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31 Jan 2012
Angela Meade Wins Beverly Sills Artist Award
The seventh annual Beverly Sills Artist Award, carrying with it a $50,000 prize, was awarded to American soprano Angela Meade.
Following their marriage, on 12th September 1840, Robert and Clara Schumann made their home in a first-floor apartment on the piano nobile of a classical-style residence now known as the Schumann House, on Inselstraße, just a short walk from the centre of Leipzig.
As I approach St Cyprian's Church in Marylebone, musical sounds which are at once strange and sensuous surf the air. Inside I find seventy or so instrumentalists and singers nestled somewhat crowdedly between the pillars of the nave, rehearsing George Benjamin's much praised 2012 opera, Written on Skin.
Bampton Classical Opera's third Young Singers' Competition takes place this autumn, culminating in a public final at Holywell Music Room, Oxford on November 19. This biennial competition was first launched in 2013 to celebrate the company's 20th birthday, and is aimed at identifying the finest emerging young opera singers currently working in the UK.
Independent Opera (IO) was very present at the Wigmore Hall last week. On Thursday 5 October, IO announced 26 year old Slovakian bass Peter Kellner as the winner of the 2018 Wigmore Hall/IO Voice Fellowship, a two-year award of £10,000 plus professional mentoring from IO and the Wigmore Hall. A graduate of the Konzervatórium Košice Timonova and the Mozarteum University Salzburg, Peter is currently a member of Oper Graz in Austria where later this season he will sing the title role of Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro and Colline in Puccini's La bohème.
Richard Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier was premiered at the Dresden Semperoper on 26th January 1911. Almost fifteen years to the day, on 10th January 1926, the theatre hosted another Rosenkavalier 'premiere', with the screening of a silent film version of the opera, directed by Robert Wiene - best known for his expressionistic masterpiece The Cabinet of Dr Caligari. The two-act scenario had been devised by Hugo von Hoffmansthal and the screening was accompanied by a symphony orchestra which Strauss himself conducted.
I have to confess, somewhat sheepishly, at the start of my conversation with Mark Padmore, that I had not previously been aware of the annual music festival held in the small Cotswolds town of Tetbury, which was founded in 2002 and to which Padmore will return later this month to perform a recital of lieder by Schubert and Schumann with pianist Till Fellner.
There can hardly be a dry eye in the house, at the 'Theatre in the Woods' at West Horsley Place - Grange Park Opera's new home - when, in Act 3 of Janáček's first mature opera, Natalya Romaniw's Jenůfa realises that the tiny child whose frozen body has been discovered under the ice is her own dead son.
It's six or so years ago since soprano Elizabeth Llewellyn appeared as an exciting and highly acclaimed new voice on the UK operatic stage, with critics praising her 'ravishing account' (The Stage) of Mozart's Countess in Investec Opera Holland Park's 2011 Le nozze di Figaro in which 'Porgi, amor' was a 'highlight of the evening'.
One year ago, tens of millions of Britons voted for isolation rather than for cooperation, but Douglas (Dougie) Boyd, Artistic Director of Garsington Opera, is an energetic one-man counterforce with a dynamic conviction that art and culture are strengthened by participation and collaboration; values which, alongside excellence and a spirit of adventure, have seen Garsington Opera acquire increasing renown and esteem on the international stage during his tenure, since 2012.
Riccardo Frizza is a young Italian conductor whose performances in Europe and the United States are getting rave reviews. He tells us of his love for the operas of Verdi, Bellini, and particularly Donizetti.
On Saturday evening April 1, 2017, Placido Domingo and Los Angeles Opera celebrated their tenth year of training young opera artists in the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Program. From the singing I heard, they definitely have something of which to be proud.
What's an artist's place in politics? That's the question many were asking after actress Meryl Streep made a pointed speech criticizing President Trump at the Golden Globes. Trump responded directly to Streep, using his preferred communication medium of Twitter to call Streep "overrated."
In 2015, Bampton Classical Opera's production of Salieri's La grotta di Trofonio - a UK premiere - received well-deserved accolades: 'a revelation ... the music is magnificent' (Seen and Heard International), 'giddily exciting, propelled by wit, charm and bags of joy' (The Spectator), 'lively, inventive ... a joy from start to finish' (The Oxford Times), 'They have done Salieri proud' (The Arts Desk) and 'an enthusiastic performance of riotously spirited music' (Opera Britannia) were just some of the superlative compliments festooned by the critical press.
How many singers does it take to make an opera? There are single-role operas - Schönberg's Erwartung (1924) and Eight Songs for a Mad King by Peter Maxwell Davies (1969) spring immediately to mind - and there are operas that just require a pair of performers, such as Rimsky-Korsakov's Mozart i Salieri (1897) or The Telephone by Menotti (1947).
The college administration and President Denise Battles' recent decision to defund the Finger Lakes Opera came as a shock to many and a concern to more. This decision reflects the administration's blatant disregard for the arts and reveals a mindset that is counterproductive to the mission of the college.
Lucerne Festival announces its 2017 Summer Festival.
The GRAMMY Award-winning BEMF Chamber Opera Series returns with an all-new production inspired by the splendor and music of the palace of Versailles. King Louis XIV transformed his father's pastoral hunting lodge at Versailles into a lavish palace that served as the seat of government and culture in France.
Louis Karchin's Jane Eyre, a full-length opera in three acts with a libretto by Diane Osen based on Charlotte Bronte's novel, will receive its world premiere at The Kaye Playhouse (Hunter College) on Thursday, October 20, 7:30pm with a second performance on Saturday, October 22, 8pm. Jane Eyre is Karchin's second opera, composed in 2014, following his critically acclaimed one-act comic opera Romulus.
Cambridge, MA–The Boston Early Music Festival (BEMF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Melinda Sullivan to the new position of the Lucy Graham Dance Director.
Kseniia Muslanova from the Russian Federation has won the 3rd annual Elizabeth Connell Prize for aspiring dramatic sopranos held at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in Sydney Australia on 3 September 2016.
The seventh annual Beverly Sills Artist Award, carrying with it a $50,000 prize, was awarded to American soprano Angela Meade.
Muffy Greenough, Beverly Sill's daughter, presented Meade the award on Monday at a ceremony at the Metropolitan Opera.
The honor is given to young artists who have already appeared in featured roles at the Met. She is singing Elvira in Verdi's Ernani which opens at the Met on Thursday. She is also expected to appear in this role when this opera appears in theaters on February 25 as part of the series "Live at the Met." Previous award winners include Nathan Gunn, Joyce DiDonato and John Relyea.
More information about the artist is available at: www.angelameade.com.
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I have two questions on std::strings, first of all, is there anyway to get the soucecode for string.cpp (or wherever the class is implemented)? Or, is there a way to get a complete list of member functions in std::string?
My second question is more complicated. I am trying to write a few functions that I didn't find in the partial list of std::string member functions that I've been looking at. I want my functions to take a reference to a string and operate on it, thereby not needing a return value and I can't seem to get it to work.
