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Friday, July 11, 2008 | 4:40 p.m.
Check back throughout the day for updated political coverage of issues that affect Las Vegas and Nevada.
(Updated at 4:40 p.m.)
The 'King of Las Vegas'
Libertarianism and its presidential candidate, Bob Barr, a former Georgia congressman, are profiled in this Time Magazine piece. (The photo is great. He looks like a 50s-era Beatnik poet.)
This is relevant to we Nevadans because his running mate is Wayne Allyn Root, the self-proclaimed "King of Las Vegas." We profiled Root a few weeks ago, here.
(Updated at 2:11 p.m.)
Off to the Races
-- Of interest to Nevada's big racing community: Via Ben Smith at Sun partner Politico, here's Sports Illustrated on Obama sponsoring a car. Also, here's Politico's Jonathan Martin on Cindy McCain showing up at racing events this weekend.
(Posted at 11:24 a.m. Friday)
Democrats Eye Nevada House Seat
House Democrats are set to spend $35 million on television in 31 targeted races, including Nevada's Third Congressional District, held by incumbent Rep. Jon Porter, the Henderson Republican. His challenger, state Sen. Dina Titus, raised more than $500,000 since getting into the race in May, and this could bring her near even with Porter financially. (The Republican campaign committee, rocked by a financial scandal, has very little resources. The Republican National Committee has big cash reserves, but it's not clear Sen. John McCain, the presumptive nominee, will part with much of it for House races.) The Democrats' party registration advantage in the district stands at 25,000, though nonpartisans likely will decide this one. This afternoon, it was learned the Democrats will spend $916,000 on the race. Full story: Associated Press via Yahoo! News -- House Democrats set to spend $35 million on TV ads
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Shoring Up Hispanic Support
McCain has a new TV ad going up in Nevada, Colorado and New Mexico -- all key battleground states. It's a play for Hispanics, among whom he trails badly. The Republican brand among Hispanics has been badly damaged after nasty immigration rhetoric from some corners of the party.
Here's the script for "God's Children" (TV 1:00):
JOHN MCCAIN: My friends, I want you the next time you're down in Washington, D.C., to go to the Vietnam War Memorial and look at the names engraved in black granite. You'll find a whole lot of Hispanic names.
When you go to Iraq or Afghanistan today, you're going to see a whole lot of people who are of Hispanic background. You're even going to meet some of the few thousand that are still green card holders who are not even citizens of this country, who love this country so much that they're willing to risk their lives in its service in order to accelerate their path to citizenship and enjoy the bountiful, blessed nation.
So let's from time to time remember that these are God's children. They must come into country legally, but they have enriched our culture and our nation as every generation of immigrants before them.
Thank you.
I'm John McCain and I approve this message.
A couple of Nevada Republicans aren't helping McCain on the issue. The Review-Journal today reported on a couple of proposed laws by Republican assemblymen targeting illegal immigrants. One would crack down on employers who knowingly hire them and the other would make sure they don't get benefits or a driver's license (they can't now, but might as well make sure they really get the point, according to Assemblyman Ty Cobb.) He acknowledged that illegal immigrants already are prohibited by law from receiving these benefits, but said such laws are not enforced. "We want to make it clear these new regulations will be enforced," Cobb told the Review-Journal. Full story: Review-Journal -- Two lawmakers file bills targeting illegal immigrants
Political Roundup
-- The New York Times reported the other day on employers fighting measures cracking down on them on the immigration front, even as the issue continues to divide the Republican coalition.
-- Molly Ball looked at the Hispanic vote in Thursday's R-J -- with a nice lead.
-- The Sun's Lisa Mascaro has the story of how Sen. Harry Reid had to call on Sen. Edward Kennedy, who recently had brain surgery, to win a key Medicare vote. With Kennedy's dramatic and tearful return marked by a round of applause, nine Republicans switched their votes, and Reid won.
-- The Sun's Jeff German reports that state Sen. Dennis Nolan was at the courthouse Thursday as a character witness for an accused rapist. If a guilty verdict comes down, this has campaign mail piece written all over it.
-- Dave Schwartz reports on the ACLU opposing gun control here in Nevada:
Damon up north in Reno has a Zogby poll showing a true tie in Nevada between McCain and Sen. Barack Obama, with libertarian candidate and former Rep. Bob Barr polling at 9 percent.
And there's your Friday morning wrap-up.
Correction: This story was changed to reflect that Rep. Jon Porter is from Henderson.


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Sony is refreshing its lightweight Vaio Type-G laptop and has begun offering a solid-state flash drive as an option, making the Type G the first notebook from Sony to be available with an SSD. Flash drives offer faster data read and write times, greater shock resistance and lower power consumption, but at a higher cost. Customers will see the price of a Type G jump by ¥65,000 ($545) when they choose a 32GB flash drive over a 40GB hard disk drive, said Shoko Yanagisawa, a Sony spokeswoman in Tokyo. Replacing the hard disk drive with a flash drive will lighten the machine by 39 grams.
A machine based on an Intel Celeron M 443 (1.20GHz) processor with the flash drive will cost ¥229,800. The computers will be available exclusively through Sony's build-to-order sales channel in Japan (Sony currently has no plans to offer them in other countries). The computer isn't Sony's first with a flash drive. That distinction goes to the Vaio UX90, a handheld ultra portable that was launched last July with a 16GB flash drive.
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Cannavaro issues rallying cry ahead of Reds tie
Fabio Cannavaro has called on Real Madrid to ''play smart'' in their Champions League last-16 tie against Liverpool.
The Spanish giants meet the Merseysiders on Wednesday in the first leg at the Bernabeu on the back of a 6-1 thrashing of Real Betis - their ninth successive Primera Liga win under new coach Juande Ramos.
The deficit to leaders Barcelona has been trimmed to seven points, breathing new life into the title race and boosting morale further ahead of the visit of Rafael Benitez's men.
Italy defender Cannavaro told his club's website: ''We're in good form. The team is doing well and it has the fans' support. We're up against a historic team that is used to winning the Champions League. We must play smart, score and not concede any goals.''
Cannavaro is likely to come up against Liverpool striker Fernando Torres, a player he admires.
''He's a player I like very much. He's gained a lot of confidence playing outside of Spain,'' he added. ''He also won the European Championship last summer with Spain. He's one of Europe's best strikers.''
Cannavaro also had words of praise for Ramos, who has revitalised a Madrid squad underachieving under previous boss Bernd Schuster.
The former Juventus centre-half believes Ramos, sacked by Tottenham in October, has done wonders for team spirit.
''The coach is doing a good job, we've gone back to being a team,'' he said. ''We made many mistakes during the first half of the season because we thought we could win just by wearing this shirt.
''We need to play as a team. That's what Juande has done.''
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Matt Cutts announced through his blog that the few have ruined it for the many. Due to the widespread user-abuse, guest blogging will no longer have the same SEO impact within Google algorithms.
Cutts stated the following on his blog:
"Ultimately, this is why we can't have nice things in the SEO space: a trend starts out as authentic. Then more and more people pile on until only the barest trace of legitimate behavior remains. We've reached the point in the downward spiral where people are hawking 'guest post outsourcing' and writing articles about how to automate guest blogging." Cutts goes on to say, "So stick a fork in it: guest blogging is done; it's just gotten too spammy."
After his blog was published, he received an onslaught of negative comments. With one reader, in particular, accusing them of "throwing the baby out with the bathwater." Many others vocalized their lack of appreciation for this latest change and sighted the many reasons they felt it was unfair.
Cutts did revise his post stating the following:
"I'm not trying to throw the baby out with the bath water. There are still many good reasons to do some guest blogging (exposure, branding, increased reach, community, etc.). Those reasons existed way before Google and they'll continue into the future. And there are absolutely some fantastic, high-quality guest bloggers for search engine optimization (SEO) purposes."
