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CR7: "Real Madrid have a better team than United"
The Real Madrid forward granted an interview with UEFA's Champions magazine in which he spoke about next week's tie with his former club.
Cristiano Ronaldo appears in the latest issue of UEFA's Champions magazine and the player spoke about next week's Champions Leaguer tie with Manchester United - a meeting which will be significant for him as it will be his first encounter with his ex-club since he joined Real Madrid.
"I believe things will go well. In my opinion Real Madrid have a better team, although we have to show that on the pitch because United are a very united team and always have been in recent years", said Cristiano, who is celebrating his 28th birthday today.
It's a game which the player is relishing. "I just knew that we would draw Manchester United", he added. "It will be a match in which I will feel a lot. I was there for six years and I have a lot of friends. It will be a match with a lot of emotion".
Cristiano didn't hide his admiration for Sir Alex Ferguson, the coach who brought him to Old Trafford when he was still just an 18 year old, saying, "Sir Alex taught me the basis of football. I arrived in Manchester when I was only 18. He managed my career in the best possible way, and for me he is one of the most important people in football. I still have an excellent relationship with him and it will be nice to see him again".

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The Black Stuff, a brilliantly named Irish pub in the context of the Luxembourgish language, has been open since 1992 and has much to commend it. The décor, rather than suggesting an Irish pub abroad (retro Guinness branded mirrors nothwithstanding), gives it the feel of a pub in Ireland. The rear room has seemingly authentic posters advertising traditional Irish music festivals. Likewise, the staff are friendly and up for a bit of banter. In fact, for many ex-pats from the British Isles, it is the venue of choice to watch sporting events, for which they have no problem adjusting their usual opening hours, which leads to a convivial atmosphere at weekends as some people go for the sports and stay afterwards to socialise, filling both the front rooms of the bar and, in the event of good weather, the terrace in front. However, this can be counter-productive: when there is no sport or special event on, the Black Stuff can be very quiet.
It is not helped by its location, in Pulvermuhle outside the city itself. There is a bus service which stops close to the pub (route 6) but there are only three buses per hour. Moreover, service on the route stops before 11 pm, meaning that patrons can drive (parking is provided and quite ample) or walk. If the latter option is chosen, expect a minimum of fifteen to twenty minutes there from the city centre, and 25 minutes to half an hour back, and up a hill. Furthermore, the customers tend to be of a wider age spread than those who frequent the other Irish or British pubs, who in town tend to be on the young side. The Black Stuff simultaneously caters for a mature clientele and is all the better for it. I believe this can be explained, at least in part, by the success they enjoyed in the 1994 World Cup when they screened matches and thus secured a loyal customer base. As those people have got older they have not abandoned the Black Stuff.
All in all, I'm willing to recommend The Black Stuff. The atmosphere is friendly and not even remotely threatening. The customers are of all ages and many nationalities. It's a good place to be, and during the first and third weekends of September, it'll be even better than usual, as the All Ireland finals are on, and Irish ex-pats will come out of the woodwork and descend on the Black Stuff determined to share in the (and I promised myself never to use this word in any review)…craic.
The Black Stuff
15, Val de Hamm, Pulvermuhle
L-1714, Luxembourg
Tel: +352 42 54 96
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After the Brooklyn Nets season ended on Wednesday night, the team headed into an offseason full of intrigue and uncertainty. With upcoming free agents like Paul Pierce and Shaun Livingston and the team having fallen well short of everyone's aspirations, nobody really knows what to expect from this offseason. Well, it has begun.
Brian Geltzeiler of Hoopscritic.com reports that point guard Deron Williams wants out of Brooklyn. The report also talks about a disconnect between Williams and Nets GM Billy King.
However, trading Williams will be no easy task. Williams still has three years left on his deal and will be paid $63 million over that time span. Had he been playing closer to his capability, things would be easier. In Williams final 55 games with the Utah Jazz before being traded to the Nets in the 2010-11 season, he was averaging 21.3 points per game and 9.7 assists. Since then his production has steadily declined. Williams points and assists per game have dropped for three straight seasons. His points have gone from 21.0 to 18.9 to 14.3 this season. His assists have gone from 8.7 to 7.7 to 6.1 this season. This season, Williams had a player efficiency rating of 17.69, good for fourteenth among point guards. This was the first season his PER did not crack into the 20-range since the 2006-07 season, his second year in the league.
Adding to the complication is Williams age and health. Williams is 29 years old and while he still likely has plenty of basketball left in his NBA career, his best days may be behind him. Throughout his time with the Nets, Williams has dealt with nagging ankle issues. Following their season-ending defeat to the Miami Heat on Wednesday night, Williams told reporters that he will meet with doctors and may need surgery on his ankles.
Last but not least, the Nets have not seen the success as a team that Williams once constantly went through with the Jazz. While with the Jazz, he went to the playoffs four straight times from the 2006-07 season to the 2009-10 season, advancing to the second round three times and to the conference finals once. For those four years, the teams lowest win total was 48 games. in Williams first full season with the Nets in 2010-11 (which was shortened to 66 games due to the lockout) the Nets went just 22-44. The team has improved dramatically over the last two seasons and won 49 games last season and 44 games this season. Last season the team was ousted in the first round of the playoffs and this season the team advanced to the second round. Still, given the team's astronomical payroll each of the last two seasons, the Nets have fallen short of the their expectations.
Not all of the Nets failures can be attributed to Williams. The team has dealt with a myriad of injuries, a completely new roster that needed time to adjustment, and this season the team had a rookie head coach in Jason Kidd.
None of that has really made anything easier on Williams. He signed a $98 million dollar contract just a couple of offseason's ago, a contract worthy of anointing someone your franchise player. That type of contract makes a player more vulnerable to scrutiny To add to that, Williams recently had the worst game of his postseason career when he went scoreless against the Heat in Game Two.
It's possible that a team will come calling. Geltzeiler points out that the Houston Rockets had inquired about Williams during the regular season but were shut down by King. The deal revolved around Omer Asik and Jeremy Lin. It's not unlikely that Houston will pursue another big name player as they, too, fell short of their own expectations.
If, or when, offered a deal, King will have to consider all factors. Can Williams still regain his form from when he was with the Jazz? Will his ankles be able to hold up? Does this deal make the Nets a better team now and/or for the future? Is this the best deal the Nets could get?
Maybe Williams does want out of Brooklyn. Maybe King wants to trade Williams. Regardless, the Nets have to look out for what's in the best interest of the team.
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Farm Household Incomes And Reforming The Cap
Low and variable farm income has been a main rationale for heavy government intervention in agricultural markets and income transfers to farmers whether in Europe in response to disruptive agricultural imports and low world prices at the end of the 19th century or in the US in response to the Great Depression. While the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is again discussed and new directions are examined, it is fundamental to know to what extent low and variable farm income is still a problem in contemporary European agriculture and a valid rationale for designing the new CAP. In this context, this paper first examines the income level and distribution of farm households compared to those of non-farm households for a selection of OECD countries. Second, the paper econometrically investigates whether explanations for low farm income given in the literature apply to the selected OECD countries for the 1980-2000 period. Third, the paper concludes with some policy implications. Both the descriptive and econometric analyses use the microeconomic dataset from the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS). This dataset contains socio-demographic, income and expenditure data that are collected at the household level through household-based budget surveys. These data are recorded in the LIS dataset in a harmonized way for the 30 countries that currently participate in the LIS. Average income levels as well as indicators of poverty and inequality are calculated for farm and non-farm households for the OECD countries that have at least three waves of data in the LIS dataset with a minimum of 30 identified farm households surveyed in each wave1. Three sets of explanations for low farm household income drawn from the literature review of Gardner (1992) are successively investigated: (i) the commodity market conditions, (ii) the earning disequilibrium between sectors, and (iii) the compensating differential for skill differences and non-pecuniary aspects2. Preliminary results confirm that in most of the 12 selected OECD countries the average farm household income is greater than the average non-farm household income. Lower average farm household income tends to occur sporadically for some years in only six of the 12 selected OECD countries. In five of the nine selected European countries, the average farm household incomes clearly tend to improve compared to the average non-farm household incomes during the 1985-95 period. They are well above the average household incomes. The incidence of poverty tends to be less severe among farm households than nonfarm households except for two European countries. In contrast, the intensity of poverty tends to be more severe among farm households than non-farm households in most countries. This implies that in general there are relatively fewer poor farm households compared to non-farm households but the severity of their poverty is stronger. In addition, the income distribution is more equal among farm households than non-farm households in all countries. In the final version of the paper, it is expected that each set of explanations for low farm household income would play a role in understanding the evolution of farm household incomes across countries. Depending on whether one set of explanations tends to dominate the others in one particular group of countries, public interventions can be designed and emphasized in a new CAP for improving and stabilising incomes of farm households.
