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What did we do before the World Wide Web arrived?
What did we do before the World Wide Web arrived?
That technological, life-changing invention went live in 1993.
Anyone less than 20 years old has no reference for comparison. They don�t know a world without it.
Those who are older realize we didn�t have all the answers to our many questions at our fingertips. Now we can communicate instantly with anyone we please, post our pictures and share our opinions on various social sites, do our jobs from home or find millions of other things to occupy our time in front of a computer.
We can earn high school diplomas and college degrees.
We can shop online and have access to breaking news. It allows us to be a more proactive rather than reactive society. Up-to-the-minute weather reports, for example, help save lives.
It has globally connected us.
The technology is mobile. It is installed in our cars and small enough to package in our phones.
The technology has also morphed and replicated itself, turning into a dynamic phenomenon with seemingly infinite possibilities.
The world was a much less complex place prior to 1993.
In earlier times, many people shared party telephone lines and waited patiently for their neighbors to end their conversations before using the telephone � or they could actually listen in if they so desired.
We were a much more active society.
In most cities and towns, almost anyone could find a job if they wanted one.
Our identities weren�t shared across the world.
We weren�t bombarded with spam on a daily basis.
The price of utilities and commodities were affordable to the average citizen.
We were a less violent society.
There were no such things as �online� predators.
When we sought answers to difficult questions we knew the best place to search was the library.
We penned hand-written letters to distant friends and family and mailed them via the U.S. Postal Service, along with any photos we wanted to share.
We played checkers and chess, which seldom brought on carpal tunnel syndrome.
We earned our diplomas and college degrees by attending accredited schools made of brick and mortar.
We drove or carpooled to work. When we traveled into unfamiliar territory we stopped and asked directions.
We shopped at Belk, J.C. Penney and other popular chain stores or patronized the local independent shopkeeper, who sometimes trusted customers to pay when they could.
We trusted the newspaper to bring us the most recent news. We knew it to be a credible source of information.
What did we do before the Internet and where would be without it? Those are questions that are interesting to ponder but ultimately theoretical in nature. The reality is, the World Wide Web is here to stay.
A version of this editorial first appeared in the Lexington Dispatch, a Halifax Media Group newspaper in North Carolina.


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Last spring, a player in Gastonia�s downtown revitalization unveiled a sweeping plan for getting two sidelined buildings back in the game.
Developer Nathan Kirby rolled out a proposal for renovating both the Lawyers and Commercial buildings � the two tallest structures on Main Avenue. It involved turning the ground levels into commercial space, and adapting the upper floors into residential apartments. It would depend, he said at the time, on the city leasing a portion of the retail space, thereby taking on some financial responsibility.
It was the most creative idea that had been offered up in some time for bringing the mostly vacant buildings back to life. And it�s remained a dormant concept for nine months.
However, Gastonia City Manager Ed Munn said discussions are resuming.
�There�s not a proposal in front of us,� he said. �But we�re continuing to have conversations with Nathan regarding the Lawyers building. I really expect some proposal on that building to come before City Council for consideration early this year.�
Kirby could not be reached for comment on that likelihood Monday.
The slender Lawyers Building, known formally as the 1917 First National Bank Building, sits at 168 W. Main Ave., on the north side of the street. It�s been completely empty for longer than most people can remember.
The Commercial Building, otherwise known as the 1923 Third National Bank Building, is on a corner to the south, at 193 W. Main Ave. Its six upper floors have long been vacant. The Gastonia Police Department and Tag It Embroidery and Visual Arts are among the first-floor tenants.
Charles Hutchins has long been the owner of both structures, though Kirby recently closed on the purchase of the Lawyers building, Munn said. Recent discussions have included possibly turning it into some type of hotel, with a restaurant on the first floor, Munn said.
Kirby has had other interests since last spring, while working to restore an old building in Hickory. He has been filming scenes for a reality TV series called �The Preservationist,� and has been working to pitch it to interested parties. The show will document his company�s efforts to renovate old, character-rich structures that have fallen into disrepair or disuse, he said last year.
�He got busy with his filming and working on details of that TV production, so we moved off discussions for a while,� Munn said.
But Munn said city leaders remain interested in talking with Kirby about the possibilities for the two buildings downtown. Putting them back in service would benefit Gastonia greatly, he said.
�I don�t think there�s any question about that,� he said. �It�s primarily a private deal with these things. We�re just trying to do whatever we can to try to get the buildings occupied again.
�Really, their redevelopment is in the best interest of the city.�
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By the way, my brother never runs, but the previous weekend decided to enter this 4km fundraiser run for his kids' elementary school--and won! He was apparently still sore 5 days later. 100% win rate--not bad!
and then decisively and painfully departed, sacrificing dozens of commiserating and celebratory conversations. I convinced a couple driving out after seeing the former Nike missile launch site (they open it first Saturday of each month) to drive me out. We're surprised it's so far that we backtrack thinking we passed it. I get to my car and resist and the temptation to return to take a few photos for his blog...you guys hate those post-race mugshots anyways, right?
In retrospect, not dealing with my calf earlier was a big mistake. Once I alter the way I run due to pain in one part of my leg, then other parts start to tighten and hurt. Soon, the front of my ankle started to tighten up. And before the middle of the race, my right knee would be hurting. When my calves spasmed a few miles from the end of Golden Gate Headlands 50k last August, running just a few miles to the finish with altered mechanics left me with knee pain that plagued me for the next 6 weeks, through Rio del Lago.


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STILLWATER, Okla. — The final two weeks of college basketball's regular season could leave us with as much uncertainty as we had back in the first two.
The raucous court-storming scene that unfolded here after Oklahoma State knocked off sixth-ranked Kansas was one of many that marked a wild weekend in college basketball and set the stage for what promises to be a dizzying run-up to Selection Sunday on March 16.
TOP 25: How they fared this weekend
Among the notable outcomes: Michigan State, which had all of its players for the first time in nearly two months, took another step back in a home loss to Illinois. Kentucky, the nation's preseason top-ranked team, continued its regression with coach John Calipari being ejected from an inexplicable loss at South Carolina. And Virginia clinched its first outright Atlantic Coast Conference ACC title in 33 years by handing Syracuse its third loss in four games.
Today's new USA TODAY Sports coaches poll should see plenty of shake up after five of the top 10-ranked teams lost on Saturday. Eleven top-25 teams lost this weekend, eight to unranked teams.
And then there is Wichita State, which improved to 31-0 and became the first team since Saint Joseph's in 2004 to enter its conference tournament unbeaten. The Shockers, who made an improbable run to the Final Four last year, are a legitimate national championship favorite this season as a likely No. 1 seed.
NCAA BRACKETOLOGY: Projecting the field of 68
VIRGINIA: Second-half team, but that's not all
"If you asked me to pick one team (to win the national title), I don't think I could," SMU coach Larry Brown told USA TODAY Sports. "Maybe Wichita State. People are forgetting them. I don't care who you play. The fact that you have not had a bad night and gotten beat, it's pretty remarkable."
And what occurred here at Gallagher-Iba Arena late Saturday night was also remarkable. Oklahoma State's 72-65 victory against Kansas was not as surprising as was the fact that the result represented yet another pivotal turn for a Cowboys team that has had no shortage of drama this season.
Some so-called NCAA tournament bubble teams possess more impressive résumés. But perhaps none can match Oklahoma State (19-10, 7-9 Big 12) in sheer intrigue.
Historically, it is nearly impossible to suffer a seven-game losing streak during the regular season and still earn an at-large berth in the NCAA tournament. But the Cowboys can put themselves in position to do so, likely by beating Kansas State at home Monday or Iowa State on the road in their regular-season finale. Even then, they would likely need at least one win in the Big 12 tournament.
4-POINT PLAY: Analysis of Oklahoma State-Kansas
A team that entered the season with realistic Final Four aspirations saw its hopes take a hit when forward Michael Cobbins suffered a season-ending injury in late December. Then reserve freshman guard Stevie Clark was dismissed from the team. And Marcus Smart served a three-game suspension for shoving a Texas Tech fan on Feb. 8.
Smart's incident threatened to stain the reputation of a player who has been defined by character and poise throughout his relatively brief college career. Smart told USA TODAY Sports that frustration and self-imposed pressure built throughout this season, to such an extent where he had not enjoyed playing in a game since the Nov. 19 rout of Memphis.
But since his return, Smart has played well in three games – all Oklahoma State victories – and helped lead the second-half charge against Kansas on Saturday. Smart scored one point and missed all seven of his field goal attempts in the first half. He scored 20 points on 5 of 7 shooting from the floor in the second half.
"His plays, once he made one or two, I could see it coming," said Cowboys coach Travis Ford, whose team shot 63.6% from the field in the second half. "He gets in that mindset … He was pumped up for the game. He was probably a little over pumped up at times."
BASKETBALL BRUNCH: Can Kentucky get it together?
For good reason. The crowd included Oklahoma City stars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, as well as coach Scott Brooks. And Kansas has won at least a share of the Big 12 in 10 straight seasons, including now the league's outright championship this season.
