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Clippers' Jamal Crawford: Steve Ballmer 'has always loved basketball'
Steve Ballmer is a man who loves basketball.
There are worse traits for a new NBA owner to have, and it's not worth rehashing how the guy who used to be in Ballmer's place, now-former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, had more than a few regrettable traits of his own. But when lifelong basketball junkie/NBA veteran Jamal Crawford looked up from his bouncing ball so many years ago at a charity game in Spokane, Wash. and saw Ballmer in attendance, he knew then that this filthy-rich man who ran Microsoft for so many years had a genuine passion for the game that should now serve him well.
"At the root of everything he does and has done, he has always loved basketball," Crawford, a Seattle native, told USA TODAY Sports by phone Tuesday after the sale to Ballmer was announced by the NBA. "I remember one time we went to Spokane (Wash.) for a game out there, a charity game, and he flew up there just to watch some pros play. He's always somebody who's very excited and very motivated, and I'm sure he'll be like that (with the Clippers) times 10.
"Going back to the (Seattle Super)Sonics years, he was always a big supporter. And now having his own team, I'm sure he'll be that much more enthused and motivated and excited to keep a championship level contender and be part of something special with him at the helm. I'm very excited for him, personally, since I've known how he feels about the game."
Which is why, when Ballmer showed up at a Clippers-Golden State Warriors playoff game April 29 and sat with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver at the Staples Center, it was hard to draw a clear conclusion about his intentions for being there.
It wasn't outside the realm of possibility that he just wanted to watch a great game, and his longtime friendship with Crawford added a personal component that could have further explained his presence. In retrospect, though, Ballmer clearly wasted no time in exploring this opportunity and ultimately decided that this significant slice of his wealth was worth the price to feed his passion (his personal wealth, according to Forbes, is $21.3 billion, ranking him 31st in the world).
"I am humbled and honored to be the new owner of the Los Angeles Clippers," Ballmer said in a news release. "Clipper fans are so amazing. They have remained fiercely loyal to our franchise through some extraordinary times. I will be hard core in giving the team, our great coach, staff and players the support they need to do their best work on the court. And we will do whatever necessary to provide our fans and their families with the best game-night experience in the NBA."
Ballmer is surely elated to have reached the finish line that seemed to keep moving, and he's hardly alone in that sentiment.
"We are relieved that this unfortunate chapter in NBA history is over," Ron Klempner, the acting executive director of the National Basketball Players Association, told USA TODAY Sports. "We look forward to putting the focus back on the court, where it belongs."
For the players, Crawford said the relief comes with the reality that they won't have to discuss all the what-if scenarios that seemed to be in play. Would players boycott if Sterling was still in power? Would Doc Rivers, the team's president of basketball operations and coach, return for a second season or perhaps consider stepping down if it appeared Sterling was going to pull off the upset in court?
"This is an amazing new day in Clippers history," Rivers said in the news release. "I couldn't be more excited to work together with Steve as we continue to build a first-class, championship organization. I am already inspired by Steve's passion for the game, his love of competition and desire to win the right way and I know our players and fans are going to be inspired as well."
It's back to basketball, in other words, just how guys like Ballmer, Rivers and Crawford like it.
"I honestly thought (the situation) would be resolved by (training camp)," Crawford said. "I didn't think it would drag on too much longer, so I didn't have that thought process of, 'Well, if this happens, then this will happen…' I just kind of let it play out and I thought it would be resolved one way or another by then. I'm just happy that we can move forward now and that it's a dead issue.
"I think for a lot of guys, we had kind of moved on from it once everything kind of hit. Because at that point, you know there are going to be stories here and there, people talking about how 'this is happening next, this is going on in the courtroom,' so you kind of just block it out as much as possible and focus on your family and stuff you have to do to get better for the next season and go from there."
Crawford said the internal discussions about what the players might do if this situation wasn't resolved never materialized.
"I hadn't talked to guys about that," he said. "We've just been checking on each other making sure everybody is working hard and getting right for the season and talking about our goals for the season, so that was pretty much the gist of the conversations.
"But yeah, you definitely do (feel relieved) because now it's a closed chapter and you can kind of move on and focus on what's important, and that's trying to make the Clippers the best team that we can be. We have our leadership in place and now we can just go from there."
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Twenty-one days. That's it my friends. We're talking three short weeks between germination and harvest. And just what is this presto-pronto-producer you ask? Why the undervalued radish of course!
When I planted my first garden in '91 the only veggie request I had was from my father; he asked for radishes. To this day, I remember sitting in the kitchen watching him enjoy a plate full of those crunchy, lightly salted, ruby-red radishes, that I oh-so-proudly grew. I too share his excitement over that cruciferous vegetable: they're delicious raw, cooked crisp-tender, fermented, and (I can now say) pickled!
Pickled Radishes
2 large bunches of radishes (I used French breakfast, but any variety will do!)
