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We rounded up all of Spike Jonze's Where The Wild Things Are clips to prep for Friday's wild rumpus. Sit back and soak in the intriguing mix of child and monster, while Carol introduces us all to his monster family.
What Is It?
This Is The Family
The Sun Will Die
I Have No Plans To Eat Anyone
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Saturday, March 15, 2014
Sports News
Maroons no match for the 'Elite' Railers
stop: supersectionals against Cahokia
By Jeff Benjamin
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[March 15, 2014]
MATTOON — For half of their basketball game on
Friday night, the Lincoln Railers and Champaign Central Maroons
traded jabs on the scoreboard in the sectional final at Mattoon High
School. When the second half started, the top-ranked Railers came
storming out of the corner like vintage Mike Tyson, delivering a
knockout punch that the Maroons could not recover from, and Lincoln
was able to claim the school's 13th sectional title, a 47-30 win
over Central. With the win, the Railers avenged an earlier loss to
the Maroons, but more important, advanced to the supersectional
round in the Class 3A state tournament.
Once again, it was a great team effort that propelled the
Railers to their 32nd win on the season. However, every situation
needs a leader, and Friday night there was no question that was
senior Max Cook. Cook scored 10 of his game-high 14 points in the
second half, including a critical five to start the second half. He
also corralled 10 rebounds on the night to complete his
"I was only able to do what I did tonight thanks to my
teammates," Cook said after the game. "When I was able to drive and
kick it out, they were able to make some shots. The credit goes to
my teammates."
Lincoln coach Neil Alexander was impressed as well. "He (Cook) is
a gamer. I don't like to use that word because if you don't practice
well, you aren't going to be in the game. But tonight he was a
gamer," Alexander said. "He's such a competitor, and he did what he
needed to tonight."
The contest started much like the earlier game between the two,
with Central taking advantage of the Railers' inability to keep the
Maroons off the offensive glass. After Gavin Block put the Railers
on the board by splitting a pair of free throws and then hitting a 3
off a nice look from the inside by Edward Bowlby, Central got their
first points by scoring directly off an offensive rebound to make
the score 4-2 Lincoln. In the first game, there was frustration with
how easily the Maroons controlled the offensive boards. A Tyler
Horchem 3 was answered by two more baskets off the offensive glass,
pulling the Maroons to within one at 7-6.
Keeping Central off the boards was proving to be an issue, and
when Central's Sean Suggs, who scored 22 in their first matchup, hit
a 3 from the left side, Central had their first lead and a streaky
shooter had just hit his first target.
Trailing by two heading into the second quarter, Lincoln tied and
then took the lead. Cook scored off a nice pass from Block and then
quickly converted a steal into two more points to put Lincoln back
up 11-9. More struggles in allowing Central to control the boards
put Lincoln back down at 13-11. Another free throw from Block pulled
the Railers to within one at 13-12.
In the sectional games, although winning by 19 and 17 points, the
Railers did find difficulty in a normal area of strength, the
free-throw line. Friday night, Lincoln was only able to connect on
11 of 19 and, combined with Wednesday's 3 for 7, Lincoln was only a
little over .500 at Mattoon.
A three-point play by Block put Lincoln up 15-13, a lead they
would not relinquish, and when Bowlby followed up with a 3 of his
own, the lead had stretched to five at 18-13. With Lincoln up 18-15
and trying to run down the first-half clock, Block was whistled for
a foul in the lane. While many of the Railer Nation delegates sat in
disbelief, it provided Central (18-11) an opportunity to pull closer
or tie the game. A missed 3 led to the frustration of watching the
Railers watch the ball hit the floor, only to have Central's Noah
Wells grab the loose ball and flip it in from about 15 feet at the
buzzer to shrink the Lincoln lead to just one at 18-17.
When the second half started, it felt as though Cook simply let
his teammates know he was amping it up, and if they wanted to join
him, the more the merrier. All the momentum the Maroons had from the
second-quarter buzzer-beater quickly faded as Cook made a steal and
raced downcourt for a layup. Cook then got one to go down on a drive
and was fouled. After his five-point spurt, Lincoln had pushed out
to a 23-17 lead.
After a 3 from Central's Dom Brize sliced the lead in half, the
green-clad Railers started to look less like Dr. David Banner and
more like the Incredible Hulk. Lincoln's defense stepped up when
"I thought our defense in the second half was outstanding,"
Alexander said. "I can't say enough of how hard they played."
On offense, Cook was simply a magician. Working his way into the
lane, he was able to make the right pass at the right time,
sometimes even making cross-court passes with pinpoint accuracy.
Cook was able to find Horchem, who hit his second 3 of the night.
Another basket from Block was followed by an Edward Bowlby 3, and
quicker than you could say Railsplitter, the lead had grown to 11 at
the end of the third quarter, 31-20.
The Bowlby 3 also had the honor of tying the state record for 3s
made in a season by one team (286). The current Railers now share
that record with the 2004-2005 Railers and most certainly will break
that record sometime Tuesday night.
Another key stat that needs to be noted is the fantastic job done
by Payton Ebelherr on the boards. The junior came up with one big
rebound after another, on both ends of the court, and finished with
seven rebounds on the night. A number of Lincoln scores were the
result of his work on the glass.
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To start the fourth quarter, it was the Cook brothers who pretty
much put the game out of reach. On an out-of-bounds play from the
baseline, Max found Will Cook cutting to the basket, good enough for
a layup. The next four again came from Max Cook, and Lincoln was now
up 37-20.
At the 6:24 mark, coach Alexander took a time out to not only
settle the team down, as it seemed they were playing too fast; it
was also an opportunity for an energy fill-up as Alexander said they
"were gassed."
Back to the defense, through three quarters, the Railer defense
held Suggs to only five points. For someone who scored 22 earlier in
the season, the Lincoln defense knew where he was at all times and
made sure that whenever he got the ball, he would not have an easy
time getting to the basket.
After Central finally got points in the fourth quarter, they had
gone over a full quarter without a score, a long enough period to
leave the final score as only drama. A pair of free throws and
basket from Joey Olden, who once again helped keep the Lincoln
defense in its right place, put Lincoln up 41-22.
Lincoln's last field goal of the night came from Bowlby, who
along with Olden had sneaked behind the Central defense. After the
easy 2, Lincoln's scoring came on free throws from Max Cook, Olden
and Austin Krusz.
As the final buzzer sounded and the Railers had won 47-30, coach
Alexander raised both arms high, extended his index fingers and
pointed across the gym to the Railer fans in attendance. It was his
salute to the fans, an important part of the Railer success.
"The fans were, they were fantastic. The students, I can't say
enough," Alexander said. "But, we're going to need them Tuesday
night because Cahokia will be looking for revenge for their loss to
"I love coaching these kids," Alexander beamed. "Just look at how
much fun they are having. I want them to be rewarded for this
season. Just one more win and we can get something. They deserve
Max Cook had loftier goals: "We just have to win three more games
to be the number one team in the state of Illinois in 3A."
The Railers were led on Friday night by Cook's double-double of
14 points and 10 rebounds, while Block finished with 10 points,
eight rebounds and three assists. Bowlby chipped in with eight ,
while Olden and Horchem each had six. Will Cook scored two, while
Austin Krusz tallied Lincoln's final point of the night.
So, the Railers are now in the Elite Eight and will square off
against Cahokia on Tuesday night. Lincoln defeated the Comanches
49-38 on the final night of the Thanksgiving tournament. In a game
they led by as many as 19 and never trailed, Lincoln was led by
Block's 20 and Bowlby's 12 points.
The ticket information for Tuesday night's game is as follows:
Ticket prices are $8 for everyone and all seats are general
admission. The tickets will go on sale Monday at 9 a.m. until 6 p.m.
in the LCHS main office. As usual, any ticket questions or concerns
should be directed to Pat Zurkammer at 732-4131, ext. 226, or
Congratulations also go out to Lincoln's Bryson Kirby, who
advanced in the 3-point showdown. The freshman made 10 of 15 and
advances to the next round.
M.Cook 6-9 2-5 14, Block 3-11 3-5 10, Bowlby3-8 1-1 8, Olden 1-3
4-4 6, Horchem 2-4 0-0 6, W.Cook 1-2 0-0 2, Krusz 0-0 1-2 1,
Ebelherr 0-2 0-0 0, Conrady 0-0 0-0 0, Perry 0-0 0-0 0, Dunovsky 0-0
0-2 0. Team 16-39 11-19 47. 3-point field goals 4-18 (Horchem 2-4,
Block 1-5, Bowlby 1-5, M.Cook 0-1, W.Cook 0-1, Olden 0-2).
Suggs 10, Brize 5, Smith 3, Watson 2, Rowan 2, Dee 2, Wells 2,
Beesley 2, Stovall 2. Team 12-45 3-7 30. 3-point field goals 3-22
(Suggs 2, Brize).
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Humans communicate with dogs better than friends, according to respondents in survey
A recent survey shows that most dog owners polled believe they can communicate with canines better than their human friends.
No big surprise here.
Dogs are probably the most accommodating animals in the world. Friends? Just try to get a buddy to fetch your slippers.
According to the survey, done by Kelton Research for the dog snack Pup-Peroni, 74 percent of dog owners surveyed said their canine's body language or facial expressions let them know how their pet is feeling.
Seventy percent believe they have "shared a look" with Fido.
