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Making his first start since undergoing testicular cancer surgery, senior shortstop Christ Malec crushed a grand slam in his first at-bat as the UC Santa Barbara baseball team (21-25, 3-8) made it two straight over 10th-ranked LBSU (32-16, 10-4) on Saturday afternoon at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium. Once again, senior closer Alex McRobbie slammed the door shut on a late inning 49er rally.
UCSB starting pitcher Michael Martin earned his fifth victory of the year as he allowed The Beach only nine hits and three runs (all earned) in 6.0 innings of work. "Michael really pitched well and competed as he always does," said head coach Bob Brontsema.
Martin was assisted mainly by shortstop Malec as he blasted a grand slam off of Long Beach State starter Marco Estrada (7-1) in his very first plate appearance. The grand slam marked the first time UCSB had hit a grand slam this season. The Gauchos' last grand slam was back on April 30, 2004 against LBSU. It's fitting that it was Malec who last hit one. "It was a story book type game with Malec hitting a grand slam in his first start at-bat," stated head coach Bob Brontsema.
Senior designated hitter David Figoni hit his fifth home run of the season in the bottom of the third inning, giving the Gauchos a 5-1 lead.
Senior right fielder Matt Wilkerson climbed the ladder once again as he hit a two-run shot in the bottom of the fifth inning. With his 11th home run this season, Wilkerson now has 40 career four-baggers at UCSB. The Santa Margarita, Calif., native is only one round-tripper shy of catching UCSB's current home run king Dave Willis.
Long Beach State would come back and make the game interesting as center fielder Sean Boatright and first baseman Brandon Godfrey would both homer off of UCSB reliever Justin Segal, cutting the Gaucho lead to only one run.
Closer McRobbie was called upon in the eighth inning and shut down the 49er rally. McRobbie picked-up his 11th save of the season as he allowed only one hit while striking out two in his 2.0 innings of work. "Alex came in and really shut the door. Everything was going their way at that time. I really can't say enough about him," said head coach Bob Brontsema. With the save, McRobbie set a new single-season saves record (11) as well as a new UCSB career saves record (15).
UCSB and Long Beach State return to action tomorrow in the final game of this three-game Big West Conference series. Sunday's first pitch is slated for 1:00 pm.


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Mortal Kombat X has received its fair share of internet hate this week after debuting a trailer that was promptly criticized as "everything wrong with video game trailers." It's a boring smattering of "is it gameplay, or is it just CGI" combat set to what is one of the least appropriate music choices imaginable.
A good trailer is key to generating hype for any upcoming game, and as we head into E3 where we'll find countless new trailers, I thought it might be good to take a look back at some of the absolutely best. Here are what I consider to be the five best video game trailers I've ever seen, and why. Naturally, I'm sure I missed all the ones you liked, so link them in the comments.
5. Assassin's Creed Revelations
One of the most common complaints about video game trailers is that they usually show a lot of CGI with little actual gameplay. Everything is often pre-rendered cutscenes, giving a false impression of the game.
As we move into this new console generation, that's more of an issue because the line between what's supposed to be gameplay and what's cinematic is getting blurry (see the recent Watch Dogs controversies), but for a long while, everyone knew what was a CGI trailer and what was gameplay. In my eyes, if the cinematic is well done enough, it overrides the need to show gameplay, particularly for a well-established series.
Such is the case with the trailer for Assassin's Creed Revelations. I may have been so sick of Ezio Auditore at this point in the series I didn't even finish the game once it was released, but this cinematic trailer is among the best ever made in the industry, in my opinion. The animation is flawless, the music choice is perfect (take notes, Mortal Kombat) and the cinematography and fight choreography were enough to convince me that an Assassin's Creed movie might not be such a bad idea after all.
4. Halo 3
There are probably a few Halo trailers that could have made the cut here, but Halo 3's "Believe" spot is the most iconic for a reason. Separate from gameplay and cinematics, the "frozen diorama" battle scene was an extremely creative way to show the central conflict of the game.
Despite there being little to no movement, the painstaking effort that went into creating this scene shows more emotion and peril than any shaky-cam, explosion-filled, typical trailer ever could. As cool as it was when Halo started to experiment with live-action trailers, this one still stands out as the most memorable of all, and we haven't seen anything like it since.
3. Borderlands 2
I absolutely adore the "Doomsday" Borderlands 2 trailer which combines all in-game footage with an exceptional soundtrack to create probably the most "tone appropriate" trailer I've ever seen.
The action and captioning is perfectly synced with the Nero dubstep track, and the trailer does a great job at showing all the new additions to the game while simultaneously maintaining its trademark sense of humor. It's the kind of trailer you can watch a half dozen times, and still be smiling by the end. A Claptrap dance number will do that.
2. Dead Island
Did you really think you were going to make it through this list without seeing the now-famous Dead Island trailer? The spot remains one of the best trailers I've ever seen, not just in gaming, but across movies and television as well.
The haunting piano score combined with the brilliant concept of a rewound zombie attack managed to tell one of the most human, compelling zombie stories ever put to film. In only three minutes! That's a hell of an accomplishment and show just how effective a trailer can be.
And how misleading.
Everyone now knows that while Dead Island may have been an adequate zombie sandbox game, this trailer was fifty times more emotionally engaging than anything found in the game itself. That's the risk you run avoiding in-game footage and connecting a trailer to your game with only the loosest of threads.
1. Deus Ex: Human Revolution
To me, this is the perfect video game trailer.
Dead Island may surpass it in terms of pure emotion and polish, but this spot for Deus Ex: Human Revolution is a flawless blend of tone-setting, world-building, cinematic showing-off and a cursory overview of gameplay elements.
The Blade Runner-esque world is brilliantly set up in such a short amount of time, with cybernetic enhancement the clear focus from the beginning. The tone is helped immensely by our first introduction to Michael McCann's amazing score for the game, which ties together everything else in the trailer.
Yes, this is mostly cinematic showing little gameplay, but again, like Asssassin's Creed it's so well done, it doesn't matter. And even if it isn't necessarily in-game footage, the action-packed final half of the trailer introduces us to a whole host of tech you do actually utilize in the game, from Jensen's arm blades to invisibility to neck-breaking to wall-smashing.
It builds an interesting, engaging universe, sets a distinct tone for the sci-fi noir tale, and shows incredibly cool action that's actually somewhat emulated in the game itself. Combined with a perfect score with timely narration, I still get chills watching this trailer to this day.
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I'm A Giant Challenge
I interviewed Fifi the french maid yesterday for my dollhouse cleaning lady position, but she seemed way too flirty.
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Labels: dollhouse, I'm A Giant, I'm A Giant Challenge
3 comments:
- The enchanted home said...
So funny, Fifi doesn't look she has a serious work ethtic....looks like she spends too much time making up her face and not enough dusting...good luck with the search!!
- November 13, 2011 at 4:22 PM
- Siren London said...
I am so excited about your doll house, since I just started making mine, and I am also absolutely obsessed with all things chinoiserie! Please reveal soon!
- December 1, 2011 at 12:58 PM
- Siren London said...
I am so excited about your doll house, since I just started making mine. And I am obsessed with all things chinoiserie, Please please reveal soon, as we all would love to be inspired!
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To run the football ... or to not run the football. That is the question facing every team that plays the Minnesota Vikings. That is the question facing the Miami Dolphins on Sunday.
