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The delay in getting the Lansing/Ingham 911 Center up and running continues.
Ingham county is under a temporary restraining order, which is stopping the consolidation from taking place for now.
The flag is up, the ribbon cut, and the doors opened. However, the Lansing/Ingham 911 center is not yet ready to go.
Last Thursday afternoon, county officials hoped this would be its grand opening.
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"We're hoping it won't be much of a delay. Our attorney is looking at it to determine the substance of the injunction that's against us for opening," said Dale Copedge, chairperson of the Ingham County Board of Commisioners.
The FOP represents about 50 dispatchers between Lansing and East Lansing.
The organization's executive director didn't want to talk to 6 News on camera, but told us they filed the complaint because its members didn't feel they were adequately trained on the new equipment.
That could in turn put emergency callers at risk.
The East Lansing Police Chief says training is important, but can't prepare you for everything.
"It's very fast at times, very slow at time and the training is very difficult. There's a lot of different scenarios you just can't prepare for unless you do it on the job," Chief Julie Liebler of the East Lansing Police Department said.
She didn't want to comment directly on the court order, but says she's confident the county wouldn't open the center if dispatchers weren't ready.
The temporary restraining order was signed by a judge on Wednesday and will be in effect until Wednesday, July 27. However, a hearing on the issue is scheduled for next week.
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A Challenge with Technology-Assisted Review
- Highlights the fact that this limitation calls into question the true effectiveness of text-based technology-assisted review tools.
- Begs the question of what classification tools are the best choice for technology-assisted review if almost all current tools are in fact limited to text.
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Interesting – Cormack and Grossman define the "TAR Problem" as not knowing about a data set at the outset (p. 2); point out that simple key term searching to select the seed set improves the performance of all TAR protocols (p. 7); and indicate that some protocols have difficulty with low prevalence or low richness collections (p.9). Visual classification impacts those issues plus addresses the implicit issue that TAR is text-restricted (i.e., should actually be called TR-TAR).Visual classification classifies visually similar documents whether or not text is contained in them, and reviewing one document per classification provides an awareness of a collection's content that overcomes a possible initial lack of knowledge. The classifications also provide a far more granular and meaningful tool for selecting documents than simple text searching. By eliminating plainly unresponsive document types, reviewers can increase the richness of the remaining documents, and may in fact be able to identify which specific attributes which make documents responsive, thereby short cutting the need to "predict" which documents are responsive.Since the last century, text analysis has been the primary tool used to classify documents, but its durability as the tool of choice doesn't mean that it remains the best choice.


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Rewind back to December 23rd 2011. Samsung had just announced that it decided to betray 10 million of its customers by refusing to update its extremely popular Samsung Galaxy S line to Ice Cream Sandwich. Being a Samsung Galaxy S owner myself, I was extremely outraged by the news ( I wasn't the only one who shared the same sentiment). It made no sense to me. How could Samsung abandon support for it's flagship phone only one year after the phone had launched?
Fast Forward to today. Looking at my Samsung Focus now, I feel same the sense of abandonment creeping up on me after hearing about Yesterdays' rumour that Microsoft may not offer the Windows Phone 8 Apollo upgrade to existing Windows Phones. One of the main driving factors that drove me from Android to WP7 was dependable timely upgrades. With Windows Phone Mango, Microsoft had managed to accomplish something that Google could only dream of doing. Within a few short months of rolling out the mango update, every Windows Phone on the market was running the latest version of the OS. The success of Microsoft's endeavour really helped me place a lot of faith into the budding platform. It appeared to me that Microsoft was able to strike a perfect balance between iOS and Android. The platform could have the hardware diversity of Android, but at the same time maintain the timely updates of iOS. However, if yesterday's rumour turns out to be true, all the hard work that Microsoft has done to instill faith in early adopters like me will be lost. As disappointing as this news is to me, it pales in comparison to the disappointment that recent buyers of the lumia 900 will experience if the news turn out to be true. They took a leap of faith and dove into the unknown waters of Windows Phone, only to find out that there is nothing to greet them but sharp jagged rocks.


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Recently, Google TVs just got an upgrade to Honeycomb 3.2 – which means that GoogleTV owners, and those planning on buying one, will now have access to an easier to use interface, great browsing, and the Android App market. That's right. Those apps that you can get on your Android phone can now be downloaded and used on your computer.
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Exciting, fast-moving adventure with a science fiction twist.
More of a techno-thriller than typical YA sf. It was gory and had excessive swearing in it. It didn't hook me and I just didn't see the point of continuing past page 66.
