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Ever thought that maybe why they ended up not being part of the future was because our coach did not know how to properly coach them? Rush has every bit as much pure talent as Granger if not more, yet he was told just to sit in the corner (he wasn't the only one). This team always played better when McRoberts started over Murphy, or received significant minutes. Maybe with the right coach McRoberts would have received the playing time to become a much better player than he is, or we could have had a coach who knew how to get the most out of Rush. JOB was a major reason why these two players did not have a future here, not the sole reason, but a big reason.
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At one point he may have been an honorable coach but by January of last season, O'Brien had no business even sniffing a basketball court.
I believe the development we saw at the end of last season could've happened in 2009 if O'Brien hadn't been such an obstacle to the team.
I believe he coached here for 2 1/2 years too long, so that's probably a fair amount of time for potshots. In other words, two more years of potshots at O'Brien is probably what you'll get from me.
All I have to say is that the public comments, including those that have leaked, all show that I view Jim O'Brien very similar to the players.
They have criticized him directly and indirectly on both the way he coaches and the way he treats the players. Make your own conclusion...whether it's right or wrong...but don't deny what the players have already said.
Which mean Bird deserves a good bit of the pot shots.
"Look, it's up to me to put a team around ... Lance right now." Kevin Pritchard press conference
With that said, I have Bird's back. I think he's done a good job with personnel and it might have been difficult for him to fire Jim...because Jim had important Pacer connections.
I believe it was Simon's decision to fire Jim midseason. Bird didn't want to do it.
I have Bird's back as well. He has done a great job. But not a perfect one. Exhibit glaring A is his keeping JOB around far too long.
It's just one of those blind spot anomalies that make you scratch your head.
"Look, it's up to me to put a team around ... Lance right now." Kevin Pritchard press conference
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"Nobody wants to play against Tyler Hansbrough NO BODY!" ~ Frank Vogel
"And David put his hand in the bag and took out a stone and slung it. And it struck the Philistine on the head and he fell to the ground. Amen. "
I'm sorry, but I wasn't fond of JOB AT ALL. I gave him a chance during his first season, and hated him after the second. Personally, the only thing he contributed to Vogel was getting his foot in the door and showing him how NOT to coach a team.
My God. I'm having flashback to when he decided it was a good idea to run a two PG backcourt (Ford and Watson) with two players under players 6'2" against New Orleans during the 2009-2010 season. I do believe that was the game where Darren Collison got his first triple double. Heck, I wouldn't have been as mad if he would AT LEAST had TJ Ford guard Collison (speed for speed matchup), but he kept insisting on having Watson run PG and Ford play the SG. I can honestly say that EVERYONE who couldn't stand JOB have that ONE game where they decided "Yep, he gotta go.".
D*mn...now my blood pressure is up. I have to go get a drink now.
Also deserves many thanks in my view. Both players had their growth stunted as professionals as a result of how they were handled, and to an extent at this point the same is true for Roy IMO. Hopefully Roy is now learning how to play as a big in the NBA as a result of having West to help guide him.
You know who was working with our young talent helping them improve before JOB was fired? Frank Vogel, among others. That was a big part of why he could take over mid stream. These players aren't broken.
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You know who was working with our young talent helping them improve before JOB was fired? Frank Vogel, among others.
Here is where you and I will vastly disagree with each other. There is no way of discussing the Indiana Pacers prior to Vogel taking over without talking about Jim O'Brien. That was a huge part of the problem, he was omnipresent in every aspect of the team.
You could not talk about player rotations, you could not talk about style of play, you could not talk about whether a player was or was not doing their job without the context of wondering whether this was or was not part of O'Briens plan.
Now believe me there are other system coach's, take Phil Jackson for example as an extreme, he is devoted to the triangle. But you never wonder if a player is playing out of position because Phil has decided to fit a round peg into a square hole.
The offense was certainly a product of his coaching. Notice how Vogel has the opposite coaching strategy yet we still have a wider variety of shots.
According to Bob Kravitz, Mike Wells & every other player who would be interviewed they all said the same thing. Jim O'Brien was the only coach you would hear in practice, when he allowed assistant coach's to work with players it was after receiving his instructions on what to do with them. He took no advice from anyone and in fact one of Birds statements the year before Dick Harter retired was that Jim would be instructed to take advice from Dick (didn't happen but Bird said it anyway).
No, it's impossible to not talk about Jim O'Brien when you talk about those pacers because he coached in such a style that there is no other way to do it.
Poor shot selection, defense by scheme instead of skill and playing games by % instead of actually adjusting and working a game plan are always going to be remembered for those teams. But I think if anything at all it will be his absolute insistence of having a power forward who could stretch the floor that he will be the most remembered for. Tyler or Josh, you could never have both because they had to share time with Posey last year. The years before that you had Troy Murphy playing min after painful min. although every time he was gone for any extended time our teams played better. "We must play small" should be engraved on his headstone.
For Gods sake Phil Jackson was just outright making fun of him here for using Murphy & Dunleavy at the 4 and 5.
However the greatest humiliation was in the summer league (which btw he also insisted on coaching) one time he had Josh chucking up 3 pointer after 3 pointer when Rick Kamala who was broadcasting the game with Steve Smith said "you know Smitty that Jim O'Brien can't be happy with that" to which Steve agreed. I set there with a face palm because I knew the truth and lo and behold the brought Jim over during the 3rd quarter to talk about the club and when Kamala said to Jim "you can't be happy with Josh putting up those three point shots" Jim just looked at him and said "we insist that he does it". He then went on to try and explain his offensive philosophy about stretching the floor and I am certain that during that talk he actually showed his forked tongue and cloven hooves.
Anyway when he left Rick turned to Smith and asked "was he kidding about McRoberts shooting the three" to which Smith said "I don't think so".
I'll just go ahead and say it now.
He was the worst coach I've ever seen and that is saying something considering I lived through George Irvine twice. Yes to answer the next question he made Isaiah Thomas look like John Wooden.
Now before you scoff and blow it off understand this. My criteria for coaching is beyond X's & O's. It also is in adjustments, personnel usages, and interpersonal relationships with your players and mostly understanding that if something isn't working you try something different and by trying I don't mean try it once and then revert back to what was not working.
He also gets points taken away from him because I know him to be a very smart coach, he can coach any style and he knows almost every style. But he is so committed to his way that come hell or high water that is what he is going to do.
That is hubris that is stubbornness and ultimately those are traits in a coach that are deadly when they don't work.
I have no problem with system coaches. (although I think that coaches that simply adjust their offense to fit their players are better) I've seen many types of systems work.
I find that being able to motivate (fail on JOB's part) knowing players strengths and putting players in a position to succeed (fail on JOB's part) knowing good rotations, and player balance, aka what guys play well together and provide enough offense and defense (Fail on JOB's part, I actually find that Vogel struggles a bit with this one too.)
But coaches that have successful systems have successful systems because they adjust their systems to their players strengths.
You know, I came here as a Price fan. For two years (at Uconn) I watched a kid who had a natural ability of knowing when to pass and when to score, and when he had the freedom of knowing darn well he wasn't going to come out of the game except for breathers, he actually tended to side on the "stop shooting when missing" mentality. (His senior year, after Jerome Dyson was injured. Calhoun essentially had to beg Price to shoot more, even when he'd miss.)
Now, I've said that Vogel stuck him on the floor with four guys who couldn't score, making him the main scoring threat, which is partially why he shot the way he did. But I also have to think, that part of the reason was because for a year and a half, he was taught that if he doesn't chuck up a three, he's coming out of the game..and might not return for a month.
