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I thought the Clips and Celtics can't trade with each other until the end of the next season.
I like frye too, if we could get him for butler straight up I would do it (which I always hate sending a player like him to a rebuilding team like phoenix but it's for the team). You could get f. Garcia who is a good shooter and defender in the similar mold as afflalo. chase buddinger would work for me at the three with barnes unless there was some crazy way we could convince Dunleavy jr to come here (I mean at least his dad could come to all the games).
Maybe work a trade that could get us Vince Carter, I know he is old but he is a good shooter and could fill either 3 or 4 role for us he almost had 3 three pointers made per 36 and shot .406 per 36 from 3. Plus we know dallas wants bled, so maybe we can get vc and something else. This is if we got frye for butler. Then we could address SG through free agency.
I'd also like to try to get Brandon rush here, I think he fits very well. Last year he was putting up good numbers and I bet he would like to play gsw four times a year. Then sign Wayne Ellington or someone else who is a decent shooter.
I thought the Clips and Celtics can't trade with each other until the end of the next season.
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How could that be considered a trade? There is no transaction between the teams. Unless they consider it a "wink-wink" waiver deal or something, I'd say it would be 10x more obvious that Pierce just wanted to play with Doc.
League won't stop Pierce from signing as free agent with us. Remember he wasn't even in trade proposal anyways so would be incredibly unfair.
Yup. Contract said any "deal" or "trade" so I don't see this possibly being vetoed if he is a free agent. If somehow it is, Stern probably has a very lonely dark life ahead of him lol
@SpearsNBAYahoo: Clippers aren't expected to trade G Erick Bledsoe tonight despite interest from the Raptors, Pistons, Hornets, Magic & Mavs, sources tell Y!
Wow that is a lot of teams with a lot of good assets. P.S. spell his f*cking name right dude.
@stevekylerNBA: Nothing is over till its over but Magic never seemed like they were getting Bledsoe, Had real interest but Clips never really engaged
@stevekylerNBA: Was told Tuesday that it seemed like Clips used Magic to try and drum up serious offers... Doc Rivers saying he wants Bled on the roster
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Clippers aren't expected to trade Eric Bledsoe tonight despite interest from the Raptors, Pistons, Pelicans, Magic and Mavs, sources tell Y!
Keep in mind that new Clippers president & coach Doc Rivers is a fan of Eric Bledsoe's.
Magic selected Oladipo at #2... does that make Afflalo expendable?!?
Great pick by the Magic and yes Afflalo going somewhere. Butler for Afflalo?
^ The Clippers clearly believe Bled for AA is too high a price, given what's been tweeted so far. I'd do Butler for AA straight up but that deal isn't too great for Orlando aside from an expiring in 2014.
Thats what they want, cause you can turn him around in another trade or keep him for the expiring contract.
I would love a butler Bledsoe for derozan deal..wonder what the pistons and pelicans were offering
Funny you say that. I was thinking about a Bledsoe for Derozan swap today too.
Derozan is a overpaid averagish player at best. Even Raptors fans consider him overpaid and didn't want him signed to such a huge contract.
Someone explain to me what about him is remotely decent?
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Terrible defender, ball dominant, inefficient. Basically has 0 strengths but a lot of weaknesses and he is overpaid. Well he is athletic I guess but he can't shoot for crap. We already have enough athletic guys who can't do much else but run and jump.
Pelicans are DEFINITELY out of the Bledsoe Sweepstakes
Mavs selected Larkin, but my money is that theyd try to land Jennings.
Raptors....they have Lowry, so im not sure why they would want Bledsoe. Anyway, Id like to get Terrence Ross, if possible. But most likely DeRozan could be part of a trade.
Pistons...Knight, and KCP. Calderon is gone, so it makes sense they could want bled (Although they would like a pass first guard, imho). Drummond is untradeable, and thats the only player Id only consider in that roster. Not sure what kind of package they can offer that can be good for us.
Magic...we already know. After Draft day, Id only take the afflalo and nicholson deal if nothing better is available.
Actually, the impact player that we can get without recurring to FA...(to make our own big 3) would be Danny Granger. Bled can help us to get I'm. The pacers drafted a sf and a c, and Bledsoe isnt worse than George Hill. And would fit nicely there. So kinda surprised the Pacers didnt make an offer.
One of those high risk, 3rd option players I feel CP3 can turn around or bring the best out of.
And something that surprised me....
If the sixers wanted to send Holiday to a team who wanted a point guard....why didnt orlando took noel to pull that trade? Because in this one...Pelicans made out like bandits. Unless they dont really want a point guard right now (tanking for wiggins?). And Im unsure they are interested in bledsoe after taking Oladipo.
Cp3 can't make players who aren't very good magically better just like a coach can't make a crappy roster a good roster. He can give you better shots yes but DD isn't a good off the ball player to begin with and he is a terrible shooter who hasn't improved in that aspect in his 4 years in the league. He puts up decent numbers(decent not even good mind you) on a terrible Raptors team where he gets to dominate the ball. He also just got a 38/4 contract and he is not worth that much. It has been 4 years and he is still the mediocre player he was in his first season. The difference is that he shoots the ball more and on worse efficiency.
Sorry I am not seeing it and to give up Bledsoe for him too? I wouldn't even take him for free due to his contract unless were giving the Raptors Butler and even then maybe not since he has a 4 year contract.
Maybe they just wanted oladipo ?
It is surprising tho!
I see kings in picture for Bledsoe as well
But most likely we would have to pull trigger with Orlando or else we keep Bledsoe which is still good thing cuz he sparks up our bench
Indiana id prefer and hopefully we trade for granger
Portland? Mmm maybe but lillard is the man there at pg
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Unless Orlando has a top notch dribbler and passer in Tobias Harris and all this time we didnt know that , the point guard will run the show. Oladipo is pretty similar to Bledsoe, so i dont see the point for them in taking him. Afflalo is gone, of course, but dont think hes coming to the Clippers.
