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Earlier this week we published a post about communicating in real-time, in which we discussed how quickly search engines surface conversations in social networks, and, furthermore, how social relevance also contributes to overall visibility for messages in search engines.
Yesterday SEO guru Danny Sullivan was able to confirm with both Google and Bing that "human authority" authority is in fact considered by both engines as they index content. In a nutshell, writes Rand Fishkin on the SEOmoz blog, this means that links shared on Facebook and Twitter do in fact have a direct impact on search rankings.
Fishkin's post makes some educated guesses about what sort of metrics search engines are using to gauge social authority, including:
- Diversity of the people you influence – more is better
- Relevance of surrounding content to subject matter (probably an indicator of expertise)
- Quality of friends/followers – whether or not you influence fellow influentials
These findings don't change any off the suggestions we made in that earlier blog post. What does change, however, is the degree importance of these new imperatives for communicators – it was just ratcheted upward, and considerably.
Authored by Sarah Skerik, VP-social media, PR Newswire.


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Project Kawasaki KLX110: Testing Lights for Night Riding
Trailtech halogen headlight and Cyclops Solstice HID helmet light
We decided to load the Project Kawasaki KLX 110 into the trailer and head out to the desert anyway for some night riding and star gazing. After all, with the 55-watt 8" Trailtech halogen headlight we put on last month, it was time to put it to the test.
We headed out on a Friday night, arriving at camp after midnight with temps still in the low 80's. Upon arriving at our camp location we fired up the generator and started the AC to get the trailer temps down in preparation for the next day's heat. The next day it was already in the 90's by 9am so we decided to do some 4-wheeling during the day and worry about getting the 110 out and setup for the desert later that night. At one point it got up to 117 degrees, something I don't have a desire to ride in.
As the evening rolled around I finally pulled the KLX 110 from the trailer and figured out what I would need for night riding. While I wasn't planning on riding too far from camp, it was only me on a bike so I wanted to be somewhat prepared.
The first thing to do was to make sure the 110 was legal for riding in the desert. With the registration and green sticker up to date the only other item to worry about was the required spark arrestor.
With our BBR pipe there was already a spark arrestor screen insert I could install but even with that, the pipe is rather loud and more suited for the MX track.
To quiet the bike down, I ended up using a spark arrestor/end cap from an XR50 that had been chromed.
The spark arrestor/endcap fits into the BBR pipe perfectly and uses the same three bolts. This really quiets the bike down with minimal power loss. The bike does rev a little slower but that isn't a bad thing, since the desert is generally loose and slick anyway. I learned this little trick from a well-known mini MX builder who owns Mototec out of Las Vegas and has built many of the bikes for past Minimoto races.
After getting the spark arrestor installed I decided to put on my old Garmin GPS so I would make sure I knew where camp was. This could be especially useful if the bike died out in the desert while riding and I had to walk back to camp.
Installing the GPS was made easy by the use of a Touratech mount I picked up used from a friend recently. I had always wanted one but they are so expensive new I just couldn't justify the cost, until now.
The nice thing about Touratech mount is that the GPS can be powered by just batteries and is much less prone to shut-off due to vibration or shock of riding, because of the damping built into the mount. Without the mount the GPS will cut out and just turn off while riding with just batteries. On my big bike I hardwire the GPS to the battery to avoid this issue, but on the 110 I just needed it to help navigate to camp so using batteries was fine.
As the sun was setting I decided to wire a plug into the Kawasaki to allow me to try and run a Cyclops 50 watt Halogen helmet light I had picked up used off the internet recently, but hadn't had a chance to try it. Even though I knew it would probably be too much for the 110s lighting coil, why not try it?
To save time and allow a quick test I used the crimp-on connectors on the end of the plug to tap into the bikes harness. Just as the sun went down I finished the wiring and fired up the bike. The 8" 55-watt headlight and the 50-watt helmet light were indeed too much for the 110, causing both to turn very yellow and dim. Trying one at a time was fine but not both. Even when putting in a 35 watt halogen bulb into the helmet light the results were the same. Running a helmet light off the 110 in addition to the 8" light was a no-go.
Not to be left out in the dark without a helmet light as backup, I brought out the helmet light of helmet lights. The Cyclops Solstice HID helmet light is an intense spot beam of very white light that is great for high speed desert riding. It is also a good light to compliment a bike headlight, exactly my plan so that I can turn my head and still see what lies ahead in the night. I had purchased the Solstice and two battery packs from Cyclops a while back when they had a sale but had only used it once on my big bike As my only light on that ride it worked great for seeing what is coming up ahead in the distance but I still wanted a little more beam off to the sides closer to the bikes.
All geared up and ready to ride, the KLX fired right up and the 8" race light was alive. Amazing how much a good reflector can do for giving good light coverage. Not only did it reach far out in front of the bike but the 55-watts of halogen light had a pretty wide beam, giving good visibility on both sides of the bike as well. In addition the soft light of the halogen bulb really does allow the terrain details to be seen giving the rider time to react. The only negative with running only a bike-mounted light is that when you turn your head to look to the side everything is black and you can't see what is out there unless you actually turn the bike in that direction. For this added visibility it was time to mount up the Solstice HID.
The Solstice HID helmet light is designed to be run off of batteries or a bike with DC power, which usually means a battery or capacitor must be on board the bike. Since our KLX110 has only AC power available, at the moment at least, we opted for using the two "Stack Pack" NiMH batteries that came with the light when purchased. The batteries fit easily in a camelback or waist tool pack and the light itself comes with a long cord with a very strong connector to ensure trouble free use.
When the light is first turned on it takes a few seconds to get going but then wow! An intense white spot light is the best way to describe the Solstice and it had no problem lighting up the hillside ¼ mile away.
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With both lights blazing, the GPS working and a radio in my Camelback and one back at camp I headed off to explore the desert a bit. I rode over to a few adopt-a-cabins I had marked on the GPS from previous outings. After looking at the cabins I did some play riding on a little track I came across and then headed off for some exploring.
Along the way I discovered what must have been an old cement watering hole. Since it was empty I dropped in and rode around the edges a few laps, it was kind of like riding in an empty swimming pool, in the dark! I popped out of the watering hold and continued my journey to another old miner's cabin located in a canyon up a sandwash a bit. It feels a bit eerie to be riding in the dark alone, especially when an old mining cabin comes into view out of the darkness.
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On the way back to camp I had a blast darting in and out of the desert brush. The 8" headlight provided awesome light in front and to the sides of the bike. It allowed me to see changes in the terrain and didn't mess with my depth perception at all. The Solstice is amazing at focusing on a wide spot anywhere you look. It could be used as the only light but for me I prefer to have a little extra light directly in front and on the sides of the bike. In addition the intensity of the HID light makes it difficult at times to read the changes in terrain, at least compared to the halogen light. The HID along with the halogen though provided a great combination and didn't have any strange effects on my vision as I have heard it can for some.
Lastly, once it gets dusty the helmet light really lights up the dust in front of your face making it very difficult to see more than a few feet in front of you. This is a possible hazard if it is really dusty out, if not then not a problem. With the headlight on the bike, the dust doesn't interfere with your vision because isn't lighting up the dust right in front of your eyes, something you should consider if you are planning to run just a helmet light.
