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Over the past year I've tested many "barefoot" options for training, casual and business casual use. Here are the ones that I recommend for training and outdoor activities. Tune in next week for the third installment – Casual/Dress Casual Minimalist Shoes.
My first move toward barefoot training was the Nike Free shoe. While not a truly minimalist shoe, I believe that it's a great transition shoe. It pitches the foot forward encouraging landing on the forefoot instead of the heal. It allows the foot to move freely both in the toe box and with a platform that you can literally wring like a sponge. I recommend this if you are looking to make the transition….but know that your feet will want to move on to a more minimalist shoe in a month or two.
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I tried the KSO model and like many people, it simply didn't fit my foot. I think that it's a brilliant idea and the toe separation allows you grip the ground like your foot was designed to do. My 14 year old has a pair and uses them for Crossfit. He like them for metcons and weight work but not for running.
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"I love my KSO's and for Martial Arts training indoor or out they are one of the most comfortable and usable shoes I have ever used. However in under 5 months I separated the sole from the big toe area and split the rubber on the sole just under the ball of my foot. I have not tried to contact Vibram to see if they will replace them but I have to say long term I am not sure they will ever take to torch of rigorous training.
Bakilas LS
These babies seem to be a bit more rugged and more likely will handle the type of training I use them for. That being said the improvements also come with some downside. The new sole is more rugged and therefore also not as giving, I am less likely to wear them on expensive matted surfaces and am more hesitant to contact the bottom of my foot to my training partners. Not that it would injure them, but more looking out of them. If training becomes a constant state or hurting then people tend to give up on the training. Now as far as my 3 to 5 mile runs, these bad boys are leaps and bounds more satisfying than my original KSO's."
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Terra Plana -Evo II
These shoes came very highly rated by several internet barefoot sites. They are expensive (US $160.00/pair) but made by strict ethical and environmental standards. I'd had two previous pair of their shoes for casual wear and they had served me well for years. I took the plunge. These shoes are very comfortable but lack traction in grass and mud to make up for independent toe grip. I ran the Warrior Dash in them and ate it several times. Granted that it was pouring down rain, making the course more extreme than originally intended. They will remain a great option to throw on with jeans but will not be crossfitting or movnating with me.
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text: Michigan junior guard Tim Hardaway, Jr. is leaving the Wolverines to turn pro. He announced at Crisler Center Wednesday that he is entering the NBA Draft. The son of former NBA All-Star Tim Sr., the 21-year old Hardaway averaged 14.5 points per game this past season, helping his team reach the championship game of the NCAA Tournament. Hardaway is the second Michigan player this week to announce he is leaving the school for the NBA, joining sophomore point guard and college player of the year Trey Burke.


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Lost had a ...very meta-kind of ending leaving quite some things to people's imagination.
The problem with it mainly was that it was an ending A LOT of fanbase guessed already, so they expected something else(because they guessed this, thinking it would not happen).
It did not bother explaining the intricacies of how all the mysterious things actually worked - they just did, but it did give a nice bit of closure to all the characters...
The problem being that people expected some grand revelations and shocking things to happen as well as big answers about things fandom speculated since season one...and instead they got a mostly-calm metaphor-filled symbolic send-off, that pretty much left the actual "magic" behind the island up to viewer's imagination.
I was ok with the way LOST ended, I found the ending scene in the church very nice, but look with LOST everyone is bound to have a different opinion because come on its LOST...Plus back when it ended I actually only tuned into the last episode to see how it ended - I did not read any spoilers or comments, so for me it was just seeing the whle thing come to an end and thinking ok.
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For racetrack people, the backside kitchen is an oasis amid the daily grind of not-so-fast horses, missed wagering opportunities and deals gone sour.
During the 2012-13 Thoroughbred meeting, Tampa Bay Downs experimented with mobile food trucks in the barn area to meet the needs of trainers, exercise riders, grooms and hot walkers.
You could still buy a snack or a drink from a vending machine in the old kitchen, but those lovingly prepared hot meals that stuck to your ribs on a chilly morning were a thing of the past.
Credit long-time restaurant owner and former horse trainer Jim Tsirigotis for taking Tampa Bay Downs back to the future. Tsirigotis, his wife of 47 years, Terry, and their staff are operating Papa Jim's Kitchen at the south end of the barn area, next to the racing office – fulfilling their desires to help horsemen and enjoy their company.
"Our passion is horses. And people," Terry said.
