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Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience. MB Rule # 1
I also feel that he is right for feeling underpaid though...
He basically was paid pocket change compared to other top receivers while playing like a top 10. So if you factor those 2 years and add them to his total contract it lowers the average per year.
I made posts about how much Cruz should get a year based on the scheme, the other players on the field etc. Five to six mil a year is good money for a slot receiver without another big receiving threat. With another big threat in a heathy Nicks in 011. Cruz had more room to make moves and get extra yards. Without that other big threat, Cruz was unable to get those extra yards cause he had little room to move about, cause the defense could put more men in zone voverage. I believe that without another big threat, Cruz average per year would be below a thousand about 900 to 1,000 yards with a pocket qb who hardly runs for extra yards when giving the chance. A qb who is able to guy extra time can also help the receivers out is when a qb is able to buy extra time in all situations when he is in trouble or the receivers need more time to get open.
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Honestly, I am not really part of any camp. I got the feeling that originally, he inadvertently showed his true feelings and then in the "cruz changes his mind" article he says as much". "I don't look at anyone else in terms of what they got and what everyone else got, it was just a general feeling, an honest feeling at the time and it got kind of depicted the wrong way. But I'm excited man, I'm here."
He also says here, that he is excited, I have no doubt that he is happy and is excited, but there is a part of him that still feels that he should have gotten more and he had trouble expressing himself/his feelings. Another reason why he should keep his mouth zipped. :-)


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In other Kickstarter news, there is Phantom Open Emoji:
Of interest:
Our licensing model will be the same as the Font Awesome project which is a combination of the SIL Open Font License, MIT License and the CC 3.0 License [CC-By with attribution requirement waived].
The one weird bit is this reward:
***The Tohyama Limited Edition Emoji Creation Kit*** Get ALL the raw files, scratch files, unused bits, conversion scripts and [translated] instructions so you can start creating your own emoji instantly. Add them to our set or make your own.
Unless I am missing something, I could just put that in a repo and share it. Which is what I will probably do.


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text: I bought a top of the line Pfaff about 15 years ago. Probably not the case anymore, but at the time, it was the only machine that had IDT and the needle down feature. She is still going strong after lots of heavy use. My mom has a similar model that is 10 years older. Hers is still going strong although I am sure mine gets heavier use. I have 2 old Singers, but the walking foot doesn't hold a candle to the IDT! I do not think you will regret your purchase. Enjoy!


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This double bedroom features ample storage space, and is decorated using a cosy colour scheme. Guests have access to a shared bathroom as well as a fitted kitchen, which is equipped with laundry facilities.
The Barbican Centre is a 20-minute bus journey away, and is the largest performing arts centre of its kind in Europe. London Metropolitan University is a 20-minute walk away.
Once known as the scene of the Jack the Ripper murders, the Brick Lane area has transformed itself into a trendy area popular with London's edgy and artistic crowd and is now home to many galleries, bars and restaurants.
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Very clean room with everything needed. Nice and lively area, close to transport. No welcome by the host, must fend for himself!
Should lubricate the room doors because they make a lot of noise!
Chambre très propre avec tout le nécessaire. Quartier sympa et vivant, proche des transports. Pas d'accueil par l'hôte, il faut se débrouiller tout seul !
Il faudrait lubrifier les portes des chambres car elles font beaucoup de bruit !
The apartment is great, offers free meals for breakfast, kellogs, tea, juice, coffee .. many things are left to their own former tenants and do not spend, but the hosts attempt that does not fail. In my case, he was replaced once in the week I was. The room is not done until it is abandoned. In my case there was too much dust. In the kitchen there is no hood, by loa ue smoke detectors continually jumped. This well located, the truth would come back.
El apartamento es genial, dispone de comida gratis para desayunar, kellogs, té, zumo, café.. muchas cosas son de las propias que dejan antiguos inquilinos y que no gastan, aunque los anfitriones procuran que no se agote. En mi caso, lo substituyeron una vez en la semana que estuve. La habitación no se hace hasta que no se abandona. En mi caso había demasiado polvo. En la cocina no existe campana extractora, por loa ue los detectores de humos saltaban continuamente. Esta bien situada, la verdad que volvería.
it was a perfect location for us, as we needed to be on Brick Lane almost every day for our exhibition. Clean and neat room, no problems with neighbours at all! Equipped kitchen, awesome if you want to save some money on food. Highly recommended!
Quiet and komfortable Room in a multiple bedroom appartment. All described correctly. Very central. Kaz send a very detailed guide days before arrival.
The only problem we had was that the heating could not be turned off. Alltogether: great value for the money! Recommended! Thanks, Kaz
We spent 4 days in the apartment Kaz. Everything went very well, the apartment is clean and very well located! I recommend to everyone to come and stay.
Nous avons passé 4 jours dans l'appartement de Kaz. Tout s'est très bien passé, l'appartement est propre et très bien situé! Je recommande à toutes les personnes de venir y séjourner.
Large room in a clean apartment, fairly well located to tube stations. Excellent value for money.
The room is very close to Brick Lane and the access is by subway and bus very well.
The rooms were clean, but sadly thinks of us and the lack of heating bulb was repaired only on the penultimate day of our stay, so we in the room could not really stop us except to sleep. It was just too cold!
In itself it is a quiet area, although the subway seems to run very close, because the trains were regularly heard.
Kaz was easily accessible and has even helped us at night, especially at two-thirty clock to find the right room!
Das Zimmer liegt ganz in der Nähe der Brick Lane; die Erreichbarkeit ist mit U-bahn und Bus sehr gut.
Die Räumlichkeiten waren sauber; leider wurde die von uns reklamierte Heizung und die fehlende Glühbirne erst am vorletzten Tag unseres Aufenthaltes repariert, so dass wir uns im Zimmer nicht wirklich aufhalten konnten außer um zu schlafen. Es war einfach zu kalt!
An sich handelt es sich um eine ruhige Gegend; allerdings scheint die U-Bahn sehr in der Nähe zu verlaufen, da regelmäßig die Züge zu hören waren.
Kaz war gut erreichbar und hat uns vor allem um halb drei Uhr nachts noch geholfen, das richtige Zimmer zu finden!
I strongly recommend the place and its host - Kaz. Room (1 out of 4 in the flat) is nice and cosy, bathroom, kitchen and toilet are clean and well maintained. Although there was no electric adapter for European plugs in the room and bathroom (or maybe I just couldn't find it :) ).
As for location, you need only 20 minutes on foot to get to Liverpool Street Station, 30 minutes of nice walk to Tower of London and 5 minutes to get to Brick Lane - a street absolutely worth seeing for those who love city night life and where you can find lots of different restaurants of Indian, Syrian or Chinese cuisine.
Kaz, thank you for your warm welcome. I will definitely book one of your rooms while back again in London!
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10 crazy things the IRS asked Tea Party groups
posted at 8:01 pm on May 10, 2013 by Mary Katharine Ham
The Internal Revenue Service admitted Friday to improperly targeting conservative groups for aggressive applications processes for tax exempt status in 2012, using the terms "Tea Party" and "patriot" as flags. Here are some of the things they wanted to know about those groups.
