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Spring Training is just around the corner and while everyone on The Reservation is finally exhaling with the (albeit expected) news that The Axe Man is ready for action in Arizona, it's time to break out the latest installment of the oh-so-popular series of "Jon & Paul Plus Baseball" where Jon Steiner from WFNY and I go diving into the depths of the Indians. Today, we'll take a not-so-quick look (as is our wont) at whether the uneventful Spring Training that we stand at the precipice of is where the Indians should be in their "contention cycle" - which is to say, at the bottom...JON: As the calendar turns to February, I've been thinking: what's the biggest Spring Training story for the Indians this year? Is it third base? Second Base? The fifth starting spot? I guess, but I don't really think we're going to learn much about the first two until late March, and the fifth starter thing? Let's be honest: fifth starters don't really matter. No, what strikes me as the biggest story coming out of Spring Training is that this team is coming off consecutive 90-loss seasons, and nothing has really changed. We're left looking at largely the same roster that we had last year, with (hopefully) fewer injuries. Does this strike you as a problem? Should there be more intrigue and moving parts for a team with so much room for improvement?
PAUL: That's a great question leading into a Spring Training that looks to be largely boring in terms of "position" battles, which is unquestionably surprising for a team at the bottom of the "contention cycle" as the Indians purport to be. Truthfully, the answer as to why there doesn't seem to be any compelling "battle" lies in the fact that the pieces that are now lining up in Cleveland and Columbus were put in place for the last two years, pointing to 2011 as a vetting year and 2012 and/or 2013 as the legitimate timeframes as to when the Indians would be looking to contend.
When you think about it, despite questions up and down the 25-man, no moves were made this off-season because the Indians have been making so many moves in an attempt to line up this specific young talent, so it's time to see what happens with that "young talent"…that's the idea, right?
Certainly that has some merit, but even with those "pieces" lining up for the parent club, what I find myself increasingly convinced of is that the Indians' ideas for how these guys line up is already set in their minds. That is to say, they know what they're going to do and have known what they're going to do with the 25-man from the time that Kearns signed on. Certainly that's a good thing – to have a plan – but the drumbeat of what's coming out with the local scribes seems to presuppose that Donald is likely to start the season at 3B, Nix at 2B, and…well, "Who the Hell Really Cares" in the 5th starter spot.
They'll spend the Spring defending Donald at 3B or Crowe's inclusion on the roster or why Marson is going to start the season in AAA because the decisions have already been made and, whether what happens under the Arizona sun justifies that or not, the Indians seem to have a "plan" in place and if history provides the prologue, that's probably how it plays out in Goodyear over the next few months. That being said, given the dearth of proven options and some of the talent that seems to around the MLB level, why don't the Indians open some of these spots up legitimately for "open competition"?
The best-laid plans are great and all and certainly a team in the Indians' position (market-wise and at the bottom of a mountain that may or may not be climbed) needs best-laid plans, but there's something to be said for elasticity in these "plans" and to "playing the hot hand" and see where it goes from here.
You know what would make Spring Training interesting?
How about a young guy coming out and laying claim to a spot on the 25-man roster, whether it be a starting spot (like Phelps at 2B or 3B) or even in a back-up role (like Zeke Carrera outplaying T. Crowe) or come out of nowhere to earn a spot in the bullpen.
Know what would make that "earned" spot even more compelling?
If the Indians abandoned their best-laid plans on Day 1 of Spring Training and went off script.
By no means is that to suggest that guys like LaPorta, Brantley, Carrasco, or players like that should be on notice for their jobs in Goodyear, but there seems to be some flexibility at the edges of this roster and maybe seeing if one (or more) of the players that come to Goodyear without much of a chance to break camp with the team insert themselves into the short-term (and long-term) plans of this team.
Given what we keep seeing regarding what's going to transpire in Goodyear and what is likely to come northeast at the end of March, do you think the Indians are willing to go "off script" in Arizona?
JON: Perhaps what I'm about to say is less cut and dried than reality might suggest, but this organization does not strike me as one that embraces improvisation. They seem to act judiciously and decisively--occasionally even viciously. But they do not deviate from their plans for the sake of appeasement. Not bloggers or fans or newspapermen. For better or worse, they strike me as an obstinate bunch. A more poetic man than I dubbed them LaCoste Nostra, and for good reason. So while I see some merit to "shaking things up" in Goodyear by opening up a spot or three to competition, it would seem highly unlikely that we'll actually see anything along these lines. As you point out, the organization has gone out of its way to establish a course of action over the last several years. And the front office believes, rightly or wrongly, that the appropriate course of action in 2011 involves a hearty and thorough evaluation of the talent on hand. An evaluation that needs playing time to be carried out. And yes, I happen to agree with this train of thought--that 2011 must revolve around the task of fact-gathering. Do we know enough about Michael Brantley or Matt LaPorta or Carlos Carrasco or Jason Donald or Lou Marson or Josh Tomlin to say with any authority what they will or won't become? I would say that we do not. So while adding pieces and parts at this point in the game might (might!) result in a slightly (slightly!) better record, those gains would be, in my mind at least, offset by hindering the evaluation of the players who are most important to the next decade of Cleveland baseball. And we're not going to find any of those on the scrap heap. (Yes, I'm sort of ignoring your points about the younger guys like Carrera and Phelps; sorry for the detour here.) I should admit: I was struck with an odd feeling of happiness when I realized that the Indians were not, in fact, on the verge of signing Jeremy Bonderman. That happiness was harpooned when word of Kevin Millwood started to surface. In trying to rationalize these feelings, I found myself in the odd position of rooting to see David Huff pitch for my team. This, quite obviously, necessitated multiple showers. But that's not it, really. It's not that I want to see David Huff. It's not that I believe in Jason Donald or Lou Marson. It's that I believe that this organization owes it to the fans to bring their plan to fruition. We were told, in the wake of the trauma of 2008, that the trades were being used to restock the shelves. As a sign of organizational reckoning, it's time to open the pantry and see what we bought. Even if it's canned yams and spoiled tuna fish, we have to see it. It's owed us. Maybe that means I value process over results. Maybe that means I still refuse to believe we got snookered. Maybe that means I will perpetually care more about next season than this one. Whatever it is, I find myself excited for this season specifically because we are about to see an experiment three years in the making. Signing a scrap heap guy will cheapen that for me, and, in a way, would create a crisis of confidence in the front office that the rest of the city seems to have been experiencing for years. Yes, that sounds drastic and reactionary. It's all the rage these days.
