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In the NBA, it often comes down to six degrees of separation, as far as players, coaches and other league personnel being connected. When it comes to Larry Brown, however, it's usually a direct connection.
Over the weekend, I had the pleasure of speaking with the legendary longtime coach for an upcoming story about Bulls shooting guard Rip Hamilton, who Brown coached in Detroit.
Brown, who spends his days with his children, grandchildren and extended family--a network of his former players and assistant coaches spread out through both the pro and college ranks--talked to CSNChicago.com about Hamilton's fit in Chicago, but also discussed Derrick Rose (who he got to know during Rose's lone college season at Memphis), Tom Thibodeau (who, like many other coaches, uses Brown as a resource), the Bulls in general and his coaching future.
Prior to the Bulls' disappointing loss to the Hawks in Atlanta on Saturday, I shared his sentiments to Hamilton--"Rip's one of my all-time favorites. Tell him I'm thinking of him"--and the currently-sidelined 13-year veteran absolutely lit up. When I relayed to Rose, dejected after the tough defeat, that Brown said he was "proud of him," the reigning league MVP paused, then briefly launched into how "LB" influenced him during his freshman campaign, though it often extended the length of the team's practices.
The coach, whose accomplishments include winning the 1988 NCAA title at Kansas (the first basketball game I ever had on tape), took the Allen Iverson-led Sixers to the 2001 Finals (as a Temple University student at the time, I saw how just a championship appearance--Philadelphia would lose to the Lakers--galvanized the "City of Brotherly Love") and even getting the lowly Bobcats their first and only postseason berth in 2010 (my first year on the beat; the Bulls beat Charlotte in the regular-season finale to qualify for the playoffs themselves), as well as taking UCLA to one of its many Final Four appearances and getting the Clippers into the playoffs, has likely forgotten more basketball than anybody reading this has ever seen.
His "play the right way" doctrine might not always sit well with players initially (though many of them would probably think of it differently if they realized the New York native was once a high-level point guard at both North Carolina and in the old ABA, where he set the league's assist record and was a player-coach), but nobody can argue with his results, and his basketball-purist philosophy lives on through the likes of Thibodeau. With no further adieu, here's the transcript from our chat:
On coaching Hamilton upon Brown's arrival in Detroit:
"Detroit was the first team that I ever took over that had a .500 record or better and when I took over. I was kind of lucky because it was a good group there and Rick Carlisle had good values that I think made the adjustment for me easier, because I think they knew the right way to play. I've been a big Jim Calhoun fan and I've known how fondly he felt about Rip, so I was kind of looking forward to being around him, to be honest.
"Early on, I thought I might have been difficult on him and Chauncey Billups, in particular, because I wanted them to play a certain way and it might have been a little different from what coaches had expected from them, but they both kind of bought in and as a result, it made the transition for me much easier, and it was probably as a good a team--because of the sacrifices they made--that I've ever been around."
On how Hamilton will fit with the Bulls:
"They had the best record in the NBA last year with Keith Bogans playing. I don't get caught up in scoring. Rip can score by accident. He doesn't need the ball. He knows how to create without the ball if you run him off screens and stuff. He's about as good off screens as anybody in the league. I've been lucky. I got to coach Reggie Miller and Reggie was phenomenal at running people off screens. But Rip, Rip can score the ball. You run stuff for him, he'll figure out ways to get a shot and he'll take pressure off Derrick Rose.
"He's unselfish and he's really an underrated defender. He can defend. He can move his feet, stay in front of people. I don't look at him at just an offensive player. I just look at him as a hell of a basketball player. But he can score. A lot of people don't have a mid-range game in our league and he's got a great mid-range jumper, he can get to the free-throw line and I know Derrick. Derrick's unselfish, so they'll complement each other."
On Hamilton's development under him in Detroit:
"I just wanted Rip to know that our whole emphasis was trying to stop people and playing unselfishly and playing hard. He's a scorer. At first, I didn't know what things to run for him. I asked them Hamilton and Billups to make a whole lot of sacrifices in their games just to give us a chance to win. They both did it. I remember I had a meeting with Chauncey and Rip one day, early in the season, and things weren't going, I felt, great for them, but after watching them play, I just felt really good about the potential of that team and I brought them both in and I told them they both needed to make certain sacrifices in order for us to coach them, in order for us as a team to grow and get better, and they walked out.
"I didn't know how they took the conversation, but then I remember Rip came back and said, 'Coach, you don't have to worry about us. We've got your back,' and I don't think I ever had to meet with Rip again. They just bought in, and they embraced each other and they can talk about not having superstars. That team--I think people get caught up on superstars being guys that can score the ball, not guys that make teams better--and in their own way, Rasheed Wallace and Ben Wallace and Rip and Chauncey and Tayshaun Prince, they all were superstars for me. We won a lot of games and shut people down.
"Everywhere I went after coaching Detroit, people just always embraced that 'playing the right way.' I used to always bring that up, that phrase. I've had more people come up to me--they don't even know who the hell I am, but they know I coached Detroit--they always would say, 'Oh, that team, they played the right way,' and I think, if you look at sacrifices that people have to make to make that come true, I think Rip comes first."
On Hamilton being an underrated player:
"I don't like to get into that where Hamilton stands in comparison to other great players of his era. All I know is two years with me and him wasn't enough for me. It might have been enough for him, but I loved coaching him. I loved being around him, I love what he stands for, I love what a good teammate he is and I struggled the last couple of years, hearing people talking about him and things not going good for him.