Here is an example of one of the functions that I'm writing:
The function is being called like:Code:void StringToUpperCase(string* pString) { for (int x = 0; x < *pString->length(); x++) { if ((((int)*pString[x] < 64) || ((int)*pString[x] > 122)) || (((int)*pString[x] >= 65) && ((int)*pString[x] <= 90))) {} *pString[x] -= 32; } }
Now, it's entirely possible that i'm doing something really stupid, but I don't think I am, I think that there is some sort of different way to dereference strings (or maybe it's because it's a class) can anyone tell me how I can do this? It probably is something stupid, I heaven't touched a compiler in a long time...Code:string p = "ilikestring"; StringToUpperCase(&p);

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Facebook Voting for Face Time on Michigan Credit Union's Website
To further strengthen its presence in the community and to support local businesses, the $278 million E&A Credit Union in Port Huron, Mich., is hosting a Facebook contest that will award a free ad on the credit union's website to three local companies.
To participate, Facebook friends of the 33,000-member institution can enter their favorite business by posting the company's name and website on E&A's Facebook page by Sept. 15.
Voting will take place from Sept. 16 to Sept. 27. To vote for a business, the credit union's Facebook friends can click the "like" button under their favorite business post or share the post on their own Facebook pages.
Winners will be selected, based on the top three posts with the most "likes" and "shares" by noon on Sept. 27. In the event of a tie, the business posted first will prevail.
After the voting period expires, the top three businesses will receive a free banner ad on E&A's website during these dates:
- 1st Place: Oct. 6 to Oct. 26.
- 2nd Place: Oct. 27 to Nov. 9.
- 3rd Place: Nov. 10 to Nov. 6.
E&A's marketing department will help the winning businesses develop their ads. As an added bonus, any business that opens a checking account during the contest period will be offered a set number of impressions on E&A's website.
"The website gets over 100,000 visitors per month, so it will be great exposure for any small business in the area, and we are excited and pleased to be a part of it," said Jenny Bulgrien, E&A's marketing manager.


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Warning after girl is almost buried alive on Caister beach
PUBLISHED: 11:53 28 May 2014
A warning has gone out after a girl was almost buried alive on Caister beach.
A seaside tragedy was narrowly avoided over the bank holiday weekend when Coastwatch volunteers stepped in to save a young girl.
The youngster, believed to be 10 or 11 years old, 'disappeared' inside a 4ft deep hole that her family had dug in the sand.
Fearing that the sides of the hole could collapse at any minute, a watchkeeper from Caister's National Coastwatch Institution (NCI) stepped in and advised her family to get her out.
"We couldn't stand there and watch it going on because we know what could have happened," said volunteer Alan Perry, who spoke with the girl's father and advised him to fill the hole in.
The family were visiting the east coast on holiday when the near-drama unfolded on Saturday.
Speaking yesterday and warning both visitors and locals to stay safe on the beach, Mr Perry said: "People, especially those on holiday, don't always see the dangers in front of them. We were up in the watchtower on Saturday and we'd been keeping an eye on them, but it was when the girl got in and you couldn't see her that we knew we had to step in.
"It got to the point where you couldn't see her when she stood up.
"If it had collapsed then she would have been in a lot of trouble. Sand that far down is very compacted and, if she had been digging a tunnel which a lot of kids do, she would have been buried alive."
Mr Perry said the NCI can only offer advice and, on this occasion, they family listened.
"We don't want to be ruin people's holidays and we don't want to stop children playing on the beach, we don't want to lecture," he said. "But we have to keep people safe."
In August 2011, 15-year-old Paige Anderson, who was on holiday with her family from Kent, was airlifted to hospital after a 7ft hole she had been digging on Caister beach collapsed without warning. Onlookers, including members of the public, police, paramedics, lifeboat crews and coastwatch volunteers, used their bare hands and shovels to reach her.
The youngster had stopped breathing by the time they pulled her out. Paramedic Mark Little was able to clear the sand from her mouth and resuscitate her before she was airlifted to the James Paget University Hospital in Gorleston.
Caister NCI, which is based in the lookout at Caister Lifeboat Station in Tan Lane, was established in 2011 following news that Great Yarmouth's coastguard station was closing. Equipped with shipping AIS (Automatic Identification System), a weather station, marine radios and CCTV, the 20-strong group of volunteers keep their eyes and ears on the beach all year round.
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Anise C. Wallace
Recent and archived news articles by Anise C. Wallace of The New York Times.
Market Place; Insurance Stocks: Confidence Dims
LEAD: ALTHOUGH prices of some insurance stocks rebounded on Friday, investors' faith in the insurance industry has been as weak as it has been in the banking system in recent weeks.
October 1, 1990, Monday
'Junk Bond' Prices Drop Further
LEAD: The record-setting decline of ''junk bonds'' in August was a short-lived distinction: In September, prices of junk issues plunged even further, to new lows, amid concerns about the economy and the Middle East.
September 29, 1990, Saturday
Market Place; Bank Stocks Emit Ominous Signals
LEAD: THE sharp drop in bank stocks is signaling a deep recession and possibly some bank failures, several strategists say. And while the broader market, battered though it is, does not yet fully reflect this, the severe drop in bank issues over t...
September 25, 1990, Tuesday
Resolution Trust Corp. Sells $70 Million in 'Junk Bonds'
LEAD: Crippled by sluggish trading volume and the lowest prices on record, the market for ''junk bonds'' was hit with more selling yesterday.
September 12, 1990, Wednesday
Playing the Post-Iraqi Markets
LEAD: Since mid-July, when stock market averages began drooping, investors have been worriedly watching and wondering what the professionals think about the major markets. Then came Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. Now, the questions for institutional p...
September 9, 1990, Sunday
Market Place; 'Junk Bond' Prices Hit Record Lows in August
LEAD: Almost a year after the problems of the heavily indebted Campeau Corporation unleashed a huge selloff in ''junk bonds,'' the market for these high-risk securities has not improved much. In fact, in August, these high-yield bonds suffered the...
September 6, 1990, Thursday
Market Place; Prime Rate Funds Difficult to Price
LEAD: EXECUTIVES at some of the increasingly popular class of mutual funds known as prime rate funds are struggling to determine daily prices for their portfolios. These mutual funds invest in senior bank loans that rarely trade in any public mark...
September 4, 1990, Tuesday
As Part of a Liquidation, Morgan Sells 'Junk Bonds'
LEAD: Morgan Stanley & Company has been selling a large number of ''junk bonds'' as part of a liquidation of a portfolio of these high-yield, high-risk securities. The selling has some traders worried that similar funds might also have to sell bon...
August 31, 1990, Friday
2 Merchant Bankers Leaving Merrill Lynch
LEAD: The two Merrill Lynch executives who guided the firm into merchant banking and ''junk bonds'' in the 1980's have resigned and will leave the firm on Friday.
August 29, 1990, Wednesday
'Junk Bond' Prices Plunge In Reaction to Stocks' Fall
LEAD: Heavy selling sent prices of high-risk, high-yield ''junk bonds'' sharply lower yesterday as traders reacted to the uncertainty in the Middle East and the sharp decline in the stock market.
August 24, 1990, Friday
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i agree
i never though Jake would imprint on Leah because it would have happened when they first saw each other after becoming a wolf
Moderators: December, bac, Bronze Haired Girl, cullengirl
Kat.Flow wrote:Well, joining the topic...
When I read BD, and saw the change of friendship between Jacob and Leah I was almost thinking that they had imprinted each other but they were not really noticing (I know, is a weird idea). Sometimes I didn't understand how Sam could never show a little bit of comprehensión towards Leah behavior, I know the imprint....
