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Hey, folks-
Hope you are well. I wanted to hopefully shed some light on the Hawks' thinking in the release of Othello Hunter (some) and also the players-only meeting (probably not a lot more than what was in the story).
First, Hunter. This is Rick Sund's answer to why the team made the move.
"Basically, it just gives us some options for the roster. Wev'e got a two-week grace period in which we can have a 12-man roster before we have to get to a 13-man roster. It allows us to be able to look at the waiver wires a little bit right now. We have the NBDL Showcase, which coincides with this time period, so all the D-League teams are in one place."
My sense of things is that they'll look hard at the Showcase, see if any other NBA teams' cuts looks intriguing, and if not, they may well go ahead and sign Hunter back. Sund said there wasn't anything in particular they were looking for.
Said Sund, "I think we're pretty well-covered in all the positions. I've had some dialogue with Woody. We'll see what happens in the next week and a half."
I imagine some of you pull your hair out at the notion of the team being well-covered at every position. Certainly, the Hawks could be strengthened at some spots. But I'd say it's unlikely that there's someone out there in the D-League or about to get cast off from an NBA roster who's going to be significantly better than what the Hawks have now.
What was interesting to me was that the Hawks didn't have to let Hunter go to fish around, but it would certainly appear that budget has at least something to do with it. I asked Sund about why they couldn't just add a 10-day player if they found one, or something to that effect, and he said, "We're going to go with a 13-man roster this year."
In fairness, I don't think it is that big a deal. Some teams carry the full 15. Having more would help, certainly. If a player got hurt, then you could have someone to dress out who already knows the schemes. But, these are the realities of the league and the franchise. The Nets are, or at least were, leaving one assistant coach at home on each road trip to save money.
Joe Johnson on the losing streak
From Tuesday. Questions approximated.
Q: How is this losing streak different than those in the past?
A: It's no different. We've just got to get back on track.
Q: What do you have to do?
A: Just get back to playing with intensity, having fun. That's pretty much the difference. It seems as if we're just kind of out there, just going through the motions.
Q: Do you think players have been reading press clippings about how good they are? (For the record, I didn't ask that. Not that it's a bad question, but I would feel very weird asking someone if they had been reading my stories)
A: I know they haven't been doing that. I think we're a pretty good team, but we've still got a long ways to go.
Q: How long do you think the team has been 'going through the motions'?
A: I don't know. I don't know how long it's been going on, but we just haven't been playing up to our capabilities.
Q: You've played 43, 40, 45 and 38 minutes in the last four games. How are your legs?
A: I'm a little tired, but I've been doing this for awhile. I'll be alright.
Q: The team has been settling a lot for jump shots. Do you see this as a problem?
A: I do think we have to get a little more aggressive, but we'll figure it out.
My take on his answers and where the team is. Joe is not the most expansive player on the team, and I got the impression he was either on his way out the door somewhere or didn't feel like talking a whole lot. I think it's noteworthy that he conceded that the team needs to be more aggressive. Players, and I suppose all of us, don't like to admit we've been doing something incorrectly. For him to own that, I think, says something.
And, I think, too, the fact that they decided they needed a players-only meeting is pretty significant. It's the first one they've had this season and that, more than anything, is acknowledgement that something is wrong. I don't exactly what was said – I think it was mostly, "We've got to get back to playing how we were before," meaning defending well, rebounding and running.
We'll see how things shake out against the Nets and this weekend. I think tonight is important, even if it's the Nets, for them to establish the rhythms and style of play that has worked so well for them.
Gotta run.
January 6th, 2010
10:53 am
Has anyone noticed that the more minute Joe plays, the worst the outcome?
Why cut Hunter if we only have 13 players if there is no apparent game plan? Our needs aren't in adding players, our needs are utilizing our current players.
I say that the solution is to have more ISO Joe Plays. We also need to stop using that bench. We should also eliminate all passing. And we should definitely stop trying to run. We should walk the ball up the court.
Hey, let's extend Woody.
January 6th, 2010
10:54 am
Ken, good stuff. Always smart to have a players only meeting right before playing a door-mat team. Perfect timing.
I found this earlier today. Shocking, an NBA Head Coach who uses practice to determine playing time in real games. What a concept.
Does George Karl hate Renaldo Balkman since the forward is not playing? Benjamin Hochman of The Denver Post has the answer.
Hochman writes: "It all comes down to this — George Karl and his staff want to win. Badly and madly. And the fact is (and Balkman knows it), Balkman does not give 100 percent at practice. We in the media have seen it. He doesn't know all the team's plays and concepts. And while Balkman preaches 'HUSTLE HARDER' on his tattoos, he is not putting the same desire into practice. And so, it makes sense that the team is leery of throwing him into a game."
January 6th, 2010
10:55 am
Gotta save money. But we could use another big. Wonder if Dan Roundfield is available
January 6th, 2010
11:15 am
D-League has some nice 6-11 & 7′ talent that might be a good piece? What about looking at: John Bryant, Jared Reiner, Greg Stiesman, Bryon Mullens, or Dwayne Jones as a big man.
What guards are out there besides Mario West and Stack?
January 6th, 2010
11:18 am
I agree Dan on Joe's minutes. It's not just minutes, it's riding him like a pony in the 4th and expecting him to shoulder the load. He's a perfect complimentary piece, not a superstar. He needs help from his teammates to be successful.
Maybe they do suck in practice Astro. If so we need to trade them for someone who wants to work and wants to be here.
January 6th, 2010
11:32 am
It is amazing to me how this team just refuses to do what has been successful. When they defend and share the ball, they are fun to watch. They get away from that too often. The guards hog the ball too much and Josh has got to stop letting the pathetic NBA officiating get him out of his game the way it seems to at times.
Jeff Teague needs to get some PT for goodness sake. I wonder if there is a package the Hawks could put together for Troy Murphy. He may fit better than Marvin is.
January 6th, 2010
11:34 am
If Sund is going to stick with a 13-man roster, then the best best would be to sign someone to an unguaranteed contract until the higher quality players are bought out of their deals in February. For example, if the Nets buy-out Trenton Hassell next month, i would love to snatch him up and add a tough perimeter defender to the roster. I would also monitor Raja Bell and Devean George out in San Francisco.
January 6th, 2010
11:44 am
How bout my 10-day contract idea w D-League bigs or Mario till a gem comes along the wire?
January 6th, 2010
11:44 am
Not to worried about the Othello, he wasn't going to play anyways and I think Sund might be just sending a message. Guys have to maximize their playing time or he will find someone that will.
Hopefully we can see some counter moves out of the Smoove and Horford tonight. Lopez and Jianlian present interesting problems, because of Lopez's activity inside and Jianlian shooting ability. We will have problems with Harris as usual and Cortney Lee seems to play pretty well against us. Miami definitely respected Smoove's left hook, so hopefully he will be ready with a baseline counter move tonight. Same with Horford.
I'm sure we're going to see more energy on the defensive end tonight, hopefully NJ will come to play so this game won't be over by the 3rd. We need another tough game to get the guys focused for Boston and Orlando.
January 6th, 2010
12:09 pm
Good stuff Ken. Each week, these blogs get better.
