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April 12, 2013 (Toronto, ON) – We are pleased to announce the final 2012/13 SkiTrax FIS Fantasy World Cup Contest standings after round 12 of the Viessmann XC FIS World Cup in Falun, Sweden, Mar. 22-24.
It could not have been closer in the contest as Teams Summerstars and Little Matt were tied with the highest number of points at 2,014. The tie-break and the grand prize Fischer package goes to Summerstars, who was the earlier of the two teams to register. Team Little Matt wins the fabulous second place Trapp Family Lodge accommodation prize, while team Double Polers made a last-minute charge to grab third place with 2,010 points, winning the sweet SkiGo Carbon 335 Skate Roller Skis.
Read our coverage from Falun, including USA's Kikkan Randall's third place in the 2.5km FR here… plus Randall's historic podium in the overall FIS World Cup standings here.
Congratulations to our winners and thanks to all contestants and all of our great sponsors, including Fischer, Trapp Family Lodge, SkiGo, Alpina, One Way, Bjorn Daehlie, 2XU, Bliz, Fresh Air Experience, High Peaks Cyclery, Auclair, and Buff.
For the Final Contest standings after Falun, click HERE.
SkiTrax Fantasy FIS World Cup 2012/13 Contest Winners
– Summerstars – Branden Fontana – Anchorage, AK
* 1st Prize - Fischer 12/13 Carbonlite Skating Hole Skis, Xcelerator Bindings, Carbonlite Poles (value $1,100)
- Little Matt – Matthew Ruel – Charny, QC
* 2nd Prize - Trapp Family Lodge – 2 nights lodging in a Deluxe Room w/breakfast (value $600)
- Double Polers – Dan Hone – Warwickshire, England
* 3rd Prize - SkiGo Carbon 335 Skate Roller Skis (value $420)
- Suusakollid – Suusa Koll – Tartu, Estonia
* 4th Prize – Alpina ESK Ski Boots (value $419)
- FastandMale – Adam Loomis – Eau Claire, WI
* 5th Prize – One Way Premio Ski Poles (value $400)
- maksimy – Michael Pankiewicz – Miłocin, Poland
* 6th Prize – Bjorn Daehlie Exclusive US XC Ski Suit (value $300)
- rgsnow – Guillaume Ruet – Fleurie, France
* 7th Prize - 2XU Long Sleeve Thermal Compression Top and Elite Socks (value $195)
- Winners Club – Borger Melsom – Oslo, Norway
* 8th Prize – Bliz Proflip Visor (value $129)
- Luca D. – Luca Dallavalle – Trento, Italy
* 9th Prize – Fresh Air Experience or High Peaks Cyclery Gift Certificate (value $100)
CATZ4LYFE – William Spiller – Ketchum, ID
* 10th Prize - Auclair Micro Mountain Olympic Gloves + Earbags (value $65)
- jesters – Jesse Heckrodt – Enderby, BC
- Little Matt – Matthew Ruel – Charny, QC
- Summerstars – Branden Fontana – Anchorage, AK
* WCup Breaks - Buff Headware to top 3 contest leaders before the Tour de Ski (value $23)
SkiTrax is North America's leading Nordic skiing publication and the official magazine of the United States Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) and Cross Country Canada (CCC).


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This week I've had three good examples of why Power Point presentations should be banned.
We've all heard the expression 'death by powerpoint' and yet professional people who should know better are still subjecting unsuspecting audiences to presentations that are utterly boring, banal, condescending, overly-complicated, time wasting, mind-numbing, bum-numbing, yawn making …. well. you get the picture.
The ONLY reason for making a presentation should be to move your audience in some way; change their thinking or perception, their attitudes or behaviour.
To move an audience a speaker needs to make a connection by creating chemistry but so often all they create is boredom.
Don't do this:
The first example had university lecturers not only reading every word on their slides (power point as script) but giving us all a USB stick with the bloody slides on as well just in case we didn't get the message by seeing it and hearing it simultaneously!
If a slide needs to be read out loud it has no business being in a presentation.
The second example was a boring man who should never have been allowed near the business end of a microphone who actually left his lectern to cross to the other side of the stage and reach up to point to a number on the slide (one among hundreds) and explain what it meant. Thankfully we couldn't hear what it was because his microphone was attached to the lectern on the other side of the stage.
If you want to give a report – print it and mail it. Its not a presentation.
The third was a woman who said she was going to tell us some stuff from last year, this year and next year and paused while the dates 2010, 2011 and 2012 appeared on the screen just in case we weren't sure.
Don't treat your audience members as though they are idiots
All of these people earn high salaries. All of them have help in their fancy offices from people who should know how to put a presentation together. All of them should know better.
