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Eastern Washington Certainly Has Huskies' Attention
Don't kid yourself into thinking that because the Washington Huskies are playing a school from a lower division that they are taking the game for granted. That's exactly what happened last year in Corvallis when Eastern Washington upset Oregon State in their opening game and literally ruined the Beaver's season. Coach Peterson has already taken notice as Eastern, the number one ranked team in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision, (say that three times)prepares to come to Husky Stadium with another chance at the biggest victory in the history of the little school from Cheney.
Considering the rocky start the Huskies had to their season in Hawaii, there is no way Coach Peterson does not have the full attention of his players. First games are often like that and to travel half the way across the Pacific to play a game in paradise can often do that to kids. Regardless, the Huskies did win the game and certainly there are no style points in the game of football. It is a bottom line sport and it doesn't matter which team plays the best there is only one winner.
Hawaii was ready for the mighty Huskies and even though they were playing up a league the Rainbow Warriors were game and determined and I promise you it was a long ride back on the plane for the battered Huskies. A win is a win though and now the Dogs must regroup and prepare for another team with a major chip on their shoulders. Eastern Washington's players have known for a long time that this coming game is "The" game on their schedule and considering the Huskies are the big kids on the block in this state, there is no doubt they are relishing the opportunity to play the biggest game in the history of their school.
A few years ago the mighty Stanford Cardinal lost their opener to Cal State Davis and everyone remembers the upset of Michigan by Appalachian State so there is a tendency for the bigger schools to look down their noses at schools from the lower or "Subdivision" level. You can bet Coach Peterson has made it clear that Eastern Washington is a championship level team. Besides that the seniors on this Washington's team have been there before. The Eastern Eagles almost pulled it off in 2011 when they came into Husky Stadium and for most of the game outplayed the Huskies before losing 30-27. That one went right down to the last minute when the Huskies' Desmond Trufant intercepted an Eastern pass in the Huskies' end zone. For most of the game the Eagles of Eastern had the Huskies reeling and actually outgained them that day 504 yards to 250 yards. Eastern threw the ball 69 times in that game completing 39 for 473 yards and 3 touchdowns meanwhile holding the Huskies to only 102 yards passing. The Huskies knew they had dodged the biggest upset in school history and most of the seniors on this years' team can certainly remember that scare so there is no way they won't be prepared mentally this time as Eastern opened their season with a 56-35 win over the previous year's national champions, Sam Houston State. They followed up that win with another impressive win last Saturday when they too stepped down and beat a lower division NAIA school, Western Montana, 41-9.
Clearly Coach Beau Baldwin of the Eagles has another great team with a prolific offense that had 624 yards in their first game. Their problem against the Huskies will probably be on the defensive side because they also gave up 542 yards against Sam Houston and benefited from 16 penalties for 159 against the Texans. There is no way a Chris Peterson team will hurt itself like that penalty wise but there is no doubt the Eagles have the Huskies' defensive attention because they put up another 583 last weekend against NAIA opponent Western Montana. Excuse me, but that is 1207 in total offense in just two games. Wow, those are scary numbers indeed especially considering Washington had only 336 total yards in their game against Hawaii.
The Eagles are really exciting at the quarterback position where sophomore, Vernon Adams, is simply an electrifying player. Adams was the national freshman of the year last season in that division and runs as well as he throws. In their opener he did go deep a number of times but only averaged 6.3 yds. per throw meaning he gets rid of the ball fast or simply pulls it down and scrambles. Containing him in the pocket will be a big key for the Huskies. Like the Huskies' first opponent, Hawaii, Eastern relies heavily on transfer student-athletes and really does a wonderful job of recruiting kids from bigger schools and JC's who are looking for a chance for playing time. There are close to a half dozen transfers from WSU alone on their roster and Coach Baldwin is really good at taking rejects and molding a team based upon his wide-open approach to offense. He likewise recruits more kids (72)from the state of Washington than The Huskies and Cougars combined and their number one ranking supports the excellence of his program.
The difference will probably be up-front where Washington's lines should be able to use their size as an advantage. The Huskies have a distinct size advantage and that should play in their favor as the game progress especially in the run game. Eastern will spread the field and play an up-tempo and try to get more space to operate in. They also have the advantage of having played two games to get the kinks out while the Huskies have only played Hawaii. Their win over Montana Western last weekend proved their opener against Sam Houston State was no fluke. This is a good football team and Coach Peterson knows it. There is no way he will not have his team up for the challenge and even though Washington will be the favorite, Eastern realizes that their trip to Husky Stadium will be the biggest game in all of their lives. To them this is huge and after the way they played here in 2011 they have to believe they have a chance.
Quite simply the Huskies need to ball control and not allow the Eagles to run wild on offense. It could be a high scoring affair and Washington will need to win the turnover battle, reduce their negative plays, and win the kicking game. This is and will be the keys the whole season and something Coach Peterson's teams have been traditionally good at. (the Huskies had zero turnovers vs Hawaii and won the kicking game although they did give up a 40 yard kickoff return to start the game)
Eastern did have 3 fumbles in their win over Western Montana and Washington does have the better punter and kickoff returner but the Huskies can't afford to have another slow start like they did against Hawaii when they gave up 148 yards and 10 points in the first quarter. (Against Sam Houston State, Eastern had 342 yards and 21 first downs in the first half alone.) Against Western Montana the Eagles put up another 291 yards in the first half scoring on their first four possessions and led 27-0 before clearing their bench. Needless to say they get off to a fast starts and considering the Huskies only scored 17 total points in the win over Hawaii they can't afford to let the Eagles get off to such a rocket start.
This is the home opener for the Huskies and promises to be a barn burner. The one sure way to slow down an offense like Eastern is to keep the ball away from them by controlling it with your own offense. One of the real bright spots for Washington in their opener was the play of freshman running back, Lavon Coleman who took over the game at the end rushing 17 times for 78 yards and not allowing the Rainbow Warriors to get the ball back. I would think that if the Huskies rush for 50 times or more in this game they will win the game. That and continue to protect the football while winning the kicking game should again be the keys to winning.


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Season Three Nashville Star blogger (and full-time music/TV junkie) Lyndsey Parker is back! And she's brought her characteristically strong opinions about this year's show with her. Whether you agree with her or not, you've got to admire her enthusiasm.
Howdy, and welcome back to Season 5 of Nashville Star. Yes, it seems like just yesterday that Chris Young walked off into the proverbial sunset with the Season 4 prize, but it was in fact not yesterday but eight long months ago. And now here we are again, with 10 new country contenders all hoping to follow in the cowboy-booted footsteps of Chris, Buddy Jewell, et al.
However, before we get acquainted with this season's starry-eyed hopefuls (they wait breathlessly in the wings, preparing to introduce themselves to viewers via a "We Are The World"-style group singalong of the Keith Urban tune "Better Life"), it's time to meet our hosts.
Our first emcee is a familiar face from Season 4, self-described "blackneck" and "hick-hop" artist Cowboy Troy. Now, I am aware that this 6-foot-5, African-American country rapper and Big & Rich sidekick is a polarizing figure. Some people just don't "get" Troy, and never will. They simply don't think country and hip-hop are two great tastes that taste great together.
These people are wrong. Troy's different, he's fun, and when I had the honor of meeting him once, he was one of the nicest fellas I've ever met. Sure, I had to visit a chiropractor from craning my neck trying to talk to Troy (after all, the man is nearly two feet taller than me, and that's when he's slouching), but hey, it was worth it.
Look, I'll just cut to the chase: Cowboy. Troy. Rules. So if you've got a problem with Cowboy Troy, you've got a problem with me, dig?
Sorry, I digress. I do that a lot. You have been warned. Anyhoo, Troy bounds onto the Acuff Theatre stage with more energy than a 4-year-old on a Pixie Stix bender, wearing a shiny new rodeo belt buckle bigger than his head and an equally ginormous smile, and introduces his new co-hostess: Jewel. Yep, that Jewel.
