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More than 100 ministers, former Cabinet ministers, Knesset members and members of the faculties of four Israeli universities have nominated Germanborn anti-Nazi activist Beate Klarsfeld for the 1977 Nobel Peace Prize. The nomination, with the appended signatures, was sent to the Nobel Peace Prize Committee in Norway before Feb. 1 as required by the rules.
The nomination cited Mrs. Klarsfeld for her activities over the past 10 years in fighting anti-Semitism and tracking down wanted Nazi war criminals all over the world, often at the risk of her life and liberty. It also cited her actions for Arab-Israeli peace.
The academicians who joined in the nomination include professors of law, philosophy, history and political science on the faculties of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv University, Bar Ilan University and Haifa University. Among the 56 members of the Knesset were Tourism Minister Moshe Kol, Transport Minister Gad Yaacobi, Abba Eban, Menachem Beigin, Yosef Burg, Elimelech Rimalt, Zevulun Hammer. Shulamit Aloni, Hillel Seidel, Arye Eliav, Yitzhak Navon and Yitzhak Ben Aharon.
Mrs. Klarsfeld, who is not Jewish, told a press conference yesterday: "As a German, I feel greatly honored by the action of the Israeli parliamentarians and professors….I shall continue in my struggle against neo-Nazism and for Israel-Arab peace." She also said that Israel should be more active in protesting the growing activities of neo-Nazism in Germany.

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The Tile Shop got taken out and hung after a report was published by Gotham City Research LLC they made public on November 14. The Tile Shop currently trades around $14 down from a high of $31 in July 2013. The IPO was in the summer of 2012 done through a SPAC -- a shell company listed on an exchange that transfers its listing to the merged private company. It's made up of cash from investors with a mandate to get a deal done. Going with a SPAC eliminates the usual IPO headaches including roadshows and other IPO expenses. It's something like a reverse merger. The Tile Shop has been doing business as a public company for a bit more than a year and had been going hell bent for leather until the Gotham hit piece. The aftermath was a bloodbath for Tile Shop shareholders and shares are down 55% from the 52-week highs. The Gotham research is not easily verifiable or necessarily accurate and shorts who release research to the public are suspect for a very unhidden agenda -- to create panic and profit from a fast appreciating short position. Other recent examples are Linn Energy and Ackman's famous three hour-long presentation on Herbalife. Gotham has a total of two available reports – EBIX and the Tile Shop. They may have scored on EBIX that is currently being probed for false earnings statements falling hard on the news in June. This does tend to give Gotham some street creds for a negative report they put out in February that resulted in SEC action. The Short CaseIn short Gotham is accusing the Tile Shop of manipulating gross income through a related party supplier -- Beijing Pingxiu (BP). According to Gotham, TTS gets at least 30% of its inventory from this shady Chinese supplier that sells at cost or even a loss raising gross margins for TTS. BP has no long term assets like property or plants (according to documents provided by Gotham). Beijing Pingxiu allegedly makes it possible for the Tile Shop's gross margins to exceed those of its peers by providing inventory at or below cost. Since BP has no property or warehouses, they would be merely a pass through vendor for TTS never handling the product itself. Because it's Chinese, it will be extraordinarily difficult to confirm Gotham's documents and numbers – they provide some invoices and filings. The Tile Shop RespondsThe Company adamantly denies these allegations and believes that the financial statements are properly stated and its business practices are appropriate. The Company negotiates all inventory purchases directly with each vendor. As is common practice, certain vendors utilize an export trading company, such as Beijing Pingxiu, for sales to U.S. based companies. Other Chinese vendors maintain their own export licensing authority. The Company has been made aware of changes of the ownership of Beijing Pingxiu, which were not previously disclosed, to the Company. A Trip Through the MarginsOne of the few things we can verify is TTS margins and compare them to similar companies. There are multitudes of privately held tile stores – Tile America, Arizona Tile, Riteway—and big boxes that sell tile like Home Depot and Lowes. None are either available or appropriate for comps. Gotham uses the long bankrupt Color Tile for a comp. I found a UK tile store that looks like a better fit and also use Lumber Liquidators. LL is strictly wood but otherwise has a similar business model with retail stores and reliance on vendors for product.
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The following is UK based Topps' margins. The two companies are not far apart. If Gotham had used Topps, the case would be weaker. Color Tile sold wood flooring, carpet and window shades – all much lower margin products and was not a good comp.
The biggest part of cost of sales for both is the tile. Operating income includes employee expenses and occupancy and make both TTS and Topps similar in where the expense of large items is recognized. There was some suggestion from the Fool that TTS was unique in putting employee expense in SG&A making gross potentially larger than competitors – that's not the case and doesn't impact gross margins making them higher than peers. Most peers run employee expense in operating expense.
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/11/22/whats-next-...TTS was able to turn in better net margins as a privately held company but in 2013, corporate withholding kicked in and net dropped barely exceeding the competitions' net. TTS has gross margins around 10% higher than Topps. That would seem to indicate TTS is not grossly understating costs (by 200% according to Gotham) when comparing to another strictly tile business. Color Tile ran gross margins in the 40%-48% range over 5 years from 1990-1995 declining as they expanded into blinds and window treatments after acquiring American Blind. Color Tile also sold carpet and wood flooring with installation that eroded gross margins. They aren't a great comp for margins.
From LL's margins we can see that wood flooring costs are much higher creating significantly lower gross margins making them an inadequate comp for margins. What is helpful and slightly concerning is Tile Shop's inability to control operating costs. Since they became publicly traded with higher tax rates and compliance costs, the net margins are almost equivalent to businesses that start out with lower gross but can compete on net margins. The Tile Shop's gross margins don't seem grossly overstated and that would indicate the earnings are probably not overstated by 200%. I wouldn't bet against the SEC getting involved like they did with two other short targets—EBIX (Gotham's research) and Linn Energy from Hedgeye. The SEC may take an interest in the Tile Shop and open an informal investigation. The stock will almost certainly fall even harder if that happens. Days in Inventory DIOInventory levels are another matter and are far more concerning than margins. The Tile Shops continuously runs inventory levels at significantly higher levels than other consumer retail stores. Color Tile, Lumber Liquidators and Topps have far lower levels of inventory consistently than TTS.
Inventory spends nearly one year in the store/distribution centers or put another way, TTS manages to turn their inventory over only once a year. There is no discernible reason they need to hold this much inventory year-over-year courting obsolescence and write-offs. Management argues that their recently opened third (it's really the 4th) distribution center pushed up inventory levels and in the past, has said slow-down of production in Asia caused them to load up during certain periods. Bottom line is the inventory turnover is always sluggish and DIO is always far higher than retail peers.
The now bankrupt Color Tile had excellent inventory management and DIO was around 80 days so it wasn't too helpful for them but it's still an important part of running a retail business. Concerning the 3rd/really 4th distribution center from the CC We also recognized that in order to ensure success, we must continue to make investments now in order to be positioned to accomplish our long-term goals, we are focused on infrastructure where we have made major investments in order to stay ahead of our projected store expansions, to that end our third distribution center located in Durant, Oklahoma is up and running and already supplying some of our newest locations with product.That said it did cause us to incur some additional cost in the quarter but the long term benefits will far outweigh these initial expenses, we also were on time and on budget in getting the center up and running, [indiscernible] will initially serve us 18 stores by the year end.This distribution center is actually the fourth if the 10Ks and 10Q's are more accurate than the CEO's memory and it was purchased as 150,000 SF of warehouse space in the 4th quarter of 2012 and is at least one year old. That seems like an excessive amount of time to get a warehouse, already standing, stocked. In Q3 2013, DIO increased to 386 days and TTM turns were only 0.84X per year. There was no slow steady build of inventory over the past year to stock the facility as one might expect and it seems unlikely the entire increase was due to the nearly year old fourth distribution center.
Topps turns tile nearly 3x per year and almost three times as fast as Tile Shops. While Lumber Liquidators isn't a great comp for margins, it is good for inventory turn comparisons as a consumer home construction product sold at retail stores.
In its recent quarter, Lumber Liquidators inventory did increase by two weeks to 146 days—still far better than TTS.
