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I really think that Pau Gasol is next to be traded to Toronto. BC made it clear that they are buying and not selling. They are willing to take back huge contracts. With that said I think Pau is next. He fits huge contract being missed used in LA(coming of the bench). He also is very familiar with KLow and Rudy. All played for Memphis in 06-07. Huge contract but it also expires the same time as KLow and Rudy. Expect an Bargani/Gasol swap around deadline.
Would be great. Really great. We would be a luck for the playoffs next year that's for sure.
We'd be in the title run then for sure. Top 3 team if that happens
Chicago(if Rose is still the same)
Not to kill with optimism but Raps still have a shot at netting a playoff spot. Bucks Celtics and Hawks are falling and wegot a good stretch of winnable home games in Feb.
Would have been a much different story if Raps closed out Cavs won tonight and werent robbed 3 times already though. Teach the Raps how to close Rudy! anyone notice that DeRozan with Lowry as starter had a good game?????? just saying.
Andrea is a player that has definitely garnered interest. Unfortunately when he gets hurt that takes him off the market, Colangelo explained after breaking down the Gay trade to reporters.
Thats not to say were going to trade Andrea Hes a unique talent, but sometimes a change of address is not bad. Im not saying hes asked for a trade, but he would certainly not fight or resist a situation if it was the right situation.
Right now theres no assurances we trade Andrea. Right now, the goal and the focus is to get him back healthy on the court and let him contribute to this team and well see where things go, Colangelo said.
I'm just thinking right now, Bargs for Gasol, that's all I can think of for the time being.
And then DD for somebody else to address remaining issues.
With Gasol though, where do we push JV to? the 4? That actually might not be so bad?
Of all the wings to move you would think AA would be first. He's cheap, can be added as a throw in on any trade...that allows you to keep Demar and Ross...The problem I see is that if you move AA, Jose (already gone), and Bargs who's shooting your three's? Clearly there's another shoe to drop. Also, MLSE must not care about the new cap taxes coming at all.
Any trade without Derozan, Gay, Lowry, Ross, Valanciunas, Amir I'm totally fine with.
Wow, it feels so good to say that we have Rudy Gay...
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Without Calderon, matching salaries for Gasol gets tougher. Bargs + Fields? Bargs + Kleiza + Haddadi or Gray? Bargs + DeRozan would be an overpayment, and Bargs + Johnson would leave us woefully weak at PF/C.
Before this season started, almost every Raptor fan would have loved that trade. Gay is having a bit of a down year, but he has been very consistent over the previous several seasons. Calderon is having a phenomenal season, but it is a contract year and he hasn't had any injury issues yet (maybe because his minutes have been limited with Lowry on the roster). Davis has been a pleasant surprise, but I still don't think his ceiling is anywhere near Gay's. Teams have started to gameplan extensively for DeRozan, especially with Bargnani out. Gay won't leave them that option. Chemistry is a hard thing to predict, but the Raptors now have an incredibly athletic roster, with multiple scoring threats. A good coach could really do something with this team.
Reserves - JV, Ross, Fields/Anderson, Lucas
The starting 5 might have a problem with spacing, but they could sure hurt you in the paint and run. You might substitute JV and Amir, but I think you win more now with JV coming off the bench.
Raptors would probably need a PG coming back from LA in a Gasol deal.
THIS would be the trade of my dreams! And who knows, Orlando took Hedo...maybe they'll bite once again :P
is it me or deos bc now need to find a place for derozan i like demar but then again i rather give ross
the minutes and see what i can get for dd and ab what do you think?
The Raps could either bring back a 4th wing in trade, free agency or via the draft (if they keep their pick).
A primary wing rotation of Gay, Ross & Fields has good balance to it.
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No offense but this is a dumb thread and some research needs to be done before you group all european (or international) players' defence on par with Bargs.
Noah, Batum, and Kirilenko are some of the best defenders out there. Kanter is the biggest banger in the draft. He has knee issues, but that's for the Dr's to figure out. Just look at Blair.
I would be little more worried about Jonas Valanciunas.
Turkey has been producing some solid bigs out there lately. Did you watch the worlds? Asik and Erden are gonna be good. Iilyasova is solid.
You mentioned the Araujo draft. Hell yeah it was terrible. Is it cause he was Brazilian? Come on man! How would you rate Nene, Tiago and Verajao?
You take the best player available. Period.

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On a lighter note, how many of you guys would rock Gay's jersey in public? ;D
You know some puckhead will snipe a comment your way. Kind of like naming your kid Sue, you know you are going to have to be tough.
(up in the farmlands, just wearing a raptor jersey makes you gay, so having GAY on it to boot would be quite the thrill for a hillbilly)


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Loren Wilson, 38, of Cortez. Criminal Mischief under $500. *Deferred sentence of 12 months probation, $854.50.
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Anthony D. Bearshead, 21, of Towaoc. Driving without a Drivers License; Driving without Insurance. On Count #1, deferred sentence of 12 months unsupervised probation; on Count #2, *deferred sentence of 12 months unsupervised probation, $131.50.
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I don't have a stapler in my office. In 18 years at World Vision, I never have. I don't use enough staples to warrant having my own stapler. If I need one, I look around for someone who has one, and use his or hers.
