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Smithsonian American Art Museum Announces .First Lady Laura Bush as Honorary Patron of "Arte Latino"
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The Smithsonian American Art Museum today (June 29) announced that First Lady Laura Bush will serve as honorary patron of the traveling exhibition "Arte Latino: Treasures .from the Smithsonian American Art Museum."
"Arte Latino" highlights 300 years of Latino art from across the United States. These 66 paintings, sculptures and photographs represent many different cultural traditions developed by Latino artists in America.
"We are honored to have the support of Mrs. Bush in celebrating the artistic excellence and innovation of this diverse community," said Elizabeth Broun, the museum's Margaret and Terry Stent Director. "These artists present human stories that are at once culturally specific, but also universal."
"Arte Latino" is one of eight exhibitions in "Treasures to Go," from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, touring the nation through 2002. The Principal Financial Group® is a proud partner in presenting these treasures to the American people. "Treasures to Go," launched in January 2000, is the most extensive art tour ever. Its goal is to stimulate interest in American art among new audiences as well as art lovers by touring the nation's foremost American art collection to communities across the country.
Many of the artists in "Arte Latino" explore personal identity through cultural heritage. They include both U.S.-born and immigrant artists, among them Puerto Ricans, Mexican-Americans and Chicanos, Cuban-Americans and Latin Americans who have created art throughout the United States.
The Smithsonian American Art Museum began actively collecting Latino art about a decade ago. The current exhibition is a sampling of these rich traditions—not .a comprehensive survey of them—selected from almost 500 Latino artworks now in the museum's collection.
"Arte Latino" has already appeared at the El Paso Museum of Art in El Paso, Texas and the Orlando Museum of Art in Orlando, Fla. Upcoming venues include the Terra Museum of American Art in Chicago (Sept. 8–Nov. 11, 2001), The Art Museum at Florida International University in Miami (Dec. 7, 2001–Jan. 27, 2002), the Palm Springs Desert Museum in Palm Springs, Calif. (Feb. 20–April 28, 2002), the Museum of Fine Arts in Santa Fe, N.M. (June 28–Sept. 22, 2002) and the Oakland Museum of California in Oakland, Calif. (Nov. 2, 2002–Jan. 26, 2003).
More information and full itineraries for "Treasures to Go" can be found on the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Web site at AmericanArt.si.edu.
For information about the Principal Financial Group, contact Terri Shell, media relations consultant at (515) 283-8858.
The Smithsonian American Art Museum collection began with gifts of art donated to the federal government in 1829 and has evolved into the world's most important American art holdings with approximately 39,000 paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings, photographs, folk art and contemporary crafts.
While the three-year renovation of the museum's main building—the Old Patent Office—continues, American Art offers a full program of exhibitions at its Renwick Gallery (Pennsylvania Avenue at 17th Street N.W.). For information about Renwick Gallery activities, call (202) 357-2700. Please visit the museum's award-winning Web site at AmericanArt.si.edu.


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Vanity Fair has posted the latest version of its annual New Establishment list. But, hey! Where are all the women? Out of the 100 moguls, entertainers, and businessfolk who made the list as the top 100 "leaders of the information age," just how many are women? A whopping nine. Who are they, you ask? Oprah Winfrey, Angelina Jolie, Arianna Huffington, Miuccia Prada, Diane Sawyer, Anna Wintour, Annette de la Renta, Donatella Versace, and Diane Von Furstenberg. So, what have we learned? If you're a woman who wants to be considered a player in the New Media era by the media, you better be an entertainer, work in fashion, or have really, really great hair.

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April 16, 2008
Congress is right to delay consideration of the US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA). What's at stake here is a fundamental principle: that free trade should be premised on respect for human rights, especially the rights of the workers producing the goods to be traded.
Many of the killings are committed by paramilitary death squads, which openly admit to deliberately targeting unionists, whom they stigmatize as collaborators of left-wing guerrillas. The New York Times this week described how a unionist was forcibly "disappeared," burned with acid, and killed after he participated in protests against paramilitary violence last month.
Despite thousands of reported unionist killings in the last two decades, in only 68 cases has anyone ever been convicted in connection with the killings. Nearly half of those convicted have served no prison time. Others are serving dramatically reduced sentences: for example, paramilitary commander Salvatore Mancuso, who was recently convicted of ordering the killing of the two-year old granddaughter of a trade unionist, could be free by 2010 under Colombia's "Justice and Peace Law."
Knowing that impunity is an obstacle to FTA ratification, Colombia's government last year established a specialized group of prosecutors to focus on trade union cases. This is a positive development with the potential to produce meaningful results - but only if the pressure is sustained. Once the deal is approved, the administration of President Álvaro Uribe will lose its main motivation for supporting the investigations. The theoretical possibility of fines or sanctions under the accord falls far short of being an adequate incentive to effective prosecution. There's no reason to think that officials who have labeled trade unionists "terrorists" will be concerned about the plight of workers once the pressure of possible FTA rejection is off.
Meanwhile, the Colombian government has yet to get serious about breaking paramilitaries' continuing influence, including their links to sectors of the military, intelligence, and political systems. More than 50 Colombian congresspersons, mostly from Uribe's coalition, are under criminal investigation for collaborating with paramilitaries. But these investigations are the result of an initiative by the Colombian Supreme Court - not the Uribe Administration. While Uribe has funded the court, he has often taken steps that could undermine the investigations, lashing out against Supreme Court Justices and even, at one point, floating a proposal to let the politicians avoid prison.
Uribe administration officials often dismiss concerns about paramilitary violence by claiming that the paramilitaries are now "extinct" thanks to the government's demobilization program. But scores of "new" groups closely linked to the paramilitaries are operating all over the country, engaging in extortion, killings, forced displacement, and drug trafficking - just like their predecessors. Eight foreign embassies in Bogota, the Organization of American States' mission verifying the demobilization, and dozens of human rights defenders have reported receiving threats from the new groups in recent months.
I have personally interviewed victims of these new groups in remote Colombian regions like Narińo. To those who have seen their sons or sisters horrifically tortured and murdered, the government's talk of paramilitary demobilization is a cruel joke.
