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Between The Dots: Hawks enjoying comforts of the roadby Bob Verdi / Chicago Blackhawks
SAN JOSE—So, what do you do now if you're coach Joel Quenneville?
Your Blackhawks have tied a National Hockey League record with seven consecutive road playoff victories, the latest of which was Tuesday night's 4-2 suffocation of the San Jose Sharks. Since leaving Chicago early last week—or was it last month?—your team has closed out the Vancouver Canucks in Canada, then ventured back into the United States and skated halfway to eliminating another powerhouse from the Stanley Cup tournament.
The Blackhawks have done everything on this extended journey except stage a hostile takeover of Alcatraz, and that was a field trip, not a business trip. The Blackhawks are piling up road wins like they're the Harlem Globetrotters, except foes aren't stage props like the Washington Generals. So, again, what do you do if you are Coach Q? Do you keep your players out in California a little while longer and fly them in for Friday night's Game 3 of the Western Conference final in the United Center at the last minute? Not going to happen. The Blackhawkas are due to depart here Wednesday morning.
Well, then, do you put the Blackhawks right back into a hotel in Chicago? Or do you try to fake them into thinking they're still away when they're at home? Do you throw a room service menu in their locker stalls, along with tiny bottles of shampoo, maybe directions on how to evacuate the building in case of a fire without using the elevator? How about a pillow with mints on it? Or, if you're Coach Q, do you just savor how well your Blackhawks are performing and how intent they appear to be about accumulating six more Ws before they exhale?
"We haven't won anything yet," said Dustin Byfuglien, alias Mr. May, who scored again in rush hour traffic Tuesday night, tipping in Patrick Kane's effort. This occurred after Andrew Ladd's drive blunted the Sharks about when they were establishing some sort of first period momentum, and just before Jonathan Toews touched Duncan Keith's drive to extend the captain's post-season scoring streak to 11—a franchise mark, Stan Mikita territory. So it was 3-0, and the Shark Tank was an echo chamber of groans and occasional boos, but not for expatriate Brian Campbell.
No, the Sharks were the source of the angst. They were trying to make merry, but the fleet and feisty Blackhawks were restricting access to their zone and afforded their goalie, Antti Niemi, more protection than Game One, when he was the star with 44 saves. Tuesday night, the Blackhawks were even better, quicker and more insistent about denying the opposition time and space. The Sharks, like the Canucks, planned to shoot high on Niemi, aim for his blocker, pepper him with widebodies in front. But these plans are difficult to implement when you are rushed, crowded and leaned upon.
Patrick Marleau beat Neimi twice and Joe Thornton was involved, yet they could not escape the annoyingly effective and effectively annoying tactics of a checking line that specializes in choking lines. "He bothers us, so you can imagine how he bothers other teams," chirped Kris Versteeg of fellow pest Dave Bolland, who took one for the Blackhawks in the third period when the Sharks, down 4-1, had to play with desperation or else.
Actually, Bolland had no choice when he stood ready for a faceoff against Thornton. But before the draw was consummated, or even begun, Big Joe put the lumber on Bolland. Two minutes for slashing .
"I think he got mixed up," Bolland recalled. "Normally, when you take a faceoff, you go for the puck, not the wrist. I'm OK. I'm not mad at him. He's a nice guy. It was just a love tap."
Not exactly, but it did symbolize the Sharks' frustration, which was palpable and communal. Two minutes earlier, the Blackhawks put a real silencer on the board, not by sitting back but pressing the issue. Marian Hossa, who is not scoring (even on an empty net later), is still a factor. He won the puck from Niclas Wallin at the end boards, flung it to Niklas Hjalmarsson, whose bullet was deflected by Troy Brouwer past goalie Evgeni Nabokov.
If the Sharks were in a hurry but going nowhere Tuesday night, the Blackhawks are headed home to a rousing welcome Friday night at the United Center, where their record this post season is a modest 3-3. Now then, some rather notable teams have, or had, a losing record at home in these playoffs. The Washington Capitals, who led the NHL in points over the regular season, lost three of four and are long gone. The defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins went 3-4 and have been excused. The Vancouver Canucks, winners of 30 games at GM Place during the regular season, were 2-4. Even the mighty Detroit Red Wings could not manage to break even (2-3) at Joe Louis Arena, and were KO'd.
Really smart people are scraping for an explanation, one of them being Stan Bowman, the Blackhawks' general manager. He points out that hockey is the ultimate team sport in that even the stars don't play half a game, whereas in the NBA your best players might miss 8 of 48 minutes. I don't know that the Blackhawks are the closest team in the league, but these guys are always together. One would think that, after a week in San Jose with only two games to break up the monotony, this male bonding thing would be getting a little old. But as Quenneville noted, a bunch of Blackhawks are single and living relatively close to each other in Chicago, where they eat together even when they don't have to.
After Sunday's victory here, several of the Blackhawks adjourned to the hotel lobby where they sat, rather inconspicuously, sipping their soda pops and—what else?—watching TV together. Another hockey game, no less.
All the comforts of the road.


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That rocks!Originally Posted by PSi
I've had 24 jobs in about 15 years.
That rocks!Originally Posted by PSi
I've had 24 jobs in about 15 years.
I support the right to arm bears.
8. I need to sleep with socks on. No matter how hot it is outside.
I thought of #6...
My fourth grade teacher wanted me expelled from school, and she said as much to me and my mother one day after school.
In fourth grade?? You couldn't have been that bad in fourth grade!Originally Posted by dfleming2
It was me. I let the dogs out.
I was pretty awful, but worse was my teacher... even my mom said (after I finished grade 4) that she was a terrible teacher with an awful attitude. She was the reason I decided to become a teacher... cause I didn't want any more screwed up kids like me coming out of the school system
She was only at my school for a year.
I have a similar story, although yours is better, I was not quite expelled from school. We had a library just down the street, and I used to go there almost daily. I read a lot, 2-3 books a day, from 2nd to 6th grade all I did was reading. The librarian got mad at me never remembering to return the books. Usually it was my mother who dragged couple shopping bags full of them every few weeks back to library. So the librarian "expelled" me from the library. (And if this does not qualify me for a major nerd I don't know what does )Originally Posted by dfleming2
ps. This is just my opinion in the matter.
I never did get expelled just to clarify... I was suspended many a time later in life... mostly for being late to school numerous times, and a few times because I would chew gum, then I would be asked to spit it out, and then I would put another piece in...
Another thing is that I was involved in the Student Council at my High School for many years, including a Social Rep (meaning I worked on organizing dances) I never want to go to another dance in my life... that was aggravating.
Some people at my school got banned from the library too. They were talking and a mean librarian got mad at them.Originally Posted by Tirlittan
Hilarious thread. We at the CIA are grateful for your voluntary contributions to our store of information-to-be-use-in-Big-Brother-type-ways.
Here are mine:
1) I used to be fluent in American Sign Language. Though I've lost a lot of the vocabulary, I still remember all the "punctuation." I used to dream in sign--that was wild.
2) I was engaged three times (to different people) in the same year--the third one proved to be the charm. (Yes, I know how messed up this makes me.)
3) Since the age of eight, I have never gone a year without reading Pride and Predjudice again (usually more than once a year).