Cutts went on to say:
"High-quality multi-author blogs like Boing boing have been around since the beginning of the web, and they can be compelling, wonderful, and useful. I just want to highlight that a bunch of low-quality or spam sites have latched on to 'guest blogging' as their link-building strategy, and we see a lot more spammy attempts to do guest blogging. Because of that, I'd recommend skepticism (or at least caution) when someone reaches out and offers you a guest blog article."
With this announcement being so recent, it is not yet clear how marketers are responding to this news. Some have suggested, this will work against Google in the long-run, as they will be ignoring a lot of potentially great content in their search results.


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Willie Nelson Calls on Nashville Women For New Duets Album 'To All the Girls'
Willie Nelson's duets album 'To All the Girls' is out September 24th and he has a brilliant cast of female partners including Carrie Underwood, Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Allison Krauss, Sheryl Crow and Miranda Lambert. Listen to Carrie and Willie sing 'Always on My Mind.'
Get the complete track listing for 'To All the Girls.' Listen to more at Amazon.com.
Track List
1. From Here to the Moon and Back (feat. Dolly Parton)
2. She Was No Good for Me (feat. Miranda Lambert)
3. It Won't Be Very Long (feat. The Secret Sisters)
4. Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends ( feat. Rosanne Cash)
5. Far Away Places (feat. Sheryl Crow)
6. Bloody Mary Morning (feat. Wynonna Judd)
7. Always on My Mind (feat. Carrie Underwood)
8. Somewhere Between (feat. Loretta Lynn)
9. No Mas Amor (feat. Alison Krauss)
10. Back to Earth (feat. Melonie Cannon)
11. Grandma's Hands (feat. Mavis Staples)
12. Walkin' (feat. Norah Jones)
13. Till the End of the World (feat. Shelby Lynne)
14. Will You Remember Mine feat. (Lily Meola)
15. Dry Lightning (feat. Emmylou Harris)
16. Making Believe (feat. Brandi Carlile)
17. Have You Ever Seen the Rain (feat. Paula Nelson)
18. After the Fire Is Gone (feat. Tina Rose)
Farm Aid Coming to SPAC
Willie Nelson is bringing Farm-Aid to our neck of the wood this year. The annual benefit concert will be held at SPAC September 21st with co-founders John Mellencamp and Neil young. Dave Matthews will also perform with more acts expected to be announced soon. Tickets range from $45-$150 and will go on sale Friday June 28th.


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NOCO Buys Franchise Rights for Salsarita's
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TONAWANDA, N.Y. -- NOCO Energy Corp. has purchased the franchise rights for Salsarita's Fresh Cantina in the Cleveland and Pittsburgh markets, reported Buffalo Business First. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The rights allow NOCO to develop restaurants and offer opportunities to third parties, said the report. Salsarita's, based in Charlotte, N.C., is a Mexican quick-service restaurant (QSR) that allows patrons to create their own made-to-order meals.
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There are now 17 Salsarita's restaurants in six states, and the chain expects to have 45 in operation by yearend, the report said. More than 250 franchise commitments have been signed and more than 50 stores have been added in the last four months, Salsarita's said.
NOCO also owns Western New York franchise rights for the Quiznos Sub chain.
Tonawanda, N.Y.-based NOCO Energy operates 33 convenience stores with gasoline in the Buffalo and Rochester areas of western New York. It also provides industrial and residential fuels, industrial and commercial lubricants and motor oils, heating and cooling services and oil recovery services.


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GARDEN GROVE – Police seek the public's help in locating two men who robbed a convenience store and beat a clerk and a customer.
The robbery and assault took place at a Circle K market in the 12500 block of Knott Street about 11 p.m. Dec. 28, Garden Grove police Lt. Jeff Nightengale said in a written release.
Police say one man took an 18-pack of beer to a counter, at which point the clerk questioned him about his age.
Surveillance video shows another man walking up to the clerk and the man with the beer, at which point the two begsn to attack the clerk, repeatedly striking him.
A customer attempted to help the clerk but was also attacked by the two men.
The robbers were last seen running south on Knott Street, police said.
Authorities described the first robber as a 17- to 20-year-old man with tanned skin and dark hair, about 5-foot-6 and 140 pounds, wearing a black, hooded sweat shirt and black shorts.
They described the second robber as a possibly Hispanic 17- to 20-year-old man with dark hair, about 5-foot-7, 150 pounds, wearing a gray, hooded sweat shirt and blue jeans.
Authorities are also looking for the man who attempted to help the clerk and was also assaulted. Nightengale said he left before police arrived, and they want to interview him and recognize him for his efforts to help the clerk.
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A: Oh yeah, (the players) are excited and ready to go. And management and coaches are excited as well. It's going to be really good to get going playing some hockey, but we have got to realize, we have got three preseason games and that's it. We have got to tone down this big group to a workable number.
Saturday, the Binghamton Senators announced that they had assigned defencemen Chris Wideman and Danny New, and Snapple heir/mucho hair-haver Brad Peltz to Elmira. Jakub Culek has been assigned back to Rimouski of the QMJHL.
Q: It's amazing how far training has evolved for a hockey team.
A: Definitely, it's way more functional. It is way more adapted to the sport – sport-specific. When we did the big makeover at our gym, one of the biggest things we did was get rid of a lot of pieces of fixed equipment that we said we are not using and we brought in more floor space, we brought in more functional equipment, and we brought in the Keiser stuff. It was more ground-based training.
I remember those guys looking at me, saying, "What are we doing?"
I said, "We are getting rid of all this stuff," and they said, "Oh, are you sure?"
And I said, "Yeah, trust me."
Even some of the players looked at me and said, "What are we doing with this stuff?" They bought in and I thought we had a really state-of-the-art weight room and we have replicated that weight room down in Binghamton; which is a really nice testament of how they committed they are to winning down here.
This all sounds far less painful than the hand-to-hand combat sessions and getting blasted by water for a 5 am wake up call mechanisms that the Pittsburgh Pirates employ as part of their Navy SEALS-like training.
Q: Do you scratch your head when you hear stories like Kadri's, not showing up to camp in shape?
A: Definitely, at the end of the year, we have our testing results and Chris Schwarz will sit down with the guys and we'll do it at development camp. We give them targets of where they have to got to go. It's a continual progression of how to get to the next level and we tell them how good of shape the top end guys are – the NHL type guys. So you've come a long way and that's great, but now you have to get to this level to compete against the Daniel Alfredssons and the top end players. That would really concern me if it was one of my top end guys, and it's too bad because I'm sure he is a good kid. But there is something going wrong there where there is that much of a drop off in your training like that and to report in that kind of shape.
Zing. "I'm sure he is a good kid," is probably the nicest thing anyone not named Don Cherry has said about Kadri all offseason. Team1200 isn't doing him any favours either with this unfortunate misspelling.
Q: Have you been generally satisfied with the fitness levels that you received from your players?
A: Oh definitely. The biggest thing that we were impressed about was the attitude. They really competed in the testing. Chris Schwarz and the testing group came down here and we replicated everything that we do at a regular training camp and there was some really good leadership shown from the veteran guys. You could see when guys were doing the test and looking at (the results), and coming back and saying, "Can I get another rep in, I want to see if I can beat that." So the competitiveness is there, which is a great tell-tale sign for the future of this team.
Sure, having a competitive nature blended with a decent skillset is a great combination of characteristics to be imbued with but real tell-tale signs for the future of this team are more obvious:
- Ownership has not visited Seattle to gauge it as a potential hockey market. And more importantly, a historically great former Ottawa Senators player like Mike Peluso, wasn't conveniently seen in Seattle during this same stretch of time.