Kansas coach Bill Self believes Oklahoma State is "definitely a tournament team. They are too talented … They can get hot and make a serious run, there's no question."
After a topsy-turvy weekend that saw No. 4 Louisville, No. 5 Syracuse, No. 6 Kansas, No. 8 Saint Louis and No. 10 Creighton each lose, the same could be said of a lot of teams, but few as fascinating as Oklahoma State. As the crowd rushed the court and fans lifted guard Markel Brown in the air, Ford stood and absorbed the scene, yet another twist in a turbulent season.
When asked what he was thinking at that moment, Ford said: "There was a lot. I was just happy for the guys. Been through a lot."


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2011 Kilpatrick Lecture: A Chemistry Renaissance featuring George Whitesides Aditya Unni | added on Aug 31, 2011 | United States George Whitesides (Harvard University) a world renowned scientist and advocate for chemistry as a solution to global health and energy needs will give a technical lecture "Reinventing Chemistry" and lead a panel discussion "Solving Problems or Satisfying Curiousity." A student poster session will be held.
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University Days 2011, University of Jyväskylä, Finland Elina Sievänen | added on Aug 26, 2011 | Finland The University Days 2011 of University of Jyväskylä, October 7-8 2011, will celebrate the International Year of Chemistry. The event consists of an open seminar, alumnae dinner, and a functional presentation of the world of chemistry intended for the whole family at the Department of Chemistry of University of Jyväskylä.
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FIBER International Symposium Naoki Sugimoto | added on Aug 26, 2011 | Japan FIBER International Symposium is intended to discuss and debate actively most-advanced chemical findings for biomolecular chemistry and biomolecular engineering with international researchers.
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With inhabitants like the duke and duchess of Canbridge, Brad Pitt and Angenila Jolie, and Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, it's no wonder these ten streets have the highest average prices per square meter. Starting with Hong Kong's Pollock's Path on the Peak at $120,000 per square meter, is home to famous martial arts and comedy actors including Stephen Chow. Other notable streets include London's Kensington Palace Gardens, home to Prince William, Kate Middleton, and Prince George, Frances Boulevard du Général de Gaulle, home to Angelina Joli and Brad Pitt, and New York's Fifth Avenue, home to Tom Brokaw and Bill Muray, to name a few.
1. Pollock's Path, The Peak, Hong Kong
Average price per square meter: $120,000
With some of the best views of Hong Kong Island, Pollock's Path on The Peak is the world's most expensive street. Famous residents include actor Stephen Chow (pictured), star of the film "Shaolin Soccer" among other martial arts action and comedy films.
2. Kensington Palace Gardens, London, UK
Average price per square meter: $107,000
Among the notable residents in this historic London street: Prince William, Kate Middleton, Prince George), Lakshmi Mittal, and Bernie Ecclestone's daughter Tamara.
Wealth-X says that the arrival of the royals has helped boost prices in the area. The street is also home to French, Russian and Japanese embassies.
3. Avenue Princess Grace, Monaco
Average price per square meter: $86,000
Among the notable neighbors: Andrea Bocelli, Roger Moore, Lewis Hamilton, and Helena Christensen. "Glamorous Monaco, host to the F1 Grand Prix and the annual Monaco Boat Show, is a melting pot for Europe's super-rich," Wealth-X says. "The most-exclusive street in this tiny principality is iconic Avenue Princesse Grace, which winds along the sea front."
4. Boulevard du Général de Gaulle, Cap Ferrat, France
Average price per square meter: $79,000
Besides notable residents Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, investor Paul Allen reportedly owns a holiday home there, as did Charlie Chaplin. "The highly exclusive peninsula of Cap Ferrat may be the most-sought-after piece of land along the Mediterranean Côte d'Azur, resulting in it being the world's priciest non-urban location," Wealth-X writes. "Situated about 15km from Monaco, the Cap, as it is affectionately known, has long been a Mecca for the rich and famous."
5. Paterson Hill, Singapore
Average price per square meter: $42,500
Notable neighbors in Singapore's "Billionaire's Row" include Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin and former Miss Singapore beauty queen Rachel Kum. Last year, Saverin made headlines for renouncing his U.S. citizenship, which rallied members of Congress to criticize taxpayers who abandon the country.
"My decision to expatriate was based solely on my interest in working and living in Singapore, where I have been since 2009," Saverin said in a statement last year. "I am obligated to and will pay hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes to the United States government. I have paid and will continue to pay any taxes due on everything I earned while a U.S. citizen."
6. Chemin de Ruth, Geneva, Switzerland
Average price per square meter: $37,000
Notable residents include France's Peugeot family, former French tennis player Henri Leconte (pictured) and former French alpine-skier Jean-Claude Killy. "Located in the heart of Switzerland's Cologny, close to the shores of Lake Geneva, the prestigious Chemin de Ruth is Switzerland's most-expensive street," Wealth-X says. "The mansions on this stone-walled street come with more land than most other streets of Cologny, many with beautiful landscaped gardens and large swimming pools. Many properties on the street overlook the lake, with views of the famous Jet d'Eau, the United Nations buildings and the headquarters of the World Economic Forum."
7. Romazzino Hill, Sardinia
Average price per square meter: $32,900
Among the residents of Romazzino Hill are Saudi Arabian politician Ahmed Zaki Yamani, Ural steel tycoon Alexei Mordashov (pictured), and Qatar royal family members.
"The Aga Khan turned the Costa Smerelda, Sardinia, into his holiday retreat in the 1960s; ever since then it has been known as the quintessential billionaire's holiday playground," Wealth-X writes.
8. Ostozhenka, Moscow, Russia
Average price per square meter: $29,000
Russian oligarch Alisher Usmarnov is one of the wealthiest residents of this area. "The darling of Muscovite aristocracy and wealthy merchants, Ostozhenka in downtown Moscow is one of the oldest streets in Russia and its most expensive," Wealth-X says. "Dotted with Art Nouveau buildings and famous landmarks, including The Kremlin, the Pushkin Museum and the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, this street is Muscovite heritage at its finest."
9. Fifth Avenue, New York
Average price per square meter: $28,000
New York City is home to the most billionaires in the world, according to Wealth-X: 96 with a primary business address in New York City, to be exact. But you don't have to have billions to snag the best property here. Among the residents: news anchor Tom Brokaw and actor Bill Murray.
The United States is home to 515 billionaires with a combined net worth of more than $2 trillion.
10. Avenue Montagne, Paris, France
Average price per square meter: $26,000
Before she died in 1992, actress Marlene Dietrich was a resident of Avenue Montaigne. The Canadian Embassy is also on this street.
"Located in the 8th arrondissement in the Champs Élysées quarter, this 350-year-old avenue is steeped in cultural history," Wealth-X says.
But it has also been the target of some of the largest jewel heists due to the famous business on the block: Harry Winston.
In 2008, jeweler Harry Winston (located at number 29) was robbed of more than $108 million worth of diamond rings, necklaces and luxury watches, the second robbery within two years for the store, Wealth-X reports.


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A thunderstorm with straight-line winds dramatically changed Jen and David Schmeichel's home-improvement plans for their Golden Valley rambler.
In 2009, the couple bought the modern flat-roofed home for its big windows, sound structure and long-term potential to be transformed into a comfortable home for their growing family.
"I love how midcentury modern architecture is different and stands out," said Jen, who had admired the house when she lived a few blocks away.
Soon after buying the house, the couple replaced old carpet with hardwood floors, painted some rooms and did other typical cosmetic upgrades. They were contemplating remodeling the dark dated kitchen and building a master-bedroom addition. Those major, costly projects would be undertaken gradually, they decided.
But the damaging storm, which blasted the Schmeichels' home in June 2010, pushed their long-term goals into overdrive.
Jen and David and their toddler daughter had rushed home from dinner that night amid blaring sirens, ominous black clouds and drenching rain.
They were in the basement watching TV weather updates, when they heard an ear-splitting boom. David ran upstairs and found that a 100-year-old oak tree had crashed into the roof of the kitchen.
"Five seconds later, we heard water rushing in," he recalled. Jen can still remember the sound: "like someone took a super high-pressure hose and sprayed it on our house." The couple scrambled for towels and a wet-vac, trying to sop up water that was flowing through the light fixtures and into the basement. Overwhelmed, they finally gave up at midnight and moved to a friend's house.
The next day the insurance company assessment revealed that water had soaked into drywall and insulation. The roof, of course, was destroyed. "It was the perfect storm to take down our house," said Jen.
The couple's goal was to make the waterlogged home livable again, while remaining true to its midcentury style. They enlisted architect Kerrik Wessel, of Wessel Design in Roseville, for the job.
"Many of his projects were a colorful, modern Danish style that we like," said Jen. "And we saw a lot of nature incorporated in the designs."
Wessel jumped on the opportunity to redesign a home with a midcentury modern aesthetic and to experiment with color and materials. "We didn't want the design scheme to be drab modern," said Wessel. "We tried to have a little fun with it."
