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Chadwrick Gearald Novel of Proctor was arrested Thursday for allegedly hurting his children while trying to prevent them from leaving and threatening to get a gun and kill his family.
Novel allegedly became violent when his ex-wife Desiree Burge came to his house to take their children after she received a call that Novel might have had a seizure and had been sleeping for several hours.
Novel, 43, was charged with domestic battery and two counts of child abuse resulting in injury. Bond was set at $7,000.
According to the criminal complaint filed against Novel, the Marshall County Sheriff's Department received a call at about 10:15 p.m. Wednesday of an active domestic fight at 3049 Gatts Ridge Road. When deputies arrived a Novel's residence, Novel stated Burge had taken his children from him.
Burge allegedly reported to the sheriff's department with her children at the same time to file charges against Novel. Burge stated she received a phone call from one of her children that night that Novel may have had a seizure and had been sleeping for a few hours. She then had a woman drive her to Novel's house to get the children and check on Novel.
Novel reportedly woke up when Burge and the other woman arrived and became upset they were taking the children. Novel then allegedly became physically violent with Burge, who had markings on her arm and around her neck. Novel also reportedly pushed one of the children into a doorframe to prevent the child from leaving.
The complaint states Novel then tried to remove one of the children from the car, resulting in a marking on the child. He also tried to take another child from a car seat by the child's leg. After Burge and the other woman removed the car seat, Novel then allegedly threatened to get a gun and kill everyone.


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Pretty Little Liars Promo: Season 5, Episode 9 — "March of Crimes" (VIDEO)
Hanna (Ashley Benson) continues to drink too much, much to the concern of her friends, Aria (Lucy Hale) has some doubts about her mom's husband-to-be (she'd better after what Han told her!), and Emily (Shay Mitchell) tries to get to the bottom ofNoel Kahn (Brant Daugherty) on Pretty Little Liars Season 5, Episode 9 ("March of Crimes"). What else can we expect from the episode? The promo gives us some clues.
In this preview, we see Jenna (Tammin Sursok) come face-to-face with Alison (Sasha Pieterse) (we have a feeling that scene is going to be awesome), Hanna take Ali to task for her "stupid stunts," Ali warn that if one of them falls, they all fall, and Spencer (Troian Bellisario) seemingly coming face-to-face with "A"!
Want to know more? Here's what the official synopsis has to say about the episode.
Hanna continues down her boozy path, with the help of Caleb, and her friends can no longer stand by and watch Hanna self-destruct. After her last encounter with Hanna, Aria starts to take note of Zach and wonders if Hanna – while drunk – was telling her the truth.
Meanwhile, Emily tries to find information linking Alison to Noel and Spencer makes a surprising discovery at the eye doctor.
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Bal Thackeray's Dictatorship in Shiv Sena
Manushi, issue 130 : The autocratic control of Bal Thackeray over the Shiv Sena is probably the party's most notorious feature. Bal Thackeray, Balasaheb, the movement's founder and undisputed leader, the Sena Pramukh (leader of the Sena) is said to rule the organisation with dictatorial powers. It is his charismatic appeal that is assumed to inspire his followers, and it is his "remote control" which is said to govern Mumbai. In the self-representation of the Shiv Sena, the supreme command and the supreme obedience based on conviction, dedication and love for the leader are central. "He is the only leader in the country who gets 100 percent loyalty" [1] declares the Shiv Sena web-site. Unity and solidarity, love for the leader and unquestioning loyalty is regularly presented to the outsider at first. Thackeray employs the family simile when speaking about his relationship with his sainiks (literally, soldiers): "I look upon the sainiks as my children. A family can only run when one man makes the decisions." [2] He is said to "know every one of us. We are like his children and can have no secrets from him," as an aspiring lady pramukh (leader) rather fearfully explained. In the self-description and interpretation by some observers (Heuzé 1995) the family-ness of the Sena is its vital characteristic and the base for its appeal. The belief in the utter accessibility of Bal Thackeray is upheld even when their conviction of having immediate access to the Supremo is not supported by experience. The importance of a personal rather than an institutional relationship with the leader is related to his legitimacy being founded in the supposed love - a personal kind of love - of his followers. And the sainiks' belief in the factuality of this personal relationship does not seem to be defeated by contrary experience. Loyalty, Real or Feigned? Expressions of utter loyalty form a narrative which sainiks believe in but which has a representational objective at the same time. It partly corresponds with their attitudes and feelings, and partly is the idiom of legitimacy and identity. Within the organisation there is no other legitimate way to speak about the relationship of a sainik to Bal Thackeray. The rule of the Sena Pramukh is justified by the "love" and the admiration of his followers - mainly their love. To question this love is to question the legitimacy of his rule and is thus done only in hushed tones. He holds the reigns of power not qua election but due to his "charisma" - that is qua the belief of sainiks in his superior qualities. The regular and frequently standardised expressions of love and obedience sometimes take on a rather routine character. This routine extends even to the much mentioned hysterical shows of love, adoration and dependence. A rather amusing account of the preparation to such a show of desperation upon the announcement of one of the strategically sulking retreats of Bal Thackeray was volunteered by an aspiring Shakha Pramukh (leader of the branch): "When Balasaheb announced his retreat we had just been called for a seminar. When we heard of his decision, we were told to go to his house and plead with him. But we hadn't eaten yet and the food had been ordered. So we decided to eat first and then go to Matoshri (Bal Thackeray's residence). So we had the food - or else it would have gone waste! Then some of us went to his house..." From this account the agitated pleadings and hysterical desperation of sainiks sways between a routine performance, a duty almost with a clear choreography and a felt need to beg him not to retreat from public life. Members of the party themselves interpret their motives to join in the "hysterical" pleadings according to the context of the recounting: when the story of "hysteria" is told in connection with the explanation of the various personal motives to be part of the Sena, then the desperation expressed in such acts is presented as "real emotion". When, however, the story of "hysteria" is told in connection with the expression of personal discontent, "hysteria" is presented as routine endeavour. Moreover, sainiks consider the legitimacy resting on such emotional bonds to be superior to that which rests on rational procedures, like elections. Thus, the unity of the organisation and loyalty of its members are assumed to be stronger and based on selfless conviction rather than instrumental interests. Benevolent Dictatorship? The autocratic position of Bal Thackeray is referred to as the feature of the organisation which makes it particularly trustworthy. "Balasaheb... being the sole head of the entire organisation, there is no chance of vetoing any of the policies decided by him. The policies framed by him are carried out faithfully to the end." [3] Bal Thackeray has time and again advocated a "benevolent dictatorship" [4] as the most beneficial form of government for India. Lokshahi, parliamentarian rule, having allegedly failed, because it did not provide the long promised development to the Indian nation, it is Shivshahi, the monarchic rule of the warrior king Shivaji, which serves as a model for the Sena. Accordingly, dictatorial rule and anti-democratic structures within the Shiv Sena are, in the eyes of the sainiks, part of the projected counter-politics of "getting things done" and justified by the failure of other forms of decision making, namely the parliamentary one. In this view, the supposedly dictatorial rule of Bal Thackeray firstly provides them with clear decisions on which to act. These univocal decisions are, in their eyes, solely aimed at obtaining "the best solution". Sainiks repeatedly emphasise that Thackeray is disinterested in power altogether, that "he has shunned power [i.e. political office] all these years." [5] In their representative declarations they propound that he offers his engagement as a service to the people [6] and therefore will seek only the people's good and not his own. Privately, sainiks express their knowledge about and criticism of the various scandals which the front ranks, and above all the Thackeray family, are involved in. The incompatibility of their knowledge about corruption and crimes in the front ranks and their belief in the incorruptible rule does not seem to be double speak. Rather, sainiks separate the realms