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How To: Pixelated Painting
There are so many great details worth revisiting in Kevin and Dop's Playful Uptown Loft, but we (and several readers) are quite smitten with the pixilated Abe painting...
In case you missed it in the comments, Kevin offers up how he created this modern take on a historic figure. He says:
The Lincoln portrait was done by pixelating a photo and boiling it down to 9 shades of gray (both done in Photoshop). I built the canvas, gridded it off in 2 inch squares, and mixed the different shades of paint. At that point it basically became a paint by number.
Brilliant, we think.
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Crazy! I have one of JFK. Two profiles, mirror image, in blue. An art student I knew did it and I bought it cheap when he sold a bunch of stuff at graduation.
it sounds naughty but this site:
has an online version of rastorizing your images so that if you don't have photoshop you don't need to worry. plus, it will set you up to print your image on however many sheets of paper you want, as well as with or without a bleed/cut area.
I had to do this for a design class. If you want to do the manual (non-photoshop) method: Take a picture and put a clear sheet (like a sheet protector) over it. Draw a grid on the plastic. Make a grid on your canvas. Look at one square of the picture at a time and average the color in that square. It helps to blur your eyes. Then, as Kevin says, paint by number.
This is cool. Does anyone know how the bike is dangling from the ceiling like that? Thanks!
good point, leskat... that's a definite alternative to the photoshop route.
and just to add- in my experience with the lincoln, many people think it's purely an abstract, which is kind of fun. once they back-up to get a little distance, the image begins to reveal itself.
me again. re: the bike- i have a pulley attached to the ceiling above the front door. if you do a search for "bike hoist" you'll find a bunch of options. i got mine on amazon. hope that helps!
I'm going to put a damper on this party by admitting that pixelated paintings hurt my eyes. I wish I were joking.
I thought rasterbating was different than pixelating. I am looking to pixelate some family photos and then paint them out as Christmas gifts. I can't afford PhotoShop. Can it be done with PhotoShop Elements? I had downloaded some free software, but it infected my laptop and I won't try that again.
I thought is was abstract until I took a second look.
I was given a blank canvas a few years ago... maybe THIS could be the project it's been waiting for!
Laurel, do you remember those 'magic eye' pictures that littered the '90's? I tried a few times but could never make out a single 'hidden' image - all I got out of them was eye strain and a desire to reach for the matches! The only one I ever appreciated, inspite of never really looking at it myself, was one which had been pinned to the living room door in a house-share, by a particularly obnoxious 'house guest' who out-stayed his welcome by around a year (each of us thought he was a guest of the others so did not want to offend them by suggesting that he left...I know, I know...).
Anyway, it was bit of a party house and on one such occasion, I came bounding down the stairs and flung the living room door open only to have it stop halfway, after rebounding off the face of the guy who was, apparently, just the other side of it, demonstrating how to see the hidden image in his magic-eye picture, by standing close enough in front of it... The absence of sympathy in the room was telling and, shortly after stopping the unstoppable door, the immovable house guest...moved!
For those looking for a free alternative to creating pixel-based art from photos there is an online app that will let you do it called Heavy Mural - heavymural.com
You can use a picture from your local computer and it will convert it to pixel art. There are some settings you can play with to change colors, scale, etc. And when you are happy you can print out instructions for your mural as well.
Hope that helps someone.
Those of you looking to explore this technique would be well-served to familiarize yourselves with the work of the painter Chuck Close, the granddaddy of "pixel" based art long before the "pixel" was a household word.
Free Paint by Pixel software online at diyart.cominstantly converts your photos into a numbered grid with no hassle. Also ready mixed coloured paint sets available to buy online. Hope that makes your project/gift ideas a little easier:)
I made a rasterization with a Souther Salazar picture for my old apartment years ago. Check it out.
This is very cool and would be great for high school art students. I've seen something similar done with free paint swatches from a hardware store.
This is also a quilting design technique. Yay, now I don't have to buy the designer's software.
Awesome job! How did you "boil" the image down in Photoshop? I know how to pixelate an image, just stuck on the "boiling" part. Thanks!
hey ryan, you can use "indexed colors".
find it here: image --> mode --> indexed color.
at that point you can choose the number of colors that you'd like.
good luck!
My question is...how exactly do you determine how many and what colors after you have pixelated in PS? I have tried swatches...I have tried indexed color...but once I get there I'm lost. I'm sure it's simple...but I can't find a step-by-step tutorial. Is there an easy way to do this?


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As the Annual Meeting approaches, the Section has been wrapping up this year's activities and looking ahead. We have accomplished wonderful things this year, and I am very proud of our membership for all the hard work that has been done.
Two goals I set for my tenure as chair were to: 1) increase our section's advocacy efforts on important Public Health issues. 2) recognize the contributions of our members in the field of Health Administration. I believe our section has risen to meet these challenges as evidenced below:
The APHA year flies by, and soon it will be time to pass the baton to the new chair. Mark Bittle is ready to rock as your new chair and has lots of ideas and expertise to continue the momentum started in the past few years. As Ed McMahon would say, Hereeeeee's Mark!
Warm Regards, Gretchen Sampson, RN, MPH
Thank you, thank you very much!! First I would like to thank Gretchen for all her hard work this year. I am sure our members would agree with me, she has done a wonderful job keeping the Section moving forward, and filling her shoes will be no easy task. However, we can, with Gretchen's continued support, as soon to be past-chair, continue to chart a course to a sustainable future for the Health Administration Section.
As we prepare for this year's Annual Meeting, so much has been put into place to ensure its success. Those accomplishments, some of which are described above, result from the thoughtful and generous participation by our membership. It is very exciting for me to work with such a dedicated group of public health professionals. For our section to remain viable and attractive, together we should strive to involve more members in various leadership roles within the section. Over the past month, I received a number of e-mails from eager volunteers. Over the next several weeks, I will be compiling a list of those individuals who have already committed to hold positions and where we still need help. In addition, I have reached out to the chair-elect of the Student Assembly to ask for his support of our section by offering enhanced opportunities for his membership to be part of our group. This will give selected members of the Student Assembly an opportunity to learn more about our section and work with use to advance our agenda.
Speaking of our agenda for the coming year, I hope to see as many of you as possible attend our business meetings. This is the perfect opportunity for you to participate in and guide the development of our goals and objectives for the year, and more!
More to come and much more to do, so stay tuned….Mark J. Bittle, DrPH, MBA
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Tom Quade, MA, MPH, CPH, Interim Director of Health with the City of Akron, Ohio
I have been with the Akron Health Department in a variety of roles for more than 10 years. I have been serving as the Public Health Deputy for Administration since January of 2008 and additionally as the Interim Director of Health since April of 2009. For much of that time I have been facilitating the consolidation of the Akron City Health District with the Summit County General Health District. This endeavor has tested everything I thought I understood about leadership and management. We have not yet completed the process, but an end is in sight. It is my hope that this article will assist health department administrators considering the consolidation process. Because concisely describing the complete process, including its challenges, surprises, and learning opportunities, and to do so in a manner that can be generalized across drastically diverse contexts, is not possible in this limited space, I will draw on an analogy and metaphors that I hope will guide the reader and, I suspect, render the narrative more memorable in the end.My wife and I recently joined four friends to go whitewater rafting, a first for each of us. I paid close attention to the instructor as we sat on solid ground prior to our launch. I rehearsed scenarios in my mind, though I still don't know how "watching for the hydraulics" helps me to navigate them. This hypothetical preparation was about as helpful as my reading the NALBOH "A Guide for Local Boards of Health Considering the Feasibility of a Consolidation of Independent Local Public Health Jurisdictions" has been in dealing with the idiosyncratic exigencies of local health district consolidation politics. The metaphor: Like navigating whitewater, consolidating health districts will include a few common elements for which one may and should prepare but in the end it is simply not something you can read in a report, or newsletter article, but please don't stop now. As we entered the river, we arranged ourselves such that we would create a balance of body weight. What we learned early on was that the balance we should have targeted was one of strength when the paddles hit the water and confidence when the raft was headed for the rocks. The metaphor: Like our attempt to balance our boat for the trip, our original assessment of assets, strengths and weaknesses needed adjusting on the fly. People and events will surprise you, in both beneficial and disappointing ways. The river will keep moving often with a pace you would not choose should you have the option, and you will need to adjust. In selecting seats, one of my friends asserted his intent to steer by sitting in the back of the raft. Though typically one to accept and enjoy the responsibility that comes with control, I then willingly accepted the spot in the front of the boat. I have served on enough committees to recognize when the chair has been established and that there are many other seats at the table. I soon recognized two advantages of my default position. Sitting up front, I saw what was coming and that put me in the position to direct the boat simply by informing my friend who was steering the boat. Secondly, on several occasions our boat spun around, and I found myself in the steering position simply by turning myself around. I was the only one who turned around so my new crew was oriented backward, or so it was from my perspective. Oh captain, my captain. The metaphor: Like our position in the raft changed by chance and the resulting relationship between control and influence was not as anticipated, the roles one takes during the consolidation process alternate between positions of presumed control where we have far less influence than planned to the converse, i.e. a supporting role where we serendipitously may have far greater influence.As the day wore on, our confidence grew and our fears subsided. We were completing the last run of rapids and had our eyes focused on the point where we would pull out. All of us were injury free and no one had fallen out. We turned toward shore, suddenly hit a rock, and out fell my friend's wife. Stuck between the raft and the rock, she was in no immediate danger because the current was not strong and she sustained no injury beyond her pride. Given her inability to assist her re-entry as we drifted beyond the exit point, the circumstances called for an act of desperation. The "supersonic wedgie" was employed with great success. The metaphor: Reader's choice.
