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Play Matters…
In that spirit, every copy of the New York Street Games DVD comes with a Street Games Rulebook to help get children and adults moving and playing together. Additionally, New York Street Games and Kaboom! have teamed up to raise awareness of the benefits and importance of children's play. A portion of all proceeds from the sales of New York Street Games will go to Kaboom! Keep reading to find out why…
The Play Deficit
- Youth between the ages of 8 and 18 spend an average of 6.5 hours a day with electronic media, more than 45 hours a week. (Kaiser Family Foundation, 2005 and 2006)
- The area outside of the home that parents feel comfortable letting their children play unsupervised has shrunk by 90% since the 1970s. (Last Child in the Woods, Richard Louv, April, 2005)
- Children in low-income households are estimated to spend 50% more time watching television than their more affluent peers. (B. M. Miller, S. O'Connor, S. W. Sirignano, and P. Joshi, 1996)
- Kids, especially those in low-income communities are spending 40 hours a week with electronic media. (Kaiser Family Foundation, 2005)
- 30 percent of third-graders had fewer than 15 minutes of recess a day. (Pediatrics, January 2009)
Kids Who Play Are Healthier
- More than 24% of U.S. children ages 2 to 5 are overweight or obese. (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, December 2009)
- More than 31% of all children in the U.S. are obese or overweight. (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, January 2010)
- Obesity related issues tallied $147 billion in medical costs in 2008. (CDC, July 2009)
- 89% of pediatricians believe play helps kids from becoming overweight. (Harris Interactive, 2005)
- Children with a park playground within 1 km were almost five times more likely to be classified as being of a healthy weight compared to those children without playgrounds in nearby parks. (Journal of Public Health, October, 2008)
- A study of 1,800 middle school students found that the more physical fitness tests children were able to pass, the better they performed on academic tests. (Pediatrics, January 2009)
- Play builds active, healthy bodies… encouraging unstructured play may be an exceptional way to increase physical activity levels in children, which is one important strategy in the resolution of the obesity epidemic. (Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 2005)
Kids Who Play Are Smarter
- 90% of teachers and 86% of parents believed that physically active children are better able to learn and are better behaved in the classroom. (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2003)
- A study that followed 11,000 children and found that kids who received at least 15 minutes of recess every day were better behaved in school. (Pediatrics, January 2009)
- Studies indicate that children with ADD and ADHA showed fewer symptoms after playing outside in "green" environments. (Taylor, Kuo, & Sullivan, 2001 and Kuo & Taylor, 2004)
- Children will be smarter, better able to get along with others and healthier and happier when they have regular opportunities for free and unstructured play outdoors. (Burdette and Whitaker, 2005)
Kids Who Play Are Happier and More Social
- British and American youth are the unhappiest children in the developed world, most likely due to the decline over the last 15 years in outdoor, unstructured play. (The U.N. Children's Fund, 2007)
- As adults focus more on ensuring children master more academic skills, children's lives become more hectic and overscheduled. For some children, this hurried lifestyle is a source of stress and anxiety, and may even contribute to depression. (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2007)
- Unstructured play leads to healthy brain development, by allowing children the opportunity to learn how to work in groups, to share, to negotiate, to resolve conflicts and to learn self-advocacy skills. In addition to gaining cognitive problem solving skills, children who play learn how to interact socially and gain social problem-solving skills. Kids who play regularly are better able to develop and sustain friendships, to cooperate, to lead, and to follow. (Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Med., 2005)
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Ward, Thompson among lowest paid post-secondary executives
The pay of post-secondary senior executives came under fire after the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees issued a list showing some earned more than $600,000 in 2010-11.
But those in charge of two Central Alberta colleges were nowhere near top earner Indira Samarasekra of the University of Alberta, who made $1.005 million.
The list of top earners also included NAIT president Sam Shaw, at $950,000 in 2010-11; Elizabeth Cannon of the University of Calgary, at $640,000 the same year; and Paul Byrne of Grand McEwan University, at $636,000. Four others made more than $500,000 that year.
AUPE defined the salaries it released as total compensation, including base salary, cash and non-cash benefits.
According to the release, Red Deer College president Joel Ward's salary actually decreased from $249,000 in 2009-10 to $242,000.
However, Ward's salary increased in 2011-12, when he made $262,456, after the board of governors approved the increase in January 2012. This figure was not included in the AUPE release.
Olds College president Tom Thompson's pay for 2010-11, according to AUPE, was $328,000, up from $284,000.
Jordan Cleland, Olds College vice-president of Advancement, said the audited base salary for Thompson in 2011-12 was $202,000, which does not include cash and non-cash benefits.
Thompson has been president of the college for 12 years and his salary is based on the board of governors' annual review, which typically includes an incremental increase, or not, based on performance.
"We think, and our board of governors thinks, that as the president and chief executive officer of the college that a salary of $202,000 is not unreasonable," said Cleland. "We know that it's in the low quarter to a third of the salaries in the system."
Thompson was in the middle of the pack in terms of salary, according to the AUPE release, when compared to other Alberta post-secondary institution presidents, while Ward was second last.
Rachel Notley, Alberta NDP advanced education critic, said the elite executive pay increases hurt both the taxpayer and the post-secondary students.
"Ultimate responsibility for this rests with the Conservatives in terms of these are their friends and insiders who are being appointed to these boards," said Notley. "Who are then allowed to come up with their own, ridiculous salary structures.
"We're on the eve of a budget where we're probably going to see cuts in Advanced Education. When we have stupid decisions like this it means students are the ones who are ultimately hurt."
AUPE president Guy Smith said this exorbitant compensation for senior post-secondary officials is an issue across Alberta.
"At a time when the government is mulling cuts to public services, including education, it needs to examine the mixed messages it's sending to the public," said Smith.
AUPE represents more than 9,000 support staff at Alberta colleges and universities.
"At the same time these presidents plead poverty to their front-line staff during collective bargaining," said Smith. "Meanwhile, students face ever-increasing costs, with many taking on crushing debt loads. When these groups see the excessive compensation that senior executives receive, they feel disrespected."
The complete list of post-secondary leadership salaries can be found at http://www.aupe.org/news/gold-plated-paycheques-for-post-secondary-execs-not-isolated-to-sait-says-aupe/

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Judge Koh to Apple lawyers: Are you smoking crack?
0. phoneArena 16 Aug 2012, 14:05 posted on
Judge Koh hit her limit today with Apple's lawyers, asking them if they'd lost their minds when submitting nearly two dozen witnesses and 75 pages of paperwork for their 4 hour rebuttal period...
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20. Jphones (Posts: 235; Member since: 10 Feb 2012)
ummm jack thats 75 pages of over 20 rebuttal witnesses bio, credentials, reasons and out of those she has to sort through who they actually call up so it wouldn't be easy to make judgements on the witness testimony on the stand so complete false statements could be said and thats a huge waste of time to read all that if all of them aren't going to be called. Sin her words are you smoking crack?
22. ILikeBubbles (Posts: 525; Member since: 17 Jan 2011)
75 pages for some witnessses... how many other pages through this whole course have they already read?
maybe she's pissed because for a witness list is usually 20 pages or so and apple is just doing what apple does and acting like they have no reason to abide by "normalities" or "rules" even..
29. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
@dcgore Yeah, but are they 75 pages of legalese BS?
40. abdane (Posts: 494; Member since: 07 Oct 2011)
wow, you so cool ^_^
14. downphoenix (Posts: 3165; Member since: 19 Jun 2010)
Sounds like Judge Koh's having a change of heart. Well its about time!
16. disneydad (Posts: 114; Member since: 26 Mar 2012)
They need to make a comedy skit out of this case with Bobby Lee starring as Judge Lucy Koh. I can visualize him delivering that line. HAHAHAHA
18. smdeezy (Posts: 66; Member since: 17 Jun 2011)
I would have given you two thumbs up for that comment but it wouldn't let me. Hilarious!
38. jmoita2 (Posts: 930; Member since: 23 Dec 2011)
LMFAO!!! I just had a flashback to "My Cousin Vinny". lol
41. disneydad (Posts: 114; Member since: 26 Mar 2012)
Two what?.......What you honor?........ Did you just say "two utes"?
17. androidornothing (Posts: 143; Member since: 26 Apr 2012)
Woww!!! If thats not a wake up call for Apple then idk what is. She basically told Apple to shut up and quit their bull****.
