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Dude there talking on D, woohoo, now that is Indiana basketball.
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30 points in the first and no three's. I like that a LOT!
Unbelieveable, I can't believe they aren't launching the 3, at all. Thanks for the quote btw, thats really cool thanks.
Well Murph just hit one, WIDE OPEN, thats what'll happen when you attack the lane early.
LOL.. they are totally "pwning" the Mavs!
I want to ask WHO ISNT DOING A HAPPY DANCE RIGHT NOW
16 point lead baby!
Wow, i'm impressed..so far
Whats JOs reation on the bench?
If we can beat the mavs we will have beat 3 of the top 5 teams from the west. should give us good confidence
David just needs to learn how to take a charge, wow. He was in decent position.
Was that really a shooting foul?
hmmmm theres about 4 questionable call/no calls in a row, COME ONE Violet you love calling charges, call one.
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How was Marquis not fouled? Wow, he got hit on the right arm.
Dirk will get the call every day.
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I thought he said something on the second one, but he didn't threaten to kill the refs family, so it is alot better.
I FINALLY got the feed to work!
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Warren Buffett once said, "Your premium brand had better be delivering something special, or it's not going to get the business."
With a global footprint that spans every continent, Coca-Cola (KO) is -- without a doubt -- a premium brand.
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That, however, has not stopped health-conscious consumers from bypassing Coke in favor of healthier drinks. The company has taken notice. And Coke's recent 17% stake taken in Monster Beverage (MNST) is one more example of the company's new venture-capital persona, adopted to quench Wall Street's thirst for growth. But will it work?
Coke stock closed Thursday at $40.18. Shares are down 1.2% on the year to date. Over the trailing 12 months, investors have thirsted for some good news. Since shares hit 2013 high of $42.97, Coke's performance have been flat -- to put it mildly.
The problem hasn't been Coke as much as it has been an industry in transition. Consumers are moving away from sodas in favor of healthier alternatives like tea and sports drinks, causing Coke to experience weak volumes and compressed margins.
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Coke's response; if you can't beat them, buy them -- and in some cases, buy a portion of them.
Coke's 17% position in Monster comes with a price tag of $2.15 billion while preserving Coke's right to increase that position by another 8%. This comes on the heels of the company having scooped up a 16% stake in Keurig Green Mountain (GMCR) back in May.
Coke representatives were not available to comment.
Coke's pattern of capital deployment into smaller beverage companies is noticeable. The question, however, is to what extent these deals, which (in some cases) include swapping assets, can increase investor's wealth.
While this deal does increase Coke's footprint in new growth categories, I also see it as an admission by management that Coke has lost its innovative edge. New products such as Coca-Cola Life, which uses a blend of sugar and plant-based Stevia as a natural sweetener, have failed to take off like the company expected. Coca-Cola Life was the company's answer against the "liquid candy" that sodas had become known for.
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April 24, 2007
Urge the U.S. Congress to fully fund the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA), raise the Victims of Crime Act(VOCA) Fund cap, and protect the balance of the VOCA Fund!
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Overview: VAWA and VOCA in Fiscal Year 2008 Federal Budget
Your voices and actions helped to secure an additional $17.3 million for VAWA programs overall and protected the VOCA Fund from complete elimination!
Unfortunately, however, a budget battle between the U.S. President and Congress meant that a number of VAWA programs and the VOCA Fund received cuts.
- The VOCA Fund cap for Fiscal Year 2008 was reduced by a devastating $35 million. An administrative cut applied to VOCA will reduce the cap by an additional $41.3 million.
- The Family Violence Prevention Services Act (FVPSA), the lifeblood of cornerstone domestic violence programs was cut by $2.1 million.
- Legal Assistance for Victims was cut by $2.1 million and Grants to Encourage Arrest was cut by $3.2 million.
Read NNEDV's Press Release regarding the President's Budget Request.
An increasingly efficient, comprehensive and lifesaving response to victims, created and sustained by VAWA, FVPSA and VOCA funding, has begun to make our country a safer place for families, victims and communities.
Now, however, this phenomenal progress is in jeopardy. Compounding the shocking FY 2008 budget cuts, the President's FY 2009 budget proposes:
- A decimating $120 million cut from VAWA.
- Maintaining $122.6 million for FVPSA, $52.4 less than its authorized amount.
- Institutionalizing the devastating $35 million cut to the VOCA cap.
- The ELIMINATION of the VOCA Fund – a $2 billion loss!
If enacted, this proposal would undercut our hard won progress and needlessly endanger millions of victims across the United States. We are beginning to see a reduction in homicides and the incidence of these heinous crimes.
Yet as cuts force shelters and rape crisis centers to close, real victims face traumatic and life-threatening situations with no support. They face trauma, terror and death.
This year, the U.S. Congress has the historic opportunity to counteract the results of the FY 2008 cuts and the President's proposals by fully funding VAWA and FVPSA, raising the VOCA Fund cap to $717 million, and protecting the VOCA Fund in FY 2009. By prioritizing these cost-effective, lifesaving funding streams, Congress will help to END domestic and sexual violence and the United States will be a place where perpetrators are held accountable and victims are supported.
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Use this chart to see increases and decreases in VAWA and FVPSA funding from Fiscal Years 2007 and 2008. Also includes information about funding authorized for VAWA and FVPSA, and includes the President's Budget Requests for these programs in 2009.
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A string of mild-mannered storms will continue moving through the Southland this weekend, keeping the streets slick for motorists.
The heavy weather action will be north of the Los Angeles Basin, according to ACCU-Weather expert senior meteorologist Ken Clark.
"It's not a big storm," he emphasized Friday.
The rough weather conditions should be restricted to the shorelines – including Ventura, Los Angeles and Orange counties – where high tides will create hazardous conditions, Clark said.
High tides from a huge Pacific swell – ranging from 4 to 12 feet – will be slamming into west-facing beaches throughout the weekend.
For most of today, there will be mostly cloudy conditions, but the rain will hit the area Saturday night.
Less than an inch of rain is expected, Clark said.
Sunday there will be a few episodes of rain during the day, according to the meteorologist. | PHOTOS
The storm fronts will keep the temperatures low throughout the weekend, with the highs registering 62 to 66 degrees on Saturday, dipping into the 54- to 58-degree range tonight.
The high Sunday will be between 62 and 66 degrees, Clark added.
The first of the successive four cold fronts to slide into the region from the Pacific made itself felt Wednesday. Since then, there has been a spike in the number of traffic crashes in the region.
Through Sunday night, the storms are expected to produce between a quarter and three-quarters of an inch of rain in coastal and valley areas, and between three-quarters of an inch and 1.5 inches in the foothills and mountains, weather forecasters said.
The snow level, meanwhile, will remain high – above 8,000 feet.
A high surf advisory that went into effect at 6 a.m. Wednesday will remain in force until 10 p.m. Sunday in Los Angeles County and until 1 p.m. Monday in Orange County, where waves of up to 12 feet are possible, forecasters said.
The surf conditions are being generated by two storms – one in the north-central Pacific, the other in the eastern Pacific.
"Surf and swell conditions will be hazardous to anyone entering the water this weekend, with dangerous rip current expected," a National Weather Service advisory warned. "Minor beach erosion and localized flooding of low-lying areas may also occur."


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"High School Musical." Peninsula Youth Theatre. Features all the music from the Disney Channel's hit movie, plus two new songs. 9:30 a.m. Thursday; 9:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Friday; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 1 p.m. Sunday. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St. $7-$18. 988-8798; www.pytnet.org.
"The Importance of Being Earnest." Bus Barn Stage Company. Oscar Wilde's play lampooning the Victorian obsession with wealth, breeding and propriety. 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, May 22-June 21; 7:30 p.m. May 28 and June 9; 7 p.m. June 1; 3 p.m. June 8. Bus Barn Theatre, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos. $22-$32.
