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Granted, Netflix shares are still far from the $300 level they reached in 2011. But I'm kicking myself for having missed the bottom at $52. And after watching the first few episodes of its original series House of Cards , this weekend, there are signs that more gains are on the way.
Popular bear arguments against Netflix include its rising costs and the company's ill-timed price hike, which alienated subscribers and led to 1 million customer cancellations in the quarter following the hike. This allowed Amazon's (AMZN) Prime streaming service to gain notoriety.
More recently, however, a new Netflix has emerged. It has been one good decision after another, and these decisions have been bearing fruit as the company's fourth-quarter earnings report attests.
Ahead of the report, the Street was expecting a loss of 13 cents on $935 million in revenue.
But Netflix stunned investors by reporting a profit of 13 cents a share on revenue of $945 million. In the year-earlier quarter, the company reported EPS of 64 cents.
As impressive as this was, the most noteworthy aspect was the company's incredible cost management, including a 12% decline in general administrative expenses.
Marketing expenses grew slightly, by 2.7%, and technology costs were up 1.7%. As noted, expenses have been a huge point of contention for bears, especially because profits dropped 90% in the third quarter due to heavy international expansion.
Plus with competition on its heels, Netflix has had to spend to maintain its lead. Besides, nobody seems to complain that Amazon posted a loss of $274 million in the same quarter. The good news, though, is that Netflix continues to grow subscribers at an impressive rate, adding more than 2 million domestic streaming subscribers plus 1.81 million international ones.
The company is growing subscribers while also improving margins -- across each reporting segment. This means that profitability will continue to improve despite the concerns about content costs. In that regard, Netflix may not have much to worry about for long -- not if the company continues to produce solid hits such as House of Cards .
As I was watching, I had forgotten that I was on Netflix and not HBO or Showtime. In the long term, if Netflix is able to produce such original hits, this will benefit investors and lessen Netflix's dependency on outside content, many of which takes a meaningful chuck of its profits.
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Skip to comments.Creationism and evolution debated
Posted on 10/28/2008 4:11:13 PM PDT by Soliton
A flaw in intelligent design is the question of who designed the designer, he said. He said the fossil record shows a period of billions of years before the evolution of humans.
"There's nothing creative in terms of a spark of creation or an overnight Genesis event," he said.
Jacoby said that like the nine months it takes for someone to be born, God works in sometimes lengthy scientific processes.
"What was God doing for 3.5 billion years?" he said. "God takes his sweet time."
Shermer said it was a "cosmic accident" that human life developed on the planet. Vestigial structures such as male nipples and the appendix show how humans developed over time, he said.
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There is a lot of evidence that points to a much younger Sun, Earth, and solar system than the 3.5 billion year figure that is currently popular.
How old? who knows but the creator.
Evolution are creationism are not mutually exclusive.
are = and
Actually, the Earth is older. He is referring to the first living things. I would love to see an evidence you may have.
BTW, shortly after that news the whole project in Antarctica appears to have disappeared from the face of the Earth.
Anyone know where those guys went?
Of course not
Same old drivel...different day.
Hebrews 11:6
"How old?"
Well we can keep examining evidence and see where it leads, or we can just make something up—say about 4,317 years.
exactly. As a catholic myself, one does not exclude the other. the lord works in mysterious ways.
I was agreeing with you
Lol, just making sure.
someday a war will start because somebody forgot to add a smiley face :-)
"Shermer said it was a "cosmic accident" that human life developed on the planet"
No one could look at a Van-Go Painting and think (paint spill) nor a building by Robert Mills and think (oh cool, look how those stones fell) but they can look at this earth and it's inhabitants and think "cosmic accident".
GOD could settle this but he doesn't, so does that mean there is no GOD or does it simply mean he chooses not to reveal the truth to us. I believe he is real and does not reveal our origin because he requires us to accept his word on faith. This will never be settled, all positions will be based on faith or belief.
No, faith isn't science and science supports evolution. That, however gives you more of an opportunity to practice your faith.
"...all positions will be based on belief or faith."
There are many different versions of faith, many contradictory.
Would God therefore not want us to use science to seek truth?
One man's "Cosmic accident" is another man's "Cosmic Inevitability".
We only live in one universe, and this one has humans in it. If one has faith that things happen by God's will then randomness is just another part of God's plan.
//say about 4,317 years//
I did not say that. I just said there are many new observations and theory's that would point to a much younger Sun/Earth/Planets than the popular 3.5 Billion years or so.
No science is based on observable data that can be repeated and studied, evolution can not be proven in this manner. Evolution is comprised of deductions from observances, that is not proof. Evolution is as faith or belief based as religion.
There have been thousands of experiments conducted that are reproducible that support evolution
No, no, I wasn't trying to say you were saying that. I was throwing out a more general statement about where humanity was very recently in thinking about the world and where we are now—even as we continue to learn and reexamine theories. I threw out the definite number as opposed to a (frustrating) search for answers—which are still changing as we learn more.
Would God therefore not want us to use science to seek truth"
He most certainly would, and he does but we can only observe and study what is made available to us. He, archaeologists are still having trouble determining how we lived, using available clues, for the last 450 years.
Well, let's just take 5 of them, your choice. What are they and where can I read of the verifiable studies.
//BTW, shortly after that news the whole project in Antarctica appears to have disappeared from the face of the Earth.//
Good question, something must have happened. Maybe a personnel issue or support and funding went away.
Yet, after more than 20 years the jars continue to contain the very same species with which they started.
In some cases "characgteristics" were acquired that are readily 'splained as "contamination".
Yes, contamnation since we are dealing with lots and lots of jars filled with billions of tiny critters, and even tinier critters drift in and out of this non-negative pressure environment.
Lizard experiment suggests rapid evolution
Novel Experiment Documents Evolution Of Genome In Near-real Time
Initial sequence of the chimpanzee genome and comparison with the human genome.
Scientists Study The Evolution Of Pregnancy In Mammals
Sympatric Speciation: Models and Empirical Evidence
Thanks for the information, I will read them. I have a little experience in science/engineering (but not in this field), have never studied theology (but have listened to many who have and read their writing )and realize that all data (such as forensics is open to interpretation and seldom/never complete) but also know that faith that can't be challenged is worthless. I am always willing to learn. Until next time, good day.
I assume you meant, "No, science is based on observable data..."
That is correct. And all branches of science, including the various branches of science that contribute to the theory of evolution, must comply with this. It is called the scientific method.
...evolution can not be proven in this manner.
Nowhere in science is there "proof." Theory is the highest level of explanation that is available.
