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Patti's Saga of an RV Rookie: How the Intellicast Weather App Might Save Your RV or You
August 2, 2011 by Patti F. · 4 Comments
An iPad or iPhone app that could save your life? I'd like to be exaggerating, but I think not. Our Whitefish RV Park neighbors www.whitefishrv told us what happened as they drove from South Dakota to Montana this past July: (Read more about South Dakota campgrounds and things to do in South Dakota.)
They kept hearing vague comments on South Dakota radio stations about a small storm that "might be headed their way"…lots of casual station banter filled with "may be's" and "might be's "interspersed with stories of two guys whose suspenders broke at their 60th class reunion and how that impacted the event, and eventually, their entire farm community. The weather report ranked right down there with busted suspenders in importance.
My friends didn't think the 'maybe' storm sounded bad. But Larry says to Anne, " You know what? Why don't you download that Intellicast app those last folks told us about. You never know."
She did. Larry and Anne had a personal hotspot on their iPhone. Not a bad idea for RVers.
The Intellicast app showed they had about a minute to get off the road, safely hunker down, and avoid driving in what turned out to be, for others, a disastrous hail and wind storm. They told us; now I'm telling you. Don't say I didn't.
Review of Intellicast HD by WSI Corporation
What matters most about the Intellicast HD app:
1. Storm cell tracking in REAL TIME…as in, right now! It is CRITICAL information that you don't have to look for…it's there when you open it up.
2. Tracks typhoons, hurricanes and cyclones
3. Real time earthquake tracking
4. Uses NOWrad HD Radar: that's USA high definition interactive radar
5. Darn easy to read, use and understand
6. Compatible with iPad (requires iOS 3.2 or older) and iPhone (must go through iTunes)
7. Requires internet connectivity, one way or the other.
8. It's free; you do need an iTunes account
What also matters about the Intellicast HD app:
1. At first, I was annoyed by the ads at the lower left corner. I got over it. The app's just too darn good.
2. It's gorgeous high resolution, awesome colors are fantastic.
3. Has Spanish language support
4. Satellite and radar of Europe
Larry and Anne are certain the Intellicast app did more than help them "weather the storm."
You also might protect your family by taking a look at the app. Yes, there are other weather apps out there. But I've not found one to rival the Intellicast weather app. It's put together like somebody actually cared.
Happy tales,
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Bournemouth Sunny Sunny Bournemouth
Posted 28 March 2012 - 09:45 PM
p9 Frost & Co - Flat 4, 93 Commercial Road BH2 5RT ... offer 44k last sold Jul-06 @ 95k, loss of 51k or 53.7%!! against the 2006 price - http://www.zoopla.co...arch_source=nav - Wrongmove: http://www.rightmove...y-21934689.html ... serious OUCH!!
P32 Fox and Sons - 61 Richmond Gate, 1 Richmond Hill Drive BH2 6LT ... offer 170k last sold Jan-05 @ 225k, loss of 55k or 24.4%!! against the 2005 price - http://www.zoopla.co..._years=all&pn=2 - Wrongmove: http://www.rightmove...l?premiumA=true ... another OUCH!! This one in the same block makes me giggle on Wrongmove: http://www.rightmove...l?premiumA=true ... went on market Mar-10 at 400k, recently reduced to 272.5k but still no sale (best viewed with Property Bee!). In fact, if you order it by 'Address' you can see the amounts lost on each flat! Great fun!!
p38 Churchfield - 112b Haviland Road BH7 6HW ... offer 62k, no last selling price - http://www.zoopla.co...arch_source=nav - but 112a went for 130k although I guess it may be a different type of property - I note 112a has three beds whereas 112b has two. The funny thing is that it is being bid up from 55 to 57 to 58, now 62 ... there are definitely still mugs out there! Still starting asking price was 75k so a good chunk off that anyway!!
p39 Brown & Kay - Flat 8 Drew Grange, 411 Blandford Road BH15 4JN ... offer 96k last sold Aug-07 @ 128k, loss of 32k or 25.0% - http://www.zoopla.co...ce=house-prices - Wrongmove: http://www.rightmove...l?premiumA=true ... OUCH!!
p39 Brown & Kay - Flat 5, 20a Approach Road BH14 8BH ... offer 148k last sold Dec-03 @ 153k, loss of 5k against the 2003 price!! ... OUCH!! - http://www.zoopla.co...ce=house-prices - Wrongmove: http://www.rightmove...l?premiumA=true ... I like the way that the asking price started at 158k but they dropped it to 146.5k to make the "offer" price higher so that plebs without Property Bee will still think the market is moving up!
Is it me or are there more repo's going on these days?!
Posted 29 March 2012 - 08:40 PM
danlee74, on 28 March 2012 - 09:45 PM, said:
Had a peek at one of those when looking for the current rental. Seemed nicely built, but completely soulless. The odd angles to every room didn't help, and neither did the noise of the wessex way anytime a window was just slightly ajar. Those sea views don't appear till about the 6th or 7th floor or so, anything below that and it's just a nice view of all the office workers in
Council tax isn't cheap either, being a band or two above other 2 beds in the area. For anyone foolish enough to own one of them doubt the service charge is cheap either.
Posted 30 March 2012 - 07:06 PM
jd678, on 29 March 2012 - 08:40 PM, said:
Council tax isn't cheap either, being a band or two above other 2 beds in the area. For anyone foolish enough to own one of them doubt the service charge is cheap either.
I've never understood why they ask so much for flats in that block, they dont seem like anything special, and Its not as if the area is amazing!
Posted 31 March 2012 - 08:43 PM
danlee74, on 28 March 2012 - 09:45 PM, said:
p9 Frost & Co - Flat 4, 93 Commercial Road BH2 5RT ... offer 44k last sold Jul-06 @ 95k, loss of 51k or 53.7%!! against the 2006 price - http://www.zoopla.co...arch_source=nav - Wrongmove: http://www.rightmove...y-21934689.html ... serious OUCH!!
43K isn't too bad for that place, ok commercial road isn't brilliant but you could probably let it for 400/month, not a bad deal for the BTL brigade. Bathroom is scummy but it has a 125yr lease and the service charge is low.
What I can't get over is the 1.1 million they still want for penthouse flats in Honecombe beach, will they ever sell those places? And now Shelley Park, 650K for a 2 bedder, madness.
Posted 01 April 2012 - 06:22 PM
http://www.rightmove...y-20318475.html ... I thought I had mentioned it previously but I cannot find reference to it! Anyway, offer 105k last sold Nov-06 @ 145k as "New Build" - http://www.zoopla.co...e=house-prices.
A couple of things about this ... firstly the Zoopla estimate sets the value at 134k (to borrow Nan's catchphrase from the Catherine Tate show, "what a load of old sh*t"!), and secondly this in relation to Schappsy's "New Build" 'initiative' highlights what a terrible idea it is ... say an ill-educated pleb had taken this new build on at 145k with a 95% mortgage then finds out 6 years later it is only worth 105k, loss of 40k!! WHY CAN'T POLITICIANS SEE THINGS LIKE THIS??????????????!!!
This post has been edited by danlee74: 01 April 2012 - 06:23 PM
Posted 03 April 2012 - 04:32 PM
davidg, on 31 March 2012 - 08:43 PM, said:
What I can't get over is the 1.1 million they still want for penthouse flats in Honecombe beach, will they ever sell those places? And now Shelley Park, 650K for a 2 bedder, madness.
Agree with both of the above.
Posted 03 April 2012 - 07:38 PM
Mr. Piddle, on 03 April 2012 - 04:32 PM, said:
Wotcha ...
Jane Newman has a two-bedroom flat at Admirals Walk. She pays just under £4,000 a year in maintenance charges and her buildings insurance bill, which was £240 in 2009, is now £746.
She said: We are trapped in our homes. We cant sell our property, we cant move forward with our lives. We had a tenant who wanted to buy our property but couldnt take on the maintenance charge.
All the problems are due to the bad management of the block. They have never, ever tried to cut costs. They are now talking about a 25 per cent increase. People cant keep paying these amounts but were stuck because we cant sell.
Rosemary Lovelock has a three-bedroom flat in the block. She said: I already pay £6,500 a year in service charges and I have been told its going up by 25 per cent, which I object to. Even if we had the money how can they justify such high charges?