PAUL: The detour and the reminder of where the team has been over the past two-and-a-half years and where it sits now is an important one and, while it has been largely ignored by the "teeth gnashers" and the "agents of harrumph" that have been aghast at the inactivity of the off-season, for the most part, the Indians have been pointing to this year as the developmental year that it should be to, as you so eloquently point out, "open the pantry and see what we bought". The idea of avoiding the scrap-heap signings is also well-placed (although I have at times convinced myself that Jack Hannahan's glove at 3B is more compelling than Nix's at 2B and could probably get on board with that Bonderman/Millwood signing because I really don't want to see Dave Huff), but I think that this team sometimes values that "process" over "results" in as much as they arrive at a situation (like Spring Training) with a plan in hand and rarely stray from it. Call it obstinance, call it being doctrinal...whatever you'd like, but LaCoste Nostra has a well-deserved reputation from devising a plan and sticking to it. From 2003 to 2007, that certainly bore fruit, but I remember a couple of press conferences with Acta last year in which he made intimations that the likes of Donald and Gomez "weren't supposed to be" in Cleveland - that the plan was for both to get their first tastes of MLB in September, not June or July. But in baseball (as in life), things happen that force events and improvisation upon any situation and, when those arise, the Indians always seem to be begrudgingly reacting instead of being proactive with a particular situation. By that I mean, they use the talking point of a player "forcing himself into a spot", but rare is the example of an Indians' player of the past few years legitimately "forcing himself" and not just sliding into a spot vacated by injury. Perhaps it is that track record (and watching the way that things fell apart from July of 2008 to today...with a plan unquestionably in place) that makes me want the Indians to embrace some modicum of "bend" to their seemingly rigid plan. While I'm not intimating that they should be stocking up on retread players that are going to obviously take time away from realizing what's been bought in the past few years and what sits in "the pantry" at present, a simple "competition" at a particular spot (like, say 3B or 2B) this Spring would be a welcome departure from the Indians going to Spring Training fully aware of how the team is going to look when it heads North and using Spring Training to justify those conclusions instead of using Spring Training to more fully come to those conclusions.
History suggests that those "competitions" may not only have a leader in the clubhouse, but a "winner" already tabbed before anyone steps under the Arizona sun, with the pieces on the chess board already lined up.


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We've always loved the warm, rounded tone of Yamaha's FG700MS but it's still nice to have a little bit of celebrity endorsement to really let you know you've picked a great guitar. The so-called 'East Midlands Bob Dylan', Jake Bugg, told Music Radar "My Yamaha guitar, it was only 150 quid, but it sounds great 'cos I've played it for quite a few years now and the wood's just mellowed out. Price don't always matter [...] it's whatever sounds good."
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Given the Dylan comparisons (earnest lyrics and raw style? Check!), it's not a big surprise to find Jake has an electric side to him too. 'Taste It' conjures up a bit of the early British blues explosion with some licks that wouldn't be out of place on early Stones or Yardbirds records.
When he performed in Radio 1's Live Lounge recently though, he kept it all acoustic, with his trusty Yamaha guitar on display in this performance of 2013 single "Seen It All".

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To mark World
Aids day on 1st December 2011, and the thirty-year
anniversary of the first identified cases, I wish to recommend
Longtime Companion, directed by Norman René, and released
in 1989. The title is taken from the words used by the New York
Times obituary section, then unable to acknowledge a homosexual
relationship, to describe a same sex partner of someone who had
died. The film is set during the 1980s, in America, when the world
witnessed the emergence of a new disease that we have come to know
as Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome or AIDS, caused by a then
unknown agent, now well known as Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 or
Through the interconnected lives of several gay men, Longtime
Companion tells the chronological story of the beginning of the
AIDS epidemic. Within the group, there are two well established
partnerships: that between David and Sean, who writes a daytime
soap opera and that between Howard, who stars in the soap written
by Sean, and his partner Paul. The other single friends in the
circle are Willy, who is a personal trainer, a young man called
John and a lawyer called Fuzzy, on account of his facial hair.
Howard and Paul live next door to Lisa, who is a friend of Fuzzy
and part of the group. Willy and Fuzzy meet early in the film and
begin a relationship. The affluent couple, David and Sean, have a
beach house on Fire Island where they frequently invite their
friends to stay. In 1981 the New York Times publishes news of a new
'gay cancer' called Kaposi's sarcoma and all of the friends react
in different ways to the report. In 1982, John develops pneumonia,
deteriorates rapidly and dies soon after he is admitted to
hospital. By 1983, the attitude to the illness among the group is
very different and fear has taken hold. David and Sean are seen
arguing over Sean's fears that he might have the illness. In 1984,
Paul becomes unwell and investigations in hospital reveal that he
has toxoplasmosis. In the same year, Sean is hospitalised and
during a visit to him from Willy, the film demonstrates brilliantly
the fear that Willy has of contracting the disease from a kiss Sean
gives him on the neck. By 1985, Sean is being nursed at home, by
his partner David, and is now suffering from AIDS related dementia.
David is trying to support Sean with his screenwriting in order to
keep the extent of his illness hidden from the studio. At the same
time Fuzzy tries to secure Howard a movie role when the producer
has refused to cast him after hearing an untrue rumor that he has
AIDS. By 1986, Sean has severe dementia and is bed bound,
incoherent and incontinent. He dies soon after and Fuzzy offers
support to David by phoning to find a 'gay friendly' funeral home
that will deal with the body. The next scene, at a memorial
service, takes place in 1987 when we discover the deceased is
David. By 1988, Howard has been diagnosed as HIV positive and is
fundraising for AIDS causes. The film ends in 1989 with Willy,
Fuzzy and Lisa walking along the seashore contemplating how much
their lives have changed, in the few years since AIDS has emerged.
There is a final brief fantasy scene in which all of their lost
friends return to the beach to be fleetingly reunited before
disappearing once again and leaving the three friends alone on the
empty shoreline.
Longtime Companion presents a number of relevant mental
health issues that are related to infection with the Human
Immunodeficiency Virus. These include the effect of repeated
bereavements on those who lose close friends and or a partner from
the disease; anxiety and panic about developing the illness in
healthy, but at risk, individuals and finally it offers a portrait
of HIV related dementia in one of the characters. As the film is
set at the time when AIDS first manifest, when the mortality rate
was 100%, there is an inevitable historical context to be taken
into account in relation to the medical content.