1. The largest supplier being a related party is bad.
2. The largest supplier being an undisclosed related party is very bad.
3. The CEO not knowing that his brother in law owns the largest supplier implies either gross stupidity, or more likely malfeasance.
4. By terminating the relationship with Beijing Pingxiu, they have implied that there was something wrong with it. If there was no fraud, they could just disclose the related party and move on.
5. The inventory turns are completely unreasonable. The margins to a lesser degree.
6. The lead testing and management's questionable legal background are icing on the cake.
Any of these alone should be enough to avoid investing in TTS. Put it together and it is toxic waste.
"The point to related parties is that they get to overcharge for sales and get rich—not that they go broke doing a favor for their brother-in-law. Where's the incentive?"
As a fast growing, "highly profitable" public company TTS got a premium multiple. The plan was to sell their TTS stake at more than it was worth. Then once the ownership stake is reduced, they could increase the private company profits and lower the public company profits.
If you haven't seen Chinese companies exaggerating their profits using related party transactions, you haven't been paying much attention the past few years.
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Latrell Sprewell was one always one of my favorite players. Sure, he might have choked out a coach or two, but he was ice cold from the three point line.
Somehow Latrell Sprewell got arrested on New Year's Eve. I have no idea what happened, but let's see if I can figure it out from his mugshot.
Look, when you decide to get a neck tattoo AFTER you get out of the NBA, you've pretty much already given up on life. Look at that picture above. He only played in Minnesota for two years at the end of his career. His thirteen year career. Dude has NO tattoos. Do you know how many tatts you need to have to get the to point where you say, "Can you go ahead and throw a rising sun on my throat?" Latrell can't be making good decisions right now. I feel pretty bad for the guy. So I want to do my part. I want to remind him of happier times. So I wanted to find the high point of his life and I think I did it.
I don't know what is going on in this picture. I don't know why this picture happened. I don't know how I found this picture. But Latrell Sprewell looks like the happiest man on earth. And why not? I'm pretty sure when you research "true happiness" it just says "A Coogi sweater and two white women". I don't think life gets any better than that.
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For starters, you must consider that more than 80% of Internet users will probably investigate your brand before making any sort of negotiation with you, especially B2B transactions. This indicates that your brand presence should not only be focused on publicity.
Furthermore, you must also acknowledge there are new rules in marketing and communications. Marketing and communication managers that are able to develop holistic strategies regarding the Internet will acquire sustainability in their company´s market. This means that if the adequate strategies are not implemented, your company could even lose potential clients.
Recent studies show that for every minute online, Google registers more than 2,4 million searches; 120 new accounts are created in Linkedin; 203.596 dollars are made by Amazon; Twitter reaches 347.222 new tweets; among other cases that are formidable motives for Internet to become your best business ally.
For Fernando Basto, Managing Director of AndeanWire, for success regarding brand presence, "there are proven and guaranteed solutions such as sending newsletters or storytelling through digital media. Our process is profitable, efficient and pragmatic. It begins by receiving the newsletter, which will be online in the blink of an eye, due to our efficient distribution model".
Some of the most attractive benefits are: the creation of a positive digital reputation; support in commercial labor, which can translate in an increase in sales and profit; brand positioning in Google and avoiding your competitors to take the lead, among others.
The benefits this strategy offers for SMEs in the region, is something worth noting. Thus, if strategies for strengthening digital reputation are correctly applied, the chances of an increase in sales, including in an international context (exporting goods and services), are likely.
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On Veterans Day I had the privilege to participate in a candlelight ceremony at the VFW post on Hays Rd. It was a rewarding evening as I got to talk with some veterans and learn about the struggles returning veterans face and what the VFW is doing to assist them. The VFW does many fundraisers to support the work that they do. These fundraisers are a great way to support our local heros that have put their lives on hold to serve our country. As luck would have it this Sunday we have another opportunity to support our veterans and have a great breakfast at the same time. The VFW will be serving breakfast this Sunday 11/17 there will be eggs, french toast, pancakes , sausage and of course COFFEE. All that and the company of some great veterans. Hope you all can make it. I will be there so stop by my table and say hi it will be great to talk with you.
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The Nets' bench was rolling as their starters were sitting.
The reserves, led by high-flying, hard-dunking rookie Mason Plumlee, played every second of the fourth quarter of Brooklyn's game against New Orleans Sunday. And they led the way to a wire-to-wire 93-81 victory.
"It's great. Any time we can rest our older guys — it's no secret we're old, so we look at this in a win in a couple ways,'' said Plumlee. "We get to rest them and keep them fresh, and going into All-Star break, that's good.''
Brooklyn's bench outscored New Orleans' 59-31, and it was Plumlee who led the charge. He dunked his way to a career-high 22 points, matched his career-best by snatching 13 rebounds, and threw down a one-handed, fast-break alley-oop to finish backup guard Jason Terry's milestone 5,000th career assist.
"Our job as a bench is to come out and make an impact on the game, and we did that [Sunday], and [Jason Kidd] rewarded us with lengthy playing time; so it felt good,'' said Terry, who had five assists and just one turnover, running the second unit and running the pick-and-roll to perfection with Plumlee.
"We got the win and we must continue to get better as a unit, as a bench. They're going to need us, especially down the stretch of the season. There's going to be some games where we're going to be called upon, whether we've got to make shots or get stops, but make an impact on the game.''
With the 37-year-old Kevin Garnett, 36-year-old Paul Pierce and 32-year-old Joe Johnson in the starting lineup, the Nets will surely need that bench. And as poor as the Nets were in Friday's 111-95 loss to the Pistons, the bench was stellar, opening the fourth quarter on a 22-8 run. Sunday, the reserves picked right up where they left off.
Mirza Teletovic and Alan Anderson each had 13 points off the bench, while the former added 11 rebounds. Kidd used his bench for the entire fourth quarter against the Pelicans, and the Nets won for the first time in their NBA history with no starters in double figures, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
"I thought they played great. Just talking to the coaches, I thought they played like they did in Detroit, and that was a carryover from the game in Detroit,'' said Kidd. "They executed, and I think they gave the starters a big lift because they got the lead and built the lead and they kept the lead.''
As Terry and Plumlee ran the pick-and-roll, the Pelicans had to choose between guarding Teletovic spotting up or Plumlee rolling to the rim. And when Plumlee finished off 2-on-1 fast break by adjusting for a nasty right-handed dunk on Terry's lob, it was 46-21 with 4:15 left in the half.


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Monthly Club Dinner Meetings
- Our monthly Dinner Meetings, although classed as "business" meetings, are held at local hostelries and offer a regular opportunity for more light hearted chat and, of course, good food and drink.
- Regular dinners take place on the Second Tuesday of the month. Generally the regular dinner meetings are at Cafe Piccolo or Heavens Kitchen; once a quarter instead it is a partners' dinner and we tend to vary the location and move around the town and its surrounding villages. Recent venues have included The Woolpack at Elstead, Brasserie Blanc and The Army Golf Club to name but three.
- The 2016/17 Social Committee - chaired by Graham Breese are pleased to announce that the Partners Xmas Dinner this year will again be held in the delightful club house of Puttenham Golf Club on Tuesday 12th December 2017.


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Thursday, May 19, 2011
The New Laguniti are Here
It's been 6 months since I started my effort to get the entire Lagunitas lineup into the KC market. It's been 6 months well spent since, starting today, 3 more Lagunitas year round beers will be hitting store shelves in town. Maximus IPA and Censored Ale sixers and Imperial Stout 22 oz. bombers will be available year round on both sides of the state line. I'd love for Pils to be available too, but I'm okay with the 3 new ones.
I'm not gonna lie, I'm going to buy all 3 this morning. I'm probably not going to make it to dinner tonight without opening one. But, day drinking Lagunitas is definitely not advised, especially with these 3. Censored is probably the best bet at 6.75% ABV, but it's also the one I'm least excited about. Imperial Stout's 10.14% would prove to be too much in an afternoon. So, my guess is the Maximus IPA will be the first one into my gullet. If I could only wait until late this evening, I'd go with the Imperial Stout, especially to pair with the rain. I don't know how it's going to work out, just that it's a big day for me and by the end of the day I'm sure that the beer will be speaking and I'll just be mumbling.