1 cup cider vinegar
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
4 tsp sea salt or any non-iodized salt such as kosher
1/2 tsp brown mustard seed
1/8 tsp whole coriander
1/4 tsp black peppercorns
3 cloves garlic – sliced
Coin radishes and place into a bowl of ice water. Set aside. In a large sauce pot combine water, vinegar, salt, and sugar; stir to dissolve sugar and bring mixture to a slight simmer.
Fill each sterilized pint jar with the above mentioned spices, add one clove of garlic to each jar, then add (drained) radishes; fill jars with hot brine, leaving 1/2″ headspace. Remove air bubbles; wipe rims and add two-piece adjustable lids to fingertip-tight. Process in a boiling-water bath for 15 minutes. Remove jars from canner and allow to cool on a wire rack for 12-24 hours, then store for up to a year. Yields approximately 3 pints.
This recipe also produces a delicious refrigerator pickle; however, you should wait two weeks before enjoying so the brine can properly develop!
Images and content copyright © 2009-2012 Danielle R Limoge. Recipe adapted from Canning Homemade.
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Marinol, a medication used to stimulate appetite and cope with nausea, will soon become easier and more convenient for people with HIV disease to receive, according to new federal guidelines.
Manufactured by Boehringer Ingelheim/Roxane Laboratories, Marinol is a form of THC, a substance which occurs naturally in marijuana. The drug is used for the treatment of weight loss in people with HIV disease and nausea and vomiting as a result of chemotherapy for cancer treatment. Because weight loss can have many causes, discussing any unintended loss of weight with your helath care provider is important.
Marinol was shown in clinical trials to be significantly more effective in stimulating appetite than placebo. The most commonly reported side effects from Marinol include elation, dizziness, confusion, drowsiness and other symptoms affecting the central nervous system. These effects were reported by 33 percent of Marinol users.
Marinol is now classified as a "Schedule III" drug. According to the U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Agency, a Schedule III drug is one that is currently accepted for medical use in treatment in the U.S. with less potential for abuse than drugs in Schedules I and II. Other Schedule III drugs include steroids, codeine and some barbiturates. Schedule III drugs may also lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence.
According to Boehringer Ingelheim/Roxane Laboratories, the rescheduling is due to a "thorough review of the abuse potential of this agent. The review found that Marinol's lower abuse, addiction, and diversion potential in a wide range of settings and patient types did not justify Marinol being classified as a Schedule II agent."
Once California adopts the federal rescheduling action, physicians will be able to phone in prescriptions to pharmacies and patients will able to receive up to five months of refills. Under current scheduling, neither of these steps is possible.
The effect of the rescheduling, if any, on the clinical investigation of marijuana remains to be seen.
John Slovick is a treatment advocate in AIDS Project Los Angeles' Treatment Advocacy Program. He can be reached by calling (323)993-1526 or by e-mail at email@example.com.


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Demetra George and Ben Dykes on Upcoming Traditional Astrology Conference
During this show astrologers Demetra George and Benjamin Dykes join me to talk about the upcoming conference that we are organizing with the American Federation of Astrologers on traditional astrology.
The conference is titled Traditional Astrology in the 21st Century, In Honor of James H. Holden. It will take place September 22-24, 2011 in Tempe, Arizona.
During the course of the show we cover topics such as our plans for the structure of the conference, what James Holden's contribution to traditional astrology has been, and where we think traditional astrology is headed in the future as an up-and-coming movement within the astrological community.
This show was recorded on Wednesday, July 6, 2011.
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Who knew that the real power source driving Iron Man onward and upward into the stratosphere was really just a strong, trendy espresso machine?
Designed by Frenchman Charles Teyssier, the "Caffe Inn" concept is purely aesthetic, offering little in the way of improvements on the tried and true espresso machine formula. It does, however, remind me of Iron Man, and that's enough. [Design Blog]


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Hickory is harvested from the forests of Michigan. Being a hard wood, it is dense and shock resistant, which makes it ideal for all your furniture needs. Like all our other wood species, it is cut, shipped, and then kiln dried before it is made into the unique piece of furniture before you.
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I have been wishing for warmer weather these last few days...I broke down at the grocery store and bought tomatoes and basil. Craving pasta, so I whipped this up tonight. I love how the sun stays out longer now, I can get some good light for picture taking :) We had chocolate cake for dessert, I didn't add the ganache, but I did swirl peanut butter through out the batter, and baked it in a loaf pan. Check out my little taste tester!
- cooked pasta ( I like whole wheat)
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic-minced
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 medium onion- minced
- 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 jar of sun dried tomatoes- cut into strips
- 2 vine ripe fresh tomatoes-small diced
- 1/2 red bell pepper- small diced
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 small bunch of asparagus- keep the tips- chop the rest to go into the sauce
- 2 tbsp fresh basil
- 2 tsp chili flakes
- sea salt
- freshly ground pepper
- 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts
In a saute pan heat on medium high, add oil, garlic and onions. Saute for 3-4 minutes
add oregano, deglaze with vinegar. Add sun dried tomatoes and fresh tomatoes, bell pepper.
