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By Susan Page, USA TODAY
WASHINGTON Republicans, out of power and divided over how to get it back, are finding even the most basic questions hard to answer.
Here's one: Who speaks for the GOP?
The question flummoxes most Americans, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds, which is among the reasons for the party's sagging state and uncertain direction.
A 52% majority of those surveyed couldn't come up with a name when asked to specify "the main person" who speaks for Republicans today. Of those who could, the top response was radio talk show host
So the dominant faces of the
Only McCain holds elective office, and his age and status as the loser of last year's presidential election make him an unlikely standard bearer for the party's future.
"It's a problem," says Douglas Holtz-Eakin, an adviser to McCain's
"We cannot be a party of balding white guys," says former Republican Party national chairman
Republicans have seen an erosion of support across almost all demographic groups — the steepest decline since
In that time, the GOP has lost control of the White House, the House of Representatives and the Senate. It is struggling to forge a united response to the popular new Democratic president. The result has been to give Obama "an extension" to his political honeymoon, Democratic pollster
No surprise, then, that a debate rages over what to do next.
The annual Congressional Republican fundraising dinner Monday prompted weeks of political drama over who would deliver the keynote address. Alaska
In the end, she showed up at the Washington Convention Center, walked across the stage and waved but didn't speak. He delivered an hour-long, policy-laden address that castigated Obama for having "already failed" on the economy and called for a "majority Republican Party" that would tolerate disparate views.
In recent days, the party's divisions over Sotomayor have played out in public.
At one end of the spectrum, Limbaugh labeled the appellate judge a racist and Gingrich said she should be forced to withdraw, although he later backed away from his harshest words. At the other, Sen.
"We're undergoing, obviously, an identity problem, both in terms of the issues and what we represent as Republicans, what the Republican brand is all about," Snowe says. One of the few moderate Republicans left in the Senate — their ranks shrank when
Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, who declined to be interviewed about the GOP's future, has been caught in the crossfire between Limbaugh and others. (In the USA TODAY/Gallup Poll, only 1% said Steele spoke for the GOP.)
USA TODAY asked whether Republicans, to succeed, should either do a better job arguing for conservative views or change positions on some issues to appeal to moderates — an ongoing debate within the party. Cheney sparked headlines last month when he said on CBS' Face the Nation that he would rather have a GOP defined by the conservative Limbaugh than the moderate former secretary of State,
A majority of those surveyed said the party should make changes to draw moderates. Among Republicans, however, nearly two-thirds said the party would be better off by holding a conservative line and advocating it more effectively — as Limbaugh advocates.
"They're disorganized, they don't have a leader, and they're trying to be too moderate," Kim Lowe, 43, of Charlotte, says. The conservative stay-at-home mom and interior designer, who was among those surveyed, predicts that a message of fiscal responsibility ultimately will prevail with voters.
"I believe they'll come back once America sees what Obama is doing," she says.
'Politics is self-correcting'
Political fortunes are cyclical, of course. Republicans were crushed in
"When you have a party out of power, especially after you've lost an election, it's not surprising there would be many voices competing to speak," says Frank Donatelli, who was political director in the Reagan White House and helped run the Republican National Committee for the McCain campaign last year.
Republican opportunities will come in response to Democratic excesses, Donatelli says: "Politics is self-correcting."
In time, the GOP will be defined and led by its presidential nominee, he says. Several prospects are laying the groundwork for potential runs in 2012.
Last week, Minnesota Gov.
Republican candidates also are competitive in this year's two gubernatorial races, in New Jersey and Virginia, for seats now held by Democrats. Winning either would help Republicans argue they are making a comeback.
Still, some see the GOP's immediate plight as perilous.
"We're in the basement of a 100-story building," says Ed Rollins, a Republican strategist who advised the presidential campaigns of
Rollins says next year's congressional and state legislative elections are crucial. If Republicans don't make significant gains in the House, he says, the redrawing of congressional district lines after the 2010 Census could lock in Democratic advantages for a decade.
Then there are the demographics of the GOP's decline.
From Bush's inauguration in 2001 to Obama's inauguration in 2009, Republicans lost significant support among nearly every major demographic group, according to a Gallup analysis — among men and women, Americans at all income levels, residents of every region and those ages 18-64.
The losses were particularly steep among those under 30, the rising
Republicans maintained support among seniors, conservatives and frequent churchgoers.
To win elections, Gillespie says, the party needs to make more inroads among the rapidly expanding parts of the population. "I was not a math major, but I know that getting an increasing share of a decreasing percentage of the overall vote is not a good thing," he says. "That's what we're doing now."
"The world has changed, and they cannot be staying in the same place where they've been for the last 200 years," says Erika Quinteros, 63, an independent from suburban Philadelphia who was called in the survey. The retired doctor sometimes votes for Republicans — she liked former Pennsylvania governor
In the poll, 34% had a favorable impression of the Republican Party, matching the lowest level in more than a decade. In comparison, 53% had a favorable impression of the Democratic Party.
Dissatisfaction with the GOP extends to within its own ranks. Among Republicans, 33% had an unfavorable impression of their own party. In contrast, 4% of Democrats had an unfavorable impression of their party.
The GOP's electoral setbacks, policy divisions and image problems make it harder for the party to influence the national debate.
"It's as if the Republican Party is in a time-out chair," says
"I don't think people know what they stand for," says Troy Collett, 39, a Republican from Shelbyville, Ind., who was surveyed. In the 2008 election, he says, "all they knew was there was a war in Iraq that most people disagreed with, and spending was out of control, and gas prices were high."
A GOP 'wilderness'
Asked by Gallup "what comes to mind when you think of the Republican Party," 25% said "unfavorable" and another 1 in 4 offered negative assessments including "no direction," "close-minded" and "poor economic conditions." Sixteen percent said "conservative" and 7% "favorable."
