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Actually not. Either you totally ignore those things that are convenient to you or your knowledge is really that shallow. I'm beginning to think your knowledge is that shallow and you simply are not capable of forming your own arguments - hence your failure to form cogent arguments when called on. As addressed before all your supposed "reasoning" to defend your statement that all religion was evil all had the logical fallacy of begging the questioni think the entire intellectual and philosophical community would be interested in your proof of a god, as it has so far eluded humanity since the dawn of time
Your statment that it has not been done ignores Aristotles prime mover argument.
It ignores all five of Thomas Aquinas's logical proofs.
It ignores countless others as well
This is why noone takes you seriously. You make these broad sweeping statements and claim to know all of human philosophy and intellect and the entirety of the intellectual and philosophical communities. Truth be told you build card stacking arguments to advance your conclusion without ever giving any hint that there are strong arguments against it. You lack intellectual honesty. You can take that however you want - its a statement of fact. You come across as arrogant by trying to claim some intellectual superiority where you seem to lack it to such a degreee to render your judgements of others in these conversations moot
Morbid curiousity is giving way. Serious discussion will have to continue without you as you simply hinder it.

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Affleck and wife Jennifer Garner were in Las Vegas for a getaway before Affleck begins shooting "Batman vs. Superman," a source told CNN.
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Tories, Church Head Align to Defeat Gay Marriage
Conservative Party members in Britain have written to their leader, Prime Minister David Cameron, to urge him to delay a parliamentary vote on gay marriage.
The politicians warned that the ruling party will lose significant numbers of voters in the 2015 election if the plans enter law.
Lawmakers are due to get their first vote Tuesday on the proposed bill, which would enable same-sex couples to get married in both civil and religious ceremonies. It would also allow couples who had entered into civil partnerships to convert their relationship to a marriage.
More than 20 heads of local Conservative associations delivered a letter urging a delay in the vote to Downing Street on Sunday.
Cameron supports the bill, but the issue has divided his Conservative Party.
New archbishop of Canterbury formally takes office
The new archbishop of Canterbury on Monday formally took up his post as the leader of the world's 80-million-strong Anglican Communion.
The Most Rev. Justin Welby swore allegiance to the queen as he accepted the position amid prayers for him, his wife Caroline, and their five children.
The election of the 57-year-old Welby, a former oil executive, comes at a difficult time for the Anglican Communion, whose global membership includes the U.S. Episcopal Church.
The communion has been riven by bitter disagreements over female bishops and church teachings on gay relationships. Welby reiterated Monday that he backed the Church of England's opposition to government proposals to introduce gay marriage.
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LONGMONT -- When Jenifer Deeter smiles, it's easy to see she is her mother's daughter.
The squint of her eyes mirrored her mother's in a black and white photograph of her mom the year she was killed: 1981.
Deeter was only 9 when her father hired a hit man to kill her 27-year-old mother, Mary Ann Bryan. Later this month, she and the rest of her family plan to travel to Denver to appear before the Colorado state parole board, for the fifth time, and ask them to keep her 60-year-old father in prison for a bit longer.
"It is not fair," Deeter said last week of the family's task to keep Herbert Marant in prison. "He was convicted of a crime and given a life sentence."
When Marant was sentenced in 1982, a life sentence under state law meant a possibility of parole after 20 years.
Darlene Allen, Mary Ann Bryan's mother, said the family is scared of Marant.
"We don't know what he would do if he got out," she said.
According to police and court records, Robert "Tattoo Bob" Landry beat an elderly pharmacist with a gun and kidnapped Bryan from the Mountain View Pharmacy in January 1981. Bryan's body was found three days later in a mountain outhouse near Lyons. Her skull had been crushed by a rock.
Landry died in prison in 1989.
The family still lives in Longmont, and they recall that the city was shaken when news of the murder hit. Allen said people will say that is when they started locking their doors.
"Nobody felt safe because a killer was on the loose," Allen said. "It has been described as the most horrific, the most heinous. I use the word 'monster.'"
The passage of time has not helped and each parole hearing makes the family relive the crime, they said.
"My mom has missed out on so much," Deeter said. "If anything we have to do this for her, too."
That doesn't mean it is easy. In the past, Marant has been in the room. This time, because he was moved from Cañon City to Sterling, he is set to appear via a video link.
"I am always cold," Deeter said of the visits to the hearings. "I think it is fear and anger all rolled into one."
Each time the family has had to visit the parole board, they have taken a collection of letters with them.
Dan Bryan, Deeter's stepfather who was married to Mary Ann Bryan when she was killed, said the letters really seem to affect the board's decision.
The letter campaign started with several dozen letters in 2001, when Marant first became eligible for parole. In 2004, the family collected 37 letters. In 2007, they sent 116 letters to the parole board. Dan Bryan estimated that 113 were taken to the board in 2010.
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DURHAM, N.C. - With the game tied 0-0 in the bottom of the ninth, junior third baseman Jordan Betts belted a two-run home run to left field, lifting the Duke baseball team to a 2-0 victory over visiting Bucknell Saturday at Jack Coombs Field.
A pitchers' duel throughout, senior Jeff Kremer got things started in the final inning with a one-out walk. Kremer was able to advance to second on a wild pitch then moved to third after tagging on a Mike Rosenfeld fly ball to center. That brought Betts to the plate with two outs and a runner on third as the Wilmington, N.C., native hammered the 1-0 offering from Bison right-hander Marcus Garone for the walk-off victory. The home run was the second for Betts this season and seventh of his career.
"It's one of those fun moments in college baseball that every guy dreams of," said head coach Chris Pollard. "When Jeff [Kremer] got to third, it really set it up that they were going to have to challenge Jordan [Betts] because they didn't want to spike a breaking ball in that situation and have a passed ball to end the game. Jeff's play to get to third put as in a position where Jordan got a pitch to hit and he took advantage of it."
For the second consecutive day, Duke's starting pitcher recorded 10-plus strikeouts as junior Drew Van Orden and sophomore Andrew Istler would combine for the one-hit shutout. Van Orden (0-1) posted a career-high 13 strikeouts and held Bucknell (0-5) to one hit over eight scoreless innings. He retired 23 of the 26 batters he faced and struck out at least one batter in every inning except the seventh. Istler (1-0) came on and pitched a perfect ninth, recording a pair of groundouts and a strikeout in his second appearance of the season.
"It was an incredibly well-pitched game: one hit, one walk, 13 strikeouts," Pollard said. "It was about as an impressive as [Trent] Swart's outing last night. I think it's an outing [Van Orden] can build off of. He was really, really good with his cutter. He used it to get himself out a number of jams. That pitch, when he has it working for him, can get a lot of soft contact. He got ground ball outs and he got a number of strikeouts as well."