1. We're gonna need all your direct and indirect communication. "'Direct and indirect communications' is profoundly chilling of First Amendment rights, " said David French, senior counsel for American Center for Law & Justice, which has been representing 27 conservative organizations met with IRS inquisitions. "It's so vague as to be impossible to comply with."
2. What do we need to know about your members? Nothing much. Just ALL THE THINGS!
3. Your present and past employees and their relationships, please.
4. No, family members of past and present board members and employees are not exempt, nor are their activities with other groups. Why do you ask?
5. If someone in this country's free press has ever interacted with you in any way shape or form about your free speech activities, we're going to need documentation of that.
6. By the way, all the insane, intrusive information we're asking for is understood to be public once you've given it to us, so please include only the most flattering possible photos of your children and pets.
7. There are very specific requirements for completing and submitting this insane, intrusive information we're asking for. Does it feel like you're running hurdles yet, Lolo?
8. Don't forget to read the continued very specific requirements for completing and submitting this insane, intrusive information.
9. If you do not comply with these very specific requirements for completing and submitting this insane, intrusive application, you will go directly back to Start, you will not pass Go, and let's face it, we will probably collect $200.
10. Please predict the future reliably. Thank you for your time.
All of the examples above are taken from actual IRS correspondence received by ACLJ's 27 clients. There were many versions of the in-depth questionnaire sent to different organizations, suggesting there was more than one agent or one office involved. Though IRS officials blamed "low-level" employees in the Cincinnati office, which is the central IRS office in charge of tax exemptions, French said the abuse was far more widespread. ACLJ's clients dealt with inquiries from IRS offices from "coast to coast." Of ACLJ's 27 clients, 15 finally had their status approved after 6-7 months with legal help. There are 12 groups whose status remains in limbo.
Update: I meant to add that a 2011 letter from Rep. Darrell Issa and Rep. Jim Jordan laid out 16 areas of the Tea Party questionnaires that seemed to overreach. Here they are.
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21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) programs grantees will have an opportunity for a future partnership with the University of Arizona's, AZ Science of Baseball (ASB) program.
The ASB Program aims to spark a passion for science in students by approaching them through a sport they love: baseball. During this training Dr. Lynne Borden and Dr. Ricardo Valerdi of the University of Arizona, will discuss youth development research and STEM program ideas to engage middle and high school students in 21st CCLC programs.
Participants learn the principles of math, physics, and statistics as they apply them to baseball. The program's integrated curriculum includes both academic and athletic components. The academic curriculum is sub-divided into four modules, each organized around a fundamental baseball skill: running, hitting, fielding, throwing. Each module integrates lessons in math, science, history and social studies. Students explore the history of the Negro Leagues, the influence of culture on the game in Japan, and the implications of the rising influence of Latino ballplayers in the Major Leagues.
The teacher (UA Engineering Students) and materials would be provided as part of the package. A Field trip to the University for 21st CCLC students would incorporate support for parents on how to navigate college access. The University of Arizona's Center for Research and Outreach utilizes a multi-disciplinary approach integrating both Research and Outreach to support those who work with and on the behalf of children, youth and their families.
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I love the sunflowers. Nice work on all three.
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
I love the sunflowers. Nice work on all three.
Beautiful!!! I think the sunflowers are my fav as well, but I like them all
Every one of your quilts are beautiful. Your pumpkin made me smile - very cute. Great work on all three - I love the middle one!
Oh I love them all Red, but especially the sunflowers, it has such alot of 3D impact WoW!!!! :D :D
My FAVORITE is the "Lesson from the Lake" pieced top. I LOVE the colors and arrangement. Great Job!
Great job!! I love Sandi's lesson the best..oh no. another one on my list of to do's. LOL
:D Thanks everyone! I had fun doing the Lessons at the lake one ... Although setting it almost made me lose my mind. LoL! The border is supposed to be mostly a garnet red, but, I hate that. So .... any ideas?
I really appreciate all your nice comments. It is a joy to hear!


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How should I be walking my 12 week old pup? Letting him pull?
Should I be correcting? or just kind of letting him sniff and pull, etc? Right now if he starts to pull or tug I stop and just stand there until he decides to sit and look up at me. Then I step off again. But sometimes I do this, then as soon as I take one step forward he takes off ahead of me and starts pulling on the leash again. Should I be using corrections at 12 weeks? or just letting him do as he pleases? I've noticed when I make sure he stays right next to me and follows me, hes better about ignoring outside distractions to include barking dogs, cars, people walking by, etc. Is this too early for a 12 week old pup? When/how should I start incorporating a heel? And once your dog is taught to heel... should they be heeling the entire walk? or are those two separate things, a walk and a heel? Thanks!
A link is here on loose leash walking:
My dog Is 3 months 2 weeks old and She pulls like crazy too sometimes it drives me nuts and I don't know how to stop her!! It is usually when she is on a sniffing trail. It helps me to train during the walk I bring treats for when she is walking right and when she gets carried away with pulling and other things I call her to me to sit and shake and stuff like that it usually gets her mind back on me. I am not sure if this is correct but it seems to be working ok but she is a puppy and way to curious for her own good.
12 weeks is a little on the young side. As the pup gets older I wouldn't have a problem using a 'prong collar'. With the prong there is no need for the owner to tug or add a 'correction', the dog will figure out it's uncomfortable to pull.
We used a prong collar on 2 hard pulling Labs, worked like a charm. No one method works for everyone.
I tried walking my 7 week old (only to the corner and back)... LOL is all I can say.
12 weeks is an age when you should train him to follow you, thus showing him you are the leader. In some park, or in the woods let him walk off leash after you. Invent some melody and whistle, you can use tongue clicking, and call him after yourself, don't stop if he stops, just continue walking and calling. In the busy areas use the same signal to lure him after yourself if he tends to pull to some dog, you can do it in combination with his toy ( never walk out without his toy in your pocket). Don't try to keep him close to yourself, but mainly use a long leash to let him to explore the world of smells.
All three GSD pups I have had over the decades I did the same thing. All 3 of them seemed very similar in respects to them sticking to me like glue as they explored the great outdoors (backyard).....always making sure I was in sight. Once they started to venture further out, I would hide behind a tree or the shed and watch their reaction when they checked to see where I was...the moment their reaction changed ....I would step out in view and the puppy would come running back to me....of course I'd be all jacked and kill the pup with kindness and praise. Eventually I would stay hidden and the pup would come search me out...I always could see the pup and if for a second I sensed that the pup was out of sorts in any negative fashion...I would step out of hiding and per usual the pup would come a-bounding....always thought it might help solidify the "team" .....they're only pups once.
@Cassidy's Mom, thank you. I read over the threat you linked. A lot of great info in there. I also tried your walk backwards method today. Seemed to help after a few times.