21. Berzerk000 (Posts: 4275; Member since: 26 Jun 2011)
That must've been priceless. Looks like Koh is getting tired of Apple's BS. Bring down the hammer. Or... Gavel. Yeah, that one.
23. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5711; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
"You're honor, I can assure you, I'm not smoking crack,"
i would've loved to have seen that back and forth. xD
24. Allen3697 (Posts: 86; Member since: 26 Mar 2012)
This judge is crazy! She deserves her own show!!
68. master0fursinz (Posts: 104; Member since: 26 Apr 2010)
A judge beat her to it her name is Judy.. and i am sure ahe said that many times before with other litigants.
25. gallitolimitededition (banned) (Posts: 18; Member since: 16 Aug 2012)
I like this judge... and no I am not smoking crack I just look this way..lol
26. Jeradiah3 (Posts: 1032; Member since: 11 Feb 2010)
This case makes NO sense. is this what my tax dollars are paying for........lawyers being told that they're smoking crack by a federal judge??? I hope Apple is learning how to be an ASS because they sure are teaching us how to be on a national scale lol
I can see a mistrial happening because theres too much paperwork and run-around for her to stayed focused on a ruling. Id say, call a mistrial, never bring this matter up again, and focus on the REAL task at hand and thats making money from mobile phone and other products
31. structureman116 (Posts: 139; Member since: 14 Sep 2010)
The only thing that could have been funnier than "Unless you're smoking crack..." is if she order Apples lawyers to take a piss test. My spirit is renewed now that it appears she is taking a less biased approach, although her rulings earlier on regarding Samsung witnesses and prior designs may have already done their damage to the case. At any rate, go Samsung...booo rotten Apple!
33. snowgator (Posts: 3586; Member since: 19 Jan 2011)
Do either of these companies really want to win this? It's like both are trying to push to a mis-trial or at least guarantee they can drag this on for another couple years in appeal, and I love me some Samsung, but sweet mother these lawyers are drugged up.
Go get them, Judge....
35. disneydad (Posts: 114; Member since: 26 Mar 2012)
It's all about the billable hours....
36. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
you know.. thats a decent point. I kinda figured the way it was going early on that Samsung would push for a mistrial because it was pretty one sided. Maybe Apple isnt feeling so confident in their "evidence" now and is trying to push Koh to the limit to make it seem like it was less one sided so an appeal gets approved if/when they loose.
49. jimjam (Posts: 257; Member since: 28 Jun 2011)
Does this judge just want to make the headlines? Hardly a professional comment.
56. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
This woman is amazing! Apple smoking crack lmao. I hope she throws this case out
63. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
Me laughing to, she's funny. Let's hope so.
66. master0fursinz (Posts: 104; Member since: 26 Apr 2010)
Oh judge Kho,
Careful what you say. The Illuminati is watching and they are all addicted to apple.
85. Googlethis (Posts: 179; Member since: 05 Jul 2012)
Never thought I would see illuminati brought up as a comment or at least for another conspiracy theory nice one.
71. OptimusOne (Posts: 694; Member since: 22 May 2012)
73. BREvenson (Posts: 240; Member since: 17 May 2012)
The judge we all thought was kissing Apple's iAss just came out against Apple and their sensless, moronic approach to a rebuttal?
WHAT A TWIST! We all just got M. Night Shayamalan'd! Perhaps now things will really get tough for Apple and their defense. It could still go either way, though; you never know.
75. The_Innovation (Posts: 610; Member since: 18 Jul 2012)
Hey just a random thought here but uhm...wouldn't an Asian judge...support...Samsung...maybe?
84. tchad78 (Posts: 13; Member since: 17 Aug 2012)
I suppose that might make sense in a racist kinda way.
79. Seannyc (Posts: 59; Member since: 21 Jul 2012)
Regardless of what side you are on but isn't the Judge's job to review the paperwork? I know that is alot of paperwork but when you are considering a case this big, its very important you get every information. This case can have an major effect on the economy of Korea and America. Samsung is the biggest company in Korea, if they lose this case the country's economy will suffer. Apple is one of the few american company that is making money in this economy, if they lose the recession is going to hit harder. The stock market will crash, as apple stocks are always guarantee success. Just my view of this case so far.
82. lyndon420 (Posts: 4403; Member since: 11 Jul 2012)
Has apple worked with any OEM's that didn't end up getting sued in the end by apple?
Apparently iTunes was on a Motorola device first.
Would be poetic if every OEM stopped making parts for apple.
86. Googlethis (Posts: 179; Member since: 05 Jul 2012)
It would be extremely funny if if happend.
83. kingstandup (Posts: 30; Member since: 24 Oct 2011)
Way to go judge! lol
88. x4nder (Posts: 1; Member since: 17 Aug 2012)
a bit of the topic but... seriously... "You're honor" ? People needs to learn the difference between you're and your before they start writing articles
98. mattkl (Posts: 212; Member since: 01 Feb 2010)
"People needs" or people need
You need to learn a few things as well.
89. SamsungThief (Posts: 3; Member since: 18 Aug 2012)
This selfish and inconsiderate woman Koh is a criminal who is breaking the moral rules of corporate conduct by defending Samsung who clearly stole from Apple. Samsung even steals Apple's actors and actresses in Apple's iphone commercials. Koh's attempts to defend Samsung even amidst such daunting evidence can be categorized as malicious intent to defraud public opinion for financial gain and self-preservation.
Those who believe Google Android products are cheap knockoffs of Apple's iPhone and iPad were given more ammo this week when it emerged that Samsung hired the same exact child actress as Apple to star in the ads for its new tablet.
Samsung Hires Exact actress as Apple did to Star In Their Ad for the Same Product
Samsung Displays Intent to Imitate and Copy Every Aspect of Apple
Samsung Accused of Stealing Apple Acting Talent, Samsung Then Quickly Pulls Ad
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Samsung steals iPhone ad actress for Galaxy Tab commercial
When Samsung was discovered and caught stealing the same exact actors for their commercials like a bent-over thief, Samsung started quickly erasing all the videos off of Youtube in an attempt to suppress evidence. Apple is simply fed up with Samsung and Koh's tactics of manipulation, Koh and Samsung refuse to play by the rules set forth in agreement by every businessman/woman. Please note that not all Asians are as bad as the Koreans, the Chinese and Japanese are kind and normal people, and accordingly all of Asia are independent minded thoughtful people, and are your allies. They won't act like Koreans and copy every single aspect of Apple the same exact actors. They won't lie like the Koreans after they are discovered stealing. Koh is smoking crack.


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CLEVELAND - It might be a good idea if players on the Browns offensive line take advantage of the many great steakhouses in Kansas City Saturday night.
A good protein feed might help bolster their strength for the assignment that awaits them the next day against the Chiefs in Arrowhead Stadium. One of many reasons why the Chiefs are the NFL's only undefeated team (7-0) is a pass rush that has generated a league-high 35 sacks, led by linebacker Justin Houston with 10 and linebacker Tamba Hali with nine.
The Chiefs are first in the league in fewest points allowed at 11.6 per game. The pass rush plays big into a ranking of third against the pass.
"Great scheme, and what, they have five Pro Bowlers," Browns offensive tackle Joe Thomas said. "That helps too. The scheme is fantastic. Outstanding personnel. You get a little bit of a lead and they don't let people score a lot of points because they get a lot of sacks."
Houston usually lines up on the left side of the defense, which means he'll often draw blocks from Schwartz. Hali is on the opposite side and will usually face Thomas.
That's assuming the Chiefs play a vanilla 3-4 style. That's not the case with coach Andy Reid and defensive coordinator Bob Sutton. They like to dial up a variety of exotic blitz packages.
"They had a great defense last year," center Alex Mack said of the Browns' 30-7 win over the Chiefs in 2012. "The big thing I remember last year was they had a negative turnover ratio. They're doing a good job on offense and they're creating turnovers and stopping people."
The Chiefs lead the NFL with a plus-11 turnover ratio. They have 10 interceptions (three by safety Quintin Demps) and have recovered seven fumbles.
It's enough to make Browns quarterback Jason Campbell probably ask himself why did coach Rob Chudzinski pick this week to name him the starter ahead of Brandon Weeden.
Campbell's insertion into the lineup changes the offensive dynamics. Every quarterback is unique, whether it's the quickness of his release, propensity to scramble or ability to stand in the pocket.
