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Dr. Ben Bova has written more than 120 futuristic novels and nonfiction books, and has been involved in science and high technology since the very beginnings of the space age. President Emeritus of the National Space Society and a past president of Science Fiction Writers of America, Dr. Bova received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Arthur C. Clarke Foundation in 2005, "for fueling mankind's imagination regarding the wonders of outer space." His 2006 novel Titan received the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for best novel of the year. In 2008 he won the Robert A. Heinlein Award "for his outstanding body of work in the field of literature."
A frequent commentator on radio and television and a widely-popular lecturer, he was an award-winning editor and an executive in the aerospace industry. He received the Science Fiction Achievement Award (the "Hugo") for Best Professional Editor six times. In 2001 Dr. Bova was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). He received the 1996 Isaac Asimov Memorial Award; was the 1974 recipient of the E.E. Smith Memorial Award for Imaginative Fiction; the 1983 Balrog Award winner for Professional Achievement; the 1985 Inkpot Award recipient for his outstanding achievements in science fiction. In 2000, he was Guest of Honor at the 58th World Science Fiction Convention, Chicon 2000. Dr. Bova is a multi-Hugo winner as Editor of both Analog and Omni, as well as for his many novels, which include Saturn, Mars, The Sam Gunn stories/novels, The Kinsman Saga, The Asteroid series, and The Orion series, amongst others. His latest novel, Orion and King Arthur, just released from Tor Books. He can be found online via Facebook or his website at http://www.benbova.net.
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Port Klang, located in Selangor, offers more than just residential options. It acts as the official sea port of the state. The area is served by the KTM Komuter, thus linking it to major cities in the belt like Kuala Lumpur, Shah Alam and Petaling Jaya. Since it is located near water, it also has a ferry terminal. Roads that lead to Port Klang include the Pulau Indah Expressway, connecting to the KESAS Highway and a road connecting the area of Pulau Indah (Port Klang's west port) to Putrajaya through the SKVE is to be unveiled in 2012.
The area has been divided into ports according to what direction they are in. The west port houses the Port Klang Cruise Centre, a port for travellers. The northern point serves multiple purposes with regards to port duty and is where the Kelang Container Terminal (KCT) and the Kelang Port Management (KPM) are based. As for the residents, living certainly is influenced by the sea, with most cuisine being that of seafood and restaurants and hotels being by the water. Its main urban residency is located in its west port.


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LAKEWOOD RANCH -- Roper Industries is buying Managed Health Care Associates for $1 billion, according to a company announcement.
Managed Health Care Associates is an Internet-based, health care marketing business that focuses on lowering costs for acute health care. The Florham, N.J., company provides services to long-term health care pharmacies, assisted living facilities, and long-term care facilities.
Roper Industries designs, manufactures and distributes radio frequency products and services, industrial technology products, energy systems and controls, as well as medical and scientific imaging products and software. The company, with annual revenues of $2.7 billion, is scheduled to release its quarterly earnings at the end of the month.
"MHA meets all of Roper's key acquisition criteria and is an excellent addition to our medical platform," said Brian Jellison, Roper's chairman, president and CEO, in a statement.
"The company has attractive cash return characteristics and generates substantial recurring revenue through long-term customer relationships and very high retention rates."
The transaction is expected to be completed in 30 days and is subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions, Roper said.
Roper expects Managed Health Care Associates to generate $95 million in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization during the next 12 months.
In 2012, Roper purchased Sunquest Information Systems, which provides laboratory software for hospitals, for $1.4 billion.
In 2011, Roper also acquired Northern Digital Inc., which makes three-dimensional measurement systems used in computer assisted medical treatment, for $200 million.
At the end of the day, Roper shares were trading at $122.35, up 1.81 percent from Wednesday's market close of $120.54.


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(WMC-TV) - Teacher residency requirements once again sparked debate among Shelby County commissioners Tuesday.
For the final time, commissioners voted on two controversial proposals.
The commission voted eight to five to exempt current Memphis City School employees from the county's residency requirement as the merger quickly approaches. It then voted against putting residency rules to a vote of the people, despite a plea from just one member of the public.
"I really don't like this ordinance because you have one set of people working under a different set of conditions than another set of people," said Ann Grovenor.
The Shelby County Commission voted to exempt current MCS teachers from the county's residency requirement.
But things got more heated over discussion to scrap residency rules altogether through a referendum.