4) I collect Chevron cars.
5) My unfulfilled aspiration is to be a sniper.
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what you getting the kiddies this year !!(48 Posts)
Its our first proper xmas this year and I am really excited , what you getting the children and what to do you do to make the day special ?
BeaWheesht Spy manual is called Spy Guidebook by Colin King and is on Amazon. Sorry I can't do links . Reviews seem promising and at that price it's worth the risk! I'm hoping it'll be a nice balance of stuff he can do alone and stuff we can do together.
Thanks lecce
DS15 wants filthy louca as usual
DS2 7 either Disney Infinity or Skylanders (after he's tested them out at friends houses!)
DD 5 Playmobil fairy castle
What's Louca?
Lucre? I.e money?
DD3 will get
a new buggy for her dolls,
an orchard toys game
and a stocking.
DS8 will get the iPod dock thingy he wants
And a stocking
The others are babies so will just get little bits and bobs.
All you people with massive lists, where the hell do you put it all after Xmas?!
Lucre? I.e money?
this year we have bought (I like to be organised)
dd1 (10)
Samsung galaxy tab 3, 100% real human hair extensions, mp4 player, case and keyboard for tablet, make up, uv nail polishes, 8 outfits, jacket, nike air max, hollister stuff, mountain bike,
dd2 (8)
Samsung galaxy tab 3, 100% human hair extensions, mp4 player, case and keyboard for tablet, monster high dolls, make up, nail polishes, mountain bike, 8 outfits, 2pairs or converse, jacket
joint 3d dvd player and 4 3d dvds, playstaion 3 and games.
dd3 (20 months)
kidkraft retro style kitchen, trampoline, 4 peppa pig sets, minnie mouse boutique, doc mcstuffins doll, doc mcstuffins wagon, tiny tears, mr tumble bag and 2 talking mr tumbles, for real dogs x2, peppa camper van, minnie and micky dvds, minnie mouse book, lelli kellys, addidaz trainers 8 outfits and a jacket.
just pj's, housecoat, slippers, perfume and sweets to get and stocking fillers thank goodness
so far dd1 aged 4 has
scooter she requested
disney princess me-reader
quinny dolls pram
tiny tears doll-original
disney princess drawing table
disney yo yo she asked for
other things im getting her are
*disney scribbler
*disney princess tent
*disney princess tunnel
*dressing up costumes & acessories
*squinkie sets
dd2 who will be 2 years old
already bought is
peppa pig trike
princess castle
things to get still
*dressing up costumes
*peppa pig laptop
*new dolly
*and what ever else i havent decided lol
lastly 3rd dc who will be around 2 months old
rattles and other toys
Dd1 (4) is getting a bike, lots of doc mcstuffins items and some lego, clothes and some other little random bits and pieces I see that she will find useful
Dd2 (she will be 6 months) will get some baby sensory toys and some new clothes. I will not go overboard like I did when dd1 had her first Christmas
I would love a new laptop I've been dropping hints at my parents and brother but I just get looks from them
To be honest I'd be happy with
My oldest is 14, she's asked for an electric guitar, a pile of steampunk clothes, band t shirts, Pokemon toys, an original Gameboy ŵith the Pokemon games (I am delighted to have managed to get them from eBay after some hassle) CDs books and DVDs. I've also bought her makeup and beauty products but she knows I do that every year. She's asked for cosmetic contact lenses (cats eye ones) but there is no chance I will buy her them. She's also after another pair of docs and a pair of goth boots but I think I'll let her get them herself out of the money she gets. I'm getting her tickets for one of her favourite bands but she doesn't know they're playing so I'm hoping for a big reaction from them.
It's not so much fun when they are teenagers
The littlest is 9 and she's getting
nothing on my nerves with her hoarding
Possibly a hudl
Monster high school
Too many monster high, equestria girls and ever after high dolls
A furby
Lots of arts stuff (she loves making things)
Possibly an animation kit
Lego star wars - DH picked can't remember what it is
Monster high party room set
I can't remember to be honest because I've got most of it already and it's packed away!
Clothes, DVDs, CDs and lots of books
They both always get new bedding, pjs, slippers, housecoats and sweets as well.
Lego Batman for Xbox (to share with DS2)
Lego Minecraft set
Playmobil Take Along Wild West Town
Hama beads
Trash Packs
Couple of craft sets
Some books
Scooby Doo Dracula's Castle (to share with DS1)
Lego SpongeBob set
Playmobil penguin enclosure
Hama beads
Trash Packs
Couple of craft sets
Some books
I try not to get loads of stuff as their birthdays are February and April so there's a steady influx of toys in those few months!
My DS, 11.5 has so far
New Nexus 7
Capture Drive HD (something that records his gameplay..)
Ice Watch
Slush Cup
DVDs (Kick Ass 1&2 and Scott Pilgrim)
Lynx Set
Google Play £10 card
New Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book
Chocolate Orange & Matchmakers
3 months magazine subscription
Some sort of arcade machine thingy for ipod
Skullcandy Headphones
Thats about my limit. If he asks for anything specifically between now and then, then family members will get him them.
All he has asked for is the capture drive..
Ds 4.4 has
Imaginext dinosaurs x 3
Furreal daisy the cat
Gooey Louie
Silly moo
Some books
Army tank
Disco ball for his room (adores random lights)
Guitar jamz
Light strike gun (got one each so we can festively shoot each other)
Fire breathing toothless from. how to train your dragon
101 Dalmatians DVD
Glitzi globes set
Dinosaur dig set
Quite a random mix actually!
DTD1 (16)- money. She's saving for a tablet and has done dog walking and babysitting so will be able to get an Ipad+case. Also:
Bath set
Tickets to ice skating for her/her friends
Some DVDs costing £1 each.
Two books.
iTunes £15 card.
DTD2 (16)- she's saving for a trip to visit her friend who moved to Itsly with her parents last year. So money.
A new keyboard.
Bath stuff.
Some DVDs.
A book.
Money again. He wants to buy his girlfriend a tablet for her birthday a few months after, so all money is going towards this.
Razor and some lynx stuff.
Some guitar picks.
Some guitar music.
A snapback, some tops.
Some DVDs.
A book.
Bath crayons.
Glow in the dark face paint.
Some books.
3D draw set.
Paint your own model horse.
Spy kit.
These threads are always surprisingly educational - I keep going off to amazon to look up stuff I've never heard of
But I have to ask, what is the difference between a 'SnapBack' and a regular baseball cap?!
For my DSCs:
DSS (21) lego marvel xbox game, an 'ask me about my ninja' t-shirt (heard about that on mn ), possibly a Segway driving experience? Or car related stuff if he's bought his by then.
DSD1 (15) not sure - something Asa Butterfield related, maybe converse or something, struggling for ideas this year!
DSD2 (15) manga drawing stuff, geeky hoodie, DVD box sets
Ds-12 a couple of Xbox games, a new pair of converse,some c-d'd and DVD's,clothes and some books.
Dd-19 months a kitchen, Doc mcstuffins talking doll, Thomas the tank ride on, a couple of the Thomas trains, a tea set for the bath,clothes and some books.