The Vikings pride themselves, among other things, on being one of the NFL's best run-stopping defenses. They were No. 2 against the run in 2009 and folks in Minnesota were upset about because they were No. 1 against the run in 2008.
And in 2007.
And in 2006.
No. 1 against the run.
The Vikes boast the Burly Wall of Kevin Williams and Pat Williams inside and have an athletic set of linebackers. Perhaps that is the reason the Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints basically decided not to try running the ball against the Vikings in the NFL season-opener -- at least not in the first half.
The Saints decided it was best to soften up the Vikings in the first half by throwing 21 times and running just three times. It wasn't until the second half when the Vikings were seemingly expecting the pass that New Orleans began to run. The Saints finished with 36 passes and 25 runs.
The Dolphins, however, aren't that type of team.
They are a run-first team. If you have any doubt about that consider that offensive coordinator Dan Henning said this week his dream would be to never pass the football.
"You want the honest-to-God's truth?" he said to me. "I'd like to line up and run the ball every down and get in the end zone on every drive. We'd go to the Super Bowl and we'd win. Without ever throwing!"
He added, "of course it doesn't happen that way," but that is what he'd love to do.
So what do the run-first Dolphins do when they run headlong into the best run-stopping team in the NFL the last four seasons?
I spoke to one offensive player this week who told me the answer is simple. The Dolphins will run.
"They're a physical defense. We're a physical offense," the player told me. "Let's see who is more physical. We're going to do what we do."
This should not come as a surprise. Last year the Dolphins faced a couple of Top 10 run-stopping teams -- the Jets and Steelers. And they tried to run the football. The results were mixed.
In the first meeting with New York, Miami rushed 36 times for 151 yards and a 4.2 yard per carry average. In the second meeting, the Jets obviously adjusted. Miami rushed 23 times for 52 yards and a 2.3 yard average. The Jets were the No. 8 rush defense in 2009.
The Dolphins rushed 25 times for 99 yards against the Steelers for a 4.0 average per rush. The Steelers were the No. 3 defense against the run in 2009.
I recognized this is a new year. The Dolphins have two new guards and Joe Berger is settling in at center. I recognize Ronnie Brown is healthy. I recognize Ricky Williams is a year older. Miami also has a star wide receiver option outside in Brandon Marshall that it didn't have a year ago. So yes, the dynamics have changed.
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Scripture: Acts (NIV) 9:17 Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on Saul, he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here—has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit."
Observation: Jesus had miraculously appeared to Saul as he was traveling to persecute the Christians in the city of Damascus. In this verse the divine interruption of Saul's life was confirmed by a human messenger, Ananias. God often uses humans in His work with humans. Even Jesus had to take on humanity to complete the Father's will in the salvation of people.
Application: This verse speaks to me in two ways. First, I must be open to God speaking to me through other people. Second, I must me willing to let God speak through me to others.
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Terry Creach, a choreographer and dancer, directs New York City-based Creach/Company, which tours throughout the U.S. and Europe. He has received choreographic fellowships from the National Endowment of the Arts, the New York State Foundation for the Arts, and the Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts. He has been a guest choreographer and faculty member at prominent dance programs across the country including, most recently, Florida Dance Festival, NYU/Tisch Summer Dance Residency Festival, and the University of Maryland/College Park. Recent choreographic commissions include Daghdha Dance Co. of Limerick, Ireland; Nugent + Matteson Dance, and Dance Repertory Theater of Florida State University. Creach has taught at Bennington College since 1987. He served as the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs from 2004-2010.


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The Ducks' ability to time their goals dramatically Sunday allowed them to extend their unbeaten-in-regulation home winning streak and beat the Vancouver Canucks.
"Those things are what character teams are made of," forward Corey Perry said after slipping a shot under goalie Eddie Lack with 1.3 seconds remaining in overtime to give the Ducks a 4-3 victory.
Overtime happened only because center Nick Bonino blasted a tying shot off a sprawled Canucks defenseman past Lack with 87 seconds remaining in regulation.
"Our will and our character in the last two periods, never say die, was really tremendous," Coach Bruce Boudreau said. "If you believe you can win, you're always in the game."
After trailing, 2-0, in the first period and 3-2 for most of the third, the Western Conference co-leading Ducks are 17-0-2 at Honda Center and on a 13-1 roll.
Only five NHL teams in the last 40 years have recorded a point in their first 19 home games.
Falling behind, playing a lackadaisical first period "are things you learn from, you can't do that against good teams," Perry said. "But we never backed down, we kept grinding.
"We weren't ready to play, but something triggered us … to keep doing the things we've been doing. We're going to keep coming at you."
The Ducks out-shot Vancouver by a 20-2 margin in the second period, getting goals from Saku Koivu and Matt Beleskey, but then defenseman Kevin Bieksa launched a blue-line shot 66 seconds into the third period that beat Ducks goalie Jonas Hiller.
"It was [getting late], but we knew if we kept doing those things we were doing after the [first] break, we couldn't be denied," Perry said. "You're going to get those breaks, those chances. We created those. That's what good teams do."
Bonino's tying shot, set up by a Daniel Winnik pass, was the Ducks' 43rd of 49 total shots compared to Vancouver's 20.
"Probably the hardest shot I've taken in awhile," Bonino said of his 12th goal.
In overtime, Bonino drew Bieksa into a hooking penalty by getting past him with 1:06 left, matching members of the Canucks' NHL-best penalty-killing unit against the Ducks' 26th-ranked power-play group.
As the final seconds dwindled, Boudreau said he began to craft his shootout lineup. But center Ryan Getzlaf had the puck and heard Perry yell for it.
Perry, now with a team-best 23 goals, hadn't scored in seven games and was denied by Lack on five previous shots.
"Sometimes, you get in that mindset as a goalie, you feel you can stop anything, and he pretty much did," Boudreau said of Lack.
Perry said his winning shot "wasn't hard, that's for sure. I saw a couple seconds on the clock … and knew I had to shoot right away. It probably fooled [Lack] and found a way to go in. Of all the places I shot, a trickler was the one that went in."
The puck went between Lack's legs.
After giving up two power-play goals in the first period, Hiller has won 11 starts in a row, the first NHL goalie to do so since Phoenix's Mike Smith in 2012.
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London's East End has become a hot spot for locals and tourists alike. What was once a run down area famous for Jack the Ripper has turned into a treasure chest of boutiques and thriving independent stores. Taking inspiration from the edgy creativity fostered in the East End is the eclectic home store InSpitalfields.
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Kristie Lyne Tilghman and Donald Allen Day II united in marriage
Kristie Lyne Tilghman of Kinston and Donald Allen Day II of Snow Hill were united in marriage at 4 p.m. July 20, 2013, at Briary Run Church in Kinston. The Rev. Chris Rooks was the officiating minister.
Escorted by her father and given in marriage by her parents, the bride is the daughter of John David Tilghman Jr. and Susan Tilghman of Kinston.
A 2006 graduate of South Lenoir High School, she is a customer service representative with National Finance Company.
The groom is the son of Donald Allen Day Sr. and Kum-Ye Day of Snow Hill.
Lalise Davis of La Grange, the bride�s cousin, was maid of honor.
The groom�s father served as his son�s best man.
Following a wedding trip to Virginia Beach, Va., the couple resides in Kinston.


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|Princess Bride, The (Special Edition)
|Tuesday, 04 September 2001
"Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." The preceding statement is likely to elicit one of two reactions from listeners, either "Huh?" or "Ahhh, time to watch 'The Princess Bride' again!"
