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Sep 11, 2013
Yamaha MotoGP Riders Lorenzo, Rossi Confident Of Success At Misano
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FIM MotoGP World Championship:
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Gerno di Lesmo (Italy), 11th September 2013
Following a short but well-earned one-week break after an intense three consecutive race weekends, Yamaha Factory Racing now head to the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli for the Grand Prix of San Marino on the 15th September.
Jorge Lorenzo arrives at one of his favourite circuits in confident mood after a stunning victory at Silverstone over Championship rival Marc Marquez.
Lorenzo's results at the Misano circuit have been consistently impressive, winning for the last two years and taking three consecutive second-place finishes prior to that. He also claims a 250cc win in 2007 meaning he has finished on the podium at Misano every year since 2007.
Valentino Rossi returns to his home race looking forward to riding Misano again on a Yamaha. The nine-time world champion has two premier class MotoGP victories at Misano with Yamaha in 2008 and 2009 and two further podiums, finishing second last year and third in 2010.
Situated on the Adriatic coast close to the city of Rimini, the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli was first constructed in 1972 and was a frequent host to the Italian Grand Prix in the 80s and 90s. A leave of absence came to an end when the race returned in 2007, with Yamaha proving to be the most successful constructor since that year with four of the six race wins and an unbroken podium run.
Jorge Lorenzo
"I feel strong again like I was at Montmeló and Mugello before the crash. The performance at Silverstone was really good, the only weak point there was the top speed compared to our rivals, but at last we achieved a great victory against Marc. I thought it was pretty difficult to beat him when he overtook me but finally I could get the win and it was fantastic. Misano is a track I enjoy a lot and also the Yamaha is comfortable there. My next goal is to fight for the victory once more and think race by race, improving our pace step by step."
Valentino Rossi
"Misano is next and it is my home Grand Prix and an important weekend. I like the track, I always go fast there, especially with the Yamaha and last year also I was able to do a very good race. In the past I was always on the podium with Yamaha. We will arrive very strong and we will try to do our best."
Yamaha Factory Racing Wilco Zeelenberg
Team Manager
"After the last round in Silverstone we are of course quite motivated for the next race. Jorge likes Misano a lot; he did great races there in the past. I cannot say that our bike is better or worse than our competitors in Misano because finally last year we took the win and Dani had some problems. The most important thing is that Jorge is fit again and is feeling fine so I expect a great challenge at Misano."
Yamaha Factory Racing Massimo Meregalli
Team Director
"We are really looking forward to being in Misano. After the Silverstone race we got back a really good perspective and motivation. For me it could be another interesting race and hopefully we can get both riders on the podium. The bike is constantly improving and we are feeling pretty positive. Let's see on Friday morning when we start the Grand Prix weekend."
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The freelance marketplace is a cauldron of activity. Those of us who have been at it for years are finding work from the very employers who have been showing employees the door. And many of those exiting employees are realizing that it's about time to acquire some freelancing skills -- whether for short-term survival or long-term livelihood.
When it comes to dispensing smart advice about freelancing, there is no greater guide than Michelle Goodman, author of the books, The "Anti 9-to-5 Guide" and "My So-Called Freelance Life." Not only does Goodman have the answers to the most vexing questions about freelancing, she is also a vocal advocate for the rights of freelancers, and for reminding independent workers to speak up for ourselves. Below is Goodman's wisdom on how to survive and thrive as a freelancer today.
Shine: Freelancing must be more competitive than ever with all the formerly employed folks now in the game -- is there enough to go around?
Goodman: There's still a ton of freelance work out there for those willing to hustle hard and diversify. CareerBuilder recently reported that to save their beans, almost a third of U.S. companies planned to hire freelancers and contractors this year. (We're cheaper than employees because we're short-term and we buy our own benefits.) And while more people are freelancing now, they won't all be your competition. Different writers, designers, programmers, marketers, and business consultants have different niches -- meaning you're not all vying for the same jobs.
Shine: Have you seen freelancers develop any creative arrangements to improve their opportunities in this competitive environment?
