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Mama's Cooking
There are many days, while I'm prepping at the cutting board, preheating our oven or rattling them pots and pans around the stovetop, I stop and think about Mama's cooking.
How I love the thousands of dinners, breakfasts, sack lunches, snacks and treats she tirelessly assembled, not only for me, but for our whole family. The sheer volume of food she prepared, the ingenious use of the ingredients available to her, leaves me awestruck. Putting it mildly, the butchers, green grocers and shelf merchants were good, but limited, so mom had to improvise like a jazz soloist. Dad worked hard to provide, and mom's economy did him justice.


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Most couples do it, but few want to talk about it:
On this most romantic of days, relationship coach Mary Jo Fay has plenty to say.
"Humans are one of the few species on this planet that has recreational sex," says Fay, a registered nurse and author of "Please Dear, Not Tonight: The Truth About Women and Sex."
"We don't just come together during breeding time to have offspring. It's what binds us in that relationship like nothing else."
There's only one problem, she says: When people do talk about it, they often get it wrong.
Fay's "The Intimacy College" course "teaches men about women and women about themselves," so couples can have more mutually satisfying relationships, she says.
She says it's easier for the guys to figure out their part of the deal, but women have to be in the right frame of mind.
"Men need a place for sex; women need a reason," she says.
Steven Fager, a 40-year-old IT network engineer from Parker, learned about the class while attending Fay's Meetup group, "Denver's Best Dating, Mating and Relating."
He attended the class twice — once after a contentious divorce to calm his fears about re-entering the dating world, and again after he met and started dating his current girlfriend of two years, Nancy Stern-Jude, a 59-year-old paralegal. Once Fager persuaded Stern-Jude to take the course, the couple said they finally had a common language for discussing both the good and the bad in their relationship.
Initially Stern-Jude was reluctant to attend because she felt uncomfortable talking about sex — not even with her gregarious female friends. But the environment was welcoming.
"We could feel comfortable enough to laugh about some of the issues, like the fact that I didn't even know how to turn on some of the sex toys that Mary Jo showed us," she says. "More people need that kind of education. Maybe we wouldn't have so much self-doubt if we had someone very straightforward and honest to talk about it."
Stern-Jude thought back to how many times she had thought to herself over the years, "He should know this!" or even worse, played into beliefs that women should not voice their desires.
"But why should he know it if I didn't tell him?" she says. "You can't expect someone new in your life to know your boundaries. You have to be empowered enough and able to communicate what works and what doesn't. After taking the intimacy class, I suddenly had a voice."
Fay's recommendation that both partners maintain equality resonated with the couple, both of whom had survived previously abusive relationships.
"It doesn't matter if one is a brain surgeon and the other is a ditch digger," Fager says. "When you are in the bedroom, both partners have to be equal."
One of Fay's clients, who was in his late 50s, said he avoided dating women over 45 because he had always assumed women who had undergone menopause no longer want sex. In fact, Fay explained, many older women are even more interested in sex because they are no longer worried about getting pregnant.
"It's just another example of 'You don't know what you don't know' — especially as it pertains to sex," Fay says. "I'm trying to help folks understand that there is simply way too much misinformation out there, and it's the reason why they aren't getting what they want out of their relationships."
About 150 men and women have attended Fay's three- hour courses based on her book, which is included in the $39 course fee. That number would be higher if clients weren't worried about who else showed up to class or being mocked for their apparent lack of know-how.
Fay refuses to allow her educational class to devolve into an episode of HBO's "Real Sex." Men and women take separate classes. No one gets naked. And while anatomy is discussed, there is no inappropriate touching.
"I don't want to be a 'Nurse Nancy the Sex Kitten,' " says Fay. "We just go back to basics because the assumption is that humans innately know how to have sex, and we don't."
The class helps people see each other as individuals, says Ron Tallman, a psychotherapist who specializes in individual and relationship training geared toward men.
"Too often men and women treat the opposite sex as objects for their own personal use and pleasure, rather than as unique individuals," says Tallman, who has maintained denversocial.com for 10 years, offering a calendar of monthly events for singles. "Once they have that understanding, both have a better chance at developing a true relationship."
Some of the biggest misunderstandings between the sexes, as revealed in her classes: 70 percent of women don't reach fulfillment through intercourse alone so just three minutes of foreplay won't cut it. And while a man can achieve orgasm within two to five minutes, women need 18 to 20 minutes.
It's a fact that shocked all the men in Fager's class.
"Men have some understanding that it takes women longer, but we had no idea that the timing difference was so extreme," Fager says. "Accepting that fact changes what sex in a relationship is about. More priority and stimulation needs to be given to the woman to ensure she is satisfied instead of just assuming she is."
Even though sexual images and messages are more prevalent in our culture than generations before, Americans still have a hard time expressing needs, understanding the latest research findings or coping with previous abuse, she says. (One in three women and one in six men are sexually assaulted, according national rape, abuse and incest statistics.)
Fay says helping people learn how to have better, more fulfilling lovemaking empowers her on her own journey as a survivor of childhood sexual abuse.
"I spent a lot of years tied to my abusive past in which sex was not the gift it has now become," Fay says. "Now that I've gone public with it, it has no power over me because I can talk about it with others, and they can talk to me."
Fay is in talks to write a screenplay based on her book so her message reaches a larger audience. But no matter how far she goes, her most important work starts with the one moment in class that stills the teacher's heart:
Students are asked to close their eyes and raise their hand if they can answer yes to this question: "Have you ever been sexually abused?"
"A lot of them raise their hands," Fay says.
Change begins with acknowledging secrets and debunking misconceptions. "If the work isn't done to heal those kinds of wounds, issues will arise that will make it difficult for someone to be intimate and close," she says.
Maybe the man wants to do something the woman is uncomfortable with, and the blockage starts there. Maybe she thinks that since she hooked her mate through sex in the beginning, she doesn't have to do it anymore when they are married.