- Management doesn't follow the Calgary Flames' model for running their organization like it's the American justice system – by locking up as many pieces of crap as they can long-term.
- That Norris 22-year old Norris Trophy winner on the blue line.
- Mika Zibanejad is already being featured in commercials that are infinitely better than Jason Spezza's Jubilee Jewelers ones.
Q: There is such a small time frame to select this team, guys have to show up in that competitive spirit.
A: Definitely, and with the September 15th date of the lockout, some of these guys who were assigned to Binghamton were in an odd situation where they would normally go to the rookie tournament, then they'd come and do the main camp, then they'd have one or two days off to come to Binghamton – which is our natural progression. But here, they had no camp, no rookie tournament, and then the gap until the Binghamton camp started. And we were proactive. We started our camp three days earlier and the American Hockey League said that we could do that. It saved us a couple of days, but in theory, we would have started on (October 1st), which would have been really tight. We have got to get guys in playing shape. No matter what, when you're doing their scrimmages, it's not the same as going head-to-head in a training camp scrimmage.
As brutal as the preseason is I'm actually a fan of the rookie tournament, another lockout casualty. The chance to see the Sens and NE Division's futures matchup in dimly lit, poorly shot arenas was always good for small-bore bragging rights.
Q: Are the prospects, who are on the cusp, somewhat insulated by the fact that they can develop a bit in Binghamton without the scrutiny of playing at the NHL-level thanks to the lockout?
A: Absolutely because they get the benefit of having our staff with them. Our coaches are down here. Our management team is down here and then during the season, just like we do, we replicate the same program that we have in Ottawa. They get the advantage of having the skating coach, the conditioning coach, and our nutritionist and they get all that benefit. Some guys who are aren't in that position who are out trying to find a job somewhere else, it's tougher because they are sort of on their own. They have to figure what to do and take responsibility for their own training. So (these prospects in Binghamton) have an advantage. It was nice to see guys like Jakob Silfverberg and Freddie Claesson, who really embraced the challenge of coming over because they know they have to adapt their game to the North American style. I talked to Freddie Claesson last year at the World Juniors and the first thing that he said was, "I need to be in Binghamton next year. You have got to get me there. For me to take the next step, I have to play at that level."
Without watching the B-Sens pre-season closely I'm not prepared to speak to how Claesson's looked adjusting to NA ice. But after sending Wideman and New to Elmira, the B-Sens now have eight defenceman remaining on the roster; Benoit, Borowiecki, Cowen, Wiercioch, Eckford, Gryba, Blood and Claesson. Wiercioch is injured at the moment so there shouldn't be a rush to send anyone else down to Elmira. But once everyones healthy it will be interesting to see who's on the outs, and if the organization would risk frustrating a player like Claesson with an ECHL stint after he took the initiative to leave a comfortable situation in the SEL.
Q: How much do you replicate what you do in Binghamton?
A: Pretty well, but we have less days here. The problem is that we only have a couple of days but as soon as we get going, definitely, we replicate that. And we try to get them all down here and try to keep that same continuity in the program. We get some really good feedback from our players after the development about what they have learned and on what aspects of the training (they need to improve). We really break it down. Chris (Schwarz) does a great job of not just telling them how to get bigger, stronger and faster but if they can't pivot on one leg, or if they can't turn one way, or have poor mechanics in a certain way, we get it addressed and we tell them how to do that and we follow up. We do a thing, a functional movement screen, at all of our training camps and development camps and we show progress in that. We try to find imbalances that players have or left-right instabilities. If we can identify that, that's usually the root of most guys' problems. If we can address that and make them functionally sound as the basis before they get their training going, then they are building on a really good foundation.
I wish the Senators had these left-right video imbalance sessions capabilities earlier in their franchise history. They could have been instrumental in convincing Bill Muckalt that he should actually shoot left-handed; anything would have helped him during that 2001/02 season.
Q: It's such an advantage to do this for the players.
A: And it's a team effort, one person can't do all this. Whether it's the sprinting coach, the skating coach or the tactical aggression coach… well, we're told we have to call him that. It's a great term, but it is about battling, battle strength and compete strength. It's not really fighting. It's more how to defend yourself. But it does teach you a lot of skills and body placement and balancing. It's really worthwhile and the players get good benefits. We're hoping that we can do that with these guys, so if the lockout gets resolved quickly, we will be ready to go and have a good advantage on most teams.
The Senators now employ a tactical aggression coach in the event that another Francis Lessard takes a run at a more highly-skilled teammate during practice.
Q: How different is your schedule despite the lockout?
A: It's exactly the same for me. It is fun and I enjoy it. Some guys say that I could run for the Mayor of Binghamton and I'd probably get a few votes because I know most of the people here. But it is a good environment and the fans embrace it. You have to admit, you want (the prospects) to play in a hard rink with a harder schedule. For the guys coming over from Europe and the guys making the transition from college hockey, it's really important because you've seen it before, some of the college guys do well and then past Christmas, they start getting pretty tired when they start having the three (games) in four (nights) and some pretty tough travel schedules. Sometimes when the NHL is going, they call up three or four guys and you're playing with 5 D, and one is banged up, so you're playing with 4 D. It's a real adjustment for some of these kids and it's huge to make that transition to the NHL.
Lee certainly has the hair required to succeed in American politics.
Q: It feels like there are a lot of kids who are 'this close' to making it to the NHL, they must feel like they can parlay a good start in Binghamton into a better chance of cracking the NHL squad thanks to the lockout?
A: Oh for sure, and they have embraced it. The Jared Cowens, you can just see his mindset, his mannerisms and his professionalism. They realize that they definitely would like to be playing in the NHL but it's not happening right now. They are saying that this is the next best thing for me, and now they have realized that they are going to have an advantage. They are playing top calibre hockey and they are going to reap the benefits. We can't say enough about those guys and the Andre Benoits and these guys who are coming in. It's a really good group and the practices have been really up-tempo and really competitive. There is lots of camaraderie and some good grit. We had a really good tilt between Darren Kramer and Corey Cowick the other day, it was good to see. They are hanging out together but they realize that they are competing for jobs. They are going head-to-head and it was good to see.
Glad to hear the grit has been "good". That bad grit is a bitch to get rid of.
Q: The competition for ice-time is going to be fierce once the season starts, it's very, very deep because of this lineup?
A: Oh definitely, and one of the things that we assess our players on in a big picture basis is how well (players) accept a different role. And there are guys who are going to have to accept a role because of the depth at certain positions, and if guys can't do that, it sort of gives us some insight into that person. We're going to be testing guys and saying, "Well, you're not going to get as much ice-time. And you may have to be a bit more defensive, you may not get first power play (ice-time) and you'll have to adjust to it."
Some guys who thought they would be guaranteed top six D, are going to have a tough time now with the numbers here. They are going to have to adjust. I think they are realizing… the players aren't dumb. They do the math. They are realizing that there are too many guys here for the number of positions available, so some people aren't going to be happy then and they're going to have to adjust. And that's one thing that we will look at, how did you handle that? If you do get sent down to the East Coast (Hockey) League, how did you handle that? What was your approach when you went down there? How did you work? Did you pout? Or did you embrace it and challenge (yourself) and force us to bring you back? We always tell them, "You make the decision, if you're good enough, we'll put you back on the team, but you have to prove it. If you pout, you're sending us a really bad signal."
The make up and composition of the Binghamton roster is going to be fascinating to watch evolve over the course of the season. With older and more established pros like Petersson, Hoffman and Da Costa slotting ahead of players like Prince, Pageau, Stone and even Zibanejad, the previously mentioned competitive levels should be juicing.
