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I like the fact we're aligned with schools more our size. I think we'll be a little more competitive during playoff time, I hope... —Morgan coach Kovi Christiansen
Note: Morgan finished with a 7-5 overall record in 2012 and was second in Region 11 with a 5-1 record. It lost to Spanish Fork 33-23 in the 3A quarterfinals.
MORGAN — You'd be hard-pressed to find a football program more excited about realignment than the Morgan Trojans.
They were eliminated from the playoffs by Hurricane three straight years from 2008 to 2010, and then eliminated by Spanish Fork in 2011 and 2012.
Hurricane and Spanish Fork were both bumped up in the latest UHSAA realignment, and Morgan coach Kovi Christiansen is indeed grateful.
"I like the fact we're aligned with schools more our size. I think we'll be a little more competitive during playoff time, I hope," said Christiansen.
There's still plenty of tough teams in the new 3A for the Trojans to contend with, but instead of being a middle-of-the-pack 3A team like in years past, this year they're a legit state title contender.
Christiansen has called upon some former players to help make that a reality as Morgan seeks its first football state title since 1997.
Many athletes in Morgan play two or three sports, which makes it impossible for them to lift weights as often as Christiansen would like in the summer. This year he's enlisted the help of Chance Porter and Dayton Smith — players on Morgan's 2008 semifinal team — to put the Trojans' players through an intensive cross-training program.
"They're going to play hard 'cause they're Morgan kids and they have that kind of ingrained in them, but we'd like them to be a little tougher," said Christiansen.
That's particularly the case on the offensive line.
Outside of two-year starter Kyle Stapley, the line is riddled with question marks.
"We're going to spend most of our fall to get our linemen aligned out. In the past we've been deep for us as far as linemen goes, but we only have one returning starting lineman," said Christiansen.
Adding to the uncertainty is a new offensive line coach. Chad Crossley — a 2008 first-team all-stater — takes over for retired coach Mike Matteo.
Returning starting quarterback Ben Saunders should help ease that uncertainty. Even though he's got competition for the starting job in the form of Northridge junior transfer Tyler Kelsey, Saunders is the clear front-runner for the job.
A year ago Saunders completed 58 percent of his passes for 1,080 yards, 11 touchdowns and just three interceptions.
"Having a year of experience will be really good for us," said Christiansen. "He's just a competitor. He's going to bring it. He makes pretty good decision and throws a good ball. He usually doesn't get us in trouble with his decisions."
Saunders was a contributor on Morgan's state championship basketball team earlier this year, and he believes that winning mentality can transfer to football.
"It's one of the greatest feelings in your life. I think carrying it over to football it will boost our confidence more. I really think that we can do it this year," said Saunders.
Saunders, Matt Murdock and Bridger Streadbeck were all on that championship basketball team.
A healthy Kade Carrigan will certainly help in that championship pursuit. The fullback rushed for 474 yards last season, but missed more than a month with a hip injury suffered against Bear River. He eventually returned for the quarterfinal game with Spanish Fork, but he was by no means 100 percent.
Grantsville is the only team from the old Region 11 that's lumped in with the Trojans in the new 3A North region. Morgan was 3-1 against Grantsville over the past four seasons, and was 6-0 against all the other new 3A teams it faced the past four seasons.
That's a big reason Morgan could have a bull's-eye on its back all season.
Morgan Trojans at a glance
Coach: Kovi Christiansen is entering his seventh season as Morgan's head coach with a career coaching record of 45-24. He's a graduate of Lovell High in Wyoming.
(5 returning starters; Double Wing-T offense)
Kyle Stapley is a two-year starter on the offensive line, but he'll be surrounded by varsity rookies this year as Morgan breaks in four new starters around him. How quickly the new unit gels may ultimately determine if Morgan stays at No. 1 throughout the season. Kade Carrigan is back at fullback, while Matt Murdock will see an increased workload in the backfield as well. Ben Saunders is a returning starter at quarterback, but he's been pushed by junior transfer Tyler Kelsey. How well Kelsey progresses this summer may ultimately determine if Morgan's coaching staff feels confident enough to start Saunders on defense too.
(6 returning starters)
With four of its leading tacklers back from last season, it's easy to see why coach Christiansen is excited about this year's group. Collectively they're a bunch of "short, quick kids," but their coach hopes that makes them better tacklers because they're low to the ground. Carrigan and Christian Elton are both back at the hybrid linebacker/safety positions, while Stapley will help anchor the defensive line. Murdock is a returning starter at safety.
Coaches preseason 3A North straw poll: First
Deseret News 3A North prediction: First
Bottom line: A year ago, huge question marks on the offensive line would've rendered Morgan a middle-of-the pack 3A team. With realignment, and the reality of teams like Juan Diego, Hurricane, Spanish Fork and Desert Hills out of the mix, suddenly it's the focal point of state championship conversations. Even though the Trojans haven't won a state title since 1997, they've certainly been an upper-tier 3A team the past decade, and it's no surprise that they're the team to beat in the new 3A.
Morgan coaching history
2007-current — Kovi Christiansen (45-24)
1997-2006 — Renn Hoopes (81-33)
1994-1996 — Mike Grajek (19-10)
1990-1993 — Blaine Monkres (32-9)
1988-1989 — Steve Coburn (13-6)
1985-1987 — Jan Smith (113-59-1)
1984 — Dave Christiansen (5-4)
1972-1983 — Jan Smith (113-59-1)
1971 — Richard Rodak (3-6-1)
1969-1970 — Brent Thorne (9-11)
1967-1968 — Joe Dilworth (11-7-1)
1962-1966 — Bob Wilson (15-24)
1961 — Bob Wilson/Don Johnson (2-6)
1958-1960 — Don Johnson/Don Guest (7-11-1)
1957 — Jack Raymond (0-6)
1950-1956 — Kent Murdock (12-19-1)
1949 — Tally Stevens (3-3-1)
1947-1948 — Garth Bellston (10-3-4)
1946 — Francis Porter (5-4-1)
1941-1945 — Fred Bohman (8-22-1)
1939-1940 — Bill Cowley (10-2-2)
1929-1938 — Wes Schwab (19-24-3)Comment on this story
1928 — I.L. Peterson (1-2-1)
Deseret News First Team all-staters the past 10 years
2012 — Lantzen Toomer, Specialist
2011 — Boston Saunders, DL
2010 — Tad Sargent, RB
2009 — Jordan Wamsley, SP
2008 — Jake Kinsey, DB
2008 — Chad Crossley, OL
2005 — Alan Tucker, QB
2005 — Mike Rose, DB
2004 — Derek Wiscombe, DB
2003 — Jeff Manning, RB
2003 — Blake Preece, OL
2003 — Joe Wiscombe, DB
To view second team and honorable mention all-staters through the years, check out the Deseret News All-State Archives.
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Fla. citrus growers upset over change in tax
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LAKELAND, Fla.—Florida citrus growers are upset about a trade commission's vote to end a tax on the import of Brazilian juice into the United States.
Florida growers said Wednesday they will consider appealing the decision made recently by the U.S. International Trade Commission.
The trade commission revoked an order which had placed extra duties on the import of Brazilian orange juice into the United States by three Brazilian orange processors. Commissioners said the removal of the duties won't hurt Florida growers.
Florida growers disagree, saying the import of cheaper juice can drive them out of business
The Brazilian companies that had been under the order were Cutrale Citrus Juice, Citrusuco Paulista and Louis Dreyfus.
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VERMILION — If Vermilion's Cameron Kuhn, the leading scorer in Lorain County, is Superman, Elyria Catholic sophomore Ceeven Shelton is his Kryptonite.
Shelton hounded Kuhn all evening, holding the 6-foot junior, who came into the game averaging 22 points, to just nine on 2-for-16 shooting as the Panthers prevailed 58-47 in West Shore Conference action.
"He was amazing," Elyria Catholic coach Jason Smith said of Shelton. "He was amazing the first time we played them, and he did an even better job this time. He held him to nine points, and to do that against the leading scorer in Lorain County … that says a lot about Ceeven and his defense. It was a phenomenal job."
Shelton, who held Kuhn to 15 points when the teams hooked up in early December, said defense was his only concern.
"I didn't worry about scoring, I just worried about Cameron Kuhn," he said. "He worked for his points last game, and this game was big for us because it was a road conference game. Coach told me to face-guard him and deny him the ball. So that's what I did."
While Shelton was controlling Kuhn, Panthers forwards Xavier Bennett and John Stursa were controlling the boards. Bennett finished with a game-high 13 rebounds off the bench while Stursa added 10 to go with 13 points.
