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Illinois Fighting Illini great, All-American and NBA star, Kendall Gill.
Due to audio issues, our initial recording of Kendall's podcast episode failed. Here is the transcribed interview of that conversation – featuring discussion topics that didn't make it into the re-recorded episode. Thanks again Kendall for your great generosity.
Podcast: In all Airness – Jordan-era | NBA History
Guest: Kendall Gill | Record date: Jan 28, 2014 | Key: A = Adam / K =Kendall
A: Kendall Gill, thanks for joining me.
K: No problem. It's a pleasure to be heard Down Under in Australia.
A: Have you ever been to Australia before?
K: Never been to Australia before – but someday, I plan on making it.
A: How do you compare the in-arena atmosphere of college basketball, to the support your Charlotte Hornets received in the NBA?
K: It was a little bit different, because an important thing to remember about the Illini players – each and every one of those players; even the walk-ons – was from the state of Illinois. All of us were home grown. It was special.
When I go to North Carolina and play for the Charlotte Hornets, it was great as well, because of the 22,000 fans they had there every night – they were basketball crazy. At that time, the Hornets were the only show in town. It seemed like a college atmosphere, but it was a little different playing pro basketball to college basketball, because players can get traded and you don't get to form the special relationships as a pro player, that you can as a college player. The fan support was awesome in Charlotte.
A: How was it, playing with a unique team mate like Muggsy Bogues?
K: Well, with Muggsy, it was great playing with him, because he was a point guard that could deliver the basketball to you. That was his first priority. In today's day and age, you have guys that shoot first. Muggsy was not at all like that – he pushed the basketball up the court. If you ran, he would give you the basketball. Defensively, people didn't want to dribble the basketball up against Muggsy Bogues.
If you remember Rod Strickland, who is one of the great point guards – most underrated point guards that has ever played in the NBA – bringing the ball up against Muggsy, he never wanted to do that. He always passed the ball off to the two-guard and let him bring it up. That lets you know that even though Muggsy was 5'3", he could change the game at any time.
A: True. Rod Strickland had great handle of the ball, so it's a testament to how good Muggsy was. It must have been quite jarring to see someone of his (Bogues) stature, compete and be so good at NBA level, where players are much taller. Can you talk about his competitiveness?
K: Absolutely. He's a big-time competitor and confident. Totally confident. Even though he was small, he used his speed to his advantage. He had a great ability to cause disruption on the defensive end. These are his strengths. We know he wasn't the greatest scorer – he was great at other things and that is what he kept him in the league for so long.
A: Most listeners will know, as we record this chat, the Charlotte Bobcats will soon revert back to being named the Charlotte Hornets. As one of the Hornets' best players in their franchise history, what's your opinion of their name change?
K: I think it's great. I think the fans were so hurt when the franchise left for New Orleans, that when the NBA brought them back, it still wasn't the same – they were the Bobcats. I think the city identifies with the colors of purple and teal. They identify that with the Hornets name. Now, it seems like the real girlfriend is back (laughs) – so to speak.
I think the city will embrace it and with the name change, there will be more pride instilled in the franchise. Michael Jordan and Fred Whitfield and all those guys understand that. That's why they wanted to bring the name-change back. It is going to be great for the franchise.
A: [Mutombo's Nuggets defeated Gill's Sonics: 1994 NBA Playoffs] After losing Game 5 and returning to the locker room, what happened behind closed doors?
K: Well, it was like a morgue. It was completely silent and like a train hit us. We didn't know what happened. I don't know if you saw, but I'm a big boxing fan. Manny Pacquiao fought Juan Manuel Marquez; in a fight in which he got knocked out. Manny was winning the fight and then, all of sudden – boom – one punch…he's out. Exactly the feeling we had when we lost to the Denver Nuggets.
A: At what point in your career, did you increase your physical conditioning, with boxing and aerobic-type exercises?
K: About my 10th year in the league, I started to do mixed-martial arts – things you'd see on the UFC. I did that for extra conditioning in the summer time – being a 10th year player, you need something else to take it to another level, to keep you ahead of the younger players and that's why I did it. My first love was always boxing. I used to box when I was a kid. I went back to my first love. I had four professional fights – I may have another one – I'm not sure right now. I'm trying to work out the details. However, that is my passion and I do it every day.
A: I know that recently you set a goal to get back to your ideal NBA game-shape. The physical conditioning that you're talking about – is this one of the driving forces behind that decision?
K: It is. My brothers actually bet me that I couldn't get into that type of shape again. At Christmas, at my parents' house, my brothers actually bet me that I couldn't do it. I said, 'OK'. It's a challenge – I always look for challenges – I'm going to do it. I've already been in a month of training and I've got about a month and a half to go. We'll see. I'm half way there (laughs).
A: Who did you get amped up for and look forward to playing, when you read your NBA schedule?
K: Well, I'll tell you what. I used to get amped up to play against Drazen Petrovic. He always brought the best out in me. He and I had some terrific battles. I loved playing against Michael, because…one thing, Michael had the Mike Tyson effect. He had the other guys beat before they even got to the arena. They were afraid of him, you know. That never worked on me. I was never afraid and I relished playing against him – even though he was the greatest to ever play the game. I'm not going to stop him; but, I'm going to make it hard for him. I made it very hard for him to score, but, he still scored. He also had the best offense – the Triangle.
You know, we can go back to Kobe Bryant and how great he was. Shaquille O'Neal. Scottie Pippen. Another guy I loved playing against, even though I didn't guard him – Hakeem Olajuwon. I think he was the second best player I've ever played against. Players like that…you know, Glen Rice and I had a lot battles. Also, Grant Hill. A lot of people don't know; had Grant Hill never been injured, we'd be talking about one of the greatest players to ever play this game. He was one of the most difficult guys to cover as well.
Links to topics discussed:
Statistics courtesy of Basketball Reference | Profile
NCAA: Retrospective | Flyin' Illini | 1989: Elite Eight
NBA: Draft | Dunk Contest | Highlights | Nuggets v Sonics | Kendall v MJ
Boxing: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Fight Night
Kendall Gill online: Twitter | Instagram | The Backcourt Online
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• Jeremy Adame, 25, failure to appear — $200,000.
Fifth Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney David Gibbons filed an arrest warrant petition on June 12, charging Adame with failure to appear in circuit court concerning a delivery of a controlled substance charge. Circuit Judge William Pearson issued a bench warrant for Adame's arrest that day and requested his bond be set at $200,000. Pope County Sheriff's (PCSO) deputies arrested Adame on Tuesday.
• Daniel Gibson, 26, forgery to obtain a controlled substance — $10,000.
• Angel Gonzales, 31, forgery to obtain a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance — $7,500.
A Dover Marshals Office (DMO) report stated a Dover pharmacist called City Hall on Tuesday to report someone attempted to use an alleged forged prescription for 120, 30-milligram oxycodone pills. Police showed up and found Gibson, Gonzales and Jessica Martin sitting in a car at the store's drive-through window waiting for the drugs.
The pharmacist called the clinic printed on the prescription and an employee there said that doctor no longer worked at the clinic, according to the report. Marshals took Gibson into custody and discovered three hydrocodone pills in a cellophane wrapper on the floor board where Gonzales was sitting.
Investigators later used a phone number given by one of the three which was thought to be the doctor who wrote the prescription. Police discovered it was Martin's cell phone. She told investigators she would find out who used the phone and call police back. DMO is referring this matter to the Dover city attorney for possible misdemeanor charges.

