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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WUSA) - Five DeMatha High School football players are off the team after an incident involving prostitutes. According to the Washington Post, two of the boys left school, two others are facing expulsion, and the fifth one had a disciplinary hearing Friday morning.
The principal of DeMatha High School spoke out the day after the Washington Post reported that the players were removed from the program for an incident involving prostitutes at a hotel after the season-opening win in North Carolina. We are told that the five players facing disciplinary actions were not starters for the football team.
The paper reported that, according to sources, players hired prostitutes using a call service in North Carolina. The Washington Post also reported that a parent said some players engaged in sexual activity with the prostitutes in a room at the hotel early Saturday morning after the Friday night game.
Dr. Daniel McMahon issued a press release on Friday. In it, the principal confirms that 18 chaperones and 65 players went to North Carolina and that the school first learned about the alleged incident on Tuesday afternoon.
He says the incident happened after 5 a.m. on Saturday morning. "The last bed checks were at 1:30 a.m. Saturday morning and the hallways were monitored until after 4:30 a.m.," wrote McMahon. School officials have been investigating the incident since learning about it.
Five students and their families were notified about possible disciplinary action, says McMahon. Officials with the Archdiocese of Washington, the state of Maryland and the state of North Carolina were also notified, according to McMahon.
McMahon also expressed support for the football coach and others: "The school stands behind our coach, Elijah Brooks, his staff, the school staff who monitored the trip, and our students. The school community is saddened and hurt by the actions of these few who do not reflect the character of the community.
He added, "We come from a faith tradition that emphasizes that we tell the truth and support one another. I cannot, either legally or morally, speak to any disciplinary matters."


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Editor's Note: The following post comes to us from Scott Purcell, Founder of Arctic Island, Board Member of CFIRA and Founding Member of CFPA.
In any regulated industry it's critical that there is a strong, mutually respectful working relationship between those who work in the business and those who oversee it. Crowdfunding, as you know, is a new exemption to a very old, very large industry…and overseen by people who are not keen on change. As such it is imperative that we, as a coalition of interested parties, show regulators that our collective approach is out of respect and a mature awareness for their concerns.
The good news is that, via our trade associations of CFPA and CFIRA, the industry has established a solid working relationship with the SEC and FINRA. Our Board members and counsel meet with them often and regularly provide letters and guidance on questions they have during this rulemaking period. The regulators are working hard on getting Crowdfunding launched (yes, really), and we as an industry must continue to take steps which show we understand what is required and are capable.
To this end, CFIRA recently published the Best Practices for Funding Portals. This document addresses and sets operating standards for a wide variety of topics. These include agreed-upon definitions, elements of offering memorandums, fraud detection and deterrence mechanics, revenue models, back-office operations, exemptions, and even a set of "recommended" practices.
This document is a key component in getting securities-based Crowdfunding launched. It shows regulators that the industry has adopted a set of standard operating practices, it provides insurance companies with a way to gauge risk in a particular portal they are covering (with cyber liability, E and O, etc), a tool for investor advocacy groups to review a funding portal their members do business with, and a due diligence worksheet for venture capitalists and other funders of companies in the Crowdfunding industry. It also acts as an entry barrier for new entrants in the industry, as it spells out exactly what it takes to operate a funding portal, though as such it also provides a roadmap to those who really do have what it takes to get into the business. It achieves strong investor protection as it sets operating standards for all participants.
It effectively shows regulators the industry is on top of things, it creates a level playing filed among competitors, and it provides legal protections to everyone in the industry (as they can point to their compliance with industry best practices).
Want to get involved? We welcome your input on the Best Practices! Join CFPA or CFIRA and become part of the Crowdfunding Best Practices Advisory Council; it's open to the public and is THE mechanism for providing ongoing feedback and suggestions. All comments are forwarded to the Best Practice Oversight Committee, with is a group of industry experts representing broker-dealers, registered portals, third-party service providers, investors and issuers. The BPOC is charged with maintaining the Best Practices going forward on behalf of the industry, and with communicating these changes to the SEC and FINRA.
As the industry finally launches, grows and matures, so will the Best Practices. We all look forward to the day when the dream of Crowdfunding is a reality, capitalizing millions of businesses and creating tens of millions of jobs. Between now and that point, there is still much work to be done…and a handful of smart, passionate entrepreneurs are doing exactly that. Join us in helping get this done!
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In hindsight, lynching monkey was pretty smart. He wanted bribes for his vote, so if someone wanted him to vote for someone they'd just bribe him. If his bribing spree continued, it's likely he'd have betrayed the town for a bribe anyways. Lynching jninja was smarter than getting 6 people killed for fun. One death is better than 6 silly ones.


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DuPont, based in Wilmington, Delaware, US, this year will sell 50% more
modified corn seed to North American farmers, J. Erik Fyrwald, agriculture group
vice president said.Sales of so-called double- and triple-stacked seeds
were capped by a production shortfall. Triple-stacked seeds resist weedkillers
and two types of insects. Fyrwald said that they are not running out of seed,
but "our best products with stacked traits, we don't have at the full volume. We
will have that next year."Global demand for food and animal feed, as
well as grain-derived fuels such as ethanol, create extra growth opportunities,
notably for modified seeds. Corn prices are up 75% from a year
ago.DuPont's Pioneer seed unit is catching up with Monsanto Co., the
world's largest developer of engineered seeds, Fyrwald said. DuPont in December
said it will cut $100 million in costs at 10 sites that make crop chemicals,
eliminating 1,500 jobs. The savings will be used to speed the development of new
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A rib fracture (or broken rib) is a relatively common condition characterized by a break in one of the rib bones that form the chest and upper back (figure 1).
Figure 1 Relevant Anatomy for a Rib Fracture
The chest comprises of 12 rib bones on each side of the body. Each rib attaches to the spine at the back of the body and then travels around to the front of the chest (figure 1). The top 7 ribs attach to the sternum, the 8th to 10 ribs attach to the ribs above via cartilage and the 11th and 12th ribs are known as 'floating' ribs as they are unattached at the front of the chest.
Following a direct blow to the front or side of the chest, or, upper back, stress is placed on the ribs, which may cause injury. This can result in a bruised rib or if the impact is traumatic and beyond what the bone can withstand, a break in the rib may occur. This condition is known as a rib fracture.
Occasionally a rib fracture may result in damage to other organs of the body such as the lungs (e.g. a pneumothorax), liver, spleen or kidney. This more commonly occurs if the fracture is severe and displaced.
A rib fracture usually occurs following a traumatic, direct blow to the ribs from an object or person. This most commonly occurs due to a collision with another player during contact sports, such as football or rugby, or from an impact from a ball in sports such as hockey or cricket. Rib fractures may also occur during other traumatic events such as a motor vehicle accident or fall from a height.