If you are back with Reaction # 1, here's the scoop – "The Princess Bride" is a delightful, tongue-in-cheek 1987 filmic fairytale, based on William Goldman's even more wonderful 1973 novel. Framed by the device of a grandfather (Peter Falk) reading his favorite book to his ailing young grandson (Fred Savage), "The Princess Bride" is full of comic derring-do and sly wordplay. In the mythical kingdom of Florin, true lovers Westley (Cary Elwes) and Buttercup (Robin Wright) are first separated by Westley's poverty as he goes off to seek his fortune, and then by the machinations of evil Prince Humperdinck (Chris Sarandon) and his cruel henchman Count Rugen (Christopher Guest). Thrown into the mix are a good-hearted giant (Andre the Giant) and the brilliant swordsman Inigo Montoya (Mandy Patinkin), who's spent 20 years seeking his father's murderer (see above).
"The Princess Bride" may have been a little too hip for the room at the time of its release. However, it has developed a cult following in the years since then – if you've heard people quoting the Montoya speech when playfully but sincerely expressing determination, or anybody's seen you off with, "Have fun storming the castle!", this is the frame of reference.
And a thoroughly grand frame it is, too. Although it is scrupulously faithful to Goldman's novel – Goldman adapted the screenplay himself and, as both the commentaries and the making-of featurettes attest, he was around for production as well – "Bride" also reflects the sensibilities of director Rob Reiner, who had recently come off "This Is Spinal Tap." It's a stylistic marriage made in movie heaven. Reiner, Goldman and a sublime cast manage to at once send up the swashbuckler genre and bask in all its glories. There's a swordfight between good guys Westley and Inigo that is hilarious and thrilling; there are grandiose battles of wits, endless tumbles down cliffs and a fantastically mismatched wrestling match. It's also funny to see the very lordly English Elwes (whose accent tilts toward Americanization in the retrospective featurette) adapting himself to the slight Yiddish lilt in the dialogue: "This is true love, you think this happens every day?"
Reiner gives the movie the look of a '30s Technicolor spectacular – a lot of the soundstage shots do in fact look like exactly what they are, but the artifice is part of the point. We are continually reminded that this is a story being told, although the characters themselves never break the fourth wall; they are unaware of any reality except their own, and their screwy, peril-filled lives are urgent to them, just as the members of Spinal Tap take their tour very seriously.
Guest is so silkily nasty as Rugen that the uninitiated may not immediately recognize him as the same actor who plays Nigel Tufnel in "Tap" – the man is nothing if not versatile. Everybody here is just as completely on their game. Elwes does a world-class send-up of Errol Flynn at his most dashing. Wright gets the closest thing "Princess Bride" provides to a straight role, but she inhabits it with regal conviction and the ability to deliver punchlines with as sober an expression as the emotional declarations. Patinkin has a panache that proves him to be totally in synch with the material – he's perfect.
The featurettes with the DVD are enthusiastic – there are four making-ofs if we count the footage shot and narrated by actor Elwes – even if they contain overlapping information. There are also a couple of nice bloopers and the editors had fun with the recently-shot, retrospective featurette, which uses moments from the actual movie to comment on production difficulties. It's also pleasing to know that we are seeing Elwes and Patinkin, as opposed to stunt doubles, squaring off in all the shots where they're actually fencing (albeit it's somebody else doing the flying leaps and back flips). The commentaries by Reiner and author Goldman are likewise cheerful and informative, although both men seem to get caught up in watching the movie from time to time, as they occasionally lapse into silence.
All of this means that "The Princess Bride" DVD is well worth owning, even though it is not the most technically stunning disc out there. It's not bad, by any means – the color reproduction, especially in the daylight scenes, is beautiful, with Buttercup's orange-red gown a great focal point. (Funnily, the dress looks bright pink in the video making-of supplements.) Much of the film looks a bit dark, but this is faithful to the original, and if anyone doubts that the video folks lavished time and care on making the DVD transfer look good, check out the contrast of the film to that of the footage included in the trailer, which is bright, glaring and looks like a TV broadcast.
The 5.1 soundtrack is one of those remixes that simply spreads around sound from the mains into the rears. The closest the film comes to a true surround effect is in Chapter 11, when fire erupts in a swamp with nicely large, alarming booms. Otherwise, the track is pretty, with some appealingly smooth music in Mark Knopfler's score to complement the various moods (although the lyrics added to the theme over the closing credits will make few "Greatest Hits" lists). The center-channel dialogue is reasonably clear, although it sometimes sinks slightly in the mix.
"The Princess Bride" is a winner, a fractured fable that kids itself from start to finish, yet somehow paradoxically has an integrity that draws us into its cockeyed universe rather than reminding us that it's just a movie. In fact, it's more than that – it's a comedy/fantasy genre touchstone.


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July 28, 1943 - May 2, 2013
Newburgh, NY
Our beloved Willie Frank Williams went home to be with our Lord and Savior on Thursday, May 2, 2013.
Willie Frank Williams was born July 28, 1943 in Atmore, AL, to the late Anderson and Lillian Williams. He was 69 years old. He graduated from Escambia County Training School, and was an all-star Quarterback and Wide Receiver for the Escambia County Football Team.
Willie worked for the Kodak company for many years. He then worked for the Service Merchandise Company until he retired in 2006.
Willie was united in Holy matrimony to the late Lorraine Lewis on August 25, 1985.
He leaves to cherish his memory, one son, Rodney (Veronica) Turner of Long Island, NY; two sisters: Louise (Theodore) White of Atmore, AL and Carrie (AL) Pitts of Highland, CA; one brother, Prince (Diane) Williams of Austell, GA; one sister-in-law, Barbara Williams of Mount Clemens, MI; one grandson, Jaden Turner of Long Island, NY; six step-children: Joslyn Jackson of Tulsa, OK, Brenda (Bruce) Washington of Meza, AZ, Roxanne Allen of Newburgh, NY, Troy (Wanda) Lewis of New Haven, CT, Louisa and Adrian Turner of Long Island, NY; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. He was predeceased by his loving wife, Lorraine Williams; three brothers: Charles Williams, Crawford Williams and JC Williams Sr.; one sister, Maurine Owens; nephews: Michael Williams, Anthony Williams and Reginald Williams; nieces: Diane Williams, Cynthia Pitts, and Marilyn Williams.
The Williams and Turner Family truly appreciate the many prayers, condolences, and endearing well wishes extended to them.
Willie Frank will lie in repose from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, May 10th, at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, 20 Rev. Dr., Coleman Briggs Way, Newburgh, NY. Services will be held at 11 a.m. at the church. Reverend Nelson McAllister will officiate. Interment will be at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Middle Hope, NY.
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MACON, Ga. (Jan. 17, 2013) – With a comeback victory over Atlantic Sun Conference-leading Florida Gulf Coast in its last game, the ETSU men's basketball team hopes to maintain some momentum when the Buccaneers meet preseason league favorite Mercer Thursday evening.
Tip time is set for 7 p.m. inside Hawkins Arena, and the game will air live on ESPN3.
The Bucs (4-13 overall, 2-2 A-Sun) could become legitimate conference contenders with a win over the Bears, as there are currently six teams in the A-Sun tied with two losses at the top of the standings. If the Bucs are to continue their rise, it will take another strong performance from their youthful but talented lineup.
