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Because everyone in the ranked game I just played was Bronze DII...my team, and theirs.
So I'm silver playing with bronzies. I don't care that they are bronze, but I care that I'm not playing with silvers.
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Learn how the system works before making dumb rage posts.
I'm very aware how the system works, I'm saying it's broken.
Either their mmrs were higher for where they are placed, or yours is low. The system works fine.
I would have to disagree with that.
I've played competitive sports all my life.
If I play for a division II school, and we have a division III school on our roster...we start licking our chops.
I just want to play with my same division is all.
So basically, your going up against bronze players because your mmr is lower than the average silver V player, and Riot doesn't want them to start licking their chops just because you're in their game. Sounds like Riot's doing you a favor.
The last game I played, everyone was silver, except their Cho top, who was bronze. It was the most awesome game I've ever played. Every lane was trading equally well. Epic dragon fights, two great baron fights. But, it wasn't really a game because their top just got slaughtered.
I don't feel good about the win because had they had a similar skill top it would have been very, very different.
Cho was decent in lane. Close to even CS and a death or two, with a few kills. The problems started at Baron.
Cho was coming down from top as they engaged baron. I'm sure they were pinging it but I guess he went top to farm or something. Nonetheless, our mid gets blue and our entire team proceeds to Baron. We enter the river and see Cho, who is probably a Janna Q away from 5 people who have clearly split him from his team, and he doesn't even break stride...like we aren't even there. We insta kill and proceed to Baron.
Imagine face checking the brush...without the brush. Maybe lag? No one from either team mentioned any all game...
My point is, someone who has made it to silver, in my opinion, understands when they are split from the team. He wasn't trolling, if either team wanted to win, all they had to do was make the better decisions. He was having an even trade game, but, made that decision at Baron for GG.
Therefore, I believe had that been ANYONE in the silver division (who wasn't trolling) they would have made a different decision and would have significantly changed the outcome of the game. I guess I'll have more opportunities to test this as I progress higher into silver.
This Cho wasn't even on my team. My competitive mindset is just screaming at me that bronze with silvers, silvers with golds and so on is just....wrong....broken.
I guess ranked teams is what I'm looking for.
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my girlfriend like to suck me after I've been inside her she says she finds it kinky tasteing herself on me, does this mean that she want me to lick my come off her boobs? I know its a weird link but its still the tasteing yourself thing.i dnt particually wanna do it but I would for her, should I ask her or just go for it?
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That would be kind of weird to me, because she's into something, it doesn't mean she's expecting you to be in it too. The thing with sucking you off after youve been inside her is that she can taste herself, but it's not like she's drinking a smoothie. The taste is faint AND she's giving you pleasure (2 birds with one stone). If I was with a guy and he licked up his load..I would be taken by surprised, not turned on, not turned off. I would that that was what he's into and leave it at that.
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Dude, don't lick it up. That would be really weird. And definitely a turn off. Her tasting herself on you is a little different...it's like, if we had been having sex and we snuggled up and I could smell myself on your body. You know? It's not really going out of the way for her --- it would be going out of the way for you to lick it up since the sensation of a tongue on her chest is...just...kind of weird. If she's kind of kinky, ask.
I personally think you should just go for it. Have a good time, man! :D
do you like this? would you want a guy to come on your boobs then lick it off. I got to the point of finishing on her but then couldn't go through with licking it off.
I love it when my boyfriend does this makes it easier for round two :D
well, I'm not having sex yet, sooo...but I mean, if she sucks you and tastes herself, then maybe you should TRY to do that for her...atleast one...you never know! you might like it!
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A lot of people seem to be into this. Personally, I will come on my girls boobs any day, but I don't know if I want to lick it up. She had me try a little bit of my come one time and its not that its bad. Its just that I have a tendency to come a lot. I don't think I want to swallow that much!


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Read the comments- People LOVE this place!! This is a three-story duplex located on the North end of Carolina Beach.This townhouse is approximately 2700 square feet, so there is alot of room for multiple families. The property is located across the street from the ocean with only one row of houses between you and the beach. The views are better than many oceanfront houses! A public walkway to the beach is almost directly across the street from the house, and this is not a busy street.
The views of the beach and the canal are breathtaking. Watch the sun rise and set from almost any room in the house. When looking at the photo of the house, the right side is the property listed. Unit 2 has six covered porches with access from every floor to both the ocean view and the canal view. The first floor has a recreation room with an air hockey table and a Murphy bed, a sleeper sofa and TV with DVD/VCR.
There is also a separate bedroom with two twin beds, TV with DVD,private deck overlooking the sound, and a common bath between the rec room and the bedroom. The washer and dryer are located in the hallway. A Game table/bar area is located in the foyer and is a great pace to play board games or cards.
The middle floor has a great room with a gas fireplace, 30 inch High Definition TV/DVD with the Sports Network and HBO, a sleeper sofa, kitchen, dining room and bar, pantry and private deck overlooking the ocean. There is also a bedroom with a king bed, bath, and private deck overlooking the sound. The third floor has a master suite with a king bed, jacuzzi and shower bath and a large deck overlooking the ocean.
The Master Suite TV also has extended cable with HBO and the Sports Network. There is also another bedroom with two full beds, a private bath, a computer station with wireless internet access (no computer provided). This bedroom also has a deck overlooking the sound.
The house has a private heated pool,large deck, grill, private elevator, and storage and parking underneath the house. This house was built for the enjoyment of our family and yours. We built it with nothing spared! Come and enjoy the beautiful brightly colored rooms and decor with absolutely breathtaking views of both the ocean and the canal. Sit on the front decks and see and hear the ocean roar. Watch the sun set against the sailboat silhouettes in the canal. It is an absolute dream!
Reserve now before the price goes up!!
***Families and responsible adults ONLY need to inquire***
****We make every effort and take great pride in keeping our properties in great working order and up to date. However, there are times when equipment malfunctions in the elevator and/or pool pump which is beyond our control. We offer a reasonable repair time in conjunction with the repair companies. Elevators are for luxury use only. They will not accomodate a wheelchair and this property should not be rented if an elevator is essential for any tenants. This residential elevator does not meet the same requirements as a commercial elevator. We cannot refund any monies due to elevator/pool dysfunction that is not repairable by the owners/management company.
1) What is the physical address? Answer: 1317 Carolina Beach Avenue North, Carolina Beach, NC 28428 UNIT 2
2) Is this located in near the beach? Answer: YES! beach access is almost directly across the front door. The Carolina Beach board walk is about 1 mile south, and Freeman Park is 1/2 mile north.
