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Golf rounds declined in the U.S. from 2001 to 2004. The southeast region of the country has started to show increases in golf rounds. A possible explanation for this turn-around can be found in the theory of reasoned action. A survey among Professional Golf Association Class A Members in the Carolinas section of the PGA shows the utility of retaining current avid golfers is greater than the utility of attracting new golfers. Implications for managing golf clubs nationally are discussed.
The golf industry in the U.S. has recently been stagnant or declining in the number of rounds of golf played annually. The National Golf Foundation (NGF) has reported a national decline from 2001 to 2004 of -4.5% (NGF, 2004). A similar trend (-4.3%) has been observed in the southeast region during that period. Some observers (Graves, 2006; Harrack, 2006) have suggested that concentrating on getting avid golfers to play more rounds is a better approach than trying to attract new golfers to a club.
Numerous pay equity studies have been conducted. Many have examined the compensation of professional athletes. However, few studies have compared athlete compensation across sports, which is the objective of this research. Focusing on independent contractor athletes, several analyses were performed to determine how one type of athlete's (e.g., horse jockeys) earnings from competition (excluding sponsorships, appearance fees, etc.) compare to other types of contracted athletes, such as race car drivers, golfers, bull riders, tennis players, etc. Overall, this exploratory study sheds insight into how the different groups of athletes are paid, and, more importantly, provides a framework for future research that examines the compensation inputs (versus outputs) of each of these groups.
Junior cross-country skiers' performances prior to participation in the 2006 Junior Olympics were compared to their results in the 2006 Junior Olympics using USSA points as a measure of performance. Junior class and division (team) were also included as independent variables. Prior performance as determined by USSA points is a poor indicator of performance in the Junior Olympics.
Competitive balance typically fosters fan interest. Since revenue associated with men's sports is typically greater than with women's, one might expect to find greater levels of competitive balance in men's sport than women's sport. The purpose of this research was to test this hypothesis by comparing the competitive balance in a high revenue intercollegiate sport, basketball, for both men and women over a 10-year period in the Missouri Valley Conference. Three measures of competitive balance were employed. In each case, competitive balance was found to be greater among the men's teams than the women's. The findings support the hypothesis that where there is greater revenue potential, there should be greater competitive balance.
This study examined the relationship between role ambiguity and athlete satisfaction among team handball players. The sample consisted of 169 Greek team handball players, 53 (33%) men and 116 (67%) women, with a mean age of 16.5 years (SD=1.3). The Role Ambiguity Scale and the Scale of Athlete Satisfaction were used. The results indicated a negative relationship between Role Ambiguity and Athlete Satisfaction. Additionally, role ambiguity, as represented by the subscale of Scope of Responsibilities, accounted for most of the variance in both regression analyses. Finally, the multidimensional role of Role Ambiguity was shown. The results are discussed and future research is suggested.
Research indicates that the nutritional knowledge of athletes is minimal. Dietary behaviors may hinder health status and athletic performance. The purpose of this study was to compare nutrition knowledge and attitudes of college athletes at a Southern university (N=190). Male and female athletes were surveyed from all sports. The study examined knowledge of current dietary recommendations, sources of nutrients, healthy food choices, and the relationship between diet and disease processes. Significant differences in overall knowledge were noted between athletes' collegiate sports and genders. The majority of athletes at this university had healthy attitudes about eating behaviors, but low knowledge scores.
This paper employs concepts drawn from a five-phase model of globalization adapted from the work of Maguire et al. in 2002, which aids in developing an understanding of the global phenomenon of professional baseball system. It reports that the five flows of globalization, namely, migrant dimension, technology dimension, economic dimension, media dimension, and ideological dimension are shaping the outcomes of various local professional baseball cultures within the global context and vice versa. The paper concludes that Major League Baseball (MLB) in the U.S. is confirmed as the core economy within world professional baseball; and the global forces, the power of MLB in particular, have been impacting and shaping the outcomes of different local professional baseball cultures with a particular focus on the relationships between the above five flows.
Rowing has a long, storied history. It is a popular competitive and recreational sport around the world. Whether on the water, in a boat, or on a rowing machine in a fitness center, rowing has long been championed by physicians and fitness experts as an excellent means of developing physical conditioning. Many sport scholars and fitness experts are knowledgeable about the physiological benefits of rowing and about how to design effective exercise programs, but they lack general historical knowledge about the sport. The purpose of this paper is to provide a useful pathfinder for resources on rowing, with an aim toward providing greater awareness of the sport.
Senda Berenson: The Unlikely Founder of Women's Basketball is author Ralph Melnick's biographical account of Senda Berenson (1868-1954), considered by many to be the founder of women's basketball. She pioneered gender-specific rules and emphasized skill development and team play. She transformed the sport of women's basketball from a physical education class for female underclassmen at Smith College to a nationwide, standardized-women's game with rules formally approved by the American Association for the Advancement of Physical Education and published by Spaulding's Athletic Library.
In Olympic Education in Russia, author Vladimir Rodichenko argues for Olympic educational programs. The creation of a Russian Olympic educational program was motivated by Rule 28 of the Olympic Charter, which called for the creation of an Olympic education system. More importantly, Rodichenko posits, was the drive to create a socio-pedagogical paradigm that introduced children to the human ideals and moral and cultural values associated with the Olympic Movement. In his account of the Russian Olympic educational program, Rodichenko discusses the Russian model of Olympic education, the development of an Olympic textbook, and the creation of the 12 Russian Olympic Academies. He also offers insight into concepts of Olympism in Russia.
In the first two chapters of Olympic Education in Russia, Rodichenko describes how the Russian Olympic educational program came about and how Olympic education was introduced in the Russian school system. He explains how physical education was "enriched" by Olympic education in Russian schools. Olympic education became part of the theory of physical education taught in Russian schools.


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In the wake of two consecutive losses and a serious downturn in production, Colorado football coaches and players are trying to get their passing game back on track this week.
Part of that effort is deciding how much the tight ends will factor into this week's game at Arizona State.
CU hasn't had a lot of production from tight ends Kyle Slavin and Scott Fernandez so far this season. They have combined for six catches for 44 yards and zero touchdowns in the first four games.
Tight ends coach Klayton Adams said while tight ends haven't made a big impact statistically to this point this fall, he is happy with the consistent effort and execution he is getting from Slavin and Fernandez. He said both players will continue to have chances to make plays.
"It's just a matter of how you're trying to attack the opponent," Adams said. "I think the guys who are playing are doing a really good job. I think they have been incredibly consistent."
There was relatively little depth and experience on the roster at tight end when the season began because of offseason attrition, some of which was expected and some not.
CU's top three tight ends in 2012 combined to catch 55 passes. Nick Kasa led the way catching 25 passes for 391 yards and three scores. Slavin is the only one of those three players still on the roster. Kasa is in the NFL with the Oakland Raiders and Vincent Hobbs transferred. Redshirt freshman Austin Ray also left the program in the summer.
