text:
Erik Kain, Contributor
I write about video games: the industry and the culture.
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) showed up at CES 2012 in Las Vegas to issue a stark warning: we're running out of time to stop legislation aimed at cracking down on copyright infringement.
That legislation – the Stop Online Piracy Act in the House and the Protect IP Act in the Senate – is intended to clamp down on piracy but is widely believed to go much further, with free speech and censorship ramifications that could have profound consequences on the way the internet works.
"This is a crucial window here for those who want to see the Net come out of this debate without this enormous collateral damage" caused by the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act, Wyden told conference-goers. "We are not prepared to say that this juggernaut for innovation and freedom and citizen empowerment, the Internet, ought to be dealt such a serious body blow in the name of copyright."
Meanwhile, Rep. Issa warned that the bills have had little or no discussion in any committees, saying "This should have been widely involved at every committee that looks at the Internet or commerce or trade." The only hearing held so far on the legislation was conducted by the bill's author, Lamar Smith of Texas. Few, if any, experts have been called in front of congress to discuss the bills.
Thanks to a filibuster from Wyden, PIPA is currently held in check in the Senate. But it's not inconceivable that the bipartisan legislation could find the 60 votes needed to sidestep Wyden and move on to the president's desk where it's almost certain the legislation would become law.
A number of websites and web companies are protesting or opposing the legislation, with communities like Reddit staging various protests and an upcoming blackout. Wikipedia has also come out in opposition to the bills and has floated the idea of a blackout of the online encyclopedia. Groups like the Consumer Electronic Association have backed Wyden and Issa's OPEN Act, a much milder alternative to the SOPA/PIPA bills.
Wyden, however, remains dour. "I believe we could have SOPA passing in the House and OPEN passing in the Senate – and I don't even want to think about what kind of conference committee there would be," he told the IBTimes.
If you're interested in learning more about what these bills actually do, I have a summary here. Or you can watch this:
Follow me on Twitter or Facebook. Read my Forbes blog here.
I write about politics at my other blog and you can find me at The League of Ordinary Gentlemen.
how many different ways can this topic be discussed .
first in the last few months , every Google search that may contain the name of a movie or a popular song .
half the search results have been removed , because some corporation has made a claim of copyright infringement .
for years now if you put music to the photo slide show that you posted on YouTube .
YouTube will mute your photo slide show , because of a copyright infringement complaint .
also for years now , you hear a totally stupid remark
on the news .
you do the fact check , and post it along with the stupid remark video .
and within hours FOX NEWS has contacted Google to remove the clip you posted .
oh no , there is no attempt at censorship here ?
fox is only protecting it's copyright .
this has been going on for years without ,
PROTECT IP or SOPA .
and don't forget all the thousands of infringement
cases just a few years back .
with the majority of the defendants being
merely high school and collage students .
and all the corporate defenders of SOPA ,
they already know that the giant elephant
of the copyright world .
is state sponsored piracy !!
and the biggest offender in state piracy is
main-land china .
i dare you to name an American product
from software to military hard-ware .
that china has not stolen , pirated and mass
produced for it's own domestic needs .
and also shipped and sold around the world .
this state sponsored piracy .
has employed millions of Chinese citizens .
built thousands of high-tech , state of the art
factories .
and added trillions of US dollars , to the Chinese
treasury and to new Chinese billionaires .
so our political and business leaders can continue
this asinine path .
of attacking consumers and internet users .
or they could get their heads out of the sand .
and start protecting our national interest .
it was just a few months ago .
that McAfee security had to inform a long list
of corporations , that were military contractors .
they all had been systematically hacked by servers in china .
and sensitive data had been compromised in
nearly every case .
McAfee only went public .
after contacting the CIA , PENTAGON & WHITE HOUSE .
McAfee gave all parties involved , the opportunity to
investigate .
and the opportunity to view tracking data that had been collected .
YES , by all means let's go after high school students who have too many down-loads .
SOPA will help both corporate profits and national security ??????????????????
thank you , … tonowando .
@tonowando, it is possible that you may have misunderstood the purpose of SOPA.
As you say, it is already illegal to create and distribute unauthorized copies of copyrighted works… in the USA, and also in countries that have similar rules. (Berne Treaty signatories).
SOPA is intended to do something about FOREIGN sites that do not honor copyright laws, and that ignore DMCA notices, yet that make illegal copies available to Americans and that accept financial support or services from American companies.
CBS and Viacom support SOPA. They are also the parent companies of c|net, the download site that has distributed over 150 million copies of torrent software, and many other piracy tools, dating all the way back to Napster. They still do it right now, which you can check by visiting their site.
Why do they complain about piracy while distributing piracy tools? The answer is control. SOPA gives them tools to shut down competition, even when that competition is legitimate new media. If big media is the only place to get your entertainment, they stay in business. They are still living in the age of one-way media (broadcast TV, books). Computers and the Internet are two way devices (YouTube, sharing funny pictures, etc.) everyone who can receive can also send. Big media is no longer special. They are fighting for their existence, so it's no wonder they are shoving masses of money at Congress.


text:
Napa Success Connection is a business development organization of local business professionals focused on mutual business support in a non-competitive environment to discuss business trends, challenges, and successes and to contribute to the community.
Lori Hunt, Attorney at Gaw Van Male will be speaking on Estate Planning and Advanced Health Care Directives.
NSC meets every Wednesday at 1518 Jefferson Street at the Napa Senior Activities Center from 8:15-9:00 a.m. Walk through the gate off the back parking lot to the Bocce Ball Court to the house in front.
Website: http://www.napasuccessconnection.com

subset: commoncrawl


text:
The latest news and views about music in Milwaukee and beyond
Video: Phillip Phillips answers 10 for Tap
It's not uncommon to see serious road warriors tour through Milwaukee more than once in a 12-month span. But "American Idol" Season 11 champion Phillip Phillips (you may also know him from a little song called "Home") is in an entirely different league.
Phillips played Milwaukee as part of the Idol tour in September. He returned last month to open for Matchbox Twenty (see his interview with the Journal Sentinel last month). And already he's back for more, playing a post-Milwaukee Admirals game concert Friday at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.
Before his Riverside show, I was able to grab Phillips for our 10 for Tap Q&A segment, where he talked about his favorite sports team, some great advice he got from Matchbox Twenty's Rob Thomas and his thoughts on "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo."
Tags: Phillip Phillips : BMO Harris Bradley Center : Home : 10 for Tap : American Idol : Milwaukee Admirals
Permalink | Email This Blog
- You can log in to this system either through Facebook or using your JSOnline public profile. JSOnline public profile. Please note that your public profile login will be different than your JS Everywhere login.
- You can personalize your public profile with a photo. You can also use that profile to sign up for email newsletters and alerts.
- While we strive for a lively and vigorous debate of the issues, we do not tolerate name calling, foul language or other inappropriate behavior. Please see our discussion guidelines and terms of use for more information.
- While we do our best to moderate comments, we do not screen comments before they are posted. If you see a comment that violates our guidelines, please use the "Report Abuse" link to notify us of the issue.
- We reserve the right to close commenting on specific stories.


text:
Chan Lowe by Chan Lowe
- December 07, 2012
- Previous feature
- Next feature
- Current
Comments (6) (Please sign in to comment)
still would be better than having 150% voter turnout
It was local elected DEMOCRAT Supervisors of Elections that couldn't do their phomey baloney jobs.
If it such obvious fraud the posters on the forum know about it as fact I expect they turned in their evidence against these people they hate.
What could be better than putting those lieing election stealing criminals jail?.
These guys have the proof, jail time coming.
It si about time, thanks guys.
In 2000, the Democrats in Palm beach County could not figure out The Infamous Butterfly Ballot designed by The Democrat Controlled Palm Beach County Election Commission. The irony in this is 3 year olds did not have any problem figuring out the infamous Butterfly Ballot
Not all Dems are alike, just like other people… If some 30 year old commissioner thought it plain and good it doesn't mean that 80 year old Nana would pick it up while being under pressure in the voting booth. By the way: still re-living 2000? Is that all you have left, the memories? Poor Tigger…
Ye Gods! The only reason our Republican governor ordered a recount was to make sure that he wasn't seeing things – most of Florida voted for Obama!
….not to mention a few counties who were having very close races for the State legislature seats….
Tigger, I strongly suggest that you come down here and live here for at least FIVE years. Maybe that will shut you up about MY state.
- Refresh Comments.
You must be signed in to make a comment.


text:
Google Book Settlement
Sarah Weinman talked by remote link about Judge Denny Chin's rejection of Google's settlement with the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers for copyright payments for Google's book scanning project.
*The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.
People in this video
- Slen, Peter Senior Executive Producer C-SPAN->BookTV
- Weinman, Sarah Editor Publishers Marketplace->News
Hosting Organization
Related Video
Sarah Weinman on Google Book Settlement
Sarah Weinman talked by telephone from New York City about the July 19, 2011, hearing on Google's settlement with…
2011 Year in Books
Sarah Weinman, news editor for Publishers Marketplace, talked by remote video from New York City about the notable…
2013 Fall Book Preview
A fall book preview with Sarah Weinman,news editor for Publishers Marketplace. Ms.Weinmandiscusses several of the…
Borders Book Store Bankruptcy
Sarah Weinman talked by telephone about the bankruptcy filing on February 16, 2011, of the Borders Group of book stores.


text:
Because of redistricting plans approved last year by Gov. Rick Snyder, Wyandotte will become part of the state Senate's 1st District.
That district is currently represented by state Sen. Coleman Young II, who attended Monday night's City Council meeting to introduce himself to the community.
The 1st District includes Ecorse, Gibraltar, Grosse Ile, River Rouge, Riverview, Trenton, Woodhaven and Wyandotte, along with parts of Brownstown and Detroit.
The terms of state senators don't expire until 2014, at which time the new districts will take affect. A November 2014 election will decide who represents the new 1st District as of Jan. 1, 2015. Until then, Wyandotte remains in the 8th District with state Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood.


