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IRVINE — Not many people can say that they've had the experience of being pulled over because the officer wanted a personal photo with the car.
That happened to Newport Beach resident Gus Doppes — not once, but multiple times — across 10 European countries in seven days as he drove in the much-ballyhooed Gumball 3000.
Doppes, founder and CEO of California Scents, an Irvine-based air freshener business, plans on leaving the hot-pink, neon-green and orange temporary plastic wrap he placed on his 2009 hard-top convertible Ferrari California for a few weeks as a memento of the recently completed race.
The car's flashy makeover wasn't the only element causing all the attention.
The 2011 version of the widely-publicized event took 125 teams through London, Paris, Barcelona, Spain, Monte Carlo, Monaco, Italy's Milan and Venice, Zagreb, Croatia, Belgrade, Serbia, and Sofia, Bulgaria, before crossing the finish line in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 1.
"You can't believe what it was like coming into these cities," Doppes said of the experience he shared with his co-driver, Jim Norman of Florida. "There would be thousands of people waiting and screaming as the cars arrived. You needed to have someone walking you through, in front of the car, to get through the crowd."
It was the first year that Doppes participated in the annual 3,000-mile race, which moves around the world every year. It was also the first time that Doppes was able to give his Ferrari's 4.3 liter V8 engine, capable of over 450 miles of horsepower, a little wiggle room on the open road.
"The roads were perfect," Doppes said of driving through France. "I've never been on an interstate like that before — it was like a glass road the whole time."
Doppes and his co-driver often navigated the 400- to 600-mile daily journey with a band of other motorists in eye-popping cars, including a Ferrari 599 GTO, a Porsche GT-2 RS, a Porsche Turbo, a Mercedes SLR, a Bentley GTC sport and a Bugatti Veyron.
While the days were spent driving, the nights were followed by high-end dinners and glamorous parties, all of which was included in the almost $36,000 entry fee.
However, Doppes described himself as falling into the category of "early to bed, early to rise."
"That's why I always drove the next morning," Doppes said with a laugh. "Jim usually wouldn't be ready to drive until the afternoon — he's a lot younger than me."
When the race concluded in Istanbul, Doppes' wife of 30 years, Linda, was there to greet him.
Doppes has asked his wife, who is also a motoring enthusiast, to team up with him as his co-driver for the 2012 Gumball 3000, which will be in the United States. The duo would most likely drive her Aston Martin at "reasonable speeds," he said.
"This Gumball, for someone who is a car person, it's just something they have to do," Doppes said.
The race, which actually has no winners or losers, is something that Doppes can now scratch it off his bucket list, he said.
As to what will top the exhilarating event as the next item on that list, Doppes wasn't sure.
"I guess I'll have to think about that for a while," he said.


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WATCH: Russian bear cubs can't stay children forever, back to the wild they go
In every family there comes a time when the children have grown up and are ready to live on their own. Children look forward to freedom and parents are excited to see them grow into adulthood.
At the International Fund for Animal Welfare Bear Rescue Center the situation is very similar.
At the beginning of the year, in the winter months we start working with bear cubs with low birth weight. First they must learn to drink bottled milk and eat cereal from a bowl.
During spring, summer and part of autumn the cubs learn the skills to survive in the forest, to search for food and avoid hazards, including humans.
Now bears reach the required weight and are able to feed themselves and care for themselves, the moment comes when it's time to be released into the forest.
The procedure is not simple.
Cubs are first sedated, to reduce the stress of approaching people and to be moved to the place where they will be released.
During rehabilitation we teach them to be afraid of people, their teeth and claws at this age are already dangerous weapons.
They are also given a yellow ear tag so that, in the future, if something happens to the bear, we will know.
Then the bears are carefully placed in a cage and taken to the place of their release.
The trip takes several hours, including loading the live cargo, by the time we get there the bears are already awake and waiting to be released.
Here is a the moment for which we have all worked so hard.
The cage opens and begins bear cubs second life on the wild.
Here they run into the forest and their future to us now the excitement and hope...
If they knew and were able to thank all IFAW supporters, which gave them a second chance they would do it. They are now wild animals in their habitat. We thank you for your help in their rescue and return to nature.
For more information about our work rehabilitating Russian bear cubs, visit our project page.

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I agree that this outlook is refreshing. But let's crunch the numbers.Consider $125,000 in loans, payable over 25 years at 7.2 percent.$125,000 in principal$144,845 in interest$120,000 in opportunity cost (From not working those three years of law school)That works out to $15,593 per year for 25 years. To break even, you have to average $15,593 more annual NET INCOME per year for 25 years.Who knows how much you would have made without law school... but it's plausible, maybe probable, that a legal education will pay off by the 25 year mark for the median law student out there.The BLS says the median pay for lawyers (not starting salary) in 2010 was $112,760. http://www.bls.gov/ooh/Legal/Lawyers.htmsales managers in 2010 was $98,530. http://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/sales-managers.htmcomputer systems analyst in 2010 was $77,740 http://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/computer-systems-analysts.htmNetwork Administrator: $69,160 http://www.bls.gov/ooh/Computer-and-Information-Technology/Network-and-computer-systems-administrators.htmHere's a list of some other business field careers and their medians. http://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/sales-managers.htm#tab-7A legal career pays off against almost all of those careers (for the median person).I think it's a good investment in the long run for most people, but:1: A lot of people are below the median. And a large portion (impossible to know how large) won't make enough money for it to be worth it. However, maybe they would have sucked at everything else.2: Law school doesn't teach you how to be a practicing lawyer or how to make money.3: Law school is inefficient and the tuition was rising far too rapidly.4: Legal jobs are so diverse, that it's extremely difficult to predict what kind of work you will be doing after graduation.5: The first five years can be brutal for the massive portion of attorneys who start at less than 60k per year.
Jack, love the analysis, but the opportunity cost element of this equation is overstated if you ask me.The reasons are:1. You will not save any of that money. You'll consume 100% of it by living day-to-day.2. The day-to-day living is already accounted for in loans on the other half of the equation.So, this is really taking the same variable and working against law school on both sides of the ledger.Now, what is more accurate to say is that by working, you'll eat a little less ramen. At the end of both periods, though, you won't have anything to show for it. In the work case, you will break-even, in the LS case, you will have debt. Once you account for the debt, you account for the entire impact of not-working.Also, I am one of the majority of law students who, no way, no how, will get a lucrative job offer upon graduation. Just won't happen.I'm already resigned to starting my own practice, and I already know that's a road fraught with pitfalls.Seems like the law is a great career for people who are either ultra-brainy (can pull a high class rank) or highly entrepreneurial. It is not necessarily a great move for people who are merely moderately bright and get a minimal set of credentials. (Unremarkable class rank and bar passage.) Those folks might have had a great career in the law 50 years ago. Not so much today.
On the other hand, the job market will indeed pick up in ten or fifteen years when the boomers retire as another poster mentioned. But, who can wait so long? Also, boomers will be retiring from every industry, not just law.I still advise against the law to young people in high school planning their careers.
Quote from: PublicServiceAnnouncement on July 12, 2012, 03:42:13 PMOn the other hand, the job market will indeed pick up in ten or fifteen years when the boomers retire as another poster mentioned. But, who can wait so long? Also, boomers will be retiring from every industry, not just law.I still advise against the law to young people in high school planning their careers. So your recommendation to the young folk out there is what... be born at a different time, place yourself in some form of stasis? Simply avoiding something is not much of a plan, offering suggestions of something that you suspect would work is likely to be much more useful.


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Boulder City Councilwoman KC Becker has announced she is running for state House District 13, representing Boulder, Gilpin, Clear Creek, Grand and Jackson counties.
Claire Levy, D-Boulder, is serving her final term in the seat, which is up for election in 2014.
Becker was elected to the City Council in November 2009 for a four-year term.
"House District 13 has a long history of strong leaders representing Boulder and our mountain communities," according to her campaign website, kcbecker.org. "I have the energy, experience and expertise to continue that legacy, mindful of the past while facing the challenges of the future."
Among her priorities at the state House, she said, would be to "champion innovative energy solutions to protect our climate and water," as well as to invest in the state's schools, promote forest health, "work for a vibrant Colorado economy and strengthen the safety net for our working poor."


