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Get an overview of this hotelPanama City hotel with views of downtown
Popular property highlights
Multicentro connection
The Radisson Decapolis Panama City is connected via elevated walkway to Multicentro: Central America's largest shopping center. Multicentro contains 260 shops, restaurants, night clubs, a cinema, and a casino.
Relax and unwind
This Panama City Radisson has a spa on its fourth floor, in addition to offering a 24-hour health club, outdoor pool, and beauty salon. A business center and tour desk are also on site. High-speed Internet access available throughout.
Room with a view
Guestrooms at Radisson Decapolis Panama City offer either ocean or city views. LCD TV, premium TV channels, pay movies, video games, voicemail, a mini bar, and coffee/tea makers are available.
Guest Highlights
- Good location
- Proximity to shopping
- Breakfast
- Pool
- Helpful staff
- Overall room comfort
- Location was a bit noisy
Radisson Decapolis Panama City
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
The Radisson Decapolis Panama City offers luxury accommodations in the heart of Panama City's business and shopping district. Facilities at this hotel include bars, restaurants, free breakfast, full-service business center, 6 meeting rooms, gym, pool, travel agency, and a tour desk. The full-service Aqua Spa is a state-of-the-art center with pool, sauna, gym, 6 treatment rooms and beauty salon, among other services.
The hotel also features elevated walkway access to Multicentro, Central America's largest shopping center. Multicentro contains 260 commercial spaces, including shops, restaurants, night clubs, a movie theater complex, and the Majestic Casino. Discount passbooks for Multicentro are included in all hotel stays.
Cellular phone rental and complimentary WiFi are available. The hotel offers roundtrip airport transportation (surcharge). Guests must contact the property prior to arrival for airport transfer details. This property has designated smoking areas; fines apply for violations.
- Outdoor pool
- Spa tub
- Steam room
- Sauna
- 24-hour front desk
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Coffee shop or café
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Conference space
- Business center
- Porter/bellhop
- Express check-out
- Multilingual staff
- Total number of rooms - 240
- Number of floors - 29
- Hair salon
- Elevator/lift
- Number of bars/lounges - 2
- Free breakfast
- Casino
- Concierge services
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- 24-hour health club
- Full-service spa
- Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
- Free WiFi
- Designated smoking areas
- Airport transportation
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Computer station
- Laundry facilities
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Meeting rooms 6
- Nightclub
- Free valet parking
- Terrace
- Poolside bar
- Luggage storage
- Free self parking
- Number of meeting rooms - 3
- Year Built 2004
- Number of restaurants - 2
- Conference center
- Snack bar/deli
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Spa services on site
- Television in common areas
- Wedding services
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Snack bar/deli
- Laundry facilities
- Refrigerator
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking, Free valet parking
Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Premium bedding
- Air conditioning
- Free newspaper
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Hair dryer
- Shower only
- Desk
- Iron/ironing board
- Satellite TV service
- Free WiFi
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Room service (24 hours)
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
Where to Eat
Luxor - Open daily from 6:30 AM until 10:30 AM for a breakfast buffet.
Fusion - Enjoy items from a gourmet menu of fusion-style dishes while enjoying a view of the hotel's glass-bottom pool. Open daily for breakfast, lunch, and dinner from 6:30 AM until 10:30 AM and noon until 11 PM.
Sushi and Martini Bar - Located in the lobby, this bar offers lunch, dinner, and a large selection of liquors and spirits. Open daily from 11 AM until 1 AM.
Terraza Bar - This cocktail bar offers a view of the garden and serves international cuisine. Open daily.
Spa Services
- Steam room in spa
- Body scrubs
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Hydrotherapy treatments
- Sauna in spa
- Spa tub in spa
- Massages
- Minimum age to access spa is 15
- Number of treatment rooms 6
- Couples treatment rooms
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body wraps
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
- Accessible bathroom
Hotel Policies
Minimum check-in age is 18
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Up to 2 children 11 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are not available.
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
Optional extras
- Airport shuttle fee: PAB 32 per person (roundtrip)
Hotel Name
- Decapolis Panama City
- Decapolis Radisson
- Decapolis Radisson Panama City
- Panama City Radisson
- Radisson Decapolis
- Radisson Decapolis Hotel
- Radisson Decapolis Hotel Panama City
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- Decapolis Hotel Panama
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- Radisson Decapolis Panama City Hotel
We should mention
This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Up to 2 children 11 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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With Southern governors and legislatures in a hurry to enact strict immigration enforcement measures, worries have arisen across the region that farm crops will wither in the fields without enough immigrant workers to harvest them.
That prospect has set up a potential fight in Mississippi between legislators who want to take a hard line against illegal immigrant workers and agricultural leaders who say scaring them off could cost the state the same tens of millions of dollars in crop losses endured in recent months in Georgia and Alabama.
Mississippi lawmakers failed to adopt an immigration ID law last year but will try again in January.
Just how much is at stake for Mississippi's agricultural industry depends on who is doing the talking.
Ken Hood, an agricultural economist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service, said Magnolia State farmers would see some labor losses but nothing like what their counterparts in Alabama and Georgia are experiencing.
By contrast, Randy Knight of the 198,000-member Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation says the losses from a labor shortage could run into "hundreds of millions of dollars" over the course of years in which the immigration crack down would unfold.
Hood said the difference between Mississippi and its Alabama and Georgia counterparts is the small size of the state's perishable fresh fruit and vegetable industry.
"Our specialty crop (the vegetables and fruit and the like) is only about 2 percent of the value of our agriculture," he said. "In Georgia, it's over $500 million. We're below $100 million."
The average specialty crop farm is fewer than 200 acres, though the harvesting is typically done by hand.
Although it's important to get the crops to market quickly while still fresh, Mississippi's small specialty farmers aren't as prone to use illegal labor as are the larger specialty growers in Georgia and elsewhere, according to Hood.
"The smaller guys won't take the risks that some of the larger specialty crop operations in other states do," he said.
Hood said, however, that a smaller all-around supply of farm workers could force some specialty crop growers to pay more for labor
On the other hand, most of Mississippi's farmlands are devoted to row crops, which are harvested mechanically and require far less labor than do specialty crops, Hood said.
Knight said he is not convinced Mississippi crops can avoid a hit similar to one taken by Georgia, where a dearth of laborers led to spring fruit and vegetable losses estimated by the University of Georgia at upward of $180 million.
The threat of leaving crops un-harvested in Alabama has led that state's agriculture commissioner to suggest prison labor may be used to work the fields.
Knight said the hit should be blunted some by the effective use Mississippi farming operations have made of the federal guest worker program, but overzealous enforcement could quickly lead to huge losses of labor.
Poultry producers are particularly concerned that a crackdown on immigrant workers at processing plants in the state could dry up demand, said Knight.
"If they can't get the labor to run those plants ... our farmers aren't going to have chickens in their chicken houses," he said.
Mark Leggett, president of the Mississippi Poultry Association, is not terribly worried. The large processors who make up the bulk of the state's $2.5-billion poultry industry have been using the federal E-verify system the past three years, he said in an e-mail.
"Some use additional methods, in complying with applicable laws," Leggett said.
With an estimated 45,000 workers, 22 processing plants and about 2,000 farms, poultry is Mississippi's top agricultural commodity. Most of the processing plants and poultry farms are concentrated in East Central and Southeast Mississippi.
Hood said some fairly large raids on poultry plants five or so years ago led processors to "start taking care of business a little better."
They have created a pipeline for bringing on documented workers through the federal guest worker programs, he said, and are able to draw in replacements for those whose work permits have expired and must return to their home countries.
"They have situated themselves to where they are not going to be scrambling because they have workers lined up six months in advance," Hood said.
State Sen. Joey Fillingane, R-Sumrall, struck out last year in his attempt at passage of legislation to require local police to enforce federal immigration laws. He said he intends to resume the fight in the new session.
Fillingane said he wants Senate lawyers to review Alabama's stringent illegal immigrant law to determine what parts of it could be legally incorporated into a Mississippi law.
Alabama's law makes it a crime to harbor illegal immigrants or rent them an apartment. It also prohibits them from entering into contracts for such things as utilities and prohibits schools from enrolling students without proper documentation.
The law bars illegal immigrants from enrolling in any public college.
Fillingane said he has heard concerns from growers of blueberries and other crops in his district.
"I do need to flesh out some of those concerns. They are valid," he said.
He promised he would hear out farmers from across the state.
"I think we are definitely wanting to listen. We don't want to decimate one of the largest industries in the state."
The goal should be "a happy medium," he said.
Immigration law opponent state Rep. Jim Evans, D-Jackson, said he is not counting on Fillingane and other immigration hard-liners to meet halfway on the issue.
"There's always room for compromise if you have got reasonable people involved," he said, but added: "The other side has shown no room for reason."
Evans, an AFL-CIO organizer and board president of the Mississippi Immigrants' Rights Alliance, said businesses in the state, especially agricultural ones, may be willing to team up to defeat another attempt at an immigration law. A broad coalition beat back last year's attempt and is likely to try for a repeat, Evans said.
"We've had close contacts with the business sector. They've got a vested interest."
Knight said his members will insist on resistance.
"We'll do everything we can in the Farm Bureau to limit the legislation or to get some improved legislation where we can keep the labor force."
He said his organization is not opposed to a "good program that will stop some of the illegal immigrants from coming in."
What has occurred in recent times in Georgia and Alabama should bolster the argument for a more moderate approach to immigration control, Knight said.

