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So with Jax/Blair/Ginobili all of the books after the year who do want? There are a ton on intriguing names with Gay, Howard, Al Jefferson,Millsap, Josh Smith, Monta Ellis and Iguodala to name a few (Plus Chris Paul).
The Question is what do you do with Ginobili. Does loyalty come before going hard after a Monta Ellis type who could replace his scoring for the next 6 years. Or perhaps a Josh Smith who is still young and could combine with Splitter once Timmy retires.
Last edited by tmengd; 01-26-13 at 07:32 PM.
You have to start with Dwight Howard. That's a no brainer in my view. I would like Paul Millsap also because he would fit the scheme here perfectly. This one might surprise some but Tony Allen. This guy hustles and gets steals like crazy. Imagine him and Kawhi patrolling the perimeter? Manu and SJax would be my next priority but both would have to take huge paycuts either way Pop & RC go FA wise. Those three would be my realistic free agent targets. Millsap and Allen make a lot sense too due to the fact Utah is big man loaded and Memphis is cutting pennies right now and will have to do the same next year too. Howard is a long shot but the Spurs will have the funds to lure him.
I don't see anyone on the list I would want except for maybe Josh Smith.
Why would we want Milsap? Is he going to play better than Splitter? I don't think so. What would we do with Manta Ellis? He doesn't play D and shoots when he shouldn't. He woudln't be an improvement over Danny Green.
I would like Tony Allen, but not over who we have now. . . . . You have to think about who has to go to make the free agent fit on the roster.
I am never coming back to SpursReport because TimmyDthaWay2B is a horses ass.
We just signed our FA for the summer--Aron Baynes. The Spurs will have to pay probably around $8 million/year to keep Splitter. I think Ginobli signs for something in the $6-$7 million a year range for 2 years. Jackson is re-signed for 2 years for around $3 million per. If Gary Neal can be signed for similar money to SJax he stays. If someone offers him anything near the MLE he is gone. If Blair doesn't get moved by the trade deadline he is gone. The only area I see that the Spurs might be able to pick up a significant piece is with Bonner. His contract will be very nice as a chip during the off-season. However, Bonner plays a valuable roll on this team. He may fade in the playoffs, but has a place in the regular season. Pop obviously likes him so it would not surprise me if Bonner was the 4/5th big next year.
Of the Spurs reflected on this list, the only two I donât see returning are Jackson and Blair (if there are no trades before the deadline). Jackson could be back if heâll resign for much less than his present $10 mil salary. With the signing of Baynes, Blair is expendable and will probably be traded before the deadline, probably for a 2nd round pick. The Spurs will resign Manu to a 2-3 year deal for much less than heâs receiving now.
There are some intriguing players on this list, many of whom the Spurs cannot afford. Josh Smithâs name has been mentioned but I agree with Will that Smith sees himself as a âmaxâ player and is looking for a big payday. Someone else looking for a big payday is Paul Milsap and I think Utah will accommodate him. I think Al Jefferson can be had but heâll have to come down on his salary demands if he wants to play with his idol, Tim Duncan. If you can believe the praise that Chris Kaman has been saying of late about the Spurs organization, you might think itâs a subtle hint or his verbal acknowledgement that heâd very much like to come to SA. Again, salary has to be lower than heâs receiving now. Of those remaining on the free agent list, if we have any unfilled roster slots available either by any unsignings or through trades, any one of the following might be had if salaries can be negotiated for the cheapest possible: Earl Clark (LAL), Martell Webster (Wash/42% 3pt FGP), Ronnie Brewer (NY), JJ Hickson (Portland) and Kyle Korver (Atlanta/47% 3ptFGP). Lastly, Tony Allenâs name has been mentioned above and I also like him as a perimeter defensive player but only if the Spurs cannot resign Jackson.
I feel if the Spurs are not active in making any trades before the Feb deadline, they will be this summer. Itâs going to be very interesting. IMHO.
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The reason I compare Millsap to Splitter is Milsap is going to sign somewhere as a starter. The only way he starts on this team is if Splitter sits because there is no way Duncan comes of the bench.
With Diaw and Baynes, we aren't signing a Big.
I bet we don't sign anyone except some obscure small forward to replace Jax.
AND YES, Splitter is better than Milsap in our system. We aren't going to sign milsap and then all of the sudden start playing 4 down again.
I am never coming back to SpursReport because TimmyDthaWay2B is a horses ass.
Josh Smith himself said he wanted max money period.
How is Splitter a lock to come back to SA? He is a FA.
Diaw could be traded I'm sure for the right price. He is not untouchable. Baynes is not going to contribute for a while. Splitter might bolt or might command too much money. Bonner can be moved out for a $1 million bucks on a team buyout clause or trade. Blair is a FA. So they are not signing another big this summer? You sure?
So they will have all this cap money and only sign a backup small forward?? I doubt the Spurs want to do a staus quo with only re-signing their guys. They will make a splash this summer. The have some ammo unlike years past. The cap strangled a lot of stuff they wanted to do I'm sure. They did they best they could with what they had. They won't have that issue this summer.
On the Millsap part strongly disagree with you. Millsap can be that coveted stretch four that they have missed since Robert Horry only as a starter. Duncan can prolong his career as a center and not have to chase these newer faster athletic power forwards out there. KG has played more center now than ever. I hate the guy but he is an all star starter this year. Millsap would start here. You can do four or five down all day with Tim. Has it ever mattered who played along side him? Millsap is the ONLY 3 time NCAA rebound leader. So rebounding he can do well. Scored 46 points in an NBA game once. He is good for a block a game. Steals the ball pretty well. Has 3 point range and shoots 50% or better normally. The guy can pass the ball well too. As far as FA fits........he is the one of the best ones that can be had. Like him or not. He fits in SA!
youre right tuncabuylu SA for shure needs to sign splitter around that price or watch him go... and i love manu but is kindda injury prone and inconsistent, realistic price for him is btwen 5 - 7.5 mill/year, horrible contract if spurs give him 9mill a year, just check timmys contract/production...
sjax is right now a bit slow to be SF, and light, short to be PF, and noticed he is not efficently creating fo him anymore, so better if he sign something around 4 - 5 mill/year ...
if aging core realizes they need to sacrifice a little to get young talent, and SA manage to sign those 2 for the cheap and splitter, still didnt see that much cap space to sign another star... only above average talent
Im honored to be on this team right now because hes going to be great for years to come, and Im going to hold on as long as I can. -Tim Duncan on Kawhi Leonard.
Last edited by JuanCaca; 01-28-13 at 09:56 AM.
1st, You must not know anything about the history of the Spurs. The idea that we are going to make some big splash in free agency is ridiculous. It has never happened, and it will never happen. We don't do that. We WILL end up re-signing most/all of our guys. We WILL pay Splitter a lot of money, but not more than he deserves. And we will not go after some high priced free agent. That is just history.
2nd. Milsap a STRETCH 4. What a joke. You must not realize that the "Stretch" part involves making 3 point shots like Robert Horry, Matt Bonner, and Boris Diaw. Milsap has made 30 three pointers in his entire 7 year career. And he shoots an awesome 29% from there. Milsap is not a stretch 4. He has a decent mid-range shot, but that doesn't make him a stretch 4. Notice the MID part of mid-range shot. MID does not equal STRETCH.
