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Melissa and Doug Mine to Love Jenna 12 in. Doll
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- Posable baby doll
- Dressed in onesie and matching cap
- Eyes open and close
- Sucks thumb or included pacifier
- Sweet smelling wipe clean arms and legs
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Baby doll, Onsie, Cap, Pacifier
The Melissa & Doug Mine to Love Jenna 12-inch Doll is just waiting to be loved by a little mommy. This pretty little baby sucks her thumb or pacifier and comes ready for play in her cute pink onesie and matching cap. Little ones will love her sweet smelling skin and cuddly body, while adults will appreciate her wipe clean arms and legs. Watch her eyes close as you put her down for an afternoon nap. Recommended for children 18 months and up.
About Melissa & Doug Toys
Since 1988, Melissa & Doug have grown into a beloved children's product company. They're known for their quality, educational toys and items, and have grown in double digits annually. The Melissa & Doug company has been named Vendor of the Year by such great retailers as FAO Schwarz, Toys R Us, and Learning Express, and their toys have been honored as "Toys of the Year" by Child Magazine, FamilyFun Magazine and Parenting Magazine. Melissa & Doug - caring, quality children's products.
Dimensions & Specifications
7.2L x 4.7W x 12.4H in.
Recommended Ages
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1.7 lbs.
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Kundalini yoga is an ancient form of yoga that has only been practiced in the west relatively recently. In 1969, Yogi Bhajan founded 3HO (the Healthy, Happy, Holy Organization) to introduce Kundalini to a broader population. Although Kundalini had not previously been taught to the public, Yogi Bhajan felt that everyone should have the opportunity to enjoy its benefits.
The Kundalini is untapped energy (prana) at the base of the spine that can be drawn up through the body awakening each of the seven chakras. Full enlightenment occurs when this energy reaches the Crown Chakra. Kundalini energy is often represented as a snake coiled at the base of the spine.
Each Kundalini Yoga asana series is done in conjunction with a specific breath that intensifies the effects of the poses with the purpose of freeing energy in the lower body and allowing it to move upwards. Kundalini sequences (called kriyas) may consist of rapid, repetitive movements done with breath or holding a pose while breathing in a particular way.
A Kundalini class begins with a short chant followed by a warm-up to stretch the spine and improve flexibility. The main work of the class is called a kriya, which is a proscribed sequence of poses and pranayama that focuses on a specific area of the body. The teacher typically does not make manual adjustments. The class ends with a meditation, which may be accompanied by the teacher playing a large gong, and a closing song.


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Marisa Silver helmed this tightly directed hospital drama reminiscent of David Swift's 1962 The Interns. Jimmy Smits plays Dr. David Redding, who guides seven student doctors through their third year of residency at Los Angeles Central's medical school. The cast includes Laura San Giacomo as Lauren Rose, a hard-working waitress putting her uncaring husband Kenny (Jack Gwaltney) through medical school; Kenny eventually breaks down the resistance of cool fellow student Gena Wyler (Diane Lane). Kenny is also competing with doctor's son Michael Chatham (Adrian Pasdar), who wants to become the best surgeon at L.A. Central; Michael, however, has to reconsider his goals when he realizes that he also needs Gena's love. Bobby Hayes (Tim Ransom) and Suzanne Maloney (Jane Adams) are also struggling with medical school, but they are a support team who study, work, and even sleep together. Through all the competitions and love affairs it eventually takes the wisdom of a dying cancer patient (Norma Aleandro) to make the medical students realize the important things in life. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
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Making great fun of the '70s, this lively sci-fi comedy centers on a trio of time travellers who go into the past in hopes of retrieving the Constitution to celebrate America's 300th birthday. Unfortunately, the travelers end up in 1976 not 1776. The trouble is, they don't realize it. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
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DJ (Candace Cameron) and Steph (Jodie Sweetin) think they're doing dad Danny (Bob Saget) a favor when they arrange a date between Danny and Steph's dance teacher Karen Penner (Debbie Greory). Little does neat-freak Danny realize that the lovely and charming Karen is a slob--until he takes a glance at the pig-sty that she calls her apartment. Meanwhile, Michelle (played by the Olsen twins) is accused of hiding the car keys just before Jesse (John Stamos) is to leave the house on very important business. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a taciturn law-enforcement officer from Russia. James Belushi co-stars as a wise-lipped Chicago cop. Though they go together like caviar and White Castles, they are forced to team up to collar the Soviet Union's most notorious drug lord. Thus does director Walter Hill recycle his 48 Hours formula for another unlikely star team. Unfortunately, Red Heat isn't half as enjoyable as the earlier film, owing to a lack of rapport between the two leading men and an overall lack of inspiration infecting the whole project. The one notable aspect of Red Heat is that it was the first commercial American film to stage scenes in Moscow's Red Square. Watch for Laurence Fishburne (still billed as "Larry") in a secondary role. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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On the eve of his Hawaiian vacation, irresponsible high school teacher Freddy Shoop (Mark Harmon) is forced into teaching a summer-school class. His students are all malcontents and layabouts with the standard repertoire of teenaged hang-ups and hostilities (two of the kids, who can't see enough slasher movies to suit them, are hilarious precursors to Beavis and Butt-Head). Harmon would rather spend his time with history teacher Robin Bishop (Kirstie Alley), but she doesn't think much of his laziness and lack of dedication. Shoop finally begins to take his job seriously when he realizes his students' problems are not all of their own making. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents is the portmanteau pilot film for the subsequent TV revival of Hitchcock's celebrated anthology series of the 1950s and '60s. Four short tales are presented, each of them remakes of earlier Alfred Hitchcock programs. "Incident in a Small Jail," originally presented in 1961 with John Fiedler in the lead, stars Ned Beatty as a traveling salesman who finds himself sharing a jail cell with an accused rapist -- the target of an angry, indiscriminate lynch mob. "Man from the South," based on an oft-adapted Roald Dahl piece, stars John Huston as a cagey gambler who makes a grisly wager with novice Steven Bauer. The original 1959 Hitchcock version of this tale starred Peter Lorre and Steve McQueen; featured in the cast of the remake are former Hitchcock movie leading ladies Kim Novak and Tippi Hedren, as well as Hedren's daughter Melanie Griffith. "Bang, You're Dead" is a taut, tension-filled tale of a child who wanders around town with a loaded gun. The child is a little girl (Bianca Rose), but in the initial 1961 version the protagonist was a boy, played by Billy Mumy (who appears in this remake in a small role). The final playlet, "The Unlocked Window," is an abbreviated version of a story first shown on The Alfred Hitchcock Hour in 1965. Bruce Davidson is featured in a virtual reprise of that beloved old Hitchcock protagonist Norman Bates. Each of the four stories in Alfred Hitchcock Presents had its own director -- in order of appearance, they are Joel Oliansky, Steve De Jarnatt, Randa Haines, and Fred Walton -- and all were narrated by co-star John Huston. The late Alfred Hitchcock opens and closes each playlet via colorized footage from the original series -- a bizarre touch that "The Master" might have approved of. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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William Inge's sexual-awakening drama had already been satisfactorily filmed by director Elia Kazan 1961, twenty years before this TV movie made its debut. Melissa Gilbert and Cyrill O'Reilly are not a completely fair trade for the original film's Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty, but the players are game and the results are occasionally worthwhile. The faults lie principally in Inge's dated storyline about a teenaged middle-class "good girl" being seduced by the town's richest boy during the 1920s. The elements of class-consciousness and "retribution for sin" don't play as well in 1981 as they had two decades earlier. Nor does director Richard Sarafian's decision to slavishly follow the Kazan original scene for scene help to make the 1981 version anything of an improvement. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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By the admission of its own producers, the made-for-TV Marian Rose White was "extremely loosely based" on a true story. The real Marian Rose White was a 1930s teenager who suffered from a congenital visual defect. This led to her being misdiagnosed as "feebleminded," and locked away in a Sonoma, California institution. Despite the entreaties of sympathetic staffers, Marian was forced to undergo a legally mandated sterilization--which her widowed, impoverished mother readily agreed to. Thirty years passed before this terrible wrong was addressed and Marian was allowed to re-enter society. For the purposes of this film, those three decades were telescoped into four years. The result is a sincere (if somewhat rushed) "injustice of the week" TV effort. Katherine Ross is top-billed as a compassionate nurse, while Valerie Perrine is cast as Marian's unfeeling mother. Marian Rose White is brilliantly essayed by Nancy Cartwright, who is best known today as the voice of cartoon character Bart Simpson. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Anyhow I'm here for two simple questions,
Why would you simply remove the other big daddies including the Slo-Pro
I saw so many Big Daddies on magazine covers aspecially the Slo-Pro
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Steak with chunky chips & horseradish cream
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Serves 2Treat yourself with a classic chargrilled beef steak, potato chips and a hot mustardy sauce
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I'm having a similar issue : low traffic, I would like to set the forum so that when a new member registers, he/she's automatically proposed to receive email notification of any new post in the forum.
I don't want the members to have to search for this option themselves, because most of them won't do it. I don't either want to ask them to use RSS, since most of them don't really know how it works and don't want to bother with this. :-)
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GERMAN STROKE GAINS AT YPRES; Three Hundred Yards of British Front Trench Near Polygon Wood Carried.FOE REPULSED ELSEWHEREViolent Gunfire Resumed at Bullecourt--Paris Reports Shelling in Champagne. Haig's Report of Operations. Report the British Repulsed. GERMAN STROKE GAINS AT YPRES
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For the sixth time "The Great Gatsby" has been adapted for film. And when Baz Luhrmann directs, you know you're in for sensual overdrive. Upping the ante, he shoots in 3D and the result is grandiosely intoxicating.
Described as the "great American novel," "The Great Gatsby" is a literary masterpiece. In short, it's the story of a mysterious man who re-invents himself in order to win back the woman he deeply loves. The narrator, Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) describes Gatsby as "the single most hopeful person I've ever met."
Gatsby's (the deliciously debonair Leonardo DiCaprio) delusional quest to recapture the now married Daisy Buchanan's (the quietly alluring Carey Mulligan) affection is thawarted by not fully comprehending the unwritten law that "rich girls don't marry poor boys." By falsifying his past and amassing a huge fortune over the past five years, Gatsby firmly believes he will obtain that which he covets.
Gatsby throws extravagant parties hoping to lure Daisy to his opulent home, but it's a surprise afternoon tea invitation at Nick's house on the perimeter of Gatsby's estate which sets the stage for their reuniting. There, their love for one another is reignited, but ultimately, doomed to failure.
Luhrmann and co-writer Guy Pearce stick pretty close to the 1925 novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. And even though the wealth gap back in 1922 (the year in which the story takes place) was much smaller than today, the empty pursuit of status remains at the core of the narrative. But Luhrmann ("Moulin Rouge!") cannot resist to razzle-dazzle as no one else can with over-the-top choreographed visuals that are thrilling to behold. It was a genius decision to employ 3D.
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Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby" is the best adaptation yet, a tour de force. In an audacious endeavor he has managed to capture the essence of Fitzgerald's writing while pairing it with an aesthetically astounding piece of filmmaking. He proves Nick Carraway's belief that "one cannot repeat the past" by making it even better.