We finally exited the river, reveling in our collective success. Then we heard the news. We had to carry the raft up a very large and very steep hill to get to the bus that would drive us back up river. The metaphor: Like our realization that the real work was just starting when convinced the real work was just over, the process of consolidating health districts has presented many milestones, each worth some celebration, but in the end there is always more work to do. There will always be another step to take, another rock just under the surface that will have to be dealt with. When the MOU is signed bringing all parties in alignment, enjoy it but know that a contract may be exponentially more difficult to construct and the support you experience one week may disappear the next. There are unions to engage, vendor contracts to renegotiate, properties to manage, and budgets to reconcile. There are changing payrolls and benefits packages. And in the end you are at the beginning, the beginning of a new day with a new public health entity and a new sense of our capacity to improve the access and the quality of the public health services we provide. One thing did not change. The community we serve was there when we started and is will be there when we get done. The day after we ran the rapids, we hiked up a trail to a railroad bridge some one hundred feet over that same river and I looked down with a sense of reflective accomplishment. I hope I can have a similar bird's eye view at some point after the consolidation is done, and I hope I will feel as good as I did that day.
Every year the Nominations Chair of the HA Section invites people to consider running for both Section and APHA leadership positions, if you are interested in running for a leadership position this next year – contact Gretchen Sampson to express your interest firstname.lastname@example.com
The following positions are available and nominations are invited for 2011:
Additional positions within APHA Leadership are also available. Watch our Facebook and Web page to get more details.
Please consider nominating yourself or another person who has been an active Health Administration Section member.
The Health Administration Section is always fortunate to have quality candidates to run for APHA leadership positions. This year we have two members running for office. Following is an Open Letter to our members from Joyce Gaufin, and a short bio on Tom Quade.
An Open Letter to the HA MembersJoyce Gaufin
It is my honor to run as a candidate for a seat on the APHA Executive Board representing the Health Administration Section, and my two affiliate organizations, the Utah PHA and the Nevada PHA. I served as the chair of the Intersectional Council in 2005, so I also served on the Executive Board that year (ex officio). That experience provided me with an opportunity to learn what it takes to serve as a successful board member. The primary responsibilities for an elected board member are to provide oversight for the successful administration and management of the association, and to serve a fiduciary role. Policy for APHA is developed and approved through the Governing Council, and then the Board helps to oversee the implementation of policy. The Board develops and monitors "end" performance goals for the efficient administration of the organization. They work in partnership with the Executive Director who has the responsibility to deliver effective "means" to manage the organization. APHA board members are expected to fully participate in regular meetings, to serve on subcommittees, and to uphold high standards that exemplify the values of the organization. Effective board members must operate in an atmosphere of collaboration and respect. Board members must also take an active role in serving as advocates for APHA policies. I believe I have the proven experience to serve APHA for the next four years.
I have served as a leader on many non-profit boards in my career, and I work as the executive director for a non-profit board right now. I have a realistic understanding of the time and energy necessary to serve APHA on the Executive Board. I am familiar with all of the components within APHA, and I have served as President of the Utah Public Health Association. Since 1994, I have attended all annual APHA meetings, I helped co-plan and develop four annual conferences, I served as HAS Chairperson in 2003, and I have been a Governing Councilor for HAS several times. I served on the Advisory Committee for The Nation's Health, currently serve on the APHA Education Board, and I also served on TFAIR. Every time I have attended a leadership meeting for APHA in Washington, D.C., I have made a special effort to advocate for APHA policies by meeting with elected officials from Utah and Nevada. I have not missed any regularly scheduled leadership meetings while serving APHA.
I invite you to look at my candidate Web page on the APHA website (you must be logged in as a member). I would love to hear from HAS members concerning your questions, concerns, and ideas for ways to help make APHA a stronger and more efficient organization. You may contact me via e-mail (email@example.com), by phone (435) 574-2015, or through Facebook. I ask for your support for my candidacy this year! Thank you. Joyce Gaufin
Tom Quade, HA Member Running for APHA Executive Board
Tom Quade is the interim director of health with the City of Akron (Ohio) Health Department and holds a faculty appointment at the Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy. Tom describes his involvement with APHA as having been increasingly active since his graduate student years at Yale. He has been a member of the Epidemiology, Disabilities, and Health Administration Sections, depending upon his professional position. A past member of Governing Council, Tom now serves on the APHA Action Board, Joint Dues Committee, Committee on Affiliates, and he chairs the Affiliate Capacity Building Initiative Advisory Committee. Tom also has a long history of active involvement in every leadership position within his state affiliate. Tom professes his commitment to a strong and secure future for APHA with administrative policies that advance 1.) A robust and involved membership; 2.) A voice of advocacy fueled and guided by proactive evidence-based public health policy developed by the Governing Council and heard by increasing numbers of legislators both directly and indirectly through APHA's education of the general public; and 3.) Effective tools to enhance timely and accessible communication between and within APHA's many components, boards and committees.
Tricia Todd, MPH, 2008-2010 Chair, Communications
The Health Administration Section is going virtual under the leadership of two HA members. As chair of communications for the last few years, I've learned it is always good to hand over the reins to the people that know how to drive the wagon, or perhaps it's manage the virtual steering wheel – in this case, Rajiv and Raed will be taking over as co-chairs of the communications committee…taking the Health Administration Section into the virtual future.
Our Future VisionRajiv Ramdeo and Raed Mansour2011 Co-Chairs of the Communication Committee
Rajiv Ramdeo is an MPH student at the University of California, Irvine. He is the inaugural Dalai Lama scholar and has earned over $22,000 in various personal awards and grants. His communications experience includes UCI, three successful student organizations he founded, and two local non-profits. He has also worked for the UCI Medical Center and the Kansas City VA Medical Center. As co-chair of the Communications Committee, Rajiv hopes to continue the effort he has participated in over the past year to open new social media channels for our members to interact.
Raed Mansour has a BS in neurobiology and physiology from Purdue University, post-graduate studies in clinical nutrition from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, a certificate in advertising and public relations from DePaul University, and currently is completing a MS in health marketing and communication from Boston University. Past experience includes being a research assistant in a genetic engineering lab, an instructor in clinical nutrition, and running marketing and public relations in several health care facilities. In 2009, Raed volunteered within the Health Administration Communication Committee to gain insight into how communication activities are currently developed within a non-profit association.
