Michigan almost kept things interesting this afternoon, but midway through the second half Purdue pulled away and wound up beating the Wolverines, securing the #2 seed in the conference tourney as a result. Michigan will play #8 seed Iowa at 11 am on Thursday to tip this thing off, and the Badgers will play the winner of that match on Friday at 11 am.
Click the image below to get your full-sized graphical version of the tournament bracket, presented in handy .jpg form for better desktop-wallpaper purposes.
2008 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket is set
Kleinfeld Sample Sale - Next Week
Worried that your dream dress will blow your budget? Bridal Mecca, Kleinfeld, is holding a one-day blowout sample sale next week!
Tuesday, February 5th from 3-7pm you can find designer gowns - Amsale, Carolina Herrera, Christos, Kenneth Pool, Monique Lhuillier, Reem Acra and more! – headpieces, veils and accessories at up to 70% off – and some items are marked down another 25%. You may be able to find your gown for as little as $499!
No appointment necessary. Major credit cards accepted and you will be able to try on dresses.
Here’s an older post on what a sample sale is, how to shop at one and where to get your gown cleaned before you have it altered.
Have fun and let us know if you find anything great!
041: Beauty and the Geek Season 4 winners
So to those who tuned into the Beauty and the Geek yesterday (Dec 4, 2007), you now know who the winners are. If you didn't, you will now know who the winners are. The finalists were Dave & Jasmine and Sam & Nicole (the male beauty and female geek). I think it was pretty obvious who was going to win, especially since the viewers got to vote for who the winners would be.
And the winners are:
(Image taken from somewhere on the internet, don't know where)
Jasmine and Dave.
I think it's interesting because when the season first started, I really hated Jasmine and Dave mainly because I really didn't like Dave -- the proud proud LARPer. Refer back to Post #25 where I refer to Dave as the "proud proud geek." (I knew this numbering system would work out.)
But the strange thing is that as the season went on, he put his proud ways behind and actually become one of the most endearing members of the show. I found myself rooting for him pretty often. You could see a clear transformation of these two as the show went on, or was that the results of clever piecing together of clips from the show. Anyway, there was a 4 month (I think) break between the taping of the second last episode and the decision made, for the sake of the viewers being given the option to vote for whom they wanted to win.
I was originally rooting for Natalie and John, but soon discovered that they really had nothing going for them except a lack of air time. They never really changed much, they were just kind of there. I ended up rooting for Dave & Jasmine and Joshua & Shay. Occasionally, I saw myself rooting for Sam, but not Nicole, because she was also just kind of there. Sam actually changed, although mainly to win, after Rebecca was kicked off. I have to admit I was really sad to see Joshua & Shay go. I also have to admit I had a few watery eye moments when they looked back on the season and showed some great moments, especially how much they changed.
Anyway, here's looking forward to next season, maybe, and hopefully my appearance on the show...just kidding.
Miscellaneous
I finished my Cancer Bio Final and turned it in today. I was quite sick while I was working on it, hopefully I actually understood the questions this time.
On another note, my room is an absolute mess and I need to get cleaning.
On another note, I've been having some very strange dreams these days. I wonder if they actually mean anything. For instance, once I dreamed that I was a jet fighter pilot who flew my jet into another dimension where my heroics were not appreciated. I had to turn in my fighter jet and go to jail. More than just a normal fighter jet, it was more like one of the robots from Robotech, where the jets turn into mecha-gundam-type robots. Interesting. Also had another interesting dream last night. It's so unfortunate when dreams happen and they're so awesome...then you have to wake up. Oh I could go for a robotech-type jet. Although It'd be pretty useless.
Los Pistons humillan a los Suns
116-86. O mejor dicho, 86-116. Así de contundente fue el resultado del partido de anoche en el US Airways de Phoenix entre los Suns y los Pistons, dos de los principales candidatos al título de Conferencia en el Este y el Oeste respectivamente. La derrota hace pupa por varios motivos: primero porque vuelve a cuestionar el traspaso Marion-O’Neal que tanto ha dado ya que hablar en las últimas semanas, y segundo porque vuelve a sacar los colores al equipo de Arizona cuando se enfrenta con equipos duros y veteranos que saben bien cómo parar los pies y frenar el estilo “Run & Gun” que practican los Suns. No nos engañemos, que a estas alturas dos candidatos claros al título se enfrenten con este resultado no dice nada bueno del perdedor, y si miramos las estadísticas, la cosa es aún más de vergüenza: sólo Amare Stoudemire estuvo al nivel que se le espera, con 31 puntos, aunque estuvo por debajo de su cifra habitual en rebotes (sólo 3). El resto de jugadores dio pena: Steve Nash se quedó en 11 puntos y 6 asistencias, tirando sólo 8 veces en todo el partido; Raja Bell metió 8. Y lo peor de todo, Shaquille O’Neal, en quien están puestas todas las miradas estos últimos días, volvió a dar muestras de su vejez y cuestionable estado de forma, quedándose en 7 puntos, 11 rebotes y un lamentable 1/8 en tiros libres, vergonzoso incluso para él. Al otro lado, además de los habituales en los Pistons (Rasheed Wallace metió 22, Chauncey Billups 18…), hubo alguno que se apuntó de forma inesperada al festín: Jarvis Hayes, un hombre que promedia 6,9 puntos en lo que llevamos de temporada, se disparó hasta los 18. Uno no puede pretender ganar un partido dejando que gente com Jarvis Hayes meta 18 puntos. ¿Creéis que Shawn Marion se está riendo desde Miami? Yo estoy seguro de que lo haría, si los Heat no fueran el peor equipo de la liga, sin duda… Así pues, los Suns se quedaron con una bochornosa derrota en casa y una extraña sensación de urgencia por acelerar el proceso de aclimatación de Shaq, con quien han perdido 2 de los 3 partidos que han disputado (aunque hay que reconocer que el otro fue contra Boston).