Vermilion (8-6, 2-6 WSC) led 16-12 after a quarter and, when Kyle Nader drilled a 3-pointer to open the second, had its largest lead of the game at 19-12.
But the Panthers (6-7, 4-4), behind Danny Whitacre, chipped away at the lead. Whitacre, a 6-5 senior, scored seven points in an 18-8 run that closed the half and gave Elyria Catholic a 30-27 lead at halftime.
The Sailors outscored the Panthers 11-8 in the third quarter and the teams entered the fourth tied at 38.
That's when Stursa and senior point guard Cory Strasko took over for the Panthers. The pair combined to score the game's next seven points and give Elyria Catholic a 45-38 lead with 4:52 remaining.
Vermillion cut the lead to 50-46 with 1:45 left, but got no closer.
"John is the most underrated player in Lorain County," Smith said of Stursa. "He plays phenomenal basketball every single night. He goes unnoticed even though he scores double-digits every game and gets eight, 10, 12 rebounds. For some reason he goes overlooked.
"He brings it every night and it's great to see him enjoying such a great senior season."
Vermilion could not shoot its way back into the game. In fact, the Sailors had trouble shooting the ball, period, hitting just 18-of-58 from the floor (31 percent) and a paltry 2-of-17 (11 percent) from 3-point range.
"We couldn't make a shot to save our lives," Vermilion coach Kurt Habermehl said. "We could never get into any kind of a flow offensively or defensively. You have to give EC a lot of credit, they stopped the ball defensively and moved the ball well offensively."
Kyle Nader led the Sailors with 14 points while Forrest Boyd added 13 points and 11 rebounds.
The Panthers, meanwhile, are starting to roll.
"We've won three in a row and it feels really good," Stursa said. "I gave it my all and my teammates did, too. We have a thing with Vermilion. … I know a few guys over there and there was a lot of trash talking out there. So this was a satisfying win for us."
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Elyria Catholic 58, Vermilion 47
ELYRIA CATHOLIC (58): Cory Strasko 3-7-14, Tyler Riddell 3-2-8, John Stursa 5-3-13, Xavier Bennett 3-0-6, Danny Whitacre 6-1-14, Ceevan Shelton 0-2-2, D.J. Graham 0-1-1, Connor Riddell 0-0-0. Totals 20-16-58.
VERMILION (47): Anthony Rini 3-2-8, Forrest Boyd 6-0-13, Cameron Kuhn 2-5-9, Kyle Nader 6-1-14, John Austin 0-0-0, Ryan Miller 1-0-2, Seth Konrad 0-1-1. Totals 18-9-47.
Elyria Catholic 12 18 8 20 — 58
Vermilion 16 11 11 9 — 47
Three-point goals: Elyria Catholic 2-7 (Strasko, Whitacre), Vermilion 2-17 (Boyd, Nader). Field goals: Elyria Catholic 20-44 (45.4 percent), Vermilion 18-58 (31 percent); Free throws: Elyria Catholic 16-23 (69.5 percent), Vermilion 9-13 (69.2 percent); Rebounds: Elyria Catholic 34 (Bennett 13, Stursa 10), Vermilion 36 (Boyd 11). Turnovers: Elyria Catholic 10, Vermilion 11; Total fouls: Elyria Catholic 14, Vermilion 19.


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Administration bolstering big data effort — Siren: Top Leahy aide heads for K Street — Rockefeller prepping big video bill
With help from Erin Mershon, Brooks Boliek, Tony Romm, and Caitlin Emma
SCOOP: ADMINISTRATION BOLSTERING BIG DATA EFFORT — The executive branch is unveiling several new private-sector partnerships today to develop data analytics tools, announcing deals with Google, IBM, and Amazon, among many others. The collaborations are a second-wave effort on extracting info out of big data sets; the White House announced a similar initiative with about half a dozen agencies in March of 2012.
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Now, agencies like NASA, NIST, USDA, and the National Science Foundation are joining the new effort, which looks to leverage data from research in medicine, transportation, and climate fields. The collaborating groups, which also include major research universities and cities like New York and Boston, are "all committed to harnessing big data in novel ways to do everything from improving clinical trials and discovering new cures to predicting future pandemics and preparing for the hazards of climate change," an Office of Science and Technology Policy spokesman tells MT. An event tied to the rollout is slated for 1 p.m. at the Reagan building: http://1.usa.gov/1j0eSVK
SIREN: TOP LEAHY AIDE HEADS FOR K STREET — POLITICO'S Byron Tau: "Aaron Cooper, the Senate Judiciary Committee's chief counsel for intellectual property and antitrust law, is joining the Washington D.C. office of law firm and lobbying shop Covington & Burling. In his new role, he'll help build out a new practice area for the firm focused around intellectual property and antitrust issues. The issue area is ripe for a law firm and lobbying shop to capitalize on growing interest in hot-button issues like data privacy, digital media distribution and patent reform." http://politi.co/1j1nR9g
--WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE PATENT CROWD: Cooper was instrumental in ushering through the 2011 Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, and he was working closely this summer with Rep. Bob Goodlatte's staff on the House Judiciary Chairman's ongoing efforts to address patent assertion entities. Leahy has long been readying companion legislation on the subject, so his exit comes at a pivotal moment — especially since Goodlatte could mark up his Innovation Act as early as next week.
EYES PEELED: ROCKY PREPPING BIG VIDEO BILL — Brooks has the dispatch: Sen. Jay Rockefeller is expected to drop legislation that could reshape the video marketplace as early as today, several industry sources tell MT. The Commerce Committee chairman's legislation is likely to propose many changes to current law and is likely to make lots of people at least a little unhappy. According to the sources, the legislation would allow usage-based billing and legitimize Aereo-like services by allowing distant signal importation via the Internet, among other provisions. There was no word from the panel when asked about the measure, which would be sure to face a heavy lobbying from the industry.
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FIRST LOOK: FWD.US SHARES NEW POLLING ON IMMIGRATION REFORM — Improving the country's immigration system is "very important" to 70 percent of voters in the 20 most competitive districts currently held by the GOP, according to a polling memo being circulated today by the Mark Zuckerberg-backed FWD.us. The data, collected by Republican polling firm Basswood Research, also indicates that voters in those districts prefer some immigration reform activity to no action, and are twice as likely to support reforming the visa system for high-skilled immigrants as they are to oppose it. "General election voters in these districts, including Republicans, support all the key provisions of comprehensive immigration reform by wide margins," the memo concludes. "Generally, the proposals regarding earned citizenship for undocumented immigrants are no less popular than the provisions regarding enhanced border security and employer sanctions. Action on these widely supported immigration reforms would be welcomed by voters who are highly dissatisfied by the dysfunction in Washington." http://bit.ly/HQRnTU
FTC GEARS UP FOR 'INTERNET OF THINGS' — Erin has the story in this morning's paper: "As an array of everyday objects such as thermostats, toasters and even sneakers gets connected to the Internet, the FTC is taking a first stab at examining this vast and emerging area of technology, sparking concern from trade groups that fear regulation could harm innovation...But industry groups like the Consumer Electronics Association, Direct Marketing Association and Software & Information Industry Association are already lining up to warn the agency against taking any action that could stifle technology advances that serve consumers."
"Other members of FTC appear to support the effort to tackle privacy and security standards in the emerging category. Commissioners Julie Brill and Maureen Ohlhausen have addressed the topic in remarks this year. Brill said in a recent interview she's hopeful the FTC will be able to agree on a set of best practices following the workshop." MORE: http://politi.co/1eH0i88
AMAZON NO STRANGER TO POSTAL ISSUES — It was the USPS, not Capitol Hill, that Amazon had to convince (and pay) in order to secure its new, much-discussed Sunday delivery service in certain cities. But it doesn't mean the online retail giant hasn't stalked the halls of Congress in the past on issues related to the U.S. mail. Postal reform repeatedly has made its way into Amazon's lobbying in Washington, according to its quarterly reports, the latest of which reflects $780,000 in spending between the months of July and September. The document doesn't detail what specific items Amazon raised to lawmakers' offices or USPS — at least, not beyond "issues related to postal reform" — and the company didn't respond to a request for comment. Previously, though, Amazon has lobbied vocally against the mail service's plan to end Saturday delivery, and at one point the company's top lobbyist told lawmakers that in congressional testimony.