Q: Where is Peter Regin as far as his health is concerned?
A: We were told that everything is on pace. He is training well. He had to get the second surgery. It was not the same injury. It was a different part of the shoulder that he needed corrected. You give Peter credit last year, he wanted to prove that he could play last year. The shoulder was coming out quite a bit. There were times when he was on the foam roller and it popped once and it was hurting and he was putting it back in. And then, that last time that he got hurt and he was on the ice, I was up in Bryan (Murray's) box, and I said, "What's wrong with Peter?" And his shoulder was out and he stayed on the ice trying to kill a penalty. So we had to get (a surgery) done and he got it done properly. All reports are that it is going to be fine. If you see Peter Regin, he's one of those guys that he really has a lot of talent. He's a good team guy and he really cares. He just needs the opportunity to play healthy and if he can play healthy, I think he could surprise a lot of guys.
Regin might be someone who benefits from the lockout, just in the sense of if he wasn't fully rehabbed and his strength wasn't there 100% in September. By the time the season starts (if it does) you'd think this extra time will have done his new and improved shoulder well.
Q: He stayed in Ottawa until July trying to rehab and get ready for the NHL season.
A: Oh definitely, he wants to do whatever it takes. He accepted that contract and it's a good, attractive contract to us. And he said, "I just want to prove that I can play. You guys have invested a lot into me. I played well when I could, but the injuries set me back a bit. I want to get through and prove to you with a no-injury season what I can do as a NHL player."
Interesting comments about a player who is frequently ignored in the aftermath of his injury. Too often in sports, players get stigmatized for being too easily injured or banged up from people who are not close enough to the team to have some understanding of what pain thresholds a player tries to cope with before choosing corrective alternatives. To hear how badly Regin tried to prove that he warrants a spot on this roster, and the lengths and potential earnings that he gave up, it speaks volumes about the player. More importantly, it reflects well on the internal level of competition that the organization keeps shoving down our throats.
Q: From a maturity and conditioning aspect, has anyone improved more in the organization than Robin Lehner?
A: Well, a lot of guys have improved, there's no question but with Robin, yeah, he definitely (improved). He addressed some issues that we had. His weight was an issue and he addressed that. It's down two camps in a row now. In terms of being at development camp last year, he was very good. He was under 10-percent body fat and under 10-percent fat now, so he has addressed that. That was part of his approach. He is sleeping better and eating better. You know what it is like, guys learn at different paces and some guys get it faster and some guys take a bit longer. Robin is a very good talent. He has just had to adjust his lifestyle. He has adjusted his approach to the game. He has been calm. He has been competitive. He has looked really solid in the net and that is great for him. It's our job to support these guys. We know it's not going to be automatic that once we explain this to you and say that you should be at this level, it just happens. Guys take longer and he did have big success. He won MVP of the Calder Cup and then we wanted that to follow that up. They have been very good. Rick Wamsley has worked with him and Bryan has been very (forthright) with him. We want you to play lots. We want you to dominate and we want you to be a great teammate and a great worker, and he has done that. He has done everything that we have asked of him.
He has done everything that has been asked, but play games. This offseason, Lehner has said all of the right things, now he just needs to go out and get it done on the ice. #LehnerIsMature


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There can't be a better image of the 2010 National League Division Series and the triumph of the San Francisco Giants than sidebar character actor Cody Ross being mobbed by his teammates as he raised his arms in victory. Because how Ross got there is the pure essence of American baseball.
A kid walks up to a sandlot ball game already in progress and a player on one of the teams sees him standing there and says, "Hey, kid, wanna play for us?" The kid eagerly jumps at the chance and ends up winning the game for his new team. Cody Ross was ejected from the mother ship by the Florida Marlins late in the 2010 season, and was plucked out of deep space by the Giants, ostensibly to prevent the rival San Diego Padres from picking him up.
Ross' value as a hitter and defensive outfielder was immediately recognized by Manager Bruce Bochy: his first game as a Giant was August 23rd, and of the 41 remaining games on the regular season schedule, Ross played in 37 of them. And then he went to the NLDS, put the offense on his shoulders, broke up a no-hitter with a home run off Braves' starter Derek Lowe in the 6th inning of Game 4, and became the unofficial MVP of the League Division Series.
But there's another side to Cody Ross, and you can see it in some of his photos, or by watching him in the dugout when the action gets hot. The maniacal Cody Ross whose enthusiasm and fierce competitiveness can be, well, a little frightening. And I go back to the classic 1949 Warner Brothers film "White Heat", and the crazy-wild sociopathic gangster Cody Jarrett so brilliantly played by James Cagney.
After a crime spree that would make John Dillinger envious, Jarrett is cornered by the cops in an industrial complex on the LA docks. Jarrett climbs the steps of a huge gas storage tank and shoots it out. As bullets tear into the tank, and jets of flaming gas explode around him, Jarrett shouts "Top of the world… I made it Ma… top of the world…".
Of course, I just couldn't help it; as Cody Ross' ball arched over the left field wall and he circled the bases in the top of the 6th last night, I frightened my own circle of friends with shouts of, "you made it Cody, you made it… top of the world!".
After eight years of not making it, this was a monumental moment of being on top of the world as the San Francisco Giants topped the Atlanta Braves 3-2 in NLDS game four, taking the Divison Series 3-1, and head to the National League Championship Series for the first time since 2002.


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As soon as we spotted Kelly Clarkson with her cute floral bag, we thought it looked incredibly familiar. Turns out that it's vintage, but we were still racking our brains to figure out where we had seen it. And then we realized that it reminded us of an adorable bag at Target! This Xhilaration Soft Satchel in Blue Floral looks amazingly similar to Kelly's sweet tote and is only $15. If the blue doesn't suit you, the bag comes in multiple colors and patterns, including this subtle gray one and this graphic black one.
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ABUJA—IT was another round of startling revelations yesterday as the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation continued the suspended investigative hearing into an alleged purchase of two armoured BMW cars at N255 million by the Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah.
Despite the fact that the minister was absent at the hearing, the Nigeria Customs Service, NSC, First Bank PLC and Coscharis made presentations on their involvement in the purchase of the cars.
According to Committee's Chairperson, Rep Nkeiruka Onyejeocha "tomorrow (today), is sacrosanct, the minister must appear by 10.am.
The minister's letter, requesting to appear by noon was ignored by the committee.
Lagos N10m waiver used to clear armoured cars — Customs
Stakeholders were, however, startled when the Deputy Comptroller-General of Customs, DCG, Mannasseh Daniel Jatau, who represented the Customs C-G, Abdulahi Dikko said a N10 million waiver given to Lagos State Government as waiver to purchase vehicles for Eko 2012 Sports Festival was used to clear the cars.
Jatau said "the N10 million import duty payable on the 300 vehicles meant for Eko 2012 festival was used to clear the armoured cars."
He explained that since the waiver was still effective the Customs had no choice than to allow the cars clear from the ports.
Jatau also noted that the office of the National Security Adviser, NSA, endorsed the clearance of the armoured cars.
At this point, Rep Zakari Mohammed asked the DC-G to explain the procedure for such a waiver and the exact number of vehicles cleared by the Customs.
Responding Jatau said "the armoured vehicles were cleared because there was an authorisation letter from the Minister of Finance."
Asked whether such a waiver was transferable, Jatau said, "to the best of my knowledge it is not transferrable and the total vehicles were 300 units."
Rep Ahmed Ali queried Jatau further whether it is possible to use such an exemption for another purpose other than what it was meant for as in the case of NCAA.
Rep Jerry Manwe also demanded for evidence to show that such a waiver was granted by the Minister of Finance.
Jatau replied, saying "among the 300 vehicles only three were armoured cars and whether another beneficiary enjoyed the waiver I cannot tell you that because we are not magicians.