of public office and private business and make a distinction between political and "purely economic" corruption. Personal enrichment is said to be a "human weakness" and is forgivable as long as politics stays "pure" and "for the people". The purity of conviction is, in the Sena's terms, identical with militancy, the unfaltering and uncompromising pursuit of "what needs to be done". Radicalistic postures and militancy are therefore quasi per definition opposed to corruption - just as much as any form of debate, of compromise is regularly presented as political corruption. Corruption is in this construction intrinsically linked to democratic procedure, and democratically legitimised power. "Every politician wants only power and they do everything to get it. See how they give out sarees to all the poor womenfolk. But the worst is what you do not see: see how Pawar sold his skin to the underworld. He does what they want. I mean, he is a strong politician. Also a leader, but he sells himself just for power," said a young and wealthy resident of Pedder Road who is an admirer of Raj Thackeray. "The Indian politician is corrupt. All politics is corrupt. And the masses don't care. They give their votes for a scrap of anything. Because they know that most leaders are corrupt. But they know that Bal Thackeray is not interested. They believe him. Balasaheb does not want power. He does not want wealth. He is happy. He has a good family ... He just says what he thinks is right," asserts a sainik from the first generation of Sena's cadres. He had been with the movement from the time of the "son-of-the-soil" politics. The theme of "betrayal by democracy" as well as that of the dangers of party rivalry holds sway far beyond the Sena's constituency. The failures of governance are attributed to the modes of parliamentarian decision making. Moreover, their case is strengthened by the fact that the high moral expectations from the Indian democracy established by the Independence struggle (and its leaders) have been led down by post-Independence politics, especially in recent decades. Opposition to what they see of politics is particularly virulent when party rivalries come to dominate Indian politics. When governments fall because of failed coalitions, for example, they are often attracted to the idea of a strong ruler, the philosopher king or the decisionistic autocrat. This despair about the failings of Indian democracy stands in strange contrast to the numerous examples of its evident success, to its liveliness and strength and its increasing expansion. "Remote Control" Politics The representation of the absolute control of Bal Thackeray is frequently affirmed by the public demonstrations of obedience and obeisance of even senior members of government. Former Chief Minister Manohar Joshi declared himself to be a puppet in his hands. [7] Anand Dighe, probably one of the most independent leaders of the Sena, too declared "I will take action with due consent of my Supremo, Bal Thackeray." [8] This relates not only to large scale concerted actions, like bandhs (the downing of the shutters, a general strike) and agitations but also to election strategies and government's development projects. The mode of operation of the Shiv Sena as a governing party is usually described with reference to Bal Thackeray's "remote control", that is his final say over any government decision. As founding member of the Shiv Sena and former Transport Minister Pramodh Navalkar states: "It is not unusual for him to read an item and immediately call up the minister concerned. That's how the remote control-thing really works." [9] It is also expressed in the fact that state guests first pay their respects to Thackeray, as the visits of, for example, former Prime Minister of India, Deve Gowda, or Rebecca Marks and her successors of the American energy company Enron demonstrated. When government activities are visibly undertaken without his consent, as for example, the plans for a renovation of the Mumbai airport, those responsible will quickly be reprimanded publicly. Chhagan Bhujbal also once declared: "We all take Balasaheb as our supreme commander. Whatever he says is an order for us, and we don't go against it." [10] Bhujbal made it all too clear by his subsequent defection to the Congress Party that this is an organisational principle, functional for the Sena's specific mode of operation, rather than a personal one. Autonomy of Shakhas What matters is the appearance of final control. Because at the same time, the centralised structure of the Sena relies on a high degree of local autonomy for various operations. This does not contradict the centralisation of leadership but complements it. Despite the relentless references to and demonstrations of the supreme command of Bal Thackeray, the shakhas have a degree of autonomy in the activities and services they offer. It is left to the shakhas to create their clientele through the services offered locally. Moreover, shakhas are responsible for the funding of their respective activities- the collection of donations and protection money. Indeed, it appears that underneath the autocratic leadership the Sena operates as a network of multi-layered institutions that are dispersed and autonomous to differing degrees. Rather than interpreting this diffusion of command as a sign that "the party's organisational coherence may be faltering" (Katzenstein, Mehta, Thakkar 1998, 234) the sainiks claim that this duality of autocracy and autonomy is a central feature of the Shiv Sena's mode of operation and has been so from the beginning. The diffusion of command does not mean that the organisation cannot act as a close-knit network and as a tightly controlled "army" at times. Rather, the two modes of operation stand in complementary relation to each other: The shakhas function autonomously in their everyday activities, guided by a certain general directive concerning the types of activities, their overall intent and the line of justification and explanation given out through Saamna and through Thackeray's speeches. They thus establish structures of power, control over revenue, and the command over a local clientele that can be mobilised when the party demands it. Since the overall unity is beneficial for the functioning of the individual shakhas and fiefdoms because it provides them with clout beyond their immediate size, both sides benefit from this combination of autonomy with elements of central control. The autonomy of the individual shakhas and of shakhas towards the Sena government serves to affirm in practice the pre-eminence of the movement before the party. The autonomy of the shakhas counteracts the processes of formalisation that have occurred in the organisation, especially in connection with its governmental role. The organisational strength of the sainiks, usually confined within their respective shakhas, is frequently mobilised on a larger scale when internal discontent is mounting. Agitations, even against their own government, help keep the movement alive and prevent it from being subsumed under the party's interests - which itself is in the interest of the party to a certain degree. Thackeray performs the balancing act between movement and party by switching between his role as the foremost sainik and that of the "remote control" political master. Shakha Norms The relative autonomy of the shakhas is thus a strategic command structure which affirms the pre-eminence of the movement before the party. It represents and realises the ideal of participation, involvement and self-help through this specific modes of autonomous operation. It affirms the accessibility of the Sena's institutions; and it is this quasi-autonomy which also distinguishes the Sena from the structures of patronage of its competitors, as for example, those of the Congress. They might be equally or more efficient, and they are wider spread and more firmly entrenched. The operative autonomy of the shakhas, strengthened by the myth and principle of unity inherent in the charismatic organisation, creates the potential for their involvement in larger issues. But autocratic rule, far beyond relying on an assumed charismatic appeal, and more than being an organisational device integrating solidarity and autonomy also has a motivational role in centralising the rules of ascension and the promises and prospects for "making it and being made". In accordance with the authoritarian ideal, the hierarchy of the Sena is gathered in Bal Thackeray's hands. Rank is officially determined by success in the public arena, that is by being a leader who can rally crowds. "If you can't bring a mob you are a flop," stated a shakha pramukh aspiring to become a corporator. The chances of promotion within the Sena, for example of acquiring an election ticket, depend partly on the size of the patronage, that is the votes or support that the candidate can command. Thus rank is ideally a matter of personal ability although the size of the patronage depends not entirely on personal skills but also on the needs of a shakha's clientele. Where the word of the leader replaces formal procedures, aspirations take a different course. Thackeray's control over promotion and ascension, strongly exercised in his re-shuffles and party "face-lifts", make all positions shaky: who comes, who goes and who stays is Bal Thackeray's decision. As it is not a regular procedure of promotion or election but the "discovery" by Bal Thackeray (or one of his twelve "national leaders", the Netas) that