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METRO: Last Light Walkthrough and Complete Guide
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After the whole boat ride is over, get off the boat and onto the platform. Straight ahead at the end is a box having a Filter. Go along the path and towards the end, you'll come to some steps, just before these steps are another set of steps which lead to the local in-charge you met earlier. To the left on a box is the [[NOTE]] -
Go up the next set of steps and you'll come to a bar. If you drink thrice here - you'll pass out and sleep with an ugly woman and then wake up to see that the whole place is wrecked. If you talk to the bar tender, he let's you know that you trashed up the whole place. You can give him a 100 MG ammo if you want to as compensation - if you want to avoid all of it, just don't drink or if you do want to drink then don't give the money to the guy.
Past the Bar, you'll come to a split path. The steps ahead go to the sex shop where our mission is continued. The steps to the left go to the market. Let's go there first. In the market, to the right you can go into the shooting range and place a bet -
If you win three times, along with 75 ammo you get a teddy. Go back and if you enter the small lane which comes next, you'll come to a mother and a son -
The teddy you have belongs to him so you can give it. Go to the sex shop now and you'll see Pavel inside. Just past the door he's in, on the aquarium is the second [[NOTE]] -
After that, you'll meet up with a stripper. She'll dance for you each time you pay 5 ammo - does not matter how much time you spend here. Go back outside and continue past the market to the end (this area was guarded by 2 guys earlier).
You will see Pavel go to the end and if you go there, you'll come to a door which you need to get into. Inside, one guy will come near the door so wait and take him out. Move to the left in the beginning and you'll come to the light switches -
One more guy comes to inspect this, take him out (he has a light so be hiding). The next guy has a lamp to his left and right. Go from behind him and turn off the right lamp, take him out and turn off the left lamp too and move ahead. The next guy comes to the right and if you are in the shade, you can take him out. Then proceed and you'll come to two guys talking to each other. Wait for their conversation to end and one of them goes to the left. Take them out and move ahead. If you see other enemies - they are usually occupies so just sneak past them.
Finally, you'll come to a door in the end which has a light on top. There's a guard and a lamp to his left. Go behind the lamp from the left in the shade and put it off. The guard move ahead - then take him out. But before you enter the room, go to the end to the right here and you'll see another guard doing something. Take him out and then enter the room and see what happens.
After everything is said and done, you'll be asked to wear a suit so wear it and climp up the ladder ahead.
-- Find Fuel for Ferry Winch
To the left is a dead body with supplies. If you move to the left and ahead, then you'll find supplies amongst rubble.
The place you need to go to is the fuel station. From the center of where you begin, move ahead and don't fall into the water - see the red flags which are marks for a safe path. You ought to be able to see an gas tanker as you move ahead to the right -
Your compass also points towards it. Go there and look inside to find fuel canisters -
You'll find that they are empty. On a table directly opposite of the cans is the [[NOTE]] -
Now, use your compass and go the direction it's pointing and you should come to the airplane -
The path is to the right so take it to the plane and inside you will surely find a can.
-- Refuel the Engine
You will also find a very large and hungry swamp creature. Then go out and use the compass the get to the ferry. Hit the button and fuel up the motor -
Make sure the motor is running at all times and after a little time the ferry comes to your side from the other side - all this while, several Shrimps come out of eat you. Once the ferry get here, get on it and pull the lever to it's left and cross over.
--Meet the Rangers in the Church
You can pick up some filters nearby to the left and right -
You can use the compass on your diary if you want to see which direction you need to go.
You are going thru a very dangerous swamp - do not go to the edges of the place. Just keep going ahead - it's very very difficult to explore this area. After a while you will cross a camp fire with supplies next to it -
Just keep going and after a lot of walking you'll meet the local swamp monster. Past it are remains of what used to be a mall -
You can't do anything to the monster now so just go into the mall. In the center of the mall, you'll see a broke down escalator which you can go up on. Go up and to the right - you need to be extremely careful in this area as there are some booby traps here that'll get you blown up in seconds. To the right after you go up is the first trap -
As you move ahead, there's an area to the left with supplies and a trap -
Pick up the supplies and move ahead to another trap -
In another room ahead is a dead guy with supplies - if you move to the right in the main room in the corner you can move out but be carefull because you need to take the boarded patform to the right -
If you do fall down, the truck to the left has supplies and you need to go back inside in the mall from below the platform above you to the right. Get on the platform and jump off on the on other side. It's monster time!!!
That thing comes back out and a lot of other creatures accompany it. But good for us, the rangers on the other side are a big help sp we need only concentrate on the big one -
It'll keep opening it's mouth so if you have a good shotgun - shoot it in the mouth and keep doing it for a long time.
If you think it's taking too long or gettting too diffcult then you can use your military grade ammo in some SMG or Assault Rifle you have. To use that ammo hit Tab and you'll open the menu. Scroll thru the guns and if it can use that ammo then you'll see a R to the left of the MG Ammo (to the top right). Hit R to load your gun with that ammo - it's really really effective.
After the creature dies (keep moving while fighting it)... the Rangers adjust the log in the water and you can cross over to them where you meet Anna again.
-- Reach Oktyabrskaya
Follw Anna ahead and shop a bit if you want to. Keep going and.. Boom....
-- Follow the Catacombs towards Oktyabrskaya
Move ahead and go down the stairs, there's a recording in a tape on the ground to the right. Be sure to listen to it and then move ahead. Move ahead and soon you'll come into a dark cave. Here your light isn't going to work, some shimmer shows up on the screent with a crackling noise if you try to switch on your light.. Spooky....
Keep going thru the darkness and reach the end, where you'll find a lift. Get inside it and as it lowers, several Watchmen climb on to attack you - keep killing them...
After you fall down, go thru the hole in the wall and keep going - make sure you have guns which are having a lot of ammo or you can pick up guns from dead bodies on your way ahead. Keep going and going and going... there won't be much to do except kill the occasional watchman and look around the area for supplies - of which there are a lot. You'll reach a cogwheel turnable door in the end -
Hold E to open the door fully and go out and to the left is another lift, get in and pull the lever on top. This next area is going to be really really crappy if you don't have enough bullets.
Remember that if you run out of ammo then you can always use Military Grade ammo. There are a lot of watchmen ahead and you will have to kill all of them. So start picking them out one by one. Go to the end where some more are feasting and kill them all. Then you'll come to another lift, pull the lever to bring it down -
After that, till the lift comes, you'll be under constant assault from the creatures. You can set up mines ahead of you if you want to or use the flaming bombs to cover up the area ahead of you with flames. Anyway, hold on till the end and get into the lift to leave this place and you'll come to another large beast.
