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If you are saying that Solo brought more value for his money than Ian does for his, say that directly so that we don't get sidetracked down such a ridiculous path.
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If you are saying that Solo brought more value for his money than Ian does for his, say that directly so that we don't get sidetracked down such a ridiculous path.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...
I don't think Solo was as bad as many of people here made him out to be, he to me was pretty decent for the type of money he was making, yes Solo brought more for his value(1.3mil) than Ian is bringing at 4mil, Ian brings a bit more but not as much to pay him 4mil for the next 4 years.If you are saying that Solo brought more value for his money than Ian does for his, say that directly so that we don't get sidetracked down such a ridiculous path.
Yep the famous preseason that people don't forget about, those were the times I tell you.......
Says the guy that his answer to why a player is performing well it's because of PED's.......
Yep he declined so much that his best season in his career was at New Orleans after he was a Pacers.......Freaking Solo going off dribble at all, or as consistantly putting up smooth outside jumpers, or in any way looking even 50% as coordinated. It's not even close. And when you look at their first few seasons you see that Ian has been making this natural progression in time and performance while Solo came out and just landed flat at whatever he was in year 1, maybe even declining a bit.
Like I said a bit better than Solo you are still making my point, you are acting like we are comparing Kobe to Sam Young here.Ian is a career .543 shooter vs Solo's .470, and Solo was more of a score at the rim type than Ian. Ian is also a bit bigger than Solo.
If I was rich I could buy an NBA team but I'm not rich........Ian is coming out of a team-wide shooting slump. If it weren't for the Knicks game he would have trended up to 45% and held it well, with the Portland 6-6 bumping him to 48%. Over the last 6 games he's shot 54%. He's also seen a clear increase in fouls drawn (10, 8, 6 FTA games in last 6 games).
If he cuts the TOs down and maybe cuts back .5 to 1 foul a game, he's going to be a strong bench big. He's becoming a scoring option of the bench for a team that has no idea what the bench offense should look like.
He said a bit bigger than Solo....not a bit better. But don't let that stop you from making your point, whatever it is.
Ian is a lot better than Solo. Solo was basically if Magnum Rolle had gotten a chance to play in the NBA, which is to say really bad at professional basketball.
This is like when you would compare Tyler to David West and you would get all kind of evidence against you and say well yes West is better, but that gap isn't that huge, no the gap is that huge, both in comparing Ian to Solomon Jones or comparing Tyler to West.
Anybody would think that I'm comparing Kobe to Sam Young or Gerald Green, yes I said he is better than Solo but not much better as you guys believe, in reality all I'm doing is comparing two dog turds, they are both not that good.
Here are their career numbers if you care:
Solo 3.1 PPG 2.4rpg .6 bpg and a shooting percentage of .470
Ian 4.4ppg 3.2rpg .5 bpg and a shooting percentage of .543
Yep Ian is SO MUCH BETTER.....
Last edited by vnzla81; 12-07-2012 at 02:28 PM.
Yes I was wrong in comparing Tyler to West, I expected Tyler to be better, that still doesn't mean that I'm wrong in comparing Solo to Ian, stop acting like the comparison is out of this world because is not.
11 games in the real NBA is better than using preseason stuff just saying.....
7% difference is shooting percentage is huge. I don't know how to make that clear to you.
Also when you compare their "best seasons" since you referenced Solo's 11 games with New Orleans as his "best season" earlier, it's not that close either. Just comparing ppg or rpg, it doesn't tell the whole story. Especially in a bench player, efficiency is CRUCIAL, Ian is the much more efficient player simply because he shoots the ball 7 percentage points higher than Solo. That is an improvement of nearly 15% over what Solo does. Even in his "best year" in New Orleans Solo was shooting the ball worse than Ian is shooting it in his worst year so far.
Last edited by Trader Joe; 12-07-2012 at 02:32 PM.
Solomon Jones is not even in the NBA right now and couldn't stick on a really bad Hornets team, Ian is playing pretty good basketball right now for a team that is 10-9 and 7-3 over their last 10. No it's not Sam Young vs. Kobe, but it's a pretty big gap. The fact that you can't see that is pretty humorous.
Last edited by Trader Joe; 12-07-2012 at 02:34 PM.
a 7% difference makes a player be worth 3mil more mil a year than another player, amazing......
I'm done with this conversation by the way, I can't believe so many here want to argue about two turds, let's argue about West, Hibbert or Paul George at least those 3 are worth arguing for, I'm out.
Last edited by Trader Joe; 12-07-2012 at 02:39 PM.
We look at this trade of DC and Dahntay for Ian from a Pacers view, so let's look at the trade for DC from a Dallas perspective. Even if DC isn't the starting PG they thought, he's only on a contract for this year, same as Dahntay. They gave up Mahinmi which wasn't really needed. Both will contribute more together for them than Mahinmi would have if they had re-signed him. They basically took a flyer on DC as their PG of the future. If it doesn't workout they aren't out that much. They have 2 expiring contracts they could use in a trade or trades unlike the Pacers who have a 4 year guaranteed contract in Mahinmi. The Mavs aren't stuck with a player, and the salaries of DC and Dahntay aren't part of their salary next year.