Capitol Steps. Musical troupe of former Congressional staffers who specialize in satirical political humor and scathing parody. 5 and 8 p.m. Sunday. Gunn High School, 780 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto. $20; proceeds benefit the Gunn High Robotics Team. https://grt.endofinternet.org.
Irish dance performance. 4 p.m. today. Los Altos Library, 13 S. San Antonio Road. 948-7683.
Step Back in Time. Spring Farm Tours, sponsored by Friends of Deer Hollow Farm, at Rancho San Antonio. Visit the animals in their pens and support Deer Hollow Farm's environmental education program. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday and June 21; last tour begins at 12:30 p.m. 965-FARM; www.fodhf.org.
Meet the Author. Local poet Joel Katz, author of "Away." 3 p.m. Sunday. Bob and Bob Fine Jewish Gifts Crafts and Books. 4500 El Camino Real, Los Altos. 947-7010.
Huei Young Garden Tour. A benefit for SMA-II patient Jiahuan Zhang. 1-4 p.m. Sunday. 3444 Cork Oak Way, Palo Alto. $25. All proceeds go toward paying the medical bills of Zhang, a 17-year-old from China. Reservations: 823-0978; www.hueis-garden.com.
Cancer Prevention Study. A long term follow-up study sponsored by the American Cancer Society. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 21. www.cancer.org/cps3.
Weekend farm tours at Hidden Villa. 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. most weekends. 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills. $7. 949-9704; www.hiddenvilla.org.
"The People and Conservation Program of the South African National Parks." Led by the former General Manager of the People and Conservation Directorate of South Africa. 2-4 p.m. Sunday. Los Altos Library, 13 S. San Antonio Road. Free. 961-3539; www.ffsfba.org.
"Security or Freedom: The Cost of Counterterrorism." Dr. Laura Donohue, fellow at the Stanford Constitutional Law Center, discusses how the counterterrorism laws have impacted the balance of powers between the branches of government and how the consequences for individual liberties may be greater than intended. 7:30-9 p.m. today. Los Altos Youth Center, 1 S. San Antonio Road. Free. (415) 293-4600; www.itsyourworld.org.
"Facing the Inevitable." Senior Health Chat with Kim Smith-Nilsson and Sue Ann Yarbrough. 10 a.m. to noon Friday. Los Altos United Methodist Church, Garden Room, 655 Magdalena Ave. Suggested donation $10; all seniors welcome. 209-1119; www.seniornewways.org.
Victor DeNoble, former research scientist at Philip Morris. DeNoble, who worked for the maker of Marlboro cigarettes, provides an insider's view of the tobacco industry's attempt to cover-up the addictive nature of nicotine from the public. 12:30-2 p.m. May 22. Foothill College, Appreciation Hall. 12345 S. El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. Free; $2 parking. 949-7559.
Author Cory Doctorow. Science-fiction writer talks about his new book, "Little Brother," a young-adult novel about technology, government surveillance and personal freedoms. 4 p.m. May 22. Los Altos Library, 13 S. San Antonio Road. 948-7683.
Kaiulana Lee. Actress and writer of "A Sense of Wonder," a play based on the life and works of pioneering environmentalist Rachel Carson. Lee portrays Carson circa 1963, just as her book "Silent Spring" garners public attention. Peninsula Open Space Trust Wallace Stegner Lecture Series. 8 p.m. Tuesday. Mountain View Center for Performing Arts, 500 Castro St. $22. 903-6000; www.openspacetrust.org.
CSMA's Kids Art on Main Street. Children's art from the Community School of Music and Arts in Mountain View. 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays; 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sundays, through May 30. Main Street Cafe and Books, 134 Main St., Los Altos. 948-8040; www.arts4all.org.
"Out of the Ordinary." Watercolors by Chris Beck. Viewpoints Gallery. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays' 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays, through May 30. 315 State St., Los Altos. 941-5789; www.viewpointsgallery.com.
Demonstration class on communication. Highlights popular courses taught by the Los Altos Recreation Department and Communication Academy. 10:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday. Hillview Community Center, 97 Hillview Ave, Los Altos. Free. RSVP required. 947-2790; www.communicationacademy.com.
Mind-Body Fitness. Eight-week course features a flow-yoga workout combined with Pilates, followed by meditation. Led by Pam Walatka. 10:15-11:30 a.m. Wednesdays, beginning today. Los Altos Hills Town Hall. $105; $119 nonresidents.
Pilates and yoga. Yoga, pilates and yoga/pilates combo classes, as well as private, semi-private and group sessions. Esprit de Core Pilates Studio. 895 Sherwood Ave., Suite 300, Los Altos. 948-8020; www.esprit-de-core.com.
Wellness classes. Guest speakers with Gregory Dabb, DC, as host. 6:30-7 p.m. first and third Tuesdays of the month. Better Life Chiropractic Center, Los Altos. Free. 949-0154; www.betterlifechirocenter.com.
Language classes. Learn/practice Chinese, English, Finnish, French, German, Russian, Spanish. Mountain View-Los Altos Adult School. $20-$109. 940-1333; www.mvlaae.net.
Morning Yoga by Moj. Meditation, breathing, asana (yoga postures), chanting and relaxation. 9:05 a.m. Mondays and Fridays. Dance Studio, Rancho Shopping Center, Los Altos. $11/$15. 492-0325; www.yogabymoj.com.
Dance. Movement, ballet, dance workouts and yoga for children and adults, directed by Leslie Friedman. Children's classes have begun; adults classes ongoing. Weekdays at the Mountain View Masonic Lodge, 890 Church St., Mountain View. 969-4110.
Retreats. For business people, married couples and young adults. Jesuit Retreat Center. 300 Manresa Way, Los Altos. $210/weekend. 948-4491; www.jrclosaltos.org.
Rainbow Chinese School. Program for non-Mandarin speaking children, 5 and up, to learn Mandarin phonics, listening and reading. 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturdays. 967-4246; www.rainbowcs.org.
Video Acting. Two new 10-week, 20-hour workshops offered KMVT, community TV station in Mountain View. 968-1540; www.kmvt15.org.
Working with Arthritis. Workshops for working-age adults with arthritis who want to take an active role in managing their arthritis. Participants discuss issues related to arthritis, hear how others handle similar issues, and construct a plan of action for managing arthritis. 6:30-8:30 p.m. first Tuesday of the month. Blake Wilbur Clinic, 900 Blake Wilbur Drive, Stanford University. Free; donations accepted. RSVP: 851-2781.
Jazzercise. 6 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays; 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays; and 8:30 a.m. Saturdays at Blach Intermediate School gym, 1120 Covington Road, Los Altos. 9 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at Grant Park School, 1575 Holt Ave. Los Altos. Childcare available for an additional fee. $38 month; $100 eight weeks. 948-6068.
Stanford International Dancers. 8 p.m. Fridays. Flex-It Aerobics Studio, 425 W. Evelyn Ave., Mountain View. $5, $6 on live music nights. 966-1775.
Jazz and beginning ballet. For adults and teens, New York-style jazz: 8-9:30 p.m. Wednesdays; beginning ballet: 7:30-9 p.m. Mondays. Pacific Ballet Academy, 295-B Polaris Ave., Mountain View. 969-4614.
Session based on the book "When Your Heart Speaks, Take Good Notes: The Healing Power of Writing." Led by author Susan Borkin, Los Altos-based psychotherapist and writing/creativity coach. Free. (408) 973-7877.
Afterschool program. Chinese/Mandarin, English/math, music, art, sports and more. For students in grades K-8. Program staff members will pick up students from local schools. St. Timothy Church, 2094 Grant Road, Mountain View. 941-9885.
Jump-start Yoga. Total body conditioning. 6-6:30 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Gunn High School, 780 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto. 559-1950.
