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GTA Vice City apk 1.03 Full Download
GTA Vice City apk is now available in Google Play for Android platform. All the old looks of 1980 with some new looks but with old streets of vice city. You will find all the missions and complete look of game as it was in PC version but now available to download free android games.
At 10 year anniversary of Rock star Games, it brings GTA Vice City apk to mobile devices with High Definition graphics, updated controls. and a lot of new features which includes:
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- Compatible with the Mo-Ga Wireless Game Controller and select USB game pads to play with that
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Supported Languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Korean, Russian, and Japanese.
For optimal performance, we recommend re-booting your device after downloading and closing other applications when playing Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. This game is almost available for every Android device with 1GHz processor and 1Gigs or RAM. So its not a big deal for everybody to download it and feel the power of mobile gaming.
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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size ½ of recipe
Calories 276
Total Fat 17 g
Saturated Fat 6 g
Sodium 240 mg
Total Carbohydrate 7.5 g
Dietary Fiber 2 g
Protein 20.5 g
Ingredients and Preparation
Ingredients Measures
Olive oil 2 teaspoons
Garlic cloves, minced 2
Jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped ½
Diced tomatoes, no salt added ½ (14 ½-ounce) can
Oregano 1 teaspoon
Scallions, chopped 3
Flank steak, visible fat trimmed ½ pound
Salt 1/8 teaspoon
- Prepare indoor or outdoor grill.
- Heat 2 teaspoons olive oil in a small skillet over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and jalapeno pepper, and sauté for 1-2 minutes. Add the diced tomatoes and oregano to the skillet. Stir and reduce heat to low. Cook for another 2-3 minutes. Stir in scallions and cook for just another minute or two.
- Season steaks with salt. Place steaks on grill and cook for 2-3 minutes on each side, or until desired degree of doneness.
- Let steak rest for a few minutes and then slice into strips and serve with the salsa.


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I can think of only a few things in a baby's young life that are more traumatizing than tiny teeth making an appearance. When those first baby teeth started cutting through my little one's gums I would have done anything to take that pain away from him. I imagine that all mothers feel the exact same way!
Baby teeth, or deciduous teeth, form between the six and eighth week of pregnancy and permanent teeth are ready to go by the halfway mark, which is 20 weeks. However, these teeth won't actually make their presence known for quite a few months after birth.
Of all the great advice that we received when I was pregnant, I wish someone warned me about teething. With our first, it came like a thief in the night and the uncontrollable crying and sobbing around the five-month mark began. Our little angel was in pain for seemingly no apparent reason and there was little that we could do to stop it.
I made a desperate phone call to my mother seeking reassurance that I was not, in fact, the worst mother in the entire world. Her calm, cool, and collected response was that my baby must be teething. She instructed me to feel around in her mouth and see if I could feel any ridges along her gums and, sure enough, there were two prickly little deciduous teeth protruding from my darling's gum line. A little Tylenol, some teethers, and frozen fruit in a mesh-type contraption restored the calm in our home.
Remember, even though it might seem a bit premature to be fixated on your baby's oral health, there is no time like the present to start putting in place the foundation for a good dental hygiene routine. Rest assured that your little one and your dentist will thank you for it.
Do you have any special tips and tricks for dealing with a teething baby? Tell us below in the comments section?
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What we like about What's in Your Bug-Out Bag? is that it came from you, the average person — not some overrated tactical "professional" and definitely not a gas-masked ultra-paranoid on a TV show.
Editor's Pick: Living Ready Basic Survival Kit
The recent events on the East Coast and the debacle left behind by Hurricane Sandy have brought the prepper mindset into sharp focus. That's why I've picked our Living Ready Basic Survival Kit as this week's editor's choice.
Gun Quotes: Trust Your Bug-Out Gear?
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On the fourth weekend in June, amateur (ham) radio operators from around the country and world converge on the air for Field Day, a tactical and emergency exercise designed to demonstrate the long-range communications capabilities of amateur (ham) radio.


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Heather Nellis/Recorder staff Pierre Manigault, left, his daughters GiGi and India present the Sanford Stakes trophy to jockey Shaun Bridgmohan, center, and trainer Michael Dilger, second from right.
Heather Nellis/Recorder staff State Sen. Cecilia Tkaczyk, left, and L.F. "Sam" Hildebrandt, past president of Friends of the Sanford Stud Farm, meet horse Tucker at Saratoga Race Course Sunday during the 99th run of the Sanford Stakes. Tkaczyk joined the group for its annual Sanford Stakes Day "Lunch at the Track" event.
Heather Nellis/Recorder staff Jockey Shaun Bridgmohan poses with horse Wired Bryan to the winner's circle at Saratoga Race Course Sunday. Wired Bryan won the 99th running of the Sanford Stakes, a race named to honor Amsterdam carpet mogul Stephen Sanford.
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Recorder News Staff
SARATOGA SPRINGS -- The Sanford Stakes at Saratoga Race Course is already a special day for Amsterdam mogul Stephen Sanford's descendants, and the local group trying to keep the memory of his racing contributions alive.
On Sunday, though, the 99th run marked a two-pronged milestone that will charge them in preparing for next year's benchmark -- not only has it been 100 years since Sanford passed, but what's left of his thoroughbred racing farm in the town of Amsterdam was included in the State and National Registers of Historic Places just two months ago.
"The inclusion to the registry was huge, and well-deserved," said Sanford's great-great grandson Pierre Manigault, who credited the Friends of the Sanford Stud Farm in its efforts to preserve the farm. "It's not only an honor to the farm and my great-great grandfather's legacy, but to the town of Amsterdam, too."
Sanford, owner of the former Amsterdam carpet business that employed 25 percent of the city's population at its height, started what's referred to as the Hurricana Stud Farm in 1880. At its greatest extent, Hurricana spanned approximately 800 contiguous acres and possibly as much as 200 additional noncontiguous acres in the town and city of Amsterdam, according to the register.
Sanford and his son John Sanford were the first to successfully breed thoroughbred horses in this section of the country, the registry says. The farm housed 10 stallions and 50 mares at a time, producing between 25 and 40 foals a year.
Sanford, who raced thoroughbreds under the purple and gold colors of Hurricana Farm, first brought horses to Saratoga in 1880, and, from its home base in Amsterdam, remained one of the venerable track's most prominent names for generations.
The Sanford Stakes first ran in 1913, the year of his death, and has been a fixture of the Saratoga track season every year since, save for a one-year hiatus in 2005.
Though there are no longer Sanford descendants in the Amsterdam area, relatives traditionally come back to celebrate the race with the Friends, the nonprofit group dedicated to preserving what is left of Sanford's farm on Route 30 in the town of Amsterdam.
Manigault joins the Friends every year for their annual Sanford Stakes Day "Lunch at the Track," and as he has done the past several years, presented the trophy to the winner of the race.
Both Manigault, Friends President Scott Friers and past president Louis F. "Sam" Hildebrandt say they're gearing up for the 100th run next year, and hope to have some special events and features to commemorate it.
That includes attempts to establish a temporary display to honor the Sanford Stakes at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, just across from the Saratoga Racetrack.
Friers said the Friends will make a marked push to increase awareness of Sanford's contributions to the racing industry, and of the farm's history.
"People who aren't from around here, or maybe the younger generations don't know the significance of the Sanford name," Friers said. "They just look and see a barn -- but it's obviously so much more. We just need to get people there."