can make one's fate in the Shiv Sena, many sainiks put their hopes on him and aim at excelling in his eyes. It is considered within his power to "make" somebody; it is by his will that simple sainiks rise to fame bypassing norms of hierarchy and rank through excellence (defined according to the Sena's specific needs) or by proving themselves in the eyes of the Supremo. One sainik was promoted to be a gata pramukh, the lowest rank of the hierarchy, after 15 years of being a member of the organisation. But he still felt his hour had come, and he still believed in the endless possibilities for his own ascension. "From here I will become shakha pramukh. And then I can become corporator. As a corporator you can do everything. You do not have to worry anymore. I will give up my job. I can make my money as a shakha pramukh...And when I will be promoted I will start my own business...I am very happy today. My wife is very happy." This is the vital myth motivating those with aspirations to engage themselves in party work. Thackeray's party's internal power is affirmed precisely by this focus of all aspirations on gaining his attention, by trying to please him first and foremost, and be thus considered for any possible opening. Because his attention is so central to careers of those within the party, dissent is smothered, or at least dissuaded simply by the aspirational logic of autocratic control. Ascension Strategies Thus competition, rather than solidarity is the rule of the internal working of the party. Stories of intrigue and backstabbing are rife in the accounts of the organisational life. People "steal" connections or the attention of senior members, they prevent others from doing their social work by, for example, not handing over funds or equipment. One Shakha Pramukh refused to hand over the ambulance, which had been donated to the shakha by the tempo union, when he was replaced as pramukh. Others secured the "rights" to small business ventures like the zhunkar bhakar stalls on the "territory" of others. They were established as part of a government programme to supply cheap food for the poor and at the same time serve as channels of patronage and public appeal for the owner. The "take-over" of a stall, by acquiring the license for a certain area, thus prevented the "owners" of the territory from gathering the necessary number of clients to impress those at the higher levels. It was important for pramukhs that they be called upon for help. The more the clients put their hopes on them, the more they could demonstrate their influence and the more visible this influence would be. Pramukhs wanted to be seen as influential not only by their clients but even more by their fellow pramukhs. "This morning I was very busy. I was very lucky because many people had come to see me and just then X came by and so she saw that many people come to me. They'll know that I do a lot of work for them," stressed one aspiring party worker. Having many clients means the command over "a mob" when one is needed for larger Sena activities. "I want to come up. But I have no chance to show my potential. In this ward I can't get a mob. ... I want to make a breakthrough. I live in tension because I missed my only chance to become corporator. They (the previous pramukhs) prevented it. Everyone works only for himself... The upper layers know who is good and who is bad. But they want peace and quiet," was the frantic outcry of an exasperated Shakha Pramukh of an affluent area shortly after the Municipal elections in 1997. Hopes - and thus loyalty - are, however, also strongly connected to the perceived general fortunes of the movement. When prospects of expansion, and of individual access to the spoils of power seem to be severely threatened, individual hopes and aspirations among the lower ranks of the Shiv Sena turn into despair. When several electoral debacles in the late 90's exposed the overall potential of expansion and thus of individual political careers as limited where they had previously appeared unlimited to many a shakha pramukh, aspirations of rising to political office suddenly seemed vain. The loss of seats and the concurrent loss of individual prospects, however far removed from the parliamentary scene, severely challenged the loyalty of even ordinary activists. "I will never make it now. My one chance is gone. We will not have another chance. The voters have left us," moaned one Shakha Pramukh. In despair, he drastically reduced his activities for the party as he did not see any possibility of benefiting from it in terms of a personal increase in access to positions of power and money. After the Sena lost the Assembly elections in 1999, he considered leaving the Sena for good. What is projected publicly as unfaltering loyalty to the leader, a loyalty which is based on a personal love and adoration, turned up its underbelly and revealed the aspirational motivation of Thackeray's following. The movement needs success for all its members in terms of victories and success in gaining spoils. In order to motivate sainiks to engage themselves they need the prospect of ascension. Expansion equalled or at least substituted for charisma. But this meant that party failures get to be seen as charismatic failures, threatening and questioning the very myth of unity and purpose. The intricate connection of loyalty and aspiration thus develops a dynamic which, when aspirations within the folds of the party appear to be futile, has well-nigh a centrifugal force. Re-shuffles can recreate the hope for ascension. When external expansion seems to be limited and the hope of acquiring posts by the general expansion of the Shiv Sena is failing, re-shuffles open up the avenues of ascension internally. Then those dissenting will stand alone as everybody else is eager to make the most of the redistribution of posts. It triggers considerable nervousness as the possibilities appear immense - even if they are not. But failing to catch them means having missed a chance which does not come about very often. This nervousness alone re-orients attention from the disillusionment and the faltering hopes towards internal activities and the eagerness to prove oneself before the party's high command. A Symbiotic Existence When hopes are bound within the structures of the party the close relation between aspiration and loyalty reinforces the myth of unconditional devotion to the centre of command. Charisma is thus just as much the grooming of an image as an organisational principle. It monopolises aspirations, and thus directs action; it integrates autonomy and unity by making autonomous operations the base of success within the internal hierarchy, and linking the strength of the whole to the actions of the single unit - and vice versa: The shakhas wielding their influence with the backing of the mighty Sena, and the Sena wielding its influence because of the actionism of the shakhas. Unity and solidarity, as well as autonomy, all subsumed under autocratic charisma differentiate the Sena from other parties as a party of accessibility, loyalty and command. The personalisation of relations stipulate the experience of a world, in which each one is given protection, a home and a role, that is personal and of collective importance. It produces the image of accessibility and informality; and informality keeps all hopes centred on the leader. Moreover, charisma does not exhaust itself; it is perpetuated by all those who ascribe to it because it is the gravitational centre that keeps the system spinning. Julia Eckert
Manushi, issue 130 Julia Eckert is currently working at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology in Halle, Germany. Her research on Central Asia and India focuses on questions of conflict, identity and the state in political and legal anthropology. Julia Eckert lives in Berlin. Manushi content is hosted on India Together with permission. Click here to visit the Manushi home page Literature Cited


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MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. — Capt. Christopher E. Brandt, a pilot training officer with Marine Attack Squadron 223, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, is scheduled to perform an AV-8B Harrier level III flight demonstration during the Duluth Air Show, Duluth, Minn., Sept. 22-23.
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Rolando 2, the sequel to arguably the best game on the iPhone is finally here. The original game set the world of iPhone games on fire by providing a perfect example of what games made for the device really good achieve. It proved the iPhone is a strong platform itself and dazzled us with some amazing gameplay and great graphics. After a long wait, we have finally seen the release of Rolando 2: Quest for the Golden Orchid.
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C: JaVale McGee ... Marcin Gortat.
PF: Trevor Booker ... Channing Frye.
SF: Chris Singleton ... Grant Hill.
SG: Nick Young ... Jared Dudley.
PG: John Wall ... Steve Nash.
Key Wizards reserves: Jordan Crawford, Jan Vesely, Rashard Lewis, Kevin Seraphin, Shelvin Mack, Roger Mason.
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*And now for the important part. Can the Suns follow up how they played Sunday night and take care of the second worst team in the league at home tonight?
The Suns are 4-5 this season in the second games of back-to-back sets and Washington has been off since losing Friday at Utah. The Wizards practiced at US Airways Center on Sunday.