As always, let us know where you've found the new beers. If you don't see them at your favorite store, ask for them and let them know you're looking for it. If your favorite store carries no Lagunitas, stomp your foot and leave in a snit. It's unforgivable now to not carry the best beer for the money, Lagunitas.
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This must feel like Christmas for you Bull!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 19, 2011 at 9:03 AM
It will be interesting to see how they make the stout taste like all their other beers... but I'm confident they can do it.ReplyDelete
- Bob LoblawMay 19, 2011 at 2:28 PM
This past weekend I bought a sixer of Lagunitas Pale Ale (can't remember if it had a brand name or if it was just Pale Ale) in south Missouri and it was awful.ReplyDelete
oooh, Censored was my favorite Lagunitas for quite a while. I'm happy to see it make its way out here.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 19, 2011 at 10:50 PM
Just had the Censored as well as the Stout... WOW is all I can say. I have paid much more for lesser beers and been dissapointed. The liquid is solid and looking forward to busting out the Maximus Saturday! Thanks for sharing the news, I got mine at Fairway Liquor!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 19, 2011 at 10:54 PM
Got mine at Lukas Mo and they had plenty. My Maximus was even hopryfrigerated!!!ReplyDelete
By way of OnTapKC, I found the stout and the IPA at Rimmel @ 87th & LackmanReplyDelete
Would love to see the Stout (of course this came after I loaded up on it in MN) and Maximus on Draft somewhere. Any idea if this can happen?ReplyDelete
Loved the stout, and the Maximus was fine but just another Lagunitas beer, meaning it was hoppy and chock full o' sugar. But the stout was really delightful, even in the middle (okay, start) of summer--when Lagunitas throws you a curve, it's usually pretty decent.ReplyDelete


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I wonder how he came to be living with the Smedley family. I think George Guest died in 1835 in Woolwich and Thomas moved North to the Wombwell, Barnsley area before 1851 where he is listed as a brickmaker in the 1851 Census, listed as a lodger in the Blacker Hill Area of Barnsley. My email address is firstname.lastname@example.com if you have any information please?

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We talked to Laurie Davis, founder and CEO of eFlirt Expert, a date coaching service that focuses on helping online daters transition to successful offline relationships. She offered these terrific dating resolutions for 2011.
Changing up your eFlirting strategy from time to time is really important. Not only will you meet different matches, but joining a new site also gives you a fresh perspective. If you're on a large dating site now, try a niche site based on your interests, like Cupidtino.com for Apple fans or PondIGo.com for Ivy League grads.
It's a complete myth that women shouldn't ask out men. The truth is, you would have a pretty high success rate if you did the asking, whether it's at Starbucks or on Facebook. So, just go for it! Guys appreciate women who have confidence, show interest and take some of the pressure off them, for once.
In order to meet your perfect match, you need to put yourself in a position to meet them, so resolve to try a few new social activities this year. Whether you attend gallery openings or a cycling club, expanding your social circle will open you up to more dating possibilities. If nothing stands out on your to do list, pick up a copy of Time Out for your city or browse Meetup.com.
New year, new men. Exes gain their title for a reason. Friendships are great, but romantic relationships should rarely be rekindled, particularly if the break-up happened within the last six months.
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Jill Paul, 65, of Westminster, Colo., used to pour �a gallon� of moisturizer on her legs every day, she said. But then a friend told her about Proskins SLIM, a line of nylon and Lycra clothing that claims to fight cellulite, improve circulation and promote lymphatic drainage.
No one was more surprised than she was.
�I�m a skeptic,� said Paul, who works for a software company. But she insisted that her legs felt that much softer after wearing leggings from the line.
�Whatever�s in the fiber is making them that much more moist,� she said.
Called derma- or cosmeto-textiles by some (and hokum by others), products like Proskins SLIM are designed from specially engineered fabrics laden with properties said to be �therapeutic,� like caffeine, retinol, aloe vera and copper and supposedly released into the skin when worn.
Wacoal�s iPant anti-cellulite collection, for example, boasts what the company calls �nylon microfibers with embedded microcapsules� containing caffeine (aimed at fat destruction), vitamin E (targeting the effects of aging) and ceramides (to restore and maintain the skin�s firmness), and can last for 100 washes. CASS Wear Repair, a line of leggings, tanks and tees, is said to contain 66 percent raw copper oxide and to reduce the appearance of wrinkles and age spots.
�The �cosmetic fabric� is like a skin enhancement cream in a fabric form,� said Susan Ledyard, the president of CASS.
In theory, these clothes could save precious time in the morning once devoted to slathering on body lotion.
As Adam Kakembo, vice president of product and marketing at Wrangler Europe, Middle East and Africa, said, �No one gets excited about waking up, having a shower, moisturizing and waiting for it to dry before you put your jeans on.� That�s why Wrangler this month is introducing Denim Spa Therapy for Legs, a line of three jeans infused with either aloe vera or olive extract.
But many in the medical community are amused, if not outraged, by such promises.
�It�s pure marketing,� said Dr. Bruce E. Katz, a clinical professor of dermatology at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and a spokesman for the American Academy of Dermatology. �If you put a person in some type of tight wrap around their body and don�t let them out for a week, they�ll probably lose weight. But the products themselves have no effect on the skin or cellulite.�
Dr. Vincent A. DeLeo, chairman of the dermatology department at St. Luke�s-Roosevelt Hospital and Beth Israel Medical Center, had a similar opinion.
�This is one of the most ridiculous claims I�ve ever heard,� DeLeo said. �What�s going to happen when you wash them?� he asked, of the clothes. �If it can stand 100 washings, then nothing�s going to come out and onto your skin.�
And though fabrics that can block ultraviolet rays and wick moisture away do exist, the derma-textile companies �are talking about something coming out of small capsules, like aloe vera, and being absorbed into your skin,� DeLeo said. �It has to be absorbed to work. There�s nothing in clothing that can do that.�


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what a rip off! OEM clears are now 70 US!
man when i bought my clears (even before i got my car, yes i hated the orange that much) i payed like 12 bucks or sumthing and 8 to ship to my door so cost me about 30 bucks for OEM clears
check out how much they are going for now
I wouldn't worry 2 much......$60 us ZER0 Bids and a day left.....everyone knows that they are 2 expensive...
thats god awful, i searched again cheapest i found was 40 bucks for cheap ass shit
ebay is too expensive now
Brian (Autotechnica) had some OEM clears that he sold for dirt cheap.
i was going to give mine away last month but damn apparently the price jumps up like the canadian dollar!
last time i checked thats how much OEM clears go for.
You got your clears for $12? are you sure they were OEM?
they are as OEM as BMW's logo i just found the other one on the shelf put em in today... damn i got a deal!
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The numbers are just not there. I cannot figure out why.
For three years now a small group of residents has been trying to grow the Friends of the William K. Sanford Town Library in Colonie into a bigger group. We don't need legions. Twenty new members would insure the continuance of all current programs and the start of new projects plus fund-raising. But it hasn't happened.
I'm puzzled why not.
Involvement in the group is not expensive ($10 for annual membership) or overly time consuming. The work is for an excellent cause and the pool of potential members is large: the library overflows with patrons in the midst of a town of 70,000 residents. Nearby Williamstown, MA with a population of around 8,000 including all the students of Williams College boasts a Friends of the Library chapter with 324 family members. They have brought in $16,000 so far with their 2011 campaign drive.
In contrast, the Colonie Friends were delighted to raise about $600 at its annual Spring Bake and Book Sale in mid-March.
The Colonie library, funded through a stretched-to-the-limit town budget, has outgrown its building and can't afford more electronic book and DVDs or expanded teen programs that are in demand. Donations from a Friends group could make a major difference.
Trying to figure out where the volunteers are, the Colonie Friends may be discovering something about the way community works nowadays. Gone are the days when stay-at-home moms had loads of spare time for volunteer work at local institutions and it's hard to get people to sign up for anything.
Here's what we have discovered:
*People are busier than they've ever been. They make time to bring their toddlers into the library or the book store to listen to story-tellings, of course, but with work, housework and family to tend to, two or three hours a month doing volunteer work is just out of the question.