For the few hours of riding I did close to camp I had a blast. Night riding is addictive and has the added benefit of less people out riding at the same time as you are. In the future I plan to try out a pair of HID helmet lights, one flood and one spot; to see if that makes reading the terrain in front of me easier. In any case if you have never tried night riding I highly encourage you to give it a go.

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The first two letters are the same, but the third one's different, according to developer Crystal Dynamics, unveiling plans to release five different batches of Downloadable Lara Croft for Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light.
Crystal Dynamics' Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light players can look forward to enough new DLC to keep them playing until 2011 once they download the game for Xbox Live on August 18 and the PC and PlayStation 3 on September 28.
The first downloadable content comes by way of an update for the Xbox Live Arcade version on September 28, giving it the two-player online co-op that's shipping with the other two versions.
Once that's out of the way, Crystal Dynamics will be releasing five packs of additional DLC between October and December. Three of the packs will expand on the puzzles, combat, and exploration of the game proper, and the remaining two will be packs that add additional player characters to the mix, including "some other well-known videogame characters."
"DLC for us means Downloadable Lara Croft," said Darrell Gallagher, General Manager of Crystal Dynamics. "It all begins in August with Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light releasing on XBLA and runs through to the end of the year with the additional packs we will be offering. Oh and be prepared for a few surprises."
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If the Messiah descends from the Mount of Olives as foretold in the Bible, America's two biggest Christian broadcasters are well-positioned to cover it live thanks to recent acquisitions of adjacent Jerusalem studios on a hill overlooking the Old City.
Texas-based Daystar Television Network already beams a 24-hour-a-day live webcam from its terrace. Not to be outdone, Costa Mesa-based Trinity Broadcasting Network last month bought the building next door.
The dueling studios are part of an aggressive push by U.S. evangelical broadcasters seeking to gain a stronger foothold in the holy city. Their presence not only offers boasting rights with American viewers and contributors, but also — and more controversially — a platform for spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ to Jews in Israel.


text: A bill requiring annual smog inspections for vehicles over fifteen years old is moving onto the California state senate. AB616 also contains a provision for additional money generated by the previously bi-annual inspections to be deposited into an account. The funds in this account would then be used in part to scrap older cars. If these funds have anything to do with the voluntary accelerated vehicle retirement program then this bill is truly insidious. In essence California would be making citizens pay for pollution created by those who can purchase a pollution credit for each old car taken off the road. For more information on the bill and how to keep your classic rolling, head on over to the SEMA Action Network. [Urgent Legislative Alert via SEMA Action Network]


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JUPITER, FL – Scientists from the Jupiter campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have shown a novel way to dramatically raise the potency of drug candidates targeting RNA, resulting in a 2,500-fold improvement in potency and significantly increasing their potential as therapeutic agents.
The new study, published recently online ahead of print by the journal Angewandte Chemie, confirms for the first time that a small molecule actually binds to a disease-causing RNA target—a breakthrough that should help scientists identify precise RNA targets within living cells, profile their interactions, and predict drug candidates' side effects.
"We're trying to make tools that can target any RNA motif," said Matthew Disney, a TSRI associate professor who authored the research with a research associate in his lab, Lirui Guan. "This study completely validates our design—it validates that our compound targets the desired RNA sequence in a complex cellular environment that contains many hundreds of thousands of RNAs."
While targeting DNA has been used as a therapeutic strategy against cancer, few similar approaches have been attempted for disease-associated RNAs.
In the new study, the scientists created a small molecule that binds to the genetic defect in RNA that causes myotonic dystrophy type 1 and improves associated defects in cell culture.
Myotonic dystrophy type 1 involves a type of RNA defect known as a "triplet repeat," a series of three nucleotides repeated more times than normal in an individual's genetic code. In this case, the repetition of the cytosine-uracil-guanine (CUG) in the RNA sequence leads to disease by binding to a particular protein, MBNL1, rendering it inactive and resulting in a number of protein-splicing abnormalities.
To achieve the increase in the drug candidate's potency, Disney and his colleagues attached a reactive molecule (a derivative of chlorambucil, a chemotherapy drug that has been used to treatment a form of leukemia) to the small molecule they had identified. As a result, the new compound not only binds to the target, it becomes a permanent part of the target—as if it were super glued to it, Disney said. Once attached, it switches off the CUG defect and prevents the cell from turning it back on.
Disney was surprised at the approximately 2,500-fold improvement in potency with the new approach.
"I was shocked by the increase," he said. "This takes the potency into the realm where one would like to see if the compound were to have real therapeutic potential."
As a result, the new compound, known as 2H-4-CA, is the most potent compound known to date that improves DM1-associated splicing defects. Importantly, 2H-4-CA does not affect the alternative splicing of a transcript not regulated by MBNL1, demonstrating selectivity for the CUG repeat and suggesting that it might have minimal side effects.
"We can now use this approach to attach reactive molecules to other RNA targeted small molecules," Disney said.
The reactive molecule model also provides a potentially general method to identify cellular targets of RNA-directed small molecules. Such probes could also identify unintended targets, information that could be used to design and identify compounds with improved selectivity in an approach similar to activity-based profiling, Disney said.
The study, "Covalent Small-Molecule–RNA Complex Formation Enables Cellular Profiling of Small-Molecule–RNA Interactions," (DOI: 10.1002/anie.201301639) was supported by the National Institutes of Health (grant RO1- GM079235) and TSRI. For more information on the paper, see http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.201301639/full
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Maybe we are not alone
Aliens and UFOS
Maybe we are not alone
July 23, 2009
by Sam Bari
The Jamestown Press
Last month, UFO enthusiasts around the globe waited with bated breath for French officials to announce to the world, "We are not alone.†However, the promised announcement date, June 6, produced a postponement, then another, and nothing concrete has developed since. What went wrong?
A spokesperson from GEIPAN, an official semi-government organization set up specifically to investigate the UFO phenomenon announced, "We have ten times the needed evidence to convincingly confirm that extraterrestrials are visiting our planet.†Allegedly, a number of researchers within the group are keen to make the information public. Apparently, they have backers in the wider CNES (France's equivalent of NASA) structure within which they operate.
We must remember that the employees of GEIPAN are scientists and by their very nature are highly tentative and cautious. "We just need a little more evidence, and we need to finalize this or that detail,†appears to be their mantra.
Nonetheless, the promised announcement was that France was going to officially say on the record that they have concrete evidence that some UFOs are of ET origin. That might be a step forward for any government to date, but it isn't exactly as convincing as if Barack Obama were caught on camera shaking hands with an extraterrestrial alien at a news conference on the White House lawn.
The word from most governments, the U.S. included, is that confirmation of interstellar life, culture, societal order and advanced intelligence could undermine the stronghold of many theocratic governments. The possibility of exposing religious dogma by replacing it with scientific fact would cause the foundation of many faith-based religions to crumble.