@David, not very easy finding a secluded area around where I live. I'd have to drive a bit of a ways to get to some place like that. I've noticed a lot of aggressive dogs in the neighborhood on walks. And not excited dogs. I mean.. showing teeth, growling. and most owners dont seem to have a care in the world. I wouldn't want my pup off leash around here. Throw in the cars and other dangers.. without a 100% fail-prood recall, i wouldnt have him off leash. His recall is pretty good, even with distractions (cuz i ALWAYS have a treat when i use recall. ALWAYS. if not i mark, and run to grab a treat right away) but its not 100% yet.
@SuperG, yea, the kiddo seems pretty attached to me right now. I've been making my mom spend more and more time with him, as i'll be starting school soon and gone for a large portion of the day. So I've got my mom getting involved with a lot of the training and building the bond with him. I'd say she's number two out of the whole family in his eyes. The other day we were on a walk on this trail that alot of the dog owners like to walk on, and i was trying to show my mom how to walk him.. after he was doing good for about 5 minutes i told her to continue going without me. When she tried to walk away, König turned around and went crazy trying to come back to me. So I ended up telling my mom to let go when i said "come" and he came sprinting back to me even with other dogs and people around. Im pretty confident that if i DID go off leash with him outside.. he'd stick around fairly close to me. But definitely doesnt stop him from pulling on the leash.
Thanks for all the replies everyone!
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If your spouse is younger than you, you can use their age to calculate your minimum amount. This is a good strategy if you have other sources of income and want to leave your money in your RRIF for as long as possible. You don't have to have a spousal RRIF or name your spouse as the RRIF beneficiary to use their age for your minimum amount. But you must tell your financial institution that you're doing so before you make your first RRIF withdrawal. And you can't change your mind later.
Example – On January 1, 2015 you were 82. The value of your RRIF on December 31, 2014 was $200,000. Based on the previous 9.27% minimum withdrawal amount, you would have had to withdraw at least $18,540. Based on the new minimum withdrawal amount of 7.38%, you must withdraw at least $14,760 in 2015. This means you can leave an additional $3,780 in your RRIF to continue to grow tax-deferred.
Under the new rules for 2015, when you reach age 95, the minimum amount remains at 20% until your RRIF is used up.
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Example – Let's say your minimum amount is $4,000. If your RRIF has $4,000 worth of mutual fund units, you could transfer those units to a non-registered mutual fund account.
If you withdraw as little as possible in the early years of your RRIF, your savings will last longer. That's because more of your money will stay in the RRIF and grow tax free until you take it out.
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9th Annual Race for the InletLocation: Murrells Inlet
Lace up those sneakers for some early Saturday morning exercise as you run or walk through the marshfront, oak-shaded streets of Murrells Inlet in the 2014 Race for the Inlet. This event features the 5K Walk and Run, with optional chip timing, an 8K chip-timed Run and an 8K chip-timed walk. Participants can run or walk through Murrells Inlet on the USATF certified courses. Race timing provided by Race Management Systems. It is a fun event suitable for all ages and skill levels.
All events start and end at Morse Park Landing on Highway 17 Business (next to the Hot Fish Club) in Murrells Inlet. All events begin at 8am. Prizes will be awarded based on chip timings to the overall male and female 5K and 8K winners and the top male and female 5K and 8K winners in each of the age groups. You must register for a chip to qualify for prizes.
Registration opens January 6, 2014.
Registration fees (same as 2013) & deadlines:
Fees through March 12: 5K Walk or run with no chip = $15. 8K Walk or Run with chip & 5K Walk or Run with chip = $20. Register by March 12th to be guaranteed a t-shirt.
Fees March 13 - 25 (noon): 5K Walk or run with no chip = $20. 8K Walk or Run with chip & 5K Walk or Run with chip = $25.
Registration closes at noon on March 25, and will reopen on March 27 at 4pm.
Fees March 27 - 29: 5K Walk or run with no chip = $25. 8K Walk & Run with chip, & 5K Walk or Run with chip = $30.
Register by March 12, 2014 to save money and be guaranteed a t-shirt.
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text: Admitted shooter gets maximum sentence By Rusty Marks April 18, 2013 Story Share Rusty Marks Richard Hilliard was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison for shooting another man dead on Charleston's East End. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A Charleston man who pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter for fatally shooting a man in his car was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison, the maximum sentence allowed by law.Richard Bernard Hilliard, 24, faced three to 15 years in prison for the shooting of David Juaboi Booker, who had attempted to rob Hilliard and another man as they sat in a car on Oct. 11, 2012. Hilliard pleaded guilty last month in Kanawha Circuit Court.Police believe Hilliard, Andre Williamson and Booker went driving around the West Side looking for someone to rob, then went to the city's East End, where Booker allegedly pulled out a gun and pointed it at Williamson. Then, Hilliard pulled his own gun and shot Booker.Williamson and an innocent bystander were hit in a hail of gunfire last month in a shooting police believe was in retaliation for Booker's death. Neither was killed.At Hilliard's sentencing hearing before Kanawha Circuit Judge Duke Bloom, Hilliard's lawyer argued for leniency in sentencing. Defense attorney Shawn Bayliss said Hilliard had gotten involved in the wrong crowd and had allowed drugs to influence his actions.Bayliss filed separate motions asking that Hilliard be given probation, that he be allowed to attend the Anthony Correctional Center for young adults, where he could get rehabilitative training, and that he be given a diagnostic evaluation."We have a young man here with potential," Bayliss said, "and we have an opportunity to change his life." Hilliard told Bloom he was sorry for what he had done."It wasn't planned," he said. "I just overreacted."Kanawha County Assistant Prosecutor Fred Giggenbach disagreed, saying the shootings were part of an epidemic of drug-related violence in Charleston."This case is about drugs, guns and death," Giggenbach said. "This calls for the maximum sentence of 15 years."Bloom told Hilliard that he had an illegal gun at the time of the shooting and showed extremely poor judgment that left someone dead."There are no innocents in this type of transaction," Bloom said. "We have an epidemic in this community of gun violence."Bloom said "nothing but the maximum" sentence would be appropriate, and sentenced Hilliard to 15 years.Reach Rusty Marks at email@example.com or 304-348-1215. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Artist, daughter reusing materials to construct Tyler Mountain home 2 Senator claims cutting transgender surgeries could save on Medicaid 3 Hold on suit against Charleston doctor could cause years of delays, judge told 4 Woman killed when truck runs over her in Charleston 5 Free mobile dental clinic to visit 6 WV counties Inwood man accused of pulling gun at health center Previous Story Marshall president apologizes for overnight revenue move Next Story


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If Miuccia Prada has her way, we'll all be in coatdresses, low-belted and drop-waisted shifts, and calf-length boots, come fall. How to describe? With her, it's very simple these days—on one level. For the past couple of seasons, like many designers, she's rendered her collection down to a single message: In this case, a slightly sixties, vaguely Courrèges-like silhouette. The length hits where fashion hasn't gone for a long time: four inches above the knee. The boots, patchworked from suede, snakeskin, and glitter, cling to the calf, ending in a snub-nosed toe and a blocky heel shaped into a surreally bulbous curve in the back. Each girl walked out with a little soft bag clutched almost anxiously under her right arm. Some were in furry bonnets, tied under the chin.
