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Every day the poker world is inundated with more news, reports, and gossip, than any of us can read. At PokerNewsBoy.com we understand that there are only so many hours in the day, and only so much time you can set aside to follow all of the stories taking place, so we have come up with the Daily Grind as a solution. The Daily Grind will make sure you don't miss any of the more obscure poker stories, wrapping up the day in poker in one neat, concise, column.
Today I'll take a look at a number of stories including OnGame's decision to slash the rake at their new Strobe Poker tables, the results of the "Challenge" match between Team PokerStars and Team Full Tilt Poker, and the latest states to take up online poker bills.
OnGame cutting Strobe Poker rake by 20%
The latest online poker network to add fast-fold poker games was the OnGame Poker Network, and for the launch of Strobe Poker (as the network is calling it) the parent company of OnGame, Amaya Gaming, is cutting the rake at Strobe Poker tables by 20%.
Strobe Poker tables on the network are played 5-handed and there are currently two different pools players can join: $10 NLHE and $30 NLHE.
Team PokerStars defeats Team Full Tilt handily
If you were hoping for some serious competition this past weekend I hope you avoided the bloodbath that was the Team PokerStars Pros vs. Full Tilt Poker's "Professionals", which ended in an 8-1 romp by Team PokerStars players Elky, Ike Haxton, and Daniel Negreanu. After the match there was some talk of potential rematch… as soon as Gus Hansen, Tom Dwan, and Viktor Blom finish licking their wounds.
Pennsylvania, New York, and Illinois join growing list of states pondering online poker
There is movement on three separate fronts in the fight to legalize online poker and all three states exploring the possibility are among some of the most populated in the state: Pennsylvania, New York, and Illinois.
We'll keep you posted as these states move forward with potential online poker legislation.
Dan Cates and Tom Dwan spat on Twitter
Before Black Friday there were a number of long-running challenge matches taking place, and for the most part these matches fell off the board once the DOJ injected itself into the world of online poker. One of those matches was Daniel "Jungleman" Cates vs. Tom "durrrr" Dwan on Full Tilt Poker. Cates was dominating the 50,000-hand match, up over $1 million through 20,000 hands, and it seems Cates wants to resume the match and feels Dwan is dodging him, which led to the two exchanging words on Twitter:
Daniel Cates @junglemandan: @TomDwan, would you like to continue our challenge instead of playing everybody else at every game on @FullTiltPoker ?
Tom Dwan @TomDwan:Hey @junglemandan, sure. Also care to pay me our figure finally since I guess now we're tweeting dick things we could text?
Daniel Cates @junglemandan: @TomDwan depends on what exactly you mean by this. Talk to you in private about it.
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A few personal favourites from my portfolio
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The Softcover 7" x 7" version, this beautiful Fine Art book by noted Australian photographic artist, Chris Armytage is filled with light and color and includes over 60 stunning original images from her portfolio, chosen by the Artist as her own personal favorites.
"Chris Armytage brings us images that glow with incomparable energy and compel us to look at the world through new eyes. Beauty, luminosity, tenderness, power; all present in Chris' work. It's a delight to see."
- Robin King, Artist, U.S.A.
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- Categoría Fotografía artística
Cuadrado pequeño, 18×18 cm
60 Páginas
- Fecha de publicación sep. 20, 2012
- Idioma English
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Chris Armytage is a self-taught photographic artist, resident in the Central Spa District of Victoria, Australia, Her work has been featured in solo exhibitions both within Australia and internationally, and she has recently been invited to submit her art for inclusion in Volume VI of "International Contemporary Masters".
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If you've ever driven into Yellowstone National Park through the southern entrance (the one going north out of Grand Teton), you know it winds along the edge of a precipice that looks down into a chasm to a river far below.
It's scary enough for the driver, but for a outside-lane passenger (me) who is terrified of heights (me, too), it's a chilling experience.
So when my son called me Thursday evening and said he was driving along that very road on his way from Jackson, Wyo., to Bozeman, Mont., my head swam in fear.
"Be careful, son, that's a dangerous road," I told him before pleading with him to let me know when he made it safely to Bozeman.
"What are you talking about?" he asked. "You're going to be driving on U.S. 19 tonight, and that's a thousand times more dangerous than where I am."
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Indeed, I was on my way to Richey Suncoast Theatre to see the musical Hello, Dolly! which took me on U.S. 19 going and coming.
It's a familiar route, one I've taken since April 1991, the first time I saw a show at that theater: I Never Sang for My Father.
I've been heading north on U.S. 19 for Stage West Community Playhouse productions since mid 1993's The Most Happy Fella, which was done in Central High School's auditorium, some time before the theater built its current home on Forest Oaks Boulevard.
I've seen shows good and not-so-good at both venues, but one thing I've always enjoyed was watching young performers grow up right before my eyes.
Many at Richey started out in the Christmas show, when everyone who shows up for auditions gets a part, and end up as leads, like Caitlin Ramirez, who toiled in the chorus for years before she landed the lead female role of Serena in 2008's Fame - A Musical.
Several at Stage West started out in the children's theater and did the same. Take Jeffrey Germann, who was only 8 years old in 1995 when he played a small role in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, then went on to big roles on the Main Stage as the punk Leslie in It Runs in the Family in 2006 and nearly stole the show as the cross-dressing Babberly in 2007's Charley's Aunt.
It's been seven years since I saw Keith Surplus play Angie the Ox in Mitchell High School's Guys and Dolls, but even then, he seemed to have something special: a look, a way of handling himself on stage, something intangible.
He made an inauspicious debut at Richey Suncoast in the role of Lun Tha in Richey Suncoast's The King and I in 2003, but he was terrific as the goose Graylag in 2005's Honk! and was wonderful as the jittery Butler in that same year's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
He was perfect as Motel the tailor in the Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center's Fiddler on the Roof in 2006 and was a standout as the lovestruck Oscar in Sweet Charity last season and Sam the barfly in Crazy for You in February.
But his best role yet is the one he's doing now at Richey Suncoast, store clerk Cornelius Hackl in Hello, Dolly.
It's a meaty role, with comedy, drama and dancing, plus two good solos, including the touching It Only Takes a Moment.
Surplus has toyed with the idea of pursuing a career in the theater. Perhaps he'll follow in the footsteps of another RST/Stage West alum, Justin Sargent. He's singing in It Was a Very Good Year at the Orlando Cabaret Festival through Sunday and has followed an acting career since he did his last show at Stage West in 2002 and while he was studying theater at the University of Central Florida.
Sweat and tears, but no blood … not yet
I can really say that I have put my very own sweat and tears into my lawn — but no blood as of yet.
The tears come when my allergies kick in while I'm pulling weeds, planting flowers or transplanting bushes (I think of it as cheap, legal water).
The sweat comes when I dump my bathwater on the driest spots.
For a couple of weeks, I've been placing a big green plastic bucket in the bottom of my shower, where I catch the warmup and runoff water to pour over my thirsty plants.
My irises are blooming so profusely that I'm beginning to wonder if they're cousins to the infamous Audrey II of Little Shop of Horrors fame.
Audrey II is the monstrous plant that can grow only by drinking the blood of flower shop owner Seymour Krelbourn and his unwilling victims.
The first time one of those innocent looking flowers whispers, "Feeeeeed me," as the increasingly ravenous Audrey II does, I'll know I'm done for.


