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Danny had an unbelievable year last year and a great year prior to that. This year he has looked terrible most of the year.
I don't have the statistic, but I am sure his FG% is terrible. He probably has the worst handles of any starting small forward in the league, it's actually embarassing to watch him dribble.
So far Dahntay Jones has been the Pacers best player this year, to me that is an undeniable fact! He is the only guy who has given his all every minute on the floor, he makes plays, he makes shots, he plays defense, he gets the team going, he is a leader! This is a guy who is basically a journeyman.
I hope that Granger is just banged up and that is why his shot isn't falling. Outside of his shooting, my biggest problem is his decision making and attitude. I do not see him getting the players excited and I do not see him consistently putting forth effort on defense. He also needs to realize he is NOT a one on one player, in fact he is probably one of the worst one on one players on our team. He is a jumpshooter with the ability to be an excellent defensive player. Unfortunately, he is acting like he is Lebron James on offense and he is just not that talented.
Obrien's system leads to inflated statistics....and I think that some of his statistical success from last season has gone to Grangers head. I think he was much better as a guy who was underrated and had something to prove. Now it almost seems like he has an "entitlement complex."
Please convince me I am wrong and that Granger is the same player I have loved watching progress to the level he is capable of playing at (last year). I have been surprised at how many people are saying Murphy needs to go (i actually agree), all the while Granger is just getting a pass.


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THE Angling Trust Southern Semi-final on the Kennet & Avon Canal at Marlborough saw Kamasan Starlets take team honours with 66 points followed by Daiwa Dorking with 63 and Daiwa Gordon League (59), writes COLIN SCULL.
The individual prize went to Dave Micklewright of Daiwa Gordon League with 22 lb 4 oz of perch, followed by Nigel Evans, of Preston Innovation Thatchers, with 17 lb 4 oz of perch and skimmers.
Mark Gaylard, of Daiwa Gordon League, was third with 13 lb 1 oz of skimmers.
Other placings: 4. Steve Tubb Arun Angling 12 lb 14 oz; =5. Simon Willsmore Daiwa Dorking & Troy weaver Daiwa Gordon League 11 lb 11 oz.
Teams: 1. Kamasan Starlets 66; 2. Daiwa Dorking 63; 3. Daiwa Gordon League 59; 4. Arun Angling 48; 5. Drennan Banbury Gunsmiths 47; 6. Preston Innovation Thatchers 46.
ROOD Ashton was in sparkling form for Sunday's Wilts Angling Open match as Sean Rhodes, from Trowbridge, carried off top prize with 168 lb 14 oz of carp.
Tony Gilbert, from Melksham, came in secondwith 152 lb 10 oz of carp, with Kevin Rowles, from Devizes, third with 148 lb of carp.
Other placings: 4. Nathaniel Johnson Melksham 137 lb 6 oz; 5. Pete Neate Holt 124 lb 4 oz; 6. Ian Willetts Bradford 118 lb 14 oz.
SUNDAY'S Todber Manor Open match produced excellent sport and was won by Ashley Tomkins, of Tackle UK, with 150 lb 6 oz of carp.
Frank Donachie, of Colmic, was runner up with 129 lb 4 oz of carp, with Glen Picton, from Swindon, third with 122 lb 14 oz of carp.
Other placings: 4. Mark Poppleton Trowbridge 121 lb 12 oz; 5. Nick Chedzoy Preston Innovation Thatchers 111 lb 10 oz; 6. Tom Ince Trowbridge 93 lb 14 oz.
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After having highlighted the individual collection pieces from the Levi's Commuter line already a while ago, we can show you the lookbook for Spring/Summer 2013 today.
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported that human infections from dangerous bacteria normally linked to food contamination are climbing.
The study said campylobacter cases have grown by 14 percent over the last five years. Last year, it accounted for more than one-third of food poisoning illnesses in the 10 states included in the study.
Campylobacter was highest among children under five years of age.
The CDC also estimates that for every campylobacter reported, there are 30 cases that are undiagnosed.
Campylobacter is commonly found in livestock such as cows and chickens. Dozens of people were sickened earlier this year by campylobacter infections linked to raw milk sold from an Alaska dairy. Read more.
Among the many several Campylobacter outbreaks reported last year (including outbreaks in California, South Dakota and Kansas), one of the largest outbreaks took place along the East Coast. In February 2012, Campylobacter-contaminated raw milk sickened nearly 80 people across four states. See, "Toddler among sick in raw milk outbreak."
Other study also tracked laboratory-confirmed infections caused by Campylobacter, Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora, Listeria, Salmonella, Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157 and non-O157, Shigella, Vibrio, and Yersinia. Click here for the full CDC report.
In January, the CDC released a report indicating the while salad greens accounted for the most food-related illnesses, dairy products, primarily raw milk, accounted for the most hospitalizations. The CDC also warned about the dangers of raw milk in 2012, when it reported that raw milk and dairy products were 150 times more likely to cause a disease outbreak than pasteurized dairy products.


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I'm having the worst trouble trying to integrate seated lotus posture into my routine and I am about out of options - my back seems to generally be weak and I need all the help I can get to prevent terrible pain from developing.
Does anyone have recommendations for meditation cushions? I am using a wool-filled one right now, and I wonder if perhaps it is not helping me in the way it should. I'm willing to give one last try to the sitting posture on a new cushion, so what do you all suggest?
Thanks! Any general tips on sitting half lotus, etc. are also great.


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Tossin' in Memphis wrote:I am 36 and absolutely drowned in 80's/VERY early 90's college rock/alternative. I was playing The Cure, The Smiths, The PIxies, Etc. in bands 20 years ago
word. and janes addiction, mary my hope, the cult, U2's joshua tree, galaxie 500. REM, Sonic Youth, and Gish by Smashing Pumpkins was soo freakin cool.
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TALLADEGA, Ala. — Sprint Cup practice turned into a glorified qualifying session Friday at Talladega Superspeedway.
With a threat of rain at the track Saturday, drivers worked ferociously to post the top speeds in their first practice Friday. If qualifying is rained out Saturday, the starting order for the race Sunday would be set by practice speeds from the first session.
That had drivers looking for the best draft possible, with Carl Edwards (199.675 mph) and Martin Truex Jr. (199.650) posting the two top speeds.
MORE: Rain coming | Hamlin back | Earnhardt over ill comments
Marcos Ambrose, Joey Logano and Ryan Newman were third through fifth, followed by Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon and Kasey Kahne.
Defending Cup champion Brad Keselowski was 11th, followed by Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Busch and Michael Waltrip.
"It was kind of a 'go time' in that first little bit of practice there," said Clint Bowyer, who was 20th in the session. "It was pretty exciting."
Danica Patrick, who won the pole for the Daytona 500, was 23rd in practice.
Only 27 of the 44 drivers ran laps in the final practice session, which was led by Keselowski.
There will be no more practice for the Aaron's 499. Qualifying is scheduled for 12:10 p.m. Eastern on Saturday but there is a 90 percent chance of rain. The cars will then be impounded for the race Sunday (1 p.m. ET, Fox).