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Aviation regulators yesterday grounded most of the world's 787 Dreamliner fleet until a fire risk linked to batteries is fixed, deepening a crisis for its US manufacturer, Boeing Co.
Regulators in Japan, India and Chile followed the lead of the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in ordering an indefinite halt to all operations, after a Japanese Dreamliner on Wednesday was forced into an emergency landing.
The FAA, which sets the benchmark for aviation standards, highlighted "a potential battery fire risk in the 787" after a suspected battery leak emerged as the focus of inquiries into the aborted All Nippon Airways (ANA) flight.
Analysts said the ANA incident, following a series of safety scares involving the Dreamliner over the past week, needed careful crisis management from Boeing, which is staking its future on the next-generation plane.
The aircraft relies on battery-powered electronics rather than the hydraulics used in older planes and Boeing says its use of lightweight composite materials is a breakthrough for airlines anxious to cut fuel bills.
Boeing chief executive Jim McNerney said the company "deeply regrets" the impact of recent events on airlines and passengers, and vowed to take "every necessary step" in concert with the FAA to resolve the problems.
However, he said: "We are confident the 787 is safe and we stand behind its overall integrity."
As a result of the mishap on the domestic ANA flight, 39 out of the 50 Dreamliners in operation by airlines around the world have been grounded.
United Airlines, the only US carrier to fly the Dreamliner, joined ANA and Japan Airlines (JAL) in withdrawing the model from service. Air India and Chile's LAN Airlines followed suit.
"We will track the FAA enquiry into the Dreamliner. We can't say when we will allow it to fly again, it depends on when Boeing gives us satisfaction over safety concerns," said Arun Mishra, India's civil aviation chief.
Japan is home to 24 of all the Dreamliners in operation and the government in Tokyo said it was taking no chances pending an investigation into whether the lithium-ion battery on the ANA flight had overheated and caught fire.
"Following the FAA decision, Boeing 787s will not be allowed to fly until their battery safety is assured," Japanese Vice Transport Minister Hiroshi Kajiyama said.
Lithium-ion batteries are widely used in consumer electronics, such as laptops and mobile phones, and airlines worldwide warn passengers against carrying too many in their checked or hand baggage because of the risk of overheating.
The powerful lithium-ion batteries used on the Dreamliner have emerged as the focus of concern in light of the ANA incident and another one on a JAL flight in the US last week, with smoke reported on both planes.
Electrolyte leaks and burn marks have been found on the battery's metal casing, ANA said. Kyodo News reported that officials from the Japan Transport Safety Board were working on the principle that it overheated.
"Liquid leaked through the [forward battery compartment] room floor to the inside of the outer wall of the aircraft," Kyodo quoted investigator Hideyo Kosugi as saying.
"Just by observing with the naked eye, the battery showed abnormalities, but electricity-linked equipment is complex so we need more investigation," Kajiyama told reporters.


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Calxeda has announced its second generation SoC, the ARM® Cortex™ A15 based EnergyCore™ ECX-2000. This is the industry's first ARM-based SoC enabled for full OpenStack clouds, Xen and KVM virtualization, and delivers twice the performance of the first generation ARM-based server SoCs. Calxeda will demonstrate the new platform running Ceph object storage and OpenStack at this week's ARM TechCon conference in Santa Clara, October 29-31. Notably, HP has selected the ECX-2000 for an upcoming Moonshot server in early 2014. Calxeda also added a second 64-bit SoC to its roadmap that is pin-compatible with the ECX-2000, accelerating the availability of production 64-bit Calxeda-based systems in 2014 and protecting customers investments.
While this is big news, there is a far more important story to be told. The new ECX-2000 is just the next step on the journey to a far more efficient datacenter. This journey will fundamentally reshape the datacenter infrastructure into a fleet of compute, storage, networking, and memory resources; the so-called Software-defined Data Center.


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Dawgs in a Blanket
September 19, 2012
These little apps are great for tailgating or to serve while watching football. The name is especially appropriate for any Georgia Bulldog fans out there :0)
Depending on kick-off time, you can use breakfast sausage (pictured) or hot dogs. If you really want to get crazy, you can add cheese, onions or any others fillings you like. Either way, I promise these little guys will go fast!
Dawgs in a Blanket
- One package breakfast sausage
- Two packages of croissant rolls
Cook the sausages in a pan on the stove until browned. On a cutting board, lay out one uncooked croissant roll, lay a cooked sausage in the middle and roll up. Place the rolled dawgs on a baking sheet and bake according to directions on croissant package. Serve hot!
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BAGHDAD — Government forces and allied Sunni tribal fighters battled to dislodge militants from a small town along the Tigris River on Monday, while authorities discovered 12 bloated bodies with gunshots to the head near another village north of the capital, officials said.
The clashes in Duluiyah are part of the Islamic State extremist group's larger offensive across Iraq as it tries to expand the territory under its control. The jihadis, along with other Sunni militants, have already seized control of much of northern and western Iraq, touching off the country's worst crisis since U.S. troops left in 2011.
Fighters from Islamic State group barreled into Duluiyah, some 80 kilometers (45 miles) north of Baghdad, on Sunday, and quickly seized the mayor's office, police station, local council and courthouse. They also blew up a bridge connecting the town with the nearby city of Balad.
The Iraqi military launched a counterattack, but the fighting bogged down and was still raging Monday, officials and a resident said.
Jassim Mohammed, who lives in Duluiyah, said dozens of militants in SUVs had pushed into the neighborhoods of Khazraj and Boujwar before facing stiff resistance from the Joubour tribe. The fighting Monday was with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades, and there were casualties on both sides, Mohammed said.
He added that most of the tribesmen battling the militants are members of the local police force, which is largely composed of former soldiers from Saddam Hussein's army.
"They will not give up easily, the battles are fierce and ongoing," Mohammed said.
East of Duluiyah, authorities discovered the bodies of 12 men with bullet wounds to the head near the predominantly Sunni village of Nofal, police said. The bodies, which appeared to have been outside for a few days, were taken to the morgue in the nearby city of Muqdadiya.
It was not clear who the men were or why they were killed. But on Saturday there were heavy clashes between the army and Sunni militants who had seized at least partial control of a military base near Nofal. It is possible that the men could have been killed in a feud among Sunni militants.
But for many Iraqis, the discovery, just five days after 50 bodies were found in a field south of Baghdad, conjures up memories of the country's sectarian bloodletting of 2006 and 2007, deepening fears the nation could be heading down that path again.
Sunni-Shiite tensions have risen dramatically since the Sunni militant offensive began last month with the capture of the northern city of Mosul. The blitz has slowed since its initial burst, but the insurgents have vowed to push on to Baghdad.
The capital has seen several small scale bombings, but no major attacks, over the past month. The blitz has caused jitters in Baghdad, where Shiite militias have joined security forces in recent weeks to try to boost security in the city, although relatively minor attacks still happen almost daily.
On Monday, two car bombs exploded in commercial areas of Baghdad, killing at least seven people.
The deadliest attack took place in Baghdad's Allawi neighborhood, a predominantly Shiite district near the Green Zone that is home to many government offices and foreign embassies. A police official said four civilians were killed and 12 wounded in that blast.
He said the casualties could have been much worse, but the area was not crowded early Monday because of a state holiday to commemorate the 1958 Revolution that overthrew the monarchy.
A second vehicle packed with explosives blew up near a string of car dealerships in Baghdad's southeastern Bayaa area, killing at least three people and wounding eight, the official said. The explosion also damaged several cars.
All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the media.
Associated Press writers Bassem Mroue in Beirut, and Murtada Faraj in Baghdad contributed to this report.