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The formula is simple: W = $. A well-qualified, educated workforce equals high-paying, deeply entrenched Arizona jobs and statewide economic growth. "There are too many buzzwords and not enough solutions," muses Rick Heumann, Chandler's vice-mayor and a passionate education advocate. "If we don't do something now, we're going to lose an entire generation. The legislature… Read More →
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Six Australians, including a young family of four, have been killed after a Lao Airlines plane crashed into the Mekong River during a violent storm in southern Laos.
They were among the 44 passengers and five crew killed when the plane went down about 8 kilometres from Pakse Airport in Champasak province in Southern Laos on Wednesday.
Among the dead were Sydney tax agent Gavin Rhodes, 39, his wife Phoumalaysy, 35, their daughter Jadesuda, 3, and 17-month-old son Manfred.
Land mine clearance expert Michael Creighton and his father Gordon from the NSW town of Glen Innes were also killed in the crash.
Mr Rhodes, who worked for family taxation firm Etlanda, was at the start of a three-week holiday in Asia, tweeting only last week he was "packing two kids for three weeks away".
The Rhodes family issued a request for media to respect their privacy.
Mr Creighton, 42, was the operations manager for Norwegian People's Aid – a non-profit humanitarian organisation. Laos is one of the most mined countries in the world.
The Creighton family issued a statement on Thursday requesting "privacy to grieve at a devastating time".
Humanitarian worker killed
In a statement the family said Mr Creighton had served with the Australian Defence Force before joining the United Nations and had spent 20 years serving on aid projects around the world.
It said Gordon Creighton, 71, had been visiting his son to gain some experience of his humanitarian work.
Gordon was a long-serving president of the Glen Innes "Magpies" rugby league club.
Michael Creighton is survived by his wife Melanie. "We have lost a father, a husband, a son, a brother, a fiance and a best mate in one tragic circumstance and are trying to come to terms with our loss," the family said.
A Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade spokesman said: "We understand there were six Australians listed as boarding the flight that crashed.
"Australian consular officials are in contact with the families [of the victims]," the spokesman said.
A spokesman for Thailand's foreign ministry, Sek Wannamethee, said those killed had been from Laos, Australia, Canada, China, France, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, the United States and Vietnam.
Extreme weather
A Laos government statement said the plane ran into extreme bad weather conditions as it attempted to land in Pakse, a popular destination with tourists who visit the coffee plantations of the Bolaven Plateau and the former royal principality of Champasak.
A representative for the airline said the aircraft was an ATR, a French-made turboprop commonly used in the region to serve small airports.
An airlines rating service raised questions about Lao Airlines' safety record. Jeffrey Thomas of airlineratings.com said the plane was new.
"The major problem with that airline is it has not taken part in an audit which is conducted by the International Air Transport Association . . . airlines that have passed it have a 4.3-times better safety record than those that have not," Mr Thomas said. Laos, impoverished and landlocked, is governed by a secretive and insular Communist party.
Vachirapong Boonkrajang, the head of a voluntary Thai rescue organisation in Ubon Ratchathani, told a Thai television channel that he would send a team of divers to recover bodies.
"I don't think Laos has the facilities to conduct this type of operation," he said.
But The Bangkok Post cited a foreign resident of Pakse who said the bodies of crash victims were being laid out in a Chinese temple describing the scene as absolute horror.
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Torture and civilian deaths reach record levels in Iraq
The latest UN findings on Iraq provide a devastating picture of torture, escalating civilian deaths and lawlessness that represents a damning indictment of US-led occupation. Three years after the illegal invasion, the violent activities of the US military and its allies in suppressing any opposition have been supplemented by a spiralling sectarian civil war.
According to a United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) report released on Wednesday, the civilian death toll throughout the country reached a record of 6,599 for July and August, or more than 100 a day, up from 5,818 for previous two months. The UNAMI figures plot a rise from 710 in January to 1,129 in April and 3,149 in June followed by 3,590 in July and 3,009 in August.
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Cops seeking Harrison bank robber
A Marine who did two tours in Iraq and now owns a karate school chased a man who robbed a Harrison bank on Tuesday afternoon.
Erinne Sackett said her husband, Brian Sackett, was working out in his business, C.S. Kim Karate, when she saw a man with his face covered running from the First Niagara branch at 1509 Freeport Road, across from their storefront on Idaho Avenue.
The robbery happened around 3:30 p.m., a half-hour before the bank's scheduled closing time.
Sackett said she was "pretty sure" the man had just robbed the bank because he was wearing a hoodie in Tuesday's hot and muggy weather.
"I said, 'I think that guy just robbed the bank,' " she said.
Given her husband's background, she said he "thought nothing" about pursuing the apparent robber.
"He's dealt with terrorists and things like that," she said.
Harrison police Officer Scott Falkner said the robber passed a handwritten note demanding money and claiming he had a hostage in his vehicle. Falkner said there was no evidence that there was a hostage.
The man was given bundles of bills, some of which he dropped as he fled. Falkner would not disclose how much money the robber got away with.
Nobody was hurt, Falkner said.
The robber was short, had long hair and shielded his face with a hunting cloth with eyeholes cut out.
Brian Sackett, 32, of Allegheny Township said he followed the man in his car to get as much information as he could for police. He did tours in Iraq in 2003 and 2004 and was honorably discharged in 2008.
"I understand to be able to find someone, you need as much intel as possible," he said. "That was my purpose. I wasn't trying to take them down or anything like that. I was just trying to help the police get as much information to make their job easier."
Police said the robber had a getaway driver, a white male, waiting in a white Ford F-150 truck nearby on Carlisle Street, behind the former Heights Elementary school. They fled south, toward Brackenridge.
Sackett said his pursuit of the robber lasted only a few minutes. He ended up in front of them, then lost them as they fled. He said he encountered a police officer, who told him to go back to the bank.
"I was glad at least I got a description to help the police," he said. "At this point, no one knew there were two people."
A representative of First Niagara could not be reached for comment.
Falkner said the FBI was notified and is checking the bank's surveillance recordings.
"I'm glad no one was hurt," Sackett said. "I was shot at (in war). I was mortared. Situations like this really don't faze me. Hopefully, the people at the bank don't have any problems sleeping or anything like that."
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Good afternoon and welcome to the land of the giants. Having reduced Nikolay Davydenko to a gibbering wreck on Tuesday, playing some of his finest tennis along the way, now Andy Murray faces the hulking Ivo Karlovic, the 6ft10in Croatian with the F16 jet of a serve and here to cast a large shadow over Centre Court. Karlovic towers a full seven inches over Murray, has hit the fastest ever serve at Wimbledon, clocked in at 148mph and … well, actually there isn't really much more than that. That's about it to be honest. There are naturally some thudding groundstrokes to go with the main weapon, but that aside Karlovic shouldn't pose too many problems for a player of Murray's calibre. Murray hasn't had too many problems against Karlovic in the past and leads their head-to-head 3-0, albeit their last match coming in Cincinnati in 2008.
This happens to be the first time the pair have met in a grand slam and it's their first five-set match. Murray, the sprightlier player by a considerable distance, will surely have too much speed of mind and body for Karlovic in that context, the Croatian's best hope perhaps lying in winning three tie-breaks; indeed that's the only way he's been able to take a set off Murray in the past. As long as Murray extends the rallies and varies his approach with slice, spin and chips, this shouldn't be too taxing for him. Not that we're getting ahead of ourselves here, but Murray might view this as useful warm-up for potential matches against Sam Querry, Milos Raonic and Juan Martin del Potro. David versus Goliath? Maybe, but it's not entirely clear who's playing which role.
Hey there, Mr IBM Slamtracker! What you got for me today? We learn that Ivo Karlovic must convert more than 20% of his break point opportunities and that Andy Murray should win 77% of points on his first serves.