It's best if you can use military grade ammo on this one. Stand behind the pillars around here to avoid being hit directly and keep shooting it. After it's weak enough, it'll go to the next area - follow it there and you'll come to a place with low walls. It'll still keep charging at you so stay behind the walls and keep shooting it, after it dies, the whole area get flooded...
-- Break thru to Hansa Ring Station. Find and save Anna
Go ahead and into the room to the right and climb up the metal handle steps and you will see Anna and Lesnitsky - but you cannot reach them yet. Go along the vent and you'll come out soon. In the room with you are two enemies torturing some guy. Take them out and talk to the guy. There's a gun nearby on the table here - it's a good weapon and also you'll get the night vision from now on... you can activate it with N.
Move out and you'll come to some enemies ahead. Don't go on the steps to the left, instead, move ahead and wait till one guy brings a cargo box. Knock him out and you'll see that the one of the left already is far away. Go into the room here and wait for the two guys to face away from you and then take them down.
This next whole area is pretty linear and filled with enemies. Describing the place and how to go about is pretty difficult. This is a long mission as you need to crouch and crawl your way thru an entire army of enemies. Just hold your cool and move slowly and be sure to explore all of the areas around.
Some of them are just burning down the entire area - why? You'll know that soon but it's probably because the whole place is infected. And it's a lot of infected area you need to cover.
In the end you'll come to Anna and Lesnitsky... You can trust him to not kill Anna... that's a clue!
Follow her ahead and move out...
You'll have some alone time with Anna in the beginning...
-- Meet Khan through the checkpoint and outside the station
Keep going along the only path there is and you will be inside a containment room with the Doctor and the Commander. After their conversation is done, the doors open and you can continue ahead -
Here you will find the [[NOTE]] on a table to the right near some computers -
Just keep going after that and you'll meet up with Khan.
-- Follow Khan to find the Dark One
Keep following and near the end, Khan and you'll come to a closed door with a red light on top -
Here, move towards the back and in the end, you can pick up the next [[NOTE]] -
Then go back and thru the red-lit door. You'll come to some traders where you can buy ammo and guns (My sincere advice is to have a great shotgun filled with bullets - absolute limit). Then follow Khan out of here...
-- Follow Khan to the Dark One
This is one of the best missions of the game... You don't really get to fight much here - it's more like a psychadelic trip thru dimensions....
Follow Khan ahead... He'll take you thru some large fan blades - he switches them off - you need to pass thru them as he holds down the switch.
Move ahead and you will go into a room... as you go ahead, you will see him jump down to a lower area - don't go there yet. Move to the right and you will come to the [[NOTE]] -
NOTE: The note you just got above has some info on what Artyom thinks about Khan... it's a good read!
The rest of the mission is great if you play it by your own rules - don't forget to look around for supplies though and enjoy this wonderful time with Khan...
-- Catch up with the Train and find the Dark One
As you move ahead, two sets of enemies come to your right. If you have a rifle it'll be easier - sometimes, aiming from the scope doesn't help here - it's like a bug. Anyway, your aim is to kill off the guys there - four in total.
Then you'll come up to the train carrying the Dark One. There are about five guys here - you can crouch to avoid getting shot while reloading but you definitely should kill all five guys there. After a while, you'll get on the train following Khan's advice...
Once you are on the train, you will travel along a narrow path fit for only one and you will have little cover to the left and right behind boxes - but enemies keep coming from ahead and shoot you - when this happens, just blindly shoot them. After you kill the first guy, pick up his gun - it should be a rifle - it's a great gun. Just aim thru the scope and shoot ahead, you will not be able to see all of the enemies ahead of you so just keep shooting using your instincts.
Once you move into the main rail compartment just ahead, to the right on top of a cargo box is a [[NOTE]] -
Then the rest of the path is just blind shooting most of the time. Keep killing all the enemies and you'll finally reach your goal...


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Starbucks – Still Strong, Still Delivers
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Coffee in the morning, - something many of us can't imagine our life without. Not a bare essential, as such, but it helps battling through the day. And this has just been confirmed by latest results from Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX). Let's have a closer look at what contributed to this coffee seller's growth after having a quick glimpse at figures delivered.
- Total revenues increased by 11% to $3.8 billion, and consolidated operating income increased by 13% to a record of $630.6 million.
- EPS increased by $0.07 to $0.57.
- Number of net new stores dropped by 29 to 212.
- More than 150,000 Versimo coffee machines were sold.
- 1.4 million new Strabucks Rewards members in the U.S.
Let's start from the fact that comparable or same store sales were actually up 6%. The additional increase in revenues was driven by new stores. As Starbucks expands rapidly it is important to look at same store sales to see a better performance picture.
The China and Pacific segment of the business has actually contributed an increase of 11%, followed by the Americas with a 7% increase in sales. Sales in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa were 1% down. This is a disappointing considering the EMEA segment is really important, and this decline is slightly worrying. However, I do remain optimistic, as has Starbucks done an amazing job by refurbishing shops in London, and looks like customers love it. So we might see some improvements in Europe in the longer term.
Both the EMEA and the Americas segments were down on new shop openings; however, China and Pacific new store openings increased by 4. This is a good sign and an indicator of where Starbucks sees its future. As Europe and America are saturated with Starbucks shops, the Chinese market provides plenty of room for expansion. Also there is a feeling out there that after a hard lesson of uncontrolled growth in the past and sacrificing quality for the sake of quantity, new store openings are much more controlled now.
Sales of Verismo coffee machines were impressive and got to over 150,000 units. However, Verismo faces tough competition from Green Mountain (NASDAQ: GMCR) which, let's face it, is a hard nut to crack. In comparison Green Mountain sold on average 2.3 million brewers per quarter during fiscal year 2012. With the Keurig Vue machine already in place and Rivo hitting the shelves shortly, it might be difficult for Starbucks to continue pushing Verismo sales up. Possibly Starbucks will be powered by another aggressive advertising campaign, but I have to say Verismo did look kind of lonely and abandoned, covered in dust standing on display at my local Starbucks.
It will be very interesting to observe how Starbucks' Verismo sales impacted Keurig sales. We don't have to wait for much longer now before Green Mountain trading results are announced on Feb. 6.