Now, I know what you're thinking. "What in H-E-double-hockey-sticks is Jewel doing hosting this show? She ain't country!" And I admit I have my own reservations about this perplexing casting choice, but I must remember that I had serious doubts when Poison's Bret Michaels was a judge on Season 3, and that all worked out OK. It worked out great, in fact. Come to think of it, I miss Bret. Sigh. Anyway, Jewel is now living in Stephenville, Texas, with her rodeo-cowboy beau Ty Murray, which I suppose qualifies her for this gig somewhat. So I'll give her the benefit of the doubt, for now.
So Jewel emerges wearing some sort of odd-fitting French maid's uniform, which doesn't look too countryish to me -- but again, I'm giving her a chance, right? Plus, her legs look really good. Guess all that horseback riding really works. Maybe I ought to try that; I'm getting pretty bored with my spinning class. But I digress. Again. Troy and Jewel summon the 10 Finalists, and out they come, singing "Better Life" -- a fitting choice, because a better life is what they're after, right? That's why they're all here.
First up is David St. Romain. My first impression? Decent voice, but he's trying a bit too hard. He's a little high-strung. Relax, David! Next is Joshua Stevens, a true pretty-boy in the Keith Urban/Jimmy Wayne tradition. Trendy haircut, snazzy suit jacket that looks like it was borrowed from one of the Strokes -- he's got the look I want to know better, but does he have the voice? I could've sworn I heard him miss that high note just now. Let me rewind my TiVo ... yeah, he missed it, all right. Hmmm. Not good. But this guy has potential, I suppose.
Contestant #3 is our first female of the evening, Angela Hacker, a sort of generic-looking yet pleasant blonde. I can't tell you how good her voice is, since -- unlike the previous two contestants -- she only gets to sing seemingly four or five words before her turn is up. Not fair! What happened to equal opportunity? Hopefully we'll hear more from her later. She looks a little nervous, but there's something intrinsically likable about this gal. I have decided right now that I like her. Yes, I like you, Angela Hacker.
Next out is Zac Hacker. Any relation to Angela? We'll soon find out. Either way, that's a good, solid, marquee-worthy name. Sounds like an action hero's name. Bet no school bully ever whupped his butt when he was growing up -- not with an alpha-male name like that. Now, I'm not a fan of that shiny Night At The Roxbury shirt Zac's wearing, but that's nothing a good stylist can't fix, and I do dig his voice. It's sort of Joe Cockery, which I guess makes Zac the Taylor Hicks of Nashville Star. Which is a good thing for Zac, since we all recall Taylor won American Idol by a landslide last year.
The fifth contender is veritable golden-haired goddess with legs nearly as long as Cowboy Troy's; Hugh Hefner is probably on the phone right now, trying to find out who her agent is so he can book her for Playboy's next softcore pictorial. But I think this woman -- whose diva-like name is Whitney Duncan, incidentally -- is destined for bigger and better things, because when she opens her mouth she proves she's more than just a pretty face and a pair of Amazonian gams. This gal can sing!
And right after Whitney comes another whippet-thin blonde, who basically just looks like a shorter version of Whitney. Whitney's Mini-Me, if you will. This girl's so skinny I lean over to adjust the vertical hold on my TV, but nope -- turns out she really is that thin. Unfortch, her voice is kind of thin, too. I am not impressed. But with a tiny physique like that, there ain't much room for Wynonna-like lung power, you know? Anyway, this size-0, 18-year-old little thang's name is Rickiejoleen. No, not Rickie Joleen. Rickiejoleen. Got it? Good. Guess spaces and hyphens between names is pass� now. Man, these crazy kids...
Up next is Dustin Wilkes, my favorite male in the competition so far. He's got this big, booming voice of authority that just sounds like the voice of a country star, you know? He already seems poised for the big time. After Dustin comes a girl-next-door brunette named Meg Allison...only it turns out she's not from next door, but from far-off Chicago. Chicago? Really? Do they have farms there? 'Cause this city girl sounds pretty country to me. Who knew?
OK, only two more to go! And here comes...ooh, I like this guy already. With his hip-length Lynyrd Skynyrd tresses and pack-a-day vocals, Tim LaRoche is clearly the rock 'n' roll bad boy of the competition. And much like Donny & Marie morphed into one, I'm a little bit country and a little bit rock 'n' roll, so I like Tim. A lot. I check his bio and see he cites Ozzy Osbourne, Elvis, and the Everly Brothers as influences. Even cooler! OK, move over, Dustin. Tim's my new fave rave. Who cares if "LaRoche" isn't a very country name? He's the only male contestant who actually bothered to wear a cowboy hat tonight, so that -- and the Ozzy fetish -- more than make up for the sissy surname.
Last up is a cutie named Kacey Musgraves, who sort of reminds me of a raven-haired Carrie Underwood. Which is obviously not a bad thing. Last time I checked, Carrie Underwood has sold quite a few records. Will Kacey do the same? We'll have to wait and see.
OK, so all 10 finalists are finally all onstage for the big finish. The five men huddle together and sing in unison, looking like they're in a boy band (well, at least Joshua does). Oddly, the ladies keep their distance when it's their turn to sing, seemingly standing as far apart as possible while still remaining in the TV frame. Do I detect typical female cattiness already? I hope not. I do, however, believe that Rickiejoleen is trying a bit too hard. You may notice a common theme that pops up in this blog time and time again is that I don't like it when people try too hard. It's annoying. So RJ really needs to stop flailing around and pumping her fists in the air like a Fuzzy Navel-addled sorority girl on karaoke night. And she needs to stop soon.
Continue reading Part II of Lyndsey's Blog...

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Monday, July 31, 2006
The Age's Melinda Houston:
A couple of years ago, the Chaser boys observed that once Fox News' Bill Reilly excoriated the French as "peace-mongering cheese monkeys", news satire suddenly became a whole lot harder.
So did basic research, apparently. Bill Reilly? And peace-mongering cheese monkeys? Not even close, Melinda. Amusingly, later in her piece Houston criticises comedians for being "fundamentally lazy".
(Via Ian C.)
AUGUST 4: It's RIGHT NIGHT at the Bellevue Hotel, Paddington. Organised by actress/documentary maker Chloe Traicos. From 8pm. All welcome.
AUGUST 10th-13th: Commenter 91B30, a US serviceman, is in Sydney: "My wife and I are coming to Australia via the trip available to servicemembers that you linked to several months ago. Could I ask that locals offer any advice about seeing the city? I am really looking forward to our trip." Please post advice in comments, and stay tuned for notification of a pub visit during which we may buy a drink or two for Mr. and Mrs. 91B30.
The SMH's Pat Sheil explains: "Built out of the wreckage of Jimmy and The Boys, THE THINGS perform everything from Aretha to Zappa, leavening the mix with some of the most horrific drinking songs ever written. They are not, by any assessment, very nice.
"The support act is none other than the softest working man in show business, Mr Warren Brown, who will reduce the audience to tears with his dobro ukulele interpretations of the work of George Formby."
AUGUST 14: Mark Steyn in Sydney, live on stage with Owen Harries and Janet Albrechtsen. Hit the link for details.
AUGUST 17: Mark Steyn in Melbourne. Again, hit that link.
AUGUST 22: Rejoice as Amrozi, Ali Gufron and Imam Samudra achieve glorious martyrdom. Venue to be announced; BYO virgins.
AUGUST 30: Bring your polystyrene sauce and fibreglass stuffing to celebrate 1,000 days of plastic turkey deliciousness! More details as the date draws near.
This will likely go nowhere, but at least the time consumed by twisted intra-ABC arguments and justifications might eat into their ability to produce another Hezbollah-friendly kids' show:
Australia's Jewish community has written a letter of complaint to the ABC, claiming a children's TV news program reporting the Middle East conflict was so wrong and biased it had the effect of "poisoning young minds".
Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) president Grahame Leonard wrote to the national broadcaster to complain about the segment featured on the July 25 edition of Behind The News ...
The ECAJ says the report contained so much misinformation about the escalating Middle East conflict that the ABC must immediately correct the public record ...
"The ABC has taken this complaint very seriously," an ABC corporate spokeswoman said today.
"The story is currently being investigated by the ABC."
The Sydney Morning Herald's Ben Cubby deals gently with Antony Loewenstein, the dissenter who dared to ask why:
His book, My Israel Question, is a probing analysis of Israel's direction and an attempt to uncover Australia's Zionist lobby. Loewenstein's timing is also, unfortunately, exquisite. The book, delayed for several months, is being launched this week as war flares along Israel's borders.
Antony Loewenstein: war profiteer! Incidentally, it would have been nice of Ben to tell us why the book was delayed.
Now after two years of research and soul-searching, Loewenstein awaits reaction to the book's publication, relaxed and comfortable in his Sydney home, with his partner and his pet dog, Chomsky.
Must be hella expensive importing Chomsky's favourite chew bones ... from Cambodian graves. What breed is Chomsky, by the way? Moral relativist spaniel? Freedom-hating puke hound? Whiny bitch?
"It's still extremely frustrating," Loewenstein says. "I don't want to be defined as the guy who criticises Israel; I didn't ask for this."
Some tips to anyone who doesn't want to be defined as "the guy who criticises Israel": don't continually criticise Israel. Don't appear on television, radio, and in the SMH criticising Israel. Don't obsessively criticise Israel on your website. Don't write a book, titled My Israel Question, criticising Israel.
In his mid-20s, Loewenstein visited the Auschwitz death camp. "Seeing the results of blind hatred and unchallenged devotion slowly led me to be more questioning on a range of matters, including my heritage and the state of Israel," Loewenstein writes.
Antony's visit to Auschwitz led to him question ... Jews. Interesting.
In 2003, he landed a journalism traineeship with the Herald's website, but left after two years to become a freelance writer.
He left? Cubby should talk to his fellow SMH staffers.
Jeremy Jones, a spokesman for the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council, whom Loewenstein makes passing reference to in My Israel Question, says factual errors about the role and function of Jewish organisations in Australia detract from the book's value.
"It's a vanity publication, sloppy and very poorly researched. I've read the book and I found it very disappointing. It's not the sort of thing somebody who doesn't know the history should read; they might make the mistake of taking it seriously."
Loewenstein says claiming his scholarship is sloppy is stock-in-trade for people who wish to denigrate his work. "They always say that."
And they generally back it up.
Aspects of the criticism may be deserved. Much of Loewenstein's writing to date has comprised polemics and commentary. It is not difficult to discern a certain sameness, a slightly harping tone ...
A certain sameness, a slightly harping tone ...
Loewenstein passionately believes television and newspapers have become terrified of criticising Israel, after hounding by Zionist lobbyists. When asked if he knew of any examples of reporters being guided by editorial directives from his time at the Herald, he said he did not know of one. When pressed, he said he would "rather not go into it".
So much for "speaking truth to power".
Happily for Loewenstein, My Israel Question is a serious and interesting work that will stand up to the coming barbs.
He really should thank whoever at Melbourne University Press re-wrote it.
Far from being the work of a "young rebel" - a term he says was used to describe him when he was growing up inside the Jewish community - most neutrals will view it as relatively moderate.
Loewenstein has been called "far left", most recently by Ted Lapkin, the policy director of the Australia/Israel & JewishAffairs Council, in a debate on the ABC's Lateline program. A genuine far-left analysis of modern Israel would have been more scathing than Loewenstein's modest calls for a two-state solution and a re-examination of US financial and military support.
Now we may see why Loewenstein's book was so long delayed; the brave dissenter's views have been watered down. His "modest calls" in print are rather less so at Antony's site, where he writes that "the defeat of America and its allies in Iraq is vital", "advocat[es] Coalition defeat", declares himself to be "an anti-Zionist Australian Jew" and "a Jew who doesn't believe in the concept of a Jewish state." His feelings towards Jews who don't share his opinions? "Reception to such ideas within the Jewish community is usually vitriolic, bigoted, racist and downright pathetic. Australian Jews, generally speaking, are incapable of hearing the true reality of their beloved homeland and its barbaric actions." And bring on militant Islam: "Sooner or later, the US and its Western allies will have to learn to deal with groups like the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas. True democracy means accepting the will of the people, without interference or obstruction. The West should be worried."
Loewenstein seems pleased by the prospect of these groups causing alarm in the West. But the real danger, according to him, comes from Israel:
The uncontrolled policies of the Israeli government should now be seen as a danger to enlightened citizens and governments across the globe.
Back to moderate Antony in his SMH interview:
"I just want to encourage people to think about these questions a bit," he says. "We need to get beyond the idea that everything we do in the West is noble and right."
A few days after that interview, back at his widely-unread blog, Loewenstein sharpened that idea:
Western "values" deserve to be challenged and overthrown.
UPDATE. Loewenstein continues his moderate act.
The weekend attack on a Sydney synagogue included an act of automotive jihad against a friend of this site, Rabbi Levi Bondar:
Rabbi Yoseph Wernick is actually my brother-in-law. The car that was smashed is a silver Daewoo Lanos, and it belongs to me. I just lent it to my brother-in-law about a week ago. I specifically avoided parking it in Paris last year, but ...
The Lanos is an economical little vehicle. The brutes who attacked it must be opposed to the environment! I've advised the Rabbi to replace it with something sturdier.
Having bravely achieved absolutely nothing, both Saddam Hussein and Cindy Sheehan last week ended their Juice Diets for Justice. In fact, Cindy was tricked into eating by a whimsical embassy staffer guarding Iraqi PM Nuri al-Malikito during his Washington visit:
An embassy official told her he'd get her some face time with Al-Maliki if she moved away from the embassy and ended her hunger strike. "So we moved and ended our fast," Sheehan told The News' Ken Bazinet. "He never called back."
Typical man! Saddam's diet attempt ended amid widespread loathing, according to the New York Times; moreover, he has "tarnished the hunger strike's idealistic image":
Saddam Hussein ended his 19-day hunger strike last Wednesday with a meal of beef, rice and Coca-Cola, but he had little to show for his starvation. Iraqis in particular, living day-to-day with brutal sectarian violence, viewed Mr. Hussein's self-sacrifice as an insult.
"Saddam's hunger strike didn't work because it came from someone who is finished in Iraq and has no political or personal value for the Iraqi people," said Fauwzya al-Attiya, a sociologist at Baghdad University. "Most of us wish he was executed just to end this problem so we can face our other problems."
But if Mr. Hussein tarnished the hunger strike's idealistic image, his effort also reflected its declining strength as a political weapon. Fasting for a cause is less novel, what constitutes a fast is more loosely defined, and the technology of force-feeding has grown less barbarous, say historians and human rights activists. Consequently, the hunger strike has started to lose its power to command attention.
No kidding. At least Sheehan will now be able to enjoy life in Crawford, where locals are in a welcoming mood:
"I'd wish they'd go away and never come back," Westerfield, a lifelong Crawford resident, said Friday while sitting on a bench outside a gas station on Main Street. "I wish she'd stay away. Crawford's a Republican town, and she's a dumb Democrat."
Iran's General Yahya Rahim Safavi nourishes his sacred hatred:
We have to keep this sacred hatred of the enemies of Islam alive in our hearts until the time of revenge comes.
I hope our nation can one day avenge the blood of innocent people in Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq and Afghanistan. I ask God to arouse the dignity of Muslims and destroy America, Israel and their associates.
I ask God that the crimes and atrocities of Zionists hasten the annihilation of this regime. Hezbollah and Lebanese people are invincible and this cancerous tumor ... should die.
