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Trading Artest: Risk and Reward
By Chad Ford
ESPN Insider
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The Pacers expectations at the start of the season were pretty straightforward.
Win an NBA Championship. ... or bust.
The Pistons are the champs and you respect what they have accomplished, Pacers GM Larry Bird told Insider in October. But we can compete with them. In fact, we can compete with them better than we did last year. To be the champs, you have to beat the champs. I think weve got as good a shot as anyone.
That feeling only swelled when the Pacers traveled to Detroit on November 19 and destroyed the Pistons on their own home floor.
When we played Detroit up there, we beat them easily, team president Donnie Walsh told Insider. We did it without two of our starters (Reggie Miller and Jeff Foster). I think it was at that point that we felt like we were serious, serious contenders.
But minutes before the final buzzer sounded, disaster struck both teams seasons. The brawl in Auburn Hills, Mich. will go down as one of the ugliest incidents in the history of the NBA. The Pacers suffered the brunt of the aftershocks, losing Jermaine ONeal for 15 games, Stephen Jackson for 30 games and Ron Artest for the season.
After seeing their team decimated by huge suspensions in the wake of the incident, the goals of the franchise changed dramatically. Championship aspirations were shelved. The Pacers simply wanted to survive. We had this incident, it was terrible for us and the league, and we got the suspensions, Walsh told Insider this week. Our immediate goal was to survive this and win as many games as we can. We felt if we could stay around .500, wed really have a shot once guys started coming back. Mission accomplished. On Wednesday in Boston, Jackson returned to the fold with the Pacers clinging to a 20-19 record and an eighth Eastern Conference playoff seed. After the loss to the Celtics, theyre just three games behind the Pistons in the Central Division standings and 4½ games away from a No. 2 seed in the playoffs.
On Thursday night, the Pacers play host to the Pistons for their third meeting of the season. Now that ONeal and Jackson are back, do the Pacers have enough firepower, sans Artest, to still win it all?
If the answer is no, will Walsh and Bird succumb to the urge to trade Artest for a player who might make the difference between an early playoff exit and the NBA Finals?
Still contenders?
Despite the loss of Artest, the Pacers still have a number of reasons to believe that theyre still as good as the Pistons and Heat this season. To begin, one of the Pacers starters blossomed with ONeal, Jackson and Artest in street clothes.
Point guard Jamaal Tinsley has evolved from a good basketball player into an all-star caliber point guard this season. The Pacers signed Tinsley to a sixyear, $40 million extension this summer that is beginning to look like a year, $40 million extension this summer that is beginning to look like a serious steal.
Tinsley remains one of the best floor
generals in the NBA, but he is no longer
just a pass-only point guard. Hes
dramatically improved his outside
jumper over the course of the past few
years and is no longer afraid to use it.
Teams can no longer sag on him on the
offensive end. His 17.3 ppg average this
season is dramatically better than his
career-high of 9.6 ppg during his rookie
year. His scoring output should decline now that ONeal and Jackson are
back, but he should remain an effective weapon in the Pacers offensive
Tinsley has also evolved into one of the best defensive point guards in the league. He uses his strength,
quick hands and great instincts to shut down opposing point guards. This season, he ranks third in the
league in steals. But thats not the total story. As stats guru John Hollinger pointed out in this years Pro
Basketball Forecast, Tinsleys impact goes beyond steals. According to a complicated set of formulas
Hollinger has assembled tracking individual defensive matchups, Tinsley led all NBA point guards in
defensive efficiency last season. Judging from what weve seen this year, hes doing it again.
Jamaal has really kept us together during all of this, said Walsh. Hes really grown as a player. He really
makes our team run smoothly. I think people really have under rated just how good he really is.
Second, the Pacers have, arguably, the best bench in the East. Thats partly why they were able to survive
without ONeal, Jackson and Artest for so long.
We have a lot of depth, Bird said. Over the course of an 82-game season, that gets more important to
you. Injuries are going to happen. Sometimes its just a matter of outlasting your opponent.
Their bench has improved. Seldom used prior to the Motown Melee, reserves Fred Jones, Austin Croshere,
James Jones and rookie David Harrison were thrust into prime- time roles after the suspensions and
responded with impressive numbers.
Now that theyre back in supporting roles, they have more experience to step up when called upon.
I think those guys have really grown as basketball players because of this, Walsh said. In the past,
weve always believed we had a deep bench but they werent really tested. Now that theyve been out
there, and won games for us, I think Rick [Carlisle] knows that he can lean on them now.
Third, the Pacers might be the most motivated team in the league right now. Jackson and ONeal are on fire about what happened and cant wait to take it out on their opponents. ... on the court.
Im so happy Im back I want to scream, Jackson said on Tuesday. Weve got a sense of urgency right now. We want to get some momentum going now, and then be rolling when we come out of the All-Star break.
Jackson says he has a lot of emotions hes ready to
release after sitting at home and watching his team
struggle without him.
could have made one play to help determine the outcome, or at least pat somebody on the butt, that really
destroyed me.
Jackson is now vowing to not only lift the offense, but also to take over Artests role as the teams
defensive leader.
If anybody has to play on both ends of the court, its me, he said. Not having our defensive stopper in
Ron, Im willing to take on that challenge. I did it in San Antonio and I did it in Atlanta. Im willing to do it
here. Im going to try to do everything on the court.
Jacksons debut in Boston Wednesday night was a mixed bag. He scored 17 points but shot just 6-for-18
from the field in a loss to the Celtics. Jacksons legs gave out in the third quarter, and he missed 12 of his
last 15 shots. Obviously, its going to take a while for him to get his wind back, but in the long run, his
return will mean a lot to Indiana.
Finally, the Pacers stiffest competition, the Pistons and Heat, have their fair share of weaknesses.
The Pistons have not been playing with the competitive fire that they did last year. Theyve been in some
sort of malaise all season. They seem to be as snakebit as the Pacers were about the whole brawl. Over
the past few weeks, head coach Larry Brown has been complaining about the teams effort and just this
weekend, Ben Wallace, the poster child for effort in the league, shot back at Brown, telling him to lay off.
weekend, Ben Wallace, the poster child for effort in the league, shot back at Brown, telling him to lay off.
While the addition of Carlos Arroyo should bolster the Pistons backcourt, the team still has enough depth
issues to make them vulnerable. If they catch lightning in a bottle again this spring, they probably will be
too tough for the Pacers to beat. But if the Pistons continue to tread water, the Pacers can take them even
without Artest.
The Heat got off to a fantastic start but have had their own fair share of problems lately. While Shaquille
ONeal and Dwyane Wade might be more dominant than any player on either the Pistons or Pacers roster,
the rest of the team has serious issues.
After a great start, Damon Jones has hit a serious wall. Eddie Jones has been up and down all season.
Udonis Haslem has played well, but hes a role player. The fact that the Heat signed Qyntel Woods on
Wednesday shows you how desperate they are. The bottom line is that in a seven-game series, the Heat
probably need to add a player or two, and stay injury-free, if theyre going to the Finals.
With all of that said, the Pacers remain realistic about the speed bumps they now face if theyre going to
win a title.
The suspension changed everything, Walsh said. Well be a good team. Ronnie is a very good player.