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Adornments and finery! Ornaments and treasures! We have it all here in St. Michaels. Jewelry lovers new and old have a vast array of sparkling choices when it comes to our local gems. Warm up your winter days by visiting some Five Gables' favorite shops!
Bliss Jewelry, located at 100-A South Talbot Street, offers a little bit of something for every potential customer. With most of the dazzling trinkets available for under $30, this boutique should be on your list of shopping destinations when visiting our waterfront village. Don't forget to take some time to browse through the charming and guilfocolorful array of unique gifts that owner April Whitacre has stocked her shelves with! And remember, during the months of February and March, Bliss is open four days a week, Friday through Monday.
Creative Xpressions, with its storefront on 202-B South Talbot Street, shines its spotlight on many talented jewelry artists. The artists' handmade creations include recycled industrial glass, semi-precious stones, fresh-water pearls and other mixed media to construct elegant and wearable pieces. This is the ultimate artistic jeweler's Mecca!
DBS Jewelers, located at 111 South Talbot Street, is home to the winner of the 2010 JCK Top Designer Retailer award. Owner Aida Liesure received the highly-esteemed Jewelers' Choice Award for the second year in a row! The jewelry design competition recognizes the most innovative jewelry designs. If this information isn't enough to get you in the door, we don't know what will! With collections that center on gemstones, nautically-inspired creations, pearls, white and yellow gold and one-of-a–kind baubles, you must add this destination to your shopping plans.
Guilford and Company, 202 South Talbot Street, specializes in estate and antique jewelry. The extensive collection includes items from Tiffany and Company, Cartier, Bulgari, and David Yurman, just to name a few. Drop by and browse the resplendent inventory 7 days a week!
Ophiuroidea, fondly known as "The O", is located in "The Old Sewing Factory" on 609 South Talbot Street. Nestled between the St. Michael's Winery and Eastern Shore Brewery, this uncommon "coastal inspired jewelry made by Maryland artisans" shop features Mermaid Seaglass and Chesapeake Bracelets as well as sand-dollar inspired wearable pieces. It's worth the visit to simply explore and be inspired within their on-site workshop, where you can watch their artists at work!
Silver Linings, 203 South Talbot Street, proves that, indeed, "every cloud has a silver lining". Owned by Aida Leisure, who also owns DBS, this one-of-a-kind jewelry shop has original pieces that capture the charm and beauty of our Chesapeake Bay. Shelves are filled with innovative jewelry designs that are created with sterling silver and gemstones. From internationally recognized designers to trendy collectible lines like Chamilia and Kameleon, Silver Linings has something for everyone – including gift certificates!
The best part about jewelry shopping in St. Michaels? All of the best shops in town are located just steps down Talbot Street from Five Gables!


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Steve Kovar, Chief of Facilities Management
Mammoth Cave National ParkP.O. Box 7
Mammoth Cave, KY 42259Phone: (270) 758-2101Fax: (270) 758-2349
Monthly ferry traffic count forms and guidance for state funded ferries:
KYTC Ferry Traffic Count Guidance
TC 59-004 KYTC Ferry Traffic Counts form
TC 59-004 KYTC Ferry Traffic Counts Form
To find tourist information on the ferryboat operations throughout the state and to find other sites and attractions to visit near the ferryboat operations, visit the Kentucky Department of Travel webpage to view the Visitor's Guide Online or use the Interest Finder tool.
Division of Planning
200 Mero Street
Frankfort, KY 40622
Fax: (502)564-2865
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There are always several hallmarks to every preseason football camp, but chief among them are the position battles. While there is competition at every position, some are a little more wide open than others. Here's a look at five position battles, among others, to watch this spring.
Wide receiver
The biggest question mark on offense is at receiver. There is not a lack of players to choose from, but the hope is this preseason a wide out or two will emerge as consistent performers.
Senior T.J. Graham and fifth-year senior Jay Smith were atop the organizational chart released in the preseason media guide. The speedy Graham is hoping to be remembered for more than being a prolific kick returner. He caught 25 passes for 316 yards and four touchdowns last year, and he has 53 career receptions for 696 yards and five scores. Consistency and dropped passes have plagued Graham throughout his career however.
Smith was NC State's most highly touted recruit in what has proven to be an underrated 2007 recruiting class, but this will be Smith's last chance to live up to his billing. He has 22 career receptions, 10 of them coming last year, for 221 yards and one score.
Smith will likely be pushed by classmate Steven Howard and promising redshirt sophomore Quintin Payton. Howard has 25 career catches for 262 yards and one touchdown, while Payton caught four passes for 38 yards in limited playing time last year.
Graham will be pushed by redshirt junior Tobais Palmer, who is one of the few players on the team that can give Graham a good footrace. Palmer is a junior college import that redshirted last year. Redshirt freshman Bryan Underwood will also bring good speed to the mix.
The wildcard could be redshirt sophomore Everett Proctor. He started his career at quarterback before moving to safety and is now at receiver. The 6-foot-2, 219-pounder has limited experience at wide out, but four of his five receptions as a senior in high school went for touchdowns. He had 134 receiving yards for an average of 26.8 yards per catch.
Joining the mix are freshmen Hakeem Flowers and Maurice Morgan. Flowers is one of the most heavily recruited players in State's 2011 class, while Morgan may be the most athletically gifted recruits signed.
Right offensive tackle
Fifth-year senior Mikel Overgaard started the first two games at right tackle last fall before an elbow injury and the return of redshirt junior R.J. Mattes from ACL surgery sidelined Overgaard. He played sparingly in four of the eight games after his return from the elbow injury.
Mattes though has moved over to play left tackle, replacing departing starter Jake Vermiglio. That leaves right tackle as the biggest position battle entering camp, and Overgaard has the early inside position to regain the spot. He will likely be challenged however.
Sophomore Rob Crisp, a five-star prospect in the 2010 class, has the physical abilities to be a dominant player on the offensive line. He played in all 13 games last year and started the season opener against Western Carolina at left tackle.
Running back
This position battle got much more interesting when head coach Tom O'Brien revealed at ACC Kickoff that sophomore Mustafa Greene, who was expected to be the feature back in the offense, will likely be out until around the first of October recovering from a foot injury suffered in spring practice. Greene led NC State last year with 134 carries for 597 yards and four scores, impressive numbers for a true freshman.
With Greene unlikely to go by the start of the season, the battle will be between junior James Washington, fifth-year senior Curtis Underwood, redshirt junior Brandon Barnes and redshirt freshman Tony Creecy.
Washington is the most experienced option. He started four games last year and finished the season rushing 71 times for 215 yards and a touchdown and also added 27 receptions for 185 yards and a score. Washington was expected to battle Underwood for the starting job last year, but that competition never materialized.
Washington had preseason injuries slow him while Underwood had fumbling issues in camp. Underwood rushed just 15 times for 62 yards, the fewest totals in his three-year career. Underwood was set to transfer after graduating in the spring, but instead he elected to return after Greene's injury.
The physically gifted and highly touted Barnes did not reach the field last year after dislocating his ankle in the spring of 2010. Like Barnes, Creecy was a four-star recruit and has made an impressive transition from high school receiver to college running back.
Defensive end
Specifically watch the seven-technique defensive end that lines up over the tight end. Fifth-year senior Jeff Rieskamp is a strong bet to start on the other side of the defensive line.
The two at the top of the organizational chart competing for the spot are redshirt junior McKay Frandsen, a junior college All-American in 2010, and redshirt sophomore Darryl Cato-Bishop.
Frandsen appears to have the upper hand heading into preseason camp. He was a strong performer in the Kay Yow Spring Game in April, making three tackles, including two for a loss and a sack. The defensive coaches however have been buzzing about Cato-Bishop since his redshirt year when he was the defensive scout team MVP.
Cato-Bishop had to spend parts of last season playing inside at defensive tackle. He played in all 13 games, making 10 tackles, including one for a loss, recovering a fumble and tallying an impressive six quarterback hurries in just 179 plays. That tied him for sixth in QB pressures on the team, but it's worth noting that the other six players that had more or tied him had at least twice as many snaps at Cato-Bishop.
The Pack took a hit in the preseason when redshirt sophomore Jarvis Byrd tore the ACL in his knee during a seven-on-seven in July. That will cost Byrd the season, and it may disrupt State's plans in the defensive backfield.
NC State moved promising sophomore David Amerson from boundary to field corner while moving Byrd to the starting spot at the boundary in preseason camp. With Byrd's injury, will NC State move Amerson back to boundary and start redshirt junior C.J. Wilson again at field corner?
Wilson started all 13 games last year and had 43 tackles, a team-best eight pass breakups and returned two picks for touchdowns. Amerson led all corners with 50 tackles and had a forced fumble and pass breakup while starting the last nine games of the year.
State has options though. Fifth-year senior Justin Byers has 14 career starts to his credit and was listed as Byrd's backup on the organizational chart released prior to the news of Byrd's injury. Redshirt sophomore Rashard Smith, an exciting rookie performer in 2009 before injuring his knee and missing the 2010 season, is also back in the mix.
Smith started three games as a true freshman before getting hurt and is a natural fit for the boundary corner spot.


