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Mike D'Antoni is a good coach, but I don't think he belongs on the Knicks. Patrick Ewing deserved the head coaching job more than he did. D'Antoni's doing the best he can, with the team he has, but it's partially his fault why the team is struggling. He had a chance to turn this team into a playoff team this year, had he drafted Brook Lopez and played Marbury with Duhon in the backcourt. The Knicks are only a couple of games behind the 8th seed. The Knicks could have easily won the extra 2 or 3 games, with a lineup of Duhon, Starbury, Chandler, Randolph or Lee, and Lopez, with Robinson, Harrington or Crawford, and Jeffries off the bench.
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The question is, is Mike D'antoni capable of coaching this team to a championship with the right players? Or does he not coach enough defense?
I can see a good argument both ways. Phoenix came very close a couple times to beating the Spurs, if the suspensions didnt happen 2 years ago who knows what would have happened.
I dont like D'antoni as a person. I think hes a jerk and hes too tense. I hate watching some of his interviews. We dont exactly have the best players here right now, so as much as I would like to say hes not the right man for the job, i cant provide enough evidence to back that up.
The only thing I can do is bring up the team from 2 years ago that won 33 games under Isiah Thomas...a team that probably would have won 3 to 5 more games and maybe made the playoffs if it wasnt for injuries. And in no way am I defending Isiah, but which roster was better? The team from 2 years ago...
Nate R.
Steve Francis
R Morris
Jerome James
Is that team better then our current roster?
Looking at that roster, the first thing i notice is the credit Marbury deserves for helping Curry average 19.5 points, and almost leading that team to the playoffs. They probably would have been in if it wasnt for injuries. Marbury played his heart out that year, which knicks fans quickly forgot. I never liked him that much myself prior to that year.
Back on topic...I like the current roster more.
Nate and Lee are older, and better
Harrington >> Crawford
Frye is useless
We didnt have Wilson Chandler
The only thing that I dont like more about our current roster is that we have an average point guard (Duhon) running the team, instead of Starbury. But other then that...
Will the Knicks win 9 more games and tie our record from 2 years ago?
Is that a valid method of measuring how good of a coach D'antoni is?
I think No-D'Antoni is a decent coach, bringing out the best offense in his players. However, any coach who thinks offense wins games, is off his rocker. Any sports fan, no matter what sport, knows defense wins games.
Is it D'Antoni's doing the Knicks chose Gallo over Eric Gordon, who is starting to look like a superstar PG? No-D'ant would have been killed by the Italian mafia if he didn't pick his godson as the #6 pick in the draft. Not his fault.
Is it D'Antoni's fault Walsh traded our 2 highest scoring players a couple weeks into the season, agreeing to take on Mobley without medical conditions? That ruined anything the Knicks had going on to that point. When we finally got our act together, we were hit by the offensive powerhouses of the league (Kobe, Lebron, Celts), just too much for a non-defensive team. No wonder Wade walked over us.
Is it D'Antoni's fault that he refused to play Marbury (even Walsh was surprised) to make him tradeable? Asking Steph to play only because we were short on players was a major diss to Steph, and the fact that we paid him close to a full salary for doing absolutely nothing is a joke. You have to blame Walsh for not discussing with No-D'Antoni the Marbury situation before the year started. How many players in the league, being paid $20Million a year, would have been benched, because the team is going in a different direction? What does that mean?
WHAT DIRECTION ARE WE HEADED MIKEY? No-D'antoni has never made that clear, how has not playing Stephon in the first place been consistent with any winning direction? The Celtics paid 1.3 million for a 20/8 superstar, now THAT is a team with a winning mentality. I just can't stand watching Marbury do well for another team, much less the hated Celtics.
I am SO MAD!
Although I don't like D'Antoni, he's better than Isiah ever was. But then again, Isiah was not supposed to coach in the first place. Another bonehead Dolan move to avoid paying a new coach. I blame Dolan for everything... he's the one who should be fired.
As for the comparison of the Knicks from 2 years ago to the Knicks of today.It is obvious that the 2006-07 Knicks were a lot more talented than today's Knicks.
When Marbury was putting his team above himself he did a much better job than what Chris Duhon is doing now.No knock on Duhon but Marbury wins by a landslide.
Crawford and Harrington are basically the same, they take terrible shots and they're ball hogs that seem to go on more bad shooting streaks than they do good ones.
Chandler and Q-rich are a lot better than Frye but what NBA player isn't better than Frye.
Eddie Curry at his best was better than anyone that we put at the center position now.No knock on David Lee but knick fans know that he is more of a power forward.
Balkman was a nice defensive player for the Knicks during his rookie year and I would take his defense over Gallinari's offense any day of the week.
David Lee and Nate Robinson are much developed players now like you mentioned before.Even the Jared Jeffries of today is playing a lot better than the one of back then.
The rest of the 2006-07 roster was a joke.You had guys like Cato,Rose and Morris that were taking up space on the bench and you had one of Isiah's dumb moves in Steve Francis who was one of the biggest busts in NBA history.I'm glad that the guy turned out to have such a miserable career after peeing on the Grizzlies organization during the 99' NBA draft.
The combination of Marbury and Curry is a lot better than the combination of Duhon and Lee.As much as I like the talent that the NYK have on their team they are about 5 wins worse than the 2006-07 team.It was bad luck for Isiah Thomas when they suffered through late season injuries.It would of been interesting to watch the Knicks take on the 1st place Pistons in the first round but I guess the past was meant to be for the NYK and their fans.
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Some of you people are absolutely rediculous. Yea lets fire the coach who has gotten a whole team of role players to play fairly well this season. In reality we don't even have a player who would be a second option on a good team playing on our roster. In my book we've over achieved immensely.
Go read some posts from the summer where everybody was predicting we would be a 30 win team. Hey fellas we are going to end up somehwere in the 30's and considering we were the laughing stock on the league last year thats a step in the right direction. Last year half the games were over at halftime. This team battles atleast. Despite all our defeciencies as a team were in every game. This is a league of superstars and we don't have a superstar.
Walsh and D'Antoni have devolped the young guys, gave us cap space, and have started to remove the stains of the last regime. But hey lets fire the coach and GM because this team was supposed to magically make the finals this year??? Get the **** outta here people start using your heads.
People were so caught up in making the 8th seed that they were blinded. IN reality who cares if we make the 8th seed and get swept by Lebron. Lets hope to get lucky in the lottery and add another piece to the puzzle.
Stop living in the past... Marbury, Isiah, Channing fyre, Crawford, Randolph are gone. Enjoy the rebuilding process and get ready for the rebirth. And don't hate for the sole pupose of hating.


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Michael Bourn: Going to the ASG
Astros outfielder selected to Midsummer Classic for first time
Even though we as a team are not having the type of season that we want, the type of season we should be having, I'm thrilled to be part of the All-Star team, even though the last month for me hasn't been that smooth. Still, I have scrapped, I have worked hard to keep my head above water, and this is my reward. I'm ecstatic.
We were in San Diego to play the Padres, and I got the call early in the morning. The voice on the other line informed me I had been selected. I was a little sleepy at the time but that got me up and going really quick. I was very happy to awake to that type of news.
The first thing I did was call my mom and dad. There was no doubt in my mind they would be the first people I would call. They congratulated me, and after the game on Sunday I looked forward to flying home and seeing them to share this.
One thing I'm really looking forward to doing in Anaheim is meeting up with Carl Crawford. Like me, Carl is from Houston. We played on the same Little League team. To go from that to being All-Stars together can't happen too often.
Something else that makes this special is that Charlie Manuel selected me. We go back together to Class A ball in the Phillies organization. He's been someone I could always talk hitting with, and of course, he's gone on to have success with the Phillies, too.
It will probably be a whirlwind of an experience. I have no clue what it will be like, but I know I am going to try and just enjoy myself. I'm going to take in the Home Run Derby; I'm going to take in all the festivities. It's my first time going, so I just want to enjoy it.
I look forward to sharing the experience with my parents, too. About the only thing that would make it better was if the game was in Houston, but now that I've been selected, I want to play and I want to play an important role.
I guess you first start think about the possibility once you do get to the big leagues. You wonder inside if you will get the chance to play with the best players in the game. You take things one day at a time, but it's still in the back of your mind. So you just continue to work, you just continue not to put too much pressure on yourself. If you believe you can do it, then you might be able to do it.
In the big picture, I am excited, and I just want to keep getting better.
Michael Bourn will be a reserve for the National League All-Star team. The Astros' leadoff hitter is batting .262 with 51 runs scored, 17 doubles and 28 stolen bases. He also leads the NL with eight outfield assists.