"At the clearance point, all the requirements of the law were met and we are under the Ministry of Finance. If you give us till tomorrow, (today) we will provide the evidence you demanded for."
But a copy of the letter authorising the Customs was eventually presented which said "I am directed to refer to your letter dated June 23, 2012, in the above subject matter and to convey the approval of Mr. President and Commander-in-Chief to the Lagos State Government for the waiver of Import Duty, Value Added Tax, (VAT, ETLS, CISS, and other port charges in respect of the importation of 300 units of BMW, Ford, Land Rover, Range Rover, Lexus, Mercedes, Escalade, Jaguar and buses (Petrol/Diesel) for use during the 18th National Sports Festival (EKO 2012) to be imported through Messrs Coscharis Motors Nigeria Limited, as indicated in the duly attached list."
He further said that but for the waiver, the Customs Service would have generated the sum of N10, 133, 533. He explained that if the Customs Service knew the diversion of beneficiaries before the vehicles left the port, it would have demanded that import duty be paid on them.
The lenders, First Bank of Nigeria in its testimony refuted claims by NCAA that it was not committed to the bank as regards the loan of N643 million for the cars.
Group Head, Retail Services of the bank, Seyi Oyefeso, told the committee that NCAA is committed to the bank having agreed to, and signed all the documents for the loan that was meant to cover 52 units of vehicles which does not include the BMW armoured cars.
In its own evidence, Coscharis Nig Ltd has maintained that due process was followed in the purchase of the cars and that regarding the exemption of duty, the President of the company, Cosmas Maduka, said it had an agreement with the Federal Government to waive import duties on cars it purchases for the government at a given time.
While the committee insisted that the current price of the vehicle shouldn't have ordinarily exceeded N50 million each, Coscharis outrightly rejected it, saying that could never be the case with BMW B7 series anywhere in the world.
NCAA demanded jerk-up of armoured cars prices — Coscharis
But in a bid to state the fact, Coscharis revealed that the NCAA demanded a jerk up of the prices of the controversial vehicles from what the company had submitted earlier.
According to the Chairman of the company, Mr. Cosmas Maduka "NCAA told us that the initial price is not proper."
The hearing further revealed that the controversial cars were originally purchased on behalf of the Lagos State Government for the 2012 18th National Sports Festival and later sold to NCAA.
Explaining the controversy, Maduka said that the delay encountered when the company sought clearance from the office of the National Security Adviser, NSA, when the demand came made it necessary to sell the cars to NCAA. But the Committee insisted that Coscharis deceived the public and the government by saying that the cars were bought for NCAA when actually they were purchased on behalf of the Lagos State government.
Reps Committee accuses Coscharis of ripping off Nigerians
The committee also accused the company of ripping Nigerians off.
According to the Committee, the change in the prices of the vehicle from the initial amount of N70 million to N127.5 million even when the company had admitted that it got waivers from government not to pay Customs duties on the cars cast aspersion on the company's position on the prices.
Similarly, the hearing later took a dramatic turn when the committee discovered that the vehicles supplied were of different make and types.
For instance, a member of the committee and spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Zakari Mohammed said that the chassis of one of the vehicles inspected by a delegation from the committee was DW68011. He argued that the number differed from what Coscharis gave in their correspondences with the office of the NSA.
But in a swift response, the company refuted it. It quoted the chasis numbers as 68044 and 68432 respectively. It however promised to send the NSA certificate on the cars to the committee.
Earlier, the company had requested to play a video to demonstrate how exotic the cars were in a bid to justify the prices but was turned down by the committee.
FAAN procures two bullet proof cars for MD — Sen. Uzodinma
In a related development, as condemnation continues to trail the purchase of two armoured cars by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, for the Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah, there was a startling revelation yesterday that the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, equally procured another two for its Managing Director.
Meantime the Nigeria Meteorological Agency, NIMET and the Accident Investigations & Prevention Bureau, AIPB, have distanced themselves from the controversy surrounding the purchase of armoured vehicles, saying they were not involved in transactions on bullet proof cars.
Director -General of NIMET, Dr. Anthony Anuforom and his counterpart in AIPB, Captain Muhktar Usman, who exonerated their agencies when they appeared before the senate committee on aviation led by its Chairman, Senator Hope Uzodima when they were asked on oath, how many armoured vehicles they bought like their sister agencies within the aviation sector.
Senator Uzodima in an interview, confirmed to newsmen that the Managing Director of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, Mr. George Uriesi, had confirmed on oath that his agency bought 202 operational vehicles and two bullet-proof cars for the MD.
He said: "Investigation is still on-going and it will not be fair for me to pre-empt the outcome. FAAN did confirm that among the operational vehicles they purchased, four of them are armoured vehicles, two for the MD and two for the minister.
"We told them to go back and put everything in writing and make comprehensive statements on all vehicles purchased so until they come back on Monday we cannot rush into conclusion.
"The FAAN MD said they did a funding arrangement with a commercial bank. This investigation will be a very deep one so that at the end of the day, we do a holistic approach and look at how the sector will be repositioned so that all anomalies will be corrected."
The Senate Committee on Aviation had on Tuesday queried FAAN over the purchase of four bullet-proof cars in the agency's inventory.
The FAAN MD, George Uriesi told the Uzodinma-led committee that the vehicles included two Lexus limousine cars and two Prado SUVs, adding that the limousines were bought at the cost of N60 million each and not N70 million being insinuated.


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Madonna really is adopting Malawian girl, 3
Even though we just related that Madonna may not be able to adopt Malawian toddler Mercy James because she's a bit too quick to find new boyfriends, the country's officials have announced that she is indeed adopting the 3-year-old, Us says. Because little David Banda needs a pal, apparently.
"The adoption is going ahead," Penstone Kilembe, Malawi's director of Child Welfare Services, told Us. "It has been at an advanced stage for some time." That makes it sound like some unfortunate form of cancer. And who is this Mercy person?
The girl is from the "Mchinji Home of Hope orphanage. She has no father and mother, they both died...We finished the assessment yesterday (Thursday) in readiness for the courts next week," an official told Reuters. We wonder if Guy Ritchie is going to demand a share of her, too.
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PARENTS, grandparents and councillors have hit out at plans to cut free school transport provisions.
The proposals, which are out for public consultation as part of Torfaen's School and College Transport Review, could see children as young as four having to walk two miles to school each way, in all weathers.
Mum Nikki Hilton, whose four-year-old son attends Blaenavon Heritage Voluntary Controlled Primary School, said it could also see grandparents walking up to eight miles a day, to and from school each morning and afternoon, along with their pre-school children.
"The terrain will make it so much harder," she said. "There are steep steps because of the mountains, and people will have pushchairs too. It will be a nightmare.
"There are no lights on the mountain from Forgeside, so it will be dark in the winter, and there is no footpath from the school."
Grandparent Gary Hathaway said: "When they clo-sed Forgeside School all those years ago they said there would be transport to school as one of the conditions of closure. Now they are trying to renege on that.
"If these kids have to walk to school while they waste money elsewhere there will be World War Three."
Torfaen council is considering changing its mileage criteria from September 2015 to two miles for primary aged children, from the current 1.5 miles, and three miles for secondary aged children or above, from two miles.
The proposed changes are part of measures to fund the ambitious 21st Century Schools programme developed in 2011.
Blaenavon councillors are also concerned for those walking from Forgeside to Blaenavon Heritage Primary.
Cllr Stuart Evans said: "The children will have to navigate a busy highway. Add to that the prospect of sitting in wet clothes all day after a long walk and it's a pretty miserable outlook."
Discussing the review, Pontypool Community Council agreed to write a "strongly worded" letter to the local authority.
