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" Category: Internet Profit "
There are a number of websites out there that claim to give you instant access to the freebies that are on offer with various companies. Free-Stuff is very easy to use, updated regularly and actually features products regular people want to try.
The site is updated every couple of days and shows the freebies that are hot (new and exciting), medium (not overly exciting and pretty common) and cold (older offers). Each offer has a small explanation of what it is underneath just in case you don't recognise the brand name or just want a little more info on what you are about to click on.
Not all the offers will be appealing. They advertise for a lot of the online market research companies so you have to be selective about which options you click on. But if you like cosmetics and skin care then this is a great way to get little samples.
The page always links onto the advertiser's site, so for example you click on a free mascara link and get taken to Rimmel's page where you fill out your details. So Free-Stuff doesn't actually collect your details for themselves.
There is an option to sign up for free email alerts to the offers and when the site is updated, but personally I hate all those emails, so just check the site every couple of days for updates.
To date the sort of offers i have found on there are: gym passes, make up samples, skin care samples, condoms, SIM cards, perfumes, washing powder and chocolate.
As I said before you have to be selective about which ones you opt for, there are a lot of market research things, and bingo things, but read what you are clicking on and you won't get taken to sites you don't want to go to.


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More than 100 satellite navigation systems were stolen from vehicles in the county between August and November this year.
In the same period 82 laptop computers were taken, police figures show.
Derbyshire police inspector Steve Wilson said: "These thefts account for about 10% of all thefts from vehicles."
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"Although the amount of vehicle crime has fallen, we want to highlight the problem of thefts of satellite navigation systems and laptop computers," he said.
"Our advice is that if you have a sat nav system or laptop you should take it with you when you leave your car.
"If you have a sat nav bracket on your dashboard it will alert thieves to the fact that there may be a system hidden in the vehicle.
Vehicle crime has fallen from 6,136 offences to 5,706 offences in the first seven months of this year compared with the same period last year.

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4.5 stars 20 totalReview Beverly Nored
Posted by anonymous
This lawyer lacks experience and her overall knowledge of Family law is limited. In fact, her inexperience caused my family undue hardship and increased costs for all involved. I would recommend finding an attorney that's more of an out of the box thinker and creative in terms of navigating complex family issues and more committed to negotiating a peaceful solution without bias.
Posted by Jason
I was involved in a family law case along with criminal investigation that had life changing outcome. With the severe false charges involving my kids and flawed legal system aggravating my situation despite getting clearance from CPS/police.
I reached out to Bev during these dire circumstances. She provided me with legal guidance and how the process works. She works with you to find outcomes that works in legal system.
There are tons of lawyers around who are like scavengers ready to pounce on target and exploit high conflict situations in their best interest and then there is Bev. She holds high moral ground and provide guidance in the best interest of family. Sometime high conflict situation are the best time when people make rash decisions and dig deeper grave for themselves and that costs them fortune. Bev works for you without exploiting you.
If you are looking forward to a lawyer who understand your situation and help family move forward without exploiting your situation, Bev is the right lawyer for you. Thank you Bev.
Posted by anonymous
Beverly represented me in a family law situation and it was obvious from the start that she really cared about my situation. She took the time to understand my priorities instead of making assumptions about what they might be. I found her to be responsive and knowledgeable.
What I appreciate most is her integrity. When my case escalated into an arena where she did not have as much experience, she worked hard to find me the appropriate attorney. She made calls, researched and talked to experts. In the end, I had several excellent lawyers from which to choose. Beverly works hard and truly cares about her clients; and for that she gets my recommendation.
Posted by anonymous
Bev will advise you in a compassionate and firm manner. Bev handled my case until opposing counsel 'billed' me into financial ruin in an effort to Win without concern for children. Bev always recommended we meet hostility with dignity and grace, stressing the high road will be harder now, but in the end, less difficult to heal from and move on. Bev will make certain the kids in your case are not pawns of leverage, at the same time, Bev will not sacrifice your parental role to avoid response to a conflict brought by the other side.
There are lawyers out there who will bully and bluster.. and they may be more to your real-time emotional satisfaction. If you want the healthy long term closure that comes with knowing you didn't get down in the mud because you selected an attorney who would not allow herself or you to do so, Bev is an excellent choice!
Posted by brendy171
I have unfortunately gone through a horrible and extensive custody case with a mentally ill individual. Bev was amazing in listening and responding promptly when issues came up. She did wonderful in representing me in court, and I always felt like Bev and her office staff cared about my daughter and I. After having experience with a previous attorney who was horrible about responding to me, I was grateful that Bev was always swift in responding, even later at night. Yes having an attorney is expensive, but in the end every penny is worth it to have safety and peace of mind. I highly recommend Bev to anyone in need of a family law attorney.
Posted by anonymous
Let me begin by saying that I specialize in online marketing in order to establish clientele through web presence and I have a great understanding of business negotiations and business in general as that was my field of study in college. Given my experience in that field of expertise I can guarantee you the reviews on this lawyer up to this date are fabricated with the exception of mine. It is no coincidence that the last review on this attorney was over a year ago. I had not discovered this website until after the damage had already been done in my experience. I am hoping I can save the next man/woman from a similar one.
Overall rating: poor. Reason: Beverly had an understanding of my situation to the fullest extent, she did not listen to my needs and she did not keep her end of the deal. While in court she was hesitant to speak to the judge as if she was inexperienced or just plain scared to do so. She failed to make important changes to case documentation and failed to inform me of this until the day of court at which point it was to late. She failed to make a court appearance and sent an unprepared substitute council. Beverly did very little work herself and simply "middlemaned" work being done from a paralegal who I never met and was given very little information about. Beverly and I made an agreement on payment and what the overall case cost would be and what the maximum amount I could afford would be, she agreed then later attempted to bill me double the agreed amount after doing work without my consent, then proceeded to file a withdraw from my case, send me another bill for a larger amount, and finally send that bill to a collection agent. Oh and by the way, what I got out of this headache was a temporary order. Meaning we weren't even 30% done with documentation and case files in my case.
Responsive: Fair. Reason: I will say she was fair in regards of responsive once I reached out but communication with her directly was so limited I felt no sense of urgency or client care in this area of review.
Knowledgeable: Poor. Reason: If there was an option of giving no stars in this category that would have been my first choice. Not only did she not listen to what I was asking when it came to facts that needed to be address but she actually advised me to not address some facts that in turn not only needed to be addressed but actually would have helped my situation if they were addressed. While meeting with her in person on multiple occasions her response to questions regarding important filings and WA state law was "I'm not sure, I'll have to check" "I don't know if that was filde by my, but I think it was"
Kept me informed: Poor. Reason: Beverly was supposed to keep me informed well in advance of any work being performed that I was going to be billed for, She did not. She was supposed to notify me well in advance of any upcoming deadlines or court dates and she did not.
Overall I would say that this experience taught me a lot when shopping for council. I do not recommend anyone going to this attorney or associates.