PURPOSE & GOALSTricia challenged us with a goal to increase methods of communication within our section. In collaboration with other volunteers, we worked to increase engagement through social media avenues by adding a Facebook Page. We also used existing communication venues, e-mail blasts, newsletters, and our website. Our goals were not only to communicate events and stories of interest for over 2,000 members of the Health Administration Section, but to try to engage all of our members in a two-way symmetric conversation. We wanted to avoid a one-way conversation that runs the risk of missing valuable membership input that may ultimately discourage professionals and students from joining. The challenge is to increase volunteering within our section when resources of professionals and students are limited, while leveraging emerging media with traditional communications.
In designing our communication initiatives, new media plays an important role of providing that two-way conversational platform. Knowing our members' interests and specialties improves program development. It also provides an opportunity to get to know one another better, which makes joining our section less intimidating to other professionals as well as to students.
Ensuring accessibility requires developing many platforms online and off-line through traditional avenues (e-mail, newsletters, Web page, texting, and paper) and new media (Facebook, LinkedIN, Twitter, You Tube, Blogs). There are hundreds of social networking sites (Nexopia, Bebo, Hi5, Tagged, Xing, Skyrock, Orkut, Friendster, MySpace, etc.), but choosing to be a party to all of them diminishes the quality of participation, not to mention the great amount of dedicated time required to remain engaged. Following the lead of APHA, the most popular venues where our members already exist like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc. will be considered. These sites are highly customizable and allow us to be current in a straightforward and fun manner. The CDC's National Center for Health Marketing (www.cdc.gov/HealthMarketing) and their Gateway to Health Communication and Social Marketing Practice (www.cdc.gov/healthcommunication/index.html), among others, will serve as our primary guide.
Developing several communication platforms to account for the wide variety of preferred method(s) of communication requires volunteers to assist us. Having volunteers contribute to several different communication platforms increases the value of our section by sharing expertise between professionals and providing opportunities to students, besides being a flexible venue to share similar information across various preferred social media venues.
Our goals for the future are to create a seamless communication platform through a mix of traditional media with social media that will have links to all of our existing sites where any member will find what interests them and allows them to be interactive.
Currently, we are looking to attract professionals in the field through our LinkedIN Group (www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular&gid=1323767) to contribute to our existing knowledge base while providing potential mentors for students wanting to join our section. We also plan to make volunteering easier through increasing the level of engagement for members and students through e-mail, Facebook, and possibly Twitter. Our Facebook Page (www.facebook.com/APHA.HealthAdmin) applications allow LinkedIn, Twitter, blogs, and Web pages to be published in different tabs. We also plan on more polling of our members to determine their interests and their preferred methods of communication for events, program alerts, and content. We plan to have many rich conversations with our members, and we hope you join us.
Network your way to Success at this year's conference! The HA Section will be hosting many opportunities for you to network in person!
1) "Social Media for the Mid-level adapters," Sunday, 3:00 p.m. If you are one of those people who didn't jump on board with Facebook, Linked In and Twitter when they were first taking over the world – but you'd like to learn to use these social media now – come to this Health Administration Business Meeting to hear from the HA Section communication chairs – who will guide you through all those "I think this is a stupid question" moments, and help you to become confident in using, or at least talking about, social media. Location can be found in the program under Business meetings.
2) Health Administration Social, Tuesday, Nov. 9, from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Denver Convention Center, room 404. Bring your business cards, your sense of humor and your energy, and join the HA Section as we celebrate our Section successes, recognize those who have contributed to the field of Health Administration and the Section (See the list of award winners below), and get to know each other.
3) The HA Booth in the Expo - Face Time and Networking – with a purposeAre you planning to attend the APHA Annual meeting in Denver? We need Section members to staff the booth Nov. 7 – 10. Team up with a friend and split the two-hour shift. This can be a fun way to meet other Section members and others who attend the Annual Meeting from around the world.
Reasons to Work at the Health Administration Booth:
Go to the website http://www.mysignup.com/has_booth_2010 to sign up.
A public engagement workshop - Model Practices in Policy Development
Session 4278.0 Model practices in Policy Development I Tuesday, 2:30-4:00 p.m. CCC Korbel Ballroom 2B (double-check the location when you arrive in Denver)
Session organized and article written by Ellie GarrettSocial justice requires that we listen to the public and hear the voices of those less often heard. The President's Open Government Directive calls upon federal agencies to incorporate public engagement into their policy-setting processes. As President Obama states, "Public engagement enhances the government's effectiveness and improves the quality of its decisions." Public engagement when done well is an extraordinary tool for improving public health policies and fostering support for the public health enterprise. But when it's done poorly, it can be harmful and foster mistrust. Against the backdrop of vitriolic town hall forums about health care reform in the summer of 2009, the public health community might well wonder whether public engagement is possible on controversial topics of health policy. The Health Administration Section is pleased to offer a roundtable workshop in which presenters say, YES, WE CAN have civil public discourse about health policy… and oh by the way, here's how to do it.
This workshop offers an opportunity to learn from public health professionals experienced in the art and science of public engagement and to answer questions about the many choices to be made as you plan and implement a public engagement process. J. Eline (Ellie) Garrett, JD, of the Minnesota Center for Health Care Ethics, and Caroline Barnhill, MPH, of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, organized it. They recruited colleagues who have helped lead CDC-funded public engagement activities at the federal level and in several states and communities to serve as faculty. The projects concerned varied aspects of pandemic planning, but the lessons learned about public engagement methods extend well beyond the topic of pandemic.
Whether you are in the midst of planning an engagement or wondering how to start, come with your questions and ideas. During this session, you will have an opportunity to go to two or three of these eight roundtables; bring your colleagues to attend the others:
W.C. Woodward Award
Named for the first chair of the Health Administration Section. This must be someone who is a Health Administration member who has advanced the practice of health administration through outstanding leadership and contributions in a management or educational setting and has provided significant service to the Health Administration Section of APHA.
2010 Recipient: Giorgio Piccagli, PhD, MPH, SB
Excellence in Health Administration AwardMust be someone who has advanced the practice of health administration through outstanding leadership and contributions working in management or educational setting.
2010 Recipient: Kaye Bender, RN, PhD, FAAN
Rising Star AwardMust be a HA Section member who demonstrates potential in the health field (broadly defined) by advancing public health policy and health administration practice as demonstrated by innovation, collaboration, and practical application. Neither academic credentials nor grades will be a factor in selecting the awardee. Nominee must be new to the field of Health Administration.
2010 Recipients: Gita Uppal, MPH, and Vamsi Vasireddy, MD, MPH
Health Administration Chair AwardThis award is given at the Health Administration Chair's discretion to a member of the Section who has shown outstanding leadership and contribution to the Section.
2010 Recipient: Kusuma Madamala, PhD, MPH
The Yale School of Public Health will be hosting an interactive workshop session between practitioners and researchers to explore selected priority research areas for public health systems and services research at the APHA Annual Meeting in Denver. The workshop will be held on Sunday morning, Nov. 7, from 8 to 11:30, and is titled, Practice-Based Research: Linking Practitioners and Academic Partners to Improve Public Health. It is supported by a grant from RWJF. If you are planning to attend the APHA Annual Meeting, you might like to participate on Sunday morning. There is no charge. Breakfast will be served. This workshop is a follow up to a very successful workshop held at NACCHO this past July that brought together practitioners and researchers to develop PHSSR research questions relevant to the practice community and look at possible data sources. Participants suggested that we hold another session at the APHA Annual Meeting, using the same format. Here is an online survey http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/APHAWorkshopSurvey ) where you can help select topics for discussion and RSVP for the workshop. Even those unable to attend are encouraged to help with the selection of topic areas and research questions.
The Health Administration Section Policy Committee is currently reviewing the proposed new policies for 2010 that will be voted on at the Annual Meeting...we could always use more volunteers. Contact Mike Hill if you would like to help or would like to be added to the committee list for next year.
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Report: Darnell Dockett fined $200,000 for spat with Kerry Rhodes
Arizona Cardinals defensive tackle Darnell Dockett insisted this week that he and safety Kerry Rhodes were just fine following their highly-publicized, on-field argument in the team's 7-6 loss to the New York Jets last Sunday.
Unfortunately for Dockett, the organization apparently wasn't as content to simply move on from the situation.
I'm hearing that Darnell Dockett has been fined six figures from the Cardinals organization, & could have a limited role vs. Seattle.— Mike Jurecki (@mikejurecki) December 7, 2012
The fine will be the fourth of Dockett's career.
