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Candidates tout service, accessibility
Giving back to the community is what Michael Padula and Paul Sushchyk both want to do.
Only one will get that chance as a selectman, however. Both men are vying for the single three-year open board seat at the May 24 town election.
"I just want to do things for the community," said Padula, taking a break, this past Saturday, from assembling campaign signs at his home on Heywood Road. To be successful, he said, means becoming more accessible to the town citizens, a focus message during his campaign.
Sushchyk, the incumbent select board chairman, also struck a tone of public service. He said serving on the board is "almost like a second job ... I think being a selectman takes a certain amount of diligence. I think it takes a reasoned, thoughtful approach to things. I think that's what I give to the board."
Padula: 'More accessible'
Padula said he doesn't think some of the current selectmen are accessible enough.
"It just seems, from what I've heard and seen, it's hard to get to them," he said, referring to the Board of Selectmen. "Some of them. Not all of them ... it seems like the only time they [people] can get to them is at meetings. There's no reason why I can't meet with the taxpayers, the citizens, at certain [office hours] hours."
Padula, 55, is a 30-year resident of Sterling and owns his own large equipment rental company. Since moving to town, Padula said his public service has included 10 years as an elected member of the Planning Board, time on the Building Needs Committee, representing the Planning Board on the Montachusett Regional Planning Commission, member of the Police Station Building Committee and as a member of the search committee for a new head for Sterling's Department of Public Works.
To get prepped for the campaign, Padula has been talking with residents and attending selectmen meetings or watching their live broadcasts, to understand the issues and learn more about what taxpayers are concerned about. Town finances are on their minds, he said.
"Right now, we're in good position, but they can see it coming that we could be cutting back," he said. "With taxes [that] keep going up, it's going to catch up with us sooner or later.
"The economy, it's very uncertain," he said. "I think the town has to watch its spending. It has to define its needs and wants, and most of all its priorities. I think it can be done by good leadership, accountability, good business sense. You can't just buy everything you want. The town has to be accountable of the money it spends. That priority and business sense goes all into one big ball, I feel."
The selectmen should decide which priority should be first, how much it's going to spend, and how it's going to give back to the town, he said.
"There's no sense to spend $5 million on a senior center, if you're only going to have five people in it," he said as an example. "But, if you feel there's a need and want for it, and you're going to have 300-400 people for it, then you go with it."
Padula said he feels Sterling's other big concerns include the building needs, such as those surrounding the old 1835 Town Hall and its potential uses, a new location for the Council on Aging and renovations or space issues at the Mary Ellen Butterick Municipal Building.
"All of those have to work together," he said. "You can't single out one thing."
Padula said the town has repeatedly put money toward the studies of the three, "but nothing has really come about," noting that more focus has been seen on the Butterick Building, recently.
"Right now, we don't have a real use for the old Town Hall," he said. The building now houses the Recreation Department programs, as well as the veterans services office. Meetings are held there, also, he said. "We need something, definitely, that's going to be there, in my opinion and in a lot of other people's opinions."
Put the money there, fix it up and use it, he said.
As for the Council on Aging, located on the lower level of the Butterick Building, "they do need something," Padula said. Sterling's seniors need more space, a better space. However, the town needs to consider a potential land acquisition, building a brand new building, its finances, priorities, needs and wants for the community. Relocating the Council on Aging would free up space in the Butterick Building, space that town departments are looking for, Padula said.
Having worked on both sides, as an employer and an employee, Padula said he could take from those experiences and use it toward his role as selectman. He noted that he feels the board is an employee of the taxpayers, who are the employer. Selectman, he said, have to listen to the taxpayers, something he thinks the current board is not doing.
And while there are some difficult issues that come before the board, some are more simple and require easier decision making, Padula said. As a business owner, Padula feels his everyday decision-making skills would benefit the board.
"I want to be more accessible and I think I would make decisions in a timely manner," he said. "I wouldn't go 10 years to figure out what you're going to do with the old Town Hall.
"Without making decisions, it costs you money in a timely manner," he said.
Padula also said it's time for change on the Board of Selectmen, where he said two of the members are longtime veterans of the board who don't see eye-to-eye with the remaining member.
"I don't think there's a continuity between the three of them," he said. "That's very non-productive ... but just like anything else, there should be changes in anything. You need new blood. Hopefully I will bring continuity to the board."
Sushchyk: 'Positive contribution'
Sushchyk, 55, a lifelong resident of town and self-employed attorney whose work in Sterling dates back to the mid-1970s when he served as a part-time police officer in town, includes short stints on the Planning Board (1982) and one term on the Board of Selectmen in 1983 (he ran for re-election and lost), before running again in 2000, where he's remained since. Currently, he is the board chairman.
By and large, Sushchyk said, Sterling is well run, however, "there's always room for improvement." Sushchyk said he thought it was important to initiate a self-study of town government. He researched what other towns had done and discovered many of them re-evaluate, every five or six years, how their town government was run. He said last summer, he drafted an article that was placed on a Town Meeting warrant for the creation of a study committee to evaluate how Sterling operates. A comprehensive report will be reported to the board in another six months, Sushchyk said.
"It's a good thing to look at one's self, town government, and say, 'is there a better way we could go about things,'" he said while overlooking the playing fields off Muddy Pond Road. "That's really important. We don't have a lot of control over our lives at the state or federal level, but we do have control over how we want this community to be. And that's very important to me."
Sushchyk said he's hoping the committee will bring thoughts, comments and ideas to the town. "I'm not looking for radical change, but something...if they see something that is a weakness, or something that should be looked at, that they do that," he said.
A number of years ago, Sterling established a capital committee. "That was a wise thing to do, so we can have longterm planning," he said. "It's important to try to plan things and anticipate what the needs are."
Another issue in Sterling is the need for more municipal property, including buildable property.
"We have to look at that," he said. The town needs to think about building a senior center or doing something for the seniors. There's always a need for more recreational space and the town might have expanded uses for the Fire Department or the Department of Public Works, he said.
"You need to have some land that is available," he said. "The town always has the power of eminent domain to take property, but sometimes it's better to have some foresight and say well, 'maybe we should acquire this piece of property and just hold onto it.'"