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A Marine officer who recently underwent an Article 32 hearing aboard Camp Lejeune for alleged misconduct in Afghanistan has been referred for special court martial by the court martial convening authority.
Marine Capt. James V. Clement will be tried at special court martial for dereliction of duty and conduct unbecoming of an officer and a gentleman for allegedly failing to stop the misconduct of junior Marines.
�The commanding general considered the allegations and determined that given the nature of the allegations and the surrounding facts and circumstances a special court-martial is the appropriate forum to address this matter,� rather than other court martial alternatives, Col. Sean Gibson said.
The alleged activity in question occurred on or about July 27, 2011, in Sandala, Afghanistan during counter-insurgency operations. The date for the court martial has not yet been set. Five other Camp Lejeune Marines have already been punished for their involvement in the incident, video of which included Marines urinating on enemy corpses that was published to YouTube in January 2012. One additional Marine allegedly involved, Sgt. Robert Richards, is also pending special court martial.
The three possible courts martial are summary, special, and general. A summary court martial is for enlisted personnel charged with noncapital offenses. Special court martial is for personnel subject to the UCMJ and limits the scope of punishment. A general court martial has no set limits on punishment.
�The maximum punishment at a special court-martial, with an officer accused, is one: confinement for 12 months, and two: forfeiture of two-thirds pay for 12 months,� Gibson said.
Clement�s charges were referred to special court martial on Friday, May 10,by Lt. Gen. Richard Mills, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Combat Development Command. Under the Uniform Code of Military Justice Clement is presumed innocent and is guaranteed due process.
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Mosquito Range > Pennsylvania Mountain > Climber's Log
Pennsylvania Mountain Climber's Log
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|Brian Kalet
|2 Peaks
Date Climbed: Sep 18, 2015
|with Monarch Ridge, South
|Posted Sep 18, 2015 10:54 pm
|Pennsylvania Mtn with Evans-B and Dyer Mtn
Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2013
|Really came to do the scramble from Evans-B to Dyer Mtn, but saw Pennsylvania Mtn beckoning. Was a lightning fast side trip. Used Sacramento Creek trail head.
|Posted Aug 25, 2013 9:05 pm
|Shuttle hike with Evans B
Date Climbed: Jan 19, 2013
|I hiked up Pennsylvania Mtn via its standard SE ridge route (after taking a long time to find the TH), then down its west ridge and up Evans B. Was going to add London with Shawn (who was doing the ridge from Tweto to Repeater) and down to his car on Mosquito Pass Rd, but he skipped Arkansas which put him way ahead of schedule.
|Posted Jan 29, 2013 2:29 pm
|Warm winter day
Date Climbed: Jan 20, 2013
|Short hike, weather was amazing for january, sunny in mid 30ies, no wind. I needed short hike after fighting cold, Pennsylvania was perfect!
|Posted Jan 21, 2013 11:03 am
|Mosquito continues!
Date Climbed: May 26, 2012
|Great holidays that I spent in the mountains. First day, I hiked Jacque Peak and Pennsylvania Mountain. It was very smoky that day, first glimpse on the fire season. View of Tenmiles are great.
|Posted Oct 24, 2012 5:26 pm
|Nice Warm-up for Sherman!
Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2012
|Staying on public lands makes this easy hike a bit of a lung-burner! Great conditions on Tuesday, but smoky haze obstructed some of the long-distance views. Easy access from the end of Mountain View Drive and really convenient if you need to stretch out prior to Sherman.
|Posted Aug 16, 2012 11:34 pm
|Eric Holle
Date Climbed: May 28, 2011
|nice hike, but super windy!
|Posted May 28, 2011 11:00 pm
|Foxy Long Bottoms
|SE Ridge
Date Climbed: May 15, 2011
|Hiked above the clouds with Hillary, Christie and Tom. Great day in the mountains with nice people.
|Posted May 16, 2011 10:02 am
|starting with plan E
Date Climbed: Dec 22, 2010
|hiked pennsylvania to kickoff winter 2011. snow levels in the mosquitoes were much higher than i've ever seen, and that led to an absurd amount of wallowing all the way to the ridge at 12,300'. ridge was much easier until the plateau 12,800'-12,950' where lots of snow had collected forcing me to posthole a majority of the way to the summit.
|Posted Dec 23, 2010 1:43 pm
|Evans, Pennsylvania
Date Climbed: Nov 28, 2009
|Parking below London Mountain the wife, pup and I hiked Evans and Pennsylvania. Holy hell crossing the snowy willows, sans snowshoes, from Pennsylvania back to the road was miserable!!
|Posted Sep 10, 2010 12:57 pm
|a little problem...
Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2007
|One of our group had a problem and ended up getting injured, so our day finished a little more negative than it began, but it was still a fun day(see mtnhiker13's report from that day).
|Posted Sep 30, 2009 1:59 pm
|Sarah Simon
|SE Ridge
Date Climbed: May 25, 2009
|We were mostly able to avoid the snow today or just suffer through short bouts of postholing, though right around timber line / willow death line we needed our snow shoes for a few minutes to get past deep drifts. Elk were all over the place on this mountain, and we saw a small herd, themselves postholing, through the snowfields. Cloudy day, so the views were limited but the views we enjoyed were dramatic thanks to the cloud cover. Hiking partner: Deb.
|Posted May 25, 2009 8:50 pm
|NW Slopes
Date Climbed: May 3, 2009
|Contoured above the mines and took a loose slope up to the summit ridge, almost deposited me right on the summit. Very windy day. Descended more of the west ridge route to avoid the loose rock from my ascent.
|Posted May 4, 2009 9:52 am
|SE Ridge
Date Climbed: Aug 2, 1998
|For some reason the appeal of this peak was that it was only 6 feet above the magic 13,000 foot status. Lots of mining activity and it seemed that I had the whole mountain to myself. Most of the hike for me was cross country because I had no beta on the route.
|Posted Aug 28, 2008 10:06 am
|W Ridge Ski Descent
Date Climbed: Apr 13, 2008
|Following a ski descent of Mt Evans B, I made a creative skin of the W Ridge and SW face, with one 100ft bootpack just below the summit plateau. From there, creative patch-hopping allowed me to skin to just short of the summit. The ski back down required me to carry my skis twice, but actually yielded a few good turns dropping off the summit plateau.
|Posted Apr 13, 2008 9:57 pm
|West Ridge on a nasty winter day
Date Climbed: Jan 21, 2007
|Climbed Pennsylvania and Evans on a bitter cold winter day.
|Posted Mar 28, 2008 11:16 pm
|Southeast Ridge
Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2007
|Great get in shape hike. We had an interesting experience on this mountain. One of our hikers who has been recovering from a bike crash - ended up breaking a bone in his ankle on some snow we went down on the descent. Luckily we ran into some graduate students who had a cart for their peat moss and we were able to wheel him down the rest of the mountain in the cart. What an adventure!! The first injury of any significance we have had in the mountains.
|Posted Jul 20, 2007 6:56 pm
|Ryan Kowalski
|West Ridge
Date Climbed: Sep 26, 2006
|Quite a long hike due to the private property skirting I attempted. Snow conditions were funky, and the wind was brutal up high, but I still had a great time.
|Posted Oct 2, 2006 3:03 am
|Route Climbed: West Ridge Date Climbed: December 13, 2004
|Good trip with Brad who was nice enough not to bitch about a very poor route of my choosing. I think we managed to hit every pocket of hip deep faceted snow in South Mosquito Creek.
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In The South's Alternate Universe, It's Time to Celebrate the Confederacy
One of the great things about growing up down South is the unending, pathological celebration of the Civil War. Wait, not "great"; bizarre and disturbing. The 150th anniversary of secession is just weeks away. Party time! Right? Yea!
The (Northern, liberal, integrationist) New York Times reports that throughout the South, sad, delusional racists with an inexplicable fondness for some of our nation's most loathsome history are gearing up for several types of to-dos.
The events include a "secession ball" in the former slave port of Charleston ("a joyous night of music, dancing, food and drink," says the invitation), which will be replicated on a smaller scale in other cities. A parade is being planned in Montgomery, Ala., along with a mock swearing-in of Jefferson Davis as president of the Confederacy.
Haha, joyous! All races are invited, of course! The "commander-in-chief" of the dress-up costume group Sons of Confederate Veterans explains that "We in the South, who have been kicked around for an awfully long time and are accused of being racist, we would just like the truth to be known."