In 2011, he incurred a $15,000 fine for a late hit on former Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Mike Williams. In 2010, he was docked $5,000 for using Twitter less than 90 minutes before kick-off in the team's Week 1 win over the St. Louis Rams. Six weeks later, Dockett was again forced to open his check book for $7,500 dollars after pressing his elbow in the neck area of then-Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselback.
According to NFL.com's Albert Breer, Dockett's latest fine will be far more substantial -- costing the defensive end $200,000 or 5.8 percent of his base salary in 2012.
If the team hands down any sort of in-game suspension, it would be the first of its kind in the three-time Pro Bowler's career.
Dockett was last suspended in college for Florida State's 2003 Sugar Bowl Game against Georgia.
But from the looks of it, we might not have heard the last from Dockett on this situation.
He tweeted this out Friday night:
Thank God for the @nflpa that's all I got to say... "I ain't got no worries"— DARNELL DOCKETT (@ddockett) December 8, 2012
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As early as next week, the Hawks will make an announcement on the status of Rick Sund. Maybe he comes back as general manager. Maybe he comes back as team president. Maybe he comes back as consultant, spiritual adviser, GM Emeritus and VP of Deflecting Blame for the Joe Johnson Contract.
Doesn't really matter what he decides. It's a problem.
Sund is considering retirement. Do you know what some say when an athlete is considering retirement? He already has checked out. The same belief should apply to coaches and team executives.
In all likelihood, no matter what Sund chooses to do, he will remain with the Hawks through the draft. He still has the downtown office on Marietta Street. He will attend an NBA draft combine this weekend. He will be the Hawks' executive talking to other general managers about players who potentially might be available in trade.
Sund goes into this Hawks' offseason as both a possible lame duck and their primary makeover artist — a bad combination.
This is not a bash Rick Sund column. To the contrary, given the budget constraints he works with — granted, constraints created by the Johnson contract that he endorsed — and the knucklehead ownership group that he works for, I actually think Sund did a pretty good job this season, particularly in the area of building the Hawks' bench.
Is Sund a bold, think-outside-the-box kind of executive? No. But it's not like every young, edgy, risk-taking GM hasn't had things blow up in his face, too. Sund is solid, even if unspectacular.
But this is an important offseason for the Hawks. I know. They all are. But the thought of this team coming back with the same core again doesn't excite the masses, and the most plausible high-level trade subject is Josh Smith. He has one year left on his contract, and he would prefer to be elsewhere.
Sund generally isn't swayed by a player (or coach) having an expiring contract, but it doesn't make sense to risk losing a player of Smith's caliber for nothing on the free-agent market next summer.
The point is that Sund isn't the one who should make the decision on trading Smith – or any decision. If he wants to return as a consultant/adviser, that's fine. But the decisions over the next several weeks will shape the Hawks' future, and it isn't logical that the team would have Sund – who already has at least his toes into retirement – would be doing the shaping.
"I don't even want to go there," Sund said Wednesday when asked if he was coming back. "Going forward, I'll take some time, talking to my wife, talking to the owners, and in time there will be resolution."
Think about this: The Atlanta Spirit owners, visionaries that they are, have known about this since at least December. They approached Sund following the lockout about a contract extension. He put them on hold. A smart owner at that point might have started doing his homework on young executives around the league and made a move right after the season.
It has been three weeks since the Hawks played their final game. The draft lottery was Thursday night. Trade rumors have started. The draft is June 28. Trades involving veterans shift into high gear thereafter. Free agency begins July 11. How long before we know who's pulling the strings? And shouldn't that have been decided already?
For what it's worth, Sund likes Smith. He likes this team. He believes that if Al Horford and Zaza Pachulia stayed healthy, "We would've gotten to that elite level," which he defines as one of the top two teams in the Eastern Conference.
He wouldn't directly answer questions about Smith or potential trades, but said, "To get to [number] one or two in the East, I think we have to explore possible ways to get there, and hopefully not take a step back."
It all sounds fine. But I don't want a realtor who is moving several states away trying to convince me what neighborhood to build a house in. The Hawks need someone new calling the shots.
By Jeff Schultz
May 31st, 2012
2:48 pm
Bring back Billy Knight!
May 31st, 2012
2:50 pm
new leadership wouldn't hurt, but it may be too late for this group of hawks.
May 31st, 2012
3:05 pm
Good post, Jeff. Still can't believe that Sund thinks the Hawks were close to being a top-two team in the East. He and the rest of the front office are deluding themselves if they think that is the case.
May 31st, 2012
3:07 pm
Are there any "young whiz kid" assistant GMs that would be good replacement candidates in case Rick decides that he would rather be fishin'?
May 31st, 2012
3:08 pm
We need a time machine so we can go back and have Billy Knight draft Rondo over Sheldon Williams in 2006. (It looks more and more like this was a worse pick than Marvin or Deron Williams over Paul.) Fix that problem and we are a winner.
May 31st, 2012
3:10 pm
I love Ricky Sund, and I believe the Hawks will win a championship next season with him in charge.
May 31st, 2012
3:19 pm
Jeff do you ever post anything positive?
May 31st, 2012
3:26 pm
Trade Josh and im boy- cotting!!!! no one in the draft is as talented or bring his type of production. honestly the only player who stuffs the stat sheet is lebron…. oops and rondo. Josh wants to stay but Josh wants to be a star and rightfully so. MAKE HIM THE FOCAL POINT AND VIOLA… HE STAYS. Al could bring a significant piece to the city without taking a step back. Ownership needs to be ttreating Josh like D.Howard and roll out the red carpet. but i agree Sund shouldnt be making these decisions
May 31st, 2012
3:27 pm
disregard the hyphen
May 31st, 2012
3:29 pm
Trade Josh Smith for Amare Stoudemire. Amare can be the lead player here putting Joe in second where he should be. He's the odd man in New York now. Josh Smith would fit with Carmelo since he doesn't really dominate the ball.
I don't know about the money or if Mike Woodson would ever want to Coach Josh Smith again, but it makes both teams better by slotting the roles on the teams correctly.
May 31st, 2012
3:33 pm
They messed up when they offered Larry Drew an extension. Let Sund ride off into the sunset and hire the 2nd in command from either San Antonio or Oklahoma City and let him handle the draft and free agency. If the teams makes a real effort to win by drafting smart and spending money in free agency, maybe Josh will stay after next season.
May 31st, 2012
3:35 pm
The owners will keep him because it's cheap. And who else would take the job? Ouch, they may make Drew the GM/Coach!
May 31st, 2012
3:44 pm
Andy, I hope your "bring back Billy Knight" comment was sarcastic, he's the one who stunted this roster by drafting M. Williams instead of C. Paul or D. Williams, he also drafted S. Williams high ion the 1st round when I believe he could have had M. Conely JR, PG is and has been a major weakness of the Hawks along w/ Center for years now thanks to B. Knight.
May 31st, 2012
3:48 pm
Michael Gearon shouldn't be making decisions for the Hawks either. Life is a cruel mistress.
May 31st, 2012
3:50 pm
The Q&A is about as bad as the one with Gearon Jr. MC asked great questions.
My only takeaway is that the players think they should still be playing. So does every other team in the league. STFU and be real. You are the worst GM. You talk about being a final 2 team in the conference. Have you EVER accomplished this in your 32 years?
If Hinrich had played in that Chicago series, Teague wouldn't have played at all. Last time I checked, Teague had a coming out party in that series – no homo. We would've gotten murdered with or without Hinrich. SMH
I'm surprised Sund didn't just say:
"The goal is to win 50 games. Because if you win 50 games, you are most likely going to make the playoffs. If you make the playoffs, you have a chance of winning round 1. If you win round 1, you have a chance of going to round 2. If you win round 2, you have a chance of going to the ECF. If you win the ECF, you have a chance of going to the Finals."
In my mock offseason, I had Gearon answering that question about Smoove and said Gearon would circumvent it. Just as Sund does here:
MC: Is it your perception Josh is still happy being here with the Hawks?
Sund: I'm going to have his exit interview sometime this week. But, yeah, when you read the things of him saying . . . He's such a competitor. I was talking to his dad the other day, and he mentioned we all think we should be playing, and that's great. And [Josh] is one of them.