In fact, Milsap's per 40 this year (20.53) is almost exactly the same as Tiago's (20.36). In addition, their rebound rate is identical (10.1). One big glaring difference between the two is Tiago know's how to Pick and Roll, and Milsap doesn't. Why on earth would we not re-sign Tiago to sign Milsap, or put Tiago on the Bench and Start Milsap? I know. . . . . WE WOULDN'T. Tiago will get paid less than Milsap (who will be overrated and overpaid by some desperate team).
Right now, The only thing milsap does better than Tiago is score, but it takes him 30 minutes per game to do it. Splitter does his work in only 27 minutes, and Splitter does a lot better job handling Big Men than Milsap does.
So if you want to figure out some way to bet. I will bet $1000 that the Spurs re-sign Splitter, Play Baynes a lot next season, and only sign a SF/PF type (not a PF/C type) to replace Jackson and/or Blair.
Put your money where your mouth (or should I say keyboard) is Brother.
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Last edited by choppsboy; 01-28-13 at 10:04 AM.
Maybe if it is a 1 or 2 year deal, but Jax is looking really slow to me. It will be interesting to see how much Jax wants.
I am never coming back to SpursReport because TimmyDthaWay2B is a horses ass.
Logical? Let's see you wanted to give TP 15 million a year for five years when he got 12.5 million per instead. Very logical. You always seem to want to overpay and or trade Spurs players with high dollar figures and over blown trade values. So you are the biggest cap killer on this board. Bar none!
The Spurs have gone after big free agents. Jermaine O'Neal. Jason Kidd. Chris Webber. Yeah they didn't get them. Biggest one they got was Derek Anderson. Just because they don't get them doesn't mean it won't ever happen. They have tried in the past. I'm not saying Splitter will not get paid. Just saying it's not a lock he comes back. You make it seem I hate the guy and don't want him back. Never said that.
As far as Millsap's range. Ok not a 3 point machine but is Diaw that much better? I said he had the range. RANGE. RANGE. The guy isn't that super old and with coaching on the shooting part with Coach Chip he could develop a deeper shot. Remember Rip Hamilton could not hit a 3 pointer for years in the NBA? He now shoots a decent clip on there and is much older than Millsap. Player development is something the Spurs do well.
Again Tiago Splitter is a good player. Never said he wasn't. I have defended the guy on here since he got here. The only thing I said was he was not Scola Part 2 talent wise. I like stats but to say Millsap would suck stat wise with TP, Manu and TD is not a given. I'm sure he would put up numbers. Yes an opinion. Not something impossible. Also remember Utah is overloaded with bigs. That will drown out alot of bigs' stats.
Ok your opinion is to re-sign Splitter and do that other stuff but it's as good as gold if you type it. But if I have an opinion like trade RJ for SJax it's a stupid idea? Even though the Spurs actually did that trade lol. If I recall you implied SJax would ruin the team to include disrupt team chemistry? Another one of your educated opinions that was wrong. Again. Again. WRONG! Baynes playing a lot next year? Wow just send the $1000 bucks right now.
Last edited by WILLTHETHRILL; 01-28-13 at 12:32 PM.
Arguing with you is pointless. You put more words in my mouth than I could possibly say on my own.
Bolded are the things that I never said, my rebuttals, or you never said (like RANGE RANGE) You said STRETCH STRETCH. At least read your old posts before making idiotic rebuttals.
I am done arguing with you because you are too stupid.
I am never coming back to SpursReport because TimmyDthaWay2B is a horses ass.
One thing I know for sure.... All trades and free agent signings discussed, all hypothetical. None of us knows anything. Spurs just do things out of the blue. We all want and wish these guys to our team and nothing ever transpires. But Milsap is a beast compared to Diaw and Tiago. He definitely shoots better than Tiago, but shorter. He's not a hesitant shooter like Diaw. Probably rebounds better than both and can either roll or pop. Not to mention post up with some conviction. I would compare him to a young Elton Brand with more range. But more of a hybrid 4 who can play the 3. Give me Milsap and Tony Allen and Tiago if possible! We would be damn though!
Milsap has a real pretty shot chart, especially for a potential Spurs post starter. He doesn't shoot a ton of threes, but of the ones he has...30 this season, he's shooting 40% and even better, 6 of 9 from the corners. He loves to shoot jumpers from the right side, especially along the baseline. That pairs up real nicely with Timmy who loves to shoot on the left side and the top of the key.
Thanks for butchering my statement and throwing sh*t all over it like a first grader. So my turn to take one on you.
Choppsboy's posts followed by my replies in bold:
this is a trade that I actually like, but I want to challenge your assumptions about RJ.
What exactly are RJ's strong points? This isn't the same athletic young guy who can jump out of the gym to catch a passing point guards lob. Right now, the best offense for RJ is the Spurs offense. He can't drive anymore, he doesn't jump high anymore, he isn't particularly fast. I contend that all he can do now, for any team, is shoot threes and be invisible in all other respects. If the Spurs happen to release him (or trade him) he is going to we a worthless piece of crap no matter what team he plays for.
Of course, I am putting words in your mouth because you didn't explain why Adleman's offense, and Rubio are a perfect fit for RJ.
Him responding above to my trade idea. My stupid idiot trades so he has said in the past........lol But he likes to agree with so called morons and idiots on their trades.....lol
It is time to realize that Tim Duncan is done. He is not getting the job done at all. Every time Splitter and the 2nd unit comes into the game, things start turning around.
I love Duncan, but his time is OVER!
Plus minus is not the most reliable stat, but when Duncan plays 25 minutes, and his team goes down by 15 points while Splitter plays 25 minutes and during that time the team goes up by 14 points it is hart to argue against the fact that Splitter is more effective than Duncan.
Not to mention the fact that you can see it in the games. Duncan is slow. . . . . real slow. He isn't active at all. He has no more post up game at all. All he has left is a jump shot.
Thomson and Cousins dominated Duncan, but they didn't Dominate Splitter.
Another stupid post from Choppsnut. Isn't Tim an All-Star this year?
On a side note, Tim Duncan was the only player on the team with a negative +/-. The stat reflects the last 5 minutes of the 2nd quarter right after Splitter went to the bench replaced by Duncan. Duncan proceeded to play good defense, but lost the ball 3 times in the post and missed a jump shot.
Start Splitter and bench Duncan if you can't play them together. Stop giving TD the ball in the post.
Bench Duncan? Stop giving Duncan the ball? SAY NO TO DRUGS PEOPLE!
If it were a choice between Blair and Jefferson, I would keep Jefferson.
Wow! This guy is straight up crazy! And stupid basketball wise. And an idiot all wrapped into one pile of elephant feces and blue whale vomit!
I expect this to be the playoffs where Matt Bonner has that one game that makes his career with the Spurs.
A La Steve Kerr against the Mavericks.
Another bird brain post. Does it ever end? He made this statement last season before the playoffs. Was he dropped on his head as a child in his parent's trailer home???