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Though sensible, the terms of the settlement agreement put forth by the Justice Department and Microsoft to end their epic antitrust battle will disappoint many. The deal would modify Microsoft's behavior to a lesser degree than its competitors would like. It is a triumph for the company, a violator of the nation's antitrust laws, when compared with the structural remedy, long favored by this page and ordered last year by Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson. That would have broken the company in two, with one entity focused on the Windows operating system and the other on software applications.
The settlement now awaiting Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly's approval, as well as that of 18 states that have also sued the company, flows naturally from a unanimous opinion last June from the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The court threw out Judge Jackson's breakup order and narrowed the scope of Microsoft's liability, making it far from certain that prosecutors could obtain tougher remedies than those contained in the settlement. Moreover, the settlement imposes immediate obligations on Microsoft to ensure competition in the development of new software and lifts a great deal of legal uncertainty from much of the technology sector.
Under the terms of the proposed five-year consent decree, Microsoft would be barred from entering into restrictive contracts and pricing deals aimed at using its Windows monopoly to unfairly undercut competitors, as it was found guilty of doing in the case of Internet browsers. Computer makers would be allowed to remove features bundled into Windows and add those of competitors without fear of retaliation from Microsoft. Microsoft would be forced to disclose more of its programming code and other technical data to enable other companies' media players, digital photography software and instant-messaging systems to interact as seamlessly with Windows as do Microsoft's own versions of these popular applications. An independent team of monitors working at Microsoft would police compliance of the decree.
Microsoft has a poor track record when it comes to reforming itself, and some of the states involved in the litigation have been dubious about the Bush administration's determination to pursue this case. So they were right to ask for a few more days, until tomorrow, to carefully review the terms of the deal hammered out before Friday's deadline by the software giant and Justice officials. It is not yet clear whether any of them will try to continue the litigation on their own.
Many Microsoft critics would have preferred to see an all-out ban of any bundling of new products to Windows, something the company has done to an unprecedented degree in its latest XP version. But the court of appeals did not view Microsoft's adding new features to Windows, once thought of as simply a system controlling the computer's inner workings, as inherently illegal.
The settlement strives to balance the convenience that consumers derive from not having to shop separately for each software application against the need to keep Microsoft -- gatekeeper to the computer desktop and by extension the Internet -- from fencing out innovation by others. If the agreement works as envisioned, computer makers should play a larger role in striking this balance and offering consumers more choices in the products that come attached to their version of Windows.Continue reading the main story


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Memory LimitWhen you're setting up a site with a large module set like Ubercart, you may run into the issue where your Drupal site becomes non-responsive and instead displays a blank white screen (also know as the White Screen of Death). This is most commonly due to the amount of memory required to run a site using so much code. While some major memory issues will be fixed in Drupal 6, for users of Drupal 5 you should try one of the following solutions.
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Lady GaGa Walks Around Donatella Versace's House Topless, NBD
Here's Lady GaGa completely topless while hanging out at Donatella Versace's house with Terry Richardson who she apparently brought on tour with her. Because if there's ever a perfect disguise for your coke dealer it's methed-out pedophile holding a camera. "DANGER!" my mind barely said.
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2 cups cooked bulgur, prepared according to package directions
1 cup frozen shelled edamame (green soybeans)
1 pound cherry tomatoes, halved
1 cup flat-leaf parsley, chopped
4 tablespoons chives, snipped
4 tablespoons green onions, chopped
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Prepare bulgur according to package directions. (My Hodgson Mill bulgur brought water to boil, added bulgur, and simmered.)
Cook edamame in boiling water 3 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain.
Whisk lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper together in a serving bowl.
Add the herbs to the dressing.
Add edamame, tomatoes, and bulgur to the dressing.
Toss well.
Let stand at room temperature 1 hour before serving.
(Salad keeps well for a week of easy lunches...just squeeze a little fresh lemon juice over each serving to brighten the flavors. Also, may consider only adding tomatoes to the daily serving, as they tend to get mushy when refrigerated.) (Serves 6)


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by Joni Astrup
Associate editor
The city of Elk River is seeking bids to demolish two downtown buildings at 716 and 720 Main St. after an inspection uncovered a structural problem in one of them.
The building at 716 Main St. houses the Elk River Area Arts Alliance. The 720 Main building is vacant.
Both buildings are owned by the Elk River Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA).
The HRA voted 3-0 Monday, Oct. 3, to get bids for the demolition of the buildings.
A review of the buildings by Loucks Associates and Buildings Consulting Group Inc. had found that the 720 Main building has "failed roof trusses," according to a Sept. 27 memo from Loucks Associates to the city. "Because of this condition, we recommend that no one enter this building until further detailed investigation is complete and either the building is demolished or repaired. Snow and/or rain roof loads has the potential to collapse the roof of this building," the memo stated.
The 720 Main building has been "red tagged," which prohibits anyone from entering it.
The HRA had purchased the two buildings in 2006 with the intention of eventually demolishing them to provide for more parking spaces — surface or possible future deck parking.
Council Member and HRA Commissioner Paul Motin said it would be best to demolish the buildings as quickly as possible, which he said is in line with the long-term plan for the property. If the roof on 720 Main fails, he said it could do a lot of damage to 716 Main as well.
Dave Raymond, chair of the Arts Alliance, said they would like to be able to stay in the 716 Main building as long as possible. He said they are looking for new space and the vacant First National Bank building across the street is still an option, but not an immediate one as a significant amount of fundraising is needed.
The Arts Alliance has been occupying 716 Main since January 2008. The non-profit doesn't pay rent, but does cover some costs such as utilities, insurance and some building upkeep.
Denny Chuba, an Arts Alliance board member and a builder with The Chuba Company, inspected the 720 Main building a couple years ago when the Arts Alliance was thinking about using it, and said the 716 Main building is more modern and in much better shape than 720 Main. He told the HRA that he believes the city could demolish 720 Main and save 716 Main.
Elk River Building Official Bob Ruprecht agreed that the two buildings are separate and could be taken down separately.
In the end, however, cost was an issue.
Loucks Associates estimates the cost of demolishing 720 Main at $95,000 to $120,000. Demolishing both 720 and 716 Main was estimated to cost just slightly more at $97,000 to $125,000. Professional services — engineering and architectural work — would cost an additional estimated $35,000.
Chuba took issue with those preliminary cost estimates. He thinks the estimate to take down 720 Main alone is high, and the estimate to take down both is low.
Motin said if the city kept 716 Main it would cost money if the city were to re-roof it, plus the city would be spending more money in the future to eventually demolish it.