"John Kuester worked for me and is a big part of my life. I hated to see the problems that seemed to be popping up, but I'm just so thankful that he's been able to land on his feet and be in an environment in Chicago with all the players around him and everything. I'm just hopeful everybody will realize what an unbelievable player he is and what a great guy he is."
On Thibodeau reaching out to him about Hamilton:
"Tom Thibodeau called me when they made the deal. Ed Pinckney called me first and then Tom called me. My feeling is--I met with Tom after he took the job, before he coached a game. Doc Rivers and I met with him in Chicago and spent some time with him, and I'm close to Doc and I know that Doc liked Tom a lot. I hadn't been around him, other than that experience I had in Chicago and I just enjoyed being around him. You're right, he cares about the right things, he wants you to play the right way.
"He has people on that team--I helped with the French team and Joakim Noah was there--he just has good guys that don't care about individual. It's all about team and Derrick exemplifies that, every minute of every day, and Rip's just like that. He just wants to win and I think the things that he brings--they're 10 deep and they're going to have nights when Derrick can't get it going or Luol Deng's struggling or Carlos Boozer's struggling--Rip can bail you out by himself. He can get you 30 any night, but he's going to do more than that. He's going to give you that honest effort guarding guys.
"That position, people that play the two guard in our league are great. Then, you've a got a guy that can score. It makes them work hard because they've got to guard you. Then, you've got to have a guy that plays that position that's a legitimate defender and Rip is. Then, the fact that he's won wherever he's been and knows what it takes to win a championship.
"I think that's going to be positive in that locker room and he's for the coach. That's the one thing that I tried to impress upon Tom. As long as you're fair and honest with him, he's for the coach and he'll do whatever is asked of him, and do it the best way he can, so I think from Tom's perspective, that's got to be a blessing."
On Derrick Rose:
"John Calipari worked for me. He was with me at Kansas when he was a graduate assistant and when he got fired from the Nets, he came with me in Philly. I hired him. He's like my son. I spent a lot of time with him, while Calipari was recruiting Derrick. I've been with his brother and during his freshman year, John used to invite me all the time.
"John's family and Derrick's family. He makes me feel so good about the NBA. I think that whole lockout experience, I was just so hopeful that they'd get it settled, so we can embrace these young kids that are coming into our league, that are not only great players, but great kids and then, reflect how great a series it was with Dallas and Miami and build on that. So, it's pretty neat when Derrrick Rose is one of your ambassadors."
On the Bulls:
"I don't think there's great balance in the league anymore, which kind of troubles me, but they're one of the elite teams and the young big kid's Omer Asik getting better, I think Ronnie Brewer's in a real good situation for him. When you have Taj Gibson coming off the bench and Kyle Korver, and what he can do, and they have the backup point C.J. Watson, they're 10 deep.
"When you have a defensive mentality and character guys and a terrific coach, you've got a heck of a chance. Their star is about team. Every time I hear Derrick talk, it's all about his teammates and his coach and winning. When you've got that, you've got a chance to be good for a long, long time."
On his own coaching future:
"Well, I could have gone to Stanford three years ago and I didn't want to take my kids out of school, and they live in Philly, but I want to coach again, badly. Now, I've been lucky because I've got so many guys that have played for me and coached with me that are coaches, in college and pro, that keep me involved.
"I've been to Villanova; I go there all the time. Mark Turgeon, who played for me and coached with me, is at Maryland. Bill Self coached with me; he's at Kansas. John lets me come to Kentucky. Tad Boyle's at Colorado. I've got so many guys that are in college and pro that have included me and kind of used me as a resource without me pushing myself on them. I don't want to ever do that.
"I want to get back badly. I just don't know. The direction the NBA's going, it seems like they just want to get young ex-players and if you look around the league, there's not a lot of older coaches anymore. 'Pop' Gregg Popovich and maybe Rick Adelman, but most of these guys are younger, so I don't know if I fit that mold, but I still believe that I have something to offer and I was disappointed the way Charlotte ended. We go to the playoffs and then, 14 games later, I'm fired.
"They get rid of Raymond Felton and get rid of Tyson Chandler, and I have Kwame Brown, Gerald Henderson and Dominic McGuire, all of those guys hurt, missing training camp. So, I'm disappointed the way that ended, but I'd love to get back if somebody gave me a chance. But I won't politic for it. I hope it happens, but I don't want to see somebody lose their job to get another job, so that's always sensitive."


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Lyssea awoke. It was not the slow, gradual awakening of last time, but more as if somepony had flipped a switch, making her go from deep sleep to wide awake in an instant.
It took her, however, a few seconds to remember where she was. As she did she felt very disappointed, as if shed really been expecting something else to greet her.
That was not to say that she lay still, for a part of her was operating on autopilot. She pushed herself up to sitting and pressed her hooves to her
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Oh, yes! Im Apple Branch! The old stallion suddenly exclaimed, looking back at his guest as he said so, before he looked back in front of him, clearly not expecting an answer - she did have a book in her mouth after all, being happy enough with a nod from her.
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VA Lender's Handbook Chapter 12 Summary
The VA's Minimum Property Requirements (MPRs) are what set the VA's appraisal apart from the appraisal process on a conventional loan. The VA's MPRs are fairly similar to the FHA's Minimum Property Standards, but have a few differences. If you've gotten an FHA loan before, you'll be very familiar with the process and won't have too many surprises. Chapter 12 of the VA Lender's Handbook covers the VA MPRs in a fairly thorough manner. We have an entire series of articles written on Chapter 12 that we have previously published, but to save you time and help you find what you're looking for, we'll be summarizing the important parts of Chapter 12 here.