Nearly all the 30,000 "demobilized" paramilitaries are free and have never been investigated. Only about 150 of them are now going through interrogations under the "Justice and Peace Law." That law, which applies only to demobilized individuals who request it - usually because they have charges pending against them -grants them dramatically reduced sentences for all their crimes, including trade unionist killings.
Paramilitary commanders serving the reduced sentences enjoy special privileges like the use of unmonitored cell phones they can use to stay in touch with their henchmen. Unless the government shifts course, in a few years they will emerge with much of their ill-gotten wealth and influence intact.
There are many steps Colombia could and should take to address these serious problems. We outlined several of them in a letter to US Trade Representative Susan Schwab in January.
Unfortunately, instead of encouraging Colombia to take these steps, the Bush administration has been trying to ram the FTA through Congress. Now Congress has an opportunity show that it's serious about workers' rights by pressing Colombia to really change the pattern of violence, impunity, and paramilitary influence.
Maria McFarland Sanchez-Moreno is senior Americas researcher for Human Rights Watch.


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My kids absolutely love playing with water sensory bins and our water table . Lately, we've been incorporating learning activities into our water play. These activities using the rubber duckies leftover from my son's pirate party were a huge hit with the daycare kids!
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I took a Sharpie and wrote letters on the bottoms of our Rubber Ducks. Then, I filled our baby pool and tossed the ducks inside. The kids couldn't wait to get their hands on them and were thrilled to spend time just grabbing and releasing the ducks. This is a great activity for toddlers who can gain muscle strength and control just from manipulating the ducks.
Then, I gave them each a net or strainer and let them try to scoop up the ducks. Here, the little ones got to work with hand-eye coordination and developing the muscles in their hands and wrists. My 2-year-old was thrilled when he found the duck with his letter and scooped it right up!
The kids then worked together to find and scoop the letters to make their names. This would also be a fun way to practice sight words.
Then, I gave the kids squirt guns and they had target practice with the letters. I would call out a letter and they would find that duck and shoot it with their water gun. This evolved into everyone finding the duck with their initials and racing them across the pool.
After working with the letters for awhile, I gave the kids free reign to play. They loved scooping the ducks and capturing them in buckets. Then, they added our battery powered fish and shark and raced to scoop up all the ducks before the shark could get them! This game was so much fun to watch as the kids squealed and raced around the pool!
And, I couldn't resist sharing some of the adorable silliness from our water day!
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Has anybody ever shot the lcr in .357? I know most lcr's are .38 special but I like the idea of some more versatility. Are there other small carry .357s I should be looking at. I like the lightness of the lcr
I have one and it is very solid.
Shooting .38's and +p out it isn't bad at all. A full power magnum round stings a bit, but is still controllable.
I had a thread similar to this not to long ago comparing the SW642 and the lcr. I ended up getting the lcr. Bad news is I am out of town until the end of Aug so I won't get to shoot it until then (which is killing me). After shooting multiple snubs at the range though, the lcr just seemed like the best one. By far the best trigger, but also seemed more comfortable and more accurate.
Cool I was wondering about the recoil of those light revolvers. They only come in a 5 shot configuration correct?
S&w 340 Pd. S&w 60 and Taurus 605.
The 60 and 605 being stainless are easy to control and not too abusive. The 340pd will wear you out. Not a bullseye gun.
All very good choices for carry.
Have one, love it. It's a handful with .357's but it's managable. Great trigger too. Keep in mind, it's not the best range gun in the world, just a point 'n' shooter.
Hmm I do love the look of a stainless revolver so sexy! How do you all feel about hammer vs hammer less on a gun like these mentioned?
I have two pocket carry revolvers, a Taurus 605 357 magnum, and a Charter Arms Bulldog 44 Special. The Bulldog is a DAO (aka 'hammerless"), the 605 has a regular hammer.
The 357 puts a smile on the face of people who have never shot one before, and yes, it stings even with rubber grips.
Drawing a hammer gun from a front pocket holding the thumb on the hammer spur reduces snagging on the pocket.
All depends on where and how you want to carry it. In a pocket or ankle a shrouded hammer won't typically catch on clothing. On the belt, either or...ish. That's where the personal preferences come into play...:cool: I would think with the shrouded hammer it would be less inclined to collect lint and dirt in the moving parts...again, all depends on where you want to carry it...:cool:
Even for a carry gun i prefer a hammer. For purely cosmetic reasons i think the hammer looks better. I dont Particularly dislike striker guns, its just my personal preference to have a hammer for SA options.
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Does anyone else have an opinion on the item "Roman knows Kate McReary is dead and makes a joke "Call an ambulance!"? Going back through the story on my second run, Roman sounds and appears very distressed and most likely isn't sure whether Kate is in fact deceased or not. Any other input? Gman harmon 18:50, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
- Not just does the line not seem like a joke, but Roman really does not seem like the type to make such a morbid joke, especially when he is later promising Niko to name his child, if it is a daughter, after Kate. I really doubt that he knew she was dead and was joking, instead, I think he was seriously distressed. Dylnuge 05:20, 12 January 2009 (UTC)


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If you buy the house, and hire his company to do the work, you will get the entire gain on the sale of the property and he will have income from the work done on the house.
Are you saying this is the beast way to go?
I think the best way is to buy in an LLC
and split the profits
Are there any drawbacks to this course of action?
And what are the benefits of having an LLC?
The benefits are liability protection for one
There's really no drawback. It's the most common method to doing what you are setting up to do
Another way to minimize tax is hold the property for at least 1 year
This will put you in a lower capital gains tax rate ... 15% if you are in the 25% and up tax bracket and 20% if you make over $400K per year
If you are in the 10 to 15% tax bracket long term capital gains rates are 0%
If you do the LLC, you will have the same type of tax return as if you have no legal entity and split the profits...either way you fill out form 1065
The tax bracket of the LLC is your tax bracket
Your share flows to your tax return
If you move money in and out, that will impact your capital account
Yes, you can deduct your travel expenses...mileage, etc
No, if you hold longer than one year you would have a favorable tax rate
If you do pay him to do work, pay him at arms length and he will have income equal to what you pay him
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You have a capital account...which is what you have invested in the company
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The three-day sale of some 1,500 items from the stately home near Towcester, Northants, is expected to fetch £5m.