Si los Suns son la cruz, los Lakers siguen siendo la cara, y anoche volvieron a ganar de paliza. Vale que el rival, Seattle Supersonics, se encuentra entre lo peor de la liga, pero el 111-91 de anoche sirve como mínimo para aumentar la racha de victorias consecutivas hasta 8 y quedarse como líderes en solitario del Oeste tras la derrota de los Suns. Ayer el trío Bryant-Odom-Gasol “sólo” sumó 62 puntos… y eso que ninguno de ellos pasó de los 26 minutos de juego, lo cual es indicativo de lo cómoda que fue la victoria. En los sonics, un dato vale más que mil palabras: su mejor jugador fue Mickael Gelabale, ex del Real Madrid y saltimbanqui por excelencia, con 21 puntos y 8 rebotes. Si no lo veo no lo creo… Ahora, a Los Angeles les toca descanso y mañana por la noche, duelo contra unos Blazers que se presentarán maltrechos en el Staples Center, primero por la derrota de esta noche ante los Celtics, y segundo porque parece que Brandon Roy, su base All-Star, agravó en ese mismo partido su lesión de tobillo. Vaya, y yo lo tengo en la Fantasy, crucemos los dedos… Por cierto, la racha de los Lakers sólo se ve superada por la de los Rockets, que llevan 11 victorias seguidas, pero de Yao, T-Mac y compañía hablaremos otro día…
Powerizers / Powerisers (to the likes of you)
Jonathan's Valentine's Day/Almost Anniversary present arrived a bit earlier than I'd expected. The package that turned up at reception at work was, apparently, as big as him and he left the health and safety seminar he was in to wobble around the staff canteen, howling with laughter, standing eight feet tall.
Naturally, I had to see this - picked him up from work and we walked up to the South Bank ready for the Tate's BSL night. It was like watching Bambi on the ice; his first few steps involved him clenching onto my shoulder and now, a couple of hours later he's trying to do Riverdance and is leaving muddy pawprints all over the carpet, shouting, "Look! No hands! No han-FUCK! Oh my God! Hands! Hands!"
Bless him. I guess I'll have to think of something else for Valentine's Day now, but oh my, I really wants me a pair. If only I didn't weight 35kg more than my boyfriend.
Ha! He jumped and headbutted the lights and the tripswitch went. He's worse than Fluffy for exploding the flat!
"Beauty and the Geek" Dance-a-Thon
Help the first-year class raise money for a great cause! The Class of 2011 presents a dance-a-thon fundraiser to benefit Partners in Health.
The class of 2011 has planned a fundraiser to present to Mr. Edward Cardoza, Vice-President of Development at Partners in Health, a donation for his organization when he speaks in March. The idea for this charitable event came solely from the members of the class and its officers, and they want us to help make this fundraiser one that shows Partners in Health the spirit and ethos of the Catawba community.
Fundraising DANCE-A-THON
Friday, March 14, 7pm to 1am
(Midnight to 1 am is the 'power hour')
Hourly dance contests with prizes
Who can participate? Any staff, student, or faculty member is encouraged to come out and dance the night away! You can come dressed up as a "beauty" or as a "geek" or you can come as you are. Entrance fee is a $3 donation, which allows you to dance (or just watch the dancing), be entered in the hourly prize and dance contests (at least 10 gift certificates will be given away), eat, and enjoy the music of DJ Brandon Coble, who is donating half of his earnings. There will be pre-registration in the Student Center leading up to Friday the 14th, OR you may just come and pay to get in at the dance that evening.
The dancers will be collecting donations to "sponsor" their dance participation; the dancer who collects the most money in sponsored donations (see below) will win a $50 cash prize.