The linemen had to enjoy blocking for Brian Hoyer in his short time before suffering a season-ending knee injury. Hoyer's release time was slightly less than 3 seconds. At one point, Weeden had a league-high release time of slightly more than 4 seconds, according to "Profootballfocus.com."
The linemen don't think there's a big difference in what they're asked to do when there's a change at quarterback.
"It's something I'm used to," Thomas said. "It's not like I've ever played with one quarterback for a whole season. Most of the guys that have been here for any length of time know it's part of doing business. You have to be ready to have a different quarterback or running back behind you."
Further complicating the challenge will be dealing with crowd noise at Arrowhead that's been called the loudest in the league. There's a college feel to it, from the tailgaters in the parking lot to the intensity of the fans.
"It's daunting to hear the loudest in the league because all the other places we've played at have been pretty loud too," Mack said. "It's always a challenge in away games. It's stressed during practice and we'll do what we can."
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Thanksgiving Getaway at the Bauer Hotel and Bauer Il Palazzo, Venice
Escape the family get-together (or take the fam with you) to the fabled city of Venice, where you'll lose yourself in its sparkling perfection. The uber-luxury palaces, Bauer Hotel and Bauer Il Palazzo, have put together an excellent package deal which includes one complimentary night, a five-course Thanksgiving feast, piano concert, and full buffet breakfast daily. Valid from November 22- November 25, 2007, the Venice Thanksgiving Getaway starts at EUR 1,740 per room for a four-night stay at the Bauer Il Palazzo. For a suite at the legendary Bauer Hotel, which has its own private dock on a small canal, the getaway is priced from EUR 2,160 per room.
PS. Check into the spellbinding Bauer Il Palazzo, one of the year's hottest new hotels located on the exclusive island of Giudecca, and buzz around to Venice's other islands in a solar-powered boat.
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Get lost in luxury at the Hix Island House. There's been a lot of buzz about this eco-chic hideaway on the nature lover's island delight of Vieques. Formerly the home of environmentally-minded architect John Hix, the spacious lofts of Hix Island House showcase mind-blowing views of sea and sky. Set on 13 acres, the concrete building was designed to reflect the gray granite boulders of the island. The hotel does a lot more than blend gracefully into the surrounding environment; Hix Island House champions eco-friendly practices. Solar heated outdoor showers return water to the gardens, and the swimming pool is kept clean without the use of excess chemicals. From now until December 19, 2007, take advantage of the Fall Escape Special. Stay two nights and take a third night at half off. Stay three nights and get your fourth night for free. (Excludes the Thanksgiving holiday, November 19- November 25, 2007.) Now is the time to GO! (Any doubt in your mind-- just check out the reviews on TripAdvisor.)
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The historic Alexis Hotel just emerged from a big renovation and guests can't stop singing its praises. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the century-old hotel has been a fixture on Conde Nast Traveler's Gold List for six years. But as if that weren't enough, Kimpton Hotels decided to inject $10 million for the hotel's makeover. The recently unveiled masterpiece is praised as "a work of art in itself." Located in the heart of downtown Seattle, the hotel has become an arts mecca; guest rooms and public spaces are decorated with original pieces that showcase the city's thriving arts community. The new rooms constitute a marvelous variety-- each of the 121 guest rooms is individually decorated with classic furniture and antiques. Some suites have wood-burning fireplaces and two-person jetted tubs. Guests enjoy complimentary wireless Internet access, the legendary hosted wine reception each evening, complimentary on-site fitness center, steam room, and 24-hour business center. Plus, the Alexis Hotel is entirely smoke-free.
Home for the Holidays at Keswick Hall at Monticello, Charlottesville
Celebrate the holiday season in the magical surroundings of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Get cozy by the roaring fireplaces with a cup of hot cider or homemade hot chocolate, soak up the views, and enjoy spectacular seasonal decorations. Keswick Hall is the ideal home away from home during the festive season. The resort has arranged an abundance of traditions for your friends and family to enjoy during the month of December. First up: The Lighting of the Holiday Tree on December 1, 2007 with holiday carolers and an appearance by Santa in his sleigh. Throughout the month, enjoy the Sunday Champagne Holiday brunch, Holiday Family Photo Sessions, and Traditional Afternoon Tea for the Generations in the beautiful setting of the Hall's Villa Crawford (think delectable tea sandwiches, clotted cream, and scones with homemade marmalades and lemon curd). And of course there will be Christmas Eve carols and a magnificent Christmas lunch. From December 2- December 27, 2007, book the Home for the Holidays Escape and enjoy rates as low as $265 per night (Sundays-Thursday).
PS. Look out for the mistletoe!
What's Hot: Hotel Everland, One-Suite Cube, Opens on Paris Rooftop
Talk about a room with a view. This could be the best hotel room in Paris. Perched high atop the Palais de Tokyo-- that wonderfully quirky space for contemporary art-- the Hotel Everland is a transportable capsule hotel created by two Swiss artists, Sabina Lang and Daniel Baumann. It already spent 18 months at the Gallery for Contemporary Art in Leipzig, and will stay in Paris until the end of 2008. This one-room hotel is also an art installation, so overnight guests actually become a part of the artwork. The luxurious suite includes a marvelous bathroom and 24-hour room service. Prices vary from around $560 per night on the weekdays to $700 per night on the weekends. Note: Guests book online and stay only for the night after the museum's closing. Museum visitors can check out the one-room hotel during the day.
The Butler is Back: Sunset Marquis Hotel and Villas, Hollywood
November 6, 2007
By: Mary Winston Nicklin
The Sunset Marquis is the place to stay in L.A. Get pampered like a rock star at the Hollywood hot spot that's the hotel of choice for the international jet set and music industry clientele. It may be located right off Sunset, but this elegant spot-- surrounded by lush landscaped terraces and heated pools--is the ultimate hideaway in the heart of the action. The new villas are impossibly swanky and come with "a Butler trained to serve the Queen of England, and people a lot more demanding." When you book one of the villas now through December 31, 2007, your stay will include complimentary airport transfers and a Mercedes Benz to tool around town in style. One-bedroom villas start at $1,200 per night (regularly $1,500). Two-bedroom villas start at $2,400 per night (regularly $3,000).


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Kirkwood Community College at Cedar Rapids has opened its hotel- The Hotel at Kirkwood Center.
Yes, the junior college there now has a hotel. And convention center.
It will be used as a "training ground" for students attending Kirkwood who are enrolled in food and hospitality areas.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette noted in an editorial published on Aug. 10 the Kirkwood facility "is the largest teaching facility of its kind at a community college."
It should be.
It cost $31 million.
There are 71 rooms plus the convention center. And, hopefully classrooms?
Based upon rooms alone, the construction cost would be $436,620 per room.
I could have saved Iowa taxpayers $31 million and readers of this page can already guess how.
Why wasn't this training program established at the Iowa government-owned Honey Creek Resort boondoggle at Lake Rathbun?
Or at the University of Iowa Memorial Union Hotel in Iowa City which they are either considering shutting down or already have closed?
The Gazette notes, "It will be a convenient facility for the Kirkwood community providing access and shuttle service to the Kirkwood Recreation Center.
Good. Maybe not knowing the Kirkwood community and Recreation Center existed, we should be relieved a $31 million hotel-convention center will provide this.
Once more, what is our government doing competing with private business?
The Gazette says the travel industry is still struggling to recover from the economic recession. The editorial maintains The Hotel at Kirkwood Center will boost hotel business in the area.
Yeah, tell that to the independent hotel operator paying the freight in property taxes to build government-run competition.
Of course the true value of the program is the measured success of providing education. This measure must be made from the initial $31 million building investment and ongoing expenses combined with educational faculty salaries, maintainence and, if it can be gauged - the benefit or harm to the hotel industry.
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The servant girl Aeriel must choose between destroying her vampire master for his evil deeds or saving him for the sake of his beauty and the spark of goodness she has seen in him.
When Aeriel is kidnapped by the Darkangel, she knows she must kill him, even though she is falling in love.