The HRA agreed to solicit bids for the demolition of both buildings. Voting in favor were Motin and commissioners Larry Toth and Jean Lieser. Absent were Chair Stewart Wilson and Commissioner Louise Kuester.
While 716 and 720 Main are next door to Elk River Meats, Elk River Director of Economic Development Annie Deckert said the city has no intention of purchasing or demolishing the meat market.
HPC recommends restoring buildings
Earlier this year, the Elk River Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC) recommended restoring the 716 and 720 Main St. buildings.
"The buildings add to the character of the downtown and if restored could add to the economy of the downtown by providing another location for a start-up business," according to a May 19 memo from the HPC. "Also, by removing these two buildings, the integrity of the meat market which has been in operation since 1904 would change. Having the meat market as a stand-alone would detract from the character of downtown Elk River."
If the city were to keep and repair both buildings, Loucks Associates estimates that it would cost an estimated $75,000 to $100,000. That breaks down like this: $30,000 to $40,000 to repair and/or rebuild the trusses, $40,000 to $50,000 to re-roof both buildings and $5,000 to $10,000 to rebuild the basement floor.


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|Nitro's Dunbar notices difference in bats
|Written by Rich Stevens - The Daily Mail
|Saturday, 14 April 2012 15:28
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- High school teams nationwide are adjusting to how baseballs react to considerably less energy off bats that are designed to make the game safer.
The BBCOR (batted ball coefficient of restitution) standard bats create less trampoline effect on impact.
Thicker bat walls and smaller sweet spots have potentially taken away the threat of serious injuries, in addition to high power numbers.
Nitro catcher Korey Dunbar, who hit 11 home runs as a junior, said the difference is noticeable.
"It's almost like it gets out there and just kind of dies and comes back down," said Dunbar, who had a double in Nitro's 3-0 victory over Logan on Tuesday at Brandon Matthew Sneed Field. "It's something you have to get used to."
Dunbar batted .532 last season with 13 doubles, and 16 players in the Kanawha Valley hit at least four home runs in 2011.
Logan Coach Roger Gertz expects home run totals to plummet relative to last season when those 16 players combined for 112 homers.
"I think the line drives will take care of themselves," Gertz said. "Even if you use wood, which these bats are supposed to be similar too, you're going to get hits with it if you hit it on the right part of the bat. It'll cut down on home runs, obviously, it has in college. It's sure going to on the high school level."
Nitro (5-0) and Logan (1-1) combined for 13 hits - 12 singles and Dunbar's double - but only three runs.
Both defenses were almost flawless, which continues to be a theme for a season when power numbers will be reduced significantly and ground balls will be easier to handle.
Nitro Coach Steve Pritchard, who is in his 11th season with the Wildcats after spending eight at Sissonville, said the bats likely are making the defenses better.
"The one thing that we haven't seen in BP (batting practice), you're not going to see as many bloop hits," Pritchard said. "Like we told the kids before the season and they believed us after the first scrimmage, 'This isn't the same game you grew up watching and the same game you grew up playing.' The wall in those bats are thicker and it doesn't have as much give."
Dylan Slack had two of Nitro's singles, which knocked in runs in the first and third innings.
Dunbar's double was a line drive on a 1-2 pitch.
The bottom of the Nitro lineup struggled, going 1-for-9 with seven strikeouts.
The only hit was an infield single by No. 9 hitter Ethan Clark, who legged out a grounder to third base.
There were a handful of close plays at first base, which not only had fans and coaches questioning calls, but featured the ball playing the fielders, rather than the fielders playing the ball.
Logan outhit Nitro 7-6, but all were singles - Benji Adkins and Justin Oney had two hits each - and Gertz's team left 11 runners on base.
"Our No. 8 guy (Matt Southers) got a little flare up the middle and they hit a couple we misplayed that weren't hit real hard," Gertz said. "Maybe it'll take the defense to get used to it too because maybe they're thinking it's coming harder than what it is, and it's not."
Dunbar - who used an all-black Easton SI Speed series bat - said he'd rather use wood, but doesn't have that option.
"They probably hit worse than wood," said Dunbar, who signed with the University of North Carolina this past offseason. "I think, on a hot day, they're good. On a cold day, I'd rather hit with leather or something.
"I'd rather hit with wood, but I'm using the bat that North Carolina's using right now and I need to get used to that. I talked with the coaches down there and they really like it a lot."
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1964 Impala SS
Lets jog the neurons of our memory for a moment, and a few decades.
The first car had been disposed of, while the 327 was kept for future use. Those were the days when cars were stripped of useful parts prior to disposing of the remains.
This dealer takes in a trade a 1964 Impala SS, black with white bucket seats, a tired 283, a 4 speed with the original GM shifter, and a factory tachometer on the dash. Although the front floors were corroded, the car looked pretty good, and the 4 speed made it irresistible.
Obvious no power brakes or steering, AM radio...yes drum brakes.
The perfect cars to reuse the 327.
At the time the car was not a lot of money, and it was acquired.
Obvious that all the brakes lines were replaced not to relive the experience with the 1963 Biscayne, and a stout brake booster was located that generated enough pressure to literally smoke the front brake linings.
Great now there are brakes...disc brakes were in the distant future.
The 327 replaced the tired 283, which at the time was probably rebuilt and sold as a decent used 283. The tight student budgets always generated a level of creativity to make some additional money.
Compared to the 63 Biscayne which had exhaust pipes, glass pack mufflers, and shorty under the car tailpipes. This 64 had the complete exhaust with tailpipes to the rear. Yes...it increased the back pressure but the car was quieter inside.
Surely replaced a multitude of steering parts, starting with idler arms which were a weak area.
At some point the opportunity to acquire almost new 7 inch steel (also known as station wagon wheels) wheels appeared. This provided the opportunity to have bigger tires in the rear for improved traction.
Think about this for a moment, 64 black Impala SS, a 327 with a Duntov mechanical cam, factory 4 speed, stout drum brakes, 7 inch wheels, not a bad car even if the body was corroded in the floors.
The factory tachometer that ended at 5,500 RPM was deactivated and the Sun Super tach from the 63 was installed on the dash...that 327 loved to spin beyond 5,500.
At one point an electric fuel pump made its way in the trunk (electric pumps are pushers) with a separate kill switch under the dash...great anti theft system...shut off the pump...the car starts empties the carburetor and stops. Don't ask why resort to an elctric fuel pump...its a long story.
After a short period of time the cars was no longer a daily driver and relegated to the "its a toy", it hung around for a few years, then sold to a friend of a friend.
At one point the new owner mentions "The engine in that car once I took it apart was pretty tired"....the reply "Not surprised...that engine was wound up to 6,500 RPM on numerous occasions...and never came apart"
Then "Most of the rings were broken"...reply "Makes sense got the engine used, could not afford to have it rebored and new pistons, spinning it to 6,500 in worn cylinders"
"Did you notice the heads are ported, the roller timing chain, the deburred block, the polished rods, the monster oil pump from a 427 to deal with the oil cooler, the distributor with no vacuum advance, and make sure you use points from a 478 magnum with the stiffer spring (regular point would float and misfire).
The reply from the new owner "Its still a fun car"..."I know...its a darn pity the body is corroded".
Obvious...imagine having that car today.


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People told Jonathan Kitchens he would be in jail by the time he was a high school senior. Despite negative comments and criticism, Kitchens walked across the stage at Pershing Park Baptist Church on Saturday and graduated with about 40 other students from Transformative Charter Academy.
"It feels very good because of the fact that I had people in my life who said I wouldn't graduate," Kitchens said. "But here I am."