James Anderson is on the team because he is on a 1st round rookie contract.
He can't be waived.
I think you can release players in the NBA right?lol
Erzem Lorbek is our best center option out there.
He has this weird man crush on this guy. He might be good and he might not be good. I think he just likes tall white dudes from different countries. I'm sure the knee pads are not far behind. Look out Erzem! RUN!
WANT MORE?????????????:applause
Doesnt take much to be an improvement over danny green.
I'll never leave Spurs report... Even though Choppsboy is what comes out of a horse's ass.
And, even after all that hard work and research you did,
you are still an idiot.
I am never coming back to SpursReport because TimmyDthaWay2B is a horses ass.
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From Choppsgirl on Duncan:
I think the guys is amazing, and gave away millions of dollars to stay with the Spurs.
He could have signed a 3 yr 40 mil deal easily. . . . . .
He just loves to try to give as much money away as he can. He also wanted to give Tony Parker 5 years 75 million. Hey I thought you said Tim Duncan was done????????? What happened?????
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After being informed it would reopen, the Division of Private Occupational Schools filed a notice of noncompliance against the Boulder College of Massage Therapy on July 3, giving school officials 10 days to address previous concerns about finances.
Nancy Mitchell, a spokeswoman for the Colorado Department of Higher Education, said the state granted the massage school an extension, and its response is now due Monday.
The school, which had 110 students enrolled when it closed, also has a hearing before federal education officials later this year pending the outcome of noncompliance issues.
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I have searched around on the open courseware classes the the "Dark Ages" course. I have not been able to find lectures to download for most of the open courseware classes. Am I missing something?
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It would be nice to see more lectures/seminar presentations posted online - as text, prefereably as audio or better still as video. There have been some promising starts, but it's still very patchy. Academia does need to drag itself into the electronic age a bit more. A few potential students may decide to just do it at home, but more will doubtless be enthused to persue qualifications. The technology's there, let's use it.
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This toolkit includes PowerPoints and scripts, videos and accompanying activities and handouts about supernovae. Following are specific items in the kit: Supernova in the Lives of Stars PowerPoint and Script; Let's Make a Supernova (participants... (View More) imagine themselves inside a large star at the end of its life, just as it is about to go supernova); Nuclear Fusion (a simple and engaging activity explains nuclear fusion and how radiation is generated by stars, using marshmallows as a model); Supernova Star Maps (allow visitors to experience finding stars in the night sky that will eventually go supernova); A Universe Without Supernovae (an active game to illustrate the value of supernovae in the universe); and Lives of Stars (an activity and handout about the lifecycle of stars and when supernovae happen.) (View Less)
This manual provides an overview of how telescopes have changed our understanding of the universe and contains simple demonstrations to use at star parties to get across basic ideas of optics. This manual will also help explain why the images that... (View More) folks see at the eyepiece of a telescope at an outreach star party is so different from images published in magazines. The manual was produced to accompany an outreach toolkit developed for the NASA Night Sky Network. The toolkit is no longer being manufactured, but the activities are available through the manual, which can be freely downloaded. (View Less)


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October 14, 2004
While political science and speech classes have paid particular attention to this year's political debates, television ratings and poll numbers suggest more Americans than ever have tuned in to the three presidential debates.
Wabash College's Assistant Professor of Speech Jennifer Young organized campus gatherings for the first two debates and engaged students in discussion following each. (See accompanying photo from the first debate attended by more than 75 students.) With Wabash on fall break, no organized viewing took place Wednesday night.
Instead, Young and Visiting Speech Instructor David Moscowitz were asked to offer their impressions of Wednesday's third and final debate between President George Bush and Senator John Kerry.
Here are their thoughts on the two candidates performance:
Moscowitz: "Perhaps it was simply the domestic issues theme of this final debate, or perhaps the two teams have recognized their presence has been underplayed in the past two debates, but tonight was clearly the "Debate of the Woman." The post-debate spin confirmed as much. While Karen Hughes always responds on Bush's behalf, Kerry's team filters in different folks. Tonight it was Mary Beth Cahill responding, who continued Kerry's pitch to the soccer/security moms. While Cahill had a typical Kerry/Edwards sign proclaiming the standard "A Stronger America" behind her, the banner behind Hughes was a slogan I haven't seen before: "Bush Stands for Women." No subtlety there."
Young: "I thought it was a rather even-handed debate. Bush appeared more confident and prepared toward the beginning, and Kerry appeared more impassioned and mentally sharp toward the end - as though he warmed up as he went along. In addition, both candidates appeared to have learned from their mistakes in previous debates. Bush spoke more calmly and less defensively than in the past, making sure to smile rather than scowl, and restraining himself (most of the time) from jumping into a rebuttal before it was granted by the moderator. Kerry spoke more often to the camera than he has in the past, targeting his comments even more than usual to "us," the viewers.
Moscowitz: "Both candidates have gradually increased their use of humor. I was surprised neither candidate played "the humor card" more, though. Nevertheless, when used, I felt it was very effective for both candidates, particularly when responding at the end to the query about the strong women in their lives. Nevertheless, Kerry's use of humor might prove to be more beneficial than Bush's because it made him appear confident and strong (that he doesn't wilt to harangues about "marrying up" to a rich heiress) as well as easygoing and approachable—qualities that have not been easily associated with him. Bush's use of humor could be interpreted as merely consistent with his existing image (folksy, quaint, and unassuming) or, to the complaint of some, continuing his anti-intellectual self-deprecation (regarding how Laura talks better)."
Young: I typically avoid making comments about candidates' styles, because I think that such comments focus our attention too much on the artifice of the debate rather than its substance. However, this debate invited viewers to base their conclusions more on their impressions of the candidates' styles than on the candidates' positions on issues. One reason is that Schieffer only rarely granted the candidates follow-up rebuttals. That decision prevented the candidates from more fully developing their positions and more clearly revealing their similarities and differences. A second reason is that, once again, the candidates bombarded the audience with contrasting statistics, leaving our heads spinning in bewilderment. My cynical hunch is that most of us who watched the debate will not follow it up by checking the facts. Consequently, we're left with our impressions of who looked or sounded like they were telling the truth. I suspect that the candidate we were already cheering for is the candidate who we think appeared more authentic.
Moscowitz: "I believe this debate was fairly consistent with the first two - Bush, much more than Kerry, continues the tried-and-true method of repeating a sound bite in the hopes that it'll catch on. In the past two, it was the "wrong war wrong time" one - tonight, perhaps sensing that the war one was/is tired, he tried out various forms of Kerry's rhetoric not matching his record - it's alliterative and simple -perhaps it'll catch on ... or perhaps Americans are continuing to become more savvy to these tactics, as seemed to be the case with the first debate when Bush was criticized for repeating the same claims and statements in overly simplistic fashion. Repetition is always effective in an oral medium, but Bush might be abusing its potential here. Time and polls may tell, and may signal changes in strategy for years to come if the American public continues to become savvier to tactics that it deems tired and/or predictable. I wonder if Bush's ad hominem attacks - the reprise of the nasty "L" word, liberal, will catch on - he tried it in Missouri, but I didn't get the sense that it was all that compelling with the public."