Starbucks has to do well in many directions in order to sustain growth, and it is important to watch out for competitors like Dunkin Brands Group (NASDAQ: DNKN), which is expanding its presence in Southern California and looks like it's sticking to the plan of expanding in the U.S. The share price of Dunkin Brands has recently been upgraded by Argus from $38 to $42, and Argus currently has a "buy" rating for the stock. Dunkin might not be a threat, but will still be taking away market share from Starbucks.
Starbucks recently acquired Teavana Holdings. Coffee is not the only interest anymore, but there is a desire out there to be a global leader in tea. It's possible that Strabucks is over-stretching slightly by trying to enter new areas of business, expanding and buying other companies, but this is the only way it can achieve future growth and show strong results. Hopefully all these efforts will pay off, but for now Starbucks remains strong and yet again delivers.
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Here's what's happening today in pop culture (aside from the Sundance Film Festival):
• Al Pacino will portray disgraced Penn State football coach Joe Paterno in a movie to be directed by Brian De Palma. [Huffington Post]
• The guy accused of creating Manti T'eo's dying-girlfriend hoax reportedly told a similar sob story when he competed on "The Voice." [Us Weekly]
• Yes, Seth Macfarlane is bring his stuffed-animal friend, Ted, along with him to the Oscars. [Vulture]


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There are so many problems with the world today, this monday, "Rape" day in US politics, "Extradite" those we seek to rape in International Politics, and "Murder the Black People" policy of the police, at least in South Africa. Thats a ton. But behind the scenes, are the decimation of the 1st Amendment by the Obama Administration, the institution of poll taxes by the GOP, and the full on sell-out of Labor Leadership, to end Unions.
Why does any of this matter to you?
You watch and make up your own mind. Do you want to live in a world where murder, extradition, and rape are the business of governments everywhere? If so, where can you ever go in exile?


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A greenhouse (also called a glasshouse or hothouse) is a building where plants such as flowers and vegetables are grown. It usually has a glass or clear (transparent) plastic roof. Many greenhouses also have glass or plastic walls. Greenhouses get hot during the day. The sun's heat warms the plants and soil (dirt) inside the greenhouse and they stay warm through the night, because the heat cannot escape.
Types of greenhouses[change | change source]
Greenhouses come in many different sizes. Some people have small greenhouses in their backyard, outside their home. Plant companies have large greenhouses. Their structures range in size from small sheds to very large buildings. Small greenhouses are often called mini greenhouses or tomato houses. They are used by people with smaller gardens, those on a budget as well as those that want to start off their seeds and seedlings in a protected environment as we as those growing things that need warmer conditions - say tomatoes or even beans.
Role of green houses[change | change source]
Many vegetables and flowers are grown in greenhouses in late winter and early spring, when it is still too cold to grow plants outside. Then these plants are moved to the soil outside as the weather warms up. Greenhouses are used to grow crops in cold countries such as Canada. The largest group of greenhouses in the world is in Leamington, Ontario (in Canada), where about 200 acres (0.8 km²) of tomatoes are grown in glass greenhouses.so the greenhouse is very helpful.
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Gardening and growing plants in greenhouses is different from growing plants outside. No rain can get inside a greenhouse, so gardeners have to put water on the plants. As well, greenhouses can get very hot from the sun's heat, so gardeners have to make sure that it does not get too hot for the plants. Greenhouses usually have vents that can be opened to let excess heat out. Some greenhouses have electric exhaust fans that automatically turn on if it gets too hot in the greenhouse.
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In ancient Rome, Roman gardeners grew cucumbers in frames covered with oiled cloth or with sheets of mica. In the 1500s, Italian gardeners built structures for the tropical plants that explorers brought back to Italy. Jules Charles built the first modern greenhouse in Holland. In the 1800s, large greenhouses were built in England. They are also very warm.
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- Woods, May (1988) Glass houses: history of greenhouses, orangeries and conservatories. Aurum Press, London, ISBN 0-906053-85-4.


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Functions of Behavior: The Reason
Whenever we start talking about behavior, there is always one question that comes to mind; why do we do what we do? It's a common question, especially when working with individuals with bizarre or dangerous behavior.
But for every behavior, there is a reason, and that reason has its foundation in the function of behavior. For a behavior to occur and be maintained over long periods of time, the behavior has to have a history of reinforcement (we'll discuss reinforcement and punishment later). Anything that is reinforcing, however, is tied to one of four (of five) functions. All human behavior occurs based on four (with a controversial fifth) reasons. Listed below are the functions (or why) behind behavior:
Simply put, this function is clearly explained in its title. Some behavior is reinforced by attention from others. Whether it is good or bad attention is of no consequence. So often, we hear parents say something along the lines of "yelling just doesn't work anymore" when the reality is that the kid behaves inappropriately because they wanted attention, regardless of its form.
Example: A young lady wears a certain dress more because a romantic interest told her how great she looked in it.
This particular function refers to tangible items or preferred activities. Food is a major part of this function. Access simply means that the individual gets something for the behavior. A toy, food, money, going out to eat, etc. may all fall under this function.
Example: A child throws a tantrum because they weren't allowed to have candy.
Escape refers to how an individual gets away from something they don't like or something that is aversive to them. We all procrastinate on work we don't want to do from time to time. We avoid situations, tasks, or people that make us feel uncomfortable.
Example: I go to a different grocery store because there are employees who are unfriendly at a store I used to go to.
It just feels good. This function refers to behavior we do simply because it feels good to us. Biting our nails, hand-flapping, masturbation, or singing to ourselves all fall under this particular "why" of behavior.
Example: You put lotion on your skin after taking a shower.
Signs of Damage:
Let me preface this entry with this warning; research done on this function is sparse, and this is still yet to be completely confirmed. I do feel, however, that it is important to note for the sake of the present state of ABA.
Signs of damage refers to behavior related to hiring other organisms and/or seeing damage/ destruction after a behavior occurs. From my understanding, the preceding condition of the organism includes some type of pain. Essentially, an organism in pain will engage in signs of damage behavior.
Example: A child is abused at home and goes to school to bully another child.
NOTE: I have little to no experience with signs of damage, do feel free to correct any mistakes I've made.
When you read this, think about why you do it. Is it access to information? Or are you procrastinating and this was simply available?


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Dow poised for second-best week of 2013By KEN SWEET
The Associated Press | September 14,2013AP file photo
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York.NEW YORK The Dow Jones industrial average is heading toward its second-best week of the year.