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Pippa. Pippa Middleton is in the Royal Box on Centre Court. Is she a royal now? Did I miss that wedding?
Serena Williams has czunk Melinda Czink 6-1, 6-4 on Centre Court, which means, ladies and gentlemen, please give it up for
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Mr Andrew Murray! He'll be out shortly for his second-round match. He's never failed to reach at least the third round at Wimbledon and that's unlikely to change today.
The players are out. Andy Murray wins the toss - Great Britain 1-0 Croatia - and elects to serve. Two-nil! Get in there. All over the big Croat and it's not even started. The players will now do warming up. Expect Murray to dominate that as well.
"Ohhhhh Pippa - a bugler I see," says Andy Hockley, eyeing me up and down and spotting my blatant The Bugle podcast rip-off. "Wonder how many obscure references you can fit in today's afternoon of tennis reportage. Is there anyone called Chris playing today? Maybe a mention for Joey Stantonio, or even just simply Florence Nightingale?" The Congressman's penis could make a mention. There's time. This is the internet, anything goes.
First set: Murray* 0-1 Karlovic (*denotes server): Murray kicks off with a serve that registers 104mph; no matter, Karlovic clips a forehand into the net. Murray then swiftly shows off the subtlety he possesses in spades with a gorgeous backhand drop-shot, Karlovic flat-footed on the baseline, to make it 30-0. It moves to 40-15 and when a Murray shot hits the top of the net, it allows Karlovic to lope forward to the net and Murray whacks a forehand long. Pretty soon, from 40-0 up, it's deuce and Karlovic then earns a break point, pouncing on a second serve and arrowing a beautiful forehand into the corner. And Karlovic takes the opportunity, moving to the net and challenging Murray to pass him: a forehand into the net and there's the break. Five straight points Karlovic won there. What a start.
First set: Murray 1-1 Karlovic* (*denotes server): The first of many aces from Karlovic to kick this game off. But at 15-all, Karlovic stops playing after a volley into the corner, not counting on Murray's ability to make up lost causes, and he eventually slices into the net to make it 15-30. A cracking backhand pass, a Murray trademark, brings up two break points. A huge second serve rescues the first - 128mph, that one - but Murray enjoys a huge slice of luck on the second as a forehand clip the top of the net, completely deceiving Karlovic after he had charged forward. Two breaks in the first two games - what odds would you have got on that? "Andy Rain," says Andy Myall. "That's who takes pictures at Wimbledon?
First set: Murray* 2-1 Karlovic (*denotes server): A hold! A hold to love, to boot. After a rather strange opening to the match, normal service is resumed. "I wonder how many buglers you can tease out of the woodwork during this MBM?" says David Kernohan. "Point of order though: Isn't it "Mickey Stantanio?" Where's Zaltor the Merciless when you need him?" Anyone?
First set: Murray 2-2 Karlovic* (*denotes server): A display of a light touch from Karlovic as he moves to net and flicks a gorgeous backhand volley away for 40-0. Two big serves had preceded that. An ace down the middle follows it.
First set: Murray* 3-2 Karlovic (*denotes server): John McEnroe makes the interesting point that someone like Karlovic can get too interested in demonstrating he has more than a serve and ends up getting involved in inadvisable long rallies with the likes of Murray. After the first two games, the last couple of service games have passed off without incident. Murray is serving well but Karlovic's returns leave a lot to be desired. The game ends with a lazy slice into the net.
First set: Murray 3-3 Karlovic* (*denotes server): Some outrageous play at the net from both players, Karlovic coming out on top with a sublime backhand flick to wrongfoot Murray, has the crowd on their feet at the start of the game. It continues in rather more prosaic fashion, an ace making it 40-0 to Karlovic and then Murray hops and sends a two-handed backhand into the net. Not too much to get excited about here.
First set: Murray* 4-3 Karlovic (*denotes server): Karlovic tries a drop-shot. No. Into the net. 40-15 - "Might be pushing the envelope on that play," says McEnroe. Murray finishes the game off with a pounding ace down the middle, his fastest of the day. "Karlovic looks and sounds like a Bond villain," says Simon McMahon. "I wouldn't be surprised to find out he lives in an underground lair with a Korean manservant and a shark for a pet. Imagine their locker room chit chat; 'Do you expect me to talk?' ... 'No, Mr Murray, I expect you to die.'"
First set: Murray 4-4 Karlovic* (*denotes server): A foot-fault from Karlovic to start the game. Probably has big feet. Can't be helped. He then booms a serve into the Royal Box! He has basically declared war on Great Britain! He has taken out Pippa Middleton and not in the romantic sense!
First set: Murray* 5-4 Karlovic (*denotes server): Some of the play at the net has been quite exquisite. A Karlovic volley compels Murray to race forward and he responds with a brilliant forehand pass to move 15-0 up. An ace makes it 30-0, unforced errors from Karlovic make it Murray's game. "Surely your current header image needs an accompanying link to John and Andy singing the timeless LMFAO classic and Assad favourite tune?" says Paul Adnitt. If anyone has one...
First set: Murray 5-5 Karlovic* (*denotes server): A fine start to the game for Murray, as he retrieves a good Karlovic volley and then nearly manages to lob him. The impossible not quite pulled off, he still wins the point though, Karlovic slapping a forehand into the net. Karlovic then misjudges a charge to the net and he's unable to deal with a low shot from Murray, putting a volley well wide to make it 0-30, the Croatian in trouble. A lovely volley makes it 15-30, but Murray's speed on the next point drives him to distraction and a Karlovic lob drifts just too long to bring up two set points. Two big serves from Karlovic rescues the situation. Ah well. Deuce. More awesome serving and Karlovic holds.
First set: Murray* 6-5 Karlovic (*denotes server): The movement from Karlovic is predictably poor and when he has to reach a shot, there's a bit of lumbering going on. A clumsy forehand makes it 40-15 and Murray closes the game out, meaning he'll get another look at the Karlovic serve with the pressure off.
Murray wins the first set 7-5: Murray can't beat the net with a forehand pass as Karlovic moves forward. 15-0, a sigh of disappointment from the crowd. Then, improbably, a double-fault from Karlovic. That can't happen too often. A
beautiful forehand pass on the run
makes it 30-15, but it's back to 30-all as Karlovic stoops, stumbles and nets a backhand volley. Karlovic then misses a first serve and Murray pounces on the second, sending a fantastic two-handed backhand past Karlovic and down the line to bring up a third set point. Third time lucky? You bet, as Karlovic double-faults! The second serve was called in, down the middle, but it was clearly out and Murray knew it. He challengs, HawkEye confirms. What a surreal end to the set.
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Second set: Murray* 7-5, 1-0 Karlovic (*denotes server): Having not hit any double-faults in the first set, Murray produces two in a row at the start of the second set. He's an odd player. He's let off the hook at 30-all as Karlovic sends a flimsy slice into the net and Murray wraps up the game with an ace.
Second set: Murray 7-5, 1-1 Karlovic* (*denotes server): How frustrating must it be when Karlovic serves? You think you've got a sniff, you think you're in a good position, and then comes the bullet. But he's only managed six aces so far, Murray reading his serve well. Three came in that game though.
Second set: Murray* 7-5, 2-1 Karlovic (*denotes server): To my right, top #lad Gilles Simon is on screen in his press conference. I don't think he's asked any female journalists for a cuppa yet, but there's time. Murray holds but I was distracted because Katy Murrells wouldn't stop laughing at the questions Simon was being asked. "To continue the Bond theme, for some reason your picture brings to mind the names Honey Ryder and Pussy Galore, both iconic Bond girls of course," says Simon McMahon. "Resourceful and independent they were too (hey, this is the Guardian after all)."