Pontnewynydd councillor Elaine Chilcott was among those who spoke out strongly in objection, as did Trevethin councillor Janet Jones, who called it "disgusting".
The survey ends on Monday, April 14. Go to http://bit.ly/1i7FUeh or call Mark Horton on 01495 766910 for a printed copy.


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Only one more thing will happen before the end comes: the gospel will be preached throughout the world (14). Well, that and the abomination
of desolations will stand in the holy place (15), many false Christs and false prophets will show great signs and wonders (24), the sun and moon
will be darkened and the stars will fall (29), the sign of the son of Man will appear in the sky, everyone on earth will mourn, and then,
finally, the great and powerful son of Man will come in all his glory (30).
Oh, and all these things will happen within the lifespan of Jesus' contemporaries (34).
Or maybe not. Jesus was talking about things he knew nothing about (36). (See Mark 13:32.)
"Which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda."
Judah "went in unto" his daughter-in-law, Tamar, who was disguised as a prostitute. She conceived and
bore Pharez, an ancestor of Jesus. (Gen 38:27-29)
It's a good thing it was more than ten generations ago. Otherwise Jesus could not "enter into the congregation of the
Lord." (Dt.23:2) 3:33
Believers will be arrested and persecuted by the Jews, who will throw them in prison (12), friends and family will betray each other and
some will be put to death (16), and believers will be hated by everyone (17). But don't worry. Not a single hair on your head will be
hurt (even if you are killed) (18).
When you see armies around Jerusalem, then you'll know desolation is near (20). Then it's time to head for the hills. Unless you're a
pregnant or nursing women, that is. (23) Then you're just fucked. Too bad for you.
God's wrath will be on everyone, with dead bodies all over the place,
Jerusalem will be trodden on by Gentiles until "the times of the
Gentiles be fulfilled." (24) There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars, with lots of waves in the sea. (25)
Everyone will be afraid of everything (26) and then they'll see the Son of Man coming in all his glory. (27)
Oh, and all these things will happen within the lifespan of Jesus' contemporaries (32). 21:8-27


text: Eclectic Cafe Concert Series October 5, 2013 7:00 pm - October 6, 2013 10:00 pm Where ohnson County Courthouse 302 North Main, Warrensburg, MO 64093 United States Additional Information The Johnson County Historical Society is pleased to announce the first two performances of the Eclectic Cafe Concert Series. Drawing influence from the string band tradition of the 1920's the Knobtown Skiffle Band will play fiddle tunes, blues, stomps, drags and rags on Friday, October 5th. Manda Shea & the Sumpthin' Brothers will perform American roots music on Saturday, October 6th. Both performances begin at 7 pm and take place at the historic old Johnson County Courthouse at 302 North Main in Warrensburg. Lit by candles and mirrors and presented without amplification the concerts are offered free of charge (free will donations will be accepted). Inside seating limited to 70 quests. The concert series is a celebration of the rich diversity of music in our city and region and continues with the following performances: Friday, October 11- Kasey Dawn Rausch Saturday, October-Clay Hughes Friday, October 18–Linda Bales (the Ukulele Lady) Saturday, October 19-Jake Briscoe Friday, November 1-Walkenhorst & Porter Saturday, November 2-Luehrman, Shaffer & Check Source: Eclectic Cafe Concert Series Category: Concerts & Tour Dates, Education, Festivals Share on Facebook Share on Twitter More Leave a comment Send to a friend! Print this page Pin it! Reddit This! Share on Tumblr! Discuss This Event


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WHEN it comes to agriculture, the four provinces have very different priorities as was evident from budget speeches where, except for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, there was not much mention of the sector.
For the year 2013-14, the Punjab government has allocated Rs92 billion to agriculture out of an estimated budget of Rs871 billion, Sindh has earmarked Rs6.167 billion out of Rs617 billion, KP has Rs2.913 billion out of Rs344 billion budget and Balochistan has Rs7.87 billion out of Rs199 billion.
KP is the only province which, in a bold departure from the past, is taking outstanding steps in improving marketing mechanisms of agricultural commodities. The government intends to reform the outdated system of market committees which have, over the years, become 'hostage' in the hands of middlemen, arhtis and commission agents, according to its finance minister.
The agricultural department has been instructed to do away with the system of market committees and, instead, introduce a new system based on joint participation of farmers and private sector. The reason why the peasants don't get the right price for their produce is the absence of proper planning about the value chain. That is why the KP government has proposed the creation of a Value Chain Management Company which will persuade the average farmer to take interest in modern farm technologies. A certification course is also planned to enable common farmers have access to domestic and international markets.
Since the province does not produce more than 40 per cent of its requirements of agricultural commodities, the PTI government has devised a special strategy to bring under cultivation barren lands by applying modern farm technologies. To begin with, the plans include setting up of fruit orchards on 1800 acres, distribution of 50,000 fruit plants and one lac olive plants. Besides, 300 tonnes of corn hybrid seed and 4,500 tonnes of wheat seeds will be distributed among farmers Balochistan has earmarked Rs4.66 billion for irrigation and Rs4.79 billion for water supply. It has placed more stress on infrastructure development and will spend on road projects, energy schemes, water schemes, local government development, etc.
A special financial aid package would be given to agriculture sector to boost the provincial agricultural economy. The government has, like other provincial governments, put more stress on education ( Rs34.89 billion) and health sector (Rs15.23 billion). As a result of sectoral rebalancing done by the government, it now intends to spend more on social sector and has proposed 89 schemes. These schemes will cost Rs34.5 billion, and the government plans to fund nearly two-thirds of that from the 2013-14 development budget of Rs44 billion.
There is no mention of a tax on agricultural income in the budgets of Sindh, KP and Balochistan. Only Punjab has taken the initiative and set target of Agricultural Income Tax (AIT) for the financial year 2013-14 at Rs2,018.938 million. Last year, it was Rs720.522 million.
According to the budget documents, AIT is a direct tax available to provinces under the AIT Act promulgated in 1997. It seeks payment of fixed amount per acre of land. Major amendments were introduced to this law in 2001 under which holders of 25 acres of irrigated land (equivalent to 50 acre un-irrigated land) were required to submit their AIT returns. This tax is different from the one charged under Income Tax Ordinance on the basis of the actual income earned from farming activities. It is this tax the feudal lobby is resisting.
Punjab and KP are determined to pursue and complete computerisation of land records as early as possible, but Sindh and Balochistan are lagging far behind. The Punjab government, which has set 2014-end as deadline, intends to use the programme as a means to secure property rights of the people in the province. It has already fully computerised the land records of Hafizabad district while the work is continuing on fast pace in other districts.
Of all sub-sectors of the agriculture in Punjab, the biggest share, Rs22.40 billion, has gone to the irrigation system, which is 108 per cent higher than the 2012-13 ADP and 12 per cent of the core annual development plan for the year. The ongoing 15 schemes will get lion's share and the four new schemes will receive only 10 per cent of the allocation. Besides, Jinnah Barrage and Khanki, Balloki and Sulemanki headworks would be rehabilitated. Five small dams will be built in Attock district and one each in Chakwal, Rawalpindi and Jehlum.
In KP, computerisation of land records and field-based assessment of Agriculture Income Tax, its government says, will be closely monitored to know the true potential of this tax. Besides, the hardships people face due to patwari culture can be reduced or eliminated only through computerisation. The government has plans to computerise the land records initially in Abbottabad, Peshawar, Dera Ismail Khan, Mardan, Charsadda and Nowshera.
