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Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Review by gamefreak8728
"Two questions: Did you like SMRPG or PAPER MARIO?"
If you said ''yes'' to any of the questions...You're in for a treat! First let's start off by the story...
Story - 9/10
Mushroom kingdom was enjoying peaceful times. The queen of Beanbean kingdom was visiting Princess Peach today in her royal throne. Little did the princess know that the queen was disguised as the awful Cackletta and her servant, disguised as the ''queens'' helper, Fawful (the most funniest character in this game, might I add). They quickly steal her voice and leave for their home. Then, Toad goes over to Mario and Luigi's house to give the bad news. And so set's the path for our heroes, Who knows what surprises are in store for them?...
Gameplay - 10/10
OK The gameplay is a bit hard to get used to but it only takes the first ''boss'' fight to get the hang of. The field play is very simple. B button controls the back character and A button controls the front. You can use L and R buttons to switch your ''actions'' which you get later on in the game (although you start with the jump action). You can clearly see enemies on the field so that you can choose to fight or not fight with enemies (basically, no random battle junk). If you jump on top of the enemy in the field or use one of your other actions to ''hit'' them, you will get an advantage in battle. That leads us to the battle element of the game. The game is basically a typical RPG game, with HP and ''Bros. Points''(which can be analogical to Magic points). You pick your move and attack but there's a catch. In this game, If you press A (Mario, regardless of ''Field position'') as Mario is about to land on the enemies' head, then you will do extra damage. If you press B while Luigi does his attack, you will do extra damage also. There are a lot of ''Brother attacks'' in which you have to press a certain button combination to attack with both brothers at one time. It's a very neat addition to the game and very carefully planned out. Basically, take a little of SMRPG and a little of Paper Mario, and you have a nice little blend of a perfect game...truly perfect in every way especially for a GBA game.
Graphics - 10/10
This isn't golden sun so I'm not going to treat it like that. The graphics can compare and match Paper Mario's. The fluidity in the movements in the animations is just so awesome to watch. It's almost like playing a cartoon. Everything is just so well done, you have to see it to believe it.
Sound - 9
Ok the real reason I didn't give this a ten was because I never listened to the sound much so I wouldn't know but the times that I did listen, it was VERY good. There are even voice clips of Mario and Luigi saying things such as ''Hammer!'' ''Jump!'' when you change your action command. All in all, Great sound.
Replay/Lastability - 8/10
Eh, well you can play again and again to collect all the items and what not but it's really not that important. But I can say this, This game will be played through atleast twice and the first time you play it, It'll take you about 20 hours as It's taking me 16 right now and I'm almost at the end.
Overall - 10/10
Alpha dreams really did a good job with this game, Nintendo gave this game to the right developers. Very fun, addicting, and one of the best Mario RPG games, if not the best. It can probably even be nominated for best Mario game. This game really has some nice cameos, surprises, secrets, etc. for you to find out! Pick this game up and your won't regret it.
BUY! Skip the rent and go straight for the buy. You'll save yourself five dollars because you'll be buying it anyway.
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Originally Posted: 12/06/03
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The sixth season of the successful series LIDIA'S ITALIAN-AMERICAN KITCHEN continues to present enduringly popular Italian-American cuisine, cultivated from Lidia Bastianich's repertoire of recipes. Cooking is at the heart of the Italian-American experience and the series presents traditional dishes with origins in authentic regional fare that, throughout the years, were adapted to the modern American palate and pantry. Reminiscent of the early days in her first restaurant, Buonavia, in Queens, New York, Lidia fuses recipes from both past and present into creative Mediterranean dishes and makes them uniquely her own.
Several programs in the new season are devoted to sharing basic techniques of Italian-American cooking. Lidia offers a lesson in risotto, showing how to prepare this classic dish. Another program, "Give it a Fry," demonstrates easy home-frying recipes. Lidia also helps busy home chefs with "Light and Quick," offering easy-to-prepare meals with fried banana peppers, shrimp in marinara over linguini and a chick pea and tuna salad.
Lidia creates popular Italian dishes and their Americanized counterparts, including meat sauce Bolognese, spare ribs roasted with vinegar and red pepper and her distinctive take on baked stuffed shells. Each episode features recipes that combine fresh ingredients that viewers can buy in local markets and utilize the same techniques Lidia has acquired during 40 years of cooking.
Showcasing festive and delicious cuisine, each episode features easy-to-follow recipes presented by a chef who genuinely cares about making good food a part of everyday life. Lidia's charm, warmth and inviting personality have made the first four seasons of LIDIA'S ITALIAN-AMERICAN KITCHEN a favorite among public television audiences. The Boston Globe called her, "...one of the most appealing cooks on television -- charming, warm, immensely skilled and truly Italian."
LIDIA'S ITALIAN-AMERICAN KITCHEN, taped in Lidia's home kitchen in Long Island, New York, debuted in September 1998 across the United States. Each show - in both the original and the new season - is packed full of tips, techniques, recipes and remembrances passed on by generations of Lidia's family.
Lidia has been a successful restaurateur since 1972, when she opened Buonavia Restaurant in Queens, New York. Throughout the past four decades, she has run or co-owned five popular restaurants in New York, including the award-winning Felidia. She is also co-owner of Lidia's in Kansas City and in Pittsburgh.
Lidia's latest book, Lidia's Italian-American Kitchen, was published by Alfred A. Knopf in October, 2001. Lidia, the most admired teacher in America of good Italian cooking, offers her most instructive and personal book yet. Laced with stories about her own experiences since coming to America, and full of instructive detail and warm personal commentary that have made her television shows so special, this is a cookbook that is almost as fun to read as it is to cook from.
Lidia is also the author of several other top-selling books, including La Cucina di Lidia (Doubleday, 1990), Lidia's Italian Table (William Morrow & Co., 1998) and Recipes from Lidia's Italian-American Table (A La Carte Communications, 2000). With the passion of a poet and the understanding of a food scholar, Lidia explains in her books how home cooks can coax unimaginable intensity of flavor from dishes by combining a reverence for fresh ingredients with attentive cooking, judicious seasoning and an unhurried attitude.
LIDIA'S ITALIAN-AMERICAN KITCHEN is produced by A La Carte Communications. The program is presented nationally by WHYY-TV/Philadelphia and distributed by American Public Television (APT).
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Ideas for new businesses are a dime a dozen, but here are two that crossed my desk in the last week that deserve some attention.
They could help customers everywhere — and if you're an entrepreneur, maybe they could help you make a little money.
If I had the bandwidth, I'd be writing a business plan now. But if you agree with me, and you want to take one of these concepts to the next level, please let me know.
Merger medics. I've been following the mash-up of United Airlines and Continental Airlines on my travel blog, and someone asked me how employees are handling the combination of these two businesses.
I made some inquiries. Many staffing changes haven't been announced, and I get the sense that a lot of folks at both airlines are on pins and needles. There's little doubt some people will be terminated because they are redundant.
What if there were a company — call it "merger medics" — that specializes in corporate hook-ups, not so much from an employee point of view (although that's important) but from a customer perspective? Ensuring all the phone numbers get forwarded to the right place and your bills are mailed with the correct return address, but most importantly, someone who can see the big picture on a merger and identify the customer pain points?
Such a company does not exist as far as I can tell. Maybe it should.
Rate the ratings sites. There are countless sites that rate businesses, like TripAdvisor for hotel guests. And it goes the other way too.
But one insightful reader, whose business happens to be the victim of an online smear campaign, wondered why there can't be a site that rates the rating sites. How? By applying an objective set of criteria, like transparency, the ability for a business to rebut a review and quality control. That way, we could know if a review site is on the up-and-up.
I like these ideas a lot. Anyone care to take one of these to the next level?