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Coffee Blending
Beginning to Blend Coffee Beans
Just as it is with wine, various factors such as location, region, growing season, and climate affect the tastes of different coffee beans from all over the world. Not to mention that different coffee beans are roasted in varying darkness and intensity.
Just one type of coffee bean will not be able to create the subtle layers and depth that a great espresso has. This is why there are different coffee blends to add complexity to the brew.
If you try an experiment of blend coffee beans, you will discover that there are almost limitless flavors and taste variants available to all kinds of coffee lovers.
If you're just starting out to blend coffee beans, it is recommended that you check out your local store or supplier's house blends. From these you can try experimenting on your own.
For espresso blends, try out beans from Brazil, Panama, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic as these coffees add sweetness to the brew but do not dominate the taste buds.
If you want to add acidity to your blend, try experimenting with beans from Costa Rica, Venezuela, and Colombia. These types of coffee should only be used in minimal amounts as they are rather acidic.
For brightness in your coffee blend, beans from the African region such as Ethiopia, Kenya and Zimbabwe are recommended. These coffees are very aromatic and contribute to the longevity of flavor in an espresso blend.
Document your experimentation in a specific manner. Set aside a notebook to record various attributes of different coffee beans. You can write down descriptions of taste, aroma, aftertaste, body and other such characteristics so you can use your notes as reference for your future blends.
You can begin blending by using Brazilian coffee as a base and adding a small portion of a different coffee to it.
Make sure that your coffee beans are fresh as well because this contributes to the aroma and taste of the coffee. Most of all, enjoy the process of discover that comes with blend coffee beans.
Why Companies Resort To Making Coffee Blend
Through time, the dependency of people on coffee has increased. This is truer these days when various companies are coming up with more selections when it comes to coffee blend.
Coffee drinkers love the idea. This may be one of the reasons why shops specializing in this treat keep on sprouting throughout the globe.
Coffee can already be enjoyed as it is. So why do you think coffee blend is such a hit?
1. The process of blending coffee that come from several sources can be done to cut the overall cost. Companies may resort to lower priced coffee that is also of low variety and mix it with other ingredients to come up with the kind of flavor that people will like.
2. Some companies resort to the process of blending coffee with a certain goal in mind. And that is to create an image that people will learn to associate with them. In business, this is very vital. You have to be known for something. People must tend to get your services for the exceptional offer that you can provide for them which they won't find anywhere else.
3. Another reason why companies prefer to blend coffee is so that they can retain consistency all throughout even if the supply of high quality coffee that they usually use is not enough to sustain their business. They can use other types, blend it based on the flavor that people have known them for and create their signature tastes when it comes to this product. With such output, they won't have to stop production just because they can't get enough supply of the coffee that they regularly use.
The most important factor that comes into play in such scene is that the owner of the company must first learn about the do's and don'ts when it comes to the process. This way, they will be more assured of steady income and people will eventually recognize them for the quality and distinct taste of their blended coffees.
Espresso Blends – Great Coffee Blend
Espresso blends are one of the most popular ways to drink coffee and is a favorite of many a coffee lover. An espresso is a unique way of brewing coffee because it results in producing what is called the "crema."
The crema is the frothy layer of bubbles in the espresso blends. These bubbles contain inside them aroma which contributes to the prolonged aftertaste of the coffee even after consumption. This is also why espressos are pleasurable to our sense of smell.
An espresso is achieved by blending different types of coffee. Globalization has made it possible to create coffee blends made of different flavors from different places around the globe. Not a single kind of coffee, no matter how wonderful the taste, will be able to produce the body and flavor required of an espresso blend.
Most espresso blends are made of a coffee blend from the Latin American region, Brazil in particular. The flavor is then enhanced by adding different coffee from the African continent as well as other parts of South America.
Because there are many different coffees from all over the world, there are a thousand possibilities for espresso blends. Different coffee lovers are able to produce and even create their own coffee blend.
For sweetness and sharpness in a coffee blend of espresso, try coffees from the Central American region. For more body in your espresso blend, experiment with Asian coffee flavors, most especially coffee from Indonesia. For those who are partial to earthy flavors, try drinking espresso blends with coffees from the Ethiopian region.
Part of the fun of being a coffee lover is the ability to experiment with different coffee flavors, aroma, acidity levels, and aftertaste. For those with espresso machines at home, trying to create your own blend of espresso is an interesting experience that may never end.


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Dairy products – elixir of longevity, allowing for many years to preserve youth, beauty and health. Modern scientists, having received experimental confirmation, may safely add a statement by bacteria in fermented milk products, you can still lose weight.
The normal intestinal microflora – the main immune organ – includes bifi-up-and lactobacillus, nonpathogenic types of E. coli. There are total of 300 to 1000 species of bacteria with a total mass of 1 kg. If you count, it appears that bacterial cells on the order of magnitude greater than those that make up the human body. Billions of beneficial bacteria that live inside us – produce a significant portion of vitamins, break down toxins and prevent the proliferation of pathogens that cause intestinal upset.
Unfortunately, the way modern life is not conducive to the maintenance of the required number in the gut of useful bacteria. Fast food lead to the death of probiotics, which entails the development of dysbiosis: the number of beneficial bacteria in the intestines is reduced and the number of pathogenic microbes, however, begins to grow, which leads to the development of intestinal infections, weakening of immune and metabolic disorders. And here it until close to those extra pounds, even if the observed low-calorie diet.
American scientists have long found a link between the condition of the intestinal microflora and the appearance of extra weight. Having the appropriate investigations, researchers have shown that people suffering from obesity, impaired nutrient absorption, there is dysbiosis. Only after their bowel healing the body begins to more actively "respond" to the various procedures aimed at eliminating excess weight.