Evolution is comprised of deductions from observances, that is not proof.
It is not supposed to be proof. Science does not deal in "proof." It deals in explanation. The theory of evolution is currently the best explanation for the millions of facts that it covers. It is not contradicted by any significant facts. It makes predictions that lead to new facts. That is all that any theory can be expected to do, and in this the theory of evolution is a better explanatory tool than gravitational theory.
Evolution is as faith or belief based as religion.
That is false, even though that is one of the recent creationist talking points.
When two religions come up with competing claims, how is the issue settled? Most likely a schism, resulting in two similar religions with some differences in belief.
When there are two competing claims in science you turn to the evidence to see which one survives the tests (that "critical thinking" stuff).
The theory of evolution has withstood these tests for 150 years, and grown stronger with each challenge. All of that is based on evidence, not faith.
if you want to know the truth about creation i strongly google kent hovind. i know he in prison cuz of taxes but he still know what he is talking about. he offered 250k to any evolutionist to prove SCIENTIFICALLY that evoloution was true and no one can do it. but google his debates with athiests he schools them every time.
Would you take a bet from someone who doesn't have the money to pay up?,
Hatred for all things Biblical defines the modern hardcore liberal Evolutionists on Free Republic and their allies in the leadership of the Democrat Party, (the far left leaders of the Democrat Party are all hardcore evolutionists).
Both of these groups hate American historical values, they love liberal judges and judcial activist courts, and both of these groups worship the Big Government public school monopoly above all.
No matter how destructive the Public School Monopoly becomes, the hardcore Evolutionists will still worship the Big Government Public School.
The Free Republic Hardcore Evolutionists and the other Big Government Lefties love the Big Government Public Schools because it is their way of using the point of a gun to promote their materialistic religious views.
The hardcore evolutionists on Free Republic who claim to be small government libertarians are the worst liars of all and have proven they are actually for the worst extreme of Big Government Force. In fact they blubber about their Big Government Public Schools in almost every thread.
The Free Republic Hardcore Evolutionists always appeal to Big Government and favor an Oligarchy.
The Free Republic hardcore evolutionists worship Big Government at its very worst (public school monopoly) but claim libertarianism as a convenient, dishonest excuse for the extreme moral liberalism they spew on this conservative forum.
The Free Republic Hardcore Evolutionists are liars of the worst kind. They repeat the liberal dogma of the far left at DU and the Daily Kos.
Like all liberals, they want the Big Government, centalized power to undermine parental authority while using Big Government Public Schools, (run by liberals) to indoctrinate other people's children.
And you seem to post the exact same nonsense to almost every thread in which you participate.
It is also completely wrong. You have equated theocon with conservative. It is possible to be a conservative without believing in your particular tribal idols and demons.
If the Free Republic Hardcore Evolutionists want to promote their liberal worldview by posting the same philosophical opinions over and over, they need to be exposed for what they really are.
Are you suggesting that science is liberal? What a joke!
Science is neutral; it steps on any toes necessary to get at the facts, and to explain them.
Just because you are getting your toes stepped on doesn't make science wrong. Perhaps your particular narrow religious belief needs to be reexamined in the light of actual evidence.
Nonsense, avoidance, and hot air. You are batting zero. Try again.
The Enlightenment.
Ever hear of it?
It means we no longer have to kowtow to anyone's tribal idols and demons, and we can tell the shamans--all of them--to take a hike.
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Facts and figures about Fort Dodge businesses are the basics of Dawn Larson's daily work.
She collects data and meets regularly with managers with one goal in mind: keeping those businesses vibrant in Fort Dodge.
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The Fort Dodge native has been the business affairs specialist for about three years. She had worked and lived in other parts of the country for 20 years before returning to Fort Dodge about six years ago. She described coming back to Fort Dodge as "one of the best decisions I've made."
"I think I came back to a very alive, innovative community, a community that was working together to progress," she said.
She graduated from Fort Dodge Senior High and has a bachelor's degree in organizational leadership from Buena Vista University in Storm Lake. Larson hopes to become certified as an economic development professional. She started that certification process by completing the Heartland Economic Development Course offered by the International Economic Development Council and the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls.
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This gorgeous home turns the traditional cottage style of a Hamptons home (wood shingles, white trim work, French doors) into an expansive, elegant beachside estate. The space is one that's both gorgeous and livable, and one whose architecture and decoration have been much copied and referenced since its debut in 2003, making it one of the most notable movie dream spaces. The movie couples a past-his-prime womanizer (Jack Nicholson) with a successful independent playwright and divorcée (Diane Keaton), and it definitely fits the bill, providing the perfect setting to stir up an unlikely romance.
This innovative and modern home on stilts was actually a film set that was dismantled at the end of the production of this popular romantic comedy. The film tells the story of an architect (Keanu Reaves) who, through the mailbox of his former lake house, exchanges life stories with the new tenant (Sandra Bullock), but two years later. Way more than the time-travel love story, it's the focus on architecture that really sells us. Set in Chicago, the film frequently pays tribute to the city's great and influential architectural history—in one scene, a character even refers to this house with a low, sweeping roofline and window-filled walls as "Le Corbusier meets Frank Lloyd Wright."
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (10 votes).
