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NBA Basketball Sports Fan Blog » 2010-11 NBA Season Predictions: Most Improved Player of the Year Award
There are a few candidates this year that could be heavily considered for the most improved player award. I'm going with Kevin Durant. Just kidding! He would have to put up 40 a game! Little man for the Houston Rockets Aaron Brooks did it last year on a gritty and smaller squad. This award is also tough to predict because there are so many variables that go into a players' success on a team. Darren Collison is a good candidate for this award. He thrived last year in New Orleans when Chris Paul sat out with injuries. Getting a new home in Indiana provides a fresh start where he will be the clear cut starting point guard for a young and improving Pacers team that even has the ability to squeeze in to the playoffs this year. Someone that not many people are going to consider is JaVale McGee for the Wizards. McGee averaged a lowly 6.4 points per game last year. This year John Wall will be running the team. He can score as well as distribute. Some of those dishes will be to young athletes in McGee and Andray Blatche. If the Knicks do wll this year and make the playoffs, you might see some votes fro Danilo Gallinari and Raymond Felton. Rodrique Beaubois looks to be guy who will be getting more playing time for the Mavericks as well. There are countless others you could include in the conversation. It was a close one, but I am going to go with Russell Westbrook getting the award this year. I picked him slightly over Collison. Westbrook showed he could lead a team to a gold medal during the FIBA Championships, not I think it will translate over with the Thunder. In addition, the Thunder are one of the favorites in the West with their young core. Westbrook averaged 16 points last year. I think that number can increase to 20. Couple that with a budding and thriving Kevin Durant and a much improved Thunder squad and you have your MIP candidate.
Reebok Zig Slash New Holiday 2010 Colorways
John Wall mightve been selected as the official presentee of the Reebok Zig Slash but that doesnt meant hes the only one in the league wearing em. Danilo Gallinari, Jameer Nelson, Ramon Sessions, and Jason Terry represent just a small handful from the growing group of Reebok representatives, and this collection of new colorways of the Reebok Zig Slash reflects the all-around presence of the brand Read the rest here: Reebok Zig Slash New Holiday 2010 Colorways
Knicks Arrive In Familiar Spot For Dantoni, Gallinari: Milan
John Nestor AHN Sports Correspondent milan, Italy (AHN) New York Knicks coach Mike DAntoni is taking his New York Knicks team back the city that made his basketball career: Milan. The Knicks are in Europe for NBA Europe Live 2010. They will play a highly anticipated game Sunday against Armani Jeans Milano at the Mediolanum Forum. AJ Milano, is not only the most successful team in Italy with 25 Italian Championships, four Italian Cups and three European Champions Cups, it is also the former team of Knicks forward Danilo Gallinari (2006-08) and DAntoni (1978-90). DAntoni is the teams all-time leading scorer and went on to coach the club for four seasons (1990-94) winning the Korac Cup in 1993. DAntonis Italian success almost did not happen as he nearly gave the NBA another shot after two years in Milan. He decided against going to training camp with the Chicago Bulls and he went on to become a basketball legend in Italy. I took off, and it was the best decision I made in my entire life, DAntoni told the New York Times on Thursday. I think about it all the time. DAntoni led Milano to five Italian League championships from 1976 to 1989 as well as two Cups of Europe and two Cups of Italy. In 1990, he was named the Italian Leagues greatest point guard. The trip is also a homecoming for Gallinari, who the Knicks are expecting big things from this season. The 22-year-old started his professional basketball career in Italy at the age of 15. He was acquired by Armani Jeans Milano in 2005. Gallinaris father, Vittorio, also played professionally in Italy and was a teammate of DAntoni. Playing in my hometown where I grew up is something special and unbelievable, Gallinari said. Im so happy to be here and proud to play the game. Article AHN All Rights Reserved
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Harrington scores 29, Gallinari and Lawson 21 each to lead Nuggets over Wizards 108-104
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NBA: Denver 105, Milwaukee 95
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Every year, Peggy Siegel, publicist, event planner, award season strategist, publishes her Oscar week diary. In 2016, when Leonardo DiCaprio won Best Actor she revealed that a year earlier, he'd asked her Read Full Intro
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This post contains spoilers for Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them. Please be warned if you've not yet seen the movie. As you know, it's been confirmed that Johnny Depp will play Gellert Grindelwald in the Fantastic Beasts sequel. He was revealed near the end of the movie. More on that in a minute. Full Story
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An extremely rare Daniel Day-Lewis sighting. Do you think Adam and DDL met on Lincoln? I can't remember the movie well enough to recall if they had any scenes together. When Daniel met Adam. Weird to think about where these characters are after the final episode has been shot. Full Story
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Something to cleanse your palate after I made you look at those photos of Johnny Depp. Check out Daniel Day-Lewis in New York this week. It's been a quite few years for DDL since he won the Oscar for Lincoln. In fact, he actually hasn't committed to anything since Lincoln, perhaps taking some time off so that Rebecca Miller, his wife, could work on her new film, Maggie's Plan, which screened at TIFF – click here Full Story
Daniel Day Lewis: Best Oscar Accent
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It's not just the accent, of course. It's that shiny silver hair and the lilt in the voice and the grin. Right now I'm having a bit of a hard time, because even though I know him in my bones to be Irish, it turns out he wasn't born there, and I'm questioning everything I know. Full Story
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Daniel Day-Lewis was photographed in Brescia, Italy today for Mille Miglia, the iconic vintage cars road race through Italy -- 1000 miles in 3 days ending in Rome. He's apparently driving a 1953 Jaguar XK 120. Do you sleep on the side of the road? Like, just pull over when you can't stop yawning anymore? Jacek and I drove from Toronto to Vancouver once and it took us 3 days. Full Story
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Jennifer Lopez is in New York promoting her new album. Here she is on the publicity circuit yesterday looking great in leather pants and wedge sneakers, a trend that's lasting a lot longer than I expected it to, and a sheer, peter pan collar black dress with off-white pumps. Great. It's always great when Slum Bear isn't around. Full Story
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Oscars Best Speech: Daniel Day-Lewis
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"I'm getting paid to go to Burning Man? You've got to be joking!"
I'd been at Sunday Night for less than an hour and I was already the envy of the office.
All l I knew about this desert festival was that it was notorious. And controversial. So I figured it was going to be awesome! I also knew it was based on the deep philosophy that parts of modern society are not working, making Burning Man the biggest social experiment in alternative living.
Covering it, however, was a different story.
We began our 'burn' by burning lots of fuel. Thousands of vehicles crawled down a two-lane highway to reach a relatively insignificant patch of the Nevada desert. But for one week a year, that patch transforms into Black Rock City - often referred to as the "playa". After 14 hours in the RV we finally arrived.
Day one of filming and our director Mick - aka 'Goliath', cinematographer Matt - aka 'Stuntman' and sound engineer Dan - aka 'Zipperhead' and I got down to work.
What's with the names, you ask? At Burning Man, everyone chooses or is given a playa name. I thought I was going to escape this wacky tradition until I was 'gifted' the name 'Mesmerize' (don't ask, it's just too embarrassing).