Action packed and adrenaline fuelled, BZRK is the first Michael Grant novel I've read, and all I can say is that I wish I hadn't waited so long!
My favourite aspect of this novel is definitely its grounding in nano-science, and the ways in which Grant makes the nano-world come alive. The descriptions of normal, often beautiful things, turns sinister when seen in the nano-scale, and it never failed to make me cringe and freak out. Eyes and skin are way scarier than I'd ever thought they'd be! I enjoyed the way the science is explained in the book through natural dialogue, without breaking up the action or making us wade through info-dumps. Grant doesn't fall into the pit of over explaining the science, as many science fiction writers are prone to do.
It's also refreshing to read a young adult novel that incorporates a complex plot and intelligent world-building. Too often I read books where authors have consciously written for a younger audience by over simplifying plot elements or glossing over the world-building.
I'd initially thought I wouldn't much like any of the characters in this book - they all seemed too different from me, I couldn't relate to them on any level. As I got to know them better, however, I found out that I have something in common with all of them, Sadie, Noah, even Vincent. I love Sadie, especially the way she cleverly and carefully navigates that thin line between amazing, tough heroine and over-competent, unbelievable teenager. She's drawn very well, and provides a great counterpoint to Noah, who has a tendency to jump into situations without looking to see where he'll land.
The moral ambiguity of this novel is something I really liked, especially since these days novels are so clear-cut about which side we should be on. Sadie and Noah question themselves frequently, and are quick to point out that they are asked to do exactly the same things as their enemies, so how do they know they're any better? I could also see the point that the other side is trying to make, and although I feel like free will should always win out over hive-mind mentality and cohesion, it does raise a compelling point about the human condition. I would, however, have liked more examination of why Bug Man and his associates believe so vehemently in their cause. And I want to know who Lear is, so so bad!
I loved BZRK! I don't think it's a novel for everyone - people going in for a light, science fiction read will be sorely disappointed, but fans of science fiction who want to experience a near-future world will love this. I have the sequel, BZRK Reloaded, ready to go, and I am now desperate to find some time to read Michael Grant's other series, starting with Gone.
You can read more of my reviews at Speculating on SpecFic.
Normally, I enjoy Michael Grant stories but this one was difficult to finish, so I didn't.
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This book was a huge disappointment. This is because I had high expectations of [a:Michael Grant|1599723|Michael Grant|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1216331499p2/1599723.jpg] after reading his imaginative [b:Gone|2536134|Gone (Gone, #1)|Michael Grant|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1266904868s/2536134.jpg|2543657] series, full of exciting characters with mutant powers that draws interesting comparisons between the struggling society created by the kids and our own world. Grant's books have never been perfect to me, I have often complained about the lack of a decent female character who could be strong, realistic and not annoy the hell out of me. That's what was so bad about [b:Bzrk|11503582|BZRK|Michael Grant|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1318378370s/11503582.jpg|16439262], because it did have this.
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Yesterday, I received this comment/question:
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Goodness me. Where to begin? First, to the question of whether or not SAVED includes a discussion of money in the context of kids, the answer is absofreakin'lutely, although there are so many aspects to the intersection of these two life-defining forces, I can't really say that anyone in particular is going to find the answers they're looking for. I know that's not much of a sales pitch, but hey: At least it's honest.
I guess I'll start with a little story. Fin was born in January, 2002, right in the messy midst of constructing the addition to the humble shack that had served as shelter for Penny and me for the previous half-decade or so. He was born at home, and I clearly remember a hurried attempt on my part to tidy up the construction zone in preparation for the midwife's arrival. This was to be her first visit to our home, and since I already sensed that she didn't like me all that much, I wanted to make a particularly good impression. (I should note that this is entirely out-of-character for me, but what can I say? I was about to become a father; I wasn't thinking too clearly)
So whilst Penny was laboring in the unfinished upstairs bedroom (which is to say, there was a bare room with a mattress on the floor on which we slept, so we called it a "bedroom"), accessed via a set of unfinished stairs (which is to say, there was a ascending set of wobbly rough plank treads, so we called them "stairs"), I busied myself humping the table and chop saws to the basement and consolidating the various piles of debris. Anyway, the midwife arrived, took one look around the place, and said "Well, you've certainly got a long ways to go." At which point she proceeded to park herself in a rocking chair and drift off to sleep in the middle of the damn doorway to the bedroom. Every time I sucked in my gut and squeezed past her chair on my way to bring Penny something or other, I felt like tickling the tender insides of one of her big, snoring nostrils with a knitting needle. Needless to say, we retained the services of a different midwife for Rye's birth.