In short: One for dressing up and having funIn full: Definitely not a race, this one - just dress up in Halloween gear and jog round in the dark. Congested at the start, so although I wasn't expecting to zoom round it was frustrating to have to walk! But once we got running there were some good scares: zombies and kids jumping out of bushes screaming - genuinely made me jump a few times! Cool to see the fire dancers and the line of head torches snaking along as well. Great medal and fun goodies at the end too. It felt a bit disorganised - could have done with more signage/marshals, especially to get to the start, toilets etc. Definitely a new running experience, but personally I prefer a traditional race.Date of review: October 31, 2015
In short: A spooktacular way to spend Friday night!!!In full: I'd never raced in the dark before scarcely run in the dark so this was a great challenge - to wear a mask and a head torch and run as well!!Great atmosphere lots of dead people and a few dogs too. I made sure I screamed loudly at any opportunity ( yes it was me sorry about that ) and the monsters in the forest gave my vocals a good hiding!! Plenty of friendly ghostbusting marshalls too although I wish they were holding glow sticks or something. They would shout 'this way' and I'd be like ' er which ways that then' as you can't see cos guess what its dark!! Apart from that amusing niggle it was a really lovely race a nice distance great fun and oh yes see ya next year!!! xDate of review: November 7, 2013
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In short: Great Fun Once AgainIn full: Another great event from FitProRob. Plenty of people in fancy dress, a real fun atmosphere, an enjoyable run around the haunted forest.Date of review: November 2, 2013
In full: First time for me, very well organised, zombies and spooks along the route, great medal and I got a trophy for my costume, will be back next yearDate of review: November 1, 2013
In short: Fab new spooky race - loved it!In full: Fab new race! Really enjoyed it! Previous bad weather made the course a bit treacherous but that just added to the fun! Great to see everyone dressed up and marshalls really getting into the spooky spirit of things. Loved the scary movie inspired signage and lanterns. Best value race I've done for a long time, brill goody bag, best medal in my collection and excellent toffee apple. Well done Rob and team for organising. Will be back next year and put a bit more effort into my costume. Join me if you dare! (and remember your head torch!) :-) Date of review: December 14, 2012
In short: A fun, enjoyable race, through the spooky side of PortsmouthIn full: In short, many thanks to Rob Piggot for organising this one. Many people turned out in fancy dress, which added to the atmosphere. Rob led the way in his mad jesters outfit and dissapeared into the dark on his bike. Loads of people dressed up in costume doing their best to scare the runners. I felt sorry for whoever was at the front, as I could hear plenty of screaming! A head torch is a must, especially in the darkest parts of the forest, but it also helps if you run with a friend, or keep close ot the person in front. The medal, as promised, was second to none, and combined with the sweet toffee apple, made for a memorable race. Get yourself in for this next year. Dont aim for a PB. Its not what this race is about. Its about having fun and dressing up. Many thanks once again to Rob for organising this.Date of review: November 7, 2012
In short: A top race event- loved it!In full: Loads of fun, a great atmosphere. A big thanks to the organisers. Marshalls, and event team were great. Loads of enthusiasm, and effort went into making it a fun, and enjoyable event. Route was great, mixed terrain and kept it interesting. A great goody bag at the end. Look forward to the next one!Date of review: November 4, 2012
In short: Great route with some spooky fun along the wayIn full: I really enjoyed this race and am glad I turned up despite having a last minute wobble about it being cold - wimp! The atmosphere was fun and loads of people turned out in fancy dress. I loved the pumpkin lanterns leading the way across the darkest parts of the course.I was nervous about being jumped out on. In was supposed to be running with a friend who had to pull out so was a bit of a scaredy cat about doing it alone. I needn't have been worried - while the mischeivous marshals might spook you, there's no Freddy Kruger-esque/Dawn of the Dead-style chasing. The medal made my week! For such a low cost run (£10/£11 from memory) the medal was top notch and who doesn't love a goody bag with actual running goodies in? Oh, and the festive toffee apple as a sweet post-race treat. I really enjoyed this race. It was a great bit of Hallowe'en fun and something I would do again for sure. My advice to future participants - invest in a headtorch. It's an absolute must! You don't want to get left behiiiiiiind!Date of review: November 3, 2012
In short: Great fun, good value, not your average race!In full: This was a great race, 5 miles in the dark through the woods and by the water dressed up as Halloween Spooks with a few scares thown in along the way! Great value for money and the best medal I think I have ever received! This must have taken loads of organisation, with lots of marshalls and "scarers" along the route! I screamed like a 6 year old at one point! Made a nice change from chasing PB's all year. Hope this is staged again next year, I would certainly do it again!Date of review: November 3, 2012
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Chocolate Stout Cupcakes
Recipe courtesy of Dave Lieberman
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I love cooking with beer and there's no exception when it comes to desserts. Of all beers, stout is the perfect one for desserts because[ of its distinct chocolate and coffee notes. Pairing it with actual chocolate is the obvious choice. These cupcakes are light in texture but heavy in the chocolate department. The white cream cheese icing reminds me of the creamy white head that Guinness is famous for.]
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa, plus more for dusting finished cupcakes
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups all-purposeflour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- Pinch fine salt
- 1 bottle stout beer (recommended: Guinness)
- 1 stick butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs
- 3/4 cup sour cream
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened at room temperature
- 3/4 to 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 (1-pound) box confectioners' sugar
DirectionsWatch how to make this recipe.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the cocoa, sugar, flour, baking soda, and salt.
In another medium mixing bowl, combine the stout, melted butter, and vanilla. Beat in eggs, 1 at time. Mix in sour cream until thoroughly combined and smooth. Gradually mix the dry ingredients into the wet mixture.
Lightly grease 24 muffin tins. Divide the batter equally between muffin tins, filling each 3/4 full. Bake for about 12 minutes and then rotate the pans. Bake another 12 to 13 minutes until risen, nicely domed, and set in the middle but still soft and tender. Cool before turning out.
In a medium bowl with a hand mixer, beat the cream cheese on medium speed until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in the heavy cream. On low speed, slowly mix in the confectioners' sugar until incorporated and smooth. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to use. Icing can be made several hours ahead and kept covered and chilled.
Top each cupcake with a heap of frosting and dust with cocoa.
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Wrestling in nat'l meet
Monday, February 25, 2013
Shamus O'Grady is a math education major and an All-American.
The nation's top-ranked NCAA Division II wrestling team lived up to its billing Feb. 24 advancing nine student athletes, including four champions, to the national meet March 8-9 in Birmingham, Ala.
Husky Wrestling earned 140.5 points at the NCAA Super Region 3 meet in Waterloo, Iowa, outscoring Upper Iowa University, Minnesota State University, Mankato, and 10 other schools.
Senior Shamus O'Grady, Coon Rapids, was named Most Valuable Wrestler for his first-place finish at 184 pounds.
Husky Wrestling's three other regional champions are:
- Senior Andy Pokorny, Bennington, Neb., at 133 pounds
- Redshirt first-year Clint Poster, Pierz, at 157 pounds
- Senior Jacob Kahnke, Shakopee, at 285 pounds
Advancing to the national championship meet with second-place finishes are:
- Sophomore Eric Forde, Fargo, N.D., at 125 pounds
- Senior Jacob D. Horn, Ephrata, Wash., at 149 pounds
Advancing to nationals with third-place finishes are:
- First-year Matt Nelson, Big Lake, at 141 pounds
- First-year Gabe Fogarty, Jordan, at 165 pounds
- Senior Kurt Salmen, Dassel, at 174 pounds
St. Cloud State competes in the 2013 NCAA Division II championships March 8-9 at the Spring Sports Festival in Birmingham, Ala. Meet the entire team.
The Huskies were national runners-up in 2012 and 2011. Coach Steve Costanzo's team has been ranked first in the NCAA Division II Coaches' Poll since Jan. 16.