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Pulaski Technical College students, faculty and staff will have access to health screenings, demonstrations, and lots of health-related information this week at the college's annual PTC Health Fair.
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Free blood pressure checks, blood glucose, HIV, weight and body fat screenings will be provided. Cholesterol checks will be provided from 8 a.m.-noon on Tuesday only at a cost of $12. Participants are encouraged to fast for a minimum of 9 hours prior to the test for a more accurate reading.
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Running is at its heart a pretty simple sport. Lace up a pair of shoes (or not, if you're one of the hard-core Born To Run crowd), set off and, er, that's it.
But, while there are plenty of folk out there – notably Silas and Dave from The Naked Runners – who are trying to encourage people not to over-complicate running, there is still a place for some kit to make your run safer, more fun and more efficient.
So here are my recommendations for what the runner in your life might like to find under the tree come Christmas morning.
(Note, that I haven't included the obvious – shoes – in my list, simply because they are such a personal thing they are impossible to buy for someone else. If you're still keen on giving shoes, consider a voucher from your local running store).
Oh, and if anyone ever works out how to guarantee an injury-free 12 months of running as a gift, then I'll take that any day over anything on this list.
Garmin Forerunner XT
After trying various brands I settled with the Garmin GPS watch, mainly because of the superior interface design. Where the competition over-complicate matters, Garmin's watch provide easy access to the functions you want, including distance, elapsed time and pace. Simple.
Camelbak Podium bottle
Now, fair enough, it's only a small thing but having a water bottle along for the ride that doesn't leak and won't poison you with BPA is a very nice thing indeed. This is the only bottle to buy. It's a bit more pricey than most but, hey – it works.
New Balance performance top
I really like these tops from New Balance. They come in a good range of pretty lairy colours (although there is not a great choice online at the moment for some reason) and let the sweat evaporate quickly. And, let's face it, you can never have enough running shirts.
Summit pocket trowel
This piece of kit was rather wittily christened the iPood until Apple's lawyers got the (snort) shits so now its moniker is much more prosaic. However, it still does the same job. You don't need me to spell out what that is – suffice to say there will come a day when you're out on a trail run and you be really glad you brought it along.
Fox 40 Safety Whistle
I never leave home without one of these when I'm running in the bush. Mobile phones can't be relied on, but this little beauty requires no batteries or reception if you need to summon help. Three blasts with a minute between is the accepted distress signal – which you will hopefully never have to use.
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Women (and some men) from around the world and from across the United States have gathered in New York for the 57th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). Presbyterians and our ecumenical partners are among the number.
The CSW will meet from March 4 through 15 to "evaluate progress on gender equality, identify challenges, set global standards and formulate concrete policies to promote gender equality and women's empowerment worldwide." Presbyterians, along with representatives of other NGOs, advocate at the meeting in order to shape the recommendations of the CSW.
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The 57th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women begins on March 4, 2013 at the United Nations. For Presbyterians attending the Commission, the experience begins with an orientation tomorrow, March 1, at the Church of the Covenant.
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a vocal proponent of tighter gun laws, confirmed Monday he was advising Vice President Joe Biden's task force to help curb gun violence…
Bloomberg detailed his recommendations, saying he's pushing for criminal background checks on all gun sales, not just at gun dealers. He's also calling for better enforcement of current checks and criticized the system for being too simplistic…
He further urged the renewal of a federal assault weapons ban, similar to the one enacted in 1994 but expired in 2004. Bloomberg pointed out that Biden was a lead senator on the bill.
"I think all of us know that Joe Biden is not a shrinking violet, particularly when it comes to crime and the gun problem in this country and the number of murders," Bloomberg said.
News flash: most gun owners support common-sense gun-safety laws. I should know; I'm one of them. I own so many shotguns and rifles it's a veritable arsenal. I used to hunt with my father and grandfather as a boy, and now I love taking my sons hunting with their grandfather and uncle. When I hear the words "gun culture," the first image that comes to mind is not a crazed loner. I think of cold, crisp mornings riding a horse out into a Georgia field, feeling the thrill as an English Pointer snaps to attention at the scent of a bird. Or long hours sitting in a Texas deer stand with one of my sons, waiting, wondering if a big buck will arrive before the dying of the light. I taught each of my boys about the birds and the bees in a deer stand. Taught them how to respect God's creation, honor the wild things we harvest, and thank the Creator humbly for our place in the food chain and the ultimate free-range, organic meal…
My gun culture emphasizes tolerance. As a pro-Obama, pro-gay-rights progressive whose boys share the same political views, we are frequently in the field with ultra-conservative Republicans—and yet we hunt together, swap lies around a campfire, and depart with mutual respect. I ask the same of folks who do not appreciate gun culture. I know lots of liberals who would never pass judgment on someone's sexual habits or faith choices or cultural preferences but who sneer at the thought of armed, ignorant rednecks tromping through the woods to murder Bambi. The left should not turn common-sense gun safety into a gratuitous attack on a culture they don't understand.
As strongly as I support gun safety—a term I prefer to "gun control" since it is both more accurate and less threatening—restricting access to guns alone will not solve the problem. Which is why President Obama was wise to charge Vice President Joe Biden with looking at the entire toxic, tragic stew that allows mass killings to occur—not just guns, but also the inadequacies of our mental-health system and the celebration of killing in our culture. The media could do its part as well: given the evidence that some mass killers seek fame, would it be so hard for journalists to refuse to publish the names or images of mass murderers going forward?
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UN Noncommunicable Disease Summit to focus on long-term killer diseases that threaten economic development in low- and middle-income countries –
Geneva, 13 May 2010 – For the first time ever, the United Nations General Assembly will hold a Noncommunicable Disease (NCD) Summit involving Heads of State, in September 2011, to address the threat posed by NCDs to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The UN General Assembly [unanimous] decision was congratulated by the World Heart Federation, International Diabetes Federation (IDF), International Union Against Cancer (UICC) and the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union). This alliance of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) represents the four diseases – cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and chronic respiratory diseases – that are responsible for 35 million annual deaths globally, 80% of which occur in LMICs. The alliance has been at the forefront of advocacy efforts to ensure the rising burden of NCDs was addressed in the global health and development agendas.
The World Heart Federation, IDF, UICC and The Union together represent 882 member associations in more than 170 countries. By mobilizing their member networks and working with the World Health Organization's (WHO) NCDnet as well as other key organizations such as the Global Alliance on Respiratory Diseases and the Framework Convention Alliance they are one step closer to ensuring NCDs get the urgent attention they deserve, including a greater national focus, an integrated health-systems approach and allocation of essential funding. This will result in millions of lives being saved and a reversal in damaging social and economic effects.
The UN NCD Summit involving Heads of State [to be held in September 2011], will bring together government representatives from both oversees aid donor countries and LMICs with public health experts from around the world. They will discuss solutions to the growing danger posed by NCDs, and agree what action needs to be taken. The NCD alliance will support WHO in catalysing this process. There have only been 28 such summits in UN history which highlights the significance of the decision and the magnitude of the problem. The NCD alliance requests that member states invest the necessary resources to guarantee successful implementation.