Patients with a broken rib typically experience a sudden onset of chest pain, mid back pain or pain in the side of the ribs at the time of injury that occasionally may radiate into the back, shoulder or neck. Pain is often sharp and intense and may increase during deep breathing, coughing, laughing or sneezing.
Patients may also experience an ache in the ribs that is particularly prominent at night or first thing in the morning (particularly the first few days following injury). Pain may increase when lying on the affected side, applying pressure to the rib region or on firmly touching the rib at the site of injury. Patients may also experience pain during movements of the upper back such as bending or twisting, or sometimes during certain activities of the upper limb (such as overhead activities, or during heavy pushing, pulling or lifting).
A thorough subjective and objective examination from a physiotherapist is important to assist with diagnosis of a fractured rib and to determine the likelihood of associated damage to other organs such as the lungs (e.g. a pneumothorax), liver, spleen or kidneys. Investigations such as an X-ray, MRI or CT scan may be performed to confirm diagnosis.
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Patients with a fractured rib usually make a full recovery with appropriate management. Patients can usually return to activity or sport in a number of weeks (or in some cases, months) although care must be taken when returning to contact sports as the rib is unlikely to regain full strength for many months.
Physiotherapy treatment can assist patients with this condition and ensure they have a safe return to activity. Treatment may comprise:
Despite appropriate management, some patients with a broken rib do not improve and require other intervention to ensure an optimal outcome. The treating physiotherapist or doctor can advise on the best course of management when this is the case. This may include further investigations such as X-rays, CT scan or MRI, extended periods of rest, or referral to appropriate medical authorities who can advise on any intervention that may be appropriate to improve the condition.
The following exercises are commonly prescribed to patients with this condition. You should discuss the suitability of these exercises with your physiotherapist prior to beginning them. Generally, they should be performed 3 times daily once the physiotherapist has indicated it is safe to do so and only provided they do not cause or increase symptoms.
Your physiotherapist can advise when it is appropriate to begin the initial exercises and eventually progress to the intermediate and advanced exercises. As a general rule, addition of exercises or progression to more advanced exercises should take place provided there is no increase in symptoms.
Begin sitting or standing tall with your back straight (figure 2). Squeeze your shoulder blades together as far as you can go without pain and provided you feel no more than a mild to moderate stretch. Hold for 1-2 seconds and repeat 10 times provided there is no increase in symptoms.
Figure 2 Shoulder Blade Squeezes
Begin sitting or standing tall with your back straight (figure 3). Breathe in as deeply as possible without increasing symptoms and then relax. Focus on breathing with your lower lungs (instead of elevating your shoulders), gently expanding your lower ribs. Repeat 5 times.
Figure 3 Deep Breathing (in standing)
Begin sitting tall, with your arms across your chest. Keeping your legs still, gently rotate to one side as far as you can go without pain and provided you feel no more than a mild to moderate stretch (figure 4). Hold for 1 - 2 seconds and repeat 10 times to each side, alternating sides, provided the exercise is pain free.
Figure 4 Rotation in Sitting (left side)
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Belgium's Jens Keukeleire (Cofidis) closed out the Three Days of West Flanders with the overall title on Sunday.
Compatriot Kris Boeckmans (Topsport) won the final 194km stage from Middelkerke to Ichtegem, out-speeding Yohann Gene and the race leader to the line.
In the end, Keukeleire clinched the victory by just three seconds over Boeckmans with Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne winner Bobbie Traksel (Vacansoleil) third at seven seconds.
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Legislation is being introduced on Capitol Hill to eliminate the disparity in how disaster assistance is distributed. US Representative Rodney Davis says his bill would change the formula when determining amounts for communties devastated by natural disasters.
"It is seriously flawed. Because in states like Illinois that has a large population in one corner of the state, we get penalized in rural areas like Gifford and Washington and a few years ago, Harrisburg" says Davis.
He adds "For example, a million dollars in aid to Chicago may not mean as much as it would for a rural community."
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Tony Krantz has produced acclaimed hit films like 'Mulholland Dr.' and smash-hit series such as 'Felicity' and '24.' Krantz expanded his repertoire to include the title of director with the Antonio Banderas film 'The Big Bang' in 2010. Now, the successful producer and director is turning to screenwriting for his new project, 'Saboteurs.'
Flame Ventures, Krantz' production company, has partnered with Entertainment One to develop 'Saboteurs,' an ambitious international series about the French Resistance movement in Nazi-occupied France during World War II. Krantz wrote the pilot episode on spec--his first writing credit to date. Given the location, scope and size of 'Saboteurs,' Krantz elected to send his script to Entertainment One, known for their international productions and collaborations. Apparently Krantz was a tad shy about his first foray into the world of screenwriting; he didn't disclose to eOne that he wrote the pilot until after they contacted him with an offer to purchase the project.
Krantz may only be breaking into writing now but the written word is a large part of his family life; Tony is the son of Judith Krantz, popular romance novelist of such titles as "Scruples" and "Till We Meet Again."
'Saboteurs' is a fictional story about the first resistance cell in Nazi-occupied Paris. It is set in the early months of WWII, before the U.S. got involved following the attack on Pearl Harbor. The cell consists of regular people with no training or experience who decide to fight back. Described as an an action thriller, 'Saboteurs' will chronicle the adventures of resistance fighters as they interact with Nazis, traitors, regular people and Americans. Krantz is slated to Executive Produce and direct the pilot of 'Saboteurs,' as well.
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Ryanair.com does *NOT* work properly with Firefox
Just to follow up on some comments here re Ryanair.com and Firefox: No actually it doesn't work. Yes, you can book tickets etc, but you can't print your boarding pass. With Firefox 3 on Linux anyway (just kills FF -- no idea why). And seeing that Microsoft have been scurrying around on their web site one wonders if it's a bug or feature.
What's worse: there is absolutely no way to report the bug, except to call a sex line number. Now I can image how that slowly that conversation will go.
Having said that I love Ryanair. Even if you dislike traveling with them they have put a huge downward pressure on air ticket costs. And Micheal O'Leary is always good for a laugh even if he's full of $h1t most of the time :-)


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24/05/2011, North Atlantic
We arrived in the Bay of Gibraltar on Saturday evening and tried to moor at a marina on the Spanish side of the bay. Within an hour we had the Spanish police telling us that we were not welcome and must leave. The one policeman could speak a bit of English and told us that we had to go to the British side of the bay. I tried to explain that we had Schengen visas but not British ones, but it made no difference - we left before it was too dark and headed over to "The Rock".
Sheppard's Marina was full and the next one, Queensway Quay Marina, where I had been before, welcomed us. As Mathys and I are South African, we now need visas for Britain and for Gibraltar, so we had to pay Pounds 75.00 for a short stay "letter of permission" plus the marina fees. What the hell, we paid and had a darn good sleep that night with no bouncing and banging.
