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Just weird playcalling and if we start doing the 2 consecutive draw plays/running up the middle every ****ing week, i'm going to lose it. Run it to the outside once in a while at least...
Just weird playcalling and if we start doing the 2 consecutive draw plays/running up the middle every ****ing week, i'm going to lose it. Run it to the outside once in a while at least...
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I'm scared to face Harvin Sunday. He's going to kill us on special teams..
How can our ST even be so bad? It's not like we don't have adequate players...
Palmer, Wendling, Osgood, Whitehead, R. Lewis, T. Lewis (has been injured), Murphy, Green plus multiple others were all drafted/brought in labeled as guys who excelled on ST.
Got to be the coaching, and the 35 yard punts sure don't help, especially with no hang time.
IDK if it's brought up yet...but if you watch the last play over, after the play was over Hill was yelling at Dom as if he was saying "WTF" and Dom just threw up his hands like I "IDK"
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I don't want to point fingers because there is four that point back at me but that was a horrible officiating game and coached game. The officials gave the Titans an extra 12 yards which turned a 38 yd field goal into a 26 yd field goal and that was the outcome of the game. Bironas missed two already and who knows if he would have missed the 38 yd field goal or not. Second I blame Dom and Hill for the miscommunication. They were trying to pull the Titans offsides and ended up snapping the ball that ended up causing us to miss the 4th and 1. Third I blame Pettigrew is a tight end and bigger and stronger than a corner back rip the ball from his effing hands a effing CB COME ON MAN!. If the safeties are going to be deep on you the short to medium routes are there. Linehan needs to realize we have the best WR in the game and we need to give him the ball. If they are forcing us to either run or pass the ball short then start doing that and force the other teams D to adjust and then throw the ball deep. Running up the middle isn't going to cut it. Leshoure was the only thing that was positive in the game.
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anyone else notice Hill digged with his legs before the snap? Almost seems like that was his call.
^ I saw that too but I think Hill was just really trying to sell the fake, I could be wrong tho...
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It was NOT a call to go with a sneak. Even if they were going with a play - which I think they should have done, as they couldn't stop them anyways - it had to be a dive by Leshoure. The guy was a beast all day getting the extra yard and pushing through the line.
Just hate the PC crap of everybody and their brother taking responsibility for it. Just once you'd like to hear some genuine emotion and opinion from your coach/players. Instead of just saying what creates the least amount of ripples. In a situation like that, I want to see Jim fired up and ready to go knock some heads together...not this laid back, awe shucks type stuff.
Scrap Detroit!!
I'm not saying name names, or throw any particular person(s) under any bus. I'm saying be angry. Be mad. He gets to the podium and just sounds like it's no big deal. We just got to get back to work.
You just had one of the biggest miracle come backs to tie the game and send it to OT. You're marching down the field. And a complete and total blunder ends the game and kills your chance at one of the craziest comebacks in NFL history. And it's just ho hum, can't change it now get back to work. Be pissed! Drop some **** to make it to a Coors Light commercial some day! The guy's willing to charge down Harbaugh for a rough pat on the back. I LOVED that intensity. LOVE seeing him pump his fist and getting fired up on the sidelines. Up on the podium he seemed defeated, or like he really wasn't too bothered by it.
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Sheriff Scott Israel will serve as grand marshal for the City of Pompano Beach parade honoring the great civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who advocated nonviolence and harmony among all races.
The parade will commence at 9 a.m. at the corner of Northwest 8 Street and Northwest 8 Avenue, travel along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and end at Blanche Ely High School. Motorists can expect delays or to be rerouted Monday morning between 8:30 and 10:30 from the 600 block to the 900 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
Following the parade, the "Salute to Greatness Celebration" will continue at 10:30 a.m. when participates will gather in the gymnasium at Blanche Ely High School, located at 1201 N.W. 6 Ave., to hear speakers and gospel recording artist and award-winning vocalist Vickie Winans. The theme for this year's parade and celebration is "The time is always right to do what is right."
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Sam Harmoning moved to the central Minnesota town of Annandale 40 years ago. Back then, 1,000 people called it home.
"It was quaint and charming, and it still is, but it's just gotten much bigger," says Harmoning.
Today the city's population has tripled to 3,000 people and Harmoning is mayor of Annandale.
Many people moved here in the past decade. City leaders marketed their small town as a convenient home base for commuters. It's only 45 minutes from the Twin Cities and they worked to convince new retirees that the town offered less expensive options to the cabin up north.
That growth is shown in the number of home building permits the city issued. In 2004, there were 78. Last year only 17 building permits were authorized. So far this year the city has signed off on only 10.
Mayor Harmoning says it's obvious that developers and homebuilders are taking a conservative approach to new housing developments these days.
"Had the current housing downsizing not happened, I think we would have seen a huge attack on city hall from developers asking, 'How soon can I get in?'" says Harmoning.
New houses are more than just a marker of a city's growth, they also bring in big money. The cost of a permit varies from city to city but on average can run thousands of dollars. That means a drop in new home construction can cost a city hundreds of thousands even millions of dollars in revenue.
That's what's happened in Albertville, a city on I-94 north of Minneapolis. Albertville is well known for its huge outlet mall but the town has also seen explosive residential growth, doubling its population in less than 10 years to nearly 6,000 people.
The rapid growth in new home building that came with the expansion has slowed considerably. Larry Kruse watches the numbers as Albertville's city administrator.
"In 2005 we had a high of 133 building permits. Last year we had 90. And we're on track to about 70 new home permits this year," Kruse says.
A few years ago the city could count on $500,000 dollars in revenue from building permits. This year, according to Kruse, that's only $250,000 and that can affect the budgets in every single city department.
"A lot of cities build their revenue machines on that new growth revenue and then when that revenue isn't there it is difficult. You just have to be cautious in how you manage it and plan for it," he says.
When it comes to the current slow down, Kruse is optimistic that by 2009, home building will start to take off again in his city.
For the time being though, fast-growing Minnesota cities that rely heavily on home building permits for revenue may need to take a hard look at their budgets.
That's according to Dave MacGillivray who heads up Springsted Incorporated, a St. Paul-based consulting firm that works with cities on financial planning. Macgillvray says if a city takes a big financial hit because of the slowing housing market, it either has to make cuts in services, or work to find more money.
"You would have to either keep the tax rate the same and receive less revenues to operate your government or you would have to raise the tax rate at least by an amount to generate the same amount of revenues," he says.
MacGillvray points out that a dip like this in the housing market is exactly why most cities have a rainy day fund. And he says while cities experience slower growth over the next few years, it might be a perfect time for city leaders to plan for the next wave of home building, whenever that begins.


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For one thing, the Nets have some $500 million--albeit over 20 years--in sponsorship commitments for the arena, notably from Barclays Capital, which bought naming rights.
The cost of the arena was approved at $637.2 million in 2006, ballooned to $950 million, and now may be cut by $200 million. The Times reports that Forest City Ratner hopes to have $600 million in tax-exempt bonds sold, which would imply some portion of taxable bonds.
The Times reports that Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn is committed to lawsuits that could continue to delay the project, though it's not clear they can stop the crucial exercise of eminent domain and thus stop the sale of bonds.
Arena, 2011?
The Times, however, doesn't look skeptically at the claims that the arena will open in 2011:
"It's done, inevitable, it's imminent, it's going to happen this year," said Brett Yormark, the Nets' chief executive. After a number of failed predictions for when the Nets would move into the arena, he said: "We're on schedule. There's more certainty than there's ever been."
The failed predictions include regular claims from Yormark.
As I pointed out Thursday, arenas designed by Ellerbe Becket, which is apparently in charge of the arena design, must break ground in June or July to open for an NBA season some two years later. (The original Frank Gehry design was to take 32 months.)
That's almost impossible, especially if a new Modified General Project Plan, with an accompanying hearing, is necessary. If construction is to begin at the end of the year, as the Empire State Development Corporation indicated yesterday, there's no way the arena could open in 2011.
Issues of stasis
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No work has been done since the end of last year on land that is a hodgepodge of empty lots and buildings and the Long Island Rail Road's Vanderbilt Yards. Forest City has neither begun to pay the Metropolitan Transportation Authority the $100 million they agreed to for development rights over the yards — and is, in fact, negotiating the price sharply downward — nor begun to move the tracks to a far end of the site.
