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A Golf Fanatic
Herb Kohler has turned his passion for golf into a major business from Wisconsin to St Andrews
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"Take that, Herb Kohler!" Hosseini shouts.
Kohler gives him a look, then starts to laugh that deep throaty laugh of his. The onlookers gathered at the fence behind the green—the continual gallery at the home of golf—applaud vigorously and Hosseini acknowledges them.
In that little tableau, there is much to be said about Herb V. Kohler, his passion for golf, his passion for life and even his business. What could be better than playing the game in St Andrews, playing with good friends and surrounding yourself with successful aspects of your business enterprise?
"He's a very interesting, successful, creative and complicated guy," says M.G. Orender, part of that day's foursome, a close friend and a former president of the PGA of America. "He can have a somewhat gruff way about him, but he has a huge heart.
In the short time he's been involved in golf, he's had a huge impact, not just putting on major championships, but serving on boards and donating time and money. He's made some substantial financial contributions. He's been involved in amateur golf, pro golf, the superintendents, First Tee, environmental stuff. He does it quietly. He does it for the love of the game." It was a love that was a longtime coming, a love that, like the rest of his life, he embraces fully. For Kohler, there is no other way to live.
As chairman of the Kohler Company, the family business established by his grandfather in 1873, Kohler has built a multi-billion-dollar enterprise beyond the plumbing products that established the business. Kohler is into kitchens, furniture, small engines and generators, stone and tile. Kohler products are produced on four continents and have found their way into millions of American homes and businesses, and the Kohler name might be the first one you encounter each morning.
Then, there is golf. The Kohler Company owns the Blackwolf Run and Whistling Straits complexes in the Kohler, Wisconsin area, a family town established by his grandfather.
When Kohler got a chance to get a foothold in St Andrews, Scotland, a place he dearly loves, he bought the Old Course Hotel, just outside the ropes of the 17th hole of the Old Course, in 2004. That property includes the Dukes Course just outside of town. Then he took over a failing condominium project at Hamilton Hall, now called Hamilton Grand, the red-stone building right across Golf Place from the 18th green of the Old Course. "They are both iconic," says Kohler, who is a member of the R&A. "There are no two locations in golf that are comparable."
It is through golf that Kohler expanded his vast personal vista. "I discovered the integrity of the game, the physical aspects of it, the mental aspects," Kohler says, tucking into his eggs and bacon in a private room of his Old Course Hotel. "I needed something to wrench me out of my work, and golf turned out to be it. There were also high values to it, something that is at the core of our company. There is self discipline required, integrity required. Getting involved has led to some of my best friendships I have today."
For decades golf was a big part of the American corporate milieu, but not for Herb Kohler. His focus was on expanding the Kohler brand, in making it a household name for something other than commodes, and entering into related businesses. All this would be done with a creative flair, creativity being at the forefront of Kohler's business and personal philosophies. He had this idea about turning the old employee dormitory, the building that housed artisans his grandfather had brought over from Europe, into a luxury hotel, the American Club. It was a decision that had direct bearing into Herb Kohler's foray into golf.
"My whole golf experience took place without any vision at all," says Kohler. "I had an old bag that was my father's with some wooden shafted clubs and I might play a couple of times a year. It was the hotel, the American Club that got me into it. I had a vision for the American Club as a high-quality resort and, of course ,we could show off our products there. But it was the guests who questioned why there wasn't a high-quality golf course to go with it. We opened the hotel in 1981.
"We had a vice president of business development who was a 3 handicapper and he was my guiding light. Once I got involved in building a course, I figured I had better find out what the game was about."
After a characteristically thorough screening process, Kohler chose Pete Dye as his golf course architect to build the Blackwolf Run project. Dye's knowledge of the game impressed Kohler, as did his views on the aesthetics of a golf course. Kohler,
after careful consideration, was never afraid to take a chance and gave Dye as much of a free reign as he was ever likely to give anyone. Dye's courses are challenging, and Jeff Cheney thinks he knows why that appealed to Kohler. Cheney, the Kohler Company's CFO and a 3 handicap, is one of Kohler's frequent playing partners.
after careful consideration, was never afraid to take a chance and gave Dye as much of a free reign as he was ever likely to give anyone. Dye's courses are challenging, and Jeff Cheney thinks he knows why that appealed to Kohler. Cheney, the Kohler Company's CFO and a 3 handicap, is one of Kohler's frequent playing partners.
"When it comes to his golf courses, [Herb] says that people like to ride a roller coaster, ride something that scares them a bit," says Cheney. "These courses aren't easy, but they are playable for most people, and memorable, which is what Herb wants."
"Dad and Herb are renaissance men with a fantastic eye for design detail," says Perry Dye, Pete's eldest son and a designer himself. "They've had their run-ins over things, of course, but they always come to an agreement on what's the best thing for a course or a tournament course. They are great friends who are only separated by a couple of billion dollars."
Dye went on to design four courses for Kohler, who from the outset wanted them to host major championships. "If we were getting involved, we had to get involved in a big way," says Kohler. "It's the way we do things."
Blackwolf Run has been the site of two U.S. Women's Opens and two PGA Tour events. Whistling Straits has hosted two PGA Championships and a U.S. Senior Open. The Straits course will host the 2015 PGA and the 2020 Ryder Cup matches. He is particularly proud of the fact that Old Course Hotel was the host hotel of the 2010 British Open, and a month later his American Club was the host hotel of the PGA Championship.
"We have the ability to manage hotels and events to the highest standard. The highest standard," Kohler says with emphasis. "And when we do that within the brightest spotlight on that championship, which in turn that shines the spotlight on all our businesses directly and indirectly. When we put our brand out front like that, it has a significant impact over time, without question."
For someone who rebelled as a youth, who was intent at one point not to have anything to do with his family company, the long journey to the chairman's office preceded the smallest seed of interest in the game. He virtually never played and only did so with his father's wooden-shafted clubs. He attended the toney Choate private school in Wallingford, Connecticut, then went to Yale where he was rather unsure of what he wanted from an Ivy League education.
"At the end of my freshman year the dean of my class called me in and said your grades are good but I don't see a sense of purpose," Kohler says. "I said 'Yeah, I don't either.' He said 'If I you want to take some time off, fulfill your military obligation and find something you are passionate about, you could do that and your grades are good enough that you could get back in.'
"So I did a six-month stint in the Army at Fort Leonard Wood and Fort Chaffee. Then I went to Switzerland and lived with a family and studied math and physics in high German. All the lectures and the textbooks were in German. It was a struggle, but I got through it."
When he returned to the states he decided he might like to be an actor so he went to Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois to major in theater.
"I became a poet, I edited a wild political newspaper on campus," he says. "I was a pre-hippie, at the forefront of the hippie movement."
At Knox College, he auditioned for a play and ended up with more than a role. "The upshot of my theatrical career is that I ran off with the director and married her six months later," Kohler says, chuckling.
That would be his first wife Linda, with whom he would have four children. Once married, he decided that poetry, political newspaper editing and acting weren't going to pay the bills. He had to rethink what he had said to his father.
"I had told my father I would never take another penny of his money, the company money," says Kohler. "Then I thought I had a wife now, I had better get my act together, so I went back to Yale and got a degree in business administration."
That still didn't bring him back to Kohler, not immediately.
That still didn't bring him back to Kohler, not immediately.
"I was working somewhere else when my father called and asked me to come back to work at the company," he says. "I said, 'Are you kidding? I didn't spend the last three years of my life preparing to work for you.' But I thought about it, particularly the potential I thought the company had. So three days later I called him and said I'll come back, but under no circumstances are you to have anything to do with my career. I want to go through all the normal channels, be subject to the same scrutiny that anyone would get. And he promised he would stay out of the way."
So the scion of Herbert Kohler Sr., who had done laboring jobs in the company as a teenager, returned to Kohler and worked as research and development technician, a schedule coordinator, a warehouse supervisor. "Others had the responsibility for promoting me," he says.
Two years later his father died. After discussions with company executives, he became vice president of operations. Two years later he became executive vice president. In 1972 he became chairman and CEO.
It wouldn't be until after he opened the first of his golf courses in 1988 that Kohler was bitten by the golf bug. In doing so, he also got bitten by the betting bug, playing for small stakes but negotiating like he was buying another business.
He recently retired after winning the Gnarly Balls title for an eighth time, a contest between other Kohler Company employees and local residents. The Gnarly Balls isn't about scores, it's about the money you win from betting. And the prize is a pair of rusted casting balls from a Kohler foundry connected by a rusting chain attached to a piece of Lake Michigan driftwood. The competition is so named because it takes place at the beginning and end of the Wisconsin golf season, in the gnarliest weather. Herb Kohler likes a challenge, and blustery winds, snow, sleet and the occasionally frozen fairway.