Kitchens spent the last month of high school at the charter school, where he said teachers encouraged him to focus on his work and graduate on time.
"At my last school, I got in some altercations so I thought it was in my better interest to go to a different school," he said. "Graduation is something that every teenage high-schooler looks forward to. With all the challenges and obstacles that came my way, I'm proud to say I'm graduating."
Elva Chase, the school's board president, said the school is a program to allow students to receive their diplomas when the traditional high school system didn't work.
"It was established to give dropouts the opportunity to become socially acceptable and not a statistic," said Chase, before introducing Elizabeth Brown, the guest speaker.
Brown is working on her master's degree at Texas A&M and said the school transformed her life from that of a disadvantaged youth working two jobs, to a high school graduate in 1999.
"Like you, I've had my fair share of challenges, obstacles and trials that had to be overcome in order to get to this point today," she said.
"But I stand here before you as a testimony that today is just the first day of the rest of your lives."
Despite people telling Kitchens' he wouldn't graduate high school, he walked away with a diploma Saturday.
"Now that we've graduated, it doesn't mean our journey ends here," he said. "I'm planning on going to The Art Institute of Austin to study culinary arts and photography."


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- Pedicure Ped"i*cure, n. [Pedi- + L. cura care.]
1. The care of the feet, toes, and toenails.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. a single treatment of the feet, toes, and toenails. [PJC]
3. One who cares for the feet and nails; a chiropodist. -- {Ped"i*cure}, v. t. -- {Ped"i*cur*ism}, n. -- {Ped"i*cur*ist}, n. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.


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That Fortune is not nice in her morality, that she frequently favours those who do not adhere to truth more than those who do, we have early had occasion to observe. But whether Fortune may not be in this, as in all the rest, treacherous and capricious; whether she may not by her first smiles and favours lure her victims on to their cost, to their utter undoing at last, remains to be seen.
It is time to inquire what has become of Lady Cecilia Clarendon. Before we follow her on her very early morning visit to her cousin's, we must take leave to pause one moment to remark, not in the way of moralising by any means, but simply as a matter of history, that the first little fib in which Lady Cecilia, as a customary licence of speech, indulged herself the moment she awoke this morning, though it seemed to answer its purpose exactly at the time, occasioned her ladyship a good deal of superfluous toil and trouble during the course of the day. In reply to the first question her husband had asked, or in evasion of that question, she had answered, "My dear love, don't ask me any questions, for I have such a horrid headache, that I really can hardly speak."
Now a headache, such as she had at that moment, certainly never silenced any woman. Slighter could not bescarce enough to swear by. There seemed no great temptation to prevarication either, for the general's question was not of a formidable nature, not what the lawyers call a leading question, rather one that led to nothing. It was only, "Had you a pleasant party at Lady Castlefort's last night, my dear Cecilia?" But with that prescience with which some nicely foresee how the truth, seemingly most innocent, may do harm, her ladyship foreboded that, if she answered straight forward"no"that might lead towhy? how? or wherefore?and this might bring out the history of the strange rude manner in which la belle fiancée had been received. That need not necessarily have followed, but, even if it had, it would have done her no harm,rather would have served at once her purpose in the best manner possible, as time will show. Her husband, unsuspicious man, asked no more questions, and only gave her the very advice she wished him to give, that she should not get up to breakfastthat she should rest as long as she could. Farther, as if to forward her schemes, even without knowing them, he left the house early, and her headache conveniently going off, she was dressed with all despatchcarriage at the door as soon as husband out of sight, and away she went, as we have seen, without Helen's hearing, seeing, or suspecting her so well contrived and executed project.
She was now in good spirits. The infection of fear which she had caught, perhaps from the too sensitive Helen, last night, she had thrown off this morning. It was a sunny day, and the bright sunshine dispelled, as ever with her, any black notions of the night, all melancholy ideas whatsoever. She had all the constitutional hopefulness of good animal spirits. But though no fears remained, curiosity was as strong as ever. She was exceedingly eager to know what had been the cause of all these strange appearances. She guessed it must be some pitiful jealousy of Lady Katrine'ssome poor spite against Helen. Anything that should really give Beauclerc uneasiness, she now sincerely believed to be out of the question. Nonsenseonly Helen and Beauclerc's love of tormenting themselvesquite nonsense! And nonsense! three times ejaculated, quite settled the matter, and assured her in the belief that there could be nothing serious to be apprehended. In five minutes she should be at the bottom of all things, and in half an hour return triumphant to Helen, and make her laugh at her cowardly self. The carriage rolled on, Lady Cecilia's spirits rising as she moved rapidly onwards, so that by the time she arrived at Lady Castlefort's she was not only in good but in high spirits. To her askings, "Not at home" never echoed. Even at hours undue, such as the present, she, privileged, penetrated. Accordingly, unquestioned, unquestioning, the alert step was let down, opened wide was the hall-door, and lightly tripped she up the steps; but the first look into the hall told her that company was in the house alreadyyesa breakfastall were in the breakfast-room, except Lady Castlefort, not yet come downabove, the footman believed, in her boudoir. To the boudoir Cecilia went, but Lady Castlefort was not there, and Cecilia was surprised to hear the sound of music in the drawing-room, Lady Castlefort's voice singing. While she waited in the next room for the song to be finished, Cecilia turned over the books on the table, richly gilt and beautifully bound, except one in a brown paper parcel, which seemed unsuited to the table, yet excited more attention than all the others, because it was directed "Privatefor Lady Katherine Hawksbyto be returned before two o'clock." What could it be? thought Lady Cecilia. But her attention was now attracted by the song which Lady Castlefort seemed to be practising; the words were distinctly pronounced, uncommonly distinctly, so as to be plainly heard
"Had we never loved so kindly,
Hail we never loved so blindly,
Never met, or never parted.
We had ne'er been broken-hearted."
As Cecilia listened, she cast her eyes upon a card which lay on the table"Lord Beltravers," and a new light flashed upon her, a light favourable to her present purpose; for since the object was altered with Lady Castlefort, since it was not Beauclerc any longer, there would be no further ill-will towards Helen. Lady Castlefort was not of the violent vindictive sort, with her there was no long-lasting dépit amoureux. She was not that fury, a woman scorned, but that blessed spirit, a woman believing herself always admired. "Soft, silly, soothnot one of the hard, wicked, is Louisa," thought Cecilia. And as Lady Castlefort, slowly opening the door, entered, timid, as if she knew some particular person was in the room, Cecilia could not help suspecting that Louisa had intended her song for other ears than those of her dear cousin, and that the superb negligence of her dress was not unstudied; but that well-prepared, well-according sentimental air, changed instantly on seeingnot the person expected, and with a start, she exclaimed, "Cecilia Clarendon!"
"Louisa Castlefort!" cried Lady Cecilia, answering that involuntary start of confusion with a well-acted start of admiration. "Louisa Castlefort, si belle, si belle, so beautifully dressed!"
"Beautifully dressednothing extraordinary!" said Lady Castlefort, advancing with a half embarrassed, half non-chalant air,"One must make something of a toilette de matin, you know, when one has people to breakfast."
"So elegant, so negligent!" continued Lady Cecilia.
"There is the point," said Lady Castlefort. "I cannot bear any thing that is studied in costume, for dress is really a matter of so little consequence! I never bestow a thought upon it. Angelique rules my toilette as she pleases."
"Angelique has the taste of an angel fresh from Paris," cried Lady Cecilia.
"And now tell me, Cecilia," pursued Lady Castlefort, quite in good humour, "tell me, my dear, to what do I owe this pleasure? what makes you so matinale? It must be something very extraordinary."
"Not at all, only a little matter of curiosity."
