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Maybe you don't quite know what all the Occupy Wall Street fuss is about. May you don't care. The MK12 creative collective does, though, and they've used the Atari classic Pong to illustrate the basic philosophy of the social protest movement. The changes happen slowly at first in the video. Things seem evenly matched, even if one side keeps on winning. Then, you look up and the financial and institutional unfairness that the Occupy movement is protesting is made manifest in the giant size of the right paddle. You can probably figure out the rest.
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ITHACA, NY — The highly competitive Most Promising Minority Students program of the American Advertising Federation (AAF) has recognized two Ithaca College seniors. Diana Cirullo and Silvia Magana, who are both majoring in integrated marketing communications in the Roy H. Park School of Communications, were among the 41 students selected for the program from colleges and universities throughout the U.S.
The winners are invited to a three-day event in New York City in February to meet with some of the premier advertising agencies, media companies and advertisers in the world. The Most Promising Minority Students program not only honors the students, but also enhances their knowledge and understanding of the advertising field by offering networking, interviewing and immersion opportunities with industry professionals.
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Cirullo had previously been selected to participate in the American Association of Advertising Agencies' Multicultural Advertising Internship Program, through which she interned in the digital media department at The Martin Agency in New York City. She has also held internships at powerHouse Books and Sodexo.
Magana serves as president of the Ithaca College chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America. While studying abroad in Rome she interned at Ekoes, a marketing communication social cooperative, and she has worked with the Downtown Ithaca Alliance as an events intern. She was previously awarded a Home Depot Most Promising Minority Students Scholarship.
A total of 22 Ithaca College students have been selected for the AAF Most Promising Minority Students program since 2004. For more information, visit www.aaf.org/mpms.


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Flushing: At Picnic Garden, The Galbi Calls The Shots
"It would take an essay in excess of my 750 word allotment to describe the full glory of the buffet."
Amid mild protest, I impressed upon my dining companions another serving of all-you-can-eat meat, to be grilled at the table. We were at Picnic Garden in Flushing, and to their dismay, I'd gone to the self-serve buffet table and fetched a fatty swath of samgyeopsal (pork belly), a healthy mound of bulgogi (marinated and sliced sirloin), grainy and livery tangles of gopchang (spicy small intestine) and fiery dak galbi (marinated chicken thighs). It was all thoughtful filler, really. I'd dutifully stopped by the banchan station and picked up a bowl of sliced green chili peppers, a pepper with subdued but lingering heat, which are meant to be coated with dwenjang (salty fermented bean paste) and serve as an appetite stimulant. But as it turned out, the only stimulant that one needs at Picnic Garden, is their excellent galbi (marinated short rib), which is served by the tub-full.
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The entry fee for Picnic Garden is now $27.99 for dinner and $17.99 for lunch—a number which has steadily gone up in increments over the years, reflecting the rising cost of ingredients and the listing supply / demand curve. Indeed, Picnic Garden is hardly a secret at this point. It's not only a neighborhood staple, but a much loved and discussed subject of food blogs and pundits devoted to the pursuit of Korean food, or at the very least, the mutual love of gluttony.
Service is pleasant but impersonal, and a bit rushed at times. A harried waitress will pause at your table long enough to snip your meat into bite-sized morsels, perhaps take a drink order, and deliver another bowl of fresh lettuce. She won't linger to chat or up-sell you another bottle of soju, but she'll survey the table long enough to make sure you're still actively eating and drinking and not just taking up space. The rest is in the diner's hands—the grilling of the meat, the condiments, and even napkins, utensils and plates.
As for ambiance, Picnic Gardens' dining room isn't much of a looker; instead it oozes practicality. It's utilitarian chic, with deep wooden benches and long ventilation pipes centered over the table top grills, and lined with bare wooden walls (except for a smattering of ironic no-smoking signs). The soundtrack is a steady roar of meat- and soju-driven chatter and jubilation, and the seemingly endless buffet table takes center stage.
And bless me, that buffet table. Part of me thinks that they supply a variety of raw meat, banchan, condiments, and other side dishes in such quantity as to distract the eater from the high ticket items, such as the galbi. (Part of me thinks that the owner is laying down their bargaining chips for sainthood.) Regardless of the restaurant's motives, it would take an essay in excess of my 750 word allotment to describe the full glory of the buffet, which is dutifully re-stocked and wiped down throughout service.
My dining companion's quibbles were well intentioned. One should focus on that thoroughly luscious, show-stealing galbi, with a resilient smokiness that'll not only permeate each luscious bite, but your clothes and even your skin for the rest of the day. Wisdom would dictate that they would serve lesser quality stuff, and that could be the case, but one can't be discerning when you're on your 4th or 5th helping. In our experience, the galbi always goes down a treat, with the right amount of sweet, salty, fatty, tender, and meaty notes. And plucked sizzling straight off the grill, boy, is it good. As such at Picnic Garden, distractions run rampant, but stick to your guns and stay with that stick-to-your-ribs galbi.
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Berkeley Fire Causes University Apartment Building Evacuation
The residents of a five-story apartment building in Berkeley were evacuated early this morning when an exterior debris fire was reported, a deputy fire chief said. -more-
The residents of a five-story apartment building in Berkeley were evacuated early this morning when an exterior debris fire was reported, a deputy fire chief said. -more-
UPDATE: An article in the Daily Californian has identified the person who committed suicide in the Berkeley City Club as a retired U.C. Berkeley professor. -more-
A pedestrian struck and killed by a Union Pacific freight train in Berkeley on Monday has been identified as Matthew Finch, a 28-year-old El Cerrito resident, according to the Alameda County coroner's bureau. -more-
By next fall, California Memorial Stadium not only will be bustling on football game days, but busy all week as a vibrant new campus gateway and a multi-use building filled with both academic and athletic activities. Classrooms, an auditorium, food vendors, a student store, a fitness center and more will inhabit the stadium, which reopened in August 2012 after a $321 million renovation.
In addition, campus tours will originate from a scenic new home for the UC Berkeley Visitor Center, which serves more than 150,000 people a year. The spectacular views of UC Berkeley and the Bay Area from the stadium's club levels will continue to be enjoyed by private, corporate and campus groups that since fall 2012 have rented them for more than 180 special events.
The refurbishment and retrofitting of the 90-year-old stadium, and the creation of the adjacent 1.5-acre Lisa and Douglas Goldman Plaza, was done to create a safer and more modern sports venue, and also to open the eastern part of UC Berkeley to the entire community, said Bob Lalanne, who became UC Berkeley's first vice chancellor for real estate last December.