Young: "From a more purely rhetorical standpoint, I was fascinated by each candidate's attempt to identify himself with the audience. I was interested in how each man defined "us" and "them." Bush's repeated references to Kerry as the liberal Senator from Massachusetts (read "liberal" and "Massachusetts" as dirty words) revealed his attempt to identify himself with "us" as mainstream centrists against Kerry and "them," the left-wing lunatics. Kerry, on the other hand, often looked into the camera and appealed to "us," whom he characterized as average, struggling Americans, who "all know" first-hand the failures of the Bush administration. He aligned himself with "us" against Bush and "them," whom Kerry defined as the economic elite and corporate interests. Bush's definitions operated in partisan terms (liberal versus centrist), while Kerry's characterizations functioned in economic terms (the struggling poor versus the corporate elite). These sets of terms are important, because they differently shape our interpretations of - and, thus, our attitudes about and actions toward--the candidates and issues. If either candidate can convince us to adopt his terms, then he is more likely to win our support. A rhetorical truism in all debate is that the person, who successfully defines the terms of the debate, wins."
Moscowitz: "Compared to the first debate, which followed the same moderator/podium format, I felt both candidates improved. Bush's responses were pretty poor and strange-looking early on, but he seemed to grow more comfortable as the debate progressed. If you watch Bush speak, you see that he has two kinds of smiles, which might reveal something about his sincerity and confidence regarding what he's saying. At the beginning of tonight's debate, he featured the more tentative, more pained, more grimaced-looking smile, the one that implores his audience for affirmation and approval. It is not a good look for him. As he eased, however, his smile transitioned into the one you see more often in public appearances: that more ornery smile, the one that is accompanied by that glint in his eyes; it's a smile that does not appear to depend on his audience's reaction, but instead expresses cool assurance that what he says is right and true. Like it or not, this is the one that seems to work for Bush, and this is what that pained smile became as the debate progressed. The way Kerry improved, I felt, is that he looked at the camera (us, the viewers) more than the moderator this time around. He sought to expand his sense of approachability, immediacy, and identification with Joe and Jane Voter and I believe he was even more effective here than in the first debate."


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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- Four brand new meets, the return to a familiar event after a four-year absence, a repeat appearance and hosting the annual TTU Invitational are highlights of the 2012 men's and women's cross country schedules unveiled this week by Tennessee Tech coach Tony Cox.
"This year's schedule is very different than it has been in past years," Cox said. "We are going to several new meets, and returning to one that we have not run in a few years."
Tech's new meets will be held at Huntsville, Louisville, Berry
College in Rome, Ga., and Florida State. The Golden Eagles return
to the Vandebilt Invitational for the first time since 2006, and
run on a familiar course in Jacksonville, Ala., for the OVC
The schedule begins at the UA-Hunstsville Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 8. A week later, the Golden Eagles will be in Nashville for the Vanderbilt Invitaional on Saturday, Sept. 15.
"We are returning to the Vanderbilt meet for the first time in about four years," Cox said. "We have been going to other meets on that weekend the past few years, so it will be good to get back to a meet that we used to do every year. Most of the runners on the current team have never run on that course. We usually have a good fan following at the Vandy meet."
The third week sends Tech to the University of Louisville Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 22.
"Louisville will be hosting the NCAA Championship meet in November, so going there in September will give us an idea of what a championship course is like," Cox said "It is one of the largest meets in the country, so it should be a good one for us."
The turn of the calendar brings the GOlden Eagles home to host
the annual TTU Invitational on Friday, Oct. 5.
"We are again hosting our home meet on a Friday at Southern Hills Golf Course," Cox said. "I have already had some teams commit to coming to our meet, so it should be another good meet this year."
The final regular season meet marks Tech's first appearance at the Berry College Invitational, just northwest of Atlanta on Saturday, Oct. 13.
The culmination of the season is the Ohio Valley Conference championships, which will be hosted this year by Jacksonville State on Saturday, Oct. 27.
"We ran there (Jacksonville) last year during the regular season, so most of the team has seen that course before," Cox said. "It is a very flat course, so I expect us to have some fast times this year."
The NCAA South Regional meet will be hosted by Florida State in
Tallahassee on Friday, Nov. 9.
"This is always a good opportunity for us to race against some of the best runners in the country. This meet is the qualifying meet for the national championships."
With success in the regional, the Golden Eagles could qualify for the NCAA National Championships, which are scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 17, in Louisville.


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Paradise Tattoo Gathering meets Rocky Mountain paradise
Special to the Daily
Seminars and classes at the Paradise Tattoo Gathering Thursday through Sunday at Keystone Resort are filling up fast. Shawn Barber's live portrait painting class on Thursday is sold out and other presentations are close, so participants interested in the four-day local event are encouraged to get online and register now.
The event is open to the public, and tattoo artists, collectors of body art and aficionados from around the region are invited to attend. Doors open at 11 a.m. Thursday and the event promises to be one of the most heavily inked weekends of the year in Summit County.
For those interested in getting tattooed, go online and try to pre-book with your artist of choice, or show up early, as some artists will be operating on a first-come first-served basis. Dozens of well-known ink slingers from around the country will be on hand for your collecting pain and pleasure. Big Gus from Hesperia, Calif., will be tattooing with a close-up camera and microphone so that audience members can watch and ask questions during the session. Artist Shawn Barber and other special guests will make a kick-off speech at noon on Thursday as a preview to the weekend. Other special artist presentations include sculpting with Chet Zar, a lecture by Jeff Gogue, sketching with Tommy Lee Wendtner and a "State of the Industry" panel discussion. Each morning, Jen Schici will lead a Kundalini yoga class for tattoo artists before the show opens again at 11.
A tattoo collector's seminar called "Beyond the INK" takes place at 11:30 a.m. Friday, designed to empower tattoo lovers to make the best decisions about their body art. Russ Abbott will discuss a deeper understanding of the tattoo artists' palette and Ian McKown will lead a still life painting class, all intended to improve the skill and creativity – and thus the end results – of all tattoo artists out there. Also at the conference, artists will find seminars on topics such as insurance, photography, cover-ups, apprenticeships, copyright and business and client management.
Parties, art exhibits, live painting, group critiques, tattoo contests and prizes will also take place all weekend. Some classes cost extra and some are included in the price of admission to the Gathering, so check the website for details and to register (www.tattoogathering.com). One seminar of note bound to fill up is Adrian Lee's One Body Seminar, where he will discuss approaching the body as a giant canvas.
Tickets are available as day passes for body art collectors, weekend passes for collectors and weekend passes for artists featuring admission to various events. The Artist 4 Pack is marked down from $400 to $300 and provides admission to the tattoo and live art room, the live tattooing seminar with Big Gus on Thursday, panel discussions each day, entry into the group critique and the TattooNOW internet marketing seminar. Tattoo vendors and suppliers will be on hand for the fun all weekend as well. Take advantage of discounted lodging for participants at Keystone Lodge.