Sunday was spent checking all our rigging, engines, cordage and a hundred other small items on the boat that could break, chafe or go wrong. Then Dave and I set off to the local supermarket to get some extra fresh provisions, returning with just enough to get us back to the boat without ripping our arms off - we had to walk the two kilometres back carrying everything.
Monday morning we fuelled up the boat. Let me explain that Gibraltar is supposed to be "duty free". Diesel is expensive, so for others following, buy diesel elsewhere and save some money! Then off we went - back to bashing into a twenty knot wind for the rest of the day. As I write this, it is Tuesday morning and the wind has died, the sails are stowed and we are motoring with just a slight breeze out of the east. The weather forecast is that it will remain like this for the remainder of the day and tomorrow we should have even less breeze as we motor into the centre of a high pressure system.
Coming through the Straits of Gibraltar is always an eye-opener for those that have not done that trip before. We entered via the northern small craft lane and had no problems with the numerous fishing nets on the southern small craft lane, which we were monitoring on the VHF. Now we are further into the Mediterranean Sea, the shipping is still all around us but far better spread out and a person can see the lanes the commercial ships generally stick to.
At the moment it is cold and we can even see the snow on the mountains well to the north of us. We have about 1600 nautical miles to go to our destination, which should take us about a week and a half, depending if we have to motor or do get some wind up ahead to be able to sail with. More on progress in a future blog report.
Now let's get back to that pigeon. We did not eat it! It spent the night on board and took off, flying south (back to Africa), when we were in the Straits of Gibraltar. It did leave its calling card in the form of guano everywhere it had been on deck, which was washed off the moment it took flight. So far this trip we have had a number of birds landing on the boat - two common noddies, two swallows, a dove and the pigeon. There was one other bird that wanted to take refuge in the sail cover but I have no idea what it was and it only stayed for about half an hour.
I had a query from somebody "down under" regarding how I communicate and send and receive email. It is actually quite simple. I have a small Icom HF radio (IC 706 Mk IIg), which is connected to an SCS PTC-IIpro radio modem, which plugs into my laptop, using Airmail software. The antenna side is cabled aft to the engine room where there is a small AH-4 automatic antenna tuner. The antenna side of the tuner is connected to a 13.5 metre long electrical wire which is inside a length of ski rope, which in turn is taken up the mast. The earth side of the tuner is connected to another 13.5 metre length of electrical wire, which I tow behind the boat and acts as the earth or ground to the system. I work the Winlink station all over the world with this setup, and have been doing so for many years. It is free to all licensed HAM's and has been of great value for email communications. On the other side of the coin, I can also communicate via voice using the radio, if the need arises. If you want further information, drop me an email via the link on the right of this page and I will let you know once the delivery is over and I can sit down and write further about the system.
I wish you all well for now and send greetings from Mathys, Josh, David and myself, John.
20/05/2011, North Atlantic
So, today we had hoped to start our transit of the Straits of Gibraltar but, due to having headwinds for the past twenty four hours, it is not to be! So, as we have been bouncing into the oncoming swell and wind, we received a visitor, in the form of a racing pigeon that has dropped out of some race and decided that flight is bad and catamaran sailing is good!
So, we have pigeon 2010#200689 (pictured above and with a green band), sitting on one of our empty diesel cans, enjoying the ride. We have no idea where he is meant to go but, if it is Spain, he is in luck! Anybody reading the blog who can trace his owner? He landed on the boat at 15:00 local time (20 May 2011) at position 35 degrees 27 minutes north, 008 degrees 04 minutes west.
And back to the transit of the Straits of Gibraltar. Since yesterday afternoon we have had headwinds, varying from 24 knots down to 18 knots, directly on the nose. Basically, we should have been able to get through the straits during tonight and tomorrow morning. However, we have been going so slowly that the transit will only happen tomorrow night into Sunday morning. As I type this, we have about 90 nautical miles to go to the western entrance to the straits. We already know that the winds in the straits are out of the east, which means it will also be a slow transit with a lot of banging and bashing into the oncoming seas - catamarans do not like those sort of conditions!
Thanks for the readers who have sent me updates of the Libyan situation. All of it is very relevant as we need to make the decision of how to pass the area without whacking an unlit refugee boat at night or getting tangled up with some conflict with warships involved. As we progress towards the area, we will reassess the situation, taking the predicted winds and weather into consideration, together with what we have been told. Please note that only a few people know my email address used whilst at sea - it is not the one on the right of this page! Emails to that address can only be accessed whilst I am ashore.
So, as we are all bored and waiting to get into a port for a day or so, nothing really is happening on board. The excitement for the day is the pigeon landing on board (and still enjoying the free ride) and, believe it or not, an empty Styrofoam box floating in the sea, that we passed. A very exciting day, don't you think? Ah, I hear you think, they really have lost the plot!
So, as Josh prepares the pigeon and I make the pie pastry, I bid you well until we have reached the Mediterranean Sea, which should be only a day or two from now. Regards from the motley crew - John.
17/05/2011, North Atlantic
Before I start my ramblings, I have now had a few emails wanting to know where exactly we are. You can answer your own question by clicking the "Shiptrak" link on the right of this page and should see a map of the world with our track represented in a series of red dots. Each dot is our noon (local noon) position. If you now click on a dot, it will give you the date and time, physical location (lat & long) and a few other details and a short comment. Hope it works for you as I do post our daily positions as soon as possible after they are recorded.
Right, that now out the way, we passed the island of Madeira last night on our course of 066 degrees true. It was well lit and the moon was full, so we were able to grasp the size of the island and the fact that there are a hell of a lot of people living there. We were even able to witness a pretty large aircraft landing at the airport, which is located right on the shore front. The other notable item is that there was not a breath of wind and the sea was like glass. This was expected and has continued all day today, with a slight breeze from the north expected later this evening.
We now have about 450 nautical miles to go to our next waypoint, which is at the western side of the Straits of Gibraltar. Doing the calculations, we should arrive there during the early hours of Saturday morning if the wind and weather plays its part as predicted by the weather folk. We will then spend the morning going through the straits and most likely stop off on the Spanish side of Gibraltar Bay to fill our water tanks and take on further diesel to get us to our destination.
At the moment we are under motor only (and have been for the past 24 hours), which is not too bad. Dave is at the helm trying not to run over the turtles we are seeing, whilst Josh is starting our dinner of "pap 'n wors". Well, not actually "pap" but mashed potato with boerewors topped with a pepper and mushroom sauce. It is the last pack of our boerewors so we will wave that part of our South African traditional food a farewell as we enjoy it. Dave, a Canadian, has grown to like it as well and was quite disappointed that it was the last pack. Whilst I type the report, Mathys is going through his exercise routine, doing push-ups. Ah well, everybody for their own!
Break, Break - dinner now consumed - lick da lips maan!