"We love Tampa Bay Downs. This is our home," Jim said. "I love cooking, and I like being around people. We want to create a family atmosphere here. People tell me I have a nice kitchen, and I tell them 'It's not my kitchen, it's your kitchen. It belongs to the horsemen.' "
Current hours are from 6 a.m.-2 p.m., seven days a week. Beginning Nov. 20, the kitchen will be open from 5 a.m.-2 p.m., and from 5 a.m.-6 p.m. on racing days after the 2013-14 meeting resumes Dec. 4.
Tsirigotis trained Thoroughbreds from 1989-97 out of his Suncoast Farms training center in Brooksville before shattering his kneecap in a roofing accident. In addition to Tampa Bay Downs, he has raced horses in south Florida, New York, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Delaware. He and Terry currently own three Thoroughbreds trained by their son, James Tsirigotis, Jr.
One of the couple's most successful runners was Zoomed, a Florida-bred mare who won 11 of 57 starts from 1989-93 and was stakes-placed.
Stepping in to fill a need has been a way of life for Jim Tsirigotis, a native of the Greek island of Samos who first emigrated with his family at age 7 in 1951 to Canada before moving to the Chicago area. At 13, he went to work at his uncle's restaurant in Maywood, Ill., washing dishes and mopping floors while taking time to study the cooks as they kept pace with their orders.
Three years later, with the family living in New York, Tsirigotis was forced to work full-time when his father injured his back. The teen took a job washing dishes at the Neptune Diner in Astoria, but volunteered to step in when the regular short-order cook got sick.
"The boss was sitting in a booth behind the counter stools watching me, and when the kitchen rush hour ended he said 'If I hadn't seen it, I wouldn't have believed it,' " Tsirigotis recalled. After negotiating a substantial raise, Tsirigotis spent the next two years working around-the-clock at the Neptune to help support his family while acquiring the necessary skills to become a full-fledged restaurant owner.
In the Tampa Bay area, Tsirigotis gained acclaim owning and operating Plaka Restaurant – "I had a gyro machine sent from Greece, and we were the first ones to serve them here" – and Paul's Shrimp House, both in Tarpon Springs. When the couple moved to New York in 1980, they opened Bonnie & Clyde's Steakhouse/Seafood.
His vocation of serving delicious, nutritious food intersected with racing when he bought a Quarter Horse to compete at Parr Meadows on Long Island in the 1970s. Tsirigotis ran the jockeys'-room kitchen both there and at ThistleDown in Ohio, learning to satisfy the sports world's pickiest eaters.
"To be a good cook, it's all a matter of taste and how the food comes out of the oven," Tsirigotis said. "I always use fresh ingredients, and 95 percent of the time I like cooking from scratch. I make my own beef gravy, my own soups, my meatloaf and my spaghetti and meatballs. It's all about being creative with your spices – a dab of this, a dab of that – and don't be afraid to try new things."
With help from Jim's cousin, John Rizos, and employee Ruth Barrett, the Tsirigotises have transformed Papa Jim's Kitchen into a pleasant, comfortable gathering place for horsemen from all corners of the U.S. racing scene. Tablecloths lend an air of refinement and several televisions permit customers to keep up with the action from different tracks. The outdoor patio area and entranceway have been spruced up with hanging plants.
"We're both very fussy when it comes to cleanliness," Terry said.
But the main attractions are the food and the prices. For $3.50, race-trackers can fill up with Papa Jim's Breakfast, which includes two eggs, home fries, toast and a choice of bacon, ham or sausage. Omelets range from $3.75-$4.15. For lunch, a cheeseburger with lettuce, tomato and pickle is $2.75; a Thursday special features two slices of pizza, chips and soda for $3.59.
"I believe in working on volume," Tsirigotis said. "To a guy who is hot-walking horses for $2 a horse, how much could he have at the end of a week? So why charge more for a hamburger, when I can have him come in every day and at the end of the week, he has something left from his paycheck."
Tsirigotis plans different specials each day to fuel the heartiest appetites. "We will cater to everybody," he said.
Papa Jim's will also feature a roving food truck when the 2013-14 season resumes next month.
"I don't believe in shortcuts," Tsirigotis said. "It's the same as working with horses. I told my son if you want to have your horses running good, don't short-cut them, because you are only short-changing yourself.
