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No one was injured in the March 12 slide at the quarry, which dislodged 480,000 tons of earth and buried a drilling rig. The quarry is located in the Allens Creek area and owned by Harrison-APAC, Inc.
Amy Louviere, spokesperson for the federal mine administration, said a closure order is still in effect in the part of the quarry where the slide occurred until the operator comes up with a plan to prevent future slides. The operator could be fined if it is found to be in violation of mining safety regulations. Men had been working in the area earlier that day, but the slide happened after quitting time.
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A regular feature of The Catholic New World, The InterVIEW is an in-depth conversation with a person whose words, actions or ideas affect today's Catholic. It may be affirming of faith or confrontational. But it will always be stimulating.
One of the advisory boards Cardinal George regularly consults is the Archdiocesan Pastoral Council. The APC is comprised of two laypeople from each deanery and some others the Cardinal appoints from throughout the archdiocese. The group meets regularly during the academic year and is starting off its new year next month. Stephen Kubiczky, president of the APC, recently spoke by e-mail with Editor Joyce Duriga about the work of the council.
Catholic New World: The APC is an advisory body mandated by the church's canon law. Would you explain why canon law requires it and what exactly the APC does?
Stephen Kubiczky: Within the Catholic Church are many constituencies, each with its own focus and perspective. To lead effectively, the bishop must understand those perspectives. Various bodies assist the bishop. The Archdiocesan Pastoral Council responds to Cardinal George with information and honest opinion about matters on which he wishes our input. The phrase "a view from the pew" describes our basic function.
The mutual relation of the bishop and his laity is recognized in book 2, part 2, section 2, title 3, chapter V of the Code of Canon Law. Each diocese is to have a pastoral council reporting directly to the bishop.
CNW: What is the group's relationship with Cardinal George?
Kubiczky: Cardinal George has a wonderfully authentic relationship with the APC. He has been candid with us about issues facing the church. I hope the Cardinal feels that the APC has been dedicated and forthright in its communications with him. Last year he challenged us to confront three aspects of violence (in families, in society and in communications) and pose ways the church might mediate an end to this plague.
Canon law leaves the exact structure and functioning of the Pastoral Council to the bishop. A smaller, more homogenous diocese can be less formal. Chicago is, however, large, complicated and diverse. Consequently, procedures for the APC parallel the complexity of the diocese. Formal Articles of Governance have been refined over many years. We expect a high quality of response to our assigned issues as well as a diverse representation reflecting the diversity of the diocese.
CNW: The APC is a way for lay people to have a role in the workings of the church. Why do you feel lay involvement in church governance is important?
Kubiczky: There are defined responsibilities for all Catholics. A bishop is to listen to his flock. Laity have the opportunity to engage directly in a respectful dialogue with their bishop. I feel great satisfaction when the Cardinal reminds us that the APC is his pastoral council. What more rewarding way is there to participate in operations of our church?
CNW: The APC gathered behind the Catholics at the Capitol event last year. Why was that important to the group?
Kubiczky: If, as the cardinal frequently reminds us, our mission as Catholics is to convert the world, we must be prepared to confront secular society. Public policy is not isolated from our mission but rather core to it.
The Archdiocese of Chicago is the largest identifiable group of Catholics in Illinois. The APC is fortunate to have some of the most dedicated and enthusiastic Catholics in the archdiocese. We participated in Catholics at the Capitol to let our government know that we care what they do about issues we believe important. To that end, a delegation of the APC visited the offices of many of Illinois' most influential legislators.
CNW: How do people get involved in the APC? What is the time commitment?
Kubiczky: Generally, APC members are discerned by deanery pastoral councils. Each parish is to discern two representatives to the deanery pastoral council. Each council, which meets five times a year, is to discern two deanery delegates to the APC.
There are four APC committees (Archdiocesan Life, Spiritual Life, Human Concerns and Catholic Education) on the commission model familiar to many parishes. APC members are assigned to one committee. Committees meet five times a year.
The APC has five general meetings a year. Therefore, an APC member is expected to attend each year 15 meetings, approximately 2-3 hours each. Executive committee members have an additional five meetings a year.