*People just want to have fun in their rare spare time. And the first couple years starting up the Friends of he Library were rock. In-fighting and rivalries turned off some early volunteers. While sad, that kind of thing is hardly unusual in grassroots community groups and for more than a year the group has congealed and begun making a real difference. It's hard to get past first impressions.
*People seek community online instead of outside their doors these days. Well-wishers have suggested we get a Facebook page (see Friends of the William K. Sanford Town Library on Facebook!), and a website (under construction soon, we hope, in conjunction with the UAlbany Journalism Program's internship program.) and a Twitter account (What?)
But beyond those superficial measures, other volunteer and professional groups have seen membership dwindle over the last decade or so. As one community-minded friend explained to me: there's been a shift in how people define community, responsibility and participation.
People, she says, are increasingly more comfortable online and they are fining face-to-face contact and socializing uncomfortable or unmanageable.
*People will turn out for interesting and well-timed events. Especially if there is food. More so if there is alcohol.
The trick is tapping into what Colonie residents find interesting. Book club discussions? Speakers? Children and Teen programs?
*People have to know they are wanted. Publicity is another one of those functions that has changed remarkably in the Information Age. Newspaper calendars don't reach everyone. Neither do posters in supermarkets and on street corners or marquees in front of Town Hall and the town park or Craigslist and emails to members or flyers distributed to businesses and on the street townwide. You have to do all that and still hope that word of mouth will bring in a crowd.
*People want direction. On top of getting out your message, it has to be a clear and concise message: Why is a Friends of the Library necessary? What do you get from a membership? What exactly do we need volunteers to do? I am not sure we have articulated this precisely enough.
*Teenagers are people too. Just as books and libraries are struggling against an image they are "Oh, so last century!" the Friends need to bring in more young members and give them power and position to make decisions not just obey orders from their elders.Such a good idea and we have only begun to do so after tapping into the community service programs of local high schools. They know how to Twitter! And they have great ideas on graphics for flyers.
*People need to be seduced. The group maybe could attract more members with a more provocative name and sexier image. The image thing has been a problem for years for librarians, after all.
"Sexy Friends of the Library?" Perhaps, "Friends of Sex in the Library?"
(PS If you would like to help out the library and join the Friends, please call 917 361 5634 and we'll get you involved!)


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text: CRASHER 46 Posted November 22, 2013 This hasn't been the easiest of weeks here for me, and I'm not the big "wahhhh the world sucks and I need to complain on the internet about stuff until someone gives a damn about it" type of person….but it is why the Week 11 preview never happened… seven weeks ago I took a cheap shot in a floor hockey game, the next day I went to the doctor….he recommended me get an MRI….meanwhile….I kept playing hockey on it (hell people playing against me couldn't even tell I was hurt anymore)…I get the MRI results back on Monday…and BAM….torn ACL, and both Meniscus tears….yeah it was a bit of a shock…..and it threw me off and for a blurr….and it's really taken me most of this week to kinda get my head on straight and know that hockey is gone for a while and all I have is surgery and rehab to look forward to….but I'll get through it…..I just like I said….felt y'all needed to know why I was running so behind schedule this week….that's all…..so anyway, I should have LOTS of piss and vinegar charged up for this one right?? (and nothing adds to that like a Giant/Cowboys game with the "we're going 10-6 wagon out in FULL force….*groan*)…at least this is the last of the bye weeks (Buffalo, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Seattle and we're done!) Thursday November 21:Saints at Falcons:Good God…what a steaming pile of turd to come back to right??? The Falcons have been long done for a while now, and I can't think of a higher insult this year than getting your brains beat in by the Schiano's like they did last week….clearly a low point in anyone's NFL career….considering how much the Saints and Falcons don't like each other….I don't expect much in mercy…or hope tonight….this gonna be an ass kicking......Winner: SaintsGame Quality: DUD Sunday November 25:1pm:NY Jets at Baltimore:Both teams had pretty foul stinkers last week (like bad hockey bag kinda stinkers….though I guess I can air mine out since I'm on the shelf…but it don't feel right…)…the Jets are an up and down yo-yo that totally mirrors their QB play, when Gino throws to the Green Men, they do alright….when he doesn't, the house collapses on him….the Ravens do still have a pretty good pass rush and some defensive guys, but their offense might be even more inept and stuck in neutral than the Jets….oi…Ray Rice runs rather rotten this season…the "elite" Joe Flacco shows you once again, if you're a QB who needs to rely on your weapons to be good…you ain't elite….the Jets are the classic up and down team based on each week….but I just don't see them doing enough to beat the Ravens at home….this could be a 7-3 game just based on the bad offenses….it could make this amusing but awfully frustrating to watch indeed!Winner: Ravens (but this will be uglllyyyy)Game Quality: ** ½ Steelers at Browns:This will be another game "not for the faint of heart"….least the Steelers have won a few games, that Lions one still amazes me, maybe I should have watched more of it….not as easy to dance around the bar like I should be though….meanwhile it's back to normal in Cleveland…losing 4 of 5, and just not looking as good as they did when Hoyer was the QB (I'm still upset about that)….but when you compare these teams…it's still a spotty Pitt O-Line going against a strong front 7 in Cleveland….Joe Hayden shutting down Antonio Brown, and the Steelers ain't got a lot of options past that…..if Jason Campbell can make JUST ENOUGH plays this week….I don't know if you can call it an upset, but it at least stops the bleeding in Cleveland…if that's even possible after decades of gashes, cuts and mutiliations….Winner: BrownsGame Quality: * ¾ Tampa Bay at Detroit:The Schiano's have won two in a row (and there is NO TRUTH to the fact that those wins helped add to my pre-surgery downswing last week….though it didn't help dammit)….the Lions should be nice and sour after crapping the bed on Heinz Field last week and hopefully a bit more focused and ready….they get Pizza Pizza guy (Nate Burleson) back, which can only get Calvin more open…the Schiano's are good at pumping out RB and Bobby Rainey seems to be the next in line (hell as long as he gets me fantasy points I don't give a damn about the rest)…..its time to put this Schiano nonsense to bed (its bad enough the Giants and Steelers are working comebacks, this would make my head explode)….its almost depressing that I need to count on Jim Schwartz and his fake FG magic to get it done…..Winner: Lions Game Quality: DUD Vikings at Green Bay:It's a battle of sh!t pile QBs!!! The Vikings seem stuck with Christian Plunder and the Packers have a guy under center who sounds like he wrote the Lord of the Rings books (and he might be a better author than QB still…..)…its actually funny how similar these two teams are without A-Rod in the lineup….both need to run the ball, both have spotty defense….both have to treat completed passed like a minor miracle….difference is, the season's over in Minnesota, the Packers need to win a game or two to make this season even matter for A-Rod to come back….and it's a home game….it's just gotta happen this week for Green Bay or it's probably close to over for them….desperation wins!Winner: PackersGame Quality: ** Jacksonville at Houston:Oi….the unwinnable object playing the too-beatable force…it's gone downhill FAST for Houston this year…its so bad they even missed the pick-6 GOLD of Matt Schaub and put him back in the game last week….but that was just an epic game from the Arizona defense (and don't start me on them being in the playoff hunt either…), but this is the "get better" week for Houston….and really isn't the Jaguars winning 3 in a row one of the signs of the Apocalypse?? It should be right up there with me getting married….) Houston just has too much talent and pride to lose THIS one…not to mention those things under center in Jacksonville they dare call "quarterbacks"…..Winner: HoustonGame Quality: This is kinda anti-football silver, almost gold! San Diego at Kansas City:THE WORLD IS ENDING, THE CHIEFS LOST A GAME (I did love the Pro Football Mock article saying the Chiefs fired him for losing and how many people believed it!)