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hmm aint posted for ages tbh … been well busy lately been out and about doin much dumb shit been many places and had many laughs like tocks leaning out my window last nite and slapping the guy on the bike … :P hmmm things have well changed since i last made a post … lifes so different never did see that girl from college :( and olivia never did leave her bf :( so i had to start again …. haha well kinda … still the same some1 is fuckin me off about makin up her mind and the fort of a certain some1 close to home is rather nice…. kinda hope she texts me tonite and asks me to meet her … im sure she'll long me off pfft oh well
peace out
I actually have no clue how to describe the last 4 days haha :P been a bit crazy glad i spent most of it with adam …. i think last nite jst topped it off that little extra haha blazed far far to much in the most random place :P but it was epic …. i really wanted to see olivia this weekend but :( for some reason i didnt … hmmm
i need to see her soon starting to get withdrawal symptoms me thinks :) any way after a nice nap today and cuppa coffee i still feel pretty gash lol …. im off to find other ways to feel better
love u baby xxxxx
peace out (Y)
hmm i really miss her … soo sooo soo badly i wanna see her and speak to her but she has no texts i dnt think .. or she jst aint texting me ….. may ring her … i really dnt have a clue haha all i no is i need olivia :(
ok last few days have been funny as fuck :P been with adam most of it … who else would i sleep in a bed with 2 nites in a row :P … had a few nice hot boxes in the car with the mandem (Y) and found i can drive stoned really well :) hehe
dw im not shy….
Just suck my dick !
ok jst told the girl from college how i feel …. and although it didnt go the way i wanted a 100 % it was far from a fail :) so yer im really happy right now. plan is … spend time with her and take her out and stuff and maybe she will change her mind about not wanting a boyfriend :P who knows… jst hope it dnt go the oposite way and i put in loadsa effort and time and then get longed off ….. hmm wow i cnt belive im makin this much effort i actually would do anything to have her :) also hope no1 ruins my mood cos ill be pissed off to the max … also should get to sleep an other day at work tomorrow should be fun as usual :)
so second day at work (Y) wasnt bad tbh getting really pissed off with that American guy in them videos … hes such a dick head. lookin forward to getting my car in the next 2 days (Y) gunna be so lols … im really roasting for a joint. I only had one joint in the last week and tbh im getting bored of smoking fags …
This weekend should be funny have many biffs and drive many places all in all should be good hopfully also gunna sort shit out with this girl on friday and tell her to once and for all make her mind up (Y) probably wont work but … hey its worth a try :( oh and im also pissed off i gotta work thursday was really looking foward to seeing that girl from college and spending a bit of time with her :( but that plan failed. still wondering whether shes the girl i should be chasing… but tryed that once and that ended in a FAIL so i guess for now i wont bother … it would be nice one day though shes so nice and sweet makes me laugh and makes me happy brightens my day tbh … but the constant chats about how she loves life the way it is and a bf dnt seem like fun to her puts doubt in my mind about whether she would be my best option .. well no ill be honest shes my best option and 10 times better than any other girl i know atm … ahhh fuck it im jst chattin shit now …
peace out ! :)
arhhh this is such a bad old picture of us both :( but only one i have :S
and i love her dearly :D so so so much
well after 3 and a bit hours sleep i woke up to builders in my house … wtf :@ being rather pissed off i went and asked them if they wanted a cup of tea? the obv answer was yes … i then looked them them and sed well if u want tea fuck off down the cafe and buy some so I can get bk to having my last few minutes of sleep … they didnt seem to impressed by this comment but hey …. i dnt care tbh.. work was … tbh …. fucking funny we sat there for about 8 hours doing fuck all chatting and general having a fuckin laugh about the strange kids :P oh and i defiantly used the word "I WOULD" far to much today …
hmm also little up date on the super emo girl …. she's so annoying she acts about 3 years old and tbh i really starting to think kents a bit far to drive jst to get head …
also a certain some1 is really starting to fuck me off with there bf one min she wants to talk to me then the next she dnt … sort ur self out fuckin hell .. anyway untill later on (Y)
peace out!!
hmm its 2 in the morning and I'm getting up for my first day at work in about 5 hours (Y) should really sleep but I really can't so looks like I'm sitting up for a bit longer… kinda looking forward to my first day got a job with 2 of my best mates so least if works shit I have them to fall back on (Y) should but fun to be honest couple of fairly hot girls there… my personal fav is apparently not my mates fav but hey I can live with it :P …. shouldn't really be thinking about girls this way any more as the new plan of getting a girlfriend is in play … LOL only really been in love twice I guess the first time was probably the worst 2 years of my life and after a few broken knuckles, alot of drugs and many sleepless nights I finally found it some where in me to leave it and admit defeat… the second time is recently and although being better than the first love still a fail and her bf is really starting to fuck me off and the fort of killing him is looking like a good one :P (Y) anyway had a nice zuit earlier with some1 who pops round from time to time to have a blaze in there car … done my nicely tbh wasn't an amazing high but the bud tasted good and seen as i have not smoke for a few days it was more than welcome in my system… haha also (funny story) had an interesting conversation with a super emo girl today … she was very hot, defiantly was more than fuckable … but she soon showed her real colours by explaining to me that she had a fetish for ginger boys, boys kissing boys and boys who cut there self …. i soon explained that if that was what she was looking for she wouldn't get far with me at all but me being me managed to sway her mind and get her number for maybe a normal shag with the odd bit of biting but in general knife will be staying out of the bedroom … haha anyway off to watch some random shit on BBCi player about Muslims lol hopefully today brings more luck than yesterday
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Amen Dunes, the solo project of Damon McMahon, began with recordings made in the fall of 2006 in upstate New York. Those tapes were initially put on the shelf as personal recordings he never intended for release, and the following summer, McMahon moved to China and all but stopped making music. He would live in Beijing for the next few years, writing and recording only occasionally. With the release of DIA on Locust Music in 2009, however, he decided to move back to the States and form a band around Amen Dunes.
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Want to see the world? No problem. Become a standout junior golfer.
Going to exotic places is what Emily Pedersen and Hurly Long, the girls' and boys' winner of the 16-18 division of the Doral Publix Junior Golf Classic that concluded Monday, have been doing.
Pedersen, 17, estimates she spends half of her time at home in Denmark and the other half traveling here, there and everywhere playing golf. "Probably have been to more than 20 countries," she said.