Colorado hasn't had a tight end catch more than 25 passes in a season since 2009 when Riar Geer finished third on the team in receiving with 36 catches for 402 yards.
Adams said that streak won't continue for long. He said tight ends were a prominent part of the offense the CU staff brought with them from San Jose State and they will be again at times this year and in the future.
"I think we've got to continue to improve and be in the right spots when we have those opportunities," Adams said. "I think they are doing those things and the quarterbacks are doing things the way they're supposed to and reading the right stuff. So it will click and when it does, you will see more of an even-type deal on that."
Redshirt freshman Sean Irwin caught the first pass of his career last week against Oregon and should begin to see more playing time and opportunities as the season progresses. To this point, Slavin and Fernandez have been alternating each series at tight end.
Slavin had hand surgery before the season after suffering an injury early in fall camp in August. He said he is 100 percent recovered from the injury and it hasn't affected him.
Slavin said each week is different in terms of how much the tight ends are included in the game plan, but he says there are always opportunities each week for him and the other tight ends to catch the ball and make plays.
"Obviously we haven't got the balls and numbers and stuff, but that's a few missed reads and that's me not getting open on certain stuff," Slavin said. "It's a combination of things."
Adams said it has been a bit unusual through the first four games that CU hasn't had many red zone opportunities and that it has been scoring touchdowns mostly on explosion plays. He said tight ends are generally a more prominent part of the offense in the red zone and as the Buffs get more red zone opportunities, the tight ends will likely have more chances to make their mark.
"We probably had three or four opportunities in the Oregon State game where for whatever reason it just didn't work out," Adams said. "Maybe it was a ball batted down or sometimes on certain day some things happen."
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Response to the Ontario Government's Economic Statement of October 22, 2008
In the Ontario Government's Fall economic statement released yesterday, Finance Minister Dwight Duncan made assurances that the current government "will never lose sight of the fact that underneath all the statistics, all the uncertainty and all the turmoil, there are real people with real fears, real concerns and very real needs."
In the Ontario Government's Fall economic statement released yesterday, Finance Minister Dwight Duncan made assurances that the current government "will never lose sight of the fact that underneath all the statistics, all the uncertainty and all the turmoil, there are real people with real fears, real concerns and very real needs."
These assurances are essential to members of our communities that were already vulnerable and become even more so in this challenging economic environment. In particular, the impact of a downturn is substantial for people with disabilities who are already disproportionately represented among the poor. Over 55% of working-age adults with disabilities are currently unemployed and that rate is almost 75% for women with disabilities. Ontarians with disabilities are almost twice as likely to live in poverty compared to other Ontarians.
It's precisely because of the current economy that the government's development of a Poverty Reduction Strategy takes on new urgency. Although mention of the strategy was missing from yesterday's economic statement, the commitment made during the most recent Speech from the Throne to meet the very real needs of Ontarians living in poverty undoubtedly remains a priority.
After all, how can it not? An investment in this critical strategy makes good financial sense for a government looking to make prudent economic decisions. Indeed, it is false economy not to make up-front investments that will have 10-fold return.
David Lepofsky, former Chair of the Ontarians with Disabilities Act Committee noted that for any poverty reduction strategy to be effective it "must include an aggressive and proactive disability component to address the unique forms of poverty experienced by Ontarians with disabilities without in any way reducing or compromising the vigour of addressing poverty by others."
Those "aggressive and proactive" initiatives Lepofsky references are already available. There are agencies in Ontario that work with specific disability groups and are experienced in meeting the unique needs of those groups. Our agency, The Canadian Hearing Society (CHS), and other agencies including CNIB, the Ontario March of Dimes, and the Canadian Paraplegic Association are invaluable resources to the government. They offer ready-made programs with proven results that can make a significant and positive impact on the province's overall economic health, not to mention the overall well-being of the person for whom the program was designed.
For example, 85% of deaf, deafened, and hard of hearing Ontarians are under or unemployed. CHS offers an employment services program that provides personalized employment counselling and works with employers to ensure workplace accessibility employees with hearing loss. The dividends of such a program are irrefutable: reduced social assistance, reduced health care costs, reduced barriers to housing, and increased tax revenues. Working as a partner with the Ontario government, even just this one program can have a significant and positive ripple effect.
Together we can meet the very real needs, and address the very real concerns and fears of real people.
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ALBANY, GA -- In the end, family hit closest to home for Albany Panthers Coach Lucious Davis.
The three-year Panthers coach confirmed to FOX 31 on July 4 that he would return to the organization- his Panthers family made it official Tuesday night.
Davis and the Panthers have agreed to terms on a one-year contract extension. General Manager Will Carter and Coach Davis announced the agreement at a press conference Wednesday.
One of the main issues between Davis and a run at a third straight indoor football title was time away from his family in Houston, Texas. Carter addressed those concerns in the contract allowing Davis to return home for most of 2012 and throughout the 2013 Panthers season.
"I love it here. I love the organization, I love my players…the city. It's hard to walk away from three years of people supporting you," Davis said.
A lot of Davis' support stems from his impressive results with the team.
Davis has won two indoor football championships (a PIFL title and the 2011 SIFL title), three division titles and owns a 32-9 record in his three seasons.
"(He's) been able to bring us winning seasons consecutive years, two championships. It's a credit to him and his coaching staff and the players for making us successful on the field," GM Will Carter said.
While Quarterback Cecil Lester, Receiver Antwone Savage and Defensive Lineman Tito Hannah intimated they planned to retire after the 2012 PIFL Championship. On Wednesday, Coach Davis and Carter expressed optimism that some of those players would return, but won't know for sure until August.
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Kansas Rural Center announces 2012 Savor the Season program
Posted: Sunday, Jan 29, 2012 - 3:51pm
Kansas farms and farmers markets looking to attract more customers with fresh fruits and vegetables this summer will have a new tool thanks to the Kansas Rural Center's Savor the Season Program, featuring a variety of materials, recipes, and grower training information about 10 feature crops for this year.
Through Savor the Season, both farmers markets and producers can receive funding and other assistance for promoting these specialty crops. Kansas farmers markets have until March 15, 2012 to sign up for the program.
For markets, Savor the Season provides a unified voice in the promotion of diversity and sales of local produce, and funding opportunities through mini-grants up to $250 targeted at new or smaller markets interested in testing a special events program. For markets with existing special events programs, cost-shares will match up to $400 for specialty crop promotions. Markets interested in joining the Savor the Season program can register for a toll-free Q&A call at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, January 30th and find applications online at ksfarmersmarkets.org. The application deadline for all programs is March 15, 2012.
For producers of fruits and vegetables, Savor the Season partners with K-State Research and Extension, the Kansas Vegetable Growers Association, Kansas Master Food Volunteers and other local agencies to provide resources and specific guidance on production, post-harvest handling and marketing.
Savor the Season also provides promotional materials--cards, banners and tip sheets on nutrition and preservation--for display at market booths, along with online resources and webinars.