Prevent and correct development of dysbiosis in two ways: from time to time courses drink products containing probiotic bacteria – lactobacillus and bifidobacterium-and prebiotics – or regularly consume dairy products, which are present in both species.
A natural way to fill the body beneficial bacteria – to get them from food – namely, fermented milk products. To micro-organisms have started to operate, they need a lot and they must be active. So to combat dysbiosis is ideal variant yogurt and kefir which have not been sterilized.
But all day to drink yogurt and curds have to get the exact figure is not enough. It is necessary to make the bacteria got to live "destination", but this is difficult: most of the bifidobacteria and lactobacilli are susceptible to gastric juices and bile.
To protect them, you must create a fertile ground for breeding, that is to provide them with food. The best "food" for babies – prebiotics – food particles, which are poorly digested and can penetrate through the stomach into the intestine unchanged. Prebiotics are contained in cereals, vegetables, fruits, in the cabbage, onions, garlic, beans, peas and many other vegetables rich in fiber. If you replace one daily meal of fermented milk products and low-fat, adding prebiotics, then two weeks you can lose about 500 grams.
All dairy products can be divided into two groups: those obtained by lactic acid bacteria (yogurt, fermented baked milk) and appeared as a result of lactic streptococci and sticks, acetic acid bacteria and yeasts (kefir). What are the must-include in the diet, if you want to get rid of the layer of fat?
For weight loss it is desirable to abandon sour milk in composition it resembles a fat baked milk and cream from. Include in your diet kefir, yogurt, cottage cheese, yogurt and hard cheese varieties. These products are well absorbed by the body, as they partially cleaved proteins.
Kefir improves the intestinal microflora and metabolism, has a calming effect on the nervous system. The one-day yogurt helps with constipation, three-day – on the contrary, attaches. Thanks to drink diuretic action increases the excretion of fluid from the body, so it is useful for people who are overweight are prone to edema, high blood pressure, suffering from diabetes, kidney disease. To limit the use of yogurt have only to those who have increased secretion of gastric juice.
If you want to lose weight, you can not drink fruit yogurt because it contains sugar, no fat and fit. Drink 1% over a glass a day.
Yogurt contains a whole mixture of microorganisms, including the Bulgarian bacillus and streptococcus that enhance the immune system, eliminate the negative impact of pesticides and even mercury.
As in the case of yogurt, it is better to drink low-fat kefir without fruits. The norm for the day – 200-250.
Cottage cheese. Forget the fat-free: the caloric content will not win much, but get a little calcium – from the "zero" it is almost absorbed. Dreaming of a thin waist? Take 2-5%.
It is needed 2-3 times a week, no more than 200 grams.
Curdled milk also contains lactic acid streptococci.
It is enough for one cup a day.
In the dietary intake can include cheeses and durum low fat – no more than 30-40 grams per day.
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I sat with a group of other consultants waiting for a training session to begin. The presenter, instead of clicking to his first PowerPoint slide and beginning to drone, turned to us and said, "I would like each of you to put your right hand up in the air as high as it will go." He then waited as we obediently raised our hands high.
"Do you have your hands raised as high as they will go?" the speaker asked
We all nodded.
"Great!" he said. "Now, I want you to raise your right hand a little higher."
Every hand in the room went up at least another inch or two.
Most people are not giving everything they can give to their efforts. In some situations, 80% effort is ok - it is enough to achieve the results you need, and there is no need to kill yourself to do more. However, A-players know when and where to stretch beyond merely acceptable performance to efforts that make them stand out from the pack and create distinctive value. Here are a few situations where you and your people can likely stand out and create more value by stretching just a little bit higher:
Understand that business is about relationships You can't get anything done if people don't like being around you. Human beings instinctively group themselves as "us" and "them." When highly-effective people come into a new group, they understand that they must win the right to be heard and respected by the existing members of the group.
Without an awareness of such basic human dynamics, otherwise knowledgeable and skilled people spin their wheels. Then they blame their lack of results on "those people" who wouldn't listen to their great ideas.
Seek to understand rather than seek to be understood
Some people feel they must demonstrate how knowledgeable they are by talking about their own ideas and making sure that everyone in the group understands how smart their strategies are. However, people who are great at leading and facilitating teams don't do this. Instead, they emphasize listening to and understanding what others in the group want to achieve.
A-players are confident but not cocky. They know they have the knowledge and skills to get the job done. So they put their focus on understanding what success looks like to the people around them, knowing that the easiest way to get ahead is to help others succeed.
Complete the last 20% well Architects will tell you that they often spend 20% of their time on the first 80% of a project - and then spend 80% of their time on the last 20% of a project. Most people are bored of a project by the last 20%, and they want to move onto other things. However, customers are far from bored during the last stage of projects. That is when they get (or at least are supposed to get) the results for which they paid.
A-players understand the importance of last impressions and make sure they finish projects well. That differentiates them from the majority of people who end projects with a whimper. It also creates satisfied customers who become repeat clients and enthusiastic referral sources.
Think, don't just do Last night I emailed my web designer Kym Costanzo a request for a small update to the website for my new book. She emailed me back and said, "I made the update you requested but was thinking that there might be a better way to do this. Here's my idea, let me know what you think." This is why I am a fan of Kym and her business (www.thewebscaper.com). She thinks about what I ask her to do while she does it, and she often comes back to me with better ways to accomplish my goals.
Like most of you, I am busy. I neither know nor care about the subtleties of website design and management. I know what I want to achieve - I want someone who has smart ideas and great execution about getting there. This is true of every job and service in every business.
