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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post8010196764420901692..comments2016-05-24T11:51:52.397-07:00Comments on Down the Line!: (UPDATED) QUOTE OF THE DAY: RafaRich Rodriguezhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-27168717136445666852009-06-27T14:22:51.846-07:002009-06-27T14:22:51.846-07:00It's so painful even for me to know that he wo...It's so painful even for me to know that he won't be playing. I can't imagine how he is feeling. I would rather he take time off and skip games to recover so he can come back at his best. I won't enjoy watch Fed win though, I most likely won't watch wimby. And I know he will come back stronger!

Where's RafaRehab when you need it? firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-41289006092662520142009-06-21T05:08:13.847-07:002009-06-21T05:08:13.847-07:00You Anons, totally agree with you!! :)) He will co...You Anons, totally agree with you!! :))
He will come back stronger than ever and I can't wait for that.

What really WOULD piss me off though about Rafaless Wimbly would be if he lost the No. 1 ranking.
Not because Rog or Andy wouldn't have earned it (I read somewhere they both have the chance of taking it if they win the thing), but because Rafa doesn't even have the chance to fight for it. And it's not his fault he's injured - it'd totally suck if he lost the No. 1 spot because of that. :(

But oh well, that's tennis I guess. Luckily Rafa is much stronger mentally than I am *lol* so whatever obstacles in his way, he'll handle it!! :)email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-38480301395754232332009-06-20T09:51:53.982-07:002009-06-20T09:51:53.982-07:00Anon 11:25: "I can assure you Rafa is not go...Anon 11:25:

"I can assure you Rafa is not going to call it quits nor is it the demise of his career."

Yes exactly, that's what I'm saying. I was just poo-pooing all the dramatic energy of the nay-sayers, that is all.

-Anon 8.37(9.58)firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-70205684104914433902009-06-20T08:25:26.378-07:002009-06-20T08:25:26.378-07:00Anon 8.37(9.58): I can assure you Rafa is not goin...Anon 8.37(9.58): I can assure you Rafa is not going to call it quits nor is it the demise of his career. Don't see it happening and i don't see what's the big hoohaa about. It's just that playing all these months of unbelievable tennis has finally caught up with him. I'm a RFed supporter btw but i did not celebrate (okay just a little, but I think it would have been tough for nadal to get far in wimbly anyway) and i don't think anyone with a right mind would think Nadal faked it. So just relax and wait for his return.
DtL RafaRehab should also be set up to help people with Rafa addictions in the few months that he will be gone. Once he is back, they can leave and be addicted email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-3063878608849191622009-06-20T06:58:52.842-07:002009-06-20T06:58:52.842-07:00sonja: I am trying my best to be "with colm&q...sonja: I am trying my best to be "with colm" (as Rafa would say, lol) about this unbelievably crappy situation. Ignore the haters who celebrate his injury and/or accuse him of faking it (karma is a bitch, haters) & remember the media are just going to be the media and hype the crap out of the story. They love to kick people when they're down, i.e. in Rafa's case: talking about the demise of his career and his confidence, etc. This is done so that when things start to brighten up, they can remind us all about how dark & gloomy things were before. The standard formula for a classic feel-good story. And let's be honest - we've all probably fallen for that kind of drama at some point!

So yes, it sucks that his sexy ass is out of the tourney (no hot & sweaty Rafa for an ENTIRE Wimby?!?!?! *slits wrists*) but somehow I doubt he is going to throw up his hands and call it quits. He is a wonderful champion and an unbelievable competitor - he will work hard to recover & we'll just have to wait and see what happens. Tough moment for Rafa and his fans....tennis just isn't the same without him, is it? Wah Waaaaaaaaah. Vamos Rafa!!! :)

-Anon 8:email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-60097172893906716782009-06-20T05:47:53.334-07:002009-06-20T05:47:53.334-07:00Dear RWTC Staff, many thanks for the Rafa BJ doll...Dear RWTC Staff,

many thanks for the Rafa BJ doll, I've just received it today. It helps. Didn't get much work done today either. Helps, too.
Being careful though, I can't promise. He's a little tiger.

The Needy One

Anon 8:37: SO TRUE. What a sweet comment. *sniff* Here we go again... :email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-62383402887394358082009-06-20T05:37:18.096-07:002009-06-20T05:37:18.096-07:00The overall reaction to Rafa's absence at Wimb...The overall reaction to Rafa's absence at Wimbledon just goes to show how important he is to tennis. We need you, Rafa! Go get happy & healthy and come back when you're fit & ready. It will be a beautiful day when he's back on court. There's nobody in the world like Rafa. He turned the sport upside down when he didn't give a crap what you were ranked, he just played the game and fought for the win. No bowing down and giving up before even walking on court. Thank God he showed up. Tennis was becoming quite the snoozefest, with nobody willing to really challenge the best. So lame. He's changed that and I thank him for making me interested in the game again. Get well soon, Rafa. You are the best of them all. And so gorgeous too. ;)email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-85142586136276261292009-06-20T05:01:39.785-07:002009-06-20T05:01:39.785-07:00vw: I like the way you're thinking. I hope tha...vw: I like the way you're thinking. I hope that Nole (definitely looking hotter sans smurf) can come through this time... Before Murray's ego engulfs the whole of Britain.

Rich: pass the alcohol and pills, please. The brit press were virtually having an orgasm this morning about Murray's chances. *cries*derangedsoviethttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-28482248154971588382009-06-20T02:47:05.357-07:002009-06-20T02:47:05.357-07:00It's terrible. I think wimbledon will be very ...It's terrible. I think wimbledon will be very boring. I'm hoping for Murray to win, so the british people will be happy for the next 50 years. And I don't want Fed to regain the number 1 position! That would hurt the email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-19443403787316100462009-06-20T01:41:42.678-07:002009-06-20T01:41:42.678-07:00Time for Murray to step up, play like a true Scots...Time for Murray to step up, play like a true Scotsman wearing kilt and no underwear, and get Federer's ass in the final.Tennis email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-66817076403642275262009-06-19T20:01:19.296-07:002009-06-19T20:01:19.296-07:00The only way I'll be happy with the men's ...The only way I'll be happy with the men's side of wimby this year is if Nole goes far.
Deranged Soviet-

Yes I agree. Nole looking very handsome in the new adidas kicks. We need him now more than ever.vwhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-64373061161582887432009-06-19T18:41:19.127-07:002009-06-19T18:41:19.127-07:00Alcohol? We got it! Pills? Don't ask twice!! ...Alcohol? We got it!
Pills? Don't ask twice!!
Rafa BJ Doll? It's in your Welcome Bag!!!

LMAO, Rich! I'll take on of each, please! OH how I love this place! Only you could make me smile on such a horrible day in the history of the email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-74971544757671515022009-06-19T16:59:15.855-07:002009-06-19T16:59:15.855-07:00Dear Needy Rafanatic Sonja: The Staff would be TH...Dear Needy Rafanatic Sonja:

The Staff would be THRILLED to send you over a Rafa BJ doll to assist in your RafaRecovery.

As we know, acknowledging the problem and quickly working to solve it is the best method.

Now, you need not be gentle with the doll. We have extras and would be more than happy to send more if needed. We understand the recovery process can be long and arduous so we've prepared ourselves.

