| Sizzling Sixers' champagne day
Big-time basketball, the way we learned to love it, was back bolder than brass in Adelaide on Saturday. The 36ers were vintage in front of 5787 roaring, emotional fans who helped drive the club's eleventh hour NBL finals bid with its staggering 115-93 bitch-slap of the Hummer Championship-leading Kings. Brian Goorjian's over-wrought, over-confident, over-the-top physical fanatics are always fun to beat but it's not something the Sixers have been doing a lot of lately. In fact, it's been a long while since the 36ers have played as they did for 48 showcase minutes at the Distinctive Homes Dome. Fans came ready to see and experience something special and they were not disappointed. New import Julius Hodge evoked great memories of another former Denver Nugget, Kevin Brooks, with his infectious smile and near triple-double debut of 24 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists.
Stressed Out? Yoga Day USA Offers Antidote
CLINTON, Md., Jan. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Americans are all stressed out. Yoga Day USA 2008 is the perfect prescription to help us learn to relax. This ninth annual nationwide celebration of yoga is set for Saturday, January 26. Just one class can begin to reverse the harmful effects of stress, and offers a preview of additional benefits of continued practice, including improved breathing, strength and flexibility. Free, low cost or by donation workshops will be available in communities all across the nation. There's no denying that stress has reached epidemic proportions in the U.S. In fact, according to the American Psychological Association, 75 to 90% of doctor visits are for stress related ailments and complaints. Stress is also linked to the six leading causes of death -- heart disease, cancer, lung ailments, accidents, cirrhosis of the liver and suicide.
Whicker responds to fans about the Mitchell Report, Angels, other ...
Even Wikipedia recognizes the strange circumstances of the Paxton Riddle: "...A day after pitching a 7 inning no-hitter, he (Crawford) allegedly rolled off a hotel bed in Ottawa and landed on a glass that he had left on the floor. The injury required eight stitches."
That effectively ended his career. ... What was in that glass! What was in that bed! How high was that hotel bed to send that large bodied young man toppling over the cliff onto that inoffensive glass?
Now Mitchell should straighten that BoSox cap, trot out his CSI kit and get to the bottom of this enduring mystery. Inquiring minds want to know, Senator. I believe Paxton Crawford joins the company of Bugs Raymond, Bobo Newsom and other night crawlers that should have a special wing in Cooperstown.
The secret scandal of the refugee beggars
As individuals one can't help feeling extremely sorry for the plights of these people. But the fact of the matter is that they are economic refugees, drawn to this already overcrowded country of Britain through its (in this context) unenviable reputation as a liberal and caring society. What on earth is an epileptic Eritrean doing here? What on earth are the thousands of Romas, West Africans and others actually doing here in the first place. It's time for a very serious re-think of our immigration and asylum laws. The short answer is to put them straight back on the transport they arrived in, or if that's not possible, get them back to their country of origin one way or another ASAP - otherwise, we'll continue to grow our population by a city the size of Aberdeen every 6 months: and that's just not on, because we can't afford it.
Two evangelists lose clout on ORU's board
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Creflo Dollar resigned from the regents, and Benny Hinn is now a "regent emeritus" with no voting power.
The evangelist Creflo Dollar has resigned from the Oral Roberts University board of regents, and another evangelist, Benny Hinn, has lost his status as a voting mem ber of the board.
ORU's spokesman Jeremy Burton confirmed Wednesday that Dollar had resigned and that Hinn had been named a "regent emeritus" without a vote on the board.
Both refused last week to respond to a Senate inquiry into lavish spending by evangelists.
A Canadian businessman, Richard Pearson, has been named to ORU's board of business regents.
Community Calendar
Saturday-Sunday: Lebanon Antiques Show, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Bowman Primary School, 825 Hart Road, Lebanon. More than 60 dealers. Benefits Warren County Historical Society Museum. $6 for both days. 513-932-1817. AUDITIONS Today: American Girl Fashion Show Model, 1:30-4:30 p.m., Joseph Toyota of Cincinnati, 9101 Colerain Ave., Colerain Township. Girls ages 4-13. 513-385-1800. Wednesday: Cincinnati Men's Chorus, 7-10 p.m., St. Paul United Methodist Church, 8221 Miami Road, Madeira. New singers. Prepare 2-3 minute song that best displays voice. Be prepared for sight reading and tonal memorization. By appointment. 513-265-5751. .
KC & The Sunshine Band bound for Chumash concert
Get ready to "Shake Your Booty" and sing "That's the Way I Like It" when KC & The Sunshine Band perform in the Samala Showroom of the Chumash Casino Resort at 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24. Tickets are on sale now and range in price from $35 to $75.KC & The Sunshine Band front man Harry Wayne Casey (KC for short) developed a unique fusion of R&B and funk, with a hint of a Latin percussion grove. The band's hits include "Get Down Tonight" and all-time party favorites "Shake Your Booty" and "That's the Way I Like It."With sales of more than 100 million records, nine Grammy nominations and three Grammy Awards and an American Music Award, according to a Dec. 17 press release from the Chumash Casino Resort, KC & The Sunshine Band was considered one of the most progressive bands when it first hit the music scene in the 1970s.The group has played more than 100 live shows a year.Casey broke into the music business while working as a young man in an entry level position at a record studio in his hometown of Miami.The Sunshine Band originated when he started writing songs with bassist Richard French.Over the years, their music went on to be featured in many motion pictures, including "Saturday Night Fever" and even "Forrest Gump," and TV series such as "Ally McBeal" and "Desperate Housewives."The Chumash Casino Resort, on Highway 246 in Santa Ynez, is an age-18-and-older venue.
The Case of a Lifetime
Benitez as second chair, the legal team set out to develop new arguments about the real-world benefits of affirmative action, rather than relying on the idealism of social justice. The litigators assembled a massive body of evidence from psychologists, demographers, sociologists, educators, and historians."We presented concrete data on the benefits of diversity in education," Ms. Benitez says. "The experts came together, all to tell the story of how diversity helps all students."The court quickly grasped the argument. In her opinion for the majority, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor wrote: "These benefits are not theoretical but real, as major American businesses have made clear that the skills needed in today's increasingly global marketplace can only be developed through exposure to widely diverse people, cultures, ideas, and viewpoints."One example of the arguments presented by Ms.
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