Thankfully the intervening years have brought huge
success in managing those who suffer from HIV infection, using
highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). As a recent study in
the UK has shown (BMJ 2011;
343:d6016), there is now a significantly improved life
expectancy for those with HIV when antiretroviral therapy is
started soon after diagnosis, transforming it into a chronic
disease rather than what was usually a fatal illness. However
there is still no vaccine or cure and in current times the disease
presents huge problems worldwide, especially in sub-Saharan Africa,
where it is estimated that one in three people are living with the
virus in the worst affected countries. In the UK the estimates
suggest that between 80,000 - 90,000 people are living with HIV and
that the two groups most affected are men who have sex with men and
people who have moved to the UK from areas of the world with a high
incidence of HIV. In this second group, heterosexual sex is the
commonest cause for the spread of infection among men and
Since the mid 1990s, with the use of HAART in the
treatment of those infected with HIV, the incidence of HIV
associated dementia has declined and has been replaced by less
severe HIV associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND). The
impairments commonly seen include reduced attention and slower
information processing and subtle changes are estimated to be
present in up to 35% of people with HIV infection who are under the
age of 40. When AIDS dementia does occur, it presents as a
subcortical dementia associated with basal ganglia pathology whose
severity appears to correlate with the levels of virus in the brain
and cerebrospinal fluid. As increasing numbers of HIV positive
people are now living longer, it is important to remember that HIV
is a potential cause of anyone presenting with mild cognitive
impairment or early-onset dementia. For some basic information
about HIV related cognitive impairment, The Alzheimer's Society has
a good
factsheet on the topic.
Any psychiatrists wanting to consider the subject area in
greater detail might find interest in a book entitled Handbook of
AIDS Psychiatry by M.A. Cohen, H.Goforth, J. Lux, S. Batista, S.
Khalife, K. Cozza, J. Soffer. Oxford University Press USA. 2010,
which was reviewed recently in the British Journal of Psychiatry by
Derek Summerfield, Consultant Psychiatrist (BJP September 2011
199:259-260). There is also the earlier Comprehensive Textbook of
AIDS Psychiatry Edited by Mary Ann Cohen & Jack M. Gorman.
Oxford University Press. 2007, which was reviewed in 2009 in the
British Journal of Psychiatry by Jose Catalan, Consultant
Psychiatrist (BJP 2009 195: 277).
Longtime Companion is a film that puts a very personal face on
the experiences of a close group of gay men as they struggled to
face the frightening consequences of a new disease, one which
proved a challenge to professionals from all branches of medicine
then and, in different ways, is still doing so today.
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For those of us who are really into food, a quick trip to the bookshelf to look up a recipe often ends up in an hour or two spent sitting on the floor reading about something entirely unexpected. Recently I went looking for a recipe for shrimp quenelles and my search led me to Madeleine Kamman's heavy tome, The Making of a Cook. Next to the section on seafood mousselines and quenelles was a fascinating entry about frogs. According to Kamman, frogs are not farmed extensively in America but they are in France, where the legs are snipped off still-living frogs. The legless critters are then tossed back in the pond to grow another set. Eeeeeeewwww, right? I almost swore off eating frog's legs forever. I lasted 11 days. I probably could have gone longer but Café Dalat, the Vietnamese restaurant at Central and San Mateo, does a magnificent breaded frog leg appetizer. Looking over the menu the other day, I marveled aloud, "Ooh, fried frog legs!" but the expression on my date's face suggested he'd heard me say, "Ooh, fried bog dregs!" So how could I resist? The crispy golden legs arrived looking more like deep-fried shrimp than the slimy green webbed snack he was expecting. And they were scrumptious dipped in Dalat's salty, tangy nuoc cham sauce. Keep up the good work, frogs. We'll eat 'em as fast as you can grow 'em.
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Have you ever tried to eat a sopaipilla the size of a down comforter? Well, maybe not down comforter size but how about ... almost as big as a medium pizza? Our indefatigable interns brought one of these monsters back from Delicia's, a café tucked into a blink-and-you-missed-it strip mall between the Rio Grande river and Atrisco (3915 Central NW, 833-0488). Delicia's staff is very friendly, the kind of friendly that makes East Coast émigrés suspicious. (Why are all these people being so nice? What do they want?) The food is pleasantly unambitious, good New Mexican grub done very well. An entrée of pork chops smothered in onions, tomatoes and jalapeños tasted like it was home cooked by somebody's grandma. In fact the cook looked like somebody's grandma as she called across the dining room to ask me, "Hon! Do you like onions?" Yeah, I do like onions and I like Delicia's. I bet you will too. They're open for breakfast, lunch and dinner Tuesday through Saturday and until 3 p.m. on Sundays.
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Brett Bakker on the state's shortage of organic commodity inspectors
Organic produce, meats and processed foods are a booming $18 to $20 million dollar industry in New Mexico but a critical shortage of state inspectors threatens the survival of these small businesses. If they can't get inspected and certified organic, the producers can't effectively market their goods to those who are eager to buy them. Through volunteer fundraising, a small group of folks hopes to add 10 part-time, contracted inspectors to the state's current team of three. Brett Bakker, chief inspector for the New Mexico Organic Commodity Commission, spoke to Alibi about the inspector training process and what it entails.
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Whether you're more familiar with the French Riviera or the French Quarter, there are plenty of places in Albuquerque to get a taste of authentic French cuisine. Read Hosho McCreesh's review of Le Quiche Parisienne in this issue, and check out these other restaurants in the city that will cater to your wanderlust and make you feel, if only for the evening, that you're dining in the City of Lights. Bon appetit, mes amis.


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Tuesday, August 14, 2012 - Tomas, Lukas and Jan - CZECH UP
Tomas, Lukas and Jan - CZECH UP
Lukas Pribyl had an accident on a motorcycle, on his first ever ride on one. His ankle was set in plaster and we invited him in for a Czech Up with our very own medical team, of Tomas Kukal and Jan Sadecky. We first see the medics, and they are discussing the fact that Lukas is coming in. Tomas says he wants to have some fun, but that they must be nice to Lukas. There is a knock on the door and Lukas comes in, on crutches. Jan tells Lukas to get undressed so they can do a full check up. They help him off with his clothes, and dress him in a white surgical gown. Then Lukas climbs onto the examination chair and puts his legs in the stirrups. The gown is lifted, exposing his cock and balls, as Jan listens to his chest. Meanwhile Tomas busies himself checking Lukas' cock. He slowly wanks it and as it gets hard he starts to suck on it. Lukas' hand goes on to Tomas' head and pushes him down on his cock, at the same time kissing Jan. they really enjoy that kissing as Tomas sucks on the cock and balls. Tomas then kisses Jan, who replaces him in sucking on that cock. After some kissing Tomas joins Jan in sucking Lukas' cock and balls. Jan then puts a glove on and starts to finger Lukas ass as well. Jan then gets naked himself and his cock is rock hard too, as he kisses Lukas. He climbs up so his cock is close to Lukas face, but Tomas leans over and starts sucking it before Lukas has a chance. Then Tomas goes back down on Lukas' dick and Jan's cock is available. Lukas wastes no time, he wanks it and then takes it in his mouth. Tomas sucks on Jan again and then gets naked himself. So now Tomas is being sucked by Jan as he himself sucks on Lukas again. Those cocks are all throbbing and ready for action. Tomas moves around and sucks Lukas, but his ass is presented to Jan who rims it and then fingers that hole. Once it is loose enough Tomas climbs up and sits his ass down on Lukas rigid dick. He rides up and down on that cock as Jan sucks him. Tomas takes it very well indeed, but wants something different. So they change positions so that Tomas can now fuck his cock into Lukas hot hole. While Lukas is taking that cock Jan sucks him as well. Lukas is really feeling that dick in his ass and wanks himself hard, shooting a big creamy load. Tomas pulls and shoots his cum too. Jan goes down on Tomas cock to suck him dry and then stand and cums over Lukas. Tomas returns the favor, sucking Jan's dick dry of cum. All three guys, having dumped their loads end with a final kiss.