Centuries-old power structures would fall by the wayside as constituents realized a taste of freedom from fear of merciless clerics who rule with iron fists, claiming their methodology is supported by religious doctrine. Once that doctrine is declared invalid, the floodgates will open and anarchy will rule, so they say. There might well be a lot of truth in those assumptions, and maybe it's time for the world to be free of obedience stemming from fear.
In support of France's forthcoming disclosures, several members of the American scientific community have broken ranks and made disclosures of their own, although they have no way of validating their claims.
According to Lockheed Skunkworks engineer Don Phillips, "The UFOs I saw were huge, and they would just come to a stop and do a 60 degree, 45 degree, 10 degree turn, and then immediately reverse this action.â€
The San Francisco Examiner reported that Neil Armstrong said in an interview, "When I was working with the Skunkworks with Kelly Johnson, we signed an agreement with the government to keep very quiet about certain things. Anti-gravitational research was going on. We knew there were some captured craft from 1947 in Roswell. They were real. And, yes, we really did get some technology from them. And yes, we really did put it to work.
"The knowledge I have of these technologies came from the craft that were captured. I didn't see the craft, nor did I see the bodies, but I certainly know some of the people that did. There was no question that there are beings from outside the planet. Are these ET people hostile? Well, if they were hostile, with their weaponry they could have destroyed us a long time ago,†Armstrong said.
Those accounts may or may not be true. We will probably never know.
I like the hypothesis of recent critics who said that the French government had second thoughts on the matter, and put the brakes on the expected disclosure because it had a different agenda. Some believe that France has had a long relationship with the aliens, and French officials are attempting to establish a strong position in the intergalactic community to have a leg up on the rest of the world.
The first item on their agenda is to make French the intergalactic language so a system of commerce can be established in their native tongue. The second item is to set up an interstellar distribution system for the wine export business so prices can be raised worldwide due to high demand.
Those allegations are as logical as any I've heard, and they make practical sense. How can we expect the truth from any government, whether it be about ETs or anything else? Governments are designed so that we the constituents can live in a system we can't understand.
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Mahmoud Abbas is gearing up to upgrade the UN's status of "Palestine" from a "non-member entity" to a "non-member state" later this month.
In reality, there does not seem to be any legal weight from such the change from "non-member entity" to "non-member state." The only difference between the two that I have seen is the possibility that the International Criminal Court has jurisdiction over cases occurring within a "state", and from what I can tell "only a state that is sovereign in a particular territory can confer jurisdiction on the ICC in that territory." Obviously an "entity" is not a "state" so perhaps the non-binding UNGA resolution will have a slight legal weight in the ICC, if they decide that the PA is sovereign.
By the way, if the ICC does accept jurisdiction on "Palestine," that means that Israel will have the right to file complaints as well against that state - which would include Hamas rocket fire and terror attacks, for example.
According to Al Quds, Abbas' preference is to request recognition from the General Assembly on the 15th, which would be the 24th anniversary of Yasir Arafat's declaration of independence for a phantom state. If that doesn't work out, he wants to do it on November 29th, the anniversary of the UN partition resolution of Palestine.
In other words, Abbas' main goals of becoming accepted as a state are two-fold: the symbolism of the timing, and the perceived increased ability to prosecute Israel in international venues.
But there is another aspect of Abbas' gimmick that he makes very clear, and that the UN has no legal ability to deliver. Abbas has said repeatedly, "After returning from the United Nations and getting a non-member State on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital, the way will be open for a return to direct negotiations to achieve security and stability on these grounds."
Abbas is positioning this UN bid as a way to have the UN declare the borders of "Palestine" to include everything behind the Green Line, which was never an international border and indeed which was explicitly defined as being something to be negotiated in UNSC 242.
So the thing to watch for in Abbas' UN bid is the exact language of the resolution. If the resolution includes a mention of borders and Jerusalem, and the UNGA rubber-stamps it as expected, that is more proof that the General Assembly is dismissive of international law when it comes to demonizing Israel.
And indeed, even though Abbas claims that this bid is not meant to delegitimize Israel, this language indicates that he is intending to use the UN to delegitimize Israel's legal claims to Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria.
The language of the resolution will almost certainly make it apparent what a joke the UN has become.
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Prospect Reed no-hits Dodgers for three innings
Lefty whiffs Crawford, Cruz and Hairston; Puig 0-for-3 in first Minors action
While the red-hot Puig was held hitless in his first three at-bats since being optioned to Double-A on Tuesday, Quakes left-hander Chris Reed -- the Dodgers' top pick in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft -- looked sharp in tossing three no-hit innings.
Reed, ranked the club's No. 5 prospect by MLB.com, allowed only a walk to Adrian Gonzalez and struck out three big leaguers -- Jerry Hairston Jr., Luis Cruz and Carl Crawford.
"It was a packed house, and it was fun," Reed said. "It's still Spring Training, and obviously you're trying to work on things. But at the same time, you're facing big league hitters. You want to keep the ball down, go out there and throw strikes."
Puig, the club's top-rated prospect, whose offense was the talk of the Cactus League (.526, three homers, 11 RBIs), had the closest thing to a hit off Reed. In the second, he popped a blooper to right that bounced off the glove of Quakes second baseman Darnell Sweeney. But Gonzalez, who was on first, headed back to the bag thinking the ball had been caught, setting up a force at second.
Dodgers legend Tommy Lasorda, who skippered the club to a pair of World Series titles in the 1980s, managed the split squad on Thursday. His primary role as a special advisor to the chairman is to work with and teach the club's prospects, and he said Thursday's game was really about them.
"It's a great idea," Lasorda said. "It's nice for them to be playing against Major League players. That's what it's all about."
The Quakes got on the board twice in the bottom of the first with four consecutive singles, capped by Jonathan Garcia's two-run knock up the middle. Right-hander Stephen Fife, who went 2-0 with a 3.45 ERA in four Cactus League appearances for the Dodgers, settled in and didn't allow another earned run, striking out six in 4 1/3 innings.
"I rely on ground balls, and sometimes they don't always go your way," Fife said. "So I just tried to compete in the zone. I did all right and settled in a little bit, but I was a little bit long in terms of my mechanics."
The Dodgers looked a bit sloppy in the field, committing three errors in the first three innings. The third came when Fife made a poor throw to first on a chopper back to the mound in the third, setting up the Quakes' third run of the game.
Three different Rancho Cucamonga pitchers combined to hold the Dodgers to just two hits over six innings, before Los Angeles stormed back to tie the game with three runs in the seventh. Crawford's two-out, two-run single evened the game at 3.
Angelo Songco's RBI single in the bottom of the seventh won it for the Quakes.


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The Hand
A half decade before his breakthrough films Salvador and Platoon would make Oliver Stone a major director with a political conscience, The Hand proves to be an odd film for Stoneaphiles. It's his second following his unwatchable low budget horror flick, Seizure, and it works well as a suspenseful psychological horror thriller, but more importantly it proves that no matter how ridiculous the material Michael Caine makes anything worth watching.
