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Bryan Colangelo has talked about 'hitting the ground running' next year numerous times. Personally I can see no better way than to get Steve Nash in a Raptors uniform. Yes he is old, but there is an answer for that. Yes Toronto needs a PG for the future, but there is an answer to that. Yes he wants to compete for a champsionship, but there is an answer for that.
Before we talk about Steve Nash and the future, we have to address Jose Calderon and the past. It is time to part ways with Jose. First and foremost he is a great teammate and person. He is also a great PG but he is not phenomenal and he certainly has not led Toronto to greatness. His continued play for Spain each summer and his previous injury history were well discussed here and I don't wish to turn this thread in to the same discussion. The Trade Forums have plenty of ideas but the jist of it is is getting an expiring contract and a late first round pick - this idea is my favourite but a Felton for Calderon trade would work well too. Specific trade ideas should be put in the Trade Forum. Much like any Calderon debate, any trade debates should be in the Trade Forum.
So lets get started with 'The Case for Steve Nash to the Raptors'.
1) First things first. Lets talk about money and free agency. With Calderon gone and no contracts coming back, the Raptors have a lot of money - roughly $21.5M (that includes 7 current players, JV and 2012 pick). Nash has talked about playing for 2-3 more seasons.
In Toronto he could play those 2-3 seasons at his current salary of $11.7M per season. For the money and marketing MLSE would make off him alone, that would be worth the contract - let alone his play. The most other teams who would be interested in acquiring his services could offer would be an exception - except Phoenix, of course.He said he wants to play two or three years, for sure and maybe he can make a trip to the NBA Finals by then. Source
2) The next argument in the case for Steve Nash is the idea of playing for a contender. As he says himself:
So to force a trade before deadline leaves the contending acquiring team as possibly a non-contender. Nevermind the fact it is clearly not his style. So if the trade route is out for the Suns and Nash, then free agency it is. We've already talked about money so I'll just say it again, "Money - Toronto has it and contending teams do not."Im not oblivious to [the chance of] playing on a contender, Nash said. But at the same time, especially in the position Im in right now, I feel a sense of loyalty to my team. To go and ask for a trade, its not like Im going to say, Trade me to...
He made a circling motion with his finger, as if he were about to land it on a destination. That seems to be the vogue in the NBA for players with an opt-out looming in their contract. Carmelo Anthony forced his way to New York, Chris Paul wound up in Los Angeles (one way or another), Dwight Howard has made his list for whenever Orlando realizes its time for him to go.
I think they are in slightly different scenarios, Nash said. Mines a different scenario at this stage in my career. I dont want to jeopardize or turn my back on my teammates for that limited lets say, unknown.
He can improve his chances to win a ring but theyre still just chances. No guarantees in the NBA. And besides what would be in it for the Suns?
Placing Nash on a contender and getting back the most amount of talent in return for him are inherently contrasting goals. If the Suns cleaned up the way the Nuggets did with Carmelo, what would be left for Nash to contend with? Also, the Suns dont have a single, monstrous contract that will keep them over the salary cap for years to come. In fact, one reason to keep Nash aboard for the duration of the season is that his contract is expiring. Thats $11.7 million that comes off the books this summer.
The typical teams thrown about would be the Lakers (mini-MLE), NY (MLE), and MIA (mini-MLE). DAL could be an interesting possibility if they landed Dwight Howard and were unable to get Deron Williams - I throw this out there because I am trying to be objective. The other option would be to sign a big free agent in Phoenix or make a trade. Phoenix will have about $28M in cap space this summer (does not include draft pick or the cost to re-sign Nash). This is easier said than done, especially with the bad to mediocre contracts (Childress, Warrick, Frye, Dudley) currently eating cap space, which even Nash and teammates admit:
So the question becomes: Would Nash sacrifice upwards of $18M-$24M (difference of a 3 year deal at $11M per season and mini-MLE ($5M per for MLE and $3M per for mini_MLE) to sign with NY, MIA, or LA versus resigning in PHX or going to Toronto?"We're not a very talented group," he said Saturday, in his familiar refrain.
Suns swingman Jared Dudley believes Nash will re-sign as a free agent only if the roster is vastly improved between now and the summer.
"I see him as potentially wanting to be here for a long time, but I also see someone where he wants the right pieces to be able to want to be here, you know?" Dudley said. "He wants to be with an organization -- and I don't want to put words in his mouth -- where he wants to win. I know Steve and I know the competitor that he is, and I guarantee you that if they put a couple pieces here that he liked, I guarantee you he would stay.
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3) The next argument in the case for Nash to Toronto comes in the form of a question: Could Toronto be a contender in 2-3 seasons with Nash on board? Bargnani has grown as a player. He is no doubt a 20-plus PPG scorer and the team is better defensively with him on the floor this year - who'd of thunk that? JV is looking like a true franchise C based on his hustle and intensity alone - nevermind his skills - and he and Bargnani would be a phenomenal pick and roll recipients for Nash. The Raptors are also going to have a high draft pick this year who could be an impact player almost immediately. The Raptors have $11.5M in cap space (assuming Nash was signed for $10M) plus exceptions ($2.5M room and $2M bi-annual) to round out roster. The Raptors also have effective role players already under contract in DD, Kleiza, Davis, Amir, and JJ. The most important piece of the puzzle is, in my opinion, Dwane Casey. He is a phenomenal coach who is a genius on defense and struggling on offense due to a lack of talent and guys consistently hitting shots.
4) The next argument in the case for Nash to Toronto is a sign and trade is possible with Phoenix. Toronto does have assets that could help Nash and any remorse or guilt he feels about leaving Phoenix with nothing but cap space. Any combination of Amir, ED, DD, homegrown talent in Bayless (in sigh and trade) plus possibly another pick in this year's draft (Calderon, Barbosa trades?) and a future draft pick could be considered a) better than cap space and b) better than any other contending team could offer in terms of assets. This of course would also help Toronto as any contract sent to Phoenix would create more cap space to improve Toronto roster - suddenly a free agent might find the idea of playing with Nash, Bargnani, 2012 pick, JV, and a supporting case already in place with a solid coach enticing.
5) The next case for signing Nash comes from the Toronto connections. Jay Triano works in the front office. Colangelo is the GM and President. Alex McKechnie is the trainer who Nash has a relationship with. Colangelo has talked about bringing back Barbosa who is good friends with Nash and with Nash on board Barbosa might feel the same. Nash has talked about playing for the Raptors in the past and the thrill to play in Canada - I'm not sure if this can be emphasized enough as it would be the equivalent of Gretzky ending his career in Toronto. The final connection would be considered a future connection. Remember the idea of a late draft pick in trading Calderon? Acquire Myck Kabongo by acquiring a draft pick at the trade deadline or draft night or shelling out $3M and a 2nd round pick because Kabongo and Nash have a budding relationship:
In the case of Steve Nash and Myck Kabongo, that's precisely what happened. Nash, who had been following the career of Kabongo, then a young point guard playing for Findley Prep, sent Kabongo a follow request on Twitter. Kabongo, wowed by the two-time NBA Most Valuable Player, followed Nash right back, and thanked him for the original action. And just like that, a friendship was born.
"What a world it is," said Kabongo, now a freshman point guard at Texas. "It's crazy what media can do now."