3) What days do the weekly rentals start? During peak summer months, this is strictly a Saturday-to-Saturday rental. Off peak is more flexible and weekly rentals can most likely start on any day you prefer.
4) What are check-in and check-out times? Answer: Standard check in: 4pm, and standard check out: 11am.
6) Are any amenities included? yes, You will find the property supplied with: Roll of paper towels, bath tissue in each bath, hand soap, dishwasher soap, trash bags, kitchen utensils, cookware, place settings. Oftentimes, previous renters leave many seasonings as well.
7) Is WiFi Internet service or phone service provided? Yes, 30mbs broadband over Wifi is included. Also local phone service is included.
8) Are linens included? Linens are not included. You can bring your own or use the local linen service which provided linens at a reasonable rate. Contact Seaside Linen @ http://www.seasidelinen.com
9) Can we have an early check-in, or late check-out? Answer: during peak season (summer months) occupancy is 100% so this is most likely not an option. Off-peak is possible provided the cleaning service allows, and other guests are not arriving(departing) the day you are departing(arriving)... just ask us.
9) How do I make a reservation? Answer: simply hit the Email Owner button on the website and complete the form. In the comments box, write, I am ready to book or ask any questions that you may have. A rental agreement will be generated with all the details about your stay and will be emailed to you. You can print off and complete and mail back with payment or send an electronic copy if you are paying online.
10) What forms of payment are accepted? Answer: personal check or Paypal (renter pays any applicable fees)
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About The Owner
Avi and I have lived in the Wilmington area since 1991. Avi came to the area to open the first Wings store in Carolina Beach. We fell in love with the area and once settled in Wilmington, we began to buy properties in Carolina Beach. We loved the north end of the island because the beaches were beautiful and there was little traffic down Carolina Beach Avenue North. We vacation in Carolina Beach too and have lived here during the winters during various house renovations.
The Owner purchased this townhome in 1997
Why The Owner chose Carolina Beach
We bought the original property as in investment. It was a ranch style house, seated on the ground, with a garage apartment. We rented the triplex out on yearly leases for approximately 7-8 years. We then saw the growth in Carolina Beach and decided to build our retirement townhouse. We built these two duplexes in 2004 with plans to sell Unit 1. When the real estate market started to dive, we decided to hold on to both townhouses and rent them out weekly. We have a strong rental history with many happy returning renters each year. We also enjoy our time in Unit 2 with our family and extended family.
What makes this townhome unique
We are one of the very few properties with a pool onsite. This property also has the most fabulous views. You can stand in almost any room in the house and have a panoramic view of the water. You can watch the sun rise over the ocean and set over the canal. We put our heart and soul into building this place, and we hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
Guestbook comments from the owner
We have been renting places in Carolina Beach for many years, with many satisfied renters. You can check out our other listing and comments made there through vrbo property number 34576
This new property is diagonally across the street from property 34576.
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Deadly H7N9 avian flu viruses infected people for the first time earlier this year in China, but little is known about how they evolved to become harmful to humans. In a study published by Cell Press on September 19 in Cell Ho ...
Scientists at the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Center for Vaccine Development are part of nationwide vaccine research aimed at protecting adults from a new and virulent strain of avian (bird) influenza (flu) ...
When a new strain of bird flu surfaced in China in February, it was an ominous echo of the 1997 outbreak in Hong Kong. People connected to poultry markets were again falling ill as scientists raced to decipher ...
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Edwards, Giuliani Exit Presidential Race
The presidential field narrowed by two Wednesday when Republican Rudolph Giuliani and Democrat John Edwards both dropped out of the race. Giuliani made his announcement in California just hours before the Republican debate. The former New York mayor threw his support behind Senator John McCain. Meanwhile, John Edwards made his farewell address in New Orleans, where he launched his campaign thirteen months ago.
John Edwards: "It's time for me to step aside so that history can — so that history can blaze its path. We do not know who will take the final steps to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, but what we do know is that our Democratic Party
will make history. We will be strong, we will be unified, and with our convictions and a little backbone, we will take back the White House in November, and we'll create hope and opportunity for this country."
Edwards did not endorse either of the remaining Democratic candidates. But he said he received pledges from both Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama to focus on poverty in the United States, which Edwards called the "cause of his life." As Edwards bowed out of the race, longtime consumer advocate Ralph Nader announced a presidential exploratory committee to decide whether to run as an independent candidate. We'll have more on Edwards and Nader later in the broadcast.
Meanwhile, Obama and Clinton were on the campaign trail ahead of the upcoming Super Tuesday vote. In Denver, Obama told supporters he would work to bolster the US international standing.
Sen. Barack Obama: "I want to go before the world community and say 'America is back, America is back,' and we are ready to lead the world against the common threats of the twenty-first century: terrorism and nuclear weapons, but also climate change and poverty, genocide and disease. And I will once more send a message to those yearning faces beyond our shores that says: you matter to us, your future is our future, and our moment is now."
Clinton, meanwhile, was in Arkansas. In Little Rock, she stressed her campaign's Iraq platform of pressuring the Iraqi government.
Sen. Hillary Clinton: "We can tell the Iraqi government that the blank check that they've had from George Bush is no longer valid. They have to start making the decisions for themselves."
Carter Praises Obama Campaign, Criticizes Clinton
Meanwhile, former President Jimmy Carter has weighed in on the presidential race. Although he's said he won't endorse a candidate, Carter praised Senator Obama, calling his campaign "extraordinary and titillating for me and my family." Carter went on to compare Obama's speeches to those of Dr. Martin Luther King and said Obama could likely win some Southern states as the Democratic nominee. Carter also said he has spoken to former President Bill Clinton and criticized some of Clinton's racially charged comments on the campaign trail.
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Attorney General Michael Mukasey has refused again to say whether waterboarding is a form of torture or illegal. Mukasey testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday for the first time since the Democratic-led Senate confirmed his nomination. Under questioning from Senator Ted Kennedy, Mukasey admitted waterboarding would feel like torture if it was done to him, but he refused to say whether it would be illegal for a foreign country to waterboard a US citizen.
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A bit disappointing that what I wrote last night didn't survive the fact that our free Wi Fi came to an end. I'm sure that I saved it but oh well I can't find it now.
What a marvellous day we had. We began the day with a bit if shopping. Peter was looking for and found a good digital radio. I was looking for some summer trousers and I too was …
The Good Bye Time
... hard nights and days were spent to create
a successful bakery.
We were always very fortunate to have good and loyal people
working for us. Without them and of course all you lovely and regular customers,
we could not have done it! Thank you so very much.
It is now time to turn the pages to a new chapter in our
book of life....Hans wants to realise his lifelong ...