For the Democratic Party, the most dominant impression was "liberal," mentioned by 15%. One in 3 used positive phrases such as "for the people" and "socially conscious." The most prevalent negative judgments saw the Democrats as "big spending" (8%) and "self-centered" (4%).
The survey of 1,015 adults, taken by land line and cellphone May 29-31, has a margin of error of +/– 3 percentage points.
Like the Democrats or not, there was a broad consensus about who speaks for the party. Obama was named by 58%. He was followed by 11% who cited House Speaker
And Obama's popularity — 67% had a favorable opinion of him — is boosting his party. Even the 14-year-old daughter of Rollins, the Republican strategist, has put up posters of the president in her bedroom.
Some analysts say a stumble by the president and the Democrat-controlled Congress would give Republicans their best opportunity to recover.
"Republicans are counting on the Obama administration to disintegrate, to disappoint, very rapidly and very spectacularly, and a big popular movement of unhappiness with the administration to coalesce," says
Frum, who says the party hasn't yet come to terms with its problems, has launched a website called newmajority.com to encourage a debate.
"There's a lot of time and nothing wrong with the Republican Party that health care reform or the cap-and-trade (energy plan) or something like that blowing up wouldn't help fix," Cook says.
At the moment, though, "Republicans are going through a wilderness period, and it may take a while to come out of it."
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Tacoma Weekly's web site is getting another makeover. We've added a new multi-media section called Beyond Words where we'll post and archive all the video, audio and photo galleries we use to supplement our coverage.
We got it properly started this week with a gallery of images from last weekend's Music and Art in Wright Park festival, along with bootleg videos featuring performances by local favorites Big Wheel Stunt Show, Furry Buddies, Deathbed Confessions and more. Plus, you'll find audio outtakes from the teleconference Ozzy Osbourne held before the Black Sabbath tour is set to hit the Gorge Amphitheatre on Aug. 24. Find it all at http://www.tacomaweekly.com/beyondwords, and don't forget to bookmark.

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i think kishi has been trolling and seen everyone was bagging on tsunade so he super powered her up.
no way she will die yet she will regenerate untill she has nil charkra then get roasted by katon lol.
lets just finish up with this kage battle had enough of this op madara using the firsts jutsu.
i would like to see a 3 way fight itachi trying to stop the edo.
kabuto trying to get sasuke to get his ems and stop itachi.
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For a limited time, and while supplies last, Lenovo is offering the Flex 14 convertible Haswell laptop for $575.28 shipped (plus sales tax where applicable) when you activate coupon code DAILYDEAL101 at checkout. (It's actually already there; all you have to do is click Activate.) Regular price: $799.
The Flex 14 is Lenovo's ideological successor to the Yoga, though ironically it's not quite as flexible as the latter. Although the screen can pivot past where a typical laptop's stops, it stops at 300 degrees, meaning it doesn't fold all the way around for tablet duty.
What good is that? This "kiosk" mode is nice for showing slideshows, slide decks, movies, and the like, and it could even be useful in customer-service environments. That's because it's also a 10-point multi-touch screen.
However, it's a slightly low-resolution one, topping out at 1,366x768 pixels. I've said before I think that's sufficient in a PC of this size, though a 1080p display is certainly more desirable.
The other big deal about the Flex is that it includes Intel's fourth-generation (aka Haswell) Core i3 processor, which affords faster graphics performance and better battery life (up to nine hours, according to Lenovo) than the last-gen Core. That's kind of a big deal, as I've seen few Haswell-equipped laptops priced under $800, let alone with touch screens and convertible tendencies.
CNET hasn't done a full-on review of the Flex 14, but you can read Dan Ackerman's quick hands-on piece to get an idea of what it's like.
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The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday approved a $50,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of a hit-and-run driver who struck and killed an 18-year-old student on March 24 as he rode his bicycle on Bellaire at Oxnard Street in Valley Glen.
David Granados, who was looking forward to graduating from Grant High School and then attending college for training as an emergency medical technician, was struck by a late 2000-2004 Mercedes SUV and the driver - identified only as a male in his 50s - drove away without stopping.
Granados' father, Jose, appealed for help from the public.
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A cousin, Marvin Granados, said the family was looking forward to David's bright future.
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Entwined review
Entwined is a charming proposition, one that you can't help but respect and connect with upon first embarking on its unique attempt to tell a tale of love and companionship. Newcomer PixelOpus has set out to craft a thought-provoking and (dare we say it?) artistic experience that'll sit comfortably alongside Flower, Child of Eden and Proteus as something more than the sum of its polygonal parts.
It's a commendable goal, but one that Entwined falls to deliver upon. The underlying lore of a swan and a fish dedicating their lives to being with one another is enhanced and reinforced by an absorbingly crisp and colourful aesthetic, but it's the quality of the interactions that let it down. It takes roughly 90 minutes to complete the main mode, but after 20 you've seen everything Entwined has to give.
On the left stick you control the fish, on the right the swan. You control these independently, steering each through their own set of wedges as they rush down a pre-defined tube. The speed picks up as levels (dubbed 'lifetimes') progress, making it more difficult to accurately guide the two friends as you approach the end. It's impossible to fail, though, the level simply continuing until you've passed through enough wedges to fill up a green bar at the top of the screen.
Fill up the bar completely and fish and swan merge to form a green dragon, symbolising the strength of the connection they've developed as a result of successfully navigating the level together. As the dragon you fly around an open environment at your leisure, collecting orange/blue orbs to open the path to the next lifetime. Experience the turmoil of life, the bliss of true love, get reincarnated and repeat.
It's numbingly repetitive after the first couple of lifetimes. While new levels are mildly more difficult than the last, you by no means have to master wedge-hitting to succeed. That might be the point (you don't have to be perfect to win at love), but the fact remains that there's not enough variety to hold your interest for long. Frame rate dips further spoil what is supposed to be a fluid, graceful affair.