"If you're for getting rid of residency requirements for one you ought to be in favor of getting rid of them for all of them," said Terry Roland, Shelby County Commission.
"It would encourage people who don't live in Shelby County to come here and absorb jobs and not pay their share of taxes," said Walter Bailey, Shelby County Commission.
The commission voted against putting the issue to a public vote.
Commissioner Roland predicted legislative action.
"Shelby County is the only county in Tennessee that has a residency requirement, so it ain't going to be hard to get this reversed in Nashville, especially when it comes to this body," he said.
Others considered his comments out of order.
"Listen, we got one vote. Nobody owes anybody, make your case and close your mouth and you'll find yourself in a better position," said James Harvey, Shelby County Commission.
In the midst of the debate, Commissioner Henri Brooks brought up a personal matter dealing with alleged discourteous by her colleagues, indirectly comparing the behavior to that of the KKK.
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University of Iowa head women's golf coach Megan Menzel announced the team's 2014-15 schedule Wednesday, featuring a home event in Iowa City at Finkbine Golf Course, Oct 4-5.
Iowa sophomore Jessie Sindlinger and junior Amy Ihm registered top-five finishes at the 90th Iowa Women's Amateur Championship at Centennial Oaks Golf Club in Waverly, Iowa.
Iowa sophomore Jessie Sindlinger is representing the UI women's golf team this week at the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship in DuPost, Washington, near Seattle.
Anna Kim has signed a National Letter of Intent to attend the University of Iowa this fall. She is ranked in the top 100 players in the class of 2014 in the AJGA Polo Rankings and Junior Golf Scoreboard.
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University of Iowa junior Jessie Jordan won the 81st Dayton Women's Amateur Championship.
A pair of University of Iowa women's golf student-athletes have been named to the 2014 spring Academic All-Big Ten team, the conference office announced Wednesday.


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Let's talk about Yoga
K, I'm pretty set on getting the Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga with the i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD.
Tell me if you're thinking about getting it and why, or if you're not and why. And for the love of God I don't want to hear about your concerns of the keyboard being an issue when using it in tablet mode.


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As expected, the OCC released its enforcement actions through mid-November this week. For the week, there were eight removals and four additions to the Unofficial Problem Bank List. After the changes, the list holds 841 institutions with assets of $313.3 billion. A year ago, the list held 973 institutions with assets of $397.6 billion.Bank Health Ratings
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Another update to the challenge.
been fighting some generic trainer for exp.murkrow is awesome due been able to 2HKO everything,
Absol has turn in a beast of destruction, being able 1HKO everything in sight and zorua has start
to grow in strength.Now for the gym battle Mukrow shine once again by 2HKO lenora herdier even though it's still LV. 15.Absol pretty much owned lenora watchog by killing it in lest than 5 turn and only using 1 superpotion.
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Murkrow LV. 17(damn strong even on low level)
Absol LV. 20(A destruction beast )
Zorua LV. 18(....still okay)
Oshawoot LV. 7(Surf slave)
Pansear LV. 10(Cut slave)


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Parra's Piñata Party
A sassy, Latina Speedy Gonzales just took over the late night talk show format.
Parra's Piñata Party is a new LIVE comedy talk show hosted by comedian Grace Parra. Each month features a new, fully-rapped monologue from Grace, a pop culture panel featuring LA's hottest stand-up comics, along with a surprise celebrity guest interview and, of course, a PIÑATA. For booking info, contact producer Liz Bohnsack at email@example.com. For more info, visit graceparra.com.
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Click It or Ticket! Law enforcement agencies across West Virginia will begin the first of four seat belt enforcement blitzes this November 15 through December 1.
Seat belt use reached an all-time high of 89 percent three years ago according to a news release from the Governor's Highway Safety Program. But there has been a slow decline to 82 percent during the last statewide survey. As a result, the WV Highway Safety Office and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are funding increased campaigns. The goal is 92 percent safety belt use by June 2014.
Not wearing a seat belt is now a primary offense in West Virginia. Officers are able to stop a driver and issue a citation simply for not wearing their safety belt. Most law enforcement agencies will be conducting their patrols during evening and early morning hours. "Every year, statistics prove that you are far more likely to survive a crash is you are wearing your seat belt and remain properly positioned in your vehicle's passenger compartment. Ejections prove fatal more often than not," said Larry Kendall, Director of Region 2 Office of Highway Safety.