As you will gather, not much is happening aboard at the moment. So, from Dave (chief coffee maker), Josh (gambling specialist), Mathys (fitness wanabee) and myself, John (idiot in charge), we send you greetings until the next blog post.
15/05/2011, North Atlantic
It seems like a week ago that we jibed the boat and started heading east, but it was only a few days. The reason is a lack of sleep for everybody on board. Let me explain.
We were heading north from the Cape Verde Islands and actually needed to get a bit further north than we did. However, looking at the weather downloads, we realised that a front was due to pass north of us and thus we would start getting high winds right on the bow. I took the decision to wait until the wind started to swing out of the northeast to the north and then start our trek east, with a bit of north thrown in, towards the island of Madeira. We would then see what the winds were doing and try to head towards the African coast and Straits of Gibraltar.
The first few days of heading east were difficult, with large seas generated by the front passing north of us, high winds and a terrible short chop on the water. The result of this was the title of this posting - the "woosh" is us shooting off the top of a wave, the "bang" is us dropping off the back of it and the "shudder" is what the whole boat does as it comes to a stop with the bows dug into the wave following. Not nice! We all learnt the art of levitation in our bunks as the boat drops off the top of a wave - your body is still going up as the boat drops and then your body drops and you bounce off your bunk. Not the ideal sleeping conditions.
But, the front has passed and the winds have calmed a bit and we are a couple of hundred miles from Madeira and heading into the centre of a low, which has been hovering between the Canary Islands, Madeira the African coast and up to Gibraltar. We have about 800 nautical miles to the Straits and, looking at the latest seven day forecast, it looks like we will spend most of it motor-sailing.
Just before we did our right turn to start heading east, we caught two lovely Wahoo (photo of Josh with them shown above), which were filleted and frozen, with the exception of one pack which was consumed for dinner that evening. They are really lovely fish to eat - white compact meat with a great flavour. Tonight (Sunday 15 May), Josh is going to prepare battered Wahoo with potato wedges and our version of Tatar Sauce. Roll on dinner time! Our dinner last night was pasta with a tomato and garlic type sauce and rounds of sliced Chorizo sausage I bought in Mindelo - darn nice and easy to prepare in the bouncing and banging boat.
And quickly back to the boat. She held up quite well with the punishment over the past few days. We developed a few creaks and some grinding from panels but the major problem was that we developed a leak in the plumbing from our starboard water tank and lost all the water before realising it. Dave and I spent yesterday going through the whole water system and found the broken pipe, which we repaired. However, we now have an air leak into the plumbing between our auxiliary water tank and the pressure pump. This will be harder to find as there are about 20 couplings between the pump and the tank, with some of them that we cannot get to. It is not critical but is really inconvenient.
We are about a week from the Straits of Gibraltar. We will have to stop somewhere to fix our water problem and take on some more fuel and at first I was thinking of Cadiz but, if we can get through the straits, I may go into Gibraltar Bay and stop on the Spanish side. Unfortunately, Mathys and I, being South African, can no longer go to Gibraltar as we do not have British visas. From the straits we will have a further 1710 nautical miles to our destination, Gocek, Turkey.
Well, enough waffling for now - until the next blog post, regards from Mathys, Josh, David and myself, John.
09/05/2011, North Atlantic
Since leaving the Cape Verde Islands on Saturday morning, we have had a real mixture of wind. For the first twenty four hours we really were hammered by the wind and waves, with spray flying off the boat as we made, firstly, a northwest heading and then north-northwest. Conditions were not conducive for cooking and our first nights meal was a cup of soup and a bread roll. Then the wind started to reduce and of course, when that happens, so did the swell. Our second nights meal was a huge pot of pasta with a tomato, garlic, onion and marrow sauce - the marrow was a large one we bought at the fresh produce market in Mindelo.
Today we had a bit of motor-sailing during the early hours of the morning until a breeze set in once again and we were able to roll out the genoa and sail for the remainder of the day. Dinner has been consumed with great gusto - crumbed sailfish fillets served with coleslaw. Well done to Josh and Dave for the preparation and cooking.
It is now after 9pm local time and we have a quarter moon in the western sky with lots of stars and a few puffs of cloud hanging about. The temperature is definitely getting less as we head further north towards the Azores Islands and night watches now include a jacket. Soon they will also include long pants! As I type this the breeze is slowly dropping and we will most likely have to utilise the "iron sail" to take us through the remainder of the night. Earlier this evening I downloaded the latest weather files from the US weather service and it looks like very light airs up ahead for a few days. To keep up with the changing weather patterns, I am currently doing weather downloads both each morning and evening, thereafter I overlay it on a digital chart on the laptop and we all have a good study of the latest update to try and determine which watches will have wind and who will be using the motor. The weather files have been quite accurate since leaving Cape Town.
As mentioned above, we have a moon in the western sky as I type this. It is busy waxing and thus we should have good visibility on our night watches for the next two weeks. This makes for pleasant night watches as there is nothing worse than not being able to tell where the horizon is. However, on the other hand, it makes it slightly more difficult to spot the lights of ships. Our "ship spotting" competition was halted 50 nautical miles before we reached the Cape Verde Islands and was re-started when 50 miles out again. Dave is leading the scoreboard with myself second and Mathys third. Josh has yet to spot his first ship!
Well, it had to happen - I just started the starboard engine to give us a bit of speed as we had dropped from just over 6 knots to 3 in the last hour. We need to keep moving as we are a bit behind our schedule and need to make up some of the lost time.
In about four days we should be able to start turning more to the east and slowly start curving towards the Straits of Gibraltar. Exactly where we stop next is still debatable - it will depend on our fuel and water situation. I had planned to stop in Cadiz, Spain, but if our fuel and water is fine, we most likely will continue towards Turkey. The weather in the Med also needs to be studied as we get closer as there can, and often is, opposing winds in the Straits which can be quite difficult to get through if the winds are too strong and heading us. More about that as we get closer.
Well, that should update you all as to what is happening aboard the good ship Moorings A5003. Regards from Josh, Mathys, Dave and myself, John.


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A Russian priest has identified what he believes to be at the heart of all the ills of football.
Alexander Shumsky, writing on Russian People's Line, a Christian website, called coloured football boots "a homosexual abomination" and that players who opted for red, orange, blue, yellow or green footwear were promoting a "gay rainbow."
Shumsky wrote: "Wearing pink or blue shoes, [the squad] might as well wear women's knickers or a bra.
"The liberal ideology of globalism clearly wants to oppose Christianity with football. I'm sure of it.
"Therefore I am glad that the Russian players have failed and, by the grace of God, no longer participate in this homosexual abomination."
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Maui High band to appear in 2015 Rose Parade
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KAHULUI, Hawaii (AP) Maui High School's marching band and color guard have been invited to appear in the 2015 Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif.