Goodman: More and more freelancers are collaborating on project bids to boost their odds of getting work and to chase down more lucrative gigs. Instead of vying for three big contracts in one month, a copywriter who teams up with a web designer or project manager can perhaps shoot for half a dozen contracts or more in a month.
Shine: How do you land that first client?
Goodman: If you have an empty portfolio or client list, you can remedy that by volunteering your services to a pet non-profit or community group for a project or two, or by bartering with a self-employed pal. If you already have work samples and client testimonials, but don't have a website, a couple of social media profiles and an email out to everyone you know saying you're open for business, it's time to get cracking. Other ways to find paying clients: Contact outsourcing agencies. Befriend other freelancers though Freelancers Union meetups and sites like Biznik; some may need subcontractors, others may have leads to pass on. Also, be flexible. Sometimes you can land that first client by taking a last-minute rush job or by agreeing to do a small, paid segment of a larger project (e.g., editing a chapter of a book) as a test run.
Shine: How do you find legitimate work-from-home opportunities?
Goodman: Steer clear of Google ads; most are scams. Instead, see the site Rat Race Rebellion, well-known for its scam-free at-home job listings. Some freelancers swear by sites like Elance, many of which have checks in place to ensure you don't get ripped off. Be prepared to give Elance a cut of your fees though. Finally, if using Craigslist, don't waste time on ads that don't list a company name or URL, or any startup that offers to pay you in promotion only - unless you need portfolio samples.
Shine: What are the most common mistakes that freelancers make?
Goodman: Not charging enough. When setting prices, some newbies forget to account for health insurance, vacation and sick days, the self-employment tax, and the fact that we don't get paid for our admin work and business development. An easy formula is to double the market rate for a salaried worker at your experience level, in your industry and geographic location. (Here's a more precise formula.) Being afraid to negotiate is another big mistake new freelancers make. Not asking for what you know you're worth because the economy's bad or because you don't want to offend the client is ludicrous. This will only lead to you working extra hours so you can afford to live, doing shoddier work in your rush to finish, and driving down the rates for the rest of your field. It's important to remember that you're running a business, not hosting a dinner party.
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As seductively and involvingly as the 436 rendered Latin guitarist Jesse Cook's "Cancibn Triste" on Obsession: New Flamenco Romance [Narada], I never found this amplifier to be too polite. (In my view, excessive politeness can ofttimes equal boring.) Once again, three-dimensionality, resolution of detail, and separation were superb. I also found the violin to be especially natural with nice texture and tonal color. As amplifiers go, I'd give the 436 very high marks for musicality. And listening to old favorite Nickel Creek [Sugar Hill], I'm not ashamed to admit the vocals on "Out of the Woods" brought a tear to my eye. They were absolutely gorgeous—full, natural, and textured— the best I've heard on this recording. The robustness and definition of the midbass also deserve another mention, as they added a whole new dimension to the bass fiddle. The detail and pinpoint imaging of the string plucks were also the best I've heard on this disc.
It's tough to find any fault with an amp like the Levinson. In a side-by-side with the McCormack DNA-500 I did find the high frequencies of the 436 to be just a tad soft. This explains my initial impression that the 436 leaned just a bit to the dark side. (Funny thing, though, after listening to this amplifier for just a day or two it doesn't seem dark at all.) The McCormack actually performed surprisingly well against the 436 and is in my view a top contender at its price point. But the Levinson in pretty much every regard easily justifies its $5000 premium over the DNA-500.
For me, this hobby has always been about connecting to the music. As ruggedly built and aesthetically pleasing as the 436 may be, it would just be another cold hard piece of machinery full of parts without the emotional connection that it provides, and that I believe we all seek. The exceptional performance of this classic Levinson amplifier will surely impress, but it will be the masterful ability of the 436 to engage the listener that earns it a permanent home in your system. If I were a rich woman, I would buy this amplifier in a heartbeat. TAS


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Oceancity Resident
March 06, 2014 at 10:23 PM
Have you turned off the electricity and gas to your home my hypocritical friend?