As chair, I have also been privileged to serve as liaison to the Presbyteral Council and participate in the Strategic Planning Steering Committee.
Rather than speak in terms of the time commitment, I refer to my time on the APC as a privilege to engage in one of the most rewarding journeys any committed Catholic could experience.


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by Ryan Skinner 09 November 2012 16:11pm 13 comments
Social media can be a useful tool for creating brand awareness, but are B2B marketers using it for demand generation as well?
According to a survey of more than 500 B2B marketers conducted by Eloqua, 64% of UK businesses use social media as a marketing tool, with the most popular reasons being for brand awareness (83%), encouraging social sharing (56%) and gaining trust and followers (55%).
Less than a third (32%) said they use social for lead generation and just 16% use social to assess market perception of their brand.
Further results from Eloqua's survey can be seen below or on this dedicated minisite, and to find out more on this topic come to Econsultancy's B2B marketing conference, FUNNEL, at the Emirates Stadium next Tuesday, 13 November.
FUNNEL was created to help bring together sales and marketing teams to define better ways of turning awareness into interest and interest into revenue – while tracking the entire cycle.
by David Moth 08 November 2012 12:46pm 1 comment
Stan Woods is the Managing Director of Velocity which he set up in 2001 with Econsultancy guest blogger Doug Kessler. Velocity specialises in B2B marketing for technology firms.
Stan will be speaking at Econusltancy's FUNNEL B2B marketing evebt next week, looking at using content marketing to segment and engage your audience.
In these videos, Stan speaks about his upcoming presentation and the relationship between sales and marketing...
by Graham Charlton 06 November 2012 10:25am 1 comment
Econsultancy has this month published the second edition of the Marketing Automation Buyer's Guide, which contains an analysis of market trends, profiles of vendors and tips for marketers who want to invest in an automation platform.
Below, I've focused on one of the trends highlighted in the report: the integration of traditional prospect data with social data and the steps that marketing automation vendors have been taking in this area.
by Monica Savut 05 November 2012 09:51am 0 comments
Lucy Dawson is Digital Content Executive at Lloyd's of London, where she has led the 300-year-old insurance market's first forays into social media.
In her three years at Lloyd's she has driven forward several high profile digital projects -- including the launch of their current website and Lloyd's Facebook Timeline.
Here, Lucy talks about her upcoming presentation at our FUNNEL B2B event, in which she looks at combining social media and content to develop longer lasting relationships.
by Graham Charlton 02 November 2012 09:48am 0 comments
Content marketing is a voracious consumer of content. Where do you find yours?
We get this all the time.
A company will approach us to talk about B2B content marketing (which we love, by the way) and we'll ask what content they have already.
"Nothing," they say, "We don't have any content."
In our experience, this is... how do I put this... not true.
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Pergo® Announces Multi-Faceted Partnership with Best Friends Animal Society® to Raise Awareness for Animal Welfare
RALEIGH, N.C., May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- To increase top-of-mind awareness and more strongly connect with laminate flooring consumers, Pergo – the inventor and innovator of the laminate flooring category – has partnered with the Best Friends Animal Society, a premier national welfare organization with the mission of No More Homeless Pets®, for a multi-faceted marketing campaign.
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"Teaming with Best Friends is such a natural fit for us, as many laminate consumers are pet owners and animal lovers," said David Small, vice president of marketing for Pergo. "Not only is it a perfect venue to demonstrate the superior beauty, durability and performance of our products, but the partnership is a great enhancement to our 'Pergo the Dog' advertising identity and allows us to support a cause that is very important for our customers and employees, who strongly identify with Best Friends' mission."
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To kick off the partnership, Pergo installed flooring at the new Best Friends Animal Society Pet Adoption and Spay/Neuter Services in Los Angeles, which opened in January 2012. The facility provided an extreme setting to test Pergo flooring when animals were turned loose to demonstrate how well the floor would withstand paws, claws, hooves and animal mishaps.