Posted by anonymous
Beverly was like a lighthouse in a storm. She listened well, provided sound perspective and made my family's best interests her personal priority. She was sensitive to the personal conditions of the opposing party, with whom I wanted to maintain a respectful separation. In other words, the delicacy of the situation was honored and planned around. In the end, I was completely satisfied with the outcome and both parties were able to continuing functioning within healthy new parameters- and I had a new lot on life.
If you are looking for an attorney to exact vengeance and humiliate your "opponent", then look perhaps look elsewhere. If you are looking for someone who uses dignity, humility and hard work to facilitate a brighter future, then this is the council for you. It is possible to live through the seemingly impossible and embrace a win-win outcome toward your new life. This is Beverly's personal mission, and I am grateful to have found it.
Posted by Sydney
I came to Beverly in dire straits. I was in a panic about what I was facing in dealing with a parenting plan modification. I was overwhelmed with paperwork, due dates for court appearances, etc.... After Beverly took the time to review what was on paper, I was without a doubt, feeling incredibly fortunate to have her in my corner. I was able to throw down my daggers and swords and finally breathe. Turns out, since she took the time to actually read in detail what I was dealing with, I never needed any ammunition. Beverly was calm, cool, collected and very importantly, thorough. She helped me see my situation clearly and allowed me to make some decisions that I was unable to make on my own. Her input and insight is profound. She cares, not only for her clients, but for the family. She looked for and helped me find the perfect balance, if there is such a thing in sharing a child. I am quite pleased with the work and support that she provided me. And, it didn't take as long as it could have! My ex and agreed on our new plan in a matter of weeks. I highly recommend Beverly Nored. I believe she could handle the most complicated case to the simplest case because of her composed demeanor and attitude toward her work. Thank you, Beverly. A million times over.
Posted by anonymous
Beverly advised me through a divorce and did the work to accomplish it. She and her assistant responded quickly to my questions all along the way.
Posted by anonymous
She is a very knowledgeable and empathetic lawyer. My divorce was emotional and highly personal process and I felt comfortable to share with her some of the personal details of my life. She patiently answered my questions and guided me through it. She understood my position that my child needs must go first, and worked toward the mediation outcomes which were in favor of the child's wellbeing after the divorce. She definitely had solid understanding of my complex financial issues. It was also helpful to know that she shared and supported my attitude toward the divorce and my desire to finish the difficult process as soon as possible. I highly recommend her for competent and personal representation.


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For the fifth consecutive year, Los Angeles Unified scored double-digit gains on a key measure of student success, with more than one-third of its schools surpassing the statewide target for academic achievement, according to results released Thursday.
California's largest school district scored 745 on the annual Academic Performance Index, which is based on the results of standardized state tests and the High School Exit Exam.
That's an increase of 16 points from last year and 150 points from a decade ago.
The statewide API jumped 10 points to 788.
API scores range from 200 to 1,000 points, with a goal of 800. This year, 250 LAUSD campuses hit that benchmark, all but 21 of them at the elementary level.
"Our students continue to improve - and not by just a point or two or at a school or two, but throughout the district and at an accelerated pace," Superintendent John Deasy said.
"The notable gain of 16 points indicates that, in spite of five years of brutal budget cuts, 10,000 layoffs, larger class sizes and a shortened school year, teachers continue to focus on instruction, learning and our goals."
LAUSD showed the largest gain of any urban district, followed by San Bernardino with a 15-point increase. Long Beach Unified improved by 10 points to 766.
Statewide, about 53 percent of campuses hit or exceeded 800, the first time that more than half of California's schools hit the target. Just 20 percent of schools met that goal a decade ago.
"We've set a high bar for schools and they have more than met the challenge, despite the enormous obstacles that years of budget cuts have put in the way," said state schools Superintendent Tom Torlakson.
Los Angeles Unified officials singled out a handful of schools for extraordinary improvement, including Sharp Elementary in Arleta, which jumped 67 points to 791. | See photo gallery.
"I was extremely happy, because that's been a goal of ours for years," said Sharp Elementary Principal Kyla Hinson.
"To know that we're nine points away from 800 is such an accomplishment for us," Hinson said. "We've worked so hard. That score reflects all the hard work of teachers, staff, students, and parents."
Burbank Middle School in L.A. made the biggest gain, soaring 100 points to 794. Two of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's Partnership for L.A. Schools - Jordan and Roosevelt High Schools - jumped 93 and 67 points, respectively.
Scores in the district and statewide increased for all ethnic groups, with gains at Los Angeles Unified outpacing those at the state level.
For instance, scores for the district's Latino students rose 16 points to 723, while the statewide average increased 11 points to 740. Asians in LAUSD also showed a 16-point jump, to 909, while the seven-point statewide increase resulted in a 905.
Reports compiled by state and district officials also showed that 75 of the 172 independent charters authorized by Los Angeles Unified scored 800 or above.
Several local districts that have historically scored well also showed continued improvement. Burbank Unified jumped 13 points to 846, while Glendale Unified increased eight points to 858 and Simi Valley Unified grew from 828 to 833.
Las Virgenes Unified scored an 890, a three-point drop from the previous year.
The academic report includes the Adequate Yearly Progress results, used to measure whether schools met federal benchmarks in the No Child Left Behind act.
The NCLB benchmarks steadily increase every year with a goal of 100 percent of students testing proficient in English and math by 2013-14.
This year, schools had to reach a proficiency rate of 78percent in English and math to meet the federal goals.
Although there were increases across all ethnic groups, the district still showed overall proficiency rates of 50 percent for English and 52 percent for math.
Los Angeles Unified also recorded a high school graduation rate of 61 percent, well short of its 90 percent target.
API measures the performance of the school or district as a whole, while the other key state test results - the California Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) program and California High School Exit Exam - measure each student's performance.
"For most parents, their child's individual STAR and CAHSEE scores are more important," said Peggy Kelly, dean of the College of Education and Integrative Studies at Cal Poly Pomona. "The API seems most important when families are looking to relocate."
That said, parents and district residents should pay attention to trends over time.
"If the API has a downward trend, meaning more than one year of decline, parents should want to know what has changed at the school," Kelly said. "Those whose children are in high-performing schools should not worry about minor fluctuations in the annual API. When a school has a high API, subtle changes can result in as much as a 10-point drop. Schools that are in the lower range of the API should be showing gradual improvement."
Keep the scores in perspective, Kelly said.
"They are only one measure and are limited to the core subjects," she added. "What else is going on at the school? Do kids love to be there? Are there a variety of activities that support all aspects of learning, including critical thinking, analysis, exploration and creativity? Is the school moving into the Common Core Standards as well as providing opportunities for students to become proficient in 21st century skills? Is the school a positive, welcoming place for families to learn and support their kids' success?"
Along with the annual API scores, Torlakson introduced a new School Quality Snapshot that provides an online, campus-by-campus breakdown of enrollment, standardized test results and other academic benchmarks. That tool is at cde.ca.gov/snapshot.
