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|Pre-service training will probably be the most intense period of your Peace Corps service, as you will need to gain the knowledge and experience necessary to successfully serve as a Volunteer in just 10 weeks. While the training period will be extremely busy, it should also be a time of excitement, discovery, and self-fulfillment. The effort and challenges of adapting to a new culture will draw on your reserves of patience and humor but will be handsomely rewarded with a sense of belonging among new friends.
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Pre-service training will provide you with the essential skills needed to successfully complete your Peace Corps service. The skills focus around integrating into your community and developing and implementing an appropriate work plan with your community and counterparts. Training includes six major components: technical training (covering life and work) and the role of the Volunteer in development, language training, cross-cultural training, health training, safety and security training, and diversity training.
A community-based training model is the backbone of pre-service training for all new Volunteers in Samoa. This means that living and learning successfully in a local host community is an integral part of our training program. This is a more difficult training model in some respects, as the learning environment is real. During community-based training, most of your time will be spent in villages and communities similar to where you will be placed as a Volunteer. Your instructors will set up the learning environment with experiences and meetings designed to allow you to develop the knowledge and skills needed for your work as a Volunteer. Throughout your training, you will live with a Samoan family and work in villages and schools. Married couples will be housed together during training.
Technical Training
This training prepares you to work in Samoa by building on the skills you already have and by helping you to develop new skills in a manner appropriate to the needs of the country. The Peace Corps staff, Samoan experts, and current Volunteers conduct the training program. Training places great emphasis on learning how to transfer the skills you have to the community in which you will serve as a Volunteer.
Technical training will include sessions on general environmental, economic, and political situations in Samoa and strategies for working within such a framework. There will also be discussions on your role in the development process. You will review your technical sector's goals and will meet with the Samoan agencies and organizations that requested Peace Corps' assistance.
You will be supported and evaluated by the training staff throughout the training to build the confidence and skills you will need to undertake your project activities and be a productive member of your community.
Language Training
As a Peace Corps Volunteer, you will find that language skills are the key to personal and professional satisfaction during your service. These skills are critical to your job performance, will help you integrate into your host community, and will ease your personal adaptation to the new surroundings. Therefore, language training is at the heart of the training program, and you must successfully meet minimum language requirements to complete training and become a Volunteer. Experienced Samoan language instructors teach formal language classes five days a week in small classes of four to five people. The Samoan language is also introduced in the other components of training as well.
Your language training will incorporate a community-based approach. You will have classroom time and will be given assignments to work on outside of the classroom and with your host family to learn the language. Our goal is to get you to a point of basic social communication skills so that you can practice and develop language skills more thoroughly once you are at your site. Prior to swearing-in as a Volunteer, you will work on strategies to continue language studies during your two years of service.
Cross-Cultural Training
As part of your pre-service training, you will live with a Samoan host family. This experience is designed to ease your transition into life at your site. Families have gone through an orientation conducted by Peace Corps staff to explain the purpose of the pre-service training program and to assist them in helping you adapt to living in Samoa. Many Volunteers form strong and lasting friendships with their host families.
Cross-cultural and community development will be covered to help improve your skills of perception, communication, and facilitation. Topics such as community entry, assets mapping, and mobilization; conflict resolution; gender and development; and traditional and political structures are also addressed.
Health Training
During pre-service training, you will be given basic medical training and information. You are expected to practice preventive healthcare and to take responsibility for your own health by adhering to all medical policies. As a trainee, you are required to attend all medical sessions. The topics include preventive health measures and minor and major medical issues that Volunteers may encounter while in Samoa. Sexual health, nutrition, mental health, first aid, and safety and security issues are also covered. You will also be given any necessary immunizations to help prevent prevalent infectious diseases in Samoa. Bring any immunization records that you may have with you.
Safety Training
During the safety training sessions, you will learn how to adopt a lifestyle that reduces risk in your home, at work, and during your travels. You will also learn appropriate, effective strategies for coping with unwanted attention or harassment and about your individual responsibility for promoting safety throughout your service.
Diversity Training
Diversity training during pre-service training focuses on understanding diverse groups within American society and how that diversity impacts your success and satisfaction as a Volunteer in Samoa. It aims to increase understanding among diverse groups within the United States and to help you to find respectful and effective relationships with each other, with Peace Corps staff, and with host country nationals.
Additional Trainings During Volunteer Service
In its commitment to institutionalize quality training, the Peace Corps has implemented a training system that provides trainees and Volunteers with continual opportunities to examine their commitment to Peace Corps service while increasing their technical and cross-cultural skills. During your service, there are usually three training events. The titles and objectives for those trainings are as follows:
- In-service training: Provides an opportunity for Volunteers to upgrade their technical, language, and project development skills while sharing their experiences and reaffirming their commitment after having served for three to six months.
- Mid-service conference: Assists Volunteers in reviewing their first year, reassessing their personal and project objectives, and planning for their second year of service.
- Close-of-service conference: Prepares Volunteers for the future after Peace Corps service and reviews their respective projects and personal experiences.
The number, length, and design of these trainings are adapted to country-specific needs and conditions. The key to the training system is that training events are integrated and interrelated, from the pre-departure orientation through the end of your service, and are planned, implemented, and evaluated cooperatively by the Peace Corps staff, Volunteers, and host country agencies.


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Ohio Northern University to present acclaimed author and actress Carol Drinkwater
Ohio Northern University will host a lecture by international author and actress Carol Drinkwater in the Dicke Forum on Monday, April 22, at 7:30 p.m. Drinkwater's lecture is titled "The Olive Route." The event is free and open to the public.
Drinkwater is perhaps most familiar to audiences for her award-winning portrayal of Helen Herriot in the BBC series "All Creatures Great and Small." A popular and acclaimed author and filmmaker, Drinkwater also has published 19 books.
When she and her husband Michel purchased a rundown property overlooking the Bay of Cannes, France, they discovered 68 400-year-old olive trees. Once the land was reclaimed and the olives gathered and pressed, the Drinkwaters became the producers of top-quality olive oil, and their farm has since gained an AOC (Appellation d'Origine Controllee). Her series of memoirs about her experiences ("The Olive Farm," "The Olive Season," "The Olive Harvest," and "Return to the Olive Farm") have become best sellers in the U.S. and abroad, selling more than 1 million copies worldwide.
Drinkwater's fascination with the olive tree extended to a solo 17-month Mediterranean journey in search of its mythical secrets. The resulting travel books, "The Olive Route" and "The Olive Tree," have inspired a recently completed five-part documentary film series titled "The Olive Route." Drinkwater also has been invited to work with UNESCO to help found an Olive Heritage Trail around the Mediterranean Basin, with the dual goals of creating peace in the region and honoring the ancient heritage of the olive tree.


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Fire safety and awareness training will provide the candidate with the necessary knowledge and understanding of fire safety legislation relevant to the workplace within the requirements outlined on the Fire Safety Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 and the Fire and Rescue Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006.
The course is aimed at all staff in the workplace to help them identify and reduce the risk of fire and to develop an awareness of current fire safety legislation.
The course will cover the following topics:
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This course is designed to enable the employer and employees meet the requirements of current fire safety legislation in respect to the provision of Fire Wardens.
This fire warden training will provide the candidate with a sound knowledge and understanding of the responsibilities associated with the role of Fire Warden.