You could see the effects of JOB when Price got a little panicky/was trying to help the team catch up. He'd speed up the court and either chuck up a bad shot or pass it to someone so they could chuck up a three pointer. Why wouldn't some of the other bad habits JOB taught the guys be showing up.
Do you know how often Price drove to the basket and passed the ball back out to a three point shooter at Uconn (instead of passing it into the post)? He probably did it more times in one game with JOB coaching than his entire career at Uconn.
I know AJ's game better from before he was a Pacer better than the other guys on the roster. . And quite frankly, I haven't seen such a radical change in a player's behavior..like ever. He tends to be a kid that just does what a coach tells him to do unless he's got some freedom, but he was still doing things that were pretty much the opposite of his natural tendencies. And that change just happened to fit into things that JOB preaches. I'd imagine a few other young guys (Josh a little, Roy probably, Granger sure seems like it. The mood about Granger has drastically changed from just two seasons ago.) are in a similar position.
Jimmy took some young guys, ignored their strengths and taught them bad fundamentals because he never adjusted to the game and to his players. Spreading the floor is good. Not EVERYONE needs to spread the floor. Player movement is good, but have some structured plays as a fall back for when needed, instead of the TJ/DC/AJ iso.
Systems are fine, if you've got the right players they can work. Sometimes though, you need to tweak them. If you don't have the right players you need to adjust. Jimmy just didn't know how to do that or flat out refused. A lot of his core beliefs were accurate on it's face (Vet over young guy, floor spacing, etc..) but were taken to the extreme, and actually weren't accurate on the team he had.
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I wish I could say the same. I might have a bias because I was actually coached by him, but I had a coach who exemplified all of the worst attributes of O'Brien. Also if you want to transcend sports I can't say at all that O'Brien is a worse coach than Caldwell. Caldwell is in a league of his own, I have never seen a team with as much talent as the Colts have do so poorly.
It's worth mentioning I think, what Bird's role in all of this is. And that is, I don't think we know. From reports we heard, Bird wanted to keep JOB. It's almost widely accepted how ludicrous it was to keep JOB as long as he was. However, we also know Bird was insistent that Paul George among others get more playing time.
I guess I'm suggesting we don't actually know whether or not Bird wanted JOB fired. The reports we have suggest he didn't [want him fired]. Some of the facts surrounding the issue suggest he did.
Either way it's not entirely pertinent. We have a strong coaching staff and Bird is doing a fine job brining in personnel. Just thought it's at least worth thinking about whether or not Bird is the one to blame for the JOB fiasco.
Last edited by mattie; 12-30-2011 at 08:05 AM.
Bird has a hard@ss side to his personality that somehow fellowshipped with JOB's demons which led to an irrational stubbornness to keep the coach rather than honor the players' wishes. Thankfully, Herb or somebody knocked some sense into him.
"Look, it's up to me to put a team around ... Lance right now." Kevin Pritchard press conference
I don't blame Larry for holding on to him, when we weren't really playing JOB-ball at the start of last season, the Pacers were actually playing pretty well most nights, and despite our dislike of the guy, Larry really couldn't justify canning him.
And then Jim discovered that Posey could kind of shoot the 3....
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"And David put his hand in the bag and took out a stone and slung it. And it struck the Philistine on the head and he fell to the ground. Amen. "
I don't get why so many on the board insist on demonizing Obie. His final 2 years were pretty bad, yes, and Vogel appears to be a much better fit. But did he really do so much lasting damage?
Our roster was pretty bad during most of Obie's tenure, does anyone dispute that? So the mediocre record is just a reflection of that. You might not have liked Obie's style due to philosophical or aesthetic reasons, but it's gone now and Vogel hasn't shown signs of incorporating the objectionable parts so shouldn't we all be happy about it?
It's silly to think that every thing that Obie did was evil. Obviously he did some good things as well, the indisputable one being that he helped to change the culture of a team in disarray. pacergod2 has pointed out several basketball things, and I'll add another - several of our players had career shooting years under Obie, which I don't think is an accident. You might not agree with Obie's emphasis on the long ball (and I don't) but the improved shooting comes in useful even now.
Lastly, I also think it's silly for Larry to get near universal praise for Vogel, while getting a pass for keeping Obie for so long. I really don't think there was some brilliant plan behind Vogel becoming coach - Obie was clearly Larry's guy to the end, and he selected Vogel to take over for continuity's sake. That Vogel worked out was something of a happy accident, and to Bird's credit he recognized it and rewarded Vogel appropriately. But not, it should be noted, before reaching out to other coaches (Adelman supposedly), and even then Vogel's return was preconditioned on getting better assistants.
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Yes, I actually do dispute that. I keep going back to this point. Jim said he couldn't make the playoffs with the roster he had last year. Frank Vogel not only took the SAME exact roster and made the playoffs, he then changed everyone else's opinion about the roster.
I guess I shouldn't be saying everyone.......
Answer this question. Does David West sign with the Pacers if Jim stays on as the HC?
He (West) has given some pretty specific reasons as to why he picked this team. Because of the youth, the talent, and the deep roster.
Does trading Mike Dunleavy for George Hill take a bad roster to those positives?
But yet that was the only roster change that had happened when West picked the Pacers. It's not like Bird revamped the roster really quick.
Nope, same exact players. The only thing that changed was the HC who was deciding on who was going to play.
EDIT: And you can say that you weren't talking about last years roster, but when he had Murphy from two years ago, but I'll go back to the original point.
Jim told us last season that the Pacers weren't good enough to make the playoffs. Think he regrets saying that now? I sure do.
Obrien may have just been here to hold court until all the bad contracts were gone.
So keeping OBie was a save money move. Also Obrien was brought in to instill some professionalism and discipline, or at least I seem to remember hearing that from Bird.
I had forgotten about the Posey defense on Howard. Ahhh, Good Times....


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It's commonplace on some farms to give a fresh cow a bottle of calcium just after calving. For many, this is considered cheap insurance to prevent clinical hypocalcemia (or milk fever). On other operations, calcium is rarely administered unless there is a clinical milk fever.
Which is the best approach? It depends on the dairy and recent history of fresh cow disorders.
If there has been a problem with milk fever, and there are some management and nutritional issues that are difficult to address, this preventative bottle of calcium may be a good idea. In other situations, it may be a band-aid that covers underlying nutritional issues.
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I'll use one of my regular herds as an example. This dairy's annual milk fever incidence is less than 2 percent, and dairy personnel do not routinely administer calcium at calving. When more than one milk fever case occurs in a few days, we know immediately that something has probably changed in the ration or management.
If this dairy were to administer a bottle of calcium to each cow at calving, we would likely not find this problem as quickly (or maybe not at all). Think of subclinical milk fever as you do other subclinical diseases. If you did something to cover up clinical mastitis, but still had subclinical mastitis, would this be a good thing? Of course not. Covering up clinical milk fever isn't acceptable either.
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Low calcium has multiple effects beyond the initial clinical event of the fresh cow being weak or down. In addition to the role of calcium in muscle function, proper immune function depends on normal calcium balance.
That bottle of calcium may get the cow through the initial period right after calving, but what about the prolonged effect of subclinical milk fever on metritis, mastitis and other diseases?
Another reason that I often hear in defense of the fresh cow bottle is that it gets the fresh-cow crew to take the time to look at the cow. This may be a valid reason.
