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There are a ton of incredible books coming to TV this year! Here's every show based on a book, in order of premiere date.
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With television selections these days of such poor quality, hopefully the movies on this list will provide a better selection. If not, just pick up the book and read!
New evidence suggests that the links between handwriting and broader educational development run deep. Children not only learn to read more quickly when they first learn to write by hand, but they also remain better able to generate ideas and retain information. In other words, it's not just what we write that matters — but how.Learning to write by hand has learning benefits that could be neglected if too much focus is put on keyboarding.
Via Gust MEES
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New evidence suggests that the links between handwriting and broader educational development run deep. Children not only learn to read more quickly when they first learn to write by hand, but they also remain better able to generate ideas and retain information. In other words, it's not just what we write that matters — but how.
Vanesa Juarez's curator insight, June 9, 2014 1:48 PM
No és una crítica a les noves tecnologies, però hi ha coses que potser s'haurien de continuar aprenent com abans: "Children not only learn to read more quickly when they first learn to write by hand, but they also remain better able to generate ideas and retain information."
ChristopherBell's curator insight, June 13, 2014 1:30 AM
This is an ongoing discussion between my English Teacher friend and I. I think the real question is why are we still teaching keyboarding??
Allan Shaw's curator insight, June 13, 2014 6:21 AM
It is becoming clearer that it is important that we do not lose handwriting as a skill! Strong positive neural development in a child is far more important than adeptness in using digital technologies. If research continues to support these initial studies many educators will need to reflect and possibly readjust.
These 20 uses for vinegar prove that the household product works way beyond the kitchen.
Via MARY HELEN FERRIS
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Vinegar is one of the most resourceful items in your pantry! Don't stay home without it :-)
In school, we learn about geniuses and their ideas, but how did they get those ideas? What are the mental processes, attitudes, work habits, behaviors, and beliefs that enable creative geniuses to view the same things as the rest of us, yet see something different?
Learn more:
- http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching?tag=Creativity
Via Gust MEES
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Don't let your creative juices run dry! We are all students of life!
Library Staff's curator insight, June 3, 2014 5:29 AM
We often don't see the creativity in ourselves or in others. Creativity can be learned. Having a growth mindset is a good beginning.
Thanks Allan!
Ness Crouch's curator insight, June 7, 2014 4:25 AM
Creativity is something that can be nourished but can it be learned? I'm not able to decide on that yet.
Josie Gibson's curator insight, June 9, 2014 2:24 AM
Some excellent reminders - 'All experiences are neutral...you don't see things are THEY are, you see them as YOU are'.
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A literary voice revered globally for her poetic command and her commitment to civil rights has fallen silent.
Maya Angelou died at her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on Wednesday, said her literary agent, Helen Brann. Angelou had been "frail" and suffering from heart problems, the agent said.
Angelou's legacy is twofold. She leaves behind a body of important artistic work that influenced several generations. But the 86-year-old was praised by those who knew her as a good person, a woman who pushed for justice and education and equality.
In her full life, she wrote staggeringly beautiful poetry. She also wrote a cookbook and was nominated for a Tony. She delivered a poem at a presidential inauguration. In 2010, President Barack Obama named her a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian honor.
She was friends with Malcolm X and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and inspired young adults and world celebrities.
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Maya Angelou's legacy is astounding. Reading this article provides a mere glimpse into a life and times of tragedy evolving into artistic work that influenced several generations.
Whether it is for your personal website or just a new portrait that you'd like to hang somewhere in your room, stock photos are essential for your design needs. With copyright issues becoming a pain, you will need to consider using a royalty-free image for the project you're working on, ... Continue reading »
Via Ana Cristina Pratas
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Information on accessibility of images is always an added plus!
Most people determine in the first few seconds to stay or leave your site. You need to create a great first impression. Here are 8 simple blog design tips.
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Great tips on how to improve the user experience of your blog. If you are going to write it, isn't it first and foremost for people to read it?
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Today in Music History: April 17
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And the music goes on beating to the rhythm of the changing times...
In 1964, Henry Ford II wanted showroom success. Lee Iacocca wanted a pop phenomenon. What they got was a legend.
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The Mustang is one of Ford's classic and most well-known vehicles. This iconic car has been the target of the arts and music for decades and has appeared in hundreds of movies. Cruising in an American made 60s classic car was, and still is, an irresistible thrill!
What's cooler than a Girl Scout selling cookies? A business-savvy Girl Scout who sets up shop outside a cannabis clinic to rev up her sales skills. Thirteen-year-old Girl Scout Danielle Lei did brisk...
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It will be interesting to read a follow-up report if this little Girl Scout does return on Feb 22. That is World Thinking Day, which has been an important fundraising day since 1932. It's a day about friendship, advocacy, and fundraising – all to support over 10 million Girl Guides and Girl Scouts around the world.
Coca-Cola applies the "water cooler test" to determine whether blog, photo and video content is compelling.
Via Kamal Bennani
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If the content is compelling, they will come...back, that is, time and time again!
MARY HELEN FERRIS's curator insight, February 18, 2014 5:26 AM
The greatest way to sell is to tell...a story!
Mattresses can get a bit stale over time and are notoriously hard to clean. But you can freshen up your mattress in no time with a little help from one of our favorite cleaning supplies--baking soda.