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TWU coach Richie Bruister was content with Thursday's two wins over Eastern New Mexico, but his standards are high as the No. 8 Pioneers have their sights set on their third NCAA regional berth in four years.
"What I was disappointed in was our intensity on defense," Bruister said. "After we scored runs, it was good. They came out [Friday] and played like they were supposed to play. We had some huge defensive plays. Haley Colwell made one in right-center and Amanda Ruiz made one of the greatest catches you'll ever see. It was major-league."
With renewed defensive focus and continued offensive prowess, the Pioneers beat the Zias 7-2 on Friday to sweep the three-game series at Pioneer Field.
Bruister likened his well-rounded, power-hitting club to an American League franchise.
"Everybody 1 through 9 can hit the ball extremely well," Bruister said. "We can move runs around when we need to, but it's nice to wait for your pitch and be selective. Research shows that if you hit hard line drives every time you're going to hit .750, and that's what we want to do."
Ruiz not only made an acrobatic, leaping catch while crashing into the center field wall in the fourth inning, but she also went 2-for-4 with two RBIs.
That performance came after she led TWU with three RBIs in a 9-1 victory Thursday.
"She's consistent," Bruister said. "She was the JUCO player of the year for her region last year, and she's continued that success here. She's one of those players that's doing consistently awesome, but they just get overshadowed by the big things that are going on, and people sometimes forget about the little people."
The Pioneers got going in the first when Bailey Vrazel reached on an infield single, advanced to second on an illegal pitch and scored on Ruiz's single up the middle.
Lizzy Kelly's single to right scored Sarah Wittenburg in the second to make it 2-0, and Ruiz delivered her second RBI single when she beat the throw to first base.
"My swing has been completely off and I've been swinging at bad pitches," Ruiz said. "I've been keeping my foot going forward and actually swinging at good pitches. I'm really confident with our offense. I probably wouldn't have put those runs up if they didn't get on base, so they are doing well getting on."
After hitting in the No. 3 spot in the first two games of the series, Kelly was moved to ninth, where she boosted the bottom of the lineup with a 2-for-3 performance and an RBI.
"Being in the nine-hole now, it's what's best for the team," Kelly said. "Last year I did great [at No. 9], so I'll just keep working in whatever spot [Bruister] puts me in. He told me before the game, so I'm kind of used to it, but the mentality didn't change much for me."
Ashley Maddox was hit by a pitch and Kelly singled in the fourth, chasing starter Mary Jo Granger from the game in favor of Alberta Medina. Vrazel's line drive was dropped by center fielder Tylor Romero to load the bases, and a patient Colwell walked to force in pinch runner Karissa Hartwig to put TWU ahead 4-0.
The Zias finally got to TWU starter Larisa Garcia (10-1) with two extra-base hits to start the fifth inning. Aurelia Sandoval led off with a double, and Kuuleiokealoaha VonSchriltz tripled to right to make it 4-1.
Brandie Lander relieved Garcia and ended the threat. She earned her third save while striking out six Zias in three innings.
"We got good pitching from Garcia, and she went as long as she could because she pitched [Thursday]," Bruister said. "As soon as she got tired, we brought Brandie in and she closed the door on them. It was a great one-two punch."
In the bottom of the fifth, the Pioneers got back to their power game with a solo home run from Readicker, her 13th of the season, and a two-run shot from Maddox, her third, for a 7-1 cushion.
The Pioneers (33-7, 11-1 Lone Star) moved a game ahead of second-place West Texas A&M (27-3, 10-2), which split a doubleheader with Angelo State.
"We had to keep close with the top of the conference," Bruister said. "[The Lady Buffs] are no slouches, and they are trying to do the same thing. Everybody is playing good ball. It's a tough conference. The season is getting shorter now and we are in a good position."
PATRICK HAYSLIP can be reached at 940-566-6873.
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WP — Larisa Garcia (10-1). LP — Mary Jo Granger (4-5). 2B — E: Aurelia Sandoval. 3B — E: Kuuleiokealoaha VonSchriltz. HR — T: Jordan Readicker, Ashley Maddox.


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The Bureau of Labor Statistics today reported that in March the economy added 95,000 private sector payroll jobs and the unemployment rate edged down to 7.6%.
U.S. Representative Kevin Brady (R-TX), Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, said "America's troubling growth gap continues to widen, with the nation missing more than 4 million jobs and nearly $1.3 trillion from our economy as a result of the weak Obama recovery. Unless the President changes course, a lot of families will continue without a breadwinner and millions of Americans will remain without hope of finding a job."
Brady also noted that the civilian labor force declined by 496,000. As a result, the labor force participation rate decreased by 0.2 percentage point to 63.3 percent. "We have not seen this low level since Jimmy Carter."
"That's a red flag. It is unsatisfactory progress by any measure. We know that massive government stimulus, higher taxes and Washington red tape aren't working. Isn't it time to enact real pro-growth policies that encourage job creation and investment?"
According to JEC analysis, the growth gap between the number of private jobs generated by an average post-war recovery and the current recovery expanded to 4.2 million. The current recovery remains the weakest in terms of real GDP growth among all recoveries that lasted more than one year since World War II.
If growth during the Obama recovery had merely been average, real GDP would be 9.2% or nearly $1.3 trillion higher.
Source: http://kevinbrady.house.gov/brady-news-releases/growth-gap-widens-on-dismaying-jobs-report/


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I have a full set of Dunlop Gold Cup irons (R/H, 3-10) with the inscroption of Daw Fwsterwold (the italics makes it hard to tell if it is that or Dan Fiusterwold, or something similar). I've looked through the internet and can't find any reference. Please let me know if you can shed some light on this set.


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Anyway, the whole thing blows. Freak knee twists are no fun. I hope he gets better sooner than later. League is more fun with him and we're plenty good enough to beat the Bulls butts with or without him
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Wojo's article
"If Rose decides to reattach the meniscus – usually the route taken by young players – he's expected to miss the rest of the regular season. To clip off the meniscus is a riskier long-term issue, but could have Rose back in one to two months."
As cautious as Rose was with his ACL I'd think he'll look long term and opt for the repair and I think he should. If that happens I'd look for Chicago to look long term as well so instead of keeping Deng as a 1 year rental for a title run I'll bet they trade him. I think Chicago will start looking at next year if Rose is expected to be out for the rest of the regular season.
Without Deng, I don't think the Bulls can stop us. He is critical for defending Paul George and a cheap replacement for that job isn't going to get it done. Deng won that last game and even he would have his hands full. Paul George isn't even close to his prime yet.
Lance is finally home. Whether he becomes our starting PG or he's 6th man, he's getting big minutes and he's here to stay. #llortontnia
I agree but I think they've made it clear that they're not keeping him past this year. The only way I could see that happen would be if they amnesty Boozer which creates another hole. They're similar to us this year in that Deng and Butler are kind of like our Danny and Lance, at least financially. They're all in but if Rose opts for the repair and they have no chance at a title, I see them trying to get something for Deng while they can.
I don't recall which thread it was in, but I made a definitive statement that I was sure Rose would not make it through the season, and would go out on injury.
Again, it's not me just hating on Rose and being a 'sore rival fan' - I just tend to have a good intuition for this type of thing because I've gone through it so many times myself.
Is Rose a 'chronic minor nagging injury' type of guy? No. He has sustained one (now two) major injuries. But sometimes even an elite athlete just has a proclivity towards getting injured. Derrick Rose is one such player.
If and when he returns from this injury, I would make the exact same prediction again, sadly.
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Deng is not like Danny at all. Deng is healthy. Also, he's better than Butler. A better defender and he was producing offensively at 19 what Butler is producing at 23. Of course, Deng is my favorite Chicago Bull followed by Noah...
Lance is finally home. Whether he becomes our starting PG or he's 6th man, he's getting big minutes and he's here to stay. #llortontnia
It sucked when Granger got hurt last year, but I did not see many (if any) people going "well that sucks, but Im not gonna feel bad for him with all the money he makes".
Yes, I think we all understand these guys (and entertainers/athletes in general) are pretty well off. I think we also understand we are on a NBA forum, where it is understandable to talk about such issues, mega money be damned.
Also, I dont remember who said it, but I agree with the person who said these guys live their respective sport. I am sure life would go on, but lets not pretend these guys (esp. at the elite level) dont eat, sleep, poop, dream, etc basketball.
This injury sucks, if for no other reason than I enjoy watching Rose beat up on teams that are not the Pacers.
Hope he gets well soon, though I fear he may not be coming back any time soon.
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I agree with this. The Bulls are $7 million over the luxury tax too. They have an owner who doesn't want to pay it, and this will be the 2nd year in a row they've done so. Without Rose, the Bulls aren't contending for the title. So I think they'll look at trading Deng for some salary relief this season.
Deng for Derrick Williams and Corey Brewer? That saves the Bulls about $4.5 million, not counting luxury tax. That's an example of a deal the Bulls could consider.
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Derrick Rose's meniscus surgery is set for Monday. Expect a reattachment and lengthier rehab process. Tribune Blog: http://trib.in/18zBwTC
I'd be shocked if we saw him again this year.
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Deng is so under appreciated by the Bulls management and fans. They've rode him like a horse (to many minutes at times) and he has consistently delivered. I hope they do trade him so they see what they had.
I haven't seen a huge sample of Jimmy Butler, but what I have seen he seems way over rated by Bulls management and especially fans.
"Just look at the flowers ........ BANG"
I didn't say that. I said financially Chicago is in the same place with Deng and Butler as we are with Granger and Lance and that is that one player will have to go. Deng will cost more then Chicago can pay him next year so he's gone anyway. They're anticipating and extension for Butler. I expect that if Rose is out for the rest of the regular season then Chicago will see their title hopes vanish for this year and decide to move Deng for future picks.
Lance is finally home. Whether he becomes our starting PG or he's 6th man, he's getting big minutes and he's here to stay. #llortontnia
I hope he spends a couple more years fully rehabbing. Maybe by the time he's 30 and we have 3 rings or so he can return.
Lance is finally home. Whether he becomes our starting PG or he's 6th man, he's getting big minutes and he's here to stay. #llortontnia
If Deng had a rim protector like Roy, he'd be even more of a defensive beast.
Send him to the Western Conference. Get him away from PG and Danny.
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"It's just unfortunate that we've been penalized so much this year and nothing has happened to the Pistons, the Palace or the city of Detroit," he said. "It's almost like it's always our fault. The league knows it. They should be ashamed of themselves to let the security be as lax as it is around here."
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I could see Cuban offering Marion and filler for Deng. Expiring contract this year and it saves the Bulls some L.T.
I beg to add Lance.
that Bulls/Nets Christmas game was a great decision by the league
I've been trying to figure out how to get Deng to Houston
Thunder-Knicks pretty spectacular too.
Shame because Thunder-Pacers was just sitting there as a home run too.
I assume there's tons of direct flights from O'Hare to Bush International.
Here all week folks!
*Moon walks off the stage*
Out for the year. Wow. Just wow.
Million dollar question is if Bulls can still make playoffs (again) in weak East. I say yes.