"One of my clients confessed to me that his wife had denied him sex for 18 years, but he was raised Catholic and took his vows seriously," Fay says. "He contacted me because he wanted to know if it would be cheating at this point in his relationship if he wanted to find sex elsewhere."
"Who do you go to talk about this kind of stuff with?" says Fay.
Her course pulls in attendees from Fay's singles Meetup group, but she would like to expand it to couples.
Some clients who completed the class said they were afraid to go home and introduce something new for fear that their partners would accuse them of cheating.
"I tell people to tell their honey that they went to this class, and now they want to go over some of the new stuff they've learned together," Fay says, before winking slyly.
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What women want and why
Is making love just another thing on your "honey do" list? Use these tips from intimacy and relationship expert Mary Jo Fay, author of "Please Dear, Not Tonight: The Truth About Women and Sex — What They Want, What They're Not Getting and Why."
A woman's biggest sex organ is her brain. Unless she can set aside worry about the kids, getting the bills paid and the next day's presentation at work, she isn't going to be able to relax enough to enjoy intimacy.
Communication needs to happen all the time and not just today when you hope for a satisfying evening. Talk, nicely. Be kind. Listen. Admit fault when necessary without attaching a "but" to the apology. Women want to better understand the recent problem so it doesn't happen again.
Women don't have sex to make up. Women want the argument last night over spending money to be settled first — then they can have sex. Sex can't make a conflict go away for them.
Don't assume that just because you've done your chores around the house today that you will be rewarded that night. Women figure that's part of a partnership.
What worked for Julie might not work for Jane. Don't assume that all women enjoy the same behaviors in the bedroom. Take the time to explore and find out what is mutually satsifying to both of you.
Score big with surprises. Expensive gifts aren't necessary — just do something special like sending a card or leaving love notes with personal messages scrawled inside. Just the fact that you thought about her in a context outside the bedroom melts a woman's heart.
Don't try to solve a women's problem for her. Women figure out their problems by talking them out. That doesn't mean they want advice. Help by holding her, listening carefully, asking questions and being supportive unless she asks directly for your input.
Some women do fake the "Big O," but there's a reason. Women are often self-conscious about their bodies and behaviors in the bedroom, and they want to please their man so he feels like a stud. Combine that with the fact that it takes women longer to achieve orgasm and, well, sometimes it's easier to just fake it.
"But here's where you start with the book," says Fay. "If he's getting his jollies and you are just waiting it out, how fun is that? People need to learn how to say what they want and need, especially in the bedroom."
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The cold season's just around the corner: have you got your wardrobe winter ready? In this respect, we have attentively selected and put together three highly inspiring winter games for girls, loaded with just the right type of trendy, both cozy chic and so very glamorous, winter stylish items that you need for upgrading your wardrobe with. They will definitely become your main fashion style guides the next season!
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When you say "winter" you instantly say "fairytale-like" fashion upgraded with a few notes of magic, right? When you say "winter games", developed especially for girls, you instantly say "winter fashion with a twist of fantasy", right? Well, who could better help you add that touch of fantasy to your wardrobe, who could more easily inspire than the... snow princess herself, right? Seize the chance of sweeping through this fantasy beauty's gorgeous dream dresses, ranging from glamorously looking white fur trimmed A-line gowns, to lovely sheer pink chiffon dresses and stylish, fairytale-like sheer green mermaid dresses. You will no doubt agree that this stunning winter gowns collection is by far one of the most dazzling ones that you've ever scanned through playing other winter fashion-themed games for girls! What's your idea of the perfect glam-stylish fashion look with a dash of winter magic?
Fancy Skating Girl
Now you do agree, don't you, that when it comes to all those fun winter activities that you'll indulge yourself in the next season, such as skating, a Snow Princess dress-inspired outfit would be so very... unpractical! That's why we've added this specific dress-up game here, too, to this winter games for girls series. We bring you this fancy skating girl's winter chic wardrobe that you could easily get inspired from! Just a click on the category tabs, then a few more clicks on the left and right arrows popping up and a few more clicks on all those lovely winter fashion items and you get to work your fashion creativity and style up the dashing skater with one of her pretty flouncy or ruffled mnidresses.
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Get ready to welcome the cold season, not just anyhow, but with your wardrobe upgraded and updated to the latest 2013 winter fashion trends, using these three winter games for girls as your main sources of fashion inspiration!
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CNN Money reviewed the MINI Clubman and seemed to like it quite a bit. The added space without sacrificing driveability seemed to be key:
The Clubman's extra length, which brings along an additional 221 pounds of weight, does little to hinder its jaunty nature. (Or, surprisingly, its estimated fuel economy, which remains just the same as its shorter self.)
Check out the full article here: CNN Money.
NewCarNet released an article discussing car owners and Facebook. Apparently there are 23,000 MINI drivers across 310 groups discussing everything from repairs to mods. Runner-up? The Honda Civic drivers. Nice work gang! Keep Motoring!!!
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Sources have said that MINI USA may be planning to hold some events at the Loews Hotel in Miami, FL this June. It has also been stated that MINI USA has secured a portion of the Homestead-Miami Speedway! Can you say AutoX or Go-karting? Hmmm… If this is true, we are in for one heck of a good time! And just think, this is the tip of the iceberg. I, for one, can't wait!
This past week at the New York Auto Show, MINI officially announced the new JCW lineup of both the R56 and the Clubman. With a price tag of $29,200 for the R56 version and $31,450 for the Clubman version, I have to ask – is it worth it? For those wanting a factory car that they can call "stock" and intend not to do anything to it, I suppose the value is there. Not to mention the aftermarket on the "new" generation MINI is still relatively new. I would love to test drive one and see how it handles (would really love to get one on the track). Until then I will withhold judgment. Here is the official press release that came out two days ago:
Woodcliff Lake, NJ – March 20, 2008… MINI USA announced today the debut of two all new performance models at the 2008 New York International Auto Show. Following their successful World Premier in Geneva, the MINI John Cooper Works hardtop and the MINI John Cooper Works Clubman are showcased at MINI's display and represent the first new models from the recently integrated John Cooper Works Brand.