The state Department of Education says it will be the first appearance at the parade of a Hawaii public school since Pearl City in 2006.
The announcement was made Tuesday at the Maui High gym.
Band Director Kerry Wasano says being selected for the nationally televised New Year's Day event is overwhelming.
He says fundraising for the trip will be a main focus in 2014.
Lt. Gov. Shan Tsutsui is a 1989 Maui High graduate and former band member. He says it will be a once-in-a-lifetime event for students to perform in the prestigious parade.


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I find the enigma that is human existence fascinating, and not to sound too egocentric, but I am often fascinated by myself... Seriously, why I do the things I do, how I know things, where thoughts came from, how my body moves just so... everything is a wonder at times. And again, not to sound too self involved, but God's awesomeness is shown in how he created me to be so utterly awesome, it causes me to stop and ponder, and thus exalt in His majesty (don't get me wrong I also marvel at how he created you, and I am especially fascinated with how he created my Skunk to be the complete Skunkyness that he is). I could go even more into this simply by discussing the rotation of the ankle, seriously take a moment and look at how your ankle rotates and moves....fascinating design, simply ingenious.
Lately I've been fascinated by my own hypocritical nature when it comes to myself and patience. With clients, friends, and children I tend to exercise a lot of patience. I can wait out something like no body's business... the right moment, someone to feel comfortable enough with me to share something, rocking someone to sleep, etc. But with my interactions with myself, the patience evaporates quicker than the condensation on a mirror after a warm shower. Seriously, if it has to do with just me, I want it, and I want it now, and I have no sympathy for what gets in the way. (Yes, acknowledged that most therapists struggle with perfectionist standards that make them miserable,..but really? ).
Recently this has been getting me into more trouble than normal, because as is my kryptonite I tend to believe more in my ability to overcome than in the reality of slow change. I forget that if I simply slowed down, and took the time necessary for myself, my body, my mind, and my energy that I would have less to overcome. Novel idea, I know... but it is my struggle none the less. A few weeks ago a doctor encouraged me to increase a medication dosage by 75%. Although this was the original dosage a few years ago, I have only ever taken 25% because my body seriously rebels against this medication and sickness and misery follow. But, new doctor said do it, and I am a power through kind of girl...so yes last week I began gradually taking more, and I say gradually as in most days I forgot to take a second dose...so I gave myself the proverbial kick in the pants and decided this was the week.. And crap happy do I keep getting so sick. What's more, it is my own fault.
I KNOW I am suppose to gradually increase my dosage, over a 4 week period, and that last week didn't count since I was not consistent, so I really shouldn't be taking 75% in a day yet...but slap my hand, I just keep powering through, until..yep bathroom time, and vomit pails are my best friend.
So, today I've decided I need to place my two year old, want it my way, self in time out. Take things slower, and let my body recover a bit from the misery I keep inflicting. I will get to the 100% dosage, and I have to keep telling myself that it's okay if it takes a month to do it. Instead of getting angry with my sensitive body, I need to remember to rejoice in my sensitivity since it is also what makes me a good therapist, friend, and increases self-aware. So, today as I make yet another trip to the bathroom, I encourage you all to take a moment and be kind to yourself, forgive yourself, and give yourself the ultimate permission to be as God designed you, blessedly imperfect.


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Given the nature of the show, many actors on HBO's Game of Thrones don't stay employed for very long. But of the few lucky actors who've been there since the beginning, Kristian Nairn says he has the best gig of all playing Hodor.
"It's an actor's dream to only have one line and people like him, so I'm really lucky," Kristian says of Hodor during a fan Q & A at Melbourne, Australia's Oz Comic Con. Despite the fact that Kristian only ever says one word as Hodor, that word being of course, Hodor, he never tires of it. "This is what I always tell people and it's 100% true: 10 times more people ask me if I'm sick of being asked to say Hodor than actually ask me to say Hodor," Kristian reveals. "It's really weird, like a paradox. 'Are you sick of being asked to say Hodor?' 'No, but I'm sick of that.' It's easier just to say Hodor. I love saying Hodor!"
Who doesn't love saying Hodor? Hodor!
Even though he loves only having to memorize one line, Kristian would like Hodor to say a little more, but only if it's the last thing he ever does. "I would like Hodor to die in the middle of a big speech," Kristian says. "The first time ever he stands up to say something different he gets eaten by a wolf. That would be ironic."
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Today I thought it would be fun to share some of our planning process with you, and some of our wedding inspiration – what better place to start than with our venue search. You may have seen some of these pics and read some of this over on The Bride's Guide earlier this week, but I added a few details here…
Almost as soon as Ryan and I were engaged, I was dreaming of a wedding at the beautiful Beltane Ranch in Glen Ellen, California. One of the very first real weddings I ever featured on Snippet & Ink was held there, and I've been enamored of it ever since. I could picture every part of our wedding there, and visiting, it really is as lovely in person as it is in photos. Unfortunately, our budget didn't love it as much as I did, so we kept looking…
We considered several other Bay Area venues, including Chileno Valley Ranch (Ryan especially loved this place. It's a working ranch, in the beautiful hills of Marin County, with an apple orchard, a creek and an old barn), the Olema Inn (we loved the idea of being able to have our immediate families all staying together at this quaint inn, and west Marin is one of our very favorite places), Tiburon's charming and tiny China Cabin (this is probably one of the most special venues we looked at – the first-class social saloon from an old ship, set on the San Francisco bay – but ultimately the 55-person capacity ruled it out for us), and finally decided on the Lyford House, an historic Victorian landmark on the property of an Audubon sanctuary with an amazing view of San Francisco and the bay. We planned on a small summer wedding there, and hoped that the weather would cooperate (summers in San Francisco are notoriously foggy).
This was the plan, until I went to my family's summer home in Montana for a few weeks. The longer I was there, the more I could imagine all of the details of our Montana wedding – Ryan even built a bridge across the creek where I'd walk from the house to the ceremony. Montana has a special place in my heart – it's where my mom is from, and it's where I spent summers growing up. Of course, we'd have to bring in a tent from two hours away, caterers would have to come from two hours away in the other direction, and our photographer and other vendors would have to fly in to the nearest small airport. Not to mention the trip our guests would have to make!
When we returned home to Austin, I realized how overwhelmed I was by the huge production involved in a Montana wedding, and how overwhelmed I was by choosing a venue at all. When you look at beautiful weddings all day long, it's tough to narrow down all of the amazing options you know are out there! So after talking about it, Ryan and I opted to put a moratorium on wedding planning. We didn't talk about our wedding for a whole week! (That's only meant to be partly sarcastic – let me tell you, when you're a wedding blogger who's engaged to be married, a week of not talking weddings is an eternity.)