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Francisco lands on disabled list
Rangers closer sidelined with mild case of pneumonia
By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com
ARLINGTON -- Rangers closer Frank Francisco is back on the disabled list for the third time this season, and reliever Willie Eyre has been recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City. Francisco was placed on the disabled list Monday afternoon for what was described as a mild case of pneumonia. He was backdated to July 11 so he is eligible to come off the disabled list on Sunday when the Rangers are in Kansas City. C.J. Wilson steps back into the closer's role. Francisco, who hasn't pitched in a game since July 10, started feeling under the weather on Saturday and was sent home on Sunday. He has not been hospitalized, but is taking antibiotics and resting at home. "It hit him hard on Sunday," manager Ron Washington said. "We want to keep him from being around these other guys." Francisco has already been on the disabled list twice this season because of shoulder issues. He leads the Rangers with 15 saves, and Wilson has seven in his role as interim closer. The Rangers are the only team in the American League that has two relievers with at least seven saves. Eyre has a 5.06 ERA in four previous relief appearances with the Rangers and a 2.29 ERA in 10 games, including two starts, with Oklahoma City. He missed 2 1/2 months because of two trips to the disabled list because of a strained groin muscle. The Rangers went with Eyre instead of Neftali Feliz because he can pitch multiple innings. The Rangers need "length" after their relievers were called upon for eight innings in Sunday's 5-3 victory in 12 innings over the Twins. "We have to straighten our pitching out," Washington said. "Last night was pretty rough."
T.R. Sullivan is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


text: Hi, According to Dell in Sweden the Dell PV660F is not supported for Linux. For example the configuration program should be for Windows. If someone are running it anyway in some way please let me know. Regards, Jerker Nyberg. On Tue, 24 Apr 2001, Matthew Greene wrote: > Hi, > > Does anyone have any recommendations for fibre channel RAID arrays and > HBA's under Linux? We are currently evaluating the Dell 660F and Compaq > offerings. > > Thanks in advance. > > Matthew Greene _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf


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This study is provided by Centre for Data Archiving, Management, Analysis and Advocacy (C-DAMAA), a platform for collecting, processing, archiving, analyzing available data, and disseminating results for faculty and students at the University of Cape Coast in Ghana.
Inter-communal Violence and Conflict: Perspectives Opinion Survey of Ghana, 2008 (ICPSR 25121)
Principal Investigator(s): Sharif, Idris, University of Cape Coast
This survey explores the opinions of the people in Ghana about inter-communal or ethnic-tribal conflict and violence in Sub-Saharan Africa, post-election violence between December 2007 and February 2008 in Kenya, and various economic, social and political issues and problems in Ghana. The survey consists of four sections. The first section contains questions on various demographic variables including respondents' ethnic identification, religious affiliation, schooling, political inclination and voting behavior. The second section contains respondents' opinions on the causes and consequences of ethnic/tribal conflict and violence in Sub-Saharan Africa. Topics investigated include the relation between economic inequality and armed conflict, factors causing ethnic and electoral violence, challenges to democracy and government stability, level of trust among people of different ethnic groups or nationalities, and desired political system. The third section contains questions related to post-election violence in Kenya between various ethnic groups in 2008. Respondents' were asked about the causes of post-election violence in Kenya and the factors contributing to instability in Africa. The fourth section contains questions on the political and socio-economic situations and ethnic/tribal tensions in Ghana. Some of the topics highlighted in this section include the economic situation in Ghana, ethnic discrimination, ethnic identity, respect for an ethnic group or a tribal group, and the impact of ethnic loyalties on democratic reforms in Ghana.
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Study Purpose: The purpose of the study was to assess the extent to which there is variation in public opinion among Ghanians on inter-communal violence and conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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text: Sassybax founder Amanda Horan Kennedy understood that for every figure problem there was a creative solution. However, she was stumped when she realized there was no way to avoid Visible Bra Lines (VBL), which are those unbecoming bulges on the back from the bra strap. She tried camisoles, shelf bras, everything she could find and came up with the age-old solution: if you can't find it, make it yourself.The Sassybax prototype began unglamorously as a pair of control top pantyhose cut up and turned upside down. Not only did it cure the bra line bulge, but solved a whole raft of other issues, smoothing everything from bust to torso. The addition of a built-in SassyBax bra created a near-perfect piece of lingerie. Now a woman can have support and comfort while smoothing back fat and bra bulges.According to Ms. Kennedy, "I have created Sassybax as a way of helping women look and feel more confident and comfortable in the fashions they love. Sassybax gives women the freedom of a more natural, non-restrictive kind of support. The stretchy smooth microfiber moves and breathes with your body, allowing you the freedom of being more of who you are. Now isn't that where self esteem comes from?"The original Sassybax Torso Trim Camisole offers the support of a bra with comfort unusual in a shaping camisole. Slipping into it like you would a swimsuit, the Sassybax Camisole surrounds your body with gentle support and molds to your natural shape. Sassybax Shapewear has added additional styles to the line including the Sassybax Bralette Bra BR01 which is suitable for all heights and offers smooth seamless design, especially for C cups or smaller. The Underwire Strapless Bandeaux Bra gets rave reviews from HerRoom customers who say it stays up without the 'uni-boob' look, even in larger sizes. The original camisole is also offered with an underwire bra to provide more support for larger busted women.The long line is probably best-suited to taller women and, as with all shapewear, be sure to read the sizing information since both your top size and pant size matter.Celebrities love Sassybax too. The styles have been seen on The View and the Today Show. InStyle simply calls it "figure flattery." Vanessa Williams called Sassybax's seamless Bralette her new "wardrobe staple" for the way it smoothes her back in comfort. Glamour called it "a best fix" for lines and bulges. And Catherine Zeta-Jones reportedly relies on the Sassybax Torso trim when filming. Imagine what it can do for you.


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ORLANDO, Fla. - A round of wild weather approached Central Florida Wednesday night as severe thunderstorm warnings and watches were in effect for most counties.
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The severe thunderstorm warning was issued in Orange County, Volusia County, Osceola County, Brevard County, Polk County and Seminole County.
Quarter-sized hail was reported in Kissimmee at 6 p.m. by the National Weather Service.
In Seminole County, trees up to one foot in diameter were reported to be down, along with fences in the middle of the road near Markham Woods Road in Longwood.
In St. Cloud, police said they were responding to reports of some wind damage near Deer Run Road and Keiser Road. It's not clear what the severity of the damage was.
Later Wednesday night, after the first burst of energy passes through, look for mostly cloudy skies and a low of 59 degrees.
On Thursday, rain leaves early and the colder air settles in. The daytime high will be 64 degrees.
The low Thursday night into Friday morning will be 42 degrees.
Valentine's Day on Friday looks sunny and cool with a high of 69 degrees.
Saturday we will be near perfect with a high of 74. Sunday is nice and dry with a high of 76.
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Swirony: Dean of Harvard School of Public Health Contracts H1N1
We know we're late on this one, but irony has a good shelf-life. Turns out that the Harvard Public Health School Dean, Dr. Julio Jose Frenk Mora, quietly contracted swine flu earlier this winter. Now that's not public or healthy!
For context's sake: remember when everyone's favorite vampire squid financial institution Goldman Sachs snapped up that truckload of H1N1 vaccines for its employees, while hospitals and schools were left high and dry? Well, Harvard is one of Goldman's number one feeder schools for young analysts. (Although–double irony!–Goldman grads don't always treat Harvard that well in return.)
As 21-year-old Econ-happy Cantabs concoct exotic over-leveraging derivatives, rolling in taxpayer-provided bailout bonuses, they're enjoying better medical security than one of their alma mater's head honchos, the former Mexican Secretary of Health. It's a mad, mad world.


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More Than 4 Million Potentially Preventable Admissions Cost Hospitals Nearly $31 Billion
AHRQ News and Numbers, April 29, 2009
American hospitals spent nearly $31 billion—10 percent of their total patient care budget—in 2006 on more than 4 million patient stays that could possibly have been prevented with timely and effective ambulatory care, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
Hospital inpatient care is the most expensive type of health care. Reducing preventable hospitalizations is one way to lower America's $ 2.2 trillion medical bill.