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Barcelona, in the heart of Catalonia
Sun and relaxation. Those are often the first things that come to mind when we talk about Barcelona. However, there are many other sides to the city. It is not only the capital of Catalonia, it is Spain's second largest city. Catalonia's autonomy makes it an important city in the country. Don't be surprised if most of the residents prefer to speak Catalan rather than Castilian. The city has a population of more than 1.5 million and is ideally located between the sea and mountains. It is hard to be bored here because the city is awake day and night. An atypical city, Barcelona also has modern architecture. Eight of its buildings are on UNESCO's World Heritage list. Whether you come looking for sun, fun, the beach, or culture, you will not be disappointed. Barcelona has it all, and even more. Follow Pablo Picasso's footsteps during the day, dive into the Mediterranean in the late afternoon and enjoy a few tapas in the evening while listening to local musicians. Even a weekend trip to Barcelona feels like a vacation. When you reserve online, you can plan your trip to Barcelona in a few clicks. A flight alone or with accommodations, it's up to you to choose.
Must-see places and monuments in Barcelona
The Sagrada Familia: Barcelona's emblematic modern monument, the basilica or expiatory temple of the Sagrada Familia attracts tourists from around the world. Construction began in 1882 and it has never been completed. It is a work by Antoni Gaudí. The facade of the Nativity as well as the crypt is on UNESCO's World Heritage list.
The Rambla: Barcelona's central avenue stretches ¾ of a mile. It's a must-see during a trip to Barcelona: visitors stroll under the trees among newspaper stands and florists. The opera and the large covered market, the Boqueria, are also on this street.
The Barri Gòtic: This is the gothic area of Barcelona and the center of the Roman city. The Plaça del Rei is one of the most beautiful squares in the city.
The Ribera quarter: the old quarter is also one of the must-sees in Barcelona. It used to be the district for merchants and craftsmen. Today it is a dynamic district full of fashion and designer shops as well as restaurants.
The Picasso Museum: ideal place to see the famous painter's first works as well as to discover his career and life in Barcelona.
Güell Park: another unfinished work by Antoni Gaudí, Güell Park was originally a city-garden project for Barcelona's aristocracy. The brightly colored park is one of the most beautiful and most unusual public parks in Europe. As you wander along the paths, you will find incredible sculptures and ceramic buildings, some of which are decorated with mosaics. The park overlooks the city and has a huge terrace offering a panoramic view of the park and the city of Barcelona.
The Miró foundation: the museum exhibits the works of Joan Miró. Do not miss it!
Finally the beach, which is rare in large European cities: what a delight to dive into the Mediterranean at the end of the day!
Discover Catalan culture
It will be difficult to avoid the traditional paella. However, you may discover a large number of local dishes in restaurants throughout Barcelona.
Catalan cuisine has a large variety of cured meats. The most famous is a very slender sausage called fuet.
Some of the dishes are:
- Black butifarra,
- Tender grilled onions,
- Catalan salad,
- Catalan cocas, types of salty or sweet pastries,
- Meatballs with squid, etc.
- For dessert, the renowned Catalan cream with a zest of lemon.
In the early evening, the tapas bars are also crowded. There, you will find a large variety of little appetizers to taste while enjoying a glass of cerveza (beer) or sangria.


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Excellent hotel in beautiful location within parkland. Food was first rate . staff very polite and helpful.Best bathroom I have ever seen ,plenty of hot water towels robes etc. Excellent breakfast menu ,plenty of choice not just full english . I went for full english my guest had scrambled eggs and smoked salmon excellent quality food well cooked and presented. This is a hotel which will impress.Room very comfortable bed is top class , chocolates and fruits in room . Luxury furnishings and fabics. Great place for a romantic weekend great jacuzzi big enough for two !Flat screen tv in bedroom and bathroom. I stayed in a junior suite ,I got a great price online well worth the money when you consider what you get a slightly cheaper hotels .
Wine list a little pricey , but excelllent choice I guess if you want quality it has to be expected.
I was really impressed with the friendly service and the food and service was really good. they were very accomodating. The cooked breakfast was very good and well presented but i feel the other offer eg,cereals ,yogurts were a bit of a let down. Would have appreciated a pot of coffee at breakfast and not to have had to made my own toast. Beds very comfortable .
Room was a little basic and the curtains etc bit flowerey . Shower also on the basic side and towels getting a little tired.
staff were brilliant, food was very very good and linen/en-suite tip top.
Whilst en-suite was 2010, shower hot water supply was 1810. Now plumbing has invented taps, why was there no radiator control so that the room could be cooled down? Don't use room 35 - escape door in corridor outsde was banging up to midnight so no sleep!
Clean. Helpful staff
the size of the single room was so small you could hardly move,The shower was pathetic,
four post bed
over priced for what was offerd
Relaxation. Comfort.
Thought the breakfasts very expensive.
Great room, very clean and comfortable, good price
Nice food inexpensive; v.g beer also inexpensive
Needs a comfortable armchair in every room, you have to lie on the bed to watch t.v comfortably
relaxing atmosphere, old worldy, and old world situation. I was unwell during my stay and found staff to be very kind.
Great mid week internet price. Good access out of hours.
convenience,comfort,nice meals,parking,accessibility,pleasant staff.
complicated electrics{light switches}
As soon as we walked intothe room we were impressed with the quality presented before us. The room was spacious and ensuite, as well as being welcoming. Its location, with regards to the weding we were attending, was perfect - only 2 miles from the venue.
All in all there was nothing to complain about.
Very pleasant & effective service from all staff. Although recption admitted they had not read my requests (included when the room was booked in June) until the day we were arriving; they had tried to contact us (unsuccessfully) . They offered us, on arrival, a choice of rooms and also had made a potential alternative booking at a sister hotel to help overcome any possible problems due to my wife's limited mobility. This positive atitude to service was seen throughout our short stay from the Manager (?) through the very friendly waiters and recption staff.
Of course a lift would have made the facilities better but we fully appreciate the difficulties in retrofitting into a hotel such as this one.
Comfortable room good price for hotel with gym
gym facilities being restored was not advised there would be no lockers etc when making reservation
The check in staff were friendly, welcoming. The bar staf and restaurant staff were pleasant.
The hotel was badly in need of a refit, very dated and tatty. The swimming pool had a moldy fetid smell. The lockers in the changing rooms did not lock and there was no soap in the showers.
It was a comfortable & pleasant hotel & if we went up that way again would defiently stay again.
The prices in the restuarant were a little bit expensive.
The rooms were clean and the food was good value.
Excellent staff very courteious and helpful especially in the resturant
Extractor fan in bathroom didnt work and no got it fixed even aftrer we had asked them to do so
this was a very good hotel,easy to find and a good central location that met all our needs.The breakfast was great and being able to sit outside with our morning tea on the canal side was a real bonus.The bar staff on the evening was also very helpful.
The only slight problem was on our departure,when paying the bill it was different to the amount quoted but this problem was soon resolved with again very pleasant reception staff.
Comfortable big bed, large room and very quiet once bar was shut.
Room could've been a lot cleaner - needed a real good clean. Also, shower water pressure was not strong enough and intermittent.
The rooms are excellent and far better value than factory style chain hotels. A really warm feel and friendly staff.
Cleanliness and comfort
Convenient location. Extremely helpful and very polite staff
Quiet..Staff were so friendly and couldnt do enough to help.
Excellent stay..no issues at all and will go again.
Excellent staff, nice rooms, good food, good location.
None really
Good value for the money,excellent b'fast,quality rooms and friendly staff.
Disturbed sleep from 0230hrs to 0400hrs with drunken females running in corridor with slamming of doors,screaming and shouting.Continuous swopping of rooms with males shouting and knocking on doors. No action by duty staff.
Bed was very comfortable
Hotel was well used and is looking tired and in need of a spruce up.
The owner was cheery and the breakfast was fine (though offered only during a limited window of 7 to 8 AM -- no sleeping in here).
Awful wireless signal -- could barely pick it up on the main floor and impossible on upper floors. Mattresses were a killer -- worn out, spring piercing, sagging. Slats in my bed cracked. Hit head on low ceiling of stairwell twice. I wasn't the first -- chipped plaster was all over the stairs. A shared shower meant walking stairs in cold before and after shower. Wasn't even soap in the shower area. This place would benefit from a substantial updating and renovation.
Very functional room
The room service we had was excellent and the spa facilities are great, we enjoyed those 2 things best during our 1 night stay.
We thought the breakfast was a bit overpriced but apart from that we thoroughly enjoyed our stay & don't have any complaints.
We liked the welcome, the size & cleanliness of the room and the location particularly. It was also very good to have a nicely presented continental breakfast included in the price. We will certainly stay again when we are in the area.
