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In this revealing essay written for his Religious Development of Personality course, King reviews the influences of his family and church on his religious beliefs. King recalls a nurturing family life—closely interwoven with activities in his father's church—which conditioned him to be optimistic about human nature. "It is quite easy for me to think of a God of love," King writes, "mainly because I grew up in a family where love was central and where lovely relationships were ever present." King relates seminal events in his religious development, including his baptism into the church at age seven and his call to the ministry while in college. He attributes the decision to become a minister to his father's "noble example"; despite their theological differences, King retains his "admiration for a real father." He also recounts two formative experiences: the shock of a childhood confrontation with racism and the death of his grandmother. His professor marked the paper "Excellent."
My birthplace was Atlanta Georgia, the capital of the state and the so-called "gate-way to the south." I was born in the late twenties on the verge of the great depression, which was to spread its disastrous arms into every corner of this nation for over a decade. I was much too young to remember the beginning of this depression, but I do recall how I questioned my parent about the numerous people standing in bread lines when I was about five years of age. I can see the effects of this early childhood experience on my present anti capitalistic feelings.
I was the second child of a family of three children, having one brother and one sister. Because of {our} relative closeness of ages we all grew up together, and to this day there still exist that intimate relationship which existed between us in childhood. Our parents themselves were very intimate, and they always maintained an intimate relationship with us. In our immediate family there was also a saintly grandmother (my mother's mother) whose husband had died when I was one years old. She was {very} dear to each of us, but especially to me. I sometimes think that I was his favorite grandchild. I can remember very vividly how she spent many evenings telling us interesting stories.
From the very beginning I was an extraordinarily healthy child. It is said that at my birth the doctors pronounced me a one hundred percent perfect child, from a physical point of view. Even today this physical harmony still abides, in that I hardly know how an ill moment feels. I guess the same thing would apply to my mental life. I have always been somewh somewhat precocious, both physically and mentally. My I.Q. stands somewhat above the average. So it seems that from a hereditary point of view nature was very kind to me.1
The same applies to my environment. I was born in a very congenial home situation. My parents have always lived together very intimately, and I can hardly remember a time that they ever argued (My father happens to be the kind who just wont argue), or had any great fall out. I have never experienced the feeling of not having the basic necessities of life. These things were always provided by a father who always put his family first. My father has alway been a real father. This is not to say that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth; far from it. My father has never made more than an ordinary salary, but the secret is that he knows the art of saving and budgeting. He never wastes his money at the expense of his family. He has always had sense enough not to live beyond his means. So for this reason He has been able to provide us with the basic necessities of life with little strain. For the past three years he has had the tremendous responsibility of keeping all of us in school, (my brother in college, my sister in graduate school, and me in the Seminary) and although it has been somewhat a burden from a financial angle, he has done it with a smile. Our mother has also been behind the scene setting forth those motherly cares, the lack of which leaves a missing link in life.
The community in which I was born was quite ordinary in terms of social status. No one in our community had attained any great wealth. Most of the Negroes in my home town who had attained wealth lived in a section of town known as "Hunter Hills." The community in which I was born was characterized with a sought of unsophisticated simplicity. No one in our community was in the extremely poor class. This community was not the slum district. It is probably fair to class the people of this community as those of average income. Yet I insist that this was a wholesome community, notwithstanding the fact that none of us were ever considered member of the "upper upper class." Crime was at a minimum in our community, and most of our neighbors were deeply religious. I can well remember that all of my childhood playmates were regular Sunday School goers, not that I chose them on that basis, but because it was very difficult to find playmates in my community who did not attend Sunday School.
I was exposed to the best educational conditions in my childhood. At three I entered nursery school. This great childhood contact had a tremendous effect on the development of my personality. At five I entered kindergarten and there I remained for one year until I entered the first grade.
One may ask at this point, why discuss such factors as the above in a paper dealing with ones religious development? The answer to this question lies in the fact that the above factors were highly significant in determining my religious attitudes.2 It is quite easy for me to think of a God of love mainly because I grew up in a family where love was central and where lovely relationships were ever present. It is quite easy for me to think of the universe as basically friendly mainly because of my uplifting hereditary and environmental circumstances. It is quite easy for me to lean more toward optimism than pessimism about human nature mainly because of my childhood experiences. It is impossible to get at the roots of ones religious attitudes without taking in account the psychological and historical factors that play upon the individual.3 So that the above biographical factors are absolutely necessary in understanding my religious development.
Now for a more specific phase of my religious development. It was at the age of five that I joined the church.4 I well remember how this event occurred. Our church was in the midst of the spring revival, and a guest evangelist had come down from Virginia. On Sunday morning the guest evangelist came into our Sunday School to talk to us about salvation, and after a short talk on this point he extended an invitation to any of us who wanted to join the church. My sister was the first one to join the church that morning, and after seeing her join I decided that I would not let her get ahead of me, so I was the next. I had never given this matter a thought, and even at the time of {my} baptism I was unaware of what was taking place. From this it seems quite clear that I joined the church not out of any dynamic conviction, but out of a childhood desire to keep up with my sister.
Conversion for me was never an abrupt something. I have never experienced the so called "crisis moment." Religion has just been something that I grew up in. Conversion for me has been the gradual intaking of the noble {ideals} set forth in my family and my environment, and I must admit that this intaking has been largely unconscious.5
The church has always been a second home for me. As far back as I can remember I was in church every Sunday. I guess this was inevitable since my father was the pastor of my church, but I never regretted going to church until I passed through a state of scepticism in my second year of college. My best friends were in Sunday School, and it was the Sunday School that helped me to build the capacity for getting along with people.6
The lessons which I was taught in Sunday School were quite in the fundamentalist line. None of my teachers ever doubted the infallibility of the Scriptures. Most of them were unlettered and had never heard of Biblical criticism. Naturally I accepted the teachings as they were being given to me. I never felt any need to doubt them, at least at that time I didn't. I guess I accepted Biblical studies uncritically until I was about twelve years old.7 But this uncritical attitude could not last long, for it was contrary to the very nature of my being. I had always been the questioning and precocious type. At the age of 13 I shocked my Sunday School class by denying the bodily resurrection of Jesus. From the age of thirteen on doubts began to spring forth unrelentingly. At the age of fifteen I entered college and more and more could I see a gap between what I had learned in Sunday School and what I was learning in college. This conflict continued until I studied a course in Bible in which I came to see that behind the legends and myths of the Book were many profound truths which one could not escape.8
One or two incidents happened in my late childhood and early adolescence that had tremendous effect on my religious development. The First was the death of my grandmother when I was about nine years old.9 I was particularly hurt by this incident mainly because of the extreme love I had for her. As stated above, she assisted greatly in raising all of us. It was after this incident for the first time that I talked at any length on the doctrine of immortality. My parents attempted to explain it to me and I was assured that somehow my grandmother still lived. I guess this is why today I am such a strong believer in personal immortality
The second incident happened when I was about six years of age. From about the age of three up until this time I had had a white playmate who was about my age. We always felt free to play our childhood games together. He did not live in our community, but he was usually around every day until about 6:00; his father owned a store just across the streets from our home. At the age of six we both entered school—separate schools of course. I remember how our friendship began to break as soon as we entered school, of course this was not my desire but his. The climax came when he told me one day that his father had demanded that he would play with me no more.10 I never will forget what a great shock this was to me. I immediately asked my parents about the motive behind such a statement. We were at the diner table when the situation was discussed, and here for the first time I was made aware of the existence of a race problem. I had never been conscious of it before. As my parents discussed some of the tragedies that had resulted from this problem and some of the insults they themselves had confronted on account of it11 I was greatly shocked, and from that moment on I was determined to hate every white person. As I grew older and older this feeling continued to grow. My parents would always tell me that I should not hate the white {man}, but that it was my duty as a Christian to love him. At this point the religious element came in. The question arose in my mind, how could I love a race of people {who} hated me and who had been responsible for breaking me up with one of my best childhood friends? This was a great question in my mind for a number of years. I did not conquer this anti White feeling until I entered college and came in contact with white students through working in interracial organizations.