Our first hurdle was the heat. Not even my upbringing in Mackay, North Queensland, could prepare me for temperatures- above 40 degrees every day. Water was not only cooling, it was life-saving. Then, there were dust storms. Fierce 'white-outs' would repeatedly hit us in the middle of filming, ruining our equipment, turning our hair white, making our eyes water and leaving a funny taste in our mouths. By day three, I was nursing a bloody nose and sneezing through sentences. But we carried on. Up at 4am and home around 11pm, flopping into bed. Silence ... until "doof, doof, doof, doof". Parties stopped for no one. We all had headaches from time to time. And don't get me started on what the playa did to our digestive systems.
This was the reality of surviving in a desert.
But none of that could take away our impression of what we were filming. The people, the costumes, the themed camps - beyond anyone's imagination. Some burners went to extraordinary lengths to dress up in this desert, while others came baring all. In fact, we found ourselves staring at those with clothes on, just as much as those without (if you're yet to see the story, here's a spoiler alert: there's tons of nudity).
Across the playa, we found Egyptian figurines, giant insects, enormous human body parts, shipwrecks in the sand and geometric sculptures.
Arguably the most significant piece of art on the playa is the Man. When it burns, it comes to symbolise everything in modern world that burners believe cripples individual prerogative: the boss, the government, the job, the family unit, the church, and the institutions.
Or so we thought. A chat with event's founder Larry Harvey surprised all of us…
PJ: So what does it all mean now?
Larry: What does it mean, well I don't know?
PJ: Well you're the founder, I'm asking you.
Larry: Well this is what I say to everybody; what does it mean to you, because that's the only way you'll get meaning from it is if you give meaning to it.
Black Rock City is a place with no rules. Yet, every burner is given a booklet of 10 principles governing the city. Sounds confusing?
It appears to be anti-capitalism, anti-commercialism, anti-consumerism and anti-consumption, yet people spend extraordinary amounts to travel here, live here, create art and dress in clothes they wouldn't normally be caught dead in.
It's a place that celebrates individuality, but after days of watching all the nudity and crazy costumes, I started to think that all burners looked the same.
And then there's the criminal element. Last year there were at least nine cases of sexual assault. Truckloads of drugs are seized and theft is common.
Suddenly I was getting a tad confused. Isn't this supposed to be the closest thing to utopia? Perhaps not. Black Rock is like any other international city and isn't immune to criminals or ideological contradictions.
My Burning Man bubble was starting to burst. Maybe I was just too hot, tired and desperate for a shower?
Thank goodness for Madeline Snow, Thomas Curtain and his gorgeous mother, Cricket. They were the most beautiful people you could ever meet. By day, Thomas works for Apple as a computer geek and Maddie is studying. On the playa, they're "Peaches and Pretty Boy" and should be a poster couple for Burning Man. These true believers got engaged at last year's event and were back to seal the deal.
After spending a week with them in the desert, I realised there were just like everyone else back in the 'default' world except for one difference: They were willing to shun their noses at convention as they made the biggest commitment of their lives.
Peaches and Pretty Boy represented everything wonderful about Burning Man. They walked the talk of love, tolerance, acceptance and the importance of having hope for a brighter and more positive future.
They were married at the Temple, the spiritual heart of the playa. Most people come here to pour out their hearts and write messages to lost loved ones.
Many Burners go to the temple to cry. Peaches and Pretty Boy went to celebrate love.
With that gesture, I was convinced.
At the start of the week, a Burner told me that your best burn is always your first.
I'm not sure if 2012 was also my last, but I'll be forever grateful to this lovely couple for showing me what it was all about.
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Junichi Yamamoto, known as Tokitsukaze, and the wrestlers are accused of beating Takashi Saito as a punishment for trying to run away.
The 17-year-old collapsed and later died in hospital.
Prosecutors in Nagoya city have charged the men with causing injury resulting in death. All four deny the charges.
The authorities say Mr Saito died of multiple traumatic shock after being beaten with baseball bats.
The four men are said to have subjected him to excessive sparring sessions on 25 and 26 June before a tournament in Nagoya.
The death plunged the sport into crisis last year, and Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda recently called on the sumo authorities to ensure such incidents could not happen again.
Sumo wrestling is Japan's national sport and those involved are widely seen as role models, and much respected for their honour and humility.
Young sumo wrestlers train in tightly-knit "stables" where they eat, sleep and practise together and are sometimes subjected to harsh treatment in the belief that it will toughen them up.
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The victims, aged between 18 and 31, were swept away and drowned on the swollen Saxet brook above the resort centre of Interlaken in the central Swiss Alps on July 27, 1999. Fourteen Australians were killed when they were hit by a wall of water in Saxeten Gorge. Also killed were a Briton, two South Africans, a New Zealander and three Swiss guides.
Judge Thomas Zbinden convicted the three principals of Adventure World - Georg Hoedle, Peter Balmer and Stephan Friedli - of manslaughter through culpable negligence. He sentenced them to five-month suspended jail terms and a $10,000 fine each.
The company's lead guide, Bernhard Steuri, and two other senior managers, Felix Oehler and Bernhard Gafner, were convicted of the same charge. They were given suspended sentences of three to five months and fines of up to $7,000.
Judge Zbinden said that while they contributed to the accident because of bad procedures for checking and responding to weather changes, there was no malicious intent.
Under Swiss law, the maximum penalty was a year's prison.
The defendants denied the charges, saying that the flash flood was entirely unforeseeable. Two guides who survived the tragedy were acquitted because the judge ruled it was not their responsibility to call off the trip.
The families of the victims are expected to take civil action against Adventure World - which has since ceased trading - and its directors.
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Healthy Vegetarian Samosas
READY IN: 22mins
Recipe by Mel Bedggood
A healthy alternative to samosas. Not fried but baked in the oven.
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These were very good but I had trouble finding the kind of bread you described in your recipe so I used tortilla bread. It wasn't easy to roll them up as I quickly learned, but somehow I managed. I used crushed garlic and crushed coriander instead of the pastes and that worked well with the recipe.
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- 1 1⁄2 medium white potatoes, diced
- 300 g sweet potatoes, diced
- 10 string beans
- 1⁄2 red onion, diced
- 1 (400 g) can lentils, drained
- 1 tablespoon tandoori paste
- 1 pinch cumin seed
- 1 teaspoon coriander paste
- 1 teaspoon chili paste
- 1 teaspoon garlic paste
- 9 pieces whole wheat sandwich wraps (I use moutain bread wraps)
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- Place potato, beans and onion in a container and bake in microwave (takes around 3-4 mins).
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius.
- Place lentils on stove with cumin, coriander, chilli and garlic. Stir occasionally.
- When vegies are cooked, mix with lentils mixture on stove and cook until fragrant.
- Cut mountain bread into halves, so you have triangles.
- Place a small amount of mixture in the middle and fold into a samosa shape. (Start with the triangular shape on the bottom, then fold inwards from the sides.).
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Since the Sandy Bridge/P67 era, MSI has deployed an interactive "Click BIOS" UEFi GUI interface for their bios thats allows the use of the mouse and other advanced features like taking screenshots, loading/saving profiles and an integrated web browser. We felt that the screen real estate could still be better utilized (like on recent ASUS/Gigabyte boards) and some option labels made less ambiguous. Overall, it was responsive and didn't cause our testers much frustration.