Does Sund even answer the question MC asked? No.
May 31st, 2012
3:55 pm
lol Amare for Josh lol u have to be kiddin me. There the same offensively and defensively there is no comparison lol and Josh is Healthy (most of time) while Amare is never healthy and costs twice as much
May 31st, 2012
3:55 pm
When Horford and Zaza were healthy, we weren't elite. The Hawks ownership and Sund need a reality check and should put down the koolaid.
May 31st, 2012
3:56 pm
I agree, trade Josh Smith straight up for Amare Stoudamire, then I would find a way to bring Dwight Howard here to Atlanta, Heck give Orlando, Joe Johnson,Marvin Williams,T-Mac and 2 first round picks to get him. Keep Teague and Hinrich for the backcourt, cause our front line with Stoudamire at the 3, Horford moves to the 4, and Howard at the 5, it would be one of the most dominant frontlines in the NBA. Keep the bench about the same, cause it was pretty deep. Will this happen? of course not cause of our cheap ownership group. ASG blows!
May 31st, 2012
3:56 pm
their #
May 31st, 2012
4:00 pm
Solid as in super hard, or dumb as a rock? I would not call anyone who signed off on the Johnson contract as solid. Jeff, your low expectations of this organization are making even folks like Sund sound…. well, solid.
May 31st, 2012
4:04 pm
Knuckleheaded owners? Very funny indeed, but true. Sad, sad, sad. Warren Buffet would be a better owner than what we have now.
May 31st, 2012
4:09 pm
Amare averages 6 more PPG over his career, 1 more rebound. Amare is also two inches taller and has a legitimate post up game that allows you to run plays through him. Josh is a great athlete, but his game is nowhere near as refined. You definitely can't run an offense through him, can you?
Bottom line. Amare is a lead dog. Josh is a secondary piece part. A very, very good piece part, but a piece part none the less…
…and before I get jumped on, Josh is a piece part because he chose not to improve his game the way he should have early in his career. He should be scoring 25 a game with his ability, but he's not…and its his fault.
May 31st, 2012
4:11 pm
Everybody who keeps pointing back to the the M. Williams pick over Paul and Williams I have one question. Do you think they would still be with the Hawks now? Paul left the Hornets and Williams left the Jazz, you know the teams that drafted them. The Hawks at that time were worse than those two teams to tell you the truth. Also if we get Paul or Williams chances are we don't get Joe Johnson and that means that we don't get Al Horford because the pick we traded to the Suns was conditional on us not getting in the lottery. Paul had West and Williams had Boozer. Who would they had the Hawks drafted them? Childress? Al Harrington? Tom Gugliotta? A young and immature Josh Smith?
May 31st, 2012
4:16 pm
"Jeff do you ever post anything positive?"
Do Atlanta sports teams give him anything positive to post about?
May 31st, 2012
4:21 pm
A'mare has uninsurable knees. He is hurt every year. He wants "bright lights, and big city" and would be a disastor here. Also, Woody would never take Smith back. The Hawks are gonna have to trade with a team also on the periphery of success, like the Grizzlies, Jazz, Bucks, etc. I personally think that our best case is Josh for Marc Gasol or Zach Richardson if Memphis would fall for that.
May 31st, 2012
4:23 pm
"Everybody who keeps pointing back to the the M. Williams pick over Paul and Williams I have one question. Do you think they would still be with the Hawks now?"
Not really relevant to draft strategy. Gotta pick the best player available. This isn't MLB where you make your draft decisions based on signability.
I think there's a good chance CP3 or Deron Williams would still be here, because they would have had Joe and Josh as teammates their entire careers.
"Also if we get Paul or Williams chances are we don't get Joe Johnson and that means that we don't get Al Horford because the pick we traded to the Suns was conditional on us not getting in the lottery."
The Joe trade had nothing to do with the 2005 draft pick. If the Hawks had played their cards right, they would have had Josh and Iguodala from the 2004 draft, CP3 from the 2005 draft, and Joe via the sign-and-trade. You're right that they wouldn't have had Horford, but so what? As good as Horford is, I'd gladly trade him for CP3.
CP3-Joe-Iguodala-Josh-Zaza might have been the greatest team in Hawks history, and it was eminently doable. For that matter, they could have conceivably fielded a team of Rondo-Joe-Danny Granger-Josh-Al Jefferson or Rondo-Joe-Iguodala-Josh-Andrew Bynum, too, if they had played their cards right. Pick Jefferson #6 in '04 instead of Childress, Granger in '05 (would have been a reach at #2 but not nearly as bad a pick as Marvin), and Rondo in '06, or Iguodala at #6 in '04, Bynum at #2 in '05, and Rondo in '06.
May 31st, 2012
4:26 pm
Let's be realistic here, Sund is a moron if he thinks the Hawks will ever be a threat in the East with this roster. Honestly, I think they are just holding out until these contracts expire so they can get salary cap relief and go the route of the Bobcats.
Who on this blog actually thinks that the Hawks have the "it" ability to win a title with this crew? Trade Smith/Williams to LA for Gasol and at worst you go into next year with two guys who can play in the paint, a decent PG in Teague and an average SG in Johnson. That is a four man group that could actually challenge Miami, Chicago and Indiana.
May 31st, 2012
4:29 pm
Don't you dare, Poop!
Listening to you the last few months, you act like the Hawks are the best team here or anywhere! What a laugh!
May 31st, 2012
4:29 pm
There is some serious delusional people on this blog. I just can't understand the loyalty to this group of players or anyone in charge of it. Sure, I can understand backing Horford. He is the only player that cares about winning. But everyone else is completely dispensable. You can forget about Joe going anywhere. If we luck up and Chicago loses their mind and takes him off our hand, I would be the happiest man this side of Peachtree. Teague is lost and waiting on him to "turn the page" is three years too late. Its not going to happen. Marvin who?? When you are a top five pick in the draft and no other team would trade their developmental players for your services should be reason enough to realize his talents are less than sub par. He should be ashamed to call himself a NBA player. Now to Josh. Sure, I recognize the skills Josh possess. I was like many of you, I wanted the hometown boy to stay. But unfortunately Josh has mentally checked out. When a player asks to be traded and wishes he was somewhere else, what can you do? He will not sign an extension so the obvious choice is to trade him. Some say he wants to be the focal point on the team. That maybe so, but Horford is the star. Not Joe, not Josh. Horford completely plays out of position and yet holds his own. Put him in the correct spot and move Josh to another team so we dont have to worry about rain maker jumpers from a 6′10 guy that barely hits rim. This team was built to fail and the "owners" dont have any respect around the league and continuously make horrible basketball decisions. In this town we celebrate mediocrity. To win it takes guts and people with a low tolerance for straddling the line of "were almost there". The wait and see approach has not and will not work. Yet, many of you are comfortable with losing and not being competitive. I had season tickets until two years ago because I realized that paying to watch this team is like putting that money in a barrel and setting it on fire.
May 31st, 2012
4:29 pm
I can do this job. Where do I apply? This job is not as hard as it's made out to be. According to this information regarding salaries from draftexpress.com:
I would GET RID OF EVERYONE EXCEPT TEAGUE, JOE AND AL. Make a run at D. Howard and Bynum. Try to trade Josh Smith and Marvin Williams or buy some 2nd rd. picks for the next 2 years and sign vets for 1 year at the minimum, a la McGrady and Stackhouse. Put Larry Drew on death watch and get Ewing or some former player as coach that will get respect in the locker room. Plus, with the new makeup of this team, no young players will challenge him. My starters would be:
PG Teague
SG Joe Johnson
SF Rookie FA or defensive stopper (don't need scoring, just a tough player to bang w/ Lebron)
PF Horford
C Howard/Bynum or another banger for Bosh
bench can be made up of 1 year vets at PG and SG and undrafted SF and PF but all high energy guys that board and defend.
May 31st, 2012
4:30 pm
The Hawks will make their decisions in the traditional manner. A young administrative assistant will be blindfolded and given a pole. She will swing until she hits the pinata filled with solutions not used last year. Upon the striking of the coup de grace, the staff will scramble to open a solution. First solution open wins. Opa!