The index got a boost from two economic reports, one showing that inflation remained tame in August and the other showing Americans spent more.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 71 points, or 0.5 percent, to 15,371 as of 1:50 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The index could close up three percent this week, the best five-day performance since Jan. 4.
The Dow got a lift from Intel. Analysts at Jefferies & Co. said Intel may be able to increase its sales with power-efficient chips. Intel rose 66 cents, or 3 percent, to $23.29.
The Standard & Poors 500 index rose four points, or 0.3 percent, to 1,688. The Nasdaq composite index was up five points, or 0.1 percent, to 3,721. The S&P is on pace for its best week since July.
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For a Google map of all the lodges in the area, including Little Kulala, see our Google map of Namib-Naukluft National Park.
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Potential Owner: Quebecor Media Inc. (CEO Pierre Karl Peladeau)
Demographic snapshot
Metro Population: 754,000
Median Household income: $54,047 (Canadian Average $59,090)
Average Household disposable income: $46,615 (Canadian Average $55,541)
Average Household net worth: $212,078 (Canadian Average $351,282)
Percentage of population aged 25-39: 21.1 per cent (Canadian Average 20 per cent)
Index for watching NHL Hockey on Television: 107 (Canadian average 100)
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Number of Head offices: 85
Unemployment rate: 5.5 per cent (Canadian average 8.1)
Number of businesses with 100+ employees: 454
Number of businesses with $20+ million in sales: 561
Number of businesses with 100+ employees and $20+ million in sales: 225
Population rate of growth: 0.8
GDP Rate of Growth: 2.2 per cent
Retail Sales: $11.3 Billion
Sports Competition in market: Quebec Les Capitals (Can-Am League baseball), Quebec Ramparts (QMJHL)
Arena: Proposed publicly funded $400 million, 18,500-seat arena built to NHL business standards.
Has Going For It: A greater appetite for hockey than other markets and a strong economic turnaround characterized by more private business and low unemployment. Proposed arena appears to have the backing of local and provincial governments, as well as the business community. Potential owner would have the incentive to support the hockey business for synergies with media holdings.
Has Going Against It: Would be the NHL's smallest market, making vulnerable to a downturn in the economy or a dive by the Canadian dollar. Has a relatively small number of large companies and head offices. Per capita wealth and disposable income is below Canadian average.
What they're saying: "Something is missing in town. It's the spirit about our national sport. It would be good for the community. More than that it makes the city more attractive. I'm trying everything I can to make this city more attractive. We're going to have big events here so I need a hockey team to be equal to Montreal." – Regis Lebeaume, Quebec City Mayor.
What Gary Bettman says: "I've spoken to the Mayor, I've spoken to the Premier, and they seem to be hopeful to confident that there will be a new arena, perhaps in conjunction with an Olympic bid. But the arena is essential. I'm glad people are enthused … There are a lot of hockey fans there. With the right ownership group, with a new arena, and the economic system we have – which is different than the one we had when the team left – I believe a team can be well supported in that market."
Professor Norm O'Reilly's scorecard for Quebec City
Market Attractiveness
Economy: B-
Demographics: C
Market Size: C
Corporate presence: C+
Overall Score for Market Attractiveness: C+
Franchise Viability
Arena and Location: A+
Competition and Barriers to Entry: A+
Potential Owner (Quebecor, CEO Pierre Karl Peladeau): A
Final Grade: B+
What Norm O'Reilly says: "A team in Quebec City can work. There are a number of challenges to overcome. If you make the assumption that a public stadium is built, that's to the nines, that makes it easier. Then you'd need an ownership group willing to put money in and lose a bit, take a risk in the long term. You'd need a savvy management team that can fit the team into a market that is still attached to the Canadiens."
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Lifelong Games: Playing Together for Fun
Walking Games
Free-Form Frisbee Golf
When you're out for a walk, take a Frisbee, plastic plate, or shoe with you. Decide on the target you'd like to hit: a tree, or rock, or fire hydrant—something visible, indestructible, and at least two good throws away.
Next, estimate how many throws it will take to get to the target (that's going to be par). One of you tees off (throws). The other picks the Frisbee up where it landed and throws from there. Your joint score is the total number of throws it takes to get through a course that you basically make up as you go along.
Waiting Games
Found-Object Song Writing
When you're in the car and the preschool grandkids are getting restless, start singing something you all know: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat," for example. As you drive along, change the words to something you both observe so that you make a silly song: "Row, Row, Row your rock gently down the trash can; merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a billboard."
Here's a game that fills time if you have to wait in line or sit in traffic. On somebody's signal, everybody says a color. Then, on the next signal, everybody says another color (not the one that you just said). And on and on until everybody just happens to say the same color at the same time.
Indoor Games
When you're stuck inside and you want to get the kids away from the TV, play a game where one person is the Cranked and the others are the Crankers. The Crankers take turns attaching an imaginary crank to any body joint (elbow, knee, finger, wrist) that will move the body part in the direction the Cranker wants that part to go—up or down or left or right. It's most fun if you try to get the Cranked to do something, like eat a piece of bread or sit down.
Theater of the Air
This game for creative fidgeters is played when everyone is tired enough to lie down for a while. You lie on your backs, with your heads together like spokes on a wheel. And you all put your hands straight up, so you can see everybody's hands, and you get an instant Air Stage effect. It's like a stage up there, where our disembodied hands can carry on conversations, speaking in our disembodied voices.
We're on our backs. Spokes in a wheel, hands in the air. We let our fingers do the talking. It's like shadow puppetry without the shadows. Hand shaking. Hand slapping. Hand music. Hand dancing. And whenever we need to thicken the plot, in come the Silly Foot Beings, the dialog with whom invariably leading to a semi-yogic collectively callisthenic performance of Whole Body Theatre.
Anywhere Games
Prui (pronounced "proo-eee")
Clear the dance floor (living room, kitchen, back yard). Get more or less everyone together. (For any game to be fun, participation has to be optional). When the mass is about as critical as it will get, everyone closes their eyes and starts milling around. When people bump into each other, they shake hands, while saying prui. If the person they encounter is not prui, they each go off to find someone else.
On the other hand (as it were) when someone bumps into the actual, pre-appointed prui, shakes hands and says prui, the prui shakes hands, doesn't say anything, and doesn't let go. Now both people are prui, remaining prui until the end of the game. If either of them is encountered by anyone else, more people are added to the prui.