Central to the Z77A-GD65 is MSI's Control Center utility, a palatable 8MB utility which offers all the essential overclocking knobs and information in a non-nonsense fashion.
Other than the THX TruStudio Pro that we've mentioned early, MSI also included the Lucid VIRTU MVP software which improves performance in certain benchmarks and games.
Overclocking (AUTO)
With a Core i5-3570K and 2 x 8GB G.Skill 2400MHz DDR3 kit installed, the auto overclocking feature took us to a conservative 4.2GHz and only 2133Mhz on the rams (strange that it didn't use XMP support).


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The first time I went to Fort Lauderdale was back in 2005 with my friend Tim Cornish. It was 2 weeks after hurricane Wilma had caused major damage to Florida, and half of Fort Lauderdale without power
I've been back to Fort Lauderdale many times since, and love the place! Along with Palm Springs, it's a place that I would consider living if I ever left London.
First night, as it was a Thursday, I went to a bar called George's Alibi for their weekly Long Island Iced Tea night. $3 for a huge drink served in a jam jar! After one of these, I remembered that I don't like Alibi's on a Thursday, because it's way too busy. lol. So I crossed the road to Bill's, one of my fav bars.
The following day was the opening ceremony for the Olympics. On my into Wilton Manors, I learned that NBC in America, were delaying the screening till 9pm USA time. WTF??? Apparently for advertising reasons. Absolute disgrace in my opinion. Anyway, seeing as I was out already, did a bit of a bar crawl, had some food and watched the ceremony in a bar called Sidelines
Went off to Bill's after to meet up with some of the Key West boys that were in town. Had a laugh and way too many drinks...as per.
On the last day (Saturday) had a walk along the beach and dipped my toes into the very warm Atlantic. Ordered some deep fried Oreos out of curiosity. Very nice actually! Only ate one though. Went out to a club called BOOM! that night. Really like it there. The DJ played some great music.
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Sand is always a popular medium for artists; it can be used as a prop, and in many cases, as the medium itself.
The creations of extraordinary sculptors can cover everything from making political statements to celebrating something as interesting and benign as communicating congratulations to Slumdog Millionaire, as famous sand artist Sudarson Pattnaik recently did, which you can see in the gallery.
Pattnaik's creation took over 5 hours to construct, while using about 5 tons of sand to put together eight Oscar trophies on a 25 foot long movie reel. He did have help from some of his students, of course.
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There was a time when we were intellectuals to be reckoned with… my brother, sister-in-law, husband and I would sit around the dining table discussing politics, social change and the benefits and disadvantages of living under a wholly capitalist cultural hegemony.
I finally realized that we are just not those people anymore.
Now, if an issue is not related to food going in a kid's mouth or poop coming out of its butt, we can't seem to approach it with any degree of intellectual credibility.
This following conversation seriously drove it home for me last week:
Me: ChompChompSnerrfle, you know, honey, this hummus you made for the party is really good. ChompChomp, you're really good at making hummus… you're like a hummus ambassador because I know, like, three ChompChomp people who didn't even like hummus before they had your hummus.
My Brother: What are you talking about? Who doesn't like hummus?
Tariq: No, she's right, I've had several people tell me that they really like the hummus I make even though they didn't like hummus before.
My Brother: Not liking hummus is xenophobic.
Me: Are you serious? What, so if a person doesn't like hummus that means they hate Arabs and Greeks?
My Brother: Pretty much.
Me: You can't be serious. So, if I don't like pizza, that means I hate Italians?
(For the record, I love pizza. Too much, really.)
My Brother: I'm totally serious…. the pizza thing doesn't work because pizza isn't culturally specific anymore. Look, it's like peanut butter and jelly. If you don't like peanut butter and jelly, you're a communist.
Me: Oh, COME ON…
(And then my husband opens his mouth to say something I think is going to be reasonable, but says this instead…)
Tariq: Hey… you know, when India was heavily influenced by communism… we didn't have peanut butter and jelly. And that's when I lived there, and I still don't really like peanut butter and jelly very much. I think he has a point.
Me: Hating peanut butter and jelly does NOT make you a communist. And hating hummus doesn't mean you hate Arabs.
My Brother: Look, okay, let's just say this… people who hate hummus do not necessarily hate Arabs, but people who hate Arabs definitely hate hummus.
Me: I, um… uh… okay.
(Holy crap. This argument is actually starting to make sense to me.)
At this point, my sister-in-law walks in from spending nearly an hour trying to get their baby to sleep.
Me and My Brother: (in a tone that sounds eerily like, "Maaawaam, s/heee won't give me the reeemote!!) ARE PEOPLE WHO HATE HUMMUS XENOPHOBIC?!!!
My sister in law: (indignant) What? No, that's silly. (Reflective silence) There's hummus? Nobody said we had hummus. ChompChompSnerrfle. Wow, this is, like, really good hummus.
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Few changelings are as universally labeled "villains" as those who willingly serve the Others, either directly or by proxy. The Mad are insane and cannot be held responsible for their actions. Bridge burners have their hearts in the right place if nothing else. But actively working to return other changelings to the servitude of the Gentry is truly unforgivable. Even in freeholds with relatively liberal codes of justice, privateering and serving the Fae are almost always punishable by death.
Loyalists serve the Fae either of fear or of worship but they are universally reviled by every other Changeling as their goals oppose those of most other Changelings and they betray those with whom they should feel sympathy and companionship.
Regular contact with the Others is not healthy for the mind and as a consequence, many Loyalists are insane. The insanity of a loyalist is often tainted in some way by the strange compulsions and taboos of the True Fae the loyalist serves — a servant of the Prince of Ten Thousand Midnights goes into a hysterical panic if caught outside at dawn, while a slave of the Chatelaine of Crimson mumbles incessantly about the allure of blood. Madness-driven loyalists are quite common, but are not encountered often in the mortal realm — the Gentry seem to find these loyalists' derangements soothing, or at least amusing, and often call them back to longer and longer service within Faerie.


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No No NO!
Beef O Brady's is located on the corner of:
C.R. 581 (A.K.A. Bruce B. Downs Blvd) & State Road 54, in this PLaza at Beef O' Bradys, there is a Burger King, Winn-Dixie, Waffle House, Beall's Outlet and a Texaco gas station behind Winn-Dixie which you can see from the interstate ramp(w/ car wash), an area for truck parking.
To get to this, you go down I-75, take, get of on SR 54, take a right, go about 1/10th of a mile, the turn is a RIGHT turn before the light, and you are in the Winn-Dixie plaza! you will see a Publix and Hess gas station across the street! You cant miss it!
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I will drive by there tomorrow and check. According to yahoo maps. It says it is west of I-75. I will report back tomorrow where it is exactly.Quote:
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I just called Beef o Bradys and spoke to Angie. She confirmed with me that it is at the corner of Old Pasco Rd. and SR 54. Right where I said. It is not at B.B.D and SR54. It is diffently on the west side of I-75 on SR54.
trust me carguy , ive eaten there many times .....Quote:
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you know where sonnys is over there by the publix at the corner of bbb and 54? then if you get on 54 and head towards land o mistakes you go under 75 and see the macdonalds , the steak place (remingtons i think) then a doctors office (that quack i hate him) right after that is the turn in for dairy queen and the shopping center that has the krap and karry and the beefs ..
i think you are thinking of "winners grill" i eat there alot too ....