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I want gridlock!
Uncurl is now ios6!
Anyone here know how touchpal keyboard works? I can't seem to get it functioning, plus its in Chinese.
Will icleaner do the clear the files as respring cache fix does?
Please, please stop promoting (or even just showing) tweaks from developers which have proven to not be worthy of being trusted by paying customers. Yes, I'm referring to Rinngo and the dev crew behind it, Cocoanuts. The way they deal with their customers is insulting at least, and just throws some shadow on the repository which hosts their tweaks as well. They simply don't deserve to get hosted on any reputable repository, being it Modmyi, BigBoss or whatever else. Hasn't the Celeste history told enough??


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New York Ices Ottawa 4-1 - Recap
New York skated to a 4-1 victory over Ottawa on Saturday in NHL action at Canadian Tire Centre.
New York was an underdog by +110 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
Brad Richards, Rick Nash, Mats Zuccarello, and Derek Stepan each scored for the Rangers in the victory. Richards opened the scoring for New York, finding the back of the net at 9:50 of the first period. The goal was assisted by Derek Stepan and Ryan McDonagh.
Cam Talbot stopped 29 of 30 Ottawa shots in the victory.
Marc Methot scored for the Senators, finding the net behind Cam Talbot.
Craig Anderson stopped 27 of 31 shots for the Senators, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, New York went 1-for-4, while the Senators were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Ottawa lost the shots on goal battle to New York by a margin of 31-30.
New York heads into a battle against the Capitals. Ottawa, meanwhile, will have their next action against Washington.


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Hydrocephalus – Symptoms & Treatment Options
Hydrocephalus – Symptoms & Treatment Options
What are the symptoms of Hydrocephalus?
What are the non-surgical treatment options?
What are the surgical treatment options?
The term is derived from Greek terms meaning water on the brain. People suffering from hydrocephalus actually have an excess of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain. CSF is a clear liquid substance that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. Its primary function is to act as cushion and lubrication; to prevent or minimize trauma to the brain in case of sudden movement; and to stabilize the cranium and the spine by compensating for any changes in the volume of blood in the cranium. It also acts as a way to get nutrients to the brain and remove any waste.
Normally, the CSF passes through the spaces of the brain. These spaces are called ventricles. There are four of them, connected by small passages. The fluid runs through all of the ventricles then is flushed down the cisterns, which act as reservoirs. The cisterns are closed spaces found at the base of the brain. CSF passes and bathes all the paths and surfaces of the brain and the spinal cord, then absorbed back into the bloodstream.
CSF is constantly produced by the body. If there is a problem in the absorption, production, or flushing out of the fluid, there will be too much of it in the brain. The accumulation pushes against the ventricles and widens them. This puts too much pressure on the brain tissues.
Congenital hydrocephalus can happen because of genetic abnormalities or events that happened during the development of the fetus. Acquired hydrocephalus occurs from the birth and afterward. This version of the disorder can happen to anyone. It may also be the result of another disease or injury.
There are also different classifications of the disorder based on why there is too much CSF in the brain. Obstructive or non-communicating hydrocephalus occurs when there is an obstruction on one of the tunnels connecting the brain's ventricles. An example of this is aqueductal stenosis. This is one of the most common causes of hydrocephalus. The aqueduct of Sylvius, situated between the third and fourth ventricles, becomes too narrow to allow CSF to pass through. Another hydrocephalus classification is called communicating. In this case, the CSF is able to flow freely through all of the ventricles, but it is unable to exit the brain.
There are two other types of hydrocephalus that don't fit in these classifications and are more common among adults. Hydrocephalus ex-vacuo is often caused by brain damaged due to a stroke or accident. If you have this, your brain can actually shrink.
Normal pressure hydrocephalus can happen to anyone, but they are more likely to occur in aging brains. This form of the disorder can be caused by head trauma, tumor, infection, a subarachnoid hemorrhage or head trauma. There are cases wherein normal pressure hydrocephalus happened without any discernible cause and the CSF level appears normal in exams if not conducted for a prolonged period.
One in every five hundred children has hydrocephalus. It can be due to inherited genetic problems (like a defect in the aqueduct) or developmental disorders (like encephalocele, spina bifida, and other associated with neural tube defects). It can also be due to meningitis, tumors, traumatic head injury, intraventricular hemorrhage and other complications of a premature birth. A subarachnoid hemorrhage that eliminates the passage to the cisterns or block the flow of CSF from the ventricles to the cisterns can also cause hydrocephalus.


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Fraley: Career minor leaguers thrown into thick of playoff race
ARLINGTON — Desperate for offense, the Rangers will turn to a pair of career minor-leaguers.
Manager Ron Washington indicated Sunday that he will use Jim Adduci and Joey Butler during the final two weeks of the regular season. They combined for four of the Rangers' 10 hits, all singles, in a 5-1 loss to Oakland at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.
Washington said he "certainly" will use Butler against left-handers. The Rangers are scheduled to next face a left-hander Thursday, Tampa Bay's Matt Moore. Butler had a single and saw 17 pitches in two at-bats Sunday against Athletics lefty Tommy Milone.
Washington added that he will "ride the hot hand" and keep Adduci in the lineup against right-handed pitching. Adduci started at first base in place of the slumping Mitch Moreland and had three hits and a stolen base.
Washington did not indicate where he will use Adduci. Moreland is hitless in his last 21 at-bats, and left fielder David Murphy is hitting .173 in his last 52 at-bats. Murphy appeared as a pinch-hitter in Sunday's loss and flied out to shallow left field with runners at first and third and one out in the sixth inning.
This is the first major league exposure for Adduci and Butler. Adduci is in his 10th professional season, four more than Butler.
"That's how this game is," said Adduci, hitting .412 in 17 at-bats. "If you get an opportunity, you have to make the most of it. I want to do anything I can to help out."
Berkman to start today: Designated hitter Lance Berkman had his first start since Sept. 3 pushed back by one day when Oakland switched starting pitchers about 40 minutes before game time.
The Athletics scratched right-hander Jarrod Parker because of an illness and went with Milone. Berkman cannot swing effectively against left-handers because of hip and knee problems and came out of the lineup, replaced by Jeff Baker.
Washington said Berkman will start Monday against Tampa Bay right-hander Alex Cobb.
"I don't know how good the at-bats will be because I haven't been in much," Berkman said. "But I'm ready to compete and hopefully some good things will happen."
Darvish angers Crisp: Gamesmanship appears to have been the cause of a tirade by Oakland center fielder Coco Crisp toward Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish during Saturday's game.
It started in the first inning, when Oakland's Josh Donaldson moved up in the box before a full-count pitch from Darvish. Donaldson said he did so because it gave him a better chance of hitting an expected slider. Darvish switched to a fastball, which he was having trouble commanding, and walked Donaldson. He scored on Brandon Moss' double.
According to Donaldson, Darvish shouted "fastball" before throwing him a curveball in the sixth. Donaldson singled, but Crisp was infuriated by the tactic and began screaming at Darvish from the bench.
"He's done that to me before," Donaldson said of Darvish yelling one pitch and throwing another. "It doesn't bother me."
Crisp declined to comment. Darvish, speaking through an interpreter, said there was "a lot of excitement, and I thought they were trying to make me lose my concentration."
Briefly: Washington changed plans and did not use closer Joe Nathan, who has not pitched in seven days. No reason was given for the switch, and Nathan said he is healthy. This is the first time Nathan has had seven days off since July 14-20, 2012, when he was coming off a 29-pitch save.
The Rangers have not designated a starter for Tuesday's game, but Washington said it will be a bullpen game with right-handers Alexi Ogando and Nick Tepesch and left-hander Travis Blackley likely to appear.