Lots listed in the sale range in value from dog collars to a George III cabinet expected to sell for £300,000.
Other items include fine English and French furniture, Old Masters and British paintings, tapestries, silver and Japanese lacquer work.
Henry Wyndham, chairman of Sotheby's Europe who are conducting the auction said: "The collection of works of art at Easton Neston is one of the most significant to have been put together by a British family over the last 500 years.
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"The house is full of rare and beautiful objects that reflect the changing tastes and fortunes of nearly 20 generations of the Femor-Hesketh family."
Easton Neston has been the seat of the Femor-Hesketh family since 1535, but the present Grade I listed house was built by Nicholas Hawksmoor - a protege of Sir Christopher Wren - in about 1700.
It employs 20 staff and includes the jump racing track famous for its stiff uphill finish, and a pheasant and partridge shoot.
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Red Glove
Author: Holly Black
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry
Publication Date: April 5, 2011
Pages: 336
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About the Book: After rescuing his brothers from Zacharov's retribution and finding out that Lila, the girl he has loved his whole life, will never, ever be his now that his mother has worked her, Cassel is trying to reestablish some kind of normalcy in his life. That was never going to be easy for someone from a worker family tied to one of the big crime families and a mother whose cons get more reckless by the day. But Cassel is also coming to terms with what it means to be a transformation worker and figuring out how to have friends.
But normal doesn't last very long–soon Cassel is being courted by both sides of the law and is forced to confront his past. A past he remembers only in scattered fragments and one that could destroy his family and his future. Cassel will have to decide whose side he wants to be on because neutrality is not an option. And then he will have to pull off his biggest con ever to survive.
Red Glove picks up shortly after White Cat ended. Cassel has spent the summer working minor cons in Atlantic City with his mother. Try as he might he cannot forget or get past his feelings for Lila. Thankfully the school year is just around the corner so he can get away from his family and memories of her… or not. When Lila turns up at Cassel's school he knows the year is going to be nothing like he anticipated… but what else is new? 😉
I. LOVE. The. Curse. Workers. Like, a lot. Holly Black has created this amazing alternate reality where magic/curse working is a known factor. I love learning about it. I think the fact that everyone wears gloves and bare hands are taboo is my favorite part! Well, aside from the mafia-esque crime families! Combine the two and you have a huge win!! I imagine it to be something like this card from Anne Taintor Vintage Revisited:
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White Cat was my absolute favorite from last year so Red Glove had a lot to live up to. The tagline, "The cons get twistier and the stakes get higher" is spot on. Cassel (***sigh***) is still his witty, sarcastic self. We see his wry sense of humor from the get go. I can't even begin to express how much I love this! We also get to see Cassel open up a bit more and let people in. We see him struggle with the decisions he has to make. He really has to decide who he wants to be. My heart just broke for him as he tried so hard to figure out what he should do and how he could become a person he could live with. The situation between him and Lila also tugs at the ole' heartstrings. Their circumstances just make everything so much more difficult! I NEED Black Heart ASAP so I can see where they go next!
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After shopping downtown, a friend and I decided to pop into Palmeira Brasil on Orange Street for a cocktail and a snack.
The restaurant opened last year, closed within the year and re-opened a few months ago under the same name with new owners. The décor is a cool white with green accents and colorful wall murals. A separate room for private functions is available.
As a complimentary happy hour appetizer, Palmeira offered spicy Brazilian wings with just the right amount of zing without being too spicy. With that sipped "The Salty Poodle" ($10), a pretty pink concoction of Lunazul Reposado Tequila, Velvet Falerum, triple sec, crème de cassis, fresh grapefruit juice and fresh lime juice, served in a glass with a half salted rim and grapefruit peel garnish. Refreshingly not too sweet or tart.
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George Clooney is auctioning off his 2008 Tesla "Signature 100" Roadster to benefit relief work in the Sudan.
The all-electric roadster was car number 0008 and has 1,700 miles on the odometer, says Gooding and Co., the auction house that will let the car go at the Aug. 19 auction before the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in California. It is expected to fetch up to $125,000.
Proceeds will go to the Satellite Sentinel Project, a non-profit organization that monitors the borders of Sudan via satellite in an effort to prevent the return of another civil war. Clooney has made visits to the Sudan and lobbied the U.S. to get more involved in bringing peace to the troubled African nation.
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Hamas insists any ceasefire must involve Israeli troops withdrawing from Gaza and an immediate lifting of the Israeli blockade. Hamas officials are expected to attend further talks on Saturday in Cairo.
Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev earlier told the BBC he thought Israel may have achieved enough in its three-week offensive to allow a ceasefire.
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Before we get on to today's Money Morning, don't forget to check out Slipstream Trader, Murray Dawes' free market update on YouTube.
He recorded it yesterday morning.
Murray was cock-a-hoop as weeks of groundwork bore fruit. We don't know about you, but normally when you think of traders, you think of them making quick decisions… buying and selling in seconds.
If that's the image you have of Murray, well, sorry to disappoint you. Rapid-fire trading isn't Murray's bag. We've seen how he works. He carefully pours over the charts… weighing up risk and reward.
This orderly approach means sometimes he'll miss a good trade… but the extra work means he'll avoid bad trades too… that explains his current record of 17 winners from 19 open positions – not even Murray is perfect <wink>.
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"For millennia, people have killed and died in pursuit of gold. In the recent downturn, so many investors have been eager to buy gold that it is sold in vending machines. Governments are as captivated by it as individuals are: for nearly a century, many nations' central banks have stashed hoards of gold bullion in a vault at the New York Federal Reserve." – New York Times
Reading that you'd think no-one has ever killed or died for paper money.
That no-one has ever killed or died for a leather briefcase.
And no-one has ever killed or died for a loaf of bread.
And the idea of gold in a vending machine… it's almost as crazy as thinking you can stick a piece of plastic into a wall and suddenly paper money will appear… like magic!
As if that's ever gonna happen… sorry? What's that… ATMs you say.
Funnily enough, at the 'Great Property Debate' in Sydney a few weeks back, one of our fellow panellists was amused by the sight he saw at the Burj Tower in Dubai.
"It has gold vending machines in the lobby, ha, ha…"
We smiled.