Boombots and silver , do you guys know of good places to ride around here , i go with some dudes in largo but thats a long hual and we get kicked out fo everywhere so maybe you guys go rideing in some cool places ....
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well the little ones , the local police doent like a 40+ mph motorized turd on surface streets let lone parkinglots (doesnt stop me in parking lots )
I usually ride around my sub-division or my father in laws sub division in Spring Hill. Never had a problem with the police. My top speed on the chopper is 48MPH. It is faster then you want to go on being that close to the ground.
WOW i didint know them choppers would run that fast
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How much do you sell the choppers for? I paid One Hundred dollars for mine. I was at my storage unit in my town and the guy right next to me sells them also out of a storage unit. He came up to me and ask me to take my pick for a hundred dollars. He had both styles. I picked the Chopper because I am a big guy. Very happy with the purchase I knew I could not go wrong for a hundred dollars. They were all brand new and I had several of my friends also call him for the same deal. All the bikes were brand new but were not put together correctly. We had to take them apart and put them back together and wire them correctly. No major problems. I got mine running for $28.00. Needed to buy a new spark plug and a new throttle cable. I just wondered what the sell for retail or cost. My friends ran him out of stock and we need more. Wondering if you could hook us up with a deal.
Yea on its good days I have to play with the adjustments and the gas-oil mixture. Also when I get my top speed up I lose my pick up speed. I have had it past 50MPH before but was going down a florida hill. Were my father in law lives it is hilly. I have found a happy medium and top speed is close to 45MpH. The guy I bought it from said his friend has his adjusted to 60 MPH. I haven't got that yet but still working on it.Quote:
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i prolly have the power to do it ...but i bought this whiz bang clutch thinking that my new engine was making so much power that i needed to upgrade the clutch , problem is i bought the wrong springs , so it sucks on takeoff
Originally Posted by Brett
2004 Lexus vs. 1989 Oldsmobile....
YEY! now I feel like I fit in ;) :)
On a serious note, it is far more cheaper for me to run the Olds... and right now, anything to save money is great as my parents will already be picking up my rent/utilitys and stuff.... it simply comes down to $90/month vs. $220/month for my car insurance, the only thing different is the '93 DeVille is "withdrawn from use" so it'll be garaged while up here.Quote:
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Not only that, but the Olds gets damn good gas mileage for what it is (22/33) runs on regular gas, gets regular oil (vs synthetic in the DeVilles) and is over all a much cheaper car to run and maintain. Throw in the fact that between work and school... and living in an apartment (no personal drive way to work on car in) I will not be able to devote nearly as much time to my car as I do now. Plus Clearwater is a city.... well, compared to Clintondale, NY, anything is... but I will be parking in lots of big parking lots and stuff... so getting a door ding on the Olds will not nearly be the pain of getting one on the DeVille (which only has 2 "bad" ones... I bought it like that) Plus I just bought 4 brand new tires for it and now spent almost $500 to make it look pretty (3 more weeks... ya'll find out :) ) and I can't simply let it sit in NY..... I will move some of my sound system in it and stuff, other then that, she is good to go :)
I am gonna be in heaven at the junkyards in FL... no rust..... meaning cars from the '70's wont be rotted out as they are up here... it'll be nice. I do live close to an amazing junkyard with dozens of Eighty Eights like mine and prices are dirt cheap!... I mean next to nothing... so I am going to make the Olds a pretty nice car by the time I am ready to move. I will be putting a transmission cooler in her too as I'll be towing my 5x9 trailer, about 1,500lbs or so loaded down to FL. I am getting far more then my moneys worth from this "$500 winter car" :)
a s/c 3800 Series I (205hp/240tq.) would be a direct drop in to my car :) I always keep an eye out for one of them in the junkyard or something... as far as I know a Seires II would be too difficult to swap in (all different computer and stuff?) although it will physically fit..... lol... gosh my 1989 Oldsmbile being as fast as my fathers '99 GP GTP.... that is a scary thought :)
/novel :)
By the way... anyone really familer with Clearwater?
because I'll be staying at The Jasmine (really nice apartment... torued it while down there) and while I am moving down in early Augest, I don't start school until November 11th (lotsa time to really enjoy the change in atmosphere)... I will be attending National Aviation Academy at the Clearwater/St. Pete. air port, they just built a new facilty too!.....
gosh.... 5 more weeks of school... then I go to Hawaii for 2 weeks and hang out with my friend in Hawaii, then July 13th we both come back to NY, where he will stay for 3 weeks, but on the day we come back is day 1 of 5 of the anual Grand Am club meet.... picnics, racing (at the track :) ) crusing... all in the Albany area!, when that is over we are going to Lake George for 3 days, then going back to Albany to see Keney Cheesney live at the Pepsi arena, then going back to my house to relax for a couple days, then go to six flags in Jersey, NYC for a few things, see a Mets game, check out all the things in the Mid-Hudson Valley (where I live) and just have one hell of a time.... then have my big graduation/birthday/moving away party, then a week later, move to FL, settle in, get a job, and take it easy for 3 months!
gosh... this is going to be *THE* summer to remember for me!.... man so excited....
argh... I have been hijacking everyones thread lately.... :)


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The terrorists started the war in Iraq?<quoted text>
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Regardless, maybe you should go work in an embassy. It will give you much needed exposure to the REAL world we live in.
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This accomplishment is an important milestone for the Carbon Electronics for RF Applications (CERA) program sponsored by DARPA, as part of the effort to develop the next-generation of communication devices.
Graphene is a special form of graphite, consisting of a single layer of carbon atoms packed in honeycomb lattice, similar to an atomic scale chicken wire. Graphene has attracted immense worldwide attention and activities because its unusual electronic properties may eventually lead to vastly faster transistors than any transistors achieved so far.
The work is performed by inter-disciplinary collaboration at IBM T. J. Waston Research Center. "Integrating new materials along with the miniaturization of transistors is the driving force in improving the performance of next generation electronic chips," said IBM researchers involved in this project.
The operation speed of a transistor is determined by the size of the device and the speed at which electrons travel. The size dependence was one of the driving forces to pursue ever-shrinking Si transistors in semiconductor industries. A key advantage of graphene lies in the very high electron speed with which electrons propagate in it, essential for achieving high-speed, high-performance transistors.
Now, IBM scientists have fabricated nanoscale graphene field-effect transistors and demonstrated the operation of graphene transistors at the GHz frequency range. More importantly, the scaling behavior, i.e. the size dependence of the performance of the graphene transistors was established for the first time. The team found that the operation frequency increases with diminishing device dimension and achieved a cut-off frequency of 26 GHz for graphene transistors with a gate length of 150 nm, the highest frequency obtained for graphene so far.
IBM researchers expect that by improving the gate dielectric materials, the performance of these graphene transistors could be further enhanced. They expect that THz graphene transistors could be achieved in an optimized graphene transistor with a gate length of 50 nanometers. In the next phase, the IBM researchers also plan to pursue RF circuits based on these high-performance transistors.
The report on this work, entitled "Operation of Graphene Transistors at GHz Frequencies" is published today in the journal Nano Letters and can be accessed at http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/nl803316h.