Challenge missions are available once the main game is complete, all of which significantly more difficult than what they've done up to that point. The spike in difficulty is so severe that you'd be forgiven for thinking you're playing a different game. Not adequately preparing players for what's to come is a cardinal design sin.
It's a shame that poor execution lets Entwined down so badly. The themes being explored here have the potential to be touching and are, unquestionably, underrepresented in videogames. Hopefully PixelOpus can learn from its mistakes and deliver something next time that better blends its interactive elements with these themes.


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|Wildcats fall in second half to Texas High, 77-60
|Joseph Elerson | News-Telegram Sports Writer
Jan. 25, 2006 - For 16 minutes Tuesday night, the Sulphur Springs Wildcats looked like a team ready for their first District 12-4A win.
The second half was a whole different ballgame.
Tied 30-30 heading into the locker room, the Wildcats were outscored 47-30 in the second half and committed 12 of their 28 turnovers in the game in a 77-60 loss to the Texas High Tigers at Wildcat Gym.
"In the second half we didn't take care of the basketball, and if you don't do that then they get wide open layups the other direction and that is tough to defend, and that hurt us," said SSHS first-year coach Jeff Carroll.
Sulphur Springs (6-19, 0-4 in district) received a double-double from junior Drew Biggerstaff with 21 points, 11 rebounds, three assists and one steal, while classmate Chris Young pitched in 14 points, pulled down five boards and had three assists.
Texas High (17-8, 2-2) was led in scoring by Leon Harris with 22 points, eight steals, three boards and one assist, while teammate Daniel Glover scored 18 points, pulled down four rebounds and had one steal. T-High's Joe Anderson scored 14 points, had six rebounds - all on offensive - and four steals.
Carroll also praised the play of 6-7 senior post Jeff Kramer, who finished with one point and six blocks for the Wildcats.
"Jeff may not necessarily show up in the blocks category, but the things that he does on the defensive end are huge for our basketball team. People sometimes don't see it, but he does so much for us that it is immeasurable," the coach said.
Biggerstaff came out in the first half on fire for the Wildcats as he scored 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting from behind the arc and pulled down five rebounds as both teams headed into the second quarter tied 17-17.
The Wildcats went on a 12-0 run in the second quarter and held as much as an eight-point lead at 29-21 as Kramer hit one-of-two free throws with 2:38 remaining in the half.
Carroll said Sulphur Springs' downfall in the second half was Texas High being able to take control of the game.
"The pace of the game changed and we didn't control the pace because they did. We can't allow that to happen, and if we let them control the pace we won't have a chance," he said. "We cannot allow the game to be in the 70s, and when the game is in the 70s, then nine times out of 10 we are going to be in trouble."
Texas High held a 50-43 lead heading into the final quarter as Glover had a fast-break layup with under a minute remaining in the third quarter.
Sulphur Springs cut the lead to 10 at 68-58 with 1:06 remaining in the fourth quarter on a layup by junior Chris Young.
Carroll said Bradley Washington and Josh Riley impressed him during the game as Washington finished with five points and two rebounds and Riley had four points, two rebounds, two steals and two assists.
"I can't say enough about how Brad came in and gave me good minutes and he stepped up and played really hard," the coach said. "Josh came in off the bench to add a spark and to change the pace of the game a little bit and I thought he played really well."
Sulphur Springs shot 20-of-57 for 35.1 percent compared to 31-of-83 (37.3 percent) for Texas High, was out-rebounded 42-37 and had less steals (19-8).
The Wildcats travel to North Lamar Friday night looking for their first district win. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
SSHS 74, Texas High 53
Sulphur Springs had a game-high 16 points from freshman Colten Nash and 14 points from Tyrick Rollison in their double-digit win over Texas High Tuesday night.
The Wildcats held a 33-25 lead at the half, a 55-38 lead after three quarters and outscored T-High 19-15 in the final quarter.
Texas High was led by M. Brown with eight points.
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The Tigers used a stifling defense in the second half to extend a 33-28 lead at the half for a double-digit win.
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In the 2013-2014 school year, approximately 21375 students were educated in British Columbia's Catholic schools, representing one third of the more than 1 in 10 British Columbia children who attend independent schools (Ministry of Education 2014). In spite of ongoing public interest and partial government funding for Catholic schools, very little academic research has examined the historical development of Catholic education. Government funding for Catholic schools in British Columbia has a unique history relative to the rest of Canada (Barman 1991; Magsino 1986). Within a year of joining Confederation, British Columbia passed the Public School Act (1872). Although the Oblates of Mary Immaculate and the Sisters of St. Ann had already established Catholic schools in British Columbia in the 1860s, separate or diocesan Catholic school systems did not take shape until 1936, and the provincial government, committed to an ideal of secular education, elected not to legally recognize Catholic schools or grant them protection under the provisions outlined in Section 93 of the British North America Act (1867). (Canada's Constitution had given provinces exclusive rights over education, but stipulated that denominational school systems operating at the time of union be protected.) Catholic schools petitioned the provincial government for funding until The Independent School Support Act was passed in 1977. Since 1989, Catholic schools have received 50 percent of the local school district's per student grant amount.
My dissertation, "A History of Catholic Education in British Columbia, 1863-Present" builds on my recently completed MA thesis, "The Impact of Progressive Education on Roman Catholic Schools in British Columbia: 1924-1960" (Gemmell 2014). In the past three decades, academics, journalists, and individual citizens (provincially, nationally, and internationally) have debated government funding for private/independent schools, questioning their values, contributions, and distinctiveness, and with particular attention to Catholic schools (Barman 1991; Van Brummelen 1993). My dissertation explores the underlying question of the distinctiveness of Catholic education in British Columbia from its origins to the present. My research provides historical context for the philosophy, curriculum, pedagogy, teaching personnel, students served (Catholic and non-Catholic, including Aboriginal), administrative structure, relationships to the community and the state, of Catholic education.
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Unsurprisingly, his first job entailed scampering around the dreamland Fun Fairground at the seaside town of Margate.