For consumers, seasonal cards available at farmers markets provide details on selection and storage of fresh produce along with preparation tips and recipes. Cards will be shipped to area markets by April 18, 2012. Consumers, chefs, master food volunteers and others interested in the program are encouraged to submit favorite recipes using these 10 crops to twinrivers [dot] olf [at] gmail [dot] com by March 1, 2012. Volunteers and food businesses interested in distributing materials and partnering for events should contact their local farmers market.
The mission of the Savor the Season program is to improve the diversity of fruits and vegetables grown in Kansas, and to increase the sales of those crops. The Savor the Season specialty crops for 2012 are:
- Spinach
- Arugula
- Snow Peas
- Rhubarb
- Basil
- Bell Peppers
- Garlic
- Spaghetti Squash
- Turnips
- Pumpkins
A non-profit organization founded in 1979, the Kansas Rural Center works to strengthen rural communities and cultivate grass roots support for public policies that encourage family farming and stewardship of soil and water. Savor the Season is part of Our Local Food, a program of the Kansas Rural Center made possible by a USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant from the Kansas Department of Agriculture. Our Local Food is a network of local farms, farmers markets, food businesses and consumers committed to helping Kansans eat better, and to re-building a sustainable local food economy.


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I always go gaga whenever I find an artist offering candid thoughts on the various aspects of how they work – especially when they're communicating directly with normal people on the same level.
As a result, my jaw dropped when I discovered that the master of gorgeously recorded and mixed sound, Tchad Blake himself, had been posting on the GearSlutz.com forum. He responds candidly on various technical details regarding production and mixing, delving into topics that include mixing, recording drums, binaural techniques (for which he is well known) and even what he used to make that funky drum program on Neil Finn's Rest of the day off
You can find his posts by doing a search for posts by him: this link should get you the results.
It's moments like this that I am fond of this Internet thing.
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Leading the way through this film, which will probably be viewed on PBS by only bleeding heart white Progressives (not entertaining enough for anyone else) is Prof. Lamont Hill, self-styled Expert on Everything and Racialist Extraordinaire. Click Here if you Like this Comment
I eat ribs and fried chicken and am normal weight.It´s not the fat in their diet that makes them and white people fat.A 32 oz soft drink is many more time a problem than ribs and chicken. Processed junk for is the problem.Chips, Doritos , twinkles, moonpies and mountain do with skittles makes them fat.That´s also why all of our young are fat also.Greens and black eyed peas are good for them. Click Here if you Like this Comment
So that´s what´s killing black Americans.Got it. And here I was, thinking it was self-inflicted bullets and a culture that inveterately embraces crime and perpetual victimhood.Thanks, bro. As long as you provide someone else to blame other than the ones causing the problem, you´re doing your job. And don´t you worry -- we´ll pick up the tab, for everything. Click Here if you Like this Comment
Well, that just sounds racist to me.Could it be our black brothers and sisters eat those foods (fried chicken, BBQ, etc.) because they are really tasty foods? By the way, they steriotypically like collard greens as well. That´s one of the healthiest foods you can consume. Click Here if you Like this Comment
It´s their voting habits that are giving us all some indigestion. Click Here if you Like this Comment
I had a friend who invited me to dinner an made her regular food....soul food.Salty greens cooked in fat.Beef short ribs cooked in a dish that kept the fat in.Salt pork with a few beans in it.Pecan pie with a lard-based crust.Whole milk.Her children always complained of tummy aches.I cannot imagine why.///// Click Here if you Like this Comment
All things in moderation. It´s not the food, it´s the quantity of food and lack of self control. Plus lack of exercise. If you spend your life sitting on the couch watching Oprah and grazing all day long, you´re going to get fat. The only exercises these people get are going out to pick up a new EBT card and shopping. These days they are taught that they are entitled to that lifestyle. Now that zippy has removed the work requirement from welfare, look for the obesity problem to get worse. Click Here if you Like this Comment
FTA: "The origins of the diet lie in the history of American slavery..."No, the origins of the diet lie in what hard-working people of the region were eating - what was available, didn´t cost much, made as tasty as you could get it.Yeah, y´all quit eating it and we go back to calling it what it really is: "Southern food."Grits, BTW, comes from Americn Indian soufkee - ground hominy gruel. Indians ate it with bear fat and meat. White folk added butter and bacon. Yankees attempted to add milk and sugar. Click Here if you Like this Comment
I used to drive past Central H.S. in Erie Pa each morning, and observed that many students (most of whom were black) standing outside of the school, were drinking two liter bottles of Coke, Pepsi, or Mountain Dew, eating potato chips, donuts, and smoking cigarettes.Central H.S. offers free breakfasts, by the way. Click Here if you Like this Comment
If you want to look like an Olympic athlete, live like an Olympic athlete. If you want to look like Roger Moore… Click Here if you Like this Comment
Roger Moore? Don´t you mean Michael Moore? Jeez.... Click Here if you Like this Comment
Sir Roger Moore looks great for his age. Click Here if you Like this Comment
Sounds like a film pushed by the Michelle Obama food police...eating habits change over generations and in the mean time, it is the individual who is responsible for diet and exercise...I´m more concerned about the lack of outrage voer 600,000 Black babies being flushed down the toilet via abortion each year.Now let me get back to my fried chicken as I lay out the fixins for the New Year traditional first meal my folks enjoy...corn bread, pork, black-eyed peas, rice, collard greens, and some peach cobbler... Click Here if you Like this Comment
No wonder my GrandPa had such health problems. His second wife cooked like this and it did him dirty as he got older. Still he lived to 85 so now I´m not so sure. Maybe it´s a genetic thing.As another posted, if you work like a horse you have to eat like one. Otherwise, not. Click Here if you Like this Comment
Over the past few decades, there has been far too much emphasis on "other peoples´ eating, salary, lifestyle.We have turned into a nation of buttinskies.We´d be better off if we minded our own business, and were allowed to be individuals. Click Here if you Like this Comment
If you ask him to dinner, you´re gonna feed him:WatermelonHominy gritsAn´ shortnin´ breadAlligator ribsSome pig tailsSome black eyed peasSome chitlinsSome collard greens Click Here if you Like this Comment
My paternal grandparents were from Arkansas.They were poor farmers and ate this same diet. My favorite dish as a kid was greens cooked in bacon fat served with pepper juice. When my grandparents came to San Francisco to work in the shipyards during WWII their diet changed and we had food like this mostly for Sunday dinner. I still remember in the 50´s we ate alot of mashed potatoes and nobody was heavy in fact everybody was skinny. But we never ate chips and very seldom drank soft drinks. This has nothing to do with slavery and everything to do with geography. Click Here if you Like this Comment 2 persons like this.