Nearly half are convinced they know exactly what their pet is thinking and more than a third say they've had an entire conversation with their hounds without saying anything.
Among the other findings:
— Almost half of pet parents (as the survey calls them) say that their canine friend is more likely to "notice" they've had a bad day than their best human friend and 69 percent believe their pooches know when they are feeling happy
— Most canine pet parents find solace in knowing that their dogs are able to pick up on their emotions, such as happiness (69 percent), anger (67 percent) and even sadness (58 percent) without having to say a word.
— A full two-thirds of dog owners confess that when they're out of town, they're more likely to feel guilty about leaving their dogs behind than their own family and friends.
How about you, do you believe dogs communicate?
I do. My dog "told" me. Right after he asked for seconds on dinner.
On the other hand, the magic of dogs may not be working as well for Canadians, according to another study.
The new Canadian research finds that dog owners who live alone, and have limited human social support, are actually just as lonely as their petless peers in the same circumstances.
The Carleton University researchers found that among single-dwellers with insufficient social ties, high attachment to a dog or cat increased the pet-owner's likelihood of loneliness and depression, according to an article on the website of the Vancouver Sun.
The authors say the message is that dogs aren't people and can't compensate for a lack of human relationships.
Pet ownership isn't the panacea we think it is, said co-author Timothy Pychyl, an associate professor of psychology at the Ottawa-based university.
"So many people will say, 'If you're living on your own and feeling lonely, get a dog.' But the research indicates that pets don't fill as much of a hole as we might believe they do. If you don't have human social support already on your side, you're still going to fall short."
My dog had no comment.
The Rocky Mountain Alley Cat Alliance is taking a bow for its Feline Fix program. which was named "Best Fix for All-Too-Fertile Felines/2010" in Westword's annual Best of Denver awards issue. The Feline Fix is the Alliance's low-cost, high-volume spay-and-neuter program. It's main goal is sterilizing thousands of unadoptable strays each year. But the program is also open to domestic tabbies who might otherwise be breeding a problems.
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by Ada Bello
If you grew up in a Cuban household, you had black beans at least once a day. In my home, the color and type of the lunchtime beans was negotiable: white, red, green, garbanzos; but for dinner they had to be black, to be eaten on white rice, accompanied by a meat dish of some kind. No one ever questioned the custom – it would have been like challenging the law of gravity.
I can't say I inherited my mother's black bean recipe, because she never cooked them until the changes in the political situation made her venture into the kitchen. But, in a way, maybe I did. She faithfully watched a very popular cooking show in Cuban television called "Cocina al Minuto," hosted by somebody by the name of Nitza Villapol.
She was as well known in Cuba as Julia Child was in this country, but her show was far more practical and down to earth. Villapol's instructions were detailed and clear, used easy-to-find ingredients, and did not shy away from designating them by their commercial name: dry cooking wine was not simply "vino seco," but "vino seco Edmundo."
She did that as long as the brands were available, later adapting her approach to the prevailing circumstances, offering suggestions for substitutions, and bravely cooking on with whatever resources could be obtained. One of the things my mother brought from Cuba when coming to this country was the "Cocina al Minuto" cookbook. Today one can find the book in Miami, in pirated editions for which Villapol received no compensation.
But back to the black beans. At some point after leaving college, I had to face the fact that to survive I needed some cooking skills. The kitchen is not my natural environment; I enjoy good food, but I consider it prudent to leave its preparation to the experts.
However, economics and other practical reasons pushed me to consider undertaking some culinary explorations. Improvising was out of the question because improvisation requires some knowledge of the materials you are working with, and I had none.
So, my only hope was to utilize my training as a chemist and follow cooking recipes the way one uses a protocol in a laboratory manual. And that was how "Cocina al Minuto" became my Cuban kitchen pharmacopoeia and salvation.
I was selective in my choices, though. Nothing that required long cooking or preparation time, or special dexterity (my one attempt at flipping an omelet landed it in the cat dish), made it into my repertoire. In fact, the choices had remained quite limited. But those few selections, my friends tell me, are very successful, a fact I attribute to my close observance of good manufacturing practices.
One of my favorites is, of course, black beans, without which it will be impossible to celebrate my only vestigial connection with Christmas, the Dec. 24 Cuban Nochebuena feast. But I don't limit the dish to that once-a-year application. Having mastered the recipe, I had made it into the centerpiece of my dinner parties.
Many things recommend it: once standardized, the steps are rather simple to follow; freezing the final product only improves its taste; and, although it probably represents a sacrilegious departure from the original recipe, which has you stirring the mixture for four punishing hours. I have discovered that I get the same results by using a slow cooker. Cook's liberation, at last.
I feel socially secure having a container of frozen black beans in my freezer should the need arise for a festive occasion. Therefore, two or three times a year I prepare a batch that will last for several events. Now, this requires careful scheduling, since once the operation gets in motion, it can't be stopped.
The preparation starts the previous night with the soaking of the beans in water with a pinch of bicarbonate of soda. The purpose of the latter has never been clear to me; some say it helps soften the beans, others that it is used to avoid the gaseous consequences of eating them. I don't question the reason. Nitza Villapol says to do it, and she knew best.
Next day, I attach a copy of the recipe to the refrigerator for easy consulting, wash the bicarbonate off the beans, and start cooking them while, in a separate pot, I am preparing that essential starting point in the creation of most Cuban dishes: the sofrito.
I must admit it took some time before the resulting product of that operation matched the book's description (onions and peppers looking transparent and not charred beyond recognition), but now I feel confident of my technique.
While those two processes are going, I consult my instructions and start lining up the spices and other ingredients – all in the order in which they are listed, accompanied by their respective measuring devices. The first few times this step involved some anxiety, since boiling beans has the tendency of sneakingly getting stuck to the bottom of the pot, or boiling over, causing a mess that can get into the most intimate crevices of your stove. Again, through the years, I have come to feel more in control, although vigilance is always required. Above all, do not answer the phone!
Then comes the mixing of the two parts, the adding of spices, wine, vinegar, etc. to the pot, followed by closely watching and stirring the boiling mixture for about a half hour or so, more time than I would like, but a hell of a lot less than cooks in the old country had to do.
That done the whole thing goes into the slow cooker and there it remains until I get out of bed the next morning. The down side is that by now everything in the apartment, including my hair and clothing, and probably my neighbor's apartment, smells of slow simmering peppers, onions and garlic.
The good side is that I have what I need to plan several social occasions with little work or culinary performance anxiety. As in a purification ritual, I open the windows, shower, wash my hair, and I am ready to face the world with a renewed confidence.
One more virtue recommends this most revered of Cuban dishes: it contains no meat. Cubans are omni-carnivorous – our idea of a vegetarian dish is chicken. But black beans are an exception and it has served me well in these health conscious times — vegetarian cooking is something that I plan to undertake, perhaps in my next life. For now, there are these beans, shiny black, aromatic, comforting . . . beautiful enough to make you genuflect in front of the pot.
Frijoles Negros (Black Beans)
Serves 8 or 9 when served on rice.
Active time: 3 hours Start to finish: 12 – 14 hours (not counting soaking time).
1 lb. dry black beans
10-11 cups water
1-1/4 to 2 cups chopped or ground onions
½ to ¾ cup chopped or green peppers
1/3 cup olive oil
3 tsp. salt
½ tsp. pepper
¼ tsp. oregano
¼ tsp. cumin
1 or 2 bay leaves
1 tsp. sugar
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tsp. vinegar
3 tbs. dry white wine
Wash beans and soak them in about 10 cups of water overnight. You can add a pinch of baking soda, but this is optional.
Next day, pour out the soaking water and rinse the beans if you did add baking soda.
Place beans in a large pot and add the 10 – 11 cups of water. Cook until fairly soft, about 1 hour.
While beans are cooking, put oil in a skillet and cook the onion, green peppers, and garlic. Add about 1 cup of the soft beans to the skillet and mash them down with a fork.
Once that is done, return the contents of the skillet, with the mashed beans, to the pot and blend. Add the salt, pepper, oregano, cumin, bay leaf, sugar, vinegar and white wine.
Cook slowly for about ½ hour or until all alcohol from the wine has evaporated. (During the long cooking periods, stir often to make sure the beans are not sticking to the bottom of the pot.)
Transfer the contents of the pot to a crockpot/slow cooker. Cook on High for about 1 hour and on Low for ½ hours or overnight.
Before serving, retrieve the bay leaf.
Once cooked, the beans can be stored frozen.