Note on Purpose and Scope of the VA MPRs
Many borrowers don't understand why they VA has such stringent requirements on homes that borrowers want to purchase; if the borrower is happy with the home, why should the VA be able to put the kabosh on it? It really comes down to the purpose of the VA loan program in general, which is to assist veterans in finding suitable housing at better terms than they could otherwise obtain. The VA does not expect every veteran borrower to be an expert in all things housing, and so they have instituted the VA appraisal to make sure that every property purchased with a VA loan meets a minimum standard of quality and safety. To be frank, the VA's MPRs are pretty basic, and you probably don't want a house that violates them in a severe enough way to be ineligible for purchase. Also, as the guarantor of the loan, the VA has a vested interest in the remaining economic life and viability of the property, and therefore has their own interests to protect.
The Basic MPRs
Most of the MPRs apply to all homes that are eligible for the VA loan program. These are very basic things such as having enough space to live, sleep, eat, cook, and go to the bathroom. The mechanical and electrical systems must work and be accessible for repairs as needed. The home needs to have a heating system, domestic hot water, potable water, and a safe method for sewage disposal. See, quite basic. Their requirements on the roof are a bit extreme though…it can't leak. You also have to be able to access the property without going through someone else's property, and you have to be able to get into your living unit without passing through someone else's living unit. The house cannot have defective construction or show signs of poor workmanship, leakage, decay, or excessive dampness. The home cannot have "wood-destroying insects, fungus, or dry rot". Oh yeah, and lead-based paint is not OK. Such stifling restrictions.
More Specialized MPRs
There are also MPRs that may only apply to some houses and not others. For example, the VA has certain requirements if the house has an individual water supply (such as a well) as opposed to water provided by a utility provider. There are also requirements if the home is served by a septic system as opposed to a sewer system. We won't go into those here since this is just a summary. If you are interested in more details you can check out the VA Lender's Handbook, which is available online, or you can check out our articles on Chapter 12. Manufactured homes and manufactured homes classified as real estate have their own MPRs that apply only to them and not other homes. These are mostly to do with the foundation and the structure of the home. The anchoring devices, piers, footings, and concrete slabs must all meet the requirements that the VA has for these types of homes.
Overall, the VA's MPRs are really not that onerous and are just common sense. For the most part, you really shouldn't be interested in a home that doesn't meet the VA's Minimum Property Requirements, but in the event that you have a house you feel is appropriate for you, and it doesn't pass the VA appraisal, you can submit an appeal to see if you can get it approved for purchase.


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Taking advantage of the weekends to spend quality time with family is what it's all about for this working mom! Although we often get tied up with activities and plans on the weekends, it's so nice when we can totally slow down and enjoy our home all together.
We live in the country on a couple acres of land which, in truth, we do not get to enjoy as much as we would like given the craziness of the work week. However, when Saturday and Sunday come around, enjoying our yard in every season is our go to "plan".
Check out our video below to catch a glimpse of a day in the life for us on a weekend at home!
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The world is full of energy and materials that can be used for different purposes at different points of time. It is becoming more multi-dimensional with the efforts of researchers whose innovations have broken many notions held irreplaceable or sacrosanct earlier. For example, while talking of energy, one often end up believing in the doomsday prophesies that the world's energy resources would end sooner than later; that, electricity from renewable sources is too costly and technologically challenging; that, negative environmental trends may never be averted. However, these words can't devalue human genius. As, much like the truth, new technologies are a process in evolution. This is reflected from the many devices running on unconventional sources discussed below.
1. MetalCell
It is always difficult to provide electricity sources for powering many gadgets used by the military in a war field. However, here is an answer. The MetalCell is an emergency power source that can run on saltwater or urine and helps power the gadgets for about four hours. Originally developed by a South Korean company for aiding defense forces when they go on a mission, the MetalCell can also prove extremely beneficial for people living in areas with less grid capacity or for the travelers and mountaineers. The device has been made from magnesium plates which produces electricity after reacting with the sodium made available by saltwater or urine. It is very small and can be easily transported from one place to another.
2. Body Heat powered MP3 Player
Ever imagined that you can recharge any of your gadget from human body heat?! Chinese engineers, Chih-Wei Wang and Shou-His Fu, have made this possible. They have developed this thinnest ever MP3 player that powers itself from human body heat. The band-aid shaped device easily stick to people's arms and do not need any clip, belts or a holster for the purpose. Moreover, it is a re-usable and simple to use device. However, there is no screen for display or space for headphone plug-in. It plays music via a pair of flexible speakers. While the engineers still need to work on perfecting this innovative technology, one can expect it to be a hit among the fitness enthusiasts.
3. Wine-powered cellphone
Here is a device for those who like to go on a 'high' with wine. For now, they can use their drink for another most essential purpose; recharging their cell phones. Developed by industrial designer Tryi Yeh, the new device is a concept cell phone shaped in the form of a bottle of alcohol. Internally, it has been equipped with a fuel cell that converts the alcohol into electricity. Also, it produces water and oxygen as a bi-product. The users will get free from non-biodegradable batteries and develop an all new relationship with their cell phones. Other technical details about the concept phone are not available at present. However, it seems the designer is set to give every one a reason for cheers. Incidentally, the concept cell phone has been dubbed as "Cheers" .