Long, who is 18 and from Germany, has a travel itinerary problem facing him. By winning the Doral Publix event, he gets automatic entry into the Junior Orange Bowl Classic that starts Friday.
He doesn't know if he can fit the Junior Orange Bowl into his schedule, although he said he would love to play the tournament. Long is already scheduled to travel to, in rapid-fire order, Dubai, Turkey and Morocco for golf tournaments in the next few months.
"If I play the Junior OB, I'll have to skip Dubai," he said. "I have to figure it out."
One place Long definitely knows he is going is the University of Oregon.
"I graduate from high school this year and I'm going to take a year off to play golf, then I'm going to college at Oregon," he said.
Why Oregon? Isn't it a bit cold there?
"Sure it is," Long replied. "But I'm coming from Germany, so it's no problem."
Long said he likes playing golf because, "Something can happen when you're playing and you're out of it, but then you can get back in it." Philosophically, he said, "Golf teaches you lessons in life."
And then he added with a smile and somewhat less philosophically, "Also, obviously, I just like to whack at that ball."
Long won his division on the White Course at Trump National Doral by firing 73-71-70-214 over the three days. He beat runner-up Greyson Porter of Clearwater , who shot a 68 Monday for a 217 total, by three shots ,
Pedersen won by five shots with rounds of 70-69-69 for a 208 total. Megan Khang of Rockland, Mass., was at 213 after rounds of 72-70-71.
Also concluding Monday was the boys' and girls' 14-15 divisions.
Adrien Pendaries of France finished first for the boys, posting a 71-74-68—213 to defeat runner-up Kristoffer Reitan of Norway by four strokes. In the girls' championship, Rino Sasaki of Mexico shot 70-71-70—211 to hold off Diane Bailli of Belgium by one shot.
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Another tool in the fitness toolbox is the Tabata Interval designed by a Japanese researcher of the same name (Tabata, but not "Interval). His test subjects were the Korean national short track speedskating team. (Ask Apolo Anton Ohno if these guys are any good).
There are all different types of interval workouts and most frequently you hear about them as they relate to running. They are done on a work/rest ratio that varies depending on the energy system you are training. A 1:3 ratio equals 1 measure of work and 3 measures of rest, which would indicate a full recovery between work sets. Some intervals are aerobic in nature while others are anaerobic and it is a good idea to mix them all in with your training to maximize your conditioning.
The Tabata is a 2:1 ratio which calls for 20 seconds of high intensity work followed by a 10 second "rest"
and is done a total of 8 times and takes all of 4 minutes. Do not let the time fool you, though. You will get smoked. Variations on the original Tabata formula have been tried and yield good results but the testing indicates that for the best combination of aerobic and anaerobic conditioning, the original protocol is the most effective. If you want quick fitness in little time, the Tabata is tough and tough to beat. If you are on the road with little or no access to a gym, you can do these in your room or in a park. Keep in mind, these were designed for Olympic and elite athletes, so you must respect the Tabata.
Some exercises to "Tabata" to include sprints, push-ups, squats, jumping jacks and other bodyweight exercises, barbell, dumbbell, kettlebell, speed bag or heavy bag work. You are limited only by your imagination and by an accurate way to time yourself.
To that end, here are two resources to use: First, here is a free interval timer you can put on your laptop. The second also works on the laptop but is really great for an iPod and comes from a Crossfitter, John Elstad, who writes:
"I put together a couple MP3 files specifically for Tabata Something
Else–complete with chimes at the proper intervals so that you don't
have to look at a watch. There's a musical version (rap music) and a
silent version with just the chimes. The files are 16 minutes long and
about 15MB each.
By the way, feel free to make your own soundtracks using the
JustChimes MP3 and a sound editor such as Audacity. Just put the chimes
in one track and the music in the other. Be sure to share what you make."
There are a lot of great articles on the internet on Tabatas, like over at Crossfit and leanandhungryfitness.com. A Google search will keep you busy. In the time it takes to read an article, you could have done one, though.
Crossfit takes the Tabata and makes it a 4×4 and if it sounds off-road,
it is. Four different exercises done non-stop and takes 16 minutes
instead of 4. You are not only smoked, you may vaporize!
Today I did a 4×4:
KB Swings, 20 kg, push-ups, sit-ups and air squats. Keep score if possible and record the lowest score from each set.
16 minutes. Done. Smoked. Go home.


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Man shot dead in Illinois, two suspects arrested
Chicago, IL, United States (4E) – A 28-year-old man died after being gunned down at the South Side in Chicago, Illinois Sunday night and two suspects who crashed after attempting to flee on the expressway have been taken into custody.
Police News Affairs Officer Daniel O'Brien said the man was shot at 5:10 p.m. near 51st Street and Indiana Avenue in the area of Washington Park.
The Chicago Sun-Times was informed by Chrystal Kyles that her only brother, Christopher Thomas, was killed during the shooting.
Thomas was pronounced dead before 8 p.m. Sunday, stated the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.
Police, who arrived at the scene of the crime and saw two suspects fleeing in a car, managed to follow the vehicle onto the Dan Ryan Expressway, where the car rammed into another vehicle along the 43rd Street exit.
Officers arrested the pair and charges are yet to be filed.
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@SamLowry I agree, that zone was not balanced for people freshly leveled to 80. I went in with Wrath quest gear, and got my, er, hat handed to me multiple times. And I spent several hours there and only got _one_ upgrade-- my shoulders.
It got so frustrating (due to this and the way the zone is laid out, and other issues) that I got my seahorse and left. Went to Mt. Hyjal and never looked back. Got fully re-geared within a few hours, it seemed.
They need to have pre-made characters that aren't tricked out in awesome gear when the PTR is testing things like this. They specifically should have had some lvl 80 pre-made characters with Wrath greens and blues, just to make sure that people leveling through WotLK content and going straight to Cataclysm, wouldn't get torn apart.


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Growing young business
Audacious is about nurturing the entrepreneurial spirit in Dunedin students. It is about starting a business, being your own boss, taking a risk, doing what you love and just maybe leaving your own mark on the world. It is about asking you to consider an alternative to traditional employment and giving you the tools and courage to take the path less travelled.
Audacious is not just a business competition, it provides an environment that encourages like-minds to meet, mingle, motivate and inspire each other.
What will I get Out Of It?