Neither Nichols nor Fortier were in Junction City, Kansas, home of the dreamland.
It is strange, but in dreamland one often remembers by heart that which it is impossible to do when awake.
All attest that in dreamland there is no such thing as repose.
The days repressions being gradually replaced by the follies of dreamland.
You may be sure her dreamland was filled with images of love and beauty.
He had a sense of time lapsed; of dreamland thoughts and visions.
For a long time the ghosts and witches pursued me even into dreamland.
The culmination was the mass meeting in dreamland Rink, the largest auditorium in the city.
Ah, the pranks that the nixies of dreamland play on us while we sleep!


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Australian actress Naomi Watts said she feels "nervous and tense" at the thought of facing off best friend Nicole Kidman for an Oscar.
Watts' performance in the small budget drama 21 Grams has been described by some American critics as the year's best by an actress.
The Boston Globe compared Watts' role to Halle Berry's stark 2002 Oscar-winning performance in Monster's Ball.
Other critics in the United States have said Watts' acting outshone her 21 Grams co-stars, Oscar winner Benicio Del Toro and three-time nominee Sean Penn.
Watts, who plays a reformed party girl and drug addict dealing with the death of her husband in the film, said she felt nervous by talk she and Kidman could compete for the top gong.
"It is very flattering to even be considered or talked about in that company but it just kind of makes me a little nervous and tense to even think about it," Watts, 35, said as she appeared at the film's Australian premiere in Sydney last night with boyfriend and fellow Australian actor Heath Ledger.
But she admitted she had joked with Kidman about the possibility.
"She has said 'oh you are going to get it' and I have said 'you are going to get it' to her but beyond that it is not a conversation because we both know it would just make us too nervous," she said.
Best friends since they met as teenagers in Sydney, Watts struggled to earn roles in Hollywood for more than a decade while Kidman's career blossomed.
Watts' break came in 2001 in director David Lynch's Mulholland Drive and she starred last year in The Ring, a horror movie that scored well at the box office.
With Kidman starring in three potential Oscar films - The Human Stain, Cold Mountain, and Dogville - this year, the two Australian actresses look likely to be vying for the best actress statuette at the Academy Awards ceremony in February.
Kidman last year took out the Best Actress Oscar for The Hours, and if crowned again will become the first actress since Katharine Hepburn in 1967-1968 to win consecutive best actress Academy Awards.
Meanwhile, Watts has also been tipped to star in a remake of King Kong with Lord Of The Rings director Peter Jackson.
"It is not confirmed but it is very likely," Watts said when asked if she would take the role.
But Watts added that she was looking forward to taking some time off, spending Christmas in Australia with her family.
21 Grams opens in cinemas nationally on January 21.
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Canadian skip Rachel Homan took a few pictures Friday shortly after stepping into the playing area on the eve of her first appearance at the women's world curling championship.
She then raised a hand to her mouth to stifle a yawn. You can't blame her for feeling tired.
Homan and her rink from the Ottawa Curling Club were hamstrung by a blast of winter weather that forced an extended layover on their trip to Latvia this week. They were stuck in the Frankfurt airport for more than 30 hours after a dumping of snow forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights across Europe.
"It builds character, I guess," Canadian third Emma Miskew said. "We sucked it up and we got through the whole airport experience. It feels nice to get here. I appreciate a bed a lot more now."
The Canadians arrived in Germany on Tuesday morning and planned to catch a connecting flight to Riga. Instead, a series of cancellations and postponements forced them to wait. With city hotels all booked, the Canadians were left with no option but to settle into a quiet corner of the terminal. They killed time by checking out the retail outlets, chatting and playing cards.
"The terminal we were in didn't have a ton of stuff to do, so we did a lot of browsing through the same stores not expecting to find anything new," Miskew said with a laugh.
When night rolled around, the players curled up on benches to get some rest. Each player used a travel cushion as a pillow.
"We all had three seats to lay across and get a few hours of sleep," alternate Stephanie LeDrew said.
They finally boarded a midafternoon flight Wednesday and were pleased that all of their luggage and equipment made it as well. Homan and crew practised at a local rink Thursday and had some badly needed massage therapy done. They were feeling much better at Friday's practice session after two consecutive nights of quality sleep.
"It's a good test for your team dynamics," LeDrew said. "If you can get through that kind of experience as a team and come out the other end smiling, then you're doing well. You can get through a couple of hiccups on the ice."
Homan will open against Eve Muirhead of Scotland on Saturday at the Volvo Sports Center. Round-robin play will continue through Thursday with the medal games set for March 24.
Homan, Miskew, second Alison Kreviazuk and lead Lisa Weagle won their first Canadian title last month in Kingston by defeating Manitoba's Jennifer Jones in the gold-medal game at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
"We're just going to keep playing with our strategy that's been working for us through the whole way here," Homan said. "Just stick with our game plan, no matter what team we're playing. It doesn't matter what country it is."
Homan will attempt to give Canada its first world women's title since Jones won in 2008.
The tournament will be the last chance for countries to gather qualifying points to make the field for the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi. Canada has already locked up a spot in the Olympic tournament. The Canadian representative will be determined at in Winnipeg in December.
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I agree about the flopping, but he drew at least two or three offensive foul calls doing it against the 6ers
Yeah, it's effective, I just find it distasteful. Makes it hard to root for the guy when I typically love that type of player.
Well this team lost to the Hornets in their home opener if that's any indication of how good they are.
From the box score it looks like Phoenix is trying a 10 man rotation with 9 players playing at least 20 minutes. They are a deep team with a lot of former starters on their bench.
The Sixers will be able to win if they can get out on the break with Lou, Jrue, and Evan. The Suns have a very thin backcourt defensively.
Steve Nash by himself can keep his team in the game. But if he's going to play less than 30 minutes, like he did in game 1, then that will make the game that much easier for us.