The first gathering was produced in 2008. "The opportunity to bring the Tattoo Gathering out West has helped the show reach a whole new crew of tattooers, so we are able to grow the convention," said event organizer Gabe Ripley. "But instead of watering it down, we are able to push the Gathering even more as we are able to include many different artists and styles while maintaining our very high standard."
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CondoRich needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 66 designs submitted by 18 freelance designers.
Big Shade
We are developing an e-commerce portal dedicated to - you guessed it - shade. All products related to shade. Sunblocks, zincs, sun shirts, hats, SPF clothing, umbrellas, shade awnings, and more.
Everything related to shade and how to keep shaded from the sun's powerful and life-giving, but potentially dangerous rays.
The site will be primarily a product site but will also have information on skin and the harmful effects of over exposure.
The name / logo will be used on proprietary products we are designing and will be used to private-label a variety of products as well.
Our target audience is everyone that is looking for sun protection in the form of shade. This ranges from children to adults and people from all countries.
Logo should have a professional and enduring look and feel. It should be easy to read and feel like an established company.
Logo needs to be reproduced for the web and on individual products so the brand / logo should be designed to use .com in certain applications.
Big Shade represents both the quantity of the shade (big, lot's of shade) as well as the quantity of shade related products and information offered by the company.
I'm feeling blues and oranges / yellows, but am open to other color variations. The logo should convey the feeling of shade.
Logo needs to be timeless and able to work on both light and dark backgrounds.
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text: Here's a different kind of thank you!First the background: For Christmas, I got a flag pole for my front yard! I have wanted one of these telescopic flag poles for years now.In addition to flying an American flag, I also have a Cubs flag (sorry Frank!). I also wanted a "disc golf" flag. Didn't really matter what type but I started looking for an Innova flag that would work.These proved to be very difficult to find. On a whim and after searching since the first of the year, I decided to email the company.Early afternoon I got a reply from David Shope in customer service telling me that they have a flag that should work nicely. I sent an email back telling him that would be awesome and in addition to my address what would the charge be??2 hours later he replied saying it was on it's way to me and there would be no charge!I replied back letting him know I'd send a pic or two of it once I get it in the ground this spring!I don't throw Innova plastic exclusively, I'll throw anything that works for me! Nonetheless, pretty cool gesture on Innova's part. Just wanted to share that with my disc golf fam!!


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03.12.13: The CCRI Lady Knights' softball team finished their play at the National Training Center in Clermont Florida on Tuesday the 12th by playing the Challengers of Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C). The Lady Knights lost to the Challengers 11-2. With the loss the Lady Knights fall to 0-5 on the season.
CCRI- 2 Cuyahoga CC (Tri-C) - 11 in 5 innings by Mercy Rule
On the mound for the Lady Knights Macayla Paiva (West Greenwich, RI) threw all five innings for the Lady Knights and took the loss. Tri-C scored first in the first inning on two hits the Lady Knights did not answer but did get a hit form Alex Place (East Greenwich, RI). Tri-C tacked on two more runs in the second inning on three singles to increase its lead to 3-0 and once again in the second the Lady Knights were held scoreless after a lead-off walk to begin the inning by Tri-Captain Liz Coburn (Chepachet, RI). Tri-C added two more in the third inning on three hits increasing its lead to 5-0. CCRI did get another hit in the third but it was with two outs and they could not advance the runner. Tri-C added another in the fourth on two hits to move ahead 6-0 after a fielding error. However, in the bottom of the fourth the Lady Knights got on the scoreboard as Tri-Captain Izzy MarcAurele (Cranston, RI) led-off the inning with a single followed by Coburn who walks with both runners advancing on a passed ball to second and third base. Brittany Smith (North Providence, RI) flied-out a high pop fly to second base. Katie Paddock (Providence, RI) followed with a single to score MarcAurele and advance Coburn to third base. Tri-Captain Mel Iadeluca (Warwick, RI) hits into a fielder's choice when Coburn gets caught too far off third base and Paddock gets caught immediately after off second base. 1, 2, and 3 the inning is over.
In the fifth inning Tri-C opened the flood gates scoring five runs on a walk, two singles and a double making the margin enough to threaten with the mercy rule. In the bottom of the inning CCRI was trying to survive scored one when Amber Boucher (Warwick, RI) leads-off with a single and eventually scored on a Kate Fowler single. Alex Place was up next and grounds back to the pitcher for the first out of inning. Fowler gets a single next to score Boucher. Sara Deal (North Kingstown, RI) struck out for the second out and MarcAurele pops out to the third baseman to end the inning and therefore the game by mercy rule 11-2.
Head Coach Liz Afonso commented about the Florida road trip: "Although disappointed in the Lady Knights ending record in Florida, I see great potential in this team. Although we know we have some things to work on, the trip is a success in that we were able to get on a field and figure out where we stand at this point. This group is a great group of kids with good chemistry and work ethic. I expect us to get better and better as we begin our season here at home this Saturday."
The Knights play their first home games this weekend Saturday they host University of Maine-Presque Isle for a doubleheader beginning at 1:00pm and Sunday versus the Northeastern University club team for a doubleheader beginning at 12noon.
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ikramerica wrote:fortytwoeyes wrote:JohnKrist wrote:I agree, all the crashes, data losses, join date issues and other things we had before made the old site perfect.
Not to mention the forum search never finding anything. Utter perfection
Search was hilarious.
But being told that a post was "moments ago" when it was yesterday is also perfection. As is the desktop layout that can't seem to sort threads by most recent half the time.
Check your time settings in the forum, that fixes the "Moments ago" issue.
And I have seen no issues with the sort order of threads, is it possible to fix a screenshot of the issue?


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UFC newbie Andre "Touchy" Fili has a secret weapon for his debut fight tonight -- stained, old green underwear ... and the fighter is pretty confident it'll give him an edge.
Fili knows the underwear might turn some people off ... however Touchy's convinced they'll bring him luck -- since he wore them during his most intense amateur fights.
Sadly, Fili won't actually be wearing the crusty briefs -- they're too long for his new gear ... but Andre says they will hold down the fort in his hotel room during 166.
As for the drizzle stains ... he's had 'em a long time.
Give the guy a break.


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Dickinson College wants to encourage an atmosphere where life's everyday conflicts can be successfully resolved in a respectful and productive manner. To this end, Conflict Resolution Resource Services offers education and training, conflict coaching for individuals, mediation services and library-based resources to all members of the Dickinson College Community.
Conflict is a part of everyday life. There are certainly times when the wisest way to handle a conflict is to walk away until the parties calm down. In most cases, however, a conflict that is simply avoided will not solve itself.
People tend to approach conflict with a "win-lose" mindset. Unfortunately, this often perpetuates a cycle, as today's "loser" waits for an opportunity to retaliate. The successive conflicts often tend to escalate as well, until people are arguing about the argument, and no longer focusing on a problem that can possibly be solved.
Conflicts can strain or damage relationships. Interpersonal conflict affects other people as well, drawing in friends, colleagues, or co-workers as the parties to a dispute seek allies and want others to take sides.