Via MARY HELEN FERRIS
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Sure beats taking your mattress outside for some sunshine, especially if it is a king size pillow top and you live in an upstairs apartment! Check out these wonders of baking soda: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/51-fantastic-uses-for-baking-soda.html
In working with students, critical thinking encourages and promotes:
To educate an individual in critical thinking is to educate him or her to be capable of governing or controlling their own personal and professional life and to be able to find answers and solutions to problems. It is the road to forming critical and responsible citizens who are capable of confronting the challenges of the future.
Via Gust MEES
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So many students simply want the answer...no thinking involved, the easy way. We are doing our youth a tremendous injustice not emphasizing both the metacognitive and critical thinking processes. They need to be able to explore a problem, then analyze, explain, and evaluate it in order to survive as adults.
Les Howard's curator insight, February 4, 2014 12:00 PM
Interesting article. Great quote: It is not about questioning every information we get everyday, it is about being critical with the information that is relevant to us when we make up an opinion about something.
Andrrey Yatsenko's curator insight, February 4, 2014 2:12 PM
How educate an individual in critical thinking for student .
Luís Cálix's curator insight, February 6, 2014 8:15 PM
Excelente reflexão sobre a importância do Pensamento Crítico para a educação de cidadãos competentes. O que ele implica e o que promove.
When you want to keep an audience engaged in your story - make sure to avoid these 3 common mistakes! Read to find out what they are and tips to turn your storytelling from boring to mind-blowing.
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Mostly common sense...but that seems to be slim these days so perhaps one, two or all three tips might prove a bit helpful.
So you're a Google guru or a search siren... I bet you still don't know every last trick and tool in Google's array of services. But whether you're a newbie or expert, the following infographic may very well be worth printing out and posting in your office or teacher's lounge.
Via Kevin Biles
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If you think Google is just a search engine, think again! It's that and so much more!
Helena Andrade Mendonça's curator insight, June 3, 2014 2:57 PM
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Spanish artist Antonio Mora specializes in creating dream-like self-portraits blended with landscapes and other imagery. The results are similar to double-exposure photography, except these ...
Via Ana Cristina Pratas
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Talk about creativity...WOW! Just add a little imagination and...voila!
Online image editor made for everyone: Crop, Resize, Add filters have never been that easy. Try Pimagic
Via Ana Cristina Pratas
Ramon Pavia's curator insight, June 4, 2014 12:12 AM
Editing pictures and images online. Always helpful
Celebrities are taking to twitter to mourn the death of Maya Angelou, who passed away on Wednesday at age 86.
Sharla Shults's insight:
Maya Angelou touched the hearts and souls of those from all walks of life. Hers is not a legacy limited to any one race, creed or religion. The inspiring words of Maya Angelou are universal. RIP Maya whose shining light will continue to shine in spirit.
Top trends in the world of social media marketing for summer 2014.
Via Kamal Bennani
Commerce Pundit's curator insight, May 14, 2014 7:05 AM
Really, Social media is extremely influential stand. This post is very helpful for me.
This Day in History: April 18, 1906
1906 Great San Francisco Earthquake
Earthquake history in the San Francisco area did not begin with the one recorded on this day in 1906 but history was made with it being scaled the highest...almost 8.0. Only one other occurred (1911) before San Francisco experienced a 68 year quiet period (1911-1979). Its magnitude reached 6.5.
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Visit Awakenings for the story behind the story and why there are thoughts of questionable courage.
Fifty years ago, Henry Ford II unveiled the first Ford Mustang at the World's Fair in Flushing Meadows, New York.
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By the end of the Mustang's first anniversary, April 17, 1965, Ford had sold 418,812 Mustangs. The Mustang had made a name for itself, and it was here to stay!!! And stay it did!
This is a case of so-called evolutionary mismatch, when traits that evolved in one environment have negative consequences in another. The turtles' instinct works well in a natural environment, without artificial light. In a man-made environment, it is often fatal.
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Sometimes, however, the mismatch between the environment we evolved in and the one we live in plays out in less clear-cut ways.
Exceptional leaders are not always perfect, and sometimes downright quirky. But they display a set of behaviors that make them admired and loved. Here is a look at seven rare ones.
Via David Ednie
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We are often quick to judge or challenge others but it takes courage to stand up to and challenge our own experiences, knowledge, ideas.
Denis Fortier's curator insight, February 23, 2014 7:04 PM
Listening is tough but hearing is even tougher.
Madhav Sharma's curator insight, February 25, 2014 1:49 AM
How many have you come across, I have come across one in Jet Airways, who always asked this question Why ? and How ? made us think and helped us to win.
There are tons of apps and online tools available that can turn you into a Twitter rockstar. But with so many choices, it can be tough to know which tool is the best one to use to meet your particular needs. I've been there and done that myself. I've poked around, searching for different metrics…
Via Stefano Principato
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Check it out...you never know what might be just the right outlet for you!
Stefano Principato's curator insight, February 15, 2014 2:34 PM
So here are 10 common questions that come up when managing Twitter accounts accompanied by 10 great, completely free online tools that can help answer these questions. While most of the tools offer premium features, every feature I present here is free.
Kim Pearlstein's curator insight, February 17, 2014 8:05 PM
For all you Twitter users, check this out...
Kim Phillips shares the 12 Most Striking Tendencies of Creative People.
Ever wonder what makes those wacky, creative types tick? How is it that some people seem to come up with all kinds of interesting, original work while the rest of us trudge along in our daily routines?
Creative people are different because they operate a little differently.
Via Gust MEES
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The soul of creativity is...imagination!
K'Ailene M. McGlothen's curator insight, February 3, 2014 7:13 PM
Interesting article celebrating the unique traits of creative people.