Don't hold your audience hostage just because they're too polite to leave
If you expect people to give their time and attention to a speaker at your event, do us all a favour and make them deliver the presentation without Power Point first. If they can pass the test and hold an audience with what they SAY, then and only then, allow them to add slides that illustrate and punctuate the presentation and NEVER, EVER duplicate the script.
Good presenters practice. They plan and prune and work out how to make an impact. If there was a power cut they would still deliver a great presentation. They don't need the prop of Power Point.
If you're not a good presenter don't think Power Point will save you. It won't.
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We're less than 24 hours from the second of three presidential debates. This time, President Obama and Mitt Romney square off at Hofstra University in their second debate. YNN's Josh Robin has a preview from Long Island.
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- Rest assured, the blue cushioned chairs will be taken Tuesday. The rest will be filled with undecided voters.
How Mitt Romney answers their questions could sway who becomes the nations next president.
"We're very grateful to be back at Hofstra. It's amazing to see the set go up and to understand what is going to take place here," said Janet Brown of the Commission on Presidential Debates.
The town hall will be filled with Nassau County residents. The moderator selects the question from undecided voters from Nassau County who will be in the audience.
Noted suburban expert Larry Levy says those voters tend to be more liberal than others.
Levy said, "The voters in Nassau have the same issues as voters anywhere else, they just have different demands and expectations for their life."
Outside, the signs and political artwork are being arranged. The university of 11,700 students seemed to buzz with nervous energy.
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Hofstra pride is uniting Gillyard, a democrat from the Bronx, and Victoria Rametta, a republican from Connecticut. Both political junkies, they seemed to gawk at how their campus is transforming into the epicenter of the presidential race.
Gillyard said, "A helicopter outside my room this morning. It was pretty loud. It felt like someone was going to come through my window. It was pretty awesome."
Only one thing could make it better.
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[Golden Sand Beach Resort ]
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Golden Sand Beach Resort
124/2 Moo 3 Lamai Beach
Koh Samui, Suratthani 84310
Lamai Beach
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Golden Sand Beach Resort offers you the best golden relaxation for your vacation in Thailand. It is located in Lamai, not far from the main ring road, with easy access to many nearby Koh Samui attractions. The back of the resort is located directly on the beautiful sandy Lamai beach with crystal clear water and clean atmosphere. The resort offers Superior and Deluxe rooms equipped with double or twin beds, air-condition, cable TV, hot/cold shower, minibar and balcony with garden view or seaview.The Talay Thorng Restaurant is located straight on the beach next to the swimming pool.
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Date of stay:
Aug 16, 2008
Accommodation and facilities:
This was our 2nd time at the Golden Sands and the staff are a delight and make your stay all the more enjoyable. Although the hotel is a getting a little tired it is still very good value for money and we ll most certainly be back next year.
Reservation service:
Very efficient and keep in touch
Sep 03, 2008
written by:
Robert & Suzanne Buckland
Date of stay:
Feb 09, 2008
Accommodation and facilities:
We booked a glasfront bungalow. Dont do that, its dirty, sparkling, moody and very small. Dont believe the pictures on the webside. We change to a hotelrrom. It was o.k. Staff very friednly. Breakfast was o.k. The restaurant to expensive, go in other on the beach. For this prices you can get a better resort on samui. I will dont go there again.
Reservation service:
No problems, good services
Mar 05, 2008
written by:
Udo Hartmann
Date of stay:
Feb 09, 2008
Accommodation and facilities:
The hotel is on a nice lokation, rigth to the beach. The beach is not a good beach if you have children. Big waves, 5 meters out it is wery deep. Rooms are a litle old, but ok. The staff is wery nice, and the maneger of the hotel is a wery nice guy and he is always around if you need help. The hotel is placed in the best end of the town if you need some peace and quired. But you dont have to walk more than 100 meters and you are rigth where the action is.
Reservation service:
The booking service was wery good. At first we tryed to book on Thaihotels.com, but they were wery slow, and made a lot of misthakes. Then we tryed at Sawadee, and at once ewery thing was going the rigth way.
Mar 02, 2008
written by:
Jonny Dahl
Date of stay:
Feb 02, 2008
Accommodation and facilities:
When we arrived at the hotel we got wery disapointed. We tought we were going to have wery nice rooms since the rooms to begin with were quite exspensive. We were offered 40% off since it was our first stay at the hotel, so we ended up paying about 31000 bhat per room for 2 weeks. When we arrived and entered our rooms it was wery weared down even though it was written on the hotel pages on the internet that it had been upgraded lately. We understood that the pictures on the internet must have been taken when the hotel was new. Several of the bathrooms had holes in the walls, and there was stains of mould because of humidity. There was no curtains in the showers so we had to move the toiletpaper everytime we were going to take a shower. We found out that we should not complain, because we were only going to sleep there, and that we would spend most of the time outdoors.The hotel-staff were wery nice though, polite and did all they could for us to have a pleasant stay. The room was cleaned every day and it was done well. New beach towels and bathroom towels were given to us every day and on my boyfriends birthday the hotel staff gave him a big beautyful flower-arrangement. The hotel restaurant had good food, but most of the time we were served so that the first person was finished to eat when the last got his food. Understandable when we were 12 people for dinner, but it happened also if we were 4 people. The hotel had a nice location, with a pool and only 2 stairs down to the beach. All in all a pleasant stay because of the nice staff.