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Sorry for the hook in the headline but it is important to point out that critics of Barack Obama who are complaining that he has endangered Israel by not disabusing the Palestinians of the notion that they have a right of return to Israel are missing an important point.
This is not just a departure from previous president's positions (for example, both Presidents Clinton and George W. Bush had positions that these refugees - a term of UN art that include children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren of the actual refugees who fled Israel, often at the behest of their own leaders - would have to be settled in a Palestinian state and not in Israel proper) but also a departure from Barack Obama's own campaign promise from 2008. When Barack Obama faced controversy and political problems among pro-Israel voters he was compelled to sit down with the media to dispel concerns. This happened in January 2008. During the Question and answer period, he stated that there was no prospect of a right of return. From the Jerusalem Post article ("Obama: Palestinian refugees can't return") by Hilary Leila Krieger and Tovah Lazaroff:
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As you may (not) know, July 1st is Canada Day. And I am Canadian. And participating in the Canada Day Book Blogger Hop. All the names in the list (that will be at the end of the post) have giveaways and you should definitely check them out.
I live in British Columbia. In New Westminster. (Hello, stalkers.) I know that British Columbia, particularly Vancouver and British Columbians have been under fire of the wonderful across the border and the rest of the world for the senseless rioting after the Canucks lost to Boston in the Stanley Cup finals.
I'd like to take this opportunity and tell you that though the majority of British Columbians are hockey mad, are staunch fans of the Canucks, we are not stupid. Or ridiculous. Or any adjective that can be used to describe the riot. That wasn't a good mood. A few people took advantage of the high energy of the crowd and fanned the flames into a stupid fire.
British Columbia is a beautiful place. Like seriously beautiful. I shall share some pictures of it (courtesy tumblr).
Now on to the giveaway. Of course, it's a Canadian author and one of my favourite books. I'm giving away a copy of Life of Pi by Yann Martel. The movie's going to be coming out soon and if you haven't read it, this is your chance.
1. Leave a comment telling me one interesting you know about Canada. It can be an anecdote or you know, the fact that Jim Carey's Canada. Or was. Or whatever.
2. Tweet this giveaway and leave me a link.
3. Contest ends on July 2nd. I will announce the winner on the blog. If the person doesn't contact me in 24 hours, a new winner will be chosen.
That's all you need to do.
Oh, yes, the giveaway open internationally or to wherever Book Depository ships.
So… um… yeah. Good luck. Winners will be chosen through random.org.
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Some of you may have been on this run out back in 2010:
It was an awesome meet and drive, so I propose we get another organised...
The route is as below
Basically meet in Keighley, drive upto Settle, over to Ribblehead and then Buttertubs pass and back down the Dales to Bolton Abbey.
Meet at the Alston Retail Park Keighley (BD21 3NJ) 9:30am
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The playing days of Brooklyn Nets assistant coaches, longtime NBA journeymen and former Denver Nuggets teammates Popeye Jones and Doug Overton are well behind them, but as their feats and triumphs begin to fade with time, a resurgence of talent that hits close to home is deep in the making.
The 1999 signing of Jones to the Nuggets coincidentally had a grander impact on his son Seth's professional career than his own. While residing in the snowy city of Denver had its hindrances due to the unkind temperatures and icy highways leading into town, Seth took to a different sport than that of his father.
"We lived in Denver for eight years and it first started with his older brother (Justin)," said Jones. "They were playing roller hockey with other kids in the neighborhood and once it started getting cold in Denver, because we moved to Denver in August of '99, the kids go inside and play ice hockey. My kids wanted to try, and then off we went to the store. Seth was a little fellow, probably about 4 years old, tailing along and he got some skates and a stick and some equipment also."
This was a seemingly logical decision for young Seth, living in an environment where ice became his playground and not the hardwood floors where his father's 11-year tenure was built. But while Seth was beginning to learn the basics of ice hockey, another young athlete was experiencing a different introduction to his sport.
"I remember when he was like 1 or 2 years old," said Overton, a heady point guard since his days at North Philly's Dobbins Tech (alma mater of recent Hall of Famer Dawn Staley and the late Hank Gathers, among others), regarding his son Miles. "At the time, I was playing with the Nuggets [during the '95-96 season] and Dikembe Mutombo picked him up and he dunked the basketball. He has been interested in basketball ever since he was a baby."
Although Miles—unlike Seth—chose to follow in the footsteps of his predecessor, when offered a full scholarship to attend his father's alma mater in LaSalle, he graciously declined choosing instead to pursue his career at Wake Forest University. The decision, however, did not disappoint Doug; instead, he said this was the best overall decision for his son.
"I thought it would be good for him to just get away. I went to school in Philadelphia, he went to high school in Philadelphia (St. Joseph Prep), so I thought it was good for him to just get away and not be too far from home. Then he doesn't have the pressure of trying to play at the same school I went to and have to deal with all that," said Overton, who was interviewed before the Nets' Game 3 loss to the Bulls in Chicago.
"I am saddened [at the thought of him not attending LaSalle], and thanks for reminding me. But he is at an ACC school and a lot of those games are on TV so I will be tuning in to the ACC network," he continued. "But I am happy that I will at least be able to watch his games on TV and hopefully I can make a couple of them next year."
While both sons are in the midst of setting their own mile-high accounts, their dissimilar paths to success have not swayed their performances in their respective sports. Seth Jones put together a spectacular rookie season for the Portland, OR, Winterhawks, posting 14 goals and 56 points in just 61 games which further boosts his stock as the projected No. 1 overall pick in the upcoming 2013 NHL Draft in New Jersey. Come June and a probable No. 1 selection, Jones would be just the seventh US-born player taken first, joining the likes of 2007 top pick and Chicago Blackhawks sensation Patrick Kane.