Other Headlines from IBM Research ... - IBM and SARA Sign Collaboration Agreement on Petascale Computing - IBM and ETH Zurich Open Collaborative Nanotechnology Center - IBM's MRSA Infection-Fighting Nanotechnology Caps Century of Healthcare Innovation - IBN and IBM Co-Develop New Weapon Against Drug-Resistant Superbugs - IBM and Samsung Announce Joint Research into New Semiconductor Technology
More Research Headlines ... - Experiments Settle Long-Standing Debate about Mysterious Array Formations in Nanofilms - "Critical baby step" taken for spying life on a molecular scale - Seeing an atomic thickness - First-ever sub-nanoscale snapshots of renegade protein in Huntington's Disease - Karlsruhe Invisibility Cloak: Disappearing Visibly


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I'm thrilled to announce I have been invited to sit on an author's panel at our local bookstore, Chapters Books & Gifts, on Sunday, September 23rd. The event is from 1:00 to 3:00pm. You can listen to the panel live at http://www.sewardchapters.com/.
The panel will address such issues as using social media to market, contracts with publishers, self publishing, ebook sales, and taxes.
The other members on the panel are: Connie Reimers-Hild, author, entrepreneur and educator with the UNL Kimmel Education and Research Center; Jim Hild, author and Facebook guru; James Reisdorff, South Platte Press; Dennis Kahl, Seward County Extension agent; Annette Snyder, author; Liz Flores and Kathy Prevo, educator with the Nebraska Department of Revenue.
Again, you can access this panel discussion live on the website: http://www.sewardchapters.com/.
See ya there!
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Marinucci, D and Robinson, Peter M. (2001) Semiparametric fractional cointegration analysis. Econometrics; EM/2001/420, EM/01/420. Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.
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The catacombs, of course, are the legacy of a tiny persecuted band of believers, meeting in their graveyards to escape the all-seeing eye of imperial Rome. The cathedrals represent a very different turn in church history: a church that not only could grow in size but could, in fact, outgrow and outlast the Empire itself. The catacombs represent simplicity and earthiness; the cathedrals transcendence and wonder.
We need both, somehow.
Sometimes American evangelicals, traveling to sites of significance in church history, are disappointed. They want to see a Disney-type restoration of "the early church" in a way that makes it seem as though the faith went by time-warp straight from a pristine golden era to the Graham Crusades. This sort of Christian tends to like the catacombs, for the same reason some people love working on their antebellum family histories but don't like family reunions.
But the catacombs and the cathedrals both remind us of two things: God's sovereignty in sending down the faith, and the frailty of humanity as stewards of that faith. We can't romanticize the early persecuted church. After all, the New Testament Scriptures are often rebuking those churches for precisely the things we see going on in our churches today: division, carnality, immorality, arrogance (1 Cor. 4:7-13, 5:1-8, 6:1-8). And, if Christianity had remained in the catacombs, it is quite possible that you and I would have never encountered Christ.
He concludes:
In the heroic stories of church history (Athanasius defeats Arius! Augustine turns back Pelagius!) and in the awful parts (state churches and triumphalism and scandals), God is orchestrating a flow of the river of redemption that takes it from the hillsides of Judea through the bustling streets of Antioch right down to that Baptist church in Arkansas, or wherever it was that you first heard the name of the Christ of God.
The kingdom of God is vast and tiny, universal and exclusive. Our story is that of a little flock and of an army awesome with banners. It's a Christianity of persecution and proliferation, of catacombs and cathedrals.
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Oprah Winfrey: Racist Swiss Shop Told Me I Couldn't Afford Handbag
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The TV personality was in the Swiss city last month to attend Tina Turner's wedding when the incident occurred. She tells "Entertainment Tonight," "I go into a store and I say to the woman, 'Excuse me, could I see the bag right above your head?' and she says to me, 'No. It's too expensive.'"
When the clerk suggested she look at less expensive items, Winfrey departed. "I left the store but it proves that racism is still an issue," she says.
"We are very sorry for what happened to her, of course, because we think all of our guests and clients should be treated respectfully, in a professional way," a spokesperson for the Swiss tourism office tells the AP.
Meanwhile, the shop owner tells the BBC that the assistant had shown Winfrey a number of other items before what she termed a "misunderstanding" over the pricey bag. "I have to admit that the employee is Italian. Of course, she speaks English, but not as well as her mother tongue," the owner is quoted as saying. "It was a real misunderstanding." What do you think about the whole incident?


text: As long as you lock it tight so it cannot be opened within the allowance of the lock shackle (to be able to see the firearm) you should be fine. The different airlines have different rules and they are not the same as TSA. It doesn't do any good to argue with the ticket/check-in agent or a TSA agent if you interface with them. The best way to handle it is do what they say or ask them what you can do to properly transport the firearm, be nice and dont lose your temper because you will not win in an arguument. Some say the ammo must be separate, some say it can be inside along with the firearm. None will allow loose ammo and probably no ammo in the mag. The original ammo package is okay and some aftermarket containers are okay. Give yourself a few more minutes to check your bags so you can declare.


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January 19, 2015
At the Chronicle of Higher Education, a look at the current (miserable) state of teaching and professorship in universities: Teach or Perish
September 8, 2014
Jacques wrote a piece for the Chronicle of Higher Education entitled The Crisis in Secular Studies.
April 7, 2014
Jacques wrote a piece for the Chronicle of Higher Education on Philip Roth and how much we supposedly know him: Do We Know Philip Roth?
January 23, 2014
Jacques leads a conversation on secularism in the United States and abroad, as part of Council on Foreign Relations' Religion and Foreign Policy Conference Call series.
Understanding Secularism and its Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy
On April 30th, 2013 Jacques appeared on The Agenda with Steve Paikin to talk about How to Be Secular, New Atheism, and the future of secularist activism. Watch the video here!
September 12, 2012
Jacques wrote an article for the Jewish Daily Forward: Untangling the Oxymoron of the Secular Jew
Welcome to the official website of Dr. Jacques Berlinerblau, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service Associate Professor, Chronicle of Higher Education blogger, host of The SecularCenter and Faith Complex and author of How to Be Secular: A Call to Arms for Religious Freedom. He also likes jazz.
Have all of your basic Jacques Berlinerblau-related needs serviced here—-not those other websites which falsely claim that Jacques Berlinerblau's eyes are too close together and that Jacques Berlinerblau is long-winded and that, as regards jazz, Jacques Berlinerblau couldn't swing if he were hanging upside down from a tree.


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Took car to local dealer (approx 200 miles away) for a couple of issues , one being the roof would not open unless I physically pushed it up at the rear whilst pushing the open button.
Found out it was four little shoes on a bracket each side at the rear
Asked the dealer to give me a price and he came back with something in the region of £197 plus vat approx $300 each side.
For what ?? 4 tiny bits of rubber, they want me to purchase the whole bracket.
Does anyone know if you can just purchase just the little shoes as for that money I'd expect gold plated ones.
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After recently completing my first half marathon (Bham), I have decided to set myself a little personal challenge for the coming year, to A) keep me in my running shoes raise a few quid for a chairty close to my heart and C) I think it would be jolly good crack.