You cant say were as good without him as with him.
Still, well be competitive. Real competitive.
Pistons president Joe Dumars agrees.
I still think the Pacers are a force to be reckoned with, Dumars told Insider. Stephen Jackson and
Jermaine ONeal give them enough power to compete with anyone in the league.
Trade Artest?
While the Pacers still are clearly in the playoff hunt, there are as many questions as there are answers.
Without Artest going out and shutting down their
opponents best player, can the team be as good
defensively as they need to be?
Artest was also their second-most important offensive player. Can Jackson, Tinsley and their bench players pick up the slack?
Can the Pacers come together in the middle of the
season? Despite the passion, its not as easy as it
Do those question marks ever tempt the Pacers into
trading Artest for a player who could come in and
immediately improve the Pacers chances of winning a title this season?
Were not going to do it, Walsh said. Not at the trade deadline, anyway.
Were not going to panic. If you look toward where this team will go, ...sooner or later all of our players
are coming back including Ronnie. The average age of our team is 25 years old and all of our key players
are on long-term contracts. We have to keep that in mind.
The Pacers are certainly inclined to be patient. But the truth is, the lack of quality offers for Artest has
made that stance an easy one to adopt.
Walshs position on the topic softens a bit when the question is posed a different way. What if someone
offered the Pacers a really good player for Artest?
If we got offered a very, very good player, maybe that would be different, Walsh said. A team would
have to offer us a top 10 to 15 player for us to trade Ron. Were not getting those type of offers.
The Pacers probably wont. Most of the teams that were interested in Artest wanted him on the cheap, or
wanted to stick the Pacers with a big contract in return.
But are the Pacers demands unrealistic? No one disputes Artests talent. But hes proven on multiple
occasions that he lacks judgment. His inability to control himself threw a serious monkey wrench into the
Pacers season. Can they really trust Artest to come back next season and be a different person?
To put it more succinctly, arent the Pacers worried that Artest could burn them again?
You cant say no to that question, Walsh told Insider. Ronnies had some incidents. I believe hes made
improvements. Hes really tried to stay out of trouble the last year. He knows now that he cant do
anything more or its over.
At the same time, we all have to acknowledge that hes going to be looked at and baited, so we have to look at it. If that sounds like a lukewarm endorsement of Artest, it isnt meant to be. Everyone in the organization seems to have a genuine affection for him.
But the Pacers know that there are serious risks involved with keeping Artest. They also know that letting him leave without proper compensation might alter dramatically the teams chances to win a title. Balancing the two competing concerns might be the most difficult task that Walsh and Bird endure. One Western Conference executive, who didnt want to be named, empathizes.
Im not sure what Id do in their situation. I dont think there is a team in the league that doesnt want
what Artest brings to the basketball court, the executive said. I also dont think there is a team in the
league that wouldnt be frightened by all of the other stuff that Artest brings to the table. The Pacers are
really damned if they do, damned if they dont.
The Pacers window is pretty large. Theyre young and their players keep getting better. But the East is
getting better, too.
Miami is better. The Cavaliers are getting a lot better. The Magic and Wizards are improved. Generally, this
season is a down year in the East. Soon, though, top-to-bottom competition is going to get much tougher.
Do you risk it all, right now, for a better chance to win it all? Or are you patient, and trust that Artest
finally has learned his lesson?
The Pacers have until February 24, the trading deadline, to make up their minds. Given the stellar track
record of that Pacers front office, it will be tough to second-guess them no matter what they decide.
Chad Ford covers the NBA for ESPN Insider.


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A&M was 8-4 and ranked #20 Duke was ranked #22
posted by Bagimus Maximus
For several reasons:
1. He has had success at multiple programs. That means he played a role in the success. Not just the institution.
2. He's had success in a major conference. The SEC.
3. He's developed excellent players - see the Mannings.
He's lacking major success at a major program. That's probably my biggest concern. When Holtz was at Arkansas, it was a major program.
Then again until this year, Kyle Whittingham didn't have much success in a major conference, let alone a major program. Hugh Freeze may go 10-3 at Ole Miss. Well, Cutcliffe did that.
He would not be among my top choices. Maybe not even my top 5. I don't see why Fitzgerald would be considered at all or even mentioned in the same breath.
Edit: I'd put Cutcliffe ahead of most of the people on your list. All the C's. At least one B. And a few of the A's.
Then again, outside of Patterson, I'm hoping we can hire someone better than those you've listed.
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"Fifty-percent of our oysters come from Louisiana," said Ruark. "Right now [since the oil spill], we aren't getting any oysters from Louisiana."
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Americans Want to Live in a Much More Equal Country (They Just Don't Realize It)
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The inequality of wealth and income in the U.S. has become an increasingly prevalent issue in recent years. One reason for this is that the visibility of this inequality has been increasing gradually for a long time–as society has become less segregated, people can now see more clearly how much other people make and consume. Owing to urban life and the media, our proximity to one another has decreased, making the disparity all too obvious. In addition to this general trend, the financial crisis, with all of its fall out, shined a spotlight on the salaries of bankers and financial workers relative to that of most Americans. And on top of these, and most recently, the upcoming presidential election has raised questions of social justice and income disparities, bringing the issues into focus even more.
It is relatively easy to think about inequality as being too great or too little in abstract terms, but ask yourself how much you really know about wealth distribution in the U.S. For example, imagine that we took all Americans and sorted them by wealth along a line with the poorest on the left and continuing as wealth increases until on the right we have the richest. Now, imagine that we divide them into five buckets with an equal number of citizens in each. The first bucket contains the poorest 20% of the population, the next contains the second wealthiest tier, and so on down to the wealthiest 20% (see Figure 1).
With this in mind, from the total pie of wealth (100%) what percent do you think the bottom 40% (that is, the first two buckets together) of Americans possess? And what about the top 20%? If you guessed around 9% for the bottom and 59% for the top, you're pretty much in line with the average response we got when we asked this question of thousands of Americans.
The reality is quite different. Based on Wolff (2010), the bottom 40% of the population combined has only 0.3% of wealth while the top 20% possesses 84% (see Figure 2). These differences between levels of wealth in society comprise what's called the Gini coefficient, which is one way to quantify inequality.
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" 100 Grey Street / Newcastle upon Tyne / E1 6BR / Tel: 0870 905 5060 "
The Gruffalo Theatre Royal Newcastle.
I was really looking forward to seeing the Gruffalo, a real favourite with my class of 6-7 year olds as well as my 18 month old grandson. However I was so disappointed with the performance today. I felt that the tickets were not worth the money and even though the children quite enjoyed the day out I was not at all impressed. The actors were reasonadly good but the costumes very poor apart from the Gruffalo's. I couldn't appreciate the roles of the owl or the snake or even the fox. I think that children who love the Gruffalo would expect more traditional interpretations of these characters and not the more obscure representations we were subjected to today. It appeared that the production was aimed at a more mature audience than the children's story suggested. If this is the best the Theatre Royal can offer for children I will not be back.
The Theatre Royal is the big theatre in Newcastle (although there are several others) and it's interior is vey impressive indeed. The theatre holds a lot of people across all the typical areas, stalls, circles etc. and no matter where you are in the theatre you will get a good view. You will also find yourself on a very comfy seat wherever you are and the seats are a stunning red colour.
