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10 great places: A true Player flags favorite golf spots
It takes more than well-placed bunkers or long fairways to make a memorable golf course, says Gary Player, a championship golfer and course designer. The South African urges travelers to look for beauty and serenity. "People need to get away from the hustle and bustle. They don't need a course that's too tough." He shares with Larry Bleiberg for USA TODAY some favorite destinations and courses (including several he designed but in which he has no financial interest).
Westin Mission Hills
Rancho Mirage, Calif.
The desert scenery and climate makes the Signature course here a joy to play, particularly in the cool hours of early morning and in winter. Player made a point of incorporating cacti into the environment when he designed the course. "I'm fascinated by them, to see this greenery in the desert. I love to see what's indigenous to the area," he says. 760-328-3198; playmissionhills.com
Pebble Beach
Pebble Beach, Calif.
The Pebble Beach experience starts even before you see the course, Player says. "The fresh air, hearing the sea lions, the beautiful ocean. There are not many places that have that ambience." The course's long history also makes it a memorable place to play. "It's steeped in tradition, and it all enters into the experience." 800-654-9300; pebblebeach.com
Cougar Point
Kiawah Island, S.C.
Player says this is one of the favorite courses he's designed. "It's fun to play, day in, day out," he says. But he's also taken by the setting. "It's along a beautiful, long stretch of beach. The breezes keep the air nice and fresh." 800-576-1570; kiawahresort.com
TPC Sawgrass
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Golfers should do themselves a favor and use the forward tees on the Players Stadium Course near Jacksonville, which will make it much easier to play, Player says. "Otherwise they're not going to enjoy it. It's a very difficult golf course." But he says golfers will love putting on the same greens they've seen challenge tournament players. "You can feel a little bit of pressure and relate to it." 904-273-3235; tpc.com/tpc-sawgrass
CostaBaja Golf Club
La Paz, Mexico
This Baja Peninsula course sits atop a mountain ridge, offering wide-open sea views. "Some of the holes go to the edge of the ocean, and then you're playing on the edge of a mountain, and it's very different," Player says. "It was so hard to build because it was built out of sheer rock." 877-392-5525; costabajaresort.com
Fairmont Banff Springs
Banff, Alberta
Player loves the whole package here: the mountains, the nature and the historic Banff Springs Hotel on the edge of a Canadian national park. While the course isn't the toughest, it's the setting that wins him over. "It has a great peaceful feeling about it — the towering mountains and the enormous trees." 800-257-7544; fairmont.com/banff-springs
The Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.
For Player, this mountain resort offers a bittersweet memory. "I remember losing in a playoff there to the late, great Sam Snead in one of my first tournaments in the U.S.," he says. But he calls the Greenbrier, which has three courses and now hosts a PGA tournament, "one of the great iconic resorts in America." 855-453-4858; greenbrier.com
Cranbrook, British Columbia
Player first inspected the site for this course on horseback, an experience he remembers fondly. "Those Canadian Rockies are really something. Most of the time, you can go and see a little bit of snow on the mountains, and that's really nice," he says. People even fish in the streams that run through the course. 855-565-4653; wildstonegolf.com
Sea Island Golf Club
Sea Island, Ga.
The Old South character of this classic resort charmed Player the first time he saw it. "Wow, the trees hanging with lots of moss. A lot of American history. It's just a true Southern treat," he says. The resort has three courses, including the Seaside Course, home to the PGA Tour's McGladrey Classic. 855-714-9201; seaisland.com
The Broadmoor
Colorado Springs
This three-course resort in the shadow of Pike's Peak has hosted many men's and ladies' championships over the years, and it's certainly not an easy place to play, Player says. "Try reading the greens there … a real puzzle." Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Robert Trent Jones Sr. have all contributed to course designs over the decades. 855-634-7711; broadmoor.com
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Is there a python script to calculate the volume of a model?
Is there a python script to calculate the volume of a model?
I really doubt it. It's not a trivial problem. If you really need it you'll probably have to code it yourself or convince someone else to. Here is a paper that explains one method of doing it: http://amp.ece.cmu.edu/Publication/Cha/icip01_Cha.pdf
If the reason you want it is for a game, you're probably better off just guessing at a number that works well with the physics.
I have an idea.
Now I work on a model that I want to print on a 3d wax printer. So this is why I need the volume.
This printer works simple: it build the model from bottom to top by printing the section planes.
So we need a script that slice the model to planes (virtually) and calculate the pixels on the plane that is in the body of the model.
I am pretty sure that things like that can be done in Catia, at least I saw it done on my university. Is it necessary to do it in blender? I presume you don't have 3d printer at home, so is that a college assignment? Nice little thing, right?!
just drop the model into a fluid sim bath, with an overflow into a known volume like a cube-jug thing with markings.
might take a while but will be fairly accurate i would hope (how detailed is the model, it might be plus/minus a bit, probably will over-estimate the volume)
yes its a huge workaround, but hey :P
Flippin Designer
With a bit of calculus it is easily doable. Just slice the model into very thin planes, maybe about .01 apart. Then find vertices at the intersections of the original tris and that plane. Then do a triangle fill. Then find the area of the triangles. Then multiply the sum of all the areas by the thickness (.01) and then take the sum of all those.
And that should do it.
Go Bucks!
It should be doable with sum bounding box-tree method methinks- those functions might be already in blender to use for raytracing or so- won't be perfectly accurate but the more you subdivide the closer you get. It's doable, but I guess the functions will be slow if you do it all in python ?
Scorpius wrote a script for surface volume and (if I remember correctly) Bullx did the 'paper layers' thing but ended up using some other program (both in about 2003 though). I'll see what I can find in search.
It wasn't Bullx, it was MrMunkily:
Last edited by Fligh; 20-Dec-06 at 00:03.
BLENDER - You'll get it when you get it.
I've got a script online that does surface areas and such... volume is tricky though. There are a lot of standards for volume as well.
Fligh: surface volume doesn't sound like volume at all... a surface is normally quite flat.
Slicing a model shouldn't be too hard, tricky but not too hard. very codeable.
Alltaken: I think that's how Socrates came to idea of mass; at least that's the urban legend he sat in a bathtub and it overflowed.
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I can give you an algorithm but don't have time to code it. The mesh must be completely triangulated, manifold, with normals pointing outside. Imagine a plane (say zplane) that is parallel to the z axis located some distance underneath your model.
pseudo code:
area A = 0
iterate through all faces (triangles)
if the face normal vector's z component is positive
--calculate the volume between the face and zplane and add to A
if the face normal vector's z component is negative
--calculate the volume between the face and zplane and subtract from A
if the face normal vector's z component is zero
--do nothing
finished all faces
print A
Will work for all meshes including ones with holes -- even completely enclosed interior holes (carefull with the normals though)
PS: its based on the way surveyors calculate areas and volumes from coordinates. I believe its the same method as discussed in RobCossens link but in terms a non-mathematician can understand.
Last edited by GreyBeard; 28-Dec-06 at 13:00. Reason: change non-manifold to manifold
I had some time this evening so I banged out the script (It just prints the volume to the console).
Here was one of my test objects:
The volume if it was a true sphere is calculated by hand to be 1.814 and the script gives a volume of 1.800 using the triangulated surface.
P.S. be sure to heed the warnings or you will get incorrect results.
Last edited by GreyBeard; 22-Dec-06 at 07:21.