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Summer "vacation" (yeah, right) is over, and today I go back to the grind. I'm teaching cell biology and cancer biology this term, as well as an independent study course in science writing, and as my calendar shows, it's going to be a very busy semester.
But as a last weird fling, remember that I'm going to do an interview on Lutheran Talk Radio at 10:30 Central. I have no idea what we're going to be talking about, other than this book thingie I wrote — you think they might be sympathetic? — so maybe you can tune in to their streaming audio and listen as I get spanked by a crack team of Lutheran theologians. You want to hear that, right?


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Thorne: Burglars threw a brick through a house window in Ellison Street between 9am and 5.30pm yesterday and took a purse and wallet containing £100.
Wheatley: Intruders entered a house in Canterbury Road through an insecure window yesterday morning and took an iPad and computer.
Auckley: A house in the The Hollows was burgled via an upstairs window and £300 worth of jewellery taken.
Thorne: Raiders smashed the glass in the back door to get into a house on Fieldside and stole a £400 computer.
Dunscroft: A shed door in The Oval was forced by a thief who took a £400 petrol lawnmower.
Edenthorpe: Burglars forced a window to get into the Eden Arms on Eden Field Road and took an estimated £500 from two gaming machines at 2.40am today.
Denaby Main: A BMX bike was stolen when a teenager left it unattended outside a house in Harlington Court around 5pm on Wednesday.
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Clarkson University Students to Participate in International Environmental Competition
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Students from Clarkson University will be among the 31 teams representing 21 colleges and universities from across the U.S. and Canada at the 19th Annual Environmental Design Contest April 5-8 at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
The engineering challenge is sponsored by WERC: A Consortium for Environmental Education and Technology Development. WERC is a partner organization of the Institute for Energy & the Environment. The Environmental Design Contest challenges student teams to develop solutions for real-world environmental problems that have been submitted by various companies and government institutions.
Clarkson University students will compete in the task of developing a zero waste stream for a semi-conductor research, development and production facility.
"The Clarkson team tackled the hardest project in the competition," says team co-advisor Prof. Susan E. Powers. "Their design has resulted in transforming several hazardous and solid waste streams into valuable materials and energy products for sale or for use at the manufacturing facility. The student team has proven the environmental and economic benefits of reclaiming resources rather than landfilling these materials."
All teams prepare four different presentations: written, oral, a bench-scale model and poster, as part of the competition. They will be judged by environmental professionals representing government, industry and academia and cash prizes will be awarded during the competition.
"The design contest brings together industry, government and academia in the search for novel and innovative environmental solutions," WERC Executive Director Abbas Ghassemi said. "The contest provides students with tremendous experience that will help them in pursuit of their careers."
The Clarkson University team, lead by advisors Powers and Prof. Thomas M. Holsen, is made up of a class of more than 25 graduate and undergraduate students. Team members traveling to the competition are seniors Max Martin, environmental engineering, Saranac Lake, N.Y.; Jill A. Collins, civil engineering, Potsdam, N.Y.; Brendan M. Cook, environmental engineering, West Chazy, N.Y.; Wesley A. Hall, environmental engineering, North Tonawanda, N.Y.; Allison M. Hazard, environmental engineering, Mendon, N.Y.; and Michael A. Jahne, environmental engineering, Cambridge, N.Y.
For more information, visit http://iee.nmsu.edu.
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in six alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.
Photo caption: Students from Clarkson University will be among the 31 teams representing 21 colleges and universities from across the U.S. and Canada at the 19th Annual Environmental Design Contest April 5-8 at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, N.M. Left to right: team members Lisa Bramwell, Allison Hazard, Sabina Gerstenberger, James Thayer, Wesley Hall and Brendan Cook.


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Health-insurance premiums for plans sold on the Affordable Care Act's exchanges will be lower than previously expected, according to a report released Monday by the Congressional Budget Office.
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For the second straight year, the dairy farm families of Wisconsin helped underscore the important contributions that agricultural educators make to secondary and post-secondary education throughout the state. At the Wisconsin Association of Agricultural Educators (WAAE) 2012 Annual Professional Development Conference held in Green Bay earlier this summer, the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, Wisconsin dairy farmers' promotion and education organization, sponsored four recognition awards.
"Agriculture and dairy are not only an important part of our past here in Wisconsin, the industry contributes more than $51 billion each year to our state's economy and offers our next generation more than 300 different career paths," said Laura Wilford of WMMB and who heads up the Wisconsin Dairy Council.
"As we enter another school year, it's not only important to share information with our children about the healthful advantages of dairy products and daily exercise, it's also critical that we recognize and support the ag education efforts of our dedicated teachers and instructors."
The four WAAE award recipients included:
Outstanding Agricultural Educator Adam Wehling, Mondovi High School Adam started teaching at Mondovi High School in 2007 and has continued to challenge his students to gain valuable career skills. Besides teaching agriculture, Adam also serves as the high school coordinator for the district's work release program and has taught numerous adult education classes. He has partnered with 35 area businesses to start a career fair with four schools that brings together over 300 students.
Outstanding Young Member Candice Olson, Badger High School, Lake Geneva Candice teaches agricultural education at Badger High School in Lake Geneva. In addition to serving as an advisor for the FFA and environmental club, she also developed a chapter exchange program with an FFA advisor in Oklahoma. Candice has been an active member and presenter at the WAAE and National Association of Agricultural Educators conventions and has served as a National Agri-Science Teacher Ambassador.
Outstanding Post-Secondary/Adult Ag Education Program Blackhawk Technical College, Monroe Campus The Agribusiness Specialist program at Blackhawk Technical College started in 2008 with Dustin Williams as the instructor. The rigorous program is a unique one-year technical diploma program designed to coordinate with area high schools and feed into a two- or four- year program either at Southwest Technical College or UW-Platteville. The program boasts a 30-member advisory committee that works with the instructor to ensure curriculum is relevant to industry. There is a high student success rate in attaining internships and full-time employment upon their graduation from the program.
Ideas Unlimited Program Jim Melby, Winneconne High School Jim was recognized for his contribution to the Ideas Unlimited contest, a national competition which is designed to give members an opportunity to exchange classroom, supervised agriculture experience (SAE), leadership, and other teaching ideas.
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Vt. report says forest industry worth $3.4 billion
MONTPELIER (AP) - The state's forestry industry contributed about $3.4 billion to the state's economy in 2012 and helped sustain about 20,600 jobs, the Vermont Department of Forest, Parks and Recreation said Monday when it released a report it produced with the North East State Foresters Association.
The report based its economic and job estimates on the direct production of the forest products industry such as firewood, lumber, furniture, maple syrup and Christmas trees. It used an economic multiplier to reach the final figures, the report said.
"Forest-based manufacturing and forest-related recreation and tourism are significant drivers for our economy," Vermont State Forester Steven Sinclair said in a statement released with the report.
The forests also help provide clean water, carbon storage, and wildlife habitat while providing the backdrop for recreation and tourism in Vermont.
The report found that manufacturing jobs in Vermont's wood products businesses have declined over the past decade, the harvest of timber from Vermont has stayed relatively stable.
About 80 percent of Vermont forests are owned by individuals and families.
"When you buy Vermont wood, you really are buying local," Sinclair said.
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Elizabeth McDaniel '05 Named Director at Blue Crane Creative
June 9, 2012
Elizabeth A. McDaniel, a 2005 graduate of DePauw University, has been named director of creative services for Blue Crane Creative, "a Cincinnati agency that writes fundraising materials for a wide variety of local and national nonprofit organizations," according to Indiana's Rushville Republican. McDaniel has worked at the agency since 2009 as a writer.
The newspaper adds, "McDaniel brings a diverse background in public policy, nonprofit grant writing and environmental advocacy to her work for Blue Crane ... McDaniel gained experience performing a variety of constituent communications and media relations tasks in the offices of Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson and U.S. Senator Evan Bayh. She also developed skills in grant writing and fundraising while working with Keep Indianapolis Beautiful. McDaniel served as Clean Water Associate for Wisconsin Environment prior to joining Blue Crane Creative. She also brings extensive travel and teaching experience to her work, having lived and worked in South Korea. Most recently, she served as a member of the adjunct English faculty at Xavier University."
After graduating from DePauw, where she majored in English literature and was an Honor Scholar, McDaniel earned a master's degree from Xavier University.
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A large police contingent has been deployed to Westville Hospital in Durban after unconfirmed reports of a hostage situation.
A Sapa reporter on scene said police snipers had positioned themselves at points surrounding the hospital's kitchen, where a man was holding two women hostage.
Officials on the scene, who did not want to be named, said it was believed that one of the hostages was injured.
