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Tags indie rock, alternative rock, indie, chill
Genres indie, indie rock, folk, alternative, singer-songwriter (beta)
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Artists Wye Oak, St. Vincent, Joanna Newsom (beta)
February 18, 2012
big songs. good songs. just listen to it.
this is pretty cool :)
I actually love this too much
Cloud Cult! Good on you!
I love Typhoon! Sweet playlist
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Be Full of the Joys of Spring by erikvatne
"Awake, thou wintry earth -
Fling off thy sadness!
Fair vernal flowers, laugh forth
Your ancient gladness!".
punk, alternative, rock
A March Into March by erikvatne
Pre-March Music.
electronic, indie, pop, alternative
A Small Back-to-School Mix by erikvatne
school, alternative, pop
A Dream of Spring by erikvatne
Relax in a Dream of Spring.
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Practice Overview
Ned is instructed in a wide variety of work, in particular across all planning and environmental law contexts.
He is ranked as up and coming by Chambers and Partners 2014 under both Planning and Environment.
"He builds effective working relationships with clients and is quick on his feet and highly committed."
Chambers and Partners 2014, Environment
"He is absolutely fantastic, does excellent work and is a roaring success."
Chambers and Partners 2014, Planning
Recent work includes planning appeals, environmental judicial reviews, major infrastructure project hearings and environmental prosecutions. Recent work in the senior courts includes the Supreme Court's hearing of the conjoined appeals in Adamson v Paddico and Taylor v Betterment [2014] UKSC 7, R (Evans) v Basingstoke and Deane BC [2013] EWCA Civ 1635 in the Court of Appeal, as well as Pathfield Estates Ltd v Haringey LBC [2013] EWHC 2053 (Admin) and R (Feeney) v SST [2013] EWHC 1238 (Admin) in the High Court.
The main areas of Ned's practice are:
- Environmental
- Planning
- Highways, commons and village greens
- Local Government
- Licensing
- Land/property law
- Public Law
Practice Areas
Ned has considerable expertise and experience in environmental law, including conservation law, nuisance, statutory nuisance, water law, waste law and contaminated land. He has acted for the Marine Management Organisation and Natural England and has a thorough understanding of coastal, marine law and EU habitats law. Recent work includes acting at an inquiry relating to an incineration plant in Runcorn and giving advice on nuisance issues advice he has given includes advice to INEOS ChlorVinyls on their Runcorn incineration facility and to the MMO on fisheries byelaws.
Ned is recognised as a leading junior in environmental law by Chambers and Partners 2014 which comments that he is "[h]otly tipped by sources as a man with a bright future at the Environmental Bar".
Ned regularly advises on environmental assessment. He was junior to Robert McCracken QC in R (Evans) v Basingstoke and Deane BC [2013] EWCA Civ 1635, a case that considered the compatibility of planning enforcement time limits with EIA law (now before the Court of Appeal), and was instructed by Friends of the Earth in its Supreme Court intervention on the appeal of the Court of Appeal's decision in Central Craigavon Ltd's Application for Judicial Review [2011] NICA 17. Ned acted for Natural England successfully resisting a challenge to a condition designed to protect EU habitats in R (Feeney) v SST [2013] EWHC 1238 (Admin).
Other cases of note include:
- Acting for East Sussex County Council successfully resisting permission a challenge of its alleged failure to take action to prevent the flooding of property off the highway
- Acting for Natural England in the resumed inquiry over Chiltern Railway's plans to upgrade the Marylebone-Oxford line, where the main issue was the impact on protected bats in the Wolvercote Tunnel
- Acting for BAE Systems in its appeal against Natural England's refusal to licence bird control measures in a European protected conservation area
- Representing the Wyatt brothers in their appeal against committal for contempt for breaching planning enforcement notices in the Court of Appeal
- Acting for the successful claimant in R (U & Partners (East Anglia) Ltd) v Broads Authority [2011] EWHC 1824 (Admin), a challenge to the Environment Agency's flood control works in Norfolk, which confirmed that the requirement of "promptitude" does not apply to judicial reviews under the EIA Directive
- Advising and acting for Friends of the Earth in its Supreme Court intervention on the application and scope of the Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive in the case of Central Craigavon (an appeal from the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal) (the appeal was compromised between the main parties in April 2013)
- Representing the Wisely Golf Club in its prosecution by the Environment Agency for various alleged offences under the Thames Region Land Drainage Byelaws
In respect of criminal work, Ned has acted both for prosecutors and defendants and is a member of FTB's Environmental Crime Group. He has given training on investigatory powers and the PACE codes. Ned also has extensive knowledge of the new civil sanctions regime for environmental offences, he contributed to the leading text book and has given presentations on the subject to regulated persons and regulatory bodies – most recently on enforcement undertakings. He is well-placed to act and/or advise and act in this new area of law.
Ned regularly talks and writes on environmental law and has an LLM (environmental laws) from UCL, where he is a visiting researcher. He is an active member of UKELA.
Ned is rated as one of the top 3 juniors under the age of 35 by Planning Magazine 2013 and recognised as a practitioner in the area by Chambers and Partners 2014. He has a solid and practical knowledge of planning law including high profile development proposals and technical enforcement work; he has acted for applicants, local authorities and third party objectors in many different contexts. Ned also has experience of major infrastructure cases under the Planning Act 2008 and the preceding legislation: he acted for Natural England in the DCO hearing into the proposed Marine Energy Park on the Humber Estuary and for an amenity group in relation to the Thames Tideway Tunnel DCO application. He recently acted for Hillingdon LBC at an inquiry into the appeal of a housing development in the Green Belt, Other cases of note include:
- Acting for the MMO in its representations on the draft Northern Line Extension Transport and Works Act Order, that is currently before the Secretary of State
- Acting for Natural England at the resumed inquiry into the Transport and Works Act Order for Chiltern Railway's Oxford-Bicester line upgrade
- Resisting a contested appeal against Kings Lynn and West Norfolk BC's refusal to issue a certificate of lawful use (and obtaining full costs) (reported at JPL 2012 (7) 858-876)
- Appearing with Keith Lindblom QC (as he then was) for the Friends of St Katharine Docks in their successful third party objection to major redevelopment proposals
- Making representations to the Examination in Public of the latest version of the London Plan, England's only surviving Regional Strategy
- Successfully acting for the appellant in a planning enforcement appeal regarding houseboats on the Driffield Navigation, Yorkshire (Planning Magazine, 22 October 2010, page 35)
Ned is acting and has acted in a number of planning judicial reviews and potential challenges, including R (U & Partners (East Anglia) Ltd) v Broads Authority [2011] EWHC 1824 (Admin) and R (Evans) v Basingstoke and Deane BC [2013] EWCA Civ 1635.
He has wide experience of planning enforcement, prosecution and committal proceedings, recent cases in these areas include Pathfield Estates Ltd v Haringey LBC [2013] EWHC 2053 (Admin) and Oxfordshire CC v Wyatt Brothers (Oxford) Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 1921.
Village greens, commons and rights of way
Ned regularly appears at village green inquiries for landowners and local inhabitants. He has an excellent knowledge of the practice and procedures of village green law and has benefited greatly from working with village green experts at FTB and from his time as pupil to Philip Petchey. Ned acted for local inhabitants in two cases on the de-registration of town and village greens under section 14 of the Commons Registration Act 1965, recently heard in the Supreme Court: Taylor v Betterment Properties (Weymouth) Ltd and Paddico (267) Ltd v Adamson: [2014] UKSC 7.