More value than gold?
But the liberal media and mainstream attitude to gold shouldn't surprise us. Another line from the New York Times states:
"When asked recently why central banks hold gold rather than, for instance, diamonds, Ben Bernanke said 'tradition.' Given the long history of humans considering gold valuable, does it make sense to continue this tradition, or should central banks focus on other assets with more intrinsic value?"
The New York Times doesn't explain which assets have more intrinsic value than gold. We can only guess.
Perhaps the NYT is thinking of Aussie dollars, Euros, Chinese Yuan…
U.S. Treasury bonds…
Newspapers maybe!
We won't get into a debate about intrinsic value. Except to say individuals and the market determine value.
Stocks have intrinsic value. So does property. And so does gold.
Guess what: chocolate bars and tinned fruit have intrinsic value too.
But only as long as they're in demand. If no-one demands gold, property, shares, chocolate bars or tinned fruit their intrinsic value will be low… maybe even zero.
Anyway, News.com.au writes this morning:
"Gold back in favour as investors take cover from volatile markets"
In another sign of the mainstream not quite getting it, half the article is devoted to stories of people selling their gold… d'oh!
But look out, is gold in a bubble? The article says:
"The [Perth] Mint states that every week it has dozens of self-managed superannuation investors pouring up to $10 million into both gold and silver, which has also enjoyed phenomenal price growth."
(Incidentally, our publishers – Port Phillip Publishing – have been one of those buyers at the Perth Mint… the metal is currently stored at a secure location. More details on why they've made this purchase soon…)
$10 million a week is $520 million a year. Or just 10% of what the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) turns over each day!
Or according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), $74.7 billion worth of building approvals went through in the 2010-2011 financial year… that means buyers spend over 100 times more on new housing than on gold and silver.
We'll admit relative dollar values aren't always relevant to decide if an asset is over-inflated. But it does tell you gold and silver are still fringe investments.
Fear Index higher but still low
So, is gold over-valued?
We can't tell you for certain that it isn't. Its value is determined by what the market is prepared to pay and receive for it.
But we do know that measured by James Turks' Fear Index, gold is well below the early 1980s peak. Here's a chart of his index going from 1967 to June 2010:
The small blue square on the right is our calculation of where the Fear Index is today – around 3.3%.
And our guess is the gold price is set to go even higher. Today the Wall Street Journal reports:
"The Federal Reserve should consider a new round of securities purchases to spur the economy if growth and employment keep languishing and inflation recedes, former top Fed officials said in a roundtable with The Wall Street Journal."
If the Fed pours more fresh cash into the market that can only be good news for the gold price.
The question is how the Fed will stimulate. We doubt it'll be as brazen as before. The mad men at the Fed are no doubt scheming to find a less obvious way of devaluing the dollar and unleashing more inflation on the world.
So what will they do? Who knows? We'll have to sleep on it to see what we can come up with.
But predicting the actions of mad men is almost impossible. So even the craziest and dumbest idea we could think of will be a million miles away from the ideas swirling in the heads of Ben Bernanke and his pals.
What we do know is we'll keep topping up on gold and silver at regular intervals… because we value gold and silver more than paper money.
Kris Sayce
Money morning Australia


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JUSTIN Gardner is hoping a more attacking formation will propel his Aveley side to promotion this season.
The Aveley manager experimented with 3-5-2 formation against East Thurrock United and Grays Athletic in last weekend's Millers Challenge Invitational, which the Ryman North side won with victories over both their Ryman Premier League rivals.
Gardner used attacking full-backs Danny Coyne and Billy Sendal to bomb forward from wide positions, with ex-Grays centre-back Junior Baker marshalling the back-line. And the exuberant manager says his side have a good balance between attack and defence.
"I am experimenting with a change in formation for the new season," confirmed Gardner.
"Much of the focus is aimed art improving our attack and with the players we have brought in, we are able to play the football we want to play.
"This is an ambitious team and an expansive team. We have goals running through the team and I believe we are capable of challenging at the very top as we have so many exciting players."
Aveley have also brought in Danny Francis, Sammy Knott, James Marrable, Marcus Elliot, Andy Tomlinson, Troy Powell, Jack Sawyer and Jake McIntyre to strengthen the Millers' title push, with new strikers Elliot and Francis amongst the goals in last weekend's tournament.
"I want, and the players want, to get promoted," said Gardner. "That is our only aim and what we are all pushing for. I want to lead this side to the Ryman Premier, a division I believe we could compete well in."
And Gardner said the signing of ex-Thamesmead Town defender Baker was a signing showing his team's intent.
"Junior is a great bit of business. Of all the lads we have brought in he was one of the hardest but it is very satisfying to see him in an Aveley shirt. He is a leader and we are impressed at his contribution already," he said.
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AWAKENING with Quintino
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Thursday, August 29, 2013 at 9:00 PM (PDT)
Quintino is one of the true DJ's with a lifelong passion for dance music and on the verge of becoming one of the leading forces in the global music scene today. His high profile work with the likes of Tiësto and Afrojack has made him a household name and his excellent DJ sets across the globe have made his position a highly respected name in the scene.
Discovered by Laidback Luke at the age of 18, Quintino started to take his stature as a DJ and producer beyond the normal club scene, playing landmark gigs and high profile festivals. Highlights include performing at Mansion and LIV in Miami, Pacha in New York, XS in Las Vegas and multiple tours in Europe and Asia. A life-changing break came in 2009 when he released a remix of Cidinho & Doca's 'Rap Das Armas', which became a worldwide summer anthem and notched over 10 million YouTube views. That same year Quintino released the singles 'Heaven' and 'You Can't Deny' and made clear he will be around to stay as an artist as well.
When Afrojack initiated a team of aspiring DJs and producers for his imprint Wall Recordings in 2011, it didn't take long for him to approach his long-time DJ friend Quintino for a musical collaboration. Afrojack and Quintino live up to their reputation as creators of crowd pleasing records with their first collaborative release; 'Selecta'. Quickly followed by the second single, 'Raider' – both on Wall Recordings.