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Two horses died Monday morning after they were hit by a vehicle while standing on Highway 491, the Colorado State Patrol is reporting.
David Van Bibber, CSP spokesman, said the crash occurred at 6:42 a.m. and the two horses died upon impact from a vehicle traveling southbound on Highway 491 near County Road L.
Van Bibber said the horses escaped from a pasture near Highway 491 and County Road P, and traveled two miles south where they were hit by the vehicle.
According to the CSP, the southbound lanes were closed for about 30 minutes while troopers attended to the crash.


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Online video streaming site Hulu.com officially opened its
virtual doors today. A joint venture between NBC-Universal and Fox, Hulu has
$100 million in venture capital funding under its belt and partnerships with
over 40 content providers.
Hulu features a slick, clean interface that is direct and
to-the-point. The website isn't cluttered with many advertisements and its (so far) easy
to find movies or TV shows. Load times for videos are also speedy and
quality is impressive.
As can be expected, content is the key factor that will
determine Hulu's success, and the site has plenty of it. According to Hulu, the
company has created partnerships with numerous big names including Sony, Warner
Brothers, NBC Universal, Fox and MGM.
Hulu allows users to stream full-length TV shows such as The Simpsons or The Office, along with full-length movies such as X2: X-Men United or The 40-Year-Old Virgin. In total, Hulu says it offers over 100
feature-length films for free. Although the movie catalog might not be as large
as a Blockbuster's, it's free and a decent start.
To add to its appeal, Hulu also gives the option to search
for content that isn't directly hosted on the service. For example, Hulu
currently doesn't have a partnership to stream CW's hit TV show Smallville. However, searching for the
show via the site's search function yields links to the CWTV Smallville website, which features full-length Smallville episodes.
At the moment Hulu doesn't permit users to download videos to their hard
Advertisements on Hulu aren't very intrusive. In-video ads feature a short pre-rolled
advertisement and a limited amount of interrupting commercials. In DailyTech's testing of the service, most
advertisements didn't exceed the length of 15 seconds, and also didn't occur very often. In addition, small
pop-up flash advertisements are also occasionally displayed in shorter video
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwired) -- 07/02/14 -- SnipGold Corp. (TSX VENTURE: SGG) ("SnipGold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce, subject to TSX Venture Exchange ("TSX-V") approval, a non-brokered private placement of up to 1,500,000 flow-through units ("Units") of the Company for gross proceeds of up to $150,000.
Each Unit will be priced at $0.10 and will consist of one flow-through common share and one-half of one non-transferable warrant of the Company, with each whole warrant entitling the holder to purchase one non-flow-through common share of the Company at $0.12 per share for a period of 18 months from the closing of the private placement.
Fees and Proceeds
Subject to TSX-V approval, the Company may pay up to 7% cash finders' fees in connection with the private placement.
The proceeds of the private placement will be used to carry out a small verification field program this season, to complete pre-existing field commitments and for the continuation of the compilation and interpretative work. The field program will test some of the interpretative work completed over the last year and is expected to be held in conjunction with Colorado Resources Ltd.'s ("Colorado") first exploration program on the KSP property in connection with an earn-in agreement between Colorado and the Company (see News Release dated December 20, 2013).
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SnipGold Corp. is a Canadian junior exploration company focused on the exploration and expansion of gold resources in northwest British Columbia. SnipGold's board and management have significant experience in discovery, exploration and development of gold projects.
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In the late 1990s, and with upticks around Sept. 11, 2001, immigration has figured prominently on Americans' minds. What began as concern seemed to morph to alarm tinged with outright racism and has now taken on a new hue: growing tolerance infused with pragmatism. The Colorado Legislature is using that latter palette in its immigration discussions during the 2013 session.
The Colorado House of Representatives on Monday voted for a measure that would rescind a 2006 law - passed during a special session at the height of anti-immigrant rhetoric and lawmaking in Colorado - requiring police in Colorado municipalities to report to federal immigration officials those suspected of being in the country illegally and forbidding local entities from passing so-called "sanctuary laws" that suspend that requirement for their employees. Supporters of House Bill 1258 argue that the 2006 measure was made mute by the Secure Communities initiative, which asks local law enforcement entities to cooperate with federal priorities by running arrestees' information through the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement database, cross-referencing against crime databases to help ICE identify dangerous illegal immigrant criminals and focus resources on deporting them. That program has drawn criticism itself, but it is a step closer to the right set of priorities for law enforcement: keeping dangerous criminals, regardless of immigration status, off of American streets. It is not perfect, but it is an improvement on the 2006 measure that HB 1258 would repeal.
Requiring law enforcement officers to report those they suspect of being in the country illegally sets a stage for institutionalized racism as well as discordant relationships between Spanish-speakers and law enforcement. Individuals historically targeted for their language or cultural signs associated with illegal immigrant populations are less likely to contact the police for help. That is a formula that can only harm individuals and undermine community cohesion and trust. The House was right to take a step back from that negative cycle, and if HB 1258 passes, cities can work to rebuild the critical relationships that may have frayed since 2006.