"Our whole objective was to take this beautiful, historic building and make it more of a campus community asset 365 days of the year, rather than just for seven game days. The way Lower Sproul Plaza is being turned into a new living room for the campus, this space will essentially become 'Sproul Plaza East,'" he said. The project, which will roll out over two years' time, is a joint effort between Lalanne and Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance John Wilton. -more-
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Union Pacific freight train in Berkeley this morning, fire and railroad officials said. -more-
Yesterday I spoke to Mr. Mendiola at the Alameda County Coroner's Office about the cause of death of the homeless man who was found dead in downtown Berkeley near the corner of Shattuck and Kittredge at about 7:30 a.m. on February 6, 2014. Mr. Mendiola stated that he died of "acute bilateral lobar pneumonia" and "coronary atherosclerosis". In other words he died of pneumonia because he had been in the rain all night long and he had a bad heart due to lack of adequate medical care. -more-
On Valentine's Day, University of California at Berkeley math professor Edward Frenkel wrote an essay in The New York Times entitled, "Is the Universe a Simulation?" It became the most forwarded essay on Facebook for the Times.
The classic science series Cosmos recently relaunched, so it seems appropriate to describe how math can help explain another aspect of our universe. Since this is "Pi Day," such an essay couldn't be more timely: -more-
On March 15 my temporary disabled parking placard expires, a handy red tag that hangs on the rear view mirror and allows convenient privileges like use of blue zones and free unlimited parking elsewhere. These are among the small compensations for enduring pain.
It began two years ago with an ache in my right knee. After months of physical therapy, I had an X-ray last summer that revealed pelvic bone-on-bone and foretold total hip replacement.
I should have cancelled a London trip that was planned as a celebration of my retirement, but the doctors said go and take pain meds. And so I went, stupidly. Having conducted theater tours to England for over 20 years, I knew the territory. My old friend Fiona, a bursar at the University of London, booked me into my usual room at the top of Canterbury Hall, overlooking roof gardens and chimneys to the clock tower of Kings Cross station. To the south, I could see the Shard, the capital's newest skyscraper. I was home away from home. -more-
Dixie Finley had had enough of watering her lawn, and, as a long-time observer of the natural world (she is an expert animal tracker) she knew her turf didn't provide habitat for wildlife. So it was with pleasure on a fall morning in 2012 that she welcomed the group of thirty shovel-bearing Mow no Mo'! participants who arrived at her home in Livermore.
This mixed group, comprised of everything from first-time homeowners to senior citizens, and everything in between, worked in Dixie's front garden, trenching along her driveway and sidewalk, laying out cardboard, spreading compost, and shoveling a large pile of woodchips. A few hours after the group arrived, her lawn was gone. -more-
Media coverage of the California Democratic Party's 2014 Platform, adopted Sunday by acclamation at the 2014 California Democratic Party Convention in Los Angeles last weekend, focused on calls to eliminate fracking and legalize marijuana. But perhaps the most significant provision of the Platform has so far been ignored by the press: the call (in the National Security plank) to reduce military spending by 25-30%. Here is the specific text: "To protect and defend California and our Constitution, Democrats will . . reduce the DOD budget by 25% - 30% – in line with historic drawdowns after major conflicts – primarily by cutting back on that portion of the DOD budget dedicated to bases in foreign countries, projection of military power overseas and development of weapons of mass destruction, and reallocate the savings to other priorities including assistance to state and local governments to maintain and rehire laid off employees, building out the renewable power grid and rebuilding the nation's infrastructure, investing in technology and manufacturing jobs in the U.S., and deficit reduction." -more-
We think about the issues which are pressing for our families now? Every day in our communities people are facing health crises and financial crises and they have nowhere to go for help. They can't be satisfied with verbal messages that all is well. -more-
Have any of you noticed recently that when you enter the lobby of the Main Library in downtown Berkeley , it feels more like a ghost town? No more feeling of commons, hardly anybody talking to one another, when you approach the circulation area, the workers are now in front of their desks instead of behind them as if to keep us from expecting any service? That is not your imagination. One day a week ago I approached the desk and one of the workers came forward, spoke politely of course and asked how he could help me. I asked for a reserved book which had been ordered for me from another library system. He got it for me and checked it out behind his desk and when I tried to give him my other materials from our library to check out he told me they were no longer permitted to check out materials owned by Berkeley, behind the desk. I was flabbergasted. So he walked me to the self check out computers several feet away and I told him I already knew how to do this but how ridiculous it seemed to me to not do all of the checkouts where he started the first transaction. Again he told me they were no longer permitted to do that. As a retired librarian this trend of increasing self service is abhorrent to me. Library service work was meant to be just that - a place of service to the community. -more-
The California drought has largely been exacerbated by misguided government policies that encouraged large scale agricultural farming. Agriculture consumes 80% of available water while contributing a minuscule 2% of the state economy. Farmers continue to grow alfalfa, rice and other thirsty crops. Their resource usage has been heavily subsidized by the government and according to The Economist they have paid a paltry 15% of the capital costs of the federal system that delivers much of the water to their fields. Thus, farmers have no incentive to efficiently irrigate their farmlands. The rainy season has less than five weeks to go before the onset of spring and summer which will bake much of California and exacerbate the likelihood of wild fires. The water table has decreased in many areas prompting farmers to drill deeper to reach groundwater further depleting aquifers. -more-
Another week, another experiment. As I was dutifully watching the streaming video of the Berkeley City Council on Tuesday (it could also be called the screaming video, which is what I often do as I watch) I was moved to try something akin to liveblogging to inform any readers still around about how annoying it was. I'm not eager to swell the coffers of those who market specialty apps for this purpose however, so I just posted in the "Editor's Back Fence" section a few observations on particularly irrational moments in a generally surreal evening.
Here, now, I'm reprising and amplifying my observations for the many readers who were not following this site late on Tuesday night. The headline was "Dreamers on the Midnight Special", since the worst is always saved for last on Berkeley's somnolent city council. -more-
It's been three years since the Fukushima nuclear disaster and the bad news continues. In December, it was widely reported that 51 US sailors assigned to the nuclear carrier, Ronald Reagan, have incurred cancer, as a result of that vessel's 2011 deployment to the area of the Fukushima reactor failure. The actual cleanup is painfully slow. What have we learned from the Fukushima disaster? -more-
When I was twenty, I discussed with my psychiatrist (the one I had at the time) the subject of whether mentally ill people could be intelligent. Prior to becoming ill, I had always thought of myself and had been thought by others to be an intelligent person. -more-
Piedmont and Oakland has a new theatre company—the Piedmont Oakland Repertory Theatre -more-
Drifting and Dreaming at the Midnight Hour—Berkeley Council's Refusal to Compromise on the Student District Threatens Revenue Measures 03-14-2014
Odd Bodkins: Werner von Braun (Cartoon) By Dan O'Neill 03-14-2014
Odd Bodkins: Time (Cartoon) By Dan O'Neill 03-14-2014
California Democrats Call for Huge Reductions in Military Spending By Nicholas A. Carlin 03-15-2014
New: Caring for All By Romila Khanna 03-17-2014
What Has Become of the Berkeley Public Library? By Sheila Goldmacher 03-14-2014
California Drought By Jagjit Singh 03-14-2014
Berkeley Fire Causes University Apartment Building Evacuation By Hannah Albarazi (BCN) 03-20-2014
Updated: Berkeley Police and Fire Respond to Hazardous Materials Incident and Death at Berkeley City Club By Bay City News and Planet 03-18-2014
Pedestrian Killed by Train in Berkeley Identified By Bay City News 03-18-2014
Press Release: New Campus Gateway Emerging at Memorial Stadium By Gretchen Kell, UC Berkeley Media Relations 03-17-2014
New: Pedestrian Killed by Train on Berkeley Tracks By Scott Morris (BCN) 03-17-2014
Coroner Says Pneumonia Caused Death of Homeless Man in Downtown Berkeley By Mary Ann Uribe 03-14-2014
Where Are the Tourists from the Future?