Who knows, maybe they will be able to trade DC for something worthwhile for the future. From Dallas' side they took a flyer on a player who didn't workout. No big loss for them as they'll just go after someone else next year.
They also have a good backup center that is expiring in Wright that only makes 1mil a year and is averaging 8 points and 3 rebounds per game.
No doubt, I completely agree with this. Dallas is going to keep swinging at free agents with cap space til they hit.
Everyone knows Danny shot the ball like crap last year, and Vnlza wasn't shy about pointing it out either. Danny's FG% last season was 5% worse, than his best shooting season in his career.
I love it when people pick and choose when something is significant, and when it isn't, based purely on personal opinion.
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That whole conversation's worth a re-read, actually.Most of the people on here are trying to have a nice, rational discussion. You've proven you're capable of that. You're as smart as anybody here, but your absolute insistence that you're never ever ever ever ever ever wrong just gives you less credibility, not more.
This space for rent.
The guy watches a lot of Pacers it seems, he has to know the difference between a scrub that gets waived by bottom dwellers and a career solid back up Center.
"Look, it's up to me to put a team around ... Lance right now." Kevin Pritchard press conference
For jc's sakes. You are comparing a player that can't even stay in the league, which means he isn't even good enough to be the 15th effing player on any of 31 rosters, to the first big off the bench on what is thought to be a team capable of contending for its conference championship.
Please tell me that you are not so stubborn that you cannot recognize how ludicrous this seems.


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Here are a few that stood out to me:
Boeing (BA) --The aerospace cycle is in full swing, and Boeing still leads the industry despite the recent 777 snafus. The company's $5 billion of free cash flow this year could grow to $24 billion over the 2014 to 2016 timeframe. The cycle is being driven by several visible factors: retirement of old planes, economics of new efficient models, and traffic growth. The company needs to offer a sense of the visibility and sustainability of orders.
DuPont (DD) -- DuPont is visibly redirecting its focus to industrial biosciences from more commodity chemicals. Industrial bioscience (in other words, enzymes and associated products) is only 3% of revenue, but will grow more rapidly, especially with the capital from the divestiture of performance chemicals. Many investors own DD for the dividend (present company included), so spinning off a cash cow to focus on a capital-intensive, more developmental business may require a high level of persuasion.
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The club was seeking to scrap a legal obligation, which requires an area to be set aside for youth recreation facilities at the New Lawn stadium.
It has been using the land earmarked for a multi-use games area (MUGA) as an overflow car park.
FGR say they took the decision to discharge the agreement in good faith so that the MUGA could be built at a 'more appropriate' site.
Despite planning officers recommending approval and advising that it was likely to succeed on appeal, Stroud District Council's development control committee refused the request at a meeting on Tuesday, January 14.
Speaking on behalf of Nailsworth Town Council, Norman Kay said: "I can see no justification to release the obligation and therefore deprive the people of Nailsworth of this asset.
"If the committee refuses this request it would provide some pressure on FGR to recognise their obligation to the community.
"Like too many football clubs now this is a private business which has lost its way when it comes to the community's welfare."
When planning permission was granted for FGR to build the New Lawn stadium in 2005, a Section 106 agreement was included requiring that an area be set aside for a MUGA.
Until those facilities are provided, FGR must allow access to its own site for youth recreation from 7am to 11pm except on first team match days.
Trevor Saunders, a director at FGR, told the committee: "It is FGR's understanding that the provision for a MUGA was installed at the time as an aspiration of the local community that FGR was willing to help realise.
"It had been FGR's intention to provide this however for reasons unknown to the current owner this planning provision was never implemented.
"Planning permission for a MUGA is now non- existent and it is unlikely that an application will ever be granted."
During a lengthy debate, councillors raised concerns about potential access to the MUGA and the effect that losing the overflow carpark would have on residential areas.
Cllr Liz Ashton (Lab, Berkeley) said: "Parking is terrible up there. It's very congested.
"FGR is a popular club and fans come from far and wide.
"I believe the land does the community more good used as a car park."
However, a motion put forward by cllr Martin Whiteside (Green, Thrupp) to refuse the request was passed.
Cllr Whiteside said: "I think we would be giving away opportunities for the people of Nailsworth.
"Until the MUGA is developed, the obligation gives access to use all the facilities at the New Lawn site, which is amazing.
"It might not have been put into effect but there is a premium for flat open space in the district.
"If we refuse this we can encourage FGR to come up with a new application in return for some positive compromises."
Speaking after the meeting FGR chairman Dale Vince said: "The action of a few councillors at that meeting was quite disgraceful, they ignored planning law and instead are seeking to use the planning system to extort something from FGR.