You´re right #4. That is, until you pour bacon grease and fatback all over it.Girl´s Hubby Click Here if you Like this Comment
Can congress ban soul food?It´s for the children. Click Here if you Like this Comment
FTA: Hurt says the government can help by increasing urban access to quality food and requiring calorie counts to be displayed on restaurant menus.If there was demand for fresh fruits and vegetables then the marketplace would rush to fill that demand. Who thinks calorie count labels will slow-down anyone going for the buttered ham hocks? Click Here if you Like this Comment
Abortion is the biggest killer of black people.On average, 1,876 black babies are aborted every day in the United States.13 million since 1973.I wonder how many of those babies would have grown up to be great inventors or doctors...That is black genocide, not BBQ ribs. Click Here if you Like this Comment
I just knew we would be reading something like this about now!Get them all dependent on food stamps and then put restrictions on what food can be purchased. Click Here if you Like this Comment
Oops. Click Here if you Like this Comment
Is this going to result in another entitlement program for parasites? I can hear some congresscritter (Jackson-Lee or Waters-type)now: "Congress must DO something about this." Click Here if you Like this Comment
Chitlins. collard greens and black eyed peas.. Isn´t that what they serve at the White House when there are no guests? Click Here if you Like this Comment
Weeeelllllll, I´m sure they don´t serve pork in any form.... Click Here if you Like this Comment
Right on, #15! Click Here if you Like this Comment
2 things1. Blacks were left the food that the slave owners did not want and had to improvise.2. The book White Liberals and Black Rednecks by Thomas Sowell sheds light on "soul Food and other issues. Click Here if you Like this Comment
Everyday you get up and make choices.It´s not big bones, it´s all in the wrist to mouth action.How many twits will have a breakdown over being told how to eat ? Click Here if you Like this Comment
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Danny Granger is returning to the Indiana Pacers, but not really in the nick of time
Kelly Dwyer at Ball Don't Lie1 day agoThe Indiana Pacers are about to add a former All-Star, one that is still on the fringes of his physical prime, to their rotation for absolutely no cost. Danny Granger may be coming off of a 19-month layoff ( save for a five-game stint in 2012-13) to return to the team on Friday night, but that shouldn't worry Indiana Pacer fans in the slightest. Any little bit helps, and Danny Granger should act as far more than a "little bit."
One can't overstate this, even if we run the risk of overrating someone like Danny Granger – as many people tended to do during his time as a go-to guy for the Pacers a few years back. Granger was a solid enough scorer and efficient enough worker, and he did top out at nearly 26 points per game in 2008-09, but if he was your lead dog, your sled needed some help. Granger always seemed to be in the same position that San Antonio Spur Sean Elliott worked from years ago, a third option miscast closer to the top of the bill.
A few things about that comparison cling, though. Elliott had David Robinson to work alongside during much of that time, and in his peak Robinson was likely the third-best player in the NBA behind Michael Jordan. Granger had no such help.
Kobe Bryant is out for six weeks with a fracture in his left knee
Kelly Dwyer at Ball Don't Lie2 days agoLos Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant needed 7 1/2 arduous months to return from an Achilles tear, seemingly making it back in time to save a Lakers team that was left to battle the elements without injured guard Steve Nash and with Pau Gasol hobbling and inconsistent. The Lakers, faced with a tough road schedule, have dropped four of six with Bryant in the lineup, and they're likely to be dropping quite a few more from now until February.
Bryant complained of left knee stiffness after an awkward move sent him tumbling during Tuesday's Laker win over the Memphis Grizzlies. Two days later, we know the final diagnosis: Kobe will be out six weeks with a left knee injury in a move that could doom the Lakers' postseason hopes.
The team revealed the details of the injury on Thursday afternoon:
Injury Update: Kobe Bryant has a fracture of the lateral tibial plateau in his left knee. He is expected to miss 6 weeks.
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) December 19, 2013
Kanye West rants about Chicago forcing Michael Jordan to play for the Wizards, is also very wrong (Video)
Kelly Dwyer at Ball Don't Lie2 days agoKanye West performed at Chicago's United Center on Wednesday night, working in his former hometown of Chicago and in the same building where Michael Jordan won three of his six NBA championship rings.
Following his retirement in 1999, Jordan went on to become part-owner of the Washington Wizards in 2000, along with taking on player personnel decision-making duties, and a player for the team from 2001-03. Following a disastrous stint as both player and ostensible general manager (the title technically had to be stripped from Jordan, along with minority ownership, when he suited up), Jordan went on to become the GM and eventually the owner of the Charlotte Bobcats in 2006 and then 2010. The results during his seven-year term, despite a surprisingly mediocre start to the 2013-14 season, have not been good.
Kanye West, in a NSFW and auto-tuned rant from Wednesday, decided to fall back on the easy conceit that Chicago Bulls ownership somehow made it so Michael Jordan "had" to play for the Wizards. Despite things being much more nuanced and deeper and not stupidly simple than that hook. Here's a clip from the show:
Omer Asik will remain with the Houston Rockets. For now.
Kelly Dwyer at Ball Don't Lie2 days agoThe NBA-styled drama surrounding Omer Asik's current employment won't go away any time soon, there are still exactly two months left until the league's trade deadline, with the transaction-happy NBA draft and 2014 offseason to follow after that. What is clear for now is that the Rockets, unhappy with the proposed deals reportedly offered to the team in the wake of Asik's off-record trade demand, have pulled Omer off the table for now. Rockets general manager Daryl Morey reportedly decided on a Dec. 19 personal trade deadline in any transaction for Asik, as it would allow either his front office or the team that traded for the big center to potentially trade Asik again on trade deadline day after a two-month wait, as per NBA bylaws.
LeBron James lashes out at Mario Chalmers during a timeout, later apologizes (Videos)
Kelly Dwyer at Ball Don't Lie2 days agoMario Chalmers had a rough outing on Wednesday night, lined up against the Eastern Conference-leading Indiana Pacers. His Miami Heat eventually won the contest, but Chalmers struggled all night with his shooting (1 of 5 from the field) and decision-making (two turnovers in under 19 minutes, but also some dodgy passes that led to eventual Heat turnovers later in the possession). And he especially struggled with his defense.
After one miscommunication left Pacer star swingman Paul George wide open for a 3-pointer that George swished, LeBron James was seen snarling on the court as the Heat made their way to the offensive end. Chalmers response? He turned the ball over on the next possession.
During the next timeout, and apparently after Chalmers said something in defense of his defense, James lashed out at the Heat point guard. Watch:
Roy Hibbert photobombs the ESPN studio crew, makes everything delightfully silly (Video)
Kelly Dwyer at Ball Don't Lie2 days agoIndiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert has not enjoyed his last two trips to Miami. The Defensive Player of the Year frontrunner had to walk out of American Airlines Arena last June after the Heat ended the Indiana Pacers' season in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals, and Wednesday night's loss to the Heat saw Hibbert having to sit on the bench for over half the game with foul trouble, eventually working a step slow down the stretch because of all the rust developed during that long stretch on the pine. Miami scored 50 points in the paint, the most the top-ranked Indiana defense has given up all year, as the Heat came back from down 15 to take the win.