The Sindh government will spend its allocated Rs6.167 billion for the development of agriculture sector on 37 schemes of irrigation, livestock and fisheries. Last year, the allocation was Rs5.45 billion. The government has set seven priorities for improvement in the life of people, and agriculture is one of them. Over 60 per cent of the population in the province is actively engaged in agriculture. In Sindh, rice production is 32 per cent, sugarcane 24 per cent, cotton 21 per cent and wheat 12 per cent of the provincial output.One thing common in the budgets of the four provinces is the extraordinarily high allocations for education and health, something overdue for long, and increased spending on infrastructure development to speed up economic activities.
The KP government has imposed no new tax while Sindh has increased property tax from 20 per cent to 25 per cent and the tax ratio on services has also been raised. Critics say that owing to financial constraints, Punjab, the biggest farm goods producer in the country, feels restrained from taking any major initiative to improve farm-to-market roads and storage capacity for wheat and other grains.


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WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star Day Two: Money Bubble Pops, Paul Volpe Leads With 44 Players Remaining
Players are making quick work with their play at the World Poker Tour's Bay 101 Shooting Star in San Jose, popping the money bubble on Day Two as they battle towards a champion that will be crowned on Friday.
Coming together for the first time in the tournament, the 249 players left were promised a long day of action around the Bay 101 tournament room. The plan by tournament director Matt Savage was for the field to work down to eighteen players by the end of Wednesday's action, but that was viewed by many to be virtually impossible. With this in mind, the "hard stop" time of 2AM (Pacific Time) was a more likely option for the end of Day Two play.
Day 1A top dog Andrew Lichtenberger was the overall leader with 341,100 chips heading into Day Two play and there were still sixteen Shooting Stars (eight from each Day One) that were around for Wednesday's action. The Shooting Stars – bountied players that had a $2500 price on their heads – included Shawn Buchanan, Antonio Esfandiari, Andy Frankenberger, Jennifer Harman, Christian Harder, Maria Ho, WPT announcer Mike Sexton (the only one of the announcing crew to make it out of Day One) and Dominik Nitsche (among others). They would have a tough day, however, as the action played out.
Until the start of Day Two, there was no prize pool announced or the number of players that would be paid due to the ability of those who had been eliminated on Day 1B to re-enter before the start of play on Wednesday. After a few moments of play on Day Two, the official numbers saw 635 entries for the tournament (a record brought about by the re-entry format as well as the lower buy-in of $7500) to build a prize pool over $4.5 million. 63 players would take away the minimum $15,110, while the eventual champion of the tournament would walk off with a $1.13 million payday.
With the financials taken care of, the players got down to eliminating players. Within the first two levels of play (two hours), more than 100 players found their way to the rail. Of those players, Shooting Stars Buchanan and Tom Marchese were causalities (by Nick Schulman and Jason Somerville, respectively) while other Shooting Stars (Harman and Noah Schwartz) tried to keep pace with the field.
As mid-afternoon approached, the players kept flooding the exits at the Bay 101. Greg Mueller, Mohsin Charania, Sexton and Schwartz hit the rail, leaving only a dozen Shooting Stars remaining in the event. As the field dropped under the century mark, Brendon Rubie became the first player to crack the 500K chip count as he took over the lead.
More Shooting Stars would be eliminated before the money bubble was burst. Harman was coolered when her pocket Queens were topped by pocket Aces and former World Champion Carlos Mortensen knocked off Frankenberger to claim his bounty medal and a $2500 payday. As the dinner break arrived, Ho was able to double up to set herself for a run after some sustenance.
When play picked back up Wednesday night, 102 players were still alive for this WPT championship, but those numbers would plummet as the night wore on. Nine Shooting Stars were remaining and, by the end of the action, that number would be cut by a third.
Nitsche would be the first Shooting Star to leave after dinner, with Alex Keating knocking him off. Scott Seiver eliminated Star Eugene Katchalov when Katchalov's pocket Jacks failed to find a partner against Seiver's pocket Queens. As the money bubble approached, David Chiu was dismissed from the tournament by WeiKai Chang, Chang's second bounty of the tournament (he knocked off Todd Brunson on his Day One).
Mortensen would do the honors of popping the money bubble, eliminating Jeremy Druckman in 64th place and guaranteeing the rest of the field would earn something for their trip to San Jose. In a battle that would see our Day Three leader determined, Matt Affleck and Paul Volpe fought it out over several hands only to see Affleck's stack end up in Volpe's possession as the hour grew late. By the time the 2AM curfew came, only 44 players remained to come back for Day Three action on Thursday with Volpe holding the lead.
1. Paul Volpe, 1.394 million
2. Brendon Rubie, 988,000
3. Isaac Baron, 896,000
4. Steve Behm, 854,000
5. Maria Ho, 805,000
6. Antonio Esfandiari, 787,000
7. James Anderson, 770,000
8. Erik Seidel, 751,000
9. Matt Stout, 687,000
10. Jordan Cristos, 672,000
While Volpe's run to the top was impressive, Ho's play was truly stunning on the day. She was all-in on several occasions and, as a Shooting Star bounty, was able to find a great deal of action. She was able to use that action to go from nearly on the felt to one of the chip leaders for Day Three.
It will be another long day for the 44 survivors in the Bay 101 Shooting Star as they are tasked with getting down to the six handed WPT final table. The action begins at noon in San Jose with only six Shooting Stars remaining (Ho, Esfandiari, Seidel, Harder, Kyle Julius and Somerville) but plenty of money still left to hand out before the WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star final table is determined.
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Nexus 6 'Shamu' might be released at the end of this month
With the recent leaks and rumors regarding the next Nexus device, we were confirmed that the successor to Nexus 5 is arriving though there were talks about Google killing off their Nexus lineup. A report published in the high profile Wall street journal stated that Google might be unveiling the Nexus 6 AKA Shamu later this month.
From what we have seen in the leaks, the device seemed to look like a giant Moto X and according to two people familiar with the matter, it would sport a massive 5.9-inch display . The main reason for Google taking this strategic move is to compete against the likes of Note 4 and iPhone 6 plus but at a very affordable price tag that wouldn't put a whole in your wallet.
According to rumors, the device would be sporting a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels in resolution armed with a quad-cre Snapdragon 805 system on chip, 3GB RAM, 32GB internal storage, 13MP rear facing camera, 2MP front facing and would most likely have Android L installed as the operating system. There's no confirmation regarding when it would hit the market but we can guess that if the product is indeed unveild this month, it would most likely hit the shelves in November.
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During his life, J Lawrence Isherwood's paintings were dismissed as worthless and the artist died in poverty at his home in Wigan, Greater Manchester.
Now his work is causing excitement in the art world - a painting recently sold at auction for more than £2,000.
Mr Isherwood was rumoured to have LS Lowry as a fan. The artist was said to have an Isherwood hung in his home.
Geoffrey Shryhane owns the biggest collection of his work and was a friend of Isherwood, who died in 1989.
He said: "No one in Wigan took him seriously, in fact he was a laughing stock, but he kept on painting and painting.
"He held exhibitions in Wigan and was prepared to sell them for a pound or two."
Mr Shryhane partly puts the recent success down to the Lowry connection.
"I think it leaked out that Lowry was great admirer of Isherwood's and had a painting on his wall until the day he died," he said.
Isherwood's paintings were often based around Wigan and his style has been compared to Lowry.
Mr Shryhane added: "Isherwood was a real Wigan man and wanted to put the town on the map artistically."


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Sheik, as far as boiling my soul, I would concern myself with my own butt, not others, maybe you should pray now (10) times a day for all the atrocities you have inflicted on this world.<quoted text>
nice experencial (?) word - sheik
stire the pot, boil the soul
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"You is" Sheik, What PHD do you have Sheik?, it's sure not English.
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On Monday we very regrettably left Alegria Campsite in Benicarlo. We had really enjoyed the campsite and will definitely visit again.