Caine plays a successful comic book artist in Vermont. He and his younger wife (Andrea Marcovicci) are having marital problems - his wife wants to go to New York City to study at a groovy yoga center, he just wants to be left alone. He loses his hand in a freak car accident, which is the worst thing that can happen to an artist. The hand is never found. He is forced to get a mechanical prosthetic glove. After his wife leaves him, he takes a job teaching at a central California college. He begins an affair with a student (Annie McEnroe) and gets a yahoo drinking buddy (Bruce McGill, D-Day in Animal House and later a respected character actor in films like The Insider). Suddenly people around him start to turn up dead (including director Stone playing a wino). They are murdered on screen by a walking hand, but it may all be in Caine's head. Is he actually doing the killing?Continue Reading


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Eliminate Targets
Top Contributors: Samuel Claiborn, Bob, Andrew Nelson + more
Eliminate Targets is a mission objective that needs to be completed in multiplayer waves. You have to take out 4 targets within a set time limit. The targets can be any kind of non-cannon fodder unit. In order of most to least common, they are
Cerberus - Nemesis, Centurion, Guardian
Geth - Rocket Trooper, Pyro
Reaper - Marauder, Ravager
Enemies will spawn infinitly until the target is killed, so the usual strategy is for two players to hunt down the target whilst the other two keep the other enemies at bay.


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For many, Memorial Day Weekend is a time of remembrance, family, friends, and grilling. But for recruiting junkies this is a time to catch the top prospects in the nation battle it out. For the second straight year Nike ran its new EYBL, Elite Youth Basketball League. The league hosts three sessions starting in Hampton, VA at the Boo Williams Sports complex in early April, Dallas, TX at the Fieldhouse USA in late April, and the last leg, before the finals, was held in Los Angeles, CA at the HAX this past weekend. The culminating event after the three regular season events will be the Nike Peach Jam held in North Augusta, SC from July 12-15th. The top 24 teams will be invited to battle it out for the EYBL Championship as well as a contract from Nike.
This year there was a bevy of Duke prospects at hand in L.A including the likes of Jabari Parker, Tony Parker, Alex Poythress, Rodney Purvis, Theo Pinson, Rasheed Sulaimon (verbal commit), Andrew Wiggins, and Nerlens Noel. Let's see what went on with them this weekend.
I know it was [private] early morning but it's hard to forget your basketball jersey at the hotel isn't it? Well there was a little mishap with Tony Parker and his jersey. Tony had forgotten his jersey at the hotel and unfortunately it was not brought back in time for him to play in his first game vs. Playground Elite (WI). With Tony out this meant Alex Poythress was the main attraction. Alex went 5-8 from the field for 12pts and 5rebounds. He also had 2 blocks. Alex put on a nice display of athleticism with a beautiful baseline reverse layup. He has the type of frame that NBA GM's drool over. At already 6'8 it is clear that his upper body still has room to fill out, and when it does watch out! Alex is seemingly known for his three point shot, however, that is not all this talent can do. Alex displays a great slashing ability and has been on the connecting end of several big time alley oops that will surely come to a YouTube channel near you. His most impressive attribute in my opinion is how seemingly effortless he makes his put backs look. At this point though, it is clear his handle will need improvement but that can come with time and repetition. His defense can use more consistent intensity, but again, this is not a worry as it can be coached and drilled into him, and AAU ball isn't exactly a clinic for defense. In his night game Alex went for only 9pts on 4-7 shooting but had 8rebounds including 2 offensive.
Tony Parker finally got around to getting his jersey for the Georgia Stars second game of the night vs. a solid New Jersey Playaz team. Tony put on one of his better displays this game putting up 17pts and 6 rebounds on an efficient 8-12 from the field and 1-3 from the line. Using his wide frame Tony parked himself in the paint and didn't move, which should be a delight to hear for many Duke fans. Tony shows lots of comfort with his back to the basket often backing his man down before displaying an extremely quick spin move to mini hook shot. Tony also has no problem dropping a 5-8ft fade away jumper that is a joy to see go in. There was a little bit of controversy in this game between Tony and his coach but I assure Duke fans there is no worry with this. In his game against Alabama Challenge Tony was consistently fed the ball in the post. The Georgia Stars would work the ball around the arc while Tony would flash in the post from side to side. In this game Tony displayed some quality vision by passing inside to his teammates on many occasions. Unfortunately not many of his teammates hit the shots but the passes were there from Tony. Parker put up 19pts and 8 rebounds on another solid 8-14 shooting performance while also going 3-5 from the line. He continued to display his comfort in the post as well as a solid face up game. In catching up with Tony after the game he knows that his post game is solid but that adding a respectable face up game is essential in his development.
We've discussed one Parker, now let's move onto another one, Jabari Parker. Regarded as a top two prospect in the 2013 class, Jabari displayed a plethora of moves this weekend. One of his best attributes is his knowledge of the game at such a young age which has no doubt been strengthened by his father's tutelage. Jabari displays great instinct in when to give the ball up. He often made plays this weekend which eventually led his team to an easy bucket. In his game vs. All Ohio Red, Jabari put up 16pts and 7 rebounds on 8-19 shooting from the field but went 0-3 from the line. Jabari also had 4 blocks in this game which speaks well of his defense, something he really enjoys doing. While not a freak athlete at this point, he more than holds his own against the competition in that regard. What makes him special is how seemingly smooth he looks on the court gliding around. In his match up against BABC, Jabari put up 12pts and 6 rebounds on an efficient 5-6 shooting from the field. He also added 3 assists. One thing is for sure, Jabari Parker is a future pro right now and if Duke is so fortunate to land the Chicago product then we will be in great hands with him.
Let's move onto one of the more impressive defenders not only in the EYBL but in the entire country, Nerlens Noel. Sporting a classic high top fade and pogo stick type frame, Noel is exactly the type of athletic defender every division one school is coveting. In his matchup against the Charlotte Royals he put up 13pts and 8 rebounds on 5-6 shooting from the field and 3-3 from the charity stripe. As far as his defense goes, he had 4 blocked and altered countless others. Noels length and athleticism gave fits inside to the opposition which clearly got frustrated all weekend. He has an incredibly quick second jump similar to Shawn Marion which allows to get up quickly again for the rebound or blocking/altering another shot. Most of his points this weekend came off of put backs and moves from about 10ft and in.
The only verbal commitment Duke had at the EYBL was 2012 guard Rasheed Sulaimon. Rasheed hurt his ankle in his game against Arkansas Wings Elite. Before his injury he was matched up with 2012's Archie Goodwin, often regarded as one of the better players and athletes in his class. Rasheed has become a big time defender and he proved it in the 19 minutes he played that game. He held Archie to 3-12 shooting, and quite frankly some of those buckets came after Rasheed had left the game with injury. The play in which the injury occurred was a 3pt shot from the wing which he hit, but on his way down he landed awkwardly on his ankle and stated he had heard a pop. Fortunately he was able to come back in and show that it wasn't too severe. Impressive to say the least, considering many players may have considered shutting it down for at least the day as to not risk anything further. His handle has proven to be much more advanced than I had originally anticipated, clearly showing he is improving in this area. His lateral quickness allows him to really stay in front of his defender. Combine that with a low defensive stance that would make Coach K extremely proud and you've got one good looking future defender. At this point Rasheed is showing to be a very solid shooter from beyond the arc as well as a bit of a mid-range game. As he adds strength he will be able to follow through and finish with contact when he gets to the rim. His best offensive game came against MoKan Elite where he put up 17pts, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 turnovers, and 1 steal on a solid 7-14 shooting.