Lets see teams that could need a quality point guard
Sacramento (maybe)
Pistons (maybe)
Pacers (maybe)
Bucks (maybe)
New York (maybe)
Miami (maybe. Lebron and Mini Lebron together?)
Sixers (they took two guards in this draft, but maybe they like Bledsoe more)
Thunder (depends on westbrook injury , they could need help if recovery it takes longer than expected)
Lakers (Nash, but...you know...40 years)
Rockets (if harden is carrying the ball, bledsoe fits very nicely , although Lins contract... Dont count it out, though)
Orlando (definitely, but dont think that Bled is their guy)
Mavs (definitely, but Jennings is their guy, Im afraid)
In my shortsighted and not so brilliant analysis, Im not sure what team could have bledsoe as a number one option to get as a point guard.
As an SG there may be a couple more options (Suns, Cavs, come to mind). I dont see bledsoe as a sixth man because he deserves some starting burn, but Is not 100% unresonable to make him go to a team that desesperatenly needs a spark plug from the bench (Although Id hate to see him gone and NOT starting in another team.)
U forgot Toronto lol n out of blue? Portland?
Toronto has Lowry and some alternatives in their SG spot, and Portland has Lillard and now Mccallum.
Just take Afflalo while Bledsoe's value is high. Only 3 NBA teams lack a good PG anyways. I want our roster intact moving on, dumb to wait too long unless we plan to resign him as our 6'1 SG.
After the draft I can only see us getting some value for Bledsoe from Orlando. These guys obviously will be offloading Afflalo at some point and since they evidently want Bledsoe a lot, we should try and just get as much value as possible and I think they will give it.
If his defense is as advertised, why shouldn't Bullock start at the 3 over Barnes if he resigns? He can spread the floor and defend, so if we have Afflalo at the 2, this is what we need. We don't need to start a player like Barnes who is an unreliable shooter, because our bigs camp in the paint and then they get double teamed because we can't space the floor. However, if you add a shooter, we can afford to let Deandre and Blake do that. Then however, if we get a big like Nicholson to come off the bench and play outside the paint comfortably, there will be open driving lanes for Barnes, Crawford, and the rest of the reserves. I really hope this is our lineup.
We can most likely get Afflalo IF we want him for Butler, but I believe Doc is going to want to see what Bled can do at the sg spot 1st.
Also think we'll go after starting sf now.
I think this is what Doc may want to do.
Toronto fans hates Lowry !
Masai Ujiri is in charge now in Toronto. I think they re giving lowry another shot there and renewing him.
If theyre not....then yes, they may take a chance on Bledsoe.
De Rozan + Acy for Bledsoe and Butler.
Im not a fan of DDR because of his ill advised shots, but the guy was a good work ethic.
Marko you won't like De Rozan if he were on our team...plays no defense and is below average for a sg in the 3FG%, TS% and eFG% departments. We can do much better...and need to.
I wont take that offer either, make no mistake. Landing Granger should be a priority.
A Sign and trade for Gerald Henderson would be nice, too.
Tyreke evans is an intriguing guy, but not one I really like either.
In all of these cases, Bledsoe most likely would be the key to get us these guys.
Milwaukee could probably need a new floor general. Pairing him with Sanders and Udoh is a good idea for them. Sadly, they dont have anything that could interest us (unless you guys consider Ilyasova)
I would give the Kings Bledsoe for Evans and McLemore.
I'ma say it again, I feel like McLemore is going to be a star.
And they would laugh.
Sadly, the maloofs are gone. The Kings were stupid enough a couple of months ago to draft and then trade T Rob for nothing.
Why the f*** would Rivers want to keep Bledsoe as SG?
He's 6'1, not really great at spacing the floor, not really an outsisde threat, etc.
So ridiculous. I get it, the dude can play defense, but for a PG/SG position, I feel like having great offense or offensive versatility is much more important than their ability to defend. For example like Nash, never really a "great" defender, but played his role beautifully. Even as SG, it's nice to be able to defend, but if you're so limited offensively it just doesn't open up the floor and we will get the Lebron treatment like how the Spurs dared them to make jumpers. I would hate that. And that's Lebron being pretty good at getting to the rim and making his jumper. Imagine Bledsoe, much more difficult time in the West if we played the Spurs.
^ Hate to compare, but I hope you guys see what I'm saying to convey.
Seems like a pretty good shooter to me last year, plus he's a damn good rebounder for his size:
Well I trust Doc rivers than you.
^Yes, there's that too.
Keep in mind that no move for Bled will be made until CP's situation is finalized. Doc is probably saying the things he did as a failsafe were CP to leave and we move Bled to starting PG. Bled can't defend elite starting SGs in the league, he will get posted and up-faked to death.
Lol, Doc isn't heaven sent. Great coach but doesn't mean you have to kiss the floor he walks on. Create an opinion based of YOUR own evaluations as a spectator of this team. A debate/discussion actually are more appealing than just saying "I trust Doc", no point in even posting.
Indeed, Doc is a great coach, but that doesn't make his every word sacrosanct. There is no way he intends to start Bled at SG. Yes, he is a good defender and can sometimes hit WIDE OPEN shots, but he would still be in way over his head (pun intended) at SG. Otherwise, why don't we just move DJ for a good SF, then re-sign and move Barnes to C? He has good defense, is tough, rebounds well and could spread the floor. We won't do this for the same reasons we won't start Bled at SG.
Very well said.
i think you two bring up some great points. We have to also account for the fact that doc hasn't even coached a game with our squad yet, he doesn't exaclty know bledsoe
It's finalized with Doc being here. Bet on it.
"there"s no way Doc intends" to start Bled at SG"...you know this for sure huh...hmm, I see a nice wager forming.
Your example with Barnes playing center doesn't hold water in regards to comparing the sg position.
How many 6-7 centers have been starters in the NBA and done well and how many 6-1 starting sg's have there been in the NBA and done well?
Good 6-1 sg's aren't a rarity like good 6-7 centers.