Shall I say? HEAT CHECK!!!!
January 6th, 2010
12:12 pm
This is the Hawks dilemma. It's obvious this team is divided, you have, JJ, Crawford and Bibby on one side, and on the other side you have Smoove and Horford. Once the first side starts jacking shots and going iso, the latter side stops rebounding and playing help defense. I think there's a power struggle between these players.
Furthermore, I think Woodrow is very stubborn, and he never going to truly change. Woodrow needs a team full of Veterans. For example, if we had Lawson on this team, Lawson would receive the Teague and Law treatment. Again, why draft a pg, when you know Woodrow's not going to develop a rookie pg. Woodrow and Sund needs to get on the same page.
January 6th, 2010
12:23 pm
The hills are alive – The sound of Music……
January 6th, 2010
12:24 pm
Come on Ken get this monster off the blog any post over 5 sentences tends to dissapear.
January 6th, 2010
12:25 pm
January 6th, 2010
12:41 pm
Regarding Othello Hunter…
Astro…lead the chorus in this tune…follow the money!!
Per Larry Coon Q92
In addition, on January 10 the base salary in all contracts becomes guaranteed for the remainder of that season (except for one case — see question 60). A player must clear waivers by this date, so teams will waive players a couple days before in order to have them off their rosters before January 10. Also, if a player is waived prior to January 10 but is injured as a direct result of playing basketball with his team, then his salary is guaranteed until he is ready to play again or until the end of the season, whichever comes first.
Add to this that the league subsidizes minimum salary IF the player gets credit for more than 2 years of experience. That kicks in for Collins, Morris, & Joe Smith.
I would suspect that revenues may be a little behind projections. All the other players are likely on guaranteed deals.
I don't fault the ownesrship for trying to manage costs. As much as I see folks here complain about the Hawks, sometimes people forget that this is a business venture. While they might do a few things differently to increase fan support, the bottom line is that they need to become profitable at some point. For all the complaints that people might have, the ones that they should act on are those that get people to spend money. I doubt many folks are choosing to spend their money elsewhere because Mr. Hunter was released.
Profit has less to do with winning than most fans want to admit. According to Forbes magazine, the Clippers and Knicks made money last season while the TrailBlazers and Mavericks were the biggest losers. I guess it helps to have billionaire owner who benefited from the internet boom if your team is losing money;-)
It harder to follow the money these days because the little that is out there seems to be hiding in caves…and the money doesn't seem to have any desire to increase its visibility in the near term.
January 6th, 2010
12:44 pm
For those of you interested in the reference mention in my prior post, the quickest link to Larry Coon's website is http://www.cbafaq.com
He also have facebook and twitter.
January 6th, 2010
1:08 pm
Whether we sign Mario West, Trenton Hassle, Stackhouse etc, in my opinion, it wont make much of a difference, because chances are, as the 13th guy, they wont get much PT, and if they do, I dont expect much from them.
I agree with Lacsho. The players only meeting was probably split in 2. On one side was JJ, Bibby and Crawford, and everybody else was on the other side. The guards were telling the other guys that they cannot stand around and expect to get the ball when they're not moving.
The other side responded saying, whats the point of cutting to the basket, showing for the ball, setting picks, etc., when the guards (specifically JJ) are not going to pass it, and if they do, 10 seconds or less are on the clock.
It's one of those which comes first? The chicken or the egg?
This game against the Nets is coming at the right time. Imagine if the Hawks were playing an elite team tonight? Playing (and hopefully routing) the Nets should give the Hawks some confidence and swagger back going into Friday's game.
January 6th, 2010
1:08 pm
Anyone know what a 10-day costs? I'd like to see 4-5 of those bigs get some run. Maybe a guard or two? That is if Sund could make Woody use the entire bench to allow our team to develop and grow. Shrink the roster in crunch time in the playoffs. Not now
January 6th, 2010
1:10 pm
"but we've still got a long ways to go."
How are you going to achieve that, joe? Are you just going to say that in every interview? You're the one holding us back. You and Mike Knapp and Mini-Me Bibby
January 6th, 2010
1:11 pm
Manny, good stuff (as usual).
Ken, I assume you were mentioning Lasorda… one of the greatest salesmen in the history of pro sports.
January 6th, 2010
1:22 pm
For all those who continue to insinuate that Bibby is in partnership with the "shoots too much" club… you do realize that he has taken only 12 more shots this season than Marvin Williams, right? (I use Marvin as a benchmark because I think that there is universal agreement that Marvin doesn't shoot enough). That he (Bibby) averages fewer shots per game than Josh Smith AND Al Horford, rtight?
Fire your bullets at Joe AND Jamal (who seems to be faultless in this assault on guards) but I think that Bibby is innocent in your accusations.
January 6th, 2010
1:27 pm
Ken, why do I have a feeling that interviewing Lasorda and interviewing Woody is about as different as Rosie O'Donnell is from Halle Berry?
January 6th, 2010
1:41 pm
My comments towards Bibby are that he should be the floor general to dictate when Joe and Jamal get shots. He should dictate where the ball is going with his play calling and then be selective in his own shot selection. You can't tell me you don't pray he holds back a few of those ill advised 3-point attempts early in the clock when we should be running a play? When I ran point if a kid was chucking up 3's and the coach wouldn't sit him he just didn't get his number called the next time down. If he did manage a look he better take it to the bucket or he wasn't getting any more chances. Granted I wasn't in the NBA, but basketball is basketball.
Joe and Jamal feel they have to shoot to "carry" the team, but in essence they're taking TEAM right out of the mix. We need a balanced attack from 6-8 players to be successful, not 2-3.
January 6th, 2010
1:45 pm
Nice blog piece Ken. The cutting of Othello and the players only meeting have exactly the same value to this team. NADA. Both are just distractions and talking points for the paper(and us) while the team is in a slump. They cut Othello to save the season salary, that's it. It is nice to be able to report it during a slump, because it changes the focus a little.
I certainly hope Joe had more to say in the player's only meeting than what he usually gives the media.
I dunno what's wrong with this team. Honestly, I wasn't that depressed about the Clevland and NY losses, but the Miami game was just absolutely PATHETIC.
No effort, no energy, no direction, no pride. Josh gets his little feelings hurt and goes into a shell. Joe starts playing like the game is already over. Horford and ZaZa stop rebounding. Everyone looks around like "what's happening?!"
*MY COMMENTS TO THE HAWKS PLAYERS[sic]*
I'll tell you what's happening!!! No team in the NBA is so good that they just get to walk on the court and win. You have to play with desire, pride and determination. I don't care how much money you make or how great you think you are, you have to work to win. You guys are NOT the Atlanta Hawks… I am! and the other fans on here and show up at the games. Your play in the Heat game is beneath us. We deserve and demand better…. You ain't sh*t unless We say you are!!! Put up or shut up, PUNKS. You all should be embarassed and grateful to have a job today(EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU). UNACCEPTABLE!!! Hope that helps in your "player's only meeting" to discuss "playing hard" … Good God, are you guys professionals or middle schoolers? Give me a break.
January 6th, 2010
1:47 pm
Ok, I do feel a little better now.
