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In order to provide the best Rock 'n' Roll experience, each event is planned for a specific number of expected participants. This planning process ensures we have sufficient on-course support, swag, and event medals for all participants. A small per-registration processing fee is charged to reserve your place and confirm your intent to run the event.
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Nordic combined skier Todd Lodwick and luge athlete Mark Grimmette were chosen for their fifth straight team when the list was made official early Tuesday. Teams can make changes only in case of injuries.
Another five-time Olympian is Casey Puckett, who made the 1992, 1994, 1998 and 2002 teams as an Alpine skier. He is recovering from a shoulder injury, but is expected to compete on the freestyle team in skicross.
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"Everything one sees on earth, Is Dolls' Stuff and nothing else"
What could better define the human penchant for dollhouse than this picturesque quote? The reasons for this persistent fascination for dollhouses stemmed from the fact that dollhouse making lays you on an elating joyride, bestowed with zeal to furnish a virgin one-of-its-kind model. Fast overtaking the other hobbies, Dollhouse and miniature-making is groping its way to the hearts of many. Universal adult absorption with miniatures demonstrated a steep rise over the centuries. Scores of miniature enthusiasts exhibit both antique and reproduction models in their houses. Some collect it to relish the nostalgia of the bygone era, while others enjoy conceptualizing an entirely modern setting to garnish their living rooms. To some collectors dollhouse is just an extra addition to their vast collection, while others spend bereft ages merely accompanied with lifeless woods and card walls. It was during the last quarter of the 19th century when this miniature toy became the patronage of riches unaffecting general masses. Gradually with rise in the standard of living, people begin to squander little money over dollhouses. Thus, the demand for miniatures began to shoot up. Slowly dollhouse hobby trickled down to the man of street. Ironically dollhouse dolls were never cosseted and pampered in contrast to other huggable dolls. But time over dollhouse became a paramount symbol of beauty, style and status brimming it's owner with sense of pride.
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The music opens with an introduction which presents the two important themesDantes quietly in unison and, after a climax, Beatrices theme appears against a yearning extension of Dantes motif. The themes are developed as finally they are combined. At the climax of the development the music becomes wilderfirmly based on diminished seventhswith a cataclysmic outburst, the depiction of the Vision of Hell, Purgatory and Heaven in the earlier version. This leads to the extended lyrical closing section of the work, the chromatic harmony and brilliant handling of a large orchestra creating an ecstatic mood distinctive of its time. Soon Dante hears of Beatrices death (poignant grief) and dies still transfigured by his love for her. Dedicated To my friend Henry J Wood, the score is prefaced by the quotation Lamor che move il sole e laltre stelle (The love that moves the sun and the other stars) from Il Paradiso. The first performance was at Queens Hall on 24 May 1911 during the London Music Festival in the Coronation season. It cannot have been entirely satisfactory for Bantock as it was the same concert in which Elgars Second Symphony was first heard. Ticket prices were sky-high and the critics were there to hear Elgarabout whom they wrote at lengthand not his illustrious Birmingham contemporary.
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August 25, 2009 Pakistan 2009 © Marta Ramoneda As displaced people return home to the Swat Valley and Buner district in northern Pakistan, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is stepping up its support to local health care providers in Mardan and Lower Dir districts in response to a sharp increase in cases of acute diarrhea. In the past three weeks, MSF medical teams have witnessed a sharp rise in cases of severe acute diarrhea, in a region where cholera is endemic More than one million people fled the recent fighting between Pakistani military forces and Taliban combatants in the Swat Valley. They found refuge in the districts of Mardan, Charsadda, and Peshawar. Three months later, the population flow is gradually reversing. Temporary camps have shut down and a third of the displaced people have returned home with material and financial support from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the Pakistani government. Their departure has—to some degree—lessened the burden on local health centers such as Mardan University Medical Complex and the Takht Bhai rural health center, where MSF has had medical teams present to provide care for a massive influx of displaced people in recent months. Despite the ongoing return of those displaced by the conflict, pressure has not entirely let up at the Mardan medical complex. More and more displaced people, as well as local residents, are coming in for medical treatment. In the past three weeks, MSF medical teams have witnessed a sharp rise in cases of severe acute diarrhea in a region where cholera is endemic. The World Health Organization has undertaken diagnostic tests, but has yet to release its findings. In response to this upsurge of diarrhea cases, MSF has opened a temporary health facility in Mardan that will have a capacity of 100 beds as well as smaller health centers at Timurgara and Summerbagh hospitals in the Lower Dir district. "Within one month we have gone from 30 admissions in the first week, to 127 patients admitted last week," reports Fabien Schneider, MSF's head of mission in Pakistan. Making matters worse, torrential rains beginning in mid-August caused flooding and displacing tens of thousands in Mardan and Swabi districts. MSF responded quickly to help 150 families in the most isolated areas who had been deprived of other assistance but is concerned over the overcrowding and worsened sanitation, which increase the risk of an epidemic. Meanwhile, the security situation for the returnees remains volatile. Although the conditions have improved in urban centers in the Swat Valley, Lower Dir, and Buner, isolated areas are still threatened by persistent violence and families could be forced to flee once again. |
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Orchard Hotel is set on the famed Orchard Road in Singapore, near Orchard MRT Station. Holidaymakers can stroll around Chinatown and Little India or hang out at Boat Quay and Clarke Quay.