Since they lost a very tough game against New Orleans I predict that they play Nash more minutes to try and get their first home win. The game will be close but I think the Sixers can hold them off.
Thad may be a good option at the 4 against Frye. Don't think Frye can handle Thaddeus when he's driving to the hoop, and maybe Thad's athleticism (compared to Brand) will help him close out on Frye on the perimeter when he's looking for the 3. On other hand, Thad hasn't shown great success in closing out on 3pt shooters in the past. Collins will need to make it a point of emphasis with him.
Hope to see another good game from Turner and for Jrue to return to form.
I'd be unsurprised if this were a loss, esp. if bad Jrue shows up.
Today, around the league, Fesenko signs with the Warriors. One more sound big we can't have. Kevin Love had a classic Kevin Love game, going to the line 24 times, pulling down 20 boards, and shooting 6-18 from the field. Derrick Williams kept putting his head down and running defenders over, but he does look like he might become a pretty good scorer one day. Rubio was less electric and more turnover-prone then last night but still looked quite sound for a 21 year-old point guard. The big news out of the MIN/MIL game, though, was Jon Leuer, the second-round pick out of Wisconsin. He had 14 and 8 and looks both skilled and fairly physical - not just a white big man who can do pick and pop. MarShon Brooks, the Nets' answer to Jordan Crawford, led the Nets with 17. Derrick Favors, last year's fouls/minutes leader, had 4 fouls in 18 minutes tonight, but was solid when he could stay on the court. Kanter got to 11 boards in 20 minutes, but made just one of his seven shots. Jimmer continues to look disturbingly like an NBA player, albeit one who's an inefficient gunner at the moment. And I went back and watched Bismack's first 6 minutes. Besides missing a few rebounds, he's remarkably raw on offense. His one stat on the box score, a turnover off a 3-second violation, came from a very awkward jump hook, which he missed, where he took about 5 seconds to maneuver and gather himself. Active and engaged on defense, though he failed to block this:
Hey Brian, hope you don't mind if I posted this. I decided to start up a site where I can write about the league as a whole. The design is very raw (yuck) and the site a work in progress as a whole. I took a look at Rubio's first game last night and a couple of things I saw:
If you want some layout help ask Brian to give you my email address
No problem at all, everyone should check out the link.
Oh and in case anyone here is still entertaining any thoughts of trading for Howard, a Jrue-centered package will not work. Tonight Marc Stein reported that the Magic have no interest in young players and picks, but rather, want packages comprised of "multiple established veterans." Also, the Hawks made some progress with a proposed Johnson/Smith deal before Orlando pulled out of talks with everyone. So that may eliminate us. Certainly seems to leave the Nets in a bad spot.
Even better. How about this deal:
with additional three 1st round picks (2012, 2014, 2016).
That's much better than Johnson and Smith who have huge contracts IMO. It saves the Magic a ton of money AND they get high quality vets in Iguodala and Williams (they might view Hawes a quality vet too if he keeps on playing like in the first game).
And the sixers are left with a lineup of:
and Orlandos bad contracts masquerading as a bench.
I'm pretty sure there was never any serious thought given to trading for Howard, though this report shows what an unbelievable nincompoop Otis Smith is. That roster is beyond broken and he wants veterans back? The new CBA isn't going to change a thing if these owners don't get rid of their brain dead GMs.
The thing it's not very important what the GMs think anymore (not that i think Otis Smith shouldn't be blamed). It's all about the owners of late. The owners are simply too involved in basketball decisions.
Except the owners hire the GMs who are supposed to be knowledgeable about basketball, I'm not sure where you see the owners interfering overly much except in LA
It doesn't really matter. I mean, you're giving too much credit to these idiot GMs, but the owners continue to hire them and either allow or direct them to make stupid moves. Blame the owners if you want, I'm just sick of watching teams make idiotic decisions.
I'm sick of it too, i just think it's not all the GMs fault. I get the feeling that there are at least a few GMs who have been hired only to the "dirty" work and the owners make all the important decisions.
I'm not trying to say the GMs are doing a good job, they are not, not even close for the most part.
Hey now...shouldn't we a least give Rod Thorn a chance to defend himself lol!
Thorn hasn't done anything idiotic in Philly, yet. Of course, he really hasn't done anything of note at all, but he hasn't made any terrible moves.
He was not yet hired when they traded for Hawes right?
Nope. He was busy signing Travis Outlaw for the Nets at that time, I believe. Or maybe it was Johan Petro.
Respectfully...I would argue that picking up the option on Speights was a stupid move!
Eh, picking up options on first rounders is pretty much a non-move unless you're talking about a guy like Thabeet where the option is $5M+.
On the Vegas side of the league, we are getting respect early (after finishing I believe the 2nd best ATS team in the league last year). First game we were +4.5 against a good Portland squad on the road (and barely beat the spread). Sixers open as 2 point favorites tonight in Phoenix.
What Turtlebay said. Go small, put Thad on Frye and hope Brand can box-out Gortat. Hawes can probably cover Lopez.
And, must be noted: Hakim Warrick, pride of Friends Central School (on City Line).
The missing piece?
the return of the legendary haircut.
I like where your head is as here! But I think Fesenko would make more sense given his age & abilities. Especially should Hawes revert back to his natural inabilities & if EB is stricken again with another case of "tired legs!"
Sorry as that should have read Fesenko would "have" made more sense...given that he signed with GS yesterday.
Just tossed that out there. Looking for reaction. Don't think it's realistic. I think he got out at the right time.


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WOLVES have arrived in South Gloucestershire for the first time in 500 years.
A pack of wolves is settling in to life at Almondsbury's conservation park.
Five European grey wolves have put the wild into the Wild Place Project at Hollywood Tower Estate.
The £1million attraction, which is part of the Bristol, Clifton and West of England Zoological Society, opened last July and is slowly expanding its menagerie.
It is the first stage towards the society's plans to create a National Wildlife Conservation Park.