More excited for Dd this yr as she's older and will b able to unwrap her pressie and I got some suprises for Ds that I know he'll love!
Oh I thought a snapback was one of those bracelets that you snap
a snap back is adjustable, it has a plastic band with little pegs that snap into holes.
Ah right thanks. So just like the baseball caps when I was a child then. None of those fancy buckles in my day you know
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DSis (13- living here in foster care)- 1D tickets for June.
One Hollister top.
1D stationery and 1D fragrance.
Some money.
Phone cover.
DS1 (5)- big present is a bike.
Craft kit
New bike helmet
Some books
Cheap secondhand Lego
Play teepee
Remote controlled car
Mini snapback hat
A new helmet and extensions for scooter
HK skates
Some books
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Premier League 2012/13 Season: Has Every Team Been Disappointing?May 20, 2013
2012/13 has not been a classic by any means. As the years roll by, this season will certainly be remembered as the swan song of Sir Alex Ferguson rather than the football on display.
Considering how many of the Premier League teams have been desperately disappointing,
it is no surprise that this has been such an underwhelming season.
Expectation is everything, and there is one thing that strikes me when glancing over the final Premier League table: more than in any other season that I can remember, it feels as though teams have come up short relative to pre-season expectation.
It is a season where very few teams have excelled.
It is a season where the majority (rather depressingly), to one degree or another, have simply failed to impress...
Stand Out Good Seasons
Swansea City
Positives: 9th place finish; Carling Cup winners; Qualified for the Europa League.
Negatives: Tailed off a bit after the Carling Cup.
Swansea City have had a brilliant season. It would be very difficult to take anything away from Michael Laudrup's side, so I'm not even going to try. They have been this season's outstanding Premier League campaigners.
West Bromwich Albion
Positives: 8th place finish; The management of Steve Clarke.
Negatives: Slight dip in the second half of the season.
The greatest compliment you can pay to Steve Clarke's side is that they now look like an established Premier League club. Only until recently they were the perennial "bounce back" club; too good for the Championship, never quite good enough for the Premier League.That has now all apparently changed.
Whilst they were hovering around the Champions League spots throughout the first half of the season, they were never realistically going to last the course and distance in that position. 8th place for West Brom is an outstanding campaign.
West Ham United
Positives: 10th placed finish.
Negatives: Still question marks from some fans over Sam Allardyce's style.
West Ham have not felt like a newly promoted club this season. Never in threat of relegation, and a top half finish to boot (10th place being the highest a team that have been promoted through the playoffs have finished since West Ham themselves managed 9th in 2005/06). Great season overall.
Good Season, On the Whole
Manchester United
Positives: Premier League Champions.
Negatives: Disappointment in both major cup competitions; the loss of Sir Alex Ferguson.
Whilst a record 20th League title was the perfect send-off for Sir Alex Ferguson, disappointing premature exits in both the Champions League and the FA Cup would have left a sour taste in the mouths of many Manchester United fans and would have been a much bigger question mark at the end of the season had it not been for The Great One's shock retirement announcement.
It would be ridiculous to sneer at a Premier League title win, but there is a feeling that this season could have been so much more for Manchester United.
Wigan Athletic
Positives: FA Cup winners; European football next season.
Negatives: Relegation.
Only Wigan Athletic could get relegated and still be considered to have had a decent season. Not being relegated this season was more vital than ever with the new TV money coming in, but they won the FA Cup. Simple as that. Relegation and promotion will come and go but the days out to Wembley and the silverware is what the fans will remember forever.
Any Wigan fan who would swap winning the FA Cup for staying in the Premier League needs to take a good look at themselves.
Could Have Been Better
Positives: Finishing above Liverpool for the second consecutive season.
Negatives: Failing to push more seriously for a Champions League place; losing David Moyes; Poor FA Cup result.
Finishing 6th and missing out on Europa League qualification is a bit unlucky. Failing to push more seriously for a Champions League spot was disappointing. Getting hammered at home by Wigan in the FA Cup quarter-final was devastating. Replacing David Moyes will also be extremely difficult. Could have been better for Everton.
Positives: Avoided relegation.
Negatives: Failed to push on for a top half-finish.
The positives and negatives pretty much speak for themselves. Just over two years ago, Southampton were still playing in League One, so to have stayed up in the Premier League this season should be heralded as a magnificent achievement.
But a lot of money was spent.
After an excellent run in March and part of April it looked as though they could have pushed on for a top-half finish. No wins in their last six games meant they were almost dragged back into a relegation battle they should have been nowhere near. Overall though, a solid first season back in the top flight.
Stoke City
Positives: Avoided a humbling relegation.
Negatives: Nearly didn't avoid a humbling relegation.
Make no mistake, this was a disappointing season for Stoke City. It is the first season since they were promoted to the top flight in 2008 where it's felt like they haven't taken a step forward from the previous campaign.
Their 13th place finish is somewhat deceiving. The bottom half of the league was so close and this Stoke City side could have, and should have, gained their first ever top-half finish in the Premier League.
Norwich City
Positives: Avoided relegation.
Negatives: Failed to build on an excellent league position.
Two brilliant wins in their last two league games put somewhat of a glass on what was an indifferent campaign for Norwich. They started woefully, then they seemed to get all their points before December, after which they stumbled over the line yet somehow finishing 11th.
An 11th place finish, whilst slightly deceiving, is still an improvement of one place on last season (although they got three fewer points). In the end it's been a decent season for Norwich City, when at one stage not so long ago it looked like it could have been a lot worse.
Somewhat Bad Seasons
Positives: Europa League win; Champions League qualification.
Negatives: Nowhere near the title race, Champions League embarrassment.
Chelsea's disappointing season has been somewhat covered up by their triumph in the Europa League. Fact of the matter is, though they played for eight pieces of silverware this season, they only won the one that they shouldn't have even been in the running for in the first place.
With the squad they have available they should have had a far better crack at the Premier League and the Champions League. They've lacked a quality striker all season, but then again, Liverpool won the competition in 2005 with Milan Baros up front, so anything is possible.
Positives: The brilliance of Luis Suarez.
Negatives: The idiocy of Luis Suarez.
Liverpool's campaign has been about one man and one man only. They have been "rebuilding" for what seems like forever now and they seem as far away as ever from getting back into the top four, let alone anywhere near the top of the table.
Liverpool belong at the summit of English football, but their squad is still bursting with mediocrity. Every year away from the top will only make it harder to get back there. They need to hold on to Luis Suarez.
Positives: Qualified for the Champions League next season.
Negatives: Everything else.
Watching Arsenal's wild celebrations on Sunday after securing fourth place made me feel a little bit uneasy. Whilst securing fourth should have come as a relief, and pipping Spurs to it will have been pleasing to say the least, the unbridled ecstasy that they showed was slightly excessive.
For a team who went unbeaten throughout an entire Premier League season less than ten years ago, celebrating fourth place so vociferously felt a bit wrong.
Arsenal have not won a trophy now for eight seasons, which is eight seasons longer than Wigan Athletic. Their limp exits in the cups to lower league opposition were unforgivable and their exit from the Champions League at the hands of Bayern Munich was disappointing (but probably a relief it was only an away goals exit after seeing what they did to Barcelona in the semi-final).