According to AHRQ's review of the $31 billion spent on potentially preventable hospitalizations:
- Congestive heart failure and bacterial pneumonia accounted for about half of the expenses—$8.4 and $7.2 billion respectively.
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma accounted for roughly 16 percent—$4.9 billion.
- Diabetes, including complications, accounted for 13 percent—$4.1 billion.
- A large portion of the potentially preventable hospitalizations involved the elderly. One in five admissions of Medicare patients was potentially preventable, and overall Medicare patients accounted for roughly two-thirds of the $31 billion spent for these hospitalizations.
This AHRQ News and Numbers is based on data in Nationwide Frequency and Costs of Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations, 2006. The report uses statistics from the 2006 Nationwide Inpatient Sample, a database of hospital inpatient stays that is nationally representative of inpatient stays in all short-term, non-Federal hospitals. The data are drawn from hospitals that comprise 90 percent of all discharges in the United States and include all patients, regardless of insurance type, as well as the uninsured.
For other information, or to speak with an AHRQ data expert, please contact Bob Isquith at email@example.com or call (301) 427-1539.


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Kirill UmrikhinRussia's winters are the stuff of legend, inspiring centuries of writers and defeating both Napoleon and Hitler.
Amazingly, this year's winter may be one for the history books, with Russia Today reporting that Moscow's winter may be the "snowiest" for 100 years.
Late last month Russian blogger and photographer Kirill Umrikhin took posted aerial shots of Moscow to his LiveJournal blog. He has kindly let us republish the photos to give you an idea of what a city of 11.5 million people looks like completely blanketed in snow.


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The technological and medicinal
breakthroughs that scientists make today are often not even
close to imaginable to researchers just a few years ago. With
monetary help, researchers at the University of Utah are hoping to
once again do something simply amazing. As part of the
Revolutionizing Prosthetics 2009 project that is sponsored by the
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), researchers want
to make mechanical arms operate and function closely to real,
biological limbs. According
to a press release from the University of Utah:"Imagine
an artificial arm that moves naturally in response to your thoughts,
that allows you to feel both the outside world and your own
movements, and that is as strong and graceful as an intact,
biological limb," says bioengineer Greg Clark, the University of
Utah's principal investigator on the project. The
new prosthetic limb would operate because an implanted device would
theoretically be able to relay nerve impulses in the limb to a small
computer that would then send the impulse to the bionic arm. If
the research is successful, it could be a great step towards allowing
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Topic: Transitions 386
Transitions 386
Hour 1: John Digweed
01. Dominik Eulberg – Der Tanz Der Gluehwuermchen (Kollektiv Turmstrasse "Dirt Glow" Remix) [Traum Schallplatten | TRAUM V145]
02. Acos CoolKAs Feat. Nata Tomata - Don't Fly Away (Jimpster Dub Mix) [Audio Tonic Records | AT004]
03. Metronomy - Everything Goes My Way (Ewan Pearson Dub) [Because Music | BEC5161111]
04. Tiefschwarz feat. Mama - Dominate My Sensations (Feos & Leicher Remix) [Souvenir Music | SOUVENIR043]
05. Nick Olivetti - Every Minute Of It (Chase Buch Remix) (Hectic Guitar EP) [Trapez Ltd. | Trapez ltd 108]
06. Vince Watson - The Secret (Interference EP) [Tresor Records | Tresor.244]
07. Pig and Dan - Love Song (Samuel L. Session Remix) [Onolog | ONOLOG 001]
08. Tez Perez & Hevy Mendez - Lola (Harvey McKay Remix) [Octopus Records | OCT25]
09. Fergie - The Edge (Ian O'Donovan Remix) [Excentric Muzik | EXM039]
File >> http://hulkshare.com/kiagcjoqv4xi
Release Notes
01. Dominik Eulberg – Der Tanz Der Gluehwuermchen (Kollektiv Turmstrasse "Dirt Glow" Remix) [Traum Schallplatten | TRAUM V145]
Diorama Remixes Part 2
Dominik Eulberg // Traum Schallplatten
Format // 12"
The second part of the "Diorama" remixes offers again some of the finest producers around. Starting with Kollektiv Turmstrasse! What kicks off as a Chez Damier groove makes the transition into a loose dub monster. Collecting traces of the original sound and dispersing them with magic movements we see why Kollektiv Turmstrasse are a top act. Shifting the attention from the front to the far back from the obvious to the abstract... Turmstrasse create that parallel groove on top of the groove which seems to tighten up with every minute. Fine particles of sounds are sprayed onto the relentless groove and make it a real crowd pleaser.
An amazing remix comes from Hot Chip who have remixed "H2O". Bubbling synth sounds meet the melodies of the original, resulting in a laid back tune that makes contact to the melodic Detroit Techno such as exercised through Red Planet and UR productions by Mad Mike. The airy and breezy parts are due to the fantastic vocals of Joe Goddard and the elevating and heart braking synth sounds by Felix Martin that seem to come from the middle of the earth to surface at times in an enveloped euphoric movement. There are three versions here, make sure you listen to the extended version as well since this shows even better the spiritual side of it, it is a digital bonus since it was too long for the vinyl. There is also an instrumental long mix for all of you who would like to hear the pure synths.
Extrawelt have remixed "Die 3 Millionen Musketiere" and have improvised on the original melodic theme, extending it... taking it successful into another "played" direction, leaving behind marks of gloom... all silvery and white as momentums. Reciting old school Chicago house here, using disco claps and early UK rave elements, it is kept in the style Extrawelt are known for with their recent releases.
We believe him when Gabriel Ananda says he will turn the original more into a club track. There is no reason why he will not make this happen... since he is a man of virtue and a true believer and a close friend of Dominik Eulberg having released together with him on Traum three times already. Gabriel twists sequences like mad, uses feedbacks and a bit of muscle... all of this accumulating in the "suffocation break down", a "real highlight" as Dominik has put it. Rone's remix of "Der Tanz der Gluehwuermchen" came in last minute. Rone has been coming strong with his music and has been supported by Dominik Eulberg for some time now. The remix recites the original but launches into an improvisation adding other chords mixing the theme up strong.
On the "Diorama remixes pt 2" we also offer a third version of "Teddy Tausendtod" by Stephan Bodzin in the Êbreak beat "Zebra" version.
Coming on // December 5, 2011
Format // 12"
Catalog Nr // TRAUM V145
02. Acos CoolKAs Feat. Nata Tomata - Don't Fly Away (Jimpster Dub Mix) [Audio Tonic Records | AT004]
Since meeting in 2001 Konstantin Atomas and Vasiliv Basalev have been combining efforts and there accumulated musical knowledge to create deep emotive disco inspired by the a range of sounds and styles.
ʻDon't Fly Away' kicks off the EP in true slo-mo fashion, all down tempo beats and twitchy acid lines. The track draws on emotive Rhodes chord flourishes and the sensuous vocals provided by Nata Tomata to create a warm, feel good groove with its heart in classic disco territory.
ʻDon't Fly Away (Jimpster Dub Mix)' ups the tempo into house territory with a subtle sub bass line driving the track. The Freerange Records boss displays the smooth deep house sounds he has become known for with layered pads and arpeggio's creating a rolling groove sure to keep heads nodding. ʻDon't Fly Away (Jimpster Vocal Mix)' has a more upfront vibe with the main focus on the acidic elements of the original and cleverly sampled piano stabs orchestrated to rework the groove into a movingly melodic piece of music.
Wrapping up the EP is ʻDon't Fly Away (The Maneken Remix)' sticking with the format of the original's down tempo feel yet maintaining Maneken's own unique sound by using ambient pads, soft piano rolls and a retro 80's moog style bass line.
This is undoubtedly a stand out release from the Audio Tonic team and a great example of Nu Disco's growing popularity worldwide from these Siberian songwriters.