Sophomore Andy Perez recorded the first Blue Devil hit on the day, a single up the middle in the second inning, and stole second for his team-high fourth stolen base of the season. Duke (3-2) was unable to convert on the opportunity, leaving Perez stranded at second.
Duke again looked to be in good position to plate a run in the seventh as Rosenfeld doubled to lead off the inning. Bison LHP Dan Weigel was again able to work out of the jam and retired the next three Duke batters to preserve the 0-0 tie.
Despite a strong showing from the Bison junior, Weigel (0-2) would suffer the loss after issuing the walk to Kremer in the ninth. Weigel struck out five in 8.1 innings and allowed just one run on two hits for the afternoon.
"It was a great ball game," Pollard added. "I thought it was a well-played game on both sides. Weigel threw the ball exceptionally well for Bucknell. I thought Van Orden threw the ball great; it was a pitchers' duel from the first inning on. Both teams played really good defense and made their pitchers better. Both teams had some opportunities. Certainly we had a couple opportunities to push a run across and pitchers made pitches when they needed to. [It was] just a really great baseball game. I'm glad we got Jordan [Betts] to the plate in the bottom of the ninth and he came up big."
Duke and Bucknell close out the series Sunday at Jack Coombs Field. The first pitch of game three is set for 12 p.m.


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Friday, January 11, 2013
Photos: Peter Okoye Buys a Home in the US
67 comments:
- Anonymous11 January, 2013 09:49
Wait ooo na only these songs wey these boys dey sing dem take get all the money wey dem dey spend so? I'm suspecting them biko. But who are these other children?ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous11 January, 2013 15:15
It's his wife's sister's house he did not buy,na wa oDelete
- Anonymous11 January, 2013 19:06
Thank you so much for the clarification. Okoye boys are fond of saying things that are not true. I bought a House in the US as well and there is no way you can get a House that furnished (even if you have the money)that quick (You need to be on ground to have a house fully furnished to that taste). Look at the way things were arranged in that house, I quickly knew it was not their's.Delete
- Anonymous11 January, 2013 19:49
Lola's sister indeed.Delete
- Anonymous11 January, 2013 10:00
Seems its now a competition. Wizkid, IcePrince and Psquare posted pics of their houses yesterday and ended it with 'Thank you lord'. Hmmmm!ReplyDelete
Pls i'll love to know. Kim kardashian vs Kate Middleton, who is more influential style-wise? See some facts and photos to help you decide here
- Anonymous11 January, 2013 10:08
Big boy doing big thingz.ReplyDelete
- kendra11 January, 2013 10:37
Congrats to them for buying a house in yankee.. I tap that same annointing for my hubby and IReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous11 January, 2013 14:46
- Anonymous11 January, 2013 10:47
yimu .....buys a homeReplyDelete
- Anonymous11 January, 2013 10:49
for gullible nigerians i guessReplyDeleteReplies
- lagos is my home11 January, 2013 13:04
You said it all....Delete
- Anonymous11 January, 2013 11:33
this dude is living life... more news and gist here at www.gistyinka.comReplyDelete
Congrats! Man I love that using your money well!! more blessing bro! i tap to itReplyDelete
one love!
Oh pls! Spare me the cow dung. This clearly looks like a family members house. Mostly likely Lola's relative. That house doesn't look like a recently bought, newly furnished crib. And it looks a tad too "homely". Like something an older couple with a sizable number of kids would have. Nice try Peter! We all know how mouthy the Psquare clan are. If they were to buy a crib, they would have started making noise about it even before signing the dotted lines. As Anon 10:49 said, "for the gullible nigerians" who believe their shenanigansReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous11 January, 2013 12:38
Lol very true maximus welcome back av rily missed ur commentary.Delete
small typo maxi...mayb u wer typing too quick...u meant 'most likely'Delete
Ok seem there is another mary is the house,,,,, i need to get another ID then . welcome back MaximusDelete
- Anonymous11 January, 2013 13:17
Maximus, oyoyo!Delete
@Mary, thanks hun. I was multitasking; changing baby's pooped diapers and typing, all at the same timeDelete
*covers face*
- Anonymous11 January, 2013 14:22
this babe ur head no correct. U took the words ryt out of my mouf. Looks like d parents of the oda 2 children in d pics own d house sha
- Anonymous11 January, 2013 15:31
funny comment maximius but gbamDelete
- Miss Jay11 January, 2013 16:30
hahahahahaha. Maximus where have you been? The Okoye brothers think we are a bunch of gullible nitwits they can throw their silly antics atDelete
@Miss Jay, I was on a self-imposed blog hiatus. Lol. How you doing, mami? Never told you this, but just so you know, you are one of my personal favorites on this blog. You keep me sane. **kisses**Delete
- Miss Jay11 January, 2013 19:01
Awww Maxi, that is so sweet.Delete
I've got a lot of love, respect and admiration for you too. Bless u :) :) :)
- Anonymous11 January, 2013 20:51
Both of u pls get a roomDelete
- Anonymous12 January, 2013 01:58
awon lesbians oshi.Delete
- happy yoruba bunny11 January, 2013 13:24
buying a house in the US is no big dealReplyDelete
mortgage tinz!
and even if u pay cash down t still does not belong to u
all land and house belong to the govt
Psquare when coming just hire a kokoye to be cutting ur grass weekly o
otherwise they can sabi take back their homes cause of that small offence
ask me how Ibori lost his $250,000 dollar home in sugarland, he tot he was n Nigeria where there r no laws, na lie those guys no send for yankie
won ma foreclose ile e ni straightReplies
- Ginika11 January, 2013 16:43
Thank you!Delete
- Anonymous11 January, 2013 19:10
Correction. Sugar Land, Texas. not sugarland.Delete
- Anonymous13 January, 2013 00:16
clap for yourself @least you got the driftDelete
obviously she knows what she typed
better than someone who said connecticut is a street in mushin olosha
she does not need to give us d zipcode before we know sugarland is in houston or texas, or sugarland dey for victoria island??????