text:
gurus are telling you the opposite lately is quite simply because it is a way
Use our new superlist posting interface and quickly create exceptional, media-rich buzz posts.
gurus are telling you the opposite lately is quite simply because it is a way
Unfortunately, now all the criminals, cartels, drug lords and evil men know that the gun is unloaded…
This is only possible because the clock started late on the inbounds. The Ole Miss player dribbled it 3 times before the clock started. Ouch.
I'm Old Gregg!
MrSofty is a BuzzFeed user and their posts have not been vetted or endorsed by BuzzFeed's editorial staff. BuzzFeed Community is a place where anyone can post awesome lists and creations. Learn more or post your buzz!
BuzzFeed is currently working with select partners to help them track what's hot on their sites using the same advanced social tracking and analytics tools used on BuzzFeed.com.
If you're interested, contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com.


text:
My spouse and I hold all our assets jointly. Do we need a will?Frequently Asked Questions
Although joint property passes to the surviving joint tenant by right of survivorship, we would still recommend that you have a Last Will and Testament. Such Will should make provision for the division of your estate in the event that you and your spouse die more or less at the same time as a result of a common disaster, such as a motor vehicle accident.
Why do I need a power of attorney since my spouse and I own all our assets jointly?Frequenly asked questions about Massachusetts wills
A power of attorney is a written instrument by which one person (the principal) designates someone as his or her agent or attorney in fact to perform certain acts. If it is "durable," it continues in effect even if the principal becomes incompetent. This can be very important if you or your spouse becomes incompetent. It can avoid the appointment of a guardian or conservator for the management of assets.
If I own everything jointly with my spouse, do I still need a will?Elizabeth G. Bourlon, P.A. - Attorney at Law - FAQ - Frequen...
Yes. Joint ownership is no substitute for a carefully drafted Will. You may have property in your sole name which you have forgotten; you may inherit from others; you and your joint owner may die in a common accident; or a number of other reasons make it prudent to have a Will.
All of our assets are in my spouses name. Why do I need a will?Frequently Asked Questions
Assuming that you are the sole or primary beneficiary of your spouses estate, what happens if you survive your spouse but die within a relatively short period of time after his or her death? For example, your husband dies at the scene of a motor vehicle accident, and you succumb to injuries sustained in the same accident a short period of time thereafter before having had the opportunity of making your own Last Will and Testament.
Does my spouse have to file jointly with me?Welcome to Macey & Aleman
If all or most of the debts are in your name only, your spouse may not have to file. Creditors usually cannot pursue a non-filing spouse, unless he or she is legally a co-debtor on the debt. Additionally, the bankruptcy should not be reflected on the non-filing spouse's credit report. The law does vary, however, from state to state so make sure you speak with a Macey & Aleman bankruptcy attorney about whether or not your spouse has to file.
Should I file jointly with my spouse?Sheri Gonyea - Bankruptcy Attorney, Clarksville, TN
If both you and your spouse want to be released from the obligation of paying joint debts, you will both have to file. Otherwise, if just one spouse files, only that person is discharged on the debt. The other spouse will remain liable on the debt. However, a spouse has the right to file solely, without the permission of his or her spouse, regardless of the other spouse's obligation on joint debts.
What if your assets are less than $30,000 so that your spouse would still receive everything anyway?Madden Tufano Law
Even then you will need a will if your spouse and you pass away at the same time, such as in the event of a motor vehicle accident. In that instance and if you have no issue, your estate would be split among your parents with each receiving 50% of this estate. It is in this instance that you may have some conflict among the parents and therefore, a will could help avoid the conflict and distribute your assets in a manner that you would like.
How will my spouse's assets be distributed if he/she died without a will?Gouldsboro, ME CPA / Barnes Accounting Services, LLC
Assets held jointly with right of survivorship will transfer by law to the joint holder. Insurance policies or retirement accounts with a designated beneficiary will go to that beneficiary. Assets owned solely by the decedent will transfer according to state law. This is known as intestacy. These laws vary by state, but generally give preference to the spouse and children.
Are my spouse's assets included in my bankruptcy?Bankruptcy, Filing Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Law, and other ban...
No. Only assets owned by the bankrupt are included in the bankruptcy. If assets are jointly owned with a spouse, then the bankrupt's portion may have to be sold and distributed to the creditors. It is important to make the Trustee aware of joint assets so that each case can be reviewed individually.
Can assets be in someone else's name like a spouse or relative?What assets can ASG find. - Asset search and locate experts ...
Yes. Our search is limited to the individual you requested we investigate. If you need us to investigate someone else, including a spouse, it means double the work for us. Accordingly, we confine our efforts to the subject of the investigation only.
What effect does my Will have on my jointly owned assets and my insurance?Douglas L. Hilkert, P.A. - Frequently Asked Questions
This is very important and frequently misunderstood. Also, please see the comments in the questions discussing joint ownership above. The provisions of your Will affect only those assets in your own name. You cannot will your joint bank account or other assets you do not own as individual and sole owner. Thus, assets owned jointly (with right of survivorship), joint bank accounts or certificates of deposit, including those designated "In Trust For . . .
I'm married, can I file alone or must my spouse file jointly?Walter Metzen: Detroit Attorney, Bankruptcy, Chapter 7, Chap...
If your married the law recognizes you as one entity and can file either together as a couple (jointly) or either spouse (husband or wife) can file on their own. The law does not require that both file.
Can I ever save tax by filing a separate return instead of jointly with my spouse?Surekha Vaidya, CPA
You sometimes may benefit from filing separately instead of jointly. For example if one spouse has large medical expenses, miscellaneous itemized deductions, or casualty losses and the two spouses' incomes are about equal. We always prepare returns both ways and determine which is the most advantageous.
Do I save taxes by filing a separate return instead of jointly with my spouse?Double 'D' Acctg & Tax Svc
It depends on your tax situation. Sometimes you may benefit from filing separately instead of jointly but only if certain criteria are met. One example would both spouse have similar income and expenses but filing joint may cause certain of these expenses to be limited, then filling separately maybe an option. We always look at this filing separate issue for all our clients.
Can the assets of the intending immigrant be used if he or she is not my spouse?Affidavit Form I-864 - Income
Assets of the intending immigrant may be used if he or she has been a member of your household for at least six months.
Are my spouse's assets or debts included in my proposal?Personal Bankruptcy&Consumer Credit Counseling - Edmonto...
No. Both your spouse's and your assets are not included in the proposal because assets do not vest with the Trustee when a proposal is filed. Similarily your spouse's debts are not affected by your proposal.
What if I am married, will my spouse have to give up all of their assets as well?MEDICAID: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
No. As of January 1, 2006, the spouse who is still living at home may keep the larger of the following: up to $19,908 of the couple's combined assets, or, one-half of the couple's combined assets up to $99,540. Also, the couple's home will be exempt from the count of combined assets as long as the spouse lives at home.