Staff Writers Susan Abram and Beau Yarbrough contributed to this report.


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David Terrell Jr. is leaving home to return closer to home.
The Loyola senior wide receiver signed his national letter of intent to play football at Howard on Wednesday.
Terrell, the son of former Chicago Bears wide receiver David Terrell, is leaving Wilmette for private, historically black Howard in Washington D.C. Former Virginia coach Mike London was introduced as the new coach at Howard, an FCS school, on Jan. 9. Terrell verbally committed to Howard on Jan. 30.
"I picked Howard because of the coaches and I felt the program was really making some great changes," Terrell said. "I'm originally from Virginia and still have a lot of family and friends there...


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Pierce, other Hillsborough schools get new principals
Thirteen principals were appointed Tuesday morning at the Hillsborough County School Board meeting, including one for the troubled Pierce Middle School in Town 'N Country.
Raymond Padgett, now a principal on special assignment in the district's Human Resources division, takes over at Pierce on July 22.
Padgett, 44 joined the district in 2002.
A Tampa native and 1987 graduate of Chamberlain High School, he served as a technology specialist, lead magnet teacher and assistant principal at Orange Grove Middle Magnet School between 2002 and 2010. He then spent two years as principal of Sgt. Paul R. Smith Middle School before taking his current assignment in Human Resources.
Board members Susan Valdes and April Griffin, who both attended Pierce as children, both said they were glad to see the position filled at the school, which has lost two principals since November.
"Help is on its way and I am really excited about this new leader," Valdes said.
The board approved these other appointments as well:
- Teresa Evans to Chiles Elementary School,
- Russell Wallace to Bailey Elementary School,
- Paul Gansemer to Orange Grove Middle Magnet School,
- Jaime Gerding to Shore Elementary School,
- Barbara Mercer to Apollo Beach Elementary School,
- Ann Marie Perez to Temple Terrace Elementary School,
- Carol Brown to the MOSI Partnership School,
- Anthony Montoto to B.T. Washington Elementary School,
- Tricia Simonsen to Valrico Elementary School,
- Marlou Bates to Oak Park Elementary School,
- Joyce Miles to Lee Elementary Magnet School,
- Toynita Martinez to Frost Elementary School and
- Edward Cristiano to Gary Adult Center.


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REDLANDS>> Cycling champion Gord Fraser has returned to the 30th Redlands Bicycle Classic not only as a past championship and team director, but as this year's Legends Award recipient.
Fraser will be honored with the award Saturday for his six wins in Redlands and sportsmanship throughout his career.
"It's a great honor," said Fraser, who is the team director for the Athlete Octane Cycling team. "I've got great memories here both on and off the bike. To be recognized like this is truly humbling and I'm just thrilled."
The Legends Award was established in 2007 to honors a past Classic athlete who has embodied enduring class, sportsmanship, and character throughout their career, according to the Redlands Bicycle Classic website.
Fraser, originally from Canada and now a resident of Tucson, Ariz., raced professionally from 1994 through 2006. He raced primarily in the United States from 1998 through 2006.
He won races and stages at the prestigious Sea Otter, Tour of Georgia and the Redlands Bicycle Classic.
During his inaugural trip to Redlands in 1998, he claimed two stage victories.
In 1999, he won two stages with his Mercury Cycling team.
He also won in 2001 and 2003.
The first five wins were with Mercury Cycling and the sixth with Health Net pro cycling.
Fraser still dabbles in racing he said, but he is now more involved with directing and coaching.
During his years racing in Redlands, Fraser would stay with the Barich family when competing in Redlands.
"Watching the kids grow up and the community involvement — it was so high that there's all this emotional attachment to the race as well. It's kind of a unique experience," he said.
Fraser said he hopes the community will go out to watch the race.
"This is really high-level race. The athletes are top of their sport here in the USA and some from around the world. They'll be witness to a world class professional sporting event right there in Redlands."
Fraser said organizing the race has been a big undertaking for all the volunteers and organizers over the years.
"It's just really good to see this race continue 30 years," he said. "It's a big deal."
The Legends Award will be presented to Fraser during a special ceremony before the start of the Stage 4 downtown criterium on Saturday.
The 30th Redlands Bicycle Classic started Wednesday in Highland and reaches Redlands the last two days of the event on Saturday and Sunday.


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Magic TriangleLogic puzzles require you to think. You will have to be logical in your reasoning.
Arrange the digits 1 through 9 on a triangle so that there is one digit on each point and two digits on each side between the points. The total of the four digits on any given side must equal 17.
HintRemember that the digits on the points will be included in the totals for both sides that meet at that point.
AnswerThere are two possible solutions.
Side One: 1682
Side Two: 2573
Side Three: 3491
Side One: 1952
Side Two: 2483
Side Three: 3761
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Thank you to all of you who have written me or PM'd me in the last couple of days requesting one of my reviews of the Pacers newest member, Tyler Hansbrough. It is nice to know that my opinion is so valued by some of you. With that in mind, I did an extensive study of a huge amount of video of Hansbrough this weekend, since I had a 3 day weekend from work.
Before the draft, I included Hansbrough in my "best of rest" draft thread. Here is what I wrote prior to the draft about the UNC forward:
"Tyler Hansbrough will be a decent NBA player that your coaching staff is always glad to have on your team. He will help in practice as a guy who will push your veterans to play hard, and he has some skills to really help a team as a bench role player. He is exceptionally fast at changing ends, and will be among the league leaders in garbage points if he plays enough. On cold February nights during a stretch of 3 games in 4 nights, he will come in and spark a team to a victory with his hustle and hard play. Fundamentally his footwork with the ball is excellent, despite the fact that he can't score over anyone bigger than him at this level I don't think. Utah makes alot of sense at #20 for him, and teams on either side of them may be interested. He reminds me alot of a Luis Scola type player."
With that as my initial impression before my "superstudy", let me put his game under the Tbird microscope.
The first thing that always is mentioned about Hansbrough is his effort level and motor, so let me delve into that first.
My impression of some fans is that many of them do not in truth understand what "playing hard" really is. Playing hard isn't just a state of mind, or a conscious decision like most people think. Always, when you see Tyler Hansbrough play, or read about him, or talk about him amongst your family and friends, remember this ultimate coaching truth:
Playing with maximum effort takes just as much drill work, practice, and mental discipline as being able to rebound, dribble with both hands, shoot from outside, or any other fundamental skill you want to talk about. The concept of "playing hard" doesn't come as a natural thing, it has to be taught, practiced, and drilled into you.....and/or you have to be naturally gifted with such a disposition that doing anything less than your best is unacceptable to your own being.
Players, and people in general for that matter, don't all naturally do their very best at anything all the time. Most people tend to want to work right to the point of where it gets uncomfortable, and most also are greatly influenced by the work ethic of those around them. We are all guilty of being that way from time to time I am sure.