Read the full story on the Husky Athletics website. View the team results and weight-class brackets (PDF).
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Another effort tonight with the only change being that I upped the TF to the .14 that I mentioned I would attempt this time around. Here's the money shot on the crust.Loo
Full disclosure: I've never had Burt's or Pequod's. Quite remarkable considering all the pizza I've eaten growing up in the Chicago area. I really thought that I had some better pics but next time I'll take better shots of the caramelized cheese crust from the back. I thought I did but guess not. Here's the formulation based on some qualities and prep techniques of the Pizza Hut Pan recipe:KA AP Flour 100%Water (hot) 282% Milk (cold) 28Corn Oil 5.5Sugar 1.9Salt 1.5IDY .9TF= .1295 12" dough ball = 415gAll ingredients into bowl and mixed and kneaded with C dough hook in KA Mixer for 5 minutes. Formed into ball and allowed to double in an oiled bowl for about two hours. Patted out to just under the 12" size that I wanted on counter top w/out bench flour. Oiled 12" pan with approximately 2 T of classic olive oil and laid dough into pan to rise to fill pan. Let rise in oven with light on and hot water for humidity for about 2 hours. Covered with plastic wrap and put in fridge for 18 hours. Dough actually contracted a bit in fridge. Removed from fridge three hours before cooking. Laid 3/4 lb. of low-moisture part-skim mozz on top of dough trying not to press down. Each slice of cheese around the outside is laid just against the pan walls to caramelize. Topped with sauce (1 35 oz. can of Cento Italian Peeled tomatoes de-seeded, cores removed, hand crushed, then returned to remaining puree. Salt, pepper, touch of sugar, dried basil, EVOO to season.) and some large disks of sausage on one half and pepperoni on the other. Cooked at 475* for 22 minutes, middle rack, on a preheated dark perforated disk because I was using my lighter colored pan to not burn the cheese too badly.Again, sorry I didn't get a better look at the caramelized crust. I will say this...it came out really good!!! The only thing I'll try next time is to up the TF to .14. and get the sauce a bit farther out on the cheese to allow it to blend with the cheese and get some of the sugars from the tomatoes to caramelize a bit as well.I don't know how it rates against Burt's/Pequod's, but it was pretty good and I'm usually really hard on myself especially with first attempts.Loo
Here's a dough test that I will be baking tomorrow night. I used Ceresota All Purpose flour, 2% milk, and hand mixed/kneaded the dough. I increased the water and oil because the dough wasn't coming together into a ball. Hopefully it will help with the puffiness I'm trying to achieve with a Pequod-style pan pizza dough. After 2 hours of rising under warm lights, I'm giving it an overnight rise in the fridge.Eds Quod Mod: 4-5-2010For a 12Flour (100%): 300 g 10.55 oz 2.5 cup Water (41%): 122 g 4 oz 0.5 cup ADY (0.8%): 2.39 g 0.63 tspSalt (1.0%): 2.99 g 0.54 tspOlive Oil (4.5%): 13.5 g 0.5 oz 1 tsp Corn Oil (9%): 27 g 1 oz 2 tbsp Sugar (1.3%): 3.89 g 0.14 oz 1 tspMilk (20.5%): 61.31 g 2.16 oz 0.25 cupTotal (150.1%): 448.88 g 15.83 oz 1 lbs | TF = 0.14I'll try to post pics soon.
That looks absolutely fantastic! Great work, Ed. What kind and how much cheese?Loo
Great, great pictures, Ed. Looks as good as any of the many Pequod's pizzas that I had over the years. Their crust is substantially different from the Malnati's, Gino's East, Due's, and Pizano's, but still excellent in their own unique way. It's been a long time since I had a Buddy's in Detroit, but since you mentioned it, that does seem like a similar style (i.e., more like Sicilian). It's a great change of pace type of deep dish. What a great job -- as appears in the pictures at least -- on duplicating that crust/cheese carmelization. Can you describe a little more how you put the cheese in the pan edges? Before or after putting in the dough? Not clear on how you did that.Also, how are you finding the Ceresota AP to work with your pizzamaking?This picture especially makes my mouth water just looking at it. And I remember a piece like that occupying my plate on numerous occasions. --BTB
This comes up from time to time, so no worries about asking about pre-cooked sausage. Please, I'm beggin' ya, put the sausage on raw. From what I've seen, Pequod's uses large slabs of sausage, flattened out.
Is the pizza really that good?
Great, great pictures, Ed. Looks as good as any of the many Pequod's pizzas that I had over the years. Their crust is substantially different from the Malnati's, Gino's East, Due's, and Pizano's, but still excellent in their own unique way. It's been a long time since I had a Buddy's in Detroit, but since you mentioned it, that does seem like a similar style
This place is exactly what I said it was....caramelized cheese? You mean burnt cheese. Italian Sausage? Nope, more like the polish version with garlic, no fennel to be found...special sauce? Nope, a typical cooked sauce with decent spices. A special crust? Nope, not at all, served right from the warped pan, rather dull, lacking flavor. The bottom was very crisp and the smell reminded me of Bisquick to a degree.All Hype.....I also don't understand why the health department hasn't shut this place down...OMG....


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Olympic protest day has arrived in Vancouver
Oh my.
The Brits are being caught out with their silliness.
Depressingly for those who think the comings and goings of the media are the least important and least interesting part of a great sporting occasion like the Olympics, the media has become something of a talking point in Vancouver over the last 24 hours, thanks in large part to Mark Adams, the director of communications for the International Olympic Committee, who said yesterday he did not recognise the Games as portrayed by the British press.
"You wonder which city they're reporting from," Adams said. "What they're saying bears absolutely no relation to what I've seen at the competitions. It's been amazing. You wonder where these people have been."
This is good from the Rabble frontpage:
Where's That Olympic Truce?
"It's now fair to speculate that the Games have been used even more cynically -- as cover for a massive new NATO offensive in Afghanistan that has already claimed many Afghan civilian lives. Operation Moshtarak, with Canadian Forces participation, was launched in the southern province of Helmand on February 12, the day of the Opening Ceremonies in Vancouver.."