"I want to be part of the family for Tampa Bay Downs. When people ship their horses into the receiving barn, whether it is (trainer) Bill Mott or (trainer) D. Wayne Lukas, I want them to say 'We ate at the Tampa Bay Downs kitchen and we loved their food, and every time we go there, that's where we are going to eat.' I want to make Tampa Bay proud of us."
The Tsirigotises have long taken pride in their knack for pleasing their customers. So when the chance came to reopen the track kitchen, they decided to devote all their energies to the task.
"I'm 70, but I don't feel like I'm 70," Tsirigotis said. "I feel like I'm around 50 right now. I like to move and I like to do things.
"How much TV can a person watch? That's how you get old. The more you are around young people, the younger you feel."
And rest assured, Jim Tsirigotis will never be too tired to fix you a home-cooked meal.
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Doing a better jobFebruary 06,2013In President Barack Obamas first term, the fiscal stimulus and the auto industry rescue of 2009 created and preserved millions of jobs. But the stimulus ended years ago, replaced with temporary measures that have been insufficient to propel the economy forward. Health care reform in 2010 was a major step in the effort to support the middle class, but its broad effects will only be felt in the years and decades to come.
In recent years, the administration and Congress have been consumed with deficit reduction, which is antithetical to job creation because it curbs government spending when the economy is weak. Unless Obama can shift policy away from premature austerity and toward ways to bolster demand and foster investment, job growth will remain sluggish and unemployment high.
What has been missing for years is a forceful labor agenda one that not only calls for more jobs, but has as its goal rising wages coupled with robust hiring.
Obama can take an important step in that direction by placing his next labor secretary at the center of his economic team. The first-term labor secretary, Hilda Solis, was largely sidelined, a reflection of the administrations focus on the recovery of Wall Street, not Main Street. Some of the new names that have been floated for the job including Jennifer Granholm, the former governor of Michigan show that Obama is seeking someone of high stature, but any secretarys ability to be a transformative force will depend on the presidents support.
Part of an effective agenda would surely include a higher minimum wage, which is overdue. It is one of the most effective ways to lift wages because raising the floor also raises wages higher up the income scale. Union membership can also push up wages through collective bargaining. In 2012, even as the share of American workers in a union fell to its lowest level in nearly a century, the median weekly earnings of full-time unionized workers was $943 versus $742 for comparable nonunion workers, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
And yet, the administrations support for unions has been more rhetorical than real. Obama failed to keep a campaign promise from 2008 to advance legislation to make it easier for workers to unionize and made scant use of the bully pulpit as unions have come under prominent attack in Wisconsin, Indiana and Michigan.
A recent federal court ruling invalidating his recess appointees to the National Labor Relations Board, which enforces federal labor law, will be a further setback to workers ability to bargain for higher wages. The misguided decision, if upheld, would deny the board a quorum to rule on legal questions. In seeking to overturn the ruling, all the way to the Supreme Court if necessary, the administration should take aim at the courts unjustified incursion on presidential power and its anti-union bias.
The White House must also commit to new rules on workplace safety, wage and overtime enforcement and proper classification of workers as employees versus independent contractors, a label that employers often misuse to deny benefits. Labor reforms are also central to immigration reform. Legalizing unauthorized workers and revamping federal visas for noncollege-educated workers could raise wages by limiting exploitation, while ensuring that American workers have a fair shot at lower-skilled jobs for which there is significant foreign competition.
In his first term a time of persistent high unemployment, weak job growth, stagnating wages and rising income inequality Obama neglected a basic labor agenda. He now has a chance to take corrective action.
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10 life lessons learned from baseball
Not everyone considers sports to be a worthwhile investment of one's time. While I recognize that sports – and baseball in particular – aren't for everyone, I've listed here what I think are 10 important life skills that I learned while playing baseball.
1. Working as a team – While this may be the most obvious, it's also one of the most important lessons I've learned from baseball. The quicker you can mesh the strengths of others with yours, the better the overall end product will be. Working as a team is reflected in relationships, marriages, sports, and particularly in business and life after sports. Leveraging individual strengths into a cohesive group where everyone works together toward accomplishing the same goal is much more beneficial and rewarding than having a group of individually minded players.
2. Strong work ethic- Work ethic is the foundation for anything in life. You will find yourself in rewarding situations more often if you work hard and apply yourself regardless of outcome. A strong work ethic comes from a deep down desire and drive within yourself to improve. This type of mindset is contagious and is very much recognized and appreciated by teammates and coaches.
