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Dorsal Displacement of the Soft Palate: Winning With Air
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As the filly surged forward to hold off the challenger from behind, the jockey noticed she started making a funny noise, like she was choking, then she just "ran out of steam." She dropped from first place to fourth place in two strides.
Horses with dorsal displacement of the soft palate (DDSP) characteristically make a "choking" noise as they slow down from the resulting partial airway obstruction, hence the term "choking down" to describe them.
The above description is typical of a horse which has displaced her soft palate during a race. Right when the horse needs a last burst of energy, it appears as if someone turned off a switch. Horses with dorsal displacement of the soft palate (DDSP) characteristically make a "choking" noise as they slow down from the resulting partial airway obstruction, hence the term "choking down" to describe them.
Dorsal displacement of the soft palate is a disorder of the upper airway in horses. It is one of the most common upper airway obstructions, and it causes poor performance and abnormal noise while exercising. It's usually a disease of racehorses, for which it is often a performance-limiting problem. Over the years, a number of treatments have been developed for this condition; however, none are universally successful, mostly because we do not as yet fully understand the exact cause(s) of this disorder. But before we can further discuss this abnormality, you first need to understand what is normal for the equine upper airway.
Normal Upper Airway Anatomy
To understand DDSP, you must be familiar with the anatomy of the naso-pharynx and larynx of the horse. The nasopharynx is one part of the pharynx, which is divided into the nasopharynx and oropharynx. The nasopharynx is that section of the horse's head that lies caudal to (behind) the nasal passages and is rostral to (in front of) the larynx (voice box). Remember, the nasal passages sit directly above the oral cavity and hard palate. The nasopharynx is composed mostly of muscle tissue, while the soft palate is a direct extension of the hard palate and forms the floor of the nasopharynx. This is the partition between the mouth and the nasal cavity. The back edge of the soft palate (caudal free edge) is only attached on the sides of the nasopharynx, but extends back to connect with the larynx.
The larynx is essentially a conduit between the pharynx and the trachea (windpipe) of the horse. It is composed of cartilage and muscle tissue. The most easily recognizable structures of the larynx are the epiglottis and the arytenoid cartilages. The epiglottis is a triangular-shaped structure with smooth, scalloped edges and normally lies just above the soft palate. The arytenoid cartilages, often called the "flappers," are paired structures that lie above the epiglottis and form the opening to the trachea. There are many other structures that work together for the upper airway and larynx to function normally, but it is beyond the scope of this article to discuss all of them here.
What's the Function?
Besides joining the nasal passages with the trachea, the soft palate and larynx serve several functions in the horse; two of the most important involve swallowing and breathing. The arytenoid cartilages and epiglottis are very important during swallowing, as they coordinate to protect the trachea from a food or water bolus being inhaled instead of swallowed. During swallowing, the arytenoid cartilages close and the epiglottis flips upward to protect the opening of the trachea.
The soft palate and larynx also have a coordinated function during strenuous exercise. During exercise, the nasopharynx dilates and the arytenoid cartilages open maximally to accommodate as much airflow as possible.
What Went Wrong?
When DDSP occurs, the epiglottis--which normally lies on top of the soft palate--becomes displaced below the soft palate. If this happens when a horse is at racing speed, breathing very fast, then this creates a partial airway obstruction. On expiration (as the horse breathes out), some air goes underneath the now-exposed soft palate and it billows upward (like a sail) just in front of the opening to the trachea and blocks the airway.
Racehorses need maximal oxygen to keep up racing speed, so this decrease in airflow gives them no choice but to put on the brakes. After they slow down, they usually can swallow, allowing the soft palate and epiglottis to go back into their normal anatomical positions and correct the problem themselves. But by that time, the race is over. This scenario is called intermittent DDSP.
Some horses are affected by persistent DDSP--their soft palates are displaced all the time. Swallowing does not correct the problem. Although these horses can breathe normally at rest, they cannot exercise at speed. Many of these horses also have problems swallowing food and/or water correctly (dysphagia).
Since the soft palate and epiglottis also help direct food boluses, when they are not in their normal positions, they cannot protect the opening of the trachea. Therefore, theses horses sometimes inhale food and water while eating, leading to coughing, food and water being expelled through the nostrils, and aspiration pneumonia. This is obviously a much more serious condition, as it can be life-threatening.
What Causes DDSP?
There are several suspected causes for DDSP, but there's no one unifying theory. Intermittent DDSP, which occurs during racing, is thought to be caused by a combination of factors, such as laryngeal inflammation (especially in young horses), excessive backward movement of the larynx, and/or opening of the mouth during racing. Other causes include malformations or problems with the epiglottis.
Persistent DDSP is thought to be caused by severe inflammation around the horse's larynx--more specifically, inflammation that involves the nerves that control movement of the soft palate and larynx, such as fungal or bacterial infections of the guttural pouch.
Intermittent DDSP can be difficult to diagnose because it only occurs when the horse is exercising at strenuous levels. The first step is to have a physical examination performed by a veterinarian to rule out other causes of exercise intolerance. Then, a standing endoscopic examination of the upper airway can be performed to rule out any structural abnormalities of the upper airway. During the examination, many horses will displace their soft palates, then quickly swallow and replace them. This is normal, and it does not prove that DDSP is the reason for poor performance or noise made during exercise.
Persistent DDSP is easily diagnosed with standing endoscopy of the upper airway. In these cases, the epiglottis, which should be readily visible during endoscopy, is hidden underneath the soft palate (see images at left). If the upper airway is normal, then an endoscopic examination can be performed on the horse while he is exercising on a treadmill. Before the advent of high-speed treadmill endoscopy, DDSP was overestimated as a cause of poor performance in racehorses due to a lack of endoscopic findings.
Treatments--Medical vs. Surgical
Initial treatment for intermittent DDSP often involves equipment changes and a conservative approach. Tack such as a figure-8 noseband, tongue-tie, or bits that help keep the tongue in place are often used to prevent a horse from displacing his soft palate during exercise. Also, since DDSP has been associated with inflammatory conditions of the upper airway, treatment with anti-inflammatory agents is often successful in cases of intermittent DDSP.
Treatment for persistent DDSP will depend on the cause. For example, a horse with persistent DDSP from a bacterial infection of the guttural pouch would primarily be treated for the infection and to control inflammation. Once the infection and inflammation are under control, the normal function of the soft palate and larynx will usually return.
For horses in which conservative/medical therapy and/or tack changes have not helped, then there are several surgical options.
Myectomy--A myectomy is a surgical transection (cutting) of a muscle. For DDSP, a myectomy of the sternohyoideus, sternothyroideus, and possibly the omohyoideus muscles (often referred to as the "strap" muscles of the neck) are transected. Depending on which muscles are going to be cut, the procedure can be done in a standing, sedated horse with local anesthesia, or it can be done under general anesthesia. The theory behind this procedure is that these muscles might add to the problem of excessive backward retraction of the larynx, thus allowing DDSP to occur. Like many of the surgical procedures to correct DDSP, it has a success rate of about 60%.
Staphylectomy--A staphylectomy is a surgical procedure to remove a small amount of the back free edge of the soft palate. This procedure is performed in an attempt to stiffen the soft palate and make soft palate displacements less likely. It is performed under general anesthesia by removing a very small amount of the soft palate. To gain access to the palate, the larynx must be opened (laryngotomy). Once the soft palate tissue is cut, a scar forms, tightening the palate. The skin incision is left to heal by second intention (the skin is not closed with suture material) and the horses can return to work in 10 days to two weeks.
This procedure is very often coupled with a myectomy or tenectomy (cutting of the sternothyroideus tendon), but one complication of the procedure is persistent DDSP if too much of the soft palate is removed. The success rate for this procedure(s) is approximately 60%.