"Noticeably absent from the February 12 March were contingents from the trade unions and their political party the NDP. Days before the opening ceremony, party leader Carole James reiterated her party's devotion to the Games in a joint celebration in the BC legislature with the widely hated Premier Gordon Campbell..:
Thousands Protest:
"I Am Not Anti-War": Gord Hill Speech at STOPWAR.CA Rally (audio)
Greenwash: Olympics Can't Wring Clean
"Anti-Olympic organizers have taken the tar sands issue, and the corporations supporting it, to be a central part of the campaign against the Olympics. With the Vancouver Olympics touted by VANOC and even the SUZUKI Foundation as taking great strides to become the greenest Olympics ever, citizens directly impacted by Olympic development and the environmental destruction of sponsor corporations are saying selling carbon offsets is not enough.."
Over the last week the Red Tent campaign has been everywhere: Tents lined the street as the Olympic torch made its way through East Vancouver, volunteers dropped a hand-painted banner from the Cambie Street Bridge during rush hour on Monday Morning, and the Red Tent campaign took to the streets in support of the Olympic Tent Village organized by the DTES Power of Women Group and Streams of Justice.
This weekend we are ramping up the call for national housing strategy and we need your help. On Friday (February 19) we are organizing a Red Tent Solidarity Sleepover on the north lawn of Science World. Come spend the night in a Red Tent to show your support for thousands of people across Canada who sleep outside every night and to help spread the message that Canada needs to end homelessness NOW!
On Saturday morning we will make our way to the Vancouver Art Gallery for the Right to the City: Rally for a National Housing Strategy. The Rally will take place from Noon until 2pm and will be an energizing, family-friendly event for everyone who wants to come out and show their support for ending homelessness. Check out the Facebook event page for the rally here: http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=278713499672
Not able to sleep over? You can also help us out by sponsoring a tent at http://redtents.org/sponsor.php
This was inevitable.
Pie in Face Signals Split in Olympics Protest Movement
Charged debate among resisters over tactics splatters into the open.
'The goal failed': Eby
On Wednesday evening, Eby wiped the pie off his face and delivered a long talk to a tough crowd. He was frequently interrupted and booed. The animosity was palpable. Eby referred to the events of Saturday as a "disaster" for any future social movement building. The actions of black bloc protesters alienated the public. They distracted media attention from legitimate protester concerns. "If the goal was to shut down the Olympics, the goal failed," Eby said.
"If the goal was to increase awareness of protest messages, that goal failed too." The most likely legacy, he said, was an erosion of credibility in community organizing. Black bloc protesters were unaccountable in their masks and destructive in their actions. In effect, Eby concluded, they "mirrored all the worst qualities of those currently in power."
Shaw also gave a critique Wednesday evening. The broken windows and subsequent media coverage were a "wet dream" for Olympics security forces, he said. If black bloc protesters wanted to vandalize and destroy, Shaw added, they should have detached from the main Saturday demonstration. That would have shown a respect for the diverse groups within the movement, he said. Instead, media attention painted all 2010 protesters in one broad stroke.
A legacy of division
Others appeared to think the black bloc contingent wasn't radical enough. "In terms of direct harm to the corporations, smashing (insured) windows and knocking over newspaper boxes is of absolutely no consequence whatsoever," wrote Andrew Loewen on the Vancouver Media Co-op.
Many of these views -- and more -- were argued Wednesday evening. Much wrath was centred on Eby's speech. People jeered, heckled and hurled invectives when he took the stage.
Such an experience can be good for clearing the air when emotions run high, Shaw said. He's worried people will declare enemies that could last for years.
"David knew he was walking into an extremely hostile audience and I think he deserved a more gracious hearing," he said. "The constant heckling didn't advance movement building. It simply reinforced cliques. Sadly, that may be all we have left after these Games."
VK, 'burning cars is at post#45, an assault rifle is fully automatic and effective up to 1km and is a machine gun to me, ask the 300 dead at the Mexico Olympics('68). The tragedy of this circus is that 8B$ missing from public works credit, the slide into 'star chamber' gov't making proof that socialism doesn't have a place in a world owned by corporations in their race to the bottom. I certainly support Ms. Mori's choice of venacular; perhaps I need a forum on epithets but I've couldn't express her feeling better. At least she was there and did right action; she's at least one up on me for I've not expressed how the IOC is a tool for bankrupting social democracy.
The heckling at Eby during his statements was truly disappointing. It demonstrates that the manichean, narcissistic and testosterone-driven mentality dominating the Tea Party movement is, sadly, not restricted to the political right. Except, of course, I'haven't heard Tea Partiers applauding the possibility of bombing buildings or kidnapping anyone.
Anyway, I wrote an article about this mentality, which I believe is essentially religious, in an article for The Republic a while back: http://republic-news.org/archive/183-repub/183_nenonen.html
The tragedy of this circus is that 8B$ missing from public works credit, the slide into 'star chamber' gov't making proof that socialism doesn't have a place in a world owned by corporations in their race to the bottom. I certainly support Ms. Mori's choice of venacular; perhaps I need a forum on epithets but I've couldn't express her feeling better. At least she was there and did right action; she's at least one up on me for I've not expressed how the IOC is a tool for bankrupting social democracy.
But how can this be true when former NDP Premier Harcourt tells me otherwise? I thought he was supposed to be all for socialism? What gives?
Olympics Well Worth It: Harcourt
"he has nothing to say to people who claim the Games are a tax payer ripoff..."
The heckling at Eby during his statements was truly disappointing. It demonstrates that the manichean, narcissistic and testosterone-driven mentality dominating the Tea Party movement is, sadly, not restricted to the political right. Except, of course, I'haven't heard Tea Partiers applauding the possibility of bombing buildings or kidnapping anyone.
David Eby was not elected by the protest movement on this coast to be arresting officer, prosecutor and judge. He has no authority to enforce his sentence of public humiliation. His group was supposed to be neutral ovbservers so I can see why many people are pissed at him. By publ;icly denouncing the idiotic but not violent property damge he is inviting police violence against a group he doesn't agree with.
Actually the tea party's new Senator showed his outrage over the actual suicide bombing of public service employees.
When does it become somewhat understandable to want to fly planes into buildings?
Appearing on Fox News, newly-minted Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA) showed notable sympathy and scant outrage for Joseph Stack, who crashed his airplane into an IRS building Thursday in an apparent suicide bombing Thursday.
"You don't know anything about the individual," Brown said. "He could have had other issues. Certainly, no one likes paying taxes, obviously."
Stack's writings strongly suggest he was motivated by anti-government outrage as he had written fuming anti-tax, anti-IRS, and anti-health care reform screeds in internet message postings.