…now while I'm still high on the Chiefs…things I'm worried about…they have no WR weapons at all….I mean Baltimore Ravens kinda bad here….but at least Jamaal Charles ain't Ray Rice bad…or then heads would fly….the other scary part is this pass rush of the Chiefs hasn't had a sack in like 10 quarters….that better change this week or the Chiefs are gonna be looking at a 3-game losing streak….speaking of….San Diego's on one of those bad streaks…maybe it's the right time to get them….or maybe they're due to turn this around and win (though how the HELL did they lose to Miami…maybe they got bullied into it…)….both of these teams have damn good reasons to play their A games this week….if they do, KC is just better…Winner: ChiefsGame Quality: *** Carolina at Miami:Carolina is on a roll and Admiral Ackbar is screaming IT'S A TRAPPPPPP at them for this week….and if Carolina was gonna lose a game, this is the one they want to since it's an AFC game….and Miami is trying to jump into the rest of the sh!t pile known as the AFC Wild Card chase….and as good as the Miami defense can be….I simply just can NOT trust a team that can't block and has two yards rushing in an NFL game….and the most sacked QB in the NFL since Rob Johnson….it's just not a good formula, add it to the Carolina front 7 being as good as they are….and it's an ugly mess…maybe Daniel gets his lil wish and Tannehill finally succumbs to the beatings and gets hurt…would serve him right after all the hate, then signing him to his fantasy football team….go get 'em Randy Quaid!Winner: Carolina Game Quality: ** Chicago at St Louis:There's always one game when I'm going down the list that makes me look….cringe…and go…crap….go down to the Sunday Night one and come back to this…this is that game….the Bears have been 2-1 under Josh McNown….and he'd only be like a $100 million cheaper then Jay Cutler's golden arm and 90 cent brain…the Rams have a nasty front four and when the offense can do just enough they are a PAIN IN THE ASS to deal with…here's a wacky one, they're 3-1 vs the AFC South…..go figure…as I do like the Jeff Fisher toughness and I was as shocked as impressed by the ass kicking the Rams put on the Colts (maybe they're lobbying to be in the AFC South….they're as "South" as "West" anyway….right?)…and while the Bears defense has been (nicely put) "not good" of late….the Rams offense has been equally as bland and generic minus bizarre Tavon Austin sightings….the Rams just ain't good enough for a team that needs it too much….Winner: BearsGame Quality: ** 4pm:Indianapolis at Arizona:It's a bit of a blessing that this game is this week or we'd be hearing the Aryans and Pagano match-up ad nauseum, and Lord knows the Sunday Night game has enough drivel in it….AND HOLY sh!t HOW IN THE HELL IS ARIZONA 6-4 (and 5-1 outside the NFC West…wow) !??!!? Thank God I made that 5-11 bet last year….Jesus….I know Carson Palmer was an upgrade….but still ain't no one blocking out there….they do have a bit of a running game now and a very good defense (and good fortune in a soft schedule)…but here come the Cardiac Colts…and all they do is find crazy stupid ways to win games (and almost in spite of wasting a first round pick on Trent Richardson….was so much harder to admit he stinks when he was on the Browns…out of habit….damn this trade exposed his ass…..and made it like NO ONE will trust the Browns in a fair trade again….maybe that's why Josh Gordon is still there….they were trying to make him into Herschel Walker 2.0!)….. while three wins in a row are three wins in a row…it was Atlanta, Houston and Jacksonville…..enough of this nonsense this week!Winner: ColtsGame Quality: *** Titans at Raiders:Oops….almost skipped by this one….the Titans were pesty and tough playing good defense and getting enough from Locker….then he went down…and we all saw why Buffalo cut the cord with Ryan Fitzpatrick….he just ain't good enough….and 0-2 since Locker went down….the Raiders had a nice win last week and have another random schlub (this is like the 5th undrafted QB to start this year….crazy) Matt McGloin is the next guy in line (and just sounds like a bad groin injury…)…Rasheed Jennings has filled in nicely for the constantly hurt McFadden, and they do have a good defense, despite being handcuffed to 60% of the salary cap….I just have no faith in the Titans and we need to add the Raiders to the madness of the AFC playoff race…(5-6 does make you a valid entrant…)Winner: RaidersGame Quality: ** Dallas at NY Giants:So Jerry Jones is patting Jason Garrett on the back and saying he'll be back for 2014…Lord only knows why…it's like he knows I buy the Madden games just to fire him…and that means more of the same….again…and people wonder why I respond to Cowboy losses like the French do insults….one shot across the bow….SURRENDER!! At least Jason Hatcher should be back…and Miles Austin will be on the field to shatter after the 3rd hit…..the only thing you can say to slam the Giants for their 4-game win streak is: Josh Freeman, Mike Vick, half a Terelle Pryor and Scott Tolzen…..you know not exactly, Marino, Elway and Favre here…they've also played all four of those teams at their total and most absolute worst….and you can't get the Cowboys at their worst here….it ain't December….but it's also the Cowboys and anytime you want to feel good about them….they jack you in the nuts….aren't I gonna be in enough pain next week?? And of course to add to my torture…Jamie's working on getting herself there as well as some of my Giant fan hockey teammates…. *sigh*….this can only spell disaster!!!Winner: GiantsGame Quality: **** (this goes up if Jamie gets her butt to Sun for this one ) 8pm:Denver at Patriots:ZOMG IT'S PEYTON AND BRADY FOR THE FOUR THOUSANDTH TIME BUT ITS SOOOO DIFFERENT BECAUSE PEYTON IS LIKE ON A DIFFERENT TEAM SO IT MAKES IT SO AMAZING!!! Bah…not really….I'm just kinda sick of the hype already (but we all know I'm sick of Peyton too)…this was supposed to also be the bitter sweet re-uniting of star-crossed QB-WR lovers in Brady and Welker, but Wes slipped on an Old Spice Bottle and cracked his noodle (good…those commercials are odd and damned creepy I tell you)….I'm so tired of these two…even more so when they both had it right there last year and screwed it up with the Ravens….and these teams are very much alike, with the Pats being able to run the ball a bit better (and having those no-name receivers)….but the Broncos having a bit better of a defense….I don't trust Manning's noodle arm in the bad weather (the forecast is: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Mass. Flurries early. Scattered clouds. Cold. 28 °F, Wind: 21.20 mph/NW)…that's enough reason to have faith in the Patriots….Winner: PatriotsGame Quality: **** Monday November 26:49ers at Redskins:Oh boy, a battle of overrated, struggling QBs in their second year of starting!!! Both teams have a running game (though Mike Shanahan LOVES to troll all Alfred Morris owners and benches him when he breaks 90 yards and not giving him the ball on the goal line this season….and it's working SO WELL for you isn't it….don't even start me on rushing Griffin back for the season opener when it's painfully obvious he wasn't ready and you have a capable backup in Cousins too)….Colin Kapernick's probably been worse at QB and doesn't have the injury to hide behind, but he has an awesome defense and a rushing game that lets their feature back find the damned end zone…so yeah, gimme the sucky QB with the stacked team over the less sucky guy on the awful team….Winner: 49ersGame Quality: ** NFL Power Rankings Week 11:AFC:Denver….blah blah blah blah, 18, 18, 18, 18 Kansas City….where's the pass rush?? Indianapolis….still winning games.. New England…puppies, kittens, unicorns and non-calls!!! Cincinnati …..I guess I have to…. NFC:Seattle….still the one…. New Orleans….still the two Carolina….hottest team in the land right now…. Phily… Foley is indeed good, and the team is improving around him Detroit….again I guess I gotta….. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Everything looks great... Just a couple of questions.... Where did you get your shot glasses and the OOT bags?
Susanandmo (Susana) Planning Thread!!!
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Posted 09 September 2009 - 11:43 AM
Posted 09 September 2009 - 01:48 PM
| Originally Posted by JT3
Everything looks great... Just a couple of questions.... Where did you get your shot glasses and the OOT bags?
Posted 10 September 2009 - 09:03 AM
Wow I do not see tight budget in any of that - great job girl!! Fabulous ideas - now I'm off to check out all your vendors Thank you for sharing.
Posted 05 June 2010 - 09:38 PM
Congrats! Everything looks lovely. Thanks for taking the time to share!
Posted 06 June 2010 - 09:24 PM
I love the place card with the sugar starfish. Thanks for sharing, great planning thread.
Posted 09 June 2010 - 07:20 PM
I love everything! It all looks wonderful. GReat job!