So we finally arrive in Brisbane!
... us. Only the cleaners were there and in all the rush it seems Rob may have left his prescription glasses somewhere in the camper van. We have left a message on the only contact number we have for Britz, which is for the girl who delivered our second camper van and so hopefully they will be able to arrange to send them up to Cairns and he collect them next week when we return up there. Fortunately he has others, and has contact lenses with him. To say that our last week was a ...
At Sea
... as usual then back to the Curzon where finally it was announced that the sound problems have been sorted, so hopefully back to normal tomorrow night. They had an instrumentalist on from Paraguay, he was ok and certainly different, not sure about his second show but we'll see. Nightcap in the crows nest then we went back to the cabin to sort stuff for tomorrow, going to meet Irene and Roy who are on the same trip then we can get in the same ...
Let the Adventure begin....
... then 2x3x2. Being three of us it seemed to make sense to choose three of the middle seats downstairs. After getting views from well travelled J Class travellers they all said take the Upper deck, its like your own little world. We took their advice and so glad we did.
We boarded and our 747 up to the top deck. Seat configuration was 2x2. 10yo had window and the wife then me in opposite aisle seat. Wow leg room certainly wasn't going ...


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Seek the Sky while Knowing The River
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I am returning here after some time, and I am sure I miss my writing more than you do, but that is OK, and just the way this blog space, and life, works. I share a free verse blog poem I began over a month ago. This poem is about being caught up in life, so much so that I couldn't write much during the last two months. From a writer's perspective, this is funny, because there was so much "grist for the mill" or interesting events for possible writing material. While I did begin a few other pieces, I wasn't able to finish them. I am not speaking of "writer's block," but of feeling caught up with circumstances and pushed in many directions. While these pushes were not bad in themselves, somehow they weren't conducive for my writing practice. As a result of what seemed to be impediments for creating blogs, I was reminded of how much time and energy it takes to regularly write and to publish it here.
According to the Bhagavad Gita we aren't the real doer, and our will is only one of five factors of action [Bg 18.14]. Thus we are never independent, even in the simple (not so simple) maintenance of our body, and what to speak of accomplishing anything of value. From a spiritual perspective, we have to be "empowered" just to live and breathe. And this is more obvious to me in any creative pursuit like art, drama, writing, or what have you. Personally, without making writing a priority I can't consistently write, or write well enough to connect with my audience.
While I admit to being a mediocre writer when compared to the masters, I love to do it, and generally feel what I say, which I pray will be communicated to you. If I am successful, then my words have power and utility. I have found that my free verse poems generally are read less than my regular blogs. I have developed a free verse style over the last 6 years on Krishna.com that works for me, and those I have heard from. Admittedly you may be required to read a line or series of lines a few times to have a sense of the flow--whether a line is a complete thought or goes on for several lines. However, I am not trying to confuse you or make you work too hard (which I think some poets do), but to be as clear and concise as possible. Call it shorthand, codes, word pictures, sutras (to be generous), etc., my endeavor is to share what moves me in various ways.
Homage to Shrila Prabhupada, in the presence of his followers
Someone asked me to share my Vyasa-puja (as the appearance day of one's guru is called in Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition) offering. While I didn't write a formal one this year, and mainly recalled the times I spent with him, I looked up an old offering I wrote on behalf of the Baltimore temple in 1998, and found it still expressing my deep feelings, though today, with even more urgency, not only for ISKCON devotees, but for all those who follow the teachings of Shri Chaitanya. Like my last "blog" on the modes of nature, this entry is rather long, but I hope you will keep with it, and that you will find it relevant. It expresses my hopes and prayers for deep and meaningful devotee relationships and the spirit of cooperation and understanding based on the teachings of our guru(s), saintly person's input (sadhu), while confirmed by Vedic scriptures (shastas) and one's purified heart.
Dear Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept our humble obeisances at your lotus feet, O great savior of the fallen souls. All glories to you and your divine mission, which we have been entrusted to carry out!
Though there are many holy days to inspire us, today is a day like no other. This anniversary day of your appearance in this world also reminds us of your appearance into our lives, as well as who we have become because of you. Though we follow the bhakti path imperfectly, somehow we are in Krsna's loving network. How amazing! Amazing grace! If you had not compassionately, valiantly, and determinedly come to the West, where would we be today? Upon what would the foundation of our lives rest? What standard would we use to evaluate the value or use of anything? Where would our consciousness be and in what direction would we be going? After our body's demise, what would be our ultimate destination -- the sum total of our life's endeavor and thought? We can only shudder to think!
Noticing the Qualities (Gunas or Modes) of Nature
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There are many modern and ancient ways to describe the subtle building blocks, or constituents, of the material world for different purposes. However, looking through the lens of the Bhagavad Gita, we find a perspective of the physical world which is most helpful for yoga, or spiritual practice. While many people are at least casually familiar with the ancient Chinese concept of yin and yang, the Gita's outline of the gunas, or modes/qualities/karmic-blueprints of nature, will be more helpful for those interested in understanding their material conditioning for making spiritual advancement. The Gita devotes a whole chapter to giving us a basic template for noticing the gunas in our life, and in subsequent chapters goes into more detail. This knowledge is so powerful that it is considered the best of all knowledge regarding the material world, by which even great sages have attained perfection (BG 14.1-2)
To understand exactly what the gunas are, we need to understand some basic yogic philosophy. The metaphysic of the Gita is that our true identity is spiritual--we are eternal consciousness, an atomic fragment (atma or soul) of serving disposition, or a spiritual particle of God. Our intrinsic nature is to serve or cooperate with our Source, the Supreme Whole, revealed to be Krishna--the speaker of the Gita. The world of matter is foreign to the soul, as a confining spacesuit is confining to a human being. In order to function in this realm of matter we are given physical bodies with unique characteristics built by various combinations of the gunas, further limited by additional laws of Nature, such as time and space. The Sanskrit word guna, means rope, or a type of binding force created as a manifestation and instrument of a soul's karma, or reactions to work from previous lives.
Making Peace with our Body and Mind, Finding Joy in the Self
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Reflecting on my life and the lives of those I know and read about, I see how much we all struggle with our material natures and tendencies, and how these can negatively impact our relationships with others. Even though we suffer on account of identifying with our bodies and minds, we remain attached to our limited perspectives or biased lenses, finding it difficult to accept that our entire problem of life is physicality. Ignorance is bliss runs the material world, and since we have invested so much time and energy in trying to enjoy worldly happiness, we don't want to admit our folly in its pursuit. This is why spiritual knowledge is so essential, and even more so, realization of these truths.