He even wrote what appears to be a politically charged suicide note dated the day of the bombing and signed "Joe Stack (1956-2010)." It contained the words, "Well Mr. Big Brother IRS man... take my pound of flesh and sleep well"
You know, kropotkin1951, not everyone sees "solidarity" as being synonymous with telling someone with genuine and well-thought out ethical concerns about a movement to sit down and shut up. Listen to the hecklers again: they were endorsing bombings and kidnappings. You're nose must be stuffed up, because you don't seem to be able to smell the cesspool here.
Edited to add: Listen to Eby's statements--these imbeciles went out of their way to assault police who had not attacked them, and who showed no evidence of being about to attack them. And these actions were applauded by the hecklers. It seems to me that they're the ones responsible for inviting police antagonism, NOT Eby.
A note to the Black Bloc: If you're going to engage in adolescent assaults on police who aren't threatening you, and thereby discredit the struggle for justice conducted by people whose ethical depth descends hundreds of fathoms beneath your own puddle of consciousness, you deserve to be publicly humiliated, and it's about time that someone told you that your idiocy isn't just endangering yourself, it's endangering all of us.
Eby is not their boss or supposed to be their parent. Charter rights according to Eby!!! Everyone listen up he is the only authority. Don't disobey him he will speak publically against you in a self rightious manner. Waa he using the legal observers information when he made his public accusations about some people. If he is using the Lagal Observer info against others in the activisit community they will not be welcome at ralleis anymore than any other group taking notes that will eventually be used not to defend middle class white protestors who don't need protection from the police but to punish those that don't agree with Eby's views. He should go back to advocating for death panels for disabled people.
And I love the way you ignored my response to your slander that these people are worse than right wing nut jobs who do violence against people not corporate property. I have never said I was really impressed with it as a tactic however they did not endanger other protestors when they decided to rage against the machine. No one got hurt and they didn't try to injure anyone.
Also when I read blogs and posts talking about the young people in black's excess testosterone it is obvious they knpow little about the group I saw in the streets not in my imagination and they were at least a third young women. I don't know their individual stories but I know that when I was a young man I equated the police and authorities with the same system that produced the paedophile priest who had authority over me when he abused me. So walk a mile in these peoples skate shoes and shit kickers before you judge them so harshly from whatever middle class comfort you live in
she's at least one up on me for I've not expressed how the IOC is a tool for bankrupting social democracy.
I forget whether it was Detroit or Chicago, but last year one of these cities was passed over as the site of a future Games venue, and there was a huge sigh of relief from those opposed to their city being held hostage by the IOC.
Kropotkin1951: I said that I hadn't heard Tea Partiers endorsing bombing or kidnapping. I still haven't. Do you have any evidence that Tea Partiers are saying that what the suicide bomber did was a good thing? Scott Brown certainly hasn't. In any case, Scott Brown is a Massachusetts Republican, which means he's a moderate Republican--he's hardly a Tea Partier.
It's altogether possible that there are Tea Partiers who have applauded terrorist actions on behalf of their cause. I just haven't heard them do so. I have, however, heard Eby's hecklers applaud the idea of bombing and kidnapping. Mind you, Brown's defense of the suicide bomber..."You don't know anything about the individual"...sounds a lot like your "So walk a mile in these peoples skate shoes and shit kickers before you judge them so harshly from whatever middle class comfort you live in". Thanks, by the way, for making assumptions about my own class position and comfort level. And haven't we learned that at least one of the arrested protestors was, in fact, a white middle class kid? How do you know that the people committing the violence weren't from privileged backgrounds themselves? I saw a lot of people in the protest on Friday who didn't look like they came from white, middle class privilege. I can't say the same about the Black Bloc protestors because, of course, they disguise everything about themselves. They have intentionally made it impossible for anyone to walk anywhere in their shoes. You can't conceal your identity and then ask people to empathize with you.
Regarding the BC Civil Liberties Association: they have always been pretty damn clear that they do not support criminal actions like unprovoked assaults on the police. No one consulted with them or with any of the other protestors about these actions beforehand. Have you even listened to Eby's statement?
As for your assertion that they didn't endanger or try to injure anyone...a number of them went out of their way to assault police officers who were not posing a threat to them, for Christ's sake! You don't think that endangers everyone at the protest? You don't think that hands the authorities the public support to intensify the police state apparatus and crack down harder on peaceful protestors in the future?
And frankly, I don't care if their past experiences with authority figures have led Black Bloc protestors to demonize all police. Demonization, especially when coupled with the disinhibiting effects of anonymity, is poisonous for any social justice movement. It encourages people to act out their own rage theatrically and cathartically, without consideration of either the ethical or strategic value of their actions. Once they've crossed these ethical and strategic lines, they feel compelled to justify their actions and to silence anyone who threatens to make them critically reflect upon their own behaviour. "Solidarity" becomes code for collusion, censorship, and thuggery. It's a recipe for stupidity, which can only increase the authoritarianism, isolation, and vulnerability of the movement.
Edited to add: One more thing about empathy...how do we know that the people who smashed the windows and assaulted the cops were not themselves Agent Provocateurs? We don't know, and in fact we can't know. What we do know is that Eby's hecklers completely support these actions as well as, apparently, kidnapping and bombing. As paranoid as it sounds, it seems like it would be really, really easy for the police to undermine the public support for any anti-poverty movement: all they would have to do is have an Agent Provocateur do something ethically reprehensible, knowing that whatever the Provocateur does will be supported by a significant chunk of the activist community out of "solidarity" and, of course, out of the latent self-contempt of those protestors who do not engage in thuggery and who idealize those who do.
It's altogether possible that there are Tea Partiers who have applauded terrorist actions on behalf of their cause.
And, it's probably "altogether possible" that there are progressives who would have applauded the assassination of GWB.
But does either statement say a helluva lot about Tea Partiers and progressives generally? No.
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The message was 'Rick Betrayed Coal.' It was an easy charge to make, a more difficult charge to rebut."allowances be auctioned, and by providing 2 billion tons of offsets on an annual basis throughout the life of the program – so that coal-fired utilities could simply pay others to reduce emissions, by planting trees for example, and take full credit for those emission reductions. And that will be the principal strategy that utilities use in order to meet the reduction requirements with which they have to comply if cap-and-trade legislation is ever adopted. We assured that ability in the House bill. Now, as part of the negotiation process, once your amendments are accepted, in return you support the legislation – which is of course what I did.