That is becoming increasingly possible across the country and in Colorado, as shifting political winds have awakened lawmakers to the importance of Latino voters. That alone has served to soften the nationalistic rhetoric that thinly masked racism in recent years and legislative positions are following suit. The Colorado Legislature's recent passage of a bill extending in-state college tuition to illegal immigrant Colorado high school students is a welcome example, as is the growing willingness among Democrats and Republicans to address comprehensive immigration reform. There is still some distance for Colorado Republicans to travel, though: Just one GOP representative voted for HB 1258, and three Republicans in the House and Senate, respectively, joined their Democratic colleagues in passing the in-state tuition bill.
There are few simple answers to the multi-faceted questions surrounding illegal immigration, but bringing a sense of pragmatism, fairness and humanism to the discussion will improve its chances for success. Never mind that it was political opportunity that has moved the discussion from the back burner. The opportunity has arrived and the Colorado Legislature is wasting no time in seizing it.


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When disaster strikes, it's good to be ready.
That's the rationale of Paul Hollar, deputy emergency manager for Montezuma County.
Hollar submitted a grant application to the Colorado Department of Public Safety last week, requesting funds to create a county-wide all-hazards mitigation plan.
Shortly after being appointed to the position last year, Hollar attended a conference in Denver, where he learned that 56 of 64 counties in Colorado had comprehensive emergency plans in place. Montezuma County was one of the few outliers.
Disaster mitigation and response are once again popular topics of conversation in the county, prompted by the Weber Fire that engulfed 10,000 acres southeast of Mancos last summer. No homes were destroyed, but dozens were threatened and the flames caused more than $5 million in damages.
Drafting a hazards plan would require the services of an outside consultant, Hollar said, with a high cost estimate of $60,000.
Montezuma County would only be responsible for $10,000, he added - $5,000 cash and $5,000 worth of in-kind time or resources.
"That's the high end. Hopefully we can bring down the cost to be less expensive. We'll put it out to bid," he said.
Creating a hazards plan is time-consuming because it involves traversing the county to identify the highest risk spots for natural and human-caused disasters. Wildfire is the obvious threat here, Hollar said, but infrequent floods, earthquakes and tornadoes can also come into play.
"We don't have to worry about hurricanes or tsunamis," he said.
A hazards plan typically has recommendations for steps the county - and any other jurisdiction involved - can take to mitigate, or diminish the severity, of future damage.
For example, transmission towers and miles of power lines were threatened, and a few knocked down, by the Weber Fire. Now Empire Electric Association is looking to bury some of its cables securely underground.
"When we get the chance, we try to bury," said member services manager Doug Sparks. "But it does mean digging trenches (four feet deep), so you cause some disturbance."
Sparks said the decision to bury power lines, versus the more traditional above-ground pole method, comes down to a cost-benefit analysis. Do you make your lines near-impervious to disaster, or do you keep them more accessible and the earth intact?
After the Weber Fire, Empire buried all its lines on Menefee Mountain. Likewise, it has grounded lines along the east and west forks of the Dolores River because of falling tree branches causing frequent outages in the past.
"In the (hazards) plan, you come up with a list of (mitigation) projects you'd like to carry out, and prioritize them," Hollar said. "There's no obligation to complete any of them, just to address them as time and money allow."
Hollar wants to act quickly to move the process along. He should hear back from CDPS this week or next regarding the grant. If approved, he will formally request the $10,000 match from the Board of County Commissioners and put out the bid for a consultant by mid-March.
The finished hazards plan would need to be submitted to CDPS and the Federal Emergency Management Agency by Sept. 30.
"The aim is to get all our key stakeholders to participate - the fire districts, law enforcement, municipalities, water districts. By signing on they become eligible for different pools of grant money for (mitigation) work down the road," Hollar said.


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Rapid advances in intelligent automotive systems were showcased during the first European edition of the MEMS Executive Congress. Such systems can tell whether a child is in the street and enable the car to avoid impact. MEMS can ensure that a driver is not inebriated before getting behind the wheel; this is already a reality in France, and would seem to beat the pants off the old-fashioned Breathalyzer.
MEMS can make a car smarter in how it utilizes and conserves energy and power through energy harvesting. It can make a car easier to drive, through sensor-enabled steering that senses the curvature of the road and accounts for torque and speed. (Now that would certainly come in handy on California's Pacific Coast Highway or the Autobahn.) MEMS make drivers safer and smarter with anti-roller stability, airbags, and tire-pressure monitors. And after experiencing the keynote by Markus Buhlmann, "The MEMS-Enabled Automobile -- An Inside Look at Audi's Vorsprung durch Technik," MEMS can also make driving a car a hell of a lot of fun.
The MEMS automotive panel at the Congress was moderated by Robert Bosch's MEMS automotive sensor guru, Jiri Marek. Featured panelists represented top players in the industry: Richard Dixon of IHS iSuppli; Hannu Laatikainen of VTI; Marc Osajda of Freescale Semiconductor; and Bernhard Schmid of Continental Teves. All these guys are well versed in the challenges and opportunities facing the MEMS automotive industry.
