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Let's play 'Connect the Dots'*
Written by Robert Niles
Here's a huge thank you to several Theme Park Insider readers, who shall not be named but who have helped me play "connect the dots" between several recent developments affecting the theme park industry.Tweet
Wait a minute - Am I going to Disney World?
In case you missed it, Hollywood gossip says that new NBCUniversal owner Comcast is ready to make some changes at the top of Universal Studios. In the proposed shakeup, Universal Parks & Recreation CEO Tom Williams will move up the organizational chart, becoming a direct report to NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke. That's great news for theme park fans, as it would represent a strong statement by NBCUniversal about the value it's placing on theme parks within its business.
But the move that should get your attention is the one that would see current Universal Studios chief Ron Meyer move on to other duties in the company, clearing the way for DreamWorks CEO Stacy Snider to come back to run Universal. She'd be bringing her partner (and longtime Universal theme parks consultant) Steven Spielberg with her, of course.
But there's a snag.
You see, a few years ago, Snider and Spielberg signed a distribution deal with… the Walt Disney Studios. So Snider and Spielberg allegedly can't decamp for Universal without being released from that Disney contract first.
Now, if you're running Disney, what might Universal have that you'd really, really want, in exchange for letting Snider and Spielberg walk?
(Yeah, this would be a much bigger deal than Al Michaels for Oswald the Lucky Rabbit - the last time Disney and Universal swapped assets.)
If Disney were to get this property it covets, it would of course want to make sure it had assigned a top Imagineer to Orlando to oversee its introduction into the parks and resorts there, right?
And if Universal were to give up this asset to Disney, it would want to rush construction of a new thrill ride similar to a highly-popular one themed to this soon-to-be-lost asset, right?
And if you were Universal, you would want to hold back officially announcing this new ride, as well as the other major new development under construction in the same park, until you needed those announcements to "soften the blow" of giving up this prized asset, right?
Fascinating hypothetical, isn't it?
*Update: And now (Tuesday), Deadline New York is reporting that the Snider/Spielberg deal is dead, and the two are staying with DreamWorks and Disney. That blows up the picture, doesn't it?
Readers' Opinions
From David Brown on August 13, 2012 at 2:41 PM
Well Robert, you were ahead of the game on Harry Potter Phase 2 so you have a good track record. I'll be watching this space eagerly to see whether your hypothesising is on the money again...
From Anon Mouse on August 13, 2012 at 2:45 PM
It sounds more like a Dreamworks and Unversal merger than a re-organizational. Can they separate the persons from the product and leave the Dreamworks distribustion deal intact with Disney?
From Bob Liebe on August 13, 2012 at 2:54 PM
That is a very plausible hypothesis Robert! There are still many other possible reasons for the moves being made by both companies, but if you're right, there would be a huge shake up in WDW and UOR in the next few years. Only time will tell. Orlando brace yourself!!! :-)
From James Rao on August 13, 2012 at 2:55 PM
Hulk, Stormforce, and the lamentable Fearfall can all be given an easy makeover to some new theme (Madagascar?). But Spider-Man would be a more difficult change. You can't just slap a new theme on such an immersive, narrative attraction. So, are you speculating that Spider-Man would close completely at IOA at least for a few years until a suitable replacement could be crafted? If so, then the park would suffer a HUGE blow. Harry Potter may be the top draw, but without Spidey, IOA is a vastly diminished experience.
From Bob Liebe on August 13, 2012 at 3:33 PM
If Disney gains the Marvel rights in Florida, then they could add a great land to DHS or possibly a 5th gate down the road and it would be a great addition to WDW. But what would be next for Universal? They would have to come up with something quick to replace Marvel Island, otherwise IOA would take a big hit. Storm Force, Hulk, and DR. Doom would be easy to switch over to a new theme, but Spiderman would take time, and the scenery would need to change too, which would lead to some serious downtime for that area in IOA. I had thought hypothetically before about a Hasbro Land possibly replacing Marvel in IOA. They could have Transformers, GI Joe, and Battleship (which Universal already owns), so it could have worked in well. But since Transformers is going in old SS 44 in USF, a Hasbro Land in IOA wouldn't make sense. So the other idea discussed on TPI before was DC comics taking over IOA. I think that this could be one of the best ideas for a replacement as long as Universal could get the rights from Six Flags. I know Universal Creative would do a great job with DC and utilize the characters and themes in more immersive way than ever before. It would be awesome to hop from a Marvel land at Disney to a DC Island at IOA all in the same vacation. It's a comic book nerd's paradise!!! I would defiantly miss Marvel at IOA though! :-(
From Amanda Jenkins on August 13, 2012 at 4:23 PM
These next few years, I believe, are going to be quite interesting in terms of announcements. I can't wait to see how it all will unfold. And I completely agree with the above statements on your track record, Robert, for prediciting news
From Nick Markham on August 13, 2012 at 4:26 PM
James, if Universal really was struggling to re-theme Spiderman, they could very easily replace it with Transformers (it is basically the same ride and layout) and just make MARVEL Super Hero Island into a Sci-Fi City like in Singapore.
From 22.214.171.124 on August 13, 2012 at 4:28 PM
James...he's speculating that Spiderman will close in the near future and that its replacement has already been fastracked and is currently under construction...transformers.
I'd vote for a fast and furious race ride in IOA marvel area.
PS the true gold mine is Batman. Whichever one of these theme park giants gets their hands on that will have one of the biggest money makers ever.
From Dominick D on August 13, 2012 at 4:40 PM
Nick, Transformers has an ENTIRELY different layout then Spiderman.
From Sean Huckel on August 13, 2012 at 4:50 PM
Robert, interesting idea, but rushing to build Transformers just doesn't jive with it, IMO.
If they were going to be retheming MSHI any time soon, I figure they would be trying to shoe horn it into there instead of rushing to build it within 13 months.
From James Rao on August 13, 2012 at 5:10 PM
Nick, I wrote that statement based on the assertion Robert makes that Transformers is going in at Studios. Obviously two Transformers rides wouldn't be a good idea.