There was one point (very briefly), where Ryan and I played with the idea of getting married in Austin. The Hotel Saint Cecilia would have made for a very stylish wedding location, and Austin would have been a fun place for our friends and family to visit. But by Christmas, we knew we'd be moving back to San Francisco at the end of the school year, so a wedding in Austin didn't make much sense.
Which brings us to January 2010. Planning had been on hold since August, which gave Ryan and me (okay, mostly me; Ryan was pretty much sane from start to finish) a few months to think about what we wanted for our wedding, and to re-focus. It took me a few months, but by then I was less worried about finding the most perfect place, and more interested in just marrying the love of my life already.
Not to say that planning was smooth sailing from there on out, but it was easier. We looked at a couple more Bay Area venues (the Sausalito Woman's Club and the Presidio Log Cabin), and finally decided on a December wedding in the sweetest, coziest church followed by a reception at one of our favorite San Francisco restaurants…
Ryan saw photos from a wedding at the Swedenborgian Church on Laurie Arons' blog, and he loved the look of it, so he suggested I visit the church on my next trip home to San Francisco. As it happened, the church was just around the corner from where I attended high school! My mom and I stopped by, and as soon as I stepped inside, I knew it was The Place – charming, intimate, cozy. Originally, Ryan and I planned to have our reception in the parish house behind the church, but it didn't quite work for a sit-down dinner for the number of people on our guest list. One of my best friends, my mom, and Laurie Arons each suggested the Presidio Social Club, and that was that! From there, everything else started to fall into place…
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Your guests will be thrilled!….smiles.
jacin {lovely little details} /
that's fun to see the other venues you considered!
Cindy /
Thanks for featuring some great California locations. Sometimes I wish I lived in the midwest as there seem to be many great outdoor venues but I guess Cali does have a wide assortment :)
Lacey @ Lacey Wagner Events /
Gosh those are all fabulous choices! We are lucky us California girls, although your Montana family home is absolutely heaven sent!
Christine /
Any of those places would have been lovely, but I think your wedding looked so special and gorgeous where you had it. I loved your tables… could we get a closer look sometime? :)
kalanicut /
Thank you for this inspiration about not getting stuck on one idea, but letting things naturally evolve. Love it.
Gabriella {sensiblyluxe} /
I am having so much fun reading all about your wedding planning adventures–I can truly relate! We hopped all over the place trying to decide where to have our wedding… It took months and months to find the venue. We almost had it in a different country!
Karen @sugarspicelivin /
Funny, we looked at almost those exact same venues in SF and Marin!!! I now live right around the corner from that church, and I swear we went right by your wedding in December. LOVE everything you did. So amazing.
PS not a stalker, I just remember the valets and the cool get away car.
Shaunna /
love all of the outdoor venues! Beltane Ranch is so charming. thanks for sharing!
the Perfect Palette /
Wow, you looked at and considered so many places. Sounds like quite the process! so glad you ended up finding a place that felt right and worked for your budget. I know it can be hard. So many venue choices! Our venue choice was a relatively easy choice for me. We've long been in love with the North Georgia Mountains :)
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Play review: 'Volcano' doesn't quite heat up
Musical adaptation of movie has its moments and its misfires at Lamb's
It probably would be wrong to call the latest Lamb's Players Theatre musical "Bali Huh?"
And not just because the hard-working artists at Lamb's have done about all they can to make a go of "Joe vs. the Volcano ... the musical!" Or because the world-premiere production does have elements that shine – splashy costumes, smartly played songs, eye-catching projections and a stirring soundscape. (Or because the song "Bali Ha'i" from "South Pacific" ought to be just left alone already.)
"Joe vs. the Volcano ... the musical!"
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When: 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays; 8 p.m. Fridays; 4 and 8 p.m. Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Through July 29.
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But also because, for a show that has that magma-spewing mountain right in its title, "Joe" spends surprisingly little time on the tropical island where the volcano is situated.
That's part of a broader issue with this game adaptation of the 1990 movie, which flopped at the box office but has since cultivated a small cult following: The show, as though in homage to that volcano, can feel as if it's developing in geologic time.
Another issue: This is a musical that doesn't quite feel like a musical (no matter how much that exclamation point in the title might insist otherwise).
A fair number of the songs in Scott Hafso and Darcy Phillips' score are wordless or chanted mood pieces, or tunes that feel more like fragments than fully fleshed-out selections. They also tend toward the lugubrious. (Quote from my notebook: "Shouldn't this be more fun?")
It seems telling that one of the most successful numbers ("The Cowboy Song") is a solo lark on ukulele by Sean Cox, the accomplished San Diego actor who plays Joe.
As it happens, that tune was composed by John Patrick Shanley, the Pulitzer-winning playwright ("Doubt") and Oscar-winning screenwriter ("Moonstruck") who scripted and directed the original movie.
The film, which Lamb's producing artistic director Robert Smyth (who directed the musical) classifies as a fable, lays out the saga of sad-sack Joe, an office shlub and hypochondriac who learns he is terminally ill with a "brain cloud."
A mystery mogul named Graynamore (Jim Chovick) then shows up with an odd proposition for Joe: Live the high life (all expenses paid) in his final days, then agree to leap into a volcano on the far-off island of Waponi Woo as his final act.
The sacrifice will appease the volcano gods – or at least the native islanders, who then will allow Graynamore's people to continue extracting a rare and precious mineral from their land.
The adaptation by Hafso and Phillips, which follows that story arc closely, also shares some of the qualities that apparently mystified millions about the movie – most notably, how to weigh the absurdist comic set pieces against the sober meditations on life and death.
That gives the actors a lot to handle, which they mostly do with admirable pluck. Cox brings an appealingly shambling, loose-limbed feel to Joe, a part played in the movie by Tom Hanks. Eileen Bowman, meanwhile, takes on the Meg Ryan roles – all three of them, actually – and proves a saving grace for the show with her fetching voice and talent for comedy.
One of her best moments (and the composers') is on "Dede's Song," where she speak-sings through a litany of hopes and neuroses. (She also plays Graynamore's daughters Angelica and Patricia, whom Joe romances.)
It's also a fun touch for local theatergoers to see such familiar actors as Cox and Chovick and Antonio "T.J." Johnson stretching their talents into musical theater (not their usual wheelhouse) – the results aren't always pristine, but neither is the score the most demanding.


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INDIANAPOLIS - The Butler women's tennis team split two matches over the weekend, picking up its second win of the season Saturday afternoon. The Bulldogs beat UIndy before dropping a Sunday match to No. 59 Memphis.
BU won all three matches for the doubles point against the Greyhounds, highlighted by an 8-0 win at No. 2 from junior Brittany Farmer and sophomore Caroline Hedrick. At No. 3 doubles, senior Kate Panawash and sophomore Angelina Qin won 8-4 and Butler's top doubles team (Stephanie McLoughlin and Gabrielle Rubenstein) won 8-5.