Dixon described how the automotive market recovered very quickly after a dip in 2008 to 2009, mainly driven by safety mandates. There has been a steady 10 percent growth rate (primarily from pressure sensors, airbags, gyros, and flow sensors) since then, and Dixon expects this trajectory to continue for the next five years. Safety mandates are driving mature markets forward, while there is just plain growth in automotive MEMS in emerging BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) markets, as their middle classes grow and demand for automotive increases. Applications like driver-assist will become more prevalent in the near future, further driving demand for MEMS in this sector.


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I remember I got in a debate with Tim W. in defense of Beasley ... I'd now apologize to Tim for that; and I'd never be so silly as to defend him now, nor would I encourage the club to go after him ... But I'd do this deal. Given Bargnani's leash, I could see Beasley blossoming. Or not.
I just hope for a draft pick... We need some ammunition for the tank in the 2014 Wiggins hunt
Actually, I'd make that pick a 2014 pick. If it was a 2013 pick, I don't think I'd bother.
Suns already have a 7 footer who plays bad defense, shoots almost exclusively from the outside, and doesn't rebound: Channing Frye. They've got the good sense to keep him on the bench, though. Can't see them trading for Bargs.
Bargnani could use a heart transplant.
Twitter - @thekid_it
Nothing would make me more disappointed than to see Lowry shipped out as part of a Bargnani trade. Luckily, it appears, the Lowry references are nothing more than innuendo and assumptions on Stein's part. The source says nothing about Lowry, only Bargnani is a lock to be moved.The key to Toronto's recent five-game winning streak?
There are a couple beyond the fact that the Raptors finally hit a favorable stretch of schedule.
1. Andrea Bargnani's injury and subsequent forced removal from the lineup improved the Raptors' struggling D.
2. It's pretty evident that Toronto's players, for all of the big numbers Kyle Lowry put up in November, are happier when Jose Calderon is at the controls.
Which raises the question: Will Toronto change course now and try to pair Lowry in future trade packages with Bargnani instead of Calderon?
It has been widely assumed for months that the Raptors would try to package Calderon's expiring deal with Barngani's in hopes of landing a top-flight player in return. But the Raps have actually functioned better so far this season when Lowry -- who brings an undeniable "swagger," as coach Dwane Casey likes to say, but is also undeniably up and down with his moods -- has been out of the lineup nursing a variety of injuries.
One source close to the situation said Friday that Bargnani remains "a lock to be moved." That naturally depends on finding a taker for the underachieving Italian forward, but Lowry's contract shouldn't be too hard to attach to a trade, valued at $5.8 million this season and with only $1 million guaranteed of the $6.2 million he's owed next season.
And as Lowry showed Friday night, he's quite capable of doing damage when healthy.
If the Maloofs are hesitating to trade Cousins and seeing that MWP is still a laker, Lowry's behaviour should be a non-issue for the Raps. I dont think he's as bad as these guys, and he's definitely worth the "gamble".
I hope BC is able to get a trading partner before Bargnani is 100% recovered, otherwise, it would just be awkward.
The saving of our world from pending doom will come, not through the complacent adjustment of the conforming majority, but through the creative maladjustment of a nonconforming minority. - Martin Luther King
I really hope Bargnani watching the recent clicking and chemistry building will light him up some and return him to being "Il Mago" and not Mr Pasta. 7 years in the league he isn't too old to expand his game a bit (post play, rebounding)
Don't let a few good wins deter you from the task still at hand.
Mission is not accomplished.
#tradeBargnani #freeRaptorfans
There is a very real reason for the drastic turnaround since December 10.
My point is that Bargnani will always be a weak rebounder, and will prefer to spot up for a 3 than man the post.
I'm hoping that Bargnani is slowly integrated into the team like Lowry and Fields are now. It would be great to see Bargnani earn his starter minutes. We'll have to wait and see.
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perpetual criticism of China, the world's second largest economic super-power,
is that its lacks the innovation found in the U.S., Japan, or European Union.
Perhaps that is a bit of an exaggeration, however.
A great deal of innovation in China has not been absent, but has merely gone
undocumented until late.
Take China's advanced solar green houses, which were designed more than 20
years ago. In a new peer-review study [abstract]
published in the journal ASHS (American Society for Horticultural Science)
HortTech, researchers at the China Agricultural University in Beijing have
detailed how the Chinese innovation -- built on slopes -- offer great savings
in power costs and emissions.
It's not surprising that China might know a thing or two about efficient
growing. It has to feed the world's largest population -- over 1.3
billion people, today. That's no easy task. To sustain the
population, China had to figure out how to grow crops cheaply and effectively
in the winter. To do that it created the slope greenhouse design.
The greenhouses studied lie in regions north of Huai River and the Beijing
area. Like any greenhouses, their feasibility as winter growing sites
relies on the temperature at the site and the amount of sunlight during the
What is unique about the Chinese design is that they use the slope to provide a
degree of natural insulation, while optimizing solar absorbance. The back
wall is situated directly into the slope and side walls jut out of the slope on
a flattened plot of land. On top, a thin roof is built. This gives
way to the sloping transparent curved roof/front wall, the first thing you see
when looking at the greenhouse from outside.