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You can see Paul's sermon on the aeropagus (Acts 17) as an example where
Paul selected out many essentials aspects of the Gospel to make his Greek
hearers at least grasp a little about Jesus .
There are times we need to select how "arguments" with the aim of converting
as far as is possible yet leaving stuff out.
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From: "Dehler, Bernie" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
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Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 10:55 PM
Subject: RE: RE: Re: [asa] Ravi Z. delivers
Hopefully everyone agrees it is a sin to mislead and lie. Consider that a
"sin of omission" is just as bad as a "sin of commission." To not speak the
truth, and know that the audience has the wrong idea, is something evil, I
think. It is probably the evil of fearing men more than God. The NT
preaches a lot against this kind of fear, and the sin of being a
man-pleaser. We are to sow seeds... God is responsible for the growth, and
I agree we should sow smartly. Yes, an alpha-type course for
evolution-theology would be helpful.
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You well know that I share your buden of synthesizing TE with evangelism as
much as anyone, but I still stick with that not being appropriate at an
evangelistic rally. You can't bring people in for an hour, share the good
news with them that Genesis is a myth, Adam was not historical, original sin
is a mystery but they still have it, and although the creation of the
universe and life were likely the product of natural processes, we still
believe in a supernatural God of miracles that cares for them deeply and
wants to commune with them and answer their prayer. But the upside is that
they were fit enough to survive nature red in tooth and claw. That's a
little much before an altar call don't you think?
I was thinking the other day that what is needed in the church to try to
break people into this would be something like the Alpha Course that was
popular in evangelical churches a few years ago. I never took it and don't
know what is in it but I think it would take an extended, structured format
like that to successfully deliver all these new truths that people will need
to have broken to them gently.
But then even if we had the curriculum then we would have to find a church
that would allow it. I don't know of any that would. It almost like this is
left to survive on its own without any institutional support. It spreads now
only on an individual basis through inquisitive seekers like a spiritual
meme but this list is its spiritual fountainhead as far as I have found.
Although I share your desire to see the church come around to this for its
own protection and survival, I fear the steps required to get it there are
almost impossible. At the very least I think it will require a new
generation of believers.
Dehler, Bernie wrote:
> John said:
> "As mentioned that opens up a can of worms that is not appropriate for a
> public rally..."
> I think it is very appropriate and a shame it is not done.
> ...Bernie
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> To: Merv Bitikofer
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> Subject: RE: Re: [asa] Ravi Z. delivers
> The British guys was probably Stuart MacAllister who is one of his staff
> members that travels with him. I have met him and he is a really nice guy.
> At the time when I was an OEC I thought Ravi and Stu should talk more
> about science and how it affirms faith but now I see maybe they knew
> something I didn't all along. I have a new respect for classical
> apologetic arguments now but I think it is important to buttress that with
> at least the theme that faith can coincide without conflict with science.
> As mentioned that opens up a can of worms that is not appropriate for a
> public rally but I think it is important to plant that seed to allay the
> fears of seekers and to maybe start some people on their own journey of
> reconciling their faith with science. At the very least they ought not say
> anything that creates a barrier between science and faith and it sounds
> like Ravi got that right.
> Thanks
> John
> Merv Bitikofer wrote:
>> Combining a couple quick replies this morning ----wish I had more time at
>> the moment.
>> Dave, actually Ravi's companion (a British speaker who was also quite
>> good --I wish I could remember his name) actually fielded this question
>> with supporting comments from Ravi. The main thrust of his answer was to
>> say that love doesn't have much meaning apart from justice or truth. He
>> used the example of how love means the most when it comes from those who
>> know you best --foibles & all (but they love you anyway). So --God must
>> love us in truth. They didn't get much beyond this stage of the answer
>> & the fellow probably didn't consider his question as answered (&
>> speakers gave disclaimer as to their ability to completely answer it in
>> that setting.) On a personal note -- I think C.S. Lewis' take on this
>> in "The Great Divorce" I think, is captured in this line: At the end
>> there will on be two kinds of people. Those who say to God "Thy will be
>> done." And those to have God say to them: "Thy will be done." <end
>> paraphrased quote> I guess
> Lewis would fit in your option #3 below. And he would think this way in
> full knowledge of Jesus' teachings about "plucking out your eye" & "the
> worm that does not die." That seems to make the most sense to this
> armchair theologian.
>> John, I should add the clarification that my scribbled notes from the
>> evening were sketchy & I haven't yet procured a DVD (which I hope to do).
>> So when I said he wasn't trying to prove (scientifically) God's
>> existence, I think he actually explicitly said that --but it was my
>> impression of his message when the evening was over (in other words --my
>> words, not his.) In fact, I should have remembered this one tidbit
>> which only came up in the Q&A session afterwards --and even then was
>> still an aside to his answer. One person asked: "How does God work?"
>> Ravi's co-speaker then acknowledged that just because something works
>> doesn't mean it's true. BUT if it's true, then it works. And then he
>> proceeded to give personal testimony which Ravi added to about how God
>> had transformed theirs & others lives in a way that other non believing
>> friends had found undeniable. After all this Ravi made a string of
>> comments about seeing God at work in the world
> which included this tidbit: ... and when you see "irreducible
> complexity", then you recognize intelligibility behind it. ---Those are
> pretty close to his actual words used. So I.D. did get a nod from him,
> but that was the only time that evening it came up --and even there he
> hardly leaned on it at all.
>> --Merv
>> David Clounch wrote:
>>> Merv,
>>> > I was impressed with how they handled one question of how could a
>>> > gracious, forgiving, and loving God plan eternal punishment for most
>>> > of humankind.
>>> Makes me curious!
>>> I have often wondered at such concerns or questions. I think it is not
>>> a serious question.
>>> There are only two possibilities:
>>> 1) One believes there is no such thing as eternal punishment.
>>> In which case the question is nonsense and moot
>>> 2) One believes there is an eternal punishment or condition
>>> In which there are the following possibilities
>>> 3) The punishment is just the natural state of being
>>> or
>>> 4) The punishment is not the natural outcome but is invoked on purpose
>>> by God.
>>> Only when one gets to #4 does it make sense to ask the question.
>> firstname.lastname@example.com wrote:
>>> That's great news about Ravi. His statement about not trying to prove
>>> God probably reveals a lot of wisdom. I'm sure he struggles with all the
>>> implications that science apologetics can surface for the faith like do
>>> we all so for what he is called to do it is probably best to just avoid
>>> it. If he left the audience thinking that they can be intellectually
>>> fulfilled Christians and didn't say anything that the atheists could
>>> disprove and give them fodder to criticize him scientifically, then that
>>> is a major victory. I think that is probably the best we can do because
>>> drudging up all the TE stuff and mytholizing Genesis and defending
>>> Darwin in a popular Christian audience is probably not going to leave
>>> people with the same effect and get you invited back.
>>> I have said many times that RTB could share inand be effective in this
>>> ministry of "intellectually fulfilling Christianity" like Ravi if they
>>> would just remain neutral on evolution and not bash it. People are
>>> hungry for what to believe about their faith at the intersection of
>>> science thanks to the recent popularity of I D and they are getting
>>> tired of the YEC stuff. I have seen several hundreds of people turn out
>>> to hear Dr. Ross and Fuz before and that is even at a YEC church. It is
>>> a tremendous opportunity now for popular ministries like Ravi and RTB to
>>> heal the church of its anti-science prejudice and remove that wedge but
>>> they just need to learn how to navigate that tricky landscape. Sounds
>>> like Ravi has made a lot of progress on this front and is a contender in
>>> this challenge. Thanks for the great report Merv. That was very
>>> inspiring.
>>> John
>>> Merv Bitikofer wrote:
>>>> Ravi Zacharias did not disappoint his audience in Manhattan, KS,
>>>> tonight in a K-State ballroom (& with overflow areas also full watching
>>>> it on screen). He was entertaining ---nay, captivating. But more
>>>> importantly I think he connected with this university audience with
>>>> what I would call a robust unapologetically Christian world view. He
>>>> made it clear that he wasn't there to fight, and he didn't belabor any
>>>> attempted "proof of God" apologetics. His message heavily majored on
>>>> the moral argument quoting heavily from Nietzsche and other more
>>>> contemporary atheists who Zacharias used to press home the point that
>>>> you cannot get meaningful moral basis from reason alone. And Ravi
>>>> seemingly admired Nietzsche for facing this fact head-on, noting &
>>>> quoting how Nietzsche seemed to bemoan rather than celebrate the "death
>>>> of God". Zacharias didn't, however, pretend that we will be backing
>>>> anyone into a corner with a knock-down proof. He instead gave
>>> powerful personal testimony for how Christ had transformed his own
>>> life. He gave a defense of Pascal's wager (one of the minor things I
>>> would have had fun dickering with him about, given the chance. --But
>>> such quibbles are easily overlooked at the periphery of his central
>>> message.) The only mention Darwin got was in being lumped together
>>> with Freud and Marx as a trio representing ideas that people of modern
>>> times have sought out to replace God. I stayed until the Q&A looked to
>>> be nearly over afterwards, but since it was still going, I could have
>>> missed it if Zacharias or his "co-answerer" were pressed in any areas of
>>> science.
>>>> One intriguing "aside" comment as near as I can remember it: "If
>>>> Jesus had been out to dupe his followers regarding the coming
>>>> resurrection, he could/would have told them he will be /spiritually
>>>> /resurrected --which would make it conveniently non-falsifiable for all
>>>> ages. Instead we get/got the bold claim of a bodily resurrection.
>>>> Most questioners were obviously Christian & affirming & one who seemed
>>>> to be in a "seeker" category was very courteous. I was impressed with
>>>> how they handled one question of how could a gracious, forgiving, and
>>>> loving God plan eternal punishment for most of humankind. Even though
>>>> they couldn't (& said they couldn't) give a complete or satisfactory
>>>> answer in the time at hand, they did do well with what they said, I
>>>> thought.
>>>> I was impressed. R.Z. is obviously highly aware of what all the
>>>> high-profile new-atheists are saying these days, and he is engaging
>>>> those topics (although not so much in science --at least not this
>>>> evening.) I should not have been surprised if some in attendance came
>>>> or will come to Christ as a result. & yet I also wonder what
>>>> percentage of attenders actually were atheists. Most that I glanced
>>>> around at were probably like me --there because we were curious. And
>>>> in that environment of applause and laughter in all the right places
>>>> (which is so easily taken as mockery to the lonely and silent dissenter
>>>> in its midst), any atheists present would certainly have felt their
>>>> minority status keenly. It would have taken a lot of chutzpah to show
>>>> any belligerence at the question microphones. Nevertheless, if
>>>> non-believers did not feel welcome, it was not because of Zacharias'
>>>> talk which was gracious and inviting. At least from one university
>>>> podium
> this night, our faith was well and articulately represented.
>>>> Thank you to those of you who urged me not to miss this.
>>>> --Merv
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Angel of Peace
The sixth annual Peace On Earth Hunt began yesterday and I am really excited about the fantastic prizes that the involved designers have created for us! This hunt runs until January 6th and there are approximately 200 stores participating.
Today I am displaying for you, the Peace On Earth Hunt prizes from Amacci and Inga Wind Clothing. Inside the hidden globe at Inga Wind Clothing is The Angel Of Peace Set that includes the dress, halo, wings, dove and globe.
Amacci 's Peace On Earth POE6 prize is the Ranya Skin in both pale and winter skin tones with cleavage / no cleavage options, as well as the Klara Hair & Matching Hairbase in Snow and Ice shades. The skin does not include the hearts, you can pick up the Heart Tattoo as a freebie in store
Love is wearing…
Skin & Hair – Amacci Ranya Skin & Klara Hair (free / 0L / POE6)
Dress & Accessories – Inga Wind Clothing Angel Of Peace (free / 0L / POE6)
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Feb. 10, 2008
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. - With the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Championship just two weeks away, MIT's 20th-ranked women's swimming and diving team prepared for the postseason by competing at the Middlebury Invitational on Saturday afternoon at Middlebury College. The event was a non-scoring meet featuring teams from the 6th-ranked host Panthers, No. 5 Williams College, Tufts University and Wheaton College, and served as a warm-up for teams prior to their conference championships.
With two top-six teams in the country competing in the event, wins were hard to come by for the Cardinal and Gray. However, freshman Amy Jacobi did earn a victory for MIT in the 200-yard freestyle, as she touched the wall ahead of all competitors at 1:56.75. The rookie phenom also earned runner-up status in the 500-yard freestyle, clocking in at 5:13.07.
Senior diver Doria Holbrook earned a pair of second-place finishes in the one-meter and three-meter diving competitions. The co-captain also earned NCAA "B" cuts in both events with her scores of 282.90 (one-meter) and 295.05 (three-meter). She finished runner-up to Tufts diver and practice partner Kendall Swett on both boards.
The Engineers will now have nearly two weeks to mentally prepare for the NEWMAC Championship, which will take place over the course of three days from Friday, Feb. 22 to Sunday, Feb. 24, and will be hosted by Wellesley College.


