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This is the last blast for the GT as we eagerly await the new model which breaks cover this autumn at the Paris motor show. In the meantime, the Supersports Convertible is a not-at-all-shabby alternative to the wait.


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The stability and Raman spectra of ikaite, CaCO3·6H2O, at high pressure and temperature
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Raman analyses of single crystals of ikaite, CaCO3·6H2O, synthesized in a diamond-anvil cell at ambient temperature yield spectra from 0.14 to 4.08 GPa; the most intense peaks are at 228 and 1081 cm−1 corresponding to Eg(external) and A1g (internal) modes of vibrations in CO2− 3 ions, respectively. These are in good agreement with Raman spectra previously published for ikaite in powder form at ambient temperature and pressure. Visual observations of a sample consisting initially of a mixture of calcite + water in a hydrothermal diamond-anvil cell yielded a P-T phase diagram up to 2 GPa and 120 °C; the boundary for the reaction ikaite ↔ aragonite + water has a positive slope and is curved convexly toward the aragonite + water field similar to typical melt curves. This curvature can be explained in terms of the Clapeyron equation for a boundary between a solid phase and a more compressible liquid phase or largely liquid phase assemblage.
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The purpose of Aikido?
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Kevin Leavitt
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Location: Olympia, Washington
Join Date: Jul 2002
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Re: The purpose of Aikido?
I believe there are alot of bad assumptions and paradigms being made concerning aikido and all martial methodologies in general here. Yes, I call them martial methodologies as essentially that is what most of the so-called systems are methodologies and not "arts" per se. although they could be considered "arts" in the definition of a liberal art, but not as a combatives system or art.
I feel about as qualified as anyone to comment on what makes something a combative system since it is pretty much what I do as a professional day in and day out, and very actively today!
As a combat arms soldier, we have many techniques and methodologies for training various components of what we deem important to be effective at what we do, I suppose you could call all the training I do an "combatives system" or a complete system, yet we don't look at it that way, we look at it as components or methodologies to train.
For example, I am well qualified in CQB and Gun work, however, that is not my expertise and I am not the "sensei" of that stuff per se. My strengths are empty hand or Combatives.
So, the guy that trains me in pistol and rifle close quarter stuff as the subject matter expert is my "student" when we transition to combatives.
We view them as mutually supporting methodologies, but they are separate and distinct in the skills that they are training.
So, I believe that the paradigm that says a "martial art" has to be "effective" an interesting one as it begs the question "effective at what?" what are the boundaries of "effectiveness.
Of course WHAT DO I KNOW? identifies the issue by bringing up the whole "get a gun" argument. which, I think is a wrong perspective/conclusion used typically to invalidate any empty handed training in the way that it is done. However, of course, guns do drive the limitation or constraints of our emtpy handed training and it does need to be kept in mind.
I also believe that empty handed martial arts can be broken down into many different methodologies designed to enhance or reinforce desired endstates and things we want to inculcate into ourselves.
Aikido I believe, trained correctly is one such methodology. Agreed that many don't necessarily understand what that may be, or two people may not agree on what is being trained...and that is okay I think.
For me, Aikido has a place in my training, and you can take it FWIW...but I am a professional like many on here that depend on my "martial skills" as a way of life.
However, as pointed out by the OP and a few others, even though I disagree with alot of the statements, that it is incomplete as a holistic system...but that does not mean that it is not "effective" IT IS EFFECTIVE FOR WHAT IT WAS DESIGNED TO TEACH.
I train predominately in BJJ and Mitliary Combatives. Right now I am preparing my unit to go to war. While we focus in the "off season" on many different things with a heavy "Sport Jiu Jitsu" focus and I spend alot of time in Aikido, now that we are preparing for combat operations, we shift our focus/methodologies to the techniques, tactics, and procedures (TTPs) that our assessment and analysis tells us we need to based on what we are seeing on the battlefield.
My base and background for TTPs is based on the fundamentals that I learned in Judo, Jiu Jitsu, and yes...alot of it in Aikido. Honestly as we tighten our shot group to focus on weapons both enemy, control, multiple opponents, etc...I find my background and base in aikido to be even more important.
Even in the non-violent arena where people skills and body language come into play.
Anyway, each methodology has a strength and it has weaknesses. What is important is not arguing about the categorical effectiveness of an art, but discussing the limitations and constraints and focusing on the things that the art does train well.
It is also important to not try and make it something that it isn't..you'll practice it for 10 years under delusion and then feel ripped off once you meet reality and "X Art" failed you.