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Thank God!!!!!
Finally we can all walk away from this wretched season and never speak of it again. I've been a Pacers fan all of my life and I can tell you I have never wanted a season to end so badly for so long.
First let me get to some housekeeping issues. A couple of you have sent me P.M.'s asking why I stopped doing Odd thoughts and I never got back to you.
Let me explain here. When I made the decision to stop doing them other than for an occasional one here and there it was because the demeanor of the board was already very negative and frankly I was doing nothing but adding to the negativity and at some point in time I could only complain about the same things over and over. It was already driving a couple of long time posters insane that so many people were jumping on JOB and others that almost every post I made was going to cover the same topic over and over so I just decided to back off and post in other peoples threads for the most part.
But the season is over now and I am going to fire this one for sure off and probably a few more in the coming days.
I will give fair warning now. If you are a Jim O'Brien fan or a Troy Murphy fan and maybe even a Larry Bird fan you will not want to read what I am going to say.
Also fair warning number two, I normally keep my post as clean of profanity as I can and as an admin. I know what we can and can not accept on here. So while I usually try and keep it clean fair warning # 2 I am probably going to let fly a few off color statements here.
I will admit that seeing the Reggie Miller movie honestly mellowed me out a lot and I mean LOT. In fact for about a week after that I felt pretty good and my disdain for the team dropped a lot.
Anyway sit back, keep your hands inside the ride at all times and let's go.
I was going to start with everything or anything else. I thought about going with up and coming players or players I thought would be a part of the team or what we needed or any number of other things.
But at the end of it all I can NOT make any plans, have any hopes or have any real clue about this team without talking about issue number one.
Jim O'Brien.
I know that Uncle Buck is already preparing his year end report and I am sure he will give you the logical intellectual rebuttal explaining everything that Jim O'Brien does. I know that people who run other web sites and intellectuals here are going to have their heads explode over what I am going to say and how I am going to say it but frankly tonight I just don't care.
Jim O'Brien sucks.
I'm tempted to just leave it at that but I am going to terry on.
In my life I have seen George Irvine, Dick Versace and Isaiah Thomas and Jim has surpassed all of them by leaps and bounds on my disdain list.
I have never in my life seen a coach, or frankly a person in general, so *** D@mn stubborn about doing things one way no matter how much the evidence to the contrary shows.
Don't kid yourself for one single min. that the end of the season run was a turning point for Jim. No way in hell. I can point to the Atlanta game, the Orlando game and then again to the last quarter of the last game of the season. Troy (the saloon door) Murphy was playing center and you had Danny Granger at the 4 or even worse in the Orlando & Atlanta games we had to once again try and guess which one was the power forward D. Jones or Dunleavy.
I said it in another post the other day and I'll repeat it here. If I could pick one word to describe O'Brien (well one clean word anyway) it is Hubris.
This man is so arrogant that he actually believes that his defensive schemes are so brilliant that he can plug anybody into his system and as long as they do as he say's that they will succeed. Thus he then is free to pick and use anyone on the offensive end that follows his one dimensional offense that spreads the floor. Thus why you see Troy Murphy play more front court min. than anyone not named Granger. We've even had to make up a new name for Murphy's position (stretch four) because everybody concedes the guy is not a real power forward. Now if we all agree with that what in the name of God do we call him when he plays center?
Is there another coach on the planet earth that thinks that Troy Murphy is a starting caliber center in the NBA? If you are going to say that Jim doesn't you might want to go back to the months of December through February and see who started in the center spot quite a few times.
I've said all season long and I'll continue to say Jeff Foster going down was the best thing that could have happened for the team this year. Not that I wanted Jeff gone but because it forced O'Brien to play Roy and even then he tried everything in his power to limit his min.
Back to his defense for a min. I guess it's been said before but I will say it again. Jim's defense is designed to give up shots that Jim's offense is designed to take. Does anyone see a problem with that besides me?
Now let's deal with the small ball thing for a min. When I think small ball I think players that might be a little shorter but usually they are faster, more athletic and usually better shooters. A team like Miami plays small quite well, in fact their team kicked our butts every single time we played them and it is simple they are all of the above over us.
However when Jim does this he really only looks to make sure that they are able to shoot from the perimeter better.
An example of a lineup that might work in situations for us would be to have Josh or Solomon at center with Danny at the 4 and Brandon at the 3 with D. Jones at the 2 and Earl at the 1.
This is a smaller lineup in height but each of them can jump and are as strong as their counterparts on the team. But that is not the lineup he would use because only Danny, Brandon and sometimes Earl can shoot from the three point arc.
I can't tell you how disgusted I was when I heard Herb confirm that he would return next year. I always knew it would happen but to have it be confirmed just made me ill.
I'll say it and I'm not sorry for saying it.
I hate watching any team this man coach's. I can not stand the amount of three point shots that we take and yes I am one of those who actually understand that he wants the three point shot to open up the driving lanes for ball movement and drives.
Well guess what, it didn't work. That would have been fine if we would have tried something else but whenever and wherever he could he wanted to go back to his preferred offense no matter how bad it was not working.
I asked this early in the season and I'll ask it again now that the season is over. At what point in time is it his responsibility for the shot selection, lack of off the ball movement and win/loss %?
I know some are going to say I am being unfair, well to my defense I tried for the first half of the season to give him the benefit of the doubt. I do acknowledge that some injuries certainly hurt the team over the season and a few players were not playing up to their potential. That is not on him. I'll give him that.
But this isn't the guys first season here guys. This is season 3 and we are getting worse not better and at this point in time you can only argue the lack of talent for so long. Because at some point in time it is proper to ask "are you properly using the talent you have available to you"?
So in short here are the issues that I do not blame him for.
• Injuries
• Brandon Rush's offensive production (however there is a caveat here)
• Larry Bird not getting him players that play his way in the off-season
• Bowser being laid off
Other than that, no pretty much everything else about this wretched season is his fault.
However having said all of the above and knowing how I feel about it I want to move on to person number 2.
Larry Bird.
Sorry guys I have been solidly in Birds corner since he took over. I actually like the players he has drafted, traded for or gotten via free agency.
But his extension of O'Brien to a guaranteed contract for next year is about all I can stand.
At some point in time you don't blame Ron Artest for going Artest just like you don't put a fox in a chicken coop and expect it to not react.
Well same principle applies here. You can't blame Jim O'Brien for being Jim O'Brien at this point in time. You can make a logical argument that he had to have him here for three years because of money. Fine I can live with that, I don't like it but I can live with it. But there is no way in hell this guy should have ever been extended.
Forget whether or not he lost the team, we can guess but will never truly know, but for certain that guy has lost the majority of the fans. If you haven't been to the fieldhouse when his name is announced in the pre-game the boo's come loud, early and often. You can not hear it on TV because the music is drowns it out and they better thank God that they play the music there because if not I'm afraid it would be embarrassing.
Now I am even going to give Jim some credit here. Why in the name of God did Bird go out and get players that he had to know that Jim would not want to use? In fact you can make a logical argument that Bird has done nothing but sabotage O'Brien from the get go by trading for a traditional post up center and dribble penetration point guard who didn't have a three point shot to getting a wing player in the free agent market that did not have an outside shot.
So from today forward every time that I see Troy Murphy at the five spot or I have to try and figure out which of the 6'4" players is the power forward I will no longer blame Jim O'Brien.
From this day forward this all falls squarely on the shoulders of Larry Bird. It is obvious that Bird supports this and if he doesn't support this he should have made a change.
Like Fox Mulder I still want to believe in what Bird is doing but frankly nothing and I mean nothing will change next season because until we change the culture of our team (where have we heard that before) from the top then nothing else matters. We may all want a power player in the draft or some great point guard, but none of those matters at all if we have a coach who will either misuse them or not use them at all.
Troy Murphy
You can tell me all about the double double's that he obtains. You can tell me all about projected figures per minute or over a game or any other statistic you want to tell me about to defend this guy.
There is only one set of numbers that means anything to me.
621 - 0
Troy Murphy has played in 621 career NBA basketball games and has appeared in 0 playoff games.
Now while it might be unfair to blame him for an entire team not making the playoffs, let me assure you he is a might big reason that his teams do not. In particular here because his is like crack cocaine to the coach that we presently have. He is not only a major player on our team, he is featured.
He is a very irritating player because what he does is often by choice and frankly sometimes it is down right offensive. I called him saloon door before because that is what his defense is like a two way swinging saloon door that offers no real resistance and is there for mostly show.
I love now how we are trying to cover up the fact that the guy blows on defense by saying that he is a good team defender. Whatever the hell that means. I mean I know what it means to me but I have no idea what they mean by it. To me it means that Troy will get between himself and the ball and the basket to only move to the side while his player drives right past him. He could either attempt to actually defend the player or even take a foul to stop the drive. But more often than not he just literally turns side ways to get into rebounding position thus leaving the man to either get a lay-up/dunk, get fouled by another defender or every now and then they miss the lay up and the powerhouse that is Murphy sweeps in to get the board. Thus padding his stats on the rebounding number but there is no real actual stat that shows you getting blown buy other than the +/- and as we all know from Jim's talk with Duke the +/- is just A tool no THE tool.
Funny how that works that way when the +/- doesn't back up your reasoning as to why a player plays all of the time.
I don't have the game anymore on DVR but there is a time in the Wiz game that McGee drives the lane on him and it would be comical if it wasn't so damn sad how Troy reacted to this. He about tore his hip out trying to get out of the way.
But what I hate most about Murphy is that he is making me question the value of rebounding. I actually have said that rebounding numbers don't matter this year. Me, I said that. I've never uttered those words in my life.
Now let me give Murphy a little bit of a break here. I don't blame him for all of the time on the floor. That fell on O'Brien and from today forward falls on Bird. He is only doing what is asked of him by shooting the three's and everybody knows his lack of defense so he does what he can with what he has. So no fault to him for some of that, although not taking a foul instead of making Roy or someone else take it is just purely selfish IMO but for all I know he has been instructed by O'Brien to not foul.
If Bird is going to keep O'Brien (which he is) then he has to do one of two things. He either has to get more players exactly like Murphy or he has got to get rid of him so Jim can not play him in the high 30's for min. again next year.
I would also like to now take this time to make the following confession.
I was wrong about Troy Murphy. I freely admit when he was with G.S. I thought he was Brad Miller light and I was looking forward to getting him. Hell his first year here I even defended him because I thought too many people were looking at his contract and not at what he was doing.
Well let me be the first to say I was dead wrong. I was fooled by hallow numbers and he is NOT the player I thought he was. I thought he was going to be a far more physical player and a decent defender.
Whew boy was I wrong there.
So I apologize to Anthem who had this guy pegged from day one.
Part two of my multi part series will come later.