For more on Thursday's game, read the game notes located below or click on the game notebook link located above. For more on ETSU men's basketball throughout the 2012-13 season, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the men's hoops link.
We are "ETSU"
The ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics would like to ask both the print and broadcast media to honor our request to be called "ETSU" ... East Tennessee State in first reference is acceptable, but subsequent references should be ETSU ... On TV graphics please use ETSU ... Our nickname is the Buccaneers, but Bucs is also acceptable.
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After several years of quality returning players and at least some level of certainty regarding what to expect heading into the winter months, the 2012-13 ETSU men's basketball team will enter the new campaign with several questions and concerns. ... The loss of standout seniors such as Adam Sollazzo (Tampa), Isiah Brown (Miami, Fla.) and Tommy Hubbard (Boston) will be hard to overcome, considering that group combined for a total of 3,091 points in their careers ... A year ago, the Bucs enjoyed quality wins such as a road victory over Atlantic 10 Conference foe Charlotte, and finished with a respectable 17 victories on the season ... The team finished fourth in the Atlantic Sun Conference standings at 10-8, reaching the league tournament semifinals. ... This season, the Bucs' top two returning starters were guards Sheldon Cooley (Tampa) and Marcus Dubose (Hartsville, S.C.), who both combined to score 19.7 points per game a year ago. ... However, both Cooley and Dubose have been dismissed from the team for violation of team rules and policies ... Along with those two, fellow guard Jarvis Jones (Memphis) and forward Lukas Poderis (Port Richey, Fla.) are the only other ETSU seniors to be returning after playing significant minutes last year, but Poderis is now lost for the season with a left foot injury and will be forced to redshirt, while Jones missed the first seven games of the year for academic reasons ... Jones returned against Ole Miss on Dec. 14 ... With so few returning, experienced players, ETSU will be looking to some unproven returning players, as well as a recruiting class that includes three incoming freshmen and a pair of junior college transfers, to come in and make an immediate impact. Sophomores Rashawn Rembert (Tampa) and John Walton (Memphis), along with redshirt freshman Lester Wilson (Knoxville) are expected to increase their production this year, while true freshmen guards Petey McClain (Mobile, Ala.), Mario Stramaglia (Birmingham, Ala.), and Yunio Barrueta (Miami, Fla.) will look to blossom into early contributors. ... On the interior, Walton will need help from junior college transfers Kinard Gadsden-Gilliard (Georgetown, S.C.) and Hunter Harris (Nashville).
Last time out
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Jan. 12, 2013) – Down 19 points to Florida Gulf Coast with 17 minutes left in the game, the ETSU men's basketball team put five players on the floor – a group that included three freshmen, a sophomore and a senior. ... That quintet turned out to be a fantastic five. ... Led by a game-high 21 points from freshman forward Lester Wilson (Knoxville) and double figure scoring efforts courtesy of senior guard Jarvis Jones (Memphis), freshman guard Mario Stramaglia (Birmingham, Ala.) and freshman point guard Petey McClain (Mobile, Ala.), the Buccaneers overcame a 55-36 deficit to dramatically drop league-leading Florida Gulf Coast 85-75 in Atlantic Sun Conference action Saturday afternoon inside the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center. ... While Wilson led the way, Jones finished with 18 points, while Stramaglia and McClain pitched in 14 and 10, respectively. In addition, McClain dished out eight assists, while Stramaglia grabbed up five rebounds. Sophomore post John Walton (Memphis) was the fifth man in the fantastic five, finishing with eight points and five rebounds in 23 minutes of action. ... Indeed, it was as if the 2,446 fans inside the Dome were watching ETSU's youngsters grow up in front of them. After FGCU (12-7 overall, 4-2 A-Sun) seemed to have their way offensively at every turn during the first 23 minutes of play, the Bucs began their comeback with a 14-2 run in which Wilson, McClain and Stramaglia scored every point. ... While FGCU responded with back-to-back 3-pointers to make it 63-50 with 11:05 remaining in the contest, the Bucs did not back down as Wilson again answered with a 3-pointer and sparked the Bucs to a 35-12 run to close out the game. ... The Eagles did manage to get to within four points at 79-75 and had possession of the ball with just under a minute remaining, but as the Eagles' Bernard Thompson went up for an apparently open layup, Jones soared in at the last minute to block it away. Stramaglia picked up the loose ball and was fouled, subsequently hitting two free throws to basically ice the game. ... ETSU hit on 61 percent of its shots in the second half and was 50 percent from beyond the arc. In fact, the Bucs scored a season high 53 points in the second half, and also shot 88 percent from the foul line.
The series versus Mercer
The Bucs lead the all-time series over Mercer 12-3, and held a four-game winning streak against the Bears before losing 54-46 in Macon, Ga., back on Feb. 6, 2012.
Last time out versus Mercer
MACON, Ga. (Feb. 6, 2012) – The ETSU men's basketball team did the job defensively Monday night against the Atlantic Sun Conference's top team. Unfortunately for the Buccaneers, their offensive effort was a different story. ... Shooting just 27 percent from the floor for the game, the Buccaneers posted just 17 first-half points and dropped a 54-46 contest to the Mercer Bears inside the University Center. ... The Bucs held Mercer to just 37 percent shooting from the floor and an astounding six percent from 3-point range. However, the Bears out-rebounded the Bucs 42-31 and shot 83 percent (19-of-23) from the free throw line. ... In what has become a theme for the season, the Buccaneers were extremely ineffective in the early going offensively, scoring just 17 points in the first half and shooting only 26 percent from the floor. Despite those issues, the Bucs led 14-13 with 8:02 left before the intermission, but looked on as the Bears went on an 11-3 run to close out the half. ... The Bucs' defense kept them in the game in the first half, forcing seven Mercer turnovers and denying the Bears from hitting any shots from 3-point range. However, Mercer dominated in the paint with a 21-13 advantage in rebounds, and outscored the Bucs 16-8 on points in the paint. ... After the intermission, the Bucs methodically battled back and got to within three at 37-34 with 7:20 left on the clock. At that point, junior forward Lukas Poderis (Port Richey, Fla.) had a chance to get the Bucs even closer, but after missing the front end of a one-and-one opportunity, Mercer took advantage and went on an 8-0 run to build a 45-34 lead with 5:15 remaining in the game. ... The Bucs again answered with a 6-0 run of their own to make it 45-40, but after Mercer grabbed yet another offensive rebound on a missed shot, guard Travis Smith sank a basket to stop ETSU's run and make it 47-40 with 1:37 left. ... From there, the Bucs began fouling and were able to cut the lead to four at 50-46, but that would be as close as they would get.
Young Bucs still face obstacle with experience
At no time in the tenure of ETSU head coach Murry Bartow have the Buccaneers had less experience ... Currently, the team has 10 players who are eligible and healthy enough to play, and of that group there are only six total years of Division I experience ... On average, that's less than a half year of experience per player ... With four freshmen and two junior college transfers that means 66 percent of the team is competing in their first season of Division I basketball.
New lighting system for the Mini-Dome
The game with VCU marked a new look for the Buccaneers home court inside the ETSU/MSHA Atheltic Center ... Over the holiday break, a new lighting system and championship banners were installed inside the Dome, creating a more "basketball friendly" environment ... Along with the new LED digital boards along the floor, a renovated "Courtside Club" for donors, and the team's new practice facility which was completed earlier this year, there have been over $1 million in basketball improvements made to the Dome this year alone.