If we won't start Bledsoe at SG then mind as well trade him. Its true Bledsoe is undersized but he has a 6' 7 - 6' 8 wingspan. What matters more when it comes to defense is wingspan(which allows you to contest shots better) not height. You don't contest shots by using your head to deflect shots you use your hands.
I definitely agree with you about Doc but we don't know for sure if Bledsoe will work out as a starting SG. Its wingspan that matters not height. I am just worried about how Bledsoe plays off the ball and how well he can shoot if he shoots 3s on higher volume.
Height is significant on offense though. Jumpshots are vulnerable to blocks, especially mid-range.
Since Doc just got here, they had less than 24 hours to talk about the draft, I think they will eventually sit down and talk about Bledsoe.


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Good find! Looks like Jamal is in prime form there- some nice assists as well.
His game is so smooth. Him and Kyrie Irving definitely have the coolest set of ball handling skills in the league.
J cross. J smooth. Coming back with a vengeance
My boy the fresh fly Craw-fish marinating the competition. Might be the starting SG.
^ i doubt it. he is a great 6th man. hasn't been a great starter when plugged in as a starting 2.
probably took 40 shots just to get 39 pts.
That is something Kobe would do , not Jamal
Speaking of pro ams, Darren Collison is at the Drew League here in South LA.
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That Is a bad man right there!!!!
i would not want to play crawford one on one. i fancied myself a good defender in my basketball days, but those crossovers would break my ankles. i feel for those having to guard him one on one.
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It's true, those are nasty streetball handles, but he can take it to NBA level. A thing of beauty!
Wasn't BG supposed to be in Jammal's pro-am?
he is definitely something to watch. When you think of some beautiful moves in the NBA you think Kobe's fadeaway, Blakes Dunks, Lebrons Blocks, and Jamals crossovers.
Darren Collison is amazing. I have a feeling he is the forgotten man in this star studded cast. MY favorite player is Matt Barnes, but i have a feeling Collison may be the guy to change that
I was there and yeah he is starting
Crawford with 46 points and a game winner.
They just having fun, a lot of fun. Makes me want to work on my handles
Jamal 30 footer at the buzzer to win it- wow!
That game winner from Jamal was dirty. Also Tyreke looked pretty damn good, I think if him and Gordon are playing together they will make the playoffs, especially if they get Oden.
Its going to be a weird from court.... Jrue, EJ and Tyreke? killers, but weird.... They are definietly an improved team over last year tho. wouldn't be surprised if they can slip in at the 8 seed
Love Jamal's handle, gotta give best crossover to Baron in his prime though, impossible to stay in front of.
Pretty sweet stuff. Gets me excited for basketball season. However, I'd be more worried if Tyreke and Jamal weren't dropping 40+ points against that defense...I definitely hope we see less Jamal iso this year.
Tyreke Evans looks bigger than usual.
If you have handles you can kill these league's because there are no team defensive principles, so help defense is comparably very weak. Must be super fun for these guys.
yup. i appreciate the skillset these nba players have. hell the so called "benchwarmers"of the nba would destroy almost all of us one on one.
You can see it is super fun. Creative freedom with a ball!
I know right. I had that same point to make to a Lakers fan. He said Ryan Hollins sucked and that he could beat Hollins 1 on 1. My jaw dropped at how stupid he sounded. The pros are at that level for a reason. If you watch them at shoot around right before the game they make everything it lets you know how good these guys are.
Jamal Crawford looking terrific- scored 44 points in his pro-am including quite a few jumpers over Kevin Durant:
He is so siiiiiiiiick. Just standing at the three point line like "Can someone come defend me so I can cross them up and drain a 3?" Love it.
Heard KD took 60 shots? They actually full competed! Always nice to see in a summer scrim. Thanks for the video post.
Some of those 3's he looks like he not even trying. I suppose the defenders don't want to get to close and get crossed over.
I'd really like to see some other Clippers go play with Jamal at his Pro AM.
He plays like a man possessed. Like a guy who was not pleased with how things worked out in the playoffs.
Watching his play in these highlights. He seems destined to be either THE best player on a bad team...or a spectacular 6th man on a great team. I'm glad he's on our's. I hope Doc will be able to balance between JJ and Jamal in a way they will both be at their best.
Spencer Hawes also dropped 58 points in Jamal's league, so let's not get carried away.
That said, Jamal will be a 6th man candidate per usual. Doc says he's gonna run him off screens a lot more, so that should net positive results.
I read about a month ago that Blake was supposed to be there, I guess he bailed.
^I read that Blake is still coming. Think there are a few games left at JC's Pro Am
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Glad Blake did this for Jamal. Should go a long way in terms of chemistry and keeping Jamal feeling happy no matter what happens this year.
Just read Blake had like 51 and 15 BTW.
Great to see Blake support Jamal and his Pro-Am. Those highlights were fun to watch- what a treat for the crowd in Seattle! That rebound, dribble drive and dunk after a foul was the most impressive.
It's true, JCross might be feeling like he doesn't have the place on the team he had last season so some love from one of the teams stars has got to help.
Jamal is such a good addition to this team. I was just dissapointed when these ambiguous tweets were made. For a minute I thought we had the perfect squad, and all of a sudden drama starts. As you guys pointed out this may just indeed help pacify Jamal if for some reason he is upset.
Nice. Would love to see all the highlights. I know they can't ALL be dunks. lol
That's what I thought. We know he can dunk but I am more interested in his other pts, to see how his post up game and jumper are doing.
Turns out 12 of those baskets were dunks...so that makes up about half of his points. The rest no doubt some layups. Hopefully some jumpers and FT's.
Blake showed off his handles a couple of time in the game too! Nice to see.
I wonder what his percentage was? Durant scored 63 in one of those games but I heard he shot under 50% from the field (which means he shot A LOT).


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North Augusta City Council members focused intensely on several blocks of Greenville Saturday afternoon and evening, with an eye on learning more about how a riverside baseball stadium could become a part of Aiken County's future.