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Thread: BJJ Grandmaster
6/16/2004 6:42pm, #71
Ronin is **** stirring. Come on now, you should know him better by now! :)Originally Posted by Sifu Rudy Abel
6/16/2004 7:21pm, #72
Sorry, I've been away from the forums and I'm not really up on people's on-line personalities at the moment.
6/17/2004 1:56am, #73
This is going to be a semi-long post illustrating why *I THINK* GJJ is different and inferior to BJJ.
Okay, we all know that Rorion is a money-grubbing loser who bamboozle the rest of his family out of the market with his trademark. So what we have is Helio/Rorion & Royce teaching GJJ - the trademarked and authentic one of a kind 'REAL' brazilian jiu jitsu. As we all remember from the carefull marketing on Rorions part Helio 'created' GJJ and was undefeated blah blah blah. Well, we know that is bullshit. One of his own students beat him, and Carlson was forced to come after and whoop the guy. We also know that Kimura beat Helio. We also know that Helio didn't 'create' anything. He watched his brothers and trained JJ, modifying some of the techniques. He didn't create a damn thing. So at this point GJJ is on shaky ground. It was being sold and marketed in a deceptive manner.
BJJ on the other hand is the generic term that everyone is forced to use who is not authorized to teach the official 'GJJ'. You have a whole other lineage like Carlson who teaches basically the same stuff. It gets a little murky as the Gracie family descends and people train with different teachers.
But what exactly is the difference? I'll tell you the difference. GJJ IS INFERIOR TO BJJ. WHAT?!?!?!
Yes, thats right. INFERIOR! You want to know why? Because Helio/Rorion hide the art to people outside the family. Yes. Its the same old bullshit bullshido that happens in other arts. They teach the most basic **** and keep knowledge from their students. Now Im sure that 'someone' is going to come up and 'defend' the GJJ clan. Let me shut you down right from the start.
1) The torrence academy was notorious for hiding their stuff. My proof of this was the exodus of some of their students. For example, Marc Laimon and Ethan Milius bailed on them and went to the Beverly Hills Jiu Jitsu Club to train. They were living testimonials to the BS that was going on. They said it themselves, they were actually being held back. He and Marc both got sick of the games Rorion would play at Torrence. Over the years I have met many like them. They didn't know what they were missing until they went elsewhere.
2) At BHJJC we had many students from GJJ Torrence who would come to train with us. Multi-stripe blues were STILL trying to pass the guard with one arm in and one arm out. Like fucking newbies they would get triangled over and over and over with no clue. HELLO YOU ARE BEING TAUGHT **** THAT SUCKS. Marc and Ethan both laughed at this sort of thing. Their 'technique' was so basic and lame that white belts were tapping out Torrence vets. It was people like Marc and Ethan who broke out of that archaic grappling to evolve into something greater. They experimented with the De La Riva guard, which was conveniently absent at Torrence. They explored leg locks which had previously been taboo. etc etc.
3) There are many many many instances where Rorion would chide his family for 'showing too much', for example when Renzo/Kukuk came out with their video series in the late 90's Rorion tripped out and said they were showing too much. Can you believe that ****? Showing too much? You can look at Rorions own tape series and see what lame crap they were trying to sell. The same dopey moves done in several variations. No depth or substance - and yes, even the one arm in and one arm out guard pass.
4) GJJ's success was built on Royce's success in the UFC. It was rhetorically repeated over and over that GJJ is the source and everything else was crap. You had to learn from them or you weren't learning the 'real' stuff. In the mean time, the 'other' stuff had begun to infiltrate the US and the GJJ myth was beginning to be dismantled. Carlson's guys were handling everyone. Royce even lost to Wallid. Suddenly the myth was shattered. It was possible that there was a better method of teaching, or other teachers who could be better?!?! The US became flooded with QUALITY teachers and their students began to dominate. Look at the Machado's for example.
5) The proof is in the pudding. As BJJ competitions began to flourish you saw the emergence of a new breed of fighter. Cross trained. Specialized. All kinds. But in the BJJ tournaments, the GJJ guys found themselves out of their element. They were losing badly. Teachers who were not afraid to show more started to develop quality competitors who schooled the GJJ boys. Even today, you find that they get owned when they try to compete. You won't see many GJJ reps at the podium. So you know what they did? They shrivelled up, and started their 'own' competitions. Open to THEIR students. Does that sound a lot like some other McDojo's of the past? They even began to change the rules because, *GASP*, people were beating them at their own game.
6) BJJ encourages cross training while GJJ are trying to remain purists. Only recently have they begun to break this mold and are far behind the BJJ guys who recognized the importance of crosstraining. Another good comparison would be Carlson's guys who began boxing to improve their vale tudo game. Nowadays the GJJ fighters are playing catch up. They tried to remain purists too long. Sound like McDojo closed mindedness to me. Case in point Genki v Royler. Pure GJJ v crosstrained BJJ type. There really isn't much of a comparison.
Even in the 'pure' GJJ grappling style they have not evolved. Other BJJ people are continuing to develop and evolve the art. They recognize the importance of adding wrestling and sambo and judo. For example - again I will mention Wallid v Royce. Modern day BJJ meets traditional GJJ. GJJ loses.
So what exactly am I saying? I am saying that GJJ and BJJ are not the same. The terms are not interchangeable. I am also saying that GJJ is inferior to BJJ. I recognize that this might provoke some knee jerk reactionaries that may feel challenged. I would liken this to many McDojo practictioners responses when confronted with reality. They become angry and refuse to accept what many have already realized. Now this is *MY* opinion, and like any opinion it is biased. It is probably not 100% accurate in every word and detail. But by and large I think the information I have provided should convince people that the reality is BJJ has evolved, and GJJ is trying to cling to its glory days as it basked in the public's ignorance. I urge you, if you disagree, to go see for yourself. Compare and try to make an objective decision on the subject. I think you will find that what I have said is true. BJJ > GJJ.