May 31st, 2012
4:31 pm
Amare is here all the time, and he wants his own team more than he wants bright lights, big city.
Marc Gasol makes them worse because he has the same vanilla personality. He's not leading a team anywhere. Zach Randolph is not realistic.
Unless they get another player who commands a double team, they are going to be out of the first round every year. The blueprint to beat the Hawks is easy. Double Joe and he will get passive, and let everyone else try to beat you. If you have to double Amare, it frees up Joe. Worse case scenario is you get a player who won't become completely passive and useless when they get double teamed which gives you a fighting chance.
I'd gamble on the bad knees, because this group is what it is. A fringe contender.
May 31st, 2012
4:33 pm
JF McNamara:
You are a clown.
May 31st, 2012
4:33 pm
Why not give it 1 more shot??
Blowing the Team up is not the answer.
If Al hits 2 FT's – We are in the Conference Finals.
Joe – Josh – Marvin – Al & Teague are guaranteed to get us 40+ wins & a position in the Playoffs.
Relax everyone — tearing up the Team is not the answer & neither is trading Smooth for the WRONG Gasol brother.
May 31st, 2012
4:40 pm
I actually think Sund has good a good job (except picking up Dampier). Mcgrady, Vlad Rad (his confidence was hurt because he was underused if u ask me), Pargo, Green, Ivan… all were great assets not only to the bench but the team.
The real problem is the lack of $$ for a top coach. Drew isnt bad, but someone like Jeff Van Gundy would of brought fire to the sideline, and make Josh smith a smarter player.
May 31st, 2012
4:45 pm
Big Crimson,
The objective for this team is competing with the Heat, Bulls, etc. A complete blow up is not necessary, but a serious makeover is needed. Marvin and Josh don't have the ballz to win titles, plain and simple. They hamper the starters with inefficiencies that make Joe, Jeff, and Al look worse than they are. Josh needs to go to a team where he can come off the bench and contribute, or let loose. Denver, Houston or Minnesota seems like a good fit for him. Marvin can go to Phoenix, Portland, or any team with high picks annually, so that we can get some value for him.
May 31st, 2012
4:59 pm
Hawks ownership is of the Rankin Smith family / Jed and Jethro Clampette variety
And where is Billy Knight today? Did his contract run out yet? Marvin and Shellhead and Chills, On my!
On another note, nice to see the Celtics get jobbed by the officiating last night like the Hawks were against them. Was there ever any doubt the League wants Miami in the finals, just as they wanted a Miami Boston eastern conference final.
May 31st, 2012
5:09 pm
Jeff you are aware that Gearon is the GM correct?
May 31st, 2012
5:12 pm
I think we should keep Rick,Drew,Josh,Al, I do believe we could have advance to the 2nd tier and bear my home team Boston.however it is what it is..,The draft ,free agents this is going to be a game of scrabble..I would hold my hand and ride the wave under the SUND.
May 31st, 2012
5:19 pm
So in other words, you want the Hawks to keep Smith, even know that he is not going to resigned here. We will be in the same situation as Orlando is with Dwight and yall know that headache they went through.
Jeff, I have to agreed, if he isnt coming back or even staying one more year, then bring somebody new (no holdover from here) to learn from him or just over his duties until Sund leaves.
May 31st, 2012
5:32 pm
Hawks biggest issue is they cant improve the team. Whether Sund is GM or not, they still have to pay JJ a max contract which has crippled what they can do as far as roster adjustments.
May 31st, 2012
5:34 pm
The Hawks need a coach that will get the best of of the players. Right now, I don't think that Josh Smith has fulfilled his potential. If he played in a structured offense, and was not allowed to camp out around the 3-point arc, he would be so much more effective.
Woody tried to push him to greatness, and he rebuffed, and stayed at odds with Woody. That's the thing that a coach brings…he can see not only the player you are, but the player that you can become, and should put a plan in action to get you there.
That is not happening with Josh. He's probably the nbest athelete, and most talented player on the Hawks team, but he needs structure to get to the next level.
May 31st, 2012
5:40 pm
Durrtydogg, Couldn't have said it better myself. Wish that I could find Knight and sat his ass on fire in Downtown ATL. Fans need to show that until it place a championship caliber team on the floor they will play before half empty crowds.
May 31st, 2012
5:49 pm
Page hit!
May 31st, 2012
5:52 pm
Schultz (or one of the AJC writers) mentioned that Sund was considering retirement at least two years ago, and I've wanted him out ever since then. I'm sure he does more work behind the scenes then we see, but he sure gives the impression that he's not real invested in this job. Since the Jamal Crawford acquistiion in the summer of '09, he has not made a single signifcant move in free agency or on the trade market. He seems hellbent on maintaining the status quo. There might have been some merit to that at one time when this was a young roster on the rise, but that time has long since passed.
This may all just be my perception, but I want a GM who is actively working to try to improve the team, not one who is seemingly going through the motions while eyeing retirement.
May 31st, 2012
6:01 pm
Ok let's look to next year obviously the Celtics big three will be gone with only Rondo and Pierce remaining Rose will not be back for the Bulls until after the All star break and who is to say he will have the same explosion as before the injury that leaves the Heat, Pacers, and the 76ers(who will probably lose Iguodala) to contend with. If they move Al to the 4 and let zaza start at the 5 they are in the ECF where anything can happen
May 31st, 2012
6:12 pm
The two most, problematic issue's facing the Hawks is, JJ's contact and of course the ownership. I would love to see a Derrick Lowe type trade of JJ, and even the Cali-pizza guy looks better than these clowns. I know this is the NBA, and a dump JJ and assume part of the contract, dose not fly, { except, when your team is owned by King David Stern and you also own all the ping pong balls }.
We true Atl, fans, that date back to the days of sweet Lou and Richie G., know that we are DOOMED for several years, and our only chance to watch great basketball, is to enjoy the Spurs right now, or the up coming OK's.
May 31st, 2012
6:21 pm
Hell is Not Hot Enough for Gearon, Levenson and the rest of YOUR Atlanta Spirit Group.
May 31st, 2012
6:24 pm
The NBA is a total joke. Its one of the few "pro" sports leagues that you can virtually pick who will be in the finals every single year during training camp. The commissioner is an arrogant prick who thinks we should bow down because he uses a few big words and flashes a car dealers smile. Majority of the teams are lackluster at best with overblown, crybaby prima donas who care more about the placement of their tattoos than actually making a lay up. Majority of the league is focused on where to get high than working on their game. I mean lets be honest here. The NBA is the worst and the Hawks are irrelevant. I was born and raised here. I was at the Omni when it was jumping. I know what this sports town can bring when the players provide something to root for. Being happy to make it to the second round may be ok for many of you, but to towns like Boston, Miami, LA and such, its not going to fly. You are suppose to want to win Championships not watch bottom lines. Our "owners" have shown that they didnt want this team anymore when they tried to sell it to the first guy with cash money in the back of an alley. Its ok to support the home team. Its not ok to let someone pee in your face and tell you its raining.
May 31st, 2012
6:26 pm
@cory dilinger
Nice try but remember the Bulls had the best record in the East and was 1 or 2 overall in NBA without Rose there. C's will retool, no matter what, if the Magic doesnt trade D12 this year then you have deal with them and if they trade him to Nets, you have to deal with Nets. 76ers has Doug Collins and he is doing wonder with that young team, Pacers too. Plus you got borderline teams like Knicks, Bucks and even younger teams like Cavs and Pistons is on the rise.
I dont this team can get to the ECF at all, I think they need to start looking into the future not the past experiences.


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Back for a second year, Start-Up City: Miami, presented by The Atlantic and The Atlantic Cities, will explore the national urban tech revolution and its impact on South Florida.
Held in partnership with the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, this year's all-day event on Monday, March 31 at the New World Symphony Center will gather leading entrepreneurs and thinkers for a series of conversations on what makes a successful startup — from the importance of scaling and funding, to the best places to incubate talent, to Miami as a hub for the Latin American startup ecosystem. More information and tickets, which cost $75: events.theatlantic.com here.