text:
EXHIBITOR Magazine
Find It - Marketplace
Awards Programs
Change Address
Go Shopping
About Us
PDF Library
Online Issues
Back Issues
unique exhibits
hen it comes to trade shows, where generating awareness and capturing attention are two prerequisites to exhibit-marketing success, why oh why do so many companies avoid the unexpected and instead try to blend in to the background? Peruse just about any show floor in the country, and you'll find that the vast majority of booths look exactly the same, featuring traditional exhibitry, graphics, flooring, lighting, etc., and only a handful of exhibitors break the mold. More often than not, when the show's over, it's that handful of unique booths, not the mundane masses, that attendees remember.
So why not harness a few unusual and unexpected elements to help you stand out in a sea of sameness? Just a little something different, be it a color scheme or product display or structural component, can help set your booth apart from the been-there-done-that crowd. Plus, it doesn't take oodles of cash to warrant a second glance, and you don't need miles of booth space to pique the interest of passersby. All you need is a single, unique idea.
To prove the point — and help get your wheels turning about ways you too can stand out in the crowd at your next show — EXHIBITOR rounded up 15 exhibits that captured our attention for various reasons. Including everything from an exhibit wrapped in tinfoil to a miniature barn, the following examples demonstrate how a single unique element, unexpected material, or unusual display can help you stand out in the crowd as opposed to blending in to the background.
Creativity Cubed
How does a small booth stick out in a forest of behemoth exhibits? According to Wit Design bv, a Zaltbommel, Netherlands-based exhibit-design and construction firm, you try something a little different, both in terms of color scheme and overall structure. For its 16-by-23-foot space at EuroShop 2011, Wit Design opted for an almost all-black palette (highlighted by pops of color) and a series of aisle-side cubes to catch attendees' attention. Positioned along the front edge of the space, a collection of black, roughly 2-foot-square cubes were stacked up to seven high. While many of the cubes offered nothing but a flat, matte-black façade, some featured graphic messages such as "experience" and "focus," and on others, the front side was removed to reveal interior graphics, messages, or even objects within the cube. For example, one cube interior featured a red bull's-eye on a white background, with the word "target" across the top — suggesting that Wit Design can help you reach your target audience. Another cube was lit from within, casting a vibrant orange glow. The opposite side of the cubes actually formed an interior wall of sorts. Here, some of the cubes offered a flat, matte-black face, but many displayed images of Wit Design's work via light boxes housed within the cubes. The rest of the interior space featured little more than a reception desk — in black, of course — and a lounge/conversation area.
Foiled Again
Generally speaking, international exhibiting pavilions are little more than cookie-cutter creations. But at the International Consumer Electronics Show, one little exhibit stood out from the cacophony of cookie-cutter booths lining the aisles. Bright Vision Technologies Inc. covered the entire interior of its booth space with household-variety tinfoil and plain-old cardboard. The unique and low-cost concept not only gave the exhibit an interesting and textural aesthetic, but it also acted as an aisle-side icebreaker, as passersby continuously stopped to ask, "Is that tinfoil and cardboard?"
Off Track, On Target
To live up to its playful moniker, a shoe company named Off the Beaten Path filled its exhibit at the Magic Marketplace Show with a hanging porch swing, wooden bench, outdoor grill, and faux-grass flooring. Echoing the outdoorsy, adventurous, and unconventional attributes of the Off the Beaten Track brand, this eccentric but on-target booth environment proved that the road less traveled is often worth the trek.
Spinning a Barn
Barnwood Inc. of Bend, OR, locates old barns that are going to be torn down, purchases the lumber, and resells it to builders who are looking to incorporate the old, rustic, repurposed wood in new-build projects. For Barnwood, recycling old farm structures aids Mother Nature and forms a solid business model. So for its exhibit at the International Builders' Show, the company built a 20-by-30-foot faux barn out of reclaimed wood. Not only was the exhibit a perfect fit for the company's name, but it was also made from the product the company sells and it demonstrated just one way in which its products could be used in a new structure. In addition, the exhibit featured a leather-bound scrapbook positioned atop a beautiful wooden desk along one side of the barn. The scrapbook, branded with the company's name and location, contained vintage-style photos of the barns the company has deconstructed, along with information about each one, including its location, its dimensions, what the barn was used for during its lifetime, etc. The authentic exhibit and scrapbook-inspired portfolio told Barnwood's story in beautiful, brand-appropriate style.
Road Work Ahead
As a provider of traffic-safety markers — including everything from "Utility
Work Ahead" signs to emergency traffic cones — TrafFix Devices Inc. of San Clemente, CA, knows a little something about getting people to slow down and take notice. So rather than use a traditional exhibit to grab attendees' attention at the 2011 ConExpo-Con/Agg show in Las Vegas, the company employed its wares to create a booth that doubled as a giant
product display. The exhibit's outer edges were marked with shoulder barriers and compressor guardrails (the water-filled devices typically found in construction areas). Inside the exhibit, a variety of portable signs and traffic cones set up like road-hazard markers got attendees to wander in to take a closer look. By using its products in a manner similar to their designed function, TrafFix Devices made attendees notice the booth as they might a road-construction site. And at a huge show like ConExpo, that moment of hesitation can mean the difference between attendees speeding past your booth or slowing to pause and then park in your exhibit.
Sustainable Structure
Why just talk about your products when you can build a booth out of them and simultaneously demonstrate their versatility in the process? That's what Miniwiz Sustainable Energy Development Co. Ltd. did at the International Consumer Electronics Show. The company, which designs and sells eco-friendly products, built its 10-by-20-foot exhibit's entire back wall and an eye-catching overhead structure from its Polli-Brick recycled polymer architecture bricks. The exhibit helped attendees envision the architectural applications for the Green building product, and gave staffers the opportunity to discuss the material's strength-to-weight ratio, acoustic and thermal insulation, and optional integrated LED lighting. Sounds like a sustainable strategy.
Full Coverage
Rather than simply displaying its products at GlobalShop 2010, Interlam Inc. actually covered the exterior walls of its exhibit with them. Three walls of the company's 20-by-20-foot booth each featured roughly 2-by-8-foot panels of its laminate product, which were recessed into the walls. The fourth wall, which contained a doorway to the exhibit's interior, featured two similarly sized recessed panels. Meanwhile, each of the exhibit's four corners offered eight additional product samples com- prising 1-by-1-foot squares, which were arranged vertically. The exhibit exterior alone displayed more than 40 product samples, giving attendees a good sense of what the company offered long before they ever set foot in the booth.
A Change of Perspective
At the 2011 Healthcare Convention & Exhibitors Association meeting, Group Delphi wanted attending exhibit and event managers to know that it understands their needs have changed amid the Great Recession. To communicate this message, Delphi created a 10-by-20-foot booth that illustrated attendees' slightly skewed worlds. While the front right corner of the space offered a reception desk, the floor, the back wall, and the left corner were elevated at an angle. Delphi positioned office furniture atop the angled floor to suggest that exhibitors' lives are a little off kilter compared to four or five years ago. Text on the back wall told attendees to "change your perspective," and a faux window on the right side of the space offered the Group Delphi logo. The attention-getting device gave staffers an easy opening to suggest ways in which Delphi could help level out attendees' exhibit- and event-marketing experiences.
Life's a Beach
Rather than creating a stuffy, corporate booth at EuroShop 2011, Strohbach & Krey Messebau Design GmbH & Co. KG turned its space into a sand-covered beach. A large-format graphic on the back wall sported a sea-side image, while overhead panels were printed to resemble clouds. A pier-like structure jutted out from the back wall and served as a place for attendees to talk shop. Strohbach also covered its booth space in real sand, then mounted monitors running clips of waves lapping at the beach into small drift-like piles. The surreal scene subtly communicated that Strohbach can keep your program beachy keen.
Budget-Friendly Boxes
Faced with a bare-bones budget, Made By Humans barely had enough cash to cover shipping costs for a traditional booth structure at the National Stationery Show. Even renting an exhibit locally proved too pricey. So the Canadian designer of contemporary giftware got creative and contacted a cardboard box company. Together, they custom designed white cardboard boxes that could be shipped flat and put together on site to create eye-level display tables. When Made By Humans' booth staffers arrived on site, they simply assembled the boxes, and positioned most around the exterior of the space. A two-tiered center-island structure — also made of boxes — completed the exhibit. The result was a significant savings on shipping and drayage, and since the cardboard was both recycled and recyclable, the custom structure was eco-friendly to boot.
The Aloha Exhibit
When Laser Exhibitor Service Inc. wanted to let attendees at EXHIBITOR2011 in Las Vegas know about its newest branch office in Hawaii, the company put a whole lot of "aloha" into its exhibit. The graphics and installation-and-dismantle company based in San Juan Capistrano, CA, celebrated its most recent addition by treating attendees to a Hawaiian-themed booth. The exhibit was decked out like a beach shack complete with walls, flooring, and furniture made from rattan and bamboo; meanwhile, staffers in Hawaiian shirts complemented the motif. The company also handed out old-fashioned postcards from the Aloha State, each of which included information on Laser Exhibitor Service locations across North America and highlighted the new island location and its offerings. The booth theme served as a talking point about not only the company's newest location but its network of offices across North America.
Spider Vain
Nothing says "Hey, look at me!" like a 12-foot tall mechanical spider. So to demonstrate its creative capabilities — and showcase its shelving and shop-fitting hardware — to been-there, done-that attendees at EuroShop 2011, Kifato MK LLC created a 12-by-18-foot spider made entirely of its products. The Moscow-based company positioned the menacing arachnid in the center of its booth where it not only drew attention from aisles away but also allowed them to walk underneath and around it to inspect every nut and bolt. Once the spider lured in attendees, staffers sprang into action and explained Kifato's product offerings.
Mural, Mural on the Wall
To some, good art is purely subjective. But to Promo Labs, an Austin, TX-based marketing- and sales-technology supplier to the promotional-products industry, good art can also be a marketing tool. At the 2011 Promotional Products Association International Expo, Promo Labs hired a team of artists known as Jazz Rules to create a roughly 10-by-20-foot mural on its white back wall. The mural was designed to feature 12 industry leaders chosen by Promo Labs, alongside inspirational words of wisdom from each honoree such as "Get social," "Adapt to the new economy," and "Don't be afraid to try new things." But rather than completing the
work of art pre-show and shipping it to the Mandalay Bay Convention Center for PPAI, Promo Labs brought the artists to Las Vegas to create the mural during show hours. Aside from the illustrated back wall, the rest of the exhibit comprised simple rental furniture such as high-top tables and chairs, creating a lounge-like feel where attendees could take a seat, chat with Promo Labs' staffers, and watch the in-exhibit art installation unfold. The evolving illustration drew repeat booth visits, as attendees stopped back to see the progress throughout the show, and to see if their faces and words of wisdom would be featured. As it turns out, good art may be subjective, but in this case, it was undeniably strategic.
Crate Expectations
Van Esch BV thought inside the box when it came to its 10-by-20-foot exhibit at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair. Essentially a hinged shipping crate on casters, the booth's primary structure comprised three crate-like displays
that opened to create a back wall. Unlike anything else on the show floor, the wooden structure stood out, with each individual crate resembling a sort of department-store window display. And since most of the products featured were actually mounted to the crates' interiors, the structure could be closed up and shipped without additional labor, making installation and dismantle a snap.
A Literal Interpretation
How do you communicate that your company offers protective headphones? If you're Sensear Pty. Ltd., you turn your booth into an oversized representation of your headgear. The company, which provides headphones that enhance speech while suppressing background noise, traded traditional exhibitry for a giant set of headphones at the International Wireless Communications Expo (IWCE). Positioned diagonally across Sensear's 10-by-20-foot space, the black tension-fabric structure was accented with the company's corporate messages and orange and blue hues. Blue fabric joined to the headband featured the company's name and logo along with its tagline: "Hear Speech, Stay Protected." Meanwhile, two sides of each earpiece offered orange fabric and additional messaging. For example, the interior side of one ear- piece included eight full-color images of the headphones at work in high-volume situations. Accompanied by little more than two reception desks and a hand- ful of product samples, the headphone booth spoke volumes about the Sensear's offerings without uttering a word.
Back to Top
Share this article:
© Copyright EXHIBITOR magazine, 206 South Broadway, Suite 745, Rochester, MN 55904
Need help?
Ask Scott