Rosemary Shelton rents a flat in Admirals Walk with her daughter. She said: The maintenance charges are upwards of £4,000 a year and I have just had an insurance charge of £1,000. My daughter wanted to buy the flat but she couldnt get a mortgage on it because of the high service charges.
l But resident John Fray defended the board.
He said: The board is open and transparent in what it does and there are AGMs where votes on all the issues are taken.
Weve just had one where there was very good attendance and a unanimous vote of thanks to the board for the work they are doing.
Its not a paid position and the amount of stress and strain they had to put up with is not helpful and not right.
Posted 08 April 2012 - 08:43 AM
p22 Connells, Flat 13 Bourne Court BH2 6DT - Wrongmopve: http://www.rightmove...l?premiumA=true, offer 95k last sold Sep-04 @ 134k - http://www.zoopla.co...ce=house-prices ... a really decent drop of 39k or a loss of 29.1% against the 2004 price! BIG OUCH!!
p22 Connells, Flat 7 Woodford Lodge BH4 8HJ - Wrongmove: http://www.rightmove...l?premiumA=true, offer 147k last sold Mar-03 @ 148k - http://www.zoopla.co...ce=house-prices ... so only a 1k loss but evidence that prices are retreating further and further back, this time to 2003 levels.
p22 Connells, Flat 4 Belle Vue Court BH14 8TW - Wrongmove: http://www.rightmove...l?premiumA=true, offer 185k last sold Jul-06 @ 202.5k - http://www.zoopla.co...ce=house-prices ... a loss of 17.5k or 8.6% against the 2006 price.
p23 Connells, 14 Jumpers Road BH23 2JT - Wrongmove: http://www.rightmove...l?premiumA=true, offer 250k last sold Sep-04 @ 250k - http://www.zoopla.co...ce=house-prices ... again, prices retreating.
p35 Richard Godsell this has popped up again:
danlee74, on 11 March 2012 - 11:36 AM, said:
p39 Richard Godsell - Flat 4 Poppy Lodge, BH6 5FG ... offer 112k last sold Dec-05 @ 172.5k, loss of 60.5k or 35.1% - http://www.zoopla.co...ce=house-prices - Wrongmove: http://www.rightmove...y-37032674.html .. originally marketed at 115k.
but this time the offer is 105k ... an RPC (repo price crash!)??! So, now we are talking about a loss of 67.5k or 39.1%. Tasty!
Posted 08 April 2012 - 08:49 AM
smallstakes3, on 03 April 2012 - 07:38 PM, said:
Of course, they wouldn't be "trapped" if they had not borrowed right up to their limits and therefore are not able to sell up and move on now at the current market prices. I guess they don't see it like this tho ... typical sheeple behaviour, believing it is not their fault and that they are innocent victims.
Posted 08 April 2012 - 09:26 AM
Date 08/04/12 (14/03/12) (19/02/12) (29/01/12) (20/01/12) (3/10/11) (1/9/11) (31/7/11) (3/7/11) (5/6/11) (13/5/11)
up to 100k 359 (340) (326) (320) (220) (222) (300) (297) (295) (288) (310)
100-150k 675 (683) (641) (657) (594) (648) (751) (769) (782) (761) (778)
150-180k 532 (539) (542) (529) (521) (541) (498) (470) (512) (551) (566)
180-210k 413 (389) (392) (397) (400) (484) (493) (471) (484) (499) (501)
210-260k 545 (507) (535) (549) (541) (640) (649) (611) (638) (694) (696)
260-400k 616 (590) (592) (575) (560) (625) (621) (629) (634) (644) (659)
400k- 406 (415) (436) (432) (420) (440) (431) (429) (437) (434) (422)
The 7 day check shows 214 properties being added in the past 7 days but as it is Easter I am not surprised by this low number. Interesting that 83 extra properties were added in the three weeks since 14/03/12 and interesting that this time unlike last time the high increase is in number of properties above 180k ... I had a conversation yesterday with an EA who expects the supply to increase in April and May so I'll keep watching. Come May I can do a year-on-year comparison ... we are aiming at 3,932 by 13/5/11!! I doubt it will get there but here's hoping!
Posted 15 April 2012 - 09:14 PM
This post has been edited by danlee74: 15 April 2012 - 09:18 PM
Posted 16 April 2012 - 05:37 PM
http://www.rightmove...y-37520780.html ... Guide Price 60k ... IIRC these were asking price as high as 115k last year (although I accept that the Guide Price is only the bait to get the fishies interested and the final sale price will probably be higher), and:
http://www.rightmove...y-37519925.html ... Guide Price 75k ... other flats in this block are 100k ish (http://www.rightmove...etirement=false).
It is my belief that auction prices reflect real prices and not the current pumped up prices that the sheeple are used to due to the decade or two long lax credit conditions, property porn over the mass media, etc and the general British disease that "house prices only go up" ... hopefully the banks (who must have spent the last 3 years repairing their balance sheets) can start foreclosing in earnest on the greedy slumlords who have been stopping young FTBers buying their own place, setting up home and taking root to start their adult lives.
Posted 17 April 2012 - 05:50 PM
Are the prices of family homes dropping or still staying put in the suburbs of Poole and Bournemouth?
Posted 17 April 2012 - 06:28 PM
Still_Waiting, on 17 April 2012 - 05:50 PM, said:
Are the prices of family homes dropping or still staying put in the suburbs of Poole and Bournemouth?
Agreed Still_Waiting, and welcome to the Bournemouth sub-forum. The properties I list are not necessarily places I would consider. But I think the perceived wisdom of the "House Price Crash" is that it is the bottom of the market that goes first, then the rest of the market has to 'come down' to compensate.
I myself am looking for a 1 / 2 bed flat ... the decent ones are between 100-120k - once they are 80-100k I will consider offers. I read that the market is 22% overpriced in relation to earned incomes and rents achievable (http://www.economist.com/node/21551486) and I think this is about right, although corrections normally overshoot so who know where the bottom will end up (without getting into "real" and "nominal" prices!). One of the better of the 7 I have viewed since starting to look in January was priced at 120k (after being reduced from 125k) ... if I could get that for 100k I would be happy and feel that I had found "value" for my hard earned money.
As for family homes I am not sure as it is not my area of speciality ... I am a single man with no dependents. Perhaps someone who is looking in this market could help? The tools I use are:
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/ but you must use http://www.property-bee.com [EDIT: you'll need to use the Mozilla Firefox browser for this to work: http://www.mozilla.o...-US/firefox/fx/ ]
and where possible use http://www.houseprices.co.uk/ for previous sales and recent comparables but you need the flat / house details to get proper information. For this you'll probably need to contact the agent and state an interest ... that is up to you!!
Let us know how you get on ... anecdotals are always interesting to read!!
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Hi. I'm new to this forum but I believe that the women here can understand what I'm about to write and any insight would be so appreciated. I was diagnosed with severe preeclampsia when I was 25 weeks pregnant. I got hospitalized right away...my BP was 196/114. It was pandemonium to say the least. They straight out told me I was 24 hours away from having a stroke and dying. It was the scariest time of my life. They managed to bring down my BP and keep my baby in me until he had to be delivered at 27wks. He was born a little over a pound. He was in the NICU for 4 months and he's now 4 years old and I have to say, after 5 surgeries that he had to undergo because of his prematurity, he is a real champion...he's my true hero. He's the light of my life. We're now thinking about having a second one but I've had two high risk doctors tell me conflicting things. The first one (back home in Canada) told me that we would be able to try again and after the 8th week of viability, there would be a shot that I would need to inject myself with every day up until the delivery of the baby...I completely forgot the name of what it was. He said it would most probably still be a premature baby but not so premature as 27 wks. The second doctor here in the US (where we now live) told me that the chances of reoccurrence is 60% (which is extremely high) and most probably just be able to bring the baby up to 29 wks. I then hear other stories of many women who went on to have a second child even after having severe preeclampsia with their first and it was a success. I have now an appointment with another high risk doctor in Boston to get their opinion and advice. Has anyone heard of a shot that they can take? Any insight would be so appreciated and welcomed. Thank you so much ahead of time for any replies. I wish you all a good night. A. |
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This is a discussion on Jailbreaking now legal! within the iPad Hacking forums, part of the Apple iPad Discussions category; `Jailbreaking' of IPhones to Add Apps Backed by U.S. - Bloomberg...
Jailbreaking never was illegal. It just voids your warranty.