Kohler will say that his betting scheme is pretty simple. "I usually play a $10 Nassau, $2 skins and Honest John," says Kohler, obscuring all the haggling over strokes given and received. It's often the only topic at breakfast.
"I keep track of all the rounds and all the bets over time," says Cheney. "He's won a net $5,226 since this has all started. I've won $5,108. We play for a lot more playing gin on the plane traveling to play golf than we do in the actual golf."
"Herb is a keen, voracious negotiator of a bet," says Orender. "Negotiating a bet with myself and Mori, it's really a battle. He'd rather beat Mori for 10 bucks than buy another company. When they first met, Herb was probably a solid 15 handicap and Mori was in the high 20s. Now because Herb is dealing with some health issues [sore hip and foot], Mori is giving him shots. They will go through this big argument deciding on strokes before the round, and they keep arguing about it for half the round. If Mori got two dollars off of Herb, it would make him happy. They will spend 25 grand to take a private plane somewhere to play golf for five bucks."
For Hosseini, a very successful Florida developer who is president of ICI Homes, the relationship with Kohler is about two good buddies having a blast, whether it's on the private jet or at a street kiosk. "His humility, down-to-earth, one-of-the-guys type attitude is what attracted me to him," says Hosseini. "That made us become good friends . . . We are happy to get a hot dog on the street, or eat in the finest French restaurant in the country. As long as we have a good time, that's what it's all about."
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2014 Mid-South Ruminant Nutrition Conference is April 23-24
The 2014 Mid-South Ruminant Nutrition Conference will be held April 23-24 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Grapevine, Texas.
The program is presented by the Texas Animal Nutrition Council and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in cooperation with various cattle and dairy industry groups, associations and businesses.
"These conferences provide a one-of-a-kind opportunity to learn about the most recent developments in ruminant nutrition and from some of the nation's foremost experts," said Dr. Ellen Jordan, AgriLife Extension dairy specialist based in Dallas and member of the conference planning committee. "They consistently draw over a hundred people from the dairy industry and associated businesses and organizations across the U.S."
Jordan, also a member of the Texas Animal Nutrition Council, said the conference will provide attendees with important information on the future of the dairy industry and on the technologies and management practices that will help ensure adequate milk supplies for a growing global population.
She said conference programming has been approved for six continuing education units from the Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiner and seven continuing education units from the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists.
The April 23 program will be from noon-4:30 p.m. and will address human versus animal nutrition, particularly fact and fiction about food and feed.
Lunch, which is included in program registration, will be from noon-1 p.m., followed by topics and presenters to include:
• Enough: The Fight for a Food Secure Tomorrow, Colleen Parr Dekker, Elanco director of communications. Dekker will speak about safe technologies, vaccines and disease control as means of helping provide enough milk to meet future demand.
• Milk, Milk Fat and Human Health: Challenging Popular Misperceptions, Dr. Adam L. Lock, Michigan State University. Lock will address milk and human health, as well as the impact of changing management techniques on milk composition.
• The Interface Between Animal and Human Health: Antibiotic Use, Resistance and Controversy, Dr. Guy Loneragan, Texas Tech University. Loneragan will discuss the use of antibiotics in food animal production and the potential impacts on antibiotic resistant microbes, as well as explore the relationship between antibiotic use and resistance.
• A Decade of Algae Technology R&D: Hopes, Hypes and How Animal Ag May Benefit, Dr. Peter J. Lammers, New Mexico State University. Lammers will discuss an algae-based co-product of biodiesel production that may have use as an animal feed and risks associated with the introduction of this new feed product.
Presentations will be followed by the Texas Animal Nutrition Council meeting at 4:30 p.m., then a reception to begin at 5:35 p.m. that will include light hors d'oeuvres.
The April 24 program will be from 8 a.m.-noon and will focus on nutrition efficiency.
Topics and presenters for that morning will be:
• Maximized Feed Intake: Access and Consumption, Dr. Trevor DeVries, University of Guelph, Kemptville Campus. DeVries will discuss how to maximize feed intake without compromising the health and well-being of the animals and ways to enhance access and consumption; thereby improving animal well-being.
• Production Efficiency and Sustainability of the Cattle Industry, Dr. Frank M. Mitloehner, University of California – Davis. Mitloehner will speak about the growth and environmental impact of the dairy industry, including how to decrease the carbon footprint and improve sustainability by increasing feed efficiency.
• Using Models on Dairy Farms-How Well Do They Work? Dr. Larry E. Chase, Cornell University. Chase will discuss and compare different nutritional systems in differing environmental situations and how well they may predict animal performance.
• An Economic Comparison of Conventional vs. Intensive Heifer Rearing, Dr. Michael W. Overton, Elanco. Overton will present performance data as well as health data from multiple locations to evaluate the economic returns from switching to an intensive heifer rearing program and share this comprehensive analysis with the audience.
• Panel Discussion on Efficiency of Nutrition – Next Steps.
Visit http://www.txanc.org for a conference registration form or contact Sharon Harris at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Dallas at 972-952-9201 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Regular conference registration is $175 per individual. Early registration postmarked by April 2 is $150. There are no group rates. Make checks payable to Texas Animal Nutrition Council and mail to TANC, Dr. Ellen Jordan, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, 17360 Coit Road, Dallas, Texas 75252-6599.
For online registration using a credit card, go to the Texas Animal Nutrition Council website.
Embassy Suites is offering a special conference rate of $145 per night if rooms are reserved on or before April 2, Jordan said. For reservations call 1-800-EMBASSY or 972-724-2600.
Conference proceedings will be available at an additional cost.
• For more informaiton, contact Paul Schattenberg, 210-467-6575, email@example.com or Dr. Ellen Jordan, 972-952-9212, firstname.lastname@example.com
Nevada launches drought website
With the 2014 drought looming, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension has partnered with other agencies to launch its Living With Drought website, a one-stop shop where homeowners, gardeners, farmers, ranchers, natural resource managers and others can find information to help them respond to their various drought-related challenges. The website is at http://www.unce.unr.edu/programs/sites/drought/.
As part of the Living With Drought effort, Cooperative Extension is also offering workshops across the state next month to give Nevada agricultural producers information to help them prepare for the drought. Topics will include water availability, recommended irrigation practices, insurance options and an outlook on prices. Workshops will be on April 14 in Schurz and Yerington, and April 29 in Minden.
In addition, Cooperative Extension will offer Living With Drought workshops for Nevada ranchers, including topics such as insurance options, how best to downsize herds, infrastructure recommendations, animal nutrition recommendations, availability of water for animals, and how drought affects plants and grazing options. These workshops will begin in May. As details become available, they will be posted on the Living With Drought website. Farmers and ranchers seeking more information on drought-related workshops can also call Cooperative Extension at 775-945-3444, ext. 12, for more information.
WUD critical of proposed FDA feed rule
Western United Dairymen has written a comment letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) criticizing its draft livestock feed regulations. The draft regulations were issued under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), which gave the FDA broad new authority to regulate food. The rule has encountered opposition in recent weeks from many animal agriculture organizations who believe the draft animal feed regulation goes too far, particularly because it would make it harder to use brewers' grain as animal feed, a practice in use for hundreds of years.
"California's agricultural environment is considerably different than the rest of the states and that environment needs to be considered as FDA drafts this feed rule," said CEO Michael Marsh in WUD's comments. "Hundreds of crops are grown in the Golden State and many of these crops produce by-products which are fed to livestock. This provides a quality feed for livestock, including dairy, and a useful outlet for these by-products other than land filling or other wasteful practices."
Marsh explained, "This rule needs to be risk based and it is not currently clear what risk is being mitigated by these costly requirements. The costs that are borne by the providers of our feeds to comply with these rules will be passed down to farmers, including small farmers, which have struggled with high feed costs in recent years."
Marsh concluded, "It appears that many of the regulatory concepts, definitions and terms in the proposed rule were lifted from rules appropriately applied to human food. We believe that the FDA must base this regulatory program in science and risk analysis as it relates to animal food and to focus on mitigating animal food hazards that are known to occur or are reasonably foreseeable to occur that pose risk to animal and/or human health."
Source: Western United Dairymen
CDFA water efficiency grant program seeks public comment
Emergency drought legislation (SB 103) signed earlier this month by Gov. Brown allocates $10 million to the CDFA for on-farm water conservation practices. The funding will establish the CDFA Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program, a grant pro-gram to increase water conservation through efficiencies and better management and reduce greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiency.