While freshening up the Town Common and revitalizing the old 1835 Town Hall for its community center dedicated-purpose, making the two the focal point of Sterling's center, is on his mind, so is trying to get more citizen involvement at town meetings. Sterling hasn't seen the large attendance numbers since the early 1990s, when a horse racing track was proposed. Nearly 1,500 voters attended that town meeting, Sushchyk said.
During his time on the board, live televised meeting coverage has helped keep voters informed, as well as updates to the town's website.
As for the old Town Hall, "it's not living up to its full potential," he said. "We need to complete the renovations, come up with a long-term plan for that. It's certainly a building that has been in this town a long time. There's no viable alternative but to use it."
A recent trip to the poverty-stricken La Romana in the Domincian Republic taught the Princeton Road resident about cherishing life here and being thankful.
"All too often, people portray a sense of negativity that really, we should be thankful for what we have in this country," he said. "We should be thankful and think about what we can do for others. That's how I think of my role as a selectman in the town of Sterling. What can you do for the community, how can we make it better."
Sushchyk said it's important for a board to act through a consensus of opinion. "I think when you have issues that are presented before the board, you need to sit, listen, formulate the facts and then come to a conclusion," he said. "There can't be a consensus on everything. But, by and large disharmony doesn't serve anybody."
Sushchyk said he doesn't feel there's disharmony on the board now, "but it's easy to occur." Consensus is one quality, Sushchyk said he tries to bring.
"I think by and large, the current board works well together, it's not perfect, but no board ever is," he said. "I think both members contribute some very positive things."
Also, Sushchyk said he thinks he brings a voice of reason and has a reasonable approach to things. There's also the experience component, both as a selectman and someone with a law background. He described himself as someone who listens and one who tries "to keep an open mind and think the best of everybody."


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The ceremony will take place at noon on Monday in front of the Morris County Administration and Records building on Court Street in Morristown, an announcement from the prosecutor's office said. All are invited to attend.
The ceremony will be a part of the 2013 National Crime Victims' Rights Week of April 21 through 27.
"Thirty years ago, crime victims did not have rights, access to crime victim compensation, or services to help rebuild their lives," the announcement said. "They were often excluded from courtrooms, treated as an afterthought by the criminal justice system, and denied an opportunity to speak at sentencing. Today, all states have enacted crime victims' rights laws and established crime victims' compensation funds."
"New Challenges * New Solutions" is the theme for the 2013 National Crime Victims Week, which has existed since 1981 and is "an opportunity for communities, victims and their loved ones, and professionals serving victims, to join together and reflect on the progress achieved in victims' rights," the announcement said.
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Hikers capture footage of mysterious 'Bigfoot' figure in the Canadian wilderness
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- July 29, 2013
IT HAS been the stuff of legends for as long as hikers have been traipsing through the wilderness.
But whether you believe this figure caught on camera by hikers in the Canadian wilderness is actually the legendary Bigfoot, or just a man in an ape suit, is all a matter of opinion.
Either way the sighting of the figure, which appears covered in thick black hair and is seen lumbering across the mountain top, has sparked plenty of excitement among Bigfoot fans.
In the footage the figure walks from the trees into the open, pausing briefly before disappearing back into the trees.
It remains unclear exactly where the video was shot but it is believed to have been filmed on a trail near Mission, in British Columbia.
The footage has been viewed thousands of times on YouTube with believers claiming it is evidence that the ape-like creature, known as sasquatch, actually exists.
But scientists have dismissed the Bigfoot theory, claiming it is a mixture of a hoax, folklore and incorrect identification.
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John of Planet Earth Posted at 2:28 PM July 29, 2013
since when do wild animals stroll along open ground on the peak of a skyline. lol
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Bigfoot Exists, His name is Harry and he lives with the Hendersons.
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Motorola: we need a diverse portfolio
If you haven't noticed, we are finding ourselves within a storm. It's a mobile Operating System maelstrom, and we are all the victims of its ferocity. We're watching as one OS appears after another, swept out of the mud from the gale-force winds rousing them from the depths of developers and manufacturers imaginations. We are inundated with mobile features starkly similar to the mobile features of another platform entirely, yet told that one is better than the other. And we believe them. We have our favorites, usually for a plethora of reasons we are eager to preach to dissenters of our chosen wares, and the same can be said about the opposition. And yet, while consumers are free to choose one platform as their daily bedfellow, manufacturers are not. They must keep their arms spread widely, happy to invite any and all takers to match their hardware. As someone has said before, the body cannot live without the soul. Hardware cannot live without the software.
I've been thinking about this ever since Motorola's CEO Sanjay Jha spoke with the Wall Street Journal about Motorola splitting into two, and what he feels the future of "his side" of the company should be. Most notably, is Jha saying that if Motorola had more money, he would use the extra funds to invest in developing their own operating platform. Jha is no fool, and he sees that these Operating Systems, designed and built by companies personally invested in their success, are the rule, and not the exception anymore. This isn't a new practice, it's just come to the fore as of recently because of all the recent additions, or upgrades. Palm's old OS became something new, useful, and shiny with webOS. Google's been pumping out updates for their Android OS so fast that consumers can barely keep track. And, let's not forget Microsoft's revitalization coming this holiday season as Windows Phone 7 Series.
So why has Jha, and Motorola because of it, been cast in this light of not appreciating Google/Android? Or, as some of the other blogs would suggest, go as far as to say that they no longer love Android? Who knows. There's no doubt that Motorola's future was very much in question until the release of the Droid for Verizon. Even if the CLIQ, with their fancy MotoBLUR, had come out before, it wasn't enough. With Verizon's mighty advertisement hammer, and the fact that the Droid was the first (and only, at the time) device running the new-fangled Anroid 2.0, it was destined to be a winner. And it has been. Motorola is back in the game, so to speak, and now they're looking at their options.
Jha told the WSJ that, if they had more money for R&D, he'd be developing an operating platform. I don't see this as Jha counting out any other option, especially not Android. One, he's openly admitting that Motorola doesn't have the funds to do anything of this nature. And second, he's not saying that they'd stop using other Operating Systems. He's not saying that Android won't be seen on any other Motorola handset from this point on. And, he's certainly not moving away from the little green 'droid. He's simply stating that if his company had the money to do it, he'd jump on board the OS-creating train.