Thank you! I will try this script!
GreyBeard, very cool... I know more people have been looking for this. I'll test it out later.
Would you mind if I added a version that also works for quads to my odd measurements script (seems natural to have this function in there), and would you have a link I can use to give you credit?
Help yourself to the code. I am unfamiliar with python and the differences between NMesh and Mesh so I don't know when I am creating a copy of the mesh data or referencing the original data --- line 24 can probably be changed
mymesh = NMesh.GetRawFromObject(obname)
mymesh = obj.getData()
I am also not sure if "set smooth" changes the stored mesh data's face normals -- doing a "set solid" would probably be a good idea. Also apply any subsurfing before the triangulation of the mesh -- it appears that NMesh stores the subsurfed verts as well as the cage. The blender wiki python cookbook already has the code to convert the mesh to triangles.
Attribution is not required (only a few lines of code). I just found the algorithm rather elegant.
Last edited by GreyBeard; 28-Dec-06 at 13:03.
GreyBeard, thank you so much! I had been looking for something like this for years.
You see, there is a script like this for Lightwave:
There are science fiction fans in general, and Star Trek fans in particular, who obsess over such pointless issues as what is the internal volume of the starship Enterprise. Since the ships are seldom simple Euclidean shapes, this is not easy.
A fan was using the Lightwave script to determine the volume of various trek ships.
I had wanted something similar for Blender, and now I have it.
Thanks again!
Nyrath, cool now you can make awsome websites like that
Flippin Designer
This is very, very useful script!!! Thanks!


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FOR the month past my weekly talk has been more or less a traveler's tale — of things among the mountains and at the seaside. Now, on this bright afternoon in the last week of October, a month that every outdoor man saddens to see coming to an end (like May, it is never half long enough), let me note a little of what is passing in the lanes and byroads nearer home.
Leaves are rustling below and above. As is true sometimes in higher circles, they seem to grow loquacious with age; the slightest occasion, the merest nudge of suggestion, the faintest puff of the spirit sets them off. For me they will never talk too much. I love their preaching seven days in the week. The driest of them never teased my ears with a dry sermon. I scuff along the path On purpose to stir them up. "Your turn will come next," I hear them saying; but the message does not sound like bad news. I listen to it with a kind of pleasure, as to solemn music. If the doctor or the clergyman had brought me the same word, my spirit might have risen in rebellion; but the falling leaf may say what it likes. It has poet's leave.
How gracefully they come to the ground, here one and there another; slowly, slowly, with leisurely dips and turns, as if the breeze loved them and would buoy them up till the last inevitable moment. Children of air and sunshine, they must return to the dust. So all things move in circles, — life and death, death and life. Happy leaves! they depart without formalities, with no funereal trappings. The wind whispers to them, and they follow.
As I watch them falling, a gray squirrel startles me. I rejoice to see him. He, too, is a falling leaf. In truth, his living presence takes me by surprise. So many gunners have been in this wood of late, all so murderously equipped, that I had thought every squirrel must before this time have gone into the game-bag. Be careful, young fellow; you will need all your spryness and cunning, all your knack of keeping on the invisible side of the trunk, or your frolic will end in sudden blackness. This is autumn, the sickly season for squirrels and birds. "The law is off," and the gun is loaded to kill you. Take a friend's advice, and fight shy of everything that walks upright "in the image of God."
Yonder round-topped sweet-birch tree is one of October's masterpieces; a sheaf of yellow leaves with the sun on them. How they shine! Yet it is not so much they as the sunlight. Nay, it is both. Let the leaves have the honor that belongs to them. In a week they will all be under foot. Today they are bright as the sun, and airy and frolicsome as so many butterflies. Blessed are my eyes that see them. And look! how the light (what a painter it is!) glorifies the lower trunk of the white oak just beyond. The furrowed gray bark is so perfect a piece of absolute beauty that, if it were framed and set up in a gallery, the crowd — or the few that are better than a crowd — would be always before it. So cheap and universal are visual delights, so little dependent upon place or season — sunlight and the bark of a tree!
In the branches overhead are chestnut-loving blackbirds, every one with a crack in his voice. Far away a crow is cawing, and from another direction a jay screams. These speak to the world at large. Half the township may hear what they have to offer. I like them; may their speech never be a whit softer or more musical; but if comparisons are in order, I give my first vote for less public — more intimate — birds, such as speak only to the grove or the copse. And even as I confess my preference, a bluebird's note confirms it: a voice that caresses the ear; such a tone as no human mouth or humanly invented instrument can ever produce the like of. He has no need to sing. His simplest talk is music.
Here, by the wayside, a few asters have sprung up after the scythe, and are freshly in flower. How blue they are! And how much handsomer a few stalks of them look now than a full acre did two months ago. So acceptable is scarcity. There is nothing to equal it for the heightening of values. It is only the poor who know what money is worth. It is only in October and November that we feel all the charm of Aster lævis. I think of Bridget Elia's lament over the "good old times" when she and her cousin were "not quite so rich." Then the spending of a few shillings had a zest about it. A purchase was an event, a kind of festival. I believe in Bridget's philosophy; for the asters teach the same; yes, and the goldenrods also. They, too, have come up in the wake of the scythe, and still dwarfed, having no time to attain their natural growth, as if they knew that winter was upon them, are already topped with yellow. I carry home a scanty half handful of the two, asters and goldenrods, as treasure-trove. They are sure to be welcome. When all the fields were bright with such things, they seemed hardly worth house-room. This late harvest of blossoms is one small compensation for all the ugliness inflicted upon the landscape by the habit — inveterate with highway "commissioners" — of mowing back-country roadsides. As if stubble were prettier than a hedge!
Now I pass two long-armed white oaks, which I never come near without thinking of a friend of mine and of theirs who used to walk hereabouts with me; a real tree lover, who loves not species, not white oaks and red oaks, but individual trees, and goes to see them as one goes to see a man or a woman. This pair he always called the twins. They have summered and wintered each other for a hundred years. Who knows — putting the matter on grounds of pure science — whether they do not enjoy each other's companionship? Who knows that trees have no kind of sentience? Not I. We take a world of things for granted; and if all our neighbors chance to do the same, we let the general assumption pass for certainty. If trees do know anything, I would wager that it is something worth knowing, something quite as good as is to be found in any newspaper.
Here are red maples as bare as December, and yonder is one that is almost in full leaf; and by some freak of originality every leaf is bright yellow. Three days more and it will be naked also. Under it are white-alder bushes (Clethra) clothed in dark purple, and tall blueberry bushes all in red, with yellow shadings by way of contrast. This is in a swampy spot, where a lonesome hyla is peeping. Just beyond, the drier ground is reddened — under the trees — with huckleberry and dangleberry. Nobody who has not attended to the matter would imagine how much of the brightness of our New England autumn — one of the pageants of the world — is due to these lowly bushes, which most people think of solely as useful in the production of pies and puddings. Without being mown, the huckleberry bears a second crop — a crop of color. It is twice blest; it blesses him that eats and him that looks. In many parts of New England, at least, the autumnal landscape could better spare the maples than the blueberries and the huckleberries. Rum-cherry trees and shrubs — more shrubs than trees — are dressed in lovely shades of yellow and salmon. Spice-bushes wear plain yellow of a peculiarly delicate cast. I roll a leaf in my hand and find it still spicy. A bush looks handsomer, I believe, if it is known to smell good. The same thought came to me a week ago while I was admiring the sassafras leaves. They were then just at the point of ripeness. Now they have turned to a dead brown. The maple's way is in better taste — to shed its leaves while they are still bright and fresh. They are under my feet now, a carpet of red and yellow.