Oakland won the season series, 10-9. That gives the Athletics the home-field advantage in the unlikely event of a one-game playoff for the division title.
Oakland rookie outfielder Michael Choice, of UT-Arlington, was unavailable because of food poisoning.
Follow Gerry Fraley on Twitter at @gfraley.


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Blueberry Streusel Muffins Recipe
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
- 1-1/2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup cold butter
- 1. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla; mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Fold in blueberries.
- 2. Fill 12 greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. In a small bowl, combine the sugar, flour and cinnamon; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over muffins. Bake at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until browned. Cool for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack. Serve warm. Yield: 1 dozen.
Nutritional Facts
1 each: 252 calories, 9g fat (5g saturated fat), 41mg cholesterol, 325mg sodium, 39g carbohydrate (17g sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein.
Reviews for Blueberry Streusel Muffins
Average Rating
"This was a waste of fresh blueberries. The mix is like a ball of glue, not nearly enough liquid or oil maybe. Doubled the milk just to stir the batter. I'm not sure how this recipe has a "4 star" rating but I won't use this recipe again."
"Made these turned out okay. Needs more sugar and cooking temperature seemed too high.I did not cook them as long. I will add more sugar and change cooking temp and time next time"
"wasted my fresh blueberries on this awful recipe. Got an F in my book. The few people that loved them as is must have been relatives."
"Where do I add the cup of milk? Batter is so thick, you can't fold blueberries in. Won't use this recipe again."
"This recipe was completely off. This does not have enough sugar in the muffin itself, the cook temp seemed off, and the streusel was disappointing. These are not good muffins at all."
"Temp of 375 WAY too high. These burnt on the bottom after 23 minutes. I agree with others that more sugar is needed for the basic recipe. Also I would try brown sugar on top. The recipe made 1.5 dozen. TOH, why do you not test and edit these recipes? So disappointed."
"Definitely needs more sugar in the batter. Very bland"
"These muffins are great! But if you eat the top and the streusel and then the stump then the stump would be bland, but the streusel makes the muffin."
"This recipe was delicious. Almost a cup of sugar in this recipe is plenty for 12 muffins. The strudel topping was crisp, mildly spiced and delicious. I made them, following the recipe exactly, using paper baking cups. Batter was easy to mix, with minimal ingredients. My blueberries were big and sweet and the muffins turned out wonderfully. I can't believe people said they were awful or not enough sugar!Maybe their blueberries were inferior (bland) or they are used to commercial products which use enormous amounts of sugar. I'm not sure, but these were perfect. I've also made them dairy free, substituting in Almond milk and Earth Balance. Outstanding. Keep up the good work Mary Anne!"
"rather dry & not real flavorful"
"I love blueberry muffins but these are awful! First of all, 1/3 cup sugar for the batter is not enough. I normally out less sugar in recipes than what is called for but 1/3 cup is ridiculous. For the topping, I believe you only need 4 tablespoons butter. I have never written a review in my life, but I could not let anyone make these muffins in hopes that they are edible. I cannot even give this recipe one star. If you like eating flour and butter, this recipe is for you!"
"This is an excellent recipe. I am not a big muffin-maker, so I followed the directions exactly until the end, when I greased a 9-inch square pan and turned it into a coffeecake. I followed the directions for the topping and baked it for 40 minutes at the recommended temperature, and it came out perfect. All three of my kids liked it, which is saying a lot!"
"I made these delicious muffins and was extremely pleased at how delicious they were. I followed the recipe except I added 1/4 cup brown sugar to the streusel mixture. Delicious. Since muffins are not as sweet as cupcakes, I discovered that the blueberries give these muffins a delicious boost. I used an ice cream scoop to fill the muffin tins and it worked beautifully. My husband cannot stop eating them. I highly recommend this recipe as a Volunteer Field Editor for Taste of Home."
"There were so many positive reviews for these, I was sure they would be great! I followed the recipe exactly as written, but the only good thing about them was the topping. The batter was so thick it was like a big glob of glue! Pushing it off the spoon with another spoon, it would just stick to that, then I used my finger and it stuck to that. Had a really hard time getting it into the muffin cups! And the taste? Eh! Nothing to write home about. I won't make them again, my husband and daughter made me promise not to."
"I made these muffins as directed, the only change I made was to use Splenda white sugar mix. They turned out great and I especially love the streusel on top. These will definitely be made again, I may use different types of fruit just for a change."
"These are very bland -- nothing special and not up to Taste of Home normal standards."
"I haven't tried these yet but am planning to. Since I am a muffin and a blueberry lover."
"I made these as directed. They were good, but a little bland. I made some MINOR changes the second time around. I used buttermilk instead of regular milk, I added lemon zest and cinnamon to the batter, and I made sure to use the full amount of salt (I had decreased it the first time because I was using salted butter). These minor changes made for PHENOMENAL taste. I literally could not keep my hands off them the second batch."
"I admit that I had modified this recipe: I'd used 1 cup sugar, 1/4 cup softened butter, 1 egg, 1Tbsp. ground orange (Navel), and for the sifted dry ingredients, the 2-1/3 cups all-purpose flour, 4 tsp. baking powder, 1 tsp. salt. I used 1 cup milk SOURED with 1 Tbsp. cider vinegar, 1 tsp. vanilla extract and a full pint of fresh blueberries. For the streusel, I kept the ingredients as is. I did add 1/8 cup all-purpose flour to blueberries to prevent them from sinking to the bottom of muffins. I have to admit that these muffins DO bake best at 25 minutes-I baked a full 12-cup pan of muffins for 30 minutes to make sure that I didn't UNDERBAKE muffins. The first batch was more browned than needed to be, so the 2nd 2 pans of muffins I baked at exactly 25 minutes! I';d sampled a muffin baked at 30 minutes and FORTUNATELY, I didn't find a burnt flavor! The 25 minute muffins were definitelyMORE tender! The topping on the muffins baked at 25 minutes was quite delicate! ALSO: I got exactly 2 dozen muffins from my adjustment to this recipe!I think this recipe IS a keeper for me! Thank you, Mary Anne McWhirter, for sharing your recipe with Taste of Home! delowenstein"
"Very good! I was worried that they wouldn't turn out because the batter was so thick and gluey, but they were perfect--dense and moist. For the 1/3 cup sugar in the muffin, I did half brown sugar Splenda and half white sugar. I also upped the vanilla by 1/2 tsp and added 1/2 tsp cinnamon to the batter to increase the depth of flavor. For the streusel, I replaced all the sugar with brown sugar Splenda. This recipe was a great way to showcase the gorgeous blueberries from my neighborhood farmers market!"
"I made them sugar free. Used 1 cup of agave syrup instead of sugar in the batter and 1/2 cup of Splenda instead of sugar in the streusel. You'd never know they were sugar free."
"I have been baking for many many years and I have to say this is the best blueberry muffin recipe I have made. This is a keeper for sure!"
"People, muffins are not supposed to be overly sweet, they are not cupcakes."
"Made these during a snowy day a few days ago. I was a little worried because there seemed to be a lot of batter for only 12 muffins. I decided to really fill the cups and was worried they would overflow, but they just got very big. They were good, but not a lot of sugar. They definitely needed the streusel topping"
"second time I have made these-they are a hit!"
"I thought the muffins themselves were a little dry and flavorless. The streusel was the best part but it wasn't really enough."
"Recently I have had to go to a gluten free diet. I decided to substitute regular flour for gluten free all purpose flour. I added 1 1/2 tsp. xanthum gum(found at Whole Foods or Trader Joe's) to help them rise. The result was wonderful and I plan to use this recipe in the future."
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"When I made these muffins the second time, they turned out great! I'd give this a 5"
"although i liked the taste, i found the texture a little heavy."