Second set: Murray 7-5, 2-2 Karlovic* (*denotes server): You think Andrea Pirlo and Sergio Ramos have balls of steel? Andy Murray keeps on trying to lob 6ft10in Ivo Karlovic and he's enjoying some success with it, the Croatian sending an overhead wide. At 15-all, he's frustrated by a foot-fault and then when Murray lands a forehand return down by his size 16s. That's some journey down to the floor and Murray moves 15-30 up. At 30-all, Karlovic defends excellently at the net, batting back a Murray pass and putting away a fine volley. But Murray trumps him with an outrageous return, soft hands allowing him to whip a backhand back behind Karlovic, who can do nothing with it at the net. Deuce. Karlovic closes it out, but he was made to work for it.
Second set: Murray* 7-5, 3-2 Karlovic (*denotes server): It's just too inconsistent from Karlovic. He starts the game with a wonderful forehand winner off a Murray serve, only to slam a forehand miles past the baseline off a second serve on the next point. The game goes to deuce though, Karlovic coming out on top at the net again, putting away an overhead backhand. Karlovic's slice is suddenly causing Murray problems, but a careful backhand and an ace offer a handy solution.
Second set: Murray 7-5, 3-3 Karlovic* (*denotes server): A third foot-fault called on Karlovic! This is getting ridiculous. GET SMALLER FEET, IVO! And while you're at it, grow a couple of inches too, because you've just been beaten by a gorgeous Murray lob. "You should get extra points for that," says our chief tennis correspondent, Kevin Mitchell.
Second set: Murray* 7-5, 4-3 Karlovic (*denotes server): With his seventh ace of the match, Murray now leads Karlovic 7-6 in the ace race. Well colour me surprised. Murray holds to love, Karlovic making absolutely no impression on this game.
Second set: Murray 7-5, 4-4 Karlovic* (*denotes server): A game that went by in a flash. "Bugle studies paper, question 1: Ivo Karlovic as the tennis embodiment of the JL421 Badonkadonk Land Cruiser," says Martin Whitker. "Discuss."
Second set: Murray* 7-5, 5-4 Karlovic (*denotes server): When Murray gets it low, there is basically nothing Karlovic can do. He more or less gives up. It's a little bit embarrassing and Murray's having a bit of a chuckle. On the final point, Karlovic tries to Federer around a forehand but Karlovic's it past the baseline.
Second set: Murray 7-5, 5-5 Karlovic* (*denotes server): Karlovic double-faults at the start of the game, but rediscovers his serving poise to go 30-15 up. At 40-15, Karlovic absent-mindedly sticks out his racket and lets a Murray backhand that was going long clip it. He averts a calamity, though, with an ace. The crowd does not sound entertained. "I know there's one at Wembley, but is there a Royal Box at any other sporting venues?" says Gary Naylor. I'm just guessing here, but I suppose not for the Haye vs Chisora fight next month." What are you saying about Upton Park? I think there's a royal box at the annual Corgi Race by the way.
Second set: Murray* 7-5, 6-5 Karlovic (*denotes server): Karlovic is doing nothing to attack the Murray serve. It's so easy. Almost too easy. At 30-0, Murray throws in a double-fault. It matters not, more unforced errors from Karlovic, who is lacking in belief. "Bugle Studies paper extra credit; an extra 20 marks available, one for each themed tenuous pun, shoe-horned into an unrelated essay," says Philip Dusart.
Second set: Murray 7-5, 6-6 Karlovic* (*denotes server): This set has been sleep-walking towards a tie-break for what feels like an age and so it is. Murray had a chance but a bad miss by his standards with a forehand pass at 30-15 sees the game slip away. "As part of the attempts to distinguish the 'lympics from stuffy wimbledon traditionalists world leaders have been piling on the pressure for LMFAO's sexy and I know it to be blared out in between games, barack and assad are said to be united on this issue," lies Edward Clarke.
Second set tie-break: Murray* 1-0 Karlovic. A backhand return from Karlovic goes long.
Second set tie-break: Murray 1-1 Karlovic*. Murray, on the stretch, nets a forehand return.
Second set tie-break: Murray 1-2 Karlovic*. An ace out wide, no chance of a mini-break.
Second set tie-break: Murray* 1-3 Karlovic. Murray's first unforced error - double-faults aside - as he nets a backhand. Oh oh.
Second set tie-break: Murray* 2-3 Karlovic Karlovic goes for a forehand return and whacks it long. He has the mini-break though.
Second set tie-break: Murray 3-3 Karlovic* There goes the mini-break, as Karlovic is hurried by a Murray return and blocks an awkward volley past the baseline. This is tense.
Second set tie-break: Murray 3-4 Karlovic* Murray makes a volley from Karlovic but his backhand down the line is too long. He'll be disappointed with that.
Second set tie-break: Murray* 4-4 Karlovic A strong serve, a flat-footed return, the ball in the net. Too tight to call.
Second set tie-break: Murray* 5-4 Karlovic Karlovic challenges a big first serve from Murray. It was well in.
Second set tie-break: Murray 5-5 Karlovic* A good second serve from Karlovic, 120mph, and Murray nets a forehand.
Karlovic wins the second set 7-6 to make it 1-1 in sets: Karlovic moves forward on a Murray second serve, pushes the Scot back and then seals the set with a beautifully cushioned forehand volley. Centre Court goes very quiet indeed, save for a few jubilant Croatian fans.
Third set: Murray 7-5, 6-7 1-0 Karlovic* (*denotes server): The IBM SlamTracker shows that Murray only served at 52% in that second set, which wasn't great. Karlovic was up at 67%. The crowd is a bit subdued after the loss of that second set. And Murray's getting tetchy with himself, shouting in frustration when he misses a backhand at 15-30. Perhaps that knocked Karlovic off his game though. A stinker of a volley gives Murray a break point and he takes it with a ridiculous backhand lob, Karlovic stranded at the net! The ball was so low. How on earth did he manage to dig that one up?
Third set: Murray* 7-5, 6-7, 2-0 Karlovic (*denotes server): Wild from Karlovic at 30-15, a preposterously aggressive forehand that lands on one of the outside courts with Murray there for the taking. The game goes to deuce, but Murray is serving strongly in the big moments. The Royal Box looks a bit empty at the moment. "A disappointing bugler turnour so far," says Dave Kernohan. "I have paged producer Chris and the big Z to the thread. That should get things moving. On the subject of God-awful/brilliant puns: Can Andy un-stick Evo?" Out. Get out.
Third set: Murray* 7-5, 6-7, 2-1 Karlovic* (*denotes server): Karlovic holds to love. What to say? He has a good serve.
Third set: Murray* 7-5, 6-7, 3-1 Karlovic (*denotes server): John McEnroe says that Ivan Lendl has credibility. But what does Murray need to win a grand slam, fellow Buglers? That's right! A credibiliboost! Another fine game of Bugle Bingo there. Great stuff, thanks for playing. Murray moves 40-0 up with a deft drop-shot and although he creaks a little, letting Karlovic back into it at 40-30, that's as close as it gets.
Third set: Murray 7-5, 6-7, 3-2 Karlovic* (*denotes server): What a phenomanel shot from Murray at 15-0! A Karlovic volley sends him scampering into the left corner but somehow he reaches it and whips a superb forehand down the line, the ball just dropping inside the baseline. Brilliant. Karlovic moves away with some strong serves and wins the game with a smash though.