Two public stakeholder meetings have been scheduled in April to explain the new program and to receive comments and suggestions. The meetings are:
• Friday, April 11, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the CDFA Headquarters, Main Auditorium, 1st floor, 1220 N Street, Sacramento.
• Friday, April 18, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.at the Stanislaus County Agricultural Center, Harvest Hall, Room DE, 3800 Cornucopia Way, Modesto.
More information about this program, including a conceptual framework of the grant program, will be available at: http:// www.cdfa.ca.gov/EnvironmentalStewardship/H2O_EandE.html.
Source: Western United Dairymen
California legislators look at restoring funds to Williamson Act
California lawmakers are considering restoring funds to the Williamson Act, a $30 million to $40 million program that for decades has protected agricultural land and open space from development. Funding was cut to $1,000 in the 2009-10 state budget during the recession. In an Assembly budget subcommittee hearing this week in Sacramento, Western United Dairymen joined with several organizations in urging the program be funded in the 2014-15 state budget. Those testifying included representatives from the Nature Conservancy, the California Building Industry Association and the California State Association of Counties. The program provides funding to county governments, known as subventions, to help offset reduced property tax revenue after entering into contracts with landowners who agree to restrict their land use to agricultural activities. In exchange, the property is assessed at production value, rather than market a value that is tied to development activities.
About 15.5 million acres in 52 counties currently are covered by the program, down from about 16.5 million acres in 2010. The program is administered by the state Department of Conservation. To qualify for inclusion, parcels must be located in an agricultural preserve designated by a county or city.
At the budget hearing's conclusion, a decision about funding the Williamson Act was held to allow further review of an appropriate funding level for the program.
California Bioresources Alliance Symposium June 3-4 at UC Davis
The ninth annual California Bioresources Alliance Symposium will be held June 3-4 at UC Davis and will feature the latest re-search in the field being done at UC Davis on organic residuals issues. Sessions will include legislative and policy developments on organic residuals in California, impacts of mandatory recycling and landfill closures, waste-to-energy issues, biogas issues including clustering dairies and use for vehicle fuel, and local initiatives. The symposium brings together industry professionals, municipalities, regulators, legislators, state and federal agencies, students, researchers, financers and others involved in California organic residuals.
The two-day event is co-hosted by UC Davis Extension and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9. For more information about the symposium, contact Lauren Fondahl, US EPA Region 9, at firstname.lastname@example.com or (415) 972-3514. For more information about registration or to become a sponsor, contact Sara House at email@example.com or (530) 757-8549.
Source: Western United Dairymen
Great American Milk Drive kicks off to aid families
The dairy checkoff, through the National Dairy Council and milk companies, through the Milk Processor Education Program are partnering with Feeding America to launch The Great American Milk Drive, which will help deliver much-desired milk to 12.5 million families who need it most across the country. This is the first-ever, multi-year, nationwide program that will deliver gallons of milk to the one in six Americans who are food insecure through the Feeding America network of more than 200 food banks that serve thousands of local community agencies and pantries. Here is what California dairy families can do to help:
• Sign up for our "Thunderclap" page to help flood social networks tomorrow with campaign messages and the call to action to donate.
• Choose how to support via Twitter, Facebook, or Tumblr (or all 3!)
• Include #MilkDrive in your social conversations
• Join the conversation: Hungry families in our community need the essential nutri-ents that milk provides, but it's rarely donated to food banks. Look out for a solution to this problem on April 2! http://milklife.com/give #MilkDrive. Did you know that #milk is the #1 nutritious product request by food bank clients, but is rarely donated? http:// milklife.com/give #MilkDrive
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People who live in Venice are cooler than those of us who just visit. And the locals know to browse for antiques here.
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The website says "pop culture home accessories store." We say it's like a West Coast MoMA outpost.
1121-1 Abbot Kinney Blvd.; aplusrstore.com
Jack Spade
There's Ping-Pong and hot dogs out front, and that's before you set foot inside this groovy love shack.
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Holly Jones Hair Design
The best haircut in Venice for both men (and women) and the coolest proprietor.
_1221 Abott Kinney Blvd.; (310) 399-1320 _
Aviator Nation
Get rad beach volleyball gear like sweat shorts and mirrored shades, even if you don't play beach volleyball.
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If limited-edition sneaks from Japan (leopard print, yo!) are your thing, Waraku alone is worth the drive.
1225 Abbot Kinney Blvd.; warakuusa.com
Prefer designer clothes to surf tees? Guild's the place. Just don't get too impulsive around the vintage Roles.
1335 1/2 Abbot Kinney Blvd.; guildla.com
Alternative Apparel
The softest T-shirts. (Note: To transform tee into beach pillow, place under head.)
1337 Abbot Kinney Blvd.; alternativeapparel.com
A niche-cool boutique offering a more contemporary take on the American heritage look.
_1413 Abbot Kinney Blvd.; (310) 581-8890 _
Linus Bikes
Simply put: the best stylish beach cruisers on the strip.
_1413 1/2 Abbot Kinney Blvd.; (310) 857-7777 _
Steven Alan Annex
At the beach without trunks—or leaving for dinner without a decent shirt? Alan's got you covered.
1601 Abbot Kinney Blvd.; stevenalan.com
Surfing Cowboys
A key spot for Cali mod furniture and accessories. Their T-shirts and hoodies are among the coolest L.A. souvenirs you can get your sandy mitts on.
_1624 Abbot Kinney Blvd.; surfingcowboys.com _
The Stronghold
Americana as sturdy as the name implies. Enough Filson to hold all the medical marijuana in Venice.
1625 Abbot Kinney Blvd.; thestronghold.com
Hoff Optometry
Dr. Hoff is a legend in these parts. Have him hook you up with prescription Moscots.
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SEAN Dyche believes Burnley's performances in two friendlies against foreign opposition will stand them in good stead for the Premier League.
The Clarets won 3-1 at home to Italian Serie A club Verona on Saturday, after drawing 2-2 with Celta Vigo from the Spanish league four days earlier.
With the Premier League packed with foreign players, Dyche thinks a taste of life against continental opposition will have done them no harm.
"Italian football tends to be more tactical, more shape orientated, whereas the Spanish are a bit more free-flowing and quicker movement," he said.
"So it was a real good challenge because those two things can happen in a Premier League season. We all watch it and there can be a slowness to a game, a method, and then there can be rapid end to end games, and different spells during those games as well.
"So we've had a good feel of all of those things, certainly in the last two games. I thought we were okay in the first half, although the tempo was a little bit slow for us.
"Then in the second half, after a crazy couple of minutes from both teams, I thought we got a grip of the game and played much more like what we're all about.
"There was a nice tempo and fluid movement and three very, very good goals.
"We had a great reaction, of course, and we are known for that because get on with life no matter what happens."


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I'd argue that a lesson with Giulio is essential, whether you're an experienced pizza maker interested in honing your craft or a first-timer looking to get your hands dirty. I learned how to properly stretch and shape dough, in addition to little tips and tricks that will undoubtedly enhance my at-home pizza making adventures. Oh, and did I mention that it's free?*
There are two dozen toppings to choose from, including Prosciutto San Daniele, bufala mozzarella, Pecorino, burrata, shrimp, anchovies, and even truffle oil. Click through the slideshow to see me get flour all over my shirt, and to witness the creation of my own delectable pizza. Interested parties should sign up soon, since session slots are limited and the promotion will be over at the end of March!
*Yes, you will need to pay for a Margarita or bianca pie ($12-13) and any additional toppings ($1-6), but the session itself is at no extra cost.
Park Ave South: 377 Park Avenue South (map), (212) 448-1116
Bowery: 334 Bowery (map), (212) 466-3300
Williamsburg: 485 Lorimer Street (map), (718) 388-8820
About the author: Originally from Los Angeles, Erin Mosbaugh writes Je Blague, where she captures her food adventures in NYC and beyond. Erin also writes for Robb Report New York City, First We Feast, and Food & Wine Magazine.


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Base Realignment and Closure
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Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) is the process the U.S. Department of Defense uses to reorganize its military installations to adapt to changing circumstances. The 2005 BRAC law resulted in the transfer of more than 18,000 Department of Defense jobs to Fort Belvoir and another 3000 to Falls Church. While the BRAC deadline was Sept. 15, 2011, the moves where not completed until 2012 and BRAC related construction will continue through 2016.