We think that an 'executive' room with such a spacious aspect as this one should have had two armchairs for two people. That would have made our stay more comfortable.
very friendly and helpful staff,good location
Such a friendly place to stay. The hotel is a family run business and makes a great change from the usual branded hotels. All the staff were great and so friendly. The evening meal was amazing, worth staying in the hotel just for this. The room rate was great value and the meal was very reasonably priced too. Overall I stayed for business but I will be going back for pleasure.
The rooms were spot on. Very clean both bedroom and bathroom and were really comfortable and decorated fantastically
Perhaps a bit more soundproofing, snoring from other rooms bit off putting
easy access to all sights, friendly helpfull staff, quiet rooms even when there was a wedding reception on ,well maintained and nice to stay in a hotel with characture,
Restaurant and bar very good. Staff friendly and engaging. Old world quality with modernisation project in hand.
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You have many items on the "To Do" list, but you just do not have the energy to get them all done. Activities that normally take you no time take all day to complete. You are experiencing fatigue. Fatigue is subjective and very individual. In simplest terms, it is the feeling of being more tired than the level of activity exerted. Fatigue often interferes with day to day functioning.
Fatigue may be related to medical conditions such as anemia (low hemoglobin), low thyroid function or infection. It is one of the most commonly reported symptoms at the time of diagnosis of multiple myeloma. Active myeloma, treatment and side effects like dehydration or uncontrolled pain cause fatigue. Steroids are often used in myeloma treatment. They initially can cause insomnia and hyperactivity with a rebound effect of being fatigued. Depression also contributes to fatigue.
Your health care provider may ask you to rate your level of fatigue at baseline, or the start of treatment, and then throughout your treatment. It is important to offer the information and discuss your level of fatigue with your healthcare provider. If the level of fatigue is out of the norm for your level of hemoglobin or cycle of treatment, this may lead to more testing to find another cause.
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What materials did you use? Cotton fabric and thread for piecing, polyester wadding and thread for quilting.
What are you most proud of? I don't know really - I was pleased with the way this turned out, and fairly pleased with my FMQ, for a change. As the back is quite plain fabric it shows up the FMQ very well, so it's just as well it's a bit better than most of my efforts! When I posted a picture of the unquilted block, someone remarked that my two flowers looked like a couple of Triffids, which amused me greatly! Since then, this has been my Triffid block!
What a great job...it just shoots right out at you.
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Thank you - it was quite easy, really!
Clever clever clever! Love how you quilted this block. Neato.
Thank you! The sunshine on that particular day threw the quilting into relief, so the picture's quite exaggerated.
Wow is right. Did you draw out you design before quilting it?
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By: David Moon on September 6, 2010 - 10:56am - Add new comment
Being alone is something I chose. And it suited me well. For a while.
A few nights ago, I made a pot of Brunswick Stew. I was asked to do that for some good friends - my family really.
I was alone in my apartment, stewing chicken and onions and potatoes. The aroma was, well… it brought back memories. A whole pot full.
By: David Moon on July 5, 2010 - 2:45pm - Add new comment
Last Thursday I sat and had a beer with a couple of old friends. In a place that has been pretty important to the old friends and me for decades. That place is going away soon. Not the friends. Just the place. And not the memories. We'll have those forever. But the place and the headaches and that tired old comfortable part of us will move on and into the early stages of someone else's memory.
By: David Moon on September 20, 2010 - 11:45am - Add new comment
Over the years, I've known a few people whose feelings never seemed to be hurt. Until about ten years or so ago, I always just kind of felt they were, well, stupid. You know, too ignorant, really, to feel the emotional pain another was throwing their way. And totally lacking the guts to stand up to the offender. Stupid. And spineless.
By: David Moon on August 9, 2010 - 9:05am - Add new comment
The phrase, "death with dignity" has puzzled me for quite some time. What the hell does that mean? Just to cover my bases, I have asked my son to make sure I am wearing my suit and my teeth when I die. I don't know how he will manage that. But that's my take on "death with dignity."
What about "life with dignity?" Where is that idea? Where the hell is the contract for that?
By: David Moon on September 13, 2010 - 9:02am - Add new comment
There's no other explanation. Simply put, I'm a fraud. For over a year now, I've been pouring out my heart in The Lunar Report. Getting in touch with and sharing some pretty heavy-duty truths about my life. I hate to admit this. But I don't even know what the truth is anymore.
By: David Moon on September 14, 2010 - 10:38pm - Add new comment
The Lunar Report has been published on StAugustine.com for a while now. In July of this year, The Lunar Report's new home became www.TheLunarReport.com. Last week, the readership on TheLunarReport.com more than doubled its weekly average.
Lunars are posted every Monday. On Monday, September 13, the first-day readership was the highest it has ever been.
By: David Moon on September 27, 2010 - 8:08am - Add new comment
From the time I was an eighth grader at Lakeshore Junior High School in Jacksonville, Florida, until I boldly tried out for the JV team at the University of North Carolina, I played organized basketball. It was everything to me back then. But it was kind of unlikely that a shy, self-conscious and insecure young guy like me would go as far as I did.
By: David Moon on October 4, 2010 - 7:41am - Add new comment
No. This is not some sexual fantasy article. For the love of God, I'm 56. The only fantasy like that I have these days is of kissing a woman without my new teeth falling out.
This is about Fantasy Football. And don't worry if you know nothing about football or fantasy football. Neither, apparently, do I. So you have every reason to continue reading.
By: David Moon on October 11, 2010 - 9:27am - Add new comment
An old college friend loves Saturday nights. At least he did when we were in school together. His sort of theme song back then was Elton John's "Saturday Night Is Alright For Fighting." Many Saturdays, a bunch of us would gather at his single-wide west of Chapel Hill, North Carolina and the state university there and party until the wee hours or all night. At some predictable point during each of those evenings, the stereo would be cranked to the max while 90-percent of the "mates" in the room would jump around and dance and sing to the sound of Elton singing
By: David Moon on July 1, 2010 - 7:44pm - Add new comment
It's really about power. Doing what we can to give ourselves the upper hand. No matter the emotional cost or carnage.
I've overcome complaining. At least I've moved beyond the level I once owned. I owe a very special person for my revival. There are others I owe. But mostly her. And trust me. She suffered in her efforts.


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Candlewood Suites Dallas-By The Galleria
Candlewood Suites Dallas-By The Galleria
Extended Stay Accommodations in Dallas, TX are ideal for travelers.
Welcome to the Candlewood Suites® Dallas - By the Galleria, one of the finest destinations for travelers seeking extended stay hotels in Dallas, TX. Indeed, our hotel accommodations cater to business and leisure patrons alike. Situated just two blocks from Galleria Dallas and within minutes of area businesses and corporate headquarters, this Dallas Galleria hotel promises guests comfort and convenience.
Corporate travelers enjoy an easy commute to nearby businesses, including JP Morgan, MicroTek Computer Labs, Brinker International, Fannie Mae, Coca-Cola and FedEx. Dallas Fort Worth Airport (DFW), Love Field Airport (DAL) and the Dallas Convention Center are also within a short drive. In addition, a 24-hour Business Center provides the tools our guest need to stay productive.
Vacationers in Dallas, TX delight appreciates the hotel's close proximity to Galleria Dallas, a shopping mecca. Visitors can also venture downtown for fine dining and entertainment. The nearby American Airlines Center, a top venue for concerts and sports, is another must!
Enjoy the comforts of home for both short and long-term stay. Our spacious studio and one and two-bedroom suites include fully-equipped kitchens and free Wi-Fi access. Visit the 24-hour Candlewood Gym to keep up your fitness routine and our Candlewood Cupboard convenience store provide on-the-go snacks. Make yourself at home.
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It's hard to leave your best buddy at home when you're traveling for extended periods, so we provide a pet friendly experience. Restrictions and fees apply.
Whether you are booking suites for a family reunion or suites for your company's training needs, Candlewood Suites hotels can accommodate your group.
Workout whenever you want: Candlewood Gym always has an open door and lots of aerobic and cardio equipment to make it easier to stick to your exercise routine, no sweat.
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Great Property and Staff!
September 27, 2016
Friendly, Professional, Courteous, Accommodating, and Flexible Front Desk Staff whom went above and beyond to ensure that my stay at hotel was worry and hassle-free during my relocation process. Thank you!
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September 26, 2016
Great Location minutes from the Galleria mall. Plenty of parking with good lighting.