Third set: Murray* 7-5, 6-7, 4-2 Karlovic (*denotes server): Karlovic hasn't been boosted by winning the second set at all, althouh immediately losing his serve didn't help. Murray has taken the disappointment in his stride, shrugged it off and rolled on. He holds to love. "Karlovic not only has a decent serve, he comes in after it too," says Simon McMahon. "Serve & Volley ... at Wimbledon!? The game's gone mad."
Third set: Murray 7-5, 6-7, 5-2 Karlovic* (*denotes server): What a volley from Karlovic, who reaches a Murray forehand pass and flicks it back cross-court to make it 30-15. A Murray passing shot takes the game to deuce though and these are dangerous times for Karlovic. A double-fault offers Murray a glimpse and he earns a break point when he slams a forehand past an exposed Karlovic at the net. And he takes it in outstanding fashion - Karlovic pats a volley down into the right corner but astonising speed from Murray sees him get there, flick a forehand over the net and Karlovic can do nothing with his volley. Murray has the double break and the set is surely his.
Murray wins the third set 6-2 to lead 2-1 in sets: Karlovic has given up on this set. At 15-0, he looks like he can barely be bothered with a backhand drop-shot, the ball dropping apologetically into the net. It did well to get that far, as it goes. It's not long before Murray has three break points. He can't take the first but it only delayed the inevitable, as Karlovic slices into the net. Panic very much over.
The IBM SlamTracker shows that Karlovic only won 20% of points on his second serve in that third set. Murray won 78% of his.
Fourth set: Murray 7-5, 6-7, 6-2, 0-1 Karlovic* (*denotes server): Murray has lobbed Karlovic twice already but he can't manage a third time and Karlovic holds. "If Murray does blow this would it be over the top to pen a F**keulogy?" asks Jim Burke.
Fourth set: Murray* 7-5, 6-7, 6-2, 1-1 Karlovic (*denotes server): If Karlovic can't be bothered to do anything on Murray's serve, then nor can I. Admittedly my attention was off this match as I saw that 22nd seed Alexandr Dolgopolov has been beaten in straight sets by Benoit Paire.
Fourth set: Murray 7-5, 6-7, 6-2, 1-2 Karlovic* (*denotes server): That whipped cross-court forehand from Murray is a thing of beauty. He unleashes with one at 15-0. So, too, is the two-handed backhand off the Karlovic serve to make it 15-30. Karlovic suddenly starts to hit his first serves in though and grabs an important hold.
Fourth set: Murray* 7-5, 6-7, 6-2, 2-2 Karlovic (*denotes server): Karlovic has his hands on his hips and a dark look on his face after a long forehand. He's got the funk on. At 30-0, he slices a backhand into the net and chucks his racket to the floor. Oh dear.
Fourth set: Murray 7-5, 6-7, 6-2, 2-3 Karlovic* (*denotes server): Murray takes pity on Karlovic, choosing not to smash a forehand into the Croatian's body. There was a big target to be fair, but 0-30 will do. It gets worse for Karlovic as he comes up with an ace - only to be called for a foot-fault. How many is that now? He gets it back to 15-30 though, then finally does pummel away an ace and moves 40-30 up with a lovely volley. A big serve seals the game. For some reason Murray challenges the serve but it was only around five yards in. Worst. Challenge. Ever.
Fourth set: Murray* 7-5, 6-7, 6-2, 3-3 Karlovic (*denotes server): A double-fault from Murray gets Karlovic interested, but not for long. And Buglers! We have a message from Producer Chris! Well done all.
It appears you are being pestered by Buglers.
Apologies, and afraid I can't do anything about it, they have a rather 'anglo-saxon' way of replying to any messages I send them.
Keep up the good work,
(Producer) Chris"
Fourth set: Murray 7-5, 6-7, 6-2, 3-4 Karlovic* (*denotes server): What on earth is going on with these foot-faults from Karlovic? He's penalised for another one and again it's after an 'ace'. Still, despite those repeated mishaps, Karlovic holds and he's putting some scoreboard pressure on Murray.
Fourth set: Murray* 7-5, 6-7, 6-2, 4-4 Karlovic (*denotes server): Rat-a-tat tennis at the net at 15-all, but Murray is the winner again. Murray polishes it off with an ace down the middle. "Let me make a quick remark on Karlovic's second serve," says Daniel Garcia. Be my guest. "He's doing an awful job. He gets 80% of his points if the first serve goes in. And he gets 60% of his first serves in. He gets only 41% of his points with the second serve. If he were to imitate his first serve when serving second he would get 48%! I have checked this stat for many players and consistently he is the only one on tour missing it! He would be much more difficult to beat if he could solve this problem. Thank you very much for your attention." No, thank you.
Fourth set: Murray 7-5, 6-7, 6-2, 4-5 Karlovic* (*denotes server): For the first time in the match, it's Murray who'll have to serve to stay in the set. Karlovic has suddenly started to play very well and is performing elegantly at the net.
Fourth set: Murray* 7-5, 6-7, 6-2, 5-5 Karlovic (*denotes server): "Urgh," I say in disgust as Karlovic smashes a cross-court forehand off into the distance to make it 30-0. A return into the net makes it 40-0 and the game ends with an ace out wide from Murray, Karlovic rooted to the spot.
Fourth set: Murray 7-5, 6-7, 6-2, 5-6 Karlovic* (*denotes server): New balls please! And Karlovic finds them to his liking, Murray not managing to get a return back in play once. An ace on second serve to finish the game won't be sniffed at.
Fourth set: Murray* 7-5, 6-7, 6-2, 6-6 Karlovic (*denotes server): Karlovic has really stepped this up and is pushing Murray back, moving 15-30 up with an overhead into the right corner. Murray picks a good moment to find a big first serve though and then pulls Karlovic out wide with a sliced second serve, the Croatian sending his forehand return long. Murray seals the game with an ace and, for the second time in a match, we go to a tie-break.
Fourth set tie-break: Murray 0-1 Karlovic* (*denotes server): A thumping ace down the middle from Karlovic. Not much to be done about that.
Fourth set tie-break: Murray* 1-1 Karlovic (*denotes server): Murray gets away with one as Karlovic wastefully slaps a forehand down the line wide off a slow second serve.
Fourth set tie-break: Murray* 2-1 Karlovic (*denotes server): A big first serve from Murray. "Come on!" he cries in that weird accent of his.
Fourth set tie-break: Murray 2-2 Karlovic* (*denotes server): A second serve ace in a tie-break? Not bad, Ivo, not bad at all.
Fourth set tie-break: Murray 3-2 Karlovic* (*denotes server): But no ace this time! A brilliant forehand return from Murray down the line and there's the mini-break.
Fourth set tie-break: Murray* 3-3 Karlovic (*denotes server): Oh Andy. He goes for the lob, it doesn't work and Karlovic wins a fine point with a good volley.
Fourth set tie-break: Murray* 4-3 Karlovic (*denotes server): What composure from Murray who calmly scoops an outrageously good cross-court backhand past the onrushing Karlovic from left to right. Chapeau.
Fourth set tie-break: Murray 4-4 Karlovic* (*denotes server): Karlovic puts a forehand away at the net. The quality is very, very high.
Fourth set tie-break: Murray 5-4 Karlovic* (*denotes server): A foot-fault on first serve - and the second goes into the net. Oh Ivo.
Fourth set tie-break: Murray* 6-4 Karlovic (*denotes server): Karlovic slices a backhand into the net and Murray has two match points!