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6/17/2004 2:51am, #75
Great Post. I am new to the politics of the Gracie family.
6/17/2004 3:05am, #76
So which Gracie family members are teaching "better" jiu-jitsu?"Pussyhole"
6/17/2004 3:08am, #77
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Thats a good question , and one that I would like ot know the Reasoniung behind , as well ... I mean , how can you tell the difference as a Consumer ?
6/17/2004 3:29am, #78
I pretty much agree with yrkoon9's post, I've met a few gjj practicioners that seemed a little behind the rest of the grappling community, even wallid said when he grappled royce it seemed that royce was behind the times so to speak with his techniques.
6/17/2004 3:39am, #79
Let me make a blanket statement to answer that question:
Just about everyone in BJJ is ahead of GJJ.
That being said, as with any rule of thumb there are exceptions. However, I have yet to meet any BJJ teacher who hides as much of their art as the GJJ clan does. That is not to say there are not those that do, but on the whole BJJ teachers/students are far more open and modern than GJJ'ers. I will end this by adding that GJJ is about making a buck, while BJJ is about producing quality students. BAM, I pull no punches.
Please read my full post on pg 5 if you are going to argue this points with me. Sniping at this post without understanding my reasons for saying this would be ignorant.
Whoops! I didn't see the second question that relates to BJJ/GJJ as a product for the consumer.
To answer that question I will give you an example. Lets say in GJJ you are learning the basic armbar. You will practice that over and over and over. Now I will always agree that repetition is good, but at a certain point variety for the consumer becomes important. In this case, a BJJ student would have learned much more in the time being spent by the GJJ student. They would have learned new and different positions for applying that armbar. They would have seen counters and combinations. They would have also been exposed to many drills of combinations and counters with that armbar that simulate real time situations.
But most important of all!!!! They would have been practicing those armbars in sparring. One of the glaring inadequacies of GJJ is the lack of serious sparring that their students get. Wheras you might get 2-3 5minute rounds at GJJ, you would get double at the average BJJ school. Time and time again I hear horror stories of students from Torrence who were woefully unprepared for the realities of grappling at other schools. They practiced that one armbar, and might be pretty good at it by now. But they are never in a position to use it because the other students from BJJ know counters, combinations, and most of all have more experience sparring in comparison to their counterparts who have equal amounts of training.
If I was to make an analogy GJJ is trying to feed you bread. Everyday bread bread bread. Expensive bread at that! Look at that pricing schedule and you will see. But at the BJJ school you are going to be getting bread also, in the form of a sandwich. Every day a different sandwich. Yep, it will have bread too. But most importantly the sandwich is dynamic, today may be turkey with cheese, tommorrow meatball, the next day something else. One day the GJJ students are going to go in the back of the kitchen and realize that the reason they are only eating bread is because Helio/Rorion are hoarding all the extra's for themselves.
I'll end this post with some props to some of the Gracies. Ralph, Renzo, and Carlson produce some phenominal students. They are certainly not the ONLY ones, but since they are easily recognizable and highly visible you can see for yourself and make a comparison. Take a Torrance blue belt and put him against a Ralph blue belt. There won't be a comparison. Ralph's boy will be laughing as he mops the floor.
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6/17/2004 3:51am, #80
Hey my original school was a carlos gracie jr./draculino affiliate and was pretty ahead of its time as far as grappling (but not as far ahead of its time as my current school), though I still think there are more and more bjj schools in general that are falling into the trap of being stagnant and not allowing growth, it's all about the atmosphere the instructor/coach creates within the gym, I think that gyms that allow for more free exchange of ideas and more of a casual, yet physically intense, training environment will have a much better chance of adapting and growing then a school that has the attitude that whatever the instructor say/does is law and will always be that way, i.e. the passing the guard with one arm in and one arm out example yrkoon9 used in his article is a good example of this, most people can figure out on their own that this pass is extremely outdated and that there are many more effective variations of it out there that will not get you triangled.
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The dust has finally settled on what has been, the greatest NHL Playoffs I have ever witnessed. Between all of the amazing overtime games, and the tremendous series' that have gone the full 7 games, this series is shaping up to be a classic. The Stanley Cup Finals has come down to opposite ends of the continent, as the #1 seed Vancouver Canucks get ready to take on the #3 seed Boston Bruins. Personally I think this is the best matchup the NHL could have hoped for in terms of getting the best series possible for the finals.
The road to the finals began for both teams in similar fashion, with the Canucks taking on their playoff nemesis, the Chicago Blackhawks, and the Bruins facing off against the Montreal Canadiens. Both series were epic, and reached the ultimate conclusion: Game 7 overtime. From there though, the roads differed.
The Canucks seemed to be on a path of destiny, and played with tremendous confidence throughout the remainder of the Western Conference Playoffs. They cast aside Nashville, dumping them in 6 games, and then they did the same to San Jose, thoroughly dominating them all series long, and easily advancing to the finals in 5 games, for the first time since 1994.
The Bruins in the 2nd round exorcised their demons, making amends for last season's collapse against the Flyers, and trounced them in a 4 game sweep. In the Eastern Conference Finals, they were again pushed to the brink, this time by a young, upstart Tampa Bay Lightning team, but the Bruins held on to win game 7 on their home ice, to make their first Stanley Cup Final since 1990.
These teams come in very evenly matched, so who ultimately takes home Lord Stanley's Cup?
Both teams were in the top 3 in their respective conferences in total goals during the regular season with the Canucks leading the NHL. They have what might be the deepest lineup in the league, with the Sedin twins, and Ryan Kesler leading the attack for the Canucks. Henrik Sedin is the leading scoring in the playoffs coming in to the series. The Bruins counter with a more balanced attack, led by Nathan Horton and David Krejci, both tied with 17 points in the playoffs thus far.
While both teams rely on their depth to provide a constant attack while in the offensive zone, I tend to think that because of the Canucks having more star power in their lineup, they have the edge on offense.
Despite both of these teams being two of the highest scoring teams in the league, more impressively, they both were in the top 3 in terms of fewest goals given up during the season. The Canucks gave up the fewest goals in the league, while the Bruins were third, giving up only 10 more goals all season. I think that in this series, the Bruins have a small edge, given that they have one of the top 3 defensemen in the league in their captain, Zdeno Chara.
If you asked hockey fans who the two best goaltenders in the world currently are, I would be willing to bet that most would say Roberto Luongo, and Tim Thomas. Both were stellar this season, and are up for the Vezina Award for best goaltender after these playoffs complete.
Luongo had a reputation as a playoff failure coming into this year, and had a few struggles in the opening round, but since his stellar play in game 7 of the opening round, he has been terrific, and has his team on the brink of a title.