In the summer of 2011, Quintino decided to join forces with Sandro Silva and continued his ascent into the Dutch Dance Music elite with the release of 'Epic' on Tiësto's 'Musical Freedom' label. The single topped DMC's Buzzchart, entered the top five of the Beatport Top 100 and hit the #1 position of the Dutch charts. Smashing clubs, 'Epic' was quickly added to the record cases of Tiësto and the Swedish House Mafia. The following months, 'Epic' remained at the top of the charts, selling enough copies to gain platinum status in the Netherlands.
Quintino demonstrated that he thinks big in everything he delivers. He kept up the pace after the massive success of 'Epic' and returned on Musical Freedom and Wall Recordings. In January 2012 Tiësto presented 'We Gonna Rock' on his label as Quintino's follow up for 'Epic'. 'The One and Only' appeared on Afrojack's imprint as well as a new collaboration with MOTI, called 'Circuits'.
In between producing and releasing songs, Quintino keeps performing worldwide with an estimate of 250 gigs a year reaffirming many future successes for him.
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On Fri, Jul 02, 2004 at 03:32:12PM -0500, Thomas Swan wrote: > Alvaro Herrera wrote: > > >Please note that I'm using the term "transaction block" and not > >"transaction." The distinction is important because everything is > >always inside a transaction, though it may be an implicit one. A > >transaction block, on the other hand, is always an explicit thing. > >And a subtransaction is also an explicit thing. > > This is the reason the outermost block is irrelevant to the point. > Inner transactions (including the implicit ones mentioned) commit only > if their parent transactions commit. If there is an implicit > begin/commit, then everything underneath should be subbegin/subcommit. > If it is sometimes implicit then the subbegin/begin state is > non-deterministic. Without the underlying or stack depth, it is > difficult to predict. You can't have subtransactions inside an implicit transaction block, so this answers all your concerns here I think. It just doesn't make sense. How would you call a subtransaction in a implicit transaction? Don't tell me to use BEGIN because that'd start an explicit transaction block ... > In psql, autocommit (on/off) behavoir becomes a little muddy if you go > with the SUBBEGIN and SUBCOMMIT construct. Au contraire ... autocommit is easier to support with separate syntax AFAICT. > psql will tell me how deep I am in transactions? Yes, there should be a way to know this, if only for showing it in the prompt. It's not there at present. > >Similarly if you want to abort. But if you want to retry a > >subtransaction which has just failed you better know whether you are > >on a subtransaction or not ... I mean if the app doesn't know that > >then it isn't using subtransactions, is it? > > That's an rather big assumption? It may not be the app, it may include > stored procedures and functions as well. I said in some other thread that a function can not call BEGIN, only SUBBEGIN (there is a reason besides this one, and it is that it just doesn't work to use BEGIN in a function when not in a transaction block -- you can try it with current sources). At this point you can claim that in this case you would not be able to call a function that uses subtransactions when not in a transaction block; that's why we need to automatically start a transaction block to call a function, if not already in one. > If you have the nesting level, then you know how many commits/rollbacks > to perform to get to an entrance state. Why bother? Just issue one and you are done. -- Alvaro Herrera (<alvherre[a]dcc.uchile.cl>) "El sentido de las cosas no viene de las cosas, sino de las inteligencias que las aplican a sus problemas diarios en busca del progreso." (Ernesto Hernández-Novich)
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- The Invention of Glory: Afonso V and the Pastrana Tapestries
- September 18, 2011 – January 8, 2012
- East Building Upper Level
This exhibition is no longer on view at the National Gallery.
Overview: The Pastrana Tapestries—among the finest surviving Gothic tapestries—will be on view together for the first time in the United States at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, from September 18, 2011, through January 8, 2012. The Invention of Glory: Afonso V and the Pastrana Tapestries will feature the recently restored set of four monumental tapestries that commemorate the conquest of two strategically located cities in Morocco by the king of Portugal, Afonso V (1432–1481).
Since the 17th century the tapestries have been the property of the Collegiate Church of Our Lady of the Assumption in Pastrana, Spain, just 50 miles east of Madrid. Because of their outstanding quality and historical significance, the Spanish government listed them as cultural patrimony to be safeguarded during the Spanish Civil War. Only one of the four tapestries has traveled previously to the U.S.; The Conquest of Tangier was included in the landmark National Gallery exhibition Circa 1492: Art in the Age of Exploration in 1991–1992.
Organization: Organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, and the Fundación Carlos de Amberes, Madrid, in association with the Embassy of Spain, the Spain-USA Foundation, and the Embassy of Portugal and with the cooperation of the Embassy of Belgium and the Embassy of Morocco in Washington, DC, as well as the Diocese of Sigüenza-Guadalajara and Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Pastrana, Spain.
Sponsor: The exhibition is made possible through the generous support of the government of Spain; the government of Portugal, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Instituto Camões; and the government of Belgium, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The conservation of the tapestries was undertaken at the initiative of the Spanish Fundación Carlos de Amberes, with support from the Belgian InBev-Baillet Latour Fund, and the following Spanish institutions: Fundación Caja Madrid, Region of Castilla—La Mancha, Provincial Council of Guadalajara, and Diocese of Sigüenza-Guadalajara and Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Pastrana. The conservation of the tapestries received the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra Awards 2011.
Other Venues: Meadows Museum, Dallas, Texas, February 5–May 13, 2012
San Diego Museum of Art, June 10–September 9, 2012
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, October 27–December 31, 2012
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Sam Kass: White House Food-Policy Adviser
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Within three years, the 31-year-old Kass went from being the Obama family's chef to an unprecedented White House role that's a combination of chef, gardener, educator and policy adviser. He's working with First Lady Michelle Obama in her campaign against childhood obesityhe is a fierce advocate for improving school-lunch programsand inspiring other chefs to help.