Decent hotel overall!
September 25, 2016
Decent hotel with friendly and courteous staff. Price seemed a bit steep compared to the quality. No issues during my stay.
enjoyed the whole stay
September 09, 2016
enjoyed the stay with my grandson
have stayed at candlewood about 6 times during 2016 and will continue when we visit our children in dallas and when some come to dallas by airplane and we need a place to stay


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Water polo is one of the most physically demanding sports at the Olympics, and what happens under the water may surprise you.
Photojournalist Mike Rhinehart met up with some collegiate polo players who went below the surface to demonstrate some of the Olympic action seen in London.
Water polo is a cross between soccer, basketball and Greco-Roman wrestling. But it's the game under the water that few people get to see, including the referees.
To understand that part of the game, you've got to get in and go where the action is.
"What happens under the water stays under the water," said water polo player Anders McCarthy. "You've got guys trying to drown you. It's the most physical game out there. It's a game of advantage, so you're catching a lot of elbows, lot of grabbing, punches."
That's where the underwater game gets rough.
The refs can't see everything that goes on, and polo players know it. They will do almost anything to get an advantage over their opponent to score a goal.
"What the ref doesn't see is fair game," McCarthy said.
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Two jailed in Erie shooting (Updated: 4:58 p.m.)
Two men were jailed today on charges in an early-morning shooting on Erie's west side.
Anthony L. Lloyd Jr., 21, of Buffalo, was placed in the Erie County Prison on $100,000 bond after he was arraigned by Erie 4th Ward District Judge Tom Robie this morning on charges including three counts each of aggravated assault and recklessly endangering another person.
Julio A. Rodriguez, 19, of the 600 block of East 25th Street, was jailed on $25,000 bond after he was arraigned by Robie on conspiracy at aggravated assault and tampering with evidence charges.
Police accuse Lloyd of firing at least four gunshots into a car occupied by three people in the 900 block of West 21st Street at about 2:15 a.m. No one was injured in the shooting, police said.
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The game of rugby league has missed Sonny Bill Williams
- From: The Sunday Telegraph
- January 01, 2012
WHEN Sonny Bill Williams shot through on the Bulldogs in 2008, I described it as the most dishonourable act from a football player I could recall.
To walk out on your team-mates, your coach, your club and your fans without notice midway through the season is inexcusable, no matter what the circumstances.
But time heals all wounds.
When he runs out for the Roosters in 2013 it will have been a five-year exile.
That's fair enough.
Rugby league needs personality players and genuine superstars.
Sonny Bill is a turnstile clicker. He's like Benji Marshall, Billy Slater and Jarryd Hayne - all men with freakish talents.
He is the player who can deliver bigger television ratings - and even bring another premiership to Bondi Junction.
Those who know him best say he is a changed man and no longer brainwashed by his agent Khoder Nasser.
He makes his own calls.
Welcome back, Sonny Bill.
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Unless you've been on Mars for a few days, you will have heard that we have declared firm interest in re-signing our former number nine - Andy Carroll. This has split fans opinions on Twitter, Facebook, phone ins - every forum for opinion has been inundated.
The local paper polled opinion on whether the fans would like to see big Andy plying his trade on Tyneside once again - 67% voted in the positive. My thoughts? If the price is right (ÂŁ15 million maximum) I would have him back straight away.
I know that Carroll was reluctant to move - an employer basically tells you that they've received an offer that they can't really afford to turn down and they strongly suggest you go. That's a strong message. The potential new employer then tells you that they will happily more than double your wages. It's a no brainer.
There were a lot of people adamant that in Carroll's position, knowing full well that they never would be, they would have flat out refused to move. I doubt that very much - unwanted at place A, very much wanted and about ÂŁ2 million-per-year richer at place B?..... And as Carroll told a mutual friend - you can only spend so much money. There were unusual aspects to the deal too with Carroll's agent being changed at the last minute.
At the time I, like thousands of others, was furious. I wasn't angry at Andy but at the club for selling him so late that the best we could do in the interim was to recruit Kuqi on a free. That is part of the problem with being a football fan - your heart more often than not rules your head and long term consideration rarely features.
19 months on and we have used the Carroll money to recruit class footballers - Cisse, Ba, Cabaye, Santon - Andy Carroll and Kenny Dalglish have helped us to rebuild and the outcome saw us finish three places above the Anfield club in the league table. If the Carroll deal goes through we will have reinvested the ÂŁ35,000,000 from the Carroll sale on the players that I named above AND Andy Carroll - that is absolutely phenomenal (I took that idea from a Twitter user, but unfortunately I can't remember who originally posted it and it has been retweeted so many times since - a tip of the hat to whoever you are!)
A lot of concerns have been aired in terms of playing style. I don't agree at all. Not only is Carroll a far better player with the ball at his feet than some people are giving him credit for, we won't have to adapt our style. Last season we mixed and matched our style of football depending on the opponent and the venue - like all good Premier League teams (apart from maybe Arsenal) do. The direct ball is frequently utilised by Pardew - but it is usually Shola on the end of it. Give me Carroll in his place any day. Carroll can play both types of football and his defensive attributes should never be underestimated.
I've watched Carroll playing for Liverpool and there is one obvious difference between now and his days up here - his absolute determination. Don't get me wrong, it's not that he's not trying now, it's just that he looks less keen on throwing his head in. He was an absolute warrior for us and that was one of the things that excited me most about going to St James' Park. He put his heart and soul into games when wearing a black and white shirt, just ask Chris Morgan.
Of course, it's not all rosy. There are still off-field concerns surrounding Carroll. He hasn't been arrested in a while but pictures have circulated of Carroll appearing to be absolutely hammered in a bar, whilst at Liverpool. There's the Steven Taylor factor too, but they are now on speaking terms and the fact that the players and even more tellingly, the club 'went easy' on Carroll after that nasty incident says a lot.
And then there was his dive at St James' last season.......
All in all though, I would definitely bring him back.
Do I think it will happen? No. Rodgers has handled this affair abysmally, highlighting his lack of top level management skills. Carroll could make life difficult for him in terms of refusing to move anywhere else. West Ham declared an interest but they've just signed Maiga so that probably rules them out. The thing that will stop the deal going through is pride. Pride on behalf of the Liverpool owners. They look ridiculous having shelled out an all time record transfer fee for a British player. They'll look even more ridiculous if they sell him back to the club from which he came at a ÂŁ20 million loss.
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Sorry to say but rodgers has came out and said carroll won't be going. Unless you give us 20 million which is unlikely so goodluck finding another player.
MD: Could you post a link to those comments please? Thanks
It's a sad fact of life for scousers but the glory has gone and it probably aint coming back.Youve had your day lads now move along the trough. Newcastle are hungry.!
You are probably the first person I agree with on this whole Carroll business. The liverpool board would probably have group 'cognitive dissonance' at the idea of selling Andy at half price to Newcastle & just prefer to keep him as an unused sub rather than face that shame.
He's probably not going to be a Newcastle player this year, but I would be delighted if he were.
LFC4Life Thanks you for the ÂŁ35M loan for one season x
Usual self-deluding crap from Liverpool fans I see. Surprised they aren't whining that they are so "big" (laughable - the dinosaur club) that Cisse, Cabaye, Ben Arfa and even the soon to arrive Debuchy want to go to Liverpool. Even Jose Enrique id dropping hints about maybe wanting out, I notice.
About time too
Liverpool are a team living on past glories and Newcastle are a hungry developing premier league force it's no wonder Carroll and Jose are regretting jumping ship and it must hurt Liverpool fans to see 52.000 screaming Geordies helping newcastle climb back to where they belong while Liverpool are in decline
LFC fan here, w/ Carroll it depends, I guess. for 80% of the season, Carroll was awful, but he also didn't have a stretch of starts in a row, really, much like Kuyt who never got his rhythm going either because he started like 1 out of 3 games. I think he has some talent, but lets be honest, he's not even Ba or Cisse, let alone Suarez, and I'm pretty sure Maxi had a better goals ratio and played way less. but if you're going to be paying most of his wages anyways (newcastles bid of $40,000/week of wages loan was hilarious), I'd just rather keep him as backup, which is why i was annoyed Aquilani was sent on loan last year the same way. (His value goes and and you're paying most of his wages? at least get some games out of him then..)
However, lets just say Dalglish was more of an LFC fan than a coach so I'd actually like to see how Carroll and Aquilani play under a better coach, who might make his 1st sub before the 85th min every game.