Start-Up City: Miami's speaker lineup includes Sam Altman, president of Y Combinator; Peter Kellner, co-founder of Endeavor Global; Ilan Zechory, founder of Rap Genius; Michael Jones, chief technology advocate and co-founder of Google Earth; Paul Singh, co-founder of 500 Startups; David Porter, founder and CEO of 8tracks; Mauri:e Ferré, co-founder and former CEO of Mako Surgical; Joanna Schwartz, CEO of EarlyShares, and others.
Start-Up City will provide a marker on how things have gone since the last one, and the changes have been dramatic, said Knight's Miami Program Director Matt Haggman, mentioning Endeavor's launch, co-working spaces and incubators flourishing, and some remarkable exits, like Mako Surgical's $1.65 billion exit last year and just last week .CO Internet's $109 million exit. "This gathering will give us a chance to take stock and assess – and then look forward," he said.
Like last year's event, urban studies expert Richard Florida, co-founder and editor at large of The Atlantic Cities and senior editor of The Atlantic, will lead the day's discussions. At the event, Florida and the Martin Prosperity Institute at The University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management will release a report titled "Startup City: The Urban Shift in Venture Capital and High Technology."
Read a Q&A with Florida, author of Rise of the Creative Class, about plans for Start-Up City and his views on Miami's tech hub movement on the Starting Gate blog here.


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SPOKANE--The Gonzaga women got off to a hot start and never looked back as they defeated the 6th seeded Rutgers Scarlet Knights 86-73 to advance to the second round of the women's NCAA Tournament.
Kayla Standish had 23 points and 7 rebounds to lead the Bulldogs who will face Miami. That game will tip-off at 6:40p.m. at the McCarthey Athletic Center.
Playing before a big crowd on its home floor, Gonzaga (27-5) mostly handled Rutgers' press and used a 3-point barrage in the second half to hold off the Scarlet Knights' rallies. Haiden Palmer added 21 points for Gonzaga.
Gonzaga, making the field with an at-large bid for the first time, took control early and held off every Rutgers charge.
Erica Wheeler had 28 point for Rutgers, who let the Bulldogs get off to a 13-4 run to start the game and never really seemed to get comfortable after that.


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A scathing report by former Sports Illustrated and New York Times journalist Selena Roberts claims the Auburn Football Program committed multiple NCAA violations including academic fraud, recruiting violations and payments to players.
Roberts released the report on her website, roopstigo.com. The article centers around former Auburn safety Mike McNeil who is set to stand trial for armed robbery next week.
In the report, McNeil claims against the university paid players, changed grades to make players eligible for the 2010 National Championship and allotted more money than the NCAA allows for recruiting visits.
One incident says former Auburn defensive coordinator Will Muschamp gave McNeil $400 cash after practice.
Another allegation claims former wide receiver Darvin Adams was allegedly offered a cash payment to return to school for his senior season.Other former Auburn players interviewed for the article included Mike Blanc, Antoine Carter, Darren Bates and Neiko Thorpe.
An Auburn spokesperson says they will not comment on the story.
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Stayed here in late September for one night, when most parks in BC are closed for the season. Hosts were incredibly nice, waiting for my late evening arrival and providing a nice welcome after a long days drive from the Yukon. There was only one other motorhome in the park that night so no issue with crowds, noise, waiting for the bathroom, etc. It was below freezing so the water was turned off but the 30 amp worked just fine. Internet was slow, but that's to be expected in an area this remote. Since I had no running water at my site I used their restroom and shower. Restroom was big and spotless. Shower was coin-op, Canadian loonies ($1 coins). Worked just fine. Park is on a gentle slope with a lake and mountain view. Sites are terraced into the hillside and plenty level. Beautiful place overall although I was spoiled by the fact that it was very uncrowded. Overall, a very pleasant experience at a park run by super nice people.
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Stocking Stuffer Antiques, Art, & Fine Craft Sale
December 5 & 6 (Friday & Saturday)
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Hot beverages & Refreshments
$5.00 admission
Though our signature event color is bright red, but Stocking Stuffer is a very "green" occasion. Shoppers will delight in the many vendors who grow, reuse, and recycle – creating gifts with low environmental impact.
Aside from our many antique vendors, who specialize in the best of "new to you" collectibles, new to the Stocking Stuffer this year is an artisan who salvages vintage watch parts and turns them into timeless jewelry. Another creates stylish stockings, festive flowers, and more from recycled vintage fabrics, wool, and cashmere. Decorative paintings on re-purposed barn wood and recycled roofing slate are new too.
Back this year by popular demand are mittens made from up-cycled sweaters, lined with warm fleece. And the ever practical hard book covers, re-purposed and converted into purses. Locally grown gourds are carved and hand-painted into birdhouses and ornaments. And a gift everyone can enjoy is a delicious package of all natural soup mixes.
Pressed flowers, home canned foods, herbal delights, vegetable glycerin soaps, nature-inspired art …so many of our nearly 60 vendors (complete list coming soon!) have a bit of green in what they do. Shop locally and purchase our community artisans' handmade crafts; care for our environment, and support a nonprofit organization that supports your community.
Enjoy shopping in this festively decorated Victorian ambiance. The $5 admission includes hot cider and desserts. Proceeds benefit Centre County Historical Society.
Click the "+" symbols below for much more information!
Preview Party
Be the first to peruse and purchase the Stocking Stuffer sale before it opens to the public. Enjoy heavy hors d'oeuvres, wine, and desserts, while enjoying light live music. Refreshments are donated by the area's finest caterers and restaurants.
RESERVATIONS – due Monday, December 1, 2014. $30.00 per person ($25 for Members). To RSVP, make your payments securely online using PayPal (below). You may also call 814-234-4779, or email Christine Tate, and send payment by mail. Payments can be made by cash, check, or credit card.
Stocking Stuffer Preview Party
Mark your Calender!
December 4 (Thursday)
6:30 p.m.
Hors d'oeuvres, Desserts & Wine
$30/person ($25/member)
Preview Party Reservations will be accepted closer to the event!
Artisans, Vendors, & Antique Dealers
2014 Artisans, Vendors, & Antique Dealers will be added soon.
2013 Artisans, Vendors, & Antique Dealers:
Below is a list of 2013 participating vendors. You can click on their links to view their websites. Or, view the official Stocking Stuffer Event Brochure with a picture of each vendors' work.
Aaronsburg Antiques (Nancy Parks) – Antiques
Mary Addis – Textiles
Aunt Tillie's Kitchen (Tillie Convery) – Canned Goods, Crafty Notions
Avánt Garden – Cyclamen Plants
Marie Bianco – Mixed Media
Boalsburg Heritage Museum – Mixed Media
Bulger (Teresa Timmerman) – Mixed Media (NEW!)
C S Stangel Pottery (Christine Stangel) – Pottery
CCHS Volunteers – Mixed Media
Pam Calkins – Garden Fairies
Caroline's Crystals (Carolyn Johnson) – Jewelry (NEW!)
Pam Calkins – Garden Fairies
Cindy Hiles Herbal Products – Herbals
Contempo Jewelry (Staci Egan) – Jewelry
Cooke Tavern Soups – Gourmet
Maryanne Dabney – Clay Miniatures
"Deck the Halls"- Ruth A. Campney – Mixed Media, Textiles
Winnie & Marion Deppen – Antiques
Diane Maurer Hand Marbled Art – Mixed Media
Connie DiNunzio – Antiques
Bob Eisenbraun – Antiques
Elizabeth Hay Jewelry Designs – Jewelry
Flotsam & Jetson (Carol Baney) – Jewelry (NEW!)
Gaffron's Sunrise Bakery – Baked Goods
Gatesburg Village Art (Charlie O'Neill) – Mixed Media (NEW!)
Rosemary Gido / Evelyn Landon – Mixed Media
Judy Glasgow – Antiques
Glitterbones Handmade (Martha Bright) – Textiles (NEW!)
Going LOCAL! – Book
Stephanie Gush – Mixed Media
Irish Hollow Patchwork, Janice Schaub – Textiles
Jerry Jackson – Pewter
Jacquee's Bijoux (Jacquee Beijen-Lukens) – Jewelry (NEW!)