I don't think too many of the experienced posters here, none that I know of propose that AIkido is a one stop shop by any stretch of the imagination. Most of the Voices of Experience have a pretty good handle on reality I have found.
Anyway those are my experiences and 2 cents worth.
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Southeast Division:
Atlanta Hawks-
Starters: Mike Bibby, Joe Johnson, Marvin Williams, Josh Smith, Al Horford
Rotation Players: Jeff Teague, Jamal Crawford, Mo Evans, Zaza Pachuilia
Key Additions- Jordan Crawford(only because of the Lebron Nike confiscation incident). In other words, the Hawks didnt do anything.
OUTLOOK: The Hawks decided to become a treadmill team by re upping Joe Johnson to a huge contract. They're not in that bad of a positon, but they aren't going anywhere but down. They had a tough choice to stand pat and be mediocre and maybe win a round a year or just blow it up and be in danger of having to move the team due to the lack of fan support, so logically they made the right move. The only difference this year is the starting point guard position being there for the taking with Bibby getting older. If Teague can show progression and maturity expect him to take the starting reigns from Bibby early in the season.
Orlando Magic
Starters: Jameer Nelson, Vince Carter, Quentin Richardson, Rashard Lewis, Dwight Howard
Rotation players: Chris Duhon, JJ Reddick, Mickael Pietrus, Brandon Bass/Ryan Anderson, Marcin Gortat
Key Additions- Chris Duhon, Quentin Richardson
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Although they added 2 solid rotation guys, the Magic still sit in the same position as last year really, with their hopes and dreams on VCs shoulders. With VC proving last year he couldnt carry them to the promise land, their only hope, yet again, is that Dwight improved his post game to a point where he's near unstoppable and needs to be double teamed even when going up vs the toughest teams and defenders. So essentially, they're going to win a round, and from there it's unlikely they go further unless they face a team besides Boston or MIA.
Charlotte Bobcats
Starters: DJ Augustin, Stephen Jackson, Gerald Wallace, Boris Diaw, Nazr Mohamed
Rotation players: Shaun Livingston, Gerald Henderson, Tyrus Thomas, Kwame Brown
Key Additions- None.
OUTLOOK: The Bobcats stood pat and are hoping that DJ Augustin with the opportunity will turn into a starting level PG. Their defence is good, but their bench is very shaky and their frontcourt is still awful. I can see this team blowing it up by the deadline and looking to deal Jackson and or Wallace(unless their GM goes in the opposite direction and makes a horrible mistake in trading draft picks to try and possibly win 1 round in the playoffs which isnt happening unless they can somehow get CP3 or something) They, like Atlanta, are on the treadmill, but Charlottes treadmill is of worse quality due to the lack of talent.
SEEDING: 9th IN EAST(if they keep the team together the entire year)
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Rotation players: Kirk Hinrich, Nick Young, Al Thornton, Yi Jianlian, Hilton Armstrong
Key Additions- Kirk Hinrich, John Wall, Yi Jianlian, Hilton Armstrong
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SEEDING: 7th in East
Miami Heat
Starters: Mario Chalmers, Dwyane Wade, Lebron James, Chris Bosh, Joel Anthony
Rotation players: Eddie House, Mike Miller, Udonis Haslem, Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Key Additions- Lebron James, Chris Bosh, Eddie House, Mike Miller, Zydrunas Ilgauskas
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SEEDING: 1st in EAST
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Chicago Bulls
Starters: Derrick Rose, Ronnie Brewer, Luol Deng, Carlos Boozer, Joakim Noah
Rotation players: CJ Watson, Kyle Korver, Taj Gibson, Kurt Thomas
Key Additions- Ronnie Brewer, Carlos Boozer, CJ Watson, Kyle Korver, Kurt Thomas
OUTLOOK: The Bulls made some very nice offseason moves getting Rose a very very good 2nd option in Boozer, as well as some solid complimentary pieces with Brewer, and the new bench pieces. The Bulls biggest questions going in to the year will be if they can keep themselves in the top 5 seeds until Boozer can come back, and obviously their perimeter shooting. Although I like Brewer, I dont like the fit with both him and Deng on the wings. Rose needs shooters around him so they can fully exploit teams on offence, and I think with both starting it really shrinks the floors with team being able to zone in on the pick and roll without any consequence on kick outs. They're going to be one of, if not the best rebounding teams in the NBA and they're pretty deep so they'll be a tough out come playoff time.