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The Glenwood City Council was expected to approve the second of three readings of an ordinance last night (Tuesday) that would eliminate a provision in the city code that requires a candidate to receive a majority (over 50 percent of the vote) to be elected to city office. The ordinance had unanimous support from council members when the first reading was presented at a June 7 meeting.
The Nov. 2 general election ballot for residents of the city of Glenwood will include a $2.2 million bond issue referendum that would provide partial funding for the construction of an outdoor swimming pool and aquatic center adjacent to the Mills County YMCA.
Some health issues have forced Mills County Attorney Marci McClellan to terminate her re-election campaign.
McClellan formally withdrew from the Nov. 2 general election in a letter submitted to Mills County Auditor and Election Commissioner Carol Robertson on Aug. 20.
Rural Silver City resident Jack May said Monday that Mills County's reluctance to repeal its building permit ordinances is behind his decision to run as Independent candidate by petition in the Nov. 2 election for a seat on the county board of supervisors.
Longtime Mills County resident, Craig Florian of Glenwood recently announced his decision to run for the Office of Mills County Treasurer in the Nov. 2 general election. Florian, an Independent, will be on the ballot as a candidate by petition. He's be opposing Republican Becky Dix Killpack.
PACIFIC JUNCTION - A Pacific Junction City Council meeting ended abruptly last Tuesday after the council failed to pass its agenda for the meeting.
According to Iowa Code, a local board, council or commission acting as a government body must approve that meeting's agenda before considering new business. At last Tuesday's meeting, the council declined to approve the agenda. In Jim Lovely's nearly 10 years as Pacific Junction mayor, this was the first time he can recall where a consent agenda failed to pass.
The Mills County Republican Party Central Committee is sponsoring a political forum for all Mills County candidates on the ballot in next month's general election.
The forum will take place Thursday, Oct. 14, at 7 p.m., at the Glenwood American Legion, 104 N. Vine St.
Coordinator John Yates said the forum will feature a "question and answer format" and is open to the general public.
The following candidates are expected to take part in the forum:
Gov. Terry Branstad's proposal for creating jobs and balancing the state budget received mixed reaction during his swing through southwest Iowa last week.
Branstad conducted town hall meetings in Glenwood and Council Bluffs Thursday afternoon as part of his statewide " Jobs For Iowa Tour." Approximately 75 people attended his meeting in the basement of the Glenwood State Bank.
Some in the audience liked what they heard from the Republican governor. Some did not.
District 98 State Rep. Greg Forristall, who represents western Mills County and a large portion of Pottawattamie County in the Iowa General Assembly, was arrested Wednesday afternoon, May 11, on suspicion of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
The Republican lawmaker from Macedonia was pulled over on U.S. Highway 92 near Carson around 3:30 p.m. after a Pottawattamie County sheriff's deputy observed an eastbound vehicle forced to the shoulder of the road and Forristall's westbound truck cross the center line twice.
Mills County constituents had a chance to meet one-on-one with third district U.S. Congressman David Young last Wednesday at Glenwood City Hall.
Young's "Open Office" meetings, which he holds every summer in each of the third district's 16 counties, has the congressman meeting with citizens for five to 10 minutes privately to discuss opinions, concerns, and ideas about the issues being discussed in Congress or to get assistance with problems they may be having with a federal agency or program.
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Most of you live out west and can just hop in the car and get up a mountain, but there are a bunch of us here on the board that live east or south and travel to hunt as non-residents. I know you should be in the best shape possible before heading to the mountains, but it can be really hard to gauge how you are doing when you live in a flat place at sea level. What would be a good fitness test I could aspire to achieve to try and make sure I'm mountain ready in a month?
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Superstar comedian and Golden Globe(R) winner Tim Allen shines bright in Disney's magical, larger-than-life hit comedy that "People" magazine dubbed "The most playfully amusing, inventive cinematic ... fable in several decades!" Now in this all-new special edition DVD release, your entire family can enjoy never-before-seen bonus footage, interactive games, and more, making this original holiday classic a joyful new experience!
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- Number of Discs: 1
- Rating: PG
- Label: Disney Studios
- Release Date: 10/29/2002
- Run Time: 97 minutes
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Recognized for generations by its familiar yellow cover, The Old Farmers Almanac is back for 2018 with its signature mix of timeless wisdom and timely predictions. Chock-full of useful information and classic wit, this edition features home hints, garden advice, fascinating facts, tips for outdoors enthusiasts, and recipes, plus its famous 80 percent accurate weather forecasts. (Using a secret formula based on sunspots, weather patterns and meteorology, the almanac points to a milder-than-normal winter in the southwestern half of the country, with a warmer-than-normal summer in most areas, except the heartland and the Southeast.) The Old Farmers Almanac is one of America's favorite traditions!
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7 simple ways to get your kids moving
7 simple ways to get your kids moving
Healthy living habits are learned early, so fitness should be a family affair. And it's never too early to get your kids off to a good start, so learn how you can easily get your kids moving more now.
Turn off the telly
In Australia, 25% of children are overweight or obese, while in New Zealand, nearly one-third of children are overweight or obese. According to recent studies those children may lose weight if they simply watch less TV. Currently Australian children watch an average of 2½ hours of television a day as well as spending time using computers and other electronic games. Health organisations recommend that children should reduce these sedentary activities to a total of less than two hours per day
Not only does TV take away from more active pursuits, but a recent study reported that Australian children are exposed to a food advertisement on television every seven minutes, and were exposed to over 10,000 food advertisements every year, with a majority promoting foods high in fat, energy and sugar.
How do I get them moving?
Kids love joining their parents in a game. So walk to the park, throw a Frisbee, fly a kite or kick a ball around. You're more likely to keep at an activity if it's something you enjoy. Kids enjoy making things, so set a goal, such as building a treehouse. This not only gets them moving, it brings about a sense of achievement.
Make it routine
Rather than trying to work 'activity time' into your schedule - which can often get bumped as urgent tasks take priority - add movement to everyday activities. If your children's pocket money is conditional on performing chores, for example, make the chores more activity-based (walking the dog, washing the windows or car, raking leaves or running errands). If you can, don't drive them to social engagements. Instead encourage them to walk or ride their bike.
Active outings
Encourage games at parties, rather than sit-down activities. Even so-called passive entertainments such as theme parks can be active. The kids want to go to the movies? Increase their movement by walking at least part of the way to the cinema. It's raining? Opt for energetic indoor pursuits such as ten pin bowling. Or blast some tunes and have a dance contest.
Keep it simple
You don't need fancy sports equipment to have fun. The more structured an activity, the more likely a child's fickle attention span is to switch off. They'll get at least as much entertainment out of a ball (soccer, handball, basketball), a length of rope (skipping), a piece of chalk (hopscotch, pavement art) or nothing at all (hide-and-seek, chasing and racing).
Don't make an issue out of it
Nothing is guaranteed to turn kids off faster than nagging or harping on the benefits of exercise. It really doesn't matter which activities they participate in, or how good they are at them - as long as they keep it up. The key is making fun options available, while reducing less healthful ones, such as computer games. Simply turning off the television is a good start.
Make it safe
Many parents, frightened of stranger danger or busy streets, are tempted to keep their child safely indoors. But by tacitly encouraging inactivity, they're actually courting dangers of a different sort, since lack of exercise is linked with significant health problems later in life, including obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular problems and osteoporosis.
If you want to safeguard your children, go with them to the park or playground; always supervise potentially risky activities such as swimming. You don't always have time to oversee playtime? Check out the activities offered at playgroups and neighbourhood centres; choose a program where you feel confident that caring adults are in charge.
Find more healthy living articles:
- Is my child fat?
- How to teach kids healthy eating habits
- The foods making your kids fat
- How much should my toddler eat?
- Healthy food pyramid
- How to get exercising with your kids
- How to raise healthier kids
- Sneaky ways to get your kids moving
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As you've probably read, NetJets chairman and CEO David Sokol resigned abruptly from that company and parent firm Berkshire Hathaway on March 28, after questions arose about his purchase of stock in a firm that Berkshire subsequently offered to buy.
Since then, his ways of doing business–and of dealing with the media–have been widely scrutinized. Much has been written, for example, about a NetJets lawsuit that was filed last November under Sokol's direction in an effort to determine which employees had provided information to Alice Schroeder, author of a Warren Buffett biography called The Snowball.
Reading so much about Sokol in recent weeks, I've been reminded of what happened late last year, when I asked to interview him for an article I was writing for AIN's sister publication, Business Jet Traveler. The response wasn't like anything I'd ever witnessed in all my years as a journalist. I'm describing it here because it may shed some light on Sokol and the ways he operates.
I first met David Sokol last summer, when AIN monthly editor Nigel Moll and I spent more than an hour with him at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey. He had requested the off-the-record, get-acquainted meeting and told us that he wanted it to foster open, ongoing communication between his company and our publications.
Weeks later, however, Sokol was the only CEO of a leading fractional company who didn't immediately agree to an interview for my article. Instead, his assistants asked for a list of questions. I explained that our policy is not to supply questions in advance, partly because doing so would detract from spontaneity and because many questions arise in the course of an interview. I did, however, describe the terrain I wanted to cover.
After being told again that I must submit questions, I tried to compromise by sending a more detailed list of areas I planned to ask about. I initially heard back that Sokol would talk with me. But then came an email saying that NetJets wanted to "review the list of questions you have prepared and make any necessary changes."
I replied that, as I'd indicated earlier, we don't supply questions before interviews. I then provided even more detail about the topics I planned to cover. The reply: no question list, no interview.
At this point, I capitulated and sent a list of questions. But then came another email: "The request for a recording device was not approved." In fact, I had not made a request for the use of a recording device, but I do use one, partly to make sure I quote interviewees accurately. I explained this and got another "no" in response.
So I decided to appeal directly to Mr. Sokol, who had given me his email address at our first meeting and urged me to get in touch anytime. I wrote to him that I was puzzled by the no-recording stipulation, as I'd seen him interviewed on TV and in Web videos. I added that while I'd very much like to include his comments in my article, I was uncomfortable applying different interview guidelines for him than I had used with my other sources. Might he reconsider?
He would not. "In today's digital world," he replied by email, "it is far too easy for people to misuse parts of a tape recording in various out-of-context ways."
Shortly after I received this email, his office called me. I mentioned Sokol's response and asked whether I might supply a written pledge to use a recording for no other purpose than to prepare my article. The answer again was "no."
Given the importance of NetJets to the fractional-share industry, I decided after this call to make an exception and proceed with an unrecorded conversation. But before I could offer this concession, Sokol's office phoned to say that my email to him had represented a "breach of protocol" and that the interview was therefore cancelled, regardless of what terms I might agree to. That was the end of the discussion and the interview never happened.
I did run into David Sokol one more time, at NBAA's annual conference, in Atlanta last October. At that time, I told him I hoped we could find a way to discuss NetJets in the future. As I recall, he just smiled and said something like, "Hope to see you again."
Given what's transpired since then, I am fairly certain that's not going to happen.


