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Eagles net tying, winning goals back-to-back early in third
October 20, 2013 | Lynchburg, Va.
Two defensive breakdowns by Liberty University's ACHA Division I women's hockey team's defense led to back-to-back goals by Robert Morris Illinois in a span of six seconds early in the third period of Sunday's rematch at the LaHaye Ice Center.
"That takes the wind out of the sails, big time," Lady Flames head coach Paul Bloomfield said.
Liberty's brief lapse under persistent pressure allowed the Eagles (5-1) to erase a 2-1 deficit and come away with a 3-2 victory and a series split against the Lady Flames (2-3-2), who had won the past two meetings in overtime, including in the semifinals of last year's ACHA DI National Tournament.
"We didn't play well at all," Bloomfield said. "They were playing with a lot more energy than we were. I don't think the girls were lazy, they just weren't putting the extra effort in that we needed and when we made mistakes, these good teams make you pay. We've got to try to regroup and refocus."
After holding a 13-11 shot advantage in the first period, when it opened a 2-0 lead on goals by freshman forward Courtney Gilmour — who tipped in a shot by sophomore defenseman Brittany Hymer — and junior defenseman Autumn Kucharczyk, Liberty was outshot by Robert Morris 18-8 in the second period and 18-10 in the third.
"We kind of sat back after we got the first two goals and just let them in too much," said Kucharczyk, who blasted in the second goal on a slap shot from the perimeter off freshman defenseman Marissa Graham's second assist of the game. "They really put pressure on us. They lost to us yesterday, so they really wanted to win today. They just took it to us, really. They won the battles against the boards."
Liberty goalie Samantha Rupp made 44 saves, many of close-ranged shots in the crease, but eventually the Eagles' pressure caused the Lady Flames' defense to collapse.
"Sam played a good game, but she didn't have a whole lot of help in front of her at times," Bloomfield said. "That last goal they got, that was just a total breakdown on our defense. They just closed in when they got in behind our defense and I saw the thing breaking down."
Rupp blocked an initial shot off a faceoff in the Lady Flames' defensive zone, but it bounced off her pad into the open left crease where Madi Biluk put away the game-winner, nearly into an empty net.
"Those rebounds are brutal," Bloomfield said. "It came right back out and those are just hard unless you've got (defenders) right there to pick it up. You have to be able to read that that's going to happen and when you see that, you have to be able to read and react, and if you don't do that, then you're in trouble."
Jessica Merritt scored Robert Morris' first two goals, the first on a power play off an assist from Marianne McLaughlin with just 4:24 left in the second period. Just over a minute into the third, Biluk intercepted Hymer's cross-ice pass deep in Liberty's defensive zone before Merritt netted the equalizer, threading a shot through traffic from in the right circle.
"When you play good teams, you've got to watch the turnovers," Bloomfield said. "Turnovers hurt us. The girls got down and those are hard mentally. You just have to try to eliminate those mistakes because those mistakes not only are the mistake of the moment, but they carry ramifications. Psychologically, it's hard to overcome."
Liberty did generate a few quality scoring chances in the final 18:45, with Sarah Stevenson rejected on her shot from the right side in a one-on-one with Eagles goalie Amy Murray and Kucharczyk's transition shot from the top of the left circle glancing off the top right corner of the cage.
But Robert Morris dictated the action with its grinding play on the boards and puck movement around the ice.
The Lady Flames will travel to Northern Virginia next weekend to play two games against the Reston Raiders — a team they will host Nov. 16 and 17 — before heading to Northeastern University in Boston from Nov. 1-3, for two games against the 2012 ACHA DI national champion Huskies.


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I've been saying for years that this franchise needs to make a serious commitment in a single direction - load up or rebuild. If the club hires Baker then it would seem that load up is the choice.
I've been saying for years that this franchise needs to make a serious commitment in a single direction - load up or rebuild. If the club hires Baker then it would seem that load up is the choice.
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Coddle thy pitchers.
Steve Garvey had a huge fan following in the region during that time as did Yeager and even Ron Cey.
Finally, I think if Reds Fans can allow Lou Pinella into our hearts, Dusty Baker has a shot as well.
"Sometimes, it's not the sexiest moves that put you over the top," Krivsky said. "It's a series of transactions that help you get there."
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Speaking as a Cubs fan, you want absolutely no part of Dusty Baker as a manager. If he gets the job, here's what you can expect...
-First and foremost, he runs an incredibly veteran-friendly clubhouse. Some people think he's good for team chemistry. He lets the veterans go about their business and do what they want. Some guys naturally police and lead, while others go about their business.
Here's the problem, though. There's no accountability among veterans. Guys would lash out at the media and fans whenever the team was struggling, blaming them for whatever was ailing the team. Moises Alou and Kent Mercker reportedly once called the WGN TV booth during a broadcast and ripped Steve Stone and Chip Caray for pointing out problems with the team. Certain players and Dusty himself would come out and claim that race was behind a number of criticisms.
It's one thing when a team is defending itself against unwarranted criticism. It's another thing when there's no accountability. Speaking of which...
-Prepare for the excuses. Some personal favorites...
"We could have contended if we didn't have certain guys injured."
"Sometimes you have to tip your cap to the opposing team."
"If we had gotten a few lucky bounces, the game would have turned out differently."
You won't hear Dusty criticize his veterans in public. He won't call them out. He won't bench them unless faced with enormous pressure.
-Conversely, rookies and young players will be buried. Unless a guy is clearly head and heels above everyone else, Dusty will almost always favor the veteran. He seemed to do this particularly with position players, but he occasionally did it to pitchers. I can run off a list of scrubs Dusty would trot out in favor of promising rookies day after day. Moreover, these guys will be publicly called out and ripped. Corey Patterson had it pretty hard for baserunning blunders while Moises Alou would get off scot-free.
-Moreover, there will be inexplicable lineup moves. If you have terrible veteran bench players, Dusty will find a way to use them and use them often. He will hit them at the top of the order. Off the top of my head, Dusty has given significant playing time to such luminaries as Neifi Perez, Jose Macias, Lenny Harris, Damian Jackson, Tom Goodwin, Jose Hernandez, Rey Ordonez, Enrique Wilson, John Mabry, and Tony Womack. There are others, but these are the worst of the bunch. None of these players at the points they were at in their careers should have been starting, much less leading off. I mean...there are some metrics which claim Neifi Perez is the worst everyday hitter of this generation. Yet..."Neifi saved us!" was an infamous Dustyism from 2004 when Nomar went down, Neifi filled in for him, and the Cubs still missed the playoffs. I might never understand Dusty's love for Neifi.
-On the baseball field, prepare yourself for some incredibly aggressive hitting. If you hate walks, you'll love Dusty Baker. "It's called hitting, not walking," is another infamous Dustyism.