Fred Reed
March 07, 2014 at 02:53 PM
He we go again with Dr. Fenichel sensationalizing and grand-standing. SJ Gas should pay the fine,…Read Morere mediate the problem and move on. And if he regards SJ Gas as environmental criminal, why has he burned their gas in his home for the past 28 years? He could have used firewood for heat, but he converted over to a gas fireplace a few years back! Typical liberal- do as I say, not as I do...
steve fenichel
March 06, 2014 at 08:35 PM
Reason #5 SJ Gas Must Be Denied Pipeline:
South Jersey Gas Company was hit with a notice of…Read Moreviolat ion by the New Jersey DEP. They have contaminated a site in Atlantic City and have failed to take proper steps to clean it up. South Jersey Gas Company is the company that proposed the plan to build a pipeline through the Pinelands. A pipeline on SJGC site in Atlantic City leaked coal-tar compounds contaminating the soil, beach and sediment. SJGC has refused to clean up the mess.
This is the same company that is trying to push through a pipeline through the middle of the Pinelands.
Construction and maintenance of this kind of pipeline could have caused environmental damage to the Pinelands forest and roadside habitats. The proposed route would also cross at least two populations of threatened or endangered plants. The Pinelands is an environmentally sensitive area filled with endangered plant and animal species which this pipeline project would have potentially impacted.
South Jersey Gas Company has owned the site since 1979 and have had it under Administrative Consent Order since 1992. It has taken far too long for DEP to take action, but at least they have. Under the Christie administration enforcement has dropped 60% showing how serious this is with DEP not taking action. Coal-tar was used to turn coal into natural gas. It is one of the most toxic substances known to man carcinogenic and bio-accumulates into the environment getting into the fisheries and the birds.
DEP for decades has said that South Jersey Gas Company has to clean up the site to an unrestricted level, which would have allowed for resident uses. Instead they wanted to only clean up part of the site to restricted use and failed to clean up other parts of the site. Under the License Site Profession Law their consultants only wanted to do a restricted clean up meaning capping. Rendering the site useless since it is zoned residential.
Oceancity Resident
March 06, 2014 at 10:22 PM
Have you turned of your electric and gas my hypocritical friend?
archie struthers
March 04, 2014 at 07:28 PM
Just don't understand how this flies under our radar . The "season" for business in OCNJ…Read Moreh as been shrinking consistently , in direct correlation with the extension of both the k-12 and college schedules into late June and returning in mid -August . If you want to see small businesses survive in town , we better pay attention to this .
16th St Seafood
March 05, 2014 at 09:27 PM
ok guys got a chance to walk the north end beach today with chester my chesapeake bay…Read Moreretriever,what s left of the crabs I think you're referring to are small jonah crabs which are unable to swim,only able to walk but not against a strong tide surge which deposited them there.The larger crabs can withstand that surge but not the smaller ones as they're not strong or heavy enough.By the way there's very few left as I suspect the Herring gulls have had their day.
Tom Beebe Jr
March 06, 2014 at 11:45 AM
So it's hakuna matata. No need to call in the NJ Dept of Environmental Resources, or whatever…Read Morethey'r e called. I think the photo in original posting (showing the wrong species of crabs, heaped in a dense pile, and not even of the actual scene being reported) got many of us needlessly concerned. Circle of life, not beach replenishment.
Fred Reed
February 26, 2014 at 02:00 PM
Let's say this in a different way... When BL England converts to gas, it will be much cleaner…Read Morebecaus e it will not produce the Fine Particulate pollution in the form of sooty deposits that George is talking about...
Inevitably, there will be some leakage of methane gas which is classified as Ultra Fine Particulate (UFP) pollution... UFP pollution, which is not regulated by the EPA, is invisible and odorless but can be harmful to your health... You can absorb it while cooking, driving, smoking, eating at restaurants, and operating small appliances like hair dryers. It is inhaled by our children when they ride in their diesel-powered school buses. It is also produced naturally, by decaying organic mater in the wetlands and on the beach.
Dr. Steve is right in that the only way to filter out UFP pollution is by wearing a full-fledged gas mask (a cloth face mask will not work).