Fourth place should not be the epitome for a club the size of Arsenal. Another poor season.
Aston Villa
Positives: Avoided relegation; Christian Benteke.
Negatives: Reduced expectations.
Looking at this season on it's own, Aston Villa should be very happy that they stayed up, finishing 15th in the process.
In the grand scheme of things, it is incredible how far the club has fallen in such a short space of time. Whilst Gabriel Agbonlahor, Andreas Weimann and Ron Vlaar all had excellent run-ins, they were kept in the Premier League almost single handedly by Christian Benteke.
If he decides to move on this summer, they will have to reinvest every penny they get from his transfer fee on new players in order to have any chance of survival next season.
Positives: Dimitar Berbatov.
Negatives: Extremely poor end to their campaign
Fulham sold Clint Dempsey and Moussa Dembele at the start of the season and didn't replace them.
They have not had any kind of central midfield all season. Their squad is too old, which showed in the run-in. All in all, they actually did okay to finish 12th, but an end-of-season slump meant a casual flirting with the possibility of relegation. Something Fulham should have been nowhere near.
Downright Bad Seasons
Newcastle United
Positives: Decent Europa League campaign; Some solid acquisitions in January.
Negatives: Awful final League position; Losing Demba Ba.
Although they will be pleased with a decent run to the Europa League quarter-finals, it was a drab season on the whole for Newcastle.
Injuries, poor form and a horrendous away record led to a season to forget for Alan Pardew. Cisse, Coloccini, Jonas Gutierrez, Cabaye and Tiote were all a shadow of their previous selves.
They also lost Demba Ba in January, but did make some other decent signings. Maybe when the likes of Gouffran, Debuchy and Sissoko have had a chance to bed in at the club, Newcastle can push onwards again. All in all, though, it has been a season to forget for the Toon.
Positives: In a stable position to come back up.
Negatives: Relegation without much of a fight.
It was a poor season for Reading, in which it never really looked like they were staying up. But let's get one thing straight, this Reading side cost virtually nothing to put together, and all in all it was a bit useless.
This is a Reading side who probably shouldn't even have been good enough to get promoted to the Premier League in the first place. Exactly why Brian McDermott was sacked is beyond me, but expectations were low, so relegation shouldn't be treated as too disappointing.
You can't imagine too much of the rest of the squad being snapped up by any other Premier League sides, so they should be able to make a decent fist of bouncing straight back.
Positives: They actually have good players.
Negatives: The disappointment of the Martin O'Neill era; Going so close to relegation when they should have been nowhere near.
Bad season. Really bad season. After expecting to push on this year under Martin O'Neill Sunderland went absolutely nowhere. Their squad is decent and they should have been nowhere near where they were.
Paolo Di Canio saved them from relegation with a couple of excellent wins, particularly away at Newcastle. He has certainly shaken things up a bit, and he needs to get much better performances from the likes of Adam Johnson, Stephane Sessegnon and James McClean than Martin O'Neill managed to this season.
Tottenham Hotspur
Positives: The £20 million pounds or so that Gareth Bale added to his price tag.
Negatives: Failure to qualify for the Champions League.
Last season's failure to qualify for the Champions League was somewhat unlucky for Spurs. Finishing fourth but missing out because Chelsea won the damn thing is really unlucky, in fact. They should not have let Arsenal get anywhere near them, let alone finish above them and take third place.
Letting Arsenal do so again this season was nothing short of criminal. Tottenham should have gone further in the Europa League, they shouldn't have been knocked out of they FA Cup by Leeds United, but they most certainly should not have finished fifth in the League. They failed in their one major ambition and will surely lose their most prized possession in Gareth Bale.
Manchester City
Positives: Erm... they still have loads of money I guess.
Negatives: Horrendous title defence; Horrendous Champions League campaign; Horrendous FA Cup Final loss; Horrendous season.
They failed to compete with Manchester United in the Premier League and got brushed aside too easily in the Champions League. They then lost the FA Cup Final to relegated Wigan, then sacked the manager who had won them the Premier League title just 365 days earlier.
No player, other than Pablo Zabeleta, has come close to replicating their form of last season and it has really shown. Manchester City would undoubtedly have had the worst season of any Premier League team by a mile were it not for...
Queens Park Rangers
Positives: N/A.
Negatives: Literally don't even know where to start.
Seriously, no idea where to start with how bad QPR's season has been. They made so many awful signings. They've been just abysmal from the word go.
The good news that has come out of this season is that they might get to keep hold of Loic Remy, their only standout player from the campaign. The bad news is it might be whilst he is in prison.
QPR have given the perfect lesson in how not to run a football club in the Premier League. Other teams coming up with good financial backing can learn from their mistakes.
So there we have it then. An (albeit depressing) alternative League Table, which I have Christened "The Alternative Premier League Table of Achievement in Relation To Pre-Season Expectation".
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Dental Marketing Tips: Easily Add Patient Testimonial Videos To New IDA Websites
Internet Dental Alliance offers free dental marketing training and tips for dentists who want to add video testimonials to their IDA websites.
(PRWEB) October 29, 2012
Patient testimonials have always been a powerful dental marketing tool to attract leads and convert them into new patients. Internet Dental Alliance, Inc. (IDA) now makes it easy to bring them online. The new IDA dentist websites, or Portals, have an optional ready-made "Testimonials" webpage dentists can use to display quotes, photos and video testimonials from satisfied patients. And for doctors who wonder exactly how to create those videos, IDA provides free online dental marketing video tutorials that explain the process step-by-step, complete with downloadable scripts.
By accessing their dental practice's online Control Panel, dentists or their authorized staff can upload the video testimonials and add, delete or rearrange them at any time of day or night, from anywhere that broadband internet connection is available. The IDA video testimonial tutorials give tips about what makes a good testimonial, what kinds of camera equipment to use, and questions to ask patients that will elicit good responses.
"First, we give you the formula for getting absolutely great video testimonials from your patients, along with scripts you can use and the proper release form for your patients to sign," says dental marketing guru Jim Du Molin, founder of Internet Dental Alliance, Inc. "Then we give you insider secrets on how to look absolutely great on video, and how to set up a mini video studio without spending a dime on lights or fancy equipment."
Dentists can download the transcripts from the video training series as well as various support materials to use in creating video testimonials for their practice. The series also shows dentists how a team member can handle some or all of the process, and provides actual scripts that can be used by the dentist or staff members.
"In the last tutorial, we tie this all together. I show you how you can upload these videos and exactly where to place each type of video on your IDA Portal to get the best bang for your Internet marketing buck," adds Du Molin.
About Internet Dental Alliance, Inc.
IDA is North America's largest provider of dental websites and dental directories. In 2012, it completed its cutting-edge dentist marketing Lead Fire lead generation system. Based on organic geo-targeted local search strategy which is customized for each dental office, LeadFire technology automates search engine optimization, and makes it possible to generate new patient leads within minutes of setting up the system. Internet Dental Alliance provides dental practices with online dental marketing services such as dental practice websites, website design, find-a-dentist websites and other dental advertising resources.