Ned also regularly advises on commons and rights of way issues, and has appeared at inquiries under the Commons Act 2006, Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and Highways Act 1980. He has appeared at inquiries for order-making authorities, footpath users, amenity groups (including the British Horse Society) and landowners. On behalf of East Sussex County Council, he successfully objected to a definitive map modification order made to downgrade a restricted byway to a footpath across land in the parishes of Heathfield and Warbleton; the Inspector also agreed with Ned's submission that the Order had been properly made contrary to submissions made by objectors.
Other cases of note include:
- Successfully resisting at a 2013 inquiry the confirmation of a definitive map modification order to upgrade a footpath across the Squerryes Estate to a bridleway based on evidence from 1957-1977
- Acting for the Linden Homes in its successful objection to an application to register the 'Public Square' outside of Willesden Green Library Centre as a town or village green
- Acting for Islington LBC in its successful objection to an application to register housing estate land at Marie Lloyd Gardens as a town or village green
- Appearing for Shipbourne Parish Council in their successful opposition to the controversial proposed diversion of a footpath in the Kent Downs AONB
- Acting for the successful landowner in the Rydens Way case (junior counsel to Douglas Edwards QC), the case was heard as a non-statutory inquiry on the legal point only and established that the doctrine of res judicata applies to prevent repeat village green applications in relation to the same area of land (reported at JPL 2012 (4) 497-520
Ned regularly writes and advises on highways issues and recently presented the highways law update to the London Planning Forum, he also carried out training for the RWLR and in December 2013 to the Planning Inspectorate's Rights of Way division.
Local government
Ned direct and practical experience of how local authorities work through part-time secondments undertaken early in his career. He has a good general understanding of local government law: for example, he has acted in housing possession and disrepair claims, advised on the funding arrangements for academies and drafted pre-action correspondence on the lawfulness of local authority constitutional arrangements. Recent cases include:
- Drafting proceedings and settling papers for an ASBO claim on behalf of a local authority
- Acting for Haringey London Borough Council in prosecutions on planning and social security matters
- Representing landlords of houses in multiple occupation that fall under the Housing Act 2004 (and HMO Regulations)
- Representing the Epping Forest Riders Association in their objection to Essex County Council's introduction of cattle grids to the Epping Forest
In the rating context, Ned was successful counsel for the local authority in Edem v Basingstoke and Deane BC [2012] EWHC 2433 (Admin), a case on council tax exemptions.
Ned has appeared before local authority representatives and the Magistrates' Courts in relation to premises license applications and appeals. Among his cases, he has successfully acted for Medway Council in licensing appeals and (pro bono) for Lincoln's Inn seeking an extension to the licence for the Great and Old Halls.
He is a member of the Institute of Licensing and of FTB's licensing group and has given presentations on licensing matters, including most recently on Government's proposals for the reform of regulated entertainment.
Land / property law
Ned has advised on easements, restrictive covenants and landlord and tenant issues. He has appeared in front of the Tribunal to the Land Registry and has argued boundary disputes in the courts.
Other areas
Ned undertakes work in other areas of public law such as education, immigration and community care. He also has experience as an advocate in Employment Tribunal claims, social security cases
Awards and Education
- Winner, UKELA Lord Slynn of Hadley senior mooting competition (2009 and 2010), on both occasions before Carnwath LJ
- Lord Denning Scholarship, Lincoln's Inn (2008)
- LLM (environmental laws), University of London (2007)
- DMH Stallard Prize for the best results on the Common Professional Examination (distinction) University of Sussex (2006)
- BA Classics (first class degree), UCL (2004), recognised on the Dean's List
- Judicial review: going the extra mile SJ 2014, 158(4), 28
- Likely significant effect on EU habitats: a quick update Env Law 2013, 77, 18-19
- The Ritz reformed? Costs in environmental and public interest cases JR 2013, 18(4), 408-415
- Why Central Craigavon was wrongly decided (and other problems with the incorporation of the Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive into domestic law) (with Gregory Jones QC and Roger Watts) JPL 2013, 9, 1074-1088
- Case note on Newhaven Port and Properties Ltd v East Sussex CC in the Court of Appeal, RWLR 2013, May(15.3), 249-253
- Room at the top? HS2 and the strategic environmental assessment of major infrastructure (with Gregory Jones QC) SJ 2013, 157(17) Supp (Bar Focus), 18-19
- Cattle grids: legal issues RWLR 2013, Jan(4.1), 113-121
- Private nuisance and statutory controls Env L Rev 2012, 14(3), 224-223.
- Case note on Newhaven Port and Properties Ltd v East Sussex CC, RWLR 2012, May(15.3), 207-215
- How to deal with candidate SACs and potential SPAs? (with Gregory Jones QC) chapter in The Habitats Directive (Hart Publishing, 2012)
- The year's hottest cases reviewed (United Kingdom Environmental Law Association (UKELA) Conference 2011) published at ELM 2011, 23(4), 266-272
- Contributor to The Law of Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions (Norris and Phillips eds.) (Oxford University Press, February 2011), the leading textbook on the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008
- Chapter on public participation in UK CCS planning and consent procedures (with Meyric Lewis) in Carbon Capture and Storage: Emerging Legal and Regulatory Issues (Havercroft, Macrory and Stewart eds.) (Hart Publishing, July 2011)
- Update: planning SJ (2009) 153/47 25 (with Gregory Jones)
- Chapter on UK implementation in The Aarhus Convention at Ten: Interactions and Tensions between Conventional International Law and EU Environmental Law (Europa Law Publishing, November 2009) (with Prof. Richard Macrory)
- Costs, Protective Costs and Environmental Cases: The Ongoing Saga Env Law 52 (July 2009) 7
- The new European Marine Strategy Directive (legislative note) Env. L. Rev. 2008, 10(3), 218-224
Practice Areas
Contact Clerks
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James Kemp, Principal Clerk
Rachael Osborne, Clerk
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(Update: The league canceled all games through Nov. 30. The BRI still seems to be a sticking point.)
We've been here before but it looks like an end to the lockout is within sight.
The two sides are meeting this morning, and Chris Sheridan reports that the split of basketball revenues is at the top of the agenda. That's been a source of contention between the sides in earlier sessions. Also, things have usually gotten tougher once the small negotiating groups go back to their constituents. So there's still time for everything to fall apart but there was real optimism after last night's bargaining session.
Union exec Billy Hunter said the two sides are "within striking distance of a deal." Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports quotes a source saying: "There's a strong expectation [within the negotiations] that hands will shake [Friday]." Howard Beck of the New York Times goes so far as to report that there's still the possibility of an 82-game schedule if a deal is reached soon and that the league has called arenas to clear dates in late April.
It sounds as if they've made progress on issues like the mid-level exception, the maximum length of player contracts "Bird rights" and the luxury tax.
There also have been reports that the new deal would include an amnesty clause, which would allow teams to waive one player and, according to ESPN.com's Marc Stein, wipe most of the salary off the books for cap purposes. There also are reports of a "stretch exception" that would allow a team to waive a player and spread the money owed out over several years. Both provisions could potentially help the Hawks shed payroll and gain some cap flexibility.
Of course, once the lockout ends the Hawks are going to be in flux because of the Alex Meruelo issue. ( When earlier reports surfaced about "seller financing" potentially being a problem, my understanding was that it was not an NBA concern since the league's lawyers were involved with the deal from the beginning. There is no "seller financing" as part of the deal but there was confusion on that point because some ASG members would retain a minority interest in the team.)