(A Pi-Day Special Feature) by Jonathan David Farley, D.Phil. (Oxon.) 03-14-2014
Behold the Ides of March
(First Person) By Toni Mester 03-14-2014
"Mow no Mo'!", or "How to remove your lawn, reduce your water bill, and get paid for it, too" By Kathy Kramer 03-14-2014
THE PUBLIC EYE: Fukushima: What Have We Learned? By Bob Burnett 03-14-2014
ON MENTAL ILLNESS: Mental Illness Not Contrary to Being Intelligent By Jack Bragen 03-14-2014
New Theater Company Plays "Other People's Money" at Kehila in Oakland By Our Correspondent 03-14-2014


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Zaha Hadid Architects, in conjunction with AECOM, has released renderings for a major stadium being designed for the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup--an event that will involve up to nine stadiums. The 40,000-seat venue in Al Wakrah, south of Doha, will incorporate passive design features for airflow. Hadid's vision was inspired by the Arab dhow, a traditional local fishing boat.
Plans call for the modular second tier, which will contain a large amount of engineeered timber, to be disassembled after the event and reused in several developing countries for other structures.
Check out the video for a fly-through, courtesy of ZHA.


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The Game -- BLOODY GIRL FIGHT ... After Nightclub Twerk-Off
The Game BLOODY GIRL FIGHT After Nightclub Twerk-Off
A night of innocent booty shaking turned VIOLENT at The Game's birthday party in L.A. last night -- when several women straight up BRAWLED in the street ... and TMZ has the footage.
It all went down outside in front of a Hollywood nightclub -- where one of the women put on a twerk show for the rapper earlier in the night while he was inside of his car.
A short time later, the woman gets into a fight with another clubber and it sounds like they were arguing over a man. One thing led to another ... and they were full on fighting in the street.
There was hairpulling ... shoes were used as weapons ... a couple of boobs fell out ... and one of the fighters was left covered in blood.
Cops eventually arrived and at least one of the women was handcuffed.
Just another night out in Hollywood.
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'Like Someone in Love' review: Hot in Tokyo
There's a mix of exhilaration and comfort to be had watching the work of a master like Abbas Kiarostami, each shot composed with excruciating care, each frame packed with telling visual detail, the reflective surfaces creating a faintly hallucinatory effect that also makes the Iranian director's point -- that what we see isn't necessarily what we get, and that presumption is for chumps.
The presumption one might make about Kiarostami is that he's given up trying to torture his movies into something acceptable to the mullahs. His previous film, the elliptical "Certified Copy" (2010) took place in Italy; his latest, "Like Someone in Love," takes place in Tokyo, where student and moonlighting call girl Akiko (Rin Takanashi) is dispatched to service the aging scholar/translator Takashi (Tadashi Okuno), who would rather talk and eat.
The two spend a chatty evening together, he tucks her into bed, and then they end up having to fool her abusive boyfriend, Noriaki (Ryo Kase), into thinking Akiko is Takashi's granddaughter. Nothing happens that can compare to "Certified Copy" -- there, the characters played by Juliette Binoche and William Shimell really became other people. But Kiarostami is up to his usual shenanigans, toying with our expectations, puppet-mastering his characters' identities and pretending to be matter-of-fact, while being anything but.
It's a beautiful film -- not a major work, perhaps, from the director of such masterpieces as "Taste of Cherry" (1997), "Through the Olive Trees" (1994) and "Close-Up" (1990), but one which furthers his explorations of what cinema means. And, once again, he has taken what seem like banal conceits -- a three-way drama, the contrivance of mistaken identity -- and turned them into something playfully profound.
PLOT A student call girl and her elderly client playact for her hot-tempered boyfriend, and over two days become different people. Unrated
CAST Rin Takanashi, Tadashi Okuno, Ryo Kase
BOTTOM LINE Masterful filmmaking bridges a few gaps in the narrative. (In Japanese with English subtitles)


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Everyone relax. Kanye West is here to save the world.
In a bizarre (even by his standards) three-hour Twitter rant, the controversial rapper, producer, and designer claimed he was out to pick up the baton from late Apple founder Steve Jobs - and that was the least outlandish thing he spouted off about.
Discussing his plans for Donda - his newly-formed design and production company named for his late mother - the 34-year-old claimed the company will "pick up where Steve Jobs left off," and that he and his team will "make products and experiences that people want and can afford, to help simplify and aesthetically improve everything we see hear, touch, taste and feel," and "dream of, create, advertise and produce products driven equally by emotional want and utilitarian need..To marry our wants and needs."
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Oh, but he's not stopping there.
West's plans for Donda include film production - he hints at a Donda-produced "semi sci-fi" movie to be called "2016 Olympics" - as well as a possible adaptation of the "Jetsons" animated TV show as well as West's desire to "design" the next MTV Video Music Awards.
After he's done with all that, the multi-hyphenated publicity magnet will fix America's educational system and - why not? - the economy, too.
"There are so many broken systems from the economy to school systems jail systems... we need experts for this," West wrote, before adding that he "want[s] to do a summer school that tries new forms of curriculum," with help from "Where the Wild Things Are" director Spike Jonze.
"I care about people who have never heard of me," West concluded. "There are over 7 billion people on the planet now."
Selected Reading: US Weekly, Kanye West Twitter Page, Billboard


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While the insolvency process has many shortcomings when it comes to football clubs, one good thing it does do is shake some of the skeletons out of the cupboard. As a Pompey fan, I'm expecting some pretty shocking data, and, who knows, even legal proceedings, to emerge as forensic accountants work on the liquidation of the old company (1).