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Cittasanto wrote:Hi All,
although I have seen this sentiment befor, it is raising its head again, and I am curious
to quote the postoriginal post of inspiration wrote:would somebody who have no more doubt, doubt that we live 2500 years after the Buddha with other conditions?
I am curious as to what the Buddha Taught and how it is no longer relevant today?
I personally see no difference on the practical level and the level of the teaching, sure externally we have different means of distracting, pleasuring, & harming ourselves and others, but on the level of practice it is the same from my perspective. Even on the more metaphysical level of rebirth, heavens... these have not been disproved to my knowledge either, ``so those of you who believe there are different conditions... than 2600 years ago please clarify what they are and why.
so here are the questions
what are these other conditions?
Knowledge and information.
Cittasanto wrote:why are they different to causes in the time of the Buddha?
Because poeple were not educated the way they are today. Scientific knowledge is readily available for everyone. More skills in critical analysis.
Cittasanto wrote:how are the teachings disproved, irrelevant, not appropriate to them; and why?
Due to information and knowledge and education people today are in a better position to "see through" all these teachings, to see the intent behind them without having to take them literally. This does not necessarily disprove the teachings in a didactic sense however.
Cittasanto wrote:how is this outside world more materialistic or worse for practice or what ever else you believe it to be, and how does that change things in regard to the teachings & practice?
It may not support blind faith in the same way but that is an advantage.
Cittasanto wrote:how are we any different (in relation to the Buddhas teachings of what the problem is & its cause) to people back when the teachings took place? and why does this matter?
see above.
Cittasanto wrote:how & why is it more complicated/difficult to see today than then? how do we proliferate, ignore the obvious, fool ourselves any more than then?
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This study will evaluate the hypothesis that the administration of intraventricular tPA reduces the rates of cerebral vasospasm and ventriculoperitoneal shunt-dependent hydrocephalus in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
|Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Cerebral Vasospasm Cerebral Aneurysm Hydrocephalus
|Drug: Tissue Plasminogen Activator
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|Effect of Intraventricular tPA Following Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Composite Primary Outcome [ Time Frame: 1-60 days after SAH ]The composite primary outcome will consist of the rates of ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) placement, clinically significant vasospasm, and death. VPS placement serves as surrogate measure of hydrocephalus. These outcomes will be measured during the patient's hospitalization.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Rate of new intracranial hemorrhage [ Time Frame: 1-14 days after SAH ]New intracranial hemorrhage will be defined as any new parenchymal or ventricular hemorrhage occurring after the first dose of study drug/placebo.
- Rate of intracranial infection [ Time Frame: 1-14 after SAH ]The presence of infection will require identification of an offending organism via CSF cultures.
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|September 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Active Comparator: Intraventricular tPA
Tissue Plasminogen Activator (tPA)
Dose: 1 mg Q8 hr x 12 doses, or until blood is cleared from the ventricles and cisterns Adminstration: Intraventricular; via previously placed external ventricular drain
Drug: Tissue Plasminogen Activator
Dose: 1mg Q8 x 12 doses, or until clearance of blood from ventricles and cisterns Administration: intraventricular administration (through external ventricular drain)
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Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Dose 1 mL sterile saline
Drug: Tissue Plasminogen Activator
Dose: 1mg Q8 x 12 doses, or until clearance of blood from ventricles and cisterns Administration: intraventricular administration (through external ventricular drain)
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- Age greater than 18 years old.
- SAH due to aneurysm, as determined by CT angiogram or cerebral angiogram.
- Modified Fisher (mF) grade 3 or 4 SAH, defined as thick cisternal blood without (grade 3) or with (grade 4) intraventrciular blood.
- Exclusion of the aneurysm from the parent circulation by endovascular embolization (Raymond class I or II) within 48 hours of ictus.
- Ventriculostomy placement must occur prior to randomization.
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- Determination by treating physician(s) that no ventriculostomy is needed.
- Presence of intrinsic clotting disorders (e.g. due to hepatic failure, nephrotic syndrome, etc). Subjects whose pharmacologic anticoagulation is reversed, as determined by PT/INR, PTT within our institution's normal range, will be permitted to participate in this study.
- Presence of significant anemia, defined as hemoglobin < 8 gm/dL.
- Patients who undergo endovascular techniques requiring post-operative dual anti-platelet therapy.
- Residual aneurysm sac filling (Raymond class III occlusion).
- Aneurysm or vessel perforation during the endovascular procedure.
- Presence of craniectomy.
- Significant neurologic disability prior to the onset of SAH.
- Determination that administration of tPA/placebo cannot be initiated within 72 hours of symptom onset.