I suppose the point of this story is to note that beyond being warm, fed, and clothed, kids need ridiculously little. Fin was born into a construction zone, with few of the assumed conveniences of contemporary American life. His first nights were spent in between Penny and me, on a mattress in an otherwise bare room. We had no kitchen counters, no shower, and in many rooms, there was no drywall. But he was warm, and well fed, and we held him constantly. It was plenty.
Over the years, we have worked to maintain our boys' modest expectations regarding material goods. This is not to say they don't have stuff; they do. But they rarely get new stuff, and the sheer quantity of what they own pales in comparison to pretty much every other child I know. We have been vigilant, if not militant in compelling our parents to comply. They simply are not allowed to give them toys or other baubles. The rules are: homemade, books, or music. Otherwise, they can pretty much forget it. Regarding clothing, I literally cannot remember the last time our boys got anything that wasn't handed down, made by Penny or a grandmother, or came from a thrift store. Actually, that's not true: About two months ago, Penny bought them some socks at the annual Darn Tough factory sale. I think she paid $1.50 per pair.
Look, kids are expensive, there's no question about it. Relative to most, our kids are cheap keepers. We grow most of our own food, we don't spend much on stuff, and they generally don't ask for things, 'cause they know they ain't gonna get it, anyway.
But of course that's not the whole story, because certainly there are expenditures. Right now, between music lessons and Fin's wilderness school, we're shelling out a couple grand annually. Not only that, but by choosing to educate at home, in the absence of distractive technologies such as television and other digital entertainment, we allocate enormous quantities of time to the boys. If we were of the mind to equate time with money… well, then we'd probably have the priciest offspring in town. Thankfully, the lie that time is money is one we got wise to some time ago.
Look, without knowing the gritty particulars of someone's financial situation, it's hard to know how to advise them. And even then, it just seems so damn personal. Really, who am I to say?
To which I will add only one more thing: I don't know anyone who wishes they hadn't had kids because the little buggers are too expensive. Doesn't mean these people don't exist, only that I haven't met them. And if I did, I sorta suspect we wouldn't have much in common.
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I completely agree with Ben! Children are as expensive financially as you make them — and modern consumer culture does everything it can to persuade you that they need lots (that is, that "good parents buy this for their child.") The truth, as Ben says, is that they need precious little materially. The real "cost" is in time. That's what they really want, and our material-abundant, time-scarce culture will tell you that spending money on them is a substitute for time. If it is, it is a very poor one.
But the good news is that all the time and energy investment you make in your children will be repaid ten-fold in joy. That is the great secret of parenting. Everyone talks about how hard it is to be a parent, or how expensive it is to raise children. But love and joy is the greater truth.
Amen. That is exactly my mindset. We live on a small farm in addition to being surrounded by bunches of conservation land. My little guy is only 3 but can hike, climb trees, cast a pole, feed various farm animals, etc. All of the things that he enjoys most cost nothing except time and patience. Some of my relatives have their kids enrolled in team sports and karate already. No thanks. All of his clothes come from thrift stores. We live in a modest 650 square foot home debt free. Life is good.
My husband and I thought it logical to wait to have children until our farmhouse was built. Little did we know it would be 6 years and many heartwrenching losses before we had our two boys 10 months apart. In retrospect, I feel we were chasing some sort of false sense of security in thinking we had to have everything "just right" before children came along. Ben's story tells it best – your children need very little other than your love and time. After our second son was born last Spring, my husband took a job making 30% less salary but one where he works exclusively from home and can see the boys throughout the day. I sell produce and eggs from our farm and do farm sitting jobs for my neighbors with my sons in tow. I suppose some would say this style of parenting is expensive because we could have made the choice to prioritize making money over spending time with our boys. But, I can honestly say we feel like the richest people in the world because we have made our family, which we worked so hard to have, our first priority. I have to believe they will grow up to value the choices we made to allow us to be with them more than any trinket we could buy.
Thank you very much! I know it's not possible to answer the 'can we afford to have kids?' question for someone else. But it sure does help to hear how other people have managed to prioritize affording to have kids over having stuff – it just makes it all seem more possible.
If people waited until they could afford kids, we sure wouldn't have a population problem!


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The five-mile course starts and ends at the Radnor Township Municipal Building. Runners will travel down Iven Avenue, across Conestoga Road to Church Road, which becomes Brooke Road. They will then turn left at Darby-Paoli Road and turn into the Willows. After exiting the park, runners will make a left on Newtown Road, a left on Abraham's Lane, and a right on Lesley Road.