- Anonymous11 January, 2013 13:56
be there and be hating,the house belongs to them, be it old or new, its in their name already. so if u like hate till tmrReplyDelete
- Anonymous11 January, 2013 13:57
Is that not preggy Lola i am spotting there?ReplyDelete
Kwekwekwe I laugh in mandarin, biko I refuse to be deceived in 2013 jorr.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11 January, 2013 14:01
VERY NICE INTERIOR DECOR,YOU GUYS ROCK!!!!!!ReplyDelete
hard work sure paysReplyDelete
- Anonymous11 January, 2013 14:03
i am soooo loving this, ibo boiz dem no dey carry last with investmentReplyDelete
- Anonymous11 January, 2013 14:05
house in America?i hope EFCC wont be after them anytime soon?so all this money same from which of the albums?i wonder how many houses they have in Naija that dey decided to make yankee their second homeReplyDelete
- Anonymous11 January, 2013 14:10
lOOKS LIKE THEY ARE NOW THINKING LIKE THE OYINBOHS, WHY WILL THEY BUY SUCH A BIG HOUSE,OH OK, THERE WILL BE A STUDIO THERE.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11 January, 2013 14:16
When big boys do big thingsReplyDelete
- Anonymous11 January, 2013 14:18
Looks like owning a house is the in-thing in the entertainment industry for nowReplyDelete
- Anonymous11 January, 2013 14:20
I am expecting to see what paul will come up with,something better i guessReplyDelete
- Anonymous11 January, 2013 14:23
one of Lola's inheritancei guessReplyDelete
- Ginika11 January, 2013 14:39
He can very well buy that house on a mortgage through Lola who's an American citizen. She's been going back and forth since her pregnancy, who knows maybe that's where she found the time to decorate the house. Bay area houses are very costly and they dare not default on paying the mortgage for one month.ReplyDelete
Cutting onions on that granite top isn't clean. Even if they sanitised it, it's still not hygienic. Get a plastic chopping board next time.
The secret marriage may be true after all.Replies
- Anonymous11 January, 2013 19:29
He is using a colourless chopping board, look closelyDelete
- Ginika11 January, 2013 19:48
Brilliant, thanks for that. Well spotted by you. Glass is even better.Delete
- Anonymous11 January, 2013 14:55
GETB YOUR STORY RIGHT LADUNReplyDelete
- Anonymous11 January, 2013 15:09
This peter lies too much .. That's how he lied they bought a private jet and since then the have been using one charter to travel and we haven't seen them with that particular jet again .. Sha I know gullible nigerians will swallowReplyDelete
- Anonymous11 January, 2013 15:28
=))º°˚˚˚°ºLmaoº°˚˚˚°º°º=)) well said maxxx. odinari private jet dey entad dey wont let us hear word. wen dey wer building square ville even bfr d buildn was complete dem make noise relis pictur of the uncomplted building. wen d building was finally complete dey threw party wit red carpet sef made sure all the channels and blogs carried d gist. Abeg make dem shift mscheeeewReplyDelete
- Anonymous11 January, 2013 15:50
go haters!!!go haters!!!!go haters!!!!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11 January, 2013 15:55
Maximus i dont understand how u see things, must you be negative about almost everything?and what makes y'all think he can afford it?ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous11 January, 2013 16:57
Fi le jo her supporters will now say people are beefing her. No wonder she was chased away the last time. If she continues like this her wimpish self will be chased away again.Delete
@Anon 16:57Delete
LooooOool!!! You wish! Watch me imprint my fingers permanently on this blog, FOOL
*frustrated bitches be thinking they chased me - puhLizzzzzz - stick a Beretta to your temple and pull the trigger*
@Anon 16:57Delete
LooooOool!!! You wish! Watch me imprint my fingers permanently on this blog, FOOL
*frustrated bitches be thinking they chased me - puhLizzzzzz - stick a Beretta to your temple and pull the trigger*
- Anonymous11 January, 2013 21:13
Choi maxi mus don vex ghen ghenDelete
- Anonymous12 January, 2013 00:29
Maxigoat is from ALUU the village if murderers. Gun and trigger, you are a bastard child of a whore. Dumb ass fatherless goat.Delete
- dayogirlee11 January, 2013 15:57
God bless you Peter, i think the next thing you should do now is to marry that girl called LolaReplyDelete
- Anonymous11 January, 2013 16:08
we are not learners o,looks like they are on vacationReplyDelete
- Anonymous11 January, 2013 16:15
i know that boy to be Lola's son, Ladun where did the girl come fromReplyDelete
- Anonymous11 January, 2013 16:25
Make we buy our own house jare.ReplyDelete
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- Anonymous11 January, 2013 16:29
i am not buying this abegReplyDelete
- Anonymous11 January, 2013 16:31
maximus thank u ......finally ur back to bring some sanity to this blog....its probably a holiday rental...ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11 January, 2013 16:32
i remember the scandal with their former landlord chief nwangwu.....ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11 January, 2013 16:34
Abeg lola and peter shud go nd park well jor. That house resemble pesin family house. Knowing psquare very well they r braggados and they wud hav gon to furnish the house ala rockstar pimpd out style. Fa fa foul. YimuReplyDelete
- Anonymous11 January, 2013 17:34
U guys r getn it all wrong iMAXIMUS is not sayn thy can't afford that house buh it jst looks like a proper family house maybe like the Omotayo family house or somfin. As fr me I jux hate it when peeps lie men its irritating like these psquare peeps have very low self esteemReplyDelete
- Anonymous11 January, 2013 17:45
Why do you folks think they can't buy a house in San Francisco. He may have a green card you know(it's not hard if u've money). Pray that God will bless you esp if you are doing something good.ReplyDelete
Please take sometime and visit www.thebanquethall.blogspot.com
It contains short daily spiritual food for you. Nothing like the Word of God. God bless you good.
- Laduns biggest fan11 January, 2013 19:53
They look so settled! Does Cameron ever smile? A public search will reveal if the house is his or not. It's truly not a big deal.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11 January, 2013 20:06
Looks like a Home in either Houston or DallasReplyDelete


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I'm fed up with being a yo-yo!March 24, 2010 at 10:46 am | Posted in Me, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) | 7 Comments
Tags: aches, arthritis, flare, flare-up, pain, R.A., RA, rhematoid arthritis, rheumatoid, Rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), rheumatology, sleep, stress, tiredness
On the plus side, at least a yo-yo goes up as well as down! I've had another mini-flare (fizzle, floret?) since I last posted, which is why I've been so quiet lately … well, that and the fact that work has been insanely busy lately. I rather strongly suspect the two are connected!
I have posted before, once or twice 🙂 on the importance of pacing yourself and a week or so ago I gave a great demonstration of exactly how now to do that! Worked long hours, worked part of the weekend, ignored the warning signs, took paracetamol or rubbed in magic herbal rub stuff and just kept on working … and of course woke up one morning almost unable to get out of bed. I did get out of bed … still had deadlines to meet, but came home early in a LOT of pain.