Remember, however, "First do no harm." Can you implement another procedure to examine the fresh cow for problems without giving a bottle?
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This report was contributed by Sisters In Islam, Malaysia, from their Regional Workshop on Conference on Islamic Family Law and Justice for Muslim Women held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in June 2001. Discussants from a variety of countries consider marriage, polygamy, divorce, financial provisions and custody under the laws of each of their nations.
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Sisters in Islam organised a Regional Workshop on Islamic Family Law and Justice for Muslim Women in June 2001 in Malaysia. The workshop focused on areas of discrimination against women in the substantive provisions as well as the implementation of Islamic Family Law legislations, highlighted best practices and put forward strategies for reform. Experiences were drawn mainly from four ASEAN countries: Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines. There was also input from other experiences in Egypt, Jordan, Iran, Morocco and Pakistan. About 50 activists, Syariah lawyers and policy makers from the above ASEAN countries and from Egypt, Iran, Pakistan and the USA participated in the workshop.
Some of the international participants are well known in their countries and also in the international arena for their outstanding scholarship or activism on Islam and women's rights, and the struggle for the development of a more progressive Islam in the Muslim World, such as Dr. Amina Wadud (USA), Dr Nasaruddin Umar (Indonesia) and others. Dr Amina Wadud is an Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University and also a founding member of Sisters in Islam. She is a theologian whose book "Qur'an and Woman", is now a standard text in the study of Islam and women's rights in various different parts of the world. This book has been translated into Arabic, Persian, Turkish and Bahasa Indonesia. Dr Nasaruddin is a Vice Rector and Professor at the Faculty of Usuluddin (Theology), State Institute for Islamic Studies (IAIN), Jakarta. He is a well-known Islamic scholar who is actively involved in promoting the growth of a more progressive Islam in Indonesia. He is also a great supporter of women's rights in Islam and has written a book on Religion and Gender Equity as well as numerous articles and seminars papers on issues such as Gender Bias in Religious Interpretation, Approaching God with Feminist Perspective, Gender Equity on Inheritance and Testimony, and Criticising the Established Classical Islamic Law on Women.
The workshop was opened with a welcoming speech by Zainah Anwar, Executive Director of Sisters in Islam. In her opening remarks, several important points were highlighted:
- The injustice that so frequently occurs in the name of Islam is due to human weaknesses in understanding the true message of God.
- The point that to question the interpretation of the Syariah Law and its implementation does not mean that we are anti-Islam or we are questioning the word of God.
- Interpretation of the message of the Qur'an must evolve with changing times and circumstances and must include the voices and experiences of the ummah, men and women.
She also hoped that the workshop would be of acquiring and developing human knowledge to enable the participants to understand and give real meaning to the eternal principles of justice and equality that are enjoined in the Qur'an, in the light of today's changing times and circumstances and in particular, the changing realities of women's lives in the new millennium.
After the opening speech, the workshop proceeded with the country presentations by the presenters from Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines on the topic of Marriage, followed by the topics of Polygamy, Divorce, Financial Provisions and finally on the topic of Custody/Guardianship/Child Maintenance. This was followed by a special presentation on Procedure and Case Management highlighting the best practices in the Singapore experience. The final sessions focused on strategies for reform through theology and fiqh by Amina Wadud from USA, Ziba Mir-Hosseini from Iran and Amira Sonbol from Egypt.
Norma A. Maruhom, the Philippines
Several issues were raised under the broad heading of 'Essential Requisites of Marriage' and the subsequent 'Rights and Obligations between Spouses.' On the legal capacity to contract marriage, problems arise when the woman's wali refuses to give his consent. It is proposed that the consent of the woman, whether virgin, widowed or divorced should be sought first, and in case of conflict with the wali, the woman's consent should prevail. To circumvent the inability of a child bride to annul her marriageif the wali is her father or paternal grandfather, it is also proposed to abolish child marriages. As for the rights and obligations during marriage, the discriminatory provisions barring wives from accepting gifts without the husbands' consent should also apply to husbands, and both husband and wife should consult each other on either's involvement in lawful engagement or business.
Ratna Batara Munti, Indonesia
The marriage register or 'itsbat', was discussed, whereby the current tradition of marriage being performed according to religious rites without being officially recorded subjects the system to abuse, especially by the men. As illustrated by the case of Mandra vs. Rina 1996, the husband promised to register his marriage but did not do so. After having had a child born as a result of the marriage, the husband conveniently claimed that the marriage was null and void. This situation naturally presents a dilemma to women, and the problem is multiplied when there are children involved. In this particular case, the court ruled in favour of the man. One proposal for reform is that the Religious Issues Office should be pro-active and go to the ground to approach couples who were married without the recording process. She also touched upon the issue of the return of half the dowry (to the man) in the case of the break-up of an un-consummated marriage. The dowry in itself is already being perceived as a symbol of the man's 'ownership' of his wife, and the woman who has to return half the dowry is dealt a double blow, as the ensuing divorce often arises from circumstances involving victimization of the woman.
Nik Noriani Nik Badlishah, Malaysia
According to the Federal Constitution of Malaysia, Islamic family law is not under federal jurisdiction but under the jurisdiction of each State. Therefore, there are 14 separate jurisdictions (including the federal territories) on Islamic family law in Malaysia. She expressed particular concern over the state of Kelantan's enactment, which contains provisions different from that of the other states. While most states require the consent of the woman and do not allow marriages by compulsion, the Kelantan enactment allows a virgin's marriage to be solemnized without her consent, when the wali is her father or paternal grandfather. This particular juristic view is most difficult to justify in present day conditions, especially given the actual circumstances of Kelantanese women who in general are economically independent and actively engaged in business. It can be seen from the actual realities that the women are relatively self-reliant and certainly quite aware of their own interests. Another issue that was touched upon is the issue of marriage contracts, where women's groups in Malaysia have proposed the inclusion and registration of optional terms in individual marriage contracts, e.g. stipulation against the husband taking another wife during the subsistence of the marriage.
Halijah Mohammad, Singapore
The Singapore state is secular, marriages and divorces are covered both by Civil and Syariah courts. Of particular interest are 'mixed marriage' and 'double marriage' cases. A 'mixed marriage' occurs when a couple from different religious backgrounds marry each other. The problem arises when the Muslim party e.g. the husband dies, leaving the non-Muslim widow and children in a quandary as regards inheritance. A variant of this is the 'double marriage' i.e. when a mixed couple were first married under the civil law and later, upon one partner's conversion to Islam, went through another marriage ceremony, this time according to Syariah law. Subsequently, if the marriage breaks down, the couple would have to go through the divorce process twice, both at the Syariah and the Civil courts.


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For a lone grasshopper, this tree branch is fraught with danger.
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Five eyes.
Up to 6 inches long.
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Indrajala wrote:gregkavarnos wrote:What possible impact on your life, as a Mahayana monk...
What exactly does "Mahāyāna monk" mean? Is this in contrast to a Vajrayāna monk? If so, this is again one of those Tibetan Buddhist distinctions that are projected onto others who may not recognize them. That's really unfair, like calling a bhikkhu a Hīnayāna monk. He wouldn't call himself that.
I tend to think of myself more as a śramaṇa. There's really no need to identify with terms so heavily.
A Mahāyāna monk (or layperson) is someone who, in addition to Pratimokṣa vows, also has Bodhisattva vows. A Vajrayāna monk (or layperson) additionally has samaya vows. Where the lower vows contradict the higher vows, one follows the higher vows.