Stated another way, many people may casually understand that they "have" a soul, but few try to act as one, or make realizing their soul and its relationship with God their life's true quest. Genuine spiritual paths are meant to give us tools to realize our spiritual nature. In Gaudiya Vaishnavism, chanting the holy name and engaging in pure devotion (shuddha bhakti) are the means to uncover our soul and let it shine in love of Krishna. Material consciousness is muddy consciousness, while soul consciousness is like pure mountain water. This is why we speak often of "purification" when speaking about the effect of spiritual practices. Purification means taking away the mud of matter from our consciousness, so our real nature as willing instruments for divine purpose will gradually manifest.
The basics of bhakti are frequently repeated since the fundamentals need to be mastered before higher stages are obtained. While devotees of Krishna accept the fact that the ABC's of spiritual life involve realizing that "we are not the body," this isn't so easy, even after many years of practice.
Eligibility for Bhakti--Faith
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Although Krishna reveals in his Bhagavad Gita that the purpose of the Vedic wisdom is to know, remember, serve, and love him, this truth is also the most confidential knowledge, since readers of these texts are often attracted by lessor recommendations, like the attainment of heaven, or merging into his effulgence (Brahman). What qualification is needed to uncover this truth from the jungle of sounds of the Vedas, and take up this most confidential, though obscured, path of bhakti, the greatest and most valuable treasure? One would think that such a rare gem would only be available to the most qualified persons. However, by the mercy of Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, this treasure is readily available, initially requiring only one's faith in the process. I use myself as an example to demonstrate this, not to say I'm great, but to highlight that I had no apparent qualification, and only have standing in bhakti by mercy alone. Thus there is hope for everyone.
The first time I spoke with devotees of Krishna I was very attracted to their peaceful, otherworldly, and joyful demeanor, and it was only a short time till I moved into a temple community to become a full time member. That might seem like a whimsical, spontaneous decision, but actually a lot of background took place which enabled me to do this. During the previous year, my life took a dramatic shift. I began an all-out quest to find the meaning of life, and my place in the world, concluding that I needed to become a monk in some tradition in order to immerse myself in spiritual practice.
How could this have happened to someone like me, who by all appearances was a very ordinary, not even religious, or observably pious, person—fallen even by Western standards?
Experiencing Krishna while Living in the World
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Two of the top difficult things to understand—out of many—for new readers of Bhagavad gita are the personhood of Krishna, and his Universal Form. Of course they are related, since Krishna reveals that the Universal Form comes from him, and is a manifestation of his energy as the material world. In particular this display of the Universal Form (there are others), though inspiring to show the greatness and inconceivableness of God, is also at times ghastly and fearsome, and as a form of time, "the destroyer of the worlds," all of which may be disconcerting. While Krishna is both the creation and annihilation of everything he is also the seed of all existence, the life of all that lives, and the soul of our souls, so we have to look at the whole picture before being able to evaluate who Krishna is.
Krishna could have demonstrated his nature as the creator and maintainer by showing baby animals, lovely human children, beautiful scenes in Nature, the universe being incredibly sustained and flourishing, but specifically to get Arjuna's attention, he wanted to encourage Arjuna in his duty of fighting by showing him that the great warriors he had to fight were already killed by Krishna's power--in fact we all must die, our bodies that is, at our allotted time. For conditioned living beings, the Universal Form teaches us that the material world is temporary, and not really suitable for eternal souls to live, since bodies, planets, and the entire Universe are constantly changing, and will ultimately be vanquished. The point is that Krishna is present in all things and, through his energy, is everything. His greatness is all-sided and unlimited, manifested in the subatomic dimension and as the whole universe—in the micro and macro-cosmic level. For us imperfect and limited souls, he can be experienced in what we can observe. Though we can't perceive his spiritual form, or even our own souls, we can, by the grace of the Bhagavad Gita, Shrimad Bhagavatam, and the mercy of the devotees who live by such revealed Vedic literature, "see" him, specifically in "…all opulent, beautiful and glorious creations…"[ Bg 10.41].
In what follows I will share some highlights of these manifestations of Krishna from the Bhagavad Gita, which is another version of the Universal Form, or Krishna's material form.
Tears of My Father
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Two days after my birthday was my fathers', or June 24th. This year I wanted to share some snapshots in my relationship with him, in the hope that it might be useful to you in your journey of self-exploration, making peace with your past (if required), or in general, having a balanced psychology so favorable for spiritual practice. Dear reader, I am indebted to you for taking the time to read this, and to think about your own relationship with your parents. What does it tell you about the nature of the material world of (re)birth, disease, old age, death and disappointment, and the importance of receiving the saving grace of spiritual knowledge and bhakti practices to uncover the eternal life of the soul?
I was running a preaching center on O Street in Washington D.C. in 1986. After leaving Baltimore with Maha-nidhi Swami to travel and preach, after some time I felt it would be a natural move to stay there. I had a small staff which fluctuated between 1 or 2 devotees. I also received some morale boosting, and financial support from the near-by Potomac MD, Temple from which devotees sometimes visited to chant, preach, or help cook. We held three feasts a week, mainly attended by college students and young people in the area. All was going fine for a few months after I settled in, and then, one afternoon between feasts, I felt like something ominous was in the air. It was a typical August sunny, muggy day, nothing unusual but this feeling. Although I couldn't put my finger on the possible reason, I prayed for clarity to understand. As I was lost in thought, the ringing of the phone startled me. It was Barbara, my father's current wife. She told me that my father had committed suicide by shooting himself in the head.
A long silence ensued. I didn't have a personal reaction, being in shock, and besides, I wasn't very good at dealing with others in such matters of intense sorrow. I was at a loss for words, thinking more about her, than for myself. Even today, it seems so inappropriate and trite to say things like "sorry for your loss," or any number of socially correct statements. Finally, I was able to thank her for letting me know, and told her how sorry I was. Our conversation was awkward,
Are you ready to be Free?
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Are you ready to be free (?)
it doesn't mean being a tree—
you laugh, but our body is the same—
we're forced to choose survival,
for the tree, growing to the light
thinking that this is life's purpose,
and we're forced to be human
identifying with race, gender, age
mental likes and dislikes—physicality.
If we could only realize our self
the simple truth of spiritual existence
not defending what can't endure:
our conception of material identity
"Love and Trust" is Developed, Maintained, or Depleted, by our "Emotional Bank Accounts"
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While we often hear Shrila Prabhupada's statement that "our relationships should be based on love and trust," we don't often expand on how this can be created and maintained. One process I have found helpful is something we teach in our relationship seminars, namely the practice of checking the balance in the "Emotional Bank Account" that we have with another person—do we have a surplus of positive emotions, or are we overdrawn, in the red?