Jen Barger Photography – Jewelry; Photography
Junipurr – Mixed Media
Knittings and Paintings by Lena (Lena Thynell)- Textiles, Watercolor (NEW!)
Knitty Kittie – Textiles
Liz Lasher Glassworks – Glass Jewelry (NEW!)
LizaJane Botanicals (Lisa Zander) – Glass (NEW!)
Mae's Jewels (Melissa Elliott) – Jewelry
Marianne Fyda's Studio – Jewelry
Mindfully Made Studios (Amy Frank) – Textiles (NEW!)
Ann & George Moellenbrock – Antiques
William "Bill" Moyer – Antiques
Paper Filigree Art – Quilled Paper
Paperplanet/Enchantedplanet – Contemporary Paper Arts
James Pass – Antiques
Peaceful Pleasures – Soaps & Lotions
Peaceful Pleasures – Wood
Richard Pencek – Antiques
pocketBOOKS – Mixed Media
Second Season Mittens – Textiles
The Silvered Santa – Mixed Media
Sofia's Design – Jewelry, China
Sofia's Design II – Wood
Tee's Creations (Teresa Ball) – Mixed Media (NEW!)
Ties to Nature – Textiles
Valleypurl (Angela Pope) – Textiles
Victorian Enterprises – Herbals
Village Eatinghouse Specialty Foods – Cuisine
Gail J. Weiser – Mixed Media
Woodrings Floral Gardens – Fresh Wreaths
Please visit again soon for more details.
Sponsors & Supporters
Below is a list of this year's sponsors and supporters of the 2013 Annual Stocking Stuffer Antiques, Art & Fine Craft Sale. You can click on their links to view their websites. Also, view them inside our official Stocking Stuffer Event Brochure.
Avánt Garden
Centre Furnace Mansion Garden Committee
Daniel Vaughn Designs
Woodrings Floral Gardens
Alpha Phi Omega Fraternity
Girl Scout Troop #41230 – Music
Jabebo Earrings
Dave Lembeck
T.J. Maxx
Tait Farm Christmas Trees
Charissa Woolcock – Music
CCHS Volunteer Bakers
Damon's Grill & Sports Bar
Dante's Restaurants, Inc.
Delectable Delights by Heather Luse
Eat'n Park
Giant Food Stores
Harrison's Wine Grill & Catering
Honeybaked Ham Co.
Mount Nittany Vineyard & Winery
Nittany Catering
Seven Mountains Wine Cellars
Tait Farm Foods
Texas Roadhouse
The Diner – Grilled Stickies
The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel
The Tavern Restaurant
Trader Joe's
Way Fruit Farm
Weis Market
Program Advertisers:
Acoustic Brew Concerts
Albrecht Audiology
Center for Well Being
Centre County Genealogical Society
Culbertson Financial Services
David Horner & Associates: 814-466-7996
Dragonfly Therapeutic Massage
Geisinger Health System
Happy Valley Brewing Company
Heberling Associates
National Penn Bank
T&B Medical, Inc.
December is the most wonderful time of the year to visit the Centre Furnace Mansion. Festively decorated for the holidays, this historic house museum is accented with fresh greenery and lovely trimmings designed and arranged by the area's top decorators and florists. The décor is unveiled at the Stocking Stuffer Antiques, Art & Fine Craft Sale, and remains in place through Jan. 1. Between Dec. 9-21, schedule a group tour of the Mansion, or reserve the Mansion for your private holiday event for up to 40 people. For reservation information, visit our Reserve the Mansion page, or contact Johanna Sedgwick at 814-234-4779.
Pictures -- 2012 Stocking Stuffer
Please view our Facebook page for photos from the 2012 Stocking Stuffer Antiques, Art, & Fine Craft Sale.
Vendor Application Packet
Vendor space is limited. Vendors must complete and return applications to CCHS by Monday, September 15, 2014. These may be submitted by mail, or scanned and emailed.


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WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) - A central Wisconsin radio station is kicking off their twelfth year of raising money for a good cause. It's Country Cares for St. Jude's childrens research hospital.
Joe Cassady says central Wisconsin has been very generous in helping to support St. Jude's and the patients and families that travel there from our area for care. He says people in our area have been passionate supporters of St. Jude's as well by contributing 1.1 million dollars over the past 11 years.
The WDEZ staff will be broadcasting from Trig's in Wausau during the St. Jude's radiothon, and you're invited to stop by, say hello, help out, and drop off donations.
Cassady says it now takes 1.4 million dollars a day to operate St. Jude's Hospital, so everything you do is very important.
Expect to hear patient stories and interviews, and plenty of information about the St. Jude's programs on 101.9 FM. You can also get more information and make donations at WDEZ.COM.


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TITANS `07: Was the team's most consistent starter in 2007, making 19 starts in 20 appearances Was tied for 16th in the nation and ranked tied for 3rd in the Big West Conference with 11 wins Picked up his first collegiate win on Feb. 10 at UNLV by going five innings surrendering just a run on five hits Earned a win in his only relief appearance of the year, tossing two scoreless midweek innings against Loyola Marymount on May 8 Posted two complete- game shutouts (the only two shutouts of the year for Fullerton) on Feb. 17 vs. Arizona and Apr. 21 vs. Pacific The first earned him College Baseball Foundation honors, the latter earned him a Big West Pitcher of the Week honor Earned his second BWC Pitcher of the Week nod on May 14 after a pair of wins vs. Loyola Marymount (May 8) and nationally-ranked Wichita State on May 12 Struck out a career-high 11 batters on Feb. 17 vs. Arizona Was 2nd in the Big West with 5 runners picked off Was named to the All-Big West second team Was named the Titans' Co-Most Outstanding Pitcher with Wes Roemer at the 2007 team awards banquet in Nov. 2007.
IRVINE VALLEY COLLEGE: Played two seasons (2004, 2006) for the Irvine Valley College (Irvine, Calif.) Lasers under Head Coach Kent Madole Forced to sit out the entire 2005 season with an arm injury Posted a 5-5 record with a 2.56 ERA as a sophomore in 2006, ranking fourth in conference in ERA and second in strikeouts (100) Tallied an Irvine Valley College record of 100 strikeouts in 84.1 innings and held opponents to just a .196 batting average in 2006 Set an individual game strikeout record (12) in a complete-game win over Santa Ana on Apr. 29, 2006 Was named to the 2006 All-Orange Empire Conference First Team.
DANA POINT HS: Played three seasons for Head Coach Zeke Barragan at Dana Point High School Was a two-time All-South Coast League first-teamer his junior and senior years, posting a .340 average those two seasons with 11 home runs and 57 RBI Hit .375 and led the entire Dolphin team with seven home runs and tied a school record with 34 RBI Helped the Dolphins to a 20-8 overall record in 2002, the best overall record in school's history.
PERSONAL: Born on July 9, 1985, in San Diego, Calif. Full name is Jeffrey George Kaplan Parents are Robert and Debra Kaplan Has three siblings (Lauren, Steve, and Scott) Majoring in communications Lists his dad as his greatest baseball influence Models his game after Rich Harden Would like to see Miami and North Carolina added to the Titans' schedule Likes to play other sports and spend time at the beach in his spare time Lists golf as a hobby Ranks winning the league title in high school as his greatest sports thrill Favorites include: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (team), Gladiator and Remember the Titans (movies).


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INDIANAPOLIS -- We caught up with KV Racing's Eric Cowdin the other day to talk about the importance of the electronics and engineering when it comes to getting a top finish at the Indy 500 race.
KV Racing, which scored a third place finish with Tony Kanaan on Sunday (May 27) at the Indy 500, is supported by both Mouser and Littlefuse.
Cowdin said his team "relies very heavily" on its partners, Chevy and Ilmor engineering for most of the engine work, but also does its own gearbox and clutch tuning to the driver's specifications.
But we all work as a team to try to get the best out of the driver and out of the car, he said.
This year, KV Racing showed up to the track with a brand new car, which meant the team had to thoroughly test its vehicles in a wind tunnel before the Indy 500, which had also changed the specs about two months prior to the race.
Check out the video below for more:
[Learn more about the Indy 500 at Littelfuse's Speed2Design site.]