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Association of Inclusionist Wikipedians
|Association of Inclusionist Wikipedians
|Association of Inclusionist Wikipedians
|19 April 2004
|«Conservata veritate»
— Check out the WikiProject Inclusion page! —
The Association of Inclusionist Wikipedians was established on 19 April 2004. Its motto is Conservata veritate, which translates to, "with truth preserved." This motto reflects a desire to change Wikipedia only when no knowledge would be lost as a result.
There is now a place where inclusionist Wikipedians can voice their opinions and further our agenda of building the world's largest and most complete professional encyclopedia.
This association is established and based on the idea that Wikipedia is not paper: Wikipedia is not a paper encyclopedia, and thus has few size limits. Because Wikipedia is not on paper, it can include organized and structured links, can be more timely, etc. It also means that the style and length of writing appropriate for paper is not necessarily appropriate here.
Membership is open to everyone. To discuss inclusionism, please do so freely on the talk page.
To join this association simply copy and paste:
or {{User inclusionist}}
to your user page.
- To continuously improve Wikipedia and make it the most comprehensive source of reliable encyclopedic information available on the planet.
- Support Wikipedia's premise to be comprised of the sum of all human knowledge, freely accessible to all humans, written with as much NPOV as possible.
- Never use personal attacks, it's topics we discuss here, not individual users! When an article is deleted/merged or threatened with deletion/merging, it can cause the creator to call the one who deleted it names. But we as an association shall only discuss over issues, and not attacking people and calling them names. It will only give the deletionists and mergists advantages.
How to join and list of members[edit]
All you have to do to become a member is copy and paste:
{{inclusionist}} or {{User inclusionist}}
to your user page
List of members[edit]
- Wikimedia.org: List of Inclusionist Wikipedians
- Old Wikimedia list of members
- English-language Wikipedia: Category of Inclusionist Wikipedians
- Russian-language Wikipedia: List of 'Judicious Inclusionism' project members
- Swedish-language Wikipedia: Category of Inclusionist Wikipedians
Arguments against article deletion[edit]
More Association of Inclusionists pages[edit]
- Association of Inclusionist Wikipedians - Arguments
- Association of Inclusionist Wikipedians - Quotes
- Association of Inclusionist Wikipedians - Subgroups
Hello everybody! I'm a freshman inclusionist but i'd like to submit my proposal for a new inclusionist logo. I have created nine other logo proposal for nine different association. Hope the one I made for us meet your taste :) --Bruce The Deus (talk) 16:33, 28 May 2016 (UTC)
See also[edit]
- English-language Wikipedia - Article Rescue Squadron
- Facebook Wikipedia Inclusionists - Join the Facebook group
- Inclusionism
- Userboxes and other templates for inclusionists
In languages other than English[edit]
- Finland Association of Inclusionist Wikipedians - the AIW language division for Wikimedia projects in Finnish
- Russian Project Judicious Inclusionism - the AIW language division for Wikimedia projects in Russian
- Associazione dei Wikipediani Inclusionisti - the AIW language division for Wikimedia projects in Italian
- Anjomane Wikipedian haye Pakoob - the AIW language division for Wikimedia projects in Persian
- en:User:Emijrp/All human knowledge
- Deletionism and inclusionism in Wikipedia
- Don't be an ostrich - cite reliable sources and assert significance and notability to avoid new article deletion
- The Heymann Standard - describes how an article can be improved sufficiently to be kept during an AfD process
- Overzealous deletion - a comprehensive essay
- Wikipedia: The Missing Manual - Creating, Editing and Maintaining Articles
- An alternative to argument over deletion
Other Wikipedian associations[edit]
- Anonymous User Protection Squad (AUPS)
- Association of Deletionist Wikipedians
- Association of Mergist Wikipedians
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From Vanity Fair, 1/35:
"Every Bisquit cognac is a thing of mellow beauty, with a smooth perfection taken to itself through the slow passing of generations during which it has aged in the ancient Bisquit cellars. Each one is the essence of a great vintage of the Charente region, glorified by the alchemy of time, and the subtle skill of makers whose experience stretches back more than a century. They are cognacs to be savored with wonder and respect. They have heard the tramp of forgotten armies–their gold is the glint of a sun that shone on an epoch long vanished. At the first sip you will understand why BISQUIT cognacs hold a place apart in the hearts of those who know rare cognacs best."
What a load of hooey. But I'll admit there's a certain rhythm to it, if you read it aloud in your best Orson Wells voice.
Another brand I've never heard of, but then again, I don't often buy brandies from forgotten epochs, or those that have heard the tramp of Charlemagne's armies. My brandies were all put up last weekend in Sausalito.