El Camino YMCA off-site aerobics. Low-impact classes. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, Hillview Center, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos. 9-10:15 a.m. Saturdays, Mountain View Sports Pavilion, 1185 Castro St. 969-9622.
Jacki's Strong Step. Step aerobics program by Jacki Sorensen offered by the Los Altos Recreation Department. All abilities welcome. 8:30-9:30 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. Hillview Community Center. 961-5411.
Parent-Child Gym, Swimming, Drama, Sports, Art, etc. YMCA of the Mid-Peninsula El Camino Branch, 2400 Grant Road, Mountain View. 969-9622.
American Rhododendron Society, De Anza Chapter. Glen Patterson explains how to transform a rooftop into a garden setting. 7:30 p.m. May 21. Hillview Community Center, Room 12, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos.
Bows and Beaus Square Dance Club. 7:30-9:45 p.m. Mondays (beginners) and Wednesdays (Plus level). Open to adult singles and couples. Loyola School, 770 Berry Ave., Los Altos. 948-7689; www.bowsandbeaus.org.
Los Altos Kiwanis Club. Noon Tuesday. 4565 El Camino Real, Suite B-4, Village Court, Los Altos. 988-9900.
Foothills Amateur Radio Society. Amateur radio club serving Los Altos, Palo Alto, Mountain View and other nearby cities. 7 p.m. fourth Friday of the month. Covington School, 205 Covington Road, Los Altos. www.fars.k6ya.org.
Blacksheep Handweaver's Guild. Meets monthly at Woodside Village Church, 3154 Woodside Road, Woodside. 854-7125; www.blacksheepguild.org.
HP Retired Employees Club. Open to HP/Agilent retirees. Activities include luncheons, trips (local, regional and foreign), volunteer work and more. (408) 867-5086; www.hp.com/retiree.
Los Altos Newcomers Club. Helps new residents become better acquainted with their neighbors and new community. Activities include programs, luncheons, hiking, tennis, bridge and book clubs. 948-3078; www.losaltosnewcomers.com.
Glass and Decorative Arts Club of Garden House. Noon, the fourth Monday of the month at Garden House, Shoup Park, 400 University Ave., Los Altos. 854-7079; 917-4367.
American Association of University Women. Open to women with a college degree, AA through Ph.D. 961-1782; www.aauw-losaltosmountainview.org.
Los Altos Las Madres Playgroups. Playgroups for moms and babies born in 2006 and 2008. Meet other new moms for weekly walks, park days and/or indoor play dates in and around Los Altos. Expectant moms, new dads and other caregivers welcome. 917-9914; www.lasmadres.org.
Sons in Retirement, Branch 35. Lunch and lectures. 11:30 a.m. third Wednesday of the month. Elks Lodge, 4249 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. 948-5442.
South Bay Community Orchestra. Musicians sought; all orchestral instrumentalists welcome. Full 60-member orchestra is sponsored by Mountain View-Los Altos Adult Education. 493-3798.
Federated Woman's Club of Los Altos. 11 a.m. first Wednesday of month. Michael's at Shoreline, 2960 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View. Lunch served at noon. 948-3553.
Assistance League of Los Altos. Nonprofit volunteer organization that develops, administers and funds service projects within the local communities. An autonomous chapter of the National Assistance League. 941-4625; 961-2310.
American Fuchsia Society, Santa Clara Valley. Refreshments served. 7:30 p.m. first Tuesday of month. Hillview Community Center, Los Altos. Free. 322-8878.
American Legion Los Altos Post 558. Meetings 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays; luncheons noon, Fridays. 347 First St. www.calegionpost558.org.
Quota International of Mountain View/Los Altos. Supports scholarships for hearing-impaired students, El Camino Hospital Infant Hearing Screening Clinic, Community Services Agency and CHAC. Noon first and third Thursdays of each month. Michael's at Shoreline, 2960 N. Shoreline Blvd. Mountain View. 969-5860; www.quota.org.
Leads Club, Cupertino Coed Chapter. 7:30 a.m. today. Guild Room at St. Timothy's Church, 2094 Grant Road, Mountain View. 877-906-9528.
Daughters of the American Revolution, Los Altos Chapter. Holds workshops to help people trace their lineage. 965-8275 or 948-0760.
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. Volunteer organization of boating enthusiasts who perform community service, including boating education, voluntary vessel inspections and boating operations. Not involved in military or law enforcement activities. Ages 17 and up. 7 p.m. second Tuesday of the month. Mountain View Senior Center, 266 Escuela Ave. 941-5466.
Great Books Group. Interpretive discussion group focused on reading essays and excerpts of the great classics. 6-8 p.m. second Tuesday of the month. Los Altos Main Library. 961-7380.
Camera Club of Los Altos. 7 p.m. third Thursday of the month. Los Altos Senior Center, Room 12, 97 Hillview Ave. https://cclosaltos.com.
Peninsula Gem and Mineral Society. 8 p.m. fourth Wednesday of the month. Garden House, Shoup Park, Los Altos. 493-9301.
Los Altos Rotary Club. Service group. 12:15 p.m. Thursdays. Garden House at Shoup Park, 400 University Ave. 948-1455.
Syntillating Speakers Toastmasters Club. 5:30 p.m. first and third Wednesdays of the month at Roche Pharmaceuticals, Main Gallery, 3401 Hillview, Palo Alto. (408) 947-1525.
Spiritsong Kids. Singing and dancing group for children of all ages. Rehearsals 9:15 a.m. Sundays; concerts throughout year. Immanuel Lutheran Church of Los Altos, 1715 Grant Road. 967-4906.
Aglow Lighthouse in Mountain View. 9:45 a.m. to noon third Friday of the month at Presbyterian Church, 1667 Miramonte Ave., Room 103. 941-5090.
Electric Toasters. Toastmasters. Noon to 1 p.m. today. Electric Power Research Institute, 3412 Hillview Ave., Palo Alto. 855-2270.
New Mothers and New Fathers Groups. Ongoing meetings at El Camino Hospital, 2500 Grant Road, Mountain View. 940-7202.
Los Altos Lodge No. 712 F. & A. M. 7:30 p.m. first Monday of the month. Los Altos Masonic Hall, 146 Main St. 941-6615.
Weekly meditation practice group. Based on Jack Kornfield's book "A Path with Heart." 7 a.m. Tuesdays. Foothills Congregational Church, Los Altos. 969-3452.
Los Altos Sister Cities. Third Thursday of the month. 969-0136.
South Bay Storytellers. 7 p.m. second Sunday of the month. Los Altos United Methodist Church, 655 Magdalena Ave. 494-1383; 917-1920.
Vasa Order of America, Lindbergh Lodge. Organization for experiencing the Swedish culture, open to people of Scandinavian descent and their families. 6:30 p.m. second Friday of each month; supper 7 p.m. American Legion Hall, 347 First St., Los Altos. 948-8018; 948-5559.
Soroptimist Club of Los Altos/Mountain View. Noon second, third and fourth Wednesdays of the month. Rickey's Hyatt, Palo Alto. 321-0622; 948-8110.
Mountain View Foothills International Training in Communication Club. 7 p.m. first and third Thursday of the month. Union Bank, El Camino Real, Palo Alto. 967-6466.
Baha'I Faith of Los Altos. Fireside talks. 8-9:30 p.m. Thursdays. 158 Coronado Ave., Los Altos. 948-0143.
Mountain View Women's Club. Community service organization. Monthly meetings. Masonic Temple, 890 Church St. 967-1390.
Technology and Society Committee. 11:45 a.m. alternate Tuesdays. Golden Wok, 895 Villa St., Mountain View. 969-7215 (after 6 p.m.).
Quota Club of Mountain View. Noon first and third Thursdays of the month. Michael's at Shoreline, 2960 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View.. 967-2964.