We've all heard the phrase "win-win." In conflict situations, it isn't always easy to achieve a win-win situation, but it is certainly possible and often worth the effort. With experience, individuals can gain the tools and temperament to solve problems and conflicts with a win-win approach.
Sometimes when faced with a conflict situation, it is useful to have a neutral and confidential resource, someone with whom to discuss approaches to conflict resolution, consider options, or clarify the underlying issue that is most important to you. The Conflict Resolution Resource Service offers educational sessions at the request of faculty, employee training, "coaching" sessions and mediation services to students, staff, faculty and administrators. CRRS has also created a collection of print and audio books at the Dickinson College library.
For additional perspectives and resources on conflict resolution in higher education settings, visit Campus Conflict Resolution Resources.
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Novelist Lisa See could be spending her September basking in the glow of three months on The New York Times bestseller list, but she has her eyes on another prize: keeping the competition at bay through Christmas.
Ms. See is stepping up her phone interviews to book clubs and participating in more online chats about "Shanghai Girls," her well-reviewed novel about two Chinese sisters who leave for America in the 1930s. It's all part of her "grass-roots" mission to make sure her book "doesn't fall off into the abyss" during the biggest sales season of the year.
It will be hard work, but See has one solace: At least her book has been on store shelves for a while. "I'm so glad I don't have a book coming out right around Dan Brown," she says.
But plenty of other big names have new novels in competition with Mr. Brown's near-guaranteed blockbuster, another sequel to "The Da Vinci Code." And therein lies the rub about this year's fall season in books: It's chock-full of star authors, a bounty that could pull the publishing industry out of its doldrums or leave few winners and many losers.
In addition to Brown, well-known novelists with new books on store shelves this fall include the late Michael Crichton, E.L. Doctorow, Barbara Kingsolver, Margaret Atwood, Thomas Pynchon, Richard Russo, and many more.
Add other complicating factors, such as the rise of books in electronic form and the desperate struggle of some booksellers, and the fall looks to be one humdinger of a season for publishers, stores, and authors, not to mention ordinary readers.
This fall has "a little more sense of urgency to it," says Arsen Kashkashian, inventory manager at Boulder Book Store in Colorado, expressing perhaps the most calm of anyone in the industry.
Literary agent Robert Gottlieb may be more representative when he puts it this way: "Fall has always been important, but never this important."
Particularly at stake, Mr. Gottlieb says, are the fates of publishing imprints and the struggling Borders chain of bookstores.
It has, after all, been a bad year for the book business, which has suffered from layoffs and cutbacks like other forms of media. "People said books were recession-proof, but that was only until there was a good-sized recession," says Mr. Kashkashian.
In the United States, book sales as a whole only fell by 1.5 percent from 2007 to 2008, according to the Book Industry Study Group. But at bookstore chains, sales dipped by 10 percent or more in late 2008, and they continued to slump this year. Borders, for example, saw sales drop by 12 percent in the first quarter of 2009.
If fewer books are selling, why are so many big books coming out in the next three months? It appears that publishers simply want to try to salvage a bad year.
"They have to do something to help improve their bottom line," says Gottlieb, since the holiday season is the biggest of all. This fall "will decide whether they have profits, were flat, or lost money."
Booksellers – and authors – hope the blockbusters will bring in customers to buy other books by less-famous writers. And bookstores certainly won't mind if readers buy nonfiction books, which seem likely to be also-rans this fall.
But it's difficult to predict what readers will do. Might they pick up the Dan Brown book at the local Costco and wander off in search of a giant tub of mayo instead of another literary stocking stuffer? Or will they decide to stay home and download Richard Russo's "That Old Cape Magic" to read on their Kindle for only $9.99?
That latter possibility is intriguing the publishing industry, which has seen a major increase of interest in e-books – those that can be read on the Kindle, other devices, iPhones, and even ordinary computers.
In the big picture, e-book sales are tiny, perhaps 1 to 3 percent of the total, although the numbers are higher in some genres, says consultant Mike Shatzkin, who advises publishers about digital media.
But e-books have the potential for plenty of growth, and some of their features – such as the Kindle's ability to download free sample chapters – could change the way readers buy books. Instead of skimming a page or two while standing in a Barnes & Noble, they could read a significant chunk of text before deciding whether to buy it.
The bounty of books this fall could be the turning point that persuades readers to jump into e-books, Mr. Shatzkin says. "I think you could expect to see a surge," he says. The fall "is a major opportunity to put a dipstick down to see what the extent of the change is" toward e-books.
The Dan Brown book in particular has the potential to be "the first blockbuster of the Kindle era," says Sara Nelson, columnist at The Daily Beast and former editor of Publishers Weekly.
If customers stay home or order online, the old-fashioned kind of bookstores that you visit in person – the independents, Barnes & Noble, Borders – could be in for more tough sledding this fall.
Companies like Borders, which has severe financial problems, could topple, agent Gottlieb says. "Barnes & Noble is in much better financial shape and could withstand difficult economic times better than Borders by comparison."
The good news for customers is that Borders continues to woo readers with surprisingly heavy discounts for those willing to use coupons they receive by e-mail.
Independent bookstores face challenges of their own. Many have closed as the recession has dragged on, and the wide availability of the Dan Brown book could mean fewer customers will need to seek it out at the local bookshop.
"We've adapted to what the economy is," says Kashkashian of the Boulder bookstore, who adds that his shop can survive another poor holiday season. For the second year in a row, however, he doesn't plan to hire extra help. Elsewhere, he says, some independent bookstores "are close to the edge and don't have any cash reserves, and it could be tough."
Amid worry, there's also plenty of optimism about the fall. As literary agent Sandra Dijkstra, who represents novelist See, puts it: "My feeling about it is that it's good for us all."
And readers, with the least at stake, may be the biggest beneficiaries.


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I've had a fairly fond appreciation for 1993 Score Select over the years. To me, it was a much better attempt at a "premium" type set for Score than the Pinnacle brand and it played off of the fairly recent trend of throwing in horizontal card designs along with the traditional vertical cards. 1993 was the cutoff period in my card collecting days, however, and after purchasing this pack I'm wishing it was from the previous year. The design gives me a headache.
311 - Alex Fernandez
373 - Sean Berry (I'm not sure who Sean Berry is, but he played for the Expos and that's all that matters.)
334 - Eddie Taubensee (Eddie is wearing a white Reds hat. When is the last time the Reds had those?)
389 - Steve Trachsel 1994 Rookie Prospect (Whenever I hear the phrase "worst pitcher in baseball" for some reason Steve Trachsel's name always comes up. Maybe it was the McGwire home run, or maybe it's the fact that he hung around so long without ever doing anything well. Er, yeah, let's go with the latter.)
321 - Omar Vizquel
412 - Rob Butler 1994 Rookie Prospect
401 - Rikkert Faneyte (This is photographic evidence that someone actually named Rikkert Faneyte played a baseball game at some point. The. Next. Barry. Bonds.)
299 - Jim Thome
219 - Dave Hansen
261 - Kent Hrbek (It's sad to say that I actually think I like the backs of these a lot better than the fronts.)