Released by: audio tonic Records
Release/catalogue number: AT004
Release date: Dec 15, 2011
03. Metronomy - Everything Goes My Way (Ewan Pearson Dub) [Because Music | BEC5161111]
After the release of their new music video, Metronomy are set to release third EP for a song taken from their "The English Riviera" album. Everything Goes My Way EP includes remixes from Ewan Pearson, Jesse Rose and Psychemagik, and it will be released November 7 via iTunes.
04. Tiefschwarz feat. Mama - Dominate My Sensations (Feos & Leicher Remix) [Souvenir Music | SOUVENIR043]
Tiefschwarz beckon you to Dominate My Sensation with their latest single on the boys own Souvenir. And with its booty-shaking, bass-bumpin funky house vibe, its ripe for the plucking on dance-floors across the world.
The title track kicks things off with a dual attack of bass and hi-hat, urging us into its insistent groove. Then it takes a firmer hold with its sultry vocals, shaking us around a bit in the process. With the Carnivalesque atmosphere of seamy summers in Rio, we welcome a funky percussive workout into the mix while a synth line squiggles around us. The breaks saucy vocal instructs us to allow entry into our very own adventure, percussion building to peak levels. Lost in the moment, none can resist this kick, and bodies are lost in a dizzying swirl.
B-sides include an energetic re-imagining from the labels very own Frankfurters, Chris Wood and Meat, fresh from their recent smash Triple S EP on Souvenir and Pascal Feos & Frank Leicher manage to dial up the sleaze quotient, murking out the bass-line and distorting the vocal.
Selected DJ Feedbacks
M.A.N.D.Y. "very good work mi boys. will be played out for surrrreeee! "
Davide Squillace "good stuff !"
Karotte "wood & meat are great. play this since a couple of weeks. bomb."
Stacey Pullen "all mixes are hot"
05. Nick Olivetti - Every Minute Of It (Chase Buch Remix) (Hectic Guitar EP) [Trapez Ltd. | Trapez ltd 108]
Nick Olivetti is no newcomer, he has already released under the name of Nick Olivetti on Kling Klong two times before and delivers his 3-track debut EP on Trapez ltd now, adding to it three strong remixes.
Nick Olivetti favours a combination of jumpy tempo reflecting minimal and techno house keeping his composition lively including rather surprising changes in composition at some times even surreal. He is occupied as he said working with guitar sounds and was voted into the top 5 of the Radiohead remix competition some while ago, which he is very proud of.
So please lend him your ear and dive into the world of "Hectic Guitar" maybe the raviest of his three tracks... which shift from craze to an hypnotic state.
Mihalis Safras has written a super strong remix of "Every Minute Of it" including Nick's catchy female vocal and heavy drum, a really big tune.
Alli Borem's remix is a bit more on the modern side of house more gentle and glamorous whereas Chase Buch has created more of a mixture of both and has worked together with Nick in the past.
Release date: 19th December 2011
06. Vince Watson - The Secret (Interference EP) [Tresor Records | Tresor.244]
Following on from its predecessor, the 'Interference EP' is a double A-side, presenting two different facets to the producer. On one side, the alarmingly huge monster that Interference is and on the other, the more lyrical techno works deftly displaying Watson's keys and groove-led approach to production. The EP stands as a superlative testament to the dense and melodically charged chord compositions that characterise his discography, and makes for a sparkling serotonin package set to heat up the dance floor this winter.
Released on January 30th 2012.
Feedback so Far :
Joel Mull - "The Secret!! Love the Melody version also. "Japanese Love story with a cinematic vision" Thank you for sending me this."
Phil Kieran - "Good work Vince!! Interference original is my favorite from the release."
Stacey Pullen - "The Secret (Melody) is quality stuff. Always love Vince's music."
Alan Fitzpatrick - "The Secret is GREAT.. cant wait to play!"
Diesel - (X-Press 2) - "Interference is absolutely brilliant! Full support club & radio!"
Ambivalent - "Love the Melody inclusion. Such a great idea!!!"
Brendon Moeller - "Absolutely loving "The Secret (melody)," perfect breakdown track!!"
Angel Molina – (Sonar) - "LOVE Vince's stuff. Always!! Here 'The Secret' is my track, and as always, full support from me. "
Samuel L Session - "Another nice ep again from Vince, prefer it when he is melodic though, that's more his right element in my book. The Secret my fav here."
Pär Grindvik - "This is lovely! Feeling the whole thing very much! Thanks."
Hernan Cattaneo - "The whole ep is simply excellent!! Congrats guys! Supporting!"
KiNK - "Quality and music from the heart by Vince Watson as usual. I'm loving the whole record, especially The Secret. Nice idea to release the melody of it as well. Top work!"
Adam Beyer - "Always so nice to receive new Watson stuff! He is one of a kind..... I will play Interference!"
Dave Clarke - "Solid lead track form Vince. interference gets the vote, nice use of tension."
Stephan Bodzin - "WOW!! Interference is just a great journey...love it!!"
Guy J - "Another top release!! Loving all of Vince's work. Thanx for this and good luck."
Armin van Buuren - "WOWOWOW!!! Great release!"
Paul Brtschitsch - "Charming ep! I guess all three versions are very useful in a long dj set..my favourite for now is Secret (melody) ..thank you!"
Rolando - "Damn this shit is DOPE!!! Another classic from Mr. Watson...."
Nick Warren - "Brilliant from Vince, as always!! Will play everything!! "
Laurent Garnier - "Vince is my Maaan --- This is definitely a release for me ---THANKS."
Dan Curtin - "WOW.... beautiful and also floor rocking... amazing composition and production.... thank you for keeping the bar high, Needless to say full support on this!"
Marcel Fengler – Interference is gonna get some plays from me. Thank you for sending."
Danny Howells - "Vince always nails it!! This release is another KILLER!"
Christian Smith - "Interference is of course… GREAT! Full support!"
Ellen Allien - "The Secret (Melody) is nice for me. Will give it a test. Thanks."
Marco Bailey - "Will definitely be playing Interference. Superb!"
Secret Cinema - "Absolutely fine release! How can I not love 'The Secret'! Lovely!!"
Deetron - "The Secret is a beauty! Love the Melody version as well, thanks for this guys!"
Psycatron - (Across The Line - BBC Ulster) - "Great work Vince as always. Interference stands out to me."
07. Pig and Dan - Love Song (Samuel L. Session Remix) (The Onolog Remixes) [Onolog | ONOLOG 001]
Seems like the natural progression in todays climate for a successful artist to launch their own Record Label. With the year that Pig&Dan have been enjoying, it seems like to perfect moment for them to introduce, ONOLOG.
2011 has been a naturally hectic year for the duo. Release and remixes for the likes of Parquet, Traum and Terminal M have impressed, whilst the summer also saw the release of "Then & Now", Pig&Dan's new artist album on Yoshitoshi. The double disc release saw the boys present an array of new material backed by a revisit to some of their classic remixes.
Revisiting is the order of the day on ONOLOG 001, as the boys kick things off in style and invite some of their closest friends and favourite producers to present their own visions of Pig&Dan's work. A impressive package of names it is too, and leading from the front is Herzblut boss Stephan Bodzin who turns in an epic rework of "Love Song."
Also remixing "Love Song", Uruguay's Gustavo Bravetti brings the bounce and emotive breakdown, whilst Sweden's techno don Samuel L Session excites with a touch of acidic and atmospheric techno. Greek producer Mihalis Safras continues his impressive 2011 with a funky-tech revision of "Hooked" and closing the package are the MiniCoolBoyz who unleash their rage on "La Teta." A vast selection of mixes and a impressive debut from ONOLOG!