January 6th, 2010
1:49 pm
Well look what the cat drag in…Yeah it has been somewhat rough lately…remaining among the elite has been tenuous at bets lol
I wasn't shocked by Sund decision on Othalla…he has been on the mark thus far…I can under stand their motive…I know Othella hasn't gotten many opportunities…but he clearly didn't WOW anyone when he was on the floor…maybe see if there is a Big that could contribute in the post. THAT WAY WHEN JOSH GOES OFF TO JOSH WORLD… ya killing me SMOOVE. We will have another body to help man the post.
TEAGUE, is killing me too…I was at the NY game scratching my head trying figure out when Teague was going to take Nate lil assss and DUNK HIM IN THE GOAL. Clearly, he had a size advantage…TEAGUE YOU LOSS YOUR AGGRESSION…I seen three plays when you were on offense that you had the angle to the goal and YOU pass it up for some pity pack stuff off the glass. Which usually gets blocked to compound things worst? The Hawks became stagnate the minute he took over the point… If you ain't going to DUNK when you go to hole…don't go…cuz its coming back…this is the NBA…you need to get yo SWAG BACK…I'm talking bout WHEN you DUNK ON LAMAR ODOM IN LA. What happen to that guy??? You gotta step TEAGUE..lets go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Having said that I don't know when Woody is going to let you out of his doghouse…so I'll be patient. lol
IF Woody is not given Teague the green light…then I understand why he is playing passive…he got him playing with one hand behind his back…turn him a loose and give him the green light WOODY…we have seen this show before…maybe the Hawks need to concentrate on being professional instead of worry about having fun.
I DISAGREE WITH JJ…its more to it than that…BIBBY keeps say it but they still don't get it. WHEN WE SHARE THE BALL AND PLAY UNSELFISH…WE CAN COMPETE WITH ANYBODY. CUZ…clearly when Bibby is not on the floor…the offense grinds to a halt…it is two guys that has become too over zealous with the green light…I want call no names…you know um.
Heck after it was no contest in the Heat game…I switching channel between the bowl game and the Heat game…everyone was taking jump shots…ZAZA came in…Dam if he didn't take a jump shot. WTF lol
OH, I was saying it good to be back KenSurg…thank you for explaining the Othella situation…Nice article. Heh Heh
January 6th, 2010
1:54 pm
I can't argue the rage Daniel. Much the same. I once broke a 2nd place trophy in front of my mom after a big tournament. Not because we lost, but because my teammates didn't play their best. I wanted no part of celebrating that we gave it away. Definitely a burning memory that still resonates today. I strive for excellence. Seems everyone else doesn't. Kudos to you for having a competitive heart that wants to give 100% every time out.
January 6th, 2010
2:00 pm
I saw where the Utah Jazz signed ex UGA man, Sundiata Gaines out of the D League.
January 6th, 2010
2:02 pm
They're gonna sign a rookie pt. guard to a [ten day] so Teager will have somebody to talk to on the bench.
January 6th, 2010
2:03 pm
Astro…That Lasorda guy actually got the salesmanship side of baseball as well the sports side of it. It's rare in the big leagues. The minor leagues tend to be more in tune with getting people out to support you.
The Hawks need a new video.
I'd suggest going outside of the local talent and getting the Black Eyed Peas to redo Where is the Love as Share "D" Love.
They need to remember how they got here. Defense and assists. Move your feet and move the ball.
I imagine that it is easier to have a players only meeting when your skid leaves you with a 21-12 record. Let's see how they are doing after the Washington game next Wednesday. Then I'll have a real opinion about the meeting. Winning will cure most problems.
January 6th, 2010
2:10 pm
Fundamentals, yeah, there may be a time or two during the game when I would prefer that Bibby NOT shoota 3-ball, but honestly, is Bibby the problem? I recognize that he isn't a great defender and age won't increase his defensive skills. But in terms of the offensive end of the court, Bibby is fairly low on my list of issues with the offense.
January 6th, 2010
2:11 pm
It's somewhat comical that a head coach that's guided a team back to respectability would not be recieved by the fan base.
My man Ken Strickland suggests that JJ, Bibby, & Josh occassional deviation from a more ball movement generated offense is directly connected to Woody's offensive system.
Here are the fact; Josh, Marvin, JJ, Horford & Zaza have all gotten better playing under Woody. The Hawks record has improved each year since he's been the HC. The Hawks are on pace to have their best season in 10 years under Woody.
Since the season started many so called "insiders" have publicly stated the big 3 in the east is now the big 4. Despite the fact Bos, Cle, & Orl. all have better talent than Atlanta.
Many of you will say the Hawks have gotten better inspite of Woody, and not because of Woody. However you have no evidience to support the latter.
Kobe was once deemed uncoachable by his current coach. Mainly because of his frequent deviation from the triangle offense, and not permit other teammate scoring oppurtunities. This was during a championship run!
My point: during an 82 game regular season there will periods where teams get away from what made them good. PJ, Doc, Pop, & Riley have all experienced it with veteran teams. However you don't fire the HC coach, just because you have a bad stretch.
If the Hawks continue to rebound, play good defense, run when the oppurtunities are there, and move the ball we will experince a better regular season than last year,and we should get to the ECF.
The only way you can be mad at Woody is if you think this team is underacheving, and that's clearly not the case. We are few head to head wins with the other elite teams in the conference from 1st place in the east, and that is overachieving.
January 6th, 2010
2:12 pm
Manny, let's hope they leave the Wizards game without any bullet wounds… that should be considered a victory
January 6th, 2010
2:13 pm
Way to vent! I said something similar after reading an article JJ trashed the Hawks fans about not showing up at games like he expected.
January 6th, 2010
2:15 pm
Astro – Bibby can control some of our problems on the offensive end by speeding up the game and running plays for key matchups. Don't just walk it up and hand it to Joe. Do your job at effectively running the team. If he did that I'd live with the 3's and whatever shot Bibby wants to take.
Bibby isn't so much a liability on D when they're all working together. He does get torched by super fast guards, but that's when you use Teague. His bulk in my mind is an assett b/c he isn't pushed around like he used to be. I tend to like his new muscle.
January 6th, 2010
2:18 pm
Astro Joe
nice post.
January 6th, 2010
2:22 pm
Fundamentals, & Astro
I must have notice that Bibby has made great effort to drive the more this season as in the past. Although it's obvious he doesn't have lift he use to.
January 6th, 2010
2:26 pm
Geemack – How can you praise Daniel's vent when your long post asks us to overlook their lack of effort and praise their record?
January 6th, 2010
2:31 pm
Fundamentals, but surely, you have seen Bibby run a sweet pick and roll with Horford, when he throws that nice bounce pass through the traffic and into Al's hands. And he runs that sometimes with Josh, but he usually lobs the pass for Josh. I understand that we are in a rough stretch but if you consider the larger sample size of the entire season, I think it is hard to criticize a top scoring team that includes a top 5 fast break and points-in-the-paint club. It ain't perfect but it's not at the heart of our recent issue either (IMO). Again, on my list of issues with the team, Bibby's play is down there close to the nit-picking region of concerns.