Add a little water at a time, just to make it juicy.
Throw the asparagus ends into the sauce, add basil, chili flakes, and season.
In a separate pan add a little water and a pinch or two of salt bring to a boil , cook asparagus tips.
Toast pine nuts in a pan until golden.


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(updated; apologies for way too much room left for interpretation in the original post)
Let $\mathcal{A} =A_{n-1}$ be the $A_{n-1}$ arrangement in $\mathbb{R}^{n}$, i.e. the set of hyperplanes $H_{ij}$ specified by equations $x_i=x_j$, for $1\leq i\leq j\leq n$. It is well-known that the connected components $c$ of the complement of the intersection of $\mathcal{A}$ with the affine hyperplane $H$={$x\mid \sum_i x_i=1$} (let me call them cells) are in 1-to-1 correspondence with permutations $\sigma(c)\in S_{n}$, so that crossing the hyperplane $H_{ij}$ corresponds to multiplication by the transposition $(i,j)$. More precisely, $\sigma(c)$ records the order of (Euclidean) distances $d(x,e_k)$ at which the standard basis vectors $e_k$ are from every $x\in c$. E.g. for $\sigma(c)=()=12 \dots n$, the identity permutation, one has $d(x,e_1)$<$d(x,e_2)$<...<$d(x,e_n)$, and the arrangement hyperplanes on the boundary of this $c$ are $H_{k,k+1}$ for $k=1,\dots ,n -1$.
Let $\ell$ be a general position line in $H$. Then $\ell$ intersects $\binom{n}{2}+1$ cells. Two of these intersections are unbounded; let us denote the corresponding cells $c_0$ and $c_t$, respectively. As we follow $\ell$ from $c_0$ to $c_t$, from one cell to the next, the corresponding permutation $\sigma(c) = i_1 i_2...$ $i_n$ changes from $\sigma(c_0)$ to $\sigma(c_t)$; namely, it gets multiplied by $(i_k,i_{k+1})$ whenever we cross $H_{i_k,i_{k+1}}$. One can also view this as flipping the adjacent entries, i.e. applying the transposition $(k,k+1)$ to the sequence $\sigma(c)$.
Assume that $\sigma(c_0)$ is the identity permutation. Then $\ell$ specifies a sequence of flips $(k,k+1)$ that need to be applied to obtain $\sigma(c_t)=n, n-1, n-2, \ldots 1$. E.g. for $n=3$ there are two such sequences:
- (12), (23), (12)
- (23), (12), (23)
Question. Are all the sequences of $\binom{n}{2}$ flips leading from $1,2, \dots, n$ to $n, n-1, n-2, \ldots 1$ realized by general position lines in $H$?


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Project Seeks To Build Partnerships Between Anti-violence, Anti-poverty Advocates
September 20, 2013
WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Anti-violence advocates in western Massachusetts are working to help women escape from their abusers and to escape poverty.
The focus at rape crisis centers and emergency shelters for battered women has been on healing physical and emotional scars. Now more must be done to help mend economic wounds, according to Debra Robbin, Deputy Director of Jane Doe Inc., the Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence.
Domestic violence is the leading cause of women's homelessness in Massachusetts, according to Jane Doe. Sixty percent of battered women are fired or forced to quit their jobs. Women run up large debts for such things as legal bills and child care. Problems are exacerbated in rural areas where poverty rates are higher, jobs scarcer, and transportation limited.
125 people from social service organizations, law enforcement, advocacy groups and government agencies participated in a conference on Friday titled: " Your Money and Your Life: Addressing The Economic Security of Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence." The meeting at Smith College in Northampton included presentations from national experts and workshops.
Sarah Bocinski of Wider Opportunities for Women in Washington, D.C. said there are model programs around the country that could be explored in western Massachusetts. These include coordinating service providers with regional employment boards and colleges, non-traditional and entrepreneurial work development, and matching savings programs.
The New England Learning Center for Women in Transition, which serves 30 rural Franklin County towns has launched a program that offers culturally-specific economic empowerment programs. The executive director of the Greenfield-based rape crisis and domestic violence center, Cheryl Rogers, said education programs and a business start-up came about as a result of focus groups in the Latino community.
The program at the Franklin County center and the conference at Smith College are part of the Massachusetts Rural Domestic and Sexual Violence Project. It is funded by a $1 million federal grant authorized by the Violence Against Women Act.
Project consultant Becca Bradburd says the program supports services and advocacy in 84 rural communities in western and central Massachusetts.
Bradburd said part of the project's advocacy will be to encourage an increase to the state's minimum wage and passage of a law requiring employers to provide paid sick leave.


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I love the idea of this kind of facilty available to faculty via the library:
Faculty Technology Lab
The Faculty Technology Lab is located in Room 108 of the Library, behind the Reference Desk on the main floor. It is intended to support the academic endeavors of the faculty by providing access to specialized equipment and software. In addition, the Library Technology Assistant can assist faculty with scanning, optical character recognition, DVD & CD burning and much more.