4. NoPoPo's pee-powered battery
No one material has only one use. Be it beer, apple juice, cola and even your saliva or urine, they can be used for an altogether different purpose of powering batteries, if a new innovation is to be believed like many other devices discussed above. A Japanese company, Aqua Power System, has developed this new battery named as NoPoPo. It stands for No-Pollution Power. The battery provides a pipette for injecting any of these fluids. They produce electricity after reacting with the internal carbon and magnesium elements of the NoPoPo battery. It has the same life span of 500mAh as Zinc-Carbon batteries which is much shorter than the 1700-3000 mAh provided by AA alkaline batteries. However, it is more environmentally friendly.
5. Mobile Phone Runs on Coca-Cola
A cellphone that runs on coke ! This is not a joke. In fact, a Chinese designer, Daizi Zheng, has developed this Bio-battery that feeds on carbohydrates (sugar) available in Coca Cola. The new battery functions as a fuel cell. It uses various enzymes as catalyst to convert the carbohydrates into electricity. Zheng has modified a Nokia cellphone for this purpose. He says that the modified cellphone can last up to 3-4 times longer on a single recharge than the presently used lithium-ion batteries. There are also many environmental benefits. The present cellphone batteries leave many harmful chemicals when thrown after use. However, the new battery will be completely biodegradable and produces water and carbon dioxide as a bi-product after use.


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Travel had been costly, the funeral a blur.
He couldn't recall why they'd become estranged.
A tug on the lead prompted him to release the Yorkie to belt along the lane and off into the snow-trimmed shrubs.
Movement snatched his eyes to the starkly camouflaged magpie.
Its croak seemed commiserative.
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We all do it and we all know we shouldn't. Texting and driving. Talking on the phone (not using our Bluetooth) and driving.
Even though both Nassau and Suffolk counties and New York state have passed laws banning the use of handheld cell phones and text messaging by drivers, that rarely, if ever, has stopped anyone.
Even those of us who have been unfortunate enough to be ticketed for the infraction.
Now, the National Transportation Safety Board wants to ban all cell phone use by all drivers that applies to both hands-free and hand-held phones and significantly exceeds any existing state laws restricting texting and cell phone use behind the wheel.
The NTSB made the recommendation this week in the wake of a deadly highway pileup in Missouri last year. In that case, the investigation showed that the initial crash was caused by the inattention of a 19-year-old-pickup driver who sent or received 11 texts in the 11 minutes immediately before the accident.
The announcement also comes on the heels of a report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which stated that nearly 1 in every 100 car drivers was texting, emailing, surfing the Web or otherwise using a handheld electronic device.
What do you think, should drivers be banned for using cell phones non-emergency situations? Feel free to sound off and comment below.
Should cell phone use in cars be banned?
- Yes (52%, 167 Votes)
- No (48%, 155 Votes)
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More than just a welly rack
The wall mounted boot rack - a space saving way to store wellies, boots, hiking boots, all sorts of boots or shoes. Can be used indoors or outdoors - designed so no water can collect and your boots stay dry with the added advantage of the rain washing the mud off when used outdoors. The poles are removable and store neatly in the rack when not in use. Each boot rack is custom made to order using pine from well managed forests and painted with low VOC content paints.
The Wall Mounted Boot Rack boot rack is the all in one solution for storing all your boots not just wellies. Theres even room for your hiking sticks and umbrellas. Perfect way of keeping boots tidy and floors clean. Less work for you and everything in one place.
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When I was growing up, one of my favorite books was called No Fighting, No Biting! Mostly, I think I liked it because it was the story of two large toothy reptiles (Light-foot and Quick-foot), but the basic message clearly got through as well as I remember it to this very day!
And it remains an important message even now. In my family there were five kids, and I can still hear my mother's constant refrain, "No fighting, no biting!" Clearly, if there were occasions to disagree in a family of five, there are going to be even more such occasions in a family as big as a church! And to those of us who are brothers and sisters in our Lord, the apostle Paul says, "No fighting, no biting!"
I'm also struck that consuming somebody through biting is to devour them one small bit at a time. It's not a pretty picture, but I think it accurately captures all the little niggling ways we negatively relate to each over that over time become are so hurtful and destructive.
Yes, there will be conflicts. But that doesn't mean we need to resort to violence, using our words as instruments aggression, speaking in such a way that we hurt or wound or disrespect our brothers and sisters in Christ.
What a powerful line verse 13b is: Through love, become slaves to one another (NRSV). Slaves are bound to their masters. In other words, our freedom from the law of which Paul has been writing does not free us from our bonds to each other in Christ. We'd best learn to get along.
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Watch the official video to the track 'Munda Sohna' by Hardy Sandhu from the upcoming Punjabi movie Yaaran Da Katchup. Music for the track is by B Praak and lyrics written by Jaani.
Yaaran Da Katchup is a Youth Centric Romantic-Comedy Punjabi movie starring Hardy Sandhu, Vijay Tandon, Varun Sharma, Anil Juneja, Ranjan Sehgal, Anita Hassanandani, Yuvika Chaudhary, Manreet Kaur, Mehar Mittal, Jaswinder Bhalla, B.N. Sharma, Rana Ranbir, Kruti Popat and Shagun Jaswal. This is also going to be a comeback movie for yesteryear's' great comedian – Mehar Mittal. The movie is set to release on 18th July 2014.
Watch the official video to the track 'Munda Sohna' below:
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Windows 98 on cd
Posted 27 January 2008 - 10:40 AM
Posted 27 January 2008 - 12:18 PM
If you use a Registry Redirector, like the (now NOT anymore available) Qualystem one, you can have a VERY SMALL ramdisk, just big enough to hold the Registry.