In the end, Pergo passed the test thanks to the brand's exclusive technologies, including PermaMax™ wear layer, which provides two times the wear resistance and two times the durability of ordinary residential laminate floors,* and ScratchGuard Advanced surface protection, which boasts over 30 percent greater scratch protection. Both of these technologies are featured in Pergo's new premium products: PERGO® MAX™, available exclusively at Lowe's, and PERGO® XP™ (Extreme Performance), available exclusively at The Home Depot. Both PERGO MAX and PERGO XP feature a limited lifetime residential warranty against wear, fade and stains.
The animal antics were taped and the resulting video, "Pergo vs. Claws," humorously shows the Pergo flooring being overrun by puppies, cats, chickens, pigs and even a pony. Through it all, the Pergo floor retains its good looks and cleaned up quickly and easily with just a damp mop. The video is posted on YouTube and both the Pergo and Best Friends Animal Society Facebook pages. Additionally, footage from the Best Friends shoot will be featured in Pergo's national TV and online advertising campaign launching this month.
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Pergo also is hosting a social media promotion to raise awareness and funds for BFAS. For every fan who "likes" the "Pergo vs. Claws" video on the brand's new Facebook page (www.facebook.com/pergo), Pergo will donate $1 to Best Friends Animal Society.
"Pergo's generous financial contribution makes it possible for Best Friends Animal Society to continue building a better world through kindness to animals, and we are excited to spread the word to our supporters about this ideal flooring option for homes with pets," said John Polis, public relations senior manager of Best Friends. "If Pergo flooring can still look great after taking on all of the animals in our Los Angeles pet adoption center, there's no doubt it can stand up to the daily wear and tear in any household."
Pergo and Best Friends Animal Society are planning additional national and local partnership initiatives throughout the coming year, including pet adoption events, social promotions and educational outreach. For more information about Pergo, visit www.pergo.com. For more information about Best Friends, visit www.bestfriends.org.
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Pergo is regarded as the inventor of HPL laminate flooring and enjoys an outstanding position on both the North American and European markets. The company develops, produces and markets laminate flooring with premium-quality multi-layer sequence in unmistakable designs and unique product features for the residential sector and commercial applications. Pergo produces more than 30 million square metres of laminate flooring a year at two locations in Sweden (Trelleborg and Perstorp) and two manufacturing facilities in the USA (Garner, NC) and Canada (Laval). The traditional Pergo brand was acquired by the Pfleiderer AG (ISIN DE 0006764749) in 2007. To find out more please go to www.pergo.com.
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Best Friends Animal Society®, named Animal Welfare Non-Profit National Brand of the Year based on the 2012 Harris Poll EquiTrend® study, is a national animal welfare organization building no-kill programs and partnerships that will bring about a day when there are No More Homeless Pets®. The society's leading initiatives in animal care and community programs are coordinated from its Kanab, Utah headquarters, the country's largest no-kill sanctuary. This work is made possible by the personal and financial support of a grassroots network of supporters and community partners across the nation.
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Prayers and Judeo Christian charity for the pain of the family is so good. I share with you in that. Affection for this New World Order progressive, however, is not something I share. I truly don´t mean that as offensive, I am just surprised that a conservative leaning forum has reason to fear Progressivism and CIA intervention in American lives, can find affection for this man.
May God heal President Bush and give comfort to his family. He is a good, kind man who has lived an interesting life.
#5. It isn´t that we don´t see it. We conservatives are well aware of these things. But here is a former President - even more a war hero - and our hearts and prayers go out to him and his family. It is hard to let to let go of the beloved family patriarch. All of this transcends politics.
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Competition for the right to profit from parking tickets is apparently pretty cut-throat.
Last month, one of the nation's largest parking enforcement companies, Dallas-based Affiliated Computer Services Inc., sued competitor Duncan Solutions of Milwaukee, accusing it of extensive corporate cyber-espionage. Affiliated says Duncan found a way to tap into e-mails from its employees, and had been monitoring incoming and outgoing private messages for two years.
Welcome to the hyper-competitive world of law enforcement privatization. State and local governments around the country are racing to sell off driving-related enforcement duties to the highest bidder, often splitting the profits with companies that take over. As detailed earlier this week, cash-starved cities are turning up the heat on parking scofflaws, hoping to plug budget gaps by pulling in millions of dollars in what's sometimes called a "curb tax." The result has been rising frustration among some drivers who say they are being treated unfairly. Many may not realize that a sizable portion of their parking, speeding and red light fines goes to a private company's bottom line – and in some cases, enriches foreign owners.