At Plymouth Argyle a bit of a shocker has emerged (2) – the sum spent on the ill-considered attempt tp get a new stadium on the back of England's inglorious 2018 World Cup bid. If you haven't already seen it, sit down, because it was an eye-watering figure of up to £1.2m. It doesn't take the 20/20 vision of hindsight to see that this was plan that didn't make sense for Argyle – see my posting Are we going stark stadium bonkers? from April last year.
Argyle fans might spare a thought for the fans of Southend United (see postings passim), where £1.2m had been spent over a year ago on the as yet unstarted Fossetts Farm new stadium, of which club Chairman Ron Martin's family will be the financial beneficiaries. A year on and this figure has certainly gone up. Last February the club requested Southend Council's Development Control committee to confirm the development of the new stadium as two components (3), which required the preparation of two new detailed plans for the submission. This request has been approved by the Council (4). Meanwhile there is the matter of getting shop owners out so that the Roots Hall redevelopment by Sainsburys can be given a clear run (5), doubtless with the lawyers adding to the overall final bill.
The Roots Hall redevelopment by Sainsburys cannot begin until the first part of the Fossetts Farm development is completed. I just wonder how long Sainsburys will tolerate the delays as this whole saga of a move to Fossetts Farm has been dragging on for over ten years. Perhaps I should be more understanding – Pompey have been talking of a new stadium since the 1970s, but then they haven't pursued the idea as relentlessly, and I suspect at a rather lower cost to the club. Who knows, perhaps the investigations surrounding the liquidation of the old company may reveal a secound bout of absurd 2018 profligacy on the South coast (6).


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(NewsUSA) - Man's best friend provides more than mere companionship. Dogs encourage humans to exercise daily -- come rain or shine.
"The need to take a daily walk provides dog owners with a great form of exercise," said Leila Mureebe, a member of the Society for Vascular Surgery. "Exercise is good for the body's blood supply, for maintaining proper body weight and for controlling blood pressure."
For persons with high blood pressure -- and that's one in three Americans over age 20, according to a 2010 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report -- Fido's calming effect can be a life saver.
Studies have disclosed that petting a dog reduces blood pressure and heart rate. This stress buster provides positive health benefits for the owners of 77.5 million dogs that reside in 39 percent of households, according to The Humane Society of the United States.
High blood pressure and stress contribute to the fourth leading cause of death in America: stroke. The National Vital Statistics Report indicated that 137,000 Americans died of stroke in 2010. The American Stroke Association estimated that Americans spent $73.7 billion for stroke-related medical costs and disability in 2010."Every 40 seconds, an American suffers a stroke," said Dr. Mureebe. "Strokes occur suddenly and without warning. Two million brain cells die every minute during a stroke. Eighty percent of strokes are preventable through risk factor management."
Thirty minutes of daily exercise, not smoking, and proper nutrition are included in "risk factor management." A United States National Institutes of Health-funded study of 2,000 adults discovered that persons who regularly walked their dogs were more physically active and less likely to be obese than non-dog walkers.
"I've seen improvements in high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes when patients enter into a routine of daily exercise, not smoking, and healthy eating," said Dr. Mureebe. "A brisk 30-minute walk with your dog is good for both of you."
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Unarmed Civilian Teams To Help Patrol Mpls.Kate Raddatz looks at what community-based patrolling may soon look like in Minneapolis (2:01). WCCO 4 News At 10 - August 9, 2020
Sunday Evening Weather ReportMeteorologist Lisa Meadows has the latest on severe weather rolling through parts of Minnesota Sunday evening (3:08). WCCO 4 News - August 9, 2020
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I've been a part of this fantasy basketball league since 2003. It's a good, competitive league.
I had been looking forward to the fantasy draft like a young, wide-eyed, obese boy sitting in his kitchen on the eve of Thanksgiving.
I had been crowned the champion for the last two years and am eager to threepeat, complete with a postseason parade down Michigan Avenue here in Chicago.
The parade would be met by warm Chicago weather and a crisp acknowledgement that dreams are possible: fantasy champions can threepeat.
But today, with Blake Griffin's fractured left patella, it all came crumbling down.
For whatever reason — because I'm a dumbass — I strayed from my usual, objective strategy of drafting boring players with great statlines and sprinkling the team with young role players on the cusp of increased rotation minutes.
Here's a breakdown of my fantasy team…
Reliable Major Players: Carmelo Anthony, Tony Parker
These are guys that I can hang my hat on. I know both will score but not much else.
Oft-Injured Almost All-Stars: TJ Ford, Al Jefferson
These guys may make me look like a genius or a complete idiot. They're both up for big years — if they can stay healthy.
Productive Role Players: Rodney Stuckey, Jeff Foster
If Foster gets 20 minutes, he'll get you 10 boards. If Stuckey gets minutes, he'll get you some scoring and a handful of assists and steals. If Stuckey starts, he could be up for a breakthrough season. Those are all big "ifs."
Young Guys On The Verge: Marreese Speights, Brandon Rush, Amir Johnson
These guys have impressed when they've played, especially Speights. But can they edge out teammates to win jobs on the rotation?
Rookie Phenoms or Bust? Griffin, Terrence Williams
There's been a lot of preseason hype on both players. Can they produce?
Why Did I Pick You, Again? Kwame Brown
Oh yeah, because you'll start and get me 2 points and 7 boards a game.
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Electronic structure calculations have become an indispensable tool in chemistry, molecular biology, materials science, and nanotechnology. The density functional theory (DFT) of Hohenberg, Kohn and Sham is an approach for computing the ground-state density and energy of a many-electron system by solving a constrained minimization problem whose first order optimality conditions, the Kohn-Sham equations, can be written as a nonlinear eigenvalue problem. Used almost exclusively in condensed matter physics since the 1970's, DFT became popular in quantum chemistry in the 1990's due to the development of more accurate approximations. Today, DFT is the most widely used ab initio method in material simulations. DFT can be used to calculate the electronic structure, the charge density, the total energy, and the atomic forces of a material system; and with the advance of new algorithms and supercomputers, DFT can now be used to study thousand-atom systems. There are many challenges remaining though, especially for large systems (more than 100,000 atoms), problems requiring many total energy calculation steps (molecular dynamics or atomic relaxations), or systems with open-shell character. More accurate and better-justified approximations to the density functional for the exchange-correlation energy are also continually being developed, requiring new exact constraints and presenting new computational challenges.
Wave function methods have also known spectacular development in recent years. These methods allow, in principle, the construction of increasingly refined approximations to the many-electron Schrödinger equation. They outperform conventional DFT with respect to accuracy, but at the price of a dramatic increase in computational cost. Reducing the computational cost of wave function methods, while preserving its accuracy is one of the major challenges in quantum chemistry. Important steps in this direction have been taken with the introduction of linear scaling algorithms. Other important challenges include systems with electronic degeneracies and calculations of a wider range of properties and experimental observables.