A Final Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision regarding the BRAC moves to Fort Belvoir was released in 2007. According to the Record of Decision, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency brought 8,500 employees to the Engineer Proving Ground. Relocations of Army leased space and the new DeWitt Medical Center brought approximately 3,000 employees to the main post of Fort Belvoir. An additional 6,400 jobs associated with BRAC 133, including Washington Headquarters Service (WHS) are now located at the Mark Center in Alexandria.
- Route 1 Widening (Mt. Vernon Memorial Highway to Telegraph Road) - Federal Highway Administration has recently completed the Design-Build Contractor selection process and will be issuing a Notice to Proceed for construction by May 1, 2013.
- Two BRAC rounds will be proposed with the FY2014 budget-one in 2015 and one in 2017. According to DoD officials, it is necessary to reduce infrastructure to be consistent with the reduced force size.
Saratoga Park and Ride lot located at the interchange of Barta Road
and Fairfax County Parkway opened in December, 2012.
BRAC Accomplishments
- Fairfax Connector launched a new route, Route 335 "Eagle Express" in September 2011 operating between the Franconia-Springfield Metrorail Station and the Fort Belvoir Community Hospital on the Fort Belvoir Main Post.
- Fairfax Connector launched a revised route,Route 333, in October 2012 to provide service to the new NGA campus, the new Saratoga Park & Ride and Patriot Ridge.
- Fairfax County Parkway widening from Rolling Road to Fullerton Road is complete.
- Mulligan Road / Telegraph Road widening Phase I complete and Phase II is under construction.
- South Kings Highway / Harrison Lane turn lanes complete.
- I-95 southbound off-ramp (Defense Access Road Ramp into Fort Belvoir North Area) complete.
- Several short term improvements at I-395 and Seminary Road to increase capacity completed and others under construction.
BRAC Improvements by Location
Fort Belvoir North Area
- Fairfax County Parkway
- Saratoga Park and Ride
- I95 Defense Access Road (DAR) HOV Ramp
- Rolling Road Widening - This project is funded for design only and will widen Rolling Road from Fullerton Road to Delong Drive. Target completion of design is May 2013.
- Fairfax County Parkway Interchange Improvements
Fort Belvoir Main Post
- Fort Belvoir Master Plan
- Route 1 Widening
- Mulligan Road Widening
- National Museum of the United States Army
Mark Center
Defense Health Headquarters
Other Regional Improvements
- Frontier Drive Extension
- Loisdale Road Study
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- Fairfax County Economic Development Authority
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Topic: Toughest 24........
I feel like I've just experienced the worst 24 hours of my life.
I made a trip to my parent's house to mainly do a "visual" on my Mom's condition (she beginning to develope some ascites) and to give my Daddy some support. I left early on Friday morning after a trip to another doctor with my husband who may have a benign tumor on his cranial nerve that controls hearing. (One more thing in my life to worry about.) *sigh*
I went straight to the Hospice and Palliative care center in Greensboro to get some information and nail down what the procedure is for admittance to the program and what records I need to gather for them. The people there could not have been nicer or more supportive. I was there for about 1 1/2 hours. I didn't tell my Dad I was going to do this but I believe we are getting close. He needs the support of not having to stress over is it time to put a call in to the doctor or whether this is merely a continuation of the disease. We had to call Duke last week since Mom is beginning to develop some ascites. They will be making arrangements to have this removed so that is good. The best moment in this last day was seeing the total relief on his face when I told him what I'd done and telling him the only thing left to do would to be make a phone call when the time was right.
I did fine until I came out of the Hospice office. I sat in my car and just broke down. It's so hard to have to start "parenting" a parent. There is a part of me that simply wants to be only their daughter with no responsibilities or cares. I guess we as caregivers all feel that way at times.
The hard part is "selling" this care to my Mom. I approached it as we are "inserting" another level of the care team. I told mom it would help daddy to be able to have a professional come out and help make the decision about what to do next when these moments arrive. She has moments when I see my regular Mom and not the more childlike version that is ravaged by this monster of a disease so I had to wait until it was almost time to leave before we had one of those moments and I could talk with her.
I'm just venting right now. I cried most of the 3 1/2 hour trip home while singing with the cd of my Dad's quartet. I know that being in the medical field is great, but the downside is that you know more than you really need to sometimes.
I just reread this and I'm rambling and I'm sorry not to be more succinct. Just say a prayer for my Mom and my family. I can already feel the hugs from all of you.
Now I'm going to try and do something productive. Like get dressed...lol.
Thanks for listening........love to you all,
"A prognosis is simply an audit of how truly precious each day is. Live each day to the maximum, celebrate what was, and what is - Don't spend your life looking forward to what will or might be." .... words of wisdom from my beloved son on hearing of his grandmother's CC prognosis.


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Jerrod Niemann Discusses Traditional Country
Jerrod Niemann may be one of the most popular rising country artists today, but the 'Drink to That All Night' singer holds a lot of admiration for the country music of an older generation.
"When people think about country music, and they use the term 'traditional country,' they're talking about something that has happened in the past," he tells Billboard. "But, when those songs were out currently, they were the freshest thing on the radio. Nobody was saying 'Let's go record traditional country.' They just wanted to record music that meant something to them."
Some country artists receive flack today for heavily mixing their music with pop and rock influences, but Niemann says that mixing genres has always been a part of the industry.
"Willie and Waylon were getting flack for being progressive at the time because they were mixing it with rock and the outlaw thing," he says. "Those guys were just doing what they wanted to do creatively. It's such a bizarre argument because all those things were fresh back then."
Niemann's latest release, 'High Noon,' is a mix of genres, but that's nothing new to the artist, whose 2010 release 'Judge Jerrod & the Hung Jury' was heavily mixed with sounds from traditional country and R&B.
"I've always tried to respectfully add a few elements here and there," he says. "We've all listened to country music our whole lives, and more and more things start occurring. When you look at the fact that Johnny Cash, Bob Wills and Elvis are all in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as well as the Country Music Hall of Fame, that makes you realize that it's all been done before."
'High Noon' is set for release on Tuesday, March 25. Click here to enter to win The Boot's Jerrod Niemann 'High Noon Saloon' prize pack, which includes an autographed poster used on the set of his 'Journey to High Noon' short film, an autographed flask belt buckle, two signed copies of 'High Noon' and three miniature kegs.


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Justin Brewer
Telling Tales of the Past.
What is History, and What is the Limitation of Fiction.
On the topic of how to present a work as something of of History, one has to ask the question, how do they wish to reach their audience. History is a living entity of different mediums that each have their own intrinsic value depending on the information that needs to be processed. This was the goal of my historical fiction on the justice system of early Colonial America. In doing this I wanted to reach out and tell a narrative from a character of my own design. During the research process, I realized that actual cases of colonial law had to be taken with a grain of salt for the reasoning of a witness testimony. The reasoning behind this is that the witness testimony was the only reliable source of evidence that you were going to come across. This inherently has its flaws as a historical source, because the primary source may already be tainted from the inception date by the original eyewitness testimony.
I felt that to best represent the historical reference of Colonial American justice, the perspective of a real life historical figure had to be sacrificed. Much like in a scientific writing the goal is to eliminate the bias present. This comes down to a process of thinking whether it is better to take the character into your own hands, or to rely on the second hand account of a possibly biased and twisted account of an event that was so common considering the politics of Colonial America. So to answer this conundrum I decided to take the risk of creating a scenario of fiction so that I could better utilize the factual information about the colonial justice system, than I could have while attempting to work in the confines of an already rare and potentially flawed scenario.
The next issue that presented itself to me was what time period during the colonial period would I utilize as the source of my setting. I went through several possible answers, and my first choice was the 1800's. However, as I researched this more I realized that there was a staggering difference between the justice system of Early Colonial America, which was based off the concept of English Common Law. This early system was the focus that I wanted to explore in the unfair treatment of supposed criminals that often came to the colonies to start over with a fair chance. Not to be thrown away without the proper chance to defend yourself against any accusations. Furthermore the setting of early Boston interested me because it allowed for a character that could still be considered into the mix of a bustling life, but with the ability to be located along the outskirts of a growing colony, that keeps a nice mix of a rural hardship, that compliments the early laws of the time.
The choice of using murder over a more, common offense was a simple course of action. In this narrative I wanted the risk of my characters guilt to go much farther than a simple whipping or time on the stocks. While these punishments were certainly more common at the time, In the research I learned that these lighter offenses would often carry little to no jail or trial time, and just result in a quick punishment. These non capital punishments were meant as an act of reformation to the colonists in a religious sense, than to inflict a lasting or crippling wound. The reasoning was to avoid injury at all cost in the event that someone would then be removed from the working population, and in a society with few human resources the results would be a much higher risk than if the person was just in a way humiliated for their crime instead.