Of the day's six singles contests, BU won four in straight sets. Hedrick and senior Cam Thompson each picked up their team-leading eighth singles victory. Hedrick dominated at No. 1 singles over UIndy's Alena Perez-Majul 6-1, 6-0. Senior Cam Thompson, playing No. 5, won 6-4, 6-3 over Rachel Barger.
McLoughlin rolled at No. 2 singles and sophomore Laura Shull hung on for a 6-4, 6-4 victory in the sixth spot. Sophomore Gabrielle Rubenstein and junior Brittany Farmer also won, with each winning in a third-set tie-breaker.
Memphis, ranked 59th in the nation, came to Indy Sunday morning and beat Butler 7-0. The Tigers had three ranked singles players and a ranked doubles team. All six matches were done in straight sets. Farmer and Hedrick had the most success in doubles play, winning four games at No. 2 doubles.
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Maryland grand jury indicts Matthew BurtonNew charges filed in murder of Nicole Bennett
A grand jury in Maryland has indicted Matthew N. Burton, 28, of Dagsboro on charges of rape and murder in the death of Nicole Bennett, a 35-year-old mother of three from Long Neck.
Burton, arrested outside Rehoboth Beach July 6 and placed in Sussex Correctional Institution in Georgetown, was initially charged with first- and second-degree murder. He was extradited from Sussex County to Maryland Aug. 16. He was denied bail in Maryland's district court and committed to Worcester County Jail.
On Aug. 28, a Maryland grand jury indicted Burton on eight counts including first- and second-degree murder, rape in the first degree, rape in the second degree, sex offense in the fourth degree, kidnapping and assault in the first degree.
His initial hearing set for Friday, Sept. 14 in district court is now null.
Bill McDermott, spokesman for Maryland State's Attorney for Worcester County Beau Oglesby, said district court has lost jurisdiction. "This matter is now within the sole jurisdiction of the circuit court," he said.
Burton remains in jail in Snow Hill, Md.
Burton's attorney, Flynn Owens of Baltimore, said he cannot address the new charges because he has not seen the evidence in the case. He said he plans to enter his appearance within the next week and will represent Burton in circuit court.
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John W. Rischitell, enjoyed quarter horses
Mr. John W. Rischitell, 61, of Lewes, passed away as a result of injuries sustained in an auto accident Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014.
John was born August 28, 1952, in Charleroi, Pa. to the late Dominic and Dorothy Rischitelli.
He was a truck driver for the Rock Pile. John was past president of the Delaware Quarter Horse Association. He bred show horses and enjoyed watching his daughter Jenna show her horses. He also raised Vizsla show dogs. (Hungarian hunting dogs) and liked fishing with his family. John was a loving husband, father and grandfather and will be greatly missed.
He is survived by his wife of 20 years, Renee Rischitelli of Lewes; three children, Rachel Rischitelli and her fiancé Kevin Myslak of Pittsburgh, Pa., Nicholas Hill of Smyrna and Jenna Rischitelli of Lewes; one brother, Gary Rischitelli and his wife Debbie of Oregon and a granddaughter, Zarah Hill.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 12, at Bethel Tabernacle Church, 34180 Omar Road, Frankford.
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Unusual Items: 1913 Buffalo Nickel Struck on a Dime Planchet
Filed Under: Auction News, Errors, Heritage Auction Galleries, Unusual Items, US Coins
1913 5C Type Two Buffalo Nickel–Struck on a Dime Planchet–MS66 NGC. 2.5 gm, which is exactly the expected weight of an Uncirculated silver dime.
This remarkable wrong planchet error is predominantly silver-white, but the centers display a whisper of almond-gold toning. Luster shimmers across the immaculate surfaces, which display the finely granular texture characteristic of first-year Buffalo nickels.
Well struck despite the undersized flan, although slight incompleteness is noted on the hair above the braid, the jaw of the Indian, and the flank of the bison.
The date, designer's initial, E PLURIBUS UNUM, and UNITED are intact. Portions of the other legends are off the flan, although all are readable. Remarkably, all of the Indian's head is present, as is all of the bison except for the tail. Just enough of the exergue beneath the E C in FIVE CENTS to confirm that no mintmark is present.
Nickels struck on dime blanks are much scarcer than cents struck on dime blanks, but when the error combination is encountered, it is almost always on Jefferson dies.
The Buffalo nickel on silver dime planchet combination is priced at $12,000 in the 2010 Guide Book on page 403, the highest specified price on the page with the exception of the Walking Liberty half on a silver quarter planchet.
However, such prices are for examples in typically encountered grades, which for century-old issues usually imply brief circulation before a fortunate finder realized the uncommon color and diameter. A flawless MS66 certainly demands a considerable premium.
The invaluable Heritage Permanent Auction Archives, which date back to 1991, contain 8,277 lots of error coins. None of these are Buffalo nickels struck on dime planchets, although Buffalo nickels on cent planchets have occasionally appeared at auction. The present error category in such outstanding preservation may never surface again in a Heritage Signature, and the opportunity is fleeting.
To be sold By Heritage as Lot 2039 as part of the 2010 April-May Milwaukee, WI CSNS US Coin Auction #1139
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Hopefully somebody can help me with my buffalo nickel no date, wrong planchet it has a line through the indian head weight is 2.5 grams I took
this magnificent coin to numatic investment to check if the coin was real and they did confirm that it was an authentic coin, but the person helping me was really rude and upset, So upset,reason I dont know, that he started to shiver right befofe my eyes lying to my face stating that it was not an error coin ,when not even five minutes earlier a guy that worked there, same store same shift, told me it was an error coin.I had took this coin to a previous place where they told me it had to be a fake because he hadent seen one of these coins ever, admitted it looked real and handed me a coin protector and gave me advice to grade the coin before taking it to a coin show. My question is how many million can I get for this coin? Please let me know.
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Ok moto, but that's not my main point. All I'm saying is Lorenzo is too much for Rossi to handle nowadays. He was already better than Rossi in 2010 and has only improved while Rossi was on vacation at Ducati. Last year when he finished a race it was either in 1st or 2nd. I'd say that's about the standard for him this year with stoner out and Rossi back with a jap bike. Is Rossi capable of replicating that? I highly doubt it. He will get some wins for sure but is no title threat anymore. The bottom line is jlo is now in his prime while Rossi is past his prime. His glory days of the early/mid 2000's are over. I will eat my words and be the first to admit I was wrong if he wins the title this year.


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Oklahoma City Thunder: Eight minutes of 'wow' basketball sank the Golden Oldies
Here's the good news for the Lakers. They're not mailing it in. They're still giving it the old purple and gold try.
Now the bad news for the Lakers. They're not mailing it in. Effort you can fix. Cut a guy or two. Lock stragglers in a room with Kobe Bryant. There are ways.