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Well it looks like the new chat room status monitor is a big hit! Think we had a record set of first time chatters in the chat room throughout the day. For all you newbies – welcome and hope you come back often to say hello! While the topics pretty much hover around MINIs, a fair share of topic diversity is shared each night and that usually leads to some funny moments. Here is one of my favorite moments from tonight's chat room discussion (thanks Deviant for this non-MINI, but extremely funny find):
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I plan on being at the kick off in Miami, FL! Hope to see many of you there.
You may have heard that Oscar Meyer chose to create a new "Weinermobile" out of a MINI Cooper recently. Well here is the video of this, um unique, vehicle:
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Guiding Readers and Writers (Grades 3-6): Teaching Comprehension, Genre, and Content Literacy / Edition 1 available in Paperback
Authors Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell have already helped hundreds of thousands of K-3 teachers engage, inform, and inspire early readers and writers. Now, with Guiding Readers and Writers (Grades 3-6), Fountas and Pinnell support teachers on the next leg of the literacy journey, addressing the unique challenges of teaching upper elementary students.
The product of many years of work with classroom teachers, Guiding Readers and Writers (Grades 3-6) is one of the most comprehensive, authoritative guides available today. It explores all the essential components of a quality literacy program in six separate sections:
- Breakthrough to Literacy: Fountas and Pinnell present the basic structure of the language/literacy program within a breakthrough framework that encompasses the building of community through language, word study, reading, writing, and the visual arts. The framework plays out as three "blocks," which can be interpreted as conceptual units as well as segments of time within the school day. Specific information on how to structure a reading and writing workshop is provided. A practical chapter on organizing and managing the classroom will help you implement the principles in your own classroom.
- Independent Reading: It is essential for students to develop interests and tastes as readers, selecting books for themselves every day. Fountas and Pinnell devote four chapters to independent reading, exploring how to structure teaching, minilessons, conferences, groupshare, and ways to use response journals as part of a reading workshop.
- Guided Reading: The chapters in this section provide detailed information on planning for guided reading, dynamic grouping for effective teaching, and selecting, introducing, and using leveled texts. Fountas and Pinnell describe characteristics of texts related to difficulty and ways to organize texts in your classroom and school.
- Literature Study: This section of the book discusses how to make students' experiences with literature as rich as possible. The authors offer specific suggestions for forming groups, guiding student choices, and establishing and teaching routines for literature discussion. A full chapter explores reader response and ways to help readers dig deep to uncover the meaning of texts.
- Teaching for Comprehension and Word Analysis: This detailed look at the reading process explores both oral and silent reading, processes and behaviors related to comprehension, and ways to help students construct meaning. Included are twelve systems for sustaining the reading process and expanding meaning, plus discussions of the important areas of phonics, spelling, and vocabulary.
- The Reading and Writing Connection: These chapters showcase the instructional contexts - poetry, writer's notebooks, writer's talks, genre, content literacy, and student research - that support students in connected reading and writing. An informative overview of the characteristics of fiction and nonfiction will help you teach students to read and write a variety of genre. What's more, the authors suggest ways to help students learn the "genre" of testing and perform the kinds of reading and writing tasks that tests require. They also detail the continuous thoughtful assessment that guides all aspects of effective teaching.
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Table of ContentsBreakthrough to Literacy:
Three Blocks of Powerful Teaching for All Students
Becoming Lifelong Readers and Writers
Achieving Literacy with a Three-Block Framework: Language and Word Study, Reading, and Writing
Investigating Words: Language and Word Study
Becoming Joyful Readers: The Reading Workshop
Developing Accomplished Writers: The Writing Workshop
Making It Work: Organizing and Managing Time and Resources
Independent Reading
Encouraging Independent Reading
Planning Effective Minilessons and Conferences
Getting Started: The First Twenty Days
Writing to Expand Meaning: Response Journals
Guided Reading
Understanding Guided Reading
Planning for Guided Reading
Dynamic Grouping for Effective Teaching
Selecting, Introducing, and Using Leveled Texts
Literature Study
Discovering Literature Study: The Essential Elements
Putting Literature Study in Action
Responding to Literature: Multiple Paths to Deeper Meaning
Comprehension and Word Analysis
Understanding the Reading Process
Comprehending Written Text
Teaching for Sustaining Strategies in Reading
Teaching for Expanding Strategies in Reading
Solving Words: Phonics, Spelling, and Vocabulary
The Reading and Writing Connection
Teaching Genre and Content Literacy: Explore Fiction and Nonfiction Texts
Creating the Poetry Workshop: Reading, Writing, and the Arts
Exploring the Writing Terrain: Writer's Talks, Writer's Notebooks, and Investigations
Supporting Readers and Writers: Tools That Make a Difference
Understanding the "Testing Genre": Preparing Students for High Quality Performance
Making Teaching Decisions Using Continuous Assessment
Appendixes: featuring forms you can use in your reading and writing workshop; numerous graphic organizers; a list of the 500 most frequently used words and spelling demons, writer websites, and magazines for kids; bibliographies of picture books for use with intermediate students; a bibliography of poetry anthologies; and other practical tools.
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Barbara Maycock knew it was a windy night Thursday. She could feel her old house shaking.
But the Vinland woman didn't expect to see her 100-year-old barn in a pile of rubble when she awoke the next morning.
"I came home last night at around 8 o'clock and everything was fine. I went to bed and when I got up this morning, I looked out and I thought something was wrong. And, then I said 'Oh my gosh, the barn is gone. It's flat,'" Maycock said.
What she can only explain as a microburst had pushed off the roof of the barn, blown over its wooden sides, lifted a refrigerator inside it, damaged an antique tractor and moved a fishing boat about six feet. A nearby pink plastic flamingo, however, didn't budge.