- Presence of untreated intracranial aneurysms larger than 3mm on CT angiography or cerebral angiogram.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01878136
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01878136
|United States, Illinois
|Rush University Medical Center
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612
Sponsors and Collaborators
Rush University Medical Center
|Principal Investigator:
|Stephan Munich, MD
|Rush University Medical Center, Department of Neurosurgery
|Study Director:
|Roham Moftakhar, MD
|Rush University Medical Center, Department of Neurosurgery
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|June 12, 2013
|Last Updated:
|November 9, 2015
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Intracranial Aneurysm
Brain Diseases
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Vasospasm, Intracranial
Pathologic Processes
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Intracranial Hemorrhages
Cerebrovascular Disorders
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Intracranial Arterial Diseases
Tissue Plasminogen Activator
Fibrinolytic Agents
Fibrin Modulating Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
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New cover CD and tutorial in 3D World and Linux Format
3D World and Linux Format publish an extensive tutorial for Realsoft 3D in their first issues this year. In the tutorial, Tim Borgmann explains some techniques behind his awarded abstract images, which can be seen at www.bt-3d.de . The magazines also include Realsoft 3D v.4.5 Personal License in their cover disks and a great upgrade offer to the latest product version 5.
Season's Greetings
Warm thanks to our customers and partners for your support.
During this year 2005, two free service packs were released. They included some important new features, such as the new user interface look with customizeable 32-bit icons. However, most development efforts were already targeted to the next version 6, which will become available during the second half of 2006. Many thanks for the useful feedback, which you have sent to us via email and the user forums.
We look forward continuing the co-operation with you during the year 2006.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Service Pack 2
Realsoft Graphics has released the Service Pack 2 for Realsoft 3D version 5. The new version improves the overall performance of the software and introduces some important new features.
Service Pack 2 gives a major facelift for the user interface look of Realsoft 3D. The program now includes several alpha-blended 32 bit icon sets to suit various tastes and display resolutions. Customization is easy: any tool icon can be changed simply by replacing the respective image file in the icon folder.
Another major improvement is seamless compatibility with SynthEyes motion tracker. The tracking data is imported as a JavaScript program, which automatically sets up the camera with an animated backdrop sequence and other necessary scene details. The user only has to hit the play button to check out the results of the tracking.
SP2 for Windows platforms is available for the registered users of version 5 at the Software Updates area of realsoft.com. Linux and Irix versions will be released in the near future.
Service Pack 1 for V5 Released
The Service Pack 1 for Realsoft 3D version 5 on Windows is now available in the Software Updates area of realsoft.com. SP1 fixes most program errors, which have been reported to Realsoft after the initial release of version 5. As a free bonus to our loyal customers, some frequently asked new features has been included as well.
One of the new features of SP1 is support for new true color icons. A Windows XP compatible example icon set is available in the Software Updates area. A toolkit, which allows use of the new icons on other operating systems (i.e on those platforms, which do not support alpha channel of icons) will be released in the near future.
The improvements of the Service Pack 1 are already included into the versions for other platforms (Linux, Irix, Mac OSX). Realsoft's development efforts will now be focused on making V5 for these platforms available as soon as possible.
Seasons Greetings
Thank you for your support during the year 2004. The new Realsoft 3D version 5 was just released successfully, and a new Service Pack release and the Linux Version 5 are almost ready for shipping. Also the Mac OSX version development is proceeding well. We look forward delivering you new software versions in the beginning of the next year.
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!
The Realsoft Team
Realsoft 3D V.5 for Windows Shipping
The Windows version of the new Realsoft 3D version 5 has been released. Some highlights of the new V5 features:
You can buy the new product version from our Web Shop and from authorized Realsoft 3D dealers.
Pricing (VAT excluded): Realsoft 3D v.5 for Windows 600 EUR/750 USD. Up to 75% educational discounts and a competitive upgrade discount available. For more information about prices, visit the web shop.
Versions for other supported platforms (Linux, SGI Irix, Mac OSX) will be released in the near future.
An updated trial version 5 is under development and will become available at this website in December 2004.
AC3D Import/Export plug-in
Marc Bayer has implemented AC3D import/export plug-in for the linux version of Realsoft3D. You can download the plug-in from the Software Updates / Linux page.
New sublicense program for educational institutes
Nonprofit educational institutes, which own a Realsoft 3D license and arrange graphics courses using Realsoft 3D, can now pass totally free sublicenses to their students.
For further information contact: email@example.com
First pictures of the alpha release of Revolution4D !
Deltaknowledge has been unveiled a new plugin for Realsoft 3D - Revolution4D !
The first snapshots can be seen at Revolution4D pictures.
The plugin brings CAD features in Realsoft3D. Revolution4D is for all Realsoft3D users which need to perform mechanical modeling, architectural design, nurbs design, 3D CAD, etc. http://www.deltaknowledge.com
Realsoft Graphics announces new educational prices
The educational license of Realsoft 3D V4.5 for Windows now costs only 150 EUR. The educational price of the Linux version is 100 EUR.
With the new lower prices, Realsoft 3D is even more affordable!