According to Nash, that media can bring worlds together. In fact, Kabongo and Nash have never actually "met," at least not by the standard definition of the word. Yet the two make almost daily contact through a combination of Twitter and text messages.
"(Nash) It's just another guy who is a mentor to me," Kabongo said. "He watches every game I play and gives me insight and pointers on what I can do better and how I can lead better. To have someone like him as my mentor is good."
That's an understatement. Nash is the consummate NBA floor general, leading the league in assists five times, including five of the last seven years. He has made the NBA All-Star team seven times, and has had more 50-40-90 (field goal percentage, three-point percentage, free-throw percentage) seasons than any player in NBA history.
"Every time I finish a game he texts me letting me know what I can work on," Kabongo said. "I ask him what he sees... He's been very helpful."
Kabongo said that advice varied from staying low coming off ball screens to creating floaters, and keeping his dribble in the paint instead of immediately looking to pass the ball to a teammate.
"It's a lot easier to relate to what he's going through because he's a point guard," Nash said. "I can relate to what he's going through in his freshman year at a Division I program. I can relate to the lessons he's learning first-hand, more than could... to a power forward.
"Point guard is the hardest position in a lot of ways," Nash said. "There's no shortcut for the lessons that you come across, especially at this stage in his career."
Nash's freshman year at Santa Clara, he scored 8.1 points and had 2.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 24.0 minutes per game. The Longhorns depend on Kabongo more, with the freshman playing 27.7 minutes per game, scoring 9.7 points, grabbing 3.3 rebounds and dishing out 5.5 assists per contest.
What better way for the man who ushered in a new era for Canadian basketball to end his career than in Canada and passing the torch to another young Canadian PG?That wasn't the case with Kabongo, whom Nash sees as the next great Canadian point guard.
"The sky's the limit for him," Nash said. "I don't know about whether it's an 'if' so much as a 'when.' He has a great desire for the game, and that's the most important thing, even more than the talent he has. He has a great desire and passion for it.
"I think he's capable right now of playing on the men's national team," Nash said. "But it's about him taking his time, learning his lessons and improving his game. He'll be ready when the time comes."
Nash said he sees some similarities between his game and Kabongo's.
"I think Myck's a better athlete than I am; he's more explosive," Nash said. "But we're both true point guards. He's constantly penetrating, and he's a playmaker, like I'm a playmaker. So I think there are a lot of similarities.
"He's a natural leader," Nash said. "He's very quick, has long arms, a very good feel for the game. He's a good passer, good in transition and has a lot of different skills and attributes. The last thing to come will be his shooting, but he's going to get a lot better at that."
Nash said Kabongo's work ethic sets him up for success.
"It seems like that is a true characteristic of his personality and his approach to the game," Nash said. "That's the most important trait, it goes without saying. It's important to be working every day. If you're trying to get better, you will get better. It's just a matter of time.
"I'm just rooting for him," Nash said. "He's a great kid with a great passion for the game. He's a leader. I think it's going to be fun to watch him develop."
Kabongo said his game would continue to develop thanks to the pointers from Nash.
"Little things that I didn't know about, he's helping me with," Kabongo said. "He tells me how he does things, and I try to apply that. He tells me how he sees the floor and reads what the defense is giving him. He's been really helpful in all that.
"Our relationship has grown," Kabongo said. "That's someone who's just a phenomenal player and person. He's a great guy."
6) The final argument for this use of time while my daughter naps is his continued productivity.
Im not surprised by the way that hes playing, Suns Head Coach Alvin Gentry said. Ive seen him now for eight years and there hasnt been much of a drop off, if there has been any at all.
The popular Malcolm Gladwell book, Outliers, which was published just a few years ago, talks about anomalies like Nash. In fact, the statistical definition for an outlier is is one that appears to deviate markedly from other members of the sample in which it occurs.
That definition pretty much epitomizes Nash and his late-budding career. But the question is: how is that possible?Now, according to teammates, Nash eats 95 percent perfect during the season. And much like his eating habits, his training habits are all done with a singular focus in mind.
Im training every day for a purpose, Nash said. Im not just going to the gym and doing a circuit for the heck of it.
Nashs incredible fitness level is well-documented, but the magnitude of it, really isnt. During the offseason, Nash will work out 2-3 times a day, giving some experts concern that hes overtraining.
But Nash is in such pristine shape that during conditioning drills at training camp, the Suns training staff had a difficult time elevating his pulse to where he was enduring a strenuous enough workout.
I think the condition he gets himself into is second to none, Gentry said.
Nash is a fanatic about his fitness because it had to be. Diagnosed with a degenerative back issue during his third year in the league, Nash discovered that he had zero margin for error when it came to his bodys mechanics.
I think my back issues taught me a lot about the body and movement, Nash remembered. Thats when I first met (Nashs personal physical therapist) Rick Celebrini, who Ive worked so closely with. So in some ways, its been a great thing thats happened.
Although he only takes about three days off a year from working out, once Nash reached his 30s, he began taking the summers off from playing pick-up ball. Although he compulsively practices his shooting, he stays sharp competitively by playing a ton of soccer.
After playing basketball for 20-some years now, not playing as much basketball in the summer allows my mind, and my body a little bit, to have the desire and the will to get through a season and feel good and strong, Nash said. I think that has been a big factor
in allowing me to play this late into my career. Because if you dont get away for a little bit, I think you lose the passion for it and youre not going to want to make that sacrifice in the season.
Although Nashs core strength and hand-eye-coordination are off the charts, its readily apparent that much of Nashs success can be attributed to his psychological makeup.
He has an awareness of the task at hand, Hill said. And his ability to succeed is a talent that can take him places, but it is his intelligence, understanding and an adaptability that allows him to consistently excel throughout the years.
Hill has noted the way Nash has continued to tinker with his training methods in the five seasons theyve played together, always looking to adapt to whatever makes him better. In short, that is always Nashs singular focus.
If you have the same goal and the same vision, youre going to do whatever you need to do, Hill said.
For Gentry, the character attribute that stands out most about his point guard is his cool demeanor.
Hes an unbelievable competitor, the Suns Head Coach said. But theres also a calmness about him that makes him seem very much in control for the majority of everything that he does.
I think it allows him to be more stress-free than it would be for another guy to be in the same situation. I dont think theres a whole lot of stress involved in his game or the way he approaches the game, and because of that, I think hes able to play at a high level and it doesnt take its toll on him.
So in order to make a leap to an All-Star level like Nash did and then sustain that excellence over a decade, a bevy of variables must be aligned. Sure, it was important for him to be in excellent cardio-vascular condition, improve his shooting and approach nutrition in a scientific manner. But unlike those abilities, the main quality that has made Nash a perennial All-Star player is immeasurable.
Long post and hopefully you made it. In summary, I would be ecstatic with a point guard pairing for the next 2-3 years of Steve Nash and Myck Kabongo.

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Twitter: @ReubenJRD NBA, Raptors writer for Daily Hive Vancouver, Toronto.
First Raptors game I've managed to catch this year, looks promising. Bargnani did just miss a layup.
John Lucas is really, really, really bad.
He should be limited to one on one pick-up games.
Goodness, the offense is not moving well. Amir is making some stupid decisions out there.
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Val's gotta finish better
These missed FTs are killing us.
why must bargnani stop looking for his man once he finishes rotating? BE ACTIVE, FIND YOUR MAN, and DONT JUST WALTZ YOUR WAY BACK!
ugh. Pisses me off.