A bhikku would not recognize Theravada (along with the other "eighteen" schools) as hīnayāna, and he also would not recognize the validity Bodhisattva vows or Vajrayāna vows.


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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- The director of South Carolina's social services agency says more people are getting jobs and coming off welfare rolls.
Department of Social Services Director Lillian Koller said Tuesday that nearly 12,300 people stopped receiving welfare payments between September 2011 and June through its welfare-to-work program. That's more than double the number during those months a year earlier.
Koller says the more important figure is the 21,000 children whose parents are now working and can break the cycle of poverty.
In South Carolina, welfare pays a mom with two children just $223 a month.
Koller says about half of those taken off welfare are working at least 30 hours weekly. The jobs average paying $9 an hour.
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This wonderful recipe comes from Christine of Cook the Story.
When I'm going out for the evening I ask my husband what I should pick-up for his dinner. He always says "Don't worry, I'll find something." But buy a can of baked beans because that's what he'll search for when hunger hits.
When he makes chili I add beans to the grocery list without glancing in the pantry because I know that he's used every legume in the house.
When we're out for dinner, if there's a Pasta e Fagioli or a Cassoulet on the menu I know before he does what he'll order.
And yet, when he asks what's for dinner and I answer, "Bean Soup" he doesn't exactly Cha Cha over to the drawer for a soup spoon. In fact, he kind of slumps with disappointment.
Despite his unenthusiastic response, I know that he'll scoop the bowl dry and then ask for more because my husband is subconsciously in love with beans. He loves beans but he doesn't seem to know it.
If I want an enthusiastic response to "Bean Soup" I've learned that I have to give my husband something more than just beans to get excited about. I have to give my bean soups a Cha-Cha-worthy twist and an interesting title.
This bean soup is colored with saffron, spiced with smoked paprika and deepened with chorizo. Those Spanish flavors dance when each bowl is topped with a piece of Manchego garlic toast and then popped under the broiler. And of course, there's that exciting title: 13 Bean Flamenco Soup with Garlicky Manchego Toast
Exciting title aside, it's still a simple hearty bean soup that lets the beans shine so that those who are aware of their bean-love can shimmy and shake with anticipation as well.
13 Bean Flamenco Soup with Garlicky Manchego Toast
To make this soup vegetarian, use vegetable broth, omit the sausage, add ½ teaspoon more of the smoked paprika, 1 teaspoon cumin and ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes.
Serves 8-10
- 2 cups of Bob's Red Mill 13 Bean Soup Mix, soaked (see soaking instructions below)
- ½ of a medium Sweet Onion (such as vidalia), chopped
- 2 Red Bell Peppers, seeded and finely chopped, divided
- 1 tsp smoked Paprika
- 1 tsp dried Thyme Leaves
- 2 Carrots diced
- 2 nice pinches of Saffron
- 48 ounces of unsalted Chicken Broth or Stock
- 14.5 ounce can of Petite Cut Tomatoes with the Juice
- Kosher Salt
- Coarse Black Pepper
- ½ lb Spicy Spanish Chorizo or Portuguese Chorico, finely diced
- 1/3 lb Manchego, grated (substitution: Mozzarella mixed with a bit of Parmesan)
- 2 tbsp of chopped Parsley
- 1 plump and juicy Garlic Clove, minced
- 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
- 8-10 slices of Multigrain Bread
In a soup pot or Dutch oven combine the soaked beans, onion, three-quarters of the red pepper, the smoked paprika, thyme, carrots, saffron and chicken broth. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low, partially cover and simmer until the beans are beginning to tenderize, about 30-45 minutes. Add the diced tomatoes with their juices, 1 and ½ teaspoons of kosher salt and ½ teaspoon of coarse black pepper. Return pot to a simmer and cook until beans have reached the desired level of tenderness. For me, that's another 45 more minutes. Add the chorizo and cook until it's warmed through, about 5 minutes. Taste and add more salt and pepper if needed.
Meanwhile, in a medium sized bowl combine the Manchego with the remaining bell pepper, parley, garlic and olive oil. Toast the bread.
When the soup is ready, preheat your broiler. Ladle the soup into oven-safe bowls. Top each bowl of soup with a toast and 2-3 tablespoons of the cheese mixture. Transfer the bowls to a large baking sheet (this makes it easier to carry them and easier to get them out from under the broiler ). Put the baking sheet full of bowls under the broiler and broil until the cheese is melted and bubbling and just beginning to brown.
Cha Cha over to the silverware drawer for some soup spoons and enthusiastically scoop the bowls dry.
(Soaking dry beans: The easiest way is to combine them with 3-4 times their volume of water and leave them out over night. I never remember to do that. People claim that you can instead cover them with all that water, bring them to a boil, remove them from the heat, cover and leave them for an hour. When I do this the cooking times in recipes don't match up to my reality. I instead bring the beans to a boil but then let them sit for at least 2 hours and even 3 hours if there's time. However you you're your beans, don't be discouraged if the specified cooking times still don't work out for you. Cooking beans depends on their soaking but also on how old the beans are and sometimes on the ingredients you've combined with them (acids and salt for instance can slow the cooking time in some situations). Just start early enough in the day so that you can let them simmer until they're how you like them.)
Christine Pittman is the recipe developer, writer and photographer at Cook the Story, where it's all about the story (except when it's about the food!). She's a Canadian stay-at-home mom who has somehow found herself living in Florida. Her recipes are simple, fresh and from scratch while her writing is simple, fresh and from her funny bone. You don't want to miss any of her real food, real writing or flavorful pictures so be sure to follow her on her blog, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Google+!


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Situated near the airport, this spa hotel is 5.4 mi (8.7 km) from North Lincolnshire Museum and within 12 mi (20 km) of Elsham Golf Club and Grasby Church. The Deep is 24.6 mi (39.7 km) away.
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This smoke-free hotel features 2 restaurants, a full-service spa, and a golf course. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, an indoor pool, 2 bars/lounges, and a fitness center are onsite.
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In addition to a full-service spa, Forest Pines Hotel & Golf Resort features a golf course and an indoor pool. Dining is available at one of the hotel's 2 restaurants. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of hotel's 2 bars/lounges. A complimentary breakfast is offered. Wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Business-related amenities at this 4-star property consist of a business center and meeting rooms. 12 meeting rooms are available. This eco-friendly hotel also offers a fitness center, a sauna, and spa services. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
Forest Pines Hotel & Golf Resort is a smoke-free property.
- 24-hour front desk
- Business center
- Number of bars/lounges - 2
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Free breakfast
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- Fitness facilities
- Full-service spa
- Total number of rooms - 188
- Number of floors - 3
- Garden
- Terrace
- Luggage storage
- Number of restaurants - 2
- Conference center
- Free self parking
- Free long-term parking
- Golf course on site
- Sauna
- Spa services on site
- Steam room
- Television in common areas
- Wedding services
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Free WiFi
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Meeting rooms 12
- Number of meeting rooms - 12
- Smoke-free property
- Number of buildings/towers - 3
- Indoor pool
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free long-term parking, Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Phone
- Coffee/tea maker
- Private bathroom
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- Television
- Cable TV service
- Free WiFi
- Daily housekeeping
- Shower/tub combination
- Free toiletries
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Room service (24 hours)
Where to Eat
A complimentary breakfast is offered. An additional breakfast (subject to charges) is served daily.
Eighteen 57 - This restaurant specializes in British cuisine and serves dinner only.