So, what would a sensible person do at this point? Take some painkillers, go to bed and have a bit of a snooze probably. I thought, 'Well, I don't feel well enough to work but I still have all this City and Guilds embroidery stuff I need to do, so I'll go to bed with some research books for that …'
Eventually I reached a point where I HAD to go to sleep, but was still trying not to as I thought that would mean I wouldn't sleep at night. I got to the point where I realised that I'd need matchsticks if I was going to keep my eyes open and gave in.
At this point I was still in a LOT of pain but did drift off to sleep … and woke up an hour later feeling fine! I know sleep is important, but that's a really extreme example! And I did sleep well that night too. I must have been really sleep deprived and not even realised it!
Mind you, waking up with five to ten hot flushes (flashes) per night is not exactly helping on the sleep front.
Still, things are looking up – work is now steady (which means that I'll be panicking in a week or two that there's not enough), apart from one odd twingey pain in one knuckle I'm not bad on the RA front … the yo-yo is on the upswing again … and will hopefully sit at the top for a while at least!
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Glad its on the upswing! Those downswings are no fun!
Comment by Leslie— March 24, 2010 #
"Florets" is great!
Sleep is definitely a problem for me, too – and I hate napping during the day. No matter how rotten I feel, I can never convince myself that it's not just a waste of time.
I hope you're sleeping better and feeling better soon. It's good to be busy, but we all need the occasional break.
Comment by Helen— March 24, 2010 #
I know what you mean about being a yo-yo. I am getting tired of it, but we do not have a choice. The last three days, it is my back that hurts, and it is as bad as if I had injured it in auto accident or something. It is hard to do anything and I just want to lay down all day but I have to work, take care of my children, and live my life. And I have all over muscle pain, thank you fibromyaliga, and it seems like the joint pain is minor compared to the muscle the last three days. I guess the weather fluncutations don't help either. And sleep, forget it. I can never fall asleep until I am extremely exhuasted. Anyway, I hope you feel better soon.
Comment by Lana— March 24, 2010 #
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Roy Hollon, 59, Browning, died today, Feb. 6, 2013, at his home.
Roy Hollon, 59, Browning, died today, Feb. 6, 2013, at his home.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, at Wright-Baker-Hill Funeral Home, Brookfield, with Rev. Rusty Abbott officiating. Visitation began at 1 p.m. today, Feb. 8, 2013, at the funeral home with the family receiving friends from 6-8 this evening. Burial will be in Jenkins Cemetery, near Browning.
Memorials to Jenkins Cemetery may be left at or mailed to the funeral home at P.O. Box 496, Brookfield, Mo. 64628.
Roy was born November 25, 1953, in Browning son of Oscar "Co" and Louise (Brinkley) Hollon. On August 12, 1972, he married Pam Line.
Roy was a life long farmer and a self-employed carpenter. He was also a bus driver for the Linn County R-1 School District for 35 years.
Survivors include his wife, Pam, of the home; two sons, Roy Hollon and Jeanie Harrison, Milan, and Robert Hollon and Monica Franey, Browning; one daughter, Rachell Hollon and Luke Fordyce, Harris; seven grandchildren, Katie, Megan, Kourtney, Jakob, Lane, Isaac and Lexus; and three nieces, Ronda Elam, Twyla Rhode Hollon and Teresa Harper.


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Colorado's beef industry is pleased with Japan's new beef agreement, which expands access in the Japanese market for Colorado and U.S. beef.
LAKEWOOD, Colo. – Colorado's beef industry is pleased with Japan's new beef agreement, which expands access in the Japanese market for Colorado and U.S. beef.
"Colorado's agricultural industry is thankful to the U.S. and Japanese governments for bringing the change for the Colorado and U.S. beef industry," said Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture John Salazar. "Japan is our second largest export market for beef already, and with this new agreement we anticipate even more opportunities to sell Colorado beef in Japan."
In 2003, Japan closed the market to U.S. beef with the discovery of BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) in the U.S. Subsequently Japan opened their market to allow beef from cattle 20 months of age or younger. Now, beef from cattle up to 30 months of age is allowable. This increases the percentage of herds eligible for the Japanese market from 20 percent to around 90 percent.
Japan is a critical market for Colorado beef. In the first six years after Japan limited access to U.S. beef, the Colorado cattle industry lost more than $350 million in export sales. Colorado is the second largest exporter of beef products to Japan, supplying over 17 percent of all beef exported to Japan and over 25 percent of all frozen beef from the U.S.
Exports of varietal cuts have also resumed. For each of the three years prior to the closure in late 2003, Colorado exported over $10 million of beef tongue to Japan. Japan is a premium market for varietal meats, and the new agreement will assist Colorado's packers and cattle industry.
"Beef exports to Japan represented over 43 percent of the state's total exports to Japan, even before the expanded access," said Salazar. "We experienced a growth of over 40 percent in beef exports to Japan in the first 11 months of 2012 versus 2011. With the expanded market access resulting from this agreement, we can look forward to further robust sales in Japan. The expanded availability of Colorado and U.S. beef will also increase value priced beef to the Japanese consumer."
The U.S. Meat Export Federation, an association based in Denver, Colo., predicts the expanded access for U.S. beef to Japan should result in export increases of over 45 percent in the near future.
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NOM Sets Sights on Starbucks for Gay Marriage Support
The leaders of the anti-gay marriage group the National Organization for Marriage are furious that the LGBT community made great strides after Election Day. NOM is taking its anger out on Starbucks, one of the many large companies that financially supported gay marriage efforts in Washington State, the Colorado Independent reports.
While gay rights activists praised the Seattle-based coffee chain's support for marriage equality, officials from NOM are determined to make Starbucks "pay" in countries in the Middle East that stand firmly against any LGBT rights.
The organization's statements came during a conference call on Nov. 8 when members discussed the legalization of same-sex marriage in three states, Maryland, Maine and Washington, and the defeat of a gay marriage ban in Minnesota.
During the meeting, NOM's leaders said they needed to improve their fundraising efforts and that Mitt Romney should have focused more on gay marriage. They also blamed Karl Rove for encouraging the Republican Party and conservative groups to focus on economic issues and almost ignore social issues.
According to the Independent, one person in the meeting asked how NOM could "stop the wave of corporate sponsorship of gay marriage" coming from Fortune 500 companies like Starbucks and General Mills. Starbucks came out firmly for marriage equality in its home state of Washington State; while General Mills did the same in Minnesota, where it is based.
The group's president, Brian Brown, said that NOM will target Starbucks' international brand with a boycott campaign that will aim to bring awareness to customers in the Middle East that the coffee company supports LGBT rights
"So for example, in Qatar, in the Middle East, we've begun working to make sure that there's some price to be paid for this," Brown said in audio recording of the meeting. "These are not countries that look kindly on same-sex marriage. And this is where Starbucks wants to expand, as well as India. So we have done some of this; we've got to do a lot more."