BDW the best place for my TYPE A personality!
Posted 09 June 2010 - 07:59 PM
Congrats and thank you for sharing!! It all looks so fab!
Posted 22 June 2010 - 08:17 PM
wow everything looks amazing...I hope everything I have done comes together like this
Today I marry my bestfriend, the one I laugh with, the one I love.
Posted 04 July 2010 - 07:26 PM
Thanks so much for sharing!
Posted 12 August 2010 - 08:39 AM
wow. nothing here looks "low budget." congrats!
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In the wake of the tentative NHL labor settlement, the first test of the Avalanche's readiness will be what happens with its best player, 21-year-old center Ryan O'Reilly.
Colorado has considerable salary cap room, and if O'Reilly isn't re-signed by the time the brief training camp opens later this week, or shortly thereafter, then the Avalanche front office will come off as if it not only was asleep after the settlement was announced in the middle of the night here, but stayed asleep.
I've skimmed the CliffsNotes versions of that tentative collective bargaining agreement. Beyond leading me to the conclusion that there were no reasons beyond obstinance and gamesmanship that the tentative settlement couldn't have happened sooner, the fine print and the numbers bore me.
I'm convinced most hockey-first fans, and even more so the general sports fans who wedge it into their entertainment consciousness, are of like mind.
Just drop the puck, already.
Several NHL teams already are apologizing to and attempting to re-court their fan bases. On team websites, that can have a stilted, filtered and calculating feel, but at least it's something.
That's not the Avalanche style, and I don't necessarily mean that as a criticism. While it can be aggravating, we're used to it, with team president Pierre Lacroix generally mandating that the curtain and mouths remain closed. The organization's position is that until the CBA is ratified and the season officially is moving forward, any comment is presumptuous.
Here's the problem with that thinking: The Avalanche still has considerable work to do in regaining credibility and re-establishing its relevance in this market. That involves reaching beyond the hockey-first loyalists who feel abused and insulted, but won't be able to resist returning to the fold. (Even if that's only watching the games on HDTV.)
That work couldn't start too soon.
That was true even before the lockout and delayed season. The magnitude of that challenge is even greater now. While winning is the cure-all, arrogance is the turnoff, especially for the portion of the fan base that is so angry about being taken for granted.
The Avalanche circumstances are radically different from when the NHL shut down for a season in 2004-05. The players caved in, the league got its coveted salary cap for the next season, and the Avalanche had to scramble to get below it for 2005-06. Unrestricted free agents Peter Forsberg and Adam Foote both got far better offers from other teams and departed. The Avalanche wasn't devastated — it still had 95 points or more in each of the next three seasons — but that transition arguably set the stage for the franchise's ensuing slide.
This time, there will be no excuse for not re-signing O'Reilly, a restricted free agent. None. Even rationalizations for caution proved to be unfounded, because neither the ceiling nor the floor figures are undergoing startling changes in the new CBA. And I'm also assuming that the ultimate rink rat, O'Reilly, who has been playing in Russia, won't allow his representation to make — or renew — absurd demands in these negotiations.
Colorado has done many things right in the rebuilding. I won't run them all down, but at least mention this: As risky as was the trade for Semyon Varlamov, he appeared late last season that he was a long-term answer in goal — even the kind of man in the net who could get hot in the playoffs and lead his team in pro sport's most testing and wide-open postseason.
But the Avalanche hasn't won back the market, and there's still the additional suspicion to overcome that Kroenke Sports considers the Avalanche on a par with lacrosse's Mammoth — a lot of fun, but a dates-filler in the building around the hoops action.
I've maintained many times that the level of interest in hockey in this area is greater than it was during the Avalanche's early years, when the sellouts and interest in our second NHL shot were the results of the bandwagon effect — and I say that without derision, because there's nothing wrong with bandwagons. Now, with a far more knowledgeable base in place, they want to be shown the organization wants to do more than simply release the schedule, open the doors on game nights and say:
We're back!
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AC Milan are weighing up a move for SC Heerenveen midfielder Filip Djuricic.
Heerenveen coach Marco van Basten was in Milan on Sunday and dined with president Silvio Berlusconi before their win over Juventus.
"Van Basten has recommended to us a young player from Heerenveen," Berlusconi told reporters.
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I used this product as well as the shampoo for a week. It made my hair feel very dry, it smelled like an old musky lady perfume. I like to give everything a chance and go into it with a positive outlook but with this product I couldn't wait to wash my hair with anything else!1
I have long, very thick, coarse hair that needs the right amount of moisture. Too little and I look like a sea hag, too much and I get weighed down. The first day I used this, the weather was cold, windy, and dry. I made sure I rinsed this all out but it was almost like I could still feel it in my hair. I felt clumpy and weighed down. Then the weather shifted dramatically to humidity and scattered rain the following day and suddenly I had a voluminous, hydrated, shiny black mane. Unfortunately, we get so few days like those, this conditioner will not work for me.
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The folks at Engadget had a scoop on what seems to be LG's answer to the Samsung Galaxy Tab. Someone on the LG exhibition floor managed to snap a quick video at LG's Thinq home automation corner and that's where an Android tablet was found on display. He managed to snap a good steady few seconds of the device before being told to leave by exhibition staff.
We can't tell what processor it runs on but details revealed that it runs on Android 2.X and it has a 8.9″ display. Some are also saying this could be a dedicated tablet to remotely manage your LG Thinq home automation devices but we would like to believe it as a new tablet to go head on with the Samsung Galaxy Tab. Design wise, it does look similar to the iPad, especially the home button at the bottom.
Watch the full video over at Engadget.


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UCLA (15-9, 9-7) at Notre Dame (16-8, 8-6) - Ben Howland's UCLA Bruins on Sunday play at Mike Brey's Notre Dame Fighting Irish at the Joyce Center. The Bruins have won two of their last three games.
Series History - UCLA leads it 26-18. Last season, the Irish defeated the Bruins in Pauley Pavilion, 75-60.The UCLA-Notre Dame rivalry has been one of the best in college basketball history with several significant moments. In 1973, UCLA's victory at Notre Dame was its 61st straight, setting a new NCAA record. In 1973 in South Bend, Notre Dame ended UCLA's 88-game winning streak. The following week, UCLA defeated No. 1 Notre Dame at Pauley.
UCLA's Last Game - Feb. 24 - at UCLA 90, USC 69 - The Bruins played their best overall game of the season, defeating crosstown rival USC, 90-69 before 12,823 at Pauley Pavilion on Thursday night. The Bruin victory gave them their first series sweep of USC since the 2000-2001 season.
In the first half, UCLA led 35-30 with 5:30 remaining. An intentional foul by Gregg Guenther on Josh Shipp sparked a 14-0 run and helped the Bruins build a 16-point (49-33) halftime lead. The Bruins shot 63.3% in the first half. In the second half, UCLA led by as many as 32 enroute to the 90-69 victory.
Arron Afflalo led the balanced attack with 22 points (7-8, 2-3, 6-9) and nine rebounds - both career highs. Dijon Thompson had another fine all-around game with 17 points (7-9, 1-1, 2-2) seven rebounds, a season high-tying five assists and a career high-tying four steals. Michael Fey contributed 15 points (7-11, 1-4) and eight rebounds and Brian Morrison came off the bench to add 14 points (5-7, 2-4, 2-2), including two dunks, three rebounds, three assists and two steals. Jordan Farmer led the Bruins with six assists to go with eight points and two boards and Josh Shipp added nine points, five rebounds and a career high-tying four assists.
The Bruins (15-9, 9-7) shot a season-high ..607 (34-56) from the field, .417 (5-12) from three-point range and .680 (17-25) from the foul line, with a game-high 42 rebounds, a season-high 22 assists, nine steals and 15 turnovers.
USC (11-16, 4-12) shot.415 (27-65) from the field, .417 (10-24) from three-point range and .500 (5-10) from the foul line, with 26 rebounds, 12 assists, five steals and 12 turnovers. The Trojans were led by Jeff McMillan's 17 points and eight rebounds..