Amir for three??? I think hell just froze over.
Just tuned it.. garbage time. Anyone have thoughts on the game and how everyone played?
Amir and Kleiza really stepped it up in the second half when things weren't looking good. Calderon's trade value is sky high tho I don't know if I trade him with Lowry being potentially injury prone.
Jose assisted on 50% of the field goals today. That's crazy!
Calderon was incredible. Scored efficiently in the first, then when his shot stopped going down, he dished out 14 more assists!! Love where his value is at!
Derozan is making his professional attitude seem legit! Is this the new standard for him now? Just great focus, control on offense, good decision making with some assists, and 8 rebounds!! Continue to look for his development in areas other than scoring! DD may be the real deal.
Bargnani had some of his shots drop, but is so inconsistent with his focus its hard to define his games. He will have a 5 minute spurt of shots draining as if he magically just placed in the hoop. But then have 20 mins of ineffectiveness filled with the most lackluster focus on his rotations. He is the fault of MANY defensive break downs on our team IMO.
Ed continued to looked really solid
Amir had one of those wonder nights where even his 3pt shots were going down!
Val had a mediocre night. Some missed shots, rushed turnovers, and bad defensive plays. BUT, he continued to show effort, and fight his way to a slightly more decent game. Started grabbing some offensive rebounds, some put backs, and if only he hit his FT shots, he wouldve put up some more points! Glen Davis though abused him on the perimeter, and out muscled him half the time.
Mcguire was interesting. He hit some jump shots, was found cutting a couple times, played some strong defense. The hole at SF was satisfied tonight, if not, just barely.
Kleiza had a strong performance tonight and showed some life. Though he had some ill-advised shots, he also hit 2 3pointers and was part of the lineup that brought the team back. He even kept Derozan on the bench for parts in the 3rd with his play.
Great effort tonight by many of our players. Glad to see most of them step up to the challenge.
imagine the calderon haters got their way and we traded jose? think we needed rudy gay more than kyle lowry
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as a jose fanboy it drives me nuts that he doesn't push more and get into the paint but that's his style. don't hate the guy because he's not flashy like other pg's
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Case Western Reserve University's Faculty Senate has unanimously endorsed a resolution opposing the Ohio State Board of Education's plan to introduce a new evolution lesson into public schools' biology curriculum.
The faculty resolution was followed by a news conference at which Case professors denounced the proposed changes in the state's curriculum and a faculty-sponsored forum discussing the legality of the lesson plan.
"I enthusiastically support the action of the Case Western Reserve University Faculty Senate in calling for the Ohio State Board of Education to reverse its 'intention to adopt' the proposed 'critical analysis of evolution' lesson plan and restore genuine science education to the state's public school curricula," said Case President Edward M. Hundert. "The proposed state curriculum facilitates the introduction of concepts, such as intelligent design, which are not in accordance with accepted principles of scientific inquiry."
Noting that science is "a systematic method of continuing investigation, based on observation, hypothesis testing, and measurement," and that "the theory of evolution, as presently developed, fully satisfies these criteria," the Case Faculty Senate resolution urges citizens, educational authorities and legislators to "oppose any alteration of the science curriculum or proficiency tests in science that would accommodate approaches based on either religious beliefs or other sources that are not amenable to the scientific process of scrutiny, testing, and revision."
During the news conference, Case faculty members Lawrence Krauss, physics; Cynthia Beall, anthropology; and Patricia Princehouse, philosophy, said the proposed curriculum includes thinly veiled creationism and urged Ohio Gov. Bob Taft to announce his position on the module.
Krauss said he hoped the governor would "come down on the side of good science."
"We are not against true critical analysis, that's what scientists do every day," Princehouse explained. "But this is not critical analysis."
The Ohio State Board of Education is scheduled to vote on the issue March 9.
If the proposed module is adopted, it probably will be challenged in the courts. Should that happen, it will almost certainly be struck down, a noted constitutional scholar predicts.
"Every time the court has encountered creationism in any form it has struck it down hands down," said Stephen Gey, law professor at Florida State University College of Law and legal analyst for ABC News, who headlined the forum sponsored by the Case Center for Policy Studies. "I don't think Ohio will be any exception."
Included in the forum were three current members of the Ohio Board of Education, Virgil E. Brown, Jr., Robin Hovis and Martha W. Wise.
Gey, who represented plaintiffs in the early stages of what became a landmark Supreme Court decision on the teaching of creationism, outlined the arguments that supporters of the lesson plan would likely use to defend it before the courts. One argument is that teachers, as a matter of free speech, have the right to teach critical analysis. But Gey noted that courts have ruled "state actors," such as teachers, "can't have the free speech right to do something on behalf of the government the government can't do itself."
According to Gey, the underlying theme of the lesson plan is the assumption that evolution is incorrect. "But the scientific community is uniformly behind evolution," he said. "Deciding this case will be a no-brainer for the courts. It isn't just bad science, it's illegal."
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Subject Terms: census data, citizenship, demographic characteristics, economic conditions, employment, ethnicity, families, genealogy, hearing impairment, household composition, households, housing, housing conditions, immigration, income, indigenous populations, labor force, marriage, military service, mortgage payments, physical disabilities, population, population characteristics, population migration, public utilities, race, taxes, vision impairment
Geographic Coverage: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (state), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, United States, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
- 2005-11--2007-12
- 2005-11--2007-12
Universe: All persons and housing units in the United States.
Parts 105 and 106 represent, respectively, the entire United States Housing and Population datasets for the three-year (2005-2007) American Community Survey (ACS). Both Parts 105 and 106 are quite large and should be downloaded at the discretion of the user.
ICPSR suggests SDA online analysis for those users who wish to use the United States ACS housing and population datasets but have decided not to download the respective parts: United States Housing SDA, United States Population SDA.
Any state's housing and population data files can be merged via the variable SERIALNO to create a hierarchical data file. The hierarchical data structure represents the responses of all individuals reported living in a given housing unit. Individuals can be distinguished by the variable SPORDER (Person Number). If users are merging files, keep in mind that estimates of family, household, and housing characteristics will make use of the housing weights. Estimates of person characteristics will use the person weights.
Users are strongly encouraged to read all documentation regarding sampling errors and weights prior to merging files. Documentation is available for download or can be accessed on the American Community Survey Web site.
Weight: The data in the household and population files contain weights. The initial weights reflect the probability of selection and are adjusted for interviewed households to account for noninterviews. Additional weights reflect independent housing unit and population estimates.
Mode of Data Collection: computer-assisted personal interview (CAPI), computer-assisted telephone interview (CATI), mail questionnaire, telephone interview
Extent of Processing: ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:
- Performed consistency checks.
- Created variable labels and/or value labels.
- Standardized missing values.
- Created online analysis version with question text.
- Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes.
Original ICPSR Release: 2010-02-02
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Hyundai has unveiled a new concept car at the
2011 Soul Motor Show that is called Blue
2. The car is a mid-size sedan that offers some hints at the future
blueprint for mid-size sedans from Hyundai.
The car is a FCEV or a Fuel Cell Electric
Vehicle that is powered by hydrogen and is an attempt by Hyundai to capture
some leadership for the emerging fuel cell vehicle market. There are some huge
hurdles for FCEVs though, namely an infrastructure around the world for
producing and distributing hydrogen.