The entire Council, after a two-hour afternoon bus ride, got a tour of the Greenville Drive baseball team's facility and some neighboring buildings, in a search for answers about Project Jackson, a North Augusta development proposal with a baseball field as its centerpiece.
Upscale housing, retail stores and a conference center are among other major elements, with Hammond's Ferry and The River Club as nearby neighborhoods.
Project backers have presented the baseball field as the future home of the Augusta GreenJackets.
Project Jackson was revealed to the public in December. Some have hailed it as an economic bonanza, and opponents have raised the specter of problems with parking, safety and congestion.
Financing, with a mixture of public and private backing, has been a major obstacle.
The Drive, a minor-league team, has had Fluor Field as its home turf since 2006, situated on the site of a former lumber yard, in an area that had been on a downward slide in recent years, according to some observers.
"We were there simply for information so that we could make more logical decisions when this actually comes up for a vote," said Councilman Carolyn Baggott. "As it stands now, there's still way too many questions to commit to a 'yes' or a 'no.'"
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Councilman Fletcher Dickert chose the word "insightful" to describe the trip in terms of "seeing what the environment is around the stadium and within the stadium as well."
He said the subject of parking was particularly interesting.
"Most of their parking is on-street parking. The only mass parking lot is a good 10- to 15-minute walk away from the stadium. Project Jackson has planned, mass parking close to the stadium."
A major difference, Dickert said, is in North Augusta having more issues with access. "I don't believe that we will have as much of a parking problem as we will a traffic-management problem," Dickert said.
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Also on the bus was businessman Scott Gudith, who has been among Project Jackson's more active opponents. He traveled with his wife, Gina Reddy.
"We were asked to represent our homeowners association," said Gudith, a River Club resident. "We had a wonderful time. We loved the stadium. We loved the surroundings and loved everything about it, but we are still of the mindset that in no way, shape or form can you compare downtown North Augusta to the west end of Greenville, South Carolina. Just worlds apart."
He and his wife, he said, walked a few blocks around the stadium and asked questions about such concerns as crime, traffic, rent, home prices and restaurants, and noticed that the roads around the stadium had four lanes, unlike the roads leading in and out of Hammond's Ferry and The River Club. He also named light poles ("300 feet up, or more") as major problems.
"The lack of light pollution around the outside" was interesting to Councilman Ken McDowell.
"I went up there especially to see that," McDowell said. "The parking situation – I wish I'd gone out and walked around outside the stadium. We'd have liked to have seen more of that."
North Augusta Mayor Lark Jones said the experience provided good food for thought in terms of possible placement of condominiums, apartment buildings and The Family Y, all of which have been considered as elements of Project Jackson.
"I think it was also important to see that they did not create a single parking place for a stadium that has 4,500 seats," the mayor said. "That is one of the major issues that people have raised."
Chuck Smith, an Aiken County Councilmember representing North Augusta, commented, "I was especially impressed with the vision of the group that put it together and the cooperation that the municipality provided, how that helped revitalize the entire area."
Options for outdoor exploration were limited by a rain delay of about an hour, so the visitors got to see the stadium crew respond to a downpour by rolling out protective gear to cover the entire infield, and then rolling it back once the downpour was done.
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City Attorney Kelly Zier described the trip as "very relevant," in terms of allowing a comparison between Lake Olmstead Stadium and Fluor Field at the West End (the Greenville facility's full name).
"I was really happy to see that it was much more of a family atmosphere than I had recalled, with all of the activities going on all around the stadium," he said. "I thought there were a whole lot more young people, from about the ages of 5 to 15, than what I was normally familiar with seeing.
"It just appeared to be a fairly affordable family outing, and it just looked like everybody was having a good time."
Smith said that "it took a lot of courage" for Greenville's decision-makers to choose to build a stadium in that location. "Their risk paid off."
City Administrator Todd Glover commented, "If we are able to do something on our riverfront, we would want it to be of a quality similar to what Greenville has done."
Some of Project Jackson's detractors have said they favor much of the proposal, with the major exception of the baseball facility, due to concerns about such things as congestion and crime.
Some project backers have responded by saying the baseball facility is the overall package's core and that the remainder will not materialize without the field in place.
As proposed, Project Jackson would include a $150 million mixed-use development, with a 225-room, $60 million hotel resort; a 20,000-square-foot conference center, structured parking for 900 and a $28-million City-owned sports and entertainment facility (for baseball games and other events).
The proposal also includes restaurants, 225 luxury apartments, 75 town homes, 40,000 square feet of office space and a retail area of about 30,000 square feet.
Staff photo by Bill Bengtson Craig Brown, right, co-owner and president of the Greenville Drive baseball team, outlines some of his ballpark's facilities Saturday afternoon, with an audience of North Augusta City Council members and other visitors from around Aiken County.×
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Staff photo by Bill Bengtson North Augusta resident Lou Brissie, who overcame catastrophic injuries from World War II to become a successful pitcher in the major leagues in the late '40s and early '50s, is among the players honored in the Greenville Drive's ball park, in its Duke Energy Heritage Plaza.×
Staff photo by Bill Bengtson Architect Bob Carlson, with arm outstretched, explains features of Fluor Field, the Greenville Drive baseball team's home turf, on Saturday during a fact-finding trip by North Augusta City Council members and other visitors. At front are Councilmember David McGhee and his wife, Ruthie.×


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Several weeks ago I mentioned the steep grade railway that once ran up and down the side of the South Downs at Devil's Dyke near Brighton, Sussex. Well, the postcard below shows the "station" at the top of this railway.
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The publisher's name is down the left-hand sided, Mezzotint Co. of Brighton, and although this postcard wasn't posted (so no postmark) it was probably published around 1904. Although it wasn't postally used it does have an interesting message on the back. I wonder who Vera was?


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Darryl Trotty Jr., 30, was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries, according to a statement from police.