Within six months, the home had a new roof, cedar and fiber-cement siding and a rebuilt main floor that included a new kitchen and dining room within the existing footprint. The new open living spaces are surrounded by three walls of windows to draw in light and bring the outdoors in.
Wessel also streamlined the rambler's "clunky" exterior by removing faux stone and reducing the depth of the eaves from 2 feet to 10 inches. One of the colorful fun elements: aqua blue acrylic panels across the front of the home.
The Schmeichels also decided to go forward with a master-bedroom addition, because "the timing was right," said Jen. "They were already trashing our yard." Plus the couple would need a third bedroom if they had more children.
"We just added a boxcar off the back of the house," said Wessel, referring to the 400-square-foot addition, which included a bathroom and clerestory windows matching the new ones on the front facade.
For the clean-lined interiors, the Schmeichels called interior designer Cy Winship, who had collaborated with them on a previous home-decor project.
The revamped rambler's design is "clean, modern and calm with witty moments," said Winship. "The croc-textured fireplace, orange wall and light fixture, and blue hanging cabinets make simple, bold statements."
In the center of the floor plan, Wessel designed a rectangular floating bar clad in warm walnut to define the dining-room space, create more storage and double as a serving table. "It's a built-in piece of furniture influenced by midcentury modern architecture," he said.
For the flooring, Winship chose a durable green product called Ecofusion, which is made from reclaimed furniture veneers and is a blend of dark gray and reddish-brown tones."It's sleek and has a lot of movement," he said.
As part of the renovation, Wessel relocated the new family-friendly kitchen to the front of the home so Jen could have a kitchen sink facing the street. "I like to wave to people staring at our house," she said.
Passersby are usually gazing at the floating turquoise cabinets made of wood and acrylic, suspended in front of the kitchen windows, which Jen called a "playful alternative to traditional upper cabinets."
"I played with models and color," said Wessel. "I wanted to break up the big picture window but not block the view."
The rest of the kitchen is a neutral base palette of crisp white cabinets paired with gray-flannel stone countertops to make the red-orange glass backsplash and turquoise shelves really pop, said Winship.
From the thick shag area rug in front of the fireplace to the soft gray walls, Winship chose a harmonious composition of design elements to give the interiors a calming effect, which the Schmeichels needed after the storm and its upheaval.
"I wouldn't wish it on anyone," said David, who managed every step of the four-month renovation from beginning to end. "We had a child and a dog, and it was hard making all those decisions in such a short time."
But extensive damage from the perfect storm allowed Jen and David to design the perfect house for their family.
"The storm was very chaotic and disruptive," said Jen. "Now our home feels so calm and peaceful."


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The morning awaited royalty.
It was 8 a.m., and the Saturday sun had just begun to dry the puddles from Friday's rain and add some sparkle to the infield lakes at Los Alamitos Race Course.
Along the grandstand fence, they gathered, perhaps as many as 200 people. Many had cameras. More had goose bumps.
California Chrome would be making an appearance soon, his last workout before flying off Monday to thoroughbred racing fame and fortune. At least that is the hope of so many in the Southern California racing community.
He will be the favorite in Saturday's Kentucky Derby in Louisville.
That is because he has won his last four races by a total of 24 1/4 lengths. He won the April 5 Santa Anita Derby like somebody rolling out of bed and warming up with a yawn and a quick stretch. Other jockeys urge and whip their horses down the homestretch. California Chrome's Victor Espinoza ends races half-standing in the saddle, looking lonely.
There is already talk that Chrome is the Triple Crown savior the sport thinks it needs and has gone without since Affirmed in 1978. Part of that is a horse lover's disease known as wishful thinking that becomes contagious each April. Another part is that this regal-looking chestnut really seems to have what it takes. And having what it takes to win three huge races in three states in five weeks is no small feat.
That's a lot to put on an athlete who only passed his third birthday Feb. 18. Also an athlete who would become only the fourth California-bred colt to win the Derby, which will be running for the 140th time. The other three are Morvich in 1922, Swaps in 1955 and Decidedly in 1962.
Trainer Art Sherman, who at 77 would break Charlie Whittingham's record by a year as the oldest Derby-winning trainer were California Chrome to shine as expected, doesn't temper the expectations.
"This horse is one of those who has a deep, deep desire to run," he said Saturday morning.
Espinoza was briefer, but no less enthusiastic. Nor are there many more qualified to assess things. He is 42, won his 3,000th race last year and has been in five Kentucky Derbies, winning in 2002 aboard War Emblem.
Asked to identify the ingredient that separates California Chrome from the other greats he has ridden, Espinoza said, "Talent."
And so, on this majestic morning, the wait for His Highness only added to the growing lore.
The new dirt track at Los Alamitos was raked smooth. TV cameras were poised for a live telecast. Other horses were ushered back to their stalls. Kings don't work in traffic, especially after a recent incident at the track in which a horse got loose during a California Chrome training run and scooted past. One observer said that California Chrome took note of the stray, but just refocused and went back to work.
As a precaution, track owner Ed "Doc" Allred ordered an exclusive training time window henceforth for his star boarder.
So, exclusive it was, Saturday morning.
All eyes turned to the top of the stretch as California Chrome, with Espinoza up, and a companion horse, started a slow jog that turned into a solo four-furlong work at around 48 seconds. Espinoza never urged, never asked, just kind of held on.
California Chrome was, as always, thoroughbred poetry in motion. Nothing wasted. Nothing strained. No lack of focus, but a sense of joy at the dash of wind created by his own effortless speed.
Sherman, a dapper little man who hasn't stopped smiling since owners/breeders Steve Coburn and Perry Martin sent him the horse with a "road-to-the-Derby" plan, said, "California Chrome is a rock star and I'm his manager."
Sherman is not without Kentucky Derby experience, even though this will be his first time as a trainer. At 18, he was the exercise rider for the legendary Swaps, and he went along for the 1955 Derby victory.
"A lot of things have changed," Sherman said. "Back then, it took three days on a train. Now, I'm there in 3 1/2 hours on a plane."
Another change is the stampede start. Swaps defeated nine horses. The Derby now allows 20 horses in the Churchill Downs starting gate. In some ways, that makes the day of the post-position draw almost as important as the race itself. The dread, for most connections of Derby horses, is an inside or near-inside post. Many top-flight horses, including recently Lookin At Lucky, get squeezed down and blocked at the start with a near-rail post position. Lookin At Lucky went off as the favorite in the 2010 Derby and had to run around lots of horses just to come home sixth. Two weeks later, he won the Preakness.
Espinoza said that he had more confidence in a horse such as California Chrome to navigate from an inside post. Sherman said he was hoping for something in the middle.
"I've always had good success," he said, "in anywhere from the 8-to-10 post."
California Chrome's total time on the track was perhaps 10 minutes. But that seemed to be enough to make everybody happy, and confident that, with decent racing luck, a Kentucky coronation awaits.


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Statement from Reza BabaTabar and Babak Dadbakhsh Regarding 1988 Mass Murders0 comments - published on Friday, August 31, 2007
تاریخ : 9/6/86
شماره : 335 - 86
به نام آزادی
به نام یزدان پاک
به نام خداوندگار مرگ و زندگی
خداوندگار یوغ و زنجیر و آزادگی
خداوند رفعت و کرامت و انصاف
خداوند مقاومت و اصالت و رهایی
خداوندی که دوستار و دوست تمام آزادگان و آزاد اندیشان است امروز سالهاست که از شهریور 1367 میگذرد امروز سالهاست که عزیزان ایران را آرام و بی صدا در بیابان های خلوت زنده به گور کردند.
امروز سالهاست تجاوز دژخیمان به نوامیس آزادی خواه مردم در سیاهچالها قبل از اعدام میگذرد ولی اگر دست بزنید بر زخم ها می بینید که هنوز زخم کهنه نشده است ، انگار همین دیروز بود که هزاران نفر را بدون محاکمه در حالی که سالیان سال از محکومیتشان می گذشت فقط به خاطر اینکه مخالف دیکتاتوری بودند در متفق ها سر به نیست کردند شاید دیروز و امروز را فراموش کرده بودند ولی امروز من و ما همان شهدای معصوم در گورهای دسته جمعی هستیم همان فرزندانی که سالهاست عقده گریه کردن بر مزارهای عزیزانشان گلوهایشان را می فشارد .
ای دژخیمان چگونه فراموش کنیم صحنه های که خواهران و مادران ، برادران و پدرانمان را دستجمعی بدون اینکه روح از بدنشان جدا شده باشد ، نیمه جان از چوبه های دار به پائین می کشیدید و زنده زنده به گودال های گور دسته جمعی می افکندید و بر روی چشمان باز و روح و جسم آزادشان و قلب تپیندهشان خاک می ریختید .