At one point it was thought that 2012 guard Rodney Purvis would never leave the state for college. That is until he had committed to Louisville due to an incredible relationship with now former Louisville assistant Tim Fuller. Once Fuller left Louisville, it was thought Rodney would decommit, and sure enough he eventually did. Before he had committed to Louisville, the North Carolina product had Duke very high on his list, and now, post decommitment, it seems Duke is right back up there. Rodney displayed some very nice dribble penetration this weekend that either led to a bucket or a kick out to a teammate. He had multiple And 1 situations all throughout the weekend which speaks well of his strength at this age as he finished well through contact. Rodney also showed some quality effort as I saw him dive for multiple loose balls, a quality any team certainly would enjoy. He attempted many pull up jumpers from about the 18ft mark which unfortunately were inconsistent. With time and practice he should improve on that aspect of his game. Rodney also showed some quality defense this weekend. He is very quick going both north and south but also going east to west. From a scoring perspective, his best offensive game came in his last, against the Jackson Tigers. Rodney put up 18pts, 9 rebounds, and 2 assists on 7-16 shooting from the field and 3-6 from the line. He consistently put up between 15 and 18 points all weekend long. As Andrew mentioned it seems as if at this point it is a N.C State/Duke race, though we all know how fluid recruiting is. In speaking with him this weekend I asked if he would be leaving Upper Room Academy since it seems to be only going through the junior year. He told me that he is planning on staying because they are supposed to soon add a senior year.
It may be a ways from now but Theo Pinson and Andrew Wiggins have firmly placed themselves at the top of everyone's 2014 list. The two athletic guards displayed flashes this weekend that shows why everyone is so high on the two freshman. As far as this tournament goes, neither guard put up ridiculous numbers. Against the Arkansas Wings Elite, Theo put up 17pts and 4 rebounds on 7-11 shooting from the field and 3-5 from the line. Andrew had his best offensive game against Boo Williams when he put up 13pts on 3-12 shooting from the field and 7-10 from the free throw line. Both players showed off superb athleticism this weekend as well as flashes of what is to come in the future. As freshman, it is a testament to their poise that their coaches have trusted them enough to put them on the big stage. Both players showed confidence in taking their shots and not being nervous in such a setting. I spoke with one of the CIA Bounce staff after their game and he spoke very highly of Andrew Wiggins. I had asked how it was working with him and he could not have been more complimentary of him. He stated that he's really just a kid at this point who isn't fully aware of the onslaught of media that is in his future, but that to this point he has handled it with maturity beyond his years. He also said that the game has already at this point really slowed down for Andrew, which is extremely vital to his early development. Simply put, these two players look to have big time futures.
The game of the weekend was easily CP3 vs. Houston Hoops, so good that I felt it deserved its own paragraph. This game hosted 5 top 50 guys including Rasheed Sulaimon, L.J Rose, J-Mychal Reese, Rodney Purvis, and Theo Pinson. The crowd was big time for this highly anticipated match up. The bounce of the ball and squeak of the sneakers was overshadowed by the playful banter between families of both teams. This game meant something to these players and families, and both teams showed it. While Rodney put up 17 points, it did not come easy. The experienced trio of J-Mychal Reese, Rasheed Sulaimon, and L.J Rose made it very difficult for Rodney to penetrate to the hoop. Instead he was forced to shoot much more than he probably liked and had to earn his points at the line where he went for an impressive 7-8. Despite a hobbled ankle, Rasheed continued to play overall stellar defense against CP3. At halftime the game was 30-28 Houston Hoops. The second half had a flurry of traded baskets keeping a quick and exciting pace. The crowd grew even more ruckus as the game was within a few points. In the end a very solid Houston Hoops team pulled out the victory 63-58. Rasheed ended up with 14pts and 3 rebounds on 3-9 shooting from the field and 7-9 from the line. Rasheed continuously attacked the hoop getting past quick defenders. He hit a few clutch free throws to ensure his team the win.
As far as other players that impressed me this weekend there were three. Houston Hoops' Justin Jackson, a 2014 prospect, showed a nice soft touch around the rim for such a young player. Justin is a 6'5 wing prospect from Bryan, Texas. Secondly I was extremely impressed with Tony Parker and Alex Poythress' teammate Marcus Hunt, a 6'5 215lbs 2012 prospect. Marcus displayed a great ability to attack the hoop and often finished through contact. He has a strong frame for his age which helps against smaller guards. The third prospect which impressed me was Jahlil Okafor of Mac Irvin Fire. The 2014 prospect is 6'10 and 255lbs and showed a lot of quality flashes for a young freshman. He is a big body down low that many coaches will surely observe over the next few years. His teammate and Duke prospect Jabari Parker spoke very highly of Jahlil even calling him the best freshman in the country. [/private]


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If you think optically isolated relays (a.k.a. optical MOSFET-based relays) are just for test-and-measurement applications, think again. These solid-state devices can also switch and protect small motors, power supplies, and control devices with load currents up to 6A.
In fact, these industrial uses represent the next wave of applications for optical MOSFET technology, which has been widely accepted as a way to switch high-precision data acquisition and measurement systems. These systems take advantage of the relays' high switching speeds, low on-resistance, low capacitance, and tiny packages.
The same technical advantages apply to industrial devices, too. But motors, power supplies, and controls can reap other benefits by moving from traditional electromechanical relays to optical MOSFET solid-state relays.
A typical optically isolated relay requires 10 to 20 times less power than an equivalent electromechanical relay. For example, a 5mA optical MOSFET can often do the same job as an electromechanical relay that requires 50mA to 100mA, depending on the electromagnetic force needed to close the coil. A few milliamps here or there may not sound like a big deal, but in plants with many small devices, the savings add up quickly.
Some devices contain a built-in protective circuit allowing them to safeguard motors, power supplies, and other industrial devices from possible disturbances on the output side. These disturbances — such as voltage peaks or overcurrent conditions — can arise due to short circuits or improper use. The protective circuit is located on the output side of the component and recognizes high currents. This arrangement protects both the D-MOSFET on the output side and the load circuit against overcurrent conditions. As soon as a dangerous load current arises, the load circuit switches off completely. It can be switched on again only after the input signal has been reset.
The optically isolated protective circuit can play an important role when the relay must perform at elevated temperatures. Because the voltage drop across the shunt increases as rising temperatures drive up resistance in the component, the protective circuit responds to lower current levels as temperatures rise. In essence, it exhibits a negative temperature coefficient, which allows it to offset the increased power dissipation associated with elevated temperatures.
Solid-state relays really shine when it comes to reliability. With no moving parts, they typically have an excellent mean time to failure (MTTF). In general, solid-state relays tolerate shock and vibration loads that threaten electromechanical relays. Solid-state relays also eliminate the buzzing that can affect electromechanical relays driven by PWM and other methods intended to conserve input power.