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New media is the new buzzword that can mean everything and nothing. It goes largely undefined, but is used as if everyone knows exactly what it means. The term, itself, may even be mildly offensive to the veterans of traditional media. By declaring itself "new", it is positioning as "old", that which came before. This rather presumptuous nomenclature begs three questions, which we will consider in turn:
- What makes new media new?
- Does new media compete with or complement traditional media?
- Does new media require different marketing strategies
While addressing these questions, we will also keep an eye on the underlying issue of how new media effects media marketing going forward.
What Makes New Media New?
The term, new media, itself, is a marketing ploy. New media requires one to cast what came before it as old media. New media sounds better than old media. But if you say, traditional media, then anything else would be non-traditional media. Suddenly, it doesn't sound quite as appealing. Therefore, it is in the best interest of those with new media content to market it as something completely different than what came before. Many are eager to get on the new media bandwagon without ever expressing what is new about what they are doing. Let's see if we can do better.
To do this, we need to narrow our focus to one form of media, in this case, music. The end result of "old" media music was that a person would buy their favorite music in a form they could enjoy, and listen to it in a way that brought them the greatest emotional satisfaction. If they really enjoyed it, they would share it with a friend. There were ways they could enjoy it for free, or purchase it. The exact same thing can be said about new media music.
What's radically different is how we get to the end result. The three major tent poles of the music industry are production, marketing, and distribution. This is actually applicable to all media. All of these aspects of the process have changed.
There was a time when production could only be done by big studios with deep pockets. Now, anyone with $1,000 worth of hardware and software can rival the big studios in production value. That means big studios are no longer the production gatekeepers of the music world.
Similarly, marketing on a massive scale could only be done by gatekeepers with deep pockets. The primary method of marketing was through radio play. If you were not played on the radio, you did not exist. Today, many music listeners do not even own a radio save the one that came in their car.
Distribution was the leg of the stool represented by the big music retailers. Companies like Tower Records and Sam Goody wielded a lot of power in determining which acts would be successful, and to what degree. Now, locked down retail distribution has been upstaged by more open Internet distribution and the question of how to distribute music has gotten trickier.
A big part of the shift in distribution is due to new types of licensing agreements. Traditionally, the draconian licenses were held by the studios. Performers rarely owned their own music, and had little say over how to distribute music in general. Today, companies like TuneCore provide artists with new types of licenses that give the artists much more control, and opens their work to a wider audience.
In summary, new media democratizes the media process.
Does New Media Compete with or Complement Traditional Media
The short answer is yes, and yes. It does both, the same way that any evolutionary process does. Internet-based entertainment is in fierce competition with traditional television and radio programming. Though, in the end, it is hard to tell why it should matter which box from which content is enjoyed. In the case of Netflix and Hulu, we are watching the same content presented by television, except on computers and devices without TV tuners. These days, cable and satellite providers have their own on-demand options. Just choose your delivery system. The media is the same.
The business models are also slowly converging. Netflix offers unlimited streaming for about $10 per month. Dish offers the same thing through their Blockbuster partnership. They can both be experienced on Internet-connected devices. While Netflix offers all content ad free. the same cannot be said for other new-media services like Hulu, which is loaded with ads.
Even podcasts have lengthy ad breaks that make users reach for the Fast-Forward button. TV shows are promoted on Podcasts, and apps are promoted on TV. They are competing. They are partners. There is no clear winner, and both may yet fall to something new just around the corner. The freedom TuneCore provides musicians might be offer a glimpse into that future.
Does New Media Require Different Marketing Strategies
Absolutely! There was a time when marketing was almost unnecessary for media. Marketing was just a matter of which media the gatekeepers would present. There were only a handful of stations, genres, and major artists. Elvis didn't need to market. He just needed to show up.
Eliminating the gatekeeper means that almost anyone can produce media. That means that everyone has to try a lot harder to rise to the top and be heard over the noise. These days, you can't just hand someone a pile of money, be played over the radio more times than everyone else, and succeed.
You have to appeal to a highly engaged niche. Generalists do not do well in a democratized system. There are no longer three genres of music but dozens, if not hundreds. Pick one and super serve it.
Finally, you have to elevate your game. Before, just getting in the door meant success. People would be forced to buy an album full of garbage because that was all that was on offer. Today, there are a lot more artists to choose from, and you can buy the songs you like while ignoring the rest. That means that you actually have to earn it. Your audience has more options than just you.
At the end of the day, new media is just a fusion of the current and the traditional. Tomorrow, it will all be old media.


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How long have you been waiting for the arrival of the Nike Air Penny V 'Orlando'? The 'Red Eagle' got things going on the silhouette but there's no doubt that plenty of folks are more eager to get a crack at this, the decidedly more traditional combo as far as the Nike Air Penny line is concerned. Well as luck would have it the wait is actually being cut a bit short, with retailers like Extra Butter prepping their pairs to release this Wednesday, October 3rd. A handful of other shops have followed suit, so make sure to check with your local NSW account to see when they'll be dropping this Nike Air Penny V colorway.
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What's up with this fucking price hike all of a sudden?
These, flight ones, 2 Lebrons & the Kilroy's... Yikes!! What a week... Lol
Copped my last week, $130 they're sick. Wish Nike would stop rapping sneaker junkies on these prices though.
extremely nice. differently gonna get a pair. Can't wait.
Got my NIKEboston RSVP and ready for pickup Tomorrow
these will look nice with my other penny v's
@Big_Infinite: yes, great addition to the PENNY legacy . Looks like a solid shoe as far as performance.
@umdaman been ballin in my red eagles. good forefoot response, squishy heal, but a lil too narrow for comfort for my foot width.
@Da_Real_Big_Infinite no fraud here. obviously i am "big_infinite" you don't have that name cause i had it first. so who's the fraud?
@Big_Infinite U FRAUD
@Big_Infinite every time u comment I will b there to call u out.... point, blank, PERIOD...
@Da_Real_Big_Infinite you're a fake troll. quit spamming the blog.
@Big_Infinite I told u, I'm goin to continue to call u a fake, fraud & impostor til u admit ur not me. U keep putting up previous pix of me dat I have already posted on my profile pic. All pic are frum 2 & 3 yrs ago I might add... so either admit ur wrong doin or simply don't comment anymore... those are ur only options... so continue to comment & I'll b right there to call u out. So u have a nice day
@Da_Real_Big_Infinite can i get a stfu pls. get off my nuts. you're not da_real_ anything.
@Big_Infinite u don't have da red eagles... stop lying bout wat u got & who u really are
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RUSH: Larry Kudlow has just posted this at National Review: "A Bolder Romney Tax-Cut Plan is Coming." Here's what Kudlow has posted: "Team Romney tells me there will be a bolder tax-cut plan released either at the debate tomorrow night (if Mitt gets it in) or more formally at his Detroit Economic Club speech on Friday."
Kudlow says he's "embargoed from releasing details until tomorrow. But I can say that the new plan will be across-the-board with supply-side incentives from rate reduction, and that it will help small-business owners as well as everyone else." Now, just yesterday... You think this is an accident? So Kudlow gets a call from the Romney people, "Hey, guess what we have to show you? You can't tell anybody about it 'til tomorrow, but we're gonna have some new tax proposals." Well, it was just yesterday on this program that we read James Pethokoukis' analysis of the first two points of Romney's economic plan, the 59-point plan. And the first two points were to "maintain" tax rates on personal rates, maintain business tax rate.
"Maintain." And Pethokoukis said: Now, that doesn't fly. If Romney's back in his Bain Capital days and somebody comes in with a proposal to fix a company they just bought, "maintain" is not gonna get you anywhere. The guy would probably be fired. Well, that begot a phone call from an angry Romney supporter who ripped me from one side of the room to the other for being anti-Romney, anti-conservative. And all I did was read what Jim Pethokoukis said his impressions of Romney's 59-point plan are. And, lo and behold, Kudlow gets a call today, and guess what? Supply-side tax cuts are coming in this week, in Romney's revised tax plan. That's cool. Fine. I'm just pointing out the confluence of events here, or actually the flow of events. So the 59-point plan is on the way to being revised.
RUSH: By the way, do you remember a piece by Daniel Henninger in the Wall Street Journal not long ago, I quoted from it repeatedly. Henninger's point was that Romney is not naturally a conservative. He's gonna have to be nudged. He's going to have be shoved in that direction. And here we have a long campaign, and it looks like that's happening. Jim Pethokoukis writes critically of Romney's 59 point plan. The next day Romney calls or his office calls Kudlow and says, "Hey, big change coming on the economy. We got two new economic proposals, and it's all supply-side." So Henninger was right. He's being nudged to the right. It's all good, folks, it's all good. The long campaign is just fine.