In the foyer, things are no different and the whole area looks incredible which is great because the second you walk in you are immediately ready for whatever quality play is about to be shown.
This leads onto the fact that this theatre pulls in very big acts, with a regular space for the Royal Shakespeare Company, whilst there are all sorts of acclaimed acts perform here.
Ticket prices are very expensive here but this is offset by the incredible experience you will have seeing a play here. Depending on prices you might not want to go and see your average pantomime here but it is a fantastic venue for anything of high standard.
The Theatre Royal in Newcastle, in the largest performance theatre in the city, and along it cnat hold some other largest musicals, it does have some brilliant shows. During the winter period, there is a lot of tradional shows on, such as Pantomines, and they star such big names in entertainment. A running feature of this theatre is that the shows that they do perform star famous people from the north east.
It can hold about one and a half thousand people on four tiers of seating. The bottom and middle levels usually cost the most when it costs to tickets, and the top are the cheapest, however, from the highest level, the view can be a bit contricted as there is a lot of barriers, and in addition to this, there is a lot of stairs to climb. The box office at this theatre is brilliant, and if you book seats for a show only a couple of days before hand, then you can pick them up instead of having them delivered. For big shows, the queues can be quite big, so time it carefully. The best thing about this theatre is the building. It is very old, and fits in perfectly into the city. A brilliant theatre, featuring brilliant shows.
Newcastle's Theatre Royal is a stunning Grade I listed building, and one of the most historic cultural landmarks in the country. The theatre opened in February 1837 (replacing the old Theatre Royal) but was destroyed by fire in 1899 (after a performance of Macbeth!) The main structure of the building fortunately remained intact, and the theatre reopened in December 1901 to once more dominate the heart of Newcastle's Grainger Town.
In its 170 year history the Theatre Royal has played host to some of the biggest names in show-business, presenting over 380 performances to over 300,000 people each year.
The theatre is the regional home of the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre, The Rambert Dance Company and Opera North. Performances include drama from leading playwrights, renowned West End musicals, contemporary dance from internationally acclaimed choreographers and of course pantomime, attracting over 70,000 people. There is genuinely something for everyone here.
The Theatre Royal has bars on all levels and the Caffè Teatro is open from 9am (access from Market Street).
The theatre has eight wheelchair spaces available in the Stalls (one free ticket is available for the assistant of a disabled person not able to attend events unaccompanied). A sound enhancement system is installed in the auditorium. Guide, hearing and other working dogs are welcome in all parts of the theatre, and there are accessible toilets on all levels.
The theatre is situated in a pedestrian zone but ample parking exists on Shakespeare, Hood and Grey St. (with spaces for Blue Badge Holders), there is also a large NCP car park (24hr. opening) down Grey St. in the direction of the Quayside. The Monument Metro Station is less than 2 minutes walk away and regular bus sevices run from Pilgrim St. (about a 4 minute walk away). All levels of the theatre enjoy lift access.
The entrance and grand staircases are simply stunning and the auditorium is absolutely beautiful; however the seats are very close together and this can be a problem during long performances. The seats are a little uncomfortable and if anyone needs to leave their seat it is very difficult, given the very limited space, for them to make their way along the aisle.
If you are travelling to Newcastle this building really is a 'must see', both outside and inside it is a stunning piece of cultural history.
Theatre Royal
100 Grey Street
Newcastle upon Tyne.
Tel: 0191 2442511
E mail: email@example.com
Website : www.theatreroyal.co.uk
Theatre Royal
Situated in the centre of Newcastle, the Theatre Royal is one of those landmark buildings in the city great for helping people find their way if you direct them from the theatre.
Having spent many evenings at a range of productions, from Shakespeare to The Gruffalo, I have fond memories of this quite magnificent building.
~~Address and other contact~~
100 Grey Street
Newcastle upon Tyne.
Tel: 0191 2442511
E mail: email@example.com
Website : www.theatreroyal.co.uk
~~Bit of History~~
Built in 1837, this theatre replace the old Theatre Royal, and apparently when it opened, the bells of St Nicholas and St John were rung; it must have been quite an event! The theatre was destroyed by fire in 1899 after a performance of macbeth, which has led to many superstitious stories. Fortunately, the structure of the theatre remained intact, and the theatre rose from the ashes, reopening on 31st December 1901 with a pantomime.
In the 1980s, the theatre went through a huge refurbishment, when the theatre was closed for 20 months, reopening in January 1988. With the advent of the 21st century, the theatre has again been refurbished with a new stage being built and the installation of technical facilities.
The Theatre Royal is one of only 5 Grade 1 listed theatres outside of London.
~~Shows and all the rest ~~
The theatre hosts many different types of performances every year; statistically, more than 380 performances to over 300000 people.
As a native of Newcastle, I always feel a sense of pride that it is the regional home of the Royal Shakespeare Company really does make me feel cultured. However, on the subject of Shakespeares plays, its imperative that you book a long time in advance, because tickets sell out very quickly. It is also regional home of the National theatre, Opera north and Rambert dance Company. It also hosts West End musicals pantomimes and contemporary dance.
A truly diverse range of performances; in the words of the Chief Executive, it is the theatres aim to provide performances which will inspire, challenge and above all entertain.
For anyone wanting to visit the theatre, its worth picking up a programme, which come out twice a year, summer and winter. This season, summer 2007 has the RSC at the theatre for a couple of months, as well as performances from NDT, One man Star Wars Trilogy, Swan Lake, Danny the Champion of the World, Carman (not a mis spelling!) and Disneys beauty and the Beast. These are just a few of the performances but start to illustrate the fact that for anyone who enjoys the theatre, there is something for everyone.
~~Youve booked your ticket and need to get there~~
Very centrally located, its one of those places where even if you feel lost, ask anyone, and they can direct you.
The theatre is in a pedestrian only zone, but down the sides of Grey Street, there is on street parking- check the meters for charges, and times when you can park. Further down towards the quayside is a large NCP car park which is open 24hours.~~
The theatre is about a 10 minute walk from the Central Station, although it is quite a steep up hill walk, so be prepared!
If you dont want to do a lot of walking, and prefer to arrive fresh at the theatre, best get the metro to Monument, exit the station at Grey street, and the theatre is there in front of you.
~~Other bits of information ~~
Dining: Food available in Caffe Teatro. Located inside the theatre, it opens early in the morning and serves drinks and breakfasts no need to be a theatre goer. Also serves wines and drinks as well as a pre theatre dining package
Access: wheelchair spaces are available in the stalls as well as accessible toilet. Parking spaces for badge holders close to theatre and free ticket for the assistant of a disabled person.
Guide dogs are welcome in the theatre.
~~What I think~~
As a building, this is fantastic, with its large columns and once inside it is magnificent
With its wide sweeping staircases and the detail on the sides of the circles. The red drapes and muted walls add to the whole sense of having been transported to a by gone era.
Even when very busy on nights when there is a show, when entering the theatre, there is almost a hush, although the bar areas are quite different- nothing rowdy just a general hub, and usually a discussion during the interval about the performance. Its worth remembering to order drinks before the interval so that they are waiting for you, otherwise there is always a big queue at the bar. It always fascinates me how drinks are always waiting in the correct bar for whoever has ordered them, and that I have never heard of anyone having got fed up with the wait and the bar, and claiming drinks as their own.