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Sorry, Net Neutrality Simply Was Not An Important Issue In This Year's Election
from the making-nothing-out-of-nothing dept
While I doubt any net neutrality legislation is going to get passed anyway (and, that's a good thing, because after the telcos got done with it, it wouldn't be what you wanted anyway), to suggest in any way that this election was a referendum on net neutrality is pure folly. What the "press" left out is that the PCCC's net neutrality pledge was hardly the only such thing out there. Also, the PCCC pledges were not from existing Representatives, but those trying to get elected to Congress against incumbents -- and nearly every one came from historically Republican districts. In other words, nearly every one of those Democrats who "lost," were guaranteed to lose no matter what. On top of that, Broadband Reports took a look at a couple of other "net neutrality" pledges by folks actually in Congress, and noted that a bunch of Democratic Representatives who signed an anti-Net Neutrality pledge still lost their races, and of those who signed on to a pro-net neutrality list, not a single Democrat on that list lost their re-election bid. So, uh, it sorta suggests that a politician's stance on net neutrality had nothing to do with this election, and if you want to make up fake headlines that don't really mean anything, why would the press not mention any of the relevant facts, and simply parrot the fake story by a guy paid for propaganda?

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One individual, Gilberto Garcia Ramos, 22, of Sunnyside was struck in the upper torso and was privately transported to the hospital.
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Julie Vernon
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From: NEW BEGINNINGS, Vol. 23 No. 2, March-April 2006, pp. 68-69
When my daughter was about seven weeks old, I began to have a problem with breastfeeding that surely must cause many mothers to give up: frequently plugged milk ducts. Since there was never a question in my mind that I would continue breastfeeding, and because I had the support of my LLL Leader and a lactation consultant, I did learn how to take care of the problem and enjoy breastfeeding. My daughter is now over three years old and we continue to breastfeed today. The first thing I did when the plugs developed was call my LLL Leader for support and information. She told me the following:
- Take long, hot showers or baths and use moist hot packs on the breast. Breastfeeding the baby while the breast is warm will help unplug the affected duct.
- Massage the breasts from the armpit down to the nipple while it is warm.
- Nurse as much as possible on the affected side; the baby's sucking will help to loosen the plug.
- Talk to other mothers with the same problem.
- Get encouragement from loved ones.
- Rest!
Most helpful of all, my LLL Leader was able to put me in touch with another mother who also had recurring plugged ducts. This woman told me something I hadn't heard anywhere else: that after about five or six months, most women find that the plugs just disappear. It seems that in the early months of nursing our breasts need to adjust to the ebb and flow of milk production. Our breasts can sometimes make more milk than our babies need, and if babies go a long stretch without nursing, a plug can develop. But as our breasts become more accustomed to the needs of our babies, the problem can resolve itself. It was good hearing that this problem might go away. Also, I felt encouraged just talking to another mother who had the same experience and could tell me how she coped.
She recommended all the same things that my LLL Leader and books had suggested, and this felt reassuring. I continued to develop plugs and to try all the suggestions my Leader and friend gave me. These things did help; the plugs would go away after a few days. But it was uncomfortable, often painful, and so much work to constantly be tending to my breasts.
Finally, I had an experience that taught me how to get rid of the plugs more quickly. When my daughter was four months old, I had a terrible plug that had lasted for several days. My breast was so swollen with milk that it was tight, painful, and almost unbearable. I got in the hot bath and began massaging my breast. As I bent over, something popped up and hit me in the face. It was the tiny dried piece of milk that had been plugging my duct! My breast started spouting milk like a fountain. As I massaged, more and more plugs came out. I would see the white spot in my nipple and gently squeeze it out, and more milk would stream out. It was then I learned the best way to get rid of plugs: take a hot bath and massage the breast until you see the white spot in your nipple. Then spread the nipple apart and squeeze the plug out. You might need to alternate massaging and squeezing for a while. It did sometimes take effort and time, but with patience, I could get plugs out in half an hour, rather than three days! This was a turning point for me. I was so happy I could get rid of the plugs more quickly and not have my life revolve around them. However, I wanted to find out how to prevent them, so I decided to see a lactation consultant.
First, the consultant told me that squeezing the plugs out of the nipple was safe. I'd been worried about hurting myself, so this was a relief. Then she recommended something else that was extremely helpful: she told me to put a heat pack on my breasts every time before breastfeeding. She suggested filling a long athletic sock with rice, sewing it shut, and heating it in a microwave for about a minute and a half. This worked wonders for me! The heat from the rice bag allows the ducts to open more fully so the milk can completely come down. This rice bag was much more convenient than the hot packs I put together with hot water and washcloths. Using this rice bag actually did stop the plugs from developing so often! I finally had found a method for prevention and my breastfeeding experience reached a new plateau of enjoyment and satisfaction.
I'm very grateful to all the people who supported me through this difficult time: my LLL Leader, lactation consultant, other mothers, and friends. They all helped me persevere and find methods that worked for me so I could enjoy breastfeeding to the fullest. I hope sharing my experience helps other mothers so that they can feel encouraged to keep going until they find out what works for them.


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Analysis of the goal conceded against Fulham (17/3)
Berbatov's goal – Fulham counter, with Dejagah beating Vertonghen and Dembele, before sliding the ball through to Riether, who crosses for Berbatov to score.
Dejagah, impressive in the second half, turns away from Dembele and Vertonghen, who both commit themselves.
Riether makes a superb supporting run, and Berbatov is on his bike. With Vertonghen having pushed forward, Naughton has left too big a gap between himself and Caulker, and now has a vast amount of ground to make up.