Brown also commented on the way NOM has spent its money and says that the group has been able to get 50,000 people to stop buying Starbucks' products.
"Has it had some effect? I think so, but it's nowhere near enough," Brown said. "An example has to be made of some of these companies if we're going to get this sort of tidal wave of support for same-sex marriage to stop." (Brown apparently hasn't noticed the counter-tide of pro marriage-equality advocates who have been making a point of patronizing the coffee chain.)
In March, the Associated Press reported that NOM created a "Dump Starbucks" protest. The group's officials claimed they would put ads up throughout the U.S., Southeast Asia and the Middle East that urged customers to boycott the company because it supports marriage equality.
"We will not tolerate an international company attempting to force its misguided values on citizens," Brown said in a statement.
But Starbucks's CEO Howard Schultz defended the coffee company's views on same-sex marriage and said, "in our view, through the lens of humanity, and being the kind of company that embraces diversity."
Some have criticized the campaign as putting Starbucks employees' lives in possible jeopardy in the jittery Muslim countries where NOM is making its pitch. Radical Islamic groups, motivated by NOM's message, could target Starbucks for terror attacks.


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so where is the page by page art book review? have i somehow missed this though my relentless scouring of the .org the past few restless nights?
come art book owners...spill the goods.
so where is the page by page art book review? have i somehow missed this though my relentless scouring of the .org the past few restless nights?
come art book owners...spill the goods.
I want NA Skeletor and Rio Blast and I want them now!
I believe Prometheus posted one on youtube.
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Just got my book today, so expect my review on the front page of the .org tomorrow.
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Im a huge motu fan and i would definatly pay the 50 bucks to get a copy... but im too smart to pay 150 dollars... just my two cents but i still really want a copy!
Reliving my childhood one figure at a time
yeah the one on youtube i have seen. the guy goes to fast when going through the pages and is annoying cause you want to see what is on the pages.
i just want a detailed description on what is on each and every page, especially the movie and pre-motu concept stuff
I want NA Skeletor and Rio Blast and I want them now!
I have to agree with Prometheus' assessment of the book. 53 pages of material is really not worth the $50 from what we saw on there. I'm sure there are some cool concept drawings and such, but that price is a lot to ask. Add to that the chaos surrounding the way it was sold and resellers getting their hands on large quantities, and it's left a bad taste in my mouth regarding the book.
I had posted the link in a thread, but it was removed. I found the removal kind of odd considering it's now on the front page as part of the news. Ah, well...looking forward to Pixel Dan's review!
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Just got mine today too. I was hoping it to be all artwork but a little history don't hurt none!
Now, about the "future" movie art concept...
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River's Very Long, Informal Commentary and Page by Page Review of the MOTU Art Book- I beat ya Pixel Dan! *hug* Well, Pixel Dan and Gay Comic Geek can have the video review, I'll be the written review guy...
The book is divided up into four different sections, the first of which being devoted to the vintage line. There are several early story conceptual notes which explore the barbarian roots of He-Man, as well as notes on the development of what would eventually become the short-lived Powers of Grayskull line. It's nice to see images of the Big Jim Eagle, Tiger, and Gorilla toys. Eagle and Tiger of course eventually went on to become Zoar and Battle Cat, while a proposed Gygor Gorilla character never made it into production.
Apparently The Fighting Foe-Men was an early working title for the Masters of the Universe line, which included characters by the name of Vikor the Barbarian, Red Beast, and Demo-Man. The images of Vikor and Demo-Man, and much of the early concept work featured in the art book are available on the Grayskull Museum website, or by searching the internet. Vikor, a barbarian warrior with a very strong resemblance to Frazetta's rendition of Conan, obviously went on to become the character we all know and love as He-Man. Red Beast, Demo-Man, and Wing Man would soon become Beast Man, Skeletor, and Stratos. Most of the original notes and color swatches for these early concept designs are included as well. A few of the early concept drawings are of images that I haven't seen previously, such as Ram Man, X-Man (Trap Jaw), Sultress (Evil-Lyn), and Man-E-Faces.
Moving on, we are subsequently treated to several images from Mattel's catalogue ad pages, which featured images of the actual toys. These are in really nice quality, and it's especially good to see the catalogue ad image for the Eternia play set and images of later figures such as Scare Glow, Ninjor, and Sorceress. Next, we come to a brief mention of the mini-comics. While we are shown a few pages from the very first mini-comics, I feel that much more could've been done with this section. As the Gay Comic Geek mentioned in his video review of the art book, maybe other volumes will delve into the mini-comics further. By contrast, the card back art is represented quite well, with over two dozen card back images depicted.
The first section of the book wraps up with images from the vintage box art and a brief overview of the He-Ro character. Although the oil paintings are well reproduced, it seems as if there is nowhere near enough represented here. The cropping also seems to be a bit of an issue. Perhaps something happened during the printing process, but with the Eternia play set painting for example, a significant portion seems to have been cropped off around the perimeter of the image. Regardless, a few of the oil paintings featured in this volume escaped the heavy cropping, such as those which depict the Land Shark, Slime Pit, and Battle Bones.
At this point we come to the second section of the book, which is devoted to the space adventure themed He-Man toy line. I was surprised to see such a large section devoted to this particular era, seeing as how it wasn't particularly well-received at the time. Maybe part of the reasoning behind this was to have the New Adventures function as a bridge between the vintage line and the proposed movie designs at the end of the book, which are considerably more technological in nature (but we'll get to the "can of worms" movie designs later). Regardless, I did enjoy the He-Man toy line and its corresponding animated series, so it was great to see images of these character designs and card back paintings as well. A few of the images depicted from this era are of the Nordor play set, Hydron, Kayo, Flipshot, and a bird character which never made it to action figure form (although I believe it appeared in the New Adventures animated series). A minor gripe about this section: the Evil Mutants are incorrectly referred to as the "Space Mutants" and Starship Eternia is referred to as "Spaceship Eternia." It's no biggie when compared to the various spelling errors, grammatical errors, or run-on sentences which appear throughout this volume. It is nonetheless irksome when one considers that various editors probably went through this volume several times prior to production and Mattel personally oversaw this project. It reminds me of the recent "Evil Leader of the Evil Horde" debacle. It's almost like no one even bothered to check, which is strange.