From Jonah Sirota on August 13, 2012 at 5:15 PM
Cool report, Robert! (although some of us were looking forward to hearing your thoughts on an EPCOT remake today ;)
I wonder, since this is a two-way negotiation, whether Universal would give up Spiderman in Orlando. It's just seems too important to IOA, not to mention that the Transformers ride is going to USF, not IOA. Perhaps they caved to Disney on Marvel in Orlando in general (paving the way for Avengers land at DHS), and gave up use of all non-Spidey Marvel stuff. Then (as someone has already mentioned) all they would need to do is change the Hulk, etc, to DC theming, and they will end up with... The most kick-ass six flags park ever!
But seriously, It still makes sense to, as you said, 'soften the blow,' of Marvel leaving Universal, that they would fast-track Transformers. But I think spiderman would be a huge loss for Universal, perhaps too huge. But I'm not looking at the intell you have...
From Robert Niles on August 13, 2012 at 5:29 PM
Sorry for the delay on Epcot. The Bistro de Paris and Cedar Point announcements forced me to push the Epcot piece back a day. It'll be up tomorrow.
From 22.214.171.124 on August 13, 2012 at 6:53 PM
A little birdie told a a month or so ago that a few Disney face character castmembers were already entering the early stages of training to be a few Marvel characters. I would take that information with a grain of salt, but at the same time I fully trust my source.
From Manny Barron on August 13, 2012 at 6:59 PM
This was really interesting and it all makes too much sense. All we have to do is wait for the official announcement on Transformers and everything else.
What is it with these delays in announcements? When is Universal going to detail its Wizarding World in Hollywood?....and now this very intriguing development out East.
From 184.108.40.206 on August 13, 2012 at 10:31 PM
Well who's to say Transformers is going into ss44? Universal hasn't actually announced anything for that space yet even though construction on the building itself has begun. Obviously if Universal were to lose the marvel characters from IOA, then Transformers could easily take over the Spider-Man attraction, and the idea of a Hasbro themed land would be interesting and very different. Like it was said earlier, they have the potential of using Battleship as well as G.I.Joe characters. Granted I would miss the marvel characters at IOA, but the change would be welcomed. At the same time, adding the Marvel characters to WDW would seem very hard as to where they could fit in aside from DHS which seems the most obvious, or possibly taking over the Imagination pavilion at Epcot would be interesting to think too.
From Carl Fox on August 14, 2012 at 1:19 AM
I 'm going on record as saying i don't think Spiderman will be going anywhere soon.
It makes no sense for Disney to have spiderman from universal as they make tons of money from the license (sony - film and Universal - character) they also sell the merchandise.
The character they would want the most if any is the Hulk to fit in with Avengers film
Now the biggest thing USO has over Disney is the Contract and that exclusive use clause.
What Disney should do is get that clause scrubbed and BOTH parks have the characters / Rides / Theming
Both parks could have there own Marvel agenda.
I can see disney doing Marvel weekends like the Star-wars weekends.
According to Stich Kingdom everything but TOT in DHS has had construction permits granted could that simply be next gen input or something else.
The move of the Imagineer is clearly for a new land/area and I think it could be Marvel
Disney is a lot about the Experience and Universal is about rides and thrills Disney needs to start building big thrill rides (ok thunder mountain/space mountain etc but there "old" classic but "old") we are seeing this with the new Snow white ride in Fantasyland Avengers/Marvel land steps away from Disney of old and moves it into the future they could build a winged coster based on the Chitauri and the buildings around be wrecked or it could be Iron Man.
what ever happens i hope it all does soon I'm looking to visit in late 2014 by that time WWOHP 2 and Fantasyland makeover should be complete we'll stay in the new USO hotel and at the Art of Animation but i'll not be happy if something is due 2015 etc (not bother at all for Aviator)
From 126.96.36.199 on August 14, 2012 at 7:03 AM
I think it's in character what Disney is doing all the time. After their own brands like the fab 5 and the hand drawn animation studios dwindled down because of bad management. They bought their competitors like Pixar and Marvel. They also want everything all the time. That's why Potter went to Uni and their licenses are executed poorly because they don't "get" franchises like Star Wars and Indy. They even wanted Oswald back and didn't do anything with it (money not so well spent). It's to Warren Spector's credit to put him in a video game.
So Disney wanting Marvel's theme park license is a no brainer. Universal going fast racking a substitute is also very likely because we never ever have seen an attraction being build this fast. It's a good substitute because everyone who has been on it says that it's even better then Spidy so Uni outdid themselves.
For the future of Marvel Island? The new projectors can easily go into the Transformers ride, like the vehicles. So noting is going to waist and costs are low. And that leaves a huge building for a new attraction at IOA. The rest of the rides can be re-themed easily. A DC one would be awesome and the 2 theme park titans would go head to head to get the best comic land. And I don't think Uni wants to do that, they know they have already won that one because EVERYTHING Disney will build will be held upon Spiderman and I don't think Disney will top that ride, but I'm sure the theming will be better (judging from the artwork for an Ironman building I've seen). Uni will go for another huge fantasy theme and it will be Lord of the Rings/The hobbit. These films are wonderful, have a huge fan base and make into exiting rides. The big empty Spidy building will get a kick ass attraction, I'm sure.
From Nick Markham on August 14, 2012 at 8:01 AM
James/Dominick - One could still replace the scenes in Spiderman with those from Transformers and still have a coherent ride. And James, yeah, two Transformers rides probably wouldn't be the best. :D
If they do put Transformers in USF and they already have Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, why not just tear down Spiderman and build something new that's innovative and more unique than HPFJ and TF?
From Sean Huckel on August 14, 2012 at 9:43 AM
Well, Snider and Speilberg are staying put at Dreamworks.
From Rob Pastor on August 14, 2012 at 9:49 AM
I think that this conjecture is too big a leap at this time. More information is needed to connect the dots. And they may well be pointing in a completely different direction.
From Derek Potter on August 14, 2012 at 10:10 AM
It was obvious this was coming way back when Disney got the goods. Was only a matter of time before they started putting it to good use and building something with it. Universal will be just fine to move on. Seriously, how many more mediocre superhero movies can be shoved down our throats before public fatigue sets in. Aside from the very good Batman movie series that's ending, it's been little more than the beating of a dead horse since the turn of the century.
There will always be a market for superheroes though, so it's a good move to give them life in the park where bad actors and screenwriters can't screw them up. Disney will have to outdo what Universal has had for the past 10 years though, otherwise it's a throwaway.