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God's Sovereignty Is The Basis Of Evangelism
January 19, 2011 3 Comments
Have you ever considered on what basis Christians can evangelize the lost? Now think about it a moment before you blurt out something like "because God tells us to". That is a true, God does indeed command us to evangelize but that does not address the basis for the evangelism. So, what is the basis?
Alan Kurschner answers this question in this post over at Alpha & Omega Ministries. He starts this way
God's sovereign election is the only basis by which any believer has confidence to evangelize the lost. We do not know who the elect are in this lifetime, but what we do know with certainty is that there are elect out there.
All Christians, if they believe the Bible, must agree with this. Read the rest of Alan's post to see how he further explains this. Let me know what you think.


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Following is the very simple recipe for fat bombs. What you will need are:
1/2 c Extra-virgin coconut oil (preferably organic)
1/2 c Peanut butter or any nut butter you prefer. I used a freshly ground natural peanut butter.
1/2 c of pecans
1/2 c chopped almonds (or... whichever nuts you prefer)
1/4 tsp vanilla
Instructions: In a pourable liquid measuring cup, melt together the nut butter and the coconut oil using a low setting on your microwave for about 1 minute. It will look like this.
Not pretty. BUT stir for a few minutes until the oil and nut butter mix together.
Mix in the nuts and the vanilla and stir. Line a storage container with your candy cups. This will help when you move them into the refrigerator. If you fill the paper cups and then try to move them into the storage container, you will spill them. Take it from me. Using a small spoon, fill the candy cups.
Refrigerate for a few hours or freeze for about an hour. Remove from the molds and eat up. They taste great and everyone in my house loves them. Here are what mine looked like when I took them from the silicone molds. The paper molded fat bombs are also below.
One word of warning. These will melt if you don't keep them refrigerated. Coconut oil melts at 70 degrees F. So don't plan to take these on a hike or in your lunch on a warm day... without some sort of ice pack. Enjoy!
These little bombs are filled with nutty goodness and the fat you need for your Keto diet. So, let's look at the breakdown. I made mine with almonds and pecans and entered the recipe into MyFitnessPal. Here are the results.


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| April 12, 2011, 8:13 am
Here's a colorful, zingy recipe from Diana Henry's 2010 cookbook "Plenty" that works as a side to fish or chicken, or as a main dish all on its own. Thanks to the chorizo, it's got a peppy little bite to it.
From "Plenty" by Diana Henry (Mitchell Beazley). Serves 2 as a main course, or 4-6 on the side.
1 3/4 cups fresh or frozen peas
Salt and pepper
1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen shelled baby fava beans
2 tablespoons olive oil
6 ounces Spanish (hard) chorizo, cut into chunks
Good squeeze of lemon juice
Leaves from 5 mint sprigs torn


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Damnation Discussion
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It is very easy to jump the wall only press 'Left Shift' button as well as 'space bar' and the 'w' key,If does not work try this with different combination it will work as it is working for me with no issues.I do not think it is issue of nocd fix.
I guess you also experienced a problem with the rope slide at the beginning also. It seems that this game must do a security check every time the game save and moved on to the next stage, it seems to happen after every cutscene although I myself have only experienced 2.
Glitch 1
Sliding down the rope, the cutscene shows them hang there, then disappear only to end up down the bottom, you are still hanging there hanging around, looking like you sliding but your not, you can leave it like that for 20 mins and youll still be there. There is a fix see below.
Go to gamecopyworld website, download the new vitality no cd fix which includes a vitality dll file and game fix, copy then to the binary folder of the game ( over writing original ones )
You should now be able to slide down the rope and continue to the next stage.
Glitch 2
Cutscene shows your companions climb a ledge, they ang there for about 3 to 5 secs then disappear, the they materialise on the ohter side near the ladder ( on the top of the left building ).
When ever you see them disappear and reappear somewhere, its usually a indicator that its another security check point and if the cutscene is not fluid motion, so that you see everything you have just encountered a uncracked security check point.
Fix 2
There is no fix I can fund, I have tried downloading the vitality no cd fix again and installing over the top again to no avail, I have even tried recracking the game then applying the newly download no cd fix still no go.
If I were Vitality, I would be totally embarassed and ashamed of myself for releasing a virtually unplayable game just so they can get the " We release it first " award. Whats the use of getting a award for releasing something that cant be played.
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Fulfilling a promise made in Newtown one month ago, President Obama is set to reveal proposals to curb gun violence, which will reportedly include universal background checks, a crackdown on gun trafficking, and a renewed assault weapons ban. NBC's Chuck Todd reports.
WASHINGTON - One of the National Rifle Association's senior lobbyists said an ad by the nation's leading gun-rights group after a school shooting in Connecticut that refers to President Barack Obama's children was "ill-advised."
Jim Baker, head of the federal affairs division at the NRA's Institute for Legislative Action, said he had made his views known to others at the powerful gun-rights organization.
The ad, which cast Obama as hypocritical for having expressed skepticism about putting armed guards in schools, when "his kids are protected by armed guards at their schools," drew widespread criticism when it first became public on Jan. 15.
Nationwide outrage over the shooting of 20 children and six adults at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, on December 14 moved gun violence and gun control to the center of the U.S. political debate.
"I don't think it was particularly helpful, that ad," Baker told Reuters in a telephone interview. "I thought it ill-advised."
"I think the ad could have made a good point, if it talked about the need for increased school security, without making the point using the president's children," he said. The NRA has advocated putting armed guards in schools.
Baker was the NRA's representative at a meeting with Vice President Joseph Biden on Jan. 10 to discuss the administration's plans to reduce gun violence in the wake of the school shooting.
He said he was not involved in creating the ad, and once it appeared, he had let others at the NRA know what he thought. "I got to say my piece," he said.
Baker gave no details of their response to him, but said, "Believe it or not, there are occasionally differences of opinion in this building."
In the ad, a narrator asks, "Are the president's kids more important than yours?" Obama's daughters, 14-year-old Malia and 11-year-old Sasha, attend private school in Washington and receive Secret Service protection, as is routine for children of presidents.
The White House has called the NRA ad "repugnant and cowardly," while New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said it was "reprehensible" and undermined the NRA's credibility by bringing the president's children into the debate. Christie is considered a possible Republican presidential contender in 2016.
Susan Eisenhower, the daughter of the late President Dwight Eisenhower who had Secret Service protection as a child, wrote in the Washington Post that she was "disgusted" by the ad.
The NRA's president, David Keene, objected to the White House criticism earlier this month, saying "We didn't name the president's daughters ... What we said is that these are people who think that their families deserve protection that yours don't."
The president's critics also have noted that when Obama announced his plan to respond to the gun violence, he was flanked by four children. Obama proposed renewing a U.S. assault weapons ban, as well as banning high-capacity magazines and more stringent background checks for gun purchasers.
Related stories
- NRA head: Ad 'wasn't about the president's daughters'
- NRA chief: Obama wants to tax or take your guns
- NBC/WSJ poll: NRA more popular than entertainment industry
David Keene, president of the National Rifle Association, responds to the Obama administration's proposed gun safety measures, saying law-abiding gun owners "have a good deal to fear" from the proposals and defending the NRA's controversial new ad.