So why wait for the BL England plant conversion? If you want to be totally safe, beat the rush and don that gas mask the next time you ride bikes on the board or walk on the beach!
steve fenichel
March 02, 2014 at 04:35 PM
With all due respect Mr. Reed, Ultrafine Particles (UFP's) are particles emitted when Fracked gas…Read Moreis combusted. Methane gas is not an UFP. The UFP's are likely to be a greater health threat then the large particles from coal combustion.
The EPA is responsible for regulating and monitoring all air borne pollutants.
The methane gas from organic decay does not justify your gas mask recommendation.
Oceancity Resident
March 03, 2014 at 06:56 AM
Can't help but wonder when the greatest hypocrite I've ever encountered will turn off his power and …Read Morego off the grid?
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February 23, 2014 at 03:05 AM
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Fred Reed
February 26, 2014 at 02:43 PM
Dr. Steve railed against the coal burning plant at Beesley's Point and then fought it's conversion…Read Moret o natural gas? I agree with Carey- we live in a utilitarian society where we should be striving for the greatest good for the greatest amount of people. Natural gas does have some negatives, but it is much, much better for the environment than burning coal... Dr Steve's wife poo-poo'd the loss of jobs, but converting to gas will save 75 jobs in a county that has one of the highest unemployment rates in the states...
As for UFP pollutant being produced in the form of methane gas, show me the data on how much UFP pollution will be added by BL England over what is already produced by cars, buses, sewage treatment plant, airplanes, and decaying organic matter in the wetlands. Otherwise, it's just more methane.
As for the "frequent" explosions, facts show that is untrue and just another "scare tactic".
We need to learn how to engage in a civil discussion without calling each other names like "Klansmen"...
Just saying...
Eric Sauder
February 26, 2014 at 03:13 PM
The solution as I see it is multi fold. Require that for any new power plant or an upgrade to an…Read Moreex isting plant a certain percentage of energy output be produced from renewable energy. That would help cut down on the pollution coming from coal and natural gas plants. And it would be a first step towards transitioning to renewable clean energy. Also that we get serious about solar energy and offer incentives to make it more affordable to homeowners. There is no reason why we can't generate more of our own energy. Finally that they offer incentives for making our homes more efficient. We waste far too much energy.
I too am concerned about what the extraction and burning of fossil fuels is doing to our environment and to our health. The thing of it is we CAN do something about it and we SHOULD do something about it. It might work to the benefit of the energy industry to keep a corner on power generation but it does not work to our advantage.
Virgil Harris
February 23, 2014 at 03:04 AM
this will be great. Bill will finally be able to get fellatio in his bedroom opposed to his office! …Read Morego Hilary!
Eric Sauder
March 02, 2014 at 04:05 PM
So this comes up every year at budget time huh? I would have to say that there' probably a good…Read Morerea son for that, Why don't you just let it go? I think we could easily cut 5% of the budget across the board which is what I'm proposing. The FD can do that just by cutting into the $500,000 paid out in overtime. Your Fire Chief attributed that to absenteeism. Think you guys can at least make it to work 2 or 3 days a week? Is that asking too much?
Eric Sauder
March 02, 2014 at 04:50 PM
Assuming for the moment that I do have it in for the FD who could blame me for all the personal…Read Moreatta cks I or anyone else receives for challenging your turf? You people are your own worse enemy. The PD is intelligent enough to stay above the fray. You could learn something from them, You only make enemies with all these personal attacks. I will attempt to bring sound fiscal spending to City government. You can like that or not like that but this kind of crap is a waste of everyone's time. You'll go after anybody and everybody who attempts to wean you from your vein. You went after the chief and after the Mayor too. And I have to tell you, I really don't think this is about public safety anymore.
Eric Sauder
March 02, 2014 at 05:39 PM
My apologies to anyone in the FD that these people don't represent.
March 05, 2014 at 08:57 AM
They cancelled this event last year and said that it was to return this year and we are very sad if …Read Moreit isn't. We (myself and 5 other friends) always came down from Pennsylvania and stayed in OC from before the yard sale until after the block party. We ate every meal in OC, shopped until we dropped every day. We did this twice a year at the beginning of the season and the end for years! I know of other people who have also come down for the Citywide Yard Sale. I do not understand why they would not want to continue to have such a great event. I guess Ocean City does not want our money anymore. I know of other beach towns that have city and town wide sales. I guess we will go there. Sorry
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March 05, 2014 at 04:16 PM
Thank you CJ. Make your plans because the Yard Sale is on.
