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Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is Moving Forward and we need your support to hit our $50 million goal!
The Moving Forward Capital Campaign – our largest ever – launched with events on the Vermont and Albany campuses in November 2011. Initiated with the full support of President James J. Gozzo, Ph.D. and the Board of Trustees, the College seeks to further its position as a premiere pharmacy and health sciences institution.
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Vote in Winhall is tonightApril 02,2013Vote in Winhall is set for tonight
WINHALL There will be a special meeting today at 7 p.m. where voters will be asked to approve the purchase by the Mountain School of its buildings and grounds from the Winhall school district and the town of Winhall.
The vote at the meeting, which is at the school, will be done from the floor. The two questions will ask whether voters will approve the sale of the building, from the school district to the Mountain School, and whether voters will approve the sale of the ground, from the town to the Mountain School. If both questions are not approved the sale will not take place.
The Mountain School is an independent school, serving students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. It uses the site and building of Winhalls former public school and has been open for 15 years.
School officials say they want to buy their site and building now so they can control their own destiny. Charles Scranton, chair of the Mountain Schools board of trustees said the school is looking at expansion plans but cant move forward while they are leasing their own facilities.
If the sale is approved, Mountain School officials have promised that they will fund any expansion through private philanthropy, and not tuition, that tuition will not increase more than 3 percent a year for the next three years and that the building will still be used as a public space for events like town meeting.
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We absolutely love John Muir! It is a small school with a lovely campus and GREAT teachers. There is definitely a good amount of parent involvement. Most importantly, my kids are enjoying learning and making good friendships along the way. So happy to be part of this quaint neighborhood school.
This school has a problem. There is one teacher who terrorizes students on a daily basis. You can hear this teacher scream at the students for basic things like talking out of turn or forgetting a pencil. This teacher will drone on about subjects completely unrelated to schoolwork. The actual work assigned is boring and tedious. Incoming parents should take note: 1. This school has one of the lowest test scores in SMMUSD and more troublesome declining test scores. 2. Principal needs to be replaced. She has no rapport with teachers or staff so is basically useless. She does not stand up to this teacher or enforce the zero bullying policy among students. 3. Most of the teachers are ok but there are a few bad apples like this one who intimidates children and a few others who are indifferent. For these reasons, many good families have left for nearby schools in recent years. One positive note: there is a WONDERFUL teacher there who does not get enough credit. This teacher teaches respect to our children, teaches outside of the box and most importantly inspires and gets kids excited to learn. For elementary school this is the type of teacher I wanted for my child.
My child is in Mr. Wheeler's class. He is an amazing teacher and an amazing role model for all of these children! I also love the community! The parents are very supportive and kind. Although our test scores may be lower than some schools, my child scored Advanced in Math and ELA last year. I think it shows how diverse our school is, and I think that there is much more to learn from diversity than the school's overall test scores.
John Muir is mediocre at best. In my opinion, the most unorganized school in Santa Monica. The school boasts about "community", but fails to enrich the children in basic fundamentals. The teachers are nice, but with the student to teacher ratio so high, have a difficult time actually teaching (which I thought is what they are there to do). There is a small group of parents there that really try to better the school but unfortunately their efforts are done in vain. The school really has great potential, but it needs a lot of help. To make it a great school, more parent participation is needed along with stronger leadership.
I got my child out of this school just in time. Going from scoring basic on standardized testing to almost advanced in both areas. This school def. needs an overhaul. They need to start with the principal who does nothing to help the parents or kids. Most teachers are nice but several are not teaching the standards. It's really sad. Don't cheat your child. Go elsewhere.
Both my daughters attend this school and we love it. Yes, the test scores aren't the highest, but we also have a very high percentage of English language learners, lower income children and special needs students (who must take the tests too). My daughters score very high on the standardized test each year. However, what's more important is that they are getting the kind of education they need, including extra assignments to keep them interested. The teachers here manage to work with a class that has a huge range of abilities and knowledge.
This school has made the cut! Im not sure if some parents are educated about what makes the grade but just in case you are not educated...800 is making it. Therefore, John Muir is above that...thank you very much! My daughter has scored advanced in the STAR testing every year. By the way...we are Hispanic...just in case you thought otherwise.
This school has a 5 out of 10 rating due to test scores. Does that not tell you anything? They aren't even close to making the goals set. Look at the other nearby elementary schools who are making the grade!!! This school doesn't. Heed my warning.
I find this school to be absolutely wonderful. My daughter is going into forth grade this year and we are hoping she gets her last years teacher. I have found that every teacher she has had has been wonderful. John Muir is wonderful and I can't believe that some parents have problems with this school. I think for the most part this school is very good when you have issues and the staff are all wonderful people. If you want a great school go to John Muir.
We have had children at John Muir for 4 years. We love it! It is everything that we would want an elementary school to be! Our children have had outstanding teachers and have been challenged in the classroom. We really like the principal, who is very involved in the school. One of the best things about John Muir is the community. The community of John Muir is a very diverse group of families who come together beautifully to work together to support each other, the students, and the school. This is a small school with only 2 classrooms per grade. It is more like a private school. I highly recommend this school.
This school is a disaster. The campus is lovely & the principal is very nice, along with the office staff, but my daughter isn't learning at all (grade 3). She has no homework, ever. Says they aren't really doing anything for science besides studying the life cycle of corn, math is not pushed, sentence structure isn't being worked on. We recently went to the open house to watch the kids read poetry they had written and after about the 4th or 5th kids read their poems, the rest of the kids were running around, talking and just being rude. The teacher did nothing to stop it. It was horrifying to watch these kids struggle to speak in front of a group to have the group act like animals. We moved here mid year from a different school & I genuinely regret it. I am so concerned about her falling behind & not being ready for next year, that I just purchased an entire science course from an online school for her to do at home. Hopefully, she will NOT being coming back. This school is a perfect example of what is wrong with our educational programs. The teachers can't even spell. Other parents have reported similar things - oh and their after care program is also pitiful.