Mountain View Talking Heads Toastmasters. Improve public speaking. 7-8:30 p.m. Thursdays. Mountain View Chamber of Commerce, 580 Castro St. 968-8378.
Optimist Club of Palo Alto-Mountain View. Luncheon meetings noon to 1:30 p.m. first and third Tuesdays of the month. Hyatt Rickey's, Palo Alto. 855-1847.
Adult Children of Aging Persons Support Group. Group sharing. 7:30-9 p.m. second Monday of the month. Los Altos United Methodist Church, Live Oak Room, 655 Magdalena Ave., Los Altos. Free. 209-1119; www.seniornewways.org.
Moving On. For those going through major life changes. Led by Diane Wilson, MFT, of Avenidas. 10:30-11:30 a.m. Wednesdays. Los Altos United Methodist Church, Garden Room, 655 Magdalena Ave., Los Altos. Cosponsored by Avenidas and Senior New Ways. $42. 289-5438; www.avenidas.org; www.seniornewways.org.
Mid-Peninsula Widows and Widowers Association. Helps people begin a new way of life following the loss of a spouse. 7:15 p.m. Tuesdays. Los Altos Lutheran Church, 460 S. El Monte Road. (408) 732-7824; www.mpwwa.org.
Amputee Support Group. A place to meet other amputees, gain support, hear guest speakers and have barbecues in the summer. Third Wednesday of each month. Cedar Crest Rehabilitation, 797 E. Fremont Ave, Sunnyvale. 968-7464; (408) 738-4880.
Ongoing Breast Cancer Support. Recovery, renewal and education for anyone who has completed breast cancer treatment and is focusing on continued physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. 5-6:30 p.m. second and fourth Mondays of the month. Free. 326-6686.
Alzheimer's Association Portuguese/English Support Group. For families and caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Share common experiences, give and receive support, and discover ways of coping and caring. 5:30-7 p.m. third Tuesday of the month. Alzheimer's Association, 2065 W. El Camino Real, Suite C, Mountain View. 962-8111.
Child Advocates of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties. Volunteers needed to mentor and speak up for abused and neglected children who have been placed in the foster-care system. (408) 416-0400.
Huntington's Disease Support Group. 7-8:30 p.m. second Tuesday of each month. First Baptist Church, 305 N. California St., Palo Alto. 967-0679.
Sexual Assault Survivors Counseling. Confidential group and individual counseling sessions for survivors of sexual assault. Women meet 3:30 and 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays; men 6:30 p.m. Drop-in counseling: 2-5 p.m., Tuesdays. Mid-Peninsula YWCA, 4161 Alma St., Palo Alto. $5. 494-0993, ext. 316.
Divorce Care. Recovery seminar for people who have experienced or are experiencing divorce. 7:30-9 p.m. second and fourth Wednesdays of the month in Los Altos. 947-0846.
Los Altos Al-Anon. Confidential and anonymous. 7:30 p.m. Sundays, United Methodist Church, 655 Magdalena Road; 7:30 p.m. Mondays, Lutheran Church, Cuesta and El Monte roads. (800) 344-2664.
Center for Healing and Wellness. Support for children who have a parent with a serious illness. 2235 Grant Road, Suite 6, Los Altos. 625-1987.
Breast Cancer Support Group. 7:30-9 p.m., second and fourth Tuesdays. Mid-Peninsula YWCA, 4161 Alma St., Palo Alto. 988-6612.
La Leche League. International non-profit, non-sectarian organization providing information and support to women planning to breast feed. 873-6525.
Alcoholics Anonymous. Twenty-four hour help for those with drinking problems. Some meetings held in Los Altos. (408) 374-8511.
Surviving the Death of Our Child. Support group for bereaved couples. 4:30-6 p.m. Wednesdays. 900 Welsh Road, Suite 400, Palo Alto. $50/week. 948-8601.
Postpartum Emotional Support Group for Women. Supportive environment to discuss transition into motherhood, nurturing the nurturer and other women's post-partum issues. 766-9223.
Support Network for Battered Women. Provides services to battered women and their children, including safe shelter, bilingual counselors and a staff attorney to help with restraining orders. Drop-in support: 3-4:30 p.m. today; 6-8 p.m. Monday. The 24-hour crisis line: 940-7855. 200 Blossom Lane, Mountain View. 940-7850.
Support groups for those with heart problems, diabetes, seizures and arthritis. El Camino Hospital, 2500 Grant Road, Mountain View. Free. 940-7202.
Personal Life Coaching. Weekdays and Saturday nights. $10. 948-1730.
Shoreline Chapter of Parents Without Partners. Open to any single parent. Introductions 5 p.m. Saturdays. (408) 275-9057.
South Bay Fibromyalgia Support Group. Sponsored by the Arthritis Foundation. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. third Saturday of the month at El Camino Hospital, Park Pavilion Building, 2400 Grant Road, Mountain View.
Bay Area Alzheimer's Association. 7-9 p.m. third Monday of the month; 4-6 p.m. first Thursday of the month. Older Adult Resource Center, 2400 Hospital Drive, Mountain View. Free. (800) 660-1993.
Emotions Anonymous. Twelve-step program of recovery for those suffering from emotional problems 6-7 p.m. Mondays. St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, 2094 Grant Road, Mountain View. 968-5637.
Workaholics Anonymous. 7 p.m. Tuesdays. First Presbyterian Church of Mountain View, 1667 Miramonte Ave., Room 103. 949-3216 (evenings).
Nicotine Anonymous. Members help each other quit smoking. Free. (408) 236-2196.
Personal Growth and Problem Solving. Divorce recovery for men and women, women working at home and dysfunctional families. 6-7:45 p.m. Mondays. 949-5673.
Men's support group. Men discuss and work on emotional issues such as work, relationships, family and finding renewed passion for life. Led by Brian Winkler, Ph.D. 6:30-8 p.m. Mondays. Los Altos/Mountain View area. 306-8188.
Women's group. A nurturing circle of women committed to ongoing psychological growth and healing. 6:30-8 p.m. today. Los Altos. 941-5581.
Touchstone Support Network. Support for children with chronic or life-threatening illnesses and their families. 6:30 p.m. first and third Mondays of the month. Foothills Congregational Church, 461 Orange Ave., Los Altos. 328-4495.
Diabetics Anonymous. 7-8:30 p.m. Sundays. Spinal and Sports Care Center, 2290 El Camino Real, Suite 8, Mountain View. Free. (408) 749-0579 or 321-4783.
Kara of Palo Alto. Provides bereavement support for people with life-threatening illnesses and their families and those who recently lost a loved one. 321-5272.
Bay Area Adoption Services. Meeting explaining the process and costs of adopting through international adoption. 7:30 p.m. one Monday per month. Mountain View Business Center, 465 Fairchild Drive, Suite 215. (415) 499-8037.
That Place. Recreation program for high school students, offered through Mountain View Recreation Division. 7-11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. 903-6417.
Miramonte Veterinary Hospital and Catworks. Cats and kittens available for adoption on a continual basis. 962-8338.
Bay Area Breast Cancer Network. Non-profit grassroots organization with a hot line, support groups, speakers bureau, newsletter and educational forums. (408) 261-1425.
Center on Aging. Free assistance in processing senior's medical claims and selecting Medicare supplements, and completing Living Wills and Durable Power of Attorney forms for those of all ages. Weekday, evening and in-home appointments available. El Camino Hospital, Mountain View. 966-9222.
Master Gardeners. Organization answers gardening questions through its hot line (329-1356) 1-4 p.m. Fridays. Ailing plants may be brought to the Plant Clinic at Gamble Garden Center, 1431 Waverley St. Palo Alto, 9-11 a.m. second Saturday of the month.