Then, from Lady Castlefort, who had hitherto, as if in absence of mind, stood, there was a slight "Won't you sit?" motion.
"No, no, I can't sit, can't stay," said Lady Cecilia.
A look quickly visible, and quickly suppressed, showed Lady Castlefort's sense of relief; then came immediately greater pressing to sit down, "Pray do not be in such a hurry.
"But I am keeping you; have you breakfasted?"
"Taken coffee in my own room," said Lady Castlefort "But you have people to breakfast; must not you go down?"
"No, no, I shall not go down for this is Katrine's affair, as I will explain to you."
Lady Cecilia was quite content, without any explanation; and sitting down, she drew her chair close to Lady Castlefort, and said, "Now, my dear, my little matter of curiosity."
"Stay, my dear, first I must tell you about Katrinenow confidentiallyvery."
Lady Cecilia ought to have been aware that when once her dear cousin Louisa's little heart opened, and she became confidential, very, it was always of her own domestic grievances she began to talk, and that, once the sluice opened, out poured from the deep reservoir the long-collected minute drops of months and years.
"You have no idea what a life I lead with Katrinenow she is grown blue."
"Is she?" said Lady Cecilia, quite indifferent.
"Deep blue! shocking: and this is a blue breakfast, and all the people at it are true bores, and a blue bore is, as Horace Churchill says, one of the most mischievous creatures breathing; and he tells me the only way of hindering them from doing mischief is by ringing them; but first you must get rings. Now, in this case, for Katrine not a ring to be had for love or money. So there is no hope for me."
"No hope for me," thought Lady Cecilia, throwing herself back in her chair, submissive, but not resigned.
"If it had but pleased Heaven," continued Lady Castlefort, "in its mercy, to have sent Katrine a husband of any kind, what a blessing it would have been! If she could but have been married to any bodynow any body"
"Any body is infinitely obliged to you," said Cecilia, "but since that is out of the question, let us say no more about itno use."
"No use! that is the very thing of which I complain; the very thing which must everever make me miserable."
"Well, well, my dear," cried Lady Cecilia, no longer capable of patience; "do not be miserable any more just now; never mind Katrine just now."
"Never mind her! Easy for you to say, Cecilia, who do not live with Katrine Hawksby, and do not know what it is to have such a plague of a sister, watching one,watching every turn, every look one givesworse than a jealous husband. Can I say more?"
"No," cried Cecilia; "therefore say no more about it. I understand it all perfectly, and I pity you from the bottom of my heart, so now, my dear Louisa"
"I tell you, my dear Cecilia," pursued Lady Castlefort, continuing her own thoughts, "I tell you, Katrine is envious of me. Envy has been her fault from a child. Envy of poor me! Envy, in the first place, of whatever good looks it pleased Providence to give me." A glance at the glass."And now Katrine envies me for being Lady Castlefort, Heaven knows! now, Cecilia, and you know, she need not envy me so when she looks at Lord Castlefort; that is, what she sometimes says herself, which you know is very wrong of her to say to meunnecessary too, when she knows I had no more hand in my marriage"
"Than heart!" Cecilia could not forbear saying.
"Than heart!" readily responded Lady Castlefort; "never was a truer word said. Never was there a more complete sacrifice than my mother made of me; you know, Cecilia, a poor, young, innocent, helpless sacrifice, if ever there was one upon earth."
"To a coronet," said Lady Cecilia.
"Absolutely dragged to the altar," continued Lady Castlefort.
"In Mechlin lace, that was some comfort," said Cecilia laughing, and she laughed on in hope of cutting short this sad chapter of sacrifices. But Lady Castlefort did not understand raillery upon this too tender point. "I don't know what you mean by Mechlin lace," cried she pettishly. "Is this your friendship for me, Cecilia?"
Cecilia, justly in fear of losing the reward of all her large lay-out of flattery, fell to protesting the tenderest sympathy. "But only now it was all over, why make her heart bleed about what could not be helped?"
"Cannot be helped! Oh! there is the very thing I must ever, ever mourn."
The embroidered cambric handkerchief was taken out of the bag; no tears, indeed, came, but there were sobs, and Cecilia not knowing how far it might go, apprehending that her ladyship meditated hysterics, seized a smelling-bottle, threw out the stopper, and presented it close under the nostrils. The good "Sels poignans d'Angleterre," of which Felicie always acknowledged the unrivalled potency, did their business effectually. Back went the head, with an exclamation of "That's enough! Oh, oh! too much! too much, Cecilia!"
"Are you better, my dear?" inquired Cecilia; "but indeed you must not give way to low spirits; indeed, you must not: so now to change the conversation, Louisa"
"Not so fast, Lady Cecilia; not yet;" and now Louisa went on with a medical maundering. "As to low spirits, my dear Cecilia, I must say I agree with Sir Sib Pennyfeather, who tells me it is not mere common low spirits, but really all mind, too much mind; mind preying upon my nerves. Oh! I knew it myself. At first he thought it was rather constitutional; poor clear Sir Sib! he is very clever, Sir Sib; and I convinced him he was wrong; and so we agreed that it was all upon my mindall; all"
At that instant a green parrot, who had been half asleep in the corner, awoke on Lady Castlefort's pronouncing, in an elevated tone, "All, all!" and conceiving himself in some way called upon, answered, "Poll! Poll! bit o'sugar Poll!" No small difficulty had Lady Cecilia at that moment in keeping her risible muscles in order; but she did, for Helen's sake, and she was rewarded, for after Lady Castlefort had, all unconscious of ridicule, fed Poll from her amber bonbonniere, and sighed out once more "Mind! too much mind!" she turned to Cecilia, and said, "But, my dear, you wanted something; you had something to ask me."
At once, and as fast as she could speak, Lady Cecilia poured out her business about Helen Stanley. She told of the ill-bred manner in which Helen had been received last night; inquired why the words promessi sposi and belle fiancée were so oddly repeated, as if they had been watchwords, and asked what was meant by all those strange whisperings in the sanctum sanctorum.
"Katrine's set," observed Lady Castlefort coolly. "Just like them; just like her!"
"I should not care about it in the least," said Lady Cecilia, "if it were only Katrine's ill-nature, or their ill-breeding. Ill-breeding always recoils on the ill-bred, and does nobody else any harm. But I should be glad to be quite clear that there is nothing more at the bottom."
Lady Castlefort made no reply, but took up a bunch of seals, and looked at each of them one after another. Lady Cecilia more afraid now than she had yet been that there was something at the bottom, still bravely went on, "What is it? If you know, tell me at once."
"Nay, ask Katrine," said Lady Castlefort.
"No, I ask you, I would rather ask you, for you are good-natured, Louisaso tell me."
"But I dare say it is only slander," said the good-natured Louisa.
"Slander!" repeated Lady Cecilia, "slander did you say?"
"Yes; what is there to surprise you so much in that word? did you never hear of such a thing? I am sure I hear too much of it; Katrine lives and breathes and fattens upon it; as Churchill says, she eats slander, drinks slander, sleeps upon slander."
"But tell me, what of Helen? that is all I want to hear," cried Lady Cecilia: "Slander! of Helen Stanley! what is it that Katrine says about poor Helen? what spite, what vengeance, can she have against her, tell me, tell me."
"If you would ask one question at a time, I might be able to answer you," said Lady Castlefort. "Do not hurry me so; you fidget my nerves. First as to the spite, you know yourself that Katrine, from the beginning, never could endure Helen Stanley; for my part, I always rather liked her than otherwise, and shall defend her to the last."
"Defend her!"
"But Katrine was always jealous of her, and lately worse than ever, for getting into her place, as she says, with you; that made her hate her all the more."
"Let her hate on, that will never make me love Helen the less."
