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WASHINGTON (AP) — Paula Broadwell first met fellow West Point graduate David Petraeus in the spring of 2006, when she was a graduate student at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.
He was a lieutenant general working on a counterinsurgency manual that would be tested during his command in Iraq. The university had invited him to give a speech.
Broadwell was in the Army Reserve after being recalled three times to active duty since the Sept. 11 attacks to work on counterterrorism issues and intended to return to active duty or get into the policy world, according to the preface of the Petraeus biography she would later write with a Washington Post editor.
Petraeus, who held much-praised military commands in Iraq and Afghanistan, resigned Friday after admitting he had an extramarital affair, a disclosure that ended the retired four-star general's civilian career as director of the CIA.
He carried on the affair with Broadwell, now 40, according to several U.S. officials with knowledge of the situation. The officials spoke anonymously because they were not authorized to discuss publicly the investigation that led to the resignation. The FBI discovered the relationship by monitoring Petraeus' emails, after investigators were alerted that Broadwell may have had access to his personal email account, two of the officials said.
Broadwell wrote in the preface to "All In: The Education of General David Petraeus," published by Penguin in January, that while at Harvard, Petraeus passed along his card and offered to help her academic work on leadership. The book's ranking on Amazon.com jumped from 76,792 on Friday to 111 by midday Saturday.
"I later discovered that he was famous for this type of mentoring and networking, especially with aspiring soldier-scholars," Broadwell wrote, adding that "I took full advantage of his open-door policy to seek insight and share perspectives." Continued...
Broadwell is a research associate at Harvard's Center for Public Leadership and a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of War Studies at King's College London, according to her biography on Penguin's website. According to The Bismarck (N.D.) Tribune, she grew up in North Dakota and moved to Charlotte, N.C., more than three years ago with her husband, a radiologist, and their two young sons.
The book began as research for her dissertation, a case study of Petraeus' leadership. It evolved into an authorized biography written with Washington Post editor Vernon Loeb after President Barack Obama put Petraeus in charge of Afghanistan in 2010.
Two years earlier, she wrote in the book's preface, while visiting Washington he had invited her to join him and his team for a run along the Potomac River.
"I'd earned varsity letters in cross-country and indoor and outdoor track and finished at the top of my class for athletics at West Point; I wanted to see if he could keep stride during an interview. Instead it became a test for me," she wrote. He eventually increased the pace "until the talk turned to heavy breathing, and we reached a 6-minute-per-mile pace. It was a signature Petraeus move. I think I passed the test, but I didn't bother to transcribe the interview."
In the Army Reserve, she specialized in military intelligence, spending time at the U.S. Special Operations Command and the FBI Counterterrorism Task Forces before pursuing an academic career, according to her Penguin bio. She "lived, worked, or traveled in more than 60 countries during more than 15 years of military service and work in geopolitical analysis and counterterrorism and counterinsurgency operations," her bio states.
Broadwell made multiple trips to Afghanistan, with unprecedented access to Petraeus, and also spent time with his commanders across the country.
When Petraeus left the military and took the job at the CIA, Broadwell kept in contact with him and sometimes was invited to his office for events such as his meeting with actress Angelina Jolie.
"History has yet to fully judge Petraeus' service in Iraq and Afghanistan, his impact on the U.S. military and his rank among America's wartime leaders," Broadwell wrote in the preface. "But there is no denying that he achieved a great deal during his 37-year Army career, not the least of which was regaining the strategic initiative in both wars" after Sept. 11, 2001.
"His critics fault him for ambition and self-promotion. I will note in the pages that follow that he is driven and goal-oriented, but his energy, optimism and will to win stand out more for me than the qualities seized on by his critics."
In an interview with The Bismarck Tribune shortly after the biography was published, Broadwell said Petraeus was a motivational force not only for organizations but individuals as well. Continued...
"He inspires people of all ages to improve themselves. On that note, I would conclude that his sheer energy whether applied to soldiering, scholarly pursuits, public outreach or mentoring can be equally empowering for an organization or an individual subordinate," Broadwell said.
With the book done, Broadwell told friends she was returning to her dissertation, using part of her research on Petraeus to complete her doctorate.
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Me thinks the pink reflection in the first photo is the bonnet is the team car…
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It is indeed the team car.
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The team car was driven by super smiley Ben, Lauras hubby, he followed us all the way to Somerset at cycling pace and never once shouted 'come on you lot get a move on' . Thanks again Ben
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Remember when we used to go to trade shows and watch, nose up to a Plexiglas window, while a robotic arm picked up an item with military-salute precision, whirling with a techno-music sound, placing the item just two feet away? Maybe we were just easy to entertain, but it seemed like such a cool feat. Please don't tell me if you don't remember this as you've always grown up with robots…
Today's robots are extremely more complex, performing such tasks as welding, soldering, painting, cutting, milling, assembly, and precision operations. Their capabilities, based on flexible multi-axis arms that operate in a dynamic environment, continue to impact automation within the industrial landscape.