-Also, prepare yourself for more strikeouts and swinging at terrible pitches. There will be times where you will bash your head against the wall because certain hitters will make the same mistakes over and over and over again without correcting it (pulling outside pitches, swinging at face-high fastballs, whatever). Junkball lefties will make you want to jump off a tall building whenever you face them.
-Dusty will irrationally play traditional matchups. Mike Remlinger, a lefty who could only get right handed hitters out, was used as a LOOGY. Remember when Mr. Burns pulled Darryl Strawberry in favor of Homer Simpson in the softball episode of The Simpsons to play the matchup despite the fact that Strawberry hit a ton of HRs that day? There will be PH moves that will remind you of that.
-On a final note, Dusty is one of the absolute managers of pitchers I have ever seen in my life. I don't care what your opinion is on either of them, but I will go to my grave convinced that Dusty Baker was the one who ruined the arms of Mark Prior and Kerry Wood due to horrific overuse and an absolutely stubborn refusal to change any problems they had with their mechanics. I'm dead serious when I say you should be concerned for Homer Bailey and any other young pitcher if Dusty signs on.
Whatever your opinion of pitch counts may be, you have to at least acknowledge there is a such thing as abusing pitchers. Bringing a guy back early from taking a line drive off his arm and having him pitch extended outings would qualify. Having your star pitcher pitch in a game the day before he is to have shoulder surgery would qualify.
It's not just the starters, either. Does Robb Nen ring any bells? The same guy who was clearly injured and had lost his stuff during the Giants' WS run, but kept on being trotted out there, day after day, only to have his career end because of that abuse? How about Chad Fox, who was put on the shelf for good because Dusty, despite knowing Fox was an injury waiting to happen, decided to pitch Fox on back to back days, including a 25 pitch third of an inning which resulted in Fox's career-ending injury?
Dusty Baker was a horrible, horrible, horrible manager. Stay away at all costs.
When we come right down to it, there isn't a whole lot of difference between Narron, Baker, Brenley, LaRussa or Tracey.
To even be consiidered as a candidate to Manage a MLB Club
you must be a student of the "Old School". A MLB Manager should be able to turn a deaf ear to New Ideas and give'em the cold shoulder.
First and foremost you must always manage by "The BOOK".
Even the players we consider aged, weren't all that old when they played for him (still in their late 20's, early 30's) - e.g. Barry Bonds.
I remember when Baker left the Giants and went to the Cubs, he was considered a decent manager. I'm not going to do handstands over Baker, but everyone's been clamoring for a "big name" and he meets that criterion. They'll still be my team. I'll hope for the best. I just think folks are freaking out way too much - it's just a game.
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Personally, I don't care about big names. I'd truthfully like to see how it would be to go one season without even knowing the name of the guy managing my favorite teams....
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I could not care less whether or not the Reds get a "big name" manager. I do care about the Reds getting a good manager. Dusty Baker is a "big name" manager, but he is not a good manager.
The Cincinnati Reds are giving the appearance of being the most brain dead organization in professional sports.
"Hey...Dad. Wanna Have A Catch?" Kevin Costner in "Field Of Dreams."
So is RZ saying no to Dusty? Wasn't getting a real clear read on it.....
a super volcano of ridonkulous suckitude.
I simply don't have access to a "cares about RBI" place in my psyche. There is a "mildly curious about OBI%" alcove just before the acid filled lake guarded by robot snipers with lasers which leads to the "cares about RBI" antechamber though. - Nate
These reports of Baker being hired are just speculation. The Reds may well be conducting interviews down in Sarasota and all we know is that Baker was in that process.
I have heard Cub fans criticize his managing and the posts on this thread would concern any Reds fan.
I'm not very concerned about his field managing tendencies. The Reds have been so far away from true contention in recent years that lineup construction, even pitching moves, are secondary.
There is only one question for me -- will the new manager know talent and be strong enough to insist on it. Will he go to Krivsky and tell him that pitcher x won't cut it and can't be on the team, contract or no contract. Will he tell Krivsky that he can't win without x new hard throwing relievers. Will he tell Krivsky that player x is not important and the team is best off moving him for pitching or a less expensive alternative.
Believe me, I'd rather see Joe Torre or the next Sparky Anderson, guys who have it all. But right now, I'm less concerned with in-game strategy or even clubhouse manner. I want somebody who will insist on a higher talent level.
It's surprising that a guy with the track record Baker has -- multiple trips to the postseason, a trip to the Series, a few manager of the year awards, a winning % well over .500 -- could be so easily dismissed as a terrible manager. Sure, he made some mistakes and closed his time with the Cubs on a bad note. But look at all the numbers, folks. This guy has been a winner more often than not.
And he doesn't impress me as the kind of guy who would come off the left coast for suffering Cincinnati in order to rest on his laurels. I think this is a manager with something to prove, and, assuming he's coming here, he's willing to take on a challenge in order to prove it. I like the way that sets up. My concern is whether he'd have the patience to let the excellent young players develop -- I'd hope Krivsky could impress on him the importance of that....
Bottom line -- you have to respect the kind of success Baker has had.
"Baseball is a very, very complex business. It's more of a people business than most businesses." - Bob Castellini
To be honest I am not too keen of Baker being the reds manager but.....
-He was considered one of the best when the Cubs signed him after the Giants let him go for salary reasons
-He didn't wreck the arm of Wood. Has anyone seen his delivery motion along with his reliance on the slider. Baker wrecked Wood's arm just as McKeon wrecked Williamson's arm.
-I see WK as a GM similar to Epstein in saying when enough is enough for the pitchers.
-Do we really want to bring back another interm manager? At least hearing of a managerial serach is refreshing to me.
-Has anyone watched any of the playoffs with Chip Carey announcing. He is brutally bad.
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Qatar's Al Sadd will play Barcelona in the semi-finals of the Club World Cup after the Asian champions stunned Esperance of Tunisia 2-1 yesterday, sparking fan violence and a pitch invasion.
The Doha side's win means Asian teams have won all five meetings against African opposition at the intercontinental tournament, but more importantly Al Sadd will now be able test themselves against the sublime Catalans on Thursday.
The other major talking point will be how an irate Esperance fan managed to jump the barrier by the pitch and make for Al Sadd goalkeeper Mohamed Saqr, before being dragged to the ground just meters away from him.
There were several other disturbances in the stands at the state-of-the-art Toyota Stadium at the end of an entertaining game, as furious Esperance fans clashed with police and stewards.
Esperance supporters and players were left seething at Chilean referee Enrique Osses after they had two "goals" ruled out for offside and a strong claim for a penalty, all in the dying minutes.
The Africans' coach Nabil Maaloul apologized for the violence.
"I'm really sorry. Sometimes that happens. Tunisia and Al Sadd are sisters, but of course this should not happen," he said.