The game continues until more or less everyone has become prui. Then they can open their eyes. There are some exceptionally fun moments as more and more people feel their way towards pruiness. It gets quieter and quieter. The plaintive sounds of the unpruied few mingling with the invisibly giggling many.
Group Juggling
You need a lot of tossable/catchable things, almost one for every player. My favorites are balls made out of socks. Safe. Fun. Get people into a circle. Introduce one ball. Ask the group to toss the ball around the circle, being sure not to toss it to someone too close or too far away. Continue until everyone gets the ball (ask people to hold up one hand until they've gotten the ball). Then have them repeat the toss, exactly in the same pattern.
After several rounds, introduce a second ball. Depending on competencies, the second ball can be in a new pattern or follow the established pattern. The task of the group is to see how many balls they can keep going without dropping any.
There are a veritable myriad ways to complicate this activity. Have them try to expand or contract the circle. Walk around. Change directions. Throw in reverse patterns. Add music, a handclapping rhythm.... The main dynamic is between how complex to make it and how to properly assess and engage the increasing skills of the group.
Panther, Person, Porcupine
There are three positions. Each position has an accompanying sound. I like to ask people to make up both the position and the sound. The Panther position, for example, might be hands like claws, extended, with accompanying roar. The Porcupine position, of course, will require a leap of silliness.
If you don't like porcupines, you can try perhaps persimmons or purple painted palomino ponies. Like Rock/Scissors/Paper, each one beats the other—the Panther beats the Person, the Person beats the Porcupine and the Porcupine trumps the Panther.
People get into three teams. Each team, as a whole, decides what position it wants to take. When ready, all three times line up in a triangle and display their choice. The team that wins takes a person from each team that it beats.
There are two ways that the game can be tied—when all choose the same or when all choose something different. The vast implications of this are quite potentially significant. We recommend that you play until there are only two teams left. If you want the game to go on for another hour or so, continue until everyone is on one team.
The Schmerltz
The Schmeritz (also spelled "Shmerlz" or "Schmerlz" or even "Schmerlts") is, in essence, a sock with a tennis ball inside. The ball is worked down to the general sock toe area and a sock knot is made as close to the ball as possible. A Schmerltz made out of pantyhose is no more or less a Schmerltz than a Schmerltz made out of traditional knee-length argyles. A pantyhose Schmerltz containing a soccer ball, or even a tightly rolled and wadded ball made of actual socks, is still a Schmerltz.
Following the completion of Schmerltz-making, we enter into the next phase, Schmerltz-tossing. Traditionally, the Schmerltz-tosser holds the Schmerltz by the socktop, whirling the Schmerltz overhead or underarm, and then, when the proper twirling speed is achieved, releases the Schmerltz, thus flinging it into the proverbial air.
The Schmerltz-catcher, who may or may not be the same person as the Schmerltz-tosser, then endeavors to 1) catch the Schmerltz by the tail, or 2) avoid getting hit by it, to the genuine amusement of all those so engaged.
Long Distance Game Playing
Even when you live far from children, you can have fun with them in between visits. Here's a long distance activity to try.
Merry Monster Making
On a blank sheet of paper, start drawing the head and neck of a "monster." When you're finished, fold the paper so that only part of the neck shows, and tape the other part down. Send it to your grandchild (little kids love receiving mail!), with instructions on how to proceed—such as "Start where I left off, and make a body for the neck. When you're finished, fold it over so that part of the body still shows, and tape down the rest. Then send it back. If you need help with this, ask Mom or Dad."
When you get the drawing back, continue drawing the legs, again folding the paper so that your grandchild knows where to continue the drawing, and again taping your part down. When the drawing is complete, untape, unfold, draw or put a frame around it, title it, and send it back to your co-artist.


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(3) not communicate with any such person more than once unless requested to do so by such person or unless the debt collector reasonably believes that the earlier response of such person is erroneous or incomplete and that such person now has correct or complete location information;
(5) not use any language or symbol on any envelope or in the contents of any communication effected by the mails or telegram that indicates that the debt collector is in the debt collection business or that the communication relates to the collection of a debt; and
(6) after the debt collector knows the consumer is represented by an attorney with regard to the subject debt and has knowledge of, or can readily ascertain, such attorney's name and address, not communicate with any person other than that attorney, unless the attorney fails to respond within a reasonable period of time to communication from the debt collector.
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New Sony HX5v and Canon SX210 IS funzoom reviews
If you are trying to decide which compact-fun-travel-zoom to get, two more reviews are out and about today! First up, the backlit Sony HX5v gets the Trusted Reviews review, and then the Canon SX210 IS gets the Tech Radar review. As usual, we won't spoil their findings here.
The 2010 model-year has added some diversification to the market - as expected perhaps - as the number of models increased. Now there are some cameras with backlit CMOS sensors, a couple with built-in GPS, a few with 1080p, and a variety of zoom-ranges and zoom-ratios. And they all take SD/SDHC, including Sony and Olympus models. Needless to say, none of them is perfect, but will there ever be a perfect camera? (not a rhetorical question)


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Beyoncé's halftime performance at Super Bowl XLVIIto air on Sirius XM
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Published: February 1, 2013 12:30PM
Updated: February 1, 2013 12:30PM
Sirius XM Radio announced today that Beyoncé's halftime performance at Super Bowl XLVII will air live on The Heat, channel, 47, on Sunday, February 3.
SiriusXM, the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, will broadcast Super Bowl XLVII in 9 languages, offering listeners 12 different broadcasts.
The Heat plays today's R&B hits, including music by Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, Ne-Yo, Chris Brown, Trey Songz, Usher, Rihanna, Drake and Mary J. Blige.
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DETROIT (WKZO) -- Former Highalnd Park emergency manager Arthur Blackwell the second has learned when he will go to trial on embezzlement charges. A Wayne County Circuit Court judge said the trial will begin May 6th.
Blackwell is accused of inappropriately paying himself over 260-thousand-dollars between 2005 and 2009. He was appointed as emergency financial manager in 2005 for a salary of one-dollar for the first year, but testified during a civil trial that he got a verbal agreement from then Governor Jennifer Granholm to change the contract.
The case was dismissed by a Wayne County judge in 2011, but an appeals court later overturned the ruling. Last month, the state Supreme Court refused to hear Blackwell's challenge of the appeals court decision.


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February rise in import prices largest since 1990
March 16, 2000
The U.S. Import Price Index rose 1.9 percent in February. The increase—the largest since October 1990—was primarily led by higher prices for imported petroleum products.