If you have any questions, or would like to make an appointment, please call the Reference Desk at 630-617-3173 or the Library Technology Assistant at 630-617-3161.
Available Software and Equipment
The Faculty Technology Lab is equipped with the following software and equipment:
For PCs:
- Windows XP
- Windows Vista
- Adobe Acrobat 9.0 – great for creating your own PDF files
- Adobe Photoshop CS2 – a powerful tool for manipulating digital images
- Adobe Reader
- Internet Explorer 7.0
- Macromedia Dreamweaver 4/MX – the librarians' favorite software for creating web pages
- Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007 – PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Publisher, Access, and other Microsoft tools
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0
- NVU – a freely downloadable web-authoring tool that's fairly easy to use
- Pinnacle Studio – a video editing program that works with Studio MovieBox Deluxe (which connects to an external video source)
- Presto! Page Manager – useful for creating electronic copies of documents using Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
- Putty – for creating user_html directories on the web server
- WS_FTP – for uploading web pages
For Apple Macs:
- Mac OSX 10.4
- Microsoft Office 2008 – PowerPoint, Word, and Excel
- Firefox 3.0
- Safari 3.1
- iLife – which includes Garageband, iPhoto, iWeb, and iMovie
- Google Earth
- Second Life
- RapidWeaver – a very nice Mac-only web publishing program
- VLC – for multimedia viewing needs
- Quicktime Pro
- Mousepose' and Snapz ProX – for any screencasting needs
- MPC 385 PC (runs both Vista and XP) – CD/DVD-RW DL
- iMac 2.16 Intel Core 2 Duo – CD/DVD-RW DL
- Two G5 Mac Pros 1.6 PowerPC – CD/DVD-RW
- HP Scanjet 5590 scanner with automatic document feeding (up to 50 pages)
- HP LaserJet 8150n high capacity printer
- HP LaserJet 990cxi color printer
- Hewlett-Packard DesignJet T100ps large format printer – otherwise known as "the Plotter"


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who is for real??????
Posted 08 September 2010 - 01:11 PM
which one of the three are the real thing
ghost hunters, ghost hunters ints. or ghost adventures
Posted 08 September 2010 - 01:42 PM
One must keep in mind though that all of them are entertainment first. As such to conduct an investigation as it should they would be off the air in no time due to sheer boredom.
Posted 08 September 2010 - 01:51 PM
Posted 08 September 2010 - 02:11 PM
For instance, lights flickering or turning on and off? Then you need to have an understanding of how electrical systems work and how switches function. from that you cn rule out those sources.
Claims of EVP? Then understand recorders and their limitations. Use one properly to determine if it really is an EVP or simply wishful thinking on somone's part.
Same goes for pictures, you need to understand photography before claiming your pictures are paranormal.
Posted 11 September 2010 - 01:25 PM
Posted 23 September 2010 - 07:29 AM
Dancin- there is only one book I recommend:
The Art of Scientific Investigation
However, I should point out that I read everything I can get my hands on in relation to the paranormal, science and theory. I work under the belief that you can't have too much information. Since we're all trying to find the same thing, reading the conclusions of others helps me get a better picture of my own results across the general backdrop.
Posted 23 September 2010 - 03:49 PM
Caverat, I'd agree with your statement but I've come across several discussions online of individuals who have been involved with FoF that make me wonder about their show as well.
I don't mean to convey any recommendation for this show or any other. I only was placing it as a comparison to the others. Maybe a more accurate way to state my thoughts would be to grade them. The others I would give a "D" or evn an "F" in some cases.
FoF would be above them, but still only a C-. I have seen several things on there as well that either lack research or make unproven claims. About the best thing I can say for them is they at least make an effort to find resolution. They do apply a scientific protocol and work within it. It may not always work out, but that is the way of science. Some experiments succeed, others fail. And from the results we determine the facts.
But I also am aware it too is still first and foremost a TV show for entertainment. It is ruled by its ratings.
Posted 23 September 2010 - 04:06 PM
As far as books, I recommend Will Storr vs. the Supernatural, as a fun but critical look at research on hauntings and those who do it (he has a segment that really gives the scoop on how bad Most Haunted is through his own experience with them), but I also recommend checking out just about any book you can. No real wrong or right ideas out there that you can't decipher for yourself and for asking questions about.
Posted 24 September 2010 - 06:35 AM
For much that same reason, I kind of like the international team, they are still fresh and excited about what they do. The fact that they never find anything also gives them a bit more credibility. They also keep trying out new equipment while TAPS seems to be stuck on the old flashlight trick we've seen a thousand times. You gotta love Barry, he is serious to the point of insanity.
That leaves Ghost Adventures which I actually love. They get a lot more credibility from me for the fact that they don't have a bunch of producers and camera men hiding around the corner all the time. If they think they see something, we get to see it too because everything is filmed by the team alone unlike Ghost Hunters where the annoying camera crew always zooms in on the investigator's face rather than what they are looking at. Even their live show last year came off as pretty legit for what it was (a ridiculous ratings grab), they even came out and apologised for that crazy guest they brought in who threw his EMF meter trying to pass it off as paranormal.