El Camino Hospital Auxiliary. Snack bar duties, 12:30-4 p.m. Tuesdays or Thursdays. Training provided. 940-7214.
Stanford Hospital Auxiliary. Volunteers sought to work in the hospital gift shop. Training provided. 723-6636.
American Cancer Society Discovery Shop. Downtown Los Altos. Proceeds go to cancer awareness, education and improving the comfort of cancer patients. 949-0505.
Assistance League Costume Bank. New volunteers sought for Los Altos shop. 941-2610.
Farm/Nature Guides. Needed at Hidden Villa, Los Altos Hills, to introduce children to cows, sheep and other farm animals, explore the vegetable garden and hike in the wilderness area. Training provided. 949-8643; www.hiddenvilla.org.
Community Services Agency. Help a few hours a week to drive frail seniors to medical appointments or take home-bound seniors grocery shopping. 964-4630.
Stanford University Auxiliary. Volunteers for 3-4 hours weekly in a variety of areas: the reception area of the intensive-care units, the emergency department, escort service, gift shop, surgical reception area and the auxiliary office. 723-6636.
Pathways Hospice. Seeks caring volunteers to help patients and their caregivers manage care at home. Volunteers provide companionship, practical help and emotional support at a crucial time. Training schedule: 947-4271.
Environmental Volunteer Docent. Teach kids to enjoy nature and learning. Next training class, on Marine Ecology, is 6:30-9 p.m., Tuesday. 961-0545; www.evols.org.
City of Los Altos. Needs handy people to work in the Senior In-Home Repair Program performing minor home repairs. Telephone greeters at City Hall are also needed. Flexible hours and basic training provided. 948-1491, ext. 229.
Breast Cancer Action. Seeking volunteers to assist in events, task force, activist work and in office. (415) 243-9301.
Child Abuse Prevention Center. Needs volunteers to work four hours a week in San Mateo or Santa Clara counties. 327-8120.
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. Needs help with various programs. 497-8915.
Wildlife Rescue. Needs help in its Palo Alto shelter to provide care for sick, injured and orphaned wild birds and small mammals. Training provided. 494-7417.
American Cancer Society Discovery Shop. Needs a few more volunteers in Los Altos. 949-0505.
West Bay Opera Guild. Needs people to usher and/or serve refreshments at West Bay events. 494-7355.
El Camino Hospital Auxiliary. Needs people with cheerful attitudes and caring sensitivity. 940-7214.
Alzheimer's Association. Needs people to staff its help line, which provides free literature and assistance to the public. 962-8111.
Hidden Villa Farm and Wilderness Preserve. Needs help around the farm. 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills. 949-8655.
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District. Outdoor educational leaders needed during the week to share nature with children at Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve. 691-1200.
Stanford Hospital's Hospice Program. Needs people to work with dying patients in their homes. 203-6586.
Environmental Volunteers. Needs nature guides to lead hikes and do classroom presentations. 961-0545.
Community Breast Health Project. Help needed for research and hot line. Four hours a week. 725-1788.
Center for Economic Conversion. Mountain View organization needs help with database, library management and administration. 968-8798.
Stanford University Medical Center Auxiliary. Seeks helpers of all ages. 723-6636.
Volunteer Exchange of Santa Clara County. Seeks tutors and teachers' aides. 965-2426.
Westwind 4-H Riding for the Handicapped. Needs volunteers for classes 4-5 p.m., Mondays and/or Thursdays, in Los Altos Hills. 725-4754; 941-4808.


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Could Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac finally be willing to sign off on principal reduction as a way to keep homeowners out of foreclosure and in their homes?
Edward DeMarco, the acting head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and de facto leader of the two GSEs has been steadfast in his opposition.
President Obama has made principal reduction priority one. It was one of the highlights of the mortgage settlement and many economists point to it as the way out of this housing mess.
But DeMarco still hasn't budged, because he says principal reduction will cost the taxpayer money and isn't good for Fannie and Freddie's bottom line.
Except maybe it is.
According to NPR and ProPublica, executives at both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have concluded that principal reduction would prevent larger losses and in fact, save the two companies money.
Their report claims that in part because of new Obama incentives, which would reimburse lenders half of what they write off, that Fannie and Freddie would benefit from principal reduction
These presentations have yet to be made public, but Democrats are already clamoring to see them. And so am I.
Look I'm not saying that principal reduction comes without risk. Could everyone decide to stop paying their mortgages in order to get a write-down? Sure.
But just because you might get hit by a car doesn't mean you don't cross the street. The housing market will NEVER rebound if people keep getting kicked to the curb.
And I don't care what Edward DeMarco has said, the bottom line shouldn't be his bottom line. It shouldn't be about what is cost effective, it should be about what keeps borrowers in their homes. Last time I checked, they are taxpayers too.
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The lovingly furnished apartment, situated on the outskirts of the romantic castles Würzburg am Main. It is located in the quiet district Unterdürrbach and is well served by public transport. A small, peaceful oasis for relaxing and great location to explore Würzburg.
The apartment has its own entrance so privacy is maintained. The thick stone walls it stays cool in the apartment, even on hot days.
After the hallway with a wardrobe and mirror, you enter the large living room with open kitchen. Here, you can relax on comfortable sofas chatting, reading or lounging on a digital TV satellite system can be watched comfortably. A DVD player for exciting and entertaining movies is also available. For the music lover is a digital Radio-/CD-Anlage available.
In the Kitchen What better place to dine on a kitchen counter with a breakfast center. The kitchen is equipped with stove, oven, fridge, freezer, microwave, pots, and utensils.
A small wooden staircase leads to the upper bedroom. There are a large double bed, a small cupboard and some storage space. In the spacious bed 2 guests can sleep. A small children's bed is in the same room. Through a door you enter the bright, functional bathroom with shower toilet and sink
The apartment is a Non smoking apartment and no pets we want, because the white carpets can be difficult to clean, so please go to smoke on the apartment's terrace.
Parking in front of the house.
Storage facilities for bicycles or empty Trolle.
Crisp white bed linen is included in the price.
If required, a folding bed can be provided.
Some of the sights:
Fortress Marienberg with Princes.
The Fortress Marienberg is located just a stone's throw from the city center on the left bank of the Main page. It's surrounded by vineyards and looks down at the old university city with its domes, towers and bridges
UNESCO World Heritage Residence and
The Würzburg Residence is the main work of the Southern German Baroque and also one of the largest castles in Europe. UNESCO took it in 1981 - the third building in Germany - in the list of World Heritage-listed objects. It was built 1720 - 1744 by Balthasar Neumann. The unique staircase - a single, self-supporting body is built - reveals the genius Neumann, who was then nevertheless still standing at the beginning of his career.
Würzburg Cathedral
The St. Kilian Cathedral at Wurzburg is a Roman Catholic church in Wurzburg, which is dedicated to Saint Kilian. The Cathedral is the cathedral church of the diocese of Würzburg. With its two towers and a total length of 105 meters, it is the fourth largest Romanesque church building in Germany and a major work of German architecture at the time of the Salian emperors
City tour with a small train (starts at the residence) or through Würzburg with one of the tour boats on the Main
House rulesWürzburg Cathedral
The St. Kilian Cathedral at Wurzburg is a Roman Catholic church in Wurzburg, which is dedicated to Saint Kilian. The Cathedral is the cathedral church of the diocese of Würzburg. With its two towers and a total length of 105 meters, it is the fourth largest Romanesque church building in Germany and a major work of German architecture at the time of the Salian emperors
City tour with a small train (starts at the residence) or through Würzburg with one of the tour boats on the Main
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Ein super Gastgeber in einer tolle Wohnung, der sich super um seinen Gast gekümmert hat. Vielen Dank, gerne wieder :)
Sehr ruhige und voll ausgestattete Wohnung am Würzburger Stadtrand. Sie ist sehr sauber und modern eingerichtet . Die Innenstadt ist gut zu erreichen. Eine Parkmöglichkeit wurde zur Verfügung gestellt. Wir können eine unbeschränkte Empfehlung aussprechen.