Al Sadd's Uruguayan coach Jorge Fossati was more focused on Barcelona, saying it was a "dream" to take on the European champions.
"This victory tonight was a milestone," Fossati said. "This was really important, not just for me, but for the players. Barcelona are the best team in the world and it will be the most difficult challenge in the players' careers."
Spurred on by their small, but rowdy following, the Tunisians had the better of the opening 20 minutes and striker Yannick Ndjeng came within a whisker of scoring the opener when his cross-shot pinged off a post.
Al Sadd could barely string a pass together and could not get out of their own half as a scrappy first half wore on.
Saqr was kept busy, saving smartly from Youssef Msakni, before Esperance captain Ousama Darragi scuffed the rebound wastefully wide, but the Qataris took a shock lead in the 33rd minute.
With Esperance sleeping, former Olympique Lyonnais forward Abdul Kader Keita unleashed a powerful shot that goalkeeper Moez Ben Cherifia could only flap at, allowing Khalfan Al Khalfan to steam in and head into an empty net.
It was Al Sadd's first attempt on goal and it was typical of the kind of sucker-punch that they perfected in their unexpected run to the Asian Champions League title.
Esperance looked shocked going into the break, but just four minutes after halftime Africa's finest somehow found themselves further behind — once again caught napping at a set-piece.
Former Portsmouth man Nadir Belhadj swept in a free-kick that South Korean Lee Jung-soo headed back across goal, and there, totally unmarked, was his fellow defender and captain Abdullah Koni to gleefully score from close range.
Two efforts, two goals for the side in all white, but on the hour, Esperance, who like Al Sadd were making their debut at the Club World Cup, struck back when the highly-rated Darragi headed past an unsighted Saqr from another set-piece.
Esperance were back in it. They twice had the ball in the net, but both efforts were deemed offside, while substitute Harrison Afful was denied a strong claim for a penalty.
With minutes left on the clock, Oualid Hichri shot tamely at Saqr when he should have scored.


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Westport Country Playhouse is known for bringing out the big names for its annual fundraiser.
This year's lineup celebrating the career of actor-director Phylicia Rashad on Sept. 16 includes: Lin-Manuel Miranda (Tony Award-winning composer/lyricist for "In the Heights," co-composer/co-lyricist for "Bring It On: The Musical"), Christine Andreas (Tony Award nominee for "Oklahoma"; "My Fair Lady," "On Your Toes"; "La Cage aux Folles"); and Michael Cerveris (Tony Award winner for "Assassins"; "Sweeney Todd," "Road Show," "Evita").
Also featured are Rebecca Covington ("Motown: The Musical"); Darius de Haas (the Playhouse's "Twelfth Night"; Obie Award winner for "Running Man"; Linda Gravátt (the Playhouse's "A Raisin in the Sun," Broadway's "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," "King Hedley II."); Desmond Richardson (Tony Award nominee for "Fosse"; "Movin' Out," film version of "Chicago," former principal dancer for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and American Ballet Theatre); and Susan Kelechi Watson (the Playhouse's "A Raisin in the Sun," "Twelfth Night"; Broadway's "A Naked Girl on the Appian Way").
Rashad directed "A Raisin in the Sun" at the Westport theater last year. She will stage August Wilson's "Fences" at New Haven's Long Wharf Theatre at the end of this year.
The Westport program will include excerpts from Noah Racey's "PULSE," described as "celebrating the universal joy of song and dance in American culture." Directing the gala's entertainment is Josh Rhodes (choreographer for the film version of "Company"; Broadway's "Cinderella," "First Date"). ] Celebrity guests expected are Danielle Ferland, Joanna Gleason, James Naughton and Chris Sarandon.


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Educational Acronyms
A Helpful Guide To Our Educational Acronyms
CCGPS - Georgia Performance Standards or Georgia Standards of Excellence for English/Language Arts and Mathmatics standards. The new Georgia Performance Standards are meant to raise the level of expectation for ALL students in Georgia. The change in curriculum goals and expectations will change the ways teachers approach their content. With this change, it is important to understand the professional responsibility of the classroom teacher to differentiate instruction in order to meet the unique needs of their students. For more information you may go to: www.georgiastandards.org/.
CCRPI- College and Career Ready Performance Index. CCRPI is a comprehensive school improvement, accountability, and communication platform for all educational stakeholders that will promote college and career readiness for all Georgia public school students.
CogAT- Cognitive Abilities Test. To assess students' abilities in reasoning and problem solving using verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal (spatial) symbols. For more information, visit:http://www.hmhco.com/hmh-assessments/ability/cogat-6#sthash.vnztadEi.dpuf
CRCT –Criterion Referenced Competency Test. This assessment is retired as of 2014 and has been replaced by Georgia Milestones.
EIP – Early Intervention Program. Children start school at a designated chronological age, but differ greatly in their individual development and experience base. The Early Intervention Program (EIP) is designed to serve K-5 students who are at risk of not reaching or maintaining academic grade level. The purpose of EIP is to help students reach grade level performance in the shortest possible time. The Early Intervention Program is staffed by certified teachers with experience and expertise in teaching students with diverse needs and abilities. Eligibility determination is made by identifying the students functioning below the normal expectations for the respective grade using criteria provided by the Georgia Department of Education and the Fulton County School System.
ELL – English Language Learner. This is one term that is utilized in reference to children that demonstrate limited English proficiency and are serviced by our ESOL program.
ELL-M - English Language Learner - Monitored. This is one term that is utilized in reference to children that demonstrate limited English proficiency and are no longer serviced by our ESOL program, but yet are still being monitored for success.
ESOL – English to Speakers of Other Languages. The Quality Basic Education Act provides for the creation of programs designed to help limited English proficient students. These programs develop proficiency in the English language skills of listening, speaking, writing, and reading so that students can experience success in their classrooms and in social contexts both inside and outside of the school. Students from other cultures become acclimated to American culture through language-based instruction. All instruction in the ESOL program is given in English to facilitate the acquisition of English language skills for successful academic and social pursuits. The ESOL Program for grades K-8 follows a pull-out model with services provided on a daily schedule. The number of segments of service is determined by the identified need and in accordance with State Rule 160-4-5-.02, which also specified the number of students per given segment.
ESSA- The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was signed by President Obama on December 10, 2015, and represents good news for our nation's schools. This bipartisan measure reauthorizes the 50-year-old Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the nation's national education law and longstanding commitment to equal opportunity for all students. The new law builds on key areas of progress in recent years, made possible by the efforts of educators, communities, parents, and students across the country.
FERPA - The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) is a federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education. For more information you may go to: www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guide/fpco/ferpa/index.html.