So I have decided to try to get 12 medals in 12 months (yes, I know it is no Eddie Izzard sketch, but a good aim for me I think). Given that I am a bit of a novice who is curently at half marathon training level, these would obviously not be 12 halfs or anything too ridiculous - it would be great if I could get a mix of halfs, 10k's 5k's etc. I would like to do as many road races as possible as not keen on moving to multi-terrain and the likes just yet though open to ideas.
Here is what I have in mind so far. As you can see, I am missing a few months (aiming for 1 per month), so if you have any suggestions to fill the gaps I would greatly appreciate it. Struggling with Winter and Summer...I am new to finding races and am looking at runningbug but if anyone can suggest any other good websites that list UK wide races that would be great (of course I am looking on here too). Dont want to go past 1/2 mara for this challenge.
I am based in Birmingham and fine to travel within reason, will travel further for bigger/better races. I go to Manchester a lot too so happy to travel there.
November - 24th - Manchester Mo Run 10k
December - ?
January - ?
February - 17th - Barcelona 1/2 Marathon (used to live here, so have to do this!)
March - 17th - Reading 1/2 Marathon
April - ?
May - 26th - BUPA Great Manchester Run 10K
June - 2nd - West Midlands Fun Run - 10K
July - ?
August - ?
September - 15th BUPA Great North Run
October - 20th BUPA Birmingham Half Marathon
In Spring 2014 I would like to complete a Marathon, but that wouldn't be part of my 12 months of course.
Ideally looking for races where medals are available, but happy to make my own if need be
Lastly - do you think I am mad or is this a realistic target. All comments/thoughts appreciated. Cheers.
Have just found the events page on here oh silly me, I can find so many events on there! Still, wouldnt mind some feedback as to whether you guys think it is realistic!
There are plenty of races around (as you have now found) you will be lucky to get in all of the bigger ones (GNR) comes to mind but they dont have to be big - support some of the smaller local ones.
Thanks guys - found the events page on here really helpful. I am already in the Bham half. If I dont get ballot places I will try to get a charity place.
Sussex - lol @ shandy I am glad that I am aiming for something realistic, it is all new to me so I was not sure whether this was a bit ambitious for a newbie. I suppose the 10s and 5s will be piece of piss, with the harder phases being where I do 2 halfs in a row. But if I am trained well, maintaining a certain mpw, I should be okay shouldnt I? Good shout for the back up race!
Grendel - will support smaller local ones and think it would be nice to mix it up a bit and great to meet people that way - my only gripe is not being able to use my earphones for some of the smaller ones haha! I understand why, but it will be strange for me to get used to running with no SlipKnot and or Dizzy Rascal telling me to.
As others have said, make sure you get your early entry in for big events that really matter. Otherwise, be sensible with the training and don't tempt injury.
You might find this interesting ... ... but only when you have nothing else to do and waaay too much time on your hands.
Hi Cassie, good idea for a challenge!
The British Heart Foundation has a series of running events all year, they are usually quite cheap to enter - you can find more details here: http://www.bhf.org.uk/get-involved/events/runs-and-jogs.aspx - most importantly you get a medal
One of the best medals I've had so far was from the Longleat 10km http://www.209events.com/event.php?event=25 - its on 3rd Feb next year so that might not fit in with your plans to do one race a month.
Ha I knew Muttley would be in here showing off his bling
Good luck Cassie (don`t worry about Mutts he bought them off e-bay). In July it`s the Birmingham & Black Country Half - unsure if they give out medals thou.
Massive interesting medals at Edinburgh they do a 10k and half in May.
Good call Cassie and good luck!
Northamptonshire Runfest is on 31st March and is doing a 10k, half and full marathon (with medals for the two marathons) and the option to run for free if you pledge to raise £100 for one of the two charities the event supports. Looks like a nice event and gets some good comments on the event ratings.
The half marathon is 21.1 km so you could run that but ask to be given two 10K medals
(Mr K, you know me so well ... )
Cassie - a good event for August is the Burnham Beeches Half Marathon.
Just off the M40, a lovely course, and a v nice medal
Mr K accusing Muttley of showing off - that's new
Another good August event is Race the Train at Tywyn in west Wales. Great fun and medal in the shape of a steam train.
how have u got on with this
There is a Kingsbury 10k but check whether it has a medal as i know that last year it didnt it had a memento, or there is the Aldridge Poppy run which takes place the first SAt in Nov u can turn up on the day to Aldridge airport ( its listed in the races ) and there is defintely a medal for that one
December have a check at the santa dashes, some of them do a medal ( there is one in Sutton Coldfield but not sure if it has a medal or not )
here are a list of a few races i'm going to be doing ( but i am training for a marathon )
Jan 27th Gayton 10k this has a medal , its in Northampton
3rd March - Silverstone HM has a medal
I'm then doing the Brighton marathon in April but not sure if there is a HM in Manchester check that one out
July - last year i entered Over the Edge HM and also Much wenlock road race ( 7miles ) both had medals
August not sure u may have to check the events page
hope that helps you at all
do you want to do a race a month or dont you mind doubling up, and doing perhpas a couple of events in a month?
Great challenge btw
Hi Cassie !
For April don't miss Lincoln 10K - looks like a stylish medal and a nice run ! Not run it before as I only started hitting the streets this year but it's supposed to be good. I'm certainly doing it...
If you're still looking for Jan I'm doing the Central Lancs half (Preston) on the 6th and in April the Blackpool half. Both as flat as a pancake but maybe too far up for you to travel?


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It has been incredibly hard to find solid information on the NBA lockout these days. It still seems like the two sides are far apart, and to be honest it doesn't look like either Billy Hunter or David Stern are taking the conversations seriously yet. Thankfully, David Stern was on the B.S. Report with Bill Simmons last week to shed some light on just how far apart the two sides are.
Disclaimer: All 'facts' are from David Stern's point of view.
The meat of the issue is that the majority of NBA teams are losing money. The exact number is fuzzy, and even Stern wouldn't commit to one set number, but he puts the losses at about $300 million a year. Stern's main point is that it does not matter how much they are losing, and the fact that they are losing money is enough of an issue to fight over. The NBA has finally 'opened the books' so Billy Hunter and the players union know exactly how much the teams are losing, but they continue to disagree with what should be counted towards that number. Hunter thinks that a better revenue sharing system, which Stern says will come after the lockout, would fix most of the money issues. Stern says he wants to make the league profitable first and fix revenue sharing after.
Stern and Simmons went back and forth on a plethora of issues. At one point Stern said his 'outline' for what the NBA owners want out of the new CBA is a "reset of the percentage [NBA players make], shortening of contracts, a hardening of the cap, and the continued alignment of pay for performance". Under the old system, the NBA players made 57% of the gross Basketball-Related Income. The owners want to move this closer to a 50-50 split while also taking some more money off the top for various expenses. We're talking a difference of billions of dollars over the course of the next CBA. As you can see, the sides are still far apart.
One of the main counter-points Simmons made was that the NBA isn't doing everything they can to make more money. He mentioned things like letting companies advertise on team jerseys and in the past has suggested adding a tournament for the 8th playoff seed in each conference. Stern didn't really have a strong argument against any of Simmons' ideas to add revenue, and I'm sure Billy Hunter is bringing up these issues during labor meetings.