We love John Muir Elementary. It is just the right size and has a great community in a great neighborhood.
I love John Muir at first I was worried that since it was public my daughter wouldn't get the same educational oppurtunites or saftey. But it's great there's a wonderful communication between parents and teacher's The new Principal is very nice, she understands the needs of children and parent's. I had concidered going to SMASH which is another wonderful school (both connected) but I can't find one single reason to do so. My daughter's kindergarten / 1st grade class learns so much. (Ms. Herman ) her teacher knows what she's doing and does it quite well. She also encourages parent participation in the learning and development.
I have been a proud parent of the John Muir community for three years. Each year brings an increase in pride and confidence in the school as I have witnessed the growth of the students, the commitment of the teachers and the improvements to the administration. There is a new principal this year who is proving to be a phenomenal addition to the school. Her leadership, dedication, attention to pertinent issues and consistent follow through could very well propel this school to its fullest potential. Parent involvement is embraced and is greatly increasing every year which makes a huge difference not only in terms of the strength of our community, but for the implementation of programs such as art, science, music and computer lab through the efforts of our PTA. I would recommend this neighborhood school to other families without hesitation.
We actually had a choice of schools in Santa Monica and opted for John Muir after learning about the wonderful programs (including art, music, computer and science) as well as realizing the rich experience given the diverse population. Parent input and children's individuality are highly valued and the sense of community is strong. Our son has had a great 2 years there and our daughter can't wait to start kindergarten there next fall. We highly recommend this gem of an elementary school.
In my opinion, John Muir is a great school! This year, my son has a great teacher (Ms. Vallejo). She has a consistent system of rewards for her students as a part of her great classroom management skills, and she adjusts her teaching style and academic materials to the students needs (i.e., based on progress that she evaluates throughout the school year). Her lessons appear meaningful and fun, based on my son s reports. I feel that, as a result, my son was able to develop a positive attitude about his school and learning in general. In terms of buildings and grounds, John Muir Elementary School is a colorful, pleasant and well maintained environment for kids. The principal is open minded and cares about the community. She participates in all school related functions and is an integral part of our school community.
I feel good about John Muir. It's a small school which is wonderful. I love that we know so many of the families. The parent involvement is great. The kids have a good time and I appreciate the freedom they have in the yard. The teachers we've had so far have been excellent. Nurturing, but with enough discipline to keep things together. It's a charming school with diversity, a small town feel, caring teachers and principal. The kids seem to feel comfortable and supported. I'm really thrilled so far!
Both of my children have attended John Muir School. If you have a child that is in need of special education services, this is not the best venue. I found the principal to be very ineffective in leadership. However, there is a lot of parent involvement and a handful of the teachers in general education are outstanding. Safety is also another area where this school needs a lot of improvement due to the lack of disciplinary actions that are taken against students who bully other children.
My son attended Muir from Kindergarten through fifth grade. We loved every year there. The campus always felt very safe; the teachers were caring and experienced. The classrooms were large and clean. There were sufficient numbers of Apple computers for all students to use. We has some memorable tecahers, including Sue Beltran, Daniel Wheeler and Luis Brizuela.
Well, they try - but my experience with this school has been awful! The school is very disorganized and unfortunately my son got the worst teacher! She is extremely disorganized and seems to focus on the child's weaknesses in a very bad way! Overall a bad choice!
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Tuesday's noteworthy initiations include:
- Apple (AAPL) initiated with a Neutral at Nomura
- Caterpillar (CAT) initiated with a Neutral at Piper Jaffray
- Cisco (CSCO) initiated with a Buy at Buckingham
- Dell (DELL) initiated with a Sell at Citigroup
- Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) initiated with a Sell at Citigroup
- IBM (IBM) initiated with a Buy at Citigroup
Tuesday's noteworthy upgrades include:
- Eli Lilly (LLY) upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Goldman
- RadioShack (RSH) upgraded to Buy from Underperform at BofA/Merrill
- Primero Mining (PPP) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Macquarie
- DirecTV (DTV) downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at JPMorgan
- Intel (INTC) downgraded to Underperform from Market Perform at Bernstein
- Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) downgraded to Sell from Neutral at Goldman
- Netflix (NFLX) downgraded to Underperform from Buy at BofA/Merrill
- Baidu (BIDU) downgraded to Underperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse
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This has been a date circled on a lot of calendars ever since the college basketball schedules for this season were announced. For the first time in over 32 years, Seattle University hosts the University of Washington at KeyArena. The game is set to tip off at 7:10 p.m. Dave Grosby and Gary Hill, Jr., will be courtside broadcasting the game on 710 ESPN Seattle. FSN Northwest will televise the game live, with Tom Glasgow and Lenny Wilkens providing the play-by-play and analysis, helped by Jen Mueller and Francis Williams on the sidelines. The largest crowd to attend a Seattle U home game since reclassification began is expected, and it will be interesting to see how both teams respond to such an atmosphere in Seattle.
SCOUTING WASHINGTON: The Huskies enter Tuesday's game with an 18-8 overall record, including a 10-5 record in the Pac-10 Conference to currently sit in third place in the league standings. Washington is coming off a tough 87-86 loss at Arizona this past Saturday. The Huskies are scoring 85.7 points per game, second in the country behind only VMI, and giving up 70.4 points per contest. As a team, Washington is shooting 48.2 percent from the field, including 38.5 percent from behind the three-point line, and 66.0 percent from the free throw line. Isaiah Thomas, a strong candidate for Pac-10 Player of the Year honors, leads the team with 16.6 and 5.9 assists per game. Matthew Bryan-Amaning is right behind him in scoring with 16.3 points per game, plus he leads the Huskies in rebounding and blocked shots, averaging 8.0 boards and 1.8 blocks per game. MBA is shooting 58.1 percent from the field. Justin Holiday is contributing 12.0 points and 5.2 rebounds per contest. Already without Abdul Gaddy for the rest of the season, the Huskies will probably be without Scott Suggs Tuesday, as he is recovering from a sprained MCL suffered Thursday against Arizona State.