The greenhouses are constructed using simple materials. A frame made of
bamboo, metal, or a combination of both supports the curved glass wall.
The transparent wall is formed of an insulating sheet and plastic film.
While the greenhouses have numerous advantages -- "energy savings, reduced
pollution, and improved economic development" -- they also have
disadvantages, which the authors note. Namely, weather conditions can
limit sunlight, causing growing problems. The greenhouses are heavily
reliant on sun and weather conditions.
Still their cheap, efficient, easy to construct design has been an alluring
innovation for other nations, situated between the applicable 32°N and
43°N latitudes. Among the countries implementing them are Japan,
Korea, and Russia. The greenhouses are used to grow warm-weather crops
like tomatoes and cucumbers.
The report author, Zhen-Xian Zhang, speculates on how to improve upon the
tried-and-true design, stating [press
release], "Innovation and optimization of the greenhouse structure
needs to continue. More work needs to be done on gutter-connected,
double-arched, and semi-underground greenhouses. New wall insulation materials
need to be developed to reduce the thickness of the wall while improving its
insulation efficiency and expanding space utilization. The solar greenhouse has
a very bright future, especially given the amount of concern over the global
energy crisis and climate change. Additionally, significant energy savings can
be realized from switching to solar greenhouses. We hope this technology can be
applied to regions of similar climate to help reduce energy consumption and CO2
Professor Zhang also suggested breeding special hybrid crops optimized for
growth in the occasionally adverse conditions of the winter greenhouse.
Such crops might resist brief chills and add already more utility to this
tested design.


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Get to know Kris Allen
Last Friday, we revealed that this year's True Spirit of Christmas tour would be hosted by American Idol winner Kris Allen.
As Kris and the World Vision team get ready for the journey to Kenya, we had a chance to ask Kris some questions. Read on to learn more about Kris -- and be sure to follow the tour, starting November 25, to hear stories of how the lives of children, families, and communities in need are being transformed by gifts donated through the World Vision Gift Catalog!
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What are you looking forward to most about the True Spirit of Christmas tour?
Considering that Kenya is a place I've never been, I'm excited to learn about the culture there. It's always exciting when I go to another country -- meeting the people, meeting the families, seeing everyday life, and learning about the good things that go on there.
Do you have anything specific you want to do while you are in Kenya? Any foods you want to try or adventures you want to go on?
I'm not sure what the options are, but I am always excited to try new foods, even if they are terrible. I'll try any food once.
How did you hear about World Vision?
I heard about it when you guys came to me for this trip. I kind of heard about it and then I researched it and saw what you guys do, and I have done similar stuff like this, and I decided to jump on board.
What do you hope to gain from going on the trip?
Just the knowledge that I can bring back here, and let people know what is going on and let people know how they can help. I think the great thing about us as Americans is that people want to help, but most of us don't know how to, or what they can do. The point of this trip is to go over there to gain knowledge about what is going on and to let people know that they can help, and we can make a big difference, even though we are far away.
Is there anything you are nervous about?
Nervous? No, I have done a lot of trips before; not that this is like the other ones. But I'm not nervous about sleeping arrangements, or bugs -- but maybe I should be? I don't know (laughs).
When did you know you wanted to be a singer/songwriter?
I started playing the guitar at about 13, and I think from then on out, I knew that I love this -- I love playing music and I feel like this was the only thing I was good at, so I am gonna work at it.
Tell us about someone who has influenced you. How have they done so?
My parents have been so amazing throughout me growing up, and wanting me to pursue my dreams. They never stopped me. They were always buying me instruments, or getting me into music programs, telling me that I should be doing this. I don't know if all parents would go that route, because this is a very unconventional job. They are so cool. It's just cool that they have really supported me.
What is your favorite song to sing at karaoke?
Does your family have any fun holiday traditions?
The one thing we do every Christmas Eve is that my mom buys the whole family pajamas. We all get in our pjs -- we have to put them on, even if they are terrible-looking -- and we play a board game, which she has bought as well. That is our Christmas Eve tradition.
Do you have a favorite Christmas present you have ever given or received?
I remember my parents got my brother and I a basketball hoop one year, but they sent us on an Easter egg hunt kind of deal to find it. There was this pathway through the house of this yarn, and it took us like an hour to get to this basketball hoop that was just right outside our front door. Yeah, thanks, Mom and Dad!
Do you have a fun memory from your tour?
So far, we've only done a couple of shows. Maybe this is a little involved, but we were driving back from the show one night and we saw this guy broken down in his van. We went and pushed his van to a gas station. And when we got to the gas station, it started flaming up a little bit. And so we were running away. And all I hear is our driver yell, "It's gonna blow!"
I run away, and our tour manager grabs a fire extinguisher and tries to put the fire out, which only makes it worse. Then we proceed to watch the van blow up. It literally was like the movies. The flames were like 10 feet high, coming out of the windows. I can honestly say I have never seen anything like it.
What do you look forward to most about the Christmas season?
I like food a lot, and my mom is a pretty incredible cook. I always look forward to eating at Thanksgiving and Christmas, and going over to their house and hanging out with my family. I don't get to do that very much, and it's nice to take some time off from what I do and hang out with them.