Hyundai notes that the Blue 2 concept has a stack
power of 90kW and a fuel economy of 34.9km/L. The car has special
low-resistance tires and light alloy wheels to reduce weight and help extend
the driving range of the car. The concept has LED screen panels on the exterior
of the car that allow the driver to see the vehicles status located on the
front and rear. The car also has a welcome system that recognizes the driver
and automatically opens the door.
The concept has no side mirrors, using cameras on
the sides mounted on the roof allowing the driver to see behind the car. The
dash of the car uses OLED panels rather than normal gauges. While Hyundai is
showing off its new concept car, a few details on the production hybrids from
Hyundai and Kia have surfaced at Wards Auto.
In other Hyundai news, Wards Auto reports that the Hyundai
Sonata hybrids have been promised for delivery to the U.S. in
later-April. The car has been officially on sale since December of 2010, but
few dealers have actually been able to get the cars in stock. Hyundai reports
that the delay in
delivery was to give the automaker time to remove a switch that
was integrated into the vehicles that allowed the driver to disable a warning
system that makes noise to alert blind pedestrians.
notes that the car has been criticized by reviewers for having real world fuel
economy that is much lower than the published EPA ratings. Hyundai spokesman
Jim Trainor says, "The slow rollout has nothing to do with some of the
early results that folks got."
"Even with the early prototypes that were making
the rounds last fall (in California), many media got well over 40 mpg on the
drive," Trainor says, adding "production units will be better."
While the Sonata Hybrid is being promised by the
end of the month, its kissing cousin --the Kia
Optima Hybrid -- has been set to go on sale in the U.S. in Q2 rather than
the January 2011 launch that Kia originally planned.


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If a Tax Invoice has been successfully generated from the South African Airways Tax Invoice System, the onus rests on the recipient to ensure that his/her mailbox has enough space to receive an e-mail - with a PDF attachment; and that his//her service provider or exchange server allows for delivery of such e-mails. South African Airways, can not take responsibility for undelivered e-mails due to any other reasons beyond our control including the above.
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JOHANNESBURG, 29 August 2013. South African Airways (SAA), the most awarded airline on the African continent and TAM Airlines, one of the largest carriers in South America, have implemented a code share agreement.
SAA will place its designator code "SA" on flights operated by TAM from Sao Paulo to Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre, Curitiba, Brasília, Salvador, Florianopolis, Iguaçu Falls, Recife, Belo Horizonte.
Likewise, TAM will place its designator code "JJ" on flights operated by SAA between Sao Paulo and Johannesburg, and to other cities within South Africa, namely, Cape Town, Durban, East London and Port Elizabeth. SAA currently has eleven (11) flights per week between Johannesburg and Sao Paulo and has an extensive schedule from Johannesburg to these coastal South African cities.
"Alliances and partnerships of this nature forms a crucial part of modern airline management, which is about providing convenient connection for customers to as many destinations as possible without necessarily using your own resources. Moreover, this code share provides a platform to tap into the potential that lies in both carriers' respective markets in a manner that would significantly enhance benefits for passengers of both airlines," said Manoj Papa, SAA's acting General Manager: Commercial.
The collaboration by the two airlines will not only offer leisure travellers a bouquet of holiday options, but also access to multiple business centres.
"This code share operation is vital in that customers travelling to and from various parts of Africa, South America and countries in the east are able to use SAA's Johannesburg hub as a convenient connection point to various parts of the world," elaborated Papa.
"We are seeking partnerships like this to offer our customers flights to all over the world," explained Soledad Berrios, LATAM Airlines Group Senior Vice President Strategic Alliances. "Together with South African Airways we will make travelling between Brazil and South Africa easier, and the countries will be the gateway of the South American and African continents," said Berrios.
Customers who are members of SAA's loyalty programme, Voyager, will continue to earn miles and obtain tier status when travelling on TAM flights. Likewise, members of the TAM Fidelidade programme will also continue to earn and redeem points when they travel on SAA flights. This provides an opportunity for customers to spend miles exploring the various destinations offered by the two carriers.
Tickets went on sale on 28 August 2013 with travel set to commence on 02 September 2013.
About SAA
South African Airways (SAA) is the leading carrier in Africa, serving 26 destinations across the continent, as well as major destinations within South Africa and internationally from its Johannesburg hub. It is a member of the largest international airline network, Star Alliance. SAA's core business is the provision of passenger airline and cargo transport services together with related services, which are provided through SAA and its four wholly owned subsidiaries: SAA Technical; Mango its low cost carrier; Air Chefs, the catering entity of SAA, and South African Travel Centre (SATC). SAA is the winner of the 'Best Airline in Africa' Award in the regional category for eleven consecutive years. Mango and SAA hold the number one and number two successive spots as South Africa's most on-time airlines.
About LATAM Airlines Group S.A.
LATAM Airlines Group S.A. is the new name given to LAN Airlines S.A. as a result of its association with TAM S.A. LATAM Airlines Group S.A. now includes LAN Airlines and its affiliates in Peru, Argentina, Colombia and Ecuador, and LAN Cargo and its affiliates, as well as TAM S.A. and its subsidiaries TAM Linhas Aereas S.A., including its business units TAM Transportes Aereos del Mercosur S.A., (TAM Airlines (Paraguay) and Multiplus S.A. This association creates one of the largest airline groups in the world in terms of network connections, providing passenger transport services to about 135 destinations in 22 countries and cargo services to about 144 destinations in 27 countries, with a fleet of 321 aircraft. In total, LATAM Airlines Group S.A. has more than 53.000 employees and its shares are traded in Santiago, as well as on the New York Stock Exchange, in the form of ADRs, and Sao Paulo Stock Exchange, in the form of BDRs.
Each airline will continue to operate under their current brands and identities. For any inquiry of LAN or TAM, please visit www.lan.com or www.tam.com.br, respectively. Further information at www.latamairlinesgroup.net
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Dell's entry into the netbook realm has been talked about for weeks now and images have been around just as long. Therefore, when Dell made the Inspiron Mini 9 official today it felt like a familiar product already.
The one point that was unknown and was a subject of debate was how Dell would price the notebook. DailyTech reported earlier this week that some sources pegged the Inspiron Mini 9 as low as $299 with other sourced pegging the price in the $400 range. The official pricing for the Mini is $349 for the version running Ubuntu Linux, $399 for the cheapest Windows XP version, and $449 for the loaded XP version. Both XP versions are available now for order; the Linux version is pre-order only right now.
The Inspiron Mini 9 at $399 includes a $40 discount. All versions of the Mini 9 use an Intel Atom N270 processor at 1.6GHz and feature an 8.9-inch LED display running a resolution of 1024 x 600, built-in 802.11g Wi-Fi, Intel GMA 950 graphics, and a 4-cell 32WHr battery. The Mini 9 weighs as little as 2.28-pounds.
The Linux version uses a 4GB SSD and 512MB of DDR2 RAM. The base XP model has an 8GB SSD and has 512MB of DDR2 RAM. The up-level XP model has a 16GB SSD and 1GB of RAM. The systems can be ordered in black or white colors. Bluetooth can be added for an additional $20. The integrated webcam is a 0.3-megapixel camera and a 1.3-megapixel unit is optional for an additional $10. Every Mini 9 also includes 2GB of free online storage via box.net.