In my story the character of Jacob is heavily religious when it comes to his impending death. This is meant to bring in the religious focus of the laws during this era. As previously stated the main goal of punishment was to reform not to kill. So even in the case of a murder there is still a very large cultural stigma to try and reform the criminal even if he or she is receiving capital punishment as a result. However it can easily be noted that Jacob does not find the public redemption in the church because of his belief in his own innocence. In colonial America this was a very real problem, on the same level as the false witness statements. The concept of honor when a person believed themselves to be innocent would often lead to and increase on the punishments that were given out. Although Jacob could not receive any larger punishment than the capitol offense, the idea of preserving honor even in the state of an impending death becomes an important theme for the role religion played as the crux of society.
As far as describing this into the broad terms of a Historical paper, I would say that my story fits well to the overarching theme and issues that were faced with in the colonial justice system. The overall story attempts to remain as period accurate as possible within the story, and all practices and punishments are portrayed realistically from that sense of the word. To me historical learning does not have to include exact replicas of people, the setting and conflicts of the time period are the messages that need to be taken away. That being said I am by no means saying that the factual details that are present in scholarly articles are not important. On the contrary these two themes of history are uniquely separate from each other and should be for good reason . Take for example the argumentative value of facts found in this statement "As early as 1760 a hanging machine had been tried out in England…thus avoiding slow deaths, and altercations between the victim and executioner" (Foucault 12). This fact of a machine is backed up with the specifics of its design to illustrate a point of function. The old adage that form is equal to function could not be truer in this sense. Factual information in this regard can be very effective to backing up a claim when the information is reliable and to the point, this keeps the historical accuracy of the research and manages to eliminate some of the human bias that can accrue in historical depictions by already biased observers.
On the opposite end of the spectrum works, like my own final paper take the differing approach of creating a system around a rigid historical system that we want the audience to interact with. A great example of this can be found in Author of myself, in which although the narrative takes liberties with the character involved "Reader these are not my words. This is not my tongue. "Tis my master's, for he has stolen mine own, driven it from me with his lash. But 'tis the language you understand, reader, and I want you to understand me, and how – one way or t'other – I shall be free." (Kuchta 1). A character is being explored that was rare and an uncommon site in the historical setting that the author wishes to explore. However, by creating a character to act as a proxy for the research that has been gathered, an approximate facsimile of how a person that was actually present and possible to use from a reliable first person source can be. Trying to find a balance between these two points of Realism and the limitations of source material for historical interpretation means that it is necessary for one to be sacrificed for another. Both have their inherent values and risks associated with them but from a historical perspective give a more broad representation of what the actual history may have been like to experience. My work falls under this secondary notion of historical fiction and focuses the ways in which to deal with the concept of colonial trials and law, over the notion of telling a fixed story from the perspective of a static character who has little room to explore the topic.
As a message of the class, this ideal that history is not a static media that should only be interpreted one way is an archaic model. While the idea of attempting to mix historical genres promotes a wider array of critical thinking in an audience. The reasoning behind all these different historical genres makes more logical sense when described in this way. They continue to exist because they are effective for a certain goal in the process of learning History. So anyone that wanted to monopolize the way humanity experiences history is only limiting the ways that humanity can branch out. If the goal of learning history is to not make the same mistakes as the past this then having this wide variety of experience would better suit an individual to make those choices.
Works Cited
Foucault, Michel (1975). Discipline and Punish: the Birth of the Prison, pp 1-31.
Kuchta, David (2013). Author of Myself, pp 1-30


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With the Pacers getting Collison, how good/bad will the Pacers be with the CURRENT team.
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With the Pacers getting Collison, how good/bad will the Pacers be with the CURRENT team.
Passion, Pride, Playoffs, Pacers
Why...3 point, of course.
We were not a playoff team the last few years, but we were not terribly far away from contending for the 8 spot at times. This combination will be huge and I think we will be competing this year for the first time since the Golden State trade.
1) Huge improvement at PG both defensively and offensively. Collison will be the second best player on the team and a leader type personality. Both of these are huge.
2) No more Troy Murphy defense. The team will be forced to play either Granger or a more traditional 4 which will result in a more competitive team. This is the part that will make me happy. I would have been pleased if we had moved Troy for a bag of chips. The fact we got a potential all-star PG has me pinching myself.
3) Growth of young players like Hibbert, Rush and Price. If just one of those guys make a significant jump, it will be noticed.
4) New talent like George, Rolle and Lance. Lance might be ready for prime-time from the get-go. The athleticism and talent with that group might immediately have an impact.
5) Return of Foster, Hans and/or Dunleavy...hopefully all three. Hans returning healthy will be enormous. If healthy, he is very much under rated even on this board.
6) A healthy Granger. We really didn't have him for most of last year. Adding Collison should take some pressure off Danny. He will not need to lead the team alone.
Lance is finally home. Whether he becomes our starting PG or he's 6th man, he's getting big minutes and he's here to stay. #llortontnia
Hard to say. This team AS IS has some serious issues.
Issue Number 1:
Rebounding. Say what you will, but we lost our best rebounder. If Foster comes back healthy and able to play 20mpg, that will lessen some of the rebounding issues but not erase them entirely.
Issue Number 2:
Interior Defense. Maybe this is addition by subtraction but I'm not sure that we're "good enough" there yet. I have hopes for Hibbert becoming a solid defender though. We'll see. Hansbrough also showed some ability defensively in his limited play time last year, though it's hard to say how much we can count on him this year.
Issue Number 3:
7 Wings on the roster. Just having this many wings isn't necessarily a bad thing. It's depth at a spot we've seen injuries. Heck, each wing we have seems to be a different player than the next.
If the goal is to win as many games as possible THIS YEAR who do you play?
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I think we find a power forward of some kind before the start of the season. How good of one? I don't know. I hope he's at least a guy that can contribute at center as well and who rebounds at a high clip, while defensively fitting with Roy.
"man, PG has been really good."
Darren will lead this team to the playoffs like Brandon Jennings.
Much as I hated to see Troy go I think it's a great trade. The Pacers must think that Tyler is going to be fit to play. Now we need to get rid of TJ and sign Magnum. Hopefully there is one more trade in the works!
I think next year's team will by far be the best team we've had since we last made the playoffs in 06. I could see us winning about 45 games and getting either the 7th or 8th seed.
The first 5 seeds are pretty much a lock to be Miami, Boston, Orlando, Chicago and Atlanta in no particular order. So to finish better than a 7th seed, we'd have to finish with the best record of the remaining batch of teams competing for the last 3 spots. I don't know if we'll quite be that good, but I definitely think we'll be fighting for a 7 or 8.
But my current stance on this team? I can't measure it with where I think we'll finish this year.
Quite simply, I feel like this team has a future and a potential foundation for an impressive basketball team.
"man, PG has been really good."
Holy Crap!!!!! I did not mean to vote the way I did considering I'm like the only Pacers fan who didn't know we aquired Collison and Posey when I voted on this poll. Everyday or so I log onto this site in hopes to see we traded Troy Murphy for a young studly point guard. This is exciting. I would vote 7-8 seed in the East.
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I still can't believe this trade has happend and we have darren collison. I mean the guy averaged 18 and 9 when he started 37 games when cp3 was out with injury. The pacers have way more scoring ability then the hornets did last year so this should be quite a show this year.
Now we can also trade dunleavy and posey if we want at the deadline for picks or what have u. We can also start scouting all possible POWERforward we could go after next summer or possibly a trade this year. i really like that we got posey cause he gives up more trade value to find a pf.
In my opinion we are a threat to be a low seed in the playoffs and play heat, magic or celtics. Maybe if our D stiffens up this year we can give a team a scare in the playoffs but, in the end job will find a way to screw it up. Job better be gone after this year too cause the pacers will be a great situation for a top coach to walk into.
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I remember in an article that talked about how donniw Walsh said he targeted Larry Brown as a coach for years but they weren't ready. Then when the time was ready, he brought in Larry Brown and made the Pacers contenders. I think its almost time to get that one coach .
I think Larry Bird proved today that he is indeed working his "3 year plan." Obviously, if the 3 year plan works out will strongly be determined this season via a trade for a "big time" player for expirings and fillers, or next summer by signing a "big time" free agent. If neither of those happens, then the Pacers will extend their position as a bubble team. I am confident in Bird though, and I absolutely think something will happen.