January 6th, 2010
2:31 pm
I'm not saying Bibby shoots too much, however; Bibby will come down and jack a shot up after we've failed to score for 5 minutes. Bibby's suppose to be the vet pg, so tell me why he allows his team to go scoreless for 9 – 10 minutes at one time. If I'm not mistaken the pg is the coach on the floor, so therefore it's his responsibility to get the ball down low when the team goes 0 for 20 or scoreless for an entire quarter.
January 6th, 2010
2:43 pm
Lachso, you're right… each and every game, Bibby allows the team to go scoreless for 9-10 minutes. And yet, we\re still at the top of scoring in the conference. Meanwhile, that happened like once (against the Cavs) and Bibby was on the bench during most of the 4th quarter (I'm pretty sure that he entered the game around the 4:00 minute mark and they finally scored a minute later).
January 6th, 2010
2:46 pm
Because Daniel's responce is to the so called "players only meeting". Where they've gotten away from the things that made them a good team to begin with.
My post was more about the big picture. Notice I said when the Hawks get back to doing the things that made them good we will continue to have a good season.
January 6th, 2010
2:47 pm
response. Bad spelling day.
January 6th, 2010
2:48 pm
Gee and Fundamentals- I appreciate the props. Gee, I read that Joe piece while on vaca. I think he said it to another paper in another city, right? Anyway, yeah, that cheesed me off, too. I really can't stand when players or media or even other fans, blame the fans for their "effort". My love of the Hawks has to do with my love of basketball, my city and a desire to win, as it so happens when players perform well, we love them to. But, they don't have a "right" to be supported, its your freaking JOB!!!! to play a game, what's the matter you need to be idolized more to??
As you guys know, I am usually pretty even keeled, maybe even a little of a Pollyanna, but I HATE. HATE, HATE, lazy basketball. Sorry about the profanity in my prior post.
January 6th, 2010
2:51 pm
AJ, ReallY?
January 6th, 2010
2:57 pm
No probs with Daniel! Lovin the passion for the team myself.
GeeMack – I see your point. Just wanted to make sure you didn't think it was OK to overlook lazy play.
Astro – it is nit pickin, but it hinges on the issue's we're discussing. We need solid veteran leadership who demands 100% effort and team play. I pick at Bibby because he can do that. He's proven with our team he can do that. The past 2 games he has seemed content to just let them lull and fall into the trap of ISO plays.
A good PG is the coach on the floor. He is the team leader on the floor dictating the action…especially if folks are promoting him as a potential All-Star. Bibby can be all that.
Know in all the detail picking effort is 99.9% of our problem.
January 6th, 2010
2:59 pm
Glad to see Hawks players took my advice about a player only meeting. Now, lets see what comes out of it. In the game against Miami, you could tell Hawks hearts weren't in it, especially on the defence. Everybody played passive on defence. Usually when Hawks are in the game, their defence is ferocious. Guys are moving their feet, closing up on their man, guys are swinging their arms, playing the passing lane, deflecting the ball, leading to steals and Hawks running game. I saw none of that versus Miami.
Then again, despite a 4-0 losing streak, Hawks are two and a half games behind Orlando, who has lost two games in a row lately, and Hawks have a better record than division leader Denver, better record than Portland, Phoenix, and Soutwest leader Dallas has only a slightly better record than Hawks, so all is not lost yet. But if Hawks lose to New Jersey, I might just rip my hair out!
Go Hawks!
January 6th, 2010
3:07 pm
I feel like I'm on a soap box here, but records, team meetings, trades, who you're playing, who's hurt, who's having a career night, ect does not have anything to do with giving 100%.
Daniel must have me pissed off thinking about the lackluster efforts in NY and Miami. Win or lose you've gotta give it your all…especially when you're getting paid more per day than most all us get in a year! I'd bust my tail for free to have that kind of opportunity!


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I was not aware there were so many different types of "colorblindness"...
I'm a little fuzzy on how these modes benefit affected people, does it only pronounce contrasts between different colors, or does it "fix" the colors, so that they appear like the normal eye perceives them? Wouldn't it be weird to see "normal" colors in the game, but not outside of it?
I hope this does not come off as trolling, but while I know a bit or two about shortsightedness (guess why) I'm just not really informed on this topic.
No worries. It's very hard to explain what colorblindness actually looks like, because obviously, I can't know what non-colorblindness looks like.
I can tell you what it feels like though.. it doesn't feel like I'm really not seeing colors. It's more like, somewhere along the line, my brain can't decide if something is classified under "red" or "green". Now, I realise these are complimentary colors, and very different from eachother for other people...
Bright red and bright green aren't usually problematic. But any sort of in between color is confusing. Orange and green are practically the same to me, I wouldn't notice a greenish grey among neutral greys, and purple shades are very confusing too.
Nearly always, none of this is a problem. It only becomes a problem when the color specifically carries information (real world case: the three colors on sound cards, all vaguely yellowish/greenish/pink) that cannot be divined via other means such as position or shape. Or when someone asks "what color is this?". Or sometimes with painting/drawing/picking clothes.
>> It only becomes a problem when the color specifically carries information (real world case: the three colors on sound cards, all vaguely yellowish/greenish/pink) that cannot be divined via other means such as position or shape.
Y'know, I have normal color vision, and I can't tell the difference between those blasted ports, either. I either have to drag a very bright light source behind my desk to sort it out, or just play with the plugs till it works. I don't understand why they can't have readable words next to them.
As a color-blind person that crosses both the protanopia and deuternopia areas (elements #1 and #3 - although I never knew the official name for it - was alway severe red deficient) I can try and describe it pretty easily. Traffic red lights for those with my same type of color blindness are "red", while the normal color vision person sees "RED". The ability to see the red is so diminished in that spectrum that sometimes the lights almost seem non-existent. The other way to describe what I do see? Hehe - when I received my "final" diagnosis from the professor of opthamology at the local medical school here in Houston, his first comment to me after all the tests was - oh, so you see orange grass! He is absolutely right! I have been told there are no filters, shading, etc, that can ever help a color blind person see "normal" colors, and likewise there is nothing that a normal person can look through that would render things the way color-blind people truly see things. To this day its why I wear blue jeans and t-shirts mostly - - - its the only way I won't dress myself in something totally ridiculous. (My mom was always questioning my color choices - - and now we know why! LOL)
Oh - and the Ishihara color blindness test? Out of the standard 18 plates or so, I was lucky to get 4 correct.
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Radio-Active Records : 6:00 p.m. last Thu. of every month
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"I want to tell the world that El Salvador is going through one of the most dramatic disasters in its history," President Mauricio Funes said on national radio and television Wednesday night, as he appealed for international aid. A week of torrential rains across Central America have triggered extreme floods and landslides that have killed 105 people, according to media reports. El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua have declared states of emergency due to the disaster. El Salvador and Guatemala have seen the worst flooding, with 34 and 38 people killed, respectively. Another 18 have died in Honduras, 13 in Nicaragua, and 5 in Costa Rica. The rains were due to a large area of low pressure that was moistened by the landfall of Tropical Depression 12-E near the Mexico/Guatemala border last week. Contributing to the record-intensity rains were ocean temperatures off the coast of El Salvador that were 0.5 - 1°C above average during the first half of October, allowing more water vapor than usual to evaporate into the air. Over the past ten days, rainfall amounts of over a meter (39.4") have fallen over a large area of southwest El Salvador (Figure 2.) At Huizucar, an astonishing 1.513 meters (4.96 feet) of rain fell in the past ten days.