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Campgrounds, RV parks and resorts across Texas are anticipating a busy spring break this year, with occupancies at several parks exceeding last year's figures, according to a news release.
"Many of our parks are reporting strong reservations and a good mix of visitors, ranging from Winter Texans and families to college kids," said Brian Schaeffer, executive director and CEO of the Texas Association of Campground Owners (TACO), which represents nearly 400 private parks across the Lone Star State.
"If the weather can hold, we are looking for a banner year as we are basically sold out through March 24," said Don Temple, managing partner of Guadalupe River RV Resort in Kerrville.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, the Vineyards Campground & Cabins in Grapevine is also anticipating a busy Spring Break period.
"We never have to worry about low occupancy," said Adrienne Nicodemus, activities director for the park, which has increased its spring break activities offering to include kayak lessons, bird focused crafts and hikes, an environmental stewardship seminar as well as yoga classes for both adults and children. The park is also planning a St. Patrick's Day bike parade and an outdoor movie night.
Meanwhile, Horizon RV Resorts anticipates strong business levels at several of the parks it manages in Texas, including Hatch RV Park in Corpus Christi.
"Reservations are showing an uptick in the number of guests staying with us during this year's Spring Break compared to last year," said Scott Foos, Horizon's vice president of business development, adding, "We're fortunate to have a great group of returning guests who often return with several new friends or family members every year."
And while Horizon RV Resorts does see college kids at some of its locations, the company's Leisure Resort property in Fentress caters to families. "Our specialty is providing a fun family atmosphere that almost every type of guest can appreciate," Foos said. "Additionally, the San Marcos River flows along the banks of the resort. It's spring-fed just 20 miles away, and maintains a comfortable cruising speed and consistently warm temperatures."
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"Desperate Housewives" star Eva Longoria Parker denied Tuesday a report on TMZ.com that claimed she and her hubby of three years, Tony Parker, have called it quits.
After TMZ initially claimed Parker had filed for divorce in Texas, Longoria's rep set the gossip site and other entertainment news outlets straight.
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TMZ later disclosed it had conflicting information from clerks at the courthouse.
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When the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) chose Rick Caro as the first recipient of its Lifetime Achievement Award, few people in the industry likely were surprised. Caro is the whole reason IHRSA exists. Thirty-two years ago, Caro suggested that the National Tennis Association and the National Court Clubs Association join forces to become the International Racquet and Sportsclub Association. ('Health' was added to the name later.)
Caro, president of Management Vision, New York, is a former health club owner who has served as a consultant to 2,000 clubs in the past 30 years.
"He's the industry's advisor and sometime therapist," Joe Moore, IHRSA president and CEO, said when giving Caro the award at the IHRSA conference and trade show in Las Vegas last month.
Moore's description of Caro is apt. I can attest that Caro has advised not only owners and operators of clubs, but also many of the members of the media that cover the industry.
My first experience with Caro occurred after one of my first stories for Club Industry was published more than 11 years ago. He called my boss at that time to note that this particular story showed a lack of knowledge of the industry. He pointed out information that the story should have included but did not. When my boss relayed these points to me, I was uncertain what to think of this man whom I had never met or heard of. (And that alone showed my lack of industry knowledge at the time.) However, upon my boss's suggestion, I called Caro to "soak up his knowledge." And I have yet to regret it.
Caro is a true teacher and selfless with his time and knowledge. I quickly discovered that his intention in calling my boss about that story was not to berate me but to make me more knowledgeable so that the stories I wrote would be more thorough, so that Club Industry could better serve the industry. I will be forever grateful for that phone call and all the phone calls that have followed during the past 11 years.
More important than how Caro affected me personally, he has played a major role in shaping the fitness industry. He authored the book "Financial Management," which many people consider to be the pre-eminent industry textbook. He was part of a committee that developed a chart of accounts so the industry would have a uniform method for reporting financials. He researched valuation formulas from other industries and how they could be applied to the club industry.
His consulting company provides management and financial expertise, including feasibility studies, business plans, loan proposals, club valuations, buying and selling assistance, operational analyses and financial acumen to club operators, real estate developers, hospitals, hotels, resorts, appraisers. He also serves as an expert witness in court cases.
Caro believes in giving back, serving as a trustee of the Urban Business Assistance Corp., a non-profit organization that provides technical assistance to minority businesses in New York City. He also served on the board of the New York City Sports Commission and Sports Development Authority. He has served as the secretary-treasurer of the American Council on Exercise and of Operation FitKids.
Club Industry recognized Caro with our very own Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006 in recognition of all he had done for the industry. It is fitting that the organization he founded has now also done the same, even though the organization had already honored him as Person of the Year and given him the Distinguished Service Award.
In accepting the honor at the conference, Caro reminded the audience how much the industry has changed in the past 40 years (no EFT, no entertainment on cardio equipment, no multisport clubs and only 5 percent of the population belonged to health clubs in those days). But he spent most of his time at the podium thanking and recognizing others in the industry who have also served and helped shape health clubs. All I could think was, "There he goes again, sharing. The man just can't help himself."


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Homeowner killed in Pontiac break-in
A Pontiac man was shot and killed in his home this morning near Inglewood Ave. and Ceaser Chavez.
According to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office, numerous shots were reported fired by suspects and one of the occupants of the home after the suspects forced their way in.
Someone inside the home also had a gun and used it in defense when the shots started, say deputies.
One of the suspects appears to have been shot and was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
The 27-year-old man's wife and 6-month-old child were able to escape and hid at another residence nearby.
Watch a report on the homicide in Pontiac during today's News at Noon.
In total, five people were in the house at the time of the break-in. There were no other injuries during the incident.
One suspect tried to escape in a car, but was found by deputies nearby. A third subject, the driver, was also arrested.
Those two suspects were both taken into custody after they were apprehended by deputies.
Oakland County Animal Control Officers were also called in to remove four pit bull dogs that were inside the home.