In the final leg of the race, runners will take Parkes Run Lane to Abraham's Lane and back to Church Road. Crossing Conestoga Road again, runners will run down Aberdeen Avenue to Orchard Way to Brookside Avenue and back to the township building.
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The Los Angeles Lakers had no problem dispatching the Utah Jazz tonight at the Staples center, winning 102-84. I guess I could write about the Lakers's unselfish play, strong 3 point shooting, and solid defense, but that would make me feel lousy. Instead, I'll write about what song each Lakers starter reminds me of.
Ah Kobe. It feels like you've been around forever. You're that guy who always looks super serious, even (perhaps especially) when everyone else is just trying to have fun. You, more than any other player, make basketball look like a joyless, grim affair. The song you remind me of is "G-code" by the Geto Boys. It's a song that seems not to recognize its ridiculousness, that believes it's a deep, culturally relevant statement. Reasonable people lampoon it for it's own sense of self-seriousness. Despite the hate, though, it's a fantastic song whose incredible beat and lyrics deserve grudging respect, much like Kobe's consistent excellence.
Dwight's malcontent in Orlando may make him seem like a grouch, but to be honest, I barely followed it. Instead, the impression I get from Dwight Howard is that he's a big, lumbering goofball. Like the opposite of Kobe, he always looks like he's having a blast on the court. The song he reminds me of is "What's Golden" by Jurassic 5. It's an infectious celebration, and the chorus just feels like an alley-oop slam dunk.
Nash is a businessman on the court, dealing out dishes or dropping threes with machine-like efficiency. He makes me think of the Eagles song "Peaceful Easy Feeling". It's a song that never does anything flashy, but it's comfortable and unambitious. It accomplishes what it sets out to do. It never misses free throws.
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Andrew WK, "Party Hard". This was many years ago, but I still remember Metta World Peace (nee Ron Artest) hurtling into the stands to assault a fan who threw a beer cup in his vicinity. Mr. World Peace may be volatile and somewhat frightening, but I always get the feeling that he just wants to party. So do we all. So do we all.
I know basically nothing about Earl Clark. He scored 7 points tonight. Because I have no opinion about this player, I'll just say he seems like the song "Whirring" by The Joy Formidable. Check out the song. It's awesome.


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Hello fellow Magic fans,
Today I bring to you the answer to all our troubles. A trade scenario that would work best not only for us but for everyone else involved. Now let me preface this with the fact that there is 0% chance of this happening as no one makes trades of this magnitude, but I still believe it would be best for everyone. Also, I think I am horribly addicted to the NBA trade machine! Whenever I'm bored i go on there and not only play with our roster but pretty much every teams roster. If I cannot make a 30 team 300 player simultaneous trade then whats the point?! I try to take into account the needs and desires of all teams as best I can, which is why I try to read the blogs of the teams I try to use before putting them into my trade scenario. On to the insanity!
The premise of this trade is to try and convince Dwight Howard to stay, and I firmly believe the only way this can go down is if all things go right and we clear a ton of cap space while still getting talent. This will take place in two separate 4 team trades.
First trade: Orlando, Phoenix, Chicago, and Atlanta.
Orlando: They send Hedo Turkoglu/Glen Davis to Atlanta and Jason Richardson/Chris Duhon to Chicago. They receive Josh Smith from Atlanta and Grant Hill from Phoenix.
Phoenix: They send Grant Hill to Orlando. They receive Ronnie Brewer and C.J. Watson from Chicago.
Chicago: They send Ronnie Brewer/C.J. Watson to Phoenix and Kyle Korver to Atlanta. They receive Jason Richardson/Chirs Duhon from Orlando and Marvin Williams from Atlanta.
Atlanta: They send Josh Smith to Orlando and Marvin Williams to Chicago. They receive Hedo Turkoglu/Glen Davis from Orlando and Kyle Korver from Chicago.
In addition to this Orlando sends their 2012 2nd round pick to Chicago and their 2014 1st round pick to Atlanta. Chicago sends their 2014 1st round pick to Atlanta as well.
Second Trade: Orlando, Phoenix, Lakers, Rockets.
Orlando: They send Jameer Nelson to the Lakers for their TPE and Quentin Richardson to the Lakers, Daniel Orton to Phoenix, and Von Wafer to the Rockets. They receive Steve Nash/Robin Lopez from Phoenix, Courtney Lee (via our TPE) and Goran Dragic from the Rockets, and Matt Barnes from the Lakers via our TPE.