The 656 cosmopolitan and individually themed rooms and suites come equipped with Wi-Fi access, cable 32-inch LCD TV and rain shower. Kitchenette, BOSE system and hydro-massage jet are available in some units.
At Hotel Orchard, diners savour exotic Cantonese cuisine at Hua Ting Restaurant, international dishes at Orchard Cafe and handmade noodles at Noodles. Patrons enjoy refreshing cocktails at Intermezzo Bar on site.
Orchard Hotel Singapore features state-of-the-art multi-function venues that can accommodate up to 1,500 delegates. After a long day, guests can unwind at the gym and pool on site. Other in-house conveniences include children's concierge, business centre, currency exchange, luggage storage, car rental, parking and Wi-Fi access in public areas.
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Great location, well appointed hotel, neat, tidy and good friendly staff. Enjoyed my stay and will stay there again. Cheers. Aussie traveler.
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The location of the hotel is perfect as being at very start of Orchard Road, the staff is very good, building is old and for wi fi you have to pay $20 per day which was not very good, overall we had a great time there.
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the staff is very friendly and helpful,and location of the hotel is very close shopping mall in central orchid road ( ION,TAKASIMAYA ) anyway when I stay with my husband is very comfortable hotel.
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I am currently in the process of developing a web application. So I am wondering if I should
- register my LLC (or S-Corp)
- register the app copyright
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Copyright is automatic. There's nothing to do there. Registering a trademark is also not strictly necessary because common law rights to a trademark attach through actual use. However, registering does confer certain benefits, but I suspect it's early days for that. It's probably a good idea to do some internet searching to make sure that you're not infringing on someone ELSE'S trademark or you'll get a nasty letter from them. Incorporating, or forming an LLC, limits your personal liability, so you should probably do that right away. If you plan to have patents, you do need to file for them before you put a product into the market. Nolo has a good book about patents, trademarks, and copyright which is worth reading once before you get into a business that needs any of those things. | |||||
At this stage in the organization process, you must choose a name for your LLC. Understand, of course, that you may use a trade name in the public marketplace other than your LLC's name. This is called doing business as (DBA) a fictitious name. For example, a company could operate a store under the trade name Evolution, but the LLC's name could be Evolution Trade Group LLC, or any other name. The single greatest consideration when choosing a name is ensuring that no other person or entity is currently using the name. This consideration is guided by two factors. First, your use of a company name may infringe on the trademark or service mark rights of others. Infringing on the trademark rights of others may result in legal complications. Second, the secretary of state's office will not register a new LLC with the same name as an existing LLC. Keep in mind, however, that a secretary of state's office will have existing records only for company names in that state-the office will have no records for company names in the other 49 states. Thus, you may wish to search for existing trademarks and LLC names to ensure that your desired name is available. | |||
Best to have your lawyer answer this question. While there are lots of individual reasons to consider whether to register as an LLC / S corp or act a a sole proprietorship, many weigh the level of (legal / fiduciary) risk you want to individually take on. Here's a quick video on the differences. Copyrights & trademarks can be important depending on the company - doing a simple trademark search and securing a trademark isn't that difficult of a process (if limited to the US). IMHO, What type of business you wish to operate should be decided prior to launch - trademark information should be done in conjunction with the business creation (you don't want to create a company name and then have to change it due to conflict afterwards) and ensure that copyright notices are properly attributed to the organization. | |||


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The ONID-FS Windows share, which provides access to ONID home directories for Windows clients, was unavailable from 9:02am to 9:50am today. The system was unable to resolve usernames during this time because the name service cache daemon stopped running.
I think this was related to the changes made to the ONID LDAP server SSL certificate. After the old SSL certificate was no longer available, ONID-FS could not establish new LDAP connections until I restarted the ldap_cachemgr process and the name service cache daemon. In hindsight, I could have restarted these services gracefully after configuring them for the new SSL certificate. It wasn't obvious that they would fail to load the new SSL certificate chain without a restart.
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Al Jazeera happens to be one of my favourite news programs since they manage to get most of there facts straight and are on the lesser side of sensationalism. Sky news is also pretty good. Can't even remember the last time I watched Local news (Usually just read the newspaper or listen to it on the radio in the car).
These riots look like they have the capacity to spread and it could turn out to be a large incident. I'm really suprised at the amount of people who don't know about it.
Saw this last night but incidentally Al Jazeera has been banned in Egypt.
Yes, it's true. However, they still maintain a live feed from the happenings.
How, I don't know. Though no on-the-ground reporting.
Edit: Follow the discussion regarding Al Jazeera on Reddit.
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Does this whole internet turn-off business mean we have to start calling the country Gypt from now on?
Epic tag is epic!
Having been to Egypt (Cairo) myself, I can see this place turning into a real hell hole! I was scared to be there even when things were (well according to them) 'fine'. I'm surprised its taken this long for something like this to happen.
Oh and yeh, the SA media don't seem to be covering this at all! BBC has some nice coverage though.