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Lalin necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 122 diseños de 24 diseñadores freelance.
We need a unique logo for a new mortgage company that incorporates the company name and industry
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As you maybe aware the US housing market is in a depression and we expect the industry to be very competitive during this period and in the future, only the honest customer service oriented small mortgage brokers will survive as the "get rich quick" brokers are systematically eliminated. With this in mind, we decided to establish a company that will embody experience, honesty, integrity, service, and price. Our intention is to build a loyal customer base that will generate business for years to come. My partner and I have combined 30+ years in the industry working for many industry leaders. The company will be located in southern California, but will also do business nation wide. 85-90% of the business will be from California. A good logo carries through to business cards, web pages etc....
- We want a logo that will embody and convey all of the above while being unique to the industry that is saturated with third grade companies.
- Be creative but classy. We would like to see some designs that do something with the "T" in Trulending
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Talk about creating an image before it's released! Samsung just promises to master that aspect in the newly released teaser advert. According to speculations, Samsung's flagship the Galaxy S5 is expected to arrive at Mobile World Congress 2014 and before anyone can make conclusions regarding the device; Samsung has gone ahead and released an advert that flaunts the Galaxy S5 divulging out information on the upcoming handset.
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On today's lunch menu: A big ole' slice of beefcake served by Tyson Kobie. (nsfw) Not sure if you've noticed the newish advert on the right featuring the uber-sexy Rod 2.0 Crush Object for DawgPoundUSA(nsfw). Some screen captures and images from Tyson Kobie's video "Roughing it in the City". It takes a special kind of man to hike through the woods ... in boxer briefs ... while onlookers are watching. That clip and a free wallpaper here (nsfw).
Tyson Kobie was last seen stripping down and showing his assets at Blatino Oasis, demonstrating his workout techniques and modeling underwear (and less) for the boys.
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Yes, Paris has the elegance of the Seine. Fine, London has the bustling Thames. And OK, Rome has the historic Tiber. Great waterways all, no doubt about it – but none of them is a match for what you can do on the ribbon of snow and ice that is Ottawa's Rideau Canal in winter.
Because when the chill hits, an 8km stretch of water running through the heart of the city freezes and becomes the world's largest natural ice-skating surface, the size of ninety Olympic-sized ice rinks. This is the signal for hearty Ottawans to bundle up, strap on their skates and head out onto the ice to play, glide past the sights of the nation's capital and even commute to work. It's all part of an annual ritual that has become a favourite winter pastime.
Completed in 1832, the whole of the Rideau Canal is actually much longer than the segment you can skate on in Ottawa. Its 202km-length connects the capital with Kingston, to the southwest, via a series of canals, rivers, lakes. In winter, though, the canal is best experienced in Ottawa during the annual Winterlude Festival, held during the first three weekends of February.
In the crisp bright of a Canadian winter the canal is a hive of activity. Thousands glide – and sometimes totter – about, a quick game of pond hockey breaks out on a more isolated stretch, figure skaters spin, speedskaters skim by, all metronome-like consistency, and everybody vies for a glimpse of world-renowned sculptors carving masterpieces from blocks of snow and ice.
As daylight gives way to an even chillier darkness, floodlights light up the canal and the icy spectacle becomes cosier and even more magical. Children – overbalanced either by lack of practice or thick winter clothing – zip precariously along, steaming cups of hot chocolate are sipped, kisses are exchanged and BeaverTails (don't worry – they're the fried, sweet pastry variety) are eaten. Everyone, it seems, is totally oblivious to the subzero temperatures. Who needs a beach when you can have this much fun on ice?
The National Capital Commission (613 239 5234 or 613 239 5000) maintains the Rideau Canal and has information on ice conditions and events; the canal is usually open for skating from mid-January. You can rent skates at kiosks along the canal.
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This half scale window is designed by Bespaqル. It will fit half scale openings in most dollhouses. It is pre finished in white and uses micro glass in lieu of acrylic. A finished interior trim ring is supplied with each window which can be used as a template as well as the finish trim. Just imagine having the most stylish. realistic and highest quality window available....and not having to spend hours finishing with two or three coats of paint and then trying to remove unwanted drips from the plastic window panes. The window fits openings measuring 1 5/16" wide and 2 13/16" high.


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All day, I've been thinking I was going to write something intelligent about the results of The Women's Health Initiative Dietary Modification Trial, the biggest dietary intervention clinical trial evah. $400+ million, 8 years of follow-up, almost 50,000 subjects.
Haven't heard of it? That's probably because the upshot was pretty much this: "healthy eating" doesn't mean squat in terms of your cancer or heart disease risks.
$415 million, that cost.
Anyway, the day is expiring, and my intelligence has not yet come for a visit, so instead of tackling this topic myself, I'm just going to insist that you go read Sandy's post about it. Harriet's got a shorter version here, if you're pressed for time.
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Gathright challenged Tavarez to a fight in the parking lot after the game (the Sox pitcher did not accept) and said he "hits like a woman".
Tavarez says he's not a fighting guy: "Look how calm I am. I'm a very calm person. But when we're on the field, little things go south. All my troubles I've had in the major leagues have been on the field, but in the clubhouse I'm cool with everybody." ... Two lists of the highly-strung pitcher's outbursts. ... The teams play each other in about a month (April 28).
Re Beckett/Howard, Phillies starter Cory Lidle: "Everyone I've ever talked to who has played with Josh Beckett says no one likes him. And that's why."
Making his third appearance in four days, Keith Foulke pitched a perfect sixth against Tampa -- he's retired all nine batters he has faced this spring. His fastball was been clocked at 85-86 mph and his changeup was at 74 mph. ... Hee-Seop Choi walked with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth and Boston won the game 12-11.
David Wells will start the season on the disabled list. Sean McAdam explains:
Wells, who was initially going to pitch Saturday in Philadelphia, will instead throw in a minor-league game here this weekend. A player can't be back-dated on the disabled list if he appears in a game in which admission is charged. By having him pitch in a minor-league game, the Red Sox will be able to place him on the DL retroactive to today, and have him eligible to come off in time to make his first start of the season on April 12. Wells will ... make an April 7 start at [Pawtucket].Tony Graffanino was claimed off waivers by the Royals (the team that traded him to the Red Sox eight months ago). ... Hanley Ramirez won the Marlins' shortstop job.


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I think most of you know that I like to set goals and we all know that the start of a new year is a great time to get focused on some new goals or even readjust your existing ones. I have some personal goals for this year that maybe we can talk about another time, but today Id like to talk about my goals for our business. I cant take all the credit for the business goals as there are a lot of people involved in setting the direction for our company. Our executive team meets with Rex and sets some targets, we present them to our leaders around the world, listen to their feedback, make some adjustments and then, its time to go to work!
After going through this process over the past few months, we have come up with a simple goal that is going to stretch all of us. But, if we all get involved and accept the challenge the effect on our businesses and our company will be incredible!
Our goal is to double sales! That's it! It's as simple as that. If we can double our sales, we can help twice as many people all over the world look better and feel better.
I know what you might be thinking and, you're right! It's an ambitious goal but that's exactly what the best kind of goals are. They are the goals that keep you striving every day to do a little bit more. Hopefully, many of you have set goals like this for yourself. We recognize that it might take some time to achieve this goal but, that's okay because we also recognize that anything worth doing is worth the wait!
Doubling our sales won't just come from talking about it. It will take hard work and passion and maybe even a little blood, sweat and tears. Just imagine the payoff of all of that hard work – twice the customers, twice the revenue, twice the people whose lives have been changed for the better, all because of your actions. That's incredibly powerful.
So, where do we begin? Doubling our sales starts at the very base of what you do every day. Do you normally speak to five people a day about the products and opportunity? Make it a goal to reach out to 10. Do you host one opportunity meeting online or in your community each week? Why not two? Do you normally do two in home product launches a month... you see where I'm going with this. By finding ways to double every activity in your business, you'll create double the customers, product enthusiasts, brand advocates, supervisors, managers, eagle managers... you get the idea.
This activity is the base of our business. There is no shortcut, no easy path to success and no quick way to double our sales. I know that but, by doubling even the most basic activities in your business, you will recognize the power and importance of each of these tasks. I realize this change won't happen overnight. It will take you time to adjust to these new activities in your business, but I challenge you to rise to the occasion. You have nothing to lose but untapped potential and opportunity.
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A modern London hotel near Hampstead Heath with free WiFi and parking, and an inclusive hot breakfast
Just off the North Circular road, Holiday Inn Express® London - Golders Green hotel is within 15 minutes' drive of both the M1 and M25 motorways, and the hotel offers free, on-site parking. A 10-minute bus ride away, Tube trains run from Golders Green underground station to central London. Heathrow Airport (LHR) is 45 minutes' drive from the hotel.
Head to historic Hampstead Heath, a 10-minute drive away, for woodland, swimming ponds and sweeping London views. Or drive 15 minutes to the 19th-century Alexandra Palace, set in leafy parkland with an ice-skating rink and an international entertainment programme. Also a 15-minute drive from the hotel, iconic Wembley Stadium hosts major football matches.
You can host events in the hotel's two flexible meetings spaces for up to 250 people. There's free WiFi throughout the hotel and free parking. Cooked, continental and kosher breakfasts can be arranged on request. Business guests are a two-minute drive from meeting and events at the grand Victorian Stephens House & Gardens
An inclusive Express Start Breakfast with sausages and scrambled eggs, as well as kosher items, sets you up for the day. In the evening, you can relax on a sofa with friends over drinks in the airy lobby lounge bar.
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I'm sure I'm not the only one who has been tempted by the Costco Harmonics laminate wood flooring at CostCo, right? My first dog did quite a bit of damage to my carpet, and the current one has had a couple of accidents (for having her for 1.5 years now, she's honestly done really well), so in general the cheap crappy carpet in my place is pretty much shot. I've always liked wood flooring, and laminate flooring is supposed to be better with pets as far as not getting scratched-up is concerned. While doing research about it, I found a whole ton of information about the stuff you see at CostCo.
I'd say my takeaway from my research is that if you pick it up while it's on sale, it ends up being only around $1.50 s/f INCLUDING padding, and overall it's a pretty decent system. Sounds like it's fairly easy to do yourself as well as long as you have someone there to help you cut pieces, etc, so you don't have to get up and down all the time.