The 2001 Masters of the Universe line comprises the third section of the book. Here, we mainly see various images of prototypes created by the Four Horseman, as well as early concept art which seems to have been quickly executed for the purpose of testing various He-Man and Skeletor design concepts with young audiences. The most interesting images however are of an armored He-Man sculpt, complete with ponytail, and another sculpt which sports more of a samurai aesthetic, complete with shaved head. Again, while these are interesting, they bring to mind a "through the grapevine" story of how three different He-Man prototypes were presented when the original vintage line was being pitched, in which He-Man was presented as (I believe) a futuristic space man, a barbarian Viking warrior, and a military soldier. Perhaps the more futuristic, space suit depiction and the samurai monk version were rendered with a movie pitch in mind. Of course, I'm only speculating from what is shown in the art book, but they are interesting concepts nonetheless.
There are also other concept sketches included within this third section. They depict Webstor, Snake Armor He-Man, the War Whale, Attack Squid, and what appears to be an updated version of the Road Ripper. There is also a sketch of what I believe is a completely new character, which seems as if he was intended to have some sort of chopping action, similar to Jitsu. A conceptual montage piece of 2001 designs, which was previously exhibited at a San Diego International Comic Convention as that era came to a close, is featured as well. It includes various renderings of Hordak, Rattlor, She-Ra, and many designs of later figures and vehicles from the last days of the 2001 line. As the Gay Comic Geek noted, this is the only Princess of Power element which appears within the entire volume. The current Masters of the Universe Classics line is also touched upon briefly at the end of this section, and features nicely executed photographs of figures such as He-Man, Beast Man, King Grayskull, Zodac, Tri-Klops, and Skeletor.
Last, but certainly not least, we come to the final section of the art book, which focuses on character designs and concepts for a modern live-action film. It is here that we fall head first into the can of worms which I mentioned earlier, and descend into madness.
Now, before I go further, though the original Masters of the Universe live-action film seemed to get many things wrong, most of which were probably due to financial reasons, one of the things that it got right were the character and conceptual designs. For the most part, Skeletor was recognizable as Skeletor, and He-Man was recognizable as He-Man, and so on. With the exception of Teela, those designs from the original film remained faithful to the source material.
In regard to the movie designs which appear here in the art book, I'll flip into a different mode, and be a bit more specific, as I know many here on the boards are excited about a possible film.
There are two Teela designs on page forty-eight. The one in the top left of the page sports the ponytail hair and the cobra staff, but aside from that the costume doesn't seem to retain much of, well, Teela. Some of the hemlines are the same. In regard to the other design that is shown on the lower right, I get a little bit more of a Teela vibe. She has the ponytail, leaf designs on the armor, the collar, and the breast plate does retain the design "swirl" pattern. The face keeps throwing me off though, as she looks exactly like Liv Tyler from the Lord of the Rings live-action trilogy (which, I wouldn't be against her portraying Teela at all, it's just throwing me off a bit initially, because it's so blatantly Liv Tyler's face).
There are two different versions of Man-at-Arms shown. One version, also on page forty-eight, is much closer to how we all know him. It depicts him as an older, mustached man, and isn't too far removed from the 2001 design. The other Man-at-Arms design on page fifty-two seems to depict him as African-American in a very manga inspired body armor suit, and with a design which seems vastly different. I was almost unsure as to whether or not this was Man-at-Arms, but he seems to have very subtle hints of Duncan's armor, and is mustached. **amended note: this could possibly be Dekker, and not Man-at-Arms.
There are also two different designs for Skeletor. Again, one looks much more manga inspired and technological. In regard to the manga version, a skull face and a staff seem to be the only recognizable character traits. With the other design, it looks like he could possibly be wearing a gold mask (which would fit with the Marks' script). However, if I were to put my hand over the face of either one of these designs, "Skeletor" wouldn't resonate. I would think "villain," but not Skeletor. I'm assuming that the gold masked version would have a skull underneath, but with that aside, the only other design elements that could possibly say "Skeletor" are the hood and cape. The "gold masked Skeletor" color scheme is gold and blue, while the manga inspired color scheme is gray and blue. Both armor designs are completely new.
The Sorceress design, on the other hand, is easily the most faithful. She seems very true to the design which we are most familiar with: Feathers, wings, bird headdress. Ram Man is also recognizable, as is Beast Man (although I'm not quite sold on the stubby chicken legs and the huge spikes sticking out of his back).
Spikor seems to be re-imagined by someone who loves the artist Brom. The design looks very gothic, and he appears to be a grotesque, gray humanoid with exaggerated proportions in a black armor suit of spikes (no trident).
Trap Jaw looks like another Brom creation, but the only recognizable character trait is a mechanical hook arm which seems to feature a blend of organic and technological elements, and the large shoulder armor piece. A large metal mask covers his head. One of his legs is spindly and looks grotesquely deformed. There are also a few concept sketches for random Eternian warriors, and a creature which reminds me of an evil version of the stilt animals from The Dark Crystal film.
Finally, the He-Man designs take the cake as far as being unrecognizable. The cross seems to be the only design element left intact on the designs, and even with that, on the "manga space suit" version, which is featured on page forty-nine, it's so small that you have to squint to see it. To me, it's ridiculous, and reeks of glibness. The artists were obviously trying so hard to present Adam/He-Man as this fully clothed, unquestionably bad a+* macho everyman, that everything else got thrown out with the dish water.
Something I thought was interesting:
One of the very first He-Man concept designs is featured in the art book on page four. I'm referring to the drawing of Vikor the Barbarian. Catch the word? BARBARIAN. A minimally clothed savage warrior with large musculature and a shield and axe. Now, I can buy that design and that person as being the most powerful man in the universe.
If we then flip to the end of the book however, and take a look at the next to last image, we see a concept design of Adam/He-Man for the new film. Obviously, nothing about it says barbarian. "Average Looking Guy in Gold Space Manga Knight Suit" is what that translates as to me. It is a complete 180 degree turn from a barbarian. In other words, we no longer have the same character. He may use that techno sword to "power-up" and he may have a teeny tiny cross on his armor, but again, that isn't He-Man. It's the Twilight guy in a space knight suit. Mattel, does that really say the "most powerful man in the universe" to you? I won't even go into the Adam design with the blue suit (which looked like it came straight out of a Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess video game manual), or the red-haired He-Man (which just looked like a hot mess).
But, I digress. My overall reaction and opinion of the art book, good and bad, is as follows:
The image quality is very good, but as I mentioned, there is a cropping issue. Some portions of the book, especially those which were allotted for the mini-comics and the oil paintings, could've been much more comprehensive and fleshed out. It was nice to see some of the early concept drawings for the first time however. So, as a whole, the vintage section was done well. Again, maybe more volumes will follow (and will hopefully not be such a nightmare to obtain, and will be printed as a run of more than a thousand copies). The price point of later volumes needs to be more affordable as well, as fifty bucks was too much for this, even with it being a limited edition. The book should've been offered for twenty or twenty-five dollars at most. Also, as I mentioned previously, the book seems a bit rushed, with little attention given to spelling errors and so on. I had to read many of the sentences two or three times, because they didn't make sense grammatically.