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The feel-good factor that comes from taking a break or going away on holiday can be injected into your normal daily routine - whether or not you actually leave your computer. So mix yourself an exotic fruit juice (or cocktail) and learn to relax and enjoy life - as if the rat race was a million miles away, every single day.
Relaxing just like if you were on holiday. It doesn't matter if you chill out in your bedroom or if you just find a patch of grass in the park, or just take some 'me-time' doing nothing is good for you. Yoga experts recommend lying on your back with your heels together, and your arms 45 degrees from your body, palms-up. Devotees of yoga maintain that doing nothing is the key to stimulating the parasympathetic nervous system, which influences the healing process and helps you relax.
Stretch out in the park, or relax in your living room, and put on some world music to create a holiday atmosphere. Anything from Indian to Spanish will do. Browse the world music section of your local music shop or library for inspiration. Sometimes we take holidays to experience the exotic so why not introduce diversity via your Walkman or iPod? Or for some visual holiday inspiration (and ideas for your next trip), check out our top family holiday destinations.
Looking relaxed and summery will send the holiday-type signals to your brain. Slap on some fake tan , and slip into a floaty summer frock to get a holiday buzz.
Throw caution to the wind and recapture that holiday vibe by partaking in some mid-week decadence. Dress up and go out for dinner to your favourite restaurant - or for drinks and a show. It will break up the week, relax you - and give you something to look forward to.
Change your walking/jogging route, or take a relaxing day-trip drive to somewhere you've never been before. You won't believe what's just around the corner. Or to recreate the fun of holidays for the kids see what's happening in your area , and go for a wander.
Experiment and exchange your usual recipes for an exotic dish. Use coconut, coriander and cayenne, to spice up your life, or find other different recipe dishes . Eat outside to really re-create that summer holiday feeling.
Have some friends over to sample your low-kilojoule cocktails. Combine 185ml champagne and a vanilla pod or fresh strawberry - to create a delicious alternative to the usual sweet and sticky concoctions.
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Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to Recognize Citizens
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12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
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March 17, 2005
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors
to Recognize Citizens and Issue Proclamations
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, at its meeting on Monday, March 21, beginning at 9:30 a.m., will recognize the following citizens for their accomplishments and issue proclamations as listed below. For more information, call 703-324-3187, TTY 711.
Ellena Soule Acts Quickly
Alertness saves a house
The Board of Supervisors will recognize Ellena Soule, of Clifton, for her clear thinking and decisive action to summon the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department to a neighborhood residence. Soule, a Brownie Scout, saw smoke emanating from a garage as she made her rounds in the neighborhood selling Girl Scout cookies. Drawing upon fire-awareness instruction she received in kindergarten and elementary school from the county fire department, Soule rang the door bell of the residence. When no one answered, she went to a neighbor's house and called 911. Because of her decisive action, the fire department arrived and the blaze was put under control and contained to the garage in approximately 10 minutes.
Jeffrey Karatz To Be Recognized
Nearly two decades of service to the community
Jeffrey Karatz, of Springfield, will be recognized for nearly two decades of service to the community as the director of the Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia. During his tenure, Karatz oversaw the building of the new community center, the community center's affiliation with the Gesher Day School, and services to thousands of Jewish families in Northern Virginia and Fairfax County.
March 24 is Tuberculosis Awareness Day
Care providers are crucial
The Board of Supervisors will proclaim Thursday, March 24, as Tuberculosis Awareness Day in Fairfax County. This date is set aside in countries throughout the world to raise awareness of tuberculosis and its effects on public health. It was on this date in 1882 that Robert Koch, a German physician and scientist, announced his discovery of the bacterium that causes tuberculosis. With proper health interventions, almost all tuberculosis is curable and further infection can be prevented.
April 2 is Fairfax Clean Stream Day
Tons of trash removed in 17 years
The Board of Supervisors will designate April 2, 2005, as Fairfax Clean Stream Day in the county. This year will mark the 17th year of the Potomac Watershed Cleanup event that involved more than 3,600 volunteers across the region last year. The Fairfax Watershed Network is a dedicated group of organizations, agencies, and individuals that support and promote the improvement and protection of the streams and watersheds in Fairfax County.
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
Working to protect children
The Board of Supervisors will proclaim April 2005 as Child Abuse Prevention Month in Fairfax County. Keeping children safe and protected from abuse and neglect is the primary goal of the county's child welfare services. Child maltreatment may result from a family history of abuse, mental health and substance abuse problems, and the stress associated with financial difficulties.
Community Development Week
March 28 through April 3
The Board of Supervisors will designate the week of March 28 through April 3, 2005, as Community Development Week in Fairfax County. The Community Development Block Grant Program was enacted in 1974 to assist localities in meeting the needs of low- and moderate-income residents. Since 1975, more than $153.5 million in Community Development Block Grant funds has been used by the county to provide affordable housing, neighborhood improvements, revitalization programs, community facilities and critical services to benefit low- and moderate-income residents, the homeless, elderly and persons with disabilities.