From 126.96.36.199 on August 16, 2012 at 7:36 PM
I think and it is just my uneducated opinion only, that if disney wanted to go after the rights of something Universal had, they should have gone after Harry Potter.
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According to Variety, Comcast's Xfinity Streampix will compete against Netflix, which is the No. 1 online video rental service. The new service will also go head to head with the HBO Go online rental service.
Streampix will allow you to access both movies and TV shows online, such as "30 Rock," "Grey's Anatomy" and "Ocean's Eleven" and is banking on the ability to keep the offerings fresh.
CNET, however, says there are some drawbacks to the new Comcast service, mainly, you have to already be a subscriber to one of Comcast's other services:
A Comcast subscriber must either be a member of one of the company's triple-play packages (high-speed Web, video, phone, etc.), or pay an additional $5 a month for Streampix.
CNET also notes that Netflix's streaming service is far less expensive than its rivals.
February 21st, 2012
6:14 pm
Hate me some Comcast.
February 21st, 2012
6:38 pm
second that.
February 21st, 2012
6:39 pm
Thirded. DIAF, comcast.
February 21st, 2012
6:40 pm
As bad as Netflix is, I can't imagine Comcast could do any better.
February 21st, 2012
6:43 pm
Comcast can bend over and take the high hard one. Netflix has them beat on all fronts. Yeah their PR sucks and they dont know how to gracefully announce a price hike, but their content and service is still outstanding. Between myself, the nagging wife, and the kids, it probably provides a solid 25 hours a week of entertainment. Thats a hundy hours a month. For less than 10 bucks. I would pay 5 times that without blinking and still consider it a bargain.
Meanwhile, I pay comcast nearly 200 bucks for cable and internet and they still lack HD channels and On Demand never works.
You suck, Comcast.
February 21st, 2012
6:46 pm
I'll stick with Netflix.
February 21st, 2012
7:10 pm
Who's going to sign up for Comcast streaming when they limit you to 250 GB/month?
February 21st, 2012
7:15 pm
I'm with Trois on this. Why would I want to use up my 250gb (which is too small) allocation on movies?
February 21st, 2012
7:17 pm
As usual, Comcast doesn't get it. They are trying, like the 'phone companies' did an era ago, to maintain their monopoly grip on subscribers. (Most of us call them 'customers', not 'subscribers', but that's another topic.) Adding another bunch of content, free or not, but only available to Triple Loser subscribers will not serve Comcast's stockholders well. What Comcast is failing to address is the desperate desire of their 'subscribers' to get out from under very high rates and get the content of their choice. Comcast blames ESPN and other content providers for having to charge what they do, but the company does not offer a choice of opting out of ESPN in their packages.
And trois3 nailed it…
February 21st, 2012
7:33 pm
Comcast is the worst cable provider ever. No customer service. Will never do business with them again.
February 21st, 2012
7:40 pm
Guess I'll be the Lone Ranger here and raise my hand as a satisfied Comcast subscriber. The internet is FAST (take that, Windstream!) the HD quality is excellent, and I love the "On Demand" feature, which always works for me. Customer service? It's been great for me.
February 21st, 2012
7:55 pm
Chris, I'll join you in that category. Yes, the bill is more than I'd like, but what isn't? The techs are incompetent, but I've had Comcast for more than 10 years, and, once the service is set up, it's worked with very few issues. All in all, I've been satisfied with their service.
February 21st, 2012
8:05 pm
Just switched from Comcrap to UVerse, cheaper, better picture, and great customer service, versus no customer service..bye bye Comcrap…..
February 21st, 2012
8:13 pm
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February 21st, 2012
8:35 pm
I have had the other companies and HATE them with a passion. I love Comcast in comparison. I do not see how people are complaining about them.
February 21st, 2012
8:43 pm
Staight up, I had DirectTV for 6 years and hated it…..I have Comcast and love it. I use to work for this company in Atlanta and the people that complane either dont keep their accounts current i.e….paying the bill before the 100th payment arrangement or people that refuse to get their own home wiring replaced. I do both with 6 HD boxes, smoking fast internet and crystal clear phone calls. If you hate it I'm willing to bet 1) Your account is jacked because you dont pay on time 2) Your home needs rewiring 3) You are too cheap to pay for what your really want i.e…..paying for 12meg service but wanting 50 meg speeds or 4) You know everthing and won't let cable people do what cable people do………………The Truth
February 21st, 2012
9:05 pm
Comcast just doesn't get it…. Netflix has beat them. Why pay for Comcast TV the have to pay additional fees to watch "StreamFlix"? I have Comcast Internet and I love it. I stream 80% of my shows over their . The rest of my shows I get over my Hd Antenna… Pay TV is slowly dieing…
February 21st, 2012
9:09 pm
I'm going to agree with "The Truth" and others who have posted here sharing their satisfaction with Comcast's service generally. However, I stand by my comments above, at 7:17PM, that Comcast's marketing endeavors are obsolete. They could own their space if they were to adopt a fixed price for service, and then an a la carte price for channels. Something like $25 to subscribe and $1 per channel for basic, $2 per channel for general content, and $X per channel for "premium" content like ESPN, ESPN 2, etc. Set the pricing so that the basic subscription price covers fixed costs, and the other prices generate an acceptable level of return on Comcast's content costs.
February 21st, 2012
9:21 pm
If that is Truth, I'll stick with lies thank you very much. Gotta love someone who prances around calling everyone else a know it all, and backs it up with such a solid dose of wrong headed arrogance. Takes a special person to think like that, and I have to use special because in these PC times, I can't call him a retard without everyone freaking out.
February 21st, 2012
9:23 pm
My free HD over the air makes my Comcast HD look like 1940s black & white
February 21st, 2012
9:29 pm
Comcast is like the walk of shame.. screws you then walks off
February 21st, 2012
9:41 pm
i think all of them are a ripoff, i have had directv for 10 years, its Ok
February 21st, 2012
9:44 pm
Comcast offers a service called Digital Economy, which has all the local network channels and a handful of the expanded basic channels for those who wish to avoid the high cost of sports programming.