Released by: Onolog
Release date: Dec 16, 2011
08. Tez Perez & Hevy Mendez - Lola (Harvey McKay Remix) [Octopus Records | OCT25]
Our first signing from the land of tea,cucumber sandwiches and riots,England.We heard about these chaps under their other guise "H2" on Form records (Sian had been championing their tune "Coco" from the day he received the promo),soon to appear on Cecille,their clever swinging rhythms and chopped up triplet vocal samples make for some real wig out material.Hailing from Manchester and running a successful party there too,the guys have big natural ability and panache in yards.
On remix duty we have the much admired scotsman Harvey Mckay,his tracks have KO'ed the big guys and trainspotters alike.Now clocking up some very unique tracks on Saved,Soma and more,we felt it high time to pick up the Skype fone and get acquainted with this prolific producer.
This single will also feature on the forthcoming compilation "Living dangerously" mixed by Sian.
09. Fergie - The Edge (Ian O'Donovan Remix) [Excentric Muzik | EXM039]
Fergie's Excentric Muzik label rounds off 2011 with an impressive release from the label boss himself, backed with an innovative remix from Irelands Ian O'Donovan.
The Edge is seven and half minutes of what Fergie does best, a quality piece of Techno to tear up even the most troublesome of sound-systems. Outlandish percussion and a heavy, driving groove make sure of an adrenaline charged experience from start to finish, littered with a catalogue of characteristic white noise, fx and sirens that are guaranteed to wake up (and shake up) the place.
On remix duties is a producer thats relatively new in the world of House and Techno, although he is unlikely to stay that way for much longer with a truly unique and mesmerising sound. Ian O'Donovan has so far caused a stir this year with releases on Vince Watson's Bio label, Darko Esser's Wolfskuil and of course John Digweed's Bedrock as well as a remix for Irelands favourite live electronic act The Japanese Popstars. His emotive remix of The Edge combines a haunting vibe with a deep understanding of dance-floor tectonics. Keeping with the chugging power of the original, Ian adds a powerful and inventive collection of chords and strings and then proceeds to expertly play with the intensity of the emotions created throughout, before letting rip with a supremely effective and energy generating build that refuses to relent once it breaks.
Transitions 386 Guest Mix
Hour 2: Kassey Voorn
01. Redshape – On Da Floor
02. Tim Penner Ft. Amber Long – Forgive Me
03. Dnyo – Belvedere (Barry Jamieson Remix)
04. Cazuma & Andreas – Djupa Vatten
05. Vector Lovers – Melodies And Memory (Marquez Ill Remix)
06. Paul Kalkbrenner – Kruppzeug (Kassey Voorn Remix)
07. Luke Porter – Opiate (Kassey Voorn Vintage Interpretation)
08. Kasey Taylor – Out With The Old (Kassey Voorn Vintage Interpretation)
09. Soy Mustafa – Return Of The Anunnaki (John Tejada Remix)
10. James Holden & Julie Thompson – Nothing
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TNA Impact Results: Airdate 1/14/10:
For Xplosion: Eric Young defeated Consequences Creed with a piledriver after a low blow.
Generation Me (The Young Bucks) defeated The Motor City Machine Guns with 'More Bang for Your Buck'.
Kurt Angle comes out to the ring and he says that A.J. has proven that his title victory was not a fluke after their match last week. Angle says that A.J. has earned everything on his own and that A.J. was the better man that night. Angle says that at Genesis, he will be the better man and he will win his title back. A.J. Styles comes out and says that he appreciates what Angle said about him and that Genesis will be the last time that Angle gets a shot at his title in 2010. Angle says that is fine because he will only need one more match against A.J.
A.J. leaves the ring and walks up the ramp but he is attacked by the masked man again. The masked man lays out Styles and then he unmasks to reveal that it was Tomko. Tomko laughs at what he has done.
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Gii - I didn't get to watch SNL last night cause 1. I was at work, and 2. I have no tv (cable/dish/etc). Boo! But I will be watching the clips that Lex posted on the main page when I get up later tonight. I needs sleeeeeep. Oh and sorry I distracted you with that link.
More new/old Rob pics. Just 'cause.
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Ray Bans and chest flauntage. Yes please.
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Whenever Alicia Keys steps out of the jazzy love lair she shares with Swizz Beatz, we get all kinds of excited. So imagine our joy when we saw her wearing this David Koma dress on the set of a German TV show. Clearly that top was made by honeybees who were fed nothing but blue raspberry Kool-Aid for weeks. And that, dear friends, is what happens when you marry art with science.
But then we took a good look at the hair and our mood fell.
The whole look—the cut, the length, the blowout—is making our left eye twitch. It's like some well-meaning lady from Sassy Cuts 'R' Us was like, "You're a hip mom, now, Alicia! Let's give you a hip-mom haircut!" And Alicia, feeling terribly sorry for this poor yokel with the scissors, just sat there and let her hair be cut into this limp, sad horseshoe shape.
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MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. - The man accused of attacking an elderly Macomb County woman and then fleeing the state has been returned to Michigan.
According to Macomb County Sheriff Tony Wickersham, Joseph Reiner is being held at the state prison in Jackson.
Police said Reiner broke into the home in Macomb Township in February, attacked the woman and left her for dead.
?The 69-year-old homeowner was assaulted and stabbed in the neck with two knives,? said Wickersham.
Reiner, a 27-year-old from Fraser, is scheduled to face several charges.
?Count one is home invasion, first degree,? said Macomb County Prosecutor Eric Smith. ?Count two is assault with intent to murder.?
Smith said this is not Reiner?s first brush with the law: ?He clearly has a history of home invasions.?
Reiner is charged with breaking into the home in the 49000 block of Fairchild. Police said after attacking the woman, Reiner made his way to a pawn shop in Eastpointe, where he reportedly pawned jewelry that was later traced back to the victim.
Wickersham said surveillance tape from a security camera shows Reiner leaving the pawn shop.
According to police, the day after the home invasion, Reiner broke into two homes in Grosse Pointe and also stole a car from Grosse Pointe Farms.
Police said Reiner drove the stolen car to New Jersey, where he led police on a 180-mile, high speed chase before being arrested.
Wickersham said he was troubled by the case, especially given the victim?s age.
?You look at the nature of this crime; elderly lady, defenseless, taking two knives and stabbing her in the neck,? Wickersham said. ?It?s disturbing.?
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1. Who did you think the visitor in Bella's room was?
I thought it was Victoria at first.
2. Do you think Edward was too harsh on Alice for not seeing the visitor? Why or why not?
I do. Because I think he expects too much out of Alice's visions. Even she says that it is too imprecise.
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I think Edward would do anything to keep Bella safe.
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While this might not tell us the exact release date of Grand Theft Auto V, it might go some ways to giving us a time frame to work with.
HK6, from this site, apparently went to Future Shop (a Canadian retailer) to grab his copy of Max Payne 3 and was given the receipt below. As you can see, HK6 is now entitled to a $20 credit towards GTA 5, should he decide to purchase it.
With me so far? Well, if you keep on reading you'll see that the offer is valid only between 1 February 2013 and 31 May 2013 – meaning that there is a very good chance that GTA 5 won't be released before Febraury next year, and that it will be released no later than the end of May… also next year.
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More recently, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology finance professor has been laboring for another client: the U.S. government. Working with banking regulators at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, an arm of the Treasury Department, he's helping build quantitative tools to find potential credit risk in the banking industry, starting with the mortgage market.


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OSC staff assist faculty and student researchers by providing workshops, one-on-one classes, and web-based training and materials. Ohio high school and junior high school students step into the world of high performance computing and networking during OSC's annual Summer Institute and Young Women's Summer Institute.
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Thome retires on one-day contract with Tribe
Slugger's statue unveiled before Indians game on Saturday
By Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com
CLEVELAND -- The last question -- or observation, as it were -- at Jim Thome's press conference after the 8-foot statue bearing his image and booming bat was unveiled Saturday at Progressive Field came not from a reporter but from team owner and CEO Paul Dolan.