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NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C.—North Carolina has point guard Marcus Paige and wing J.P. Tokoto already in the corral for the Class of '12. Duke has shooting guard Rasheed Sulaimon, whose rapid ascent here at the Peach Jam has made Mike Krzyzewski look a teensy bit smarter every day.
And Kentucky has ...
Kentucky has assurances from coach John Calipari.
"We'll be fine," Calipari told Sporting News on Thursday. "We're not getting every kid we want. No one does."
Well, you could have fooled us. Kentucky's first three recruiting classes under Calipari included eight McDonald's All-Americans, five NBA first-round picks to date and most of the key players for teams that reached the '10 Elite Eight and '11 Final Four.
With all of that success, Kentucky is having to wait along with most other programs as the Class of '12 makes up its collective mind.
It was only four years ago Sporting News examined why so many prospects were committing to colleges before they'd even been high school sophomores. Half of Scout.com's top 10 prospects in the Class of '10 chose colleges that early. We were prompted to write about the phenomenon after guard Trae Golden committed to Ohio State. Naturally, he wound up at Tennessee.
The trend seems to have reversed itself. Only two of Scout's top 10 in the '12 class have committed as they stand a month before the start their senior years, and with four months until the week-long early signing period for basketball prospects.
"The way it's going now, kids want to wait," Calipari said. "I'm fine with that. I don't know why. It might be NBA—who's leaving, who's staying. I don't think there's anything wrong with that. Obviously, I'd rather have guys sign early, so I know who I'm getting.
"I know who I like. The funny one right now is, people will tell kids what I'm thinking: 'He thinks you're the fourth-best guard or fifth-best guard.' Do I? Then commit to us, and I'll take you."
Kentucky is listed as a possible destination by five of the eight uncommitted top-10 players, so it's not as though the Wildcats have wandered into the desert. Shooting guard Shabazz Muhammad of Las Vegas, big man Andre Drummond of St. Thomas More in Connecticut, Dajuan Coleman of Syracuse—Kentucky isn't out of the picture with any of them.
And the Wildcats have a chance with power players Jarnell Stokes of Memphis and Perry Ellis of Wichita, along with muscular guard D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera of Indianapolis and spectacular Archie Goodwin of Little Rock, Ark.
And others.
"We'll get kids late if that's what it takes," Calipari said.
The Wildcats' incoming freshman group of Mike Kidd-Gilchrist, Anthony Davis, Marquis Teague and Kyle Wiltjer was in place last August, but Calipari waited until late May of 2010 before current star Terrence Jones made his choice and didn't land guards Brandon Knight and Doron Lamb until a month before that.
Perhaps U.K.'s recent success producing players and winning games gave fans reason to believe things should get easier in recruiting. But that's the lesson: It never gets easier.
Krzyzewski hung three championship banners in Cameron Indoor Stadium and still had years like 2008, when he landed future transfers Olek Czyz and Elliot Williams and backup big man Miles Plumlee.
For Kentucky, the concern is the immediate needs for the 2012-13 season could be profound.
The Wildcats are losing seniors Darius Miller and Eloy Vargas for sure. It was remarkable that Jones delayed his NBA entry for a year, and it's highly unlikely he'll do that again. Lamb is another sophomore who might be ready for the pros next spring. And the only way Calipari holds onto the entire freshman class is if the NBA and its players association agree to extend the draft age limit to 20 years.
"We're going to have to get some guys that can come in and play," Calipari said. "We're going to have to get more than 2-3 guys. We could end up losing as many as seven players. But we'll be fine. The least of my worries is that.
"At the end of the day, we're a players-first program and kids know it's good for them."
Calipari said his greatest concern as he watches various summer tournaments is how to construct an effective playing style for the next Kentucky team.
"I'm sitting in here thinking about: How am I going to get this year's team playing?" he said. "I end up daydreaming, 'Where am I putting this guy? How am I playing this guy?' Because I'm watching guys that, what, 99 percent I'm not going to coach anyway.
"The thing that I've got to make sure is the guys are mentally tough enough and physically tough enough to come in and play. Cause it's Kentucky."
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Although some indices suggest that we should be looking for a bit of a corrective decline in many stocks, Visa (V) remains in a very strong position. I'm looking at a well-defined, relatively low-risk setup here.
What we are seeing in V is actually a retest and hold of a key time and price low made Feb. 13. First, the stock tested and held key price support at the $153.05-$154.40 area. The actual low was made at $154.14, which was directly within this zone on Feb. 13.
Besides the price support, we also had the coincidence of key timing relationships at this low. The timing factors included a prior corrective decline that lasted 22 trading days into the June 1 low. When I projected 100 % of that cycle from the Jan. 1 high, it gave me Feb. 12 as one key time cycle. Note that the Feb. 13 low was 23 trading days from the Jan. 10 high. This is illustrated on the daily chart below.
We also had a 0.618 time cycle of the Nov. 15 low to the Jan. 10 high come due on Feb. 13.
Finally, a 1.272 cycle of the Dec. 14 low to the Jan. 10 high came due on Feb. 12. When I see a cluster of Fibonacci time cycles, I look for a reversal of whatever the move is into the time-cycle window. So, in this case, since we were trading down into the window, I was looking for a reversal to back up.
Bottom line: Both factors told us to consider the buy side of V, with the risk defined below the $153 handle. If we get a full move off the key support that continues to hold, target 1 comes in at $165.12 and target 2 comes in at $168.10. On the way up, be aware of one hurdle to clear at the $159.47-$160.27 area. If you take a trade against this zone, the maximum risk should be defined below the $153.05 area. If $153.05 is taken out, I will stop myself out. The market is a bit nervous, so play it relatively tight.