An alternative to the surgical staphylectomy was described by Patricia Hogan, VMD, Dipl. ACVS, of the New Jersey Equine Clinic, at the American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention in December of 2002. This procedure can be performed in the standing horse using a laser to cauterize the free edge of the soft palate. Using the laser technique does not require general anesthesia; however, the procedure is often combined with a sternothyroid tenectomy (removal of a portion of a tendon that is involved with control of the epiglottis and larynx), which does require general anesthesia. The benefit of the laser cautery is the larynx does not have to be opened (laryngotomy), so the aftercare is minimal and horses can return to exercise very quickly. Using Hogan's described technique, there was a 92% improvement in the performance of the 52 horses on which the procedure was performed.
Epiglottic augmentation--This procedure is performed under general anesthesia via a laryngotomy (an incision made into the larynx). The procedure is used for those cases of DDSP where the epiglottis appears underdeveloped or weak during high-intensity exercise. This might predispose horses to intermittent DDSP, so augmenting the epiglottis is used to correct the problem. There are a few products that can be used, but most commonly a Teflon paste is injected underneath the mucosa (lining) on the underside of the epiglottis in small rows. This helps thicken and stiffen the epiglottis and improves performance in horses affected this way in approximately 66% of the cases.
Experimental Treatments
Because of the complexity of DDSP, researchers are trying new methods to treat this disorder. Veterinary researchers at Cornell University are using a new collar device christened the "Cornell DDSP Collar." The research group, headed by Norm Ducharme, DVM, MSc, Dipl. ACVS, of Cornell University, found that by stabilizing the larynx and hyoid bone, they could prevent intermittent DDSP.
This collar can be worn during exercise and has potential as a training tool for horses to teach them how to hold their larynx in a position that will not allow DDSP to occur. Researchers are excited about the collar and hope that it can decrease, if not eliminate, the need for surgery on these horses. In a laboratory setting, the device performed well. Field studies (with many more variables) are now underway.
Take-Home Message
Decreased performance can have many causes, but when combined with a "choking" noise at peak exercise, it could be DDSP. This is not a career-ending problem, but will require management and/or treatment in order to allow the horse to perform to his top ability. If your horse is making noises at peak exercise or is not performing up to par, have your veterinarian do an upper respiratory exam. Treatment of the problem(s) discovered might make your horse a winner!
Holcombe, S.; Ducharme, N. The Pharynx. Equine Surgery, Second Edition Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Co., 337-348, 1999.
Stick J.; Tulleners, E.; Robertson, J.; et al. The Larynx. Equine Surgery, Second Edition Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Co., 249-366, 1999.
Robertson, J.; Copelan, W. Surgical Treatment of the Dorsal Displacement of the Soft Palate. The Veterinary Clinics of North America, Equine Practice. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Co., 201-205, 1990.
Hogan, P.; Palmer, S.; Congelosi, M. Transedoscopic Laser Cauterization of the Soft Palate as an Adjunctive Treatment for Dorsal Displacement in the Racehorse. Proceedings of the 48th Annual Convention of the American Association of Equine Practitioners. Lexington: American Association of Equine Practitioners, 228-230, 2002.
About the Author
Christina S. Cable, DVM, Dipl. ACVS
Christina S. Cable, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, owns Early Winter Equine in Lansing, New York. The practice focuses on primary care of mares and foals and performance horse problems.
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Around 1 p.m. on Monday, Ocean Pines Emergency Services were alerted for an ambulance call for a reported drug overdose. While en route, Ocean Pines emergency services were advised the occupant of the residence, later identified as Roslyn Smith, had overdosed on medication and had threatened to burn her house down.
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We raise/train/buy/sell horses for a living. We start a young horse first with ground work and decentize them to be calm, safe and not spooky. And continue on with ground work all the way to breaking them to ride to a finished horse with no buck, rear, or bolt. For the horses that are broke we work with them on whatever issues they may have from decentizing to tune ups. Before we put them up for sale.
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For heart attack patients, lifestyle changes including diet and exercise, when added to surgery and meds, really do have good results.
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A recent study of more than 30,000 people (average age 66) who had suffered a heart attack or stroke or had Type 2 diabetes and were thought to be getting the best medicine possible found that those who ate a heart-healthy diet cut their risk of cardiovascular death by 35 percent, the risk of another heart attack by 14 percent, and the risk of congestive heart failure by 28 percent. They ate lots of fish, vegetables, fruits, whole grains and legumes and not much saturated fat, dietary cholesterol or sodium. Lifestyle changes including diet and exercise, when added to surgery and meds, really do have good results. Join him in the adventure, and you both should be able to enjoy the coming years with vim and vigor.
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Which presidential candidate do you plan to vote for?
Original post made by Gina Channell-Allen, president of the Pleasanton Weekly, on Sep 26, 2012
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a resident of another community
on Sep 26, 2012 at 9:19 pm
I'm not going to say who I'm voting for. It's kind of linked to why I won't reveal my tax returns. And it's kind of linked to why I won't tell you how many servants Ann and I employ in our various households, or how much we pay them. I will say this, however. As soon as I decided to run for president, I got rid of all the illegals on our properties. I mean how can anyone expect to keep their Mexicans when running for president from cripes sake!
Vote for Mitt -- He just loves to fire people.
p.s. pay no attention to the 300 or so Staples stores that are going out of business, and the 300 or so others that are seriously downsizing (which is part of the Republican attempt to yet further debase the language), Downsizing = Fire their butts.
a resident of another community
on Sep 26, 2012 at 10:05 pm
Oh, and about those Staples that are going under. It's obviously because of too much govt interference. It has nothing to do with Staples' made in China products being absolute crap.
But, hey, a smart businessman like myself might try to dump the products on a foreign market where not only will there be people to buy my crappy products but I'll be able to employ Staples workers at a 1/3 of the cost of doing business in the USA. I'd be a bad president if I didn't try to maximize my profits by screwing over American workers!
Vote Mitt -- Because, honestly, no one else is going to, and he doesn't have any money because even his rich friends know their party has no message, and so let's try to prevent too much further embarrassment. Hey, anyone want to bet $10,000.00 on something? I do it all the time just to show my solidarity with working people in the US!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 27, 2012 at 9:28 am
Speaking of firings, Comcast announced 1000 Calif employees will be fired due to the high cost of employment in this state.
Today, Campbells Soup is closing their S. Sacramento plant and laying off several hundred due to the high cost of running their business in Calif.
But, it must be Mitt's fault...or maybe George Bush. It couldn't be dem policies, over-regulation and excessive taxes. Nope, nothing to see here, obamabots.
a resident of Rosewood
on Sep 27, 2012 at 12:25 pm
Campbells is declining because their soups are too salty and people aren't buying canned goods any more (and for good reason). Comcast announced that they are laying off in Cali because they are centralizing their operation. None of this is the fault of Bush, Romney or Obama.
Now, Staples? That's another matter. Somebody chose to sell low quality merchandise and employ low-income, low-morale workers. I don't think that was Obama or Bush. Let's see, any other possibilities? Didn't think so.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 27, 2012 at 8:10 pm
Both companies cited the cost of doing business in this state as the primary reason for leaving. You are parroting the talking points fed to the SacBee by Darrel steinberg soon after he was blind sided by these huge loses. Look up the article in the Bee today.
Of course, he didn't see this coming...they never do, until its too late, as was his spin. Stupid dems.....
a resident of Livermore
on Sep 30, 2012 at 9:17 pm
Mitt doesn't love his wife. She's too normal for him!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 30, 2012 at 11:21 pm
Sicko, ooops, my fingers slipped....how would you know what's normal? They were high school sweethearts !!