Got an earlier version of Realsoft 3D? Check out our new upgrade pricing. The price of the educational Windows upgrade has been reduced to 100 EUR and Linux to 75 EUR.
And don´t miss this: Customers who have purchased a new license or upgrade this year get Realsoft V5 free of cost when it ships.
New Educational Class Licenses
Realsoft Graphics is pleased to announce two new products for educational licensing:
New Realsoft 3D dealer
Realsoft Graphics welcomes a new authorised dealer, Jean-Michel Desloges located in Seiches Sur Le Loir, France.
Expose 2 success
Tim Borgmann's Microscope and Abstract Art images, created in Realsoft 3D, have been chosen into the respected Exposè 2 book. An image of the abstract series received the Abstract and Design 3D Master Award. Congratulations, Tim!
An update for Realsoft 3D IRIX V4.5 released
The new release supports posix threads and symmetric multi processing. The new revision should render approx. 10% quicker than the old one. Michael Schmeling's plugins included. Registered users can download the new release from Software Updates / IRIX page.
V5 upgrade offer
The release date of version 5 is getting closer. If you purchase a Realsoft 3D v.4.5 license or upgrade now, you will get version 5 free of cost!
HDRI image import plugin released
Henrik Nyqvist has written a plugin which reads HDRI images into Realsoft 3D. He kindly made the plugin available to the user community free of charge. Available for Windows, Linux and IRIX.
Quake3 plug-in released
There is a new plug-in for exporting SDS models to Quake3 arena md3 format. Currently the plug-in is available only for the linux version. Registered linux users can download the plug-in from Software Updates / Linux area.
Greetings of the Season
Warm thanks to our customers and partners for your support. We wish to send special thanks to those prominent users who have contributed in making Realsoft 3D community famous for its friendliness and helpfulness, by developing great plugins, running user forums, writing publications and tutorials, and helping other users in the mailing list.
The new software version 5 will be ready early next year. We look forward continuing the co-operation with you during the year 2004!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
The Realsoft Graphics Team
RealMoca - a motion capture plug-in for Realsoft 3D released
DynaDream has released a motion capture plug-in for Realsoft 3D. The plug-in is called RealMoca and it is available for for Windows and Linux platforms.
New plug-in from Dynadream
Carlo Lanzotti from Dynadream has written a new plug-in named SDSpecular for Realsoft 3D. The plug-in is available for Windows and Linux platforms.
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WILLOWS -- I didn't see the raccoon, frog or dancing bear while I tried to find a quarter on the floorboard and drive a California Highway Patrol car through a cone-marked course Tuesday.
In the real world, those animals could have been children.
As one of five reporters at a Media Distracted Driving Challenge, I experienced the hazards CHP officers warn of as I tried to text, talk, find and read while driving Tuesday at Thunderhill Raceway Park in Willows.
"It takes 4.6 seconds to send the average text," officer Tracy Hoover said. "That means at 55 mph, you're driving across a football field blind."
Officers set up dozens of cones 12 feet apart in the flat skid pan area of the raceway, creating a short track filled with tight turns to trip up reporters.
I failed to complete all of the distracting tasks.
On the first lap, I sped up and used my left hand to yank the wheel left and right. With my right hand, I shifted and used my thumb to type, "What's for dinner?" to Hoover.
I laughed the whole way, getting caught up on the apostrophe and a lone cone.
Out of three texts Hoover sent to me, I only responded to one.
I, like other members of the media, were more focused on the track than the tasks.
"You weren't supposed to do well," Hoover said to me. "You weren't dedicated."
On the next round, I had a phone to my right ear, shifting with my right hand and maneuvering with my left. I couldn't think of five true duties of mine as a reporter to tell Hoover while I parallel parked.
"Not hitting cones" was thrown into the list of my Enterprise-Record responsibilities.
Yes, I embellished the truth to an officer of the law. I also said "um" a lot.
Hoover and CHP Lt. Shon Harris decided it was too easy to negotiate the course in my "clown car," a compact hatchback I prefer to call "Tommy."
Harris let me drive his unmarked Ford Crown Victoria for the third round with distractions in the vehicle. I jumped up and down as I jogged to the CHP car.
I have no idea where they put the quarter on the floorboard of that boat. I couldn't see it. I couldn't feel it. And I hit a bunch of cones.
As ordered, I quickly grabbed the CHP stuffed animal from the glove box but I gave up on reading a magazine article. It seemed impossible to make a hairpin turn with my eyes off the road.
When I parked the car, Hoover asked me if I saw the raccoon, frog or dancing bear, which were apparently on cones in the course. Nope, but I did see one — Mickey Mouse.
"You might have been dodging the cones but if you didn't see the Mickey Mouse or the dancing bear, you didn't see the kids," Harris said.
"A distracted driver mimics a drunken driver," he said.
Texting while driving increases the risk of crashing by 23 percent, Harris said. Nationwide, 1.6 million crashes are attributed to distracted driving.