Now, according to a new market research report, "Industrial Robotics Market—Global Forecast & Analysis by Applications, Functions, Product & Geography (2012-2017," published by MarketsandMarkets, the total robotics market globally is expected to reach $32.8 billion by 2017.
Areas that are exploding in particular are based on increased robotic memory and machine vision. What's interesting is the report's assertion that there's a misconception among employee unions of increasing unemployment with the installation of industrial robotics in manufacturing facilities. They say this is due to lack of awareness, inaccurate cost justification given my management, and constant additional training costs.
I must confess, I would have thought there was a negative impact on employment with increased industrial robot use. What do you see in your own workplaces, or in the industry in general?
Robots are jut part of automation. Assembly that is not automated is generally outsourced to low labor cost countries.
The jobs would not remain where they are in any event.
Technology like a hammer can be used to build or for nasty things. Creation of the cotton-jinn was a robot eliminating cotton seeds that was previously done by slaves. This allowed more slave to be used to pick cotton. It took this society a civil war and enough people with leisure-time to create a (robot) cotton picker to finally eliminate most cotton-pickers. Automated on-line learning today helps people (if they want) to design manual labor-saving devices that helps free people chained to production lines and the pitiful unions that feel they need to protect these repetitive mindless jobs.
"repetitive mindless jobs"
I worked in a factory for a year before attending college. I got to know a lot of the people who worked there. Many of them took pride in their work and found it satisfying. Just because a task is repetitive, that doesn't mean it is mindless. How many cavities has your dentist filled in the past week? Perhaps someday we will have robots that replace dental hygienists. A robot that is smart enough to remove plaque from the teeth is just one step away from filling cavities. And if that happens, I am sure that people will begin to refer to dentistry as a "repetitive mindless job".
Whenever a machine can do a person's job better/cheaper/faster, that person's job is in jeopardy. Personally, I would love to have a home appliance that would clean my teeth every day as well as my dental hygienist does once every six months. If such a machine is ever invented and commercially successful, then my hygienist will probably lose her "repetitive mindless job".
I just don't think this is anything new. When I was a kid in the 1970's, the newspaper Help Wanted section had many listings for typesetters. The phone companies employed lots of switchboard operators. Those jobs went away a long time ago. In the early 1900's, the US coal mining industry employed about 640K people. Today we are mining twice as much coal with 80K people. That's a 16x improvement in productivity, but it's also a loss of over 500K jobs. There is no doubt that technology made those workers redundant. But nobody would advocate returning to 1920's mining technology.
Engineers are constantly finding ways to to automate the "mindless repetitive" parts of our jobs. But every time that happens, it means that fewer people can accomplish the same amount of work.
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Part of the marketability of a machine is the public's acceptance of replacing a human to do what one deems to be a repetative task.
I would not want, for a second, a machine to work on my mouth. Machines working on things is one thing, machines working on humans is another.
With employers, everything they do contributes to unemployment, so why not robots?


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Bought a 90% efficient model and it has been trouble since day one. The condensate water first started backing up into the induction fan motor and killed it. New motor and control board cost $400 for labor, but the backup from the p trap into the motor continued. I have to constantly check and drain condensate from the tygon drain line in the furnace and from motor. For last two years, it has had severe and increasing condensate water leakage from within the furnace. About a gallon ever two weeks. Installer has replumed the drains but no improvement. Installer came out again a month ago and replaced the black plastic part that channels the water out of the two heat exchangers through the induction fan motor. That part had obvious severe overtorqing of the mounting screws, cracking it badly, when it was installed at the factory. Now they want me to pay $900 labor to replace the factory installed plastic drain parts mounted on the heat exchangers. Total disassembly and on site rebuild. Never again.
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I have two homes. Both a 20 year old Trane xe 60 gas furnaces. The AC unit has been replaced, but the furnace is still running strong. I am starting to look at replacing the unit because nothing lasts forever and I don't want to be in a position of being forced to replace it in the middle of a cold winter. This xe60 may not be the most efficient, but it sure has been a strong trouble-free unit.