"I noticed you look pretty good in bronze," Dolan said, "and you look pretty good with that Indians cap on your head."
The implication was clear.
Thome, the seventh-most prolific home-run hitter of all time, will be eligible for the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2018, and the Indians would certainly be the natural choice for the cap on his inevitable plaque.
"I agree," Thome said with a smile. "One hundred percent."
That's why Thome and the Indians made Saturday not just about the statue but also about the relationship between player and team. Nearly two years removed from his last game in the big leagues, Thome signed an honorary one-day contract with the Indians just prior to their game against the Rangers so that he could officially retire as a member of the organization.
Additionally, Jason Giambi handed over Thome's No. 25, promising not to wear it again when he comes off the disabled list later this season.
It was not an official retirement of the number, but here, again, the implication was clear.
"This is a dream come true," Thome said of Saturday's proceedings, which included an unveiling ceremony attended by a large throng of fans, friends, family, former teammates and the current Tribe club. "It means the world to me that we were able to do this."
Thome admitted he was pretty uncomfortable with getting the statue treatment, but he couldn't complain about the end result.
Created by local artist David Deming, the statue sits just outside the team's Hall of Fame at Heritage Park, not far from where Thome famously hit a 511-foot homer in 1999 that stands as the longest ever hit in this ballpark. It depicts Thome in his familiar "Natural" pose, the bat pointed at the pitcher while he digs into the box.
"I love it," Thome said. "Pointing the bat. I love how they wrapped the bat with my tape. The pine tar on the helmet. All the unique things that I loved. The socks are up. And it's for sure bigger than me. So it's pretty cool."
Thome, though, made it clear that he sees the statue not just as a celebration of his own accomplishments, which include a team-record 337 home runs among the 612 in his career, but also of those tremendous Indians teams that sold out this ballpark night after night, reaching the World Series in 1995 and '97.
"I think that was a reflection not on the individual but more on the group," Thome said. "The front office, the coaches, the manager, the players and the people that come through the door. ... I want people to walk by [the statue] in 50 years and say, 'Those Cleveland Indians teams in the mid-90s were really, really good.'"
Some fans here felt burned by Thome when he left the Tribe for Philadelphia in free agency after the 2002 season. But all seemed forgiven by the time Thome returned in 2011, claimed off waivers from the Twins shortly after hitting his 600th career home run and welcomed back with a rousing ovation.
"There was a lot of anxiety and a lot of anxiousness," Thome said of that time. "That first night when I got introduced and the crowd cheered me, that's something I won't forget. You leave a place and ultimately you want to be accepted back. They still showed their love and excitement for what we did for a long time here."
That love poured out again on this day, and Thome got emotional in his speech at the statue unveiling. It was attended not just by his wife, Andrea, and children, Lila and Landon, but also by former general manager John Hart, managers Mike Hargrove and Charlie Manuel and several former teammates. Thome got particularly choked up when acknowledging Manuel, the hitting guru who first suggested the Roy Hobbs pose long ago in Triple-A Charlotte, at a time when Thome was struggling at the plate.
Neither man could have imagined the 612 homers that would follow.
"I won't take credit for every one of 'em," Manuel said. "But I can take credit for watching a lot of 'em."
Tribe president Mark Shapiro said Thome deserved the statue treatment not just for "epitomizing power and production" but also epitomizing humility, even as he ascended into the ranks of the elite.
"Those who know him," Shapiro said, "recognize just how much more he stood for and stands for."
Now, his depiction stands forever in the ballpark where he and those Indians teams made so many memories and so much magic.
For the 43-year-old Thome, the retirement announcement made official what time had made inevitable. He played his last game for the Orioles on Oct. 3, 2012, and had expressed interest in an AL designated hitter opportunity the following winter, but the market bore no fruit. He has since been hired as a special assistant to the White Sox, given their proximity to his Chicago-area home.
Still, the statue ceremony seemed, to Thome and the Indians, an appropriate time to end a career in which Thome elevated himself from unheralded 13th-round Draft pick to one of the signature faces of this franchise.
Much like Bob Feller, the only other former member of the charter American League franchise to be honored with a statue at the Tribe's home park, Thome emerged from the Midwest farms like a gift from the baseball gods. A product of Peoria, Ill., Thome was the 331st player selected in the 1989 amateur Draft, and his country-strong, power-hitting prowess was the stuff of legend.
Thome's rate of one home run every 17.62 at-bats ranks fourth all-time, behind only Mark McGwire (10.61), Babe Ruth (11.76) and Barry Bonds (12.92). Yet he was far more than just a home run hitter. He was a lifetime .276 hitter -- a higher tally than some other famed sluggers such as Ernie Banks (.274), McGwire (.263), Harmon Killebrew (.256), Reggie Jackson (.262), Mike Schmidt (.267) and Ernie Banks (.274).
And notably, Thome (.402), Ruth (.474) and Bonds (.444) are the only three of the eight members of the 600 home run club to amass a career on-base percentage over .400.
Though free agency brought him to the Phillies and subsequent, unsatisfied efforts to land a World Series ring brought him to the White Sox, Dodgers, Twins, Phillies (again) and Orioles, Thome will always be associated with the Indians, for whom he played 1,399 games and ranks second in RBI (937), third in OPS (.980), fifth in runs (928) and 10th in doubles (263).
Asked if he had considered negotiating one last at-bat into that one-day contract, Thome laughed.
"That would be fun," he said. "I'm always ready for one last at-bat."
The statue will forever back up the sentiment.
Anthony Castrovince is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his columns and follow him on Twitter at @Castrovince. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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FIFA partners raise concern over World Cup bid allegations
Sony, Adidas and Visa, three of FIFA's biggest corporate partners, expressed concern about more allegations of impropriety in connection with how soccer's governing body awarded the 2022 World Cup to Qatar.
RIO DE JANEIRO - Sony, Adidas and Visa, three of FIFA's biggest corporate partners, expressed concern about more allegations of impropriety in connection with how soccer's governing body awarded the 2022 World Cup to Qatar.
"The negative tenor of the public debate around FIFA at the moment is neither good for football nor for FIFA and its partners," Adidas said. Sony said it expects FIFA "to adhere to its principles."
The companies issued statements after the London-based Sunday Times published allegations for a second week against Qatar's surprising World Cup winning bid in December 2010. The newspaper says documents and emails leaked by an unidentified senior FIFA official show Qatar's former FIFA Vice President Mohamed bin Hammam paid millions of dollars to soccer officials around the world to secure their backing for Qatar to host the 2022 event. Qatar denies the allegations.
"As a FIFA partner, we expect these allegations to be investigated appropriately," Sony's Tokyo-based spokesman George Boyd said Sunday in an emailed statement. "We continue to expect FIFA to adhere to its principles of integrity, ethics and fair play across all aspects of its operation."
FIFA is in contact with commercial partners including Adidas, Sony and Visa, said Thierry Weil, FIFA's marketing director.
"They have 100 percent confidence in the investigation currently being conducted by FIFA's independent Ethics Committee," Weil said in an emailed statement Sunday. "Our sponsors have not requested anything that is not covered by the ongoing investigation."
Since the December 2010 choice of Qatar, which beat competition from the U.S., Australia, South Korea and Japan, allegations have dogged the Arab country and several officials.
Michael Garcia, a former U.S. federal prosecutor who has been investigating the claims for more than a year, said last week he'll file a report next month to German judge Hans-Joachim Eckert, who'll decide if there is a case. Eckert presides over the adjudicatory arm of FIFA's ethics committee.
"We expect FIFA will take the appropriate actions to respond to the report and its recommendations," said Melissa Cassar, a spokeswoman for Visa, in an email. "We will continue to monitor its internal investigation."
Garcia will address FIFA's members at its annual meeting in Sao Paulo this week. The 2014 World Cup in Brazil starts a day after the meeting's close on June 12.