RUSH OF E-RATE REFORM REPLIES: E-Rate reform reply comments are pouring in and a deluge of groups, companies and individuals are considering several common ideas around reforming the Internet subsidy program for rules and libraries. Most groups agree the $2.25 billion funding cap for the program needs a boost and that beneficiaries need more bandwidth for broadband services. Who's going to pay for it, and how it's going to happen is up for debate. The Education Coalition, which comprises eight education groups, wants to set bandwidth targets for schools and libraries, but doesn't want to penalize schools that can't reach those targets. The LEAD Commission, backed by former Education Secretary Margaret Spellings and Common Sense Media's Jim Steyer, emphasizes that the program must upgrade its bandwidth capacity, make sure the program's beneficiaries are spending the funds efficiently, and clearly establish a set of goals while allowing local flexibility in achieving those goals. All the filings you can handle, here: http://bit.ly/HQQdb2
TODAY: GOOGLE BRINGS 'SOLVE FOR X' TO HILL — Mountain View's future-fixing endeavor, Solve for X, is headed to Washington today for what's being billed as a "special session" with technologists, entrepreneurs, and lawmakers and staff. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and minority whip Steny Hoyer will deliver opening remarks, though the bulk of the event is invite-only. The Solve for X program usually looks at technology or scientific challenges — but in this case, the topics will be D.C.-focused. Think STEM education and next-gen manufacturing. It starts at 3 p.m.
CONGRESS BASICALLY DONE FOR THE YEAR? There are 15 days in session left, and plenty of political showmanship to be done, report Jake Sherman and Burgess Everett: http://politi.co/17QSuif
MALONE CONSIDERS INTEL'S TV SERVICE: The Liberty Global liberty is in talks to buy the under-development video product, Bloomberg reports: http://bloom.bg/17QSzCv
K STREET MURMURING ON TAX PLAN: The Baucus plan could double — or more — tax rates on offshore profits, Rachael Bade reports: http://politico.pro/17QSOgW
NEW TRIAL BEGINS FOR APPLE AND SAMSUNG: A jury will decide whether a chunk of Apple's landmark haul will be amended, the New York Times reports: http://nyti.ms/17QSS0c
T-MOBILE BOOSTING CASH RESERVES FOR SPECTRUM PURCHASE: The company is set to sell almost $2 billion in stock, the Wall Street Journal reports: http://on.wsj.com/17QT4fO
STARTUPS SEE OPENING IN HEALTH CARE LAW: There will be an influx of insured Americans, which could mean a bigger market for some apps and services, the WSJ reports: http://on.wsj.com/17QTaEr
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Paula Creamer
Born: United States
2013: Victories-0; Top 10s-1; Earnings-$243,779
Career: Victories-9; Top 10s-85; Earnings-$9,838,158
Rolex ranking: 12
Bio: Creamer, 26, was the top-ranked amateur in 2003 and 2004. Creamer turned professional in 2004. She became the youngest winner of a multi-round event in LPGA history at the Sybase Classic. In 2010, Creamer recorded her first career major championship at the U.S. Women's Open. At the 2012 Kingsmill Championship, she missed her 10th career victory after losing a nine hole playoff to Jiyai Shin.
Cristie Kerr
Born: United States
2013: Victories-1; Top 10s-2; Earnings-$354,506
Career: Victories-16; Top 10s-138; Earnings-$14,722,962.75
Rolex ranking: 10
Bio: Kerr, 35, won her first major championship at the U.S. Open in 2007 and became the first American to reach the Rolex Rankings No. 1 position in 2010. Kerr notched her 15th career victory at the 2012 Lorena Ochoa Invitational and 16th at the 2013 Kingsmill Championship. Off the course, Kerr is an aspiring wine steward with her own label, Curvature, and donates all profits to breast cancer research.
Jennifer Johnson
Born: United States
2013: Victories-1; Top 10s-1; Earnings-$251,993
Career: Victories-1; Top 10s-2; Earnings-$626,966
Rolex ranking: 52
Bio: Johnson, 21, posted a career-low 63 in the second round of the 2012 ShopRite LPGA Classic. The San Diego native claims her biggest accomplishment was winning the 2010 Curtis Cup as an amateur. She was named the 2010 Freshman of the Year while playing for Arizona State University. Johnson turned professional in July of 2010.
Brittany Lincicome
Born: United States
2013: Victories-0; Top 10s-0; Earnings-$68,966
Career: Victories-5; Top 10s-32; Earnings-$5,082,597.50
Rolex ranking: 30
Bio: Lincicome won the ShopRite LPGA Classic in 2011. The 27-year old, who turned professional in December 2004, failed to win an event in 2012, but led the Tour in driving distance with a 276 average. Lincicome became a first-time winner in 2006 at the Women's World Match Play Championship after winning six consecutive matches as the 39th seed.
Jessica Korda
Born: United States
2013: Victories-0; Top 10s-4; Earnings-$317,981
Career: Victories-1; Top 10s-6; Earnings-$709,576
Rolex ranking: 36
Bio: The 20-year old became a first-time champion at the 2012 season opening Women's Australian Open. Korda earned the win with a six-way sudden-death playoff on the second hole. She turned professional in December of 2010 and was runner-up at the LPGA Qualifying Tournament, earning her Priority List Category 11 for the 2011 LPGA season, in which she finished tied for 19th at the Avnet LPGA Classic, tied for 45th at the HSBC Women's Champions and tied for 51st at the Honda LPGA Thailand.
Ai Miyazato
Born: Japan
2013: Victories-0; Top 10s-2; Earnings-$230,129
Career: Victories-9; Top 10s-58; Earnings-$7,278,634.75
Rolex ranking: 9
Bio: Miyazato, 27, surpassed the $7 million mark in career earnings in 2012, while finishing in the Top 10 in multiple categories-rounds under par (4), rounds in the 60s (6), top-10 finishes (4), fairways (9), scoring average (6), putting average (4) and GIR putting average (5). She held the Rolex Rankings No. 1 spot for 11 weeks in 2010 and finished that season at No. 6.
Suzann Pettersen
Born: Norway
2013: Victories-1; Top 10s-4; Earnings-$633,089
Career: Victories-11; Top 10s-78; Earnings-$10,001,429.50
Rolex ranking: 3
Bio: Pettersen, 32, earned $1 million in 2012 to pass the single-season milestone for the sixth consecutive time, highlighted by back-to-back wins at the HanaBank Championship and Sunrise Taiwan Championship. Pettersen turned professional in 2000 and won the French Open on the Ladies European Tour in 2011 and was named Rookie of the Year.
Yani Tseng
Born: Taiwan
2013: Victories-0; Top 10s-2; Earnings-$238,127
Career: Victories-15; Top 10s-60; Earnings-$9,209,369
Rolex ranking: 5
Bio: Tseng, 24, became the fastest player in LPGA history to cross the $8 million mark in career earnings after recording her second win of the season at the RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup. The 2008 Rookie of the Year became the first player from Taiwan and the second-youngest (Nancy Lopez, 1978) player to win the Player of the Year at 21. In 2011, she became the youngest player to win consecutive Player of the Year awards, winning seven LPGA events, including two majors. Tseng was nominated for 2011 Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Sports Academy.
Na Yeon Choi
Born: Seoul, South Korea
2013: Victories-0; Top 10s-4; Earnings-$329,353
Career: Victories-7; Top 10s-62; Earnings-$7,976,571
Rolex ranking: 4
Bio:The 25-year old captured her first LPGA major victory in 2012 at the U.S. Women's Open, while earning her seventh career win at the season-ending CME Group Titleholders. In that year, she also tallied 10 top-10 finishes along with six top-5 finishes. In 2010, she won the LPGA Official Money List and Vare Trophy for the lowest scoring average (69.8). She also led the tour in birdies that year with 338.
Inbee Park
Born: Seoul, South Korea
2013: Victories-3; Top 10s-5; Earnings-$877,770
Career: Victories-6; Top 10s-42; Earnings-$6,145,494
Rolex ranking:1
Bio: Park, 24, moved from 14 to the top spot in the Rolex Rankings since the start of the last ShopRite LPGA Classic. Her three victories this season include the North Texas LPGA Shootout, the Kraft Nabisco Championship and the Honda LPGA Thailand. In 2012, Park won her first Vare Trophy for lowest scoring average of 70.21 and was second to Stacy Lewis in the Rolex Player of the Year rankings.


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Horse and Rider [VIDEO]
The world doesn't understand horse people. They think we're crazy… and maybe we are. After all, who can get passionate over an inanimate ball? It's the heart of the sport that comes through and horses are all heart. I'd rather spend an afternoon with my four legged boyfriend than in a bar. This video finally gets it right… It's a passion we are hopeless against.