SEATTLE U VS. WASHINGTON: This will be the 26th meeting all-time between Seattle University and Washington, with the Huskies holding a 21-4 series advantage. Washington spoiled Seattle U's first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament with a 92-70 victory in the 1953 NCAA West Regional in Corvallis, Ore. The intracity rivals did not meet again until the 1969-70 season, when the two schools split the season series with each team winning on their own home floor. Washington won ten straight games from 1971-76 before Seattle U broke through at the start of the 1976-77 season (78-64). Seattle U's only victory at Washington came at the start of the 1978-79 campaign, an 82-78 victory. Washington has won the last five meetings, including an 87-60 victory on March 3, 2009, in the first game between the two schools in 29 years. Last season, Washington jumped out to a 30-3 lead halfway through the first half on its way to a 123-76 victory at Hec-Edmundson Pavilion. Charles Garcia led Seattle U with 20 points and seven rebounds, and Cervante Burrell contributed 18 points, four rebounds, three assists, and five steals.
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The wait is over, Juggalos! The latest release from the demented duo, Heartbroken & Homicidal, is hitting the streets nationwide and leaving a fury of destruction in its wake! Twiztid are known to reinvent themselves with every album they put out and the era of Heartbroken & Homicidal is no different! You won't believe what Monoxide and Madrox have in store for you with this release!
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You can do something the Hubble telescope can't: Observe Mercury. And February is the best time this year to do it.
The first planet will make its best appearance of 2013 about 30 minutes after sunset between Feb. 12 and 20 as it positions itself at least 10 degrees-extend your arm and make a fist-above the horizon in the west-southwest. It may be tough to view since we don't live on a prairie and trees obstruct most of the horizons in our backyards.
Mercury and Venus are the only two planets between Earth and the sun. Because of this vantage point, Mercury appears to have phases like the moon-first quarter, last quarter and half-illuminated.
Since its orbit hugs the sun so tightly, Mercury is only visible from Earth during morning or evening twilight, always rising and setting with the sun. Hubble as a rule won't observe it because of its proximity to the sun. Training its powerful telescope on Mercury (or Venus, for that matter) would likely damage Hubble's instruments.
Mercury will be in retrograde from Feb. 8 into April, meaning it will appear to move backward in the sky, but this is an optical illusion caused by the difference in orbital speeds of the two planets. Mercury periodically reaches a stage in its orbit around the sun where, from our perspective on Earth, it appears to slow down to the point where it stands still, and then appears to move backward.
Mercury will be less than 1 degree from Mars on Feb. 8. The sky won't be dark enough to spot the pair until they're just setting in the west.
Since the new moon is on Feb. 10, just after sunset on Feb. 11, a very thin crescent moon will be setting right behind the sun and floating above Mercury and Mars. After the weekend of Feb. 16 and 17, Mercury begins to slide back toward the horizon and gets lost in the sun's glare, ending our Earthly observing opportunities for now.
Feb. 7 - Mercury and Mars form a pleasing but tight planetary conjunction. Mars will be two-thirds of a degree to the upper left of much brighter Mercury. Binoculars or a telescope are recommended because they will be very low in the west-southwest at evening twilight.
Feb. 10 - New moon.
Feb. 25 - Full moon. This full moon was known by early Native American tribes as the Full Snow Moon because the heaviest snows usually fell during this time of the year. Since hunting is difficult in late February, this moon has also been called the Full Hunger Moon.
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When console video games first achieved mainstream success back in the 1980s, some investors believed that traditional toy makers such as Mattel (NASDAQ: MAT) and Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS) were doomed. They thought that boys would abandon their action figures to spend more time with Mario and Link. However, the toy industry proved those bearish critics wrong, and physical toys continued to sell well over the next three decades.
As a kid of the late 1980s, I owned my fair share of G.I. Joe and Transformers action figures, even though my friends and I were also hopelessly addicted to 8-bit Nintendo and Sega games. This resilience of toy makers in an increasingly digital age is simple to explain - growing kids love to use their imagination just as much as they love engaging in scripted digital adventures.
The new conflict between toys and video games
Today, the dormant decades-long conflict of toys versus video games has returned, after earnings from Mattel and Hasbro revealed a decline in sales of toys for boys compared to stronger sales of toys for girls. Much of this decline was attributed to the new threat of mobile social gaming, which has made portable gaming a much more social affair than it was in the past. Therefore, the toy industry is now engaged in a contest of tug-of-war against the video game industry for control of the lucrative boys' market.
Mattel and Hasbro have signed deals with Rovio and Zynga, respectively, to release board games based on their popular Angry Birds and Farmville franchises in an effort to recapture the interest of boys who spend more time on smartphones and tablets than in a toy box. Hasbro, in particular, has invested heavily in movie franchises such as Transformers, G.I. Joe and Battleship to garner interest in its aging toy and game lines.
However, despite Mattel and Hasbro's best efforts to win back the boys, a new threat has emerged - hybrid interactive toys that can be merged into a video gaming experience, created by the largest video game publisher in America, Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), and the largest media conglomerate in the world, The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS).
The sky's the limit
Activision Blizzard, best known for its World of Warcraft and Call of Duty franchises, first released Skylanders in October 2011. Skylanders was a unique product, which merged physical action figures with a console-based video game. These action figures are equipped with NFC chips, which are placed onto a pedestal that "transports" the toy into the video game. This allows gamers to collect and trade physical toy collections that can interact with each other in a digital environment. In other words, Skylanders took the card-collecting competitive frenzy of Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh! and straddled it across two different markets.