FTE – Full Time Equivalent. This FTE process is used in the reporting of all students and their specific areas of service to the state department for funding of our public schools. Funding is generated based upon three "student counts" per year that identify all of the service that we offer to our students including general education programs, special education and support programs.
GKIDS – Georgia Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills. Georgia's Quality Basic Education Act requires that children enrolled in Georgia public school kindergarten programs be assessed for first grade readiness with an instrument or instruments adopted by the Georgia Board of Education. Kindergarten students are defined as those who are reported to the state as "kindergartners" on official attendance forms. This includes those children who have been retained or are enrolled in a transitional or readiness program. The readiness assessment shall include data obtained from multiple sources including, but not limited to the GKIDS, which is the instrument adopted by the State Board of Education. Readiness information obtained by the instrument shall be used by the local school system, along with teacher recommendations and other relevant information, to make appropriate individual student grade placement decisions.
IDEA – The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA) aligns closely to the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), helping to ensure equity, accountability and excellence in education for children with disabilities.
IEP – Individual Education Plan. This is a plan that is written by the IEP team (teachers, parent(s), special education staff members, and the instructional support teacher) to address the needs of the student based upon his/her identified disability. Goals, objectives and timelines are set throughout the year and accommodations are implemented by both the special education teacher(s) and the general education teacher(s). An annual review is held to evaluate the effectiveness of these
accommodations and to review and establish further objectives.
ISC – In-School Coordinator. This staff member is our liaison between the general education and special education teachers. The ISC is an integral part of our student support for special education students, assists with SST as needed, and regularly assists teachers with the overall management of student IEPs.
NCLB - No Child Left Behind. This law has been updated with the ESSA act President Obama signed in December 2015. On January 23, 2001, President Bush sent his No Child Left Behind plan for comprehensive education reform to Congress. At that time, he asked members of Congress to engage in an active bipartisan debate on how we can use the federal role in education to close the achievement gap between disadvantaged and minority students and their peers. The result, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, embodies the four principles of President George W. Bush's education reform plan: stronger accountability for results, expanded flexibility and local control, expanded options for parents, and an emphasis on teaching methods that have been proven to work. For more information you may go to: www.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml.
OT – Occupational Therapy. This service is offered under Services for Exceptional Children to those children that have active Individual Education Plans that demonstrate a need for occupational therapy to support their needs.
PT - Physical Therapy. This service is offered under Services for Exceptional Children to those children that have active Individual Education Plans that demonstrate a need for physical therapy to support their needs.
PTO – Parent Teacher Organization. The Elm Street PTO plans its programs and activities to meet the needs of children and youth in our own school and community. Our PTO supports our art education program by supplementing the 15 hours of art instruction provided by the school system to provide students one art class each week. The Elm Street PTO is an integral support and partner to our students and staff, impacting our overall achievement.
REACH – Also known as TAG in some systems: Talented and Gifted. A comprehensive program of services to intellectually gifted students. Students eligible for the gifted program will receive services through appropriate delivery models implemented consistently throughout the school system.
RTI- Response to Intervention. A multi-tier approach to the early identification and support of students with learning and behavior needs. The RTI process begins with high-quality instruction and universal screening of all children in the general education classroom.
SLO/SGA- Student Learning Objectives – for non-tested subjects, SLOs describe what students are expected to learn in a given academic year as measured by a pre-assessment and post-assessment. SGA- Student Growth Assessment- the testing used to determin SLO.
SST – Student Support Team. A Student Support Team (SST) is a group of three or more professionals whose responsibility is to assist the classroom teachers in a collaborative, data-based, problem solving process designed to identify a student's instructional needs; effective and appropriate strategies for the general education classroom; and, continuous monitoring procedures. The SST supports students who continue to experience academic, social, or emotional difficulties in their current educational setting after informal strategies have been implemented by the classroom teacher.
Top TEN- The Top TEN (Traits Eagles Need) is comprised of 10 words used to help guide and mold the students of Elm Street Elementary. The words are: Optimism; Adaptability; Integrity; Loyalty; Courage; Respect; Compassion; Initiative; Perseverance; Responsibility. Each month teachers nominate a student from the class who best demonstrates the quality of the word.


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This is a feature that will run about every two weeks with improbable stats and situations in the National Hockey League.
- Among all defensemen with more than five games played there are still six with a perfect on ice save percentage; Ian Cole, Kevan Miller, and Erik Gudbranson, and three teammates Jonas Brodin, Ryan Suter, and Jared Spurgeon.
- That Jay Harrison of the Carolina Hurricanes would lead the entire NHL in PIMS with 27, higher than the top three PIMs pilers from last season put together, all from a guy who's never topped 72 PIMS, in just 6 games this year.
- That six games into the season Carl Alzner would be finishing up in the offensive zone at a rate 24.4% less than his starts there, while still maintaining a positive plus minus.
- That Daniel Carcillo, would lead all forwards in penalties drawn per sixty minutes and only have two himself.
- Two plus weeks into the season there would be two defensemen playing over 28 minutes a night, Shea Weber and Ryan Suter.
- That Chris Stewart would have the most shots on net without a goal standing at 26 shots and eight games with no goals.
- At nearly the end of the first month of the season Evgani Malkin, Sami Vatanen, Trevor Daley, Claude Giroux, Johnny Boychuk, David Backes, Linden Vey, Brad Boyes, Scott Hartnell, Mark Giordano, Tyler Johnson, Tyson Barrie, Keith Yandle, Kevin Shattenkirk, John Carlson, Teddy Purcell, Jaromir Jagr, Alex Edler, Oliver Ekman-Larson (among others) would all have something important in common, they have all only scored a goal(s) on the powerplay.
- Seven games into the season the Detroit Red Wings would be the final team not to have allowed a powerplay goal.
- The Chicago BlackHawks would lead the NHL in shorthanded goals with two in just six games played.
- the last two teams not to have scored a powerplay goal would be the Minnesota Wild and Buffalo Sabres.
- the Carolina Hurricanes would be winless, a minus 29, and still have scored more goals per game than the Winnipeg Jets, Florida Panthers, and Buffalo Sabres.
- The Boston Bruins would be 13th in the NHL in goals against.
- Three teams, the Arizona Coyotes, Philadelphia Flyers, and Carolina Hurricanes would all be winless when scoring first.
- The Columbus Blue Jackets would have the best differential between powerplay and penalty kill time after finishing 17th in the NHL last season.