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Holy F&*^? Should I be upset or not? I've had my eyes examined a couple maybe 3-4 times throughout my life because i never felt i had the greatest eye sight however i was unable to prove it and on top of that i had a skeptical father who told me if i looked through a piece of paper with a hole in it it would train my eyes and i would have perfect eye sight. So i did what was natural and listened to him. Needless to say it got better not. I had a couple of routine eye exams throughout my life comeing back showing my eye sight was a little bit pmaybe in the area that i perhaps may or maynot benfiiit from glasses i even owned a pair or two however they did minsclue nothing. The other week i made the decision that i would have my eyes examined again. I made the trip to the standard optical down my street and was fortunate enought to get a top notch optomitrist to see me. He ran his tests blah blah .. i was throughly convinced it was the same ol ****. After he had finished he sat me down (well i was already seated) and continued to tell me i had a level 4 stigmitism in not 1 but both eyes....
eye doctor: you have a level 4 sigmatism in both of your eyes
lowkickqop: mmm... what does that mean
eye doctor... it means you cant see ****.. (not quite in those words) but close
lowkickqop: so if i get glasses it will help me see?
eye doctor: let me explain... yada yada.. you lowkickqop are a level 4 (shows me on paper how i see) a level 5 is legally blind..
lowkickqop: (im thinking at this point he is getting his point accrossed pretty well and was stunned i was able to find the place without a seeing eye dog)
eye doctor: here is with glasses.. here is without..
lowkickqop: mother f^%$ing S^$% ( i can see)
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I have had these bad boys for a couple of weeks now.. I can tell you i cant see fooey without with. It's quite the "eye opening" expeirience from going one day not being able to see to being able to see. It may not cross your pewny mind as to seeing very poorly your entire life how it affected it but there are soo many things soo many little things which we all know everyone are actually big things.
Today i am more happy than content to be able to use my eye sight to explore so many things.
Tell me some things that you are enjoying with your eye sight.
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Like most people on here I'm not really into describing myself. Every time I write up a draft it sounds pretentious. Nonetheless I will attempt to boil down a human spirit into words.
I've got a fulfilling job that pays decently and full benefits (score!). Ive learned to do away with jealousy and anger and live a more accepting and peaceful life. For some reason a lot of people have a problem with this and I cannot seem to understand why.
I'm into thoughtful women, someone to discuss the universe and theorize with. Someone who can be my best friend and take shit while dishing it back. I can't stand games, so if you like to play them I don't think we would get along because I like to retaliate. Who knows though, it could work.
Having a daughter certainly limits a lot of responses and interactions. Hopefully everyone understands that I'm here for a partner and not a babysitter. You may have as much or as little interaction with her as you please. I make sure she has everything she needs/wants before I handle my own business.
I'm a goof. I like to be silly. I'm reserved when it comes to expressing emotions. So please understand that you don't always have to open up your entire life on the first meet, it gets annoying having to explain myself. If we are out, go with the flow. And if I ever ask you to choose what to do please choose, because I'm just the worst at making decisions.
I guess as an added bonus, I'm really bad at remembering to reply to texts or messages. So ifyou feel ignored just know im lame and send another message.
One last thing. I'm not religious, I'm spiritual though in like a superstitious kind of way. If you're super religious just know I'm not against it. I can see the benefit but it's not for me so if this is a dealbreaker I'm sorry and you will be missed!
Creating awkward moments
I'm really good at comebacks and I will argue a point into the ground.
Movies and TV I point to Netflix. I'm notorious for not starting and finishing great shows. I still have to finish: breaking bad, dexter, how I met your mother, etc. I have never seen some of the more popular movies such as, Shawshank redemption, fight club, Mr fox, boondocks saints. Despite that fact I'll rewatch karate kid, dumb and dumber, and Jurassic park anytime.
I like to cook for an audience big or small. I never cook with heart when it's just myself.
I enjoy a wide variety of music ranging from the hardest rap to the folkiest of folk banjo music.
2) Lots of pillows
3) Subway
4) Music
5) Reddit
6) Friends
I wear bright and mismatched socks.
I sometimes leave the toilet seat up
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Full disclosure: I own three Simon Gagne jerseys (one of which I got his rookie year), and at least 10 different items autographed by him. He and Brian Dawkins are my two favorite Philadelphia athletes of all time.
OK, now that that's out of the way, let me explain why I would not like the Gagne trade even if he wasn't my favorite player.
It's not that I'm even opposed to getting rid of Gagne. The 30-year-old winger is 10th on the Flyers' all-time scoring list, but for the past few years he has been hampered by injuries and inconsistent when he's been on the ice.
What troubles me is how little the Flyers accomplished by getting rid of him.
The player and pick they got from Tampa Bay in exchange for Gagne on Monday are so negligible I won't even go into any further detail about them. General manager Paul Holmgren's assertion that this trade was about strengthening the defense is a joke. This was a pure salary dump after taking on the contracts of defenseman Andrej Meszaros and Nikolai Zherdev.
Meszaros, if he lives up to his potential (he hasn't so far), could fill a need as the Flyers' fifth defenseman. Lukas Krajicek, Ryan Parent and Oskars Bartulis were liabilities last season. We've been over that.
And the gifted-but-enigmatic Zherdev likely will replace Gagne's scoring, if not his two-way play (Gagne was great defensively and on the penalty kill, while Zherdev ... is not).
Yes, on paper the Flyers are a better team right now than they were a month ago.
But they could be better.
The Flyers still have some major issues with their lineup. They do not have a legitimate No. 1 goalie after re-signing journeyman Michael Leighton and passing on the many free agents who would have been upgrades. They also have too many centers, none of whom appears to be a viable option to move to wing. They lost a major veteran presence in Gagne, one of the leaders in the locker room and the longest-tenured Philadelphia athlete before the trade. And they have made a potentially nightmarish 2011 offseason look even worse by replacing Gagne, who likely would have re-signed at a discount, with Zherdev, who likely will go to the highest bidder next season.
All those issues could have been resolved by trading Carter to the Los Angeles Kings for a package based around goalie Jonathan Bernier - a deal that all signs indicate the Kings would have done.
They would have a good, young goalie (a cheap one, at that). They would be able to have Mike Richards, Danny Briere and Claude Giroux as their top three centers, rather than figuring out which one will play the wing to make room for Carter. They would retain Gagne's veteran presence and not lose much in Carter, who due to injuries was more a part of the team that slipped into the playoffs as a seventh seed than the team that came within two wins of the Stanley Cup. And they wouldn't have added Zherdev to a list of impending free agents already topped by Carter, Ville Leino and Claude Giroux - all young players who will be looking for big contracts, unlike Gagne.
As I've said before, if the Flyers had Meszaros, Zherdev and new sixth defenseman Sean O'Donnell against the Chicago Blackhawks in the Stanley Cup finals instead of Gagne, that might have been enough to push them over the top.