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|Up the Snake Path for a beautiful sunrise and then back down....what a great way to start the day!
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Date Climbed: May 27, 1994
|Took the trail to the top predawn to see the sun rise over the Dead Sea. History and nature at their best!
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|Posted Sep 20, 2013 3:20 pm
|Messenger Trail
Date Climbed: Feb 12, 1995
|The Messenger Trail is a great route to the top of Masada. The trail served as the line of communication between Roman forces at the base of the mountain and the assault forces at the top. The trail starts at the eastern base of Masada, passes the ruins of Roman encampments and siege walls, circles around to the north end and then ascends to the Roman ramp on the western side. Little used at the time of our climb, the trail affords dramatic views of the Masada fortress.
|Posted Oct 13, 2012 9:32 pm
|Re: Messenger Trail
I didn't know the name of the trail and called it "Round Masada Route" in my post "Eleazar Mt". Thank you for intresting information, I'll make the correction. Climbed Masada by this trail with my grandson Jan 2013. Not so crouded as Snake Path.
|Posted Mar 5, 2013 7:04 am
|Masada by the Snake Path
Date Climbed: Jan 11, 2012
|4 pensioners from Moscow 50 minutes by Snake Path. The summit has met us by a sandy storm.
|Posted Jan 28, 2012 5:21 am
|Midlife Mountaineer
Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2011
|You wouldn't think that climbing up to sea level would be all that challenging, but the heat made it so. Awesome views.
|Posted Aug 25, 2011 12:50 pm
|A hot day!
Date Climbed: Jun 19, 1984
|Swam (or floated) in the Dead Sea. Then we hiked up the Snake Path to top of Masada. Bring water! It was very hot & dry. The ruins at the top are amazing. An unforgettable day.
|Posted Jun 18, 2011 8:41 am
|Route Climbed: Snake Path
Date Climbed: Jun 8, 2000
|Climbed up and down the Snake Path. Great views of the Dead Sea and surrounding desert. Dry and hot as you'd expect, but well worth it!
|Posted Jan 19, 2011 4:33 pm
|saw my share of sunrises
Date Climbed: Jan 1, 2000
|15 times up 15 time down through the sake trail why you would ask corprel punshment in training in the the army not all at the same time.
|Posted Dec 28, 2010 2:50 pm
|Not so much climbing....
Date Climbed: Jun 16, 1999
|Cable car up and hiked down after spending some time at the Dead Sea. Just one stop of a month long trip in Israel, great place, shame about the political/religious/social issues.
|Posted Aug 13, 2009 7:56 pm
|Took easy way up!
Date Climbed: Dec 1, 2004
|Touring around, got this summit as a bonus. Some pics at http://www.willhiteweb.com/israel/israel_travel_sights_034.htm
|Posted Jul 24, 2009 3:54 am
|Rocky Alps
|Cablecar Up, Switchback Trail Down
Date Climbed: Apr 17, 2000
|It's usually really hot by the Dead Sea, but we lucked out and had perfect weather this day.
|Posted Sep 15, 2008 3:50 pm
|Probably a dozen times. Winter is best.
|Posted Jul 24, 2008 1:49 pm
|Up the Ramp down the Snake
|Climbed the Roman Ramp at dawn (20 min)decended the Snake Path. Nice way down.
|Posted Mar 13, 2007 4:25 am
|Claude Mauguier
|Route Climbed: normal eastern hike Date Climbed: dec 29 1981
|I hate cable cars...and the place together with the weather were magic. Impressive views, adorned with this so special athmosphere of historical places. A special spot during a 15 days hike between Galilea and the Red Sea.
|Posted Nov 12, 2005 10:41 am
|Route Climbed: The hike Date Climbed: July 2000
|Good hike. Took some energy.
|Posted Nov 9, 2005 12:50 am


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What to Drink on New Year's Eve
By Rajyasree Sen
With the temperature plummeting in the capital – and the folks in Kolkata and Mumbai claiming that it's plummeting there as well – nothing is as much fun as sitting around a bonfire and pretending your toes aren't going to fall off while numbing your senses with something hot and boozy.
What I discovered a couple of years back – and which quickly became my drink of choice come the season to be merry – was the joy of mulled wine. Warm, spicy, fragrant and deliciously drunken — you cannot but love it. This is my recipe.
- One bottle of Merlot or Shiraz (I sometimes use Sula Satori if push comes to shove)
- 250 ml of brandy. If you don't have brandy you can use dark or white rum (and increase the quantity to your tipple level)
- 250 grams of brown sugar
- 2 cloves
- 2 large cinnamon sticks
- 2 star anise
- 2 bay leaves
- Half a litre of orange juice – I add it to dilute the taste of the alcohol slightly
- 2 peeled and chopped oranges (preferably Malta orange)
- The zest of the 2 oranges
- Heat a pan then turn the flame to low.
- Pour in the wine. Then the brandy. Stir in the sugar until it dissolves.
- Add the spices and leaves. Keep simmering. Make sure not bring it to a boil as the wine will evaporate, God forbid.
- Add orange juice to taste. (Decide how strong you want the mulled wine to be and add as much juice as you want to dilute the alcohol.)
- Then add the chopped orange segments and the zest, cover the pan, and let the liquid simmer for at least five minutes more.
At no point should you turn the flame up because the alcohol will evaporate and you'll be left with just red, spiced grape and orange juice.
That's it. Make sure to serve the mulled wine warm, if not hot. You can reheat the wine on a low flame.
Now, in case you aren't a great fan of wine, worry not. There are other hot cocktails to keep you warm in our suddenly chilly winter.
- Half a liter of dark rum such as Old Monk or, if you're feeling classy, Bacardi Black
- 250 grams brown sugar
- 2 tsps nutmeg powder
- Half a liter of hot water
- 4 cinnamon sticks
- 200 grams of melted butter
- Heat the water to boiling.
- Immerse cinnamon sticks in the water and stir in the sugar and nutmeg.
- Stir in the rum.
- Pour into individual glasses and pour a teaspoon of the butter on top of the glass.
- As a garnish, you could add an individual cinnamon stick in each glass to double up as a stirrer.
- Sip and be happy.
And just in case you don't drink alcohol — my heartfelt sympathies to you -– here's the perfect teetotal option. It's not warm, but it should be drunk at room temperature and has a deliciously warming effect thanks to the ginger. An old Anglo-Indian lady used to sell bottles of this every Christmas in Kolkata. I don't know if she's still around, but I did learn how to make it. You can make it and keep it in the fridge for months on end.
- 750 grams sugar
- 1 litre water
- 400 grams ginger, peeled and sliced
- 16 cloves
- 20 green cardamom pods
- 4 large cinnamon sticks
- 1 nutmeg chopped (not grated)
- Juice of 6 to 7 limes
- On a medium flame, heat the water and sugar until the liquid takes the texture of syrup.
- Lower the flame and add the ginger, clove, cardamom, cinnamon and nutmeg. Simmer for 20 minutes.
- Remove from the flame, add the lime juice and let it cool.
- Strain the liquid through a muslin cloth or thin cotton cloth.
- The liquid should be clear.
- Bottle it and drink as you would wine.
- If you like a sharper ginger flavour, as I do, just add more ginger.
So take your pick. Have yourself a lovely New Year's Eve and maybe some tasting sessions beforehand as well. I usually keep thermoses of mulled wine and buttered rum ready for people to pour out as they want. Cheers.
Rajyasree used to run the Bengali and Anglo-Indian restaurant, Brown Sahib, and has a catering outfit called Food for Thought . You can follow her on Twitter @Rajyasree.