Motorola went on the record awhile back, stating that they would no longer be producing Windows Mobile handsets. Why? Because, in essence, they didn't think Windows Mobile 6.5 was worth it, and they believed that (as it was known at the time) Windows Mobile 7 wasn't coming fast enough. So, the company made the decision to focus on Android, and that decision turned out to be a winner. And now that Windows Phone 7 has been announced, shown off, and drooled over by (almost) everyone, Motorola wants to make it clear that they're willing to make handsets for the Redmond, Washington-based company. They never said they were done with the company altogether. They just wanted better software, and now that they have it, (in speculation) they're willing to adopt the platform again.
Motorola's going to keep producing Android phones. And, believe it or not, they're probably going to dive into other platforms (like Windows Phone 7) in the future. Motorola does need diversity in their portfolio. They're a company that makes hardware, and they need to focus on that. If they can create attractive, unique, and powerful handsets in the future, then it won't matter what OS is under the hood (at least not to those who haven't chosen their favorites yet). Motorola has at least eight months to keep creating Android-based handsets before Windows Phone 7 even becomes a reality in the market, and it doesn't look like the company has any plans to stop any time soon.


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I play this a lot and don't want to see videos on it. It's my surprise weapon against the dragon and I rarely lose when I play it.
Thx Keaton,this is my best opening series on Chess.com.Very nicely explained and very useful to me as an club player.
Great lesson I enjoyed the bishop-sac line because it's a creative way to disrupte white's pawn storm!
Where's the Dragon? Still no Dragon?
I agree that Nxc6 seems easier than Nb3
In the line showed by IM Kiewra, I have to respectfully disagree that after 9.g4 Bxg4 10.fxg4 Nxg4 11.Nb3 is the best move. Instead 11.Nxc6 (while opening the b file, this move eliminates an attacker instead of losing a tempo which black uses to attack the QS with) is far superior, where white has an easier game then in the line supplied in the video. The rest of the analysis is of course quite interesting. Thanks for sharing
A high class A player tried this Bxg4 sacrifice in the exact same position except with the addition of moves O-O-O and Qc7 first ( I castled long Qc7 and then played g4 as white). It was extremely easy to refute over the board, I wouldn't even recommend playing this in long time control against competent tournament players. I would argue that perhaps in the line of the game I played with move order 9.O-O-O Qc7?! 10.g4 Bxg4? that maybe somehow the practical dubiousness of the sacrifice decreases because of the skewer chances on h6-b1 diagonal if white blunders. If it weren't such a transparent sacrifice it would be playable. Maybe for blitz, but even then... (defensive ideas are Nxc6 then Bf4 to induce e5 if possible to close the bishop, then Bc4 to b3 and using the f file in conjunction with the lsb on f7).
what about e5?
very nice indeed!
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I really would've appreciated a detailed analysis of the nakamura, robson game.
Wonderful! Thanks for another lucid presentation on the Dragon. Think I might have to review it a few times.....
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As mentioned in the multiple Yugoslav Attack and Dragon videos being featured this month, the topical 9.g4 is exciting, tricky, and a must know for black players who intend of playing the Dragon as a regular part of their repertoire. IM Kiewra focuses black's three main options, including the controversial piece sacrifice on g4. Check out the related links for more on the topic!
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The age of the receivables, accounts is taken into consideration which has a bearing on how much money the company receives. If the client has owed the business an amount of money for a long time the money the company receives is less. This is known as factoring. This type of financing is not a loan, but it still frees up capital for the company that sits in accounts receivable.
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I am a new Hopper/Joey user but a long-time Dish customer. Have used Favorites Lists on previous Dish boxes. I set up two favorites lists on our Joey, List 1 for regular programs ("Pat List") and List 2 ("Movies") for movies channels. Everything worked fine till tonight.
Tonight my wife fired up the Joey and her list ("Pat List") didn't bear any resemblance to what I had set up yesterday. In fact it appeared to have ALL the channels in it. I cleared all the entries ("Deselect All") and re-entered all the desired channels. When saved, Pat List (AKA List 1) showed several sports and hockey Center Ice channels I had not ever selected. I tried to edit them out, but they refused to go away.
I pulled the plug on the Joey and left it unplugged for about ten minutes. I Deselected All again from "Pat List" then re-entered the desired channels... the same unwanted channels were back after saving the results.
I tried to change the list name and Deselect All again but the list wouldn't change.
Meanwhile I used List 3 as a replacement for List 1 and it looks OK. My List 2 ("Movies") survived the whole episode and so far List 3 ("Pat") seems to work OK.
Any ideas?
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Posted 14 November 2012 - 12:25 AM
dish want you see more in top lists so only at bottom you can hide your real favorites untouched
Posted 14 November 2012 - 10:54 AM
This morning I was able to delete the errant favorite list and its contents. The whole problem might have been induced by a nightly update that was corrupted then fixed when the update occurred last night. Is a puzzlement.
Posted 14 November 2012 - 02:58 PM
"nightly update" of what ? If you mean FW, then not too many got new S2.78
Posted 14 November 2012 - 08:40 PM
Ill just be happy when they fix the favorite list memory. I lose channels off it daily. Please fix this dish network!!


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Jennifer is a one in a million stay-at-home mom. (More like one OF a million stay at home moms!) She graduated from a liberal arts college but there is nothing liberal OR artsy about her. She is married to Kevin Fischer of This Just In, and together they have a beautiful young daughter Kyla Audrey. In no particular order she loves dogs, wine, a good bargain, her family, pizza, and entertaining. Follow her blog of all things miscellaneous including but not limited to cooking and baking, entertaining and party planning, being a mommy, and homekeeping.
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OK, OK, I admit it. I'm behind the eight ball. Or cake ball. Whatever. I will never, EVER be a trend-setter. And quite frankly I'm not all that interested in FOLLOWING trends either. Whether it's fashion, baking, or music I'm happy to march to my own drummer. I know what I'm comfortable wearing, eating, and listening to. I'm "comfortable in my own skin" as they say and don't need to follow cool to be cool.