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Accidents happen to the best of us. Thankfully, when they do happen, Karle Coachwork in Pueblo, CO is ready to get you through the difficult situation as quickly and as pleasantly as possible. After all, we know that no one likes to be stuck without a car - you've got places to go and things to do.
At our independent, family-owned auto body and collision shop, we've been making cars look and run like new since 1971. We provide you with a free estimate before any repairs are done, and we promise to return your car to its original visual and safety specifications.
Moreover, there isn't a Pueblo, CO auto body shop more committed to excellent customer service. As soon as you enter you will be greeted with a friendly smile, and your car will be worked on by a member of our team of I-CAR trained automotive technicians.
Quality Workmanship for Quality Auto Body Repairs
Whether you need frame straightening, a paint job, or dent and scratch repair in Pueblo, CO, Karle Coachwork will perform every car repair to exacting standards using the highest-quality parts and tools. We invest in state-of-the-art diagnostics so we can accurately determine what needs to be done to your car, and we ensure all our technicians undergo constant training to stay up to date with the latest technology.
Some of the auto body repairs your car or truck may need include:
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With top-of-the-line customer service, certified technicians, and high-quality collision and auto body repairs, we are committed to getting you back on the road and back to your life as soon as possible.
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Leola Bell – Babe of the Day
Leola Bell, our Babe of the Day, is more than just a pretty face with a rocking body. Of course, having all of these assets doesn't hurt.
Bell is a smoking hot 29-year-old model who rocks an impressive set of 35D breasts and looks like a goddess who has come down from on high. She was also Playmate of the Month for February 2012, making her the 700th Playmate and solidifying her hotness for good.
You can see more of her (and trust us, you'll want to), on Instagram and Twitter.


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Nintendo's been taking its own sweet time letting folks know about the Wii U. Weirdly detailed videos about what each and every button on the Wii U tablet controller does? Nintendo's got you covered on that front. If you want to know how much the console will cost or even when you can buy one, well, tough. Release date, launch line up, just what controllers and games will come packed in the box: All unknown.
Nintendo announced on Tuesday that it would host an event in New York City on September 13th. The invitation we received yesterday has a touch of the ol' Nintendo Hubris in its wording: "Interested in learning more about how the Wii U will change the future of gaming and entertainment?" It promises presentations from Nintendo of America's unusually popular president Reggis Fils-Aime and hours of play time for those in attendance.
Tantalizing and vague, Nintendo's favorite teaser tools. The company's tricksy when it comes to press events. Remember the Nintendo 3DS conference in the middle of E3 2012? Nintendo promised it would reveal a bunch of unannounced games for its handheld and then proceeded to show footage exclusively of games it had already discussed in its main stage press conference. Wily is the word when it comes to Nintendo.
Prognostication—and an ability to recognize patterns—is our specialty though. Here is what you can reasonably expect to appear and be discussed at Nintendo's September event.
* Release date, price, and bundle details.
No duh. This will be the event when Nintendo finally stops procrastinating and announces when it will put its latest no-a-sure-thing to market. Wii U will likely hit Japan and the US in November, heading to the rest of the world shortly thereafter due to manufacturing hiccups. Expectations are that Wii U will cost $300, and odds are good that Nintendo will put the system out with a game packed in. The Wii's astronomical success in the US owed much to the Wii Sports pack in, and Nintendo of America knows it. The mystery: Will Nintendo pack in a Wii U Controller Pro? A Wii remote for multiplayer? Unknown.
* A flexible launch line up.
Nintendo will commit itself to 2 or 3 first-party titles for Wii U's release. These will likely be the divisive NintendoLand and the promising Super Mario Bros. Wii U. Third-party games, particularly ports like Assassin's Creed 3 and Batman: Arkham City, will also get locked in for day one. Many, many games however will be relegated to the dreaded "launch window." This means that, best case scenario, games like Pikmin 3 will be out before the end of the fiscal year in March. As the Wii, Nintendo 3DS, and pretty much every Nintendo system ever has proven though, games scheduled for the launch window—from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time all the way to Kid Icarus: Uprising—will come out whenever Nintendo feels like releasing them.
What won't be announced? Nintendo's online strategy. There will be no news about a unified account system for the eShop or any specific details about Miiverse. Nintendo will claim the day is about the Wii U's games and launch details.


text: November 2, 2013 Our best Devotions This Week: Open Doors Nov 1 WALKING BY FAITH For we live by faith, not by sight. 2 Corinthians 5:7 Brother Wei from South-east Asia tells his story to a staff member of Open Doors. He is too shy to look at him directly. While he is speaking, he keeps his eyes lowered. I'm forty-one years old and I'm a simple rice farmer. Twenty years ago, I became a Christian and in the past years, I've been in prison thirteen times because of my faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. The last time I was in a notorious prison, surrounded by a moat. In order to torment the prisoners, we were given rice mixed with sand. There were no toilets – we just had to find a spot somewhere. I was arrested because I believed in Jesus and because I was active as a preacher. The punishment for this "crime" was two and a half years in prison, but I could be released sooner if I renounced my faith. The guards constantly tried to force me to deny my faith. I was to sign a form which stated that I had "voluntarily renounced my faith" and that I would "no longer attend meetings." I was bound hand and foot and beaten, but I refused to deny my faith. My fellow prisoners mocked me and swore at me. They called me the "Jesus man." I wasn't allowed a Bible, and if I was caught praying, I was beaten. After my release, as a result of the abuse I was no longer able to walk fast or to run. Sometimes I could no longer find the words to describe something. Once I was back in our village, I heard that we had to leave because we hadn't been granted permission to go on living there. We were not allocated any land to work, the children were no longer allowed to go to school and the hospital was no longer willing to help us. Then we left and went to another district, where we had to start over again. When the Open Doors worker asked him how he had been able to endure all this persecution, Brother Wei said, "I don't trust in what eyes can see, but I've put my trust in the Eternal, the Lord Jesus." RESPONSE: Today I will persevere through the challenges that come my way with faith in the Eternal God. PRAYER: Pray that all Christians being persecuted today will respond with this strong faith! Standing Strong Through The Storm (SSTS)A daily devotional message by SSTS author Paul Estabrooks © 2011 Open Doors International. Used by permission Share this:TwitterFacebookPinterestLinkedInPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Related