The Dell blog reports that at 6 A.M. Central on September 5 you can order a Dell Studio 15, XPS M1530, or XPS M1330 laptop and get a base Mini 9 for only $99.


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Many of the already-apprehended Anons are being charged with taking part in DDoS attacks against corrupt and greedy organizations, such as PayPal.What the FBI needs to learn is that there is a vast difference between adding one's voice to a chorus and digital sit-in with Low Orbit Ion Cannon, and controlling a large botnet of infected computers. And yet both of these are punishable with exactly the same fine and sentence....Quite simply, we, the people, are disgusted with these injustices. We will not sit down and let ourselves be trampled upon by any corporation or government. We are not scared of you, and that is something for you to be scared of. We are not the terrorists here: you are.
The boycott can be linked with a stock crash of their parent company Ebay which has already dropped ~3%. It's expected that it will fall even more as more and more people follow the actions of others and deactivate their accounts.


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INTERPOL to support global action plan for rehabilitation of Mali's cultural sites
PARIS, France – International experts gathered in Paris today to develop a global action plan for the rehabilitation of Mali's cultural heritage following the recent uprisings that have threatened important cultural sites including the world heritage-listed Timbuktu.
Hosted by UNESCO at its Paris headquarters, the International Meeting of Experts on the Safeguarding of Mali's Cultural Heritage brought together experts from UNESCO, INTERPOL's Works of Art unit and other international organizations to call on the global community to establish urgent steps to protect, preserve and restore Mali's treasured cultural sites.
The meeting was opened by UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova, Aurélie Filippetti, Minister of Culture and Communication of France, and Bruno Maiga, Minister of Culture of Mali.
As a longtime partner of UNESCO, INTERPOL will support the activities outlined in the proposed action plan, including assessment missions, capacity building and training, and enhanced information exchange. INTERPOL has been involved in protecting the country's cultural sites since the beginning of the crisis in Mali – in May 2012, INTERPOL alerted its member countries to the risks against Mali cultural heritage, and in February 2013 published a web alert to raise the awareness of the public.
INTERPOL provides support and assistance to its member countries faced with conflict situations. In the past, INTERPOL raised the awareness of its member countries of the illicit trafficking in cultural objects in the aftermath of the crises in Iraq in 2003, Egypt and Libya in 2011 and Syria in 2012.
INTERPOL commends UNESCO for its initiative and supports the plan of action developed together during this important event, which aims at protecting Malian cultural heritage. This initiative will contribute to fight the illicit trafficking of cultural artefacts and more generally to fight all forms of crime in Mali and its region.
In addition to protecting its cultural sites, INTERPOL also provides support to the Malian authorities in tackling other types of serious crimes, notably in the areas of maritime piracy, terrorism, drug and human trafficking, and crimes against humanity.


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What do you think of the guy ? Would you consider him an improvement over JB ? Would you be ready to give him his chance if we move Jose and get Beaubois+a draft pick from a third team ?Sources say Dallas is about ready to move on from the Roddy Beaubois experiment. The Mavericks have thought for years that the talented young Frenchman could be another Tony Parker, but he has not been able to master the move from shooting guard to point guard. Nor has he been able to fill the void left by J.J. Barea. If they don't move him before this year's deadline, he could be gone over the summer.


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Crisis in Syria, part 6: debts, difficulties rise for refugees
As the Syrian conflict deepens, refugees are falling into debt just to survive, many of them unable to find work. Difficulties are rising for locals, too, as shopkeepers can't afford to restock their shelves and some residents lose their jobs to newcomers. Additionally, aid agencies struggle to provide relief, running out of funds.
This is the sixth installment in our series about the Syrian refugee crisis. Miss any of the first five? Read them here. (Additional reporting by World Vision's Chris Huber.)
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In Lebanon, Syrian refugee Ferdoz and her five children live in a tent by the side of the road. Her rent costs $330 a year. She can't afford it.
"I asked the landlord to be patient and allow me time to find it," she says. "How I will pay, I don't know. My children are not old enough to work, and no one will employ me."
She owes $200 for the plastic sheeting for her tent. She also owes two local shop owners $40 each for bread they've recently supplied in good faith.
"I tell my children to try not to eat much, but even so, we need bread," Ferdoz says. "The wife of one storekeeper is very kind. Yesterday she gave me some eggs when her husband wasn't looking."
But the storeowners are nervous -- they're incurring their own debt to stock their shelves for needy families.
Recently, the other shopkeeper came to the door of the tent and threatened Ferdoz and her children. Miriam, 13, looks worried as she shows how the man clenched his fist in her face.
"His voice was really angry. He was shouting, 'Give me the money, give me the money,'" Miriam says.
Dia, who provided the eggs, doesn't know how she will keep her shop open much longer.
"I am scared," she says. "My business is suffocating. I cannot afford to restock. My husband is very angry with the refugees. But, if someone asks you for bread for their hungry children, could you turn your back and say no? I know I can't."
The refugee situation in the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon is a ticking time bomb. Before the refugees arrived, life was already tough for the locals -- unemployment was high and jobs were scarce. Local residents now complain that the refugees undermine the labor forceby offering to work for less pay than a Lebanese worker.
In a desperate effort to come up with at least something to pay the angry shopkeeper when he returns, Miriam and her younger brother collect aluminum cans. They and other children have been collecting the scrap and selling it for $2 a bag.
"We'll just have to collect some more bags. We will manage, won't we, Mama?" Miriam says, hoping for a reassuring answer to her question.
Her little sister, Isra, grins and holds up a half-bald plastic Barbie doll she found while scrounging. They left all their toys behind in Syria.
Not able to get to school, the children also collect scrap newspapers and leaflets, which they burn on the little stove inside the tent. The children are resourceful and are trying to make the most of a difficult situation.
"This is no life for them," Ferdoz says. "They ought to be in school. But the nearest school is 10 miles from here. Even if I can get a place [to live], I can't afford the $40 a month to get them there. Maybe I can borrow that, too."
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Humanitarian agencies are running low on funds to help millions of people affected by the war in Syria, prompting one United Nations official to warn: "Our capacity to do more is diminishing."
The United Nations and dozens of other aid organizations have appealed for $1.5 billion to help people affected through the first half of 2013. Some humanitarian aid has reached families displaced within Syria.
But it's not enough. Reuters reports that at least 6.8 million people inside Syria are still in need of aid.
Likewise, the refugee crisis in neighboring countries is stretching resources dangerously thin. Jordan now hosts almost 460,000 refugees. Nearly 430,000 have amassed in Lebanon, and more than 290,000 are in Turkey.
"We are precariously close, perhaps within weeks, to suspending some humanitarian support," says Etharin Cousin, the head of the World Food Program, in the video appeal.
World Vision is the World Food Program's largest distributor of food aid globally; in the current refugee crisis, World Vision has provided 70,000 refugees in Lebanon with monthly food vouchers.
World Vision is seeking $40 million for its response throughout the region, planning to provide food vouchers to 130,000 refugees in Lebanon and 110,000 in Jordan. Our relief efforts are centered on children, who are suffering most in the midst of the conflict -- not just because of hunger, but also torture, sexual exploitation, emotional trauma, and even murder.
Read our answers to frequently asked questions about the Syrian conflict and refuge crisis.