Meanwhile, SABC radio news reported that there were three hostages.
The man was believed to be a former patient who allegedly fired several shots at a doctor earlier.
The doctor fled the scene.
A witness, who is a patient at the hospital, told Sapa he was lying in bed when the commotion began.
Mark House said he heard three gunshots and moments later, a woman stormed into his ward and tried to hide behind him.
"She was apologising to me, because she chose my room, because she feared this guy was looking for her," he said.
Police officers entered the room and evacuated them from the scene.
Police spokesman Lt-Col Vincent Mdunge was not unable to confirm the reports. He said he would provide accurate information once he had it.
ER24 spokesman Derrick Banks could not immediately be reached for comment.
A media briefing was due to be held at the hospital shortly.
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Service Friday for former school board president Tuomy
Original post made on Dec 3, 2012
Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, December 3, 2012, 9:50 AM
a resident of another community
on Dec 3, 2012 at 10:29 am
Very sad news. Sincere condolences to his family and friends.
a resident of University South
on Dec 3, 2012 at 10:36 am
stephen levy is a registered user.
What a tragedy. John was a great guy and a friend to education.
a resident of Leland Manor/Garland Drive
on Dec 3, 2012 at 10:53 am
This is a heartbreaking tragedy, John was a wonderful person and a great contributor to our community. It is really sad to lose so many outstanding, really unique, community leaders in such a short time: Gary Fazzino, Ellen Fletcher, and now John Tuomy. My sincere condolences to John's family.
a resident of Mountain View
on Dec 3, 2012 at 11:18 am
John Tuomy was a great friend of PAUSD children, schools, parents, and teachers. He was open-minded leader with a clear vision and a big heart. His passing is a great loss for PAUSD and the greater Palo Alto community. Heartfelt condolences to his family.
a resident of another community
on Dec 3, 2012 at 11:51 am
What a tragedy for the Palo Alto community to lose this energetic and devoted father, friend, and supporter of children and teachers. His larger than life presence will long be remembered.
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Dec 3, 2012 at 11:56 am
Few people have done as much for Palo Alto Schools as John Tuomy, along with his wife, Carolyn. They started in 1980 to 'turn around' Fairmeadow Elementary when it was struggling, and went on from there to do all they could to support the students of Palo Alto. John's good spirit will be missed.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Dec 3, 2012 at 1:01 pm
I really enjoyed working with John on various school committees years ago. What a nice man! I'm so sorry for his loss.
a resident of Palo Verde
on Dec 3, 2012 at 2:25 pm
What a sad loss to all of us in Palo Alto. He did so much good and made a huge contribution to the PAUSD.
a resident of Gunn High School
on Dec 3, 2012 at 2:29 pm
While I didn't know John, it's very clear to anyone reading this article that he cared about kids in Palo Alto and about this city's future. I do know that he must have been an amazing parent as his Son, Brian, is a joy to work with and to be friend's with.
a resident of Greenmeadow
on Dec 3, 2012 at 4:36 pm
A good man...and a great loss. He will be missed.
My deepest condolences to his family.
a resident of Midtown
on Dec 3, 2012 at 4:51 pm
My prayers are with the family. I know his son Brian, who is a great teacher.
a resident of another community
on Dec 3, 2012 at 6:00 pm
I was so sorry to hear the sad news this morning. I was a student of John Tuomy's at Palo Verde in the 1970s. I've always remembered him as a uniquely energetic, creative and positive teacher.
a resident of Midtown
on Dec 3, 2012 at 6:24 pm
Mr. Tuomy was such a welcome and positive presence at Walter Hays. His love for his children, his grandchildren, and for all the kids in our community, was always a delight to see. Sincere condolences to his very loving family. He touched so many lives here in Palo Alto, and we will always remember him with fondness and great gratitude.
a resident of Leland Manor/Garland Drive
on Dec 3, 2012 at 6:37 pm
Thank you all for your kind words and comments. Our family has been overwhelmed by the generous outpouring of support during this difficult time. Palo Alto is such a treasure and I am so proud to be a part of such a wonderful community.
a resident of another community
on Dec 3, 2012 at 6:45 pm
Our family is very sad over the loss of John. We lived down the street from the Tuomys for 20 years in Greenmeadow before we moved 3 years ago. John was a wonderful man, a man to respect. We reach out to his family, Carolyn, Erin and Brian and send our love. The Modlins
a resident of Gunn High School
on Dec 3, 2012 at 10:51 pm
Clearly, Brian has been influenced by his father's steadfastness and dedication to education of our young people. My condolences go out to you and the family.
a resident of another community
on Dec 5, 2012 at 1:21 am
I took the 911 call on this and have wondered about the outcome. I am so sorry for his loss. My condolences to the family, and especially Carolyn.
a resident of Barron Park
on Dec 6, 2012 at 12:36 pm
John student taught in my class of 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade students during the '72-'73 school year at Barron Park school. It was obvious to me that he was dedicated and caring and that he would go on to be influential in education. I'm so sorry for this tragic loss.


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New entry permits grant Israeli nationality to Palestinian, but without the rights
On February 4, 2013, a Palestinian resident of the West Bank received this entry permit when he crossed the Allenby Bridge from Jordan. The big blue letters at the top inform the holder that the State of Israel's Border Patrol has granted him entry, making it look as though the territory he was entering -- Palestine -- was actually Israel. Under the blue letters at the top, next to the words "Entry Permit," the Hebrew words say, "Owner of Palestinian ID card." But at the lower right, where it says in Hebrew "le'um," or nationality, the border control typed ISR, for…Read More... | 4 Comments


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It has been 34 years since intercity passenger rail has served Roanoke. The return of passenger rail to Roanoke is a result of passage this year of Virginia's first major transportation funding plan in nearly three decades. Extending the state's Lynchburg line is anticipated to take between three and four years. Conceptual design work and rail capacity analysis is under way, work will be done by Norfolk Southern, Amtrak, and the City of Roanoke. The partnership is formally called "Amtrak Virginia."
Virginia's transportation bill provides a dedicated funding source for intercity passenger rail. Funds can be applied to capital investment and service expansion.
Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell was joined in Roanoke at the Friday, Aug. 9 announcement by Roanoke Mayor David Bowers, Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation Director Thelma Drake, Norfolk Southern CEO Wick Moorman, and Amtrak Vice President Government Affairs Joe McHugh.
"Norfolk Southern is happy to play a role in a new chapter of the Star City's rail history as we support the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation's efforts to extend passenger service to Roanoke," said Moorman. "While freight is at the core of Norfolk Southern's business, we understand the importance of passenger service to the Roanoke Valley."
"This new service to Roanoke connects passengers to other areas of the Commonwealth as well as cities along the Northeast Corridor," said McHugh, on behalf of Amtrak President and CEO Joe Boardman. "We offer travelers a safe, efficient, and reliable alternative that mitigates the effect of high gas prices and pervasive highway and airline congestion."
"The entire Roanoke region is excited about having passenger rail service back in the Star City for the first time since 1979," said Drake. "Roanoke, the home of the Norfolk & Western for many decades, is once again a 'railroad town.'"
"For many years, the citizens of Roanoke and the Valley have asked when intercity passenger rail will return," said Governor McDonnell. "I am pleased to announce that the Department of Rail and Public Transportation, through its partnership with Norfolk Southern, Amtrak, and the City of Roanoke, will begin work on bringing service back to this historic railroad city. This achievement is a direct result of the bipartisan effort this past winter to pass Virginia's first major transportation funding plan in over a generation. We had gone far too long without investing the necessary resources in our roads and railways. This infrastructure is crucial to future job creation and economic growth in our state. In Roanoke, it means the return of intercity passenger rail service to the Star City."
"Bringing passenger rail service to Roanoke has been our city's most important economic development priority," said Mayor Bowers. "Roanoke is the latest step for the Commonwealth to lead the way as one of the few states in the country to successfully negotiate the addition of new intercity passenger rail service in major rail corridors, balancing freight and economic development needs with additional intercity passenger rail options."


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Honeycomb isn't a phone OS, and maybe it never should be
February 1, 2011 | by Michael Heller
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A few days ago, once people had a bit of time to dig through the newly released Honeycomb SDK, it was found that there was a rudimentary smartphone emulator built in when you crank the resolution down. The tech world was suddenly buzzing with the idea that Honeycomb would be coming to smartphones after all, and the OS wasn't "built entirely for tablets" as Google had claimed. Let's slow down a minute, because I'm not sure there's really any reason to believe that Honeycomb will make its way to phones; and, more importantly, I'm not sure it should.