That's why, today, I'm not the least bit ashamed to admit that I finally, FINALLY caught on to making cake pops. Or in my case cake balls. ToMAYto, toMAHto. One has a stick, one doesn't. Same concept. Cake… Frosting... Candy coating... Nirvana.
I'm not up for the debate as to who actually started this trend over five years ago. Rumor has it that Bakerella is to thank for the additional pounds on the scale and inches on our hips. Clearly, Angie Dudley is a whiz at making these confections. While combining crumbled cake & frosting isn't exactly Nobel Prize material, Angie has taken molding & dipping to an entirely new level.
Why, after all this time, am I finally devoting a blog to these sweet little things? Simple… I finally made my own. And I'm hooked. I'll admit it. The first time I had a cake pop it did nothing for me. And I couldn't begin to imagine why people all over the world were going crazy for them. I thought, "I must be crazy. So I will keep my disinterest in cake pops a total secret. I will act enthusiastic when my 'cool' friends swoon over them and continue to wonder what all the fuss is about."
For some reason it took one glorious cake pop to change my – ahem – world. Please don't think I share this blogger's opinion of the cake pop. Because I 110% do not. But the photos are great and you get a clear understanding of how Disney creates their own goodies. This past trip to WDW in 2013 was the first time I had one. (Hanging head in shame as I type.) It will most certainly not be my last.
Then, about a week ago, I got the book "Eat More Dessert" by Jenny Keller from the Franklin Public Library. Not only do I not follow trends, I generally shy away from "chef to the stars" publications. (Funny thing, I don't have Tori Spelling's budget.) Still, Jenny captured my attention immediately. Her recipes were down-to-earth and her business story was something I hope to relate to soon. (You know, stay-at-home mom turns confectionista to the wealthy.) Just look at these simple, but totally beautiful, bites of deliciousness as posted on her blog:
I read the list of basics needed: cake, frosting, candy melts. In MY pantry those are considered staples. And, I had just used her cupcake & frosting recipes for a birthday party I attended. Clearly I did something wrong, because I actually had frosting left over. Oh wait – maybe it's because I had a single batch of cupcakes and DOUBLED her recipe for frosting. At any rate I had a bit of sugary goodness in the fridge and I was not about to let it go to waste. (Going to WAIST is a different story.)
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Jazz Legend Max Roach Speaks at Library of Congress
The Library of Congress continues its free jazz film and lecture series on Nov. 14 when drummer and composer Max Roach comes to the Library to discuss his life, work, and his music on film. Mr. Roach is one of the creators of modern jazz drumming. His work in the 1940s with Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, among others, led to the development of be-bop, and his 1950s group with Clifford Brown epitomized the style known as hard-bop. Mr. Roach's social activism, his teaching position at the University of Massachusetts, and the contemporary performances of both his percussion ensemble M'Boom and his double quartet attest to the continuing significance of his contributions to modern jazz.
This special evening with Max Roach begins at 6:30 p.m. with two 1982 programs, directed by Steve Apicella and Kenny Klompus and produced by Mr. Roach -- "Max Roach In Concert" and "Max RoachoIn Session." Both videos will be shown in the Library's Mary Pickford Theater, located on the third floor of the James Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave. S.E.
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The showing of the films and Mr. Roach's lecture are both free and open to the public. Seating in the Mary Pickford Room is extremely limited, however, and reservations for the films are required. Reservations for "Max Roach In Concert" and "Max Roach- In Session" may be made beginning Nov. 7 by calling (202) 707-5677 between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Reserved seats must be claimed at least ten minutes before showtime, after which standby patrons will be admitted. No reservations are necessary for Mr. Roach's lecture in the Mumford Room.
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Increased energy, reduced excess weight, healthier skin, sharper mental capacity, a tougher immune system, improved absorption of nutrients, regular bowel movement, removal of parasites and relief from bloating, constipation and irritable bowel syndrome.
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Christina Mayworm, owner or Rejuvenate! Massage Therapy & Internal Cleansing in Calumet, stands beside a massage table in her business.
These are the potential benefits from the internal cleaning offered by Christina, already known as a highly regarded massage therapist, and now the only colon hydro therapist in the four-county area.
Colon hydrotherapy is a process that has been around for centuries. Athletes use it to improve their metabolic efficiency to get the best out of the food they eat and many doctors today recommend it as an utterly safe, non-painful, effective way of ridding the body of waste and toxins, without the use of drugs.
For Christina, who recently opened a clinic, Rejuvenate!, on Calumet's 6th Street, the last few years have been something of a journey of discovery into the way the body works and the common sense ways it can be made to work better.
Hydrotherapy, also known as colon irrigation or colonics, is an internal bath of filtered water that helps cleanse the colon of poisons, gas, as well as years of accumulated matter.
Every day people are exposed to toxins and pollutants in the air, water and food, Christina said.
When the colon is congested, poisons back up into the system and pollutes the inner environment, causing many unhealthy, tiring symptoms.
Like indigestion, abdominal discomfort, fatigue, allergies and aches, depression, bad skin, hormonal problems or regular colds.
Put plainly, hydrotherapy works, says Christina.
"Colon Hydrotherapy is a safe, effective method of removing waste from the large intestine, without the use of drugs," said Christina, a 47-year-old wife and mother of three who lives between Calumet and Hancock.
She added: "By introducing filtered, and temperature-regulated water into the colon, the waste is softened and loosened, resulting in elimination through natural peristalsis, the contraction of muscles that moves food along the digestive tract.
"It does help with your mood and emotions, too," Christina said. "Sixty to 70 percent of our immune system is linked to the colon and there are a lot of nerves connected to the colon that send signals through our whole body."
Christina was taking a massage class at the Institute of Natural Therapies in Hancock when she really became aware of hydrotherapy and its benefits.
She scheduled three sessions and was amazed by the effect on her own body. She felt energized, refreshed, and healthier in body and mind.
"While on the way to the last of my appointments in Marquette I was thinking that we needed to have this service available in the Copper Country," Christina said, adding that the closest other colon hydro therapist is based in Green Bay.