text:
Game details
- Game:
- LittleBigPlanet 3
- Genre:
- Action
- Sub Genre:
- 3D Platformer
- Release Date (US):
- November 18th, 2014
- Release Date (UK):
- November 18th, 2014
- Players:
- 1-2
- Online Players:
- Developers:
- Sumo Digital
- Publisher:
- Sony Computer Entertainment
- Rating:
- RP [Rating Pending]
- PSU Rank:
- 0 of 1166 Games
- PSU Rank on :
- 0 of 0 Games
- Additional Information:
- Exclusive to PlayStation 4.
About LittleBigPlanet 3
The latest chapter in the LittleBigPlanet franchise sees the return of SackBoy, who is joined by a series of new faces as the series finds itself in the hands of U.K. studio, Sumo Digital.
LittleBigPlanet 3 News
LittleBigPlanet 3 out Nov. 18 in U.S., pre-order bonuses detailed
Sony has announced that DIY platformer LittleBigPlanet 3 will be released in North America on November 18. No launch date for Europe has been confirmed as of yet, but typically games arrive three three days after their U.S. counterpart, so November 21 seems a likely candidate. Sony says to stay t...
- Posted Jul 30th 2014
- Read more
LittleBigPlanet 3 private beta coming in August, but you'll be very lucky to get picked
LBPCentral has confirmed that LittleBigPlanet 3 will be kicking off a private beta next month, with "a small number" of members from the community being cherry picked to participate in the event. Spaces are extremely limited however, and those of you who are lucky enough to be selecte...
- Posted Jul 25th 2014
- Read more
LittleBigPlanet's Sackboy congratulates Germany on historic World Cup win
LittleBigPlanet's seminal little show-off Sackboy has lent his congratulations to the German soccer team for its victory at this year's FIFA World Cup. Taking to LittleBigPlanet's official Twitter page, the cheeky avatar – painted in the national colours of Germany –...
- Posted Jul 13th 2014
- Read more
LittleBigPlanet 3 beta code warning issued
LittleBigPlanet Community Coordinator Steven Isbell has taken to the Twittersphere to warn users that anyone offering codes right now for the upcoming LittleBigPlanet (LBP) 3 beta are misleading fans. He also said that users will NOT receive codes by simply retweeting the LBP team. Hello! A quick...
- Posted Jun 23rd 2014
- Read more
LittleBigPlanet 3 confirmed for PS3
Sumo Digital's hotly anticipated LittleBigPlanet 3 is also getting a PlayStation 3 release, the game's community coordinator has announced. The DIY platformer was unveiled to rapturous applause during Sony's E3 press briefing last Monday, and was originally thought to be a Play...
- Posted Jun 16th 2014
- Read more
E3 2014: PSU's LittleBigPlanet 3 hands-on impressions: the perfect holiday title for PlayStation fans
PSU's Editors Kyle Prahl and Will Robinson had an opportunity to dabble in LittleBigPlanet 3 on the E3 2014 showroom floor. The very first point that our two editors indicate is that the game feels definitively like LittleBigPlanet, and then they go into what makes LBP 3 unique from its predecessor...
- Posted Jun 11th 2014
- Read more
E3 2014: LittleBigPlanet 3 screens are Sack-tastic
Sumo Digital has released the first dazzling batch of screenshots for its upcoming DIY platformer, LittleBigPlanet 3. SackBoy's latest adventure was unveiled during Sony's E3 press conference earlier today, and will hit stores in November 2014 for PlayStation 4. Check out a quick ...
- Posted Jun 10th 2014
- Read more
LittleBigPlanet 3 Features
Meet the new characters of LittleBigPlanet 3
The all-new iteration of Sackboy's platform-hopping antics, due to hit PS3 and PS4 in November, brings with it a new cast of characters. Developed by Sumo Digital and Xdev, LittleBigPlanet 3 will introduce Swoop, Oddsock, and Toggle, with each personality sporting its own unique move-set. Fi...
- Posted Jun 21st 2014
- Read more


text:
Roloson on the move? Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman, who keeps preaching patience, is willing to keep his two average goalies Mike Smith and Dan Ellis — at least for now. But don't be surprised if he looks at New York Islanders goalie Dwayne Roloson at the trade deadline. Roli's $2.5-million US contract runs out July 1, so he would be a cheap pickup. Florida Panthers netminder Tomas Vokoun would be a better choice, but he's twice as expensive and the Panthers and Lightning play in the same division. Yzerman could always sign Vokoun in the summer. The Lightning have been through 14 goalies since Nikolai Khabibulin departed after their Stanley Cup victory in 2004. They got Smith as the centrepiece in the Brad Richards trade to the Dallas Stars.http://www.edmontonjournal.com/sports/Hockey+World/3964729/story.html#ixzz1875ljS3h
"Every team is in a different situation. They have their own goals and their own idea how they're going to get there. Guy and his staff want to get to know their players, not just the ones that are on the team already but they want to work with our young players too. There's a lot of work to be done. Having said that, we want to be a good team this year too and want to do everything we can to pick the best players to make this team the best we can put on the ice."Steve Yzerman -- commenting on building this year's team
"I'm very, very excited about what is happening with this organization from new ownership, to a guy like Steve Yzerman, who knows where he is going. He's got a plan, he's an honest person and comes from an organization of winners over the past 20 years and he will bring that mentality. "And for him to bring on somebody like Guy Boucher, somebody who I've heard great things about over the past couple of years, I think it's just going to be a great chemistry with those guys and with the players.Vincent Lecavalier
We'll email you a reset link.
If you signed up using a 3rd party account like Facebook or Twitter, please login with it instead.
You must be a member of Raw Charge to participate.
We have our own Community Guidelines at Raw Charge. You should read them.
You must be a member of Raw Charge to participate.
We have our own Community Guidelines at Raw Charge. You should read them.
Choose an available username to complete sign up.
In order to provide our users with a better overall experience, we ask for more information from Facebook when using it to login so that we can learn more about our audience and provide you with the best possible experience. We do not store specific user data and the sharing of it is not required to login with Facebook.