چگونه فراموش کنیم لحظاتی را که دستور می دادید لودر وبیل مکانیکی با فشار تیغه بکشند افرادی را که هنوز زنده اند و تلاش می کنند از گودال خارج شوند ، چگونه فراموش کنیم لیوان های سیانور صلواتی را که قبل از مرگ به آنها خوراندید ، چگونه فراموش کنیم هزاران تیر خلاصی که به سر عزیزانمان زدید ، امروز فردای دیروز شماست و فردا فردای سختی برای شماست و باید به مردم ، عدالت و تاریخ جواب دهید ، باشد که دست طبیعت درس عبرت به صاحبین دست های جنایتکار یدهد و آزادی را در پرتو خون آزادگان به میهن بازگرداند.
1- رضا بابا تبار زندانی سیاسی ( اندرزگاه 7 سالن 3)
2- بابک دادبخش زندانی سیاسی ( اندرزگاه 7 سالن 3)
Human Rights Activists in Iran
Amir Abbas Banayi Kazimi (m), Azerbaijani language rights activist78 comments - published on Friday, August 31, 2007
AI Index: MDE 13/108/2007
31 August 2007
Prisoner of conscience/fear of torture
Amir Abbas Banayi Kazimi (m), Azerbaijani language rights activist
Azerbaijani language rights activist Amir Abbas Banayi Kazimi was beaten and detained on 14 May at his home in Tabriz: he was reportedly first held at a Ministry of Intelligence detention centre, then moved on around 1 August to Tabriz's central prison, where his mother was able to visit him. She told an interviewer from the Voice of America (VOA) Azerbaijani-language radio station that he had been tortured. The following day he was apparently moved to a Ministry of Intelligence detention centre somewhere in Tabriz, where he is at grave risk of torture. He has not been formally charged with any offence.
On 4 August, his mother, Jamileh Kazimi, had told the VOA Azerbaijani-language service that her son had been detained for his defence of Iranian Azerbaijanis' right to use their language. She said that he had been tortured, causing his teeth to be broken, hair to be pulled from his scalp, and blue bruising marks all over his face and body.
His father, Rahim Banayi Kazimi, who has been able to visit him once, reportedly stated that his son had begun a hunger strike to draw attention to his plight, but it is not known whether he is continuing with it.
Iranian Azerbaijanis, who are mainly Shi'a Muslims, are the largest minority in Iran, constituting at least 25-30 per cent of the population. They live mainly in the north and north-west of the country. They are increasingly demanding greater cultural and linguistic rights, including the right to education in their mother tongue of Azerbaijani Turkic. A small minority advocate secession of Iranian Azerbaijan from the Islamic Republic of Iran and union with the Republic of Azerbaijan. Those who seek to promote Iranian Azerbaijani cultural identity are viewed with suspicion by the Iranian authorities, who often accuse them of vague charges such as "promoting pan-Turkism".
In May 2006, massive demonstrations took place in towns and cities in north-western Iran, where the majority of the population is Iranian Azerbaijani, in protest at a cartoon published on 12 May by the state-owned daily newspaper Iran, which many Iranian Azerbaijanis found offensive. Hundreds were arrested during and after the demonstrations. Other waves of arrests have occurred around dates significant to the Azerbaijani community, such as a boycott of the start of the academic year in September 2006, after demonstrations in February 2007 on the occasion of International Mother Tongue day, and on the anniversary of the May 2006 demonstrations.
Prayer Session at Solid Rock Ministry for Political Prisoners0 comments - published on Thursday, August 30, 2007
On Sunday August 26th and Wednesday August 29th a prayer session was conducted on behalf of political prisoners in Iran. Number of political prisoners including Keyvan Rafiee, Behrouz Javid Tehrani, Farzad Kamangar, Abolfazl Jahandar, Saeed Derakhshandi, Babak Dadbakhsh and Mostafa Daryanavard were mentioned by name and there was a general prayer for all political prisoners in Iran.
I would like to thank Solid Rock Ministry for remembering these freedom fighters in their prayers. These individuals are currently in prison and under unbearable conditions and it is wonderful to know that they are not forgotten and that they are close to our hearts regardless of the distance and the prison walls.
In the hopes of freedom for all political prisoners...
Iran's Ministry of Intelligence has Sa'id Metinpour in custody. He has been a victim of torture, his health is fragile and his rights to judicial and medical assistance have been denied.
AI Index: MDE 13/106/2007
23 August 2007
Further Information on UA 137/07 (MDE 13/068/2007, 7 June 2007)
Fear of torture or ill-treatment/ Possible prisoner of conscience
Sa'id Metinpour (m), journalist, Azerbaijani cultural rights activist
Sa'id Metinpour is now known to be held in Section 209 of Evin prison in Tehran, which is run by the Ministry of Intelligence. He has reportedly been tortured, apparently to try to force him to make a videotaped "confession". He is believed to be held mainly in solitary confinement. According to other detainees, his health is poor as a result of the treatment he has suffered.
He was arrested on 25 May in the north-western city of Zenjan. Amnesty International believes that he is a prisoner of conscience, held solely on account of his peaceful activities on behalf of the Iranian Azerbaijani community. He has not been allowed to meet his family or his lawyer, and his sole contact with the outside world has been a few extremely brief telephone calls to his family.
Prior his arrest in May, Sa'id Metinpour had been detained in February 2007 and held for 10 days in connection with his participation in peaceful demonstrations marking International Mother Language Day, an annual event initiated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on 21 February.
Iranian Azerbaijanis demonstrated throughout May 2007 to mark the first anniversary of protests during which the security forces reportedly killed up to 19 people and arrested hundreds. The May 2006 protests were organised against the publication in a national newspaper of a cartoon which was offensive to many Iranian Azerbaijanis.
According to news received by Human Rights Activists in Iran Abolfazl Jahandar was taken to the criminal court section 59/10 on Wednesday August 22, 2007.
Mr. Abolfazl Jahandar was not represented by a defence lawyer, and he was astonished to find out that seven (7) new charges were laid against him. This came as a major surprise since Mr. Jahandar had already been tried and sentenced to 2.5 years of imprisonment,, and was serving the sentence when these new charges were laid against him.
Mr. Jahandar also served 6 months of pre-trial custody.
Human Rights Activists in Iran condemn new charges being laid against political and human rights activists who have already been tried and are serving their sentence.
Human Rights Activists in Iran
When I first saw the video of Hossein and Majid Kavousifar I did not undrestand why he was smiling while being taken to his execution.
Two weeks ago I was looking for a good Akbar Mohammadi picture to frame, I chose one where he is wearing a suit, there is no smile on his face. My dad told me that I should find a picture where he is smiling, because we should never show the enemy that we feel sad, discouraged or defeated. Thats exactly what I did, I found a picture of him smiling.
I recently had the pleasure of reading Akbar Mohammadi's Memoirs, a quote stuck with me "I am not afraid of death. It is quite true that life is precious, life is sweet but for freedom and in defense of the people, death is even sweeter"
I have been thinking about Kavousifar's and Akbar Mohammadi's smile for quite sometime now, and it finally came together. Now I undrestand why he was smiling.
Kavousifar's smile was not one of defeat, it was of victory, it was a smile mocking the oppressors and telling them that the end is near...
I will never forget that smile...
Memorial Service in Honour of Akbar Mohammadi
Date: August 12, 2007
Location: Haines Hall 39, UCLA
Time: 5-7:30
On Sunday August 12, 2007 I attended the remembrance service for Akbar Mohammadi, student activists, political prisoner and a real national hero.
Akbar Mohammadi was arrested during the famous July 9th 1999 (18 Tir) pro-democracy student demonstrations. He was accused of being one of the leaders of the student movement. The Islamic Regime officials tortured him for months in the most brutal way in order to obtain a confession from him, however even under the most brutal and inhumane conditions he refused to confess either against himself or against any of the other students that were involved in the demonstrations.
Eventually he was sentenced to death, but due to extensive international pressure his sentence was reduced to 15 years imprisonment. Akbar Mohammadi died in the Evin prison in August of 2006 while he was in hunger strike, and under very questionable circumstances.
It is strongly believed by many Iranians including myself that Akbar was murdered in prison by Islamic Regime officials, because of the great fear the Regime felt towards this brave Iranian man.
About 300 people attended this event. There were a number of speakers from different political parties, as well as number of great poets and Iranian artists. My two favorite speeches were of Manouchehr Mohammadi and Kourosh Sehati. Manouchehr is Akbar's brother and was arrested at the same time as Akbar and went through the same tortures and was in prison with Akbar for seven years. He was forced to escape from Iran after Akbar's death. He spoke about his memories of Akbar especially in prison.
Kourosh Sehati is also a student activist who was Akbar's cellmate for two years. He also spoke about his memories with Akbar. Listening to these two men was a great pleasure and helped me know Akbar on a more personal level.
I also had the great honour to speak at this event; I attended on my own behalf as well as on behalf of Human Rights Activists in Iran, a group I am working with very closely. I also had the pleasure to deliver number statements that were sent from Evin and Gohardasht Prison in support of Akbar Mohammadi and his family. All statements were read throughout the event and I know his family very much appreciated the gesture of these freedom fighters in Iran who saw Akbar not only as a friend but also as a real leader.