During the campaign, officers will also be watching for drivers who are texting and talking on their cell phones without the use of a hands-free system.


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Howdy -
Like more than a few people here, I'm waiting to see if InDemand can work out a deal with MLB to carry the games this season. If you haven't been paying attention, talks are continuing well past the March 31 deadline. This is good.
I took some time this afternoon to hook up a spare PC to my TV. I have a fast cable internet connection, a 50 inch DLP, and a PC using DVI out to the set. I ordered the monthly premium package, which is rated at 700k. MLB is now offering a 5 day trial of sorts - you can cancel within 5 days of ordering and you won't be charged. FWIW, the pricing scheme seems odd to me, as the yearly price ($120) is simply 6x the monthly price ($20). What, exactly, is my motivation to buy it yearly?
The picture quality is quite good, even when blown up to full screen. There is certainly a difference between the 400 and 700k streams, which you can toggle between. The 400k doesn't look bad, but the resolution is certainly lower, bodies are a bit blockier, etc. Spend the extra $5/month if you are going to do this.
I think the picture quality is about 80-90% of what a standard definition television signal looks like (which, of course, isn't great on a big HD set anyway). In the past hour, there have been 2 times where the picture hesitated for a few seconds, but it recovered pretty quickly. Much to my suprise, I could actually see myself watching games for a season this way, though I don't know that I will.
Anyway, I just thought I'd share my impressions for anybody in a similar situation. I'll take questions and I'd like to hear your experience as well.


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November 28, 2004
System Reboot
My site is kind of borked. Time for some overhauls. I'm going to start by reinstalling MT, hopefully by exporting everything up to this point, I won't lose over a year's worth of blog...not that there was anything particularly critical for people to read...
Then I'll update the Forums, which may prove to be a bit trickier...and then FINALLY, I'll actually update my site's whole look and feel...Gee aren't I feeling productive?
I have mixed feelings about returning to work tomorrow...I've rather enjoyed having 5 days off with my family. I played with my kids A LOT. I let Kimberly sleep in A LOT. And I played through Halo 2 A LOT.
On the other hand, Monday marks a major milestone for UO development with a new team structure as we begin working towards a very important milestone right before the holiday break...plus there's a lot going on a the studio management level that's particularly linteresting...so I'm torn...
But I'm sure as usual I'll find myself at work tomorrow bouncing from meeting to meeting watching the team doing kickass work and thinking to myself..."How'd I get so lucky?" At least the holiday break is only a few weeks away :).
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November 23, 2004
Oh Dundee has a blog at a new location...
Umm..this is really old news, but I've updated his link to the right of the page. And here's the direct link! http://mythical.blogspot.com/.
You go, Jeff. Congrats on JTL!
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Family First
Trinity had solid food for the first time on Sunday! It's some kind of rice that I would describe as gruel. She had it again today and seemed to really like it!
Araceli has had a cold for the last week and really hasn't been herself...
Tomorrow is the end of the week at work! Yay. Although, that's pretty stressful given the amount of work we have to do...
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November 10, 2004
Another Araceli Milestone
Well, we finally got new carpet installed in Araceli's room, but I had to take apart her crib to get it out of the room.
The crib is very deep, so she could still sleep in it, but we asked her if she wanted us to convert it into a toddler bed, and she said Yes!
So lastnight, Araceli slept in her own real bed for the first time, with no problems. *sniffle*.
The bed is nice and has a guard rail...which makes it a little tough for her to get out of, but she manages. Of course, she was so excited at first that she jumped up and down in the bed until she fell out.
But she slept all night with no problems!
It's a good thing we have another baby, they grow up too fast :(.
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November 05, 2004
HD == Good
So, I've had a neat-o HD ready TV for about 6 months now, and for whatever reason, I just wasn't up to getting a dish in this rental home, but finally, the cable service out here offers HD.
I have rediscovered my HD. I haven't watched this many episodes of "Nature" in years. Wow. HD is a more significant improvement on TV than I expected...almost as big as TiVo. I could tell you about my install nightmares...but I'll spare you. Suffice to say, if you have a Samsung DLP and the motorola cable HD, go into the cable service menu and turn the SD signal override to "Off."
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Salt Lake City, UT (SportsNetwork.com) - Brandon Taylor scored a game-high 21 points and Jordan Loveridge posted a double-double as the Utah Utes routed the UC Davis Aggies, 94-60, in a non-conference tilt at the Huntsman Center.