Still, on his way out of the Heat's home facility, Hibbert managed to get one Roy Hibbert-esque exercise in. If he couldn't act as a dominant defender or low post scorer (two very Roy Hibbert-esque exercises) the least he could do was something funny on the way out:
A Roy Hibbert-esque exercise indeed, as he tweeted afterward:
With Roy Hibbert sitting, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James spark a comeback Miami win over Indiana
Kelly Dwyer at Ball Don't Lie3 days agoPaul George may be the Indiana Pacers' MVP candidate, but time and time again it has been proven that Pacer center Roy Hibbert is the team's literal most valuable player. This was more than evident last week, when Hibbert was the dominant go-to force on both ends in Indiana's comeback win over the Miami Heat, and it was certainly evident in Miami tonight. Hibbert was hampered by foul trouble all night, leading to diminished returns from Indiana as the defending champs came back from 15 points to win by a 97-94 score.
Watch the Atlanta Hawks attempt to guess the meaning of odd English slang words (Video)
Kelly Dwyer at Ball Don't Lie3 days agoIt's been said that America and Great Britain are separated by a common language, and if you want proof of this, do take the time to mention wearing a fanny pack the next time you're around someone from England. Actually, don't; but do understand that the English have hundreds of charming idioms and phrases that typically leave most Americans cross-eyed while trying to determine the meaning.
The Atlanta Hawks and Brooklyn Nets will suit up at London's O2 Arena this January for a regular season game, and in advance of that showdown (and in attempt to publicize the pairing) the Hawks have decided to give some of their players a little tutorial on some less-common English words that just aren't heard here.
Via Trey Kerby at NBA.com's Starters blog, here's the first one:
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Paul George's MVP-level game is ready to suit up against the dastardly Miami Heat again
Kelly Dwyer at Ball Don't Lie3 days agoCurrently, Paul George is not your NBA MVP. LeBron James is playing one less minute per game than Paul, but he still has him licked in points (25.3 to 23.8), rebounds (6.8 to 5.8), assists (6.5 to 3.5) while shooting – holy cow – 59.8 percent from the floor. If LeBron James does not win every MVP from now until 2016 or so, then something will have gone very, very wrong for him.
The fact that we're considering Paul George as a sound runner-up to the greatest player of his generation, though, speaks volumes. George won the NBA's Most Improved Player award last year while actually not improving all that much – his per-minute stats went up a bit, but basically he just played far more minutes in Danny Granger's absence while watching his efficiency numbers suffer along the way. George may not have deserved that award, but the turn he's taken in 2013-14 more than makes up for it.
Tony Allen is auctioning off the shoes that once kicked Chris Paul for charity
Kelly Dwyer at Ball Don't Lie3 days agoOne nice side benefit to NBA suspensions and/or fines is the fact that all the money collected from a player as a result of either a fine or being docked a game's pay goes to league-chosen charities. Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, notorious for over a decade's worth of fines for various referee-related reasons, even matches his personal NBA levy each time out with his own charitable contribution. It's a good give back than everyone can get behind, even if we're a little uneasy with the way we got to this benevolent turn.
Memphis Grizzlies defensive stopper Tony Allen, in his typically inimitable way, has created a unique turn on this sort of back and forth.
You'll recall that in mid-November Allen inadvertently kicked Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul during a game. It was an accident, to be sure, but Allen left himself prone to criticism for being out of control on the court on his way to bonking the NBA's top point guard, one that has battled the Grizzlies in both the 2012 and 2013 playoffs. Watch:
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Limerick Contest Week Three!
It's the third week of our Limerick Contest! All this month, we're soliciting limericks from our readership (and free range poets!) in a competition to see if we can find the best Medical Limerick EVER.
Here are the top three entries we've received this week. Make sure to vote for your favorite by leaving a comment sharing which one you thought was best. At the end of the month, we'll be having a final vote to select the best of all the winning limericks! The winner receives an autographed copy of "This Won't Hurt A Bit!" and fame and glory!
Without further ado:
Limerick A:
Four A.M. is a bad time to be calling
And Doc, I can tell that you're stalling
But the patient who's strictly NPO
Just ate an onion burrito
And the fumes have all the staff bawling!
Limerick B:
On this unit, they say we're a team
That's either a hallucination or a dream
Whenever there's a Code Brown
Nurses head out of town
Staff cohesion is not what it may seem!
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We've all been seriously angry at something or someone from time to time, as a fact of life this anger is inescapable, and balancing your chi is a fantasy for pansies!
What better way to exalt that troublesome anger than to man a tank and destroy the things that really seem to bother us most with no absolution! You can drive tanks over cars or read on for a less cathartic experience.
This is just a fathomable example of the 6 common-most things someone would want to drive over and crush to its demise with a military grade tank, built for war!
The Unruly Neighbor or Back-stabbing Ex-Friend
That grubby little wanker! Run them over and show them who's boss, they may think they are funny sending their pups over the fence to add unwanted "fertilizer" to your garden, or that evil friend who lied and deceived you is staring you down in the distance, Smash um! they are no match for 50 tons of pure steel and gunpowder!
That product that doesn't deserve to be popular!
Boy that sure was a paltry box of candy, or that detergent really didn't clean your laundry, well under the crushing weight of pure steel it goes!
The companies, obsolete, useless office products
That printer that just won't stop spooling out useless characters page after page, well now it is no more! or that obsolete desktop computer that can't stop saying "Abort, Retry, Fail." your outta here!
Those defective household appliances
Blimey!, that noisy dishwasher will not be keep me awake at night any longer!
Those distasteful modern masterpieces.
Maybe you have some rather odd so called "artworks" you need to obliterate!
That nosy neighbor's car
"Blast that little bugger is at it again staring through my front porch window trying to see what I am doing in my kitchen as I make breakfast, what could I be doing?, I am just feeding my kids, come now eyes off while I scramble these eggs, I swear I will have my revenge you nosy nuisance!"
As we all may have our reasons for our objects of loathing, it sure would be a fair relief to be able to "remove" said things from our plane of existence. With the assistance of a military grade tank to come to our aid, this adventure sporting could be quite fun and entertaining!


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Your greatest asset when buying a car is your credit score. "Make sure your credit is clean before you apply. Make sure your financing is straightened out before you even get to the dealer. Just A Note: If you're saddled with monthly student loans payments, you may actually have an advantage here: it shows you are responsible with installment payments, the same kind as with any car financing. This makes you a more reliable buyer than recent grads without any loans.
Now To Find The Right Car For You:
Being as informed as possible is your best defense against paying too much for a car. Use the consumer reports provided by websites or magazines to determine just how much the cars you're considering are worth. Though there are many car search websites to choose from, some perennial favorites like Kelley Blue Book, Cars.com, Consumer Reports' website, Yahoo! Autos, and Edmunds.com are usually very dependable. You'll find payment calculators, reader reviews, and industry reports, making it easy to find the most fuel-efficient/safest/most popular car in your price range.