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What part of the Arduino functionality would you like to keep?At a minimum you need:the '328P16 MHz crystraltwo 22pF caps100nF caps on VCC, AVCC pinsusing analog? need 100nF cap on the Aref pin10K reset pullup resistordiode such as 1N4158 across the resistor (anode to reset pin, cathode to Vcc)optional:Header pins to connect FTDI Basic/FTDI cable, and 100nF cap to connect to Reset pinorheader pins to connect to ICSP header for rebootloading or for installing bootloaderless sketchesplace to connect 5V wallwart, or a battery, or a 5V regulatorHere's an example for a ATmega1284P type board, a '328P would use a smaller connectorThis one has both FTDI and ICSP headers, but does not have the diode.It has screw terminal for bring in 5V power from a wallwart or 4.5V from a triple-AA battery pack (I've used both)
Ok, here it is, somewhat crudely drawn, have better tools at home.Not much is really needed.
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A big pay-off dessert – that's how I classify this thin, rich, European-style torte, with an intense bitter chocolate taste and a mousse-like texture. Why? Because it's decadent and sophisticated enough to be impressive, yet comes together more quickly than most American butter cakes; you get excellent results with little effort. In fact, it may take longer to describe how to make this torte than it does to actually do so. I get it in the oven in about 15 minutes and on a cooling rack 15-20 minutes later. It requires no frosting, just some time in the refrigerator (it will wait there patiently for a day) and a sprinkle of cinnamon and confectioner's sugar before coming to the table. We serve the torte in thin slices, with sweetened whipped cream as an accompaniment. Vera Dawson, chef instructor with CMC's Culinary Institute, lives in Summit County, where she bakes almost every day. Her recipes have been tested in her home kitchen and, whenever necessary, altered until they work at our altitude. Contact her at firstname.lastname@example.com
Chocolate Cream TorteAdjusted for altitudes between 8,000 and 10,000 feetMake in an 8-inch springform pan———————————————-Ingredients1 1/2 teaspoons of espresso powder 1 1/2 teaspoons of hot water6 ounces of good semi-sweet chocolate1/2 cup of heavy cream3 large eggs, at room temperature1/4 cup of granulated sugar, preferably Baker's3 tablespoons of flourA generous 1/8 teaspoon of ground cinnamon2 teaspoons of confectioner's sugarWhipped cream, optional ———————————————-01 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees, with a rack in the center position. Open your springform pan and flip the bottom over, so its rimmed edge is on the pan's outside, and close the pan back up. It will be easier to cut and serve the torte without the pan's rim in the way. Generously butter the springform pan and wrap it well in heavy-duty aluminum foil (to prevent water from seeping into it). Select a second pan that will hold the springform pan so that it is close to, but not touching, the sides of the larger pan. Begin heating water to be used as a water bath. ———————————————-02 In a small bowl, dissolve the espresso powder in the hot water and set it aside. Chop the chocolate very finely (I do this in a food processor). In a large microwave-safe bowl, heat the cream in a microwave oven until it is almost boiling. (This can also be done in a saucepan over medium-low heat.) Immediately add the chopped chocolate to the hot cream, submerging it in the liquid. Set this aside for several minutes until the chocolate melts. Add the espresso powder mixture and gently stir (don't create bubbles) until smooth and shiny. Set the bowl aside.———————————————-03 Combine the eggs, sugar, and flour in a mixing bowl and, using an electric mixer, beat at medium-high speed until the mixture is pale in color, thickens and nearly triples in volume. This takes from 5-10 minutes, depending on the power of your mixer. Add about a third of the egg mixture to the chocolate and mix with a silicone or rubber spatula until just combined. Add the rest of the egg mixture and fold, trying not to deflate the eggs, only until no streaks of egg are visible. Don't overmix. ———————————————-04 Pour the batter into the prepared springform pan. Place the springform pan in the larger pan and put both in the oven. Pour about an inch to an inch and a half of boiling water in the larger pan; the water should come about half way up the sides of the springform pan. Bake until the top develops a dry crust, the sides of the torte are set but the center still jiggles a little when gently shaken. This takes from 15-20 minutes in my oven. Remove the torte from the oven, the water bath & the foil wrapping and let it cool completely on a rack.———————————————-05 When the torte has cooled to room temperature, cover it loosely and refrigerate it for at least four hours and up to overnight. When you're ready to serve it, run a knife between the torte and the pan side, pressing toward the pan, and carefully remove the side. Dust the top of the torte with a mixture of the cinnamon and confectioner's sugar (I use a fine sifter to do this.) I serve the dessert on the base of the springform pan. If you want to remove the base before serving, invert the torte before taking off the side of the springform pan, re-invert it onto a serving platter, and dust with the cinnamon-sugar topping. Slice the torte with a thin-bladed, sharp knife, dipping it in warm water and drying it between each cut. Because of its soft texture, the torte won't cut precisely. It slices most easily when cold. Serve the pieces slightly cooler than room texture for the most mousse-like texture. This is a variation of a recipe in Fine Cooking Magazine.
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CastleStorm Definitive Edition is coming to PS4 and Xbox One later this spring! Trailer and full GDC news post on the Zen Studios blog.
CastleStorm Definitive Edition is coming to PS4 and Xbox One later this spring! Trailer and full GDC news post on the Zen Studios blog.
Is the "definitive Edition" new content scheduled for the Wii U version later ?
Any word yet on cross buy?
Any news on a release date for this, and an update to crossbuy in the wake of Pinball FX 2?
Spring has been and gone now!
awesome been waiting for this
I will post when we have a confirmed release date.
CastleStorm: Definitive Edition launches on PlayStation 4 in North America on September 23rd and in Europe on September 24th on PS4 and also on Xbox One on September 24th for $9.99/€9,99/£7.99. See you on the battlefield!
So no Cross Buy & not even an upgrade option?
What happened Zen Studios?
You used to be the kings of Cross Buy.
One of my fave XBLA games, was really looking forward to playing it on Xbox One. The lack of crossbuy etc doesn't bother me, I was happy to pay again. The attempts to get people paying twice for FX2 tables on the One after stating they'd be free if you already owned them on 360 means I'm never buying this release. That and the general bugged state of FX2 on Xbox One of course. One negative experience is enough for me.
We have a new trailer to celebrate the release of CastleStorm: Definitive Edition! Check it out on our blog or on the Playstation blog in Europe or North America. See you on the battlefield!
Check out my review here.
Nice review, should hopefully encourage those yet to play it to pick it up!