Mattel does quite a bit of self-praising throughout the book, which gets pretty nauseating. Things like "Mattel artists and designers once again took up the call" and "unselfishly give their talents" become a bit much.
Curiously, there is absolutely no mention of Filmation. With the direction that Mattel apparently wants to go in, as depicted by the live-action concepts, I'm not surprised however. Aside from the one image of She-Ra, Princess of Power is nowhere to be seen either.
All in all, I feel like Mattel's main intent with this art book was to stir up interest for a major motion picture. That may not even matter so much anyway, because plans for the film could very well just fall through again. Regardless, with the exception of the Sorceress, I thought that these movie designs were either unrecognizable or simply bland and generic. I know that sounds harsh, but it's my first reaction.
My main complaint about the art book however, above everything else, is that not one of the artists who did those great oil paintings, or any of the artists and writers that did so much work on those mini-comics, was mentioned by name. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I didn't see one name mentioned. William George's name only appears because he signed his artwork in a way that incorporated his signature into the piece itself. I know that Mattel thanks all the "thousands of hard working artists and writers" at the beginning of the book, but a brief mention, by name, of even a few artists such as Norem, William Stout, and Alcala would've gone a long way. Mattel took the time to praise itself throughout the art book- so my point is, why not take the time to thank some of these commissioned artists by name? If only a few of the artists had been mentioned, that would've been more appropriate in my opinion. I know there is no way to thank everyone, but it just seemed to be a bit on the cold side.
On a side note, I met William Stout briefly while out in San Diego (he worked on many of the character and conceptual designs for the 1987 film). I asked him if he would ever consider putting together a book of all of his design work for the original film and presenting it to Mattel... maybe for possible publication. He said that when he was working on the original film, he put all of his work for the project together in a book- just to keep for himself. *Sigh* we didn't know how good we had it with those character designs.
Grade for the art book itself: C+
Grade for Mattel's manner of getting it out there: zero.
Last edited by River; July 29, 2009 at 10:40pm.
Wow, River, thanks for that review! I'm sure I'll see all of those new movie designs eventually, and I will probably have the same reaction as you. I wonder if Mattel put those designs in there so they could gauge the fans' reaction to them. If that is the case, then, Mattel: Don't do those designs!
It also ticks me off that they had cropping issues and grammatical mistakes. I mean, to charge $50 for such an unprofessional publication is just careless and shows how little Mattel cares for the He-Fans. I wish that the Four Horsemen could take total control of the property.
"Everything comes to he who waits."
I haven't seen the movie project designs yet, only a glimpse on youtube, but by the description, sounds like, once again, in the fear of the movie looking cartoony or childish or whatsoever, they're planning to make a new movie on He-Man that isn't about He-Man again
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And I agree with you on the "space armor" and "bald monk" maquettes, they could very well have been done with a movie in mind. Though I personally feel that a full suit of "space armor" and a "bald monk" concept don't exactly= He-Man. Though I enjoyed it, I think that is one of the main reasons why the New Adventures line did so poorly... it strayed too far from the original concept and look of He-Man.
Last edited by River; July 29, 2009 at 10:41pm. Reason: add note
Thanks for the long and in depth review River, it made for very interesting reading.


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Aaron Brooks had 13 points, two assists, four steals and three 3-pointers for the Kings on Saturday and has played well in three straight games. Dropping Isaiah Thomas or A.J. Price for Brooks makes sense for now.
Ricky Rubio is hoping to be cleared for full-contact practice on Monday and appears to be nearing a return from knee surgery. After seeing Kevin Love make a surprise early return for the Wolves, it's time to pick Rubio up.
Injury Report
DeShawn Stevenson back – Day-to-day for Hawks, but no fantasy value.
Devin Harris toe – Day-to-day, but you can find a better free agent to own.
Bismack Biyombo leg – Dropping him for Robin Lopez or Lavoy Allen makes sense.
Tyrus Thomas calf – Out indefinitely and should not be held.
Gerald Henderson foot – Could come back this week, but not a must-own player.
Derrick Rose knee surgery – Still looking like a March return, at best.
Kyrie Irving finger – Out another month, making Jeremy Pargo a must-own.
Dirk Nowitzki knee surgery – Getting closer, so just keep him stashed.
Wilson Chandler hip – Still struggling with injury and not playing much. Ignore.
Rodney Stuckey ankle – Can't stay healthy, struggling for consistency. Bench.
Richard Jefferson calf – Ignore him.
Andrew Bogut ankle – Targeting Dec. 1, but I wouldn't put him in a lineup.
Carlos Delfino groin – Chandler Parsons is the man, so ignore Delfino.
Danny Granger knee – Targeting February.
Grant Hill knee – Out indefinitely and probably won't be worth owning.
Chauncey Billups Achilles – Nearing a return, but I'm still not expecting much.
Steve Blake abdomen – Will be even more useless when Nash is back.
Steve Nash leg – Still can't even run, so just keep him benched until further notice.
Shane Battier knee – Won't have value as long as Dwyane Wade is healthy.
Chase Budinger knee surgery – Looking at a March return.
Brandon Roy knee surgery – Targeting late December, but career in jeopardy.
Ricky Rubio knee surgery – Could play in next few weeks, stash him.
Brandon Jennings ankle – Iffy for Monday, watch for news.
Anthony Davis ankle/foot – Sounds like he'll miss two more weeks.
Eric Gordon knee – Still not close and I'm not even stashing him.
Amare Stoudemire knee surgery – Still a few weeks away and I'm not holding him.
Iman Shumpert knee surgery – Targeting January return, not worth stashing.
Hedo Turkoglu hand – Still no target date and I'm not holding him.
Al Harrington knee surgery – Getting closer, but not a must-own player.
Andrew Bynum knee – Just hoping he'll play at all this season. Bust.
LaMarcus Aldridge back – Hoping to play Monday, watch for updates.
Stephen Jackson finger – Out until December.
Kawhi Leonard quad – Targeting Dec. 1, so keep him benched.
Alan Anderson ankle – Still not close for Raptors.
Landry Fields elbow – Still not close.
Mo Williams foot – He's day-to-day, Jamaal Tinsley filling in at PG.
Trevor Booker knee – More good news for Kevin Seraphin.
John Wall knee – Still no target date, but just keep him stashed.