Shuffling starters the "new normal" for Bucs
ETSU head coach Murry Bartow has used 13 different starting lineups in the team's 17 games this season ... Injuries and dismissals have left the ETSU's coaches searching for the right combination, as the team currently stands at 4-13.
Freshmen trio shine in win over FGCU
When league-leading FGCU built a 19-point lead over the Bucs back on Jan. 12, few would have thought a youthful ETSU team could pull off the victory ... However, a freshman trio that included redshirt freshman Lester Wilson (Knoxville), and true freshmen Petey McClain (Mobile, Ala.) and Mario Stramaglia (Birmingham, Ala.) had a different plan ... Helping power an ETSU comeback, the young Bucs ultimately came back and won 85-75 ... Wilson finished the game with a game-high 21 points, while McClain pitched in 10 points and eight assists at the point position, and Stramaglia came off the bench to score 14 points and grab five rebounds ... The question for ETSU fans is whether these youngters can continue to grow and become more consistent.
Gadsden-Gilliard shows signs of production
Early in the season, ETSU coaches spoke openly about the potential junior transfer Kinard Gadsden-Gilliard (Georgetown, S.C.) to produce quality numbers ... Thirteen games into the season KGG had struggled to meet those predictions, but that changed against Lipscomb (1/5) ... Setting or matching personal bests for points (13), rebounds (7), assists (3) and free throws (3) in 30 minutes of action, KGG played arguably his best game of the season so far.
Jones meeting expectations for Bucs
ETSU head coach Murry Bartow expected the return of senior guard Jarvis Jones (Memphis) would improve his team's efforts on the offensive end of the floor … He was right. … After posting a career-high 21 points against No. 4 Arizona, followed by a team-high 14 against Hawaii and another team-best 17 against San Francisco, Jones is now averaging 14.3 points per game in his eight outings since returning from academic probation against Ole Miss back on Dec. 14.
ESPN names Wilson to nation's Top 25 freshmen list
While circumstances have forced the ETSU men's basketball team to struggle in the early going this season, talented redshirt freshman forward Lester Wilson (Knoxville) has still given the Buccaneers reason for hope. ... Wilson, who is averaging 15.8 points per game, was listed as one of the Top 25 freshmen in college basketball Thursday by ESPN hoops writer John Gasaway. The list – which included players such as UNLV's Anthony Bennett, UCLA's Jordan Adams, Michigan's Nik Stauskas and Duke's Rasheed Sulaimon – had Wilson ranked at No. 25. ... Wilson has posted six 20-plus point games so far this season.
Three-point streak for Bucs dates back nearly 20 years
Since Feb. 16, 1987 in a game against Davidson, the Bucs have made at least one 3-pointer in 781 consecutive games. ... ETSU was 0-for-8 in that 1987 game.
Bucs have tradition of postseason appearances, success
The ETSU men's basketball team has enjoyed its share of postseason success and ranks as one of the nation's most prestigious basketball programs ... The Buccaneers have earned berths to the NCAA Tournament nine times (1969, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010) and NIT twice (1983, 2007) ... In 2011, the Bucs made their first ever appearance in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, winning twice and advancing to the semifinals of that event ... It was the program's 12th postseason tournament appearance all-time.


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text: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 New in the Literature: Treadmill Training (Disabil Rehabil. 2011 Sep 28. [Epub ahead of print]) Treadmill training with body weight support (TTBWS) and traditional walking training provided significant improvements in relearning walking ability after stroke, suggesting that similar outcomes can be obtained in the 2 modalities by systematic, intensive, and goal-directed training, say authors of an article published online September 28 in Disability and Rehabilitation. Sixty patients referred for multidisciplinary primary rehabilitation were assigned into 1 of 2 intervention groups. One group received 30 sessions of TTBWS plus traditional training, the other received traditional training alone. Daily training was 1 hour. Outcome measures were Functional Ambulation Categories, Functional Independence Measure, shorter transfer and stairs, 10-meter walk test, and 6-minute walk test. Substantial improvements in walking and transfer were shown within both groups after 5 and 11 weeks of intervention. Overall, no statistical significant differences were found between the groups, but 12 of 17 physical measures tended to show improvements in favor of the treadmill approach.


text: Graduation is such a special time, not just for those who are leaving high school or college, but also for their parents and families. It is the culmination of years of encouragement, watching, waiting, and praying. Whether proceeding to college or a career, the graduate is embarking on life as an adult.Most of us have managed to navigate the waters of young adulthood without lasting damage. Each year, however, it seems to become more difficult, and more young people find themselves trapped in the legal system. The problems are as often civil as criminal. Rules of thumb for those reaching their majority could be summed up as:1) Life is not fair;2) If it sounds too good to be true – it is;3) Outside family, no one "gives" anything of value – there IS a catch;4) Ignorance is no excuse for anything;5) Do unto others as you would have them do unto you – not do unto others before they do unto you;6) When in doubt, check it – or don't do it!(Loosely paraphrased from (Loosely paraphrased from What Every 18 Year Old Needs to Know about Texas Law, L. Jean Wallace)One of the most serious civil matters to involve young adults is parenthood. Whether the child was conceived with or without benefit of a marriage, the persons involved will be held responsible by the State for its support through its majority. If either parent chooses to disregard this responsibility, most Attorney General Offices across the nation will work together to enforce it. It can take a while to find the absentee parent, but once found, support, expenses and interest will be assessed. Employers will be contacted to insure that funds are withheld from checks, and the IRS is also notified. Deadbeat parents do not receive tax refunds! While a person under seventeen cannot be sued for this support, the suit can be filed as soon as that birthday is past, even though the child was born earlier. In most states, the obligation to support the child ends with its majority at seventeen or eighteen. If assessed funds are still due, however, the parent may spend the remainder of his or her life paying for the child conceived while a young adult.Many young people have their first experience with the court system as a result of landlord / tenant issues. Unfortunately, since most landlords have their leases carefully drafted by attorneys, and very few renters bother to read what they sign, it is an unfavorable experience. Even as ignorance of the law is no excuse for violating it, ignorance of the terms of an agreement is not a valid reason for breaking it. Take the time to read – and comprehend -any document, no matter how small the print or how boring the language before signing. It can save considerable headache!At seventeen, young people are adults for the purposes of our criminal courts. Unfortunately, an amazing number have the opportunity to learn about the judicial system in this manner. Texas has a statute often referred to as the "law of parties." Without going in to detail, it means that when a group goes to key someone's car, or commit other mischief or crimes, each person in the group can and probably will be charged with the offense. All that the State must prove is that, by presence, word, or deed the person was involved. There is no boyfriend, girlfriend, or comment made worth going to jail over, but each year an amazing number of young people make that trip. The common excuses run the gamut from being angry (because he/she took my friends' boyfriend/girlfriend), insulted (he / she said ____ about my friend) to a blank shrug. Sadly the reason (if there really is one) will be forgotten long before the criminal record is clear.Being with a group that is involved with drugs is also a quick trip to trouble. It is not uncommon for officers to arrest everyone in a vehicle if they find drugs. Even if one person had no involvement or knowledge of the contraband, chances are there will be the arrest for drug possession, trip to jail, cost of a bond and probably an attorney before that information comes to light. Few weeks pass that a case of that nature is not brought to the County Attorney's Office. The normal scenario involves four or five youth traveling together to a concert or on a fun trip getting pulled over for speeding or an equipment violation. Once stopped, there is at least one who (claims) no knowledge that the others were even carrying drugs. Contrary to what – at times - seems to be common belief in this age group, marijuana is an illegal drug!There is a freedom that comes with completing high school or college. It is not only a matter of accomplishing what has been – up to now – ones life work, but also the feeling that you are ready to take your place in society and the community. The speaker at my high school commencement made the comment that we would never be as smart as we were that night. He was right – we knew everything and were ready to take on the world. In retrospect, we were naïve, headstrong and stubborn! As a result, few – if any – of us believed him at the time, although all of us believe him now! I was never as confident of what I knew than I was at that time.This confidence and feeling of accomplishment is a good thing, but must be tempered with a little sense. While there may be a "temporary insanity" that accompanies the occasion, it is not one recognized by the courts! A certain caution is called for at this time to avoid serious, life long consequences.Lisa Peterson is the County Attorney for Nolan County. Comments about this column may be e-mailed to email@example.com.