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What interests me however, is what kind of economical impact the country is going to suffer from after having been disconnected for an extended period of time.
I mean, we're talking internet cafes, businesses and the stock exchange, in an environment that is already quite fragile.
Thanks for the tag by the way, had to enlarge my screen quite a bit to see it properly.
This is bad indeed. My pal from LS:RP in Egypt has also been disconnected, obviously. It is a shame to see how much power the government has over the internet. If any **** hits any country, the internet will most likely be cut off and the people are pretty much *d.
It looks like we're finally starting to see some progress, the military have asked protesters to go home, lightened the curfew and it seems like the Egyptians even have the interwebnets back on. Yay for them.
Now if Mubarak would just get a clue and step down immediately! I mean what the hell is he waiting till the next election for if he's not even going to be in the race!
EDIT: Read a quote from a twitter feed earlier, can't remember who, but I had to lol.
If the Egyptian government wanted its people to sit around and do nothing, they should turn the internet back on!
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Is no one paying any attention to this anymore? I'm glued to the TV with the latest clashes in Tahrir Square (thats right infront of Cairo Museum)!
Just when we thought progress was being made, it seems like some of the ant-Mubarak protesters have turned, saying that Mubarak's decision is fair enough. Theres been live gunfire all day! :(
More on BBC
It's pandemonium over there... 1 death and over 600 injured. Let's hope that's the extent of the damage.
"By 1 February, the protests had left at least 125 people dead." - Wikipedia.
Tomorrow is the demanded date given by the protesters for Hosni Sayyid Mubarak to step down as president. Hopefully unnecessary violence will not ensue, because I do not think he will step down.
He has support yes, but not nearly enough to cause a serious problem. The recent battles have been more about people wanting the protesting to end. The Pro-Mubarak propaganda is mostly the local media trying to show support for the current regime.
EDIT: I just realized the irony of it all. :P
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I'll be the first to admit, this isn't my usual kind of update. Today, I'm going to talk about being sick, actually being physically sick, barfing, puking, throwing up – whatever you want to call it.
For as long as I can remember I've been absolutely petrified of sick and being sick, and I think it's pretty irrational. The earliest I can remember being so bad was watching my grandparents' dog throw up once and fainting straight after. For some reason I just can't handle it, at the slightest sign of it I have to get the hell out of there quick smart. As such, I'm not much of a one for throwing up myself, in fact up until yesterday I had only done it once in the last sixteen or seventeen years (and that was after accidentally drinking a crate of Budweiser by myself so doesn't really count). The more astute of you will have noticed that I said up until yesterday, that's because yesterday nature decided to hit me with a stomach bug. As you can probably imagine, for someone as freaky about stomach contents, this wasn't a great thing to happen.
I went to work as normal, feeling a little off, but just put it down to the remnants of my cold and the fact that I went back to training the evening before. By 10.30 I was home after having a particularly bad belly (the other way (sorry)). Shortly after lunchtime I felt the "there's no mistaking it, you're going to yak" telltale signs and sure enough, threw my guts up. It was a bizarre feeling having not done it since I've been an adult really, and was followed by another couple visits for a big porcelain hug later in the day. I didn't sleep much, but it doesn't really matter, because I feel a lot better today.
Hopefully now I might be able to move past it a bit, it's been the one thing I'd have chosen if someone were to say to me "What one hang-up would you like to be rid of?" for most of my life, and I realise to most people reading this it sounds totally ridiculous. Tough, this is my little soap box, and today I wanted to natter about it. I've still not eaten since yesterday morning, and once I'm sure I'm feeling 100% again I can't wait to get me teeth around something nice (nice and bland probably) and have food going in the right direction again.
It's Rock Night in Plymouth next week, fancy dress no less, I can't wait. In preparation, have a bit of a listen to the genius of Sepultura.
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Hola. It's brick in the Windy City, at least for September. Maybe it's just me. Maybe it's because I lived in New Orleans (where I wore a coat exactly once–when I first got off the plane in January of '08) for a year and change. More than likely, however, it's because I just got back from Florida (it was 75 or so when I left on Friday), where I spent the weekend covering the Nike Team Florida Workout and Exposure Camp in St. Petersburg.
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–Oyemiyi Ayotunde, 6-9 senior post, The Rock (FL): A long, spindly shot-blocking force on D, Ayotunde is a finesse player with a decent touch on offense, who should be a more consistent finisher with added strength.
–Christian Bradley, 6-5 freshman combo forward, Florida Air (FL): Perhaps it was because the youngster also participated with the older prospects on Saturday, but as time went on during Sunday's session with his peers, the athletic, energetic and versatile youngster gained increasing confidence, demonstrating perimeter skills, post moves, finishing ability, great leadership (even in a camp environment) and a tremendous upside in general.
–Chris Bryant, 6-8 junior post, Rickards (FL): Possibly the prospect who gained the most from this event, the fleet and slender big man played with passion and boundless energy–running the floor, hammering the boards and hustling on D–but also displayed a promising skill level, as he had deft footwork in the post, a nice touch out to the mid-range area and finished above the rim with surprising strength.