Upon successful completion of this course, the candidate will be able to:
• Take responsibility for all areas of fire safety within your workplace or department
• Demonstrate a Sound understanding of the current legislation affecting fire safety in the workplace
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• Demonstrate a basic understanding of human behaviour
• Understand the importance of daily inspections and periodic risk assessment within your workplace
• Demonstrate the ability to provide information to managers and employees regarding risks and safeguarding
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The suit accuses former jailers Vincent Eric Aguilar, Isreal Charles Jr. and Jamie E. Smith of sexual assaults.
This is the second civil lawsuit that has come against the county and the jailers in the last year.
A motion to consolidate and continue was also filed on June 18 to add this case to the previous civil case that was filed by two separate women in August 2012.
There were several reasons stated by attorneys Ronald Armstrong II and Jarom Teller in the motion for consolidating the two cases, including "the cases involve common questions of law and fact" and "consolidation will conserve judicial resources by facilitating the resolution of the cases in less time with fewer expenses than if they were tried separately."
United States District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos granted the consolidation on June 19.
The two women who most recently have come forward claimed they were repeatedly sexually assaulted in numerous ways by the guards and additionally were forced to perform sexual acts on each other during one of the incidences.
The jailers accused in both civil cases previously pleaded guilty to two counts of improper sexual activity with a person in custody after the August 2010 incidences. Two of the jailers are still incarnated and the other jailer, Isreal Charles Jr., has finished his sentence.


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Branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) are used in attempts to reduce blood ammonia in patients with cirrhosis and intermittent hepatic encephalopathy based on the hypothesis that BCAA stimulate muscle ammonia detoxification. We studied the effects of an oral dose of BCAA on the skeletal muscle metabolism of ammonia and amino acids in 14 patients with cirrhosis and in 7 healthy subjects by combining [(13)N]ammonia positron emission tomography (PET) of the thigh muscle with measurements of blood flow and arteriovenous (A-V) concentrations of ammonia and amino acids. PET was used to measure the metabolism of blood-supplied ammonia and the A-V measurements were used to measure the total ammonia metabolism across the thigh muscle. After intake of BCAA, blood ammonia increased more than 30% in both groups of subjects (both P < 0.05). Muscle clearance of blood-supplied ammonia (PET) was unaffected (P = 0.75), but the metabolic removal rate (PET) increased significantly because of increased blood ammonia in both groups (all P < 0.05). The total ammonia clearance across the leg muscle (A-V) increased by more than 50% in both groups, and the flux (A-V) of ammonia increased by more than 45% (all P < 0.05). BCAA intake led to a massive glutamine release from the muscle (cirrhotic patients, P < 0.05; healthy subjects, P = 0.12). In conclusion, BCAA enhanced the intrinsic muscle metabolism of ammonia but not the metabolism of blood-supplied ammonia in both the patients with cirrhosis and in the healthy subjects.
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Toni Collette?ReplyCancel
Drunk, or heat prostration…Guess which one a gossip guy is going to buy…ReplyCancel
duh steamy 😀ReplyCancel
sadly, Laura Dern.ReplyCancel
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I agree that with only the above info, one possibility is that she was ill.
I'll be charitable and assume Enty has some other info that indicates she was drunk.
Otherwise, posting this blind about an ill person would be kinda mean.
Toni Collette is an interesting guess, Sandy.
@Tricia, ooooh, I never paid attn. to "Entourage" but if Beverly was on it,that sounds like an excellent(yet unfortunate)guess…I lost alot of respect for Al Pacino & his 'hair-doo' as a result of her..regardless of her whackadoo rep.ReplyCancel
That's a good pal. It's always a good idea to have a solid wingman.ReplyCancel
If she was so drunk she needed help to the cab, who wouldn't take them home themselves to be sure they got there safe?
Did Enty mean "and help her get in a cab and took her home"?ReplyCancel
Sorry @sprink!!!
Me luvs her too…I met her randomly at an outdoor market(she must love em)!in Nassau, the Bahamas..she was so surprised I recognized her…very humble and sweet…I sorta overwhelmed her cuz I was like ..I effin love you…" Lol..she looked more shocked than when she discovered old Clark G in the pool with Brinkley..lol
I see I'm late but I'm voting Laura Dern.ReplyCancel
@trudi…I hear you, but the Vacation franchise is one of the most successful, legendary ones in American cinema. It was Chevys vehicle, but she was quite, indelible in the minds of filmgoers as well…and a great comedienne who was hawt, which wasn't necessarily common .ReplyCancel
I'm probably wrong, but I read this as the Arquette lady who is in Boardwalk Empire.
I don't even know if that's on cable.
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The Filibuster
I liked the link you had to that hottest baseball wives site. I voted several times. You guys ever think of doing something like that?
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Indeed, Mr. Krause and I may be seedy scoundrels, but believe it or not, we actually respect the creative ingenuity of other people, so much so that we would never steal ideas from another valiant force. Of course, we also do subscribe to the ethics of reciprocity, and encourage everyone to do the same. We are US Americans! Rejoice in the merits of thy brethren yo!
The entry to which dear reader Josh refers can be found *here*, and the contest sported by the Fantasy Baseball Dugout pitting the most attractive baseball players' wives is still going on *here*. Stop by and make your, er… voice heard before August 31.
But since it is no secret that Mr. Krause and I have the propensity to feature the aesthetics of beautiful women here at RSBS, I bring you a very special treat.
I am a child of the '80s. When I revert back to that happy place in the sky, it involves a lot of Duran Duran, Ozzie Smith back-flips and the original Star Wars trilogy. Now, as a grownup (sorta) it also involves… well, let me just show you that perfect storm:
"Even I get boarded sometimes."
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I have a question for you two. If you were kidnapped and held at gunpoint and the kidnapper said, "You must root for the Yankees or we'll keep you in this cave forever without food or water or women," what would you do?
You can always expect great things from the RSBS guys. I agree that you should never steal any great idea from someone else. I respect that about you guys.
Jane — Thanks! That's a good one and will stick it in the queue!
Dillon — Thanks man. Golden Rule. That's all ya need to make it in the world.
You have a great blog here, such a great blogger!🙂 I will have to check that website out. I will try to think of a filibuster for you.🙂
Jeff, I have a question, how do you get your name of your blog like all pimped out and how do you add a background to that? You know like you did on myteamrivals? Could you tell me how to do that step by step?
TribeTed — Thanks for the kind words. Keep comin' back!
Julia — Awesome! Puns are like puppy dogs to us: We love 'em!
Hey Jeff, I am back. And thanks for the site. I went there and now i have my name on the Chief Wahoo picture.🙂 Thanks, I owe you one… I will stop by here all the time. Is that fair?
TribeTed — No prob. It's a reciprocal community, man. What goes around comes around😉
Jeff, thanks man.🙂 Good blogging. I have another post up about Indians traditions if you wanna stop by.
Links to hot chicks and video of hot chicks in bikinis are the primobolin of the blogosphere. How are those of us who do things the right way, by discussing things like Youkilis-Porcello throwdown, how awesome the Yankees are, and that greedy Strasburg kid, supposed to compete with that?
Ted — Will do, man.
Erin — Primobolin? And all this time I thought we were a blogging cocktail of Andronaq-50, Clomid, Clenbuterol, Eltroxin and Methyltestosterone put together!?! Guess we better get back to the basics, eh?
Wow…bulimia, botox & bikinis…all this and they can read too?? Fascinating stuff. Thanks for sharing ;O)
Thanks Jeff,
I really appreciate you doing that. Nice video, that blonde was hot.