Andy Murray beats Ivo Karlovic 7-5, 6-7, 6-2, 7-6. Murray only needs one match point. He arrows a backhand into the right corner, charges to the net and Karlovic's attempted backhand slice down the line lands well wide. Karlovic is unhappy about the foot-fault given against him during the tie-break and is having a fractious conversation with the umpire, steam coming out of his ears. The Croatian put in a valiant effort and made life very uncomfortable for Murray at times. That was an extremely tough match and Murray will be delighted to have come through it. We'll leave the last word to none other than ANDY ZALTMAN, very much the sidecar to John Oliver's motorbike on The Bugle podcast. Kidding! Honk! Got any space on the show, lads? Enjoy, Buglers!
Interesting to see a few Buglers interfering with your commentary. And presumably confusing the majority of your readers. Personally, I'm steering clear. I'm busy trying to elicit memories of that scene from an old horror movie where a famous actor had a nasty dose of eczema. That's right. I'm try to evoke Karloff itch.
That probably works better if you say it out loud."


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The overnight ratings for Season 3 Episode 5 of Who Do You Think You Are? with jerome Bettis have been posted over at Zap 2 It – TV by the numbers.
The total viewers for the episode were 5.05 million, with a 1.0 Rating and a 3 Share for the key 18-49 demographic. The episode ranked 3rd in its time slot and 6th for the overall evening ranking.
This represents a 33% decrease in the number of viewers over last week's Reba McEntire episode and a 50% decrease in the overall rating among the 18-49 demographic.
The upcoming episode of Who Do You Think You Are? on Friday, March 16, 2012, will be a repeat of the premiere episode with Martin Sheen (makes sense since it is St. Patrick's Day weekend and the episode focuses on Irish family history). A new episode featuring Helen Hunt will be broadcast on Friday, March 23, 2012.
*** Here is what fellow genealogists and family historians with their own blogs are saying about WDYTYA:
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Protesters at HSU continue to occupy the Native Forum
ARCATA - The Unified Students of Humboldt are still going strong Wednesday, as the second day of the sit-in at HSU continues. It is being held in what is commonly known as the Native American Forum, but students are now calling it the Bolman Forum, in honor of Dr. Jacquelyn Bolman, who was fired from HSU in the fall. The Unified Students of Humboldt as well as various supporters are protesting peacefully and harmoniously, however they are willing to stay as long as it takes until their voice is heard.
The Unified Students of Humboldt formed shortly after Dr. Bolman, the former director of the Indian Natural Resource, Science And Engineering Program , INRSEP, was abruptly let go by the University. Protesters say, she enriched their lives and was like a mother to them. They are still very hurt by what happened and they want her reinstated as the director of INRSEP. The Unified Students of Humboldt have several requests but say administration is not coming to speak with them.
"It really strikes at the core of the problem that we're facing. That our administration at HSU is completely out of touch with the students that it serves. We have met with them in the past but nothing has come out of those meetings. That's why we're here," said Connor Handley, a Unified Students of Humboldt Member.
"Instead of sending a representative down here, they sent an armed police officer, in uniform, badge blazing, respect my authority, as if to say, to demonstrate; hey we have the police, we have the cops, they do what we tell them to do, so you better do what we tell you to do," said Michael A. Ramirez, a Unified Students of Humboldt Member.
Another member, Coaxoch, said, "It make me feel that regardless of me wanting to raise my voice and say something, that it's invalidated. So, I'm not going to stand back until I am validated because my opinion matters just as much as anybody's."
Students would like to see the dissolution of RISS, which is Retention and Inclusion of Student Success and their programs moved back to how they were prior. Plus, they want to operate and participate in these programs. The students want equal voting power in the hiring, promotion, and dismissal procedures that happen with their faculty and staff.
"They want a voice, they want to be heard, they've got some things that they'd like to have dialogue on and there's been no hostility at all," said HSU Chief of Police, Donn Peterson.
HSU Administration declined to comment on the issue and directed questions to the HSU Chief of Police.


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Meet Kevin Lahn!
Had Carolina wide receiver Sidney Rice come down with the football in the final ticks of the September football game against Auburn, tying the game and then leading the Gamecocks on to victory over the second-ranked team in the nation at the time, there's no saying what Kevin Lahn, '83 business, would've done.
Garnet and Black Fervor
An avid supporter of the Gamecocks in both the sports world and in the classroom, Kevin is prone to take such things seriously. Or, as he puts it, "I take every loss personally."
Kevin, former manager of the year for the Gamecocks basketball team, has been witness to several of Carolina's shining moments on the gridiron and hardwood, including both Outback bowls, the first NIT championship win, some choice football victories of late and, of course, the Carquest Bowl, Carolina's first bowl victory.
Though Kevin's love for Carolina isn't exclusive to athletics, following Carolina sports is a major priority, a passion, a lifestyle. It's something that, one might argue, defines him. For instance, Kevin says winning on the gridiron in Knoxville last year, with one parent standing on either side of him, was "about one of the best days of my life."
The million-dollar question: When he was in high school, how did a 17-year-old from Long Island, NY, come to love the Gamecocks so much?
"Funny enough, it all started because I hate cold weather, and I wanted to attend school somewhere warm," Kevin recalls. "My dad set up visits to Georgia, Ole Miss and Alabama, and for different reasons, I didn't like any of them."
His father recommended checking out Carolina en route to the other schools at those Southeastern Conference universities, and upon his arrival, it was immediately apparent that the warm weather was secondary to the warm people that he met. On the way back from visiting the other schools, Kevin filled out paperwork at Carolina, and the rest is history.
You Get What You Give
Kevin's contributions to the university have been plentiful since the day he stepped foot on campus in 1979. An active student, Kevin was involved in Zeta Beta Tau fraternity, in which he was voted Best Pledge his freshman year.
He also served as president of Rho Epsilon, a real-estate business fraternity, and organized the first golf outing for real-estate students and real-estate professionals from the Columbia community. During his senior year, Kevin was in charge of the Bowl-a-Thon for Easter Seals, the community service project of his fraternity.
"My experiences at Carolina taught me organizational skills and how to think and act under pressure," Kevin explains. "When I ran the Bowl-a-Thon, it was my responsibility to manage people and deadlines, skills that I now use in my career. I can't imagine where I'd be without what the University of South Carolina afforded me, which is probably why it's so important to me that I stay involved in the affairs of the university."
Schoolwork and extracurriculars aside, Kevin carved out a substantial amount of time in his schedule for time on the basketball court as a manager, an opportunity that led to one of his traditions: establishing scholarships.
"One of the managers, Shad G. Hamilton, passed away due to a bad heart when I was in school," Kevin recalls. "We were friends, and it was devastating to lose him. Soon thereafter, I worked to establish a scholarship in his name, and it's great that his name still lives on, as he truly lived his life to the fullest."
The scholarship exists today, and Kevin has proceeded to create new scholarships at the University of South Carolina for students who fit specific criteria. For instance, one of his scholarships targets students from the Northeastern United States with an emphasis on teaching.
"My mom and dad were elementary school teachers, so that's one of the ways I pay tribute to them while also giving back to the university," Kevin says.
"Plus, I figure the Education department would appreciate the contribution! Few people seem to know that out-of-state students who come to Carolina and receive $500 or more in scholarship money are eligible for reduced tuition, which is slightly more than in-state tuition. Rather than give money for one big scholarship, I prefer to set up several smaller ones so more students can benefit and there is more 'bang for the buck,' as they say."
So, why does Kevin give back through scholarship, Alumni Association membership and various other means, such as involvement with student recruitment?