In the in-depth talks on Honeycomb from Andy Rubin and Matias Duarte, both men have been very careful not to say that Honeycomb would also run on phones. Matias Duarte said, "What you see in Honeycomb is absolutely the direction for Android." But, he never said that Honeycomb would be running on every device. He was saying that there were certain design elements that would become ubiquitous in Android OS iterations, like the software buttons, the multitasking UI, and the context sensitive action bar. When Andy Rubin previewed Honeycomb at the D: Dive into Mobile conference, he also never said Honeycomb would be on smartphones. Andy only stressed the fact that apps would work across devices, regardless of the OS version.
Fragments will ease fragmentation fears
Most people seem to have forgotten the "fragments" system that Andy Rubin mentioned when he first showed off Honeycomb on the Xoom tablet. Fragments are Google's way of making development easier by allowing devs to simultaneously create an app that will run on both a smartphone and a tablet. The idea is very similar to what we've seen in the Eden paneling system introduced by Notion Ink. With this system, devs can make separate "fragments" within an app which would be shown side-by-side on a tablet, but would be separate pages on a phone. For example, in a mail app on a tablet, you could have the folder/message list in one fragment and the viewed message in another displayed side-by-side on the screen, but on a phone you would only see one at a time.
Given that Honeycomb is touted as being "built entirely for tablets", this seems like a much more logical reason for why there is a buggy and simple phone resolution emulator in the Honeycomb SDK. Keep in mind that the UI seen in the SDK is also missing many of the new styling changes that have been built into Gingerbread, let alone any Honeycomb UI elements. Google knows that the world of tablets and phones need to be connected, but that doesn't mean that the OS you use on each device needs to be the same.
Tablets are a new interaction metaphor
The fundamental way that people will interact with a tablet is different from a phone. Andy said himself, "It's fundamentally changing the model of computing interaction. It is much more physical. You touch it. You feel it." What you need and want to do will be different, and how the apps behave will be different, but that doesn't mean that the apps can't still be ubiquitous. The use case is inherently different. A tablet is much more of a couch/commuter device, where phones are truly mobile and are much more likely to be with you at all times. Consider iOS on the iPhone vs the iPad – what's the difference? Not much. It's the same grid of icons, the differences only arise once you're in the apps. The iPad is also a consumption device at heart. Google may not want that. Given the options for alternative keyboards and voice input, the potential for Android tablets to be viable content creation devices is more apparent than with the iPad. The power and versatility of Android combined with the screen real estate available in the coming group of tablets are going to change how apps and widgets function, and how you interact with them. Those uses won't always translate to the smartphone.
Honestly, I don't know if Google plans to have Honeycomb eventually make its way back to phones. In fact, I'm not sure Google knows the answer to that yet. I think they want to create the best tablet experience they can, then, as always, leave it in the hands of users and developers for a little bit. See how it evolves, see how people use it, or want to use it. Then, make the decision from there. As long as developers can easily make apps that work on all devices, it shouldn't really matter whether we use the exact same OS on every device, and it may not even be a good idea. Windows 7 will not make a good experience on a tablet. iOS would be terrible on a laptop. So, why should the OS have to be the same on phones and tablets? Because that's how Apple is doing it? No. Apple can get away with that because of the simplicity of their OS. But, Android can be different, and make the OS fit the use of the device. I don't want my tablet to be an oversized phone, so the OS shouldn't be the same on both devices. Let Ice Cream Sandwich bring Honeycomb features to phones, but don't force Honeycomb to be everything.


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ESCWA to strengthen capacity building in regional trade and transport
Under the auspices of the Lebanese Minister of Transport and Public Works Najib Mikati, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) is organizing a seminar on Capacity Building in Transport and Trade Facilitation from December 3 to 4, 2003 at the Bristol Hotel of Beirut.
The seminar is organized with the support of the International Chamber of Shipping in Beirut. The meeting is intended to discuss an action plan for the implementation of the Agreement on International Roads in the Arab Mashreq that was unanimously adopted by ESCWA member countries in 2001 and entered into force in 2003.
The proposed action plan includes launching of a media campaign concerning the agreement, the development of a database for the technical characteristics of the international roads included in the agreement, as well as the development by member countries of national action plans for the construction and upgrading of international roads included in the Agreement and in their respective territories.
The meeting will also review and discuss a proposed Memorandum of Understanding on maritime transport cooperation between ESCWA member states. The memorandum covers cooperation in the development of national fleets of Member States, shipping services, coastal shipping between ESCWA Member States, maritime legislation, international and regional maritime conventions and agreements, seaports, ship registration, and insurance.
The establishment and the vitalization of national transport and trade facilitation committees (NTTFC) in ESCWA member countries will be also a subject for discussion during the meeting. The purpose of the national committees is to create a framework for regular dialogue among all parties involved in international trade and transport and between government agencies and the private sector, in particular, with a view to simplify, harmonize, standardize and automate international trade and transport operations and logistics in the ESCWA region.
The seminar on Capacity Building in Transport and Trade Facilitation is expected to formulate recommendations addressed to ESCWA Member State governments, the private sector and the ESCWA Transport Committee and Secretariat on how best to tackle the many challenging transport and trade facilitation issues facing the region and reduce the barriers to a mutually beneficial integration both within the region and with the world community at large.
Attending the meeting will be experts from ESCWA member countries and representatives of the entities entrusted with transport, trade and customs from public and private sector including ministries, agencies, syndicates, organizations, companies, research institutions, universities and chambers of commerce and shipping in addition to representatives from the League of Arab States, the Arab Academy of Science and Technology and Maritime Transport, the Arab Union for Land Transport, the Federation of Arab Marine Carriers, as well as the Federation of Arab Chambers of Shipping. — (menareport.com)
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BAFTA Winners: Uncharted 2 takes four awards, Batman gets Best Game
Uncharted 2 walked off with Best Action Game at the BAFTA awards this evening, beating out Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Modern Warefare 2, inFamous, and Left 4 Dead 2. It also took the awards for Use of Audio, Original Score and Story. It's up for nine awards tonight. The running list of winners […]
PSA: Gaming BAFTAs take place tonight
You probably can't remember things too well. Good thing we can, otherwise we wouldn't have remembered to remember to tell you that the Gaming BAFTAs take place later tonight.
Miyamoto to be presented with the BAFTA Fellowship Award on March 19
Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto is to receive the Fellowship at this year's GAME British Academy Video Games Awards.
Uncharted 2 has sold over 3.5 million units worldwide
Earlier in the month when January's NPD's were revealed, SCEA's Jack Tretton mentioned that Uncharted 2 had almost reached the 3 million units sold mark. Well, now it has surpassed that grand figure, having moved over 3.5 million units worldwide.
2009 BAFTA Games Awards to be broadcast live on internet
BAFTA has confirmed to GI.biz that its 2009 Games Awards will be broadcast live via the internet for the first time.
Molyneux announces Natal support for Fable 3 [Update]
Update: Minkley's confirmed it. Original Story: If a tweet from UK industry money man and Gamesbrief founder Nicholas Lovell's to be believed, Peter Molyneux tonight confirmed that Fable 3 will feature Natal support. Said the note: "Fable 3 will have Natal support. Is that an announcement? #molyneux" Molyneux dropped the nugget in a BAFTA lecture […]
Cecil and Gibbons to host Beneath a Steel Sky BAFTA lecture
Charles Cecil and Watchmen co-creator Dave Gibbons are to host a BAFTA talk titled "Reinventing A Gaming Classic: iPhone "Beneath A Steel Sky" on October 5. The present and future of narrative-based gaming is the order of the day, and there's a chance to get stuff signed by the luminaries on the night. The session […]
London Games Conference to "tackle biggest issues facing publishers and developers today"
Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo and the Shadow Minister for Culture have each been announced to speak at the London Games Conference on October 27 at BAFTA. According to the press release, the conference "will tackle the biggest issues facing publishers and developers today: How to strengthen relationships with their playing customers and how to sell products […]
Nolan Bushnell is "a big believer in Wii"
In a long chat with Kikizo, Nolan Bushnell's reiterated just how big a fan of Wii he is. "I'm a big believer in the Wii. I love the physicality of the Wii controller, and how you can get the feeling of throwing a bowling ball or swinging a golf club. Those are the kinds of games I […]
Bushnell: Online gaming is "not cool"
Pong creator Nolan Bushnell said at a BAFTA talk last night that online gaming was "not cool," claiming that face-to-face interaction was the future of games. "Social is buying someone a drink," he said. "Sitting in a dark room in your underpants talking to thousands of people might seem social, but it's not cool. The […]
COD4 reaches 11 million unique players on Xbox Live
Infinity Ward's Rob Bowling revealed during his acceptance speech at the BAFTAs last Tuesday night that Call of Duty 4 has raked-in 15 million unique online players since launch. The split is heavily skewed towards Live. "I'm delighted that we just reached 11 million unique players on Xbox Live and we've got over 4 million […]
No games BAFTAs in 2008
GI.biz is reporting that the BAFTA Video Games Awards have been pushed back until 2009 in order to "facilitate a more effective judging process." Last year's awards were marred with difficulties as some titles had to be judged before completion. The extra time will give the panel enough space in which to adequately assess '08s […]
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Study: Parasitic Fly to Blame for Honeybee Population Decline
Populations of honeybee have been in a seemingly unstoppable downward spiral, and scientists are still grasping to find the cause. A new study from the San Francisco State University suggests that one factor may be a parasitic fly, Apocephalus borealis, which lays its eggs in the bees' abdomens. The parasitic eggs cause atypical behavior in the bees, causing them to abandon their hives. Like a scene out of Alien, the eggs eventually hatch and the newborn flies burst out of the bee, killing it in the process.