–Santoine Butler, 6-7 senior post, Oldsmar Christian (FL): The previously mentioned player's tag-team partner at "THEworkout" was content to do the dirty work early, but as the day continued, the more traditional post prospect showed his game wasn't limited to cleaning the glass and scoring on putbacks, as he broke out some nifty maneuvers on the low block.
–Dre Kalo Clayton, 6-5 freshman post, Evans (FL): A freshman receiving a lot of attention in Orlando, the husky youngster (can't believe he's never played football, especially in Florida!) is a bit ground-bound and occasionally tried to do too much on the perimeter, but he has a great skill level for his size, punishes opponents in the paint on both ends and proved to have a relatively high basketball IQ for his age.
–Demarcus Croaker, 6-2 freshman wing, Jones (FL): One of the best athletes in the gym on either day, the high-flying wing wowed those in attendance with his leaping ability, quickness and overall explosiveness, and while he does need to continue to polish his game, it was a good omen for his chances that he seemed to find a niche by burying a few jumpers on the move.
–Harold Doby, 6-5 senior wing, Oldsmar Christian (FL): The big-bodied Georgia State commitment displayed an intriguing package of skills, including smooth ballhandling, a solid mid-range game, the strength and athleticism to finish tough drives and a willingness to bang down low on either end of the floor.
–Glenn Feidanga, 6-7 sophomore post, The Rock (FL): Long and athletic with the understanding that he's a true post player at this stage of his career, combined with a relentless nature on the glass, D and when finishing equals a productive player right now with excellent potential.
–Kasey Hill, 6-1 freshman combo guard, Mount Dora Bible (FL): Considered by many to be the best freshman in the state (OJ situation where he's been playing varsity since seventh grade), the smooth scorer got to the rack at will with his quickness and polished arsenal of dribble moves, but while he couldn't get it going from the outside, he wasn't one-dimensional, as he was an intelligent playmaker.
–Xavier Martin, 5-10 senior point guard, Miramar (FL): A diminutive true floor general, the solid playmaker was in scoring mode, displaying his range on open outside jumpers and an ability to get into the lane and finish amongst the trees, all the while controlling the tempo and not forcing the action unless it was necessary.
–Keith Matthews, 6-5 senior wing, Sebastian River (FL): The strong swingman with good athleticism immediately established himself as a slasher–he got to the cup and finished with ease along the baseline, as well as occasionally getting loose in transition–but he showed some versatility with his solid handle, ability to knock down the open J, post-up game and effort on the glass.
–Dennis Mavin, 6-2 senior combo guard, The Rock (FL): An aggressive, bouncy and athletic scorer, this long-armed playmaker was at his best on the break, but while his jumper didn't fall consistently and he didn't really look to patiently run the show, with the rock in his hands, he also penetrated in the halfcourt via his breakdown skills, often leading to point-blank finishes.
–Keith McDougald, 6-2 senior wing, Kenny (FL): The husky and versatile Louisiana-Lafayette commitment outmuscled smaller guards, outskilled bigger wings, rained in shots from all over the court, contributed on the boards, played tough D and generally made all-around winning basketball plays in an understated fashion.
–Quinten Payne, 6-4 freshman wing, Verot (FL): The younger brother of Iowa freshman guard Cully Payne is nothing like his older sibling, as he's a long and extremely athletic slasher, finishes well going to the rack, makes plays on the defensive end, rebounds on both ends and while his J didn't fall with regularity, he has a nice-looking stroke.
–Okaro White, 6-8 senior combo forward, Clearwater (FL): Easily the event's best prospect, the Florida State commit is an elite defender on the national level–thanks to his footspeed, tremendous length, anticipation and leaping ability–and proved it, but also showed that his perimeter skills are coming along nicely, as he pushed the rock in transition for coast-to-coast finishes, made some nice baseline drives and even hit contested jumpers off one-on-one iso plays.
–Scottie Wilbekin, 6-2 junior combo guard, The Rock (FL): A solid passer, ballhandler and shooter without being great at any of those things, the curly-headed kid used all of those skills to switch back and forth between playmaker and scorer, while maintaining a high level of intensity and playing with savvy.
–Dominique Williams, 6-5 junior wing, Haines City (FL): An athletic slasher with good bounce, nicely-developing perimeter skills, a hard-nosed mentality and solid all-around skills, the native of Amare Stoudemire's neck of the woods simply made plays–on offense and defense, and on the inside and outside.
–Eric Williams, 6-8 senior post, Wiregrass Ranch (FL): With his high-energy mentality, length, athleticism and intriguing skills, the somewhat-raw prospect was an inside-outside threat (even with an inconsistent J), as he showed that he could play above the rim, finish (even without having a lot of bulk), put the ball on the floor and be an interior force.
–Xavier Williams, 6-5 junior wing, Jackson (FL): The third of the Williamses was a lot like the first one I mentioned–a tough, physical and athletic slashing swingman, who finished at the rack, hit jumpers off the dribble, boarded well, didn't take off plays on D and displayed capable ballhandling and outside shooting.
–Wilfred Yuegette, 6-7 senior post, Florida Air (FL): A tough insider who absolutely owned the boards, this undersized warrior was a beast in the paint, finished just about everything, showed some decent skills and a nice touch from 15 feet and in, and also displayed solid athleticism.