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"the withness of the body" --Whitehead
The heavy bear who goes with me,
A manifold honey to smear his face,
Clumsy and lumbering here and there,
The central ton of every place,
The hungry beating brutish one
In love with candy, anger, and sleep,
Crazy factotum, dishevelling all,
Climbs the building, kicks the football,
Boxes his brother in the hate-ridden city.
Breathing at my side, that heavy animal,
That heavy bear who sleeps with me,
Howls in his sleep for a world of sugar,
A sweetness intimate as the water's clasp,
Howls in his sleep because the tight-rope
Trembles and shows the darkness beneath.
--The strutting show-off is terrified,
Dressed in his dress-suit, bulging his pants,
Trembles to think that his quivering meat
Must finally wince to nothing at all.
That inescapable animal walks with me,
Has followed me since the black womb held,
Moves where I move, distorting my gesture,
A caricature, a swollen shadow,
A stupid clown of the spirit's motive,
Perplexes and affronts with his own darkness,
The secret life of belly and bone,
Opaque, too near, my private, yet unknown,
Stretches to embrace the very dear
With whom I would walk without him near,
Touches her grossly, although a word
Would bare my heart and make me clear,
Stumbles, flounders, and strives to be fed
Dragging me with him in his mouthing care,
Amid the hundred million of his kind,
the scrimmage of appetite everywhere.
Poet: Delmore Schwartz
Poem: The Heavy Bear Who Goes With Me
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Earl Williams was born on May 7, 1959. He and his wife, Edna, live on land that was his family has owned since the early 1800's. Earl began his career of rifle building in 1978. In the 1980's he worked at Dollywood along with Richard Frazier who later went to Colonial Williamsburg. Earl now works in his own shop where he has more freedom with his customers. After having made a great range of styles and period over the years, he has now limited himself to Virginia and Tennessee style rifles. He also makes period knives and other accoutrements. All of Earl's rifles are signed in script. His other work is marked with a fancy 'W.'
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The staff at Happy Ventures is very anxious to work with you to provide a nurturing learning environment for your child as he/she gains self-esteem. Many research studies have been completed which demonstrate the positive effects of parents involvement regarding childrens achievement, self-esteem, motivation, and language skills. The investigations show beneficial results for children, parents, and in some cases for younger siblings.
We look forward to involving you and your child in our program. Please check out the rest of the site as it contains a more in depth look into our philosophy, policies and organization; the experiences your child will have; and ways we can cooperate with each other to fulfill mutual goals.
Happy Ventures admits children who are 6 weeks old through age 5. The director leads each family through a number of steps prior to a childs admission into the school. We hope that all parents will choose Happy Ventures Preschool because we represent their own philosophical beliefs regarding early childhood care and education. We allow an adjustment period of 6 weeks for the parents and teachers to assess whether the childs needs can be met within the school environment.
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It would be nice if it would work that way.
Do you propose chaos?
Molon just needs to move to Somalia, where he can be happy!
And they are against birth control and education. What a bizarre combination.
Or as they old joke goes, still not enough to blow their noses.
So what do people want their Government to do for them? Is it just national defense? Is it medical support? Law enforcement? (or just some laws) etc. Where is the line in the sand? Do you want to give up Medicare, social security, a stable economy, or all, or none, or some of the above? If so what do we do? Is it democracy or anarchy? Do we kill off poor people because they are holding us back and dragging us down? Just asking.
Here comes the boom…
Keep 'er shut down, please – the Libs are unravelling…
The ELEPHANT in the room is NOT from a RED STATE….
The ELEPHANT in the room is that the LIBS do not have a CLUE!
It's just a brief commentary that states FACTS. You may not like them but there they are.
Republicans continue to pass spending bills in the house.
Democrats continue to wage their war by using the Alinsky tactics – ridicule, name calling, demonizing – but the FACTS are that Reid and the Senate could have chosen to pass those spending bills to keep the government running and then delayed the ACA until it was ready to meet expectations. It seems that Obama can delay any part of it that he wants, give exemptions to those in favor and punish those that make him angry. Hugo Chavez would be so proud……
Is that really the type of government leaders democrats want, those ruling by fiat?
Read the reference and THINK.
Nope, shut it down for real to show righties how it REALLY sucks to be without a government!
In retrospect, this 'toon was exactly correct.
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Our interview with Dave Scheirer from the ESRI UC is up now as part of the ESRI Speaker Series. Some of the questions were tough since our research is essentially our client (outside of the few small contract projects that we have done over the years), so we fumble a bit on that question and of course, unless they edited it out, I unitentionally brown-nosed :-P.
It was a great time and it was an honor to have Dave interview us himself since he has helped us get our foot in the door for the sponsorship and many of the great interviews we have had in the past.
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Edgewater, New Jersey Flooding Flooding in Edgewater, New Jersey. (Credit: Marla Diamond/WCBS 880)
Edgewater, New Jersey Flooding A car inundated by floodwaters in Edgewater, New Jersey on Tuesday, July 15. (Credit: Marla Diamond/WCBS 880)
Roselle Clouds Clouds in Roselle, New Jersey. (Credit: 이이세라)
Rockaway Park Clouds Ominous clouds in Rockaway Park on Tuesday, July 15. (Credit: Ginny Connolly-Morgan)
Far Rockaway Rain Rain on the windshield in Far Rockaway on Tuesday, July 15. (Credit: Ginny Connolly-Morgan)
Cross Bronx Expressway Traffic Cross Bronx Expressway Traffic (Kathryn Brown CBS 2)
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145th Street Subway Flood Flooding at the 145th Street A, B, C and D train station in Harlem. (Credit: Steven Kopstein)
Washington Square Park Flooding Flooding in Washington Square Park on Tuesday, July 15. (Credit: Joyce Wu)
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Pitbull vacations with a beautiful woman by his side in the Bahamas while Ke$ha goes to the Wild West in the music video for "Timber". The Dr. Luke-produced catchy "folktronica" track (inspired undoubtely by Avicii's "Wake Me Up"), serves as the lead single from the Miami-born rapper's new EP "Meltdown" (available from today. Nov. 25).
The "Timber" video premiered first on Pitbull's Facebook page for his 40 million fans to immediately watch in the early morning hours of Monday, not much after both Pitbull and Ke$ha performed the high-energy track for the first time ever at the 2013 American Music Awards, which made "Timber" rocket its way up to the Top 5 on iTunes USA.