But when I saw that Jacob and Leah were like comforting each other, all made sense. They both were rejected by the person they loved and...you know, they have a lot of common, it was great to see that both of them found a little of comprehension.Immy93 wrote:
I really wish Stephaine Meyer had given Leah ehr happily ever after that I think she deserved! I feel that she leaned on Jacob becuse of how similar his situation was to hers and when he imprinted I think she must ahve felt more alone than ever and it would have been great if she met someone too!
Does anyone agree?
I agree with you! It makes sense she felt more alone now that the person that understood her have found love.
Immy93 wrote:I wanted them to have a one night stand and then Bella walkign in!
(I know she couldn't walk because of Nessie but could you imagine it?!)
I thought she was harsh the way she treated Jake and it would have been a bit of a slap in the face!
It would have added to the equasion aswell!
I'm getting a bit carried away now!
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United States of America
major macro economic indicators
|2016 (e)
|2017 (f)
|GDP growth (%)
|Inflation (yearly average) (%)
|Budget balance (% GDP)
|Current account balance (% GDP)
|Public debt (% GDP)
(e) Estimate (f) Forecast
- Flexibility in the labour market
- Full employment is one of the objectives of the Federal Reserve
- Predominant role of the dollar in the global economy
- Nearly 60% of public debt held by residents
- Growing energy self-sufficiency
- Low employment rate
- Households' reduced geographic flexibility
- Polarisation of political landscape
- Lower fertility rate
- Obsolescence of many infrastructures
Mr Trump's fiscal stimulus, a modest boost to growth
In 2017, activity should start again, but the magnitude of the acceleration will remain modest. Despite an economic program supposed to double the pace of US growth to 3.5-4%, President Trump appears to be struggling to push forward its reforms. The President's project to increase government spending, through a massive investment plan to renovate infrastructure, coupled with lower revenues, corporate tax cuts and a reduction in the maximum income tax bracket, may not deliver the promises of growth revitalisation made by the candidate. Firstly, he will likely come up against the resistance of traditional Republicans in Congress who could refuse to support a fiscal stimulus program, synonymous with a drastic increase in the national deficit. According to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB), the tax reform proposed by the Trump administration would represent a revenue loss for the US Treasury of nearly 20% of GDP over 10 years. The timing of the fiscal stimulus is also far from ideal, since the US central bank (Fed), concerned about the return of inflation, entered a phase of gradual rise of its key rate. Two further increases are expected in 2017 after those carried out in December 2016 and March 2017. Indeed, the Federal Reserve (Fed), concerned about a return to inflation, is expected to implement further tax rate hikes in 2017 after those made in December 2015 and 2016. Also, the effects of President Trump's expansionary fiscal policy would be partially levelled by the tightening of monetary policy. The Federal Reserve policy could have an impact on the cost of loans, especially for the most modest households, and weigh on private consumption. The latter, which accounts for nearly 70% of GDP and is supported by the dynamism of labour market, would continue to support the economy. Nevertheless, with unemployment under 5%, any change thereto in 2017 will be contingent on an upturn in the employment rate (62.9 %), still below the pre-crisis level (66% on average between 2003 and 2007) and, above all, to the change in wages.
With a slowdown in consumption, the textile, transport and distribution sectors could suffer. The energy and mining sectors, hampered by low commodity prices, would remain under threat, despite the use of cheaper technology in shale oil production and improved efficiency and productivity in the fields exploited. Many companies are nevertheless heavily indebted and the expected rise in interest rates in the coming months will not be in their favor.
On the other hand, the increase in subprime student loans, as in the case of car loans, is always carefully monitored. The same is true for business bankruptcies, despite a slight decline in the first quarter of 2017.
A risky budget unlikely to reduce the country's debt
The government deficit is expected to increase during 2017, while the public debt remains on a worrying trajectory. The Trump administration's budget proposal based mainly on corporate and income tax reductions would certainly lead to a significant increase in the deficit, despite the expected additional growth that it would result. According to the White House, the virtuous circle induced by the lower taxes would contribute to a reduction of 2 billion USD of the public deficit over 10 years. However, the key piece of the budget remains the reduction of health, food aid and disability spending, as well as various other transfer programs, with cuts expected to generate savings of USD 3.5 billion over the decade. These reductions, however, are likely to prove very unpopular especially among the working classes. Moreover, the increase in income through a border adjustment tax remains a controversial subject, which has not yet been addressed. The hostility of a part of the Republicans in Congress should allow nuancing the ambitions of the American president, but would not alleviate the upward trend of the American public debt.
Mr Trump or two narratives of the current account balance
One of the key features of Mr Trump's plan is his desire for increased protectionism, as evidenced by the abandonment of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The American protectionism is hampered by the unescapable trade deficit. Indeed, the weakness of the national savings in the United States (about 3% of the national income) compels the country to import foreign savings. The inflow, used for purchases of foreign products, used to buy foreign goods, contributes to the deficit of the trade and current account balances. Moreover, financing additional budgetary deficit generated by the President's program would require more foreign savings that would, in turn, increase external deficits.
Additionally, the upward pressure on the dollar, exacerbated by the monetary tightening by the Federal Reserve, could also have an impact on the current account deficit. Its strength increases the cost of American products, especially manufactured goods for convalescent partner economies. This will weigh on export growth and will favour imports carried, furthermore, by the momentum of consumption.
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Exporters should pay close attention to sales contract clauses on the respective obligations of the parties and determine payment terms best suited to the context, particularly where credit payment obligations are involved.
In that regard, cheques and bills of exchange are very basic payment devices that do not allow creditors to bring actions for recovery in respect of "exchange law" (droit cambiaire) as is possible in other signatory countries of the 1930 and 1931 Geneva Conventions on uniform legal treatment of bills of exchange and cheques.
Cheques are widely used but, as they are not required to be covered at their issue, offer limited guarantees. Account holders may stop payment on a cheque by submitting a written request to the bank within 14 days of the cheque's issue. Moreover, in the event of default, payees must still provide proof of claim.
"Certified checks" offer greater security to suppliers since the bank certifying the cheque thereby confirms the presence of sufficient funds in the account and makes a commitment to pay it.
Although more difficult to obtain and therefore less commonplace, "cashiers checks", cheques drawn directly on a bank's own account, provide complete security as they constitute a direct undertaking to pay from the bank.
Bills of exchange and promissory notes are less commonly used and offer no specific proof of debt.
The open account system is only justified after a continuing business relationship has been established.
Transfers are used frequently especially via the SWIFT electronic network – operated by the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication – to which most American banks are connected and which provides speedy and low-cost processing of international payments.
SWIFT transfers are particularly suitable where real trust exists between the contracting parties since the seller is dependent on the buyer acting in good faith and effectively initiating the transfer order.
For large amounts, major American companies also use two other highly automated interbank transfer systems – the Clearing House Interbank Payments System (CHIPS), operated by private financial institutions and the Fedwire Funds Service System, operated by the Federal Reserve.
Debt collection
American law is inspired by the « common law » system, an Anglo-Saxon inheritance, based on doctrine, custom and case-law.
Since the American legal system is complex and, especially as regards lawyers' fees, costly, it is advisable to negotiate and settle out of court with customers wherever possible or else hire a collection agency.
The parties can also resort to arbitration or Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), a relatively informal mediation method, which makes it possible to avoid costly and lengthy ordinary court procedures.
The judicial system comprises two basic types of court: the federal District Courts with at least one such court in each State and the Circuit or County Courts under the jurisdiction of each State.