For example, just outside Washington, D.C., in Montgomery County, Md., a contract with Affiliated signed in 2006 awarded the firm $16.25 for every for every speeding ticket it writes. A class action lawsuit is challenging the deal's legality.
Well before the current budget crunch, governments had been turning to the private sector to offload the unsavory tasks of enforcement and fine collection. Privatization enthusiasts compare parking enforcement to other functions that cities regularly outsource, like garbage collection. Some of the stories that surround the industry might remind you of garbage collection's ugly past. Tales of political payoffs, bribery, espionage and rampant unfairness abound.
In the espionage case, Affiliated alleges that Duncan employed a relative simple trick to spy on e-mails from dozens of employees.
The lawsuit, filed Aug. 18 in the Dallas U.S. District Court, reads like a spy novel.
Earlier this year, Affiliated employee Jeff Frank clicked "reply all" on an e-mail sent to him by a Duncan employee and noticed something strange. When he clicked on his own name in the e-mail header, revealing the underlying data behind it through the "properties" feature, the software showed his address to be firstname.lastname@example.com -- as if he were a Duncan employee.
The lawsuit alleges that Duncan had created a copycat e-mail address, hoping to trick Frank and others into sending internal e-mails out to Duncan-controlled servers.
Subsequent investigation showed another 25 such copycat e-mail addresses, Affiliated alleges -- one dating back to July 2007. To avoid raising suspicion, Duncan had set up an e-mail tool that automatically rerouted the intercepted messages back to their rightful recipient at Affiliated, according to the lawsuit.
"Duncan has gained a wholly improper competitive advantage by having the opportunity to review Affiliated's internal emails," the lawsuit alleges. "The stolen emails reveal not only information about specific prospective and existing clients, but also confidential and proprietary information regarding Affiliated's general business strategies and plans."
Affiliated did not respond to requests for comment at press time.
Jeffrey Remsik, a spokesman for Duncan, said his firm denies the allegations in the lawsuit.
"We dispute the facts as alleged and we will aggressively defend ourselves in court, and we expect to win," he said. He declined to answer additional questions.
How the attack might have worked
Kevin Rowney, head of the data loss prevention division at Symantec Corp. and an expert in espionage, said the alleged e-mail hack is among the most dramatic allegations he's ever heard.
"This ranks up there pretty high," he said. The competitive intelligence gained from reading all those e-mails could have serious implications for a targeted company. "For any organization, this would be a serious risk. For some organizations, this could be an existential risk. You could rip off enough customers that you could wipe them out."
The spy trick works because it takes advantage of a Microsoft Outlook feature that attempts to "do you a favor," Rowney said. Generally, Outlook e-mail display only "to" and "from" names, not underlying e-mail addresses, making it easy for an attacker to disguise the true destination. Also, once an e-mail is sent to a recipient, the e-mail address is cached and suggested later, when a user begins to type a name in the "to:" box. It would be easy for a sender to accidentally pick the copycat e-mail address when sending notes. Doing so would actually spread the "infection" around a company's e-mail, Rowney said.
The lawsuit also alleges that Duncan has an "intense competitive nature." In it, Affiliated cites a recent competition between the two firms involving parking meters in Dallas -- a competition Affiliated won.
"After losing, Duncan retaliated by sending the City of Dallas a broad FOIA request that included all documents relating to the implementation of the contract. A temporary injunction currently prohibits the City of Dallas from complying with Duncan's request," the lawsuit says.
Other lawsuits, accusations
Affiliated itself is no stranger to controversy. In Canada last year, the firm was accused of trying to bribe Edmonton police officers in an attempt to gain favor for a bid to get the area's red light camera business. The firm was acquitted of wrongdoing.
Another lawsuit filed in July by a driver advocacy organization, The Road Safety Awareness Group, in Canada says the firm "unduly influenced" the photo enforcement contract tendering process, unfairly collected personal information about Canadian citizens and spied on a journalist who wrote an unfavorable story about the company. The group is seeking the return of $177 million in tickets written by Affiliated since 2003. The province of Manitoba, also named in the suit, has asked a judge to dismiss it.