Reservation service:
Superb communication and easy way to order on the internet. Thank you.
Feb 20, 2008
written by:
Anne Ruud
Date of stay:
Feb 02, 2008
Accommodation and facilities:
Just found out as i thought, we were given wrong rooms. Tooooo baaaad.
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Feb 20, 2008
written by:
Anne Ruud
Date of stay:
Jan 16, 2008
Accommodation and facilities:
the Hotel is nice, neat and tidy with a quite good looking garden with big green lawns and palm trees. The pool is good and right on the beach. Service is friendly and very discreet. The only minor defects of the Hotel are: 1. bad acoustic insulation of the rooms, so that you can clearly hear what s going on next door; 2. very average breakfast. There are much bigger problems with Samui, not to be blamed on Golden Beach Hotel. The place has become quite ugly and noisy. Sea water isn t very good, the roads are narrow, trafficked, badly paved and muddy. There s a lot of restaurants and shops but the quality is medium low. What s been more annoying this time is the new habit of the fireworks, going on up to midnight and beyond. Huge blasts waking up my little son in tears several times between 10 and 12pm, every day! It was not New Year s eve, neither western nor chinese nor thai! I think that if Samui doesn t want to lose all the little baby guests and their families, they should do something to address this issue. Generally speaking, I ve been to Samui several times in the past but this will be my last time.
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Jan 27, 2008
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Date of stay:
Jan 03, 2008
Accommodation and facilities:
Good hotel for the price. The bungalos with glass doors are better than the villas. The condition of the rooms is average and they need to be refurbished. The beach is nice, water was clear on most days. Nice breakfast. We have stayed there for the New Year Party and it is just great how the stuff prepared everything including food and program. Massage in the hotel was not too good, we used to go to the hotel next to GSBR.
Reservation service:
Excellent and reliable service
Jun 23, 2008
written by:
Marina Whiteman
Date of stay:
Oct 01, 2007
Accommodation and facilities:
The Hotel is in a great location, the poolside area is nice and the grounds are lovely. The food was also quite good and service was OK but the staff, whilst pleasant enough, lack the level of trainig that would improve the tone of the place. Unfortunately the rooms are sadly neglected and in dire need of upgrade. We stayed in the glass front bungalows. You don t expect a lot at these rates but the mould and bad odours in the bathroom and the genreally shabby decor is a sign that the management is eaking every last buck out of the place before either giving up or investing in a reasonble upgrade.
Reservation service:
Booking service was very good- fast and efficient.
Oct 08, 2007
written by:
Colin Shepherd
Date of stay:
Aug 26, 2007
Accommodation and facilities:
Nice resort for the price. Very kind staff.We did not speka english so much but we didn t have any problems. Free babycot. The rooms wasn t far from the river and the restaurant is recommended. The room was nice but we think that they have to be renewed..
Reservation service:
very useful and very fast i will you it again
Sep 13, 2007
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Date of stay:
Jul 05, 2007
Accommodation and facilities:
We stayed here for the 2:nd time in the Seaviewroom. They were ok but not more, could really need a refreshing now! Small bathroom with the shower next to toiletchair, you have the water everywhere! Nice pool with a small childrenspool next to it. The jacuzzi didn´t work. They have built a new restaurant next to beach and the menu is a bit expensier now. Breakfast was good with a lot to choose of. It´s very good to live close to beach and yet have the nightlife just outside the hotel. Quite in the evenings too!
Reservation service:
No problem at all!!
Jul 23, 2007
written by:
The Andersson family
Date of stay:
Jun 27, 2007
Accommodation and facilities:
Very happy with it. The staff were very pleasant and helpful and the restaurant had lovely meals. We changed from a deluxe room to a superior room, because the deluxe room was noisy, with the air conditioning units outside it. We got moved to a superior room on the 1st floor and it was great. Access directly to the beach and a lovely pool.
Reservation service:
Excellent. We only booked it a few hours before we arrived and it was all sorted out, including the transport from the airport.
Jul 08, 2007
written by:
Gerard McConville
Date of stay:
Jan 17, 2007
Accommodation and facilities:
Excellent resort in this reasonable price, the beachfront swimming pool is very nice, next time back to Samui I must choose Golden Sand Beach Resort and stay more night.