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Folks who are having issues with your Trane - I have to agree with the contactor/installers who have added reviews here. Don't be cheap and do your homework to work with a Trane dealer. I am a homeowner and landlord with 3 rentals and 2 primary residence. I know furnace issues in a big way. I have two dwellings with gas forced air furnaces. I have a York in my primary residence that costs me $400 annually (beyond my yearly maintenance fee) for labor and replacement parts. However, in my rental. I had a Trane that recently broke. Unfortunately for me, my tenant was a furnace maintenance person who didn't do maintenance in the property as we had agreed. Over the course of the 3 years that he lived in my rental, he didn't change the filters ... so the heat exchanger cracked. Go figure. Both furnaces were installed a week apart in 1994. But the Trane only had 2 service calls in 15 years and the York had at least 2 service calls every year for 15 years. If my repairs on the York cost me $400 yearly - do the math. That's $6000 in repairs in 15 years for the York where the Trane had 2 services calls at $400 total in 15 years. I'm replacing my 80% efficient lemon York with a 95% efficient Trane. Hands down, Trane is the best!
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Update 2: Fulfilling their part of the settlement agreement that was reached following the filing of the lawsuit described below, PETA and the Animal Legal Defense Fund have submitted their petition to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) asking for Lolita to be included in the Endangered Species Act listing of the Southern Resident orcas.
To uphold its end of the agreement, NMFS must reconsider Lolita's endangered status and include her in the listing or provide a legally permissible reason why it won't—as the service failed to do when it listed the Southern Residents. An endangered listing for Lolita would prohibit the Miami Seaquarium from harming and harassing her by forcing her to perform in an unlawfully small tank and could ultimately lead to her rejoining her 85-year-old mother and the rest of her pod.
Update: We have a promising development to report. Following the filing of our lawsuit, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has agreed to reconsider its exclusion of Lolita from the Endangered Species Act listing of the Southern Resident orcas—the family from which she was taken more than 40 years ago.
Under this agreement, PETA and the Animal Legal Defense Fund will submit a new petition asking for Lolita to be included in the listing, and NMFS must make a decision based solely on the biological status of the orcas—whether the population is threatened or endangered—within the legally required time frame. The time has come for the government to give Lolita the same protection offered to her family in the wild and reunite her with her pod, whose calls she recognized when they were played to her even after decades in captivity!
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PETA, the Animal Legal Defense Fund, and other plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the illegal exclusion of Lolita—an orca captured as a calf in 1970 who has since been held captive and forced to perform at the Miami Seaquarium—from protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) are appealing to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit following a lower-court dismissal earlier this month.
jc.winkler|cc by 2.0Orcas are members of the dolphin family. They are also the largest animals held in captivity. In the wild, orcas stay with their mothers for life.
Without explanation, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) excluded Lolita when it classified the southern resident orca population as endangered, giving it protection from being harmed or harassed under the ESA. Lolita has been without an orca companion since 1980 and lives in a much too small tank that doesn't even meet minimal federal standards.
Both the federal government and the Seaquarium filed motions to dismiss the suit brought against NMFS for excluding Lolita from the endangered listing, and the lower-court judge ruled in their favor on technical grounds—despite the fact that all necessary procedures were carefully followed—without reaching the merits of the case. But Lolita deserves her day in court, and PETA won't rest until she's released into a seaside sanctuary in her home waters.
Please send a polite e-mail to Eric C. Schwaab, NMFS assistant administrator for fisheries, urging the agency to protect Lolita under the ESA. (Plus, of course, never ever buy a ticket to a marine park, an aquarium, or any other captive-animal attraction.)
Thanks for your question, Kelly. For those sea animals whose health or behavior has been too compromised by their years—or decades—in cramped, chemically treated tanks, there is still an alternative to an outright release. Protected sea pens—large coastal coves that would still contain the animals—will allow greater freedom of movement; the ability to see, sense, and communicate with their wild cousins and other ocean animals as well as to feel the tides and waves; and opportunities to engage in the behaviors that they've long been denied. And of course, the process would be a considerable undertaking, with marine biologists, animal behaviorists, and scientists involved in their rehabilitation.
SeaWorld has the means to make this happen, and we will continue to campaign for the company to do so. Please speak up for orcas by asking the Blackstone Group, the company that owns SeaWorld, to create and move its orcas to coastal sanctuaries: https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=2945.
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Fannie Lou Hamer is not an immediately recognizable name. The Civil Rights Movement is full of well-known individuals who were part of the movement to bring justice and freedom to our country — people like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Jesse Jackson, Medgar Evers, and Emmett Till's mother Mamie Till-Mobley, among many others.
Individuals like Fannie Lou Hamer also made a significant contribution in the fight for civil rights, but most students are not familiar with her story. This is why The Touring Theatre of North Carolina's founder and artistic director Brenda P. Schleunes wrote "The Life and Times of Fannie Lou Hamer," which was presented yesterday morning by the theater group to an audience of students and staff at Surry Community College.
The play told the story of Hamer's life and how she began her fight against injustice, as well as the difficulties faced by black citizens who fought for equal rights.