Riether doesn't even need to take a touch, such is the weight on the pass from Dejagah. He plays the ball across Caulker first time, and Naughton has not managed to make up the ground.
Contrast Berbatov's finish – a guided, looping effort into the far post – to Defoe's at the end of the game from a similar position, where he just drilled the ball straight into Schwarzer. So calm, so clinical.
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come back berba, all is forgiven, and fulham you can have the usless other pair for free. pleeeeeese!!!!!!
excellent analysis ya too bad defoe missed
Garath Bale didn't score. Now we are beginning to see the, until now, covered cracks we have in our team open up like the starboard side of the titanic. We have had an on fire Bale getting us out of trouble by scoring the goals our strikers cannot. Daniel Levy's decision to save a few quid in January is now going to cost us a Champions League place.
I do not wish to hop aboard the anti Daniel Levy bandwagon but, surely we could all see this coming. Garath Bale cannot win all our games for us, nor will he be able to. DL may have a certain ambition, but that ambition is clearly based on unrealistic expectations. How does he intend to fix the striker problem before the end of the season?? He cannot. That ship sailed in January and it won't be around again until the summer. By that time Garath bale will have decided that He has a better chance of winning trophies, playing in the Champions League on a regular basis, and playing in a team that can challenge year in year out, if he goes elsewhere. Where does that put us. Back to the same position we have been in for so long. Sorry but it's the truth.
I agree Justin; the web has been full of idiots lately writing crap about this team of ours finishing 2nd under this new messiah of a manager that is so much batter than that plonker 'arry who got us to a CL quarter final and regular top 4/5 finishes. BOLLOX.
I feel sorry for Verthongen and Lloris as well as Bale for believing that they were joining a CL team, a team that's now gone with the old manager I'm afraid. Say what you like about HR but he got the best out of players who've been crap this season….
Levy you're getting what you deserve right now, the team is sub standard and spent. The latter a word you're probably not too familiar with.
i blame avb aswell having no striker is one thing but having a midfield that cant pass is retarded all teams have seen this and are taking advantage that scott parker is bloody garbage i dont think hes got half a braincell yet hes always around the box. y doesnt avb tell him something???? im starting to feel harry was better
spot on justin, spurs will never in my eyes as long as levy and lewis are in charge of spurs.
spurs will never be great should of said.
We must be realistic about spending money. However, surely we could have afforded the reported £20 m for Damaio. Or we could have tried for Negredo or the other Spanish chap we were supposedly looking at.
The problem is that we are constantly linked to every player under the sun but, we never seem to get them. There is a pattern though. Vertongen: £7 m. Bought. Holtby: £1.5m. Bought. Dembelle: Under 10m I think. Bought.
Now we get to the issue: Moutinho: reported £20m odd. Couldn't get him in time. Damaio: £20m odd. Couldn't get him for whatever reason, I can't remember. Any player costing more than £10 – £15m seems to create problems. Is Levy so intransigent in his negotiations that he would rather lose out on a player than pay what a club is asking? I do think he is a touch immovable object at times, even if I do sort of understand the need to run the club on a sound financial basis.
Another problem, one that is oft seen in the comments throughout the blogs and such, is that we do appear to leave things just a little late to allow for failure. As I see it, Vertongen was done early so why not the other reported attempts to sign the big name players? I'm not one for conspiracy theories but I do sometimes get the feeling that DL tries to sign these players knowing that the complicated nature of their ownership; Damaio, etc etc etc, will result in time running out, thereby looking as if he is trying to get the players but for reasons beyond his control etc etc etc, he was unable to complete the deal in time. As I said "conspiracy Theories" and all that.
This business of leaving it to the last minute to try and sign what are clearly not only quality players, but ones which it is obvious to all, except DL of course, that we are in dire need off, has not for the first time, had an impact on our season. It was a fear that if Gareth Bale didn't score we would begin to lose games. Well Wednesday and today has gone a long way to answer that. The strikers we have are clearly not up to the job. Everyone knew that, so why the Fu#k did we not get a striker in January?
I honestly do not feel it is right to blame AVB for the fact that Daniel Levy is averse to spending large amounts of money, even when the lack of expenditure is going to cost us more money in the long run. I think he has been duped by Levy into taking the job with promises that he will be given the resources to compete at the highest level. AVB is no idiot. Why take a job where so much is expected without first believing that he will actually be given the opportunity to succeed. By that I mean he is not going to take on a job where he knows he can never compete due to financial restraints. No! This is a problem created by Daniel Levy.
The time has surely come where we either accept we are never going to be genuine contenders, not only for Champions League qualification, but for domestic silverware also. Or, that Daniel Levy gets the chequebook out and backs AVB to allow him to do the job I believe he is quite capable of.
I can accept the fact that we do not have the money to contend. I cannot accept being lied to about the ambition of the club's owners.
Finally. Are we going to be a growing ground for talented players just to sell them for a profit? Or are we going to keep players like Gareth Bale at the club? To keep players of his calibre, the club must at least try to match his ambition. If we continue to quibble over a few pounds, we are going to continue to lose out on the top players. The result of that will be the genuine quality players we do have will always have one foot out the door.
Windy, is there anyway that you can justify AVB's choice to play a back 5 today? And by sacrificing one of the defenders at half time, surely the worst decision was to replace Dawson who had not played midweek and is the leader that we clearly lacked out there today. As you've just quoted from AVB, tired minds indeed. He has had a shocker this week with his selections. The international break will be a welcome one.