Reservation service:
Jan 25, 2007
written by:
Erskine Lau
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If you are looking for a perfect living place for your holidays on Koh Samui - Thailand,
Golden Sand Beach Resort
offers you the best golden relaxation for your vacation in Thailand. We are located on Lamai Beach close to the main ring road with easy access to many nearby Koh Samui attractions.
Our Resort provides two main types of rooms: Superior Rooms & Deluxe Bungalows. All are surrounded by a tropical garden, which enhances a real relaxation feeling for holiday makers. The back of the resort is located directly on the beautiful sandy Lamai beach with crystal clear water and clean atmosphere.
:: Superior Room, Twin beds (Hotel Building) ::
We offer 19 Superior Rooms with Twin beds, Air-condition, Cable TV., Bathroom with toilet and H/C shower, Mini-bar and Balcony with garden view. Come to stay with us in our friendly Beach Resort on Koh Samui, Thailand.
:: Superior Sea View (Hotel Building or Garden Area) ::
Golden Sand Beach Resort provides 18 Superior Sea View rooms equipped with Double bed, Air-condition, Bathroom with toilet and H/C shower, Mini-bar and Balcony/ Garden terrace with sea-view sitting area. Be happy with your family in our affordable rooms on Koh Samui, Thailand.
:: Superior Sea View (Hotel Building, 9 Rooms) ::
:: Superior Sea View (Garden Area, 9 Rooms) ::
:: Superior Family Room (Garden Area) ::
Our 3 Superior Family Rooms are standard triple bed rooms equipped with one Double and one Single bed, Air-condition, Cable TV., Bathroom with toilet and H/C shower, Mini-bar and Garden terrace. The perfect choice for your family holidays on Koh Samui, Thailand.
:: Deluxe Room (Hotel Building) ::
Our new 4 Deluxe Rooms are equipped with Double bed, Air-condition, Cable TV., Bathroom with toilet and H/C water bathtub, Mini-bar and Balcony with straight Garden view. Living in boutique designed Deluxe Rooms on Koh Samui, Thailand.
Beachfront Swimming Pool
For even more pleasure and relaxation, we opened the doors for our unique Bali styled Beachfront Swimming Pool, offering Jacuzzi and Children's Pool. Snacks and tropical Cocktails are served right at the Pool.
Talay Thong Restaurant & Beach Bar
Talay Thong Restaurant is the best place for serving you a nice breakfast to start your day. Aromas of morning coffee, a fresh smell of sea breeze and the smiling faces of our waitresses will give you the zest to face the rest of the day.
Talay Thong Restaurant
Talay Thong Restaurant serves delicious Thai and international cuisine as well as a variety of exotic cocktails & drinks in romantic atmosphere right next to the beach.
Daily Happy Hour and Live Music Entertainment several times a week.
We are located on Lamai Beach close to the main ring road with easy access to many nearby Koh Samui attractions.
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A video of the incident circulating online shows a large crowd of people pushing, yelling and grabbing boxes off a shelf at the store in Moultrie.
Walmart spokesman Randy Hargrove says a deal on a cell phone with a prepaid, unlimited usage plan "led to excitement among our customers." He called the incident unfortunate, but said it was isolated.
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May 13, 2012
Momma Larks – A Job Well Done
Posted in Child Alters, emotional pain, Family Members of Trauma Survivors, Maggies, Prevention of Sexual Abuse, Stories for Child Insiders tagged Complicated Mothers, Crows, dedication, DID / MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Grieving, Happy Mother's Day, how to be a good mom, If only, Kathy Broady, larks, Loss, Maggies, magpies, mean birds, mom, momma, mommy, Mother, Mother's Day, Mother's Day 2012, mum, Neglect, nurturing, Painful, Painful days, smart birds, Thank you, Thank You Mom, Thankful, Wishing for a different mother at 4:10 pm by Kathy Broady
Mother's Day 2012.
It's Mother's Day.
A difficult topic.
A difficult day.
Often a day of loss and grieving.
A day that many dissociative survivors don't want to think about.
If only…. If only, if only…..
I've been thinking about these things all week, knowing I would / should write something about mothers. Hmmmmm…. I wasn't sure which angle to talk about….
Then I thought about something that has been happening around here each day.
I've been watching some birds again. For several weeks now, I've been able to see a very dedicated momma lark and a equally dedicated daddy lark tenderly care for their little three baby birds. This little bird family has sparked great interest, curiosity, and hours of entertainment.
This little fearthery family tucked their home deep within some very leafy trees across the street from me. I just had to go over there to see if I could find it! Their nest, not at all visible unless you meander directly under their tree with the grouping of many of trees, was cleverly built where it stayed the most protected from the cold blowing winds, where it would stay dry during the drenching rain storms, and where it would stay shaded from the heat of the day. I was impressed! The little babies, while having to brave the uncomfortable changes in weather, were clearly as protected as little birdie babies could be. Well done, momma bird!