Hansbrough seems to be one of those rare people who are extremely self motivated, and truly genuine about getting the absolute maximum out of his ability. This isn't just apparent in game conditions....in fact, games are the worst place to be able to tell who plays with passion and who doesn't. To really understand that, you have to see how much willpower and dedication a player has in his willingness to prepare himself to succeed when no one is watching, when no cameras are rolling, and when there is no glory in it but the personal satisfaction of knowing you are giving everything you have to achieve a goal.
Hanbrough is in great condition, and plays the game with a reckless enthusiasm on game nights....we all can see that. But the true sign of how a player like Hansbrough can succeed isn't by watching ESPN, it's by watching him come in at 11 at night and shoot jump shots by himself, or how he watches game film with the coaching staff (which he did at UNC regularly), or how he studies his opponents with great intensity and purpose, looking for any single small edge that may help him and his team succeed.
Find all of that corny if you will, but Hansbrough is a winning basketball player with the right mentality to achieve every last drop of success his abilities will allow him. You cannot ever go wrong with adding guys like that to your culture of your locker room.
Some analysts who don't think Hansbrough has any NBA skills are incorrect.....playing and preparing hard is a great skill to have, and Hansbrough has more skill in that one fundamental than 95% of the NBA.
Let's discuss Hansbrough on the defensive end first.
On draft night, when some of you asked me this at the draft party, I compared Hansbrough to a "Jeff Foster" type of defender. I didn't mean that to say that I think he will be a Jeff Foster overall type player (Hansbrough is much different offensively and in style and size) but I do think in terms of defensive technique he will do things very similarly.
Hansbrough on the perimeter is what I would call a "one way" defender. He won't be quick enough laterally to guard a player straight up and shut down his dribble in either direction, he will need to be able to cheat one way or the other, and force a player in a predetermined direction toward help. In other words, he will in no way be a great defender overall, but he will be able to play in a designed defensive concept and scheme as long as it isn't too wacky.
For example, if Hansbrough is stuck on the perimeter trying to guard a quick hybrid type of "4 man", he will have to play a guy "over half way" and forece him in a particular direction. Teams will no doubt try to isolate Hansbrough on the wings when they have him in a mismatch potentially (Jamison, Lewis, etc etc), and when they do, he will need to force them into help that is organized and pre determined.
In terms of a post defender, Hansbrough likes to body up on people, which isn't good....he will need to learn not to do this as much at the pro level. Hansbrough does a reasonable good job on film of meeting post players up the lane and bumping them, but he doesn't always make a giant effort in fighting for defensive position. Of course, at the college level sometimes you want the ball thrown inside as a team defense, as most colleges don't have a good enough post player to score consistently after the catch of any real move is required.
After his man catches the ball in the low post, Hansbrough does reasonably well if the man makes a traditional back to the basket move. Hansbrough plays physically, and got away with bumping people smartly during their turnaround jumpers against him. Hansbrough would "walk into" an airborne shooter, or lightly touch their chest, just enough to perhaps throw off their shot. Normally, TH did a good job of getting both hands up and extending his arms, locking in his elbows to give himself maximum height. Super top notch players can rise up and shoot over Hansbrough, as he usually stayed on the ground in order to get blockout position instead of going for a shot block. Average wing span and lack of quick leaping ability makes Hansbrough a below average shotblocker in the NBA game, and that seems to be one area unlikely to improve.
Hansbrough is going to have to play with better balance defensively, and improve his athleticism thru some plyometrics or agility drills. In the above scenario, many players will be able to post him and score over the top of him, so Hansbrough will need to be able to be taught to jump in the air quicker and contest post jumpers better. To do that, he will need to play less flat footed and more up on the balls of his feet, and play with his knees flexed so he can get off the ground more quickly. On tape, even if he did leap to try and block a shot, the ball would be released before he got to the apex of his leap.
Against high quality NBA post up power forwards, Hansbrough will at times need double team help....not all the time, but it will at least have to be part of the package you put in defensively.
When his man catches the ball inside and faces him up, Hansbrough can be beaten off the first move/step due to some balance issues. He looks to me that he plays bent over at the waist, leaning too far forward, which means he can be beaten when he loses his center of gravity. He is going to need to be able to improve that at the NBA level, because teams are more and more going to quicker, better ballhandling 4 men who can score off the dribble.
However, in this same scenario ( a post guy catches and faces up) when the offensive guy chooses to rise up and take a jump shot, Hansbrough does contest this particular shot better. While he is sometimes a tick late to influence the shot much upstairs, he does influence below the release point by blocking vision, bumping someones chest or waist, and by particularly being very physical in blocking out a jump shooter. Taking a baseline jump shot is UNCOMFORTABLE against Hansbrough because of his aggressiveness and physicality....you can get the shot off...but upon landing is where the hard work begins.
As a help defender, he won't block shots, but he will influence them by knowing the scheme well and being in the right spot. Much like Foster does, Tyler Hansbrough will likely take a huge amount of charges for an NBA power forward in his career, once he gets the respect of the officials in a couple of years this will be very effective for him. In the short term, Hansbrough will have to fight foul trouble from time to time, as most NBA young bigs do.
Long term, with the games/styles of Hibbert and Hansbrough, we will need to add a third player who can play each of the front court spots, who hopefully can rebound in above average way and can defend both spots. Each of these guys project to be slightly above average offensive players, great teammates, and quality players, but they also are going to be slightly below average defenders and only average rebounders for their positions. To be successful long term, we will need to add someone who compliments both players. Somewhere between Joakim Noah and Dale Davis would be nice.....JO in his prime (without the attitude) would be even nicer.
As a rebounder, Hansbrough looks like he will to me be about average, probably getting a rebound about every 4 to 4.5 minutes played. He is relentless at rebounding his own shots particularly. Hansbrough isn't a super leaper, but he reads the ball in the air well and goes after almost every rebound. He wont get a bunch of boards outside his own area, but if the ball comes near him he will fight harder for it than most will. He has good to great hands and is active the entire game...he is aggressive, and seems to like contact.....I sometimes think Hansbrough likes being blocked out, so he can try to outquick/outbattle/outthink someone to the ball.
His lack of super size, lack of reach, elite leaping ability, and being quick off the ground will keep him from being an "A" level rebounder, but he will be efficient and sufficient for the position I think long term. An elite level rebounder at some point is going to be needed to the roster to pair with both Hibbert and Hansbrough however, as neither of our current young bigs are going to be above average for their positions as total rebounders.
If I were coaching Hansbrough and Hibbert, I would work with both of them on making the 2 handed overhead outlet pass. Both these guys have the natural ability to master this skill....particularly Hibbert does as a very good passer overall. Learning this great fast break starting skill would cause teams who play us to retreat back on defense instead of crashing the offensive glass, and therefore mitigate each of their own rebounding shortcomings. This is would be a major point of emphasis for me if I were to advise Jim O'Brien.