Agree, think he must have had some dodgy lasagne. Top 4 will be the usual suspects and I hope to god we don't qulaify for that bloody europa league crap. 6th will suit me nicely, then perhaps levy will realise he needs to bloody well do something – not that anybody decent will want to join a team on the way down.
Looks like Dawson was injured (out of England squad), which explains the substitution.
At the end of the day, the difference between the teams was that they had Burbs and we had Defoe. Love Defoe, but he's not going to score the opportunities we need to be fighting for titles.
Now, if anyone knows of a Burbs like player who was available in Jan who would have signed for us…
YES.berba himself!!!!
I got the feeling that Berbatov sort of declined to celebrate as he felt embarrassed that he scored for a smaller club in a game that mattered little (in terms of league position) against a team he would've preferred to be playing at now. I reckon Levy declined any potential move for him in the summer because I think it was discussed. His agent surely would've approached our representatives about his availability. Obviously the chairman wasn't willing to sacrifice his own pride.
Levy is slowly but surely grinding this club down to dust. Solvent dust admittedly….
This seems a touch hard on Naughton. I thought he did very well to track Berbatov even as much as he did, since as a right back that's not normally his man. Vertonghen committing so high up the pitch seemed to pull the whole defense out of shape. Caulker getting dragged out of the middle was the biggest problem for me. It looked like Dejagah was covered well enough to keep him from coming in on goal himself, and Caulker was never in a position to get close enough to Dejagah to make a difference on the cross. He ends the play in total no-man's land.
A lot is said about playing badly and winning. We had a few chances and should have won 2-1. However, they fell to Defoe and despite him once saying that he had leant a lot from watching Videos of Jimmy Greaves it appears that he has forgotten it all. We are a more patient team under AVB, but there was little intelligent movement with the front players. Carroll played a lovely pass that JD could have run onto, but instead he was static and Bale came in at an awkward angle. Adebayor had dragged a player wide and one would have hoped that Bale at also dragged a player wide, but there was no movement from Defoe. Why he insists on making it easy for the goalkeeper I don't know.
Tom Carroll was awesome when he came on. Brilliant incisive passing and a class dribble around two players. Much better player than Dembele and Sigurddson. Bale did not pass the ball today which screwed up the way the team was playing.
Have you noticed how we keep on blaming the players this season?
Defoe, Walker, BAE, Adebayor, Parker, Friedel etc. Correct me if I'm wrong but last season several of those players were magnificent.
Could it be the coach/tactics? Could our lofty position in the PL in recent weeks actually have been down to Bale and not avb?
Of course levy has hardly helped.
Food for thought.
allwhitemark, i make you right about where we are in the league, it's thanks to bale, but as to the players you named that were magnificent, last season they also started to fall away with about ten games to go.
It's a balancing act, some players are not going to liked as much by other managers. Aaron Lennon, Dembele and Vertonghen's good season's are arguably down to AVB's style of management.
Yeah but how much of that deterioration late-on was due to the press speculation about losing Harry Rednapp to the England job – that's the big unknown compared to this season.
Dembele and Verthongen would have been just as good last season, that's not down to avb. Actually has Dembele really been THAT good?
I've been saying for a while now, why tom Carroll doesn't play is beyond me, he's a great little player, and I'm sure Andros Townsend could of down a job in the squad.
DEFOE ADE BAE WALKER PARKER LENNON DAWSON BALE,SANDRO were in the team last year, so the side is hardly much changed.
Some of the names are the same, but by heck has the team approach changed, sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse. Right now I'm seriously worried.
I really can't understand why levy doesn't want CL football for our club? We were so close, just needed a marquee signing or two.
It was 4 – 4 – 2 with at least 4 players out of position: Jan (left back – he admits he only likes centre back) Gylfi(right mid – he's left footed AVB) BAE at left mid (the mind boggles) and Bale up front. Dawson comes off injured and we bring on…Dempsey. I feel sorry for AVB with regards to the squad players at his disposal, but at least the bloke should use what he has got in their best positions. No Lennon and that throws half the team out of sync. Fulham packed the centre of the pitch so Dembelee and Bale had no space – Fulham knew they could do that becuase we lacked pace/threat from the flanks. Could have put Walker at right mid, Gylfi or Bale left mid and we would have had more options wide to get in behind them.
Gylfi is right footed, surely. He takes set pieces with his right, at least, and seems to favour it (to me).
Sigurdsson is right footed. I think the poster meant that he more suited to the left side because of how he delivers the ball. An in-swinging style.
AVB has had the problem of 'no Lennon'. He's chosen a couple of very weird solutions. Why hasn't he just swopped Holtby for Lennon. Play Holtby in the middle, Bale and Siggy wide. Leave the rest as was. Too many players out of position.
Yep, just like the inter match. Is now really the time to experiment? We've got good players out on loan, plus players like Tom Carrol that could have got us through that inter match.
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I think you can put some of the recent performances down to tiredness and one or two mitigating factors – i know we've been able to rotate some players, but the loss to Inter was mainly due to playing a second choice back line, even old man Gallas got a game. We were very unlucky against Liverpool, and in centre mid, without Dembele who is covering for Lennon further forward, Parker is knackered, and when Livermore comes in I'm afraid he isn't quite the level needed. This break now will do a lot of good.
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Affiliates of Hunt Valley, Md.-based real estate investment trust Omega Healthcare Investors Inc. have bought two Memphis properties for a total of $17.9 million.
OHI Asset (TN) Bartlett LLC paid $13.5 million for the Rainbow Health & Rehab of Memphis nursing home facility at 8119 Memphis-Arlington Road in Bartlett. The limited liability company bought the 45,078-square-foot nursing home Nov. 27 from Memphis RE LLC.