TheFederal Rules of Civil Procedurepromulgated by the Supreme Courton September 1938 and regularly amended govern the various phases of civil procedure at the federal level while each Statehas its own rules of civil procedure.
The vast majority of proceedings are heard by State courts, which apply state and federal law to disputes falling within their jurisdictions (i.e. legal actions concerning persons domiciled or resident in the State).
Federal courts, on the other hand, rule on disputes involving State governments, cases involving interpretations of the constitution or federal treaties and claims above 75,000 US$ between citizens of different American States or between an American citizen and a foreign national or foreign State body or, in some cases, between plaintiffs and defendants from foreign countries.
A key feature of the American judicial system is the pre-trial "discovery" phase whereby each party, before the main hearing, may demand evidence and testimonies relating to the dispute from the adversary before the court hears the case. During the trial itself, judges give plaintiffs and their lawyers a considerable leeway to produce pertinent documents at any time and conduct the trial in general.
This is an adversarial procedure, where the judge has more the role of an arbitrator, ensuring compliance with the procedural rules, although more and more practice enhances the part of the judge in the running of the case.
An amendment to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, in force since 1st December 2006, authorizes document submissions in electronic form (e-discovery) like e-mail, real time computer communications, accounting databases, Internet sites, and so on.
The "discovery phase"can last several months, even years, and entail high costs due to each adversary's insistence on constantly providing pertinent evidence (argued by each party), and involve various means – like examinations, requests to provide supporting documents, the testimony of witnesses, and reports by detectives – before submitting them for court approval during the final phase of the proceedings.
Another feature of the American procedural system is that litigants may request a civil or criminal case to be heard by a jury (usually made up of twelve ordinary citizens not familiar with legal aspects – "twelve goodmen and true"according to the popular definition of "jury") whose task is to deliver a verdict based overall on the facts of the case and the evidence produced during the proceedings.
In civil cases, the jury determines whether the demand is justified and also determines the penalty to impose on the offender. In criminal cases, the jury decides on the defendant's guilt but the judge decides the punishment.
For especially complex, lengthy or expensive litigation, as in the case of insolvency actions, courts have been known to allow creditors to hold as liable the professionals (e.g. auditors) who have counselled the defaulting party, where such advisors have demonstrably acted improperly.


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Believe it or not, nary a team secured a playoff berth in Week 14. So, with three weeks left in the regular season, we're still stuck on four guaranteed postseason participants -- Houston, New England, Denver and Atlanta -- with eight spots still on the table.
Amazingly, we might still be on a four-down, eight-to-go scenario coming out of Week 15 too, if the Texans, Broncos, Patriots, Steelers, Bengals and Bears all win.
Need help figuring out why that's the case? This weeks' Playoff Picture tries to sort through all the scenarios ...
* means team has clinched a playoff spot.
No. 1 seed: Houston Texans (11-2)* —Remaining games: vs. Colts (9-4), vs. Vikings (7-6), at Colts (9-4)
The Texans remain atop the AFC, despite Monday night's debacle in Foxboro. They can secure the AFC South by beating the Colts once in the teams' two matchups down the stretch, starting with Sunday's showdown in Houston. As far as the No. 1 seed goes, the Texans have a head-to-head tiebreaker edge over Denver but not over New England, so winning out may be a necessity. Likelihood of making the playoffs (out of 10): 10
No. 2 seed: New England Patriots (10-3)* — Remaining games: vs. 49ers (9-3-1), at Jaguars (2-11), vs. Dolphins (5-8)
The Patriots' sights are set squarely on the AFC's top seed -- they have wins over both Houston and Denver, so they are in spectacular shape regarding potential tiebreakers. New England has the AFC East clinched already. Win out and the lowest the Patriots can be is the two-seed. Likelihood of making the playoffs (out of 10): 10
No. 3 seed: Denver Broncos (10-3)* — Remaining games: at Ravens (9-4), vs. Browns (5-8), vs. Chiefs (2-11)
Denver will be a top-four seed, courtesy of winning the AFC West -- Sunday's trip to Baltimore may decide whether the Broncos slot in at No. 3 or No. 4 in the playoffs. They'll need some help to climb any higher than that because of their 0-2 mark against Houston and New England. Likelihood of making the playoffs (out of 10): 10
No. 4 seed: Baltimore Ravens (9-4) — Remaining games: vs. Broncos (10-3), vs. Giants (8-5), at Bengals (7-6)
One more Baltimore win (or at least one loss each by Pittsburgh and Cincinnati) would clinch the AFC North for the Ravens. And the only way they can miss the playoffs entirely is if they lose out while Pittsburgh and Cincinnati finish 2-0-1, tying in Week 16. A win Sunday against Denver would lock down Baltimore's playoff spot and do wonders for its seeding. Likelihood of making the playoffs (out of 10): 9.9
No. 5 seed: Indianapolis Colts (9-4) — Remaining games: at Texans (11-2), at Chiefs (2-11), vs. Texans (11-2)
Indianapolis controls its fate in the AFC South -- win out, a run that would include two victories over Houston, and the Colts will take the division. A win this week also would clinch a playoff berth for the Colts (as would losses by both the Jets and Bengals). Likelihood of making the playoffs (out of 10): 9
No. 6 seed: Pittsburgh Steelers (7-6) — Remaining games: at Cowboys (7-6), vs. Bengals (7-6), vs. Browns (5-8)
Pittsburgh missed a glorious chance to take a stranglehold on this wild-card spot, instead losing to San Diego in Week 14. The Steelers still control their destiny, and their Week 16 game with Cincinnati may decide this race. Pittsburgh can still win the division if it wins out and Baltimore finishes 0-3. Likelihood of making the playoffs (out of 10): 6
Cincinnati Bengals (7-6) — Remaining games: at Eagles (4-9), at Steelers (7-6), vs. Ravens (9-4)
The Bengals may need a 3-0 finish to get in -- simply beating Pittsburgh in Week 16 won't cut it if the two teams still finish with the same record. But like the Steelers, the Bengals can steal the AFC North at 10-6, if the Ravens fall to 9-7. Likelihood of making the playoffs (out of 10): 4
New York Jets (6-7) -- Remaining games: at Titans (4-9), vs. Chargers (5-8), at Bills (5-8)
Welcome to the Playoff Picture party, Jets. The climb here remains steep, as the Jets likely have to get to 9-7 to have a shot (they can get in at 8-8, but only if Cincinnati finishes 8-8 and Pittsburgh 7-9). Likelihood of making the playoffs (out of 10): "So you're telling me there's a chance."