On this special day I asked the people present to remember many other freedom fighters that are currently in the Islamic Regime dungeons and need our help. It is so very important to remember them while they are alive and able to fight, if we don't remember them today and try to raise their voices, tomorrow might be too late. I ask everyone to please remember Keyvan Rafiee, Behrouz Javid Tehrani, Farzad Kamangar, Abolfazl Jahandar, Saeed Derakhshandi, Mohammadi Hassan Fallahizadeh, Abdolreza Rajabi, Amir Reza Mohammadi, Farhad Vakili, Ali Heydariyan, Mostafa Sangtarash, Abbas Shirza, Dr. Ebrahim Afshar, Hashem Shahiniya, Amir Hossein Heshmatsaran,
Alireza Karimi Khyrabadi, Mostafa Daryanavard, Reza Babatabar, Babak Dadbakhsh, Farshid Babayi Farzi, Abdolreza Najafiyan, Hossein Asghari and so many more…
In conclusion I thought it was a great event, although I would have liked to have seen more people participate in an event remembering a great national hero who gave up his life for a free Iran. It can be easy to lose hope especially when we saw 5000 Iranians attend a Dariush concert the night before this event, however only 300 people were willing to attend this particular event.
However I cannot and will not lose hope, because as long as Iran has such brave and freedom loving young men and women following in Akbar Mohammadi's footsteps and fighting for justice, democracy and freedom the Islamic Regime will never win.
In memory of Akbar Mohammadi and in the hopes of having his dreams realized in the very near future
Long Live Freedom
Sayeh Hassan
Open Letter to the European Union
August 15, 2007
To: President of European Parliament
Hans-Gert Pottering
Commissioner For External Affairs
Benita Ferrero Waldner
European Parliament Correspondence with Citizens
L-2929 Luxembourg
Re: Keyvan Rafiee, Imprisoned Iranian Human Rights Activist
Your Excellencies,
Human Rights Activists in Iran are writing to express their grave concern over the illegal arrest and detention of Keyvan Rafiee, a 23 year old human rights activists and the spokesperson for Human Rights Activists in Iran.
Mr. Rafiee was arrested on July 9th 2006 during student protests marking the 7th anniversary of the 18 Tir pro-democracy demonstrations. At the time of his arrest Mr. Rafiee was not formally charged, and a year later situation remains the same. After more then a year in the notorious Evin Prison, 8 months of which was spent in section 209 of the Evin Prison in solitary confinement and under physical and psychological torture,
Mr. Rafiee has still not been formally charged with an internationally recognizable criminal offence.
It is important to note that in the past year Mr. Rafiee has not been able to see his lawyer even once, and his lawyer has not been allowed to attend court.
His trial which had been set for July 29th 2007 was adjourned for the fourth time, due to the non-attendance of the prosecution. A new trial date has not been set. The Human Rights Activists in Iran strongly believe that the constant postponement of the trial is due to the fact that eh prosecution has absolutely no evidence against Mr. Rafiee and is keeping him in prison in order to be able to build a case against him.
The Human Rights Activists in Iran ask that European Union raise this specific case and insist that the Iranian government respect its obligations under international human rights law. E.U. should call for the release of Keyvan Rafiee or in the alternative for him to be charged with an internationally recognizable criminal offense and accorded a trial that meets international fair trial standards.
We ask that the E.U. take a strong stand against human rights violations in Iran, which has been increasing the past year and to ensure that the rights of individuals such as Keyvan Rafiee, who are detained solely because of their peaceful expression of their beliefs and ideas are protected.
We thank you for your attention to this important matter.
Human Rights Activists in Iran
Ban Ki-Moon
United Nations Secretary General
United Nations Head Quarters
New York,
Louise Arbour
Office of the United Nations
High Commissioner of Human Rights
1211 Geneva 10
Maxime Bernier
Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
125 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, Ontario
Fax: (613) 996-9709
Human Rights Watch
55 Eglinton Avenue East
Suite 403
Toronto, Ontario
Fax: (416) 322-3246
Amnesty International
312 Laurier Avenue East
Ottawa Ontario
Fax: (613) 746 2411
Canadian Coalition for Democracies
PO Box 989 Station B
Ottawa, Ontario
Fax: (425) 944-3546
In the Name of Freedom,
According to news received from Section 209 of the Evin Prison, since his arrest Mansour Osanlou has been subjected to brutal physical torture.
Mr. Osanlou who is the head of the Executive Committee of the Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company, was kidnapped and illegally detained a number of weeks ago by the Intelligence Ministry. He has been so brutally tortured during interrogation that his ribs are severely damaged and it was seen by other prisoners that while he was being taken to interrogation he was walking with great difficulty.
His family have not been able to contact him since his arrest and are extremely concerned about his health and well being.
Human Rights Activists in Iran are extremely concerned about Mr. Osanlou's health and well being and ask for his immediate and unconditional release.
Human Rights Activists in Iran
Three Amir Kabir students Ehsan Mansouri, Majid Tavakoli and Ahmad Ghasaban are still in section 209 of the Evin Prison which is under the control of the Intelligence Ministry. Since their arrest they have been subjected to brutal physical and psychological torture. In protest to their inhumane treatment, these student have gone on a hunger strike and there is great concern for their health and well being.
In the Name of Freedom,
According to news received from Section 209 of the Evin Prison, Mr. Farzad Kamangar, a political prisoner that has been on hunger strike since Tuesday July 31st 2008 has been sent to solitary confinement.
Mr. Kamangar had gone on a hunger strike in order to protest his inhumane treatment in the Evin Prison. It is believed that he was put in solitary confinement in order to increase the pressure on him and make him end his hunger strike. Both his family and former cellmates are extremely concerned about his health and well being.
It is important to mention that Mr. Kamangar has been in custody for more then 11 months and has not had access to a lawyer, phone calls or visitation with his family.
Human Rights Activists in Iran are extremely concerned about the health and well being of Mr. Kamangar and ask all human rights organizations to condemn the inhumane treatment of political prisoners in Iran.
Human Rights Activists in Iran
In the Name of Freedom,
According to news received from Section 209 of the Evin Prison, political prisoner Farzad Kamangar has been on a hunger strike since Tuesday July 31st 2007 in protest to his inhumane treatment in Section 209 of the Evin Prison in cell number 121.
Mr. Kamangar has been in prison for the past 11 months on charges of being in contact with opposition groups. In the past 11 months Mr. Kamangar has not had any access to telephone, has not had any visitation rights and has not had access to a lawyer.
Human Rights Activists in Iran have also received information that Mr. Kamangar was also tortured both physically and psychologically in Kermanshah prison and had gone on a 30 day hunger strike prior to this current strike.
Human Rights Activists condemn the fact that Mr. Kamangar has not had access to his lawyer, visitation rights or even the right to make phone calls, and express their grave concern for the health and well being of Mr. Kamangar.
Human Rights Activists in Iran
Execution Video of Hossein and Majid Kavousifar(Disturbing)0 comments - published on Sunday, August 05, 2007
Someone just sent me this disturbing video
I did not realize what it was until a few seconds into it. I have to admit I did not have the strength to watch it all, and stopped at the point where these young men stand at the noose smiling. Hossein and Majid Kavousifar were convicted of the murder of a top revolutionary court judge, who was responsible for the imprisonment of many political prisoners. They were hanged on Thursday in Tehran in public.
While I in no way advocate violence and am actually completely against it, I do believe these executions took place for political reasons rather then criminal. In the past month alone more then 42 people have been executed in Iran, number of them publicly. The execution of Majid and Hossein Kavousifar was the first public execution in Iran in the past 5 years. This is Islamic Regime's way of spreading fear and terror among Iranian people especially dissidents and to show that no one is safe. In the face of last months protests against the rationing of oil as well as non stop advocacy by women, worker, teacher, student and journalist groups Islamic Regime knows that it is in trouble and will not stop at anything to silence these voices of opposition. If we are not careful, alert and active there is no guarantee that the mass executions of 1988 will not be repeated.
I really don't know what I found to be more disturbing in this video, the nature of the execution being public, or the fact that thousands of people gathered to watch, man of them smiling or the silence of millions of Iranians as well as the International Community in the face of such atrocities.
Please lets break the silence before its too late...
Even though Iranian authorities let 5 students go, the three still detained have complained of torture and ill-treatment.76 comments - published on Wednesday, August 01, 2007
AI Index: MDE 13/098/2007
1 August 2007
Further Information on UA 113/07 (MDE 13/054/2007, 15 May 2007) and follow-up (MDE 13/077/2007, 22 June 2007)
Fear for safety/Fear of torture and ill-treatment/Medical concern
Students at Amir Kabir University, Tehran:
Ahmad Qasaban (m) (spelling corrected)
Moqdad Khalilpour (m)
Pooyan Mahmoudian (m)
Majid Tavakkoli (m)
Majid Sheikhpour (m)
Ehsan Mansouri (m)
Abbas Hakimzadeh (m)
Ali Saberi (m)
Five of the students named above were released on bail on 18 July. Ahmad Qasaban, Majid Tavakkoli and Ehsan Mansouri have reportedly begun a hunger strike in protest at their continuing detention. They are reportedly being subjected to torture.