My days in college were very exciting ones. As stated above, my college training, especially the first two years, brought many doubts into my mind. It was at this period that the shackles of fundamentalism were removed from my body. This is why, when I came to Crozer, I could accept the liberal interpretation with relative ease.
It was in my senior year of college that I entered the ministry. I had felt the urge to enter the the ministry from my latter high school days, but accumulated doubts had somewhat blocked the urge. Now it appeared again with an inescapable drive. My call to the ministry was not a miraculous or supernatural something, on the contrary it was an inner urge calling me to serve humanity. I guess the influence of my father also had a great deal to do with my going in the ministry. This is not to say that he ever spoke to me in terms of being a minister, but that my admiration for him was the great moving factor; He set forth a noble example that I didn't mine following. Today I differ a great deal with my father theologically, but that admiration for a real father still remains.
At the age of 19 I finished college and was ready to enter the seminary. On coming to the seminary I found it quite easy to fall in line with the liberal tradition there found, mainly because I had been prepared for it before coming.
At present I still feel the affects of the noble moral and ethical ideals that I grew up under. They have been real and precious to me, and even in moments of theological doubt I could never turn away from them. Even though I have never had an abrupt conversion experience, religion has been real to me and closely knitted to life. In fact the two cannot be separated; religion for me is life.
AHDS. MLKP-MBU: Box 106, folder 22.
1. His professor wrote in the margin, "Good! I like a man who has an intelligent evaluation of his abilities."2. His professor agreed: "Correct!"3. His professor remarked in the margin, "Right!"4. This event probably occurred at the age of seven. In his Crozer application, King mentions that he joined Ebenezer on 1 May 1936. He was baptized two days later. Reverend H. H. Coleman, the guest evangelist, was the former pastor of Atlanta's Beulah Baptist Church and pastor of the Macedonia Baptist Church in Detroit in 1936. See "Revival Drawing Fine Crowds at Ebenezer," Atlanta Daily World, 21 April 1936, p. 1.5. His professor suggested that King "see Mr. [word illegible]."6. His professor commented, "This is interesting, for I do not think it characterizes most people."7. His professor wrote in the margin, "This is early."8. King took George D. Kelsey's two-semester course on the Bible at Morehouse during his junior year.9. Jennie Celeste Williams died on 18 May 1941, when King was twelve.10. His professor remarked in the margin, "How tragic!"11. See King, Stride Toward Freedom (San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1958), pp. 18-19: "While I was still too young for school I had already learned something about discrimination. For three or four years my inseparable playmates had been two white boys whose parents ran a store across the street from our home in Atlanta. Then something began to happen. When I went across the street to get them, their parents would say that they couldn't play. They weren't hostile, they just made excuses. Finally I asked my mother about it. . . . My mother took me on her lap and began by telling me about slavery and how it had ended with the Civil War. She tried to explain the divided system of the South—the segregated schools, restaurants, theaters, housing; the white and colored signs on drinking fountains, waiting rooms, lavatories—as a social condition rather than a natural order. Then she said the words that almost every Negro hears before he can yet understand the injustice that makes them necessary: `You are as good as anyone.'"


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GRENOBLE: Formula one legend Michael Schumacher remained in critical condition on Sunday a week after his skiing accident in the French Alps, which a German eyewitness said he inadvertently caught on his smartphone.
Investigators are focusing on the retired racer's speed when he fell and slammed his head on a rock on a small off-piste section of the Meribel ski resort, prompting his evacuation by helicopter to the Alpine city of Grenoble.
They are hoping that a helmet-mounted camera Schumacher was wearing will provide some clues, as will footage by a 35-year-old German steward who says he was filming his girlfriend on the slopes when by chance he captured the moment when the retired driver fell.
In the background, a skier is seen descending an unmarked run between two groomed pistes before falling, news magazine Der Spiegel reported.
According to the witness, who spoke to the magazine, the seven-time world champion was descending the slope at a "leisurely" pace -- "a maximum speed of 20 kilometres an hour". He plans to hand over the footage to French investigators.
This would corroborate claims by Schumacher's spokeswoman Sabine Kehm, who said he could not have been going fast "because it appears he helped a friend who had just fallen".
But in a press conference last week, doctors who treated Schumacher said he had been skiing at great speed when he fell on December 29.
Edouard Bourgin, a specialist on accident claims, said there could have been "a catapult effect that explains the violence of the shock, even in the absence of excessive speed".
Prosecutors are also looking at whether the limits of the ski runs next to the accident site were correctly marked and whether the rock in question was lying close enough to the piste to require some kind of protection or signage.
In addition, they are examining whether the safety releases on Schumacher's skis operated properly in a probe aimed at determining responsibility for the accident.
Schumacher turned 45 on Friday, and fans marked the birthday with a silent vigil outside the facility, part of which was organised by Ferrari, Schumacher's former team.
His wife Corinna and two teenage children have been at his bedside throughout, and other family members have come to visit, including his father Rolf and his brother Ralph, who is also a racing driver.
Kehm said Schumacher remains in a "critical but stable" condition after he underwent two surgeries earlier in the week to ease pressure and bleeding in the brain.
No further press conferences are scheduled before Monday, and prosecutors and police probing the circumstances of the accident will brief journalists around the middle of the week, public prosecutor Patrick Quincy said on Sunday.
The accident has shocked legions of fans and racing stars used to seeing Schumacher cheat death on the track.
Mika Hakkinen, the double Formula One world champion who suffered a near fatal crash during a practice session for the 1995 Australian Grand Prix, wrote to his former rival wishing him a quick recovery, the Bild am Sonntag newspaper reported.
"Your accident is now just another challenge. You have to fight hard again, just like we both used to do on the track," the Finnish driver said.
"Do me a favour: just this once don't try to beat the clock. You don't have to post your best time in this race. You have to take all the time you need."
It is not known whether the miniature camera Schumacher had strapped onto his helmet filmed the accident, or whether images have been damaged by the impact of his fall, which was so hard it split the helmet in two.
Any usable images should shed light on the circumstances of the accident on the small, seemingly innocuous off-piste section of Meribel located between two ski slopes -- one classed as easy and the other as intermediate.
Police have also obtained eyewitness testimony from Schumacher's 14-year-old son Mick, who was skiing with his father at the time, as well as a friend.