However, as we learned yesterday, the developer is planning to resume work, and the MTA is getting ready for a compromise.
Arena bonds
Not only is Forest City confident about lawsuits, the Times notes that the recession is abating, making it easier to sell bonds. Goldman Sachs' Gregory Carey said financing has gotten easier, and the publisher of The Bond Buyer said that a deal like that for bonds for the Yankees' and the Mets' stadiums would work.
Forest City has a December 31 deadline for both issuing bonds and for the naming-rights agreement. While the Times doesn't say so, I believe that bonds can be issued even if there's no construction--there's just a layer of additional cost.
Unmentioned: whether and how the assessments for arena land would increase sufficient to generate phantom property taxes used to pay off construction bonds via PILOTs (payments in lieu of taxes). That issue was raised yesterday by George Sweeting of the Independent Budget Office.
FCR vs. DDDB
The Times offers a point-counterpoint:
Forest City is not surrendering and believes only a restraining order can stop the eminent domain process and construction. But Yormark's confidence is mixed with testiness that Forest City cannot rid itself of Goldstein or the legal aggressiveness displayed by Develop Don't Destroy.
"I have no admiration for anyone who puts his personal interests before the people's interests," Yormark said.
Goldstein said, " The selfish party is his boss, Bruce Ratner, who wants public land for a song, private property confiscated by eminent domain and the taxpayers to pay hundreds of millions of dollars toward his enrichment."
It's clear that the arena is a priority. The Times notes the team's relatively low attendance—not pointing out that gate count is far lower--as well as $353 million in pretax losses for the team's dozens of investors. In the past year, Forest City Enterprises took on additional responsibility for losses, not 54%.
What about Gehry?
Will Gehry's name still be on the arena? The Times reports:
Yormark said that the arena would reflect Gehry's vision but that the savings would come mainly through cutting square footage, particularly in storage areas. "As of now, Frank is still in," he said.
The Times reported two weeks ago that Bruce Ratner would decide in 60 days whether to keep Gehry's original design. That seems highly unlikely. So the question is whether Gehry would agree to be part of a changed design.
Would he? The Times asked:
Gehry, who declined to comment through a spokesman, recently cast doubt on the Atlantic Yards, for which he is the master architect, ever coming to fruition. He quickly retracted his statement. But if the shape and look of the arena changes enough to meet economic needs, it may not meet Gehry's standards.
Well, if Gehry won't talk to the Times, he can't be very enthusiastically involved in the project.


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Man Phoenix will look even better than before the New York trade if they can sign him and he is healthy of course.
why did i think they couldnt do this till after the cba is signed and ratified???
i thought there was going to be a very specific window for the amnesty clause to be used....
or maybe he was just bought out and this has nothing to do with the amnesty provision....
or maybe the people and reporters in phoenix are getting ahead of themselves....
that being said....i have said before, that if finley does become available in this type of situation that phoenix would definitely be a major player for his services....i seem to remember a certain conversation with a certain detroit fan regarding this subject...
I'm thinking being bought out and being waived are two different things.
After hearing Finley was bought out, I had a thought. Why couldn't we do the same with Croshere and then resign him to a reasonable contract.
Cro is one of the good guys so it wouldn't set well with the Pacers to just waive him. However, if they bought his present contract out and then signed him to a new one . . . hmmm, I think I read that wasn't allowed. Can anybody confirm this?
Here's the answer.
57. What is a contract buy-out?
Sometimes players and teams mutually decide to divorce each other. They do this by mutually agreeing that:
The team will waive the player;
If the player clears waivers, the compensation protection for lack of skill (see question 90 ) will be reduced or eliminated
For example, the Celtics did this with Dino Radja prior to the 97-98 season. They mutually agreed to reduce Radja's compensation protection to 50% of its value, then the Celtics waived him. When he cleared waivers he was paid the 50% he was owed, and he was then free to return to Europe.
But there's a twist, which needed an arbitrator's ruling during the 99-00 season to resolve. As detailed in question 90 , on January 10 all contracts become guaranteed for the rest of the season. Compensation protection insures the player against loss of salary after being being waived for lack of skill. But if he is waived after January 10, then he doesn't lose his salary, so the compensation protection does not kick in. Even though the team & player can mutually agree to reduce or eliminate the player's compensation protection, he is still owed his full salary if waived after January 10.
This was challenged by John Starks during the 99-00 season. Starks had been traded to the Bulls, and wanted to sever ties with the team after January 10. The arbitrator ruled that in the last season of a player's contract, the team and player could choose to eliminate the contract guarantee that kicked in on January 10. Starks and the Bulls where therefore free to agree to a divorce (with no money owed to Starks) as described above.
There is one other type of buyout described in the CBA. When a contract contains an option year, a buyout amount for the option year can be written into the contract. The buyout amount may be up to 50% of the salary for the option year.
58. How do buy-outs affect a team's salary cap?
The agreed-upon buy-out amount (see question number 57 ) is included in the team salary instead of the salary called for in the contract. If the player had more than one season left on his contract, then the buy-out money is distributed among the seasons in proportion to the original salary. For example, say a player had three seasons remaining on his contract, with salaries of $10 million, $11 million and $12 million. The player and team agree to a buyout of $15 million. The $15 million is therefore charged to the team salary over the three seasons. Since the original contract had $33 million left to be paid, and $10 million is 30.3% of $33 million, 30.3% of the $15 million buyout, or $4.545 million, is included in the team salary in the first season following the buyout. Likewise, 33.33% of $15 million, or $5 million, is included in the team salary in the second season, and 36.36% of $15 million, or $5.455 million, is included in the team salary in the third season. Note that this is true even if the player is paid all of his buy-out money in a lump sum. The distribution of the buy-out money itself is a matter of individual negotiation.
Let's stay reasonable, to "buy Cro out" both parties agree to a "lesser" amount and part ways,(it is not legal to re-sign hime for less after that btw) now WHY would Cro want to do that?
A. he is in a different position because he has an option clause in his contract (player option) for the next two years.
B. he would get less then when he exercises his option, or when he's waived under the CBA excemption, I can not see why he would need to "drop" millions of the team wants to save money in LT.
i could see only one possible scenario....a situation comes up where he could go somewhere he would rather be and get much more playing time....and both parties would have to agree that he wouldnt be getting any playing time here....now i dont think both parties will agree to that....but i dont think hes gettting much playing time this year...Quote:
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if a los angeles team was interested in him and he could be a legitimate contributor to a contending team then he might be willing...
he would have to be able to make somewhere the same amount with his new teams salary(which probably wouldnt be much) and his buyout....
i cant see a team paying much more than about 3 million for austin...i could be wrong...maybe someone comes close to offering their MLE-though i doubt it...but i have a feeling he wouldnt leave indy for many places so there wouldnt be many options and its not likely one of those options would be salivating at the fact of getting austin....
find a place hed rather be and have substantially more playing time-and have that team want him enuff to pay him something other than the vet minimum...
so in other words, to say the chances are slim would be an understatement ;)
I think one of the problems for the Fin in dallas is he was unwilling to take a lesser role. the Mavs want to hand over the reigns to Marquis Daniels at Sg. I think it is a bit early cause daniels can't shoot from outside. If joe Johnson remains in phoenix, Fin will have to come off the bench.
I think if Indiana is gonna move Artest, Fin would be a very good pickup. IMO, Indiana has a better chance at a title than Phoenix and is close to Chicago where fin is from. Miami is also a good destination for him. I think they'd probably rather have fin than Eddie Jones. In Miami finl would get lots of minutes.
at this point....with us drafting granger....as much as i hate to say it...i hope finley does go to miami....
because of everything that has transpired im very concerned about jj ending up in miami.....and id really not like that to happen...if finley ends up in miami there might be a little less chance of jj ending up there....
i just have a very scary feeling that jj is gonna be a huge priority for miami....and i have a feeling jj might love to play there...
The only reason Miami would want Finley instead of E Jones is if he gets A LOT less money. Being down here I hear the E Jones dialogue regularly and I can tell you that he is Miami's equivalent to Cro. The fans complain because he gets paid far above his skill level. However, the coaches and teammates love him and the fans would too if he made half of what they pay him.