Thanks to Tom Topping (as well as his family, the Nike Team Florida staff and Eckerd College) for hosting the first-class, well-run event, as well as Reggie Rankin, Jim Clark, Rick Staudt, Dana Hopkins, Erika Rossi-Raia, Rob Harrington, Jerry Meyer, Eric Bossi, Dave Telep, Rick Ball and my guys from courtcred.com (I think that's everybody) for putting up with me for a whole weekend. Oh yeah, in case you're more of a visual person, here's some video of freshman phenom Kasey Hill from the event, courtesy of the good people at
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On a different note, over the last few months, a friend of mine has been dabbling in the agent business (in his case, I like to call it the player placement, as he does it for the love, not for a profit) and put together a few events to aid the cause of some prospective pros. Last month, he had a three-game showcase in Baltimore, which was attended by some coaches and other basketball personnel from various professional levels. Well, a couple weeks ago, he stepped it up, having a tourney and some exhibition games in Northern Ireland.
Anyway, when I was in Philly–in the midst of my move to the Chi–he introduced me to one of his friends at a pro-am game, who I quickly found out has a keen eye for player evaluation and some skills with the pen. Well, that friend works in Ireland and offered to do a recap of the events over there, which I found pretty interesting, as Ireland isn't exactly a prime destination for ballplayers. In the words of Ann Landers, read on:
By Colin Powers
With training camps looming expectedly on the horizon across the growing realm of international professional basketball, a group of American ball-players travel to Ireland in hopes of impressing the right coach at the right time with the right amount of money and roster flexibility. The clock is ticking, and the six Yanks who undertook the long cross-Atlantic journey into a land of basketball obscurity know it. The worldwide economic recession, which recognizes no borders or country lines, isn't helping matters either: this season, the teams of the Irish Super League are allowed to employ only one American player, halving the number of jobs available from the previous year.
Derrick Wiley, Jermaine Washington, Maurice Wood, Brandon Giles, TJ Scarbrough, Nate Fritsch, and Ed Lipinski touched down in Dublin on Thursday, September 17 to embark on a journey that would take them across the Emerald Isle and into a basketball world far different to the one from which they departed. Hours within their arrival, with legs hamstrung by dehydration and a 6 hour red-eye flight, the seven Americans took on the Dart Killester Basketball Club, one of the top teams of the Irish Super League. Wearied by travel, perplexed by the officials, and adjusting to the different rules and court dimensions of the European game combined to make this the closest contest by far that the Americans would experience. Indeed, they trailed in the final few minutes before lead guard Maurice Wood took over, a progression that transpired time and time again over the next three days. Wood scored seven straight to end regulation, eventually leading the team to a 2 point over-time victory.
The following evening, the band of players made their way up to Belfast, the largest city in Northern Ireland, which is actually independent of the south of Ireland and a province of the United Kingdom. Organized by agent Noam Fishman of Performance Sports Management, the team competed in the Golden Popcorn Invitational, a small semi-professional tournament that attracts clubs across a wide spectrum of playing ability from Ireland and England. The tournament, hosted by ESPN Arthur Ashe Award for Courage winner Dave Cullen, also served as launching event for the not-for-profit organization Full Court Peace. For the past 3 years, Full Court Peace has attempted to build bridges and relationships between the Catholic and Protestant communities of Northern Ireland, communities that have long been segregated and witness to war, terrorism, oppression, and hate. Using team basketball, FCP brings together at-risk youths from some of the most troubled areas of the country for two full seasons, using the shared space of the basketball court as a mechanism to build a better future. For Cullen, a basketball junkie, the tournament was just as much about the competition on the court as it was about spreading the word of FCP's mission. As he put it, "I grew up in Belfast and saw and experienced first-hand the violence that ravaged this country. Basketball was my escape from that dangerous world, and I think it can do the same for our kids and in the process build a better future."
Cullen's tournament commenced on Friday night, with the seven players of the Performance Sports Management team facing off against top division team Belfast Star, a team for which Jermaine Washington has played for twice in the last three years. The game was hosted at St. Malachy's High School, a perennial power rich in basketball heritage, and owner of one of the rare gym's in the city blessed with a wooden floor. In a country plagued by joint-killing, synthetic rubber courts, you quickly learn to appreciate any opportunity given to compete on anything resembling home. On this evening, somewhat over their jetlag, the Americans took it to Star from the jump. As a unit, they pressured on defense, reeked havoc in the passing lanes, broke down their defenders off the dribble, and put on a show on the fast-break. Wood, a smooth 6'3 PG from Wiley College of NAIA ranks, tortured the defense time and time again, giving full display to his range of spin moves and mid-range pull-ups. He exhibited clean footwork in the post, impressive strength and body-control in finishing around the cup, and impressive court-vision on the break and in half-court sets. Though it was difficult to evaluate the players because of the low standard of competition throughout the weekend (as I'm sure it was difficult for the players themselves to play their hardest against teams that were at best of a Division 3 quality), Wood seemed to me to have the kind of game that translates no matter what court he steps on to. He creates space very well going both directions with a slight preference in going left, has good mechanics and a quick release on his jumper, and handles the ball with confidence and intelligence. Throughout my evaluation period, Wood used constant changes of speed and subtle fakes to keep defenders off balance and guessing at his ambitions, controlling the flow of each game. Matched up on Saturday with the pesky Puff Summers, PG alumnus of Davidson College, Wood's shiftiness off the bounce, use of his body, and deceptive cross-over found his way into the small crevices of the lane all game long.