Wir haben uns sehr wohl gefühlt uns möchten uns mit dieser Bewertung bei Martin+Susie bedanken! Wir kommen gerne wieder!
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Echt tolles Apartment! Die Wohnung ist mit allem ausgestattet was man braucht. Der Billardtisch und die Sauna sind echte Highlights. Alles sehr liebevoll eingerichtet mit einem Blick fürs Detail.
Der Gastgeber ist sehr nett und hilfsbereit. Es war ein echt entspannendes Wochenende. Für eine Auszeit vom Alltagsstress nur zu empfehlen.
Sehr netter Gastgeber. Wohnung hat das gehalten, was sie versprochen hat. Zentrum von Würzburg ist zu Fuß gut erreichbar. Wir haben das verlängerte Wochenende genossen.
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Media Contact: TPWD News, email@example.com, 512-389-8030
April 8, 2009
Texas Game Warden Training Center Groundbreaking Set for April 9
Major Donations to be Announced, Cadets Actively Training
HAMILTON, Texas — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials and partners from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation, the Police Activities League and the Texas Game Warden Association will break ground April 9 on the first phase of a planned $20 million training complex in Hamilton County.
Major donors will be recognized at the April 9 groundbreaking, and cadets from the 54th Texas Game Warden Academy class will be participating in scheduled field training exercises at the site.
For more than 30 years, game warden cadets trained in a converted warehouse on 6.2 acres in downtown Austin, along with a patchwork of borrowed facilities around the state.
That changed when the 54th Texas Game Warden Academy cadet class began training in fall 2008 at existing facilities on a 220-acre property in Hamilton County. Envisioned from the beginning as a public-private partnership, the property was donated by the nonprofit Police Activities League.
The Texas Legislature authorized an initial infusion of $3.6 million from the sale of the Austin property to begin construction on 39,000 square feet of instructional, administrative and residential facilities. Along with the state's initial investment, private donors have so far given about $6.4 million, altogether providing about half the estimated $20 million that will be required to complete construction of facilities that will be home to 48 cadets and 16 instructors at a time. With the first phase of the project underway, project partners are launching a broader public fundraising campaign and encourage Texans to support Texas Game Wardens with a donation.
The Game Warden Training Center eventually will include a water rescue training facility, a firing range, an emergency vehicle operations course and more (see complete plans online) — specialized training facilities that add dozens of hours in travel time and thousands of dollars to the training schedule now. The goal is a world-class training environment for a world-class law enforcement agency.
"Every day, every night, for more than a century, Texas game wardens have epitomized community-based conservation law enforcement across our state," said Peter Holt, chairman of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission. "They put their lives on the line, take educational messages to schools, save lives during hurricanes and floods, and do it all with a positive, can-do outlook. Sometimes they pay the ultimate price. Now, with this training center, game wardens could use some help. We hope the people of Texas will respond with donations to help us meet our fundraising goal."
Since 1895, Texas game wardens have built a reputation as "off-the-pavement" peace officers with a heritage second only to the legendary Texas Rangers. Sixteen have died in the line of duty.
That proud tradition of service is carried on today by more than 500 men and women who reflect the diversity of the people of Texas. They come from small towns and some of the nation's largest urban areas. Many have degrees in criminal justice or wildlife management or biology. Others studied the humanities, and worked as bankers and graphic designers, city cops and schoolteachers, before gaining entrance to the Game Warden Academy.
Something they all have in common is their dedication and desire to serve the people of Texas, and to help conserve the state's natural and cultural resources.
Only about 10 percent of applicants to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department�s law enforcement training program make the cut each year. Those who are accepted undergo the most rigorous training of any peace officer in Texas, and are widely acclaimed as some of the best-trained and best-educated conservation law enforcement officers in the nation. It�s a program with an international reputation.
In the most recent cadet class, two trainees hailed from the nascent conservation agency of the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon. Conservation organizations hope to send officers from as far away as Africa to attend future courses.
Applications are being accepted through April 30 for the 55th Texas Game Warden Academy class.
Major donors to the Texas Game Warden Training Center include William P. Clements, Lee M. Bass, TXU, T.D. Friedkin, T.L.L. Temple Foundation, Edwin L. Cox, Walter Umphrey and the George and Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation.
For more information about how to make a tax-deductible donation to support construction of the training center, please visit the Texas Parks and Wildlife Web site.
News Images of cadets training, a media advisory with details of the April 9 event and artist renderings and a site map of the planned facility are available online at: http://tpwd.texas.gov/newsmedia/releases/news_roundup/game_warden_training_center/
Texas Game Wardens by the Numbers:
- 1895: year the first Texas Game Warden was appointed.
- $50: monthly salary of deputy Game Wardens in 1895
- 1946: First Game Warden Academy
- 1,305: Game Warden cadets trained since 1946
- 1,418: hours of initial training each Game Warden cadet receives at the Game Warden Training Center
- 520: Game Wardens currently on duty in Texas.
- 5,000: victims of Hurricane Katrina rescued by Texas Game Wardens in New Orleans.
- 16: Game Wardens who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty
- 9,749: arrests for water safety violations in 2008
- 11.2 million: vehicle miles patrolled by Game Wardens in 2008
- 20,768: fish and game violation arrests in 2008
- 131,888: boat hours patrolled by Game Wardens in 2008
- 3.36 million: law enforcement contacts by Game Wardens in 2008
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And the winner here by the way of knockout, xBulletproof. lololololulz
I was not expecting to get on PD and see this thread again.
It seems PacersPride is still sticking to his old arguments. Hilarious
Yes, indeed. And arguments plural is exactly it. Let's see here, off the top of my head...
Rush is not a good 3 point shooter.
Rush is not a consistent 3 point shooter.
Rush is not a consistent 3 point threat.
Rush doesn't hit any big 3 point shoots.
Too many of Rush's 3's are wide open.
Rush air balled a 3 once, which shows he isn't a good shooter.
Rush isn't a good shooter.
Rush isn't a consistent shooter.
Rush doesn't score enough.
The best part? Whenever you poke holes in some of these (some make more sense than others, but he seems to like the silliest ones best), he just shifts to the next one and carries on as if they are the same argument! HI-LARIOUS, in a face meets brick wall kind of way. :| Does he care that Rush just came off a season shooting 50% overall and 45% from behind the line (and improved his much maligned free throw shooting average to just below 80%?) Nooooope, somehow it should be even more obvious to us that Rush totally sucks. Come on man, even those of us who were disappointed with Rush's time here aren't buying it.
I'll stop contributing to the perpetuation of this ridiculous thread now. Training camp can't come soon enough!!
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And this is why I get frustrated with TPTB/Bird because I feel like he somewhat perpetuated that view as some defense of his pick or something, like it was a good pick BUT he's lazy so it's not my fault.For those who love Rush, they need to get over the fact that while it would be great to have him back in Indiana, he will never come back for PR reasons, fair or not. And Indy is far from the best place for him to be playing right now anyway.
If Larry/fanbase just accepted that he was a great 3pt bench SG defender (what DJones kinda was last year) and gave you more scoring+defense than Barbosa, then he could have just stood his ground, let fans accept that you build a team with high picks that become average and average picks that become great (and all other variations), and enjoy him filling a much needed role on the team.
BTW, ditto with Josh.
The whole Josh/Rush shuffle last year that ended up as Lou and Barbosa was just wasted energy. They easily could have just stood pat on both guys and spent basically exactly what they spent anyway for 2 known bench players with reliable specialty skills that the team needed.
Or in other words, Rush sux at 3 ball.