I think it was a significant shortcoming that the Senate did not take this measure up."We published our discussion draft in the fall of 2008, for public comment. The comments we received back were highly positive. We spent four months working with staffs and drafting that discussion bill. And it created the foundation for the bill by Henry Waxman. We were ready to go. The Senate did not have the benefit of that foundation work, and it did not have the legislative draft that it could act on at that point. And I encouraged Henry Waxman and the White House for the House to go first. But let me add that the Senate should have acted on this measure. When the House acted, the Senate had a year and a half in which to assemble the political will to act, and I think it was a significant shortcoming that the Senate did not take this measure up.
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NY State program to reward reports of illegal weapons
A new statewide tip line now offers a $500 reward for turning in neighbors who have illegal weapons.
Assemblyman Andy Goodell, R-Chautauqua County, recently expressed outrage over a memo sent by the Division of Criminal Justice Services offering a $500 reward for people who turn in their neighbors to the State Police for owning an illegal assault rifle. The taxpayer-funded program comes shortly after 51 upstate counties, including Chautauqua County, passed resolutions opposing the NY SAFE Act.
"Residents and county governments all across our state, including the Chautau-qua County Legislature, have voiced their strong opposition to this new legislation," Goodell said. "In response, the governor's administration has proposed a program to turn neighbors against neighbors."
Assemblyman Andy Good-ell, R-Ellicott, expressed outrage over a program that offers $500 for people who turn in their neighbors to State Police for owning an illegal assault rifle.
A toll-free tip line has been established by the state to encourage residents to report illegal firearm possession. Residents can call 1-855-GUNSNYS (1-855- 486-7697) or text GUNTIP and their message to CRIMES (274637). According to the Division of Criminal Justice Services memo, "While the state will provide the administrative support and fund the rewards, the investigation and validity of the tip will be up to each local department."
The tip line – which will be further explained in a comprehensive campaign – will be staffed by State Police 24 hours a day, and will remain anonymous and focus on individuals with illegal firearms. If information leads to an arrest for illegal possession of a firearm, the person providing the tip will be awarded $500.
"Chautauqua County is home to thousands of law-abiding outdoorsmen and firearms enthusiasts," Goodell said. "We need to focus our efforts on combating criminals, reducing gun violence and addressing mental health issues, not use tax dollars to go after those who have always acted in a lawful manner."
On Feb. 27, the Chautauqua County Legislature voted in favor of a motion to repeal the SAFE Act, which was signed into law in January by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The controversial law aims to keep guns out of the hands of convicted felons and potentially dangerous mental health patients. Additionally, it bans high-capacity magazines and assault weapons.
"I am thrilled to see that virtually every county outside New York City and throughout New York state is in direct opposition to Gov. Cuomo's attempt to violate our Second Amendment rights," said County Executive Greg Edwards. "That had happened before most people had realized he was also offering neighbors $500 bounty money to send in a tip about their neighbor who they believe has a gun that is beyond this limitation that has been placed by the governor. That's using our tax dollars to fund neighbors ratting out other neighbors for owning a .22 rifle that has a magazine with more than seven bullets in it."
Edwards' statement was made before the State Legislature removed the legislation which made it illegal to have more than seven rounds in a magazine.
A Silver Creek man has already been charged earlier this month under the NY SAFE Act for the alleged sale of illegal guns. Benjamin M. Wassell, 32, allegedly sold the illegal firearms in January and February, following the implementation of the NY SAFE Act. He was the first person to be charged under the new law.
A phone call to Sheriff Joe Gerace was not immediately returned.


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- Fans of golf and tennis know that there are certain protocols that they are expected to follow at matches. Fans are not supposed to make noise during the serves in tennis or during the backswing in golf. Officials at these sports are even required to try to hush the crowd. USA Volleyball would like U.S. fans to stop being polite and start being loud at the 2008 FIVB World League matches, which will be played in Hoffman Estates, Ill. (June 13-14) , Green Bay, Wis. (June 20-21) and Bloomington, Ill. (July 11-12) . You don't even have to be quiet during the serve. Blow your horns; ring your cowbells; cheer until you lose your voice. Volleyball matches at this level are meant to be fun and loud events. Don't worry, the players can handle it.
"Playing an international volleyball match in Poland or Brazil is much different than playing one in the U.S.," said U.S. middle blocker Ryan Millar (Palmdale, Calif.). "It almost seems like American fans are a little more respectful when cheering. By respectful, I mean that it seems that they are more reluctant in being loud and rambunctious, because they would rather be considered polite and not interrupt play."
In other countries, fans are not nearly so polite and arenas are not nearly so quiet. U.S. outside hitter Reid Priddy (Richmond, Va.), who is playing for a Russian club team in Siberia this winter, says the fans in his town inspire him to play better.
"The arena where we play holds 2,500 to 3,000 people and it's always full," Priddy said."It was about three or four months before I noticed that it really picks me up. You almost start playing to the crowd."
In Poland, Brazil and other countries, crowds dress entirely in the country's colors, wave signs and banners and play drums and horns during a match. USA Volleyball wants to create the same atmosphere at this summer's matches against Bulgaria (June 13-14), Finland (June 20-21) and Spain (July 11-12). It is encouraging fans to wear red, white and/or blue and to bring banners and noisemakers. Most of all, it is encouraging fans to take advantage of their last chance to see the U.S. Men's Team play in the United States before heading to the Olympic Games in Beijing.
"Fifteen-thousand-plus fans to watch a volleyball match in the U.S. is something I only dream about while playing on the National Team," Millar said. "With that many people, it would be incredibly hard to stay quiet."
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Avia Solutions Sells Small Planet Airlines
Lithuania-based Avia Solutions Group has sold its 95 percent stake in charter carrier Small Planet Airlines UAB (Lithuania) and Small Planet Airlines Sp. (Poland) to an investment group led by the carrier's management team.
The move will allow the group to focus on its other aviation segments, including aircraft maintenance, ground handling and aviation training.
Vytautas Kaikaris, CEO of Small Planet Airlines, will take over a 70 percent stake in the company's shares and Chief Quality Officer Andrius Staniulis will control the remaining 30 percent of Small Planet's Lithuanian and Polish subsidiaries. The airline also operates Small Planet Airlines S.R.L., its Italian subsidiary, which will keep its current share structure in place.
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5 Things Facebook Could Be Set to Announce at Mystery Media Event
Top two thoughts that come to mind.
First, via email from Doug Kass : Is Facebook the next Apple (AAPL) ?
Second, via the masses who might be right, but even that doesn't excuse them from not having an original thought: Will Mark Zuckerberg introduce a Facebook smartphone?
I love Kass. I love Zuckerberg. I really like Facebook. But Zuckerberg, as great as he is, is not Steve Jobs. He's not even Jeff Bezos or Howard Schultz yet. And Facebook is not Apple. Probably never will be, even if Apple never returns to its between iPhone and iPad glory days.