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Pakistan again violates ceasefire at LoCJuly 30th, 2008 - 5:03 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, July 30 (ANI): Pakistani troops again fired at Indian forces at the Nariya Post in Jammu and Kashmirs Kupwara Sector on Wednesday, violating the ceasefire agreed between the two countries along the Line of Control (LoC).
According to Defence Ministry sources, the firing started at 11:45 A.M. today and is reported to be still on.
The Indian side has not retaliated so far.
The fresh firing comes just a day after a flag meeting was held between Indian and Pakistani defence officials to ease the simmering border tensions.
On Monday, around 15 Pakistani soldiers had crossed over to the Indian side in the Nowgam Sector of Jammu and Kashmir in violation of the 2003 ceasefire announced by the two neighbours.
One Indian soldier and four Pakistani soldiers were killed.
Defence Minister A. K. Antony, on Tuesday said that there were as many as 19 violations of the LoC recorded since January this year and asked Pakistan to respect the 2003 ceasefire agreement between the two countries.
Antony further said, "The increase in ceasefire violations and firings across the LoC is a matter of concern to India."
Islamabad should strictly adhere to the existing mechanism for dealing with violations by holding local flag meetings and Director General of Military Operations (DGMO)-level talks, Antony said. (ANI)
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How is it already May? Time flew by again in April and today I'm finally writing last month's wrap up (very late, I know)! April was a very good reading month for me as I've read a total of 7 books and enjoyed the majority of them a lot. I did some traveling over Easter break and had a lot of school work to do, but miraculously I still managed to squeeze in some reading time. If you want to know more about my past month, keep reading!
April Books
Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas
I finished the audio book very early in the month and so far it is probably my favorite out of the whole series. The first book was pretty terrible in my opinion, but I have to admit that I got more interested in the story with each book. I will say that I just finished Empire of Storms today and was so disappointed in it, so sadly this series will never receive any love from me.
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
I'm participating in the Lord of the Rings Readathon hosted by Anabelle over on her blog Stehlblüten the goal of which it is to finish all three books until the beginning of June. I finished the first one very quickly and am now ashamed to say that I've fallen off track and haven't really gotten any further since. These books are very heavy high fantasy (obviously, Larissa :P) and I just needed a break. I do want to continue reading but at this point, with having to study for exams, I'm just not sure I'll be able to finish in time.


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REM Breaks Up
I thought this was strange news. Coincidentally, i saw some x-rated nude images of michael stipe that he posted on his own tumblr this AM. ()
anyone else a fan of REM?
story from remhq.com
"To our Fans and Friends: As R.E.M., and as lifelong friends and co-conspirators, we have decided to call it a day as a band. We walk away with a great sense of gratitude, of finality, and of astonishment at all we have accomplished. To anyone who ever felt touched by our music, our deepest thanks for listening." R.E.M.
In their own words: The guys share their thoughts on why now.
"During our last tour, and while making Collapse Into Now and putting together this greatest hits retrospective, we started asking ourselves, 'what next'? Working through our music and memories from over three decades was a hell of a journey. We realized that these songs seemed to draw a natural line under the last 31 years of our working together.
"We have always been a band in the truest sense of the word. Brothers who truly love, and respect, each other. We feel kind of like pioneers in this--there's no disharmony here, no falling-outs, no lawyers squaring-off. We've made this decision together, amicably and with each other's best interests at heart. The time just feels right."
"A wise man once said--'the skill in attending a party is knowing when it's time to leave.' We built something extraordinary together. We did this thing. And now we're going to walk away from it.
"I hope our fans realize this wasn't an easy decision; but all things must end, and we wanted to do it right, to do it our way.
"We have to thank all the people who helped us be R.E.M. for these 31 years; our deepest gratitude to those who allowed us to do this. It's been amazing."
"One of the things that was always so great about being in R.E.M. was the fact that the records and the songs we wrote meant as much to our fans as they did to us. It was, and still is, important to us to do right by you. Being a part of your lives has been an unbelievable gift. Thank you.
"Mike, Michael, Bill, Bertis, and I walk away as great friends. I know I will be seeing them in the future, just as I know I will be seeing everyone who has followed us and supported us through the years. Even if it's only in the vinyl aisle of your local record store, or standing at the back of the club: watching a group of 19 year olds trying to change the world."
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It sounds like a great decision. They seem to have prolonged their compromises a little too long when it clearly seemed like everyone was doing their own thing separately. They've already reached classic status as a band and as musicians, so good for them to end this in a quiet moment of their careers, without unnecessary fuzz.
flaunt the imperfection
weren't they supposed to break up 10 years ago or something?...
"It is not money that makes you well dressed: it is understanding."
tfs star
girl who fell to earth
i didn't even realize they were still together
glad they're breaking up quietly though...
i can't abide those big farewell tours (only to see the group come back together for a reunion tour a few years later)
I'm listening to R.E.M. again after God knows how long. It's funny to think that I grew up forcefully listening to them because of my sister (she used to be a huge fan and, as only an older sister would do, she forced her music taste on me) and I used to have this love/hate relationship with their music. Then, many years later, I'd grab her CDs and listen to R.E.M. when she was not at home (I wouldn't be caught dead rocking to them, imagine the embarrassment? For all she knew I hated R.E.M.). I've been wanting to listen to their music again for some time but I only got around to it today. They were a really great band for about 15 years until Bill Berry left and they became too mellow/poppy for their own good. They actually should have broken up right after Monster (maybe before would have been better because that album sucks) but that would have probably been a bad decision commercially speaking - after all, Monster did help them reach rock legend status. Anyway, good for them for going their separate ways quietly. To me they'll always be about their first eight albums, the only ones that really matter when it comes to what they have left for the future generations and their contribution to music. Back then they sounded like a power trio with the added vocals of a lunatic. It was quite powerful and overwhelming. How many bands today can write songs like "Orange Crush" or "Radio Free Europe"? Very few, I presume. (Actually, I can only think of one.)
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Three seasons ago, Montpellier HSC earned promotion from Ligue 2. They then caught the eye with a fifth placed finish and qualification for the Europa League.
However, the climb up the French League table was halted the next year, as the team contracted a bad case of second season syndrome and finished mid-table.
Now, they're back in form once again, this time challenging for the title. This time, however, they're in a head-to-head battle with moneybags Paris St Germain, following a 2-1 win over Sochaux on the weekend.
La Palliade could even afford to concede their first goal at the Stade de la Mosson in 2012 as they recorded an impressive 14th home win for the season, thanks to goals from Younes Belhanda and Soulemayne Camara. It was a win that was both comprehensive and comfortable against a side entrenched in a relegation battle at present, but who still boast dangerous counter-attacking talents such as Ryad Boudebouz, Marvin Martin and Modibo Maiga.
That win had earlier moved Montpellier three points clear of the Parisian giants ahead of Sunday's Clasico with Marseille at the Parc Des Princes, only for the big spending capital side to draw level at the summit once again, with Alex's winner sealing a 2-1 win.
Olympique de Marseille once again play their part in the Ligue 1 title race on Wednesday as they host the side from the Languedoc-Roussillon region. The visitors will arrive at the Stade Velodrome knowing that three points against last season's champions will put them in pole position to win a first ever French league title heading into the final seven games of the season.