Already a nationally certified massage therapist, Christina began to study and learn as much as possible about the procedure, with a plan to bring the benefits to people in the four counties.
Christina attended, and received her certificate from, the well established and reputable Colon Care Hydrotherapy School of Chicago.
Now the owner of Rejuvenate! Massage Therapy and Internal Cleansing, Christina has performed over 130 colon cleansing sessions for nearly 50 clients since April. Doctors have referred some of them.
One of Christina's clients said: "I went for my first colon cleansing because I knew it was good for my health and I had heard a lot about it from others.
"After the first one I knew I wanted to come back. I felt so energized after I left! For the first time in years I didn't have any bloating, minimal cramps and I wasn't fatigued during my period."
Another described how, following two sessions, she went for a colonoscopy. Her doctor professed some amazement at the cleanliness of the colon. "He was able to get perfect pictures," she said.
Yet another, who describes herself as born tired and with a history of many different allergies, said: "After three sessions I found myself walking with a bounce in my step, a smile on my face and I went back to eating the foods that I had previously avoided."
She added: "This is a very gentle colon cleansing system done with complete professional integrity. I would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone with health issues or as a preventative measure."
Christina said, "You truly feel rejuvenated. Many people have said they feel more energized."
The best way to prepare for a session is to drink lots of water the day before, as close to a gallon as possible, also avoiding a heavy meal 2 hours prior to the session.
Each appointment begins with the client filling out a questionnaire form, followed by a discussion about what he or she hopes to get out of the session.
"There are a lot of people who ask me why I got into this and I'm happy to explain it to them. I want them to feel comfortable so I like to spend 10 or 15 minutes with them the first time they come," said Christina.
Sessions last approximately 45 to 50 minutes and take place in a private room in the 6th Street facility.
"You remain covered the entire time," she said. "You have the choice to operate the system yourself or have me there to assist you."
After, Christina can talk through what has been released and, from that, about the client's health.
"Also, you get a stomach massage, which really helps to loosen toxins and waste from the colon wall," said Christina.
Following the procedure, clients are given a chewable probiotic and an electrolyte drink to help restore good bacteria and electrolytes back into their system.
Christina encourages those who are interested in learning more about the cleansing procedure or who would like to take a tour of the facility, to give her a call.
Rejuvenate! Massage Therapy & Internal Cleansing is located at 318 6th St. in Calumet. For more information, or to set up an appointment, call Christina at 281-7785.
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The possibility for up-scaling the energy of sub-ps THz pulses generated by tilted pulse front excitation is demonstrated. Using 150-fs-long 500 μJ optical pump pulses at 800 nm up to 240 nJ THz pulse energy has been achieved. For a 1.2 mm2 pump spot area, the energy conversion efficiency of pump energy to THz pulse energy had a maximum of 5 × 10-4 at 300 μJ pump pulse energy. The corresponding photon conversion efficiency amounts to 10 %. For comparison, the maximum attainable THz pulse energy was limited to 3.1 nJ if a line focusing excitation geometry was utilized. This limit was reached at 32 μJ pump energy. For the latter configuration the THz energy dropped for larger pump energies. The tilted pulse front excitation allows further up-scaling of the THz pulse energy by using a larger pump spot size and still stronger pump pulses.
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Why cant the government just insure the loans in the troubled CDO's,CMO's etc?
(or say insure to 70%)
bac,c etc balance sheet become so much stronger instantly.
s and p's open limit up
government only pays on ACTUAL homeowner defaults.
simple. problem solved. confidence back
banks pay into insurance fund or something to pay tax payers back.
WTF am I missing?


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Well, there you have it! Katherine Heigl has confirmed that she is leaving Grey's Anatomy during an exclusive interview with Entertainment Weekly.
"I am done," declares Heigl. "We just finalized our agreement. Everyone had been working really hard to find an amicable and gracious way of letting go and moving on. It's sad but it's what I wanted."
Why is she leaving?
"I started a family and it changed everything for me," says Heigl, who took a three-month family leave from Grey's this season to bond with her newly-adopted daughter, Naleigh. "It changed my desire to work full-time."
Although she was scheduled to appear in this season's final five episodes, that is no longer happening. As a result, the Jan. 21 episode was her last as Izzie.
"I know I'm disappointing the fans," she says. "I just had to make a choice. I hope I made the right one."
Wow -that was abrupt. I feel like we aren't hearing all of this story. If she was scheduled to appear in 5 more episodes – what happened to change that?


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Music can once again be heard on Mali's streets, as land is taken back from Islamist control. But with musicians threatened and festivals cancelled, fears for Mali's cultural future remain.
The Malian city of Timbuktu used to be the Western world's short-hand for no man's land. So much so that few people realised it existed as an actual city at all.
But despite being 2,400 miles away, Timbuktu - and Mali - is far closer to the west than we realise. That is mainly down to its music, which has penetrated everything from American blues to indie rock. Malian musicians themselves have also stormed the world stage in their own right, winning Grammys, playing Glastonbury and collaborating with the great and the good. In the UK, Damon Albarn's Africa Express tour had its fair share of Malian headliners, from Rokia Traore to Salif Keita.
But after extremist jihadis took control of the north last year, all popular music in northern Mali itself was banned. "We do not want Satan's music," said a spokesman for the Ansar Din group in the city of Gao last August. "In its place will be Koranic verses. Sharia demands this. What God commands must be done."
Click on the interactive map below to see Malian musicians from the four main traditions and their songs, alongside the main areas of conflict and the French army's takeover.
Threats and kidnappings
In a country where music is its greatest export, nightclubs were torn down, radios banned and musicians forbidden to play. Khaira Arby, known as the "nightingale of the north", fled south to the capital Bamako after being told her tongue would be cut out if she continued to sing. The guitarist of the Tuareg band Tinariwen was also captured in early January, and later released.
"For Malian people, that's really hard for us. Music is everywhere for us," singer Fatoumata Diawara told Channel 4 News from Paris. "When I was there for one month [last year], it was really sad. Everyone was giving up, [saying]: 'it's finished'."