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Warning! The winner of "Survivor: Cagayan" is revealed at the end of this story. If you don't want to know who won, stop reading now. Or read a little bit but stop before you get to the end.
Jeff Probst gives us a quick recap. Brains, Brawns, Beauty, mergers, a quitter, alliances formed and reformed and formed again, magical hidden idols, and a whole lot of crazy.
He also talks about the final four: Tony, the New Jersey cop; Woo, the martial artist; Kass, the attorney who nicknamed herself Chaos Kass; and Spencer, the chess master who has stumbled to the end despite the odds.
Then we join the final four returning to camp after unceremoniously dumping Trish from the unholy alliance. They learn that Tony joined in on the vote to get rid of Trish, who had been his strongest ally. He says it was strategically smart.
Tony continues to promote the myth that his magical idol will allow him to play it at the next tribal council. He can't. Like Cinderella at 12:01 a.m., the special hidden idol lost all of its powers with the last council meeting. Kass isn't convinced that Tony will be able to use it next time to guarantee himself a spot in the finals, but Spencer just doesn't know, and that worries him.
The next morning, Kass decides that Tony is an idiot, and that he hasn't had to do much in the game because he was on a winning team right up to the merge.
A boat arrives on the beach. Kass wonders if it's someone bringing food, but it turns out to be even better. It's a family visit — Kass's husband, Spencer's sister, Woo's cousin and Tony's friend, and baskets of food. Tony is sad that his wife couldn't come because she needed to stay home with their 4-month-old daughter. He opening weeps and his tears make us dislike him a little bit less.
Woo wants to win so much. He can see himself winning, proposing to his girlfriend, after asking permission from her parents, and starting his family with the $1 million. He'd also open a tae kwon do studio and help his mom, who is disabled after a heart attack.
Kass talks to her husband about how all the women on the jury hate her, but she plans to tell them she played like a man and was a good role model.
Spencer says it's do or die, and he's not going to die.
The players and their loved ones head off for the challenge, but before we head to commercial, Probst shows us the green room, where only the players are waiting, watching the show. They all look so clean and well-fed.
Immunity challenge
Back in the game, Probst says the family members have been invited to watch the challenge. The players stand on posts in the water, where they will use a bucket to scoop up water and fill a tube that causes a float with a key to rise. They then must swim to shore, use the key to unlock puzzle pieces and solve the puzzle.
Kass is very unsteady on top of her pole. It's difficult. The wind is blowing and it's hard to get water into the bamboo pipe. Tony gets the key first, followed by Spencer and Woo. Kass continues to struggle.
Spencer is making progress on his puzzle while Tony is lost. Kass is behind, but she is rocking the puzzle. Spencer is closing in on the solution, but Kass flies through the puzzle to win immunity challenge, right when she needs it the most.
Spencer feels bad about losing but feels worse about losing to a "brain-dead weasel like Kass." Come on Spencer, tell us how you really feel?
The loved ones go home and the players go back to camp. Kass says she has sealed her fate, and will get rid of Spencer and go to the finals with two Brawns.
However, Spencer has a thought. He thinks that because Probst didn't say that one of the final three will have a shot at the million, so he's thinking it's a two-person final, not a three. He wants Tony to vote for Woo, to create a tie. The two would then have to build a fire. Woo wonders if they would have to draw rocks or fight each other, or maybe it would just be a fire-making challenge.
Kass tries to figure out what everyone is doing, but then decides she doesn't care anyway because she has the immunity necklace and she's not giving it to anyone. And off to tribal council we go.
Tribal council
Probst still is amazed by Kass' comeback. She says it was her husband, cheering her on, that pushed her to victory. Trish, on the jury, shoots daggers at Kass. Tony says he was sad that his wife didn't show up, but he was glad to see his friend.
Spencer says his sister was right when she said he was neurotic. He's got a lot of plots in his head. He thinks Tony is the odd man out. Kass would take Woo, and Woo would take Kass, so Tony would have to win immunity to make it into the final two. Spencer, however, says he would take Tony, and he pledges in front of the jury that if he did anything differently, he would take himself out of the running for the million.
Kass ends up confirming Spencer's theory, saying she doesn't think she could beat Tony so would take Woo to the finals.
Tony says, hey, that's just what Spencer said.
But in the end, Tony doesn't heed Spencer's warning and the chessmaster is checkmated.
Probst tells Kass, Woo and Tony that they should try to get some sleep tonight because they will participate in their last immunity challenge the next day.
Back at camp, Kass is happy that things went as planned and Spencer went home, but instead of celebrating, everyone is sort of down knowing that one of them will be leaving. Kass things she'll be taken to the finals no matter who wins immunity.
Kass and Woo make a pact to take each other. Woo says he would be the stupidest player ever if he took Tony to the finals.
Final challenge
Holy cow, it's a massive obstacle course maze. They will race through to find medallions, which are used to open a chest containing cogs, which then must be assembled and turned to raise a flag. Big stakes.
Kass has a lead, but Woo and Tony catch and then pass her, but that logical brain works in her favor and she ends up finishing just a half second behind Woo, who wins the very important immunity necklace, guaranteeing his spot in the finals. Kass is upset, Tony is stoic.
Before heading into the commercial we are treated to another "live" moment with Probst, who interviews a bunch of kids, some of whom weren't even born when "Survivor" started. He tells them and all of the kids at home who are just dying to get on "Survivor," that if the show lasts long enough, they could be contestants. Then he gets a little creepy, telling them that he can hardly wait to snuff their torch. Run children, run.
Back at camp, Woo is so happy, but then he gets an uneasy feeling knowing that he has to choose who to go up against. Tony takes Woo for a walk, where he tries to convince Woo that Kass is the wrong person to take to the final. He plays on Woo's sense of honor, saying if he votes against Tony, he won't be able to say he'd been loyal and honorable.
He also tells Woo that Kass has made big moves and he hasn't, so the jury would favor her. Tony wonders if Woo is buying it because Tony isn't. He'd take Kass, too.
Kass makes her pitch that she's unlikeable and that Tony has played the better game, which will earn him jury votes. Chaos Kass is also Control Freak Kass and she's upset that Woo is in charge of her fate when he hasn't made a decision the whole time he's been there.
Woo can see points in both arguments, and he is stressed. But off they go to council.
Tribal Council
Probst asks Woo how he's feeling. He's honored, grateful and nervous. Was Tony's vote to get rid of Spencer about strategy or loyalty? Woo says he thinks Tony was showing him loyalty, and Tony jumps on that, saying he knows that Woo has played his game based on loyalty.
Probst asks Kass how it feels to have lost a close challenge. Losing is bad, but not having control over her fate is worse. She wonders if Woo will be loyal to Tony and lose the million.
Probst asks what the two had said to Woo, and Woo asks if he can go "off subject." He just wants to vote. He doesn't want to talk about it anymore. So Probst calls the vote. Woo is the only one who casts a ballot, as Tony and Kass' votes cancel each other out.
Probst tallies the vote, and Kass is booted, becoming the last member of the jury. Tony is happy; Spencer is shocked; the rest of the jury is sullen.
Back at camp, Woo explains his decision. He knows it could jeopardize his chances, but it felt right, and he thinks the jury will appreciate it. It's more honorable to go up against the strongest competitor.
The next morning, they are treated to a feast of eggs, sausage, orange juice and sparkling wine. While Woo is cleaning up, Tony spots a rolled-up clue and hides it from Woo.
It directs him to the back of the camp for another surprise. It's a mirror and scale. He checks himself out and sees that he's lost 21 pounds. Then he calls Woo over, who thinks he looks pretty good. He, too, has lost about 20 pounds.
Having faced themselves in the mirror, they head off to face the jury.
The jury
Tony gives his opening statement first. He's here to answer all their questions, but they should know that voting them off was nothing personal. It was all strategy. He also thanks Woo.
Woo says he came in knowing that lying was part of the game and it was difficult for him. He tried to abide by his principles. He got through by thinking about his mom, who suffered a serious heart attack and fought her way back.
First up is Sarah, who congratulates them, but she calls Tony out for swearing on his badge not to vote her out. She doesn't know if she can write his name down.
Jefra wants Tony to own his game, and admit that he backstabbed most of them and had no allegiance to any of them. And the minute he tries to weasel out of it, she's going to write down a W so fast, she's not kidding. Tony says he's owning it, but he doesn't really.
San Jose's Morgan is next. She talks about how she keeps men in her back pocket and wants to know how Tony did it when he doesn't have breasts. He says his was genuine to people. Morgan says she respects Woo for taking Tony instead of someone who didn't deserve to be there. Hello, Kass is sitting right there.
Jeremiah calls Tony out for swearing on his wife and kid, which makes him something that is bleeped out. From where he's from, that's pathetic. He asks Woo if Woo really wants to win the game. Woo says he does.
Tasha is next to launch into Tony. She wants to know how he kept his alliance when he repeatedly broke his promise to each and every one of them. He says he only went against those who were turning against him, except for Trish, who never did anything against him. She asks Woo why he allied with Tony, and Woo says he didn't for a long time.
LJ wants to know who Tony is. Is he for real or just living a fantasy? Tony says he was afraid of LJ, and once LJ agreed to vote off Woo, Tony could then use that as justification for turning on LJ.
Kass, still bitter from her recent dismissal, asks Woo why he didn't take off the dragon's head, and pick her for the finals. Woo says he picked Tony because he felt she didn't deserve to sit there and Tony did.
Trish has one question for Woo. Whose idea was it to vote her off? Woo says it was his because she was such a threat. She thanks him for the compliment, then she turns on Tony, saying he wouldn't have been there if not for her. People trusted her and she used that trust to protect Tony. What's worse, she says, is that Tony swore on the grave of his father that he would never turn on her. She has lost two brothers and she wouldn't have sold their souls and desecrated their memories for a million dollars. Was it worth it to him? Tony tries to explain, but she keeps at him until he admits that yeah, it was worth it. Trish turns away, completely disgusted.
Spencer compares Woo to a dog. He did only what Tony, his master, told him to do, and then he failed to make history by bringing the biggest goat ever to the finals. Kass, the aforementioned goat, gives a look like "I'm sitting right here, people." Why, Spencer asks, did Woo stay loyal to his master? Woo says he was following his beliefs. Spencer then turns to the jury and makes an eloquent argument that Tony played his ass off, found three hidden immunity idols and deserves to win.
Tony appears crushed by what he's heard, but he shows a glimmer of hope at Spencer's endorsement.
Probst calls for the vote. All we know is that Spencer voted for Tony to get the money, and Tasha voted for Woo; the rest of the votes are a secret. Probst gathers the urn, thanks the cast and heads off through the real jungle and into the fake one.
And the winner is
Before reading the votes, Probst says that he can't think of a season where more people came to the game set to win, and that's the way it should be played.
Votes are counted and unbelievably, the Mad Cop takes the title and the money.
What do you think? Did Woo make a mistake? Did Tony deserve to win?
See you in September.