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i have a blackberry 9300 thats is stuck on the loading loop
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Almost everyone is into or interested in Japanese mythology in some way. I know that I am fascinated with creatures from Japanese and Greek mythology and because of that I would like to do another lesson on how to draw a Fire Kirin step by step. Now I already submitted a lesson on a Japanese Kirin but the picture is kind of ugly and boring which is why it probably never got voted on. I was going to replace the old tutorial with this new one, but then no one would have known it was there because the lesson wouldn't show up as new just "updated". So what I will do is just talk a bit more about the Japanese Kirin (although I don't know what more I can say because I wrote like a five hundred word description on it already). There are many descriptions and tales about the Kirin and all of the myths are extremely interesting. The Kirin is sometimes referred to as the "Qilin" as well and is sometimes spelled as "Kylin". But most people know of this mythical animal as being spelled as Kirin including myself. I wanted to draw a very cool looking Kirin so what I did was, take the colors and style of the diamond crested Phoenix and combined them with that of a typical Kirin. So now that I have said something interesting about this fabled animal, let's now start learning how to draw a Fire Kirin step by step. There is a lot of steps but each one is very informative and easy to follow so you should have little difficulty when sketching it out. I shall return once again with two more lessons so like always stay tuned until I get back. Peace out people.
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How are fruit preserves made, and what's the difference between a jelly, jam, preserve, marmalade and conserve?
Now, about the differences between fruit preserves:
Read our more extensive glossary of jams and jellies and related terms.
Note that these terms tend to be technicalities; many manufacturers of jam refer to their product as a preserve, and vice versa. Not infrequently, products seemed like hybrids of the two categories, with big chunks of fruit in thick purées.
There's far more that must be considered when one is making jam or preserves than just nomenclature, of course.
One of our favorite great food finds in this article are these Strawberry and Grand Marnier Preserves from Prince Edward Island Preserve Company. So good, they take us back to the days when people ate preserves plain for dessert.
When making jams or preserves, it's important to combine fruit, pectin and sweetener in the proper order. If the fruit and sugar are combined before the pectin is added, the pectin might not hydrate properly and a proper gel won't be achieved. Other potential problems include, but are not limited to, crystal formation in the finished product, bubbles (these may denote nothing more than the fact that air became trapped in the hot product, but they may also indicate spoilage), cloudiness, darker than normal color, a product that is tough or stiff, shriveled-looking fruit or lack of a characteristic fruit flavor. None of this considers filling and sealing the jars of preserves, a critical step for any manufacturer. Sterilized jars and lids and a tight seal are crucial for shelf life. Unlike with cheese, where one can just scrape off the mold and enjoy the cheese, most authorities today are adamant that mold growing on a jam renders it unsafe to eat; scraping off the mold and eating the rest of the jar can be hazardous to your health! Consequently, manufacturers whose products sit on store shelves for any length of time must be very concerned with keeping their products and processes aseptic.
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Using the Google Play services location APIs, your app can request the last known location of the user's device. In most cases, you are interested in the user's current location, which is usually equivalent to the last known location of the device.
Specifically, use the fused location provider to retrieve the device's last known location. The fused location provider is one of the location APIs in Google Play services. It manages the underlying location technology and provides a simple API so that you can specify requirements at a high level, like high accuracy or low power. It also optimizes the device's use of battery power.
Note: On Android 8.0 (API level 26) and higher, if an app is running in the background when it requests the current location, then the device calculates the location only a few times each hour. To learn how to adapt your app to these calculation limits, see Background Location Limits.
This lesson shows you how to make a single request for the location of a
device using the
method in the fused location provider.
Set up Google Play services
To access the fused location provider, your app's development project must include Google Play services. Download and install the Google Play services component via the SDK Manager and add the library to your project. For details, see the guide to Setting Up Google Play Services.
Specify app permissions
Apps that use location services must request location permissions. Android offers the following location permissions:
To access the device's location, request either
ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION or
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the API. If you specify
the API returns a location with an accuracy approximately equivalent to a city
If you target Android 10 (API level 29) or higher and need to access the
device location while your app is in the background, you must also declare the
ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION permission. To learn more, see the
guide on how to receive
periodic location updates.
This lesson requires only coarse location. Request this permission with the
uses-permission element in your app manifest, as the following code
snippet shows:
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" package="com.google.android.gms.location.sample.basiclocationsample" > <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION"/> </manifest>
Create location services client
In your activity's
onCreate() method,
create an instance of the Fused Location Provider Client as the following code snippet shows.
private lateinit var fusedLocationClient: FusedLocationProviderClient override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) { // ... fusedLocationClient = LocationServices.getFusedLocationProviderClient(this) }
private FusedLocationProviderClient fusedLocationClient; // .. @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { // ... fusedLocationClient = LocationServices.getFusedLocationProviderClient(this); }
Get the last known location
Once you have created the Location Services client
you can get the last known location of a user's device. When your app is
connected to these you can use the fused location provider's
method to retrieve the device location. The precision of the location returned
by this call is determined by the permission setting you put in your app
manifest, as described in the Specify App
Permissions section of this document.
To request the last known location, call the
method. The following code snippet illustrates the request and a simple handling of the
fusedLocationClient.lastLocation .addOnSuccessListener { location : Location? -> // Got last known location. In some rare situations this can be null. }
fusedLocationClient.getLastLocation() .addOnSuccessListener(this, new OnSuccessListener<Location>() { @Override public void onSuccess(Location location) { // Got last known location. In some rare situations this can be null. if (location != null) { // Logic to handle location object } } });
method returns a
that you can use to get a
object with the latitude and longitude coordinates of a
geographic location. The location object may be
null in the
following situations:
- Location is turned off in the device settings. The result could be
nulleven if the last location was previously retrieved because disabling location also clears the cache.
- The device never recorded its location, which could be the case of a new device or a device that has been restored to factory settings.
- Google Play services on the device has restarted, and there is no active Fused Location Provider client that has requested location after the services restarted. To avoid this situation you can create a new client and request location updates yourself. For more information, see Receiving Location Updates.


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Quaker began the 1MM giveaway by thanking the people who helped families get off to a good start. Appreciation breakfasts were served to selected teachers and day care providers in Chicago and New York for all the good they do daily. The video footage captured at these events is available on Quaker's Facebook, YouTube and Twitter pages so be sure to check out these incredible events and the impact it has on people.
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He'll probably kill me for this, but I like acknowledging birthdays, and if his birthday isn't all about me, I don't know what is.
His present didn't arrive in time (read: I didn't order it in time), but I'm currently letting him sleep in and considering other generous and heartfelt expressions of love, such as loading the dishwasher, making him a piece of toast, and maybe not yelling so much. But hey, he's the one who doesn't like birthdays, so I don't want to get carried away.
Happy birthday, my love. I'm glad you were born.
Also, happy Father's Day where applicable, and big fake internet hugs to those who are missing someone today. (My own dad is frightened and confused by the internet, so I'll give him a call later.)
ETA: Just talked to my dad, who said, "You know, I was proud of you, until I saw a 3-year-old on TV this morning who can run a whole pool table. Cute as hell, just a little wee thing, had to stand on a box, but boy, can he shoot. I was a bit disappointed he didn't smoke a cigar. Anyway, I thought you were a pretty great kid until I saw that." LOVE YOU TOO, DAD.