Trotty told police that he and his uncle, Milton Williams Jr., were standing in front of 141 Chalet North Court around 9 p.m. Friday when they noticed several men approaching them wearing camouflage coats and masks, according to the statement.
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This slightly battered postcard is of the Chinese Gardens, Hurstpierpoint, Sussex. I'm afraid I don't know much about this place, expect that it was near where my great-grandfather lived in Hurstpierpoint and that the gardens have long since gone.
Apart from the fact that it is a delightful picture, probably a group of Victorian day-trippers enjoying a leisurely trip in a boat. Now I come to think about it, the boat looks rather crowded and there doesn't appear to any visible means of propulsion, so perhaps they have been cast adrift from a sinking ship.
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After the tragic death of a Wagener toddler less than a month ago, Aiken County EMS and its policies were under public scrutiny.
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• Aiken County currently has nine EMS stations in locations including in Belvedere, Langley, Wagener, Graniteville and on Columbia Highway, Charleston Highway, Bull Dog Drive, York Street and Citadel Drive in Aiken. A 10th station is under construction on Wire Road.
• The Bull Dog location will be moved to Beech Island, and the station on Charleston Highway will be moved to Windsor.
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News coverage of the incident, accompanied by negative comments from the community, followed the release of a scathing email written by County Councilwoman Kathy Rawls. Her email was in response to another message from a volunteer fire official entitled "EMS Run by Idiots."
The Aiken Standard requested complaints filed against the EMS over the last year to take a closer look at the department.
Out of more than 17,000 calls that Aiken County EMS responded to, 19 complaints were filed within the last 12 months.
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In some cases, staff was accused of being "rude" or "unprofessional" during a call. If deemed necessary, crew members were counseled on how to better handle patients and their families, according to some of the complaint forms.
In one case, a resident stated that derogatory language was used when addressing the patient, but, responding crew members denied saying any of the words listed, according to the complaint form.
Some filed complaints regarded the handling of a patient. In one instance, a resident claimed that a gurney wasn't used for a patient who recently had surgery and was experiencing a racing heart rate. The complaint further stated that the patient had to climb into the back of the ambulance.
Lastly, a few of the complaints mentioned missing items such as jewelry, money or identification cards. Some of those were simply cases of things misplaced amid the initial chaos and were later found while other cases required further investigation in efforts to help a patient locate those items.
The County also offers surveys to patients to fill out, if they are able, after EMS responds to their calls. Out of 65 surveys submitted in the last year, two complaints were submitted and they were concerns about response times.
In another instance, a resident said crew members accidentally knocked a hole in the dry wall of their home.
In the case of property damage, there is a claims process the complainant can pursue through the County, Killian said.
Killian reiterated the stressful situations that any emergency employee enters on a daily basis.
"Our folks are human," Killian said. "There's no question that we're going to make mistakes because we're human, but it's also clear that our folks do a fabulous job."
Community support
According to the documents gathered by the County, more positive remarks than negative have been made about the EMS services over the past year through email and surveys.
"Attentive," "patient" and "sensitive" are some of the words often used throughout the surveys.
"Love, love, love this group of people. Absolutely amazing and treated me with nothing but respect," read one survey.
Other comments described EMS as a group that goes above and beyond to help in a crisis situation.
In an email from a resident shortly after the incident in Wagener, he wrote that though the situation was heartbreaking and "has a lot of emotion wrapped around it," he supports the County EMS and commended its work.
"They are not a bunch of idiots but professional life saving servants," the email read. "I would ask you to take a look at all the calls EMS runs and evaluate them as a whole rather than the one call this past weekend."
Council response
Throughout the month, as the discussion of the policy continued, Aiken County Council responded to the various comments made about EMS. During the July 16 meeting, Councilman Scott Singer said he felt that much of the EMS staff has shown compassion and care, adding that the department has improved over the years.
Rawls said there's still room for improvement. She said that more organization and less turnover, something she said is an issue in that department, would be the first steps in strengthening County EMS.
Complaints that Rawls has heard over the years include delays in response to calls and a lack of respect shown to volunteer first responders from EMS supervisors.
Rawls also has concerns with some of the decisions made in the past, citing an injury earlier this summer in which a polo player dislocated a shoulder. An ambulance was on the way but was called off.
In all fairness, Rawls said, the County paramedic on scene during the July 4 incident that sparked the most recent controversy was very good and someone who had at least 15 years of experience.
EMS morale
Since the incident in which the 2-year-old Ryan Eagerton succumbed to injuries sustained when he was struck by a vehicle at his home on July 4, Aiken County has changed its policy to allow certified first responders to authorize the launch of a helicopter.
Before the policy change, first responders could call into the Aiken County Sheriff's Office dispatch center to put a helicopter on standby but it couldn't leave the ground until an Aiken County EMS shift supervisor authorized the aircraft's takeoff.
Volunteer firefighters across the County demanded the policy change after Eagerton's death, stating that they were qualified to make that call and having the ability to do so would save precious minutes needed to save lives.
Though the issue revolved mostly around that policy, Killian said that morale of the County's EMS staff has been a concern after this incident.
"It is a concern when those things get played out in the public and a broad brush is used," Killian said. "When our folks read any negative comment, it's hard for them not to take it personally. That is a concern. Morale is a concern."
Killian added that the market is competitive when it comes to paramedics and other emergency responders.
"We always try to provide an environment for our folks to be successful no matter what department they're in. I think our (EMS) folks to do a great job," Killian said. "I think our community can be confident that when our trucks show up, they're going to get the best care we can give them."
Amy Banton is the County reporter for the Aiken Standard and has been with the publication since May 2010. She is originally from Rustburg, Va. and is a graduate of Randolph Macon Woman's College.


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Former Fort Lewis College Dean of Business School John �Skip� Edward Cave Jr., died Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012, in New Orleans. He was 73.
Born June 21, 1939, in San Diego, he was raised on the family farm near Wilson, Wis. He was the first of seven children born to Evelyn Wanbaugh and John �Ed� Cave Sr. �Skip� was a nickname given by his father.