In 2006, two Affiliated executives – including CEO Mark King – resigned after they were the subject of an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly back-dating stock options, an illegal method for increasing the value of stock options compensation.
There have been performance-related criticisms of Affiliated, too. In 2007, a report by the Office of the Auditor in Washington D..C. said the company mishandled its seven-year contract with the city for parking meter operation and enforcement. Complaints jumped to 89,840 in 2005, the first year of the contract, from 3,652 the year before, the report found. The office also concluded that the city paid Affiliated $26 million during the life of the contract, but could have operated the system itself for $18 million.
The same year, an Affiliated contact to operate 50 red light cameras in the city expired. The competitor who took over the contract, American Traffic Solutions, claimed 27 of the cameras weren't working.
Only months earlier, the D.C. City Council had renewed the parking meter deal with Affiliated for another five years.
Affiliated apparently had strong ties to the D.C. officials. In 2006, it gave $10,600 to then-Mayor Anthony Williams to help pay for a privately funded trade mission to Africa. It donated another $8,000 to other elected city officials. At the time, Councilman Phil Mendelson, who got $1,300 from Affiliated, told the D.C. Examiner newspaper that the money did not buy influence.
"(Affiliated) has always had a very good government relations effort," he told the paper. "And regardless of whether they gave contributions or not, they make a point of communicating with members on issues."
Duncan Solutions has also taken an interest in local politics. The company and its employees contributed $3,625 to St. Louis Treasurer Larry Williams in 2008, according to the St. Louis Business Journal. Early this year, Williams decided to lay off all 73 government parking meter maintenance workers and outsource their work to Duncan.
Enforcement of parking and traffic laws by private companies is controversial; it's also big business. Australia-based Redflex Traffic Systems, a red light camera firm which operates in hundreds of U.S. cities, estimates the potential nationwide market for speed enforcement at $10 billion annually and red light enforcement at $4 billion, according to a 2005 investors' presentation.
Lockheed-Martin, a government contractor best known for its aircraft division, was among the first to enter the private parking business. The original operator of the controversial Washington, D.C., system, it sold its parking enforcement division to Affiliated for a cool $800 million in 2001.
The case for privatization
Leonard Gilroy, an advocate for privatization efforts and a researcher at The Reason Institute, says private firms will always find a more efficient way to allocate limited resources than government agencies.
"There's nothing inherently governmental about a city running a parking meter operation," he said. "Governments … tend to under-price. So they have an asset and they can't maximize the value of that asset."
For example, Gilroy said, government agencies have a difficult time raising prices because of political pressure. So water treatment plants, toll roads, parking lots and other operations are run at a loss. Eventually, he said, "a death spiral" occurs as the government agency can't pay for upkeep.
Furthermore, "When a government is in the position of being the operator and the regulator, you don't have accountability," he said.
He cheered the city of Chicago's recent lease outsourcing its parking operations for 75 years in exchange for a $1 billion upfront payment. Deals like that allow cities to quickly modernize equipment and better track parking usage, he said.
He disagreed with civil liberties concerns expressed by critics, saying cities can write contracts that retain control over important functions, such a fine setting, adjudication and other law enforcement duties.
He hadn't seen the lawsuit filed against Duncan, and would not comment on it, but he made the point that government-run operations are hardly immune to such scandals.
John Van Horn is editor of Parkingtoday.com, a trade magazine and Web site that follow the private parking industry. He wouldn't comment on the lawsuit either, but he was dismissive of the negative publicity that companies like Duncan and Affiliated have received, saying it goes with their turf.
"Have you ever seen a positive story about parking?" he said.
There have been plenty of negative stories. The Web site TheNewspaper.com tracks news about private parking and traffic enforcement companies. It lists six U.S. cities where yellow light cycles were shortened after the installation of red light cameras, allegedly to enhance revenue.
Camera appeal
"(Cameras) appeal to cities as the easy way to solve a crime," said Richard Diamond, editor of the site. "But the primary motive is money. When you have private corporations involved, there is no question that for the company there can only be one motive: profit for the shareholders."