This is a metaphor that Stephen Covey [The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People] first came up with to describe "the amount of trust that's been built up in a relationship." This statement really piqued my curiosity and interest in his work, and after scrutiny, dovetails nicely as a support to putting into practice Prabhupada's aphorism. Just as we have bank accounts to keep our money in, we also have "bank accounts" to store our "emotional capital" or the energy that sustains or strains (if it becomes depleted) relationships.
We could also consider this capital like a trust meter, and trust is the basis of reciprocal loving dealings. Very few people love unconditionally, but most of us require more positive interactions (deposits), than negative ones (withdrawals), to stay, or be happy, in a relationship.
Four Marital Relationship Tips Meant to Improve Your Life
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My wife and I are traveling to the devotee farm community, Gita Nagari, near Port Royal, PA this Thursday to assist other members of the Grihastha Vision Team facilitate a couples' retreat this weekend (June 7-9). In preparing for our part of the retreat, I'm naturally thinking of what makes a successful marriage and relationship. What might be some helpful tips, like sutras or codes, seeds to plant, that will ideally give rise to reflections on how to grow, nurture, and implement them? In many people's experience, solutions to life's varied problems are often simple to explain, but more difficult to carry out. However, where there is a will, there is a way, combined with prayer and a good support system.
Before I explain them in a little detail, let's cut to the chase, by listing all four tips:
Tip 1: Be committed to personal growth work and the introspection it fosters in order to become the best person you can. Work on letting go of those parts of your conditioning that are unfavorable for having happy, healthy, and meaningful relationships. In short, "Know thyself," or your strengths and weaknesses, and strive to improve for everyone's benefit.
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NYSID Creates Interior Design Archives
There are no archives devoted solely to interior design—until now. The New York School of Interior Design announced today the creation of the NYSID Interior Design Archives, a repository for the preservation of primary source material on the people, profession, and business of interior design.
Housed in the school's library, the archives been seeded with a number of acquisitions, including the archives of Yale Burge Antiques and Interiors; the collection of Neal A. Prince, who served as director of interior design for InterContinental Hotels from 1961-1986; and the institutional records of the NYSID itself, which will celebrate its centennial in 2016.
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The Wild Honey Pie Presents The Beehive!
Gringo Star
Ski Lodge, Princess Music
Cameo Gallery
93 N. 6th St.
Brooklyn, NY, 11211
This event is 21 and over
On Gringo Star's latest, liquid melodies cascade through air like a waterfall in zero gravity, brothers Nicholas and Peter Furgiuele and cohort Chris Kaufmann out-of-body—floating apparitions of a band glancing down as their corporeal manifestations radiate celestial blues and psychedelic garage bangers, gritty R&B shuffles and spaghetti-Western weirdness. Floating Out to See could—and should—be the soundtrack to Tarantino's first sci-fi film.
As the album's title suggests, Gringo Star are insouciant explorers, tossing the paddles overboard and drifting on the currents of their lackadaisical curiosity across a rippling sonic ocean, out to the far edges of rock & roll. Shot pulsing from a vintage Leslie speaker, their guitars, keys and vocals pirouette across the astral plane, the psychoactive ingredients of their echo-slathered, doo-wop-indebted indie gems. Santo & Johnny, The Stooges, Ritchie Valens, Marc Bolan, Percy Faith, Sam Cooke, the men working on the chain gang—uh! ah!—they're all here, their electric ghosts reaching across time, tapping Gringo Star on the shoulder like the crossroads devil to Robert Johnson, bestowing secrets, passing torches.
Floating Out to See plays like a long-forgotten polaroid excavated from the bottom of some mysterious thrift-shop bin, scanned into a computer, emailed to your smartphone and Instagrammed with a nice washed-out filter—a shimmering post-War daydream plucked from the mid-20th century and dropped wide-eyed into the hyperlinked now. No other group today so effortlessly distills the essence of nascent rock & roll into something so entirely modern yet authentically, spiritually tethered to the past.
If you know a little about the Furgiueles' roots, it all makes sense. "Our grandad started out in radio in the '40s and '50s in Columbus, Ga.," Nick explains. "He was a huge promoter of R&B back when it was still super segregated, and he was playing black music and putting on shows with Little Stevie Wonder, James Brown, Sam Cooke & the Soul Stirrers, a lot of Gospel shows. So we grew up hearing all these stories, listening to all this music. Our grandfather was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame posthumously. And my grandma—all her photo albums are like Jackie Wilson shirtless backstage, hanging out."
Not to mention how Nick and Peter used to raid their parents' record collections, cutting their teeth on the likes of Buddy Holly, The Animals and The Kinks. "Our favorite music comes from the '50s," Peter says, "and that music influenced all the '60s bands we like."
With their family's R&B connections and their young obsession with early rock & roll, it wasn't long before the two brothers started making music themselves. When Nick was 15 and Peter just 11, they picked up bass and drums, respectively, formed a rhythm section and joined their first garage band. "We played together in the house and messed around on a little two-track," Nick says. "We've been writing songs together since before Peter was a teenager. We even played his 8th-grade dance."
A few years later, in 2001, with Peter still in high school, they started their first serious band, A-Fir-Ju-Well, and released their debut record on International Hits. During the second half of the decade, they formed Gringo Star and dropped a pair of lauded records—2008's All Y'all and 2011's Count Yer Lucky Stars—both engineered by James Salter (Black Rebel Motorcycle Club) and helmed by sought-after producer Ben Allen (Animal Collective, Gnarls Barkley, Deerhunter). Since then, the band has toured relentlessly across the U.S. and Europe building a diehard underground following while sharing bills with everyone from Cat power and Feist to The Black Angels and Weezer, and also touring with Wavves, Best Coast, And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, The Toadies and fellow Atlantans The Black Lips.
While recording the new Gringo Star album—a psych-rock symphony to the cosmos, awash in shimmering compact organs, latin drumbeats and Status Quo-style space riffs—the band tried a new approach. Instead of enlisting a respected producer/engineer combo like Allen and Salter, they struck out for uncharted waters on their own. "It's been cool without the safety net of a producer," Peter says. "This record is more ourselves. There's no other filter besides our filter."
Recorded in the band's basement practice space at Peter's place in Atlanta, Floating Out to See is also the first time that Gringo Star has tried home recording. "With the last two records," Nick says, "we'd just go into the studio for a couple weeks and crank it out. This time, we threw down a chunk of cash on a super-nice microphone, and recorded everything in our leisure, which led to a lot more experimenting."