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Best Digital Marketing Events for 2012
Posted on | December 5, 2011 | No Comments
Which digital marketing events do you find useful?
Below, you can find Radical Marketer's 2012 Top 10 Digital marketing event / seminars:
- Interactcongress (IAB Europe)
- Ad-Tech
- dmexco (IAB EU)
- DMA Mobile Marketing Day
- Clikz Events
- iMedia Connection Events
- SNWF Social Networking/Media World Forum
- IAB MIXX Conference & Expo
- The Future of Digital Marketing (e-consultancy)
other important Digital marketing events / seminars:
- ICMA (International Classified Media Association)
- a4uexpo (IAB EU)
- Mobile Social Networking Asia
- Research Showcase on Social Media (IAB EU)
- Ecommerce Expo
- Driving Interactive (iMedia)
- Emerging Marketing Solutions
- M-Commerce Summit
- Online Video Advertising
- Blog World
- Social Media & Video Strategies (Clickz)
Disclaimer: I wasn't able to attend all these events, however was able to follow these at least from the web.
Category: Marketing Trends, New Media, Radical Marketer
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Friday, July 10, 2009
Tippi Hedren at The Tides
Tippi Hedren made an appearance in Bodega Bay last weekend to raise money for her animal sanctuary. You can read more details here. So I decided I'd go down and meet her, make a donation, get my photo taken and tell you all about it. Well, I've been stalling all week because I've never really written anything negative in my blog and not sure I want to start now. Let's just say she and her publicist might have been having a bad day.
Anyway, they had a large black booth set up in the lobby of The Tides. There was a TV monitor playing The Birds movie, film posters were on display, and various photos from the movie were stacked on the table. The photos were for sale for $25 with a personal autograph from Tippi, or you could have your photo taken with her, with your own camera, for $15. No conversation, no warm fuzzies, and no, we don't take checks. Proceeds benefitted her animal foundation Shambala Preserve where she is den mother to over 70 big cats.
7 comments:
- Jaya said...
Same here. I went on Sunday around 1pm and waited in line for half an hour while she was on a break. It was her 2nd day. Clearly, she was tired. When it was my turn, I smiled brightly and tried to engage with her about animal conservation. Complete disinterest. I thought I might get an interesting quote or insight from her to share with my elephant blog readers. But like you, I left there uninspired and with a lack of anything positive to say other than I like the 8x10 photo I had her sign.
- July 11, 2009 at 10:35 AM
- Kathlene said...
What a shame. I guess she keeps doing it to raise funds for the animals but her heart doesn't seem to be into it.
- July 12, 2009 at 8:53 PM
- Norm Levin said...
I wasn't there. Sounds from all reports that Ms. Hedren could use a refresher course in PR 101. Or courtesy. Anyone whose hand is out to the public asking for money (especially these days) should know better.
- July 12, 2009 at 9:29 PM
- Kathlene said...
Thanks Norm. Surprisingly, it was her publicist who was the most crabby. As a 25-year PR veteran myself, I was disappointed to see a colleague behave like that.
- July 12, 2009 at 9:48 PM
I met her in Sacramento quite a few years ago and she was very friendly. Of course, she was much younger and still had spunk. Maybe she was having a bad day in Bodega Bay
- June 29, 2010 at 11:04 PM
Well, I made it to Tippi's July 5th, 2010 appearance and had her sign 2 photographs and also had my picture taklen with her. She was very nice. She took notice of my Yin Yang tiger tattoo and remarked that she had gotten her first tattoo earlier this year. Had a great breakfast at the Tides Restaurant too.
- July 5, 2010 at 8:16 AM
- Kathlene said...
Far out Louis, I'm glad it went well! Thanks for the report, I appreciate.
- July 5, 2010 at 6:48 PM