Still alive: Browns (5-8), Chargers (5-8), Bills (5-8), Dolphins (5-8)
Eliminated: Titans (4-9), Raiders (3-10), Jaguars (2-11), Chiefs (2-11)
No. 1 seed: Atlanta Falcons (11-2)* — Remaining games: vs. Giants (8-5), at Lions (4-9), vs. Buccaneers (6-7)
The Falcons' mystique took a hit in Week 14, but the NFC playoff road still seems set to roll through Atlanta. They can clinch a first-round bye with a win Sunday plus a loss by either San Francisco or Green Bay; or they can wrap up the No. 1 seed with a win plus losses by both San Francisco and Green Bay. Likelihood of making the playoffs (out of 10): 10
No. 2 seed: San Francisco 49ers (9-3-1) — Remaining games: at Patriots (10-3), at Seahawks (8-5), vs. Cardinals (4-9)
The 49ers can lock up a playoff berth officially by winning in New England. Short of that, they'd need losses by Minnesota, Dallas, Washington and Seattle to punch their ticket in Week 15. But a win plus a Seattle loss also would hand San Francisco the NFC West title, relieving the pressure of that Week 16 game against the Seahawks. Likelihood of making the playoffs (out of 10): 9
No. 3 seed: Green Bay Packers (9-4) — Remaining games: at Bears (8-5), vs. Titans (4-9), at Vikings (7-6)
Win in Chicago on Sunday, and the Packers will wear the NFC North crown this season. Lose and not only would the division race be wide open again, but also the Packers would have to wait until at least Week 16 to clinch a playoff berth. Green Bay also has a very solid shot to catch San Francisco for a bye, as things stand now. But first things first ... Likelihood of making the playoffs (out of 10): 8
No. 4 seed: New York Giants (8-5) — Remaining games: at Falcons (11-2), at Ravens (9-4), vs. Eagles (4-9)
No matter what happens this week, no NFC East team can lock down a playoff spot officially. The Giants can, however, keep pace on or extend their lead over the Redskins and Cowboys with a victory, as well as put the heat on San Francisco and Green Bay for the two- and three-seed, respectively. Likelihood of making the playoffs (out of 10): 6
No. 5 seed: Seattle Seahawks (8-5) — Remaining games: at Bills (5-8), vs. 49ers (9-3-1), vs. Rams (6-6-1)
Suddenly, the Seahawks are in very good shape -- ahead of Chicago for the higher wild-card spot and 1.5 games back of the 49ers, with that Week 16 clash looming. Seattle also cannot clinch a playoff berth this week, but a win in Buffalo would put the Seahawks right on the brink. Likelihood of making the playoffs (out of 10): 6
No. 6 seed: Chicago Bears (8-5) — Remaining games: vs. Packers (9-4), at Cardinals (4-9), at Lions (4-9)
Back-to-back losses have Chicago in a tenuous spot here, especially with Washington, Dallas and Minnesota closing. The scariest reality for Chicago right now is that 10-6 might not be enough to reach the postseason -- if the Bears, Seattle and at least two NFC East teams hit that mark, the Bears would be on the outside looking in. Likelihood of making the playoffs (out of 10): 4.5
Washington Redskins (7-6) — Remaining games: at Browns (5-8), at Eagles (4-9), vs. Cowboys (7-6)
Depending what happens to Chicago and New York, the Redskins' Week 17 game with Dallas could be for a wild-card spot, the NFC East title ... or nothing. Washington still needs a little help to surpass the Giants or Bears, but the Redskins hold the two-team tiebreaker against both teams. Basically, if the Redskins win out, it's hard to see them missing the playoffs. Likelihood of making the playoffs (out of 10): 4
Dallas Cowboys (7-6) — Remaining games: vs. Steelers (7-6), vs. Saints (5-8), at Redskins (7-6)
Currently, the Cowboys would win a two-team tiebreaker with the Giants and lose one to the Redskins ... but they could flip the latter with a Week 17 victory. Of course, Dallas has two difficult home games before then. Would 9-7 be enough to get in, if that mark included a victory over Washington? It may come down to the conference record tiebreaker, in which the Cowboys currently trail both Chicago and Seattle. Likelihood of making the playoffs (out of 10): 3.5
Minnesota Vikings (7-6) — Remaining games: at Rams (6-6-1), at Texans (11-2), vs. Packers (9-4)
The Vikings' Week 6 loss to Washington looms large at the moment, but it may only matter if Minnesota can somehow find a way to go at least 2-1 during a brutal closing stretch. There's still a very outside possibility that a Week 17 game with Green Bay could be for the NFC North title. Likelihood of making the playoffs (out of 10): 2
St. Louis Rams (6-6-1) -- Remaining games: vs. Vikings (7-6), at Buccaneers (6-7), at Seahawks (8-5)
The Rams have to finish 3-0 -- an 8-7-1 record won't do them any good in the playoff race. But if they make it to 9-6-1 and knock off both Minnesota and Seattle (for a second time) in the process ... St. Louis already has a victory over Washington under its belt, though the Rams did lose to Chicago, which could come back to haunt them. Likelihood of making the playoffs (out of 10): 1.5
Still alive: Buccaneers (6-7), Saints (5-8)Eliminated: Panthers


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Soriano eyes eighth straight All-Star bid
Fans can vote for Cubs online to be in Midsummer Classic
By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
Balloting gets under way on Wednesday for the Midsummer Classic, to be played July 14 at St. Louis' Busch Stadium. Fans can cast their votes for starters up to 25 times with the 2009 All-Star Game Sprint Online Ballot at MLB.com and all 30 club sites until July 2 at 10:59 p.m. CT.
Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano will be vying for his eighth straight trip to the All-Star Game. He has a .357 average in the event, including three home runs. In 2002, he homered off the Dodgers' Eric Gagne in the fifth inning. In '04, Soriano belted a three-run shot in the first off Roger Clemens to give the American League a 6-0 lead and was named MVP. In '07, he connected on a two-run homer in the ninth off Seattle's J.J. Putz to become the first player to homer in the All-Star Game for three different teams (Yankees, Nationals, Cubs).
Second baseman Mike Fontenot is on the ballot for the first time.
"It was pretty cool when I looked on [the Web site] and saw it," Fontenot said.
The infielder, who has played in the College World Series, has been named to All-Star teams in the past.
"This is different if you get a chance to be a Major League All-Star," Fontenot said. "That's a huge goal a lot of guys have. It's something people can never take away from you."
He planned on waiting a few days before contacting buddies to vote for him.
"I'll get some friends who will get online and vote for me," Fontenot said. "First, I'll work on getting some base knocks, and then I'm going to start telling every friend I've ever known, and they'll start voting."
Told they can vote up to 25 times each, Fontenot started doing the math.
"My whole family, that's 175 people," he said. "That's a lot of votes. I have to work on getting some base knocks first."
Other Cubs on the All-Star ballot include first baseman Derrek Lee, shortstop Ryan Theriot, third baseman Aramis Ramirez, catcher Geovany Soto and outfielders Kosuke Fukudome and Milton Bradley.
Last year, Soto became the first rookie catcher to start an All-Star Game and the first Cubs catcher to receive the honor since Gabby Hartnett in 1937. Soto won NL Rookie of the Year in 2008, batting .285 with 23 homers and 86 RBIs.
The other Cubs who appeared in the 2008 game at old Yankee Stadium include Fukudome, who started in right field, Ramirez, Carlos Zambrano, Ryan Dempster and Carlos Marmol. Soriano was elected to start but did not play because of an injury. Kerry Wood also was chosen but did not play because of a blister.
It was Ramirez's second All-Star nod. Lee has played in two (2005 and '07), while last year was Bradley's first -- he started as the designated hitter for the AL. Then with the Texas Rangers, Bradley said the selection was "humbling and fulfilling and as special a feeling as you can get."
Balloting at Wrigley Field begins April 30, when the Cubs open a six-game homestand against the Florida Marlins and ends June 18.
Starting rosters will be announced during the 2009 All-Star Game Selection Show presented by Chevrolet on TBS on July 5. Baseball fans around the world will then be able to select the final player on each team via the 2009 All-Star Game Sprint Final Vote at MLB.com.