February 21st, 2012
9:57 pm
I will also step in and defend Comcast, to a point. Here's the way I see it:
- Customer service is not bad. Those who complain about Comcast customer service are talking about a few years ago. Yes, it was horrible then, but after a whole lot of bad press and declining subscriber base they finally got the message. Call 404-COMCAST now and after going through (too many) menus, you will eventually end up talking to a real person. Mostly you will get a lot of sympathy and not any advice that actually fixes the problem, but I'm not sure I really expect someone to fix a technical problem over the phone. What you get instead is an appointment for a technician to visit your house and fix the problem, usually within a day or two.
- They have the best HD picture, hands down. For the poster above who claims UVerse has a better picture, I'm happy that you are happy but I have to wonder what you are smoking. UVerse just can't carry the bandwidth over a phone line, which is what they are sending into your house. Their picture is flat and dull, and filled with artifacts. My next door neighbor has UVerse and he watched the Super Bowl at my house because my picture is that much better. Dish and Direct TV are OK, but completely unreliable. I used to have Dish and was pretty happy with it except the signal would always drop out at the worst times. I can't remember the last time I lost my Comcast TV signal.
- They have the best DVRs with the biggest and fastest hard drives.
- Internet is fast.
- Customer service still isn't perfect. Too many menus on the phone, and the technicians are hit-and-miss.
- The Internet hasn't been reliable for me. The only reason I've had to use the customer service is because of the Internet service. I've had some issues with losing the signal at my house and the only way to restore it is to reset the modem. I've had three different technicians come out to the house and they haven't been able to fix it. That's not bad customer service. They are really just stumped on what's causing the problem. The problem is worse in the summer when it's hot outside. I think it's a problem with the line that runs along the back of my house underground to the basement, where my modem is. Haven't had any problems this winter, but if it starts happening again when the weather warms up, I'm going to have them replace that cable. It still beats AT&T DSL, which basically was just horrible in every way imaginable.
- It's expensive. But, hey, I'll pay it for the HD quality alone.
I would definitely prefer a system where the customer could choose to pay for only the channels he or she wants. But I also understand that that kind of system isn't going to support Comcast's infrastructure and will result in a reduction in quality across the board. Netflix is fine if all you do is watch movies and TV shows. But for those of us who love sports and for whom sports programming makes up by far the bulk of the content we watch, Netflix plus over-the-air HD just isn't an option. I wouldn't last very long without ESPN. I have to say I'm pretty satisfied with my Comcast experience so far.
February 21st, 2012
10:01 pm
The people who are complaining the most about Comcast are the ones that don't pay their bills. Those who love Comcast are the ones who get the best service simply because they pay for what they are getting.
Pay your bill on time.
February 21st, 2012
10:15 pm
I could never pass up an opportunity to say a bad word about Comast. Several years ago they were pretty good. Then they forced us to pay extra and rent boxes from them with primitive remote controls. I can't even block out all the junk channels and am forced to use two remote controls — the one from Comcast and the one from the set manufacturer — to use the features on my TV. Comcast forfeited their one advantage over satellite TV when they forced us to use their crummy boxes. And they raise their prices every year. It's long past time to cut the cord to Comspastic.
February 21st, 2012
10:15 pm
grost – hate to mess up your world view but I paid ALL of my comcast bills on time (thank you very much) and still hated the service. Customer service was ruefully inadequate and the service was overpriced for what was actually delivered: too many dropped frames and unreliable on-demand service. Really? Only 24-hours to watch something you paid $3.99 to watch? Give me a break.
If a customer is unhappy with your service because of technology shortcoming you need to incentive them stay BEFORE they call to cancel. After that, it's the point of no return.
I was happy to ditch Comcast and go to a free OTA antenna with netflix. Picture quality is MUCH better even during inclimate weather.
February 21st, 2012
10:25 pm
I have had great experiences with Comcast. I think they offer a great product and they cut my bill down significantly when I told them I wanted a better rate. What more can you ask?
February 21st, 2012
10:34 pm
Hey KB, good luck watching ESPN, NFL Channel, MLB Channel, Golf Channel, IFC, or Palladia, over the air . . .
February 21st, 2012
10:58 pm
I have had comcast, mediacom, and now AT&T U-verse.
Mediacom best free On-Demand, okay customer service, internet no cap or throttling, cable problems with them trying to keep people from getting illegal cable (i.e. they would send out signals that would mess up boxes of legal subscribers which resulted in many calls to customer service). Throttled internet, but set extremely high.I only noticed it because I would have extremely peaks in download speeds every so often. Overall for cable/internet grade of B+
Comcast best On-Demand. If I missed DVRing a show, I could probably see it On-Demand. Internet throttling and cap. Bad customer service. A solid C overall.
AT&T U-verse worse On-Demand with terrible selection and few new or current shows. I just missed recording the first 10 minutes of NCIS: LA because of a recording conflict (I started recording the new show Doomsday Preppers). No luck with new CBS shows on At&T U-verse. I can record something like 5 shows at the same time which is more than Comcast or Mediacom. Internet no cap and I think I might have been throttled a few times, but my throttled AT&T universe is as fast downloads as my best Comcast download speeds.
I wish AT&T U-verse would expand coverage even more in metro Atlanta and really do some work at better organizing their On-Demand to include their free stuff. If AT&T U-verse were to offer a netflix type option, other company's would find it difficult to compete. Offering something like $1 movies like we used to see dollar movie theaters for people could actually result in huge profits for a company even in this economy.
February 21st, 2012
11:15 pm
No. Lol
February 21st, 2012
11:34 pm
Too late Comcast; you've been nickel and diming everyone that they won't touch your service with a barge pole. The only thing that I miss with Netflix is the news but I don't have to pay for the cons and scams of Comcast anymore. So good riddance!!
February 22nd, 2012
3:54 am
Old apartment dweller here. I have had little to do with Comcast other than that apartment. It took 6 Months of internal bickering to close that account after I left that apartment across about 5 internal divisions within their company. That was quite some time ago and I should think they've improved since then. Never had a real problem with the service when I did have them, other than halting the service when I left. Netflix and Hulu work quite well for me now.
Maybe I wish I could afford Comcast again, perhaps not. Price-wise, that isn't going to happen anytime soon. Good service when I had it, horrendous withdrawal when I tried to leave them behind. 6 months of bills after I moved out, seriously, did you think I'd forget that? I'm not a very forgiving person. I'm sure the company has gotten their act together since then, surely. But, you can't change history without lots and lots of money. That was like 10 years ago.