The families of the three remaining detained students have reportedly been able to visit them twice since their arrest. On 24 July the families wrote an open letter to the Head of the Judiciary, Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, in which they describe publicly for the first time the torture and ill-treatment of the students. The three students reportedly told their families that seven of their interrogators simultaneously had beaten them severely with cables and whips. Their interrogation sessions sometimes lasted up to 24 hours or would take place in the middle of the night. They were kicked in the arms, chest and back and punched in the face and on the head, so that they fell off their chairs and were then thrown against the walls. They have been forced to remain standing for up to 48 hours and forced to stand on one leg for up to 18 hours. They have been prevented from receiving medical care. Interrogators also told them, falsely, that members of their families had been arrested, beaten or harassed, or were ill.
The families had previously written three times to Ayatollah Shahroudi expressing concern that their children were being physically and psychologically ill-treated to make them confess to crimes they had not committed, and asking him to take action to halt this.
Abbas Hakimzadeh and Ali Saberi, who are six months from finishing their studies at Amir Kabir University in Tehran, have reportedly been suspended for two terms and banned from entering university premises.
The crisis at Amir Kabir University started on 30 April 2007 with the publication of student newsletters carrying articles which university officials deemed insulting to Islam.
These newsletters, bearing the names and logos of four student publications, were distributed throughout the campus. They contained three controversial articles and two caricatures which could have been perceived as critical of the Iranian regime and insulting to Islam. Distribution of the publications took place one week before the annual elections to a student union, the Islamic Students' Association (ISA).
One article questioned the infallibility of the Prophet Mohammad, the first Shi'a Imam, Ali and the place of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Another criticised the government's crackdown on women's clothing, and a third ridiculed Islamic women's attire.


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All cello lessons are taught as private, one-on-one music instruction in music studio. Cello lessons are tailored to each student by taking their goals, experience, and learning pace into consideration.
For beginner students, lessons include fundamentals – such as posture, instrument position, bow and left hand technique, and music reading/sight reading as well as fun musical learning games
For Intermediate students, lessons focus on performing repertoire from all musical periods. More advanced bow and left hand techniques such as spiccato, shifting, and vibrato will be covered, as well as advanced note reading, listening, and music theory.
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Classical music-focused, fun and relaxed environment, experienced teacher with top conservatory background
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Whether your goal is to make it into All-State, give a solo recital, play tunes at family gatherings, or just try something new for the very first time, I will help you succeed and have a good time along
In my view, the most interesting thing about performing music is that it is one of the few activities that engages both the left and the right brain at the same time. With that in mind, my teaching places equal importance on developing strong technique, and developing creativity. Students learn all the basics of music, and also spend time developing strong ensemble skills and strong background knowledge of style and repertoire, so that they can enjoy music in all kinds of settings, all their lives.
Knowing from experience how "boring" it can be to learn by rote, I combine technical work with fun time playing duets together, improvising, and exploring a wide variety of styles and genres of music. After all, there is no experience so motivating as hearing a new piece that you HAVE to learn to play yourself!
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lessons in either living room or upstairs office; Steinway baby grand piano in living room;
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I expect piano students to have daily access to either a piano or a keyboard with 88 full-sized, weighted keys. Bass or cello students must have their own bass or cello.
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Our cello lessons cover an array of topics from technique to musicality along with establishing the important connections of mind and body to achieve healthy and sustainable cello playing! I approach every student differently and try my utmost best to cater to every student's need. I have years of experience teaching pre-school age cellists to adults! I look forward to helping anyone achieve music and cello goals!
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I hold a Bachelor of Music Education from DePauw University (2010) and a Masters of Music in String Pedagogy from Temple University. I am certified K-12 instrumental/general music teacher in the state of Virginia. Currently, I am an orchestra director in Fairfax County Public Schools, I perform locally and teach from my home studio in Arlington.
I love to engage my students (of all ages) in various ways and find how they learn the best. Most importantly, having fun and working through the learning process! My philosophy is that
I look forward to offering my musical expertise and experience working with you to grow musically, technically and to reach your goals!!
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is easy to see how the special is, and he did that a very dificult experience (like the 1st day lesson in Chelo is) , like if were something easy to learn!
Thanks Robert!!!
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We will work on left-hand and right-hand technique as well as music reading skills.
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Michael received his Masters of Music degree and Performers Diploma in Double Bass at Indiana University in 2009. He also received a Bachelor of Music degree and a Bachelor of Music Education degres from the Florida State University in 2006. Michael currently plays with the Maryland Symphony Orchestra as Associate Principal Bass, Apollo Orchestra as a section member, and is an active free-lance musician throughout Baltimore and DC. As an expert in his field, Michael looks forward to helping new students achieve their goals.
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Lessons for all ages and levels! Classical training and reading music which can lead to mastering the instrument and playing anything that you want!
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Get a strong technical foundation. Build your repertoire. Prepare for auditions.
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I have studied voice for six years, and have sung in operas, operettas, choirs, and musicals. I have played the cello for fourteen years.
Looking forward to teaching you!
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I am a classically trained teacher with ten years of cello teaching experience. Making music through cello is such an enjoyable thing. Therefore, no matter what level of playing or what piece you have in mind that you always wanted to learn,please come to me. I will design a lesson plan and practice plan according to your needs. In my lesson, you will learn music theory,music history,cello technique and of course, music appriciation. I will also chose the right method book regarding to your playing. Looking forward to seeing you.
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I held a Master degree in piano performance from Manhattan School of Music, , as well as a bachelor degree in piano performance from Taipei National University of the arts. By 27 years of indulging in music, I have to say, it is such a fulfilling journey!
Therefore, I would like to meet all of you. No matter what age you are, what level of playing you are, don't be hesitate to talk to me. I love meeting people and sharing musical thoughts. Looking forward to meeting you.
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Alice C.
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Working as a professional cellist for twelve years and soon to be cello performance graduate from University of Maryand Baltimore County, I am comfortable teaching all ages and experience levels. My teaching philosophy centers around developing a solid technical foundation as well as developing skills in ear training, sight reading and theory, but most importantly encouraging a creative and fun atmosphere and love for the cello.
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I have been teaching professionally for 8 years. I have experience teaching all ages and skill levels. I cater lessons specifically to meet every student's needs. I am an active performer in the DC area, and look forward to sharing my knowledge and experience with my students.
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I like Mark Rothko.
- there's no skill involved in his paintings or,
- that he just slapped paint on to canvas, or the perennial favourite which never fails to annoy me:
- 'a child could paint better than that'
.... will change my mind!
In fact I'd happily refute each one of those claims .... but rather than get into a deep and meaningful [verging on the heated] discussion on Modern Art right now .... I think I'll stay in the safe territory of sharing some nice photos and talking about colour ... and stripes!
This description is one which better explains what I find so fascinating in Rothko's work:
Color, for which Rothko's work is perhaps most celebrated, here attains an unprecedented luminosity. His classic paintings of the 1950s are characterized by expanding dimensions and an increasingly simplified use of form, brilliant hues, and broad, thin washes of color. In his large floating rectangles of color, which seem to engulf the spectator, he explored with a rare mastery of nuance the expressive potential of color contrasts and modulations.
.... remind me of the following photos I took a while back, by holding my camera against the window of a moving car. Please note: I was not the person driving the car at the time!
Finally, I've recently discovered the blog 'Kris's Color Stripes' which satisfies many of the same colour and stripe desires I have as looking at a Rothko:
'Kris's Color Stripes' blog features items on nature, design, craft, surface patterns, vintage finds photography and what makes it stand out for me is that beneath many of the photographs there features a co-ordinating colour palette. Kris says:
"Striped palettes are here just to celebrate my biggest passion of all - color".
It's a blog full of very satisfyingly indulgent stripey / colour delights for me. I do rather love a stripe or two. Plus it also puts me very much in mind of one of my favourite books of all time, yes, you guessed it Kevin McCloud's book Choosing Colours . I know I'm always banging on about it but I don't seem to be able to blog without mentioning my personal colour bible every few months!
So, how do you feel about Rothko .... are you with me on this one? Are you a fan of abstract art? Or not so much? Say anything ... even 'My child could have painted that'.
Julie :D


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Maybe you're a startup founder who wants to rub shoulders with your peers, pitch investors in the hope of landing venture capital and talk to a lawyer about drawing up paperwork.
Maybe you're a veteran researcher who's got a side project that looks like it could turn into something big. Or maybe you've got little more than an idea on the back of a napkin.
Whoever you are, whatever the reason, whatever shape your idea is in, there's at least one universal truth: it's a good time to be an entrepreneur in Memphis.
The city's startup and small business ecosystem keeps getting bigger. It's comprised of a growing number of nonprofits, accelerator programs, research and networking "sandboxes," and more, all behaving like a giant symphony that's increasingly working in harmony toward a common purpose. The goal is to put everything within easy reach so that the next FedEx, Holiday Inn or AutoZone will immediately start out with an ally ready to give them a hand.