With the exception of the old barn and boat, other parts of the property remained intact, including a stone barn that is on the National Register of Historic Places. And, Maycock hasn't heard of any of her neighbors sustaining damage from Thursday night's storm.
This summer, she and her husband, Dave, had made improvements to the barn, which was originally purchased as a build-it-yourself kit from Sears, Roebucks & Co. more than a 100 years ago. The couple had painted it, reset the stone foundation and put in new baseboards.
The barn was insured, but Maycock said the value was more on the sentimental side. They had plans to put it on the historic register.
Despite the damage, Maycock counts herself as lucky. Usually stored inside the barn is a van holding the popular KU hot air balloon. The balloon was taken out for repairs the day before.
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Writer: Jimmy Palmiotti
Artist: Artiz Eiguren
Cover: Sas Christian
Queen Crab presents the story of Ginger, whose life is just as chaotic, confusing, and complicated as ours can be from time to time. Though her situation may not be ideal for her, she's decided to accept the hand she's been dealt and make the best of it. However, things quickly change during the week of her honeymoon when she ends up transformed by something she doesn't understand. Now, wielding crab-clawed arms, she's trying to get to the bottom of things while adjusting to her new appearance.
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The artwork from Artiz fits the tone perfectly from start to finish. When the story does shift to its few supernatural moments, he keeps it subtle so as not to break up what he's already established. A very natural, real world feel that solidifies Palmiotti's script. There were a couple of times where the characters' faces weren't consistent, but there's still solid visual storytelling from start to finish.
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Harlequins have escaped further punishment over incidents that took place during their Heineken Cup victory in Toulouse last month.
Will Skinner was sent from the dugout during the closing stages of the 31-24 victory by referee Alain Rolland when, having been substituted earlier in the game, he prevented Toulouse from taking a quick throw as they desperately sought a late try.
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Blogging for beginners
This post could have easily been titled, Blogging 101, because it consists primarily of information about the blogging vocabulary, which any blogging enthusiast would agree, is essential to a thorough understanding of what comprises a blog.
In other words, every newcomer to blogging needs to know the meaning of terms such as blog, platform, domain, domain name and web host; and once s/he has mastered these key elements of blogging, s/he can enter any conversation about blogging with confidence.
In fact, after the new blogger understands exactly what a blog is, s/he will then be on the way to passing the critical test of choosing an appropriate topic about which to blog. Such a topic should be recognizable and compelling, but must also be presented in a way that extends to readers an invitation, as well as the opportunity, to participate in an ongoing dialog with the blogger and with each other.
At times the mere definition of "blog," which is short for weblog, poses a problem for some who are not familiar with the term or the activity; but the term weblog is defined by Dictionary.com as:
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Web Host (or host) is an entity that provides the space which a blog or website occupies on the Web. Hosting can be described as a virtual file cabinet where the blog (and other content) is stored and made available to visitors; but without hosting for such content, it cannot get on the Web.
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I had the pleasure of crafting cupcakes for a wedding taking place at the Birch Aquarium in La Jolla a few weekends ago. The bride and groom requested that all the cupcakes be made with natural and organic ingredients, no fondant. It was a challenge but thankfully we have places like Whole Foods, Trader Joes and the internet to help me find organic versions of the products I use. By the way, there are organic versions of almost everything now! Powdered sugar, cinnamon, chocolate, sugar, flour, eggs, milk, butter, and more!
The bride and groom ordered A Kid Again, Tea Time, All American and a custom flavor of chocolate stout cupcake topped with cream cheese buttercream. The groom loves Guinness and was happy when I told him that I could make a chocolate cake with his favorite stout.
I apologize for the picture quality. A photographer I am not and the semi-dark lighting inside the aquarium made picture taking a challenge.
Their cake topper:
The bride snuck out to take a look while I was setting up the table and she was very happy and couldn't wait to bite into a cupcake.
Congratulations to Kate and Steve!
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NBA Power Rankings: How Each Team Stacks Up Heading into MarchMarch 1, 2013
NBA Power Rankings: How Each Team Stacks Up Heading into March
With the trade deadline firmly in the rearview mirror, rosters are set for the inevitable playoff pushes that some NBA teams will be making. If you aren't moving up in the NBA power rankings at this point in the season, well, you might be in a bit of trouble.
That means some teams are in a bit of peril, as every move up from the last set of rankings by a certain squad has to be met with a corresponding dip by another one.
So, which teams are making a run? Which ones have established themselves as the true contenders among a sea of pretenders?
30. Charlotte Bobcats (Previous Ranking: No. 30)
Record: 13-44
Last Five Games: 1-4
Last 10 Games: 2-8
Are the poor Charlotte Bobcats ever going to work their way free of the bottom section of the rankings?
A strong start to the season lifted Charlotte out of its seemingly permanent spot at No. 30, but the Bobcats have reasserted their dominance over the NBA's cellar during the rest of the 2012-13 season.
Kemba Walker is making a strong case for Most Improved Player while doing work alongside Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and some solid veterans, but this team has a long way to go if it's ever going to put together a serious win streak.
At this point, one of those is needed to loosen the stranglehold on this spot.
29. Orlando Magic (Previous Ranking: No. 29)
Record: 16-42
Last Five Games: 1-4
Last 10 Games: 2-8
Arron Afflalo is starting to pick up his game now that J.J. Redick has left the Orlando Magic for the brighter pastures provided by the Milwaukee Bucks, but the rest of the team can't say the same.
Over his past five games, the shooting guard has averaged 17.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and 6.0 assists per contest on 48 percent shooting from the field. It hasn't resulted in many victories—only one over the past five games, in fact—but it's a nice sign that the supposedly prized acquisition in the Dwight Howard trade is picking it up.
Orlando has quite a few promising young players, but it'll take quite a while before it's experienced and solid enough to push Rob Hennigan's squad back into contention.
28. Minnesota Timberwolves (Previous Ranking: No. 27)
Record: 20-35
Last Five Games: 1-4
Last 10 Games: 2-8
Can injuries please stop affecting the Minnesota Timberwolves? The latest victim is Andrei Kirilenko, sidelined with a calf strain.