One of the oddest bits of fall coloration (I cannot profess greatly to like it) is the ghostly white — greenish white — of Roxbury waxwork leaves. It is unique in these parts, so far as I can recall, but is almost identical with the pallor of striped maple foliage (Acer Pennsylvanicum) as one sees it in the White Mountains. Waxwork pigments all go to the berries, it appears. These are showy enough to suit the most barbaric taste, and are among the things that speak to me strongest of far-away times, when my childish feet were just beginning to wander in nature's garden. The sight of them reminds me of what a long time I have lived.
A gust of wind strikes a tall willow just as I approach it. See the leaves tumble! Thick and fast they come, a leafy shower, with none of those pretty, hesitating, parachute-like reluctances which we noticed the rounder and lighter birch leaves practicing half an hour ago. The willow leaves, narrow and pointed, fall more like arrows. I am put in mind, I cannot tell why, of an early morning hour, years ago, when I happened to cross a city garden after the first killing frost, and stopped near a Kentucky coffee tree. Its foliage had been struck with death. Not a breath was stirring, but the leaves, already blackened and curled, dropped in one continuous rain. The tree was out of its latitude, and had been caught with its year's work half done. The frost was a tragedy. This breeze among the willow branches is nothing so bad as that. Its errand is all in the order of nature. It calls those who are ready.
My meditations are still running with the season, still playing with mortality, when a blue jay quits a branch near by (I had not seen him) and flies off in silence. The jay is a knowing bird. No need to tell him that there is a time for everything under the sun. He has proverbial philosophy to spare. Hark! he has found his voice; like a saucy schoolboy, who waits till he is at a safe distance and then puts his thumb to his nose, and cries "Yaah, yaah!"
Well, the reader may thank him for one thing. He has made an end of my autumnal sermon, the text of which, if any one cares to look for it, may be found in the sixty-fourth chapter of Isaiah, at the sixth verse.


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Should you sell your home with or without a Realtor?
If you're like most people this question always comes to mind when you're thinking of selling your home. Why? Is it because you know more about the real estate process than a Realtor? Or is it that you're a great marketer, a great negotiator, you know all the legal ramifications? Or you just plain want to? No - It's because using the services of a professional Realtor is expensive. In most cases tens of thousands of dollars.
There are three important questions you should assess before attempting to sell without a Realtor:
1) Can you sell without the services of a Realtor? The simple answer is yes. So why use a Realtor? Because selling on your own, with limited resources, is not easy and there's no guaranteed you will sell.
2) Will you have fewer problems? Chances are high you will have more problems.
Here is the all-important question:
3) If you do sell without a Realtor, will you net more money? The answer is maybe, but more probably - no. There are a lot of things that need to happen for you to be able to actually net more money. To mention a few, there's spending the minimum on advertising and legal advice; being able to find a qualified buyer who is willing to proceed in making a purchase offering; paying you a price you want.
Let's face it, if everyone was able to sell on their own home and actually net more money, with the least amount of problems, the real estate industry would not exist.
The real estate selling process, as a whole a is detailed expensive time consuming process, even for the transactions that appear easy and almost seamless. Each and every real estate transaction where a Realtor is involved requires timely research for pricing, market strategizing and counselling, marketing, monitoring change in market conditions, specific neighbourhood sales performance, specific property attributes, dealing with human emotions and behaviour, dealing with the stresses of negotiations, the legal aspect of understanding and handling of documents and timing. Timing that is not only sensitive to the market, but to a Buyer's or Seller's perception of the market, at that moment, which can affect the outcome of a transaction.
From the time a buyer or seller starts thinking about a sale until it actually closes in the registry office, involve many professional parties. There are financial lenders, inspectors, appraisers, lawyers, insurance companies, utility companies and movers. Others may include photographers, home stagers and decorators, painters and licensed trades people. Part of a Realtor's role is to help parties understand the entire selling process by providing information and recommendations which lead to the making of good, informed decisions.
Many Realtor's undergo extensive training in prospecting, communications, negotiations, financing and overall selling. There's mandatory continued education in areas of contracts, ethics and representation. Plus, all Realtors have to adhere to a strict code of ethics and standards of business practice. Realtors are monitored and regulated under legislation from all levels of government.
If you find a full-time Realtor who works hard to attract buyers and sellers to create a trade in real estate - hire them! Tell your friends as well. As in every industry there are various levels of service and expertise and when you find the best, use them. Have you heard the quote, 'if you think hiring an expert is expensive, try hiring an amateur?' There's a reason this holds true. Another great expression is, 'a man who represents himself in court has a fool for a lawyer.' Being represented by a professional does make all the difference.
Of course, you cannot fault a seller for wanting to try on their own. Not only because they can potentially say money, but because there's also a perception created by Realtors that selling a home is easy. What most Realtors never realize is there's a double-edged message in marketing their successes. Realtors want to tell everyone about their selling success, so they advertise, 'Home sold for 99% of asking in just two weeks!' The Realtor believes this type of advertising creates more business as consumers want to deal with successful people, and it does work. However, there are others who see this and believe that selling real estate requires little or no effort and think why pay tens of thousands of dollars for something they can do themselves.
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This gorgeous fully renovated character home has been tastefully furnished in a warm, contemporary style.
The open plan living area spills out through three french doors onto a very private spacious covered north facing verandah that looks over lush tropical gardens with a large picnic table to enjoy alfresco meals, a quiet moment or just to listen to the birds and life going by.
The house sleeps 4 ideally, there are two bedrooms (one with a Queen and another with 2 King Singles) plus a private single size day-bed off the living area for an child if needed.
Featuring polished timber floors throughout, Free WiFi, Air-Con, ceiling fans, heater, covered BBQ area plus outdoor beach shower.
Relax in the comfort of the lounge complete with widescreen LCD TV (with HDMI Cable), DVD player and Aux Speaker.
The well equipped kitchen includes a microwave, dishwasher (because who wants to wash up on holidays), toaster, blender, etc.
The contemporary styled bathroom offers a shower and a large bath for a relaxing soak plus complimentary bathroom amenities.
Quality linen and bath/beach towels are provided.
There is also secure onsite/off street parking and a fully fenced (1.8m high) private yard and security gates.
Pets sometimes permitted however permission must be requested at time of enquiry as extra conditions apply
Cots & highchairs can be hired from Byron Bay Holiday Hire.
The Ballina/Byron Gateway Airport is a 30 minute drive south of Byron Bay and Coolangatta Airport (Gold Coast) is a 45 minute drive to the north. Regular shuttle bus services are available door to door to and from both airports. Google Byron Easy Bus or Xcede websites to pre-book.
Unlike many in town holiday accommodation the owners do not live on site so your complete privacy is assured.
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Property is currently a hot topic in the UK. One of the main catalysing factors behind the fiery discussion is the now ubiquitous phrase: generation rent.
Referring to young adults up to the age of 35 who are unable to get on the property ladder, generation rent is a regrettable reality of modern life. For some, renting means paying more than 50% of pre-tax income to the landlord.