Schumacher, who made his debut in 1991, dominated Formula One during his career, winning more world titles and races than any other driver. He retired in 2012.


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Torre expects Dodgers deal before deadline
By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
No deal appears imminent, although manager Joe Torre is convinced help will arrive by Saturday's non-waiver Trade Deadline. He said the club has focused on about 10 pitchers.
"I have a sense we'll do something," said Torre. "Ned's [General manager Ned Colletti] been talking to a number of clubs. We're all thinking pitching, but not limiting it to pitching. My guess is we'll do something. In my two years here, we have."
The Dodgers' need for a fifth starter is well documented. Because of the uncertain state of the bullpen, Torre said he would welcome a reliever, too.
"It's a toss-up for me," Torre said.
Torre would not comment on reliever Ronald Belisario beyond the club's statement Monday that he has resumed workouts at Dodger Stadium. He is on the restricted list with what reportedly are substance abuse issues. Meanwhile, Torre seems comfortable to slide rookie Kenley Jansen into Belisario's role as a power right-handed set-up man, even though he has all of two games of Major League experience.
Carlos Monasterios will start again Friday night, but the Dodgers are looking for a Saturday starter to take the place of Clayton Kershaw, who is suspended until Sunday. Torre hinted that the Saturday starter might come from outside the organization. He said he was reluctant to bring Chad Billingsley back on three days' rest, but didn't completely rule it out.
"You can't discount anybody," Torre said. "We've talked about a lot of names."
Kershaw dropped appeal because of timing
SAN DIEGO -- Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw on Monday dropped the appeal to his five-game suspension, but on Tuesday he made it clear he still doesn't agree with it.
Kershaw said he dropped the appeal because the hearing was scheduled for Thursday. Had he lost the appeal, he would have begun serving the suspension on Friday, four games after his last start. That would have effectively made the suspension nine games.
"I don't agree with the suspension at all," he said. "It's better for the team to do it sooner than to go through the appeal and be out longer than needed."
Kershaw was suspended because umpire Adrian Johnson determined that the lefty had intentionally hit Giants outfielder Aaron Rowand with a pitch after Johnson had warned both benches when Giants starter Tim Lincecum hit Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp. No action was taken against Lincecum.
"I don't think it was handled right," said Kershaw. "I don't agree with the umpire's view of it, with a lot of stuff that happened. That's the purpose of the appeal, but I'll just have to deal with the consequences, and that's all there is to it. Five games is a little much. I don't think I should miss a start for it."
Coincidentally, Kershaw will return from his suspension to start Sunday's game, against the Giants in San Francisco. Kershaw's next start after that figures to be against the Nationals and, possibly, rookie sensation Stephen Strasburg.
"If they warn me before the game not to pitch inside, I'm still going to pitch my game," Kershaw said. "It's over now, the situation's done with and it won't come up again."
Manny to rehab in Arizona through week
SAN DIEGO -- Dodgers outfielder Manny Ramirez has reported to the club's Camelback Ranch-Glendale complex in Arizona to continue his recovery from a strained right calf.
Ramirez went on the 15-day disabled list July 17, and manager Joe Torre said his left fielder is still more than a week away from returning. Torre said Ramirez is not yet scheduled to resume game action and will remain in Arizona at least through this week.
"It's safe to say it'll be more than a week" before he plays games, Torre said. At that time he figures to need a Minor League rehab assignment.
This is the third stint on the disabled list this year for the 38-year-old Ramirez, who is hitting .317 with eight homers and 39 RBIs in 61 games. The Dodgers played their 100th game Tuesday night against the Padres.
Ethier late scratch with stomach illness
SAN DIEGO -- Dodgers All-Star right fielder Andre Ethier was a late scratch from the starting lineup Tuesday night with a nauseous stomach, the third Dodger afflicted in the past week.
Xavier Paul, already in the lineup in left field, moved to right field and Garret Anderson started in left field for the opener of the Dodgers' series with the Padres.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Yup. I'm excited. I have ONE day of school left. Let's get right to it.
One smoothie: ½ frozen banana, ½ cup blackberries, 1 scoop protein powder, water
Lunch – I actually forgot my camera today, but it looked something exactly like this (which I ate a few times this weekend).
Pita, cucumber, and carrots dipped in hummus
Snack – two hardboiled eggs.
I braved 60mph winds on my walk home and made a quick dinner.
Tuna steak and veggies
We usually don't roll like that, the steaks and all, but Meeker's parents gave us the tuna this weekend. Deeeelish. The veggies were zucchini, sweet potato and broccoli slaw – all roasted with some olive oil at 450* for about 30 minutes. I made a sauce out of spicy mustard and soy sauce… Meeker calls it special sauce.
Plain greek yogurt with sprinkles and chocolate chips. Yup, I'm twenty-five years old and I keep the rainbow sprinkles in the house.
In the 3rd grade world…
This was the biggest cupcake I've ever seen. It was literally the size of my head – you can sort of get a reference point if you consider the size of the strawberries. I forgot my camera, so I begged my co-worker (who received it as a gift today) to take a picture with her cell phone and email it to me. (Thanks Mandy!) It was so big that it made me laugh…it's sitting on a dinner-sized plate.
Also, it feels weird to only have ONE day left with my little 3rd grade nuggets tomorrow.


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More than 70 resident doctors at Rajawadi Hospital, Ghatkopar, went on an indefinite strike on Sunday at 1pm to protest against an incident where relatives of a patient who had died, beat up a doctor.
The Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD) said this was the third incident of relatives hitting on-duty doctors.
The doctors said the strike would continue till the people who hit the doctor were arrested.
"There is need to beef-up security. When the incident happened there were only two guards who were ineffectual in controlling the mob," said a resident doctor, saying no new patients were admitted to the hospital and a few routine surgeries scheduled on Monday were postponed.
Earlier, doctors at Bhabha Hospital, Bandra, went on strike after two resident doctors at the hospital were beaten up.


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The Cardinals released former first-round pick RB Beanie Wells, the team announced Monday.
Wells played in only eight games in 2012, rushing 88 times for 234 yards and five touchdowns. He was coming off a career year in '11, when he battled injuries to rush for 1,047 yards and 10 scores.
Wells missed three games in '10 and rushed for 793 yards and seven TDs as a rookie in '09. Wells was due $1.4 million in 2013.
The way we see it
The move puts third-year RB Ryan Williams at the top of Arizona's running-back depth chart, but he needs to prove he can stay healthy. Veterans Rashard Mendenhall and Reggie Bush are on the market and possibilities for Bruce Arians and the Cardinals.


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The long slog toward the 2012 elections has begun, and we have our first musician-vs.-politician story of the campaign thanks to Michele Bachmann and Tom Petty.
Petty's management has sent Bachmann a cease-and-desist letter, according to NBC News, asking the Minnesota congresswoman to stop using his song "American Girl" at her campaign stops. Bachmann used the classic tune at the end of a speech Monday (June 27) in which she officially announced she'll seek the Republican nomination for president.
(Apparently the letter hasn't arrived yet. Politico says Bachmann used a snippet of the song at a Tuesday stop in South Carolina, but it cut off after 29 seconds and was replaced by "Walkin' on Sunshine" by Katrina and the Waves.)