247 - Greg McMichael (McMichael was the Braves closer for at least a portion of the 1993 season.)
234 - Jeff Bagwell (Bagwell must have a pack of Bubble Tape in his rear pocket.)
Thursday, April 23, 2009
4 comments:
- Chris Harris said...
Rikkert Faneyte is the Barry Bonds of Holland.
- night owl said...
'94 Select was a huge come down from '93 Select.
- William said...
Honestly, I find it surprising I've never heard of Rikkert Faneyte. At first I thought maybe it was a "Johnny Kilroy"-type card [card of fake basketball player], but he just sucked. So that's why I never heard of him.
- capewood said...
I remember buying these on a business trip to Cincinnati in 1994. Downtown Cincinnati had these enclosed walkways between stores on the second level and I had found a baseball card store. I remember sitting down in the walkway to open the cards. I actually like this set.
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Risk & Resilience in the Wake of the Typhoon: Tacloban Rebuilds
Along the Philippine coast, where Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) was so powerful it swept ships onto the land late last year, poor families have started to rebuild their homes, often in the same high-risk zones. Their experience has been a powerful symbol for the rest of the world. We can't eradicate poverty unless we find a way to manage climate change, says Rachel Kyte, the World Bank Group's vice president and special envoy for climate change.
In this video blog, Kyte describes the recovery in Tacloban and the need to build resilience to all development planning.


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Gardening is a popular hobby, and personally, it's one of my favorites. I'm one of those folks who likes to grow a variety of crops because I just love enjoying the fruits of my own labor. So, every March, I plot out what and where I'm going to grow my veggies, and by Mother's Day, my crops are planted. This year, in mid-May, my family and neighbors were eating arugula and leaf lettuce from my garden. Besides greens, I'm also growing beets, corn, carrots, cucumbers, peppers, beans, potatoes and of course an assortment of tomatoes in my garden this year.
My personal garden
Believe it or not, we have a garden (on our balcony) at our Corporate Support Center in Homestead, and our crops are doing well. Each year, we try to grow things that people in the office can use during lunch. This year we are growing tomatoes, peppers, lettuce, corn and variety of herbs. We planted everything in "Earth Box" containers, which were developed by commercial farmers. This easy-to-use growing system controls soil conditions, eliminates guesswork and more than doubles the yield of a conventional garden…with less fertilizer, less water and virtually no effort, which makes it perfect for our office.
Corn growing on our balcony at the Eat'n Park Corporate Support Center
I love summer because I can enjoy fresh produce right from my garden. But just because summer ends doesn't mean that my homegrown veggies have to disappear. As the cucumbers come, pickling them is great way to savor them in the fall and winter months. Tomatoes are great for canning, and can be canned whole or made into your favorite sauce. Green beans freeze very well; just blanch them, dry them, then freeze them in zip lock bag. At Eat'n Park, though we aren't preserving fresh veggies for future use, we are making sure they're incorporated into our daily offerings as soon as they arrive.
Here at Eat'n Park, a seasonal menu helps us take full advantage of the local produce available at this time of year. I work closely with menu development to make sure we have incorporated dishes that will utilize the bounty from our farms. So when you visit with Eat'n Park this summer, you'll be able to have homegrown corn on the cob, local tomatoes, zucchini, green beans, and more, and it's my job to make sure that all the produce is local.
So, enjoy the bounty of the season and remember to buy fresh and support local (businesses of course).
Hope to see you at Eat'n Park!
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Clues in the Attic: The Secrets to Winter Roof Maintenance
October 31, 2013
Clues in the Attic: The Secrets to Winter Roof Maintenance
(NewsUSA) – It's a routine homeowners know they're supposed to perform twice a year. But when one of those times for checking the health of their roof happens to coincide with the start of sharply colder weather — if not worse surprises from Mother Nature — well, who wants to be outside climbing a ladder for a bird's-eye view?
Turns out that while even a quick roof-check is recommended, there's also a fallback position.
You could check your attic instead.
"Roofs create an insulated barrier that helps trap heat inside, and most attic spaces are located right below them," explains Jason Joplin, program manager of the Center for the Advancement of Roofing Excellence, which is championed by GAF, North America's largest roofing manufacturer. "That makes them perfect for spotting potential problem areas and damage without worrying about falling."
Bearing in mind the crucial role roofs play in determining a house's energy efficiency — yes, that means utility bills — here's what to look for:
* Water leaks. As sure as we haven't heard the last of NSA spying on Americans, it will soon storm. And when it does, shine a flashlight up in the attic in search of not just dripping water and condensation, but also water stains on the ceiling, walls and floor. All are signs that H20 is finding its way under your roof's shingles or behind its flashings.
* Animal damage. Refuge-seeking birds, bats, squirrels and raccoons can cause a world of havoc. Anything suspicious — nests, droppings and gnawed wood, wires or insulation — merits an immediate call to a pest professional.
* Ventilation. "Think of the attic as the lungs of the house," says Joplin. "It has to be able to breathe in order to function properly." Meaning, if your vents are stuffed with debris, they need to be cleared.
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This is a web site which explores the desire shared by past civilizations and today's society to observe and study the Sun. Learners can access two interactive modules, which include satellite images, aerial photographs, panoramic pictures,... (View More) time-lapse videos and other multimedia. Each module is focused on a different ancient culture: Maya in the Yucatan and Native Americans in Chaco Canyon. (View Less)
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Joannalbarclay needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 61 designs submitted by 14 freelance designers.
Power Shopping
Brazilian Land ("BL") is a real estate development company based in Sao Paulo Brazil. BL has identified a gap in the market to develop Power Centers as they known in the US or Retail Parks as they are known in Europe, throughout Brazil.
It is a development of free standing or attached "big boxes", typically constructed of warehouse type construction, which are rented or sold to such tenants/occupiers as hypermarket chains, DIY stores, white goods and domestic appliance retailers, electronics, furniture, etc..
There will typically be lots of surface car parking (typically a Power Center site will be covered 25% by the building footprint and the rest by parking and circulation space. An example of a Power Centre is attached
Typically the occupiers/tenants that would usually lease or own such space occupy standalone units with their own independent car parking. As of today, there are neither any Power Centers in Brazil nor any developers building Power Centers.
The targeted customer profile is the "C, D and E" socio economic groups in Brazil, where A is the luxury end of the market and E is the lowest end of the market. This is the fastest growing market segment in Brazil.
The logo should be a simple but highly recognisable image that can be applied to Power Centers to be developed throughout Brazil. That is to say that every time a POWER SHOPPING development is developed and opened, the name of the city or town where it is located can be applied to the main logo.
The logo I am looking for is a weightlifter either semi bending or straight holding a weight which has a shopping bag on each end instead of weights. Below or incorporated with the image should be the words POWER SHOPPING and then the city name.
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Queen Mary 2's Maiden Voyage - Part 3by Ted Scull
Most passengers I spoke to have settled in to the extent that they wish the crossing could go on a bit longer. We all feel that for a maiden voyage, there have been very few glitches. The erratic service in the main restaurant has evened out, and the hotel manager has responded to the demand for larger portions in the restaurant.
