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He tied a season high with 22 points and added 13 rebounds while making 10 of his 11 field-goal attempts in the Sixers' 117-83 win over Seattle on Friday night. "It's been a little while since I had fun. It's been a little while since I enjoyed myself," Dalembert said. "I'm just trying to go back to that same way no matter what happens. Winning is our goal, but sometimes you have to try to look for the fun." It might be easier to have fun with the Sixers suddenly thriving. They're hoping to pull within three games of .500 for the first time since they were 14-17 on Dec. 31, and appear optimistic about their chances of advancing to the postseason for the first time since 2005. "I just love the way we're playing," Dalembert said. "We're winning basketball (games) so that's most important." While Dalembert has just come on recently, Philadelphia has gotten significant contributions from a number of players during its hot streak.
McCain and Obama turn fire on each other
Hillary's attacks against Obama only make her look angry. People are sick of the Clinton's, their antics, their deals, and their arrogance in assuming the presidency should go to the former First Lady who has only served a few years in the Senate and while there, never lead any opposition to Bush's disastrous foreign policies. Had Clinton shown any leadership in the Senate, had she not botched the health care issues Bill threw to her in the first year of his presidency, she might be a credible candidate even though she has no real record of public service and certainly nothing like 35 years as she claims. But HIllary's judgement has always been bad. America needs positive leadership. .
Atlanta Music Scene
With Roth, what you see is what you get: a middle-aged man in tight leather pants prancing around for much of the show in embroidered jackets that were probably stolen from the Sgt. Pepper. He twirled the mike stand like an oversized baton and attempted a few leg kicks — but not too many. He does look better than most rockers his age. (See Mike Reno of Loverboy.) His vocals served the songs just fine most of the time even if the sound mix meant you couldn't understand him half the time. (And if you know the lyrics already and are singing along, who cares?) Eddie was better during his last visit to Atlanta. To make matters worse, during his extended guitar solo, the sound went out partway through, diluting what is often a highlight of any Van Halen concert. Even after he got his sound back, the mix was confoundingly bad during the final pre-encore song "Ain't Talkin' Bout Love." The guitar was too loud and Roth's vocals were swallowed up.
Chef's hopes for county's food scene's future
HAMPSHIRE could become one of Britain's great culinary centres, according one of the world's top chefs Raymond Blanc got a taste for Winchester yesterday as he prepared for the opening of his new restaurant in the city. Locally sourced watercress smoothies will be among the delicacies served up at Brasserie Blanc when it opens next week. During his visit, Blanc went to Alresford's famous watercress beds in search of ingredients for his Winchester menu. Blanc, who is known for his ethical approach to cooking, told the Daily Echo he hopes to incorporate plenty of Hampshire produce into his dishes. "Hampshire could become one of the great food counties in Great Britain," said Blanc, whose Oxford restauraunt Le Manoir Aux Quat Saisons was a training ground for many top chefs.
Numbers: Cup
Johnson has won three consecutive races at Las Vegas heading into Sunday's UAW-Dodge 400 (3:30 p.m. ET, FOX) and aims to make it four in a row (listen to more). But it's been 33 races since Busch celebrated the first victory in the new car (Bristol, March 25, 2007). Johnson is the defending champion; Busch is the current points leader. Although not a sure bet, seeing either of them in Victory Lane Sunday night isn't a high-stakes gamble -- the numbers line up. .
St. Patrick's Day parade Saturday in St. Charles
Watch for one of America's most popular attractions, the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile. For a true Irish experience, the sounds of the City of Chicago Pipe Band, Chicago Stock Yard Kilty Band, Midlothian Scottish Pipes, Chicago Police Department Emerald Society Pipes & Drums and the Tunes of Glory will be heard. The parade also will highlight Irish dancers, horses, stilt walkers, professional floats, the St. Charles East High School marching band, Bartlett High School marching band, St. Francis High School marching band and leprechauns of all sizes. Homemade floats from area nonprofit agencies, children's groups and local businesses will delight young and old. And don't miss the opportunity to enjoy the South Shore Drill Team, which traditionally has entertained the crowds at the end of the parade.