To my delight, I have been able to see and admire their very busy lives. All day long, the parent birds have been flying all over the neighborhood, searching for food to bring back to their babies. All day long, the baby birds have been running around in the grass, chasing their parents around, looking for tasty treats to eat. And when I say all day long, I literally mean, all day long. From sun up to sun down, someone in this little lark family was searching for food for the babies.
And noisy! These young babies are loud little sqawkers! I was just sure all that racket was coming from a big ol' crow, or some other big bird, but when I paid closer attention, to my complete surprise, that noise was coming from those little baby birds. My goodness! Noisy little flappers! They are the loudest larks I've ever heard!
For the longest time, the baby birds just ran around like little speedy zingers in the grass – ding ding ding ding zing zing zing – running really fast, but just running. Last week, I saw them actually fly up towards their favorite trees. That was exciting. The babies could fly!
I could still see the momma and the daddy bird fly back and forth, searching for food for their babies, delivering it back to them. Once I realized the lark parents were feeding a family, I started leaving more food out for them. I love my maggies, of course, but now I tried, in particular, to be sure the Larks had food to take to their babies any time they happened to show up on my front door.
These birds were smart. If I tossed out a piece of cheese to the momma, she would immediately pick it up, grab it in her beak however she could, fly across the street to the babies, and disperse it to her little ones from there. Then she would fly right back to my side of the street – to the exact same spot where she got her cheese – and wait there for me to toss another one down. And the routine continued. It seems like hundreds of hunks of cheese have been flown over my street. Along with bits of bread, little tiny pieces of meat, and whatever seeds she selected from the bird seed pile. Clever momma!
Feeding these babies has been a lot of work! Their momma has been so dedicated to them. She hasn't rested one little bit.
Then another milestone happened. This past week, the little baby birds were actually allowed to fly across the street too! Momma and Daddy Lark have been trying to show the babies where to find their own food, Instead of feeding them beak to beak, they have been encouraging the babies to pick the food up from the ground themselves.
You would think this would be an obvious thing for the babies to figure out. But no. Not at all. Those three silly baby birds still run around behind their momma just squawking and screeching, wanting their momma to beak-feed them. Bless her heart. She's showing them how to pick up their food. She knows they need to learn these skills for their survival. They can't live on home-delivery forever!
On top of that, Momma Lark had to show her babies how to find their food, how to keep their food, and how to eat it safely away from the other birds that would fight them for that same exact bite of food.
I have to admit, my maggies have not been very nice to these little baby larks! My maggies are just sure they are the most important birds around here, and they are the only ones deserving of food from this house. They have not been very keen on sharing, that's for sure! I have to make sure the maggies have plenty of food too (and they do, believe me!). The timing of feeding the little lark babies is becoming a fine art.
And those huge crows! They are the worst. They'll steal food from anyone, even chasing and terrorizing the small birds in the air, following them around and around through the trees until they steal the food right from their beaks, or until the smaller birds drop the food for the crows to pick up. Those mean crows. I don't like them very much.
Momma Lark has a lot to teach her little ones. It's been tense, and scary on several occasions. Those little babies were clearly going to have to learn how to fight for their own survival. After several days of these "how to safely pick up your own food with your own beak" lessons, I think maybe, just maybe, a few of them are starting to catch on. Slowly.
Momma Lark must be exhausted by now!
Her work isn't yet done with these young larks, but she's well on her way. It's been truly impressive to see.
The phrase " A mother's work is never done" came to mind.
And again, I had to think of my own mother. And the many years of "momma work" she has whole-heartedly given to me, including this year as well. I'll save the details of that story for another time, but I do have to mention her with my deepest respect. The same goes for my momma-in-law. She's been an absolute gem to me (and my family) for years and years. These two women have dedicatedly worked from their hearts for their families as hard as any Momma Lark ever has. They are incredible women. Beautiful souls. Tough as nails, but gentle as feathers. I can and do learn a lot from them.
I wish all mothers were as dedicated and hard-working as the Momma Lark I have been watching. The world would truly be a better place if we all had that kind of nurturing and protection throughout our lives.
Ever heard the phrase "as happy as a lark"? Maybe this is why.
To the Momma Larks of the world – I thank you.
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== Biography == | == Biography == |
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Jackson playing for the Spurs. | |
No. 3 - San Antonio Spurs | |
Small forward / Shooting guard | |
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Date of birth: April 5, 1978 | |
Place of birth: Port Arthur, Texas | |
Height 6 ft 8 in | Weight: 215 lbs |
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College: Butler Community (Kansas) | |
NBA Draft : 1997; Round: 2 / Pick: 43rd | |
Selected by the Phoenix Suns | |
Debut: 1997-present | |
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Stephen Jesse Jackson (born April 5, 1978, in Port Arthur, Texas) is an American professional basketball player who plays at Small forward/Shooting guard in the NBA for the San Antonio Spurs. Jackson, a 6'8" swingman, is currently in his 7th NBA season.