At this point it's just ridiculous. If I was a member of the 'Wolves, I'd have to consider faking an injury to avoid suffering an actual one. It's gotten that bad.
Not so surprisingly, Minnesota has struggled tremendously, and the preseason hopes of a playoff spot are now nothing more than just those: hopes.
27. Sacramento Kings (Previous Ranking: No. 28)
Record: 20-39
Last Five Games: 1-4
Last 10 Games: 3-7
DeMarcus Cousins has been tearing it up on the boards lately, recording double-doubles in three of his past five games. One of those came against the Miami Heat in extra time, though, so it should only count as half a double-double due to the defending champions' rebounding deficiencies and the extended minutes.
Despite this glass-cleaning dominance, the Sacramento Kings have been slumping since taking down the Houston Rockets and Utah Jazz in back-to-back contests.
A brutally difficult schedule has contributed to these struggles, but Sacramento has only managed to knock off the Orlando Magic in its past seven games.
26. Philadelphia 76ers (Previous Ranking: No. 20)
Record: 22-34
Last Five Games: 0-5
Last 10 Games: 2-8
If I had told you before the season had started that Jrue Holiday would have broken out in a big way, even making the All-Star squad for the Eastern Conference, you would have expected the Philadelphia 76ers to be a true playoff contender.
Sadly for the occasionally fickle Philly fans, Holiday hasn't been enough. And that's no knock on his play.
Without much of a presence in the post on either end of the court, the Sixers have dropped further and further in power rankings as the 2012-13 campaign has progressed. Their current seven-game losing streak hasn't exactly broken that trend, either.
25. New Orleans Hornets (Previous Ranking: No. 21)
Record: 20-39
Last Five Games: 1-4
Last 10 Games: 4-6
It's time for Greivis Vasquez to start receiving more attention. The Maryland product has developed into one of the best pure point guards in the NBA, but few—outside of the more hardcore NBA fans and supporters of the New Orleans Hornets—have realized just how good he is.
Even though his shot hasn't been falling lately—which is part of the reason the Hornets aren't winning more—Vasquez is proving to be quite the playmaker. Over his past five contests, he's averaged 9.2 assists and only 1.8 turnovers per game.
Now if only he could spark one of the league's more lackluster defensive units. New Orleans doesn't allow all that many points per game, but it also plays slower than every team but the Brooklyn Nets (per Basketball-Reference).
24. Phoenix Suns (Previous Ranking: No. 26)
Record: 20-39
Last Five Games: 2-3
Last 10 Games: 3-7
Given the amount of established talent that the Phoenix Suns can lay claim to, going 3-7 over the past 10 games isn't actually all that bad. That's especially true when the wins include an overtime victory over the San Antonio Spurs.
The unexpected spark in Phoenix has been Jermaine O'Neal.
Wait. What?
Seriously, O'Neal is no longer playing like a corpse. He actually averaged 11.4 points and 8.5 rebounds per game during February, much to the surprise of just about everyone.
23. Detroit Pistons (Previous Ranking: No. 25)
Record: 23-37
Last Five Games: 2-3
Last 10 Games: 5-5
The Detroit Pistons have to love what Brandon Knight has done since focusing more on his scoring. Jose Calderon's presence on the team allows him to do that, and he's finally begun to live up to his potential.
Sandwiching a three-game absence from the lineup, Knight dropped 21 points on 7-of-11 shooting against the Charlotte Bobcats and 32 points on an 11-of-18 performance in a victory over the Washington Wizards. Apparently being embarrassed by Kyrie Irving didn't affect his psyche too much.
If Knight can become a consistent standout player in the backcourt, then Detroit could start to make some noise against the better teams in the Association.
22. Portland Trail Blazers (Previous Ranking: No. 17)
Record: 26-31
Last Five Games: 1-4
Last 10 Games: 2-8
The Portland Trail Blazers are slumping hard. And as a result, they're quickly falling out of the tight race for the eighth seed in the Western Conference.
After going 2-8 in their past 10 games, the Blazers now sit in 10th place, four games shy of the Houston Rockets.
If Portland is going to right the ship, Damian Lillard must quit playing like a rookie. He's struggled tremendously with both turnovers and his shooting efficiency in recent games, but he'll have to snap out of it for Rip City to find success.
Even with Eric Maynor now in the fold, Portland doesn't have the kind of depth that affords lapses from the starters.
21. Washington Wizards (Previous Ranking: No. 24)
Record: 18-38
Last Five Games: 3-2
Last 10 Games: 7-3
John Wall might not have put up the best numbers since his return to action, but the difference he makes for the Washington Wizards is palpable.
If that 7-3 record over the last 10 games isn't convincing you, perhaps some data from NBA.com's stat pages will. The following chart compares some advanced statistics for Washington when Wall is on the court versus when he's off:
That's called making an impact.
20. Cleveland Cavaliers (Previous Ranking: No. 22)
Record: 20-38
Last Five Games: 4-1
Last 10 Games: 6-4
At this point, everyone knows that Kyrie Irving is a stud. Even the people living under rocks have heard of the Duke product by now.
Soon, Dion Waiters might join his backcourt mate in that category of superstars. The shooting guard is making it quite clear that he's not ready to let the Rookie of the Year race become a two-man show.
Over his last five games, Waiters is averaging 20.4 points, 1.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game on 52 percent shooting from the field. It's clearly been effective for Cleveland, as the Cavs are 4-1 during that stretch with the lone loss coming at the hands of LeBron James and the Miami Heat.
19. Dallas Mavericks (Previous Ranking: No. 18)
Record: 25-32
Last Five Games: 2-3
Last 10 Games: 5-5
The Dallas Mavericks are only five games out of the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference, and it would be foolish to give up on them at this point.