Grill Restaurant - This restaurant specializes in British cuisine and serves breakfast and dinner.
24-hour room service is available.
Nearby Things to Do
Guests can play rounds at the 27-hole golf course. In addition to an indoor pool, other recreational amenities include a sauna and a fitness center.
Children under 16 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision. Guests under 16 years old are not allowed in the fitness facility or spa tub.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golf driving range on site
- Golf lessons on site
- Golfing on site
- Hiking/biking trails on site
- Pilates classes on site
Spa Services
The onsite spa has 6 treatment rooms including rooms for couples. Services include massages, facials, body wraps, and body scrubs. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy, Ayurvedic, and reflexology. The spa is equipped with a sauna and a steam room.
Guests under 16 years old are not allowed in the spa.
- Steam room in spa
- Reflexology
- Number of treatment rooms 6
- Couples treatment rooms
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body wraps
- Body scrubs
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Ayurvedic treatments
- Sauna in spa
- Massages
- Minimum age to access spa is 16
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are not available.
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 20.00 per pet, per night (maximum GBP 1 per stay)
- Dogs only
- 1 per room
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National Rating
This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitEngland, the National Tourist Board for England.


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- Cocina
- Aire acondicionado
- Aparcamiento disponible
- Se permite fumar
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We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Skiron in Vourvoulos. The host Maria was extremely welcoming and accommodating especially when our flight was delayed and landed very late in the evening.
From the moment we arrived, we absolutely loved our villa. We actually thought it was much better than the pictures and perfect for 2 couples. Located by a cluster of villas, this was very private and secluded and just a short stroll from a little beach.
The villa itself was very comfortable, the bedrooms and bathrooms were both very spacious as was the lounge and kitchen. The best bit for us was the outdoor area, the BBQ space was wonderful especially as we love BBQ's and the pool area was beautiful. Albeit the pool being slightly smaller than the average pool, it's perfect for a quick dip and relax. The outdoor area is set up nicely with loungers and candle holders for the evening.
We would definitely recommend spending time in this villa and if like us, you're a little concerned about the curtain partition between the bedroom / lounge, we didn't find this an issue whatsoever.
A final note is that you do need a car to get around the island and to and from the villa. Maria kindly organised this for us which was a bonus!
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|Epilepsy Epileptic Encephalopathy Ohtahara Syndrome Infantile Spasms Dravet Syndrome Malignant Migrating Partial Epilepsy of Infancy Early Myoclonic Epileptic Encephalopathy PCDH19-related Epilepsy and Related Conditions
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|Genetics of Epilepsy and Related Disorders
- Identify new or existing causative mutations through whole exome sequencing of epilepsy patients [ Time Frame: 10 years ]Use whole exome sequencing to identify genetic mutations. Detailed clinical information will be collected via medical records and patient questionnaire, as well as biological parents' exome sequencing to classify mutations as causative or nonsignificant.
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|December 2020 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Epilepsy, genetics
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Many children with epilepsy experience seizures which respond well to treatment. A few types of epilepsy, however, are characterized by seizures which begin very early in childhood and are associated with severe intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. These conditions, known as progressive epileptic encephalopathies, are particularly severe and are often difficult to treat. These syndromes include infantile spasms, early infantile epileptic encephalopathy with suppression bursts (Ohtahara syndrome), malignant migrating partial epilepsy of infancy, early myoclonic epileptic encephalopathy, and severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy (Dravet syndrome).
The investigators' current research effort is focused on children with epileptic encephalopathies, in particular Ohtahara syndrome. The investigators' goal is to identify genetic alterations (known as "mutations") that cause Ohtahara syndrome. By doing so the investigators hope to improve diagnosis and treatment for this condition. It is also possible that understanding the genetic basis of Ohtahara syndrome may in some instances make it possible to prevent it from occurring in the future.
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|Principal Investigator: Annapurna Poduri, MD, MPH
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Additional Information:
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|Annapurna Poduri, Principle investigator Annapurna Poduri, MD, MPH, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01858285 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|May 9, 2013
|Last Updated:
|August 24, 2017
Keywords provided by Annapurna Poduri, Boston Children's Hospital:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Epilepsies, Partial
Epilepsies, Myoclonic
Epilepsy, Generalized
Brain Diseases
Spasms, Infantile
Pathologic Processes
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
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The Regnum Christi Movement offers its members some guidelines of a gospel-based spirituality as an ideal of Christian life. The spiritual path that Regnum Christi members walk mainly consists in knowing, loving, imitating, and proclaiming Christ. This is the path and these are the goals.
Below, we offer some resources that can help nurture the spiritual life of Movement members and of any Christian.
Daily Prayer 2013-03-22
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Father Alex Yeung, LC
John 10:31-42
The Jews picked
up rocks to stone Jesus. Jesus answered them, "I
have shown you many good works from my Father.
For which of these are you trying to stone me?"
The Jews answered him, "We are not stoning you
for a good work but for blasphemy. You, a
man, are making yourself God." Jesus answered them, "Is it
not written in your law, ´I said, "You are
gods"´? If it calls them gods to whom the
word of God came, and scripture cannot be set aside,
can you say that the one whom the Father
has consecrated and sent into the world blasphemes because
I said, ´I am the Son of God´? If I
do not perform my Father´s works, do not believe
me; but if I perform them, even if you do
not believe me, believe the works, so that you
may realize and understand that the Father is in
me and I am in the Father." Then they tried
again to arrest him; but he escaped from their
power. He went back across the Jordan to the place
where John first baptized, and there he remained. Many
came to him and said, "John performed no sign,
but everything John said about this man was true."
And many there began to believe in him.
Introductory Prayer:
Lord, you are life and truth and goodness. You
are also peace and mercy. How grateful I am
to have this moment to turn to you. Without you
I can do nothing good. In fact, when I
do good, it is you working through me, despite my
failings. Thank you, Lord. Here I am ready to
love you more.
Petition: Lord, help me to put
my faith into action.
1. The Works Give Testimony: In
today's Gospel reading, Jesus teaches us that our faith
is based not only on what God has promised,
but also on what he has done. Christ points to
his works as the basis for faith in him
as the Son: "Even if you do not believe me,
believe the works…." The greatest of all these works
is his resurrection from the dead, which we will
commemorate a few days from now. Works are always more
powerful than words. Words may convince the mind, but
works move the will to action – to decision.
Jesus still continues to do the works of the Father
today, especially in the Eucharist and in sacramental confession,
as well in the other sacraments. Do I see
these works as they really are – true actions of
Christ with the power to transform?
2. The World
Needs the Testimony of Holy Lives: We can never underestimate
the importance and the power of personal testimony in
today's world. We are inundated with information and external
stimuli of all types. Words and images and slogans abound.
Yet against this cacophonous backdrop, the works of true
holiness speak louder than ever before. Pope Paul VI
said it best: "Contemporary man needs testimony more than
arguments." In our personal case, do our works match our
words? Do our works speak for themselves of what
we profess? Or are we "all words and no works?"
3. Let Your Light Shine in the World so that
They Might Believe: God's word has a special ability
to penetrate the human heart and conscience. We need to
trust the transforming ability of Scripture. When that word
is assimilated in the lives of believers, its power
is multiplied even more. The tremendous and even virulent
opposition Jesus meets at the hands of his adversaries cannot
keep others from believing in him. This mystery is
repeated over and over again in the life of
the Church. Where there is the greatest opposition to the
Gospel message, there are also the greatest conversions. "Where
sin abounds, grace abounds more abundantly," (Romans 5:20) to
paraphrase Saint Paul. This proven truth should protect us
from discouragement in our own efforts to evangelize.
with Christ: > I believe in you, Lord,
when I cast out my nets one and
one hundred times, and I draw them
in wet, empty, almost broken.