While Hansbrough isn't the quickest moving his feet side to side, he is among the fastest I've seen at changing ends of the floor. It is so so difficult to get bigs to relentlessly sprint down the floor, yet Hansbrough has had that ability since he was in high school. The ability to transition from defense to offense is just as much a mental toughness issue as anything, the ability to play the game at a higher concentration level than your opponent. Hansbrough absolutely busts it down the floor all game long, which helps him establish early post position and leverage against trailing defenders.
This skill will be huge for our Pacers right out of the gate. The Pacers had excellent threats everywhere on the floor in an early offense situation, except as a vertical threat right down the lane near the rim...now we replace Foster, Nesterovic, and Hibbert in this role with a player who is among the very best at it coming out of college....that is a major upgrade for the 20 possessions or so a game that end up being early offensive chances, assuming TH is in the game when they occur. Hansbrough will get a couple of layups/dunks a game just by beating his man down the floor and recieving a lead pass next year.
Offensively in general, Hansbrough has alot of room to grow and improve, which he will need to do to make it.
With his back to the basket, Hansbrough is good at establishing position and recieving the ball. He seems to take it personally when teams deny him the basketball, and he is so physical about fighting for the ball that many players just let him catch as the game goes on. At this level, that will translate, partially for the same reasons it did in college, but also because at this very second of his development, Hansbrough is going to struggle to score over someone his size or taller anyway.
Hansbrough loves contact, and likes to jump into defenders, bounce off them, get the whistle, and then shoot AROUND them, not over them. Bigger players, less generous whistles, and more sophisticated defenses are going to give Hansbrough trouble early in his career when trying to become a true low post option as a power player. He will likely for a while next fall get his shot blocked from the weakside quite a bit, which will probably cause alot of consternation in the arena, on the bench, and on this board. Hansbrough will likely struggle early in his career with his back to the basket, but he will over come it in ways that I will talk about just a bit lower in this article.
Going off the dribble, Hansbrough has some decent abilities in short bursts, but when asked to dribble more than once or twice he is turnover prone. He can get a bit off balance, especially since he likes to drive right into the defenders and spin off them rather than go around them. Hansbrough particularly likes to to dribble, turn his back, spin and go back to his right shoulder. Knowing that, some smarter teams sent "diggers" in from the perimeter to try and strip him from the ball, with moderate success. He needs to show more patience here, instead of acting like a bull in a china shop. A clever jab step to set up his dribble move would be a nice first thing to work on. One thing he does great is pivot hard and strong, but then he doesn't always wait and read his man to see what move would be best....he rushes it a beat too fast. He also drug his pivot foot an alarming amount of times, and was rarely called for it for some reason in the college game. He made traveling moves that reminded of me of Patrick Ewing's dance steps back in the day. He will need to clean that up at the next level you would think, although with the way officiating is....maybe not.
Hansbrough is not yet a good passer from the low post. In fact, he is extremely focused on scoring once he gets the basketball. Of course, when you are the all time leading scorer in the best college conference of all time, you and your coaches aren't wanting you to pass anyway. This is clearly an area he will have to improve on with time.
Clearly, Hansbrough has a scorers mentality, which is one reason why the Foster comparisons are so overblown and incorrect in totality. But he will need to broaden his game as a scorer to be effective long term. Thankfully, we already know that Hanbrough is extremely coachable, and willing to put the work in, and being coached in an environment where everyone there seems to love him. Hansbrough could probably have not handpicked for himself a better place for him to be playing for his long term growth.
The key for Hansbrough as I see it to be a very good NBA offensive player is going to be his jump shot from 15-17 feet, and his ability to continue to broaden his footwork and moves as a post player.
Hansbrough's first step as back to the basket player if I were coaching him now would be to learn the "Sikma" pivot, and to get it down cold and be the very best at it. That being, make a "reverse" pivot after catching the ball with your back to the basket and "opening up" to your man, creating space. He needs to get the footwork down for that exact move, turning low and on balance, and holding the ball in such a way that if your defender stays back, you can use the extra room you created to make an open jump shot.
That move isn't easy, and the abilty to shoot quickly out of it is difficult, as most players hold the ball too low to shoot immediately when they do it. But I project Hansbrough to have the work ethic and be enough of a film watcher and gym rat to make that move work for him.
Next, you build on that by learning how ot make that "Sikma pivot" and use your improved quick jumper to shot fake and drive out of it. TH won't be able to blow by people, but this will get them off balance and get himself to the line, where he is an 80% shooter.
Then, you build on that by learning the fadeaway jumper, dropping your base foot when posting up right between a defenders feet. This is a skill Al Harrington is great at, and that Mark Aguirre mastered. Larry Bird had this move too, except he was so great he could do it from 20 plus feet. Hansbrough won't be able to do that, but he needs to have it from inside 10 feet near the baseline or low blocks.
The moves off that are the drop step or spin moves, which Hansbrough already excels at. He goes to his right much better than his left currently, so he is going to need to improve that with hard work, which thankfully we know he will be willing to do.
To really be a multi dimensional weapon, Hansbrough needs to become a great screener. He is pretty good already, I'd rate him around slightly above average in my tougher grading scale.
Hansbrough can particularly end up being a great player in "pick and pop" situations, setting high ball screens for whoever our point guard is, and then rolling back slightly to make a 15 to 17 footer. I do not want or need Hansbrough to develop a 3 point shot, I think that will be silly and needless if JOB encourages that. But a player with the athletic limitations Hansbrough has needs to be able to consistently stick the straight on jump shot, the elbow area jumpers, and the corner dump pass jumpers.
There are lots of guys who make a living at the Power forward spot who feast as mid range jump shooters for a big part of their production. I'm thinking about guys like Horace Grant and PJ Brown, who feasted off the baseline jump shot. I particularly envision Hansbrough making the top of key and foul line jumper, or just beyond the elbow areas off a catch and shoot pop back type of situation.
Screening away from the ball, Hansbrough is better after he screens that when he screens, if that makes any sense. He sometimes stands too narrowly, and actually misses his target. He also takes off too soon occasionally, anxious to get in scoring position for a pass. He'll need to be taught patience as a screener. After he screens, he seems very intelligent about how to position his body, pivot and open up to recieve passes from the players who have the basketball.
So, what do we have?
Contrary to what people believe about Larry Bird's philosophy in drafting, this pick is much more a long term move than short term. In the short term, Hansbrough is stuck behind a player with an expensive long term contract in Troy Murphy, and neither has the skill set to play alongside each other on the defensive end....so it will likely be Murphy for 30 plus minutes, with Hansbrough getting the rest as a backup.
Hansbrough makes more sense long term. No one doubts that his work ethic, skill sets, and talents will give him a basketball paying job for the next decade. So he either will develop into a "4th big man", playing spot minutes in a rotation (this is where he is right now), as a "3rd big man" playing alongside 2 other good bigs in a 6th man type role playing 28-30 minutes or so on a highly successful team (this is where I see him if he improves by year 3 like I think he will), or as a legitimate starter at PF for the long term, playing 35 minutes a night (this is where I think Bird sees his potential).