February 22, 2014 at 06:43 PM
you claimed in your unsuccessful campaign that the number one issue affecting the voters of ocean…Read Moreci ty was the pollution coming out of the stacks of the coal burning power plant. yet, when a solution was found to allow the plant to convert to clean burning natural gas, you and your wife contested each other in who would show the greater opposition to the proposed gas line. you will not be satisfied until the power plant is forced to close because it will no longer be economically feasible for it to continue to operate. then cape may county will be left without a source of local energy, neither electrical nor gas and you will feel vindicated as you sit in your power outages. your Taliban mentality, opposing modern sources of energy, is not in the best interest of the citizens of cape may county.
Virgil Harris
February 23, 2014 at 03:11 AM
you are all to simple to realize that the people of this town just want great services and paved…Read Moreroa ds, not $150k on Christmas lights. I am tired of the quiet majority to go unheard so welcome me with open arms!!!! OC=small town small mind
Frank Worrell
February 24, 2014 at 09:21 AM
Vic you are 100 percent right.Fenichel is a big
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Always looking for a headline .
Mr. B
February 14, 2014 at 03:43 PM
I'm trying to find the "Local News Section". I hope you have lots of pen and paper for…Read Moreal l the letters to the editors you will need to write to all the Newspapers throughout the country who report on more than "Local News" of course, that may be why the headline is simply "News" I'll give you a head start, in todays Press of Atlantic City, there was an article about the snow in Pennsylvania
Bill Fosbenner
February 16, 2014 at 09:08 AM
It seems this site has migrated away from mainly Ocean City news since there no local staff left. I …Read Moreunderstand other area news being reported. Just don't send me an email titled "Local Resident" from the Ocean City Patch when the person is from Toms River or Washington Twp.
Tom Davis (Editor)
February 14, 2014 at 11:50 AM
Very minimal flooding, Christine..we have some info…Read Morehere:http://oceancity.patch.com/groups/around-to wn/p/flooding-complicating-travel-in-ocean-city
Mortimer Snerd
February 10, 2014 at 02:25 PM
Stockton College (GSP exit 44) on Tuesday, then NJIT (Newark) on Wed. and Brookdale College (exit…Read More10 9) on Thursday. TV and press will cover them. Be sure to ask, "Where's Christie?"
........................................................Sign up in advance to speak (http://bit.ly/SandyPublicHearings)* or send your comments by March 3rd to firstname.lastname@example.com. .......................................................*Bring a friend or neighbor to one of the hearings -- so those of us still suffering from the storm 15 months later can drown out all the fawning Christie shills in the audience!
February 13, 2014 at 09:36 PM
Christie could care less about Sandy unless it is something he can use for PR.
February 10, 2014 at 10:17 AM
Thanks for the news about OCNJdaily.
As for the "Patch", thanks for the ONE local…Read Morestor y you ran today; the Ocean City Police Report. One a day sometimes and a whole lot of money making ads daily.
Goodby Patch, I'm cancelling after this last word.
February 10, 2014 at 04:12 PM
Last summer AOL laid off about 400 Patch employees and shut down a bunch of them. Then on Jan of…Read Morethi s year, sale to the turnaround company Hale Global was finalized and between 400-500 Patches were shut down or consolidated. Seems that our local editor was let go, but it looks like they are trying to keep an Ocean City Patch going by using editors from Galloway and north Jersey. You can see that the content is very little Ocean City anymore. Meanwhile Doug Bergen has started his own online local news site OCNJ Daily, and it is very good and user friendly.


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What Knicks Must Do To Beat Celtics! Part 1: Mike D'Antoni v. Doc Rivers
(Editor's Note: "What Knicks Must Do To Beat Celtics!" is a multi-part series featuring Fanatics' thoughts regarding what it will take the Knicks to win playoff series. In this article, I discuss what Coach Mike D'Antoni must do in order to beat Doc Rivers' squad. Next we expect to discuss defense and superstar matchups.)