Dude! Peace!
Sunday, July 30, 2006
If he wins the next election, John Howard is looking at 15 straight years in power:
Prime Minister John Howard will fight the next election, ending months of speculation about his future.
Mr Howard has written to senior colleagues, saying he will remain Liberal leader to contest the poll, due by early 2008.
A win would give the PM a fifth term in power, having won elections in 1996, 1998, 2001 and 2004.
If he stays through a fifth term, Howard will have been PM for nearly as long as the combined years in power of the last three Labor prime ministers.
Mark Steyn – arriving in Australia shortly – on freelance jihadism:
Here we go again. This time, it's a fatal shooting at a Jewish organization in Seattle, but to the authorities it's yet another inexplicable incident characterized every which way except as what it is: freelance jihadism. My radio pal Hugh Hewitt has a great summation here. One is surprised only that this time the cops didn't redeploy the Mounties' line from Toronto the other week and describe the killer as representing the "broad strata" of society. The notion that a fellow isn't a terrorist unless he's got a machine-readable al-Qaeda membership card is pathetic: The fact that you don't need deep sleepers controlled by hierarchical structures is one of the principal characteristics of Islamism.
See also Michelle Malkin's roundup of random unconnected lone gunman incidents that have no common theme, no common theme at all that anybody could possibly identify. Meanwhile, a disproportionate response in Sydney:
A synagogue in Sydney's west has been attacked overnight, with blocks of concrete thrown into the building and onto nearby cars.
A 32-year-old man living in a house adjoining the Parramatta Synagogue on Victoria Street contacted police about 9.10pm yesterday when he heard the sound of breaking glass.
A block of cement had been thrown through a glass door and the windows of two cars parked on the property had also been smashed.
Shortly after the incident, witnesses told police they saw a group of about ten men of Middle Eastern appearance laughing and running down a nearby street.
These smash-and-run pixies are learning; the last time they tried something like this, St Andrew's Cathedral ended up getting trashed.
UPDATE. The Sheikh's take:
Sheikh Taj Aldin al-Hilali today said those responsible for the attack were not religious people.
"This is a very bad action. I condemn any terrorism attack. Australia is the land of peace," he said at Sydney's Lakemba mosque.
UPDATE II. The LA Times just can't work out why that Muslim guy shot at all those Jews.
UPDATE III. Seattle shooter Naveed Haq converted to Christianity before his apparent re-adoption of Islam last Friday:
Haq was frustrated at his lack of friends and female companionship. He told friends he felt alienated from his own family, in part because his career had disappointed his father and also because he had disavowed Islam last year, converting to Christianity.
Also from the above report: Haq recently won an essay contest for a U.S. Institute of Peace scholarship.
What a revolting piece of work Mel Gibson turns out to be:
According to police records, Gibson, a strict Catholic, then launched into an anti-semitic tirade, referring to "f****** Jews" and stating that "the Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world".
Gibson's vile rant impressed the Ozbollah, protesting today in Melbourne:
Blair's Law, my friends. Image courtesy of Andrew Landeryou, who's been warned not to attend future events:
You're very brave for showing your face at a peace rally, Landeryou. You won't be so lucky next time.
Scary! Andrew might be brought down by the awesome power fist of pale limey justice:
That's the scene in Birmingham; check out other protest action in Switzerland and outside Downing Street.
The Age's Terry Lane falls (spectacularly) for the Jesse Macbeth hoax:
Why doesn't the Government hold an inquiry into the video evidence of US Army Ranger Jessie Macbeth? Macbeth served in Iraq for 16 months and regrets that he was ever part of the invasion and occupation. You can see and hear Macbeth on Google Video - just search for Iraq war.
Even better: search for Jesse Macbeth (or "Jessie"; either will do). Served in Iraq for 16 months, did he? Try 43 days of basic training in Georgia.
Macbeth is young and troubled. He speaks with a slight stutter. There is pain in his eyes as he describes the things he was ordered to do.
He was lying.
Macbeth is a little like Obersturmfuhrer Kurt Gerstein, the German who joined the SS to see for himself if the rumours of mass murder were true.
He'd be exactly like Obersturmfuhrer Kurt Gerstein if Obersturmfuhrer Kurt Gerstein was a super dooper überfaker.
This is what Macbeth says of his orders in Iraq: "Our job over there is to strike fear into the hearts of the Iraqis. You can do whatever it takes in the field to make them fear you. You can be brutal - the Geneva Convention doesn't mean crap."
Neither does Lane's column. Might be a career-ender for the old chap.
Operation Iraqi Freedom is more like Operation Iraqi Slaughter. Macbeth describes going into a basement bomb shelter looking for insurgents.
Which he never did.
"We had to go in there and make sure everything was dead. So whether there were women and children, if they weren't dead, we had to finish them off and drag their bodies out."
Macbeth says of the people in makeshift bomb shelters: "Most of them were just families hiding down there but we were told that there were insurgents hiding down there, Saddam's forces hiding down there. I remember going in there and smelling burnt flesh and hearing people crying and begging us to help them because they thought we were there for them. There were some that weren't wounded very bad and we had to kill them."
(Via readers Dale and Tony T.)
UPDATE. Lane in 2003:
Do you ever have the feeling that perhaps you have arrived on an alien planet where you don't fully comprehend everything that is going on? Or that you are out of touch with the times?
Other previous Lane items here, here, here, here, here, here, and here.
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New Zealand conservative Don Brash supports "an acceptance of democracy and the rule of law, religious and personal freedom and legal equality of the sexes".
As a result, he's now accused of racism.
UPDATE. The Volokh Conspiracy:
Brash's critics' remarks are far more anti-Muslim than anything he said. The critics imply that Muslims inherently reject "democracy and the rule of law, religious and personal freedom and legal equality of the sexes." That is a far more severe indictment of Islam than anything in Brash's speech.
And the number one way you can tell you're not the most popular student at Al Aqsa Junior High:
1. You're cast as Uncle Satan in the school production of Death! Death! Death to Stars and Stripes Pig Nation of Jew-Filth Loving Infidel Parasites! (The Musical).
David Suzuki exposes the Vast Anti-Science Conspiracy seeking to undermine environmentaloid cineaste Al Gore:
A story by the Associated Press on experts who critiqued the science behind the movie found that they too gave it a thumbs up for accuracy. Personally, I thought it was brilliant.
But shortly after the Associated Press article came out, other articles started popping up that said Mr. Gore's science was shoddy. People claiming to be experts wrote opinion pieces in newspapers decrying the film, Mr. Gore, and the "theory" of global warming in general.
Contrarians, it seemed, were coming out of the woodwork. What happened?
Beats me, Dave. Freedom of speech? Differences of opinion? Collapse of consensus?
What happened was a well-funded campaign to discredit the film and carpet bomb North Americans with confusing and contradictory information about the science of global warming. It appears to be having an effect too.
Horrible! Just as well Gore's warm troopers are running a counter campaign of their own:
A former Fox Valley woman now living in Washington state is providing free tickets to a Thursday night showing of the global-warming documentary "An Inconvenient Truth."
Teenager Erica Hei-Yuan Chan, a student at the same private school attended by John Howard fan Stephen Battaglia, writes to the Age:
I wonder whether schoolchildren would flock to [Howard] so readily were he drenched in the blood of those who have died in Iraq. Or covered in the greasiness of the "business deals" in East Timor. Or if his lips and eyes were sewn up.
Erica raises an important subject. How many of us, hug-crazed as we are, would hug people if they were drenched in blood or grease? Or if they'd sewn their eyes shut? Not many, I bet! Before you hug anybody, please check that they are not:
* Only minutes old and covered in bloody birth-slime
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NYRA hires new track announcer
A new man is taking over next year for Tom Durkin, the long time race caller for NYRA's three race tracks - Belmont, Saratoga and Aqueduct.