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Eyes on the Street: Frightening Car Crash at Sloat and 19th Ave
There was a pretty bad car wreck on 19th Avenue today just after 1PM. At least one person needed to be rescued; it looked like they might have had multiple people or a family in the gray Honda. Pretty scary stuff.
From the photos, it's not exactly clear if either vehicle ran a light, but the black Prius must have been going at a good clip to wedge the silver Honda up against the pole. 19th Avenue is notorious for both speed and high volume of vehicles, while Sloat is incredibly wide and acts as an on-street freeway at times when I've been on it.
Although it's unclear if the crash was due to red light running or a left-turning vehicle, Nick has a pointed opinion about the danger of the intersection, which he put this way:
In terms of advocacy, this accident was preventable if there was a dedicated green arrow for left turns onto Sloat. The State installed a left arrow with "yield on green" signage after a pedestrian was killed at the same intersection in 2008. It might not seem like a big deal, but Caltrans basically said they won't install a dedicated arrow because it will cause unacceptable levels of traffic delays for 19th Avenue motorists. Apparently accidents like these are acceptable.
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It is not often you get to see such ripping drama in the very first paragraph of a gazetteer of two hundred years ago but there it is. He had to radically alter the plan of his work. Wow. What did he mean by this? Well, he wrote letter to people. See, he had planned to travel around and then got …
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On a special night, that would mark the start of the 50th Anniversary celebration of the old American Football League, two longtime rivals would duke it out over 4 quarters of football in what many would compare to a back alley street fight.
The San Diego Chargers were the odds on favorites to completely blowout the Oakland Raiders for 12th time in 12 regular season meetings, but for some reason the football gods had other plans for how this game was going to play out.
The Raiders first drive down the field was productive and kept the Chargers defense on their heels, but was brought to a quick halt when JaMarcus Russell threw his first interception of the season into the open and waiting hands of Chargers cornerback Quentin Jammer.
However, the Raiders were the first to draw blood on their very next possession.
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San Diego had to wait until 4:49 of the second quarter to even up the score. LaDainian Tomlinson ran in a 1 yard touchdown run after a 7 play, 75 yard drive.
Two possessions later would find the Raiders marching down the field as time was winding down to the half. With :50 left on the clock and 3rd & 5 from the San Diego 19-yard line, JaMarcus Russell threw a beautiful pass to Louis Murphy in the end zone for a touchdown.
However, the review booth would ask to take a second look at the reception.
Replays showed a spectacular catch by Murphy however, he didn't maintain complete control of the ball as the tip of the ball touched the ground, and even completely came out of his hands once he was on the ground.
When referee Carl Cheffers emerged from the replay monitor, the call was overturned and ruled an incomplete pass.
- On a side note, I'm thankful that Mike Greenberg, Steve Young, and Mike Golic won't have to worry about quitting their day jobs. It was nice for them to be the "B Team" for the Monday Night Football doubleheader, but it was clear that this trio of sportscasters needed a better knowledge and understanding of the rules. I even knew that the call was going to be overturned and could have easily cleaned house with all the side bets I could have took on it.
After the overturned call Oakland would call out the kicking unit, and Sebastian Janikowski would put the Raiders ahead on a 37-yard field goal.
With :33 left on the clock before the half, Philip Rivers would start the drive on the Oakland 41-yard line after a beautiful kick-off return by Darren Sproles.
5 plays later, and with :05 left on the clock San Diego kicker Nate Kaeding would even up the score on 47-yard field goal.
The San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders were tied at the half 10-10.
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The Raiders looked like a well-oiled machine. Determined to put the ghosts of the previous six seasons behind them, and start the 2009 season with a win. The Chargers on the other hand looked like a High School JV team. It almost seemed as if the Chargers were over confident and looking to cruise towards a victory, but were left in complete shock, when a team that looked like something from the Raiders of yester-years showed up ready to play.
The second half of the game was going to be a slugfest.
Neither team managed to score during the 3rd quarter, however the Chargers ended up amassing a body count, in injuries that is.
Guard Louis Vasquez and center Nick Hardwick had to leave the game, and the extent of those injuries were not know. Scott Mruczkowski came in to play guard, but was moved to center when Hardwick went down. Brian Dombrowski then came into play guard. Despite a couple early mistakes, both Mruczkowski and Dombrowski showed their grit and fell right into the groove.
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The Raiders attacked first with a 35-yard Sebastian Janikowski field goal, but the Chargers answered right back capping a 10 play, 77-yard drive on a spectacular 15-yard touchdown catch by Vincent Jackson.
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Oakland Coliseum erupted in excitement.
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With 2:30 left in the game and starting from his own 11-yard line, Philip Rivers had to mount a game winning drive against a defense that had been in his face all night long.
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2 seconds later Darren Sproles brought the deafening roar of the Black Hole to a completely stunned silence on a 5-yard touchdown run.
The Raiders still had once last chance for redemption. There were still :12 seconds on the clock. The Chargers looked as if to have every inch of the playing field covered, and only rushed 3 linemen. Russell dropped back, and launched a desperation pass that found its way into the hands of Chargers cornerback Antoine Cason.
Philip Rivers kneeled on the ball to end the game.
For the first time in 12 meetings the Chargers found themselves playing a Raiders team that was focused on returning itself to the Al Davis philosophy of "Commitment to Excellence" and to "Just Win Baby".
The Oakland Raiders were playing with a purpose. That purpose was redemption.
The San Diego Chargers on the other hand were possibly dealt a blow to their collective egos. The Chargers are favorites to be playing in South Florida next February for what could be their first ever World Championship, but if they continue to play in the same fashion as they played the Raiders it might end up being a very long road to travel.


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The ambulance crew was transporting a patient from their ambulance into Sutter Roseville Medical Center, when 26-year-old Vance Edward Patterson of Roseville jumped into the back of the ambulance, stealing a number of prescription drugs.
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Turlock couple arrested for Roseville thefts
ROSEVILLE, CA – The Bonnie and Clyde of Laundromats and car washes were arrested last week for a string of coin-operated machine thefts in Roseville and throughout the region.
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Read: Man suspected in car wash thefts
Between June 14 and 21 in the early morning hours, the couple went into at least four businesses and drilled the locks to the coin boxes. The thefts occurred at a Laundromat on Folsom Road and coin-operated car washes on Eureka Road, Taylor Road and Pleasant Grove Boulevard.
Roseville detectives were able to identify a group of thieves that were linked to the thefts in Roseville after interviewing witnesses, reviewing video surveillance and gathering information from other area law enforcement agencies. There were at least 14 similar thefts between February and June in the counties of Placer, Sacramento, El Dorado, Yuba and San Joaquin.
The total loss to the victims, including repair costs, is in excess of $21,000.
I80 police pursuit ends with man shot and killed
DIXON, CA – Friday eastbound Interstate 80 in Dixon was shutdown after a police pursuit, shooting and crash, which resulted in the death of one of the suspects.
According to the Vacaville Police Department, the crash came after Vacaville police were in a high-speed chase and shootout with the suspects.
The suspects, 21-year-old Lonnie Taylor and 18-year-old Elizabeth Ilar, were driving a Lincoln MK 8 leaving the Vacaville Walmart, where they were reportedly stealing merchandise.
Originally it was reported that officers decided to wait for the vehicle on Interstate 80 before pulling it over, but the Vacaville Police Department is now saying the chase began on city streets leading officers onto Interstate 80, where they pulled over the Lincoln east of Leisure Town Road.
Officers exchanged gunfire with the suspects hitting Taylor in the chest and Ilar in the hand. Police say Taylor then drove away and eventually collided with a van and then hit the center divider near Midway Road between Vacaville and Dixon.
Taylor was transported to a local hospital where he later died of his injuries. Ilar was taken into custody after receiving treatment.
The Solano County Sheriff's Department is investigating the shooting.
'Thrones' premiere: Fans steal the show
As expected 'Game of Thrones,' set a record, as fans tuned in for the season 3 premiere of the epic fantasy.
Not quite the record HBO was hoping for, but according to piracy tracker, TorrentFreak, over 1 million viewers downloaded the episode the first day of airing. Breaking a record of simultaneously sharing a single torrent file, 163,000 people shared the premiere through the same file. A record, that was previously held by the season three premiere of "Heroes" in 2008, with close to 145,000 simultaneous users.
The critically acclaimed mythical drama is situated in medieval times with a mix of magic and imagination, but the shows big draw is the power struggles between wanna-be Kings fighting for their right to the throne. The show is an adaptation of a series of fantasy novels written by George R.R. Martin, the first in the series was 'A Game of Thrones.'
The show is exclusively available to HBO subscribers through their HBO channel, or through HBO Go. You must be a subscriber to view HBO movies and original series on HBO Go.
This should not come as a surprise to cable companies who continue to experience a mass exodus of subscribers. In August of last year, Rueters reported that since the start of 2012, 400,000 subscribers "cut the cord" to their cable company. In fact Comcast lost 176,000 video subscribers and considered the number an improvement compared to recent quarters.
Last year 'Game of Thrones' season finale was estimated to have been downloaded by 4.3 million people. Showtime's original series 'Dexter' came in second at around 3.8 million downloads.
According to TorrentFreak users were using BitTorrent, a free software package that allows users to exchange large files. It is one of the more widely used software packages that allows users to illegally trade copyrighted material, including video and music.
In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, HBO programming president Michael Lombardo said the networks see this as a sign of success, but are firmly against piracy.
"I probably shouldn't be saying this, but it is a compliment of sorts," Lombardo told EW, "The demand is there. And it certainly didn't negatively impact the DVD sales. [Piracy is] something that comes along with having a wildly successful show on a subscription network."
Lombardo did add that HBO has a policy to fight piracy, but assures individual viewers that, "We haven't sent out the Game of Thrones police."
In a recent interview with CNN's Jake Tapper, co-creator David Benioff mused about the volume of piracy, "If we could just get 99 cents from each of those 4.8 million people, how many more, you know, all the scenes that we wanted to have in season 3 that we couldn't have … that extra scene with the dragons. Or we could have had one more – that big battle scene that we wanted, that we couldn't get, we probably could have afforded."