Some hope has been restored in recent weeks after French and Malian armies began to move north taking back control of towns seized last year. The Malians who did not flee emerged from hiding and welcomed back the freedoms that were banned, from wearing glasses to holding hands. And yes - listening to and playing music.
That's really hard for us. When I was there for one month, it was really sad. Everyone was giving up, (saying); 'it's finished' Fatoumata Diawara
But many fear the relief will be short-lived. Northern Mali has been unstable since the eary 2000s, the French army will not stay in Mali forever, and the jihadis may return from the wilderness into which they have disappeared. The now famous Festival au Desert was cancelled this year due to insecurities in the region, and will now take place in neighbouring Burkina Faso instead.
"It's very worrying," record producer and Malian music expert Lucy Duran told Channel 4 News. "The most important thing now is for some kind of democratically elected government to be restored for stability."
Ms Duran is a frequent visitor to Mali, and says the music ban has taken its toll, even in the south where wedding parties - musicians' "bread and butter" - have been cancelled. "Because of the emergency situation, no public gatherings are allowed," she said. "That includes weddings. So they're all sitting around wondering where their next meal is going to come from."
"It really is true that music is the heart and soul of Mali," she adds. "This is what keeps people going, from when they get up 5am for their prayers. It's unthinkable, how these people survived without their music."
Read more from Lindsey Hilsum: A beginner's guide to Mali
Ethnic divisions
Within the vast land-locked country, there are many ethnic divisions, and at times frictions between them.
This is reflected musically in a range of different styles and traditions, some of which date back to the thirteenth century, but which coexist (see map above) together. Many of Mali's musicians see music as a way to bridge these divisions.
A super-group of 40 of them - including Amadou and Mariam and Bassekou Kouyate - came together to record a song calling for peace in Mali. Released on 19 January, Voices United for Mali (see below), it was intended to give silenced musicians a voice - but it was also a symbol of unity.
"I did the project to talk about the unification of our brothers in the north and the south," said Ms Diawara, who organised the joint single. "We needed to talk about peace. It was necessary, because music was in danger."
Musicians as 'journalists'
Unlike other parts of Africa, where American hip-hop looms large, Malian music has since the 1970s revisited its ancient traditions, preferring to bring them up to date rather than look elsewhere for influence.
But music also fulfills a documentary role in Malian society, says London-based kora player Kadialy Kouyate, who is from a family of griots - the traditional caste of musicians.
"Musicians tell the stories and history of society," he told Channel 4 News. "It's based an aural history. So the griot musicians, are like the journalists of society basically. If you take that away, you leave Mali with nothing."
The northern-Mali based band Tamikrest would agree. They told Channel 4 News that they are spokesmen for the Tuareg people: "Maybe the importance of the music, is that it helps people who don't know to learn about the reality of the situation," adding, "Music, it connects everyone".
The thousands of Malians in exile in neighbouring countries will return to a country wrecked by war, with the Islamic centre torn down, music venues ravaged and recording equipment destroyed.
But Ms Diawara at least is hopeful. "We have to be - that's why I did the record," she says. "We need to save our story, our culture, we can't give up everything so fast."
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Skip to comments.Producer of Atlas Shrugged Movie Says Part Three of Trilogy Could be a Musical
Posted on 03/03/2011 8:38:20 PM PST by winstonwolf33
In a wide-ranging interview with The Daily Caller to be published Friday, John Aglialoro, the producer of the movie adaptation of the classic Ayn Rand novel Atlas Shrugged, hinted that part three of the movie trilogy might be made as a musical.
But you know, part three could be a musical . . . like a Les Miserables kind of a musical, said Aglialoro. Thats part of the impact and I guess I havent said this publicly yet, but Im looking at it completely different if part three is a musical with quality music thats done in a certain way that people will like.
Since the novel is roughly 1,200 pages, the movie adaptation was split into three parts. Part one is set to be released April 15.
Aglialoro, who held the movie rights and toiled over adapting the novel to film for 18 years, told TheDC he wants to shock audiences with the final installment:
I mean, if you saw the play Les Miserables without the music, and then with the music, you may go in there saying, oh hell, I would never want to see that great book in a musical. Thats going to shock a lot of people to see part 3 be a musical, and part 2 may be very different from part 3 and very different from part 1. It has to be new, you know . . . We get a freshness, a vitality about it, and yet it has the same, rock-solid principles and philosophies that we all know and love.
Check back Friday morning for the rest of TheDCs interview with Aglialoro.
Did this John Aglialoro have anything to do with "Cop Rock"?
While we're on the subject, has anyone here actually managed to read "Atlas Shrugged" cover-to-cover?
I've read it several times. Thought it was pretty good stuff, until I realized that Rand's philosophy is founded on assertions that don't withstand the logical scrutiny she herself demanded.
It became clear to me, for example, that Rand's philosophy cannot withstand the moral implications of something so natural as being a parent.
So much for that, then.
Yes, several times. Also, I had the abridged audio tapes which were about 12 hours. Loaned them to a soldier and they're still getting some use in Afghanistan.
Only four times. I'm a slow reader.
Maybe part 2 would be interpretive dance?
I did it once. Rand has the power to make a 50-page speech interesting.
"Who is John Galt" ping
It's unanimus ... NO!
Only if the music is composed by Richard Halley.
From what I manage to gather, "Objectivism" makes a certain amount of horse sense but she takes the concept to extremes.
"Enlightened Self-Interest" is more my style.
Thanx! I'll go over it.
In this case, I'll go with your Cliff's Notes version.
No No No No No No...one hundred and eleventy-billion times NO
It's way better than Cliff's Notes. It's a serious look at the book with discussion topics for reading circles and book clubs.
A couple times, and a musical, it ain't.
John Galt's speech would no doubt be much improved by adding choreography, though.
the lack of humanity that the single most influential book second only to the Bible be reduced to a musical.
This is the book that has changed and clarified my conservative principles more than ANY other piece of writing I've ever read. Other than almost anything on FR, of course.
You spoke perfectly for this FReeper.
This producer is a genius. What a way to get publicity. LOL!
Yes. Many of us read Atlas Shrugged together for the FReepr book club discussion of it.
LOL. I'd need a few beers for that.