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i am keeping eye on T Wolves and Kevin L he is big guy can do a lot more things than Tyson .
He is exactly connection of Howard and Bargniani.
Anyone find what he said about rebuilding alarming?
If we can't get Rondo (which is not likely right now) then we should trade Melo and try to get some picks.
No one, other than Melo, knows what he's thinking. But to me, it wouldn't make much sense to hang around and struggle, and have no real pieces to build with. Very limited assets in terms of on-roster value & picks. He's in a market where he's carrying the team, but still gets the finger of blame pointed at him. Plus he's in an organization that's so starved for success, it tries to cut every corner imaginable to leap to the top; often hurting it's own chances for any sustained success.
Fans have to understand that players don't think like us. Players who were deemed "loyal" like LBJ and CP3 both left their teams as soon as they got the opportunity to go to a more promising situation.
While I can't exactly see Melo in another jersey, I'm not sure anyone could realistically see LBJ in another jersey until he said "I'm taking my talents to South Beach."
So like him, love him, hate him, the Knicks needs to do something to get Melo to stay. That something involves a plan that's comprehensive to both him, and the business minded people he has in his circle. We can't keep looking at it like he's some idiot that's just gonna be "all-in" for the organization, no matter what.
There's even rumblings of Rose wanting the Bulls to do something to help him when he gets back. He doesn't wanna be a part of a "rebuilding effort." People wanna win... not just make the playoffs and have a good seed to feel warm and fuzzy inside.
From a fan's perspective: Rondo or bust.
Guess if I was simple in the mind...everything would be fine.
That's not what's alarming IMO, because every player who wants to win should want to win a championship.
I can post an article what he said after his first half a season with us(if anyone gives me the go ahead I will)….
Which would blow what he just now said to smithereens. He's essentially pimp slapping himself
What's puzzling is the fact he said "when I first got here I knew we'd take a step back and this would be a 3.5yr rebuild process"…..What so called superstar goes to a team via trade demanding Max extension with an opt out clause(so he can demand a higher max) not expect a championship immediately? Keep in mind he made the statement when we were 3-5 while not a good start by any means, all but supports a throwing in the towel type of mentality. No wonder this team has no direction when there is no leader from within although he's dubbed himself a leader.
"We were starting over rebuilding upon your arrival?…What?"
So this Grease Ball is saying when he first arrived here, we were like any other team who just came off a lottery grab trying to rebuild to win a chip? This statement from him is also an indictment he knew coming via trade, dismantled the team and he was cool with it. What a "Paper Whore Glory Chaser!!!!!"
We need to administer a cure to the team and rid ourselves of this disease that is Melo….I'd feel so ashamed of myself if I was an avid supporter of his, thank goodness I never was. I knew what we were getting before we made the trade…A LOSER!
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MELO got 125m$ contract ready right now
other frachise will give him ~95m$
that is Lakers and can be Bulls
but i am curious can MELO play diffrent than ISO or its Coach style
It wasnt a mystery that Chuancey Billups take-over in Denver cause Melo to demand a trade a month after the TOP Super-Star FA Market in decades.
No team just wanted an untrustworthy Melo after the untrustworthy 2010 offseason FA market. So Denver was force to throw Billups in the trade or watch Melo walk in 2011 offseason.
Melo did not want Billups in New York .... No Billups/player/coach/leadership means the Knicks are not a contender team.
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"I believe that my time is coming," Anthony said Tuesday morning at Madame Tussauds New York during an unveiling of his own wax figure. "I'm a big believer in that, whether it's this year or next year. I truly believe that my time is coming and we're going to keep playing for that."
After the Knicks lost to the Heat in the first round of the playoffs, coach Mike Woodson suggested that Anthony, along with a few of his teammates, needed to get into better shape. Anthony has since undertaken a rigorous training program in the Los Angeles area that has helped him shed 12 pounds and feel lighter on his feet at 239 pounds.
Anthony has found inspiration in watching his friend James win a title with the Heat.
He said that James' accomplishment made him feel "extra motivated," especially because the Finals MVP was able to quiet the critics who said he couldn't win the big game. Those same critics haven't left Melo alone since he arrived in New York in Feb. 2011 after a blockbuster trade, simply because he's the Knicks' best player.
"The motivation is fun at this point in time just to see those guys and see how excited they were to win that championship and see LeBron overcome everything that he's been going through and that's been said about him," said Anthony, who talked to James and [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] right after Game 5. "And for him to finally get it, I couldn't be more excited for him to get that. But for me, it's motivation and it's exciting."
Anthony reflected on the past season, calling it a "roller-coaster" and one in which "injuries were our downfall." But he's very encouraged by next season, saying it was a "great thing" that the Knicks re-signed Woodson. Melo said with a full season ahead, which would be his first in New York (with no trade or lockout), it'll give the team the needed time to jell.
"We've got to be together for a minute," he said. "All the teams that won over the years have been together for multiple years and they've been through a lot of stuff. We had three fourths of a season last year to deal with what we were dealt with. This year, we want to come in with a clean plate. We've got a full year. I'll be here for a full year, our team will be here for a full year, training camp. We won't have nothing to worry about. It's just basketball and locking in at this point."
Anthony wouldn't specify which free agents or kinds of players the Knicks need, but he hinted what could prevent new players from joining the team.
"Money always comes into play, so that's a big thing," he said.
If the Bird rights ruling stands, the Knicks can sign Lin and [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] over the salary cap and will have a mid-level exception of $3 million to spend, likely on a seasoned veteran point guard. But that amount could still be lower than what [Only registered and activated users can see links. ], [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] and [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]could fetch in free agency.
This interview took place in context of Lebron winning a Championship
So now these are the questions I have in regards to what's bolded and what this Slick Oil Car Salesman tries to sell….
1. Your Time Is Coming For What?……<-----------To Keep Rebuilding?
2. You're Going To Keep Playing For That… What Is That?…..<-----------To Keep Rebuilding?
3. All The Teams That Won Over The Yrs Won What?<-----------Rebuilding?
4. It's Just Basketball And Locking In On What?<-----------Rebuilding?
5. Money Always Comes Into Play For What?<-----------Rebuilding? You Getting Paid 2 Ridiculous Contracts From Us?


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If you've been looking for a kit that is future-proof and that will allow you to covert your old VHS videos to DVD then, please go to our shop and give our new 64-Bit Video 2 DVD kit a try.
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John Stossel: Serf, anyway, well in medieval times the serfs were peasants who worked the land but could never own their land or really prosper because most everything they produced was essentially confiscated by their controllers, the Aristocracy and that is what's happening today. So as presidential candidate Ron Paul except today's Aristocracy is the government and the political class and as it grows, it turns us into serfs, so really Congressman, serfs?
Ron Paul: I think so, I think we give more to the government now than the serfs had to give to their government. But it's more deceitful now because people still think they own their land and they own their life but they have to work hard and turn most of it over to the government. So no, I think he was on to something, matter of fact the road to serfdom was probably the first serious economic book that I read, he was the one that got me interested and I felt very fortunate that on one visit he had in the early 1980s to Washington DC, I was fortunate enough to have dinner with him, so I feel an attachment to him intellectually. He was absolutely right on the road to serfdom, so we're in serious trouble and if we don't take good advice from economists like Hayek, things are going to get a lot worse, the serfdom that we are suffering from is going to get much worse and there's going to be a lot more people suffering the consequences.
John Stossel: And you talked about how maybe we give more to the government than even the serfs did, it makes me think of the Bible which says the Israelites wanted a King and they were told "you don't want a King, he'll take 10% of your grain" 10% would be good now, now we're paying 40% state and local included.