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Passion for Advertising, Passion for Films
Prasoon Joshi's passion for weaving words into poetry and lyrics led him to make a successful career in both advertising and Bollywood
It's hard to fit Prasoon Joshi into a single slot. He is the CEO of McCann World group India, a subsidiary of McCann Erickson, one of the world's leading advertising agencies, he is one of the country's top advertising professionals. But he is also a National Award-winning lyricist, much-awarded screenwriter and poet. The Padma Shri recipient above all can be described as a creative genius.
Joshi, 44, straddles the drastically different and demanding worlds of advertising and Bollywood with the instinctive ability of a chameleon. He conceptualised some of India's most successful ad campaigns during his formative years in advertising and eventually rose to the ranks of popularity far beyond the country. One of his ads ('Muskura le, jagmaga le') in the Happydent campaign was a departure from the actual client brief, but went on to win a Silver Lion at Cannes. As one of Bollywood's most sought-after lyricists, some of Joshi's notable works include Rang De Basanti and Taare Zameen Par. One would imagine the act of balancing these parallel careers to be a challenge, but for Joshi, a storyteller at heart, creativity knows no bounds. He has also written the screenplays for such critically acclaimed films as Bhaag Milkha Bhaag and Satyagraha.
Joshi, who grew up in Almora and other small towns in the northern heartland, was surrounded by music and poetry since his childhood. He attributes this early passion for the arts to his parents, classically trained musicians who also stressed on the importance of academic discipline. The young Joshi had easy access to libraries, thanks to his father who was an education officer. His first book of poetry 'Main Aur Woh' was published at the age of 17, in 1988. "I had a lot of time on my hands as a kid because there was no television or any other avenue for entertainment in smaller towns back then," he says in an interview to Rediff.
On graduating with a BSc and completing his post-graduation in physics, Joshi enrolled in an MBA course at IMT, Ghaziabad, only because he couldn't find it in himself to rebel against and convince his father to allow him to pursue writing for a living. But it was at this unlikely place that he found his calling when he stumbled upon the world of advertising and jingles during an internship at Trikaya Grey. As has been quoted as telling yourstory.com, " People around you can help in sharpening your skills but you have to listen to your own calling. It should be your personal quest without any shortcuts. After that you can look for the right organization to pursue what you love."
Joshi refused conventional jobs at campus interviews, choosing instead to fuel his passion for words by trying his hand at copywriting. At Ogilvy & Mather, when asked to submit copy for a tile company within two hours, he churned out these lines in Hindi well ahead of the deadline: "You have to be really rich to own these tiles. Rich in your imagination." So began Joshi's ten-year stint with O&M in Delhi, where he worked under the guidance of creative greats like Suresh Mullick and Piyush Pandey.
Joshi joined McCann-Erickson in early 2002 and rose to the post of Regional Creative Director, South and South East Asia in 2006. Besides other memorable campaigns that put the agency in the spotlight, he gave Coca-Cola the Aamir Khan-endorsed 'Thanda Matlab Coca-Cola' ad that won two Gold Lions at Cannes in 2003. He was soon named the executive chairman for McCann Worldgroup India & Regional Executive Creative Director (Asia Pacific).
Joshi is remarkably adept at creating an emotional connect between consumers — in both rural and urban India — and big brands. Although his ability to think in Hindi has helped him to speak the language of most Indians, Joshi puts this down to his first-hand experiences of the reality of life in India. "You have to believe that all of us are unparalleled, that we have a unique voice of our own, and we need to tap into that in order to produce authentic work," he says in an interview to YourStory. Fundamental human emotions are the same all over the world; only expressions are different, he says, in a Rediff article.
While Joshi was getting Indians to sit up and take notice of brands, he was simultaneously making good his passion for films and poetry by making inroads into Bollywood quite early in his career. He had already written the lyrics for an album on women's empowerment and for the debut album of Silk Route before he made the reluctant shift from Delhi to Mumbai. Once in the city of dreams, he worked on the first of many film songs to come. His first film as a lyricist was Rajkumar Satnoshi's critically acclaimed Lajja in 2001. That led to a call from Yash Chopra and to Hum Tum, followed by acclaimed films like Rang De Basanti, Taare Zameen Par, Fanaa, Black and Delhi 6. He won the Filmfare award first for Fanaa nd then for Taare Zameen Par. The latter brought him the his first National Award, which was followed by one for the 2013 film Chittagong. His first film as a dialogue writer was Rang De Basanti.
His huge success in Bollywood has obviously resulted in big paychecks from his passion, but Joshi has continued with his simultaneous limb of the corporate ladder with McCann Erickson where he is now the Chairman for Asia Pacifci. Writing in the Mint Lounge, he strongly endorses creative cross-pollination, where working on films can result in ideas for advertisements and vice versa.
Although he had aced the art of writing dialogues and lyrics for several films, his first film as a scriptwriter was the biopic on Milkha Singh, for which he travelled to Singh's neighbourhood to meet not only the athlete but also the people associated with him. "When writing Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, it took me two years to understand the political culture and the sports culture of that time," he said in an interview to The Telegraph.
As an advertising industry leader and an award-winning lyricist and screenplay writer, Joshi has over 200 awards to his credit. Even the endless designations, including being a member on the Cannes jury, clearly haven't tainted his humble and open-minded approach to life. "We will always remain works in progress, students for life because there is always a degree of separation between what you've written and what you've felt," Joshi told Rediff.
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About a year and a half ago my sis gave me a George Foreman grill she used once (it's the original one; nothing fancy). I've looked up info online about it, but would also like to hear what DGers think about this grill. How do you use it? What types of foods do you cook on it? (Although DH is a meat eater, I'd prefer to grill veggies -- do they really turn out good on this grill?) Why is it handier than the stovetop/broiler? Is it truly easy to clean? Does it smoke up or grease up your kitchen?
Looking forward to your responses, since I haven't even opened the box. If I hear back positive things, I'll give it a try; otherwise I'll donate it to a charity.
george foreman grill worth it?
About a year and a half ago my sis gave me a George Foreman grill she used once (it's the original one; nothing fancy). I've looked up info online about it, but would also like to hear what DGers think about this grill. How do you use it? What types of foods do you cook on it? (Although DH is a meat eater, I'd prefer to grill veggies -- do they really turn out good on this grill?) Why is it handier than the stovetop/broiler? Is it truly easy to clean? Does it smoke up or grease up your kitchen?
Terracotta, I have used the old fashioned GF Grill and it's ok but not great, in my opinion. It might work for grilled veggies but not really for steaks. The reason: The heavy top tends to press all the juice out of the meat and the fat around the edges doesn't brown well. In addition, the real taste of meats is in the browning and the GF just doesn't do that great a job of browning unless you cook the life out of a steak. I use a cast iron skillet for steaks and cook when the temp of the skillet reaches 400 deg. F. I brown and cook the steaks for about 3 to 4 mins per side after very lightly coating steaks w/oil (abt. 1t per side + salt and pepper). This will cook steak to medium depending on how long you have left it out of the fridge to get the chill off.
This has been my experience.
TerraCotta, we have a small GF Grill & the only thing that I use it for is hamburgers. I've tried other things on it like fish & steaks but just overcooked them terribly but really do like it for hamburgers, one at a time....I overnite it with a wet paper towel closed between the two layers & use a plastic pad with a bit of soap in the morning, rinse with the sprayer over the sink & done....I wouldn't buy another but this was given as a gift so I keep it.....Deb
DH & I like ours. It is used mainly for burgers and chicken breasts. We have used it for salmon with good results. The salmon skin sticks to the grill, but that's okay with me, saves me the trouble of taking the skin off. My daughter uses hers mostly for grilled cheese sandwiches and the kids like them-a lot !! . Follow the recommended cooking times. We think it does a nice job when it is too nasty to grill outside. A BIG plus: no grease spatters all over the stove and countertop.
To clean it, I take it to the edge of the sink so that the drip 'lip' hangs over and use a soapy dishcloth and, if necessary, a net scrubby.
I 'just had to' have one, so it came to me as a present. I have used it for burgers, it did okay. Also, I've sliced sweet potatoes w/a little butter and cooked that. They worked okay, too. It's good for someone who is really watching fat intake. You can cook stuff w/o much oil.
It's easy to clean, but I'll be honest. I haven't used it after the initial three or four times...
I really like ours, especially when I'm batcheloring it at home. (when the wife's away, the hubby can play). The thing I like about it is I can grab a frozen (boneless) steak or burger patty out of the freezer and slap it into the g/f and real quick I'm eating.
Even tried tuna fish patties in it once for me and son, came out ok, abit dry, but wayyyy to many diced chiles that time.