"Best blue berry muffins I ever made."
"When I made these muffins the second time, they turned out great! I'd give this a 5"
"They were so moist and delicious, my kids just love them!!!,"
"I like to add lemon or orange zest in my blueberry muffin receipe. You can put some int he batter and a little in the topping as well. Adjust to your own taste."
"I didn't read the reviews before I made these muffins, I am such a blueberry fan. I wondered about the denseness of the batter, but went ahead. I used 2 cups of berries instead of 1 1/2 c. Oh my! The flavor is so wonderful!!! Thank you!"
"Made these this morning, simple easy recipe which is dense and rather bland even with the streusel topping. I did add a tsp. cinnamon to the batter after reading the reviews but, it was agreed that my tried & true Blueberry Lemon Yogurt muffins were the hands down winner which I may make next time and top with the streusel from this recipe."
"Love the streusel topping. I substituted 1 cup old fashioned oats for 1 cup of the flour. Also added a little brown sugar."
"I make these every years when I can find fresh blueberries. I do not use the streusel topping, I think it is too sweet. I do add white chocolate chops to the batter."
"Wow! I was pleasantly surprised with the strusel topping on these muffins, and in my opinion was the best part about them! It wasn't your average soft crumbly run of the mill topping, it baked into almost a toffee like crunch. Suuuuperr yum! I will be making these for Christmas brunch this year and reccomend them for any occasion or sweet craving :)"
"This recipe was great as is. I plan to make them again and don't see the need to change anything. The batter is really thick and hard to stir but the muffins were moist and soft and worth the trouble. I didn't have any problems reheating them either. They only need 10-15 seconds though. Any more than that and most breads get tough in the microwave."
"Added more blueberries and sugar. The batter didn't have a lot of flavor and I really wanted to taste the muffin itself. Next time I would add a little more blueberries and a better struesel along with tweeking the batter a little."
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"I changed a couple of things in the recipe like instead of putting regular milk in I put 1-cup of buttermilk.I also added 1/2-cup of brown sugar (light or dark dosen't matter) to the streusel topping.This is one of the best recipes I have foundand it has so much flavor it is so good!! I have made these a number of times and recieved rave reviews for them, It also dosen't matter if you use fresh or frozen blueberrys,"
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"I love the streusel part! I just started weight watchers and can still use this recipe -- its only 5 points per muffin!Update: 2/17/16: Still quite amazing. I am shocked at some of the bad reviews, I take it that the people who gave bad reviews either expect blueberries to have a very bold flavor or do not cook on a regular basis. I followed the recipe exactly and think they are moist, flavorful and easy"
"While these were pretty good, they seemed like they were missing something. The batter was also very think, almost like a bread batter and I think that gave the muffins a little bit of a bland taste. If I would make these again I think I would experiment a little with the ingredients."
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Milwaukee Talks: Brewers shortstop J.J. Hardy
It's the bottom of the fifth inning at Miller Park and shortstop J.J. Hardy is at the plate for the Brewers. FSN Wisconsin Davey Nelson is watching the game on TV in the media dining room behind the press box when the camera pans to a young girl holding a sign that reads: "Marry me, J.J.!"
Nelson laughs.
"Remember what it was like when (Scott) Podsednik was here?" Nelson asks a reporter, referring to a popular outfielder traded to Chicago after the 2004 season. "They used to call him 'Scottie Hottie.' They really wore him out with that stuff. I was wondering if we'd have another one of those big-time, heartthrob guys after Podsednik left, and it looks like J.J. is the guy."
In 2 1/2 eventful seasons with the Brewers, Hardy has gone from promising prospect to injury-prone question mark to surprising home-run leader to soap opera guest star (Who could forget that cheesy line on "The Young and the Restless?") to National League all-star. A few weeks shy of his 25th birthday (Aug. 19), he has established himself as a leader among the young players in the clubhouse and as a fan favorite.
Before a recent game against the Giants, we asked him about his female fan base, his trip to the All-Star Game and his strategy for ending the hitting slump that has dogged him in recent weeks.
Enjoy this Milwaukee Talks interview with Brewers shortstop J.J. Hardy:
OnMilwaukee.com: What is it like to be a matinee idol?
J.J. Hardy: What do you mean?
OMC: All the screaming girls in the stands with their signs? It's what every kid playing baseball dreams of, right?
JJH: It's a little strange.
OMC: It seems like one of those things that are better in theory than in reality. What is your fan mail like these days?
JJH: I haven't really been looking at that stuff very much lately. Even last year, I had dads sending me pictures of daughters.
OMC: Really?
JJH: Yeah, it was like, "She's graduating. Can you call her? Here is her e-mail address." I thought that was a little strange.
OMC: Look at it this way: you're exposing the Brewers to a new demographic.
JJH: I guess. It seems like it's always the 16-year-olds, too. (Rookie third baseman Ryan) Braun is starting to get a little bit of it, too. He can take some of it away. It's fun, though. It's fun for everyone else to make fun of me, I'm sure.
OMC: What's the social scene like for a single Brewer in Milwaukee?
JJH: I don't go out. I think I've been out once or twice in Milwaukee this whole season. I don't like the attention. I can't stand it.
OMC: Packers players have said the same thing over the years about living in a bit of a fishbowl in Green Bay. Milwaukee is a bigger city, tough. Is this a new phenomenon with the team winning and the soap opera and the All-Star Game?
JJH: It was getting bad last year, to the point where I didn't really like it. I just don't like the attention. You go grab a sandwich and someone recognizes you. All of a sudden, the whole place is looking at you. That's still weird to me.
OMC: Now that you've had a couple weeks to get back into the routine, how was your experience at the All-Star Game?
JJH: It was really awesome. It was a great experience. My family was able to come along and they had a great time. It was great.
OMC: With all the interviews and appearances and other obligations, were you surprised at how busy those two days are?
JJH: It was busy, but I wasn't really surprised, because everyone kind of warned me about that. Right after the game was the only time that I was able to really hang out with my family and say, "Whew!" and just relax.
OMC: What was the coolest part of the experience?
JJH: The whole experience was cool. I can't think of just one thing that stands out. The red carpet parade they had was cool. I wish I'd have brought my family with me for that, because I was sitting in the back of the truck by myself and everyone else had their family. I didn't really realize what was going on. We walked into this tent before the red carpet and they had all this stuff for us to grab. They had bags that we could fill up with all-star shirts and jerseys and stuff. That was really cool. Page 1 of 2 (view all on one page)
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arks00 | July 26, 2007 at 2:52 p.m. (report)
lost 3 to the Reds..... are we still TRYING to make the playoffs? wtf?
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I think (T)Yost is getting carried away with platooning players. Council is a liability right now.
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He may be in a slump right now, but at least he doesn't drive a Segway, hang out at Roots, or went to Duke like Capuano!
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The Federal Communications Commission said the sexual nature of the Married by America footage was "inescapable".
The fine tops the $550,000 fine levied at CBS for Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" at this year's Super Bowl.
"We disagree with the FCC's decision and believe the content is not indecent," said a spokesman for Fox.
FCC members voted unanimously to fine each of the 169 Fox TV stations that aired the programme $7,000 (£3,900) each, bringing the total fine to $1,183,000 (£658,000).
It is a record fine for a television broadcaster, and the first for a reality TV show, although other complaints are being investigated. Fox has 30 days in which to appeal against the decision.
Married by America, which was not a hit in the ratings, asked the voting public to create couples from a line-up of single contestants.
The couples then went through the rituals of dating, though none ultimately married.
'Whipped cream'
The controversial episode aired in April 2003, and featured explicit sexual scenes from hen and stag parties.