There is another solution available, read here:
But still "something" with READ/WRITE access is needed.
Read also this thread where some links are given:
Posted 27 January 2008 - 01:56 PM
Posted 27 January 2008 - 02:22 PM
This way you could, at least in principle, get away without a ramdisk, but i doubt that many programs will be able to run without and scratch space.
Posted 27 January 2008 - 05:30 PM
it's very interesting, so i want to see how he's done it and it may could work for other versions of windows to. i think it will be better than the livexp project or vistape, because these systems are currently not very stable and you don't have the possibilities like in a normal system.
I hope that it's not a fake with the screenshots.
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Posted 28 January 2008 - 06:09 PM
Sorry wrong again, a wim can only be compressed if it uses ntfs. Since you're stuck with Fat, if you use Win98, you will not gain any space.
you're right, but if i'll pack it into *.wim it will be more compresed, so i can add other systems to this cd/dvd, too.
How about if you put 'Win98' into a selfextracting archive on the CD? This way you can get an even higher compression, than you would get with ntfs compression.
Posted 28 January 2008 - 06:23 PM
Windows on CD 1 or
Windows on CD 2
Posted 28 January 2008 - 06:41 PM
yeah. thats the problem i didn't see yet! I have simply forgotten that windows 98 doesn't use ntfs! also i'll try to build the cd how it's written here:
Windows on CD 1 or
Windows on CD 2
Do not waste your time with the original 'CT method, something is missing in it, the other one DOES work, see more info and other links here:
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Most Saturdays Eko and I hop in the car and head to the dog park, but this past Saturday we drove just a bit further than usual so we could attend Pooches in the Ballpark at the St. Louis Cardinals game. It was a long ride and we had to dodge some flash floods, but the payoff was well worth it!
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Washington Examiner Says Goodbye to Daily Edition (Poynter / MediaWire)
The Washington Examiner published its last local daily edition Friday. It will become "a digital platform and weekly print magazine focused on political thought leadership," the company announced in March. To make the transition, the Examiner laid off most of its local staffers, many of whom "are moving on to new opportunities in D.C. and around the country," the Examiner's Matt Connolly writes in a valedictory piece. The New Republic Friday was the last day of publication for the daily Washington Examiner, and with it, it may be time for a bunch of us Washingtonians to let go of a dream we've held on to through all sorts of changing media moments: That Washington would develop its own indigenous tabloid. A free paper owned by the right-wing Denver billionaire Philip Anschutz, the Examiner launched eight years ago. And despite an array of financial incentives that must have pointed in the other direction, it devoted a larger-than-necessary chunk of its meager resources to meat-and-potatoes coverage of local news subjects like transportation, where it frequently broke big stories. FishbowlDC The newsroom wall at The Washington Examiner has long featured a quote board of stupid (but sometimes pretty funny) crap staffers have said over the years. But as part of the paper's new, more serious, political paradigm, it's coming down. We've taken the liberty of grabbing a bunch of examples to share.
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Des Moines Register Prepares to Move Into New Offices (Poynter / MediaWire)
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Media Coverage of Same Sex Marriage Favors Supporters: Pew Study (HuffPost / AP)
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Bay Guardian And Editor Redmond Part Ways (San Francisco Chronicle)
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Paul Put bemoaned Burkina Faso's misfortune after they crashed out of the Africa Cup of Nations following a 2-1 defeat to Congo on Sunday.
Burkina Faso were beaten finalists in the 2013 AFCON, but bow out after picking up only one point from three games to finish bottom of Group A two years later.
Thievy Bifouma put Congo in front and substitute Fabrice N'Guessi Ondama grabbed a late winner soon after Aristide Bance had equalised.
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There's a glorious, untouched field full of wild herbs and edibles across from our home. My husband and I love to take our pup out there to run around, forage, and spend time with plants. We have a bit of a joke in our family that our dog is a canine herbalist – she seems to always be drawn to aromatic herbs. Back in California, one of our neighbors had some large Lavender plants bordering her picket fence and every time we'd pass her house on our walks, our sweet little pup would have to stop to smell those Lavender bushes for a moment. (Smart dog!)
One of the herbs that's abundant in the field here, especially near the frequently trodden bits, is Plantain. It's so lush and vibrant and, on a recent walk through the field, I felt like it wanted to be made into something lovely. So I harvested a bit, brought it home, and whipped up a new batch of facial toner (among other things). Skin care products are some of my favorite formulas to develop and I'm really loving this one at the moment. I hope you enjoy it!
The herbs in this recipe can be interchanged with whatever skin-nourishing plants you have on hand. These just happen to be what I was drawn to when I was making this batch. I've been really keen on garden herbs lately (perhaps because all of the little seedlings I've been nurturing and planting out have me dreaming of summer blooms), so I've included many of them in this recipe.
I've also included a bit of organic liquid chlorophyll in the recipe. I saw a bottle of it in our local healthfood store that was made from organic alfalfa awhile back and it intrigued me, so I picked up a bottle to experiment with in topical formulations. Liquid chlorophyll is said to be incredibly skin healing, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory when used topically.
- 1 part Plantain leaves
- 1 part Nettles
- 1 part Burdock root
- 1 part Calendula flowers
- 1 part Rose petals
- Aloe vera juice (the kind meant for internal use without all of the added junk) or raw, organic Apple cider vinegar
- liquid Chlorophyll
- Combine equal parts of all of the herbs you're going to use in your formula. Infuse the herbs in organic, raw Apple cider vinegar for several weeks (4-6), then strain the herbs out of the liquid and send them to the compost pile. Alternatively, you can infuse the herbs in Aloe vera juice for 20-30 minutes instead. The product will have a much shorter shelf life (think herbal tea) and will be best kept in the fridge, but Aloe vera boasts a plethora of skin-healing therapeutic properties in itself and is well worth using in skincare formulas.