Unfortunately for the Heat he has 2 years and $30 mil left on his contract and that handcuffs them in the FA market.
even with eddie jones....finley would be a great addition....6th man....wonder if miami gives any consideration to using the amnesty provision on eddie....theyre flirting with the luxury tax ...and if they try to make some additions....Quote:
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Riley has already stated that he will not use the amnesty rule on Jones. Plus they are adament about re-signing Haslem. They are prepared to offer him 5yr/$32 mil right off the bat and are also willing to use their full MLE to match any other offers. They will be right at the LT level already so I think the possibility of Finley going there is slim.
I think this article jumped the gun. Nobody else is saying anything about this, and it's pretty big news. The Dallas papers say Finley will be waved after the new CBA is in place, to take advantage of the Croshere Exemption. (Wow, he's getting one just like Bird. I always knew he could do it. :sarcasm: )
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text: W.Va. economy gains 900 jobs to end 2012 By Paul J. Nyden January 19, 2013 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia's economy ended 2012 on a positive note after 10 straight months of job losses, when December saw a gain of 900 non-farm jobs.In December, the Mountain State had a total of 746,900 jobs -- still 13,400 jobs less than before the economic recession began in December 2007.The state's unemployment rate grew in December from 7.3 percent to 7.5 percent, according to "Jobs Count" -- a monthly report released by the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy.Sean O'Leary, a policy analyst for the Center who prepares the reports, pointed out employment changes in December were relatively "small" for the state's major job sectors:* Manufacturing companies added 700 jobs, an increase of 1.5 percent.* Construction employers added 400 jobs, an increase of 1.2 percent.* Government jobs rose by 400. The education and health services sector also added 400 jobs -- an increase of 0.3 for each sector.Some economic sectors experienced job losses: * The trade, transportation, and utilities sector lost 800 jobs, a 0.6 percent drop.* Coal mining and logging companies saw small declines in jobs. So did the professional and business services sector. Employment dropped by 0.3 percent for both sectors.During the five years since the recession began, O'Leary points out, some employment sectors were harder hit than others.The bulk of West Virginia's job losses, which totaled 13,400, came from two employment sectors over the past five years: * Trade, transportation and utility companies lost 12,000 jobs.* Manufacturing businesses lost 10,600 jobs. Construction companies also lost jobs since 2007.But the education and health services sectors added 12,300 jobs, reflecting the nationwide growth in health-care jobs. The new "Jobs Count" report also mentions an increasing correlation between education and wages.In 1980, West Virginia ranked dead last in the percentage of its work force with college degrees. But the Mountain State ranked 21st in median hourly wages.In 2009, only 23.9 percent of West Virginia workers had college degrees; only Arkansas and Wyoming had lower percentages. Nationally, 32 percent of all workers had college diplomas.But in 2011, West Virginia's median hourly wage of $15.02 dropped the state to 36th nationally.Economic changes have made the link between wages and education stronger, O'Leary argues."Thirty years ago, it was relatively easy to find a high-paying job in manufacturing, even if one only had a high school education," according to "Jobs Count." "Today, those types of jobs have all but disappeared, and most high-paying jobs tend to require a college degree, making a highly educated workforce more important than ever."Over the past 30 years, the state has lost thousands of good paying jobs in industries like chemicals, coal and steel.A full copy of the report is available at: www.wvpolicy.org/december-2012-jobs-count.Reach Paul J. Nyden at email@example.com or 304-348-5164. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 New leaders begin to emerge for Marshall football 2 Former State Police captain now chief in Winfield 3 Derek Redd: Marshall thinks outside the cable box for broadcasts 4 Philanthropist Betty Schoenbaum of Shoney's fortune turns 100 5 Deer in 8 WV counties found dead from EHD Relay for Life kickoff event is Monday in Kanawha City Previous Story Service for MLK Day, inauguration to be Monday Next Story


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Kirk Apologizes for Statements about Military Record
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mark Kirk says he's sorry for being careless and making mistakes about his accomplishments.
Kirk addressed supporters Tuesday in his first news conference since reports that he had embellished his military record, including claiming a prestigious award he didn't win.
The Illinois congressman says he isn't perfect. But he pledged he'll do better and that it won't happen again.
Meanwhile Kirk's Democratic opponent's campaign calls the Republican candidate's apology "hollow.''
A spokesman for Alexi Giannoulias criticized Kirk, saying the congressman wasn't careless as he claims. Spokesman Matt McGrath says Kirk "lied.'' McGrath contends there are too many inconsistencies for Kirk to claim he was careless.
Kirk also acknowledged twice being scolded by the Pentagon for improperly mingling politics with his military duties.
It's something his campaign had flatly denied just two weeks ago.
When a blogger disclosed a Defense Department memo referring to Kirk being "counseled'' for political activity while on duty, the Kirk campaign said the memo was "off the mark'' and that he had never violated Pentagon policies. His campaign called the document "a baseless political ploy.''
Kirk acknowledged today that he was counseled in late 2008 after he gave interviews about former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's arrest. He also says he was counseled for a Twitter post he said his staff made in July 2009 when he was on duty.
Kirk is locked in a tight battle for President Barack Obama's old Senate seat with Democrat Giannoulias and Green Party candidate LeAlan Jones.


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CMO Perspective: Paul Matsen
May 7, 2012
Executive Summary
Cleveland Clinic is a nonprofit, multispecialty academic medical center. It is one of the largest and most respected hospitals in the nation and attracts patients from all 50 states and more than 70 countries. Paul Matsen, chief marketing and communications officer of Cleveland Clinic, has been called a "CMO you should know" by Advertising Age. Matsen discussed the challenges facing the healthcare industry and how the clinic's historical commitment to measurement has helped it achieve marketing excellence.
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In Reply to: I miss the Castro??? posted by Word Camel on October 20, 2004
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SANTA CRUZ >> After 60 days on a commercial fishing boat, 1,000 miles from land, San Jose State researcher Paul Clerkin discovered never-before-seen sharks, which will be featured on Discovery Channel's "Shark Week" on Tuesday.
Clerkin, 29, first ventured to the southern Indian Ocean with the fishing crew to catalog their shark bycatch in 2012. In two months, he encountered 23 types of sharks, eight of which were new species.
Clerkin, a master's student researching at Moss Landing Marine Labs, returned to the boat in March, this time with a Discovery Channel film crew for "Alien Sharks." Clerkin said he's not allowed to say how many new species he discovered this year, but he's pleased with the trip's success.
"Sharks come in all different sizes, (with) big pieces, little pieces, different colors, different roles in the food web," Clerkin said. "Myself, that's what I love: Seeing all these different, weird sharks."
The episode includes footage of a new species of ghost shark, yet unnamed, with a brown body, purple fins and thick head.
What's most distinctive about this watermelon-sized shark is a venomous, barbed spine emerging from its dorsal fin, which it can move independently, Clerkin said.
Clerkin also discovered a new species of demon catshark, a type of evil-looking shark with cat-like eyes.
The new species has a large mouth filled with spiky needle-shaped teeth and a black body covered in scars, probably from mating, he said.
"It looks like a bodyguard or a bouncer of catsharks," Clerkin said. "It has a robust, big body. It looks kind of like a bulldog body, if you can imagine that for a shark."
On Clerkin's first trip, he saw a 10-foot long false catshark, also known as a Pseudotriakis microdon, give birth on the ship's deck. Besides its tiny teeth, the size of a grain of sand, what's interesting about this shark is that its pups eat each other in the mother's two uteri. The two babies that eventually emerge are the victors in a battle somewhere between one to three years long, Clerkin said.
Clerkin said he watched the mother eject a 4-foot long pup, likely minutes after she had birthed its sibling under water. The crew threw the pup overboard.
Clerkin said scientists get excited when he shows photos and data of the microdon, since many call the shark rare, but he doesn't believe that's true.
"I think it's the fact that the area I'm working on is 1,000 miles from the closest mass of land," Clerkin said. "Out there, it's not very well researched."
As for next steps for his research, Clerkin said he has to focus on completing his thesis, which describes the 23 shark species he encountered and two of the new ones. Then he can start publishing the discoveries of the new species — which he also gets to name, he said.
Clerkin said he plans to continue exploring the southern Indian Ocean, as well as other poorly studied places around the globe.
"That's the thing with the ocean — it's incredibly underexplored," Clerkin said. "So I don't know if I'll ever really be done exploring."
Shark Week
What: Moss Landing researcher is featured on "Shark Week."