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Belfast | 4th July | Business Success Seminar
Software of Excellence
Tuesday, 4 July 2017 from 18:30 to 20:30 (BST)
Event Details
Business Insight Seminar
Using Your Data to Transform Practice Performance
A proven methodology for business success that:
- Identifies the key performance indicators (KPIs) that you should focus on to meet both your business and individual objectives
- Helps you set targets for each job role based on industry benchmarks
- Guides you through the key daily tasks that drive performance in each role
This seminar provides hands-on advice on the most effective way to transform your practice performance; ensuring your dental business reaches its full potential in 2017.
In a recent survey conducted by SOE, 80% of practices told us they did not know enough about their business performance. This workshop offers a step-by-step guide to; understanding the potential in your business; tracking the Key Performance Indicators that really matter; setting realistic targets to increase revenues and/or hit your UDA targets; and how to task individuals and teams to guarantee results.
Registration opens: 6:00pm
Seminar starts 6:30pm – 8.30pm
Food and light refreshments provided from 6:00pm onwards
Who should attend?
- Principals
- Practice Owners
- Practice Managers
- Please feel free to bring along any team members that you feel would also benefit
When & Where
Henry Schein Minerva Dental
5-6c Dargan Court
Dargan Crescent
United Kingdom
Tuesday, 4 July 2017 from 18:30 to 20:30 (BST)
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Most cotton farmers believe if they plant at least 85 percent of their base acres, their counter-cyclical payment will be protected. Are they right?
It is an argument that certainly sounds logical. If prices go up, the dollars you lose in CC payment will come back when you sell your cotton. Unfortunately, in the case of cotton, it is not that simple.
Take this scenario. At the time you are making your planting decisions, December cotton futures are trading in the high 50s. You know if cotton prices continue to trade no higher than the mid 50s during the government's 12-month marketing season, which begins next August, you will likely receive your full 13.73 cents in CC payments.
You also know if prices go up your payments will be at risk. In order to protect those payments, you decide to plant your base.
During the growing season, market fundamentals change and prices do go up. December futures trade to 70 cents per pound. Your buyer calls and tells you he can give you a 10-cent equity contract if you sign up today.
You know that 70 cents is an important price point in cotton and a 10 cent equity is the best contract you have seen in years. You decide to take him up on his offer, giving you an expected cash price of 62 cents.
The weather cooperates, and you end up making an average crop, spending about what you expected to spend. Once all of your cost and rebates are factored in, your breakeven turns out to be 60 cents a pound. Your 10 cent equity contract nets you a profit of 2 cents a pound.
Cotton futures continue to trade above 70 cents well past harvest. You begin to hear rumors later that winter that your 2003 counter-cyclical payments are in trouble. Sure enough, when the end of the 12-month marketing year rolls around, July 31, the government announces there will be no 2003 CC payment for cotton.
So how did you do? As far as the cash market is concerned, you made 2 cents a pound selling your crop slightly above your breakeven. On the CC side of the equation, you received 13.73 cents a pound less than you expected at the time the crop was put in the ground.
At that point, you may be asking yourself, What happened? Where is the 13.73? It certainly did not come back to you in profits.
You console yourself with the realization that you did receive 6.67 in cirect payments, but those payments were coming to you anyway, no matter what crop you planted. You are left scratching your head wondering what happened to the rest of the money.
There are at least two problems I see with counting on your planted acres to protect your CC payments. One has to do with the way the CC payments are determined.
Here is how it works. The government will determine how much cotton is marketed and the average price farmers received for those sales each month during a 12-month marketing year. (The marketing year begins right before harvest.) At the end of the 12 months, the government will add up the monthly totals and come up with a figure called the APR (Average Price Received) that will determine the CC payment.
Uncle Sam will then compare the final APR with the CCC loan rate and chose the higher of the two. If that number is below the rarget price, they will calculate the difference between that number and the target price.
Considering the fact that the farmer will receive the direct payment, the government will determine if any additional money is needed in order to get the farmer up to the target price. That payment is called the counter-cyclical payment.
This is what the CC formula looks like:
CC Payment Rate = (target price) — (direct-ayment) — (greater of: 12-month average price received (APR) or the loan rate).
The problem is of timing. If a producer is planning on the cash price hereceives for his crop to offset any loss in the CC payment, his cash price would have to match the governments' APR number.
That will be very hard to do considering the fact that the government will factor in thousands of sales made over a 12-month period to come up with their number. Even the marketing done by the big co-ops who price crops year-round based on their own agenda will likely not come close to the APR number.
There is another problem. If you are counting on your cash sales to match the APR, you will be very reluctant to price any of your crop before the government's 12-month marketing year beginning in August. That takes over two-thirds of your marketing season off the table. Not a very efficient way to market cotton.
Your planted crop will offer limited CC protection at best. Fortunately, there is another alternative.
The final CC calculation the government will come up with is a function of price and time. We know if cash prices come in above a certain price (the loan rate) during the 12-month marketing season, your CC payments will be reduced.
That fits very well with a marketing tool that is also a function of price and time — the options market.
Call options are based on a specific price point (strike) and are in play over a specified period of time. If the market goes up, they will increase in value at the very time your CC payments are losing value. You would have a hard time designing a better CC insurance policy.
The challenge comes in determining the proper strike price and figuring out how much you are willing to pay for the protection. As with any insurance policy, you do not want to pay more than is justified. Option prices change daily so you will want to have a plan worked out and be alert for opportunities.
It will not be easy to lay in protection, but it can be done.
Because of the money involved, protecting your counter-cyclical payments when you get the chance makes good financial sense. Do not depend on your crop to get it done.
Steve Scott of Scott & Associates, Little Rock, Ark., can be reached at 800 206 2474 or on the Web at www.scottagri.com.


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From Media Day until opening night, NBA.com's John Schuhmann will provide a key stat for each team in the league and show you, with film and analysis, why it matters. Up next are the Dallas Mavericks, who are, once again, putting new pieces around Dirk Nowitzki.
|The basics
The stat
32.7 – Percentage of their shots that the Mavs took from the restricted area or the corners, the lowest rate in the league.
The context
Shots from the restricted area and in the corners are the two most efficient shots on the floor, both worth about 1.2 points per shot across the league last season.
The Mavs have been unique in passing them up and mostly getting away with it. With Dirk Nowitzki leading the way, they've been a good and high-volume mid-range shooting team. And they had a top-10 offense for 12 straight years, beginning with Nowitzki's second season in the league and ending with their championship season in 2010-11.
The season after the lockout, the Mavs fell to 20th offensively, but were still a top-five mid-range shooting team. The same was true again last season, but they had very little scoring inside. Shawn Marion's 188 baskets in the restricted area led the team, but ranked 63rd in the league. And in addition to Nowitzki (437/62), they had two bigs — Elton Brand (206/133) and Chris Kaman (296/193) — that took more mid-range shots than shots from the restricted area.
Both guys can knock 'em down, and it certainly pays to have bigs who can step outside and shoot. But while there's a positive correlation between offensive efficiency and mid-range shooting percentage, there's a stronger negative correlation between offensive efficiency and the percentage of shots you take from mid-range.
Mavs shooting by area, 2012-13
|Restricted area
|Other paint
|Corner 3
|Above-break 3
Basically, it's good if you can shoot 2-point jumpers well, but it's bad if you depend on them too much. As we learned from Evan Turner, even if you shoot mid-range shots well, you can be more efficient by taking better shots.
The following video is from an April 2 game in L.A., one the Mavs really needed to have a shot at making the playoffs (they were just a game in the loss column behind the Lakers at the time). They shot a decent 42.4 percent from mid-range, but those shots accounted for 33 of their 81 shots (41 percent) . They took just 15 shots in the restricted area, just four from the corners, and just 12 free throws. So, even though their shooting wasn't awful, they got held to 81 points by what was a below-average defensive team.
The Mavs were one of three teams — Cleveland and New York were the others — that shot better on above-the-break 3-pointers than they did on corner threes last year. So again, they shot the bad shots (above-the-break threes being bad relative to corner threes) well.
But that's probably not sustainable. And the guy that led the Mavs with 64 attempts (71st in the league) from the corners was O.J. Mayo, who is now in Milwaukee.
It's another fascinating supporting cast that Mark Cuban and Donnie Nelson have brought in this season. Monta Ellis ranked ninth in the league with 475 mid-range shots last season, and shot them worse than anyone else in the top 20. Jose Calderon, meanwhile, was one of the best mid-range shooters in the league and also a great 3-point shooter, but doesn't shoot from the corners much.
Devin Harris will get to the rim, and there's no worry about DeJuan Blair and Samuel Dalembert taking too many jump shots. But neither big will dominate down low .
More important will be how the bigs defend. After ranking in the top 10 in defensive efficiency each of the previous two seasons, the Mavs ranked 20th defensively last season. (Not breaking news: Kaman is neither Tyson Chandler nor Brendan Haywood on that end.)
If Nowitzki is healthy all season, the Mavs should be OK offensively. And they can be better than OK if they find ways to get better shots.
Pace = Possessions per 48 minutes
OffRtg = Points scored per 100 possessions
DefRtg = Points allowed per 100 possessions
NetRtg = Point differential per 100 possessions