Built in 2009, the nursing home sits on 6 acres at the southeast corner of Memphis-Arlington and Germantown roads. The Shelby County Assessor of Property's 2013 appraisal is $4.4 million.
And another Omega Healthcare Investors affiliate, OHI Asset (TN) Memphis LLC, paid $4.4 million for the office building at 2723 Summer Oaks Drive in Bartlett. The limited liability company bought the 28,358-square-foot facility Nov. 27 from Ark Holding Co. Inc.
Built in 2009, the office building sits on 2 acres at the corner of Summer Oaks Drive and U.S. 70. The assessor's 2013 appraisal is $2.7 million.
Omega Healthcare Investors is a REIT "providing financing and capital to the long-term healthcare industry with a particular focus on skilled nursing facilities located in the United States," according to its website.
The acquisitions are the result of a recent $525 million sale/leaseback transaction for 56 facilities operated by Ark Holding Co., a Memphis-based company founded by Behrman Capital in 2007 that is also known as Covenant Dove.
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The chief financial officer of the social network Path Inc. has joined the board of directors at FedEx Corp.
Path CFO Kimberly Jabal also has been appointed as a member of FedEx's information technology oversight committee, the package delivery giant announced Monday.
Path has functionalities similar to Facebook – the adding of friends, posting of status updates, and a layout built around a stream of updates – but it's also a kind of anti-Facebook. Path purposely limits the number of connections its users can have – in theory, fostering closer bonds between users of the service.
Prior to joining Path earlier this year, Jabal worked at Lytro Inc., an early-stage company building the world's first consumer lightfield camera. There, she was vice president of finance.
Jabal also served in multiple roles at Google from 2003 to 2011, including as director of investor relations.
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Triumph Bank posted a profit of nearly $670,000 for the third quarter, according to new figures from the bank.
That continues the bank's streak of quarterly profitability, but it is down from the nearly $780,000 profit in the previous quarter, partly because of an increase in the loan loss reserve and greater operating expenses that came with the addition of 17 mortgage professionals.
They joined Triumph as a result of Triumph buying M&P Mortgage in a deal that closed during the third quarter, on Aug. 31.
Shelby County Commissioner Henri Brooks took another step Tuesday, Dec. 10, in her bid for Juvenile Court clerk. Brooks pulled a qualifying petition to run in the May 6 Democratic primary.
Brooks has been campaigning for months.
Republican incumbent Joy Touliatos opened her campaign last month and has already filed her qualifying petition. Democrat Cynthia Gentry has pulled a petition in the race, and former city division director Kenneth Moody has said he is interested in running in the Democratic primary. But to date, Moody has not pulled a petition.
Meanwhile, Coleman Thompson picked up a petition this week to run in the Democratic primary for Shelby County register. Thompson was the Democratic nominee for register in 2006 and 2010, losing both times to Republican incumbent Tom Leatherwood.
And David Vinciarelli has a petition out to run in the Democratic primary for County Commission District 8.
His most recent political outing was the 2011 election for City Council District 7, where he finished eighth in a field of 14 for the only council seat without an incumbent that year.
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The State Funding Board will meet on Tuesday to hear economists' revenue estimates for the upcoming budget year.
Following their predictions, the governor selects a number within the range in constructing the budget.
Last month, finance officials reported that the state's general fund revenues fell $97 million short of projections in the first quarter of the state's budget year.
Corporate franchise and excise tax collections came in at $352 million, or $87 million below the budgeted estimate, and a 14 percent drop from the same year-ago period.
Following a speech this week to the Nashville Rotary Club, Gov. Bill Haslam told members that preliminary numbers for Thanksgiving sales were "mediocre."
However, despite the sluggish numbers, he later told reporters that he still has confidence in the state's economy.
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U.S. employers advertised the most job openings in more than five years in October, and the number of people quitting also reached a five-year high.
The Labor Department said Tuesday that job openings rose 1 percent to a seasonally adjusted 3.93 million. That is the highest figure since May 2008, three months after the Great Recession began.
And the number of workers who quit rose 2.5 percent to 2.39 million, the most since October 2008. More workers quitting can signal a healthy job market, because most of those people likely either have a new job or are confident they can find one.
Total hiring, though, slipped 2.6 percent to 4.5 million after reaching a five-year high in September. Still, overall hiring has risen 5.2 percent in the past year.
More hiring, job openings and quits point to a more dynamic job market. That trend creates more opportunities for people out of work or looking for a new job.
Another positive sign in the report: Layoffs plunged 16 percent to 1.47 million, the lowest level on records dating to 2001. Still, while fewer layoffs are welcome, businesses need to step up hiring to more quickly reduce the still-high unemployment rate of 7 percent.
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Winning Everything and Nothing and the San Antonio Spurs
There were twenty-one seconds left in overtime during Friday night's Warriors/Spurs game, and the Warriors were clinging to a three-point lead. During a timeout, ESPN's cameras captured Golden State coach Mark Jackson delivering a rousing motivational speech to his troops. "I used to sit where you sit," he rasped, "and after all that work a coach would take me out and bring in somebody to stop; somebody to defend. It was disrespect to me. You earn the right to win the game. You earn the right. Alright, let's go get it."
The Warriors won the game, their first win over San Antonio in five years, and Jackson's talk has understandably received a lot of play in the aftermath. But there was another moment the game that was, to me, even more revealing regarding the participants, though not as obvious. It happened with 3:05 remaining in the third quarter, and even after watching it about a dozen times on my DVR, I'm still not sure what got Spurs coach Gregg Popovich so fired up.