You will get an understanding of the realities of starting your own business, meet other students interested in starting up, network with fellow entrepreneurs and business people, attend workshops, get advice, and hear about other support and opportunities for budding entrepreneurs in Dunedin, New Zealand and internationally.
You will develop new fantastic new skills, meet new people, it looks great on your CV and you'll be in to win money and prizes to get your business off the ground. In 2013, competitors shared in a prize pool of $40,000 in cash, services and other prizes to help them start-up - what have you got to lose?
How does it work?
The Audacious programme includes workshops, the challenge, business coaches and a start-up space for like-minds to meet and mingle. Check out the Programme page for further details.
The Challenge is split into two Rounds where you will be required to:
- Round One - submit a business idea
- Round Two - submit a detailed business plan and pitch your idea to the judges in the Dragon's Den.
It is not compulsory to enter the Challenge to utilise Audacious resources. You are welcome to attend workshops, speak to our business coaches and use the StartUP Space even if you don't enter the Challenge.
Who is it for?
Audacious is for students of all disciplines at the University of Otago and Otago Polytechnic - not just business students.
No matter what you study, if you are creative, energetic and keen to expand your horizons - Audacious could be perfect for you. If you are worried you lack business (or other) skills, don't let that put you off, we have students from all disciplines involved in the programme each year.
If you want to enter the Challenge, we will do our very best to help you find team-mates with the skills you need. To enter the Challenge individually, you must be a current University of Otago or Otago Polytechnic student. If you enter as a team, at least one member of your team must be a current student and that person must be the nominated Team Leader when submitting your ideas.
To organise the wide range of ideas submitted every year, and to compare apples with apples, Audacious is split into five categories. It is not until Round Two that these categories become important in Round Two.
Don't play safe, think long term. Bold ideas that are relatively untested and may have a long development phase, but could find worldwide success.
Get out there and make it happen. Ideas that are relatively straight forward, low risk and easy to bring to market.
Look after people and planet. Ideas that benefit society - for social entrepreneurs, not-for-profits, sustainable ventures and the like.
Think outside the box. Ideas that are innovative in the design or marketing that is leading edge and provides a competitive advantage.
* Please note, after too few entries were received in Round One, the Māori Business category will not be continued for Round Two. Māori students and those with a Māori focused business idea are still encouraged to enter in one of the other four categories.
Read the Audacious Challenge rules 2014. Competitors must agree to these rules in the submission process. Entries can be submitted via the Challenge section of this website. Any questions regarding these rules should be directed to email@example.com.
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We are thrilled to have a diverse group of local business people from a range of different industries on the judging panel this year. Meet our judges.
Download the judging criteria here.
With the support of a range of local and national businesses, we have fantastic prize packages for the Supreme Winner, Runner Up, Category Winners and Highly Commended entries. These packages are designed to assist you in really getting your idea off the ground, whilst giving you some great local contacts to help you along the way.
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Congratulations to our Top 20 winners - check out their prize-winning ideas!
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Monthly Archive for May, 2013
Kale Mary finds saving grace
A recent Monday, 10:28 a.m.: Like a circus juggler, Lisa Laricchiuta tosses a fistful of kale into the air before washing it and lovingly massaging it in her kitchen sink. She repeats the process for 45 minutes until an entire box of the nutrient-rich greenery has been prepped for its 13-hour dehydration session. For the […] [Read More]
"Red" McGarvey walks towards success
A recent Monday, 2:10 p.m.: Thomas "Red" McGarvey started playing golf three times a week after he retired from his day job nearly 20 years ago. After a lifetime dedicated to the San Francisco business he and brother Mike McGarvey owned, Red's Java House, golf was the thing he looked forward to most. Then one […] [Read More]
Rooftop beekeeper
A recent Thursday: Spencer Marshall methodically zipped a white bee suit from his waist to his chin, then pulled a meshed hood over his head to protect himself from venomous harm. Only after he was all secure did he light a piece of burlap, put it in a tin smoker and start replacing the beehives […] [Read More]
The Filmmaker
A recent Friday: He is never going to be rich. Jerome Hiler, 70, accepted this long ago, even though his work has been showcased at the Whitney Museum of American Art. "This kind of filmmaking only takes," he says. "You get nothing when you talk about the prestige, this, that and the other thing — […] [Read More]


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Recently, Japan has become settled in a sense. Now, we can tell the whole picture of the earthquake and tsunami and know what to do and care for, or how to live under these conditions. Though radioactive matter is still a big problem, some annual events are being held discreetly to keep our cultures and histories.
On April 17, 1616, Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of Edo Shogunate, passed away in Sumpu Castle. His body was buried in Mt. Kuno and enshrined as Tosho Daigongen by his will saying ügMy body is to be buried in Mt, Kuno, the funeral in Edo, and after one year, transfer my body to Nikko to become a guardian of Kanto Areaüh.
Now, ügToshoüh is the god-name of Tokugawa Ieyasu, as called Kunozan Tosho-gu, or Nikko Tosho-gu, which literally means ügLighting in the eastüh, indicating the east part of Japan, that is, Kanto area including Edo is under his blessing. Or, if his word construed as ügLighting to the eastüh, because Edo is to the east of Suruga ( Shizuoka ), his soul might be in Shizuoka to see warmly the way his son or grandson administers this country.
By the way, on the anniversary of his death, a formal ceremony ügReisaiüh is to be held in Kunozan Toshogu Shrine every year. ügReisaiüh is regarded as the most important event for shrines. And you know what ? Yesterday was the day for it ! I visited Kunozan Toshogu Shrine of the National Treasure and saw the whole ceremony. I donüft explain about Kunozan Toshogu Shrine much this time because Iüfve ever written about it twice. Please refer to the report on Jan 21, 2011 and one on Apr 23, 2010.
I didnüft take Nihondaira Ropeway this time to walk up the 1159 stairs to the shrine. It was a little bit physically hard for me but spiritually refreshing for its panoramic view.
At around 10:30, all attendees assembled around the main hall. The ceremony started solemnly with the sound of Shinto flute and a shout of Shinto priest, which continued for 15 minutes or so, followed by ügShunki-no Maiüh dance by a priestess in gorgeous costume, praying for the world peace. After the Mai dance, Shinto ritual began. There came the 18th descendant of Tokugawa Ieyasu in a historical costume. 300 spectators around. He had the very image of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Modest and decent. I canüft actually explain what is to what but all his demeanors somehow made me feel the air of Ieyasu.