So, a fabulous building, steeped in history, with an interesting history. Add to this fact that it has a range of great performances from around the world, and I think its a winner.
For anyone in Newcastle, who enjoys the theatre, its definitely worth checking out the website to see if there is anything you would like to see. Remember though to do this checking out well in advance!. If you dont want to see a performance, then its still worth a visit. You can go inside the theatre during the day, and so can have a look around or something to eat.
Definitely worth a look especially when the buildings surrounding this theatre are taken into consideration.
Thanks for reading.
Daniela x


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Kimberly Platt stands outside of her business, Charlie Tulums Taco Shack, located on the southwest corner of Ridge Road and First Avenue Southwest, a block away from West Bay Drive and Clearwater-Largo Road.
LARGO Once youve cooked Thanksgiving dinner for 20 people on a two-burner stove and a toaster oven, roasting the turkey one piece at a time, serving tacos out of a truck doesnt seem so crazy.
Kimberly Platt has always loved to cook and entertain, but in hindsight, that dinner 10 years ago foreshadowed her recent change in careers.
I should have known then, she said. Im creative with my space and with what equipment I have available to me.
Platt, 42, is the owner of Charlie Tulums Taco Shack and the accompanying Dos Tacos Food Truck. How she came to run a taco and catering business is a serendipitous tale, perhaps only less murky than how a turtle named Charlie made it from Tulum, Mexico, to a home in Indian Rocks Beach. Platt described his journey as smuggled and is careful to avoid the names of his current caretakers.
The business named after the Mexican turtle started as a walk-up taco window on Indian Rocks Beach. Platt came on as a business partner to help launch the taco truck.
We updated the logo, did a lot of changes, she said. He was supposed to do all the food, and I was doing everything else.
The food truck officially began operating Oct. 1. Eleven days later, Platts partner left abruptly during lunch service, mere days before the Dos Tacos Food Truck was scheduled to serve at the Clearwater Jazz Holiday Oct. 16.
I had never driven the truck. I had never cooked for that many people, Platt said. So for three days, I didnt even sleep.
The trial by fire was managed with the help of some great friends and family, Platt said. She doesnt know how many tacos she served during the event, but it was great advertising for the new business.
Everybody that came and ate came back that day and ate again, she said. I have no idea how I did it.
Platt leases the building at 707 1/2 First Ave. SW. in Largo. The restriction that she could only be open for lunch at the location was perfect for a food truck business that primarily stayed busy during the evenings.
Platt painted the tiny building bright green, trimmed in orange and blue. She decorated the taco shacks yard with colorful patio furniture and planted a garden where she grows fresh basil and parsley that she uses in her tacos.
A lot of time and money has been spent here to make this me, she said, sitting with coffee under a green umbrella in the patio area of the taco shack. Ive always had bright, colorful things. It makes you happy youre sitting in happiness.
The serene lot a block away from the intersection of West Bay Drive and Clearwater-Largo Road and near OShys Irish Tap House is a bit hard to find, she admitted.
But its also a great location, because if people want to leave their office and come and hide, they can do that, she said.
The taco shack, which offers free Wifi, is open Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Charlie Tulums niche is fresh, more organic tacos. Platt, who lives in Dunedin, said she usually stops at Jams Farm Fresh Produce in Largo for ingredients on her way to the taco shack.
I shop every morning. I shop as local as I can, Platt said.
The taco shack is closed on Mondays because Platt attends classes at the Art Institute of Tampa that day. Shes just two classes away from an associates degree in culinary arts. Restaurant management is a new career field for Platt, but shes always been in the food business and industry in some way, sometimes without even knowing it, she said. Aside from working in restaurants on the beach, she ran a division of her parents food recall and retrieval business, overseeing the representatives that pull products off the shelves. When her parents sold that division, Platt had a rare opportunity to make a scary and crazy change in her life.
I had the ability to do anything I wanted to do, she said. At 40 years old when you decide to go back to school, its a whole other ball park.
Platt traveled a lot for her previous job one year sleeping in her own bed only 26 nights total. The new lifestyle was supposed to allow her more time at home, around the time that Platt began dating longtime friend and now fiance, Lisa Deliello.
My goal is to be home and with her and we have a little puppy as much as possible, because I did travel for so long, so hard, she explained.
Nonetheless, Platt has been busy. She probably should have finished school before launching a business, she admitted. But Platt is one who always does everything at once, she said.
Shes not sure when shell finish school. Shes taking a semester break to concentrate on Charlie Tulums and plan her beach wedding in March. She and Deliello were the 49th couple to be registered as domestic partners when Pinellas County opened the registry in April.
Deliello, whos also finishing up a degree, often helps Platt on the truck. Catering and the taco truck have been most successful part of the business. When shes not serving from the truck, Platt has a much broader culinary range, specializing in varied selection of bite-size party appetizers she calls smalls.
The taco shack also sells more than tacos, offering salads, soups, hot-pressed sandwiches and burritos on its menu as well as changing daily specials. Platt is open to critiques and suggestions, often telling customers, If you like us, tell us on Facebook. If you dont like us, tell us on Facebook.
I take any criticism or praise, she said. I havent had too many negative comments.
Growth has been steady. Platt began delivering within a two-mile radius of the taco shack about a month ago. She only recently began actively advertising her business.
I can feel the business changing. I can feel Largo changing since Ive been here in October, she said.
The city officials and leaders have been supportive and welcoming, she said. She recently joined the Central Pinellas Chamber of Commerce and found its members very loyal to one another. Through the chamber, she partnered with Jay Dingman of Barley Mow to bring the truck out for a monthly event on second Thursdays, 6 to 9 p.m. A beer cheese soup she made with Barley Mow beer has already been a sold-out hit.
Platt said she hopes to continually expand her customer base at the taco shack.
Im hoping that I can propel the business into something that someday will be bigger than the taco shack, she said. Id like to stay here in Largo, build a business here. Im always keeping my eyes open for whats new and whats next and whats going to happen in the future.
And, as soon as the Charlie Tulum brand becomes entirely hers, Platt plans on updating the logo.
Charlies great; hes awesome. But he is a male and I am female, so I need something that represents me a little more, she said, explaining that the new logo will feature a girl turtle.
Though she didnt come up with the mascot of her company, Charlie Tulum has been an appropriate icon to represent Platt. Shes been obsessed with turtles since she started visiting Hawaii once a year for a month at a time and fell in love with swimming alongside them. Locally, shes found herself drawn to the turtles at McGough Nature Center in Largo. Charlie Tulum will be a sponsor and food vendor at the Turtle Trot 5K on April 26, benefiting the center.
And there was one more reason Platt was drawn to Charlie Tulum. A couple of years ago, she reconnected with the son whom she bore and gave up for adoption when she was 15. His name is Charlie, and he works as a chef back in Chicago.
Thats why its so cosmic, this all coming together in the time frame that it did, Platt said.
The road has been long and difficult, but Platt is happy with the life shes built, she said. Creating and serving food has become her passion.
I love what Im doing, she said. I love feeding people. I love making people happy.