I fail to see the big deal in this...
I mean, we could jailbreak anyway and not get introuble, but I guess it adds that extra protection "feeling"
Why don't apple just allow every apps to be downloaded? They would make more money if they do.
Fate is not by CHANCE but by CHOICE.
What kind of games does Steve jobs have in store to fight this one, updates every 30 days
Now that jail breaking is legal, I'm currious if this forum will support more discussions and posting on jailbreaking
Sadly this changes nothing. Apple still disproves and will void the warranty of any iPad or iPhone that is jailbroken.
Jailbreaking was never in any point illegal.
Are We On The Cusp Of A Jailbroken App Revolution?
I quote "Jay Freeman, who runs Cydia, what many in the industry refer to as the Jailbroken App Store, posits that what todays ruling did change was awareness; More people will jailbreak their phones. Now that they think its legal."
Also, "And Freeman thinks were on the the cusp of a jailbroken app revolution, but not directly related to todays ruling; As far as I know it is now and it always has been legal to jailbreak. If it wasnt I would be receiving complaints from Apples lawyers."
People please stop saying it's not legal. It has been always legal to jail break.


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Camden City Councilman Patrick D. "Pat" Partin will not run for reelection this fall. Partin made the decision official during an interview Thursday morning.
Camden City Council will consider at its meeting Tuesday evening first reading of an amendment to the city's sign ordinance, specifically a section concerning freestanding signs. If passed on second reading at a subsequent meeting, the ordinance would replace Section 157.069(A)(1) with the following language:
Imagine being a little boy growing up at the Hobkirk Inn when its formal gardens, designed by Scottish landscape architect James Crammond, were in their prime. The garden was laid out in a large rectangle with wide paths to run down and nooks and crannies in which to play hide and seek. Tall cherry laurel, or mock orange, arches framed the entrances to the parterre garden and beyond them lay the wide open land and woodlands of the Hobkirk Inn, which encompassed 34.75 acres in its early years. Inman wrote in his autobiography, penned at the Biltmore Forest School ...
Camden City Council voted 4-1 Tuesday to amend recommendations made by the Camden Local Tax Fund Committee (CLTFC) in order to continue supporting efforts to obtain U.S. National Park Service (NPS) status for the Battle of Camden site. The battle site is some eight miles north of the city limits on Flat Rock Road. The Palmetto Conservation Foundation (PCF) continues to make improvements at the site and is part of a consortium of groups working with federal officials to obtain the NPS designation.
The Camden Local Tax Fund Committee (CLTFC) will make its first-ever recommendations Tuesday on how Camden City Council should allocate $95,000 to tourism-related organizations. The CLTFC received requests totaling $164,317, nearly $70,000 more than which the committee had to work.
Melanee Harwell-Taylor's special needs class at Camden Elementary School won the 2012 Margot Rochester Landscape Award. Camden Elementary School's Puzzles in Bloom serves as a sensory garden for the special needs class. The award is named after the late Kershaw County gardener and writer Margot Rochester. The award recognizes landscapes, within Camden city limits, that contribute to the beauty of the city. The Margot Rochester award is sponsored by the Camden Parks &Trees Commission.
(The online version of this story corrects the date of Camden City Council's next meetings. Both work session and regular meeting will be held on June 12, not June 5 as originally published.)
On April 30, about 30 Camden and Kershaw County elected officials, candidates for office, school district officials, business owners and others traveled to Rock Hill. The goal: learn more about how the former textile town transformed itself into a sports tourism destination.
City of Camden residents visiting the city's website can read and email comments about a proposed ordinance to transform the Camden Historic Landmarks Commission (CHLC) into a Board of Architectural Review (BAR). Camden City Council looked at the proposal and discussed it during a work session Tuesday afternoon ahead of its regular evening meeting.
A recent festival in Camden provided the mayor with the chance to recognize an arts organization. That organization, in turn, recognized a local patron of the arts.
SAFE Federal Credit Union recently recognized Dee Dee Cannon, of the credit union's Rutledge Street branch in Camden, as its Teller of the Year. SAFE honored Cannon during its annual Staff Training and Recognition Day in February. During the ceremony, the credit union recognizes "the best of the best" in different job categories, along with awards for sales, volunteerism, service, and leadership.
Abundant Life Fellowship Church is hosting the Building People Conference, Thursday through Saturday at the church on the 800 block of Laurens Street in Camden.
Chronicle-Independent (C-I) staff reporter Gary Phillips recently received a 2013-2014 community service award from Central High School in Pageland. Phillips received the award for supporting Central Eagles athletics while serving as editor of The (Pageland) Progressive Journal. Although Phillips did not attend the event, Central officials announced the award during its Fall Athletic Awards night at the school Feb. 18.
Camden City Council will confer special recognition on four Camden Police Department (CPD) officers during its meeting Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. There will be no afternoon work session.
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OccupyForum presents…
"We Are All Bayview Hunters Point!" –
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Guest speakers Marie Harrison/Greenaction
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As climate warming and mega-pollution (caused by giant corporations under-regulated by corrupt government) raise sea levels and destroy our air, water, soil and food, we've begun to face the same threats as low income and communities of color like Bayview Hunters Point as they fight for their lives and justice. Together, we must challenge the 1%. Earth Day, the environmental awareness day co-opted by "green" business and government and turned into a chance to sell scented soaps, is ripe to be taken back by The People. Greenaction, together with Huntersview Mothers and Fathers Commitee, and allies including OccupySF Environmental Justice Working Group and 350BayArea/SF is doing just that. Come to OccupyForum to hear an update on the struggle for environmental justice in the Bayview, and help plan for the upcoming People's Environmental Justice Earth Day Walk Against Cancer and Pollution taking place on Saturday, April 26th, 11 a.m. at MLK Jr. Park in the Bayview.Donations welcome, no one turned away!
Come with us to Sacramento to make sure California turns the NSA off now!
SB 828 is the Fourth Amendment Protection Act. It comes from model legislation drafted by the OffNow coalition against unconstitutional data collection and spying. The bill will prevent an NSA facility from opening in CA, stop the NSA from directing curriculum in our state universities, prevent warrantless evidence from being introduced in court and criminalize corporate support for warrantless spying. It is a powerful opportunity to go on the offensive for a change and to tell the federal government that the people of California are not cool with the surveillance state!
If you've never been lobbying before, there's nothing to it! We'll meet in the Bay Area (Oakland and/or SF) carpool/vanpool it up to Sacramento, have a brief rally on the Capitol steps and do a community activist led training in how to effectively lobby complete with printed talking points to help you know what to say. We'll hand out manifests with the different offices to visit, break into teams and get to work. The more the merrier! Anyone and everyone is welcome!
Because of the transpartisan nature of the OffNow coalition, we'll try to be splitting into teams of two, one person from the "right" libertarian/liberty-minded "side" and one from the "left" progressive/liberal "side." Together we can show CA legislators the NSA spying is a problem no matter where you stand politically.
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Despite overwhelming evidence of the defendants' innocence in what is being called the "Trayvon 2" case, the judge in their pre-trial hearing here ruled on March 6 to continue the case to trial. However, he lowered the charges on the two well-known activists, Hannibal Shakur and Tanzeen Doha, from felonies to misdemeanors over the prosecutor's objections…
The sole witness for the defense managed to single-handedly discredit the testimony of both the officers.
Read more about what happened at their first court appearance on March 6th.
Another court date, this time for the trial, is scheduled for March 19th.
In front of Conlan Hall
A peaceful vigil against police violence, to collectively reaffirm why we love our college and why we never want the police violence of last week to occur again.
On Thursday, March 13 City College students calling for the resignation of Bob Agrella and the reversal of the new tuition policy were beaten and pepper-sprayed by the police. Yet the CCSF administration is now claiming that it was the students who were violent. What are the facts?
For months Special Trustee Agrella has refused to meet with student representatives, leaving them no option but peaceful protest to make their voices heard. On Thursday, the Agrella administration continued to shut out students and provoked police violence through two unprecedented decisions:
1) It closed Conlan Hall, a school building open to the public in which many past demonstrations have been allowed, and
2) Rather than rely on campus police, it brought in dozens of San Francisco City Police who escalated the situation.