It hasn't gone unnoticed by politicians keen to boost their profile ahead of the general election: David Cameron has pledged to double the number of low-price homes for young people if the Tories win. However, as the expert construction and crane hire company Emerson Crane Hire have reported, these houses will be exempt from a section 106 obligation (an obligation that ensures the construction of affordable housing) – so although they may be cheaper, these new builds probably won't be affordable for everyone.
The UK will have to wait until May to address the complex issue of property. For now, the emphasis for all aspirational homeowners should be on making money go further. Here are three ways to maximise your income when making your next move.
Save money moving
Whether you're moving in or moving out, there are plenty of savings to be made if you're looking in the right places.
Most people neglect to think good money could be saved in the process of moving. It's easy to imagine why the thought might not occur: moving is stressful, tends to involve huge appliances or pieces of furniture that are no longer wanted and usually has to be done at such speed that little else matters (besides moving of course).
Although some think it's frugal to go it alone, some clearance companies can provide a swift relocation or removal at a surprisingly low cost. This is especially true if you have lots of possessions that you don't want to bring with you.
For the clearance company Clearance Solutions, unwanted possessions are potentially useful items for their network of contacts. If they sell your unwanted belongings, they'll use the money to reduce the cost of their services for you.
If you're more generous spirited, you can join a local freecycle community on a website like Freegle and advertise anything you don't want for free collection. One of the benefits of doing this is that you can reap the rewards later – when you move into a new home, you might find that the neighbour who took your old dishwasher has a sofa with your name on it.
Demand your deposit
We've all heard too many stories about a landlord who has unfairly kept a deposit.
Even with rent as staggeringly high as it is, we shouldn't be surprised to find that some landlords still attempt to hang on to all the money they can. The property market is populated with people who are purely in it for the money – according to the property experts We Buy Any Home, many active private landlords originally acquired property through old mortgage-lending practices that reduced rates for buy-to-let loans.
Of course not all landlords are unjust, but it's wise to assume they are – by preparing for any kind of accusation you can ensure you'll get your deposit back.
Good tips include photographing everything when you move in, even if it means spending most of a day building up a photographic collection of frayed carpets and discoloured curtains. For a comprehensive catalog of faults you should accompany this less-than-desirable photo album with an inventory that lists every defect you can find.
When moving on from a property, devote a few more hours to photographing their home for proof that it was left in pristine condition.
Some landlords may hope that their tenants won't be bothered to go through months of arbitration to get their money back. But when the average deposit is well over £1000, you can't afford to lose such a significant sum of money over a false accusation. With the right preparation you can fight your case immediately.
It's also worth noting that landlords have certain rules to obey regarding deposits. One of these rules is that landlords must open a tenancy deposit protection scheme that should offer a free dispute resolution service. If in doubt, check the estate agents iProperties resource pages for information on deposits, landlords and tenants.
Surprising spaces
Despite the natural tendency to consult an estate agent, there are plenty of alternative cheaper options out there for people looking to move. In some cases the savings can be vast and the locations palatial, but it's important to remember that there are responsibilities too.
The online platform Crossroads Care matches homeowners who are older, disabled or isolated, with people who need accommodation and are willing to help. Tenants must be responsible, caring and above-all friendly as they are expected to provide companionship and help homeowners stay independent.
In return for a small monthly fee and 10 hours of contact with the homeowner, tenants have their own room and share of the facilities.
Another way to shun astronomical rental costs is through becoming a property guardian. Relying on a similar owner/ tenant symbiosis, vacant property specialists like Oaksure Property Protection guarantee that businesses avoid empty business rates by turning their property into the temporary home for property guardians. For a reduced monthly rent, property guardians can expect to find themselves living in spacious surroundings in some of the most desirable locations.
Although it might sound fun, potential property guardians who dream of turning an empty gym into a one-night rave won't last long. As a property guardian you'll be allowed limited visitors, be expected to perform patrolling and maintenance duties, keep the place clean and tidy and make regular reports.


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I actually bought the Lodge Logic Pre-Seasoned Drop Biscuit Pan a few years ago when my husband and I were in the Smokies. My sister and her husband had joined us and we went to the flea market looking for leather goods. I don't remember how much I paid for it but I've seen it at Amazon for $32.
The biscuit pans measurements are (W x H x D) 12 ¾" x 1-1/8" by 11-3/16", it's pre-seasoned, has handles for easier lifting and weighs 8 lbs.
Even thoiugh it's preseasoned, I still seasoned it. Some people say they don't but I've always been hesitant to immediately use it before I "knew" it was truly cured. The recipe I use for curing cast iron is in the comment section if anyone is interested.
I make my own biscuit dough using the recipe found on the back of Martha White Self-rising Flour (I use buttermilk in all my biscuits). I also use Hardees Biscuit recipe, a drop biscuit recipe and frozen biscuits from the freezer section at my supermarket. I do roll my biscuit dough out but when in a hurry, just drop them in each "well" and bake. Perfect biscuits every time.
Each "well' is lightly coated with Crisco shorteneing and put in the oven as it preheats to your recipe's recommendation. For example, Martha White says to preheat to 450 degrees. When making corn bread muffins and using this pan, I preheat to 400 degrees. Remove from oven, sit on a trivet, add your dough and cook according to your recipe's directions. Depending on your oven you may need to do some adjusting.
Cast iron heats slowly and evenly. There are handles on each side for easy lifting but be sure you use heavy gloves or (my favorite) Oxo Silicone Pot Holders. The handles lie flat with the pan and are easy to grasp.
Biscuits flip easy from the pan and are a golden brown on the bottom (and top). Sometimes I'll spread butter on top of the biscuits with a brush before removing from the pan.
Clean up is easy. Let the biscuit pan cool completely and wash with warm soapy water. You may have heard that you're not supposed to wash your cast iron pots and pans, but I do. I read somewhere that chef's insist you must in order to keep oils in your pan from going rancid. Health inspector's insisted on cleanliness! After washing and drying, I store in my cabinet until the next time.
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Buying into the real estate market used to require a sizable investment and ability to renovate houses to ensure homes were market ready for buyers. The JWB Real Estate Capital company is a Florida real estate company now changing the old model of buying houses for sale to use as rentals with its discounted turnkey homes.
There are now reduced rates attached to the available Jacksonville, FL homes that are part of the turnkey network this year. The sale prices are designed to make it affordable for any investor to complete a purchase in the real estate market for an investment property.
"We're locally based and North Florida and focus on the Jacksonville market due to the enormous rental market that produces our client's returns," said a JWB Real Estate Capital company rep.
The turnkey investment properties that are part of the JWB network include some recently constructed houses in different Jacksonville neighborhoods. Clients buying the rental properties can choose between homes in historic districts or emerging neighborhoods to maximize monthly cash flow.
"We have programs in place to help investors of any level to enter the growing housing market in Florida to achieve real estate portfolio success," the rep.
The JWB Real Estate Capital website is now showcasing an investing video that introduces all website visitors to the turnkey housing opportunities that are available. New acceptance of IRA real estate purchases is also covered in the video as well as inside the training content downloadable online.
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Reading to kids daily improves their performance and behaviour at schoolDecember 24th, 2008 - 12:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 24 (ANI): Kids who are read to everyday are likely to perform better at school and have less behaviour problems, a new UK study has found.
A correlation between mothers who believe it is important to teach their toddler the alphabet, to count, and read to them regularly and the child''s achievement at the age of five was found by the Institute of Education''s study.