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Stop what you're doing, horror movie directors, "The Cabin in the Woods" director/co-writer Drew Goddard isn't buying.
"I can tell when a group of characters are supposed to be friends but don't care about each other. That's probably the thing that bothers me the most," says Goddard, who also wrote "Cloverfield" and worked with "Cabin" co-writer Joss Whedon on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel." "When you feel like they don't care about one another [and] they just want to protect themselves, which is not my experience with people."
Goddard avoids that convention and many more with "Cabin," which seems like an ordinary story of five good-looking 20-somethings (including Kristen Connolly and pre-"Thor" Chris Hemsworth) that, without giving anything away, turns into a shockingly awesome commentary on horror genre formula.
At the Peninsula Hotel, Goddard, 37, talked about being terrified of horror movies as a kid, die-hard fans and how much better all movies could be with the addition of zombies.
When you look at the types in "Cabin:" the "whore," the "virgin," the "athlete," it reminded me of "The Breakfast Club." How much should we see that as a horror movie?
It's funny 'cause I think one of the things at the core of "Cabin"—as "Cabin" goes it expands so it's not just about horror movies anymore. It's about mythology and it's about archetypes that we've had since the beginning of time. Once you start recognizing the archetypes you can spot them in most genres. It's not just in the horror genre. You can spot them in the comedy genre. You spot them in romantic comedy. You spot them in things like "The Breakfast Club." Archetypes are archetypes for a reason; they tell us something about ourselves. That was the question of why; why do we create [these] mythologies, is a question that was very much at the heart of this movie.
I would definitely like "The Breakfast Club" better if zombies came out of the gym and attacked everybody.
[Laughs.] Very few movies would not be made better if zombies were suddenly added in the middle of them.
What are the exceptions?
I was going to say "Terms of Endearment," but "Terms of Endearment" I think would actually be better if some zombies showed up. So none, the answer is none: They'd all be better.
You wanted to make a conscious effort not to seem like you were condescending to other movies. How much frustration do you have as a horror fan when seeing what feels like the same movie over and over?
Tremendous. The thing that bothers me the most is you can really tell when the director or filmmakers in general just don't care about their subjects. About either their genre or their characters. And if a filmmaker doesn't care about his characters it just pollutes the whole movie. When that happens that's when clichéd stuff starts to happen because now characters aren't even acting like characters; they start acting like your puppets. They start acting like the director's puppets to just do puppety things and then be done with it.
How can you tell it's happening?
It's instinct I guess. It's not like there's a clue. You can just tell they don't care. The deaths become arbitrary. The deaths become fetishized. It's like, "Oh, that guy's dead. Move on." There's not a sense that these people are real people.
What would it be like if someone took a "Cabin in the Woods"-style approach to another genre?
Joss and I talk about that all the time. [Laughs.] We would love to do "Cabin in the Woods" with a romantic comedy. You can sort of see the same sort of manipulation. 'Cause that's a genre that I think, the romantic comedy has become a little stale in the last 10 years. It's a genre I love and I would love to see somebody do it right again. It would be fun to put them through our ringer.
What do you make of mash-ups like "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies"?
It always comes down to execution. Some of your favorite movies, if you heard them in one-line form, before [the movie] came out, you would go, "That movie sounds terrible." But then it's done well and you're like, "Oh, this movie is great." If they do it well, there's no bad ideas. And if it's terrible [execution], no amount of the idea can save it.
Everything you and Joss Whedon do has this intensely rabid audience. Why do you think what is commonly referred to as "geek culture" has such passionate fans?
I guess I can speak to why we're passionate about Joss because I started as a fan of Joss. I came to "Buffy" late. When I was in college, I saw the first episodes of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and it felt like a bomb went off. It felt like, "Oh, somebody is actually doing it better. Somebody has figured out a new form of storytelling and they're mixing the things I love together in a new way." And it was like nothing I had ever seen; it made me rethink what I wanted to do with my life. Between that and "The X-Files," it felt like all the best stuff was being done in television. It felt like far more interesting genre stuff was happening in television at that time. I just studied him. I think the secret to his success is he cares about his characters more than anyone I've ever seen. He loves his characters and he works so hard to make sure you empathize with them and you can emotionally relate to them. And when that happens you can tell any kind of story you want. If your characters work and you love them and you relate to them you can go to the farthest ends of the world. You can do the most ridiculous things. On "Buffy" and "Angel" we did some ridiculous storytelling we should not have been able to do, but because it was always grounded in what these characters were going through, always relatable, it always worked. And I think people respond to that. I think that's why they become members of your family and that's why people get so passionate.
What's the most intense fan response you've seen that reinforces that?
It still happens. The fact that Browncoats [from "Firefly" and "Serenity"] show up to my "Cabin in the Woods" screening. They just want to talk about Wash dying. It's like, "I get it." I'm like, "I know! I'm sad too! I want to talk about these things!" The fact that this is carrying on, it just continues. It's more about the endurance, the most sort of surprising thing to me. Because we live in a culture where things get chewed up and we're done with very quickly. And to see these things endure and to see people still care after all these years, it's really satisfying.
There's a lot that we can't talk about with "Cabin in the Woods." As you were developing the movie and then shot the last 20 minutes in particular, was there a voice in your head that said, "Our fanbase will absolutely devour this."?
It was more, "We are going to devour this." Both Joss and I were like, "This is it. This is our ticket to finally do something we've always wanted to do and put something on the screen that has never been put on the screen before." That's exciting. When you know you stumbled onto something new it's always invigorating.
When you were growing up, what scared you?
Scary movies. It was very hard for me to watch horror movies. I was a kid that—I still sort of am that kid where I can't quite differentiate between my imagination and what's real—and it was much stronger as a kid. And so I really believed that Jason was out there hacking people up with machetes. I really believed it. I really believed that there was an alien that could impregnate me and cause something to burst out of my chest. So I would watch these things and then just be emotionally scarred. It wasn't until I was 18 or 19 that I was able to start knowing the difference. I still get scared. I watched "The Descent" and almost had to leave the theater because I was so scared. [Laughs.] It still happens to me.
What memories do you have of being young and watching those characters? What actually happened to you?
There was a lot of sleepovers. And I remember one night a kid was like, "Let's watch all the 'Friday the 13th' movies so we all have nightmares." And I remember thinking, "That's a terrible idea. Who wants to have nightmares? That sounds awful; I hate nightmares!" But everyone of course was like, "Yeah, let's watch that!" I spent like six hours with just my sleeping bag over my head because I didn't want to watch it I was so scared. [Laughs.] So six hours in a sleeping bag listening to just horrible murder happening is a long time.
Did you have nightmares that night?
No, because I didn't watch. I managed to protect myself.
What has been the most common element represented in your nightmares?
These days it's always a version of not getting enough done. I'm late for my test, I didn't study for my test. Oh, this all fell apart. Those are classic nightmare—
No demonic beings?
No, I feel like I get all my demonic beings out in my work and so they don't haunt my subconscious.
If you could be killed by any monster, which would you choose?
One of mine or just any?
You'd want it to be somebody fast. Someone who isn't about torturing. Who's quick and to the point? Maybe Michael Myers. He doesn't seem to torture too much. He's just down for the kill. You want it to be fast and to the point.
So you respect the humanity of a quick killer.
I don't even know if it's coming from a humanity place. I just appreciate it that I'm not being—like Freddy Krueger would be a terrible way to die because you're having to experience a lengthy nightmare before you get killed and tortured.
If he had unlimited time in Chicago: "I'd have to go to a Bulls game. I'd have to get the pizza. Get the hot dog. Get the cuisine. [All in one meal?] [Laughs.] If that was possible, I would do that. For sure."
On the "Cloverfield" sequel: "There's no real news. It's something we all want to do. But it's a matter of finding the right time. We all have said we don't want to do it just for the sake of doing it. And luckily the studio's been very supportive about not saying, 'You guys have to do a sequel' because that's what they normally do. So we're just talking about it, trying to find a way to make it as interesting as the first one was to us."
A guilty pleasure movie: "I like all Michael Mann films. And I have watched 'Miami Vice' probably more than any human being has watched that film. Including Michael Mann. I really like that film but I understand that it's a guilty pleasure because clearly not everyone agrees with me. I just like Michael Mann. I just like watching tough guys being conflicted in Miami. It's a gorgeous film and it's weird and it's really long and beautiful. I keep watching it over and over."
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The Barnum Bombers boys basketball team traveled west to take on the McGregor Mercuries on February 8.
The night began with the Bombers pounding the Mercuries, with the Bombers jumping to a huge 55-14 lead in the first half.
Daniel Warpula started the night landing three pointer after three pointer. Brandon Newman and Zach Carlson also took their turns at landing a few three pointers, for a total of nine three pointers in the first half. The Bombers came out of halftime with the majority of the starters sitting and allowing the bench to take control. The Mercuries only added 18 points in the second half, while the Bombers put up 27. The night ended with the Mercuries taking a beating, falling 82-32.
Warpula ended the night with 19 points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals. Newman put up 15 points, six rebounds, 12 assists and three steals. Carlson ended with 11 points, six rebounds, two assists and one steal. John Zmyslony ended the night with eight points, two rebounds and one assist. Dacotah Haley also put up eight points and one rebound. Tory Slater would had seven points, seven rebounds and four steals. Samuel Anderson ended with six points and two rebounds. Nicholas Jelinek had two points, two rebounds, four assists and four steals. Tanner Fuglestad came off the bench for his first two varsity points. Chase Peterson also came off the bench for two points. Mitchell Weller put up one point, four rebounds and two assists. Nathan Jelinek went to the free throw line for one point and had two assists. Andrew Naslund came away from the night with one rebound and one assist. Thomas Ziegler came off the bench for one steal.
Barnum vs. Proctor
On February 11, the Bombers hosted the Proctor Rails. The Bombers once again came out of the gates running. They jumped to a nearly 20-point lead in the first seven minutes of the game with Warpula, Newman and Carlson all landing multiple three pointers.
The Bombers had a slight hight disadvantage, but that did not deter them. Anderson put up eight points in the first half. The Bombers went into halftime with a commanding 41-15 lead.
The second half of the night had Warpula continuing to hit from three point land. Nicholas Jelinek finally found his range and landed a pair of three pointers. Even Mitchell Weller got into the action, landing a three pointer from beyond the arc. The Rails finally got the opportunity to make a move when coach Rich Newman began to sub in from the bench.
The night ended with the Bombers steaming past the Rails 72-44.
Warpula ended the night with 20 points, 15 of them being three pointers, five rebounds, five assists and three steals. Newman had 11 points, three rebounds, five assists and five steals. Carlson put up 10 points, two rebounds, three assists and one steal. Nicholas Jelinek put up eight points, four rebounds and two assists. Anderson had eight points and four rebounds. Haley came off the bench for six points, two rebounds, one assist and one steal. Weller came off the bench for three points and one rebound. Nathan Jelinek came off the bench for two points and one rebound. Slater and Peterson both put up two points for the night. Naslund came into the game for three rebounds. Finally, Perry Serrano came off the bench and had the Bombers' only block of the night.