While Tim Thomas has been the most consistent goalie in the league this year, leading the league in both Save %, and Goals Against Average during the regular season. Many thought that Thomas was done after battling injuries and the emergence of Tuuka Rask last season, but he has bounced back in a huge way for the Bruins.
I don't think either team really has an edge in the goaltending department.
Final Thoughts
I personally cannot wait for this series to get underway, I think this is the best matchup that the NHL could have asked for from a pure hockey watching standpoint. These two teams are so evenly matched that I think we are in for one of the best Stanley Cup Finals in a long time.
The thing that makes this series so intriguing to me is that both teams are so good on both offense and defense that I think we will see a variety of different games in this series. I won't be surprised if a 6-5 up and down thriller happens. But with the great goalies, and defense that both teams boast in this series, I think we'll see a couple low scoring, grind it out games, where one freak bounce could determine the game. I also think that because of how even these teams are, there will be a couple overtime games in this series.
But when it comes down to it, I think that the Canucks have more play makers on offense, and I think that gives them the slightest edge in this series. That and the fact that they have the home ice advantage will come in handy, because I think that this series will end with… Vancouver In 7.


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Control is a biographical film, directed by Anton
Corbijn, about Ian Curtis, the lead singer of the post-punk band
called Joy Division, whose life ended in suicide at the age of 23.
The screenplay by Matt Greenhalgh was based on the book
Touching from a Distance, written by Curtis' widow
Deborah. Control was shot in black and white and released
in 2007. Corbijn is a Dutch photographer, known for his work in
black and white, who had met and photographed Joy Division before
Curtis' death in 1980. The film won several awards at Cannes Film
Festival, five British Independent Film Awards and a British
Academy Film Award, as well as being named Best Film at the 2007
Evening Standard British Film Awards.
It tells the story of Ian Curtis throughout the formative years
of Joy Division, but also focuses on the difficulties in his
marriage, his affair with another woman and his struggle to cope
with recurrent seizures and later depression, which results in his
tragic death. As a very human portrait of epilepsy in a young
adult, Control offers much to students of psychiatry as it
presents so many important issues concerning medication (both
compliance and side effects), the influence of stressors, the role
that substance abuse may play in altering the seizure threshold and
the psychological effect of fear and of stigma. I am sure I will
not be alone, as a spectator who is a mental health professional,
in wanting to 'intervene' at many stages of this film and change
the course of events.
We first meet Ian Curtis (Sam Riley) at school, as
a day dreamer interested in poetry. He falls for his close friend's
girlfriend, Debbie (Samantha Morton), and they soon become engaged.
In 1975, they marry when Ian is just 19 and Debbie is 18. However,
Ian struggles to share in domestic life and prefers to write poetry
alone in a room of the house. At this time, he is working as an
employment agent at the local job centre, where he deals with a
young woman, called Corrine, who suffers from epilepsy. She attends
the appointment wearing a protective helmet and Ian witnesses her
having a seizure at his desk. By 1977, Ian and fellow band members
Peter Hook, Bernard Sumner and Stephen Morris formally debut as Joy
Division and Ian & Debbie provide the finance for the band's
first record.
As the band's success grows, their manager gets
them their first gig in London in 1978, and it is after this event,
on the way back home that Ian experiences his first grand mal
seizure. The diagnosis of epilepsy is followed by a recommendation
to take several antiepileptic drugs, which cause significant
drowsiness and soon threaten his ability to work at the employment
agency. It is at this time that he hears of the sudden death from
epilepsy of Corinne. Giving up his job just after the birth of
their daughter Natalie in 1979, Ian chooses to focus on his career
in Joy Division, leaving Debbie to look after their daughter and
earn some money whilst he goes on tour. In a gloomy mood, feeling
that his marriage was a mistake, he starts an affair with a Belgian
journalist, called Annik, who is reporting on Joy Division's 1980
European tour. On his return home, Ian tells Debbie that he
probably doesn't love her anymore and not long after this she finds
evidence of his affair and confronts him. Telling Debbie that the
affair is finished, he continues to see Annik, who is present at a
concert when he has a seizure on stage, and so is able to comfort
him as he regains consciousness, whilst telling him she loves
Once he gets back home, Ian makes a suicide attempt
by taking an overdose of his medication, leaving a note for Debbie,
but also telling her before collapsing. A brief scene in hospital,
just before his discharge, shows no psychiatric assessment or
intervention despite it being very clear that his mood is
significantly depressed. As the band prepare for their first tour
in the USA, they perform at a small local venue, where Ian finds
himself unable to perform onstage, walking off after only one verse
of a song. Racked with guilt, he expresses the view that he has
lost control of his life. As the affair with Annik continues,
Debbie asks him for a divorce, and asks him to leave. He first
moves in with band member Bernard, who offers him help using
hypnotherapy tapes, and then with his parents. He writes to Annik
of his fear that epilepsy will kill him and that he loves her. But
nothing relieves his distress and he returns home to Debbie,
pleading for her not to divorce him. When she refuses, he becomes
angry, asking her to leave and he sits alone drinking until he has
a seizure. On waking from the floor the next morning he hangs
himself in the kitchen.
Control offers the opportunity to consider an important
mental health issue, namely the relationship between depression,
suicidal behaviour and epilepsy.
An article published in 2011, in Advances in
Psychiatric Treatment entitled Epilepsy and neuropsychiatric
comorbidities by Niruj Agrawal & Suren Govender (2011, vol
17, 44-53), provides an excellent introduction to epilepsy in its
various forms and discusses its association with depression,
anxiety and psychosis. The abstract makes
clear that the wide range of neuropsychiatric comorbidities has
only recently been truly appreciated and the full article provides
a thorough consideration of the relationship between epilepsy and
depression. The article states that there is also a strong
association between the risk of suicide and the onset of epilepsy
at an early age, especially during adolescence.
A population based case-control study by
Christensen et al in 2007 (Lancet Neurology 6:693-8)
suggested that the risk of suicide is 32 times higher in those with
epilepsy and depression than in the general population, as opposed
to 2.4 times higher in those with epilepsy alone (link to the
abstract). Antiepileptic medications can also
have depressive effects as well as having a possible influence on
suicidal behaviour. In the recently revised book entitled The
Neuropsychiatry of Epilepsy, edited by Michael R. Trimble and
Bettina Schmitz, published by Cambridge University Press 2011,
there is a chapter on
Antiepileptic drugs and suicide by
Trimble, which is accessible online at Google Books, in which the
author discusses the neurochemistry of affective disorders,
suicidal behaviour and antiepileptic medications.
A viewing of Control, alongside a
reading of these articles and the chapter, would form the basis of
an excellent introduction to the psychiatric aspects of epilepsy
for mental health professionals. But this film can also give all
viewers some understanding of the personal and social implications
of suffering from recurrent seizures.