After the Shinto rituals of 1.5 hours, at around 12:00, we all walked up to the place of his original grave-site to pray for him to rest in peace. And there, all attendees took some commemorative pictures with Mr, Tokugawa and all ceremony of 2 hours came to an end. It was very fun to me to feel our culture in a historical spot like Kunozan Toshogu Shrine. Such kind of annual ceremonies are held in many shrines. Anyone can join it. If youüfve got interested, please inquire us.
Have a good day !
ügShizuoka Guideüh is our official English blog website for events & sightseeing. Always with you ! üOüO
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Absolutely delicious! I've never made anything like this and we loved it.
Chicken, Date, and Apricot Tagine
Becky Luigart-Stayner; Melanie J. Clarke
Use a chef's knife to cut up the chicken, onion, fruit, and herbs, and use a small paring knife to section the lemon and remove the strips of rind. Use the reserved chicken wings later to make stock.
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 breast half or 1 thigh and 1 drumstick, 3/4 cup fruit mixture, and 3/4 cup couscous)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 477
- Calories from fat: 15%
- Fat: 8.2g
- Saturated fat: 1.6g
- Monounsaturated fat: 3.8g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 1.4g
- Protein: 45g
- Carbohydrate: 54.8g
- Fiber: 5.5g
- Cholesterol: 118mg
- Iron: 3.8mg
- Sodium: 605mg
- Calcium: 77mg
- 1 (3 1/2-pound) whole chicken
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 5 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 1/2 cups fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
- 1/3 cup sliced whole pitted dates
- 1/3 cup sliced dried apricots
- 2 teaspoons (1-inch) julienne-cut lemon rind
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 1/3 cup lemon sections, peeled and chopped
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
- 3 cups hot cooked couscous
- Skin and cut chicken into 2 drumsticks, 2 thighs, 2 breast halves, and 2 wings. Reserve chicken wings for another use.
- Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook 5 minutes on each side or until browned. Add onion and the next 6 ingredients (onion through garlic); cook 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add broth, dates, apricots, rind, and salt. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 30 minutes or until the chicken is tender. Remove from heat; stir in the parsley, lemon sections, and cilantro. Serve over couscous.
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In the Wednesday, June 18 issue of The Holton Recorder, we are saluting the month of June as Dairy Month.
In Section B of the newspaper, you will find several stories about essential dairy products and many facts and figures about the overall dairy industry.
Living in rural Kansas like we do, most of us are quite familiar with the dairy industry. In fact, many of us have, or have had, some direct connection to the dairy business.
The same cannot be said for a lot of people living in our urban areas, some of whom are two or three generations or more removed from direct family connections to farming and agriculture in general.
That is why it is important for us to continue to inform and educate people about what it takes to produce safe milk and dairy products that we all consume as part of our healthy diets.
My own connection to milk production and the dairy industry goes back to my maternal grandparents, John J. and Leona Rockers, who lived in the rural Garnett area, and had a small dairy herd to provide for their family's own milk supply.
Just a few generations ago in Kansas, it was quite common for most rural families to have their own milk cows.
I can remember, as a small boy in the early 1960s, spending the night with my grandparents and, in the morning at about sunrise, walking out to the milk barn with my grandparents to milk the cows.
Their small herd of cows, probably eight or 10, had already arrived at the barn by the time we did. The leader of the herd had the honor of wearing a cow bell.
The cows knew the way into the barn and where to stand to be fed hay and milked by hand. The ornery cows were harnessed with "chains" - a device placed on the ankles of their back feet to keep them from kicking at the milker and anyone else nearby.
Later in the 1970s to 1990s, I learned a lot more about the Kansas dairy industry through my wife Connie's parents, Glen and Doris Lickteig of rural Garnett, who operated a Grade C then Grade A dairy for about 30 years and, at its peak, milked about 90 Holstein dairy cows twice a day.
To be a farmer and dairy producer, I learned, you must also be a top notch mechanic and maintenance man to fix machinery on a moment's notice, a sort of veterinarian to give shots and give medical attention to your animals sometimes as a prevention against further stress and disease and sometimes to essentially save an animal's life, a conservationist using the natural resources you have in the best interest of all, a weatherman to know when to plant your crops and when to harvest and just generally a good steward to the land and to the animals. Not to mention a good book-keeper, accountant and A-1 top notch business person. These are just a few of the skills it takes to be sussessful in the ag industry.
A lot of dairy families and farmers get more work done before 8 a.m. than the rest of us do all day! Maybe you've heard that said before. It's true. And work on a full time farm extends throughout the day and, these days in the summer, sometimes well after dark, seven days a week.
There is something uniquely special to the life of a farmer, stockman and dairy producer.
Over the years, we have often described our community journalism work as something like the dairy business in that we have to be on the job and work everyday, too.
The truth is, however, that we really can't hold a candle to farmers and dairy producers.
For these reasons, and many more, we're proud to salute June as Dairy Month and all farmers and ranchers, in general. Salute!
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When you drive a car full of kids — your own children or a car pool with your children and their friends, classmates, or teammates — there's plenty to worry about. But if you can't lighten the load in your car, you can take a load off your mind, thanks to regulations from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Air bags save adults but can be deadly to children in the front seat. An air bag inflates at about 200 MPH, a dangerous force to small children. Seat belts hold passengers back while air bags inflate, but children easily slip off the shoulder belt to reach a toy or fiddle with the radio. Then, they are in the line of fire. "By nature, children are squiggly and wiggly, and seat belts don't fit them properly, so they are likely to be out of position," says Marilyn Bull, M.D., member of the American Academy of Pediatrics committee on injury and poison prevention. Also, a rear-facing infant seat in front of an air bag places a baby's head at the dashboard, where the air bag deploys.
If a child 12 or under must ride in front, you can install an on-off switch for your passenger-side air bag. Here's how to get the switch:
Get a NHTSA information brochure and request form from a car dealership, repair shop, or state motor vehicle office, or call the NHTSA at (800) 424-9393.
- Complete the form, which certifies that you read the brochure and that you can't avoid placing a child in the front seat. Send it to the NHTSA.
- When you receive an authorization letter, go to a dealership or service center to have the switch installed. It probably will cost about $150 to $200.