SEEDING: 4th IN EAST
Detroit Pistons
Starters: Rodney Stuckey, Rip Hamilton, Tayshaun Prince, Charlie Villanueva, Ben Wallace
Rotation players: Will Bynum, Ben Gordon, Austin Daye, Greg Monroe, (Jonas Jerebko)
Key Additions- Greg Monroe, (Tracy Mcgrady)
OUTLOOK: I think Joe Dumars has lost his damn mind and the Pistons are going to trade Rip and Prince finally this year. Theyre going to be awful.
SEEDING: 15th IN EAST
Cleveland Cavaliers
Starters: Maurice Williams, Anthony Parker, Jamario Moon, Antawn Jamison, Anderson Varajao,
Rotation players: Ramon Sessions, Daniel Gibson, Joey Graham, JJ Hickson
Key Additions- Ramon Sessions, Joey Graham
OUTLOOK: The Cavaliers lost their best player and now have a former Raptors duo manning the 3 spot. Yeah, they're not in good shape. Mo Williams and Jamison will shoot their way to some wins and their defence should still be decent, but they dont have enough talent and scoring in the halfcourt to win a lot of games.
SEEDING: 11th IN EAST
Milwaukee Bucks
Starters: Brandon Jennings, John Salmons, Corey Maggette, Luc Mbah a Moute, Andrew Bogut
Rotation players: Keyon Dooling, Carlos Delfino, Ersan Ilyasova, Drew Gooden, Jon Brockman
Key Additions- Corey Maggette, Keyon Dooling, Drew Gooden, Jon Brockman
OUTLOOK: The Bucks had one of the more confusing offseasons of any team in the league. The additions of Dooling and Brockmanmade sense because they're hard nosed defensive players who will fit in the system and style that Skiles likes to play, then they went out and got Maggette and Gooden, two players that are well known for their selfishness, lack of defence, and erratic play. This is definately one of the harder teams in the NBA to predict, because if
Skiles can somehow make it work and make those 2 new additions to play within the system, then they'll be an extremely tough out in the East, and one of the deeper teams in the NBA. I think by mid season, they'll have Maggette coming off the bench because I think it's unbalanced with too many guys needing the ball in the starting lineup as of now, and whether Maggette accepts that role will determine the fate of the team. I think Skiles is a good enough coach to make this work.
SEEDING: 5th IN EAST
Indiana Pacers
Starters: Darren Collison, Mike Dunleavy, Danny Granger, Jeff Foster, Roy Hibbert
Rotation players: TJ Ford, Brandon Rush, Paul George, James Posey, Tyler Hansbrough
Key Additions- Darren Collison, James Posey, Paul George
OUTLOOK: The Pacers improved their outlook by picking up Collison(and George in the draft, assuming he pans out), now he has a great chance to prove he's one of the better young point guards in the NBA. The problem is they didnt improve their frontcourt talent or depth at all and their wing positions are still very mediocre at best. Expect another long season in Pacer land, and after this year it wouldnt surprise me to see Grangers agent looking to have him shipped elsewhere.
SEEDING: 13th IN EAST
Atlantic Division:
Boston Celtics
Starters: Rajon Rondo, Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Shaquille O'Neal(Kendrick Perkins)
Rotation players: Nate Robinson, Delonte West, Von Wafer, Glen Davis, Jermaine O'Neal
Key Additions- Shaquille O'Neal, Jermaine O'Neal, Delonte West, Von Wafer
OUTLOOK: Boston took a big risk in adding both O'Neals, as their season rests on the health of their bigs and adding 2 guys whohave had well documented injury pasts especially lately may blow up in their faces. If it does work they have the size to give any team in the league a ton of problems, and if it does work, they'll also have an issue with minutes as one of Shaq/Jermaine/Baby isnt going to play much. It'll be interesting to see who gets the shaft. I can see Doc Rivers using the O'Neals in small doses until the playoffs though to save them, which will be huge for them as long as the chronic problems dont occur anyway. I think with giving their old bigs rest during the regular season it may put their seeding down 1 to the 3rd spot instead of the 2nd spot, but come playoff time they'll be really tough to beat if they've gelled and can stay healthy yet again. There's the big variable of health with the Celtics, but they made it work last year and I think with their improved depth and their ability to integrate anyone into their system they'll be extremely dangerous come playoff time.
SEEDING: 3rd IN EAST
Philadelphia 76ers
Starters: Jrue Holiday, Evan Turner, Andre Iguodala, Elton Brand, Spencer Hawes
Rotation players: Louis Williams, Andres Nocioni, Thaddeus Young, Marreese Speights
Key Additions- Evan Turner, Andres Nocioni
OUTLOOK: The Sixers made some small moves and got a top pick in the draft. They have some nice young talent but the parts still don't fit. They still can't figure out if they want to be a quick up tempo team or halfcourt team, and in both styles of play they're not even that good. This will be a transition year for them, hoping that the Holiday/Turner backcourt works, and if it does, they can re tool next offseason around it because it has the potential to be one of the better backcourts in the NBA for a long time. They're going to have to make a decision on Iguodala and Youngs futures with the team and soon.