Loveridge had 11 points to go with 15 rebounds and Renan Lenz dumped in 20 points on 9-of-11 shooting for Utah (2-0). Delon Wright nearly notched a double-double of his own with 12 points and nine rebounds.
Brynton Lemar had 14 points off the bench to pace UC Davis (1-2). Corey Hawkins and Josh Ritchart each added 11.
At halftime Utah led 45-29 after shooting 56.7 percent from the field, including 5-of-10 from beyond the arc. UC Davis netted just 35.3 percent from the floor in the first frame.
After halftime the Utes improved to 64.3 percent shooting while the Aggies struggled again, knocking down just 32.3 percent of their field goal attempts including misses on all 10 from beyond the arc.
Led by Loveridge and Lenz the Utes dominated the interior, with advantages on points in the paint (50-30) and on the boards (49-27).
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Carl, this might have been the original column that was referenced: Outrage - FROM THE STANDS By Domini M. Torrevillas - The Philippine Star » News » Opinion
This is not the article I read, but it refers to the same things and is more recent: The BUCK STOPS at CITY HALL | The Negros Chronicle - News around Dumaguete City and Negros Oriental, Philippines
Another article quoting the former Mayor...you will probably appreciate the last sentence: DAILY STAR: Negros Oriental
And another article: Outrage | GLOBAL BALITA
I am back in Thailand now...no security guards, no bars on windows, no barbed wire, nice houses full of nice things left unattended for weeks and months at a time with no problems...nothing like Dmgte today...
The numbers were from a newspaper article that another member posted on the forum. I believe the article was quoting Vice Mayor Alan Cordova who gave the statistics. I will see if I can find the article in a quick search...
Hey can you tell me where you got the info on all of the murders and robberies
Carl, sorry, I never noticed this post until today. But to answer you, albeit a few months delayed, Filipinos can travel to Thailand and automatically receive a 30 day visa on arrival. (American citizens can get longer term visas from the Thai Embassy in the US...typically, up to one-year.) If a Filipino wishes to stay longer, the currently favored strategy is to go to the Thai consulate in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, where they are issuing double-entry (6-month) visas for Filipinas, et al.
The cost of living in Thailand depends on your lifestyle. If you like to live fairly comfortably, I would say that Thailand is cheaper than the Philippines and the standards are higher. If you are trying to scrape by on a minimal amount, aren't bothered by Third World standards, and smoke and drink a lot, and/or gamble then the Philippines is probably the place for you. (Thailand has much higher taxes on alcohol and tobacco, and there are no casinos in Thailand.)
Thanks Dong.
So you and your wife can go to Thailand freely and live there ? Can you own a home there ? And what is the cost of living there compared to the Philippines ?
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We are currently hovering around the 8th seed with a whole bunch of other mediocre teams. So I figured it would be helpful to recap our position and let people know what scores they should be keeping an eye on while they watch the knicks, or what games to watch on off nights.
Games To Watch Tonight (12/16):
CHA @ IND (7:00pm) - Root for IND
TOR @ ORL (7:00pm) - Root for ORL
CLE @ PHI (7:00pm) - Root for CLE
DET @ NOH (8:00pm) - Root for NOH
Quickest Path to the 8th Seed:
NYK over CHI
NJN over TOR
MEM over IND
NYK over LAC
OKC over DET
UTA over CHA
SAS over IND
LAL over DET
NYK over CHA
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You've probably met an old time Baltimore Colts and now Ravens fan who absolutely hates the Washington Redskins. Here's why....
The old Colts were as good as you have heard. Johnny Unitas and the rest were a beloved part of the community and there was no love lost with our neighbors to the South. We were good, winning Super Bowl V, and routinely beating up on the Redskins going 11 and 1 against them from 1960 to 1978. They were rivals but not really hated. The trouble started in '72 when Bob Irsay bought the team.
After a couple of good years the team started to go downhill and the pissing contest started between the city and the owner. The fans were being told that we were a second class city that could not support an NFL team and look at how the Redskin fans supported their team. That is when the Redskin hate really started and it would grow from there. The fans felt that the owner was purposefully putting an inferior team on the field to lower attendance so he had an excuse to move the team. Starting in '78 we went 5-11, 5-11, 7-9, 2-14, 0-8-1, 7-9. The Redskins kept being thrown in our faces by their fans (which had been down for so long) and our owner. The Redskins teams kept getting better and we kept hating them more. To add more insult to injury, the last time the teams met on the field in '81 they pounded us 38 to 14.