To reach the conclusion, the Government-commissioned study looked at the foundation stage profile, a teacher''s assessment of a child''s achievement after one year at school, and assessed the cognitive abilities of just over 8,000 five-year-olds.
It also used a questionnaire to assess each child''s behaviour.
The basis of the study focused on which factors are associated with achievement at the age of five, and took into account "parental variables" such as how much time is spent with the child reading, teaching the alphabet and counting, watching television, reports the Telegraph.
It concluded: "Reading to the child every day and having a mother who thinks it is important to stimulate young children are positively associated with all cognitive outcomes and negatively with problem behaviour."
It said that reading to a child every day "appears to lower behavioural problems".
The study found that kids who were read to daily did better in the naming vocabulary test, which involved the children being shown a picture and asked to identify the object.
They also performed better in the foundation stage profiles and had higher behaviour scores. (ANI)
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Kid's Island Nursery School in Dubai was founded by Isabelle Amatoury over 27 years ago. Her philosophy centres on the belief that each child is unique and deserves to be given the opportunity to experience the best possible start to education. Isabelle has more than 36 years of experience in Early Years Education and applies her wealth of knowledge to the daily running of the nurseries and to our parents growing and learning alongside their children.
Kid's Island Nursery School follows the British Curriculum (EYFS), accepting children from 10 months to 4 years of age catering for children ready for preschool and kindergarten. Read more about who we are!
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Kid's Island Nursery school is centrally located in the heart of Jumeirah 3/Umm Suqiem in Dubai, UAE. Our Schools are located a short walking distance from each other and are easily accessible from Sheikh Zayed Road, Al Wasl Road or Jumeirah Beach Road.
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One would think from the number of conference proceeding covers featuring HST images of cluster arcs that these are by far the most common type of lens. In fact, this is an optical delusion created by the ease of finding the rich clusters even though they are exponentially rare. The most common kind of lens is the one produced by a typical massive galaxy - as we saw in in Fig. B.50. For a comparison, Fig. B.51 shows several estimates of the velocity function based on standard CDM mass functions and halo models (from Kochanek & White [2001] and Kochanek [2003c], using the Sheth & Tormen [1999] mass function combined with the NFW halo model from Section B.4.1). We see for high masses or circular velocities that the predicted distribution of halos agrees with the observed distribution of clusters. At the velocities typical of galaxies, the observed density of galaxies is nearly an order of magnitude higher than expected for a CDM halo mass function. At very low velocities we expect many more halos than we observe galaxies. The velocity function estimated from the observed image separations matches that of galaxies with the beginnings of a tail extending onto the distribution of clusters at the high velocity end (Fig. B.51). At low velocities the limited resolution of the present surveys means that the current lens data does not probe the low velocity end very well. In this section we discuss the difference between cluster and galaxy lenses and explain the origin of the break between galaxies and clusters. In Section B.8 on CDM substructure we will discuss the divergence at low circular velocities.
Figure B.51. The expected circular velocity function dn / d log vc of CDM halos The lowest dashed curve labeled NFW vvir shows the velocity function using the NFW halo virial velocity vvir for the circular velocity (see Section B.4.1). The middle dashed curve labeled NFW vc, max shows the velocity function if the peak circular velocity of the halo is used rather than the virial velocity. The upper dashed curve is a model in which the baryons of halos with M 1013 M cool, raising the central density and circular velocity. The solid curve with the points shows the estimate of the local velocity function of galaxies (Fig. B.42) and the solid curve extending to higher velocities is an estimate of the local velocity function of groups and clusters.
The standard halo mass function is roughly a power law with dn / dM ~ M-1.8 combined with an exponential cutoff at the mass scale corresponding to the largest clusters that could have formed at any epoch (e.g. the Sheth & Tormen [1999] halo mass function). Typically these rich clusters have internal velocity dispersions above 1000 km/s and can produce image splittings of ~ 30 arcsec. If halo structure was independent of mass, then we would expect the separation distribution of gravitational lenses to show a similar structure - a power law out to the mass scale of rich clusters followed by an exponential cutoff. In Fig. B.52 we compare the observed distribution of radio lenses to that expected from the halo mass function assuming either NFW halos or NFW halos in which the baryons, representing 5% of the halo mass, have cooled and condensed into the centers of the halos (Kochanek & White [2001]). We would find similar curves if we used simple SIS models rather than these more complex CDM-based models (Keeton 1998, Porciani & Madau [2000]). In practice, the most complete survey for multiply imaged sources, the CLASS survey, found a largest separation of 4."5 (B2108+213) despite checking candidates out to separations of 15."0 (Phillips et al. [2001]). The largest lens found in a search for multiply imaged sources has an image separation of roughly 15 arcsec (SDSS1004+4112, Inada et al. [2003]). The overall separation distribution (see Fig. B.52) has a sharp cutoff on scales of 3 arcsec corresponding to galaxies with velocity dispersions of ~ 250 km/s. The principal searches for wide separation lenses are Maoz et al. ([1997]), Ofek et al. ([2001]) and Phillips et al. ([2001]), although most surveys searched for image separations of at least 6."0. A large number of studies focused only on the properties of lenses produced by CDM mass functions (e.g. Narayan & White [1988], Wambsganss et al. [1995], [1998], Kochanek [1995b], Maoz et al. [1997], Flores & Primack [1996], Mortlock & Webster [2000b], Li & Ostriker [2002], Keeton & Madau [2001], Wyithe, Turner & Spergel [2001]). We will not discuss these in detail because such models cannot reproduce the observed separation distributions of lenses. Most recent analyses allow for changes in the density distributions between galaxies and clusters.
Figure B.52. Predicted image separation distributions assuming the structure of halos does not change with halo mass. The heavy solid line shows the prediction for pure NFW models while the light solid (dashed) curves shows the predictions after 5% of the baryons have cooled into a disk (a disk plus a bulge with 10% of the baryonic mass in the bulge). The curves labeled CLASS (for the CLASS survey lenses) and all radio (for all radio selected lenses) show the observed distributions.
Physically the important difference between galaxies and clusters is that the baryons in the galaxies have cooled and condensed into the center of the halo to form the visible galaxy. As the baryons cool, they also drag some of the dark matter inward through a process known as adiabatic compression (Blumenthal et al. [1986]), although this is less important than the cooling. As we show in Fig. B.53, standard dark matter halos are terrible lenses because their central cusps ( r- and 1.5 1) are too shallow. In this case, a standard NFW halo with a total mass of 1012 M and a concentration of c = 8 (see Eqns. B.60-B.62) at a redshift of zl = 0.5 is unable to produce multiple images of a source at redshift zs = 2 despite having an asymptotic circular velocity of nearly 200 km/s. If we now assume that 5% of the mass is in baryons starting with a typical halo angular momentum and then cooling into a disk of radius rd while conserving angular momentum we see that the rotation curve becomes flatter and the galaxy is now able to produce multiple images. Putting some fraction of the mass into a still more compact, central bulge make the lens even more supercritical and the bending angle diagram begins to resemble that of an SIS lens (see Fig. B.11). Thus, the cooling of the baryons converts a sub-critical dark matter halo into one capable of producing multiple images.