And the voting doesn't end there. Fans will have the opportunity to participate in the official voting for the Ted Williams Most Valuable Player Award presented by Chevrolet at the Midsummer Classic via the 2009 All-Star Game Sprint MVP Vote at MLB.com.
The All-Star Game will be televised nationally by FOX and around the world by Major League Baseball International. ESPN Radio will provide exclusive national radio play-by-play, while MLB.com will offer extensive online coverage.
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The third album from the husband-and-wife duo of Dan Boeckner (also of Wolf Parade) and Alexei Perry was the first to be written entirely on keyboards, and while the sound leans more electronic with guitar mostly relegated to the background, there's plenty of rock 'n' roll energy in the album's buzzing keyboards and anthemic choruses, combined here with propulsive rhythms and stirring melodies. The songs also share the politically charged perspective of 2009's excellent Face Control, with a number of them serving as odes to their fellow musicians struggling under oppressive regimes. 6/10/2011 - Don Yates
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Discussion in 'Racing' started by yooperbikemike, Oct 9, 2012.
Why blame Dorna? It's the same for everyone ... this is a crew error - plain and simple.
Fuck the bastard that figured Cal's fuel load.
Surely Cal wanted more fuel than he received.
God damn it!!!!!
Yea what you said ,,,sucks,!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cal probably wanted more fuel than everyone else received.
He would have started with a full fuel load at this track--he was concerned about fuel consumption before the race.
He was just wasteing fuel doing wheelies on the previous lap
Ben Spies' data says one thing, he says another. Data doesn't .... mince words?
If his brakes worked do you really think he would have hit the wall?
Let's just sum up Ben's season, shall we?
What is this wall-hitting you speak of?
I missed the first five laps so I am in the dark about this, and no mention of it in the post race interviews...thus my inquiry.
Went off (straight off) in six, I think, bounced through the trap, almost got stopped, hit wall, fell over.
I think they mentioned the data to rule out another reason (maybe braked much later, was carrying more speed, etc.)
Dorna puts fuel limits on the MotoGP bikes to slow them down in order to make the CRT POS bikes appear competitive.
That cocksucker Ezpeleta can't get it through his fucking head that racing is a speed contest, not a fuel efficiency contest.
MotoGP is over, but Dorna has figured out a way to milk it for a while longer before the whole thing collapses.
The fuel limit backfired. Instead of making the race more competitive, it killed the threat of competition to any of the front runners.
Greedy bastards and fucking idiots are running the show.
Hasta la vista.
they had fuel limits long before CRT
Nah the answers simpler than that.........the mechanics knew he wouldn't finish the race.......that he'd fall off and waste fuel......sooo only gave him a few litres of fuel which = much lighter and faster bike, him being unaware of this gets to the corner much faster than usual.........and.......well you know the rest....
The fuel limits are in place at the instigation of the manufacturers.
To justify the giant racing budgets they need to show something is being learned that applies to street bikes. Exploration of the interplay between electronics and fuel consumption in performance machinery is something that justifies those budgets.
Your anger at Dorna regarding this one is misplaced.
LOVED the video coverage of the glowing hot rotor that they freeze framed and enlarged - so cool to see that.
But Ezpeleta provides such a convenient scapegoat; and his name sound furrin.
That anger will eat you up man.
Is there a major auto or moto racing series that does not have a fuel limit. I'm all for reasonable fuel limits as it helps develop the technology for more fuel efficient road vehicles.
As mentioned earlier, Cals bike would have been topped off just like everyone else. His riding style just must use more fuel.
The fuel limits were pushed through by the MSMA, the Motorcycle Sports Manufacturers Association, at the request of Honda. Dorna protested, saying that they did not think it was a good idea, but Dorna were powerless. Under the contract signed with the MSMA collectively, the manufacturers had a monopoly over the technical rules. Any rule the MSMA proposed would go through automatically. That includes rules such as the 21 liter fuel limit, the switch to 800cc, the engine limits (6, which they want to reduce to 5).
I asked Nakamoto once how Honda would feel about a change to the fuel limit. He looked at me as if I had just offered to sleep with his grandmother. The fuel limits mean that the factories get to work on fuel delivery at part throttle openings, which, they claim, helps them develop better throttle response for their road bikes.
Now, blame Ezpeleta for the chronic lack of money in the series, the fact that they prefer to keep chronically poor teams in the series rather than rich, well-funded ones, and Dorna's propensity to persuade sponsors to leave teams and sponsor races. But Dorna has little to do with the technical rules so far. The rules they have imposed are the 81mm bore and maximum of 4 cylinders. They did this because they couldn't persuade the manufacturers to accept a rev limit.
All that changed when the agreement with the MSMA ran out at the end of 2011. Right now, the MSMA has the same influence over the technical regulations as Dorna does: they have one vote in the Grand Prix Commission, which consists of the MSMA, Dorna, the FIM and IRTA (teams). Now, Dorna can propose rule changes if the teams support them.
The current proposal for a spec ECU comes from Dorna, and would come with an increase of fuel to 24 liters (that didn't stop Petrucci from running out of fuel, however). Honda are threatening to quit over the spec ECU. The rev limit they can accept (just) but a spec ECU negates their ability to gain a competitive advantage merely by outspending the other factories.
One final little story about the MSMA and their amazing technical competence. Dorna asked the factories to come up with ways of saving money, and more especially, cutting the lease price of a satellite bike back to around a million dollars. The factories found it difficult, and eventually proposed adopting a single bike rule, as WSBK, Moto2 and Moto3 has. Dorna thanked them kindly and said they would submit a proposal to the Grand Prix Commission. Shortly before the GPC meeting, an MSMA representative had a meeting with IRTA and asked them urgently to vote against the single bike rule. They didn't really want the rule, and didn't think it would save that much, but as they'd put it forward, they couldn't very well take it back again. So by asking IRTA to vote against it, they ensured that it would not be adopted. That is the level of competence we are talking about: getting other people to vote against their own proposals, because those proposals turn out to be stupid. I should add that I have this story from first hand, directly from one of the parties involved, and it was corroborated by a second source.