We definitely need a third striker as European commitments will stretch our small squad. If Carroll comes for the right price I'm not sure there is much better value out there.
Style of play is less of a concern especially with Nolan and Barton gone as they were the ones more likely to lump it up to him.
I would like I see us go after a different type of striker to give more options as most of our forwards are the same size and speed.
I would think rogers keep him he was returning to his form and with regular game time, self belief and confidence he would definately be a great buy he should be used as a plan B if the carpet football wont work.
How is Rodgers supposed to handle this? He said that Carroll is no different from any other player and that Liverpool would evaluate any offers that came in for him.
Carroll can work with Rodgers's system. Remember Barca against Chelsea when they ran out of options. If Barca had a player similar to Carroll they could have tried a different approach.
Keep dreaming Newcastle. This transfer rumor is pure fabrication.
I am amazed how deluded fans can get, seriously Newcastle had ONE let me say ONE season better than Liverpool in about 5 years. The fact remains for all Liverpools so called demise they WIN let me say that again WIN trophies which precisely what Newcastle FAIL to achieve. Liverpool may have handled this whole Caroll thing wrong agreed BUT they can afford to dump his ass if they so wish. Newcastle i will say if Cisse has another great season will leave PERIOD Cabaye will leave Ben Arfa will leave and why do you think because Newcastle will not be able to sustain any kind of momentum whereas Liverpool can and will.Lets me be clear on one thing Andy Carroll has been a massive flop almost all time worst mega signing, his last few games where he played well (cmon 35mill you should get at least 75% top performance out of him)is the least he should have done anyway. He was unfit for a long period of time and has very little impact on the majority of games. For me we should sell end off.
MD: Players would never leave the mighty Liverpool though would they? Well, apart from Torres. And Alonso.
Simple as that: this is a take it or leave it situation. give 20 million for a player who earned u 35 million just 18 months ago OR give up and stop whining. he hasn't got worse, just has to get his confidence back. LFC owners wouldn't consider selling him half-priced if they didnt have a revolution to try ahead.
When you make a decision to buy or sell a property, the only consideration is whether the price is right. What's past is the past. The windfall gains or losses you made before should not be part of your equation. This is a very basic concept in business.
It is very tempting to say "oh we got 35 mil last year. If we get Carroll back for 20 mil, we would make 15 mil profit." But 20 mil is a lot for a striker that had a single good season 2 years ago and out of form for most of last season. Ba and Cisse are still with the club and both have a strong case to start ahead of Carroll as central striker. It makes no sense to buy Carroll back at that price without first selling one of them (for some good profits).
The management has spent wisely the windfall gain from the Carroll sale. So why would we suddenly expect them to change their transfer policies just because the target is Carroll? The correct way forward is to continue the good transfer policies and build the team.
I would gladly have him back but I don't think its going thru. To be honest,the whole Liverpool midfielders have a disastrous season. If the midfielders can't feed the ball,its difficult life for a target-man striker,let alone inconsistent run of games/tactics. There you go,gun-blazing,arrowed at Carroll. Where is Downing and Henderson?
I actually expecting Rodgers to back these players,give them a pat,encourage them to show their worth.Just one season......come on..
It has been uneasy first season for Carrol at Liverpool, but he was doing good jobs. At just 23 years old, he will only got matured and many promising years to come for Reds. I believe Rodgers and Reds owners will handle this affair in the right manner. Carrol, himself will prove he is still has role to play and fit in the Rodgers' playing style. At least, Reds could take benefit having different attacking options shoud Carrol stays. Should Carrol leave, he will never leave to Tyneside nor at cheap price...Keep on dreaming, Newcastle...
Daglish was nothing bt an all-tym LFC legend; a very poor tactician in coaching!No wonder his strict 4-4-2 did free-flowing YNWA no gud,finishing @ 8th on d table! Terribly shockn! A real,prudent manager far better than hodgson,KD, & perhaps benitez wanna bring LFC back 2 winning ways: d@'z where dey belong![Borini],walcott,dempsey,allen & others wen added gonna gv John Henry real value 4 his investments! Trophy-less Newcastle hu played fantastically 2 earn 5th place r jx craving 4 attention & shd take their good-4-nothing under-performing No. 9 drunkard away
I'm a Liverpool fan who has respect for most Newcastle United fans. That said, it seems there's nothing quite like Geordies for getting ideas above their station. Are there really any Newcastle fans who think that the Toon have surpassed Liverpool simply because they managed to finish above us last season? Are you "in the ascendancy" yet again? It's not like we haven't seen it all before! C'mon be honest: reaching the second stage of the Champions League in 2002/2003 represents the absolute pinnacle of your football achievements. I rest my case.
Re: Carroll (back) to the Toon, I'd like to see what Rodgers can do with him, but I'd rather sell him to anybody other than Newcastle for less than ÂŁ20m. Simply put, if you can't afford him, then please leave the shop - and remember: no more than two Newcastle fans are allowed in at a time. Thank you! :)
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MD: I'm not sure it's a case of 'affording' him, but just not paying Liverpool FC style preposterous money.
I'm a Newcastle fan, I respect Liverpool fans. That said, there's nothing quite like the delusional verve with which Liverpool fans have defended their atrocious 2011-12 season (on and off the pitch). I don't think the history of NUFC is anywhere near that of LFC. However, as the saying goes, you're only as good as your last game (or season in this instance) and I'd be shocked to see Liverpool finish above us in THIS coming campaign.
Regarding Carroll, we're not going to be able to land him on a loan deal or for under 15 million. Simply put, we're not going to pay over the odds for him.
Howay The Lads.
With all due respect Carroll is overpriced and has not impressed while in Liverpool. I love and follow both teams. It was miserable to watch Carroll play last season...all the mistakes and lack of concentration...enough to make you feel sick to the stomach...15 million not well used, if in fact NUFC goes for this striker...
Not sure about Andy, think they should give him another year to prove himself before showing him the door. Adam and Downing however....you or any other club are more than welcome. Please send in your bids today!
we still make money from torres sale. Torres is worst compare to andy
MD: Torres has just won the Champions League and Euro Championships Golden Boot!
As a Liverpool fan, the most frustrating thing to me about the Andy Carroll purchase is that our owners treated it like an American sports trade. They valued Torres at 15 million more than Andy, but in reality, the smarter thing would've been to take the 50 million, sit on it, use our good run in the second half of the season to bring in better players that cost less... much like Newcastle did with the 35 million they got for Carroll. Newcastle's shrewd use of their 35 million v. the panicked use of Liverpool's 50 million is the main reason the two clubs are going in opposite directions. (Comolli and Kenny's insistence on overspending is why they don't have jobs anymore and, too, why Liverpool are not spending so excessively now, in part because there's less money and in part due to--I hope--learned prudence.)
MD: great post, thanks
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Sometimes, you really do need to lose. You start seeing your name at the top of the standings, you name at the top of everyone's power rankings, your name on every shortlist for championship contenders.
And you think you're good enough to just show up.
After winning seven straight and rising to the top of the NBA's standings, the Thunder walked in to Washington where the league's worst team resides and expected to win. And instead, completely pooped the bed losing to the Wizards 105-102 after Kevin Durant missed a potential game-tying 3-pointer from about 200 feet away.
What's sick is that the Thunder actually shot the ball well. Oklahoma City went 48.1 percent from the floor while the Wizards hit just 38.4. Why the Thunder lost this game was because Washington got 40 free possessions. Nineteen offensive rebounds to go with 21 Thunder turnovers. You give Edmond North's middle school team that many extra looks at the basket and you play with fire.
It's a complete shame because the Thunder appeared to have things under control in the third quarter. Russell Westbrook woke OKC up with a strong spurt in the second and carried things over to the third. OKC was never cruising by more then nine or ten, but it looked like one of those games where things weren't really in doubt. And then the Thunder started handed the ball to the Wizards. And giving up an extra shot every possession. And stopped guarding Nick Young.
You lose to a team like the Wizards and all you can do is look in the mirror. A lot of people will say things like "Give the Wizards credit blah blah blah," but forget that. The Wizards stink. The Thunder do not. This kind of stuff happens in the NBA from time to time, but that doesn't mean it's not frustrating, embarrassing and infuriating. The reason Oklahoma City lost this game was because of entitlement. The Thunder fell asleep at the wheel. The offense quit moving and executing, the bigs didn't do any work on the glass, the defense went bad and were entirely too loose with the ball. Any time you lace 'em up, you play to win. And the Thunder didn't.