You should install a switch only if a child absolutely must ride in front. "The back seat is the safest place for children, whether or not your car has an air bag," says Dr. Bull. A study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reveals that, even in cars without air bags, riding in back reduces a child's risk of death by 35 percent.
When you flip the switch, remember the basics. "You still need to make sure that children are buckled up correctly," urges Janet Dewey, executive director of the Air Bag Safety Campaign in Washington, DC. Place infants in rear-facing safety seats until they are at least one year old and weigh at least 20 pounds. Children between one and four belong in forward-facing safety seats. Kids can sit in booster seats, which position the shoulder-lap belt correctly, until they are eight to 10 and weigh about 80 pounds. Check your safety or booster seat manufacturer's recommendations for weight limits. Older children — and adults — should use the vehicle's safety belt.
"The greatest risk to children is not air bags, it's riding unrestrained," says Bull. "The vast majority of deaths and injuries to children could be prevented by parents having them properly restrained."


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I would love to suck my professor under his desk while the class is taking a test.
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Mack Strong & Co. Seahawks Pre-game Show
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[PREVIEW] EXO - 'XOXO' Kiss&Hug, 1st Album
this explains my desire to
fuckI mean love for xiumin…..
he can dance his fingers along me like that any day
……i regret nothing…..
~Credit to orig
Fuck! I want those arms to hold me down in bed
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so according to you people:
it took EXO 426 days to make a comeback: 4 (chinese members) + 2 (korean members in exom) + 6 (exok) = 12 which means, EXO ARE ONE.
dammit fandom are we even serious
what is this
no one warns me bout all these deep underlying shit when i 1st join the fandom
not to mention 05/15 is 04/08 on the lunar calendar
is sm the illuminati or something
(Source: seukes)
Scenario: if exo were disney women(requested by wishtotoro)
Kris: he'd be Jessica rabbit, cause he's so sexy people want to frame his husband
Kai: Esmeralda from the hunchback of notre dame. Cause he's so fine he makes priests want to kill him
Chanyeol: Rapunzel, cause he'd be tripping all over that hair like a dumbass
Chen: He'd be cinderella, cause he's such a troll he'd make you find him with a shoe
Sehun: Belle from beauty and the beast. Cause he's sweet and innocent and loves for the personality
Suho: Snow White, except he's the midget
Lay: Megara from hercules, cause he'd make you trade your soul for him
Luhan: Mulan, cause he's too manly to be a princess, so he saves fucking China
Xiumin: Kida from Atlantis, because he would make you swim to the depths of an ocean for him
Tao: Merida from brave, cause he don't need no man
Baekhyun: Ariel, cause he wants to be apart of your world, or at least have sex with you
D.O: Pocahontas, because his love with be with you even if you're countries away
EXO can make 132 possible couple…
and I SHIP THEM ALL
Some things just don't change: Part 1 | Part 2
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I'm starting a fanfiction list post… it's mostly for me in case I ever need the links but feel free to use it, of course. Only putting the ones I've read recently for now. And it's EXO-only for now. I'll update it from time to time.
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Architect Gary Chang created an innovative sliding wall system to make 24 room options in his tiny Hong Kong apartment. This is so awesome, found via my friend Adriana.
Most impressive (other than 24 room options in 344 square feet!): All the eco-friendly attributes, the golden-tinted windows that add warmth (and happiness), and mirrored ceilings that make the room look larger and increase the light value in the the room.
What a genius, small-space inspiration!
If you could have moving walls and flexible room options, could you live like this? Or is this only a single person's dream?
NOPE....I still could not do it even if I was single.....I'm starting to feel Claustrophobia just thinking about it/344 sq ft!!!!! (Amazing 24 rooms!)
I personally couldn't couldn't handle only 344 sq ft, however I'm in absolute awe over this guys smarts! This is terrific!
I couldn't do it but working with what he has, that is really impressive.
I would try it out amzing what he did!
Ive seen ths and there is no way I could do it!


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PLAYERS: Greg Jennings, Randall Cobb, James Jones, Jordy Nelson, J.J. Watt
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TEAMS: Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, St. Louis Rams
Despite an impressive showing by the Green Bay Packers on the road last Sunday night against the previously undefeated Houston Texans, the Packers offense will not receive any additional help on offense this week. According to the Packer Report this afternoon on Twitter, Greg Jennings will be out of the lineup again this week as the Packers take on the St. Louis Rams. According to the report, the Packers are now hopeful that Jennings can return in week 8. Jennings has only appeared in one complete game this season for the Packers and partially played in a total of three. In fantasy circles, Randall Cobb and James Jones have been the beneficiary of Jennings groin injury to date. Last Sunday night, Jordy Nelson finally had a breakout game for the Packers, while the Green Bay offense finally showed it's potential against a very tough defensive opponent on the road. Jennings has been a major disappointment for fantasy owners this season, recording just 12 receptions for 78 yards and one...
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At SES San Jose 2009, one of my favorite sessions was entitled, "The BuyerSphere Project: Understanding B2B Buyer Patterns."
This major B2B research initiative was conducted by Enquiro Research with input from Google, Business.com, Covario, Marketo and DemandBase. So, the session was moderated by Gord Hotchkiss, President and CEO of Enquiro, and the speakers included: Mark McMaster, Senior Planner of B2B and Technology Markets at Google, Ben Hanna, VP Marketing at Business.com, Susan Scarth, VP Marketing at Demandbase, Jon Miller, VP Marketing at Marketo, and Dr. Matthias Blume, Chief Analytics Officer at Covario.
Their findings showed that most marketers aren't effectively leveraging online assets to their best potential. Among other things, the notion of a strictly followed, traditional buying funnel is simply not accurate. In many instances, risk dictates buying behavior. In many high risk, complex purchases, search is incredibly important as an integrator across online and offline channels and face-to-face persuasion is still necessary.
The BuyerSphere project looked at how online strategies became artificially separated from traditional best practices, how they can be more effectively integrated, and the part search plays as a major influencer. This panel reviewed the research from over 100 face-to-face interviews, hundreds of eye tracking sessions and over 3,000 survey responses in total.
The project represents a major step forward in understanding B2B buyer patterns and the part online marketing can play in influencing them.
Following the session, I interviewed Hotchkiss about the BuyerSphere Project. He said B2B marketers are frustrated as marketing decisions are not based on rational decision making. Risk and fear play huge roles in B2B buying.