Make a one-time donation to help World Vision provide emergency assistance for Syrian refugees. Your gift will help us deliver basic hygiene kits and food vouchers for refugee families, as well as established Child-Friendly Spaces to provide affected children with a safe place to play, learn, and interact with their peers.
Please join us in prayer for all World Vision staff members working around the world, particularly in this region of conflict.


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This dataset is maintained and distributed by the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD), the criminal justice archive within ICPSR. NACJD is primarily sponsored by three agencies within the U.S. Department of Justice: the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
Dynamics of Change in the Criminal Case Plea Bargaining System: New York City, 1800-1890 (ICPSR 6501)
Principal Investigator(s): Mirsky, Chester L., New York University. School of Law; Ortese, Edelle, New York University. School of Law
This study analyzes the ascendancy of a single form of dispute processing--the guilty plea--in New York City's principal indictment court, and its connection to law enforcement, judges, and lawyers. A major component of the study is a statistical analysis of data presented in the Minute Book of Court of General Sessions and maintained at the New York City Archives. A second data source is the New York City district attorney's case files, also maintained at the New York City Archives. Part 1, District Attorney Case File Data, contains a sample of cases throughout the century taken from the district attorney's files. Variables cover charge filed, method of arrest, nature of testimony, presence of the lawyers, role of police, private prosecutor, and magistrate, and demographic information about the defendant and victim. Part 2, Lawyer Data, records the frequency of the appearance of individual lawyers, the charges in the cases in which they appeared, the lawyering activities they undertook, and the method of case disposition. Part 3, Minute Book Data, reflects the workday of the Court of General Sessions, including the number of cases processed in court on any given day, the number of defendants tried, the details of charges, joinder, witness examinations, outcome and sentence, and the number pleading guilty. Part 4, Cases Tried Data, not only records cases tried but also includes the top count, legal representation, result, and sentence, and for cases pleading guilty contains the top count charged, top count accepted, and sentence imposed. District Attorney Reference Data, Part 5, contains cases in which copies of the district attorney's papers were not found. These cases occurred on the same day as cases for which copies of the district attorney's papers were recorded. This data served as a control group for the District Attorney Case File Data.
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Study Description
Mirsky, Chester L., and Edelle Ortese. Dynamics of Change in the Criminal Case Plea Bargaining System: New York City, 1800-1890. ICPSR06501-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1993. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06501.v1
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Subject Terms: attorneys, case processing, courts, guilty pleas, judges, indictments, law enforcement, plea negotiations, testimony
Geographic Coverage: New York City, New York (state), United States
- 1800--1890
- 1990--1993
Universe: Nineteenth-century criminal cases that originated in New York City's Special Sessions Court and proceeded to indictment in the Court of General Sessions.
Sample: Sampling varied with each dataset. For the District Attorney Case File Data and District Attorney Reference Data, data were drawn from sources every fifth year, beginning in 1800 and continuing until 1879, at 30-day intervals. For the Lawyer Data, data were sampled every five years beginning in 1800 and continuing through 1890. For the Minute Book Data and the Cases Tried Data, the interval used was every ten years beginning in 1800 and continuing through 1890.
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04.02.14Sold out #amRich0402
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10.02.14 6:52 pm
Have you ever come down from cocaine? Well from what I have been told…it feels like an unfathomable disappointment in the pit of your stomach. Recently, I've been recovering from a similar pain after the greatest concert I have ever seen, The Arctic Monkeys at the National in Richmond, Virginia.
Sober as a judge, I had an outer body experience. The sound was surreal. The show opened with a mysterious tune transitioning to "Do I Wanna Know." The place erupted. Authority enriched in the guitar, bass, and drums strengthened their intergalactic sound.
From one song to the next, I stood in awe. Alex Turner, the cool cat that he is, was rocking his signature leather jacket and the greaser hair-doo. Alex was belting his voice which is basically a flawless instrument in and of itself. He also killed it on the guitar, and yes folks, he nailed the guitar solo on "Arabella." Speaking of guitar, Jamie Cook, my goodness; Lets just say his guitar had extra Big Mac Sauce.
Nick O'Malleys bass can only be explained as "sick-nasty." That means the bass rocked so hard that the tune puts a "disgusted/sick" look on your face. Matt Helder on the drums was also the man. He nailed the groovy beats in "Knee Socks" and "Why'd You Only Call Me When Your High?" and the powerful beats on songs like "Arabella" and "R U Mine?"
The show ended with "R U Mine?" and a humongous bang. Surreal and just plain awesome.
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Ii am looking to buy two tickets.
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text: The Four Corners Beekeepers Association, "The Buzz Club" will have their first meeting of the year on Thursday, Feb 21 at 6 p.m. at the Florida Baptist Church, east of Durango. Ordering of bees and woodenware, bee candy, and the winter check will be discussed. Subsequent meetings will be held on the third Thursday of every month. Future meetings will include a visit from the President of the Colorado State Beekeepers Association, a panel on bee diseases, and a queen rearing workshop is also planned. Newcomers from all areas of the Four Corners are welcome. Call Tina at 884-8190 for more information.


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TMG Also Finds Consumer Spending Up on Black Friday
The Members Group has reported that its analysis of consumer card spending found that consumers largely spent as predicted and that some consumers began spending more as early as the Tuesday before Thanksgiving.
TMG's analysis echoes similar findings from other card processors First Data and CO-OP Financial Services.
"Consumers hitting the stores a bit ahead of schedule may stem from earlier promotion of online Black Friday offers, not to mention brick-and-mortar stores keeping doors open on the holiday itself," said TMG's Director of Marketing and Communications Georgann Smith.
She added, "Black Friday data shines a spotlight on the consumer preference for credit when making larger purchases.
"For community FI issuers, the key will be maintaining top-of-wallet status throughout the holiday season and beyond. And as more card offers hit mailboxes in 2013, the focus for these issuers must be on maintaining that competitive edge."
Credit and debit users who carry cards issued by TMG financial institution clients spent slightly more on average this year as compared to the same period last year, the Iowa-based processor reported.
It also reported the total spend amount for debit cardholders during Thanksgiving week averaged roughly $130 this year as compared to roughly $120 during the same week in 2011. Similarly, credit cardholders' total spend amount increased $15, from $208 in 2011 to $223 in 2012.


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the day the music died for one well-known p2p music
sharing site. Limewire is
out of the file-sharing business. In response to a
lawsuit filed four years ago by the Recording
Industry Association of America, earlier this year, the
courts found the p2p file-sharing site liable
for copyright infringement.
On Tuesday, the U.S. District Court in New York took it a step
further and forced the Lime Company to shut
down Limewire for good with a permanent injunction.The
permanent injunction calls for Limewire to disable
the searching, downloading, uploading or file trading of its
p2p software and to block the sharing of unauthorized music
Kimba Wood ruled that record companies "have suffered –
and will continue to suffer – irreparable harm from LimeWire's
inducement of widespread infringement of their works".The
Lime Company put up a legal notice on the Limewire site that states:
is an official notice that LimeWire is under a court-ordered
injunction to stop distributing and supporting its
file-sharing software. Downloading or sharing copyrighted content
without authorization is illegal.
a press release issued
by the Lime Company, Limewire's CEO George Searle said, "Naturally,
we're disappointed with this turn of events. We are extremely proud
of our pioneering history and have, for years, worked hard to bridge
the gap between technology and content rights holders. However, at
this time, we have no option but to cease further distribution and
support of our software."Lime
Group spokeswoman Tiffany Guarnaccia maintained that the
company will not go out of business. Limewire will continue to
operate its online store and the company has made plans to launch a
subscription based music service on the site.
this is a victory for the RIAA, users are already moving
to other file-hosting sites, like Rapid Share, MegaUpload and
Frostwire, according to some reports.