Larry Collmus will be taking over effective with the Belmont spring and summer meet at the end of Next April.
Collmus has called the Triple Crown races for NBC for several years.
He has also called races at Gulfstream and Churchill Downs.
Here is the full release from NYRA announcing Collmus as their new track announcer:
Larry Collmus to succeed Tom Durkin as race caller
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Launching a new era for horseplayers and racing fans around the world, New York Racing Association CEO and President Chris Kay announced the appointment of Larry Collmus as the organization's next race caller. The voice of the Triple Crown and the Breeders' Cup for NBC Sports, Collmus will be succeeding Tom Durkin in this important role.
"The New York Racing Association was privileged to have one of the greatest voices in professional sports calling our races for more than two decades. With our addition of Larry Collmus, we have another," said Kay. "Larry's highly acclaimed work for NBC Sports, including with the Triple Crown and the Breeders' Cup has inspired excitement and generated lasting memories for horseplayers and racing fans everywhere. We are fortunate that Larry has chosen to bring his talents and passion back to New York, and I would like to extend a warm welcome on behalf of the men and women of this great organization."
Starting in April 2015, Collmus will assume his duties during the final month of the Aqueduct Racetrack spring meet. He will continue during the Belmont Park spring and fall meets, and the prestigious summer meet at Saratoga Race Course.
"I am so excited and honored to become the next voice of New York racing," said Collmus. "The racing in New York is second to none - Belmont Park has such a rich history of championship racing and Saratoga has the best racing in the world and an atmosphere unlike any another place. I have some enormous shoes to fill as Tom Durkin raised the bar of our profession very high over the course of his brilliant career with The New York Racing Association."
Collmus, 47, has been long admired and is highly respected for his work on the Triple Crown and the Breeders' Cup for NBC Sports. He also calls races during the winter months at Gulfstream Park. Collmus will continue in both roles, but will be leaving his current position at Churchill Downs to move into his new role.
"I'd like to thank everyone at Churchill Downs who treated me very well during my brief time there," Collmus added. "I am trading one dream job for another. I'm also very happy that The New York Racing Association is also giving me the opportunity to continue my work at NBC and to call the winter at Gulfstream."
Durkin, who has been bringing his special brand of excitement to the New York racing circuit since 1990, announced earlier this year he will call his last race at Saratoga Race Course on August 31, bringing an extraordinary 43-year career to a close. The New York Racing Association will devote much of Sunday the 31st in Saratoga to honoring Durkin.
"I would like to congratulate Larry and wish him the very best," said Durkin. "It has been a tremendous privilege to serve the loyal racing fans of New York for all of these years. I am confident that Larry will find New York racing as exciting and rewarding as I did."
Collmus's race calling career includes the following:
· 1985: Called his first race at Bowie Race Course at age 18
· 1987: Birmingham Turf Club
· 1988-91: Golden Gate Fields
· 1992-2008: Suffolk Downs
· 1994-2013: Monmouth Park
· 2005-06: Aqueduct Racetrack
· 2007-present: Gulfstream Park
· 2011-present: Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont Stakes for NBC Sports
· 2012-present: Breeders' Cup for NBC Sports
· 2014: Churchill Downs
Collmus received nationwide attention in 2010 when he called a race at Monmouth Park which involved two horses named Mywifenoseverything and Thewifedoesntknow. When the two horses finished first and second in the race, his call went viral with more than 1 million views on Youtube. He was asked to guest on several shows including the CBS Early Show and Inside Edition.
John Imbriale, Director of TV Production for The New York Racing Association, will call the 2014 Belmont fall meet and will continue to serve as the main race caller at Aqueduct Racetrack, with the exception of the month of April. Imbriale has been calling races at Aqueduct for more than 15 years.


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Johnny Depp and the Dark Shadows team were in London tonight for the UK premiere. Is it freaking you out too that Michelle Pfeiffer and Chloe Moretz look and act the same age? It's a compliment for one and not a compliment for the other. Obviously no one here approaches the amazingness of Helena Bonham Carter. Full Story
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Chloe Moretz stopped by Letterman yesterday before the Hick screening last night in New York. Some of these expressions, and that turn of her body, does it remind you of someone? I swear in a couple of these thumbnails I thought it was Lindsay Lohan 2006.The style experts are all praisey of Chloe's "appropriate" outfits. Full Story
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Chloe Moretz attended the Veuve Clicquot polo event in England yesterday with her brother, just 14 and already doing it better than Lohan herself. Look at her sucking in at the photo wall. There's even a little oral fixation thrown in there the way Lindsay Lohan used to do it – always with a finger in the mouth, remember? Also a mouth that doesn't seem to have been tampered with. Full Story
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Last year for Jacek's birthday (on April 1), I dressed up as Hit Girl. Last year I was into Kick-Ass and Chloe Moretz. Then I interviewed her at Comic-Con and realised she's predictably and disappointintly yet another child star robot, programmed for tv friendly precociousness from 8-12 and early maturation from 13 onwards. Full Story


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His crusade began in March, almost by accident. He was at a birthday party for his sister when the conversation turned to fond memories of his brother`s golden wedding anniversary party the previous year. That led into a discussion of 50-year landmarks and, finally, to the realization that the 50th anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day, Dec. 7, 1941, was only 21 months off.


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Western Mining, a mainland integrated metal producer, has obtained government approval to develop the country's largest copper deposit, requiring a total investment of 1.82 billion yuan.
Top mainland planning body the National Development and Reform Commission has given approval for construction to start on the first phase of Yulong copper mine, the Xining, Qinghai-based metal producer said in a statement to the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
The mine, located in a densely forested area of Tibet, close to the Himalayas, has proven reserves of 6.25 million tonnes and potential reserves of 10 million tonnes, accounting for more than one-tenth of the country's total copper reserves.
The first phase will be developed by 58 per cent-owned subsidiary Tibet Yulong Copper, the mainland's seventh-largest copper miner said in the statement. Hong Kong-listed Zijin Mining owns 22 per cent of Yulong Copper.
The project is expected to produce 990,000 tonnes of copper ore and 30,000 tonnes of refined copper a year, Western Mining said without giving a detailed timetable.
China, the world's biggest copper consumer, imports about 75 per cent of the copper concentrate it needs to produce refined copper.
The output of the mine, the second-largest of its kind in Asia, will contribute to easing the mainland's copper concentrate shortage, analysts said.
Western Mining, which is also the mainland's second-largest lead miner and fourth-largest zinc miner, said it will use part of the 6.2 billion yuan in proceeds it raised in its July initial public offering to fund the project.
Mainland copper producers are seeking overseas resources to feed fast-growing smelting capacity and surging demand for the metal.
Jiangxi Copper, the mainland's largest integrated copper producer, on Wednesday said it would invest in a US$3 billion copper project in Afghanistan, which has estimated reserves of 11.3 million tonnes, with China Metallurgical Group.
Chinalco, the mainland's biggest alumina and aluminium producer, in August completed a US$860 million takeover of Peru Copper which could give it total copper reserves of 20 million tonnes.
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Hamburg School Board candidate says he is pulling out
Turmoil continues in the Hamburg Central School District, with one School Board candidate pulling out of the race because of what he said is a "horrible rumor" that he is connected with Vice President Sally A. Stephenson.
Kevin R. Steffan could not be reached to comment Thursday, but he made clear on his Facebook page that a rumor is causing him to end his candidacy.
"There is a horrible rumor out there spiraling out of control," Steffan said on Facebook. "I am in no way running to help Sally Stephenson and do not want that connection. My reputation and family are too important."
With the budget vote and election for two School Board members less than two weeks away, the pace of turbulent events in the district seems to have quickened.
Last week, the School Board filed official misconduct charges against one of its members. Two days ago, someone struck the superintendent's car in a school parking lot, leaving the left side dented and the mirror damaged, and a note warning him to watch his back.