Mr. Cave graduated from Menomonie High School in Wisconsin in 1957 as class president. He studied industrial education at Stout State College. Before graduating from college.
The first in his family to graduate from college, Mr. Cave earned a bachelor�s degree in business in 1966, a master�s in management in 1970 and a doctorate in management in 1975 from the University of Minnesota.
In 1972, Mr. Cave moved with his family to New Orleans, where he taught business policy, psychology and management at Loyola University. The marriage to his wife, Carol, later ended in divorce.
In 1975, he became assistant dean in Loyola�s College of Business Administration, was promoted to associate dean and director of the master of business administration program in 1980, and, in 1984, became dean of the Loyola Business School, where he served until resigning in 1989.
Mr. Cave had planned to leave administration to return to teaching, as well as spend more time fishing and hunting, until he agreed to visit FLC. He fell in love with Durango, and spent 14 years as the dean of the FLC School of Business Administration. He also served on a number of boards and as co-chairman of the accreditation committee for the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. He eventually served 32 years in academia.
Mr. Cave was an avid hunter, fisherman and outdoorsman.
�He had great respect for God�s creation and its beauty,� his family said. �Skip had a natural talent to find, buy, fix and sell almost anything, including cars, trucks, boats and motors. He loved to �deal� and had a mind for business.�
Mr. Cave is survived by his son, Jeff Cave, of Buckingham, Pa.; daughter, Shelby Hunter, of Metairie, La.; former wife, Carol Cave; brothers Sam Cave of St. Paul and Patrick Cave of Seattle; sister, Mary Jarvis, of Wausau, Wis.; five grandchildren; and numerous extended family members.
Visitation will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012, with a memorial service immediately afterward at 2 p.m., at Jacob Schoen & Son Funeral Home, 3827 Canal St., in New Orleans. A reception will be held immediately afterward.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a memorial fund for the Loyola University College of Business, c/o Office of Annual Fund, Campus Box 909, 7214 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, LA 70118.
Condolences may be made online at www.schoencanalstreet.com, the website of the funeral home.


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Friday, June 20, 2014
A 26-year-old man and a woman were found by a Georgetown police officer half naked in a car parked by the water at Cravens Grant in Maryville at about 2:30 a.m. June 12.
The officer was on routine patrol when she saw the car by the boat landing in the undeveloped community.
When I drove up, I observed a black male and a white female that were half clothed, who were eagerly searching around for their clothes to put back on and cover up, the officer wrote in her report.
The man said the two were just talking. The officer responded by saying they must have been involved in more than conversation because they were both half naked and breathing heavy.
The officer also saw two open cans of beer in the center console of the SUV.
When asked, the man admitted there was a marijuana joint in the vehicle that belonged to him.
Because of the admission, the man was arrested.
The woman was released from the scene after it was explained to her the seriousness of the charges she could have been charged with, the report concludes.
Stolen truck
A deputy was sent to Dunbar Road, June 12, after a report that a vehicle, known to be stolen, was seen in that area.
The deputy met with the truck owner who said it had been stolen in Conway and he saw it before he called 911.
The officer went to the residence on Zeb Ford Road where the man said the truck was located.
There was a gathering of people at that location and the truck was parked near a funeral tent.
The owner also pointed out two men who were sitting under a tree as the ones he saw around the truck.
The deputy spoke to one of the men who said the truck belonged to him. When asked to show the registration, the 26-year-old man said he had been in Horry County at a gas station and was jumped by some people.
He said he saw the truck in the parking lot and it was unlocked with the engine running, so he jumped in and drove away to escape his attackers.
He said he did not call police about being attacked.
The man was taken to jail, charged with having stolen property.
Gunfire reported
There was a report of shots fired in the 300 block of Mintwood Ave. at about 8 p.m. June 11.
A 22-year-old man said a 17-year-old man pointed a rifle at him and pulled the trigger.
The victim said he was in the yard with his father when the man fired the gun from the road. The suspect fired a second shot in their direction about 15 minutes later.
The 22-year-old walked to the suspects house to speak with his dad about the shots but the suspect fired another shot in his direction. That is when he called 911.
Deputies found seven bullets and a knife in the suspects pocket. He was arrested for aggravated assault.
Stolen toolbox
A man from the 10500 block of Old Pee Dee Road said someone stole a toolbox full of tools from his yard June 8.
He said he has no idea who would have taken it and nothing else appeared to be missing.
Coins stolen
A man from Tradd Road in the Pleasant Hill area said sometime between June 8 and 11 someone went into his house and stole a square trunk which contained about $7,500 worth of silver coins.
They also took about $500 worth of pennies that were in a large jar and about $1,000 worth of other coins that were in bags.
He said money was also taken from his daughters purse which was in the foyer of the home.
He said the only time no one was home was for about 30 minutes on June 10. He said his daughter left the door unlocked while she was at a friends house during that time.
The man said the only ones in the area at that time were a neighbor and some tree service workers.
Information is subject to change as the investigation proceeds. Individuals arrested and/or charged have not been convicted.
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The producers of Who Do You Think You Are? were certainly saving the best for last. Last night's episode featuring actor Alan Cumming was without doubt the best episode of the seventh series, and probably one of the best episodes in the show's six year history.
Alan Cumming was an enthusiastic participant and one that I had heard of previously (although my memories are of The High Life rather than any of his more acclaimed performances). At the start seemed to be enjoying hearing about the stories his grandfather's bravery a little too much, but my heart really went out to him at the end with the story of his grandfather's tragic and needless death.
He certainly didn't seem prepared for the shocking details and I certainly felt more than a little uncomfortable watching his reactions on screen. In an episode that focused very much on the effects that war and killing can have on someone's mental health, I couldn't help but wonder what effect the programme might have on Cumming himself and ultimately his mother, and wonder if perhaps the programme went a little too far.
Ironically I had earlier in the evening written (in a private email) about how I felt there had been a lack of any real emotion in this series and I can safely say that this was the only episode where I personally felt any real emotional reaction whilst watching the series.