I'm sure the reason it's currently overpriced on the Xbox One is just a mistake that's beyond Zen's control but hey, if anybody wants to buy it at that price just go right ahead. Meanwhile Zen can get busy updating everybody with how hard it is to fix this but they're really trying but man it's so hard and definitely not as easy as you think. No really! Thanks for your patience. And for buying it at a higher price too. Many, many thanks for that lol.
Great days.
So cynical.....but I have to admit that made me chuckle.
So no Cross Buy (ok), no upgrade system, even not for people who bought all the DLC (less ok) & now it's 18 Euro instead of the announced 10 Euro.
Zen, you're making a huge mess.
Stop it.
Cheers for the update, will hold tight for now!
Just heard back from Xbox Support on Twitter that the listed £11.99 price is indeed correct, so Xbox One owners are paying a £4 premium over PS4 users, right?
Don't get me wrong, I'll happily pay that if that's the case, it just seems a bit unfair is all.
EDIT: Just seen on the PS Blog that their price is actually £14.99, not £7.99, so Xbox One is actually cheaper, bargain!
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We've updated our blog with the correct pricing for CastleStorm: Definitive Edition. Very, very sorry for the confusion.
I hope to be buying this gem soon. I know it's on sale right now!
"Zen Pinball Rules!"
One of my fave XBLA amusements, was extremely anticipating playing it on Xbox One. The absence of crossbuy and so forth doesn't trouble me, I was glad to pay once more. Get More Information
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I saw online somewhere, where someone was sewing cloth gift bags for christmas. I have whipped up several and wrapped up our gifts in them. They are lined with fleece. Opening presents will be a quick event since opening a velcro is much faster than unwrapping presents. Here's the first one, I think they've gotten cuter the more I've made.
Even though we don't tell the kids that Santa comes to our house, we still like to go visit him and pose for a picture. We tell them he's just a symbol of Christmas, like a tree or lights. It's not a big deal, but people get kind of weird when we say that we don't "do" Santa. Our library had an evening story time with Santa and this guy was great! He was so good with the kids and sang songs and said that he would stay as long as it took for pictures and talking. He didn't want anyone to feel rushed. Lou finally was brave enough to sit with him. We sat and watched the other kids and went last. I think that helped Lou feel ok. When he asked Bee what she wanted, she said, "I think my mom and dad already got me presents." They decided that maybe she wants a pony. Thanks old man.
Here's a cute custom puppet curtain. I love the way it turned out. I did a cute one with flowers added on the bottom, but can't for the life of me find the picture.
Hope your getting to all of your holiday odds and ends too. Tomorrow: Bee had her school Christmas program and it was super cute...


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Energy Star homes sell better
A Vance County news blog reported in December that Energy Star homes sell faster and at a higher price per square foot compared to conventional homes. The story by Phil Hart in the blog Home in Henderson cited a study by the North Carolina Energy Efficiency Alliance (NCEEA). The study analyzed data for new homes built in 2010 in a five-county area around the Raleigh-Durham region. The study showed that the Energy Star label brings significant added value to homes beyond the 15 to 30 percent savings on monthly utility bills.
The study compared Energy Star homes to similar code-built homes. Appraisal values were provided by a third-party N.C. licensed appraiser. Energy Star sold for $2.99 more per square foot and up to 89 days faster than conventional homes.
An Energy Star qualification does add upfront cost to a home, but savings for the builder and homeowner seem to exceed the initial investment. Energy Star homes require third-party verification to assure buyers they are getting a more comfortable home with lower operating costs due to better insulation, advanced framing, air sealing, high performance windows, and more efficient lighting and appliances that meet the Energy Star program requirements.
The executive summary from this study, as well as the full report, can be found on the website www.ncenergystar.org. The North Carolina Energy Efficiency Alliance is a statewide organization based at Appalachian State University in Boone.


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Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale.
Title: Metropolis
Date: 1927
Vitals: In a future world divided between rich people with flying cars and impoverished masses who live in hovels, a socialite do-gooder named Maria tries to help the poor by concocting social programs from the golf course on top of her skyscraper. But a warmongering mad scientist has other plans: he kidnaps Maria and creates a robot double of her to give speeches about socialist revolution to the workers while clutching her breasts provocatively. This classic silent flick gave the world its first evil female cyborg bent on destruction.
Famous names: Fritz Lang
Crunchy goodness: 5
Spinoffs/sequels/copycats: Arguably this movie spawned an entire class of fembot supervillains, including the ones in Stepford Wives, Eve of Destruction, Terminator 3, and of course Austin Powers.
Design breakthrough: All of the sets and conceptual design in Metropolis were state-of-the-art futurism at the time. The soaring skyscrapers in the city, flying vehicles, elevated roads, and robotics tech were truly visionary, and introduced audiences to urban futurism.
Sight you'll never unsee: The mad engineer bringing robo-Maria to life. This scene has become so iconic that it's been referenced in everything from beer commercials to doctoral dissertations.
Read the novelization online by the original screenwriter Thea von Harbou


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Healing to the beat
Music therapy sets the tempo for physical, mental and emotional wellness
Getting in rhythm
The most common music therapy activities include:
Chanting, humming and singing
Composing original songs
Engaging in relaxation exercises, such as stretching, with background music
Feeling vibrotactile sensations
Improvising or writing lyrics for original pieces of music
Learning to play the guitar or keyboard
Listening to live or recorded music
Moving to music
Playing non-musician-proof instruments, such as drums
The power of music therapy
Applied by a qualified practitioner, music therapy interventions can help:
Alleviate pain
Enhance memory
Help express feelings
Improve communication
Manage stress
Promote physical rehabilitation
Promote wellness
Tune in to music
To use music for our own wellness and quality of life:
• Be intentional about the music you listen to. Be aware of what's on your playlist and have music for different moods, goals and energy levels.
Music therapist Barbara Reuer, owner of Del Mar-based MusicWorx, suggests having some meditative music for relaxation and deep breathing. Play other music to get you energized. And use other songs that you know will strike an emotional chord and give you a good cry if you want a release.
"Match your mood to the song," Reuer said. "Play a song to help you get through what you're feeling."
• Consider tempo. If using music to exercise, consider the various tempos and find a tempo that fits that movement. If you're power walking or running you want a quick tempo, but if you're meditating or practicing yoga, play something slow that will help you connect with your breath.
• Humming can be very soothing. "Humming is very calming and can be used to help you fall asleep," Reuer said. "You can hum or you can think. You can't do both at the same time."
• Go ahead and sing. Feel free to belt out your favorite tune in the car or shower.
"Don't be embarrassed, just let it go. Get it out of your body," Reuer said. "Singing is a calming form of expression. If you can speak, you can sing."
• Pound out the beat. Using drums, your desk or the kitchen table, thump out a rhythm to release energy, anger or anxiety.