This is remarkable given that this team finished 14th in the division in 2010-11 and have only spent what is believed to be approximately €2 million in the summer in strengthening their squad ahead of this seasons surprising title charge. The majority of that sum was spent on former Lens defender Henri Bedimo, who together with the experienced Brazilian Vitorino Hilton, have formed the most formidable defensive partnership in the competition. 34-year-old Hilton, signed on a free transfer after his deal at Marseille expired in the summer, had also played at Lens for four seasons but before Bedimo really made his name in France's top flight.
They also boast the second best attack in the division thanks mainly to 18-goal top scorer of Ligue 1 Olivier Giroud, signed two seasons ago from second division Tours after scoring over 50 goals in three years from 2008/09. The 6"3 striker, known for his physical prowess and ability in the air, is one of the most watched footballers on the continent and won't be short of suitors in the summer as a possible league winner's medal, golden boot and likely Euro 2012 call-up would suggest. Add to that, an impressive strike rate at his current club of a goal every two games and seven assists, currently the equal fourth best in the division.
The 25-year-old might not have scored the hat-trick that he did in the reverse fixture at Sochaux, but his involvement was still true, particularly when his parried shot led to Belhanda's finish from a swift counter-attack in the fourth minute. Belhanda himself has already caught the eye of many big European sides, and while most of the transfer attention in the summer will surround Europe's hottest prospect Eden Hazard, it will hardly surprise if the 22-year-old Moroccan is also in the spotlight having enjoyed a true breakthrough season. Best known perhaps for his dribbling and crossing out wide, he's taken on a more central role this season, allowing him to see more of the ball and provide spark and output in the final third, somewhat of a masterstroke from manager Rene Girard.
Girard, the mastermind of the Montpellier charge, spent four years as France assistant manager in the period where they won the FIFA World Cup and European Championship. He spent a total of 10 years with the national team, seeing him manage France's under-16, under-19 and most recently the under-21 team.
Unsurprisingly, it seems his experiences in that setup has helped him to build a team laced with talented youngsters, who continue to flourish and enjoy their football under his guidance. In his playing career, he was a tenacious midfielder that won three titles with Bordeaux, and was said to be an irritating, under your skin type, that was occasionally nasty in conjunction with his fine technical ability. It's the reproduction of that fire into his style of management that has helped to develop a mental steeliness into a largely youthful and exciting side who continue to remain grounded despite their efforts thus far.
That said, it would be a miracle if Montpellier could hold on to win the title and qualify for the Champions League next season. While it would be an incredible feat, it is equally refreshing to onlookers that good management, sensible spending and developing youth can possibly end with a fairytale in a football world dominated by dirty cash and fickle boardrooms.


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Staff at Forfar Swimming Pool are taking part in the UK's biggest fund-raising swim - and they invite members of the public to join them.
The Forfar pool is one of 600 nationwide to host the Swimathon for Sport Relief on the weekend of March 22 and 23.
The Forfar team of leisure attendants Sarah Cumming and Jane Ritchie, receptionist Cathy Sutherland, coach Elizabeth-Anne Butza and Gillian Keay, duty manager at the Lochside Leisure Centre, hope to make a big splash by completing a 5 k swim - or 222 lengths - of Forfar's 22.5 metre pool.
Sarah and Jane explained the Swimathon is open to anyone - if you fancy swimming two lengths or if you want to complete the 1.5K (66 lengths), 2.5k or the 5k challenges.
Two sessions have been arranged for the event - so get in quick if you want to take part.
They will be from 12.30 to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 22 and from 12 to 1.30 p.m. on Sunday, March 23.
Members of the local swimming clubs or individuals are invited to take part.
Sarah explained: "We did the Swimathon for Sport Relief last year and raised £1,215. We hope to beat that total this year.
"Anyone wanting to take part is asked to register online in the first instance at swimathon.org where full details can be found."
A number of other sponsored event will take place at the pool over the weekend with various activities being held in the gym. Ask at reception for further details.
Home baking will also be sold to help boost the total.
Sport Relief brings the entire nation together to get active, raise cash and change lives. By getting sponsored you're helping to change lives forever. Comic Relief spends the money raised by the public to help extremely vulnerable and disadvantaged people in the UK and throughout the world. In the UK the money is used to give shelter to young people living on the streets and protection to those living with domestic abuse.


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I've been made aware that my reason for having difficulty showing more than 1 instance the 'Labrador Retriever' form at this link is because you can only have 1 form per page!!!
Is there a way to show more than 1 instance of a form (this one also uses 3 JSs) to do it's magic?
Thanks for any suggestions, LS


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Jamie - posted on 07/09/2009 ( 13 moms have responded )
so i have a 9 year old son who has adhd we having been to 3 different dr in the past 5 years. for the 1st few years i refused to put him on meds. in 1st grade the school told me something has to be done or i would have to find him a different school to attend. so meds he went on we stated with statra 1st 5mg and ending at 40mg then we moved to adderall again starting at 5mg and moving up to 20mg this made him studder so we finally changed doctors again because the old didnt seem to care i was concerned about that n his behavior still wasnt what people concider excedtable. so the new dr we got i really thinks is good but she said we should keep him off meds for the summer. well today my son got kicked out of summer camp after only going a total of 8 days. i am a single mother who needs o work every day in order to keep our home going. i just dont know what to do or were to go i love my son with all my heart but i fell like adhd has come between us there are days i feel like i dont like him n this makes me feel horrible. well i signed him up for another camp starting monday but i feel like the same thing is going to happen what do i do ? adhd is ruin our family


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Americans not sure of stability in new Iraq
Published 1:00 am, Saturday, December 11, 2004
Fewer than half, 47 percent, think it's likely Iraq will be able to establish a stable government, according to the poll conducted for the AP by Ipsos-Public Affairs. Just over half, 51 percent, say they think it's unlikely.
In April, 55 percent said they believed a stable, democratic government probably would be established, and 44 percent thought it was not likely.
While doubts are growing about Iraq's future, the American public's view of the president's handling of the situation has remained fairly constant through the year - dipping slightly in June - but evenly split now.
About half of the people still approve of going to war there, even as they see problems, said Charles Franklin , a political scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison . "It's a question of whether they hold the president personally responsible for the troubles there."
As long as half the public see the war as the right decision, they are likely to continue supporting Bush's efforts, he said.
Some of the doubters acknowledge they still see a stable Iraq as an important goal.
"Once you made that initial step, you can't backtrack," said Richard Bates , 50, a Democrat who works at a steel mill near Pittsburgh. "But I'm concerned Iraq is going to become another Vietnam."
Those most likely to have lost faith in the chances of a stable, democratic Iraq are those with college degrees, Southerners, city-dwellers, homeowners, Catholics, independents and Democrats .
Asked whether Iraq will be able to establish a stable democracy, Susan Welch of Jasper, Ga., was quick to say: "No way."
"I don't think that President Bush started off with the right attitude - you cannot beat people into freedom," said Welch, a political independent and a part-time postal carrier.
People were about evenly divided on the president's handling of Iraq, with 48 percent approving and 50 percent disapproving. In June, 43 percent approved, and 55 percent disapproved.