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Montville — Phil "Moose" Russo paced back and forth across his driveway Thursday evening as firefighters tore at the glowing embers that used to compose the walls of his barn.
No injuries were reported in the blaze that consumed the building, but Russo ticked off the names of the destroyed show cars as if they were family members — a '67 Ford Mustang, a '67 Plymouth Belvedere, an '86 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and a custom three-window coupe he had been spending much of his time working on lately.
Neighbor Tina McInerney said the coupe was Russo's "baby."
"Everything on that was made by hand," she said of the coupe. "It's a shame." She said the meticulously maintained cars often could be seen at shows across the region.
Russo said the cars were insured. He said the fire also melted his Harley-Davidson motorcycle, a riding lawn tractor and a wealth of welding gear.
The fire, outside the two homes at 554A and 554B Route 82, was first reported at 6 p.m. at about the time Russo had returned from "out back," where, he said, he had been hunting the coyotes that had been bothering his cats. He said he heard a loud "pop" and his dog "going nuts."
"I looked out the door and everything was orange," he said.
Russo said the barn, built in 1949 of native wood, went up in flames in a matter of seconds.
Oakdale Deputy Fire Chief Bryce Wilkens said the barn was burning brightly when firefighters arrived. The roof already had collapsed.
Numerous surrounding towns were called in to help with a tanker shuttle, the typical way to get water to an area that lacks hydrants. Tankers retrieved water from a hydrant on the Norwich and Bozrah town line and from Oxoboxo Lake. The tankers filled portable reservoirs set up at the end of Russo's driveway and pumped up to an awaiting engine.
Route 82 was shut down just east of the intersection with Route 163 for more than three hours during the operation.
Wilkens said firefighters did all they could to stop the fire while coping with the added challenge of several oxygen and acetylene tanks inside. Luckily, he said, the tanks were close enough to an open door to douse them with water, cool them off and pull them out.
Wilkens said they were never without water, crediting the mutual aid system and the work of firefighters.
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text: content Lower serum levels of vitamin D associated with increased CAD severity Tuesday, April 15, 2014. A presentation at the American College of Cardiology's 63rd Annual Scientific Session held in Washington, DC reveals the finding of a correlation between declining vitamin D levels and increasing coronary artery disease (CAD) severity in a study of Italian men and women. The study included 1,484 subjects undergoing coronary angiography to evaluate arterial blood flow, which is impaired among those with atherosclerosis. Diameter reduction of 50% or more in at least one coronary artery was considered diagnostic of coronary artery disease. Deficient serum vitamin D levels, defined as 20 nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL) or less, were uncovered in 70.4% of the subjects, among whom some were severely deficient with values of less than 10 ng/mL. The presence of coronary artery disease was 32% higher among those with vitamin D deficiency, and nearly twice as high among subjects with severely deficient levels compared with those whose levels were normal. Among those with deficiency the risk of severe coronary artery disease affecting several vessels was 20% higher than that experienced by nondeficient subjects. The study is the largest study of its kind to date to assess the relationship between vitamin D levels and CAD severity. "Present results suggest vitamin D deficiency to be the cause rather than the consequence of atherosclerosis," observed researcher Monica Verdoia, MD, who is a cardiologist at the Department of Cardiology, Ospedale Maggiore della Carità, Eastern Piedmont University in Novara, Italy. "Strategies to raise endogenous vitamin D should probably be advised in the prevention of cardiovascular disease." Dr Verdoia and her colleagues plan to initiate clinical trials to test the effects of treatment of vitamin D deficiency and investigate the vitamin's protective mechanisms in cardiovascular disease. What's Hot Calcium, vitamin D supplementation associated with improved lipid levels An article scheduled to be published in the August 2014 issue of Menopause, the journal of The North American Menopause Society, will report findings gleaned from the Women's Health Initiative CaD trial of improved lipid levels among participants supplemented with calcium and vitamin D. North American Menopause Society Board of Trustees member Peter F. Schnatz, DO, NCMP, and his colleagues compared serum lipid levels of over 600 participants who received a placebo or 1,000 milligrams calcium plus 400 international units (IU) vitamin D3 over the course of the trial. In addition to being twice as likely to have vitamin D levels of 30 nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL) or more, women who received calcium and vitamin D had levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) that averaged 4 to 5 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) lower than those who received a placebo. Subjects who received calcium plus vitamin D also had greater levels of beneficial high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels than the placebo group. Older age, having a low intake of the nutrients prior to the study, not smoking and consuming less alcohol in comparison with the remainder of the participants were associated with a greater increase in serum vitamin D. Furthermore, among those whose vitamin D levels were 15 ng/mL or higher, calcium and vitamin D supplementation was associated with lower levels of triglycerides. 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The agency responsible for the New York City transportation system does not have enough money to complete a state-of-the-art electronic security system okayed after the attacks of September 11, 2001, according to a state comptroller's report released yesterday.
The electronic security system is only one part of a Metropolitan Transportation Authority (M.T.A.) system-wide security overhaul that's also overbudget and behind schedule, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli said in a statement yesterday. In 2005, the M.T.A. awarded Lockheed Martin a $212 million contract to create a cutting-edge security system for the city's subways, buses, and commuter trains that could detect abandoned packages and intruders in off-limit locations underground. But things haven't gone as planned, according to The New York Times:
[Ma]ny elements of the program, including the installation of digital surveillance cameras and motion detectors, have yet to be completed, and the authority no longer has enough money to finish them, according to a report released Tuesday by the state comptroller's office.
"The M.T.A. is struggling to bring the security of its system into the 21st century," the comptroller, Thomas P. DiNapoli, said in a statement. "The project is taking too long, costing too much, and there is no end in sight."
The project, estimated to originally cost $265 million, has ballooned to $461 million and is overschedule by a year-and-a-half. The M.T.A. has $59 million left in capital funding, which the agency says it will use to complete as much of the original project as possible.
The original pricetag for the system exploded because the M.T.A. added additional facilities to the original project; while upgrading M.T.A. computer networks and purchasing and renovating new facilities to house command and control centers also cost additional money, the report states.
Legal disputes between the M.T.A. and Lockheed Martin made things even worse. The agency says the defense contractor's system failed tests while the contractor counters the agency did not give its workers access to various work sites and other complaints. Lockheed Martin has sued the M.T.A. for a maximum of $138 million for breach of contract while the agency has countersued for $92 million to complete the project as well as for damages.
In response to the legal proceedings, M.T.A. has hired other contractors to finish as much of the electronic security system as they can with the remaining funds. "Two MTA agencies are now benefiting from the electronic security program," the report notes, "but three others are lagging far behind and there is no target date to complete the project."
An M.T.A. spokesperson told the New York Post that "We have already installed more than 2,300 cameras in our subways alone and will continue our efforts to provide real-time alarms and situational awareness at key facilities."