"These are players you can build your team around," said NHL Director of Central Scouting Dan Marr and his staff according to Predators.com. "We think Seth's game is still going to develop, as are [Nathan] MacKinnon and [Jonathan] Drouin, but we had no reason to remove Seth from that No. 1 spot."
Jay-Z has also taken a strong interest in Seth's future, wanting to be involved in his potential branding and marketing appeal via Roc Nation Sports (a partner of CAA Sports who also represents Popeye). Being from a mixed background but predominately seen as an African-American, Seth has the probability of being the Tiger Woods of hockey. His impact is limitless, and Jay-Z would love to strike a deal.
"When Seth comes to the NHL Draft (in Newark, NJ) in June, his family, agents at CAA and Roc Nation are going to have a powwow to see if he'll sign with them," a source told Page 6 of the New York Post.
"He sees himself that way too [as African-American]. I think that honestly trying to get more African-Americans or inner city kids involved in the sports, I think he sees himself carrying that responsibility; he doesn't mind that at all," Popeye commented, prior to Brooklyn's loss in an epic triple-overtime thriller at the United Center. "Then you'll see, as he turns professional hopefully he will be in the community doing things in his offseason."
Adding to his seemingly never-ending resume of success, Jones also played on the Gold medal-winning Team USA at the previous world junior championships. There he accounted for a +8 defensive rating, 7 points, and a goal in just seven games. But despite his ever-growing popularity and success, Jones has remained level-headed and solely focused on accomplishing his goals.
"He is a very grounded kid, very smart kid and as a father I'm proud of him more of the person, the young teenager that he is more than as a hockey player," Popeye said. "He has been taught to keep his head down and work hard and that's kind of what he does. He doesn't let any of it affect him and he knows that hard work pays off and he continues to do that."
Heading to the former stomping grounds of All-Star point guard Chris Paul, Miles is a guard with a resilient physique and rocket speed. The 18-year-old Wake Forest commit has a boundless mid-range game and a nice shooting stroke from the three and a high release. With a 6-3 solid frame able to withstand contact, he has the ability to drive down the lane with the option of the pull-up jumper inside the paint. Overton averaged just shy of 15 points per game this past season.
Comparing Miles' arsenal of talent to that of his father's has its inherent problems, as the two have dissimilar styles of play, according to Miles.
"Sometimes people try to compare me to him," Miles Overton told philahoops.com. "I don't do the things he did. Our games are kind of different. He was more of a pass-first type of guard and a lot of people say I score more. He wasn't as big and athletic as I am, a lot of people say."
One man who can speak from experience is coach William "Speedy" Morris who coached both Overtons—Doug during his collegiate career at LaSalle and Miles through his high school years at Prep.
"His dad was a point guard and was terrific. Miles is a combo guard. He is stronger than when his dad was that age, [Miles] is a good player and talented kid who's going to get better," Morris, a Philadelphia legend, told Philahoops. "He's very unselfish, a good passer, can score and is a good shooter who is very quick. He's working on getting a better understanding and better feel. Like a lot of young players, he is getting better every year.
"He's a great kid from a good family. His potential is unlimited."
With such bright futures ahead of both Seth and Miles, the dad duo have provided ample amounts of advice to ensure imminent success.
"Ever since he was a young kid, I think [advice] has really helped him. When I was coaching in Dallas it helped him going behind the scenes seeing guys like [Dirk] Nowitzki, the way they worked behind the scenes, Jason Kidd, Jason Terry and Jerry Stackhouse," Popeye commented. "Seeing those guys and seeing how they carried themselves as professionals and how hard they worked; you can tell a person but when you are a kid they get to see it themselves, how they prepare for games—he was with me on game nights when he was a little boy—I think those lessons have really paid off."
"The main things I told him was the guys are going to be bigger, stronger, faster and those are some things that he has to work on since he is going to be playing with older kids now," said Overton. "Work on his body, become more of an athlete than just a basketball player."
Being a part of the "NBA father on the road" club hasn't been the easiest hurdle to overcome. Going from city to city, not seeing family on a regular basis could have a negative effect on emotions but being a part of the Nets made this problem just a small bump in the road.
"It's tough. The good thing is I work in Brooklyn and it's not too far from Philadelphia," Doug noted. "Some coaches have to travel a lot farther to see their family but you take the good with the bad and we try to make the most of it and I do have the offseason to spend a lot of time with the family."
Transitioning from playing on opposing teams, to becoming teammates, to now completing a third season of coaching together for the Nets, Popeye and Doug have developed a very close relationship. With their sons being relatively close in age and both being athletes, it would be reasonable to assume their sons are also friends. But with their hectic schedules, their paths haven't crossed just yet.
"He [Miles] has been busy and hockey season runs kind of the same time as basketball season, but they are looking forward to it. They have been hearing a lot about each other," Overton explained. "Seth is going to be a big-time NHL player and Miles is on his way to playing college ball so hopefully we can get them hooked up and they have a connection because Popeye and I are both coaches so hopefully they both will be doing great things in the future."
And with the 2013 first-round Playoff series currently sitting in favor of the Chicago Bulls (3-2), this meeting has the potential to take place sooner than later. But Overton's outlook on the future of the season is simple and straight to the point.
"I just want to win by one point. You know what I'm saying, as long as we get a win it doesn't matter how many points. We need this one," Overton said.
While winning Game 6 is still up in the air for the Nets, the futures of both Seth and Miles are bright and their ultimate potential has yet to be realized. The upcoming months and years are sure to be filled with excitement and pleasure beyond measure, for both fathers and sons.