Jenn — We're just as surprised as you. Admittedly, they are better actors than those from the second trilogy.
Jeff, thanks for Commenting buddy.🙂 I just checked out your youtube account with all of your videos and I have to say, your acting is hilarious, especially on 'Jesus hates the Cubs'. And I agree with you on that one!


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This is the wall-mounted Scrabble game perfect for leisurely, ongoing contests with family members, co-workers, or roommates. The board's regulation surface is made of tin so the 100 magnetic tiles remain firmly affixed. Players can make a move whenever they walk by, and they store their letters on metal strips that hang from the board's base (between turns, the strips are flipped over for secrecy). On the dry-erase message board next to the playing surface, wordsmiths can track their points, as well as gloat about a triple-word score or remind a housemate to pick up the milk. Includes dry-erase marker with eraser,� fabric tile pouch, and removable hooks to hang tile racks and pouch. Ages 8 and up. 18" H x 14 1/2" W x 3/4" D. (2 lbs.)
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I hung this up in my office at work. Nice informal way for people to interact. We kinda follow the rules, but it's just for fun. Next week I think I'll start a contest between departments and see how that goes. It would also be a good way for my husband and me to play Scrabble at home. We can sit on the couch and pass the board back and forth without all the letters falling off. Great concept!!
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By Gabriel Monte: Freedom Newspapers
Cannon Air Force Base's transition from a fighter wing to a special operations wing will include a special tactics squadron comprised of about 100 people, according to retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Hanson Scott.
Scott, the director of the Office of Military Planning and Support, updated members of the New Mexico Revenue Stabilization and Tax Policy Committee Wednesday about Cannon's transition. The meeting was held at the Clovis Civic Center and concludes today.
The squadron will consist of about 50 support and 50 operational personnel. Its job is to secure landing zones for aircraft in hostile territories, Scott said.
"They're air traffic controllers and combat-capable guys that come jump in and control traffic and set up drop zones or landing zones for special ops aircraft," he said. "They have all the combat skills, and they're all air traffic controllers."
The squadron will also consist of para-rescue airmen, which is a legacy of the combat-rescue Air Force.
Cannon's transition became official last week with the signing of the Record of Decision, 14 months after the Pentagon announced the base would be getting a new mission. The Air Force Special Operations Command will take over Oct. 1, but new aircraft will not start coming to the base until 2008.
"They need to work on hangars (and) taxi wings to get Cannon ready for the new mission," Scott said.
One of the changes that will happen at the base is the privatization of base housing. Scott said a private company will be given a contract in the fall to take over base housing. Cannon will be coupled with McConnell Air Force Base in Kansas in the contract.
Scott said he expects new aircraft to begin to arrive at Cannon in 2008 and end with the CV-22 by 2010.
Commission on Military Base Planning Vice Chairman Randy Harris warned committee members to expect the base population to drop to about 2,000 people during the transition, which would have an impact on enrollments at Clovis schools and gross receipt taxes.


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While everyone is screaming for Wallace, nobody is mentioning that the Steeelers offense was almost as pitiful as ours.
If Wallace opens it up so much why did the Steelers only score 21 points per game the last 2 years.
There offense isn't much better than ours and Wallace is supposedly their big play threat.
They score 3 points more per game then us but have the best defense in the league.
The fact that their defense allowed 47 less first downs than us would probably end up amounting to 3 offensive points per game easily.
I'm just not convinced that getting Wallace is going to make this dramatic change. Just look at Pittsburgh's offense.
And I don't think you can say Marshall didn't improve the Bears offense since he did demand double teams constantly, the Bears just didn't have anybody else to throw to, Knox was out for the season, Hester sucks, and Jeffery was inconsistent and injured throughout the year. Their next best receiver was Forte who was also injured for a good part of the year.
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1. Join hands with WASU to provide massive genuine videos.
2. Equipped with a new smart CPU as well as high 3D graphics performance.
3. Can be used as game console to play motion sensing games.
4. Build-in VOIP, make free calls worldwide.
5. Build-in WiFi, easy to connect to home network wirelessly.
6. Better hardware so with shorter boot time and response much faster and play video more smooth than M121S.
(sourced from http://tvpadzone.com/english/intro/model.html)
The price of a TVpad2 is $259.
In the past, the coupon code 15819288 gives $30 off. Now for the better or the worse, it will instead give a gift pack worth $88 dollars with dozens of new apps for the TVpad2. Here is an access to the coupon details [tvpadzone.com]
Personally I prefer the $30 off, but seeing how Roku's top version (XD or XS?) is a $30 jump due to the motion sensor, I thought it was fair.
That said, make sure to read the buyer's notice before making the purchase, to be aware of compatibilities and scams:
PM me if you have any questions and I will answer based on what I know (I own 4 TVpads). All sources acquired from TVPadzone.
Click here [tvpadzone.com] for details of the upgrades of M121S over M121. But in short:
-An all new App Garden providing large number of Apps for users to easily download and install
-Supports 3rd party apps of different cultures, including chinese, korean, and japanese
-Addition of User's Center
-CPU upgraded from TCC8901 to TCC8902
-RAM upgraded from 256M to 512M
-ROM increased to 2GB
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Edit: code 15819288 will now work until 06/30/2014
For Chinese users, TVPad is a new device that allow you to watch Hong Kong/Mainland channels live without any monthly subscription. I bought it myself approximately 4 months ago and am extremely satisfied with it.
In a new 2012 promotion, the originally price has been cut from $299 to $229. You can use the promotional code 15819288 at checkout of the official site to take off an extra $30.
This is their official website (it's in Chinese): http://www.tvpad.hk/tvpad/01/
Just thought I should share a very useful product that isn't very well known yet.
Wow, I am absolutely fascinated and pleasantly surprised at the large amount of interest my fellow SDers have on the topic. I made this post during Chinese New Year and it has escaped my mind since then, and coming back to it, there was a lot of excellent reads.
I would like to thank everyone who contributed to the thread and it was definitely an eye-opener. In terms of the TVPad, there are definitely pros and cons depending on the type of user you are. Here are my two cents:
If you watch your TV shows and movies frequently on your computer, then the TVPad is not for you. There are more options out there (as greatly mentioned in the wikiboard) which are obviously more cost effective and might have more flexibility in terms of functions.
TVPad's main advantages I think is its convenience. I know many of my friends (myself included) prefer to watch things on the actual television unit after spending the whole day on my computer at work already. TVPad provides that genuine feeling I used to get when I used to live in HK. Compared to an old Chinese cable package I used to get, TVPad was a huge upgrade. I think it makes a good present for parents who are less tech-savvy or more old-school.
In terms of its reliability, there are plenty of reviews out there that I think people interested might find useful. If you can read Chinese, TVPad's forum is actually remarkably active with a lot of tech support. (tvpad.hk) I know there are concerns in regards to how long TVB/ATV channels will last; I personally think it is worth the investment because of its nonobligatory nature with no monthly subscriptions. I have been using it for about 4 months and don't have too many complaints as of now.
That said, I have tried some methods mentioned and they are very excellent alternatives as well. Of all options on the list, I was especially impressed by Sopcast.
Thank you for all the wonderful responses. Hope this thread help everyone one way or another, whether it's the product or the streaming methods provided here. Feel free to PM me if you have questions about my experience with the TVPad.
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百合电视 is no longer working and has been down for almost a month.