The wolves, all young males, have moved to South Gloucestershire from Highland Wildlife Park in Scotland.
These are the first wolves in the county in 500 years since King Edward I, who reigned from 1272 to 1307, successfully ordered the total extermination of all wolves in his kingdom.
They are the first carnivores at Wild Place and are living in the new Wolf Wood exhibit, an area of woodland designed to mimic their native habitat.
A log cabin-style shelter has been built for the pack with two separate sleeping dens for the wolves.
Animal operation manager Will Walker said the exhibit was exciting for guests and staff alike.
"We have a young group which should be active and fun to watch throughout the whole day," he said. "With a ranger situated within the guest viewing 'woodman's hut' there will be opportunities for visitors to learn lots of fascinating and exciting facts about wolves.
"The signage around the exhibit will take visitors back through time, exploring British woodland, to when wolves and other now eradicated species were once present in the UK."
He added that keepers will be working hard to develop inventive enrichment activities to keep the intelligent animals content and thriving.
Wild Place is comprised of various eco-systems including an East African Savannah, designed to recreate as closely as possible animals' natural habitat.
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- For critical advances in optical and quantum computing, a stable, efficient, nano-sized source of single photons is required. Diamond nano-crystals with embedded Nitrogen-Vacancy crystal-lattice defects (NV-centers) are recognized as strong candidates to fulfill this need. A promising way of increasing the rate of single-photon emission by NV-centers is to couple them with a hyperbolic metamaterial (HMM) which, due to its high photonic density of states, enhances the interaction of NV-centers with light. Nano-antennas and nano-waveguides will help to effectively collect the emitted photons, route them with nano-meter precision, and feed them into optical communication channels.
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Great shoes
- Familiarity: I gave it as a gift but have feedback to share
These shoes are awesome. I bought them as a gift for my buddy, who mainly climbs in the winter, when he cant go biking. He had a pair of 5.10 Anasazis, and was climbing V6s and V7s in them, and when he swithced shoes he was able to get into the 8s. great shoes, and made in Italy!
Secret Weapon
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
- Fit: True to size
- Size Bought: 41.5
These have got to be my go to shoes for hard sends, or when i cant afford foot cuts or technical errors. I feel confident trusting any small heel hook, smear, or small edge. Breaking these puppies in can take a little time but once they are the edge lasts a long time and i can continue to stand on the smallest edge with confidence. My favorite part about the shoe has got to be the Bi-tension rand that connects the tow box to the heel cup. This helps the shoe to maintain its fit long into the life of the shoe. I wont wear them for a few weeks and i put them on again and they are snug fitting or ill be wearing them for a long day of climbing and they will still "pop" on and my heel will fit snug into the heel cup. This also allows the power of the toe to be emphasized on every foothold. For sure the most well-rounded shoe in my bag. Slightly stiff, but for anyone over 100 lbs works incredibly well. Cant wait for the softer rubber VSR.
Precise and powerful!
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Size Bought: 41.5
These are more new favorite climbing shoes! They are precise, sensitive, and powerful. They excel on small edges and live for the steeps. Even when the routes get slabby they are flexible enough to flatten out and not kill your feet. I spent the last year in Scarpa Boostics and picked these up because I was looking for something more sensitive, but still powerful. They are very tight fitting at first, literally a struggle just to get my foot in them the first 2 times, but eventually the slipper opening stretched out and now they fit like a dream. They are way more comfortable than the Boostics and the La Sportiva Miuras that I was in before that. Despite being so comfortable, they are incredibly precise and powerful and have boosted my confidence on tiny holds especially on really overhung routes. My sizing info is below:
Miura VS: 41 (really tight)
Anasazi Moccasym: 8 (really tight)
Boostic: 42 (comfortable fit)
Lynx: 42 (comfortable fit)
Instinct VS: 41.5 (tight but comfortable)
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Great shoe.
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: True to size
- Size Bought: 42
One of the more comfortable aggressive climbing shoe I've even worn. You can literally feel the suction of air come out the top of the slipper when they go on, leaving a tight fit that allows your heels to pull as hard as a hungry rottweiler on a frozen steak. This is my second pair, I went a size up the second time. These shoes will stretch to your feet, but if you size down too much you'll stretch them until they break (like my first pair). Comfortable for edging, great heel hooks, even better toe hooks. A+ shoe, would recommend. Not to mention they look pretty sexy.
One con: When I'm standing around for too long my arches start to hurt. I doubt that will affect you. No pain while climbing/sitting, just standing. I'm sure that's just my feet.
man they hurt
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
- Fit: Runs small
- Size Bought: 44.5
these were my first pair of aggressive downturned shoes. im a 12 street shoe size and bought a 44.5 (11) and man do my toes hurt. i cant keep them on longer than one bouldering problem. i already threw away the box by mistake as i was so happy to get them. im thinkin about getting the sz 45 because i doubt these shoes will stretch much.. not sure what i should do.
Best shoes ever..
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
- Fit: True to size
Wow.. I usually never write reviews, but these shoes are amazing. I just tried them for the first time and the edging and grip were amazing. I've always heard friends say that when you get shoes after your beginner pair, you totally level up. I totally feel that way now. Some holds where I wouldn't be as comfortable, with these shoes, are perfectly comfortable because I'm not slipping at all. In fact, they're just solid and super sticky. I'm guessing it's the type of rubber that they have on these and if that's the case, I'll have to find a resole place that has this same rubber. I got a size 41 (around 8/8.5 US) and my street shoe size is 8.5. In hindsight, I think I'd try a 40 because the shoes felt ridiculously comfortable for the first time trying them on. They were tight enough, but still had a bit of space, which is unfortunate because I know they'll stretch out, but I may have to buy another smaller pair next time.
Performance and Comfort
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: True to size
Amazingly comfortable, and yet very precise. Heel and toe hooking is great, tiny chips feel solid. I only wish I could smear better in them.