Figure B.53. (Top) The rotation curve and (Bottom) the bending angle (x) for a 1012 M halo at zl = 0.5 with a concentration of c = 8 lensing a source at zs = 2.0. The dashed curves show the results for the initial NFW halo, while the solid curves show the results after allowing 5% of the mass to cool conserving angular momentum (spin parameter = 0.04) and adiabatically compressing the dark matter. The three solid curves show the effect of putting 0%, 10% or 20% of the baryonic mass into a central bulge. Higher bulge masses raise the central circular velocity and steepen the central deflection profile. The final disk scale length is rd. Compare these to the bending angles of our simple models in Figs. B.10 - B.14.
The key point is that only intermediate mass halos contain baryons which have cooled. High mass halos (groups and clusters) have cooling times longer than the Hubble time so they have not had time too cool (e.g. Rees & Ostriker [1977]). Most low mass halos also probably resemble dark matter halos more than galaxies with large quantities of cold baryons because they lost their baryons due to heating from the UV background during the initial period of star formation (e.g. Klypin et al. [1999] Bullock, Kravtsov & Weinberg [2000], see Section B.8). Here we ignore the very low mass halos and consider only the distinction between galaxies and groups/clusters. The fundamental realization in recent studies (e.g. Porciani & Madau [2000], Kochanek & White [2001], Kuhlen, Keeton & Madau [2004], Li & Ostriker [2003]) is that introducing a cooling mass scale Mc below which the baryons cool to form galaxies and above which they do not supplies the explanation for the difference between the observed separation distribution of lenses and naive estimates from halo mass functions.
Once we recognize the necessity of introducing a distinction between cluster and galaxy mass halos, we can use the observed distribution of lens separations to constrain the mass scale of the break and the physics of cooling. Fig. B.54 shows the most common version of these studies, where separation distributions are computed as a function of the cooling mass scale Mc. We show the separation distributions for various cooling mass scales assuming that 5% of the mass cools into a disk plus a bulge with 10% of the baryonic mass in the bulge for all halos with M < Mc. If the cooling mass is either too low or too high we return to the models of Fig. B.52, while at some intermediate mass scale we get the break in the separation distribution to match the observed angular scale. For these parameters, the optimal cooling mass scale is Mc 1013 M (Fig. B.55). This agrees reasonably well with Porciani & Madau ([2000]) and Kuhlen, Keeton & Madau ([2004]) who found a somewhat higher mass scale Mc 3 × 1013 M using SIS models for galaxies. Cosmological hydrodynamic simulations by Pearce et al. ([1999]) also found that approximately 50% of the baryons had cooled on mass scales near 1013 M. Note, however, that the mass scale needed to fit the data depends on the assumed fraction of the mass in cold baryons. With fewer cold baryons a halo becomes a less efficient lens producing smaller image separations so Mc must increase to keep the break at the observed scale. If the cold baryon fraction is too low ( 1%), it becomes impossible to explain the data at all. Crudely, the cooling mass scale depends exponentially on the cold baryon fraction with log Mc / M 13.6 - (cold fraction) / 0.15.
Figure B.54. (Top) Predicted separation
distributions as a function of the
cooling mass scale Mc in which 5% of the mass cools
with 90% of the
cooled material in a disk and 10% in a bulge. The dashed curves show
the distributions for Mc = 1012
3 × 1012
and 1013
while the solid curves show the distributions for
Mc = 3 × 1013
M and
3 × 1014
The heavy solid (dashed) curves shows the observed distribution of the
CLASS (all radio-selected) lenses.
Figure B.56. (Top) Predicted separation
distributions as a function of the cosmological cold baryon density
The dashed curves show the results for
b,cool =
0.003, 0.006 and 0.009 (right to left at large separation) and the
solid curves show the results for
b,cool =
0.0012, 0.015, 0.018, 0.021,
0.024, 0.030, 0.045 and 0.060 (from left too right at large
separation). The models have 10% of the cold baryons in a bulge.
The heavy solid (dashed) curves show the observed distribution of
CLASS (all radio) lenses.
The mass scale of the break and the cold baryon fraction are not independent parameters and should be derivable from the physics of the cooling gas. In its full details this must include not only the cooling of the gas but also reheating of the gas in galaxies due to feedback from star formation. Fig. B.55 also shows the dependence of the cooling time scale and the formation time scale for halos of mass Mc. For this model (based on the semi-analytic models of Cole et al. [2000]), the cooling time becomes shorter than the age of the halo very close to the mass scale required to explain the distribution of image separations. These semi-analytic models suggest an alternate approach in where the cooling mass scale need not be added as an ad hoc parameter. We could instead follow the semi-analytic models and use the cooling function to determine the relative cooling rates of halos with different masses. We leave as the free parameter, the final cosmological density in cold baryons b,cool b 0.04 (i.e. some baryons may never cool or cool and are reheated by feedback). Low b,cool models have difficulty cooling, making them equivalent to models with a high cooling mass scale. High b,cool models cool easily, making them equivalent to models with a high cooling mass scale. Models with 0.015 b,cool 0.025 agree with the observations. The result depends little on whether we add a bulge, fit the CLASS sample or all radio lenses or adjust the cooling curve by a factor of two. Thus, the characteristic scale of the gravitational lens separation distribution is a probe of the cosmological baryon density b and the fraction of those baryons that cool in the typical massive galaxy. While it would be premature to use this as a method for determining b, it is interesting to note that our estimate is significantly below current cosmological estimates that b 0.04 which would be consistent with feedback from star formation and other processes preventing all baryons from cooling, but well above the estimates of the cold baryon fraction in local galaxies (0.0045 b,cool 0.0068, Fukugita, Hogan & Peebles [1998]). These are also the models generating the velocity function estimate with baryonic cooling in Fig. B.51. The cooling of the baryons shifts the more numerous low velocity halos to higher circular velocities so that the models match the observed density of v * galaxies. The models do not correctly treat the break region because they allow "over-cooled" massive groups, but then merge back onto the peak circular velocity distribution of the CDM halos at higher velocities. Since the models allow all low mass halos to cool, there is still a divergence at low circular velocities which is closely related to the problem of CDM substructure we discuss in Section B.8.


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Raymond's Run Rising Action
Please show how the events of "Raymond's Run" by Toni Cade Bambara fit into the five parts of a plot curve: 1.exposition 2. rising action 3. climax 4. falling action 5. denouement.
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"Raymond's Run" by Tonie Cade Bambara has very little actual plot; nevertheless, it does contain the elements of a traditional plot line.
Exposition - this is found in the first five paragraphs of the story. In it we learn who is narrating the story (Squeaky), we find out she is a fast runner, we meet her mentally challenged brother (Raymond) and get the background on how Raymond lives his life (imaginatively and without any care for what others think) as well as how people usually treat him (insensitively, like he is some kind of freak show).
Rising action - the inciting action (point at which things somehow begin) is the stroll Squeaky and Raymond take, and everything that happens to them between then and the climax is rising action. This would include the conflict between Hazel and Gretchen, getting Raymond settled into the swing before the race, getting ready for the race, and even the race itself.
Climax - this is supposed to be the point of greatest interest or intensity, and some might say it is either when Hazel runs the race or when the announcer proclaims that she is the winner; however, these things seem rather anti-climactic to me because, from the beginning of the story, there is little doubt that the determined and prepared Hazel will win the race. This moment seems to be much more of a turning point for Hazel:
And I'm smiling to beat the band cause if I've lost this race, or if me and Gretchen tied, or even if I've won, I can always retire as a runner and begin a whole new career as a coach with Raymond as my champion.