I believe that you test
your chosen ones, because when the seed is
sunk down into the earth then it can
better take root in God. I want to abandon
myself to you, that you may place me near
you, as a seal on your heart.
will strive today to make my works match what I
profess to believe.
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North Canaan woman dies in early morning crash
Published 12:00 am, Saturday, October 13, 2012
NORTH CANAAN >> A self-described "country girl" from North Canaan died early Saturday morning when the car she was driving swerved off the road and struck a tree.
Keri L. Perotti, 21, of Trescott Hill Road in North Canaan was traveling eastbound on Daisy Hill Road just west of Trescott Hill Road when the 2005 Dodge Neon she was driving "veered off the left side of the road and collided with a tree" at 3:08 a.m. Saturday, according to a news release from the Connecticut State Police.
Perotti was wearing her seat belt and the car's driver side airbag deployed, but she was pronounced dead on the scene at 3:31 a.m., the release said.
There were no passengers in the Dodge Neon, which was "totaled." the release said.
The police report said the car was owned by Charles P. Perotti, who is listed on the Town of North Canaan website as a member of the Board of Selectman. He is also identified as chief of the North Canaan Firehouse.
On her Twitter account Keri Perotti lists herself as a Boston Bruins and New York Yankees fan who loves music. She wrote that she worked at William Perotti & Sons, a family owned heating, plumbing and air conditioning company that has been in business since 1928.
"I'm a country girl who tweets too much about hockey, baseball and completely random things," she wrote on her twitter account.
On Friday her tweets included one asking for a ride to the Riverton Fair; one exclaiming a 92 her "professor" gave her on a test; and many others celebrating the Yankees playoff victory over the Baltimore Orioles in the American League playoffs.
State Police are still investigating the crash and would not comment on whether or not alcohol was involved.


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Strong demand as Fairfax sells Trade Me
Fairfax has completed the sale of its 51 per cent share of Trade Me.
Trade Me chairman David Kirk said shares had been placed with a broad range of institutions and that demand had been strong.
Fairfax Media's share price rose 3 per cent in trading today on the ASX after chief executive Greg Hywood reaffirmed the company's commitment to digital media following the sell down of the stake in Trade Me.
Hywood said the deal will deliver A$616m ($768m) and will further strengthen Fairfax's balance sheet as some of the funds will be used to pay down bank debt.
The AFR later reported that management had confirmed Fairfax would deconsolidate Trade Me's balance sheet which carried NZ$166m in debt.
That mean its likely Fairfax's net debt would fall to as low as A$100m as it also had a further US$80m from the recent sale of Fairfax's US agricultural publications.
''Following the sale, Fairfax Media will have one of the strongest balance sheets in the media sector,'' Hywood told staff.
He said Fairfax will look for new acquisitions in the digital space, but they were likely to be small scale.
''As we look to the future, we'll be focused on continuing the growth of our digital assets. They are central to Fairfax's strategy.''
Kirk said the sell down of Fairfax's controlling stake was a ''good thing'' for the New Zealand online company.
''It's difficult for me to comment on Fairfax's strategy or approach but I can see their reasons for doing it, that's understandable. Furthermore it provides us with a much larger free float, more liquidity in the stock and some new high quality stakeholders which is good for us."
'When asked if he thought Trade Me was now vulnerable to takeover given it will no longer have a cornerstone shareholder, Kirk said any company is vulnerable and the most vulnerable time was when a 51 per cent stakeholder was wanting to sell down.
He said the key for existing shareholders was for Trade Me to manage and run the business as well as it could so it was fairly priced in the market.
He rejected suggestions Fairfax could become a competitor to Trade Me in New Zealand where it was so dominant, but wouldn't rule out Trade Me expanding into Australia.
''We obviously have a long term plan for the growth of Trade Me. The most promising opportunity for the business is continuing in the e-commerce space in New Zealand and in the New Zealand classified businesses there are lots of opportunities for growth.
We have looked at geographic diversification and Australia is clearly one of those markets we would look at but it's certainly not a priority.''
Trade Me CEO Jon Macdonald said that at an operational level it was "business as usual for Trade Me" and that the sell-down would have no material impact on revenue or costs.
Hywood resigned from Trade Me's board to concentrate on his Fairfax duties.
Gail Hambly and Sam Morgan, the other Fairfax nominated directors, offered to resign but the existing independent directors asked them to remain on the board.
Shares in Trade Me are expected to resume trading tomorrow.
Fairfax Media's sale of the remaining 51 per cent of stock in Trade Me has sparked speculation over more potential changes at New Zealand's biggest media companies.
Options could include a New Zealand sharemarket float if Fairfax decides to detach its New Zealand operations from those in Australia.
New Zealand media, including the Dominion Post, The Press, the Sunday Star-Times and Stuff.co.nz, contributed 13.2 per cent of Fairfax's overall earnings in the year to June 2012 while Australian metropolitan and regional media contributed 59 per cent.
Trade Me contributed almost A$82 million - a fifth of Fairfax's overall earnings in 2012 - and avoided the goodwill impairments which saw more than A$3 billion wiped off the value of the company.
The stated intention of the Trade Me sale is to help Fairfax put itself on even financial footing by paying down debt, from about A$914 million at last balance date to potentially around A$100m depending on how much is retained for investing in new online companies.
Fairfax and other trans-Tasman media companies such as APN News & Media have been anxious to cut costs and pay off debt as advertising revenues have dried up as their funders patience has dwindled.
Lower consumer confidence and spending has dented advertising revenue for media companies globally and a traditional main source of income for newspapers - classified advertising - has moved online.
APN has been running a strategic review of its New Zealand businesses, including the New Zealand Herald, for most of the year and has indicated it will sell the Christchurch Star, the Oamaru Mail and Wellington's Capital Community Newspaper group.
If the market trends continue and the boards of both Fairfax and APN decide to further unencumber their companies of costs, debts and logistical difficulties, a public listing may be the way forward, said Forsyth Barr managing director Neil Paviour-Smith.
''You'd sell it as a mature, high-yielding type operation,'' said Paviour-Smith.''The New Zealand assets of Fairfax have actually traded reasonably well, it's in Australia you've still got high legacy cost structures, probably typical of a lot of the Australian industry that haven't made changes of the scale that's happened in New Zealand over the years.
''Milford Asset Management principal Brian Gaynor said the time to do that was now well past with few buyers interested in print businesses. But Forsyth Barr's head of research Rob Mercer has predicted high demand for the likes of the New Zealand Herald given a realistic price.''
Because of the maturity and the risks, it would have to be quite an attractive price and well-supported by a conservatively structured balance sheet and a solid yield.
''Paviour-Smith agreed a listing was an option but said the Herald could also be a target for a private buyer.''
It may be that the Herald is of interest to a private equity type outfit that likes the cashflow, brand, market position and so on.
It could probably be refloated in its own right, almost back to [the Herald's former listed holding company] Wilson & Horton style,'' he said.
Sydney-based Fat Prophets media market analyst Greg Fraser said sharebrokers would be keen to talk-up a sharemarket float, but the underlying problems facing media companies could not be solved with new ownership or capital structures.
''You have to think about why they're selling assets - it's just about paying down debt or getting rid of businesses that aren't paying their way,'' said Fraser.