Hotchkiss discussed the "buying funnel" and its history, but concluded it's not a workable model. For more information, go to the B2B BuyerSphere or watch the video interview below.
Gord Hotchkiss, Enquiro at SES San Jose 2009 discussing Buyersphere Project
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Edward Tufte will serve on Recovery Independent Advisory Panel
Big news for all you Edward Tufte fanboys and girls. He will be joining the Recovery Independent Advisory Panel who will advise The Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board. The Board's purpose is to track and explain how the $787 billion in stimulus funds is being put to use.
I'm doing this because I like accountability and transparency, and I believe in public service. And it is the complete opposite of everything else I do. Maybe I'll learn something. The practical consequence is that I will probably go to Washington several days each month, in addition to whatever homework and phone meetings are necessary.
Whether Tufte will have a direct impact on graphs like these, I'm not so sure, but it certainly won't hurt. I mean the man does know a thing or two about dispersing information.
[Thanks, Yuri and @tbeauchamp]
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This is great news, and Tufte appears primed for the occasion!
Given what we already do know about how/what/when the funds are being used, I'm surprised they'd hire someone to make that knowledge more accessible.
No administration is interested in truth, only in making the most easily digestable propoganda.
Just when I'm beginning to forget how delightfully geeky the Obama administration is, they pull this one out of the bag.
Is it too much to ask now that Richard Dawkins address Congress on school education?
The way that Tufte's involvement with Recovery.gov is being reported is a bit misleading. This is old news. Tufte, Ben Shneiderman, and others have been serving on the advisory panel for quite awhile now. Nevertheless, it is indeed encouraging that experts have been brought in to assist the government in this effort. Of even greater encouragement, however, will be the implementation of their recommendations in the form of especially effective data displays and the influence of their recommendations spread across many more of the government's websites.


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Healing Herbs February 07 2013
Aches and pains arise and the first place we go searching is in our medicine cabinet for the right about of Tylenol or Advil. I came across this chart of traditional healing herbs and was fascinated with the thought of how beautiful nature is. How as soon as there was an inkling of a headache or stomach ache, my grandmother was soon after seen in the kitchen boiling some water in a her favorite pot and making a tea out of practically herbs and spices; the cure-all in our household. I wake up every morning to a cup of warm water mixed with fresh lemon juice, the benefits being:
- Boosts your immune system
- Balances PH
- Helps with weight loss
- Aids with digestion
- Clears skin
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RIPLEY, MS (WMC-TV) - Tippah County sheriff's deputy DeWayne Crenshaw was killed in the line of duty Friday.About 4:00 a.m. Friday morning, 62-year-old Crenshaw and a partner were dispatched to a house on County Road 500 for a disturbance call. When they arrived, they tried to arrest Franklin Fitzpatrick."During the course of trying to affect and arrest, deputy Crenshaw was fatally wounded," said Jason Willis with the Tippah County Sheriff's Department.Investigators said Fitzpatrick shot and killed Crenshaw. Fitzpatrick was arrested and charged with capital murder.Fitzpatrick is from Pontotoc, Mississippi. Investigators would not say why he was at the house in Ripley or what the disturbance was about."We're just trying to put the pieces together as best we can," said Willis.
Crenshaw was a Vietnam veteran, a husband and father of two grown children.Donations to the "Deputy DeWayne Crenshaw Memorial Fund" can be made at any Regions Bank. You can also help the deputy's family by texting "COPS CRENSHAW" to 85944. A $10 donation will be added to your cell phone bill.
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"To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children… to leave the world a better place… to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded." -Ralph Waldo Emerson
I have combined my experience along with my education to turn my dream of opening a school into a reality! Having the had the privilege of growing up in a family of amazing teachers, I have been passionate about education for as long as I can remember. I believe that early childhood education sets the foundation to promote a love of life long learning. I have always had a fervent desire to provide quality education to a diverse population of learners and learning styles.
My professional background includes: a Bachelors degree in Elementary Education from Humboldt State University in Northern California, a Masters degree in Early Childhood and Elementary Education from the Lewis and Clark Graduate School of Education, and an Oregon teaching license. Although my most recent experience has been teaching third grade, I have nearly a decade of experience working with young children: teaching preschool, providing respite care to children with special needs, coaching swim lessons, nannying, and instructing elementary school students in musical theater techniques.
I have always been an avid nature enthusiast. During my undergraduate studies I was involved in marine mammal research, rescue, and rehabilitation on the northern coast of California. Locally I have explored the outdoor educational opportunities at Sauvie Island, on the coast, and in the Columbia River Gorge with a focus on ecological restoration. I have found my environmental enthusiasm and experiences have proven to be invaluable when educating my students.
What sets Mighty Oaks apart from other preschools—besides the chickens—is not only my education and experience, but our impressive community resources. In addition to myself, the Mighty Oaks board of directors includes: David Cannon, an AMI certified Montessori school teacher/director; Ann Summers, a Reading and Math Intervention Specialist, who serves on a committee to advise the Department of Education on measuring school readiness for preschool and kindergarten students; Sabrina Zeise M.Ed, an early childhood intervention specialist with decades of experience educating young children and their families; Karin Basart, a NE Portland mother of two with a wealth of small business and marketing experience. I am involved with PELC (the Portland Early Learning Collaborative) which serves to promote professional development and collaboration amongst early childhood educators in an effort to evaluate and improve our practices. I have also collaborated with various Portland elementary schools to develop a curriculum that promotes kindergarten readiness.
Outside of teaching my hobbies include spending time with my husband while: hiking, camping, climbing trees, traveling, rooting for the portland timbers, antiquing, cooking, baking, gardening, knitting/sewing/quilting (poorly), modern homesteading, and tending to my three chickens (Dorothy, Blanche, and Rose).
Additional Certifications/Qualifications: CPR, First Aid, Food Handlers, RCAN (Reporting Child Abuse & Neglect), Oregon Criminal Background Checked, Step 11 on the Oregon Registry.
Masters of Arts in Teaching, Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR
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Bachelors of Arts in Liberal Studies Elementary Education, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
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- Spearheaded the creation and maintenance of an edible school and community garden
- Engaged students in individualized lessons using research validated instructional methods
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These were good, but I did not like them as well as the other reviewers. I'd really like to give it 3.5 stars but don't have the option. I'm just reviewing the cakes because I did not make the tarter sauce. I followed the recipe exactly and I had trouble with about half of the cakes sticking together. The garlic was nice but to me, it seemed to be missing something. I also think I would have liked it better with a little more potato. I probably will not make again and look for another potato cod cake recipe.