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Brady Matthews's high energy, good looks and witty personality make him standout amongst other young comedians in the country today. Born in Boston and raised in Chicago, Brady grew up making his friends and family laugh, catapulting him into becoming the standup comedian he is today. After winning the Uncle Clyde's Comedy Competition at the Ice House in 2007, Brady knew being on stage and making people laugh was what he is meant to do. He was invited to the Seattle Comedy Competition as well as the Calgary Comedy Festival and headlines all around the country. You can catch Brady performing at his own show Top Secret Comedy at the Hollywood Improv, or working out new material at the Comedy Store. When Brady isn't on stage, you can catch him on the new webisode series "Clean Break" or in reoccurring roles such as E!'s "Reality Hell", "Always Sunny in Philadelphia", "Better Off Ted", "CSI: New York", and "How I Met Your Mother". He has also been featured on TruTV's "TheSmokingGun.com", and Jimmy Kimmel Live.


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Frederick Adventist Academy is a private Christian school located in Frederick Maryland. It is part of the worldwide Seventh-day Adventist educational system that includes elementary and high schools as well as colleges and universities throughout the globe.
Frederick Adventist Academy provides an opportunity to have Christ as the foundation of your child's learning. In addition to education through Christ, Frederick Adventist Academy also provides an environment that promotes academic excellence.
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The broad vision of ACORN as a movement to unify the powerless in pursuit of economic justice was not shared by all the members. The inclusion of many groups in a single coalition came with costs. These costs, however, proved to be a necessary part of the struggle to become a force for social justice in America. In particular, many welfare rights members wanted a strictly welfare rights group and withdrew from the organization, fearing that they would lose control. After the split, the organization diversified further with the addition of the Vietnam Veterans Organizing Committee (VVOC) and the Unemployed Workers Organizing Committee (UWOC).
The following year, ACORN leaders organized a "Save the City" campaign in Little Rock. The campaign addressed blue- collar homeowners' concerns that their neighborhoods were being destroyed by traffic problems in the Centennial section, and by unscrupulous real estate agencies who engaged in blockbusting in the Oak Forest section. ACORN members dealt with the traffic problems (the Centennial neighborhood won a park and a stoplight to ensure the safety of their children), the expressway intrusion (families were relocated and provided other social services) and blockbusting (stopped in its tracks). ACORN, through the "Save the City" campaign, had established itself as a force in Arkansas politics.
ACORN began growing geographically, as well. It organized outside of Little Rock, establishing six regional offices in the state. Campaigns were developed around issues of concern to small town and rural Arkansans and the foundations were laid for statewide campaigns. One of the ACORN's major statewide targets was Arkansas Power and Light. AP&L's plan to build a huge coal-burning power plant in White Bluff presented a danger to farmers in the area. Sulphur emissions threatened to destroy their fields unless something could be done. ACORN began organizing farmers on the issue.
The farmers, organized into the Protect Our Land Association and Save Health and Property, demanded a $50 million damage deposit against AP&L's potential destruction of farmers' fields. Then, ACORN groups applied pressure on Governor Dale Bumpers, and Harvard University, a stockholder in AP&L. These pressures resulted in a Harvard-financed study on the hazards of sulphur emissions and a Public Service Commission ruling to decrease the size of the plant by one half. As a result, AP&L dropped the plan altogether. ACORN proved that it could organize in any setting and that ACORN members could contend effectively with even the big corporate players.


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DANVILLE, Va. – Matt Pawlowski passed for three scores and ran for another in Guilford College's 45-35 nonconference football win at Averett University Saturday.
The freshman quarterback threw first-half touchdown passes to Nick Mearite of one and 30 yards and connected with Adam Smith on a 13-yard strike in the third quarter. Pawlowski's six-yard scamper with 3:07 left in regulation capped the game's scoring and iced the Quakers' (1-2) first victory over the Cougars in Danville.
The back-and-forth contest saw the score change hands six times and included three ties. Averett's Ray Brown forced the game's final draw with a one-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter. The rookie's first college score was followed by kicker Ryan Ristaino's two-point rushing conversion, which knotted the game at 35-35.
Guilford answered on its ensuing possession with freshman Tyler Hunt's 35-yard field goal with 10:12 remaining, the first of his college career. The field goal gave the Quakers a 38-35 lead.
Averett got the ball back and moved past midfield before the Quakers' defense stiffened and forced a punt with 6:27 left. Three plays later Guilford senior Mike Williams ripped off a career-long 79-yard run to the Cougars' six, which set up Pawlowski's rumble into the end zone that opened a 10-point Guilford lead.
Williams finished with 151 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries. He averaged 11.6 yards per carry, which stands second in school history. Teammate Josh Williams added a 31-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, his longest career jaunt, and had 72 rushing yards on 10 carries. Guilford picked up 237 rushing yards, its most since a 2010 win over Catholic University of America.
Pawlowski completed 18-of-28 passes for 239 yards and three touchdowns. He was sacked once and intercepted once. Mearite was his favorite target with eight catches for 125 yards and two scores, all career and game highs. His 30-yard scoring catch capped the game's opening drive and his one-yard catch on fourth-and-goal early in the second quarter gave Guilford a 20-14 lead. Smith finished with seven catches for 73 yards.
Robert Smith led Guilford's tacklers for the third straight week with a game-high 12 stops (4 solo). Reggie Bullard added nine tackles and JerMario Gooch finished with eight. Gooch's interception on the Quakers' 17-yard line with 1:24 effectively ended the game.
Ke'Von White led the Cougars (0-3) with 119 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries. Brown added 85 yards and a touchdown on the ground and freshman quarterback Martin Smith completed 12-of-26 passes for 169 and two touchdowns. August Jones made a team-high four catches for 59 yards, including a 25-yard touchdown in the first quarter.
Tyler Robertson and P.J. Thomas both made eight tackles for Averett. Brian Fuquay had six stops and recovered a fumble late in the second quarter that set up a Smith touchdown pass to Wynton Stephens seven seconds before halftime.
Following a bye week, Guilford opens Old Dominion Athletic Conference play Sept. 29 against Washington and Lee University on the Quakers' Homecoming Weekend. Kickoff at Appenzeller Field at Armfield Athletic Center is 7:00 p.m.