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This comes out of the Bargnani being a top 10 center thread. When some fans explained that Bargnani is a top ten center because he could end up being the highest scoring center. I argued that by that logic, Calderon might be a top ten PG, but he IS one of the most efficient PGs on the offensive end. He has consistently finished in the top ten each years in assists per minute and is usually in the top 3 for assist/TO. He shoots a high percentage from the field, including beyond the three point line and from the free throw line. And he's one of the better PGs in the league at running an offense and making his teammates better.
That got me thinking. Obviously Calderon is not a top ten PG, but is he a top 20 one?
In no particular order...
Chris Paul
Deron Williams
Steve Nash
Tony Parker
Jason Kidd
Rajon Rondo
Russell Westbrook
Andre Miller
Brandon Jennings
Chauncey Billups
Derrick Rose
John Wall
I don't think anyone is going to argue that Calderon is better than any of those players. That's 12.
A case can be made that Jameer Nelson, Devon Harris, Darren Collison and Stephen Curry are better, and for the sake of argument, let's give them the benefit of the doubt.
That's 16.
I think Calderon falls here. His defense is obviously poor, but it looks far worse on the Raptors than it would on a better defensive team. Calderon's defensive problems have gotten worse as the teams defense has gotten worse. I don't think that's a coincidence.
On offense, he's not going to break many defenders down off the dribble, but he's a very smart passer who runs an offense efficiently and rarely turns the ball over, and incredibly underrated skill among NBA fans.
As for the other starting PGs or possible starting PGs) around the league...
Jrue Holiday- A great athlete who defends well, but has yet to learn how to run an offense.
Raymond Felton- Doesn't do anything really well and considering Charlotte wanted Calderon instead of him, that should tell you something.
Mo Williams- Great spot up shooter, but can't run an offense and looked good only next to LeBron, and even then...
Jonny Flynn- He might end up being a good PG, but not yet.
DJ Augustin- See above
Ramon Sessions- Minnesota gave him away for cap room a year after signing him.
Rodney Stuckey- Is great at driving to the basket, but does little else.
Mike Bibby- At his age, Calderon does everything he does, but better.
Mario Chalmers- Great defender. Did I say he was a great defender?
Steve Blake- A solid backup who doesn't do anything really well, but doesn't do anything poorly.
Aaron Brooks- He's really nice, unless you want your PG to do something other than score.
Baron Davis- When he's not injured, and when he cares, and when he's not overweight...what was I saying?
Beno Udrih- Do I really need to say anything?
Mike Conley- See above.
Some may say that Calderon isn't even the best PG on the team, but the fact is that the team played better when Calderon was on the floor than when Jack was running the team. Jack is a great backup PG, but he isn't great at running an offense and doesn't make those around him better.
So, is Calderon a top 20 PG? I think he is.


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So why we haven't seen any blood from rin's body? does it mean that she is not the real one?
When kakashi stab haku... you will see a drop/fountain of blood coming out...
While on Rin's body(not the blood in her mouth).... do you see any blood coming out? or maybe her blood was wipe-out by rain?
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Under the big tree
Our staff writer Kari Costanza was at a community group meeting under a big tree in Tanzania when the principal of a nearby school brought a 6-year-old girl to them. She had run away from home … her father was planning to sell her as a wife.
This community group stood together and said "No!" See how we can be greater than child marriage, together.
It was a bigger meeting than usual under the big tree in Mbuyuni village, Tanzania.
Mbuyuni is named for the incredible baobab — a spectacular tree that looks as if it was plucked from the earth and turned upside down, its roots reaching skyward. But strangely, there are no baobabs in Mbuyuni anymore. Other great big trees stand in for meetings.
This meeting was big. World Vision is setting up savings groups in Mbuyuni. People are learning to harvest water by digging water pans. They're raising poultry in pens, rather than letting roaming chickens get snatched away by eagles. Mbuyuni is a happening place. Men and women from a nearby village had come to Mbuyuni to see how they could get in on the action.
Then, everything came to a screeching halt.
The principal from the school near the big tree brought a little girl to the meeting. She must have been 6, maybe 7. She was tiny and as distraught a little girl as anyone had ever seen. "She was crying as if she had just escaped from the jaws of a lion," said one villager.
The lion was her father.
That morning, her father had decided to sell her to an older man — as a wife. Becoming his wife wouldn't happen immediately. The little girl would be his servant until she turned 13 or so, the age when many girls in Tanzania become women. Then she would become his wife — one of many. She would bear children, fetch water, fetch firewood, cook, clean, and bear more children until she got old and died.
The selling price for a 6-year-old: two cows and a bucket of cheap local brew.
But instead of allowing herself to live a future of awful, the little girl ran — straight to school. Her principal, not knowing what to do, looked outside and saw the big meeting under the big tree. That's where he brought her.
At the meeting it was decided: One of the women would take in the little girl to protect and care for her. The police would be called and her father would be arrested. He'd already done the same thing with other daughters. It was time for this to stop. You can't progress in a regressive society.
The little girl would be safe.
You might not think there's much power in a meeting. But all over the globe, World Vision gathers people to meet daily, plan for their futures, and focus on their most precious citizens — their children. In these meetings, friendships are formed, ideas are exchanged, and strategies are set.
And sometimes, like last Friday, little girls are rescued from the jaws of lions because they had someplace to run — to a motivated, caring people — gathered under a big tree.
A sponsored child is a protected child: less likely to be trafficked, forced to work, or sold into an early marriage. Help protect a child today: Sponsor a child in Tanzania!


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A bizarre
case just became more bizarre. Lawyers for Voltage Pictures, makers of
the Oscar-winning war movie The Hurt Locker, have announced [Scribd]
in legal filings that they are dramatically expanding their record setting legal crusade against
I. A Reverse Class Action?
The Hurt Locker lawsuit is perhaps the first of its kind. It
represents a reverse class action, with a company acting as a plaintiff and
suing a large class of defendants.
Originally this class was set at 5,000. But as promised, lawyers for
Voltage Pictures have expanded the class, adding close to 20,000 newly accused
defendants, for a total of 24,583 defendants.
The majority of defendants are on Comcast. A total of 10,532 Comcast
users currently stand accused. Comcast has refused to cooperate with the
plaintiffs in targeting its customers according to filed legal documents.
By contrast Verizon, who had the second most defendants at 5,239, agreed to
hand over the names and information of 100 customers a month. Third place
Charter, with 2,699 defendants, agreed to hand over 150 customers a month.
Time Warner rounds off the list with 1,750 defendants.
If Comcast can hold off the legal assault, it may safeguard approximately two
fifths of the customers targeted in the case. The plaintiffs do not
currently have users' true identities -- just the offending IP addresses.
So as long as Comcast refuses to cooperate its customers will be safe.
Even in the case of Verizon and Charter it will take years at the promised rate
to successfully obtain information on all the accused.