At the dealership
"With first-time buyers, you have to go through a little bit more of a process," says Brian Munroe, author of Car Buying Revealed: How to Buy A Car and Not Get Taken for a Ride.
When you're finally filling out the paperwork, you will need to prove you're employed, either through a letter of employment (if you have yet to start) or with a pay stub. Many companies like Jeep offer special programs with lower interest rates for recent college graduates. Just be aware that anything negative on your credit score can potentially knock you out of the program.
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The upside to leasing is that payments will be lower in general, but this route is only ideal for a small group of people. "You really need to examine your future three years out before you sign a lease," Ostroff says. A lease is a contract, and if you suddenly decide it's not the car for you . . . too bad.
If you still think leasing is the best option for you, then lease away. If not, finance the car, but make sure you can afford it. "
Buying a car may involve taking out a loan from a bank or financing through the dealership itself, but having a sizable down payment will always help offset interest accrued over time. Save up about 20% of the car's price, at least. Be conservative, know what you can afford, and don't overspend.
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Some Norton homeowners say they're in shock when hearing how much it will cost them to hook up to the city's sewer system, after city officials told them they'll have to abandon their older, failing septic systems. The cost to extend city sewer lines to the neighborhood known as Nash Heights could be as high as 25 to $30,000 each for some residents.
But Norton Finance Director John Moss says the EPA has given the city no other choice after the failing septic systems started dumping human waste into ditches in the area.
Moss tells AkronNewsNow " There are failing systems in these neighborhoods. Whether people realize it or not, you cant just leave a failed system, it dumps raw sewage into the environment. And the EPA has mandated that we test, we've found that we have that problem, and they've mandated that we have to fix that problem."
Moss says replacing each septic system is not an option, only a hook-up to the city sewer system. He says residents don't realize how expensive extending the sewer infrastructure to the neighborhoods really is.
"They do have a problem that at the end of their septic systems life it needs to be repaired or replaced, and under today's regulation with the EPA it's not cheap and they're not thinking about that," says Moss.
John Moss says the cost of hooking up to the sewers would be spread over a 20 year period in the form of assessments. He says it will be quite a while before the sewer system could be extended to the affected neighborhoods. " You have the entire process of design, going to bid, construction, wrapping up the accounting. It could be two or three years before you even start any payments."
Affected residents have been packing Norton City Council chambers over the past few weeks protesting the EPA and city mandates.


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Neil Barofsky: Why TARP Failed to Aid Troubled Homeowners
Former TARP Inspector General Neil Barofsky sat down with The Daily Show's Jon Stewart to talk about his book Bailout: How Washington Abandoned Main Street While Rescuing Wall Street and the reasons for the program's failure.
You can read more about that in Matt Taibbi's latest at Rolling Stone: 'Bailout': Neil Barofsky's Adventures in Groupthink City:
Bailout has its first paperback release this week, and Barofsky accordingly is making the media rounds (check out Comedy Central tomorrow), where he'll mainly be asked about the political revelations in the book. You know, the inside-baseball stories of how the officials who administered the TARP bailout fought transparency at every turn, failed to do due diligence on the health and viability of bailout recipients, seemed totally uninterested in creating safeguards against fraud, and generally speaking spent more time bitching about the media and plotting against the likes of Elizabeth Warren and, eventually, Barofsky himself than making sure the largest federal rescue in history wasn't a complete waste of money.
As the former Special Inspector General of the TARP, a key official who was present at the highest levels throughout most of the bailout period and saw from the inside how both the Bush and Obama administrations attacked the economic collapse, Barofsky does have that story to tell, and the book unsurprisingly is full of historically weighty scenes and factoids that will be culled by reporters like me for years to come.
But there's a secondary and I think more interesting subplot to this book, a personal story that will give it more staying power. Just like Will was really a journey-of-self-discovery story that just happened to have the Watergate burglary as a backdrop (the book's real climax comes in the post-Watergate prison years, where Liddy really "finds himself"), Bailout is a kind of Alice in Wonderland tale of an ordinary, sane person disappearing down into a realm of hallucinatory dysfunction, with Tim Geithner playing the role of the Mad Hatter and Barofsky the increasingly frustrated Alice who realizes he's stuck at the stupidest tea party he ever was at. [...]


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Come make Christmas Eve a time of worship and centerpiece of your family tradition at Christmas. It is one of the best-loved services of the year as we celebrate the joy and meaning of Christmas. Doors open and childcare available at 4 pm service starts at 5 pm. A pre-service concert by Brian and Debby Daniel will begin at 4:40 pm.
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You can find us at 510 West Main Street in downtown Knoxville. We're across the street from the post office, between the City/County Building and Bank of America. Click here to view a map of our location.
Parking is available behind the church on Locust Street and beside the church in the Bank of America garage, accessible by Locust Street and Hill Avenue.
Worship services are held on Sundays at 8:42 am and 11:00 am. The 8:42 service is a blended worship style with a praise band. The 11:00 am worship service is more traditional in style and is televised. Small group Sunday School classes meet on Sundays from 9:45-10:45 am for everyone from 4 to 104 years old.
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Buffeted by ethereal twisters, Mars rover gears up to move on
Buffeted by ethereal whirlwinds and twisters, the Curiosity Mars rover is wrapping up initial soil analysis operations at a sandy drift where it's been parked for more than a month, project scientists said today. The rover is now being prepared to move on in search of suitable targets for a compact rock drill, the final major sample acquisition system to be tested.