When: "Alien Shark" airs 9 p.m. Tuesday and "Shark After Dark" airs 11 p.m. Tuesday
Channel: Discovery Channel, 47 on Charter, 121 on AT&T and 15 on Comcast


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The Philadelphia Flyers have made a move with the salary cap in mind. Sound the alarms.
Philadelphia on Saturday signed center Sean Couturier to a two-year contract worth $1.75 million annually, according to Stephen Whyno of the Canadian Press. The deal means that they've bought two years of restricted free agency for Couturier, 20, who took a step back last season but still projects as a shutdown center with scoring ability.
Going to arbitration or negotiating with Couturier after the next two seasons would be a gamble; he's easily capable of breaking out and providing more than $1.75 million of value. And when you're the Flyers, a few million under the cap is important. Also worth noting: It's a highly tradable contract. Something to keep in mind with general manager Paul Holmgren still on the job, whether or not he's looking over his shoulder at Ron Hextall.
As for Couturier, he gets the chance to sign a much larger deal when he's just 23 years old. The No. 8 pick in 2011, Couturier has 42 points in 123 career NHL games. If the cap continues to rise, say to around $80 million and Couturier, for whatever reason, doesn't improve in the next season, a $1.75 million hit is still probably acceptable.
The contract doesn't affect Philadelphia's payroll in 2013-14; they're currently a little more than $2 million over the salary cap, which they'll have to address by opening day before putting defenseman Chris Pronger, once again, on long-term injured reserve.
Earlier in the offseason, Philadelphia bought out goalie Ilya Bryzgalov and forward Daniel Briere, and used that money on center Vincent Lecavalier, defenseman Mark Streit and goalie Ray Emery.


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Not to mention that they have a tendency to pop if you tune them when it's humid. Sometimes straight away, sometimes once it gets dry again. I pretty much have decided to live with the poor sound in humid conditions.
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yea it sucks...but could be worse.
i try to keep one up for dance class/gigs and one on the lower side for teaching.
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winter also means more split fingers.
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The midwest is really, really bad for humidity and weather changes.
Eat the Sun, Drink the Moon!!
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Treats featured on Thursday won't always be sweets, but they'll be the kind of recipes that would be an occasional treat if you're following a carb-conscious eating plan. I realize not everyone might want that kind of recipe, but if you're a strictly low-carb eater, there will always be Low-Carb Recipe Love on Fridays coming up the next day, and when I can find them I'll offer low-carb alternates to the Thursday Treat featured that day in the links immediately following the recipe, so just scroll down and check those out if you don't want to indulge in a higher-carb treat!
For the first Thursday Treat, it seemed perfect to mark the arrival of Fall with Low-Sugar and Whole Wheat Garden Harvest Cake with Zucchini, Apple, and Carrot, which is a delicious loaf cake and a great way to celebrate the bounty of the season. I heard about this recipe years ago from Twitter, and when my friend Addie sent out a link saying it was the most searched for recipe in the Austin American Statesman recipe database, I had to take a look.
I didn't have the right size pan back in 2009 when I posted this recipe, so mine turned out a bit flat, but otherwise I loved this Garden Harvest Cake, especially the way you see colorful flecks of carrot in the finished cake. Some people might consider this more of a bread than a cake, but this was delicious, no matter what you call it!
Add the grated apple, grated carrot, grated zucchini, and chopped pecans to the flour mixture.
Then toss with a large spoon so all the ingredients are well-coated with flour.
Pour into a loaf pan that has been sprayed with non-stick spray or oil. (Here's where you can see that I needed an 8 x 4 inch pan, but only had a 9 x 5 inch pan!)
Low-Sugar and Whole Wheat Garden Harvest Cake with Zucchini, Apple, and Carrot
(Makes one loaf, recipe adapted from Garden Harvest Cake by Jennifer Dunklee for the Austin American Spokesman.)
1 cup white whole wheat flour (or all-purpose flour)
3/4 cup Stevia in the Raw, Splenda, or other sweetener (or use sugar if you prefer)
2 tsp. ground cinnamon (I used Saigon Cassia cinnamon from The Spice House)
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt (I used fine grind sea salt)
1/2 cup peeled and grated Granny Smith apple (1 medium-sized apple)
1/2 cup grated carrot (1 medium carrot)
1/2 cup grated zucchini
1/2 cup chopped pecans (or walnuts, original recipe used 1/4 cup)
1/4 cup canola oil
1/4 cup buttermilk
2 large eggs
non-stick spray or oil for coating loaf pan
Add grated apple, grated carrot, grated zucchini, and chopped pecans to the bowl with the flour mixture. Use the spoon to toss ingredients together until all ingredients are well coated with flour.
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HOUSTON - Harris County Precinct 6 Constable Victor Trevino has been indicted on criminal charges, prosecutors said.
Trevino has been accused of abuse of official capacity, misapplication of fiduciary duties and two counts of tampering with a government document.
The indictments allege that Trevino used his elected position to induce on-duty uniformed deputy constables driving county vehicles to serve eviction and property vacate notices that were not related to the employment.
The Harris County District Attorney's Office alleges that there were improprieties in handling of funds related to Trevino's charity, CARE, and that Trevino presented campaign finance reports that didn't include contribution information that is required by law.
The charges came after a 14-month long investigation by the Harris County District Attorney's Office Public Integrity Division.
"This lengthy investigation produced dozens of witnesses and reams of records," said Bill Moore, chief of the Public Integrity Division.
Trevino's attorneys, Chip Lewis and Jessica Estrada, released a statement that read, in part: "We are disappointed that a grand jury chose to indict Constable Trevino. He will continue to serve his community while defending himself against these baseless charges. These allegations are not an indictment against his service as the Constable of Precinct Six. Rather, these allegations amount to claims of inaccurate bookkeeping, failure to satisfy innocuous accounting standards (relative to his charity) and deputies following vacate procedures that predate his administration."
If convicted, Trevino would face up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000 on the misapplication charges and six months to two years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000 on the other charges.
Trevino was first elected as the Precinct 6 constable in 1988. Trevino graduated from the Houston Police Academy in 1976 and served as a Houston Police Officer for 13 years.
Trevino's wife is a retired Houston police officer.
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|YDS: 5.13a French: 7c+ Ewbanks: 29 UIAA: IX+ ZA: 29 British: E6 6c [details]
|Luke Laeser and Jean DeLataillade with some help from Dave Pegg: '96 or '97
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By Laeserguns
Jan 30, 2008
I started bolting this with Dave Pegg in like 96 or 97. He thought the rock was horrendous and went back to the limestone of Palomas Peak (a hotspot at the time) which was closer to his base in abq. Jean dela and I came back the next week and fisnished bolting it. We both spent a few weeks trying to send that weird crux before finally getting it.
This is definitely my favorite route at the dungeon!
By LeeAB Brinckerhoff
From: ABQ, NM
Aug 15, 2008
rating: 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
The crux of this route by its self would be a V7 boulder problem and that would be starting from the ground. The solutions:
1-pinch left, heal hook right, grab undercling and stand for all your worth, possibly hitting intermediates enroute.
2-crimp right, undercling left, cross to jug, not bad if the crimp is good enough for you.
3-crimp right, undercling left, match, undercling left again, move feet up and reach, only if your short.
4-sloper left, pinch right, sloping edge left, undercling right, for those that lack the core to press out of the healhook.
As you can see there are a bunch of different ways to do this and probably a few more, but they are all hard.
By Wa3lt
Jan 1, 2009
rating: 5.13a/b 8a 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c
I probably tried this 20 times and never got it. The crux isn't *too* hard if you're dogging, but I was always just pumped enough not to be able to hold on when attempting the redpoint.
Excellent route.
By Matthew NM
Apr 7, 2009
Oh yeah, the crux is stinking powerful! Look at that guy's face in the picture! I think it's about as hard as the boulder problem at the start of dragonslayer, except that you've climbed 25 feet of not-easy terrain before getting into it, and then still have some challanging terrain after (like the reach up into undercling the seam at the top that I always felt like I was going to explode off but thankfully never did).
This was another comparison for me thinking dragonslayer easier than .13b, as in "Well, if loose cannon is .13a/b then dragonslayer is..."
This is my favorite climb at the dungeon and certainly one I was happy to finish.