People who use their phones while driving can face a $150 ticket on the first offense.
They can also kill someone.
Harris and Hoover are both parents of teenagers. They said they tell their children to put their cellphones in the trunk.
"When you get a text, it gnaws on you," Hoover said.
They also recommended turning off the devices, or having passengers text, find directions or make phone calls.
"People die every year as a result of distracted driving," Harris said. "They die needlessly."
"It's not worth it."


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Opened in 1999, this 2-storey, hotel comprises a total of 78 double rooms. Facilities include a bar with an outside terrace and an air-conditioned restaurant with a non-smoking area. Laundry service and room service are also on offer within the hotel. Guests may additionally park their cars in the car park or the garage.
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The hotel lies at a height of 350 m, in the middle of a wonderful landscape and offers a stunning panoramic view over the Atlantic and the island's capital, Santa Cruz de la Palma (around 8 km away). Los Cancajos beach (with dark sand) is around 5 km away and the international observatories of the Roque de los Muchachos are 35 km from the hotel. The island can be reached by boat or by airplane. The boat arrives at
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Arnold Schwarzenegger
Are you kidding? This is Arnold Schwarzenegger we are talking about. He won seven Mr. Olympia titles and put bodybuilding on the map. Then he set his sights on Hollywood and proceeded to become one of the biggest movie stars of all time, with starring roles in Total Recall, True Lies and the Terminator movies. Then Schwarzenegger turned to politics and was elected California's governor on October 7, 2003 and served until just four months ago, ending his two-term run in January 2011.
AppealThrough the years, we've come to realize that women don't necessarily like the guy with the biggest muscles, but with Arnie it is a different story. In his single days, Arnold Schwarzenegger boasted of his many conquests (and he had many), and women were drawn to him like a moth to a flame. He married Maria Shriver in 1986, but the couple announced their separation on May 9, 2011, saying in a joint statement that it is "a time of great personal and professional transition for each of us." Only one week later, Schwarzenegger admitted to fathering a child 10 years ago with a member of his household staff, which was the reason Maria Shriver ultimately left him after waiting four months until his term as governor ended. Schwarzenegger and Shriver have four children.
SuccessWhen he arrived to California in search of stardom, Arnold Schwarzenegger never could have guessed that he would become the Hollywood heavyweight he is today -- especially not with the roles he was getting. However, in the early '80s, he was slowly making his mark as a force to be reckoned with, as the title role in Conan the Barbarian and Conan the Destroyer, and the smash hit The Terminator. He even showed his softer side in comedic films like Twins and Kindergarten Cop.
After incredible success in the '90s, with roles in blockbusters like Total Recall, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Last Action Hero, True Lies, and End of Days, Schwarzenegger was out of the spotlight for a while. He returned to the big screen in 2000 with The 6th Day (which was blasted by critics), and again in 2002 with Collateral Damage (whose release date was delayed due to the 9/11 terrorist attacks).
Schwarzenegger has also shown his entrepreneurial side as a former part owner of Planet Hollywood and Schatzi On Main.
A stout cigar smoker, family man and Republican, Schwarzenegger was elected Governor of California in the 2003 recall elections and maintained the position until 2011.
Arnold Schwarzenegger BiographyBorn on July 30, 1947, in Graz, Austria, Arnold Schwarzenegger was raised with strict rules and morals instilled by his parents. The second son of a police officer in his native town, his childhood was a very difficult one and proved to contribute to his character today.
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The beginning of his bodybuilding career began when he wanted to join the soccer team. He began lifting weights, and his destiny was already starting to pan out. He later joined the Austrian army at 18 in order to follow his strict diet. His stay was very short as he went AWOL to take part in the Mr. Junior Europe competition, which he won by the way.
And so a legend was born. Arnold Schwarzenegger started piling up professional titles and later went on to win the International Powerlifting Championship before he made the move to the U.S. in 1968.
After winning Mr. Universe as an amateur and a professional, he was gradually becoming the talk of the weightlifting industry. This launched his weightlifting career and he won six consecutive Mr. Olympia titles from 1970 to 1975 (and again in 1980). He had pretty much realized his dream of becoming the "best-built man in the world." He temporarily ceased competing as he felt he "wasn't giving others a chance to win."
His first role in a motion picture was for the movie Hercules Goes to New York in 1970, which later landed him an appearance on the The Merv Griffin Show.
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A short-lived venture into show business led him to start a construction company with his bodybuilder friend Franco Columbu. The profits were going to fund a mail-order business of fitness material such as books and cassettes. Driven by his passion to be taken seriously and be wealthy, he managed to obtain a correspondence degree in business and international economics from the University of Wisconsin. His constant inflow of money allowed him to live the life of a superstar even before his bodybuilding documentary Pumping Iron was released in 1977.