Since they only had the one good mic, the Furgiueles and Kaufmann began a one-instrument-at-a-time, trial-and-error layering process that began with the drums, played by Peter and part-time touring drummer Cam Gardner of Washed Out. Some of the songs they'd never even played before the day they recorded them. In such instances, they'd run down the new tune a few times until Gardner had his head around it, then he'd crank out the drum track by himself without anybody else playing—just from memory. "And that's how Peter did it, too," Nick says. "A blind drum track. I would stand in the room with them, and just kind of play the motions and signal the changes."
In the wake of some significant personnel shifts (most notably the departure of third writing member Pete DeLorenzo), Floating Out to See is also the first Gringo Star record to feature the Furgiuele brothers as the band's sole lead vocalists/songwriters. "We always loved Pete D's songs and we loved playing with him," Nick says, "but I feel like there's more continuity now than ever before. Despite going through three drummers in the past year, Me, Peter & Chris are feeling super tight."
It's no mistake that the final track on the new Gringo Star album is called "The Start." Because this ending marks the beginning of a new era for the band. They've paid their dues over the last decade, weathering multiple lineup shifts and the often-brutal gauntlet of the road on two continents separated by thousands of miles of ocean, building their following the old-fashioned way; they've studied in the studio with the masters, and they've set out on their own intrepid sonic odyssey, returning with the blinking-light palette of esoteric sounds and unforgettable hooks that comprise their infectious new record, Floating Out to See. And now, they're riding this slowly cresting wave toward what looks a whole lot like a breakthrough.
Steve LaBate
Senior Contributing Writer
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Ski Lodge is a two-way mirror into the mind of Andrew Marr:
multi-instrumentalist, expressionist, and the newest member of the
Dovecote Records family. Marr's inward-looking, earnest surf pop
suggest, instead of Summer, a longing for Summer on an early Spring
day. By funneling influences ranging from The Morning Benders to
Arcade Fire and The Smiths into the sound of the Strokes and Vampire
Weekend, Marr manages to bypass the epic, opting for a more brassy,
lilting croon. It's music about forgiveness, youth, and staying on the
long, meandering path toward an eventual home
Princess Music is comprised of five musicians that play with chamber orchestras of varying size. The group is fronted by Tyler Ludwick, who orchestrates playful complexities and rich harmonies with a mixture of expertise and mirth. He applies his classical finger-style to an electric guitar, composition skills to string and woodwind textures, and passion for percussion to the polyrhythmic and irregular meters of the music. Princess Music displays high emotional and intellectual IQ and expresses poignant narratives found within the arrangements, which embody subtle pop sensibilities that create a sanctuary for even the most casual listener.
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Erratic: 3-Year Anniversary with Developer All Night
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#8 - smokincharlie (06/02/2010) [+] (8 replies)
For the talent show at my school one of my friends is going to sign up to do something epic like juggle fireballs or some **** , then once he get's on the stage he's going to rick roll everyone in real life.
#209 - ThatGuyWhosAwesome **User deleted account** (06/03/2010) [+] (9 replies)
**ThatGuyWhosAwesome rolls 4,865** If the number is 4835 i will never come back to funnyjunk
#92 - VampyreFreak (06/02/2010) [+] (1 reply)
>:( i was reading that
#145 - MelancholyMuffin (06/03/2010) [+] (8 replies)
There once was a man named Bertold.
he drank beer to cure his head cold.
he reached for his cup
oh snap you just got limme-rick-rolled.
he drank beer to cure his head cold.
he reached for his cup
oh snap you just got limme-rick-rolled.
#15 - invadermandy (06/02/2010) [+] (1 reply)
woah a gif and its NOT davemaster?
#75 - Konigsteiger (06/02/2010) [-]
If any of you computer savvy bitches learns how to hack someone's computer and turn their well thought out essays into this.....I'll give you everything my neighbor owns, EVERYTHING
#166 - blackhawknl (06/03/2010) [+] (2 replies)
FUUUUCK! We got GIFRolled! x(
#119 - believesinzombies (06/02/2010) [+] (3 replies)
anyone else start singing it in their head?
#80 - BBoyJingles **User deleted account** (06/02/2010) [+] (2 replies)
**BBoyJingles rolls 22** doubles i fap to lesbians ;)
#160 - Bongos (06/03/2010) [-]
*Reading lyrics*
"Damnit, not another RickRoll; I better click out before-."
But it was too late.
"Damnit, not another RickRoll; I better click out before-."
But it was too late.
#91 - BornToBeAWESOME (06/02/2010) [-]
What's this? Rick Rolling is evolving!
#74 - SilverHammer (06/02/2010) [-]
Who the hell has the time to do that?!
#73 - SirPeterTheFunny **User deleted account** (06/02/2010) [-]
#199 - mtrerise (06/03/2010) [-]
GODDAMMIT! thats the 9th time today!
#187 - FoulBachelorFrogs **User deleted account** (06/03/2010) [+] (3 replies)
Looks like we got
*puts on sunglasses*
Le Rick Rolled
*puts on sunglasses*
Le Rick Rolled
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Oh. My. ******* . God.
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A Proposal for the Future of Jerusalem's Old City
Panel Discussions - June 25, 2010
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Conferences - June 25, 2010
UN Security Council Members Meet in Istanbul
Conferences - May 16, 2010
Partnerships in Peace Operations Focus of IPI's 2010 Vienna Seminar
Panel Discussions - May 07, 2010
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Panel Discussions - April 26, 2010
Sudan/So. Sudan: "Every Reason to Move On With a Good Process"
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The Complexities of Bringing Peace to Darfur
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Nasser Al-Kidwa: 2-State Solution Still Valid "But Not For Long"
Conferences - December 21, 2009
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The Global Observatory
Defying Spain, Catalans Vote for Independence, But What's Next?
The unofficial Catalan referendum has raised several questions about Catalonia's future and its relationship with Madrid.
Key Global Events to Watch in November
A list of key upcoming meetings and events with implications for global affairs.
2014 Top 10 Issues to Watch in Peace & Security: The Global Arena
A list of ten key issues to watch that are likely to impact international peace and security in 2014, compiled by IPI's Francesco Mancini.
The Global Observatory, produced by IPI, provides timely analysis on peace and security issues, interviews with leading policymakers, interactive maps, and more.
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Governments in the Sahel and Maghreb are still using top-down approaches to governance that make it hard for women and youth to have a say in public life, even though their participation can help their governments' struggle against instability and extremism.
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Apakan on Ukraine: "To Be Present Is Important"
On November 3rd, IPI's Vienna office hosted Ambassador Ertugrul Apakan, Chief Monitor of the Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).