This is a significant moment because suddenly--and rather unexpectedly--Hazel does not care whether she wins her race or not. After seeing Raymond racing with her along the outside of the fence, she discovers there is something else she could be successful at doing, something that might matter as much as or more than just being the fastest runner in her class. After all, "what has Raymond got to call his own?" This is big, since until now, the only thing she has worked toward is running. Now she has the confidence that she can apply her work ethic and drive to other things and still be successful.
Falling action - there is only one paragraph left in the story after this climax, so there is very little falling action. In fact, it is probably just the announcement that Hazel has, indeed, won the race.
Denouement - this is the final act of the story and it, too, is quite short: Gretchen and Hazel smile at each other.
We stand there with this big smile of respect between us.
In this one simple act, their relationship has changed from rivals to friends, and there is no more to be said.
The events in "Raymond's Run" fit into a five-part structure, as follows:
- Exposition: Squeaky explains her family's situation and provides the background to the story. She explains her brother Raymond's disabilities and that she has to watch out for him. She also explains her prowess at running.
- Rising action: This includes the parts of the story that develop the plot until it reaches the climax of the action. The rising action in this story includes Squeaky's meeting with Gretchen and her friends and the announcement of the May Day races. It also includes Squeaky's arrival at the track for the race and her preparations before the race.
- Climax: The climax of the story is Squeaky's race as she competes with the antagonist of the story, Gretchen.
- Falling action: In this part of the story, the protagonist and antagonist are no longer at odds with each other. Squeaky and Gretchen smile at each other after the race and appreciate each other as fellow runners.
- Denouement: In this section, conflicts are forgotten. Squeaky plans to ask Gretchen to help her train Raymond. She sees Gretchen as a friend, not just as competition.


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An eyeful of tulips
Blooms inspire winners of TU photo contest
Published 4:18 pm, Thursday, May 9, 2013
Dew-dropped petals, blooms flanking the Moses statue in Washington Park, close-ups of the flower's interior. As we do every year in our Bulbs and Blooms contest, we asked for your best tulip photos, and you delivered by submitting more than 250 shots.
Always on the hunt for original angles, lighting or composition, we selected our three favorites with two honorable mentions.
The winners will receive gift certificates to a local garden center. We'll also have a little something for our two honorable mentions.
View a gallery of many of the submissions on our Arts Talk blog at (http://blog.timesunion.com/localarts).
But first, enjoy the winners.
First place:
Paulette Morgan, Delmar
We loved the abstract nature of this white tulip photo, which brings to mind a cloud.
Second place: Linda Heim, Delmar
Judges kept referring to this photo as the "Georgia O'Keeffe," noting the painted quality the tulip took on in the photo.
Third place: Janet Wolkenstein, Wynantskill
Judges appreciated the depth of this dual-tulip image.
Honorable mention: Walt Yurchak, Clifton Park
Simple, realistic and well-lit, judges loved the simplicity of this photo.
Honorable mention: Ben Marvin, Delmar
We're always searching for a unique angle, and this one caught our eyes.


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Winners and Losers from Washington Wizards and Phoenix Suns' Big TradeOctober 26, 2013
Winners and Losers from Washington Wizards and Phoenix Suns' Big Trade
For the second straight year, the basketball landscape shifted just days before the start of the regular season.
It might not have the blockbuster flair of the trade that sent James Harden to the Houston Rockets just days before the start of last season, but the five-player deal between the Washington Wizards and Phoenix Suns holds ramifications for 2013-14 and beyond.
The success-starved Wizards added double-double machine Marcin Gortat for the injured Emeka Okafor and a top-12, protected 2014 first-round draft pick. Reserves Kendall Marshall, Shannon Brown and Malcolm Lee were also sent to the nation's capital; although, TNT's David Aldridge reports that none of these three will stick with the Wizards.
This looks like a win for both of the trade partners. The Wizards added a productive piece to aid in their playoff push, while the rebuilding Suns added another piece for the future and appear to have improved their lottery odds for the stocked 2014 draft class.
But there are more winners than just these two franchises. And there were losers, too—plenty of them, actually.
*Unless noted otherwise, statistics used courtesy of Basketball-Reference.com.
Winner: Marcin Gortat
It seemed like everyone knew Gortat was going to be dealt at some point this season.
The 29-year-old enters 2013-14 with just one year and $7.7 million left on his contract. His playing time (30.8 minutes a night) and involvement in the offense (17.2 percent usage rate) were both on the decline last season (32.0 and 20.8, respectively, in 2011-12), and that was before the franchise invested the No. 5 pick in a player at his position (Alex Len).
Finding his next home was the tricky part, but the Wizards have to rank as a best-case scenario.
For one, he was rescued from the pits of the Western Conference standings and immediately thrust into the postseason race out East. If he needed more motivation than that lack of financial security, he's now found it in the meaningful games he'll play this season.
He's also joining a Wizards team that has the athletes to play the uptempo system that complements the big man's mobility. Washington finished with just the 15th fastest pace in 2012-13 (92.2), but the team didn't have track star point guard John Wall in 33 of its games.
New frontcourt mate Nene can create offense away from the basket, so Gortat's free to roam where he works best (70.4 percent at the rim last season). The offseason additions of perimeter marksmen Al Harrington and Glen Rice Jr. should give Gortat even more real estate in the middle.
And the fact that this deal happened now as opposed to midseason? Gortat himself saw that as icing on the cake.
Loser: Emeka Okafor
As fun as this must be for Gortat, it's equally frustrating for Okafor.
This was already going to be a long season for the 10-year veteran. A herniated disc was discovered back in September, putting him on the shelf indefinitely.
Still, he had something to fuel his recovery. The Wizards showed playoff form when they were at full strength last season—23-18 between John Wall's return on Jan. 12 and Bradley Beal's leg injury on April 2—and Okafor anchored Washington's suffocating defense (103.0 defensive rating, fourth best in the league).
Now, he's moved on to a Suns team that looks years away from playoff contention. Player development takes precedence over wins and losses in the desert, and getting Len comfortable is undoubtedly a high priority for new coach Jeff Hornacek.
If Len finds his footing early on, where will Okafor find any meaningful minutes?
From a competitive standpoint, things are going to be rough. But on the business side, they'll be even worse.
Like Gortat, Okafor's also working on an expiring deal ($14.4 million). His career numbers (12.3 points, 9.9 rebounds and 1.7 blocks) suggest he was going to have a hard time finding a similar salary on the open market, but he could be in line for a basement season.
Between diminishing returns on the stat sheet and lingering medical concerns (he missed 39 games in 2011-12), Okafor isn't going to like what he finds in free agency.
Winner: John Wall
There were a number of compelling NBA storylines this summer, but few could match the intrigue of the future of John Wall.
The first selection in the 2010 draft, he'd made modest strides in each of his three NBA seasons. His shooting percentages leave plenty to be desired (.441/.267/.804 last season), but the rest of his stat sheet bordered on elite (18.5 points, 7.6 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 1.3 steals).
Analysts wondered whether he was worthy of a max contract before the Wizards answered in the affirmative.
If expectations weren't high enough, Wall upped the ante himself. He told B/R's own Howard Beck that the Wizards were ready for a breakout season and went so far as to scribble the word "playoffs" on his game shoes.