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Brewers sign top Draft pick
Milwaukee and LaPorta agree to terms
By Kelvin Ang / MLB.com
MILWAUKEE -- Cindy LaPorta earlier this month stumbled across several stories her son, Matt, had written as a young boy about his ambition of someday being a professional baseball player. That dream officially became a reality on Monday afternoon, when the Brewers announced LaPorta had signed a contract with the club. Milwaukee's first-round pick in the 2007 First-Year Player Draft took batting practice with the team at Miller Park before the Brewers-Astros game, watched by team officials and, of course, his proud parents. "It means a lot to me and my family," LaPorta said. "It just goes to show you that having faith in God, things will work out, because if it wasn't for Him, I wouldn't be here." LaPorta is the 29th player Milwaukee has signed out of its Draft haul of 46, and the seventh overall pick is the highest-chosen player in the 2007 Draft to have signed so far. Jack Zduriencik, Milwaukee's amateur scouting boss, declined to reveal LaPorta's signing bonus. The players who had gone at the seventh pick in the last three years each received a bonus of $2.3 million, and LaPorta, who is represented by agent Scott Boras, is believed to have settled near that figure as well. The University of Florida product injured his right quadriceps muscle in a game against Kentucky in April, and Zduriencik said the Brewers will send LaPorta down to their rookie-ball affiliate in the Arizona League to treat his injury. LaPorta will leave Phoenix for Class A West Virginia only when his leg heals completely. "We're going to take it real slow with him," Zduriencik said. "I don't think we're on any timeframe to get him out of there in a hurry. I think our goal is to get him healthy. We know what Matt can do, and we just want to make sure that he gets down there and he gets himself back." LaPorta, a two-time Southeastern Conference Player of the Year, batted .402 with 20 home runs and 52 RBIs during his senior season at Florida. The 6-foot-1 slugger hadn't swung a bat in a few weeks while his agents and the Brewers negotiated his contract, and he got off to a slow start on Monday with Brewers pitching coach Mike Maddux feeding him batting practice pitches. LaPorta bunted his first three pitches and, even before taking his first swing, tossed his cap away. "It was the bill," he later said, laughing. "It was bent too much. It was distracting me out of the corner of my eye." He then fouled the ball straight up on his first swing, before cracking a line drive to center on his following hack. LaPorta ended up taking four rounds of about 15 swings each. He hit his first home run on his second swing in the third round, a booming shot to straightaway center. LaPorta finished with two homers in the third round and three in the fourth. "He's got a lot of power," said LaPorta's father, Vince. "The kid is just incredibly strong. He wasn't one to lift weights and that kind of thing. They said at the University of Florida that he was country strong, and he really is that." Brewers manager Ned Yost said Maddux approached him after the session and said LaPorta's swing reminded him of Phillies outfielder Pat Burrell's. But Yost said he had absolute faith in Zduriencik's scouting ability, and he knew the Brewers had drafted a special player in LaPorta even before he saw him swing a bat. "I'm confident in Jack Zduriencik," Yost said. "If Jack drafted Pee-Wee Herman, I'd be happy. I think I'd be feeling pretty good about it." LaPorta also showed tremendous plate discipline during his college career, drawing 55 walks and striking out just 16 times his senior season. The young slugger had a simple philosophy for approaching at-bats. "When it comes across the plate, just hammer it," he said. That drew a grin from Zduriencik, who sat beside LaPorta during the press conference after the hitting session. "That's music to our ears," he said. The Brewers never doubted LaPorta's hitting abilities, but it remains to be seen how the burly 22-year-old handles the switch from first base to left field. LaPorta arrived at Florida as a catcher and also played left field during his freshman year, but he primarily manned first base the rest of his college career. Brewers director of player development Reid Nichols, a former big-league outfielder, will tutor LaPorta in the outfield during his time in Arizona. LaPorta said his history of position switches gave him confidence he could once again adapt to the outfield. "I think I'm a pretty good athlete," LaPorta said. "I'm pretty sure I can accomplish it." Yost, who stood beside LaPorta chatting with him between his batting practice rounds, told the youngster that despite the hoopla surrounding his signing, he was about to embark on a journey that would not be glamorous at times. "I told him, 'I don't really want to deflate you a little bit, but wait until you get to Arizona,'" Yost said. "It's going to be hot. You're up at five o'clock in the morning doing those morning workouts. I said, 'But, hey, you'll fall into the process of everyday baseball when you move on to your next level, and that's when it really starts to get fun.'" It appears the LaPorta family can't wait for their son to embark on that journey. Vince LaPorta went to high school in Chicago and still has many friends and family members living in the Windy City. He said he couldn't wait for the time when his son can take batting practice every day at Miller Park as a Brewer, and he's sure the young slugger will have a large entourage of fans cheering him on the day it happens. "I'm speechless, really," Vince LaPorta said. "Draft day was just surreal. I broke down in tears just thinking that it was finally over, and he got drafted in the first round. It's just unbelievable."
Kelvin Ang is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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One eyewitness said it "looked like" Gomez was lip syncing from the start of her performance and kept playing with her ear piece.
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CHICAGO — The Mavericks need a veteran presence in the backcourt to help mentor Darren Collison.
They don't come much more veteran than Derek Fisher.
The Mavs will sign the 38-year-old Fisher on Thursday, presuming he passes a physical exam.
The hope is that Fisher can step in — probably as the eventual starter at point guard — and give Collison, who is 13 years younger than Fisher, the opportunity to learn the position from one of the game's clutch players.
When Collison had a good game Tuesday in Philadelphia coming off the bench, coach Rick Carlisle said he liked what he saw.
"I loved the way he played in Philly," said Carlisle, who announced the Fisher news after the Mavericks' 101-78 blowout loss to Chicago on Wednesday night. "I think that's a great role for him right now. I think Fisher can help us as a starter. This is a great opportunity for Darren to develop into a true starting point guard in this league.
"I really like Darren Collison as a player, and I like him even better as a person. But putting him in a position to be the starter on this team right now isn't fair to him. With Derek coming in, it's a great opportunity for Darren to learn from one of the greatest winners in the history of the game."
Nobody knows how much Fisher has left in the tank. But the Mavericks had great success with Jason Kidd, who is even older than Fisher. So the thinking internally is that it's a sensible chance to take on Fisher, who split time for 63 games last season between the Los Angeles Lakers and Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Mavericks have been considering some sort of move for the last week or two because of Collison's play, which has at times been very good but lacked consistency.
Neither Dominique Jones nor Roddy Beaubois has shown any consistency behind Collison.
Collison's sprained right middle finger, which kept him out of Thursday's game, didn't help matters. But mostly, the Mavericks just need a veteran voice in the backcourt.
"I think his leadership will help," Collison said of the impending Fisher signing. "He's been around the NBA for a very, very long time. He's going to help me grow into the player I want to be."
Collison had his moments throughout the first 15 games of the season, but in 14 starts, he had a positive plus-minus in only four of those games.
That indicated that help was needed.
"At this point, we're struggling a little bit, and anytime you got a vet like that who can come in with experience, that will help," said center Chris Kaman. "We're trying to figure out our identity, and the coaches are doing everything they can and it's frustrating. Hoping this addition will bring us some help."
Meanwhile, Collison said he's hoping to be able to return for the Detroit game on Saturday.
"It [the sprained finger] happened during the [Philly] game," he said.
The Mavericks will have to waive a player to make room for Fisher. That could mean Troy Murphy, whose contract is not fully guaranteed, could be the odd man out, although no Maverick personnel would address the situation after Wednesday's game.
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Go Green Expo, a business-to-business and consumer showcase for green living products and services, has announced a four-city tour beginning in January 2009 that includes Los Angeles, Philadelphia, New York City and Atlanta. The event debuted in New York this year during Earth Week.
"There is no question that the time to act is now," says Bradford Rand, president and CEO of Go Green Expo. "By bringing this forum for showcasing sustainability to multiple cities we hope to encourage and empower more people and businesses to take action for a better planet."
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What do you do when your stock has slumped by a third this year? Say you're reviewing "strategic alternatives."
That's what the apparently aptly-named healthcare IT firm Merge Healthcare is doing as it looks at whether to sell out or combine with another entity, among potential options. It has hired Allen & Co. to run the process.
Various fears have hit the stock this year, including concerns about Merge selling some $2.75 million of health-kiosks to a party controlled by Chairman Michael Ferro. Investors wondered whether the company's results might otherwise have been weaker than reported, and the stock plunged.
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Our problem is condensation in the attic.
Our home in Northeast Pennsylvania was built between 1988 and 1990. The house is a 50' x 35' raised ranch on a moderate slope with a full walkout basement overlooking a small mountain lake. The house has cathedral ceilings throughout most of the home with a loft over the kitchen and bath areas. In the loft there are two small storage attics, one to the left and one to the right. The roof is of standard roof shingles and has a ridge vent along the entire peak and continuous soffit vents.