November 03, 2014
Enhancing Women's Share in Peace and Security
"We did not want to make war safe for women; we wanted to end war for everyone," Ambassador Anwarul Chowdhury said, recalling the goal of a new resolution he introduced as president of the Security Council in the year 2000.
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I believe Saladin showed kindness to Richard the Lionheart not because of religion or to spy, though that is a distinct possibility, but because of Saladin's respect towards Richard, even though they were enemies. This respect of an enemy is common throughout history, though not expressed like Saladin with gifts. Julius Caesar had respect for Pompey, ...
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The honor of Fellow is the most prestigious recognition that members can
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June 08, 2012
New branch opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony on May 31.
June 07, 2012
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Assistant Professor of Anthropology Ed Gonzalez-Tennant and archaeology students from Monmouth University were featured in NewsLink, a local newspaper on the island of Nevis.
June 06, 2012
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June 05, 2012
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May 30, 2012
Irish Dancing Competition at the
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May 29, 2012
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NORMAN — A month after completing the switch to using renewable energy, the University of Oklahoma's electric bill hasn't gone up noticeably, the school's facilities director said.
University of Oklahoma, OG&E tout wind power partnership
Brian Ellis, the university's director of facilities management, said savings from energy efficiency upgrades have offset the premium the university pays for wind power and increases from campus growth.
The university signed an agreement with Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co. in 2008 to buy all of its purchased power from renewable sources by the beginning of this year.
As a part of that agreement, OG&E built the OU Spirit Wind Farm, a 10,000-acre farm near Woodward.
The farm features 44 wind turbines and produces enough electricity to power the equivalent of 25,000 homes.
Under the deal, OU agreed to buy its power from OG&E. With that purchase, OU receives renewable energy credits at the rate of one credit for each 10,000-kilowatt-hour block of power, OG&E spokeswoman Kathleen O'Shea said.
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When OU officials signed the agreement with OG&E in 2008, about 10 percent of the university's power came from renewable sources. The university began phasing in its renewable energy plan over a five-year period, with 90 percent of last year's purchased power being made up by wind power, he said.
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Posted December 9, 2008
A delightful and at times whimsical mystery
She went from a public defender to a stay-at-home mom but now that her two children are older, Juliet Applebaum is going into partnership with Al Hockey, a former investigator for the public defenders. They are opening up a private detective agency housed temporarily in Al¿s garage until they bring in enough money to have a real office. At a Hollywood charity function, Juliet runs into her good friend Lilly Green, a famous actress who is in desperate need of her firm¿s discrete services.<P> Lilly¿s stepbrother Jupiter Jones is accused of killing his stepmother Chloe, the wife of Polaris Jones who is the head of the Church of Cosmological Unity. Chloe was blackmailing Lilly and she asked Jupiter to help her put a stop it. She believes that Jupiter may have killed Chloe because of their close bond but when Juliet starts investigating she comes to believe that Jupiter didn¿t kill Chloe and that makes the real killer exceeding anxious to stop the investigation even if it means murdering again.<P> Although the subject matter of survivor guilt and repressed memories is very serious topics, Juliet¿s interactions with her husband and children bring a note of much need of humor to the somber story line. Readers will be particularly tickled to realize that Juliet is pregnant again and her reaction to this unexpected event is truly memorable. DEATH GETS A TIME-OUT is darker in tone than the previous works in this series but it is just as good.<P> Harriet KlausnerWas this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.


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Yorsch v. NuVasive, Inc.
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Defendant: NuVasive, Inc.
Plaintiff: Jami Yorsch
Cause Of Action: Diversity-Injunctive & Declaratory Relief
Peterson v. Board of Supervisors of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System
as 2:2014cv02083
Plaintiff: Calvin J Peterson
Defendant: Board of Supervisors of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System
Cause Of Action: Job Discrimination (Age)
Dunomes v. Trinity Marine Products, Inc.
as 2:2014cv01968
Defendant: Trinity Marine Products, Inc.
Plaintiff: William Ray Dunomes
Cause Of Action: Diversity-(Citizenship)
Mercadel et al v. Drury Southwest Inc et al
as 2:2014cv01718
Defendant: Unidentified Parties, Employus Ltd , Drury Southwest Inc and others
Plaintiff: Willie J Watson , Alan P Mercadel
Cause Of Action: Diversity-Employment Discrimination
Peters v. Freedom Well Services, LLC
as 2:2014cv01299
Defendant: Freedom Well Services, LLC
Plaintiff: Clifton Peters, Jr.
Cause Of Action: Diversity-Employment Discrimination
Taillon v. HilCorp Energy Company
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Defendant: HilCorp Energy Company
Plaintiff: Marty Taillon
Cause Of Action: Job Discrimination (Age)
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Plaintiff: Jason Thieles
Defendant: ENSCO, P.L.C.
Cause Of Action: Diversity-(Citizenship)
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Defendant: Smithfield Foods, Inc., John Morrell & Co., Armour-Eckrich Meats LLC
Plaintiff: Jody Matherne
Cause Of Action: Diversity-Employment Discrimination
Cox v. Precision Surveillance Corporation et al
as 2:2013cv06600
Defendant: Steam Generating Team LLC , Precision Surveillance Corporation
Plaintiff: Dwayne Cox
Cause Of Action: Diversity-Employment Discrimination
Smith v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., et al
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Plaintiff: Valerie V Smith
Defendant: Unidentified Party, Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.
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Player Rater: J.R. Smith has huge upside as starter
One of the more significant moves in the NBA this past week, in terms of fantasy value, happened when Nuggets coach George Karl inserted J.R. Smith into the starting lineup and indicated that Smith would remain there for the foreseeable future. There are quite a few things that could go wrong with this experiment; the Nuggets lost to the Kings on Sunday and Smith compiled a team-worst minus-15 during Smith's 36 minutes of action. What's more, we've seen for years that Smith drives Karl nuts with his lack of focus during games, so even though Smith, on talent, is the obvious choice to be the starter at shooting guard, Karl has been playing lesser talent at that spot all season and could start again at any moment.
Even considering all of that, Smith is one of the best bargains around at the moment. He's available in more than 61 percent of ESPN.com fantasy leagues. A player like Smith, as a starter, should be good for 20 points and two 3-pointers a night for the rest of the season. Chances are that, with increased minutes, he'll throw in three or four assists and rebounds as well, making him a decent contributor across the board. Starters with this kind of fantasy potential are not generally available at this point of the season, so you'll probably want to grab him while you still can. Remember, Smith was a hot sleeper pick at the start of the season because he was so good at scoring in limited action last season. The ceiling, for the immediate future, has been removed from the playing time part of that equation, and there is some major potential for fantasy value during the next few weeks.