Wednesday afternoon, teachers held a rally in support of Superintendent Richard E. Jetter, and Wednesday night, Steffan and four other candidates attended a forum before 200 residents at Charlotte Elementary School. He said nothing of his intention to pull out; his Facebook post was made after the forum.
While Steffan may want out of the race, he had not formally notified the district clerk of his intentions by late Thursday afternoon.
"Until I get an official notice from any candidate, they are not withdrawn," District Clerk Barbara S. Sporyz said.
She said the absentee ballots were sent out Wednesday. If Steffan officially withdraws from the race, votes for him would not be counted, she said.
"If somebody does cast a vote for a withdrawn candidate, that vote becomes null for that one individual," she said.
Board President David M. Yoviene said he heard Thursday morning that Steffan, a graduate of Hamburg High School and a teacher in the Pembroke Central School District, was planning to pull out, but he urged him to continue his candidacy.
"I heard this morning he was dropping out because he didn't want people throwing mud at his family," Yoviene said. "Instantly the rumor mill starts to fly that Kevin is connected somehow to that radical fringe."
Stephenson, vice president of the board, frequently votes in the minority with board members Catherine Schrauth Forcucci and Holly A. Balaya. The board voted, 4-2, last week to charge Forcucci with official misconduct. Stephenson and Balaya voted against the action.
Stephenson said she did not know Steffan until this year when he spoke out at a board meeting.
"I thought he was an articulate young man," she said.
Stephenson said she signed his petition seeking the board seat after a board meeting.
"I thought, 'What a great candidate, someone who knows what it's like to be a teacher, someone who grew up in this community,' " she said.
Yoviene said Steffan was "heartbroken" when he talked to him Thursday.
"I said, 'Don't you drop out,' " Yoviene said. "It's absolutely wrong."
Steffan said in the Facebook posting that he thought the forum went well. He thanked residents for their support and said that he is supporting Cameron B. Hall and incumbent board member Thomas F. Flynn III in the election.
"This goes deeper than I ever imagined and want to maintain my reputation," Steffan wrote. "Vote for the moral people, that's what I stand for and they are qualified candidates."
A posting earlier this week by Steffan declared his independence, and said that "a local attorney with vested interest promoted some untruths about me."
Hamburg attorney Daniel J. Chiacchia is well-known in the district for pushing for the removal of Stephenson, Balaya and Forcucci. He said he had posted on his Facebook page that rumors were that Steffan had something to do with the Stephenson camp. He said he has since talked with Steffan.
"I have no ill will toward him. I don't think he has ill will toward me. I kind of like the kid," Chiacchia said.
He said it was a "public perception" that Steffan was connected with Stephenson because he was seen talking with her at a School Board meeting.
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Scarcroft School pupil Scarlet Hearson features in the British Heart Foundation event video that will be screened by more than 500 cyclists at the bike ride on Sunday, September 7.
Scarlet was only 22-months-old when she underwent open heart surgery to correct an extra chamber in her heart as well as a hole in the heart. She is now a healthy and active seven-year-old, and alongside her family is an active supporter of the BHF York Committee.
In the short video Scarlet thanks cyclists for taking part, and lets them know how to stay safe during the ride. She also introduces fellow event helpers that cyclists will meet on the way, and who like Scarlet are also heart patients.
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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Monday approved a $23.3 billion 2011-12 budget, which could be slashed further depending on state and federal budget deliberations.
The spending plan, $905 million less than last year's, would cover the fiscal year beginning July 1.
"I think this really points out the precarious position that we're in," Supervisor Don Knabe said. "There's so much outside of our control that could have a very negative impact on our budget."
County Chief Executive Officer William Fujioka vowed that the budget, as it currently stands, would not prompt drastic cuts in service.
"Despite three years of cuts, where every single department has had to sustain on average a 17 percent cut, we're still able to maintain our primary responsibility and major programs and services without any significant curtailments," he said.
About 85 percent of the county's programs, however, are funded by the state and federal governments, both of which are experiencing financial turmoil.
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Republicans refused to sign off on any additional taxes unless the state also implements a spending cap, pension reform and regulatory changes.
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[Returning to Shanghai] [Spring Festival] [Chinese New Year] [Fulbright Mid-Year Conference] [Back to School] [Back Online] [Into the Heartland] [Ancient Capitals] [Judeo-Christian Holidays] [From Albany to Zurich] [Yellow Mountain] [Loose Ends] [Hello, Debbie ... Goodbye, Debbie] [Southern Capital] [Tropical Tour] [Unwinding] [Farewell Banquets] [Winding Down] [Good Bye, Shanghai]
Mar. 1: Laptop Returns After a couple of months of PC withdrawal, my laptop finally makes a surprise comeback. Good news: The kind folks at UMAX upgraded it to Windows 98 (well, I did send my check in to them when I purchased it back last summer, but thats another story). Bad news: The idiots at UMAX failed to send the CD or manual with the machine and didnt finish the installation so every time it asks for the key numbers it automatically shuts down. Better news: Im in China which has many Windows 98 CDs available real cheap. (Well, I already paid the full price, right?) Worse news: After I install the operating system I find the idiots at UMAX cleaned my hard drive, ignoring my written plea to be extremely careful to preserve my precious and irreplaceable data. So, after I finish installing my other programs I send the good folks at UMAX an e-mail requesting my CD. I also pick up a printer at the Waiban office.
Mar. 2: Strategic Management Having my handy laptop up and running, I bring it to my first meeting of this MBA class to show my nifty presentation. But I didnt test the projection system which of course doesnt work. But I manage to keep them entertained anyway. I hand out thirty-five of the sixty texts I sent from the U.S. as well as some handouts. Accurate enrollment figures remain elusive, however, and it doesnt help that the roster is in Chinese. Its also the last one Ill receive so I must trust in the honesty of all students telling me they are enrolled. They keep coming the next day and I expect to run out of texts before our next session. Also, while many are fluent in English it is clear some are not. But they are enthusiastic and laugh at my jokes so there is hope. Most MBAs in China work full-time while taking a full load, so it is extremely difficult for them to prepare. They are also reluctant to participate, being accustomed to the Confucius memorization method rather than the Socratic case method.
Mar. 3: Business Ethics My Fulbright grant proposed (among other things) that I teach business ethics to the MBAs, so of course last semester I was assigned to teach a seminar in international business to the MAs. But after protracted negotiation and a lot of luck Im teaching the required business ethics course in the Fudan-MIT International MBA program. Being very selective and capped at a cohort group of forty, all students are fluent in English and readily participate in class discussions. Not everyone shows up because they are scheduled for the second ten weeks. I quickly calculate that beginning in ten weeks and going for another ten weeks takes me into the hot summer months. So, I propose we not wait. They agree. I ask when we should begin. Someone volunteers "Immediately!" This class might have a sense of humor, but I counter with "How about next week?" They agree, but since we are there I ask them to define business ethics, which leads to some humorous responses. I then present what I believe to be Chinas most serious ethical problems: corruption, discrimination, intellectual property rights, and pollution. Turns out they agree that while these raise issues of rights and justice, they also lead to economic inefficiency. Well, anyway, our discussion shows that there need not be a conflict between business ethics and business profits. This course will be a challenge, but I think it will also be fun and a great learning experience all around.
Mar. 5: Parting Party Yoshis wife comes to town to help him pack since he will be returning to Japan next week. AJ will be leaving shortly after for a short stay in Bangkok and a longer stay outside Paris to intensively study French. So, Mark hosts their farewell party and just about everyone Ive mentioned in my diary shows up as well as some local Chinese friends. Its a great party with plenty of food (I make up a big batch of Sichuan chicken wings) and drinks (the hallway has a long row of empty beer bottles the next morning). David shows his photos of his six-week trip through Southeast Asia which was great. Before the party winds down we all crowd around the living room for a group dance.