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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Russell Westbrook scored 32 points, Kevin Martin had 20 and the Oklahoma City Thunder snapped Denver's six-game winning streak by beating the Nuggets 117-97 on Wednesday night.
Kevin Durant added 20 points and tied his career high with five steals as NBA-best Oklahoma City led wire-to-wire for just the second time this season.
The Thunder opened a 16-point lead in the first quarter and remained in control throughout, pulling their starters for the fourth quarter with a 25-point edge. Denver mounted an 11-0 run against Oklahoma City's last five but that still only cut the deficit to 101-84.
Kosta Koufos had 16 points and nine rebounds to lead the Nuggets, who fell to 3-6 this season in the second game of a back-to-back set.
Denver had won after trailing in the fourth quarter or overtime in its previous four games, but dug too big of a hole to mount a comeback this time.
Westbrook hit six of his first eight shots and had 16 points in the first 10 minutes, with the Thunder continuously pulling away. Oklahoma City scored the first seven points of the game and also had a pair of 8-0 spurts in the first quarter while getting out to a 34-18 lead.
It wasn't until after Nick Collison's two-handed dunk stretched the advantage to 45-23 in the first 3 minutes of the second quarter before Denver coach George Karl finally spent a timeout. The Nuggets never got closer than 17 after that.
JaVale McGee had a couple of highlight-reel dunks among 15 points for Denver. Andre Iguodala scored 12 and Danilo Gallinari 11. The Nuggets had 21 turnovers, one shy of their worst total of the season.
The Northwest Division rivals will play again Sunday in Denver.
Reserve Wilson Chandler, who hit the go-ahead 3-pointer in the Nuggets' overtime win against Portland on Tuesday night, did not play.
Serge Ibaka returned to the Oklahoma City lineup after missing the past two games with a chest contusion and had five points, six rebounds and five blocks in 26 minutes.
NOTES: Asked before the game who should be the Nuggets' All-Star candidates, Karl said backup point guard Andre Miller has been the team's MVP so far. ... Oklahoma City corralled an offensive rebound on nine of its first 16 missed shots. ... The Thunder scored 67 points in the first half. Their season-high for first-half scoring was 68 against Houston on Dec. 29.


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The US has dismissed criticism that US President Barack Obama's much-publicized pivot toward Asia is running out of steam.
"Beginning in 2009, the president made a strategic commitment to rebalance US foreign policy toward Asia," the National Security Council's East Asian Affairs senior director Evan Medeiros said.
Addressing a special briefing for foreign reporters, Medeiros said the president and his Cabinet had increased the amount of time, energy, resources and mindshare devoted to protecting and promoting US economic and security interests in the Asia-Pacific region.
He said the fundamental strategic decision to do so had been based on a "clear-eyed assessment" of US interests.
Medeiros said there was a strong demand from the region for enhanced US engagement.
Referring to moves at the UN over the past days pointing toward more US involvement in Syria and Iran, he said that events had generated a lot of attention on the Middle East.
"I am here to say simply that the rebalance to Asia is alive and well and is going to be reflected in lots of important activities over the next few weeks," Medeiros said. "The US is a global super power."
"We can work on the crisis of the day and continue to invest in our long term strategic interests which is what the rebalancing to the Asia-Pacific is all about," he said.
"We can walk in Asia and chew gum in the Middle East at the same time without a problem," Medeiros said.
He stressed that in the coming month, Obama, US Secretary of State John Kerry and US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel would all be visiting Asian countries.
Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia Daniel Russel who also briefed said the US had a "huge national interest" in the stability of the region.
However, as reported in the Taipei Times earlier this week, there are now widespread doubts in Washington about the rebalancing or pivot.
A panel of military analysts questioned during a meeting at the conservative Heritage Foundation if massive defense cuts and reductions in the overall US military structure would even allow a pivot to continue.
American Enterprise Institute (AEI) China scholar Michael Mazza wrote in a paper earlier this month that with all eyes focused on Syria the peace that had held in Asia for the past three decades continued to "slowly slip away."
Recent developments in the South China Sea pointed to a less stable future, he said.
There was evidence that China was preparing to build a structure on the disputed Scarborough Shoal (Huangyan Island, 黃岩島), Mazza said.
"And China isn't the only country building on disputed territory in the South China Sea," he said.
"Taipei, which has likewise seen a downturn in relations with Manila this year, has announced plans to construct a new wharf on Taiping Island [Itu Aba, 太平島], the largest of the disputed Spratlys Islands [Nansha Islands, 南沙群島], which Taiwan has long occupied," Mazza said.
"The new dock will accommodate large supply ships and naval frigates. These investments in infrastructure, which will include upgrades to an airstrip on the island, will enhance Taiwan's ability to defend Taiping Island as well as to more effectively project power into the South China Sea," he said.
"Other disputants cannot help but wonder if Taipei and Beijing are coordinating their moves in the region. In fact, they are not, but the optics may put additional strains on Taiwan's relations in Southeast Asia," Mazza said.


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Sophomore (2010):
NSCAA All-Northeast Region second team ... Honored on All-Ivy League second team ... Started all 15 games he appeared in ... Led Harvard with five goals and 11 points ... Ranked fifth in the Ivy League in goals ... Had a team-high 38 shots ... Tabbed to ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District second team ... Named to Lobo Classic All-Tournament Team ... Netted the game-winning goal in the 80th minute in 2-1 win against No. 13 Stanford (Sept. 4) ... Tallied a goal in victory at Massachusetts (Sept. 6) ... Scored game-tying goal in 90th minute in 1-1 tie at Stony Brook (Sept. 24) ... Assisted on a tally against Providence (Sept. 29) ... Netted a score at Dartmouth (Oct. 30) ... Scored a goal in 2-1 victory at No. 18 Penn (Nov. 13).
Freshman (2009):
Played in all 19 games, starting 15 ... Selected to Soccer America All-Freshman second team ... Tabbed to College Soccer News All-Freshman second team ... Named to NSCAA All-Northeast Region third team ... Honored as Ivy League Rookie of the Year ... Earned All-Ivy League second team honors ... Ranked fifth in the Ancient Eight and second on the Crimson with 18 points and six goals ... Named as one of the "100 Freshmen to Keep and Eye On" for 2009 by College Soccer News ... Scored first collegiate goal in win over Stony Brook (Sept. 4) ... Had an assist in victory at Boston College (Sept. 7) ... Named Ivy League Co-Rookie of the Week (Sept. 14) after scoring a goal and handing out two assists in two games ... Had an assist on game-winning goal against No. 14 Boston University (Sept. 11) ... Netted a tally and earned an assist for three-point effort against Army (Sept. 13) ... Tallied the game-winning goal at Fairfield (Sept. 19) ... Scored the game winner for second straight game at New Hampshire (Sept. 23) ... Netted the golden goal in double overtime in 1-0 victory at Yale (Oct. 3) ... Named Ivy League Rookie of the Week and COOP Student-Athlete of the Week Oct. 5 ... Assisted on game-winning goal in 1-0 victory over Brown (Oct. 17) ... Scored an unassisted goal at Columbia in 79th minute and later assisted on game-winning tally in overtime (Nov. 7) ... Tabbed Ivy League Rookie of the Week and named to Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week Nov. 9 ... Assisted on a goal in win over Monmouth in NCAA second round (Nov. 22).
Helped Columbus Crew Juniors win 2010 Super-20 Finals by scoring four goals in tournament.
Before Harvard:
Starting forward on the varsity soccer team eighth through 12th grade ... Soccer co-captain senior year ... Was nation's sixth leading scorer with 44 goals in 2008, leading team to state championship ... Gatorade New York State Player of the Year 2008-09 ... NSCAA All-American in 2008 ... ESPN Rise All-American 2008-09 ... USSF U-18 Northeast Conference Starting XI in 2008 ... NSCAA All-Region 2007-08 ... NSCAA first-team All-State 2007-08 ... Journal News Athlete of the Season for all fall sports as well as soccer in fall 2008 ... New York State Championship tournament MVP in 2008 ... Section I Player of the Year 2007-08 ... All-Section 2006-08 ... Conference 4 Central League MVP 2007-08 ... All-League 2004-08 ... Mt. Markham Optimist Tournament Offensive MVP 2007-08 ... New York State leading goal scorer in 2007 and 2008 ... Starting point guard on the basketball team freshman and sophomore years ... AP Scholar With Distinction ... Honor roll each quarter in high school ... Con Edison Westchester Scholastic Athlete of the Week Nov. 5, 2008 ... Class president 2007-08 ... President of High School Athletic Council 2008-09 ... Sports editor of the school newspaper, The Mirror ... Meals on Wheels volunteer.
Father, David '77, was a member of the varsity basketball team ... Mother, Christine Duffy '77, and brother, Joshua '07, both went to Harvard ... Uncle, Brad, played basketball and graduated in 1973 from Wesleyan.