3. Dealing with pressure- Often it's the decisions we make under pressure that define who we are professionally and sometimes personally. The pressure we place on ourselves to perform during a baseball game is not all that different than the stresses and pressure we may face every day in the real world. (I am not trying to compare a 0-21 slump to how you are going to make enough money to pay the rent). But I do believe the lessons we learn from the pressures we deal with in baseball helps us to learn how to manage our emotions and improve our focus on whatever the immediate task at hand might be.
For example, when you are at the plate, you have to keep your mind on your hitting approach, and not be distracted by thoughts of what will happen if you don't get a hit right then. Or if your mind wanders after hours of playing in the field without any action, inevitably it will be that moment that a laser line drive comes your way. In life, losing your focus or buckling under pressure creates different problems. Pressure at work can affect your performance at work or at home, or a distracted moment at the wheel can lead to tragic consequences. This is why learning to deal with pressure in ways not controlled by your emotions or feelings is a valuable life skill.
4. Working with new and sometimes unfamiliar people- You will quickly learn how to deal with and talk to people you have never met before. In this game you are constantly meeting new people and playing on new teams. Being comfortable in situations where you may know nobody is a positive skill.
5. Dealing with failure- Baseball is a game of failure and learning how to take the positives out of our shortcomings is very important. There are many times in life where we come up a little short and being able to positively deal with the situation and learn from our past will help us in the future.
6. Dealing with success- It is important to strive for success and to be the best you can be. It is equally important to be gracious in our victories. Rubbing success in the faces of others does little for team chemistry and is not easily forgotten when you are on the short end of success.
7. Learning how to keep your cool when fans are yelling at you intentionally trying to get under your skin- This is another example of handling pressure. Learning to block out and manage your emotions when fans are yelling and sometimes being harsh is an important skill for helping you focus on the task at hand. Letting outside influences that you don't control affect your performance will distract you from your goal. Learning to rise above and still be able to perform is in crunch time situations is an important skill I've learned through baseball.
8. Not making emotional decisions- Emotions can make you do things you normally wouldn't do because of fear. Being able to cut through the emotion can be extremely difficult, but if you can keep the emotions from influencing your decisions you will find this skill to be very beneficial in the long run. Baseball lessons teach us to play the game with heart, but not let emotions take over and control your game.
9. Learning how to separate baseball life from personal life- It is very difficult to leave the baseball player at the field and not take a bad day home with you after a game. When you mix your professional life and your personal life without setting boundaries between them it can cause an imbalance between the two. My passion for baseball is an asset that has helped me be successful, but it can also cause me to be unsettled and emotional when it's not going well. Without proper boundries between my professional and personal life, I couldn't be the father and husband that my family deserves. Mixing the two can definitely lead to strained relationships on both sides.
10. Learn to push even when you are tired and don't have much in the tank- How many times do you see people give up or not give all they have because they are tired and the let their body convince their mind that they have nothing left to contribute for that day. Pushing through and giving all you have on a day when you are tired says a lot about your character. The easy thing to do is "give up" but baseball makes you push even when you are feeling tired. This skill will definitely make you proud of yourself.
These lessons have been a big part of my learning process during my baseball career. I believe these are important for any young person to learn early in life. We all make mistakes, but mistakes made as youth tend to have less harmful consequences than those made as an adult. Better a strikeout than a car accident. Better to be punished with extra conditioning than prison or divorce. Maybe it seems dramatic, but that's the point. Baseball mimics life in a lot of ways, and it provides kids with a learning environment that won't be duplicated until they are much older.
Authored by Doug Bernier; Edited by John Ellsworth
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Great stuff Doug. Most of these touch on the mental side which can be the most important of them all. One of my favorite quotes is "The only slump is between your ears."
Doug – absolutely great commentary. I actually gave a speech containing many of these same points about a year and a half ago in upstate New York. To me, baseball taught me more life lessons than anything I learned in college or law school – namely, how to work as a team, how to set goals, learning how to appreciate winning and learn from losing, and, overall, how to build relationships and partnerships with people – regardless of what line of work you are in. I really like what you are doing with the website here and I have begun examining what I can do to give back to the game – either via charitable work or otherwise and hope to make many contributions to the game going forward. Thanks for a great commentary, I'd be happy to assist with your site or other endeavors in any way, best of luck on and off the field, and will send you a note under separate cover.
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Rlly good topic. And I wouldn't just limit it to Baseball – I think you can learn alot from being involved in all sports! The points @Doug touched upon were all really relevant and strong points. Working as A Team, Working Under Pressure – Keeping Your Cool, Dealing With Failure, etc, are all lessons we can take to other aspects of our lives and are important for us to learn at a young age.