David Stern also talked candidly about contraction for about 20 minutes. He even said that the players union has suggested this as a possibility, the biggest issue being that none of the owners would want to give up their team. When Simmons mentioned the New Orleans Hornets as a potential contraction candidate (they do not have an owner and are currently being run by the NBA), Stern said that after the Hornets' new TV deal is done, along with the strong season ticket sales, New Orleans will become a top-15 market and contracting them won't make sense. The other logical contraction candidate is the Sacramento Kings. As a huge Kings fan who knows way too much about the situation over there, I can say they have one more guaranteed year in Sacramento to get a new arena built, and if that happens the team will contractually be stuck there for a long time.
I don't see contraction as a real possibility for the NBA. Even if the Sacramento arena deal falls through, the NBA has given the Kings owners (the Maloof brothers) the OK to move the team to Anaheim after this season. Stern says that potential owners are lined up to buy the Hornets, and no other team is a real candidate. I think relocation to a place like Vancouver, Seattle, or Kansas City is much more likely than complete contraction.
Throughout the podcast, Stern repeatedly said that he is optimistic about the season starting on time. About the recent canceled bargaining session, Stern said, "I spoke to Billy [Hunter], and in effect, they said it the same way. They said, 'Our guys don't want to have a meeting unless you're going to make a new proposal.' And we said, 'Too bad,' and we canceled the meeting … But that's their right, and I understand it. It's not a big deal. They've got a lot of education to do with their players. You know that as well as I do." One of the final statements Stern made was "We are going to get it done somehow" and I believe him. I've believed this from the beginning. Neither side is going to leave all of this money on the table.
The recent NFL lockout and the current NBA lockout are obviously very different, but I don't think losing substantial time was or is a realistic option for either sport. I'd feel a lot better if the sides were closer, but after listening to David Stern talk to Bill Simmons for over an hour, I can't say that any real progress has been made. With all that being said, I'm willing to bet come late September these guys are going to start kicking it into gear. They aren't talking to each other yet because they don't have too.
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Workplace Ethics: The High Cost of CompromiseKirk O. Hanson
This year's college graduates enter a job market nearly as challenging as the one confronted by last June's class, and scarce jobs make ethical decisions even tougher. How will the latest crop of corporate recruits respond when the boss suggests that they manipulate sales numbers, when they encounter a racially biased work environment, or when they are instructed to lie to cover up a mistake?
New employees inevitably face ethical challenges. In fact, I find most graduates are quick to share stories about the first time they were asked to do something unethical—even in the most ethical companies. The boss may ask them to fudge a number on a report, or check a box and say a test was done when it was not. The new sales employee may be told we "always" exaggerate the capabilities of our product, or that it is normal to disguise alcoholic drinks and personal entertainment on expense reports so the company pays for them.
Because it has been difficult this year to land any job, new graduates will be less likely to resist, less likely to put their new position at risk in order to do the right thing. And that threatens to undermine the ethical character of this year's graduates at the outset of their careers.
When Behavior is Bullying
One ethical dilemma faced by virtually every employee in his or her first months on the job is how to react to the workplace bully or the "belittling boss." There are people in even the best organizations that put down or pick on others. The bully's target may be the woman in a male-dominated team; the department's first African American; the Hispanic singled out as an "illegal." Some bullying bosses are equal-opportunity harassers. We try to help new employees stand up to such bullying behavior and "stand with" the person being harassed or bullied. But new employees fearful for their jobs will more often stay silent and go along with the jokes at the expense of others. What long-term impact does this have on the recruit's willingness to tolerate intolerance?
In college ethics courses, we try to prepare our graduates for these unavoidable "moments of truth" by reminding them that it takes courage to act ethically. Those of us with experience in business tell students they might receive kudos and a pat on the back for behaving ethically, but acting ethically can also lead to ostracism or even getting fired for not being a team player. To resist "going along" in a time of recession takes an extra dose of courage. We hope this year's graduates get the message that compromising values now only makes it easier to compromise them later. And long term, a weak ethical character may be the greatest career risk of all.
Ethical dilemmas can also be more personal. Do I want to be a hedge fund mogul, a benevolent community banker, an inner-city teacher, a nurse, a soldier defending my country? Do I want to make a lot of money, or am I satisfied with a little? Is helping people an essential part of my life's work? In a recession, the desperate state of many service organizations or a graduate's need to pay back loans may close off some or all of his or her true vocational choices. Graduates are glad to get any job, and there is a real danger they may give up hope of ever finding work they find meaningful.
Ethical Dilemmas Are Unavoidable
Similarly, how do they balance work with life outside of work? Will they scrimp on family obligations while pursuing job success? Will they find any time at all for service in their work lives? Some graduates will conclude they have to work all the time to be sure they keep their jobs. In many organizations, we find that bosses load work on new employees until they object. In a recession, fewer new graduates will push back. Family life, artistic expression, and service may be squeezed out of their lives now—and long after the recession ends.
Graduates, in a recessionary economy or not, must understand that ethical dilemmas and choices are an unavoidable part of one's work life. We urge students to investigate the culture of the company and the specific work group they may join. Their chances of living a life of integrity are greater in a business that genuinely strives to act ethically. But even in those that have good corporate cultures, ethical tests are rampant, particularly for the newly hired graduate.
The bullying boss or the request to fudge a test should lead the recruit to seek a better understanding of what is being asked and other opinions on whether this is indeed "how we do things around here." Maybe this is just how this rogue employee or manager does it. If the new employee is not convinced the request is reasonable and ethical, he or she needs to raise the issue with someone else until the new employee becomes convinced it is legitimate, provokes the companty to intervene, or decides he joined a company with a weak ethical culture.
Recession or not, the unavoidable ethical dilemmas in any business career give our graduates ample and early opportunities to decide whether they will lead business careers of expediency or integrity. We hope we can convince them they serve the true interests of their companies, of society, and of themselves by confronting these ethical dilemmas directly and with exceptional courage.


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Joan H. Story is Of Counsel in the Real Estate, Land Use and Environmental Practice Group in Sheppard Mullin's San Francisco office and formerly a member of the firm's Executive Committee.
Areas of Practice
Ms. Story's practice emphasizes real estate investment, financing and leasing transactions. Her clients include developers, institutional and foreign investors, corporate real estate users, pension funds and pension fund advisors and lenders. Her experience encompasses land acquisition and development, construction, permanent and tax-exempt financings, joint venture and limited liability entity formation, acquisition and disposition of commercial properties, leasing and other portfolio management issues, as well as loan and partnership workouts. She has developed a particular expertise in the hospitality and senior housing areas and in the structuring of Islamic investment in US real estate.
Ms. Story's clients include DHL Express, for whom she handles leasing, facilities development and related financing matters throughout the United States; the San Francisco Transbay Transit Center in connection with the master retail lease and facilities management of the Center; MacArthur Transit Community Partners, the developer of a 624 residential unit transit village; and Chevalier International Holdings, Ltd. in connection with its investment in assisted living facilities throughout the United States.