Cassandra Williams shined in the role of Fannie Lou Hamer, with Juan Fernandez, Dauna Brown-Jessup and Stephen Gee transforming into multiple roles throughout the play. The actors, who stayed on the stage for the entire production, turned their backs or stepped aside as they moved seamlessly from one role to another.
Fannie Lou Hamer was born into a Mississippi sharecropper family with 20 children. She began picking cotton at age 6, which was described in the play as a way "people got locked into the system" of oppression in the South, with greedy sharecroppers who paid their female workers to give birth to future "field hands," most of whom began working in the fields at a young age. Most farm workers were "paid" through an exchange of food and rent instead of money, which made most incapable of escaping the system of oppression.
Fannie Lou Hamer worked for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, a group that fought segregation and racial injustice in the South. Later, she became the leader of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and she ran for Congress in 1964, giving a speech during the Democratic National Convention that was televised nationwide.
The play incorporated details from her life and background, which inspired her involvement in the Civil Rights Movement. Hamer was one of the many black women and men across the country who were sterilized without consent (including many in North Carolina, through a state-sponsored eugenics program), after she had two still-born children.
Hamer felt that "life was just one hardship after another" and became interested in fighting for equal rights after attending several conferences and seeing the hardships faced by black citizens who were threatened, beaten, intimidated and arrested when they tried to vote, a right taken for granted by many Americans in modern times.
Hamer was known for singing Christian hymns, "freedom songs" and spirituals on the bus trips, and the songs became an important part of her activism. The play incorporated a capella-style singing, with the actors bursting into song at poignant moments throughout the play. The songs intertwined with the dialogue included "This Little Light of Mine," "I Been 'Buked and I Been Scorned," "Down by the Riverside," "Follow the Drinking Gourd," "Oh Freedom," "Go Tell it on the Mountain" and "Let my People Go."
After being arrested on a bus driving from a literacy conference in South Carolina, Hamer and other members of the group she traveled with were severely beaten in jail, and it took Hamer over a month to recover.
Cassandra Williams said playing the role of Hamer is an honor and she loves portraying a civil rights leader who "was highly respected but not well-known." Williams enjoys working with The Touring Theatre of N.C. to bring an "educational experience" to young people throughout North Carolina, including the students at Surry Community College.
Juan Fernandez, an actor with the group, said he remembers seeing Hamer's speech at the Democratic Convention when it was aired on television. He said Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson tried to pre-empt Hamer's speech by holding a press conference, but it was Hamer's speech that was "shown over and over" instead of President Johnson's.
Stephen Gee said he enjoys working as an actor with the touring theater group because it is a way to bring awareness about diversity, culture and injustice from the past to young people, many of whom are unaware of matters of historical importance. "It is ancient history to them," said Gee.
SCC and Surry Arts Council are both listed as "Presenting Partners" for the Touring Theatre of North Carolina.
According to its website, the Touring Theatre of North Carolina is "dedicated to providing unique and effective learning experiences through professional theatre" by presenting a repertoire that "calls attention to issues involving traditions, class, ethnicity, culture and gender." More information about the group is available at www.ttnc.org.
"The Life and Times of Fannie Lou Hamer" was sponsored by the Cultural Events Committee of Surry Community College and paid for through student activity fees. It was presented for free to students, staff, and members of the public. For more information about future events, visit the Surry Community College website at www.surry.cc.nc.us or by contacting the Public Information Office at 386-3269.
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Recap: Balanced scoring, gritty play lifts Mavs to win in Orlando
Recap: Mavericks 111 at Magic 105
Balanced scoring, gritty play lifts Mavs to win in Orlando
Looking to build on a 3-1 homestand, Carlisle and the Mavericks also went in search of a seventh straight road win in Orlando. And with the team's eighth overtime loss of the season in the past, Carlisle turned his attention to the present as the Mavs entered the Amway Center trying to continue their dominance on the Magic's home floor.
"Winning three out of those four at home was a positive for us, but we're digging out of a hole, so we've got to continue to dig and to grind," Carlisle simply said entering the night.
And with a 111-105 road win, the Mavericks (18-24) continued to dig in the right direction.
But the coach wouldn't foresee a sluggish start for his team to open the game, forced to call a timeout with the Mavericks in a 14-2 hole with 7:39 left in the opening quarter. The visiting Mavs then found themselves down as much as 14 before staging a comeback led by the bench play of eight-time All-Star Vince Carter and backup big man Elton Brand, utilizing a 15-0 run to sprint ahead while speeding up the tempo.
"Me and Vince joke about that. You know, if it's not going well in the starting unit, that's our job to come and clean things up," Brand said. "And that's what we did. We cut the lead down and kind of righted the ship a little bit."