Let us know if you need any more of our assistance or would like to tour the facilities.

As we say, the more the merrier at RWTC.

Sincerely,

The StaffRiCHhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-53646733740379285982009-06-19T16:43:08.604-07:002009-06-19T16:43:08.604-07:00Anon 4:09: "If you're struggling to jump ...Anon 4:09: "If you're struggling to jump on his bandwagon, just remember that Muzz has a HUGE man-crush on Rafa and would def jump at the chance to get bromantic with him."

I love the way you're thinking!!
*dances around on bandwagon*

I'll totally root for Muzz and Nole now that Rafa... *sneef* ...won't... *sniff* play.

Now: Dear Staff of the DTL RafaWithdrawal Center!

Please immediately send over huge and yummy Rafa BJ doll! It's very needed.
I'll practise my, um, healing skills as I'm the next Mistress on the Mattress scheduled to go to Mallorca and help Rafa, um, recover.

The Needy Rafanatic email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-13030956210262693302009-06-19T15:33:16.088-07:002009-06-19T15:33:16.088-07:00Sad for Rafa!!!Sad for Rafa!!!Lays Guerrerohttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-2023930497653914932009-06-19T15:22:12.939-07:002009-06-19T15:22:12.939-07:00damn the blogger! it wasn't working 10 minutes...damn the blogger! it wasn't working 10 minutes ago. now it's gone and posted the comment twice. Arrggh! sorry firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-13458228584573581012009-06-19T15:20:29.321-07:002009-06-19T15:20:29.321-07:00hey natch, I know you are just trying to save us ...hey natch,

I know you are just trying to save us some heartbreak. But right now I need something to hope for and believe in; otherwise I'll die.

*sends hugs(tight) and kisses(lingering) to email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-17204159617668660512009-06-19T15:20:28.068-07:002009-06-19T15:20:28.068-07:00hey natch, I know you are just trying to save us ...hey natch,

I know you are just trying to save us some heartbreak. But right now I need something to hope for and believe in; otherwise I'll die.

*sends hugs(tight) and kisses(lingering) to firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-69254738433991326012009-06-19T14:42:09.867-07:002009-06-19T14:42:09.867-07:00gundu, Hey, anything is possible. Tiger Woods won...gundu,
Hey, anything is possible. Tiger Woods won a golf tourney with a very bad injury. Michael Jordan and Pete Sampras both played and won with (body)temperatures of over 100F. I just don't want to see hopes dashed.

Rest assured, I will be doing ALL the heavy lifting for Rafa. I will stay on top of him the entire time, if I have to. ;) As for Richie...well, I can't promise anything. He IS hot and spicy, email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-39512005427659376092009-06-19T14:36:32.463-07:002009-06-19T14:36:32.463-07:00Richie, Rafa requested I bring along a hot and spi...Richie,
Rafa requested I bring along a hot and spicy dish. You better pack a bag.

I'm hoping for a battle of the newbies at the Wimby final. I don't care who it is. I don't mind Federer winning, but it will be much more exciting if it's all butterflies and firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-46536909162332591722009-06-19T14:34:59.943-07:002009-06-19T14:34:59.943-07:00Babz, always with you on the Gingerotica front!Babz, always with you on the Gingerotica front!barcelona2012http://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-42260485459226567102009-06-19T14:32:26.045-07:002009-06-19T14:32:26.045-07:00@natch: NO!NO!I want to see Rafa at US open finals...@natch: NO!NO!I want to see Rafa at US open finals! *pouts and stamps her legs and throws a tantrum*

Anyway, natch, I am basing my hopes on Rafa's comments that his injury is not chronic and is recoverable. I know on hard courts it might flare up again after some time, but I'm hoping he would only play one warmup tournament before USO.

On the "therapy" note, YOU are going to do most of the work right? let rafa just lay back and take it email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-83261587757416662832009-06-19T14:15:18.419-07:002009-06-19T14:15:18.419-07:00natch: The Staff thanks you for your concern. We w...natch: The Staff thanks you for your concern. We would like to offer you a free escort just because! Well, and we'd like a video report back from Mallorca. You know, to go alongside the Murray/whoopee cushion video. For posterity only of course.

babz: I'd love him for the US Open better than here even under these circumstances. Fed will be tough on his beloved grass. That being said, he's got a mental edge on Fed right now so he has a shot.RiCHhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-22151401358147817882009-06-19T14:05:21.038-07:002009-06-19T14:05:21.038-07:00Rafa will get better when he gets better. All the ...Rafa will get better when he gets better. All the speculation about treatment, recuperation and timing is just that - speculation.

Vamos Rafa! Your fans will always support firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-42976063073841467692009-06-19T13:39:00.022-07:002009-06-19T13:39:00.022-07:00So. What does everyone think of Gingerotica Campai...So. What does everyone think of Gingerotica Campaign? Hm?Babzhttp://email@example.com