As Zuckerberg says, Facebook started as an idea -- a social mission, not a company. It's fascinating really -- the guy changes the world (within the appropriate context) and essentially falls, pardon my backyard French, ass backwards into a multi-billion dollar company.
Neither Facebook nor Zuckerberg has the street cred to create the aura of anticipation that precedes an Apple event, even now with Tim Cook clicking through the slides.
Zuckerberg already shot down the smartphone plans. For all intents and purposes, he called it a stupid move because that's exactly what it is. There's no point to enter that market.
Nobody will buy a Facebook phone because a bunch of really good ones already exist, particularly Apple's iPhone. That Facebook app probably owns first-page space on every smartphone in America. Even if it partners with a major hardware maker, there's no incentive for Facebook to do this because there's no incentive to buy a Facebook-branded smartphone. Zuckerberg operates a very different ecosystem than the one Bezos runs at Amazon.com (AMZN) . Hardware should never -- under any circumstance I can think of -- enter the social equation.
Let other companies take on that burden at no cost to Facebook.
So what will Zuck announce?
The Longshot : A partnership with Twitter. Obviously, not going to happen. I doubt Twitter would be willing to give Facebook all of the thunder on something of the sort. Plus, to reiterate, it's just not going to happen, even though it should. I explain why here .
A Major Acquisition : Maybe, but, although I could have missed it, I didn't see much pomp and circumstance, when Facebook swallowed Instagram for $1 billion. M&A would have to be huge. Like we're buying Research in Motion (RIMM) or something. Not going to happen. Zuckerberg didn't get this far by being an idiot.
Tame, but Huge : It's going to come down to one of two things (or both).
First, I bet Facebook makes something "more social." Music comes to mind. It hasn't quite cracked the code on how to integrate music -- and sharing of music -- into the platform. If I'm Pandora (P) , I'm paying attention next week. Even if I'm Spotify, who has a poorly publicized partnership with Facebook, I keep my eyes open.


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The Harrisburg High School girls' basketball team took another step in a second straight championship in their own Preview Tournament with a 40-39 victory over Carmi-White County Monday night at Davenport Gymnasium.
Lindsey Murray led Harrisburg in scoring with 18 points, including the game-winning free throw with 10 seconds left.
Harrisburg opened the game with a 2-0 lead, but never led again until Murray's free throw in the closing seconds, despite three ties in the ballgame.
After struggling again from the floor, shooting just 16-of-56 from the floor, Murray helped Harrisburg (2-0) get to within one at halftime with 12 second quarter points, going 5-of-5 from the floor.
Murray was 7-of-13 in the game and had four steals, three rebounds and two blocks.
Despite a somewhat physical contest, Harrisburg head coach Jake Stewart said after his Bulldogs took their bumps in the first half, they adjusted well in the second portion and rode the wave of momentum from Murray.
"Carmi bullied us in the first half," Stewart said. "We would get bumped and expect a call and we just have to get tougher. Lindsey stepped up and was tough tonight. I think she had the attitude of, 'we're not going to lose tonight and I'm going to make sure we don't.' It's that kind of attitude you like to see from one of your seniors."
After trailing 21-20 at halftime, Carmi-White County built a 10-point, 30-20 lead after Morgan Combs converted on a bucket with 3:04 to play.
Harrisburg stormed back on a 3-pointer by Ashley Ferrell and a bucket by Kelsey Hobbs to get within five at 30-25 as Carmi-White County closed out the third period leading 32-27.
But Murray took the reins in the final eight minutes, cutting the CWC lead to one, 33-31 after back-to-back layups off turnovers.
Murray knotted the game at 37-all after a free throw with 2:38 to play and Hobbs tied the game at 39-all after the sophomore knocked down a pair of free throws.
It was Murray's free shot from the charity stripe that proved to be the game winner.
Harrisburg's full court press caused problems for Carmi-White County, forcing the Bulldogs to cough up the rock 24 times, 12 of which came in the second half.
While Stewart was pleased with his teams overall defense, the third-year head coach knows that offense needs to become priority No. 1.
"We have to have better trips on offense," Stewart said. "This happened last Wednesday and we're just not shooting very well right now. We have to realize when we're not shooting very good to make a couple of extra passes and not keep shooting.
"That's our biggest problem right now, we're missing shots and most of them are open, they're just not falling."
Page 2 of 2 - In the night's first game, West Frankfort knocked off Anna-Jonesboro 48-36.
The Harrisburg Preview Tournament continues Tuesday night with Eldorado taking on Anna-Jonesboro at 6:30 p.m., followed by West Frankfort and Carmi-White County at 7:30 p.m.
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Carmi-White County 10 11 11 07 — 39
Harrisburg 02 18 07 13 — 40
CARMI-WHITE COUNTY (0-2): A. Combs 1-4 0-0 2, Rodgers 3-6 3-4 9, Money 1-7 2-5 4, Attebury 3-4 0-0 6, M. Combs 8-10 0-1 16, Acerman 0-2 0-0 0. Totals: 17-36 5-10 39.
HARRISBURG (2-0): Ferrell 2-12 0-0 5, Burtis 3-14 0-0 7, Douglas 0-0 0-0 0, H. Jones 0-1 0-0 0, Younger 0-3 0-0 0, Murray 7-13 2-5 18, Hobbs 2-9 2-2 6, D. Jones 2-3 0-0 4. Totals: 16-56 4-7 40.
3-pointers: Carmi-White County 0-0, Harrisburg 4-22 (Ferrell 1-8, Burtis 1-4, Younger 0-1, Murray 2-6, Hobbs 0-3). Rebounds: Carmi-White County 22, Harrisburg 28. Fouls: Carmi-White County 14, Harrisburg 12.
2013 Harrisburg Girls Basketball Preview Tournament Schedule
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Monday, November 25
West Frankfort 48, Anna-Jonesboro 36
Harrisburg 40, Carmi-White County 39
Tuesday, November 26
Eldorado vs. Anna-Jonesboro, 6 p.m.
West Frankfort vs. Carmi-White County, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, November 27
Eldorado vs. Carmi-White County, 6 p.m.
Harrisburg vs. West Frankfort, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, November 29
West Frankfort vs. Eldorado 6 p.m.
Harrisburg vs. Anna-Jonesboro 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 30
Carmi-White County vs. Anna-Jonesboro 6 p.m.
Harrisburg vs. Eldorado, 7:30 p.m
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