 9, and Colin, 6.
Her website is www.laflinesphotography.com. She is among the Clique Camera Club members whose work is currently on display at the Granary restaurant at the Ella Sharp Museum of Art and History.
Q: When did you get serious about photography?
A: I bought a camera, which was a digital SLR, about eight years ago, and then I took classes at Ella Sharp Museum with Kate Lambert Lee. I entered a contest at the Hot Air Jubilee (in 2005) and ended up placing. That kind of reminded me why I love photography and made me realize maybe I had a unique perspective.
I got a lot of encouragement from friends and family saying I should start a business. It took me a couple of years of practicing before I felt ready.
Q: Photographers tend to notice things other people take for granted. Do you consider yourself that way?
A: I have always been able to see beauty in everything. When I'm taking pictures of someone, they will say, "Don't get my bad side" or "Try to make me look skinnier." I always think, "Why? You're perfect."
When I was in school, we had this teacher who everybody made fun of because he was overweight, unkempt and he smelled bad. What I remember most about him was he had the most beautiful eyes.
Q: What's the story behind the unusual spelling of your first name?
A: Both my parents immigrated to the United States from Lithuania as children during World War II. In Lithuanian, "J" makes a "ya" sound. People tend to think my name is "Lid-ee-ja," but it's pronounced just like "Lydia."
Q: I've seen you taking pictures at several theater events. Am I correct in assuming you're a fan of the performing arts?
A: Yes, theater is my first love. I did it when I was younger, but it was never something I considered pursuing as a career. Photography is something you can do alone. Theater requires a large group, so that can be restrictive. Being the photographer for The Bon Ton Room really worked out well. I could be there and breathe in the theater air, but I didn't have the demanding rehearsal schedule.
Q: What else do you like to shoot?
A: It sounds strange, but I get really excited when I see old, neglected buildings. ... I once showed some of my photos to my father, who is probably my biggest supporter. He sat in silence and then said, "You took pictures of junk and made art out of them." That's probably the biggest compliment I've ever received.