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Gabby Agbonlahor says Villa won't take their eye off the ball, insisting: "We're not safe yet."
Agbonlahor says the team are fully focused on the Chelsea and Wigan games as they look to finish the season with a flourish and blast out of the basement battle.
Fresh from scoring the two goals which secured the victory over Norwich, Agbonlahor spoke of the steely determination in camp ahead of the final two matches.
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Agbonlahor was thrilled to play his part in the team with the brilliant brace at Carrow Road.
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Joe Kines, Defensive Coordinator
On Duke
"The best thing they do is throw the boots and waggles. They do a real nice job with that, the play action and misdirection. They sprint the quarterback out and get him on the corner and out of the pocket really well. They have given some teams problems, blocking two people on the edge and getting him out on the run."
On Duke's Ronnie Drummer
"One of the worst things that could have happened to them was one of their better players was hurt early. A tailback/wide receiver combination guy with speed and a chance to get on the corner was hurt in the first game. He came back and played some last week so he will probably be back to full speed this week."
On 3-3-5 Defense
"We have run that package for the last four years. We run it against empty, spread formation teams which we played quite a bit the first four games. We have run it out of necessity. Our kids love to play it and it is a pretty good part of our package."
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"It is simple math. You have one more guy to block in most instances. That is usually what the running game boils down to, you need to get somebody inside and outside of the blocker and you have a chance."
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"We want to put them in and we want them to have more game experience. We showed confidence in them in the ULM (Louisiana Monroe) game when we put them in the game. The one thing we do is we scrimmage on Sunday nights so they do have an opportunity to do some things then. It is part of the process of us trying to build a unit. When you go in to every year you plan on playing more guys but the season just does not allow that."
On red zone offense
"We have had breakdowns throughout the offense. We miss a read, we miss a catch, we miss a block, everybody has had their hand in it. It is not a mystery, it is right there in front of us. Our execution is not where it needs to be. We have some guys that are playmakers and need to make plays."
On Kenneth Darby
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Rashad Johnson "With two loses we are frustrated but we know that there is nothing we can do about it now except go out this week and have a good week of practice."
Andre SmithOn red zone offense this season "As an offensive unit we could have done a lot better as far as moving the ball and scoring when we have had the chance to in the red zone, we cannot make as many mistakes and just we just have to work harder"
Ken Darby"I think I played better last week than I have all season, I felt better against Florida that I have felt all season. I feel better know, I am at 100% and feel like I am seeing the field better."
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The Sounders wouldn't move a designated player like Montero without being able to sign another, according to general manager Adrian Hanauer.
A loan deal sending Sounders FC's Fredy Montero to Colombian club Millonarios "should be worked out in the next few days," according to an email from Montero's agent, Helmuth Wennin.
Reports first surfaced Thursday from Colombia that Montero, Seattle's all-time leading scorer, was set to join Millonarios on a loan that includes a $4.5 million option to buy. The move has reportedly been agreed upon by MLS and the Sounders, with just some final paperwork remaining.
Recent indications are that the loan is likely for a full year with an option after six months for Seattle to either recall Montero or transfer him abroad, as opposed to previous reports that it would begin as a six-month loan.
Terra.com, a Colombian website, quoted Millonarios representative Eduardo Silva as telling a radio station that the team is hopeful of acquiring Montero for all of 2013.
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The Sounders have declined to comment, but general manager Adrian Hanauer said in an email Saturday that the team would only move a designated player if it could sign another — something that might only be possible with a yearlong loan.
But that might not be as easy as it sounds for Seattle, which has a full complement of three DPs (Montero, Mauro Rosales and Christian Tiffert).
Hanauer said the team is "considerably above the 2013 salary cap" right now, meaning a DP signing at the middle of the season — instead of before — might be more feasible from a financial standpoint. The salary cap hit of a midseason DP signing is only half that of a preseason DP signing.
And significant changes could be looming beyond a prospective Montero loan.
"As (majority owner Joe Roth) and I mentioned at our end-of-year business meeting, we are willing to look at any and all options for improving the team for 2013 and beyond," Hanauer wrote in the email. "This may or may not include moving one, two or three of our Designated Players, along with other players on our current roster."
• The U.S. men's national team will announce its roster for January training camp Sunday, and Sounders FC forward Eddie Johnson is expected to be included. Seattle midfielder Brad Evans was a part of the January camp last year and is another possibility.
• The Sounders are sending a delegation, led by goalkeeper-turned-broadcaster Kasey Keller and defender Marc Burch, to Tanzania for nine days to teach soccer clinics and "raise awareness for programs with Washington State ties," according to a news release. Fans can track the trip on the team's website and social media accounts.
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Detroits transaction line has been just as full this August but the acquisitions have been of a considerably higher caliber: a seven-year center, a six-time All-Star forward and a 2007 first-round draft pick.
Its the ideal outcome of necessity (following Cheryl Fords season-ending injury) and opportunity. The Olympic break gave Shock general manager and head coach Bill Laimbeer a lengthy timetable to work the phones and evaluate potential trade scenarios without the burden of game preparation. The hiatus from competition also allowed those new players to mesh with teammates before stepping into a game.
Detroits diligence netted a long-coveted asset: 6-foot-2 Taj McWilliams-Franklin, the closest facsimile to Ford that was available. Playing on an expiring contract, McWilliams-Franklin was unlikely to be re-signed by the Mystics, who are building for the future. What looked like a late-season rental became more substantial Tuesday when the Shock extended her through 2009.
It was something that I wanted to do, said McWilliams-Franklin. I went to Coach Laimbeer and asked him about it, if hed be willing to extend my contract. Its a great opportunity for me. I want to continue playing and having another year to play, especially here in Detroit, is going to be great for me.
Though she turns 38 in October, the WNBAs second-oldest player may be its most consistent. Shes averaging 13.3 points and 7.3 rebounds this season nearly identical production (13.1 ppg, 7.5 rpg) to her first WNBA season way back in 1999.
With center Kara Braxton returning to the starting lineup to play alongside McWilliams-Franklin at power forward, 6-foot-5 Kelly Schumacher may have found a more definitive role. Schumacher, signed shortly after Fords season-ending diagnosis, was initially brought in to restore some of the teams frontcourt depth. A respectable two-way player with playoff experience, she could be an ideal backup to Braxton, who was prone to foul trouble when she started in 2007. Schumacher gives Laimbeer a veteran post presence that could hold her own at either end if Braxton draws early whistles.
The 2-for-1 deal Detroit said farewell to Tasha Humphrey and Shay Murphy as well as a 2009 second-round pick to nab McWilliams-Franklin also opened up a roster space. On Tuesday Laimbeer filled it with Ashley Shields, who just last April was drafted eighth overall by the Comets. The leagues first drafted player from a community college struggled with expectations, however, averaging 5.3 points and 1.3 rebounds as a rookie. Her Houston stint ended after only three games in 2008. Shields initially thought the phone call from Shock director of player personnel Cheryl Reeve was a prank. Now shes smiling at a second chance.
It means a lot because Detroit, this is a winning team, they're hungry, they have this mentality that theyre champions. Thats just something I need to be around, a group of girls like that and the coaches, Shields said. Im just glad to be on this team and Im just happy to get another opportunity.
Fresh faces bring a healthy dose of optimism to the Shock, which entered the Olympic break reeling from the aftermath of Fords injury and suspensions related to the July 22 skirmish with Los Angeles. The players surely needed time off to regroup, and the infusion of new blood has helped propel the team forward. Youd never guess this is a team with a four-game losing streak to snap.
The Olympic break was most uniquely advantageous to the Shock in this regard: Laimbeer not only acquired new gears, he still has time to assemble the machine and work out the kinks. In an uninterrupted season the Shock likely would have continued to stumble as the new players tried to fit in. Instead they had weeks to learn the playbook and get acquainted with their teammates. That accommodation time makes a huge difference, even for an All-Star.
Im feeling so much better, McWilliams-Franklins said Wednesday following a scrimmage. It was a little overwhelming for me at first, and then came to practice the next morning and learned like 50 plays. Im so happy now, especially with the trade, that I can get two more weeks of just being here without any pressure about winning and losing games.
AfterShocks: Elaine Powell participated in Wednesdays scrimmage and appeared to be running at full speed and jumping with no discomfort in her left foot, which has kept her sidelined since June 11.