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Jennifer Lopez Discusses Working With Marc Anthony on 'Today'
Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony have been getting along well since their divorce. The former couple are working together on their Univision series, 'Q'Viva!' and are reportedly co-parenting and communicating better than ever. However, working with an ex, no matter how amicably you split, isn't going to be easy. J. Lo opened up to Matt Lauer on 'Today' about her relationship with Anthony.


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In a meeting with regional Hillel leaders, five students agreed to continue the dialogue but didn't back down from their goal of having an "open Hillel" in which anti-Zionists and BDS supporters could be invited to speak.
Five students from Swarthmore College met with top lay and professionals leaders of Hillel of Greater Philadelphia this week in an effort to defuse tensions that were set off when Swarthmore's Hillel repudiated Hillel International's guidelines on Israel speakers.
Both sides expressed their commitment to continuing the dialogue, but a spokesman for the Swarthmore students said they have no plans to distance themselves from their resolution proclaiming the chapter an "Open Hillel" in which anti-Zionists and supporters of the boycotts, divestment and sanctions movement could be invited to speak.
"We absolutely want to be part of the community. Hillel is Jewish campus life," said Joshua Wolfsun, a Swarthmore sophomore who is acting as the spokesman for the student group. "I don't think those two things are irreconciliable: Them wanting to uphold the guidelines and us saying that the guidelines don't represent the diversity of young American Jews."
On Dec. 16, the students met in Center City with Hillel of Greater Philadelphia's executive director, Rabbi Howard Alpert; it's president, attorney Jeffrey Barrack; and the chair of its Israel center, John Cohn, a physician and professor of medicine. Both sides said the substance of the talks were being kept confidential so participants could speak more freely.
In a move that has been widely reported in the media and has sparked debate in Jewish communities across the country, Swarthmore's Hillel student board earlier this month adopted a resolution stating that it wouldn't be bound by Hillel International's 2010 guidelines. Those state that Hillels worldwide should be off limits to speakers or partners who reject the notion of Israel as a Jewish state or support the BDS movement.
In a sharply worded letter to Wolfsun, Hillel's president and CEO, Eric Fingerhut, said the group's rejection of the guidelines "is not acceptable" and that all organizations "that use the Hillel name" must "adhere to these guidelines."
In a telephone interview amid his final exams, Wolfsun said the student group hopes to have a separate dialogue with Fingerhut and that he may come to Swarthmore. Hillel officials estimate that the Delaware County school, known as a bastion of liberal activism, has about 200 Jewish students out of a total of 1,400.
Questions that have surfaced include: Will Hillel decide to strip Swarthmore of its affiliation? Will the decision by Swarthmore encourage other campus Hillels to follow suit?
The officials at the local Hillel of Greater Philadelphia have taken a somewhat less confrontational approach to the issue than the national office.
Following the meeting with students, Alpert, executive director of Hillel of Greater Philadelphia, said he is not compromising on its opposition to the BDS movement, but thinks there is a way to resolve the issue without alienating the students. His view is that the guidelines need to be part of a broader conversation that leaders have with students about community, responsibility, Israel and Jewish life. "These kids are either going to walk away from the Jewish community or they are going to be running it 10 years from now."
He said the resolution itself doesn't cross a red line and that he's far more concerned about the prospect of students inviting virulent anti-Israel speakers to campus than he is about getting the resolution reversed. Asserting the right to do something, he said of the students' action, isn't the same as going ahead and doing it.
Wolfsun said it was unclear whether they intended to invite a speaker that would fall outside the guidelines, but he stressed they won't reverse their vote.
"We believe Hillel International can have whatever kinds of policies they want," he said. "But I think we are challenging Hillel International to grow" and include students who have felt excluded because of their political views.


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PR Newswire is waiving fees on the distribution of news releases through a global crisis package for organizations wishing to communicate their efforts of assistance towards relief from the devastating famine in Somalia.
"With more than 29,000 children under the age of five dead from starvation over the past 90 days and over half a million other children severely malnourished, the crisis in Somalia requires the immediate attention of any and all organizations that can lend their help," said Scott Mozarsky, chief commercial officer, PR Newswire. "Any organization, whether a PR Newswire customer or not, can use our media and online distribution network to convey their efforts of assistance to inform the greater public and media as well as stimulate support for those fighting for their lives."
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American Studies Halloween Screening: Vampires at AU
American Studies students and faculty enjoyed burritos and treats at this year's American Studies Halloween screening of the premiere of NBC's new show Dracula on October 26. Katharina Vester's Blood and Desire: Vampire Narratives and American Society fall course provided most of the attendees, though students from other American Studies classes joined
Before the 10 pm showing in a School of International Studies classroom, students chatted with each other and faculty members while enjoying veggie and chicken burritos from Chipotle. Cathy Schaeff, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies, struck up conversations with students by asking what their first experiences with vampires were. Junior Lindsay Sandoval was among several students who mentioned Buffy the Vampire Slayer as their introduction to vampires in American culture.
The real commentary on vampire tropes in popular culture began after the first ten minutes of the Dracula pilot. During the commercial break, students commented on the stereotyping of women through dress, the difference between Jonathan Rhys Meyers' Dracula and the many that came before him, and how the show is capitalizing on the vampire trend in television and film. The opportunity for students and faculty to connect these ideas allowed them to analyze this new Dracula in a special way.
"Being a spectator can be a solitary pursuit; I relish the chance to watch things in groups, and see how reactions differ. And being with a group that is predisposed to entertain whatever theory or reading you can come up with only sweetens the deal," said senior Sean Donovan.
Students in the Blood and Desire: Vampire Narratives and American Society course used what they have already learned during the semester to analyze Dracula's approach to the classic gothic story and shared their opinions with those sitting close to them.
The success of the show may be determined in the next episodes, but students who have spent the past two months analyzing culture and society issues such as how vampires are used as symbols reacted to the first episode with skepticism and deep analysis.
"The theories and readings we discussed in class definitely applied to whatever Jonathan Rhys Meyers and company think they're doing on NBC," Donovan said. "I feel like I have a new awareness of the Dracula myth and its transformations in popular culture."