I dispise doing dishes and I don't mind cleaning it, so I'd rate it easy to clean.
Doesn't heat up the kitchen or set off the smoke alarm either. LOL.
I have a Hamilton Beach version of the grill and I love it! I've done both veggies and meat on it. The new ones (my first one died, so I bought a new one last month) have removable grills (YAYY!) that can go in the dishwasher (also YAYY!) so it's even easier to clean. :-)
I tried doing all sorts of things on my GF grill. From grilled cheese sandwich to burgers, to fish to chicken breast to cubed pork cutlets, bacon... you name it.
The ONLY thing it does better than using a skillet or the oven or what ever is...... cornmeal mush. You just can't beat it for that if you like your mush cooked well done and slightly crispy. Slice the mush thick enough so it will hit both sides of the grill, or it won't work as well.
It is also pretty good at a hot dog stuffed with kraut and wrapped with partly cooked bacon... It's easier to do in George because on a regular grill it's to hard to keep them from coming apart and kraut going everywhere.
I would rather not have a burger than eat one out of George. Yuck.
But, it's KILLER for cornmeal mush. That is the only reason it has any cupboard space in my house. LOL.
I don't like 'counter clutter' and the only appliance that I use regularly is my crock pot. DH keeps asking if we need a GF Grill and I keep telling him no....we have a wonderful collection of 75 year old cast iron that is properly seasoned. Glad to hear that my instincts were right and my feelings about another 'thing that cooks' have been supported.
Next time he asks, I'll show him this thread.
We also have great old seasoned cast iron, which can't be beat, as well as tinned copper, new non-stick stuff AND a George. I really like George because: easy to clean; non-stick; drip container; smoke and spatter-less, and does a decent all-around job. We like it for toasted sandwiches, have done steak (OK), fish(be watchfull) and brots. It has its place, as does the crock-pot, electric skillet, waffle iron, double boiler
and all the other accessories.
Try it Terracotta, you might like it, and if you don't, Goodwill probably would. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Pork cutlets and a sprinkle of Cavendar's Greek Seasoning in your George Foreman.
Chicken breast slightly flattened so the lid will stay shut. Again with the Cavendars.
I haven't used mine in months. But I do like crispy mush, so I need to give that a try.
Actually, I don't think they're that easy to clean. You have to be sure you don't miss spots around the edges. I clean and clean and keep getting stuff off; seems like it takes forever.
To me it's a lot easier just to put a skillet on the stove than to drag out an appliance that's more gimmick than convenience.
I agree that meat from an iron pan is better. The foreman is convenient for some things, but with large cuts of meat the top doesn't really make enough contact to cook well.
One tip for cleaning a Foreman that a friend taught me: As soon as you're done UNPLUG it. Then immediately soak and squeeze out about three layers of paper towels. Spread the damp paper towels out to cover inside the grill and then close it. After your meal you will be able to wipe it clean very easily.
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I do that with my Hamilton Beach grill, too, and it works great. If you forget to do it immediately, you can heat the grill back up again and then put the wet paper towels in there. :-)
I didn't care for mine and gave it away. It was awful to clean. I had splatter go out the back side and get all over the cord cover and the hinges. I like how my steaks turn out in my stainless steel pan-sear for crust then into the oven to finish. If I were to get another counter top grill, it would have to have removable griddles so I felt I was really getting them clean.
You should play with it and see what works and doesn't work for you and your family. The clean up for me was a pain:)
I like to make Reubens in mine.
I was given one as a gift and used it twice. I thought it too much trouble and a pain to clean. It's in a cupboard where it has been for several years. Can't believe i will ever use it again.
After your meat cooks, simply move the grill next to the sink,
use a soggy washcloth wadded so you don't burn your fingers,
and wipe. The steam and hot water rolls the ick right off the
cooker. Rinse the cloth, do it again, it takes but a few wipes
and it's clean. Unplug and put away clean.
It's not a pain unless you let the crusty stuff dry and turn cold
on it. Clean it while it is hot and it's a breeze.
I did Oscar Mayer cheese hot dogs in mine Saturday.
I don't care for mine either. Just a matter of preference, I guess. Love my iron cook ware and stainless steel!
We love ours. Have had it at least 8 years. We cook hamburgers on it like some of the others - but we mainly cook french toast, grilled cheese and lately we have been cooking biscuits on it. My dh puts a bolted screw on the sides to prop the top up a bit and it quickly cooks the biscuits just like we want them. (they may not be pretty and fluffy) - but they are quick.
I'm going to try the biscuits. That would save running the oven for 12 little pieces of bread. Thanks!
|Don't care for them.. The food is not grilled..It seems more steamed or whatever...Good, properly seasoned cast iron is the ultimate.. I have a collection of about 35+ pieces..Most were my Mama's and many from my grandmother's family.. I have had them for 33 years now..They are old and treasured..
N2birds, were they homemade or tube biscuits?
Larkie, you are so lucky. What sort of pieces do you have? I have 2 cast iron skillets. I need more!
I use a large, thick sponge. Fill it with soapy water, put it in the grill, and let the plates soak. Cleaning the grill is pretty easy after 15 minutes.
I have one that was a present a few years back, I really don't like it. The coating started comming off after just a short time, and if you don't clean it imediately while it is hot it is a mess. I too like my cast iron and would just rather stick with it. just MO
I have decided to buy one....saw one used today where the grills come off to wash and no odor. I love grilling vegies and firing up the grill just for the two of us is silly.
Nice comments from everyone.
The ones that the grills come off would certainly be a plus. The older ones are a pain to clean.
I was given one as a going away present when I left my last job. We use it 4-5 times a week. Mostly cook hot dogs and link sausage on them. I have cooked hamburgers, frozen chicken breasts, and pork chops. I love cooking hamburgers on the GF Grill......just put them in there and close the top, and about 10 min later they are ready. With 4 kids I'm just glad that I don't have to hover over a hot skillet and try to listen and make use the kids are behavin' themselves. Mine has the removeable grills.....usually after they cool down I'll either wash them in the sink or put them in the dishwasher.
The GF Grill is a staple in any college dorm room around the country. It makes grilling so easy i couldnt imagine not having one.
We love ours. We are just glad we have the removable plates for cleaning.
I like mine okay, but Larkie is right...the food isn't really grilled..just steamed with some scorch marks. I still think it's pretty convenient, and I use mine mostly in the summer when I don't want the heat up the kitchen and I don't want to fight mosquitos on the patio.
I cook just about everything on mine: vegetables and fish are two things we do a LOT of on it. I buy the frozen fillets of haddock, salmon or whatever else is on sale, throw some Mrs. Dash on the frozen fillet and throw in the grill for a few minutes alongside some thick zucchini and mushroom slices for a really quick and easy lunch, or light supper.
I don't think it's that bad to clean up, and I don't have one with removable plates either. I just slide it over to the sink and use the sponge on the hot grill. If it gets cold before I get a chance to clean it, I stick a soapy wet washcloth in it and plug it in for a few minutes and let the crud steam off it.
An actual grill does a much better job, but for quick and easy the foreman grill is okay.
I love mine also, I have had two so far, the one without the removeable plates and that was so hard to clean , that when the new ones came out with removeable plates I went out and bought one. I love the removable plates. I love to do veggies and burgers , chicken and especially asparagus. Although I have a variety of electric appliances that I donot use the George foreman grill as often as I should. But when I do use it I do enjoy the easy clean up.
A quick way to do burgers is buy a pound of ground beef, put it on the grill as is, smash it hard by putting a good bit of pressure on the top plate, cook and season to taste, cut the extra large hamburger steak into quarters and serve on buns. No more patties to make.
wow , I just had to update my note. I now went out and purchase the GF indoor/outdoor grill and I love it even better than the table type. To me it is more like a regular grill. I use this one all the time. The table top one just sits in the cabinet. This one is really easy to clean and of course it has the huge dome top , more like a regular bbque type grills. I have cooked every thing in it, , chicken , fish, steak, potatoes and veggies. You can take it outside , but I just keep it in my spare bed room on the stand and bring into the kitchen when I am going to use it. I have a regular charcoal smoker for the outside , so I do not mess with taking it outside.
Definitely worth it. You could always save some dough by buying something cheaper, but i think in the end the fun you'll have with the GF will make up for its price. a must have for any one who loves to cook! i just can't imagine not having one in my home.
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A woman died Wednesday after she was struck by a car, trapped beneath it and freed by a group of people who lifted the vehicle off her in Miami, authorities and witnesses said.
The victim, identified by family members as Betty Madison, 57, died after she was taken to Ryder Trauma Center, Miami Police said.