The playoffs differ from the regular season in that how the game is played beyond the baseline, from the bench between opposing coaches, grows in significance. Strategy, planning, team preparation and in-series adjustments make the post-regular season games more chess-like than the previous eighty-two contests. The competition between the coaches is as intense and important as the on-court matchups when the teams are closely matched as they appear to be in the Knicks-Celtics series.
Coach Mike D'Antoni has enough play-off experience to understand how critical it is for him to prepare his team well enough that adjustments and readjustments can be made effectively in a matter of hours. While he is at a distinct disadvantage because his current team has not had sufficient time, only 28 games, to develop a team identity consistent with the personality, principles and philosophy of the coaching staff, D'Antoni has Chauncey Billups to help him guide the team. D'Antoni must successfully juggle a collaboration with Billups while putting the aging but brilliant point guard in a position to excel and win.
Solving this riddle will be the key for D'Antoni and the Knicks. D'Antoni will be forced to find combinations that work with the only real on-ball general he has in Billups. He will need to figure out who Billups can match up with defensively when Rondo and Ray Allen are on the floor together, which will be very often. Theoretically, Billups can punish and muscle Rondo in the post and on drives on the offensive end to compensate for Rondo controlling the game with double digit assists on the other end. However, Billups loses any one-on-one, butt to hip advantage if the Knicks lose the rebound contest and they are not constantly in motion towards the ball on loose balls. Rondo will cherry pick the Knicks to death as he cheats on D in favor of early initiation of the fast break, forcing what little defense remains to be on its heels.
D'Antoni currently favors a rotation of Billups/Fields/Anthony/Stoudemire/Turiaf which has not been as efficient in terms of +/- as units including Jeffries over Turiaf. D'Antoni is likely to try Jeffries against Rondo, but that move disrupts his offensive philosophy even more than Billups half court game. Billups-Douglas seems to be a relatively successful combination, but it raises concerns about who will lead the bench for D'Antoni. D'Antoni may need to figure out how to sit Billups for extended periods while the more energetic defensive combinations which include Jeffries and Douglas provide more defensive pressure on the guards which will be able to disrupt the Celts shooting rhythm.
D'Antoni is in a difficult position because he must exude confidence which he doesn't seem to have in his bench players and rotations. He must be willing to fight his own tendency towards coaching largely by feel, player loyalty and with a disregard to key resources in his toolbox. In other words, his players' confidence will rise with clarity and defined roles; his advantages will increase with a willingness to de-emphasize shooting shots and tres in favor of ball movement and driving to the basket by Stat, Melo, Billups, Fields and Douglas in order to pile up free points in a half-court game and to have the opportunity to take advantage of quarter-ending penalty situations.
D'Antoni can be expected to limit is rotation to about nine – that is his tendency – but he will proably need to go 11 deep to take advantage of the energy of Bill Walker, Shelden Williams, Anthony Carter. Their energy and three point shooting are essential simply because the Knicks, without a clear defensive philosophy, are at their best when their hustle players make instinctive ball-hawking plays which are effective regardless of the level of team communication and connectivity on defense.
D'Antoni must also regain his positive energy. Honestly, he does not seem nearly as energized as he was when he first came to New York. Then he was funny, confident and defiant towards anyone questioning his philosophy. After losing a team which he shaped to put the Knicks in playoff position to obtain Carmelo, he had to battle with Anthony who was reluctant to show faith in a system with less isos and post-ups for him. With significant help from Amar'e, Anthony figured out that he needed to work in a system which allowed others to shoot, required ball movement, and off-ball activity and contributions. Still, it seems that Melo has not totally bought in as he refers to the coach's philosophy as the "so-called D'Antoni system," which although may be accurate does not confer the deference everyone wants to give the "offensive genius." This is unfortunate because one of D'Antoni's strengths is his positive approach to the game.