Arnold Schwarzenegger won a Golden Globe for Best New Actor in the 1976 movie Stay Hungry. His acting career didn't take off, however, until he obtained the lead role in Conan the Barbarian in 1982. But his most memorable and career-launching role came with The Terminator in 1984, directed by James Cameron.
This sci-fi flick presented Schwarzenegger as a cold-hearted cyber killer. His following movies were also box-office champs: 1985's Commando, 1988's Twins, and 1990's Total Recall and Kindergarten Cop.
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His personal life also turned out to be a success. After dating Maria Shriver for eight years, they finally got married in 1986. Niece to former president John F. Kennedy and, therefore, part of the Kennedy legacy, Maria had now brought an avid Republican to the forefront.
Arnold Schwarzenegger was often seen alongside president George Bush during his administration, as Chairman of the President's Council on Sports and Fitness.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day made its presence felt in theaters when it was released in 1991, as it became one of Schwarzenegger's most commercial hits to date. However, the success of The Last Action Hero was followed with the even more disappointing film, Junior.
True Lies (1994), Eraser (1996) and Batman & Robin (1997), however, managed to bring back some of his action superhero credibility. The "Austrian Oak," as people often refer to him, returned to the big screen in the 1999 movie End of Days, as a hero trying to confront Satan in an "end of the world" millennium movie.
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After his role in 2000's The Sixth Day, Arnold Schwarzenegger was seen blowing up more stuff in Collateral Damage in 2002 (whose release date was pushed back from its original fall 2001 release date due to the terrorist-themed plot). Fans were pleased to see Schwarzenegger back in full force, reprising his role as the "good cyborg" in 2003's Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, costarring Claire Danes and Kristanna Loken.
arnold schwarzenegger is governor of californiaIt might seem a little strange to announce your candidacy for the Governor of California on The Tonight Show, but when you're Arnold Schwarzenegger, you can pretty much do whatever you want. His candidacy immediately became national and international news, with media outlets dubbing him the "Governator." Two months after his August 2003 visit to Jay Leno's talk show, Schwarzenegger was elected as Gary Davis' replacement in the recall elections, earning nearly 3.4 million votes.
Schwarzenegger won re-election in 2006. In January 2008, Schwarzenegger publicly endorsed John McCain as the Republican presidential candidate. Then, that September, he signed legislation that banned drivers from text messaging on their phones while behind the wheel, a controversial move given the tech-savvy nature of Californians.
Because of his personal wealth from his acting career, Schwarzenegger did not accept the governor's salary of $175,000 per year.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger and Shriver announced their separation on May 9, 2011, just four months after his two-term run as California governor ended. The couple ended their 25-year relationship after saying in a joint statement that it is "a time of great personal and professional transition for each of us."
In January 2011, just weeks after leaving office in California, Schwarzenegger announced that he was reading several new scripts for future films, one of which was the World War II action drama With Wings as Eagles, written by Randall Wallace. Schwarzenegger has since revealed that he has been courted for more than 15 films, including sequels to The Terminator, and remakes of Predator and The Running Man. So far, he's only signed on to the drama Cry Macho and to Terminator. Filming should start in summer 2011.
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Only one week after announcing their separation, Schwarzenegger admitted to fathering a child over a decade ago with a member of his household staff. The household staffer worked for the family for 20 years, and Schwarzenegger had been financially supporting the child.
In January 2011, just weeks after leaving office in California, Schwarzenegger announced that he was reading several new scripts for future films, one of which was the World War II action drama With Wings as Eagles, written by Randall Wallace. Schwarzenegger has since revealed that he has been courted for more than 15 films, including sequels to The Terminator, and remakes of Predator and The Running Man. So far, he's only signed on to the drama Cry Macho and to Terminator. Filming should start in summer 2011.
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Only one week after announcing their separation, Schwarzenegger admitted to fathering a child over a decade ago with a member of his household staff. The household staffer worked for the family for 20 years, and Schwarzenegger had been financially supporting the child.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Meijer's digital coupon program has reached 1 million subscribers, the mass merchandise chain said.
Meijer announced that the program, called mPerks, generated 101,000 new members, 13.7 million clipped offers and more than $5 million in savings in December.
"Meijer is always looking for ways to save our customers money, and the mPerks program is doing just that in an extremely convenient way," Meijer VP customer marketing and loyalty Michael Ross said. "It's great to see so many of our customers take advantage of this money-saving program."
Meijer launched the program in 2010 and plans to expand it with a coupon rewards program later this winter.


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I have here an Authentic Indentured Document on Vellum paper. This piece I just picked up from a guy at a storage unit for 30.00. The documnent dates to later part of the 18th century I believe 1796. I had it all checked out to be original with the wax seal to the stamps to scalloped top of the paper. I love history and I plan on putting this on display for my friends and family. I have no idea on value I'm sure signatures could play apart in that and this piece has over 8 signatures. Wish me luck. If you have any other information or comments please share.