Thanks for the review Nathaniel! Super helpful to get this feedback out to the community.
PERFECT shoe for low volume & high arch
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: Runs small
- Size Bought: 42.5
These shoes are without a doubt my favorites. I have several other shoes from Sportiva, 5-10 and Evolv and these are without question the best of the bunch. I like my Solutions, but these are far and away a better shoe all around. 5-10's feel notoriously baggy in the heel and just generally feel sloppy, even when sizing WAY down. Maybe 5-10's are good for flat footed folks??
I have low volume feet and these accommodate me so well. I even get a little "FUOOOP" suction sound when I take them off! They seem to conform to your foot shape EXTREMELY well. Everyone I know that has a pair of these says they are their faves.
You cannot ask for a better bouldering shoe; edging on micro chips, heel hooks, toe hooks, tipping in pockets - you name it, this shoe does it VERY well. I use em for shorter routes as well. They are form fitting, but don't strangle.
My Sizing:
Street shoe - 9.5 US
Instinct VS' - 42.5
These fit me better than any other shoe I've tried and my food is the exact opposite! Very high volume, flat footed, bulbous heel.. etc. They're just awesome I guess...
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
- Fit: Runs large
I've spent years in the Miura VS and Boostic, both of which I love, but I'm not sold on the Instinct yet. It's definitely softer in the midsole than both of the above, which might just mean I need to get used to it, and seems like it runs about a half-size bigger than the Boostic. Other than that, it's comfortable and seems like a good shoe.
Hey Alex, if I wear a size 42 in the Instinct Vs would you recommend a 42.5 in the Boostics? Thanks man
Great High Performance Boulderer
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: True to size
- Size Bought: 38
Great shoe with razor precision. Plenty sensitive with the soft sole and very precise with highly tapered toe and thinner sole. For me, they were a little bit narrower than similar Scarpa offerings like the booster S, so they took longer to break in and were a little less comfortable overall. Once broken in they were high performance for sure.
Rad Shoes
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: True to size
- Size Bought: 40.5
I picked these up to finally replace my excruciatingly tight, wildy smelly Evolv Primes. The Instinct VS were pretty comfortable right out of the box, but they've since broken in and stretched a bit, and are very comfortable for a shoe this aggressive (just don't try walking around in them). They feel incredible on overhanging terrain and can cling onto just about anything with precision.
I used them on a couple pitches of crimpy slab and they did get painful, but that's expected. The Instincts are definitely my specialty overhanging route and bouldering shoe.
what size shoe are you? because I'm thinking of getting 40.5 and I'm a size 8-8.5
I'm a size 8 in street shoes and went with the 40.5 for an aggressive fit. At 8.5, definitely go for the 41s, or possibly 41.5 if you want them to be comfortable. I think I'm going up to 41s on my next pair because my pair of 40.5s do start to hurt on longer sport routes.
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: True to size
- Size Bought: 11
yes I said I hate them. that's because these shoes are so superior to any other shoes that I get depressed trying on anything else because I know it wont fit nearly as well and wont perform anything like them. I can stand on micro nubs and have the confidence of brad pitt trying to pick up women. its cliché to say something "fits like a glove" but its true. ive never had shoes hug my feet so well and be so comfortable for what they are designed for. these shoes will ruin you. just get them.
Pretty Sweet Shoe
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
- Fit: True to size
- Size Bought: 43.0
Normally my shoes are a bit more relaxed in terms of the down turn because I'm more of a trad climber and want a shoe I can be in for hours on end. I demo'd these because I want a pair of more aggressive shoes for the single pitch trad days when sending is a bit harder.
I tend to have a hard time finding a shoe that fits my heel nicely. If I size down on most other shoes I can get a better fit in the heel but then I lose length which definitely hurts my feet. These shoes were perfect in the 43.0 and held my heel incredibly well.
My normal euro shoe size is a 43.5 and I tried the 43.0's and they fit pretty perfectly. These shoes were brand new but I was informed that they won't stretch. If anything maybe a 1/4 size.
Soft Midsole:
This definitely makes the shoe far more comfortable and easier to be in for a little longer than I would normally want to have my foot inside a torture chamber!
Down Turn:
A bit more aggressive than I'm used to (I also demo'd the Boostics but preferred the Instincts far more). But I bouldered indoors with these and loved the precision I had with edging and foot placements.
Shoot me an email anytime you have questions about the Scarpa Instincts or any other gear!
Jared D.
Expert Gearhead
My #1 Go To
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: Runs large
- Size Bought: 39.0
I love this shoe! I have a mid-width forefoot, shorter toes, slightly shorter heel and mid volume foot. I am always a US women's size 8.5 and I went with the 39.0 and it fits my foot great. l never worry about my foot blowing off a hold. The rubber is incredibly sticky. They hold their shape and curvature through their life. I can attest! I definitely recommend this shoe! Awesome Italian-made shoe.. Git 'em!!
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
I love my pair of Instincts! Beforehand I had two pairs of Testarossas which I thought where the best shoe on the market, but wanted something with more toe and heel rubber. I looked at Solutions, but they were too heavy and the heel had no sensitivity whatsoever. Then I found these. They're pretty much lighter Solutions with a nicer toe box and better heal. Exactly what I was looking for! The only bad things I have to say about these is that the toe seems to be already wearing down.
Instinct VS-37.5
I love this shoe. I've mostly used them in the gym and a few sport routes and they perform great every time. I wear a 10.5 street shoe and went with 42.5 and feel it's the perfect fit. After the break in period I probably could fit a 42 for a real aggressive fit. I can wear them in the gym for about an hour before I have to give my feet a break.
Technically Awesome
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
- Fit: Runs small
- Size Bought: 42.5
I got these for bouldering and vertical edging climbs, but they work great on overhanging rock as well! My first Scarpa shoe and I'm impressed so far.
Great Shoe!