I see his comparable NBA counterpart playing currently as Luis Scola of the Houston Rockets, a very valuable player on a very successful and smart basketball team, but probably the third or 4th best player in their lineup.
Others that do not like his game see him as Mark Madsen, career NBA benchwarmer, but I think is way way better than that. Madsen is a guy who seems happy to be on the team, Hansbrough is a guy who is going to be crushed by losing games and by not having success....he is too driven a personality to end up a 12th man.
As far as past NBA comparables go, I've read where scouts that love him compare him to former NBA greats Dave Cowens (Boston Celtics) or Dave Debusshere (New York Knicks). I think those comparisons are too ambitious....Tyler will be a good NBA player, but not to that level.
I think 2 better comparisons that come to mind, IF he develops the way I personally expect him to, would be :
Horace Grant, Chicago Bulls (among others)
Or perhaps the best long term prediction of a past player, IF Hansbrough pans out the way I think he will could be.............
Bill Laimbeer.
Laimbeer was a better rebounder than I project Hansbrough to be, but he was a tough minded, hard nosed, borderline dirty player that his fans and teammates loved but his opponents loathed, including our own Larry Bird. He played extremely hard, and was one of the most intelligent bigs in the league. Right now Hansbrough has more offensive back to the basket game than Laimbeer did, who become primarily a jump shooter eventually, which is what I think will happen to Hansbrough after a few years of throwing his body around.
I hope all of you who requested this detailed breakdown of Tyler Hansbrough's game are happy with the end result. I must say that I wish I had done this one before the draft pick was made, but I just ran out of time between the lottery and draft night.
While I still would have picked James Johnson instead of Hansbrough personally, I feel better about Tyler Hansbrough after a few days perspective, and after studying game footage of him all weekend. Long term, Hansbrough seems like a very well thought out and sensible pick, and will only improve the winning culture that the Pacers are trying to build, both on the floor and in the marketing world.
As always, the above is just my opinion.


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A man accused of assaulting a 12-year-old girl in November remained in the Bexar County Jail Thursday and was placed under an immigration hold, police said.
Rodolfo Alejandro Sixtos-Cabrera, 41, was jailed on charges of continued sexual abuse of a child and aggravated sexual assault of a child after a woman reported finding Sixtos-Cabrera in her 12-year-old daughter's bedroom with the door shut and his pants partially removed, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.
The mother called Converse police to her Autumn Brook home at about 4:30 a.m. Nov. 4 to report the incident, according to the report. The girl told police Sixtos-Cabrera had assaulted her between eight and 10 times in the past year, while her mother was at work.
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With all the bustle of Christmas preparation, I'm not so sure waiting is a big theme of Advent anymore. Kids may find it hard to wait until Christmas, but not most adults. Sadly, half of them are probably waiting for it to be over! But waiting is a reality in all our lives, so this is still a good season to reflect on it.
Trusting in the timing of things. In spite of our culture's insistence on instant satisfaction, everything has its own beautiful process of coming into being that takes a while. Mathematical cosmologist Brian Swimme says that the timing of the universe is perfect. For instance, the galaxies were formed when conditions were just right, and it couldn't have happened earlier or later. If this is true on a cosmic scale, it must be true of us. I love the idea that you just can't rush or force things. There's a freedom in knowing you don't have to. "Don't push the river. It flows by itself," is a maxim worth recalling often.
How we wait matters. We can either fret and worry while we wait, and thus waste precious God-given time, or we can wait joyfully and peacefully, fully immersed in making this moment count. I recall my reaction to a 20-hour flight home from India a few years ago. I was cramped, bored, restless, and tired, and the hours dragged by. It presented a unique opportunity to try to be present to the now just as it was, and to be peaceful with something I had no control over. Life presents many such opportunities for we spoiled creatures to stop ranting and raving when we don't get what we want right away.
Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "How much of human life is lost in waiting." We always have our sights and focus on what is NOT, and fail to appreciate what is. We wait for our lives to get better, for some prayer to be answered, some dream to come true. Spiritual wisdom says to trust that these things will be manifested at the right time, so just get busy making the most of the here and now. Waiting is really an act of faith, of knowing God is at work when we can do nothing.
Waiting can be good for us. My granddaughter Taylor picked out a gift for herself for Christmas a couple of weeks ago. As I took the box from her to wrap and put under the tree, she balked. She wanted it NOW and I wanted to teach her the value of delayed gratification. We all need to learn that virtue, and waiting can provide it. Often the reason we have to wait on a certain good to come to us, is that we need to learn a spiritual lesson first. It's good to ask ourselves, "How am I not ready yet to receive this blessing? How are my thoughts and feelings blocking what I want? How can I purify myself and grow as I wait?"
"I remain confident of this:
I will see the goodness of the Lord
in the land of the living.
Wait for the Lord;
be strong and take heart
and wait for the Lord."
These words from Psalm 27 sum it all up. Almost all the scripture passages about waiting tell us to wait for God. Ah, now there is something worth waiting for. Life's little waitings are all just rehearsals for the big waiting. The Psalm implies that courage is offered to us, like a cookie on a platter, that we can reach out and take. And once we have courage, the waiting is easy, the anticipation blissful.
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Allan P. Kirby Arena (map it)
218 Hamitton St
Easton, PA 18042
Year Opened: 1973
Capacity: 3,500
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Official Review by Joshua Guiher, Stadium Journey Regional Correspondent
The Allan P. Kirby Sports Center was originally built in 1973 as a standalone Field House but has grown into a gigantic 110,000 square foot sports center with intramural and recreational sports facilities. The major upgrade occurred in 2000 and cost $35 million with the upgrades to the Field House portion costing $2.5 million. Thankfully they left the facility as a great, intimate place to watch a basketball game.
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Each area is rated from 0 to 5 stars with 5 being the best. The overall composite score is the "FANFARE Score".
With a small arena comes a small concession stand. The concession area was just a few tables set up just off of the court and was easily accessible. The offering included hot dogs ($2), Cheeseburger ($3), nachos ($4), popcorn ($2) and Philly Pretzel Factory pretzels ($2). 20-ounce bottles of Coke products including soda, water and Powerade were all $2 each. The staff was comprised of two adults from the booster club. The cheeseburger I had was very good.
The atmosphere at Kirby Sports Center is great for the size of the school. In addition to the standard t-shirt tosses, they had wonderful little games during media timeouts that kept the kids in the stands entertained and into the action. The student section was small but loud and stood for the entire game. The most vocal fans however may have been the adults who, rightfully, chided the refs a few times for some questionable non-calls. One little thing that was missing was some sort of pep band although they did play a great assortment of music.