Former NBA journeyman (and current New Jersey Nets assistant coach) Popeye Jones seems to have passed on his athletic genes to his son Seth, who is apparently quite the hockey player. From USA Today: "Team USA's Seth Jones seems like a slam dunk to become an NHL player, an interesting development considering that his father Popeye Jones played in the NBA. Popeye was a 6-8 power forward, and his son is a 6-3 two-way defenseman who has been impressive at the U.S. National Junior Evaluation Camp going on now in Lake Placid, N.Y. Word is that the NHL scouts are fascinated by Jones, who won't be eligible for the draft until 2013. 'He reminds of me of Erik Johnson to a degree,' said USA Hockey assistant executive director Jim Johannson. 'He is just an all-around solid player.' Jones skates well. 'He's the real deal,' Johannson said. 'Good instincts in all areas and he plays the game in all zones.'"
Do you know why sports are great? 'Cause they don't make no friggin' sense.
Take a look at baseball: Baseball's a game of failure. Delivering a base hit in 1/3 of your at-bats is considered elite.
The Florida Marlins hold the same exact number of World Series championships, two, as the Philadelphia Phillies—in a 110 fewer seasons.
Basketball make no sense either. How any NBA coach allows an opposing player to score over 50 points is mindblowingly mindboggling. Ever heard of a double-team, Coach? Not gonna preach the whole "we're-gonna-make-the-other-players-beat-us" thing? No, Coach? Again, void of sense.
And football? HA! Let's see now: Miracle at the Meadowlands. Music City Miracle. Tom Brady. The 1990-1993 Buffalo Bills. 4th and 26. Immaculate Reception. Leon Lett. Somebody please tell me how some of these plays and games managed to actually take place.
But here's the kicker: In the last 30 years, 19 different MLB teams have won a world series, 14 NFL teams don super bowl rings, 13 NHL teams have hoisted the Stanley cup, and the number of NBA teams that have won a championship in that span: eight.
So that's close to half of the NFL and NHL clubs, an expected number for two leagues with a hard salary cap. And an important part of their balanced success is the fact that in both leagues, out of nowhere, any team has a shot to make the playoffs.
For instance, recently in my NFL survivor pool, I picked the Vikings over the Lions. But besides that relatively easy choice, every other week two game was a toss up. And that's the beautiful part about the current NFL system to me—the old adage 'any given Sunday' is true.
But parity is unacquainted with the National Basketball Association, and there is no simple answer as to why such a shocking (and sad) statistic endures: Eight champions in 30 years. Wow. But like I said, there is no simple answer.
One major issue is that the NBA doesn't bear an "any given Sunday" factor, whatsoever. The regular season is so foreseeable that sometimes it's almost unwatchable.
Fact: The preseason hasn't even begun and I can already accurately predict all of the teams that will clinch postseason berths. Can't you? Here are mine: Cavs, Celts, Magic, Hawks, Heat, Sixers, Bulls, Pistons, Lakers, Nuggets, Spurs, Blazers, Rockets, Mavs, Hornets, Jazz. You know what those are? Correct…all the playoff teams from last season. And while the Suns or Pacers might sneak in there this season, the vast majority of those teams will return. You know it and I know it.
It's ridiculous enough that 16 out of 30 teams even make the playoffs. With regard to the MLB and NFL, it's a cross-season struggle to even have a chance to play for the championship. Those postseasons usually house the most worthy teams from that respective season.
Yet in the NBA, we reward mediocrity. Such a large number of playoff teams only dishes invitations to many that don't even deserve to be playing in the spring. Since 1991, 34 teams that have possessed a .500 record or under have made the postseason, and almost double that number only have recorded winning records of 1-4 games over .500. Close to a quarter of the postseason teams are so average that you even have to question the worthiness of the teams sporting records that are only a little bit better.
One might think the 16-team playoff system would promote parity, but how can such a balance exist when only a handful of teams have a true shot at the title each year, before the preseason ever begins?
Let's face it—this season might already be set as the Lakers, Celtics, Cavs and Spurs are really the only teams I see that could take home the trophy. In the 80s, it came down to the Lakers, Celts, Sixers, Pistons. 90s belonged to the Bulls and Rockets while a couple Western conference teams (Sonics, Jazz, Blazers) always made some noise. After all, the Bulls had to play some team in the Finals.
This decade's elite teams are the Lakers, Spurs and Pistons and it's looking like the Celtics might have a nice little run here as well.
So why do only a couple teams dominate? Why can't the Finals open itself up to the entire league?
Let's look at the other leagues for just a sec:
1. The NFL postseason is one and done, which means any given Sunday, which results in parity galore. 'Nuff said.
2. Only eight teams make it to October baseball, and because the season is so long, all the average teams are usually weeded out by September anyway. Thus, we enter October with all the postseason teams having an equal shot to contend. Short divisional series help as well. Any team can get hot and go on a tear, as illustrated by the fact that the Wild Card teams have played in nine World Series in the last 11 years.
3. And the NHL playoffs are the most important to analyze, since it accomplishes what the NBA can not with the same exact system –16 teams & four long best-of-seven series. But here's a stat for your brain to dwell on: In the last 10 years, there have been only 15 NBA first round upsets compared with 29 NHL first round knockoffs. (For argument's sake, a first round upset here just means a 5 seed or lower winning the first series on the road).
And when you look even closer at this last decade, an even more telling stat arises. Out of 40 basketball teams who have made the Conference Finals the last 10 years, only three of them were lower than a three-seed (and each of those were No. four seeds, anyway). Whereas in the NHL, 18 teams who were lower than a No. three have reached the conference finals in that same span, and that includes a handful of five, six and seven seeds. Now that's what the postseason is all about.