The indignant rock-star story has become a staple of presidential campaigns, whether it's Bruce Springsteen objecting to Ronald Reagan using "Born in the USA" in 1984 or the Foo Fighters asking John McCain to stop playing "My Hero" in 2008. Petty himself has been involved in this kind of thing before, asking George W. Bush not to use "I Won't Back Down" in 2000.
We're not sure if "American Girl" is the best song for Bachmann anyway. Surely someone who projects such a patriotic image wouldn't want to be associated with the lyrics "Well, she was an American girl/Raised on promises/She couldn't help thinkin'/That there was a little more to life somewhere else," would she?


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Friday, August 12, 2011
13 comments:
- Cellarrat said...
- August 12, 2011 at 10:21 PM
- chris said...
nice ride, great photos!
- August 13, 2011 at 5:49 PM
- Matt said...
- August 14, 2011 at 7:32 PM
- Ji!! said...
Love, love, love your writing...Oh and by the way, my current favorite CTR picture is the bivvy of you (or maybe it is your bro, not sure) under the trailer. Millions of words conveyed in that image. Badass finish. Mad respect for your speed!
- August 14, 2011 at 8:42 PM
- ScottM said...
Great stuff Carney. Glad you took the time/effort to snap some good pics. You got some nice ones that really capture the CTR. That's the best start line pic I've seen -- really shows how many people are into this crazy thing!
Congrats on the killer time and redemption from '09. You earned it. - August 15, 2011 at 2:07 PM
- Dave MacRunnel said...
Awesome Carney! You've got a great way of getting us right there next to you (sans suffering, bears no sleep, etc.) and that's a good read!
Awesome job man! And to Steve-o too. - August 16, 2011 at 7:29 AM
- Dave Harris said...
Wow, such an awesome ride you put down! Huge congrats Carney. You & your bro killed it. Somehow you captured the gamut in pictures too. Thanks for taking us along for the ride.
- August 19, 2011 at 5:59 AM
- Cat said...
Hey Carney, I read this last week and loved it! Great ride and great writeup. I just want to say that I love your strength, perspective, solidarity with your bro and your writing. It was great seeing you out there! I especially love, "You walk a ton, you trip, you fall, you fall off your bike, and you ride like a 3 year old". I can honestly say I know exactly how you felt; so funny, I laughed out loud. Such a great read. Congrats!
- August 19, 2011 at 5:51 PM
- Kiki said...
Congrats on such an epic adventure and thanks for sharing.
- August 24, 2011 at 11:27 AM
awesome pics, stellar riding, great riding...amazing job all around!
- August 25, 2011 at 12:24 PM
- Ayasha Kieth said...
What a great rides for you guys, I love the photos, the scene, and the strength you exert. awesome...
Fender Flares | Bushwacker | Bestops| Discount-autocar-parts | 4wheelonline | All about car - October 2, 2011 at 8:33 PM
- chij gurung said...
Congrats on such an epic adventure and thanks for sharing
- January 13, 2012 at 10:45 PM
- Base Camp Trekking said...
Really great rides perfect images i like it thanks for sharing
- January 14, 2012 at 4:56 AM


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Romance Report for May 4: Rough Patches and Bad Boys
By Kat Giantis
Given the choice between a red carpet full of celebrities styling the latest runway fashions and a boys night out at a hot New York club, Leonardo DiCaprio opted for the one that allowed him to wear a baseball cap. But his decision not to accompany longtime low-profile love Bar Refaeli to the Costume Institute Gala at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday night has kick-started rift rumors.
The New York Post says the actor, who spent the evening partying with pals at the Top of the Standard, has been "going through a difficult patch" with the supermodel but they are attempting to work things out.
Leo began dating Bar after his 2005 bust-up with Gisele Bundchen, and it hasn't always been smooth sailing. The couple took a six-month relationship time-out in 2007 and briefly parted ways again in 2009, making us wonder if it's just about time for them to scratch their two-year itch.


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Re: Money-transfer firms operating with Barclays Bank
We are writing to you following a meeting held on 2nd July 2013 at the House of Commons. This meeting
took place with a number of businesses and MPs in attendance, all of whom have raised very serious
concerns regarding the recent decision by Barclays Bank to withdraw the services it currently provides for
UK money-transfer firms.
As you are no doubt aware, money-transfer firms from across the UK have been in contact with their local
MPs following these restrictions that have been imposed on their businesses and essentially having their
services disrupted following the withdrawal of their accounts with Barclays Bank from 10th July 2013.
Barclays Bank has recently decided to withdraw the accounts it holds for UK money-transfer firms,
something which will negatively affect thousands of people and businesses across the UK, particularly
ethnic minority communities. The decision will also impact the wider international community, because this
vital function allows money-transfer firms to send funds from the UK to the places like the Indian
subcontinent and Africa.
According to the World Bank, recorded remittances from the UK totalled a $3.2billion in 2011. Officially
recorded remittances to developing countries reached $530 billion in 2012.
Remittance flows play an important role in providing direct support to families and poverty alleviation.
Local business traders and our constituents are therefore concerned that this decision may lead to closure
of these companies which provide vital service. We are also concerned that the market for money-transfer
will be limited to a handful of companies causing fees to rise, resulting in decreases of remittances and at
worst drive remittance giving underground.
While we understand that several money-transfer operators have had the deadline for withdrawal
extended by up to a month, we urge you to consider keeping the accounts you hold with money-transfer
firms open as long as possible. We understand that several money-transfer operators had their accounts be
closed on 10th July 2013 and others have had this extended by up to one month until 10th August 2013.
We understand that the risk of financial crime is an important regulatory issue and that Barclays has
concerns that money-transfer agencies might not have the proper checks in place to spot criminal activity.
While it is right for Barclays to undertake reviews of its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism
policies and take action against such activities, we believe that the criteria with which Barclays has decided
to withdraw its accounts is unclear. Furthermore, Barclays needs to ensure it considers the wider value and
contribution of money-transfer agencies to ethnic minority communities across the country as well of the
economy of the UK and developing countries.
We therefore urge you to consider delaying the withdrawal of these accounts for an extended period of at
least 6 months, while alternatives solutions are sought.
We would be grateful if you could consider this request as a matter of urgency and to arrange a meeting
with us as soon as possible.