NO, I haven't forgotten. Once upon a time, Comcast threatened my credit record, my bank, myself. I've since found better friends. That's probably all changed, new owners etc. Again, not a forgiving person here. Buy the brand, accept the baggage.
Hopefully, it's a whole new company by now. I never forget, but I do forgive. I just haven't forgiven Comcast yet. I really do hold a grudge, come to think of it.
February 22nd, 2012
4:02 am
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February 22nd, 2012
9:25 am
The only complaint I have about Comcast is the PRICE….I have internet and CATV service….Totally satisfied with the products and service….Won't be signing up for this new thing, though….My CATV and Roku box give me enough already.
February 23rd, 2012
5:11 pm
I don't have a problem with Comcast. I have it for High Speed Internet at work and it's terrific. I also have it for my home phone, Internet, and Cable. I rarely have problems. When I thought the price was higher than I could pay, I called them and they lowered it by $20/mo. I'd rather have them than AT&T Uverse. I had AT&T for my phone and Internet for years and my bill was always wrong.

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"(Y/N)? Babe, where are you?" Harry called throughout the flat. "Hazza's home," he continues in a low voice, a bit embarrassed by the childish nickname. "Baaabe," he drawls before bumping chest with you. Your hands clutch onto his shoulders from the impact. "Whoops," he murmurs. His green eyes study you for a moment, checking for change in your features. He stops at your parted lips, ready for his to touch. So he does, dropping his bags on the floor and wrapping you in a tight embrace. You both smile in unison as butterflies and nervous energy bubble up. He pulls away an inch to kiss down your jaw and to your neck. His kisses aren't quick and lustful, they're slow, making sure to give every inch of skin attention. "Harry…," you moan, tugging at the nape of his hair that grazed his collar. He tosses his shirt off and carries you to the bedroom in one swift moment. You go back to kissing him, undressing him as he does the same for you. His fingers travel to your heat once your underwear is off. His cold fingers press down on your warm clit, omitting a long moan out of you and Harry. "You're so wet, love," he purrs, nose nuzzling your own. His breath falls over your face as he kisses your forehead while also rubbing his tip along your folds. "Harry get in me!" you demand, attempting to buck your hips from underneath him. Harry's too ready for you to tease, so in seconds, you feel Harry plunge into your entrance, immediately filling you up. He gives you fifteen seconds to adjust before thrusting in a moderately slow pace. "Faster!" you moan, wrapping your legs around Harry's middle. He obliges. going deeper, faster, and rougher. Your moans become uncontrollable, bouncing off the walls and mingling with Harry's loud groans. His hair begins to flop, practically fanning your flushed skin. "(Y/N), uggh…" He's close by the way his thrust began to get sloppy, you right behind him. You claw at his back as he speeds up even more, hitting your g-spot repeatedly. You scream out in pleasure, seeing stars. "That's r-right b-babe," Harry stutters. "W-who's making ya feel t-this way?" With one final power thrust, you both climax together and moan one another's name. "Jesus Harry," you sigh. Harry waits until he's completely soft to pull out. He rolls you on top of him, staring at you while he catches his breath. "I love you," he whispers, half-heartedly kissing your lips. "I love you, too," you reply. "And welcome back!" His smile is the last thing you see before your eyes droop closed. You fall asleep in your boyfriend's arms, content that he's home to keep you warm and whole in the morning.
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While training with the English national team for its upcoming friendly match against Ireland, Frank Lampard scored this slick 50-yard lob over goalkeeper Ben Foster.
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This class is for students who want to express their creativity but lack art skills. Paint in oils and use gravity to move the paint. Colors blend naturally as they come into contact with each other. Students may complete up to three paintings. No previous experience is required. A love of color, getting messy and having fun will be assets in this class.
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-The United States ranked 28th in math literacy and 24th in science literacy, according to a 2008 report by the Congressional Research Service.
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Try Giada De Laurentiis's "Dirty Risotto Recipe." You'll Love IT!
Giada De Laurentiis's "Dirty Risotto" is one of my all time favorite risotto dishes to make! Check out her recipe that makes 4-6 servings:
5 C reduced-sodium chicken broth2 T unsalted butter2 oz pancetta, chopped6 oz spicy Italian sausage, casings removed...3/4 C finely chopped onion1 C chopped red bell pepper4 oz button mushrooms, trimmed & coarsley chopped1 1/2 C arborio rice (always use a short grain rice, vs. regular long grain)3/4 C dry white wine1/2 C freshly grated parmesan cheese1/2 t salt1/4 t freshly ground pepper1 T chopped fresh flat-leaf parsleyBring the broth to a simmer in a medium saucepan. Cover the broth & keep hot over low heat. In a large heavy saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the pancetta & sausage & saute until golden brown, about 5 mins. Add the onion, bell pepper, & mushrooms, & saute until tender, about 8 mins. scraping up the browned bits on the bottom of the pan. Add the rice & stir to coat with the oil. Add the wine & simmer until the wine has almost completely evaporated, about 1 min. Add 1/2 cup of the simmering broth & stir until it is almost completely absorbed, about 2 mins. Continue cooking the rice, adding the broth 1/2 cup at a time, stirring constantly & allowing each addition of broth to absorb before adding the next, until the rice is tender but still firm to the bite & the mixture is creamy, about 25 mins. total. Remove from the heat. Stir in the parmesan cheese, salt & pepper. Transfer the risotto to a serving bowl. Sprinkle with the parsley & serve immediately. I added about a bunch of rough chopped & steamed asparagus & 1-2 chopped (cooked) garlic cloves to add more depth & color to this dish & it was scrumptious! Enjoy!!! If you have a favorite Fall recipe please share it with me! Click Here to see more of
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This muscular looking family sedan is a station wagon masquerading as a sports car, and a nice alternative to an SUV. It's speedier, better-looking, and packs higher fuel economy than traditional SUVs.
The 2006 Dodge Magnum made few changes to its highly stylized four-door cruiser, besides a few interior tweaks in the SXT and R/T trims in the form of silver accents. A tire pressure monitor is available in R/T, and a rear DVD system is an option in SXT and R/T trims. The biggest addition was the SRT-8, a race-car style Magnum that featured a 6.1-liter, 425-hp V8 Hemi which reached 0-60 in five seconds.