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Besides helping relieve stress and anxiety, music therapy can also benefit people who suffer from physical and mental conditions and illnesses, including:
Down syndrome
Eating disorders
Acute and chronic pain
Physical disabilities
Substance addictions
Traumatic brain injury and stroke
Bang bang. Boom boom. Thump thump. Ping.
At first it just sounds like a lot of racket as people sit in a circle pounding out their own beat on percussion instruments. But, under the direction of certified music therapist Barbara Reuer, a harmonious rhythm develops as the players spontaneously interact with each other's sound. Within minutes, the Scripps Music and Wellness class is producing soothing music that has feet tapping, blood pressure dropping and everyone smiling.
"Beating drums is great for reducing stress and anxiety and just letting go," said Reuer, owner of Del Mar-based MusicWorx, a music therapy agency that offers some programs through Scripps Health. "We tell people you can beat a pillow or you can beat a drum to relieve stress. It's more fun to beat a drum because you can hear it."
Music therapy is the use of music by health care professionals to promote physical, mental and emotional wellness, while enhancing quality of life.
The strum of a guitar, the rhythms of a drum circle, a singer whose voice quiets an agitated soul or lifts a heart. Alongside medication, chemotherapy, physical therapy and counseling, different forms of music are increasingly being used and respected for their ability to heal.
Today there are 73 U.S. colleges and universities offering music therapy studies and degrees and nearly 6,000 board-certified music therapists in the United States, according to the American Music Therapy Association.
Both an art and a science, music therapy has been around for centuries. King David used to request a harpist to play to help calm him. During both world wars, musicians played at Army hospitals and medical staff noticed that patients became calmer and more communicative.
"People have been using sound for hundreds of years to go to a deeper level of consciousness and healing the body," said Dr. Mimi Guarneri, cardiologist and medical director of the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine. "It's only recently in medicine that we've started to understand how sound affects the stress response and that's just the tip of the iceberg. Music can change specific brain wave patterns to cause relaxation, lower blood pressure and anxiety, decrease pain and increase the immune response."
Music works on several levels. It distracts patients from their illness or pain, elevates feel-good hormones like serotonin, and reduces stress hormones like cortisol. It can even rewire a patient's brain, helping to create new pathways past parts that have been damaged.
"The great thing about music therapy is that it's not like giving someone a drug. There are no bad side effects," Guarneri said.
However, in order for music therapy to work, it must be patient-preferred music — sounds that give the patient pleasure.
"We always ask about the patient's favorite type of music. If we play country music and they hate country music, it will not have the desired effect," said Holly Reynolds, a certified music therapist at Sharp Grossmont Rehabilitation Center. "You have to be able to enjoy your music for it to have a positive effect."
Music therapy uses all aspects of music to aid wellness. With the assistance of a music therapist, people can make music with non-musician-proof instruments like drums or a glockenspiel, they can sing, hum or chant melodies, compose songs, write lyrics, move to the beat or simply listen to their favorite music to fit a particular mood.
Healthy people can benefit from music therapy. Listening to music can motivate you to get some physical movement, no matter if it's walking or running with headphones or shaking it up in a Zumba class. It also offers stress reduction through both passive listening (often accompanied by deep breathing) and also active music making, such as drumming or strumming a guitar.
Music therapy is also used for more serious illnesses and medical conditions. Although it does not cure disease or prolong life, it can help make people suffering chronic pain more comfortable, Alzheimer's patients less agitated, stroke and brain injury patients more communicative, Parkinson's patients more mobile, and children with autism more responsive.
"For patients dealing with pain management, music can be a diversion or a distraction. If we can interrupt the pain cycle, the patient can get some relief," Reuer said. "People who are in a lot of pain are usually very anxious. So if we can calm and reduce the anxiety, we can reduce the perception of pain."
When Karen Ray of El Cajon had both of her knees replaced at Sharp Grossmont Hospital recently, she described her pain during physical therapy as "nearly unbearable."
"I was almost crying, and I never cry. Then I started hyperventilating," she said. That's when a therapist leaned over and said to Ray, "Let's sing a song."
"I thought, 'What in the heck is she talking about,' but through my tears I started singing 'This Little Light of Mine,' and my breathing slowed and (physical therapists) kept working my legs," Ray said. "Thanks to singing, I got through the session and through the pain."
In a hospital or rehab setting, music can trigger a response similar to opiates, Reynolds explained.
"Music distracts the brain — almost tricks it — to think it's been given pain medicine," she said.
Music therapy can also play a role in helping stroke or brain injury patients to speak and walk as was demonstrated by former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who used the rhythm of song to help bring back some of her language skills in her recovery after she was shot.
"We can start off by singing, which retrains the brain and forces the brain to make new pathways to speech," Reynolds said. "We give patients a familiar song and maybe a phrase, and they can communicate their needs."
When retired Carmel Valley physician Dr. Jay Malkoff suffered a stroke last summer, it affected his ability to speak.
"Although he could think the words, he couldn't get them out," said his wife, Sharon, adding that it was frustrating for both of them. After hearing about Gifford's progress, the Malkoffs hired a music therapist for weekly sessions.
"By teaching him to speak with music, he can sing words that he wouldn't say ordinarily," Sharon Malkoff said. "(Vocal) exercises help strengthen his tongue and help him pronounce words. They just don't randomly sing. Everything they do has a purpose."
Music therapy has also been shown to be effective for children with Down syndrome or autism.
"Children with autism don't interact well with other people. So we give them instruments like drums and let them play the instrument how they want to play it," Reynolds said. "Then we follow them and repeat what they play to help build a connection or a rapport with the child."
Music is also used as a motivator for autistic children.
"They may be more willing to engage in something if it is singing-based. Singing helps give structure and pattern to information like numbers or the alphabet," said Linda Martin, autism program coordinator at Rady Children's Hospital and a music therapist who works with San Diego County schools.
Songs can help autistic children build word phrases to make them better communicators, memorize important information like their address and phone number and help them improve social interactions.
Almost everyone, of every age and mental and physical ability, can reap rewards from having music in their lives, according to music therapists.
"You don't have to be able to sing or play an instrument to benefit from music therapy," Reuer said. "There's a closet musician in each of us. We just have to find it."
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UAB will continue a series of free lectures Jan. 19, 2012, as part of its Discussion Book Dialogues for the 2011-12 selection, "Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism," by Temple Grandin.
Sarah O'Kelley, Ph.D., clinical psychologist in the Civitan International Research Center, and Martha Slay Wingate, DrPh., assistant professor of health care organization and policy in the UAB School of Public Health, will present a joint lecture, "Autism in Alabama.
The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Heritage Hall 549, 1401 University Blvd.
Discussion Book Dialogues will take place every third Thursday of the month through April 2012. The goal of the dialogues is not to push a particular agenda but to provide information to help people make more informed decisions about relevant issues. Snacks are provided.