In response, students attempted to open the doors to hold their planned peaceful sit-in. Allegations that students struck or assaulted officers in this process are completely unfounded: video footage clearly shows that all physical assaults were by police against students — not the other way around. Did students such as Otto Pippenger and Dimitrious Philliou deserve to be met with police batons, punches, and pepper-spray for simply trying to enter Conlan Hall to defend their right to an education?
The next day, members of the SF Board of Supervisors and State Assembly denounced the police violence, and a Board commission approved a resolution calling for Agrella's removal and the return of the democratically-elected Trustees.
CCSF students remain committed to non-violent protest to demand the resignation of Agrella and the cancellation of the tuition payment policy. Join us this Thursday, March 20th at 2pm in front of Conlan Hall for a peaceful vigil against police violence, to collectively reaffirm why we love our school and why we never want the police violence of last week to occur again.
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At The Green Arcade on Thursday March 20th, join George Caffentzis and Strike Debt Bay Area for a discussion about radical and practical responses to debt and capitalism.George Caffentzis is contributor to the newly released The Debt Resisters' Operations Manual and author of the recent In Letters of Blood and Fire: Work, Machines, and the Crisis of Capitalism. About In Letters of Blood and Fire: Work, Machines, and the Crisis of Capitalism: Karl Marx remarked that the only way to write about the origins of capitalism is in the letters of blood and fire used to drive workers from the common lands, forests, and waters in the sixteenth century. In this collection of essays, George Caffentzis argues that the same is true for the annals of twenty-first-century capitalism. Information technology, immaterial production, financialization, and globalization have been trumpeted as inaugurating a new phase of capitalism that puts it beyond its violent origins. Instead of being a period of major social and economic novelty, however, the course of recent decades has been a return to the fire and blood of struggles at the advent of capitalism. About The Debt Resisters' Operations Manual: A handbook for debtors everywhere to understand how this system really works, while providing practical tools for fighting debt in its most exploitative forms. Inside, you'll find detailed strategies, resources, and insider tips for dealing with some of the most common kinds of debt, including credit card debt, medical debt, student debt, and housing debt. The book also contains tactics for navigating the pitfalls of personal bankruptcy, and information to help protect yourself from credit reporting agencies, debt collectors, payday lenders, check cashing outlets, rent-to-own stores, and more. Strike Debt Bay Area "is building a debt resistance movement. We believe that most individual debt is illegitimate and unjust. Most of us fall into debt because we are increasingly deprived of the means to acquire the basic necessities of life: health care, education, and housing. Because we are forced to go into debt simply in order to live, we think it is right and moral to resist it." Over the last thirty years, average household debt has more than doubled, and we are forced to take on debt to meet our basic needs, which has wrecked lives and devastated communities. This reveals an economic system that enriches the few at the expense of the many. How does the debt system really work? What does a radical response to the debt system look like? What is the relationship between debt and climate? And, how do we develop practical tools, and a mass debt resistance movement? In this interactive discussion, George Caffentzis and Strike Debt Bay Area will help answer these questions, propose strategies, and much more. Also check out the Launch Party for the Debt Resisters' Operations Manual in the East Bay on March 23rd. |
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Join dozens of families affected by police violence from across the state of California and countless organizations that are fighting against police brutality for the Statewide Conference to End Police Terror. The conference is being held on the heels of a growing mass movement from Santa Rosa to Los Angeles to bring killer cops to justice and implement new forms of community control over the police.
Workshops include:
Building a united front
Gentrification and police brutality: an investment for the rich
Mass incarceration in capitalist America
Racism at the root: profiling and gang injunctions
Political repression and how to fight back
Raids, deportations and the fight against apartheid
Sexism and the state: police violence is a women's issue
Know your rights
Patrolling the cops – strategies for community control
Principles for agitation – how to popularize our message
Food will be provided to conference participants and transportation centers are being organized from various locations around the state.
The 19th Bay Area Anarchist Book Fair will be at The Crucible in West Oakland, two blocks from the West Oakland BART station. The book fair will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The Sunflower Alliance invites you to meet activists who gathered for our August 3rd, 2013 action at the Richmond Chevron Refinery. This inspiring event gave rise to the Alliance, dedicated to fighting climate chaos by taking on the fossil fuel industry in our own back yard.
(Learn more about the Sunflower Alliance.)
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Strike Debt New York City has completed its work on the 2nd edition of the Debt Resistors' Operations Manual (DROM). Come learn about the new edition, about Strike Debt, and meet cool people who are helping in the international struggle against oppressive and immoral debt.
Music, food, short talks by two famous activists and political philosophers - George Caffentzis (a founder of the Midnight Notes Collective) and Silvia Federici - and the opportunity to purchase the 2nd edition DROM at a sliding scale are all "on the agenda."
This manual—written by an anonymous collective of resistors, defaulters, and allies from Strike Debt and Occupy Wall Street—aims to provide specific tactics for understanding and fighting against the debt system. You'll find detailed strategies and resources for dealing with credit card, medical, student, housing and municipal debt, tactics for navigating the pitfalls of personal bankruptcy, and information to help protect yourself from predatory lenders. Recognizing that individually we can only do so much to resist the system of debt, the manual also introduces ideas for those who have made the decision to take collective action.
Strike Debt supports the creation of just and sustainable economies, based on mutual aid, common goods, and public affluence. We owe the financial institutions nothing. It is to our friends, families and community that we owe everything.
Strike Debt Bay Area (SDBA) website.
Strike Debt national website: http://strikedebt.org/
Lack of time, resources, and communal support is responsible for an unprecedented reproduction crisis that is affecting all aspects of our lives. In her presentation, Federici discusses its causes, its social effects, and the struggle we must make to "commonize" care work.
Federici is a longtime feminist activist, teacher, and writer. She is an emerita professor at Hofstra University, and has authored many essays on feminist theory, women's history, political philosophy, and education. Her published books include: Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body, and Primitive Accumulation; Enduring Western Civilization: The Construction of the Concept of Western Civilization and Its Others (editor); and Thousand Flowers: Social Struggles against Structural Adjustment in African Universities(coeditor).
Copies of her latest book, Revolution at Point Zero (PM Press, 2012), will be available at the talk, or can be purchased online at https://secure.pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=420.
As per usual, we will try to have snacks and tea.
Information, discussion & community! Monday Night Forum!!
Occupy Forum is an opportunity for open and respectful dialogue on all sides of these critically important issues!
OccupyForum presents…
What is Money?
Part II
With Jane Smith and Spencer Veale, members of Politics Of Debt Reading group from Strike Debt Bay Area
We use money every day. We spend most of our time working in order to get money. Many of us are in debt and the only way to repay is with money. For something that is so commonplace and so powerful, we spend very little time really thinking about what money is and where it comes from. Who creates our money and how?
Jane Smith, Occupy Activist involved with Strike Debt and FedUp, andSpencer Veale, a researcher at International Forum on Globalization (IFG), have been studying the monetary system and its links to debt in the Politics of Debt reading group, a Strike Debt Bay Area group that has been meeting for over a year. In addition to breaking down the inner workings of the monetary system, they will present solutions to the problems that stem from money created as debt issued by private banks.
An extensive question and answer period will be allotted. Bring all your burning questions about money!
Speakers from Criticial Resistance, Oakland Privacy Working Group, Justice 4 Alan Blueford. Also speaking: Dan Siegel, Elaine Brown.
Community Medics will give instruction on binding wounds.
ATTENTION ALL FAMILIES WHO HAS BEEN A VICTIM OF POLICE TERRORISM join us as we march on State Capital Sacramento during Crime Victim Day April 8, 2014. Please organize your communities and unite with us as we speak out against State Attorney General Kamala Harris for turning a blind eye under the Color of Law. Let's organized now to address the Peace Officers Bill of Rights, Police Terrorism, and failure to resolve gun violence in our communities. Those families harmed by Gun Violence that are still seeking justice and an investigation into the killing of your Love one, please join us. Lack of forensic labs or non efficient labs must be addressed. Please share this with your network. "We are only as strong as our UNITY"
As we Honor Alan Blueford on the 2nd year anniversary of his death The Blueford family would like to invite you to the Alan Blueford Walk-A-Thon "Use you Heels to help Heal" our community.