But old age, you can't fix.
The Thunder beat the reeling and peeling Lakers 114-108 in a game that was a rout most of Friday night before the good guys lost interest.
And here's how the Thunder did it. With fresh legs and quick hands. With springs in the step of Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant.
For all but eight minutes of this game, the Lakers put up more than a fight. They outscored OKC 37-35 through the first 151/2 minutes and outscored the Thunder 55-47 in the second half.
But those eight minutes, wow. Those eight minutes, we saw a team, with an average age of 25 for its starting lineup, blister the Golden Oldies 32-16.
"I told our guys we really have to lock in defensively," Scotty Brooks said of that second quarter explosion. "We have to play with our hands. That's how we get run outs, deflections, steals, blocks, and go.
That second quarter we did that."
The Thunder scored on 13 of 17 possessions during that spree, and the only way to do that in the NBA is with easy baskets.
Nick Collison rebounded a Laker miss, and four seconds later Durant dunked off an Eric Maynor pass.
Eighty-four seconds later, Westbrook stole the ball from Metta World Chaos and fed Kevin Martin for a dunk.
Six seconds after another Collison defensive rebound, Westbrook drove to a layup and foul for a three-point play.
Six seconds after Kendrick Perkins' defensive rebound, Durant swished a 3-pointer.
Martin stole the ball from Chris Duhon and whisked to a layup.
Serge Ibaka rebounded a Laker miss, and six seconds later Westbrook nailed an 18-footer.
That was 15 fast-break points in 51/2 minutes.
"Easy points," is how Westbrook described them, on a night when he scored 27 in the first half and left the Lakers shaking their heads.
"He just went crazy on us," said L.A. coach Mike D'Antoni. "They are a great shooting basketball team and they hit a hot quarter."
And left the Lakers at 9-11. The Lakers were short-handed, with Steve Nash and Pau Gasol out, but those grizzled vets will only make the Lakers older.
What? Nash is going to slow Westbrook?
Duhon looked like Ramon Sessions, the point guard the Lakers imported late last year to deal with the likes of Westbrook, and that got L.A. nowhere.
The Thunder now has beaten the Lakers seven times in nine meetings in the calendar year 2012, including the five-game triumph in the Western Conference semifinals last May.
L.A. went out and got Dwight Howard and Nash to combat the Thunder. Howard was a monster Friday night, with 23 points and 18 rebounds, and Kobe, 35 points on 11-of-24 shooting, continues to defy the age gods.
But otherwise, the Lakers just look old and worn out.
The Boomers look young and fresh. Thunder hands are active and feet are lively.
The Lakers knew the feeling. But not now.
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Wrongful termination suit filed against Vt. townThe Associated Press | April 08,2013ST. JOHNSBURY St. Johnsburys former town manager is suing the town claiming he was unlawfully fired after just a week on the job.
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In 2011 AT&T warned its heavy data using mobile customers that it would reduce their connection speed if said usage inched in to the "top five percent." AT&T is defining that metric as anyone who uses more that 2.1 GB of data a month. As chronicled in this NYT blog post, one of AT&T's customers hit the 2.1 GB mark and had his connection throttled. The problem, that customer says, is that he has a data limit of 3GB a month because a legacy unlimited plan.
In 2010 AT&T discontinued its unlimited data plans, but customers who were already enrolled in the plan had the option to be grandfathered in and not affected by the changes.
John Cozen, the AT&T customer we just wrote about, was among the first to report receiving a throttle notice. Basically AT&T told him that his connection would be slowed down until the next billing cycle. Cozen says that it was unfair to be throttled because he pays $30 for an unlimited plan and has a 3 GB data cap.
In a phone interview AT&T spokesperson Mark Siegel told the New York Times that the "top 5 percent" of its heaviest data users have typically used 2 gigabytes of data or more a month. He also claims that their throttling policy does not target everyone that exceeds that number and that it is done on a case-by-case basis. I'm sure that provides solace to customers like John Cozen…
"There's a very good chance you wouldn't be slowed," Mr. Siegel said. He went on to say that less than 1 percent of AT&T smartphone customers were affected by the policy last month.
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Oklahoma City Thunder: OKC gets burned by defensive lapses, Dirk Nowitzki in loss to Mavericks
Jose Calderon found himself wide open from 25 feet out, the hottest shooter on the floor with a hand-delivered opportunity to send the game to overtime.
Then minutes later, the Thunder left Dirk Nowitzki by his lonesome, one of the greatest shooters in the game's history with an unopposed look that he can drop in his sleep.
Splash. Splash. Mavs 128, Thunder 119 in overtime.
A wild, competitive, playoff-level game that could have gone either way.
But a Thunder loss that can be blamed on too much Nowitzki, too much Calderon and far too many defensive lapses with the game on the line.
"I thought a couple plays down the stretch we could have done a better job securing the rebound and contesting their shots," Thunder coach Scott Brooks said.
The first came with 30 seconds left in regulation, with the Thunder leading by three. After a cold-blooded Kevin Durant triple, Nowitzki missed a potential answer. But the ensuing rebound — a 50-50 ball that could have potentially secured the game had it gone OKC's way — was corralled by Brandon Wright.
Wright fired it out to Calderon at the top of the key. Tie ballgame.
"That was big," Durant said.
With the shot, Calderon not only forced overtime, but also pressed Brooks into an intriguing decision. With Russell Westbrook on a minute restriction, and having already played 30, Brooks sat his All-Star point guard to start the extra session.
And by the time he brought Westbrook back, with two minutes left, the Thunder was in a seven-point hole. After the game, Brooks said he didn't regret the decision, and Westbrook said he didn't mind.
"That's just part of the plan, ain't nothing I can do about it," Westbrook said. "… I want to play, but I got to think about the future, my health the next couple years."
But despite the hole, the Thunder had a long-shot chance to pull it out with Westbrook back in the closing minutes.
Durant dropped in a floater, two of his game-high 43 points, cutting the Mavs' lead to five with 1:50 left.
To have a chance, the Thunder needed stops. They never came.
Moments later, off a drive and kick from Monta Ellis, Nowitzki fired in that game-sealing dagger, the final three of his 32 points.
On the play, Durant — who guarded Nowitzki late in the game — was caught overhelping on a cutter, a defensive lapse that led to the easy 3-point look — a trend that's been all too common for the Thunder defense this past month.
"When you're playing team basketball, you gotta help over," Durant said of the play. "You gotta give them credit, they ran a great play. Instead of giving a wide-open dunk, you gotta bump the guy rolling to the rim, which was me. I had a guy on the perimeter, which was Dirk, and he hit a shot."
It was the Thunder's second loss to the Mavs in the past nine days and dropped OKC to 52-19 on the season. The Thunder is now 2.5 games behind San Antonio for the top spot in the West.


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