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Whisky Review: Canadian Club Premium
Posted by Arctic Wolf on January 19, 2011
Hiram Walker was the visionary American entrepreneur (born in New England), that immigrated north to Ontario and set about creating a most distinctive brand of Canadian Whisky which became known as Canadian Club. Although he began his distilling days in Michigan, he perfected his craft north of the American border in what would become Walkerville, Ontario. The whisky which Hiram Walker created was unique. He utilized methods of production which were not just unusual, but actual contrary to common whisky practices of the day, and his Canadian Club whisky is even today made in that contrary fashion being the only major whisky brand in the world to be blended before being aged in oak barrels, (Blended at Birth).
Canadian Club Whisky is now the oldest (and probably the most influential) Canadian Whisky brand in the world. It is found in over 150 countries, with sales in Canada that are unmatched by any other whisky brand. The company has been granted numerous Royal Warrants from Queen Victoria to Queen Elizabeth and it has been reported that Canadian Club was the whisky of choice when Al Capone smuggled thousands of Cases of Canadian Whisky into the USA during prohibition.
Today Canadian Club Premium is the flagship brand for the company. It is aged for a minimum of 6 years in white oak barrels and bottled at 40 per cent alcohol by volume. Still 'Blended at Birth', the whisky affectionately called C.C. by its adherents is practically a Canadian Institution.
Here is a snippet from my review:
"….The flavour is full of damp tobacco and fermenting fruit flavours. The C.C. whisky is spicy too, with oak tannins disguised as orange peel zest heating up the mouth. Caramel flavours seep in and out as does an impression of vanilla…."
My full review may be read here:
Review: Canadian Club Premium
As is my usual style I have included my favourite Canadian Club cocktail at the end of my review.
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Wintersweet by Tammy Donroe Inman
I knew instantly upon picking up this book that I would love it. After all, this is a time of year when my oven seems to be constantly warm and butter is nearly always on my shopping list, and here comes a book offering me dozens of fabulous new ways to keep up my baking momentum. But it's also in the way this book feels in my hands, the curling serifs in the font, and the simple beauty of each and every photograph — it's one of those cookbooks: one that's as much a pleasure to page through while tucked on the couch as it is to cook from.
Quick Facts
• Who wrote it: Tammy Donroe Inman
• Who published it: Running Press
• Recipes for right now: All of them! But especially these — Ginger Apple Crumb Cake, Pear Cardamom Crostada, Asian Pear Sorbet, Maple Walnut Babka, Pecan Praline Bark, Warm Baked Persimmons with Honeyed Mascarpone, Gingersnap-Crusted Pumpkin Cheesecake, Winter Shortcake with Maple Creme Fraiche, Butterscotch Bourbon Bread Pudding
• Other highlights: Wintersweet feels like a breath of fresh air amid the already-crazy holiday baking frenzy. There are recipes that, yes, are grand enough to grace any Christmas or Hanukkah table, but the focus here is less on the holidays and more on simply celebrating what this season has to offer.
What does this dreary and snow-bound season have to offer, you might wonder? In Tammy Donroe Inman's opinion, it offers these special joys: apples; pears and quinces; nuts and chocolate; persimmons, pomegranates, and cranberries; citrus; roots, tubers and gourds; cheese; dried fruits; and dairy. Each chapter focuses on one of those ingredients (or a group of them), spinning their flavors in ways that are wonderful and surprising. She also begins each chapter with an in-depth talk about that particular ingredient: choosing the best winter apples, why we should think beyond pumpkin pie when baking with squashes, what we need to know about dried fruits to make truly special treats.
Inman also has a magical way of matching familiar, beloved flavors with familiar, beloved desserts in ways that nonetheless feel completely new and surprising — and also, somehow, inevitable. To wit, dishes like Maple Walnut Babka, Pear Cranberry Clafouti, and Rum Raisin Cheesecake Bars. Honestly, all the recipes in this book sound incredible. I feel like I need to just close my eyes and pick a page so that I stop changing my mind about which to make first.
• Who would enjoy this book? Bakers, especially those with a particular fondness for the winter months
Find the book at your local library, independent bookstore, or Amazon: Wintersweet by Tammy Donroe Inman
• Visit the author's website: Tammy Donroe Inman
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Anime Opening and Ending Songs in English
yo folks list any anime opening or ending songs that are in english, preferably sung by the japanese, you can also list some english background use on anime that are good to you
i only know so far
|2012-03-27, 07:40
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Location: Indonesia
From the top of my head there are:
Devil May Cry ED "I'll be Your Home" and Gundam X ED "Human Touch".
I guess I'll add some more later.
I believe Naruto ED "Wind" is an English song sung by a Japanese.
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|2012-03-27, 07:44
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Location: France
Sung by japanese :
Monoral - Kiri (Ergo Proxy opening)
The Penpals - Tell me why (Berserk opening)
Not sung by japanese :
Radiohead (England) - Paranoid Android (Ergo Proxy Ending)
Ally Kerr (Scotland, but only known in Japan, I believe) - The Sore feet song (Mushishi opening)
Jean-Jacques Burnel (franco-english musician, best known for being the Stranglers' bassist) - We were lovers and you won't see me coming (Gankutsuou opening and ending)
Duran Duran - Girls on Film (Speed Grapher opening)
|2012-03-28, 05:10
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Rainbow OP "We're not alone" by coldrain
ef ~A Tale of Memories~ OP "Euphoric Field" by Elisa
ef ~A Tale of Melodies~ OP "Ebullient Future" by Elisa
Evangelion ED "Fly Me to the Moon" by Yoko Takahashi
Gintama ED "Mr Raindrop" by Amplified
Bleach ED "Life is like a boat" by Rie Fu
Gundam Seed Destiny ED "I wanna go to a place" by Rie Fu
|2012-03-28, 09:46
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Giga Drill Breaker
Join Date: Jan 2009
and ill add Redline - Redline Day - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2H_FsmxWzc
P.S. to others who have posted their list too thanks gonna hear them all, keep them coming
|2012-03-28, 11:07
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The Colour of Magic
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: England
Age: 27
Paradise Kiss ED - "Do You Want To?" by Franz Ferdinand.
Kami-sama no Memo-chou 1st ED - "Colorado Bulldog" by Mr. Big.