"I grew up socially and academically at Carolina. I got a job through my association with the university, and therefore, I'm very loyal," Kevin explains. "I think it's important to give back in money and time. You should feel obligated and shouldn't have to be asked. Plus, it's fun!"
The Next Generation of Gamecocks
The Carolina Alumni Association has recently teamed up with the Office of Admissions to work with alumni on recruiting highly sought-after students in areas all across the country through its Alumni Recruitment Network, encouraging them to attend the University of South Carolina.
Kevin Lahn, through his connection with the Alumni Association, has been serving as host to more and more incoming students and their parents for years, even before the program had a name.
"This year was the best yet of the freshman send-off parties – we had more than 100 people there to get geared up for Carolina, and they each got a taste of the South because we had Maurice's barbecue flown in from South Carolina and Bojangle's chicken brought in from the only place in Pennsylvania that sells it!"
It's this kind of enthusiastic mentality and deep devotion to Carolina that have served Kevin so well in life and has kept the Gamecock families coming to his house for freshman send-offs and football game-viewing parties.
"I am always curious to know why kids want to come to USC. It's exciting to see that they share the same passion for the school as I do," Kevin explains. "When they come to my home for a recruitment party, a freshman send-off or to watch the Gamecocks play, they truly are treated to the full Carolina experience."
Bringing Carolina Home
By "full Carolina experience," Kevin means that his basement, appropriately dubbed the "Gamecock Room," serves as the closest thing to Williams-Brice Stadium or the Colonial Center north of the Mason-Dixon Line.
"I received permission from Athletics Department to order the official University of South Carolina carpeting for my Gamecock room, which is the same carpeting found in the players' locker rooms at the Colonial Center," he assures us. "When I needed Carolina shades, I found some university-licensed shower curtains online and had someone turn them into automatic shades for me."
What's more, the room comes stocked with three full-size lockers, one for each of the major sports, each of which has a signed jersey by a Gamecock player and the sport-specific accoutrements, such as an autographed football helmet from the first Outback Bowl team and a signed bat from the College World Series runner-up team a few years back.
The scoreboard carries the score and team names of the previous week's game and comes equipped with a flat-screen television in the center, which features highlights of Gamecock football for the students and their parents to watch. Bojangle's and Maurice's Barbecue signage dresses up the board.
The piece de resistance, however, is what happens after the players on the screen's highlights run out of the tunnel. A hint: It's the same thing that happens at the games.
"In order to reproduce the smoke that you see on the screen when the players run out onto the field for '2001,' my electrician hooked up my television to a fog machine with two pipes that force 'smoke' into the room while '2001' plays through the speakers in the room," Kevin explains.
"Of course, I had to install an extra-heavy duty exhaust system to contain the fog and prevent the fire department from coming back after the first test-run when smoke filled the house," Kevin says. "In order to get the timing down, my electrician found some software that the Disney Company uses in its amusement parks".
Clearly, Kevin knows people in high places. Or maybe it's his ability to relate to so many people, to make friends.
"It's true that I have the original nameplate from George Rogers' Heisman Trophy," Kevin confirms, doing his best not to gloat. "I just happened to know that he was putting it up for auction, and I talked with a few people I knew and figured out a way to match his asking price."
Now, the nameplate is highlighted in his Gamecock Room, signed and surrounded by pictures of Kevin with the trophy and the Heisman Trophy winner himself.
The Gamecock haven might be seen as a kind of Mecca for true Carolina lovers. For incoming students and parents of the University of South Carolina, it's a taste of Southern flavor, an indication of all the fun to be had at Carolina and, of course, something to which to aspire.
After all, what Gamecock wouldn't want what Kevin has?
Making a Living and Living the Good Life
Kevin's success story starts out with the hard work, involvement and commitment he displayed at Carolina, which was helped along with a little bit of serendipity. He uses his story as an example to new Carolina students and graduates.
Having just graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1983, his real estate school advisor recommended Kevin for an internship with the Leo Eisenberg Company, a national real estate company, with offices in Columbia.
At the time, Eisenberg was the largest developer of shopping centers in the country, and the Columbia office was developing shopping centers for supermarket chains such as Bi-Lo and Giant Food. Kevin was sent up North for weeks at a time to locate new supermarket sites, and eventually was asked to become a full-time employee and move to the Philadelphia area.
Kevin had been in the process of earning a master of science in business administration and was one course and a thesis shy of graduating by the time he got called up to Philly. Bad timing, some might think. But Kevin sees things differently.
"In this business, experience is sometimes more important than education, and I felt more than equipped to handle the job, especially given my extra years of advanced schoolwork," Kevin explains. "I saw it as an opportunity I could not pass up."
Kevin's boss eventually purchased the Northeast office from the Eisenberg Company in 1992 and renamed it R.J. Waters and Associates. Shortly thereafter, Kevin was named vice president and made a partner in the firm. Kevin continues to work for the same company today and is proud of his degree from Carolina, which provided him with his break and has fostered his success.
"I like to show the kids going off to Carolina that it's possible for them to achieve great things, whatever they want in life," Kevin says. "Sometimes some of the parents get after me for 'spoiling' their kids with steak and lobster dinners when I come to Columbia to visit, but I just explain to them that it's my way of leading them to aspire high."
In addition to taking current students out to eat while he's in town, Kevin – to now be joined by his fiancée, Tiffany, no doubt – helps out new graduates with "getting acclimated to the real world," such as how to buy a house, get a job and deal with common problems that face 20-somethings.
"I've seen kids hit roadblocks and then overcome them," Kevin smiles, "and then they mature and go on to do great things. That is rewarding. That is what it is all about."


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Dynamic model of procrastination
Procrastination is the notorious tendency to postpone work for tomorrow. This paper presents a formal model of procrastination based on expectations and prospect theory, which differs signficantly from the prevalent model of O'Donoghue and Rabin. Subject is assumed to work on a task for distant reward which depends on the number of periods actually spent working, where the subject faces varying op- portunity costs of working each period before the deadline. In order to assess a hypothesis that procrastination is an evolved and stable habit, the model is rendered dynamic in that past decisions and circumstances affect the present. The model is first explored via qualitative analysis and simulations are performed to further reveal its functionality.
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BURIED in BANGALORE A.R.Yamey
A Jewish cemetery in South India
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A photographic album of the Jewish cemetery in Bengaluru (Bangalore), south India. All of the 50+ graves are shown with their inscriptions clearly legible. A valuable source for those who take an interest in the Jews of India and their genealogies.
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Worst Moments in TNA Bound For Glory
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For those who don't watch TNA, (BFG) Bound For Glory is the biggest event for TNA. Basically stating it is there Wrestlemania. Obviously not claiming it is better than Wrestlemania by any means, but to give it some hype leading up to the ppv that comes in October, I'll be making some blogs of the best and worst moments in the ppvs history. Obviously, every ppv including Wrestlemania and Bound For Glory has its share of good and bad moments. For this blog, I'll get the bad stuff out of the way. Here is in my opinion the top 10 worst moments in the history of TNA's Bound For Glory:
10.Orlando Jordan makes BFG debut 10-Jordan is probably the worst TNA acquistion in the history of TNA. One could argue if it was worse than the Nasty Boyz, but it is a close race here. Him just being on the ppv and part of the history of BFG using the gimmick he used that offended a lot of fans is shameful.
9.Reverse battle royal BFG 07-Do I need to explain why it is on this list?