New York Knicks
Starters: Raymond Felton, Wilson Chandler, Danilo Gallinari, Amare Stoudemire, Ronny Turiaf
Rotation players: Toney Douglas, Roger Mason Jr, (Kelenna Azubuike), Bill Walker, Anthony Randolph, Timofey Mozgov
Key Additions- Raymond Felton, Ronny Turiaf, Kelenna Azubuike, Roger Mason Jr, Anthony Randolph, Timofey Mozgov
OUTLOOK: I like what the Knicks did in the offseason acquiring a lot of solid role players(Turiaf, Azubuike when healthy, Mason) and some young talent with a lot of potential(Randolph, Mozgov). And of course Amare and Felton. I think the Knicks will come to find that they should start Randolph with Amare once Randolph proves to DAntoni hes ready and just play uptempo. I like the overall depth of this team, but I think them taking the first step in making the playoffs will come down to Randolphs progression and health. If he becomes the Lamar Odom clone everyone expects him to be and they can play DAntoni ball, I think
the Knicks will make their first appearance in a while in the playoffs.
Toronto Raptors
Starters: Jose Calderon, Demar Derozan, Linas Kleiza, Amir Johnson, Andrea Bargnani
Rotation players: Jarrett Jack, Leandro Barbosa, Sonny Weems, Ed Davis, David Anderson
Key Additions- Linas Kleiza, Leandro Barbosa, Ed Davis, David Anderson
OUTLOOK: The Raptors are in a rebuilding year with a big identity crisis. They're going to be awful this season, but we all hope they can show flashes, and that Demar Derozan can take his first step to superstardom, and Weems and Johnson as well as Bargs can take the next step in their careers as well. Improvement throughout the year is what we expect, and hopefully they'll be able to make it exciting along the way. Hopefully the defence isnt near last in the league again, and they play up tempo to keep it exciting as I expect we'll be one of if not the worst halfcourt teams in the NBA.
New Jersey Nets
Starters: Devin Harris, Anthony Morrow, Travis Outlaw, Troy Murphy, Brook Lopez
Rotation players:Jordan Farmar, Terrence Williams, Derrick Favors, Johan Petro
Key Additions- Jordan Farmar, Anthony Morrow, Troy Murphy, Derrick Favors, Johan Petro
OUTLOOK: The Nets added a good core of solid players and a promising rookie. With Troy Murphys expiring deal and already available cap space they have put themselves in a good position to make a big move for a key player at the deadline or in the offseason. Until then though, they'll be better than last season but they're still going to have a tough time on defence though their offence should improve a lot with the outside shooting they brought in. If Favors proves to be the PF of the future and they can get a key player at the deadline they could turn out to be a playoff team, but unless that happens they should still be on the outside looking in.
SEEDING: 12th IN EAST
Northwest Division:
Utah Jazz
Starters: Deron Williams, CJ Miles, Andrei Kirilenko, Paul Millsap, Al Jefferson
Rotation players: Earl Watson, Raja Bell, Gordon Hayward, Mehmet Okur
Key Additions- Al Jefferson, Earl Watson, Raja Bell, Gordon Hayward
OUTLOOK: The Jazz come back in to 10/11 with another solid looking lineup, and a different style starting lineup. With all the talk that they're going to start the two more skilled post players over the conventional lineup with Okur, the Jazz and Sloan are really trying something new and it should work so long as Jefferson fits in to the system and doesnt piss Sloan off by playing no defence. In saying that they're still stuck in the same position they've been in in years past. They dont have another playmaker at the wing position when teams slow down the pick and rolls, and they still dont have good enough defence to do anything come playoff time.
Denver Nuggets
Starters: Chauncey Billups, Aaron Afflalo, Carmelo Anthony, Kenyon Martin, Nene
Rotation players: Ty Lawson, JR Smith, Al Harrington, Chris Anderson
Key Additions- Al Harrington
OUTLOOK: The Nuggets are coming back with the same team as last year, plus signing a talented yet erratic forward in Al Harrington. If the recent talks about Melo wanting out didnt happen you'd say this team is likely a top 3 seed again and one of the tougher outs in the NBA when healthy. But with all the Carmelo talk, and now with KMArt taking his time to come back and having his own issues with management, this season looks like a definite shit storm in Denver Like many I'm expecting huge changes come the deadline, thus the low seeding. And then it's only downhill from there, rebuilding for the rest of the season and having Al Harrington and JR Smith take a million shots and all of us laugh at Denver again like in the pre Melo days.