Pointing to allegations that companies falsify evidence for adjudication hearings and often hire former police officers to grease the skids for government contracts, he said he was not surprised about allegations of espionage.
"It's a dirty business. You cannot look at the stacks of cases of corruption, fraud, bribery and not conclude that there's something wrong here," he said.
In some areas, consumers are growing frustrated with the automated justice. In Maryland's Montgomery County, for instance, local radio station WTOP discovered through Freedom of Information Act requests that 27 speeding cameras had been vandalized in recent months -- many spray painted to obstruct the camera lenses.
Barnet Fagle, a motorists' advocate at the National Motorists Association, says voters are expressing their displeasure as well.
"Any time (cameras) have been put up to a referendum they have died," he said.
New laws are impacting the discussion, too, he said. When Georgia passed legislation requiring longer yellow light cycles for intersections where cameras are installed, ticketing and revenue from the cameras plunged. Within months, cameras in Gwinnett County were disabled, because they no longer issued enough tickets to pay for themselves.
Anyone who's watched an episode of A&E's "Parking Wars," a cop-ride-along TV show based in Philadelphia, knows that drivers often are guilty of the offenses they are accused of.
But Fagle sees the issue as a fundamental argument over constitutional rights.
"I think the cameras are unconstitutional. According to the 6th Amendment, you have the right to face your accuser," he said, arguing that there's no way to face a camera or a computer provided by a private firm. Also, he said, when tickets are issued, drivers are "presumed guilty unless you prove yourself innocent. ... That's not what I learned in civics class."
Diamond, of TheNewspaper.com, said outsourcing also raises more practical concerns.
"You want a police force to have one goal, to make the community safer," he said. "When you throw in private companies, … you've created a situation where doing what's best for the public is not job No. 1. And there are plenty of cases where this turns into a problem. The slippery slope cases manifest themselves very quickly."
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The Morning After The Night Before, XLI
Zany game, isn't it? Can't make a shot or get a rebound one night, can't miss the next and win the battle of the boards. Maybe Sam's right, maybe it is just a matter of making shots. Everyone feel better today? Some love out there for Bargs. Sure. Today. Until the next time.
Oh, and you all went out into the night and gave your tickets to someone who could really use a slice of pizza today, right?
Here's our regularly-scheduled stuff.
Three Thing I Learned
Coincidence? I think not.
Pizza! |
Did you notice that the two best three-point shooting games, and the two best scoring nights in a month (at Boston, vs. Washington) came when Bargnani got it going? No matter his shortcomings, he's got to play because on nights he's even okay from the field it just opens up so many more shots for everyone. Teams have to guard him when he's on the floor and that creates space.
Good things happen to good guys
From our department of late bloomers, we give you Roger Mason. Watching him drill three after three last night was cool. Here's a good guy who kicked around a few years, stuck with it and is now playing a big role on a good team.
One more Bargs
I swear on one move I saw him dribble with his head up. And the shot fake, two-dribble pull up jumper he hit in the third quarter was a sweet move.
Okay, here's why sometimes this job doesn't suck.
Me and Sun No. 2 are in a cab to the airport in Washington the other morning and we strike up a conversation with the nice man driving. Small talk, mainly, 'til he asks us what we do and we tell him we're sportswriters.
"Have you ever heard of Oscar Robertson," he asks?
Duh, sure, the greatest ever in the opinion of some.
Well, it turns out the driver had some stories. Great stories.
went to high school with Oscar and this might be the best cab ride ever.
The conversation, as I recall it unfolding.
"Oscar was the greatest, went to school with him," says driver.
"When did you know he'd be great?"
"About the eighth grade, he could shoot your ass off then."
"Did you play with him?"
"Nah, I was on the reserve team, he was varsity all the way. Did you know he had a brother?"
"Nope, didn't know that."
"Yeah, Bailey. Was a good player, too. Uncoachable, though, never made it."
Wow, I'm thinking, this dude is cool. And then there's more.
"You ever heard of George McGinnis," Mr. Driver says.
"Um, yeah, of course. Who hasn't?"
"Played with him, too; ran him off the playground when he was a kid, clumsy guy, couldn't play. Guess we were wrong."
Man, this is cool, I'm thinking.