Solid-state relays may cost more than electromechanical relays, but the total cost over the relay's lifecycle tips the scales back in favor of solid-state technology. Most of the operating cost advantage comes from reductions in power consumption and a longer lifecycle for fewer relay replacements. Factor in the cost benefit of motor protection, and the value proposition becomes even more compelling. And keep in mind that the savings can be greater in applications that require the relay to remain in its closed state for long periods of time. Solid-state relays can be operated closed without the elevated temperatures and extra current draw of their electromechanical counterparts.
Finally, integrating the protective mechanism in the relay, rather than relying on a separate component, saves space. And it speeds development time because there's one less component to work into your design.
– Aiman Kiwan is an engineering manager at Panasonic Electric Works of America. He has more than 20 years of experience and extensive knowledge in semiconductors with a particular focus on MOSFET and TRIAC products.
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So Sydney Leathers has now done a solo porno and one with a dude.
Do you think Anthony Weiner has looked at the video and/or beaten off to it?
Yep! And I do believe that Ms. Leathers has set a new record for Time Elapsed From Sudden Infamy To A Porn Career. That only took a matter of weeks. Hopefully, in the future, women will become famous and sink to doing hardcore porn all in one day. We're getting much more efficient at exploiting our talentless celebrities.
By the way, I find it amazing that Weiner has gotten into all this trouble and he didn't even get to have actual, human-on-human sex with his texting buddy. If you're gonna ruin your marriage and suffer from endless public humiliation (though it appears that Weiner is distinctly lacking in anything resembling shame), you may as well get your rocks off in the process. He's stupid on so many levels.
Now, to the Funbag below!
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Cincinnati restaurant dining at its casual best can be experienced at Boswells. Our restaurant & bar resides in a building that dates back to 1886, and is named after a small brick alley just beyond the restaurant courtyard, that once was used as a freight corridor through Cincinnati. Located in the Northside Historic district.
Boswells offers you a great casual Cincinnati restaurant experience complete with a diverse menu. Our restaurant serves some of the best soups, sandwiches and salads available in Cincinnati for the lunch crowd, and our evening dinner menu is complimented with a daily steak special.
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I spent my last week-end in Paris for the birthday of my little sister. I had an absolute ravishing time among my family and friends and was so thrilled to be back home even know it was only for 3 days.
On Sunday we went to Le Quai for a brunch. Le Quai is a restaurant with a panoramic view on the Seine, in the middle of Paris just between the Louvre and Musee d'Orsay.
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How is it that two people can remember things so differently?
If you ask my mother she'll say she's only made beef kebabs a couple times in her life.
If you ask me, one of my favorite childhood memories is my mother's kebabs (or kabobs), cooked over the little cast iron hibachi grill my parents had on the back porch.
My most vivid memory of them was the time I was recovering from pneumonia, hadn't eaten anything for 3 weeks, and was allowed for the first time to sip some broth. And sip I did while the rest of the family ate beautiful, smoky, meaty, hearty, beefy kebabs.
It. Was. So. Unfair. I can still smell them now. There was nothing I wanted more in the world at that moment than those kebabs. Sigh.
Funny, the emotional ties we can have with food, isn't it?
I love, really truly love beef kebabs.
Why? They're fun, they're on a stick.
You can make your own, just they way you want them (lots of mushrooms please). If you've marinated the meat properly (several hours or preferably overnight), they're the most juicy wonderful morsels you could possibly eat.
A few tips that will help ensure your kebabs turn out well. Marinate the meat, the longer the better. Use double skewers to make them easier to turn.
Use bamboo or wooden skewers so that the inside of the steak pieces stay nice and pink. Keep a little space between the items (more space than shown in the photo above, I sort of forgot that part when I did the batch pictured), so that the food grills versus steams.
Most important, keep an eye on them! Do a finger test for doneness, or if the grill is too hot, tap the meat with the end of your tongs to see how much its giving. The meat and veggies will continue to cook a little once you've taken them off the grill and they are resting, so keep that in mind.
Beef Kebabs Recipe
Using bamboo or wooden skewers instead of metal will help keep the steak from getting overcooked on the inside. Metal transfers heat, so is useful to use for chicken, or a meat that you want to cook all the way through, but not so useful for steak that you want done rare or medium rare.
Marinade Ingredients:
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
- Freshly ground black pepper to taste
Kebab Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 pounds top sirloin steak, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes
- 1 large bell pepper
- 1-2 medium red onions
- 1/2 to a pound button mushrooms
- About 20 bamboo or wooden skewers
1 Marinate the meat: Mix the marinade ingredients together in a bowl and add the meat. Cover and chill in the fridge for at least 30 minutes, preferably several hours or even overnight. (Heck, I've kept the meat marinating for a couple days, still great.)
2 Soak skewers in water: Soak the wood or bamboo skewers in water for at least 30 minutes before grilling. This will help prevent them from completely burning up on the grill.
3 Thread the meat and veggies onto the skewers: Cut the vegetables into chunks roughly the width of the beef pieces. Taking care not to poke yourself, thread the meat and vegetables onto double bamboo skewers.
One way to do this safely is to put the piece that you are trying to pierce on a cutting board, and then push the skewers through the piece to the board.
Using double skewers will help you turn the kebabs on the grill. If you keep a little space between the pieces, they will grill more evenly.
Paint the kebabs with some of the remaining marinade.
3 Grill on high, direct heat: Prepare your grill for high, direct heat. Grill for 8 to 10 minutes, depending on how hot your grill is, and how done you would like your meat, turning occasionally.
4 Let rest: Let the meat rest for 5 minutes before serving.
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text: Over in The Atlantic, there's a great quick-and-dirty history of the science fiction book cover, courtesy of the folks at SF bookstore Singularity & Co. Starting with the pulpy artwork of artists like Frank R. Paul and others, the covers progressed into some fairly cartoony images of aliens and rocketships in the 1950s, before embracing abstraction and pop art in the 1960s... and then slowly returning to the cartoony and pulpy images the genre had started to abandon. The whole thing is well worth reading. [The Atlantic]


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When you go to an event, look for a table in the lobby with a large green passport. See the person at the table for your sticker.
What if there's no one giving out stickers?
If there is no one available to give out stickers at a Passport event, send a note or program to your student's elementary or middle school music teacher, and the teacher will give your student a sticker for their passport.
How do I know where and when the events are?
Check with your school music teacher, or click here for a list of district art events.
What's the Wild Card about?
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What should I do when all my spaces are filled up?
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I was really sad when I heard mutterings that my favourite foundation of all time was about to be reformulated and remixed. As someone who once they find something they love they wear it religiously I panicked. Goodbye Laura Mercier Silk Creme and in swung the Laura Mercier Silk Cream Moisturising Photo Edition foundation.
So. Basically it's very similar but it's taken out the matte element of the foundation completely. It's a very radiant and glowy base which my skin seems to be loving. I'd been noticing for a few months my skin just wasn't loving the dryness of the OG LMSC. It started to cake around my nose and forehead and despite my best efforts to keep it looking flawless and non cakey. It just stopped working for me as well as it used to. The coverage is medium to full, which is exactly what I like. The glow gives a beautiful lit from within vibe which Im currently really digging. My only niggle is that it contains Shea butter which is a known breakout trigger for me but it's not done anything so far.