By J. Albers
From: Colorado
Jul 13, 2009
rating: 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
Question. When I lived in NM and was working catapult, or at least what Peter G. told me was catapult, I would go right after the crux (under a mini roof) and then finish with a dyno to the triangle off a small crimp and crappy foot...(instead of straight up and underclinging right to the triangle). Is this some sort of variation or what?
By LeeAB Brinckerhoff
From: ABQ, NM
Jul 13, 2009
rating: 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
|What I've been told is that what you were doing is a finishing variation. Catapult is the right hand start up to the shared crux with Loose Canon then instead of finishing at the triangle like most people do, you are supposed to traverse out the roof to the left past a few more bolts to a different anchor.
By J. Albers
From: Colorado
Aug 7, 2009
rating: 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
Spoke with Jean about which route does what, and this is what he told me.
Loose Cannon: Left hand start, then finish with the right variation (dyno finish) at the triangle.
Catapault: Again, left hand start, but go straight up after the crux, then undercling out right towards the triangle. Just before hitting the triangle, move up and left out over the roof finishing on a high anchor.
Loose Cannon variation: Right hand start and then finish by going straight up and underclinging out right to the triangle.
By Laeserguns
Sep 2, 2010
|Adding to the confusion... not sure if it matters which start (left or right) you begin on but I believe the left was the original for Loose Cannon. so, Loose Cannon: Left start, shared crux, to the pie wedge triangle. And, Catapault: Either start (I believe the right was the original), shared crux, to the higher anchor up and left. There is also a variation at about 12b/c that starts on Moat Jump, transitions into Loose Cannon, right of the shared crux, then up to the triangle anchor. Good fun. I miss that place!
By LeeAB Brinckerhoff
From: ABQ, NM
Jul 2, 2012
rating: 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
|After watching a kid from Santa Fe work this route last weekend I really feel that the crux bolt should be moved or have a fixed chain draw. The bolt end biner was constantly open when he was hanging and falling because of how it rubs on the rock.....Thoughs?
By J. Albers
From: Colorado
Jul 3, 2012
rating: 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
Hmmm. I never remember having that problem with the gate opening, but that surely doesn't mean that it wasn't happening and I simply failed to notice. If I recall, there used to be a chain draw at the crux for a while, but that disappeared shortly thereafter (the chain was never there when I living in NM and a regular at the Dungeon between 2002-2006, but showed up one summer shortly thereafter...I believe it was gone the last time I was at the Dungeon in 2010).
I'm not a huge fan of chain draws, but in this case, it may be preferable to moving the bolt and having to patch a hole and add a new one (even if the hole is patched well, it will still likely be a little unsightly). I would decide whether to add the chain draw based on whether the bolt is in the right place for clipping or not. If the bolt is indeed in the ideal location as is, then perhaps adding the chain is the right thing to do. Moreover, chain is probably preferable because it will last longer and if I recall correctly, the draw hangs over an edge that will chew away at a fixed fabric draw. I would, however, make one important suggestion regarding installing a chain draw because the previous chain draw was a shiny-a$$ eyesore.
Thus it would be ideal if somebody took the time and money to do the following:
1) use plated or galvanized chain so that it doesn't leave an ugly rust spot in the future
2) prep the chain using an etching agent; places like Home Depot will sell a product specifically for this...usually phosphoric acid. Finally, spray paint the chain to match the color of the rock (the etching part will greatly increase the amount of time before the paint chips off from brushing against the rock.)
There, that's my long winded opinion. Thanks for soliciting input from the community Lee.
EDIT: I would surely not argue if the chain was stainless, though I would still argue that etching and painting it would help keep the shine down. And as far as the fixed draw on Moat Jump is concerned, I would vote that it is not needed at all. The reason for the fixed draw on Moat Jump has nothing to do with the bolt end part of the draw, rather it has to do with the draw hanging over an edge; this can easily be solved by using a one foot draw instead of a quick draw (this is what I did every time I climbed it...which has to be close to a hundred). In contrast, the problem with the draw on Loose Cannon cannot be solved with a different length draw and that is, from my perspective, the reason it is alright to add a fixed chain.
By LeeAB Brinckerhoff
From: ABQ, NM
Jul 3, 2012
rating: 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
Why not just use stainless, it is more muted, not so bright and probably is close to matching the color of the rock. The other advantage of chain is that whatever is used to attach a draw to the hanger gets chewed up and can flip (just look at the bolt end biner of any quick draw that has been well used) cutting the inside of a nylon sling leading to breaking QD (this has happened in a number of climbing gyms around the country). The edge that the sleigh runs over is what leads to the gate opening since the biner is pulled in flat against the less than vertical section of rock that the bolt is in. It seems to me that the bolt is in a good spot. We'll see what others have to say.
In addition, if the draw on Moat Jump is going to stick around, that should also be upgraded to something more durable, steel is real (sorry, bike reference).
By Eric Whitbeck
Jul 4, 2012
|A consensus is nice, but if it is a safety issue and it is sport climbing so it should be safe, than I think Lee should just fix it. Who cares if a bolt is moved four inches? Especially if he is willing to do it. There is a similar bolt at Tres that I should have fixed years ago, but instead it just sits there with the draw hanging over an edge.
By Eric Whitbeck
Aug 26, 2012
|There is no chain draw but if the underling move is a show stopper you can probably clean that bolt off a nearby anchor
By LeeAB Brinckerhoff
From: ABQ, NM
Aug 27, 2012
rating: 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
|It is not that the move is a show stopper, though it is the crux, it is that when seeing people hang on the bolt the top biner rubs on the rock in a way that opens the gate.
By Eric Whitbeck
Aug 27, 2012
|I certainly hung, but was too concerned with the moves to actually look at the biner. The description describes a chain draw. If it is dangerous it should get fixed because people certainly fall there. I am guessing the chain draw that used to be there was for convenience, but also serves a better purpose: to keep the biners from breaking. That would suck. Add a chain draw Lee. If nothing else it will give people something to argue about when they are bored at their desk jobs.
By George Perkins
From: The Dungeon, NM
Sep 24, 2015
I've been falling onto Loose Cannon's crux bolt all summer long without any unclipping or carabiner breaking events, and I haven't heard of any such events from other Dungeon regulars (there hasn't been a chain draw for at least the last 7 years, and most of the time since 2002). If you prehang draws (best done by climbing Gangland to the Loose Cannon finish), you could put a locker on this bolt.
It is somewhat annoying to clean when you can't do the crux move (the easiest way is to climb Gangland and swing over from the Gangland anchors), as you can't cheat through it, you have to do the move.
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Another opponent held under 80 points. We may be teetering on the brink of being an elite defensive team.
I think Croshere has a new career. Always thought his radio work, pregame and postgame work was OK, but his game analysis tonight was excellent. he has a bright future. I don't say this lightly, but I could easily see him on TNT or ESPN someday
This was the best game I can ever remember Roy playing, he kept the Pacers in the game in the first half and until his injury I cannot remember him playing a better game
Tonight IMO was the pacers most significant win of the season thus far. They were sluggish in the first half, but played an extremely aggresive and physical second half with an attitude where they were not going to lose this game
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Can I start allowing myself to be really REALLY excited about this team yet?
Some ask y, I ask y not?
I'm officially a George Hill fan now.
Wooo.... great second half! .... a lot like yesterday.. team seems to struggle early.. then pick things up.
Really liked the way we stepped up our defensive and offensive efforts in the second half and won the game rather easily at the end.6-2 baby!
Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.
"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, thats teamwork."
-John Wooden
I normally wouldn't laugh at ANY sort of injury, but I couldn't help but chuckle when Jones rochambeau'd on Diaw after the Bobkitties were being punks all night..
Dudes eyes were literally poppin out of his head ..lol
"They want to be famous. We want to be champions. They want to be rappers and backup dancers. We want to play football." - T.J. Ward, Denver Broncos
second unit's defense (Price, Hill, DJones, Hansbrough, Foster) was fantastic.
Unpopular opinion...Darren Collison is at his best, and we're at our best, when he's looking for his shot.
Why do we have 3 post game threads?
Looks like they are starting to gel together , I'm excited just like in the old days, I was waiting for them to make that run and I wasnt worried. Good game from Hibbert and hill
These are the types of games the Pacers need to win 100% of the time in order to be a contender and get a good playoff seed.
Two nights in a row, I've tried to make one right after the game, and my IPad Internet takes forever to post and ends up posted after another one by someone else.