Lafayette is located in Easton, PA and has a lot of food and bar options. I personally stopped at Porter's Pub, which has a Mug Club where if you try all 60 of the different imported and micro brews, they award you with your own engraved pewter mug that is kept at the restaurant and displayed on racks that hang from the ceiling. They are open 7 days and week from 11am "" 2am.
As I mentioned earlier, the fans created a nice atmosphere. The crowd stayed into the game all the way until the final buzzer and was very loud despite a lopsided score. As loud as it was with a small crowd during this trip, it must be deafening when a rival school like Lehigh comes to town and the stands are packed.
Parking is free right outside on the street or there is a parking deck on the opposite side of the football complex where you can park for a few dollars. The bathrooms are spacious and extremely clean. You couldn't ask for anything more in the ease of access to the building and free parking is always an added bonus.
With seats being so close to the court and the atmosphere being so great, the return on investment for a Lafayette game at Kirby Sports Center is well worth it. Add in the fact that they have a good team and you have a great night out at a sporting event. I know if I lived in the area I would be there quite often.
A point for absolutely one of the nicest and most accommodating athletic staff you will find in the country. One additional point for having the best entertainment I have seen during TV stoppages and halftime. The activities for the kids included, but went well beyond, the typical t-shirt cannon. Final point for the great trophy display in the lobby which highlights the history of athletics at Lafayette.
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TEENAGERS experienced life as a university student.
Young people aged 14-to-16 gave up three weeks of their school holidays to "enrol" at the first University of Bolton Summer School.
Sixty-six young people are taking part in the first STEM — science, technology, engineering and maths — Advantage Summer School, which runs until the end of the month.
It is designed to raise aspirations of the those in their GCSE and A-level years, and introduce them to employers as well as using "real world" project to teach science and maths and contribute to the preparation of their UCAS personal statements.
As well as classroom-based teaching, the teenagers are taking part in science based employer projects, a residential weekend for leadership and teamwork training and a final graduation evening.
Employers taking part include Electromech, Vernacare, Lego and Vex Robotics, Bolton Wireless and F1 in Schools.
Dr Zubair Hanslot, Provost of the University of Bolton and project director for the proposed UTC Bolton, said: "We've been delighted by the number of young people who have signed up for the summer school.
"The students are having a lot of fun, designing and building 1/20th scale racing cars and playing games with robots.
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One of the blogs I read, Cooks Book, had a great recipe for tahini cookies. Since I always have a jar of tahini in the fridge for emergency hummus cravings or for a quick Asian, peanutty dressing I thought I'd give it a try. They turned out really wonderful! Not to sweet and slightly less peanutty than peanut butter cookies. Tahini, in case you didn't know is made from sesame seeds but has a peanutty flavor ( I keep saying peanutty, is that a real word???) I altered Marissa's recipe only slightly, cutting the butter in half and using applesauce instead as I do for most of my baked goods ( 1/2 the fat ). I also cut out a bit of the sugar, so my cookies were fluffy and not overly sweet. Thanks for the creative and yummy recipe Marissa!
What you will need:
- 3 cups unbleached, all-purpose flour, plus more for rolling
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 cup well-stirred tahini
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup (loosely packed) dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
Putting it all together:
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle, beat butter, tahini and vanilla on medium speed until no streaks of butter are visible, about 3 minutes. Add both sugars and beat to combine. Reduce speed to low, add applesauce and beat in half of flour mixture. Add egg and beat to combine, then beat in remaining flour mixture.
Lightly spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray, or line with parchament paper.
• With lightly floured palms, roll dough into balls about 1 1/4 inches in diameter. Place them about 1 1/2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets. With two fingers, gently but firmly press each dough ball to flatten slightly and create indentions.
• Bake, rotating the sheets halfway through, until cookies are golden on bottom, about 14 minutes. Transfer the baking sheets to wire racks and let cookies cool completely.
A bit of strawberry preserves went well with these little treasures!


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Movies about people dying from cancer are always a risky proposition. For every heart-rending Terms of Endearment, there's an over-the-top weeper such as Dying Young.
So the odds of a cancer comedy starring Seth Rogen and Joseph Gordon-Levitt that might buck the trend and land itself in Shirley MacLaine territory was, well, less than 50/50.
But they're called longshots for a reason, and if you bet on them and they win, the payoff is huge. The emotional payday the Jonathan Levine-directed 50/50 dowels out is hugely rewarding.
50/50 is based on the true story of Will Reiser, a screenwriting pal of Rogen's who was diagnosed with cancer.
As the film opens, Adam -- who is fantastically played by Gordon-Levitt -- gets the news that he has a rare spinal tumour. His chances of survival? Yes, 50/50.
A journalist in his late 20s, Adam is in the prime of his life. "I don't drink, I don't smoke, I recycle," he says unbelievingly.
As he struggles to cope, his best friend Kyle (Rogen, who also doubles as the film's producer) lends an inappropriately cheerful ear. "If you were a casino game, you'd have the best odds," he quips early on.
The pair trade jokes, including one unfortunate Patrick Swayze barb, while Adam tries to deal with his new situation by seeing a rookie therapist, Katherine (played by Anna Kendrick), and balancing his relationship with new girlfriend Rachael (Bryce Dallas Howard in another villainous role).
If that isn't enough, Adam has a mother (Anjelica Huston) who worries relentlessly, and a dad suffering from Alzheimer's.
As Adam undergoes his treatment, his relationship with Rachael starts to fray and they eventually break up. This part of the film has a whiff of cliché, but you'll quickly get lost again in Adam and Kyle's buddy story.
In between Adam's lively chemo sessions eating pot-laced treats with two older patients (played by Phillip Baker Hall and Matt Frewer), Kyle encourages his friend to hit the club scene looking for sympathy sex.
It works, sort of. But there's a kind of tender flirtation with Katherine that's a way more attractive option for Adam and the viewer too. This is where the movie finds its heart and strikes a chord that will resonate even with cynics.
It's a dense story with several subplots that might seem extraneous -- did the dad really need to have Alzheimer's too? -- but I liked how Reiser's screenplay tapped into a universal truth. Whether you have experience with disease or not, we don't know what's around the corner.
Most days our odds of being happy are 50/50 -- at best. We have to take solace in the comforts of our family and friends. Most young people today probably are a little detached thanks to Facebook and cellphones. We've lost the art of conversation.
And 50/50 reminds us it's good to talk to your friends. Even when things are looking more like 30/70.
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Meribel Snow Report, 09 Apr 2010
There is a snow base of 174cm on the upper slopes of Meribel and on the home runs a depth of 75 cm covers the slopes.
Snow is beginning to feel as if it is the end of the season, particularly the runs at the bottom of the resort. However higher up there is still nice snow to be found and the runs on Mt Vallon, are still in a beautiful condition.
Although there is no powder snow there are still patches of challenging and fun off piste to be found. The snow parks are being fantastically groomed as is the half-pipe so still lots of fun to had there.