As a sales manager, I always look for people who played competitive sports (and mainly team sports) in their lives. IMHO, it helps build some of the disciplines that are needed in a successful sales environment. As Doug points out, working as a Team is very important in various aspects of one's life – both personal and professional. I find that people who have played team sports understand the needs of getting along with others in competitive environment and working towards a common goal.
Two other points that I feel are also important lessons learned from Sports are Accountability and Competitiveness. I believe sports can help define one's competitive nature, which isnt all that bad (depending on that level of competitive spirit one has!) when one enters the business world. (Yes, some people take the competitive spirit a little too far!) The business world is very competitive (as we all know) and how one demonstrates that competitive nature can help provide success. (In sales, taking every "No" to heart, and striving to make budget goals for example)
Gd Post Doug
That was a very good read and it makes sense to me! Teamwork, dealing with failures, etc. Baseball is very similar to life off the field as well. One example I like is that if you give something "your best shot" even if you come up short it is so much easier to deal with. Good article and thanks for the share!
This was a very mature and seasoned commentary; also good life lesson reminders for all of us. Thanks
Nice spring training for you so far; way to take it to Boston and Philly.


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I read many entries on this site that tell me about the evils of money and how rampant capitalism is destroying the world. SO! I'm a highschool science teacher. I teach on average100 students per day for 1 or 2 hours each. How can I be compensated for my service in a way that doesn't involve some sort of promissory note?
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We have factories, companies, institutions, schools, distribution points and centers, transport methods, etc..
We are automating more and more things. Even some delicate, complex medical operations are done by automation, i.e. robots basically, and with the use of computers.
We will continue to automate more and more. Technology, an extension of we humans will always be changing, growing and being created anew, by who? Humans.
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Things don't........"get done"..........because of money.
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So, what if our needs are free? Everyone's needs? What we all need to be safe, secure, housed, clothed, dressed, transported, fed, educated? All of those can be automated and soon will be. They are what we work for, but the real problems are not being solved because of money. If our needs are met by a very largely automated system, that isn't boring to the machine but is boring , dumbing-down and dangerous to the human, all jobs are equal, performed for a very short time (I don't know, with so many of us maybe 2-3 hours a month?)
So, what if we kept all these things going all while automating more so that we would have a minimum of time spent actually working and more people could be trained to do the kinds of work we need?.
Nothing costs money. Everything costs people
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|Lifetime measurements in the transitional nucleus 138Gd
|M. G. ProcterD. M. CullenP. RuotsalainenT. BraunrothA. DewaldC. FransenT. GrahnP. T. GreenleesM. HacksteinK. Hauschild1U. JakobssonP. M. JonesR. JulinS. JuutinenS. KetelhutA. Lopez-Martens1M. LeinoJ. LitzingerP. J. R. MasonP. NieminenP. PeuraP. RahkilaM. W. ReedS. RiceS. Rinta-AntillaW. RotherM. SandzeliusJ. SarénC. ScholeyJ. SorriM. J. Taylor2J. UusitaloA. VitturiY. ShiF. R. Xu
|Lifetime measurements have been made in the ground-state band of the transitional nucleus 138Gd from coincidence recoil-distance Doppler-shift data. 138Gd nuclei were produced using the 106Cd (36Ar, 2p2n) reaction with a beam energy of 190 MeV. Reduced transition probabilities have been extracted from the lifetime data collected with the Köln plunger placed at the target position of the JUROGAM-II array. The B(E2) values have been compared with predictions from X(5) critical-point calculations, which describe the phase transition between vibrational and axially symmetric nuclear shapes, as well as with IBM-1 calculations at the critical point. While the excitation energies in 138Gd are consistent with X(5) predictions, the large uncertainties associated with the measured B(E2) values cannot preclude vibrational and rotational contributions to the low-lying structure of 138Gd. Although experimental knowledge for the low-lying γ and β-vibrational bands in 138Gd is limited, potential-energy surface calculations suggest an increase in γ softness in the ground-state band. In order to more fully account for the effects of γ softness, the X(5) and IBM-1 calculations need to be extended to include the γ degree of freedom for 138Gd.
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I have had many conversations with volunteer Border Patrol members and they consistently confirm the increased danger and violence that is spilling over into Texas. Just last week I listened to a power point presentation about securing ( or not securing) our border. I also receive regular updates and videos on what is occurring on our border.