Like the Suns' out-of-nowhere stomping of the Lakers on Sunday, the Wizards showed step-up capability on this trip with a 15-point win at Portland on Tuesday. Since then, 18- and 14-points losses to the Clippers and Jazz showed more of who Washington is - a team that ranks in the bottom six for scoring offense and scoring defense and for field goal shooting and opponent field goal shooting. The Wizards also are the fifth worst rebound percentage team, one spot ahead of the Suns, and the names above are going to require some scouting report work for the Suns players.
"It is a real talented team," Suns coach Alvin Gentry said in his usual respectful tone for opponents. "I don't think you can judge them by their record. They've got a lot of real young players. Yeah, we are playing at home, but once again, we've got to come back and do a good job."
* A new Jason Richardson stat is developing. The Suns used to be money for a win if Richardson scored 20 or more. That off-guard spot does not get there as often any longer but the Suns are 3-0 this season when Jared Dudley scores 20, as he did Sunday night with a season-high 25 points against the Lakers. They are 6-1 when he scores 16 or more.
The odd thing about that was that it was a bad sign last season when Dudley was doing the scoring. The Suns were 2-7 in his 20-point games last season. Now, it is more necessary for Dudley to give them at least double-digit scoring because the other wing, Grant Hill, averages 9.4 points and usually has greater responsibilities on the defensive end. Gentry has gone to Michael Redd and Shannon Brown together off the bench for wing scoring but that has yet to be established. Brown and Redd did team for an important fourth-quarter sequence when Brown blocked a Kobe Bryant drive from behind to get Redd a fastbreak layup and 14-point lead.
Steve Nash has not shot as well the past two games (6 for 19 vs. a NBA guard-best 54.3 percent for the season) so it is ideal to have a game like Sunday's win with five other Suns in double-figure scoring.
Markieff Morris was one of those players Sunday for an otherwise inefficient offensive effort from the bench.
Morris went two for 11 from the field (the bench went 5 for 22) but Morris grabbed eight rebounds and made five of six free throws, his most trips to the charity stripe this season.
Morris also blocked two shots, giving him 15 in the past nine games. He had 10 blocks in the first 23 games of the season, perhaps indicating that some of his defensive help responsibilities are resonating more. He did it without the foul trouble Sunday too for another great sign.
*The first 10 shots the Suns took in Sunday's game were jump shots. But they made five and that helped draw the Lakers out more for Marcin Gortat to begin to roll into the lane. Gortat needed to go outside the lane for a hoop only once after that and continued to show how strong his left-handed finish has become, even getting it to go on a 3-point play.
Gortat has risen to eighth in the NBA in rebounds with 10.4 per game, tied with New Jersey's Kris Humphries. Andrew Bynum is third in the league but Gortat outrebounded him 31-24 in Friday's and Sunday's games.
* Phoenix Phactoid Pharaoh Vince Kozar noted that the Suns' 102-90 win over the Lakers on Sunday marked only the sixth time this season that a Lakers opponent has scored 100 points and the first time since Jan. 29.
* Nash's league-leading assist average is now at 11.0 for the first time this season after he racked up 47 dimes in the past three games. But it seemed like his most memorable plays came from a second-quarter sequence when he jumped into a passing lane to steal a Kobe Bryant pass and later leaped to take a rebound away from Pau Gasol. Most of Nash's 14 assists on Sunday resulted in layups.
* The Suns continue to shoot well from the free throw line. They just don't get there very often usually. They shot 32 free throws Sunday, 13 more than their season average that ranks 28th in the NBA. It still did not match the season high of 39 at New Orleans on Feb. 1.
* The Suns have won the past nine meetings with Washington by an average of 18 points. The Wizards have not had a winning five-game road trip since 2006, when that one ended with a 144-139 overtime win at Phoenix. The Suns will not go to Washington this season because of the shortened schedule.
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I have been meaning to take one of these classes for awhile and finally this week I did! I headed out to Evolution in Yaletown with a bit of butterflies and nervousness about how this would go. We warmed up as a group (my favourite part was shoulder tag) and then split up into newbies and veterans. The veterans were off doing they're own hard core stuff while the rookies received instruction from Danny (General Manager and Instructor). I was SO focused on doing well at this and getting the basics that the time literally FLEW by
After we went over some basic details we got to practice – this was the best part. Danny was a kick ass instructor, encouraging but at the same time let us know what to correct and how to correct it. I LOVED smashing the shit out of the tomb stone! I wish we had a studio in Kelowna so that I could actually get good at this practice. We did a drill where we had to close our eyes and someone would choke us and we were to remove their hands and simulate a knee to the groin. Even learning this one technique made me feel safer about being able to defend myself.
Here is a link to their website – I highly recommend you check this studio out when you are in Van. They offer Crossfit – Krav Maga- Martial Arts
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If you're undecided about what style to wear for New Year's Eve—at least on your nails—try Nicole Polizzi a.k.a Snooki's idea. The Jersey Shore star posted this photo of her brightly painted nails and nail polish set on her Instagram—and we take it as a style advice for NYE. Snooki said:
My NYE nails are ready to go with my 'fireball' Snooki nail polish!
This red sparkly nail color is dubbed Fireball. It is part of Snooki's own three-color nail polish set aptly named All That Glitters. The set reflects the reality star's fun and vivacious fashion taste. Interestingly, the bottle cap is done in zebra print Snooki-style! The other colors are labeled as I'm a Gold Mind and Party's Here. Nice thing is—you can wear them with any outfit you want even if you don't sport a fireball red 'do! All That Glitters by Snooki is available at HSN and Perfumania.
The sparkly look doesn't end with the nails, however. Indulge in gold with these holiday high heels idea also from Snooki.
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I have recently been charged with finding a cheaper solution for our customers than Windows Exchange for email. I initially looked at OpenXchange however they don't implement Ldap on there software. SO i googled around and found Zimbra.
Now I have Zimbra installed and nicely, I must congratulate you on an excellent and well thought out applicant/solution. However I need to be able to connect to the Ldap service remotely from a high end photocopier/scanner/printer running on a windows xp based print server. We have an app that can discover the Ldap on the the ip address of the Zimbra server, however we cannot bind to it or read its contents.
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Music | Lucinda Williams' Blessed brings to life a winsome vulnerability
It's two days after the announcement of Osama bin Laden's death, and the veteran singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams is onstage at the Acadiana Center for the Arts in Lafayette, La., enumerating reasons to be cheerful during a talk break.
"This is a wonderful venue. We have nice weather. Obama's dead-"
She claps her hand over mouth as the crowd laughs at her gaffe. She then spends the next five minutes trying to recover and to get her liberal credentials back in order. (She insists she's "proud" it's under Barack Obama's watch that bin Laden has met his demise.) Eventually, though, she returns to her initial theme.
"We've cut the head off al-Qaeda," she declares proudly. And, Obama supporter (and therefore, presumably, Democratic voter) though she is, she seems to mean it.
Williams seems to mean everything she says-and sings. It's this "real" quality that makes the autobiographical nature of her lyrics appealing: Unlike many of her co-laborers in the confessional vineyard, she never seems to use the first-person point of view as an opportunity to flaunt her victimhood or her sensitivity.
But Williams is sensitive-and to the right things. The title track of her new album, Blessed (Lost Highway), lists "the minister who practiced what he preached," "the mystic who turned water into wine," and "the mother who gave up the child" (presumably to adoptive parents) as evidence that acts of kindness have consequences and that they're not random. And "Born to Be Loved," which assures its listeners that they weren't born to be "abandoned," "forsaken," or "abused," extends (probably inadvertently) the pro-life theme.