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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Michael Frazier scored only 202 points during his freshman year with the Florida Gators, but 156 of them came from behind the 3-point line. That ability to hit perimeter jump shots will be essential to the United States entry in the FIBA U19 World Championship, which begin June 27 in Prague.
With the final cut down to 12 coming late Monday, Frazier made the squad over Oregon's Damyean Dotson, Georgia Tech's Marcus Georges-Hunt, Villanova's Ryan Arcidiacono and Pitt's James Robinson.
Frazier joins Oklahoma State All-Americam Marcus Smart, Washington recruit Nigel Williams-Goss, Louisiana-Lafayette surprise Elfrid Payton and Duke star Rasheed Sulaimon in a backcourt that will be challenged to provide better long-range shooting than the U.S. squad managed in qualifying for the Worlds with last summer's victory at the FIBA Americas U18 championships.
The Americans won their five games in that event by an average of more than 40 points, but they shot only 21-of-82 (25.6 percent) on 3-pointers. The field at the FIBA Worlds will be more challenging, with such players as Dario Saric of Croatia expected to compete. The U.S. has won the U19 title only one in the past six times it was contested, in 2009 with Butler star Gordon Hayward leading the way.
The U.S. will be coached by Florida's Billy Donovan, whose assistants are Shaka Smart of VCU and Tony Bennett of Virginia.
"Getting down to 12 is the real hard part because in a lot of respects we easy could have kept 14-15," Donovan said in a release from USA Basketball. "There were some tough decisions, difficult decisions, but I think we feel overall that we have selected an athletic and versatile team. Our style of play will be an aggressive, up-tempo, running, pressing style. From an execution standpoint we've got to get better there, a lot of the other teams over there have been together for quite some time and that's probably a strength of their teams, so we felt that we have to rely on some athleticism."
MORE: SN's player-by-position rankings for 2013-14 — from centers on down
The team will continue training in Colorado Springs on Tuesday and Wednesday before departing for a three-day camp at the Washington Wizards training center Thursday through Saturday. The U.S. will play its first game June 27 against the Ivory Coast.
The squad's frontcourt features the significant offensive abilities of Chicago high school senior Jahlil Okafor, a 6-11 center at Whitney Young who is ranked the No. 1 prospect in the 2014 class by ESPN.com and helped the U.S. win the U17 Worlds last summer. He'll be joined by dynamic forwards Montrezl Harrell of Louisville, Jerami Grant of Syracuse, Aaron Gordon of Arizona and Justise Winslow, another class of 2014 member who will be a high school senior at St. John's in Houston. Virginia's 6-11 Mike Tobey is a shooting big man, and Tennessee's 6-8 Jarnell Stokes will provide muscle and experience.
"These kids being here since Friday, obviously there's been a physical toll on them, but I don't think you can underestimate the mental toll of these kids trying so hard to make the team," Donovan said. "Here it is today and they have gone through Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday—four pretty difficult days against really difficult competition, and the uncertainty of 'am I playing well enough'; 'am I going to make the team or not make the team?'
"So I think getting that behind us now and going forward we can get our guys focused on being the best team."
Michael Frazier, Florida, 6-4 sophomore guard
Aaron Gordon, Arizona, 6-6 freshman forward
Jerami Grant, Syracuse, 6-6 sophomore forward (unable to play because of illness)
Montrezl Harrell, Louisville, 6-7 sophomore forward
Jahlil Okafor, uncommitted, 6-10 center (nation's No. 1 recruit, per ESPN.com)
Elfrid Payton, Louisiana-Lafayette, 6-3 junior guard
James Robinson, Pitt, 6-3 sophomore guard (Grant's replacement)
Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State, 6-4 sophomore guard
Jarnell Stokes, Tennessee, 6-8 junior forward
Rasheed Sulaimon, Duke, 6-3 sophomore guard
Mike Tobey, Virginia, 6-11 forward center
Nigel Williams-Goss, Washington, 6-3 guard
Justise Winslow, uncommitted, 6-6 forward (top-10 ranked recruit)


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With just $10,000 raised, the Mare Island Historic Park Foundation has a long ways to go in raising enough money to secure the historic USS Olympia war ship.
With some luck, it will have six more months to make an effort.
"If they can raise $8 million for lights on the Bay Bridge we can do something here," foundation member and organizer Dennis Kelly said.
For more than two years, the foundation has worked to secure the one-of-a-kind historic steel cruiser.
The Olympia is the world's oldest surviving steel-hulled warship and was made famous for her role as Admiral Dewey's flagship in the 1898 Spanish-American War. Prior to fighting in that battle, the ship underwent an overhaul at Mare Island Naval Shipyard.
The ship is now at the Independence Seaport Museum in Philadelphia. Unable to take on costly ship repairs, the museum solicited requests from other groups that might want the ship.
The foundation, plus one other contender for the ship, has requested the deadline be extended from May to November to get enough time for engineering studies and to raise funds.
Besides the Mare Island foundation, the South Carolina Olympia Committee has also requested more time to raise money, and submitted reports.
The foundation would like to secure the ship and place it along the Mare Island waterfront which provides a strong historical tie.
Kelly said he hopes to get word next week on whether the museum will grant a time extension.
To show it is a good contender, the foundation must raise $20 million, Kelly said.
"We definitely have got to do something different and we got to find some sponsors or else we'll fail," Kelly said.
Kelly said the foundation is in close contact with the museum, and added he believes Vallejo has a strong chance of securing the ship.
"We've got the historical connection and we've got studies that show we'll generate enough income. We just need to capitalize our efforts," he said.
Contact staff writer Sarah Rohrs at email@example.com or (707) 553-6832. Follow her on Twitter @SarahVTH.