Doc Rivers is very confident that his squad can get what it wants from the Knicks from an offensive stand point. He will try to force the game inside out and if he has Shaq available is likely to have some success. Shaq can be a championship deal breaker for the Knicks on both ends. Offensively, the Knicks will benefit from more emphasis on the pick and roll which seems to have gone to Denver with Raymond Felton who had finally figured out how to make it work overall. Still, the addition of either Shaq or Kristic to the "Core Four" has worked well for Doc. Even with recently poor shooting Davis joining Rondo/Garnett/Pierce/Allen, the unit's +/- is astounding.
Doc has the same problem as D'Antoni in terms of deciding which bench combinations will be the most effective as Delonte West still is more promise than production and Jeff Green is just starting to fit in.
The coaching battle can be won by D'Antoni, but he must fight his tendencies and biases, especially since he is not presently working his system the way he would if he had started with this particular roster in training camp. Now he must confidently use what he has in order to have a chance of getting into the second round.


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Because top-down attempts to control and channel it have all ultimately failed, culture is in the final analysis a communal creation, the social and interpretive 'art project' we all participate in.
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- As part of a push to generate momentum toward a 2014 Climate Summit, U.N. Secretary Ban Ki-moon named former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to a key role.
On Friday, the U.N. leader announced the appointment of Bloomberg as special envoy to mobilize cities to build climate-change strategies. Part of Bloomberg's job will be to bring suggestions for concrete measures to the summit, scheduled for Sept. 23 in New York.
In a statement cited by Reuters, Bloomberg said, "Cities account for more than 70 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions and two-thirds of the world's energy use today, and their total population is projected to double by 2050. So the steps they take now to combat climate change will have a major impact on the future of our planet."
Secretary of State John Kerry congratulated Bloomberg on the appointment in a statement on his office's Web site.
"The world we leave to our children and grandchildren is at stake," the statement read. "As Mayor Bloomberg knows well, how the world's cities respond to climate change will make all the difference." Bloomberg currently serves as president of the Board of the C40 Climate Leadership Group, a network of large cities around the world organized to develop local climate-related actions that will help address climate change globally. On Jan. 14, the U.N. issued a press release calling for investment in clean energy and a reduction in the rise of carbon pollution. That press release cited a 2012 report from the International Energy Agency that put clean energy investment cost at $1 trillion annually worldwide in order to keep the global temperature rise below critical levels. Quoted in the press release, Mindy Lubber, president of Ceres, a United States-based non-profit focused on business and investor leadership on climate change, said, "Ignorance of climate change's impact on investment portfolios is no longer an excuse. We need to stand up now and make the necessary shifts in capital," she said. According to the U.N. press release, overall growth in clean energy was lower in Europe and the United States last year, but investment was up 20% in Japan and growing in many developing countries. Current headlines of extreme weather and the sudden extinction or endangerment of species appear to be raising the stakes for the world's global warming gamblers. Increases in the frequency or severity of torms, stornadoes and extremes of heat and cold have been linked to changes in the climate system, particularly in the Arctic Ocean. Drought in the American southwest, with its accompanying water crises and large-scale forest fires, was predicted in a 2008 report, submitted under the administration of President Bush. The report noted escalating droughts and wildfires in the Southwest among possible adverse effects of perceived man-made climate change. On its Web site, the Environmental Protection Agency notes unequivocally, "The climate of the Southwest is changing. Over the last century, the average annual temperature has increased about 1.5°F. Average annual temperature is projected to rise an additional 2.5-8°F by the end of the century." A New York Times report last week cited rising rainfall levels and temperatures in Argentina as a result of climate change as the culprits behind a rise in deaths among Magellenic penguin hatchlings.Select the service that is right for you!
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Michael Eugene Bryant age 56 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday-April 5, 2011 in the North Carolina Baptist Hospital.
Michael was born on February 8, 1955 in Galax, Virginia to Pearlie Eugene and Betty Virginia Bartlett Bryant.
In addition to his father Pearlie Eugene Bryant of Johnson City, Tennessee, Michael is survived by his wife Louise Gates Bryant of Galax, Virginia; children Carrie Elizabeth Bryant and Jordan Michael Bryant both of Nashville, Tennessee; Hunter Austin Bryant of Galax, Virginia; grandmother Lura L. Bartlett of Galax, Virginia; mother of Carrie and Jordan, Elizabeth Charlene Fortunato.
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