To date, only two supported games have been released - Spyro's Adventure in 2011 and Skylanders: Giants in 2012, but total sales of the franchise hit the $1 billion mark in February, 15 months after its initial release. That's a considerable feat for a company that generated $4.76 billion in annual revenue in 2012.
To infinity and beyond
This caught the attention of Disney, which is preparing to release Infinity, a similar product that allows consumers to place their favorite Disney and Pixar action figures into a digital world. Figures placed on the physical pedestal launch their own programmed playsets in the game world.
While Disney's idea sounds similar to Skylanders, Infinity takes the formula one step further by offering an open-ended sandbox mode, where users can play with a virtual toy in the digital world, combining racetracks, soccer fields and other pieces to create their own mini-game playgrounds. Different combinations of pieces and characters can yield dramatically different results.
Infinity's creators claim that the idea for the toy box came during the filming of Toy Story 3, and the influence is clear - just like Andy, gamers can play with toys in any way they choose. Game worlds can be collaborated on, and the virtual playgrounds can be saved by the session host.
Disney is counting on Infinity to turn around its Disney Interactive Media division, which is still operating at a loss, despite an 8% year-over-year revenue increase last quarter. Disney has notably scaled back on its video game operations, closing down Lucasfilm's Lucasarts video game division and handing over the reins of its Star Wars game franchise to Electronic Arts.
If Infinity can replicate some of the success of Activision's Skylanders when it is released this summer, then Disney could have a big hit on its hands and the segment could finally return to profitability.
The Foolish Bottom Line
Kids are lucky these days. Not only do they play some of the most graphically polished video games in history, but they also get interactive hybrid toys that blur the line between physical and digital toys.
Exciting times for kids also create exciting opportunities for investors. Activision Blizzard and Disney, which both generate their core revenue elsewhere, have very little to lose and plenty to gain if Skylanders and Infinity succeed. Meanwhile, I wouldn't be surprised if Hasbro and Mattel, which are looking for ways to stay cool and relevant with young boys, started creating similar products of their own.
Even though the battle has evolved, human nature remains the same. Whether or not it's a cardboard box being spilled on a bedroom floor, or fancy NFC-equipped figurines being placed on console-connected pedestals, kids will always love to play and create new worlds, and there will always be a market for it.
It's easy to forget that Walt Disney is more than just the House of Mouse. True, Disney amusement parks around the world hosted more than 121 million guests in 2011. But from its vast catalog of characters to its monster collection of media networks, much of Disney's allure for investors lies in its diversity, and The Motley Fool's premium research report lays out the case for investing in Disney today. This report includes the key items investors must watch as well as the opportunities and threats the company faces going forward. So don't miss out -- simply click here now to claim your copy today.
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Which developing countries received the most remittances in 2012?
According to a new World Bank report, officially recorded remittance flows to developing countries are estimated to reach $406 billion in 2012, a growth of 6.5% over the previous year.
The top recipients of migrant remittances in 2012 are India ($70 billion), China ($66 billion), the Philippines ($24 billion), Mexico ($24 billion), and Nigeria ($21 billion).
These flows are expected to rise 8% in 2013 and 10% in 2014 to reach $534 billion in 2015. The size of remittance flows to developing countries is now more than three times that of official development assistance.
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Today, the Tennessee Department of Education named fifteen of the best teachers across the state to serve in the 2012-14 Reward School Ambassador Program (RSAP), including three from Memphis City Schools.
The Ambassador Program provides leadership opportunities and resources to the state's Reward Schools to help them advance and serve as models of success for schools across Tennessee. MCS provided the most teachers for the program from any single school district in the state. Following a highly competitive selection process, the three teachers chosen as ambassadors from the Memphis school district include:
Reward Schools with teacher ambassadors will receive $20,000 each in flexible funding to further their educational programming, whether it involves creating new initiatives or expanding existing programs that have proven to be effective.
RSAP is financed through Race to the Top funds. In addition to improving their individual Reward Schools, Ambassador Program teachers will form partnerships with Focus Schools in the district, so that they can share information and best practices for student achievement. Each teacher has been involved in leadership initiatives at their schools (e.g. as an instructional coach or teacher leader) and has displayed both personal and professional integrity.
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Bob Marley and the Wailers were a Jamaican reggae and ska band created by Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer. The band formed when self-taught musician Hubert Winston McIntosh (Peter Tosh) met Neville Livingston (Bunny Wailer), and Robert Nesta Marley (Bob Marley) in 1963. By late 1963 Junior Braithwaite, Beverley Kelso, and Cherry Smith had joined the Wailers. After Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer left the band in 1974, Bob Marley began touring with new band members. His new backing band included brothers Carlton Barrett and Aston "Family Man" Barrett on drums and bass respectively, Junior Marvin and Al Anderson on lead guitar, Tyrone Downie and Earl "Wya" Lindo on keyboards, and Alvin "Seeco" Patterson on percussion. The "I Threes", consisting of Judy Mowatt, Marcia Griffiths, and Marley's wife, Rita, provided backing vocals.
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Manna for Bob-heads everywhere.
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Special attention is given to assisting member States in the management and conservation of listed sites whose ecological character is threatened. This is frequently carried out through the Ramsar Advisory Mission, a technical assistance mechanism formally adopted by Recommendation 4.7 in 1990.
The main objective of this mechanism is to provide assistance to developed and developing countries alike in solving the problems or threats that make inclusion in the Montreux Record necessary.
In most cases, the application of this mechanism consists of a visit by a team of two or more experts who will produce a report on their findings and recommendations. Upon receiving a request from a Contracting Party, the Secretariat agrees upon the terms of reference for the mission with the concerned authorities and determines the type of expertise that will be required for the visiting team. The team's draft report is submitted for review to the competent authorities who have requested the mission, and its revised final report then becomes a public document, which can provide the basis for conservation action at the site. In some cases, the recommendations of Ramsar Advisory Mission reports have provided the framework for financial assistance from the Small Grants Fund and external support agencies.