There seems to be quite a bit of confusion to what 百合電視 is-- it is one of the Apps that give access to HK channels such as TVB and ATV. 粵海TV is another option and is working just fine and I can still watch these HK channels fine. Just thought this needed some clarifications.
Remember to rep the OP if it helps you...
Share viable ways of streaming Asian media:
0) This box is much better in picture quality, numbers of channels and on-demand contents. (Update: 05/06/2014)
Official site:
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1) PPTV software + PC/Laptop hooked up to TV
2) BETV [ibetv.com] + Laptop hooked
3) Google TV+PPTV HD App
Download PPTV HD App: http://download.pptv.c4) Asus OPlay with Universal Firmware
om/pad/android/ (Works for Logitech Revue!)
5) Patriot Box Office Forum with help from billcsho!! http://www.patriotmemo
6) Browser: Youku.com, Sohu for Korean Drama, http://www.cntv.cn for live CCTV
7) Sopcast: Download from http://www.sopcast.com/download.
- To watch TVB/ATV channels only:a) Download the attachment hktv.zip and extract the hktv.htm to your computer.
b) Open the hktv.htm using Internet Explorer. Click Allow Blocked Content to run the ActiveX control.
- To change the Aspect Ratio:8) For Taiwan TV: http://5ik.tva) Download http://www.videolan.or
g/vlc/ and install VLC.
b) Open Sopcast. Click on the option button to set the external player as VLC: Select "Use my own player" and point it to the VLC.exe in C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe or C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe.
c) Go back to the hktv.htm. Click on one of the channels on the right side. When it starts playing click on the external player icon on the Embedded Sopcast player. It should open VLC player and you can change Aspect Ratio to 16:9.
You get about 45 Taiwan channels including 5 of them are in HD picture quality.
for about $13/mo subscription.
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Or, if you want to play on TV, buy a Roku box for as low as $50:
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The only ones that don't work with Google TV are ones that need a special download to play the video.
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Leading up to the College's 150th celebration in 2011-2012, the Archives is collecting oral histories of trustees, faculty and alumni, like the Reverend Nicholas Hood '46. This story reflects the memories he recently shared.
As far as the eye can see from Plymouth Congregational Church in Detroit stand residential buildings and other facilities that came about from the vision of the Reverend Nicholas Hood '46. A dedicated church leader and community activist, he has left his imprint on the City of Detroit, his congregation and countless church followers, and civil rights leader and friend Andrew Young. Hood was also the first African-American student to receive a North Central College degree, which he obtained before attending Yale Divinity School.
Hood's time on campus prepared him for a life of ministry and leadership. "Attending North Central was a great experience," says Hood, now pastor emeritus of Plymouth Congregational. "I focused on liberal arts classes before going to seminary."
Hood came from a family of eight children—he's the youngest—and all were educated at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, IN, where the family lived. He decided on a career in medicine after he needed medical treatment for a birth defect. Hood altered the family tradition and enrolled at Purdue University. "I was conducting worship as a song leader in small rural churches," he says. "I saw the possibilities of bringing young people together across racial lines."
On a train ride to Minnesota to speak in an Evangelical Church, he pondered his career: medicine or ministry? He told the minister there that he was contemplating the ministry and needed liberal arts preparation. "How about North Central College?" the minister replied. On the way back to Indiana, Hood went to Naperville and enrolled at the College to complete a bachelor's degree.
During his year at North Central which he says was "great experience," Hood studied subjects like religious studies, philosophy and psychology. He participated in chapel choir and glee club, and continued to be involved with church youth groups.
After Yale Divinity School, Hood moved to New Orleans to become minister of Central Congregational Church. He worked to improve slum areas around the church with sewers and paved streets. He served as secretary of the founding meeting of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in New Orleans in 1956. "We were involved in relatively simple things at first, like trying to desegregate buses," Hood says. "Martin Luther King Jr. was a wonderful person, very human and thoughtful."
Hood became close friends with Andrew Young, one of King's top assistants. Young attended a church retreat in Texas with Hood and became inspired to enter the ministry instead of dentistry. Later, Hood officiated at the marriage of Young and his wife Jean in 1954.
Hood then decided to move north and answered a call to Plymouth Congregational in 1958. Urban renewal efforts were underway but city leaders were preventing any African-American churches from staying in those areas. Hood organized the churches into the Fellowship for Urban Renewal and then led an effort to vote out the mayor and others who denied their participation in urban renewal. In 1965, he became the second African-American elected to the Detroit City Council and he served in this capacity for 28 years. "I showed what you could get done through politics," he says.
Hood also helped develop 20 acres of housing for people displaced by urban renewal, along with another 22 acres of townhomes, apartments, senior housing and the Cyprian Center, Inc., founded in honor of his late daughter Sarah Cyprian, who was developmentally disabled.
Near the center stands Plymouth Congregational, home to 2,000 parishioners in a modern building constructed in 1974. His son, Nicholas Hood III, is now senior pastor and continues to be active in the community through projects like building a charter school for 1,200 students.
Today Hood enjoys traveling and spending time with family members. He rarely preaches but still is proud of the church he guided and the people he touched. And he continues to impact students at North Central through a scholarship fund.
"It all happened when the Lord got a hold of me and helped me decide to go into ministry."
North Central NOW Fall 2009


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Texas League Umpire Blows Another One
On Monday I reported that Texas League umpire Mike Jarboe made two dubious calls over the weekend that cost the Travelers possible wins against the Springfield Cardinals, the more egregious of which I captured on video.
Mr. Jarboe blew another one last night, as duly reported by Arkansas Democrat-Gazette beat writer Todd Traub:
Trying to keep his best bats in the lineup, [Travs manager Bobby] Magallanes played catcher Bobby Wilson at first for the first time and talked the umpires into overturning a balk call that brought in a run in the third …
The Cards were within 2-1 with one out in the third and had Casey Rowlett on third, Sean Danielson on first and Colby Rasmus at the plate when first base umpire Mike Jarboe called the balk on Travs starter Miguel Gonzalez to apparently score Rowlett.
The umpires felt Gonzalez threw to an open base when he faked to third and threw to first and drew Wilson off the bag toward the mound.
"Once he arm fakes to third, now he can do whatever he wants," Magallanes said. "He doesn't even have to throw the ball if he doesn't want to. It doesn't have to be occupied. It doesn't matter. It's just like him stepping off and throwing to the second baseman. In that situation, the umpire was wrong."
Magallanes first argued with Jarboe, then with home plate umpire and crew chief Dixon Stureman. The three-man crew huddled, then Stureman spoke to Cardinals Manager Ron Warner, and the balk was overturned as the runners returned to their places and the run was subtracted – momentarily.
Normally I cut the umpires some slack since they're learning like everyone else, but I'm beginning to wonder why Mr. Jarboe still has a job if he doesn't even know a basic rule like this one.
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I'm reading your article on Mike Jarboe, because i watched Mr. Jarboe "umpire" a game between USC and Irvine at USC. At the end of the contest Mr. Jarboe refused to call strikes on the Irvine batters thus extending the batters stay at the plate. With USC leading Mr. Jarboe, for whatever reason, disregarded the rules governing the strike zone and began taking over the game in Irvine's favor. I'm not sure that his very friendly and light hearted 5 minute conversation with the Irvine coach had anything to do with his cheating…its not for me to say. Maybe he was intimidated by the Irvine coach who strutted his BS for many years in this country.