"Sometimes teams get hot and sometimes teams can't make shots," Carlisle explained. "What we had to do was hang in and not panic, keep our composure but get more aggressive. We did that. The guys off the bench, Vince and Elton, came in and got us juiced up. That second unit has been one of our better lineups during the year. They got us back into it. … And being able to get the lead in the first quarter was huge for us."
The Mavs then escaped into the second stanza with a 26-24 edge under their belt.
"Sometimes teams get hot and sometimes teams can't make shots," Carlisle explained. What we had to do was hang in and not panic, keep our composure but get more aggressive. We did that. The guys off the bench, Vince and Elton, came in and got us juiced up. That second unit has been one of our better lineups during the year. They got us back into it. … And being able to get the lead in the first quarter was huge for us."
The two teams remained in a tightly-contested game through the early stage of the second period while exchanging scores. And with the pace quickening, four-time All-Star Shawn Marion took charge of the Mavs' scoring duties while moving into double figures with cuts to the basket.
Brand also continued to come alive inside, scoring with ease after reentering the game off the bench. Dallas then surged ahead by 11 on point guard Darren Collison's 3-pointer late in the first half before taking a 57-48 advantage into the intermission.
"We kept it together and we stayed focused. We did what we had to do and went on a run," Marion said after the sluggish start to the night.
Led by 12 points apiece for Marion and Brand on a combined 12-of-17 shooting, the Mavs outshot the Magic through the first 24 minutes of action, 58.1 percent to 46.2 percent. Committing just four turnovers in the half, the Mavs also converted the Magic's eight giveaways into 11 points at the other end of the floor while assuming the upper hand.
"[Brand] had a great rhythm going in the second quarter, so I decided to roll with it. And then as luck would have it, with kind of how things have gone this year, he kind of went cold the start of the third. The irony was Kaman gave us a huge lift off the bench. He gave us the same lift that Elton gave us in the first half. He played strong, he gave us an inside game, he hit a couple of shots and got to the free-throw line. I thought he played one of his stronger segments of minutes. It's just more proof how important everybody is on this team and it's got to be a tag-team deal. We've got two or three guys manning each position. They've got to look at it like they are a team that's got to do a job, and tonight the center position came through for us," the coach explained.
Meanwhile, frustration would build for the Magic (14-26) as Glen Davis was assessed a technical foul for arguing with officials after the Mavs seized a 62-52 lead with 9:31 left in the third.
But the Magic immediately stormed back with an 11-0 run to tie the game at 63-all before Mavs leading scorer O.J. Mayo began to assert himself. And with Mayo, Carter and Kaman all moving into double figures, the Mavs entered into the final 12 minutes of play with an 85-75 lead.
"Our bench has been big for us all year in situations when we don't do a good job starting games," 11-time All-Star Dirk Nowitzki said. "We didn't do a good job of starting the third and they pushed it down to two points. Our bench has been big for us and Vince has been playing phenomenal for us all year. I thought he attacked and really looked for his shot."
Coming alive at the offensive end, Nowitzki also stepped it up on the defensive side of the ball, rejecting a drive by J.J. Redick that eventually led to a 3-pointer by Carter to go up 94-83. A highlight reel tip-in by rookie Jae Crowder then helped the Mavs equal their largest lead at 13.
But again the Magic charged within single digits, cutting the lead to 102-96 on Redick's jumper inside of 4:00 to play before a Marion floater to keep the home team at bay.
Redick continued to attack, hitting on a driving reverse. Still, the Mavs refused to give in as Carter penetrated and kicked the ball out to Collison in the corner for a 3-pointer to go up 107-102 with 31.9 ticks left.
"Biggest play of the game," Carlisle said of the sequence. "It was pretty clear at that time we needed to space the floor, and Vince penetrated and he had three options. Darren stepped into that thing with a lot of confidence and knocked it in. Plays like that define guys that can close games, so that's a big shot. It's a big shot for us, a big shot for him and we really needed it."
"It was just a play that has a lot of options," Carter added. "You had to make a quick decision, and I saw Jameer [Nelson] kind of sagging in and helping on the roll guy. I threw it to D.C. [Collison] in confidence and told him, 'If you're open, be ready to shoot the ball.' He didn't hesitate and knocked the shot down. That is what our team is about or has become. We have to trust each other to make the right play. When you are open, shoot it, whether you make it or miss it."
The shot would be answered immediately by Redick, however, as he connected on a 3-pointer at the other end. But after being tied up with Nelson, Carter won a jumpball with 23.3 seconds on the clock before Nowitzki connected on a pair of free throws with 15.1 remaining following a foul by Arron Afflalo. Mayo then put the game away with more strokes from the charity stripe.