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Fernbank Museum of Natural History announced today a new exhibition that explores natural disasters through images, animation and artifacts.
"Nature Unleashed: Inside Natural Disasters," will run Feb. 6 through May 2, 2010. It was organized and developed by The Field Museum in Chicago. I recommend poking through the Field Museum's exhibition site — it offers a lot of detail about what they included in terms of hands-on experiences and hands-off artifacts. Fernbank will also show the IMAX film, "Forces of Nature," while the exhibition runs.
The exhibit delves into earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes and tornadoes. Here's the description from the press release:
Museum visitors can witness what it's like to stand inside a roaring tornado; trigger an underwater earthquake and simulate a tsunami; create a virtual volcano; touch and examine real rock and lava specimens; discover how people adapt to living at risk; and witness the resiliency of disaster survivors. The exhibition shows that while storms, volcanoes, and other forces of nature are formidable, they are completely natural phenomena. Whether they're disasters or not depends on the choices we make.
The new exhibition will move into the space currently filled with the "Gold" exhibition, which explores perceptions of uses of gold in history, science, decorative arts, industry and economies.
Want to go? "Nature Unleashed" opens Feb. 6, 2010 and continues through May 2.$15 for adults, $14 for students and seniors, $13 for children ages 3 to 12, free for members and children ages 2 and younger. The exhibition is included in museum admission, but the IMAX film costs extra. Fernbank Museum of Natural History, 767 Clifton Road, N.E., Atlanta. 404-929-6300, www.fernbankmuseum.org.


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Takeru Kobayashi and Joey "Jaws" Chestnut put in a gutsy performance in Singapore.PICTURE: AP Photo: AP
A SMALL but enthusiastic crowd got its first taste of professional eating yesterday as the sports' two titans made their debut in the city-state.
About 300 competitive eating fans roared as local favourite Takeru Kobayashi, of Japan, slammed home five kilograms of chicken satay in 12 minutes.
California's Joey "Jaws" Chestnut was a distant second with four kilograms of the barbecue meat.
"I've followed Kobayashi's career on YouTube, so it's really exciting to see him in person," said Ricky Chen, 31, a graphic designer.
The professional eating circuit, known as Major League Eating, was organising its first contest in Asia, one of about 80 competitions a year in which "gurgitators" wolf down foods such as sticks of butter, oysters, jalapenos and cow brains, all the while hoping to avoid the dreaded "reversal".
At 173 centimetres and 73 kilograms, Mr Kobayashi is something of a legend in the competitive eating world, winning the Nathan's hot-dog eating contest in New York for six years running until Mr Chestnut beat him last year, and again on July 4.
"During a contest, I get in a zone where it's just me and the food," Mr Kobayashi said after the match, with peanut sauce splattered all over his black T-shirt. "Sometimes it's like I'm in a trance."
The blue-haired, boyish-looking 30-year-old, who took home about $US200,000 ($A208,700) in prizemoney and appearance fees last year, laughed and blushed when asked about his sex symbol status among legions of female fans in his homeland.
"It's very embarrassing," he said. "I don't think I'm a sex symbol. But sometimes women send me their clothing."
Mr Chestnut, 24, said he could have performed better. "The sauce was sweeter than I expected, and that slowed me," he said.
The pair, who did not compete for prizemoney in the Singapore contest, signed autographs and took pictures before and after the event.
The sports channel ESPN broadcasts two eating competitions a year, said Major League Eating spokesman Ryan Nerz.
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Shame: Nine GOP Reps Supporting Union Bailout
May 27, 2010 | Filed Under Budget, Congress, Democrats/Leftists, Economy/Finances, GOP, Government, House of Representatives, Illinois, Illinois State Government, Liberals, Pensions, Peter Roskam, President, Public Employees Unions, Republicans, State Government, Taxes, Unions, Warner Todd Huston | 1 Comment
-By Warner Todd Huston
For decades unions have mishandled their pension funds. These funds have been embezzled into the pockets of union chiefs, they have been wasted on needless expenses, and have been spent away on left-wing political causes not to mention simple mismanagement and bad investing. It has gotten so bad that few union pension funds for the rank and file members are adequately funded and retirement money for millions of union member's is now at risk — naturally the separate pension funds for union bosses are almost universally in the black.
So, what's the solution? What will befall the retirement funds of these poor rank and file union schlubs? As far as Illinois Representatives Aaron Schock and Peter Roskam and seven other Republicans are concerned you and I should bailout out these union thugs that have filled their pockets with their member's retirement funds by giving them our tax dollars in a bailout plan supported by the Obama administration.
Apparently union crooks and neer-do-wells are too big to fail and Reps. Schock and Roskam think that our taxes should go to reward the criminal behavior and neglect by union bosses.
Is that what we elected you for, Mr. Schock and Mr. Roskam and you seven other Republicans? I sure hope not.
The other seven Republicans that are supporting this Obama union payoff are Representatives Patrick Tiberi (OH), Steven LaTourette (OH), Ginny Brown-Waite (FL), Jo Ann Emerson (MO), John Linder (GA), Thaddeus McCotter (MI), and Tim Murphy (PA).
Americans for Limited Government sent out a letter to the nine recalcitrant GOPers urging them to dump their support of this bill.
On the ALG website President Bill Wilson said, "We are asking that each Representative remove his or her cosponsorship of this blatant handout to unions, which are now asking the American people to bail them out of their own mismanagement of pensions. Compensating poor investment strategies, like those pursued by the multi-employer pension plans, only incentives further underfunding of these plans."
This bailout bill is a bad, bad idea. Yes, yes it's regrettable that all these poor union members have had the wool pulled over their eyes and have been fooled into thinking that their union bosses care about them. Yes it's not nice that many may never see the retirement funds that they thought they worked so hard for. But unions will never be reformed — or better yet eliminated — if the federal government shores up their criminal behavior and papers over their monumental mistakes.
Unions are not too big too fail and the sooner they fail and are swept under the rug the better. These nine Republicans are not doing the right thing by supporting this bailout. I hope they all pull their support and I join ALG in their call for them to do so.