To quote from a review of this film on the
Disability Now website:
Control is of huge benefit to people with
epilepsy. As a hidden disability, it has little profile. People who
have seizures on the street continue to terrify the population.
Control gets the issue out there.
Written by Clair Chapwell, who has had epilepsy
since she was 14.
This film would be especially beneficial to medical
students and psychiatric trainees and I strongly recommend it.
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History will record that California Chrome lost the Belmont Stakes and the Triple Crown on Saturday, but there's a better way to remember one of the most anticipated horse races in years.
California Chrome didn't lose the Belmont. A talented and better-rested horse named Tonalist won it, followed closely across the Belmont Park finish by three others fitting that description. As disappointing as the result was for millions of fans, it's a reminder of why the Triple Crown is so hard to sweep, and why the spring series consumes the sport's attention more and more as the drought stretches to (now) 36 years.
This point may have eluded California Chrome co-owner Steve Coburn, who reacted to the end of the colt's six-race winning streak like a bad loser, saying Tonalist's handlers "took the coward's way out" by skipping the Kentucky Derby and Preakness and coming into the Belmont off a tuneup victory in the Peter Pan Stakes four weeks ago.
The statement is ridiculous, for two main reasons.
First, people who care about the welfare of thoroughbreds should resist any attempt to compel owners and trainers to race their horses when they're less than fit and healthy. Which almost certainly would be the result if it became a matter of rule or custom that the best horses appear in all three Triple Crown races — not that Coburn, of the self-titled Dumbass Stables, would be dumb enough to propose a rule.
The accusation is particularly inappropriate in Tonalist's case, considering that it was an illness — not a chosen strategy by trainer Christophe Clement — that forced the colt to drop off the prep-race trail.
Second, "fresh" horses didn't just start being a big factor in the Belmont this year, or this century. The fact that Triple Crown hopefuls must compete three times in five weeks, at three different distances on different racetracks, and would have to beat less-weary opponents to pull off the feat, has always been part of the challenge.
The horse-racing industry has talked for a long time about whether the Triple Crown format should be changed — the races spaced farther apart and the distances shortened to accommodate modern horses' breeding — but that's a topic for another day. Right now, what's important is that California Chrome was beaten fair and square.
The California-bred colt and jockey Victor Espinoza were fourth in the early going and finished in a dead heat for fourth with Wicked Strong, behind Tonalist, Commissioner and Medal Count.
On the turn for home, though, Chrome and Espinoza launched a strong bid for the lead while racing in the clear four paths off the rail. Chrome's surge came as the pace, compared to recent runnings of the Belmont, was quickening. The 4-5 favorite never quite got his nose in front, and his momentum was gone by the time the pace collapsed in the homestretch.
Instead of joining the illustrious list of 11 Triple Crown winners, California Chrome joins the 11 other horses who have come up short with a loss in the Belmont since Secretariat, Seattle Slew and Affirmed made it look easy in the 1970s.
Like virtually all Triple Crown seekers who are beaten in the Belmont, California Chrome lost ground to the leaders in the final quarter-mile, undone in part by the race's extreme 1 1/2-mile distance.
They can't take the Santa Anita Derby, the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness away from him, and he can't be considered a disappointment for losing one of the fastest-run Belmonts in recent years.
The story of the cheaply bred Cal-bred owned by two unpretentious men and trained by well-liked, 77-year-old Art Sherman drew a big crowd of 31,208 to Santa Anita Park in Arcadia to share in watching California Chrome's attempt for history on TV screens.
The happiness of the story shouldn't be lost in Coburn's rash remarks after Chrome's first loss since November.
If Coburn's bitterness becomes a controversy, it's a reminder that dramas like this are, at heart, best about the horses and not the people.
Just as the end of this Triple Crown quest is a reminder of why it's such a gripping drama.


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What's up guys~
I'm back again to announce 2 more titles that will be join the Crunchyroll Fall Lineup! First is MIRACLE TRAIN which will air every Sunday at 11:30 am PST. MIRACLE TRAIN is a wonderful shojo piece produced by the good people
at Aniplex:
Don't want to hop on board without knowing what its about beforehand? Well here's the low down of this brand new shojo title:
There is an urban legend in Japan about an underground subway line that moves without limitations. The rumor is only gorgeous men ride a train that is known as the MIRACLE TRAIN. And if you were to happen upon this line, you would undoubtedly fall into a complete state of happiness. Being touched by a ray of light, granting her access to enter into the Oedo Line platform, where the MIRACLE TRAIN runs. As the doors open up, the space inside is very different, as six handsome men await you inside. This is the legend of the Miracle Train and they are all personifications of Oedo Line stations!
But how do you get on this MIRACLE TRAIN? According to the conductor the leadership of these six gentlemen and the female guide, when women have worries or insecurities, the Miracle Train will appear. With names matching the stations along the line, these fabulous gentlemen - whose bonds together are tight, despite their different personalities - will erase all of your worries and fears. Thus the name: Miracle Train. So, are you ready to believe in and ride the miracle train?
* Due to licensing restrictions, MIRACLE TRAIN will be availabe in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, and the United Arab Emirates.
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Next stop on the fall line up train line! The SECOND title we're going to announce today is NOGIZAKA HARUKA NO HIMITSU 2 ~PUREZZA~
Picking up where we left off from the first season, we'll be able to follow Yūto and Haruka through more adventures together! This fan-favorite will launch every Monday at 1 pm PST.
For those who have never seen this show or know what its about, here's the breakdown:
Yūto Ayase attends Hakujō Academy, a private high school in Japan. His classmate, Haruka Nogizaka, is not only very attractive, but is intelligent and rich, garnering her the title as the school's idol. However, one day when Yūto's friend asks him to return a book to the library, he unexpectedly stumbles across Haruka and her deepest,
darkest secret—she is an otaku!!
Promising to keep her secret hidden, Yūto and Haruka become close friends, helping Haruka with her secret hobby and developing their relationship together. Season two of NOGIZAKA HARUKA NO HIMITSU 2 ~PUREZZA~ picks up where we left off in the first season, making for a romantic-comedy adventure that everyone is sure to enjoy!
* Due to licensing restrictions, NOGIZAKA HARUKA NO HIMITSU 2 ~PUREZZA~ will be available in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand.
For more info regarding the growing fall lineup, check out the links below!
10/2: Miracle Train and Nogizaka Haruka No Himitsu 2 ~Purezza~
10/1: Sora No Otoshimono and The Book of Bantorra
9/30: Natsu No Arashi! 2
9/29: Asura Cryin' 2
9/28: Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee, Naked Wolves
YES! finally a show for us girls!! I will watch Miracle Train for sure!