I spent most of the Thanksgiving holiday hanging out with my family in Indy, trying to get over the illness my five year old gave me, and driving a car across the country. And while I was doing those things, the NBA rolled on as usual on Saturday and Sunday. Here's what we missed.
Games Played for Week 5
4 Games – Nets, Cavaliers, Pistons, Grizzlies, Knicks, Thunder, Suns, Blazers, Spurs, Bucks & Jazz
3 Games – Celtics, Bobcats, Bulls, Mavericks, Nuggets, Rockets, Pacers, Clippers, Lakers, Timberwolves, Hornets, Magic, Sixers, Kings, Raptors & Wizards
2 Games – Hawks, Warriors & Heat (another tough break for LeBron's owners)
News of the Weird – Big Man Blues (as well as some guard news thrown in)
Big men seemed to make up a majority of the news from the weekend, starting with Philly's Andrew Bynum, who will have an MRI on Dec. 10 and has no return date in mind. I heard reports over the summer that Bynum wasn't taking care of his body and wasn't in great shape, but I really didn't see it translating into a lost season. We dropped him in our rankings out of the first round, but if we had it to do over again, we would have called him undraftable. If I owned Bynum, sadly, I would be dropping him for a hot free agent unless your league is so deep the waiver wire is empty.
Thaddeus Young blew up for a season-high 29 points and a career-high 15 rebounds on Saturday, meaning he should be owned in all leagues. Spencer Hawes is struggling with a knee injury, Lavoy Allen is now starting at center for Philly and had 11 points, six rebounds and two blocks on Sunday, and Kwame Brown is on the bench. I'm surprised that Young has become one of the better power forward options around, but it also makes sense given all the problems the Sixers are having with their front line. Allen is worth a watchful eye in deep leagues. In other Sixers news, Jrue Holiday backed up his season-low six points on Saturday with a career-high 33 points on Sunday, which helped me take out Rick Kamla 6-2 in League Freak. Evan Turner looks like a must-own player after posting 26 points, five boards, four assists and two steals, along with 16 points, nine boards, three assists and three 3-pointers in each of his last two games.
Pau Gasol is not only struggling to find his way in Mike D'Antoni's offense, but is dealing with knee tendinitis that could linger all year. Gasol is going to have a hard time rebounding and scoring at his usual pace with Dwight Howard in town and while the entire Rotoworld staff may not be in agreement with me, I say it's time to trade Gasol and get back what you can. Antawn Jamison is finally getting going for the Lakers under D'Antoni, and had 19 points, 15 rebounds, a steal and a 3-pointer on Saturday, which is another reason I am not a huge fan of Gasol right now. Jamison (and Metta World Peace) should be grabbed in most leagues. The Lakers play three times this week.
Andrew Bogut is targeting a Dec. 1 return from his latest ankle problem, but don't be surprised if we're establishing a new target date to return from a new injury for him sometime after that. Bogut will likely continue to see limited minutes until further notice and I'm still not convinced his ankle will be at full strength this season. He's a fantasy luxury item on your bench, as long as you can afford to hold him.
LaMarcus Aldridge was out on Sunday with a sore back and Meyers Leonard started in his place for Portland, but struggled. L.A. is hopeful to play on Monday night, so watch the Rotoworld News Page before setting your lineup. As usual, Leonard is worth keeping an eye on, but won't be worth owning as long as Aldridge and J.J. Hickson are healthy.
Anthony Davis could miss two more weeks with a stress reaction in his foot/ankle, meaning he should be benched until further notice. As long as he's out, Ryan Anderson should continue to go off for the Hornets, while Robin Lopez (14 points, five rebounds, two steals, four blocks on Sunday) is worth a look in all leagues for the Hornets.
Byron Mullens went off for 27 points, eight rebounds, a steal, two blocks and five 3-pointers for the Bobcats on Saturday and is now a must-start player. The Cats play three times this week.
Kevin Seraphin is starting for the Wizards and had six points and five rebounds on 3-of-10 shooting on Saturday, letting his owners down. If he's been anything thus far, it's inconsistent, but I still think he's a nice player to own going forward. Just weigh options carefully before locking him into a weekly lineup. Nene had 19 points, five boards, three assists and two steals on Saturday in 29 minutes. So much for the 20-minute time limit. I grabbed in one league and it looks like he's worth owning in all leagues, although I don't trust his feet at all. In other Wizards news, point guard A.J. Price had just two points in 20 minutes on Saturday, and is in a three-way timeshare with Shaun Livingston and Jordan Crawford. I'm going to bail out on AJP in the leagues where I still own him, and Crawford is the guard to own for the Wizards right now. John Wall should eventually be back from his knee problem, but no one has a clue as to when it will happen. Just keep him stashed and hope for the best.
Chris Kaman was benched on Saturday and hit just 2-of-12 shots for four points and three rebounds. He's had some big games, but this latest move by Rick Carlisle means he's not an automatic starter in weekly leagues. But I also don't believe he'll be out of the starting lineup much longer, if at all, as this might have been a Dwight Howard matchup move. Derrick Favors was 0-for-6 for two points and four rebounds for the Jazz on Saturday, but is still a player I am hanging onto in all leagues. He'll bounce back.
Jonas Valanciunas had a career-high 22 points to go along with seven rebounds and three blocks in 39 minutes on Sunday and is officially a must-own fantasy center for the Raptors. The minutes are there and he's starting to produce. Guard Jose Calderon, whose fantasy value appeared ready to dry up, played 41 minutes and had nine assists on Sunday, so keep him on your roster until further notice. Andrea Bargnani hit just 2-of-19 shots on Sunday, allowing Ed Davis to play well and finish with 15 points and 14 rebounds. Bargs will bounce back in the next one and I don't trust Davis. Just keep an eye on him.
Zaza Pachulia started for the Hawks on Saturday and had 19 points and 12 rebounds. It doesn't appear that he'll become a full-time starter, but anytime you hear of him cracking the lineup, he might be a decent plug-and-play in deeper leagues. Samuel Dalembert was benched for Joel Przybilla (0 points, 2 rebounds) and didn't even play for the Bucks on Saturday. Additionally, rookie John Henson, coming off a monster 17 & 18 night, played just one minute in that one. It's official. Scott Skiles is the most annoying fantasy coach in history (which I'm sure makes him happy) and it is impossible to try to analyze the Bucks and figure out what he will do next. This means Larry Sanders, Dalembert, Henson, Ersan Ilyasova, Mike Dunleavy and Tobias Harris are all fantasy poison, with only Monta Ellis and Brandon Jennings falling into the 'reliable' category. Speaking of Jennings, he suffered a sprained ankle on Saturday and is iffy for Monday night. Keep an eye on the Rotoworld News Page for updates today.