We now discover that during construction our builder stuffed too much insulation between the rafters on top of the Styrofoam vent channels literally collapsing the vent channels, greatly reducing proper roof venting. Being a weekend home, the attic condensation problem was never noticed since there was not enough moisture generated during those short stays to be a problem. Now that we have moved in full time and have a humidifier running in the winter, the condensation is a real real big problem with water dripping all over the place. If we had a normal roof we could go into the attic and correct the problem from there but most of the house has cathedral ceilings. The small attic areas off the loft are where we can see and touch the rafters and is where the problem was first noticed. Now there is water running down the sidewalls where we have the cathedral ceiling. All bathrooms and clothes dryer are properly vented to the outside. Recognizing part of the problem is from excessive moisture, we stopped using the humidifier.
I have read and heard a lot about how to prevent this problem from the beginning but other than reducing the moisture level in the home, I have not found nor heard anything on how to correct the improper roof venting once it is discovered in an older home. One roofer stated we would have to rip off the roof shingles and roof sheathing, extend the rafters with 2 x 2's, add new ventilation baffles then re-sheath and re-roof.
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hey, thanks for posting this!
such a great news, now we can still trade harrington for dampier, can't believe it !!
AWESOME! Step 1 completed, step 2 pending.. The team is now 25% better!
from what i read the deal can only be finalized tomorrow when the league office will be open
cross your fingers!
jerome williams is not a bad rebounder.
anybody remember him in toronto?
Now Isiah will probably offer Kurt and Othella for Damp and we would still have a few players to offer another team like Nazr, Frank Williams, Cezary...
kevin, did you actually saw this on NBA TV or it's just from what you've heard?
i just hope this is not a gag pulled out by the realgm posters
if this is true i cant believe it just when you thought isiah was ganna do nothing he come and gets crawford. and dampier (whoever 1 thought was not ganna be a knick) he still have a good shot at him. i cant wait till next season.
Damn Rady..Originally Posted by rady
I hope you're not right!
WOOOOWWWW...if that is true...what a deal for the Knicks. I remember Williams at Georgetown...he is an energy guy that will be great coming off the bench...what is Chris Mullin's phone #?
I question if this is legit yet because no where on the net is it mentioned as being a done deal. Hoopsworld.com, ESPN.com, REALGM.com do not mention anything about it being completed. They are usually at the front of big announcments. I hope your right.......Seems to good to be true.......
Good point Twisted.. If this is bogus I'll be calling for kevin's head.
helll yeaaa son i love it!!!!!!!!!!! i love isiah hes my hero hes saved us and NY damn if Pulls off dampier damnn all they gota give is Thomas,nazr, n othella n its done
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hahaha! doug collins looks clueless!
5 in a row!!! lets make it 6 on friday. good effort from everyone tonight.
Will we ever win a championship again? Id like to think so!
We just completed a sweep of the 4th and 5th seeded teams..
we're worth so much more than where we're at right now. lets keep this up !!
Lin did what he had to do in the 4th. Philly wasn't going to let Melo or Amare beat them.
Real Talk
Also Lin's FT improved a lot compare to Linsanity period !!
Big fumble by Sixers at the end.
Let's hope Atlanta loses this game too! Cleveland up by 2 1:30 left in the 4th!
But it's true that Woodson has a predilection for going very small with his lineups.
Jsmith is 6'9'' and like 230, besides playing large for his size and having huge hops, too...
Anyways, sick win. Smothering D. Philly was in a daze towards the end of the 4th on their offense.
Any links to the post interviews?
CLE beating ATL right now. lets hope they get a win!!
good win tonight, not in every game are we going to score 100 + especially come playoff time every bodies defense improves, 76ers have one of the best D's in the nba...we played great defense, stat was a beast, lin came thru in the 4th. melo did not have a huge scoring game but he played good defense and had some nice passes, they were playing outstanding defense on him by the way... we dod need to work on our free throws (melo,fields)...side note hope jeffries is ok we need him on the floor he is really turning in to a poor man's oakley. and was tyson hurt ?? did not play in the crucial part of the 4th. in a defensive game ..
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Microsoft's Major Nelson has interviewed Bethesda's Jason Bergman in his latest podcast. Here's some new info about Dead Money, the upcoming Fallout: New Vegas add-on for the Xbox 360.
- Dead Money is an entirely self-contained quest, totally seperate from the main quest. It has its own opening and ending slideshow.
- It's very difficult and intended for high-level players (from level 20 up). Below level 10 it would be extremely difficult to finish.
- The storyline ties into the Brotherhood of Steel. If you play through Dead Money, it unlocks new dialogue with Veronica. Your conversation with her will unlock a new perk depending on what you do.
- The player is drawn there because they receive a radio signal advertising the grand opening of the Sierra Madre casino.
- You have to assemble a team from three other companions there - a schizophrenic super mutant called either "Dog" or "God" with two different personalities (each has a different perk). Christine is mute for most the DLC. She is very damaged but also very intelligent. Dean is a lounge-singing ghoul with his own agenda. You have them on and off with you, but you have to interact with all of them throughout the add-on.
- The quest will take around 4-6 hours for an average player.
- The Ghost people were exposed to the radiation cloud surrounding the Sierra Madre. They are very mysterious, they don't talk, have glowing eyes. They don't die very easily - to really kill them, you have to decapitate them.


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I don't know what I can really say about this next tutorial since it's on concept art. Drawing different creatures from your imagination can be very time consuming indeed. When I tackled this drawing a while ago I knew I was going to turn it into a lesson because there are so many artists that love tackling complex drawings. Here is my version on "how to draw a cool creature", step by step. This should take a while to complete especially if you are a novice artist. The whole concept took me about a day on and off so if you stick with it until it's done, the time may vary depending on your artistic skill level. Either way you will enjoy drawing a cool creature because it's definitely a challenge. Adios people and enjoy all the lessons that you see here on Dragoart.com.
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Basics of Particle Adhesion
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This presentation will describe the adhesion of rough, asymmetric particles with micro- to nano-scale dimension to solid surfaces. These adhesion processes are of great interest in microelectronics and pharmaceutical manufacturing. The presentation will include experimental and theoretical and modeling descriptions of the particle adhesion. Modeling and simulation results interpret the observed adhesion in terms of continuum force descriptions, including van der Waals and electrostatic forces
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NCN@Purdue Student Leadership Team, Network for Computational Nanotechnology, The Institute for Nanoelectronics and Computing
Cite this work
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
EE 317, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN


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Yes you've seen people twerk but have you seen them twerk on water? Watch as bands make her go down (under water) in Rihanna's new video "Pour It Up", co-directed by RiRi herself. The song, from her late-2012 album Unapologetic, now features visuals of strippers encrusted in jewels gettin' down below sea level, as Rihanna, like a modern-day Amphitrite, oversees the whole gang from her throne. Obviously, this is super NSFW, so watch at your own discretion.
If you've been following Rihanna on Instagram, you would have gotten a sneak peak at her costumes for the video last week, which our in-house style expert described as "a bit of bootleg baby doll in sheer pink chiffon topped with a entire Titanic ship's worth of of jewels and a flapper-styled blonde wig." And, yes, that's about what appears in the video.
Want a sneak peak from behind the scenes in the video? Rihanna has uploaded a short featurette to her YouTube page.