All that said, I do agree with caverat that these are all just tv shows first and foremost. However they are also the reason people like myself have gotten into the field. I don't let go of things easily, as evidenced by the fact that I still watch Ghost Hunters despite all the things I said about it.
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I've seen many folks imply that
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or said another way:
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I don't agree with this.
There is a subtle but important difference between the Definition of Done and Acceptance Criteria. It is summarized as follows:
Definition of Done:
- The term applies more to the product increment as a whole
- In most cases, the term implies that the product increment is shippable
- The term is defined in the Scrum Guide
- Used as a way to communicate the following to the PO
- Overall Software Quality
- Whether the increment is shippable or not
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- The Acceptance Criteria are different for each PBI/Story
- Term is not defined in the Scrum Guide
- Used as a way to communicate to all involved that the requirements for a particular PBI/story have been met
If you wanted to, I guess you could say that part of the Definition of Done for any Sprint is that each PBI/Story in the product increment meets that PBI's specific acceptance criteria.
However, I don't know if you could definitely say that the converse is also always true: "Each PBI must also meet the Definition of Done." For instance, one could decide that these things be part of the Definition of Done, but not be part of the acceptance criteria for each individual PBI:
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My concern is with people using "Done" and "Definition of Done" like terminology to describe when a Story meets its acceptance criteria, or that somehow the DoD is different for every Story. The DoD needs to be broadly applied to the increment as a whole, and should stay relatively constant. Of course, as teams update their DoD(hopefully improving it!), things will change, but it shouldn't be different for each Story. Also, when the DoD changes, it is imperative that it be well communicated to all on the Scrum Team, and especially the PO.
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By Michael Wilbon
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008; Page E01
Billy Packer has never been beloved the way John Madden is. Packer's never been as smooth as Doug Collins or Joe Morgan. Packer is the polar opposite of college basketball's other iconic analyst, Dick Vitale. There were times earlier in his career when Packer was criticized for being racially insensitive. As recently as 2000 he made a crude and arrogant remark to a couple of Duke co-eds who were simply doing their jobs. As recently as March Packer took his usual position, lobbying for the interests of college basketball's Goliaths at the expense of the game's Davids. And his opinions on most issues relating to professional basketball were, at best, unenlightened.
In this March 12, 2006, file photo, CBS announcers Billy Packer, left, and Jim Nantz laugh during a break in the action in the championship basketball game in the Big Ten Conference tournament in Indianapolis. Packer is out after 27 years as the lead college basketball analyst for CBS, making way for Clark Kellogg. Kellogg has done game and studio analysis for CBS for 16 years. He will partner with Nantz on his first Final Four in April. Packer did 34 consecutive Final Fours.
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Yet nobody has been as good at explaining and analyzing a college basketball game, which is why CBS parting company with Packer yesterday after 27 years is such a stunner. He'd worked every Final Four broadcast since 1975. His very presence at a game lifted its importance and made it a bigger event than if someone else was calling it. Louisville Coach Rick Pitino nailed it when he said, "I think Billy has given the most professional accounting of [college] basketball in the history of our game as a commentator."
Between the sidelines, Packer has been the most complete critic of all, a very tough but ultimately fair grader. You knew he loved college basketball but he didn't come to the microphone with pom-poms. When it came to X's and O's, timeouts, strategies, philosophies, what coaches should do next, Packer was a bit Hubie Brown, an insider who simplified every situation for the viewer with authority.
When it was time to weigh in with a tough opinion that might offend someone's sensibilities, Packer was a bit Howard Cosell, bold and unconcerned with any possible consequences. Packer certainly hasn't been great fun on the air, like Bill Raftery. And when it comes to social issues he's usually awkward, probably because what he cares about above everything else is the game. That's why Pitino's characterization of Packer giving a "professional accounting" is perfect.
I'd gladly put up with all of Packer's agendas and his affiliations because when he sat to call a game he threw himself into it and made the experience better for anybody who cared about the game, if less so the three-ring circus that has come to surround college basketball.
That he wasn't a warm and fuzzy creature probably shouldn't count against Packer ultimately, though there have been times when Packer created his own messes that became national controversies and turned a lot of consumers of college basketball against him. I was pointedly critical of Packer in the early 1990s when like a great many white sportscasters, usually calling college football and basketball games, he resorted to the laziest analysis possible, depicting black players as physically superior and white players as intellectually superior. The implication, of course, was that all black players were physically gifted yet intellectually challenged.
This discussion heated to the boiling point in the late 1980s as on-air language was first examined closely and Packer was at the center of the examination. But if the best thing that can result from criticism is change, the dialogue was worth it. As annoyed with Packer as I was initially, I came to admire him for changing not just his language, but his thought. It was a dramatic change, too. Some broadcasters, fearing for their jobs, simply settled for more politically correct language. Packer went much further.