Saturday is forecast to be another beautiful sunny day with bluebird skies. But with the temperature dropping below freezing on Saturday night. On both Sunday and Monday we are expecting light snow showers for the duration of the days and nights. The wind strength is forecast to be low for the next three days.
Staying in Méribel this week is Emma Watson, Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films and she is being spotted around and about the resort.
Next week is a great week to be in resort if you want to enjoy Méribel's nightlife as all the bars and pubs are putting on special events to bring the season to an end.
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Has anyone heard from Mark - "Peregrines"?
Folks - I had exchanged an idea for another with Mark swap back around a month ago. I got my last reply from him on May 5, when he replied "Sorry Rick, I've been sick as a dog. After I mail out some swaps I'll add this one.".
I haven't heard from him since, and as best I can tell, he hasn't posted since that same day, and his last activity is listed as May 12. Very unusual for him, as he's a "regular".... :confused:
I'm hoping that he's doing better, but maybe it's time to send some good thoughts or mojo, prayer, or whatever your beliefs, his way.
Re: Has anyone heard from Mark - "Peregrines"?
Last I heard from him was yesterday, my flies showed up in the mail. Going to be sending out some more this morning.
Hopefully all is well with him
Re: Has anyone heard from Mark - "Peregrines"?
Flies in the mail is a great sign! A great sign that he's feeling a bit "back in the game"!
Re: Has anyone heard from Mark - "Peregrines"?
Came home from work tonight, and there was a box of Clousser's from the May 1 swap! So things are definitly looking up, as Mark's still getting things done!
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Leave it to the hipper-than-thou marketing wizards over at Nike to come up with product names like: a) "Cool Motion", b) "Mercurial Vapor", and c) "Geo Merlin Vapor". Although sounding like the name of: a) a new not-available-in-stores exercise infomercial product, b) a rare scientific gas, and c) the secret weapon of the wizard in "Dungeons & Dragons," Nike is actually introducing the new double-knit U.S. jersey, the revolutionary new lightweight cleat and the quick new match ball.
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Aside from the initial so-so reaction to the jerseys, the rest of the gear (from the goalkeeper jersey to sleeveless training top to the fleece sweatshirts to the presentation warm-up pullover) is very cool, especially how Nike has worked a silver color (okay, it's more like grey) into the training top and some of the warm-up suits. All in all, the kit is a very modern and somewhat funky look for our boys in red, white and blue (and now grey).
The soccer boot that Nike has unveiled is about as unique and ground-breaking as they come, featuring an incredibly lightweight, yet extra-durable "skin" of the "Mercurial Vapor." Seem improbable? Well, it's one of those things that won't believed until you see and feel it. Already drawing jaw-dropping responses and rave reviews by some of the top players in the world who have been testing and helping Nike develop the shoe, it looks to be the class of cleats for the 2002 World Cup. Say it with me: "Mercurial Vapor, Mercurial Vapor, Mercurial Vapor ... you are getting sleepy ... you will buy this product ... Mercurial Vapor ..."
The "Geo Merlin Vapor" match ball is an upgrade on what top teams like the USA and Brazil and top leagues like the English Premier League have been using for a few years now. The new ball is sleeker both in design and function, with Nike claiming that the ball travels "faster, farther and more accurately" based on its patented DART (Dynamic Acceleration Response and Touch) system and Geo Balanced Technology. If you're wondering what exactly all of this means, you're asking the wrong guy. Stuffed or pumped--who knows?
So, enough of the product showcase. As U.S. Men's National Team head coach Bruce Arena said at the display and R&D-heavy press conference, "I didn't understand what the hell was just said up here. All I know is that these products are incredible, and apparently my players should have no problem scoring goals. If Nike could only make a coach, everything would be perfect."
The bottom line is that these products represent the culmination of lengthy research and development, as well as a cutting edge technology and design that other National Team rograms don't have the luxury of with some of their sponsors. While the "Cool Motion" and "Mercurial Vapor" won't win any games for the USA, we'll gladly accept any edge that the gear might provide for the conditions at the 2002 World Cup in the monsoon season in Korea in June.
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1) Armchair Midfielder (A look at the new Nike U.S. World Cup jerseys)
2) Word Association (w/ MNT forward Brian McBride)
3) At the Oscars (w/ U-21 WNT/WNT forward Aly Wagner)
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| Justascrewup chapter 1 . 5/19/2013
Mmmm...smut, emotion, banter. This has it all :)
| boop-oop-ee-doo chapter 1 . 3/30/2013
Ha ha! loved the ending.
| Guest chapter 1 . 9/16/2012
Beautifully done.
| Sylva Dax chapter 1 . 8/13/2012
Excellent portrayal of River at her beginning. Point well made.
| Kerjen chapter 1 . 7/16/2012
This story is so amazing. Your comparison to Berlin during the points of the war to Melody's/River's development is brilliant. The Doctor trying to push aside how much he wants his life with her for what she wants is beautiful. All their love, banter, everything is fantastically written here
| Namei chapter 1 . 5/27/2012
You just made finals day outrageously epic. Now thats a real achievement. Loved this story to pieces. Everything was perfect down to the last word. So perfect that I don't feel the need to ask for an epilogue. Thank you for sharing.
| slightly so chapter 1 . 4/12/2012
Well your writing is amazing in spite of your rush- but mostly really a lovely touching darker depiction of these two... Excellent
| TheDanni0608 chapter 1 . 4/7/2012
This was amazing! You got the characters spot on, espesially River. Most people don't write 'young River' as we haven't seen her as much, but you pretty much nailed it, you really did. :)
| TheAddict4Dramatics chapter 1 . 4/6/2012
Really, really enjoyed this! I normally don't like stories with a young River but I thought this was fantastic. I loved how the Doctor could relate to River's feelings so perfectly, I've never thought about how similar they actually are. There are no words - it was just perfect. Really hope you write more soon.
P.s. love your screen name as well, couldn't agree more.
| PixieKindOfCrazy chapter 1 . 4/5/2012
Loved it. I loved how you made River understand her sort of predestined future, but also be able to chose, and she choses to become River Song and it's brilliant how, by the end, she's already snapping back at him with, "Dirty," just like older River would. I like how you wrote the Doctor as a great man, but still not perfect and I always knew they were similar but I never quite realized HOW similar River and the Doctor are. Also I'd like to just take a moment to appreciate these two lines:
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| Starry-EyedandStormy chapter 1 . 4/5/2012
Fantastic. That's all I can say. I'd like to explain why this struck such a chord with me, but I won't bore you with my life. Let it suffice to say that how you captured River's feelings about her past really got to me...
But... just, for really lack of anything else to say: Fantastic.
(And don't worry about the ending, it's great too)
P.S. Schoolwork is exhausting, and it absolutely sucks. I feel for you. :P
| SheWillBeAmazing chapter 1 . 4/5/2012
Love love love loved it! It really seems to fit each of them at thier respective points in their timelines. Hope you will write another one.
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