Phoenix: They send Steve Nash/Robin Lopez to Orlando, Josh Childress/Channing Frye to the Lakers, and Marcin Gortat/Jared Dudly/Hakeem Warrick/Ronnie Price to the Rockets. They receive Kevin Martin/Samuel Dalembert/Hasheem Thabeet/Marcus Morris/Chase Budinger from the Rockets, Daniel Orton from Orlando, and Luke Walton/Steve Blake from the Lakers.
Lakers: They send Matt Barnes to Orlando, Luke Walton/Steve Blake to Phoenix, and Pau Gasol to the Rockets. They receive Jameer Nelson(via their TPE) and Quentin Richardson from Orlando, Luis Scola from the Rockets, and Josh Childress/Channing Frye from Phoenix.
Rockets: They send Courtney Lee/Goran Dragic to Orlando, Kevin Martin/Samuel Dalembert/Hasheem Thabeet/Marcus Morris/Chase Budinger to Phoenix, and Luis Scola to the Lakers. They receive Pau Gasol from the Lakers, Von Wafer from Orlando, and Marcin Gortat/Jared Dudley/Hakeem Warrick/Ronnie Price from Phoenix.
In addition to this Orlando sends their 2012 1st round pick to Phoenix. Lakers send their 2012 1st round pick to Phoenix. Rockets send their 2012 1st round pick via the Knicks to Phoenix.
Orlando Magic Roster: PG - Steve Nash/Goran Dragic/Ish Smith. SG - JJ Redick/Courtney Lee/D'Andre Liggins. SF- Josh Smith or Ryan Anderson/Grant Hill/Matt Barnes. PF - Josh Smith or Ryan Anderson/Earl Clark/Justin Harper. C - Dwight Howard/Robin Lopez.
Now I'm sure at this point your all thinking... Huh what??? This is quite a lot of player movement but let me explain.
Why Orlando does this: We are able to get rid of all our bad contracts for a ton of high talent expiring deals and one of Dwight's best friends in Josh Smith. This gives us a ton of cap space to play with during free agency to either go after Deron Williams or retain Nash or go in another direction entirely. Sure we have to give up 2 1st rounds picks and a 2nd round pick but they would be pretty low anyway so its worth it. We can try very hard to win it all this year while offering Dwight the premise of becoming much much better in the off season as well. Not sure if I have to sell this idea to you guys any more than this do I?
Why Phoenix does this: Now this is where things get dicey as they are my primary trade partner in both of the deals. At first glance they are giving up a ton of talent for not that much in return, but lets explore. The only players of remote value they currently have are Steve Nash, Marcin Gortat, Grant Hill, Jared Dudley, and Channing Frye(kind of). Two of these guys being old and rentals, and 2 being marginal on long term deals. Phoenix is a team that isnt really going anywhere right now and need to think about blowing it up. In this deal they get 4 extra 1st round picks in 2012 albeit picks within the range of 20-30. They also get Marcus Morris, Houston's 1st round pick last year, Kevin Martin a good veteran on an expiring deal, and Chase Budinger, Ronnie Brewer, and C.J. Watson as good young players all on expiring deals next year. But this isnt all they get, they get to maintain the nearly 25 million dollars in cap space for this off season, as well as turn all their bad contracts into expiring deals for next season giving them nearly 30 million in cap space for the 2013 off season. The only player outside of the players on rookie deals that would be on the books for 2014 is Steve Blake, which they could trade during the 2013 off season as he would be a decent expiring deal. This vastly jump starts their rebuild and allows them to blow it up in the best way i could find. This is all we could offer them as they really dont want anyone off our roster and this prevents us from having to take on their bad deals.
A suggestion for their 2012 free agency period: During the stare down between the Magic and Nets during the off season Phoenix could try to swoop in and steal Brook Lopez from them to replace the loss of Marcin Gortat. Much in the same way I am suggesting they try to steal Brook Lopez, I have read they would like to try to steal Eric Gordon from New Orleans as well. I say instead of doing that as it has no chance of happening, why not be kind to them and try to do a sign and trade. Give up Kevin Martin and Luke Walton(two expiring deals) and a couple of those late round draft picks you just got in exchange for Eric Gordon and Trevor Ariza. If willing they could also try and bring back Steve Nash as he really should retire a Phoenix Sun (hopefully he will have gotten his ring with us this year =D ). This could give you a starting 5 of Nash/Gordon/Ariza/Markieff Morris/Brook Lopez plus a bench of C.J. Watson/Ronnie Brewer/Chase Budinger/Marcus Morris and 3 first round picks. Not bad id say if you guys could pull it off, which is not AS far fetched as it sounds. Sell Nash on this plan and I think he would be willing to chase a ring for a few months and then return to a vastly improved squad, not to mention if they can convince Nash to return this just increases the value of this trade for them by a ton. Get so much value for losing Nash for 3 months in a season where you are going no where? Sign me up! Not to mention being worse this year increases the value for their own pick as well. Again sign me up! We could only dream of rebuilding in such a fashion should Dwight choose to leave us.