The pedestrian's belongings were strewn across the roadway after the collision with the Toyota Camry in the area of Northeast 2nd Avenue and 79th Street.
"When he stopped his car, he saw that there was a shoe on the ground and that the woman was under the car behind the driver's side tires," Miami Fire Rescue spokesman Lt. Ignatius Carroll said.
Marcus Ameneiro was there when the chaos started
"We started screaming for some people to lift up the car," he said.
Ameneiro said he jumped into action, soliciting aid from almost 12 Good Samaritans.
The people lifted the car so they could pull Madison out, according to Miami Fire Rescue.
But their good deeds were ultimately in vain.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Patrik Elias, Jason Arnott and Petr Sykora combined for five goals and seven assists Thursday night to give the New Jersey Devils their first win of the season, 6-1 over the San Jose Sharks.
Elias recorded his fourth career hat trick and added two assists for a career-high five points, helping New Jersey shake off an 0-3
1 start, their worst since 1978, when the franchise was still located in Colorado.
Arnott added two goals and two assists and Sykora collected three assists.
Elias, a 25-year-old Czech, scored 5:54 into the first period, 5 1/2 minutes after Teemu Selanne gave the Sharks a 1-0 lead. Sykora battled to keep a rebound alive behind the net and fed a pass to Elias in the crease. He banked the puck off the right goalpost to tie it.
Elias tallied twice in the Devils' four-goal second period. He weaved past defenseman Bryan Marchment and deked around goaltender Evgeni Nabokov before pushing a shot toward the vacated net. The puck started to slide away from the goal line, but Marchment skated into it, deflecting it into the net to put New Jersey up, 3-1.
Arnott got into the act just over two minutes later. He outskated defenseman Magnus Ragnarsson to a loose puck in the San Jose zone and backhanded a puck into the far corner of the net.
Elias struck again at 11:51, picking up a rebound at the right faceoff circle and lifting a shot over an out of position Nabokov.
Pierre Dagenais scored the eventual game-winner on a questionable call 55 seconds into the second period. A shot by defenseman Brian Rafalski deflected off of a stick and skipped into the air. Dagenais knocked it down and over Nabokov's shoulder.
Referees Terry Gregson and Dave Jackson had the goal reviewed to make sure Dagenais did not hit the puck with a high stick.
Arnott capped the scoring early in the third period and has four goals and four assists in five games this season.
San Jose grabbed a 1-0 lead on its first shot. Selanne skated in from the right corner and flipped a backhander over the shoulder of goalie Martin Brodeur 18 seconds into the game.
Nabokov surrendered four goals on 20 shots and was replaced by Miikka Kiprusoff eight minutes into the second period. It was the first time since March 29, 2000 the Calder Trophy winner did not complete a start.
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i want a palm with 32 megs of ram. the lousy 10 in the treo just won't work for this geek.
battery life, ram, size, the tradeoffs make me ache.
i'd be happy with a verizon cell phone that i could sync my schedule with.
i may have to go motorola and put up with the freezes.
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period – by crosswind
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i hope sprint does not live to regret this move. – by george
|what do i need to switch? (5:30pm est mon feb 07 2005)
t-mobile – a job in europe. i like to ski.
sprint – a condo at sunday river, maine. hey, i do have a timeshare there.
cingular – the fortitude to stay standing in one place no matter how long the call takes.
nextel – a singular love for motorola phones that actually work (as well as my old startac).
i have this hope (not faith) that verizon will some day decide to become appealing. (in ways other than my having had only 1 dropped call since august 2003.) – by kev, a swing dancer


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MIAMI LAKES, Fla. — More than 800 people participated in a two-day Black History Month celebration Feb. 24-25 with Mormon recording artist Alex Boye and author Marvin Perkins.
Boye, who is a member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, emphasized Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech, and his performances included "Our Savior's Love."
Perkins, guest speaker and co-author of "Blacks in the Scriptures," gave a presentation of "Blacks in the Bible."Comment on this story
"I look at you and see the love of God," Perkins said to an audience that included those from about a dozen countries, including Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba, Brazil, Peru, Chile, Russia, Venezuela, Mexico, Africa, Trinidad and many other countries.
"Our church is blessed with tremendous cultural diversity, which is reflected in our South Florida congregations," said Miami Lakes Florida Stake President James Nial Robinson, who organized the event. "This diversity reflects our commitment to embrace all cultures and unite in our faith."
Matrina E. Barry is the director of public affairs for the Miami Lakes Florida Stake.


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Last year, a total rupture of the rectus femoris muscle seemed to have terminated my days as a footballer.
Limping back from the seven-a-side game where the injury took place, I was left to look back on a career defined primarily by red cards and shouting, but one that had brought me thousands of hours of pleasure. Already grappling with a mid-life crisis in at least its 12th year, the prospect of no more footie sank me further into despair.
But slowly the leg began to heal. Although I couldn't shoot with the venom that had struck terror into passing joggers for years, I could at least run on it. The mazy dribbles, the falling over, the appealing for throw-ins – all still intact. Perhaps a return to bottom-flight football was a possibility. But could I still cut it on that giant pitch,
with players 20 years my junior?
Then last month, I bumped into an old friend: did I fancy a game of five-a-side? What the hell, I said. Turning up on the Tuesday night, a new world opened out before me. Not an orange, lime-green or iridescent yellow pair of boots to be seen. No little black woolly gloves, no snoods round the neck, or Alice bands in the hair.
Not only was I practically the youngest there, but the pitch was so small you'd struggle to play tennis on it. Now the future's bright: another 20 years to play, ending up on something the size of a duvet. I wonder why I never thought of it before.
Buoyed by this new lease of life, I decided, perhaps foolishly, to go to a warehouse party in the East End of London.
I was dimly aware that the last time I had been to a warehouse party was in 1989. And the last time I went out on a Saturday night was in 2002. In fact, the last time I stayed up long enough to watch Match of the Day was a good while back. But the party organisers, called Sofrito, make brilliant compilation albums of their music, and after I gave one a five-star review in this newspaper they sent an invitation.
"What's the dress code?" asked my missus.
"I'm thinking of going for smart," I said, "Suit and tie." She looked dubious. "Are you sure?" "Oh, yes – smart's the new… you know, the new casual. And it says 10pm till 6am."
We decided to have a little nap in the afternoon, in preparation. Or at least I did. We stretched out our arrival at the giant industrial unit until 11.30 – and were still comfortably the first ones there.
Attempting some light cleaning and DIY by way of penance the next day, I was struck by the fact that our house is permanently in need of cleaning and repairing, or at the very least vigorous dusting.
From the moment that they are built, houses are essentially in a state of continual collapse, the dust itself not only made up of tiny bits of house, but also tiny bits of people. We struggle against dirt, but why do we bother – it's a losing battle.
Next month, London's Wellcome Collection will open an exhibition brilliantly titled "Dirt – the Filthy Reality of Everyday Life" which promises to lift the lid on "a rich history of delight and disgust in the grimy truths and dirty secrets of our past".
The gallery space on London's grimy Euston Road couldn't be better positioned – just stand outside it for 10 minutes and you look like Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins.
The show, says the Wellcome, will explore "something which surrounds us, but we are often reluctant to confront". For any dirty stop-outs, it sounds like a must.


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Wednesday, January 16, 2013
At Northwest Kidney Center's new museum, a video discussing the early days of kidney dialysis loops and shows, in silhouette, what was called "The God Committee" or the "Life or Death Committee." It decided who would be given access to treatment. Those who were turned down would die.
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PARIS, Nov 24 (Reuters) - European shares inched lower in early trading on Monday, taking a breather after the previous session's sharp rally sparked by dovish comments from European Central Bank President Mario Draghi and a surprise interest rate cut in China.
At 0805 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares was down 0.1 percent at 1,384.15 points, after surging 2.1 percent on Friday.
On the M&A front, shares in British insurer Aviva fell 2.9 percent after it agreed terms on a possible deal to buy rival Friends Life for 5.6 billion pounds ($8.8 billion). Friends Life shares rose 5.1 percent. (Reporting by Blaise Robinson; Editing by Atul Prakash)


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Graeme Souness
Football Expert & Columnist
Petr Cech v Thibaut Courtois: Graeme Souness on Chelsea's goalkeepers
Which stopper will play against Burnley on Monday Night Football?
Last Updated: 15/08/14 2:58pm
Graeme Souness believes there is "an element of risk" if Chelsea decide to drop Petr Cech in favour of Thibaut Courtois for their Premier League opener against Burnley.