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Genome Sequencing and Analysis of the Tasmanian Devil and Its Transmissible Cancer
Genome Sequencing and Analysis of the Tasmanian Devil and Its Transmissible Cancer
Cell, Volume 148, Issue 4,
Pages 780-791,
Publication Date 17 February 2012
Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2011.11.065
Elizabeth P. Murchison
Ole B. Schulz-Trieglaff
Zemin Ning
Ludmil B. Alexandrov
Markus J. Bauer
Beiyuan Fu
Matthew Hims
Zhihao Ding
Sergii Ivakhno
Caitlin Stewart
Bee Ling Ng
Wendy Wong
Bronwen Aken
Simon White
Amber Alsop
Jennifer Becq
Graham R. Bignell
R. Keira Cheetham
William Cheng
Thomas R. Connor
Anthony J. Cox
Zhi-Ping Feng
Yong Gu
Russell J. Grocock
Simon R. Harris
Irina Khrebtukova
Zoya Kingsbury
Mark Kowarsky
Alexandre Kreiss
Shujun Luo
John Marshall
David J. McBride
Lisa Murray
Anne-Maree Pearse
Keiran Raine
Isabelle Rasolonjatovo
Richard Shaw
Philip Tedder
Carolyn Tregidgo
Albert J. Vilella
David C. Wedge
Gregory M. Woods
Niall Gormley
Sean Humphray
Gary Schroth
Geoffrey Smith
Kevin Hall
Stephen M.J. Searle
Nigel P. Carter
Anthony T. Papenfuss
P. Andrew Futreal
Peter J. Campbell
Fengtang Yang
David R. Bentley
Dirk J. Evers
Michael R. Stratton
Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, CB10 1SA, UK
Illumina Cambridge Ltd., Chesterford Research Park, Little Chesterford, Essex CB10 1XL, UK
Comparative Genomics Group, Research School of Biological Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra 2601, Australia
Bioinformatics Division, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
Illumina Hayward, 25861 Industrial Boulevard, Hayward, CA 94545, USA
Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 23, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia
Animal Health Laboratory, Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, PO Box 46, Kings Meadows, Tasmania 7249, Australia
European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton CB10 1SA, UK
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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► Whole-genome sequences of the Tasmanian devil and two distant cancer subclones ► The Tasmanian devil cancer lineage originated recently in a female devil ► The devil cancer genome is relatively stable despite ongoing evolution ► Clonal divergence and geographic spread elucidated through patterns of mutation
The Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii), the largest marsupial carnivore, is endangered due to a transmissible facial cancer spread by direct transfer of living cancer cells through biting. Here we describe the sequencing, assembly, and annotation of the Tasmanian devil genome and whole-genome sequences for two geographically distant subclones of the cancer. Genomic analysis suggests that the cancer first arose from a female Tasmanian devil and that the clone has subsequently genetically diverged during its spread across Tasmania. The devil cancer genome contains more than 17,000 somatic base substitution mutations and bears the imprint of a distinct mutational process. Genotyping of somatic mutations in 104 geographically and temporally distributed Tasmanian devil tumors reveals the pattern of evolution and spread of this parasitic clonal lineage, with evidence of a selective sweep in one geographical area and persistence of parallel lineages in other populations.


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Abstract: Osteoporotic fracture has a major impact upon health, both in terms of acute and long term disability and economic cost. Peak bone mass, achieved in early adulthood, is a major determinant of osteoporosis risk in later life. Poor early growth predicts reduced bone mass, and so risk of fracture in later life. Maternal lifestyle, body build and 25(OH) vitamin D status predict offspring bone mass. Recent work has suggested epigenetic mechanisms as key to these observations. This review will explore the role of the early environment in determining later osteoporotic fracture risk.
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Students Discover the Oldest Book at the NDSU Library
Published: Monday, October 22, 2012
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It all started with a bet, and a mutual fascination with books and history, of course.
There are very few greater treasure hunts than the search for something interesting to read. But as Jack and I randomly perused the shelves in search of one such book, we came up with a game to narrow our options -- to see who could find the oldest book in 10 minutes.
After our brief game turned up a series of volumes from 1783, we became even more curious: How old was the oldest book in the NDSU library system?
We are both competitive people, and as soon as I asked the question, we immediately wagered our guesses. I thought the oldest book would be from between 1650 and 1700, Jack thought from 1750 to 1783. He scribbled an official bet down on paper, and suddenly five whole dollars were on the line. It was time to get serious.
Instead of randomly searching every shelf (a futile act, as we would later discover), we decided that this was a question that would take some inquiry to answer. Jack and I were fortunate to run into Nicole Mason (Agricultural and Biological Sciences Librarian) at the reference desk that day, as her own inquisitive nature was really what got our question answered.
Her curiosity piqued, Mason had us give her our email addresses and said she would email us when she found an answer. After some searching, Mason contacted Jennifer Fairall, Digital Initiatives & Metadata Librarian, who then went about the task.
"Basically, I created a list of books for all of our locations and then sorted those lists by date to find the oldest book," Fairall said.
Finally, after 10 days of waiting, we got a response: The oldest book was from 1627 -- I had won the bet!
In the email, Mason told us the title of the book: "The Government of Cattell." Suddenly more questions arose in our minds. What was Cattell? Neither of us had ever heard of a country by such a name. Had we inadvertently uncovered an ancient book on the governing practices of a lost culture?
"I was excited to discover the subject since it fits into one of my subject areas. I now want to take a closer look and read through some -- if not all -- of it someday," Mason said.
Although our bet was finished, Jack and I knew that our search was not yet over. There were more critical issues than money at stake here: a possibly lost book, a trove of knowledge and our own sanity should we leave the mystery hanging.
We also found out that reviewing every shelf of the library would have left us with an incorrect answer to the "oldest book question" because the book in question was in the library's storage annex. At the reference desk again, Mason showed us how to request a book from the annex, and before long the text was ours to behold! What wonders would this antiquarian tomb contain?
What seemed like a narrative about a little-known civilization was actually a veterinary handbook concerning the many ailments afflicting farm animals. Cattell is actually an old world spelling of the word "cattle." Now it all made sense -- of course a former agricultural college would have a book about the afflictions of cattle.
"Since we are the library of a land grant institution, where a very large portion of research and education is in the area of agriculture, I can see why we would retain this item," Mason said.
Paging through Leonard Mascal's "The Government of Cattell" made for an intriguing, though difficult, read. Not only was the print like that of old world calligraphy, but each letter "s" was written in its long form style, resembling an "f" without a cross through it.
With hundreds of cases, from "red water of the sheepe" to "scabs of the oxen's muzzle," Mascal's handbook offered treatments for a myriad of livestock ailments. Besides these countless afflictions and cures making for an interesting read, the marks left by previous owners also added a characteristic flair to the ancient handbook.
One of the first pages is evidence of just that: "James came across this the 18 of August." Whoever James was or may have been we will never know, but his trace has been left in the book for all time.
Another man, Thomas Herbert, wrote that he bought Mascal's handbook on Mar. 14, 1649. Several pencil drawings have also been made on the same page as Herbert's message. Having seen five centuries, NDSU's copy of "The Government of Cattell" has no doubt had countless other owners over the past 385 years.
Besides who once owned the book, the identity of the author is also intriguing. Leonard Mascal was an expert in the field of husbandry. He penned several books on various subjects concerning animals and farm labor before his death in 1589, which continued to be printed for decades afterwards. Some of his works continue to be printed today.
A fine example of 17th Century literature, Mascal's "The Government of Cattell" was not what we expected to find at the end of our hunt for NDSU's oldest library book. Though an exciting and somewhat whimsical read, it is not as useful as it once was due to veterinary advances in the past centuries.
For now, Mascal's handbook is just something to page through and wonder about. As to how it got from a London printing press in 1627 to a North Dakota research university, we can only guess.


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lonestarsnip... | #31 Subject: i what to kick some one in the face Posted: 02/21/2005 16:27:26 |
i did kick some guy in the face. i was playing football for the school and i got clip by a big dude that i hated so the next play. he was clip and fell i was close to wim so i kick him in the face but made it looked like i fell over him all man i love playing football
babychocobo | #32 Subject: LOL!! Posted: 02/21/2005 16:40:07 |
Football is cool...if you can kick people in the face like that =]
I want to kick someone in the face..man..how gay. =[ Stop with the pictures man! |
lonestarsnip... | #33 Subject: football Posted: 02/21/2005 21:59:52 |
you should play football that would be cool
lonestarsnip... | #34 Subject: naruto lover Posted: 02/21/2005 22:02:28 |
hey Sakura Chan are you azn and how long have you been waching naruto
babychocobo | #35 Subject: I'm... Posted: 02/22/2005 10:40:49 |
I'm not telling you if I'm asian or not but I've been watching Naruto since last year and watched it and loved it (became a freak -_-')..