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orange tic tac or orange icing for nose
snowman pops.
orange tic tac or orange icing for nose
6 comments:
- Ky said...
Oh man they look yummo! I'm not sure any of the bits would last long enough in this house to actually transform them into a snowman.
VERY cute though!
- December 15, 2010 at 11:52 PM
- said...
I'm going to try to do these tomorrow for my daughter's kindergarten Christmas Party. I worry a little bit about transporting them. I have some cellophane bags, we'll see.
- December 16, 2010 at 12:47 AM
- Samantha said...
I L-O-V-E these! I always make sweets for my husband to take to work and he usually finds them taking the left overs home for the kids this would be perfrect for my next sweets to work day!
- December 16, 2010 at 8:49 AM
- said...
I got the stuff to make these today for my daughter's class party. I couldn't find any orange gel icing so I got orange tic tacs. I'm wondering how to stick them on or in?
- December 16, 2010 at 9:35 AM
- amy@flexibledreams said...
Great pics!! It looks like you guys had a lot of fun. How did tube icing turn out? I will be doing this again with my son's kindergarten class and I need to figure out a better way to do the faces.
- December 16, 2010 at 12:54 PM
- pinksarahh said...
I made these last night! They are not as cute as yours but they were fun and the kids loved them!!
- December 17, 2010 at 12:57 PM


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Actor Daniel Day-Lewis portrays President Abraham Lincoln in the Steven Spielberg's film "Lincoln."
Updated 10:25 a.m. ET: LOS ANGELES -- The actors of drama "Lincoln," musical "Les Miserables" and comedy "Silver Linings Playbook" led nominations for the Screen Actors Guild film awards on Wednesday, winning four nominations apiece, including best ensemble cast.
Joining them among nominees for best movie cast -- the organization's top prize -- were the actors of Iranian hostage drama "Argo" and British comedy "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel."
Thriller "Zero Dark Thirty" about the U.S. hunt for Osama bin Laden was left out of the best ensemble cast picks but Jessica Chastain was nominated best actress for her performance as a CIA agent.
The awards from the Screen Actors Guild, or SAG, are among the most-watched honors during Hollywood film awards season leading up to the Academy Awards because actors make up one of the largest voting groups for the Oscars.
As a result, SAG nominees usually figure prominently on many ballots by members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which hands out the Oscars in February.
The SAG awards will be given out in Los Angeles on Jan. 27 in a live telecast on the TBS and TNT networks.
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Ben Affleck stars as Tony Mendez, center, in the Iranian hostage crisis thriller "Argo."
"Lincoln," director Steven Spielberg's movie about U.S. President Abraham Lincoln's battle to outlaw slavery, brought nominations on Wednesday for lead actor Daniel Day-Lewis and supporting actors Sally Field as his wife, and Tommy Lee Jones.
Hugh Jackman was nominated for best actor while Anne Hathaway was chosen for her supporting role in the movie adaptation of hit stage musical "Les Miserables."
Other actors nominated on Wednesday included the stars of quirky comedy "Silver Linings Playbook" -- Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence and Robert DeNiro -- and John Hawkes and Helen Hunt for the independent movie "The Sessions" about a disabled man and his sex therapist.
One of the biggest surprises was "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel," the story of a group of elderly Britons who retire to a ramshackle Indian hotel. The film, which stars Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson and Bill Nighy, had two nominations - best ensemble and best supporting actress for Maggie Smith.
Smith also was nominated in SAG's television category for her role as a sarcastic aristocrat in period drama "Downton Abbey." The show also was among the picks for ensemble acting in the TV category.
Other TV drama nominations went to the casts of "Boardwalk Empire," "Homeland," "Mad Men" and "Breaking Bad."
In TV comedy, old favorites "30 Rock," "Glee," "The Big Bang Theory," "Modern Family," "Nurse Jackie" and "The Office" were nominated.
Following are nominees in key film and television categories:
Best Ensemble Cast
"The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"
"Les Miserables"
"Silver Linings Playbook"
Best Actor
Bradley Cooper, "Silver Linings Playbook"
Daniel Day-Lewis, "Lincoln"
John Hawkes, "The Sessions"
Hugh Jackman, "Les Miserables"
Denzel Washington, "Flight"
Best Actress
Jessica Chastain, "Zero Dark Thirty"
Marion Cotillard, "Rust and Bone"
Jennifer Lawrence, "Silver Linings Playbook"
Helen Mirren, "Hitchcock"
Naomi Watts, "The Impossible"
Best Supporting Actor
Alan Arkin, "Argo"
Javier Bardem, "Skyfall"
Robert De Niro, "Silver Linings Playbook"
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "The Master"
Tommy Lee Jones, "The Master"
Best Supporting Actress
Sally Field, "Lincoln"
Anne Hathaway, "Les Miserables"
Helen Hunt, "The Sessions"
Nicole Kidman, "The Paperboy"
Maggie Smith, "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"
Best Ensemble Cast, Drama
"Boardwalk Empire"
"Breaking Bad"
"Downton Abbey"
"Mad Men"
Steve Buscemi and Paz de la Huerta in "Boardwalk Empire."
Best Actor, Drama
Steve Buscemi, "Boardwalk Empire"
Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad"
Jeff Daniels, "The Newsroom"
Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"
Damian Lewis, "Homeland"
Best Actress, Drama
Claire Danes, "Homeland"
Michelle Dockery, "Downton Abbey"
Jessica Lange, "American Horror Story: Asylum"
Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife"
Maggie Smith, "Downton Abbey"
Best Ensemble Cast, Comedy
"30 Rock"
"The Big Bang Theory"
"Modern Family"
"Nurse Jackie"
"The Office"
Best Actor, Comedy
Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"
Ty Burrell, "Modern Family"
Louis C.K., "Louie"
Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory"
Eric Stonestreet, "Modern Family"
Best Actress, Comedy
Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie"
Tina Fey, "30 Rock"
Amy Poehler, "Parks and Recreation"
Sofia Vergara, "Modern Family"
Betty White, "Hot in Cleveland"
Best Actor, Television Movie/Miniseries
Kevin Costner, "Hatfields & McCoys"
Woody Harrelson, "Game Change"
Ed Harris, "Game Change"
Clive Owen, "Hemingway & Gellhorn"
Bill Paxton, "Hatfields & McCoys"
Best Actress, Television Movie/Miniseries
Nicole Kidman, "Hemingway & Gellhorn"
Julianne Moore, "Game Change"
Charlotte Rampling, "Restless"
Sigourney Weaver, "Political Animals"
Alfre Woodard, "Steel Magnolias"
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I believe Steve Smith should be the Panthers' MVP for 2008, and my argument is mostly contained in this column.
I would guess, however, that DeAngelo Williams would win a vote among Panther fans if there was a scientific one. Less baggage. Younger. And incredible stats.
It's a good debate, so have at it. But in the meantime, here would be my top 5 candidates for Panther MVP, in order, for 2008:
1. STEVE SMITH. If you keep the debate on the field, where it should stay when deciding something like this, he's been incredibly clutch so many times this season.