- Pour the strained liquid into a sterilized spray bottle and add a couple of drops of liquid chlorophyll. Shake well.
- To use, spray an organic cotton pad (or washcloth) with Aloe vera juice (if you're using a vinegar infusion), then spray the same cotton pad with your herbal vinegar. Swipe the pad across the skin of your face and neck, then follow up with your favorite herbal serum or cream.
I hope you enjoy the recipe! If you decide to give it a go, leave a comment below to let me know how you like it.
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When my mother died a little while ago the house was innundated with flowers, most of them lilies, being the flower associated with funerals and death. I have to say I am not a great fan of lilies to begin with, and a houseful tends to get on the nose. As DH said one day when he walked through the door- " did someone burn plastic in here?"
Perhaps they make a good metaphor for life and death, as they start looking strong and vibrant, but when they die they don't dry and fade, they rot. Fast. Usually leaving a few stains for good measure.
So while I was mourning surrounded by floral tributes to decay and death, I really appreciated 2 wonderful bouquets I received from mum's friends which made a far better tribute to the passing of a beautiful life, with not a lily among them.
The first was an amazing bunch of long-stemmed pink roses from a friend who runs a florist that specialises in roses (here's a plug, they are wonderful). They smelled (or smelt? the dictionary seems to think either or) glorious, and lasted a long time, slowly fading away. Their soft beauty was a real token of life's transience, in an uplifting way.
The other beautiful bouquet came about 3 months later, excellent timing in fact. When Mum died it was so busy packing up her things, planning the funeral, talking and corresponding with people, staying upright, that I didn't have much time to be really sad. It hits you a while later when everything settles and you realise that the 'event' is over but you now have to live with this hole inside you for the rest of your life. So these delicate hydrangeas were a gentle breathe of relief.
Needless to say, if someone you love dies, I sure as hell won't be sending you any stinky lilies


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A panel of hoteliers share their thoughts on how uncertainty could shape transactions and development in the hotel industry in 2017.
GLOBAL REPORT—2016 has been a year of unexpected ups and downs for the hotel industry and the larger economy that dictates its success. So it shouldn't be surprising to hear that many hoteliers are approaching 2017 with a sense of uncertainty.
There are good signs (including a market uptick and strong investor sentiment following the election of President-elect Donald Trump), and not so good (including periods of flagging growth in key metrics and persistent reluctance to spend on travel in the business community). And no one is quite sure just where the industry is in the cycle.
So Hotel News Now asked a group of hoteliers how they're looking at the landscape for both development and transactions, and what they're looking for to make a deal or project work for them.
Robert Stiles, principal and managing director, RobertDouglas
Ted Arps, SVP,
business development, Davidson Hotels & Resorts
Camil Yazbeck, partner and investment director of hospitality and leisure, Patron Capital
Corry Oakes, CEO,
OTO Development
W. Michael Murphy,
head of lodging and leisure capital, First Fidelity Companies
What are the risk factors you're currently looking at when determining whether to build or buy (or to do neither)?
Robert Stiles, principal and managing director RobertDouglas: "When considering to build or buy, many of our clients end up limited by, and therefor focused on, the availability of debt and equity financing. There are healthy and established debt and equity markets for existing hotels—particularly those with yield. Development financing, however, has become particularly difficult for those seeking full-service and luxury non-recourse financing—both debt and equity. As such, liquidity is serving as a bit of a governor on upper-end development, driving most clients to pursue existing asset acquisitions."
Ted Arps, SVP, business development, Davidson Hotels & Resorts: "Certainly market (revenue per available room) growth projections is the number one concern. Determining a hotel's projected RevPAR Pen requires determining the hotel's mix of business and share, which is dependent on pegging market growth. As 2017 is around the corner, there is relative confidence in next year's projections. However, 2018 and beyond is more difficult, with much trepidation about whether growth will come or not. Adding the impact of supply additions and determining whether new supply will induce demand or not complicates the projections. From a build or renovation standpoint, projecting construction costs can also add to the risk. Given these factors, finding opportunities where conservative projections still lend to favorable returns is the key right now. Deals with lots of levers and where management, brand and capital infusion can improve a property's positioning within its comp set that are not dependent on market growth are ideal."
Camil Yazbeck, partner and investment director of hospitality and leisure, Patron Capital: "There are risk factors attached to both development and buying pre-existing assets. For example, with pure ground-up development, there could be risks associated with length of time to secure planning permission, potential construction delays and cost overruns; while with an existing business, it can be difficult to estimate the time taken to implement refurbishments or turn things around, particularly given that hotels are management dependent and not as straightforward as pure real estate. For us, though, risks associated with development tend to be less predictable, and we therefore favor investment in pre-existing assets. With any investment, we develop a clear vision prior to purchase about what to do with the asset, the value we will add and who we will exit to. Considering these factors helps us to determine whether the investment will work for us."
Corry Oakes, CEO of OTO Development: "The factors we consider have not changed, but the conditions around those factors constantly evolve. We are deep into an economic cycle and no tree grows to the sky forever. On the development side, the element of time creates more uncertainty that must be factored into the project underwriting, and we have become more cautious. Despite that caution, we still see some deals that continue to make sense for us. As a general part of doing business, we consider the current market performance, the characteristics of demand in the market, the current and expected future market economic performance, the quality of the current supply and the pending supply additions."