Several times when groups including black coaches and black journalists put together panels to talk about stereotyping in the media, Packer showed up and took a grilling. I remember one afternoon/evening in Chicago--if memory serves me it was at Jesse Jackson's PUSH headquarters in Hyde Park, when Packer sat with a few black sportswriters and Jackson, and we went at it. We'd ask Packer if he understood that not all black players were great athletes and not all white players were brilliant and I wasn't sure he got it, that he understood why these depictions were offensive, not to mention inaccurate.
Packer, no matter how confrontational the setting was, never left one of those sessions early. He'd stay and engage, sometimes deep into the night. I didn't know until many years later that Packer, as a young man, publicly and privately railed against segregated basketball games in the South and as a teenager went to see and/or play against the top black high school and college players in the mid-Atlantic despite the fact that white kids were sternly warned not to do so.
I remember Packer taking notes at one of those sessions, walking out late one night and saying essentially, "I'm not going to be guilty of this anymore." And very quickly the language that so offended many of us was eliminated from his analysis. Not reduced, not lessened . . . gone. More than 12 years ago in this space I marveled that Packer had called Syracuse's Lawrence Moten (who is black) "one of the most sophisticated players in recent years in college basketball." I about died. Fairness became the rule with Packer when it came to race, not the exception. It's why John Thompson, among others, defended Packer's new record when he called Georgetown's Allen Iverson "a tough monkey" during a broadcast.
Personally, I'd grown much more annoyed with Packer's recent crusades against mid-major college basketball teams, particularly in light of George Mason's run to the Final Four in 2006, and his refusal to note the incredible advantage in resources enjoyed by the big-time basketball powers. But I'm certainly not ready to agree with the SportingNews.com critic, Dan Shanoff, who wrote that Packer "wasn't just a curmudgeon; he was joyless, which made listening to him excruciating. His ouster is a great day for college hoops fans."
I like listening to Packer, even with his warts, and I cannot believe one of the other networks won't snatch him up, if Packer still wants to do games. There's plenty of room for Vitale and the people who love his style, for Raftery, for Len Elmore, Jay Bilas and for Clark Kellogg, who will leave the CBS studio to work with Jim Nantz. Kellogg, a friend, seems particularly ready to expand game analysis, if he wants, to include a broader social and professional hoops perspective that Packer doesn't have. (That Kellogg won't be nearly as biased toward the ACC -- Packer played at Wake Forest -- will be welcomed, too.)
Still, it's difficult, maybe even impossible, to believe that we've heard the last of or from a man who has made such an impactful noise for one-third of a century.


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Game #6: Royals at Blue Jays
Kansas City (2-4) at Toronto (3-2)
at 7:15 p.m. ET at the Rogers Centre
Today's lineups:
David DeJesus, CF
Esteban German, 2B
Mark Teahen, RF
Mike Sweeney, DH
Alex Gordon, 3B
Emil Brown, LF
Ryan Shealy, 1B
John Buck, C
Tony Pena, SS
PITCHING: LHP Odalis Perez
Reed Johnson, LF
Lyle Overbay, 1B
Vernon Wells, CF
Frank Thomas, DH
Troy Glaus, 3B
Alex Rios, RF
Aaron Hill, 2B
Gregg Zaun, C
Royce Clayton, SS
PITCHING: RHP A.J. Burnett
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Chapter 24: Escaping Talise, A Wicked Sea Witch
Nina wanted to scream but the hand covering her mouth made it impossible for her to make a sound. She could barely breath she was so afraid of who had captured her. The man held her solidly against his his chest. Perhaps, Malcolm was still bewitched by Talise and keeping Nina trapped in the water for Talise to find?
Nina started to struggle against the man holding her captive. He had them both propped up against the boat where Nina had decided to hide from Talise. Nina splashed and pushed against the man's chest, but he wouldn't let her go. Talise was chanting her spell so loudly, her words could be heard throughout Adare's Harbour.Had she noticed Nina had disappeared?
Nina kicked against the man holding her and attempted to use her elbows to injure him. She tried to knee him where it would hurt but then the arms holding her dunked Nina in the water a moment, before bringing her back up to the surface of the Sirene sputtering.
A familiar voice behind her said: "Shhh." Nina turned her head minutely, enough to see a man holding a finger to his full lips. Nina peered over her shoulder to get a peek at the man. Maybe this man was trying to help her and he would aid her in escaping Talise?
Nina whispered so quietly she wasn't sure the man could hear her, "Who are you? Is it Malcolm? John?" She whispered the last name hopefully. A kiss to her temple reassured her.
Nina wanted to jump for joy but she remained completely still and calm. She whispered to John, "I missed you. You wouldn't answer your phone." Behind her, John chuckled. His lips moved to Nina's ear kissing the tip of it.
"My Nina," John said in a hushed voice. Nina wanted to shout in happiness but she knew the perilous position both she and John were in. She snuggled against John in the coolness of the water. John kept Nina afloat in the Sirene, leaning on the boat.