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Retailers can't seem to get enough of partnerships these days…be it with hot designers, each other or television shows. Below is a quick recap of three new couplings that have the industry buzzing.
1. Nordstrom and Topshop: Looking to add more fashion sizzle to its offerings, Nordstrom has entered into a joint venture with Topshop, the British fast-fashion giant known for its runway-inspired threads and rock 'n' roll attitude.
Under the arrangement, Nordstrom will open Topshop and Topman (the men's unit) departments in 14 locations across the country in early September. The departments (the women's will run about 2,500 sq. ft., and the men's about 1,500 sq. ft.) will be outfitted with mannequins, visual merchandising and store fixtures supplied from the United Kingdom. The merchandise mix will include limited-edition pieces created especially for Nordstrom. An expanded selection will be available on Nordstrom.com.
The alliance is a win-win for both retailers. It gives Topshop, which to date has opened three stores in the United States, a low-risk, inexpensive way to introduce its brand across the country. And it gives Nordstrom something just as critical in today's supercharged competitive landscape: a lock on exclusive merchandise.
The deal also raises the Seattle-based retailer's cool quotient and style profile significantly, which, combined with Topshop's affordable prices, could help attract the type of younger, less affluent style-conscious shoppers that tend to stay away from department stores.
2. Target and Neiman Marcus: In a deal that already has style mavens swooning, the discount chain and luxury department store company will sell a limited-edition, holiday gift collection with items created by 24 top designers selected from the roster of the Council of American Fashion Designers. To say the line-up is impressive is an understatement: It includes Marc Jacobs, Tory Burch, Rag & Bone, Diane von Furstenberg and Caroline Herrera to name a few.
The collection will include more than 50 items and run the full gamut, from home to men's, women's and children. Prices will range from $7.99 to $499.99, with most items under $60. (Both retailers will offer the same merchandise at the same prices.)
The collection will be available in dedicated spaces in Target and Neiman stores nationwide on December 1, as well as online on their respective websites. Let's just hope that the merchants have the capabilities and the goods to support the frenzy that is likely to ensue when the collection goes live. A replay of the Target-Missoni madness would not be in keeping with the spirit of the holiday!
3. Lord & Taylor and Project Runway: Department store retailer Lord & Taylor is headed to the runway—that is, the one hosted by celebrity/model Heidi Klum. The chain has signed on as the exclusive retail sponsor for the 10th season of Lifetime's hit show, Project Runway, which kicks off on July 19.
As part of the retailer's sponsorship, the show will feature a custom-built "accessory wall" with an edited assortment of Lord & Taylor's shoes, handbags and accessories, which contestants will use to complete their looks during each challenge. In addition, the retailer will host a challenge at its Fifth Avenue flagship, with the show airing on Aug. 30. As part of the grand prize, the retailer will offer the winner of "Project Runway" the opportunity to sell their collection at the store.
The partnership will also be promoted through store windows and social media platforms. It should give Lord & Taylor the opportunity to create some nice buzz for itself. And what retailer couldn't use that?
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I know this might surprise some of you, but there are times when I do really stupid things. Sometimes those things are forgivable, like eating a bag of Famous Amos cookies and a Diet Coke for lunch, but sometimes I pull some really egregious shenanigans that embarrass even me (and I'm a guy known to order pig intestines in restaurants). My most recent bone-headed move was buying a growler of Josiah Moody's fantastic Scotch Ale yesterday at Vino's…and then just letting it sit. By the time I got around to cracking that bad boy open, a lot of the carbonation had escaped, and I was left with the knowledge that I had committed quite a sin against one of God's gifts to mankind: beer. And not just any beer, but a beer that I've waited around to be brewed since last year, from my favorite brewery on the face of this great earth. Something had to be done, something that could live up to the quality of the beer I had so carelessly mistreated. There was but one answer: a big pot of drunken beans.
- 1 pound dry beans. Pick your favorites. I like red beans the most with barbecue, so that's what you see here, but this technique works with pintos, black beans, or navy beans.
- 1/2 pound bacon
- 1 onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- Salt and pepper
- Your favorite barbecue sauce. Make your own, or use a good bottled kind. I'm using a new (to me) brand called "My Uncle's Sauce" that was given to me by a nice guy I met recently who is trying to open a food truck. It's good stuff.
- Beer. If you want to use cheap, horrible beer, that's fine. A good amber ale works nicely with beans. And since I've got some half-flat Scotch Ale at my disposal tonight — I'm using that.
Don't worry about soaking your beans overnight. Cover them without about an inch of water in a kettle and bring them to a boil on your stove top. When they've reached a boil, turn the heat off, cover, and let sit for an hour or two. During this time, cook your bacon. You can either cook the 1/2 pound I called for and retain the meat and fat, or you can admit you are a bacon fiend and cook an entire pound, eating half and leaving yourself with a second half pound for the beans. Up to you — I won't tell anyone.
Rinse your beans in a colander, returning them to the kettle. Pour a bunch of beer into the beans. If you have enough to cover them, do that. I like to pour in enough to get right to the point of covering them and then add some chicken stock for extra flavor. Crumble up the half pound of bacon you didn't eat and toss into the pot. Using some of the retained bacon fat, cook the onions until they become translucent and somebody from the next room says, "My GOD what are you making that smells so good?!" When that happens, add the garlic just to tease them and saute for three more minutes. Dump the whole lot — onions, garlic, and bacon fat into the pot. Bring everything to a boil and then reduce heat and simmer for about an hour. Add liquid if needed — more beer, stock, or water.
Once your beans have gotten soft and most of the liquid has been absorbed, add in as much of the barbecue sauce as you'd like, and adjust your salt and pepper to taste. Put the kettle into the oven and cook baked-bean style until the barbecue sauce has darkened and begun to caramelize. If you like sweeter beans, add a touch of brown sugar before baking. If you like hot, add your favorite hot sauce. Use your imagination. You'll be left with a pan of beans flavored with the rich barley malt flavor of beer and brought to perfection by tangy barbecue sauce. Serve with cole slaw and barbecue chicken — or whatever floats your boat. Enjoy!


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kirtu wrote:shaunc wrote:Just out of interest. Could someone name me a mainstream religion that has not had practitioners involved in war time atrocities. I'd be very interested in learning more about it.
That's not the issue. The issue was that high lamas were seemingly unable to keep their putative followers from committing war and murder in their name. And secondly some lamas who were supposed to know better also took part.
However, Jains have not (to my knowledge) waged war. This is not the question you framed however.
Overall a better history of Tibet and Central Asia is badly needed in part to address these questions.
There are like 5 million Jains or something left in the world, and as far as I know, Jainism has never been a state religion on a large scale, has it? I know there were Jain rulers in some places at one time though. Sort of hard to compare a thing like that.


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The United States is currently reliant upon fossil fuels to meet our growing energy needs. We use coal for more than half of our electricity needs. Additionally, America's transportation system is overwhelmingly dependent on conventional petroleum oil, which is not only responsible for 20 percent of our global warming pollution, but also threatens our national security and our economic prosperity (we spend $1 billion every day on foreign oil).
The production and use of fossil fuels for electricity and transportation fuels are not only contributing to global warming, but they also cause health problems, destroy our wild places, and release toxics (such as mercury and arsenic) into our communities.
Developing clean and renewable energy, and innovative technology can help solve this problem.
Coal is America's most abundant source of global warming pollution--and we have a lot of it in the United States. We currently use coal for over half of our growing electricity demand but this comes at a great cost to our environment and our health.
As conventional petroleum oil becomes scarcer and more expensive, industry and governments around the world are pushing to develop even dirtier fuels to power our transportation sector - tar sands, oil shale and coal-to-liquid.
Each of these unconventional dirty fuels emits high levels of global warming pollution and comes with a unique set of risks to human health, our landscapes, and our water resources.
National Wildlife Federation is working to stop a new generation of these super-polluting fuels before they become America's new energy addiction and further push the world's climate over the tipping point. Some of these super-polluters include:
The U.S. is currently importing over 1.3 million barrels of the world's dirtiest fuel known as tar sands. Tar sands mining and extraction is responsible for the destruction of huge amounts of Canadian forest ecosystems, toxic contamination of massive amounts of fresh water, and significant increases in global warming pollutants into the atmosphere. Help fight the war against tar sands oil! Support our work to protect wildlife from the threat of a massive oil pipeline >>
Due to the abundant coal resources in the United States, proponents of "liquid coal" see this fuel as a long term, stable source for the transportation sector. However, the production of liquid coal proves otherwise: the process emits twice as much global warming pollution as gasoline and requires at least four gallons of water per gallon of fuel produced.
A vast majority of the world's oil shale reserves can be found in the Rocky Mountain states of Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. Oil shale extraction is not only extremely cost, but it has also been shown to have significant environmental effects on local water and air quality, wildlife habitat, and energy use.
Each year, the U.S. provides billions of dollars in subsidies to companies in the fossil fuel sector. This taxpayer money could be better spent investing in renewable energy, like off-shore wind and solar, and energy efficiency which will decrease our dependence on fossil fuels, reduce hazardous pollution, and help spur new jobs in the clean energy sector.