Ron Paul: Yes and that was in 1st Samuel in Chapter 8 and he talked about taxation and dependency and taking young people and young men and women and using for the benefit of the king and fighting unnecessary wars, so I think even Samuel knew something about the road to serfdom as well.
John Stossel: I think most Americans would say "we're not serfs and we want to take care of people, we're a rich country, we can afford to help people."
Ron Paul: And for a long time we were, we had so much wealth was produced by the freedoms that we did have, then we lived off what we had saved and we lived off our image, now we live off our military power which conveys strength, but we also live off the fact that there's still a lot of trust is us and hope for us and they still allow us to print money endlessly. But common sense tells us that you cannot prevail by believing this myth that you can create wealth out of thin air that spending is good and debt is beneficial.
John Stossel: You're personally finding some of the spending, you just returned $141,000 in unspent office funds to the treasury toward paying down the debt, it's a step in the right direction. Why don't other politicians do that? Have any others done that?
Ron Paul: I would think so but I don't know exactly of money talks in Washington and we pretend that we are going to take care of people, it's all based on good intentions, that we're rich enough, we can take care of everybody but most people don't realize if really care and if you're really compassionate, you'll defend the cause of liberty because it is liberty and free markets and sound money and property rights creates the wealth, then we'd all be better off if we endorse those views.
John Stossel: Thank you Dr. Ron.


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..... that'll fit in the OEM battery box on my 1991 R100GS. Since the stock alternator is rated at 280W at ?? rpm, I'd like to have the added assurance of a larger electrical 'bank account.' Thinking 25 - 30ah. Now that's she's had her top end rebuild, I'm thinking about some traveling late spring early summer on the old gal, and not considering adding a higher output charging system at this time.
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This version is based on Linux Mint 13 Xfce 32 bit and have codename KH (kolorowy hipopotam). First release candidate have included the latest components lxde which are avaitable in my ppa repository. For polish users is included polish languages packs. You must set on start menu your language.
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Mare Fertility Insurance
- Oct 11, 2001
- Topics:
Each year horse breeders, regardless of the breed they nurture, make their biggest financial decisions when they decide on matings. Those decisions involve the allure of the equine business and its greatest trauma. A breeding decision is hopeful--the breeder hopes to make a mating that will result in a superior individual, whether for racing, eventing, or other pursuits. But the business person in the breeder is also taking a classic leap into the void--a breeding fee is expensive, that once-a-year opportunity to breed a mare is itself a valuable asset and the results are always uncertain.
Nothing will ever take the hope or the risks out of the equine business, but in the last generation, the marketplace has developed some ways to insure the business person that lies at different depths within each horse owner that all is not lost financially despite the vagaries of equine reproduction.
Mare fertility insurance is one form of risk reduction that has become relatively commonplace, particularly among breeders who breed commercially or who must expend money to breed, as opposed to those who own both the stallion and mare.
For those who feel the need to protect their financial outlay, there are some things to consider before buying insurance.
First, if the season that has been purchased is guaranteed to produce a live foal that stands and nurses you have, in effect, already paid for the insurance in the form of a higher stud fee. Generally, fees that are not guaranteed are discounted to account for the risk that is shifted from the stallion owner to the person bringing the mare to the stallion. Buying insurance to guarantee the mare will get in foal and produce a live, healthy foal only makes financial sense if the cost of the insurance is less than the money saved by getting the no-guarantee season. In other words, if a stallion stands for $25,000 guaranteed and for $20,000 not guaranteed, you come out behind if you pay $6,000 for insurance that will compensate you if you don't get a healthy foal.
Another consideration is when the stud fee is due. Some contracts only require that the fee be paid at 42 days past the mating, if the mare is in foal. If such is the case, other considerations come in to play, but clearly the mare owner does not need to insure for conception since the fetus will be a 11.5 months old before the fee is due.
This second point brings up the combined nature of the whole package that is considered in fertility insurance. Nina Hahn, a Lexington, Ky., equine insurance broker, said there are usually three elements to a complete insurance package before a breeding.
First: Barrenness insurance that guarantees the mare will get in foal. As mentioned above, if this is already included in terms of payment for the fee, it is unnecessary.
Second: The "expected foal" portion of the total fertility insurance package covers the fetus from the 42nd day after breeding until some period after it is foaled. Hahn said that in almost all cases this is linked with barrenness insurance, if the former is necessary. Hahn said some expected foal policies go out as long as one year after birth, but she recommends a much shorter period after foaling.
"Thirty days is ideal," she said. If you go out longer than that "you put up all money in front and you don't know what you will get." And, she added, you are locked in to a certain level of coverage. If you have thirty days after foaling to evaluate the foal, you can adjust. "If it is a wonderful foal, you are going to want to insure it for more," Hahn noted.
Third: Another part of the package is "stallion availability" insurance. That insures that the stallion will be fit to breed. This does not have anything to do with scheduling--that should be spelled out in the contract. This insurance guarantees you are covered if there is "sickness, accident, or disease to the testicles of the horse," Hahn said.
From Hahn's perspective and experience, buying the whole package of insurance leaves little preventable risk for the mare owner. "There's really very little gray area left, and I couldn't point out an area where there would be a gray area that wouldn't be covered," she said.
So, should everyone to whom it would apply buy the whole package, and what would it cost?
The simple answers are no, it isn't for everyone, and the cost varies according to several factors.
To the first part of the question, Hahn said, "Most people with a no-guarantee season insure," but that insurance usually kicks in with more expensive stallion fees. "The average range for insuring begins at $20,000 to $25,000 in terms of what you are paying for the season," she said. Below that level, it might be worthwhile to get some serious estimates and do equally serious number crunching to see if insurance makes economic sense.
One consideration to keep in mind is that buying a policy before a breeding is another cash outlay in a business that already involves significant outlays prior to production--whether in terms of a live foal or a competitive horse--and if the value of it is limited, it might be better to consider skipping it entirely.
In terms of the cost, it can be considerable. Hahn estimated that generally the entire package of insuring--mare barrenness, expected foal, and stallion availability--can run in the range of 21-26% of the amount you choose to insure. That insurance amount is usually tied to the stud fee. As a result, getting the entire package when a stud fee is $40,000, for example, could run from $8,400 to $10,400. But even that range could vary depending on the particular circumstances of the mare and the stallion.
"The rates are based on the foaling record of the mare and age," Hahn said. "If she has been barren for three years, the rate is going to be astronomical. Mating to a stallion with known fertility problems could also drive up the rate."
Fertility insurance is simply one more tool to remove some of the risk from the horse business. It is, as Hahn noted, a common practice for many breeders and is worth considering as a way of maintaining a financially sound breeding program. The type of coverage you need, if you determine you need insurance, should be discussed with a professional broker.
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text: Like a lot of things, it started out good, and eventually went bad (like AMC), etc. I used to enjoy the Friday retro, older B flicks, etc. Now it's cheesy made-for-TV-movies, ghost/UFO/Paranormal shows...and the one I just can't figure out....pro wrestling. And then there's that annoying trend of misspelling words like "Sci-Fi" (which is a misspelling itself).