The pissing contest with the owner was now in full swing and the fans anger at the owner was being channeled into hatred for the Skins who were the model team and city. The Redskins won the Super Bowl in '83 and were in the Super Bowl in '84. We had to listen to how great they were and couple of months later the Mayflower vans roll out of town with our team.
Now it gets really bad. Feeling like a second rate city that has lost their team and already hating the Redskins... The NFL decides to really rub it in. These were the days before cable and NFL Sunday Ticket. There was very little choice in games that were on TV. The NFL made the Redskins our home team! The Skins were rammed down our throats. The only TV game you got was the Skins and the newspaper covered them as our team. Just imagine if today they took away the Ravens and declared that the Steelers are now our home team. It sucked.
So there it is. That is how the hate grew and yes I am one of those Redskin haters.


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First off, I had a pretty good set of predictions a year ago, nailing 5 of my 6 predictions for 2011:
revdwl34 on Aug 29, 2011 10:27 PM PDT
My 2011 Picks:
Call them predictions, call them hunches. Call them educated, or call them random. I think alot of us have some ideas about how this year in the NFL is going to pan out. Here are a few of mine. What are yours??
1. Michael Vick will have a subpar year. This has nothing to do with today's contract announcement. Team's started to figure out the second half of last season. I think he is overrated big time. Look for either injury or a high turnover rate to make Vick one of the most disappointing players in the league this year for the Philly "Dream Team."
2. Tampa Bay will not have a winning season. I think they overachieved last year. Won a lot of close games, snuck up on a lot of people. I'm not saying they're bad. But I'm calling for 7-8 wins for the Bucs in 2011.
3. The Bears will not make the playoffs. Jay Cutler is a ticking time bomb, in my opinion. Take away one of his few legit receivers in Greg Olsen, and this just might be the year we see him go mental. I don't like the Bears' receiving corps at all.
4. Look for the usual suspects in the AFC. While the NFC has a nice flux of changing contenders each year, I don't see anyone breaking through this group in the AFC: Steelers, Jets, Pats, Ravens.
5. I like the Cowboys in the NFC East. (Gagging to say that, I hate the Boys). The Giants look to me as a team getting stale under Tom Coughlin. The have a distraction in Osi, a major weapon lost in Steve Smith. Philly I think will come up short because of poor QB play. Washington is in the Luck sweepstakes.
6. The Panthers?? I have no idea, I really don't. They have the earmarks of a team that will struggle in the beginning of the year, and start to get some wins in the second half. Resulting in the ol' "just wait till next year" hopes flowing for 2012. Perhaps, for once, with good reason.
It's going to be tough to match that 83% success rate, but I'll give it a shot...
Here are my predictions for the 2012 NFL season.
1. The San Francisco 49ers will digress. Their turnover ratio last year was sick, and will not be duplicated. Alex Smith is nowhere near good enough and will be exposed. They got lucky last year. Harbaugh can coach, but I'm saying: Ten wins tops for the Niners this year.
2. Chris Johnson is done. When speed guys like CJ2K lose a half step, they go downhill fast. Think former Steelers RB Willie Parker. No more than 1200 yards and 4.4 YPC for CJ. The glory years are over.
3. Speaking of running backs, Michael Turner will begin to hit the wall this year. Turner turns 31 in February, and that big body will start to break down after toting the rock over 300 times 3 of the last 4 years. Look for either an injury, or a YPC under 4.0 for Turner this year.
4. Look for the Broncos or the Ravens to come out of the AFC and play in the 2013 Super Bowl. I believe in John Fox, especially when his DC is Jack Del Rio (those were the days my friends), and his QB's name is Peyton Manning. Flacco's young receivers are one year older and wiser and ready to help that window-closing defense and strong running game get to the Big Game. The NFC? I really don't know. I'm not predicting it, but I would have to go with the Packers over the Payton-less Saints.
5. The Detroit Football Lions will underachieve. I don't like their head coach. I think he's a hothead and can't control his players. I also think Stafford is brittle and will miss multiple games. No running game. Look for the Lions to miss the playoffs even though they have the talent to make them.