Unfortunately, getting signed in Europe isn't based simply on one's ability on the court. Coaches often look for their Americans to bring with them a big name, hailing from a big college, and ideally standing 6'8 plus. As Wood put it, "it's been the hardest thing for me to get exposure because I come from a small divison1 NAIA school (Wiley College). It's not a big school so people may not know who I am. Scouts and agents are hesitant to help me also because I am not a household name, but I try to use that as motivation to let people know I can play with anybody no matter what school they went to and what school I went to. I always felt I had the talent; I just needed the opportunity and I thank Noam for giving me that chance to get some exposure."
Amongst the other Americans, Jermaine Washington showed himself to be the best pure athlete, standing 6'5 with a thick frame, quick first step and explosive jumping ability. His presence on the defensive end, particularly in coming over from the weak side to contest shots, led to a number of breath-taking blocks that sent shutters through the crowd. He also acquitted himself well as a passer and demonstrated the handles needed of a second or third guard, though his shot remains inconsistent especially from distance. Derrick Wiley, the dynamic scorer from East Carolina, also brought the crowd to its feet with a number of baseline drives and thundering finishes during the weekend. He has the classic build of a rugged two guard, possessing tremendous upper body strength and leaping ability. He proved himself as a creative shotmaker from the wing, making all the space he needed off the dribble before elevating from the fiteen to twenty foot range. Though Wiley did not shoot the ball overly well this weekend and the mechanics of his left-handed side-winding jumpshot left a bit to be desired, his scoring track record at ECU during the hey-day of Conference USA basketball indicates he knows how to get his, no matter who he is playing.
Unfortunately for Brandon Giles, the Longwood University graduate, an ankle injury sidelined him after Friday night's game against Belfast Star. Nevertheless, from what I saw when he was out on the court, the pint-sized guard has tremendous bounce and quickness, weaving his way in and out of the lane at will while also getting great elevation on his jumper. He has easy form extending out to the 3 point line, and is proficient off the step-back when going left and right. TJ Scarbrough, the 6'9 forward NAIA school Montana Tech, completely overmatched anyone who drew his assignment. He runs well and has a clever collection of finishes around the bucket, though his lean frame brings into question how effective he would be in the physical brand of European basketball. Also, though he jumped well when on the move or when charging in for an offensive rebound, his second-jump and standing jump were not particularly notable. Furthermore, his footwork in the post was not the best, with his drop-step and pivot into the lane for a baby hook lacking in efficiency. That said, he was rarely forced by the competition into having to execute such maneuvers, and so it's not easy to project how he would fare against better competition. For the most part, Scarbrough caught the ball and finished unimpeded at the basket. Nate Fritsch, meanwhile, the 6'6 swingman from Bentley College, shot the ball very well from 3 throughout the tournament, and proved himself as an adept passer, quality defender, and decent secondary ball-handler. Though not blindingly quick, Fritsch has a great build, uses that strength, and plays the angles very well especially when guarding smaller, quicker players. I was impressed with his game, though again, because the comp was low and he had so much time to get off his jumpshot, it is hard to know how accurate he would under more intense pressure. Lipinski was a bit anonymous out on the court and failed to assert his will on the game throughout the weekend.
In the end, the team from Performance Sports Management won the Tournament title in easy fashion, with Maurice Wood taking home the MVP. I was very impressed by how hard all the guys competed, how unselfishly they played, how they fed off one another's energy and played a pretty decent team game, especially when you consider they had never been teammates before. Because of the lack of quality competition, though, the tournament did not serve as the best platform for evaluation. I do think all of them have the game to find a spot at some level in Europe, and from there, the opportunity is their's to build their career into something better. Wood and Wiley would undoubtedly be two of the best players in the Irish Super League if offered a contract, but because of the bias in favor of importing American big men, both have their work cut out in finding a coach that will hand them over the keys.


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Terrified wrote:Toe wrote:Overall I thought it was a great episode to cap off a great season. There were a couple of things that bugged me a little though.
Sam's encounter with the enemy. Did I just not see it right or did the commander see sam (in his awesome hiding spot) or not? Either way, seems a tad stupid to have the commander see him and not attack or not see him when he is a few feet away looking at him.
No, this is consistent. Remember episode 1, season 1 where the scouting party of three came across the white walkers? Two of the three were brutally and efficiently murdered, yet even though they were in close proximity, they just ignored the 3rd guy (the one that Ned later executes for desertion) and let him run away.
I have a theory that the White Walkers seek warriors to turn into Wights (the re-animated dead warriors) In that party of 3 in S01E01, it was clear the 3rd man was not a warrior, proven as he then deserts rather than return to the Black Watch. And in Sams case, despite being there to help, he is also clearly not a warrior, and thus beneath notice. It's just my theory, but at least it explains how the deserter from the first episode "got away".
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Now we want to hear from the other side of the Wisconsin recall fight organized labor.