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The initial dispute concerned the use of patented rumble technology in both the Xbox and PS2 joypads. Microsoft settled in 2003 at a cost of $26 million, and even took a stake in the company, whilst Sony settled earlier this year – a fact that many cite as the reason why PS3's Sixaxis pad is rumble-less.
However, Microsoft has now said that Immersion is not living up to its part in the deal, possibly in relation to Immersion's recent agreement with Sony.
"We entered into a binding licensing agreement with Immersion and are seeking to have that agreement honoured," Microsoft associate general counsel Steve Aeschbacher stated.
"Microsoft licenses technology both in and out and relies on these agreements to be honoured and enforced. Our request to the court is that all companies and industry partners should play by the same rules and that the binding agreement we signed with Immersion be honoured."


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NEW YORK - Katie Holmes doesn't talk about her split from actor Tom Cruise but she does say she hopes this year is better than the last.
The actress tells Allure magazine she wants 2013 to be "a peaceful year for a lot of people."
She goes on to cite some of 2012's major headlines like Hurricane Sandy and the Newtown, Conn., school shooting, adding she hopes "it's a good year for everyone."
The 34-year-old, who has a 6-year-old daughter named Suri with Cruise, does say she's "open" to the idea of expanding her family in the future.
Katie Holmes filed for divorce from Tom Cruise last June after five years of marriage.
Allure's April issue goes on sale nationwide March 26.
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steezo wrote:Hey TexasOutlaw.... how are you enjoying this 70 degree Feb. weather My merrell's have been great so far, although it hasn't been 90 degrees yet. Your right about the break in period too. They are feeling much better now. I'm thinking that if my feet do get hot, they're gore-tex, so i'll just stand in a stream for awhile.
Where you at man? We had a front come through and it actually got in the 70s!


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Ollie Stedman was in a hurry on Sunday, and playing for London Welsh at Old Deer Park only helped step up the pace.
The former England U20s international, recalled from a brief loan spell at Rosslyn Park, came off the bench to score two tries in a 42-18 Championship triumph over Moseley on Sunday.
It took his Welsh try tally to eight in 18 appearances before Stedman hot-footed it to Twickenham to watch England beat Wales in the Six Nations.
And he is hoping he has done enough to persuade head coach Justin Burnell to start him at Cornish Pirates on Sunday.
"It was good to get my hands on the ball, get back in the side and make a positive contribution," he said.
"We've signed a few new boys and everyone is competing really hard.
"If you have a bad game you're out pretty much – it's pretty simple."
Welsh's win over Moseley was their third straight bonus point victory, a run yielding 17 tries in all and, with five games of the regular season to go, Welsh are timing their run of form to perfection.
"When the summer starts coming you can play a lot more rugby, and it tends to be a more exciting game to watch," said Stedman, who joined Welsh last year from Newcastle Falcons.
"We've got to tighten up the errors in defence, but keep scoring the points.
"In hot weather and on a firm deck, there's always going to be tries scored, and we outscored them.
"We're closing in on it, but we're still trying to pace ourselves. It is getting towards the business end of the season and we need to keep our form high, keep winning and hopefully it rolls into the play-offs."


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(12 + 144 + 20 + (3 x (4^.5)))/7 + 5 x 11 = (9 ^2) + 0
HintThe carat symbol (^) means raised to the power of, and a number raised to the power of one half is its square root.
AnswerA mathematical limerick!
A dozen a gross and a score,
Plus three times the square root of four,
Divided by seven,
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Listen to Emily Wells's Redemption Songs
Emily Wells was working on songs for a follow-up to her 2012 album "Mama" when she got sidetracked. The singer, songwriter, violinist and producer was on a break in Portland, Ore., when she found herself wondering what the songs on "Mama" — a collection of highly arranged, intricately produced tunes — would sound like if she reduced them to their essentials: guitar and voice.
"Initially, I was just going to just do one or two of them out of curiosity," Wells said, before the project spiraled into pared-down versions of all 10 tunes. She compiled the results into "Mama Acoustic Recordings," a stark, haunting album that Speakeasy premieres today in its entirety.
Once she was hooked on reimagining the songs, Wells set rules for herself: guitar and voice only, without effects (apart from reverb), recorded live to tape.
"When I was making it, I wasn't thinking of it as an album that I'm making and it's going to be critiqued and reviewed. I wasn't in that state of mind at all," she said. "It wasn't for anyone but myself, and that gave me the chance to just be naked, you could say, in a way that was pretty comfortable. It was still emotional, though."
Although she's doubtful that the project will color the way she writes songs, Wells was struck by what playing them in such a simple manner revealed.
"These are incredibly honest, because they're so bare, and I'm not even much of a guitarist," she said. "The content, in a way, was able to grow, because there was a gentleness to them, and after a period of time has passed after you've written a song, especially if you're writing about something that was really difficult or painful, you soften a bit. Or I softened a bit. I'm always writing songs seeking redemption somehow, and this was a continuation of that."
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Free Books, Free Books, Kill Me Now
Posted by Lizzie on 02/14/07
UPDATE: So consumed were we with the vicissitudes of Valentine's Day, we totally forgot about
yet another pack of men who apparently need to be the centers of attention at all timePresidents Day. Therefore, in honor of this week's trip to D.C., we will leave the polls open until the close of Tuesday. (Related: We are fascinated about how only one man has dared to go down into this comment thread. [How about 'poke around' or 'stick his head i–' oh, whatever. Just tell them there's no way to avoid this one, and to keep their hea–WHATEVER–out of the gutter for FIVE MINUTES, for Christ's sake.–Ed] Are you scared, or have we finally found one topic that prevents you from just blabbing on about yourselves forever and ever ever? Try becoming President; then you get people to blab about you for you.)
So, Valentine's Day. It's great, right? No it's great! Fabulous! We love it! We love being single for the first time in, oh, seven or eight years, enjoying the happy ticking of the mid-region. (That clock keeps awesome time.) We love that yesterday, on the phone, we said to our friend, "Omigod, my cats are so cute; you have to meet them!" Yeah, we did! Try it sometime!
Anyway, to add to the general joy, we thought we'd offer a whopping books giveaway and CHALLENGE. We were going to just keep it gold standard and have our challenge be the most annoying thing a man ever did to you, but since the world is pretty much already dedicated to the annoying things men do, we are loath to give over a post to it*. We'll turn away from the dark side a sec. Your challenge is to tell us:
Men, you can totally enter your best/most successful lines too. If a woman dropped a good line on you, feel free, but understand that technically women are just supposed to sit there and look pretty and let you pay for stuff.** If you're gay, we guess you can enter like 18 times. Heh.
To start things off, we thought we'd offer our fave line, delivered recently by an extraordinarly dapper old gentleman at a bar who we suspect had pretty much spent the last 68 years refining it. Witness:
EXTRAORDINARILY DAPPER OLD GENTLEMAN: Miss. Miss–
OLD HAG: [sitting on stool, turns] Yes?
EDOG: You know, I designed these stools.
OH: Really?
EDOG: Yes, for women like you.
OH: Women like me?
EDOG: You know. With cute bottoms.
We don't care who you are, NO WAY YOU HAVE A BETTER LINE THAN THAT. (We especially love the DESIGN angle. "I poured the concrete on this sidewalk for women like you!" "Women like me?" "You know. With cute gams." Etc.) Anyway, hit us with your best. (If you can't think of anything, put the worst one instead, though intrinsically they're all worst.) Winner gets free box of brand spankin' new books, two runner-ups each get book. Contest ends MONDAY THE 19th, 11:59 p.m. EST, not that we care. Enter as many times as you want. And this time, Old Hag readers will choose the winner with our fabulous new polling plugin. Omigod! It's almost as cute as our cats!
We will leave you with these two videos, mostly because we just figured out how to post YouTube snippets, but also because we feel they somehow symbolize the two sides of woman–the cream versus the nuts, if you will. And also, because we just figured out how to post YouTube snippets. Men, if you want to know what it's like to be a girl, hit play at the same time on both!
*Listen, this is a girly blog, and if we want to talk today about how men are just big annoying raised-in-a-barn animals of the soul, we will. Go bitch about what bitches we are on your own blog. And the next time you call someone to invite them out to dinner and the check comes to literally fifty dollars and you are over the age of 18, omigod just pay it.
** See above
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DENHAM SPRINGS — Deputies arrested a Denham Springs man on aggravated rape, kidnapping and other counts Friday in connection with a series of incidents that occurred earlier in the week.
Warrants allege that Dale N. Lachney, 26, held a knife on a woman, threatened to harm her and her family and struck her on the head with the butt of the weapon.
He raped her and forced her to go with him to her bank where he threatened to kill her if she did not withdraw money from an ATM, according to one of the warrants.
After he attempted unsuccessfully to get $500 from her account, Lachney drove away in the woman's car and in possession of her cellphone, another of the warrants alleges.
A deputy contacted Lachney via the cellphone to tell him to return the vehicle, but Lachney refused to comply, the warrant from 21st Judicial District Court states.
The incidents occurred in Walker and Denham Springs on Wednesday night and Thursday morning, authorities reported.
Deputies located Lachney on Friday afternoon and took him into custody, Sheriff Jason Ard said.
Ard said the victim knew Lachney, who was being questioned Friday afternoon after his arrest.
Lachney later was booked into the Livingston Parish Detention Center, but bond had not been set early Friday evening.
Lachney faces prosecution on counts of aggravated rape, second-degree kidnapping, false imprisonment while armed with a dangerous weapon, aggravated battery, attempted armed robbery, felony theft of more than $500 and theft of a motor vehicle, according to the Sheriff's Office.