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For a team that generally lives way above the .500 mark and keeps a leash on the rest of the AFC East, it might seem strange for the Patriots to be 2-2 and tied with the Jets and Bills.
Surprisingly, though, it's been a pretty satisfying experience. This is a new-look Patriots team that's already shown flashes of championship football. How many other teams in the NFL have shown flashes of championship football at the first quarter mark?
This 2-2 record means this is a legitimately different team. It means the Patriots are actively trying to build something bigger and better, as opposed to maintaining the status quo of a nearly flawless regular season with a disappointing playoff exit.
This is a great thing. Let's enjoy the ride.
Here are positional grades for the Patriots at the first quarter mark.


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Egypt, "Arab Spring" and International Women's Day
Gotta love it (he said sarcastically):
The Freedom and Justice Party, political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, says it does not endorse gender discrimination, although the Brotherhood argues women should not be allowed to rule the country.
The party is the dominant bloc in both houses of parliament after a sweeping victory in a multi-phase general election that began in November. Women hold just two percent of the seats in parliament.
Because, you know, not allowing women to rule the country isn't "gender discrimination" as the Muslim Brotherhood sees it (they too are adept at redefining words apparently).
A women's conference organized by the dominant Islamist bloc in the Egyptian parliament has called for a council for families to replace the existing National Council for Women, a state-owned daily reported on Friday.
The conference, held Thursday on International Women's Day, also condemned the 1978 U.N. convention against gender discrimination saying it was "incompatible with the values of Islamic sharia" law, the Al-Ahram newspaper reported.
Remember, the Muslim Brotherhood is a moderate organization, or so say our apologists in the West. And, as all can see, it is taking a very moderate position by making women 2nd class citizens in their own country again.
But *cough, cough* they don't "endorse" gender discrimination. Got it?
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27 Responses to Egypt, "Arab Spring" and International Women's Day
Hey….all "good and necessary". So we must "watch and learn". Oh, and….uh…Facebook!
@Ragspierre "Oh, and….uh…Facebook!" To be followed in a few years by Face-Palm when women rise to the lofty level of property again in Egypt, reminding their daughters it's "good and necessary" to be chattel under sharia and they must "watch and learn" if they don't want their brothers or fathers to be forced to kill them for the sake of the family honor.
@looker Yeah, well…you know…eggs…broken…the future will be different…blah, blah…
@Ragspierre They probably deserve it, clinging to outmoded 20th century dogma and all.
@Ragspierre Ahhh the Hairspray view of history. Yes, watched it last night (the 2007 remake). New technology will inevitably make things right, the kids are OK, progress is inevitable, turn on… tune in… drop out, etc etc etc. The only thing correct about this view is, ummm, let me see… Amanda Bynes is damn cute?
Despite being banned and hounded for decades by the ruling military regime, the MB and the military regime have one very important thing in commone They're both socialist. The Brotherhood will eventually prevail with all things Sharia and the military itself will be increasinly Islamicized. But given that Egypt is already in end-stage socialism, the Sharia-intensive Brotherhood will be a big help. As the Egyptian economy gets worse, the Brotherhood will play a key role in keeping the lid on the Egyptian public. They will usher in a new era of repression that will make the old era of repression look like fun. "It's Springtime for the Brotherhood in E-E-gypt. The Nile land is happy once again."
@martinmcphillips Libya was socialist, too, as was Iraq under Sad'em. What's up with that? I would've figured is was enimical to Islam…being all "sciency" an' stuff…
@Ragspierre I don't know the exact provenance of Qaddaffi's socialism, but he was a Soviet client, so perhaps that's where he got his inspiration. Ba'athism in Iraq and Syria was national socialism cooked up by two Arab intellectuals living in France during WWII who admired Nazism. It was an easy fit.
@Ragspierre Since Socialism as instituted by most socialists has invariably been more or less monarchy "socialism" is pretty much whatever the monarchs declare it to be. I don't think Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, Saddam, Mohammar or Kim had any shortage of cash or were stinted much in being treated as royalty. If the people want to think they're living in a socialist paradise, fine. Even the Roman government (Republican and Imperial) subsidized the purchase of grain to make sure the populace ate, which is certainly a populist/socialist position. So you tell the average Libyan or Saddam Iraqi he's living in a socialist state, he knows what's really going on, and if he wants to go on living, he doesn't say much by way of disagreement.
@looker Yeah but you see Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, Saddam, Kim and Mohammar never went to school in Frankfurt to learn *real* socialism.
@DocD I'm often put in mind of the "patented Ed Asner response" to the question of, "Are you a Communist". He smiled and said, "What's a Communist?", meaning, "How do you define that?". In my case, I don't care about their pedigree. I watch what they do. Obama is a radical Collectivist thug.
@Ragspierre Well I passed through Frankfurt last week and didn't see Ed about. But as we have been lectured, Frankfurters don't like commies (too much competition) so no surprise there. I suppose we will soon be told there are no true socialists, when you get right down to it.
@DocD Ah, like the "no true Scot" fallacy. Actually, I expect that. And all other fallacies.
@Ragspierre "no true Scot" … is that a Maineish pun? 😉 But yes, I had the Scotsmen in mind.
It's not discrimination when it's just not allowed.
Just heard Steyn talking about a ruling in Egypt exonerating an Egyptian doc for performing "virginity tests" on protesting women in army custody. Rape is institutional now in Egypt, and made clinical. So, that happened.
@Ragspierre Rape Rape?
@looker I'm afraid we'd have to consult that highest of authorities…Whoopie Goldberg. (I'm sorry…I made myself giggle…)
Nevermind this run the country crap…..will they pay for contraception? Everyone knows those are TRUE women's rights!
@The Shark Right, Girls just want to have fun.
@The Shark How can women possibly run the country when they are, on average, getting laid 3 times a day?
@DocD Now, consider the fact that there are fewer men than women…..someone is working overtime.
@The Shark Just as an aside, I asked my wife if Taiwan's national healthcare covered contraception. The answer shocked me "No, that's your own personal stuff."
@Harun They're mad, mad! Clearly contraception is an inalienable right!
@looker All my lefty expat friends in Taiwan who were screaming on Facebook never answered when I sweetly inquired if this was true. Because they all love the state healthcare.
Does Facebook have a better chance of making Egypt democratic or taking out Kony?
I vote Kony.