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Hi Natalie, Just looking at your quilts again and loving them even more! You do great work. Is it hard to work with Minkee? Some say yes, some say no. What do you do to make it work? I have all of your templets except for the large hexie. I just got the big tumbler and I have three layer cakes to use with it. First I have to finish what I'm doing. You are so brilliant, just like your Mom! Love your work. Hugs, Jan L.
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Hi Natalie
I LOVE looking at your album! Your work is stunning! & I get so inspired....my bucket list keeps growing.....
Have you all at MSQC considered adding your shop to the online fab shop hop? It's been around for several years now,
& I'm betting it would increase your web site traffic A LOT. They keep adding more shop hops/year....up to almost 1 each
month now. Don't know what is involved to join the list of shops tho...
just a thot...
anyway...back to my mailbox...not so patiently waiting for my latest MSQC care package....
Hi Natalie, I was wondering if your Mom or you have a made a tut using the hexagon ruler/template you have at the shop?
beautiful quilts. I enjoyed looking at your album.
whooooohooooooo check out the block i have chosen/made prototype of for the new swap! Black and White with a bright color splash center circle! These are really fast and easy and look amazing when they are all put together in rows. I hope you will decide to play
Hi, Natalie!
I love viewing your album & have a question. Number nine (your pattern) in your album, is there a tutorial of that quilt? I would like to make it. Yours is so pretty.
HEY! come join the Star Bock Swap!! Would love to have some fabrics come from out of the shop!!
Natalie, Do I remember correctly, that you made a t-shirt quilt? If so what brand of interfacing did you use and where did you get it? Do you guys sell it at the store. I am making a pretty big t-shirt quilt (queen size) and am going to need a lot of it. Thanks
Hey Natalie! Any luck with that album? :-)
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NEW YORK >> Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray have met in three of the last four Grand Slam finals, though if they play in the U.S. Open this year, it will be in the semis.
Each took a step forward Friday, shaky at moments and sensational in others, in second-round victories. The top-seeded Djokovic faced two early set points, while defending champion Murray had to go four sets.
Leonardo Mayer, ranked 81st, ran Murray all over the court, but the third-seeded Brit excels at chasing down shots. Murray won the last five games for a 7-5, 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 victory.
"He's a big hitter of the ball. I had to defend a lot," Murray said in an on-court interview. "I think he played some really, really good tennis. It made for an entertaining match."
After pulling out the first set in a tiebreaker, Djokovic needed less than an hour to close out his victory. The 2011 champion beat 87th-ranked Benjamin Becker of Germany 7-6 (2), 6-2, 6-2.
Becker had a chance to serve for the first set against Djokovic at 5-4. But he wasted the first set point with a forehand into the net and the second when a backhand sailed wide.
"Becker is a quality opponent and he should have won the first set," Djokovic said. "I was fortunate enough to come back and win the first set, and after that, I was much more comfortable on the court."
Djokovic was playing in Arthur Ashe Stadium, where the wind often swirls to players' frustration.
"You need to have this adjustment, footwork, steps, in order to get on the ball," Djokovic said. "I didn't have that in the first set. I was still trying to find my way from baseline, and the other side he was serving well. ... After I played a good tiebreak, everything kind of settled. I started to serve better, started to step into the court, which is important."
Murray was in Louis Armstrong Stadium, a place that had bedeviled him in the past. Last year, he was pushed to four tough sets in the third round and quarterfinals there.
Another Grand Slam winner, Li Na, also showed some championship form on Ashe. This time, her opponent, Laura Robson, looked very much like a teenager.
The fifth-seeded Li avenged her third-round upset loss to the young Brit at last year's U.S. Open, winning in straight sets at the same stage at Flushing Meadows.
Li, the 2011 French Open champ, rallied from down a break in the second set for a 6-2, 7-5 victory.
Li was nervous after she noticed that her draw was a repeat from last year. A pep talk from coach Carlos Rodriguez eased her anxiety.
"After the talk I was feeling much, much better," she said. "Because before I never try to share the feeling with the team."
Australian Open semifinalist Sloane Stephens, seeded 15th, beat fellow American Jamie Hampton 6-1, 6-3. Hampton, at No. 23, was seeded at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in her career.
Stephens' next opponent could be defending champ Serena Williams, who faces Yaroslava Shvedova in the nightcap at Ashe. It would be a rematch of their Australian Open quarterfinal, won by the young American.
Third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska, No. 9-seeded Angelique Kerber and No. 9 Jelena Jankovic all advanced in straight sets.
Wimbledon runner-up Sabine Lisicki, seeded 16th, won't be making a run at Flushing Meadows after she was eliminated in straight sets by Ekaterina Makarova. The 24th-seeded Russian won 6-4, 7-5.
A year ago, Robson's upset of Li was the biggest victory of her breakthrough run. Meanwhile, it was the third straight frustrating U.S. Open loss for the Chinese star.
Robson was ranked 89th coming into last year's tournament. She had never advanced past the second round at a Grand Slam event or defeated a top-10 opponent.
That all changed when she upset major champions Kim Clijsters and Li back-to-back to make the fourth round. Now 19, Robson was seeded 30th at Flushing Meadows and coming off a fourth-round run at Wimbledon.
Li had 34 unforced errors in their match a year ago, and she lamented then that the free points lifted the teen's confidence. This time, Robson never had much of an opening.
"She served very well today and I thought she was returning really deep," Robson said. "You know, there wasn't a lot I could do in some points."
Li surprised herself with 11 aces Friday — including one on a second serve on match point — and won all nine points when she went to the net. She's back in the fourth round at the U.S. Open for the first time since 2009.
Her run over, Robson now must face an unfortunate reality for many teens: getting her wisdom teeth out.
"All the other girls in the locker room are telling me their horror stories: 'Oh, yeah, I pulled my gauze out and it was just blood,"' Robson said. "So that's not too nice."
Fifth-seeded Tomas Berdych beat Denis Kudla of the U.S. 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3), 6-3. American Tim Smyczek, ranked 109th, reached the third round at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time. He edged 73rd-ranked Alex Bogomolov Jr. in five sets, needing nearly four hours to win 3-6, 7-6 (6), 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.


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February 6, 2019
The 2018 Pizza Power Report: A State-of-the-Industry Analysis
To stay competitive in the pizza business in 2019, independents will have to meet customers' growing demand for speed, customization, delivery and convenience.
October 23, 2018
October holds a special place for Pizza Factory, as it is a whole month dedicated to a cause that the pizza franchise holds dear to its heart: awareness of bullying. The annual National Bullying Prevention Month program is designed to stomp out bullying, goals that Pizza Factory franchisees are dedicated to year-round.