This problem transcends just one nationality. Increasing numbers from other countries are illegaly crossing over. An open door policy and opportunity for America's sworn enemies to enter and do harm to United States citizens our government, according to the Constitution, is supposed to protect.
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It took until the next morning for Gordon Hayward to fully understand what had happened.
"I didn't realize it was that many in a row," the Jazz swingman said before taking the practice floor Wednesday. "It didn't feel like it."
Furious finish
Gordon Hayward scored a career-high 37 points Tuesday night, including Utah's final 17 of the game. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Miami's LeBron James is the only other player to score his team's final 17 points (or more); it happened in a 2012 game against the Nets.
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Jazz coach Ty Corbin thought back over his time on the bench, back to Deron Williams, Carlos Boozer and Memo Okur, in search of a similar performance but couldn't find one. Those were guys "who could get on a run," he said.
But none of them had a run quite like this.
In helping the Utah Jazz to a 112-101 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday, Hayward had a career night. He dropped in 37 points on 13-of-16 shooting, grabbed 11 rebounds and dished out seven assists. And with the game in the balance, Hayward scored his team's final 17 points to secure victory. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, LeBron James (in a 2012 game against the Nets) is the only other player in history to do it over the last five years.
"He pretty much carried us in that fourth quarter," guard Brandon Rush said.
Hayward's fourth-quarter run started with a missed 17-foot jumper just a few seconds after checking in for Rush. It would be the last time he missed from the field.
With the Jazz up 10, Hayward ran off a Derrick Favors screen, driving to the lane and colliding with Derek Fisher, sending the former Jazz guard to the ground as the ball bounced twice on the rim and in. He missed the free throw, but had given the Jazz a 12 point lead with 6:56 to go.
At the 5:35 mark, Hayward hit a long 2 from the right angle.
But the Thunder, behind a 48-point game from Kevin Durant, kept closing in. The Jazz had led by as much as 24 points, but Durant cut the lead to five on a pair of free throws with under five minutes to play. Hayward answered right back. On the ensuing possession, he gave Thunder forward Nick Collison a push and stepped back behind the 3-point line, hitting a huge shot to steal back momentum.
"It was crazy," said Jazz guard Diante Garrett, who jumped up from the bench with each score. "It was funny, 'cause I'm like, 'He's going against the No. 1 scorer in the league' and I'm like, 'He's givin' it to him. He's giving it to whoever had him.' He was ballin'."
The next trip down the floor, Jazz forward Richard Jefferson kicked the ball out to Hayward on the left angle. Hayward jab-stepped hard right, sending Oklahoma City's Jeremy Lamb helplessly out of the way as he raised up and hit another 3.
With 2:34 on the clock, Hayward crossed over Fisher, giving him the space to hit from 21 feet.
At 2:09, Hayward was fouled by Perry Jones III. He hit one of two. Free throws were one of his only shortcomings down the stretch, knocking down just one of his five attempts.
"That was easy money," he said ruefully on Wednesday. "I could have had those."
With just under two minutes go, Hayward curled around an Alec Burks screen, took a pass from Burke and hit from the free-throw line. A minute later, he got his arm in the way of a Collison pass, and ran the length of the court for the dunk, his and his team's final bucket of the night.
"It was crazy," Jazz center Enes Kanter said of the performance. "[But] he's got enough talent to do it every night."
Overall, Hayward's field goal percentage is down two points from a year ago (41.5 percent compared to 43.5 percent), and at 31.7 percent from 3, he's nearly a full 10 points down from 2012-13.
But over his last three games, Hayward seems to have turned a corner. He's averaging 27 points, six rebounds and five assists. And he's shooting better than 60 percent from the floor and 64 percent from 3.
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Jeffrey L. Fisher
|Jeffrey L. Fisher
|1970 (age 43–44)
Leawood, Kansas
|Alma mater
|University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 1997)
Duke University (A.B., 1992)
|Davis Wright Tremaine
Stanford Law School
|Known for
|Supreme Court Litigation
|Associate Professor of Law
Jeffrey L. Fisher (born 1970)[1] is an American law professor and U.S. Supreme Court litigator. He has argued several and worked on dozens of other cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. He is co-director of the Stanford Law School Supreme Court Litigation Clinic.