"Even with Fox's editing, the episode includes scenes in
which partygoers lick whipped cream from strippers' bodies in a sexually suggestive manner," said the FCC.
"Although the nudity was pixelated, even a child would
have known that the strippers were topless and that sexual activity was being shown."
The FCC received 159 complaints about the show, following the broadcast.
Federal law prevents non-cable TV and radio stations from showing sexual content between 0600 and 2200, when children are most likely to be watching.
Married by America aired at 2000 or 2100, depending on which Fox station broadcast it.
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Fast, excellent screen, great camera w/flash, 8mp pic quality is very good, long lasting battery, perfect for Win Phone 8.
Wish T-Mobile sold some of the newer Nokia's with higher Camera MP. 8mp is getting to be old school!
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Subject: Re: [DNA] L21 and P66
Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2008 13:17:02 -0700
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> SNPs that were known to be phylogenetically useful but not in the
> Karafet tree. [[[[ Why would useful ysnps not be in the Karafet YCC tree?
> I guess that's what is throwing me. ]]]]
[[[[Then what you and others go on to say, it seems a nucleotide site must
have already been found to be a ysnp within the modern man tree to have been
included in the eventual 2042 in the 23andMe test. In other words, there
are no just randomly selected nucleotide sites. So I don't understand why
they all did not appear in YCC or someone's tree. What subset made the YCC
acceptance criteria for inclusion in their published tree? To be specific; I
recently found three ysnps from 23andMe and Decode comparisons which occured
on the terminal branch segment leading to an I2b* dna sample. Why did not
those three appear in someone's journal paper? How did they get from
NOWHERE to being on the expanded chip? I still don't understand where they
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[1]The list of U.S. national monuments now includes five new sites[2]. The additions were made by President Barack Obama on Monday.
Environmentalists have criticized the administration for failing to protect public wild lands from development. Bruce Babbitt, who served as Interior Secretary under President Bill Clinton, remarked earlier this year that federal national monument and wilderness designations under President Obama trailed those of other recent presidents, the Los Angeles Times noted.
The Antiquities Act grants the president the power to designate areas as national monuments, which protects them from development.
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By Eve Ensler, directed by Pete Nettell, Malthouse Theatre until April 10
This play is about war's atrocities, but also about refugees, with a special resonance in Australia today. Written by Eve Ensler, author of The Vagina Monologues, it is about the Balkan Wars and is set in the period 1992 to 1995. It is powerful and moving, and this production - a sell-out in Sydney - induced utter silence in its audience.
This was a tribute to the intense and convincing performances from the female ensemble of Holly Jones, Vivienne Garret, Danielle Antaki, Rosie Lalevich, Bojana Novakovic, Kym Verco and Jill McKay. They created a remarkable atmosphere of camaraderie that had been hard-won out of a crucible of terrible suffering.
Two American women, J. S. (Garret), a psychiatrist, and Melissa (Jones), both trauma specialists, visit a refugee camp in the Balkans where Bosnians wait in limbo after losing everything - their families, homes, country and past happiness.
The play demonstrates that the apparently more experienced and politically correct Melissa fails really to empathise with the Bosnian women, making of them in the end merely a chapter in her book on refugee suffering. J. S., on the other hand, is utterly changed by her experiences, genuinely becoming one of the group.
At first, it seems the Americans are indeed the necessary targets, in a therapeutic sense, for the women's rage and despair. Tired of telling their stories to journalists and others avid for the gory details, the Bosnians are cynical and suspicious at first.
But a more profound meaning for the play's title emerges, as it embraces all women in a war zone in a terrible sisterhood of victimisation. They are the special targets of cruelty simply because they are women.
The play is not burdened with gruesome stories, but its revelations of just some of the women's experiences is all the more effective for its economy. It gets to the heart of refugee experience not only by giving us glimpses of prior suffering, but by emphasising the worst thing for them - the lack of a future.
Going on with life carrying their psychological and emotional burdens would be hard enough in any circumstances, but trapped in a limbo of an eternal but intolerable present is a vision of hell indeed.
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Answers: Clor-Trimeton is an antihistamine which is commonly used to reduce itching and allergic reaction in dogs and cats. It reduce nausea, preventing motion sickness, and works as a mild tranquilizer.
It's one of the least influential of those available for dogs, and not without side-effects. It cause drowsiness, dry mouth and excessive thirst. It should not be taken by animals with some medical conditions.
"Some argue that it is the drowsiness side effect that make this medication appear to be helpful within itch management (i.e. patients chisel less because they are sleeping more.)"
Clor-trimeton comes within tablet form, liquid and injectible forms.
Like everyone else, I recommend that you speak to your vet first, past giving any meds...over the counter or otherwise.
I'm not sure why you're using this product, however, if you're using it for allergies, you should eliminate the source of the problem, a bit than treating the resulting symptoms on your dog.
One cause of itching is bedbugs..fleas, ticks, mange, or ringworm.
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At a briefing with reporters on Apr. 5, a reporter asked Carney, "I see you up there have your list, including non-defense discretionary spending cuts, I believe it says $100 million dollars -- can you tell us so, when will we see a list of those spending cuts?"
On Wednesday, Carney said, adding: "I can promise everyone here that this president's budget will be so much more detailed than anything you've seen from the Republicans, it will blow your mind."
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CL top scorer and fresh European Champion Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth talks to Eurohandball.com. The biggest star of today tells us about private life and career with Norway and Larvik.
Amazing Linka
Eurohandball.com presents the shining star of Norwegian handball, Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth. The Larvik player scored 46 goals in four matches in a tough Group C showing ever more of her excellent handball.
"Linka" tells us more about her beginning handball, her sports' philosophy, the biggest achievements and plans for the future among other things…
Eurohandball.com: How did you start playing handball?
Riegelhuth: I started because my mother was a coach of a girls' team. I was allowed to join in at age of four I think. And since then I still play and enjoy it.
Riegelhuth: I think the most important is to live your life in this very moment. I don't have a special sports philosophy, but I do think it's important to always give 100%. Also I don't want to let others do anything for me. Everything just depends on me.
Riegelhuth: I have been playing here for seven years now. Larvik have a good team and I improved a lot here. Also, I like my team mates and I have a good life here as a handball player, but also outside the court.
My plan is to continue handball. A decision about a team or a country is not yet made. I have a boyfriend called Einar Sand Koren who also plays handball on a high level. He lives in Oslo, while I live in Sandefjord and we want to live together. So now we have to find out the possibilities. Many clubs showed interest for me. I can stay in Larvik or maybe go to live in Denmark. If I leave Larvik for another team it would only be because I want to live together with Einar and not because of money. Time will tell…
My biggest achievement is that I'm living my dream and I can play for my country, for the Norwegian flag, to win trophies with my team-mates. I'm also proud to have completed nurse education parallel to my handball carrier. That also makes me very happy and satisfied.
Marit Breivik and Thorir Hergeirsson make a very good coaching team. I don't know whether they have a secret, but they have close communication with the players and they are coaching the team as they think the best is. We also have many good players who are giving 100% for the team in every single match we play.
Riegelhuth: Marit and Karl Erik are very different coaches. They have their own ways of leading a team and creating dialogue with the players. They are different as one is a man and the other is a woman, and they use different tools to reach a result. I like them both and I think it is good for a player to work with more then one coach.
Eurohandball.com: You are like a machine on court. What is going on in your head, what are you thinking of when you run towards the opponents' goal, approaching a goalkeeper or just before making a shot?
For me and Larvik, the most important is to win the next game and have a chance to get through to the next round. So after the next two matches we will see what we have done. Group C is a very balanced group, so time will tell which teams belong to the eight best teams of Europe.