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Building a Successful Career
Take a stroll around Washington, D.C., and you're bound to see a building Rick Barnett has touched, whether it's the National Museum of the American Indian or the Kennedy Center or the Department of Transportation headquarters. And thanks in part to him, those buildings are now more secure.
Barnett, MA economics '74, has enjoyed a long, successful career both in commercial real estate, where he is now executive managing director at Savills Studley, specializing in government real estate services, and in the federal government, where he worked for 26 years, including such positions as staff economist and senior professional on building matters on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
And in the wake of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, where Barnett traveled just days after the domestic terrorist attack that killed 168 people, he was instrumental in recommending new security measures in federal buildings that make us all safer.
A Career by the Numbers
In commercial real estate, numbers tell the story of your career. And in Barnett's case, the numbers are big:
- 6 million square feet: aggregate amount of commercially leased space for deals he has been involved in
- 1.5 million square feet: size of biggest deal he worked on, the Census Bureau headquarters leasing in Suitland, Maryland
- $10 billion: amount of major leasing operations he reviewed while at the General Services Administration
- 160: number of courthouses whose construction, renovation, and leasing he oversaw while at GSA
In 2002 and 2008, he was recognized by the Washington Business Journal and the Greater Washington Commercial Association of Realtors as part of the team that conducted the year's most successful transactions.
Getting into the Race
At the University of Colorado–Boulder, where Barnett earned a BA in economics in 1969, he was that rarest of rare birds, a Republican. He headed the College Republicans and was always interested in politics, economics, and philosophy. Right out of school he took a decidedly nonpolitical job: he managed a nearby trap and skeet range. But nine months later he was working on Raymond Broderick's unsuccessful campaign for governor of Pennsylvania.
"I literally talked my way into that campaign," Barnett recalls.
In January 1971 he moved to Washington, and within a few weeks he had three job offers. For the next 10 years he was staff economist at the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Public Works. Thus began a career in public service during which he also worked at the Appalachian Regional Commission, where he was responsible for prioritizing funding requests for highway development; a couple of tours at GSA, where he was ultimately director of congressional and intergovernmental relations; and the Government Printing Office, where he was chief of staff.
Along the way, in addition to the MA in economics he earned at AU, he also earned an MBA at George Washington University, class of 1986.
His growing expertise in the complex workings of the leasing and development of government buildings also gave him the perfect credentials to work in the private sector, first at Blake Construction's real estate division, and later as director of government relations at Kilpatrick Stockton before joining his present company, Savills Studley, in 2007.
As if he wasn't busy enough after moving to Washington, Barnett was soon in the grips of a new obsession—bicycle racing.
"That became almost a full-time activity," he says. "I spent the next 24 years racing in the senior men's category and later in the master's age category."
He went to the national championships five times and placed three times. These days he still rides, but not competitively.
Making Buildings More Secure
On April 19, 1995, in Oklahoma City, a Ryder rental truck filled with explosives was detonated in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. Among the 168 people killed were 19 children under the age of 6, and hundreds of other people were injured.
A couple of days later, Barnett, who was then a senior professional staff member on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, was on the scene doing advance work in preparation for a site visit by the chairman of the committee, working with the FBI and other security officials to coordinate logistics.
As staff director of the Public Buildings Subcommittee, he helped develop recommendations to combat future threats. As a result of those recommendations, federal buildings now have hardened columns that prevent the kind of pancaking collapse seen at the Murrah building. They are also set back from public thoroughfares. Window film prevents glass fragmentation, and unlike the Murrah building foundation slabs are now also secured from below.
Barnett also oversaw a $10 billion program to fundamentally improve security at more than 160 U.S. courthouses.
"There was common circulation for plaintiffs, defendants, and judges," Barnett says of the situation before the changes. "They were oftentimes riding in the same elevator."
Now, courthouses have "triple circulation" to prevent this, as well as triple H-VAC (heating, ventilation, air-conditioning) to avoid common vents. Federal courthouses also must now have holding cells, sally ports (secure entrances), and more secure parking spaces below grade.
One perk of the job was to sit on the board, as alternate for the committee chairman, of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The committee oversaw a complete renovation of the center, at a cost of $250 million, and for that staff was afforded the cheap seats at the Kennedy Center Honors. "I met James Bond, sorry, Sean Connery, and Bob Dylan, all in the same evening," Barnett noted.
Keeping Connected
Barnett has kept his connection with AU. Every year he's on campus as part of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Real Estate Games held at the track and Bender Arena. Every June, some 1,800 participants, all of whom are connected to the Washington-area commercial real estate industry, compete in events such as swimming and sprints to raise money for the foundation. There's an office chair race for the more relaxed weekend warriors. Since the event's founding some 20 years ago by a Studley colleague, more than $7 million has been raised for JDRF.
"I'm amazed and in awe of what's happened at AU since the early '70s," he says of his annual visits. "It's really amazing."