Legal Career[edit]
Fisher received a B.A. from Duke University in 1992 and a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1997, where he was a Notes Editor of the Michigan Law Review. He was a law clerk for Judge Stephen Reinhardt of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit during the 1997-98 term. He clerked for Justice John Paul Stevens of the Supreme Court of the United States during the 1998-99 term.
He was an associate and then a partner at Davis Wright Tremaine, in Seattle, from 1999-2006.[2] He became an Associate Professor of Law at Stanford Law School in 2006. He was awarded the 2008 Robert C. Heeney Memorial Award.[3]
He has argued before the United States Supreme Court in Bullcoming v. New Mexico, Kennedy v. Louisiana, Burton v. Waddington, United States v. Gonzalez-Lopez, Davis v. Washington, Blakely v. Washington, and Crawford v. Washington. He is the lawyer of record in Herring v. United States.
He is lead counsel for those challenging Oklahoma's denial of marriage rights to same-sex couples in Bishop v. Oklahoma.[4]
He is licensed to practice law in Washington.[5]
- ^ Marquis Who's Who On the Web
- ^ http://www.dwt.com/lawdir/attorneys/FisherJeffrey.cfm
- ^ "NACDL Awards." http://www.nacdl.org/public.nsf/freeform/awards?OpenDocument retrieved July 29, 2011
- ^ Barnes, Robert (August 27, 2014). "Winning plaintiffs press Supreme Court to take up same-sex marriage cases". Washington Post. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
- ^ http://pro.wsba.org/MemberDetails.aspx?Usr_ID=774086
Source: The AALS Directory of Law Teachers 2006-2007.
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Fans of the music of John Philip Sousa will be treated to a concert of his work by the Deerfield Community Band under the direction of Art Hildebrand at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Patty Turner Center celebrating the composer's 158th birthday.
"Join us as the Deerfield Community Band pays tribute to the March King in this glorious and patriotic celebration of timeless marches," Patty Turner Center Executive Director David Shamrock said in a news release.
Sousa, who was born Nov. 6, 1854, wrote marches including "The Washington Post March," Semper Fidelis" and "The Stars and Stripe Forever."
Tickets are $5 for members of the Patty Turner Center and $8 for others. Tickets are available at the Patty Turner Center, the Deerfield Park District office and on line.
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I'm so sick of not sleeping,
I forgot that insomnia is why I started taking anxiety meds in the first place.
but no fucking way am I going to take those pills again.
I guess holding a job where I'm up until 3AM in the morning 3-4 nights out of the week doesn't help either.
once I'm off probation, I'm just going to start smoking ganja again to get to sleep.
makin' mac & cheese, maybe some tea too.


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Book your room at Primavera Hotel
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Hotel with a seasonal outdoor pool, in Corfu (Dassia)
This hotel is located in Corfu (Dassia), close to the beach, Dassia Beach, and Pyrgi Beach. Area attractions also include Barbati Beach and Kapodistrias Museum.
Hotel Features
At Primavera Hotel, recreational amenities include a seasonal outdoor pool and a children's pool. The hotel also features a poolside bar and a bar/lounge.
Room Amenities
All guestrooms feature beds with pillowtop mattresses, refrigerators, and air conditioning. Other amenities include premium bedding and minibars.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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At your hotel
Primavera Hotel features a seasonal outdoor pool and a children's pool. Dining options at the hotel include a coffee shop/café and a snack bar/deli. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access.
This Corfu hotel also offers tour/ticket assistance, barbecue grills, and a garden.
- Children's pool
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 47
- Number of floors - 3
- Bar/lounge
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee/tea in lobby
- Coffee shop or café
- Concierge services
- Beach/pool umbrellas
- Billiards or pool table
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free Wi-Fi
- Garden
- Poolside bar
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Pool sun loungers
- Year Built 1987
- Snack bar/deli
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Outdoor seasonal pool
- Television in lobby
Stay connected
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi
In your room
- Refrigerator
- Premium bedding
- Balcony
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Minibar
- Private bathroom
- Shower only
- Hair dryer (on request)
- Television
- Pillowtop mattress
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
A children's pool and a seasonal outdoor pool are on site.
Children under 5 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Scuba diving nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Horse riding/rental on site
- Scooter/moped rentals on site
- Bicycle rentals on site
The fine print for Primavera Hotel
When you arrive
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
When you leave
Check-out time is noon
How you can pay
Accepted at this hotel: MasterCard, Visa
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Hotel Registry Number - 124024133000
No elevators
No pets or service animals allowed
Noise-free rooms not guaranteed
- Breakfast fee: EUR 5 per person (approximately)
- Air conditioning fee: EUR 5 per day
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Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 1500, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms. No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.