8.Morgan gets push vs Angle BFG 09-Everyone began to talk about how good Morgan was going to be after his matches with Angle. Never ever lived up to that. What a waste of use for Kurt to face him at BFG. You'd think his mic skills would have improved, but obviously it hasn't. Talking about going to WWE, he won't have half the success he has had in TNA there. If not for his size, he wouldn't even have a job.
7.Bobby Lashley misuse BFG 09-Lashley comes in basically making 0 impact on TNA. There enough for a cup of coffee because he thought like Dixie he could do MMA and wrestling which they figured out wasn't possible. You have him face Joe rather than the guy we all wanted him to face aka Kurt Angle. Dream match we waited to see for years and never got to see it. Shame to misuse him like that. At the time, I shrugged and said they may be saving it for next year, but Lashley left basically the same time Hogan joined in January of 2010. Give us dream matches for the biggest show, not just throw ins so Joe can be on the ppv. I mean seriously, Lashley vs Angle or the two forgettable matches they had in 09?
6."they" are here BFG 10-Some liked it while others didn't. Obviously I didn't like the whole "they" storyline especially when they were revealed. "They" ended up being a bunch of old bums who ended up leading the group rather than continue to have Abyss do the job. I thought it would be a bunch of young guy with Abyss leading the way. Unfortunately Hogan needed that spotlight and even got a DVD for the faction. If any group in TNA needed a DVD, I'd say it was the MEM or any group besides "they"/Legacy.
5.Garrett Bischoff vs Eric Bischoff storyline begins BFG 11-A rematch of match everyone wanted to see in 97 on WCWs biggest show happened at BFG 11. Sting vs Hogan w/Garrett Bischoff as the ref with all the odds stacked against Sting. Sting still beat the odds and left with a victory with Hogan turning on Bischoff. All it took was a beating from Sting for Hogan to regain his sense. That night it began a storyline that I despised being tortured with Garrett Bischoff receiving praise believing us fans will get behind him. Good thing it was taped than because I heard they had to edit out the booing for goodness sake. They know better than to put him on Live TV.
4.AJ vs Daniels again BFG 11-I don't believe there is a wrestler who has ridden another wrestlers coattails as Daniels has done with AJ. Is that the only way he can keep a job? He is still fueding with him as we speak for goodness sake. It is torturous to me and Claire just made it worse. They did have a great Iron Man match in 05 for the X-Division championship. They did make a great tag team as well in 06. However, can Daniels work with anyone else. I'll be, as soon as AJ won the title in 09, he had to face Daniels in 2 straight ppv matches. Daniels needs to let go of 2005 and move on. Same goes for the stupid writers who have no idea how to use him. No more AJ vs Daniel fueds. Us fans have had enough of it.
3.Beginning of the downfall for Samoa Joe BFG 08-Some out there argue that Joe should have defeated Sting at BFG which was the night MEM formed. It seemed like just the beginning of the end. I don't even believe Joe got a rematch vs Sting for the title after that. AJ vs Sting was on the next ppv main event card while Joe faced Nash of all people. Yea I'd rather face Nash than get my rematch for the world title. When did the downfall get the icing on the cake? Slammiversary of 09 when he joined MEM which didn't make a lot of sense. He began fighting for the X-Division title and never recovered. Front Line was thin to begin with, losing Joe was a big mistake. He is still recovering 3-4 years later.
2.Roode loses BFG 11-Don't believe many can argue that was a mistake. Instead of crowning him champion on a big stage, how about just give it away on free TV. Shouldn't the big moments happen on the biggest ppv? Hogan's argument is that if he won he'd have no one to face. He could have a rematch with Angle on Impact or next ppv. Give his partner Storm a shot at the title and turn heel by cheating to keep the title. Roode didn't need to be a heel to win the championship to be a heel later on. Look at Punk for goodness sake. I'm sure the fans would have booed if he screwed over his partner to keep the title by using a beer bottle. Just like how they booed when he did it on Impact.
1.Nash doesn't make BFG 05-First BFG in the history of TNA w/main event hype surrounding Nash vs Jarrett. Instead, get Rhino vs Jarrett w/Rhino leaving as the world champion. Scratching your head after that one. You could argue Roode losing was the worst, but to start off TNA's biggest event without its advertised main event match was a bit of a blow to start it off. You can only make 1 first impression. Didn't start off that well even though still some regard it as the best BFG in the history of the ppv. Probably because the other matches on the card. For those wondering, Nash had chest pains the night before the event.
Get the worst out of the way to hype up TNA's biggest ppv which comes this October. The best will come next. Did I leave any bad moments out that should have made the list? Any moments from BFG I should consider in my top 10 best? Leave it in the comment section below. A reminder, this is my opinion. As I stated in this post, some liked "they" while I didn't. Same can be said for some of the other moments I've listed. Doubt my top 2 will be liked by many. In any case,thanks for reading.


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Martha Stewart's name was a punchline through most of the past two decades, an easy, cutting synonym for the minion-assisted pursuit of an impossible domestic bliss. We laughed, we mocked, we condescended at Martha's condescension. When she was jailed a few years ago for lying to investigators about a stock sale, the nicest thing most people said was how stripes must be back in style.
What all the derisive comments about her sugar sculptures and homemade chocolate-almond-wood-grain bark overlooks, however, is how indispensable her cookbooks are. She's published dozens of them since her groundbreaking first, simply called Entertaining, was launched in the early Reagan years. Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook is a bible for many home and professional bakers (it's my desert-island baking book). Her Everyday Food series (another one's due out in time for Christmas) is rammed with healthy, unfussy and generally delicious weeknight meals. And if you've eaten at a catered cocktail party in the last two decades, at least a few of canapés were lifted straight out of her Hors D'oeuvres handbook (there have been three editions so far), guaranteed.
Her latest takes her back to where she started. Martha's Entertaining is the long-awaited update to that first book. It's just as fussy in many ways: On one page from the "Peony Garden Party" chapter she announces, "It took several men to carry the antique French mahogany table from its storage location in the carriage house to the tropical garden;" another section shows an enormous, moulded pomegranate jelly, set on a cut crystal cake plate and dripping with sugared currants. But amid all the ponce, there are step-by-step photo guides, plus brilliant (and not completely impossible) recipes, like the ones for wild mushroom lasagna and fava bean ragoût.
Besides, give the book a few years and watch for it – for those pomegranate jellied salads, that is. Martha matters. Here's betting they turn up at every second holiday party by 2014.Report Typo/Error
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Washington, D.C. – "On Wednesday, the U.S. House's Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Energy and Power voted in favor of a bill to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) abroad under the guise of aiding Ukraine. But this bill, H.R.6, would only serve to increase profits for the oil and gas industry, greatly accelerating fracking here at home, endangering American communities, public health and the climate. We strongly recommend that both houses of Congress reject any and all plans to export LNG overseas.
"Selling LNG abroad will drive up the industry's profit margins, ultimately increasing gas prices here in the U.S.. Ramping up fracking in the U.S., a requirement for meeting export demands, will only lead to more water contamination, more dangerous explosions and pipeline bursts and more methane emissions that will exacerbate global climate change.
"The illogical nature of the subcommittee's vote to expedite LNG export approvals because of the tensions between Russia and Ukraine is made evident by the fact that the United States will not have the infrastructure to support the proposed volumes of LNG exports until at least 2016. Moreover, once export facilities are built, U.S. fracked gas will likely go to Asia where the industry can fetch the highest prices.
"It is obvious that oil and gas industry and top energy officials have been using the crisis in Ukraine to slip their agenda through Congress, and some members of Congress have bought in. But the truth is, natural gas should not be used as a geopolitical bargaining chip and the health and safety of our communities at home are too precious to be gambled with."
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