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Garcia, 42, is charged with eight counts of perjury, one count of tampering with a witness and one count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. She faces up to six years in prison on each count.
Prosecutors said Garcia knowingly lied to a grand jury that was investigating the death of her husband, Ted Garcia, in an effort to protect her brother, Joseph Dernoga.
Suzanne Garcia has pleaded not guilty. She is free on $10,000 bail.
Her Durango defense lawyer, Rae Dreves, asked jurors to consider the emotional trauma Suzanne Garcia experienced after her husbands death including stress, anxiety, heartbreak and a cascade of other emotions.
Look for the wife and mother in all of this, she said. Put yourself in Suzanne Garcias shoes.
Ted Garcia was shot and killed July 23, 2010, at his home in the 1000 block of County Road 206, west of downtown Durango.
Joseph Dernoga, 39, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to 16 years in prison in October for the shooting death.
During the criminal investigation, Suzanne Garcia made several false statements, coached one of her daughters to lie to authorities and tried to mislead investigators on several occasions, said Reid Stewart, deputy district attorney for the 6th Judicial District Attorneys Office.
She also refused to allow investigators to interview her daughters and refused to submit DNA samples to help forensic investigators, Stewart said.
The perjury charges all stem from statements Suzanne Garcia made under oath Oct. 12, 2011, in front of a La Plata County grand jury.
She is accused of lying about whether Dernoga shot certain guns in the past, whether she encouraged anyone to withhold information from investigators, whether concerns existed with Dernoga living in the same house, and whether there was a conflict between Dernoga and Ted Garcia, among others.
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Seems like Derrick Williams of the Timberwolves is close to asking for a trade.
Should the Raps look at him? Seems he likes taking threes too. Might be a black Bargnani.
Seems like Derrick Williams of the Timberwolves is close to asking for a trade.
Should the Raps look at him? Seems he likes taking threes too. Might be a black Bargnani.
I would love to have him. Maybe a 3 team trade:
LAL gets Bargnani and Jose
Minny gets Gasol
TO gets Williams
Can someone with more knowledge on Derrick Williams fill me in on his abilities, potential, history, and usage?
The Baltic Beast is unstoppable!
Twitter: @ReubenJRD NBA, Raptors writer for Daily Hive Vancouver, Toronto.
Why cant we get the best of both worlds???
Jose and Bargnani for Pau
Kleiza for Williams
All the other teams have legit SF/PFs. For sure here he'll be a starter. BC will be able to convince Pelinka with no trouble at all. Specially if Eddy puts in a good word.
I have a feeling if Minny does talk to the Raps, theyd want Davis. Are we prepared to give Eddy up?
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linas is having a worse off season than bargnani...
The Baltic Beast is unstoppable!
You want to give up 2 major players on our team for Williams, a guy the T'wolves seem to be hoping to unload anyways?
I really want to see a trade that includes Bargs out and Marcus Fizer (whoops, I mean D. Williams) in. From watching him play this season I would say his issues are general boneheadedness and a lack of awareness of how to get his game off. To be honest, reminds me a fair bit of Derozan up until this year - good, skilled, but not a perfect NBA game and various things like mediocre handle holding him back.
I do feel like he would greatly benefit from consistent playing time and the ability to play through some mistakes and learn what works for him. He is the perfect 'buy low' type of player for a young rebuilding team like ours (?). Of all the possible returns on Bargs, I like Williams the most. Knowing that Minni still wants Gasol...there has to be some way to make this happen...
Not sure what kind of salary filler Minni has to offer.
I feel like going ahead with a core of Ross, Davis, Val, Demar, Williams and Lowry would make us fans a lot more entertained and be a lot more fun than the crap we've had the last few years.
He has never been wanted in Minnesota. He was taken because he was the #2 consensus pick. Adelman has no respect for his game.
He's had some big games when given opportunities and minutes. A tough situation for him to be because he has no consistency. One night 30 minutes, the next 3 games benched, 11 minutes, etc. etc. He is still just 21. He has lost 7-8 pounds last summer and had some sort of nasal surgery to correct his breathing.
Raptors should be doing everything possible to get in on any Pau trade that has #tradeBargnani ending up in LA but no Gasol here.
We've done it BC's way - and the way I advocated for a long time. Enough of that. He was wrong. I was wrong.
#tradeBargnani. Trade or let Jose expire. Try to dump one of Kleiza or Amir in the process of trading Bargnani. Be prepared to use the amnesty for the other player.
Do everything possible to get Williams and Pekovic from Minnesota. Pekovic could be used long term or he could be a trade chip again before the trade deadline or a sign and trade in the off season where Raps would have right to match any contract offer. Ideally flip Pekovic for a 2014 first round pick - unprotected (tough sell, I know and much easier said than done). Hum and ha over it and get a 1st round pick from Minny too - preferably 2014 pick. If you have to take Ridnour, perfect relatively cheap backup PG solved for next season.