That's the idea, at any rate. And what's more: there's no starting point here that every business owner will inevitably be funneled through. There are more side doors than ever that will take an entrepreneur straight to the action.
For anyone out there in startup land, as well as the small-business owners of Memphis or even the entrepreneurs thinking of hanging out a shingle here, listen up. Here's an introduction – and by no means an all-encompassing guide – to what's available.
In a blog entry he posted in September at Smart City Memphis, Eric Mathews – the founding CEO and co-president of LaunchYourCity Inc. and the interim executive director of EmergeMemphis – probably said it best. One of the most important seeds to making all this work is a leader, and lots of them.
"Building a startup ecosystem transcends election cycles and flash-in-the-pan leaders,' Mathews wrote. "Brad Feld stated it best: you need 6 leaders dedicated to 20 years of work. Losing ecosystem leaders deflates all the momentum. Find leaders that have a long road view of advancing your ecosystem that will not be retired in 20 years and ensure they are entrepreneurs at heart. Give them resources and get out of their way."
Memphis now has that in spades. Mathews and the team around him, for example, are building up a dynamic training ground for entrepreneurs in Downtown Memphis. Entities that are all connected to the LaunchYourCity banner are:
EmergeMemphis, where fledgling startups rent space, share communal resources and interact with each other, all toward the goal of "graduating" out into a space of their own.
Seed Hatchery, a boot camp-style accelerator that throws young startup founders straight into the mix, where they're given seed funding, mentorship, training and a chance to pitch investors.
Launch Memphis, a more free-form, unstructured "sandbox" for entrepreneurs that includes regular networking and educational events, and more.
Mathews talks about the whole framework of building an ecosystem, from soup to nuts, whenever he describes his work. It's something that he says needs leaders, mentors, venture capital and a training ground before things really start to take off. With him in this effort are LaunchYourCity co-president Andre Fowlkes and chief branding officer Elizabeth Lemmonds.
"Our system is really about the idea guys," Mathews said. "We continue to hone our craft and build the right platforms for our community to support that."
Other groups are helping in other ways. Earlier this year, the Greater Memphis Chamber announced that it had helped the area land more than $1 billion in investment from private companies in 2011. That total includes 28 projects landed in 2011 and 83 minority consultations.
Those projects will ultimately generate 3,709 new jobs and maintain 44,075 jobs in existing businesses, according to the chamber, and the total capital investment is almost $1.2 billion
The Lipscomb Pitts Breakfast Club is another major civic force working toward the promotion of the Memphis area's small-business community. One of its signature projects is a "buy local" campaign that encourages the club's hundreds of members to support local businesses with their corporate dollars as much as possible.
Memphis now has a handful of intensive, short-term entrepreneurial boot camps that basically grab startup founders by the scruff of the neck and ask them, rather insistently, "Do you have what it takes?"
Seed Hatchery has now gone through two rounds, or cohorts. Six teams each of those times, for a total of 12, have been given a seed stage investment, mentorship, training, legal advice and a few months to put their ideas through the wringer. Some of those startups are still going strong, others have withered and still others are in a kind of limbo – but the point, say people like Mathews, is that Memphis is in a better place with outlets like these.
"So as we begin week 3 of Seed Hatchery, it hit me," wrote Mike Hoffmeyer, the founder of a Seed Hatchery company called Paytopia, in a blog post earlier this year. "'Hey, moron, you have no choice but to make this company work. You willingly gave up your comfortably secure job, your income, and you won't find another job in Memphis at the same level of pay. You have a wife and kids to provide for. You have nothing to fall back on. Do or die.'
At the EmergeMemphis building Downtown, fledgling startups rent space, share communal resources and interact with each other, all toward the goal of "graduating" out into a space of their own. (Photo: Lance Murphey)
"You'd think that I would be absolutely terrified. I think on a deep, subconscious level perhaps I am, but when you start Seed Hatchery it's like strapping (yourself) to a rocket that's already in flight. There is no time for worry or self-doubt. You're just too freakin' busy meeting deadlines, creating deliverables, and in general just making (expletive) happen. The ever-ticking time clock on the wall here in the Launchpad shows 78 days left. My blogging time is up. It's time to go be awesome."
ZeroTo510 is a new accelerator that got its first cohort of companies off the ground earlier this year. Some of them have gone on to win additional funding for themselves beyond the program's initial investment, and, as with Seed Hatchery, they're all getting invaluable training, mentorship and education that might not be available otherwise.
And there's still lots more going on. LaunchMemphis and MemphisConnect will partner for Ignite Memphis 5. The event, Oct. 25 at the Bioworks Conference Center, will be a place for people to showcase topics they're passionate about via a five-minute presentation with 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds.
LaunchMemphis hosts a regular series of "tech cocktails," networking events and more. On Sept. 22, the group hosted a daylong interactive course in entrepreneurship at EmergeMemphis called a "Business BOOSTCamp." It was geared toward small-business owners, nonprofits and anyone looking to expand into a new product line, to name a few.
November should be big for entrepreneurship in Memphis: LaunchYourCity is gearing up for some big events around Global Entrepreneurship Week and a technology conference is in the works via the TechCamp Memphis group.
More than 200 attendees from around the region were expected to attend the Memphis Bioworks SBA Fast Conference on "Growing your Bioscience Business" in September. Breakout sessions addressed topics such as acceleration strategies for a bioscience business; expanding into international markets; regulatory requirements; and commercializing new technology.
Keynote speakers included Dr. Mitchell S. Steiner, vice chairman and chief executive officer of GTx Inc., who offered best practices in founding and building a bioscience business, and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital CEO William Evans. The conference was presented by the Memphis Bioworks Business Association, the U.S. Small Business Administration and the University of Tennessee Institute for Public Service.
The 2012 Memphis Research and Innovation Expo was held Sept. 27 at the University of Memphis FedEx Institute of Technology. In addition to a keynote by Stanley McChrystral, the former leader of the Joint Special Operations Command – otherwise known as JSOC, which includes some of the nation's most elite military forces – the expo was slated to include 28 booths showcasing local innovation.
Anytime a research and innovation event brings to town a four-star general who used to hunt Al Qaeda in the Middle East, it's a sign that local entrepreneurial efforts must be doing something right.
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A walk for Remembrance will take place at the National Memorial Arboretum, with people from across the country invited to explore the venue.
The arboretum is near Alrewas off the A38 in Staffordshire and the walk will be on on Sunday, May 11 starting at at 1pm.
The annual fundraising event is an ideal opportunity for people to explore the beautiful memorial landscape while helping to support the Arboretum, which is part of The Royal British Legion family of charities. Walkers will complete either a 5km or a 10km circuit of the grounds, ending at the magnificent Armed Forces Memorial, said a spokesman.
Mandi Silver, from Norwich, has never visited the arboretum, but decided to take part in Walk for Remembrance after reading about the event on its Facebook page.
Mandi, who comes from a military family, said: "I have been lucky not to lose anyone close to me but I want to pay my respects to all those who have given their lives for us - they have paid the ultimate sacrifice and should be remembered. I am looking forward to exploring the Arboretum and doing something so worthwhile, and I wish everyone an enjoyable day."
Joy Bratherton, a committee member for the Western Front Association, lives in Cheshire with her husband, but was brought up in Rugely, Staffordshire. Her father, Squadron Leader Redvers Stanley, was a serving officer in the Royal Air Force for many years, so in 2008 Joy brought him to the Arboretum for his 80th Birthday, which he loved. Sadly he passed away last July, so when Joy saw Walk for Remembrance advertised on the website, she thought it would be a great way of raising money for the Charity whilst keeping his memory alive.
Mike and Moira Steventon live in Birmingham and, although they have always intended to visit the Arboretum, they are yet to do so. Having seen Walk for Remembrance featured on the Arboretum's website, however, they decided it was a great opportunity to visit and raise some funds at the same time. Mike said "We're not walking to remember anyone in particular, but to help support this national memorial which is a very special place to a great many people".
There is still time to register for Walk for Remembrance. Those wishing to take part can visit: http://www.thenma.org.uk/events/events-calendar/calendar-of-events/walk-for-remembrance-2014 and download a registration form. For further information about the event, or to request a registration form by post, please call 01283 792 333 or email email@example.com.
All registration and sponsorship money raised will help to fund the £4,000 required each day for the Arboretum to remain free to enter as the place where our Nation remembers.