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Friday, November 27, 2009
Finally, A Crisis We Can Enjoy!
"People are panicking: This whole process counters everything that the rulers have been saying and the way it has been communicated before the holidays so no one can get any information is confusing," said one hedge fund manager.
A conference call on Thursday for bondholders of Nakheel, the Dubai-owned property company at the centre of the storm, collapsed after phone lines were swamped with callers."
—The Financial Times
The bad news is there's another crisis. The good news is it's not ours.
That's right: after two straight years of erupting crises, starting with the subprime mortgage crisis (remember "What Happens in Subprime Stays in Subprime"? Ah, those were the days…) and moving on through the housing crisis, the auto crisis, the Iraq crisis, the fiscal crisis, the Bernie Madoff crisis, and now the heath care crisis, it's a positive relief that a crisis has erupted 6,859 miles from the eastern shores of the United States.
In Dubai.
The word thus far is that European bankers may have $40 billion exposure to that debt-fueled, island-building, Las Vegas-on-the-Persian-Gulf, while U.S. banks appear to have almost none at all.
And while at least one idiot hedge fund manager, quoted above, is telling the Financial Times that he is shocked—shocked!—to discover that some form of gambling has been going on under the noses of the "rulers" of what was, until this weekend, the world's last remaining Great Bubble, readers of this virtual column could not have suffered any such surprise.
Here's how we wrote about it one year ago this month, on Friday, November 07, 2008:
Dubious about Dubai
In Dubai, Show Goes On for Property
DUBAI -- Housing crisis? Mortgage meltdown? Credit crunch?
After spending a few hours at Cityscape, this Mideast boom-town's annual real-estate trade show, you just might forget about the financial crisis gripping much of the rest of the world.—The Wall Street Journal, October 7, 2008
It seems like only a month ago that real estate speculators in Dubai were patiently explaining why their Real Estate Bubble was different from our Real Estate Bubble.
In fact, it was just a month ago!
On Sunday evening before the show, Nakheel, a Dubai-government-backed property developer, invited guests including the acting couple Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas to the pink Atlantis hotel at the tip of its man-made, palm-shaped archipelago.
The occasion was the launch of Nakheel's latest project: a kilometer-tall skyscraper. The $38 billion project is supposed to someday tower above the world's current tallest building, Burj Dubai, itself nearing completion here.
Hey, with a government-backed developer and Catherine Zeta-Jones on board, what could go wrong with a kilometer-tall skyscraper?
"I'm sure most of you are asking why we're launching this, and you'd be mad not to question it," Nakheel's chief executive Chris O'Donnell said. He added, "The project will be built over 10 years, and we'll have many more [economic] cycles before then...the world will be a different place by the time it's built."
"Mad" is, we think, the exact word for O'Donnell's assurances, as reported by the Wall Street Journal, that the speculation in Dubai will survive whatever cycles the world will throw at it.
In fact, O'Donnell's words bring back memories of summer, 2007, when an investment banker stood at a podium in New York City and confidently explained to a group of investors why Bubble-era multiples on peak-cycle EBITDA numbers for deep-cycle, capital intensive businesses like Freescale Semiconductor made sense.
The key, he said with a straight face, was the lack of restrictive covenants on the leveraged loans, which would help Freescale and others survive whatever economic cycles might be thrown their way.
Still, now that the leveraged loans of Freescale and others are going begging, we find that Perini Corp, a builder of mega-casinos among other things, wants to go to Dubai and get in on the game, as management explained on yesterday's earnings call:
"The current economic climate involving the credit markets has caused some customers delay in certain new project starts, primarily in the hospitality and gaming markets. Some customers have decided to postpone preconstruction activity until financial markets regain their footing and open up credit capacity….
"Overall, we continue to see many opportunities to secure new business in each of our business segments, both domestic and international. Bob will share more details of our prospects in a few minutes, including our strategy to become a significant contractor in both Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the Middle East.
"In Dubai, we have agreements in principle with substantial local and international partners to participate in construction joint ventures which may be awarded within 90 days. These are for large hospitality and mixed-use projects for which we have participated in several design workshops to date…."
Call us cynics, but if we were building "large hospitality and mixed-use projects" in an overbuilt, Bubble-ridden market like Dubai, we'd want the cash up front, in the bank.
—JeffMatthewsIsNotMakingThisUp, November 9, 2008
Just three months after that conference call, in February 2009, Perini management told Wall Street's Finest that the Dubai projects "are now on hold."
Good thing, too: everything in Dubai is now on hold.
Jeff Matthews
I Am Not Making This Up
© 2009 NotMakingThisUp, LLC
The content contained in this blog represents only the opinions of Mr. Matthews, who also acts as an advisor: clients advised by Mr. Matthews may hold either long or short positions in securities of various companies discussed in the blog based upon Mr. Matthews' recommendations. This commentary in no way constitutes investment advice, and should never be relied on in making an investment decision, ever. Also, this blog is not a solicitation of business: all inquiries will be ignored. The content herein is intended solely for the entertainment of the reader, and the author.
8 comments:
- Tahoe Kid said...
There once was a sheik from Dubai
Whose buildings all went to the sky
Racing cars and camels by day
The bankers swooped in "Make Way!"
They shouted "More debt is the answer! We know you'll repay!"
The spending was large and ever so crass
'Til one day the sheik muttered "I need a pass"
A gray bearded banker opined
"We should have known this couldn't last."
- smithycroftman said...
Nice one Tahoe Kid,
Unfortunately the grey haired bankers these day opine:
" Who could have known this wouldn't last?"
- Anonymous said...
Excellent foresight, Jeff!
- Unknown said...
Your prescience in matters economical is exactly why I read this blog. Thank you, Jeff.
- John said...
We should have known this was coming. CNBC recently opened a studio in Dubai . Here is a quote from CNBC favorite son Sheik Mohammed " I would like to tell the capitalists that Dubai does not need investors; investors need Dubai " ...Another gem i found is Joel Greene from CondoHotelCenter . He has pages of hype about Dubai up on his website. He tells us Pam Anderson is one of many celebrities that have signed contracts. He tells us Dubai is going to be the sports capital of the world with new stadiums for all pro sports. Car racing. Golf. He tells us Dubai is going to out Vegas, Vegas. Dubai will out Disney , Disney. You gotta figure Dubai had hopes to out Wall Street , Wall Street. Out NYSE the NYSE. This is great history and it will make a great book. CNBC was so enamored of Sheik Mohammed . They blew it again. The Romans got to be watching with keen interest . The Incans as well .
- John said...
Here is some amazing stuff on Dubia on the NY Times ..
- Jeff Matthews said...
Thanks John, these are terrific photos--and they tell the story better than any words can.
But it's "Dubai," not "Dubia."
- John said...
"Its Dubai , not Dubia " In this dyslexic brain of mine it all looks the same. But the world has never seen a chinese fire drill like the one i see when trying to do algebra where they use letters and numbers. Man is that a bizarre show


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