Once the lockout is over, who will be calling the shots on Hawks basketball operations? If it's ASG, do those owners proceed with the belief that Meruelo will eventually buy the team? If the sale falls through, I'm assuming the current owners still want to sell the team so do they proceed with any long-term planning in the interim?
Wilkins plans game
You don't have to wait until the season to see NBA-caliber ball. Damien Wilkins has organized a charity game at Morehouse on Nov. 5 with proceeds benefiting the Boys and Girls Club of America. League guys expected to play: Teague, Smoove, J.J., Lou Williams , Jordan Crawford, Anthony Morrow, Chris Wilcox, Derrick Favors, James Harden , Jarrett Jack, Jeff Green, Jonny Flynn, Micheal Beasley, Rudy Gay, Russell Westbrook , Shannon Brown and Trey Thompkins.
The game was originally scheduled to be played at Clark Atlanta but Wilkins said high demand for tickets prompted the move to Morehouse. I can see why. That's a hell of a lineup if all those dudes play. A lot of them have been playing in those pickup games at an ATL church. Someday I'd like to show up at a court with a squad like that.
Speaking of those pickup games. . . . For my blog people worried (for some reason) that Smoove engaged in a summer of sloth, he's been showing off a hint of abs at those church pickup games. He said he's not going for the full six-pack look, though. . . .
Reports in Europe indicate Italian club Dinamo Sassari is on the verge of waiving Hawks draft pick Keith Benson and replacing him with Steven Hunter. There were similar reports last week, which the club denied, and Benson stayed. It's hard to know what to make of this development since I'm not familiar with the dynamics of Dinamo (hey-o!) but it could all end up being moot if the lockout ends soon. . . .
JC2 never did lack confidence. . . .
This is the best analysis yet of the players' arguments. That's because it comes from Kevin Murphy, a University of Chicago economist who is advising the union.
Michael Cunningham, Hawks beat
October 29th, 2011
9:41 am
"Where is the update? Nevermind, I will go to another website."
Don't be so hard on MC. Obviously he is exhausted after posting exactly ten blogs in four months.
October 29th, 2011
9:51 am
pitfulajc……update is the first line of the article! Geez!!! HELLO, anybody home up there?
October 29th, 2011
9:57 am
Sorry. Make that exactly ten blogs and one two sentence update in four months. I stand corrected and appropriately humbled.
October 29th, 2011
10:55 am
pitifulajc…..if I appologized everytime I did something like that, it would be all I got done for the day. Being from Ireland, sometimes the Jamison gets in my head. But it is only 1030 am, so I'm good for awhile.
October 29th, 2011
1:28 pm
it is possibly going to get worse as owners try to make up lost revenues at the negotiating table. yes the owners are talking a lot of money to keep on their sude of the fence in total but divided among all of them they are really killing the golden goise unless they completely go for broke and cancel the whole season to get the revenue split they want players, fans, ancillary support be d@mned.
well mc see you in a month or so here
maybe college games elsewhere.
October 29th, 2011
1:44 pm
What aholes players are…..If I owned a business, paid for it out of my pocket, pay the costs that go with it and employ hundreds…nobody is going to tell me they are entitled to a majority percentage of said business.
October 29th, 2011
1:57 pm
"Also, the amnestly clause devalues my proposed Dwight and Gilbert for Al and Joe trade."
It ain't my money, obviously, but I would do that trade even if it meant having to hold on to Gilbert for the duration of his contract. A core of Teague-Smoove-Dwight with any combination of athletic defenders and shooters at the 2 and 3 would have a better chance of going deep in the playoffs than the current squad.
October 29th, 2011
2:09 pm
I am not one of these people who thinks Jordan Crawford is some guaranteed future All Star, but those of you who point to his poor efficiency this year as an indicator of him not having promise are missing the point. Just because he was inefficient in his rookie season playing in a system that allowed him to take terrible shots at will doesn't mean he is going to remain inefficient for the rest of his career. Jamal Crawford in his rookie season was even less efficient than Jordan Crawford, and he turned out fine. As Jordan develops, he will become better at understanding what is and is not a good shot, and he will become better at finishing at the rim and making outside shots (he was 24% from 3 last year and took 4 3's a game, which is the main reason for his inefficiency). I don't think his ceiling is that much higher than Jamal, but he will be a solid player for a long time.
Also, sometimes stats don't tell the whole story. Stats say Adam Morrison as a rookie and Jordan Crawford as a rookie were equally efficient. Stats don't say, however, that Morrison was supposed to be a lights-out shooter whose athleticism was going to pose problems for him, and it turned out that not only was he too unathletic to get to the rim consistently but his shot was a) not good enough to compensate for it and b) not quick enough for him to get it off against more athletic defenders consistently. Jordan's shot and shot selection need work, but he has plenty of athleticism and ball handling ability, which is reasonable enough evidence to assume that he will improve, unlike Morrison.
October 29th, 2011
5:18 pm
Now that talks have broken down, can one of those BEEFCAKES break me off some???
October 29th, 2011
8:24 pm
Mr. Cunningham, why have you not mentioned Zaza's injury?
October 29th, 2011
9:13 pm
Buddy Grizzard ,
Because Marvin is going to have a breakout year with JC1 and his absurd amount of shot attempts gone. Given a role in the offense, Marvin, and I've said this before, will play himself into a tradeable commodity. They may yet use the amnesty clause on him, but only when it produces some tangible gain, such creating cap room to facilitate a specific trade.
I think most folks finally stopped believing that one before they let go of Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy.
All sarcasm aside, it doesn't matter whether you blame the head coach (there's been two of them now…Woody always started Marvin, Larry benched him half the time), blame the other players (Joe will take his shots, Jamal took his, and Smoove does what he wants), or Marvin himself – the effect has remained the same.
I'd love to agree with you on this, but Marvin seems destined to do anything but blossom into this wonderfully effective player. Seems to me that Woody, for all his faults and warts, kept the kid in the starting lineup and let him have consistent minutes from year to year. Marvin was doing okay, averaging roughly 12-14 ppg those days, and 5 rebounds or so.
Things didn't get better for him under Uncle Larry. Again, you can blame whoever you choose (as we all do), but I do recall that the Hawks tried to shop him. Smart front offices generally know when a player is on the verge of a breakout, and what will cause that player to break out. The Hawks had no luck selling Marvin's talent + his contract. This may not be a definitive answer to whether or not Marvin can be a significantly better player, but it IS an indicator that A) His play was not that well received, and B) His contract was more than any team wanted to pay for him, potential or not…..which kinda leads to C) Sund overpaid for him.
Either that, or Sund made all the wrong moves, as bringing in JC1 has clearly stunted Marvin's fragile growth curve.
October 29th, 2011
9:15 pm
Don't be so hard on MC. Obviously he is exhausted after posting exactly ten blogs in four months.
What's there to write about? Zaza's restaurant? Smoove practicing his "jumper"? (And Teague NOT doing that)….
Do a check around the League and see if other teams' beat writers are furiously putting up 2-3 columns a week on their team, with no news to go on….
October 29th, 2011
9:24 pm
The Jordan Crawford issue –
1) The Hawks needed another pg, a solid one who could play defense and be quick enough to run fast breaks. They wanted to go further/deeper in the playoffs.
2) Jordan Crawford could not provide them the above for the purpose of playoffs. What he could provide was a lot of ill-conceived shots at ill-conceived times, with enough makes to keep things interesting/exciting…but not necessarily result in wins. Just so happens that we were able to get the same from Josh Smith and Jamal Crawford. The difference is Josh can play hellacious defense and rebound, while Jamal is a veteran with better finishing ability.
