“This might be so good, we can’t screw it up.” — NBC Sports Executive Producer Terry O’Neil, on the eve of the Magic-vs.-Michael 1991 NBA Finals Rumors of David Stern’s Machiavellian maneuvers came just five months into his tenure as NBA commissioner — and from the NBA’s soon-to-be MVP and Finals MVP, no less. “Stern told a fan that the NBA needed a seven-game series, that the league needed the money,” Larry Bird said after Boston’s Game 6 loss to the Lakers in the 1984 NBA Finals.

This project is pretty simple. As a complement to each race weekend, I’ll be cooking the national dish of that race’s host country and sharing information about the process and that dish’s history along the way in an effort to grow more deeply immersed in the local culture from my own home. Can you believe we’re already at the end of the season already? It’s almost poetic; the national dish of the United Arab Emirates is — again — a version of the machboos we made to kick off the 2023 season!

The 3:1 method. ‘One of the most simple and effective strategies to lose fat in an enjoyable way.’ - Me (& 1,000s of clients) Here is how it works. You structure your day like this… First 3 meals: Breakfast Lunch Snack These stay pretty consistent and focus on primarily whole foods, protein and nailing your fruit and veg intake. Make these meals as health focused as possible. I am not going to tell you what to eat for these meals as I want you to pick foods you enjoy but here is an example:

For those new to Emeth, welcome, it is great to have you with us. For those new to Emeth, I write about Freemasonry regularly, with a focus on improving the Masonic experience for Masons everywhere. To do so, I draw upon my own experiences as a Worshipful Master, District Deputy to the Grand Master, and as Grand Master. Emeth also hosts daily discussion threads, with superb contributions from very diverse voices.

I was tasked with coming up with a way to rank the club performance of every male American soccer player. To do so, I relied on my two favorite metrics for player performance: 1) Are you playing? And 2) is your team any good? Christian Pulisic is no. 1. Read the rest to get numbers 2 through 50: In the past, there was this idea in data analysis that if you're creating a kind of player rating for soccer and Lionel Messi isn't No.