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Should New Drugs Be Used Without Outcome Data? Implications of ALLHAT and ELITE IIArticle
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Fairfax County to Host Tysons Workforce Housing Summit on Dec. 3
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Fairfax County, in partnership with the ULI Terwilliger Center for Workforce Housing, will host a Tysons Workforce Housing Summit on Friday, Dec. 3 at 9 a.m. at the Capital One Financial Building in Tysons.
The summit includes an introduction by Sharon Bulova, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, followed by a panel discussion of nationally renowned developers, moderated by Henry Cisneros, former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The panel will include: Thomas S. Bozzuto, Chief Executive Officer, The Bozzuto Group; F. Barton Harvey III, former Chairman of Enterprise Community Partners; J. Ronald Terwilliger, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Trammell Crow Residential; and John McClain, Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Center for Regional Analysis, George Mason University. There will also be an interview and discussion with Walter P. Havenstein, Chief Executive Officer, SAIC.
The purpose of the summit is to bring together stakeholders to discuss best practices for the future redevelopment of Tysons into an enjoyable community where residents can live, work and play. A major component of this plan is the availability of workforce housing.
"The Board of Supervisors has approved an ambitious plan to turn Tysons into a walkable, livable second downtown for the Washington Metro area," said Chairman Bulova. "In order to fully realize the benefits of this redevelopment, we must work together to ensure plentiful housing options are available to all Tysons employees."
The summit will address the benefits to employers of a workforce that lives near where they work and the tools and strategies that developers and landowners can use to leverage the increased development potential in Tysons to ensure the provision of workforce housing.
In June 2010, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors adopted a new Comprehensive Plan for the redevelopment of Tysons. The plan will transform Tysons into a transit-oriented mixed-use urban center.
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A White Paper summarizing information presented at the Joint Strategy Forum on Animal Disease Traceability, "Bringing Industry and Regulatory Leaders Together to Create Sensible Solutions," sponsored by the National Institute for Animal Agriculture and the U.S. Animal Health Association, Aug. 6-7, has been released.
"This Forum provided a platform for much-needed interaction between those impacted by the animal traceability rule," stated symposium co-chair Victor Velez, California Department of Food and Agriculture,. "State, Federal and Tribal animal health officials, animal producers, veterinarians, livestock marketers and handlers and meat processors as well as state and national livestock show officials and rodeo officials openly and candidly discussed challenges of implementation—and a lot was learned from this exchange.
"The White Paper presents information delivered by speakers plus shares implementation concerns and priorities identified by participants."
The Animal Disease Traceability Forum White Paper can be accessed online at animalagriculture.org.
The National Institute for Animal Agriculture provides a forum for building consensus and advancing proactive solutions for animal agriculture—the aquaculture, beef, dairy, equine, goat, poultry, sheep and swine industries—and provides continuing education and communication linkages for animal agriculture professionals. NIAA is dedicated to programs that work towards the eradication of disease that pose risk to the health of animals, wildlife and humans; promote a safe and wholesome food supply for our nation and abroad; and promote best practices in environmental stewardship, animal health and well-being. NIAA members represent all facets of animal agriculture.


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8 Adorable Pictures of Babies Dressed as Food
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"The best way to encourage a love of exercise in your kids is to lead by example. My children know that unless it's raining, they're going outside--and I'm going with them. I'll challenge them to the Oz Olympics, filled with things like obstacle courses and running around the house four times fast. I give them these tough challenges so that sometimes they'll fail, and they'll learn how to get back up again. That kind of resilience is what taking control of your health is all about." --DR. MEHMET OZ, cofounder of HealthCorps
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TWO ponies were killed following a traffic collision near Wellington.
Two vehicles were involved in the accident near the Wellington Monument in Clayhidon around 10.40am on Saturday, February 2.
One pony was pronounced dead at the scene, while the other was later destoryed because of its injuries. Neither motorist was reported injured.
The road between the Merry Harriers pub and the Wellington Monument was closed for several hours after the incident.