The taco shack will be closed Thursday and Friday, Feb. 27-28, as the taco truck heads out of town, but open again Tuesday, March 4.
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Made in Chelsea's Hugo Taylor and Rosie Fortescue have been flirting for months but when they decided to cross their friendship line, they did so behind Millie Mackintosh's back – and while she was still seeing Hugo. Now they're left with the decision in what to do next. You decide in this week's Hitch or Ditch.
Hugo Taylor and Rosie Fortescue made it known that they had feelings for each other in the first season of Made in Chelsea.
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The Walnut Room, 3131 Walnut Street, hosts the weekly Entertainment Industry Night to give film and music laborers a place to belly up to the bar with their own type. Most Sundays they bring in DJ K-Nee, and every fourth Sunday they feature "Movieoke," where cinephiles can act out scenes from their favorite movies with hosts Brian Colonna and Erin Rollman from Buntport Theater. When they realized they had a fifth Sunday to fill this month, EIN organizer Doug Bohm gathered a few of his fellow filmmakers and asked them to show their freakiest offerings at Flick or Treat: Scary Short Films by Local Artists.
Tonight's festivities kick off with a series of shorts, beginning with Scott Banning's Crackula, which features a cracked-out zombie roaming Colfax. Next up is Chad Smith's The Disposal, a film about a man who creates and then disposes of the women of his dreams. Award-winning writer and filmmaker Donald L. Vasick and Emmy-nominated PBS producer Alison Hill provide a short break from the blood and guts with Haunted World, which explores a real ghost story: the haunting of Capitol Hill's Croke-Patterson-Campbell mansion. Diving right back into the gore is Bloodshed Deathbath Productions' Barnum Splatter, a celebration of "insanity and bloody circus freaks." Bohm's own film, Episode38, is a scary satire on modern conspiracy news shows. The final film of the night is the sixty-minute Hannah House, which Smith based on the true tale of a turn-of-the-century Nebraska prairie family who struggled with the hardships of farm life and with the mystery -- and horror -- of what happened to their home's previous owners.
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Invisible Music, a video/music/art outfit that synchronizes music with film footage, will play between films. The program is free before 8 p.m., but after that there's a $5 late fee, which Bohm instituted to encourage prompt attendance -- and to pay Invisible Music. For more information, call 303-292-1700 or visit www.thewalnutroom.com. -- Michelle Baldwin
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This haunting season, if scantily clad angels frolicking with the undead don't produce that warm afterlife feeling they once did, consider committing to Heaven & Hell at the Luna Hotel. Tonight's party of eternal proportions features three levels of immortality: St. Peter's Parlor upstairs, where the innocent can count their blessings; Lucifer's Lounge downstairs, where sinners can wallow in guilt; and, for those not satisfied to stay in one place, there's Hell on Wheels, a VIP bus that will spread evil through the streets before docking in front of the Luna Hotel, 1612 Wazee Street. "Of all the places to be seen in town, this is going to be it," says Mike Downey, president of Play Coed, the organization behind it all. Food, drink, DJs and debauchery will be on hand from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.; repent now or register your soul for $25, $75 for a VIP ticket. Get more information at www.playcoed.com/halloween or by calling 303-477-7529 ext. 103. -- Drew Bixby
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Andrew Novick collects things such as black velvet clown paintings and Japanese toys, and his quarterly "Wacky Denver" parties are an expression of his love for kitsch and nostalgia. Tonight he's hosting his second annual Halloween party, Bride of Monster Bash, at Andenken Gallery, 2110 Market Street, featuring scary movies, free doughnuts, costumed leg wrestling -- "Imagine seeing Frankenstein leg-wrestle Daisy Duke," Novick swoons -- plus a chance at a $200 prize for best costume. So throw off the shackles of lame, un-costumed grownup parties and indulge in the fun of "kids' parties," which, Novick says, "are focused on snacks, costumes and decorations." Sixtwentysix will spin spooky tunes, and the Skulls will cover the Misfits in full costume. It's $20 to get in, doors open at 8:30 p.m., and the party is all ages -- but there will be plenty of cheap witches' brew for trick-or-treaters over 21. For more information, visit www.wackydenver.com. -- Michelle Baldwin
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Lakewood celebrates Día de los Muertos.
Trick-or-treaters need a break from their sugar stashes. So take them to Lakewood's free Día de los Muertos Celebration, the culmination of the city's month-long exhibit of art and performance celebrating the dead.
"It's a great family celebration, celebrating the culture of Mexico," says Kim Mears, director of marketing for the Lakewood Civic Center, 470 South Allison Parkway, where the free festivities run from 2 to 6 p.m. today.
The theme of this year's Day of the Dead celebration is the elephant and the dove, which refers to the artwork of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. A Frida look-alike contest will seek out women of all ages who dare to go where Selma Hayek went so well, and jurors Carlos and Lynn Frésquez will hand out a $500 first-place award to the artist who best channels the Frida and Diego theme.
Ballet Folklorico de Fiesta Colorado, a local dance troupe, will present traditional Mexican dances celebrating life, love and death; the group will also perform excerpts from the children's tale Ferdinand the Bull. Taco Tote will dish out free food from 4 to 6 p.m., and throughout the afternoon mariachi music will ensure plenty of tunes for the guests of honor: the spirits of those gone but not forgotten. For more information, call 303-987-7850. -- Luke Turf
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Revo fights the power with its own fall ball.
The revolution isn't dead -- it's just on hiatus. Revoluciones Collective Art Space closed the doors on its expansive warehouse location earlier this year, but members of the cooperative are working hard to revitalize the organization.
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To help fund a new space and finance yet-to-be-announced endeavors, Revo is hosting a costume ball and benefit tonight at 7 p.m. at the Mercury Cafe, 2199 California Street. Dubbed the Samhuine Festival after the pagan celebration of the return of autumn, the event will feature eclectic and electronic-heavy performances by Orbit Service, Orwellian Math Project and George & Caplin. As an added treat, performance troupe Odam Fei Mud will put on what Pandya calls "samurai Gwar theater."
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Edgy and soulful, Steve Earle - the man who wrote Galway Girl - performs a solo gig at the NCH, Dublin on August 27.
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ANAHEIM – It's not even 30 games into the Angels' season, and Jason Brennan, a part-time host of "Angel Talk" on KLAA AM830, has already had to do some serious pre- and post-game counseling.
Fans call the station from their cars driving home from Angel Stadium, from their living room couches and from their teetering sports bar stools where they've watched the Angels lose more than win in this season supposedly built for all the greatness that free-agency can buy.
At times, their voices carried grief and suffering. They whined, complained, yelled and whimpered through the disbelief and disappointment about the Angels struggles that have landed them in the bottom of the AL West.
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He is and has been a lot of things, which allows him to relate to fans from many walks of life.
"My life has been a very wild ride," said Brennan, 40, the son of Michael Brennan, a family lawyer who owned the legendary punk/underground/alternative rock club, Cathay de Grande, in Hollywood in the 1980s.
When he doesn't have the headphones cupped around his ears and the boom microphone hanging on his words, Brennan makes a living as head of the real estate division of NuVision Federal Credit Union in Huntington Beach.
He also is a husband to Linda, a father to Ethan, 6, and they live in Anaheim Hills.