text:
Archive → April, 2011
Detroit Pistons Draft Dreams: Enes Kanter
It's strange that a college player who never actually played a game for his college team is considered one of the can't-miss prospects in this draft, but such is the plight of Enes Kanter. Ruled permanently ineligible by the NCAA after he received impermissible benefits after playing for a professional team in Turkey, Kanter was solely a practice player for Kentucky this season.
Measurables: 6-foot-10, 250 pounds, freshman C from Kentucky
Key stats: N/A
Projected: Top 10
How would he help the Pistons?
Kanter's biggest attribute is that he's, well, big. At 6-10/250, he has great size already for a young big and is ahead of older players in the draft who need to do some filling out if they're going to handle the punishment of playing in the paint in the NBA.
He also has a fairly advanced post game for a young player. He's good at establishing position, comfortable playing with his back to the basket and he also possesses a bit of a mean streak, something the Pistons sorely lacked last season. It doesn't stop with his physical game though. As you can see by his Nike Hoops Summit highlights, Kanter can hit the 15-footer and has enough finesse to put the ball on the floor and get to the basket as well.
How wouldn't he help the Pistons?
The major question with Kanter is simply experience. Outside of a few highlights and very brief minutes with a team in Turkey over a year ago, no one has seen much of Kanter. Practicing all season with Kentucky certainly helped, but he might need some extra time to adjust to the NBA game because he hasn't consistently played high-level organized basketball for a while.
What are others saying?
On top of his excellent skill level, Kanter impressed with his intangibles as well. He's the type of quiet, competitive player that simply goes about his business without getting frustrated at officials or letting a few bad possessions throw off his game. The fact that he didn't start the Hoop Summit game didn't seem to faze him, as he could be seen enthusiastically supporting his team from the bench.
The NCAA denied Kanter's bid to play for Kentucky this season, placing him in limbo all year. He's been hanging around Kentucky, working as a student-assistant coach, but the loss of playing time hurts. He'll spend the spring working with Michael Jordan's former trainer, Tim Grover, in Chicago in preparation for the draft. Most GMs still have him as a top-five or top-six pick. Great workouts could lift him even higher.
"Where he ultimately lands depends on what underclassmen come out," one NBA scout told Yahoo! Sports. "But he's definitely top seven at worst. He's just so skilled offensively. He has a decent midrange game and can definitely finish in the paint. He has good footwork, runs the floor well and is very agile for his size.
"From what the international scouts say, he's the top big man coming out. He's like a taller Al Horford. He can pick and pop, and score inside. He can pretty much fit into any system for any team that needs a center doesn't matter if they're a half-court or running team."
- Darius Morris
- Derrick Williams
- JaJuan Johnson
- Jeremy Tyler
- Perry Jones (Staying in school)
- Kemba Walker
- Nikola Vucevic
- Jimmer Fredette
- Kenneth Faried
- Isaiah Thomas
- Marcus Morris
- Ben Hansbrough
- Brandon Knight
- Keith Benson
- Donatas Motiejunas
- Shelvin Mack
- John Henson (Staying in school)
- Kyrie Irving
- Nolan Smith
- Bismack Biyambo
- Demetri McCamey
- Kyle Singler
Catching up with retired players, including a few former Pistons
If you're interested in a fun way to waste a few minutes, check out this post by Mark Deeks of the great Sham Sports (seriously, if you're interested in accurate salary cap figures, Sham should be your go-to site if it isn't already). Continuing his tradition, he tracks down a lot of names you may have forgotten who have recently stopped playing basketball professionally and updates what they're doing now. Here are a few Pistons who made his list:
Stacey Augmon – Augmon is an assistant coach for the Nuggets.
Elden Campbell – Campbell is having an incredibly low-key retirement. Got nothing. Not even a home town.
Kelvin Cato New Kelvin Cato information is scarce. According to his Twitter bio, he "just chills." So here's some old Kelvin Cato information. In 1999, Kelvin Cato created a children's book.
Mateen Cleaves – Cleaves works two jobs – he does analysis for Detroit Pistons games, and owns a record label to which Jon Connor is signed.
Michael Curry – Curry is associate head coach (i.e. lead assistant) for the Sixers.
Dale Davis – Dale Davis carefully selects business ventures that create optimistic revenue streams and make worthwhile contribution to society by creating employment with positive social reinforcement.
Tremaine Fowlkes – I don't understand what all this is, but it appears Tremaine Fowlkes's real estate company won a big judgement, but then lost it on appeal.
Darvin Ham – Ham is the head coach at the D-League's New Mexico Thunderbirds. His assistant coach is Sean Rooks.
Allan Houston – Technically, Allan Houston is the assistant general manager with the New York Knicks. However, given the lack of clarity that now exists with the Knicks's front office situation – whereby GM Donnie Walsh seems to have less authority in the decision making process than the head coach of a struggling Sun Belt Conference team – it is unclear from the outside quite what Houston's role entails.
Lindsey Hunter – Hunter is a a player development assistant for the Chicago Bulls, a role he held in an unofficial capacity towards the tail end of his playing days.
Horace Jenkins – Jenkins – who spent three years as a postman before going to college, becoming one of the nine players in Division 3 history to play in the NBA, a former NCAA Slam Dunk champion, and one time Piston – last played in 2008 and cannot be traced since that time.
Christian Laettner – A few years ago, Laettner was rich enough to almost buy the Memphis Grizzlies. This is no longer the case, however; his real estate business, ran with former team mate Brian Davis, has fallen on hard times, recently defaulting on a $3 million loan to Shawne Merriman. Laettner is now trying to make it as a coach. To that end, Laettner has started his own basketball academy, the website to which carries this message:
I offer discounts to all players, teams and coaches who hail from the states of Kentucky, North Carolina and Connecticut. This comes from the compassion and generosity of my heart and soul for causing you all so much pain, agony and hate over my four year career at Duke!!
Obvious troll is obvious.
Aaron McKie – McKie is an assistant coach with the Sixers.
Olden Polynice – Polynice runs his own personal training service, Next Star Basketball. How does his price list stack up to that of the aforementioned Pat Burke? See for yourself.
Zeljko Rebraca – Rebraca is now a businessman, having recently opened a fitness centre in his home town of Sombor, within a shopping centre that he had previously invested in. Rebraca's total investment is said to be worth $8 million.
Don Reid – Reid has teamed up with former Pistons employee Mike Ford to open Increase Sports, a youth development program. He also still works for the Pistons as an ambassador.
Bob Sura – Last time we checked in on Bob Sura, he owned a Saturn car dealership. Given that Saturn have since gone under, it is unlikely that this is still true. He cannot be traced since the last update.
Corliss Williamson – Corliss Williamson's ascent up the coaching ladder continues; he is now the head coach at Division 1 Central Arkansas. Unfortunately, the Bears went 5-24 in Corliss's debut season, the only wins coming against Hendrix College, Champion Baptist College (who they beat by 71 points), Lyon College, Southeast Louisiana and Chicago State. Rough start.
There are dozens more names on the list who will surely make you say, "Hey, I vaguely remember that guy!" Also, you will find out the strange sport Antonio Davis is now coaching.
Let the coaching speculation begin
The Houston Rockets added an intriguing name to the wish list of every NBA team with an embattled coach when it was announced yesterday that Rick Adelman would not return.
Adelman took the Portland Trail Blazers to the Finals twice, he coached those fun Sacramento teams in the early 2000s and he did well with the Rockets despite losing star players Tracy McGrady and/or Yao Ming to injury frequently. Adelman has one of the best wining percentages in NBA history and has had at least moderate success in three of his four coaching stops (And as for that fourth one, you can't really blame the guy for not winning in Golden State. No one wins there.).
The Pistons don't have a coaching vacancy yet, but Sean at Life on Dumars (and a few PistonPowered commenters) already have Adelman on the wish list:
Once the fate of John Kuester is finally decided, I will take a more in-depth look at available coaching candidates, but for now I just wanted to put Adelman's name out there. If Tom Gores wanted to bring a tried-and-true coach, and make a big splash as a new owner, Adelman would be one way to do it.
There are sure to be other coaching names who Pistons fans will tout if Kuester is fired. The always vocal, 'hire Bill Laimbeer' sect will ratchet up the intensity as it does every time the Pistons job is open. Those who like to think big and impractically will wonder if Joe Dumars can coax Jerry Sloan out of his semi-retirement. And the terrifying Jeff Van Gundy is still out there assaulting ear drums for ESPN.
But Adelman is a more natural choice for one reason: Greg Monroe. In Sacramento, Adelman coached arguably the two best passing big men of the last 20 years (with apologies to Arvydas Sabonis) in Chris Webber and Vlade Divac. Monroe possesses a rare ability to see the entire court from the high post and there's little doubt he could thrive in a creative offense that takes advantage of that skill.
The Pistons reportedly have not decided Kuester's fate yet, and who knows if Adelman even wants to coach here or anywhere next season, but there's no doubt a coach with Adelman's track record should be able to command more respect in the locker room than Kuester, Michael Curry or even Flip Saunders did in their years as head coach.
Pistons in the playoffs … kind of
Last season with no playoffs for the Pistons, I instead looked at some former Pistons helping playoff teams. Many Pistons fans adopt the San Antonio Spurs this time of year, hoping to see Antonio McDyess finally get a championship. Last season, I also liked the Milwaukee Bucks both because they had a couple of former Pistons and because their tough, scrappy style of play mirrored the early 2000s pre-championship Pistons a bit.
This year? Other than McDyess, I don't know if there is a Pistons connection strong enough to attract a rooting interest, but here's the breakdown of this year's teams. There's not a guy on the list likely to make a huge impact on a playoff series, but hey, the playoffs are all about unexpected contributions, right? Stranger things have happened.
Indiana Pacers
They don't have anyone, but Malice at the Palace era Pacer Jeff Foster is still hanging around on the roster.
Philadelphia 76ers
If you enjoy rooting for former Pistons coaches, I would wager you remember Philly head coach Doug Collins a bit more fondly than assistant coach Michael Curry.
Miami Heat
John Kuester held onto his job for two seasons, winning 30 games or less each year. Heat assistant Ron Rothstein only got one season at the helm in Detroit, won 40 games and just barely missed the playoffs and was fired for it.
New York Knicks
I'll always root for Chauncey Billups, but I find it very sad watching him in that abomination of a Knicks offense. This is basically what i consists of: Iso for 'Melo, iso for Amar'e, Billups jacks up a quick three. I hope Billups ends up on a more structured, half-court team next season. He's also injured and will miss at least game two of the Knicks series with Boston.
Boston Celtics
Remember when the Pistons acquired defensively challenged Carlos Arroyo to play backup minutes on their defensive-minded team? Another defense-first team is giving it a whirl. Arroyo isn't playing big minuts for Boston, but he is their insurance behind Rajon Rondo and Delonte West.
Orlando Magic
Former Chuck Daly assistant and NBA lifer Brendan Malone is still coaching as an assistant to Stan Van Gundy in Orlando.
Dallas Mavericks
Former Pistons coach Rick Carlisle has molded the Mavs (with the help of Tyson Chandler) into one of the better defensive teams in the league and former Piston Brian Cardinal is still playing in a reserve role in Dallas. Cardinal barely played in Detroit after the Pistons took him in the second round, but he's carved out a nice NBA career for himself since.
San Antonio Spurs
Watch the Spurs and root for McDyess. Or watch them and weep because of the memory of Detroit taking the wrong 'DaJuan' in the second round in 2009. The Spurs ended up with Blair, who has developed into a solid rotation player and rebounder. The Pistons' Summers couldn't crack the rotation of a bad team in two years.
Los Angeles Lakers
Theo Ratliff lives! He played :54 seconds against New Orleans, increasing his total minutes played over the last five months to just under five total minutes. But with as poorly as the Lakers bigs played in game one, perhaps the Rattler can still bring some of his trademark energy.
Oklahoma City Thunder
The Thunder are paying the final few months left on the not so great contract Joe Dumars handed out to Nazr Mohammed a few years ago. Mohammed won't help them much in the fast-paced Denver series, but if OKC ends up playing the Lakers again this year, he'll be a big addition defensively against that LA frontcourt.
Denver Nuggets
Arron Afflalo missed game one of Denver's series against the Thunder, but I think it's pretty safe to assume Pistons fans have noticed that he's become a pretty good player for the Nuggets. Denver also has a couple of assistants with Pistons ties, NBA Hall of Famer Adrian Dantley and teal-era Piston Stacey Augmon.
Tom Gores' previous experience managing sports teams (his children's)
Peter Lattman of DealB%K spent a day with Tom Gores two years ago, and in the context of Gores' purchase of the Pistons, Lattman wrote about Gores' passion for his children's sports teams. Lattman has a few interesting details, but this story stood out to me:
Kenneth D. Moelis, chief executive of the investment bank Moelis & Company, has helped coach the basketball squad that his and Mr. Gores's teenage daughters joined. Throughout the season, Mr. Gores would send Mr. Moelis e-mails with lengthy critiques of the team's progress. In the spring of 2008, just hours after the team lost by a point in the championship game, Mr. Gores was pensive.
"We will strive to be better next year," Mr. Gores wrote in one e-mail. "What else is there? Tough for you and I to swallow but the journey was good and in the big picture everybody won. Don't worry I am still in pain. Tomorrow is a new day."
Just as it is for the Detroit Pistons.
Would the Pistons draft Kyrie Irving or Derrick Williams with No. 1 pick in draft?
Duke point guard Kyrie Irving, for quite some time, has been tabbed as the likely No. 1 pick in the upcoming NBA draft. Apparently, some teams, including the Pistons, are leaning toward Arizona forward Derrick Williams or North Carolina forward Harrison Barnes. ESPN's Chad Ford:
Sources say Wolves, Cavs, Raptors, Jazz and Kings would all take Kyrie Irving 1. Wizards, Pistons & Bucks – Barnes or Derrick Williams
The day after that tweet, Ford wrote an article that said of the Pistons:
The Pistons really have needs just about everywhere. Last year's lottery pick, Greg Monroe, has played well and Rodney Stuckey really turned it on the last month of the season averaging 19.8 ppg and 8.4 apg. The team has been high on Irving all year and he could still be the pick if they win the lottery. But Williams would also be an intriguing choice here to pair with Monroe. If they stay at No. 7 we currently have them taking Bismack Biyombo, a Ben Wallace clone from the Congo.
So, I guess that means the Pistons would favor Williams, not Barnes.