SEEDING: 9th IN WEST
Portland Trail Blazers
Starters: Andre Miller, Brandon Roy, Nicolas Batum, LaMarcus Aldridge, Greg Oden
Rotation players: Jerryd Bayless, Wesley Matthews. (Rudy Fernandez), Marcus Camby, Joel Pryzbilla
Key Additions- Wesley Matthews
OUTLOOK:The Blazers are the one team that can absolutely challenge the Lakers when healthy with their size and backcourt playmaking abilities. The problem is their health obviously. If they have a Celtic like 2010 season where everyone stays healthy for the most part, this team will show that they're a championship contender, but more likely at least one of their centers will go down again and their seed will fall, and then won't have enough depth come playoff time.
Oklahoma City Thunder
Starters: Russell Westbrook, Thabo Sefolosha, Kevin Durant, Jeff Green, Nenad Krstic
Rotation players: Eric Maynor, James Harden, Daequan Cook, Serge Ibaka, Cole Aldrich, Nick Collison
Key Additions- Daequan Cook, Cole Aldrich
OUTLOOK: The Thunder are coming off a great season and made a couple of minor additions to improve their bench. The main improvements will come internally though, with Russell Westbrook needing to take that next step to become an allstar PG, and Kevin Durant to become a better all around player with his playmaking and making others around him better. If their two best players do take those steps, which is very likely, and Ibaka continues to look like the next Mutombo(though a little undersized)the Thunder are going to be extremely tough to beat come playoff time. If they can't win a couple rounds this year though they need to look in to moving Green and re thinking their 4/5 starting positions to become a legit title contender.
SEEDING: 2nd IN WEST
Minnesota Timberwolves
Starters: Johnny Flynn, Corey Brewer, Michael Beasley, Kevin Love, Darko Milicic
Rotation players: Luke Ridnour, Wesley Johnson, Martell Webster, Anthony Tolliver, Kosta Koufos
Key Additions- Michael Beasley, Luke Ridnour, Wesley Johnson, Martell Webster, Anthony Tolliver, Kosta Koufos
OUTLOOK: I shouldnt even be writing an outlook for this team because everyone knows they're going to end up last in the West, and they have absolutely no idea what the hell they're doing with the team. The parts dont fit and a lot of the young talent hasnt proved much yet. Big years ahead for Flynn, Brewer, and Beasley to define the kinds of players they're going to be in this league.
SEEDING: 15th in West
Pacific Division
Los Angeles Lakers
Starters: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum
Rotation players: Steve Blake, Shannon Brown, Matt Barnes, Lamar Odom
Key Additions- Steve Blake, Matt Barnes
OUTLOOK: The Champs got better in the offseason by adding 2 very solid role players in Blake and Barnes who will fit perfectly in to their systems on both sides of the ball. Both are very active on defence, and can hit the open shots on offence. Both will be huge especially during the regular season in keeping Fisher and Artests minutes down so they're fresh come playoff time, something that they couldnt do last year. The only question again with this team is the health of Andrew Bynum, because if he's out a long period of time there isnt ANY bench depth at PF/C for this team if Odom is starting as I dont think Theo Ratliff can be counted on to play more than 10 minutes a game effectively.
Los Angeles Clippers
Starters: Baron Davis, Eric Gordon, Rasual Butler, Blake Griffin, Chris Kaman
Rotation players: Eric Bledsoe, Al-Farouq Aminu, Ryan Gomes, Craig Smith, Deandre Jordan
Key Additions- Eric Bledsoe, Al-Farouq Aminu, Ryan Gomes
OUTLOOK: This team has a lot of very good young talent, probably top 3 in the NBA with Gordon, Griffin, Jordan, and now Bledsoe and Aminu who have both looked good in pre season. Their main issue is the Clipper curse and their leader coming in to camp fat again. Hopefully Baron works hard in the upcoming weeks and gets it together because this team, yet again, has a good chance of making the playoffs if he gets his ass in gear with all of their talent in the frontcourt. But it's the Clippers so it's almost for sure not going to happen sadly.