Kuroshitsuji 1st ED - "I'm Alive" by BECCA
Neon Genesis Evangelion - "Fly Me To The Moon" ...far too many to list here.
|2012-03-28, 11:36
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Age: 24
The World God Only Knows OP - "God only knows Daisanmaku" by Oratorio The World God Only Knows
The World God Only Knows II OP - "A Whole New World God Only Knows" by Oratorio The World God Only Knows
Persona 4 OP1 - "sky's the limit" by Shihoko Hirata
Persona 4 OP2 - "key plus words" by by Shihoko Hirata feat. Yumi Kawamura
Persona 4 ED1 - "Beauty of Destiny" by Shihoko Hirata feat. Lotus Juice
|2012-04-21, 09:40
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Australia
Paradise Kiss ED "Do You Want To?" by Franz Ferdinand
Maison Ikkoku OP "Alone Again" by Gilbert O' Sullivan
Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage ED "The World of Midnight" by Minako "mooki" Obata
Deadman Wonderland OP "One Reason" by DWB feat. Fade
Rental Magica OP "Hope" by Lisa Komine
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni ED "Why or why not" by Rekka Katakiri
It doesn't really count but there is an English version of Sousei no Aquarion's OP used in the last episode.
|2012-05-01, 05:26
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Enjoying Snack Time!
Well let's see there's:
Guin Saga ED - This is My Road by Kano (There's a Japanese and English version)
Ergo Proxy ED - Kiri by Monoral
Kaiba OP - Never by Seira Kagami
Katekyo Hitman Reborn OP7 - Funny Sunny Day by SxOxU (There's a Japanese and English version)
Wolf's Rain OP - Stray by Steve Conte
That's all I know, for now.
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Advance Publications Inc. said Wednesday that it is laying off 60 employees at newspapers it owns in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, including 34 at New Jersey's largest newspaper, the Star-Ledger of Newark.
Star-Ledger Publisher Richard Vezza said the layoffs were the result of a weak economy and an advertising downturn made worse by Superstorm Sandy.
Unlike other Advance papers, such as the Times-Picayune in New Orleans, the Star-Ledger was not contemplating cutting the number of days its printed edition comes out to reduce costs.
Vezza said part of the reason for not cutting the number of print publication days was to stand up to tough competition from newspapers from New York, such as the Daily News and The New York Times, as well as papers in New Jersey, such as The Record and Asbury Park Press.
"We're in a very competitive market here," Vezza told The Associated Press. "It's just not something that I've really contemplated."
Vezza told the Star-Ledger that he has been talking with its production unions, whose contracts expire this summer, seeking significant savings in production costs. He said the Star-Ledger is considering the possibility of outsourcing printing and delivery.
The newspaper had an average weekday print circulation of 184,474 in the six months through September, down from 201,603 a year earlier, according to the Alliance for Audited Media.
Though it had never previously had a mass layoff, the Star-Ledger has significantly cut staff in recent years through buyouts and attrition. In 2008, about 150 newsroom employees agreed to buyouts. The newspaper said there were 195 people working in the newsroom before the latest cuts were announced.
The layoffs by Advance include 12 at The Express-Times in Easton, Pa., 11 at the South Jersey Times and three employees at a group of weekly papers that operate in central and western New Jersey.
Content from those publications is put for free online at NJ.com. Hundreds of newspapers across the country have erected so-called "pay walls" that require readers to pay for online access, a strategy that also protects the value of a print subscription.
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Quality of life. That's what Elmwood Park-based Sealed Air, a Fortune 500 manufacturer of Bubble Wrap and other packaging, cited last month as one of the main reasons it's leaving New Jersey for North Carolina.
And for all the talk about the Garden State's aggressive incentive offerings now available under last year's landmark Economic Opportunity Act, it was all quiet on Sealed Air's front.
The company never even gave the state a chance to make its pitch.
Though many were surprised to hear Sealed Air didn't even consider New Jersey in its relocation process, the decision to bolt the Garden State, despite its attractive incentives, is not entirely surprising to some experts.
For some New Jersey-based companies considering a move, incentives sometimes are just not enough.
Jay Biggins, executive managing director at Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Co., said that while "undeniably needed" for New Jersey to be cost-competitive, incentives are just one of many variables that come into play in a company's relocation decision.
Other factors include potential cost-reduction opportunities elsewhere, access to talent, salaries, real estate costs and taxes, Biggins said.
So even New Jersey's strengths — an educated workforce, transportation connectivity and, of course, incentive offerings — are often clouded by concerns such as high tax structure and salary demands.
Or, quite simply, the need to consolidate.
Look no further than companies such as Hertz, Roche and CareFusion Corp., which have all left New Jersey in recent months or are preparing to leave, costing the state thousands of jobs.
Sealed Air's case should not be misinterpreted, or overinterpreted, as evidence of "some fundamental measure of a state's strategy," said Biggins, whose Princeton-based firm advises on site selection and incentives.
Payroll costs alone, which are significantly lower in North Carolina than in New Jersey, could have been a driving force, as they have often been seen to represent 70 percent of total costs, Biggins said.
While New Jersey won't win them all, Biggins said he believes the "vast majority" of projects approved by the EDA have ultimately resulted in decisions to locate within the state.
RELATED: Why it stayed: Panasonic's decision was about more than tax incentives
"Once incentives have narrowed the cost gap, then other factors come into play and (New Jersey) will win some and lose some," Biggins.
Site selection is a "highly complicated, multifaceted decision-making process," said Ted Zangari, a real estate attorney with Sills Cummis & Gross. When site selection factors are mostly equal, that's when incentives can make the biggest difference, he said.
But often they're not. That's great news if New Jersey is competing against an area in New York City for a business. Not so great if it's Florida or Texas.
"There is a cost differential between New Jersey and, frankly, most other competing states," Zangari said.
Still, with the retooling of incentives and marketing efforts, not to mention the work of the Red Tape Review Commission, Zangari said he believes New Jersey is in a better place to compete today than it has been in decades.
"We're ahead of the game," Zangari said.
Lauren Moore, executive director of the New Jersey Business Action Center, points to the state's recent attraction of Forbes Media to Jersey City and retention of Marathon Data Systems in Neptune as examples of how, "with the right tools available," New Jersey can compete.
Part of that includes incentives, but it also means making the state's corporate business tax structure more attractive and fostering a supportive business environment, Moore said.
"When businesses come to us, we work to understand the company's needs, pulling our resources together in an effort to retain the company and its associated jobs," Moore said.
But then there are companies such as Hertz, which, much like Sealed Air, never really gave the state an opportunity to make its case in the first place.
With the help of an $85 million tax break, the Fortune 500 rental car company announced last May that it was leaving Park Ridge, where it had been headquartered for the past 25 years, for Estero, Fla.
Florida's incentives played an active role in the decision, but New Jersey would've offered them, too. Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno said at the time that the state could have provided the company at least $40 million in incentives if it had chosen to stay.
But Hertz, Guadagno then said, only contacted the state the week prior to announcing its departure.
Again, incentives took a backseat to another factor in the relocation process. In Hertz's case, it was cost of living.
Having then recently acquired Tulsa, Okla.-based Dollar Thrifty and needing to consolidate its corporate offices, Hertz said at the time that New Jersey would've proved too costly a place to do it. Florida also offered a chance to relocate to a tourism hub, an asset for a rental car company.
And while New Jersey is competing for business both in other parts of the country and globally, its neighbors often prove to be some of the toughest obstacles to overcome.