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West End Deli is suitably near the CBD minus the hustle and bustle of the city traffic. It is popular with the office crowd, families and the well dressed crowd. It is quite unlike any cafes that I visited in Perth or Melbourne. It has a certain vibe and atmosphere that is homely yet sophisticated. It is a juxtaposition that scores two thumbs up from me, and another two from my brunch buddy.
|West End Deli
|Interior- so picturesque.
|At the checkout
I love how the West End Deli is innovative with its offerings that we had such a hard time deciding what to get. Even the drinks are not your typical drink offerings that you can get at any cafe...
|Honeycomb Mocha with real crumbled chocolate and espresso (AUD$7)
I was craving coffee but the combination of honeycomb, chocolate and coffee won me over. This drink was delicious! It reminded me very much of Cadbury's honeycomb chocolate but in a drink form. It was chocolatey, with crumbled bits of chocolate that melted in my mouth and bits of honeycomb which provided hits of honeycomb sweetness with some crunch. My only complain would be that I couldn't really taste the espresso but it was, nevertheless, a very delicious drink. I contemplated getting another but the price tag prevented it.
|Honeycomb Hot Chocolate with Real Crumbled Chocolate (AUD$6.50)
|Pink Snapper, Israeli Cous Cous, Cauliflower, Parsley & Raisins (AUD$24)
|Pork & Mushroom Croquette, Smoked Creamed Corn & Fried Egg (AUD$18)
|Look at the juices from the pork and mushroom croquette!
I liked how the croquettes were crispy on the outside without being greasy and the insides were full of juicy pulled pork with vague hints of earthiness from the mushrooms. As a mushroom lover, I would prefer the mushrooms to be more evident in the croquette but that's just my personal preference. The smoked cream corn was interesting as it was smoky and sweet. My friend loved it so much that I happily traded it for a bit more fish. :) The parsley did not add or detract from the dish but considering the popularity of parsley, I thought that it could have been substituted with another herb or vegetable. (PS: I'm not a fan of parsley.)
|Portuguese Egg Tart (AUD$3.50)
|Potted Vanilla Cheese Cake, Salted Caramel (AUD$12)
|Potted Vanilla Cheese Cake Uncovered with Salted Caramel in a toothpaste form!
We uncovered the potted vanilla cheese cake and the top was covered with what looked like toffee bits.
|Decorated the vanilla cheese cake with salted caramel!
I am very impressed by the menu's offerings and the execution of the dishes that I couldn't stop raving about the West End Deli to anyone that would listen to me. While my overall dining experience impressed me, I feel that service could have been a lot better. The wait staff were efficient but seemed a bit standoffish. Another friend of mine, who brought her mum to the West End Deli after listening to me rant, commented that service was bad while she was there and that the staff were unapologetic and snobbish. Hopefully, the service will change to match up to the food and all will be good!
West End Deli
Breakfast/Lunch Hours: Tuesday-Sunday (7am – 3pm) (Closed on Mondays),
Dinner Hours: Wednesday- Saturday (Dinner from 6pm)
Address: 95 Carr St, West Perth
Telephone: 08 9328 3605
Website: http://www.westenddeli.net.au/


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Sudan inked a ceasefire agreement with a second Darfur rebel group on Thursday, part of a government bid to resolve the conflict in Sudan's west before elections next month. According to Reuters, government officials signed the deal with the Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM) in Qatar, weeks after Khartoum inked an accord with Darfur's Justice and Equality Movement (JEM).
Sudan's Vice President Ali Osman Mohamed Taha stated in the Qatari capital that Thursday's deal was an important step. "We call on all movements and factions including Justice and Equality Movement ... to join in serious and honest negotiations as soon as possible," he said. "We reiterate the commitment of the government of Sudan to press ahead with talks following this framework agreement," he added.
Thursday's agreement included a temporary ceasefire that would be renewed as talks progressed and a "framework deal" listing topics for further negotiations between the LJM and Khartoum, a diplomatic source close to the talks told Reuters.


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"Winning" released, starring Paul Newman as a race car driver
On this day in 1969, the legendary actor, philanthropist and automobile enthusiast Paul Newman makes his onscreen racing debut in the action-drama film "Winning."
By the time he made "Winning," the blue-eyed Newman was already famous for his performances in such films as "The Hustler"(1960), "Hud"(1962) and "Cool Hand Luke"(1967). The same year "Winning" was released, Newman paired with Robert Redford in the blockbuster hit "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid."
In "Winning," Newman played Frank Capua, a struggling race car driver who must turn around his fortunes by winning the biggest race of them all—the Indianapolis 500—and in the process avoid losing his wife (played by Newman's real-life spouse, Joanne Woodward) to his biggest rival, Luther Erding (Robert Wagner). Newman and Wagner attended racing school to prepare for their action scenes, and Newman reportedly performed many of the racing scenes himself, without a stunt driver.
Three years after making the film, Newman launched a racing career of his own, driving a Lotus Elan in his first Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) race in 1972. In the mid-1970s, he joined a racing team, and they finished in fifth place in the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1977. Newman's personal best finish was second place in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1979; he drove a Porsche 935. In 1980, Newman talked to Sports Illustratedabout his entry into racing after "Winning": "I found I had enjoyed the precision of it, of controlling those cars… I could see it would be a gas to do something like that really well."
With the car magnate Carl Haas, Newman co-founded a racing team (now known as Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing) that would compile a record of more than 100 wins on the Indy racing circuit from 1983 to 2008. Newman also remained an active competitor in endurance racing, making his last start in 2006 in the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway. In addition to his acting and racing prowess, Newman turned Newman's Own, a small salad-dressing company he started in 1982, into a retail empire that would eventually generate more than $220 million in charitable donations and expand to include popcorn, pasta sauces, salsas and fruit drinks. He died in September 2008, at the age of 83, after a battle with cancer.


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Here's some stuff I've harvested from around the web of late:
The Nerdist Podcast put out a couple of interesting/fun interviews that caught my ear: Mike Mignola, creator of Hellboy, talking about the comics and the movies; David J. Peterson, language guy, talking about inventing languages (including for Game of Thrones) and various real-language stuff.
Rio 2 has been all over cinema screens around the world lately. Here's the real parrot it's based on, Spix's macaw:
Very pretty, no? Really quite beautiful in fact, if you ask me. But not as widespread as Rio 2, that parrot. In fact, it's extinct in the wild as far as anyone can tell. Has been for some time. Good job, humanity. (And yes, I know the whole extinct in the wild thing is kind of a central plot point in the movies, but I still find the whole 'let's make fun movies and a bajillion dollars based on this' thing a bit weird, even if it's sort of well-intentioned.)
Amazon took over Comixology, the biggest purveyor of digital comics, to absolutely nobody's surprise. I can't begin to tell you how despondent the big river's acquisition avalanche makes me. They're a fine and clever company, I know; I use their excellent services now and again. But it's in precisely no-one's long-term interest (except their own, of course) the way they're hoovering up competitors and add-ons that incrementally turn them into a leviathan of truly leviathanic proportions. If you want to buy books online, take a look at Wordery. Good prices, good service, free delivery worldwide.
Talking of comics, I thought I'd take a moment to point out my favourite comic produced by IDW Publishing, the good folks who put out the Rogue Trooper comic what I have been writting. Locke & Key is an inspired, beautifully crafted and beautifully illustrated dark fantasy/horror comic from Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez. Complex and intriguing, it's loaded with terrific character writing, clever world-building and eye-popping set-piece action. Give it a try (at Wordery, of course).
And here's one of my favourite blogs, which I don't believe I've mentioned here before: Abandoned Scotland. An exploration of ruined, forgotten, derelict Scotland that's kind of hynoptically fascinating if you ask me. Stuff that's hidden in plain sight, overlooked and disregarded, comes alive when you pay close attention to it. Investigate it. The most grungy and crumbly places and buildings become kind of beautiful. The Abandoned Scotland YouTube channel is a goldmine of strange discoveries. Don't suppose this is exactly how the Scottish Tourist Board wants the world to see Scotland, but as a resident it's all simultaneously familiar and surprising. Great stuff.


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bada wrote:that is the most childish and inappropriate letter. he should be ashamed of himself for crying like a little baby.
cowardly betryal?
REALLY??? What exactly did he owe you Mr Gilbert? He played out his contract and earned the right to seek the employer of his choice. You lost. Get over it. To blast a guy like that is such a cheap shot that certainly will make other players take pause before playing for him.
Actually, I do LOVE that letter. Under other circumstances, I'd agree with you... but due to Lebron's show of self-promotion, just to break every single Cavs fan heart by declaring on national TV that he was leaving for Miami to win rings... sorry, but he deserved that kind of answer.
Quazza wrote:maybe if they'd put a decent team around him, he would've stayed
Mo Williams?
desperation moves(yes i know Mo was an all star but ive never rated him)
"Ok so i can stay, and play with Tawn, Krusty the clown and Mother Humper #1, or leave and play with Flash, and the Predator......oh gee, hmmmmmmmm"
It's not about staying or leaving. He had all the right to move on and join another team for a better shot at a championship.
What pisses me off (and the whole state of Ohio and lots of fans worldwide) is having to go through this "charade" on national TV to eventually say you're leaving.
Imagine how you'd feel if we become a respectable team again, one that regularly is in contention in the West and Curry acts like that and says he's leaving for Lakers. He has all the right to do so, but the way Lebron did it is just tasteless, and deserved a tasteless answer like Gilbert's letter. I think it's quite fitting.