I recommend that everyone watch the news conference from today about the trade, Morway and Bird both are saying that they do not believe we will go into the season with the same roster we have today. I do think they will trade some wing(s) for a PF/C player. With that being said, if we can muster up a pretty decent PF before the season starts, I really think the Pacers can be a 5-6 seed in the playoffs. I think a legit starting PF added to this roster can put the Pacers behind only the Heat, Magic, and Celtics.
But, going into the season with our current roster I think we are definitely in the 7-8th seed position. And right now, I am completely fine with that!
Real tough to call. It all depends on what we do the rest of the summer. If we can add one more servicable young PF to the plan I can see us sneaking in that #6 spot. If we go in the season as we are I can see us competing for the 7-8 spots again.
Here are our wings: Dunleavy, George, Granger, DJones, Rush, Stephenson, Posey
Granger may get some time at PF. Stephenson may backup Collison. DJones, Dun and/or Posey are probably on their way out. There will also be injuries as usual. If anything, I think the wing and PG (finally) is pretty solid.
The biggest hole is really PF. A lot is riding on whether Hans can make a major contribution....and whether Foster is healthy. We need at least one of those guys to come through this year or we will be short at the 4.
As for rebounding, Hans can rack them up. Foster does well too. If they are both available, I think we will actually improve that area. Defense will be addition by subtraction...and possibly addition with Hans returning healthy. Hans is a physical player who has shown an ability to defend just fine IMO. I can already see a dish from Collison to Hans for a backboard breaking mega slam....
Lance is finally home. Whether he becomes our starting PG or he's 6th man, he's getting big minutes and he's here to stay. #llortontnia
#2: Agreed. Addition by subtraction but there's still a hole to be filled.
#3: Yeah, I think the problem there is more about some guys getting unhappy because they aren't playing. That's a problem there was already there pre-trade.
I took this discussion to mean purely "with the roster as-is" and not having to do with us moving a player.
To really understand what we have in our wings, I'm going to seperate these guys by position, and slant toward another spot.....
Dunleavy: SF, I think he's purely an SF but we did start him next to Granger as a SG.
Granger: SF/PF, He matches up better defensively with the smaller fours better than any other spot on the floor. His perfect defensive matchup is probably against a clone.
Posey: SF/PF, he should be able to match up well with some of the smaller 4s, stretch 4s in particular, think Rashard Lewis. He'd probably lose that battle at this point in his career but it's possible we have enough offense at other spots to win the war.
George: SG/SF/PF, simply because he's a relative unknown, supposed to be an ace shooter and has some expansive defensive potential....he may be capable of playing any of the 3 "middle" spots.
Stephenson: SG/PG, Lance is a combo, plain and simple. He probably has better potential as a playmaking shooting guard that anything else. Despite the wows in summer league, he'll be raw.
Dahntay: SG, he can fill in some minutes at SF, but in my opinion he's not big enough/strong enough to guard most 3s.
Rush: SG/SF, simply our best defender on the wing. He's a very good spot shooter and may have the most to benefit with the acquiring of Collison.
So, probably 4 players that will get playing time at the 2 guard, plus Price getting some burn there.
Five players capable of eating up minutes at the SF.
Three players may get a shake at the 4.
Two of these players will probably sit on the bench in suits, whether they're injured or collecting DNPs. Maybe Price and George early, switching Price with Stephenson when Price is healthy, and then they'll move into play as the season progresses and injuries start to happen. Maybe Posey's simply finished as a player, or Dunleavy.
The players essentially assured playing time season-long: Granger, Rush, Dahntay (With the caveat that we have enough shooters available to keep JO'b happy...if that's ever possible).
The other players will fill in, people will get mad when Posey and Dunleavy play. Remember though, there can be a purpose to playing a Vet over a young guy. It's a learning process for the youth, and they can learn from seeing a vet that has "been there, done that" go out and do it.
"man, PG has been really good."
Have to say I agree with a lot of this.
I don't think that Collison will be the second best player on the team, though, either now or in the future, but he'll make a position that was a weakness into a strength.
Brandon Rush: Bird said in the April press conference that this would be a "make or break" year for him. Rumors had it that he was offered with TJ in the Augustin deal to Charlotte; it certainly would fit, I think, for Larry Brown to be interested, and I understand Bird's ... can we call it an ultimatum? - but I love Brandon and hope that he can become a more effective offensive player. He played the most minutes because he played excellent man defense, but the Pacers have got to move the ball more on offense.
Best bet to make a significant jump is Hibbert. Last year was a big step forward as he figured out how to get himself positioned to be an effective defender and stay out of foul trouble. He also figured out how to get himself low-post touches in the flow of the offense, and improved his effectiveness from the left block; a guy who can post equally well from both sides of the lane is a big asset. Next step is becoming an average defensive rebounder and better finisher.
O'Brien obviously loves Hansbrough; he played him every minute he was allowed to by the medical staff (and a little bit more), and that's likely to continue if he can stay available.
"Defense doesn't break down on the help, it breaks down on the recovery." - Chuck Daly
"The first shot does not beat you." - Chuck Daly
"To play defense and not foul is an art that must be mastered if you are going to be successful." - Chuck Daly
I don't see many mega slams coming from Hansbrough, the occasional big one, sure....but it'll probably come in transition. The Collison side of things...
The issue with our defense is that you are depending on 2 players that are big question marks this year. Hans might be solid against some or even most PFs but remember, he's basically a rookie and will likely struggle. And he's likely not the solid help defender a guy like Hibbert will need. Foster will have a huge impact on the success of this team. We badly need his rebounding and defense. No way around it.
McRoberts defense....while better than Troy's, is still a question mark. He was lost in the team concept and wasn't great one on one. He has a decent tendancy for blocks though, and might be best as a help defender.
Rolle's simply unproven (and not on the team yet...breaking the rules of this thread!)....in every aspect. Solo's average at best.
This team still badly needs a complete defender at the 4/5 spot. Someone that can handle his man and knows how and when to help.
All of this is completely unrelated to Hibbert and his defensive abilities.
"man, PG has been really good."
I think with the move to get Collison we will make the playoffs this year, either the 7th or 8th seed. I said I would give Bird a chance on the three year plan, and today he solidified my faith in this team getting back on track. I think there will be more moves to come, especially if we want to keep Magnum. So my stance on the team is a happy and re-energized one. League Pass is a must this coming season!
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#3 Your reasoning for 3 isn't really on point with what I'm thinking though. If we are going through this year with the players at wing under contract, who do you see getting the starting minutes, and the rotation minutes? I see it being a bit of a mess....with the older guys getting rotation spots until our 19 and 20 yr old wings transition to the NBA game. Is Dahntay the most likely malcontent, as he may be passed over for youth or Dunleavy and Posey?
"man, PG has been really good."
I think 7th/8th seed. If our young players had more experience I would put it higher.
I don't think Bird is done either. If he makes another move like he made today for a PF we move even higher.
How can you not big excited!
If I could have found a decent clip on You Tube I would have let former Pacer Wayman Tisdale play for you my thoughts on the current status of the team...
"Ain't no stoppin us now... We're on the move!!!"
...Still "flying casual"
Not really sure about who's going to be in the rotation. My bet is that Jones will be one of the guys fully out of it. Anyway, apparently they'll make further moves and I think it's fair to assume that logjam at the wing is one of their priorities. Once the picture gets more clear we'll have a better idea on the kind of wing rotation they may use.
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Motte makes progress; decision on surgery delayed
ST. LOUIS -- Jason Motte had until the middle of next week to prove to the Cardinals that he was making enough progress to warrant delaying a decision about Tommy John surgery. By picking up a baseball and playing catch Saturday morning, he has.
The session of catch was Motte's first since he was shut down after pitching on March 21. He threw 35 to 40 times from a distance that he approximated to be 30 to 40 feet. He said afterward that he did not feel anything abnormal, an encouraging sign for a pitcher who, for much of the last month, felt tightness in his right elbow.
"It was getting the throwing motion down," Motte said, "seeing how a little bit of pressure, a little bit of tension on that elbow would feel."
Motte, who received the diagnosis of a ligament tear April 11, preceded Saturday's game of catch by throwing balls into a net earlier this week. While the team was on the road for 10 days, Motte remained in St. Louis to work through a physical therapy program.
The Cardinals had initially deemed May 1 the date at which they would determine whether Motte would need to have season-ending surgery. Because of the progress Motte has made, general manager John Mozeliak said the club was comfortable pushing that deadline back.
"We had put that date out there because we were hopeful that we would know something by then," Mozeliak said. "But the fact that he is moving forward, it may push that day a little further. Had he not been able to progress to this level, then I think we know the answer."