Yours sincerely,
Rushanara Ali MP (Bethnal Green and Bow)
Rt. Hon Harriet Harman QC MP (Camberwell
and Peckham)
Rt. Hon Liam Byrne MP (Birmingham Hodge
Rt. Hon Sadiq Khan MP (Tooting)
Rt. Hon Margaret Hodge MP (Barking)
Rt. Hon Stephen Timms MP (East Ham)
Rt. Hon Keith Vaz MP (Leicester East)
Rt. Hon David Lammy MP (Tottenham)
Rt. Hon John Spellar MP (Warley)
Rt. Hon Dame Joan Ruddock MP (Lewisham
Chuka Umunna MP (Streatham)
Jim Dowd MP (Lewisham West and Penge)
Lyn Brown MP (West Ham)
Stella Creasy MP (Walthamstow)
Liz Kendall MP (Leicester West)
Jon Ashworth MP (Leicester South)
Ivan Lewis MP (Bury South)
Sir Tony Cunningham MP (Workington)
Chi Onwurah MP (Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Diane Abbott MP (Hackney North and Stoke
Seema Malhotra MP (Feltham and Heston)
Shabana Mahmood MP (Birmingham
Andy Love MP (Edmonton)
Glenda Jackson MP (Hampstead and Kilburn)
Kate Hoey MP (Vauxhall)
Meg Hillier MP (Hackney South and
Steve Reed MP (Croydon North)
John Cryer MP (Leyton and Wanstead)
Virendra Sharma MP (Ealing Southall)
Steve Pound MP (Ealing North)
Kevin Brennan MP (Cardiff West)
Kelvin Hopkins MP (Luton North)
Simon Danczuk MP (Rochdale)
Gareth Thomas MP (Harrow West)
Jonathan Reyonlds MP (Stalybridge and Hyde)
Jim Fitzpatrick MP (Poplar and Limehouse)
Jon Cruddas MP (Dagenham and Rainham)
Mike Gapes MP (Ilford South)
Jeremy Corbyn MP (Islington North)
Yasmin Qureshi MP (Bolton South East)
Sir Gerald Kaufman MP (Manchester Gorton)
Barry Gardiner MP (Brent North)
Andy Slaughter MP (Hammersmith)
Mark Lazarowicz MP (Edinburgh North and
Karen Buck MP (Westminster North)
Anas Sarwar MP (Glasgow Central)
Stephen Doughty MP (Cardiff South and Penarth)
cc: Mr Andy Reid, Head of Non-Bank Financial Institutions, Barclays Bank, Level 11, 1 Churchill Place,
London E14 5HP
cc: Rt. Hon. George Osborne MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, HM Treasury, 1 Horse Guards Road,
London, SW1A 2HQ
cc: Sajid Javid MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury, HM Treasury, 1 Horse Guards Road, London,
cc: Rt. Hon. Justine Greening MP, Secretary of State for International Development, Department for
International Development, 22 Whitehall, London, SW1A 2EG
cc: Rt. Hon. Alan Duncan MP, Minister of State for International Development, Department for
International Development, 22 Whitehall, London, SW1A 2EG
cc: Lynne Featherstone, Minister of State for International Development, Department for
International Development, 22 Whitehall, London, SW1A 2EG
cc: Rt. Hon Vince Cable MP, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Department for
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By Daniel Jeremiah NFL.com "Why are you going to another AFC team? All of the top quarerbacks are in that conference. If you go to an NFC team, the path to the playoffs is a heck of a lot easier." Things have definitely changed since 2007. The balance of power at the QB position has clearly switched to the NFC. To prove this point, I've ranked each division by the collective strength of its quarterbacks. I've also ranked the four QBs inside each division. These rankings are based off my expectations for the 2012 season. 1) NFC South 1. Drew Brees, Saints 2. Matt Ryan, Falcons 3. Cam Newton, Panthers 4. Josh Freeman, Buccaneers I put this division on top because of the combination of depth, production and upside. Brees is a perennial MVP candidate. Ryan has been incredibly consistent in the first four years of his career. Newton's remarkable rookie season included a QB-record 14 rushing touchdowns. Freeman has lost weight and I expect him to have a bounceback season in 2012. 2) NFC North 1. Aaron Rodgers, Packers 2. Matthew Stafford, Lions 3. Jay Cutler, Bears 4. Christian Ponder, Vikings This division is loaded at the position. Rodgers is the top QB in the league. Stafford finally stayed healthy and posted monster numbers in 2011. Cutler has always had the ability and I've seen growth in his decision making. I'm not yet sold on Ponder, but I saw some good things last season. 3) NFC East 1. Eli Manning, Giants 2. Tony Romo, Cowboys 3. Michael Vick, Eagles 4. Robert Griffin III, Redskins The QBs in this division are all must-see TV. Manning has two Super Bowl rings and a growing reputation as a clutch performer. Romo had an excellent 2011 season that should quiet some of his critics. Vick started poorly last season, but he became more patient and efficient during the last quarter of the season. RG3 landed with the perfect coach to take advantage of his talents. 4) AFC West 1. Peyton Manning, Broncos 2. Philip Rivers, Chargers 3. Matt Cassel, Chiefs 4. Carson Palmer, Raiders This division added some major star power with the arrival of Manning. Health and age are a concern, but an old Manning at 75 percent is still pretty darn good. Rivers tossed too many picks in 2011, but he played well down the stretch and should return to form in 2012. Cassel was having a disappointing 2011 campaign before suffering a season-ending hand injury. Palmer should benefit from a full offseason after joining the Raiders mid-year in 2011. 5) AFC North 1. Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers 2. Joe Flacco, Ravens 3. Andy Dalton, Bengals 4. Brandon Weeden/Colt McCoy, Browns It was a tough call putting this group behind the AFC West QBs. Big Ben has two Super Bowl rings and is arguably the best in the league at extending the play. Last season, Flacco was a dropped pass away from making his Super Bowl debut, while Dalton would've been the talk of the league if not for Cam Newton's amazing rookie year. I'm not the biggest Weeden fan, but he does have size and a live arm. 6) AFC East 1. Tom Brady, Patriots 2. Mark Sanchez, Jets 3. Ryan Fitzpatrick, Bills 4. Matt Moore/Ryan Tannehill, Dolphins I almost feel guilty ranking Tom Brady's division this low, but there are simply too many questions with the other three QB situations. At the age of 34, Brady threw for more than 5,000 yards and made his fifth Super Bowl appearance. Despite accounting for 32 touchdowns last season, Sanchez is under heavy scrutiny and must deal with the arrival ofTim Tebow. Fitzpatrick has to be more consistent and do a much better job of protecting the football in 2012. Despite the addition of Tannehill, I expect Moore to start the majority of the season. 7) AFC South 1. Matt Schaub, Texans 2. Andrew Luck, Colts 3. Matt Hasselbeck/Jake Locker, Titans 4. Blaine Gabbert, Jaguars This group is best described as "under construction." After two healthy and productive years, Schaub was forced to miss the final six games of the 2011 regular season with a foot injury. Luck is the most pro-ready QB to enter the league in the last decade. Hasselbeck is going to get a strong push for his job from the younger, more gifted Locker. Gabbert should benefit from the wide receiver additions, but he's still very raw and unpolished. 8) NFC West 1. Alex Smith, 49ers 2. Sam Bradford, Rams 3. John Skelton/Kevin Kolb, Cardinals 4. Matt Flynn, Seahawks This division only returns one QB (Smith) that started more than 10 games in 2011. Smith wasn't flashy last year, but he did a great job of protecting the ball and making clutch throws. Bradford has the most ability in the division, but he is going to have a hard time thriving with the lack of help around him. The Cardinals paid a steep price for Kolb, but Skelton outplayed him last year and should be the favorite to win the job. Flynn is a good decision maker, but his overall skill set is average at best. |
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Drew Brees alone makes this the toughest division of QB's.