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As the NFL season rages on, with their replacement refs, we have all forgotten that it's almost time for the NBA to start. The Association kicks off on October 2 when teams can open up training camp. Training camp is where a young player can gain respect and playing time and where veterans…basically get back in shape. The elite players are usually already in shape, but who are those elite players right now?
10 Best Players in the NBA Right Now
By Collin Kottke ,
He may be more of a fanfare player, but you can't deny his skills. Blake Griffin is athletic and electric. His presence alone has brought life to the Clippers who were known for a long time as the other tenants of the Staples Center.
Griffin is throwing down electric dunks while putting up a nice stat line. Griffin averages 21.7 points a game and 11.5 rebounds in his career. It may help that he now gets his passes from all-star point guard Chris Paul.
It's hard to describe Kevin Love. He's a big man, but on an NBA scale he's not all that big. Then again he's not all that small or really that athletic. What he has is heart. The undersized big man has heart and has brought his Minnesota Timberwolves into playoff contention.
There was a pretty good Kevin that played power forward for the Wolves a while ago, and one of his many nicknames was Mr. Double-Double. Well, that describes Kevin Love pretty well, too. For the past three years, Love has averaged a double-double with points and rebounds. Love averaged 26 points and 13.3 rebounds last season.
Oh, he also has a three-point range and a fresh gold medal.
The league is point guard-driven and Chris Paul is one of the best. Paul will be even more exposed now that he is in the media hot bed that is Los Angeles compared to the struggling New Orleans Hornets. The five time All-Star is throwing passes to Blake Griffin and makes it look easy.
Not only does Paul score (19.8 points per game last year) and pass (9.1 assists per game last year) well, but he can also steal the ball, too. I believe steals per game is one of the most underrated stats, and Paul was the league leader last year with 2.5 per game.
The NBA is the league of aligning stars. Not many notice that Oklahoma City has those stars. The Thunder sport Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. Sometimes a player's value is diminished or unnoticed when playing alongside the No. 1 guy on his team. Westbrook i such that player.
Westbrook is well rounded averaging (per game) 23.6 points, 1.7 steals, 4.6 rebounds and 5.5 assists. He has six career triple-doubles, including one in the playoffs. Not to mention he also makes Kevin Durant an even better player and one of the best in the league as well.
What we all forget is that Dwyane Wade won an NBA Championship as the best player on his team in 2006. Sure Shaquille O'Neal was on that team, but he was no longer in his prime and was already on the downside of his career. Wade won the Finals MVP while averaging a beastly 33.8 points per game in the finals.
Fast-forward to present day, and Wade is the second best player on his team, the Heat, but he still is one of the best ballers in the NBA. Last season Wade averaged 22.1 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game. Not to mention Wade, LeBron and Chris Bosh are now meshing quite nicely.
The Chicago Bulls were blessed to have, who most believe was, the best basketball player ever on their team back in the 90s. In 2010-11 the best player in the league once again was a Bull, and that was Derrick Rose.
2011-12 was an injury plagued season, including a torn ACL in the first game of the playoffs, which sidelined Rose for the first part of this upcoming season. If Rose can bounce back to his production level in 2010-11, there is no doubt that Rose belongs on this list.
I haven't heard of Dwight Howard's name in a while, and I'm so happy about that. During the summer, you couldn't go ten minutes on an ESPN platform without hearing a Howard trade rumor. Will it happen? Won't it happen? Will he go to the Brooklyn Nets? Will he stay with the Orlando Magic? Howard finally got moved to the Los Angeles Lakers to form a super team with the likes of Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash.
Howard is the most dominant big man in the game today, therefore, the top big man on this list. A big time shot blocker and a big time rebounder (14.5 rebounds a game last year). He'll also put up 20 points a game and is one of the few stars who will actually think about the Slam Dunk competition. This all adds up to him being the heir to the Los Angeles Lakers after current czar Kobe Bryant retires.
Only a couple of seasons ago was he ranked No. 1 in this list, but let's face it: Kobe is 34 years old and has been playing in the NBA since age 18. Kobe has got many miles on him, but he's still one of the best players in the NBA.
In 2005-06, Kobe averaged 35.4 points a game, including a game where he dropped 81 points on the Toronto Raptors. Kobe doesn't quite average that much anymore. By his standards, he averaged a measly 27.9 points last season. Kobe is still great, and it's scary to think what he could do with Steve Nash and Dwight Howard by his side.
It kills me to do this, but Durant has to be number two. Personally, I want him to be No, 1, but I just can't do it. Durant is a great player, and teaming him up with Russell Westbrook makes this team championship-caliber. One man stands in his way, and that battle will continue to go on for a while. I'm sure all NBA fans will sit back and enjoy.
Durant is the scoring champion in the NBA, averaging 28 points per game. He also averaged 8 rebounds a game and 3.5 assists. He is just simply one of the best players the NBA has to offer, and he's just fun to watch.
We agreed that we're not going to hate on LeBron anymore, right? I'll let Cleveland fans have a pass. LeBron won his championship, and he was pretty amazing. The man can play all five positions and guard all five positions. I could go on and on.
I'll let the numbers speak for themselves:
2011-2012 Stats:
27.1 Points per game
7.9 Rebounds per game
6.2 Assists per game
LeBron also averaged 30 points and 9 rebounds per game in the playoffs last season. He's pretty good.