The abandonment of the hive may be the primary cause of the so-called colony collapse disorder. Much like fungus can infect the brain, causing erratic behavior; the fly eggs may do the same. Another theory is that this behavior may be a defense mechanism by the honeybee. Knowing they are infected by the parasite, they flee the hive so not to allow it to spread. In the end, unfortunately, this causes the population to consistently dwindle.
New stats show that the US honeybee population dropped 35 percent in just three years, between 2006 and 2009. Similar mass die-offs have occurred around the world in places like Europe, China, and Japan.
The parasitic fly theory was unveiled by John Hafernik, biology professor from San Francisco State University. He collected bees found belly-up on the ground underneath lights by the University's biology building. He put them in a vial and forgot about them. Looking at the vials later, he was shocked to find fly pupae surrounding the bees.
Hafernik's team further studied the parasitic fly's effects on honeybees. They found evidence of the fly in 77 percent of the hives sampled in the Bay Area, California's Central Valley, and in South Dakota.
They found that the fly lays its eggs in the bee's abdomen. After a few days, the bee exits the hive, often at night, in a curious flight to nowhere. They fly toward light, unable to control their own bodies. Hafernik's team described the affected bees like zombies, flying erratically and walking in circles with no sense of direction. The bee dies and up to 13 fly larvae crawl out of the bee's neck.
The parasitic fly genus, Apocephalus, has also been known to lay its eggs in army ants. The female will pierce the ants head with a sharp ovipositor and inject the eggs. This eventually causes the head to fall off, often before the ant stops moving around. This horrific behavior has given the parasite the common name, "ant-decapitating fly."
Hafernik recommends that beekeepers around the country collect samples of bees that leave the hive at night. This can be done by setting up a light trap. Pinpointing the extent of the bee behavior can prove vital in isolating affected populations and stopping this possible cause of colony collapse disorder.
The study has been published in the journal PLoS One.
Link to published article: http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0029639
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Didn't know what else to call this post ... so ... 'CB4 and the near future' it is. Regarding the (previous) 'Antonio Davis on Vince' post ... I wrote this at the same time, deciding as I did that it was two different posts.
There's obviously no parallel from 'Vince's graduation decision' at all to today's team ... and I'm sure there never will be here or anywhere else, but I can't help but wonder about that stretch of games before the All Star break when it started to look like ... just maybe ... we might have the beginnings of something serious going on ... if (and it's a big 'if', I know, but ... ) ... if they continued to grow and get better - as opposed to the apparent turn they've taken since then, going the other way, up until around now at least - and after playing through a competitive playoff series or two (??), if Turkoglu was inspired to hit the gym hard this summer, along with Bargnani and DeRozan (who, I'm convinced is going to be a star - maybe a very big star) ... and of course, if Chris signed on to stay, which would've been (would be) a HUGE signal to the rest of the team (and league) that 'we're getting serious about building a contender here' ... well, there's just no telling what could be ... or could've been.
A lot of 'ifs' above, I know ... but, that spark or momentum, if that's what it was - before the break - was real, I at least, believed. And ... while it's never over 'til it's over ... if LeBron DID get into Bosh's head during the break in Dallas (my own pet theory - though I wasn't the first to say it; one or two other posters mentioned a similar scenario after the Golden State game), the surprise to me there is that Bosh would be that ... persuade-able. Although, a bit less surprised as I think about it and really ponder. On one hand, it's easy to imagine LeBron's pitch (again, IF any of this took place) ... painting the picture of the two of them racking up championships in the Big Apple (where else?), going into the Hall of Fame as one of the great duos in NBA history ... it would be seductive, to say the least. But, on the other hand ... Chris Bosh has always been his own man and pointedly so, even. So, from that perspective, the whole thing about Bosh giving off unconscious signals that he's out of here (if he actually is and he knows it, I say only to be fair) surprises the hell out of me.
I also acknowledge that it's not impossible that what we're seeing is that Bosh is so deeply conflicted at this moment (whether he's consciously 'decided' or not ... at the VERY least, he's deeply conflicted at the moment - a blind man could see it) - because even though we've not won anything with him here, he's had to have enjoyed all the years spent in Toronto, growing into the 'big dog' that he is ... and he's also likely aware - as many of us are, I'm sure - that if he signed on to stay, he'd absolutely own this town for years to come ... and it would be among the biggest boosts of all time to the team, really knowing just what their focus was: to get good enough to get to the big dance, that is (of course), the finals ... and having that kind of focus makes alll the difference in the world.
As I write this, I wonder to myself if I'm not 'pitching' Chris from the side door over here, thinking that (who knows?) maybe he reads these kinds of things (he doesn't watch TV and he is a voracious reader ... and he knows his way around the internet - wouldn't you be interested in what people were saying about you?) or more likely, that someone else reads it and picks up the ball, so to speak, expanding on the sentiment ... and yes, I am a hopeless T Honker, ridiculously so I admit ... but I really ... really ... really ... don't want him to leave. Not that what I want is going to make any kind of a difference. (My ass may be dumb, but I ain't no dumb-ass - as Ordell Robbie once said).
But unless he already signed his name in blood combined with LeBron's on a piece of hotel stationary in Dallas ... and while he wouldn't have done that, his handshake and his 'word' to LeBron would be very close to 'as good as', most of us know ... I'll still hold out some tiny bit of hope that the switch flips the other way between now and the end of the season ... and he seriously weighs up just what it is that he'd be giving up on, here.
It's not the Big Apple ... but having lived there for spells - I know New York City and love the goddam place - this town is getting better all the time ... and as far as I'm concerned, Toronto doesn't take a back seat to anywhere that I've been. I don't have to live here, I choose to live here. And I really hope CB4 ends up doing the same.


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The Hollywood premiere of Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained has been canceled out of respect for the victims of Friday's horrific shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
"Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the tragedy in Newtown, CT and in this time of national mourning we have decided to forgo our scheduled event," a rep for The Weinstein Company tells E! News. "However, we will be holding a private screening for the cast and crew and their friends and families."
The red carpet event was to take place at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences in Beverly Hills with an after party at Skybar in West Hollywood.
Tarantino as well as the film's stars Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Christoph Waltz, Samuel L. Jackson and Don Johnson were originally set to attend, but no word yet if their plans have also changed.
The cancellation comes just two days after Tarantino expressed his doubts that violence in movies have much to do with real-life crimes. "I just think, you know, there's violence in the world, tragedies happen, blame the playmakers," he said Saturday at a Django press junket, per the BBC. "It's a Western. Give me a break."
Foxx, however, see things differently. "We cannot turn our back and say that violence in films or anything that we do doesn't have a sort of influence," the actor said. "It does."
The premieres of Tom Cruise's Jack Reacher and the new Billy Crystal and Bette Midler comedy, Parental Guidance, were also cancelled because of the Newtown shooting.


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Della 'Fannie' Mason
SNOW HILL – Della "Fannie" Mason, beloved wife of Richard "Dick" Mason, died peacefully at Hospice by the Lake on Friday, Jan. 30, 2009.
Born Oct. 13, 1938, her father was Chester Warrington and mother Louise P. Warrington, and she was raised by her grandfather, William Powell, and grandmother, Della Powell.