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A newly released policy report on Turkey
by the German Marshall Fund's Transatlantic
Academy in Washington caught my eye this week. The report
was dubbed, "Getting to Zero: Turkey, Its Neighbors and the West," and the
brief's analysis and policy recommendations unfortunately display a distinct
pro-Turkish bias which fails to recognize that Ankara's aggressive foreign and
security policy posture is increasingly at odds with core U.S. and European
Turkey has not only been working hard to prevent tougher sanctions on its close regional partner Iran - see the recent Turkey-Brazil nuclear deal with Tehran and its "no" vote at the UN Security Council - but has also purposely used the flotilla incident to provoke Israel into military action, while simultaneously boosting its own standing in the Arab world. Turkish flags and portraits of Prime Minister Erdogan are now ubiquitous in the Gaza Strip, where Turkey is being hailed by Hamas and other Muslim extremist groups for daring to confront the Jewish state. Also, tens of thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets across major Turkish cities in recent days, waving Hezbollah and Palestinian flags, while chanting "Allah is Great" and "Down with Israel."
The entire report seems to be based on the assumption that Turkey's Islamist AKP government, at this moment, is already a constructive player in the Middle East, which helps promote "universal values" in the region. Well, for more information on the Islamist/terrorist connections of the Turkish IHH "charity" that organized the flotilla to break Israel's Gaza blockade see here, here, and here.
Several of the report's policy recommendations, especially those aimed at the EU and U.S., are also quite disconcerting. The EU partners, for example, are urged to "[c]onduct relations with Turkey according to the principle of pacta sunt servanda, a central pillar of the European integration project." It is not necessary to remind the EU of the pacta sunt servanda (Latin for "agreements must be kept") concept, which is of course a fundamental principle of international law. After all, Brussels seems fully committed to continuing its accession negotiations with Ankara (first started in 2005) at all cost, despite growing evidence that Turkey's early, limited progress on the road toward closer European integration has been undone in recent years by the erratic and increasingly nationalist policies of Prime Minister Erdogan's Islamist AKP government. To this day, Ankara refuses to recognize Cyprus, an existing EU member, as a sovereign state. If anything, pacta sunt servanda can only refer to the notion that the EU negotiations with Turkey should continue (as an open-ended process); it cannot and should not be used in an ill-advised attempt to force the EU to eventually accept Ankara regardless of the outcome of the accession talks. That commitment was never made to the Turks.
As for the U.S., the report recommends, inter alia, that Washington "[s]upport Turkey's EU membership through quiet diplomacy by encouraging Turkey's reform efforts and indicating to its European partners that the notion of 'privileged partnership' lacks credibility and undermines the letter and the spirit of the accession process." For sure, if Washington wants to continue to press for Turkish EU membership, it is certainly well-advised to do so discreetly behind the scenes, not using the type of counter-productive megaphone diplomacy espoused by President Obama (and previous U.S. presidents for that matter). As key European leaders like French President Sarkozy and German Chancellor Merkel have repeatedly emphasized, the decision on Turkey's potential EU accession will be taken by each of the 27-member states, not by any outside party.
The report also makes a mistake by dismissing outright the concept of a "privileged partnership." While Turkey and the EU are continuing their accession talks, it is obviously far too early to tell what the endgame will be and whether Turkey will ever be ready - or still be willing - to join the EU in the future. It is therefore only prudent and honest to start defining the parameters of a "privileged partnership" (or whatever you want to call it) with countries such as Turkey as a viable, potential alternative to full EU membership. The concept could also be used to structure relations with other strategically important countries (Ukraine, Algeria, Morocco, etc.) that, for a variety of reasons, are either unable or unwilling to join the EU.
The executive summary of the Turkey report concludes with the following words: "As the policy recommendations ... make clear, the report does not propose an uncritical appraisal of Turkish actions but one which recognizes that contributions to American and European goals may come in a new, and perhaps unfamiliar, guise."
Reading these words, I do not know whether to laugh or cry.
Ulf Gartzke is a contributor to The Weekly Standard blog. This article first appeared on the Weekly Standard Online and is republished here with permission.
Related Materials:
- Hovsep Khurshudyan: New Turks Are Needed to Achieve a New Turkey
- Mustafa Kutlay: The Israeli Attack on Humanitarian Aid Ships: An EU Perspective


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Laboring at the RNC for a More Imperfect Union
It's not particularly difficult to spot the members of the working class at the Republican National Convention. Invariably, they are in uniform. They hold tools that cost under $500 dollars. Most of the time, they are not white. Nobody who is not lost or looking to transfer irate Newtonian force to a rung below themselves speaks to them.
Omar Acevedo and Tommy Letourneau stood gazing out at the channel between the Tampa Bay Times Forum and Harbor Island, watching the police boats interdict more nothing for the umpteenth hour, looking like the loneliest people at the convention.
"We're union," Acevedo said. "International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees local 321. We did all the rigging for this thing."
The more matronly (read: less blonde and FOXy) volunteers providing delegate services on the upper deck of the Forum conspicuously gave them a wide berth as they passed. Despite being from the class of people that official speakers below invoked with a kind of totemic reverence, Omar and Tommy are in everybody's way.
"We're on standby in case something happens," Acevedo said. "Which isn't going to happen. There's a redundancy on everything."
Setup for the RNC took five weeks, in part because of the uniqueness of the job. Acevedo and Letourneau are based in Orlando, and they work on all the big shows in Florida, from Taylor Swift concerts to Ringling Bros. Circus. The convention is one of the most distinctive jobs they've worked.
"It's totally different," Acevedo said. "It's not like a tour where you put it together and then strike it at the end of the night and put it up again. This show's never been tried; that's why it takes five weeks. That and redundancy after redundancy."
Whatever the safety concerns, having union laborers hang out and wait for a disaster spoils some of the conventions optics, even up here where the Very Unimportant People are seated.
"I think it's odd to have the union here," said Letourneau. "I don't think they wanted us at all, and they kept our shifts to eight hours per day. Like, on the dot, they'd kick us out. No overtime."
Despite doing the setup for a political party that has declared open war on their kind of labor, both seem fairly positive about the experience.
"Our names are on it. It's pride," said Letourneau. "As soon as something messes up, it seems like everybody in the industry knows your name. Then they spell your name right. Of course we're proud of the show."
Acevedo had more personal concerns. In addition to being a union laborer, he was a member of an even rarer species inside the Times Forum: an undecided voter.
"I don't mind. I'm waiting for both conventions. I want to see what they have to offer about education. Both of my kids are in college, and I want to know what they are going to do about student loans. Both of them are going to have to pay interest on $127,000 And the fees keep going up. A few years ago, it was $68 per credit. Now it's $168."
Still, while Acevedo is willing to be moved on one issue, he isn't on board with the general Republican program, nationally or locally.
"[Florida Governor] Rick Scott is a monster on his own," he said. "He's messing with government workers' retirements. It's your people! Your government! How are you going to expect good people to work for you if you don't give them a good retirement?"
Behind Acevedo, the eyes widened on a volunteer blue-hair and a man wearing an AKIN button and a brass pin shaped like Missouri.
Acevedo and Letourneau or other IATSE workers—they don't know yet who will get the assignement—are stuck at the convention until the bitter end and the balloon drop.
"There were 100,000 of them," Letourneau said. "It took eight hours for all 100,000 of those balloons."
When they start falling on Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, look for the union label.


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Giants southpaw allows just three runs in 39 1/3 innings
By Andrew Worob / Special to MLB.com
During the month of August, the Giants left-hander was a perfect 5-0, tying him for the league-high in wins during the month. For his efforts, he was named the National League Pitcher of the Month for August.
Lowry allowed just three runs on 22 hits over 39 1/3 innings with nine walks and 33 strikeouts in those five starts.
"He can really pitch," said Giants manager Felipe Alou. "He has worked hard and is a very smart guy. I [have] got to say that today he is right there striking out people, stopping rallies, fielding his position, getting base hits and challenging hitters."
Other nominees for the award included St. Louis' Chris Carpenter (4-0, 2.17 ERA, 38 strikeouts), Florida's Todd Jones (12 saves, 0.66 ERA), and San Diego's Jake Peavy (4-2, 2.22 ERA, 51 strikeouts).