3) The Wiz were asking a lot in trade, since they were going to take on Bibby's contract. They were and still are in a youth movement. We wanted to dump Bibby and his contract. It was a squeeze play/staring contest, and the Hawks blinked first, simple as that. Either we dumped Bibby and picked up Hinrich the way they wanted to do it, or we didn't.
If we hadn't done the deal, nobody would be extolling the virtues of Jordan Crawford in the playoffs. Instead, they'd be cursing Sund's lack of movement at the trade deadline. There was going to be some massive complaining either way.
4) I'll go out on a limb and say JC2 has a better career than Marvin Williams. Okay, so that's not "out on a limb." It's also not saying a whole heck of a lot, either. JC2 has to reign in his tendencies and become a better percentage shooter, plus learn to play at least passable defense. If somebody works with him, and he works hard, he'll be fine.
At least nobody will be talking about cajoling, massaging, and otherwise baby-talking him into being a full-fledged, full-time NBA player…..a la Marvin Williams.
October 29th, 2011
9:56 pm
Did I mention I'm gay?
October 29th, 2011
10:01 pm
Big Ray
October 29th, 2011
9:56 pm
Did I mention I'm gay?
Hey, look….no basketball, but the troll is still around….
October 29th, 2011
10:01 pm
I am sorry to say that I could care less about the NBA. I have always enjoyed basketball; but in my opinion the professional game has become a sideshow. There is no team spirit. Instead, the players appear to be a group of self absorbed prima donnas who want more than the millions of dollars each that they make every year. The owners appear concerned only about the hundreds of millions of dollars they can make from television broadcast rights and licensing and marketing fees. Both owners and players seem to have forgotten (if they ever knew) that the fans who buy the tickets are the ones that make the enterprise go. I like basketball. But, I'll watch the college game. I frankly don't care if I ever see another NBA game.
October 29th, 2011
10:02 pm
See you later, Troll. I look forward to the "IP address" game we always play on my blog….libraries and coffee shops around the world, beware…..
October 29th, 2011
10:19 pm
The troll is coming to a public computer access area near you….LOL.
October 29th, 2011
10:29 pm
We DID shop Marvin around and teams DID want him.
The Nets wanted Marvin in a Devin Harris trade, but we refused and they traded him for Deron.
We could've traded Marvin in a deal for Mo Williams/Shaq.
October 29th, 2011
11:01 pm
Based on my last few comments, it looks like I really am gay.
October 29th, 2011
11:51 pm
Good to see some of the long-time posters just wanted to point out an article that I saw today:
Tentative agreements are already in place on the following major items:
¶ Luxury-tax rate: Teams will be charged $1.50 per $1 spent beyond a threshold, replacing the previous dollar-for-dollar tax, according to people who have seen the plan.
To further discourage spending, the tax will increase for every $5 million spent beyond the threshold: to $1.75 after $5 million, $2.50 after $10 million and $3.25 after $15 million.
Under this system, the Los Angeles Lakers would have paid $45 million in taxes last season, compared with $20 million under the old formula. (The rates could still change based on other tradeoffs.)
¶ Contract lengths: Players with "Bird" rights will be eligible for five-year deals, while others will be limited to four. The previous C.B.A. allowed for six-year (Bird) and five-year deals. The 1999 C.B.A. allowed for seven-year (Bird) and six-year deals.
¶ Raises: Annual raises will be reduced by several percentage points, possibly as low as 5.5 percent for Bird players and 3.5 percent for non-Bird players. The prior deal allowed raises as high as 10.5 percent (Bird) and 8 percent.
¶ Midlevel exception: It will start at $5 million, a decrease of $800,000. The contract length and annual raises attached to the exception remain under discussion.
¶ Amnesty clause: Each team will be permitted to waive one player, with pay — anytime during the life of the C.B.A. — and have his salary be exempt from the cap and the luxury tax. Its use will be limited to players already under contract as of July 1, 2011.
¶ Stretch exception: Teams will be permitted to stretch out payments to waived players, spreading out the cap hit, over several seasons. The payment schedule will be set by doubling the years left on the contract and adding one. (Thus a team waiving a player with two years left could pay him over five years.)
I like the last two rules. Makes it so there are less mistakes made with F/A signings
There are a few critical issues still under debate. The N.B.A. wants to further punish tax-paying teams by denying them use of the midlevel exception and sign-and-trade deals, and wants additional penalties for "repeat offenders." The union opposes those measures.
Not a fan of the bold. Basically it would kill big market teams. In every sport you have big market teams yet basketball wants to be different even though small market teams dont bring in the dough like big market teams. Kinda funny if you ask me.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/sport … r=1&src=tp
October 29th, 2011
11:54 pm
Great info. Thanks Jerry
October 30th, 2011
12:29 am
"The Wiz were asking a lot in trade, since they were going to take on Bibby's contract. They were and still are in a youth movement. We wanted to dump Bibby and his contract. It was a squeeze play/staring contest, and the Hawks blinked first, simple as that. Either we dumped Bibby and picked up Hinrich the way they wanted to do it, or we didn't. "
The problem, of course, is that the trade never had to be made in the first place. If the Hawks had simply started Teague, who was better than Bibby anyway, they may have been able to hold on to JC2 and possibly trade him and Bibby for someone at a different position.
October 30th, 2011
3:05 am
A bit late to the prom.
[still giddy over the Dawgs win]
Flat out – I'd rather have Capt Kirk on my team – period.
I liked the trade then – like it better now.
Teague, Kirk, Joe – nice guard rotation.
Now sign Battier.
October 30th, 2011
3:26 am
For Big Ray:
I don't know about beat writers in other cities ?
But two or three columns a week; I doubt it.
Heck … one per week … I'll check on that.
Shoot, we'd be happy with one.
Forget MC;
Let's talk AJC or the Hawks organization:
Other cities have multiple outlets for info & fan dialogue.
This city – this state – the Hawks have never promoted basketball.
MC catches the crap because it's [supposedly] his blog.
*(his picture out front)
*(his byline)
So, once again, this is an open forum … folks are frustrated.
Therefore, MC is gonna hear the unpleasantness.
Comes with the terretory.
MC uses this forum to give his honest opinion on;
the Hawks, Players, coaches, LD, the so called troll,
strategies, effort, ASG, Rick Sund, "etc, etc, etc"
*[-Yul Brynner - The King of Siam-]
By the same token – we his "blog people"
should be able to do the same.
October 30th, 2011
6:00 am
The Nets wanted Marvin in a Devin Harris trade, but we refused and they traded him for Deron.
We could've traded Marvin in a deal for Mo Williams/Shaq.
Somehow I very much doubt that. Find the source and link us to it, though. I'm more than willing to be proven wrong.
October 30th, 2011
6:11 am
The problem, of course, is that the trade never had to be made in the first place. If the Hawks had simply started Teague, who was better than Bibby anyway, they may have been able to hold on to JC2 and possibly trade him and Bibby for someone at a different position.
The Hawks also didn't have to re-sign Joe, Bibby, and Marvin to the contracts they got. I have just two answers for you:
1) Sund – inept, old, stupid, tired, and willing to do as he's told.
2) ASG – meddlesome, quarrelsome, myopic, and foolish to a fault.
The same group who claimed they cut Woody loose in part because he wouldn't hardly play Teague, let Larry get away with the same thing all season. You make it all sound so simple, Najeh , but you know where the problems lie….