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Harry Redknapp admitted he needed a break from football after capping the craziest year of his life by taking the QPR job.
Redknapp returned from his five-and-a-half month exile charged with masterminding another great escape from relegation, and succeeding in what he admitted was the "toughest" assignment of his managerial career should be child's play compared to the stress of beating charges of a far more serious nature back in February. Then, Redknapp was fighting for his very freedom in a tax evasion trial which ultimately saw him cleared.
The footballing disappointments which followed - being snubbed for the England job and sacked by Tottenham - simply compounded what had been an emotionally exhausting first half of 2012 for the 65-year-old. Asked if it had been the craziest year of his life, he said: "Yeah, oh yeah. Certainly. The whole thing was a bit bizarre, wasn't it?"
He continued: "I probably needed a break. Maybe it wasn't the worst thing that could have happened to me."
Neither was losing out to Roy Hodgson for the England job or being sacked by Spurs, according to Redknapp.
"I didn't go home that night when I heard on the radio that Roy had been given the England job and lock myself up in a room," he said. "I didn't go away from Tottenham that night when Daniel Levy sacked me and want to jump off the edge of Bournemouth Pier. The next day I am up playing golf. I mean, what can I do? That is the way that I am."
Redknapp could have escaped by taking the Ukraine job he was offered, something he insisted he was hours away from doing before QPR intervened. Revealing he would still have been based mainly in the UK, he joked: "You can't say, 'Oh, it doesn't matter if we don't win today'. I would have been sent down the salt mines!"
Redknapp was coy about whether Rangers would be his last job, but insisted he was in it for the long haul.
"I am not just coming to firefight," he said. "I want to build a team here so they are not in this trouble again. You look at the clubs who are doing okay. Take West Brom. They have had three or four years of building and are now looking to put a team together.
"You can't just throw a group of players together and say, 'Here's a team'. It just doesn't work that way. You want to do that here, put a team together that will complement each other and build a team spirit that can go on and finish halfway up the table in the future."


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I have always lived in small spaces with my family. Baby 1 lived in a 550 square foot, one bedroom apartment and two parents. Baby 2 lived in an 1100 square foot condo with baby 1 and two parents. Now my family of 5 lives in a small house. Thus I find it necessary, as always, to purge toys at least four times a year. In fact, as a rule, I tell my kids that for every incoming toy there must be an outgoing one.
If I knew then what I know now, I would NOT have picked 80% of the toys that I bought. Instead, I would have saved up for this short list of toys. Another idea is to have a wish list that close family friends and relatives contribute towards. At the end of day, toys that stand the test of time are actually less expensive on a "cost per play" basis than a toy that gets purged within the year.
1) Pragmatic Mom's Favorite Toy Kitchen
Hands down, I found that simpler is better. This kitchen is more fun, more creative, more versatile and has great storage to boot. Her favorite toy kitchen came used from a preschool but you can buy it new from Community Playthings (www.communityplaythings.com). Yes, it is crazy expensive but it lasts and lasts. If I were to only buy one piece, I'd buy the stove ($225). If you can get two pieces, the second piece I'd suggest is the sink. (http://www.communityplaythings.com/products/dramaticplay/woodcrestkitchen/index.html)
These toys really do last. When I got our kitchen (stove, sink and hutch) from a preschool, the kitchen set was probably at least 25 years old. After a quick clean up, it was as good as new. My kids played with it non-stop for 5 years, and then donated it to another preschool where it will have another 50 years of life, no doubt.
2) Pragmatic Mom's Favorite Blocks
Again, Community Playthings is the "go to" source for large, heavy blocks that can be turned into anything your child imagines. I bought two sets of blocks (hollow blocks and mini-hollow) in lieu of putting her kids in camp six summers ago and the kids still play with these blocks now. URL is: http://www.communityplaythings.com/products/blocks/index.html
I don't own the unit blocks but her kids play with them non-stop at preschool. They are great too.
3) Pragmatic Mom's Favorite Building Toy
Pragmatic Mom learned about these gems on a playdate: Translucent Magna Tiles. You can buy them online at amazon or find them in a local toy store. They are pricey at around $120 for the 100 tile set, and sadly, 100 tiles isn't quite enough. Two sets are much more versatile. But this toy is amazing. The tiles snap together magnetically to create anything from a castle to a disco floor. My preschool uses them with a light table so that kids can stack tiles to learn about combining colors. That's fun but a light table is NOT coming into my house!
Pragmatic Mom welcomes your ideas of investment toys that you thought were worth the money!
4) Cash register, $40.37. We had to buy more play money and the yellow piece keeps getting lost that my kids still play with this!
5) Melissa and Doug cutting food box, $16.30. My kids love this toy and we still have all the pieces after more than 4 years!
6) The plastic picnic food and the fruit and vegetable set all work really well with the kitchen set. These sets from Learning Resources cost about $22.99 each and were worth every penny!
7) My kids STILL are playing with the toy blender ($20.66) and mixer ($20.85) but now they are mixing their own concoctions and drinking them.
8) Razor Scooter ($28.50). We have three and it never seems like we have enough especially when friends are over. Just make sure everyone wears a helmet and label your scooters because ours always seem to get mixed up with our neighbors! They come in different colors as well.
9) iPod Touch ($179.99). My girls received the iPod Nano last year for Christmas and I have to admit that it's been well utilized all year. They don't mind watching movies on the small screen which meant we didn't have to lug portable DVD players on vacation. They want the iPod Touch…but we're not upgrading just yet.
The gadget to the right of the iPod is called the Cinemin Swivel Multimedia Pico Projector. At $305, it's pricey, but I put it next to the iPod because you use it with your iPod to project movies onto walls. My middle daughter got it recently for Christmas, and she has been using it non-stop. It's a cool gadget, but expensive.
10) Nintendo DS ($149.99). My girls had earned a DS a few years ago by completing a complete workbook during the summer (bribery works!). Their little brother got one for his 4th birthday and our neighbor's son, two years over, came running over after perusing our recycling bin saying, "he can't have a DS yet; he's too young!" Be it as it may, my son does know how the use his DS. My mom friend said her son loves the video feature in the new models.
While my kids all like their DS and play on them frequently, they are not addicted to them. They are much more addicted to TV. I bought a few educational games like Spanish and a vocabulary game and just last night, my oldest was saying how much fun the Spanish game is. Go figure! We do have piles of DS games that they don't seem to use anymore. I hear that I can sell them or trade them in somewhere. Here's the link for that:
11) Mini Kick Scooter. My sister in California gets the cool stuff. She raves about this. Similar to the Razor scooter but requires more balancing. Goes about as fast as a Razor Scooter. $80.