He also is the owner of Throwbacks Sports Bar & Grill on South Claudina Way in Anaheim and the owner of the new Next Level Sports Complex in Garden Grove.
And he's also is a Man of the Year candidate who is raising funds through May 18 for the Orange County/Inland Empire chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in honor of a childhood friend, Andrew Walin.
Born in the San Fernando Valley, Brennan moved to Orange County when he was in the fifth grade, first to Fountain Valley, then to Newport Beach. He was a utility baseball player until he reached Newport Harbor High, where he joined the golf team.
Wanting to become a teacher or a basketball coach, he attended Orange Coast College then Cal State Fullerton but left short of graduation to work full-time at – this is a theme – several jobs.
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"Andy had been my friend for 25 years, growing up, playing football in the streets, riding bikes, going to the beach and selling lemonade," said Brennan of Walin, who died two years ago of non-Hodgkin Lymphoma.
"We used to drive to Vegas and come up with ideas for games we thought we could sell. He had that entrepreneurial spirit too, and he got me into real estate."
Brennan dropped out of college to coach basketball and be a mortgage broker, joining Fieldstone Mortgage (2001-07) and JPMorgan Chase (2007-08) and watching his salary reach high six figures in the inflating housing bubble that would eventually burst.
Laid off in 2008, he opened Throwbacks with a black awning in a forgettable looking shopping strip with a recording studio and a tattoo parlor a few miles from Angel Stadium.
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Brennan use the time to launch his broadcasting career in the 10-11 p.m. Saturday night slot with a short-lived sports (bar) talk show called, "Last Call." He was joined by his pals Eric Denton (LAAngelsInsider.com writer), Adam Dodge (AngelsWin.com contributor) and John Conti, a real estate connection and upstart football agent.
"We got a kind of cult following," said Brennan. "But we got no ratings and lasted six months."
Brennan talked his way into a unpaid AM 830 gig, joining Jeff Biggs for the afternoon drive-time slot for the 2010 season. He hung around for "Angel Talk" in 2011 when Biggs left the station, helping out Angels broadcasters Terry Smith and Victor Rojas, doing research, screening calls, producing and occasionally hosting.
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Edward C. Carter, adjunct professor of history, and history and
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Society, died on October 1, at the age of 74.
Dr. Carter received his A.B. in 1954 and his M.A. in American History
in 1956 from Penn. He received his Ph.D. from Bryn Mawr College
in 1962. Dr. Carter came to Penn as an adjunct professor in 1980
in the history department. In 1981 he also became an adjunct professor
of history and sociology of science.
Carter had been the librarian for the American Philosophical Society
since 1980 and from 1970-1995 was the editor in chief of The
Papers of Benjamin Henry Latrobe, a ten-volume edition of the
writings of the early American architect and engineer published
by Yale University Press. Dr. Carter was responsible for
the growth of acquisitions of manuscripts and books related to the
history of science in the American Philosophical Society Library,
including the papers of Nobel prize-winning geneticist Barbara McClintock,
and the sketches of the 19th-century naturalist Titian Ramsay Peale.
served as chairman of the Board of St. Stephen's School, president
of the Independent Research Libraries Association, and member of
the Board of the National Humanities Alliance, the Institute of
Early American History and Culture, the National Lewis and Clark
his numerous accolades, Dr. Carter was elected to membership in
the American Philosophical Society and the American Antiquarian
Society, and in 1995 the library at St. Stephen's School was
named in his honor.
Carter is survived by his wife, Louise W. Carter; and four stepdaughters,
Charlotte Reilly, Sarah Treco, Katherine Maguire, and Lucy Bucknell,
and his brother Paul.
memorial service is being held at 11 a.m. on November 7, at Benjamin
Franklin Hall of the American Philosophical Society. In lieu of
flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions be sent to
the Edward C. Carter, II, Library Fellowship Fund, American Philosophical
Society Library, 105 S. Fifth St., Philadelphia 19106 or to St.
Stephen's School, 15 Gramercy Park South, New York, NY 10003.
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Semple, Accounting Retired
Semple, retired assistant to the chair of the accounting department,
Wharton, died on September 14, at the age of 82.
Semple began her career at Penn in 1960 as a secretary in the accounting
department at Wharton. In 1972 she became an administrative assistant
and in 1981 assistant to the chair of the department. In 1984 she
was appointed a bibliographic assistant and retired from Penn in
Semple is survived by a sister, Helen B. McCay; and several nieces
and nephews. Memorial donations may be made to Shriners Hospital
for Crippled Children, 3551 N. Broad St. Philadelphia, PA 19140.
Martin Szuba, Psychiatry
Martin P. Szuba, associate professor of psychiatry in the Division
of Sleep and Chronobiology, died on October 3, of pancreatic cancer
at the age of 44 at his home in Haddonfield.
Szuba was also the director of the Laboratory for Transcranial Magnetic
Stimulation and medical director of the Insomnia Program here. He
received his B.S. in 1980 in zoology and an M.D. in 1984, both from
the University of Michigan. He came to Penn in 1993 as an assistant
professor of psychiatry in the School of Medicine and became an
assistant professor of psychiatry at HUP, clinician-educator track
in 1999. This July he was promoted to associate professor of psychiatry
at HUP.
was a remarkably talented and innovative psychiatric physician who
was extremely committed to his patients, his trainees and his work.
In recognition of Marty's excellence, the Martin P. Szuba Award
for Excellence in Clinical Teaching and Research was established
this year by the Department of Psychiatry. Marty was aware of this
newly created award, and he was very touched that the department
would honor him and his work in this fashion. The award will be
presented annually to a Department of Psychiatry faculty member
with outstanding teaching abilities, ongoing clinical research,
and a focus on translating research concepts and findings into clinically
useful teaching" said Dr. Dwight L. Evans, department chair
and the Ruth Meltzer Professor of Psychiatry, Medicine and Neuroscience.
"Marty Szuba was known for his clarity, coherence, and openness
as a teacher, and for his ability to bring research findings to
bedside teaching and clinical care with compassion, humanism, and
directness. He exemplified the ability to combine the art and science
of medicine," Dr. Evans commented.
Szbua was a member of several national societies including the American
Psychiatric Association, American Society for Clinical Psycho-pharmacology,
and the International Society for Transcranial Stimulation. Prior
to arriving at Penn, he held pastiness at UCLA's School of
Medicine, and the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute.
Szuba is survived by his wife, Geralyn, two sons, Jared and Michael,
his father, Dr. Anthony Szuba, three brothers and two sisters.