Mar. 6: "Shanghai Sanctuary" The American Education Committee of Shanghai sponsors a film of the Jews of Shanghai during World War II. So, I go to the Shanghai American Center and head up to the top floor for a stunning view of the environs including the neighborhoods the movie highlights. Shanghai had been occupied by the colonial powers since the mid-1800s, who divided it into the French and international concessions (British, German, American, and others) as well as a Chinese ghetto (now Old Town Shanghai). As a result, it had been an open port and no one power really controlled the city. Hence, successive waves of immigrants came to Shanghai. Sephardic Jews first came to Kaifeng nearly one thousand years ago, but European Jews arrived during the Russian pogroms at the turn of the century. White Russians followed during the revolution in 1917. The German Jews began coming during the thirties, followed by Jews from Austria and Poland. Their population eventually reached around 20,000 and they made numerous lasting contributions to culture, science, and education leaving behind many institutions including hospitals and schools. Things got desperate when the Japanese invaded and a Nazi butcher came with his final solution (never implemented). Most began leaving after the war and especially when the Red Army came into town. The last remnants (except for those few who married Chinese or otherwise decided to stay) were gone by 1953. At the reception I meet David, the Australian Counsel General, and a couple of Australian businessmen in for the weekend. At dinner, I sit with John (the host) and his Chinese wife, Eva; Andreas (an historian from the German Consulate interested in the war years) and his wife; and Tim (the general manager of a joint venture) and his wife. Its a pretty emotional film but shows a positive side of Shanghai in spite of being exploited by foreign powers for so long. Afterward, we have what ironically might well be the best dinner Ive had in China.
[Returning to Shanghai] [Spring Festival] [Chinese New Year] [Fulbright Mid-Year Conference] [Back to School] [Back Online] [Into the Heartland] [Ancient Capitals] [Judeo-Christian Holidays] [From Albany to Zurich] [Yellow Mountain] [Loose Ends] [Hello, Debbie ... Goodbye, Debbie] [Southern Capital] [Tropical Tour] [Unwinding] [Farewell Banquets] [Winding Down] [Good Bye, Shanghai]
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'The Bachelorette' star Emily Maynard ousts her first six bachelors
By Elizabeth Kwiatkowski, 05/15/2012
The Bachelorette
Emily Maynard
eliminated her first six suitors during Monday night's premiere broadcast of the ABC reality dating series.
"Coming into this, I was really scared -- scared that maybe you guys weren't going to be into me or I wouldn't have the feelings I hoped I would have, especially in the first night, and you all have exceeded my expectations a million times over. It made me really hopeful and I'm really confident that it can really work out this time! So thank you guys again," Emily said at the beginning of the season's first Rose Ceremony.
Brent, a 41-year-old technology salesman from Fresno, CA; David, a 33-year-old singer and songwriter from New York, NY; Jackson, a 29-year-old fitness model from Lockport, IL; and Jean-Paul, a 35-year-old marine biologist from Seattle, WA, all failed to receive a rose from the 26-year-old former fifteenth-season
The Bachelor
In addition, Lerone, a 29-year-old real estate consultant from Los Angeles, CA, and Randy, a 30-year-old marketing manager from Hermosa Beach, CA, were also denied roses.
"It doesn't feel good. I feel disappointed, sad -- this is definitely one of the hardest and most intense things I've gone through since going through my divorce. She is a great, genuine, just real person, and when I didn't get a rose, my heart was definitely broken. It was devastating. It felt like my heart fell on the floor and got trampled on," Jean-Paul said following his ouster.
The Bachelorette
eighth-season premiere began with a brief recap of Emily's life as a single mom and her journey as
The Bachelor's
fifteenth-season bachelorette -- who called off her engagement to
Brad Womack
-- introductions to several of her suitors, and a sit-down interview between Emily and host
Chris Harrison
Emily felt prepared to star on
The Bachelorette
and said she wanted to find a husband more than anything. She was scared to originally star on the show because she had fallen in love twice but lost love twice in her past and didn't want that to happen again.
Before meeting Brad, Emily's late fiance Ricky Hendrick tragically died in a plane crash, and then Brad swept her off her feet but their relationship fell apart soon after. Emily told Chris she was at peace with Ricky's death and his memory no longer upset her; it just made her want to get that feeling back again. She also said she hopes to have more children -- "a minivan full of babies."
"I'm tired of being engaged! I want to be married!" Emily told Chris.
Emily was extremely nervous before her bachelors arrived because she knew the guys had given up a lot to be there, and the moment reminded her of her prior experience on
The Bachelor
and meeting Brad for the first time.
The 25 bachelors then arrived at the mansion in Charlotte, NC, before the initial cocktail reception commenced.
Some of the suitors' entrances included Tony, a 31-year-old lumber trader from Beaverton, OR, giving Emily a glass slipper to proclaim her his princess; Jef, a 27-year-old entrepreneur from Salt Lake City, UT, riding in on a skateboard; and Stevie, a 26-year-old party MC from Staten Island, NJ, breaking down into some dance moves.
In addition, Travis, a 30-year-old advertising sales representative from Madison, MS, walked in with an ostrich egg in hand to symbolize how he planned to protect Emily and her daughter Ricki, and Kalon, a 27-year-old luxury brand consultant from Houston, TX, landed in a helicopter.
After meeting all the men, Emily told Chris that maybe the most nervous guy in the room would receive her first impression rose because that's how she similarly felt when she was in their position. Emily then approached all her suitors and told them how excited she was to get their journey underway.
"I want to say welcome to Charlotte. Ya'll have truly just blown me away. Some of you have actually blown me away with the helicopter entrance. Thank you for that. But I just want you all to know how grateful I am that each of you are here," Emily told her bachelors inside the mansion before getting to know them.
"I remember not that long ago, I was in the exact same position and so nervous and didn't know what to say or what to do. I also know, more than anything, that it really can work. You just have to be open to it, and God knows, I am a hopeless romantic. So, thank you all."
"Emily looks stunning. She's by far, hands down, the hottest Bachelorette," said John "Wolf," a 30-year-old data destruction specialist from St. Louis, MO.
All of the guys immediately tried to secure some one-on-one time with Emily after making their entrances.
Brent showed Emily pictures of his six children, while Chris, a 25-year-old corporate sales director from Chicago, IL, gave her bobblehead dolls to keep that looked like them and asked her to play out a little scene together.
Emily was later impressed by Jef's "cool vibe" and how he made her feel at ease, while Doug, a 33-year-old real estate agent from Seattle, WA, gave Emily a touching handwritten letter from his 11-year-old son Austin that almost brought her to tears.
Doug hoped they'd find common ground since they were both single parents, and Emily thought the later was so sweet. She admitted she could already tell Doug was a good father.
Chris Harrison
then arrived at the cocktail reception and placed the first-impression rose on the table. Emily would be required to present it whenever and to whomever she wished to assure he'd be safe at the impending Rose Ceremony.
The idea of possibly receiving the first-impression rose and the fear of not being chosen as the lucky guy began to distress a couple of the bachelors, especially the ones who had yet to get to know her privately.
Before handing out the rose, Emily still wanted to get to know a few more of her suitors. Kalon, who had made his grand entrance via helicopter, could feel the hostility in the room coming from the other men -- who thought his act was too showy and arrogant.
However, Kalon pulled Emily aside and told her he would've walked to meet her if he had to. He then went on to tell her he was raised by a single mother with strong character, and so he had the utmost respect for Emily and her parental responsibilities.
Meanwhile, Stevie was talking behind Kalon's back saying he had a big issue with how he was "selfish" and didn't graciously allow Emily to spend time with the other guys when his own alone time happened to be interrupted. The two clearly didn't get along, and Stevie admitted he just flat out disliked the guy because it seemed like he was on
The Bachelorette
just to win.