During the 'power hour' from midnight to 1 am, an extra $1 donation allows dancers to be entered into the judging for best costumes; the geek and beauty winners each receive a gift basket (of either "geek" or "beauty" supplies and gift certificates donated by local merchants) worth at least $50. "Catawba Celebrity" judges will include a coach, a faculty member, and a staff member.
How YOU can help: If you don’t want to put on your boogie shoes, you can sponsor a student (or two, or ten) by donating $5 to the dancer (student discount to sponsor a fellow student is $4). If dancers get a donation, they will give you a ticket indicating your sponsorship; they will even accept checks (make them out to "Catawba College"). You can come watch the dancing or jump-n-jive yourself. Whatever you do, be sure to be present at noon on March 18 in Keppel Auditorium when the Class of 2011 presents Edward Cardoza with the check for Partners in Health. Let's show Partners in Health just how much Catawba cares, and just how committed our students can be to helping others.
On behalf of the Class of 2011,
Lucy Scott, President
Sheila Brownlow, Class Advisor
Sam Horrigan
Sam Horrigan (born August 23, 1981 in Sacramento County, California) is an American actor best known for his role as Quentin Kelly on the hit ABC sitcom Grace Under Fire.Sam played Spike Hammersmith in the movie Little Giants and also has made guest appearances on TV shows like One Tree Hill, Joan of Arcadia, Desperate Housewives, and 8 Simple Rules.
Super Smash Bros Brawl Cheats Tips Hints And Codes Wii
 | Super Smash Bros. Brawl is the third installment in Nintendo’s popular Super Smash Bros. fighter franchise. Loaded with all the characters and features players have loved from the two previous versions, plus much more, it is a worthy addition to the series and yet another must-have title for the Nintendo Wii. |
The Rules of the Brawl
Super Smash Bros. Brawl like in previous releases in the series, Brawl places players within a different, but easy to use fighting system. Players choose a character, select one of the numerous stages–which are levels based in the game worlds represented in Super Smash Bros.– and try to knock their opponents off the screen using a range of standard techniques and combos as well as a variety of special attacks and ‘Smash Moves’ specific to their chosen character. A Smash Move can only be performed after securing a ‘Smash Ball.’ These precious items, marked with the Smash Bros. logo, fall randomly and can be used by either player, but they must be cracked open before they can be used. To keep things interesting they can also can be stolen if not used right away, so when a player sees one it must be grabbed quickly and cracked to avoid an unfortunate turn of events.
Los Spurs
Spurs rule.
Los Spurs don't.
Today is March 6, the anniversary of the Battle of the Alamo. One hundred seventy-two years ago Santa Anna and Co. topped off a 13 day siege of the Alamo with a final assault of hand-to-hand combat. It took three hours to polish off most of the Texas soldiers at the Alamo. But Texans got the last laugh a month later when they surprised Santa Anna's forces at San Jacinto, and The Republic of Texas was born.
So even though Mexico won the Battle of the Alamo, the battle is regarded as an integral battle in what ultimately lead to Texas Independence. And white boys have been running the show in Texas ever since.
So doesn't it seem like an odd day for the Spurs to celebrate their Latin American fan base by wearing uniforms that say Los Spurs?
Don't get me wrong. I get why they went with a Spanish-themed jersey. Two of the Spurs' players are Argentinian and one of them, Manu Ginobli, is wildly popular. And San Antonio prides itself on its Mexican heritage. So a Spanish-based Spurs jersey makes sense. But maybe having the Spurs market and wear these jerseys in December rather than March 6 makes even more sense.
But that's not what really seems odd to me. My issue is that phrase "Los Spurs" makes even less sense.
First of all, it's not as if their regular uniforms say "THE SPURS" on the front. They just say "SPURS." So the "Los" makes no sense.
Instead, if they wanted a true Spanish version of the uniform it should just say "Spurs" in Spanish. I should look it up, but isn't espuela how you spur in Spanish? Maybe el patron de Los Spurs (Peter Holt, I mean Senor Pedro Holt) didn't want to do that because "Los Spurs" would have to be "Las Espuelas."
A team of 12 tough guys with a feminine ending? I don't think so.
As it stands, I know of no language where "Los Spurs" means anything.
Sean O'Hair wins PODS
Sean O'Hair, who may not be that familiar to golf fans, won the PODS Championship after Stewart Cink collapsed on the back 9. He was rookie of the year in 2005 when he won the John Deere Classic. As you can see in the table below, he is starting to post a few good finishes in Major Championships, including 3 top 20 in his first three years on the tour. So, best of luck Sean in the future on the tour!
| Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | CUT | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | T26 | CUT |
| The Open Championship | T15 | T14 | T67 |
| PGA Championship | T59 | T12 | T42 |
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