Chelsea's visit to Turf Moor is live on Monday Night Football and long-serving goalkeeper Cech now faces the stiffest competition of his Blues career to hang on to his place in the team.
Belgian youngster Courtois has garnered rave reviews throughout two seasons on loan at Atletico Madrid where he played against Chelsea in the Champions League semi-final, and also won a La Liga medal.
But Sky Sports pundit Souness encouraged Mourinho to stand by Cech for now.
"Someone's going to be an unhappy goalkeeper," he told Sky Sports News.
"Cech has been arguably the outstanding goalkeeper in the Premier League for the past six or seven years. Just to drop him, I would say that is a risk."
"Courtois has been outstanding in Spanish football and we saw him at the World Cup.
Someone's going to be an unhappy goalkeeper
Graeme Souness
"He looks to be a quality performer but there's still a question mark because he's not done it in the Premier League. There's no reason why he shouldn't do it in the Premier League, but to just park Petr Cech, I think there's an element of risk to that.
"I personally wouldn't have done that. I'm reading the papers and it seems that's what is going to happen. If it's not broken, why try and fix it?
"Cech is a proper goalkeeper and I imagine in the dressing room he is a proper lad as well. So if he's out of the team, sitting in that dressing room, he'll have an influence."
Instant impact
Mourinho splashed the cash on two other players from La Liga over the summer with Cesc Fabregas and Diego Costa arriving from Barcelona and Atletico Madrid in big-money moves.
Souness expects the two marquee signings to feature at Burnley although he has differing expectations of the Spanish pair.
He added: "Diego Costa – will he get the goals that will be the difference in a really tight game? He had a great season with Atletico last year. But at the World Cup he was a shadow of himself, that's the only question mark you have there.
"There's no questions to be asked about Cesc Fabregas, he'll come in from day one."
Burnley v Chelsea is live on Monday Night Football, 7pm, Sky Sports 1 HD.


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The Canadian Labour Market at a Glance
Unemployment rates, Canada and the United States
The unemployment rate gap between Canada and the United States continues to narrow
The Canadian unemployment rate (adjusted to the U.S. definition) has dropped in the last 14 years, from a high of 10.8% in 1993 to reach an all-time low of 5.3% in 2007. The U.S. unemployment rate, having reached a high of 7.5% in 1992, fell to a low of 4.0% in 2000 and then climbed to 6.0% in 2003. By 2007, it was at 4.6%.
These recent changes in unemployment rates have narrowed the gap between the two countries. The Canadian rate has been less than 1 percentage point above that of the U.S. rate for the last five years. The last time the gap was so small was in 1982.
The Canadian unemployment rate has been higher than the U.S. rate throughout most of the previous three decades. The gap widened in 1984 and 1985 and again from 1991 to 1999. During these periods, the Canada–U.S. unemployment rate gap ranged from 3 to 4 percentage points.
Chart P.3
Unemployment rates of people aged 16 and over, Canada and the United States, 1976 to 2007
Note: Canadian data have been adjusted to approximate U.S. measurement concepts.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey.
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For the first time in a long time Neenah is not in the top spot of this week's FOX 11 Top 11 boys basketball rankings.
After suffering a 52-51 loss at Oshkosh North last week, the Rockets lost their undefeated record and the top spot. However, it's not Oshkosh North, the team which opened the season at No. 1, that replaces Neenah.
North went on to lose to Appleton North last Friday, so the Spartans won't return to the top spot. Instead, it's Seymour, which was No. 3 last week. The Thunder is the third team to be ranked No. 1 this season, and has won 12 straight games.
Meanwhile, Neenah drops to No. 2, North is No. 3 and N.E.W. Lutheran and Roncalli remain at No. 4 and 5, respectively, this week.
One team left the poll as Ripon dropped out and was replace by West De Pere, which check in at No. 10.
- Only one team remains perfect in the area, Lourdes Academy. The Knights had their biggest conference test of the season last week when they beat Central Wisconsin Christian, 63-57. Lourdes faces CWC one more this season.
- While Bay Port fell one game back in the FRCC race with a loss to Ashwaubenon last Friday, but don't sleep on the Pirates in the postseason. After a 4-4 start, Bay Port 7-2 under coach Nate Rykal. The Pirates won't be an easy out in the Division 1 playoffs.
- Seedings will be released this weekend for the postseason. Among the brackets to look at is Division 2 where Seymour, Ashwaubenon, Pulaski, West De Pere, Xavier and Kaukauna are all in the same bracket.
Here is this week's poll:
1. Seymour (17-1): Thunder two points shy of a perfect season. Last week: No. 3.
2. Neenah (16-1): Rockets suffer first loss of season to Oshkosh North. Last week: No. 1.
3. Oshkosh North (16-3): Spartans surprised as Appleton North tops them. Last week: No. 2.
4. N.E.W. Lutheran (18-1): Blazers have clinched share of Packerland title. Last week: No. 4.
5. Roncalli (18-1): Jets have clinched share of Olympian Conference title. Last week: No. 5.
6. Lourdes Academy (18-0): Knights can smell the perfect regular season. Last week: No. 6.
7. Pulaski (15-3): Red Raiders still hanging in FRCC race. Last week: No. 9.
8. Ashwaubenon (16-3): Jaguars tied atop of FRCC thanks to Kyle Monroe heroics. Last week: No. 10.
9. Peshtigo (16-1): Bulldogs have big game Tuesday at Wausaukee. Last week: No. 11.
10. West De Pere (13-3): Phantoms back on solid ground after tough two weeks. Last week: unranked.
11. Laconia (18-2): Spartans perfect conference season ends with loss to Kettle Moraine Lutheran. Last week: No. 8.
—Dropped out: No. 7 Ripon (13-4).
—On the doorstep: Valders 16-3. Xavier 14-4, De Pere 13-6, Kaukauna 14-5.
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Oh, shut up about the lift CA. I knew she's whine about that.
They are right that Victor was better than he was last week, and it was nice of him to take the blame for his partner's foot coming off the floor. Is he a terrific dancer? No, but he does pretty well for someone who probably never danced before, and he seems to enjoy himself out there (well, not so much during the paso, but most of the time).


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August 15, 2013
The concept of universal pricing doesn't exist in commercial truck sales. From engine and vehicle spec requests to make and model price variance, it's not uncommon for one dealer to sell two of the same model year trucks on the same day at considerably different prices.
Fortunately for dealers, that price variance isn't new to the marketplace. Customers are well aware of how their wants and needs affect the price quotes they receive for prospective purchases.
But that variability doesn't excuse price inequities. When customers tell you want they want in a truck, they expect you to promptly reply with a correct price.
How you respond is an important aspect of a sale, says George Papp, professional sales consultant, former director of sales development at Arrow Truck Sales and teacher of the Used Truck Association's (UTA) "Selling for Success" training seminar.
If you want to sell trucks, you first have to sell customers on your price.
To do that, Papp warns salespeople to be aware of the negative scenarios that can come out of a poorly presented price.
Purchasing a medium- or heavy-duty truck is a significant investment and a salesperson's responsibility and influence during the process cannot be taken lightly.
Hypersensitive customers can be turned off by poor body language and indifference; veteran customers are capable of spotting mistakes when a salesperson isn't focused.
That means a poorly worded response, delayed reaction or incorrect quote during the pricing stage significantly hinders a salesperson's ability to complete a transaction, Papp says.
"We make this job very difficult. We want to give them a price and have them take it," he says. "It doesn't work like that."
He says some pitfalls to avoid when presenting a price are modifiers before a reveal, "Our regular price is …" or unrealistic guarantees such as "Tell me where we need to be …," which can weaken a customer's confidence in your price.
Papp instead advises salespeople to be receptive and sparse with words when listening to a customer's specification requests leading up to a potential sale. The more time a salesperson spends listening and noting a customer's needs, the quicker they can turn that information into an accurate price quote, Papp says.
He also recommends being brief with responses following customer inquiries. For example, a customer request for warranty information should be met with a quick outline of the program, and its strongest features. But instead of taking that opportunity to highlight the program in unnecessarily specific detail, Papp advises salespeople to instead modify the question as a rebuttal.
If a customer wants to know about your warranty program, ask why. Their response will provide a better understanding of the coverage they need and the affect that will have on the overall sales cost.
Once a customer has completed spec'ing his potential new truck, Papp adds that it's a good idea to go over their requests one final time before presenting a price. This gives a salesperson a second chance to double check their notes and eliminate any confusion between the two sides.
A straight forward approach works best, he says, providing the example "Before I give you the price, I'd like to make sure I've clarified everything it includes" and going from there.