"Work both sides of the plate, keeping guys off-balance. I'm just happy to be on the run I am and helping the team win games," Lowry said. "I've had five starts this month that I've felt confident in my stuff and able to throw four pitches for strikes."
Lowry is 12-11 with a 3.71 ERA this season, and is 12th in the NL with 153 strikeouts. He's won six straight decisions, with his last lost coming on July 31 at Milwaukee.
According to Alou, one pitch, in particular, is the main reason behind Lowry's recent success.
"That was the best I have ever seen [Lowry] throw -- that one pitch is getting better, and that is bad news for everybody," said Alou of Lowry's curveball after a 5-0 win over the Phillies on Aug. 22.
Lowry struck out at least six batters in each of his starts in August, and tied his season-high with eight strikeouts against the Astros on Aug. 6. He also held opposing batters to a .150 batting average for the month.
"I've said early on, it comes down to consistency and being able to do it inning after inning," said Lowry after outdueling Dontrelle Willis in a 1-0 win over the Marlins in Miami on Aug. 12. "Things are coming together, and I hope to build off it."
Andrew Worob is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The way I look at it, we were due to win a game when the opposition commits three errors, including a misplayed flyball that scored a pair of runs (by Ezequiel Carerra, shown above).
The result? Sox 4, Tribe 2.
With the offense still far from where we need it to be, the good news continues to be the Pale Hose pitching–especially the bullpen, where Jesse Crain, Chris Sale and Sergio Santos followed a solid performance by Edwin Jackson and pitched flawless relief.
The Sox have now won six of seven from the Indians this season, a rare winning record against a division foe. But as thrilled as we might be about winning two in Cleveland and moving to within 2 1/2 of the second-place Tribe, the next 13 games could very well tell the story of our season.
Starting tomorrow night, it's three against the Tigers, three vs. the Red Sox and four against the Yankees at the Cell. Then it's on to Minnesota to face the Twins for three.
We should know a whole lot more about where we're headed after the matinee against the Twinkies on Sunday, August 7.
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August 7
1970—Four people, including the presiding judge, are killed during a courthouse shootout in Marin County, Calif. A group of Blacks led by 17-year-old Jonathan Jackson stage an assault on the courthouse in a bid to free Jackson's brother—famed Soledad Brother and militant activist George Jackson. Jonathan was among those who died. Professor and communist Angela Davis was charged with providing the guns for the bloody escape attempt but she would later be found not guilty.
August 8
1865—Explorer Matthew Henson is born in Baltimore, Md. Henson would become the first person to reach the North Pole on April 6, 1909. However, it was his boss Robert E. Perry who would receive widespread public recognition and a presidential citation for the honor. But in later years, records would show that Henson actually beat Perry to the top of the world. Henson would comment that when Perry discovered that he had beat him to the North Pole, he became "hopping mad." Years would pass before Henson would gain some recognition for his accomplishment. Nevertheless, to this day, most history books still continue to give the honor to Perry.
August 9
1936—Sprinting sensation Jesse Owens wins a total of four Gold Medals at the Olympics in Berlin, Germany. Born in Lawrence County, Ala., Owens gained international fame for his victories in the 100 meters, the 200 meters, the long jump and the 4×100 meter relay. His victories undermined Adolph Hitler's claims of White, especially German, superiority over all other peoples. However, Owens disputed claims that the Nazi leader was so infuriated with him that he refused to shake his hand. According to Owens, during his only encounter with Hitler, "the Chancellor waved and I waved back." The pack-a-day cigarette smoker died at the relatively young age of 66 on March 31, 1980.
1963—Whitney Houston, one of the greatest singers of the past 50 years, was born on this day in Newark, N.J. Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born into a family of accomplished singers. Her mother was Thelma Houston—an excellent gospel and R&B performer and her cousin was song stylist Dionne Warwick. During her heyday in the 1980s, Houston sold approximately 170 million albums including such hits as "You Give Good Love," "Saving All My Love for You," "How Will I Know?" and "The Greatest Love of All." The singer was found dead in the bathtub of her Beverly Hilton Hotel room on Feb. 11, 2012, hours before a pre-Grammy party. She was 48.
1987—Lawyer and entrepreneur Reginald Lewis completes the largest business acquisition ever accomplished by an African-American when he purchases Beatrice Foods in a leveraged buyout for $985 million. Under his leadership, the firm would soon become the first Black-owned company to achieve over $1 billion in annual sales. Lewis made the Forbes magazine list of the 400 richest Americans in 1992 with an estimated net worth of $400 million. Unfortunately, the Baltimore, Md., native would die of brain cancer at the age of 50 on Jan. 19, 1993. His contribution to telling Blacks how to achieve economic success came in his book entitled "Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun?"


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Navfree Announces Compatibility with Pioneer's Appradio Platform
Navmii has announced compatibility of its navigation app, Navfree, with Pioneer's line of AppRadio in-dash receivers featuring AppRadio Mode. The latest version of the popular free GPS navigation app will be part of the app demonstrations in Pioneer's booth at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and will be part of a select group of apps that capture the innovative spirit of Pioneer's AppRadio platform.
Now with Integrated Google Streetview, live parking information, dynamic traffic overlays and Cyclops Safety Camera information - all accessible via touchscreen on AppRadio Mode products - Navfree is deservedly considered one of the best free mobile GPS apps available, with 11.8 million users as of January 2013.
Commenting on the value of Navfree, Pioneer's Ronan McDonagh - General Manager, Technology, Planning, Car Electronics Division, Pioneer Europe said: "Navfree's hybrid solution of embedded and cloud-based navigation is a unique and highly valued part of the Pioneer AppRadio compatible app line-up."<
Making Navfree highly compatible with Pioneer products signifies a new direction for parent company Navmii, who will continue to offer great value to its ever-growing user base, while pushing the boundaries of automotive mobile products in 2013 and beyond.
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Commenting on his role at Navfree, Mac Ferran said: "Navmii revolutionises the consumer's driving experience by taking mobile technology even further into the vehicle. Working with the world's top automotive manufacturers enables Navmii to develop and release new groundbreaking applications that will give drivers complete control of non-intrusive information when they need it most. I am personally delighted to be involved with these projects at a time when the rest of the world seems to be standing still."


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There's math, and everything else is debatable.
I think a coaching change is necessary 'cause Casey is a good defensive assistant coach, not head coach material.
Attitude Is A Choice.
Missing Ridnour, and John Henson. That is what we are missing. (Not to mention the addition by subtractions of AA and AB)
The Baltic Beast is unstoppable!
- Perimeter shooting at the wings. Gay and DD better put in work this summer to add that to their games because it is necessary going forward. Teams are already cheating off the 3 pt line on the Raps, need to get that respect from opp. D
- A PF that can give you 32 or more productive minutes. No disrespect to Amir, but he is best used as a reserve and Bargnani has yet to show us he can be that guy on a winning club. I personally would like to see Pau Gasol in this slot, depending on what it would take to get him in a Raps uniform.
- Veteran, pass-first PG. Someone steady back there, Calderon-like skill set. Luke Ridnour I've always liked as a reserve.
- JV keeps developing steadily. The team's fortunes are closely tied with his success over the next 3 years.