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Political theorists have identified envy to be of political concern. While it is generally agreed that certain forms of envy are socially disruptive, there is relatively little agreement as to the nature of this threat, and how to address it. This difference seems to stem from different understandings of the nature of the emotion itself. This thesis examines the place of envy within the context of Aristotle's political philosophy. Aristotle, it is argued, has an accurate understanding of the nature of envy and he offers a political arrangement that seems to successfully undermine the most socially dangerous forms of envy, without compromising the potential for social progress. Aristotle recognizes that envy arises when one is insecure or anxious with respect to their own self-worth. He presents a political arrangement that is designed to engender a more secure basis for individual self-worth, which is also feasible among those who lack this security.
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Mr. Lawton, a native of Wauconda, Wash., was born Nov. 7, 1926. He retired from the Tracy defense depot as a mechanics supervisor.
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The Hawks, who were supposed to have an off day Sunday, held a workout (for younger players) and video session following last night's loss to the Celtics. The Hawks held a 19-point second-quarter lead but it was gone after the Celtics outscored them 33-9 in the third quarter.
Following the video session, players and coaches held a meeting to discuss the loss, which is not the first time this season the Hawks have failed to hold a big lead. I spoke to coach Larry Drew following the meeting. Here are a series of quotes from him. I will just let you read what he said in most of it's entirety.
* "We just watched film today. As painful as it was to watch, it was very, very productive. After we watched, we had some very good dialog amongst the group. I mean really good. I'm a firm believer that things happen for a reason. I wish we could have won the game last night because we played well the first half and then we didn't play well the second half and came away with a loss. But that brought this meeting today. … The guys had a chance to talk about some things and air some things. It was very productive."
* "I think we have (an identity). I think what we are struggling with right now are situations that when it gets a little tough mentally we don't push through it. We don't push through it. That was a big part of our discussion this morning of dealing with adversity and being able to persevere through adversity. You can't expect to play well every game. This game is a game of runs. But when you do go through stretches where things aren't going well you pull together. You don't fragment. Last night, we fragmented. That was very discouraging. When you fragment, you start looking like a soft team and you start pointing figures and you start making up excuses. We fragmented last night. That is something we talked about today because it's going to happen again. It's understanding and it's learning how to push through it. Those are the situations that make you a better ball club because you know how to handle it. You can deal with it."
* "Paul Pierce had an interesting quote when asked about the difference between the first half and the second half. They realized that they were fighting each other instead of fighting the opponent. Lo and behold, that's what we did the second half. We started fighting amongst ourselves instead of the Celtics."
* "It was everybody, the coaching staff and all the players. We sat and we watched film and we pointed some things out. We pointed individuals out. At the end of the meeting, we had group dialog about certain things: slow starts, slow starts in the third quarter, not coming out with energy at the start of the third quarter. We've had issues with those things throughout the season. Last night was really, really glaring. After playing so energized that first half and then coming out in the second half and the energy was sapped from our bodies, particularly when they climbed up in us a little bit. We discussed all of those things. The players had some very interesting things to say and they talked amongst themselves, which is very healthy for a team. They did it in such a way where nobody was degraded. … It was just 'Let's talk about this first guys because it's about the team. It's team first. This is what we need to do moving from this point forward.'"
* "In the past this type meeting would have resulted in some tempers flaring in there. It was very professional. I've got a very mature group. Guys said what they felt. There was no bickering. There were no hard feelings. Everybody was shaking their head in agreement. It was very, very professional. … Sometimes it takes a game like that to humble you a little bit. They voiced their opinions about different things. I was very professional. It was unfortunate that we had take an L to bring us together like that. But like I said, things happen for a reason and maybe that was the reason."
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January 6th, 2013
3:46 pm
O'Brien, how many picks from the bottom half of last year's draft, a deep draft, are performing better than Williams this year? And you don't want to give up a pick from this year's shallow draft?
January 6th, 2013
3:55 pm
We'll find out if this meeting meant anything on January 25 when the Celtics come back here. If the Hawks p-ss their pants in terror again, we'll know they are full of sh-t.
January 6th, 2013
3:56 pm
CV- Thoughts on this?
Details of Joe Johnson trade emerge: Nets agreed to swap 2014-15 first-round picks with Atlanta
January 6th, 2013
3:57 pm
Najeh do you think Korver was afraid of Pierce or just overmatched trying to defend an All-Star small forward?
January 6th, 2013
4:01 pm
Might require that you change your starting line-up coach?
Why not bring Josh Smith or Al Horford off the Bench going forward?
January 6th, 2013
4:02 pm
Korver was overmatched..
Al was on lock down and Josh was shooting blanks..
Looney Larry on que throwing his team under the bus…
January 6th, 2013
4:02 pm
Talk is cheap actions speak louder than words. That said it is important for the team to move on. We will see Boston again and can not forget this feeling. LD is as much to blame as every one else. Josh has to get in the paint and do work, Al needs to quit messing around with the ball and make quick moves to the basket. Jeff needs to stay energized and in attack mode, please give Ivan more minutes.
January 6th, 2013
4:04 pm
He has got to give Ivan the great a boat load more minutes..We need a banger in there not Alena..
January 6th, 2013
4:05 pm
Have the Guts to make Bold Moves….
Salaries aside….Zaza Pachulia has earned the right to start…PERIOD.
Ivan Johnson deserves to be the 1st guy off the Bench right now…25-30 minutes…
January 6th, 2013
4:08 pm
Zaza fights for boards. Seems like some of the other guys sometimes pass on basic boxing out.
January 6th, 2013
4:14 pm
Big Ray,
I believe your right. The Hawks will have to make a move on the front line before the trade deadline..
Doc and the rest of the NBA has caught them..
Andrew Higgins should be NBA ready in a couple of years as far drafting goes..