SEEDING: 10th IN WEST
Phoenix Suns
Starters: Steve Nash, Jason Richardson, Grant Hill, Hedo Turkoglu, Robin Lopez
Rotation players: Goran Dragic, Josh Childress, Jared Dudley, Hakim Warrick, Channing Frye
Key Additions- Hedo Turkoglu, Josh Childress, Hakim Warrick, Channing Frye
OUTLOOK: Unless Nash pulls a miracle this team doesnt have a shot in hell of making the playoffs. Starting Hedo Turkoglu at Power Forward to balance out the lineups is not a good idea, and neither is benching Hill to make the lineup more conventional so Hedo can start at the 3 so they won't have a bad situation on their hands with what they should be doing, which is bringing his fat ass off the bench. You know you had a terrible offseason when 2 of your acquisitions got signed to longterm deals worth 25+ mil and they're coming off the bench(Frye/Warrick) and your prize acquisition took a year off and has played his pre season like he played his entire year last year. Hopefully Nash gets traded, he deserves better.
SEEDING: 13th IN WEST
Golden State Warriors
Starters: Monta Ellis, Steph Curry, Dorrell Wright, David Lee, Andris Biedrins
Rotation players: Charlie Bell, Reggie Williams, Louis Amundson, ( Ekpe Udoh)Brandon Wright
Key Additions- Dorrell Wright, David Lee, Louis Amundson, Ekpe Udoh
OUTLOOK: Another transition year for the Warrriors and their fans. They'll be an exciting team to watch yet again, but with or without Nelson they're going to be a deplorable defensive team that needs to play uptempo to even stand a chance vs any team with half a decent frontcourt. Their bench is very weak and any injury to a main player will turn them in to a team that can compete on most nights in to a team where you can guarantee a win against them. Hopefullythe Warriors get good new management in place this year and they finally figure things out next offseason.
SEEDING: 14th IN WEST
Sacramento Kings
Starters: Beno Udrih, Tyreke Evans, Omri Casspi, Jason Thompson, DeMarcus Cousins
Rotation players: Francisco Garcia, Donte Green, Carl Landry, Samuel Dalembert, Hassan Whiteside
Key Additions- Demarcus Cousins, Samuel Dalembert, Hassan Whiteside
OUTLOOK: The Kings may have the most good to very good young players on their team in the NBA. They have too many guys that need minutes to grow though. This will be a good transitional year for them in finding out what they have and who will be in their future plans. Expect some moves at the deadline to shore up minutes for their core young players. I really like the look of this team though, as the Evans/Cousins duo could be one that will be talked about as one of the
better duos in the NBA come seasons end and going in to the future, and the players around them look promising as well.
SEEDING: 11th IN WEST
Southwest Division
Dallas Mavericks
Starters: Jason Kidd, Caron Butler, Shawn Marion, Dirk Nowitzki, Brendan Haywood
Rotation players: Rodrigue Beaubois, Jason Terry, Tyson Chandler
Key Additions- Tyson Chandler
OUTLOOK: Expect Beaubois to take over either Kidds or Marions starting spot when he returns to the lineup. The Mavericks need a jumpstart to their starting 5 and something that will give them a chance to be more than 1st rd team this year, and right now Beaubois growth is the only thing that gives them that chance. Overall the team lacks bigtime in depth in the frontcourt as Chandler cant be counted on and there's no one else besides him to backup the 4/5. This team will still make the playoffs and win a lot of games but they'll be out in the 1st rd unless they make a few changes to their lineup at the deadline.
SEEDING: 3rd IN WEST
San Antonio Spurs
Starters: Tony Parker, George Hill, Richard Jefferson, Antonio Mcdyess, Tim Duncan
Rotation players: Manu Ginobili, James Anderson, Dajuan Blair, Tiago Splitter
Key Additions- James Anderson, Tiago Splitter
OUTLOOK: The Spurs made an uncharacteristically terrible mistake in re upping Jefferson longterm when he looked like a really bad fit last year, but besides that they got a steal with Anderson in the draft, and Splitter finally comes over from Europe. I dont expect that their starting lineup will stay the same for long, as either Blair or Splitter is likely to take Mcdyess' spot to give the Spurs a newer look and likely improve their starting 5, and I wouldnt be surprised if Anderson made his way into the starting 5 before seasons end as well. The Spurs like the Mavs dont look like they're going anywhere this year, but they at least have more than 1 guy that can grow in to something special and maybe help catapult them into a longer unsuspecting run this season.
SEEDING: 7th IN WEST
Houston Rockets
Starters: Aaron Brooks,Kevin Martin, Shane Battier, Luis Scola, Yao Ming
Rotation players: Kyle Lowry, Courtney Lee, Chase Budinger, Jordan Hill, Brad Miller
Key Additions- Courtney Lee, Brad Miller
OUTLOOK: The Rockets have one of the deeper benches in the NBA with the good offseason acquisitions of Lee/Miller and of course getting Yao back to ensure that no one is playing more minutes than they should. The key to their regular season is keeping Yao healthy with his 24 mpg limit, as well as their backcourt figuring out how to play together. Adelman is one of the better coaches in the NBA and has had extremely deep teams before, so I expect the Rockets will figure things out. Come playoff time, no one will want to play them if Yao is healthy with all of the talent, depth, and backcourt quickness around him.