The League should be scared... we haven't played NEAR our best basketball yet.. hopefully we will reach that level soon.
Psycho T must like his sex rough. Those are some nasty scratches on his neck.
Oh Damn, Its so nice to watch a game while not fear that we lose because of a bad last quarter.....
Proud owner of 'Dutch Pacers'
Under the radar: David West had a pretty good bounce back effort offensively in limited minutes. 5 of 8 from the field in 22 minutes. Solid stuff.
Good game. The team made some good halftime adjustments.
Foster was Awesome...He had a huge 12 minutes.
After the miserable Colts season, it's a good feeling to have these Pacers to watch and look forward to.
Pretty good win. I hope I can get ahold of footage of Paul's dunk at the end, that was pretty spicy. Kind of a ****** first half, but as the Pacers do, we came back after halftime and really performed. Looked like Hibbert didn't really show up to play until after his injury, but he did get 2-3 blocks, had that nice dunk early in the first, and then put the ball in the hoop after he came back in for Foster.
Really wishing we would look more into keeping Paul George in the second unit instead of switching in Dahntay; I'd rather see Paul get the chances than Dahntay botch them.
witters: @imbtyler, @postgameonline
What a great game. I liked it even more that the Pacers came out in the 2nd half after playing really bad in the first half and completely dominated the rest of the game.
There sure were alot of injuries in that game. There were 3 or 4 twisted ankles, Tyler got scratched all to hell on his neck, George got suplexed on his tailbone, Tyrus got a kick to the groin, Jeff damn near knocked out Kemba on an awesome pick near the end of the first half. There was probably more that I missed. That was a very scrappy game.
Roy Hibbert for president. They are gonna have to pay the dude. George Hill too.
Loved seeing more aggression out of Big Roy. More of that more often please!
Big fan of G Hill of saying it with his game after the body slam. I'd love to see him play like that without needing a WWE style wake up call.
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Hey Guys,
Kind of curious if anyone has done much Disc Golfing in sandals (no, not in Jamaica)? I'm not talking about the thong style sandals, but the hiking style sandals. These things have the stability of a normal shoe, but the breathability and comfort of a sandal (assuming you're barefoot). I was looking at the Teva Dozer III for an example (see below). Haven't spent too much time researching different sandals, but I'm kind of curious about the following:
Durability - If you've used any sandals, have you found them to typically have weaker construction than shoes? My Teva Riva's are absolutely awesome and I've had no peeling of the sole after about a year of solid use.
Comfort - Are there even any sandals out there that are comfortable enough to walk around a course for an hour or two? Any issues with lots of rocks/sticks falling into the sandal?
I like the Teva designs mostly because the majority of their footwear has a solid sole attached to the rest of the shoe, and none of the pretty little separate rubber pieces that just rip off after playing a few rounds. In theory, the whole sole of the shoe would have to tear away from the rest of the shoe to mess them up.
Understanding I have the Teva Riva's, and they are awesome shoes, I'm mostly looking for something that I can wear for more casual rounds, so as to not wear out the soles of my Rivas as quickly. I'm also thinking about a cheaper Riva (the Mesh). I'm not in a rush to purchase since this year's season is going to be coming to a close in a month or two, but it's something I'd like to know for next Spring. Still toying with the idea of a pair of Five Fingers also, and thanks to the other thread it sounds like I would need the TrekSports.
Teva Dozer III's:
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www.wvsymphony.orgCHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Bill Allen said he feels a little guilty about people paying full price for their seats at Friday and Saturday night's Cirque de la Symphonie shows with the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra."They're paying full price, but they're really only going to need the edge of those seats," the show's executive director/producer said and laughed.Cirque de la Symphonie, he promised, will provide plenty of circus excitement.There will be aerialists performing above the audience, but "it's not just people flying overhead," he said."There will be jugglers and contortionists and other acts -- all on the stage." He added, "What you have is a sort of three-dimensional extravaganza with cirque artists while the symphony plays."Among the artists will be Allen's partner and the show's creative director, Alexander Streltsov, a Russian silk aerialist and acrobat who got his start at the Moscow Circus.Streltsov was something of a sensation from a young age. In 1991, at the age of 12, he won the gold medal at the Festival Mondial Du Cirque De L'Avenir, an international contest for cirque artists and also performed on Broadway as part of cirque director Valentin Gneushev's show, "Cirk Valentin.""He's amazing," Allen said.But he's not the entire show.Cirque de la Symphonie will also feature aerialist, acrobat and trapeze artist Christine Van Loo, a seven-time consecutive national gymnastic champion. Also performing are mime and juggler Vladamir Tsarkov and contortionist and gymnast Elena Tsarkova. Allen said the visuals will be jaw dropping, but the music will also be spectacular."We've got a pretty vigorous repertoire planned," he said. "There's a little opera, some light classical music, some more modern music with a piece by John Williams."Even if you came just for the opening piece by Drorak, his 'Carnival Overture,' you'd be getting your money's worth."The road to founding Cirque de la Symphonie was a long one. Allen, a veteran of the music business, began visiting Russia in the early 1990s, after travel restrictions in and out of the country loosened. While there, he came in contact with the Moscow Circus and the cultural institution it represented."In Russia, you could get a masters degree in Circus Arts. They had pension plans for performers who'd given their whole life to performing."And the level of performance was remarkable. The ranks of the circus contained many ex-Olympic athletes.Allen said, "Just watching it, I thought that what they did deserved to be seen on a higher level, presented more like fine arts."He made several connections with people within the circus, and by the late 1990s, he was working with Stretslov and occasionally putting together shows with symphonies. In 2005, they officially incorporated and created Cirque de la Symphonie, which is the only Cirque show to perform exclusively with symphony orchestras."We stay busy," Allen said. "It's a new venue every week."That's part of what makes the show so dynamic. It has to change from week to week, based on the size of the orchestra and the space the group has to work with.He said, "A lot of the theaters are old music halls. They're often very fragile or have recently undergone a multimillion dollar renovation, and nobody wants to crack the plaster."The performers also have to work in close quarters with the orchestra, sharing the stage."We have about 15 feet of space down from the orchestra," he said, noting that it's plenty of room. He added that they'd already scouted the Clay Center to make sure they could pull it off."I think people are going to like it," he said. "We're looking to create a one plus one equals three sort of effect -- a lot of wow factor."Reach Bill Lynch at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-5195.


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As mentioned before, many of our devs take Team Fortress II pretty seriously when playing against other studios. This past week was a big one, as the Vault 101 Dwellers took on the boys from Bioware. Check out our very own Nate Purkeypile's summary of the victory. It'll be remembered here at the office as "Mass Beatdown."
Last night, two titanic forces met in a battle of epic proportions. A prophet foretold of the match ages ago and said that two studios would have a battle to decide once and for all, who was the best RPG studio…well, or who was better at a multiplayer shooter. The day… was a Thursday. The maps would be Dustbowl and 2fort.
The first match was on Dustbowl, with our guys starting on defense. Bioware rushed out of the gate with heavies, demomen and plenty of ubers to go around. As Bioware's forces pushed on the first point, our forces on the point fell and Bioware was able to capture the first point. Our forces quickly fell back to the second point and setup sentries and dispensers surrounding the point.
Dane Olds, in true Heavy fashion, stood on the point laughing manically as bullets and rockets flew everywhere. Bioware made a number of pushes on the first point using one uber after the other, however, we held strong and stood on the point to prevent these captures.
Eventually, using ubered demomen, Bioware was able to capture the second point with two minutes left. They had two more sections of Dustbowl to capture to score a point though.
The second section of Dustbowl started and all of Bioware's ubers were pushed back and they were not able to get close to the point. Sentries were attacking them from all angles and one of our top notch snipers, Ryan Salvatore, was keeping them at bay. Eventually we were pushed off of the first point. We knew we had to hold the second point otherwise Bioware would have a time added to the clock and only one more section to cap. As the ubered heavies came, all of the engineers ran to each others sentries to make sure that no matter what, those sentries would never go down.
The time was winding down, but Bioware's forces were starting to press in on our last point. We started to panic, there were too many of them, and they were getting too close. It was only a matter of time before ubered heavies came raining down on the point. People cried out, "We need a pyro! We are going to lose the point!" At that point, I switched off of the engineer team to become a pyro. As soon as the new pyro was on the field, torrents of flames swept through the Bioware ranks. It was not one or two of them that died, but in fact, their entire team. Bioware's ranks were decimated by the flames, and they were pushed back from the point entirely. The team cheered as the smoke cleared from the capture point, the time had expired. We had successfully defended the capture point and earned a point for the team.