The challenge, of course, is determining how long to stall. If the Cardinals give Motte more time for rehab and surgery is still eventually needed, that pushes back the timeframe for Motte's return in 2014. On the other hand, the Cardinals don't want to push Motte into surgery until they ensure it is absolutely necessary.
"If we thought surgery was the only option, we would have already went on and had it and stopped wasting time," Motte said. "We think there are steps we can take and rehab stuff we can do to make it better. We're doing that and trying to see what we can do to take steps forward. But at the end of the day, I'm doing everything I can, and it's up to this [elbow] to respond well or not to respond."
Motte said the way his arm responds over the next 48 hours would be a good gauge for whether the ligament was beginning to heal. If he recovers well, Motte will then slowly increase the exertion in his throwing program. If there is any setback going forward, the Cardinals are expected to recommend the season-ending procedure.
In the meantime, the organization is content to wait.
"Obviously, we're not going backwards," Mozeliak said. "There is a sense of hope, but it's still, I think, too early to start weighing in on whether there's a likelihood of him coming back."
Jenifer Langosch is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, By Gosh, It's Langosch, and follow her on Twitter @LangoschMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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- ToolsGroup: Build Tools, Sample Implementation (no longer supported), Application Battery
- Infrastructure: Dual-arch build chroots
- TestGroup: Core test, VSW4/XTS5, C++ test, Desktop tests, Printing test, Perl/Python tests, test harnesses
- ReleaseChecklist: what needs to happen for an LSB release?
- TodoList: rolling list of non-product tasks
- NewbieGuide: getting started with contributing to the Specification
- Bug Tracking:
- AutomaticDailyBuilds: Daily Builds Information and Status. See also Tool status for more info from the daily builds.
- Distribution Autotesting: How to test your distribution automatically against the LSB. See also the LSB DTK Manager Nightly Run HOWTO and the results page. Weekly leading edge distro vs snapshots summary.
- Development specs, built fairly often. Beta specs are more formal builds for reviewing.
- Source code management
- Version Control: Information about the LSB's version control repositories
- LSB BZR: instructions | browse
- Note: cvs access is long gone
- WrittenSpecificationHowTo: learn how to add your library to the written specification
- libtodb2: a new set of tools automating import of new libraries into the LSB database
- LibtoDB: library importer (obsolete)
- LibToLSB: example of adding a library using old libtodb (obsolete)
- UsingIRC:
- WikiGuidelines:
- LsbArch: autobuild/autotest hdw / VM details
Certification Candidates
- Unofficial testing results and analysis: start here if you're having trouble understanding some test results:
- Distribution Testing: Blog by Jeff Licquia - good distribution testing overview
- DTK Manager Getting Started: How to install and run LSB 3.1, 3.2 and 4.0 distribution tests with the help of DTK Manager
- Platform_Tests: How to install and run the LSB 3.1 tests manually
- See TestGroup for instructions and other notes on running the platform tests
- The Application Battery
- LSB Runtime Test FAQ
Application Developers
- Browse the LSB database, and see some statistics from the LSB database
- RpmExamples: learn how to build a conforming package using rpmbuild
- LSB:devel_FAQ: FAQ on building LSB apps
- Linux Application Checker Getting Started: How to check an application for LSB 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 4.0 and 4.1 compliance with the help of Linux Application Checker
- HeaderCheck: Proposal for a new runtime test tool to extend lsblibchk test coverage
- MultiVersion: how implementations support multiple versions
- MultiArch: how implementations support multiple architectures
- LsbInstall, LsbinstallProblems: discussion on the proposed `lsbinstall` command (inactive)
- appchk-glue: Proposal for inclusion/integration of tool to analyse entire built applicaitons
- Exploratory: LsbJava, LsbPython, LsbPerl, EmbeddedModule: what should these look like?
- LsbInterpretedLanguage: Tracking Perl, Python, etc.
- WheresMyLibrary: various libraries and what the status is
- RoadMap: evolving list of things to think about for future releases
- NewGlibc: information on differences between LSB 3 and glibc 2.4
- GnomePlan3: Plan for adding Gtk+ libraries to the LSB (phase 1 done in 3.1)
- TestSuiteExpansion: possibilities for increasing LSB 3 and later runtime test coverage
- Slides from IBM on ChipHopper.
- AtSpi LSB: Plan for adding AtSpi client libraries to the LSB.
Archived Material
- Old_Mailing_Lists: pre-January2006 mailing list archives
- IsoBallot, SingaporeMeeting: Details about ISO ballot DIS 23360 (which started life as LSB 2.0.1)
- Project plans for LSB releases: LSB 3.2, LSB 3.1, LSB 3.0 LSB 2.2, LSB 2.1
- F2F Meeting notes: Dec 04, Mar 05, Jun 05, Dec 05, Plenary Aug 05, Jun 06, Nov 07
- Futures: tracks requests for features not yet in the LSB
- DesktopWG : LSB Desktop, looking at requirements for client applications
- Application Checker Enhancements: Obsolete (pre WebUI) Application Checker enhancements
Interesting starting points:
- Special:Recentchanges: see where people are currently working
- The MediaWiki User's Guide
- WikiSandBox: a place to experiment safely with editing - feel free to play


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I have a question about this sutta, extracted from AN 7.49, regarding the .
When the Buddha was speaking with Sariputta about the motives and fruits of giving, he said,
"... instead of thinking, 'When this gift of mine is given, it makes the mind serene. Gratification & joy arise,' he gives a gift with the thought, 'This is an ornament for the mind, a support for the mind.' He gives his gift — food, drink, clothing, a vehicle; a garland, perfume, & ointment; bedding, shelter, & a lamp — to a priest or a contemplative. What do you think, Sariputta? Might a person give such a gift as this?"
and the sutta continues on to say:
"... with the thought, 'This is an ornament for the mind, a support for the mind' — on the break-up of the body, after death, he reappears in the company of Brahma's Retinue. Then, having exhausted that action, that power, that status, that sovereignty, he is a non-returner. He does not come back to this world."
Could someone elaborate on the meaning of ornament for the mind, a support for the mind?
Thank you.


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Police are continuing to urge people to lock their bikes after a series of thefts in Melksham in just one week.
A Raleigh Caprice ladies bike with basket holder was stolen from outside The Spree shop in Church Street and a green Flight BMX was stolen from outside a house in Devonshire Place one evening.
Meanwhile a silver and black Saracen Ruff Trax mountain bike was stolen from a garden in Longford Road.
Anyone with information should call police on 101.


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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Brandon Belt has heard all the complaints, and one of them baffles him more than any other.
The Giants' first baseman tends to react to disappointing at-bats or long outs the same way. His head and bat drop, and so do his wide shoulders. To the nonbelievers, Belt's so-called "Gumby shoulders" scream lack of confidence and backbone.
For the 6-foot-5 Belt, this is simply the way he always has been, how he always walks.
"See, it's not just that I'm tall -- it's that I'm awkwardly tall, just like real gangly," Belt said recently. "I've thought about doing jumping jacks all the way back to the dugout. Maybe that would please people?"
Even after a strong 2013 season, probably not.
Belt, 25, is a lightning rod like few players in recent franchise history, a tantalizing talent who hit .289 with 17 homers and 67 RBIs last season and led the Giants in OPS but still hasn't found total acceptance. He was hitting .500 in Cactus League play entering last Saturday's televised game, but after he struck out in both at-bats, a fan called the KNBR postgame show and asked, "If Belt starts off slow and (Michael) Morse has a good April, will they move him to first base?"
Entering his fourth big league season, Belt thinks he's figured it out. When he was a surprise starter on opening day in 2011, Belt was coming off a spectacular minor league season. He hit .352 with a .455 on-base percentage, 23 homers, 22 stolen bases and 112 RBIs while shooting through three levels.
"I think there was just a lot of hype about me, and I didn't live up to expectations out of the gate," he said. "I think that's a huge part of it. A lot of people thought this guy was going to be really good, and when I wasn't, they were like, 'Well, this guy is terrible. He's no good.' And some people just hold onto it and hold onto it.
"I kind of got it, but they're holding onto the dumbest things now."
Belt laughs and shakes his head, a big grin breaking through his new beard as he looks out at the Scottsdale Stadium field. Behind him, a dugout lineup card has Belt hitting third, a sign of just how far he has come. Belt loves the three-spot and is likely to start the season there, right in front of Buster Posey. But the road to the heart of the order was filled with speed bumps, and it wasn't fully paved until the final two months of the 2013 season.
Belt shuttled between Triple-A Fresno and the big leagues as a rookie and, despite having far superior numbers, lost a considerable number of 2012 at-bats to Aubrey Huff and Brett Pill.