Bin Hammam, who in 2011 withdrew as the only candidate to challenge Sepp Blatter for FIFA's presidency after being accused of offering bribes to Caribbean voters, said in a phone message last week he didn't want to comment on the allegations reported by the Sunday Times.
"Frankly there is nothing to respond about," he told Bloomberg News. "Let me enjoy my new life."
FIFA's top partners, with the exception of Sony, have committed to backing the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, with Adidas signing on through to 2030. World Cup-related sponsorship brought in $404 million in 2013, according to FIFA's annual statement.
BP, whose Castrol unit is a World Cup sponsor, expects FIFA "to deal with this issue in the right and proper manner," said Sheila Williams, a spokeswoman, by telephone. "We are concentrating our efforts" on the current World Cup.
- Washington Post
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text: Caps plans for the future December 14, 200712:00AM PST Previous Next Looking towards the future is a critical part of any growing sports franchise, and Vancouver Whitecaps FC have taken steps to outline their goals. Earlier this week, a four-year plan called Vision 2011 was unveiled by the Whitecaps that set a number of goals that the club are hoping to achieve. Every aspect of the club has been considered in the plan, including areas relating to the development of the Whitecaps men's and women's team programs. 2008 is shaping up to be an important year towards the achievements of those goals, with the club looking to have a bright season on the pitch in the New Year. The Whitecaps men will certainly hope for better fortune after a disappointing 2007 campaign that resulted in a seventh-place finish in the USL First Division standings and a first-round playoff exit. With former Iceland national team captain Teitur Thordarson being unveiled as the new Whitecaps men's team head coach this week, there is an anticipation for the brand of soccer that his squad will be playing come next spring. Whitecaps soccer operations manager Greg Anderson believes fans will enjoy the Scandinavian tactician's approach to the game. "One thing that Teitur has talked about is how much he likes playing attack-minded soccer," Anderson told whitecapfc.com. "It is that style that we really want to play, especially at home, because it's a style of play that's fun to watch." Part of the continuing progress for the men's team will be to move players into Thordarson's first-team squad from the club's residency program. Though still in its early stages after starting up this past September, Anderson revealed the positive impact that the program has already generated. "We had great reviews from the technical directors of the clubs that the residency group played in Germany," he said. "Some of them even stated that it was the best group of North Americans that they had seen visit them. Also, our success in friendlies this fall has led us to be in consideration for some elite and high-profile tournaments in both the US and in Europe." Of course, the growth of the Whitecaps is not just measured in the development and success of the men's game. The club remains highly committed to having a world-class women's soccer program, though Whitecaps fans should expect a different looking team to take the field in 2008. "We still have the goal of winning the W-League championship, but we're also focusing on developing our younger players as well," Anderson said. "The program has produced a lot of players in the past and the goal of the women's program is to continue to develop Canadian players." Having a vision for the future as a professional soccer club includes the need to develop future players. 2007 provided the Whitecaps with a successful implementation of its youth development policy through both the Prospects and Super Y-League affiliate programs. "The youth development program has undergone a number of significant changes in the last few years, but I feel that we now have the right formula," Anderson said. "The Super Y-League affiliates not only form a great way for us to develop great relationships with local clubs, it provides a whole new level of opportunity for players by broadening the scope with more teams." The club's future goals include having a new facilities in which to play games and train. While there is plenty of anticipation for the completion of the proposed Whitecaps Waterfront Stadium, the club is also working towards the building of its own training centre on the Lower Mainland. "From a development standpoint, it's essential that we have access to our own facility and grow our identity, as well as soccer in British Columbia and Canada," said Anderson. "To have a Whitecaps National Training Centre is really vital for the growth of all the initiatives that we are trying to do, as it will be based on the model of a European-style training centre with multiple fields and state-of-the-art support facilities. I think it's a very exciting project and we've had some very positive talks with The Corporation of Delta and hope to move those along in the New Year." As in the last couple of seasons, Whitecaps fans can expect another high-profile international friendly against a quality opponent in 2008. Anderson remains optimistic that a top European side will make a visit to Vancouver next summer. "We're doing everything we can to bring a good quality team here," he said. 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Schubert's wrong price tag drove Folau to Tahs
IF NRL salary cap auditor Ian Schubert had initially determined Israel Folau's value at $250,000 he almost certainly would have been posing for photos in an Eels jersey on Tuesday rather than a Waratahs one.
Instead, the Eels get nothing for their efforts in convincing Folau to walk away from his $1.5 million-a-season AFL contract and could even find him lining up against them, with rumours already linking him to the Bulldogs or Roosters in 2014.
The 23-year-old officially confirmed a one-year deal with the Waratahs on Tuesday, believed to be worth about $350,000, but he made it clear his first preference had been to play for Parramatta and refused to rule out a return to the NRL the following season.
''It's definitely still on the cards,'' Folau said. ''Obviously, if I do enjoy [rugby union] it might be play on, otherwise I could explore other opportunities.''
Folau said he would never have been in the position if Parramatta had been able to deliver on his expectations when he secured a release from the remaining two years of his contract with Greater Western Sydney on November 1.
However, the Eels had only $110,000 to spend under the salary cap and Schubert insisted that Folau be valued at $400,000 - resulting in an offer of $350,000 that was dependent on another player agreeing to a release.
Schubert's assessment was changed last Wednesday to $250,000, with Fairfax Media told it had been decided that amount was a fairer value for a player who had been in a different code for two years and whose body shape had changed during that time.
By then it was too late and a frustrated Folau said that he was impressed by how much easier negotiations with the Waratahs coach, Michael Cheika, had been.
''Only the NRL know what happened,'' Folau said. ''I made it clear that my first preference was to come back and play rugby league but it didn't work out the way I would have liked. There was a few things discussed and they didn't come through. From my point, it wasn't something I was happy about.
''It took a while for me to understand why the process was taking so long and that is why I started to talk to Michael. When I spoke to him everything fell into place and they got something done pretty quickly.
''Obviously, I came out so late and announced I was quitting AFL and at this time of the year most clubs didn't have much space in their cap so from my point of view I couldn't wait any longer and sit around. For my own security and future I had to move forward and get something done.''
Folau used the press conference to announce his signing to respond to claims he was a ''mercenary'' and lacked integrity for not accepting Parramatta's latest offer, a $2.2 million, four-year deal.
Fairfax Media understands the deal, tabled on Tuesday last week, would have paid Folau $250,000 in 2013, $500,000 in 2014, $700,000 in 2015 and $750,000 in 2016.
''It was never about the money, obviously - otherwise I would have stayed in AFL for the next two years and got paid those big dollars that I was contracted for,'' Folau said. ''But I decided to walk away from the AFL deal, which was massive, and there was nothing secure in the future, so for me it wasn't about that.
''I met with Parramatta on Friday and for me there was nothing to hide. I met them face to face and let them know what I was thinking and where I was heading.''
Asked if he had promised coach Ricky Stuart he would sign with the Eels, Folau said: ''I didn't promise anything. Like I said at the press conference [to announce his departure from AFL], from the time I left the Giants all my options were open - rugby league and rugby union - so there were no promises at all.''
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I have spent a lot of time lately watching. Not birds or the stock market, but things going on around us that are just 'everyday experiences'. Seems to me that, because we are so hurried and we're constantly checking the clock to see where we should be next or what we should do next, because of that, we miss many things that should cause us to pause and just add up the events and moments we live in. I think we are at a very unique place in this thing we call time. We are some 2000 years from Christ and we are seeing so many of the characteristics that the Word of God described for the world's future. While the world seems desperately determined to separate itself from the Love and Wisdom of God, I still get a sense of anticipation about the hand of God in Christian's lives. It sounds weird to me, but that anticipation of God in the middle of this mess we find ourselves in encourages me. I hope it's a peace that passes understanding that produces that kind of response to what I'm seeing and hearing. I recently had a friend come into the studio, with tears in her eyes. She expressed a great disappointment about what she had been reading and hearing concerning the choices this country seems to be making. Decisions that are so destructive to people's lives. It can be discouraging to watch and hear all that is going on. But, somehow in the middle of all that stuff, I'm still encouraged because I'm seeing that the very things that God said would happen, will happen! I think we're seeing a time when the terrible and the glorious intensely challenge each other daily, seemingly an increase in the battle of kingdom against Kingdom.