W. Michael Murphy, head of lodging and leisure capital, First Fidelity Companies: "As an intermediary, I look only at the risk of failing to secure capital for a client, in which case I do not get paid and the client is disappointed or left in the lurch. So my focus is on whether there is a realistic chance of obtaining the desired amounts of debt and/or equity for a client, and this hinges on the realism of the client, the realism of his forecasts, the proper scrubbing of his financials to assure an accurate and lender friendly assessment of past performance."
How do the development and transactions landscapes differ, compared to a year or two ago?
Stiles: "There has definitely been a downshift on valuations among buyers; sellers are not quite there yet. Given the deceleration in RevPAR increases, value growth momentum has left the house. With slower revenue growth and accelerating cost inflation, buyers will have to create every new dollar of valuation—there is no momentum to surf."
Arps: "We have started to see a small increase in cap rates in some markets, thus narrowing the gap on bid/ask. As market growth has flattened, property performance increases have not been as significant, so property pricing is coming more in line. As many CMBS maturities are due in 2017, the market may be very active. The REITs that have been quiet are now starting to look seriously at some deals as well as selling. Certainly, as has been discussed throughout the year, the many distractors to the market have caused pause—Airbnb, labor rates, foreign investment, (online travel agencies), brand consolidation, etc. One positive is at least having the election behind us, thus mitigating the uncertainty."
Yazbeck: "Wider political events have caused a certain degree of nervousness in comparison to a couple of years ago. Though the immediate effects of the EU referendum and Trump's victory have not been as acute as many feared, it is possible there may be some economic slowdown and further uncertainty to come, and this is affecting the market in terms of transaction volumes and developers having the confidence to put spades in the ground. These political factors are bringing opportunities too, however, and we believe that transaction volumes are set to increase as more non-performing loans in countries across the continent hit the market. We are optimistic the U.K. will remain an attractive safe haven for global investors. Appetite for Europe more generally also remains high, with property markets increasingly supported by global investment and reliant on healthy overseas economies in order to grow. In rapidly changing times, we have found that pricing is often a stumbling block in transactions, with liquidity risk and duration risk regularly misprinted. This particularly affects generally thin markets, which historically have not had a lot of liquidity."
Oakes: "It is much more difficult to underwrite new deals that meet our return expectations. Construction prices, land prices and entitlement demands continue to increase dramatically. Most cities are incredibly busy, which has increased the time required for the process. Operating expenses and the cost of capital continue to increase. All of these factors combined with slowing RevPAR growth often lead to an underwriting result that makes new development much more challenging."
Murphy: "There are more headwinds today as a result of the absolute math of slower growth, skepticism on the part of some equity investors in the asset class and nervousness on the part of lenders, who have one eye on the markets and the other on their regulators. The result is that lending on development projects is exponentially harder to place than it was two years ago. Acquisition financing remains very viable at the 60% to 70% range, maybe five percentage points behind where loans could be sized two years ago. Re-financings remain tricky based on valuations and the size of loans that have to be replaced."
What can make a project attractive for investment even if you expect to see a downturn in the near future?
Stiles: "For an existing asset, there has to be either a really strong and stable demand source that has created a good in-place and therefore sustainable yield or a turn-around story, often involving some investment in rebranding, renovating and repositioning in an otherwise strong market."
Arps: "As mentioned above, deals with many levers that are not dependent on market growth—the opportunity to improve the property's market position. Pricing needs to allow for returns that work given a downside scenario where the market is underwritten to decline."
Yazbeck: "We have secured consistently strong returns by focusing mainly on making sure that we have the right assets in the right locations and with the right management teams in place to get the job done, rather than relying on market improvements. We like hotels for many reasons—a stabilised hotel business (which is normally the end-game for us after we have implemented the business plan) becomes a favoured asset class for buyers, where the medium term outlook for profit increases is normally strong. Hotels act as a hedge against inflation, and they provide diversification in a commercial real estate portfolio, meaning the sector remains attractive. For us, an attractive investment is one where there is an opportunity to add value, improve cash flows and stabilize profits through best-in-class management partners and refurbishment or improvement initiatives. We look carefully at RevPAR/RGI differential to other properties in the local area and seek out opportunities to improve it through asset management. We look at cost-improvement and revenue-generation measures, opportunities to reposition via targeted capital expenditure, more keys and management improvements. We also analyze whether we are working with the right local partners to make sure interests are aligned, synergies and upside potential are understood, platforms and bolt-on deals can be created and environment performance and forecasts, cap rates and investment cycles are all improved. We also think about how we might exit before we buy, with our strategy tending to involve selling to investors who will continue to reposition the assets or to long-term holders who see hotels as yield cash-on-cash generating assets."
Oakes: "We let the math speak for itself, and always model an investment period that attempts to mirror the actual development timeline and operating period. In our experience, we've seen a lot of bad investments move forward because of a belief that things would just get better. In reality, markets follow the facts. Our projects stand on their own, meaning the hotel has to make sense as an individual investment. Other developers may have a larger project with multiple asset classes where the hotel is necessary to produce returns on the entire development that justify the risk, or they may have a financial model that can handle a downturn to meet their return expectations. We often see too many projects don't fully underwrite the risk of negative results across a number of factors. We attempt to do this with some sensitivity analysis where negative results on a number of variables are contemplated."