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Dodger Stadium upgrades ready for Opening Day
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Dodgers president Stan Kasten said on Saturday that the club will sell a record 31,000 season tickets for 2013 and the Dodger Stadium renovation, which will cost "north of" $100 million, will be complete by Opening Day.
"I'm happy, proud, and a little surprised that it did get done," Kasten said of the ambitious construction project that included total makeover of the clubhouse in time for Friday's exhibition game against the Angels, as well as fan improvements on every level.
Kasten's two disclaimers: cellphone service upgrades won't be complete until the second homestand and facility-wide wi-fi won't be operational until June because of the extensive rewiring that was necessary in the 51-year-old ballpark.
But in a compliment to late owner Walter O'Malley, who built the structure, and original architect Emil Praeger, Kasten said that "structurally, the stadium can last a very, very long time.
"I don't know the outer limits on the life of it, engineering-wise and structurally," Kasten said.
However, Kasten asked for fans patience on Opening Day, when the club breaks in new systems in an old stadium while servicing a sellout crowd of 56,000.
"Traffic will be a challenge, so come early," he said. "Opening Day is always a challenge. The irony is it's the toughest day to work with the fewest no-shows. We're using new systems and the only way is under fire. We know there will be bugs and glitches. I hope they're patient with us."
Kasten said the franchise wasn't as concerned with the final cost as it was being "driven by getting it right."
"We did what we could do in one offseason," he said.
Ken Gurnick is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Ready, aim, fire
Does this sound familiar? You're going hunting. You strap on 20 pounds of gear, grab your rifle and proceed to slog through two miles of brush, mud and rough terrain. By the time you reach your stand you're exhausted and it takes just about all you have to settle in.
Your heart is pounding from the exertion and as you try to catch your breath, out of the brush, 50 yards out, a buck the size of Texas appears. You take aim, but because your heart is racing from the trek, your arms shake and your pulse makes your vision throb. As you squeeze off your shot, it goes woefully wide and the trophy buck escapes.
It happens to the best of us; it happens to all of us, and it's tough to prepare yourself for something like this.
Or is it?
As we prepare for each hunting season we spend ample time at the range, sighting in our rifles, getting used to the feel of the trigger pull and conditioning our bodies to the recoil from the shot. The goal is to become familiar with our equipment so when the big moment arrives we know exactly when the firing pin will release so our body will react and we can make an accurate shot.
But, sometimes we can't depend on our bodies to react, or not react, to the external factors like exertion, physical activity or simple nerves.
If it was as simple as flipping a switch and controlling your body's physiological reactions, we'd all do it. Of course, that's impossible ... or is it?
Mind over matter, meditation, concentration — call it what you will — the trick is to condition your body to respond to conscious actions you take that will influence your body's physical state. If you've ever hyper-ventilated you know this — by controlling your rate of breathing you can calm the adverse reaction.
In this era of technology one expects there to be a gadget that legitimately helps with a situation like this, and I recently put one to the test. The Inner Balance app paired with the HeartMath sensor by HeartMath is an app and peripheral package that is designed to help you condition your body to concentrate on breathing rate and flow to give you a feeling of control in stressful situations.
Imagine the first scenario, after slogging through the mud and having your shot thrown off because your heart was beating so fast. What if you could slow your heart rate down, or feel like you did, to allow yourself to concentrate on the actual shot?
The Inner Balance program is pretty straightforward: You clamp the HeartMath sensor to your ear lobe and plug it into your iPad. The Inner Balance app runs you through a startup sequence that explains how the app works and then you cycle through breathing exercises. You adjust your breathing rate based on the "coherence" and feedback that app gives you based on your bio-data collected from the sensor.
The developers recommend doing these exercises two-three times each day, or anytime you feel stressed.
So I put it to the test. I decided to use handguns rather than a rifle, because the short barrel exponentially shows variance in your aim even from short distances compared to a rifle. I conducted my shooting at Mills Indoor Shooting and Archery range for a controlled environment.
At 10 yards I prepared two magazines of five rounds. I started with a control, simply loading, firing, doing a mag drop and then firing the second set of five rounds. Next, I changed out a clean target, reloaded both magazines with five rounds each ... then I did 60 seconds of cardio. I did as many jumping jacks as I could in that minute, without stopping, and quickly. When I finished I paused for about 30 seconds, then picked up my handgun and repeated the cycle.
The difference was immediately noticeable. The cardio workout, which also felt like walking a mile in gear, clearly affected my aim, causing my spread to nearly double in diameter.
I spent the next four days concentrating on doing the Inner Balance app exercises, twice a day, for about eight minutes per session. I tried as many of the different suggestions the app had, and improved my "coherence" level each session.
Then I took a return trip to the range. The control group was very similar. Then I did my 60 seconds of jumping jacks and then fired away at the target. This time, however, I did 30 seconds of Inner Balance training breathing. Comparing the target images, the results were very similar.
What really amazed me was how I felt as I was doing the set of shooting after the Inner Balance breathing. The first time around I felt awful — out of breath, head and eyes pulsing. It was incredibly difficult to focus on the shot.
However, after doing the breathing, I felt much more in control, my eyes did not pulse, and even though I could feel my heart beating at an elevated pace, I felt I was much better able to concentrate on my shots. I did not expect that, but even if the results do not show a 180-degree difference, the feeling while shooting felt much more like shooting in the control stage.
My conclusion is still a little indecisive. I plan to do more testing and I have a friend who shoots archery who will put it to that test.
That being said, I was really impressed at the difference I felt after doing these exercises and plan to make it a regular part of my routine. It may not be a perfect solution, and it certainly doesn't guarantee a trophy buck, but if doing these exercises means I can feel more in control of my shot, then count me in.
For more information about the app I used, visit www.heartmath.com.
(Phil Seibel is vice president of revenue development at the Brainerd Dispatch.)


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Hi all,
I have a humble request. Every arena has some kind of signature music or theme at times they play. Where I am going with this is for the Pacers it is the "race cars." I noticed during the NO Pelicans game there was some funky NO' jazz jive .. not sure what it was, I think it was during 3rd qtr. I am sure each stadium has their own "signature" themes. The Pacers have several.
One I must give KUDOS to is the DRUMS. Old school awesome atmosphere creatation. my request is this.
Pacers are a lock down solid fundamental basketball sound principally pound it down low and back outside hard nosed team. this is only a humble request.
the indy race cars are awesome. but for me and I noticed this in game 3 of ECF vs heat I believe it speeds up the tempo. I don't like that for the pacers while on OFFENSE. being that the blue and gold are a tuff nosed team. prefer more THUNDER from the indy race cars when the pacers are playing DEFENSE.
why does pacers PR not play the indy race car thunder on DEFENSE. speed up the offense of other teams. maybe that doesn't work vs heat. but I feel our teams STRENGTH is DEFENSE. its our anchor. I want our D symbolizing thunderous indy race car fast DEFENSE vs the opposing teams.
essentially... humbly requesting the "INDY RACE CARS" be played while pacers are on defense not offense. and play em loud!!!
thanks yall !! PD rocks.
* edit, in no way am I being critical. just feel like speed is not conducive to our offense. we are methodical band it down low. not the run and gun lakers or whoever. our speeeeed is DEFENSE.
Great to see so few Bulls fans in the Fieldhouse. GO PACERS!!


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Phoenix receives: Ramon Sessions, Darren Collison, Anderson Varejao, Brandon Rush, IND 1st round pick
Cleveland receives: James Posey, Vince Carter, Channing Frye
Indiana receives: Steve Nash, Antawn Jamison, Daniel Gibson, Luke Harangody, Joey Graham
No-brainer for all teams involved. IND 1st round pick will be in the late 20's, so it won't matter too much. Plenty of cap space next year to sign Deron Williams
And anytime Vince Carter and Baron Davis can be on the same team you have to do it.... same with Anderson Varejao and Robin Lopez


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Category: computer baby names
In a recent issue of PCWorld magazine, JR Raphael wrote an interesting and amusing article highlighting ten tech-inspired baby names. He was kind enough to give us permission to use some of his examples and add more of our own—names that might provide some extra inspiration to some techie parents out there without sounding as weird as, say, Audio Science. So no, we're not suggesting dot.com or Tweet or even Apple.
Conveniently for us, many computer programming languages were given people names, including those in this list of techie baby names with no ID following the name.
Ada—computer programming language, probably named in honor of Ada Lovelace, (born Augusta Ada, daughter of Lord Byron), considered to be the first programmer.
Agnes—a computer in the original Twilight Zone TV series
Claris—a company producing Apple software
Dora—a starship computer in Robert Heinlein's Time Enough for Love
Grace—Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper was a pioneering computer scientist whose work led to the development of one of the first modern programming languages.