''It signals the distress that these companies are experiencing... in the short term they've got no choice, but until they can sell some of these assets they're going to have to continue to cut costs.''
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Customs (And Kustoms)
It's good to see that customs are not dead-quite the contrary it seems.
If you know me, you know how much I love customs (or "kustoms" depending on who you ask) … always have, always will. There just seems to be more ability to express one's personal preferences with a custom as opposed to a hot rod, and thus, with the exception of a clone or copy, each custom is unique, which is something I've always been drawn to.
It takes a lot of commitment-and even more investment and time-to build a custom car these days, and that's probably another key factor that separates the hot rodders from the custom enthusiasts. In today's economy, it's hard enough for the average person to even consider owning just a basic hot rod, so I give the dedicated custom builders/owners a lot of credit for carrying the torch, as it were. You know who you are-just keep up the good work!
It goes without saying that any time there's a show or even a full event devoted solely to customs, well, I'm all for it. The recent Long Beach Motorama that featured the Showcase of Kustoms is a perfect example. Nowhere in recent history do I recall an indoor show that had on display over 100 custom cars-new and old-in such an impressive manner. I'm a bit young to recall, but according to many of those who were at the early Renegade Motoramas that inspired this show in the first place, it was just like taking a step back in time. That's not easy to do these days. (We'll have full coverage of the Showcase of Kustoms in next month's issue.)
To further my custom car appetite, there's yet another event on the horizon (actually an event within an event): "The History of the Custom-Then and Now", which will take place at the 2011 Grand National Roadster Show. Similar to last year's vintage race car exhibit (and staged in the same building), this feature attraction is claiming it will have "75 of the most historically significant customs in the world." If you want to find me at the upcoming GNRS, that's where I'll be!
It's good to see that customs are not dead-quite the contrary it seems. Let's just hope the world around us, those with no clue how important it is for us to not lose focus of the past, will allow us to keep on preserving.


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What: Co-owned by Boyz II Men's Shawn Stockman, this indoor cycling experience fuses biking with music in the dark. Find a fresh juice bar, fully stocked private showers and dressing rooms, lockers and personal trainers.
Hours: 5:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Friday and 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Where: 18700 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana.
Cost: $22-$300.
Information: 818-342-6030, www.beatbike.com.
What: The one rule in this cardio drumming class is to make noise. Participants use weighted drumsticks to drum on the floor, in the air and together to tap out the beat as they run through a series of exercises.
Hours: Varies.
Where: Various locations, including Long Beach, Torrance and Santa Monica.
Cost: Varies.
Information: www.poundfit.com.
What: Indoor cycling that incorporates hand weights to give riders a total body workout with a club vibe. Once the music starts, the lights go down and the riders take off.
Hours: Varies.
Where: 140 S. Lake Ave., Pasadena.
Cost: $20-$3,500.
Information: 626-408-3000, www.soul-cycle.com
Flywheel Stadium Cycling
What: A music-centered experience that combines indoor cycling with weights. Instructors create playlists from a collection curated by an in-house DJ.
Hours: Varies.
Where: 8599 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood; 147 North Larchmont Blvd., Los Angeles.
Cost: $25-$425.
Information: 310-360-7200, 323-446-2425, http://los-angeles.flywheelsports.com.
Fitness entrepreneur Ashton Whited likes to say "music is the road."
On any given day, people stop into the Tarzana-based Beatbike Indoor Cycling Amphitheater she recently opened with Boyz II Men's Shawn Stockman to "Ride the Sound" (as the slogan goes) toward better fitness. They uphill climb on slow jams and sprint on fast tempos that fill the space, kept dark except for a lone spotlight on the instructor to focus riders.
A music-inspired workout — this small but growing niche is a bright idea backed by nearly two decades of research on the psychophysical effects of music on exercise, experts say.
The findings show music enhances fitness performance in a number of ways.
"Music has the ability to regulate mood, lift spirits, generate emotions, evoke memories, increase work output, and spark rhythmic movement — all of which relate to sport and exercise," says Kim Chronister, a certified personal trainer turn health psychologist and author of "The Psychology Behind Fitness Motivation: A Revolutionary New Program to Lose Weight and Stay Fit for Life" (CreateSpace, $10)
Across Southern California are a smattering of classes where music drives the workout, from cardio drumming to cycling.
Beatbike is the latest.
"The atmosphere of the overall studio definitely has a party atmosphere," says Shanna Israel, who founded the health and lifestyle web guide Vertical Wellness — http://verticalwellness.com — who participated in the grand opening. "It's like a club. There's a fresh juice lounge and a lounge outside where you can relax with your friends. And the music in itself is such an amazing endorphin builder for getting your stamina up, getting you motivated."
Phones are checked at the door as students enter the dimly lit room.
Staff with flashlights help students settle in. After three minutes, the doors close and the room grows pitch dark as loud music handpicked by the instructors kicks on. Occasionally, a DJ is brought in to spin for the class.
"Not only do you enjoy the experience because of the music but you enjoy the music because of the experience, and that's what we want to create," Stockman says. "Me, being in the music business, I see it personally. I see how a song can affect a person while they're listening to it."
Music is more than just a driving beat, it's a mood changer, a motivator, a positive distraction that allows a person to push themselves harder and longer.
"Energy is created off of music," says Chris Freytag, a senior consultant of health and fitness for the American Council on Exercise. "Even the lyrics motivate people. When I play Kelly Clarkson's 'What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger)' or Rihanna's 'Titanium' it's like, 'Yes! I can do it!
"If you go to a class and the music stinks, you won't have as much fun as you would if you liked the music," she says. "It can make or break a class."
Going forward, Whited envisions Beatbike tapping into new music with record release parties and more.
"To release jams to a new fitness experience where music is so critical anyway is something we're seriously thinking about," she says. "It's using the music. It's not listening to it. Releasing music in that capacity is so high energy it could only bring a unique experience to new music."


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"Let yourself be silently pulled by what you love." Weaving poesy with mellifluous prose, an Egyptian poet celebrates the power of the lyrical art to bring us closer to the divine, and to ourselves.
For Courtney Martin feminism is a living, breathing thing. But in an age of gloss and soundbites, how can the movement remain inclusive and sustain its influence?
Inspired by a beautiful hike in the Swiss mountains, Omid Safi with a meditation on the jaggedness of our hearts' stones, then and now. And some photos to illustrate it.
Involvement is exhilarating, but saying yes to everything can be unhealthy in its own way. Guided by a poem by William Stafford, Parker Palmer points to the value of knowing when to engage, and when to let go.
Collected counsel on forging meaning and joy from our suffering, and finding calm in times of tension.
Shows like Mad Men and Masters of Sex depict workplaces of the 60s — and a world that seems utterly foreign to modern eyes. Yet, Jane Gross argues, the challenges women face in the workplace have not gone away, merely shifted.
"Once I started running it was really hard to be angry at my body in the same way." Teacher, writer, and Mexipina Christina Torres on how running helps her deal with anxiety, body image, and understanding her deepest sense of self.
To devote oneself to battling injustice is noble, but rigorous. Sharon Salzberg celebrates the extraordinary work of agents of social change, and illuminates the importance of balancing exposure to hardship with self-care.
To write is to bare your soul to a critical world. A writer reflects on the bravery to reject shame and pursue the creative crafts.
The best ideas are often the simplest ones, but their inception is mysterious and complex. Courtney Martin on serendipity and community, rather than process, as the crucial elements of creativity.