"I have no problem with the president's handling of Iraq," said Donna Baker , a 56-year-old Republican from Robinson Creek, Ky. "I haven't heard any plan better."
Baker said she expects the election in Iraq to go off as planned Jan. 30, though not without problems. The establishment of a stable democracy in Iraq will take time, she said.
Rising violence in recent weeks suggests her concerns are well-founded.


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Southie: the new reality show destination
Cara Bayles for Boston.com
Southie Transplants
South Boston's evolution, and the growing number of non-locals moving to the neighborhood, is well documented.
People are now being sought for a show that will feature what the casting call referred to as "yuppies," according to Caught in Southie.
Pictured is the neighborhood's first gourmet shop, American Provisions, a market offering imported cheese and high-end meats. The shop opened in late 2010.


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Every week, many IL readers make the crucial decision to "just do it," and get moving on a new life overseas. Often we're lucky enough that they send in their stories. Here, briefly, are four of my recent favorites…
– Originally from Texas, Marika retired at 35 to Costa Rica and moved to the beach…where she could live well on $600 a month: "I live just a few steps from a white-sand beach. At just 38 years old I'm retired. In fact, I've been retired in the traditional sense—from a 40-hour-a-week, full-time job—since I was 35.
"I realized that there was more to life than working. I figured that if I stopped spending money on expensive clothes, shoes that looked pretty but hurt my feet, and dining out every night I'd have a better work-play balance. So I quit my day job and sold most of my possessions. In Costa Rica there are still vast amounts of uninhabited land at affordable prices. And I knew that with Costa Rica's lower cost of living, my current savings would last more than a year without having to earn much of an income."
– Wendy went to Ecuador with high hopes…but even she wasn't prepared for what she found on the coast: "To be able to live near white-sand beaches with great weather year-round and such low living expenses is shocking. We've also learned that the luxuries of home (such as lattes and shopping excursions) aren't out of reach here. I'm considering a second home in Salinas now. Maybe I'll open a bookstore!"
– Don was drawn to Belize for its Caribbean sailing. But when he put ashore, he realized that the big draw here wasn't the beaches…but the way of life. He confides: "I hesitate to reveal how wonderful the little village of Placencia in southern Belize really is. If the secret gets out, then that may spoil what makes it so unique—its small town atmosphere.
"I grew up in small towns in southern Ohio in the 50s. It was a simple life for kids then—riding bicycles, playing ball, wandering the neighborhood with your friends, looking for pop bottles to get the deposit back. My first exposure to Placencia instantly brought back those memories…"
– Marvin lives part-time in Panama, in a small beach community called Playa La Barqueta (about 15 miles from David). He says: "The beach is 16 miles long with dark gray volcanic sand. Half of this stretch of beach is a marine refuge where sea turtles nest (mostly loggerhead, olive ridley, hawksbill and green sea turtles). This creates a tremendous opportunity for anyone who lives along this stretch of Pacific Ocean to watch the turtles hatch.
"Most people think this area is difficult to reach. From Miami it's a three-hour flight to Panama City, followed by an airport-change to Holbrook Airport (a taxi ride across the city), wait for a one-hour flight to David…followed by a 45-minute drive to the beach. We don't mind the trip, or that La Barqueta hasn't been extensively developed. In fact, the remoteness and low cost of living is part of what drew us here."
– The easiest way to make your story turn out like Marika's or Don's or the rest? Join us in Las Vegas in October at the Live and Invest Overseas Conference. As I write, there are still places left.
We promise—there is no better way to fast-track your retirement. See for yourself.


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Tego Calderon made us wait a long time for his last album, The Underdog/El
Subestimado. But this time? Fuacata—He's hitting us with El
Abayarde Contra-Ataca just a year after his last LP dropped—at the same
time he appears in John Singleton's new movie Illegal
Tender. We caught up to the new, workaholic Tego as he ran around a video
set, chased his kids, and answered our questions—all at once:
Latina.com: The Underdog took a long time, but you completed this
album relatively fast. What's different about this one?
Tego Calderon: The last album had a lot of people on it, but this one was
simpler to make. It's a different vibe, a lot calmer.
Latina: You've said you no longer consider yourself a reggaeton artist.
Why not?
Tego: I've never said I was reggaeton, I always said I was doing hip-hop in
Spanish. The first album, El Abayarde, helped that sound go international
and people called it reggaeton, but my roots are in hip-hop and that's still who
I am.
Latina: The creators of Illegal Tender created a part in the movie
just for you. Yet at first you weren't sure if you wanted to take it. Why
Tego: I was in New York and they called me like a day before they wanted to
start shooting the film. I was a little scared because I wasn't used to the
stress of making a movie. But it came out great and I am really happy with it.
Actually I am going to come out in another film soon, a comedy, which I really
liked. I play the manager of a baseball team.
Latina: In Illegal Tender, you play a thug who aspires to rule Puerto
Rico's streets. How did you prepare yourself for a role that's so different from
your real personality?
Tego: I've seen a lot of that (thug) life. Maybe when I was younger, for a
short time I wanted to be that person. I thought I wanted to look for the easy
path. Later I changed, but it was still easy for me to play that role. But, it's
not the kind of role I prefer--it's too stereotypical. I did it because I liked
the director and producer.
Latina: You pop up as a guest on so many other artists' albums. So who
returned the favor this time around?
Tego: Some of them are Calle 13, Voltio, and some new artists like Chyno
Latina: You've been an outspoken advocate for Afro-Latinos, including when
you said Afro-Latinos need a civil rights movement. Do you think racism is
different in the United States versus in the Caribbean or Latin America?
Tego: Well, I'd say yes. In the United States, it's more obvious who is your
enemy. In our countries, it's more subtle yet more (pervasive).
Latina: We often hear now in the U.S. that there's a growing black-Latino
divide. Having worked with African-American hip-hop artists, what's your take on
Tego: Obviously a lot of Latinos have African blood. But now we are getting
to be so many here in the United States that maybe the African-Americans feel
displaced. We're seen as the competition. It's the same thing that happens in
Puerto Rico with the Dominicans who have come there, that people view them as a
threat or competition. I would like to see all of that change and relations get
Latina: Speaking of civil rights, what do you think of Barack Obama's
presidential race? Do you think we could see the first black president
Tego: Even though as a Puerto Rican I can't vote, I would say I like Hillary.
I think it's very important for Latinos to vote now, if they have that right,
because for every Latino who can vote there are a lot who can't. Those with the
right need to make our voice heard.
Latina: Did you hear Obama's reggaeton campaign song?
Tego: No, I didn't hear that. But he doesn't inspire confidence in me.
Latina: Critics are already calling reggaeton dead. What do you
Tego: It's true there are a lot of bad vibes, a lot of animosity against us.
People have the right to say what they want. But to me it's just like years ago
when critics were saying hip-hop was a fad that would die out fast. It's still
around and we will be too.
Latina: For the documentary Bling, you visited African countries
affected by the bloody diamond trade. How did that experience affect you?
Tego: I can't tell other people what to do, but I don't use diamonds anymore
and I feel good about that. My experience in Africa affected this album a
I saw so many atrocities there that it made me value everything I have much
more. The first song I put on this album, Alegria, is about
that--appreciating everything that I have.