New Orleans Hornets
Starters: Chris Paul,Marcus Thornton, Trevor Ariza, David West, Emeka Okafor
Rotation players: Marco Belinelli, Peja Stojakovic, Quincy Pondexter, Aaron Gray
Key Additions- Trevor Ariza, Marco Belinelli, Quincy Pondexter, Aaron Gray
OUTLOOK: The Hornets come in to this season with a better starting 5 then last season, but their bench depth is awful and their overall talent level just is not good. Paul should reclaim his unanimous top PG in the league status this year, but I dont think there's a chance in hell this lineup makes the playoffs despite Pauls play.
SEEDING: 12th IN WEST
Memphis Grizzlies
Starters: Mike Conley JR, OJ Mayo, Rudy Gay, Zach Randolph, Marc Gasol
Rotation players: Tony Allen, Xavier Henry, Sam Young, Darrell Arthur, Hasheem Thabeet
Key Additions- Zavier Henry, Tony Allen
OUTLOOK: The Grizzlies come in to this season with the same starting lineup which is a very good step in the right direction as their starting 5 was one of the better units in the NBA last year. The key for them is internal growth and meshing as a unit on the defensive side of the ball as this team is more than fine in the scoring and rebounding department. They still need to figure out who gets touches in certain situations and making sure everyone gets enough touches and minutes(which leads me to believe they'll make a couple of trades to balance out their lineup), but the main thing that will decide whether this team makes the playoffs is their play on the defensive side of the ball. EDIT: As my surprise pick, I'll slate em in for the 8th spot as they look to have all the ingredients to make the playoffs in a weaker West this season.
SEEDING: 8th IN WEST
Thrillers NBA Finals Prediction:
LAL over MIA in 7. I hate both teams, and it sucks that this Lakers team who would be by far the worst 3 peat team of all 3 peat teams in history does it, but it'd hurt me more to see Lebron piggyback his way to his first title...so...go the rest of the NBA. Beat the Heat.
One thing that caught my attention was your comment about Dumars. I could not agree more, the man does not have the same basketball brain he had before. He built a team with good contracts, balanced line ups and young hard working players (sheed was old, yes). Now he has horrible contracts and no balance in the line up what so ever.
I think Jerebko is out for a majority of the season, so CV or Monroe would start
FYI - in the west, you have 2 teams in 10th, 2 in 11th and none in 3rd and 12th place
great job Thriller:yeah:
Spurs are gonna struggle this season. No way they contend, let alone win it all.
That dude is at Milwaukee I think
Hey, you forgot about Matt Bonner and Garrett Temple in the Spurs rotation.
Good job man.
I think the Lakers will three-peat. Miami has the Big 3, but defense wins games and LA Lakers have plenty of players to shut them down (Artest, Bryant, Gasol, now Barnes).
And I doubt Bonner is going to play over Mcdyess, Duncan, Splitter, and Blair.
by "worst three-peat team ever" do you mean to say the lakers are your least-favourite three peat team, or that they're the weakest three-peat team from a basketball point of view
We all owe thriller a big thanks for taking the time to do this and for his very insightful and informative game previews throughout the year.
Thriller, this is awesome. Thank you.
I just have a stong feeling Belinelli will step up his game in NOH with the consistant minutes he will get behind thornton, Paul might make marco look like a future 6th man, plus when paul goes down there be even more time to shine at the point because hell no that strawberry can run the point.
No mention of stephenson for the pacers? and Avery was a solid draft for the celtics because of his promising defense in college and would be a great factor coming off the bench
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1. Re: From IDML to XML, and backR-Bala-Krishnan Jan 19, 2012 3:03 AM (in response to Paolo Tramannoni)1 person found this helpful
Most of the times, it'snot working. Please use SDK command to compress.
package.sh -c <samplefolder> <samplefolder>.idml.
2. Re: From IDML to XML, and backPaolo Tramannoni Jan 19, 2012 10:34 AM (in response to Paolo Tramannoni)
Here is how I solved the problem. It is not the most elegant solution, but it works.
First of all, I unzipped the .idml file generated by ID and renamed to .zip.
Then, when I received the translated .xml files, I opened the original file with iZip. This program let me "see" inside the .zip archive, and manage the individual files it contains.