Eurohandball.com: You played against all three teams already. What do you think about Podravka, Oltchim and Lada? What are their advantages?
Riegelhuth: There are many good teams in the CL. All three in Group C have different players, different coaches and different advantages. Accordingly, it is hard to play against them. I don't want to comment much; I can only say that there are many great handball players and coaches in all three teams.
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UK Volleyball: A Look Back at the 2011 Season
Dec. 16, 2011
LEXINGTON, Ky. - The 2011 Kentucky volleyball team saw Craig Skinner's squad return to the forefront as one of the nation's best teams. The Wildcats tallied a 28-6 overall record and appeared in the NCAA Regionals for the second time in three seasons.
UK knocked off three top-25 ranked opponents throughout the season, while setting new standards in a program that is just one of 16 teams in the nation to advance to the NCAA Tournament in seven consecutive seasons. The season was not marked with one success story, but rather a group of 14 individuals who truly became a team.
"This group is just an absolute team," Skinner said following a win over Arkansas. "They will each other to win. They want each other to do well and they are not worried about who gets credit." That testament defined the 2011 team.
The 2011 Senior Class
The senior class of Ann Armes, Gretchen Giesler, and Becky Pavan will go down in the record books as UK's all-time winningest class. The trio racked up a 100-31 (.763) career winning clip which ranks as the best mark in school allure.
Armes concluded her career earning the Southeastern Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year award, while Pavan became one of just four players in school history to tally 400 or more block assists in a career. Giesler closes out her career ranking among the school's all-time top-10 in career hitting percentage.
Record Awards
Kentucky tied a program record with three players earning All-America status and five capturing All-SEC honors. Junior Stephanie Klefot was named a second-team All-America selection and was the SEC Libero of the Year for the second consecutive season. She set a new school record with 608 digs in 2011, and is the only player in school history to amass 600 or more digs in a single season.
Junior setter Christine Hartmann and sophomore Whitney Billings were All-America honorable mention honorees and both joined Klefot on the All-SEC first team.
Junior Ashley Frazier was honored as an All-SEC second team member and was also named to the NCAA Regional All-Tournament team. Freshman Lauren O'Conner became the seventh first-year player under Skinner to earn All-SEC Freshman team accolades.
Skinner was also awarded AVCA All-South Region coach of the year accolades for the first time in his career.
NCAA Tournament
The NCAA Tournament featured break-out performances, a five-set thriller, an upset in the form of a sweep and the best match of the season.
Frazier became the first Wildcat to top 20-or more kills in a match with 20 in a win over Dayton, while O'Conner set a career-high with 18 kills to lead UK in a win over Dayton. UK rallied back from two match-points to score the final four points to survive and advance.
Kentucky then took on the tournament's 16-overall seed Texas A&M on the Aggies home floor. Led by a season-high 17 kills from Billings, the Wildcats swept the Aggies to return to Lexington for the NCAA Regionals.
UK's Memorial Coliseum was transformed into a volleyball venue with the traditional blue and white sport court to host some of the nation's most prominent volleyball programs in UCLA, Texas and Penn State. Kentucky fought the No. 1 overall seed Texas in a tough four-set loss to the Longhorns. Texas won by a combined three-points in the match.
The Big Blue Nation was captivated by the Cats, though, as a record-breaking crowd of 4,022 fans witnessed the Wildcats and Longhorns do battle for a spot in the Elite Eight. UK's Memorial Coliseum will again host the NCAA Regionals in 2013.
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The balance of the Kentucky attack proved to be a major difference for the Wildcats in 2011. Six different players recorded between 2.11 and 3.22 kills per set. All six of those players led the team in kills in at least three matches this season.
UK's offensive output ranked in the top-two in the SEC in both kills per set, assists per set and hitting percentage.
Despite the Wildcats having a potent offense, UK was equally as dangerous defensively. UK led the league with 2.56 blocks per set with seven players averaging .50 rejections per set or more. Klefot led the conference with 4.83 digs per set.
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A major part of the Blue and White's success hindered on a 7-0 record in five-set matches. Kentucky earned three five-set wins at home, two on the road, and two on neutral territory. Kentucky also upset three top-25 ranked opponents in five-set thrillers.
Kentucky picked up its first five-set win in the opening weekend of action against No. 23 Tulsa. UK won 15-13 in the final set behind sophomore Elizabeth Koberstein's record-breaking 70 assists.
UK then snapped a five-match losing streak to No. 18 Tennessee with a 15-13 final set win at home before a nationally-televised audience in mid-October. The border state rivals met on ESPNU for the third consecutive season, with the Wildcats prevailing in a thrilling match.
Kentucky traveled to Auburn and fought the Tigers to a 15-12 final set win. Hartmann had a career-high eight blocks to lead UK in the win.
The Wildcats then knocked off No. 13 Florida behind its most dominating fifth set in a 15-9 final frame win. A season-high 28 digs from Klefot propelled the Blue and White past its Eastern Conference rivals.
A feisty Ole Miss squad gave UK a tough-test in Mississippi in mid-November. Kentucky eventually prevailed with a 17-15 final set win after Billings notched a double-double in the win.
On senior day, the Razorbacks of Arkansas needed a marquee win over a top-25 ranked team and came to Lexington on a mission. Arkansas led the match 2-0 before UK rallied to win the final three sets including a 15-13 fifth set to remain undefeated at home in conference action.
UK's final five-set win came in the NCAA Tournament against Dayton to conclude the season with a perfect 7-0 mark in five-set matches.Visit UKathletics.com for the most up-to-date information on the UK volleyball team and all of Kentucky's 22 teams.


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I am sad now.
just curious, i believe iverson is still under contract and technically on this team, so is there any way that the sixers could bring him back for fan appreciation night (since he screwed up his last one).
I dont see a downside. He gets to finish his career with some dignity, going out on a basketball court, and the sixers get to sell out one more game. It just seems like it would be the right thing to do at this point for a franchise altering player. iverson doesn't deserve what they did to him here, so that can at least try to make it right by giving him one more night of glory.
these games are irrelevant, and iverson going out with a bang and trying to put up 30 could help with possible taking.
AI is going through some serious personal stuff right now. I don't think he is available. But I'm sure they will bring him back at some point to retire #3.
That, and he's probably very out of NBA shape lol.
Hey guys, with all the lottery talk, I got to reading about how the NBA lottery is conducted. Each lottery "entry" is a set of 4 numbers, each number ranging from 1 to 14, and the ordering of the numbers doesn't matter (so 13-12-10-8 is the same as 8-12-13-10, for example). There are 1001 possibilities (= [14 choose 10] = 14! / [10!*4!]), and one possibility is discarded to leave 1000 possibilities. Each lottery team is assigned a number of entries (out of the 1000) based on its standings, as detailed here before. The actually lottery is conducted by selecting 4 ping pong balls out of 14 numbered balls placed in the lottery machine, and this is done 3 times for the first 3 picks.
Based on this description, the NBA lottery is much like a simplified version of Powerball. What I can't believe, after reading this, is that they don't televise the selection of the ping pong balls. They could publish the list of numbers belonging to each team, and then all the fans could check the numbers as each ping pong ball comes up (much like Powerball players do). Don't you think that would be more interesting (and transparent) than what they actually do, which is to do the lottery in secret ahead of time, then order the envelopes and reveal them one at a time? There is some suspense in the current method, but hopes are dashed in an instant for most teams.
(I guess the problem with televising the "Powerball" part is that the team that wins #1 might still have its combination selected #2 -- which they would have to re-do, so they probably don't want to televise the duplicate selections.)