Also it's nice to see Nogizaka season 2 on here! GOOD JOB CR!!
.. I'm still holding out on a couple other shows hopefully some that don't have any sub group already planning to do it *Yumeiro Patissiere*
Married Fumoffu7 on 11/12/13 I am now a MRS!!
YAY for Miracle Train I'm defiantly watching that one
Life is a bitch, so if its easy you're doing it wrong
No season 1?
blehhhh was hoping for other shows
Life is a bitch, so if its easy you're doing it wrong
So unless CR is announcing Shin Koi-hime Musou on the day it airs...it looks chances of watching it on CR are low.... pretty cool CR got Nogizaka ....though I was already gonna watch it through fansubs since there are 2 fansubbers doing it.
Although the announcement doesn't mention it, there does seem to be separate pages for Season 1 and Season 2:
I don't know, perhaps they just made a mistake.
I edited this comment because I immaturely acted and am sorry about that. My comment was wrong and unfair to the female viewers. I again am sorry.
Different strokes for different folks. Complaining about the mere fact that anime which doesn't cater to your specific tastes *exists* is rather immature and pointless. The same thing goes for people who complain about otaku shows like Strike Witches, etc.
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So unless CR is announcing Shin Koi-hime Musou on the day it airs...it looks chances of watching it on CR are low....
I wouldn't discount that possibility. Last season, CrunchyRoll began simulcasting shows weeks after they'd already aired (Juuden-chan, for example, and some other shows I think).
Protip: Just because you don't like it doesn't mean its "disgusting". Heck, I have no interest in Miracle Train or yaoi, but I'm not going to bitch and moan and call it "disgusting", I'm just going to ignore it.
Or do you want everyone who doesn't like the shows YOU like calling them "disgusting" and saying you're an idiot for liking them? Because that is what you are inviting on yourself.
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Wow, there are increasing the number of show that I can't watch in this season, Right now, 1 out of 5. This will be a really bad season for me
Miracle Train is Yaoi? Says who? I am not fan of the genre but I will give it a go as I want some bishie time. Will keep an eye out for it.
I join in when I can...
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BRISTOL, Tenn. – The King Tornado pounded the paint all game long and put up a 51-point second half to run away with a 91-58 victory over Mount Olive College on Saturday evening. Freshman Drew Standifer scored a new career-high 23 points and was part of a tremendous shooting night in which King hit better than 58 percent of their shots from the field.
Standifer, a freshman from Knoxville, Tenn., scored 13 of his 23 points and recorded all five of his rebounds in the first half. He went 7-for-8 at the charity stripe in the frame to help King built a 12-point lead going into the locker room.
Standifer was one of three King players to enter double figures in scoring on the night. Joining him was senior Eddie Piccinini (Orlando, Fla.) who tallied 18 points on 6-of-8 shooting from the field including a trio of threes. Logan Lyle (Unicoi, Tenn.) put together a 17-point night. He went a perfect 4-for-4 from the line and three of his five field goals were from beyond the arc.
King built its lead by a wider margin in the second half with thanks to their close-range play. The Tornado scored 46 of their 91 points in the pain, including a pair of dunks from freshman Malcolm St. Louis and Drew Standifer.
Michael Fortune (Beckley, W.Va.) distributed the ball well with his season-high seven assists and forced three steals on the defensive end, tying Lyle for most steals on the night. Jason Seymore (Powell, Tenn.) helped King outrebound Mount Olive (40-38) with his team-high nine boards.
King's big breakaway came from the end of the first half when the Tornado ran out on a 32-9 run that spanned over 10 minutes in length. Eddie Piccinini and Logan Lyle set the tone from the start with back-to-back threes and momentum kept riding in King's direction when Malcolm St. Louis threw down a dunk after Logan Lyle hit four straight free throws stemming from consecutive technical fouls being administered to the Trojans. Their lead grew to 29 points, 65-36, near the 12-minute mark and hit a game-high 33 by night's end.
With three games remaining, King will play its final two at home against Coker (Feb. 23) and North Greenville (March 1). Their next contest will be on the road against Limestone on Feb. 20 in a key Conference Carolinas game in Gaffney, S.C. King edged out Limestone in the Student Center on Jan. 24, 76-73. Gametime against Limestone is set for 7:30 p.m. Live stats, audio, and video will be available at www.KingTornado.com.


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High school basketball: Ossining, Irvington girls win state titles; New Rochelle, Burke Catholic advance
Ossining's and Irvington's girls basketball teams put exclamation points on their memorable seasons by winning state championships Saturday, while the New Rochelle and Burke Catholic boys squads are each one victory away from doing the same.
In Troy, Saniya Chong, the Gatorade State Player of the Year, had 34 points and 12 rebounds to lead Ossining to an 86-69 victory over Gates-Chili in the Class AA championship game. Chong, who has committed to the University of Connecticut, broke the state's single-season scoring record in the game; she has 902 points.
Jalay Knowles had 14 points and 14 rebounds, and Andra Espinoza-Hunter added 14 points for Ossining.
Earlier, Irvington won its fourth consecutive Class B girls title by routing Waterloo 78-40.
Ryan McMahon paced the Bulldogs with a career-high 26 points.
"I can't even put it into words," McMahon told MSGVarsity of the "four-peat." "It never gets old. It's nice to have a good game, especially here (in the championship). But it really is just about the entire team and how everybody plays, and I think that everybody else played really well, too."
Meanwhile in Glens Falls, New Rochelle's boys team continued its Cinderella march by defeating Northport 60-46 in the Class AA semifinals. The Huguenots will face Bishop Kearney at 3:15 p.m. Sunday for the title.
New Rochelle's Joe Clarke finished with 22 points, seven rebounds and eight steals.
Khalil Edney, who gained overnight fame with his miraculous 55-foot shot at the buzzer in the Huguenots' Section 1 championship game victory over Mount Vernon, added 13 points and four rebounds. Edney, however, said he refuses to believe it is a "miracle" that the Huguenots are on the brink of a state championship.
"I don't think it's because we're a team of destiny," he said. "We worked hard every day in practice and every game, and in my eyes we deserve to be here. That shot was just one shot. We just need to stay focused and get one more win."
In the Class A boys semifinals, Burke Catholic scored the game's first nine points and then played most of the fourth quarter on cruise control in a 68-50 victory over Amityville.
Jack Dwyer scored 18 points for the Eagles, who will play McKinley at 1:30 p.m. Sunday in the final.
In other games involving Hudson Valley teams, Lake George's boys team defeated Pine Plains 55-45 in the Class C final; unbeaten Argyle routed Martin Luther King Jr. 58-33 in the Class D boys title game; and Harpursville's girls squad beat Alexander Hamilton in the Class C semifinals.
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