Dick and Fannie Mason had been married for 47 years and had a great life together. She was a member of the Bates United Methodist Church in Snow Hill. She loved her husband, her family and her friends. She loved music and to dance. Her favorite singer was Elvis and she enjoyed her close friends in the "lunch bunch".
Services were held. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Coastal Hospice at the Lake, P.O. Box 1733, Salisbury, Md. 21804. Arrangements by the Burbage Funeral Home.
Frederick Michael Smith
OCEAN PINES – Frederick Michael Smith, age 78, passed away on Monday, Feb. 2, 2009 at his home in Ocean Pines.
Born in York, Pa., he was the son of the late Earl Herbert Smith and Gertrude Flannagan Smith. He is survived by his wife, Janice Marie Smith.
He had worked as a printer compositor for the U.S. Government Printing Office. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran, a member of St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Ocean Pines, Columbia Typographical Union #101 and the Democratic National Committee. He enjoyed bowling and golf.
Along with his wife, he is survived by six sons, Michael Edward Smith, Patrick Owen Smith and his wife Jeannie, Allen Gregory Smith, Frederick Michael Smith, Jr., Shawn Anthony Smith and his wife Karen, and Josef Kevin Smith; two daughters, Elaine Marie Mitchell and Theresa Ann Mullen and her husband
Gary; one brother, Earl H. Smith, Jr. and his wife Rose; 22 grandchildren; and 18 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Patrick Flannagan Smith, in 1996.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Monday, Feb. 9, 2009 at 11 a.m. at Ascension Catholic Church, 12700 Lanham Severn Rd., Bowie, Md where a wake service will be held at 10 a.m.
Interment will be in Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Silver Spring, Md.
Myra Kemp Bishop
BERLIN – Myra Kemp Bishop, 87, died Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009 at her home in Berlin.
Born in South Wales, Great Britain, she was the daughter of the late James and Caroline Hughes Kemp. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles R. Bishop, in September of 2008.
Bishop had been a bookkeeper with the Adkins Company and Bill Hall Ford of Berlin for many years. She was a member of Bethany United Methodist Church in Berlin where she was a member of the choir.
She is survived by her children, Carolyn Bishop Norris and her husband Donald of Herndon, Va., and Geoffrey Charles Bishop and his wife Pam of Berlin. There are three grandchildren, Stephen Norris of Arlington, Va., Brian Norris of Atlanta, Ga. and Kyle Bishop of New Orleans, La.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Feb. 7 at 1 p.m. at Bethany United Methodist Church. Rev. Mary Jo Dean will officiate. Interment will be private. Donations may be made to Bethany United Methodist Church, 8648 Stephen Decatur Hwy., Berlin, Md. 21811. Arrangements by the Burbage Funeral Home.
David Barry Givens Jr.
GEORGETOWN, Del. – David Barry Givens Jr. passed away on Jan. 30, 2009.
Givens was a construction worker and a proud member of the local Carpenters Union. He loved hunting and fishing and was a huge Giants fan. He enjoyed stock car racing and going to the local dirt track.
He is survived by his family: daughters Kelsie Ann Givens, Hunter Erin Givens, William E. and Patricia A. Webb Sr. Eddie Webb Jr. and companion Margaret, Tammy L. Long and husband Shane, David and Dee Givens Sr., Christopher Givens, John T. Givens, Elizabeth Givens, beloved aunts, uncles, nephews, cousins, and a host of special friends.
Services will be private. Arrangements provided by Watson Funeral Home.


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PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. - Many South Florida doctors are fielding questions from patients concerned about their risk of contracting meningitis amid the current outbreak.
Dr. Ariel Soffer with the Soffer Health Institute said people first need to know some basics about meningitis.
"Meningitis is an inflammation of the tissues that surround the spinal cord and brain. What we are seeing in the news now Is meningitis caused by mold in steroid injections that were given for pain in the back or neck commonly called epidurals.
Thousands have been exposed and dozens have already died," said Soffer. "There are two types of meningitis. One that can rapidly kill you and another that is uncomfortable but benign. In 2005, Brad Pitt famously had the benign type that feels like a bad headache and it usually goes away on its own. The other type of meningitis, like the one we are seeing is often deadly, gets progressively worse and needs immediate medical attention," he added.
So, who really needs to be concerned about this latest outbreak and what should they be aware of?
"The current type of meningitis affecting our area hits only certain types of people. You must have had a back or neck steroid injection after May 21st 2012 and it must be part of a batch that has been identified from Massachusetts. Call your doctor to find out where your shot came from or check the centers for disease control website for a list of clinicians that might have used the tainted solutions," said Soffer.
Symptoms of infection include stiff neck, fever, headache nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light, and increased pain or redness at the injection site.
"If you then think you might be at risk you should see immediate medical attention. Your doctor can make the diagnosis with with a spinal tap which is a small needle that pulls out a bit of fluid from the spinal column. There are vaccines for other forms of meningitis, so you might want to take this moment to talk to your doctor about updating your family's vaccinations." said Soffer.
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Longines becomes FEI Top Partner with Historic Deal
- Dec 29, 2012
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Longines has become the Fédération Equestre Internationale's (FEI) first "Top Partner" following the agreement of a historic very long-term sponsorship deal that will see the Swiss watchmaker become the official timekeeping partner of the organization.
Under the new agreement--which marks the biggest sponsorship deal ever brokered by the FEI--Longines becomes the official top partner, official timekeeper, and official watch of the FEI. Longines will take on a number of key FEI properties including the title sponsorship of the FEI World Cup Jumping before the start of the new season in October 2013.
An official signing ceremony will take place in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Jan. 15, 2013, when the contract will be signed jointly by FEI President HRH Princess Haya, and Nayla Hayek, chair of the Swatch Group Board of Directors. Full details of the agreement will be unveiled as part of the signing ceremony in January 2013.
"I am totally thrilled to welcome Longines as the FEI's first Top Partner--this is the beginning of a new era for our sport and the FEI," Princess Haya said. "Longines has always had a huge presence in our community and our new partnership is a true celebration of our shared passion. This is an immense moment for the FEI. This long-term partnership with Longines will completely revolutionize the way we are able to produce our sport across all of our disciplines. I am enormously grateful to Mrs Nayla Hayek and her Board for recognizing the incredible potential and possibilities of the ever-growing equestrian sport."
Hayek commented, "We are delighted to have concluded this strategic and historic partnership with the FEI. It reinforces the traditional and long-lasting commitment of Longines in equestrian sports and makes the brand a major player in this field. We are looking forward to being involved in the great events organized by the FEI. This multi-faceted partnership also provides us with a great platform to strengthen the Longines brand presence worldwide. I would like to express my deepest appreciation to HRH Princess Haya and the Board of the FEI for giving Longines their trust."
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Game thread.
Knicks @ Wizards. March 10th 2007
All the game related talk goes in here
Game thread.
Knicks @ Wizards. March 10th 2007
All the game related talk goes in here
This is going to be a hard game The Washington Wizards are 24-8 at home. I think we wont take a victory in todays game. The Knicks could have had a playoff spot if they wouldn't loose to Seattle by one point. BUT. Since the Knicks had like four days to practice, rest, and think of a game plan I might say it could be a close one tonight lets hope knicks win!
I think David Lee should be back tonight?
does any one (including himself) kno when David Lee is coming back???
Good game from the backcourt even though turnovers and FT almost cost us the game. Steve Francis is the man!
Stay Tuned.....
wat a ****ing shot(pardon me), wow, Fts again killing the knicks but nobody got to know when u win
Free throws would have killed us again but Francis pulled a Crawford.
Oh happy days. That was a beautiful game wow! I cant believe it what a game. Oh my oh my. Go Knicks Go
So we beat the third best team in the east, and we did it without jamal, Q, Lee, and Nate.... so if we get the 7th or maybe the sixth seed , and francis continues to play better and jamal comes back, is it crazy to think that we actually got a shot at taking the east.... i mean there is no real dominant team in the east, im sure we could beat any of them when we are healthy... i was only hoping for a second round playoff loss at best but i got some high hopes now -- but anyway great win by the knicks against a good team on the road -- i cant give francis too much credit though cuz he had a lot of bad plays (7 turnovers and a huge technical and missed FT) -- took us out of the game.. then put us back in it -- and wow jeffries played really good for once
Great Win!!! With that win and the Nets and Pacers losses, the Knicks are now in the 8th spot and a game out of the 7th spot. The Pacers are falling fast and have now lost 8 in a row.
Finally the Knicks win one when it counts! Hopefully they can put a win streak together and lock in that 7th spot. I don't want to get too ahead of myself, but I'm psyched for NY playoff baketball. The Francis/Marbury duo may actually develop into a scary backcourt. One can only hope.