Let Casey get back to coaching his strengths as he did last season - remember how fans were ecstatic with tough, grind it out ball despite no wins? Get rid of the 'losers' (and I say losers because look at the records for the last 5 seasons, they are not contributing to winning). Return to being on the verge of a top 10 defensive team. Work towards that. Make a real 'culture change' and not just throw around a buzz word. The fan base will follow and applaud a team that is actually working towards something instead of following a franchise that is consistently trying to frantically get out of quicksand but still sinking.
All this talk of veterans is rubbish. Get talent - and if you really want veterans on the squad to show professionalism and work ethic, there are always plenty each year looking for a minimum contract.
Williams - 21
DeRozan - 23
Fields - 24
Davis - 23
Ross - 21
Lowry - 26
Finish the year with one goal in mind: being the best defensive team in the league from this point forward.... there is a long road ahead to work on everything else.
From here there are 2 choices:
1) Roll with the youth movement in 2013-14. Do a re-do of 2011-12 and hope to finish better than 8th in the lottery. Hope and pray like the be-jeezus the lottery gods smile for once on Toronto with Wiggins being there. Keep acquiring young talent and picks.
2) Attack this summer in free agency with nearly $20M in cap space for 2 solid veterans (I nominate Millsap and Wright - no, not Julian or Antoine). Realize the most likely chance of winning is to develop a team in the mold of Detroit in 2000's run or current team like Denver. There is likely not going to be a superstar going this route.
So after my rant and back to the thread, yes, go get Williams.
The rumor I've heard/read is that Williams is the ceterpiece of any Minny deal for Gasol. I'd love to see a 3 way trade like this, to see Williams end up in Toronto. I was really high on him in his draft, especially if he can play SF:
LAL: Bargnani, Calderon, Kleiza
MIN: Gasol, 2014 2nd round pick (Sacramento's pick, from Toronto)
TOR: Pekovic, Williams, Shved, Cunningham, Blake
Toronto could flip Cunningham for a 2nd round pick (at least) and trade/cut either Blake or Lucas.
- get a good young spread-4 to replace Gasol, at half the cost
- get a Nash clone to back him up and be his insurance at PG
- a backup forward who can also spread the floor
- Gasol creates a huge front court with Love, still have Rubio, Ridnour and Barrea at PG
- 3 good young players to add to their core (Pekovic, Williams, Shved)
- Pekovic would be a good compliment for Valanciunas, as JV develops (also makes Gray an expendable asset)
- Williams could compete for SF spot, or provide depth at PF
- Shved would become a good long-term backup for Lowry
- Cunningham & Blake are just included to match salaries, ideally to be flipped for draft pick(s)
* it works in the ESPN Trade Machine, but you have to use Ridnour & Rubio in place of Williams & Shved (both sets of players are $7.7M in salary - Shved can't be traded until Dec.15)
Last edited by CalgaryRapsFan; Fri Dec 7th, 2012 at 05:40 PM.
I think a trade involving Bargnani going out for Williams would even be okay with BC because Williams was taken 2nd overall and could still end up being welll worth that second overall pick. Williams may be inconsistent with his three point shot but he is shooting 37.9 percent from three which to me at least sounds like a great combination with Derozan. Rebounding would have a benefit to the team as well since he`s been grabbing over 5 rebounds in 20 minutes. Add in the factor that he`s still very young and has plenty of room to improve sounds to me like he could be a solid three for the team. the stats came from http://www.nba.com/playerfile/derrick_williams/
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Why should the Raptors relieve Casey of his duties and why they wont.
The Toronto Raptors have taken a step back this year. They have a 3-10 record and they are down in all statistical categories compared to last year. Is Dwane Casey to blame for how the team has performed so far? What should the Raptors President and GM, Bryan Colangelo do?
The 2012-2013 NBA season started with so much promise. During the preseason the Toronto Raptors went 6-1 and expectations were high due to the signing of Lowry and Fields. Valanciounas was finally here and he had also shown promise early on. Dwane Casey had a full training camp this year with a goal to install an up-tempo offence centered on Kyle Lowry.
All the fan optimism that was there before the season started has now evaporated. The reality of what team the Raptors really are is evident in their current record. The winning percentage the Raptors have compiled the first 10-15 games of the season has hold true for the remainder of each campaign the past 4 seasons. If the current winning percentage (.231) holds for the rest of the season they will finish with 19 wins. Obviously this will be disastrous since they were hoping to make the playoffs this year. I believe that their winning percentage will improve to what it was last season (.348) which will result to 29 wins and 53 loses. That is a lot of losing basketball to watch for an entire season.
Sometimes there is reason for optimism where a team can turn their season around but this usually happens with veteran teams that have been together for at least two seasons and not with a team that has one of the youngest rosters in the NBA.
Who is to blame for the current state of the Raptors? If we look at the roster this year its pretty much the same as last year. Lowrys experience is negated by Valanciounas inexperience. Fields has not been effective due to injury and Bargnanis slow start may have resulted to current record but I refuse to believe that these are the reason behind the teams current record.
I blame the Coach for the current state of the team. Here are 5 reasons why the Raptors have performed so poorly in Caseys second year with the team:
1. He has not established a bench rotation and stuck with it. Sure, nobody has stood out so far but the fact that the Raptors do not have set rotations has hurt the teams chemistry.