January 6th, 2013
4:14 pm
Amar'e Stoudemire
Head Coach Mike Woodson decided NOT to give Stoudemire his startting position back…Amar'e has adapted, accepted, and adjusted to his "new role."
You have to do what's BEST for your Basketball team LARRY DREW and stop coaching Scared!!!
January 6th, 2013
4:17 pm
AL, Josh, Zaza, and Ivan do not make a team ECF ready…
Without exceptional guard play to carry them, its one and done…
January 6th, 2013
4:18 pm
JJ is gone and the same problems persist, like i've said all along, he was not the problem. The coach is still bad, there is still no bench, Josh is still Josh and Al has no post up game. There is a saving grace, the NBA is full of bad, undisciplined players and teams. Additionally, by the time there is a draft pick that can help the team, Josh and Al will be to old. There is no free agent big man or small forward that can come in here and turn it around, they cost A LOT of money, based on attendance, the team can't afford it. Just enjoy the league, this team will not compete for a championship any time soon.
January 6th, 2013
4:19 pm
A 24 year old point guard is too young to lead this team into the playoffs. The teams needs a vet and leader controlling the offense until Teague can stop playing inconsistent if he ever does.
Denver is the perfect trading partner for us. They need shooters and have young bigs and swingmen that fit the criteria to get a deal done.
January 6th, 2013
4:19 pm
"Najeh do you think Korver was afraid of Pierce or just overmatched trying to defend an All-Star small forward?"
That was an unfair defensive assignment for Korver, but the team as a whole was scared and lost their composure and I didn't get the impression Korver was an exception in that regard.
January 6th, 2013
4:21 pm
"JJ is gone and the same problems persist, like i've said all along, he was not the problem. "
Like you've said all along?
September 6th, 2012
11:30 pm
Its going to take 5-10 years to get back to where we were last year…lets get real.
Try again homie.
January 6th, 2013
4:26 pm
^^ lol
January 6th, 2013
4:26 pm
Yes, I still stand by what I said, and i'm not your homie.
January 6th, 2013
4:26 pm
My issue with D-Will2 is not that he isnt worth a first round pick (maybe he is, maybe he isn't). My reason for saying no is we need a legit SF, not a tweener, which is what I think D-Will2 is.
January 6th, 2013
4:27 pm
That team last year would have contended, injuries killed us more than the Celtics. Al was hurt, Josh missed a game, ZaZa missed the series, we had no bigs and lost 4-2. The break up was premature and done for financial reasons. I stand by what I said.
January 6th, 2013
4:29 pm
Good writeup as always.
However, 1) LD said "I think we have (an identity).. Could you ask him what is our identity?
And 2) Could you ask him what is the main issues we have with rebounding? Is it technique? Is it not boxing out? Is it guards not helping on the glass?
January 6th, 2013
4:31 pm
If the Hawks go .500 the rest of the year they will lose in the first round just as effectively as they did with Joe and Marvin, who are now supporting players on worse teams than the Hawks. That's a lot less than 5-10 years to get back to the same place.
The Joe trade was one of the top 5 trades in ATL sports history, up there with Doyle Alexander for John Smoltz and the Fred McGriff trade.
January 6th, 2013
4:34 pm
A Toronto fan proposed this trade to me:
Calderon and a high 2nd rounder for
Devin Harris and future 2014 or 2015 first round pick.
We could add Calderon to Jeff and Lou, that would be a killer combo.
January 6th, 2013
4:36 pm
The same prob will exist before the 3rd game coming up. The "Smoove", will continue to launch like a nutcase, he will continue to think he's a point guard, he will continue to live at the 3 point line, he will continue to have at least 3 TO's a game. LD should bring him off the bench and he won't. ZaZa needs to start along with Ivan and Al. JT needs to stop yielding to the "Smoove" at the 3 point line, he also needs to play with aggression and know where his team mates need to get the ball to be productive. LD will start the "Smoove", but he is the cancer that continues to grow, the "Smoove" has no B Ball IQ. I'm kind of tired of LD and his talks and nothing changes. The HAWKS function better as a unit with cohesion and focus when the "Smoove", is not in the lineup it is noted, seen and understood. Whatver reason the guards appear to freeze JJ from stroking his jumper needs to stop, JJ should be looked for at every opportunity when he is on the floor. The "Smoove will not change he is as much rhetoric as LD and twice as disruptive. DF is giving HAWK fans a mouthful of Josh Smith, it will be acceptable when he is no longer a HAWK. Folks say Al has no post game and he is a defensive liability but I can deal with his shortcomings moreso then the "Smooves" BS.
January 6th, 2013
4:36 pm
Instead of coming out of the half with ISO Joe, now Drew pretty much goes with ISO Josh. This is the reason some people look at this team being better without Josh. Drew is play Josh as the #1 option and he doesn't even use him correctly on offense.
January 6th, 2013
4:37 pm
January 6th, 2013
4:26 pm
Derrick Williams is an "Average" to "Below average" Basketball talent… He played out west in a "WEAK" College Basketball Conference…Like many west coast Ballers, he looked more talented playing game after game against SCRUBS…
January 6th, 2013
4:38 pm
The season is not over yet. The Hawks have played one of, if not the softest schedules in the league. Brooklyn has played the Knicks 3 times, Celtics 3 times, Heat twice, OKC twice, Lakers 1 time, it can be argued they have played the toughest part of their schedule already. JJ is not a supporting player, you can not like the guy, but at the end of games he's getting that rock. My question to you is, we needed shooters and a big man when Marvin and Joe was here, where was the front office to provide this? ATL is a horrible sports town, my question to you Najeh, do you have season tickets and support the team?