Murphy: "An asset with the wrong brand or with bad management, leaving opportunity for keen-eyed investors to spot turn-around chances. Assets that are in the path of revitalizing urban areas but have weak brands or are suffering from lack of capital."
Do you expect to be a net buyer or net seller in 2017?
Stiles: "I think a lot of owners will believe the sale market is not strong enough and will instead look to take some money off the table with higher leverage financings, which will in turn bring additional higher yield capital to the battlefield."
Arps: "For 2017, we expect to be net buyers. We will have properties with our capital partners on the market next year, as we did this year which have produced excellent returns. We had a record year in acquisitions and think that 2017 will be another record year. Acquisition growth will come from full-service opportunities along with boutique and lifestyle, which continues to blossom. We are seeing excellent opportunities for Pivot Hotels, our boutique and lifestyle division."
Yazbeck: "Having been net sellers in 2016, we are moving into being net buyers in 2017. Having recently raised €949 million ($986 million) for our fifth fund, we have the financial firepower to invest in around €3 billion ($3 billion) of assets and are actively looking for opportunities across Western Europe. We like hotels for many reasons: a stable hotel business, which is normally the intended outcome for us after we have implemented the business plan, is a desirable asset class for buyers, where the medium-term outlook for profit increases is normally strong. Current market conditions and global political events mean there are opportunities out there, and we will certainly be looking to capitalise on them."
Murphy: "As an intermediary, I am neither, but I expect to see steady buying and selling going into the new year. Despite overall slowed growth, there are numerous markets that have not yet peaked, many assets that are underserved by their owners, and managers and many buildings that are wrongly branded. Sharp-eyed developers and operators will find these deals, and they will get financed."


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As many of you know, I've been working on an exciting new musical project called The Left Side: A musical journey through Mishkan T'filah. The Reform siddur that we've been using here at TBE for the past few years is designed in such a way that the right-hand page features our traditional liturgy while the left side has contemporary poetry meant to bring new meaning to the prayers. Music has the profound ability to reach the places within us where words fall short, and so for years synagogue musicians have written new music to try to evoke an emotional response to our traditional prayers. For this project, I am continuing that age-old tradition, but adding a new twist! By setting these contemporary English poems, not only will the music touch our hearts, but now the words TOO can deepen our connections to the liturgy.
This Friday night, March 8th, we will welcome Shabbat with some of these new 'left side' melodies. Come unwind from the work-week and join us as we sing through our TBE Shabbat Menucha (Shabbat rest) service. Rabbi Sisenwine will speak on the subject of reform in our prayer book in connection with the theme of this project. Services begin at 6:00 pm, and are open to the community. If you can't join us in person, we encourage you to connect with the TBE community through the wonders of technology and watch the live-stream.
This project is meant to engage the community and many of it's melodies are written for the 'congregational voice'. So, we will be holding an 'open recording session' on select dates in April to record a large group of people singing these melodies. If you enjoy singing and want to be involved in this creative project, please email me.
Looking forward to praying with you this Shabbat!


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Football Federation Australia (FFA) today announced a fundraising partnership with the Australian Sports Foundation (the Sports Foundation), to help the Pararoos qualify for the CPISRA World Cup in 2019.
The Pararoos, Australia's national team for players with cerebral palsy and other neurological disorders, including stroke and traumatic brain injury, need $160,000 by 30 June to help fund their trip to the 2017 World Championship qualifying tournament in Denmark in July this year.
The Pararoos will compete with 15 other nations in Denmark for the remaining eight spots available for the World Championship next year and seek to progress to the next qualification stage for the 2019 World Cup.
In 2014, the Pararoos lost their funding from the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) under the Winning Edge policy where Olympic and Paralympic teams are allocated funding based on their likely medal prospects. While the Pararoos were ranked 11 in the world, this was insufficient to secure ongoing funding.
FFA CEO David Gallop said a target of $350,000 per annum has been established to fund an annual program for the Pararoos, including an immediate $160,000 to fund the team to play in Denmark in July.
"FFA has already supported the Pararoos with over $250,000 in funding this year, but there are many projects which are currently beyond the FFA's operational and budgetary limits," said Gallop.
"A target of $350,000 per annum has been established by the FFA to fund the Pararoos program. Working with the Sports Foundation will help the FFA generate funds to assist programs such as the Pararoos."
Gallop said the Sports Foundation model taps into the growing philanthropy sector to attract funds that quickly deliver good outcomes.
"The Pararoos are an inspiring group and wonderful ambassadors for football," said Gallop. "I commend the Sports Foundation for their commitment to the Pararoos and the ongoing effort to help football achieve great things by matching generous donors to very worthwhile activities.
"Football is the biggest participation sport in Australia and we are now calling on the philanthropic and football communities to stand with the Pararoos and help them continue to represent Australia at the highest level."
Sports Foundation CEO Patrick Walker said it was vital $160,000 is raised for the Pararoos to compete in the July qualifying tournament.
"If the Pararoos program is abolished, it will be a severe blow for the hundreds and thousands of footballers with a disability who aspire to become a Pararoo, just like the countless other boys and girls who aspire to be a Socceroo or a Matilda," said Walker.
"Everyone can donate to the Pararoos – businesses, football fans and everyday Australians. Money raised will go directly to the Pararoos, and donations of $2 or more are tax deductible."
To donate, go to gopararoos.com.au
Former Caltex Socceroos star Marco Bresciano is the ambassador for the Pararoos.
* CPISRA is the Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association.
For interviews with Patrick Walker, please contact Greg Campbell – email@example.com or 0418 239 139


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