BTW, I don't get "lazy". The guy was a pretty strong shot blocker from the SG spot and a good SG rebounder...because those are things lazy players do, right? His only "lazy" area was not trying to take a shot 11 times in 10 minutes (ahem, Barbosa) and on this squad I wouldn't consider that a negative.
Sheesh, who wants a 30% 3pt guy taking 10 shots instead of passing to Roy, West, Paul, Danny, or George. I'll take the 40% 3pt guy shooting 5 times in 15 minutes and defending his position. He goes 2-5, that's 6 points on 5 shots and I'm happy. It's your bench 3pt specialist for chrissake, not Vinnie Johnson.
I watched a lot of Golden State games last season. Rush performed very well for them and was most definitely a consistent 3 point threat and as a defender. He was almost always in at crunch time, that right there says a lot about how well he played.
"Just look at the flowers ........ BANG"
Seriously, I don't get this hand-wringing over Brandon Smokin' Rush. Collison was a better bench player and he's gone too. Dahntay Jones is basically Rush's equal bringing different things to the court. Both are good backups and both are gone. I suppose he's better than Barbosa, but that's not saying much. We probably should have kept DJ who I think is a better player overall. Certainly DJ doesn't fall asleep out there.
Yes they did, GS lost so many last second games that I'm not sure if it was some kind of record, by the way Rush was huge for GS last year, he is their main defensive guy, he usually guards the Lebron's and Wade's of the NBA, call me crazy but the Pacers need a guy like him at this moment.
If you haven't noticed just about every NBA game comes down to the 4th quarter, so yes even bad teams like Golden State have plenty of games with crunch time. The bad teams just seem to lose most of them.
No hand ringing here, just saying Rush is a consistent 3 pt shooter and solid player. He blew his chance here and won't ever be invited back. I have no problem with that. Doesn't mean I don't like him as a player.
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I have nothing personal against Brandon Rush, and he may be doing well in GS, a change of scenery was probably good for the guy.. and CALI is probably a good location for Brandon in the grand scheme of things. My expectations of Rush lowered considerably after the first 5 games of the season he was suspended and came back to basically go back to his normal ways after a few good games. OBrien problem had a considerable amount to do with Rush's overall lack of development (JOB is a good scapegoat for any scenario). Rush would have been a find backup sg/sf, however ... Bird wanted him gone and he was very difficult to trade at least to the point where Memphis nixed a deal b/c he was included.
In his time w/ GS he may have improved, a 4% increase suggests so, nevertheless his time here in Indiana he was not a consistent 3 pt shooter. The best way to resolve this is with a game log of his career here with the Pacers.
I am not going to go to the detail this evening but i will try to check it out soon. sorry, ive seen that guy play 90% of his games as a Pacer, and I am not going to let his 3pt % mislead me.
it will be interesting to see the games where rush actually hit some 3's that meant much to the outcome of the game. his third year here is the season he came off the bench, so his #s should have improved against the other teams second unit.
if someone who can embed rush game log of at least his third season i would greatly appreciate it.. i can only provide the link. if possible pls include the opponent and final score, along with minutes played .. and free throws missed.
my hunch is rush had his best games against weak opponents (2nd units of nonplayoff temas) and blowouts.
sorry fellas, if brandon rush is consistent 3 pt threat than the league has some really bad shooters. rush was never consistent with antthing he did, not even defense.
Here lies the problem. You think your perception is more accurate than what happened.
When a guy shoots 40%+ from 3 point range, 3 out of 4 seasons, and the only one he didn't was his rookie year .... he looks pretty consistent to anyone not letting their own personal perceptions get in the way. I don't care what the stats say in the game logs. Unless you can tell me who he was guarding and who was/wasn't on the floor at his position, it's meaningless.
It really is just that simple. On any given season only 20-30 NBA players shoot 40% from 3 point range with enough shots to qualify for the leader board. Rush has done it 3 seasons in a row.
no, my perception is accurate, the problem is some disagree with it.
let me ask, was robert horry a 3pt threat, many would say yes. now was horry consistent.. maybe. i dont remember him being an excellent 3 pt shooter, but whne the game was on the line there are very few i would choose to shoot the game winner than him. either way he still was not consistent.. and by consistent i mean excellent.
because here is the thing.. consistency means more than just a good shooter. i can go out in my driveway and knock down 30 3's in a row.. does that make me a consistent shooter??? well it depends, can i hit shots when the D is in my face, can i hit 3's vs weak and strong opponents, can i hit when it matters most or just when the game is a blowout.
to be truly a good 3 pt shooter, a player has to be consistent. hitting wide open 3's does not make me a consistently good shooter, its when someone is gaurding me and it matters most its what makes somone consistent. its the reason ray allen at 36% is a better shooter than rush at 45%.
and just think about this.. the difference between 45 and 36% is 9 threes per every 100. if an nba player shoots 300 threes in a season and makes 21 3's more than a 33% shooter, it puts him in the 40% group. just 21 's threes difference correct??
so if those 21 3's are against a second unit or come in a blowout victory or because an elite player draws the defense and kicks it to the player for a wide open corner three.. than just 21 of those gets you to 40%.
point is.. rush's % does not make him a consistent 3% threat.. not like a ray allen player who the defense constantly focuses on. if allen got rush's looks, he would shoot over 50%.. whereas if rush had ray allen type focus of defenses than were looking at a 30% shooter at best for rush.
ray allen is a consistent 3% threat.. rush is no where near his level. is rush a good stand still 3pt shooter.. sure maybe.. but in no way is "consistent and threat" words i would use to describe rush's ability as a shooter.
again.. %'s are very decieving sometimes, and those extra 21-28 3's a season are not going to mislead me into believeing rush was ever a consistent 3 pt shooter.
theres a chance im wrong on this one.. but having watched rush play.. there were times when he would be on.. maybe 1 in 5 games.. but over the duration of an entire season.. no rush was not a consistent 3 pt shooter for the blue and gold.
if someone who knows how to embed a game log on here could supply one that would be fantastic.
Who cares?
Hes gone.
At what point do we finally move on from Josh/BRush threads?
Stop quoting people I have on ignore!
So we've created a new criteria for judging shooters. We'll judge them based on the shots they never took, and assume we know the outcome to create our own personally bias filled end result!!
One of the silliest things I've ever heard in my life.
Without a hint of exaggeration, this is literally one of the 5 most illogical and asinine arguments I've ever seen.
"I had to take her down like Chris Brown."
-Lance Stephenson
To even further layer on top, there is literally 0% chance that Rush willingly comes back to Indy. He wanted a change of scenery. He said it to me directly. His future here in Indy was as a part of the bench mob, and that destiny was cast for him via a combination of his behavior and JOB's. He wanted a fresh opportunity to create a new outcome for his career.
I wish him the best of luck in his future exploits, but for all concerned, it's best that he moved on. He clearly is a comparably great outside shooter, and good defender... there's a shot that he'll find the right match for his skills on some team during his time in the NBA.
Not all team transactions are purely basketball related. Players are humans, not bags of statistics.
I want NO part of this argument..but if you read this part out loud, it truly does not make any sense. You don't think having the ability to hit wide open 3's makes a player a consistent 3pt shooter?
This may just be my opinion but not all great 3pt shooters have the ability to make a move, and pull up to hit a 3, nor do they need to have the ability to roam off various screens before they launch a J from 3.
Some players just drift into the corner and/or wing to provide spacing for other players to operate, and then are counted on to knock down open 3's due to the opportunities created by their teammates. They aren't less efficient fust because they are shooting 3's within a spot up situation.
In fact, one could argue that they are MORE efficient simply because they don't know how many opportunities they are going to get to shoot. When you're working off screens, you know if you're open, you're getting the ball. When you're working in an iso or pick and roll situation, you know when you're open, you can shoot the 3.