6. Our beloved Carolina Panthers? I feel quite a bit more informed than I was last year. An easier schedule would brighten my hopes, but man is it tough. Even some of the easier looking games could go south, like the Raiders, Chiefs, Redskins, and Seahawks. We are going to have to play extremely well to have a winning season this year. Having said that, I also believe our defense will improve quite a bit, and our offense will consistently score 25-30 points per game. So...I would be extremely surprised if we win less than 8, or more than 10 games. With my heart I am hoping for 10 wins; with my head I am predicting a 9-7 record, narrowly missing out on the playoffs.
Just a couple others that don't count: I see the Bears in the playoffs this year as they will benefit from the departure of Mike Martz and the arrival of Brandon Marshall. I also believe Michael Vick will never lead his team to the Super Bowl. Ever. The interesting part will be to see how long it takes the Iggles to realize it. And, I don't like the Steelers to make it to the AFC championship game; new OC, injuries, Wallace holdout, bad vibes for Steeler Nation this year.
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Teletubbies = Sex?
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University of Tennessee Suspends Fraternity, Because Pouring Hot Sauce on Pledges' Genitals Is Kind Of Fucked Up
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A colorful array of vegetables served with this delicious dip added more appealing finger food at the teddy bear theme party. A nice accompaniment to the sandwich, this popular appetizer would be a welcome snack just about anytime. -Susan Schuller, Brainerd, Minnesota
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream
- 1 package (1.7 ounces) vegetable soup mix
- 1 package (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
- 1 can (8 ounces) water chestnuts, drained and chopped
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- In a large bowl, combine the mayonnaise, sour cream and soup mix. Stir in spinach and water chestnuts. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Serve with vegetables. Yield: 3 cups.
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I just wanted to let everyone know that our very own grover got a nice little plug from Mychael Urban about his post about how the A's can sign "Carl Crawford or your FA of choice" in today's Bay Ball edition. I'll sum it up here but you can click on the link to read the whole entry. If for some reason the link does not work just scroll over to the CSN page and click on Tuesday Bay Ball Edition.
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012 12:50PM
Miami rapper Trina is making headlines this week with reports claiming she snubbed a concert promoter last week after getting paid in advance for a Missouri performance.
According to reports, Trina is holding onto $7,000 for a performance she never did.
Rapper Trina allegedly cost a concert promoter THOUSANDS of dollars this month ... after no-showing at a performance in St. Louis ... but Trina insists the promoter's full of crap. TMZ has obtained several letters sent to Trina's booking agent -- by the promoter's lawyers -- and according to the docs, the rapper was paid $7,000 to perform at a club called Imperial Palace in St. Louis on May 19th. According to the letters, Trina's team informed the promoter there was a scheduling conflict -- but the rapper never formally canceled in writing, so the promoter went full steam ahead with the event. Needless to say, May 19th rolled around -- and Trina was nowhere to be seen. (TMZ)
Despite the accusations, Trina's camp has already lashed back defending her no-show.
The promoter tells TMZ, the event went on without Trina -- held as a regular party at the club with DJ music -- but people were pissed ... and several demanded refunds. Now, the promoter tells us, she's planning to sue Trina for at least $16,000 -- which includes Trina's $7,000 fee, promotional costs, and other damages. Trina's rep tells TMZ, the rapper did agree to perform the gig -- but cancelled long before the event due to other obligations ... and even tried to return her $7,000 advance. Trina's rep says the promoter refused to accept it. What's more, Trina's rep believes the promoter falsely advertised the event as a Trina concert, knowing in advance Trina wouldn't be performing. Trina's rep says the rapper is now weighing legal options of her own. (TMZ)
The rapper has kept busy of late working on a new album.
"I'm currently in the studio working on my sixth album, which is amazing," Trina told MTV News. "It's my biggest priority right now. It's really major. I'm really excited. I'm really excited about who I'm working with. I'm really excited about just this whole new phase." Who she is working with is what led many to believe Trina will be joining Wale, Pill, Meek Mill and others at MMG. "I have a few surprises," Trina added. "This album, I want to make it more about me. I'm not going to have a whole album full of features. I'm working with some really great producers and Ross, of course. He's the structure and the leader for the album. I love Ross. He's like my brother, so it's really important for me that he understands where I'm at right now and to help make this album be as great as I want it to." (MTV)
Last summer, Trina talked about hitting the road alongside Maybach Music Group boss Rick Ross and their in-studio bond.