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Because children shape the future, exposure to jungle gyms ensures that kids will grow up to invent giant slide highways to commute to their jobs at the ball pit. Teach the future about fun with this Groupon.
$5 for One Safari Play Pass at Indoor Safari Park ($9.99 Value)
- One safari-train ride
- One robotic-animal ride
- Unlimited access to jungle gyms, soft play area, and hands-on play center
- $1 additional fee for each accompanying adult<p>
Indoor Safari Park is designed for children 6 months old to 8 years old. Click here for operating and holiday hours.<p> Mini golf can also be added to this deal for an additional $3.50 per person for a single round, or $4.99 per person for unlimited access.
Indoor Safari Park
Indoor Safari Park embodies childhood dreams of the Serengeti with a varicolored landscape of tropical murals, plush jungle creatures, and both educational and entertaining activities. Cerebral toys teach little tykes the basics of numbers and colors, and wooden train sets review the basic origins of interstate commerce. Around the facility, mechanical elephants and zebras trot through a safe indoor jungle beneath giggling children, and a kid-size, primary-colored train chugs to life around a palm-flanked track. On an obstacle-flecked mini-golf course, prehistoric creatures guard the borders of each pin and avoid the ball pits that colorfully resemble the meteorites of their ancestors' demise. Age limits become obsolete with a specific play area for toddlers.


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Blue Jays claim Whiteside
The TORONTO BLUE JAYS have claimed C ELI WHITESIDE off waivers from the New York Yankees.
WHITESIDE, 33, appeared in 12 games for the San Francisco Giants last season, posting a .091 average in 11 at-bats. In 60 games with Fresno (AAA) he batted .224 with one home run and 20 RBI. The 6th round choice of the Orioles in the 2001 draft has played in 208 major league games with Baltimore (2005) and San Francisco (2009-12) posting a .215 average with 10 home runs and 43 RBI.


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Incubator Arts Project Presents Tele-Violet's LADY HAN, Now thru 2/17
Lady Han is a post-Christmas-nearly-Valentine's-Day, distinctly American take on a classical Noh drama about a prostitute going mad with loneliness.
Lady Han is an otherworldly, 20th-century spin on a classic Noh play, with a skeleton faithfully based on the 17th-century ? Japanese play by Zeami and flesh that is All-American. Lady Han is a story of a prostitute who falls in love with a client, Yoshida, and pines for him all Fall and Winter. When he returns she has already gone mad and doesn't recognize him. Using this poetic text and the conventions of classical Japanese drama, the production aims to lift our own culture - denim, Dolly, shopping carts, line dancing, plastic Christmas trees - to the height of elegance.
In a time of manic, maximalist, fast and furious entertainment, the piece takes audiences down an alternate path to use the theatre as a place of contemplation and focus, attempting to slow down our minds and explore the beauty and sadness in contemporary American popular culture. The bold production presents white-hot passion and sorrow with careful restrain and formality utilizing the tools of precise audio and production design. The driving force in this piece - as in traditional Noh - is the live music, which is composed by Taylor Brook, and features banjo, vocals and electronics.
Director: Katherine Brook
Composer and Sound Designer: Taylor Brook
Set Designer: Josh Smith
Costume Designer: Ryan Park
Lighting Designer: Ken Wills
Choreographer: Katie Rose McLaughlin
Stage-Manager: Hannah Johnson-Walsh
Performers: Jessie Shelton, Andrew Dinwiddie, Louisa Bradshaw, Brighid Greene, Nicolas Norena, Lena Moy-Borgen, David Gould, Alex Mallett
Text by Zeami, translated by Royall Tyler
Tickets: $18 General, $14 student pricing. Purchase in advance at incubatorarts.org, or call Theater Mania at 212-352-3101. Performances tonight, February 8 and February 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17 Incubator Arts Project inside St. Mark's Church, 131 East 10th Street, at Second Avenue.
Named after Tennessee Williams' infamous diva Violet Venable, Tele-Violet is a theatre company led by director Katherine Brook, that uses dramatic texts as well as real-world content to experiment with acting and dramatic form.
Upcoming pieces include Lady Han (Incubator Arts, February 2013) and Transcripts an on-going audio- archive-scripting project in collaboration with playwright Liza Birkenmeier("American Realism," 2011-12 and "All My Sons," 2013).
Katherine Brook recently received her MFA in Directing at Carnegie Mellon School of Drama. This past year, she directed "She Is King" at Dixon Place, "American Realism" at The Invisible Dog, the San Diego Museum of Art and Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, and "Suddenly, Last Summer" at Carnegie Mellon University. Katherine has also worked for StoryCorps, Elevator Repair Service, and currently, The Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theatre Festival. More information on the company is available at www.katherinebrook.com.
By offering a series of production programs that provide space, labor, technical assistance and administrative expertise, Incubator Arts Project supports the presentation of world premiere, contemporary work in the performing arts made by dance, music and theatreartists. Incubator Arts Project has been featured in American Theatre magazine, The New York Times, TIME OUT New York, The Village Voice, and The Brooklyn Rail and won a 2010 Obie grant. For more information, visit www.incubatorarts.org.


text: Jennifer Coolidge has starred in the feature films "American Pie," "Legally Blonde," "Legally Blond 2: Red, White & Blonde" and "A Cinderella Story," among others. Her television credits include "The Secret Life of the American Teenager," "Joey," "Friends," "Sex And The City," "Seinfeld," "The Closer" and "King of the Hill." Coolidge is an alumna of The Groundlings improv and sketch comedy troupe in Los Angeles. Born in Boston and raised in Norwell, Mass., she currently resides in Los Angeles. Coolidge's birth date is August 28.


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Grab A Gmail Invitation From iSnoop
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In an effort to reduce the amount of emails I receive per day asking for a Gmail invitation from about 300 to 295, I urge anyone that doesn't seem to have a friend on the Internet (since it seems that everyone I know uses Gmail) that can simply send them an invitation to check out the iSnoop Gmail Spooler. Just head on over there and put in your email address. You can expect a nice, fresh Gmail invitation arrive in your Inbox shortly. If it doesn't come, try it again. Just don't email me asking why.
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The X-Men Battle The Villainous Brood...
The X-Men are trapped! Trapped inside plastic-and-cardboard prisons by the villainous Brood! The latest series of 2-inch Marvel Minimates, - Series 47 - available at comic shops and specialty stores now from Diamond Select Toys, includes the bulk of the Outback-era X-Men team, as well as a nasty Brood alien. And be on the lookout for the rare variant Brood-infected Wolverine.
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To buy action figures, take a look at BigBadToyStore.com, Toynk.com, PastGenerationToys.com, BriansToys.com, ToyWiz.com, and MonkeyDepot.com.
For action figures, statues and sculptures, go to CSMooreStudio.com.
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Game 2 Preview – Canucks look to take stranglehold on series
Before every Canucks playoff game, Canuckz.com will be looking back at the previous game and provide a preview of the upcoming game. We'll let you know what happened, what needs to happen and what's likely going to happen.
On Wednesday night, the Vancouver Canucks rode a dominant first period en route to a 2-0 shutout victory over the Chicago Blackhawks to take a 1-0 series lead. Here are a few quick hits of what I noticed in game 1:


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Devizes Farmers' Market, which runs on the first Saturday of each month, is expanding thanks to funding from the Area Board.
Inspired by support from Wiltshire Council's board - and backed by Devizes Town Council - Wiltshire Farmers' Markets Association is adding an extra market which will run on the third Saturday of the month from July 19.
The market regularly has over 20 stalls with a good range of local products offered by the people who grow, rear or make them.
Regular products include freshly picked, conventionally grown and organic vegetables, salad, meat cuts and prepared products, cheeses from cow, ewe and goat milk, breads, cakes, pastries, pies, rape seed oils and dressings, trout, Sicilian olive oil direct from the producer, preserves, pickles, olives in local marinades, fudge, chilli sauces, smoked products, ciders, beers and locally crafted wooden garden items.
The extra market will have many of the existing producers but is also an opportunity to introduce some new ones giving a different offering but with the same level of variety, quality and traceability.
Mayor of Devizes, Councillor Sarah Bridewell, will launch the additional market at 11am on July 19.
Richard Rogers, Community Area Manager for Devizes, said: "Devizes Area Board is committed to helping make Devizes town centre a vibrant place.
We are therefore delighted to be able to support the expansion of the farmers market which contributes to the local economy, brings people into the market place and connects them with the producers of their food"
Both the Devizes Farmers' Market on the first Saturday of each month the third Saturday of the month will run from 9am-1pm.
For more details about Devizes and other Wiltshire Farmers' Markets call Sue Thomson 07541 762497, email email@example.com or visit www.wiltshirefarmersmarkets.co.uk


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ChUcK wrote:What's Iowa's number one?
jsun3thousand wrote:Disc golfers are holding the sport back.
Luv2Disc wrote:Plus how sick would it be to be flipping through the Disc golf magazine and see a pic of a pro holding or throwing one of your dyes?
chronicatm(DGCR FORUMS) wrote:the only person that deserves to be hit with a disc is frank delicious imo
Frank Delicious wrote:Welcome brother bear.
You feel generous to your enemies and handicap your deadly claws. You are now Evander Bearifield
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