Yup..that's all. |
lonestarsnip... | #36 Subject: haterade Posted: 02/23/2005 02:10:28 |
why not you don't like being azn.or do you hate azn is that it. yor you an azn hater are you going to drink some haterade. sorry got carried away
sorry for my spelling am a football player so am an dumb jap |
babychocobo | #37 Subject: Okay... Posted: 02/23/2005 10:59:47 |
No, I just want to keep my nationality to myself, and just to see if anyone reads my posts, the little quizzes I have have somethings about me so yeah.
God, I'm not freaking racist, shoot. Does it freaking look like I'm not proud about being asian or something? God. |
lonestarsnip... | #38 Subject: sorry Posted: 02/23/2005 22:29:55 |
hey you know what i just whant to say am sorry. i bet you whant to kick me in my face. i was just jooking
babychocobo | #39 Subject: Yup.. Posted: 02/24/2005 12:10:56 |
godan777 | #40 Subject: I know i'm new to this club but... Posted: 02/24/2005 17:09:35 |
isn't this the kicking you in the FACE would be fun! club not the i'm sorry i offended you club, butch up and start kicking each other in the face and whats up with all the girly pics... is that the person we are suppose to be kicking in the face?
Segafan | #41 Subject: Do you know who I want to kick in the face? Posted: 02/25/2005 09:48:17 |
Everyone who voted for Kerry.
babychocobo | #42 Subject: Really? Posted: 03/04/2005 22:57:32 |
I want to kick my neighbor in the face...I already made a burn book with her included.
godan777 | #43 Subject: Damn you Comcast Posted: 03/05/2005 02:12:54 |
My cable company has been jerking me around these past two weeks so I would really like to kick comcast in the face... unfortunatly comcast is company not a person. I guess I could just kick the next cable guy thats sent to my apartment.
babychocobo | #44 Subject: LoL Posted: 03/05/2005 15:03:33 |
Man that sucks, I want to kick all my enemies in the face fo sho man. I also want to kick this one girl in the face so bad that it makes me want to just kill her sometimes. Oh well. Bye now people.
<33__Sakura Chan |
kaylab484 | #45 Subject: holy Posted: 03/06/2005 15:33:40 |
friday nite i go out and this guy starts to talk to me like we have known each other for years. and he kept hitting my in the arm when hed talk to me and i wasnt listining, im just glad my friend came at the right moment cuz i was ready to kick his damn face in i tell ya
babychocobo | #46 Subject: Yess Posted: 03/06/2005 16:05:29 |
That guy must be really REALLY gay to bother you like that, I'd hit and run if I couldn't take it.
Segafan | #47 Subject: Face kickings for all! Posted: 03/07/2005 20:11:56 |
My best friend's other friend (who is basically his shadow) keeps on calling me gay. AND IM NOT DAMNIT! I want to kick him in the face.
Gamer_Fuzz | #48 Subject: I actually did kick someone in the face recently! Posted: 03/08/2005 18:04:58 |
I take Hap-Ki-Do, One day we were sparring against eachother and I go to kick this guy in the side of the leg then to the head; but he bends down to try and block the first kick and I catch him in the mouth. He was fine though. But still, it was indeed fun in a way....
*pokes everyone* |
kaylab484 | #49 Subject: WELL Posted: 03/09/2005 20:59:21 |
for the person who keeps calling you gay fake name, i bet if you kick him in the mouth he wont be quick to call you that again unless he likes the taste of shoes
babychocobo | #50 Subject: YES! Posted: 03/13/2005 19:05:04 |
Yes, but the only time I get to kick people in the face is when I have the time, every weekend I would want to kick my neighbor in her ugly face.
godan777 | #51 Subject: Im going to try something new Posted: 03/24/2005 08:18:09 |
Posted some new pics, just thought this club could use some of people getting kicked in the face.
babychocobo | #52 Subject: Dude Posted: 03/28/2005 14:15:06 |
I love those kicking people in the face pictures!
godan777 | #53 Subject: On the receving end of a face kicking... Posted: 03/31/2005 19:27:38 |
I got my face kicked in today, not by a person but by the test I took in my speech 2 class, I was woefully underprepaired. I guess all that is left to say is that my speech 2 test kicked me in the face.
kaylab484 | #54 Subject: ohh i am disapointed Posted: 04/12/2005 03:44:39 |
over the weekend when i got off from work some drunk guy who had to have been 250 lbs plus decided it would be fun to try and kick a box that i was holding outta my hand. then he wanted to fight me,i told him he better f*** off unless he wanted to be beat down, he mumbled somthing and stagared away. i missed a perfect opprotunity but im kinda glad cuz the guy was so smashed when he kicked me he almost bailed hard core and as he walked away he at shit so that made me a bit happier
babychocobo | #55 Subject: Aww!! Posted: 06/09/2005 20:23:54 |
Aww!! He ate shit, that so rocks >:]
I love the pictures > (Not the girls) |
godan777 | #56 Subject: Wow i almost completely forgot about this club... Posted: 06/15/2005 01:50:43 |
but then i didn't *Wow way to write a sentence daniel* shut up brain >
lets see who deserves face kickings... the weather deserves a face kicking for being soo damn hot, stupid 98 degree weather... I HATE YOU SUN *shakes fist at sun* |
kickmyteeth | #57 Subject: New Guy Posted: 07/22/2005 06:30:14 |
Rank: Button Masher Joined: 07/21/2005 Post Count: 0 Offline |
I like to kick people in the face and be kicked as well. Dunno which is better but its always fun!
babychocobo | #58 Subject: Kicking people in the face... Posted: 03/26/2006 01:01:47 |
Is the most fun you can have ever =). Of course, you can still have fun punching the shit out of someone, but I mean, kicking has to be much more fun. Well, this club is almost dead =(. I must get more people to join!!