Party like it's Day 366
Advance tickets are available at Freestone's City Grill, 41 William St., or can be reserved via e-mail at jarradnunes@gmail.com. Did you know that New Bedford's Medal of Honor recipient, Sgt. William H. Carney, was a Leap Day baby? The Martha Briggs Educational Club Inc. is hosting a Black History Month event to celebrate his birthday from 8 to midnight tonight at the YWCA Southeastern Massachusetts' Levi Standish House, 20 S. Sixth St., New Bedford. Sgt. Carney was born a slave Feb. 29, 1840, in Richmond, Va. He and his father escaped to New Bedford via the Underground Railroad, later buying the remainder of the family out of slavery. Carney served as a sergeant in Company C of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry and fought in the assault on Fort Wagner in Charleston, depicted in the movie "Glory." Sgt.
Microsoft offers confusing viewpoints on SaaS
Microsoft is making a concerted effort to move itself towards a software-as-a-service model, Microsoft Subnet blogger Mitchell Ashley believes, "But lets face it. Microsoft has a long, long way to go," he says. Part of the problem is that Microsoft seems unwilling to acknowledge that the Linux platform (and to some extent, the Google cloud) is where so much of the SaaS action is today. Ashley conducted a candid interview with Michael van Dijken, head of Microsoft's marketing efforts in the hosting and communications sectors while at the SaaS Summit 2008 conference in San Francisco. (Ashley posted a "micro-interview podcast" of the meeting in his "Converging on Microsoft" blog.). van Dijken works with network providers, media and entertainment companies, and service providers/hosted services.
West Coast Conference Tournament Preview
Omar Samhan is a beast down low at both ends of the floor. The Gaels have a lot of offensive options. Contender: If Gonzaga or St. Mary's don't reach the final, San Diego is the team most likely to dethrone them. The Toreros have won 10 of their last 12 games, and their three losses in WCC play were all to the Bulldogs or Gaels. One more thing: the conference tournament is San Diego, which immediately gives the Toreros an advantage. Brandon Johnson is one of the best guards in the conference, and Gyno Pomare is a very good scorer and rebounder down low.Sleeper: Considering no one outside of the aforementioned three finished above .500, the pickings are slim for a legitimate sleeper. However, Santa Clara could potentially be a threat. The Broncos lost four of their last six games, but they have one of the best big men in the country in John Bryant.
Will 'Amnesty' Sink McCain?
The perennial controversy over what to call McCain's amnesty is silly. Every program in the world that has allowed illegal immigrants to stay has been called an "amnesty." McCain himself called it "amnesty" as recently as May 2003, when he told the Tucson Citizen "I think we can set up a program where amnesty is extended to a certain number of people who are eligible … Amnesty has to be an important part ..." But once the focus-group results were in, "amnesty" became a four-letter word. ...[snip] Real Straight Talk would be to say "Sure, it's an amnesty, but we don't really have any choice" ... P.S.: The McCain, post-focus-group argument is that it can't be "amnesty" if it has some requirements--e.g., to pay a fine, learn English, etc. But it turns out that Ronald Reagan's 1986 "comprehensive" reform, which he and everyone else called an "amnesty," had requirements too, including payment of fees.
Goldman ups writedown estimates for banks
GOLDMAN Sachs on Thursday raised its fourth-quarter estimates for billion-dollar asset writedowns at Citigroup, JP Morgan Chase and Merrill Lynch as a result of squeezed credit. Goldman Sachs said it expects the financial markets would not fully absorb the current credit crises initially stemming from a US housing slump until mid-2008. Rising foreclosures resulting from defaults on sub-prime mortgages - home loans given to people with poor credit histories - has tightened credit sharply since August. "Although we have seen many firms take the appropriate actions in recent weeks as they relate to write-downs and capital raises, we still believe it will be a couple of quarters before the current credit crisis is fully digested by the markets,'' the Wall Street investment bank said in a note to clients.
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