Go NY, Go NY, Go!
yea great win, even tho we don't make the playoffs, i'm proud of my boys...
Moz and NYK 4 Life....."I got orange n blue blood pumpin in my veins"........
Dag today couldn't get any better...Knicks beat the Wiz...my Hoyas win the Big East Tourney. And what did I say about this backcourt?? Amazing...
Stay Tuned.....
Actually Nate Robinson played just 4 minutes last night. Steve Francis played really great last night. But Francis had 7 turnovers thats something hes gotta improve. But overall nice performance


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Sam Taylor-Wood
I can't decide whether I like Brad Pitt's Chanel No. 5 ad spots or not. Just tell me what to think already.
—P. Rose, via Twitter
Done and done. At first, the ads, with their nonsensical ravings about journeys and life, look like a parody of themselves. But I can tell you without hesitation that they work, for one reason...or maybe two or three.
First of all, the two ads clearly have their failings. For one, it makes one of the sexiest, most confident-looking A-list actors on Earth look almost awkward, like he's working with a monologue he doesn't actually understand.
"It's really hard to make Brad Pitt not hot," notes Ann Diaz of Creativity Online, which covers advertising, marketing and design. "Yet they managed to do so."
And speaking of monologues, Pitt's script doesn't make much sense either: "It's not a journey, every journey ends and we go on...Wherever I go, there you are."
I mean, we assume he's talking about his relationship and a lady, respectively. But Pitt could be talking about his obession with architecture and his favorite assistant, who's probably, yes, always right there, wherever Pitt is.
"As so brilliantly made clear by the SNL spoof, maybe they went a bit too far with sense of mystery the brand is known for, with his overly cryptic statements," Diaz says.
And yet, the ad works...because you're reading about it. Again. For the 80th time. Why? Because it's a man selling women's perfurme.
And we're sitting here trying to parse what the heck Pitt is trying to secretly tell us, and just us, and why he looks so vaguely uncomfortable, and whether that discomfort is on purpose or part of the Art, and what Pitt's thinking about as he speaks to the camera, and whether Angelina Jolie was just off camera mouthing the words back to him in an endless loop of A-list love.
"The ad works in terms of getting people to talk about Chanel No. 5," Diaz confirms. "It's a classic, iconic fragrance but one that's in a market increasingly crowded with new brands fronted and backed by celebrities. So I would say it's smart for them to have a male celebrity pimp it for the first time."
And to have that celebrity be Brad Pitt, saying things everyone likes...and no one gets.


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Franklin's impressive rookie season continues
By Greg Johns / MLB.com
BOSTON -- Mariners second baseman Nick Franklin continues putting together an impressive rookie campaign, capped by a two-homer day in Sunday's 6-4 win over the Twins.
Going into Tuesday's series opener against the Red Sox, Franklin was tied with Daniel Murphy of the Mets for the Major League lead in RBIs since the All-Star break with 13 in 10 games.
Murphy had played two more games than Franklin, who topped all American League players in that category, one ahead of Michael Bourn of the Indians, Edwin Encarnacion of the Blue Jays and Wil Myers of the Rays.
Though Franklin wasn't called up until May 27, he already has posted a pair of two-homer games. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, he and Michael Young (2001 with the Rangers) are the only second basemen in the last 48 years to have a pair of multiple home run games in their rookie seasons.
The last second baseman to do that before Young was Houston's Joe Morgan in 1965.
In his first 52 games in the Majors, Franklin hit .277 with 10 homers and 32 RBIs and his .492 slugging percentage is second on the team behind Raul Ibanez's .535.
Fresh off DL, Morse eager to be part of club's success
BOSTON -- Right fielder Michael Morse returned from a five-week stint on the disabled list Tuesday, eager to rejoin a Mariners club that has caught fire in July.
Morse was immediately penciled into the starting lineup in right field and sixth in the batting order for the series opener against the Red Sox.
"I feel good. I feel healthy. I'm ready to go," Morse said. "It's good to be back. The guys have been playing great, it's been fun to watch, and now I get a chance to be part of it."
The Mariners went 18-13 during Morse's stint on the DL after he finally succumbed to a strained right quadriceps muscle that had been hindering him for several weeks. The big slugger also played through a broken finger earlier in the season that slowed him after a hot start in April, when he had nine home runs by May 1.
Morse hit just two home runs in his next 31 games, however, putting him at .251 with 11 home runs and 23 RBIs in 56 games going into Tuesday's return.
"It's been a tough season," he said. "I had a couple injuries here and there, the finger and now this quad. But that's the season. Everybody plays with some injuries and stuff. I'm healthy now. I've got two more months to help out the team. My goal now is to try to help the team win as many ballgames as possible."
Morse hit .250 (6-for-24) in six rehab games with Triple-A Tacoma with a double, triple, home run and two RBIs. He said his leg has felt fine since he joined the Rainiers and it's just been a matter of regaining his timing.
"I feel good. Baseball-wise, I feel great," he said. "No rust. We've been playing this game since we were kids. I don't even think about it. My leg has felt good for a while now. I was just down there to play a little baseball."
Acting manager Robby Thompson said Morse will play right field as well as a little first base and possibly some designated hitter as he works his way back in. The Mariners designated Jason Bay for assignment on Monday to open a roster spot, but still have a logjam of outfielders with Dustin Ackley, Michael Saunders, Raul Ibanez and Endy Chavez all vying for time as well.
How will that juggling act play out?
"We're about to find out," Thompson said. "We'll go with matchups and who has the hot hand. Obviously Morse is going to have to get back in there and play on pretty much a consistent basis to get him going again. We'll do what we can to make it work."
Maurer adjusting to role as long man in bullpen
BOSTON -- Brandon Maurer has been a starter most of his career. But then again, his career hasn't been that long, so the 23-year-old is adjusting to his new role after being recalled by the Mariners last weekend.
The big right-hander made his first Major League relief appearance in Tuesday's 8-2 loss to the Red Sox, throwing 2 1/3 innings of perfect ball until Boston nicked him for two runs on a single and home run by Jarrod Saltalamacchia in the eighth. Maurer finished up with just those two hits and two runs in three innings.
"That was big for Maurer, his first time coming out of the 'pen here in Boston of all places," said acting manager Robby Thompson. "I thought he threw the ball very well. I thought it was big for him and for us. It's not easy your first time coming out here in Boston, and I thought he did a great job."
Maurer replaced Hector Noesi as Seattle's long reliever on Saturday and has begun adjusting to a new routine.
"I'm just going to go out there and throw all my pitches and go right after hitters," said Maurer, who started 10 games for Seattle at the start of the season before being sent to Triple-A Tacoma. "I don't have to worry about the next at-bat, just go get 'em right out of the gate."
Maurer said the only time he's been a reliever was in 2010, when he was sidelined by elbow tendinitis during the season and then came back and pitched a couple of games out of the bullpen with Class A Clinton at the end of that season.
"So far, it's been all right," he said prior to Tuesday's relief debut. "We're just trying to keep it as basic as we can, just do the work when we can. And if we can't, we'll get it the next day. I'm just trying to stay fresh."
Thompson said one of the advantages of having the youngster working out of the bullpen is the ability to control his innings. Maurer threw 46 2/3 innings in 10 starts at Tacoma, putting him at 96 for the season combined with his Seattle outings.
He threw a career-high 137 2/3 innings last year for Double-A Jackson. But most important, Thompson said, is getting Maurer more experience at the Major League level.
"He's kind of our long guy right now, so talking with [pitching coach Carl Willis], we'll try to ease him back in," Thompson said. "He's been starting and we all feel it's probably going to be good for him to work out of the bullpen. There's been a lot of guys in the big leagues that have worked their way through the bullpen into a starting role. That's kind of the avenue we're taking right now."
Worth noting
• The Mariners were 0-5-2 in their first seven series as they got off to a rough April, but things have turned around of late, as they're 5-1-1 in their last seven series.
• Seattle is 27-17 in games started by Felix Hernandez and Hisashi Iwakuma, compared to 23-38 in games started by everyone else. Hernandez and Iwakuma will be on the mound for the final two games of the Red Sox series.
• Franklin Gutierrez went 2-for-5 with a double in Tacoma's 7-6 loss at Reno on Monday and is batting .225 in 31 rehab games with the Triple-A club. Hector Noesi gave up nine hits and four runs in five innings in his first start since being sent down, but took a no-decision.
Greg Johns is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @GregJohnsMLB as well as his Mariners Musings blog. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.