Although Mark Cuban's team is only 5-5 over the past 10 games, a certain superstar has been rounding into form, playing better and better as he works himself back to in-game shape. Twenty-twenty games tend to do that.
Over his last five outings, Dirk Nowitzki has nearly averaged 20 points and 11 rebounds per contest, and he's done so efficiently. That's great news for Dallas, as the 34-year-old isn't showing many signs of a permanent decline at the moment.
18. Milwaukee Bucks (Previous Ranking: No. 16)
Record: 28-28
Last Five Games: 2-3
Last 10 Games: 3-7
If it wasn't for Monta Ellis' ridiculous buzzer-beater while fading away and falling to one side off the wrong foot to beat the Houston Rockets in regulation, then the Milwaukee Bucks would have escaped February with a putrid 4-9 record.
That's not going to get it done, even in the weaker of the two conferences.
Although Milwaukee landed J.J. Redick at the trade deadline, it was unable to secure a bigger name like Josh Smith. This is still a playoff squad, but it's pretty clear the Bucks aren't going to play too many more games than the required 82.
17. Toronto Raptors (Previous Ranking: No. 23)
Record: 23-35
Last Five Games: 2-3
Last 10 Games: 6-4
Rudy Gay might not be hitting many shots from outside the two-point area of the court, but he's still made an undeniably positive impact for the Toronto Raptors.
Since Gay was acquired in a pre-deadline-(non)frenzy deal, the Raptors have gone 7-5. That might not be a postseason-worthy mark, but it's significantly better than the 16-30 record the Canadian franchise accumulated before the small forward's arrival.
Toronto is going to continue to trend upward as the season progresses.
16. Golden State Warriors (Previous Ranking: No. 9)
Record: 33-25
Last Five Games: 3-2
Last 10 Games: 3-7
It might seem like Stephen Curry is contained in this picture, but the ball probably would have gone in if he shot it, no matter how much Tyson Chandler contested the attempt. That's the kind of fire Curry was on, as he nailed 11 three-pointers against the New York Knicks to fall one shy of the NBA record.
However, despite Curry's 54 points—more than anyone else has scored during the 2012-13 season—the Golden State Warriors couldn't pull out a victory in Madison Square Garden. The rest of the team only scored 51 points, and seven of the made field goals were assisted by Curry.
That's the way things have been going for the Dubs lately. They just can't come out on top consistently.
A six-game losing streak brought them back to earth, and it's going to take some convincing for the world to believe they're legitimate contenders once more.
15. Houston Rockets (Previous Ranking: No. 14)
Record: 31-28
Last Five Games: 2-3
Last 10 Games: 5-5
The Houston Rockets have now provided us with the textbook example of how to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Just have a shooting guard sporting a beard drop 46 points while only lofting up 19 shots from the field. It's not that hard. Frankly, I'm amazed more teams haven't tried to go down that route.
However, outside that game, Houston hasn't performed quite as well as expected. The Rockets have a few nice wins, but losses to the Sacramento Kings and Washington Wizards are marring the résumé a bit.
14. Utah Jazz (Previous Ranking: No. 11)
Record: 31-27
Last Five Games: 2-3
Last 10 Games: 5-5
The Utah Jazz had been playing consistent basketball for quite some time, yet they were still falling under the radar. A recent downturn in their level of play isn't going to help change that.
At least Al Jefferson has been dominant. Over his past five games, the master of the left block has averaged 20.2 points and 8.4 rebounds per game while knocking down 52.3 percent of his shots from the field.
With games against the Charlotte Bobcats, Milwaukee Bucks and Cleveland Cavaliers coming up, Utah won't be on a losing streak for too much longer.
13. Los Angeles Lakers (Previous Ranking: No. 19)
Record: 29-30
Last Five Games: 4-1
Last 10 Games: 6-4
Don't look now, but the Los Angeles Lakers are drawing dangerously close to a playoff spot. After a decisive victory against the Minnesota Timberwolves, L.A. sits just two games out of the No. 8 spot.
Kobe Bryant has continued to facilitate wonderfully for his teammates, but he's reverting back into the score-first role he's occupied throughout most of his career. Leading the team in scoring in each of the past four games, the Mamba has averaged 31.2 points, 6.8 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game on 55.8 percent shooting from the field during his last five contests.
With Dwight Howard starting to show bursts of extreme effectiveness, things are undoubtedly looking up for the Lake Show.
12. Chicago Bulls (Previous Ranking: No. 10)
Record: 33-25
Last Five Games: 2-3
Last 10 Games: 4-6
Can we just give Joakim Noah the Defensive Player of the Year award now? Is that too soon?
Noah has been one of the few bright spots lately for the Chicago Bulls, who are suddenly struggling to keep pace with the elite teams in the Eastern Conference. In a 93-82 victory over the lowly Philadelphia 76ers, the man who leads the NBA in vein pop-outs per game took advantage of his opponent's frontcourt deficiencies.
He recorded 23 points, 21 rebounds and 11 blocks for a triple-double that has been matched by only Hakeem Olajuwon, Shaquille O'Neal and Shawn Bradley since the start of the 1985-86 season (per Basketball-Reference.com).
11. Boston Celtics (Previous Ranking: No. 13)
Record: 30-27
Last Five Games: 2-3
Last 10 Games: 6-4
No matter how well Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett played once Rajon Rondo went down for the season, the Boston Celtics were bound to experience a bit of a decline.
That didn't happen at first as Bill Simmons' Ewing Theory might have come into play, but it's taking place now. The C's have dropped four of their past seven games, including games to the Charlotte Bobcats and slumping Portland Trail Blazers.
As well as Jeff Green has been playing lately, Boston needs to find some consistent backcourt play in order to maintain its winning percentage for the rest of the 82-game campaign.
10. Brooklyn Nets (Previous Ranking: No. 7)
Record: 34-24
Last Five Games: 3-2
Last 10 Games: 6-4
The Brooklyn Nets' season has contained three chapters so far.