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Clovis junior Guillermo Chavez chips onto the 18th green during the Clovis Triangular golf tournament Thursday at Clovis Municipal Golf Course. Chavez birdied the hole and won the tournament with a 70. CNJ photo by Eric Kluth
By Rick White
Guillermo Chavez' timing couldn't be better.
With the district and state tournaments coming up in the next two weeks, the long-hitting Clovis junior is playing his best golf of the season.
Chavez fired his third-straight, sub-par round Thursday, a 1-under-par 70 to win the Clovis Triangular golf tournament.
His short birdie putt on No. 18 earned him a one-stroke win at Clovis Municipal Golf Course. Cutting the corner on the par-4, 364-yard hole dog-leg, Chavez drive landed in the green-side, grass bunker. He easily got up and down from there.
"The last three tournaments I've shot under par," Chavez said. "I feel pretty good heading into the district tournament (Monday at Carlsbad)."
Chavez strung together three birdies over the final five holes en route to a 2-under 33 on the front side. He said he continued to putt well on the back nine, but couldn't get anything to fall until the 18th hole.
Clovis senior Perry Jackson and Portales senior Kevin Welch finished a stroke back at 71 on a calm and sunny day that led to several personal and team bests.
Travis Reid added a 1-over 72 as Clovis took advantage of its home course to shoot a season-best 291.
"I expect them to shoot a good score here," Clovis boys coach George Simmons said.
Welch led a season-best Portales effort that featured all five golfers in the 70s, including a career-best round of 76 by sophomore Matt Parkey.
"I think we're peaking at the right time," Portales boys coach Greg Poynor said. "Our top three players have been consistent all year long. Now we've got the No. 4 (Parkey) and No. 5 (Trevor Ferguson) playing well, too."
The Portales girls also shot their best round of the season, led by a career-best 84 by senior Roni Gomez and an 85 by senior Cassidy Merrick.
The Lady Rams, who have already qualified for state, finished at 358, 12 strokes better than their previous best, which was Tuesday at Hobbs.
Led by season-best efforts from senior Susan Shelley (90) and freshman Whitney Jones (91), Clovis carded its best round of the season with a 380.
"I tell the girls what a good score it was but it's kind of hard when they shoot like that and still get beat by 22 strokes," Clovis girls coach Jeff Fontanilla said. "But we just have to take it a step at a time."
Clovis Christian sophomore Mollie Peterson won the girls tournament, playing the last five holes at 2-under-par to finish with a career-best 83, one stroke better than Gomez.
Back-to-back birdies on the par-5 14th and 15th holes sparked her late surge.
Despite winning three of the four tournaments she's played in this season, Peterson will not be going to the state tournament because Clovis Christian will not be eligible for district and state tournament until this fall.
"I really wish I could go to state," said Peterson, the only girl in the Clovis Christian golf program.
She said practicing with the boys has made her a better player.
"They really push me a lot," Peterson said. "My goal is to beat them."


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Dutch Eerste Divisie Standings
Eerste Divisie News
Arsenal's Kelechi Nwakali joins MVV Maastricht on loan for season
Nwakali, 18, signed a five-year deal with the Gunners in the summer, joining from the Diamond Football Academy in Nigeria.
Norwich flop Ricky van Wolfswinkel seals move to join Vitesse Arnhem
Ricky van Wolfswinkel has left Norwich to sign with Vitesse Arnhem in his native Netherlands.
Twente win appeal to stay in Eredivisie, avoid relegation over finances
FC Twente will play in the Dutch top-flight Eredivisie next season after all, following a successful appeal against a decision to relegate the club.
Twente set to be relegated for misleading officials about finances
The Dutch football association's licensing commission has recommended relegating FC Twente to the second tier.
Dutch club FC Twente docked 3 points for financial problems
The Dutch football association has docked former league champion FC Twente three points for the second time this year for failing to meet targets set for their financial recovery.
Den Bosch hire former kickboxer Rene van Eck as new head coach
The Eerste Divisie club's appointment of Van Eck follows the sacking of Ruud Kaiser, who was dismissed following a 5-0 home defeat to Volendam.


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New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2013 [Day 1]: BCBG Max Azria.
Having been inspired by the black and white photography of Helmut Newton, fusing that with a femme fetale persona resulting in a assemblage that focused on lace panels, harnesses, fluid pieces{as per usual} and digitized prints on dresses and jumpsuits. Starting off with monochrome pieces lacking feminine body accentuation, Max Azria was sure to substantiate the latter with harnesses for bodice support as well as lace and leather paneling. Digitized prints met oversize pockets, elongated fluid pieces – owing their elongated lengths to lace bottom halves. While we were not too keen on the denim bit of the collection, the neutrals brought a sense of romance to the runway; silk overlaid with tulle, dusty pink leather skirt paired with ivory slouchy blazer, pastel-winning lavender, whites and blacks. A further focus on leather and fluidity felt more compelling as regards the direction the designer was heading the collection; high-waist cropped leather pants, 50s crepe black dress with plunging neckline, power shoulders and a lace bandeau as undergarment.
While it wasn't a workwear-worthy piece, BCBGMaxAzria's S/S 13 collection availed pieces that evoked sensuality, fragility and minimalism.
Full Collection Video:
–Romola Sadiq
Photo Credit: Elle UK
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Number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits stayed at 43-year-low last week.
Decision viewed as a 'close call'.
Labor Department said openings dropped nearly 7% in August to 5.4 million.
Totals still improvement in area since same period in '15.
Group to look at foreign investing.
96 jobs lost, but positions may be relocated.
Employment for life fades as NAFTA blamed
Pair awarded for their contributions to contract theory.
Down 7% for September; only Cleveland up among Ohio gambling joints.
Employers add 156,000 jobs in September.


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Re: How to teach and train relaxation
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My problem with the chain analogy is this: have you ever tried to push a chain? Don't work.
Yes you can. See Coulomb's memoir on statics, and the picture I gave you. in an earlier post It works in only one shape, the chain has to be relatively rigid in compression (like the spheres or my limbs) but need not have any cohesion or bending resistance at any joint ( like my relaxed limbs). And the chain has to want to be pushed, i.e -- be adaptive, or "smart" to maintain that super critical shape. Nobody ever said kokyu just "happens."
The shape is super-critically stable and therefore it requires continual adaptive adjustment to maintain it. That is why kokyu as martial expression is so difficult for an enemy to counter, it is so variable and adaptively unstable that he can never find his line.
David Knowlton
Catenary arch is lovely, describes the arch of my foot perhaps - but you are missing the point of balanced tension and compression - in a vertical pole tied down with three or four lines for example. That's a better description of what makes us stand up - look at this picture:
Nah -- try a top-heavy wobbly pole with a double eccentirc and torsional elastic joint stuck in the middle to alter the eccentircity of the toppling moment. Balancing THAT nifty bent broom stick is what keeps us upright.
Spine = tensegrity. Amen, brother.
But the mechanics of kokyu are not explained by that fasincating model of static structure. The "smart" chain does. Tensegrity does not explain either the tegatana shape as a critical element of kokyu or its flip side of Hiji-riki. The "smart" chain does.
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SCOTTSDALE -- For the second straight start, Ian Kennedy looked ready to start on opening day.
The Arizona ace pitched seven strong innings against a Chicago Cubs split squad for a 3-2 win on Monday.
"I was disappointed in the walks I gave up but I felt pretty happy how my stuff is coming along, "Kennedy said. " I got the pitch count up, that is why I went out in the seventh inning, to try and get it up because I was making contact early and getting quick outs."
He walked two, allowing a run and five hits with four strikeouts.
In Kennedy's last two outings he has given up just one run and 10 hits in 11 innings.
"I am happy with the way things have come along," Kennedy said. "Spring training is trying to get ready for the season. It is nice to go seven today."
Paul Goldschmidt hit a solo home run for the Diamondbacks and Justin Upton hit two doubles. Closer J.J. Putz pitched a perfect ninth for the save.
"This was good. We worked on a lot of things," Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson said. "We worked on stealing third pregame and Aaron Hill did it right away. We worked on techniques and reads. In general every day at home we work on something and the guys have been pretty open and receptive and try to engage that into the game."
Cubs starter Jay Jackson went four innings and allowed three runs and seven hits. He is considered a long shot to crack the rotation.
Blake DeWitt and Ian Stewart hit back-to-back doubles in the seventh inning for the Cubs' run off Kennedy.
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