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Prices for petroleum imports surged 13.9 percent in February, the largest monthly jump in this component since last April. Non-petroleum import prices rose 0.3 percent in February.
Overall, import prices have risen 9.0 percent for the year ended February. The petroleum index has increased for twelve consecutive months and has advanced 168.4 percent over the past year. In contrast, the non-petroleum index increased 0.1 percent during the February 1999-2000 period.
These data are a product of the BLS International Price program. Learn more in "U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes - February 2000," news release USDL 00-76. Note: import price data are subject to revision in each of the three months after original publication.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Editor's Desk, February rise in import prices largest since 1990 on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2000/mar/wk2/art04.htm (visited September 21, 2014).
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Giorgetto Giugiaro unveiled the original design of the De Tomaso Mangusta back in 1965. And now, after more than 40 years, design graduate and digital artist/illustrator, Maxime de Keiser has unveiled a modern interpretation of the car, that we have to admit looks pretty cool.
The original car was built between 1965 and 1971 and was limited to just 401 units. The car was easy to recognize thanks to its distinctive silhouette, its very large windscreen and gullwing doors. Maxime de Keiser has created a modern interpretation of the car that follows the main design elements and character of the original. In designing his car he used modern technologies and design trends of today.
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For helping to bring about a society that now encourages people to speak out about their illness, a society where funding for breast cancer research is improving each year, and a society where more and more people are learning about breast cancer.
Organization: Wayne State University -- Wayne State University President Allan D. Gilmour accepted the award.
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By leading in the fight against breast cancer Wayne State University has united its students, faculty and the community to "aim higher" to defeat this disease.
"Wayne State is humbled to receive the KCI Heroes of Breast Cancer Leadership Award. Breast cancer has touched the lives of too many people. I am proud of the work our researchers do, which may one day cure this disease; proud of the education our faculty provide to School of Medicine students who will treat patients with this disease; and proud of our staff who have brought more awareness about this disease to the workplace. I look forward to the day when we no longer have to have 'heroes' to help eradicate breast cancer, because I look forward to the day when we have a cure." – Allan Gilmour, President, Wayne State University
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A woman hit by a van earlier this week has died. Police say on Tuesday, 75-year-old Dolores Kostelni of Lexington was walking across a street in Albemarle County when a van failed to yield and hit her.
The accident happened at the intersection of Putt-Putt Place and East Rio Road. The driver of the van, Wayne Craft of Keene, was making a right turn onto East Rio Road when police say he hit Kostelni.
Kostelni died Thursday night. She was being treated at the University of Virginia Medical Center after the Tuesday accident.
Craft has been charged with failure to yield to a pedestrian.
According to the Albemarle County Police Department, 13 pedestrians have been injured so far this year in the county.
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles says one pedestrian has been killed every year in the county from 2006 to 2011.
Albemarle County Police DepartmentNews Release
The pedestrian hit in the crash at Putt-Putt Place and East Rio Road on Tuesday, November 13th, has died from the injuries she sustained in that crash. 75-year-old Dolores Kostelni, from Lexington, Va., died on Thursday night from her injuries.
The crash took place at 3:14 p.m. on Tuesday at the intersection of Putt-Putt Place and East Rio Road. Kostelni was crossing Putt-Putt Place when she was hit by a 2004 Ford Cargo Van. The van was making a right turn onto East Rio Road.
The driver of the van, Wayne David Craft of Keene, Va., has been charged with failure to yield to a pedestrian. The charge is a traffic infraction.
This marks the 12th fatal crash this year in Albemarle County. Nine fatalities have been investigated by the Albemarle County Crash Reconstruction Team and three were investigated by Virginia State Police. In 2011, we had a total of 21 fatal crashes in Albemarle County.
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If you've seen the trailer for "The Fourth Kind" you know the whole gimmick, if you can call it that, behind the film is that it's suppose to be based on actual events. So it's no surprised that a five minute featurette has gone online exploring alien encounters. Weather or not you believe the little green men are out there the clip is still pretty interesting. Hell even Jimmy Carter thinks he saw an alien spacecraft, and he almost won a second term. Oh and if you aren't into all that you at least get an explanation on what "The Fourth Kind" actually means.
Hey guys, Louis Fowler here, live from Comic-Con '09! And, by Comic-Con '09, I mean my office in my underwear. Crap...I just dropped Toaster Strudel on my chest. The jelly is getting all mingled in my lush chest-hair. This wouldn't happen if I was wearing my homemade Flash costume...
Forest Whitaker and 50 Cent will play "intense" dueling personalities in the umpteenth retelling of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde", according to MTV. This makes me a bit mad because they both turned down my cop movie "Lazy Eye and Mumble Mouth: NYPD" to do it.
After he's done with "Alice in CGI-land", Tim Burton's next movie will be a remake/retelling/reimagining of the 1960s cult vampire soap opera "Dark Shadows". Let's place bets now that Johnny Depp is in it. Is it just me or is Tim Burton out of ideas? When he's not destroying the Ozone Layer applying copious amounts of Aquanet to his Robert Smith-like coif, I think that he's too busy rolling around naked in piles of money made off the fleshy backs of 30-year-old women who's wardrobe mainly consists of "Nightmare Before Christmas" hoodies to come up with anything original ever again. Seriously ladies, it's called TJ Maxx. Get yourself a nice pantsuit, on me.
Swarthy homunculus Danny DeVito, taking a break from banging that hot piece of ass known as Rhea Perlman, has started an original horror film website called "The Blood Factory". Danny DeVito? Are they "short" films? Hahahahahaha...oh, wait, they are. I give the website a year, but, then again, that's what I said about Ted Danson's "Becker", and that lasted at least three years, two of them HILARIOUS.
I don't know why it hasn't been pimped here, but how about you do yourself a favor and download "Who Wants a Tortilla?", a joint project between BGH and Night of the Living Podcast, starring me and Chiz, and filmed at last spring's HorrorHound Weekend! We make Tom Savini uncomfortable!
In the past ten days, $10.2 billion dollars worth of marijuana have been confiscated in Fresno, California. When I asked my pot-smoking neighbor Chad "Kind Bud" Budderson for comment, he said: "Hey man, this is like, bullshit! Man, did you know that, like, President Obama has his own private field of weed, just like Kennedy and Thomas Jefferson, man? People gotta tell City Hall that, you know, you can make rope and glaucoma out of weed, bro! War on drugs, let's make it a war on shwag! Hahahahahaha...dude! Do you ever stop to think about...the universe?"