Ben Howland - In his second season at UCLA, with a school mark of 26-26 and a career record of 194-125 (Howland is 3-7 vs. Notre Dame, 0-1 at UCLA). In his last two years (2002-03) at Pittsburgh, Howland guided the Panthers to two NCAA 'Sweet 16s', one Big East Tournament crown (2003) and in 2002, he was the consensus National Coach of the Year.
The Bruins - Including the win versus UCLA, UCLA is 8-0 when shooting .500 or better from the field ... UCLA is 6-1 this season in games decided by four or less points (lost at Arizona 76-73 ... UCLA is 2-0 in overtime this season and 4-2 under Ben Howland in extra-period games ... In the 2005 Pac-10 campaign, the Bruins have recorded four victories when they have comeback from double-digit deficits (18 at halftime at USC/12 in the first half at ASU/21 in the first half vs. Washington in Pauley/17 in the 1st/2nd halves vs. Washington State in Pauley) ... The Bruins are 12-4 when leading at the half (lost at Arizona, at Oregon State and to Boston College) ... UCLA is 12-5 when it outrebounds its opponent ... UCLA is 11-3 when it outshoots its opponent from the field, 14-2 from three-point range and 11-3 from the foul line ... The Bruins are 6-3 with less turnovers and 9-6 with more ...UCLA is 11-0 when it leads with five minutes to play in regulation.
NABC All-District 15 - Released on Feb. 18 by the National Association of Basketball Coaches, Bruin senior Dijon Thompson earned first-team honors and freshman Jordan Farmar was a second-team selection. They are now eligible for the NABC Div. 1 All-American team, announced at the conclusion of the 2004-05 collegiate season.
Looking Ahead - UCLA next week hosts Oregon State (3/3, 7:30 p.m./TV-FSNW2/Radio - 690 AM) and Oregon (3/5, 5:00 p.m./TV-FSN/Radio - 570 AM) in Pauley Pavilion in the final two games of the regular season.
The Starters
Dijon Thompson - A first-team NABC All District 15 selection and a candidate for All-America honors, Thompson is UCLA's leading scorer (18.7, No. 2 in Pac-10) and rebounder (8.0, No. 3 in Pac-10). He also leads the team in steals (1.43, No. 9 in Pac-10) and is second in minutes (34.0, No. 4 in Pac-10) and assists (2.22) and his .824 foul shooting is No. 7 in the Pac-10.
He has scored in double figures 21 of 23 games (missed the Pepperdine contest with a hand injury) and has led the Bruins in scoring 12 times, including five of the last seven games, and in rebounding on 17 occasions, including six of the last eight games. For the season, he has six double/doubles and has scored at least 22 points on nine occasions (7-2), including five of the last eight games.
In his last eight games, he has scored 178 points (22.3), with 57 rebounds (7.1) and is shooting .569 (66-116) from the floor, .452 (14-31) from three-point range and .800 (32-40) from the foul line.On opponent home floors (10 games, not counting neutral sites), Thompson is averaging 20.4 points and 8.0 rebounds while shooting .510 from the field and .855 from the foul line.
He has career-highs this season in points (39, Arizona State/Pac-10 co-leader, including 27 at halftime, No. 3 on the UCLA Pauley Pauley first half scoring chart/his 39 points is the most points by a Bruin in a game since Jason Kapono scored 44 at Washington State (1/4/03) and the most points by a Bruin in Pauley since Don MacLean's 39 vs. Pittsburgh on 2/2/91/he's just the ninth UCLA player in history to score 39 or more points in a game) and rebounds (16, Washington State/Western Illinois). Thompson was the Pac-10 Player of the Week for his then career-high 29 points vs. Michigan.
On the Bruin career charts, he's the 45th Bruin in history to score over 1,000 points (1,371, T-No. 23/No. 23, Curtis Rowe, 1,371, 1969-71; No. 22 Kiki Vandeweghe, 1,380, 1977-80; No. 21 Walt Hazzard, 1,401, 1962-64). He's also No. 6 (122) in 3Pters and No. 10 in FT% (.795)
Vs. USC, in 34 minutes, Thompson scored 17 points (7-9, 1-1, 2-2), with seven rebounds, a season high tying five assists and a career high-tying four steals.
Jordan Farmar - A second-team NABC All-District 15 selection and a top candidate for National and Pac-10 Freshman of the Year, he's UCLA's second-leading scorer (13.3, No. 14 in Pac-10) and leader in minutes (34.5, No. 3 in Pac-10) and assists (5.17, No. 2 in Pac-10) is second in steals (1.38).
In his last five games, he has scored 84 points (16.8) and is shooting .482 (27-56) from the floor, .391 (9-23) from three-point range and .840 (21-25) from the foul line.
Farmar was the Pac-10 Player of the Week for his career-high 25 points and game-winning shot vs. Pepperdine. Named as the nation's Top Mid-season Diaper Dandy by ESPN's Dick Vitale.
Farmar has started every game (24), has scored in double figures 17 of 24 games (including four of the last five), has led the Bruins in scoring on six occasions, including a season-high 27 points in UCLA's 83-73 loss to Arizona in Pauley (2/12) and has been the UCLA assist leader in 21 of 24 games, including nine of the last 10 games
Vs. USC, in 31 minutes, Farmar had eight points, six assists, two rebounds and one steal.
Arron Afflalo - Has started every game this season and is UCLA's third-leading scorer (10.7), third in minutes (30.8) and third in assists (2.21). He has scored in double figures in 14 games, including three of the last four, and has led the Bruins in scoring three times. Named with Jordan Farmar as one of five top Diaper Dandy Duos by ESPN's Dick Vitale.
He has scored 54 points (13.5) the last four games.
Vs. USC, Afflalo played 23 minutes, setting career highs with 22 points (7-8, 2-3, 6-9) and nine rebounds and added two assists and one steal.
Michael Fey - A starter in 23 of 24 games, Fey is UCLA's No. 5 scorer (8.8), No. 3 rebounder (4.7) and his FG% of .553 is No. 3 in the Pac-10. He has scored in double figures nine times, led the Bruins in scoring three times (including a career-high 23 points at Oregon State), rebounding four times (including a career-high 11 vs. Stanford) and in blocked shots on four occasions.
In 29 minutes vs. USC, Fey had 15 points (7-11, 1-4), eight rebounds, one assist and one block.
Josh Shipp - After 24 games, he's started the last 19 contests, Shipp is UCLA's No. 4 scorer (9.0) and No. 2 rebounder (4.9, No. 18 in the Pac-10). Shipp has scored in double figures in nine games (including a season-high 20 points at Washington), has led the Bruins in scoring once (a then season-high 18 points at Michigan State), rebounding three times (including a season-high 12 vs. Pepperdine) and in steals on 10 occasions, including three of the last four games.
He has had four assists three times in his last five games (3.0 average) and has eight steals in his last four games.
Vs. USC, in 30 minutes, Shipp scored nine points, with five rebounds, a season-high tying four assists and one steal.
Off the Bench - Vs.USC, UCLA used six players off the bench
- Brian Morrison - in 24 minutes, he scored 14 points (5-7, 2-4, 2-2, including two dunks), with three rebounds three assists, two steals and two blocks. He has come off the bench and scored in double digits on 11 occasions this season and is averaging 7.9 points while shooting .363 from three-point range and .778 from the line.
- Ryan Hollins - in nine minutes, scored two points, with three rebound.
- Matt McKinney - played 11 minutes with one point, one rebound and one assist.
- Josiah Johnson - played three minutes with two points.
- Ike Williams / Quinn Hawking - each played one minute.
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September 5, 2012
Gene Found In Glaucoma Largely Affects Asian Populations
Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com — Your Universe Online
A group of scientists from Singapore recently discovered three new genes related to Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma (PACG), which is one of the main causes of blindness for Chinese people.The new findings, recently published in the scientific journal Nature Genetics, will assist 15 million people throughout the globe who suffer from the disease.
"This provides further evidence that genetic factors play a role in development of PACG," explained lead principal investigator Aung Tin, a professor of ophthalmology at NUH and deputy executive director at SERI who has studied PACG for over 10 years, in a prepared statement. "It is a major achievement for our Singapore team leading the largest international consortium of doctors and scientists involved in glaucoma research. The results may lead to new insights into disease understanding and open the possibility of novel treatments in the future as well as the potential of early identification of people at risk of the disease."