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Stephen Jackson prepped at Lincoln High School (Port Arthur, Texas) before transferring to Oak Hill Academy (Virginia) where he earned High School All-America honors in 1996. Following a commitment to join the University of Arizona, Jackson was ruled academically ineligible.
Jackson was selected 43rd overall in the 1997 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns, yet did not receive an opportunity to perform, as he was waived by the team on October 30. Following this development, Jackson saw action in six games with the LaCrosse Bobcats in the Continental Basketball Association, in which he averaged 2.7 points in 12.7 minutes per game. Additionally, Jackson had a brief stint with the Sydney Kings in the Australian National Basketball League. Continuing his basketball journey, Jackson played professionally in Venezuela and the Dominican Republic.
New Jersey Nets
Jackson did not play an NBA game until the 2000-01 season with the New Jersey Nets, officially deemed his rookie season. He appeared in 77 games (including 40 starts), in which he averaged 8.2 points per game, and established a close friendship with star point guard Stephon Marbury. Jackson was selected to play in the Schick Rookie Game at the 2001 All-Star Weekend, in which he tallied 8 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals in the contest.
San Antonio Spurs
Before the 2001-2002 NBA season, he was signed by the San Antonio Spurs. Following a somewhat successful rookie campaign, Jackson was hampered by injuries in 2001, missing a total of 45 games. His season averages were 3.9 points and 1.1 rebounds, logging approximately 9.9 minutes per game.
During the 2002-2003 NBA season, Jackson became a key member of the Spurs. Appearing in 80 games (58 starts), his season averages were 11.8 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 28.2 minutes per game. In the course of their postseason run in the 2003 NBA Playoffs, Jackson proved to be a vital asset and helped the Spurs win their second NBA Championship, averaging 12.8 points per game during the playoffs - the team's 3rd leading scorer.
Atlanta Hawks
In 2003, Jackson became a free agent during the offseason and was signed by the Atlanta Hawks. Registering his best professional season to this point, Jackson established season averages of 18.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game, in 80 total games (78 starts). On March 12, vs. the Washington Wizards, Jackson scored a career-high 42 points. In the 29 games following the All-Star Break, Jackson averaged 24.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 2.2 steals per game.
Following the 2003-04 NBA season, he was traded to the Indiana Pacers for small forward Al Harrington, after signing a 6 year, $38.3 million contract.
Indiana Pacers
During his first season as a member of the Indiana Pacers in the 2004-05 NBA season, Jackson tallied averages of 18.7 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game. He received a 30-game suspension from the league after going into the stands and brawling with Detroit Pistons supporters during the Pacers-Pistons Brawl at the Palace of Auburn Hills, on November 19, 2004. During this time, accompanied by three of his teammates, Jackson visited the Indiana Developmental Training Center. He donated a big screen television as well as other items.
Following his return from this lengthy suspension, he averaged 21.7 points per game in a span of 22 games, starting on March 3 (due to an injury to Pacers power forward Jermaine O'Neal).
Indiana's once promising post-season possibilities were marred by the suspension of small forward Ron Artest. Jackson averaged 18.9 points per game during the first round of the 2005 NBA Playoffs, versus the Boston Celtics. A series loss in the next round at the hands of the Detroit Pistons would end the campaign, with Jackson leading the team in scoring during the playoffs with an average of 16.1 points per game.
In the 2005-06 NBA season, Jackson appeared in 81 games for the Pacers, averaging 16.4 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game. A particularly impressive exhibition performed by Jackson came in a midseason victory over the Sacramento Kings, in which he made four consecutive 3-pointers on four straight possessions. As the playoff push ensued, he tallied an average of 20.2 points per game in the month of April.
During the summer of 2006, Jackson founded the Stephen Jesse Jackson Academy in his hometown of Port Arthur, Texas. This institution will emphasize academics and fine arts. It will initially be open to children in kindergarten through sixth grade, with plans to add grades seven through 12 later.
On October 6, 2006, there were police reports that Jackson and three other Pacers players were involved in an argument with several patrons at a strip club in Indianapolis. Jackson was punched by one of the patrons and was hit by a car, rolling onto the hood. His injuries were considered minor. Jackson says he fired several gunshots from a 9-mm pistol as an act of self-defense. However, prosecutors later said he fired first. Jackson was charged October 11, 2006 with a felony count of criminal recklessness. Jackson was suspended for seven games. as was Ron Artest.