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S9 November 15, 2012 Game #9-036: Alcorn State Braves at Missouri TigersNovember 13, 2012 8:00 pmSports ArenaBBState Stats/Recap This was not the first basketball game I watched on Tuesday. It was the tenth. After the conclusion of -- prepare yourself -- West Virginia/Gonzaga, Davidson/New Mexico, Houston Baptist/Hawaii... [more] |
S8 November 20, 2011 Game #8-076: Alcorn State Braves at Kent State Golden FlashesNovember 19, 2011 7:00 pmMemorial Athletics CenterBBState Stats/RecapLet�s get this out of the way first: I loathe all things Kent State. I am an Akron fan (and current student) first and foremost, and making that fifteen minute drive east... [more] |
S7 March 21, 2011 CHICAGO -- It may be a week from now, and it may be two weeks from now, but this is certin: no matter what, the Epilogue is coming. Judging from the outlines and drafts, this season's final post will be the longest yet. There's a lot of complicated information about the future to package as a downlo... [more] |
S7 March 2, 2011 KINGSTON, R.I. -- The stars are beginning to flicker and burn out in the elimination games. For others, it's far from over. Here, one final look at the remaining league regular season races as we move towards getting all the rest of the Other 25 conferences in the gate and ready for bracket time. ... [more] |
S7 February 23, 2011 CHICAGO -- Every single one of the conference games going on tonight, and tomorrow, and Friday and Saturday too, were scheduled months in advance by a league office (or, in some cases, years ago). Some were circled rivalry games worth driving a day for, others were just-anothers. In early March, t... [more] |
S7 February 16, 2011 HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- March really is here before we know it, because there's half a week missing out of February. This month wasn't designed that way -- and nothing was adjusted for our benefit or anything -- but it's still disorienting and disruptive to look at a calendar and realize that in two ... [more] |
S7 January 31, 2011 PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- What is madness? Back up, let's start this way: the reason and order necessary for understanding and mastery of one's surroundings has no room or space for such anarchic disruption. Madness is the danger where once things were safe, displacing sense and destroying sensibilities.... [more] |
S7 January 11, 2011 CHICAGO -- America has one more month in its ongoing annual quest to figure out how to allow violence to thrive in tightly-controlled, non-contaminated petri dishes. But as you might have heard, last night marked the conclusion of the Ugly Season. For those of you just joining us this year, we sav... [more] |
S6 March 7, 2010 With the end of the regular season today, all conference tournament brackets on our side of the Red Line have been finalized. After the jump, opening brackets for the seven leagues starting up during the second week of Championship Fortnight: the MEAC, SWAC, Big West, Great West, Atlantic 14, WAC an... [more] |
S6 February 9, 2010 Most of the great coaches in college basketball came from down here, below the Red Line. There are plenty of old friends in the national polls. Bill Self got his head coaching start at the Badlands Conference's very own Oral Roberts. Jay Wright got his current Villanova gig because he was so good ... [more] |
S6 February 9, 2010 Big Games Western Athletic: at New Mexico State 70, Louisiana Tech 68 NMSU - 15-8 (8-2) [RPI: 78, State: 94] LTU - 19-5 (7-3) [RPI: 71, State: 67] Star of the Game: Troy Gillenwater 19 Pts (7-12 FG, 4-4 FT), 8 Reb, 2 Stl Laroche Hits Game Winner over LA Tech, 70-68 - New Mexico State sophomore ... [more] |
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S6 February 1, 2010
PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- This was going to be the day. Conditions could not have been more perfect. The Bryant Bulldogs, 0-21 on the season, had the struggling Monmouth Hawks right where they wanted them -- on the ropes. The newest member of the Northeast Conference sprung out to a 15-5 lead on the four... [more]
S5 February 24, 2009 LYNCHBURG, Va. -- In the late stages of a Sunday flight from Raleigh to Nashville, after the announcement about portable electronic devices, I did what most people in need of an info-fix do: page through the Sky Mall catalog. It's only in those 20 minutes at the end when full-size Lord of the Rings... [more] |
S5 February 2, 2009 CHICAGO -- So much of modern life is blocking, filtering, limiting. There is so much information coming at us every day that we must become fighters of information, lest it overwhelm and submerge us completely. We battle back with fast-forward buttons, delete keys, spam-guards, RSS newsreaders, trus... [more] |
S5 January 27, 2009 OMAHA -- It's been half a forever since we gave away a Bally. It's mostly due to a backorder situation, something that will be rectified when we head home for a couple of days next week. There are two people out there still waiting on their orange globular friends, and those will be forthcoming. Sor... [more] |
S5 December 16, 2008 CLEMSON, S.C. -- It's Tuesday, which means that we give away a Bally. Last week's question was an intermediate-level brain buster that a lot of people got right: name a team that lost twice to a conference regular-seaosn champion in January and/or February, then took its revenge at the conference to... [more] |
S5 December 2, 2008 CARBONDALE, Ill. -- The fact is that sometimes in this business, you just have to kick a little ass. I'm really sorry when my turn comes up, it isn't in my upbringing to upbraid people. But when I announced last week's contest, I thought I could count on folks to be creative on their own. It didn't ... [more] |
S4 November 21, 2007 PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- This season's been real warpy in terms of time... early start on the 5th, and now we're staring down Thanksgiving. The Official Wife™ and I are on the way out to go grocery-shopping for what used to be Unturkey day around here (Why, damn you, WHY!?!?!?) but I said, "Not yet,... [more] |
S4 November 9, 2007 Once upon a time there was a tiny little cell, one among a million billion, sloshing and sliding inside a gigantic and vibrant and heaving body. The tiny little cell did its tiny little job as well as it tiny little could, and during its time off it had fun bouncing around with other tiny little lik... [more] |
S3 March 28, 2007 PAWTUCKET, R.I., Mar. 28 -- All animate organisms, from the globbiest amoeba to the most intricate human machine, share one thing in common: life. Life is what keeps you going, it's the light before the beginning of the tunnel. The meaning of life is simply this: it means so much that nobody can sur... [more] |
S3 March 9, 2007 Bullet Points Most action played according to seed yesterday, but there were a few upsets: Morgan State over South Carolina State in the MEAC's 4-5 game, and both low seeds won in the SWAC, including No. 6 Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Yeah, there were a couple of pretty surprising upsets too. Lamar knocked ... [more] |
S3 March 8, 2007 Bullet Points Central Connecticut State from the NEC is going dancing, and so is Weber State of the Big Sky. Both are double champions of their respective leagues, and both just plain rock. No autobids tonight. Deep breath... No surprises in the MAC quarters, or the SWAC and MEAC early rounds, but ... [more] |
S3 January 30, 2007 PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Before we begin our supersized DP, I just want to share with you something I wrote yesterday. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (fourth edition, 2004, published by Houghton Mifflin) defines the word "champion" as "One that wins first place or first prize in... [more] |
S3 January 16, 2007 NEW ORLEANS -- We discussed this a little yesterday, but there's a growing drumbeat sounding across Hoops Nation; thunder in the distance, if you will. I'm talking, of course, about the potential fall from grace by the sore thumb in our midst, the eternal oddball, the one voted Most Likely To Succee... [more] |
S1 March 10, 2005 Bullet Points Two more Dance tickets were printed and punched last night: Fairleigh-Dickinson out of the NEC, and Montana from the Big Sky. Defending champion Florida A&M was ousted from the MEAC tournament. After a last-second bracket reshuffling due to three forfeited games, the SWAC gets it ... [more] |
S1 February 21, 2005 America East: Northeastern 63, Boston University 48 (story) - It's a dog-eat-dog world, and nowhere is that more true than in this conference. The Terriers of BU (19-6, 13-3 AE) stifled junior sharpshooter and former MMBOW Jose Juan Barea (2-for-17, 10 pts) on Senior Day, and held on to a lead for n... [more] |
S1 December 29, 2004 Bucknell 69, St. Joseph's 62 (story) - This was the second straight win over the top half of the RPI for Bucknell (Niagara last Wednesday), so I'm as ready as anyone to join the chorus of those who would give them the Patriot League crown before it's actually awarded. Most importantly, this will lik... [more] |
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Posted: 8:59 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013
By Alan Smithee
SB Nation recently unveiled their NBA Power Rankings for next season, constructed from the input of 22 bloggers from around the SB Nation network. I represented Mavs Moneyball, and was very interested to see the results:
Teams | Final Ranking | Average Ranking | Best Ranking | Worst Ranking |
Heat | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
Thunder | 2 | 3.0 | 2 | 7 |
Spurs | 3 | 3.8 | 2 | 7 |
Pacers | 4 | 4.4 | 2 | 8 |
Clippers | 5 | 4.7 | 2 | 9 |
Bulls | 6 | 6.2 | 4 | 9 |
Rockets | 7 | 6.7 | 3 | 11 |
Nets | 8 | 7.5 | 3 | 11 |
Grizzlies | 9 | 8.7 | 7 | 11 |
Warriors | 10 | 9.4 | 6 | 11 |
Knicks | 11 | 11.0 | 9 | 14 |
Timberwolves | 12 | 13.5 | 12 | 19 |
Nuggets | 13 | 13.9 | 12 | 22 |
Hawks | 14 | 14.2 | 10 | 21 |
Trail Blazers | 15 | 15.5 | 12 | 18 |
Pelicans | 16 | 17.4 | 13 | 23 |
Wizards | 17 | 17.4 | 14 | 23 |
Cavaliers | 18 | 17.9 | 11 | 24 |
Mavericks | 19 | 18.3 | 13 | 26 |
Lakers | 20 | 19.3 | 15 | 23 |
Pistons | 21 | 20.5 | 18 | 24 |
Raptors | 22 | 21.7 | 18 | 28 |
Bucks | 23 | 22.2 | 16 | 27 |
Kings | 24 | 24.7 | 21 | 27 |
Jazz | 25 | 25.3 | 22 | 30 |
Celtics | 26 | 25.5 | 22 | 28 |
Bobcats | 27 | 26.8 | 23 | 30 |
Magic | 28 | 27.3 | 21 | 30 |
Suns | 29 | 28.1 | 24 | 30 |
Sixers | 30 | 29.7 | 27 | 30 |
Nearly everyone seemed to agree that the Heat should be #1 and the Sixers #30, and in both cases, I see no reason for argument. However, it was certainly curious to see just how far down the rung the Mavericks ranked. The "13" in the best column ranking, it may not surprise you, came from me(although I was not alone in giving that placement).