Jesus taught he had come unto the house of Israel, offered himself up, placed himself in their hands and the result was the death of the Messiah. They flat-out rejected Him, 'big time'. In Acts 28:26, Paul writes (quoting Isaiah), '…hearing you shall hear and shall not understand; and seeing you see and do not perceive'. Within seventy years of Christ's death, burial and resurrection, the house of Israel was scattered. I've always believed that just as the House of Israel rejected Him at that time, so the world would reject Him this time. Then the end would come. What happened to Christ by His chosen people is now on track to happen to Him again, this time by the whole world. (Obviously that doesn't mean every one in the world, but the world as a secular system) As that happens, I believe Christians can experience a more glorious experience right in the middle of the terrible. While all will take place just as Christ predicted, He encouraged us not to 'wring our hands' and not to let our hearts be troubled about what we might see and hear. That's not to say that we should not try and do everything we can to expand the message of God, this Gospel of Good News. We should do as much as we can. We can remain faithful and active. We should do that with the knowledge that if things don't go exactly as we had hoped in the newscast today, we will not be discouraged. Because of our trust and the knowledge we have of Him we can still praise Him and stand on a strong foundation of Faith.
I said all that to say something somewhat unrelated to that subject, however. I've always felt that the end game will contain a very important feature…Worship! I'm convinced that our salvation permits us to do something we could not do before we were made alive unto God: we can worship. I know we've been trying our best, but I imagine a future with a greater worship. One that is so heart-felt that we will need it daily. It may not be a worship that harmonizes our voices and the words we use may not rhyme. It won't be an obligatory worship, not a religious expression. It will not be motivated by any sense of God requiring it. It will be worship apart from serving God, but worship as a source of following the Spirit of God in our lives. We will find ourselves standing in the backyard, with hands raised, worshiping God before we go to Wal-Mart or the Post Office. Seeking Him more, depending upon Him more.
It's interesting to me that in our Scripture the words for worship and service do not appear together in reference to The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Nineteen times they are joined together in the text but only when referring to worshiping or serving 'other gods'. Actually, in Isaiah 1:13-14, God says, 'bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination to Me; the new moons and Sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting. Your new moons and your appointed feasts My soul hates; they are a trouble to me, I am weary to bear them.' These were the very things required by God in the Old Testament of Israel, but they learned to do them without the heart. They were empty actions. All 'other gods' do not demand a heart attitude; they just want the simple action itself. They do not put a demand on the heart; they require only an action from the flesh. However, our God considers any action apart from the heart as meagerly. The hypocrites of Matthew 15 were doing all the fleshly worship, saying the right things, and teaching doctrine. However, Jesus accused them of worshiping in vain. In Hebrews, God says the ordinances of divine service required in the old covenant were worldly. Paul taught in Galatians four of the weak and beggarly observances of 'days, and months, and times, and years'. Paul called that 'will-worship'- a shadow of the Holy but not the Holy. There is a greater worship than worship we can attain in our flesh!
True worship doesn't just take place in Tulsa or Jerusalem; true worship will take place in the Father! That's what I believe is in store for us, that's what we are coming to. Even as we see the world reject the Father and we see the calamity that comes with that, Believers will be able to enter into a more intense relationship with God. To worship in the Father is to worship near the Father. We will not 'go to worship'; we will be aware of worship everywhere. In John four, Jesus holds a conversation with the Samaritan woman about worship. She thought that worship, as taught by Christ, was to take place on the traditional mountain of the Samaritan people or on the mountain of Jerusalem. Jesus said to her neither was correct because God is Spirit and those that worship Him must worship Him in Spirit and Truth. We cannot worship in the flesh. We can get close to worship, but the fullness of worship will be Spirit and I expect more and more of that to appear as the pressure of this culture and the world collide with Truth.
This worship will not be an obligation; it will be a response so that we can communicate on an intimate level in order to live. A worship that's not associated with 'crawling' but more correctly associated with 'kissing the hand'. Our worship is akin to reverence rather than the humiliation of 'other gods' who force the bowing down. It is not driven by fear, but by respect and dependency on the Spirit of God to be a lamp unto our feet and guide us through this present darkness.
Well, I've made up my mind. No headlines, news releases, no Washington promises or failures will move me off my hope for the future. Jesus taught that as we see these things, not to be troubled; to take heart that He came that we might be over-comers. Every time the world moves further away from the Love of God, God presses in on the Church, or probably more correctly, the Church presses in on Him. I have days, days just like my friend mentioned above had, but most of the time I don't let my mind be troubled. My heart is smarter than my mind and my heart knows a future that the world hears about but cannot understand and sees but cannot perceive.


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ATLANTA — The Atlanta Hawks are in talks with Danny Ferry and could be close to reaching an agreement to hire the Spurs' executive as their general manager.
In a statement released to the Associated Press on Sunday night, the Hawks confirmed they have contacted Ferry, also the former Cavaliers' general manager.
"As we continue to evaluate our franchise and look to build a championship caliber organization, we reached out to Danny Ferry," the team said. "We are engaged in conversation regarding the Atlanta Hawks and our basketball operations."
Ferry, who just completed the second season of his second stint in the Spurs' front office, traveled to Atlanta over the weekend to meet with Hawks ownership.
Spurs general manager R.C. Buford declined to comment on Atlanta's GM search. A Yahoo! Sports report Sunday indicated Ferry had been offered the position to replace Rick Sund, whose contract expires at the end of the month.
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Two Clarkson University graduate students were awarded presentation honors in recognition of their research at the Northern New York Section of the American Chemical Society Research Symposium at SUNY Potsdam, earlier this month.
Stefanie Kring of Alexandria Bay, N.Y., was awarded first place for her oral presentation titled "Wastewater Grown Zooplankton as a Potential Biofuel Source."
Her research involved measurements of biofuel production potential at the Canton, N.Y., waste water treatment lagoons.
"The lagoons contain an extremely high amount of algal and plankton biomass", said Kring's thesis supervisor and Associate Professor of Biology Michael Twiss. "Stefanie's study has shown that appreciable amounts of biofuel can be collected and that with the cost of fuel increasing, using waste to produce fuel will become increasingly attractive."
Kawalpreet Kaur of Kurukshetra, Haryana state, India, presented a poster titled "Study of Mechanisms and Conditions Impacting Metal Mobility with ISCO Remediation" and was awarded second place.
ISCO stands for In-Situ Chemical Oxidation, which is the introduction of chemical oxidants for the destruction of organic contaminants at hazardous waste sites.
"ISCO can have unintended impacts on metals that are present naturally or as co-contaminants due to changes in geochemical conditions with the introduction of oxidants to the subsurface," said Kaur's thesis supervisor and Associate Professor in the Institute for a Sustainable Environment Michelle Crimi. "Specifically, Kawal is studying how oxidants interact with and change porous media properties, thereby affecting how the media interacts with metals… ultimately affecting the quality of our groundwater resources."
Both students are in the Environmental Science and Engineering graduate program offered by Clarkson University's Institute for a Sustainable Environment. This program prepares students to tackle important environmental issues facing society by application of science and engineering principles through a mix of challenging course work as well as thesis-based research projects.
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in six alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.
Photo caption: Clarkson University Institute for a Sustainable Environment graduate students Stefanie Kring (left) and Kawalpreet Kaur with awards for research presented at a recent American Chemical Society Research Symposium at SUNY Potsdam.