Produced by Don Was and mixed by Bob Clearmountain, Blessed does the singer-songwriter's connectedness to first things sonic justice. But it's in a live performance that her songs and the winsome vulnerability they embody really come to life. Williams is not above, for instance, propping a book of her lyrics on a music stand next to her stage-center mic or above singing songs with geographic references specific to where she happens to be performing. Neither does she use auto-tune or any other aural special effects to "prettify" her 58-year-old voice. Cracks, woozy enunciation, and all, she stands and delivers.
The secret weapon of her shows these days, however, is Blake Mills, her electric guitarist and newest band member. As if born to the accomplishment, he not only replicates but also enhances both the rough-hewn and the ethereal aspects of Williams' impressive three-decade body of work. Williams is "blessed" to have him. And she performs as if she knows as much.
Harris universal
On Hard Bargain (Nonesuch), Emmylou Harris proves that she's Lucinda Williams' sister-in-arms. Obvious aural differences notwithstanding (the angels Harris sings like aren't honky-tonk ones), she layers her increasingly elaborate country-folk recordings with as much attention to detail and unselfconsciousness, even going so far in the latter department as to title the album after one of the few songs on it that she didn't write.
But if Williams excels at universalizing herself, Harris excels at individualizing the universal. Whether relocating the Great Flood motif in the rains of Hurricane Katrina ("New Orleans"), transforming her memories of the late Gram Parsons into a virtual roadmap for the soul ("The Road"), or putting herself in the shoes of Emmett Till to outdo Bob Dylan at condemning America's Jim Crow-era Deep South ("My Name Is Emmett Till"), she delineates the abstract with an artist's skill.
And, as in Williams' best recent songs, a subliminal identification with the gospel comes through. The title of Harris' closing number, "Cross Yourself," after all, can be taken in more ways than one.


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In year to date, the BSE Oil & Gas index has gained 3.76%. Shares of OIL India (-2.93%) and RIL (-1.8%) have declined during the same period, while ONGC has gained more than 10%. Experts remain bullish on ONGC and OIL India on account of attractive valuations.
We retain our overweight ratings, however, as we expect gas prices to rise in 2Q FY15 and maybe oil realisations in FY16E too, as retail under-recoveries fall. Valuations are also inexpensive at 6.5-7.5x FY15E P/E, Barclays analysts said in the report. We retain equalweight on RIL, they added.
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"Tebowing" contest - Printable Version
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"Tebowing" contest - favre3mvp - 12-17-2011 07:55 PM
Here is a contest for a free card.
All you have to do is take a picture "Tebowing" at a random location.
Doesn't matter where..football field, living room, etc.
(just be safe)
Winner with the best picture.....gets a card.
Lets the games begin.
RE: "Tebowing" contest - mercier2002 - 12-17-2011 07:58 PM
Ahhhh me and some guys are going to do that at work next week. We wanted to send it in. I will have to post it when we do!
RE: "Tebowing" contest - jlombardi24 - 12-17-2011 08:06 PM
When is the contest over?
RE: "Tebowing" contest - favre3mvp - 12-17-2011 08:10 PM
(12-17-2011 08:06 PM)jlombardi24 Wrote: When is the contest over?
Good question. This might take a while for some people.
Wednesday 2000 hrs central time.
RE: "Tebowing" contest - Duchovny2 - 12-17-2011 08:18 PM
Looks like I need to enter this contest LOL
RE: "Tebowing" contest - chibearsboy - 12-17-2011 08:52 PM
oh heck this will be great!.....or the thread gets locked up....what Tebow thread doesnt??....hehe...really........
5 bucks sez i win....anyone feel lucky??...Duch????.....THIS would be a great pool bet...winner takes all...lmk
RE: "Tebowing" contest - msimonds - 12-17-2011 08:58 PM
My Daughter Ella.
RE: "Tebowing" contest - chibearsboy - 12-17-2011 09:11 PM
(12-17-2011 08:58 PM)msimonds Wrote:
we cant compete with that!!!!!! where do i send the fiver?
RE: "Tebowing" contest - msimonds - 12-17-2011 09:16 PM
RE: "Tebowing" contest - card ripper - 12-17-2011 10:20 PM
What if we get arrested doing it, does that count as an automatic when.....with a pic obviously


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Ava: "It boings." (speech evaluation)
I've written in the past a little bit about our concerns over Ava's speech. She's had difficulty pronouncing certain sounds – S, TH, J, R, F, Z. I mentioned it to her doctor at her 3 year check-up (ooh, that reminds me, I still need to get Julian in for his 9 month chk-up. He'll be 10 mos. in 4 days.) and she suggested that I get her hearing and speech tested. Her hearing test was normal and covered by insurance. The speech test was not going to be covered by insurance so I set out to find a free or low-cost testing alternative. IRead More →


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For a decade Netherbird has spread its darkness, on recordings and from the stage. At home in Sweden and at concerts across Europe. Labeled black metal by some, death metal by others. By themselves never branded as anything but music. Vile, dark and painful. Music. For ten years they were here.
Now, no longer.
On 14th of November 2014 Netherbird performed in Stockholm. And after that show, 3667 days after the formation, Netherbird stepped back into the shadows. No one can tell for how long the beast will remain in obscurity. Or even if it ever will return. Chances are that it could... one day, but only when the time is right.
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These broken support systems for stretchers and other scrap materials and coalition forces equipment were part of the over 1 million pound collection turned over to the Defense Reutilization and Management Office at the Todd Maritime Services International yard in Kabul, Afghanistan, in the months of July and August of 2012. The materials were collected and sold to local contractors to save U.S. taxpayers money. The Deputy Command of Support Operations under NATO Training Mission Afghanistan leaders also hope that they showed a success story to our Afghan partners with this operation. NATO Training Mission – Afghanistan is a coalition of 38 troop-contributing nations charged with assisting the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in generating a capable and sustainable Afghan National Security Force ready to take lead of their country's security by 2014. For more information about NTM-A, visit www.ntm-a.com (Photo by USMC Capt. Matthew P. Beuchert)
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Offshore Backlash: Luring Customers with Local Call Centers
Finding that the cost savings of offshoring are offset by losses in client retention and satisfaction, British companies are moving support operations back home
Companies are bringing call centers back home after a backlash from customers against overseas customer service.
The strategy makes some sense. According to a recent survey by pollster YouGov (YOU.L), a mere 4 percent of people have a favorable experience dealing with call centers of all sorts and 44 percent say their biggest gripe is contacting offshore call centers. Such low satisfaction rates can hurt business: Call center advisory Merchants Consulting, based in Milton Keynes, England, says one in five Brits has changed suppliers due to a bad call center experience, costing companies an estimated $4.5 billion each year in lost business.
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A growing number of British companies are warming to the idea that paying higher wages to local call center employees pays off. "Foreign call centers feed into the perception that companies aren't interested in their customers," says Rita Clifton, chairman of London-based brand consultancy Interbrand. "Firms will have to spend more money on U.K. centers so customers feel taken care of."
This article has been provided by BusinessWeek as part of a special agreement with SPIEGEL INTERNATIONAL.