I think I can some sum up with one word what this team is missing:
Not the one we have, but the one we were supposed to have. I'm talking about the player that was promised to us 7 years ago, a scoring dynamo that can hit from pretty much anywhere on the court, who is an assassin from the 3 point line, but also deadly with great touch around the basket, and extreme quickness that causes nightmares for opposing defenses. A 7 footer who not just creates spacing because Casey imagines it to be so, but in actuality. Like, for real. What I'm talking about is a player that exists in the minds of every #SupportBargnani fanboy, that player that they are imagining in their head -- that player, is the player we are missing. Bring that imaginary player into fruition (who has seen Weird Science?) and this team starts winning games again.
your pal,
Agreed with anything but Foye. He's a combo guard. I personally would like Ridnour over Augustin.
A low post scorer
Wing player that can get to the basket (not someone who relies on jumpshots)
A competent coach
we should've kept calderon and traded lowry. Valanciunas is elite at the pick and roll at an nba level, and calderon is one of the few guys in this league that could set him up. Calderon and davis also had excellent chemistry together.Terrence Ross is an elite shooter that fits the mold of an inside out team. I also have no doubt that his confidence and the level at which he is playing would be much higher with calderon running point. I wonder if there was a 3 way trade (maybe with thomas robinson in sacramento) to be had with sending lowry to a 3rd team, thereby facilitating the rudy gay trade.
enough bitching and whining though, it's done. And it's just basketball.
Originally i posted this on a different thread but i decided to make a new thread on this seeing as i haven't started a thread in a while. Anyways, if we truly want to make a run next year and make it to the playoffs as not only an 8th seed but a 7th or 6th, we need to upgrade the roster in certain positions for sure, there are a lot of holes that need to be filled. There are a TON of good FA this summer so it's a very good year to shop and fill out the roster with good solid bench players and solid starters(who can actually contribute consistently). We have 5 guys that are UFA this summer: Alan Anderson, Aaron Gray(Player option), LK(Player option), Pietrus, and Telfair. Of these 5, imo, we should keep Gray, and resign Telfair as a 3rd string pg, i'm kinda torn on LK because i love his toughness coming off the bench but he just can't stay healthy. Guys i wanna see gone are: AA, Pietrus, Bargnani, and Lucas. Maybe we could package Lucas and Bargs in a deal to bring in some picks and cash(can't see these two netting much more). So then we're left with:
PG: Lowry,---, Telfair
SG: DeRozan, Ross
SF: Rudy, Fields
PF: Amir,---, Acy
C: Valanciunas, Gray
Now for FA signings. Here's a list of FA's i want the Raps targeting:
Insurance Wings:(in case of injury)
Dahntay Jones
Anthony Morrow
Reggie Williams
3rd Big:(only if Starting PF is not aquired)
Mo Speights
Zaza Pachulia
Brandan Wright
Emeka Oakafor
Backup PG:*
C.J Watson
D.J Augustin
Beno Udrih
Starting PF:*
Elton Brand
Al Jefferson
*- Positions in need of upgrade
Let me know what you guys think. What positions really need an upgrade? What can we get for Bargs? Who should we target?
Al Jefferson would be killer on this team.
I dont agree with Beno Udrih, I wouldve gotten him before the trade deadline because he is already expiring. I wouldnt sign him for extra years!
Zaza would be a nice insurance for our bigs in foul trouble
And I vote Anthony Morrow, because that kid can shoot.
The Baltic Beast is unstoppable!
Good luck with getting any of that with the diarrhea milkshake of a financial situation we have
Anthony Morrow is a ridiculously good in-game 3pt-shooter (ie not Kapono). We should definitely pick him up.
The Raps have 5 players-- sadly they all start. Their bench is littered with players who should have significantly less usage in their ideal roles. Of the starters the Raps have only 4 actually starters. Amir would be best as the first big off the bench.
So we need one starting PF.
EDIT: This is my 3rd time trying to get this right.
The two things the Raps need is a proper assessment of what they have, and moves that place those players in the best situation to succeed.
PF is the perfect example. Amir is built for the first big off the bench role. He can play both the 4 and 5, high energy, but has a fairly high foul rate. If he starts you lose some of that energy because he has to hold back on the incidental fouls. Off the bench he is free to play his game. Once the 5 players are playing in the right roles then they can assess who to keep, trade, offer a contract, draft, etc. Depending on the type of PF replaces Amir in the starting 5 further adjustments need to be made.
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We can probably sign Morrow for the mini MLE
And use the MLE on a big.
But Im not sure how we get Jefferson in town..
The Baltic Beast is unstoppable!
I mean, the team needs a backup PG for sure...and a 3rd big (probably PF) who can be a main part of the rotation with JV/Amir, and a 4th big who has C size but isn't immobile like Gray. Gray and Acy are good as bruising/hustle 3rd stringers.
The team has to turn Bargnani into at least a backup PG or 3rd(whether he or Amir starts) big. Then use the MLE to get whatever is missing.
I know if it came to PFs, my #1 MLE target is Carl Landry, if he opts out. If he doesn't, I might actually not bother using the whole MLE on someone. Maybe try to get a couple of depth bigs from guys like Brand, Wright, Clark, Hickson, Turiaf, etc..
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Al Jefferson
Paul Milsap
Ersan Ilyasova
Carlos Boozer
Pau Gasol
Who would fit the best at the starting PF?
The Baltic Beast is unstoppable!
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Would be very grateful for any comments as to what this may be. Found on gravel driveway. Thank you.
It looks to me to be an example of banded flint which are quite common and often mistaken for fossils
Here's another thread with a similar find that you may find useful
Hi Gregg - I agree with Aisling - it has characteristics similar to banded flint. All the best.
I also agree on this, its definitely a banded flint.


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Model: C06 Slider Crank Mechanism
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See discussion for model C2. In this model, the link with the sliding pin is fixed. If this were an engine slider crank, the cylinder would oscillate as the piston moved up and down. Such a design for an oscillating steam engine was used by William Murdoch in 1785. Murdoch was employed by Boulton and Watt and made many improvements to Watt's inventions as well as several inventions of his own.
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CHICAGO, April 29 (Reuters) - IntercontinentalExchange said on Monday that it will reduce its electronic U.S. grain trading hours in response to customer feedback, following in the footsteps of arch-rival CME Group.
ICE launched grain trading on a 22-hour basis a year ago, mounting the biggest challenge yet to CME's cornerstone agricultural markets. In response, CME, owner of the Chicago Board of Trade, increased trading to 21 hours from 17 hours.
However, neither exchange was able to generate enough interest in around-the-clock activity.
Starting May 13, trading at ICE will begin the week at 5 p.m. central time on Sunday and run to 1:30 p.m. central time on Monday, according to a notice from the exchange. For the rest of the work week, markets for crops like corn, wheat and soy will trade from 7 p.m. until 1:30 p.m central, the notice said.
The markets currently close at 5 p.m. central five days a week.
A spokeswoman for ICE declined to comment beyond the notice.
The reduction was a "rational move" by ICE because volume was not strong enough to justify a nearly non-stop trading day, said Alan Brugler, president of Brugler Marketing & Management.
Traders largely kept their business at CME after ICE launched its electronic markets because the CME's markets were more liquid.
However, traders complained the longer cycle hurt CME's markets by spreading out volume. Earlier this month, CME reduced its grain trading cycle to 17.5 hours, with the markets closing at 1:15 p.m. central time.
The shortened schedules mean trading at both exchanges will remain active when the U.S. Department of Agriculture issues key crop reports, which often cause sharp swings in grain prices.
Prior to ICE's launch, U.S. grain markets were closed for two hours after the USDA issued monthly reports, giving traders and farmers around the world time to leisurely review the data.


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So...I've been creating and using strings through arrays Example:is that a C style string? I was JUST (I'm a little behind the times I guess ) introduced to the string type. Example:Code:char anArray[7] = "booboo"is that what people mean by C++ style strings?Code:string word1 = "GAME"