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Arn Anderson advertised for next week's Smackdown taping
May 29, 2012 - by Steve Gerweck
The Colonial Life Arena website, home of the June 5 Smackdown tapings in
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With the 38-7 win, Utah earned its second-straight undefeated season at Rice-Eccles Stadium. It is the school's first set of back-to-back unbeaten home seasons since 1947-48. The Utes have won 17 straight at home, the second-longest streak in Utah history. The school record is 26 from Nov. 19, 1928 to Oct. 13, 1934. There have been eight nine-win seasons in school history, including the last three seasons.
Utah scored its 38 points in the first half, its most in a first half this season. The Ute offense scored touchdowns on four of its first five possessions.
Utah is 11-of-11 in the red zone in its last three games. The Utes scored 10 touchdowns in those trips, including a stretch of nine in a row.
Eddie Wide rushed for 84 yards on 16 attempts with two touchdowns. Wide has scored 12 touchdowns this season (11 rushing and one receiving). With 918 rushing yards this season, Wide is 82 yards from becoming the 11th 1,000-yard rusher in school history.
Eddie Wide scored on touchdowns runs of eight yards and two yards.
David Reed and Jereme Brooks each caught 44-yard passes from Jordan Wynn.
David Reed caught six passes for 89 yards. Reed has 1,019 receiving yards this season and is the sixth player in school history to go over 1,000 receiving yards in a season. Reed is fifth in school history with 70 catches this year.
Jordan Wynn was 14-of-28 for 195 yards with one touchdown pass. Wynn was 3-for-4 for 95 yards in the first quarter.
Shaky Smithson completed his first career pass, a seven-yard pass to David Reed. Smithson then threw a deep pass intended for David Reed that drew a pass interference penalty.
After taking a direct snap, Shaky Smithson scored his third touchdown this season on a 4-yard rush. Smithson rushed nine times for 34 yards.
Jereme Brooks caught a 24-yard touchdown pass from Wynn for his sixth touchdown catch this season and the 13th of his career. Brooks led Utah with seven catches for 100 yards and one touchdown, the second time in his career he has reached the 100-yard mark in a game.
Joe Dale returned his first interception this season 30 yards for his first career touchdown. It was Utah's second interception return for a score in 2009.
Joe Phillips hit a 47-yard field goal as time expired in the first half. Phillips was also 5-for-5 on PAT's.
The Utah defense held San Diego State to two net yards of total offense in the second quarter.
Lamar Chapman intercepted his second pass of the season and returned it three yards in San Diego State's first drive of the game.
Shaky Smithson returned punts for the first time this season. Smithson had five returns for 54 yards, including a long of 20 yards.
Stevenson Sylvester had a team-high nine tackles, including an eight-yard sack. Christian Cox also had a sack for 11 yards (five tackles).
Attendance today was 44,991, which brings the season average to 45,155, the second-highest single-season average in school history.


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E. Calvin Beisner
- Ph.D, Scottish History, University of St. Andrews (2003). [1]
E. Calvin Beisner is a former Professor of Social Ethics at Knox Theological Seminary. He was a member of the faculty as an associate professor of historical theology and social ethics from July 2000 through December 2007, but left Knox at the end of 2007.
Beisner is known as a "leading evangelical climate-change skeptic," and was a founder of the Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation. According to Beisner's personal website, he was a ruling elder of the Presbyterian Church in America.
In May 2007 Beisner left the PCA to help plant a new Orthodox Presbyterian Church congregation. He's currently serving on the pastoral staff of Holy Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC).
Stance on Climate Change
Beisner is a signatory to the The Cornwall Declaration on Environmental Stewardship, which states that there are "Some unfounded or undue concerns include fears of destructive manmade global warming, overpopulation, and rampant species loss."
Key Quotes
"The idea of human-caused climate change is "un-biblical. The pope should back off. The Catholic church is correct on the ethical principles but has been misled on the science." [20]
"Sad to say, despite Pope Francis's best intentions, the policies he recommends to mitigate global warming would make it far more difficult to overcome poverty. And, ironically, by prolonging and even spreading poverty, those policies would put more of the natural environment at risk." [17]
"Environmentalism, as a movement, is an alternative world view and a substitute for Christianity. My principal concern about environmentalism is a religious, logical, ethical concern. My secondary concern is that its science and economics are often flawed in ways that would point us towards policies that are especially destructive and harmful to the world's poor and, secondarily, everyone else." [14]
0:56-1:27 "God has said that all of the various cycles on which life depends are going to be sustained by his providential care from now until God ends heaven and Earth themselves in the last judgment. Now that too, I think, is contrary to fears that man-made climate change could bring an end to the various different climate cycles on which we depend and on which other forms of life depend for our thriving." [13]
"I am convinced that policies meant to reduce alleged carbon dioxide-induced global warming will be destructive." [2], [3]
Calvin Beisner describes himself as an authority on climate change after having "read some 50 books… on the science of climate change." (See video below.)
Key Deeds
June 17, 2015
"Sad to say, despite Pope Francis's best intentions, the policies he recommends to mitigate global warming would make it far more difficult to overcome poverty. And, ironically, by prolonging and even spreading poverty, those policies would put more of the natural environment at risk.People worried about putting food on the table, clothes on the back, and a roof over the head can't afford to care or do much about air, water, and solid waste pollution. Gathering enough twigs and branches to cook tonight's measly meal and heat a miserable hut take precedence over any concerns about deforestation, soil erosion, and biodiversity loss.Wealth enables people to afford better environmental stewardship. Pope Francis should champion economic development as a solution both to poverty and to environmental degradation. Unfortunately, at least as regards climate change, the leaked draft of the new encyclical does the opposite." [17]
"Wealth enables people to afford better environmental stewardship. Pope Francis should champion economic development as solution both to poverty and to environmental degradation." [19]
April 27, 2015
Calvin Beisner spoke at the Heartland Institute's "Prebuttal" press conference at the Hotel Columbus in Rome as part of an initiative by the Heartland Institute to tell Pope Francis that "global warming is not a crisis." See the video below. [18]
September 26, 2014