So, I copied the translated .xml files to the original files inside the .zip file. When closing iZip, the .zip file was updated.
At this point, I renamed it to .idml, and InDesign opened it perfectly.
I guess this can also be done with anhy other Zip software that lets one see inside the .zip archive. Also, maybe it works with the Windows Explorer, that has this features as a native one.
I'll also check if the scripts suggested by R-Bala will work. I'm downloading the InDesign CS5 Server SDK now.
It would be great if Adobe could fix this issue as soon as possible, since it would make life of multilingual authors way easier.
3. Re: From IDML to XML, and back[Jongware] Jan 19, 2012 10:57 AM (in response to Paolo Tramannoni)1 person found this helpful
It's not for Adobe to fix, it's the method of re-compressing you are using!
"I use the right-click > Compress command of OSX"
Apple managed to mess up this fairly standard way of creating a zip file by silently and invisibly adding some stuff of their own to the zip file.
Any other external zip utility should work fine.


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Roundhay Garden Scene
|Roundhay Garden Scene
Believed to be the world's earliest surviving motion-picture film
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|Louis Le Prince
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Release date
14 October 1888
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United Kingdom
Roundhay Garden Scene is an 1888 short silent actuality film recorded by French inventor Louis Le Prince. Filmed at Oakwood Grange in Roundhay, Leeds, in the north of England, the footage is believed to be the oldest surviving film in existence, as noted by the Guinness Book of Records.[1]
According to Le Prince's son, Adolphe, the film was made at Oakwood Grange, the home of Joseph and Sarah Whitley, in Roundhay, Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England on 14 October 1888.[2] The footage features Adolphe Le Prince, Sarah Whitley (née Robinson, 1816 – 24 October 1888), Joseph Whitley (1817 – 12 January 1891) and Annie Hartley in the garden of Oakwood Grange, leisurely walking around the garden of the premises. Sarah is seen walking backwards as she turns around, and Joseph's coat tails are seen flying as he also is turning. Joseph and Sarah Whitley were the parents of Le Prince's wife, Elizabeth. Annie Hartley is believed to be a friend of Le Prince and his wife. Sarah Whitley died ten days after the scene was filmed.[3]
Remastered footage[edit]
In 1930 the National Science Museum (NSM) in London produced photographic copies of surviving parts from the filmstrip. This sequence was recorded on an 1888 Eastman Kodak paper base photographic film through Louis Le Prince's single-lens combi camera-projector. Adolphe Le Prince stated that the Roundhay Garden movie was shot at 12 frames/s (and a second movie, Traffic Crossing Leeds Bridge, at 20 frames/s); however, the later digital remastered version of Roundhay Garden produced by the National Media Museum in Bradford, which contains 52 frames, runs at 24.64 frames/s, a modern cinematographic frame rate, so it plays in only 2.11 seconds. The NSM copy has 20 frames; at 12 frames/s, this produces a run time of 1.66 seconds.
- ^ Guinness Book of Records, all editions.
- ^ Youngs, Ian (23 June 2015). "Louis Le Prince, who shot the world's first film in Leeds". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ^ "Monumental Inscriptions at St. John's Church, Roundhay, Leeds". Archived from the original on May 31, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roundhay Garden Scene.
- Roundhay Garden Scene on IMDb
- Roundhay Garden Scene is available for free download at the Internet Archive
- Roundhay Garden Scene on YouTube
- Louis Le Prince Centre for Cinema, Photography and Television University of Leeds. (The University is near to the site of Le Prince's former workshop which was located at the junction of Woodhouse Lane and Blackman Lane).
- St John's of Roundhay. Details of memorial for Sarah (died 24 October 1888) and Joseph Whitley (died 12 January 1891) at Beechwood, Roundhay, Leeds. (map), Monumental Inscriptions (II1) at St. John's Church, Roundhay, Leeds


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"The Craig Association of Realtors has funds available for local housing projects," said Vicki Burns, local chairperson for the Colorado Association of Realtors Housing Opportunity Foundation, in a news release.
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However, I thought he was born in September...
So I did some research and found out that his birthday is actually September 7 by the new (Julian) calendar, and today by the old (Gregorian) calendar.
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How interesting. I did not know. I am going off my bookish planner by Barnes & Noble. So I wonder which date is more widely used?Delete
Oh my. What a heart-stopping quote! I sincerely want to read more Tolstoy. Have you read War & Peace, Ruth?ReplyDelete
Never mind. I should have looked at your side bar first. I see that you're reading it now! :-PReplyDeleteReplies
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