2. He has not established an offensive identity. Even though Lowry has been hurt for most of the season Casey has Calderon who is arguably playing the best basketball of his career.
3. The defense which was Caseys trademark last season has not been consisted this year. We can blame the rookie in the starting lineup, we can blame Bargnanis slow start but I choose to blame Casey. He has not been able to get his team to play as hard in defense as they did last year. Is his constant shouting wearing them thin?
4. He has relied too much on a three guard rotation at the end of close games. Bargnani and Valanciounas have not been rebounding machines. This team needs size in the court and not any combination of Lowry-Calderon-Lucas.
5. And finally team growth. Team growth comes from being a better situational coach and making good decisions during games to help your team win. Casey has been out-coached on at least 7 games out of the first 13 played so far.
Should the Raptors replace him now and throw in the proverbial towel for the season? If Colangelo does this and it does not affect the teams record in a positive way then his job will definitely be on the line at the end of the season. My suggestion to this conundrum is to fire the current coach and replace him with someone who has a proven record of improving a team. The list is short with coaches that can perform miracles and are available: Phil Jackson, Jerry Sloan, Nate McMillan and Stan Van Gundy.
My personal favorite in this list is McMillan. He was able to perform well in Portland with a similar roaster and ongoing injuries.


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Her name was Catherine Fabiola Proudfoot, and I will never forget her.
Of course, she had a name that demanded recollection, like Slobodan Milošević or Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, men whose rhythmic, almost poetic monikers have always fascinated me. I like to say those names aloud. I also like to say Catherine Proudfoot's.
Every time I saw Catherine, we prayed together, then listened to music. We maintained that sweet tradition for a
good reason: she was my piano teacher.
Catherine is the only adult I remember calling by her first name. Unless you count the nuns: "Yes, Sister" and "No,
Sister" are first name usage, aren't they?
Catherine's house was walking distance from mine. That is, "walking distance" in Pueblo, Colorado 1950s terminology. It was down three blocks, around the building that housed my kindergarten, past Hustead's Grocery and Uncle Sammie's house, and through a neighborhood that in retrospect reminds me of "It's a Wonderful Life."
I was in sixth grade when I began walking to Catherine's.
During that school year my friend Joey got hold of his father's gun and accidentally shot my friend Donnie. It was the day of my piano lesson, and as I walked to Catherine's house I worried and worried.
I remember every street corner and every tree in Catherine's neighborhood, because as I walked, I struggled through the fact that innocence as I knew it, was gone.
Catherine and I said our prayer that day, but we didn't play piano. She told me stories, she answered my questions.
When I got home I learned Donnie had surgery, his spleen was removed, but he was alive. It was an accident.
Last month, though, I was remembering first grade, not sixth.
I was recalling the irony that my first grade classroom, just like the now historical class in Newtown, Connecticut, contained 8 boys and 12 girls.
It might have been in our own 8-boys and 12-girls classroom where a heinous crime took place. To us, though, in Pueblo, in the pre-sixth-grade Donnie-was-accidentally-shot era, bad things like that never happened.
At my daughter Meredith's house, the children Sam, Natalie, and Emma pray aloud at meals. Each voices intentions and after the killings at Sandy Hook, they prayed for the young victims and their families.
"When it began," Meredith said, "Dustin and I thought it was kindergarteners who had been killed. Everyone was sad, but for Emma, it was less real, I think.
"A few days later, when we prayed for them, Emma asked how old they were. When she learned they were her own age, and first graders, she cried inconsolably."
Emma is the age I remember when we had the same number of children in my first grade class as the Sandy Hook School had in the class that was slaughtered.
She didn't want to know the details, my daughter Meredith, a children's therapist, reminded me, "We do need to answer what they ask. But we don't want to give too much information."
Learning the children's ages created loss of innocence for Emma. "It is important to let our kids have innocence," Meredith said. "That night, Emma cried, 'Is our school safe?' I talked with her and said those things don't always happen; the school is safe, and it was our job to keep her safe."
"It is important for children to have beliefs and even fantasies," Meredith said, "because losing them is the same as losing innocence."
I remember when I began to lose my innocence — when Joey accidentally shot Donnie. One person who helped me was Catherine, who gave up our piano lesson to talk, listen, and pray.
One time, when my daughter Meredith was not a wise mom/therapist, but an eight-year-old — close to Emma's age — she wanted her first pair of ice skates for Christmas. The skates were not in our budget … and we'd already finished shopping.
So Meredith asked Santa Claus.
It was a conundrum. How far would we go for innocence?
We chose to keep the fantasy. When Christmas came, Meredith opened her presents and did not find ice skates. But then she looked outside and saw ice skates hanging from the highest tree in our yard.
Many, many years later I would hear my daughter retelling that event to her children: "They were hanging there," she was saying. "Santa had to have dropped them from his sled." The children listened spellbound.
Lifting her hands in visual belief, she concluded, "We didn't have a ladder that high at our house."
Meredith was maintaining innocence for her children, as Catherine Fabiola Proudfoot did for me.
I pray for innocence to return to the children in and about Sandy Hook. And everywhere.
Her name was Catherine Fabiola Proudfoot, and I will never forget her.


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