Joining us -- two.
And -- -- -- deputy chief of staff and a leading policy voice.
At the AFL CIL the federation represents more than twelve million workers and welcome to both of -- -- Let's start with a question I asked governor Daniels when you look at the recall vote in Wisconsin as well as the vote in those two California cities to cut back on.
Government worker pensions.
What's the message mr.
-- -- I think one thing we overlook is that change in the senate it's a balance of power now I think that's very important Governor Walker we can talk about Wisconsin yes in Wisconsin I think that's very important.
The second thing I think it really points out the impact of unlimited corporate funding in the elections.
And we have to see it as this plays out especially as we move toward the November election.
But but ms.
-- I mean do you not think that there was a message from voters that at a time when.
When states and local governments -- more than one trillion dollars to public pension and health care funds that at least some.
Private voters in non public workers are -- -- the government workers -- -- with our taxes must tighten their belts.
These are definitely tough times economically I think everybody's looking around the -- how we gonna balance our budgets and that's something that.
Unions and management governments all have to come together to to figure out but.
At the end of the day we really need to look at the big picture which is.
In this country you should workers whether they're in the public with a private sector had a decent pension have -- a secure retirement and that's something bad that people do.
Support at the end of the day we have to figure out how to find it we have to figure out how to make it viable.
But I don't think that voters in this country want to go go to a place where.
Our elderly people are living in poverty are are struggling and so on so.
I think it's.
It's it's tough times when times are tough people are trying to figure out who who's to blame but we need to be able to fund our public sector in a way that allows everybody to have a decent.
Are well let's look at a comparison we've put together of what public workers -- and what private workers got let's put it up on the screen.
A private workers have access to pensions.
90% of state and local government workers do.
Of private workers have access to health insurance 87%.
A public workers do.
And private workers averaged eight dollars 53 cents in benefits per hour work.
Public workers get fourteen dollars 31 cents in benefits per hour work.
-- late why should people in the private sector be paying.
Their taxes so the government workers get more than they did.
I don't I think we have to turn the question around it's not so much -- -- -- some people have a pension and others not how do we take away the pension from the people haven't that's on American -- we need to figure out how -- -- make sure that everybody in America has a decent pension.
This of the wealthy country.
But would -- agree with those figures that did show that that more public workers have access to pensions more.
Public workers have access to health care and that they're getting more per hour worked in terms of benefits -- private -- The balance of benefits vs wages in the public sector is a little bit different that but.
If you look at overall -- -- between public sector -- and private sector workers if you compare them.
According to education and experience and the job category in fact public sector workers are not overpaid even taking benefit of the doubt that they work for salary doesn't work for benefit that's when you take salary and then -- -- about just benefits that which is considerably more fourteen dollars an -- verses eight dollars and at some public sector works have chosen to take some of their compensation in the form of benefit as opposed to wages they're not -- on average.
In fact especially at the top and where you have doctors lawyers and accountants and professionals in the public sector there -- less than a private sector counterparts even taking into account the.
-- mr.
general who can you understand where some people in the private sector would sit there and site.
-- and I don't get these benefits and then I have to pay taxes so the public workers get benefits that I don't get.
One of the things that's left out of that equation for small in comparison wages of private vs public.
Are the qualification education needed for those jobs so probably yes but -- does that add an errant error -- culprits it's in your group teachers they get a degree so they can -- -- wouldn't be very marketable in the rest of the world and the other part about the pensions we need to understand that.
The employees are also paying into that pension so in cases like in California where they want to take away from people who are already retired.
They paid in every single paycheck and to their pension government didn't live up to their.
Poor management on the part of government for managing their pension funds denied -- the benefits you in the private sector the same thing happened united.
Absolutely blew their pension system workers got pennies on the dollars and who led the bail -- the private company who didn't manage there.
Pension system will the US government.
So if you have a responsibility as management and employee we pay and we expect our employers to pay their share so that the system works.
Let's look at the exit polls from Wisconsin this week which are instructive among people who live in union households private union households.
62% voted for Tom Barrett.
But 37%.
More than a third.
Back Governor Walker who instituted these these labor reforms mr.
-- -- We've seen this in other states New Jersey for example a lot of people who back private unions.
Think the government workers are getting too much.
I think this part of the divide and conquer the reason they went after public sector unions and left some private sector alone.
It's part of a thing to try and drive a wedge between people I also understand that unions are not monolithic.
But I also understand that when -- -- seven to one that 68% of all the people saw more ads for walker then and -- -- I understand that their message.
From the corporate side is been heard better than one from the -- And -- -- -- this is the big issue in Wisconsin for more than a year you don't think that the vast majority of voters and it certainly a right.
That the walker aside have more money and -- -- that the vast majority people they act at the exit poll showed that the vast majority -- made up their minds more than a month before the election.
They knew what the issues were here.
The big differences between Wisconsin and Ohio and Ohio the policy.
Of taking bargaining rights the real -- just the ability to get fairness from the employer at the table that was voted down.
By the citizens to the one.
But that was private unions no no it was public sector that was it was a public sector but it was on a policy question.
In Wisconsin that was a recall which is very different 60% of the exit poll people said that they didn't believe recalls should be used to out.