The problem is they could have made themselves even better.
The one good thing I take out of Monday's trade is that it's finally over. Anyone who follows the NHL had known for weeks that Gagne was going to be dealt, and for a guy who has done so much for the Flyers over the years, it was not fair the way they kept him in limbo for so long. At least now he knows where he'll be next season.
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The statement from the royal court said, "The king reaffirmed in a meeting with a delegation from the Muslim Brotherhood and the Islamic Action Front that it is important for them to work together to press political reform that will increase the role of citizens in decision making."


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Dev: Wii U Has Potential To Be 'More Popular' Than Wii
A developer has bucked the recent trend of Wii U doom and has gone on record to say Nintendo's latest console could outsell the Wii.
Marc Schwegler, of Giants Software, says the Wii U's success depends on how its potential is tapped but that if it is, it could sell 'even better' than its predecessor.
Speaking to NowGamer, Schwegler said: "I think it should do as well as the Wii, maybe even better.
"It's difficult to say, it's really depending on what games they will add that really use the extra device you get with it.
"There's a lot of potential that's not tapped yet, if it is and if it will be then I think it could be more popular than the Wii because it's something more.
"Wii motion was okay, everybody copied it but it's done, people are returning to regular controllers because it's easier to play and you have much more options.
"A touch device, you could put a whole set of controls on there."
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California 14 South - U.S. 395 to California City
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|Finally, the divided highway begins along California 14 and U.S. 6. This stretch of highway will extend into Red Rock Canyon State Park. Red Rock Canyon is considered to located where the southernmost point of the Sierra Nevada meets the El Paso Range. This series of pictures shows the flow of California 14 as it approaches and enters the scenic area. At Ricardo Campground (via Abbott Drive) is a visitor's center for details on hiking and camping within the state park. Photos taken 07/19/09 and 09/07/09.
|Leaving Red Rock Canyon State Park, California 14 (U.S. 6) retains four lanes (two in each direction) and enters a high wind advisory area. From here south to Mojave, and onward to Lancaster and Palmdale, California 14 may see high wind gusts during certain weather conditions. Photos taken 07/19/09.
|Southbound California 14 (U.S. 6) approaches Red Rock-Randsburg Road. Turn left here to Garlock and U.S. 395 near the Randsburg Historic Mining District. California 14 continues south with two through lanes in each direction (four total). Photos taken 09/07/09.
|Shortly thereafter, this mileage sign provides the distance to Mojave (21 miles), Lancaster (45 miles), and Los Angeles (118 miles). This early-1970s era sign also provides the distance to these locations in kilometers. Photo taken 07/19/09.
|Southbound California 14 approaches the turnoff to Jawbone Station, which features a visitors center and is a popular hiking and offroad area. A gas station is located off California 14 near the Jawbone Canyon turnoff. Photo taken 07/19/09.
|Leaving Jawbone Station, California 14 again widens out to divided highway (expressway) standards. Photos taken 07/19/09.
|This mileage sign provides the distance to California City (11 miles), Mojave (16 miles), and Los Angeles (113 miles). Photo taken 07/19/09.
|Unlike the dynamic, changing scenery of Red Rock Canyon, the last dozen or so miles before the California 58 interchange are mostly flat. A solitary California 14 south reassurance shield is posted just prior to entering the city limits of California City. Photos taken 07/19/09.
|California 14 enters California City, the first incorporated city along its nearly 120-mile long route. This sprawling city is among the largest in land area in the entire state of California. Incorporated in 1965, developers envision an ultimate city with ample land for suburban development. This is evidenced by a large street grid, and some of these streets pass through areas far from residential development. California City sits at an elevation of 2,405 feet above sea level and had a population of 8,385 as of the 2000 Census. Photos taken 07/19/09 and 09/07/09.
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Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah went back on Tuesday night to doing what he's always done best: threatening Israel and attempting to divert the conversation in Lebanon toward the back-burner confrontation with the Jewish state. After quite a few problematic, difficult years involving endless criticism from the Lebanese population at large, and particularly its Shiite community, over Hezbollah's involvement in the civil war in Syria, for one night, at least, the sheikh was smiling again.
Nasrallah delivered his combative speech on the anniversary of his predecessor Abbas Musawi's 1992 assassination in an Israeli helicopter strike on his convoy. After Musawi's death Nasrallah, then only 33 years old, was appointed Hezbollah's new secretary general. He quickly put his rhetorical abilities to use, especially when it came to Israel.
But ever since March 2011, and with Hezbollah's ongoing entanglement in the bloody Syrian civil war, Nasrallah is no longer considered a rising star and his status as an admired leader in the Arab world has suffered considerably. His efforts to assist Bashar Assad's embattled regime in Syria have made him a deeply hated figure among many Sunnis in the Middle East. His status as the "shield of Lebanon" — built up during the 2006 war with Israel and even beforehand, when the IDF withdrew from southern Lebanon in 2000 — has eroded, in light of Hezbollah's fierce battles on the side of a despot who has committed countless crimes against humanity.
In recent months, Nasrallah has spoken obsessively, on an almost weekly basis, focusing on the Syrian issue and the situation in Lebanon. He did not completely ignore Israel, but Hezbollah's tried and true enemy from the south remained on the sidelines. On Tuesday, however, it seemed Nasrallah's media advisers had convinced him to reprise his verbal onslaughts against Israel, as he invoked an old-new threat to bomb Haifa's ammonia tanks.
"Lebanon's nuclear bomb," he called such an attack in his speech.
This is not new; during the Second Lebanon War, Hezbollah attempted to hit the chemical tanks. The Israeli public, typically, had forgotten about this danger, but now Hezbollah's leader has placed it back in the headlines, cuing environmental organizations in Israel to scramble frantically.
In his speech, Nasrallah seemed to be grinning more than of late. Again able to draw on his biggest strength — his personal charm — at least for one night, he mocked the Sunni states for their secret contacts with Israel and wondered aloud how they felt able to rely on the same entity that "killed Sunnis in Palestine, Jordan and Lebanon." He neglected to mention the thousands of Sunnis murdered at the hands of Hezbollah fighters in Syria.