But for what it's worth, if you play Ford's NBA lottery mock draft until the Pistons lands the No. 1 pick, he has them taking Irving. Although, Ford may have built the Pistons' draft board before his most recent reporting and not updated it since.
There are no clear answers, and keep in mind we're talking about who the Pistons would take now. There's a long time between now and the draft for the Pistons to evaluate players.
Just don't assume Kyrie Irving would automatically be the Pistons' choice if they land the No. 1 pick.
UPDATE: Harrison Barnes is reportedly headed back to UNC.
Detroit Pistons Draft Dreams: Kyle Singler
Maybe it's just me, but I feel like Kyle Singler's college career flew by. Dukies have a habit of seeming like they're in college for about nine years (Christian Laettner and Grant Hill, for example), but Singler's four-year career went by really quick. He was obviously a very good college basketball player. Will that game translate to the NBA, though?
Measurables: 6-foot-8, 230 pounds, senior F from Duke
Key stats: 16.9 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists per game while shooting 43 percent from the field and 32 percent from three
Projected: Second round
How would he help the Pistons?
I'm not convinced that he would. But I'm also a proponent of teams taking the best available player regardless of position in the second round. Second round picks are usually longshots to make a roster. A large percentage of guys never amount to much in the NBA. So even if the Pistons are fairly solid at the forward spot, a player like Singler may very well be the guy who has the best shot to make a roster when the Pistons pick.
These are the things he has going for him: he's a decent 3-point shooter, he rebounds well for a guy who operates on the perimeter a lot, he's a good passer for his size and he's won a lot of games while being asked to play different roles during his Duke career. If the Pistons lose Tayshaun Prince and Tracy McGrady to free agency and with the assumption that Jonas Jerebko is going to be counted on to play at least some of his minutes at the four, the Pistons actually could be in a position to add depth. Singler, as a guy who can shoot but is also big and strong enough to give some minutes at the four, might not be a bad pickup if he's available and all of the promising bigs in the draft are off the board.
He'd also be the best trick shot artist on the team since Rasheed Wallace:
How wouldn't he help the Pistons?
Singler won't score inside. He can hit a midrange jumper, but a high percentage of his points in college come from 15 feet and out. He also didn't shoot the ball well his senior season after being near 40 percent from three during his first three seasons. The Pistons also have a forward on the roster who is a bit too perimeter happy in Charlie Villanueva.
As much criticism as Villanueva has taken from fans, there's a big difference between him and Singler: Villanueva is much more athletic. While Villanueva can surely slide over to the three and at least be OK athletically at the position, Singler still has to prove he can do that at the NBA level.
What are others saying?
The fact that Singler has been a role-player essentially throughout his college career, doing so on a competitive and winning team throughout, will play in his favor, though. He is not the type of player who will need to make a huge transition in his style of play to make an impact. Furthermore, he's ready to contribute immediately, as he's a mature player both physically and mentally, who has been coached by one of the most respected men in basketball over the past four years. These things, along with his strong intangibles, could all look very attractive to a good team drafting in the second half of the first round looking for a solid piece to add to their rotation.
NBA execs look for similarities for help in projections, so anything Singler can do to separate himself from (Gordon) Hayward would be great, and that starts with his perimeter shot. Hayward was good his first season and bad as a sophomore, and Singler is working on an "average, good, good, average" run over his four years. Of course, this season could end up as an excellent one from deep, starting with his 5-for-9 performance against Oregon. Combine a sharpshooter with the fighter/hustler Singler has proved to be in the past against a team like Michigan State? That's a guy every team will covet.
Singler needs little room to get off a shot with his high release point in a 6'9 body … When he's not spotting up, he shows offensive versatility in that he can hit a number of different types of shots in different ways … Reliable mid-range game with ability to shoot off dribble, although prefers to catch and shoot… High basketball IQ, high awareness of what's going on around him which helps him defensively off the ball, as well as with the ball in his hands in regards to finding teammates cutting to the hoop… Sees court well for 6'9 forward … Fiery and competitive kid who just has a great overall feel for the game.
Hickory High's Similarity Scores
- Darius Morris
- Derrick Williams
- JaJuan Johnson
- Jeremy Tyler
- Perry Jones (Staying in school)
- Kemba Walker
- Nikola Vucevic
- Jimmer Fredette
- Kenneth Faried
- Isaiah Thomas
- Marcus Morris
- Ben Hansbrough
- Brandon Knight
- Keith Benson
- Donatas Motiejunas
- Shelvin Mack
- John Henson (Staying in school)
- Kyrie Irving
- Nolan Smith
- Bismack Biyambo
- Demetri McCamey
Would you be surprised if Tayshaun Prince returned to the Pistons?
Three plays against Charlotte showed off basketball IQ of Greg Monroe, Rip Hamilton and Tayshaun Prince
First of all, I hope you all remember the Charlotte game on Sunday. I was really impressed with how the Pistons played in that one. They hustled, they had off the ball movement and they won. Those are all traits they hadn't shown in previous games. Well, sometimes they won, but quite honestly the Pistons didn't really play meaningful games against good teams, they mainly played well in meaningless games against bad teams.
The team has ended the season on a rather high note so I wanted to do a post on the Charlotte game, because it was one of my favorite efforts of the year. You can't always expect your favorite team to play great or to never have a bad season, but this season was particularly bad. Covering a team on an Xs and Os basis can be harsh with a coach like John Kuester. He runs a lot of similar plays and I can see why the team has struggled so much to get consistent offense. The half-court sets were just very bad at times. I don't completely blame Kuester for that, the players often stopped executing the plays, didn't run hard or just didn't run at all. Something that will kill 100 percent of the teams in the NBA is to have an insufficient amount of movement. You just don't create enough holes in the defense that can be exploited. The first play will be a beautiful inbounds play by Detroit, the second an alley-oop dunk by Chris Wilcox and the third one another nice pass by Greg Monroe.
The Sneaky Backdoor Play
The play starts out with a lot of players near the free throw line, Rip Hamilton at the top of the key, Tayshaun Prince at the free throw line and Monroe and Wilcox standing at the left elbow. The defender suspects Hamilton will come off a double-screen by Wilcox and Monroe and cheats a little bit to this side of the court. This is how the Pistons normally run the play, so you can't really blame the defender. I especially love the play because it is such great acting on Tayshaun's part. Look at him all hunched over looking as if he has no role at all. Rip quickly blows past Tay and the defender gets kind of confused by this. Throughout the play, Tay doesn't stop to stand around like in the picture. He never gets into a screening position and Rip gets an easy lay-up and two points. This play is a good example how you can use scouting knowledge to your advantage. As soon as you realize the opponent knows exactly what you are trying to do, just switch it up a little bit. I don't know if Kuester designed the play or if it was an impromptu play, either way it led to great success.
Ooping it up
Rip was hot in this game so Charlotte had to figure out a way how to stop him. Naturally, they tried to double team him and in this case it worked out pretty badly. Rodney Stuckey passes the ball to Rip, who receives it about 14 feet away from the basket, his bread and butter distance to pull up for a jumper or to drive to the basket. Wilcox is standing at the right elbow covered by Kwame Brown.
Kwame Brown is a familiar face to Pistons fans and he is one of the biggest draft busts of all time. I don't blame him for being the player he is, I blame the Wizards for picking him first overall, he just doesn't have the talent. Some busts showed the talent to be a high draft-pick, but never put it together, Brown just seems to have a low basketball IQ and very little desire to be a superstar. He's been playing rather well of late, I guess it's just a typical late season surge by an average player that makes people wonder if he'll finally get it together (see also: Rodney Stuckey). The low basketball IQ is showing in this play. Brown comes over for the double-team, but he does so way too early. Hamilton has not even put down the ball to dribble. Usually you start double-teaming a player when he starts to make a move, not when he catches the ball. Wilcox follows a simple rule in this case. Phil Jackson has two rules of thumb, firstly, as soon as you have a clear path to the basket, you cut hard, secondly, as soon as you can see your defender's head turn, you cut hard. Look at the picture, both rules apply and Wilcox cuts hard.
Rip sees the open space and lobs the ball, Wilcox catches it midair and converts a wide open alley-oop.
Look at Mister Fancy Pants
Let me start this off by saying that it's been a real pleasure to watch Monroe grow this season. Personally, it's been my first season of breaking down plays and watching games real closely on a regular basis. While most players on the team didn't improve at all or regressed, Monroe has shown steady improvement all throughout the year. I chose this play, because this is the reason why I root for him and why I actually started rooting for him, his passing ability.
Tay gets a baseline-screen from Hamilton on the left elbow and opts to go the other way. Players do that from time to time whenever the defender is gambling too much. The smart veteran Prince is he takes advantage of Dante Cunningham here. Boris Diaw comes over to help, leaving his man, Monroe, all by himself. Wilcox is almost out of the picture running out of bounds all the way on the left side. I don't know what he wanted there, but who cares, he scored.
Tay dumps the ball to Monroe who quickly realizes he has two defenders on him which leaves a teammate open, in this case Wilcox. Monroe is aware of it and as soon as he develops a refined enough offensive skill set and forces teams to double-team him, I believe he will be deadly in every regard. The comparisons with Tim Duncan aren't that far-fetched. He has such a great sense of finding the open man. In this case he catches the ball, spins around 360 degrees in the air in order to dump the ball to Wilcox, who has got back inbounds.
It might be typical of this dismal season that the three best plays I found are all not really great play calls, but they do show a high IQ by certain players on the team. To me this shows that we have potential on the team because there are smart players like Rip, Tay and Monroe, who can execute plays perfectly and have a deeper understanding of the game. Without these three the season would have been even worse to watch.
This was the last breakdown of the season as we missed the playoffs and there will be no games played until hopefully November. If there's a lockout it might take longer. It is a great honor to contribute to this great blog from time to time and to work with great guys like Dan and Patrick. I hope you enjoyed reading my breakdowns as much as I enjoyed writing them. I'm already looking forward to writing more analyses next season and stay tuned for further coverage of the team on PistonPowered!
Detroit Pistons Draft Dreams: Demetri McCamey
Alright, I've been looking at enough lottery prospects over the last week. Gotta catch up on some second round guys. I think the consensus is the Pistons need help in the frontcourt, but if a good point guard were available, fans would be happy with that pick as well, as long as all of the intriguing second round bigs were off the board. Demetri McCamey is one of the more interesting prospects who could go early in the second round.
Measurables: 6-foot-3, 200 pounds, senior PG from Illinois
Key stats: 14.6 points, 6.1 assists, 4.3 rebounds per game while shooting 45 percent from the field and 45 percent from three
Projected: Second round
How would he help the Pistons?
There are three things to really like about McCamey: he's big for a PG at 6-3, he's made himself into a great perimeter shooter (hitting 45 percent of his threes this season) and he takes good care of the ball.
The jumpshot is particularly impressive, considering this is what ESPN's Chad Ford wrote about him last year:
He's not a great athlete, nor does he have a consistent jump shot yet.
To go from that description to shooting 45 percent from three in a year shows that McCamey put a tremendous amount of work in. The second round features a lot of players with fairly equal numbers of flaws and limited upside. The key is picking players who have a good chance to work their way into being good role players. Depending on what happens with Rodney Stuckey as a restricted free agent, McCamey might prove to be good insurance should the Pistons be down a point guard heading into next season.
He's also able to play both guard spots, so if Stuckey returns, McCamey wouldn't necessarily be buried on the bench.
How wouldn't he help the Pistons?
McCamey isn't going to be a player who can attack the basket from the PG spot the way Stuckey or even Will Bynum can. Although his numbers from the season were solid, the Illinois offense struggled at times because of McCamey's inability to get in the lane and create shots consistently. McCamey also didn't have the best defensive technique. He's strong enough to be decent at that end of the floor, but he'll need to work on using his body to his advantage because he'll get torched by some of the league's quicker guards.
What are others saying?
Outside the 3-point arc, McCamey demonstrated that he's a top notch shooter at the point guard position, connecting on an excellent 45% of his 3-pointers this season. He's comfortable shooting off the dribble or off the catch, and he has range well past the NBA 3-point line. This bodes well for him going forward, and should help to open up the floor for dribble penetration for himself and his teammates, especially if he needs to spend time playing off the ball, which is certainly a possibility at his size.
McCamey was another player who, after three years at Illinois, looked like a known quantity. He was a big, physical guard with deep range on his jump shot. Illinois never really asked him to run the show until this season. Now, he's making the most of it.
Throughout the years, I've seen him add many moves to his arsenal, and he's been a better player as a result. One thing that was really working last year, but not so much this year, is the pull-up and shoot three, on a fast-break. It only makes sense for him to develop this shot as his momentum is so strong on fast-breaks that with defenders back-away so quickly, him pulling up and shooting gives him a wide open look. He hit it pretty regularly last year, but I haven't seen it go down as often this season. Another move that came up huge in big games last season is the end-of shotclock isolation play: 2 cross-overs, step back, and nail the fade-away three. That almost single-handedly beat Wisconsin at the Kohl Center last year and began talks of the NBA draft.
Hickory High's Similarity Scores
- Darius Morris
- Derrick Williams
- JaJuan Johnson
- Jeremy Tyler
- Perry Jones (Staying in school)
- Kemba Walker
- Nikola Vucevic
- Jimmer Fredette
- Kenneth Faried
- Isaiah Thomas
- Marcus Morris
- Ben Hansbrough
- Brandon Knight
- Keith Benson
- Donatas Motiejunas
- Shelvin Mack
- John Henson (Staying in school)
- Kyrie Irving
- Nolan Smith
- Bismack Biyambo