I actually like the idea of a musical treatment. It may just jump start a story with an annoying habit of droning on and on by repeating itself.
While were on the subject, has anyone here actually managed to read Atlas Shrugged cover-to-cover?Yes, I actually slogged through every friggen word of it. Ergo my approval of a musical treatment.
Better yet, do it as an interpretive dance.
Capitalism, the Unknown Ideal is one of her works everyone should read.
Shakespeare ranks second to the Bible for me.
Read "Anthem". It is the same underlying theme as "Atlas Shrugged", but only about 100 pages.
NOW you tell me. LOL.
Looks like I will only see the first two parts.
Rock version of Halley's 5th concerto.
And John Galt's speech could be done by a mime.
In fact, the music of Wagner goes very well with the works of Ayn Rand and I often have it as background music when reading her books.
Gold Diggers of 2011?
"We're in the money."
Definitely. I see a version where John Galt simultaneously tap-dances his speech in morse code.
Most of the Bible has been reduced to musicals, why not Atlas Shrugged?
I think they should have Rush Limbaugh read Galt's speech. He's the only one who could do it justice, I think.
All I know is, it's three hours of my life that I'll never get back. I don't need or want to hear it out loud.
And has an ending that defies all expectations by being even stupider.
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The Book of Lost Tales
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The Book of Lost Tales is the title of the first two volumes of Christopher Tolkien's 12-volume series The History of Middle-earth in which he analyses the unpublished manuscripts of his father J. R. R. Tolkien. The Book of Lost Tales Part Two is its sequel and other half.
The Book of Lost Tales contains the first versions of the stories which would later become The Silmarillion, and is notable because, while very primitive in style and content, it is very close to the later work in many ways. Each of the Tales is followed by notes and a detailed commentary by Christopher Tolkien.
While many of the names in the book are identical or close to those in the later versions, some of them bear almost no resemblance to their final forms. J. R. R. Tolkien changed names rather frequently, sometimes with several new variants (rejected in turn) written in a single manuscript. Confusingly, sometimes the name applied to one thing is later used to refer to a different thing, the original use abandoned. As an example, the house of Elves called "Teleri" in The Book of Lost Tales is not the same as that in The Silmarillion (see Teleri). The original usage of "Teleri" would eventually change until the name became "Vanyar". Meanwhile, the house of Elves called "Solosimpi" would inherit the name "Teleri".
The framework for the book is that a mortal Man visits the Isle of Tol Eressëa where the Elves live. In the earlier versions of the "Lost Tales" this man is named Eriol, of some vague north European origin, but in later versions he becomes Ælfwine, an Englishman of the Middle-ages.
There are more changes visible within the book, and it is not internally consistent, partially because even while still writing it Tolkien began rewriting earlier parts as his ideas about the world changed. The Tales were eventually abandoned, but they were resurrected in part as the "Sketch of the Mythology" which would become the Silmarillion.
For publication the book was split into two volumes: The Book of Lost Tales 1 and The Book of Lost Tales 2, but this is simply an editorial division. Both volumes are separated into several "Lost Tales".
Contents Edit
- "The Cottage of Lost Play" — the "framework" story
- "The Music of the Ainur" — the first version of what would become the Ainulindalë
- "The Coming of the Valar and the Building of Valinor" — later Valaquenta and first chapters of Quenta Silmarillion
- "The Chaining of Melko" — Melko is an earlier name of Melkor
- "The Coming of the Elves and the Making of Kôr" — Kôr is the later city of Tirion and its hill Túna
- "The Theft of Melko and the Darkening of Valinor"
- "The Flight of the Noldoli" — "Noldoli" or "Gnomes" are the Elves later called Ñoldor
- "The Tale of the Sun and Moon"
- "The Hiding of Valinor"
- "Gilfanon's Tale: The Travail of the Noldoli and the Coming of Mankind" (which contains the first and only reference to the enigmatic "wizard" fay, Tu)
Comparison with the Silmarillion Edit
The following is a direct comparison between the contents of the early Book of Lost Tales and the later sketches that became The Silmarillion.
Although one of the Lost Tales often corresponds to more tales from The Silmarillion, still the narrative in the Lost Tales is more extended (typically, 50% pages more).
In J. R. R. Tolkien's notebooks, the 4th and 5th tales were a single one told by Meril-i-Turinqi, but Christopher Tolkien decided to separate them because of their length. Same applies to the 6th and 7th tales, told by Lindo.
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- In the midst of a season-turning five-game stretch, LSU has run into a lot of differing challenges. And for the most part, the Tigers have squared off with teams that had a very specific identity that made the game plan fairly straightforward.
Now, though, LSU runs into something a little different when it tangles with Alabama at 7 p.m. Saturday at Coleman Coliseum.
In search of a fourth consecutive victory and fifth since an 0-4 start in the SEC, the Tigers (13-7, 4-5) have to solve the riddle of a Crimson Tide team that is in the upper echelon of the league but coming off a clunker of a loss - 49-37 at Auburn on Wednesday.
Alabama (14-8, 6-3) is just two games behind SEC leader Florida in the standings and, like LSU, has mastered the art of the narrow win - five of the Tide's wins are by four points or fewer.
That offensively challenged Bama winds up in so many close calls is a result of it being rock-solid defensively. What makes the Tide unique and tough to figure out is that it relies on both a sticky full-court press and aggressive know-the-gum-flavor defense in the half-court.
The net result is the conference's second-best scoring defense at 56.6 points allowed per game, which is razor-close to what Alabama averages on offense - 58.6 points a game, which is tied for last in the SEC. The Tide hasn't reached the 60-point mark in the last six games.
Those numbers are intriguing because pressing teams are often up-tempo and want a faster pace because of what they want to do on offense.
"They're going to try to frustrate us and then make us work when we get on defense," junior guard Andre Stringer said. "They've been one of the toughest teams we've faced every year I've been here because every possession is a battle on both ends of the floor."
To stay on even footing with the Tide, there's no question the first goal has to be to find the gaps and opportunities against the defense - whether it's breaking the press or creating good looks once the game slows down.