Potato Cod Cakes with Dijon Tartar Sauce
Becky Luigart-Stayner; Lydia DeGaris-Pursell
Shape the potato cod cakes up to 8 hours ahead; cover and refrigerate until you are ready to cook them. Have the cod steamed at the market to save time. If you can't find panko, course Japanese breadcrumbs, substitute fresh breadcrumbs. Garnish with flat-leaf parsley sprigs and serve with dijon tartar sauce.
Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 2 cakes and 2 tablespoons sauce)
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Amount per serving
- Calories: 254
- Calories from fat: 28%
- Fat: 7.8g
- Saturated fat: 1g
- Monounsaturated fat: 3.9g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 2.2g
- Protein: 24.5g
- Carbohydrate: 21.3g
- Fiber: 1.7g
- Cholesterol: 113mg
- Iron: 1.4mg
- Sodium: 869mg
- Calcium: 43mg
- Sauce:
- 1/2 cup fat-free mayonnaise
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped onion
- 3 tablespoons sweet pickle relish
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 4 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- Cakes:
- 1 cup cubed peeled baking potato
- 1 1/2 cups panko breadcrumbs
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions
- 1/3 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 1/2 pounds cod fillets, cooked
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
- Cooking spray
- Garnish:
- Flat-leaf parsley sprigs (optional)
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- To prepare sauce, combine first 5 ingredients in a small bowl. Cover and refrigerate.
- Place potato in a large glass bowl; cover with plastic wrap. Microwave at high 5 minutes or until tender. Mash potato with a potato masher; cool.
- Add breadcrumbs and next 9 ingredients (breadcrumbs through garlic) to potato; stir well. Divide mixture into 12 equal portions, shaping each into a 1/2-inch-thick patty.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add half of cakes; cook 2 minutes on each side. Place cakes on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Repeat procedure with remaining oil and cakes.
- Bake cakes at 350° for 10 minutes. Serve with sauce. Garnish with parsley sprigs, if desired.
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Good Wednesday morning to you, South Jersey, and Happy Hump Day as well! As the saying goes, "What a difference a day makes". At this point yesterday, we were keeping a very close eye on some rather volatile weather racing through the region. Between heavy rain, very strong winds, and even reports of a tornado in Ocean County, it was certainly a very eventful day to say the least...at least for northern and central parts of the region. The lower cape saw next to nothing from yesterday's event, but everyone saw some showers move through the area last night. Today, however, will be a much different story. High pressure out of the Midwest will push last night's cold front out of the area and usher in a much cooler and calmer air mass. This is also a rather expansive area of high pressure, so its effects will be felt over a large area for several days...beginning with today. Skies will become mostly sunny after any residual cloud cover leaves the coast, but it will also be rather breezy. Highs will only reach the upper 70s on the mainland and coast with a strong northwest wind at 15 to 20mph. Localized gusts of 25mph are possible as well. Winds calm down overnight as we get ready for the first of several chilly nights. Skies remain mostly clear, allowing for some rather impressive cooling to occur. Lows will drop well into the low 50s in the Pinelands and low to mid 50s elsewhere with a light north wind at 5 to 10mph.
As I said earlier, this area of high pressure is rather expansive. As a result, we'll be feeling its effects for a while...right on into the end of the work week to be exact. Thursday and Friday are near identical copies not only of each other but also of Wednesday. Both days will feature sunny skies, calm north winds, and very comfortable conditions. Highs for both days will also range in the upper 70s on the mainland and coastal regions, while overnight lows drop into the mid 50s. Once we hit Saturday, however, things do begin to change. We remain dry overall, but cloud cover begins to increase again. Highs reach the low 80s on the mainland and near 80 on the coast. All of this is associated with an area of low pressure just off the Carolinas that will try and push northward. Scattered showers are expected on Sunday, but it won't be anything like what we have seen the last two days. Otherwise, we're mostly cloudy with highs near 80 for all of South Jersey. A patter shift occurs on Monday as the jet stream, which is dipping well to our south at the moment and allowing this cool pool of air to gather in the Northeast, lifts back up to the north. As it does, our winds shift from the north to the south, and the heat and humidity that is better associated with summer return. Both days, however, remain dry with highs gradually climbing into the mid 80s on the mainland and 80 on the beaches.
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John Hammond's Savior: The NBA Draft
Category: Draft Talk, The Off Season
Milwaukee Bucks fans can reasonably debate whether general manager John Hammond should still be around on June 26 to head his seventh draft in Milwaukee, but it's fairly clear why he will be.
It's becoming increasingly apparent that the new Bucks owners, Marc Lasry and Wes Edens, will give Hammond at least a one-season trial period. Grantland's Zach Lowe wrote last Tuesday that there is a "growing consensus" around the league that Lasry and Edens are going to allow Hammond the chance to prove the team's young nucleus, which will include the second-overall pick in next month's draft, is viable. Edens essentially confirmed this at the lottery to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel — according to Charles Gardner, the owners "will rely on GM John Hammond and staff in draft preparation."
One doesn't have to dig too far to build a portfolio against Hammond. Although the Bucks reside in a conference that annually rewards an even record (or worse) with a playoff spot, the team has just two playoff appearances in Hammond's six seasons. The first was the aberrational "Fear the Deer" run as the sixth seed in 2010. The other was a futile, tumultuous eighth-seed appearance in 2013 on the backs of players with expiring contracts and an interim coach, ending in an embarrassing four-game sweep by the Miami Heat. The first playoff appearance was followed by a 35-win season; the latter led to a franchise-worst 15 wins this past season. In all, the Bucks have had just one winning season under Hammond.
Despite a persistent "win-now" mandate from former owner Herb Kohl, Hammond has accumulated a 199-277 record (.418). He squashed his inherited assets. He has neither developed nor acquired an All-Star. He has justified most of his moves as steps toward achieving flexibility and a responsible salary structure, but he has had a propensity to distribute any savings to middling talent during free agency. He has given O.J. Mayo, Zaza Pachulia, Drew Gooden and John Salmons a combined total of over $100 million in guaranteed money.