Golden State Warriors
On January 17, 2007, the Pacers dealt Jackson to the Golden State Warriors in a blockbuster eight player trade. Along with Al Harrington, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, and Josh Powell, Jackson was swapped for Mike Dunleavy, Troy Murphy, Ike Diogu, and Keith McLeod of the Warriors.
Jackson registered 29 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, and 5 steals in his Warriors debut, January 20, 2007 versus the Cleveland Cavaliers. Yet another significant, meaningful performance came on February 5, when Golden State traveled to Conseco Fieldhouse to compete against Jackson's former team. He tallied 36 points, leading the Warriors to a 113-98 victory over the Indiana Pacers. Rejuvenated by the change of scenery, Jackson averaged 19.6 points and 4.6 assists per game in February - taking the reigns of principal playmaker while star point guard Baron Davis was injured. Jackson led the team in scoring 3 times during the last 5 games in the regular season, including the season-ending victory over the Portland Trail Blazers that clinched the Warriors first playoff berth in 12 seasons.
In the Warriors 4-2 series victory over the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the 2007 NBA Playoffs, Jackson garnered both positive and negative publicity. In one of the most highly viewed NBA playoff series ever - and what some consider the biggest upset in NBA history - Jackson was ejected from Games 2 and 5, adding to his reputation of being a contentious, out-of-control trouble maker. The latter decision, in Game 5, was heavily criticized as Jackson appeared to be merely applauding at the end of the game to lift the spirits of his teammates, and not to sarcastically mock a referee. But Jackson redeemed himself by playing well the entire series, especially in the series-clinching Game 6, where Jackson tallied 33 points on a franchise playoff-record 7 three-pointers. Also, he continued to play aggressive defense against 2007 NBA MVP Dirk Nowitzki, who was held to 8 points.
Baron Davis, who suffered a slight hamstring injury in the 1st quarter of Game 6, shares his thoughts regarding Jackson: "I told him (Stephen Jackson) I'll give it all I got and I didn't want to be the hardest worker out there. He had to carry me. He is the leader of this team and if you ask anyone on this team, he is the heart and soul of this team. He is a big-game performer and he knew just how important this game was. He is the only one on our team to have won a championship, so we had to feed off of him."
Jackson finished the series with per-game averages of 22.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 2.0 steals.
Player Profile
Generally, a modern-day NBA swingman provides a multitude of skills. Jackson is certainly no exception, as evidenced by his overall ability. Although he is known to be a somewhat streaky outside shooter, Jackson's range extends from the basket to the 3-point line. Possessing an effective crossover dribble, Jackson can attack the paint and get to the hoop. Additionally, against smaller players, he is often utilized in the post (where he is either double-teamed and creates an open shot for a teammate, or is able to manufacture a mid-range jumper). Through spurts of inefficient, turnover-prone play, Jackson has proved a reputable playmaking option, with above-average passing abilities and court vision. Defensively, Jackson is certainly amongst the better perimeter defenders in the league, due to his long wingspan, quickness, and awareness.
Current Golden State Warriors head coach Don Nelson, the second-winningest coach in NBA history, articulates this brief summation of Jackson's game: "I don't think that people realize how good a player Jackson is, he guards every night, he makes plays, he can shoot, and the only thing that he doesn't do is rebound. He makes everyone around him better."
Charlotte Bobcats
On November 16, 2009 Jackson along with Acie Law were traded to the Charlotte Bobcats for Vladimir Radmanovic and Raja Bell
NBA Statistics
Stephen Jackson's career NBA statistics.
Year | Team | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
2000-01 | New Jersey Nets | 21.6 | 8.2 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 |
2001-02 | San Antonio Spurs | 9.9 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
2002-03 | San Antonio Spurs | 28.8 | 11.8 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
2003-04 | Atlanta Hawks | 36.8 | 18.1 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
2004-05 | Indiana Pacers | 35.4 | 18.7 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
2005-06 | Indiana Pacers | 35.9 | 16.4 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 |
2006-07 | Golden State Warriors | 33.0 | 15.5 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
- MPG: Minutes Per Game
- PPG: Points Per Game
- RPG: Rebounds Per Game
- APG: Assists Per Game
- SPG: Steals Per Game
- BPG: Blocks Per Game
Career Highs
- Points: 42 vs. Washington 03/12/04
- Rebounds: 11 on 3 separate occasions
- Assists: 12 vs. Memphis 02/21/07
- Steals: 6 vs. Philadelphia 04/06/04
Mainstream media outlets generally portray Jackson in a negative way, highlighting the fact that, in only the past three years, he has been charged with felony criminal recklessness and a number of other misdemeanors, including assault, disorderly conduct, and two counts of battery.
Some sources identify Jackson in a more positive manner. Former teammate Tim Duncan once labeled Jackson as the "ultimate teammate" during his days in San Antonio. ESPN analyst and sportswriter Michael Smith finds Jackson to be "articulate, charming, and thoughtful."