After a most satisfying meal in the Todd English restaurant, I returned for another, and especially memorable was the lobster and baby corn soup. In a somewhat unorthodox presentation, the bowl arrived with ingredients in a heap, then the liquid was poured over them, and the result was absolutely delicious.
The hotel manager said he realizes there will be a problem satisfying the demand for reservations at the Todd English restaurant, but he is adamant that it should be first come, first served, with no preference given to suite passengers and no pre-booking through travel agents. My suggestion is to make straight for the reservation desk that opens at 2 p.m. on embarkation day; it's located aft on Deck 8. A follow-up strategy is to show up at lunch and see if there are cancellations, or to wait at the bar and perhaps begin the meal there as many have done on this trip.
Additional restaurants I experienced include La Piazza, the Italian part of the Kings Court at night. The meal begins with an appetizing antipasto buffet, followed by a waiter-served main course and dessert. I ordered the Veal Involtini (rolled) with asparagus and spring onions, which I would give a C+, with a B+ for the Madeira Sponge Cake enveloped in a Hazelnut Candied Fruit Mousse. In my opinion, the Thai-style sampler menu at Lotus was far superior.
For lunch, the Golden Lion offers a pub menu, though the people who frequent the place seem to linger there for hours as they might at their local back home. After two failed attempts, we were seated during the Barbados port call, and I was more satisfied with the menu than with the ersatz Holiday Inn-style ambiance. The Cottage Pie with minced beef, peas and a mashed potato crust was as good as one would find in England, and friends thought the Fish (cod) and Chips passed muster too. Bangers (sausages) and Mash and Steak and Mushroom Pie are additional daily staples.
The professionally-staffed library and book shop make this ship, along with running mate Queen Elizabeth 2, unique on the high seas. On the QM2, the somewhat out of the way location forward on Deck 8 has not deterred use one bit. The hours extend from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. rather than being open in three separate sessions, as the librarians have 160 book cabinets containing 8,000 volumes to unlock and lock. Seating is limited, and most passengers take books out to the deck or back to their cabins. But the library's reading chairs offer terrific ocean views. The shop sells ocean liner books and memorabilia such as videos, postcards, posters, and souvenir items. Internet connections are available at six tables, in addition to the two cafes on a lower deck. Rates are 50 cents a minute, dropping to 25 cents when buying in bulk.
The maiden voyage commemorative clothing shop experienced a frenzied onslaught akin to a fire sale at Filene's Basement. Passengers literally cleaned the place out of maiden voyage-branded polo shirts, tee shirts, caps, and fine Wedgewood plates, cups and saucers. Some inventory had been left on the pier in Southampton and when it caught up with the ship, the shop manager had to limit items to two per person and allow just so many people in at one time. At 9 a.m. today, 150 people stood in line panting to get in.
The QE2 always had insufficient outdoor space for warm weather cruising, but on QM2, every effort was made to maximize the options, and the capacity is equal to the demand. The promenade decks offer more than 300 wooden deck chairs, with another couple of hundred on the suite balconies. The tiered afterdecks and the highest decks, portions of 12 and 13, have sectioned areas and wind protection, so passengers have many varied locations. Queen's Grill passengers have a private deck. There are five pools, accompanying whirlpools, deck tennis, a golf range, basketball practice hoops and two shuffleboard courts.
Probably the only failing in the outdoor department is the limited table seating for breakfast and lunch at the Boardwalk Cafe. Some passengers do take the King's Court buffet food to the promenade deck chairs.
Vantage points for outdoor viewing are numerous, with sufficient railing space for all to watch the port arrivals and departures. My favorite is the covered forward observation deck that spans the width of the ship just above the bridge. It can be easily reached by a glass-enclosed elevator from the promenade deck. Then two decks above is a glass-protected lookout -- ideal in cold, rainy weather or when one desires protection from the hot sun.
Canyon Ranch Spa, the largest at sea, is getting high marks from its patrons, and one California couple reported that the Thai message was the very best they had ever experienced. And they don't push the beauty products like they do on some ships.
After-dark entertainment featured John Martin, a British comedian everyone raved about; and G32, the disco, gets high praise when the former QE2 band Onyx is playing -- then dies when they leave. Ballroom dancing takes place in the Queen's Room, but the acoustics need adjusting to lower the noise level under the central dome. Movies are shown outdoors on Deck 12, and the all-important popcorn is now freshly popped.
The passenger complement on this two-week maiden voyage parallels a typical QE2 transatlantic crossing with 45% British, 43% American, 4% German, and 7% from Asia and Australia. No less than 1,657 or roughly 65% of the passengers are repeaters, the largest number Cunard has ever carried. For them the ship is an out-and-out winner, but the company is eager to attract first-time passengers, and a younger crowd at that, to fill the ship.
The Queen Mary 2 gives them the glamour, the array of dining choices, the elaborate Canyon Ranch Spa, the Veuve Clicquot Champagne and Caviar Bar, and does not overdo the formality, keeping just two formal nights on a transatlantic crossing instead of the present four aboard the QE2.
On this voyage, nearly every passenger is complying with the formal, informal and casual designations, setting the QM2 well apart from the way passengers treat the guidelines on most large ships today. On this voyage, smartly attired passengers match the elegant and spacious surroundings of what is unmistakably a true North Atlantic liner. It remains to be seen how regular passengers -- not on a crossing, but on a routine cruise -- respond to the setting and the ship, which after all will be competing head to head with the Caribbean mega-ships.
Carnival Corporation paid a 40% premium to build a true liner to take North Atlantic weather, and it is here that she needs to draw sufficient custom to make her pay. And in my opinion, all the bells and whistles and the grandeur of an ocean liner are in place, if this first crossing is any indication.


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Treat Dry Hair
What to do for dry hair
First of all, you must need to reduce the amount of direct sunlight to your hair. You can easily do that by using umbrella or wearing hat. One of these methods may be used by you for the purpose of protecting your hair from the excessive heat of sun.
Use cool or warm water for washing your hair. Much better if you use cool water all the time because it will give an extra shine to your hair. Moreover, it locks in moisture.
What to use for Dry Hair1. Take some warm soy oil (6 OZ or 170 gram).
2. You can also take flax seed oil instead of soy oil.
3. Add 5 to 7 drops of lavender.
4. Add some sandalwood.
5. Add few bay oils.
6. Mix them properly.
7. Now, blend this mixture together and use it to your dry hair for getting the maximum result.
What is good for dry hairInclude omega – 3 fatty acid in your diet at least 4 to 6 times a week. Walnuts, soybeans, sardines, shrimps and salmon are full of omega – 3 fatty acid.
Two oils are equally important for treating your dry hair. The first one is canola oil and the second one is flaxseed oil. You should always try to cook by using canola oil. On the other side, flaxseed oil can be used for making your own homemade dressing packed. Both oils are the great source of omega – 3 fatty acid.
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Opinion: Can Democrats Really Fix ObamaCare?
Assistant editorial page editor James Freeman on how red-state Democrats are distancing themselves from the President's signature health-care law. Photo: Getty Images
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