Leading seven scorers in double figures, Marion posted a double-double with 20 points on 10-of-16 shooting to go along with 10 rebounds. Carter and Mayo added 15 points apiece, while Brand pitched in 14 points off the bench, Kaman registered 13 points, Nowitzki posted 12 points – making up for a 4-of-11 shooting night with seven rebounds, four assists and three blocked shots – and Collison scored 11 points to go along with nine assists.
"We got a big win and everybody contributed," Marion said after the Mavs dished out 29 assists as a team. "It is a good team win and we have to build on it. We have to keep sharing the wealth. We have to keep looking for each other and make it easier for ourselves. When we are moving the ball like that, there isn't anybody that can guard us."
"Balance has got to be one of the keys to our team. Until Dirk gets all the way back, we can't heap it all on him. We can't heap it all on anybody the way we're set up now," Carlisle added. "Our approach is to be a balanced team. We try not to play anybody too heavy minutes. The games are all of major importance. The guys care, so they've hung in and stayed the course, and it has not been easy."
Davis led the Magic with 24 points and Nelson added 20 points, as Orlando's 50.6 percent shooting just bettered Dallas' 50 percent at the other end of the floor. The Mavs, however, finished the night with a 43-42 rebounding edge, a 48-40 margin in points in the paint, a 22-10 separation in fast-break points and 24 points off Orlando's 14 turnovers while committing just eight giveaways themselves.
The Mavericks will now enjoy a break in the schedule before returning to action Friday night at home against the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs lead the season series 2-0 after two double-digit wins back in December. The game will air locally at 7 p.m. CT on Fox Sports Southwest and nationally on ESPN. Tickets are still available and can be purchased by calling (214) 747-MAVS (6287) or by visiting Mavs.com.
"Basically the second half of the season started today, so hopefully we can make a push," Nowitzki said while looking ahead. "I think we had a big week. Now, we're only three games back of the eighth spot (in the Western Conference playoff standings), and when we started this week it was almost seven. So it was definitely a great week for us. Now, we've got four days off and we've got some time to mix in a little rest, but also a lot of good work and get better. Then we've got the Spurs Friday, which is obviously one of the best teams in the West."


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MADISON, Wis. – It will take a studious examination of the game film against Wisconsin to locate even two Illinois players who competed with the fierceness coach John Groce demands, he said.
After praising seldom used reserve Mike Shaw's effort, Groce had little else positive to say about the way Illinois face-planted on the Kohl Center court Saturday with a 74-51 loss to the Badgers.
The loss was a fourth in six games for the Illini (14-4, 1-3 Big Ten), but this one irked the coach enough for him to reevaluate every player in terms of toughness and consider lineup changes.
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Having never really been a big Who fan I am not quite sure why I choose this title...certainly am happy I did so.....I almost felt I was on the Magic Bus. My preconcieved notions about the members of the band were flat out totally wrong. Pete Townsend I always knew was talented...even though not a big fan anyone who is a peer of those who madeup the British Invasion would have to be deaf not to heard and appreciated at least some of the Who's music. But Pete Townsend is so much more....he has really packed in a massive amount of accomplishments and interests and career's (yes multiple careers-while a rock star) into his life. A truely remarkable man. The only disappointment I had was he mentioned so many cities that he traveled,toured ,vacationed and visited...but when telling the story of Keith Moon driving the Lincoln into the pool at the Holiday Inn...he omitted saying it was in Flint,Michigan...as that is my hometown I wish he had-but then it is his story and his book.
His performance in reading the book was incredible...again far beyond what I could ever have imagined. He told a fascinating story and held my attention with an incredible performance....he proved to me he could perform on many different stages in many numerous ways. Funny it just occured to me how he shared all of his vast accomplishments and never once was he bragging or boastful...in fact quite the opposite...I admire that as well he certainly could have. A great listen-enjoy.
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We all have preconceived notions about celebrities,entertainers and notable persons and often what we read about them is usually far from the truth. When one writes their own story they also like to gloss over or reinvent the truth. Never felt that with this book...his words rang true and you felt upon completion that you were really getting to know him and his friends and family. The structure of the book was very similar to Mark Twain's "Chapters of my Autobiography". Not unlike the lyrics he has written he told stories and relived events and talked about the monumental as well as the trivial...he discussed living his life and all those who influenced it intimately. It was refreshing and pure and it was also interesting to see what joy he had taking this journey -even when presented with challanges he seemed find a positive that made him keeping moving and exploring. For all his fame and fortune he is certainly a humble,kind and positive person -I admire that.