The marketing value of the trend toward Britain-based call centers shouldn't be underestimated. According to Martin Dove, managing director at Merchants Consulting, it costs companies almost five times as much to attract a new customer as it does to retain an existing one. British call centers can thus be cost-effective if taken as part of a company's overall business strategy. For instance, total global spending on call centers last year amounted to $34 billion, compared to $454 billion spent on advertising worldwide, according to media consultants Zenith Optimedia (PUBP.PA). Yet money shifted from advertising to improved call center operations can be a more efficient way of attracting and holding on to customers, thanks in part to word of mouth.
Cheaper, But Not Cost-Effective
A famous study in 2004 by consultancy ContactBabel in Sedgefield, England, made the point even more vividly. It found that British call center employees could answer 25% more calls per hour than their Indian equivalents and resolve 17% more of the customer problems on the first call. More important, in an example involving a hypothetical British bank, ContactBabel found that the entire savings earned by shifting 1,000 call center jobs from Britain to India would be wiped out if only an additional one-third of 1 percent of the bank's customers defected in a year.
"Many companies went to India because it was fashionable," says Michael Stock, a founding member of the Customer Contact Assn. (CCA) industry group in Glasgow. "Some found it a bad bet. It may have been cheaper, but it wasn't cost-effective."
Even so, few companies are committing 100 percent of their call center work to Britain. After all, starting annual salaries for British call center workers are around $22,000almost 10 times that of their Indian counterparts. Such disparities will always make some form of offshoring appealing to companies looking to trim expenses.
Moving Up the Value Chain
Instead, what many are now doing is dividing the workkeeping top-of-the-line customer service and support in Britain and shifting more routine jobs overseas. The main reason for this is to hold on to high-end customers. For instance, HSBC (HBC) bank and British Airways (BAY.L) now offer British call centers for clients wanting detailed financial or travel advice, while maintaining their Indian call centers for low-end queries.
This "multisource" approach, where a company has centers in various countries to answer different types of calls, is becoming the norm, but could come under pressure as offshoring companies seek a greater share of customer service business. "It's a simplification to think India will be happy doing the mundane call center tasks," says CCA's Stock. "India's looking to move up the value chain."
Critics decry these advertising campaigns as xenophobic, saying they play on nationalism and prejudices about call centers in the developing world. But Interbrand's Clifton disagrees, arguing that the marketing shows a firm is willing to spend that little bit extra. "It symbolizes the concern for personal attention to the customer," she says. In fiercely competitive sectors such as banking and insurance, that can be enough of an edge to compensate for higher-cost support staff.
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Honey Spice Krinkles Recipe
Sugar and spice make these Christmas cookies among the nicest I've ever tried. Deliciously old-fashioned, they've been our family favorites for years. Busy holiday bakers will be pleased to know that the dough is very easy to work with.
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- Sugar
- 1. In a bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg and honey. Combine flour, baking soda, ginger, salt, cinnamon and cloves; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
- 2. Shape into 1-in. balls. Dip half of each ball into water and then into sugar. Place with sugar side up 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.
- 3. Bake at 350° for 15-17 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire racks. Yield: about 5 dozen.
Nutritional Facts
1 serving (2 each) equals 113 calories, 5 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 19 mg cholesterol, 193 mg sodium, 17 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.
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Senior Joel Cornette scored 14 points and grabbed five rebounds to lead Butler to a 60-37 victory over visiting Wayne State in a non-conference game at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Tuesday, Nov. 26. The win boosted the Bulldogs to 2-0, while Wayne State fell to 2-1.
The Bulldogs relied on a familiar staple to defeat Wayne State. Butler's defensive pressure limited the Warriors to 22 points in the first half and just 15 points in the final 20 minutes. The Warriors shot just 26% from the field in the second half and only 32% for the contest.
"We defended well," said Butler head coach Todd Lickliter. "I was pleased with our work on the boards. (Wayne State) was averaging 20 offensive rebounds through their exhibition games and first two games, and we were able to keep them off the offensive boards."
Cornette scored the Bulldogs' first seven points and helped Butler to a 7-2 lead just three and a half minutes into the contest. He opened the game with a slam dunk off of a lob pass from junior Mike Monserez and then added a pair of lay-ups, getting fouled on the final basket.
The Bulldogs stretched the lead to 21-4, before hitting an eight-minute drought that allowed Wayne State to climb back into the contest. The Warriors closed to within five points at 23-18, before Butler closed the first half with a 10-4 scoring run. Senior Darnell Archey sparked the late flurry with five points. Butler led 33-22 at the intermission.
Butler opened the second half with a 10-0 scoring run, sparked by five points from Monserez, to stretch the lead to 21 points and put the game out of reach. The Bulldogs' biggest lead of the game came at 60-32 with 5:35 left in the contest.
Lickliter played 12 players in the contest, with seniors Brandon Miller and Darnell Archey sharing the lead in minutes played with 27 apiece. Junior Duane Lightfoot came off the bench a scored in double-figures for the second consecutive game with 10 points. He also led the Bulldogs in rebounding with eight. Butler out-rebounded Wayne State, 30-20.
Justin Chapman topped the NCAA Division II Warriors with eight points.
The Bulldogs remain at Hinkle Fieldhouse for a game against Ball State on Saturday, Nov. 30. The rivalry game is slated for 7 p.m.


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Rob, Has it slipped your mind that Schumacher was in his 40s and had been out of F1 for 3 years?
Great start by Lulu, he really is in a different league, a much lower one than Alonso, Vettel and Kimi!
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Windows 8.1 is a free upgrade to all Windows 8 users, but you normally can't install Windows 8.1 with a Windows 8 product key. Luckily, you can get around this limitation if you really want a fresh install of Windows 8.1.
Windows 8.1 allows you to limit and monitor data usage, which isn't just useful if you have a Windows tablet or laptop with mobile data. It's also useful if you're tethering your PC to your smartphone.
Many Internet service providers are now giving their customers combined devices that function as both a modem and a wireless router. With these devices, you don't have to buy a router — but you can, if you like.
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Macs have a thriving ecosystem of software, but some programs still only support Windows. Whether you want to use business software or play Windows PC games, there are many ways to run Windows programs on your Mac.
If you use Windows 8.1 on the desktop, you can't ignore the new "Windows 8-style" interface entirely. There are some important options you can only access from the PC Settings app, not the desktop Control Panel.
It's common wisdom that deleted files can't be recovered from solid-state media, only from traditional mechanical hard drives. But this only applies to internal drives — USB flash drives and external solid-state drives are vulnerable to file-recovery attacks.
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Thanks to the switch from PowerPC to Intel many years ago, a Mac is just another PC. Macs come with Mac OS X, but you can easily install Windows on them with Apple's built-in Boot Camp feature.
Many computers give you the option to set a "hard disk password" along with operating system passwords and BIOS passwords. This is different from encryption — a hard disk password doesn't actually encrypt your files.
Macs can automatically download and reinstall their operating system. This process normally keeps your personal files, but you can choose to erase them. You can also create USB installation media to speed up installing OS X on multiple Macs.
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Microsoft is done supporting Windows XP. If you want security patches, you'll have to buy an new boxed copy of Windows or a new PC — or you can switch to Linux and get free security updates for years to come.
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UltraViolet is a "digital locker" for your movies designed by the big movie studios. It's a response to iTunes — studios don't want all their customers using iTunes with Apple being the single company in control.
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Ahmad Bradshaw signs with Colts
Ahmad Bradshaw and the Colts have been pretty hot and heavy the last week or so. Bradshaw visited Indy, and though negotiations apparently cooled for a while, it still seemed like the two sides would eventually reach a deal.