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: True to size
I've been wearing these nearly every day at the climbing gym for about 10 months, and have come to love them. You quickly realize the benefit of the rubber above your toe, allowing for much greater control and stability on overhangs. The shoe holds well for heel hooks too. Even with the edge rubber now work down I prefer this shoe for hard problems, It makes footwork feel solid. Now I have to talk about the comfort, Unbelievable! You can keep this rather aggressive, tight shoe on for hours before they become too uncomfortable. You don't have to sacrifice function for incredible comfort and fit with this shoe, and I am getting another pair.
Hi! I was wondering how much these shoes stretch out? Trying to figure out what size I should get depending on how much or little they stretch. Thank you!
Wondering how these would compare to the pythons in fit and performance ? Also I'm a size 10 some times 9.5 in street shoes, python are a 39.5 (but could probably to a 39), five ten pinks 9.5 and tenaya oasi 9.5 (the 9 was too small but the 9.5 felt to big never really liked the shoe because of this)
Never even seen pythons but from the pics I am going to see this will be a more aggressive fit in the foot over all, especially in the heel.
I was wondering how these size compared to HiAngles or Blackwings or Shamans? I am a 13 in Blackwings and a 12 in the HiAngles and Shamans. I haven't found a place to try them on and see which size fits me best. Any input would be appreciated.
Hey this is a little late, but I wear about a 10 or 10.5 in the Blackwings and I just got a pair of the Instinct VS that seems to be a pretty good fit at size 9! It also seemed pretty consistent with my size in the Scarpa Booster and Vapor V so if you have the opportunity to try either of those shoes on, that'd be a good idea.
Hey guys, I have a little question about the fit of the SCARPA Instinct VS. I wear a 11 (44.5) in street shoes and I'm looking forward to order these in size 43.5 (10 1/3). I've been reading multiple reviews and forums about the sizing of this particular shoe, but it seems I just cant make up my mind. I know the best way to go would be to try these in store, but I just cant find them in any stores, down here in montreal. Is one euro size down too small-tight or should it be good? My worry is that if I order only .5 euro size small, there might be roomy space in the shoe. And knowing the shoe is made out of Lorica and it wont stretch much, I have to pick a nearly perfect size cuz it wont be much forgiving. Just let me now what are your thoughts on this, itd be really appreciated and really helpful, thanks!
Most people seem to downsize half to one whole size from their street shoe size, so it sounds like the 43.5 would be good for a nice performance fit.
when are you getting in size 45?
when are you getting in size 45?
Hey Rob,
Looks like we should hopefully be getting these restocked around the first or second week of May so long as they get shipped on time.
I wear the Scarpa Vapor V in size 40 and...
I wear the Scarpa Vapor V in size 40 and it fits perfectly, do these fit similarly or do they run big/small?
I wear both the Vapor V and the Instinct VS in a 40 and I'd recommend you get the same size. The Instinct is a touch wider in my opinion but this actually works better for my foot.


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White Choco-Cheesecake Triple Berry Pudding Cups
Melissa Sperka
This dessert is a real conversation starter....people are always amazed that egg roll wrappers can be used for anything other than...well...egg rolls. I used a king size muffin tin to bake the shells, but, a jumbo muffin tin will work, too. Bake the shells first, so, they can cool completely before filling. And, to make these appetizer size, use wonton wrappers and enjoy a bite size version for a quick sweet treat! I love any dish that allows you, and your guests to eat the bowl!
Blue Ribbon Recipe
- 6
- egg roll wrappers
- 1 box
- 3.3 oz. cheesecake instant pudding mix
- 2 c
- half & half
- 1/2 c
- blueberries
- 1/2 c
- strawberries
- 1/2 c
- raspberries
- 1 c
- white chocolate chips
- 3 Tbsp
- heavy cream
- 8 oz
- thawed whipped topping/fresh whipped cream
- 2 Tbsp
- melted butter
How to Make White Choco-Cheesecake Triple Berry Pudding Cups
- 1Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Brush both sides of each egg roll wrapper with melted butter. Turn the muffin tin upside down, and drape the wrappers over the bottom side of the muffin cups. Bake the egg roll wrappers for 8 minutes or until crispy and golden. Let the baked shells cool on the pan for 5 minutes before you attempt to move them from the pan so, they'll maintain their shape. After they've cooled for around 5 minutes carefully remove them from the muffin tin to cool completely on a cooling rack.
Mix the pudding per the instructions on the box using half & half in place of the milk. Roughly chop 1/3 cup of each of the berries, leaving a few whole for added texture. Fold gently into the pudding mixture. Set the filling into the fridge to chill until you're ready to assemble the pudding cups.
After the egg roll wrappers have cooled completely, melt 1 cup of white chocolate chips with 3 tablespoons of heavy cream in the microwave. Melt in 30 second increments stopping to stir periodically. Continue this process until the chocolate is completely smooth. Drizzle 2 tablespoons into the bottom of each shell and using a pastry brush "paint" 1 1/2 inches up the sides of the shells. The white chocolate will form a delicious barrier to prevent the shell from becoming soggy after filling. Allow the chocolate to harden completely, this will only take a few minutes. Place the remaining whole berries on a sheet of wax paper and drizzle with melted chocolate for garnishing. To assemble, divide the pudding mixture evenly among the shells. Pipe a dollop of whipped cream on top and garnish with white chocolate drizzled berries. Chill or serve immediately. Yield: 6 pudding cups
Cook's note:
I like to make the filling ahead of time to give it time to chill and set up. I then assemble the entire dessert just before serving. This will ensure that the shells will stay crispy. I did not include chilling time in the prep time estimate.
About White Choco-Cheesecake Triple Berry Pudding Cups
Course/Dish: Fruit Desserts, Puddings, Other Desserts
Main Ingredient: Fruit
Regional Style: American
Other Tag: Quick & Easy
Hashtags: #cheesecake, #Fruit, #berry, #pudding cups