II. USCG -- Nearly 50,000 Sued
The legal brains behind this audacious lawsuit is the U.S. Copyright Group
(USCG). The men leading the USCG are a trio of lawyers Thomas Dunlap, Daniel Grubb, and J.W. Weaver whose
main office is located in Washington, D.C.
The USCG have borrow a page from the Mafioso playbook, creating a mass
"pay or else" scheme of legal threats, which many consider pure
In many ways this scheme is the entertainment industry's anointed successor to
the notorious Recording
Industry Association of America (RIAA) campaign of legal
threats. However the USCG suits are a bit different, as they actually
have been filed in court, versus the RIAA threats that were negotiated out of
court. Amazingly, federal courts appear to be cooperating with the USCG's
scheme to juice millions out of the unsuspecting public.
Last month the USCG announced [Scribd]
a suit against 23,322 defendants for downloading the movie The Hurt
Locker. That brings the total to 47,905 -- close to the eye-catching
50k mark.
The USCG hopes to gains settlements of $2,000 from the defendants. If it
can get everyone to settle, it could in theory make $95.81M USD. Of
course it probably will get nowhere close to that, but even if it got a mere
fourth of defendants to settle it would receive almost $24.0M USD -- a handsome
payout compared to the $17M USD The Hurt Locker made at the
box office at the $103M USD box office scoop from The Expendables.
The USCG has said that they hope to sue 150,000 U.S. citizens for
various infringed works.
III. Former RIAA Lobbyist-Turned-Judge Presides Over the Case
If the selection of Judge is any indication, the defendants could be in very
bad trouble. The happy news for the USCG is that the judge presiding over
the case -- Judge Beryl Howell -- was a former RIAA lobbyist who spent years
decrying the evils of piracy.
Judge Howell will deliver her ruling on whether the case by Voltage Pictures
with the new details can proceed and under what stipulations.
One complication is a recent ruling Judge Harold Baker, a judge at the Central District Court of Illinois that an IP address does not equate to a physical person/defendant.
However, typically federal court rulings only apply within a state, or
sometimes are considered by nearby states.
Judge Howell (Washington, D.C.) is free to draw her own conclusions as she's in
a separate jurisdiction in which the legal system still seems to think an IP
(internet protocol) address identifies a single person.
The association between IP and identity remains a thorny legal issue in the
United States. In court, the U.S. largely upheld IP logs as evidence in
trials such as the cases against Jammie Thomas-Rassert and Joel Tenenbaum.
And recently, the U.S.
Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and its sister agencies
have been conducting raids on suspected child pornography viewers based solely
on IP logs -- with minimal background research. In many cases these raids
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Perkins knows a thing or two about Hewlett-Packard Comp. (HPQ). Mr. Perkins worked
as the head of research at HP and served three years on the company's board of
directors, including serving as the board's director in 2006. Despite resigning from that position as an ethical
protest against the company's decision to spy on the phone records of his
fellow board members to ferret out leaks to journalists (Mr. Perkins was never
implicated in these leaks, but was upset about what he felt were unethical
tactics by HP), he has remained very interested in the company.
I. HP's Baffling Direction
When it comes to new CEO Léo Apotheker plan to exit the consumer
electronics market [1][2], he's unequivocal -- "I didn't know there
was such a thing as corporate suicide, but now we know that there is.
It's just astonishing."
HP's stock has sunk approximately 44 percent since July 2011.
Other electronics industry figures share Mr. Perkins' dismay at HP's implosion.
Comments one executive to The New York Times, "H.P. was
the epicenter of Silicon Valley, geographically, culturally and historically.
Is there any analogy for an institution so respected that has fallen so far so
fast? I can't think of one."
The electronics giant's decision to pick Mr. Apotheker baffled many as he had virtually
no hardware experience. Further, while CEO at German enterprise software
giant SAP AG (ETR:SAP) his company was implicated in a plot to steal Oracle Corp.'s (ORCL) software, which ended up costing it $1.3B USD.
To make matters worse, under his tenure SAP failed to gain ground in
the enterprise software market on International Business Machines, Inc. (IBM) and Oracle -- in fact,
SAP had dropped him for this.
More amazing than his appointment, though, has been the willingness of the
board and fellow executives to support Mr. Apotheker in retrying the
same tactic that failed him at SAP -- an all-out push into enterprise software
in an attempt to rival Oracle and IBM.
It's somewhat understandable why the board might back such a plan. The
enterprise software market has much higher profit margins than HP's consumer
hardware market, and HP already has a decent foothold in this tempting
marketplace. But as Mr. Apotheker's own history shows, gaining market
share in the cutthroat realm of business software sounds a lot easier on paper
than it is in practice.
The board's willingness is even easier to understand, however, when you
consider that Mr. Apotheker supervised a committee to appoint five new board
members, a move that was blasted by the shareholder watchdog group
Institutional Shareholder Services. (Mr. Apotheker serves as director of
HP's 14-member board.
II. Company Looks to Quit What It's Best At
While the friendly board has his back, analysts and fellow executives are
appalled at HP's enormous bid for enterprise
software firm Autonomy Corporation Plc. (LON:AU).
HP is offering $11.7B USD -- 11 times the Autonomy's annual revenue.
An executive comments, "Autonomy had been shopped everywhere. No one
would pay 11 times revenue.""
A. M. Sacconaghi Jr., Bernstein Research's senior analyst, commented,
"It's a fantastically high price. It's a very poor capital allocation
decision. From our perspective, it's value-destroying."
HP's decision to kill its TouchPad project after only a month on the market and
to ditch its steady consumer PC base -- which is number one in global and
U.S. sales -- prompted an inglorious comparison from one executive.
They remark, "It was as if Alan Mulally left Boeing to join Ford as
C.E.O., and announced six months later that Ford would be making
airplane." (Instead, Mr. Mulally -- CEO of Boeing from 2001-2006 -- stuck
with Ford's expertise -- making automobiles.)
III. Downhill Slide Started With Mark Hurd's Exit
The wild ride for HP began in 2010 when CEO Mark Hurd, a respected leader, was
caught allegedly obfuscating from the board a relationship with a
contractor (who happened to be a former adult actress to boot) and the
ensuing sexual harassment suit. Despite his steady performance at HP, the
board wasted no time in giving Mr. Hurd the boot. People close to the
decision recall one board member telling Mr. Hurd, "We don't need
Two board members actively resisted the ouster, but were overruled. They
resigned in protest.
Meanwhile Mr. Hurd jumped shipped to Oracle, which was headed by his
long-time friend Larry Ellison. Serving as one of two co-presidents, Mr.
Hurd now appears to have a bright future at the wildly successful enterprise
computing giant.
Mr. Ellison admonished HP for letting their veteran leader go, stating,
"The H.P. board just made the worst personnel decision since the idiots on
the Apple board fired Steve Jobs many years ago. That decision nearly destroyed
Apple and would have if Steve hadn't come back and saved them."
The statement, which at the time was dismissed as simply more brash remarks
from the outspoken CEO, now seems somewhat prophetic.
Some hold out hope that HP will see the light and decline dropping its
"slow-growth"/"low margin" businesses. States Mr.
Sacconaghi, "[HP is] not rotten at the core. It's in a series of
businesses with strong competitive positions albeit in slow-growth markets.
It's the single cheapest technology stock in the S.& P. 500. At some point
something has to go right: improved performance, successful spinouts or a
change in leadership."
In other words HP may be near the edge, but it hasn't driven off quite yet.