Now it was time for us to be on the offensive on Dustbowl. As the gates opened, one uber after the next pushed onto the point as our forces swept through. Bioware was barely able to hold the point and started to fall back. Bioware tried to build sentries in the tunnels to stop the advancing forces, but as we rounded the corner, a spy sapped all of their defenses and their turrets were completely destroyed. With their defenses down, capturing the final point was a simple task for and we had achieved victory.
The second part of Dustbowl started, and the heroes from Bethesda came screaming out of the gate again with ubers left and right. As their distracted forces tried to take out the medic/heavy combos, our other players were flanking their forces and sapping their turrets. One cleverly hid turret in a shack did some major damage to the team, but we snuck around their left side, bypassing their turret and capturing the point. As our forces pushed forward to the second point, our spy snuck onto the point as a demomen, and waited. The instant that the medic/heavy combos burst onto the point, the spy hopped into action, disabling every single turret in sight. With their defenses disabled, their engineers were not able to do anything as sentry after sentry fell. The team rushed the point as they massacred the remaining people, and the second section of Dustbowl was captured.The last part of Dustbowl was by far the hardest to capture, it took longer than the rest, but in the end, we overcame Bioware's defenses and took the final point. we had scored another point, so the score was 2 to 0.
The last part of the match had come at last, and it was the one we dreaded most. 2fort. A map as old as time itself and one that required us to split the team into an offensive strike force and a defensive force to guard the base. Initially, Bioware tried to scout rush the base. Our defenses were already up at that time though, so scout after scout fell to sentry guns and Fred Zeleny's flamethrower.The match went on and on as both team mounted attack after attack. Eventually both teams had 2 Intel captures; one more would land a team the final point.
We got the enemy Intel into its own sewers, but Bioware guarded it until the time expired. However, since Bioware put so many resources into guarding this sewer area, once the Intel reset, Daryl Brigner was able to waltz into their Intel room and take the Intel without any interference. As Daryl came back into our base with the Intel, a grave realization came to him…"I've never captured this thing before. Where am I supposed to take it!?" As people yelled out directions to Daryl, Bioware desperately tried to rush into our base to stop him. Yet our directions were true, and the Intel was captured.
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Some area residents lose power, but roads stay clear
Mother Nature glazed the branches, oak leaves and grass with beads of ice like a master pastry chef early, but the magic of air temperature meant that local commuters and power companies were spared the worst on Monday morning, unlike elsewhere in the state.
The A-train schedule ran on time Monday morning and traffic was lighter for those on their way to work or school. Temperatures remained at or above freezing, which kept bridges and overpasses clear.
In Denton, only one customer reported an outage after a tree fell on the line to the home, according to Denton Municipal Electric spokesman Brian Daskam.
"We got them a generator so they could have power for the night," Daskam said. "We're making the repair today."
Similarly, a limb fell on a line in Flower Mound, affecting about 100 customers there until repairs could be made, according to Kat Gloria, spokeswoman for CoServ. Both DME and CoServ have tree-trimming programs to help mitigate outages from falling limbs.
Oncor reported a few outages that affected about a dozen customers east of Denton and others in Celina,which contrasted sharply with the thousands of outages reported in Tarrant County.
For the most part, driver stook it easy on North Texas roads. The Denton County Sheriff's Office had no weather-related accidents over the weekend or Monday morning, officials said.
Forecasters had begun warning residents before the weekend that two weather systems could collide over North Texas and leave behind accumulations of snow and ice overnight Sunday into Monday.
But it didn't happen. Instead, an upper-level low that meteorologists expected to arrive was still centered around Amarillo on Monday morning, according to Jamie Gudmestad, ofthe National Weather Service in Fort Worth.
It was expected to arrive later Monday and trigger some snow flurries that were expected to continue into early morning today. But there shouldn't be any accumulations of snow.
"There won't be as much moisture with it," Gudmestad said.
Clouds will clear out overnight tonight, making Wednesday morning the coldest of the week for Denton County, likely dipping to 26 degrees.
But daytime temperatures will reach into the 40s, Gudmestad said.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. As expected, the 2014 Hoophall Classic at Springfield College was both an impressive and important event. Before moving on, we need to take a look back at what we learned during our weekend in Springfield.
Race for No. 1 is wide open
For a while now, 6-foot-11 center Jahlil Okafor of Chicago Whitney Young has had a stranglehold on the top spot in the class of 2014. We aren't yet saying that he has lost that top spot, but his competition is more fierce than ever and it is a pretty wide open race between Okafor and the field.
Although he didn't have his best performance at the Hoophall, current No. 2 Emmanuel Mudiay has been outstanding during his senior year and has characteristics that translate well to the highest levels. At 6-foot-4, the product of Dallas Prime Prep has great size for a point guard, he is a high-end athlete and he has a very developed feel for how to manage a game. Because he does things with such ease, there are times that Mudiay appears to be in cruise control and he could afford to be a little more intense. But, the SMU signee is trending upward.
Probably making the biggest impression was Cliff Alexander. Currently ranked No. 4, the Kansas-bound power forward has been putting up video game numbers all season and doing so in intimidating fashion. He's the guy you would most want on your side in a fight and his teammates have rallied around him and all raised their play as Chicago Curie enjoys a great season.
Bottom line, those three and others are all on relatively equal footing as the class of 2014 heads down the homestretch. The workouts at the postseason All-American games could end up going a long way towards deciding who ultimately emerges as the No. 1 player in 2014.
Trending upward
Because there are no weak sister matchups at the Hoophall, pretty much each and every game featured high level competition. After watching the weekend's action, here are some players that are on an upward trend and could be making moves up the rankings of their respective classes:
De'Jounte Murray: The 6-foot-4 shooting guard from Seattle Rainier Beach has loads of potential. Even without a huge game, it was pretty easy to see that he is ranked too low at No. 92 overall in the class of 2015. He can create, should be a good shooter, crashes the glass and puts pressure on teams with his ability to play fast.
Josh Sharma: A seven-footer at Northfield (Mass.) Mt. Hermon, Sharma is another who is ranked too low in the class of 2015. Currently checking in at No. 87, Sharma has size, abundant athleticism and soft touch that extends to the three-point line. He isn't overly physical, yet and can float in and out of games, but his ceiling is high and he seems to be figuring things out.
Isaac Copeland and Jonah Bolden: The 6-foot-9 Copeland and 6-foot-8 Bolden are now teammates at Wolfeboro (N.H.) Brewster Prep even though Bolden began his senior season at Henderson (Nev.) Findlay Prep. Regardless, both are slender combo forwards that package athleticism, length and skill that translates to the next level. Headed to Georgetown, Copeland is a pure scorer who can play around the rim or facing up. Ticketed for UCLA, Bolden is more of a rebounder, versatile defender and corner jump shooter. Both can finish in transition, have body types that will be able to add muscle while retaining flexibility once they hit college weight rooms.
Kelly Oubre: The 6-foot-7 southpaw has been on an absolute tear since the end of the summer and will be making a move into the national top 10 in the final rankings if he continues at this pace. The only question is how high can the Kansas signee rise? A push for the national top 5, or at least close to it, doesn't look out of the question at this point.
Paul White: Georgetown fans and coaches have to be feeling good about pairing up White with the previously mentioned Copeland. A 6-foot-8 combo forward from Chicago Whitney Young, White has been a bit of a tease in the past. He would intrigue with his inside/out ability, size and capability of running things out of the high post. Then, he would disappear and make a minimal impact. Those disappearing acts seem to be a thing of the past and White has raised his competitive fire and become a much more consistent performer. He will need to get stronger, but he has bounced back quite impressively from a broken arm that ended the summer between his junior and senior season a bit prematurely.
Hoophall is king
There are a number of outstanding events around the country that are able to attract insane amounts of talent. The City of Palms in Ft. Myers, Fla. is always outstanding. The Tarkanian Classic has emerged as a big time winter event and the Bass Pro Tournament of Champions and Marshall County Hoopfest are probably the best supported events in the country. The list goes on and on.