Nevertheless, key improvements languish. In June 2010, the M.T.A. Police Department is scheduled to move into their new command and control center. The report says the officers will have to rely on their own legacy systems to watch over th system rather than the state-of-the-art system they planned on.
Since the attack of 9-11, jihadists have attacked the transportation systems of Madrid in 2004 and London in 2005. The Post reports that the NYC subway system is "a huge target for terrorists."
Despite the continued threat of terrorist attack, DiNapoli said that "The transit system is safer than before September 11, 2001, due in large part to the efforts of the MTA Police Department."
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Helping Siblings Deal with a Newly Mobile Baby
Your baby's off and running (or scooting or crawling)—but how does his big sister feel about it? Use these tips for keeping the peace once Baby enters his sibling's precious territory.
It's truly exciting to watch your baby take off crawling or walking for the first time. Not only has she mastered a challenging new skill, but she's also taken the first big step (or crawl!) towards her independence. This newfound mobility offers her the freedom to explore and discover a much larger world beyond her immediate sitting area.
But once the initial thrill wears off, an older sibling may not be quite as elated to see Baby moving freely around the house. This is exactly what happened in Rachel's Atlanta, Georgia, home when her younger daughter, 10-month-old Natasha, started crawling.
"Elizabeth [age two] is meaner to Natasha now that she is mobile because Natasha gets into her things," says Rachel. "She is very clear on what toys are hers and what toys are the baby's. If Natasha even gets close to one of Elizabeth's toys, she comes running in and takes it from her. It doesn't matter if Elizabeth is playing with it or not—if Natasha gets near it, Elizabeth freaks out."
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According to many pediatricians, it is very common for toddlers to treat a newly mobile sibling this way. "For the older sibling, there are a couple of stages of adjustment when there's a new sibling in the home," says Dr. Jason Homme, MD, a Mayo Clinic pediatrician.
- "The first is when the baby comes home from the hospital, and the older child has to share Mom and Dad," he says.
- "The next big adjustment is when the new sibling becomes mobile and can infringe upon their world in a different way. They can get into their stuff and their world rather than just let Mom or Dad carry them around."
- Later, there's more adjusting necessary. Dr. Karen Sadler, MD, a pediatrician in Boston, Massachusetts, notes that the older sibling may also be jealous of the extra attention the newly mobile baby may receive. "As new skills are mastered by the younger child, the skills gap closes for the older child, which means this is one less way the older child feels 'more accomplished,'" she says. "The pleasure of adults and attention the younger one gets in mastering an important milestone leaves the older feeling left out."
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Not only do parents of both a newly mobile baby and an older child have to deal with these sibling rivalry issues, but they also face some unique safety challenges. While this can be an extremely challenging stage, there are some steps you can take to minimize your older child's jealousy and ensure your baby's safety. Here are a few tips to help you get through this difficult phase.
While most parents go to great measures to prepare their older child for the birth of their little brother or sister, they often forget to prepare their firstborn for the various stages following birth—including mobility. Dr. Homme says that preparing siblings for stages in a baby's development is important.
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Shock as key ally of under-pressure Pepe Mel leaves West Bromwich Albion
Dave McDonough – a key ally of under-pressure West Brom boss Pepe Mel – tonight left the club by mutual consent.
McDonough, who was the Baggies' director of technical performance and scouting, became the first victim of a week in which players' concerns became public.
The former Liverpool and Valencia employee is believed to have been the main driving force behind the appointment of Mel last month to succeed the sacked Steve Clarke.
But his growing influence on the training ground and in team meetings was one of the main reasons for discontent among the Baggies playing staff, which led to crisis talks this week after senior squad members expressed concerns over Mel's tactics and ability to communicate on the training ground.
McDonough was in charge of analysing potential new signings using statistics and performance data.
But in recent weeks his remit appeared to have widened, with the fluent Spanish speaker a constant presence around the first team as he acted as interpreter for Mel.
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Eden Foods: Drop Your Birth Control Lawsuit
Eden Foods—a major organic food company—is suing the Obama Administration over the rule that insurance companies must cover birth control under the new health care law. Employers have no right to interfere with the reproductive health care of their female employees. If we all speak out now to add to the outrage, we can show Eden Foods and other businesses that are watching the controversy that their lawsuit is bad for publicity and bad for their bottom line.


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I'm not sure if fast food joints are single-handedly trying to kill off our nation with obesity, but they are giving it quite a go. The latest concoction to challenge KFC's infamous Double Down is Burger King's NY Pizza Burger.
Guess how many calories?!?!
Other nutritional info: 144 grams of fat, 3,780 mg of sodium, and 168 carbohydrates. And sure the nutritional info is for a suggested serving of six, but I'm willing to bet some folks out there will eat the whole damn thing.
Starting next month, it will be available at the Whopper Bar in Times Square, which is BK's odd attempt at turning a family-oriented fast food joint into a trendy locale.
The burger consists of four Whopper patties, slices of pepperoni and mozzarella cheese, and marinara and Tuscan sauce on a sesame seed bun.
Ugh, I think I clogged some arteries just thinking about it.
Would you try the NY Pizza Burger?
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That sounds nasty, anyway. Let alone the fact that it's from Burger King.
Whopper cologne, and now pizza Whopper. Gross, gross, gross. Someone needs to be fired for coming up with dumb ideas.
The king in their commercials always creeps me out.
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Notes from tonight's weigh-ins for tomorrow's show on FX and Fuel:
Facebook fights at 5:30 p.m. Eastern time
Daniel Pineda (17-9, 145) vs. Justin Lawrence (145)
Maximo Blanco (8-4-1, 1 no contest, 147) vs. Sam Sicilia (11-2, 146) - Blanco missed on his first try at 147 and then missed on the second try. He has one hour to cut the final pound)
Bart Palaszewski (35-16,145) vs. Cole Miller (18-7, 146) - Miller had to strip to make weight.
Fuel fights at 7 p.m.
Bristol Marunde (12-7, 185.5) vs. Clint Hester (7-3, 185)
Jimmy Quinlan (3-0, 185) vs. Dylan Andrews (16-5, 1 no contest, 186) - Andrews weighed in wearing a chain)
Collin Hart (4-1-1, 184.5) vs. Luke Barnatt (5-0, 185)
Kevin Casey (5-2) vs. Josh Samman (9-3, 184.5) - Kevin Casey's girlfriend is Muhammad Ali's daughter.
FX fights at 9 p.m.
Gilbert Smith (185) vs. Bubba McDaniel (20-6, 184.5) - Smith did a dance after making weight. he weighed in with his glasses on - Huge height difference between Smith at 5-9 and McDaniel at 6-3.
Gabriel Gonzaga (261) vs. Travis Browne (13-1-1, 239)
Cat Zingano (136) vs. Miesha Tate (13-3, 135.5) - Zingano has almost a women's fitness/figures look to her physique.
Kelvin Gastelum (6-0, 186) vs. Uriah Hall (7-2, 185) for the TUF 17 championship. Hall got a reaction, but not a superstar reaction. He didn't walk in as a superstar off the show.