Why Chicago does this: Well in my attempt to figure out what to give up i realized the only team interested in Jason Richardson is the Chicago Bulls. We dont really want him, Phoenix would not want him, so where to ship him so we do not need to lose Redick? Well the bulls have been searching for a good starting SG for 2 years, each time Orlando screwing them over. They tried to get Redick 2 years ago but we matched, resulting in them signing Kyle Korver. This past off season they sought Richardson, but he came back to us, resulting in them signing Richard Hamilton. This allows them to finally get the upgrade at the SG spot they so desperately covet only needing to give up Brewer and a REALLY late 1st round pick in 2012. Sure C.J. Watson to Chris (Poohon) Duhon is a downgrade but worth it for the upgrade they get in their starting SG spot. Last, Marvin Williams is a solid upgrade over to their bench over Kyle Korver as he can hit 3's and play good defense. All they have to give up for him is Kyle Korver and what is certain to be another REALLY late 1st round pick in 2014. To make up for the draft picks lost they get our 2nd round pick this year.
Why Atlanta does this: Ok this is one of the more "not great" parts of the trade. They are giving up a lot and not getting as much in return I will admit. However, they are in a precarious position right now. There is very little chance that they will be able to resign Josh Smith in a couple years, and its looking about time for them to move on from Marvin Williams. So they are losing a SF and PF and need to get starters back. At this point Hedo is still a better player than Williams but costs 4 million more. Glen Davis is a huge downgrade from Josh Smith but he is a young PF who wants to start and is locked up for 4 years. His value should not be nearly as low as Magic fans make it, as he was a solid player in Boston and his struggles here can be explained to a new system and family issues. Good enough to take a flyer on if your Atlanta. They also get a good back up player in Kyle Korver which they need as they have practically no bench outside of old vets on 1 year minimums. To make up for the downgrades they get Orlando's and Chicago's 1st round picks in 2014. I understand if this one does not seem to plausible, but a guy can dream no?
Why the Lakers do this: At first glance this may not look so great, but the Lakers are desperate and need a good starting PG (Nelson for them is a huge upgrade even if he is an average starting PG). They also have one of the worst if not the worst benches in the NBA. You cannot just get a bunch of good players without giving something up. They cannot trade Kobe and cannot trade Bynum for anyone other than Dwight. So this leaves them with Pau Gasol and a bunch of garbage over payed players or simply terrible players. So yes they must give up Pau, and the team most interested in him was Houston. In return though they do get their starting PG, a decent replacement in Luis Scola and Channing Frye as a good replacement for the departed Lamar Odom. Childress and Richardson are an even swap for Walton and Barnes. The other thing this gives them is a TON more 3 point shooting which is their other major weakness. It may not be ideal for them but they do not have a ton of options. Their 1st round pick isnt going to be of much value to them what with an aging Kobe. The best part though is they are able to do this without having to take on any additional salary which at first does not make sense because they are the lakers right? They dont care about money, but I'm starting to read Jim Bus actually is being mindful of their team salary? so this is a bonus.
Why the Rockets do this: Let me begin by saying this is a team that just does not make any sense to me. They have a bunch of solid veteran players as their starters, and then they have stockpiled a TON of young players to round out their bench. Are they trying to give these guys more playing time? Are they trying to rebuild or are they trying to contend now? I am taking the approach that they would rather contend now based on what they tried to do in the botched CP3 deal. At that time they wanted to get Pau Gasol for his talent and they wanted to use their cap space to get Nene. So the only way I figure they do this is if they can get a good center to go along with Pau. Marcin Gortat most certainly is just that. Since they get Gortat and a decent replacement for Kevin Martin in Dudley they would obviously need to give up more than what we saw in the CP3 deal. From what I have seen and read, Courtney Lee and Chase Budinger have been losing playing time recently and since Lee is an expiring deal it would be best to get rid of them. In return for Lee they get Von Wafer as a decent replacement who is locked up for a few years on a low salary. I doubt they would retain Goran Dragic either who is also on an expiring deal. Lastly, i do not know where Marcus Morris fits into their current plans. The Knick's pick is not looking like it will be that valuable either so its worth it for them to trade it considering they get so much in return. A starting line up of Lowrey/Dudley/Parsons/Gasol/Gortat is a pretty good starting five that could begin to challenge in the really deep western conference.