As well as being an excellent episode in itself, it has also served to highlight just how mediocre some of the previous episodes in this series had been. The "shocking" story of Bruce Forsyth's bigamist great-grandfather that opened the series was nothing in comparison to the truly heart-breaking story of Cumming's grandfather.


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James Hall, an Aiken Middle School seventh-grader, has focused lately on making the right choices.
That's why he and his grandfather, John McKie, attended a collaborative project at Schofield Middle School on Saturday called "Right Choices, Right Track, Bright Future."
The event was open to middle school students and parents throughout Aiken County – providing information and encouragement on children staying in school and making the best decisions to succeed.
One of the keynote speakers was Devon Harris, founder of Full Circle Refuge, a program based in Augusta and now located in Aiken, too. Harris and Aiken staffer Andrew McCaskill work with young men ages 12 to 17 who are at risk or in some cases, beyond that.
James Hall started attending Harris' "One Degree at a Time" series of meetings a few weeks ago.
"It's going good and I'm learning a lot," James said. His grandfather is delighted about "One Degree" and also that James wanted to attend Right Choices, too.
"I've seen some big improvement since he started attending that program," McKie said.
Right Choices, which is expected to become an annual program, brought together the Aiken Branch NAACP, the Aiken County School District and several social service agencies. Joy Shealy is the district's middle schools academic officer, and Liz Morris is an assistant director of the Youth Learning Institute at Camp Long. They noted that the NAACP coordinated a Back to School program at Aiken Middle School three years ago.
It was time to replicate that effort, Morris and Shealy said. Both were impressed that a number of middle school students were willing to spend the sunny day in a school setting.
"This is about getting them on the right track and developing their future," Shealy told parents. "Pass the word on to other parents to get involved with their children."
Another keynote speaker, Heyward Jean, is an Aiken native who taught at Greendale Elementary School before moving to Orangeburg about eight years ago. He's now an elementary school principal in that county.
"Not only should kids stay in school, but school should be inside of them," Jean said. "That way, they learn that school becomes a part of their identity and isn't a job. They were created for something special, and education is a tool and avenue for that. I also challenge adults to be their child's teacher away from the classroom."
Many parents have no idea what their children are exposed to on television and social media on the Internet. There are far too many opportunities for them to hear about gangs and being targeted to be involved with him. It's not a coincidence that 2.3 million people are in jail, and more and more prisons are private – providing a profit motive to keep or return people to jail, Harris said.
"Who pays the taxes and pays for the lights?" he said. "We need to take back who rules the house."
But why do kids join the gangs. It's about the lack of self-confidence and young people seeing few options, Harris said.
"Gangs are alternative families, because some kids don't see real love in the house," he said. "That has to change."
Ray Fleming, the Aiken County Board of Education vice chairman, was moved by Harris' address.
"Parents must know what their children are doing and be parents to them," Fleming said. "The climate here today is so good with all the parents who did show up with their children. That's what it will take to get children tied to the values and principles that we care so much about."
A board member since 2006, Fleming is pleased that so many agencies participated along with volunteers like Troy Williamson, the Silver Bluff High School and University of South Carolina graduate, who went on to an NFL football career
"It's taking all of us, not just parents, working together to provide the best possible future for the kids," Fleming said.
Elizabeth Smith of the First Tee of Aiken provided the child-styled golf clubs for the kids to try out. Others who worked with Right Choices included Jackie Barnwell, the Schofield principal; Mark Epps, Full Circle Refuge; Lt. Karl Odenthal and Cynthia Mitchell, Aiken Public Safety; Wyman Pope, Second Baptist Church's men's ministry; and Jennifer Minichan, the school district's family and school-based counselor coordinator.
STAFF PHOTO BY ROB NOVIT At the "Right Choices" event Saturday, middle school students from left Tyrese Simpkins, Deangelo Gaiters, Tykeese Toole and Jaylen Abney visited at several social service agency booths, including Sherry Pressley of the Cumbee Center.×


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Thanks to a glowing review and what was called a "very productive meeting," Aiken County schools Superintendant Dr. Beth Everitt not only received praise but an additional year to her contract.
Following the nearly three-hour meeting, it was put in motion and conferred that Everitt will have her contract extended until June 30, 2016.
"I appreciate the support of the board, the acknowledgement of my work and the extension of my contract," Everitt said following the meeting.
The move was put into place after what was, according to school board chairperson Rosemary English, "the result of the overall very good evaluation" of Everitt's work as superintendant.
English and board member Wesley Hightower also praised the meeting itself.
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"Don't it feel like you're a rider on a downbound train"
By Anthony Castrovince/MLB.com
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The Indians' 2012 season has gone completely off the rails. They've basically stopped winning baseball games.
They were a game over .500 five days before the Trade Deadline. They've gone 4-18 since. And the dissatisfaction in their lifeless play extends off the field, where Manny Acta makes pointed remarks about the holes on the roster and Chris Perez engages in an embarrassingly ugly altercation with opposing fans.
The "window of contention" theme we took from the front office and propped up in these parts? It's been more like one of those utility windows in your basement. Because the Indians finished two games under .500 a year ago when injuries and depth issues erased a startlingly strong start, and they have a very real chance of finishing 2012 with 90 losses or more.
If you had asked me two weeks ago (as the 11-game losing streak was winding down) if heads would roll because of the disappointing way 2012 has played out, I would have told you pitching coach Scott Radinsky and hitting coach Bruce Fields are probably both on thin ice, given the regression we've seen from the likes of Justin Masterson, Ubaldo Jimenez and Carlos Santana. Not to say that I think either guy was or is necessarily doing a lousy job; it's just that this is the way the business works. So when Radinsky bit the bullet later that week, I figured that was the end of it and the Indians would plod along their mediocre route to the finish line.
But they just keep losing, and rather convincingly so. And when Major League clubs lose at the rate the Indians are losing in seasons in which they, rightly or wrongly, expected to contend, well, it tends to get ugly in the aftermath.