- Northern California Real Estate Women of Influence, San Francisco Business Times, 2011
- Real Estate Dealmaker of the Year, Daily Journal, 2011
- Northern California Leading Real Estate Lawyers, Transactions and Finance, The Legal 500, 2007-2014
- Named to Who's Who Legal: Real Estate, 2008-2016
- Northern California Super Lawyer, San Francisco Magazine, 2004-2016
- Northern California Top 50 Women Lawyers, San Francisco Magazine, 2005, 2006, 2012
- Who's Who Legal, International & USA Real Estate, 2004-2016
Representative Transactions
Represent Chevalier International Holdings, Ltd., a publicly traded Hong Kong company, in connection with its acquisition of 21 assisted living facilities in North Carolina and 3 assisted living/skilled nursing facilities in Oregon, negotiation of third party operating leases, financing of the facilities, re-financings under a HUD-insured loan program and related property management matters.
Represent MacArthur Transit Community Partners, an affiliate of BRIDGE Housing Corporation, in developing the MacArthur BART Transit Village. The 624 residential unit project includes the construction of a BART Garage on land to be acquired for BART; a 90-unit, below-market rental phase to be constructed on land ground-leased from BART; and three market-rate phases with market-rate and below-market condominiums, 4,500 sq. ft. of retail and commercial space, 5,000 sq. ft. of community space, and related off-site improvements. Funding for the project derived from a combination of Proposition 1C grants, a federal transportation grant, tax-increment financing and private debt capital.
Retail counsel to the Transbay Joint Powers Authority in connection with the master lease of all retail, restaurant and entertainment spaces for and facilities management of the new San Francisco Transbay Transit Center currently under construction.
Represented DHL Express in the ground lease, construction, tax-exempt financing and several expansions of its main hub facility at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.
Represented DHL Express in connection with a major expansion of a primary hub at Wilmington, OH, the financing of the expansion through private activity bonds issued by the Dayton Montgomery County Port Authority and the subsequent divestiture of the hub facility.
Represented DHL Express in ground-leasing, constructing and financing a number of regional distribution and sortation facilities, including the development, installation and financing either through private activity bonds or leveraged leases of state-of-the-art sort systems.
Represented Lend Lease Corporation in connection with the development of the Watermark luxury high-rise condominium project and the negotiation of a development and disposition agreement and related ground lease for the development of a proposed mixed-use cruise ship terminal facility to be located on Piers 30-32 in San Francisco.
Represented investment groups acquiring and selling commercial real estate assets and portfolios, including ownership interests in the Santa Barbara Biltmore Hotel, the Parker House in Boston and the Parc 55 Hotel in San Francisco.
Represent major international spirits companies in connection with the acquisition, sale and lease of vineyard properties and wineries in the Napa and Sonoma Valleys and elsewhere in California, including the sale and leaseback under a long-term lease of 18 vineyard and winery properties in the Napa Valley. Recently concluded the representation of Diageo plc in the sale of its U.S. and British wine units to Australia's Treasury Wine
Estates for $552 million.
- Contributing author to Real Estate Transactions: A Practical Global Guide, "Acquisition of Real Estate in the United States," Globe Business Publishing Ltd, 2012
- Contributing author to and update editor for CEB's Ground Lease Practice treatise
- Clean Investing, October 29, 2003
- Peeking Under the Covers: Due Diligence in Hotel Transactions, California Real Property Reporter, July 1996
- Contributing author to and an update editor for CEB's Office Leasing treatise
Speaking Engagements
- Ms. Story has lectured for California Continuing Education of the Bar, Practising Law Institute, CLE International and other groups on subjects of concern to real estate practitioners, including structuring of joint ventures and mixed debt/equity investments; public-private partnerships; hazardous materials issues in real property transactions; real estate construction lending; negotiation of commercial leases, purchase and sale transactions; representing borrowers in loan transactions; and the art of negotiation.
- Ms. Story served as speaker at San Francisco Structures, an annual event that focuses on development issues, economic challenges, the real estate and construction climate and projects that are reshaping San Francisco, in 2008 through 2015.
- Member, Port of Oakland Board of Port Commissioners
- Member, American College of Real Estate Lawyers
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TEXT-Statement from Paris summit on Libya
PARIS, March 19 (Reuters) - Following is the official text of a statement issued following Saturday's summit in Paris on action against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. It was provided by U.S. officials:
"Paris Summit for the Support to the Libyan People:
Since Feb. 15 this year, the Libyan people have been peacefully expressing the rejection of their leaders and their aspiration for change. In the face of these legitimate requests coming from all over the country, the Libyan regime has carried out a growing brutal crackdown, using weapons of war against his own people and perpetrating against them grave and massive violations of humanitarian law.
"Despite the demands which the Security Council expressed in UNSCR 1970 on Feb. 26, despite the condemnations of the Arab League, African Union, Organization of the Islamic Conference's Secretary-General and European Union, as well as very many governments in the world, the Libyan regime has stepped up its violence in order to impose by force its will on that of its people.
"This situation is intolerable.
"We express our satisfaction after the adoption of UNSC 1973 which, inter alia, demands an immediate and complete ceasefire, authorises the taking of all necessary measures to protect civilians against attacks and establishes a no-fly zone over Libya. Finally, it strengthened and clarified the arms embargo vis-a-vis the Libyan regime and the rules applicable to the Libyan asset freeze, in particular on the National Oil Company, and travel restrictions against the Gaddafi's regime.
"While contributing in differentiated way to the implementation of UNSCR 1973, we are determined to act collectively and resolutely to give full effect to these decisions.
"Muammar Gaddafi and those executing his orders must immediately end the acts of violence carried out against civilians, to withdraw from all areas they have entered by force, return to their compounds, and allow full humanitarian access. We reiterate that the Security Council took the view that Libyan regime's forces actions may amount to crimes against humanity and that, to this end, it has referred the matter to the International Criminal Court. Continued...


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Obama bails out irresponsible housing speculators
Why has the Obama administration decided to bail out the speculators in his latest iteration of a housing policy?
By The Fiscal Times Fri 2:28 PM
By Edward MorrisseyThe Fiscal Times
At the peak of the housing bubble, a number of reality shows appeared on cable television that featured real-estate speculators who bought distressed properties and made enough improvements to sell them quickly at a sharp profit.
Called flipping, the entertainment industry glamorized the quick-profit practice that helped fuel a spectacular rise in housing values and made the crash worse than it otherwise might have been. Flipping has since become a reviled practice, a symptom of an irrational and irresponsible market, not to mention the negative political connotations of speculators in general as gas prices rise rapidly yet again.
So why has the Obama administration decided to bail out the speculators in his latest iteration of a housing policy? Bloomberg reports that the White House, obviously frustrated with the lack of success from their Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP), has expanded the latter to include real estate consortiums for the first time.
This article was obviously written with a Republican slant, but if the basic facts are true, it is disturbing. Many of the people who caused the banking industry to collapse were rewarded with bonuses, and now speculators who fueled the housing bubble (along with their banking and real estate buddies) are apparently also going to be rewarded for destroying our economy.
Meanwhile those of us who just keep plugging along working and buying what we can afford continue to support - through taxes - the rescues of the ones who put us in this mess. I do not understand.
Re: Relief for House Flippers?
Those still paying their mortgages are the losers, as opposed the the entire history of the American housing market...
I'm not sure it will ever be the same... We have seen a major shift towards rental, and that will liekly continue, IMO. Measures liek this seem to increase that lieklyhood. It makes the rich, richer a tthe expense of the middle class, just lk the Dems like it...