He released his tight hold on Nina so she was able to turn in arms and face John. She peered into John's sapphire eyes beneath his sopping dark brown hair. Nina brushed wet hair off John's forehead tenderly and gasped seeing how purple the circles under John's eyes appeared. John regarded Nina tiredly with a soft smile but she noticed how much John leaned on the boat for support and how his eyes kept shutting.
"John," Nina whispered,"Did you swim the entire way back from Talise's cave? You look exhausted. I don't know how you were holding me so tightly when you look as if you've had every ounce of strength zapped out of you. You need to sleep."
"Miles to go before I sleep," John quoted Blake, smiling at Nina. "You're wearing the necklace from the Farmer's Market."
"Of course," Nina said quietly, "I never take it off. You know that. It seems as if attempting to save me from Talise alone, hasn't been working for you John. I think it's better when we collaborate; if we face Talise as a team." John grinned but his face appeared wan.
"I got her dagger, Nina," John whispered. "She'll want me because I have her dagger. I injured her with it. She's not letting on, but it's why her spell isn't working right now. Usually, I think she could use the Sirene's Lake water and kill you no matter where you were in the Lake. But Talise can't find you in the lake, her magic isn't powerful enough."
"She doesn't want to kill me John. Talise wants us to suffer to be a part. She's been considering this for the three-months I was healing from my head and you weren't feeling as if you were cursed. She wants to change me into a mermaid and bewitch you permanently, so you have little free will." Nina murmured.
"Talise wants to use us each to taunt the other, knowing we can never be together. If you're human and I'm a mermaid, you'll die and I'll have hundreds of years alive without you. Only when your dead, will I be able to walk on land as mermaids sometimes do." Nina whispered, tears escaping her pale blue eyes.
John looked aghast."Talise – Tia is awful. I can't believe she was special to me at one time. When I was twenty-five-years-old, I actually thought I loved her. I even told her I lied to my brothers, that I actually cared about her. Talise doesn't believe me. She has past issues, about a guy named Ethan, her beloved husband. He cheated on her throughout their entire marriage in the 1800's."
"I know," Nina said hushing John's words with a finger to his lips. The tears dripping from her eyes stung her chilly skin."There's something worse though John . . . Talise said we can't break the curse. If you sacrifice yourself for me, you'll die. I'll be alone, saved from death or a fish tale but without you in my life."
John, with great effort, kissed Nina, exploring her mouth with his own, before pulling himself back up against the boat. "I had figured the curse might be that kind of curse." John murmured tiredly.
"What kind? You mean not the kind that exists in fairytales where good always wins?"
"Yes, my Nina. That kind. The type where evil lives to thrive and destroy another day." John sighed. He was freakishly pale.
"I'm sorry Nina. I have to end this whatever the outcome. I have to finish off Talise. It's the reason I went to get her dagger. I will thrust it through her heart. She said she would do the same to you. I have to ensure that never happens." John gazed at Nina determinedly.
Nina could see John gathering himself together for one last fight, ready to leave the boats where they both hid and declare his presence to Talise. But suddenly, the water around them began to froth and bubble.
Waves rose and separated John and Nina, carrying Nina far out to the middle of the Sirene, past all the yachts, sailing boats and any kind of boat a person might have kept at the harbour in Adare.
Nina was pulled out to where she could barely swim because the swells of waves kept burying her in the Sirene's water, which Nina was choking up. She was having trouble catching her breathe.
Nina glanced at John before she was carried under the waves of the Sirene, under the water. He was leaning against the boat one minute, then feverishly swimming out to Nina with all his might. He struggled because he was so worn out and Nina noticed John's strength was fading fast. There was only so much swimming a body could possibly do in one night.
Talise in rage, appeared behind Nina. She was a mermaid, hag, and sea witch with fierce neon green eyes and teeth which were sharp and pointed. Nina never pictured a sea witch or a mermaid having such fearsome teeth.
Talise laughed darkly, holding Nina against her frightening yet frail appearance. Nina knew better then to think Talise weak. She reached her hand to Talise's wrinkled arm, which was putting Nina in a choke hold, and dug her long oval pink nails, into Talise's arm wound. Nina poked and pried at Talise's injury until Talise cried out in pain. She pushed Nina under the water to make Nina stop further injuring Talise's arm.
Nina wouldn't end her hold on Talise's arm wound, even as she felt herself struggling to breathe underwater. Briefly, her hand lifted from Talise's arm when Talise pulled Nina up above the Sirene Lake's water.
"Stop it you little bitch," Talise told Nina. She grabbed Nina's hair plunging Nina's face into the water, regarding Nina as she would a gnat, as Nina drowned.
Talise pulled Nina's face out of the water and close to her mouth and sharp teeth. "Behave Nina," Talise warned and held Nina against her.
"I know you swim poorly, but don't worry I have a tail and can swim for us both. We're going to be great friends you and I Nina, as I've said. John is a blip. No good for either of us. What's that they say, 'ho's before bro's.'" Talise cackled at her own lame humour.