Hammond's track record with trades is arguably more egregious. While there have been a couple of gems — initially acquiring Salmons and shipping out Brandon Jennings, who was a restricted free agent, for Brandon Knight and Khris Middleton — they have been marred by a series of short-sighted moves. Hammond traded Tobias Harris for 32 cold shooting nights from J.J. Redick in 2013. To match salaries, Jon Leuer was included in a trade in 2012 that secured a season of Samuel Dalembert's general disinterest and dropped the Bucks two draft slots. Hammond traded down nine slots in 2011 in part to shed the contracts of Salmons and Corey Maggette and in part to acquire an aging, malcontent Stephen Jackson. The quest for the playoffs has led to a revolving door of high-volume, low-inspiration scorers from Richard Jefferson, to Salmons, to Maggette, to Jackson, to Monta Ellis, to Mayo.
And despite all of these misgivings, Hammond will almost certainly make the Bucks' selection come June 26 — because, lucky for him, that is what he does best.
Under Kohl's competitive mandate, Hammond could always find salvage in the draft. It was the one time of the year when Hammond was allowed to ignore need and embrace youth and potential. In past interviews, he referred to this phenomenon as "serving two masters" — trying to assemble a win-now cast through trades and free agency while remaining cognizant of the future through the draft. That conflicting approach, however, manifested into acts like drafting a 19-year-old Harris only to turn around 20 months later and trade him for a 29-year-old shooting guard on an expiring contract.
Setting aside his non-draft flaws, Hammond has shown a knack for nabbing overlooked talent each June. Following a string of mediocre seasons — and since blatant tanking and genuine rebuilding were never options under Kohl — Hammond has been left to navigate the middle of the first round, where transcendent talent is scarce. General managers are notoriously risk-averse, so it have been hard to blame Hammond for going with "safe" prospects that could have promptly filled a need and developed into solid rotational pieces.
However, Hammond has consistently targeted high-upside, boom-or-bust prospects. It's not hard to see this trend with Hammond's six first-round selections: Joe Alexander, Jennings, Larry Sanders, Harris, John Henson and Giannis Antetokounmpo. And while Alexander busted in remarkable fashion, the other five selections have all arguably exceeded expectations, particularly considering Milwaukee's draft position.
Jennings, Sanders, Harris, Henson and Antetokounmpo were all drafted between the 10th and 19th slots — plenty removed from the projected top tiers of talent. Yet, as will be seen in coming charts, each stacks up well against past selections and his draft peers. Even in the crapshoot that is the second round — and despite wasting three second-round picks in 2010 — Hammond has come away with legitimate role players, including Luc Mbah a Moute, Jodie Meeks, Jon Leuer and Nate Wolters.
There have been 15 All-Stars drafted since Hammond took over in 2008. Just three of them, however, were drafted after Hammond's draft slot: Jrue Holiday, Brook Lopez and Roy Hibbert. In 2009, the 76ers drafted Holiday 17th, seven selections after the Bucks drafted Jennings. Lopez and Hibbert were selected 10th and 17th in the 2008 draft, in which the Bucks used the eighth pick on Alexander. All three are impact players, but they aren't superstars — Lopez has been plagued with injuries, while Holiday and Hibbert have battled consistency issues.
Tellingly, no player picked after Hammond's selections has been named to an All-NBA team.
Thus, it hasn't been a matter of whom Hammond drafts, but where he drafts. He hasn't drafted a star, but he hasn't yet been in a position to draft one. Aside from the Alexander selection, Hammond has successfully maneuvered within a historically challenging draft range. And that may be why the new owners feel compelled to give him another shot with what will be the highest selection of his tenure.
With that, we'll be analyzing Hammond's draft picks over the next couple of days. Most are in a rush on draft night to hand out grades, but it's hard to know whether a draft was a success until a season or two has played out and corresponding moves have been made. So we'll finally be handing out draft grades to John Hammond this week. Stay tuned.
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An argument can be made that he "missed" on Hibbert and Lopez simply because the Bucks already had a very good center at that time and he had to serve the other master in that regard, but I don't want it to seem like I'm defending Joe Alexander. That would be silly.
i thought joe alexander was going to be a good player.. his college game tape was insane..
If it makes anyone feel any better, OJ Mayo was selected 3rd overall in the same draft as Alexander.
I made this similar argument in a recent article as why I'd like to see the GM and assistant GM remain with the team for the next several years as we turn this ship around because one thing they do well is target and draft players who can play ball in the NBA. As far as the J.Alexander mistake I pointed out in that previous argument that J.Hammond wasn't barely with the team for more than a month – month and a half before having to make a selection and he probably didn't have the staff working for him that he'd eventually surround himself with.
I also have to wonder if his biggest blunder of all (the T.Harris trade) was one that was more or less instigated by his boss (former owner H.Kohl) verses a direct desire by J.Hammond?
Lastly, some of the contract signings that have been made can be a bit difficult to evaluate fairly given the city's reputation within the league, the basketball culture which has been stuck in mediocrity or even a losers mentality over most of the last decade, plus the lack of marketability here for players who do sign to make additional money on the side; therefore, I accept that it'll usually take a bit more money than what others may see as a more reasonable contract to draw-in any free agents to consider joining the Bucks.
The only way to reverse the tend is to develop and maintain a winning culture from constantly drafting players with NBA talent followed by developing them and keeping them; and it certainly wouldn't hurt to have a player or players who develop and remain with the team who excite others (key role players or another star) to come join them here to continue the winning culture. IMO, a major goal of the Bucks should be to mimic several of the ways of how the Spurs and Pacers operate/function and maintain their success; of course, a big part of the Spurs' success involves having a fantastic coach and coaching staff who not manage games extremely well, but also prepare and develop their players to play a very unselfish style of basketball that's solely focused on winning games.
Just to add: I never thought L.Drew would be the answer at the coaching position, but given that the Bucks were to be tanking last season and potentially this season too I didn't hate the hiring; however, the Bucks do need to find a coach who can be that foundation for establishing a winning mindset/culture and have a staff who can develop and grow the players to be selfless team players who are focused on winning above any individualistic things. I will say L.Drew and N.Van Exel did seem to help B.Knight elevate his game to a new level this last year and hopefully they can ensure he continues to improve his game without becoming some kind of basketball diva (he doesn't appear to be that kind of guy but of course success can certainly change people).