Gidget, the beloved illegal immigrant chihuahua who won America's hearts through her "Yo Quiero Taco Bell" ad, passed away at the ripe old age of 13 this week. And who had to pay for her medical care? The American Taxpayer, I'm sure!
Speaking of lovable chihuahuas, who doesn't want a five-legged one? We all would—that little vestigial leg is just more to love! The adorable puppy, named Lily, was rescued from a freak show on Coney Island at a cost of $4000. The fifth leg, located in the puppy's butt, made it impossible for Lily to sit, lay down or really even walk, but I would be two busy hugging and kissing her little nose to notice. Luckily, the new owners did notice and had the leg surgically removed, to the tune of $2000. I LOVE YOU 5-LEGGED PUPPY!
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After 17 years on the air at WGRZ, and 25 years in radio and television in Western New York, Pete Gallivan is trading in his microphone and camera. He has accepted a job in government, outside of television.
Being in one place for 17 years gives one a chance to do a lot of things, and that's exactly what Gallivan has done here. He came to Channel 2 as a reporter, then was a weekend anchor, then the co-anchor of "Daybreak" for 11 years. He then returned to reporting, where his franchise "Unknown Stories of WNY" earned him accolades that include a regional Murrow, a New York State Associated Press award, and an Emmy.
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An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural
Introduction | "R" Reading | Curse of the Pharaoh | End-of-the-World Prophecies
Index | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | Z
Alexander (mentalist, 1880-1954) Billed in 1900 as "The Man Who Knows," Claude Alexander did a regular oriental-style magic act in the first half of his stage show, but regardless of the high quality of his conjuring, the audience was impatiently waiting for his question-answering second half.
Mentalist Alexander, "The Man Who Knows."
Dressed in a turban and oriental robes, Alexander asked that questions be written out by his audience on slips of paper, which were then folded up, collected, and spread out on a table before the artist. He held each in turn to his forehead, appeared to divine what the question was, and then provided an appropriately veiled and provocative answer. In spite of the obvious fact that he was a conjuror and trickster, the audience ate up his every word and wanted more. This constitutes both a tribute to his skill and an indication of the great lack of judgment on the part of the spectators.
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June 14, 2013, 3:03 PM — We now take a break from our wall-to-wall coverage of the Snowden Affair (aka The Pole Dancer Who Loved Me), to bring you two significant developments on the Facebook front.
First, Facebook has jumped aboard the hashtag express, which began spontaneously on Twitter roughly six years ago and has become the de facto tagging method for just about every site from Instagram to Tumblr.
From now on, you can tag your public updates with, say, #love or #lol or #GoSpurs or #ImSoStoned, and then search for public updates from other FBers using the same hashtag by clicking on the same tag.
Privacywise, hashtags will have little impact on your Facebook experience. They will be subject to the same restrictions as regular updates; ie, if you marked an update as "friends only," only people in your posse will be able to see that update when searching on that hashtag.
This is probably something Facebook decided to do after it acquired Instagram last year, and it's taken them this long to roll it out. It makes Facebook instantly more useful and searchable than its much vaunted but actually pretty lame Graph Search, which it rolled out last January.
Bigger and better news: Facebook is finally putting a bullet through the head of one of the more hateful ideas it's had in recent years, the sponsored story. These ad units translated your Likes into endorsements for Facebook sponsors – endorsements you automatically consented to and were not compensated for.
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Category: Bucks Player Features
The skeptic in me finds things to worry about immediately in most every situation. This one was no different.
Would Monta Ellis, he of the 25 point fourth quarter thanks in large part to a five for five effort from three, continue to think that taking five threes in a game is a good thing? He hadn't hit more than two threes in a game this calendar year before Sunday afternoon. It seems a recipe for disaster, his short lived shooting prowess.
And why did the Milwaukee Bucks need such heroics to beat the Orlando Magic at home? The Magic had two wins in January, two in February and two in March coming into Sunday's game. Yet they held a double digit lead over the Bucks in the fourth quarter on Sunday. Milwaukee was on the ropes, grasping them for balance while sucking wind. Then they landed a few haymakers and toppled a weaker opponent. That's not an ideal strategy for winning games.
Speaking of strategy, when did this team start caving in so bad on the defensive end? Yeah, the Bucks have taken some big steps forward on offense over the past few months, but it feels like they've taken the same steps backwards on the other end. Once stout defensively, Milwaukee's quickly heading towards the middle of the pack in defensive rating at a time they can hardly afford to do so.
Hell, I was even worried about hero ball. Would the hot streak only encourage more of it the rest of the season? That's not a recipe for long term success.
All of this was on my mind Sunday.
But sometimes, it's okay to just let that stuff slip away and watch someone like Ellis go berserk on the opposition. Never one to lack confidence, Ellis had the look of a guy who was ready to pull-up as soon as he got past half court late Sunday afternoon. It's a special thing when a guy starts feeling himself that much. What's incredible is how much space he was getting from the Magic.
On the three that made it 104-102 Orlando, Tobias Harris gave Ellis about two steps, even though he'd just knocked down his last three threes. Maybe Harris was playing the percentages: What were the odds that a shooter like Ellis would be able to continue hitting threes? But he wasn't even close enough to bother Monta's shot. Same with Arron Afflalo on the game sealing three that put Milwaukee up four. Ellis had more than a step of room each time.
On Sunday, in the fourth quarter, Monta Ellis looked like he could have started shooting left-handed, off one foot, with a blindfold on. He was pretty much a superhero on the court, when the Bucks needed one more than ever.
Maybe being a hero won't work every time, but the Bucks can work on not needing one in the future. No need to worry about what worked so well Sunday.
About the Author (Author Profile)Jeremy Schmidt writes the Milwaukee Bucks blog Bucksketball. He founded it in January of 2009 because he hated his job. It's like basketball, but with Bucks instead of basket. I know ... I'm sorry. He might come off as a bit negative, but I'm really not so bad. He just wants the Bucks to succeed, so he points out areas where they are coming up short. Someone has got to do it and he's ornery and opinionated enough to take on that task. He isn't sure if this should be in third person or not. Contact him at email@example.com if you must use e-mail.
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Both are generally smart defenders, and neither one of them are quick enough to defend the quick slash to the basket, so they gave him room. We also only needed a 2 to take the lead.