Nina didn't find Talise funny at all."Leave him alone. Don't you dare touch John. I will hurt you and I will find a way to kill you if dare lay a finger on him.You're injured Talise. I'll stop at nothing to use that weakness against you."
Talise smiled flashing her pointed teeth."There's that spirit John adores. Watch him struggle in the waves, he's been swimming for hours and hours, he hasn't much strength left." Talise remarked."As he drowns, I'll get my dagger. I'm ending this here and now."
Nina watched John fight and attempt to swim in the water which was still frothing and bubbling around him. She began to cry, fearing she was watching the man she loved drowning
In a moment, there were lights in the middle of the Sirene Lake. A sailing boat came thrusting through the water shining light on Nina and Talise in the water. The boat's name was written in huge navy letters across its side. It's name was Faith. Something Nina desperately needed at present.
Another light from Faith fell on John and a lifesaver was thrown out towards him. John grabbed unto the lifesaver gratefully, his sapphire gaze glued on Nina, beneath his darkly bruised under eye skin.
Talise screamed in rage, terrifyingly ugly. She had become a freak of nature, of even folklore. Nina began digging her hand into Talise's arm wound, scraping out chunks of flesh as Talise's elbow grip around Nina's neck increased until it was asphyxiating Nina.
Nina thought she would pass out. In the haze of her mind, somewhere between breathe and death, Nina saw Jordan swimming out to meet John. Jordan and John were both the light provided by Faith, John's sail boat.
The weather wasn't stormy but nor was the Lake around Talise gentle. Her magic was powerful enough to make the middle of the Sirene rough. It must have been around 3:00 am, Nina thought judging from the time she was bewitched into leaving her condo. She wondered what Talise thought about Nina being able to break her bewitchment spell.
Nina dug her free hand into Talise's face scratching and attempting to gouge Talise's glowing eyes. Talise shrieked trying to asphyxiate Nina again. When Nina wouldn't cease digging her fingers into Talise's arm wound and face, Talise bit Nina's shoulder.
"Ahhh…" Nina cried out. The pain she felt was searing and could be felt by her entire nervous system. Instantly, Nina's gaze flew to her shoulder, a blackish-green substance oozed out of ferocious bite marks. "Poison…" Nina whispered to herself. Her body was shuddering from the pain and the toxin from Talise's mouth; the poison was causing Nina lethargy.
Nina had to have screamed loudly because Nina saw John thrust something at Jordan. Jordan grasped the dagger John had stolen from Talise. It was what Talise most wanted. Through haze and mental fog, Nina saw Talise's eyes grow wide as she spotted the dagger Jordan held.
Talise smiled and told Nina: "I'm going to get the dagger back now Nina. It's mine. I killed the evilest sea witch for it. I'm killing John with it. I shouldn't have changed my mind about killing you. My bite is poisonous and the toxins have entered your bloodstream. You'll die as John will and probably his meddlesome brother Jordan as well."
"You won't kill John. Part of you still wants him. Part of you loves him, it's why you want to control him. To make him your perfect boyfriend. The husband, you never had because let's face it Talise your a dumb childless witch and no one wants to be with someone like you. Someone who would sell her soul, for revenge." Nina's voice was surprisingly loud, it hurt her own ears.
"Get your soul back Talise. It's the only way you can go back. You could have a normal life and meet someone new.Better then Ethan or John. But once you kill with that dagger, I'm guessing you can't go back…" Nina's voice faltered.
Talise observed Nina as the poison made Nina weak. Nina's body was shuddering and turning rigid. Talise was noticeably quiet as she thought about what Nina said. The pronounced wrinkles on her forehead folding deeper. " I can't be saved. I made my choice. You know nothing about Ethan. John could never take his place, not know. I can't take the risk of another man like Ethan or John. I can't just start all over again . . ."
"Every woman, every girl, starts over again in the world Talise. It's how relationships work. It's why we're the stronger sex, why we can handle having kids. Because we can handle the pain of having our hearts broken again and again first." Nina's voice was barely a whisper, she was fading into light.
Then, Talise was pulling Nina's body through the water, weightlessly, towards John who clung to the lifesaver. Jordan held onto his own lifesaver, the black dagger in his hands ready to plunge into Talise's heart. Archaic symbols glowed red on the dagger as Talise grew nearer to its presence. To John and Jordan Talise was terrifying, yet the tumbling water around them had ceased, and Talise's eyes had dimmed to a muddy-green.
Nina faded out of consciousness.There was colour here. Beautiful and brilliant waves and patterns of colour everywhere. It was overwhelming at first. The colour folded Nina's body in its vividness and she felt as if she could finally sleep. Recalling John's words from the Robert Frost poem as she drifted: ". . . And miles to go before I sleep." Perhaps, Nina's miles were done.
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The private residence space, which develops vertically in split levels that lodge the living room, the kitchen, an office space an outdoor courtyard with view towards the street, bedrooms and three levels of outdoor roof gardens; and the space of cultural activities that is used for performances and exhibitions. This space occupies the ground floor and the first basement and has independent access from the public street.
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