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My trip to Curaçao was a reprieve from too much overtime and a desire to warm up while checking out the scenery under the water to my heart's content. I arrived at Blue Bay with a group from my hotel for a day of sun soaked snorkeling - and I was not disappointed when I saw my first octopus! One of the couples who I was with kindly gave me the tip of the day: to walk past the beach to a small jetty of huts. What a fantastically beautiful place to put my feet in the sand, snorkel a bit, watch the lizards show their turquoise color while I took in my own sort of sun-saturated color, and STAY all day!


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Using RealChat (http://www.realchat.com/) which uses I think java/jsp. Its integrated with my vbulletin forum (3.8x).
problem: the realchat's word filter is useless.
I have the censored words like this (pardon them, but I have to paste them as is to make my support clear)
fuck, shit, cock, cunt, pussy, http, fucking, asshole
However, it is not literal in its usage. For example, if a user types the word "luck", it'll be censored because of the "uck" in the "f" word above. I've contacted the developers so many times to no avail, no help whatsoever.
Do you think there is some trick I can do to get this properly working literally as inputted in the filter?
The feature help says this
A comma-separated list of prohibited words. The filter replaces each word from the list with a mask like this: ---.
Filtering is processed on the client side, so the original content is still logged on the server side. Regular expressions are allowed.
System backend says Server Environment:
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Make these simple chair covers for Halloween, then customize them for any celebration at home or school.
The Slipcover:
This easy slipcover, made from a few yards of felt, serves as a backdrop for a year's worth of decorations.
First, decide how far down the back of your chair you want the slipcover to hang. Measure from that point up and over the top of the chair, then down to the seat (or stop at the arms if your chair has them). This is the total length of felt you'll need for each cover. Now measure the width of the chair back at its widest point; add to that measurement the thickness of the chair back and 1 inch for the seams (1/2 inch per side).
For each chair, cut a piece of white felt to fit your measurements. Ours ran 1 1/2 yards long and 2/3 yard wide.
Fold the felt over the chair and pin the sides in place. Remove the cover and sew up the sides or glue them together with fabric glue. If you sew them, turn the cover inside out.
The Decorations
To haunt your house with this friendly spirit, simply download the
ghost template.
Trace the templates on to felt (or other lightweight materials such as ribbon) and then cut them out. (We glued white felt pupils onto the black eyes.) Dimensions will depend on the size of your chair covers.
Spray the back of each piece with a thin layer of repositionable glue, then press them onto the slipcovers or layer them on top of one another. (If little hands peel off any of them, just apply another layer of glue and press them back on.) Tip: If you get a clump of glue, spread it out with a paintbrush so it doesn't leave a mark on the white felt.
Store the pieces in plastic bags, preferably with the sticky sides facing away from one another. Next time you use them, spritz on another layer of glue.
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After seven weeks, no one really has separated himself in the NFL MVP race. With quarterbacks usually dominating the award, here's who has the best chance to win:
5. Robert Griffin III, Redskins » The rookie quarterback is third in passer rating (101.8), first in completion percentage (70.4), 12th in rushing yards (468) and second in rushing touchdowns (six). The biggest thing working against the 22-year-old is the Redskins' 3-4 record.
4. Matt Ryan, Falcons » The biggest thing working for Ryan is the Falcons' 6-0 record. He's putting together the best season of his career with 1,756 passing yards, 14 touchdowns and six interceptions. He's fourth in the NFL with a 98.8 passer rating.
3. Aaron Rodgers, Packers » He may have set the bar too high for himself after last year's record-breaking MVP season. It will be tough to match his 122.5 passer rating with 45 touchdowns to just six interceptions. As an encore, Rodgers leads the league with a 109.6 rating and 19 touchdowns.
2. Eli Manning, Giants » The two-time Super Bowl MVP leads the league in passing yards (2,109) and has become the best quarterback in the clutch. Last week was his eighth game-winning drive in the fourth quarter or overtime since the start of last season.
1. Peyton Manning, Broncos » Big brother has won this award four times and has the best storyline to go along with his MVP-caliber stats (1,808 yards, 14 touchdowns, four interceptions and a 105.0 passer rating). He went through a gauntlet to start the season, but the Broncos' schedule eases up enough for Manning to stuff his stats and improve on Denver's 3-3 record.
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