A viewing will be on Friday, October 11, 6-9 p.m. at the Hinski-Tomlinson
Funeral Home, 81 Haddon Avenue, Haddonfield (856-429-5065). On Saturday,
October 12 at 10 a.m., there will be a funeral mass at Christ the
King Church, Wood Lane and Hopkins Avenue, Haddonfield (856-429-1600).
family requests that donations in his memory be made to National
Alliance for Research in Schizophrenia and Depression, the International
Society for Transmagnetic Stimulation, or the The American Cancer
is also a fund for the Szuba children: The Marty Szuba Fund, checks
can be sent to: Dr. Dwight Evans, Dept. of Psychiatry, 305 Blockley
Hall, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
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2010 ushers in genealogy seminars, research classes and new online products
Three local societies are kicking off the new year with daylong seminars, but genealogists will have to choose between two scheduled for the same day. The first, Jan. 28, will be led by Hank Jones, retired Hollywood actor and highly respected professional genealogist. He's sponsored by the South Bay Genealogical Society. On Feb. 13, both the Manasota Genealogical Society and the Pinellas County Genealogical Society host two other nationally known speakers. Manasota will spotlight Bruce Buzbee, developer of my favorite genealogy software, RootsMagic, while the Pinellas group will present popular online newsletter founder Dick Eastman. Here are the particulars on each of the three programs:South Bay WHEN: 8:30 a.m. Jan. 28, coffee and muffins; 9:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., lectures WHERE: Sun City Center Community Hall, 1910 S. Pebble Beach Blvd., Sun City Center HOW MUCH: $40 for members, $45 for nonmembers; includes buffet lunch INFORMATION: Register and get details at www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~flsbgs/meetings.htm. Manasota WHEN: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 13 WHERE: Bethel Baptist Church, 1805 30th Ave. W., Bradenton. HOW MUCH: $35; includes lunch for those who register in advance INFORMATION: Register and get details at www.colket.org/RootsMagic /Registration_Form.html. Pinellas WHEN: Registration begins at 8 a.m. Feb. 13. WHERE: Largo Public Library, 120 Central Park Drive, Largo HOW MUCH: $35 for members, $40 for nonmembers; box lunch available for $6.50 INFORMATION: Register and get details at www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~flpgs/Seminars/sem2010/pgs-2010-seminar-brochure.htm. Pasco County meeting Ann Bergelt presents German Research Suggestions at Saturday's meeting of the Pasco County Genealogical Society. Bergelt will introduce new ways to determine the geographic location of original German ancestors and hints for obtaining record copies. The meeting begins at 10 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 9016 Fort King Road, Dade City. There is no charge to attend. Institute registration opens Registration for the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research opens Jan. 19. The popular classes fill quickly so don't procrastinate if you plan to sign up. The institute, held annually at Samford University in Birmingham, Ala., is co-sponsored by the Board for Certification of Genealogists and taught by the field's leading researchers and writers. This year's program will be June 13 to 18. Ten modules will be offered. Check them out at www4.samford.edu/schools/ighr/index.html. If you're serious about genealogical work and can attend only one event this year, this one should be it. Improved census images Census records are among the first that beginning genealogists use. Most old-time researchers thought they would go blind squinting at microfilm pages and trying to decipher the faded records. With digitization and efforts of commercial entities such as Ancestry and Footnote, the work got much easier. Records were enhanced and near-miracles wrought. Ancestry announced it recently completed even more enhancing of the 1790-1900 censuses. Those who had trouble reading the first digitized records will want to check this out at landing.ancestry.com/censusimprovements. New product A new product by a longtime writer promises to provide an educational outlet for evolving genealogists. Michael John Neill, familiar as a writer for Dick Eastman and Ancestry.com, will distribute "CaseFile Clues" weekly by e-mail. Neill's goal is to show family historians how to research. That may sound like a no-brainer, but it's amazing how much there is to learn. I've subscribed. At $15 annually, it's a deal. Go to email@example.com to check out a sample.
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Tampa Bay Lightning GM Steve Yzerman wants to speak to the Wings' capologist
In his introduction to the local media, Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman said he had no intention of raiding his former employer, the Detroit Red Wings. He also said if there was someone whom he felt fit in with Tampa Bay, he would ask the team's permission to speak to that person.
The Windsor Star reported Tuesday that Red Wings GM Ken Holland said Yzerman has asked to speak to Ryan Martin, who is the team's director of hockey administration and who handles the ins and outs of the salary cap. Martin is known to be close to Yzerman.
In an interview last week, former Lightning general manager Jay Feaster, who said he was not interested in the assistant's job because it would be "awkward" given his history with the team, floated the name Damian Echevarrieta, from the NHL's hockey operations department, as a possible Yzerman assistant because of his knowledge of the collective bargaining agreement.
Another who might have been interested was former Lightning assistant GM Claude Loiselle. But Loiselle on Tuesday was hired by the Maple Leafs for the same job. Loiselle was part of one of the stranger chapters of Tampa Bay's last ownership and management regime as his contract was not renewed in October 2009 to make room for Imran Khan, a former intern of then-GM Brian Lawton's at the Octagon Sports Management Agency.
While Khan had spent the previous year in charge of the Lightning's business development and strategic planning, Loiselle's knowledge of the CBA was extensive as he literally helped write the document while employed by the NHL. Now, he gets to share his knowledge with Toronto. Khan is listed as an assistant general manager with the Lightning.


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The East Central Regional Arts Council (ECRAC), is a an organization for improving the quantity and quality of arts in the region.
This is accomplished primarily through grant-making for organizations and individuals in Region 7E (Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs and Pine counties.) ECRAC is one of 11 Regional Arts Councils in Minnesota.
ECRAC Art Organization Project Grants of $5,000 and ECRAC Small Grants of $500 are competitive and designed to provide financial support to groups or organizations (non-profits, units of government and schools) for arts and cultural projects. Applications are encouraged from all artistic disciplines and are awarded on a matching funds basis.
The criteria for these grant programs are: merit and artistic quality; ability of the organization to accomplish the project or program goals; and applicants must demonstrate demand/need for the project or program for the community it serves.
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text: Aamir is a man-on-the-run thriller revolving around the eponymous London-based doctor's visit to his family in India. Geographically, Aamir's maze is set in the Muslim dominated streets and residential pockets of Old Bombay. In its lanes and crowded alleys, cheap restaurants and lodges, amongst nameless pimps and whores, run-down buildings and packed markets, Aamir is made to confront the life he has lived, the 'choices' he has made, his dreams, his loves and his immediate fears. Through the course of a day, lost in the streets of Mumbai, the question remains - do you choose your destiny, or does destiny choose you? Does Aamir choose to be a follower or does he rise to become a leader?


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It's so nice to have a mostly calm Sunday. Good day at church, lovely soup fund raiser at church and then family time. We didn't get to go to the ice skating as Lydia was still upset for falling the last time she went. She didn't tell me she had hurt for over a month! Poor kid! I felt bad about that. She also had a melt down about serving as acolyte today...just wanted to be a kid. She is a little kid after all (even if tall). I think she was worn out from the concert on Friday. She had a melt down there too (was hungry and cold). The auditorium at the school was surprisingly small and so many people came to this event (awesome) that there was a shortage of seats. I found out that the other auditorium that was made into a football field was quite a bit larger and had balcony seating. It's too bad that is gone. Honestly, who ever planned this should have rented out the Jaffa or something or scheduled less schools at one time. It was pretty crazy and with the cold/wind, made everything seem a bit live wire.
Well, we survived and got the kids shakes and burgers for all of it. Their auntie was very nice and got Miss Lydia a bouquet of flowers. It made a good impression on her. :)
Honestly, if you want to pack the house, have a concert with some kids/adults, charge $3 per seat and make sure it's in the end of winter...people will come. I was truly amazed at the support. If there was about 1,500 to 2,000 people coming a group could really raise a lot of money for your group.