After that is completed, the price can be presented.
Papp says he likes to present the price and options included at once.
"You told me you were most interested in this, this and this. Is that correct?" he says while mimicking a price presentation. "With that in mind, let me tell you how our product can help you achieve those things. It will provide you this, this and this, and all for this price. Plus, you will [receive] this, this and this as well."
By presenting everything together, Papp says customers get to hear the services included in their potential purchase price and the effect it has on the base price. When customers are shaken or concerned, he says salespeople should simply ask what's wrong and let the customer respond.
"Let them tell you why" it's not working for them, he says. And if a customer requests a spec change, follow the process used initially when acquiring information to adjust and re-present your price.
A customer talking price and spec'ing wants to buy. By presenting your price effectively, you can move them even closer to the dotted line.
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by Jeff Reeves | August 26, 2011 11:00 am
"It is clear the recovery from the crisis has been much less robust than we had hoped," Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said at early this morning at a banking conference in Jackson Hole, Wyo. Bernanke also admitted that financials and housing remain brutalized in the wake of the subprime mortgage crisis.
But in prepared remarks, he also made the claim that he is not concerned about the pace of economic recovery. Bernanke spent considerable time on "positive developments" in the economy, including a 15% uptick in manufacturing and the fact that "households also have made some progress in repairing their balance sheets."
You can read the full text of the speech[1] from the Fed chairman on the Federal Reserve's website. But the gist is that while the short term remains rocky, Ben Bernanke thinks things still are improving and there is no cause for alarm.
But the so-called "restorative forces" that Bernanke cited don't appear to be convincing investors that things are sunshine and roses. The market gapped down sharply after the speech was released and Ben Bernanke took the podium in Jackson Hole.
Perhaps it was his admission that some problems in the American economy are just beyond the superhero powers of the Federal Reserve. Consider his admission that "most of the economic policies that support robust economic growth in the long run are outside the province of the central bank."
Or maybe it was the fact that even as he tried to signal the "all clear," he painted a rather gloomy picture. For instance, with opening lines like these (and bold for emphasis added):
"As I mentioned earlier, the recent data have indicated that economic growth during the first half of this year was considerably slower than the Federal Open Market Committee had been expecting, and that temporary factors can account for only a portion of the economic weakness that we have observed. Consequently, although we expect a moderate recovery to continue and indeed to strengthen over time, the Committee has marked down its outlook for the likely pace of growth over coming quarters."
It also could be that some folks were hoping for something — anything — to prove Bernanke was taking the sluggish economic recovery seriously and looking to correct the recent sharp decline in equity prices. However, the speech also included no commitment to further quantitative easing, or a so-called "QE3." There were vague allusions that "the Federal Reserve will certainly do all that it can to help restore high rates of growth and employment," but little details on how to achieve those difficult goals.
The market often is a bit too harsh on Bernanke, in my opinion, considering the challenging task he faces. The dual missions of keeping inflation low and employment high are a difficult mandate — and perhaps even more so because many people are conflicted on whether inflation or deflation poses a bigger risk.
But the market was looking for something of substance from the Fed chairman today and got next to nothing. There were a lot of platitudes about short-term weakness and prospect of a long-term recovery, but all in all, the Jackson Hole speech amounted to Bernanke sticking to the script and reinforcing his faith in the status quo.
Unfortunately for investors, the status quo hasn't been very pleasant for the last several weeks. And that might not change anytime soon.
Jeff Reeves[2] is editor of InvestorPlace.com. Follow him on Twitter via @JeffReevesIP and become a fan of InvestorPlace on Facebook.
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Individual regular-season game tickets for the Los Angeles Lakers went on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Tickets are available online at ticketmaster.com, at all TicketMaster locations and by calling 800-4NBATIX. No tickets will be sold at the Staples Center Box Office on Saturday.
Tickets are limited to four per person per game. Approximately 1,000 tickets will be available for each game, according to John Black, the Lakers vice president of public relations.
Black said he anticipated that more than half of the 41 games will sell out Saturday, "perhaps more."
Black said he thought the most popular games would be the Oct. 27 season opener against the Los Angeles Clippers; the Christmas Day game against Shaquille O'Neal, LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers; the Jan. 18 game against the Orlando Magic; and the Feb. 18 game against the Boston Celtics.
The Lakers have sold out their last 135 regular season and playoff home games, including each of the last two seasons.
Ticket prices remain unchanged from last season for 32 games -- $90, $115, $155, $220 and $260 for lower bowl seats and $10, $35 and $45 for upper bowl seats. Prices are higher for nine premium games.
"With the current state of the economy, we feel that increasing ticket prices for the upcoming season would add to the financial burden that most families and individuals are suffering at this time," Lakers Executive Vice President of Business Operations Jeanie Buss said in March, when the ticket price freeze was announced.
"We are determined not only to continue fielding a team that enjoys a high level of success on the court, but also to keeping our games affordable for our loyal fans, who are the heart and soul of the team.
"Although we are freezing prices for the upcoming season, rest assured that we will continue to do whatever is necessary to bring another NBA championship to Los Angeles."


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DNA Ethical Dilemmas (Self-Paced. Begin any time, end by July 31.)
Sunday, Jan 01, 2012 12:05 AM EST
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I have read the posts here on the board about comapring theses two machines, but I can't seem to find anything diffrent about the 2 of them. There is a $100 price diffrrence though.
Any brother machine can do the disney designs and they both have the card reader and usb port. I have been watching You Tube videos on them today.
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Media personalities have been caught in the crosshairs of controversy a lot lately.
Most recently, MSNBC anchor Melissa Harris-Perry was put on the hot seat for hosting a segment of her show that included disparaging remarks aimed at one of Mitt Romney's grandchildren.
While the prospect of any significant punishment for Perry seems unlikely, many of her colleagues in the media have not been so lucky.
We've compiled a list of 10 media personalities that were on the receiving end of corporate ire for things they either said or wrote.
Did we leave anyone out? Let us know in the comments.
Phil Robertson, the patriarch of the southern family made famous in A&E's popular show "Duck Dynasty," found himself in hot water with the company after he made controversial comments about homosexuality and race that clashed with A&E's views. He briefly landed himself on hiatus from the show on Dec. 18. Due to increasing pressure from fans, Robertson's suspension was rescinded later that month.
Popular southern cook Paula Deen landed in hot water in 2013 after reports came out that she had used racial slurs to describe black employees. Paula's show on the Food Network soon found itself shutdown after the network refused to renew her contract amidst a media frenzy.
In November of 2013, Alec Baldwin found his new show on MSNBC, "Up Late With Alec Baldwin," cancelled after only five episodes after the actor allegedly used homophobic slurs against a member of the paparazzi.
After Sarah Palin made comments comparing the federal debt to slavery, MSNBC news anchor Martin Bashir made the claim that if anyone deserved an unusually harsh form of slave punishment, it was Palin herself. He resigned on December 4, two days after being suspended by MSNBC.
When, in 2007, nationally syndicated radio personality Don Imus used disparaging racial terminology to describe the Rutgers University female basketball team, the public outcry eventually lead to his suspension from the show, and the eventual cancellation of his program by CBS.
Though she claims she was encouraged to speak her mind by the company, after a string of controversial remarks from O'donnell that included racist stereotypes, ABC announced that Rosie O'donnell would not be staying on until the end of her contract in 2007.
After a string of Fox News appearances where he compared President Barrack Obama to Adolf Hitler, the famous country star's hit song, "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight," was pulled from the beginning of ESPN Monday Night Football as a reprimand. The song had been played at the opening of the program from 1989 to 2011.
Though his show remains on the air, the popular conservative talk show host is no stranger to controversy. He suffered massive corporate backlash from his sponsors in 2012 when he made derogatory comments aimed college student Sandra Fluke, after her testifying about the need for a contraceptive mandate. In the aftermath of the name calling, Rush lost at least 45 major sponsors.
Though they denied it, it is believed that the National Review Online terminated Ann Coulter's weekly column after she refused to make changes to a column she wrote in response to the attacks on 9/11. Among other things, the column called for the U.S to invade Islamic countries, kill their leaders and convert the citizens to Christianity.
Though his HBO show "Real Time With Bill Maher" has been on the air for over a decade now, the liberal talk show host has also had his own encounter with corporate censorship.
In 2002 Bill Maher commented on his ABC show "Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher," that the 9/11 hijackers were not cowards. Coming shortly after the attacks that left the country in shock, ABC quickly took action against the host for those and other remarks, and cancelled his show mid-season in 2002.