There's a reason these type of losses are annoying. Because you typically live to regret it. Whether it's a lower playoff seed or homecourt in the postseason, any time you drop a bad one, you have to check the rearview mirror constantly to see if it's going to come back to bite you.
It's not like this is a reason to panic or get mad. You move on and think about the next game. You're still 12-3 and you're still really, really good. One super dumb loss doesn't erase that kind of stuff. But it does speak to the fact that you have to be focused for a full 48. The Thunder got humbled. They got a reality check. Teams lose. The Heat blew one at Golden State, the Bulls dropped a bad one there too. It happens from time to time. It's really not about the loss; it's about the way the Thunder played. They could've won quite honestly and I'd still feel like I needed a shower after watching that.
Don't get me wrong, I'd much rather the Thunder won this game and we all sit back and say, "Man, they played TERRIBLE tonight!" instead of dealing with the reality of losing to the Wizards, a team that was having trouble breaking 70 at times this year. But it happened. I guarantee you the team probably has a hard time going to sleep tonight after this one, but all you can do is move on. If this happens just once or twice all season, we'll all kick back and say the Thunder had a pretty terrific year. Be frustrated for the next 24 hours or so, but then forget it. I guarantee you'll have done exactly that by playoff time.
- We should've seen the writing on the wall early on in the first quarter. There was an exchange of brutally sloppy play as the Thunder and Wizards took turns kicking the ball around. You set that kind of tone and sometimes it comes back to bite you.
- The Wizards got back in the game by hitting 5-7 from 3 in the third. Some were pretty ridiculous shots like a couple from Nick Young and Andray Blatche's at the end of the third.
- OKC had 11 assists in the first half and just four in the second.
- KD had seven turnovers and just two assists.
- The entire starting five was a positive tonight with Thabo leading the way with +13. The bench were all negatives with Harden being a -15. I thought Scott Brooks made a mistake letting Durant guard Young in the second half. There was a reason Young was struggling — Thabo was guarding him.
- Durant was 9-16 early in the fourth quarter. He went just 2-8 down the stretch and hit 2-10 from 3 for the game. And I think he had 15 shots rattle in and out.
- Serge Ibaka has to get more decisive in the paint. A couple times he was set up right underneath the basket and pump faked his way out of a shot. Twice he rose up and crammed it home though. That's the idea. Do that all the time.
- Westbrook picked up a charge tonight and it made me think: That's the first one he's had in a couple games, right? His turnovers are down over the past 10 games and that's one of the areas you can point to as why.
- Speaking of charges, NBA officials are getting absolutely horrible at calling them. I realize Nick Collison is often a beneficiary of charges, but it is NOT a charge when a player is sliding underneath while the offensive player collides with him. His feet have to be entirely set. John Wall picked up two really iffy ones on Durant tonight.
- JaVale McGee was a tap-out machine. I think at one point he got the Wizards three extra possessions tapping the ball out to halfcourt.
- The Thunder had some fun highlights in the first half. Westbrook's lefty bounce pass to KD for a dunk and then his behind-the-back for another. Nice plays.
- Westbrook nearly had a brilliant play but missed an easy layup. He got caught in the air with his jumper about to be crammed back in his face. Mid-air, he threw the ball off his defender, gathered it and went at the rim. But again, he missed. In hindsight, would've been nice if he made that one.
- OKC gave up 59 points in the second half. This is the first game the Thunder have allowed 100 points since their last loss, home against Portland.
- Wall didn't offer any resistance on Westbrook when Westbrook posted. And Westbrook pretty much abused him because of it in the first half. And then he quit doing it.
- Nazr Mohammed's airballed halfcourter kind of sums this one up. With five seconds left on the clock, Mohammed chucked one from 50 feet. I love how Mohammed doesn't even acknowledge how stupid it was. He just keeps it cool like he's hoping nobody will notice how dumb that was.
- Reggie Jackson blows into his fist a whole lot. Is he cold all the time, or is he just trying to warm up his hand? (Know what I mean?)
- For some reason, Brian Davis was all over Nick Young in this one for showboating and perceived selfishness. Even as he hit big shots for the Wizards, Davis continued to hammer on Young. Grant Long joined in and criticized Young for not pointing to teammates after they passed him the ball for a basket. The Wizards have character and culture issues, yeah, but geez you guys.
- Brian Davis Line of the Night: After Nick Young made a deep 3 and pointed to a teammate after making it: "And look at that. Dude, you're 1-out-of-8! You're 1-out-of-8!" Of note: Young was actually 2-8 at the time and had just made back-to-back 3s and finished with 24 points and five 3-pointers.
Next up: At New Jersey Saturday. Bummer that we have to have this taste in our mouths for three days.


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I know it will kill my interest in Olympic hockey if I don't know any of the names.
It's the name on the front that matters.
Ahh I kid, I agree and can't say I look forward to watching the Red Army play a US amateur team again. Herb Brooks won't be around this time.


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fear while jumping and getting speed
Hi guys,
this year I spent a bit more time in the park with the instructor (I am not a fan of park).
I am not scared of height or jumps, I use to dive into the water from 35 feet, head first.
I rationalize it's almost two distinct kinds of fear: being too fast before the jump, then fear of landing in the wrong way since in the air I feel getting more speed. FOr this reason I try to brake as soon as I touch ground, falling down in most cases.
Consider I am also not an expert, so I am not comfortable in riding switch, and I am getting used to go fast on flat using my edges rather than going board-flat. I still remember how painful it was the first week every time I was on the flat. So I am also thinking my fear at the lending is the fact that I am supposed to land flat, then I try to stay on an edge.
Watching vids, it seems pros are floating in the air, but I am sure they are going freakingly fast.
It's just practice? is there any hint/suggestion you might share? should I forgo my instinct to stop as soon as I land?
thanks a lot in advance
You're right on track. You don't want to speed check too quickly after stomping. Makes sure to ride 10-20 feet (if you've got it) and get your legs back under you before you react. It's not a bad idea to hold a minor edge, either. Nothing too deep, but a little will help ensure you're tracking correctly.
One way to practice this would be to find a natural step down of some degree. Doesn't need to be huge, just a small drop where you can ride/ollie off. Practice hitting it and engaging a sidewall within the first couple feet of landing. This doesn't mean to turn, just to make sure you're not completely flat. You already mentioned that you do this, so keep at it.
Also of note, being able to conquer the fear is just as important as muscle memory at high speed. If you're not comfortable yet, give it more time. Even the most veteran riders can get wrapped around a tree. Take your time and ride safe.
If you aren't feeling comfortable, there is usually a very good reason. In your case, it seems as though you are not comfortable at high speeds yet. No matter how much you do not fear heights, this is only a small part of successfully completing jumps. My suggestion to you would be, stay out of the park for a little and get really comfortable at high speeds. Without that comfort, there is no way that you are ever going to be comfortable on jumps because clearing jumps requires speed. Don't rush into anything. The key to park riding is having good fundamentals.
yea just get used to riding fast and maybe start with some smaller jumps and work your way up.
lol. my first time in the park today, my brother put me straight on a box until i got it right. he's havin me do repeated 360's (on the ground) to get used to riding switch. :D
Fact of the matter is you don't have edge control which is a key fundamental in riding park. Any rider worth a damn knows how to go fast on edge and control the board, you haven't gotten to that level of comfort.
Thanks to above post I am now secure that my riding is worth a damn, thank you breckenridge avenger... btw Grand Timber Lodge and Empire Burger is the shit.
P.S. Can I live with you?
P.P.S. Like even in a tent outside in your yard.
P.P.P.S. Please?
im working my way up, rails/boxes first, then little jumps then a combo of both then huge features. still learning to ride fast, things get sketchy when your not wearing a helmet to protect your noggin.
hmmm, i think thats a yes?
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Jean François Millet (1814-75)
'The Gleaners'
About 1855-1856
Museum no. CAI 311
Bequeathed by Constantine Alexander Ionides
Millet is best known for his images of peasants working the land. Although his depictions of rural labour are bleak, they have a conscious elegiac quality at a time when traditional French peasant life was in retreat. This etching shows three women picking up the ears of corn missed by the harvesters. Millet's painting of the same subject is in the Musée d'Orsay, Paris.