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I read "The Amateur:Barrack Obama" and "The Real Romney" both books,I feel, gave a fair assesment of both men,their beliefs,their achievements and their lives. It sealed the deal for me-four years ago we drank the Kool-Aid and elected someone who had no idea what to do. Romney is far better equipped to lead us out of this mess we are in while restoring our international reputation. Both books are well written and well performed...I wish everyone could read both books before voting.
"New Respect"
What an interesting life-hard work does pay off. New respect for this mans talent and more so for his accute business accumen. Well written...interesting,informative...here is a man blessed with good fortune who had the wherewithall to enjoy it-he appears to enjoy all he has accomplished...and quite frankly-I do not blame him one bit-very satisfying book-thank you Sammy for putting pen to paper!
"Expected a lot..."
What I got from this is rather a tragic look at what should have been a more exceptional man. He attained what most only dream of and for all intents and purposes blew the opportunities. He attained so much in such an unexceptional manner. One exception was the way he spoke of Conner's brief life-very sad and written with a paint brush...you felt you were there. I met Eric Clapton in the 60's and I was envious of him then...after hearing his words the envy made me feel very happy to be me.
Though the book promises to set the record straight, to an avid fan, it does not really live up to that proclaimation. Yet it is well performed and Cynthia has told her own story and done so in a straight forward and intersting way. For any fan of the Beatles and/or Lennon it is a must read. And she does relay some stories and information that have added some insight,humor and sadness into the story. Definetly hear the unabridged version.
"I surprised"
I never really gave Steve Jobs more then a moments notice. Reading this book you come to realize he was possibly one of the most important people to have lived in the 20th Century and assuredly of the 21st Century. Having always been a Windows customer until my I phone I must say after reading this book I will never buy a computer or related item that is not an Apple product...it is not necessarily the man I admire it is the perfection,thoughts and his determination for perfection I admire and the fact that he usually attained it.
It did strike me as odd the be soaking in this book through my new I phone.
What more can I say...it is Shatner on Shatner by Shatner-it will make you laugh,smile,think and take you on a memorable journey. Don't hesitate-enjoy.
"Really blown away."
With no malice or insult intended for Rob Lowe...but if anyone said I would 1. Ever want to read a book about Rob Lowe or 2. Ever want to read a book by Rob Lowe ...I would have thought it a joke...that said-on the suggestion of my son I did read and and it was great-on many levels . He is a GREAT story teller and all I can say is I am very grateful that somebody convinced him to share this book with more then just his friends. Not at all a waste of time...he is much more then a pretty face....much more.


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Both Poison Ivy and Catwoman are planning individual heists and turn to then newcomer Madame Zodiac for "future broadcasts" of their success.
Of course, it's only to be expected they'd both call rubbish on their foretold encounters, but Madame Zodiac maintains she is 110% accurate. Either way, Both Cat and Ivy go their separate ways to carry on with their agendas. Ivy is of course taken out by Babs, but Babs is effectively also taken out by none other than Madame Zodiac, but only for the sake of teaching Ivy a lesson about doubting her.
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Unbeknownst to Pammy and Selina though, Babs, Helena, and Kathy Kane have also planned a trip to the museum for no other reason than to stop a heist. Go figure!
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Poor Ivy and Cat. They both got ditched by Madame Zodiac who made off with the merchandise. Bastard!
And because we've only seen what Helena Wayne has learned from her daddy, time to see what skills she did learn from her mommy!
Bypassing maximum security, lock-picking, and kicking around males who get in the way? Definitely Catwoman traits! She did in fact acquire the best skills from both her parents. (Still need better dialogue here Huntress...)
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Parsifal wrote:.......I believe that people with disabilities are entitled to be treated equally, not preferentially .....
finding and suggesting an alternative which does not require the same level of skill is probably a good idea
Melly1 wrote:finding and suggesting an alternative which does not require the same level of skill is probably a good idea
sounds like a good idea.
Let us know what happens.
by charles47 » Sun Apr 22, 2012 6:24 am
2) Be very clear about what is and is not a reasonable level of proficiency.
Parsifal wrote:I have no idea what the activity is but I do hope that this experience will not prevent the members welcoming someone with LD who does have the required level of proficiency into the group but perhaps to prevent anyone, with or without a disability, joining and negatively impacting on the group in the future you need to consider whether you should set it up on a semi-formal basis with a minimum standard of proficiency requirement to gain membership.
Melly1 wrote:I can see this is a problem to the group, but can't help seeing it from another perspective, what if it was my caree? How would I feel then for him and me?
Lazydaisy wrote:I feel like crying,reading this post.I am already responsible for my son's needs. Does this mean that I should not be encouraging him to live as normal a life as possible?Does this mean that everyone is just pretending that he can live anything like a normal life, JUST because he has Downs Syndrome?
Perhaps I should lock my son up,keep him indoors all the time.