In the first one, the team struggled to find an identity, partly because the players and Avery Johnson couldn't agree on how to run things. During the 2012 portion of the season, the Nets struggled out of the gates to a 16-15 record.
Then, everything changed once P.J. Carlesimo's system was in place, one that allowed Deron Williams to have a bit more offensive freedom. From Jan. 2 through Jan. 23, the team was on fire, going 10-1.
Since then, the Nets have settled into a much worse pace, posting a .500 record for that third subjective chapter.
In reality, Brooklyn's talent lies somewhere in between. It isn't going to win 10 of 11 games very often, but it's also better than a .500 squad.
9. New York Knicks (Previous Ranking: No. 5)
Record: 34-20
Last Five Games: 2-3
Last 10 Games: 5-5
Getting a win on a night when you allow one player to post 54 points against you is certainly impressive, but that's one of the few things that have gone right for the New York Knicks lately.
With Carmelo Anthony struggling to keep his percentages from consistently dropping through the months of the 2012-13 season, New York has begun to lose with alarming frequency. For most teams, their record would be perfectly fine, but the Knicks are supposed to be true contenders.
To find a victory by New York against a team ranked ahead of them in these power rankings, you have to go all the way back to Jan. 27. And the one before that came on Jan. 3.
8. Atlanta Hawks (Previous Ranking: No. 15)
Record: 33-23
Last Five Games: 4-1
Last 10 Games: 7-3
The Atlanta Hawks are soaring right now, and they're starting to threaten the non-Miami Heat portion of the Eastern Conference elite.
A lot of the credit is due to Al Horford, who has put up breathtaking numbers that have gone largely unnoticed. When you're putting up LeBron James numbers, you're supposed to be getting a bit more attention from the general public.
Over the big man's past seven games, he's averaging 25.4 points, 12.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.4 steals and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 68.1 percent from the field.
Maybe they aren't quite on the same level as the MVP favorite, but those are still pretty darn impressive. Can we start giving him the credit he deserves now?
7. Denver Nuggets (Previous Ranking: No. 4)
Record: 37-22
Last Five Games: 4-1
Last 10 Games: 6-4
Doesn't it seem like the Denver Nuggets play all of their games on the road?
They had that ridiculously brutal stretch of games away from the Mile High City to start the season, and now they've played seven of their past nine contests outside of the Pepsi Center. Somewhat unsurprisingly, it's been a rough set of games.
While Denver won both games at home, it put together a 3-4 record in the away games.
At least it's allowed Andre Iguodala to re-assert himself as one of the better small forwards in the league. While playing suffocating defense, Iggy has averaged 18.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 10 assists per game on 22-of-36 shooting during his past three outings.
6. Memphis Grizzlies (Previous Ranking: No. 12)
Record: 38-18
Last Five Games: 5-0
Last 10 Games: 8-2
So, does this recent tear through the league prove that Rudy Gay wasn't actually all that valuable on the Memphis Grizzlies?
A threadbare roster lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first game of the post-Gay era, but Memphis has gone 9-3 since then and enters these power rankings on an eight-game win streak.
If you're wondering why that doesn't earn them a spot in the top five, then you're failing to consider the strength of schedule. All in all, it's been a pretty easy stretch of games. Of the teams that Memphis has played over those past 12 contests, only three would make the playoffs if the season ended at the same time as February did.
5. Indiana Pacers (Previous Ranking: No. 6)
Record: 36-22
Last Five Games: 4-1
Last 10 Games: 7-3
The Indiana Pacers have boasted an incredible defense throughout the 2012-13 campaign, but until lately, the offense has been rather lackluster.
If this is a trend that's going to continue, all of the NBA needs to look out. When a team is among the elite while threatening for the 30th spot in offensive rating, the sky is the limit when that offensive rating starts climbing.
And scarily enough, the Pacers are about to add another weapon. Danny Granger is starting to play, even if he's made only two of the 17 shots he's attempted in two contests since returning from injury.
4. Los Angeles Clippers (Previous Ranking: No. 8)
Record: 42-18
Last Five Games: 4-1
Last 10 Games: 8-2
Oh what a difference having Chris Paul can make.
During CP3's latest bout with a knee injury, the Los Angeles Clippers went only 3-6. Since he returned, they've won six games and only lost to Tony Parker and the San Antonio Spurs.
Even when Paul is struggling with his shot, his court vision and feel for the game make everyone around him that much better. The Clippers are for real this year, but only if Paul can stay healthy throughout the postseason.
3. Oklahoma City Thunder (Previous Ranking: No. 3)
Record: 42-15
Last Five Games: 3-2
Last 10 Games: 7-3
Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook are both playing incredible basketball for the Oklahoma City Thunder, but the team is still prone to the occasional defensive lapse. And unfortunately for the defending Western Conference champions, those lapses last far too long sometimes.
OKC has allowed explosions to elite offensive players like LeBron James and James Harden, but usually the damage occurs down low. That's something the Thunder will have to shore up before the postseason rolls around.
Of course, with Durant and Westbrook, they can always be content to get into shootouts.
2. San Antonio Spurs (Previous Ranking: No. 1)
Record: 45-14
Last Five Games: 3-2
Last 10 Games: 7-3
It seems like you have to accept playing a fifth quarter if you want to beat the San Antonio Spurs.
Each of their past two losses have come in that extra period, and three of the last four dropped games couldn't be settled in just 48 minutes. While the Spurs won each of their first three overtime games during the 2012-13 campaign, they've lost the last three as the season has rolled along.
That said, it's quite tough to even make it to overtime, because to do that, you have to hang with Tony Parker for the first four periods of play.
1. Miami Heat (Previous Ranking: No. 2)
Record: 41-14
Last Five Games: 5-0
Last 10 Games: 10-0
As the saying goes, the cream eventually rises to the top.
The Miami Heat haven't seemed to push the pedal to the metal all that often during the 2012-13 season, but they're starting to accelerate as we draw closer to the playoffs. Currently on a 12-game win streak, the Heat have demonstrated an ability to both blow out the opposition and win in close games.