Okay, back to basketball -- where would you rank John Wall as a lottery "prize" relative to other #1 selections since the current system got implemented in 1994? Based on what I've read, he's definitely below Duncan, LeBron, and Dwight Howard and definitely above GRobinson, JSmith, Olowokandi (ouch), Brand, Kenyon Martin, Kwame (ouch), and Bargnani; maybe on the same level as Yao basketball-wise (Yao a bigger prize commercially); with the jury still out on Bogut, Oden, Rose, and Griffin. So it's a pretty "big" prize this year, it seems. Is Wall a better prospect for 10-11 than Rose was for 08-09?
If they televised it how could they fix it so lebron ends up in cleveland or new york ends up with ewing when they're floundering?
But seriously folks, 7 was pretty much the most likely outcome a couple weeks ago, got our hopes up but 7 was where they were ending up...though not all hope is lost because teams 'as low' as 9 have won the lottery
Personally, I'd rather see the Sixers get the second pick and draft Evan Turner than get the first and draft John Wall. Considering his progression this year as the youngest player in the NBA and playing the most difficult position, I'm OK with Jrue continuing as the starter.
But, if the Sixers get only the 7th pick they still have a good chance of getting a player who will help them significantly. This franchise has used its first pick pretty well in recent years considering that #9 was the highest number they have received in this century.
Maybe it's also time to give some credit to Stefanski for the very minor deal he made a short time ago. From what Meeks has shown since he's had playing time, maybe Stefanski was right that he was better than what the team was likely to draft on the second round this year.
You know, after having watched Wall, I don't entirely get the hype... I can see that he'll score quite a lot, and that he's a pretty good point guard, but he's not Chris Paul-good, is he? Or Wade-good, is he? Isn't he more like Tyreke Evans plus?
He's much more Chris Paul than Tyreke Evans.
Chris Paul wasn't Chris Paul his freshman year at Wake.
This is true.
good luck with that opinion on this board.
i said that about wall and turner. neither impresses me like a 1 or 2 pick. i can easily see turner being the next calbert cheany. i think wall will be good but a disappointment overall as a top pick. but plenty of 1's have disappointed. he is pretty quick the ball (not like iverson though) and penetrates well. prob why everyone has a hard-on for him.
I want Favors, even with the #1 pick. Give Jrue and Iggy a running mate and get a s.g. with our young resources [Lou, Thad and Marreese]. If Gold. St. gets new ownership by the end of the summer they may decide to go conventional and Thad for Morrow or, worst case Azuibuke, would fill our s.g. hole. Favors and Morrow is my "best case" summer outcome.
Turner also penetrates very well as he is very quick with a great handle. He is an outstanding rebounder for his size and he is very good at creating his own shot. He isn't an outstanding perimeter shooter, but he isn't bad and can score inside and outside so he is less reliant on the outside shot than many guards.
I don't know how much you've watched him but I live in the Big Ten area and have seen him enough to be very impressed with him. This may not be the greatest draft of the past decade, but if the projected #1 and #2 aren't the top two players, I don't know who is.
What does Calbert Cheaney have to do with Turner. they are completely different players. Just becasue they are the same height and both went to the same conference does not make them comparable. They are about as comparable as Tim Duncan was to Eric Montross.
Chaeney was a gifted off the ball scorer without great range. he was neither a slasher, creator or long range shooter. Chaeney was a great mid range scorer whop benefited from a great system for him at Indiana. Sort of like how Montross was a good energy rebounder and opportunity scorer who benefited from playing on a great NC team.
Turner, on the other hand, nearly led his conference in scoring, rebounding, assists and steals while shooting 52%. he carried his team to a top 5 ranking and was not the beneficiary of being on a great team. He is a complete, multidimensional player who is dominant on both ends of the floor. Chaeney is an incredibly weak comparison.
Looking back at Chaeney, he had half the assists, half the steals, 1/3 less rebounds than Turner. He was drafted 6th in a horrible draft.
That 1993 draft did not have more than one decent starter pst pick #4. I sure hope this year does not turn out the same way. Look at this list of bums:
It is flat out amazing that there was only one good player picked after #4 out of the remaining 50 players taken that year.
"What does Calbert Cheaney have to do with Turner. they are completely different players. Just becasue they are the same height and both went to the same conference does not make them comparable"
Honestly, I think some people just enjoy taking contrarian points of view.
Yeah. Just like Dwayne Wade turned out to be the next Harold Minor.
I mean, look how they each are the same size, put up big numbers and were drafted in the lottery by the Heat. Except Minor put up bigger numbers at a bigger name school... and had a far superior nickname.
i can play the stat game too - cheaney was one of the best players in the country and IU was top 5 in his last 2 seasons. cheaney dominated the big ten. he won player of the year too.
i compare them because they are both overrated SGs. yes they are the same height and yes they played in the big ten, and yes they are black. none of those are why i compare them. i like a little dominating factor in my scouting and dont see him as that. college accolades dont really do it for me - look at heisman trophy in fball. the guy looks mediocre to me the few times i see him. thats more important to me than any stats.
what does it matter if the draft after a certain point was weak (in hinddsight)? he went 6 and all the guys ahead were huge prospects at the time, cheaney was a huge prospect. . in 93, no one viewed the draft as weak -
The 1993 draft comment was not directed at you. It just was an incredibly weak draft, which may help explain how he was drafted so high and did well in college.
As I said, I hope this year does not prove to be so weak after the first few picks. Because the Sixers were burned that year drafting Bradley, and really the draft was pretty much garbage after CWebb.
My point still is that a high scoring wing player is completely different than a player who is high scoring and has a complete game like Turner. Where was Chaeney in his league when it came to assists, steals and rebounds? He was a nice scorer off the ball and not much else... and people knew it. It is not like he was hyped up and picked before a number of future stars.
why is so bad to go against consensus? being the 'projected #2 pick' only means a bunch of scouts think a player is the 2nd best player. ok, they presumably evaluate for a living and should be more accurate than an average person, but they are wrong all the time. i think the law of diminishing returns takes over after a couple games. watching games 11-20 doesnt really give someone that much more value over 1-10. and thats all the scouts have done at this point in the process. ive seen turners big games, not blown away. yes this includes the 1/2 court chuck to win the big10 tourney.
"why is so bad to go against consensus?"
Going against the consensus isn't bad. Going against the consensus because it is the consensus is. And, frankly, that's the only reason I can come up with to compare Turner to Cheaney.
To be fair, I don't think AaronMcKie4MVP is just trying to be contrarian. I'm sure Turner did not knowck his socks off in the games he watched.
I just look at Turner's skill set and body of work and see a can't miss good player and possible great one. It's not like he has a huge whole in his game or that he has to physically mature.
He is not a deadly shooter from range. But since that will never be his game, and he has the skill to score in other ways I can't see him failing to be a very good NBA player.
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TRying to think of a similar player entering the NBA. Penny Hardaway was similar- although more flashy and maybe more of a PG? Roy also was similar, but put up lesser numbers... but with a better jumper.
How is Turner's skill set different from Iguodala's?
I'm not an expert, but from what I've seen, Turner is a bit more under control when he drives and has a MUCH better in between game and crafty scoring 5-10 feet from the basket. When he drives he works to get very high percentage shots without having to get all of the way to the rim.
Iguodala is the superior athlete and more explosive at the rim. But Iguodala lacks any in between game. Iguodala wither shoots a somewhat low percentage fade away or gets all of the way to the rim. he is not crafty. Iguodala also goes more for the risky, highlight reel pass.
Your criticism reminds me a lot of how some people were down on Tim Duncan before he was drafted. He was another completely dominant, smart player without overwhelming explosive athleticism but great size and skills for his position.
He was a 4 year player, too. Didn't have much "upside", according to some who disregard any players above the age of 19.
all i remember is he was considered a cant miss star. i could be wrong, i didnt follow the analysis that closely.
people were down on Tim Duncan?