October 30th, 2011
8:36 am
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9:42 am
Also what the NY times article states that The amnesty can be used at any point over the life of the CBA but only with respect to players currently under contract and can't trade for a player and amnesty his pre CBa deal. Sounds like pretty good superstar insurance in case someone-especially Joe Johnson although I dont wish any type of injury has a serious injury at any point over the life of his deal.
October 30th, 2011
9:44 am
Sorry for the broken NY Times article link. Here is the direct link if anyone is interested
October 30th, 2011
9:56 am
Yes, the players are paid too much money and the game has degenerated to one on one, "me first" basketball.
That said, you will see something amazing in almost every game, either an athletic defensive or offensive play by a great athlete. Is this enough to generate interest? Time will tell whether individual skills and mediocre results from all but a handful of teams are enough to support the NBA.
The best argument for the owners was the question by one of the players, "Why do the owners need to make money?" Some owners seem to be willing to cancel the season to bring fiscal sanity to a league with little self-restraint. Are they trying to break the union? Probably.
There are only a very few of these players with ability outside of basketball and the willingness to actually work like "normal people".
If the difference is actually $100 million per year that equates to $250,000 each when spread among 400+ players who currently average $6-7 million per year. Despite all of the cliches, hackneyed phrases and self-serving comments by the leaders of the players, the numbers make the players appear to be foolish.
These are players who, on average, make more money in one year than 99% of the country will make in a lifetime.
October 30th, 2011
11:39 am
oh it is soo good to be back together again for however short a period it is.
mc, can you go to a blog soon that really looks hard at where this ownership thing it going and showing us some of the x's and o'c on this one before it goes much further or at least give us a link other than tim's that doesnt really look too deep behind the scenes as to how this ball got started and who is responsible for lack of insight into there it could be derailed. who really put there heads in the sand, basg, nba, lawyers, etc. as there should have been some red flags even before ths thing got too far. at least when i heard the basg had to stay involved or do some of the financing it didnt ring true or seem like it was more than smoke and mirrors. it wold be nice to have a forum to discuss this on with facts or suggestions of what the inevitable outcomes could be.
October 30th, 2011
11:48 am
I would do that trade even if it meant having to hold on to Gilbert for the duration of his contract. – Najeh
Yeah but it will never happen because ORL doesn't need to dump Gilbert's contract. They can simply Amnesty it, write it off as a loss for Rich DeVos, and use the money to go after somebody with a better contract than Joe Johnson.
Sounds like pretty good superstar insurance in case someone-especially Joe Johnson although I dont wish any type of injury has a serious injury – brigadierjerry
This is a great point and something I haven't thought about. Definitely not going to Amnesty Marvin, who is owed so little, when we might need this down the road to dump an aging Joe.
These are players who, on average, make more money in one year than 99% of the country will make in a lifetime. – Not so casual observer
The NBA has produced approximately 1000 players in the last 20 years who have made at least $1 million for their CAREER. The lottery produces more millionaires per year than the NBA.
October 30th, 2011
11:49 am
And he will be the one guy on the team showing up at camp out of shape (like Boris Diaw after he got that new deal 3 or 4 years ago). – Grandmaster JeJe
This is my greatest fear. Marvin should be dropping weight right now. I really think being overweight is the biggest contributor to his back problems. If he starts the season overweight it's going to ruin the best chance he will ever have to become a 15 ppg player on a playoff team. This is his window of opportunity. We know he's not assertive enough to take shots away from JC1. With Jamal gone, it's his for the taking.
If I owned a business, paid for it out of my pocket, pay the costs that go with it and employ hundreds… – Cancel them All
This is a completely ignorant statement. Since 2000, eight NBA teams have begun playing in new or renovated stadiums. The cost of this construction is over $2 billion. 84 percent of that has been paid through public funds, not out of the pockets of the owners:
But you probably blame this country's financial woes on welfare mothers. Fat, rich white men are the biggest welfare collectors on the planet.
October 30th, 2011
12:08 pm
Interesting article,
I dont know how true it is just an interesting article:
This is opinion: The latest NBA lockout stalemate is all about the basketball-related-income (BRI) split. The owners want 50-50. The players want 52-48.
This is fact: The belief that NBA Players Association president Derek Fisher has been co-opted by commissioner David Stern — and promised the commish he could deliver the union at 50-50 — caused NBPA executive director Billy Hunter and at least one member of the union's executive committee to confront Fisher on Friday morning and make him reassess his 50-50 push, a source familiar with the negotiations told FOXSports.com Friday afternoon.
A veteran NBA player familiar with the negotiations characterized the concerns about Fisher's allegiance as similar to the concerns about Michael Curry in 2005, the year of the league's last collective-bargaining agreement.
Curry, an 11-year NBA player who earned about $15 million for his career, was the union's player president from July 2001 through late June 2005. At age 36, he played 18 games for the Indiana Pacers during the 2004-05 season, his last season. The NBA and the union agreed in principle on the now-expired labor deal on June 21, 2005. A week later, Michael Curry stepped down as the union's president. On Sept. 8, 2005, David Stern announced that his alleged former labor-agreement adversary would be vice president, player development for the NBA Development League.
"Michael has always expressed an interest in helping to develop young players whose potential has yet to be realized," Stern stated in a 2005 release. "His personal experience in development leagues and ultimately as a valued NBA veteran, makes him a perfect fit to contribute to the mission of the D-League."
In August 2006, Stern announced Curry would be promoted to NBA vice president, basketball operations. Curry left that job a year later to serve as an assistant coach on Flip Saunders' Detroit Pistons staff. A year later, Joe Dumars and Pistons ownership made the bizarre decision to turn their team over to the highly inexperienced Curry, giving him a three-year, $7.5 million contract. Curry was fired after one season — $7.5 million richer.
Do I need to connect all of the dots?
The player rollbacks began in earnest with the 2005 deal. With Fisher — a 15-year veteran who has earned $57 million — allegedly in Stern's hip pocket, the owners are determined to remake the system and reduce the players' BRI to 50 percent.
In my earlier column exposing Fisher's and his assistant Jamie Wior's inappropriate role in these labor negotiations, I pegged Fisher as a real-life Stringer Bell, the smooth-talking character whose reckless ambition got him in trouble in Season 3 of "The Wire." The truth is, Curry was Stringer Bell. Fisher is the real-life Cheese Wagstaff, the loose-lipped, double-dealing idiot who got Prop Joe killed.
As I said in my original column, David Stern is a real-life Marlo Stanfield.
Guess that makes me Slim Charles, and "this is for Joe."
According to my source, at least one five-time champion, NBA superstar with the initials K.B. was on board with Fisher's push for a 50-50 split. Hunter is firm that the players should not accept less than 52-48. According to my source, Hunter and a member of the executive committee convinced Fisher to stand firm at 52-48 after they questioned the Lakers point guard about his relationship with Stern and deputy commissioner Adam Silver.
According to reports, Hunter ended Friday's negotiating session, telling Stern the union would not budge on 52-48.
It has been my belief throughout this process that Fisher is the wrong person to be the president of the union. He has earned a substantial amount of money from playing in the NBA. But not enough that he can't be influenced and baited by the NBA establishment.
Earlier this week, I contacted Steve Nash and Grant Hill to talk about the lockout. They are the kind of mature, super-wealthy, thoughtful players who should be at the head of the union.
union president is a difficult job. Looking out for the best interests of superstars, stars, role players and bench players is extremely complex. The difference between 52 and 50 percent won't come out of the salaries of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Kobe Bryant and Dirk Nowitzki. It's the bottom 325 players who are going to be squeezed financially.