Rodney Stuckey, PG/SG, Pistons (123, 135): Lost in all the hubbub surrounding the Pistons' recent play and Richard Hamilton's return to the starting lineup has been the fact that Stuckey is still starting. He's been playing quite effectively of late, averaging 16.4 points, 4.8 assists, 4.2 rebounds, 1.2 steals and shooting 53 percent in his past five games. Remarkably, he's available in 56 percent of ESPN.com fantasy leagues. Pick him up immediately if yours is one of them.
Thaddeus Young, SF, 76ers (102, 124): I was extremely high on Young when the season started, and at first it seemed as though I was right. He was making 3-pointers with regularity, scoring a lot, getting a ton of minutes and rebounding enough to be relevant in that category. For the first few weeks of the season, in the midst of their worst struggles, the Sixers counted Young as their top scorer. Then he stopped making 3s and his fantasy value dried up entirely. He's still playing a ton of minutes and recently has started scoring with a little more regularity. He's averaging 17.2 points and 2.0 steals in his past five games. The 2.0 steals per game actually holds up during his past 15 games, too. Based on his solid contributions in that category and his raw potential everywhere else, I can see his stock taking a major leap for the rest of this season. Expect a few huge games out of him down the stretch and solid production aside from that.
Since the trading deadline has passed in most fantasy leagues, rather than coming down on players I think are going to drop in the rankings in the coming weeks, I thought it might be more helpful to scour the Player Rater for some more guys who are likely available in your league on the waiver wire.
Larry Hughes, SG, Knicks (196, 131), owned in 16 percent of ESPN.com leagues: He's playing close to 40 minutes per night in his past five games for the Knicks, averaging 16.2 points, 4.0 assists, 2.4 steals and 2.4 3-pointers. If you can find a player getting this many minutes at this point of the season on your waiver wire, it's probably worth adding him. It's hard not to produce when you are playing almost the entire game.
Raja Bell, SG, Bobcats (140, 146), owned in 48 percent of ESPN.com leagues: Bell was hurt for a while, and understandably was dropped in many fantasy leagues. Frankly, I was way down on Bell when he was traded to the Bobcats, despite the lingering suspicion that Larry Brown was going to play him until his legs fell off. Well, Bell has been healthy for a few weeks now, and plays 40 minutes on more nights than he doesn't. He's a fantastic source of 3-pointers, and accumulates enough points, rebounds, assists and steals that he's worth owning in all formats. Pick him up immediately if you can.
Matt Barnes, SF, Suns (148, 152), owned in 9 percent of ESPN.com leagues: In his past five games, Barnes is averaging 16.0 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 3.2 3-pointers. The 3s alone make him worth owning in most leagues. He's playing a ton of minutes on a team everyone pays attention to, and yet nobody owns this guy in fantasy. People, pick him up! It's guys like this who can win you a championship down the stretch.
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Is your business one of the 253,500 organizations that runs on SAP ? If so, you understand full well why this industry-leading, all-encompassing client/server platform is considered a "crown jewel" application: First, you've made a significant investment to deploy, maintain and extend your SAP application platform. And, second, you can't live without it. While that may sound a bit extreme, many businesses literally could not function if their SAP ERP system went down. In the event of a disaster or outage affecting an SAP platform, everything that goes into running the business could come screeching to a halt. How could any business—including yours—possibly prepare itself for such a scenario? … Read more
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Our kids are everything to us, but sometimes it can be difficult to give your son or daughter "the talk." Your child can become confused easily if words are not easy to understand. Of course, we're referring to the dreaded business continuity disaster recovery talk. How do you explain to a child what a BC/DR firm does? Divya Rathi took a few pointers from her boss, and it sums up to one important analogy: BC/DR specialists are like doctors for companies. They perform check ups to make sure companies are functioning and healthy, they provide wellness plans tailored to companies to avoid disease and illness, and when an emergency arises, they help companies survive and get back on track! One e … Read more
Stretch Your IT Dollar With Cloud Computing Services
Cloud services are hot. Use of cloud service providers has become a growing best practice in the corporate world. Organizations are outsourcing IT services to cloud providers to reap measurable benefits for a variety of IT initiatives. Instead of investing in software and hardware, these organizations have seen their as-a-service budgets lower their total cost of IT over time. No need to pay for licenses or to upgrade software or hardware. Instead, budgets shift to monthly subscription costs with cloud providers based only on what's needed. Scale up and fees rise. Scale down and so do the fees. Here are other benefits of cloud services: • Reducing your IT department headcount • Reducing … Read more
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Remember when you were little and your parents would record your height by making a pencil mark on your doorframe every time you grew an inch or two? We thought it was time to do the same for the cloud computing industry, since growth is happening fast! To get the numbers we needed, Sungard Availability Services and EMC recently commissioned an important survey of businesses on their use of cloud technology and cloud recovery services. The study, conducted by IDG Research Services, queried 132 IT professionals in companies of all sizes – from less than 1,000 to more than 10,000 employees – throughout the U.S. Here's how the measurements worked out … Cloud Services: Undergoing a Growt … Read more
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Businesses need upgrades, not only for operational success, but to keep up with the industry's changing standards. One of the upgrades to consider is migrating some or all of your systems to the cloud to streamline your applications and operate more efficiently (among many other perks!). The cloud is a handy tool, especially for those startup businesses that want to save precious time and money. Without further ado, in this week's roundup we talk startups, cloud, and overall IT transformation. Let's get to it! In the News This week, we've got a couple of current events to cover, including new strategies from both hackers (again!?) and Salesforce. Let's get the bad news over with first: hack … Read more
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British writer-director Charles Sturridge makes beautiful, stubbornly unhurried movies about the best and worst in human, animal, and even otherworldly nature. Set in World War II England, Sturridge's Lassie reaches back to the original 1943 movie and to Eric Knight's 1940 novel about the famously determined collie's obstacle-ridden trek through the North Country to rejoin the bereft young master, whose down-on-their-luck parents were forced to sell his best friend to pay for food. Deploying a stellar cast to mine the evergreen potential of poker-faced British proletarian waifs (Jonathan Mason), honest-to-God mums and dads (Samantha Morton and John Lynch), crusty old bluebloods (a happily mugging Peter O'Toole), blustery retainers (a very good Steve Pemberton), and kindly traveling players (Peter Dinklage), Sturridge spins a warm but persuasively unsparing tale of war's multiple displacements and the redeeming power of loyalty and love. Lassie puts its trust in kids to be grown up, and appeals honestly (minus the usual knowing winks) to grown-ups by returning them to a state of childlike wonderment.
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