But we now know that cheating by an umpire is still going on. And why do i use the word "cheating", because no umpire breathing today could be that bad a judge of the strike zone.
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Danielle Tonyan expected things to change around the Bowling Green State volleyball program last spring when head coach Denise Van De Walle retired after 29 seasons.
"I really loved our old coach," said Tonyan, a former McHenry player who is a junior outside hitter for the NCAA Division I Falcons. "I was really bummed when she said she was retiring."
The arrival of new coach Danijela Tomic from Florida International was an immediate shock to the system.
"We all had an open mind about the situation," Tonyan said. "We all had to adapt quickly. She came in and changed just about everything, down to the way I placed my hands on a serve. It was a little uncomfortable. But I knew that she knew what she was doing. She was very successful at her previous school."
A major change in Tonyan's game was that she stayed on the court at all times this season under Tomic.
"This was the first year that I played all around and I played defense," Tonyan said. "I'd never done that before."
The results were impressive as Tonyan was named first-team All-Mid-American Conference for the second year in a row.
Tonyan, one of seven juniors on the team, also helped the Falcons (22-11) rebound from a 4-7 start and low expectations. The team was voted to finish third in the six-team MAC East Division.
"We played a lot of Big Ten teams, and I thought, 'Oh God, this is going to be a long season,'" she said.
Tonyan, who ranked second on the team with 417 kills and 197 digs, helped the Falcons roar to a 9-0 start in conference play.
"Our saying was, 'Believe BiG,'" she said. "Nobody expected us to win."
Bowling Green's winning ways led them to the MAC Tournament title after a 13-3 regular-season record.
At a regional at Penn State, Tonyan had 15 digs and nine kills to help BGSU win the program's first postseason match, a 3-2 first-round victory against Yale.
"It was awesome," Tonyan said.
Bowling Green held opponents to a .184 hitting percentage, which ranked second in the MAC.
Upper Iowa honors: Kelsey Taldone, a junior defender at D-II Upper Iowa, was chosen Wednesday as a 2012 National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-Central Region second-team selection.
Taldone, a Crystal Lake South grad, helped Upper Iowa post a school-record 15 wins during the fall season and was part of a defense that recorded 14 shutouts, the best total in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. Taldone, who was a third-team All-NSIC selection and an NSIC All-Tournament choice, had two goals and two assists this season.
She was joined on the All-NSIC team by honorable mention selection and Upper Iowa sophomore forward Kali Loescher (Crystal Lake South), who led the Peacocks (15-3-2) with seven goals this season.
Upper Iowa also got offensive contributions from sophomore forward Corinne Wronski (Huntley), who had two goals and four assists, and freshman midfielder Madie Edwards (Crystal Lake Central), who had two goals and an assist.
Concordia achiever: Crystal Lake South grad Kamile Udrenaite was honored Monday as the Northern Athletics Conference Women's Indoor Track & Field Student-Athlete of the Week.
Udrenaite, a sophomore at D-III Concordia in River Forest, placed eighth last weekend in the shot put at Illinois State's Redbird Open with a toss of 35 feet, 111⁄2 inches. Udrenaite posted a career-best effort in the weight throw with a heave of 41-10˝ to place 10th.
Concordia was one of only two D-III schools to compete at the ISU meet.
Top freshman: Cary-Grove grad Erik Gustafson, a freshman defender for D-III Augustana's men's soccer team, was named the team's Newcomer of the Year this fall. Gustafson appeared in 14 matches for Augie (6-9-3).
SBlt Barry Bottino writes a weekly column and a blog about local college athletes for the Northwest Herald. Write to him at email@example.com, check out his On Campus blog at McHenryCountySports.com and follow him @BarryOnCampus on Twitter.


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JEFFERSONVILLE, NY—I love to wax poetic about my love for this sport or that, as each has its allure and special appeal. The same holds true for the three sports seasons of the year. After a trying but captivating winter, we have all anxiously awaited the glorious arrival of spring.
Champing at the bit to get to my first baseball game, a home opener for Sullivan West vs. league rival Liberty, I had hoped for a sunny day and a warm wafting breeze. I should have known better. Instead, the diamond duel was played out in the rain, preceded by some sleet amidst plummeting temperatures. Thus the inspiration for the quote, at center right, by the Carpenters. The two schools have enjoyed a fierce baseball rivalry over the years, but this one looked as if it would be anything, but captivating as the Westies jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the bottom of the first, initiated by a leadoff triple from senior Jared Meola, a blast to center field off Liberty starter Killian Bloat. Zach O'Connor drew a walk and stole second, as Meola stole home. The Bulldogs loaded the bases as Bloat hit Gavin Owen, who would later be plunked again, and walked Owen Andrews. A walk to Ronj Padu plated the second run and a bases-clearing double by Westie starting pitcher Cody Franskevicz made it 5-0. Liberty got one run back in the top of the second as Phillip Cohen scored on a passed ball. They added a second run in the fourth as Caleb Philips turned his leadoff walk into a run by stealing home. The Westies tacked on two runs in the bottom of the fourth off reliever Brendon Siegel to make it 7-2 as Zach O'Connor and Patrick Pierce scored. But Liberty would not relent. Franskevicz's victorious day on the hill ended with 96 pitches after four-and-a-third innings. He struck out five and walked six in his outing. Meola pitched two-thirds of an inning and Pierce recorded the save with two innings of work. Meola and Pierce each yielded two runs (one earned and one unearned). In the top of the sixth, Liberty threatened as the Indians got close at 7-6. Cohen scored on a wild pitch from Meola, and Morris Schrader turned a walk from Pierce into a run as he came around to score on a ground out by Andrew Philips. The Westies, who never trailed, got three runs in the bottom of the sixth. Franskevicz drove in Owen Andrews. He then scored as Nick Grossman reached on an error. A pair of walks loaded the bases and Grossman scored as Pierce walked to make it Sullivan West 10-Liberty 6. Sullivan West improved to 1-1 (1-0 OCIAA). Liberty fell to 0-1 (0-1 OCIAA). The two teams completed their league series over the course of the rest of the week. For an album of photos visit www.sportsinsights.smugmug.com [1].


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George West City Manager Sandra Martinez said the two-day event drew in a crowd of about 2,500 people, 20 vendors and a lot of out-of-town visitors for George West. Each cook-off team paid $150 to compete.
Performances included mariachi dance groups such as Beeville's Fiesta Ballet Folklorico and bands such as George West's Pear Ratz and the Kyle Carpenter Band added to the festivities' flavor.
"We think it went great," Martinez said. "It's twofold; we're trying to promote local events and trying to raise money for our sports complex."
More than $6,500 in cash prizes were awarded in the cook-off, with the meats categories sanctioned by the International Bar-B-Q Cookers Association. A team of judges took one bite of each dish for all eight categories and rated them one at a time.
This year's categories included brisket, rubs, chicken, ribeye steak, hot wings, beans, dessert and fajitas.
Awards in each category were $500 for first place down to $100 for fifth place, the grand champion won $1,000 and a trophy and the reserve champion won $500 and a trophy.
Cook-off results and the winners of Mr. and Mrs. Cinco de Mayo were not available in time for press.


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René Lavand is without equal in his chosen field. He has held audiences around the world spellbound with his poetic and emotional style of presentation. Thirty years ago René Lavand, "the one-armed magician from Argentina," created a sensation on The Ed Sullivan Show. Since then he has devoted his life to refining and performing his own brand of close-up magic. Luminaries such as Dai Vernon, Slydini, Juan Tamariz and Ascanio have referred to him as one of magic's great treasures and an artist of the highest degree.