One of the many activities planned in October includes encouraging kids at school to make friends with someone they don't know. Indeed, Pizza Factory's special No Bully Zone benches are designed to encourage just that: new friendships. Pizza Factory reaches out to the schools in which the pizza franchise is located as part of its "No Bully Zone" program.
Schools host assemblies where the CEO of Pizza Factory, Mary Jane Riva, shares the importance of weeding out bullying and distributes special friendship bands to children. Each school also receives a "Friends Are Awesome," No Bully Zone bench for installation in school playgrounds. The benches are meant for children to seek out when they're in need of quiet time or a new friend. By promoting new friendships, Pizza Factory hopes it will help stomp out bullying, a scourge that has lasting negative consequences, including school dropout, for kids.
Pizza Factory's commitment to prevent bullying is just one example of its marketing outreach through which franchisees build goodwill and give to the community. The No Bully Zone program is an integral part of Pizza Factory's marketing strategy in which franchisees can become involved with their local school systems, helping to foster new friendships with their anti-bullying initiatives that include t-shirts, videos and of course, the benches.
In fact, Mary Jane Riva recently spoke on a podcast with Smart Pizza Marketing to discuss how giving to the community has postively impacted both Pizza Factory and the communities it serves while creating a professionally and personally rewarding way of doing business.
Mouthwatering food and authentic community building win the pizza franchise high marks and the continued loyalty of customers for franchisees. Both sales within the franchise and the children in the communities it serves benefit greatly from Pizza Factory's No Bully Zone program and marketing strategy.
In its more than 110 locations across the West, Pizza Factory delivers outstanding food and service to the communities in which it is located and stands by its "We Toss'Em, They're Awesome!" motto in crafting mouth-watering pizzas. The "awesome" in Pizza Factory extends beyond the food and to extensive community outreach as well.
December 14, 2018
Many franchise development executives and regional developers give preference to high population density areas when it comes to franchise expansion, according to Pizza Factory CEO Mary Jane Riva, who recently shared her expertise on why small markets can hold the key to success for large brands.
In her article for Global Franchise Magazine, Riva explained to readers that with nearly one out of every five Americans growing up within a rural community, smaller markets – bordering on 10,000 residents or less – are an underserved population that could be the perfect next step for a brand's growth strategy.
Riva listed advantageous real estate as one of the reasons that large brands should think small, reminding readers that in many smaller markets, there may be opportunities for locations near schools and colleges that can open the door for a number of grassroots marketing opportunities, such as fundraising events for youth activities.
Not only do smaller markets provide better locations, but they also offer the opportunity for franchise partners to have more of an impact on the community. Each Pizza Factory franchisee plays an important role in his or her own neighborhood as a community leader. From sponsoring sports leagues and school nights to donating pizzas and fundraising events, Pizza Factory franchisees are truly awesome – donating a helping hand to those who need it.
Riva noted in her article more advantages of thinking small, and suggests that as you consider starting a franchise business, bear in mind that small towns often work as well as larger markets.
November 14, 2018
Risky, bold and purposeful are three words that describe the most successful brands today –at least according to Pizza Factory CEO Mary Jane Riva, who recently shared her expertise on why taking a stand and being bold can strengthen a company.
In her feature for the October issue of Franchising USA, Riva reminded readers that brands have the opportunity to use their influence to stand for something, and aligning your actions with a cause that's reflective of your company values will further support your brand mission. She focused on supporting a cause, engaging with community and making a difference as effective ways to use that power.
Additionally, taking a stand on societal issues (when appropriate) can be a great opportunity to interact with your fans and potential customers. In fact, nowadays, people want brands to speak out – a 2018 study by Cone/Porter Novelli found that 71% of Americans expect companies to connect with them emotionally on issues that matter to them personally.
Riva referred to Pizza Factory's family-friendly restaurants and its "No Bully Zone" program, which aims to put an end to bullying. The restaurants have signage, napkins and other messaging about the No Bully Zone, which prompts a lot of questions from guests. Riva stressed that this is a great way to open up a conversation about the issue.
Pizza Factory's most recent initiative has involved donating "Friends are Awesome" benches as a way to extend the anti-bullying message into schools. The brand visits elementary schools across the country to present them with a symbolic bench and to discuss the importance of friendship and inclusion when kids are at an impressionable age.
Pizza Factory's anti-bullying program and commitment to encouraging its employees and guests to treat others with respect wins it high marks in local communities and media coverage. It is important, Riva noted in her article, to consider the effect that a brand's actions can have on the world. Being bold and voicing your opinion on important matters can be an effective way to strengthen your business (brand) and open the door for a deeper, emotional connection with your customers.


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Plot thickens: Halsey Minor claims outrage over foreclosure
Claiming that he withheld his mortgage payments to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation as part of an intentional strategy, financially troubled millionaire Halsey Minor lashes out at the condition of the mansion in a new story in the Williamsburg Gazette.
In the story, Minor talks of squatters living in the 1755 dwelling, of a "caved-in" wall, and suggests the he might have to remove the entire roof to find a leak that has allegedly been causing water damage. If he's right, it wouldn't be the first time someone sold Minor a leaky dwelling. And it wouldn't be the first time he fought back.
Five years ago, Minor plunked down $20 million for a modernist house in the tony Los Angeles community of Bel Air. Within two years, Minor was able to convince an arbitrator that the seller had hoodwinked him by failing to disclose various defects, and thus Minor won an award of $5.2 million.
Minor hints in the new Gazette article that he'll employ a similarly forceful strategy–- that may include bankrupting the company he used to buy the estate–- to rectify what he sees as misbehavior by the Foundation, which he alleges to owe just $3.5 million on a $17.2 million purchase price.
"They should focus their energies on arresting the tragic decline of Colonial Williamsburg," says the ever-quotable Minor, adding that the planned February 15 foreclosure sale will happen "in their dreams."
The Foundation points out that Minor, like most real estate buyers, was given a "substantial" due-diligence period in which to inspect the property prior to his 2007 purchase.
Raised in Charlottesville as the scion of a family that made substantial contributions to the University of Virginia, Minor went on to help launch such successful companies as CNet and Salesforce.com and build up a net worth once estimated in the vicinity of $400 million.
However, after an autumn 2008 freeze on his $27.5 million credit line by Merrill Lynch, Minor has been embroiled in a multi-year series of creditor lawsuits–- including the loss of a $1.5 million deposit on a new Gulfstream jet, the recent loss of his planned 10-story Landmark hotel in downtown Charlottesville, and a statement by the California authorities, at $13 million, he is the Golden State's greatest tax delinquent.