But when you're spotting up, you don't know whether or not you're man is going to leave you open nor do you know whether or not someone will pass you the ball. It takes a lot of concentration to stand in one place catch and shoot. If everyone could do it, everyone would be 40% 3-pt shooters. But the league average is closer to 33-35% for a reason.
Rush just re-signed with the Warriors for 2 years, $8 million total with the second year being a player option.
Not bad at all for a player that...oh, never mind.
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...oh, and let's not forget Gerald Green who is at least as good and is also younger. So...we have Paul George, Danny Granger, George Hill, Lance Stephenson and Gerald Green playing on the wing...with Barbosa mopping up the garbage time. I think we'll be fine.
Honestly, I don't think Brush would get in the game if Lance Stephenson plays well on the second unit. There just wouldn't be any minutes.
His defense and 3PT shooting has me thinking SA will sign him as for a Bruce Bowen-like role in a year or two.
Wow, who would have thought a Brandon Rush shooting thread would be the hottest of the summer?


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THE town centre got a Tudor twist yesterday when Henry VIII took to Regent Street with his wooden stocks.
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NEWPORT County AFC fans were welcomed back to Rodney Parade on Tuesday for the first time since the beginning of January with a thrilling 3-2 win over third-placed Oxford United.
Weather permitting they host Cheltenham Town tomorrow with AFC Wimbledon the visitors on Tuesday and two more home games to come after that following six postponements since December 21.
Left wing-back Robbie Willmott admitted that the fixture schedule was beginning to become a concern for the team.
"There are times when were on the way to games and they're getting called off," he said.
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County have only lost at home twice all season, a statistic that Willmott takes confidence from.
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Having gone nearly a full month without winning a home game, the talk all week going into Nebraska's showdown with Northwestern on Saturday had been its recent struggles inside the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
With one of their more focused home efforts of the season, the Huskers put that talk to rest with an impressive 64-49 win over the Wildcats to pick up their second victory in Big Ten Conference play and first league home win.
After a dismal start to the game offensively, Nebraska (11-10 overall, 2-6 Big Ten) shot 54.2 percent from the field and scored 40 points in the second half and led by as many as 18 points before all was said and done. Northwestern, who was coming off upset wins over No. 12 Minnesota and Illinois and nearly knocked off No. 7 Indiana, shot just 32.1 percent after halftime, the lowest by an NU opponent this season
The win wasn't just NU's first conference home victory of the season, it was also its first since knocking off Illinois last year on Feb. 18, 2012.
"I think they responded pretty well," head coach Tim Miles said. "I think they wanted to show everybody we're proud to be Huskers and we want to represent the right way and we want to defend our home floor, and they did. They did a good job."
You could call the first half a great display of defense from both teams, or just some bad shooting all around. The Huskers opened the game hitting just one of their first 10 shots, but Northwestern wasn't much better, starting just 3-of-10 from the field.
About midway through the half, though, NU finally got things going and went on a 10-1 run capped off by a steal and breakaway lay-up by freshman point guard Benny Parker to take a 15-11 lead with 7:39 left. It definitely helped that the Wildcats went a full seven minutes without a field goal during that stretch.
Oddly enough, the half ended with a barrage of five of 3-pointers over the final three minutes, including two from senior guard Dylan Talley, and Nebraska ended up going into halftime with a slim 24-22 lead despite shooting just 37 percent (10-of-27).
Talley led NU with 10 of his team-high 20 points in the first half, while Northwestern point guard Dave Sobolewski also had 10 of his game-high 21 points to lead the Wildcats, who only shot 32 percent (8-of-25) through the first 20 minutes.
"I thought we had good energy level going out in the game, and we missed some open shots and then we made some rash decisions and took some bad shots," Miles said. "Then we kind of steadied ourselves a little bit, and once we got even at 11, I thought then like, 'We're OK. Now we can go.' I thought we were pretty good from there on out."
The Huskers were able to steadily increase their lead over the first 10 minutes of the second half, and eventually went up by their biggest margin to that point at 44-33 after back-to-back 3-pointers by junior guard Ray Gallegos.
A fast-break dunk by Gallegos and two straight buckets by Talley would put Nebraska up 56-40 with four minutes to go, marking the Huskers' biggest home lead since being up 13 on Nebraska-Omaha back on Nov. 18 in the third game of the season.
"Last couple home games we came out flat, and I feel like this game we came out with a sense of urgency," Talley said. "We went out there with a purpose, and that was to play hard and just let it all hang and see what happens."
The lead wouldn't drop below 13 points the rest of the way, as the Huskers made enough free throws down the stretch and continued to stifle Northwestern's offense until the final buzzer. The 40 points NU scored in the second half were certainly impressive for a team that scored 38, 41, 42, 44 and 47 points total in five losses this season.
Senior forward Brandon Ubel hauled in his fourth double-double of the year with 14 points and 12 rebounds, while Gallegos finished with 11 points for the Huskers. Northwestern's Jared Swopshire also picked up a double-double with 11 points and a game-high 16 rebounds.
With momentum back on its side, Nebraska will try and keep it going on the road when it travels to take on Minnesota on Tuesday night.
"We really needed this one," Miles said. "We'll really need the next one. We'll need the next one. But definitely, you wouldn't want to have to go next week on the road to Minnesota with only one win in the league. And the fact that Northwestern went to Illinois and won and then they beat Minnesota, I mean, that's a quality win for us. And I think it maybe shows our guys that if we do it right, we hang in there, we can do this."
Around the rim
***Gallegos ended the day having shot just 4-of-11 from the field and 3-of-8 from 3-point range, but compared to some of the ice-cold shooting performances he's had the past couple weeks, just being able to see the ball go through the basket a few times was a reward in itself. Miles said Gallegos' bounce-back game was a direct result of the hours of extra work Gallegos has put in recently to get his shot back on track.
"He's just had his head down (lately), because nobody's harder on themselves than Ray," Miles said. "We practiced last night and Ray stayed for an hour and a half practicing his shot. I get here this morning at 8 and he's got a full sweat going and he's already been here. There's a young guy who's working for it, and I was so happy to see that success the second half. When he made his first one he kind of hung that follow-though up there a little extra long, and that's good. I know that if we can get him good looks, he'll make them."
***Senior center Andre Almeida did not play in Saturday's win. Miles said Almeida hit his head earlier in the week and did not practice at all in preparation for Northwestern.
"My idea was, if you can't practice against this team, which is such a system defensive game plan, it's probably going to be hard to play you," Miles said. "But Minnesota's the best offensive rebounding team in the country, and so he's going to play on Tuesday, plenty. We're going to need him."
***Not only did Talley ended up with 20 points and eight rebounds, he also held one of Northwestern's top scorers, guard Reggie Hearn, to just six points on 2-of-11 shooting on the defensive end.
"I'm just happy we got the win," Talley said. "It hasn't hit me. I mean, people were telling me how good of a game I played; I'm just happy we got our first home win in the Big Ten."
***On Monday, Miles said NU assistant Craig Smith called Northwestern "the purest form of the Princeton offense" he'd seen. With Smith running the scout preparations going into the game, the Huskers held the Wildcats to their second-lowest scoring output of the season.
"I thought we had these guys really well scouted," Miles said. "Coach Smith had the scouting out, and he does a really nice job. We were in a position to guard their actions. I thought they did. Toward the end, we kind of made them one-dimensional. They shot almost 30 3s, and that's fine. You have to win the paint against Princeton teams."
***After two straight disappointing home losses, Talley said the best part about Saturday's win was sending the Nebraska fans home happy with a victory.
"It felt good," Talley said. "We want the fans to leave with a smile on their face. They come out and support us. They could've stayed at home after the way we came out flat the last two home games against Purdue and Illinois. They had every reason, I feel, to not even come out this game, but they still came out. We were able to get a win, and happy for that. We got to pay them back."