It's not that Okafor couldn't help this franchise get over that hump, but his injury put a massive cloud over Washington. His defensive ability might have been worth the wait had the Wizards known just how long that wait would be.
Gortat's not necessarily an upgrade—he's better on offense, but a downgrade at the other end. But, he brings certainty to this roster. His post scoring brings an added punch to this attack, and he'll be a wildly productive pick-and-roll partner for Wall.
All eyes might be on Wall, but at least he knows now what he'll see underneath.
Loser: Kendall Marshall
Look, Kendall Marshall didn't have the best situation in Phoenix.
He had the misfortune of landing with this franchise the same summer that Steve Nash left. As a lottery pick who played Nash's position, Marshall was the heir apparent whether he wanted that pressure or not.
Not only did he seem incapable of ever filling that void during his rookie season, he struggled to just stay on the floor (3.0 points and 3.0 assists in 14.6 minutes a night, 37.1 field-goal percentage). The fact that the Suns' best player, Goran Dragic, played the same position didn't help and neither did the fact another point guard, Eric Bledsoe, joined the franchise this summer.
For as bad as it was, though, at least Marshall had a situation there.
With Wall and Eric Maynor already in Washington, there's no reason for the Wizards to keep Marshall around. Assuming he's waived, where can he go from here?
He's 22 years old, so to suggest that he can't get any better would be foolish.
But, what's the market for a pass-only point guard who's neither a good athlete nor shooter, let alone one who's more liability than asset defensively? Does it even exist?
Winner: Ryan McDonough
Phoenix Suns general manager Ryan McDonough's only held this position since early May, but already, his fingerprints are all over this organization.
He found a possible franchise centerpiece in Alex Len with the No. 5 pick in June's draft. Then, he plucked low-risk, high-reward athlete Archie Goodwin with the second-to-last pick of the first round. Len, Goodwin and Eric Bledsoe (another offseason addition from McDonough) could all play significant roles in the Suns' rebuild.
Okafor isn't a part of that plan, but his expiring contract absolutely is. Phoenix has less than $17 million committed to next season's payroll, via Hoopsworld.com, so McDonough's imprint is only going to get bigger.
But, the real weapons at his disposal are the four first-round picks he possibly holds for next summer.
The Suns have two for sure—theirs and the Indiana Pacers'—but could have two more if the Wizards (top-12 protected) and Minnesota Timberwolves (top-13 protected) take their expected leaps this season.
While the 2014 rookie class gets most of its publicity for the players near the top (Andrew Wiggins, Julius Randle, Jabari Parker), it could also be one of the deepest in recent years.
McDonough has plenty of holes that need filling on this roster, but he also has a number of ways to fill those voids.
Losers: Eastern Conference Bubble Teams
The Eastern Conference is top-heavy.
The two-time defending champion Miami Heat are the class of the East until proven otherwise, but they'll still have a furious fight to hold onto that title.
The Indiana Pacers, Chicago Bulls and Brooklyn Nets each made significant upgrades to already solid cores this summer. The New York Knicks lacked the sexy acquisitions, but they still employ the reigning scoring champion, Carmelo Anthony.
In other words, the rest of the playoff hopefuls figure to be battling for just three remaining spots.
Even with a hobbled Okafor, the Wizards were viewed as having at least a decent chance at the postseason. Gortat only strengthens those odds.
If the Wizards have enough weapons to snap their five-year playoff drought, that's one less spot up for grabs.
The Cleveland Cavaliers, Toronto Raptors, Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks and Milwaukee Bucks all have their eyes on one of those three golden tickets. But, this dance was already near capacity and just got a little more crowded.
Winners: Alex Len and Miles Plumlee
It's hard to say how many minutes Alex Len and Miles Plumlee were due to receive this season.
Despite registering only 25 regular-season wins in 2012-13, the Suns still trotted out Gortat for 30.8 minutes a night (second-most on the roster).
But, things were different back then.
Phoenix fought, for whatever reason, to avoid the reality of a massive rebuild. The Suns were a brutal mix of bad and old; of the 11 players at the top of the rotation, only two were under 25 years old.
That wasn't going to be the case this season. The Suns went all-in on a youth movement this summer.
Keeping Gortat around would only stunt this team's development. Had he been swapped for someone actually healthy enough to play, though, there would have been more question marks around Hornacek's rotation.
By adding the hobbled Okafor, the Suns have opened the door for Alex Len and Miles Plumlee to see as much playing time as they can handle.
Plumlee might have been a forgettable throw-in to the trade that sent Luis Scola to the Pacers, but the sophomore appears to be the Suns' likely opening night starting center. Len's still working his way back from offseason ankle surgery and has played less than 16 minutes per game in the preseason.
This pair won't strike fear in the hearts of opposing frontcourts now and may never elicit that emotion. But at least they'll have the chance to sink or swim in NBA waters, which is all anything a young player could ask for.
Losers: Kevin Seraphin, Trevor Booker and Jan Vesely
Maybe it was overly optimistic. Perhaps it was impossible.
When Okafor went down, there was a fleeting hope that one of the Wizards' frontcourt reserves could hold the spot in his absence. Whether that player was Kevin Seraphin, Jan Vesely or Trevor Booker didn't matter; as long as one of them was ready for the moment, then Washington's playoff flame could keep burning.
All three were already entering this season with something to prove.
Seraphin and Booker were each first-round selections in 2010, and neither had done enough to secure contract extensions beyond their rookie deals. Vesely was the sixth overall pick the following year, but he's been such a disappointment (career 10.1 player efficiency rating) Michael Lee of The Washington Post reports that the franchise declined his fourth-year team option.
The trio had enjoyed prolonged looks this preseason, making a combined nine starts between them. But just as was the case when they were trapped behind Okafor, none has the NBA resume to compete with Gortat's.
If any of them can create mild interest in the free-agent market next summer, they'll have to do it from the same situation that's plagued their production so far—off the Wizards bench.
While the Suns can't afford to risk the development of their young bigs, the Wizards couldn't afford to gamble on theirs. Maybe some playoff wins will help ease the sting of this loss for Washington's youngsters.


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i got a psychic friend when i was in secondary school and i could remember we despise her for this sole ability even me coz i used to feel its just impossible to have other laws inplace apart from the natural laws you know but as providence and fate would have it i got married have a kid coming on the way then my husband started acting funny, it was the begininig of drama in my life, my life has always been smooth good health everything you know only thing stressful about my life is schooling then this happened ands i was so confused but it only got worse and worse, he started spending some huge amount coz we have a joint acount then we went into debt, later i got to know he was having an affair and thats the cause of the whole drama i confronted him he was remose, we eventually separated and got a divorce but deep back at the back of my mind i love him so much more than i can begin to explain to you, he lost his job too, i would be at home and cry and cry all effort to be strong and move on was futile i just want my happiness back, i was introduced by a doctor yes i said a doctor to a spell caster, i didnt get to meet him just mailed him coz then he was out of the country told him my problem he mailed me back ask for some information and after he cast 2 spells for me to bring back my husband and to give him back his job, its a money spell sort of, all this happened within 2weeks, i got a call from him, he got a call from his work place, he even get better salaries then i was scared that maybe there will be a bad side to the magical spell but the man said there wont and its been 1and half years not our life is running smoothly, no more drama.
REally hard to see the true spell casters but when the man was wow. and i believe now in magic


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