Calvin Beisner attends the "At the Crossroads; Energy & Climate Policy Summit" in Houston, Texas, hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation and The Heritage Foundation. Spencer presents in "Panel V: Prosperity and Poverty," with Leighton Steward. [16]
July 7 - 9, 2014
Calvin Beisner was a speaker at the Heartland Institute's Ninth International Conference on Climate Change (ICCC9) in Las Vegas, Nevada. [15]
DeSmogBlog has done in-depth research on the other speakers and sponsors from Heartland's ICCC9, which can be found here.
May, 2010
Beisner was a speaker at the Heartland Institute's 2010 International Conference on Climate Change. [4], [5]
The Cornwall Alliance released a campaign to combat popular views regarding global warming. The campaign is titled "Resisting the Green Dragon" and includes a video series described as a "biblical response to one of the greatest deceptions of our day."
The series, designed by Beisner, portrays those who belief in climate change as following a "false religion." [1]
March 25, 2009
At a 2009 House hearing titled "Adaption Policies on Climate Legislation," Beisner expressed his "balanced biblical view" on climate change. [2]
A key speaker at the hearing, who Beisner also points to for his evidence, is prominent climate change skeptic Christopher Monckton.
Beisner proclaims that he is "convinced that policies meant to reduce alleged carbon dioxide-induced global warming will be destructive, devising mischief by decree."
According to Beisner, "These findings, opposite the expectations of the IPCC, are consistent with the Biblical world." He describes the IPCC's view as "Atheistic."
March, 2008
Beisner was a speaker at the the Heartland Institute's 2008 International Conference on Climate Change.
His speech was titled, "Scientific Orthodoxies, Politicized Science, and Catastrophic Manmade Warming: Challenges to Evangelicals Navigating Rough Waters in Science and Policy." [6]
July, 2006
Beisner co-authored a Interfaith Stewardship Alliance (ISA) report refuting the work of an opposing religious organization called the Evangelical Climate Initiative.
The ISA report was titled A Call to Truth, Prudence and Protection of the Poor: an Evangelical Response to Global Warming (PDF).
Along with the report was a letter of endorsement signed by numerous representatives of various organizations, including six that have received a total of $2.32 million in donations from oil-giant ExxonMobil over the last three years.
Co-authors of the report included Paul K. Driessen, Ross McKitrick, and Roy W. Spencer.
October 2006
Beisner debated the primary author of the Evangelical Climate Initiative's "'Climate Change: An Evangelical Call to Action.'"
At the time of ISA's launch, the organization released a report (PDF) titled, "An Examination of the Scientific, Ethical and Theological Implications of Climate Change Policy."
The purpose of the report was to "examine the scientific questions surrounding global warming, carbon reductions, and puts forth Biblical principles that can guide Christians in making policy decisions on the environment."
The report was written by Calvin Beisner, Roy Spencer and Paul Driessen.
The Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation — Founder and National Spokesperson. [7]
Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT) — Advisory Board member. [8]
Although Beisner has not written any peer-reviewed papers on the subject of climate change, he has written many articles criticizing the science of global warming in the context of the Evangelical faith, including:
- "Global Warming: Why Evangelicals Should Not Be Alarmed" and
- "Deep Ecology, Neo-paganism, and the Irrationalism of Global Warming Hysteria."
A full list of his publications is available on his website.
In 2005, Beisner wrote an article (PDF) criticizing a judicial ruling barring intelligent design from a biology class curriculum. He wrote: [9]
[t]he aggressive, extreme secularism that would reject all reference in biology studies to intelligent design of irreducibly complex structures is more patently unscientific and more obviously religious than what most people have encountered in discussing evolution and creation. Perhaps a few more will waken now to the fact that the public schools are the enemy, not the friend, and not even a neutral party to Christians, and therefore (a) remove their kids from them and (b) stop working with them." (emphasis added)
In 1990, Beisner wrote a piece criticizing the need for further federal spending on AIDS research, treatment and education. In the article Beisner asks, "…is it rational to allocate $3.5 billion dollars to fight a disease that is almost 100 percent self-inflicted by people intent on immoral and irrational behavior?" (emphasis added) [10]
Beisner goes on to claim that the "simple fact is that militant homosexuals have a potent lobby on Capitol Hill and at the White House. They know how to get politicians' attention. Only that can explain the irrational policies that have prevailed toward AIDS…" (emphasis added).
"E. CALVIN BEISNER, PH.D." (PDF), ecalvinbeisner.com.
Testimony of Dr. E. Calvin Beisner to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment of the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the United States House of Representatives, Wednesday, March 25, 2009 (PDF).
"Climate change debunkers take stage in US Congress," AFP, Mar 25, 2009.
"4th International Conference on Climate Change" (PDF), The Heartland Institute. Retrieved from University of Hartford web server, March 1, 2012.
"E. Calvin Beisner," SourceWatch.
"Prominent Signers of An Evangelical Declaration on Global Warming," Cornwall Alliance, January 14, 2010.
"CFACT Board of Advisors," CFACT. Accessed November 29, 2011.
E. Calvin Beisner. "Aggressive Secularism Evident in Judge's Ruling Barring Intelligent Design from Dover Schools' Biology Curriculum" (PDF), ecalvinbeisner.com.
E. Calvin Beisner. "AIDS and Rationality" (PDF), ecalvinbeisner.com.
"Press Release: Mankind Always Adapts to Climate, Barton Says," House Energy & Commerce Committee, March 25, 2009.
"Board of Advisors," Cornwall Alliance. Accessed November 29, 2011.
"Right Wing Preacher: Not Using Fossil Fuels Insults God," Climate Crocks, November 30, 2012.
Leo Hickman. "The US evangelicals who believe environmentalism is a 'native evil'," The Guardian, May 5, 2011. Archived June 27, 2014.
"Return of Climate Denial-a-Palooza: Heartland Institute Hitches Anti-Science Wagon to Vegas FreedomFest," DeSmogBlog, July 7, 2014. Archived July 14, 2014.
Calvin Beisner. "Speakers," At the Crossroads; Energy & Climate Policy Summit, Texas Public Policy Foundation, The Heritage Foundation, September 25/26, 2014.
"Participants in Heartland Institute Mission to Vatican Comment on Pope Francis's Encyclical on the Environment," The Heartland Institute (Press Release), June 17, 2015. Archived June 19, 2015.
"Tell Pope Francis: Global Warming Is Not a Crisis!" The Heartland Institute. Archived June 19, 2015.
E. Calvin Beisner. "The ironies of Pope Francis's climate-change cure," The Washington Times, June 17, 2015. Archived June 20, 2015.
Suzanne Goldenberg. "Republicans' leading climate denier tells the pope to butt out of climate debate," The Guardian, June 11, 2015.