80 percent of these 15 million who have PACG reside in Asia and the results can be very beneficial to medical experts who work with this particular population.
"This is a landmark study identifying three genes that contribute to angle-closure glaucoma, a form of glaucoma that is particularly common in Asians. These data are the first critical steps toward a better understanding of the underlying molecular events responsible for this blinding disease," mentioned Janey Wiggs, the Paul Austin Chandler Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School, in the statement.
The study was a collaborative effort by scientists hailing from the Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI), Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC), the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS), the National University of Singapore (NUS), National University Hospital´s (NUH) Department of Ophthalmology and the Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH).
"This is a landmark finding, and may potentially change how we view PACG as a disease with genetic links. It highlights how a collective effort from scientists and clinicians and clinician-scientists can unravel diseases of major importance to Singapore. Because this disease is more common in Asians than in the Western populations, such studies will not be done in the US/Europe. This study has to be done in Asia as it is a disease with more implication for Asians. As such, Singapore has led the way forward," noted Wong Tien Yin, executive director of SERI as well as head and chair professor of the Department of Ophthalmology at NUHS, in the statement.
The group of investigators completed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of 1,854 PACG cases and 9,608 controls of more than five sample collections throughout Asia. Another 1,917 PACG cases received validation experiments and 8,943 controls were taken from another six sample collections on a global scale. 1,293 Singapore residents with PACG and 8,025 Singaporean controls were part of the study.
The results helped show that the disease is very much hereditary.
"This is an exemplary demonstration of the potential power in genomics being used to dissect complex human diseases with hereditable predispositions. The collaboration between SERI and GIS is synergistic in many broad aspects, and it marries core strengths from both institutions," remarked Ng Huck Hui, the acting executive director of GIS, in the statement.
In moving forward, the scientists hope to use the findings to better understand how to create new treatments for glaucoma.
"The information on genes involved in PACG has also opened up new and exciting research areas for us that we hope will culminate in new treatment modalities for angle closure glaucoma in the future," commented lead author Dr. Eranga Vithana, an associate director of Basic and Experimental Sciences at SERI, in the statement.


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Hey everyone...I'm back and I'm a MRS!!!! The wedding was awesome!! I couldn't have asked for a better day! I just got back yesterday so I prob won't get around to writing a review or putting up pics until some time next week. We had a little over 40 guests and everyone loved it!! We did the free package and just did upgrades on the flowers. We also had the reception on the beach and I'm so glad we did...it was totally worth the extra money! We had a fantastic time!
Back from RMB with a new last name!!!!
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Dudley Moore, the actor and comedian, died yesterday aged 66 after a long degenerative illness.
The star's life ended around 4pm British time. He died from pneumonia, a complication arising from progressive supranuclear palsy, "surrounded by friends, his nurse, and medical aides", said his Los Angeles-based publicist, Michelle Bega.
He once said he felt inferior, "because of class, because of strength, because of height".
For several years before his death at home in New Jersey yesterday afternoon, he had been battling a handicap which proved fatal, a debilitating degenerative brain illness.
Propelled from weedy, five-foot-two railwayman's son from Dagenham through a history-making partnership with Peter Cook, four marriages that ended in divorce and into an unlikely role as a feted Hollywood celebrity, Moore was characteristically stoical about his condition, and even managed to inject a little humour into his situation at times.
When he went public with his illness he joked that he contracted the disease, which afflicts one in 100,000 people, as a favour to the other 99,999 members of the Screen Actors' Guild.
His last public appearance, in November 2001, had been an agonising affair for the actor, his family and fans.
Pale and almost immobile, he had been wheeled into Buckingham Palace to receive a CBE from Prince Charles. Asked whether he had ever imagined receiving such an honour, it was all he could do to get out the single word "No."
Describing his feelings in a BBC's Omnibus programme, Moore said: "It's totally mysterious the way this illness attacks, and eats you up, and then spits you out.
"There's always this feeling of why did it hit me? I cannot make peace with it because I know I am going to die from it. Yes, I feel angry, that's true - to be reduced to this insignificant version of myself is overpowering."
The insignificant version was not what his close friends and colleagues remembered yesterday as they paid tribute to "Cuddly Dudley".
Chat show host Michael Parkinson, who interviewed Moore on a number of occasions, said:"He was the most charming of men and delightful company, a superb musician, a bloody good comedian and a lovely man.
"But he didn't seem to understand what he had got. He was the opposite of the cocksure entertainer."
Moore's movie career began in the 1960s with roles in comedies such as Bedazzled and Monte Carlo Or Bust.
But it was in 1979 when cast in the raunchy romp 10, opposite Bo Derek, that he finally hit the Hollywood bigtime.
His winning streak continued when he played the title role of a hard-drinking millionaire in the 1981 film Arthur and won a best actor Oscar nomination.
It was for these roles that Moore would be best remembered around the world, film director Michael Winner said. In Britain, however, it would be the celebrated partnership with Peter Cook and his outstanding piano playing which would stand out most in people's minds, he added.
The cloth-capped duo, who developed a cult following in the 1960s with their "Pete and Dud" partnership on Not Only... but Also, a sketch comedy series, are widely credited with changing the face of British comedy.
They later famously performed a series of foulmouthed but legendary sketches as the characters Derek and Clive.
The diminutive Moore, often known as a "sex thimble", became an unlikely hearthrob at the height of his international fame.
According to film critic Barry Norman, it was the ability to make women laugh that made him so attractive.
Mr Norman said: "Women liked him, that was the great thing. As he often said what made him sexually attractive, he thought, was the fact that he wanted women to like him and they knew it and responded.
"He was very good looking. He was little cuddly Dudley, or a grubby cherub as Jonathan Miller once described him. He had a tremendous personality, very amusing. A very nice bloke."
Mr Norman said of Moore's degenerative brain condition: "I think he kept it hidden, certainly from the public and from people who knew him, people in the media and the business, for quite some time - but there came a point where it just couldn't be hidden any longer."
Moore was an all-round entertainer, Mr Norman said, but the actor and comedian was probably disappointed later in life that he had not quite matched his potential.
"He probably hadn't fulfilled all his talent and promise in all the areas in which he had talent and promise. His comedy, music and acting. He never quite did enough."


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I have decided to dedicate my next Rocky Raccoon 100-mile trail race (in February 2009) to the American Cancer Society. I've finished RR100 six out of the past six years' worth of attempts. I'm dedicating Lucky Number Seven as a fundraiser for cancer.
Just days prior to running my first Rocky Raccoon 100, I found out that my dad had inoperable systemic cancer throughout his entire body. They gave him 3 months to live, and he lasted 10 months, and had a horrible, "lingering death" that my family and I witnessed.
So, I always have him on my mind when I run this race, and I also think of all of the friends, family, and coworkers who have battled this horrible disease; many of whom are no longer with us. If you can find it in your heart to donate something...anything, it would be appreciated. I don't think there are any of us who haven't been touched by this killer, either physically or emotionally.
Surely, if he's crazy enough to run 100 miles, you can be crazy enough to throw $5 the American Cancer Society's way. If you don't have anything to give, then tell 5 people about Ben's fundraiser.


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I guess the military commanders on site were afraid that Zero couldn't take a joke.
Does he know that's just a ViewMaster?
Looks like the Communist in Chief is begging them to make a move before he is ousted.
He is really effeminate.
Vladamire Putin must shake in his boots at the thought of any kind of confrontation with the United States./s
"Ahh, golf course!"
(And yeah, the jacket looks so new - never worn - that you can smell the leather through the pictures. Or maybe it's Chinese vinyl)


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Slaves miss out on £3m compensation
24 April 2017
Convicted slavers have paid millions in compensation in the past three years but less than 5 per cent has reached their victims, Home Office figures show.
Only £156,000 — 4.9 per cent of the £3.1 million that those found guilty of keeping slaves have been forced to pay in compensation in recent years — has gone to the slaves themselves. The government took almost ten times more than victims, claiming 46.6 per cent of the reparations, or £1.5 million.
Read more at The Times