January 6th, 2013
4:40 pm
The details of the Joe trade are mildly interesting. I wouldn;t bet a mortgage that the Hawks finish ahead of the Nets in '14 or '15. The optimist in me says that Ty Lawson was selected 1 pick ahead of Teague… so if the Hawks are able to gain even a single spot, we could end up with a better player. But when thinking about the way the Nets' owner is financially supporting the team, it is hard to see them not making the moves needed to be a top 2-3 team in the conference.
January 6th, 2013
4:46 pm
With Love's injury, Williams will have a few weeks to prove his value or he will be dumped before the trade deadline. I would make the gamble but by NO means do I believe he is some type of franchise savior. I think it is quite possible that he becomes Hakim Warrick and not some phenom. After the other night, I'm wondering if the Hawks shouldn't target Austin Daye as a cheap SF with upside.
January 6th, 2013
4:48 pm
I am glad that the Hawks had this bad week, now. First there were the Pistons, nice come back but too little too late. And the Pistons seem to have the Hawks number.
Then come the Celtics. Hawks have a great first half, then fall asleep and stop attacking in the 3rd quarter. Then the old Celtics played Al and Josh like a fiddle, Paul Pierce gets a few calls and laughs at the Hawks, Al and Josh complain about fouls and lose focus. Game, set, match!
Guess what guys, the Celtics are always going to get the calls, get over it. Get as tough as Zaza and start playing with the intensity you had at the start of the year. This is your year, if you wake up, play hard and forget the refs. Earn your place in the NBA otherwise, it is one playoff series and you're gone, so is the coach and a different group of players for Danny Ferry next year. It's now or never for the Al Horford/Josh Smith and friends.
Don't misunderstand, I love you guys, I want this to work. When you play the motion offense and attack and come back on defense you can play with anybody. But if you let the old guard get under your skin, you are just kids.
January 6th, 2013
5:07 pm
RGIII maybe coming to the ATL next week???
January 6th, 2013
5:12 pm
I hate to tell you guys this, but Brooklyn isn't a 'worse team' than us.
They have struggled greatly this year adjusting to their new lineup, and they're still only a whopping one game behind us in the Win Column.
Brooklyn, Indiana nd Chicago are coming hard and fast for our third place spot.
Josh Smith is so frustrating. we're 2-0 without him. We avg 100+ points without Josh this year against two of the top defensive teams in the league. That's because we tend to share the ball more.
Korver and Lou can not be given the task of guarding the opponents top wing player. That's is not their strength. Deshawn needs to regain his starting spot.
We have a veteran, experienced, sure-handed PG on our roster: Devin Harris.
AL has to be more aggressive.
January 6th, 2013
5:17 pm
The 20-10 start was fools gold — this is still a playoff team in the weak East but this team should be a low 40's win team at best.
I give em credit for the good start but they are not that good.
January 6th, 2013
5:18 pm
I just posted this on hawksquawk, even before I saw this write up by C-Viv. But for those of you who aren't a part of that site, here is what I posted:
I know the focus is on Josh Smith for what went on last night. And it's easy to focus on him for some of the plays he made. The fact is though that at least Josh TRIED to make something happen, whether it be positive or negative.
Early on in that 3rd quarter, he did go to the hole hard on two occasions to get to the FT line. The problem with Josh is that he's just not a reliable FT shooter ( which also makes him an unreliable scoring option ). Josh misses 3 out of 4 FTs in that stretch, while the Celtics just continued to methodically chip away at the lead.
My thing is this though . . . where was AL HORFORD? What did he do to even try to stop or slow down what happened last night? Answer = NOTHING.
He passed up shots. He was late on a few defensive rotations. He didn't rebound. Basically, he deferred to Josh, Lou, and anybody else. He had absolutely NO IMPACT in that quarter. None. If he is one of the leaders on the Hawks, this cannot happen. Smith tries, but he cannot do it. Horford doesn't even try ( until Smith is out with an injury ).
Now we get to Larry Drew. So let me get this straight, you basically call out the Hawks for being soft when Boston turned up the pressure. But what did YOU DO to combat what Boston was doing? Yeah, you called a timeout after Boston scored 4 straight points, to so-call get the team back in focus. But you didn't call another timeout the rest of the quarter, waiting instead for TV timeouts to "talk" to the team.
And here were your lineups to combat what Boston did: ( subs are in CAPS )
3rd quarter starters: Teague – Williams – Korver – Smith – Horford . . ( – 12 for the quarter )
4:49 mark lineup: Teague – Williams – STEVENSON – Smith – Horford . . ( -4 )
3:18 mark lineup: Teague – Williams – Stevenson – Smith – ZAZA ( -2 )
1:54 mark lineup: Williams – Stevenson – Smith – TOLLIVER – Zaza ( -4 )
1:02 mark lineup: Williams – Stevenson – Tolliver – HORFORD – Zaza ( -2 )
So you didn't want the team to play SOFT, but you didn't even try to go to a semi-big lineup until the 1:54 mark? And when you DID do it, you bring in Anthony Tolliver? Not even going to ask why the team's toughest and scariest player was just chewing gum on the bench and not even getting a chance to impact the game at this time. And when you DID decide to put him in the game, he starts to make things happen, but the Hawks were in too much of a hole.
Yeah Drew, the Hawks are SOFT. And they already have that label. Your starting center DEFINITELY played soft last night. But you expect SOFT players to play with toughness? It doesn't work that way man. Tough guys are tough guys for a reason. And they only know how to play one way.
Stat of the night for you Larry.
Out of 95 offensive play types charted by Synergy, do you know how many official post up plays the Hawks had?
3 out of 95 Larry. And two of those didn't come until midway through the 4th quarter.
Meanwhile we had 29 out of 95 plays that were spot up jumpers ( 30.5% of the plays ). Our shooting % on those jumpers?
20.8% . . ( 5 – 24 FG ) . . . with 20 of those shots being 3 pointers ( made 5 of them )
We missed 7 of these types of shots in the 3rd quarter alone, and made just 1 – 11 in the 2nd half. Josh Smith had 5 of the misses via spot ups ( 4 actual jumpers and 1 driving layup . . 2 turnovers also ), and had the only make ( the 3 pointer that brought the Hawks within 6 in the 4th quarter )
That is on YOU Larry.