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The following are update on area athletes playing collegiate sports.
Brooke Elby (Flintridge Prep, 2011) North Carolina women's soccer, sophomore: With a 4-1 win over Penn State in the 2012 NCAA Women's College Cup championship match at the University of San Diego on Dec. 2, the Tar Heels captured their 22nd national championship in program history.
Elby, a forward, played 40 minutes off the bench and took one shot in the win, which saw North Carolina finish No. 1 in the final Continental Tire/National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll at 15-5-3.
On the season, Elby logged 905 minutes in 22 games, five of them starts, and finished with one goal and three assists. She took 12 shots, including five on goal.
Jenna Orlandini (Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, 2009) University of Washington women's volleyball, junior: The former All-Area selection had just five digs and three assists in the 13th-seeded Huskies' season-ending 25-14, 25-21, 25-23 loss to fourth-seeded host Nebraska in the NCAA Tournament Round of 16 on Dec. 7.
The loss marked the first time Washington (25-7) had been swept all season and was also the first round of 16 loss in seven appearances under coach Jim McLaughlin.
"They set up how we approached this season," Orlandini, a libero, stated of the Huskies' four seniors at a press conference. "Moreso than any other year I think we were together as a unit, more often than we weren't. We needed those seniors to bring us together and they did a really good job beginning that and maintaining that. So we thank them and appreciate everything they did for us."
Washington opened its postseason run with a sweep of Central Arkansas on Nov. 30 and a five-game win over Hawaii on Dec. 1. Orlandini had 16 digs and a key ace in the Huskies' 20-25, 25-20, 19-25, 27-25, 15-11 comeback win, in which Hawaii held match point in the fourth set.
On the season, Orlandini tallied a team-high 463 digs with 86 assists and 12 aces.
Camille Coffey (Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, 2011) Fairfield University women's volleyball, sophomore: The Stags were eliminated in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Nov. 30 by sixth-ranked host USC, 25-8, 25-11, 25-10.
Coffey notched three kills and five digs in the loss, which brought Fairfield's final record to 22-9. The Stags outside hitter recorded 202 kills with 29 assists and 13 aces on the season, which saw Fairfield capture the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference title.
Travis Talianko (St. Francis High, 2012) San Jose State football, freshman: The Spartans are gearing up for their final game of the season, the 2012 Military Bowl on Dec. 27 at RFK Stadium in Washington DC, where they will face Bowling Green.
Talianko, a safety, has played in 10 games this season, but has recorded only one tackle. His former Golden Knights teammate Ryan McAleenan (2012), a linebacker is also on the Spartans' roster for the game, in which San Jose State will look to improve its final record to 11-2.
The contest will be televised by ESPN at 12 p.m. PDT.


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Two days after my arrival in South Africa, things are still a blur. I planned this trip months ago and I did plenty of homework in advance, but nothing can adequately prepare you for the explosive cultural and human landscape of South Africa. Home to over 45 million people speaking eleven official languages, South Africa overflows with color. It's also a decade-old democracy, which still feels pretty young people seem genuinely excited about the possibilities that are finally being realized.
The activity on this trip officially centers around the Cape Town International Jazz Festival, held on Easter weekend in the rapidly growing, cosmopolitan city of Cape Town at the southern tip of the continent. Twenty performances over the course of a mere two days highlight local talenthalf the acts are African, with a good number from this country itselfand far beyond.
Getting to South Africa
Cape Town International Jazz Festival
Tsepo Tshola
Dhafer Youssef
Trans-Global Underground
Dave Holland Quintet
Day Two Coverage
Time and space seem to paradoxically blow up in scale when you're sitting on an airplane for 24 hours, or maybe that's just the kind of mind-expanding thinking that allows you to cross ten time zones and sixty degrees of latitude without developing mental cramps. It was pitch black when I hurled my body out of bed for the flight from San Diego, night again when the connection left New York, and dark once more by the time we touched down in Johannesburg. The sun rose and set twice before I set foot on African soil for the first time.
All those hours on a packed flying bus take their toll, of course. I came prepared for the worst, with an entire second backpack full of books and reading material to pass the time. But the plane had a personal video console in front of every seat, with my choice of movies, TV shows, games, and a GPS- driven realtime map. All was well once I figured out how to zap the vicious dragonfly monster on the space invaders game.
South African Airways operates the only direct flights from the US to South Africa, and our Airbus was on only its second commercial flight, a virtual virgin in a decadent aviation world. I've never seen a plane that shiny and new beforedefinitely never will again. Apparently the South Africans aren't quite as paranoid as Americans have become, since they armed every passenger in the plane with a real metal fork and knife. Nobody attacked anything but their food, though. (Quite happily, I might add. The salmon was oustanding.)
South Africa quite proudly calls itself the Rainbow Nation, and what was once a polarized black- and-white regime is now a full-spectrum democracy. And while the economic extremes created by apartheid are apparent everywhere, political equality is finally a reality and there's a sense that people are really trying to work together. According to the people I spoke with, diversity is something to cultivate and explore, differences a source of curiosity and interest. They like to talk to visitors, share experiences, and share space.
The accumulation in one place of people from so many different backgrounds has resulted in an incredible diversity of culture, with far too many places to see and events to experience. (Can you sense the whirlwind effect?) Jazz, to touch on one topic dear to my heart, has been integral to South African musical culture since the '20s, with all sorts of local variants springing up in Johannesburg and Cape Town, among other places. It's still important here today.
The country faces huge hurdles: unemployment, HIV, housing and infrastructure shortages. But it's also the richest country in Africa, powered by huge mineral resources (gold, diamond, platinum), manufacturing, and more. The province of Gauteng (where Johannesburg is located) accounts for 10% of the GNP of Africa, as well as a number of other equally impressive statistics. The government takes a very practical and progressive approach to solving these problems, with a keen eye on corruption, and most people seem confident that the fast rate of change will continue.
Yet startling gaps between rich and poor in South Africa are an ever-present reminder of apartheid's legacy. In nicer neighborhoods (near the one in Johannesburg where I stayed) there are tall fences everywhere. In townships like Soweto, which saw electrification only twenty years ago, squatters are still packed densely together in makeshift structures. The government has a plan to build 350,000 new homes a year to help relieve the housing shortage, but it still hasn't caught up with demand.
You can't help but notice these things if you get out and check out your surroundings. Massive extraterrestrial-looking mountains around the area contain material extracted from mines, presenting full-sized reminders of the forces that drove this city, the youngest one of its size in the world, to grow so rapidly.
It helps to have a local on hand to get a balanced picture. As part of a group of visiting American journalists, I took a tour of Soweto (the SOuth WEstern TOwnship near Johannesburg), which was born of the massive urban expansion that took place after the discovery of gold and recruitment of black labor to mine it. It's now home for 1.5 million people, according to a local, though estimates vary widely.
Two Nobel Prize winners, Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu, used to live in the same Soweto neighborhood in the '40s and '50s. We visited Mandela's very modest old house and paused by the window police used to break to get into his bedroom for many a rude awakening. (The Mandela family still takes out the trash, as the can in the back attested.) We also visited the Hector Pieterson Memorial, named after a child who was shot by police during a massive student protest in June of 1976. The serene silence of the rather modest memorial is in blunt contrast to the insane violence that took place here three decades ago. One can't visit the place without feeling that odd combination of tragedy and hope that seems to characterize the past and present, respectively, of Soweto.
All this history is pretty humbling, whatever your political orientation. Our guide, who introduced himself to us as Joe, admitted that he, too, had thrown a rock or two during his youth in Soweto. (In false modesty he also claimed to have terrible aim.) The arrival of democracy in 1994 has offered many young black people access to education and other opportunities previously denied to them, and while political equality has not yet translated into economic equality, Joe has hopes that there will one day be a strong black middle class in South Africa.
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