-- someone just done pretty political beliefs -- -- -- the difficult.
Hurdle to overcome even from day one but but.
One of the big questions.
-- is what government should spend its limited resources on benefits for workers.
Or services.
For all of us for people and let me give an example in Wisconsin.
Pension reform.
We'll save schools.
600 million dollars over two years in the New Berlin school district in Wisconsin take one example they're using those savings.
To hire more staff reduce class size and add programs.
What's more important and I asked this of both the accident let me start it specifically because it involves schools -- deal mister general local.
What's more important to the and he had -- protecting the benefits of teachers work giving services to the students.
In Wisconsin it was never about the economy it was always a political decision.
The unions did agree to pay more in pensions and health -- in Wisconsin but Governor Walker even though he accepted that he didn't end there it was a political game.
He wanted to -- -- as they did save money and as a result they're giving more to those to the students.
We advocate for both students in the employees you can't have one without the other.
The success of their recent single student in America depends on that there are -- well qualified well trained and hope -- hopefully well compensated individuals who are delivering an education misplaced.
At the false choice between good services and decent pay and pensions for workers.
And Governor Walker when he came into office he didn't have a budget problem.
He gave a big tax -- -- the wealthy the corporations that create aided the budget pressures where you end up having to pit.
Quality against Iran against -- You actually can't have both and I don't act I think unions are totally supportive -- as an ephemeral -- said.
Of supporting good schools good services and then also making sure -- workers to take.
There but.
There's just not enough money to go around -- -- let me give you an example look at San Jose California where the democratic mayor.
The democratic mayor of that city says that the -- That was instituted on Tuesday to public worker pensions.
Means that they are no longer going to have to close fire houses some of the time because I didn't have the money to keep the -- open all the time.
He says it will give them the money so that they can actually open.
The four libraries that they had built but didn't have the money to operate so -- Here you got the democratic mayor of of -- -- it's not a full strikes it's one or the other.
But -- in education in particular if you think about what the challenges the United States is facing.
That we need to be competitive in the global economy we need to attract really great people into the teaching profession could do that we keep chipping away at their.
At their pensions and at their pay and that their job security and some want so I think.
And everything you need to think about how do you get the best people in the public service -- not gonna do that by by constantly.
Cutting away at it wages and for.
Giving them but you're not answering my question which is in this in the San Jose the democratic mayors says look we have a choice we can let these people keep the pensions that they have war we can opened fire houses and open a -- Find -- revenues and other gonna get the house.
Right now we've we've seen at at the very top of the tax scale that the wealthiest Americans are paying less taxes than they did 1020 years ago.
And so that's one place we can't we have different kinds of com.
User fees or taxes on corporations that so -- that is we could raise taxes we absolutely could raise taxes and we ought to race -- that we need to do that provide the social services that Americans need to depend on.
And to make sure that we are tracking the very best people into public service.
-- how disappointed are you that Barack Obama didn't show up to campaign in Wisconsin.
That's a decision for President Obama and I think the people of Wisconsin workers in Wisconsin -- -- of Wisconsin.
Worked hard they've led this campaign they showed a tremendous amount of energy and solidarity -- -- in revenue and all this effort and there was a tremendous effort.
The fact that the press I mean come on you must have a feeling about it and second guess the president.
-- -- mr.
-- or local let me look at it from another aspect is is it possible.
For mr.
Romney to oppose the growth.
Of government and not to be the enemy.
A public work.
You know I was -- high school math teacher for 23 years in his math just doesn't add up.
I mean when he said that we need to have less firemen less police and less teachers and that we ought to invest in people I don't understand that -- at all.
I think it is the firemen.
The policeman.
And teachers who are delivering to the American public they're they're the ones who -- it's bringing this incredible service to kids.
Preparing the next generation and he says what we ought to do is build wealth.
There's a difference between building wealth in a very small group of people than doing it for the nation you don't the last 29 years productivity up.
Hourly wages up eight.
The lowest 15 their wages up 18%.
But that top 1%.
There wages go up 275%.
We have got to find a way.
To lift all citizens not just a few not a 1% not just the wealthy few.
We're gonna have to leave it there mr.
-- -- local ms.
Lee thank you both so much for joining us today.
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Police investigate robbery at Arby's
The Superior Police Department is investigating a robbery that occurred around 8 p.m. July 4.
The Superior Police Department is investigating a robbery that occurred around 8 p.m. July 4.
Arby's Restaurant at 3821 Tower Ave. had a white male ask for change for a $100. The employee gathered the smaller bills and had the change for one hundred in her hand. The employee observed the bill the suspect was trying to exchange was a counterfeit. The male then grabbed the cash from the employee's hand and fled the store.
The suspect fled the scene in an older brown Chevy or GMC pickup truck. The suspect is described as a white male with a thin build, about 5-foot-8 with short strawberry blonde hair and missing a upper front tooth and a lower front tooth.
If anyone has information regarding this incident, contact the Superior Police Department by calling 911 or (715) 395-7234.
The police department would like to warn businesses to use caution when making change. Always get the bill first and verify it is not a counterfeit, Community Policing Officer Bonnie Beste said in a prepared statement.
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