However, when it comes to one-stop shopping for the most big-time talent and a great atmosphere, the organizers of the Hoophall Classic have created an absolute monster. In effect, they have created the one event that no talent evaluator or national service can afford to miss. Great players, great matchups and it all takes place at the alma mater of James Naismith, what's not to like?
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Scavenging by vultures can make it extremely difficult for forensic scientists to estimate time of death. One study found that it took 37 days for a flock of vultures to discover a human corpse that had been laid out in an experimental enclosure but only 5 hours to strip the body down to a pile of bones. Researchers are using GPS to discern patterns in the way vultures scatter remains.
Insect repellents can keep bugs off a body—even after death. New research shows that when pig carcasses are doused with DEET, they attract fewer bugs and decompose more slowly, which could cause forensic entomologists to underestimate a person's time of death by several days.
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Scott gets treatment on left hamstring
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- A day after leaving a game with tightness in his left hamstring, designated hitter Luke Scott stayed behind at the Charlotte Sports Complex as the team traveled to Fort Myers to play the Red Sox.
Scott is unsure how long he'll be out of action.
"[I] don't know," Scott said as he headed off to the trainer's room. Shouldn't be long."
Scott flew out to right field in the second inning in his only at-bat Sunday against the Twins. The veteran said he began to feel the tightness while running, so he left the game.
Manager Joe Maddon does not believe Scott's hamstring is going to be a problem, but he did allow that questions about his concerns for Scott were understandable given the fact he missed 45 games in 2012 due to time on the disable list.


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Little Johnny, after a science lesson on the laws of gravity, returned home, determined to prove his teacher Mr. Knowles wrong.
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South Africa (0) 2 Mahlangu 70, Sangweni 86
Morocco (1) 2 El Adoua 10, Hafdi 82
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DURBAN: Insanity. It is hard to explain the myriad of emotions South Africa must have gone through last night, as Bafana Bafana, eventually, somehow, secured their place in the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations.
In a game that swung from the edge of despair to the unbridled ecstasy of the whole of Mzansi, it was Siyabonga Sangweni, with a quite amazing goal, who finally dragged Bafana not just into the last eight, but to the top of their group.
A capacity crowd, creating a fantastic Durban atmosphere, just seems to help create something special for this national team. And Gordon Igesund's side will now stay in this magical kingdom for at least another week, awaiting today's matches for their opponents in Saturday's quarter-final at the Moses Mabhida Stadium.
Sangweni's goal was preceded by another snorter from May Mahlangu, but Morocco also have to be credited with their part in a special game. For so long it seemed Rachid Taoussi's side were also on their way to the last eight. But as Bafana came back at them, and Cape Verde beat Angola in Port Elizabeth, they collapsed to the turf in despair at the final whistle.
The Atlas Lions led twice in this match, and should have scored at least three more, denied only by the utter brilliance of Itumeleng Khune. The Bafana goalkeeper was twice the last line of defence to deny Youssef El Arabi, and once to deny Kamal Chafni.
If Khune was responsible for Morocco's opener, he more than made up for it. The only shame was his apparent time-wasting at the end. But that was the only repeat of the 2012 Afcon qualifying shambles in Nelspruit. This time Bafana's dancing at the final whistle was truly merited.
Moroccan coach Rachid Taoussi mirrored Igesund, in a sense, ahead of this game, shredding his side after a poor performance against Cape Verde, as the Bafana coach had for the victory over Angola.
Six changes were made by the Atlas Lions coach, including the dropping of Liverpool winger Ossama Assaidi, Galatassary winger Noureddine Amrabt, and Fiorentina striker Mounir El Hamdaoui.
El Arabi, the scorer of Morocco's equaliser against Cape Verde, replaced El Hamdaoui, and it was he who had the best early chance. The Granada striker ran on to a great ball over the top from another new starter, Youssef Kaddioui, but Khune just managed to block.
Igesund had gone in with the same side that had done so well against Angola, but they were run ragged early on by the Moroccans, who played with the fire of a side that knew victory was the only real option.
Abdelaziz Barrada was getting plenty of joy down the left, and his cut-back was just cleared away from the boot of El Arabi by Dean Furman. From the resulting corner, however, Bafana and their raucous fans were momentarily silenced.
Barrada's delivery was vicious and inswinging, Khune came and missed, and the ball struck Issam El Adoua and bounced into the net.
It was a bit unfortunate, but Morocco deserved it for sheer constant pressure.
Khune then had to be alert to turn behind a Chahir Belghazouani shot, and El Adoua headed just wide, as the Atlas Lions threatened to completely crash the Bafana party.
Bafana at least started to move the ball around a little as the half went on, a decent move ending as Bernard Parker flashed a shot across the face of goal.
Igesund was getting increasingly frustrated with Gambian referee Bakary Gassama, whose fussy attitude to the match, and general inconsistency, was helping no one.
Dean Furman lost his temper and was booked, before Tokelo Rantie got the crowd on their feet, exploding away down the left, but holding onto the ball too long, allowing the danger to be cleared.
Morocco, however, really ought to have gone into the break two-up. Kamal Chafni ran clear of the Bafana defence, caught square far too often, and Khune raced off his line to somehow block with his feet, outside the penalty area.
Khune was tested again at the start of the second half, Barrada's low shot fizzing into the arms of Khune.
Thuso Phala came even closer for Bafana not long after, his free kick acrobatically kept out by Lamyaghiri. Igesund had thrown on Thulani Serero for Mphela by now, realising that Bafana's best route to goal was keeping the ball on the ground. Serero did add some fluency with his movement off the ball and passing, but it was Morocco who again should have doubled their lead.
A mistake from Sangweni allowed El Arabi another run at the South African goal, but Khune somehow clawed his effort away.
Lamyaghiri then had to be wide awake again, to tip away another fizzing Phala free kick this time more of a cross than a shot.
But the Moroccan goalkeeper could only look and admire with 20 minutes to go, as Mahlangu's glorious curler sent Durban wild. Rantie set up Mahlangu, and he bent a fantastic shot into the top corner. It looked like Bafana would go on and take all three points from there, but it was Morocco who came storming back.
Mahlangu was guilty of gifting the Atlas Lions possession with a needless backheel and from an excellent passing move, substitute Abdelilah Hafdi arrived in the box to finish past Khune.
Bafana dead and buried? Not a bit of it. Gordon Igesund's men just kept on going, and Sangweni arrived down the left, cut inside, and curled an imperious striker's finish into the corner of the net.
As news of Cape Verde's victory filtered through, it clearly did not reach Moroccan goalkeeper Lamyaghiri who did his own time-wasting on the final whistle and had to be rushed to his feet by his players. This time the joke was on Morocco. Bafana Bafana have made it to the quarterfinals of the African Nations Cup. For real.


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Anne Hathaway to Sing in New Film SONG ONE?
According to the Daily Mail, Anne Hathaway will sing a specially written song in the new film Song One, set to begin production later this year for release in 2014. Song One is written and directed by Kate Barker-Froyland.
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In Song One, Hathaway will portray an archaeologist who falls in love with a rock star played by Johnny Flynn. Flynn leads the UK folk band Johnny Flynn and the Sussex Wit. Johnathan Rice and Jenny Lewis are currently composing songs for Flynn and one for Hathaway. Hathaway's husband Adam Shulman is one of the film's producers.
Then, responding to the news that Hathaway could be tapped to star as 'Eliza Doolittle' in My Fair Lady on Broadway, the Mail's Baz Bamigboye surmised that Cameron Mackintosh "would like to do a My Fair Lady revival in the West End in a couple of years" and that he likely has Hathaway in mind. According to the Mail, Mackintosh has also been developing a movie of the musical with a screenplay written by Emma Thompson, which is currently dealing with a complicated web of copyright issues.
In addition to her Oscar-nominated role in Tom Hooper's "Les Miserables" film and hosting the Oscars in 2011, Hathaway has appeared in Batman: The Dark Night, 'The Princess Diaries,' 'Brokeback Mountain,' 'The Devil Wears Prada,' 'Becoming Jane,' 'Alice in Wonderland,' and 'Rachel Getting Married,' for which she was nominated for an Academy Award.
Hathaway played Viola in Shakespeare in the Park's 2009 production of TWELFTH NIGHT. She also appeared as Lili in CARNIVAL! at Encores!, and was in some of the workshops for PROMISES, PROMISES.