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One could argue that because of Brady's ring fingers he would be Drew's equal.... However as a collective group the NFC South dominates.
In 2011 regular season stats all 4 NFC South QB's are in the top 13. Brees #1 Ryan #8 Newton # 10 Freeman #13 |
... it's your boy Matty-Ice's birthday tommorrow, I think it'd be a nice touch and a show of NFC South unity if B&G went over to the Falcon board to wish him a 'happy birthday', ... and I'm up in the air with who's QB's are better, NFC North or NFC South ... it's a close one ... I think Brees & Rodgers cancel each other out (tie), I take the homer pick of Stafford over Ryan (NFC North), Cutler was injured but I think I'd take a healthy Cutler over Cam Newton (NFC North) and Ponder/Freeman cancel each other out as the worst of the bunches (tie) ... so, using the one-point-must system & awarding a 1/2 point to each division for a tie, the scoring comes out as NFC North - 3, NFC South - 1 ... Brees may arguably be the best of NFC, but the North's 2-3-4 beat the the South's 2-3-4, IMO.
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Laura taught school at the one-room Battle Creek schoolhouse for several years. She caused something of a stir as a married schoolteacher -- nearly unheard of in those days. When George returned home, they settled into ranching and raising their family, which grew to include two daughters, Charlotte and Sharon.
Laura was very active as a 4-H leader for 34 years. She drove two generations of boys and girls to countless 4-H judgings, fairs and other activities. She taught scores of young women (and a few young men) to sew, and served as the Savery Savers Community 4-H leader for many years. She was selected to attend the National 4-H Club Congress and, in 1995, was elected to the Carbon County 4-H Hall of Fame.
Laura was very active in local and state CowBelles (now Cattle Women). She was elected state CowBelles president and served from 1988 to 1989. She especially enjoyed attending the state Stock Grower and Wool Grower conventions and visiting with her many friends.
George was active in politics, and he always said he never could have gotten elected without Laura's tireless campaigning and good memory for names. She accompanied him to Cheyenne for the state legislative sessions, and she participated in chorale and artisans groups.
Laura was a talented singer, lending her voice to many weddings, funerals, and the River Queens, a local barbershop singing group. She was also an artist, and her paintings adorn the ranch house, and the homes of her family members and friends. She was a member of the Valley Artisans.
Laura was a great contributor to her community. She belonged to the Rebekahs, the Little Snake River CowBelles, Friends of the Library and St. Paul's Guild.
Laura was an active member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Dixon. She was always there to lend a hand to anyone who was ill or in need. She participated in Bible study.
Laura and George traveled extensively. She visited Europe, South America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Japan, Canada and Mexico. She and George made several trips to Brazil to visit family members.
Laura is survived by her husband of 63 years, George, and her daughter Charlotee Gros and grandson Christian of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Also surviving is daughter Sharon of the family ranch, her husband, Patrick O'Toole, and grandchildren Bridget and Eamon O'Toole and Meghan and husband Brian Lally.
She also is survived by her granddaughter Sherri and husband Rob Marthaller of High River, Canada; and a grandson, Joseph Salisbury, of Sacramento. Also surviving are two great-grandchildren, Matthew Marthaller and Siobhan Lally.
She is survived by her sister Mary Roberts of Lenexa, Kan., and numerous nieces and nephews.
Laura was preceded in death by her parents, six brothers Zachariah, Robert, Paul, Harold, Ralph and Theodore; and a sister, Helen.
Her son ,George R. Salisbury III, also preceded her in death.
Services were held Saturday, Jan. 1, 2005, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Dixon, Wyoming with Rev. Warren Murphy presiding. Memorials may be made to St. Paul's at Box 60, Baggs, Wyo. 82321.


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This recipe makes enough dough for two pans of sweet rolls. The first pan I made was Raspberrry Pistachio Swirl buns. They were good and pretty, too.
To use the second half of the dough, I decided to make something that has flavors similar to Hot Cross Buns. The citrus zest comes off almost like citron and the raisins combine with the pecans and brown sugar for a sweet kick. Somehow the coconut, although only 1/4 cup's worth, ties it all together.
These were so good that it was really hard to stop eating them, expecially when they were still warm from the oven!
If you double the citrus/raisin/nut mixture you can easily make two pans of sweet rolls and be ready for a crowd at Easter brunch. This dough is very easy to work with and has the richness of milk and egg. Very festive and impressive.
Spring Citrus Raisin and Nut Sweet Rolls
Makes 10 sweet rolls in each pan
6 1/2 tablespoons (3.25 ounces) granulated sugar
1 teaspoon salt
5 1/2 tablespoons (2.75 ounces) unsalted butter or margarine
1 large egg, slightly beaten
1 teaspoon almond extract
3 1/2 cups - 4 cups unbleached bread or all-purpose flour
1 cup sourdough starter
1 1/4 cups whole milk (I used evaporated milk and water)
¼ cup (4 tablespoons or half stick) butter, melted and cooled
½ cup brown sugar, packed
¼ cup regular raisins
¼ cup golden raisins
zest from ½ a lemon
zest from ½ an orange
¼ cup grated coconut
½ cup pecans, chopped
Making the Dough:
Cream together the sugar, salt, and shortening or butter on medium-high speed in an electric mixer with a paddle attachment (or use a large metal spoon and mixing bowl and do it by hand).
Whip in the egg and almond extract until smooth. Then add the flour, sourdough starter, and milk. Mix on low speed (or stir by hand) until the dough forms a ball. Switch to the dough hook and increase the speed to medium, mixing for approximately 10 minutes (or knead by hand for 12 to 15 minutes), or until the dough is silky and supple, tacky but not sticky. You may have to add a little flour or water while mixing to achieve this texture. Lightly oil a large bowl and transfer the dough to the bowl, rolling it around to coat it with oil. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap.
Ferment at room temperature for approximately 2 hours, or until the dough doubles in size.
Form the sweet rolls:
Mist the counter with spray oil and transfer ½ the dough to the counter. Reserve other half of dough for another batch of rolls, or double the citrus/raisin/nut mixture and make two pans of rolls.
Using your hands, push at dough to spread it into a rectangle approximately 8 by 10 inches. Spread the rectangle with the citrus/raisin/nut mixture (see below), leaving about an inch around the edges jam free.
Citrus/Raisin/Nut mixture:
In a mixing bowl combine the butter and brown sugar. Add the regular raisins, golden raisins, coconut, lemon zest, orange zest, and chopped pecans. Stir well to completely mix the ingredients.
Shape the sweet rolls:
Roll the dough up jelly roll fashion along the long side, sealing the edges once all rolled up. Pinch the ends of the roll closed. Using a serrated knife (like a bread knife) or dental floss, cut rolls about 1 inch wide.
Butter the bottom and sides of a 9 inch diameter cake pan with sides about 3 inches high. Put 3 of the rolls in the middle and put 7 more rolls around the edges, evenly spaced, leaving some space between the rolls. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a draft free place until doubled in bulk, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
Bake the Buns:
Preheat the oven to 375°F with the oven rack in the middle shelf.
Bake the sweet rolls for 20 to 30 minutes or until golden brown.