Of course….no local television for this "once in a lifetime" outburst
from Ellis. Sure, he may score 39 or more in other contests-but we will never see this kind of 3 point BURST in so few minutes again. Happy the Bucks beat the Magic ( so we dont have to CRY over Tobias); who fouled out by the way- ELATED that the fans who came out on a Sunday were rewarded with such a THRILLING win!!!!!!!!!!!
I dont believe Ellis will change his outlook after this performance-he hasn't been shy about shooting in the 1st place. We have all had 'special' days where you just cant seem to do any wrong-CONGRATS to Monta
Quick ? for everyone… Whose team is this. Brandon's? Larry's? Im seeing a change in face of the franchise last 4 weeks-how about you?
GO Bucks GO
The Bucks need to focus on one big thing if it wants to accomplish anything of worth this season. Boylan needs to insist that Jennings and Monta (and occassionally Ersan) do EVERYTHING in their power to keep the guy they are guarding out of the paint. STOP trying to steal th ball on every position and stay in front of your guy!!
Even with Sanders behind them their perimeter defense is a joke and the biggest reason the team's defense is caving with regularity.
Want to win? Play legitimate perimeter defense.
I would agree that playing legitimate perimeter defense would be amazing, however, it is nearly impossible to do in today's NBA. There are very very few guys who can legitimately guard a PG straight up, your positioning has to be absolutely perfect and even then the refs will probably whistle you for a foul for contact. Point guard defense is team defense. I don't like it that way but it's just how it is these days. A lot of point guards can't run through screens and can't get into position playing on ball defense, it's really nearly impossible. Once the PG gets by the first defender the interior defense must be stout, of course when it is they will kick it out to a shooter on the perimeter and you have to stay on those guys (Mike Dunleavy stop helping please) or they will knock down a shot. I also would love to see more intensity out of Jennings and Ellis, well everyone needs to pick it up besides Larry, as I believe they can improve out there as well. Ers can't do anything out there defensively either.
It is a dilemma!
First of all, I want to give Monta his
due for a magnificent outburst! To be
able to carry his super-surge all the way
through to the end for a win is amazing.
Standing O!
However…in the Denver game not all that
long ago Monta was driving me nuts because
he kept shooting and shooting and mostly
missing and missing. I'm not saying he should've
stopped shooting altogether, but he was
really forcing the issue when he really wasn't
on his game. It seems very irresponsible and maybe
even somewhat disrespectful to his teammates.
It is interesting to consider what in the
world is going on with the Bucks defense.
To say that they are in the middle of the
pack seems generous. How much of this is
lack of effort?
Even the lowly Tobias Harris scored 14 points
on only 8 shots. Can't forget about Tobias!
One thing I like about him is that he seems
to like to shoot but also seems to show good
restraint in his shot attempts. He's confident,
but he also tries to work with his teammates.
I hope the Bucks do a better job at coaching up
and appreciating John Henson, who seems to be
getting lost in the substitution shuffle. I'd
like to seem him get 15-30 minutes per game.
Harris has been playing lights out for Orlando since the trade, that's why he starting for them now. He basically played his way into the starting lineup.
Ellis has had a much better shooting percentage since the Redick trade and I don't think he'll start jacking up 5-6 3′s per game now that he was red hot for one game.
He seems to understand stepping in a couple a feet greatly improved his shooting percentage the past few weeks. Plus, he best attribute is slashing to the basket.
To answer an earlier question, I would easily say this is Ellis' team now!
the Bucks are who they are. w/o Monta scoring they lose. Monta won that game for them last night and he had to. Monta has been playing great since Redick joined the team and Jennings started being an actual PG. the problem w/ the Bucks is weak perimeter defense. Monta, Jennings and Redick just arent stout defenders and never will be. offensively there is no low post option. the guards have to generate all of the offense. still fun to watch when a player gets in the zone like that
Where as Jennings shooting overall shooting percentage and 2 point shooting percentage are both in the low .405 area, Monta's 2 pt. shooting percentage is a very respectable .462.
Ellis' 3 point percentage, even with today's performance, is still in the .250 area, so I don't see him changing his game base on this outstanding performance.
On the Orlando Magic version of this website,
there's a highly positive and yet understated
article by Jacob Frankel on the strong play of
Tobias Harris.
The relevance of this going forward is to make
sure the Bucks make good decisions about their
players in the future. After about 10 seasons
of mediocrity at best for the Bucks, I think we
should be ready to evaluate the evaluators, that
is to take a hard look at the management, from
owner to GM to coach.
I have serious concerns about how our current
players have been handled, on and off the court,
including Larry, John and Brandon. Let's make sure
our guys our being treated right!


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Sunset League All Academic Honorees
CONGRATULATIONS to the following students who represent Newport Harbor as Sunset League All Academic Honorees:
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|Boys Soccer
|Emily Gess
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|Payton Groves
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|Jessica Prather
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|Emma Erickson
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|Cleo Harrington
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|Kolby Pearson
|Harrison Reich
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The NHHS Athletic Department in association with the NMUSD, CIF, the Josephson Institute of Ethics and the community share the goal of teaching the importance of character. All of the athletes at NHHS strive to understand the importance of being a "Person of Character" by living according to the Six Pillars of Character. All of the coaches at NHHS have been trained with the Josephson objectives as noted below:
The Student Athlete at NHHS
- Is a good person, someone to look up to and admire
- Knows the difference between right and wrong and always tries to do what is right
- Sets a good example for everyone
- Makes the world a better place
- Lives according to the "Six Pillars of Character"
2014-15 Regular Season Sports Schedules
|Boys/Girls Cross Country - Varsity & F/S
|Boys Basketball - Varsity, JV, Soph & Frosh
|Baseball - Varsity, JV & F/S
|Field Hockey - Varsity & JV
|Girls Basketball - Varsity & JV
|Boys Golf - Varsity & JV
|Football - Varsity, JV, Frosh
|Boys Soccer - Varsity, JV & F/S
|Boys Lacrosse - Varsity & JV
|Girls Golf - Varsity & JV
|Girls Soccer - Varsity, JV & F/S
|Girls Lacrosse - Varsity & JV
|Girls Tennis - Varsity & JV
|Girls Water Polo - Varsity, JV & F/S
|Softball - Varsity & JV
|Boys Water Polo - Varsity, JV & Frosh
|Wrestling - Varsity, JV & F/S
|Boys/Girls Swim & Dive - Varsity & JV
|Girls Volleyball - Varsity & JV
|Boys Tennis - Varsity & JV
|Boys/Girls Track & Field - Varsity & JV
|Boys Volleyball - Varsity, JV & F/S