text:
The crew shooting the surfing movie about Jay Moriarity set up base camp at Poplar Beach while they shot scenes in and around houses on Metzgar St between 1st and 2nd St.
Trailer trucks carrying all manner of moviemaking equipment lined the streets a block in every direction. Curious onlookers watched the action from a distance.
Local residents that I talked to were enjoying the action, stating that everyone associated with the production were very nice and considerate. That has been my experience as well.
To receive news feeds about Half Moon Bay and the unincorporated Coastside between Montara and Pescadero, visit Half Moon Bay Patch on Facebook and "like" us here. Follow us on Twitter here.


text:
Currently, the IEA Clean Coal Centre has 21 members, made up of member countries and sponsoring organisations.
The member countries are: Australia*, Austria, Canada, the European Commission, Germany, Italy, Japan, Poland, Republic of South Korea, South Africa, UK and the USA.
The sponsors are: Anglo American, Banpu, BHEL, Beijing Research Institute of Coal Chemistry (BRICC), Coal Association NZ, Electric Power Planning and Engineering Institute (EPPEI) of China, Glencore Xstrata and Suek.
* Australian membership comprises the government and the Australian Coal Industry Consortium.
Download REASONS TO JOIN THE IEA CCC.
Residents of member countries and employees of sponsoring organisations can download IEA CCC reports at no charge.
The IEA Clean Coal Centre has two categories of membership :
Executive committee
Members of the IEA Clean Coal Centre contribute annually to a common fund to finance the activities of the programme. There is a set subscription rate for new sponsors. An Executive Committee (ExCo) of representatives nominated by the contracting parties and sponsors acts as the 'board of directors'. The ExCo meet twice each year. Both sponsors and contracting parties have a single vote at ExCo meetings, which means that they have an equal influence over the work programme and policies. Dr Adolf Aumüller of Austria is the current Chair of the Executive Committee and Prof Jurgen-Freidrich Hake of Germany and Barry MacColl of South Africa are the Vice Chairs.
Membership Profile
Members of the IEA Clean Coal Centre represent a wide range of interests. Most, but not all, of the member countries are members of the OECD. The majority of the sponsor organisations are from non-OECD countries. The sponsors include utilities, coal companies, equipment and services suppliers and research organisations.


text:
A satellite image of Sandy is shown at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. Early Saturday, the storm was about 335 miles southeast of Charleston, S.C. Tropical storm warnings were issued for parts of Florida's East Coast, along with parts of coastal North and South Carolina and the Bahamas. Tropical storm watches were issued for coastal Georgia and parts of South Carolina, along with parts of Florida and Bermuda. Sandy is projected to hit the Atlantic Coast early Tuesday. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)
Old Saybrook is asking residents near the shoreline to begin evacuations Sunday morning.
First Selectman Paul Fortuna declared a State of Emergency for the town Saturday ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Sandy.
Old Saybrook Police Chief Michael Spera issued the voluntary evacuation order at 8:15 a.m.
"It is hereby ORDERED that VOLUNTARY EVACUATION FOR ALL RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES SOUTH OF BOSTON POST ROAD or AREAS IN DANGER OF BEING IMPACTED OR ISOLATED BY RISING FLOOD WATERS shall take effect at 0815 HRS," the evacuation order read.
The town's Department of Public Safety put together a list of streets that are likely to flood and are strongly recommending residents who live on those streets to evacuate.
According to police, Old Saybrook schools will be closed Monday and Tuesday.


text:
The Immigrant Youth Justice League (IYJL) is a Chicago-based organization led by undocumented organizers working towards full recognition of the rights and contributions of all immigrants through education, leadership development, policy advocacy, resource gathering, and mobilization.
If you are undocumented or an ally who would like to support immigrant rights, undocumented students, or people in deportation, and you like what we are doing, ask us about coming to an event or an open meeting. Get in touch.
History: IYJL was founded in 2009 by a group of undocumented students who came together to stop the deportation of the organization's co-founder, Rigo Padilla. During the campaign, the group of mostly undocumented immigrant youth realized that there was no organization in the Chicagoland area seeking to advance the rights of undocumented people, where undocumented people were at the forefront. As part of the campaign, undocumented organizers began to disclose their status publicly, saying that any one of them could be placed in deportation, and that there needed to be a group that fought against the deportation of any member of the community. This is how we began to "come out," take risks, and strategize on how to use our stories to influence the immigration debate.
Since 2010 IYJL has been the national leader in the National Coming Out of the Shadows strategy, urging undocumented immigrants and allies to speak publicly about our stories. This strategy, along with the slogan "Undocumented, unafraid" was first proposed by IYJL members in May 2010, and has been replicated nationally each year. In 2012, IYJL collaborated with Nuestra Voz, LOY@L, and other undocumented youth to organized a week of Coming Out events in May, including for the first time a rally in Du Page county. In 2013 the message has expanded beyond young people and students, and focuses on those who continue to be targets of deportation and immigration enforcement: undocumented parents, people with past immigration violations, people in detention.
Coming out, especially as a form of self-determination and political escalation, has also taken the form of civil disobedience. IYJL has been an active participant in the innovation of national organizing for immigrant rights, including key collaborations doing targeted direct actions and civil disobediences. IYJL members were part of the team that organized the first civil disobedience with undocumented students in Tucson, Arizona, as well as the second in Washington D.C. in 2010. Since then IYJL members have also participated in civil disobediences in Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, and Illinois.
Off the streets, IYJL has implemented educational workshops for students, school counselors, community organizations, legal practitioners, social workers, mental health specialists and educators on the rights of undocumented immigrants and a variety of state and federal policy affecting immigrant rights. Education campaigns have included information on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), deportation and prosecutorial discretion, the rights of undocumented students and the Illinois Dream Act, the rights of undocumented immigrants facing law enforcement, and the rights of undocumented students to access higher education.
Since December 2010 IYJL has made mental health of undocumented immigrants a priority within its education and advocacy efforts. IYJL is helping build a network of mental health workers to address issues facing undocumented youth. IYJL members have participated in 4 large trainings targeting mental health practitioners and social workers. Additionally, IYJL collaborates in the national effort providing content and outreach for UndocuHealth.Org, a project of the National Immigrant Youth Alliance, addressing the mental health of undocumented youth.
IYJL has been at the forefront of highlighting the intersections between the LGBTQ and immigrant communities. IYJL members have come out as 'undocu-queer' and used their stories for advocacy and creating community. IYJL was active member of the LGBTQ Immigrant Rights Coalition of Chicago, and has organized Coming Out of the Shadows events focused on these intersections.
Finally, we continue to support people who are in deportation proceedings. Throughout the years, IYJL has taken on dozens of successful anti-deportation campaigns In 2012 IYJL began to form a committee of multiple organizations to take on deportation cases in Illinois. On a larger scale, IYJL members take part in advocacy and strategy creation to decrease (or stop) deportations of undocumented immigrants through policy and advocacy.
Third Anniversary Poster by Julio Salgado


text:
Nobody actually looks at figures when they discuss this, they just reference anecdotal evidence. Look at the facts rather than spouting hyperbole please. If you read this article, you will see that the vast majority of our benefits actually go to working families, with a tiny tiny proportion going to long-term unemployed people.
You are making a snap judgement based on the appearance of these people. Many of them probably do have jobs. Besides which, it's not your money. You have absolutely no right to tell them how to spend it.