Nasrallah's speech came at a convenient time for his group, as the scale in Syria tips back toward the side of the so-called Shiite axis — Hezbollah, Assad's army, Iran's Revolutionary Guards, and of course, the Russians. Nasrallah radiated confidence and promised that his organization is close to victory in Syria.
But the situation in Syria is not so simple. True, the Shiite axis has made progress, as is clearly visible in the northwest region of Aleppo, and in Daraa in the south. Yet it has not even begun to fight against the Islamic State, which is situated hundreds of miles from the scene of the current battles.
Hezbollah has already lost as many as 1,500 fighters in Syria, and criticism of the group in Lebanon echos loudly. More than 5,000 of Nasrallah's men have been wounded in battle, and we can assume that many more will be injured in the coming months.
But what can be better, to blot out the troubles at home, than a little fiery rhetoric against Israel now that Hezbollah finally has a "nuclear bomb"?


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No. 1 Ohio State put the cherry on top of an outright Big Ten title with a decisive home win against No. 10 Wisconsin, sprinting away to a 93-65 victory in front of an emotionally charged crowd in Value City Arena.
The Buckeyes had already clinched an outright Big Ten title by virtue of Purdue's loss at Iowa one day prior, but this win allowed them to close the regular season unbeaten at home.
When the team's three seniors and freshman Jared Sullinger entered the postgame interview room, they brought along the Big Ten trophy and placed it squarely in the middle of the table. Senior David Lighty had a net draped around his neck while classmate Dallas Lauderdale made sure that the trophy was perfectly in place before grabbing a seat.
"It was crazy from start to finish, from the fireworks going off until the streamers at the end of the game," Lighty said. "It was a great way to go out."
There was no shortage of storylines in this one. One of the two losses suffered by the Buckeyes (29-2, 16-2 Big Ten) this season came on Wisconsin's home court 22 days ago. In the aftermath of the game, Sullinger claimed to have been spit upon by Wisconsin fans as they charged the court in celebration.
In response, Wisconsin head coach Bo Ryan told fans, in part, "deal with it."
Those words became a rallying cry among the OSU faithful as the game neared. Students camped out overnight in below-freezing temperatures for the right to be the first to enter the arena, and the first section to be filled to capacity was directly behind the Wisconsin bench.
Sensing this, the university's video department came up with a special pregame video. Starting with a clip of former Buckeye Ron Lewis blocking Wisconsin's last-second attempt to earn a win in the final game of the 2006-07 season that clinched a Big Ten title for the Buckeyes, it also featured footage of a badger scurrying away in terror as well as a shot of Ryan looking terrified.
It ended with the phrase of the day: "Deal With It."
As if that were not enough, 1,400 towels with the phrase were distributed to the students as they entered the arena. Every time the Badgers looked behind their bench, dozens of them were on display.
Ryan said he did not see the towels and claimed he did not realize they were directed at his team.
"What towels?" he said. "That wasn't for them? They were red and white, weren't they? Everybody has towels now. I know one thing: those towels didn't blow the ball in on those threes.
"Guys, it's a basketball game. People cheer."
To cap it all off, the Buckeyes honored their seniors – Jon Diebler, Lauderdale, Lighty and walk-on Eddie Days – in a pregame ceremony that was full of emotion but surprisingly short on tears.
"Jon almost cried," Lauderdale said. "If I didn't look at him and make him laugh he was going to cry. Jon was the closest to all of us."
Perhaps it was no wonder that, after the Buckeyes defeated Penn State on the road Tuesday night, OSU head coach Thad Matta told his players to expect the greatest game environment of their careers.
On this occasion, the Buckeye faithful did not disappoint. An announced sellout crowd of 18,809 would better be described as a capacity crowd as every available space was packed all the way to the rafters.
They had plenty to cheer for early and often. After a senior-to-senior connection from Diebler to Lauderdale resulted in a dunk to open the scoring, the Buckeyes eked out a 15-13 lead thanks to eight early points from Sullinger. After a rough stretch that saw the teams combine for five misses and three turnovers before Diebler broke the skid in a big way.
With 10:20 left on the clock, the senior buried a three-pointer from the left wing and hit the deck after drawing contact from Wisconsin's Josh Gasser. The foul was whistled as the ball swished through the net, and he hit the ensuing free throw to complete the four-point play and give his team a 19-13 lead. The Badgers countered with a jumper from Gasser, but Diebler canned another three-pointer on his team's next possession to start what would be another spectacular night for the sharpshooter.
After canning a Big Ten-record 10 three-pointers against the Nittany Lions, Diebler went 7 for 8 on senior night to finish with a game-high 27 points. Against the Nittany Lions, he went 10 for 12 from deep for a career-high 30 points.
For the team, it was a record-breaking performance. The Buckeyes hit 14 of 15 three-pointers, good for 93.3 percent – an NCAA record. They all came after Diebler missed the first trey of the game, giving them 14 straight – also an NCAA record.
"It is an amazing run there for (Diebler)," Matta said. "As I told the team after the game we were 14 for 15 from three and Jon apologized for missing. All the shots that he shoots and all the practices that he has, it's very gratifying to see him shoot like that."
Following Diebler's second consecutive trey, the Buckeyes incrementally pulled away. A 7-2 run made it 26-17 with 7:15 left, and a 12-3 run following a three-pointer from Brett Valentyn made it 38-23 in favor of the home team with 3:24 left in the half.
When Diebler canned his fourth three-pointer of the first half with less than two seconds remaining, it set the halftime score at 47-32 in favor of the home team. Ironically, the Buckeyes held the exact same lead in Madison only to see the Badgers close the game on a 39-20 run to earn the victory.
That point was made to the Buckeyes at halftime.
"That's when we let our guard down and let them feel good," Lighty said. "That's something we focused on in practice … coming out and playing a full 40 minutes and finishing the regular season right."
In that game, Jordan Taylor went off, scoring 21 of his game-high 27 points in the second half to help his team pull off the upset. This time, he was not so lucky. With freshman guard Aaron Craft draped over him for much of the game, Taylor went 2 of 9 from the field for eight points.
Gasser led his team with 18 points. Sullinger had 22 while Junior guard William Buford and Lighty finished with 13.


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