As stingy as Alabama is in terms of points surrendered, opponents have shot a respectable 43.3% against the Tide, 33.9% from 3-point range. The key is to get shots off against a defense that is forcing 14.7 turnovers a game.
"The good thing that they do defensively is that they're a very aggressive style basketball team," Tigers Coach Johnny Jones said. "They get after you defensively. A lot of times what they do is create their offense from their defense, which gives them some easy scoring opportunities. I think that's something that they really rely on, that defensive pressure to create easy scoring opportunities for them.
"We must handle their pressure if we're going to play well against them. Our big deal is just being poised under pressure and making sure that we make the right reads and the right plays. I think if we do that, some great things can happen for us."
What that means is that LSU - a team that thrives when it presses - has to look to generate offense against Alabama's sticky full-court defense.
Although the Tigers have shown the knack for adjusting to a slower pace, winning two games without scoring 60 points, they are built to run the floor.
Stringer and Anthony Hickey are as quick as any guard tandem in the SEC, senior Charles Carmouche isn't far behind and has shown he can operate as a second point guard on the break, and slender forward Shavon Coleman is better when he gets free to use his athleticism instead of banging his under 200-pound frame inside.
"We're just going to go by how the game (is played)," said Hickey, the nation's leader with 3.5 steals a game. The Tigers' leading scorer (14.3 in SEC play) also leads them with 3.7 assists a game. "We want to keep playing our style of basketball. They'll try to slow us down and pick us up in their press. That gives us a chance to go fast like we want to play."
While getting revved up is how LSU prefers to play, Jones is glad that his team hasn't fallen into the rut of only being able to prosper in a faster-paced game.
In the two games LSU won without scoring 60, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt both effectively established a tempo that left the Tigers no choice but to find shots in its half-court offense.
"I think the good part about our team is that I think we've shown we can play a couple of different ways," Jones said. "We're not just one-dimensional. I think we can push it, and we can play fast if need be.
"We can sit there, get into the clock, execute as well and make plays. So, I think it's really a good sign to have a team that's capable of doing that because sometimes people are one-dimensional, and if you take them out of their rhythm, it's extremely tough for them to deal with it."
Fast, slow or in-between, what isn't a mystery is that LSU will have to improve its offense - particularly its shooting percentage - on Saturday.
The Tigers are hovering near the bottom of the conference (tied for 12th) in field-goal percentage at a 39.1% rate and they have struggled to find consistency from 3-point range, where they're hitting only 30.3%. The second stat is particularly troublesome because LSU averages 22.3 attempts from outside the arc per game - second-most in the SEC - which accounts for 39.8% of the Tigers' floor shots.
That again shifts the onus to Stringer and Hickey, who combined have launched more 3s than any other tandem in the SEC. Hickey is 23-of-70 (32.9%) from downtown, while Stringer is 15 of 40 (37.5%).
The 5-foot-9 Stringer has cooled off in the last two games, missing 8-of-10 after a torrid streak when he was hitting at a 58.8% clip (10 of 17). He still has Alabama's attention, though.
"Stringer has been through the league a couple of times," Tide coach Anthony Grant said. "I am really impressed with the way he shoots the basketball. Obviously, he's extremely dangerous from 3. He's got unlimited range.
Added fifth-year senior Andrew Steele, "He's one of those guys that you can't necessarily shut him out; you hope to contain him and make it tough for him and limit his opportunities."
That's what Stringer and the other Tigers are counting on against Alabama, which last season limited LSU to 35.8% shooting and 15 turnovers in a 69-53 loss at Coleman early in the SEC slate.
"We're going to have to play as hard as we can and take whatever the defense gives us," Stringer said.
"What we know for sure is that they're going to try and make us uncomfortable."
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LSU at Alabama
7 p.m. Saturday
Coleman Coliseum/Tuscaloosa
Radio: WWL 870 AM, 103.5 FM, Eagle 98.1-FM (Baton Rouge)
Last meeting/series: The Tigers claimed a 67-58 decision last Feb.11 in Baton Rouge but trail the series, 67-101. Alabama is 65-17 against LSU in Tuscaloosa and has won the last eight games against the Tigers.
Last time out: LSU beat Vanderbilt, 57-56, on Wednesday. Alabama lost, 48-37, at Auburn on Wednesday.
Probable starters
G Anthony Hickey (5-11 So.) 12.5 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 66 assists, 61 steals
G Andre Stringer (5-9 Jr.) 10.9 ppg, 40.4% 3-pt. FG (42-104), 76.2% FT (32-42)
G Charles Carmouche (6-5 Sr.) 9.3 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 69 assists, 42 steals
F Shavon Coleman (6-6 Jr.) 11.4 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 46% FG (87-189), 30 steals
F Johnny O'Bryant (6-9 So.) 11.8 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 45.7% FG (87-189)
G Malik Morgan (6-4 Fr.) 5.6 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 33 steals
G Corban Collins (6-2 Fr.) 3.8 ppg, 50% 3-pt. FG (10-20), 73.3% FT (11-15)
C Andrew Del Piero (7-3 Sr.) 4.1 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 23 blocked shots
Coach: Johnny Jones (13-7, 1st season; 218-169, 13th season overall)
Alabama (14-8, 6-3 SEC)
Probable starters
G Trevor Releford (6-0 Jr.) 15.1 ppg, 49 assists, 39 steals, 86.2% FT (81-94)
G Trevor Lacey (6-3 So.) 12.1 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 74 assists, 34 steals, 41.8% 3-pt. FG (41-98)
G Rodney Cooper (6-6 So.) 10.7 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 41.6% FG (87-209)
G Levi Randolph (6-5 So.) 7.7 ppg, 4 rpg, 41 assists, 27 steals, 78.4% FT (29-37)
C Moussa Gueye (7-0 Jr.) 1.5 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 34 blocked shots
Key reserves
F Nick Jacobs (6-8 So.) 6.3 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 50.8% FG (62-122)
F Devonta Pollard (6-8 Fr.) 4.8 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 22 steals
G Andrew Steele (6-4 Sr.) 4.4 ppg, 2.2 rpg
Coach: Anthony Grant (77-17, 4th season; 153-72, 7th season)
After crushing loss, Alabama turns focus to LSU