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I'd love to add that many haste benefits are multiplicative. Haste rating, on something like a common lowbie trinket ( http://www.wowhead.com/item=37390 - FoS won't drop the scorp, and my hunter is an alt not worth the $$$ investment for a DMC...), or a potion ( http://www.wowhead.com/item=40211 ), is additive with other sources of haste rating. However, anything which is listed simply as a percentage is multiplicative, both with other percent-listed haste buffs, and with haste rating. Bloodlust, Rapid Fire, and Imp AotH ( http://www.wowhead.com/spell=19556 ), are all multiplicative, along with static haste buffs, like the one from a Moonkin or Retribution paladin.
Haste might not be the bee's knees for hunters (where RF will easily drop you down to sub-gcd speeds on Steady Shot), but it's nifty to know for some classes (Troll mages popping Icy Veins and Berserking with 2t10 and Bloodlust, for example. Can we say sub-1 second Arcane Blasts and Missile Barrage Arcane Missiles?).


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In current times, where companies have the objective of exploiting their core competence at the focal point, this need opens the door to opportunities for the providers of business services.
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Business services have been on the rise as companies seeking to increase efficiency seek to outsource specific processes. FleetCor (NYSE: FLT), Fiserv (NASDAQ: FISV), and Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ: ADP) are three service companies, focused on financial-related activities, that offer interesting growth prospects thanks to their strong products, brand positioning, compelling business models, and wide moats.
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eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) reported first-quarter share earnings of $0.63, a year-over-year gain of $0.08. The shares sold off slightly in after hours trading following the report, probably reflecting a lower-than-anticipated outlook for the June interim. Still, the online auctioneer and payment service provider looks for full year 2013 share profits to climb 15% on a similar rate of sales growth.
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Firms are increasingly weighing up their options when it comes to telecommunications, with the internet providing a host of high-quality telephony solutions that mean reliance on traditional phone lines is a thing of the past for many. Max Cooter, editor of technology site Cloudpro. co.
Posted on: 2012-02-21, in: IP PBX
It is well known that using voice over internet protocol (VoIP) solutions will help a business to reduce its costs, as all calls are charged at the same rate and internet links can be cheaper than traditional phone lines. But what should you do when you want to take advantage of VoIP on the go, with the help of one of the latest smartphones?Well, if Imran Choudhary, client manager at consumer knowledge and insights company Kantar Worldpanel Comtech, is to be believed then utilising Wi-Fi rather than data roaming whenever possible is a good idea.
Posted on: 2012-02-21, in: General VoIP
The advantages of voice over internet protocol (VoIP) solutions are so numerous and significant that they tend to remain no matter what industry the technology is used in. That is the view of Martyn Davies, telecom consultant at Weird Crater, who said there is no particular sector in which VoIP has had a greater than normal impact. He suggested this is because the solutions can be relied upon to work across the board.
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Small to medium-sized businesses as well as individual consumers are being won over by the idea of implementing voice over internet protocol (VoIP) solutions, according to the latest research on the matter. Indian knowledge and consulting firm Netscribes has revealed its belief that smaller companies in the country are "rapidly embracing" the idea of installing a VoIP link. It is not only standard VoIP that is attracting the interest of businesses either, as the firm noted that mobile solutions are also extremely popular.
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The decision to treat voice over internet protocol (VoIP) providers the same as landline and mobile services will make emergency calls in the US more reliable, according to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). In a statement, the body announced that companies offering VoIP solutions will now be subject to the same outage reporting rules as other service providers. It is the second boost of this type to VoIP in recent weeks, as Computerworld told of a report published by the Ministry of Economic Development in New Zealand that suggested GPS should be added to the technology to boost reliability.
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Fire at Loma Alta - 2.0
updated: Jan 23, 2013, 12:17 PM
By The Urban Hikers
At approximately 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday evening, as reported by a very busy Roger
the Scanner Guy, another fire on Loma Alta was reported to SBFD. This was the
second fire in that immediate vicinity in as many days. While Monday night's
fire started above Loma Alta, Tuesday night's fire appears to have started on
the hillside below the roadway.
Quick-acting residents in the neighborhood on Marilla Ave. outened the flames
with a nearby garden hose. They used a ladder to access the flames, by way of a
retaining wall on the hillside. At that time, the flames were reported to be
approximately 10 feet high.
Shortly after the initial report, when crews from Engine 1arrived on scene, the
flames had already been extinguished. Firefighters remained on scene, however,
to make certain there were no flare-ups, and to secure the area for the
investigator's work.
It was noted that the low winds were advantageous to the firefighting effort.
While overall humidity was somewhat low, the quick response of nearby residents,
as well as their willingness to ascend the steep hillside with a garden hose,
aided in the speedy suppression of this potentially dangerous vegetation fire.
A fire investigator arrived immediately on scene to inspect, as well as to
interview several witnesses who mentioned seeing a homeless encampment at the
location of Tuesday night's fire. The encampment has reportedly been a
neighborhood fixture for many years.
This was the fourth suspicious fire on the lower Westside in five days. On
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vegetation fire on the hillside above Loma Alta, and on Tuesday, this fire broke
out below and north of Monday's fire on Loma Alta. While there is no
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It's great to see neighbors springing into action to help out. I know the FD doesn't think you should do that, but if you can stomp it out when it's small, why not?Good job SB!Bring back the "neighborhood watch," take back SB.
Another reason to keep clearing out homeless camps since they're a hazard.
Since you reported the other fires just might as well put it out there might be a torch on the loose, I don't think they are all warming fires.
I am glad the residents "outened the flames" in time! ;) As a frequent user of Loma Alta, those homeless camps and the related hillside degradation and refuse have always bothered me. Now, it seems like they are a life safety issue, too. Thanks for the report!
There have been too many small fires in too short a period of time for them to be coincidental. Someone is having a good time.
Yea didn't think it was warming fires..I had heard things that indicated there might be an arsonist involved. I did not want to say anything because I wanted them to catch him.. We have a good fire department here they are more concerned with saving lives..Maybe the person will stop maybe not seems like whomever they are they want to get the homeless in trouble. Although the arsonist could be homeless..The arsonist could be anyone.
Urban Hikers, You take wonderful pictures and keep us well informed, thanks. I think the Fire Dept would really appreciate some of your photos for their scrapebooks or files.