"So I told her; and besides, Miss Stanley is going to be married."
"To be sure;well?"
"And Katrine naturally hates every body that is going to be married. If you were to see the state she is in always reading the announcements of Marriages in High Life! Churchill, I do believe, had Miss Stanley's intended match put into every paper continually, on purpose for the pleasure of plaguing Katrine; and if you could have seen her long face, when she saw it announced in the Court Gazettegood authority, you knowreally it was pitiable."
"I don't care, I don't care about thatOh pray go on to the facts about Helen."
"Well, but the fact is as I tell you; you wanted to know what sufficient cause for vengeance, and am not I telling you? If you would not get into such a state of excitement!as Sir Sib says excitements should be avoided. La! my dear," continued Lady Castlefort, looking up at her with unfeigned astonishment, "what agitation! why, if it were a matter that concerned yourself"
"It concerns my friend, and that is the same thing."
"So one says; butyou look really, such a colour."
"No matter what colour I look," cried Cecilia; "go on."
"Do you never read the papers?" said Lady Castlefort.
"Sometimes," said Lady Cecilia; "but I have not looked at a paper these three days; was there any thing particular? tell me."
"My dear! tell you! as if I could remember by heart all the scandalous paragraphs I read." She looked round the room, and not seeing the papers, said, "I do not know what has become of those papers; but you can find them when you go home."
She mentioned the names of two papers, noted for being personal, scandalous, and scurrilous.
"Are those the papers you mean?" cried Lady Cecilia; "the general never lets them into the house."
"That is a pitythat's hard upon you, for then you never are, as you see, au courant du jour, and all your friends might be abused to death without your knowing it, if some kind person did not tell you."
"Do tell me, then, the substance; I don't want the words."
"But the words are all. Somehow it is nothing without the words."
In her now excited state of communicativeness, Lady Castlefort rose and looked all about the room for the papers, saying, "They were here, they were there, all yesterday; Katrine had them showing them to Lady Masham in the morning, and to all her blue set afterwardsLord knows what she has done with them. So tiresome looking for things! how I hate it."
She rang the bell and inquired from the footman if he knew what had become of the papers. Of course he did not know, could not imagineservants never know, nor can imagine what have become of newspapersbut he would inquire. While he went to inquire, Lady Castlefort sank down again into her bergère, and again fell into admiration of Cecilia's state of impatience.
"How curious you are! Now I am never really curious about any thing that does not come home to myself; I have so little interest about other people."
This was said in all the simplicity of selfishness, not from candour, but from mere absence of shame, and utter ignorance of what others thinkwhat others feel, which always characterises, and often betrays the selfish, even where the head is best capable of supplying the deficiencies of the heart. But Louisa Castlefort had no head to hide her want of heart; while Cecilia, who had both head and heart, looked down upon her cousin with surprise, pity, and contempt, quick succeeding each other, in a sort of parenthesis of feeling, as she moved her eyes for a moment from the door on which they had been fixed, and to which they recurred, while she stood waiting for the appearance of those newspapers. The footman entered with them. "In Mr. Landrum's room they were, my lady."
Lady Cecilia did not hear a word that was said, nor did she see that the servant laid a note on the table. It was well that Louisa had that note to read, and to answer, while Cecilia looked at the paragraphs in these papers; else her start must have been seen, her exclamation must have been heard: it must have been marked, that the whole character of her emotion changed from generous sympathy with her friend, to agony of fear for herself. The instant she cast her eyes on that much-read paper, she saw the name of Colonel D'Aubigny; all the rest swam before her eyes. Lady Castlefort, without looking up from her writing, askedWhat day of the month? Cecilia could not answer, but recalled to herself by the sound of the voice, she now tried to readshe scarcely read the words, but some way took the sense into her mind at a glance.
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So what's being done about it? Anything? Or are we just going to let Obama steal this election by hook or by crook? ARRRRRRRGH1
I spoke with both FBI and local PD early this morning and provided them with all the evidence and his home address and contact info. I know of others who've since also contacted authorities. They know about and they're very much on top of it. Please, everyone don't flood them so that they can get their work done.
This is for the post by Jim Turner. Jim you think you are saving the country from Mitt Romney, what you are really doing if you voted for Obama more than once is sold any form of democracy down the river, and not to mention your granddaughter, will find out some day her Grandpa is a cheater, and a thief, and I would like to add the word scumbag to the mix. And if your name is really Jim Turner, then you have provided everyone with the info needed to prosecute you for voter fraud, I am sure that is not the only offense on your resume.
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If Jim Turner done what he said, he should be breaking rocks on a chain gang. The arrogance of this guy is incomprehensible. i guess he thinks because obama does things wrong, he can too.
Well I guess this foolish person does not realize he has told the world he is committing felonies.
Obviously this voter has mental issues. One, he voted for Obama, more than once – just one time proves significant mental deficiency, but more than once would suggest the absence of a functioning brain altogether. Two, the dimwit went and posted about his prowess at cheating the system in voting multiple times. Yeah, I think it's safe to say he's nothing more than a brainless twat.
This man will be put in jail. It is a FELONY to vote more than once. He WILL be brought up on Federal charges.
I pity you gullible sheep. You graduate from high school without the slightest clue about what is happening in the world. You spend so much time with your video games, "smart" phones, getting high and other diversions that you still haven't a clue when you reach your 30s. Then you listen to the garbage spewed out by people like Rush Limbaugh and Karl Rove because it's just stupid enough and loud enough to grab your attention. Then you go vote for the very people you despise because they are your masters. Go ahead and vote for Romney, Paul and all the other war mongers who profit from the horrible military industry. If they win, then bless your deluded hearts, you deserve the mess you will find yourself in while they finish destroying our economy. Personally I'm glad I'm old enough that I won't have to live through it.
Jeff Wooldridge
Trust us Jim Harper…..we are all glad that you won't be around very long as well.
Go to his Facebook page and send him a private msg., I just did.
I told him he was old enough to know he wasn't allowed to vote more than once, and hoped he would be investigated, because the story is all over the internet.
Send him a message!
You are the scum of the earth that roams free. But not for long. You deserve to spend your life in a cold damp dungeon. You scumball.Typical Obama low life.
Evidently they do not have the faith that their candidate can be elected without cheating.
Marc Goldstone
To use Obama's words on Nov. 6'th all freedom loving Americans can get "Revenge" by voting for Romney/Ryan. With all the Dim-ocrat cheating and lawlessness each and every Republican and Independent had better get off the couch and vote.
cheater voting is the only way that obama hussein could win this election. We need to fear biden taking over if need be . Jim harper is a cheater's cheater…or a huge buffonn liar trying to get attention.
..should be jim turner in above comment
you let your kids/ grandkids know you had voted more than one time and brag about it? cheat? is that what you are teaching them? lie? what next? steal? you are not a nice man, Jim, and if you think what you did won't harm the honest voters, you are so out there. you should be sent to jail. you don't deserve to vote ,you should lose that right. you are not right.. i will vote, once only once, and that is the right way
Steve Buckley
I don't know who is more despicable, Jim Turner who thinks it's ok to brag publicly about breaking federal law, or Jim Harper who thinks that anyone who finds it offensive that a Democrat admits to multiple voting, Harper is an idiot who blames Republicans for wanting a change from the Obama regime, the most corrupt administration this country has ever been subjected to! I'd say it's a toss up, they are both vile demented lowlifes!


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Viola Gruber, a resident of Sartell, formerly of Pierz, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012, at the home of her daughter.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012, at St. John Nepomuk Catholic Church in Lastrup, with Fr. David Maciej officiating. Interment was in the parish cemetery.