Scott Jorgensen (14-6, 135.5) vs. Urijah Faber (27-6, 136)
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West Hollywood residents have . But a new Santa Monica ordinance goes far in the opposite direction.
On Tuesday night, The ordinance also requires landlords to distribute a map pinpointing where smokers live to all residents in the building.
Santa Monica Councilman Kevin McKeown called this disclosure mandate an attempt to "demonize smokers." Evoking images of Nazi Germany persecution of Jews, McKeown said, "You might as well hammer a big yellow S on their front doors."
The anti-smoking measure passed the Santa Monica City Council on a 4-2 vote based on concerns about the dangers of second-hand smoke.
Santa Monica smokers are free to smoke in their current apartments as long as they register with their landlord. Units occupied by smokers who fail to disclose their smoking statuses will automatically become "non-smoking" units.
Those who smoke in non-smoking units will face a $100 fine. Repeat offenders will be subject to citations as high as $500.
The ordinance also bans smoking in any newly constructed apartment/condo units and mandates that existing apartment units become non-smoking units once they become vacant.
In 2010, Santa Monica banned smoking in common areas and patios of multi-unit residences.
As of November 2011, smokefree housing policies have been adopted in 55 communities statewide, according to the American Lung Association in California. Details about each of the laws are included in the PDF accompanying this article in the photo section.
According to a 2010 report compiled the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, 10.7% of Santa Monica residents smoke, compared to 19.6% of West Hollywood residents. In Los Angeles County, 14.6% of residents smoke.


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A Bright Future for Open Text
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In today's world where companies are buried in information, enterprise content management (ECM) systems are seen as a must for serious businesses. These systems help enterprises control their content, boosting their effectiveness and productivity. One of the companies that sells ECM systems is Open Text (NASDAQ: OTEX). Its stock is up 25% year-to-date, with most of the gains built in the last month. Will this momentum continue?
Open Text is recognized as one of the ECM leaders in Gartner Magic Quadrant. Its flagship Open Text ECM competes with Oracle's (NYSE: ORCL) WebCenter Content, IBM's (NYSE: IBM) ECM and EMC's (NYSE: EMC) Content Management. Open Text shares have outperformed its competitors' shares this year. Oracle is up 3% year-to-date, IBM is up 10% and EMC is down 2%.
ECM growth
ECM systems operate in an interesting market because the amount of content generated by businesses is growing exponentially. The ECM market is projected to grow from $5.1 billion in 2013 to $9.3 billion in 2017, an 82% growth. The companies that manage to establish themselves on this market will be in a good position to profit from this trend.
What is expected from an ECM system? First of all, a major requirement is document management and image processing. Image processing is necessary for capturing and managing images of paper documents since in today's digital world, paper documents still play a significant role. Unfortunately, they are not searchable and cannot be used for fast decisions until digitalized. Web content management is also expected from ECM systems, and social content management as well. The companies that deliver the most comprehensive and easy-to-use systems will thrive while others would run into trouble.
Market landscape
Total revenue for Open Text grew 16% year-over-year in the company's most recent quarter. One of the main sources for growth continues to be a partnership with SAP. Open Text has a resell partner agreement with SAP, providing an extensive sales channel for the company.
Open Text provides products that are relatively easy to implement and which can interact with the products of other vendors, which is clearly a competitive advantage. EMC systems are weaker on this front. EMC's flagship product, Documentum, is thought to be more complex than its competitors' solutions. Oracle has a strong position with its wide ecosystem of enterprise solutions, and the same thing could be said about IBM. These two gigantic companies have a wide range of products and a large customer base, allowing them to enjoy the benefits of selling ECM systems to existing customers of their other solutions.
Open Text is attractively valued. The stock trades at 12 forward price-to-earnings ratio. If we compare this to Oracle's 11.78 forward price-to-earnings ratio, IBM's 11.39 forward price-to-earnings ratio and EMC's 11.95 forward price-to-earnings ratio, we would see that the market values those companies almost equally. Open Text is a much smaller company, however, and it is therefore easier for Open Text to deliver growth. The ECM market is expected to grow at a fast pace, and Open Text is more exposed to this market in comparison to its competitors because they provide a ton of other solutions. This is why Open Text's gain from ECM growth will be more significant.
Bottom line
Open Text operates in a very interesting market that is expected to grow at a good pace. This is rare in today's environment of cutting IT budget costs. The company has recently initiated a dividend that yields 1.67%, in line with IBM's 1.82% and EMC's 1.62%. The stock is attractively valued, and, in my opinion, will continue to build on its recent momentum.
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*To be renamed to"Intra-Africa and Global Collaboration and Partnership"
The ICP* program aims to create a culture of networking, symbiotic collaboration and partnership amongst institutions and individuals working on similar STI subject areas across regions, cultures, languages, countries and continents. The ultimate goal is to move towards a more coordinated effort rather than the current uncoordinated and sometimes conflicting approach towards STI policy research and policy making in the continent. This is built on the firm belief that effective cooperation and partnerships between institutions, regions and countries would lead to more cost effectiveness & greater policy impact. Each partner would bring comparative skills to projects and program initiatives and build synergies for greater and sustainable policy impacts. Such collaborations are guided by consortium agreements, memorandums of understanding or contracts depending on the nature of partnership established.
The ATPS has entered into several partnerships with relevant STI institutions in Africa and globally. A number of collaborative projects have been initiated and new memoranda of understanding have been initiated or signed between ATPS and its partners. Click to download partners list
National University Commission (NUC), Nigeria
The National Universities Commission - Nigeria and the African Technology Policy Studies Network agreed on a lucid Memorandum of Association on 1st of May 2009 in Abuja Nigeria to advocate for curriculum change to mainstream STI in Nigerian universities. Dr. Kevin Urama Executive Director at ATPS represented the organization during the meeting held in Abuja, Nigeria. The meeting also saw Prof. Madukwe, Dr. Kevin Urama and the Director General of the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAB) discuss the director's nomination as the ATPS Policy Liaison Officer for the Nigerian chapter. Further, they deliberated on availability of collaboration between ATPS and NOTAB.