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Serves 8-12 people. Saving 2 pears for decoration, peel the others, core and dice. In a saucepan, pour 250 ml of water, add 100 grams of sugar, gently heat till you have a syrup. Add the pears and lemon juice, let cook for 20 minutes on medium heat. When the pears are tender, puree. Soften 3 leaves of gelatine in cold water. Mix with hot pear mixture and let cool. In a saucepan, boil the milk. Turn off heat, and add the chocolate in small chunks to melt in the milk, stirring with a wooden spoon. In a bowl, add the egg yolks to another 100 grams of sugar, beat till firm. While still beating, pour the chocolate mix into the egg-sugar mix. Put it back in a pot and thicken on a low flame while stirring. Heat the cream. When it forms a coating on the spoon dissolve 3 leaves of gelatine. Let cool. Oil bundt pan. In a deep plate pour the alcohol and 250 ml of water and rapidly dip the ladyfingers in it to saturate. Use them to make a wall on the mold (bottom and sides). Now that the cream's cool beat it till stiff. Add half of it to pear puree and half to the chocolate pudding. Pour the chocolate mousse into the Bundt pan first, then the pear puree. Put in cold place overnight. An hour before serving, turn it upside down on a plate and using the extra 2 pears. Note: the Bundt pan I had wasn't exactly up to French standards, apparently, cuz I realized that there wasn't going to be nearly enough room for both layers, so I whipped out a bundt-shaped Tupperware and threw in some extra ladyfingers (still didn't use as many as 30 though), and then it worked nicely, half of each layer fit perfectly into each pan. so make sure you're only filling it half way when you add the chocolate or else you'll have lots of pear leftover.. may seem like a no-brainer but just in case..
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Something everyone might be interested in, another reason to get Google earth.
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you just need Google Earth to get in on the funAlthough there's nothing comparablein my case, to the point of getting goosebumpsto standing in front of Las Meninas (or any of the Velazquez masterpieces, for that matter), the dark Goyas, or the Fusilamientos del Tres de Mayo, this is the closest you can get to them from anywhere in the world. In fact, you can get closerer and closerer than in front of the real thing, unless you want some Prado staff goon to hit you on the legs with a taser.
The amazing images are 14 gigapixels, 1,400 times the resolution of a 10 megapixel camera. As you can see in this video, Madpixel doesn't use any special camera, but a machine-controlled digital camera and algorithms to compensate for deformation and stitch the final result. Zooming in to see the masters' technique and the detail in the painting is just mindblowing.
wow. uber-high resolution indeed
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woah. I loved Hieronymus before, but now I'm even more amazed at his work! I wish I could see them in person, but at least this comes pretty close.
14 gigapixels is a huge number and when i look at the images online there seems to be a lot of fuzzy/splotchyness when you try to get up real close. It doesn't look as detailed as I would have expected. maybe they meant 14 gigapixels for the entire collection, 1 gigpxl for each painting
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PLAYERS: Quincy Douby, Andre Emmett, Eddy Curry
TEAMS: Sacramento Kings, Chicago Bulls
TEAMS: Sacramento Kings, Chicago Bulls
Somewhat vaguely, I can recall Quincy Douby being in the NBA. I remember watching the strikingly-skinny off guard play sparingly for the Sacramento Kings, who made him the 19th overall selection in the 2006 draft. Somewhere, hidden deep in a maze of folders on one of my old computers, I'm sure I have at least 20 or 30 seconds of Quincy Douby highlights. I think they're from a preseason game, as I recollect that the court had two three-point arcs. Anyway, looking back at his game logs… I wouldn't have guessed that his career lasted 143 games, nor that he once scored a career-high 32 points against the LA Lakers. Granted, it was the last game of the '07/08 season and the Lakers won by 23… but still, I'd contend that anyone who can come off the bench to make 11 of 22 shots in any NBA game knows a thing or two about putting the ball in the basket. Turns out Quincy Douby does in fact know a thing or two about putting the ball in the basket. This morning, he set a Chinese Basketball Association record by scoring 75 points in a 154-129 victory over the Shanxi Brave Dragons. Remarkably, Douby surpassed the previous record of 71 points (Andre Emmett) in just 36 minutes of playing time. He was on the bench for the first nine minutes of the second quarter and checked out for the final time with about three minutes left in the fourth. NBA, ABA, or CBA, to score 75 points in three quarters' time with other professional basketball players trying to stop you… it's a pretty impressive feat to say the least. Amazingly, Douby did so on 25-38 from the floor and 16-20 from the free-throw line. He knocked down 9 of 15 threes and had just one turnover to five assists. To put his efficiency in perspective, never has anyone scored 75 points in an NBA game on fewer than 46 shot attempts. That's how many Kobe took in his 81-point game, along with the same number of free throws as Quincy. And yes, I have a video. As you can see, Quincy Douby scored in just about every way possible (he even converted a four-point play). His single most spectacular highlight was obviously the poster dunk in transition, which very pleasantly surprised the sh!t out of me. It's worthy of note that he threw that down over the opposing center, 6'9" Charles Gaines, who had 60 points and 29 rebounds. Wait, what?! That's correct — not only did Quincy Douby go off for 75 in this game, but Charles Gaines, a CBA veteran and former D-Leaguer, came within one board of hanging a Wilt-like 60/30 on Eddy Curry. Finding all of this hard to comprehend? Take a moment to think it over, because stuff only gets crazier. With his 75 points, Quincy Douby now holds CBA scoring records for the regular season, finals (53), and All-Star game (44). Needless to say, he's something of a legend in the Far East.
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Kings GM: Cousins won't be traded
A recent suspension fueled speculation that the Kings would consider trading DeMarcus Cousins, but the team's GM says that won't happen.
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Newly elected presidents can be dangerous. Untested and inexperienced, they can act in the name of national security to soothe a personal insecurity. Appearing tough, they think, can make them tough. A case in point goes back 50 years ago today — the start of the Cuban Missile Crisis, which rescued a president from just this dilemma.
Early in his term, John F. Kennedy bungled the Bay of Pigs and was then roughed up by Nikita Khrushchev at the June summit in Vienna. No "cojones," critics said. "Now we have a problem in trying to make our power credible," Kennedy told Times columnist James Reston, "and Vietnam looks like the place." By "our power," he meant his own. Having dispatched a few military advisers to help ward off a communist insurgency far away, Kennedy now looked to Southeast Asia as the arena in which to show his nerve.