Not so much over him going #1. More over whether he would just be a solid big or a star in the league.
i can't wait to see Jordans Rutgers teams giving up 105 ppg next year
All I'm going to say about the Wall/Turner debate at this point is that I hope we get a chance to have it. If choosing between those guys is seriously an issue, then something unbelievable happened.
I haven't even watched Turner but for some reason I buy the Roy comparisons. Wall, though, I don't know. Suppose he averages, say, 25 and 8 in the league and does so on pretty efficient shooting. That's great. But I don't think he's quite as dominant a scorer as Wade and I don't think he's the second coming of Paul, who should already have an MVP, or Stockton (or Nash or Kidd). So essentially you have a better version of Derrick Rose, and that does not scream centerpiece of a champion to me. More like perennial conference finalist. Now if he ends up on the Nets and LeBron goes there, with Lopez they could win umpteen rings together. Otherwise though he's just a pretty sure-fire five-time All-Star, which makes me think that if a team is set at point it may not be so crazy to pass him up for Turner.
Again, my non-expert opinion:
Rose is a more passive player than Wall. Wall is much more agressive and yet is also the better instinctive PG.
Superstars are either talented elite athletes or shooters. Wall has that level of athleticism combined with great PG and defensive instincts and is always on attack mode. he has that will to dominate that can separate very good (Roy, Rose) from great (AI, MJ, KG.)
So Rose may be equal in terms of raw tools (has superior strength and size) but Wall's style of play + tools + talent should make him an even better NBA player than he was a college player. If there was a guy made for the NBA... it was Wall.
wow, those are serious expectations. certianly if he is a 25/8 guy w/ good defense you can build around him. you guys really think he is that good?
IIn his own way I think he can be as much of a star as CP3. But neither of those guys are Lebron.
I have seen Turner play in person a few times this year, and have studied his every move because he could possibly be a sixer. these are a few things i've seen...
1. he isn't 6'7. Well see what he is measured at the combine, but I think he would be pushing it as a small forward in the league.
2. he really needs to work on his ball handling. He has a tendency to bring the ball up really high and gets it swiped a lot (hence his very high turnover rate) So I'm not sure he's really ready to be a point guard in the nba. So I wouldn't buy his supposed "versatility." I think he is a decent sized shooting guard in the nba.
3. people make a deal out of cousins for his attitude problem, well turner has one too. I've talked to people about this, and there is a reason his nickname is "the villain." Frankly, he is kind of a dick to his teammates sometimes. He does always try hard in games and practice, so the attitude isn't to big of a deal.
4. One skill I see translating very very well into the nba is his ability to get off that 5 foot jumper. He can get to his spots and put up a shot over anybody. It almost seems to easy for him to score in that short range. With the midrange game being a lost art, he is a master at it.
5. On the slight downside of that, he doesn't finish very powerfully at the rim, or shoot well from the outside. It isn't exactly a weakness at the rim, but he's definitely more effective pulling up then getting to the rim.
6. His rebounding will be way above average that the shooting guard position. Great technique and great length. He finds loose balls all the time.
7. Passing ability may be slightly overrated. He has high assists because the ball is in his hands 90% of the time, but his turnovers are a slight concern. His lack of great ball handling skills and tendency to force passes lead to a turnover rate that leaves something to be desired.
I haven't seen wall in person, but for a team with iggy (fairly similar skillset), I'd get wall. I think he's a way better nba prospect
I agree. Wall is more likely to be a superstar. I also do not think Iguodala and Turner are complementary players. Both need the ball in their hands to excel, and neither are PG's.
I think Turner will be a bit better pro than Iguodala, but not by a huge margin. But he will be good right away, and provide much better value the first 4 years while he is on his rookie contract- even though #2 picks are well paid.
Who is the best defensive center or PF in the draft?
why are the players even trying to win these games? i mean i get that they think it's wrong to lose on purpose but don't they know that winning these next games can seriously ruin this franchise for more years than it already is? i just hate that we see the importance of losing these games and it seems like the sixers don't. if it's for pride, you have already lost over 50 games this season, i don't think 2 more wins will change anyone's mind that you suck, so just lose.
I know why the players want to win. they are competeting for their future in the league.
Its the coach and GM who should know the score- but since they are both on the hot seat their motives and the team's are not aligned.
of course when this team hits 3's like that they are not going to lose to a wounded Grizz team.
If the lose big enough and bring in a stud, he may take thier position on the team or in the rotation. They are playing for pride + their jobs. Tanking is up to management, notthe players. Last night Jordan played some really small lineups that normally would hve been victimized defensively. But those guys shot the lights out and won going away. The one true way to tank these final two weeks would have been to sit AI9 with his foot injury. They chose not to do that. Heck, they way things go with this team, they might have played Carney in AI9's place and he might have had a couple of 30 & 10' games.
If they lose big enough and bring in a stud, he may take their position on the team or in the rotation. They are playing for pride + their jobs.
Yeah, my point about this a couple weeks ago is that the players have no motivation to better the long-term prospects of the franchise, because they aren't guaranteed to be with the franchise even next year (well, except maybe Brand). With the limited number of jobs in the NBA, it's always in a player's best interest to play the best he can, so that he can ensure his own continued employment ...


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2007.2: An exact analytical solution for discrete barrier options
2007.2: Gianluca Fusai, David Abrahams and Carlo Sgarra (2006) An exact analytical solution for discrete barrier options. Finance and Stochastics, 10 (1). pp. 1-26. ISSN 1432-1122
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In the present paper we provide an analytical solution for pricing discrete barrier options in the Black-Scholes framework.We reduce the valuation problem to a Wiener-Hopf equation that can be solved analytically. We are able to give explicit expressions for the Greeks of the contract. The results from our formulae are compared with those from other numerical methods available in the literature. Very good agreement is obtained, although evaluation using the present method is substantially quicker than the alternative methods presented.
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A new batch of toxic false widow spiders have started hatching in Sutton.
It was thought the plague of venomous spiders spotted in and around people's homes last year had been stopped in its tracks by the weather.
But it turns out they laid eggs which have started hatching now the spring is here.
The spiders are the most venomous to live in Britain and last year their numbers surged with people spotting them all over the borough - including in a nursery.
A false widow spider
Experts say their bite is no worse than the sting of a bee or wasp but several people reported having severe reactions after being bitten by the creatures last year.
False widow numbers rose in warm weather last year and then, as the weather cooled in October, many of them were spotted in and around people's houses as they sought warmth.
Shortly after that the sightings stopped as the cold weather killed the animals off.
But now the sightings have started again because the spiders laid eggs before they died and last week's hot weather has prompted them to start hatching.
Jay Wigglesworth of Courtney Crescent in Carshalton Beeches found this adult female false widow in his bathtub last week after moving to the area earlier in the month.
He said: "After reading about the false widow spiders back in October 2013, I've had my eye out for them. Me, my wife and cat just moved in a couple of weeks ago and I did not have to go looking out in the garden as this full size female one found its way into our bath tub.
"It's the cat I'm worried about."
The spider found in Mr Wigglesworth's bath
Lawrence Bee of the British Arachnological Society said: "Many spiders begin to emerge from over wintering once the temperatures begin to rise in the spring. The false widow spiders that are being reported are probably young which have hatched from overwintering eggs."
False widow spiders are Britain's most venomous spider and their numbers are increasing thanks to rising temperatures. Their bite does not normally require treatment unless it causes an ulcer or swelling, in which care people are advised to go to their local walk-in centre.
Several different species of false widow are known to live in the UK. The usually have thick legs, which are often red, and bulbous, black abdomens that often have a skull-like pattern. They are named because of their resemblance top the much-more-toxic black widow spider.