"We know how to save lives, and tackle the damaging social and economic impact of noncommunicable diseases. This NCD Summit is urgently needed to agree on concrete global actions to address these diseases and their repercussions," said Professor Pekka Puska, President of the World Heart Federation.
The WHO estimates that global deaths from NCDs will continue to rise over the next 10 years, with the African region expected to see the highest relative increase (27%). An increasing body of evidence shows that the impact of NCDs on individuals, communities, and countries is undermining the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The omission of NCD indicators from the MDGs has been a critical barrier to securing donor funding for NCDs, which cause 14 million premature deaths every year in LMICs.
"Building on the foundation laid by the 2006 UN resolution on diabetes, we welcome the UN decision to hold a NCD Summit and support a wide consultation of the NCD community to ensure that the meeting produces concrete outcomes. We also need further research so that we can estimate the costs and cost-effectiveness of national interventions that are required to address NCDs," said Professor Jean Claude Mbanya, President of the IDF. "It is critical to ensure that NCD interventions are integrated into national health systems."
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To answer that question, we turn to fellow ESPN Insider Kevin Pelton, whose SCHOENE player projection system uses key player stats, as well as height and weight, to identify the most similar predecessors at the same age (ranked from zero to 100, with 100 being the most similar).
For Drummond, that's Dwight Howard. By a healthy margin.
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Dwight Howard 93.2
Andris Biedrins 91.4
Derrick Favors 91.3
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Josh Smith 90.6
Like Drummond, Howard came into the league at a similar age and height, but Howard received more minutes from the start, which is why their per-game stats don't match up well. Howard averaged 32.6 minutes per game in his debut season, far more than Drummond's 19.8 this season.
But on a per-36 minute level, we see Howard's averages of 13.2 points, 11.2 rebounds and 1.8 blocks with 9.1 shots per game are almost an exact replica of Drummond's season. Smart folks such as ESPN.com's Beckley Mason have made a comparison to Chandler, both in statistics and scoring style, but SCHOENE likes the Howard comp the best so far.
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A Brainerd woman was charged with second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon following an alleged stabbing incident Jan. 17 in Nisswa.
Carie Mello, 42, was arrested Jan. 17 after allegedly stabbing Wayne Compton, 24, at his residence in Nisswa. Reports following the incident said Mellow stabbed Compton with a paring knife and then fled the scene.
Mello was captured in Merrifield shortly after the incident and made her first court appearance Jan. 18. Mello and Compton were both taken to Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd to be treated for non-life threatening injuries.
Crow Wing County Court Administration confirmed that Mello was released from the Crow Wing County Jail after posting bail for $10,000 with conditions, including that she maintain good behavior, possess no firearms, remain in the state and be subject to alcohol monitoring.
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Webroot, a leader in delivering Internet security as a service, today announced the appointment of Charles Tomeo as vice president of worldwide channels and technical sales. Tomeo will now be responsible for driving strategy and execution for worldwide channels for the Business segment in addition to maintaining his current role of managing the worldwide systems engineering team, training and services across the business, consumer and strategic alliance market segments.
"As one of Webroot's longest tenured employees, he is intimately familiar with the technical and business nuances of our offering portfolio and how best to position our solutions with customers and partners, which will prove invaluable as we build our channel," said Dick Williams, Webroot CEO. "Charles is recognized within the company as one of our strongest managers and leaders - all of which are showcased through the quality of the teams he has developed over the years."
With almost 20 years of security experience, including almost eight at Webroot, Tomeo brings to the role excellent knowledge of the endpoint and web marketplace, including proven success to engage partners and end-customers, across the globe, throughout their lifecycles from pre-sale to post-sale. Previously, Tomeo served as Senior Director of WW Systems Engineer, Professional Services, and Training at Webroot.
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The douc langur is one of the most colorful of all primate species. Their body is largely gray agouti (each individual hair is gray, black and white). Their thighs are black, but the lower part of their legs from the knees down are reddish orange. They have black hands, feet and shoulders, with a striking white tail, throat and cheeks.
Red-shanked douc langurs can reach 24 years of age in zoos, although a typical lifespan is around 10 years. Very little is known about their lifespan in the wild.
Douc langurs are arboreal and diurnal – which means that they live in the trees and are active during the day. Due to their diet – which consists mainly of leaves – they spend a great deal of their time foraging for food, as well as sitting around digesting their latest meal. They move through the trees on all fours using established pathways. They also jump from place to place by pushing off with their hind legs and landing on their feet. Both males and females may be found in social groups of up to 50, although the species has been so reduced in number that such large groups are uncommon. Being a social primate, they have many ways to communicate with each other using sight, touch and sound. The primary way to reinforce social bonds is by grooming, but they also enjoy playing with each other.
Douc langurs typically have one offspring per year, which are usually born in the spring. Their average gestation period is 177 days, and they sometimes give birth to twins. The baby clings to the mother as soon as it's born, and is typically carried on her belly. They reach maturity at 4-5 years of age, and both males and females may emigrate from their family group to find mates of their own.
Head and body length is 23 in (58 cm); tail is the same length as the body, and sometimes longer.
Males weigh around 24 lbs (11 kg) while females weigh a few pounds less.
Red-shanked douc langurs are vegetarians. In the wild these animals primarily consume the foliage of a variety of rain forest trees preferring young leaf shoots. At the Zoo, the langurs are offered a base diet of primate biscuit designed specifically for leaf eating primates. The enrichment portion of the diet includes a variety of leafy greens, vegetables and herbs. During the summer, the langurs receive as part of the enrichment portion of the diet a variety of leaves harvested from the Zoo's browse farm. The leaves are analyzed for nutrient composition and formulated into the diet.
Red-shanked douc langurs are found in the rain forests of Vietnam and Laos.
On the 2011 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the red-shanked douc langur is listed as Endangered.
The Philadelphia Zoo works with partners and colleagues around the world to save wildlife. From South America to Asia to Africa, these projects are conducting research, protecting habitat, educating communities and building capacity. We are proud to support them and the important work they do.
Since 1993, the Endangered Primate Rescue Centre (EPRC) in Cuc Phong National Park has been helping to confiscate and subsequently care for illegally held primates and other wildlife in Vietnam.
EPRC works to "reintroduce" confiscated langurs back into the wild whenever possible; using GPS-radio collars to track and monitor the progress of released family groups. The same GPS technology is used by park guards and rangers to more effectively patrol forested areas and record data on wildlife activity.
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Thanks for such an informative post Chuck. I also tend to agree with the opinions you offered and to me it is clear that ISU could do with a major renovation regarding their ranking system.
Thanks for such an informative post Chuck. I also tend to agree with the opinions you offered and to me it is clear that ISU could do with a major renovation regarding their ranking system.
I think you made two very good points; I hope the ISU will revise its points system, but I'm not holding my breath.
One thing I don't get: senior Bs count towards points and thus standings and the season bonus - but not towards the season's best list. I don't see how that makes any sense. If a skater is from a smaller fed, or for some other reason had few opportunities to compete in ISU events, and this was their best score of the season, why not count it so that they have a better shot at a GP assignment the next season? I mean, really, either these events should count or they shouldn't, but the ISU needs to be consistent on this matter.