Now that I'm home and can think I'm going to finish up my couch covers and hopefully, the rest of the couch. I'll take some pics when it's all over. I don't know why I get so apprehensive about these projects. Probably because there is a trail of fabric pieces all over. Oh, well...
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Kendrys Morales had two home runs, including a three-run blast in Kansas City's seven-run ninth inning that propelled the Royals to a 10-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The longest regular-season win streak in the NFL these days belongs not to the Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos, the NFC champion Carolina Panthers or the perennially contending New England Patriots.
Texas coach Charlie Strong went home and sat around for a couple of hours after the Longhorns opened their season with a double-overtime victory over No. 10 Notre Dame. Then, without any sleep, he went back to work Monday morning.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Packers coach Mike McCarthy got everything he wanted out of the preseason.
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No words are needed just be there for them

Being their for someone is more important than words - FACT
you're a good man ned
Thank you for advice. Recently I found out my former colleague is battling cancer, its round 2 of chemo, she's so young... and I don't know what to say, how to support. Now I know what to do. Thank you.
Stay strong, believe and listen to your gut above all else. Even if it means not listening to your doctor. (Not that I want patients to go against the advice of their doctor but . . . you have to go with your gut.) Explore all options open to you, not just surgery, radiation or chemotherapy. Look to alternative treatment methods. Be willing to change the way you think so that you can be open to new ways of looking at things because what has worked in the past isn't working. Be willing to travel out of the country, if necessary, to get the care you need. Your life depends upon it and your family is counting on you to do your best to beat it.
Those are very wise words.
Wise and brave. Your answer makes you an honorable doctor.
Thank you.
Hang around, even if they say don't. Hold their hand, do their laundry, be there. I just hung out with my brother and watched T.V. and held his hand. When he went into a coma I read to him. Then I told him if he saw a light, to run towards it. I would meet him there one day. He died a few hours later. They don't need words as much as they need you.
that is beautiful, thank you for sharing
my mum has battled skin cancers for 20 years and spent weeks at a time in hospital because of them, she can barely walk but makes herself. Then she got cancer in lymph nodes in neck, got over that now has cancer in lymph nodes in groin. Because of her age and she is frail no operation, she isn't strong enough for chemo so they are going to start radiation treatment. Doc said if you become too weak or want us to stop we will cease immediately.
I've learned first hand that people battling cancer aren't necessarily looking for words of comfort or kindness; instead they just want to be treated like normal 'healthy' individuals. Check my experiences *I Am In Love With Someone Fighting Cancer*. He has shared his own personal experiences with handling cancer in his family then realizing what it feels like to be the one with cancer. I do encourage him, motivate him and inspire him. I tell him how strong he is for fighting, because I know how weak the medicines make him. I make sure he knows that is respected, admired, believed in, capable, smart, sexy, funny, and that I care deeply for him. He knows if he ever needs it I will be there to care for him. I listen when he wants to talk. I wait for cues before asking questions. I met him less than 6 months after diagnosis and his first cancer treatments. I've known him for 22 months and he still has cancer. Insurance has put restrictions on his treatment. Each day is a battle for him. Comforting him makes him feel like less of a man - except for the times he drops the cues that comforting is what he needs. My best advice if you know someone battling cancer: Respect them, be there for them, listen to what they are saying/asking for, don't start every day with how do you feel today, remember they are normal people and treat them as such - with kindness and dignity.
Don't give up. Fight till the end.
Hold their hand and promise them that you will never let go
Just being there with them.
How true that is it makes them feel so much better to have people around when they feel like crap! Just being there not saying a word helps so much!
What's with all the cancer questions of late? It's bad enough that my daughter is facing the possibility of having it - tests haven't confirmed or denied yet. But twice since I found this out, EP has had a cancer question. Not cool.
Mate, the journey of life is a strange one......... where do we go? What happens? No one can answer this because when you're gone, you're gone. I am happy for humans to believe in a higher being, but I don't. I won't judge anyone for what they believe in. However I may tease them. Sorry but that is my style.... Liam xoxoxoxox
I just hope there is nothing after I am gone
I love you.
be strong and live for today cancer sucks but its not like life is at a hault when you find out
I love you and will stand by you to the end, just hold my hand and we will walk this road together.
I think actions definatly speak louder then words when helping a cancer patient! My sister and I took care of my mom when she was fighting ovarian cancer. Sometimes she was just to exhausted to listen to people. Her friends would bring over meals so she didn't have to cook when she was very tired from the chemo. She would have people tape church for her. But just sitting there holding her hand was the biggest thing anyone could do for her.
As someone who had cancer, looking back at the things people said to me, nothing they said was at all helpful in peticular. I was given opportunities to do so many things, I took risks, I was twelve and didn't get to do what most twelve year olds did, and I matured very quickly, and the fact that I was treated like a young adult was a good feeling. Keep on keeping on is what my oncologist told me. I did. I'm alive. Keep on keeping on.
Acceptance but let yourself live in the moment...if you feel like crying , then cry...If you are angry get it out. If you feel good-cherish it. No one said being ill was fun but it doesn't need to consume you mentally. And know that you are loved and not alone, ever! when people you thought were your close friends shun you-it's their weakness/fear and in many cases plain . Do not internalize it-battling cancer should be your main focus.
Talk and treat them as you have always done. It's about their personal pride.
I would say as a survivor myself. I didnt have chemo, i did it my own way, and the consultants were shocked. Few year later and im as strong as ive ever been, trust in God
Youre not just stronger than anything Ive ever known, you make me. And before you decide to do anything, you better understand that the love you've given me will never stop growing in me. Dont give in to this! I love you and Ill be waiting for you when you come home.
Your presence is more than words and dont let them have the feeling of not making it in the next days or months. Try talk to them nice things ,,,memories just to make them to know they are part of the existence and the existence never ends even afterwards.
I would let them know that I am a cancer survivor myself. Then I would tell them "Never stop fighting for 3 reasons:

1. You must have loved ones. Think of how much they need you!

2. I know you can't see it now but you NEVER KNOW what good things the future holds, once you get past this.

3. The alternative is FINAL! There is NO future.
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Lindsay's Boy Gets His Freak on without Her
In case you're wondering what Calum Best, the British guy whom Lindsay Lohan occasionally boinks, actually does all day, I think we may have just figured it out. He didn't realize he was being filmed when he was engaged in a drug-fueled ménage-à -trois using the old recipe of two hookers and a whole lotta cocaine. Best's father, soccer legend, George Best, was a notorious playboy, who died an alcoholic and it looks like son, Calum, is picking up where his dad left off.
Lust-crazed Calum — secretly captured on film romping with TWO hookers at a hotel — said: "I've been stupid. I regret all of it.
"Whether it's drink, drugs or women there comes a time when you think, 'I shouldn't be doing that.'"
Apparently, they employed a bunch of sex toys, as well as a cat-o'-nine-tails, during their romp, and Calum at one point used his camera phone to film one of the chicks giving him some mouth-lovin', which is a term I promise never to use again. At least not for at least another two weeks.
Well, at first, I wasn't sure if he were right for Lindsay, but it sounds like these two would actually make a pretty compatible match. They both share a lot of the same interests and compatible genitals. Sound perfect to me.