Emily then sat down with Arie, a 30-year-old race car driver from Scottsdale, AZ, and he was open with her right away about his profession. He feared his racing career would turn Emily off immediately due to her late fiance, but on the contrary, Emily told him she was fine with it and actually loved being around racing. She also said Arie would "look hot in a racecar."
Emily then awarded the special first impression rose to Doug.
"It's been a long night and I just wanted to let you know, first of all, your son's letter was so, so, so sweet and so thoughtful. It's cool to have somebody else here who gets what I'm going through, missing your other half. It's heartbreaking. So you have made me feel really comfortable and so good about myself, so I was wondering if you would accept the first impression rose," Emily told Doug.
Doug gladly accepted and then they hugged.
Kalon was disappointed he didn't get the first impression rose, but he was still very confident he'd end up with a rose anyway. Chris also thought he deserved the rose and was equally let down.
The Bachelorette
eighth season's first Rose Ceremony then commenced.
"I just hope she saw enough in me to keep me around, because I think we have so much in common. But if I went home tonight, that would be devastating," Tony said before the Rose Ceremony began.
"I came here to see if Emily is going to potentially be my wife. Obviously I need to get the rose to move onto that next step, so I desperately want a rose," Sean explained.
Besides Doug, Emily gave roses to Aaron, a 36-year-old biology teacher from Long Beach, CA; Alessandro, a 30-year-old grain merchant from St. Paul, MN; Alejandro, a 25-year-old mushroom farmer from San Francisco, CA; Arie; Charlie, a 32-year-old recruiter from Nashville, TN; Chris; Jef; Joe, a 27-year-old field energy advisor from Los Angeles, CA; John "Wolf;" Kalon; and Kyle, a 29-year-old financial advisor from Long Beach, CA.
Michael, a 26-year-old rehab counselor from Austin, TX; Nate, a 25-year-old accountant from Los Angeles, CA; Ryan, a 31-year-old pro sports trainer from Augusta, GA; Sean, a 28-year-old insurance agent from Dallas, TX; Stevie; Tony; and Travis also received the night's roses.
"I'm disappointed, you know? Obviously I was hoping to get a rose. My kids will be sad. My six kids definitely want me to find somebody and be happy in that way. She's an amazing woman. She hit me like a freight train. I didn't think I would find love again, and there's still that chance that I might not. At my age with six kids, there's not a high probability, I would say," Brent lamented following his ouster.
"I'm definitely sad to go home. I'm disappointed, but I don't know what she was thinking. I think she missed out on a great guy. I think she's missing out on a great body too. She didn't get to see any of the goods, so I guess this is what she's missing out on -- now I'm going home," Jackson said after he was eliminated.
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The reality TV stars and loving married couple are preparing to release their joint fragrance, Unbreakable by Khloe and Lamar—the first and only celebrity unisex fragrance—and, as luck would have it, the new scent will be hitting stores on February 12. Just in time to pick up a last-minute Valentine's Day gift for the loved one in your life.
Kardashian took to her official Web site on Friday to dish about the new fragrance, enthusing,
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Re: st: mi impute chained with multilevel data
"JVerkuilen (Gmail)" <email@example.com>
Re: st: mi impute chained with multilevel data
Tue, 7 May 2013 15:30:35 -0400
It's not 100% clear what to do. This is very much an open question
from what I understand. (Disclosure: Missing data is not my research
area but I've done it a lot in practice.)
One fairly workable solution is to put in a goodly number of level 2
variables and cross-level interactions with completely observed
variables, because they often soak up a lot of of the level 2 variance
and don't cost you in the imputation. I would be very careful with
outlying clusters, though. That can really mess things up. And I would
try a few different plausible imputation models and see if your
desired inferences are sensitive to those assumptions. Ideally they
won't be.
On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 1:35 PM, Newport-berra, Mchale
<firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
> I am using mi impute chained (Stata 12) to impute data for children nested in schools. I am then using the imputed data to do xtmixed. So far I have been able to do the multiple imputation without taking clustering into account, but I would really appreciate guidance about how to account for the multi-level structure of the data in the imputation. I have come across the following possibilities:
> One suggestion I have received is doing mi impute chained with a dataset of only the school-level variables, and then merging this with the child-level dataset and imputing the child-level variables. However, I'm not sure how mi estimate would make sense of the imputed variables from different rounds of imputation.
> Han (2008, Developmental Psychology) used Stata and assigned the same imputed values for school variables to students from the same school to preserve multilevel data structure in multiple imputation procedures, but I'm not sure how to do this.
> I also came across this Stata document: http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/statistics/clustering-and-mi-impute/ which describes the following 3 methods:
> 1. Include indicator variables for clusters in the imputation model
> 2. Impute data separately for each cluster.
> 3. Use a multivariate normal model to impute all clusters simultaneously.
> Since I have a lot of schools but not a lot of kids in each school, #1 and #2 won't work. I'm not sure if #3 work with mi impute chained.
> Has anyone used any of these strategies, or other strategies? Thank you!
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CNN showed its liberal bias on Thursday night, and they did not try to disguise it whatsoever.
Following the balloon drop at the DNC Convention, the CNN staff celebrated the Hillary Clinton nomination by holding a massive party at its make-shift studio in Philadelphia.
CNN anchorman, Wolf Blitzer, and CNN contributor, Gloria Borger, were caught on camera dancing and singing as the song 'Sweet Caroline' blasted through the studio. In the video Blitzer is also seen gulping white wine. CNN proudly aired the 'behind the scenes' clip on its morning program today.
Blitzer's celebration should come as no shock to viewers. The anchorman touted his liberal bias throughout CNN's coverage of the DNC event. For example, at the conclusion of nearly every speech given during the convention, Blitzer used words like 'very powerful', 'very emotional', and 'extremely moving' to describe what he had heard. And when a speaker criticized Trump, Blitzer was sure to emphasize with glee and passion how the speech was a "blistering" assault on the GOP nominee.
Sadly, it doesn't end with Blitz and CNN. Joe Scarborough, the former Republican who served in congress for years but now hosts a morning show on MSNBC, told GOP congressional candidates they should "loose Trump" and tell their constituents now that they are no longer in support of the party's nominee. See the video.
Favorite moment of @CNN coverage – @wolfblitzer @GloriaBorger dancing to Sweet Caroline!! #DNCinPHL #DNCPhilly pic.twitter.com/j8w0Kqgzq0
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In the New York Times, an article about the growth of the Dominican Order, especially in Ireland, at a time when vocations to religious life have plummeted in the Emerald Isle. I think the emphasis the new recruits place on living in community is vital, and that diocesan bishops need to think of ways to permit their clergy to live in at least small communities, although I know other priests who would recoil at the prospect. And, while I confess I used to think the issue of wearing a habit or not was not a big thing, I am coming round to the conclusion that it may be a bigger thing than most people realize. Not for everyone, to be sure. I do not think wearing the habit is a "fundamental" but being distinct is a fundamental, and while many people can find different ways to be distinctive, I am no longer as quick to think we should dismiss the significance of distinctive attire. It seems to help manifest something that is difficult to explain, the idea that a person is vitally committed to Christ and to the life of the Church. In any event, it is worth clicking on the link that shows the Irish Dominicans engaged in a snowball fight, set to the music of "Eye of the Tiger."
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I'm about to be seventeen years old, and I'd really like to get them fixed. I get bullied because of them too much and I'd really like to fix them as quickly as I can. My two front teeth are crooked and I have a gap. I have come across different options such as: mini dental implants, veneers, crowns. I'm not sure what I can get, I really don't want traditional braces. Or is there some sort of dental cosmetic surgery? How much would it cost. Please contact me for more information, thank you.
Can I Please Get Some Advice on What Kind of Treatment Would Work for Me?
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Without any photos it is very difficult to give you quality information. Possibly you could submit a couple of photos of the teeth you are concerned about. Most likely bonding or veneers would be your best options. I know you said you did not want traditional braces but invisalign might also be a good option to consider.
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