The NBA basically equals no parity. Meaning, no intrigue, no upsets, no surprises. Ladies and gentleman, welcome to the No Balance Association, where professional basketball has gone stagnant.
But while we could talk playoff statistics and history until Thanksgiving, the bottom-dwellers of the league need some love too. And by love, I mean pity. Because, really, how do some of these teams expect to even come close to competing?
They can't. Not in a league that's dominated by such a small fraction of franchises each era.
Now some people may argue that the real issue is the salary cap, since the NBA's current cap fails to maintain one of its inherent benefits: balance. Indeed, the NBA's cap is a joke, since it holds so many exceptions (including that one named for Larry Bird) and a luxury tax that 14 teams didn't mind exceeding last year. The cap is almost non-existent, but that's not the prime reason the league's parity problem exists.
After all, the MLB has no salary cap whatsoever, and a luxury tax that only a handful of teams go over. Therefore, you'd really expect baseball to be a Yankee/Red Sox/Cubs/Mets monopoly, yet it happens to be the league with the most parity. Ironic.
So why does the NBA seem to have so much dominance and the MLB salaries seem to not matter as much? Well, besides the postseason structural differences, the explanation does not center around the salary numbers themselves.
Why Major League Baseball is so special is because clubs are compiled from all over the world. Latin America and South America are responsible for so many unbelievable individuals over the years, and now Japan has started to get in the mix since Ichiro.
And combined with the international factor are the multitude of farm systems within each organization, making the talent pool almost endless. Therefore, MLB teams have much better chances of discovering 'diamond in the rough' players from their own organizations or by scouting other corners of the world.
The NBA talent pool, however, resides mainly in American universities (for now). The league just doesn't have the same depth of players that they could develop in the waiting wings. You either have a good team or you don't in the NBA, and there isn't the same multitude of teenage players that organizations can groom for a few years before calling up.
And sure, over the years we've seen some great players from overseas, yet the league is dominated by U.S. born players. Therefore, the bottom-dwellers just don't have as much of a chance to get lucky with some unknown talents from other countries that the bigger market teams haven't heard of.
Now I've heard time after time that the players on the court matter and the coaches on the bench don't. Well, I think it's time the coaching argument was raised. Do you realize that six coaches, Phil Jackson, Pat Riley, Greg Popovich, K.C. Jones, Chuck Daly and Rudy Tomjanovich have combined for 25 championships out of the last 30? Bet ya didn't. And it's pretty coincidental that the Miami Heat, who snuck onto the champions list in 2006, happened to win under the same coach, Riley, that already had four rings and 20 previous postseason appearances.
Fact is, these coaches were all good at two things: Teaching defense to offensive players and knowing how to use their respective superstars to their maximum potentials. I'm not going to sit here and say Zen didn't have MJ/Pippen/Shaq/Kobe or that Riley didn't have Magic and Kareem but there are plenty of superstars across the league that were individually remarkable but never made it on a team that could supplant the dynasties of the era.
What's intriguing is that a handful of current cellar teams have gotten lucky for a few years and managed to put together a competitive team with a strong coach.
Case in point: The Sacramento Kings from the early half of this decade. Under the tutelage of Rick Adelman, the Kings managed to gather Chris Webber, Mike Bibby, Peja Stojakovic, Hedo Turkoglu and Vlade Divac and were one of the best teams in the league for a few years. However, after failing to ever get to the NBA Finals, the Maloof's were forced to trade away their stars and Adelman left after 2005-2006 season. It's no surprise that they haven't sniffed the postseason since.
And, it seems every team Jerry Sloan and Larry Brown have touched instantly become better. The Jazz, after all, still reside in Utah of all places and have a completely different roster than the Stockton/Malone days. Yet, they stay competitive every single year and the primary reason is their head coach. On the other hand, Larry Brown has a knack for changing addresses every couple years but his M.O. is converting weak teams into contenders. His one championship would probably be many more if he followed the route of other coaches who inherited superstars.
Truthfully, though, there just aren't that many Larry Browns in the league. And furthermore, I'm pretty sure that this summer's coaching vacancies in Sacramento and Minnesota weren't too attractive to the aforementioned coaches. Just another reason the bottom-dwellers don't stand a chance.
Whether it's coaching, the postseason structure, salary cap issues or futility of the small-market teams, the balance just isn't there. Variation is necessary for sports to excite, and it's just plain pointless to have a league of 30 teams when only four to six actually stand to compete for the title.
Look, this article is not meant as an attack on the NBA. I love the NBA. I grew up in the 90's mainly remembering going to Sixers games and watching guys like Jordan, Clyde, Isiah, Hakeem, Payton/Kemp and Stockton/Malone, who constantly graced my television screen. Those phenomenal players made me fall in love with the sport way before football, baseball and hockey came on my radar.
So, it just makes me sad that it seems like everyone whom I converse with who used to love the NBA just disregard it as some inferior league. "Well, college basketball is better, anyways." How many times have you heard that?
And while I don't necessarily agree with that statement, at least college basketball does have the 'unpredictability' factor to it. The parity issue is a complex one and one you could argue about for days on end. Start the debates.
So, I'll conclude with some cheers. Raise your glasses…
—Here's to hoping 'Melo continues to improve and the Nuggets steal a ring one of these years. Here's to the Blazers and their young, solid squad. Maybe they can shock the Lakers and Celtics in some long and exhilarating best of seven series. Here's to LeBron—stay on the Cavs, win it all and stamp your name as Ohio's number one son. Here's to the Oklahoma City Thunder—build around Durant, get a legitimate coach and make the Sooner State proud…
Well, the Thunder may not be ready just yet, but you get my point.