Well thats my idea folks, I know its long and I know its crazy... but hey it was fun for me to come up with it! Even if it has no chance of happening haha. I assure you it all works out but the trade machine cant handle so many players moving at once. I think this is a much better idea than anything that could happen with GS and their players... not to mention always taking their former players has not seemed to work out too well for us... maybe we ought to try another route? I'll be back later with some more crazy Dwight Howard trades! Enjoy and please be kind in your responses =p


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A Solicitor General or Solicitor-General, in common law countries, is usually a legal officer who is the chief representative of a regional or national government in courtroom proceedings. In systems that have an Attorney General, the Solicitor General is often the second-ranked officer of the department responsible for law enforcement. In the United States, in particular, the Solicitor General is usually the top appellate advocate for a U.S. State (sometimes referred to as State Solicitor, or Appellate Chief, depending upon the particular state). In many states, the Solicitor General also formulates a State's legal position in significant out-of-state cases before the Supreme Court of the United States.
Solicitors General include the following:
- Solicitor-General of Australia, the second law officer of state and public servant representing the Attorney-General in court proceedings
- Solicitor-General of Victoria (Australia), Second Law Officer of Victoria, Australia, behind the Attorney-General
- Solicitor-General of the Northern Territory
- Solicitor-General of Belize, a law officer of the government of Belize, subordinate to the Attorney-General of Belize
- Solicitor General of Canada, a role now performed by the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
- Solicitor General of Ontario, responsible for police and other law enforcement agencies in Ontario province
- Solicitor General of Cornwall, one of two royal duchies in England, the other being the Duchy of Lancaster
- Solicitor General for England and Wales, the deputy for the Attorney General for England and Wales
- Solicitor-General (Fiji), the Chief Executive Officer of the Attorney-General's Chambers, and as such assists the Attorney-General in advising the government on legal matters, and in performing legal work for the government
- Solicitor General of Hong Kong, until 1979, deputy to the Attorney-General; since 1981, head of the Legal Policy Division of the Department of Justice (Chinese: 律政司) in Hong Kong
- Solicitor General of India,
- Solicitor-General for Ireland, deputy to the Attorney-General for Ireland, until 1922
- Solicitor-General of New Zealand, the second law officer of state and public servant representing the Attorney-General in court proceedings
- Solicitor-General of the Philippines
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If you are purchasing a used boat, NADA Marine Appraisal Guide lists boat values, but their estimates can be as much as 15% off the real value. Also, in order for NADA to list a boat, the manufacturer must have produced over 200 boats. Other sources for used boat pricing are The Powerboat Guide and Soldboat.com. Since boats are like cars in the sense they depreciate quickly, your goal when purchasing a boat is to be sure that you won't owe more than the boat is worth when you are ready to sell it.
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Part of the undertow in the coming election is going to be President Obama's leadership. And the Republicans will make a case and a lot of independents will buy this argument. "Listen he just hasn't been, look at the health care bill. It was his number one priority. It took him forever to get it through and he had to compromise it to death." And a version of, "Listen he's a nice person, he's very articulate" this is what's been used against him, "but he couldn't sell watermelons if it, you gave him the state troopers to flag down the traffic."
Had this been a conservative commentator there would have been such a loud cry from the loony left for his head there would have been major protests all across this country. Oh, the hypocrisy. Where are Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton? *chirp* *chirp* – yup – that's what I thought.
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Two-time Pro Bowler Jammal Brown will miss at least another month after having surgery Thursday to deal with a nagging problem in his right hip.
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The possibility that I was the source of my problems eluded me for the majority of my adult life. During that time, the time before awakening, fear was relentless in its intricate schemes to keep me convinced that everyone else was the problem. I remained trapped in an unconscious cycle of initiation, bonding, and separation that manifested in all areas of my life. Clarity and the end of this cycle of suffering came one day in mid-Spring of my thirty-fifth trip around the sun. It was a few days after my career employer had invited me to go home and never come back. The initial shock of being unemployed again had run its course, but the fearful thoughts about my future lingered still.