After Manu Ginobili missed a pull-up transition three, the Warriors pushed the ball back, and as they sped past half court, Popovich could be seen standing near the midcourt line, screaming at someone on the other end of the floor (presumably either one of the refs or one of his players). As the Spurs settled into defensive positions, Warriors PG Jarrett Jack dribble-penetrated into the lane and dished out to Steph Curry at the three-point line. Ginobili ran at Curry, and Curry dribbled around him, into the paint, jumped into Tim Duncan, who had rotated over to cut off his path, drew a foul on Duncan, and converted the layup on the play.
When Curry made the accompanying free throw, Pop called a timeout. If smoke could have billowed from his ears at that moment, it would have. As the broadcast went to a commercial break, we saw Duncan walking to the bench, arms extended gently from his sides in the universal symbol for "Huh?" Pop looked back and affid Duncan with the fiercest of death-stares, the slow-burn look he normally reserves for sideline reporters. Pop was clearly furious at his superstar, for some unclear transgression. And just as a showdown seemed imminent, the Spurs turned their backs to the cameras and huddled, and we saw ads for Denny's, Heineken, ESPN's coverage of the Daytona 500, Ford, and "The Book of Mormon" on Broadway.
I've been thinking about this and re-watching it ever since it happened, and I can't get it out of my mind. To me, the lesson wasn't about the cause but the effect. Whatever made Pop livid was not some obvious, major breakdown. Maybe it was the way they switched a pick or the pace with which they had picked up their defensive assignments. Whatever it was, it was amazing to see an NBA coach light into his best player in full view of everyone in the arena and watching on TV. And it was just as surprising to see the superstar seemingly accept the criticism with some sort of grace and understanding of the bigger picture.
This is a major part of The Spurs Way, a system of basketball that includes an ethos derived from a Danish reformer and a trio of stars as committed to perfection as their coach seems to be. For a basketball junkie, watching the Spurs can be a captivating experience. They don't make a ton of highlight dunks, but they do just about everything else and do it so well. Defensively, they switch things up and present different looks--occasionally springing a full-court press, like a good college team. When a guy gets hot they run plays for him, over and over. They exploit mismatches. Needing a bucket at the end of regulation against Golden State, they ran a simple but perfect give-and-go inbounds play that resulted in a game-tying layup, without having to waste a single dribble.
It has become a common refrain around this time of the NBA season to say, "Don't forget about the Spurs!" Of course, we have to say this each time each year because we DO always forget about them, like they are Valentine's Day or the SAG Awards. Did you realize that as of today, the Spurs have the NBA's best record (45-13)? That they haven't lost more than two games in a row all season? That even though they started the season 18-6, they've since gone 27-7 after Pop moved Stiffler-lookalike Tiago Splitter into the starting line-up? That even as good as they've been all season, things now get easier and they finish the season by playing 17 of their final 24 games at home?
These stats are all amazing, but in some ways, the Spurs have made themselves ancillary to the national conversation because of their recent lack of success in the Playoffs. It's pretty easy to mistake competence for tedium. I was a Braves fan throughout the '90s and watched them destroy the rest of the National League over and over, but eventually all that winning without the requisite accompanying championships became such a wearying ercise that we very nearly tuned them out.
The difference in the Spurs and Braves, of course, is that the Spurs actually racked up rings, winning four titles since 1999 and 2007. And now they have to figure out how to keep the dynasty going. Since winning that title in '07, the Spurs have won 316 regular season games and lost 136, for a winning percentage of nearly 70 percent (.699). But they have also not made it past the Western Conference Finals during this time frame. They are doing all of this in a small market with the slimmest of margins for error--they've been balling on a budget for a while now--but they keep making correct decisions. And they keep winning...regular season games, at least.
There is a clear difference in having the best record in the League and being the best team in the League. Perhaps as good as the Spurs are as a team, they just don't have that single player who can completely take over a game in the postseason the way a LeBron can or a Kobe can. Maybe Tony Parker has developed into that player, considering the remarkable season he is having. Can they get past a team like Oklahoma City? Miami? This season they are 2-1 against OKC and 0-1 against Miami (in the infamous game where Pop sent everyone home early). As much fun as it is to see the Spurs dismantle all comers, that looming postseason business lends a bit of shade to the proceedings, but shouldn't color the experience of being a Spurs fan, or detract from the sublime joy a basketball fan can find watching a team in the middle of a long road trip ecute a pitch-perfect pick-and-roll. Is there not some enjoyment in the journey? Ecs and GMs can set high standards, but as fans we have to be able to lower ours to discover some middle area that allows us to find some satisfaction a couple of times a week. Championship or bust seems like an awfully high, maybe even unfair, standard.
Yet even as I argue that winning championships shouldn't be a completely blind pursuit, the DNA of the Spurs allows for nothing else. That Pop/Duncan contretemps was in the third quarter of a 62-57 game on the second night of a back-to-back toward the end of a killer twenty-day road trip. Most coaches pick and choose their spots, but Pop seems to know no other way, and his Spurs seem to know no other way. For the Spurs, winning isn't the only thing, it's everything, and nothing.
Lang Whitaker is GQ's NBA blogger as well as the editor-at-large at SLAM Magazine and a regular contributor to NBA TV. Follow him on Twitter @langwhitaker.