And now, according to Bradshaw's agent Drew Rosenhaus and the team, they have:
@jimirsay pleasure doing business with your organization . Ahmad is excited about being be a Colt!— Drew Rosenhaus (@RosenhausSports) June 11, 2013
You know who's probably not excited about Ahmad becoming a Colt? Vick Ballard. The incumbent running back and second-year player now finds himself in a situation where he could be losing major carries.
That, of course, presumes that Bradshaw stays healthy. He hasn't been particularly reliable the last few years, having played in just 26 games the last two seasons. Last year's 14-game effort did turn into a 1,000-yard rushing season, though, and the Colts need help at the position.
Additionally, Bradshaw should help keep Andrew Luck off his back -- he was Pro Football Focus' top-rated running back in pass protection in 2012 and hasn't finished outside of the top three in that category since 2009.
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With the current state of the world economy finances tight everywhere, companies however still feel it's important to reward staff with some down time and a little fun by having a Year End Function. Thinking about the things you'll have to buy to pull off a good party might make you think twice. There are invitations, decorations, food, drinks, the list becomes a deal breaker. But if you're willing to be realistic and invest a little extra time in planning your function, you can throw a great party on a small budget. We have put together some cost saving ideas to help you out.
Unplanned incidents. Somebody breaks a glass, your boss decides to invite two more VIP guests at the last minute. Ensure you have a little extra in your budget just in case things turn up that you didn't exactly plan for.
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The Miami Dolphins (4-3) and Indianapolis Colts (4-3) meet Sunday afternoon at Lucas Oil Stadium (1:00 p.m. ET, CBS). Here is point spread information and trends analysis from The Linemakers on Sporting News. For updated lines, visit our live odds page.
Weather: Dome
Line: Dolphins -2.5, Total: 43
Line movement: The Dolphins opened as 3-point favorites and were bet down to 2.5, bet back up to 3 and then Colts money came in again and pushed the line to the current number of 2.5. The total opened 43.5 and was bet UNDER to 43.
Recent meetings:
9/21/09 Colts 27-23 (-3) at Miami
Series trends – StatFox Six Pack:
INDIANAPOLIS is 10-22 ATS at home after covering the spread in four or five out of last six games since 1992.
INDIANAPOLIS is 22-6 UNDER at home vs. good rush defenses -- those allowing
INDIANAPOLIS is 77-53 UNDER at home against conference opponents since 1992.
MIAMI is 8-0 ATS versus poor rush defenses -- those allowing >=4.5 rushing yards/carry over the last two seasons.
MIAMI is 19-5 ATS away when playing marginal winning team (51-60 win percentage) since 1992.
MIAMI is 8-0 ATS away versus poor rush defenses -- those allowing >=4.5 rush yards/carry over last three seasons.
Check out the Platinum Sheet for more valuable angles.
Dolphins' outlook: After hammering the Jets a week ago, 30-9, the Dolphins are clearly in the thick of the playoff race. How long they stay there may depend on the status of QB Ryan Tannehill, who suffered a knee and quadriceps injury last week. If Tannehill can't go, Matt Moore will start. Miami has won three straight, and if not for a few poor minutes could be 6-1 on the season. The schedule gets much tougher for the Dolphins, however, making Sunday's game against the Colts crucial. Miami is third in the NFL in rushing defense and fifth in scoring defense, allowing just 18 ppg.
Dolphins' key injuries:
—QB Ryan Tannehill (quad) questionable
—CB Richard Marshall (back) questionable
Colts' outlook: The surprise of the league thus far, Indianapolis has won two straight and is a legitimate wild-card contender. Rookie QB Andrew Luck continues to shine, and running back Vick Ballard paced the Colts to a thrilling 19-13 overtime win at Tennessee last week with a twisting dive into the end zone. The entire Colts' offense has been a pleasant surprise. Donald Brown played well in his return to the backfield last week after knee surgery, and WR Reggie Wayne leads the NFL in receiving yards. Luck is a respectable 10th in yards passing. Indy has won the last three in the series and owns a quality win over the Packers this season.
Colts' key injuries:
—CB Vontae Davis (knee) out
—LB Robert Mathis (knee) questionable
—CB Darius Butler (shoulder) questionable
—TE Coby Fleener (shoulder) questionable
What The Linemakers are saying: Who would have thought these two teams would be playing a Week 9 game that could have playoff implications down the road? Both teams come in at 4-3 and have played some consistent football this season. Ryan Tannehill is questionable for the Dolphins, but there isn't much lost with Matt Moore starting. Moore led the Dolphins to wins in six of the their final nine games in 2011. The Dolphins have now won three in a row and have covered three of their past four. The Colts have won three of their past four games and are 3-1 at home. Outside of a rough opening week and getting manhandled at the Jets, the Colts have been very competitive in all their games. Both these teams have been involved in close games throughout, so taking the points here looks to be the way to go.
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Green Is Universal
NBCUniversal is making a commitment to sustainability across the entire company. Its Green Is Universal initiative is focused on bringing an environmental perspective to everything it does, from informing and entertaining audiences to driving more sustainable practices into its own operations. As one of the world's largest media and entertainment companies, NBCUniversal wants to participate in and help lead one of the most important dialogues of our time — and build a stronger business and a more sustainable world in the process.
Sustainability at NBCUniversal
With more than 50 on air, online and mobile platforms reaching over 120 million consumers each month, NBCUniversal can harness the power of these communications and experiential platforms to help audiences learn about the environment and ways they can live greener. The Green Is Universal initiative translates NBCUniversal's environmental commitment into action. It identifies ways to "walk the talk" and integrate sustainability across its span of businesses, in front of the camera as well as behind it. Whether identifying opportunities for energy savings and innovation in production and distribution, educating consumers via environmentally themed programming on its airwaves, reducing the carbon footprint of its DVDs and other products, or activating and engaging its workforce, NBCUniversal is hard at work mobilizing its assets to protect the planet.
With a diverse portfolio that includes news, entertainment, sports and lifestyle brands, environmental programming takes on many shades of green throughout the year. To celebrate Earth Week, NBCUniversal dedicates programming across all of its brands to inform and educate audiences about the environment.
TV Production
Both behind the scenes and in front of the camera, NBCUniversal is integrating sustainability into its TV productions. The work it does on air to promote awareness about the environment is highly visible. But what audiences might not realize is that their favorite shows are also working hard behind the camera to green their own production practices. The Universal Television (UTV) division along with Universal Cable Productions (UCP) has implemented a comprehensive set of green best practices. Here are some highlights of these sustainable practices, along with other green initiatives from across NBCUniversal's television operations:
The development of a green Television Production Guide for UTV and UCP shows to share information, resources and best practices among departments to achieve more sustainable productions.
The establishment of green committees specific to each show for UTV and UCP productions. The teams work on incorporating opportunities to help lessen waste, water and energy impact.
The use of reusable water bottles and water-filtration units on productions wherever practicable.
The re-use of set materials within shows and between shows when possible.
Film Production
Filmmaking brings unique opportunities and challenges for making operations more sustainable. NBCUniversal's film division is committed to becoming a more sustainable business by identifying and integrating innovative ways to reduce its environmental footprint. Universal Pictures and Focus Features developed a detailed green Film Production Guide for their casts and crews to give each department production-specific information, resources and best practices. Universal Pictures has also hired an executive to assist productions in implementing these practices. The Green Production Guide provides NBCUniversal's film division with additional green resources.