We have charms to ward off harmful glances, but what might they teach us about more gracious and loving communication? Omid Safi studies the significance of the "evil eye," and wonders if it can inspire us to better interaction.
How do we cut through distraction to nurture our best selves forward? Our executive editor shares reflections on rediscovering the glory around and within us, from the journey of an olympic runner, to the lyrical labyrinth of rap, to healing the void of loss with art and memory.
"Sometimes the pain of the world seems incomprehensible. And if there's anything that balances it, it's wonder at the world, the amazingness of people." Mindfulness meditation teacher Sylvia Boorstein gives counsel on finding joy and spiritual practice embedded in the rhythms of everyday life.
Walk straight into your not-knowing. Exercise your heart. Live as variously as possible. In this season of graduations, Parker Palmer offers six suggestions for traversing the savage and beautiful terrain of life.
In baseball as in life, skirmishes are healthier when they're not prolonged. Looking to the animal kingdom for wisdom, Sarah Smarsh reflects on the danger of rumination without release and the healing power of bodies in motion.
"Are we human beings who are in community, do we call to each other? Do we heed each other? Do we want to know each other?" Poet Elizabeth Alexander speaks of our need for language to understand our neighbors.
Death and illness are rational fears, yet there are some truths we need to ignore in order to function. For people with health anxiety, a strange lump can incite a multitude of fears. A generous (sometimes humorous) window into life with hypochondria.
Our culture celebrates masculine gruffness and aggression. But what about masculine affection? In the poetry of Emily Dickinson, a devotee finds strength to love freely, and a new kind of masculinity.
Gold medalist Billy Mills tells his redemptive story of how running healed his "broken soul" and saved his life. And he shares a mystical story uniting his father's words with Lakota wisdom as he crossed the finish line.
Using a children's book on death as a scaffolding, Courtney Martin makes a case for kids teaching adults how to work through grief and death in better ways.
After a lifetime of learning and loving and losing, Omid Safi shares a few — five, to be precise — practical lessons to you and recent college graduates about what it means to lead a successful life.
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Trying to answer the existential question of worth is inevitable, but flawed. With words from Czeslaw Milosz as his guide, Parker Palmer on the question we need not answer and the ultimate definition of love.
A former sports writer, Jane Gross revisits a lifetime of rubbing elbows with our greatest athletes, from Joe DiMaggio to Muhammad Ali. Wisdom from the stadium press box on the humble, human face of fame.
Matthew Sanford, an innovator of adaptive yoga, on taking a new orientation to our physical change and pain, and the outward healing that can result.


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The Mt. Eden High boys soccer team scored twice in the second half to earn a 2-0 victory over host Castro Valley in West Alameda County Conference-Foothill Division play Wednesday.
The victory bolstered the Monarchs' chances for an at-large bid in the North Coast Section Division I playoffs. The Monarchs (10-7-6, 8-5-2 WACC) moved into second place in the Foothill Division standings behind Berkeley with 26 points and appear to be in a safe position to make the postseason.
Castro Valley fell to 7-11-4 overall and 7-5-3 in the WACC, and could use a win over Berkeley on Friday in its regular-season finale to bolster its at-large resume. The Trojans are already eligible since their league record can't fall below .500.
"I told them from the beginning this was an important game," Mt. Eden coach Jonas Alvarez said. "It was big because they are in our division, and if we want to get to the playoffs we needed this win."
Mt. Eden's first score came in backbreaking fashion, as it came just seconds after Castro Valley had a goal wiped off by an offside call. Val Birznieks put the ball in Mt. Eden's net on a header, but the offside flag was up.
Mt. Eden responded with an Ismael Nunez goal in the 47th minute on a perfectly placed strike from 30 yards out.
With the game in the balance, Francisco Aguilar put it to rest in the 66th minute with a fantastic chip that snuck just under the crossbar. Seedings for the NCS Division I and II playoffs will be announced Sunday.
December's state championship bowl games in Carson earned a $70,000 profit, California Interscholastic Federation associate director Ron Nocetti said in a conference call with reporters. The Open Division title game between De La Salle and St. John Bosco-Bellflower — the last of the five games played over two days at StubHub Center — boosted attendance for the second day to 16,791, which gave the CIF a profit for just the second time in the eight-year history of the event.


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Warspite wrote:The Cats have a better future because I see them with 3-7 more lottery picks over the next decade and the Pistons very well could be a playoff team for the next decade.
If you say 2-4 yrs no doubt the Pistons are the answer but the Cats could have a top 5 draft pick at every position by 2017.
To bad the Bulls still own their draft pick lol.
Lolcats traded for Tyrus Thomas


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There are too many main eventers.
by, 02-06-2013 at 12:40 PM (12952 Views)
There are too many "main eventers". Or more accurately, there are too many wrestlers that are meant to be perceived to be at main event level by the casual fans. I applaud WWE for trying to create new stars, but it feels like they've tried to push too many guys to World Title level and make them look like contenders.
John Cena
CM Punk
Dolph Ziggler
Big Show
Randy Orton (He's mostly irrelevant, but is still booked like a Superman)
Alberto Del Rio
Daniel Bryan
Wade Barrett* (He's holding a midcard belt, but his booking indicates that he's above the midcard.)
The Miz (He's a midcard jobber now, but WWE still likes to pretend he's important)
Rey Mysterio*
Mark Henry
It seems like they've built up too many people to look like main event players, but it's had a weird effect on the entire roster. There are too many people that Creative feels like they "have" to be on the RAW/PPV every week and it's created a very obvious "US" and "THEM" in regards to who gets showcased.
Right now it seems like the midcard is just whichever main event guys can't fit into the World Title scene at the moment. There is no real midcard. It seems like everyone is either main event, on the fringe of the main event, depushed from the main event, or just a jobber. There are no pure, strongly booked midcarders aside from Cody, Kofi, Sandow and Cesaro, and they're mostly fighting against main eventers as well because everyone else is so far beneath them.
What WWE tends to do is build up a bunch of guys to main event level, and then have them float around. They end up in this weird middle spot where they're "too good" for the midcard, but won't be wrestling for a major title any time soon. They don't get a midcard title either, but in the event that they do, it's never a factor in anything that they're doing. They just float around in meaningless feuds with each other to stay semi-relevant, and/or squash the real midcarders and make them look like jobbers


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Holes in one
Hidden Valley • Julie Hansen. No. 4, 117 yards, 7 iron. With Dave Hansen.


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CINCINNATI Shortly after announcing the expansion of its Future Friendly initiative, Procter & Gamble said that it is compacting its entire U.S. and Canadian portfolio of powder laundry detergents beginning in February 2011.
The new compacted detergents provide consumers with the same number of loads in a detergent carton that is smaller, resulting in a convenient product that is easy to handle and store. The compacted formulas and smaller cartons also allow for increased efficiency, including reduced fuel consumption and a reduction in packaging.
Joining the compact detergents portfolio — which include Tide ColdWater, PUR and Cascade ActionPacs — are Tide, Gain, Cheer, Dreft and Ivory Snow brands.
"Powder compaction is a win-win from operations all the way through consumer use," said Len Sauers, VP sustainability at P&G.
Added P&G Future Friendly marketing director Maurice Coffey: "As Future Friendly products, concentrated powder detergents show how simple choices can lead to meaningful results. By taking this small step with our consumer, we can create benefits for the environment and ultimately improve consumers' lives."