"You guys see the movie Hoosiers?"
"Who didn't?"
"I was at that game. Just like in the movie, Milan won, 32-30 and Bobby Plump hits the shot. We called Bobby "Country" back then. Wore a white T-shirt under his jersey. Country could shoot."
Now we're at the airport and all I want the dude to do is drive us around for a few hours telling stories.
"I'm retired now, my wife retired from the state department five years ago and I'm driving this cab 'cause I've got to keep our marriage together. Gotta get out of each other's hair."
I know that the gentleman, a Mr. Proctor, will never see this but, man, did he make my day.
Quick hit to the mailbag for a stats thingy:
Nik Wood of Ottawa wonders:
Another blowout win for the Raptors has me wondering if there is some sort of team record for blowout wins in a season. These guys seem to only win by 20 or more. How many have they had?
Interesting you ask. These dudes have now won four games by 30 or more points this year; they won three by 30 or more all of last season. The 39-point win against Washington tied the greatest margin of victory ever in a game (the last was against Atlanta on April 12, 2002).
A quick tour of the web finds Ivan Carter's take on Wednesday's blowout.
Okay, I'm going to say this once and only once. If the Nets, Portland and Dallas do that mega-deal involving Kidd it may end up that Jamaal Magloire is thrown in as cap ballast and waived.
If that happens, DO NOT SUGGEST THE RAPTORS SIGN HIM.
It is NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
Thanks for listening.
Mail's in, again
Q: Hey Doug, it's been bugging me for a while, and I figured I'd go straight to the source. After each game, you put up the title, The Morning After The Night Before XL (This is 40 in Roman Numerals BTW); but the raptors played 44 games! What happened to the other 4 Mornings After the 4 Nights Before???
Louis K, Richmond Hill
A: Maybe I slept in? Or called 'em something else? I do know I didn't start until about Game 3, or Game III, as I recall.
And, finally, you can forget about watching TV tonight to find out who the all-star reserves are. I'm going to tell you now:
Chauncey Billups, Jose Calderon, Chris Bosh, Antawn Jamison, Rip Hamilton, Caron Butler and Paul Pierce.
Steve Nash, Chris Paul, Carlos Boozer, Dirk Nowitzki, Marcus Camby, Brandon Roy, Amare Stoudemire.
You're welcome and good day.
Remember, it's mailbag day tomorrow. Send 'em here to give me something to do while watching games this evening.


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Joe Montana slams Notre Dame over their treatment of his son Nate
Posted on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 07:52 PM
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Joe Montana has come out swinging against Notre Dame because of their treatment of his son Nate who left the college last year.
Nate transferred from Notre Dame to Montana after being made a back up quarterback last year amid rumors of a falling out with coach Brian Kelly.
Nate briefly saw first team action against Michigan but never featured again.
Montana, the legendary Fighting Irish and San Francisco 49ers quarterback, is clearly still feeling the pain of his son's premature departure.
At a luncheon in Rochester New York he was asked whether he would ever become Athletic Director at Notre Dame
"You're asking me at absolutely the wrong time." he told the questioner
"What happened with my son and the reasons for leaving Notre Dame shouldn't happen to any kid,'' he said. "At this point in time, it's hard to be in their corner.''
The Rochester Press and Democrat reported the Montana retort, which will surely set alarms buzzing around the Golden Dome where Montana is a legend.
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Liamkeyes | Oct 30, 2011, 11:58 AM EDT
This does not tell us the story behind the story. Was young Montana promised that he would be the starter? Was he a prima donna because of his Dad? Was he making his grades? There are a lot of Questions
but let's tell it like it is. The whole truth and then let us, the fans. decide.
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JosephOCasey | Oct 27, 2011, 08:12 PM EDT
Nate Montana was never going to be a quality Division 1 Quarterback. I am no Brian Kelly fan but Montana was fortunate to have ever seen the field.
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stmungo | Oct 26, 2011, 11:33 PM EDT
Not enough detail. Give us more info. We would love to hear the whole story.
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I am getting my Vitamix in less than a week, and I am ready to get started! Since we basically eat most raw.. my kitchen already has all the staples for the meals it needs.. My vitamix will be living in a happy home!