I thought about this - after I forgot about it - and decided since there is only one basketall, baseball and soccer/futbol team per country in the Olympics there should only be one hockey team as well. Plus, ice hockey has a long enough Olympic history and tradition and the format for the tournamnet in the Olympics has been successful and non-controversial. No reason to change this format. The NHL also would not permit this as they already are inconvenienced letting one team from Canada and USA take part.
Figure skating has a different tradition with multiple skaters from many nations an accepted norm. All I would like to see is 5-10 more of the very best skaters that don't qualify at their country's nationals to be added to the field. A way to do this might be to raise the skill requirements.
If that is not possible then increase the size of the field and let Cinquanta auction off the spots That is something he might go for
There is a basic question to consider here: do we want at least one skater from each ISU federation member at Worlds - or do we want to see the best skaters at Wolrds and Olympics
I think we want both. It is fun, particularly at the Olympics to see athletes from so many different countries. And it is a dream of many skaters to participate in the Olympics.
My point is that I feel bad for a few of the top skaters from the top federations that won't qualify. These are skaters that have trained for years and practiced for uncountable hours. They don't go and instead skaters who have not spent half the time training and preparing get their spot because they are from a smaller federation or a country without much skating tradition.
I thought of this watching Caroline (your little Fibonacci skater) sitting in the stands at Worlds this year. She placed third at US Nationals and therefore was not eligible to participate at Worlds. No one here will argue that she is not a better skater than the majority of ladies who skated at Worlds. She would have probably cracked the top ten and possibly the top 5. But even on her worst night she finishes in the top 20. There are a few skaters from Japan and other federations who get treated the same way. I am just saying it doesn't seem fair that some of the best skaters in the world don't make it to Worlds/Olympics simply because they are from big federations.
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We do get to see the best 4-6 of the US, Japanese and Canadian skaters----in the GP events and at 4CC.
I think Worlds should remain as it is: with the best skaters/teams from each federation, according to the number of skaters/teams earned per discipline at the previous Worlds.
I think if you added 10 of the 'best' skaters outside the top 3 from the big skating federations, the smaller federations would quickly put at end to it, because they would be effectively locked out of any chance to get guaranteed places in the GP.
Just think if all of the top 12 skaters/teams in each discipline were from the same 3 or 4 federations. Worlds and the GP would become an elite skaters' club instead of a WORLD competition. Since Italy doesn't have depth in any discipline, you can bet that Speedy wouldn't go along with such an idea.
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"The widespread attention that Edwards received in Calgary turned into a large embarrassment for the ski jumping establishment. Many athletes and officials felt that he was 'making a mockery' of the sport. Shortly after the Olympics finished, the entry requirements were greatly toughened, making it next to impossible for anyone to follow his example."
I am not suggesting that skating is facing a similar situation - but federations do have the authority to make changes. I understand your points - they are political - and also firmly based in the reality of the situation. But I still don't see why a skater like Yukari may not qualify for the Olympics even though she is a top 10 skater at a major competition. Maybe this season Johnny or Jeremy may be left on the sidelines, their spot taken by a skater that might realistically only score half as high as they would have.
My suggestion and hope would be to make the field a bit larger but to also have a pre-qualifying event where many of the skaters that are so far below the best skaters can skate it off and the better ones can remain in the competition. The ones who were eliminated can then be replaced by several top skaters selected (in a manner yet to be decided )
Anyway - it is possible and it would also help in the long run because a better competition will lead to better things like attendance, TV ratings etc.
If a ranking system were implemented to allow the 20 "best" skaters to compete, it would throw out the importance of Nationals all together. I think Nationals is one of the most exciting competitions of the year, especially in an Olympic year. There is an extremely high level of skating and the skaters put everything out on the ice in order to qualify for the Olympic team. Skaters earn the right to compete for their country.
it is good to keep small federations on the game and keep them interested to fund/help athletes of figure skating...you never know how it will turn out, did South Korea ever had a really high level skater before ?(i dont know any s.korean skater sorry)..and now they have a world champion lady and the most probable for the OG. Someday it may happen to anyone 's country.
There already is an ISU rankings system in place - but it could probably use a few tweaks.
I agree that Nationals (for some countries) is an exciting, pressure packed event. I would not like to see it lose it's importance.
As to hockey - what would three teams consist of - maybe 60 players. That is already larger than the singles field in figure skating. Giving the best hockey playing nations multiple teams and we would have 600 or more hockey players plus all of their coaches and trainers - they would almost have to build another Olympic Village to house all of them. And maybe build 2-3 more ice rinks. Logistically it appears to be out of the question. (You did not address the point that the NHL on a club by club basis would most likely not support this either).
As to earning the right to compete for your country that is not always the case. Yuna does not have to earn the right by skating at Korean Natls. She earns the right by what she does throughout the year at other events. Granted, that is an unusual case.
So what I suggested would amount to either a slightly larger entry field (not more than a 10% increase) or perhaps have a dozen of the lowest ranked skaters competing in a special pre-event competition - to be held at the Olympics - a few days before the skating begins. Let the skaters who lose out stay at the Olympic Village and have their Olympic experience - and let a few of the best skaters in the wolrd who would otherwise not be competing - also have their Olympic experience.
Anyway - it was just a thought and maybe it is best to leave it the way it is.
Did you think Cincuanta just woke up one morning and found 1.1 million dollars under his pillow? To put on the WTT a lot of money was needed.
My comments were that ISU was able to "find" a way to get the funding to put on this new event. I know a little about where the "funding" came from but not the whole story.
I also suggest that there simply is not enough interest in the GP series to justify networks broadcasting it in N. America anymore. This being an Olympic year and with NBC having the rights (and two cable stations that have shown skating last season) perhaps we will see the GP series next season. I would certainly like that.
I think the question should be, "will the GP series return to TV in USA" and not "should there be more skaters in the GPF." One step at a time - and the GP series has to become popular enough again before ISU can think of expanding it.
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This you could check with NBC if they plan on carrying out the GPseries in 2010. You can check out the USFS if it is doing anything about securing TV coverage in 2010. Once you get that information, let us know.I think the question should be, "will the GP series return to TV in USA" and not "should there be more skaters in the GPF." One step at a time - and the GP series has to become popular enough again before ISU can think of expanding it.


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Poetry Foundation's winter/spring 2015 events season ranges from a screening and discussion of David Grubin and Bob Holman's film about lost languages to a theatrical performance of the poems of playwright August Wilson to a talk by former NEA chair Dana Gioia.
In a first-ever collaboration, the Poetry Foundation, Miami Book Fair and O, Miami present the 31st Miami Book Fair International. These three literary organizations have brought together over forty American and international poets in all stages of their careers to assemble and share their work, sign books, lead workshops, give interviews and celebrate poetry.
The Poetry Foundation and the Chicago Public Library are pleased to feature the poets Carolyn Forché and Jamaal May at the 60th annual Poetry Day, one of the oldest and most distinguished reading series in the country.