Viola was born May 1, 1924, in Granite Township, Morrison County, the daughter of Theodore and Mary Kasper. She attended country school through the eighth grade. Viola worked at Munsingwear in Little Falls prior to her marriage. She was united in marriage to Urban Gruber Nov. 29, 1947, in Pierz. The couple made their home on a farm near Lastrup where they raised their six children. Viola also worked as a waitress at the DelRay Café in Pierz. She enjoyed needlework, quilting, gardening, flowers, watching softball, playing cards, visiting with family and friends, and was an avid sport fan following the Minnesota Twins and Vikings. Her most memorable trip was to Molokai, Hawaii to visit the grave site of Fr. Damien last December. She also loved the outdoors and working on the farm. Viola was a great mother. Her life centered around her children and her husband. She was a member of St. John's Church in Lastrup, St. Joseph's in Pierz, and the Christian Mothers
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Colin Cowherd discusses the 2014 NFL draft being held on May 8-10 next season and the possibility that it will be held outside of New York City.
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The NFL draft will be held in May instead of April in 2014, taking place from the 8th to 10th of the month at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, the league officially announced Tuesday.
The league said no decision has been made on changes to dates for the 2015 draft and beyond.
"A variety of alternatives are being explored, teams were told, including holding the draft at Radio City or at other locations, either in the New York area or in other cities," the league said in its statement.
Commissioner Roger Goodell said at the NFL's spring meetings in Boston last week that the league was shifting the draft to May because Radio City Music Hall is scheduled to host an Easter show in April.
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text: PHILADELPHIA (AP) Keith Primeau did a lot more than just tell his teammates how to rebound from two straight losses. He showed them.Primeau had three goals, and Michal Handzus scored twice to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 7-2 victory over Toronto on Sunday in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series.Philadelphia can win the series in Toronto on Tuesday night. If necessary, Game 7 would be Thursday in Philadelphia.Primeau, the Flyers captain, addressed his teammates in a closed-door meeting Saturday. He responded with the best playoff performance of his 14-year career.We were plodding along in a series that we had control of, Primeau said of the losses in Games 3 and 4. We had to get back to skating and getting to the net. Tonight, we did that and because of that we got rewarded and got a win.The Flyers also have a pair of mysterious injuries.Goalie Robert Esche and defenseman Vladimir Malakhov left after the first period with what coach Ken Hitchcock would only term upper-body injuries.One we dont have a clue on, Hitchcock said. We still need some evaluation before we can tell you what it is. The other one, we arent even sure how to describe it.Hitchcock said the extent of the injuries will be made known on Monday.After being outplayed in two straight losses in Toronto, the Flyers dominated from the start, taking a 2-0 lead in the first six minutes and holding the Maple Leafs without a shot until the final minute of the first period.Mark Recchi and Branko Radivojevic also scored for the Flyers, who have never lost a best-of-seven series in which they led 2-0, going 16-0.Sean Burke, a 16-year veteran in his second stint with Philadelphia, stopped eight of nine shots in relief of Esche.That was as tough going into a game as I have felt in my career, said Burke, acquired on Feb. 9 for Phoenix, one week after Esche sprained his knee. That was definitely playoff pace.Toronto goalie Ed Belfour allowed six goals on 18 shots, before being replaced by Trevor Kidd less than four minutes into the second period.Joe Nieuwendyk and Gary Roberts scored for Toronto.I dont know where to start, Leafs captain Mats Sundin said. Before the game, there was no doubt we were mentally and physically prepared.Recchi and Handzus gave the Flyers a 2-0 lead 5:43 into the first period.Primeaus first goal came on a short-handed breakaway with 1:06 left in the first. He scored his second on another breakaway early in the second frame.Primeau made it 7-2 early in the third period with his fifth goal of the playoffs. He entered the game with just 11 playoff goals in 119 games.That was an unbelievable performance by Preems, Flyers forward Jeremy Roenick said. In a game like this, you have to look at your captain to come through in big ways. He was a lot of fun to watch tonight.Nieuwendyk, back in the lineup after sitting out the last three games with back spasms, scored Torontos first goal on a rebound with 35 seconds left in the first period. It was the only shot faced by Esche, who won for the seventh time in the postseason despite not making a save.We didnt make the plays we needed to make, Toronto defenseman Brian Leetch said. To get off to the start we did was disappointing.Notes: Philadelphia hadnt scored seven goals in the playoffs since a 7-3 victory over Tampa Bay on April 16, 1996. ... Handzus had 20 goals in the regular season, but didnt score in Philadelphias first nine playoff games. ... Torontos Bryan McCabe, Leetchs defense partner, was a minus-5. ... The Flyers are 6-0 at home this postseason. ... Torontos shots were the fewest by any Flyers opponent in the playoffs. The previous low was 12 by the New York Rangers in Philadelphias 2-1 victory on April 10, 1986.


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EDIT: I've polished this up and it's now in the articles section. Please check out that version instead.
When I see Facebook groups like "Get Grappling into the Olympics – Need 1,000,000 Followers" I feel pain from how stupid the statement is. There are already three forms of grappling in the Olympics – Judo, Greco-Roman Wrestling, and Freestyle Wrestling. I understand that they probably mean "Grappling" by the FILA definition, but my point stands.
So let's list the martial arts which are also Olympic sports: the three above (obviously), archery, fencing, boxing, and taekwondo. Karate, sumo, and wushu are also recognized by the IOC, but not contested at the games – this is the same as bowling, tug of war, and chess. The three I see people pushing to get into the Olympics are MMA, BJJ, and "grappling". This is probably pretty biased, I'm sure there are other sports demanding to be recognized by the IOC, but these are the ones I see based on my interests and community.
So let's break it down.
Starting with the obvious – MMA. Pankration was explicitly left out when the Olympics were revived. My basic understanding is that the Olympics are a time of peace. MMA may just be another sport to us, but most people don't see an athletic competition – they see a fight. My only beef with this explanation is why boxing is still around, but I don't understand why boxing still exists at all on Pay-Per-View either. Someone's buying those fights despite being able to watch MMA instead? I think it would be a plausible swap to replace boxing with pankration. That would be as close as MMA would get to the Olympics though – Pankration.
BJJ… You don't want BJJ to be an Olympic sport. I know, I know, you want the international recognition that Judo has, but trust me on this one. When the Olympic committee suggests a rule change it happens even if it fundamentally changes how your sport works. My understanding of why we can't shoot singles/doubles in Judo anymore is that the IOC handed down a suggestion to the IJF to differentiate Judo from Wrestling. I apologize in advance if that's not true and it's something the IJF chose to do of its own accord. The point does stand that the rules would shift toward more exciting matches. But what about the bigger issue? How many similar sports does the IOC allow in? With Greco, Freestyle, and Judo, how many other wrestling styles do you allow in before you draw the line? Arguably BJJ is to Judo as Freestyle is to Greco, but what of Sambo? What of No-Gi?
This really hits the point of Grappling not being an Olympic sport. I think it boils down to three axes (plural of axis, not the plural of ax/axe). The jacket, the submission, and standing or the ground. If you've read the Magnificent Scufflers two of these will be familiar ways to categorize grappling. Submissions is really tricky because Freestyle comes from American Folkstyle which came from Catch which definitely had submissions. You can still use some submissions as "holds" by not finishing them. But for the sake of sanity, lets use all three axes. Also, you have to remember that standing and ground aren't exclusive – Judo and Greco both have ground elements – but rather it's representative of the focus of the sport and where most of the action happens
S/G Jacket Sub
S Y Y Judo
S N N Greco-Roman
G N N Freestyle
S Y N Gouren
S N Y No-Gi Judo (or some interpretation of Catch)
G N Y "Grappling" (No-Gi BJJ or some interpretation of Catch)
Three axes, eight options. How many do you do before you say "too similar"? Would someone at home know the difference between BJJ and Judo? Not just us. The common man or woman at home watching the Olympics with little sports knowledge. The common teacher having the school kids present on the sports – how would she explain the difference?