Right now, I can't tell you how safe Acta's job is. When asked two weeks ago if Acta would be back in 2013, Chris Antonetti said, "I have no reason to think otherwise." But that was, of course, the same conversation in which Antonetti said he wasn't contemplating any coaching changes, and Radinsky got the axe three days later. Frankly, the way the Indians are playing right now is reminiscent of the way they played in the lead-up to Eric Wedge's dismissal in 2009. When teams go this bad this long, it gets prickly for the manager.
So, no, I wouldn't say Acta's job is quite as secure as Antonetti's two-week-old words would lead you to believe. Nor do I think it's necessarily fair to assign Acta the blame, for no amount of sacrifice bunting or on-field tirades in the faces of umpires or motivational speeches was going to get much more mileage out of this lemon.
But since when is the business of baseball fair? Ask Brad Mills about fairness.
Acta nailed it last week when he noted that the Indians "need more than four guys in our lineup to be productive" (a statement that is true, no matter the manager). He rattled off this shopping list:
"We're going to have to find a solution in left field, we're going to have to find a solution at first base and we're going to have to find a solution at DH. That's pretty obvious. And the third base situation is not determined either. Lonnie Chisenhall has a broken arm."
All right, so… a left fielder, a first baseman, a DH, maybe a third baseman. Just reading this list, I get that same queasy feeling I get when my wife is walking around Nordstrom's, and I'm not even the one responsible for writing the Indians' paychecks. We know well by now that the Indians, like most teams, aren't going to outspend revenues, and we know from the attendance tallies (and this Terry Pluto interview with Paul Dolan) that revenues aren't exactly robust.
(By the way, about that DH spot… the buyout of Travis Hafner's 2013 contract is $2.75 million. Count me among those skeptical that the Indians are going to pay Hafner $2.75 million to suit up for anybody other than the Cleveland Indians next season.)
But wait, we're not even done with the shopping list. Here's Acta with another obvious assertion a few days later:
"For us to play better, we need to pitch better. You can't win if you don't pitch better. It's that simple. Pitching is the name of the game."
Well, yeah, and the Indians have maybe the worst pitching staff in the American League. Their staff ERA (4.82) is, at the moment, a tick better than that of the Twins (4.83), but they've walked 85 more guys than Twins pitchers.
The Indians clearly need to improve their starting staff, top to bottom. And we must add that to the shopping list, because if this season is any indication, the answers aren't likely to come internally.
You look at that list — put together by a guy whose usually prone to positivity about the assets he has on-hand — and you start to come to the perhaps inevitable conclusion that this club's 2013 competitive hopes aren't much brighter than 2012's. You start to wonder if the Indians would, indeed, be best to move the most attractive pieces from a team that wasn't all that good to begin with in order to bring in some younger, projectable bodies you can place around the likes of Jason Kipnis, Chisenhall, Santana and Brantley.
Yes, that could mean trading Shin-Soo Choo, who wants to be with a winner as much as he wants to sign a fat free-agent contract. Yes, that could mean trading Perez, though his reputation will undoubtedly precede him in trade talks. Yes, that could mean even mean parting with Asdrubal Cabrera, who has once again seen his production wane in the second half.
But if the Indians do it, don't call it a "rebuild," because that would tend to imply that something significant was previously built.
This talk of stripping this club down to its core is probably the last thing Indians fans want to hear, three years after Cliff Lee and Victor Martinez were dealt. And it's talk that, just a few weeks back, I personally would have strayed far away from. That just goes to show how much can change in a few weeks' time in this game, and perhaps the Indians will change this outlook in the remaining six weeks of the season.
For now, though, they just keep losing ballgames, and they look lifeless doing so. And sometimes, a lifeless ballclub leads to a lively transaction wire.
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I'll be honest, like you, I've never really felt as if the Indians' problems were the fault of the on-field coaching staff–or the manager. And, even though people love to fault them, it's not really even an ownership issue when you come right down to it (just looking at the attendance records, I would imagine that even with their small payroll, they are operating well into the red, and have been for a while).
The problem has got to be in the front office, at least I feel. Going back a few years, I think there have been a lot of misses in the upper rounds of the draft that has essentially forced the Indians to keep "rebuilding." For the past 5-10 years, there doesn't really seem to be enough high-impact guys available in the Indians system that came there as a result of the draft (it appears it has gotten better the past few drafts, but time will tell on the real value as it has in years past). Also, the Indians, who seemed to always seemed to get a surprising amount of value in their trades, have been really missing of late. In fact, one might make the argument that the Indians are in the mess that they are now because the Sabathia and Lee deals have produced very little MLB value (although I am a fan of Michael Brantley).
I know that it is supremely difficult to project talent, to always get high returns in trades, etc. And, regarding the draft, I know that not every prospect is a guarantee. But, from a casual observation, it really appears the Indians have had a rough time recognizing and/or developing talent in the past decade or so. Doe that theory hold any water?
AC, can you explain your reasoning on the Hafner 2013 situation?
I'm also confused on this. I thought the choices were to pick up the $13 mill option, or the buyout. I can't see the Tribe picking up that option with high likelihood of Haftner's injuries in 2013.
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The Indians front office needs to stop wasting their time and money on players with little to no upside (i.e. Sizemore, Hafner, Duncan). If they work out a deal with Hafner, then they can expect even less fans coming out to watch this team next year. You can't build any type of hope or optimism in the fans when you are making moves that do not benefit the future of the team. I understand you occasionally need to sign veterans/role players to add experience and versatility to your squad. But when those players are being relied on to start at key positions you are setting yourself up for failure. One other thing: For all the talk about Shapiro and Antonetti being smart baseball guys, they have had only one team make the playoffs and 2 winning seasons during their tenure (I'm not counting 2001 since that was Shapiro's first year as GM and the team had not a losing season since 1993). I'll always be a fan of the Tribe, but it would be nice to see them make moves that make sense from time to time.