Cool the buns:
Cool the sweet rolls in the pan for about 10 minutes. Remove the sweet rolls from the pans and place them on a cooling rack. Wait for at least 20 minutes before serving. Delicious when served warm. These rolls are sweet enough that you don't really need to ice them.
These Spring Sweet Rolls are my entry this week in Yeastspotting event usually at Susan's wonderful blog, Wild Yeast. For a yeast lover this even is a never ending inspiration and delight. This week it's being hosted by Zorra of 1x umruhren bitte blog instead, and you can find it here.
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- A former Miss Venezuela and her ex-husband were shot and killed and their 5-year-old daughter was wounded after they resisted robbers by locking the doors of their broken-down car, police said Tuesday.
The slaying of Monica Spear, 29, a popular soap-opera actress, and Thomas Henry Berry, a 39-year-old British citizen, was the latest high-profile crime in a country where killings are common in armed robberies and where rampant kidnapping has ensnared even foreign ambassadors and professional baseball players.
Spear and Berry were slain Monday late night near Puerto Cabello, the country's main port, while headed to Caracas after their car hit "a sharp object that had been placed on the highway," the director of the country's investigative police, Jose Gregorio Sierralta, told reporters.
Sierralta said the attack occurred after the car had been lifted onto a tow truck and, seeing the assailants coming, the family locked themselves in their car. He said the daughter, Maya, was treated for a light leg wound and was with relatives in Caracas.
Police in Puerto Cabello had arrested five suspects, some under age 18, Sierralta added.
The family had spent New Year's in the mountains of the western state of Merida then traveled to the plains, said Luis Carlos Dominguez, a longtime friend and former business associate of Berry, who he said was raised in Venezuela and ran a travel agency.
"He knew Venezuela a lot better than many Venezuelans," said Dominguez, describing the slain couple as people "who really loved the country," had a good relationship despite their divorce and made it a point to vacation together.
"They weren't together," he said. "But they were very attached for the benefit of their daughter."
He said Venezuelans can only hope that their deaths bring "a bit more strength to fight against crime," which badly deteriorated during the 14-year rule of Hugo Chavez, who died of cancer last March.
Venezuelans, who are also plagued food and other shortages, list crime as their most pressing worry.
The country has one of the world's highest murder rates -- the United Nations has ranked it 5th globally -- and violent crime is so rampant that Venezuelans tend to stay home after dark.
Spear's death triggered a wave of anger on social media directed at the populist government's poor record on crime.
President Nicolas Maduro commented on her death in remarks carried live by state TV, lamenting "the loss of a very spiritual young woman" actively involved in various charities.
Opposition leader Henrique Capriles called on Maduro to put aside political differences and unite "to win the fight against insecurity" that claimed nearly 25,000 lives last year. "It's an emergency."
According to the nonprofit Venezuelan Observatory of Violence, the oil-rich South American country's murder rate was 79 per 100,000 inhabitants last year. Government statistics put the rate lower. The nonprofit group said 95 percent of the country's murders go unsolved.
Spear was crowned Miss Venezuela in 2004, was 5th runner-up in the Miss Universe pageant the following year and had acted in numerous soap operas, most recently in "Pasion Prohibida" for the U.S.-based Telemundo network.
She split her time between Caracas and south Florida, said Dominguez, while the England-born Berry lived in Caracas.
Spear had more than 355,000 followers on Twitter and her feed over the last week included brief videos of vacation scenes sent on the popular Instagram service.
In one video, posted Sunday and described as being taken on the plains of Apure state, Spear looks at the camera while riding a horse, turns away and then looks back, blowing a kiss.
AP writer Frank Bajak reported from Lima, Peru.


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I might be able to squeeze in a game at about 8pm on Wednesday but Friday is out now. If that's no good then it will have to be next weekend.
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Let's have the game on the weekend then, sounds less stressful to me. I'll be on Steam but we can also arrange a set time if that would be better for you.
Is it just me or do Krox tend to die much more often than other big guys? Playing against the AI I've had two die in a row before I've lost a skink.
Cyber - do we have a stunty-off this week? Are you playing as Xenny?
Sorry Lowkey, I just needed to get a screenshoot of the carnage :)
Monsterous, that dead saraus only picked up that +1str last game!
Interesting game against 20phoenix. I was up 1-0 after the first half in touchdowns, but down to only 7 players. I tried for a quick score to get my 3 KO'd catchers back, but it wasn't to be. Instead the entire rest of the half was spent with my ever dwindling supply of elves putting up an extraordinary defense against the Nurgle, just barely preventing them from scoring to leave the end result at 1-0 to the elves.
The replay is up on BB Manager and may be worth watching if you're into that kind of thing.
Thanks for the game 20phoenix.
I dont think there was a single dull turn. One and a half mistakes were probably costly. The first on turn 1 when the beast rolled both down/skull which allowed elves easy access into the backfield. The second in the penultimate turn when checking to see what the movement on my remaining players was like and forgetting to hand off the ball (3+ for a guaranteed score in the final turn - no reroll)
My main problem was clearing blodgestepping bastards off the ball/ballcarrier. I had one turn where I think I rolled 14 block dice with nothing better than a push. I did a decent job of knocking over/putting out the game elves that were nowhere near the ball but as soon as they got next to the ball they became shifty bastards in iron armour.
Absorbing game and well played.
Hey Jiiiiiim, how about Saturday afternoon for our match?
Cheers for the game last night, Cyber. 1-1 between the gobbos and the flings, with two of my diving tackle flings having to be retired after the match - your team did more damage to me than the nurgle/orcs/chaos all managed!
Yessir 2pm?
Not content with destroying my Nurgle team in the DoD, Janek has now killed my high elves, (MNG to super catcher, dead blitzer, retired other +AG blitzer)
I refuse to play him again.
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From today's Daily Dime: <start of excerpt> And before we get to a dissection of Webber's game, including the flat arc on his jumper, his slow feet on defense and the absence of anything remotely resembling a sprint from a pair of legs that had been resting for nearly a month, we're going to change the subject to what appears to be a growing note of discord and disharmony -- aw, heck, let's just call it hate -- between Rasheed Wallace and coach Flip Saunders. At one point late in the third quarter during a timeout, nearly everyone on the Pistons' bench turned and stared at Sheed as he prematurely broke from the huddle and walked to the scorers' table to await the resumption of play. Now Wallace has been doing this for years, but on this occasion, judging from the looks on the Pistons' faces, there was more to it. Webber even walked over and said something to Wallace, who replied with a shake of the head and the type of disgusted look you get from someone who doesn't want to be told to calm down or to make peace. ... "You know, we've got to be smarter. We've got a lot of games that we've given points away with technical fouls down the stretch, and we've got to bite our lip. I'd say in most games where we've gotten technical fouls, we've lost. And in games we haven't gotten them, we've probably won. And in close games, you can't afford that. You just have to bite your lip and let it go, and we're not doing that," Saunders said. It should be noted that Saunders made that comment unsolicited as he closed his postgame press conference. Wallace did not comment after the game, although he did throw out the word "quagmire" with an f-bomb modifier to no one in particular as the media waited by Webber's locker. <end of excerpt> So are the Pistons planning to dump the remaining member of the Wallace Brothers, or the Coach ? And if they choose to do nothing, how are the three captains planning to deal with this ? I can see Chauncey as someone completely enamored with Flip's system, and Flips' fate may be entwined with his own over the summer, so Joe's got some hard work ahead. And Tayshaun and Rip speaking out against Sheed (who in hindsight has been working hard to create trouble for a while now) a couple of weeks ago may indicate that they do not plan to join the Mutiny at this point. Regardless, it seems like the imminent demise of the Fab-Four (or Four and a half, based on Webber's gimy knee); something's got to give...