How many times have you sat through a super high level BJJ match and just about fallen asleep because they sit in half-guard fighting over 3 inches of space? Now remember, you're into this. Imagine what it's like for someone who isn't. Three inches that they can't see and even if they could they wouldn't understand what's going on with that three inches. No grappling art should be more boring than tennis, but BJJ seems to exceed on that front. So, what makes grappling fun to watch?
- Big throws – I don't care who you are, watching someone fly head-over-heels into the earth is exciting.
- Intense scrambles – 'nough said?
- Submissions – People understand broken arms. People don't always understand two points for pulling your leg out from half-guard top and holding it for three seconds before it gets trapped again.
So, how do we make BJJ entertaining? Well, let's start by teaching everyone throws and preventing them from butt-scooting. The easiest way to do this is to have big points for big throws and negative points for plopping onto your ass. We can increase the number of scrambles by changing the point system to benefit all pinning positions instead of a couple and the notion of passing the guard – points for a guard pass plus points for each hold – kesa, side control, N/S… Oh, and if we want more submission attempts we should give advantages for each attempt which can be considered a practical attempt that would have worked, and we should also reward skillful escapes… Wait, now we have too many rules, how can a ref be an expert at all of that? We'll take a few out, but for the sake of being exciting we need those throws.
I think you know where I went there. I also think you're intelligent enough to recognize what's happened in judo since 1964. I'm not saying BJJ is never exciting. I love a good, exciting match and they do happen. What I am saying is Judo has been modified to BE exciting. Penalties enforce that you have to try to throw which results in big throws and fast submissions. It doesn't make sense to make BJJ an Olympic sport and try to convince everyone it's different from Judo. To be blunt, if you want to play in the Olympics, play Judo.
So let's play Possibilities – The Game of What-ifs.
To qualify for the Olympics is quite a feat. I was lucky enough to read Dr. AnnMaria DeMars blog while writing this one (I had already picked out my topic by perusing LockFlow today). It brought up Olympic qualification and made me remember this. Ferguson made a good point about women's wrestling. Let's say two of the top two female judoka are from America. One of them gets to go to the Olympics for judo and the other… gets to go to the Olympics for wrestling.
What if BJJ or grappling became an Olympic sport?
Well, first and foremost BJJ players would be playing against the top Greco, Freestyle, and Judo players in the world for a spot in their own sport. Given that you'd have one qualifier per country (only one Brazilian? Yep. Only one), it's pretty likely that the judo alternates could win in countries where judo presents a higher level of competition than BJJ. Even countries with Greco alternates who can win by points after adapting their game for the gi stand a chance.
Second, some governing body has to do the rankings for jiujitseros to allow them to qualify. FILA does both forms of wrestling, the IJF does judo. So you can chose one of them or the IBJJF. This ultimately means having the IJF rank people or doing some other form of qualifying matches which means BJJ would have to grow quite a bit. This also means some serious money has to make its way into BJJ. Serious money. It's expensive to travel all around the world to compete, and with the creation of a world circuit entirely run by the IBJJF (oh, yeah, there's that caveat, it'd have to be an IBJJF tournament to count for ranking…) you'd be looking at players who need tens of thousands of dollars just to compete, let alone training.
What if Jiujitseros started competing in Judo?
What do you mean, "what if?" Jimmy Pedro Jr. and Marcelo Garcia. I've taken jiujitseros to judo tournaments and had them win (albeit on the ground), and I've taken judoka to BJJ tournaments and had them win (albeit by dominating standing so that they landed in a pin and just took the easy submission on the guy who couldn't breathe anymore). This happens. We just don't have Jeff Glover or Caio Terra doing the Judo world circuit to qualify for the Olympics. They should.
If any jiujitsero can afford to, they should. Do AAU Nationals, do state qualifiers, regional qualifiers, and then USJI Nationals. Compete in judo. Don't worry about being thrown. Play bad judo. Do a "skillful entry into mat work" and choke people (you will have to be competent standing to not get tossed and you can't pull guard, but I feel like that's not asking too much from an Olympic hopeful). Learn the rules so that you don't get disqualified for pulling down on the head with a triangle. Try. I pay like $20 per judo tournament versus the $80 for one NAGA division ($100 for two…). Worth it.
Something To Prove
What happened to the old days? Catch would compete against Greco. Greco against Judo. BJJ against the world. Right? Those are the stories. Kimura vs. Gracie. The rules have changed, but they've changed for everyone. It's not like BJJ is following some 102-year-old rules that have always dictated how it's played. Rules evolve. Games evolve. If BJJ wants a place in the Olympics it can pry it from Judo's cold, dead hands the same way MMA will have to pry it from boxing's. Imagine if MMA champions went to the Olympics and won in wrestling, boxing, and Judo. Who would then deny that MMA is a sport that transcends the other combat sports? Who then would deny the reintroduction of Pankration? BJJ players have an avenue to the Olympics if they want it. Someone has to really want it though. It's entirely possible that Keyboard Warriors are the only people pushing for this, and to them I say, "Nut-up or shut-up." I'm never going to be a professional MMA fighter. I'm never going to be an elite grappler. It's possible that I'll win a state tournament and maybe qualify for regionals, but past that, who would I be kidding? I'm a software developer from Wisconsin with a grappling addiction who's been exposed to a lot of the internet and a lot of the politics people complain about. Guess what, the odds of you doing any better than regionals aren't much higher unless you're a lot younger than me or already close to the national/international scene. Even then, they're pretty slim.
Added: Definitely read SlideyFoot's post here. It's a solid perspective which is a bit different and links to a slew of other issues preventing BJJ from being a viable Olympic sport. Included is the link to an MMA thread in which a user named JSho outlined the 33 criteria to be considered. It's interesting to evaluate BJJ just on those criteria to realize why it's not plausible.


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It's no secret that Princess Diana had an unhappy marriage with Prince Charles, who carried on an affair with Camilla Parker Bowles (his current wife). But new details have been revealed about Diana's struggles.
In 1991, Diana told her memoirist secrets about her life in the Royal Family, including intimate details about her relationship with Prince Charles. Andrew Morton used those details in the book Diana: Her True Story, under the condition that her contribution would remain a secret.
But this year, on the 20th anniversary of Princess Diana's tragic death in Paris, the book is being republished with never-before-seen transcripts of Diana's voice recordings. The Daily Mail is publishing the transcriptions. In one excerpt, Diana reveals that she tried to harm herself on multiple occasions and suffered from bulimia. Here are four things we learned about Diana's life from her account of her marriage — in her own words.
When Diana was four months pregnant, she threw herself down the stairs
Diana said that she threw herself down the stairs in a desperate attempt to get Prince Charles' attention when she was unhappy and four months pregnant with William.
Diana revealed that she had also used Charles' pen knife to cut herself
Diana said a friend noticed a cut on her chest. Though she waved off concerns, the mark was self-inflicted the night before during a fight with Charles.
The Queen thought Diana's bulimia was spoiling her relationship with Charles
Diana thought that she had managed to keep her bulimia a secret, but she soon learned that members of the Royal family had learned about her illness. When the Queen found out, she blamed the eating disorder for ruining her and Charles' marriage, Diana said.
She tried to get help
Diana started therapy, but she said she didn't get to choose her doctor. She saw two different therapists, and didn't like either of them. She also said that doctors weren't able to treat her bulimia.
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