This is opinion: Billy Hunter has to answer to the bottom 325 players. Derek Fisher has to answer to the superstars and David Stern.
This is fact: Fisher and Hunter haven't been on the same page throughout this lockout
October 30th, 2011
12:50 pm
Good to hear from you. I kid because I love.
October 30th, 2011
12:57 pm
Big Ray
Orlando – 6 blogs in October.
OKC – 8 blogs in October.
New Orleans – 15 blogs in October.
Admittedly not all were compelling topics. Most were well north of ZaZa's latest failed business venture.
I am just a frustrated fan who wants the local monopoly daily to devote more time and attention to a team I have followed for over four decades.
Your blog is missed. The effort required is very much appreciated. When can we expect a return?
October 30th, 2011
1:10 pm
I am very worried some settlement will take place and cancel the Ringling Brother's Circus. Pleeeeease, not the circus!!!
October 30th, 2011
1:31 pm
This is my greatest fear. Marvin should be dropping weight right now. I really think being overweight is the biggest contributor to his back problems. If he starts the season overweight it's going to ruin the best chance he will ever have to become a 15 ppg player on a playoff team. This is his window of opportunity. We know he's not assertive enough to take shots away from JC1. With Jamal gone, it's his for the taking.
Marvin just has a very bad disproportionate body.
He has skinny arms, skinny legs, and I guess a stomach no homo
October 30th, 2011
3:31 pm
In all seriousness – I've been wondering;
what does "no homo" mean ?
Is it latin ?
October 30th, 2011
4:24 pm
On the lockout:
It basically started with LeBJ's "Decision".
There was gonna be a protracted heated negotiation anyways,
but then LeBJ came out and "Decisisioned" Plus haughtily
proclaimed that all superstars should play together -and-
the "association should contract several teams such as "Minny"
essentially saying they [small markets did not deserve teams].
Here, on this blog, we had a big discussion one Sun. eve about -LeBJ-
and that very topic. I took the stance that all the workers in those towns
[small mkts] such as tckt takers, bar tenders, cab drivers, et al, would be
impacted economically by contraction and that LeBJ was
immature and shortsighted not to mention an "ass clown". I was countered
by several on the blog which was just fine and dandy.
Skipping ahead – Now it is being talked about as high as the
President of these here United States that the "B-ball lockout"
is having an economic impact on:
ticket takers, bar tenders, cab drivers, the hotel industry,
the restaurant industry, secondary workers such as medical staff ,
and so on down the line………. hmmmmmmmmm
Now back to the "Decision":
LeBJ's little comment about SuperStars should be able to;
"decide for themselves" or in essence "stack the league"
which would provide for a competitive "-IMBALANCE-"
scared the shoo shoo out of the small mkt owners;
-thus- now listen, hence, the phrase "the system is broken".
The Big city owners – NY, Boston Chi, LAL – were out voted by -
the guys who were not only losing money, but who never won.
'The small mkt teams. *(exception SA)
One not so small item that is rarely mentioned;
Sautee has posted about this more than once !
-The price of Jet Fuel-
have the players considered
how much more travel costs have risen since the last CBA.
Perhaps instead of arguing over 50/50 split of BRI ?
Let the players have their 52/48 split;
but, let them buy their own airline tickets to and from games.
The owners can just say … the games @ 7:00 PM – be there.
Charles Barkley said it best:
NBA guys travel 1st class, stay in 1st class hotels,
their daily per diem is dickridulous, (team chefs)
highest avg sal of all pro sports.
In this economy – it really is obscene.
Mary Ellen said it best;
where else are they gonna get paid that kind of money;
-with no college degree-
and I would add, in most cases no WC to start a business.
All this my BIGGEST point !
I'm all about -competition- and -competitive balance-.
Have a system that makes cheap ass owners compete.
Yet, one that does not allow a stacked league.
Teams still have to be smart and competent.
*San Antonio Spurs
October 30th, 2011
5:10 pm
Too Much Good Stuff!
Wow! You fellas are ALL on Fiyah! Great comments and points of views. There is a lot for me to chew on, hopefully I can add something of value to this convo, once I digest some of these nuggets and figure out what it all means.
Oh yeah, and before the timer shuts the blog down? LOL
October 30th, 2011
6:28 pm
Who cares if the NBA plays another game ? I don't. Cancel the season !
October 30th, 2011
7:11 pm
I'm always concerned about the Spartans. They could be playing the School of the Blind and Deaf and I would still worry they could lose.
Just got back from Lincoln, NE. Home of the most friendly college football fans in America. People are beyond nice.
October 30th, 2011
7:12 pm
So….I fell for it. I would have been willing to bet the Lockout would be over by now. This is the last time I get my hopes up, until the deal is final. I had a momentary lapse and forgot the owners and players are all a bunch of morons.
I side with neither side at the moment.
October 30th, 2011
7:48 pm
Good evening. Good to hear from you sir. It has been a long time or seems that way. I am not pro players or owners per se but the players can't have it both ways…. no hard cap, larger part of the split, guaranteed deals. Why even play the games at all, just tell the owners to write checks, take losses and call it a day…. I figured this was going to be a long hard fight.. the players seem to think this is a renegotiation and that they are giving back.. but that old CBA is done, different set of circumstances now, and the owners want a deal that puts them in a better place.. again, that is not unreasonable, the players have always been in a good place, and anytime people have to make changes where they are taking a bit less, it is always going to be hard to swallow, but in most cases is necessary to save franchises and their own jobs.
The players are fighting this battle as a renegotiation like you say, but only a handful of people in this thread see it differently. The overwhelming majority believe the players are giving up too much based on the last CBA, not recognizing the monumental shift in the economic landscape. It's obvious that in the court of public opinion the players are winning. But unlike in the past when the winner in the public's eye would win the war, this time the economics of the matter are taking precedence to public opinion. The owners imo are willing to take the black eye from the media to change a business model that does not work in this economic environment. It's a matter of survival not for the owners personally, but for their NBA business interest.
We argue back and forth in this thread comparing apples to oranges. Too many people just gloss over the economics as if things will be the way they were back in 2007 real soon. The economic landscape has changed forever imo and all asset prices not in control of government inflating will decrease in value over time. The NBA owners are just trying to get their house in order based on the macro economic picture. I can't blame them one bit if they continue taking a hard stance.
if the league gets to have a hard cap i think they will give the player the 52.5 they want.
the players will break, but it won't be the superstars sipping their mai tais who decide they've had enough, it will be revolt of the rank and file who will finally get tired of things and just want to get back to playing basketball and earning beaucoup cash. Same way it ended in '98. There are already rumblings. They will only get louder as things progress. Then if the players are LUCKY the owners will move the offer back to where it was left off at 50% to catch the defectors. Actually if we are all lucky. Because these owners have been out for blood and I don't trust their instincts. If they keep pushing lower as more guys defect we really could lose the season.
Grandad, you do make a good point and I have thought of that as well. Contraction would be the probably the best thing for a few teams but I dont see that happening in this econmic climate. Look at the Hornets who are owned by the NBA. Too many jobs are at stake and I dont mean the players. If anything it would just move to another city that doesnt have any NBA team.
October 30th, 2011
9:28 pm
@Michael – What are the components of Basketball Related Income (BRI) and what income sources are excluded from BRI?