Dietz & Watson had always been a Philadelphia-based company, but the deli meats and cheese producer had for years operated a large distribution center in Delanco, employing 110 people there.
After a large fire destroyed the building last year, the company had the choice of rebuilding or leaving.
While the EDA offered roughly $30 million in incentives to stay, Dietz & Watson decided instead chose Philadelphia for the new facility, accepting less.
Rather than tax breaks, the company cited other factors in its decision to leave. According to CEO Louis Eni at the time, it's what they had wanted to do for at least a decade.
And once again, the odds weren't in New Jersey's favor from the start.
"Our family thought long and hard about the decision to leave New Jersey," Eni said. "But in the end, we believe it's the right decision for our employees, our customers and for the future of our company."
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On a number of levels, it makes sense that Florida is the site of the Trayvon Martin tragedy that's riveting the nation. Florida purports to be our new multi-racial, multi-ethnic social model, a showcase of early 21st-century America; yet the case of Martin's fatal February shooting, which emits at least a strong odor of anti-black bias, seems to point up just how lodged in the early-20th century South much of the state can still be. Florida advertises itself as a cheerful, laid-back beach peninsula; yet its residents consistently rank among the country's rudest drivers and gloomiest people, which makes it less surprising that seven years ago the state pioneered the hair-trigger "stand your ground" law that's at the heart of the Martin controversy.
One of the silver linings of the Martin case in which an African-American 17-year-old, apparently doing nothing more menacing than walking home from a convenience store, was shot and killed the night of Feb. 26 by an overzealous neighborhood crime-watch volunteer in Sanford, Fla., who thought the boy looked "suspicious" is that it might help shake Florida, if not the country it so typifies today, out of its denial. The massive demonstrations in Sanford calling for the arrest of the shooter, George Zimmerman, and for the resignation of the local police chief who refused to charge him; the high school walkouts by Florida teens protesting the killing of yet another young black man; President Obama's poignant remark today that if he had a son "he'd look like Trayvon" it's all helped move state authorities to convene a special grand jury and Florida Governor Rick Scott to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the incident.
Just as important, Scott, a conservative Republican, deserves credit for forming a task force, headed by his lieutenant governor and a prominent black Tallahassee minister, to review Florida's stand-your-ground law known sardonically as the "shoot first" law. The 2005 statute lets anyone, anywhere use deadly force against another person if they believe, as Zimmerman questionably claimed, that their life or safety is in danger. More than 20 other states have adopted similar laws.
If that task force's findings lead to the eventual repeal of stand-your-ground in Florida and other states, then Martin's death will have served a purpose greater than just the cancellation of a lawless law. It will have helped to put a brake on the runaway train that is America's gun culture. The U.S. gun lobby is expert at pushing the outside of the statutory envelope; but stand-your-ground represented a historic rupture of that limit, a break with centuries of British and American common law that confined the deadly force response to violent invasions of one's home known as the "castle doctrine" and required citizens to walk away from perilous situations outside that domain.
Just as a 911 dispatcher instructed Zimmerman, a white Hispanic, to do the night he shot Martin. In fact, according to audio of other neighbors' calls to 911 that night, and the later testimony of a girlfriend Martin was talking to on his cellphone just before the shooting, Martin was probably the one who felt more threatened when Zimmerman approached him and an altercation ensued. But what happened that evening outside Orlando seems largely the result of a deadly Sunshine State cocktail: Florida has some of the nation's most lenient gun laws, which let even Barney Fife vigilantes like Zimmerman, 28, who has a history of run-ins with the law, carry around firearms like the 9-mm pistol that killed Martin. And, at least since 2005, it has encouraged a Wild West stand-your-ground mindset that makes it easier for hotheads to justify doing the unjustifiable in every situation from bar fights to road rage incidents to neighborhood crime watch.
The moment of national introspection we're having over Martin's death is especially important given the nation's current armed mood, which experts attribute in no small part to the Great Recession. Just before the financial meltdown, in 2007, a Gallup poll showed that a majority of Americans still favored stricter gun laws and a reinstatement of the assault weapon ban that former George W. Bush let expire in 2004. The latest Gallup survey, however despite the shock of last year's shooting in Arizona that nearly killed U.S. Representative Gabrielle Gifford and did kill six other people showed the country more pro-gun than ever: only 43% now favor tougher laws, while 57% oppose an assault weapon ban.
The National Rifle Association points out that U.S. gun-related murders have actually dropped from more than 18,000 in 1993 to fewer than 9,000 in 2010, insisting that a more armed population doesn't necessarily mean a deadlier one. But there's a difference between having more guns and having reckless laws like stand your ground that give people ever more opportunities if not a feeling of carte blanche to use those weapons.
Dennis Baxley, one of the Florida state representatives who co-authored stand-your-ground and who also was one of the GOP pols who insisted in 2008 that Obama's "Muslim" background made him a "pretty scary" presidential candidate (Obama is a Christian) is insisting now that his law, while he admits it was poorly applied in Martin's case, still "empowers people to stop bad things from happening." But Martin's death, and the fact that claims of justifiable homicide have tripled in Florida since the law was enacted, simply indicate that it has all too often emboldened people to make bad things happen. And that's where the shock of the Martin shooting is likely to prove most useful.
That, and our shameful national scapegoating of young black men, especially when they're wearing hooded sweatshirts, as Martin was on Feb. 26 to cover himself from the rain. Here in Florida, where recent headlines remind us that police in cities like Miami are still too willing to open fire on African-American males in situations where they likely wouldn't shoot white men, there is a palpable feeling that the Martin case may finally make everyone from law enforcement to housewives realize how wrong this communal reflex is. As Congresswoman Frederica Wilson told the House this week, she and other black leaders are "tired of burying black boys" in the U.S. Then again, we've thought that after numerous incidents in the past.
At the same time, however, we should channel some of our collective outrage toward changing the sad fact that most young black men are murdered not by Zimmermans but by other young black men. In Philadelphia last year, for example, 75% of the homicide victims were African-American men as were 80% of their murderers, a reminder that black-on-black violence is more prevalent than racially-charged violence.
But either way, the entire country, not just its first black President, should start imagining Trayvon Martin as one of our sons. The entire country should be tired of "burying black boys." Just as we should be weary of the escalating impulse not just to carry more guns but to let people fire them as indiscriminately as laws like stand your ground permit them to. That urge started in Florida, so it makes sense now that it might just end there too.


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Americans never give up your guns – Pravda
Moscow fell, for example, not from a lack of weapons to defend it, but from the lying guile of the Reds. Ten thousand Reds took Moscow and were opposed only by some few hundreds of officer cadets and their instructors. Even then the battle was fierce and losses high. However, in the city alone, at that time, lived over 30,000 military officers (both active and retired), all with their own issued weapons and ammunition, plus tens of thousands of other citizens who were armed. The Soviets promised to leave them all alone if they did not intervene. They did not and for that were asked afterwards to come register themselves and their weapons: where they were promptly shot.
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"Resistance! Why didn't you resist?" Today those who have continued to live on in comfort scold those who suffered.
Yes, resistance should have begun right there, at the moment of the arrest itself. But it did not begin.
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But let me say, yes. One of the definitions of a nation state is that the state has a monopoly on legitimate violence. And the state ought to have a monopoly on legitimate violence. If the premise of your question is that people are going to resist a tyrannical government by shooting machine guns at American troops, that's insane.
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