Poetry magazine awards eight annual prizes for the best work published in Poetry during the past 12 months. Thomas Sayers Ellis, Claudia Rankine, Franny Choi, Jamaal May, Kareem James Abu-Zeid, francine j. harris, Tom Sleigh and Frances Richard will receive the 2014 prizes for their poems, translations and prose in Poetry.
The Poetry Foundation and Poetry magazine are pleased to announce the five recipients of the 2014 Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowships: Hannah Gamble, Solmaz Sharif, Danez Smith, Ocean Vuong and Wendy Xu. Among the largest awards offered to aspiring poets in the United States, the $25,800 scholarship prize is intended to encourage the further study and writing of poetry and is open to all U.S. poets between 21 and 31 years of age.
The Poetry Foundation's fall event season embraces poetry in an array of offerings that range from an experimental oratorio to an audio installation of a Parisian soundscape to a special evening with superstar soprano Renée Fleming and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mark Strand. There will also be a lecture by Timothy Donnelly, new poems by A.E. Stallings, Eileen Myles, Carolyn Forché, and Jamaal May, and so much more.
The Poetry Foundation is pleased to launch the creation of The Chicago 77, a 77-line poem comprised of found text and objects from each of Chicago's 77 community areas, with a public event on August 23, 2014 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. This event will be held at the Papermaker's Garden at the Center for Book and Paper Arts at Columbia College Chicago, 728 S. Wabash Ave.
The Secret Birds, an exhibition of recent drawings by Tony Fitzpatrick, is on display at the Poetry Foundation Gallery, 61 West Superior Street, from July 1 - September 12, 2014. Tony Fitzpatrick brings together his talents as an actor, dramatist, poet, and visual artist for an exquisite presentation of his work at the Poetry Foundation.
The Poetry Foundation is honored to announce the winners of two poetry awards. The 2014 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, which honors a living U.S. poet for outstanding lifetime achievement, is awarded to Nathaniel Mackey; and the Foundation's first annual Pegasus Award for Poetry Criticism, a prize for book-length works of criticism, goes to University of California Press for two books in their Collected Writings of Robert Duncan series: Robert Duncan: The Collected Later Poems and Plays, edited by Peter Quartermain, and Robert Duncan: Collected Essays and Other Prose, edited by James Maynard. Both books were published in 2014.
The Poetry Foundation and Poetry magazine are pleased to announce that Poetry magazine took the prize for General Excellence in the category of literature, science, and politics on Thursday, May 1 in an award ceremony hosted by The American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) and The Columbia School of Journalism.
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There has been plenty of press on the fact that ESPN is indeed set up in Sundance Square. While the sports colony in the center of downtown Fort Worth is a sight to behold, the SportsCenter anchor that was always their best is no longer with the network. Dan Patrick left ESPN back in 2007 to launch the nationally syndicated The Dan Patrick Show, which is syndicated nationally on FOX Sports Radio and broadcast Monday thru Friday --8:00am to 11:00am CST -- on DirecTV Channel 101 as well as FOX Sports Net. In DFW, the show can be heard weeknights from 9:00pm to midnight on The Ticket. He also hosts NBC's Football Night in America on Sunday evenings during the NFL season.
As ESPN was hitting the airwaves live from Fort Worth, I was over in Victory Park for a behind-the-scenes view of Dan Patrick and his crew, "The Danettes." In case you have not discovered this entertaining show yet, the Danettes are Paulie, Seton, McLovin and Fritzy. The backdrop for the show was an ultimate traveling "Man Cave." Their RV is nestled into a spot on the corner of Olive and Victory across from American Airlines Center and the W Hotel and comes complete with a football field with goal posts, a parquet basketball court that rivals the old Boston Garden and, of course, a mechanical bull. The mobile studio is in between the basketball court and the bull and is complete with five flatscreens hooked up to the DirecTV "Sports Mix", sports banners and actual desks set up for this group of five really cool (well four cool guys and McLovin) to squeeze in some occasional work between all of the fun they were having.
To kickoff Super Bowl week in DFW, the guest list included the NFL Network's -- another former ESPN personality -- Rich Eisen and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. Upon arrival, Eisen was upset with McLovin for not properly plugging his NFL podcast -- which can be found here (I don't want Rich to be mad at me) -- and even found time to ride the mechanical bull between segments.
Mark Cuban arrived to much fanfare as the big question was how much money he had on him. In the end the guys all guessed low as the billionaire owner of the Mavs actually had $358in his pocket. They talked about Clippers rookie Blake Griffin and Mark Cuban's Super Bowl party. When asked if he would ride the mechanical bull, Cuban emphatically replied "Hell no!." He opted instead to shoot baskets with Dan Patrick.
My favorite aspect of the entire experience was watching the guys from the show hang out and mingle with the fans. All of the people that came out got to stand on the edge of the football field and get an up close view of the show. These guys really know how to have a good time and their enthusiasm was contagious on the fans.
The Dan Patrick Show will broadcast live 8:00am to 11:00am all week from Victory Park. Star-studded guests who are scheduled to appear include Emmitt Smith,Troy Aikman, Jimmy Johnson, Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, Daryl Johnston, Kevin Kolb, Mark Sanchez, Brooklyn Decker, Adam Sandler and MORE.


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New job advertisements outpaced the number of applicants last month as kiwis shifted their focus from job-hunting to Christmas shopping and holidays, according to Seek.
The employment website's monthly index increased by 8.4 per cent in Auckland and 6.2 per cent nationwide last month.
This indicated that new job ads on seek.co.nz were growing at a faster rate than applications for those positions, which was not surprising for this time of year, said Seek's general manager Janet Faulding.
"The rise in the Seek Employment Index (SEI) last month is to be expected with applications slowing as Kiwis turn their attention to Christmas shopping and holiday plans during the festive season.
"People also typically use the Christmas and New Year break to contemplate their career goals, but, as with every year, we expect to see jobseeker activity increase considerably in the first half of 2013, as Kiwis return to the office and put their goals in motion."
While the SEI rose significantly in Auckland, it increased by only 0.3 per cent in Canterbury and fell by 1.9 per cent in Wellington.
A decline for the capital on the SEI meant the number of applications received for jobs was increasing more rapidly than job ads, Faulding said.
Year-to-year, the number of new job ads posted has dropped. Growth between October and November was 0.8 per cent, compared to 4.3 growth in between those months last year.
In the quarter to November, the fastest growing jobs were roles in import/export and customs (up 76 per cent) and tertiary lecturers (up 75 per cent).


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Students show off their winning projects at the third annual White House Science Fair
President Barack Obama rode a bicycle at the White House Science Fair on April 22. But it wasn't an ordinary bike. As he pedaled, the President stayed in place, while the energy from his pedaling powered a water filtration system. He was testing an invention created by a team of 14 students from Northeast High School, in Oakland Park, Florida.
Payton Karr, 16, and Kiona Elliot, 18, attended the fair as representatives of the project, which was created through a special grant from the Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam program. "We were hoping President Obama would ride the bike, but we didn't actually expect him to," Payton told TFK. "It really meant a lot." Kiona agreed. "It was pretty awesome to see something that a group of 14 high school students and one teacher—along with the help of community members—got the interest of the leader of our nation," she said.