This book is the culmination of that lifetime of work. Now under one cover are René's first two books Slow Motion Magic I and II as well as the never-before published Volume III. Additional routines have been culled from existing sets of Spanish language lecture notes and of course it includes René's trademark routine with three bread crumbs and a tea cup as seen on The World's Greatest Magic. All of this great material has been re-translated from the original Spanish manuscripts and with the assistance of video tape and live demonstrations, each routine has been completely rewritten. Finally, 225 line drawings by Homer Liwag were added to further clarify this wealth of material.
You will be astounded by the techniques that René has created which allow him to perform these miracles but as he never fails to point out at his lectures, "... it is possible to perform these effects with two hands as well." His theories on presentation and methodology serve as valuable lessons to all magicians. If you never perform a single trick from this book, Magic From the Soul still stands as an important work for those who are interested in magic as a performing art.
Not to be overlooked is the first chapter of this book; a short biography of René that is illustrated with numerous photographs. Here is a book to inspire any true lover of mystery written by a man who has earned the right to call magic an art. Author:
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*Sits around and waits for Light.. to arrive*
Is this your first suiton training?
*Jumps up*
Aye sempai, this is my first!
Ok then, Tell me
-What is water
-How it is used in narutoverse
-Know water users
-Kg that involve Suiton
Well, water is made up of H20 molecules which are covalently bonded together. Water is in a liquid state at room temperature.In the ninja world, is one of the basic elemental transformations allowing the user to gain control of water, or form it with their own chakra. Water techniques can also be spewed from the mouth.Water style is very common amongst Kirigakure villagers. Tobirama Senju was acknowledged as one greatest water users. Kisame, Mei Terumi, Suigetsu and the Second Mizukage are notable users.Water's strength is against fire techniques, as it is known that water can be used to extinguish flames, however, it is weak to earth techniques as the earth have strong structures which can eliminate the force of incoming water techniques.Many KG include water such as Wood, Boil, Ice and Storm release
OK, now tell me the relationship with water/lightning, and water/wind
Well, you could use water style techniques, to channel your Raiton tecniques through since water is a great conductor of electricity.
I'm not too familiar with the relationship between water and wind, but I believe you could use wind style techniques to speed up a water style attack heading towards the opponent.
Well, for the relationship with wind. Wind adds more destructive power to the water, while sometimes also allow you to counter techniques you wouldn't normally be able to counter with just Water.
Go over to that water source, stand in it and tell me what you feel.
Ah okay, I get it *Takes in what you said*
*I walk over to the water, and dip my feet into it*
Well, the water feels very cold, and I can feel it swirling around my feet.
Not good enough, more detail.
Tell me. What do you feel? What are the properties of water? How does it effect you and how?
Ah okay
*Goes into deeper thought. As I step in, I feel how loose and fluid the water is, due to it's atomic structure being bonded by weak intermolecular forces allowing it to demonstrate and exhibit properties of a liquid. Well initially, the water feels ice cold, and I can feel it pinching at my skin like small needles, causing my skin to cool down and my hairs to stand on their ends. As this happens, the water begins to feel much cooler and warmer, almost as if I begin to become one with the water. As I stand still, the water also becomes stagnant and the swirling movement around my feet depletes. This unmoving water, is soothing, putting me into a state of bliss as it relaxes the skin and muscles of my feet.*
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Send your chakra into the water, creating a small wave
*I bend down and place my hands on the surface of the water, and focus as I begin to channel my chakra into the water. Whilst I do this, I picture a crashing wave in my mind, and by focusing on the image, a wave of water moving forward is formed out of the water source*
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Ready for your first technique?
I was born ready sempai!
(Suiton No Jutsu) - Water technique
Ok, now that you know how to channel your chakra and make the water ripple, i would like you to do a simple technique that can be very useful. I would like you to harness your suiton chakra and create small objects such as small waves, sheild, and blasts of water. Ok first i would like you to consecrate and try not to breathe so hard and at a fast pace, just take slow breaths and think. Think of how the water feel, its texture, its strength and weaknesses. Now i would like you to send your chakra through the water. If you decide to make a shield, make sure to use shape manipulation to change the shape of the water. Ok now try it. That was great, but starting now i would like you to give me ways to counter and how this technique is useful.
*i begin by relaxing the muscles in my body, getting my heart rate to a normal level, then breathing slowly and concentrating as I place my hand on the surface of the water and begin channeling my chakra into the water. As I do this, I imagine a sword in my mind and stress on the sharp edge of the blade; I focus hard on the image, and the water begins to form into it as it flows easily and fluid. As the blade begins to form, the water begins to feel more solid and more resistable to blows. Eventually, the sword forms out of the water.*
This technique can counter fire style techniques rank C or lower, and can be countered by Earth techniques rank D or higher.
The technique can be used to form a quick weapon to attack your opponent when there is a short range opening, it can also be used to defend the user as a shield against a weak incoming attack in an emergency.
Hmm, use this in a combo @_@
In a combo you say?
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MONTPELIER A special education expert advocates making mental health services available to all students.
The House Committee on Education heard testimony Wednesday from Erin Maguire, president of the Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators, who said mental health services must become an entitlement for all children in need.
There are no wait lists for kindergarten, Maguire said. There are no wait lists for when a child breaks an arm. There should not be wait lists for mental health services.
The testimony came in response to a study issued jointly by the Agency of Education and the Agency of Human Services which looked at the delivery of school-based mental health and substance services.
Data from the study came from a survey sent to special education directors for all of the states districts and supervisory unions. With a response rate of 56 percent, the study shows 73 percent of schools have a behavior interventionist, a staff member who provides one-on-one or small-group support for students with an emotional disturbance. However, only 12 percent offer some sort of family therapy.
If we dont treat family structures as well treating the student, we dont get positive outcomes, said Maguire, whose council collected and analyzed the data.
Maguires recommendation went beyond the recommendations in the study, which calls for greater collaboration between the Agency of Education and the Agency of Human Services and stresses the need to reduce the boundaries created by confidentiality requirements. These requirements make teaming around an individual student a challenge, the study finds.
Since 1992, Vermont schools have offered mental health services through a program called Success Beyond Six, which allows schools to provide services through a local designated agency. Forty percent of those services are billed to Medicaid, with the remainder paid by the district or supervisory union.
According to the study, 65 percent of schools engage private therapists who come to the school and bill Medicaid or a private insurer. However, private insurance providers typically do not cover mental health services, said Charlie Biss, director of the Children, Adolescent and Family Unit for the Department of Mental Health.
Biss drew an analogy between mental health and substance abuse services, noting that all students should receive counseling to reduce substance abuse, but not every student needs substance abuse treatment.
All kids need mental health services. They dont all need mental health treatment, Biss said.
Biss addressed how mental health among students is not tied to household poverty.
Mental health is an equal-opportunity situation, Biss said. Mental illness and suicide cut across the financial spectrum.
The study cites data from the 2013 Vermont Youth Risk Behavior Study, which shows 21 percent of high school students reported feeling sad for at least two weeks in a 12-month period. In addition, 11 percent of students made a plan to commit suicide, while 5 percent made an attempt.
Committee Chairwoman Johannah Leddy Donovan, a Democrat from Burlington, asked if there is an equity issue across the state, in terms of the mental health services offered by schools.