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Along Came a Spider
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Morgan Freeman returns as forensic psychologist Dr. Alex Cross in this thriller based on the novel by James Patterson (whose work also formed the basis of the hit Kiss the Girls). Gary Soneji (Michael Wincott) is a brilliant but remorseless psychopath who has landed a teaching position at an exclusive private school in Washington, D.C. Using his extensive knowledge of kidnapping (he's taught a class on Charles Lindbergh), Soneji abducts one of his students - Megan (Mika Boorem), whose father Hank Rose (Michael Moriarty) is a United States senator. Ollie MacArthur (Dylan Baker), the detective investigating the case, has strong words for Jezzie Flannigan (Monica Potter), the Secret Service agent who mistakenly let Megan slip through her fingers. But when the kidnapper contacts Dr. Cross, the psychologist is brought in on the case, and Cross seeks out Flannigan, who he believes might have a valuable insight into the case. Soon, Cross and Flannigan come to the terrible realization that this crime only represents the tip of the iceberg for the ruthless Soneji. Along Came a Spider also features Penelope Ann Miller, Jay O. Sanders, and Kim Hawthorne. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Beyond the Sea
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Kevin Spacey serves as both director and star for this biopic based on the life and career of legendary entertainer Bobby Darin, which moves back and forth between his childhood and adult selves to tell the tale of his remarkable life. Born Bobby Cassotto and raised in the Bronx, young Bobby (played as a child by William Ullrich) was raised by his mother, Polly (Brenda Blethyn), his brother-in-law, Charlie (Bob Hoskins), and his sister, Nina (Caroline Aaron). At the age of 15, Bobby contracted a severe case of rheumatic fever, which was expected to take his life; while it left him with a weak heart, Bobby beat the odds and survived. Buoyed by a love of music passed along by his mother, Bobby learned to play several instruments and began singing as he recovered. Displaying a confidence and drive which stopped just short of arrogance, he adopted the stage name Bobby Darin and set his sights on becoming a star. After a string of hits as a rock & roll singer, Darin (played as an adult by Kevin Spacey) takes another gamble, and with the help of manager Steve Blauner (John Goodman) he reinvents himself as a supper-club vocalist in the manner of Frank Sinatra. All the more remarkably, he succeeds, and his swinging version of "Mack the Knife" tops the charts. Now a major singing star, Darin decides to take up acting; on the set of his first movie, he woos his female co-star Sandra Dee (Kate Bosworth), and despite the stern objections of her mother (Greta Scacchi), Bobby and Sandra wed. But after a string of successful movies for Dee and hit records and an Oscar nomination for Darin, the shifting tastes of the 1960s throw their careers off-track. Bobby cautiously embraces the new sounds of the day, but his old fans don't want to hear him cover Bob Dylan or the Rolling Stones, while the younger audience isn't interested in his new sound, leaving Darin in a difficult place to make his way back to stardom. Kevin Spacey did his own singing for Beyond the Sea, recreating Bobby Darin's vocal style with uncanny accuracy. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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This post-modern comic variation on The Defiant Ones concerns Keats (Damon Wayans), an undercover police detective trying to get the goods on crime kingpin Frank Colton (James Caan). Keats poses as a crook to make friends with one of Colton's underlings, a drug dealer and car thief named Archie Moses (Adam Sandler). Keats is using Archie as part of a sting operation to put Colton away; however, Archie doesn't care for this, and when he finds out Keats's true plan and actual identity, it leads to an altercation that ends with Archie shooting Keats in the head. Several months later, Keats emerges from the hospital with a metal plate in his skull, and he has to bring Archie in. However, now Archie and Keats are both on Colton's enemies list, and the two find themselves on the run in Arizona, trying to outwit Colton's team of assassins, but having Archie on hand doesn't do much good in the outwitting department. Bulletproof was directed by Ernest Dickerson, who got his start as a cinematographer for Spike Lee. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Charlie St. Cloud
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A young man forms a unique connection to the afterlife after surviving the tragic car accident that claimed his younger brother in this supernatural drama starring Zac Efron, based on the best-selling book by author Ben Sherwood. Charlie St. Cloud (Efron) is an experienced sailor from the Pacific Northwest who has just earned a scholarship that will take him far from home. The light of his mother's life, Charlie and his little brother, Sam (Charlie Tahan), are driving late at night when they're involved in a deadly car accident that kills Sam and leaves Charlie forever changed. In the aftermath of the accident, Charlie is wracked with guilt, convinced that if he had just been more careful behind the wheel, Sam would still be alive today. When Charlie begins seeing visions of his younger brother that are just as real as if Sam is actually standing before him, his friends and neighbors all start to think he's losing his mind. Shortly thereafter, Charlie's former high-school classmate Tess (Amanda Crew) returns to town unannounced, and together the two old acquaintances forge the foundation of a meaningful romance. But before Charlie can move on with his life he'll have to first let go of his past, and bid his beloved brother Sam one final, heartfelt farewell. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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John Travolta stars in this thriller as divorced husband and father Frank Morrison, a boat builder concerned about his son Danny (Matthew O'Leary), a troubled 11-year-old who has shown a tendency to lie since his parents broke up. When his ex-wife Susan (Teri Polo) announces that she's getting remarried to Rick Barnes (Vince Vaughn), a recent arrival in town and a popular, wealthy philanthropist, Frank struggles with jealousy but feels that Rick might be a stabilizing influence for his son. When Danny begins relating unsettling stories about Rick, Frank at first chalks it up to youthful rebellion, but when Danny stridently claims to have witnessed his new stepfather committing murder, Frank's instincts tell him the story is true. As he investigates the new man in his family's life, Frank uncovers alarming facts about Rick, who's not the man he appears to be. Domestic Disturbance (2001) made headlines six months before its release when co-star Steve Buscemi, accompanied by Vaughn and screenwriter Scott Rosenberg, was stabbed and seriously injured in an after-hours bar brawl with locals near the film's North Carolina set. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
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Ghosts of Mississippi
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This is a long-awaited film telling the story of the trials of Medgar Evers' killer. Medger Evers (James Pickens, Jr.) was a black civil-rights activist in Mississippi who was shot to death in 1963. Despite very persuasive evidence that Byron De La Beckwith (James Woods) was indeed his killer, the all-white juries hearing his case at that time acquitted him (he was tried twice). In this film, with the aid of Ever's widow Myrlie (Whoopie Goldberg), Bobby DeLaughter (Alec Baldwin), a young lawyer, gathers enough new evidence to bring Beckwith in for a third trial. Woods' performance as a wise-cracking bigot is one of the film's highlights. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
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Judgment Night
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In Judgment Night, an action-packed thriller directed by Stephen Hopkins, a group of young middle-class men Emilio Estevez Cuba Gooding Jr. Jeremy Piven and Stephen Dorff on a night out with the boys take a disastrous wrong turn that leads to a run-in with a vicious street gang led by Fallon (Denis Leary). A cold, vicious and frightening criminal, Fallon and his band of thugs threaten to permanently silence the foursome after they witness a murder. ~ Linda Rasmussen, Rovi
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Ladder 49
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An everyday hero recalls his life as he's forced to look death in the eye in this adventure drama. Jack Morrison (Joaquin Phoenix) is a young firefighter who is a member of Ladder Company 49, led by Capt. Kennedy (John Travolta), a tough but compassionate man who looks upon his fellow firefighters as a family. While battling a blaze, Morrison finds himself trapped inside a burning building, and as Kennedy and his men try to find a way to rescue him, Morrison looks back on his life and how he came to choose such a dangerous career. Ladder 49 also features Jacinda Barrett and Brooke Hamlin as, respectively, Morrison's wife and daughter. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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October Sky
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NASA engineer Homer H. Hickam, Jr.'s autobiography provided the basis for this drama about a teenager coming of age at the dawn of the space race. In 1957, Homer Hickam (Jake Gyllenhaal) is a high school student in Coalwood, West Virginia when the Soviet Union launches Sputnik, the first man-made satellite. While most of his friends and neighbors react with fear or distrust, Homer is instantly fascinated and begins studying everything he can find on jet and rocket design. While many of Homer's friends are puzzled by his new obsession, several new friends share his enthusiasm, and with the encouragement of his teacher (Laura Dern), Homer and his fellow "Rocket Boys" begin designing and launching their own homemade missiles. However, Homer's father (Chris Cooper) takes a dim view of his son's interest in rockets and is convinced Homer's future should be the same as his own, working in the local coal mines. October Sky mixes the drama of traditional family conflicts with a nostalgic glimpse of life in the mid-50's and a look at the earliest days of our journey into space. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Radiant City
The title of this made-for-TV period drama refers to a low-income suburban New Jersey housing project, which in the year 1958 represents the life's dream of vivacious Brooklyn housewife Gloria Goodman (Kirstie Alley. Weighed down with a well-meaning but boorish husband (Clancy Brown) and a pair of unruly children (Adam Lamberg, Tori McPetrie), Gloria can only dream of life beyond the four walls of her drab little apartment. Enter Bert Kramer (Gil Bellows), a freewheeling young "beat" writer who may well be the only person capable of liberating Gloria and paving the way towards that El Dorado known as Radiant City. The film made its ABC debut on March 31, 1996. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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The Dirt Bike Kid
In a rambling, somewhat uneven drama, 14-year-old Jack Simmons (Peter Billingsley) takes it on himself to help his friend, coach Mike (Patrick Collins), save his hot dog and soft drink concession. Mr. Hodgkins (Stuart Pankin) is a greedy, self-serving banker who is determined to raze Mike's hot dog stand and build a new bank on its site. Jack's primary resource in his fight against Mr. Hodgkins is a motorbike that does everything except speak French. With this motorized wonder (which starts itself), Jack tackles a gang of tough bikers and the infamous Mr. Hodgkins, taking him for a ride he will never forget. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
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Unlawful Entry
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After their Los Angeles suburban house is burglarized, Karen and Michael Carr (Madeleine Stowe and Kurt Russell), are assisted by policeman Pete Davis (Ray Liotta). At first, Davis seems helpful and polite, even helping the Carrs when he is off duty. Soon, it becomes apparent that the policeman has developed an obsession for Karen, and he begins terrorizing the couple, with the intent of killing Michael and running away with Karen. Though the plot is fairly predictable, Unlawful Entry is highlighted by fine performances by all three lead actors. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
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By Roger Mercer
I could spend years learning from A.J. Bullard and still wouldn't know all he knows.