2. DeANGELO WILLIAMS. A stunning breakout year for the NFL's leader with 20 TDs.
3. JULIUS PEPPERS. A career high in sacks for Peppers, who is going to get an unfathomable amount of money before too long when his contract is extended.
4. JAKE DELHOMME. Not his best year statistically, but his intangibles (he's a winner with great leadership skills) made a huge difference.
5. JON BEASON. If you think the Panthers' defense has been bad lately despite this Pro Bowl middle linebacker, believe me, you don't ever want to see it without him on the field.
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The Flying Dutchmen return 22 letterwinners from a 2009 team that
finished second in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
(MIAA). Coach Kevin Cole begins his fifth season at the helm of the
track and field program with a roster that includes 11 freshmen, 17
sophomores, 15 juniors and 12 seniors.
Co-captains of the team are seniors Bryan Dekoekkoek of Martin
(Kalamazoo Christian HS), Jeffrey Minkus of Glen Ellyn, Ill. (Glenbard
West HS), Preston Pierson of Traverse City (Traverse City Central HS),
and Matt Wiersum of Minnetonka, Minn. (Minnetonka HS). Minkus is a
captain for the second year.
The Flying Dutchmen return four defending MIAA champions. Minkus is
the two-time defending champion in the triple jump while junior Nick
Rinck of Hudsonville (Hudsonville HS) will be bidding for a third
consecutive league crown in the 400-meter dash. Other defending league
champions include senior Aaron Treiber of Auburn (Valley Lutheran HS)
in the long jump and sophomore Kyle VanderVeen of Alto (Caledonia HS)
in the 100-meter dash. Hope also is the defending MIAA champion in the
4x400-meter relay. Returning from that relay are senior Frank Previch
of Adrian (Onsted HS), Preston Pierson and Nick Rinck.
Two of the teams's distance runners achieved All-MIAA cross country
honors last fall -- Matt Wiersum and sophomore Brian Hernandez of
Tecumseh (Saline HS).
Junior John Donkersloot of Zeeland (Zeeland East HS) is a returning
NCAA Division III All-American in the high jump. He won the bronze
medal at the 2009 national championships and as a freshman finished
Other returning letterwinners include sophomore Christian Calyore of
Naples, Fla. (Barron Collier HS), senior Matt Clark of Holland
(Holland HS), junior James Colten of Wheaton, Ill. (Wheaton North HS),
junior Dezmon Fulton of Southfield (Dearborn Robichaud HS), senior
Ryan Jara of Commerce Township (Walled Lake Northern HS), senior
Collin Kooy of Metamora (Flint Powers Catholic HS), junior Cameron
Lampkin of Oak Park (Berkley HS), sophomore Nathan Love of Midland
(Midland HS), sophomore Emery Max of Okemos (Okemos HS), sophomore
Andrew McKeachie of Milford (Milford HS), senior Jonathan Rodriguez of
Berrien Springs (Berrien Springs HS), and junior Carl Scholten of
Petoskey (Petoskey HS).


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WitOut: First off, congratulations! What was the plan, thought-process, expectations, prior experiences with the contest, etc…
Matt McCusker: Hey thank you! The plan was to just try to focus on having fun and being as present as possible on stage and not be all in my head trying to remember all my jokes. As far as prior experience with the contest, I made it to the finals some years ago and ultimately lost. After my initial defeat my father brought me into our room of ancestors (the place where we keep marble busts of all of our male predecessors) and spoke to me about the importance of bringing glory to the house of McCusker. That was all I needed to see.
WitOut: What will you be doing with the thousand dollars?
McCusker: It's been dipped into a bit. Depending on how much it costs to replace the shocks on my car I might buy myself a new pair of jeans. Anything left over will just go toward the rent.
WitOut: Tell us about your day-job. Also, a/s/l?
McCusker: My a/s/l is super secret. However, I will tell you that I currently work as a cook in a pizza shop and write for a few websites on a freelance basis. I also get permits for construction companies from time to time. I believe its called expediting.
WitOut: Who are the Philly scene comedians you looked up to, getting your start in this area, and what was your general process of getting into comedy?
McCusker: I always looked up to the Center City Comedy guys (H Foley, Cotton, Cassidy) as well as Anton Shuford and a bunch of other guys as well. I got into comedy by doing an open mic at Helium. The first joke I ever told was how I thought Chris Hanson was a glorified cock-block and snitch. I like to think that I've evolved a bit since then. After releasing that gem upon the citizens of Philadelphia, I started hitting a bunch of different mics all over town. After a while I got pulled into the fold of the notoriously sinister Raven Lounge open mic. For about a year I lived and died by the first half line up of that place and eventually became a regular there. The whole time I was very off and on, and I used to be known to take very long "breaks." The longest break I took was 2 years after getting married when I was 26 and after realizing that I suck at every possible job there is I came back to comedy. That was just last year and have been loving it ever since.
WitOut: Biggest and/or best gig yet?
McCusker: Opened up for Dustin Diamond once. He was kinda a dick, but pretty cool to me which was exciting.
WitOut: Who are your favorite comedians?
McCusker: Hmm. I've never been big on "favorites" really. What happens to me is I find a comedian and obsess over them. I watch every clip of them on a camera ever, and then move on to another and do the same. In the past some of the comedians have been Louis CK, Bill Burr, Chris Rock, Patrice O' Neil, and lately I've been liking a lot of Rob Delaney's stuff.
WitOut: Are there any movies from this past year that you've enjoyed?
McCusker: I haven't been seeing a lot of movies lately but would have to say Place Beyond The Pines was pretty tight. I can say without a doubt that my favorite move is Easy Rider.
WitOut: What musicians do you like?
McCusker: I listen to a wide array, but I can say without a doubt that my hands down favorite artist of all time would be the godfather of grunge Neil Young. Second place would be the 90's British R&B sensation Craig David. I also like the Grateful Dead, but kinda hate their core fans 🙁
WitOut: How would you solve the current Gaza strip Ukranian conflicts?
McCusker: Honestly haven't been following it that much. From what I think I know about Gaza you just have groups of people who have been hating each other for centuries over territory disputes. Then after so many people are killed on each side it just becomes a never ending game of "one-upmanship" which is really kind of sad. It also doesn't help that you have major super powers like Britain and the US who have been popping in and out over there and messing with the situation to gain access to their natural resources.
The Russia and Ukraine thing, from what I've skimmed, is about Russia wants Ukrainians to be Russian(?) and apparently some Ukrainians do want to be Russian and some don't so they're all fighting now, which I'm sure is a very oversimplified explanation, but honestly I think a great deal of these conflicts (if not all) stem from one person or group trying to dominate another and the other group pushing back against said domination.
For some reason there's a majority of people who think battles over land and resources are a thing of the past that only medieval kings did, but I think that stuff still goes on today. Only now the leaders of aggressive countries have learned to cloak their base agenda in all kinds of high minded concepts and spirituality. Like when we go into other countries and kill people so they can have democracy…
I really hope this doesn't all sound like a crazy youtube comment.
You can follow Matt McCusker on twitter @mattmccusker or catch his writing on ViralEyze.com
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