October 30th, 2011
10:25 pm
Grandmaster JeJe ,
There is no way in all the seven hells that such a deal was going to be a one-for-one. Devin Harris has been twice the player Marvin has been. Not only that, but this just goes to show you how foolish Hawks management/ownership has been. Not offering Marvin in a trade like that after paying him what they did is insanity. I'm saying that one was on the ASG…they liked Joe and feared a fan desertion if their top scorer was gone, and didn't know if they could convince anybody else to come here – so they paid him like he was a mixture of Kobe and LeBron. Same guys hung onto Marvin until Uncle Larry began benching him, and then they said "hey, wait a minute…we're paying $7.5 mil a year for a bench player?" THEN they wanted to trade him…


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Published May 21, 2010 12:00
STRASBOURG, France - Maria Sharapova is one win away from her second Sony Ericsson WTA Tour title of the year, after pulling out a three set win over Anabel Medina Garrigues at the Internationaux de Strasbourg.
Sharapova, the No.1 seed at the $220,000, International-level tournament, dropped the first set but roared back to take the match in three sets, 46 62 62.
"At 4-2 in the first set I lowered my level and she raised hers," Sharapova said after improving to 3-0 lifetime against Medina Garrigues. "Playing a Spanish player on clay was an excellent test. I still can't judge my level of game on this surface, but although there are some big events coming, I don't feel pressure."
Sharapova is playing this tournament for the first time: "What's weird is usually on the Saturday before Roland Garros I'm in Paris, but here I am in Strasbourg with a final to play at a tournament I've discovered and am really enjoying."
Medina Garrigues is a three-time champion in Strasbourg, and has now reached the semifinals or better in five of her seven career appearances at the French Open tune-up. Sharapova and Medina Garrigues had both completed rain delayed quarterfinal matches earlier in the day, so were both doing double duty.
Check out off-court pics from Strasbourg in the photo gallery!
Awaiting Sharapova in the final will be Kristina Barrois, who won a 26 62 76(6) squeaker against Vania King in the first semi of the day. She didn't save any match points to win but she did have to regroup after letting a few opportunities slip from her hands, most notably serving for the match at 6-5.
"The beginning of the match was hard and she was playing so well, serving and volleying and putting so much pressure on me," Barrois said. "I had to change something - so I changed my clothes. I came back stronger."
Before this week, Barrois' best results on the Tour were two quarterfinals - she surpassed those by reaching the semifinals and now is in her very first final.
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Off the Record with Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein
In 1975 the reporting duo from The Washington Post were working on a follow up to their book "All the President's Men." They had contacted President Ford about doing an off the record interview with them after he took office, but he declined their request.
Woodward and Bernstein arranged to meet with Press Secretary Ron Nessen at the White House in March 1975 to give him a progress report on their research. In preparation for their visit Nessen sent the President this decision memo to review his options. Although President Ford agreed to speak to them off the record for 30 minutes, the meeting didn't take place.
-from the Ford Library
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Dave Brubeck and the Moscow Summit
We were sad to learn of the passing of Dave Brubeck, who died yesterday. He would have celebrated his 92nd birthday today.
In honor of the jazz maverick, and his efforts as an ambassador of music for the U.S. State Department, here's a photo of Brubeck performing for Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev during the Moscow Summit of 1988.
As The Washington Post described:
"During 'Take Five,' observers noticed that Gorbachev was tapping his fingers along with the music.
"'I can't understand Russian,'" Mr. Brubeck said at the time, "'but I can understand body language.'"
The Moscow Summit marked a thaw in the Cold War, and the day after Brubeck's performance, President Reagan and Secretary Gorbachev would sign the INF treaty ratification at the Grand Kremlin.
Photo: Dave Brubeck performing for President Reagan, Nancy Reagan, Mikhail Gorbachev and Raisa Gorbachev at Spaso House, Moscow. 5/31/88.
Source: reagan.utexas.edu
On August 14, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act.
Later that day, the Washington Post proclaimed that the Social Security Act was the "New Deal's Most Important Act…Its importance cannot be exaggerated …because this legislation eventually will affect the lives of every man, woman, and child in the country."
This poster was distributed from November 1936- July 1937 during the initial issuance of Social Security numbers through U.S. post offices and with the help of labor unions.
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"Welcome Home From the Crow-Eaters"
A sign on the front of the Washington Post Building greets President Harry S. Truman. President Truman and V.P. Alben Barkley had just returned to Washington D.C. after their victory in the 1948 election - a victory not predicted by the Washington Post.
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This weekend will be the 76th anniversary of the Social Security Act
On August 14, 1935 legislators and advisors crowded into the White House Cabinet Room to witness the signing of the Social Security Act. News photographers and film crews recorded the moment for history as FDR put his signature on the bill. Standing directly behind the President was the person most responsible for it - Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins. The headline in that day's Washington Post read "New Deal's Most Important Act."
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Remembering Watergate: A Conversation
"You look back on it and it seems like the trail is obvious, but at the time, it was not clear. The big break in the next couple of days was the simple entry in the address books that two of the burglars…"
-Bob Woodward, April 18, 2011
Ben Bradlee and Bob Woodward of the Washington Post recently sat down together at the Nixon Presidential Library to discuss their coverage of Watergate. In a talk moderated by Nixon Library Director Timothy Naftali, they remember events that happened behind-the-scenes at the newspaper.


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KURE BEACH, NC (WECT) – The Kure Beach Town Council discussed and voted on preventing large parties at houses in Kure Beach at their town council meeting Tuesday night.
Town Council members unanimously voted in favor of limiting parking in private lots associated with large "party" homes.
Lambeth said this can disturb families who live in Kure Beach all year long.
"They want a little respect and all the noise you have when you have a big gang next door - jumping in and out of the pool and everything. We want to kind of curtail that," Lambeth explained.
Kure Beach Mayor Dean Lambeth said that limiting parking in private lots may cut down on the amount of people who pile into the homes.
The mayor said that any new laws passed would not impact properties themselves, but would change parking laws.
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John Morrison
B.A., Williams College (2001)
M.A., University of Pittsburgh (2004)
Ph.D., New York University (2009)
Professor Morrison joined the Department in 2009. He is currently working on two projects. The first is about the way we visually represent colors, locations, and durations. It draws heavily on empirical psychology, particularly psychophysics and cognitive psychology. The second project is about the foundations of Spinoza's metaphysics. He hopes to improve our understanding of his three basic, undefined relations: causation, conception, and inherence. He also hopes to improve our understanding of the role of God's attributes (e.g., extension) in Spinoza's arguments.
Philosophy of Mind; Early Modern Philosophy (esp. Spinoza)
"Colour in a Physical World: A Problem due to Visual Noise" forthcoming in Mind.
"The Relation between Conception and Causation in Spinoza's Metaphysics" forthcoming in Philosophers' Imprint.
"Anti-Atomism about Color Representation" forthcoming in Nous.


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The National East Asian Languages Resource Center (NEALRC) was founded in 1993. Since then, the NEALRC has contributed many initiatives designed to increase learners' abilities to master advanced levels of language and cultural competence.Learn More
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- Second print of vol. 11 - Performed Culture An Approach to East Asian Language Pedagogy
- The Formulation and Transition of China's Education Policy from 1978 to 2007: A Policy Discourse Analysis, by Wen Wen. A book for scholars and students in Chinese education
- Sunlight In A Distant Place, Volume 4 of the Songs of Thorns and Flowers: Bilingual Performance and Discourse on Modern Korean Poetry series, published
- Individualized Instruction in East Asian Languages, Vol. 14 of the "Pathways to Advanced Skills" series
- "Chinese Out of the Box" website launched
- Congratulations - all seven OSU Chinese Flagship students received full scholarships!