For anyone curious, this was the full ranking I submitted:
1 - Miami Heat
2 - OKC Thunder
3 - San Antonio Spurs
4 - Houston Rockets
5 - Los Angeles Clippers
6 - Chicago Bulls
7 - Indiana Pacers
8 - Golden State Warriors
9 - Memphis Grizzlies
10 - Brooklyn Nets
11 - New York Knicks
12 - Minnesota Timberwolves
13 - Dallas Mavericks
14 - Denver Nugges
15 - Portland Trailblazers
16 - Washington Wizards
17 - Atlanta Hawks
18 - Los Angeles Lakers
19 - Cleveland Cavaliers
20 - Toronto Raptors
21 - Detroit Pistons*
22 - New Orleans Pelicans
23 - Milwaukee Bucks
24 - Utah Jazz
25 - Boston Celtics
26 - Charlotte Bobcats
27 - Sacremento Kings
28 - Phoenix Suns
29 - Orlando Magic
30 - Philadelphia 76ers
* Just a note: this ranking was done prior to the Brandon Jennings trade, and had it been compiled after, I would likely have moved Detroit a spot or two higher, and Milwaukee a spot or two lower.
In my view, the top 11 teams are fairly solid. Realistically, these are the teams I could see winning at least one playoff series, maybe more. One can debate the precise order of those teams, but for the most part, I see that being the top 11. Starting with #12, there is a considerable drop-off, and this explains the extreme variance in rankings for a lot of the 12-20 teams.
That all being said, I'm still a little surprised Dallas checked in all the way down at 19 in average rank. Certainly, it has been a disappointing offseason for Mark Cuban and company. Dallas failed to land Dwight Howard, or Andrew Bynum, and narrowly missed landing Andre Iguodala, as well. However, Dallas did add several quality veteran pieces, and their roster appears about as deep as any in the league. On the whole, looking simply at the team Dallas puts on the court next season, they did a pretty fine job of salvaging things after the catastrophic start to the summer.
I think you'd be hard-pressed to find many who would call me a shameless homer when it comes to evaluating the Mavericks' chances. Typically, I'm on the more cynical(realistic) side of the fence. Yet, I find myself in the unusual position of trying to figure out just why I'm so much more optimistic about Dallas than my peers. The best I can come up with is that the media, twitter, and all that lay in between have spent so much time focusing on what the 2013-14 aren't, that they've essentially glossed over what they are: a collection of productive, established veterans. Starting with #13, let's take a look at the teams ranked ahead of Dallas, and I will try to give my own perspective on why I differ from my fellow bloggers.
Denver Nuggets
Denver checks in at #13, having 57 games last year, good for 3rd best in the Western Conference. However, the Nuggets lost arguably their best player in swingman Andre Iguodala, and their starting center, the underrated Kosta Koufos. They also may be without Danilo Gallinari for some time, after the forward tore his ACL near the end of last season. Early reports suggested Gallinari could be back by February, but even if he beats that timetable, it's a big blow to the star-less Nuggets who relied heavily on outstanding depth rather than a go-to scorer. Denver also lost George Karl, who despite his postseason record, has a track record of regular season success Brian Shaw can't match. I still think Denver will be in the mix for the playoffs, which is why I put them just behind Dallas at #14, but there are undoubtedly question marks.
Atlanta Hawks
I'm not sure what I'm missing with the Hawks. GM Danny Ferry has done a very nice job, first in reducing their salary obligations, and then in brokering one of the best value deals of the offseason, with Paul Millsap. Still, on paper, I don't get why almost nobody picked Atlanta to finish worse than Dallas. The Hawks might have the advantage in terms of their best three or four players, but to me they remain top-heavy. From a production standpoint, I think they made a lateral move, while nearly every team immediately in front or behind them improved, some significantly. With a fully healthy season from Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas should be one of those teams. I still expect Atlanta to make the playoffs, given that it is the Eastern Conference, but there is at least one upstart I think has a chance to pass the Hawks by.
Portland Trailblazers
Portland has lots of exciting young pieces and it is entirely possible that, in time, the Blazers could be knocking on the door of Western Conference relevance again. I would caution, though, against applying the anointing oil too soon. A lot of their talent is still young, and Aldridge is pretty much the only guy on the roster who has ever played serious minutes on a playoff squad. Maybe the big reason I'm less bullish on Portland than most is(forgive me for my blasphemy) that I wonder how much Damian Lillard really improves going forward. Even being from a small school, he's polished, shoots well and made few mistakes. Rookies with that profile don't typically improve by leaps and bounds, which might mean Lillard just ends up being very good, instead of a superstar like some are predicting after he won Rookie of the Year over an unimpressive field.
New Orleans Pelicans
Funny what one offseason can do. Of course, I'm not sure the Pelicans offseason made any sense, whatsoever, but they certainly will have an interesting team. Is this a good team, though? Forget for a moment that they have names we know, like Davis, Gordon, Holiday, etc. This, to me, looks like a mess. ESPN Insiders might have seen this article, breaking down the Brandon Jennings trade. What it illustrated was that, in most raw stat categories, as well as comprehensive metrics like WARP, Jennings and Jrue Holiday were almost identical. Yet, while Jennings had to beg for a job this offseason, Holiday was traded for a mega-haul. Does this mean Jennings is undervalued, or Holiday overvalued? Either way, I don't know how exactly Holiday, Gordon and Evans are going to mesh together. Or who's going to play center. There's a lot of unrealized potential on this roster, and a lot of injury concerns, as well. If this was a baseball lineup, where everyone got to take their turn, I'd be a lot more enthused. As it is, I'm going to risk looking foolish in 12 months and say this team will take their lumps in year one, and fall short of the .500 mark the 16th best team in the NBA usually hits.
Washington Wizards
The Wizards were my sleeper pick, and the team I chose to make the biggest leap. John Wall was dominant in the season's final few months, and I think he's poised to become one of the top 15-20 players in the game. They have balance both in young talent and heady veterans, and while no-one was looking they were one of the best defensive teams in the NBA last year. Still, let's remember that making a big leap is not easy. Only two teams improved by more than 15 games last year: the Nets and Warriors. Another reason to pump the brakes on throwing teams like the Pelicans or this next team into the playoff mix.
Cleveland Cavaliers
If absolutely everything goes right, I do think this can be a playoff team. I know one Cavs blogger who is convinced they'll be one. But, how likely is it things go right? Last year Varejao missed 57 games. Kyrie missed 23. Waiters 21. Bynum missed the whole year, and for all we know, may never play more than a handful of games the rest of his career. I have questions about how former Longhorn Tristan Thompson fits with #1 pick Anthony Bennett. And, as sublimely fun to watch as Kyrie Irving is as a scorer, he's got some work to do as a passer and defender. In three years, this could be one of the best teams in the East. For now, they'll be highly entertaining, but I think a lot of people are going to feel pretty foolish about putting Cleveland ahead of Dallas at the end of this next season.
One interesting trend I noticed in evaluating a lot of these teams is that a lot of them are major projections. We all want to see the next Oklahoma City Thunder: a group of 23-year olds who explode on to the scene and develop quickly and steadily. The fact of the matter is that most young teams are bad. They go through serious ups and downs, experience growing pains, and rarely improve at the same rate and at the same time. One team I didn't talk about was Minnesota, who I had ranked ahead of Dallas, but who could easily fall well short of expectations, as they have for years(they were a trendy playoff sleeper last year, too).
In the end, I have lots of issues with where Dallas is at as a team right now. I think the huge -- HUGE -- issue is that they have almost completely ignored conventional avenues for acquiring young, cheap talent, like the draft, or selling off expiring contracts at the deadline. Their future is very cloudy, and if this had been a "futures" ranking, I could accept their placement. However, in the short term, this is going to be a competitive team. They need to stay healthy, but assuming that, I believe they'll be very much in the mix for one the last two playoff spots, and if I had to make a prediction, I'd say they get in the postseason.
One thing is for sure: they will have a potent offensive attack. Dirk will have the best second option in years, and Monta Ellis will be something other than the first option in years. Jose Calderon will make sure the ball keeps moving, and Rick Carlisle will get the most he can from the aging legs of Shawn Marion, Vince Carter, and Samuel Dalembert. Now that he's been paid and the center rotation has thinned, we may finally see Brandan Wright unleashed, as well.
This may be a far cry from the title team of just 24 months ago, but I think this Maverick team is being overlooked and undervalued. Which is fine, because it will make each victory that much sweeter.