Laurel Omland, from the Department of Mental Health, acknowledged there is a disparity between services offered in Chittenden or Washington counties and those offered by smaller and more rural districts.
Just how many students need services and how many need them and are not receiving them is question that went unanswered by the study, which cites national data that shows one in five children and adolescents have one or more mental, emotional or behavioral disorders.
Deborah Quackenbush with the Agency of Education noted that the study was born out of survey data collected from special education directors. Just as not all special education students receive mental health services, she said, not all students who receive or should receive mental health services are in special education.
On the substance abuse side, the study showed that the Department of Health issues annual grants of up to $40,000 to 21 supervisory unions across the state to provide education and counseling.
According to the study, during the 2013-14 school year, the grants funded the screening of about 1,500 students for mental health or substance abuse.
Of those students, 345 received referrals for substance abuse services, while 551 were referred for mental health services. However, only 22 percent of students who received referrals reported actually connecting with the recommended service.
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Mike D'antoni. Atleast hes better than Isiah. I hope.
Again, I wonder which Knicks team you watched last year. Did Curry's numbers go up when Jamal went down? No, he did less, and teams made others do more. I wonder why? Maybe becuase they actually RESPECT Jamal's ability from the outside even though he can at times be streaky. The fact that he is so streaky garners respect as if he was NOT streaky. The sheer fact he can score 20 in a quarter before you know it scares teams enough to stretch the defense. No one is leaving him wide open. When does that happen? So again, tell me the need to get a one trick pony like Matt Carrol who can do nothing when a defender gets on him? Same for Barnes? That is why they don't get the huge money, because they can't defend, or put the ball on the floor. So that means they NEED to have other players around them to succeed at what they do best. Right now, on this Knicks team right now, Matt Carrol would STILL BE CRAWFORD'S BACKUP. TODAY. They press steph, who are you passing too? Carrol? They put Bowen on Carrol, is he scoring? Maybe if they double Eddie with Bowen. If not... Carrol gives you nothing. Can't go to the rim, no athleticism. Jump-shooter. Glorified Steve Kerr... IF THAT.
The Cavs just got to the finals with a broken down Hughes and someone named Boobie along with Lebron. Who can REALLY shoot out of those 3? Now no one is underating having a great shooter at the 2... But I think you are overrating the need, especially on this team to have a great one.
They have enough solid shooters to space the floor for Curry. When those solid shooters went down ( Q, Crawford, Nate for a bit ) All the sudden so did our scoring and effectiveness on offense. So that tells me despite how you feel personally about the SG on the team, the LEAGUE feels differently because they, unlike you respected the shooters we had. Enough to less frequently double a man in the middle no one can gaurd one on one.
Far as triple teams are concerned, with no illegal defense and no perimeter threats, they certainly did triple Curry.
Vs Orlando late in the season, I believe we lost by a point late, they freuqently had Battie in front, Dwight in back, and whoever the gaurd was opposite Steph, that player lagged off to make the entry pass tough. Basically daring Balkman, Collins, Rose, Hurt Francis or the like to shoot a long J. Battie, Howard and a g or forward... Yea... that's 3 people on one. Go back and watch some late tapes and see how they shaded their defenses the last 10 games or so to have two on Curry even without the ball, and bring the third defender down.
And I was at a lot of these games, so I seen the angles the tv don't show...
ummmmmm... let's remember the squad we had when we signed Mal...
Penny Hardaway, Allan Houston, Jamal Crawford, Jermaine Jackson
Stephon Marbury
Maurice Taylor, Malik Rose, JYD, Butler, Sweetney
Tim Thomas, Ariza
Bruno Sundov, K. Thomas
remember, we got Mal to be H20's back up yall... think about it as a GM... H20 is 33... recovering from knee surgery and prolly retiring soon... this kid in Chi just had a monster year and you've been following him for a few years now... perfect scenario is the kid learns the art of the SG from H20 and becomes his replacement when he isn't effective...
H20 got hurt... and Mal was our most talented substitute... we didn't have a team that could survive with Caroll or Barnes at the 2... Mal's talents were supposed to be honed with H20's mentoring... but that didn't happen and here were are almost 4 years later with Craw stagnant... his signing was similar to the JJ13 (but far better from a basketball perspective) in that way... he filled a desperate need we had... but things didn't pan out the way we expected them to...
i think we're overlooking the key elements Craw brings to the table in our rush to ship him out... I would only trade him away if we got an offensive facilitator (Brevin Knight) and a relyable scorer (think Steve Kerr, John Paxson type)... since Mal is good at both but not good enough to make a differnce... otherwise... I say keep him since he has the best chemisty with Curry on the team (for real... even Eddy's demeanor changed after Mal was hurt) and he is the most willing to take the game winning shot...
and everyone clamoring for stevenson... did you see how brightly he shined in the playoffs? i thought so...
I like Jamal. He is the type of guard you need in the today's NBA because has the skills to play either the 1 or the 2 when needed. He is not a pure shooter but how many pure shooters are out there anymore. He more than makes up for his streak shooting with his ability to slash and score in the paint. Jamal is probably the most complete player on the team and I think he still has potential to get better. Remember he played very little college ball before he went pro. Really liked him here in Chicago and was really glad we picked him up. Definately a keeper in my book.
Alot pure shooters in the NBA. From Miller, Allen, Dirk, Nash, Redd, Bibby, Kapano, Peja, Raja, Lewis, Brent Barry, Barbosa, Krover, etc. I would even put guys like Kobe and Arenas on there, they can hit from anywhere in the court, the only problem is their shot selection. What seperates them from Jamal is their superior ability and talent, and slashing and driving to the paint, something Crawford rarely does.
The problem is, Crawford doesn't slash or score in the paint.
Crawford is the most one dimensional player on this team, I laughed when you said he's the most complete player for the New York Knicks.
Crawford is a NBA veteran already, no more potential talk. Yes he can get better, but he was an over hyped player.
This is the same guy who said Marbury isn't even worthy to be on the Knicks, but "Jamal" is a keeper, lmao.
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Someone really needs to clarify make others better. Becuase no matter how gifted a player is, if the others around him suck, his team, will in turn suck.
Steve Nash gets those assist based on the system being based around him, and the players around him FINISH what he starts. If they sucked, so would his numbers.
The fact that Steph has the career avg in points and assist that he does while not playing significant time with a player on his level speaks volumes about his ability as a player.
Kidd Played with Mash and Jackson along with himself a few years. In NJ the east was so weak it was tailor made for the success they had with those horses he ran with. And now he has Vince and Jefferson, along with other solid players.
The one year Steph had players on his level per say, they won 53 games in the west. Then the next year Stoudamire gets hurt.
Then he gets traded to NY and he again is the only good player on the team due to Al's injury. So again, his whole career he has been the best player on his team by far. Kidd, Nash, Billups, Parker all those guys have had equal, or better talent around them while they were winning those years.
That is why this is the year Steph must show up. Because the talent around him NOW is more than capable of performing to his level. NOW HE WILL NOT GET A PASS. He has a center, pf and gaurds galore to finish what he starts. No reason to think he should not be close to or at double digit assist for the season.
I for one am a Steph fan, and I hope... Lemme say I EXPECT him to avg no less than 10 assist a game, 3.5-4 boards and game and about 11-14 ppg. No reason he should not coming off his most unselfish season, and what he has around him. And the Knicks better make the playoffs. And not just make em, make noise in em with this team. No excuses.