It all starts with LeBron James. Even though he's not topping both 30 points and 60 percent from the field at the same time in each and every game anymore, he's still absolutely dominating the league. Over his last five games, the reigning MVP is averaging 26.8 points, 7.8 rebounds and 10.6 assists per game on "only" 59.5 percent shooting.
Until Miami loses again, this is the Heat's spot to lose.


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The Porsche 918 Spyder has been recently caught on camera, from the passenger side, while going for a spin on the Dubai Autodrome.
While the McLaren P1 is playing in Bahrain these days and it's announcing its arrival in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in its final production form, and the Ferrari F150 still being kept a secret until the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, next month, Porsche has taken a prototype of the 918 Spyder, for a quick spin on the Dubai Autodrome. The video posted below has been shot from the passenger side and it's providing some interesting aspects of the upcoming supercar.
As a quick reminder, the Porsche 918 Spyder will get a 4.6 liter V8 engine under its hood, with 562 HP, mated to a seven-speed dual clutch transmission, helped by two electric motors. The total output will stand at 795 HP. Prices for the final production version of the supercar will start at 845,000 USD in the United States, once it will hit the market, and this is translated into 634,000 euros or 405,500 GBP, at the current exchange rates, without calculating the destination charge or the handling fees.


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Brazil vs. Zambia: 6 Things We LearnedOctober 15, 2013
Brazil vs. Zambia: 6 Things We Learned
Brazil beat Zambia in their final game of a mini-tour of East Asia on Tuesday, easing to a comfortable 2-0 scoreline.
Oscar scored a heavily deflected effort to open proceedings before Dede made it two with a powerful header just minutes later, and the Selecao wasted several further chances to pull further ahead.
Here are six things we learned from the contest.
Ramires Would Struggle as a No. 10 Against Top-Tier Opposition
Luiz Felipe Scolari selected Lucas Leiva, Paulinho and Ramires in his midfield to start the contest, which prompted many to suggest he was chancing a 4-3-3 formation.
But from kick-off it became apparent Ramires was playing in the No. 10 role—the one Oscar usually plays—and although he produced a few moments of excitement, he looked a little awkward on the whole.
He's not technically assured enough to play the position against top-tier opposition, and his dynamism and athleticism is wasted in such a physically limited role.
He went close after a wonderful one-two with Neymar, but the Chelsea midfielder lacks the nous to sniff out those chances (centrally) against better defences.
Hulk Could Be on the Verge of Losing His Job
Ever since Luiz Felipe Scolari was appointed, he's made the head-scratching decision to start Hulk over Lucas Moura in every competitive game of note.
Criticism has been difficult to throw Felipao's way on account of him leading the nation to victory in the 2013 Confederations Cup, but deep down the large majority of Brazilians are sick of the sight of Hulk now.
Fans want Moura starting ahead of the Zenit attacker, and the victory over Zambia was the stage of yet another mini-shootout between the two. Moura won this round, as he looked energetic, explosive and creative, while Hulk continually stunted attacks by getting caught offside.
Neymar's Deliveries—Criminally Underrated?
Much will be made of Neymar's third-minute free-kick that struck the crossbar, but what many will miss is the consistent, inch-perfect deliveries he provides when not shooting for goal.
He curls balls in a wonderfully flat fashion, quick enough to prevent the goalkeeper rushing out to claim them and low enough to allow a runner to generate serious power on the header.
Dede's goal looked easy, but he followed a simple, routine run-up to meet a beautiful delivery sent dangling in front of his forehead.
Zambia Overawed
Zambia are a far more capable outfit than the 90 minutes in Beijing showed, and it's fair to say the occasion got the better of them.
That's understandable, as this will be the biggest game most, if not all, of the side play in their entire careers, but those jitters stopped them representing their true selves.
In the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, the Chipolopolo were more than a match for some of the continent's most illustrious attacking forces. They won it the year before.
We just didn't see that Zambia today.
Brazil's Centre-Back Depth Is Incredible
It's pretty much a given at this point that Thiago Silva and and David Luiz will partner up to start the 2014 World Cup for Brazil.
Luiz has come on leaps and bounds in the past 12 months, and calls for UEFA Champions League winner Dante to replace the Chelsea man have lessened considerably.
Dede came in for the Zambia tie and played superbly, and although it's a lesser opposition, the Cruzeiro defender is coming back into form after a rocky end to his Vasco da Gama career.
Add in the fact that Luiz Felipe Scolari has Marquinhos and Doria to call on, and that makes six brilliant centre-backs contesting for two spots.
There are very few nations, if any, that can boast that level of competition.
Neymar the Constant
Wherever Neymar is on the pitch, Brazil attack through that channel.
For a while the Selecao's left side has been obscenely strong thanks to the presence of the Barcelona star, and on the occasion he bows out of the XI, Marcelo ensures that flank remains potent.
Now when Neymar is moved across the field to try new areas, the ball—and in turn, Brazil's method of attack or emphasis—follows him, meaning Neymar as a No. 10 sees Brazil play central and Neymar on the right sees Dani Alves prosper.
So long as he stays fit, the ability to move Neymar around and subsequently change the approach taken will be a dangerous tool for Luiz Felipe Scolari to use at the 2014 World Cup.


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Today is Fun at Work Day (is that possible?) and National Kazoo day. Darn, I should have brought some Kazoos to work!!
Monthly Archives: January 2015
Doing the Right Thing
Doing the Right Thing
Doing the right thing is usually hard. I experience this all the time. I have tried to be honest and then gotten taken advantage of. I have treated people right and then gotten mistreated. So why bother to keep on trying?
I believe in the Golden Rule and treating others fairly. I guess sometimes you just have to be the better person. Whether you believe in God, religion, or Karma, I would say that what goes around does come around.
Stay strong and keep doing the right thing. It may not seem to be worth it, but in the long run you will have lived your life positively and hopefully made someone else's life better!