Biotechnology Trust Africa (BTA)
ATPS in collaboration with Biotechnology Trust Africa, (BTA) has launched a program on Strengthening National IP Policy and legal framework in Eastern and Southern Africa: Traditional Knowledge (TK) Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) and effective IP systems. This project is funded under the auspices of the ATPS Phase VI strategic Plan 2008 – 2012.Read More
British Council – Kenya
The ATPS and British council (Kenya) have entered into a partnership that will see the two organisations work together on climate change programs. The two organisations recently signed an MOU which will provide a framework for long-term collaboration in capacity building and outreach for improved environmental and natural resource management, sustainable utilization of natural resources and other environmental awareness initiatives for the socio-economic development of Kenya.Read More
World Wildlife Fund Eastern Africa Regional Programme Office (WWF-EARPO)
The Africa Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with World Wildlife Fund - Eastern Africa Regional Program Office (WWF-EARPO). The objective of the MoU is to strengthen the existing relations between the two organizations and assist to achieve their overall objectives by providing a framework for cooperation and participation in sustainable environmental and natural resource management through policy analysis, capacity building and outreach programs. Read More
EU Framework VII (FP7) Coordination and Support Action Project (SETDEV)
The African Technology Policy Studies Network has, in collaboration with a consortium of 11 like-minded institutions in Europe, Africa and Asia entered into a new contract for a European Framework VII (FP7) project: "Science, Ethics and Technological Responsibility in Developing and Emerging Countries (SET-DEV)." The project consortium is led by CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERECHE established in Italy, Rome. Read More
The University of Palermo, Italy
The University of Palermo, Italy invited ATPS to a promotional event of ImpresAmbiente which was held in Palermo, Italy on May 28, 2009. The event showcased the ATPS as a viable partner to the University of Palermo for technology sharing between Italy and Africa. The invitation came up as a result of a research development visit by Dr. Umberto Pernice of the University of Palermo and Dr. Prof. Goffredo La Loggia, Head of the Department of Hydraulic Engineering and Environmental Applications (DIIAA)Read More
United Nations Agencies such as UNEP, UNESCO, UN-Habitat
The ATPS collaborates with various UN agencies in shaping various interventions such as the Green Economy Initiative, the Global Climate Change Adaptation Network (GCCAN) Africa chapter, the UN Panel for Sustainable Resource management, the UNEP initiatives on Education for Sustainable Development among others. Read More, the resource pane
Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA)
The ATPS is collaborated with FARA, ANAFE, PanAAC to develop a proposal for strengthening innovation in African Universities, which has received positive review from DANIDA Read More
New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD)
The ATPS collaborated with other partners such as ANAFE, FARA, RUFORUM and the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), to organize a NEPAD university dialogue in Accra, Ghana, July 2009. This meeting which brought together key University constituents from the region, brainstormed on how to make the NEPAD CAADP program more relevant to the needs of the African Faculties of Agriculture and how to get African Universities participate more in the implementation of the CAADP programs. The ATPS will continue to support the NEPAD processes through advocacy, science communication and targeted joint initiatives.
Harvard University, USA
Through the ATPS Fellowship and Student Internship program, the ATPS received a Post-Doctoral Summer Placement and a student Intern from Harvard University for July – September, 2009. The two placements, Dr. Warigia Bowman and Mr. William Firestone participated actively in ATPS research programs during the period and will continue to liaise with the ATPS to take forward some new initiatives developed during the period.
African Union
Discussions are ongoing on measures to strengthen the partnership between the African Union and the ATPS. The ATPS is now proactively working with ATPS members in positions of office at the AU to forge a formal relationship with the apex origination in Africa. Discussions are ongoing regarding potentials of joint publications and joint facility to provide electronic library resources to improve access to STI journals in Africa. Dr. Mahama Ouedraogo, the Executive Secretary, Scientific, Technical and Research Commission (STRC) of the AU now serves on the Regional Steering Committee of the ATPS Intellectual Property Rights program.
African Institute for Applied Economics (AIAE), Nigeria
The Regional Agricultural and Environment Initiative Network-Africa (RAEIN AFRICA)
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The ATPS and African Institute of Applied Economics (AIAE) Nigeria have signed a MoU for the two institutions to collaborate to identify and conduct research and sector studies that generate evidence-based and empirical information in various target sectors such as Power, Health, Water and Environment, Agriculture, Transport Infrastructure, Mining, Heavy Industries, Oil and Gas and Telecommunications. The collaboration will also see the two institutions partner in conducting training programmes on sciences, technology and innovation policy designed for policy makers, policy analysts, parliamentarians, journalists and researchers in Nigeria Read More
The Association of African Universities (AAU)The Regional Agricultural and Environment Initiative Network-Africa (RAEIN AFRICA)
See www.raein-africa.org .
Pan African AgriBusiness Consortium
Discussions are on course for the ATPS and PanAAC to hold various joint activities in future. These activities include;
- Joint development and implementation of relevant projects to partners, knowledge and information exchange and joint fundraising
- Collaboration in capacity building activities of relevance to both partners:
- Continually explore and develop areas of collaboration that aim to harness and improve mutually benefiting capacities and networking resources.
- To consult with each other on additional tasks and projects of mutual interest for future collaboration in the areas of research, policy analysis and capacity building on issues of science, technology and innovation policy as mutually agreed.
Science Africa Ltd
ATPS has signed an MoU with Science Africa Ltd that will see both institutions collaborate in conducting training programmes on sciences, technology and innovation policy destined for journalists and artists. The MoU will also see the two organizations jointly conducting at least one training programme to journalists and artists. Under the MoU, Science Africa shall provide media and publicity services and produce reports for these training programmes.
AID-ME, Egypt
ATPS signed an MoU with the Academy for International Development – Middle East (AID-ME) of Egypt that will see both organizations collaborate in the joint development and implementation of mutually relevant projects, knowledge and information exchange and joint fundraising. Under the MoU, Ms. Manal Moustafa Samra was appointed as the National Focal Point Coordinator responsible for overall supervision of all ATPS activities in Egypt in liaison with ATPS Regional Secretariat Management. The MoU will also allow AID-ME to coordinate the process of securing formal registration of ATPS National Chapter in Egypt as an affiliate chapter of the ATPS in Egypt by the year 2012, coordinated by a National Coordinator to be elected in accordance with the Policies and Procedures of the ATPS. AID-ME collaborated with ATPS to host the 2010 Annual Conference and Workshop in Cairo, Egypt and facilitated the participation of key delegates to the conference including Prof. Maged El-Sherbiny, the President of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) who is also the Assistant Minister in the Ministry of Scientific Research, policy making and Government, Cairo, Egypt.


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Gas tax games: A huge hike still
Earlier this month the House approved House Bill 619, which would raise the state's 18-cents-per-gallon gasoline tax by 15 cents, or 83 percent. House Republicans pointed out that it was a $1 billion tax increase. They also noted that the state diverts close to one-third of gas-tax revenue out of the highway fund and to other departments, mostly the Department of Safety for partial funding of the State Police.
Per House rules, the bill had to go back to the Ways and Means Committee for further review. There, the increase was trimmed to 12 cents, and all of it was dedicated to highway maintenance, repair and construction. That version of the bill is up for discussion today.
The Ways and Means Committee vote was split by party, with all Democrats supporting the bill and all Republicans opposing it. We are likely to see a similar split in the full House; only 15 Republicans voted for the earlier version of the bill. In the majority-Republican Senate, the bill faces a cold reception.
This is not simply because Republicans don't like raising taxes. The idea that the state needs at least a little more revenue for road repair and maintenance is fairly widely acknowledged, at least in private. It is because the Democrats pushed such a huge tax hike all at once, knowing they could get it through the House because their majority was so large. (Republicans behaved similarly in the last session.)
There was an opportunity here to bring all sides together early on to find more highway revenue without a massive tax hike. (There is support in both parties for a small tax hike and for reducing the non-highway diversions from the highway fund.) But that is not how politics tends to work. Compromise and problem-solving come last, gamesmanship first. We might get the compromise eventually, but for now it's each side painting the other as extreme, with the debate dragged out for weeks for maximum political impact. How lovely.
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