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Kimberly Perry Fears She May Be a 'Bridal Procrastinator'
Kimberly Perry of the Band Perry is living most little girls' dream: she's got a Prince Charming in Texas Rangers catcher JP Arencibia, and now she's planning her dream wedding. The problem is, she's a major procrastinator.
Perry admits that, like many girls growing up, she always dreamed about the day she would say "I do," but now that her big day is actually approaching, she's not handling it quite like she expected.
"My daydreaming kind of ended at that point," she explains. "Then I figured if I ever got there then I would just dream up the rest of it in real time."
Who can blame the blonde starlet? She's busy with other things -- like her band's next big tour. Along with brothers Reid and Neil, Perry has been busy planning what's next for the trio as far as a tour goes, and the wedding plans have taken a backseat to her career.
"So we've gotten that up and off the ground now and wedding plans are forthcoming," she shares. "But I'll say I'm feeling like I'm going to be a bridal procrastinator."
With her own busy schedule and her future husband's booked summer playing baseball, it'll be hard to even find the perfect date. Although she's mentioned a summer wedding, the couple may have to settle for a time that fits their busy lifestyles.
"As we do everything else here in the life of the Band Perry, Reid has a mantra: 'We make life happen on the go,'" Perry dishes. "I'm sure that it will be a quick, short window, but you know that's just the way we are in the Band Perry and with baseball as well, but it will be sweet nonetheless."


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The circus came to the Children's Museum at La Habra for its Target Free Day on Saturday.
The free admission days are held the first Saturday of each month – for January Circus Joy performed and taught children talents such as plate spinning and juggling. Next month will be an art bazaar.
Currently, the museum is accepting children's artwork of themselves enjoying their favorite exhibit or activities while visiting the museum. One submission will be chosen to decorate a card for the museum's 35th anniversary. Drawings are due Jan. 24.
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Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney said President Barack Obama is running a campaign driven by "division and attack and hatred" and called on him Wednesday to lift the tone of political discourse.
In a close and increasingly acrimonious race, Romney went on national television to say he thinks Obama is "running just to hang onto power, and I think he would do anything in his power" to remain in office.
They were some of Romney's harshest words yet against the president. He was interviewed on "CBS This Morning" from the battleground state of Ohio, one of less than 10 key states that will help decide the November election.
Obama campaign spokesman Jennifer Psaki said Romney's comments seemed "unhinged."
The race, in which Obama holds a slim lead according to recent polls, has seen more heated exchanges since Romney announced his vice presidential running mate, conservative Rep. Paul Ryan. The pick has seemed to energize both campaign crowds and the Republican Party's base, which has been wary of Romney's more moderate positions in the past as Massachusetts governor.
Even before Ryan was named, independent groups supporting the respective campaigns had been running increasingly provocative TV ads. One from a group supporting Obama suggested Romney was personally responsible for the cancer death of the wife of a man who worked at a steel plant that was bought and shut down by Romney's venture capital firm, Bain Capital.
On Tuesday, Vice President Joe Biden told a mostly black audience in Virginia that Republicans seeking less regulation of the financial industry wanted to "unchain Wall Street."
Biden went on to say, "They're going to put y'all back in chains."
Speaking later Tuesday, Biden said he had meant to use the term "unshackled." But he did not apologize, and he mocked the Romney campaign for showing outrage at his remark.
In Wednesday's interview, Romney said, "I can't speak for anybody else, but I can say that I think the comments of the vice president were one more example of a divisive effort to keep from talking about the issues."
Democrats see Romney's personal attacks on Obama's character as an attempt to dent the president's favorability ratings with voters, which lead Romney's in most polls despite a slow-growing economy and stubbornly high unemployment.
Both campaigns well know the economy is the top issue in the election.
Obama's campaign on Wednesday was launching state-specific efforts to target elements of Ryan's austere, small-government budget proposals, including an overhaul of the federal health insurance program for older Americans, or Medicare.
Romney and Ryan make clear they plan to campaign aggressively on Medicare. In person and in a television ad, the Republicans argued Tuesday that Obama is the one who cut spending for Medicare to put money toward his divisive health care overhaul.
Obama was campaigning in Iowa on Wednesday, the final day of his three-day bus trip there. First lady Michelle Obama was joining the president, marking their first joint appearance on the campaign trail since May. Romney had private fundraisers in North Carolina and Alabama.


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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Senior southpaw Kyle Anderson scattered 10 hits in his second complete game of the season and freshman right fielder Nick Torres produced three hits as Cal Poly defeated San Diego State 7-4 in the opening game of Saturday's baseball doubleheader in Baggett Stadium.
Second game of the twinbill and the final game of a four-game series -- Cal Poly leads 2-1 -- begins at 4:45 p.m.
Anderson (4-1) struck out five and walked one, throwing 152 pitches. He pitched a six-hit complete-game shutout against Washington two weeks ago.
Cal Poly scored four times in the first inning, but San Diego State answered with three runs in the second frame. The Mustangs tallied twice in the third inning for a 6-3 cushion and held on, outhitting the Aztecs 14-10.
Torres drove in one run with his three hits while shortstop Mike Miller, center fielder Mitch Haniger, third baseman Jimmy Allen and left fielder David Armendariz each added a pair of hits for the Mustangs.
San Diego State was led at the plate by first baseman Jomel Torres with three hits, including a double. Tim Zier and Chris Wilson each added a pair of hits.
The loss went to Ryan Doran (0-3), who allowed six runs and nine hits in three innings. Adam Anawalt went the rest of the way on the mound for the Aztecs, allowing one run and five hits in five innings with no walks and four strikeouts.