- NEALRC's Book was selected into the "Classical Chinese International Publication Program"
- Vol. 3 of the "Bilingual Performance and Discourse of Korean Poetry" series released
- Zhini ZENG received the 2012 Cheng & Tsui Professional Development Award
- ResearchThe National East Asian Languages Resource Center at The Ohio State University is constantly striving to improve the pedagogical research and teaching methods available to program-builders and educators nationwide.
- Materials DevelopmentNEALRC focuses on developing multi-media based learning materials that provide the autonomous learner with guided access to Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages.
- AssessmentsIn order to assist our students and language learners to reach the highest levels of language fluency possible, NEALRC collaborates with the University of Iowa, Cornell University, University of Hawaii, and Duke University on a number of different projects.
- Teacher TrainingNEALRC conducts many collaborative programs to enhance teacher's training and to build infrastructure in the field of teaching East Asian languages.
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We studied climate change data in our classrooms, using several reputable sources. We then used SKYPE to have a live video conference between classrooms to discuss our research and the differences in climate and weather between our two locations – Georgia and Ohio. We learned a lot about our misconceptions of the other classes' location and the differences in our environments. We also were surprised at the similarities of the classes – even though we were in different grade levels and in different states. We are still in the process of following up on Edmodo with a climate discussion between the classes. The most encouraging part of this project was opening up minds to the actual scientific data available and watching students form their own opinions based on this reliable data.
*As a component of the Siemens STEM Institute professional development program, Fellows work in small groups to collaborate on a STEM-related project throughout the following school year. These projects utilize the collaborative Web 2.0 tools that Fellows learn about during their week at the Institute to further student learning in the classroom. The project presented here is one of the projects done by a group from the 2010 Siemens STEM Institute Fellows.
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This is an adorable costume of the volleyball companion of Tom Hanks from the movie Cast Away. Made me think, wouldn't it be an interesting twist if it was actually a baby he was talking to the whole time. Then he looses the baby in the ocean before he is rescued so, naturally, he tells everyone about the 'volleyball' that he named Wilson and cared for all those years on the island. Whoops.
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There's not much going wrong for the Green Bay Packers today as they're currently obliterating the Washington Redskins.
That trend is likely to continue through the second half, but not everything has went their way – it just seems like it.
As the Packers were threatening for yet another score (which they've done about 95% of the game), wide receiver James Jones tried to reach out and get the ball over the goal line, resulting in another touchdown for the Pack.
It wasn't to be though as a Redskins defender emerged at the final moment, drilling the outstretched arm of Jones who lost his grip on the ball.
Unfortunately for Jones and the Packers, had the ball bounced anywhere else, it likely would have hit the sideline and been a fumble out of bounds with the Packers retaining possession on the one yard line. That's not what happened though as the ball hit the pylon, by rule making it a touchback.
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Pretty sure the Packers, who are currently up 24-0 at halftime, can deal with the blow.
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"Cradle-to-Career Plan by Obama and Duncan"
1.29.10 – Donna Garner – As revealed in Arne Duncan's letter today (posted below), the Obama administration is determined to take over each and every bit of family, local, and state control literally from cradle-to-career.
"Cradle-to-Career Plan by Obama and Duncan"
by Donna Garner
As revealed in Arne Duncan's letter today (posted below), the Obama administration is determined to take over each and every bit of family, local, and state control literally from cradle-to-career.
I sent the following message to my two Texas Senators, John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchison. Please read this e-mail carefully and contact all Congressmen, state legislators, and policymakers whom you know. We must not allow the federal government to control all children cradle-to-career.
Even as we speak, legislation is pending in the Senate that would allow the U. S. Department of Education to control all federal student loans. Presently, students can choose between getting direct-lending loans or getting federal loans through private banks. These types of loans put students closer to the people making their loan decisions, and better communication and customer service occur.
Can you imagine the glut and the breakdowns in communication that would occur if all students needing federal loans had to go through impersonal loan officers in the U. S. Department of Education in Washington, D. C.?
As Sen. Lamar Alexander stated recently, "The Department of Education in Washington will not be able to serve students as well as 3,000 lending institutions."
Not only would confusion rule, but the federal government would get to set the criteria that decides which students get the loans and which do not. Let's remember that the federal government has already made a mess of Social Security, Medicare, the U. S. Postal Service, Cash for Clunkers, Stimulus jobs, and on and on.
To: Senators Cornyn and Hutchison
From: Donna Garner
Re: Cradle-to-Career
Date: 1.29.10
Senator Cornyn, I am in possession of a letter sent by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan just this morning, 1.29.10. In this letter he clearly spells out the "cradle-to-career" plan that Obama/Duncan are quickly putting into place.
I have begged you to address the federal takeover of the public schools through Common Core Standards and the Race to the Top. So far I have not heard our conservative leaders in Congress voice their total outrage over this federal takeover of K-12.
Now we are seeing that the Obama/Duncan plan will extend literally to all our children.
It was not enough for Obama/Duncan to control our K-12 public school children's minds through national standards, national tests, national curriculum, and a national database. Now they have revealed their plan to extend the federal government's control over our youngest children while at the same time controlling which high-school graduates will get student loans.
Please take the time to read carefully what Duncan sent out this morning. I trust that you and your fellow Senators will fight against such a cradle-to-career effort.
From: "Duncan, Arne"
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:08:35 -0600
Subject: [ED_Review] President Obama's FY 2011 Budget
Dear Education Stakeholders:
By now, I expect you've heard the good news. In his State of the Union address, President Obama called for the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) – "when" we reauthorize, not "if," he emphasized – and, at a time when most government spending is frozen, the President proposed a significant increase in discretionary spending for education in his fiscal year 2011 budget.
The President's budget continues and expands his commitment to provide a cradle-to-career education for all of America's children. It provides a massive increase in student aid – $156 billion in fiscal year 2011, up from $98 billion in 2008. That's enough to provide federal assistance to nearly 15 million students, or 3 out of 5 students currently enrolled in higher education. The budget also will make it easier for borrowers to repay their loans, lowering income-based repayments and cutting the length of their repayments.
In K-12 education, the President will propose a $4 billion increase, including the previously announced $1.35 billion request to make Race to the Top a permanent program. Of that increase, $1 billion would be made available through a budget amendment when Congress completes an ESEA reauthorization consistent with the President's plan.
The budget also supports enactment of pending legislation that would provide $9.3 billion over 10 years for the Early Learning Challenge Fund, providing competitive grants to states that expand quality early learning experiences from birth through kindergarten entry.
Along with the increases, the budget will require us to work smarter and more efficiently. We expect to save billions by switching from the Federal Family Education Loan program to the Direct Loan program. In K-12 education, we will provide states and districts more flexibility by consolidating 38 programs into 11, and we will cut six programs that are ineffective or duplicative.
The budget will set the stage for ESEA reauthorization but there is still much more work ahead. With a bipartisan group of members of Congress, our goal is to develop an accountability system built on greater transparency, incentives and rewards, and a focus on turning around persistently underperforming schools.
We can't wait to make these reforms. Right now, 25 percent of our students fail to graduate high school, and as many as 60 percent of college freshmen need remedial education. Millions of jobs are unfilled for lack of qualified applicants. The President and I know that we need to educate our way to a better economy. I am honored to be working with you to make it happen.
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