As you will have seen from my last post, the heavens had opened in the early hours of Monday morning and we had to pack up and leave. I had taken the precaution of taking the towels in and putting the buggy under the van but we really didn't expect this. Most of the campsite was flooded and it was still chucking it down. The owner was out digging channels and putting a pump on. The water was being pumped over the wall yet still the awning mats were floating and it was about 4 inches or more deep in places. We would have stayed put but in my infinite wisdom I had booked us into Eden from today and with a hefty deposit paid there was no way we weren't going to pitch up.
Inside was only a little better. I had woken up to find the bottom corner of the bed wet and cold, was it the dog? had one of us not made it to the loo in the night? Then we noticed that the skylight had been open during the night and the rain had been coming in. The carpet in the lounge and bedroom was wet. We know that in heavy rain we get some water ingress somewhere around the slide-outs, but we've never worked out how this comes UP into the carpet. The rug was soaking where the skylight had been open in the lounge – I even had to move the power supply for the laptop because it was sitting in a puddle. Needless to say the dog wasn't going anywhere – it's amazing that she can get me up in the night to go out, but if it's raining chicken licken might not go out until midday.
The dogs buggy was sodden inside and out and the bikes had to be loaded. Everything had to come inside and was immediately dumped in the shower where it could drip dry(er). It takes a good half an hour to load the bikes and we would normally load them the night before leaving but as the pitch was small we could not put the bike rack back on until we moved the van. So this had to be done in the driving rain.
It could have been worse, we could have been in a tent and at least it wasn't cold.
Once we were nearly ready, we waded over to say goodbye to June and Brian and found that their awning mat was literally floating. They were staying firmly indoors – very sensible.
We had two choices to get to Peniscola, the short way along the seafront road or the long way on the N322. Having come the short way, I chose to go that way back. Then Iain reminded me about the road that was liable to flood, but we had to go that way anyway. We approached it slowly, at least we had been that way before and knew there weren't any great holes in it, and also we are quite high off the road so I thought it would be ok. We got through safely. When we came out of the other side of Benicarlo we saw the supermarkets that I said in my previous post didn't exist. The satnag said to turn right – only we couldn't turn right because the road was closed – because it was flooded. We pulled over and re-assessed the situation. There really was no choice, we had to go straight on, down the narrow service road with bollards each side. There were no signs of nothing over 3.5 tonnes over the bridge, nor were there any other signs to stop us, so we proceeded with caution (don't the police say that?). The road was indeed very narrow, we had to watch both sides, a cobbled street with bollards. I had about 6 inches clearance each side so there was no room for error. Slow and steady keeps us sane, sorry to all those behind us.
I forgot to mention that the other day I asked Iain if he felt more confident with my driving these days and the conversation went like this:-
Me: "Do you feel more confident with my driving these days?"
Iain: "If you mean, do I think that one day my life with end with a heart attack while sat in the passenger seat, then that is what I think".
Me: "Mmm – I think the same sometimes and I'm driving".
About 10 minutes later we arrived at Eden – for the second time. This time we knew we wouldn't be turned away as we had booked. I had such high expectations of this campsite. Wow, people had told us that they crammed them in down there and they weren't wrong. The first pitch they offered us was a lovely big pitch, only we couldn't get onto it lengthways and there was a bloody tree in the middle of it, so we couldn't have got on widthways either. Ok so we had a second choice (I think these were the only two pitches available) and we chose the long, narrow pitch. Narrow isn't the word, we can't even get our awning out all the way and we have to move the table and chairs every time we want to get to the back of the van. There's hardly any sun on our pitch, we get 45 minutes a day, which you really need early in the morning this time of year before the warmth has arrived. We went for a walk along the seafront and I had a real grump on. I said to Iain, it isn't the rain, it isn't the small pitch, it's isn't that I can't find the gym or that the swimming pool is closed, it is just that this doesn't live up to expectations and I wish we hadn't booked in for two weeks and if this was my only two weeks holiday I would have wanted to go home.
But the next day the sun shone, so all was well again.
It is a lovely site though, and close to the beach and shops. The swimming pool is massive and very deep. Unfortunately the weather has taken a turn for the worse and is much cooler than we expected for this time of year. A lady told me she had been here this time last year and it was still in the 30's C. However there seems to be a lot of rain all over Spain at the moment which is keeping the temperature down to around 25C. This is not really hot enough for me to need the pool so we could have gone straight to Albir. The gym I insisted on is small and how is boot camp going – not very well I'm afraid. Full of good intentions but nothing getting me there yet. But we have had a good walk or cycle ride every day and I have been in the pool a couple of times so at least we're doing something. The people seem to be quite "cliquey" and even the English don't seem to want to know, the most personal thing about the site is the toilet blocks which have opaque glass doors and panels so you can see the outline of anyone in close proximity. Ridiculous design. Nothing like as friendly as Alegria in Benicarlo.
We chose Peniscola because it had a castle and an old town which is always something worth having a walk around and we were not disappointed. There are miles of sandy beaches here and between the main beach and the small beach there is a rock and the castle and old town are on top of the rock. They seem to have loved building on big rocks overlooking the sea in Spain and we have come across a lot of these such as Benidorm, Tarragona. I always think that I wouldn't want to live on the side of a rock but the buildings have been there for hundreds of years, so it must be ok. The castle gardens looked very inviting, but unfortunately they weren't inviting us in unless we parted with some cash, so we just perused them from outside.
Back to the campsite, now I said that the pitch was narrow and I wasn't exaggerating. To save tying Connie up, all we had to do was to string some green netting from the wheel to the tree. All she needs is a visible boundary (we've done it with just a row of stones before) and people think it's hilarious that she stands the other side spinning wildly whenever any dog passes, but she knows not to cross the boundary. We have always been careful not to let the dog get too hot and she does seem to have acclimatised to the warmer weather as the other morning she was shivering so much that her teeth were chattering and it was only about 20C so not that cold.
At the back of the campsite there is some marsh land, this area actually has a lot of natural water and this is a bit of a nature reserve. But it makes great dog walking and you can walk right into town and then make a circular walk coming back along the seafront.
There is a very nice park area in town with lots of water and ducks and fish and stuff. Other than that and the old town, it's basically a concrete tourist destination. Loads of bars, restaurants, hotels and tat shops. The beach is fantastic though and if you like the touristy sort of holiday it would make a great place. We ventured out the other evening and I tasted cuttlefish for the first time. It was lovely, I'm a bit of a fish fan and love calamari and this was very similar (go on some smart arse, enlighten me and say it's the same thing – it may be). We went back to the same restaurant last night and had paella and I have to admit it was the best paella that we have ever had. I would certainly recommend Mr. Rabbit's (strange name for a restaurant) for their food.
The weather is not very good for Spain in September, a bit of rain but the temperature is ok, staying around 25C. If only the sun would come out it would be lovely. We've been watching the weather forecast all over Spain and it seems to be the same, so we've decided to cut short our stay in Peniscola and will be moving on on Thursday 2nd October to Albir where we will stay for the winter. Jo and James are also heading for Albir from the other direction and Jo emailed me to say they are also fed up of the rain, I wonder who will get there first.
Unfortunately the boot camp hasn't got off the ground (another reason to move on) but I've been keeping myself busy with some crafty things with recycled plastic bottles and tins and I'll post some of my creations next time when I have decorated our winter pitch. I think Iain is getting embarrassed with my "bin diving" for unusual plastic bottles and I'm sure that French man down the road is beating me to all the good ones. It's getting quite competitive. Meanwhile Iain keeps asking me if he's drinking fast enough to keep me supplied with cans!!!!!
Will we come back to Eden and Peniscola – probably not – it's nice, but hardly paradise.