"I've known him for years," said Warriors guard Jason Richardson, who has the same agent, Dan Fegan, as Jackson. "He's a good-hearted guy, always smiling and joking. He brings a lot of team chemistry... He's the type of guy that keeps everything together. People just look at the off-court things that happen, and they don't know the person he is. Steve's a great person."
Marcus Thompson of the Contra Costa Times conveys his opinion as such: "He takes the younger players under his wing, taking them shopping, dispensing advice, lending an ear. What's more, he does the little things that are unbecoming of a millionaire thug. He looks people in the eye when they talk to him, as if he cares about what they're saying. He frequently doles out handshakes, half-hugs and, to women, pecks on the cheek. He returns phone calls. He mends fences, lifts spirits, makes others feel special."
- Jackson's next door neighbor in the Indianapolis suburb of Carmel, Indiana was Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy. Jackson plans to sell the house in the summer of 2007.
- When growing up, Jackson used to wash dishes and bus tables in his grandfather's soul food restaurant in Port Arthur, Texas
- Although his NBA peers call him "Jack," in his hometown of Port Arthur, he is known simply as "Stevie."


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The pearl salad was accompanied by a list of the different mollusk species from whence the pearls were obtained. I tried naming them myself prior to checking the answers and my results were not exactly admirable. I was able to recognize only five of the pearls, one of which was a lucky guess. Would any readers care to speculate on the origin of each? It would be certainly be an opportunity to shine. There is no doubt a prize would be necessary.
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Finally done after about 4 months' delay!
Also, I am planning on moving the scanlations out of this site onto a separate website, probably WordPress.com for the meantime, as I intend to take down this site for some time to reboot the entire thing. It's just gotten really clunky and hard to maintain over the years. Plus the RSS isn't working any longer. I'll be updating this entry once I've put up the new site for scans. The new site is now up: planethima.wordpress.com. Please update your bookmarks and whatnot. All updates on scanlations will show up there instead.
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"When family budgets are strained to the max every little bit helps and it can't come at a better time. While the economy is slowly regaining its strength, families are still struggling," Griffo said. "The four-percent state portion of the sales tax was eliminated in an effort to help consumers save money while bringing in additional revenue to stores throughout the state."
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Chocolate Chip Cheesecake with Oreo Crust
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Categories: | Cakes, Chocolate, Other Desserts, Quick & Easy |
Collections: | 2012 Member's Choice, Cheesecake |
Keywords: | cheesecake, Oreo |
Serves: | 10 |
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16 oz | cream cheese |
1 c | heavy cream |
1 c | sour cream |
2 | eggs |
2 (heap) Tbsp | all purpose flour |
1 tsp | lemon juice |
2 Tbsp | vanilla extract |
1/2 c | chocolate chips, mini |
1 c | sugar |
1 pkg | oreo cookies |
4 oz | butter |
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Preheat the oven to 350F. Melt the butter in a pan over low heat, then stir in the crushed cookies. Press the mixture evenly into base of a springform pan (tall cheese cake pan.) Set aside.FILLING: Beat together cream cheese, heavy cream, sugar, sour cream, eggs, flour, vanilla and lemon juice until evenly mixed. Pour the batter into the cheesecake pan. Finally, add the mini chocolate chips by pouring them evenly on top of the cheesecake. With fork, spread the chocolate chips inside and outside of the cheesecake. (This will make for a nice presentation when you serve it.)Bake for 1 hour. Let chill for 3 hours. Decorate with more oreo cookies, strawberries and whipped cream.
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Dec 20, 2011
These are so good! I once ended up having to make 36 individual (6-inch) ones for the players on our local professional hockey team.... all because I made a 10-inch one for the two players that I sponsored and they refused to share it with the other players (but proceeded to eat it in front of them!). LOL!! :-D
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Cape Cod Mall Offers Surprise & Delight this Holiday
Cape Cod Mall's goal this holiday season is to make each shoppers mall experience even more rewarding and enjoyable. Cape Cod Mall will be adding a personal touch this season to "surprise and delight" holiday shoppers now – Christmas Eve.
Shoppers should be on the lookout for mall management staff that is eager to thank shoppers for shopping at the mall and may even give a holiday treat without warning. These gifts vary- holiday revelers could find themselves with gift certificates, a voucher for free coffee, a coupon for a free appetizer at a mall restaurant, candy to satisfy that sweet tooth, store specials and more!
Friendly mall staff will be stationed near directories during holiday weekends and Christmas Eve ready to give directions, answer questions, and distribute the popular "Retailer Showcase" with the mall's best holiday offers and deals. The holiday greeters are available every Friday, Saturday and Sunday between now and Christmas Eve.
Cape Cod Mall, as it has been for years, is the perfect place to experience the holiday spirit!