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i used this bag on a march 2007 trip to jamaica. i was able to pack the following: 2 sets of fins (1 set in the fin pockets and 1 set in the bottom of the main compartment), 2 bcs, 2 shorty wetsuits, 2 skins, 2 sets dive boots, 2 dive masks. one regulator and computer in the regulator bag included with this bag carried as hand luggage on the plane the other regulator was carried in a separate reg bag. the main bag was also carried aboard the dive boat on a couple of occasions to facilitate carrying all of the gear. it fit easily under the seat. it did have a tendancy to tip over when fully loaded. weight-wise, i expect that i was close to 50 poinds, but as the flight was a charter, weight was not closely watched. the included security sleeve is a bit hard to get on a fully loaded bag, and it is not easy to roll the bag sometimes with the sleeve in place as the sleeve could get caught in the wheels. i did not use the shoulder straps. i would give the bag 5 stars except for its tendancy to tip over when fully loaded.
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PHOENIX, Arizona, November 20. MICHAEL Phelps and Missy Franklin won the top honors last night at the USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards in New York City, where the Olympic swim team gathered to recollect their amazing performances in London. Phelps won what is likely to be his final award as male athlete of the year, while Franklin won her second straight female athlete of the year award. Franklin received another award last night as part of the 400 medley relay team at the Olympics that won relay performance of the year.
Nathan Adrian ended a stranglehold on the male performance of the year award that had previously belonged to Phelps and Ryan Lochte, winning for his 100 free gold medal swim in London. And Katie Ledecky won two awards for her stunning 800 freestyle in London as female performance of the year and breakthrough swim of the year. Jessica Hardy won the perseverance award for years of work in securing a spot on the Olympic team after testing positive for a banned substance in 2008.
Eric Shanteau received the Athlete Humanitarian award, recognizing his work to raise awareness of testicular cancer after being diagnosed with it four years ago. And Bob Bowman was given the coach of the year award.
Swimming World was live tweeting at the Golden Goggles, and you can see our tweets in our recap article on swimmingworld.com.


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The leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee have reintroduced legislation to extend whistleblower protection for employees who provide information to the Department of Justice related to criminal antitrust violations.
Sens. Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.) and Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa), the panel's chairman and ranking member respectively, announced on Tuesday that they are bringing up the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act in the new Congress.
The law, which the Senators also introduced in the last Congress, would prohibit an employer from retaliating against an employee who provides information to the DOJ regarding conduct that violates the criminal antitrust laws. The measure is based on recommendations from a Government Accountability Office report released in July 2011.
That 76-page report began with an explanation by the GAO that it undertook the study because "criminal cartel activity," or price-fixing, can harm consumers and, by extension, the entire national economy.
The bill allows employees who believe they are in danger of retaliation to file a complaint with the Secretary of Labor, and provides for an employee to be reinstated if the Secretary finds in his or her favor. Leahy and Grassley wrote similar whistleblower statutes as part of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in 2002, and the antitrust measure they have just introduced is modeled in part after those existing protections.
"Congress should encourage employees with information about criminal antitrust activity, such as price fixing, to report that information by offering meaningful protection to those who blow the whistle rather than leaving them vulnerable to reprisals," Leahy said in a statement. "When the antitrust laws are enforced and competition is preserved, consumers win through greater choices and lower prices. Our bipartisan bill will help to ensure that criminal violations of these laws do not go unreported."
Grassley lamented that "too often whistleblowers who expose waste, fraud and abuse are treated like second-class citizens. This legislation provides protection from retaliation for private sector employees who are willing to come forward with information about criminal antitrust violations."