There was nothing significant happening that day. In fact, the day was just like any other and my life seemed normal with its elation/depression roller coaster, repeated job loss, close relationships, broken relationships, family, friends, codependent relationships and a colorful patchwork of all the things we rationalize as part of a normal human experience. The clarity came as I was walking up a stairway after a meeting with some friends. I was listening to conversations among the people around me while struggling to ignore my own thoughts of anger, resentment, and justification about my recent job loss when a single thought captured my attention: maybe it's me.
The thought came from nowhere with a gasp of awareness that brought me pause. That moment of pause allowed willingness to surface and a few seconds later, I found myself asking a friend if he knew anyone I could talk to professionally. He asked why and without preparing an answer I said, "Because, I'm thinking maybe I'm the problem and it's not everyone else like I've always believed." He said he did know someone and proceeded to write a name and phone number on a business card he pulled from his shirt pocket. I contacted the counselor he suggested and over the course of the next few years, that relationship along with books and workshops I allowed into my life changed everything.
The simple idea that maybe it's me was not an easy notion to consider, and it took a great deal of willingness and work for me to be able to look with honesty. However, once I began the process, it led me happily to new discoveries of pain and suffering I had never experienced before. More importantly, it also led to experiences of profound joy and happiness that compelled me to continue looking inward despite the 'bad' stuff looking exposed.
Because of these three words, maybe it's me; I now know joy and peace on levels I have never known before. I now experience 'letting go' and 'acceptance' as a natural state rather than techniques to use in the moments when I am unable to let go, or accept. I now see people and relate to them on deeper levels than I have ever known before and I am able to let these simple words be my guide in most situations where I feel anything other than peace.
Today I have the willingness to notice how my thoughts, judgments, unconscious labeling, and lack of self-love and nurturing all work to convince me that I am the innocent victim. It all contributes to my hidden belief that others are wrong and I am right. Without these three simple words, I do not know happiness, I do not experience peace, and I do not reach my full potential.
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Pixel 2, the sequel to our hit shooter Pixel, features even more colorful explosions! Featuring four worlds with unique enemies, Pixel 2 takes the original game in a new direction with powerful new abilities! Freeze, burn, shock, and unleash other powerful abilities on your enemies!
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at the end of world 4 level 6 there is a bonus round , and then my dude's tail falls off and the game doesn't seem to progress after that.... :/ even after i avoided getting the bonus icon things the tail still froze so i know it isn't some glitch on my computer (since i got the pixels earlier in a huge massive storm and it still didn't glitch on me) anyone else getting or does the game resent me :C
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I'll be honest, I really dislike the control scheme. I mentally compared this to Pixel Purge when I opened it, and it come out a little bit worse. That said, I still like the game overall, thanks for the opportunity to play it :)
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Needs a pause button. Couldn't find it. Game play was fun. The intro telling me what to do made me feel very dumb. Not sure if you wanted to talk down to your users? Suggest guiding the users to the information they need and not flat out telling them.
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I've always hated it when games use the control scheme implemented in this game; where your ship aims towards the mouse, but also moves towards the mouse. Not a problem when you're moving a lot, but when you're in one spot, it makes aiming painfully finicky, and adding the 'e-brake' function was simply not a good fix. What you should have done is made it so the ship doesn't move ON TOP of the cursor, but so that it lags a little behind, giving the ship a chance to track properly.


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In the most sweeping crackdown on police speeding yet, Miami Police Chief Manuel Orosa announced on Monday that he is taking action against 36 of his officers for driving off duty at speeds sometimes exceeding 100 mph.
The first wave of disciplinary action includes South Floridas most notorious speeder in uniform, Officer Fausto Lopez. The six-year police veteran is being suspended for a month and will lose his take-home car for three months for leading a state trooper on a high-speed chase through Broward County in October. The first 10 already have been informed of their punishment from reprimands up to a two-week loss of their take-home cars. Discipline will get progressively more severe, including forfeiture of hours with resulting loss of pay, and termination, the chief said.
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The U.S. Department of Education initiated the development of Transforming American Education in spring 2009 to capitalize on the opportunities created by technological advancements and new research on learning that have emerged since the publication of the last national education technology plan in 2004.
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I am not one prone to fits of temper. But a few days ago I almost lost it. My outrage was prompted by witnessing the steady deterioration of another prisoner, resulting from particularly acute mental torture inflicted in Oregon's Disciplinary Segregation Units, which duplicate almost exactly conditions of torture practiced at Philadelphia's Eastern State Penitentiary that were outlawed by the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1800s.
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