I'm not saying he never had 3 defenders on him. I'm Just saying he wasn't triple teamed as a game plan. You plan two double team a player. very rarely do you triple team, unless it's a mix up or important part of game. Even jerome james would get tripled I if the games tied and he has ball in the paint? Defenses tend to throw the kitchen sink at players in the paint whenthe games on the line.
I think you over look the elements Crawford brings to the game. He has high turnovers,(last year career High 2.75TO per game. So much for making good decisions.) Takes a lot of shots away from other players on our team. Sure he's not afraid to take the tough shot, at end of game, with two or three guys on him, No he doesn't really pass when he should. All year he had Q, nate and steph(and fransis) out there. None of them are scared of the big shot. A regular shooting guard can bring every thing crawfish does. A point I make in this post is how on defense the knicks got beat by the three. No Name shooters, going for career highs against knicks. The league loves the three. We need an answer for that. We need to beable to crush a ralley with a dagger 3, or finish a ralley with a deadly 3. With a little more consistency.
The cavs, so they don't have damon jones, the 3 point specialist PG. They have no 3point shooting? James, never takes 3's. Your blind man? They also had david wesly?
Curry was tired at end of season because he's fat, and the knicks had no shooting guards with Q and Jamaal out. Yeah of course you triple curry in the paint at the end of a game, thats close. You don't want to give up easy basket. But he did not regularly draw triple teams during season, only situational. Heck if nate robison got the ball in the paint with only a couple ticks left and the other team with a 1-2pt lead, theyd triple him? Does that mean he's triple teamed as a team strategy for every game? No it means the situation called for it. Also Curry was double with or without crawford in the game. Any NBA guard can dump the ball into a big man and any NBA guard should be able to catch a pass and be a triple threat.
The thing that the detractors of Jamal Crawford seem to be missing, is the fact that, whatever his limitations are or presumed to be I should say, he still makes the team better. In the end that is what counts. So yea, there are other 2's which are better than Crawford, but when I hear names like Barnes, Carrol, Korver and the like, compared to Craw, that is just ridiculous. Those guys are not better than Crawford whatsoever. Yes he takes bad shots at times, but so do a lot of Shooting Guards, they are suppose to SHOOT! ..
Jzero, no way in hell you convincing anyone with half a brain Matt Carrol plays defense. I guess it's not possible for him to have a good day and Jamal have a bad day? Secondly, for as good as you say he is, he fg is only 3 points higher than Jamals and JC shoots a lot more.
Who says, I wonder if so and so will score on Matt Carrol today? Or Barnes? These guys don't play d. But unlike Jamal Carrol can afford his guy to get by him because Okefor DOES play d. That is the real problem with the Knicks defense is no intimidation up front. And that more than anything needs to change. How many times did a big set a pick and Curry not play help d when the gaurd flashed to the paint or was open from 3? Or how many times did a big set a pick and Curry watch that same little gaurd lay him up? It's not all on the gaurds. I seen many times Steph has his man and here comes a pick and now his man is wide open and scores. Plenty. Not saying JC is Artest, but a lot of times the gaurds took the blame for the Bigs being unaware. Curry, Frye and Lee are all stupid off picks. If you dont help these gaurds will score.
Carrol is so good on both ends, they gave him money to stay, and then made him a bench warmer by trading for Richardson. How bout that.
And again far as triple teams go. TEAMS... not one, but ALL them teams knew no one could shoot from the perimeter save Steph and Nate. Collins, Balkman Malik, these guys were in the game same time
So once Steph aint have the rock, it was hit or miss from everyone else perimeter wise. That is why they never even paid those other guys much attention. Lived with whatever they hit from deep but would not let Curry beat them. Over and over and over and over down the stretch teams would start by Fronting Curry, The gaurd with the ball, his man would basically dare him to shoot, and then on the pass, here comes the other big on Curry. Constantly when the play was called for him. Many teams did this. And why would that not be the game plan? NO ONE ON THE TEAM CAN SHOOT LOL!!!! Make them beat you!
I dont know... If I was a coach that would be in my game plan.
I know Guards are suppose to shoot! but they are suppose to do it well!!!
Key stat he ranked in the bottom of FG% and in the bottom of 3pt FG%. He only avged 17ppg, due to his number of attempts. Before he got hurt the only person on the team who had more shots then him was curry. I'd much rather see Q shooting or Marbury. other SG who take that many shots, avg like 20ppg. Because they hit more shots! Because their FG% is way better.
Let's...Go...Lottery! Let's...Go...Lottery!!! Say it with me Knicks fans!


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A Wisconsin lawyer has pleaded guilty to his fifth drunken driving offense.
Charles Labanowsky, 62, of Kenosha also pleaded guilty to three counts of bail jumping Thursday.
Labanowsky was arrested on drunken driving charges in April 2012, when he was found unresponsive behind the wheel after his car jumped a curb.
Court records say his blood-alcohol concentration was 0.39 percent, nearly five times the legal limit of 0.08 percent.
Lebanowsky posted $5,000 cash for his release from jail on that charge. While out on bond, he was charged with 10 counts of bail jumping.
After he pleaded guilty to four charges, the remaining counts were dismissed. Lebanowsky's defense attorney said his client will voluntarily give up his law license.
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Friday, March 23, 2007
Iran kidnaps British armed forces
15 British sailors and marines have been kidnapped by Iranian Revolutionary Guard. The Brits were doing a standard boarding and check operation on a freighter vessel in Iraqi waters when they were surrounded by fast attack boats belonging to Iran. Without a shot the Iranians removed the British sailors and took them into Iranian waters. The current location of the navy personal is unknown.
The sailors were seized near the Shatt al-Arab which has long been in dispute by Iran and Iraq but internationally recognized as Iraqi.
There are several ways to read this incident on a immediate basis. It could have been a setup where the Iranians had been hoping a ship would boarded and sprung the trap when the Brits boarded a vessel. Or the freighter could have been carrying supplies for Shia insurgents. When the vessel was being boarded the Iranians may have decided the contents were worth protecting and launched their ambush on the sailors.
This is the second time British sailors have been kidnapped by Iran. In 2004, eight British sailors were captured then released. It has been rumored that Iranian President Ahmadinejad wanted to kidnap Coalition troops ever since Brigadier General Ali Reza Asgari defected to the west
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At some time we have to stand up to them. give them back or nuke em
Does anyone else get the feeling the Iran is just looking for trouble here. We know they hate the West, but they keep hiding behind the U.N.(China and Russia) who will support them against the U.S. We were able to go into Iraq, now its time to go into Iran. Yes, war will be bad, with many casualties, etc, but when a rougue nation such as Iran keeps on asking for it, we need to give it to them. We all know they are on track to develop nuclear weapons, regardless of what they claim. I think, the world need to get a spine and stand up to these guys. How much longer are we going to put up with this?
- Catholicgauze said...
It seems like Iran is puffing its chest trying to seem big. We need to continue to boost insurgents in Iran (http://catholicgauze.blogspot.com/2007/02/insurgency-in-iran.html) and support those in the cities who oppose the regime. Most Iranians are nationalistic. Most of those either are neutral to the US or even have some positive feelings towards America. Iran was once a powerful ally, we should help it return to that state.
- Eddie said...
I fear a similar set-up for American sailors performing boarding missions... or insurgents sponsored by Iran overrunning one of those small American outposts recently set up in Baghdad.