Last year, Belt got off to a slow start after losing 11 pounds to an opening-week stomach bug. But his numbers started trending upward in May, and they began skyrocketing in early August after he made two mechanical adjustments -- changing his grip and moving back in the box. Over the season's final 51 games, he hit .346, reached base at a .406 clip and had 27 extra-base hits. By the end of the year, Belt ranked fourth among National League first baseman in WAR (wins above replacement), trailing only Arizona's Paul Goldschmidt, Cincinnati's Joey Votto and Atlanta's Freddie Freeman, three of the top six finishers in the N.L. MVP balloting.
Still, to many around baseball, Belt didn't seem locked into the future at Third and King. When the Giants started chasing Cuban first baseman Jose Abreu late last summer, visiting scouts at AT&T Park quietly gathered background information on Belt, hopeful that he would become available.
Abreu signed with the White Sox, and now the Giants are ready to reap Belt's rewards after years of trying to get him to make subtle changes to his swing.
"It's a critical year for him in terms of being able to take where he left off and continue to be consistent with his new mechanics," hitting coach Hensley Meulens said. "He's going to be a middle-of-the-order guy, hit for average and drive in runs. He should hit for more power now that he's cleaned up his mechanics.
"He's a talented guy, and we really don't expect him to struggle that much anymore."
Belt's talents have shown in different ways. He has one of the best first base gloves in the National League and the arm to match; as a prep pitcher in Texas, he was a better prospect than Clayton Kershaw before a shoulder injury effectively ended his career on the mound. Even then, the Red Sox and Atlanta Braves selected Belt in subsequent drafts, hoping to hit on an athletic left-hander with a low 90s fastball. Belt finally signed in 2009, when the Giants made him a fifth-round pick out of the University of Texas.
Five years later, the organization still hopes to see more pop, and talent evaluators believe it's coming, not just because of the swing changes but also because Belt -- as awkward as he can be at times -- has grown into his frame. A full offseason of weight work has the player once nicknamed "Baby Giraffe" up to a solid 235 pounds.
Belt would like to add another dimension to his game, too. He runs well and has joked about breaking Angel Pagan's San Francisco Giants triples record (15) since so many of Belt's best blasts go to AT&T Park's alleys. More realistically, Belt would like to chase 20 stolen bases, adding another weapon to a maturing game.
"He kind of scares me, honestly," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. "He hits the ball all over the field, and he's a good first baseman. I saw him in the Arizona Fall League when he was young, and I thought he was going to be really, really good."
Belt always has felt the same way, and therein lies the irony of "Gumby shoulders." He might not look it as he walks slowly back to the dugout after strikeouts, but Belt is as confident as any player in the clubhouse. In that respect, he has something in common with those whose eyes widened when they saw Belt's minor league numbers.
"I wholeheartedly believe I can do that in the big leagues," he said. "I know what I can do, and there are a lot of people that do know what I can do. But there are also a lot of people that haven't seen what I can do yet.
"And I want to show them."


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Over the past few months, I have heard "my stomach hurts" from my 10-year-old more than I would care to and gone to great lengths to diagnose whatever mysterious thing seems to ail him so much.
Recently, I have discovered three words that leave me feeling a soupy mix of concern and suspicion:
"My stomach hurts."
Again? Does he have a fever? Any other symptoms? Does he just want to get out of going to school? Did he eat something bad? Is it anxiety? Can Honey Bunches of Oats cause food poisoning? When did I buy the milk? Do I need to get the vomit bowl? If I tell him to walk it off and then he projectile vomits, how severely will I punish myself?
Over the past few months, I have heard "my stomach hurts" from my 10-year-old more than I would care to. In the process, I have become an amateur medical scientist specializing in my son's stomach. I have studied its habits, Googled natural remedies and cleared the drugstore aisles of ginger ale, Lactaid and Sea-Bands. And I ask these questions a lot:
What kind of pain?
Is it nausea?
Do you feel like you are going to throw up?
How strong from 1 to 10?
Where does it hurt the most?
Does it hurt when I push here?
Do you know the difference between anxiety and nausea?
Twice I have kept him home from school when he looked ill in the morning, only to see him up and running around by the afternoon.
And then, nothing. Until a day or so later: "Mom, my stomach hurts."
It started three months ago with the post-cereal stomachache. Investigtions, allergy skin testing and diet modifications led to diagnosis of lactose intolerance.
But the stomachaches didn't stop, as I hoped they would. He complained every time we drove anywhere, then the pains disappeared after he got out of the car. So, after ten years of being a content passenger able to read and watch TV and play video games in the car, it appears he has developed motion sickness. I thought the Sea-Bands and Dramamine would solve that one.
But, then after a few complaint-free days: "Mom, my stomach hurts."
Sometimes it goes away quickly. Other times he is curled up in the fetal position, clutching a heating pad. His episodes come and go with no apparent connection – no one food consistently making him ill. The pediatrician ordered celiac blood work, even though he didn't think that was the cause (and as someone who has written umpteen heath tips about celiac, I agree).
"I think it's just an idiopathic stomach issue," he said.
In other words, the kid has a Jewish stomach. Which I am certain he inherited from me and his Pop-Pop.
The pediatrician suggested I keep a stomach diary and gave me a few printouts to use. It is a document that offers no insight, solutions or satisfaction. Sadly, I can't shrink myself a la Dennis Quaid in Innerspace and get inside his body to uncover the culprits. I can't project myself into his mind like Professor X and feel what he feels.
Childhood ailments are often enigmatic. Just this morning he could barely walk due to what I assume (and hope) are growing pains. He has a sensitive stomach. Like me, he will have to learn which foods are triggers, which are safe. And I will have to live with the mystery.


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Experts from across University of California campuses today, Friday, will explore with policymakers how to lessen the effects of the California drought, one of the worst on record.
Hosted by UC Davis, the daylong UC Drought Science, Policy and Management Summit in the state Capitol focuses on potential state policy actions for mitigating the economic and environmental costs of the current water shortage and preparing for future ones.
"Helping solve California's resource problems is a central tenet of UC Davis' mission as a land-grant university," said UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi. "We have an obligation to the California public to provide insights and scientific information on managing the state's environmental challenges, be it water shortages or floods, wildfires or earthquakes."
Topics range from agricultural production and employment to energy production and use, fish and wildlife, water conservation, public health and wildfires. The event also includes a review of what university campuses are doing to conserve water.
"The UC Davis summit is yet another example of how our campuses work to improve the lives of people in every part of the state," said UC President Janet Napolitano.
In January, soon after Gov. Jerry Brown declared a drought state of emergency, UC Davis reached out to other UC campuses and President Napolitano with the idea of a systemwide water conference.
"In drought conditions, the competition for scarce supplies of water increases, so the need for collaboration and thoughtful discussion is all the more important," said Jay Lund, director of the Center for Watershed Sciences, which organized the event. "This summit provides an opportunity to hear from a wide range of drought researchers on one of California's most urgent problems."
Nearly 300 people are expected to attend the free, public summit, including professionals in California water policy, science and management, as well as agricultural, environmental and industry representatives. Most of the 34 speakers and panelists are from UC campuses in Davis, Berkeley, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, San Diego and Santa Cruz. Others include the state climatologist and experts from Stanford University; California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; the Public Policy Institute of California; and the Delta Stewardship Council.
The event is from 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. at the State Capitol, Assembly Committee Room 4202.


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Adoption fee for dogs is $100,
•Tested for Heartworm
•Heartworm preventive while in temporary care
•Rabies vaccine for dogs over 16 weeks of age
•Flea Treatment upon intake and flea preventive while in temporary care
Safe Home Rescue requires that you fill out an application before you meet the animals in our temporary homes. Our animals can be met by arranging an appointment with us after the appropriate application is completed.
All adopters must
•Be at least 18 years of age
•Own their home or have approval from their landlord
•Provide a vet reference for current animals
•The animal must be kept as an inside companion animal
In addition, the adopter must agree to provide a basic level of care to each pet:
•Yearly veterinarian check up
•Food and water
•Heartworm prevention (Dogs)
•Flea prevention
•A fenced yard for dogs or must be walked on a leash and not left unsupervised for long periods of time
Thank You!
Your message has been sent to Safe Home Rescue.
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NOTE: Some shelters have physical locations you can visit; some of these shelters may only have pets for a limited time, so please do not wait for a reply—just go visit the shelter! Other organizations are rescue groups run by busy volunteers who may take a while to reply. You can find information about the shelter or rescue group caring for this pet, and their adoption procedures, on the pet's details page on Adopt-a-Pet.com.


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