text:
By DANIEL SUDDEATH
Bridges, budgets and business — the executive leaders of New Albany, Jeffersonville, Clarksville and Charlestown all face similar challenges.
During a Wednesday luncheon hosted by One Southern Indiana, the leaders discussed pressing issues and touted progress made in their communities as New Albany Mayor Jeff Gahan, Charlestown Mayor Bob Hall, Jeffersonville Mayor Mike Moore and Clarksville Town Council President Bob Polston spoke during the event.
Bridges and infrastructure were the focal topics discussed by the Clark County leaders. Hall and Moore were asked about the construction of the Ohio River Bridges Project and the affect it will have on Charlestown and Jeffersonville.
Hall said there's not one specific area to focus on when it comes to preparing for the bridges, but that the region as a whole must be ready to deal with all aspects of growth that will come with the project, both economic and in terms of population.
He likened the current era of the coming bridge additions and the boom of the River Ridge Commerce Center to the 1940s when the former Indiana Army Ammunition Plant opened and Charlestown's population quickly grew.
"There is so much opportunity and future for this area," Hall said.
The bridges project has international companies eyeing Jeffersonville, Moore said.
"We are in a very, very good situation," he said.
The Big Four Bridge project, which is slated to be finished in August, will also serve as a quality-of-life enhancement for the community while also improving business in Southern Indiana, Moore said.
The pedestrian bridge will connect Jeffersonville with Louisville's Waterfront Park, and on a bigger scale, will serve as a link along the Ohio River Greenway with Clarksville.
"I can't imagine having a better asset dropped in our lap than the Big Four Bridge," Moore said.
He added that Jeffersonville has received commitments from multiple restaurants looking to open downtown near the bridge ramp and surrounding park.
Though he didn't provide specific names, Moore said the goal is to create an "ethnic flair" of eateries in downtown Jeffersonville.
He pointed to the success New Albany has enjoyed over the past five years in attracting new and diverse restaurants to its downtown and said Jeffersonville hopes to produce a similar scene.
Since his term began as mayor in 2012, Gahan has privatized New Albany's ambulance service, brought sewer management back in-house and supported the end of the joint parks agreement the city had with Floyd County.
"I think last year, we had a very strong year in terms of making New Albany competitive," Gahan said.
His administration has sought to make New Albany cleaner and fiscally stronger while improving basic utility and operational fundamentals, Gahan said. For the first time in nearly a decade, the city's budget was balanced in 2012, and now New Albany is in a position to add an outdoor aquatic center and a multiuse sports facility, he continued.
The goal will be to continue to improve parks, city gateways and public service while also focusing on redeveloping parts of New Albany that have recessed in recent years, Gahan said.
"It's incredibly important that we invest public dollars to restore some of those areas," he said.
Polston was asked about negations between the town and Clarksville Community Schools about a proposed partnership that would entail a New Tech High School facility being opened in the former Value City building.
Despite recent comments made by Clarksville Redevelopment Commission President Bob Popp that the facility could take students away from Greater Clark County Schools, Polston said a meeting this week with Clarksville Community Schools' representatives was productive. The town council still must decide on the partnership, but Clarksville Community Schools has vowed that they will have a New Tech facility opened by August 2014.
Though he didn't provide specifics from the meeting, Polston said he's "90 percent sure" the New Tech High School will come to fruition.
"It's going to be an asset for Clarksville," Polston said.
For more on the New Tech plan in Clarksville via past articles, visit newsandtribune.com and search for "New Tech."
— For more local news, subscribe to the News and Tribune print or eEdition at newsandtribune.com/subscribe


text:
August 1, 2014
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ A judge in Oregon has ruled against a high
school English teacher who wanted to take her gun to school for
School district policy prohibits employees from carrying
firearms on school grounds. But 44-year-old Shirley Katz, who has a
concealed weapons permit, says she has the right to carry the
weapon for protection against intruders and her ex husband. He
allegedly threatened her during their divorce but has denied the
Katz's lawyer says the school district's gun ban amounts to a
local ordinance. And he contends, under Oregon law, only the
legislature can regulate firearms.
But the judge ruled the district has the right to set policy for
its employees.
The teacher plans to appeal.


text:
South Box
West Box
CrossFit Salem and Our Methodology:
At CFS we employ the Crossfit methodology as well as many others to build a proven system for effective fitness results. The Crossfit system is "constantly varied functional movements executed at high intensity"… or in simple terms "lots of fun basic movements that change every day and foster your best efforts".
Crossfit is a broad general term and every gym (or box as we call it) is very different. At CFS we have the most experience in the area at creating safe and extremely effective programming, which leads to maximum results. Our trainers include current and former college athletes, exercise science students and graduates, firefighter paramedics, law enforcement officers, and many other backgrounds. With this diversity we have created a unique system that replicates the best knowledge in many fields and is unparallelled in how it motivates and trains you to increase your fitness level. These people have a passion for fitness and community, and we think you'll see that is shows!~
The Crossfit Salem system uses all of the following training tools to create the most well rounded fitness available:
With this variety of training tools you will not get bored and quit, therefore having the best chance of success! With all these movements there is a progression with beginner, intermediate, and advanced versions of the movements. You will start with basic human movements and when those are perfected a load and intensity will be applied.
The Generic CrossFit Definition:
CrossFit is a principal strength and conditioning program. Our program delivers a fitness that is, by design, broad, general, and inclusive. Our specialty is not specializing. Combat, survival, many sports, and life reward this kind of fitness and, on average, punish the specialist.
The CrossFit program is designed for universal scalability making it the perfect application for any committed individual regardless of experience. We have used our same routines for elderly individuals with heart disease and cage fighters one month out from televised bouts. We scale load and intensity; we don't change programs.
The needs of Olympic athletes and our grandparents differ by degree not kind. Our terrorist hunters, skiers, mountain bike riders and housewives have found their best fitness from the same regimen. Currently there is over 900 CrossFit gyms worldwide and growing.
"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects." Note: you will not learn how to program a computer at CFS!
For more information see our parent site www.crossfit.com
You should read this article, "What is fitness"… it's powerful!
What Is Fitness
Feb 27: 2014 Games Open starts
If you can see this, your browser doesn't understand iframes. to the widget.
"Today is my one year since I started Crossfit at Crossfit Salem. I am so glad I found the place. I have made many great friends, had new experiences. I cannot speak enough how much it has changed me. I feel so much better because of Crossfit. Thank You Andy and Carol for providing such a fantastic place to go. Thank Yo…u to the rest of my Crossfit crew for helping me through this first year!"
"…When I joined CrossFit Salem in August 09, I quickly discovered that I had not been pushing myself anywhere near my limits. I've lost two pant sizes. I can open my own jars and carry my own 40lb bags of dog food with ease."
"For me the changes that I have made through Crossfit have been huge. I have never been an athlete and never done much more than walk on a treadmill. Sometimes in a middle of a workout, when I am doing things (or let's say attempting to do… things) I never in a million years thought I would do, I just think how anyone who really knows ME would be shocked! Thanks Andy, Carol and the Salem Crossfit community. I would have quit a long time ago had it not been for your encouragement and support. I r…
"I couldn't believe the drastic changes in just a few weeks. I have learned so much and after several years of boring and unmotivating workouts- I am excited to train again. For that, I can never thank you guys enough!"
"…I joined CrossFit Salem three months ago in an effort to maintain my level of fitness. I have far exceeded my own expectations!"
"I'm not as sore as I thought I'd be…just "good" sore! I can still get out of my desk chair without help…that is a good sign!"
Wear athletic shoes and apparel. Arrive 10 minutes early and introduce yourself to the other participants, start stretching (as best you know how). There is a basic warm up written on the white board... just start doing that and class will start at about 5 after.
Thanks for reading and we can't wait to see you at CrossFit Salem getting in the best shape of your life in a fun supportive environment!
This is the Popup Widget. Add any widget to the popup widget position, and place anywhere Gantry Popup widget to trigger the RokBox.
You can configure its height and width from the widget settings.
Remember me
Forgot Password?
Join Us


text:
By MARK HANOK
During the past week, the combination of unusually warm weather in the northern Great Plains and upper Midwest, combined with Hurricane Gustav along the central Gulf Coast, ensured a continuation of magnificent last summer weather here in Otsego County.
At our weather station in Otego, August turned out to be a very dry month, with only 1.45 inches of rain, or about one-third of the normal precipitation. While there was more rain at many other locations in Otsego and Delaware counties, there was an average of about half the normal precipitation in our region during August, and it was a cooler than normal month, with temperatures one to two degrees below normal.
A series of tropical storms will break the current dry weather pattern across the Northeast, and we could share in some of that rain early in the weekend. On Friday, Hanna — a tropical storm or hurricane — will track northward up the East Coast and may affect the coasts of South Carolina and North Carolina. We'll continue with beautiful weather in Otsego County, with high pressure east of New England. With partly sunny skies, highs will be in the mid-80s with moderate levels of humidity.
The weather on Saturday will depend on the exact track of Hanna; if the storm moves inland and further west and north through Pennsylvania and then western New York, we could get heavy rain along with strong winds. However, even with this kind of storm track, there will be enough dry air in the storm circulation to bring intervals of sunshine along with bands of heavy rain. A track further east, just out to sea, will keep mostly cloudy skies in our area on Saturday, with only a few showers. Highs will be in the mid-70s.
As the storm moves to the north or northeast, partly sunny skies will return on Sunday, with a few showers mainly in the morning, and highs from 75 to 80 degrees. Skies will be partly sunny on Monday with a westerly flow of dry air; highs will be from 70 to 75 degrees. On Tuesday, skies will be partly sunny with a few showers, as moisture associated with another tropical storm combines with an approaching cold front; highs will be in the low 70s.
Mark Hanok is an Otegobased meteorologist. You can visit him on the World Wide Web at http://members. aol.com/weathergazette.
Weather Watch
Weather Watch
By MARK HANOK
- Weather Watch
- Weather watch The Susquehanna River level will be unusually low for the General Clinton Canoe Regatta during Memorial Day weekend.
- Weather Watch It's really uncanny how the very dry weather pattern has continued in this area despite the succession of major storms that have moved to the west and south.
- Weather Watch Now that north has become a synonym for sunshine and south has become a synonym for rain, there's no way that this extremely dry weather pattern can change at least for the next four weeks.
- Weather Watch March was the third straight month with below normal precipitation, and it looks like April will also turn out to be drier than normal.
- Weather Watch Temperatures were near normal in March, with precipitation around an inch below normal.
- Weather Watch On Friday a major storm will move to the Ohio Valley, while high pressure builds southward from eastern Canada. Skies will be partly sunny with highs from 55 to 60 degrees.
- Weather Watch When it's warmer to the north and cooler to the south, it's so easy to get into an extremely dry weather pattern in Otsego County. The weather forecast in last week's weather column was more optimistic than other local weather forecasts, but the weather was actually much better than even we predicted.
- Weather Watch The jet stream will shift southward this week and a series of low pressure systems will move well to our south.
- Weather Watch Exactly as we predicted at the beginning of the month, it was one of the driest Februaries on record in Otsego County and throughout most of central and eastern New York. Thanks to the extreme upside-down temperature pattern with much warmer weather in Montana than in Georgia, and strong winds on Monday and Tuesday, an extremely dry weather pattern will be the theme for at least the next two to three weeks.
- Weather Watch Exactly as we've been predicting for the past month, this is turning out to be an exceptionally dry February - one of the driest on record in central and eastern New York.
- More Weather Watch Headlines