Surely, joining any sort of a group may mean that you need to boost your competecny anyway?Not all the members are going to have the same level of skill in your group.
I hope that I would not put him into an inappropriate situation, but what do I do if he wants something that I do not think is a good idea?I do not always get it right.
ann_I_uk wrote:The disruptive/anti social behaviour isn't the result of frustration as 'A' is quite oblivious to his lack of skill, it's just his 'normal' way of doing things, viewed by his family as little eccentricities ... such as sticking a hand down inside the front of his trousers for a good 'groinal' scratch and re-arrangement of bits and pieces ..... no matter where and who he's with at the time
Parsifal wrote:ann_I_uk wrote: ..... just his 'normal' way of doing things, viewed by his family as little eccentricities ... such as sticking a hand down inside the front of his trousers for a good 'groinal' scratch and re-arrangement of bits and pieces ..... no matter where and who he's with at the time
I would define that type of behaviour as socially inappropriate or unacceptable rather than disruptive or anti-social, embarrassing perhaps for those who witness it but not harmful
By encouraging someone to engage in an activity which is outside their ability range those who are providing the encouragment are also setting that person up to feel .. a sense of failure and the disappointment which goes with it, in a worse case scenario a loss of belief in oneself which could prevent someone doing the things for which they do have the skills or capacity to engage in ..
And I think that this is what this is about, i.e. having realistic expectations along with the difficult position it puts other people in when someone chooses or is encouraged to do something beyond their capacity or, as in this case, skill level, which makes it hard for other members of a group and creates problems for all concerned and how to resolve the problems without causing further problems.
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It wasn't too long ago that when a deal was reported in baseball, it was a done deal. Today, with more access and ways to get information out we are hearing about deals far before they are finalized yet still taking the initial reports as word that the deal is indeed done.
The initial Bob Nightengale Tweet of "Felix Hernandez on verge of record seven-year $175 million contract with the Mariners that will soon be official" rapidly turned into "The Mariners have signed Felix Hernandez to a 7-year extension," in countless print and broadcast reports. The deal has been celebrated for the past three days despite the fact that it wasn't done. Even an ESPNdeportes report that quoted the agent for Hernandez as saying it wasn't done and that they "had covered about 70 percent of the road" was widely ignored.
I tried to temper this excitement in my initial posts about Nightengale's Tweets pointing out that the physical would have to be taken before anything was official and also that physical would be much more extensive than the normal yearly physical players take in Peoria.
On Sunday, Buster Olney of ESPN reports that concern for the health of Felix's right elbow "is perceived by at least one of the parties in the deal as being a possible impediment to the completion of the new contract."
Bob Nightengale reports that Felix did indeed take the physical last week and that was the reason why he dropped out of the World Baseball Classic.
It is important to note that neither statement above says that there is an injury at this time. In fact, when I spoke with GM Jack Zduriencik this afternoon he sounded very confident that right now Felix is healthy. He has been on his normal throwing program this winter, often throwing at Safeco Field. He will arrive in Peoria tonight and take the field with the rest of his teammates Wednesday.
"He is ready to roll," said Zduriencik.
Zduriencik also said Felix will take his team scheduled physical with the rest of the pitchers and catchers Tuesday. I asked if he would take the same physical as the others and Zduriencik answered that he will undergo what he needs to undergo.
There is no chance the team would put him out on the field if they thought anything was wrong. If indeed he underwent an extensive physical including MRI's (which are not normally a part of the yearly physical) in the last week then they know more about him physically now than they did last year when he experienced the drop in velocity. Back then he underwent daily range of motion testing but did not have an MRI. Now they have pictures.
I have little doubt something was found in those pictures. Any starting pitcher with significant innings is going to show at the very least wear and tear in the shoulder and elbow. That is a given. How much is significant? Well I will have to leave that to the experts but no doubt, when discussing a five-year deal worth upwards of $135 million dollars there has to be risk assessment. How that is dealt with in the language, or years or dollars of the contract is up for negotiation. Had word not got out that there was a deal in place, this would have been done quietly. We probably never would have known about it unless there was language in the final contract protecting the club.
Negotiations are ongoing and have been since the physical, if it was taken last week. That is good news. There are no guarantees with pitchers but Felix has been remarkably healthy throughout his Mariners career missing only about a month with a flexor strain in 2007 and another month in 2008 with the ankle sprain. That is it. The flexor strain never popped up again which is very good news.
Should we be worried about the health of Felix Hernandez? Well, we should be worried about the health of any pitcher. Just about all of them have a significant injury at some point of their careers. How does this play into a long term extension? Well it would appear that is what they are talking about right now and have been for awhile. It could be that final 30 percent "of the road they need to cover."
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