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In Wyoming, push to mine rare earths in US forest
SUNDANCE, Wyo. A Canadian company hoping to compete with China's near-monopoly of rare earth elements - metals critical for everything from U.S. military weaponry to wind turbines - wants to open a strip mine inside a national forest in northeast Wyoming.
Processing raw ore into rare earths is an intensive operation that has been associated with radioactive water spills. But with China slashing exports of rare earths and Washington concerned the U.S. military could face a shortage of materials for lasers, smart bombs, guided missiles, night-vision goggles and jet engines, Don Ranta is optimistic about his Black Hills National Forest mine proposal.
"Everything we've seen so far looks very, very bullish for it to be a commercial project," said Ranta, CEO of Vancouver, British Columbia-based Rare Element Resources. If approved and if it goes into production, the mine would be located about 15 miles from Devils Tower National Monument, the nation's first national monument.
For its particular combination of rare earths, Wyoming's Bear Lodge Mountains rank close behind a mine at Mountain Pass in southeastern California as North America's best verified source of the minerals, said John Kaiser, editor of the Kaiser Bottom Fish website, which tracks global metals markets and mining companies.
"In the long run, I think it will end up being even bigger than Mountain Pass," Kaiser said.
Rare earths are 17 minerals used to make many products that didn't exist all that long ago. Neodymium is used to make magnets in the electric motors of hybrid cars. Europium goes into compact fluorescent bulbs.
Rare earths with critical military applications include samarium, used for super-strong samarium-cobalt magnets that help steer guided missiles. The General Accounting Office, Congress' auditing arm, reported in April that the Navy's Aegis Spy-1 radar, expected to be used for 35 years, uses samarium-cobalt magnets that will need replacement during the system's service life. Defense contractors use China-supplied neodymium magnets in motors used to build fuel-saving hybrid electric drives for U.S. Navy destroyers, the GAO reported.
Rare earths aren't scarce. But few places exist with enough concentrations to mine profitably, and they are difficult to isolate in a purified form.
Cheap labor and low environmental standards enabled China to dominate the rare earths market starting in the 1990s, and the country currently supplies 97 percent of the world rare earths market.
But even as demand soars for rare earths, China is cracking down on rare earths smuggling and cutting legal exports. Together, that will reduce the global rare earths market by 25 percent.
The result will likely be dramatically less rare earths on the global market, Kaiser said, until new sources can be mined.
"That's going to cause a serious problem for users outside China," he said.
Global rare earths prices have soared in recent months, in some cases up to six-fold. In January, President Barack Obama signed a defense spending authorization ordering Defense Secretary Robert Gates to ensure U.S. access to rare earths.
Mountain Pass is the only U.S. mine producing rare earths. Mining there ceased because of heavy Chinese competition in 2002 and only resumed in December amid the much-improved market outlook.
In 1998, Greenwood Village, Colo.-based Molycorp Minerals Inc., operator of the Mountain Pass mine, paid a $410,000 fine after being accused of spilling 350,000 gallons of wastewater from the facility. The water contained lead and radioactive elements including uranium and thorium.
A $500 million reconstruction of the mine, begun in January, will produce rare earths more cheaply by recycling and reusing processing acids, according to company spokesman Jim Sims. He said the technique would allow lower production costs than the Chinese, "with a dramatically smaller environmental footprint."


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STANFORD, Calif. - "The first rule of focus is this: Wherever you are, be there." This adage could not hold more truth. SWG embodied this quote better than anyone could have imagined this past week. With an incredible debut at the Pac-10 Showcase and our first home meet now in our repertoire of competitions, we showed that we live in the present and enjoy taking every step of our journey toward an NCAA championship one second at a time. We are ready to show the nation what our team is really about.
Returning home from Los Angeles two weeks ago, we were determined to improve on all of the small details in our gymnastics. Our key word for the week was "focus," so we created scenarios that would test our mental toughness while trying to make these small corrections. We definitely rose up to every challenge that compromised our focus. Our teammates heckled us and played obnoxious music during our beam routines, squirted streams of water at us while we practiced our bar routines, stood an ominous two centimeters away from the vault runway as we ran towards the vault, stood in deadly silence while we performed specific routines, and changed the lineups as we were in the middle of an intrasquad on an event. These distractions were endless, yet allowed us to realize that we could handle anything at anytime. We were focused. And we transferred this beautifully to our first home meet in Burnham Pavilion.
With all of our friends and family in Burnham for the first time this season, we were fired up to showcase everything we'd been working on the past two weeks. Dan Dan started off the competition against UCLA with a huge vault, followed by solid vaults by Dayton, Amo, Shelley Jo, and Brownie. We moved on to the uneven bars with Shelley Jo setting up the entire lineup with a gorgeous hit routine. Everyone followed suit with Peach ending the rotation with her beautiful lines and unparalleled swing. Dayton performed an exhibition routine that was extremely dynamic.
As we progressed to beam, a fire grew in us to attack. We wanted to take hold of this meet and knew we could build up our confidence even more. This is exactly what we did. Brownie set the tone with an excellent routine, followed by Dan Dan's aggressiveness, Kristina's beauty, Amo's confidence, and Shelley Jo's near flawlessness. Shona debuted her exquisite beam routine with incredible artistry and skill. Finally, the floor rotation commenced. Again, Dan Dan started off the rotation with her awesome dance and tumbling, followed by Dayton's debut floor routine, Peach's exceptional moves, Shelley Jo's super fun routine, and Amo's unprecedented power. It was an excellent competition. We focused in, had an amazing time, and got the job done. We're excited to continue this trend throughout the rest of season! Hope everyone enjoyed watching. : ) Visit again next week for an update on our competition against Utah!
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Hey guys! Today I am reviewing the Soothing Eye Gel* that is a part of the Calm range by Arbonne. It comes in a 15ml green, plastic tube with a roller ball applicator. This means that it is super easy to apply and it also stops you from being too harsh to your under eyes which is great! I have been using this eye gel nearly everyday for about three months now and I am only about a third of the way through the product. A little definitely goes a long way!
'This gentle, lightweight eye gel, packaged with a convenient rollerball applicator, feels instantly refreshing on the skin. Helps reduce the appearance of puffiness around the eyes, and hydrates and smooths the eye area for youthful, vibrant-looking skin.'
The first thing I feel after applying this is fresh. It is such a refreshing eye gel and I can feel the benefits coming from it. I love the fact that it is neither too heavy nor too light that it gives your eyes no benefits. It also really does what it says and more. When I apply it on a morning, after five minutes or so, I can feel that my eyes are relieved from the puffiness that they had.
I have noticed over these months that my eyes were really dehydrated before I started using an eye gel. My eye bags have visibly decreased from a point where the were pretty visible to the point where they are still there but don't look horrific anymore thus increasing my confidence with my bare face greatly! I apply this once in the morning and once before I go to bed; it takes the littlest time and my eyes feel so good. This is a product that hasn't had a negative impact on my skin but I wouldn't say it's a miracle worker either. I am sure that other eye creams have similar effects but since I haven't tried any yet I don't know. However, this eye gel has given me results that I love so I will definitely purchase it!
For all of you guys who have sensitive skin if or even have mature skin I'd recommend this for you as it really soothes and hydrates your under eye without the harsh chemicals that you find in most anti-aging creams these days. You can find this on the Arbonne website HERE for £23. Be sure to look out for a review on the Arbonne Calm Soothing Facial Serum review! Remember to enter the Spicy Subscription giveaway HERE for the chance to win luxury bath and body products for yourself or a friend! Thank you for reading!
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The 22nd annual Gotham Independent Film Awards go down tonight at Cipriani Wall Street in New York, the first competitive awards show of the season. Indiewire will be on the scene offering minute-by-minute (ish) coverage, but in the meantime we figured why not offer a preview of how things might play out.
Note first that the Gothams can be incredibly unpredictable. Last year, "Beginners" and "The Tree of Life" tied for best feature, beating out arguable favorite "The Descendants." In 2010, Ronald Bronstein won best breakthrough actor (for "Daddy Longlegs") over eventual Oscar nominee Jennifer Lawrence (for "Winter's Bone"). The same thing happened the year before, when Catalina Saavedra's performance in "The Maid" won over Jeremy Renner for "The Hurt Locker" in the same category. So despite what's suggested below, it's likely we'll be in for a few or more surprises.
READ MORE: Gotham Awards Announce 2012 Nominations
With that in mind, here's our take on 5 of the 6 juried categories (excluding "Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You" because I've only seen one of the five nominees... though check out this article by my colleague Eric Kohn for an extensive take on the films shortlisted there).
Best Feature
The nominees: "Bernie," "The Loneliest Planet," "The Master," "Middle of Nowhere" and "Moonrise Kingdom"
What will win: One would think it's a two way race between "The Master" and "Moonrise Kindgom," though given the Gothams' history, nothing's certain. And while its divisive reception might be a challenge, Paul Thomas Anderson's latest seems to have enough passionate fans to have the edge. This could give it a small but much-needed boost going into the rest of awards season, which has grown increasingly heated since "The Master" opened back in September. But who knows, maybe there'll be another tie.
What should win: "The Master." While each of the other nominees are great in their own ways, Anderson's film stands on a whole other level of greatness.
The nominees: "Bernie," "Moonrise Kingdom," "Safety Not Guaranteed," "Silver Linings Playbook" and "Your Sister's Sister"
What will win: If it loses best feature, a deserved consolation prize for "Moonrise Kingdom" could come in this category. Its impressive cast (including Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Edward Norton and Bruce Willis) certainly makes up one of the year's best ensembles. But it might not stand a chance against the folks from "Silver Linings Playbook," who definitely have the most buzz going into tonight. That would also finally give Jennifer Lawrence the Gotham Award she lost out on two years back.
What should win: Either "Moonrise" or "Silver Linings" winning would be fine by me, but there's too much of a soft spot in my heart for the incredible trio from "Your Sister's Sister." Emily Blunt, Rosemarie DeWitt and Mark Duplass are remarkable in the largely improvised film, and given that they are unlikely to get too many nominations elsewhere in awards season, it'd be nice for the Gothams to give it up for them.