Latina: Are you involved in other social causes?
Tego: I always help different causes but I don't like to do it in front of
the camera. If you want to give, it's shouldn't be to make a public theater of
it. I'm always involved in community causes, but I like to keep it quiet.
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Is this true? Can you love somebody and not be attracted to them. My argument is that pick up artists teach guys to become more attractive and competent with attracting women. Without attraction (what pick up artists teach), one cannot get love or long term relationships.
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Most Helpful Girl
One loves one's children. One would hope that one is not attracted to them.00|00|1
Different love. Context people... context. Romantic sexual love.
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Exactly! You don't care. But I do and I feel for my struggling brother. Bad advice is worse than no advice and women especially give guys terrible, Disney advice. It's unfair. Guys need serious male intervention. But I will leave it at that.
Am I supposed to care? How does your lack of sex have anything to do with me? Not my fucking problem.
Most Helpful Guy
Love, in the sense that you can love your child, you can love your dog, you can love your friend - sure.
I personally think it's kind of "scary" when a woman says that she can love "her man" without being attracted to him. What's also scary is when a woman says that she can love "her man" even if the attraction is not there initially, but as she loves his "other qualities," the attraction will develop over time. Those ladies can go sit in their own corner of the universe until their genes eventually get locked out of the gene pool.
Attraction --> Connection --> Closeness --> Intimacy --> Bonding --> Love
Otherwise, what you're saying is, you're either:
1. Settling (i. e., telling yourself, I'm never going to find anyone I'm attracted to who has as much value as I can exchange as a mate, so I might as well go with his guy), or,
2. Trading (i. e., forget a man's physical or sexual value, I'll compromise on that so I can exchange what value I have to offer as a mate in order to get more emotional or financial value from my male mate)
As far as "pick up artists" ("PUA"), that was clearly just a hype scam preying on male fantasies and insecurities and designed to sell books and other snake oil services. Plus, it doesn't seem like the goal of pick up artists is genuine love or long-term relationships.
There are two different markets:
1. The market for sex
2. The market for relationships
PUAs are just "posing" or "pretending" to be in the market for relationships, but are really just in the market for sex.
It would be completely honorable if the PUAs were preaching about where to find women who are just interested in sex only, and how to tactfully and diplomatically start a dialogue with such a woman, and bring her back home in such a way that she doesn't feel bad about having the sex she wants to have.
Yet, in a way, the flip side of that is that men are not the only dishonest culprits. There are plenty of women who "pretend" to be in the market for relationships, just to rid themselves of the guilt, shame, and social stigma of being a woman who is "just looking for sex." So, sure, these women might complain about men who "just want to have sex with her," but that's because she has an EMOTIONAL NEED to complain socially and to herself - because it helps her avoid feeling guilty and ashamed, maintain her identity and image to herself and to others.
But that aside, I don't think you can have "romantic" love without attraction.00|00|0
The whole purpose of "romantic" love is "reproduction."
"Attraction" is the biological way of signaling and communicating, "I value your GENES - your GENETIC MATERIAL - and my biology has determined that GENES like yours should replicate."
Think about what that means to say that you can seriously contemplate having "romantic love" (i. e., with the end-game goal of having children) without "attraction."
In other words, you just want YOUR GENES to continue to exist, but you STILL NEED HELP (emotional and financial) raising YOUR CHILDREN.
If that sounds selfish and like you're using the other person, that's because that's exactly what it is and exactly what's going on.
So, again, that's why women who say they can love "her man" without being attracted to him initially scare me - and should scare any guy.


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''They grabbed my friend and hit him with a two-by-four in the back and in the eye,'' Twaun said. That boy was one of 18 Songhai students treated for cuts and bruises at hospitals after Thursday's fight.
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I am glued to the TV watching every game of the Brazilian soccer team in the World Cup. As I surfed the Internet during half time, I found, on Saturnalia, this article
in Portuguese on soccer and the 12 signs of the Brazilian team, written by El Gatón.
I translated the original post from Portuguese and adapted it for my English-speaking readers.
A lot of people are asking what is the best sign for a soccer player. As an astrologer, I say each sign is different, because there is no bad sign. If we were to schedule a team according to the 12 signs, which sign would be doing what?
Virgo would be the goalkeeper since Virgo is a sign of manual labor and the goalie is the only player who uses his hands. Always looking for perfection, Virgo as the goalkeeper will always be looking for technical perfection since he cannot fail without being criticized by everybody made to pay for his failure, specially if this is the final match that determines who wins the World Cup. No possibility of redemption.
Gemini as the fastest player on the field would play right back. This position would allow him to travel fast all over the field and play multiple positions: defense, midfield and attack. Mercury at its best everywhere and nowhere in particular.
On the other side, as left back, would be Taurus. With his calm demeanor, he can transmit security and keep his teammates calm and focused. Taurus knows how to wait for the perfect opportunity to move forward and score against the opponent. Although sometimes Taurus can be as slow as an ox.
In the left half back and right half back positions, Cancer and Capricorn. Both very tenacious signs that never let go! Always protecting and defending their position, or in this case, the goal area. Capricorn in particular is very adept at organizing the defense plays, never leaving that position unguarded. Both signs are very good a defensive strategies and predicting the opponent movements.
In the Middle field, would be Libra and Scorpio. Libra has a vital role. With his natural ability to be a team player, he is the best sign to act as an intermediary and pass the ball to the best positioned player. Scorpio would be in middle field because it is the sign that does the work that needs to be done. Disarm, or kill the counterattack, a sign that knows danger when it sees it. Scorpio is at his best when paired up with the halfbacks, and likes to score as if it were a form of seduction. Warning though! Never betray his trust.
In middle-right next to Scorpio, would be Sagittarius, for whom soccer is a religion, and who has a whole philosophy on the art of soccer. As the player with the most international experience, he is familiar with the game philosophy of every adversary. In addition, he is able to curse in several different languages. On the other hand, he does not like to score.
In the half-left, the King, the captain of the team, the one who has the honor to wear the #10 jersey would be Leo, symbol of creativity par excellence. The sign that welcomes all applause and all boos. He likes to lead his team to the victory. He is generous and easily shares the ball with his subjects that depend on him in front of the goal zone. However, Leo needs to watch out for excessive pride and to avoid thinking the game revolves around him.
In front, would be Aquarius and Aries. Aquarius for his geniality and rebelliousness, and being the sign of inventiveness, will always come up with plays never seen before. Sometimes though, Aquarius can intransigent and dogmatic. Next to it would be Aries, because of his fighting spirit, impetuosity, opportunism, and boldness, and also because he is always the first one to reach the goal! The only thing that matters for Aries is that he, and he alone, be the one to score (which can lead to fights and quarrels.) To win is his motto.
And finally, Pisces would be the twelfth player. Pisces who suffers whether his team wins or loses. As the sign that rules ecstasy, joy, and collective forces, he is the cheerleader par excellence. At every game, he is there with his prayers, superstitions, and emotions. When his team is winning, he is all joy, but if the visiting team flips the game he is convinced it is the end of the world.
As World Cup fever strikes around the world, I decide that my astrology blog would too! Go Brazil!
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