Stocking a raw food kitchen is one of the toughest parts of starting the raw food lifestyle.For many people, raw food staple ingredients are unknowns to them.
Some new raw fooders get overwhelmed by the recipes that call for a number of ingredients they don't have on hand or have not even heard of. Here are a few tips on stocking a raw food kitchen.
I've broken down this post into two sections: required kitchen implements and required raw food ingredients. This list is based on my personal experiences starting out as a raw fooder.
Required kitchen implements:
For a detailed discussion of kitchen implements, see my raw food how to post.
Sharp knives
Cutting boards
A blender
A food processor
A dehydrator (optional)
A coffee grinder for small seeds (optional)
Example twenty-item shopping list for stocking a raw food kitchen:
1. Seeds - Such as pumpkin, sunflower, or chia seeds (seeds are more affordable than nuts)
2. Basic nuts - Such as almonds, walnuts or pecans (can usually substitute these for one another)
3. Creamy nuts - Such as cashews or macadamia nuts (creamy nuts are more expensive and should be used sparingly if you're on a budget)
4. Sea salt
5. Spices - Cinnamon, Italian spices, Cumin, Cayenne pepper, Curry powder (buy as needed)
6. Olive oil - Or another oil
7. Apple cider vinegar
8. Garlic
9. Flax seeds - Used as binding agents in many recipes to hold food together
10. A concentrated natural sweetener - Such as agave nectar or stevia
11. Nori rolls - Sheets of seaweed to make sushi-type rolls
12. Dates - Medjool are best, be sure to remove the pits (dates are used as natural sweeteners)
13. Bananas - Add creaminess and sweetness
14. Apples
15. Avocados
16. Lettuce
17. Tomatoes
18. Cucumbers
19. Onions
20. Your favourite fruits or vegetables - Such as fresh pineapple, kalamata olives, celery, kale, strawberries and/or grapes or whatever you like!
What do you think? When you started out stocking a raw food kitchen, what did you include? What couldn't you live without?
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Bananas, nutritional yeast, flax seeds, cilantro and Kale are ALWAYS in the kitchen... they all go in my morning smoothie and in a good deal of my entrées. Plus, frozen bananas with cinnamon and vanilla bean blended = the best dessert of all time.
Mm,like Cenaw10 and Julie, I have to have avocados in high supply, almost felt like my raw lifeline initially so that my stomach could just feel full.
Also bananas (I always stock frozen for that sweet&rich cravings) and mangoes in summer.
Now that we're at the end of our cold season, I see things had changed in winter: spinach is a daily necessity, garlic, ginger, seeds too definitely (indeed inexpensive and invaluable). A biggy for me is LENTILS! I sprout them, have even started stocking the round-the-world mix for the colour variety.
I love pineapple and guava. Lemons, they are essential as primary 'seasoning taste agent'. Don't know if you find this in winter too, but I haven't felt like fruit the past few months (do have some daily anyway). So stocked raw oats and made a raw muesli mix most mornings...yummy! I'm willing to share the recipe...
I just started eating raw a couple weeks ago, and am the same way! Gotta have my nuts and avocado!
...Lots of bananas, apples, mangos, and tomatoes!
I dont have a dehydrator yet, but did find some delicious raw crackers, 'raweos' choco cookies, and kale krispies!
Cant wait to start making my own!
Thank you for such a wonderful site, your recipes look delicious and the information in your blogs is priceless, and helps newbies like myself stay motivated and encouraged to stay raw for life!


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Ty Law Truck on eBay
Ex-Patriots cornerback Ty Law certainly loves his cars. On eBay right now you can find his customized Dodge RAM SRT-10 pick-up truck. This truck has a silver exterior and a gray leather interior. This car features a Viper 500 horsepower engine, a Pioneer DVD head unit housed in a custom enclosure with a seven-inch flip-up screen and JL Audio amps and speakers and 22-inch NC Forged 6 Spoke wheels wrapped with Pirelli Scorpion Zeros. The truck also has a bed rug, a tonneau cover and has been lowered using a drop kit. The 2004 has a scant 3035 miles on it and current bids are hovering around $20,000.