I'll run with this! I stated some time ago that with Ben leaving the "playing for the check" Sheed would show up and there would be no one to keep him focused. Sheed strikes me as a very spoiled, self serving person and it's starting to show. As talented as he is, I'd still trade him right now if able. Give me a post player and/or a slasher. Are the other players backing Flip? I don't know. But as much as I don't care for Flip, it's gotta be hard to do this thing when your 4 and 5 spot, for one reason or another, aren't giving you what you need. Something better happen soon, because we're looking more and more vulnerable by the game. I'll hold my tongue until after the trade deadline.
Interesting thread. With Amir and Maxiell waiting in the wings, why not get rid of Sheed? People will say that those two aren't ready to step into the starting lineup yet. Well, too bad. Actually, I think Sheed can right his ship if Flip is eradicated. As far as Chauncey liking Flip's system, maybe this is a factor in re-signing him. If Flip goes, maybe Chauncey does, too. But I don't think there is a mutiny ahead. The guys know Sheed's a loose cannon. I don't think they will follow him.
Firing the coach is sometimes the easiest solution but it just masks the problems that are still festering. The Pistons are not a team of malcontents and bad eggs and I think this will be a team to beat once Webber jells and Joe finishes trading off one of the big men. Flip Saunders is not a yell and scream kind of coach but more of a genial let the player's run things and make good decisions with his gentle coaching in the background. Good for Flip for benching Sheed last night after his technical but he needs to put the emotion and joy back into Piston's basketball. With Chauncey back at the helm the Pistons will go back to their winning ways and I think Flip should have until the end of this season to put together a productive championship drive. Firing your coach before even mid-season is not going to work even with Terry Porter in the wings. The players should just grow-up and realize they are pretty blessed to be able to do something every night (play pro basketball) that mere mortals only dream of, and get paid well to do it. I don't see a mutiny and I would be disappointed if there was one brewing because the coach should be respected or else you have anarchy.
Sounds good in theory, but they are only human. Bound by the same character flaws as you and I. Sheed is just being Sheed. Sure, he may be hurting, but it's up to the coach to make the hard decisions and bench him if it's hurting the team. Rotate the other bigs: Webber, Dice, Naz, Davis and Max and when Sheed comes back, get them to buy into playing 20/20/10 hard core minutes (RW/CW 20, AM/NM 20 and DD/JM 10). We'll deal in the off season.


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It seems there's not a month that goes by that Maricopa (Ariz.) County Sheriff Joe Arpaio isn't involved in one controversy or another.
As we've reported, Arpaio is already facing a federal civil rights lawsuit.
But now there's news that Arpaio is using public money on his quest to investigate President Obama's birth certificate. Both the Arizona Republic and Honolulu Star Advertiser report that Arpaio sent his deputy, Brian Mackiewcz, to Hawaii in part because of what Arpaio said were "security issues," related to the investigation.
The Republic reports:
"'It's one deputy, so what? We have security issues, too, that I can't got into,' Arpaio said on Friday. 'For six months we were not spending any money. When you're doing investigations sometimes things change, you put more resources into it.'" …
"The detective assigned to the Obama investigation works in the sheriff's threats unit, and continues to work on other cases while assisting with the posse's investigation, according to the Sheriff's Office.
"'He's not going to make any arrests,' Arpaio said. 'I didn't say we're going to keep using him. We're not going to use him constantly. He's not assigned to it. For this trip I feel it's important to have a deputy there. He's just a liaison to give advice if needed. He's not doing anything. The posse's been doing the research. I'm not going to say what other trips they've been taking but they haven't had a deputy with them.'
The Advertiser reported that two men — one of them Mackiewcz — went to the Hawaii Department of Health requesting verification of Obama's birth certificate. The department already issued that certificate at the president's request. They also released a statement in which the Hawaii health director said she had certified the copy.
In a news conference back in March, Arpaio said he had undertaken the investigation of Obama's residency using donations. At that same press conference, Arpaio presented evidence that the birth certificate was "computer generated forgery."
As we noted at the time, some of the evidence was very flimsy.


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Top family movies of 2013
Escape from Planet Earth
Release date: Feb 14, 2013
On planet Baab, astronaut Scorch Supernova (Brendan Fraser) is the greatest hero of the universe to the blue alien population. But when Scorch responds to an SOS from the notoriously dangerous planet Earth, things go a little wonky and he ends up trapped in Area 51. What will happen when his little bro Gary (Rob Coddry) sets out to save him?
Jack the Giant Slayer
Release date: March 1, 2013
The legends are true. An ancient war begins once again when the young farmhand Jack (Nicholas Hoult) accidentally opens the gateway between the world of the fearsome giants and mankind. Prepare for a giant adventure with this new twist on the Jack and the Beanstalk fairytale.
Oz The Great and Powerful
Release date: March 8, 2013
Take another trip down the magical yellow brick road! An epic retelling of a beloved story, Disney's fantastical adventure brings new life to The Wizard of Oz. Oscar Diggs (James Franco) is a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics. When he is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz, he thinks he's hit the jackpot until he meets three witches, Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz) and Glinda (Michelle Williams), who are not convinced he is the great wizard everyone's been expecting.
The Croods
Release date: March 22, 2013
Get out your favorite animal print pants and get ready for the fun! Prehistoric teenager Eep (Emma Stone) has never had the chance to explore the outside world. She's lived her whole life inside a cave with her protective family. But when something destroys the cave they've always lived in, they are thrust into the outside world full of stunning landscapes and fantastical creatures. Join The Croods as they embark on an adventure of a lifetime.
Star Trek Into Darkness
Release date: May 17, 2013
Heads up, Trekkies. There's a new adventure to be had. When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction.
Monsters University
Release date: June 21, 2013
If you've never stopped loving the frighteningly adorable monsters of Monsters Inc., you are in for a treat. Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal) and James P. Sullivan (John Goodman) are back for a prequel that harkens back to their college days at Monsters University. Believe it or not, these two monsters were not always the best of friends. Take a trip back in time and discover how Mike and Sulley overcame their differences and became BFFs.
Despicable Me 2
Release date: July 3, 2013
Gru (SteveCarrell), the girls and the unpredictably hilarious minions return for an all-new adventure, guaranteed to blow you away.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Release date: November 22, 2013
The Hunger Games has attracted a teen cult following and we know why. Catching Fire is the spellbinding adaptation of the book with the same name which continues the adventures of Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) in a futuristic dystopian world. Though the themes in this movie may be too challenging for younger viewers, this is a good one to watch with your teens and use as a conversation starter to discuss subjects such as family, power, materialism, voyeurism, economic justice and the glamorization of violence.
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