A separate report in the Williamsburg Yorktown Daily reveals that Minor has tax problems at Carter's Grove too. The Daily alleges he owes nearly $22,000 on the property to James City County for the second half of 2010 and the first half of 2011.
Accusing a Hook reporter last year of tarnishing his reputation in his hometown, Minor demanded that all questions go through his publicist, Aaron Curtiss. An emailed request to Curtiss last week for comment on the Williamsburg situation did not, however, result in a reply.
–updated 10:21am, Tuesday, February 1 with Minor's measure of the indebtedness and the purchase price as well as the unpaid tax allegation
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To say it has nothing to do with the economy is ignorant at best. A poorly thought out stance from a law student who, i regress, is trying to shine his intellect much like his fake rolex. Your words sound authentic and perhaps would have merit if it were not for the fact the man is literally in shambles. A long list of occurances lead him to this point, all of which are a direct result of the economy. Certainly, he made some poor investments but likewise made some proper ones. The issue here is that men who less than 5 years ago were valued at 400 million dollars ARE NOT THE DEAD WOOD my friend. They are your employers, my employer and they create jobs and prop up both local and state economies. The dead wood you speak of are the fifty thousand a year workers with one hundred thousand a year in debt who despite their own awareness they cannot do so, borrow more money than they can pay back. The folks whp purchase a half million dollar home on a combined sixty thousand a year household income....then complain and whine about government and banks and the rich all being the root of their financial problems. Personal responsibility folks, personal responsibility.......that phrase is paramount if we are to ever get back on track.
He has paid all but $3.2M....the property was never worth what he paid for it (just like his art, Bel-Air home, Fox Ridge, furniture, putter, horses...he was smarter than everyone. No one I know can point to single transaction that he has completed per agreement. He will never get another job, loan, or partner. God only knows how he can pay California or the IRS plus all the property taxes he owes. I suspect that the taxing authorities are looking pretty heavily at his bank statements and his wife's jewelry. Minor Ventures is no more as he has sold most all of those companies just to maintain his $1M lifestyle.
It's humorous to sit around and make all these jokes about rich people falling down. But it should be a warning to everybody that the economy is not improving, and of the fact that the entire country is on the verge of the worst econalypse in history. If you think the last couple of years have been bad, you ain't seen nothing yet!
He made a commitment to pay for it and had a chance to inspect it. If it had gone up in value he would have accepted it. It didn't and like he always does cries and goes to lawyers. With his track record like it is he will run out all that money he made and will be down with the rest of us and have to work for a living; be a good experience for him.
Minor was probably jealous that Patricia Kluge was getting more publicity with her foreclosure.
I don't see this as having ANYTHING to do with the economy as a whole. Besides, foreclosures tend to LAG economic declines and rebounds -- sometimes, an increase in foreclosures signals that the economy is finally shedding the deadwood that has been holding it back.
You may be right, gasbag, but anecdotal evidence also shouldn't be blown out of proportion. Besides, Minor may be telling the truth. Strategic foreclosure is often the right move to make, financially. The banks, gov't and HOAs won't ever admit that, but individuals SHOULD walk away from bad investments such as this one.
He borrowed 10 million dollars to buy real estate at the peak of the real estate bubble. Lord knows what this property is worth today, but why should he keep paying off a loan that is worth much more than the property? He can afford the hit to his credit rating, I'm sure.
A Minor just like the 50k a year person can borrow more than they can pay back. He is no more a 'victim' of the economy than those you claim he has employed, though I don't see him employing anyone beyond attorneys these days.
Never ceases to amaze me how those calling the shots are protected by the like of the LarryD's, but the person who shows up for work to make all those Minors wealthy is somehow guilty for all the economic woes.
It's like blaming the poor person who has no decision making power for the failure of Wall Street.
Give me a break.
GBSOE is right about the future prospects for the larger economy and the larger economy, even more so than the real estate bubble, has everything to do with the rash of high end foreclosures. These properties were purchased primarily for their "investment" value, not for their utility value. With the collapse of high end real estate prices, those properties no longer have any value to their notional "owners" since they cannot be sold for enough money to pay off the loan. Leverage only works going forward as many are finding out to their discomfort.
By the way, am I the only one who thinks Halsey Minor looks even sillier in that hard hat than Michael Dukakis did in that tank?
What did Santana do to the Alamo? Turn his guitar up too loud?
Dear Notsofast,
HM is a gentleman's gentleman. I could never envision him writing an inappropriate email to anyone under any circumstance. After all, he founded CNET and was the driving force behind the ultrasuccessful company Saleforce. He was also the brains behind google voice and many other significant computer applications. He is also one of the kindest people out there. He is motivated by altruism and a sense of duty to give back to the community. It would be far easier for him to have lived out the remainder of his years in the lap of luxury rather than construct a hotel in his hometown which would have created jobs and revenue and raised the stature of the town. He has tried to save nostalgic racing tracks like Hiyalea from people who would just soon as watch them rot. He has fought corrupt institutions like Merill Lynch which have wreaked havoc on the housing market. He fights for the common man. His fights are our fights and he should be supported as opposed to ridiculed. One day people will look back on him as a hero. How many people in a hundred years will remember Hawes Spencer as opposed to HM?
Johnny C;
Neither will be remembered after the last person dies who personally knew either...
But that applies to everyone on this board too, doesn't it?
Halsey Minor is greatly misunderstood. He's a great innovator more so than Bugsy Seigel who has a vision of returning horse racing back to its previous glory. While most people in his situation would have been content reaping the rewards of his immense fortune with endless vacations and dalliances with hotties, Halsey has instead dedicated himself to his vision. He has bought historic properties that served a dual function: preserving the heritage that he loves and giving back to the community and serving as sites where he could breed horses. Most of his activities have been to better the state that he adores. And for shame to those Virginians who now slander the good name of Minor. What have all of youse have done? Nothing.
Larry D---does that explain how is has stiffed almost every independent, small and big business. He even stiffed his housekeeper and she had to take him to small claims court. She won and he appealed. Finally he was forced by the judge to pay the $7000 he owed. He stiffed his interior decorator, his architect (even after they reached a settlement). The reality with Halsey is that he is NOT the person with the pedigree he says he is. He is smart enough but also sick enough to contradict any good that he might have. Halsey won the lottery and like most people he lost it all.
JohnnyC-----I bet you loved Hitler too. My God are you not aware of the shame he has brought the Commonwealth, his family, his classmates, etc etc? He has done more damage than Santana at the Alamo. Have you read the emails he sent the editor of the Hook? If so, do you think a "sane" business man with scruples would ever write another human being so drivel? He is a charlatan of minor proportion.
What did Santana do to the Alamo? Turn his guitar up too loud?<<<<
Acoustic at the Alamo.
What did Santana do to the Alamo? Turn his guitar up too loud?<<<<
Acoustic at the Alamo.
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