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Save the Date! January 31st Iowa Startup Fair!
We are very pleased to announce that on January 31st, between 3pm and 6pm, we will be holding our first Iowa Startup Fair. The ISF is a statewide opportunity for Iowa technology startups to show off their products and services at no cost to the local community. We will be announcing additional locations throughout the next week however our first location is Silicon Sixth Avenue in Downtown Des Moines. We'll have startups at multiple locations along the street, in the Bank of America Building, Midlands Building, and Liberty Building.
Our registration page for startups is now available here, so if you are a startup that wants to meet customers and the local community, please register and let us know your preferred location! We'll have more locations coming online soon so if you are elsewhere in Iowa other than Des Moines, please register so we can get an idea of the size/location of venues we'll need.
If you are a venue or destination and want to host a piece of the Fair, please reach out to Becky via email at firstname.lastname@example.com
We look forward to seeing you at the Fair!
UPDATE: Since yesterday, we've added THREE additional locations throughout Iowa and have over twenty startups registered. We are pleased to announce that Cedar Rapids (The Vault/EDC), Pella (Central College and Veel Hoeden) and Cedar Falls (Far Reach) will all be hosting local Iowa Startup Fairs!


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How to Make a New Family Tradition
From blended families to fresh starts, any time of year is the right time to create a new family tradition. You may wish to resurrect an old tradition from your own childhood, swipe the best ideas from others, or completely invent something new. The key is to make it fun, and make it memorable. The word "tradition" simply means the passing on of customs or beliefs, from generation to generation.
1Start with Food. It is often said that celebrations revolve around food – especially gatherings that include family and friends. Why not create a new food tradition with your family this year? You might decide to host a cookie exchange, where each family or person bakes several dozen cookies, and then everyone gathers together to share their recipes and their treats. That way, everyone only hast to make one kind of cookie, but gets to take home many different kinds to enjoy.
2Create a New Craft. Crafts are great for all ages and a great way to get to know your family better. Creating centerpieces for the table, place cards for your holiday meal, or door decorations like wreaths, welcome signs, favorite quotes or scriptures are a fun way to make your home more festive and unique.
3Plan for the future. When starting a new tradition, think about longevity. What kinds of traditions will you want to be carrying on many years from now? What traditions would you love to pass on to your children and grandchildren? Sometimes, traditions begin by accident – something new is done or added one year, and the children request it again the following year, and voila! A tradition is born. Alternatively, you can intend to create a holiday legacy that will continue long after you are gone. The choice is completely up to you.
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- Alternatively, you might add a dish to your holiday feast this year. Or perhaps, the tradition is more in the preparation of the food (or by whom), as opposed to changing a long-standing menu.
- Go big. A rental projector is an easy and affordable way to create a fun and lasting tradition. Gather family and friends for a movie night at home, or create a DVD compilation of your favorite photos and home videos, then display it with the help of a rental projector. By renting a projector you can create a home theater – grab your favorite holiday movies and bundle up with your favorite blankets to laugh (or cry) the evening away. Pop popcorn (and perhaps string some for the tree), warm some hot cocoa and snuggle in for a cozy evening of togetherness.
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Annual comptroller report says NGOs' funding of flights by ministers rises; claims ministers in Netanyahu's government fly 60 percent more than those of past two prime ministers.
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According to the report, close to one third of the flights were funded by non-governmental organizations, which Shapira said could cause a conflict of interest.
Shapira also looked into the foreign travel by Netanyahu during his stint as finance minister under Sharon. In particular, Shapira focused on foreign trips paid for by non-governmental bodies during which Netanyahu was accompanied by family members - some 16 trips in total.
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In December 2012, Netanyahu was given a draft report detailing all criticism directed at him personally. However, after a review by Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein, the State Comptroller's Office was unable to provide Netanyahu with the material used to form the basis of the criticism against him, thereby making it impossible for the prime minister to respond.
Shapira said therefore that the report on Netanyahu's travel as finance minister would be presented at a later date.
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March 25, 2014
Changing The World, One Sanitary Pad At A Time
Women in First World countries take easy access to sanitary products like pads and tampons for granted. They are on the shelves of every store, available in vending machines in bathrooms, and come in a huge variety of shapes, sizes and capabilities.
For women in developing countries, however, this is not true. In India, for example, a 2011 AC Nielsen survey found that only 12 percent of Indian women use sanitary pads. BBC reports that one man, a school dropout from southern India, is trying to change that with a simple machine that women can use to make their own, or start a small business for themselves.
Arunachalam Muruganantham's mission started with his own wife, Shanthi, when they were newlyweds in 1998. From the details I'm about to give you, it's pretty evident that reproductive education is sadly lacking in these countries as well. Muruganantham discovered his wife using "nasty" rags instead of sanitary pads. "I will be honest," says Muruganantham. "I would not even use it to clean my scooter."
Despite her protests that purchasing sanitary pads meant that she wouldn't have money for milk or household goods, Muruganantham went to town to purchase one. The 0.5 ounce cotton pad cost him 4 rupees (around 0.07 cents USD), while the components of it only cost 10 paise, one-tenth of a rupee. As many of us have said when discovering the cost vs. price of an item, Muruganantham decided he could make them cheaper himself.
Here's another of those "gosh we need education moments." Muruganantham created a sanitary napkin out of cotton and gave it to his wife, demanding immediate feedback. This is the moment when the young man FIRST learned that menstruation was a monthly event. "I can't wait a month for each feedback, it'll take two decades!"
Here is where his troubles started, finding more volunteers to help. After asking around, he learned that only one in ten of the women in local villages used sanitary pads. In rural areas, the percentage is lower. To his horror, and mine, he found that women used old rags, sand, sawdust, leaves and ash. Those who did use rags were embarrassed to dry them outside, so the sun never disinfected them. In India, 70 percent of reproductive diseases are caused by poor menstrual hygiene.
Muruganantham had a bit of trouble finding volunteers to test his product. His sisters refused, so he settled on the idea of female students at the local medical college. "But how can a workshop worker approach a medical college girl?" Muruganantham says. "Not even college boys can go near these girls!" Even though he convinced 20 students to try his product, he couldn't trust the results.. When he came to collect their feedback sheets, he found three of the girls filing in all the reports.
Here's where the story takes a strange turn. Muruganantham created a "uterus" from a football bladder and filled it with goat's blood. He got the blood from his local butcher and mixed in an additive to keep it from clotting too quickly that he got from a friend at a blood bank. The smell, however, he had no cure for.
He wore the bladder while walking, riding his bicycle and running. It pumped out blood constantly to test the absorption rates of his pad. His neighbors thought he had a sexual disease, his wife left him, even his widowed mother moved out. People crossed the road to avoid him. "I had become a pervert," he says. At the same time, his wife got fed up – and left. "So you see God's sense of [humor]," he says in the documentary Menstrual Man by Amit Virmani. "I'd started the research for my wife and after 18 months she left me!"
But he wasn't done with risky maneuvers. He decided to study used pads. In a highly suspicious and superstitious community, this was difficult. He settled on the idea of supplying the pads to medical students then collecting them after use. At this point, his village revolted and he had to leave to avoid being "healed" by the local soothsayer.
He didn't give up, though. He traded domestic work for help from a local professor to contact the big manufacturing companies. He pretended to be a textile mill owner to find out what the "mystery" component was—turns out, it is cellulose from the bark of a tree. At this point, we are two years and three months into his search for an affordable sanitary pad.
The machine necessary to break down the cellulose was prohibitively expensive, so he designed his own, which took another four-and-a-half years. The final result: one machine, similar to a kitchen grinder to break down the cellulose into a fluffy material; a second machine that packs the fluffy material into cakes; and a third that disinfects the pads with UV light after they are wrapped in non-woven cotton cloth. The whole process can be learned in just under an hour.
The technology is user friendly, with simple, skeletal machines that are easily maintained. Muruganantham wanted to not only create the pads, but to create jobs for rural women like his mother and wife. "We are creating a new market, we are paving the way for them," he says.
He showed his initial creation to the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT). Unbeknownst to him, they entered his machine in a competition for a national innovation award. His invention came in first place out of 943 entries. He received his award by Pratibha Patil, then the president of India.
"It was instant glory, media flashing in my face, everything" he says. "The irony is, after five-and-a-half years I get a call on my mobile – the voice huskily says: Remember me?" Remember his wife, Shanthi? After she returned, his mother also returned and eventually his village welcomed him back.
You would think this would lead to fame and fortune, but that isn't what Muruganantham was interested in. "Imagine, I got patent rights to the only machine in the world to make low-cost sanitary napkins – a hot-cake product," he says. "Anyone with an MBA would immediately accumulate the maximum money. But I did not want to. Why? Because from childhood I know no human being died because of poverty – everything happens because of ignorance."
In 18 months, he built 250 machines. He took these out to the poorest and most underdeveloped states in Northern India – the so-called BIMARU or "sick" states of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh. In these regions, women often half to walk miles to fetch water every day, which they can't do when they are menstruating.
Broaching this subject with rural women was really difficult. "To speak to rural women, we need permission from the husband or father," he says. "We can only talk to them through a blanket." He had to overcome the myths and fears surrounding the use of sanitary pads as well. Women believed that they would go blind, or never get married. Village by village, however, he brought them around.
So far, he has 1,200 machines in 23 states. In each case, women produce the pads, then sell them directly to other women. This way, they can avoid embarrassment, get needed information on use, and get a needed product.
Most of his clients are NGO's and women's self-help groups. They buy his manual machines for about 75,000 rupees (1,230 USD). Each machine converts approximately 3,000 women to using sanitary pads, and employs 10 women who produce an average of 200-250 pads a day. These sell for an average of about 2.5 rupees (.004 USD). There is no brand, each group of women choose the name for their business and their product.
"My aim was to create one million jobs for poor women – but why not 10 million jobs worldwide?" he asks. He is expanding to 106 countries across the globe, including Kenya, Nigeria, Mauritius, the Philippines, and Bangladesh.
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Calling all kendama players! Introducing the Pill, a relatively new toy to the skill game market. This toy was inspired by the original design of Alex Smith and Terra Kendama. This is NOT a Terra Pill, merely a replica of their original design. All credit for the design goes to Alex Smith where it is due. Although it has a much simpler design than a traditional kendama, the variations and trick possibilities with this piece are truly endless. A must have for any player looking for something a little different and more challenging than kendama. The Pill really forces you to use your creativity when playing, and its uniqueness gives it a novelty that cannot be matched.
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A newspaper investigation finds that a Medicare fraud scheme involving UPS Store boxes is being used to steal millions from the government.
The Dayton Daily News says (http://bit.ly/Ve6NXz) dozens of so-called medical providers in Ohio have registered with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services by using nothing more than a mailbox as their address.
In some cases, the newspaper reports that those operating scams steal the identities of doctors and make up businesses to bill Medicare for nonexistent services.
The leaders of one fraud ring were sentenced to prison last May in Cleveland after they used fake storefronts to bill Medicare for $48 million in Ohio and other states.
The head of the National Healthcare Anti-Fraud Association says this type of scheme has been around for years.
Information from: Dayton Daily News, http://www.daytondailynews.com