The Hawks are 28th in the league in FT attempts and 29th in FT makes.
We are 26th in offensive rebounding and 27th in total rebounding.
That is on YOU Larry.
Why? Because you continue to keep the two guys on the bench who could help you in both areas.
Zaza Pachulia and Ivan Johnson.
They're easily the toughest guys on the team, and the best rebounding big men you have ( from a Rebound % standpoint ). You call your team SOFT, but leave the TOUGH GUYS on the bench? That makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.
Bottom line is this. If you're not going to reign in Josh Smith from taking a ton of outside shots and acting like he's an elite scorer, you may as well play him at SF for significant stretches, let him fire away, and play guys at PF who will REBOUND THE DANG BASKETBALL when he misses shots.
Stop calling the team SOFT, if you put the softest lineups possible out on the floor. And tell your All-Star center to start to be a LEADER on this team, and take matters into his own hands.
January 6th, 2013
5:20 pm
The Nets ownership will get it done in time — but not this yr.
Unfortunately we are stuck with the Levinson/Gearon group for a little while longer. No one knows how much longer — I still cannot get over the way they ran down the Thrashers out of town.
That was not the fault of the fans — I know I am not paying one dime for anything at the Phillips till these clowns are gone.
Don't hate the players or coaches but really don't love em either.
January 6th, 2013
5:22 pm
Ivan deserves some more minutes — he is a pain in the tail to play aganst.
Kind of guy you want on your team. He is going to be round the league for a while.
January 6th, 2013
5:24 pm
What good is a team meeting if the coach sticks to his same rotations. A lack of energy is a result of being tired. LD wears his starters out night end and night out and expects them to have enough energy for the whole game.
We have been screaming for more playing time for Ivan since last years and what has happened?
January 6th, 2013
5:27 pm
Memphis is $4M over the luxury tax threshold, and has struggled a bit of late. Hawks should offer:
Harris, Korver, Tolliver, and Houston's pick for Rudy G and Tony Wroten.
Memphis shaves $3M+ off their salaries ($6M+ in tax savings). Atlanta picks up a little star power.
January 6th, 2013
5:30 pm
The single, most often used excuse for Josh Smith throughout his career.
The fact is though that at least Josh TRIED to make something happen…
I have not placed last night's lost on any one player and I am not hanging it on Josh. But can we please stop excusing "dumb energetic" actions with this crazy logic that essentially says "at times, it is okay to ignore the team concept and make every attempt to become a basketball superhero"?
northcyde, I agree with most of your other points, especially that Horford was MIA and LD could have utilized better rotations. But that doesn't excuse bringing high effort to dumb decisions.
January 6th, 2013
5:39 pm
I just can't wait till the offseason already. Get rid of Drew and get to see exactly was Ferry is planning.
January 6th, 2013
5:45 pm
Astro . . . I agree. But somebody on the team has to make things happen.
When I re-watched that 3rd quarter, it was obvious that the Celtics were trying to take the ball out of the guards hands with aggressive double teams. Before all of the turnovers started to happen, the Hawk did do a decent job of moving the ball.
My thing is that Josh was the only one really trying to do something. Horford even got the ball in the post about 3 feet away from the basket one time ( with 2 people around him ). But instead of immediately going up strong to try to score, he passed it out to Josh who was out by the 3 point line.
He did that twice in that quarter. So that pretty much forces Josh to try to make a play, because HE didn't want to make the play.
Josh is not a good enough offensive player to get a tough basket in the halfcourt offense. And even when he gets fouled, he'll make 2 FTs maybe only 30% of the time.
All I'm saying is that when the Celtics turned up the heat in that 3rd quarter, Smith was the only one remotely trying to make something happen. And while he wasn't any good at it, everyone else either sucked worse, or didn't try at all ( like Horford ).
This is why BOTH of these guys may get left off the All-Star team, when the coaches vote in about 3 weeks.
January 6th, 2013
5:46 pm
There are always plans, but there arent that many good players. The ones that are any good you have to overpay or slot them in around superstars(or supposed stars). The players out of college come out to young and it's taking 3-4 years to develop them and most dont have good fundamentals. Building a team is very difficult. Najeh likes to research whats said and I said this which I will also standby, this team will be moved out of ATL or operated on the very cheap because of the collective bargaining agreement to solely make a profit. As they say in politics "we can not stay on the current path, its not sustainable"
January 6th, 2013
5:49 pm
northcyde, but don't you think that if Doc Rivers could have designed a defensive plan that would have resulted in "Josh trying to make something happen", that he would have been thrilled?
January 6th, 2013
5:52 pm
My point being, opposing coaches likely love it when Josh (or any single non-megastar player) decides to take the game into his own hands. It is a BAD move and one that should not be excused. I think you could have made your point without making Josh's efforts sound almost admirable.
January 6th, 2013
5:54 pm
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January 6th, 2013
5:56 pm
No doubt Astro. Doc definitely wanted the ball in Josh's hands. The question is . . how does Drew counter that, or better yet, how does he get Josh in a better scoring position, if that was indeed the Celtics game plan?
The Celtics came out and started treating Lou like he was Joe Johnson. And Bradley really turned up the pressure on Teague. And Korver is only a threat if he's wide open and if people set him up for shots. So that leaves the stars on the team ( Smith and Horford ) to try to do something.
One tried to. The other didn't. And the coach did little if anything to help them out, until it was too late.
January 6th, 2013
6:01 pm
northcyde, sounds like employing a different scheme/set to me. Ultimately it comes down to the head coach. And also, the fact that the Celtics are a bad match-up for the Hawks and have been since Tree Rollins bit Danny Ainge.


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