He says he "lives to learn." I understand that. That's the kind of passion that drives his life with plants, as well as my own.
Bullard is a retired dentist and accomplished botanist from Mount Olive. His weekly column, "Botany with Bullard," appears in the Mount Olive Messenger, published by the Goldsboro News-Argus.
A couple of weeks ago, he called to invite me to hear one of his talks at the Mount Olive library. He had noticed the white wick column I had written. He allowed me to stop by his garden Tuesday on the way to the library.
What a trip! I saw intergeneric plants grafted together to solve growth problems. I saw a collection of N.C. native azalea and blueberry relatives ranging from common to so rare I didn't know they existed.
I saw white wicky collected from several locations, growing bolt upright and making many side shoots. There were viable seeds hanging in bunches where the white blooms had covered the plant in May.
I saw blueberries grafted onto sparkleberry understocks so that they grew like small trees, rather than large clumps. The plants looked spectacularly vigorous and were loaded with bloom buds ready to open.
I also saw many tropical vines that had proved to be at least root-hardy in Bullard's Mount Olive garden.
The vines are a special interest of mine. I especially liked the vine he called "Mexican firecracker." It was, of course, covered with dead leaves. But I could envision it covered with red flowers and hummingbirds all summer. I have to go back and learn more about the vines and the ericaceous plants, such as azaleas, blueberries, and related genera. And I want to try to grow some of those white wicky,Kalmia cuneata, seeds.
At the library, Bullard described and showed slides of many plants native to our area that are edible, used in herbal medicine or have other unique uses. The room was nearly full. Bullard's readers of his Mount Olive newspaper column seem to be ardent fans.
A video showing most of Bullard's talk can be found on YouTube by searching for hembreeder. Several of my videos will be listed there, including the talk by Bullard.
Bullard was born in Sampson County. He graduated with a sociology degree from UNC in 1961 and earned a doctorate in dental surgery from UNC in 1965. His wife, Barbra, holds degrees in library science and nursing from UNC.
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Keep Britain Tidy Network
25 June 2010
Keep Britain Tidy's ambassador Kirstie Allsopp is calling on people to show some thought and clear away their disposable barbecues safely. With the sun shining and prospect of lazy summer days on the beach or in the park, the thoughts of many turn to that now thoroughly English summer pursuit – the barbecue. But this year Keep Britain Tidy has noticed a worrying trend – those cooking their sausages and burgers on disposable barbecues in public places are doing the barbecuing but not the disposing!The number of complaints received by the charity about the throwaway barbecues is rising – with people reporting injuries caused by used barbecues thoughtlessly left on beaches or in parks and green spaces. Last summer, Keep Britain Tidy was contacted by the mother of a four-year-old boy who had to have emergency surgery on his leg after he cut it on the metal grill of a disposable barbecue left on a beach. The Jackson family from Kings Langley were on holiday when Andrew, four, was injured while playing in the sand dunes at Formby Point, near Liverpool, with his sister. His mother Sandra said: 'We'd only been on the beach for 20 minutes when Andrew was hurt by a metal grill that was buried in the sand. 'He had to have an emergency operation at Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool and, thankfully, he has made a full recovery, apart from the scar which will be with him for life. 'It could have been so much worse. It could have been his face instead of his leg or it could have severed a major artery. 'A sight I still haven't cleared from my nightmares is the whiteness of the bones of my son's leg.' Mrs Jackson appealed to people to think about others when they've finished with the barbecue: 'This could have killed Andrew so please clear up after yourselves and don't leave disposable barbecues where children can be injured by them. We were lucky but someone else may not be.'
In order to try to prevent other children being injured in a similar way this summer, Keep Britain Tidy is urging everyone to stop and think before abandoning their disposable barbecue on the beach or in the park. Keep Britain Tidy's ambassador TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp said: 'It is vital for our beaches, parks and open spaces to be clean and safe places for families to enjoy. 'People who leave litter behind are showing no thought for the safety and enjoyment of others using our public spaces. 'There is nothing my children and I enjoy more than a barbecue in the sunshine on the beach, but we must clear up after ourselves.' Keep Britain Tidy has also had reports about people who have done 'the right thing' - putting the barbecue in a bin when they clear up - but, unfortunately, they have been premature with their disposal and the hot barbecue has melted the plastic litter bin.
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Barbecues: My local park, Wimbledon Park in S.W. London has suffered an epidemic of weekend barbecues in recent years. On warm days the air is acrid from the fumes of burning charcoal and the accelerants used to get the fires going. They are often discarded at the end of the day, with the charcoal still smouldering, and represent a serious health and safety risk from burns to dogs and children, injury from the metal grilles and, in the recent hot dry weather, a very real danger the woodland going up in flames. The problem is exacerbated by Merton Council's policy of total capitulation and it's laissez faire attitude, compared with local local authorities, has meant that people flock from miles away because they know they will not be challenged. ANY SUGGESTIONS? PLEASE!