Theme Parks
Whether through conservation, recycling, education or designing theme park attractions, Universal Orlando Resort is minimizing its impact on the environment. It has more than 2,300 recycling bins and in 2011 recycled 255 tons of plastic and glass bottles, 23 tons of aluminum cans, 1,188 tons of cardboard, 745 tons of yard waste and 3,300 wood pallets. It also saved approximately 491,000 kWh of electricity as a result of increased energy-conservation efforts, including more efficient lighting, such as new LED fixtures inside the "E.T. Adventure" attraction at Universal Studios Florida, and a new, more efficient air compressor to power special effects for "The Cat in the Hat" attraction at Islands of Adventure. "The Simpsons Ride" also conserves energy by incorporating an "on demand" hydraulic power system. Total energy savings across the entire resort during 2011 was enough to power approximately 40 average-sized homes in the Orlando area for an entire year. Universal Orlando Resort uses cleaner-burning biodiesel fuel in all its mobile diesel equipment and water taxis, as well as environmentally friendly horticultural practices, such as supplementing nutrients in potting soil with coffee grounds. All three Loews Hotels at Universal Orlando Resort are certified members of the Florida Green Lodging program. Similar sustainability efforts are under way at Universal Studios Hollywood, where more than 400 tons of plastic bottles were recycled in 2011 and 93 percent of waste was diverted from local landfills.
Products and Packaging
NBCUniversal's commitment to reducing carbon emissions and lessening the company's environmental footprint focuses on all parts of its business, including the physical products it produces. The company is working to make supplies purchased for its offices and internal operations more eco-friendly and also to include more eco-offerings in its retail stores. These products are either made of more sustainable materials (which it calls Eco-Impact) or products, like reusable water bottles and bags, which help promote a more environmentally sensitive lifestyle (it calls these Eco-Easy).
The Universal Studios Home Entertainment (USHE) division has been active in this effort. In 2007 USHE conducted a carbon footprint analysis of its single-disc products, which helped identify the areas in the division's supply chain that have the biggest impact on CO2 emissions and the environment. As a result, many of USHE's products have been redesigned to use more material made from recycled content and less material overall.
The buildings where employees work every day offer great opportunities to make operations more sustainable, and NBCUniversal is committed to that effort. The company works to reduce the footprint of its facilities by identifying ways to save energy and water, improve efficiencies, reduce waste and implement innovative design elements — all to lessen the collective impact of its workplaces on the environment.
NBCUniversal's data center refurbishing project "virtualized" 60 percent of the center's physical servers and shut down 2,000 physical machines. The new center uses cold containment aisles and a fiber topology that replaced 300,000 feet of copper cable, as well as power-metering sensors. In total, the company retired and recycled 47 tons of hardware and cut power consumption by 11 percent. As a result, NBCUniversal achieved the No. 5 ranking in Computer World's Green IT Awards.
Employee Engagement
NBCUniversal has a deep commitment to bettering the environment, and this commitment starts in its own workplace. Its employees know that to improve their communities and the world around us, they must begin by understanding the impact their business has on the environment, and then contribute their expertise to reduce that impact. NBCUniversal strongly believes that sustainable solutions can be found within its own workforce. It is committed to educating employees about environmental sustainability, engaging their talents to lessen the business's footprint and formally recognizing employees for their contributions toward those goals. Through active engagements both domestically and internationally, NBCUniversal employees are moving the company in a more sustainable direction.
NBCUniversal recognizes employees from around the world who are driving innovation and smarter business practices through more sustainable operations. In 2011, 31 Eco Awards were given to individual employees and teams for driving measurable sustainability advances in their core business. Winning initiatives included the use of LED lighting, innovative studio design and water conservation.
Consumer Engagement
In 2007, for the first time, NBCUniversal launched an initiative that brought together all of its resources behind a single, global cause. Today, Green Is Universal works throughout the year to inform, entertain and engage the company's consumers around environmental issues. NBCUniversal reaches millions of consumers with the message that even small changes can have a big impact.


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So the test isn't secret because the other teams have to be responsible for noticiing that Mercedes isn't packing up as quickly as they were following the Barcelona race? If that's the best Brawn can come up with, I can't imagine the FIA are going to find that a plausible justification.


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Attributing the decline in India's growth rate mainly to domestic factors, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia today said government needs to anticipate obstacles and take quick decisions.
"India's government cannot blame the country's flat growth entirely on the global economy... roughly a third of its slowdown could be attributed to cyclic downturn and two-thirds to domestic factors," he said at a panel discussion on the outlook for Asian emerging markets on the sidelines of WEF.
Ahluwalia, according to a CII release, said that India's growth rate slipped to five per cent in the last year, down significantly from the rate before the financial crisis.
"The government is now working on systems that would make it a lot easier to get this kind of supporting clearance done," he said, adding that major progress on infrastructure debottlenecking would have to wait until after India's general elections in May.
Ahluwalia said that India could potentially sustain a growth rate of 7 per cent but "the question is, how long will it take to get there."
India's growth slipped to decade-low of 5 per cent in 2012-13 and during the ongoing financial year it is estimated to remain around the same level.
Participating in the discussion, CII president Kris Gopalakrishnan: "There will always be challenges and risks. But when I look at it, the opportunities are huge...
"At the macro level, the projection that this will be the Asian century, I believe, will be proved right."
Janmejaya Sinha, Chairman of the Asia-Pacific region for BCG, asked investors to remain focused on the long-term growth trajectory of emerging Asia and not get caught up in near-term zigzags.
"These mood swings, which go from hubris to helplessness, is just the wrong way to look at this opportunity. Let's go to the trendline and beyond the headline," he added.


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Getting Started as a Model
In fashion modelling, girls should be at least 5ft 8ins tall (1.73cms) and more or less 34-24-34(86cm-61cm-86cm). A male model should be at least 6ft tall (1.83cms), chest 40 (suit regular), and inside leg 33ins (84cm). You should have clear skin, good hands, nails and teeth, healthy hair and regular features.
As importantly, models need to have the right attitude for this type of work: a model must be alert, intelligent, resourceful, reliable, good-natured and must also have a great deal of common sense and a good sense of humour!
If you are interested in how to become a model, ask yourself the following questions:
- Am I really cut out for this?
- Who does the agency represent and how much work do they get?
- Who are the agency's clients?
- Is the agent an AMA member?
- Is the agency asking for money upfront or are they confident enough to invest money in me?
- Do they have a proper office or are they just using a mobile phone number?
- Did the agency advertise and if so did they stipulate any special requirements?
Those who do fit the bill must then go on to learn the various skills models need to survive and thrive in a business with high running costs and high expectations.
But do take no for an answer! There are hundreds of so-called model agencies (see the Beware Rogues section for more on this) out there who make money by charging upfront fees (useless photographs, model courses, etc) rather than finding work for hopeful would-be models.
Believe us, if you fit these critieria and are capable of making a decent living as a model, good model agents will be beating a path to your door. They certainly won't turn you away. Why would they?


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Alright the girlfriend wants to go to a pumpkin patch, but I only know of one and it is back near home. Does anyone know if there are any good pumpkin patches near Ames or Des Moines?
Thanks much
Hooray for Metaphors!
I think there is one on highway 17 going south toward des moines I believe...may be wrong
There is one between ankeny and boundurant. It is insanely cheap, we got 5 pumpkins last year and I think it was under $10.
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin 1775
We're actually getting in the car right now and headed to Timberpine.
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