The InvenTeam project was an idea that came about after one of the Northeast students, Kalie Hoke, visited Haiti after the devastating 2010 earthquake and saw how difficult it was to find clean water. The students invented a portable, bicycle-powered emergency water sanitation station, which can provide 20-30 people with about a gallon of drinking water in a 15-hour period. The teens hope their invention will one day be used by relief organizations like the Red Cross. "They can take it to places after natural disasters so that water can be clean and useful for the people there," Peyton said.
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Payton and Kiona were among the 100 students from more than 40 states invited to the third annual White House Science Fair, in Washington, D.C., which is also attended by leaders in science and education. President Obama started the event in 2010 as part of his Educate to Innovate campaign to inspire students interested in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) "If you win the NCAA championship, you come to the White House," Obama said when he first announced the fair. "Well, if you're a young person and you produce the best experiment or design, the best hardware or software, you ought to be recognized for that achievement, too."
The projects at this year's fair also included rockets, robots and even sports equipment. Evan Jackson, 10, Alec Jackson, 8, and Caleb Robinson, 8, from Flippen Elementary School in McDonough, Georgia, showed off their Cool Pads invention, which the students created to help football players stay cool on the field. The sports pads have build-in temperature sensors to help keep players from overheating. They can also be filled with water or sports drinks, so players can stay hydrated on the field.
President Obama praised the projects during a speech to attendees after the fair. "The science fair projects of today could become the products and businesses of tomorrow," he said, mentioning the Cool Pads as an example. "If you're inventing stuff in the third grade, what are you going to do by the time you get to college?"


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1% Travel Guide: Leopard Hills, South Africa
This week's luxury destination will have you running for your life.
Welcome to the 1% Travel Guide, your bible of the most tricked-out, exclusive destinations that money can buy.
It's a scorching afternoon; you're relaxed, Mojito in hand, as you drift in and out of consciousness on an unnamed white sand beach in tropical Nowhereland. Despite the fact you're dreaming, the five minutes since you slammed down the snooze button seem like an eternity of bliss, which you only hope can last more than an ephemeral moment. It's only with the disconcerting growl of your five-year-old son shouting "RAWR" and tackling you out of paradise that reality begins to once again take shape around you. Uttering a sigh, you reluctantly get out of bed, only to step on one of the little bastard's toys. You recognize it as a leopard, the most lackadaisical of the big cats. Not only does it sleep in trees all day without a care in the world, it relies on the takeout availability of the animal world – basically anything that happens to walk by its perch.
Thinking back to this morning's events, you occupy your mid-morning break with a Google search of the big cat, maybe out of jealousy or perhaps out of spite – but what catches your eye is not just an animal but the enduring name of a place: Leopard Hills Private Game Reserve. Intrigued, you click through and are brought to the realization that you too can live the privileged life of comfort, at a cost of course. Weighing your options, the idea of a trip into the vast expanse of Africa becomes increasingly compelling, and before you come to your senses you've entered your credit card details. No turning back now.
After somehow convincing your wife that the trip is a gift from the boss for your long hours of torturous consulting work (fat chance), the kids are shipped off to the grandparents as you board the long flight to Johannesburg. Upon arrival, you're guided to catch your connecting flight north to wide-open plains that are home to the famous Kruger National Park. After touchdown, you're greeted by your private chopper waiting to carry you to your final destination. Cruising over the flatlands below, you spot an elephant herd storming through the brush as your wife points out the vultures circling above. As she begins to compare their flared beaks to that of your mother, you momentarily fantasize that vultures might prefer your wife to the carcass scraps they've been awaiting.
Upon first glance at the luxury lodge you'll be nesting in for the next week, you're momentarily stunned by the modernity of it all. Here, within Sabi Sand Private Game Reserve, one of the oldest and most prestigious game reserves in the world, you have five-star service and amenities awaiting your every whim. With a hard pinch to reassure yourself that you haven't nodded off once again, your gracious guide welcomes you in both Afrikaans and English. This is going be a legendary vacation, and while the rate of 8300 South African Rands a night per person ($1000 USD) is reasonable at luxury standards, there's always the cost of getting here!
Walking into your room for the first time, you're faced with a wild combination of a bush-inspired luxury hotel suite one would be jealous to receive in Manhattan, with doors framed with arched tree trunks, and thatched wooden roofs reminiscent of something out of The Jungle Book or Tarzan. As your wife departs in search of the promised gargantuan wine cellar, you head to your private balcony where alongside your soon-to-be-used built-in plunge pool you regard the dramatic landscape of the waterhole below you.
As your week in the wild progresses, you quickly learn your favorite element has to be the trips into the grassland with just a guide, the silence and an open-air Land Rover. Within various distances, you've encountered a pride of lions, stalking the antelope as you do your wife after your kids go to bed; the massive Cape buffalo, who stage a standoff with the rare rhinos over a plot of water; and of course the elephants, whose sheer size terrifies and captivates you and your wife beyond all means. However, as your final day approaches, you still haven't met the namesake of this glorious retreat from the world.
As you take a leisurely stroll one night to a thinking stump of sorts that has become a mainstay for you, you take a seat and listen to the calls as the sun begins to collapse over the horizon. Suddenly you hear a deep purr behind you. Not wanting to become fast food, you carefully crane your neck towards the branches above when you meet the eyes of the owner. Here, face to face with a leopard of Leopard Hills, you immediately see the how the dark tan spots blend amongst the thick branch that supports its lofty body. The eyes intelligent, the paws as big as your face, you've met your target mere feet away. And as you slowly back away to a safe distance, the big cat raises its head; with a loud yawn it displays its perfectly sharp teeth for you to see. Actually it's the last thing you see…you know, before hightailing it back to the lodge before becoming dinner. Out of Africa, you've had an experience to remember, but until next time, you'll stick with your son's plastic toys to save your life.
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Cool news for telemarkers! Rottefella is offering a $100 rebate for those who purchase both NTN bindings and any NTN boot, including the SCARPA Terminator X, Terminator X Pro and TX Comp, between Oct 1, 2010 and January 31, 2011.
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To get the rebate, which comes in the form of a Visa gift card after purchase, you just have to send in a receipt for boots and bindings dated between Oct. 1, 2010 and Jan. 31, 2011, along with the filled in form from Rottefella. To get a copy of the form, just click on the 'more' button at the bottom of this post, then save the form to your desktop and print out. These forms will also be available through retail shops that sell the NTN system and at ski demos where you try the NTN system.
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I can't believe I've just completed week three of my degree. I know I've still got a long way to go, but it sure feels like time is going so fast!
Below are some mannequins with our draped skirt pattern. I think next week we'll get to sew them together. Then just a shot of my desk which for some reason always ends up so untidy. And then me playing around with some design ideas using my mini mannequin. I called him/her Patrick. I just cut out some typography and am just sticking it around Patrick. I'll be sketching the design once I'm done.


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