"I'm very excited. I love him," Trina said referring to her former Slip-N-Slide labelmate. "I was on tour and I was taking his mixtapes on tour, promoting, pushing him before people knew who he was...He's so supportive. Whenever I'm in the studio, he comes through...I always feel safe when he's around, especially when it comes to music. I feel he has that ear." (Skee TV)
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Cobá is the name of a large lowland Maya city and the capital of a city state located between two large lakes (Macanxoc and Coba) in east central Quintana Roo, Mexico.
During its heyday (AD 550-850), the city supported a population of an estimated 55,000 people, within an area of approximately 70 square kilometers (17,200 acres) and approximately 20,000 buildings. Cobá's control stretched far out into the country, an area which has been estimated at approximately 5,000-8,000 square kilometers.
City Plan
Cobá's central core consists of three main groups of buildings, each made up of civic and religious structures: the Cobá group; the Nohoch Mul group; and the Chumuc Mul Group. The main Cobá Group of buildings include a 24 meter (78 foot) high pyramid (called La Iglesia), a one hectare open plaza, a ball court, and stelae within an area of about 8 hectares (20 ac). Placed atop stacked platforms, the major temples in these groups tower over the jungle vegetation, itself some 30 m (100 ft) high.
Large central plazas in Coba's central districts were constructed for the use of public events and markets for redistribution of goods. The elite residents of the city lived in suburbs within 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) of the central core, and the periphery (beginning about 8 km or 5 mi) away) included several secondary centers, such as Kubulte, San Pedro, Lab Mul, Kitamna, and Oxkindzonor.
The city of Cobá was divided into districts connected by at least 35 causeway-roads (called sacbe, plural sacbeob), radiating out from the Nohoch Mul group. Each of these roads connected Cobá to other cities such as Ixil (19 km or 11 mi from Cobá) and Yaxuna (100 km or 62 mi away). Sacbeob were built over marshy areas in some places, and they had numerous functions, including public, ceremonial and symbolic meanings in addition to being a way to travel. Coba's city center was consolidated between AD 400-800, and the connecting sacbeob were constructed between 800-1100.
Cobá Lifestyles
Domestic compounds--residences for elite personages--in Cobá are typical for lowland Maya cities, in which a low wall enclosed kitchens, houses, pens for domestic animals, an orchard, and a domestic altar and other buildings.
Food cultivated by the residents of Cobá included maize, beans, squash, and domestic dogs, honeybees and turkeys. They also hunted deer, monkeys, peccary, wild turkeys, agouti and jaguar and fish.
Dating Cobá
Archaeological evidence indicates that Cobá was first settled between about 100 BC and 100 AD, and it was more or less continuously occupied until the Spanish conquest about AD 1550. Population peaks occurred during the Late Classic (AD 550-730) and Terminal classic (AD 730-1100) periods.
This glossary entry is part of the Guide to the Maya Civilization and the Dictionary of Archaeology.
Folan WJ, Hernandez AA, Kintz ER, Fletcher LA, Heredia RG, Hau JM, and Canche N. 2009. Coba, Quintana Roo, Mexico: A Recent Analysis of the Social, Economic and Political Organization of a Major Maya Urban Center. Ancient Mesoamerica 20(1):59-70.
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Loya González T, and Stanton TW. 2013. Impacts of politics on material culture: evaluating the Yaxuna-Coba sacbe. Ancient Mesoamerica 24(1):25-42.
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2011 was the biggest year yet for the multi-billion dollar mobile gaming industry. From IPOs to M&A, the industry has gone from a stepchild of the console gaming world to the leading platform for interactive entertainment.
Here's what we can look forward to in 2012.
1. Mobile gaming reaches the masses…and HTML5 will be 'the great normalizer'
This year 55 percent of gamers were expected to play games on their phones or handheld devices, according to the ESA - and I expect to see that percentage jump to over 75 percent in 2012. Improvements in HTML5 mobile gaming will be key to this growth, by allowing people to play social games with each other no matter what device their friends have. One champion of HTML5 is Peter Relan, chairman of the mobile/internet incubator YouWeb, which has incubated four gaming startups. Relan has said, "HTML5 games will start out as arcade titles. Then they will evolve. The technology is here to be the great normalizer across the platforms."
But the technology is not all that's necessary for mobile gaming to reach mass appeal - as we learn more about the appeal of mobile gaming and the people who love to play games, we need to create new games tailored to a gamer's interests, age, and location. Because of the specificity of these games, advertisers can be especially targeted in their mobile marketing as well.
2. A purely HTML5 mobile game will gross seven figures in revenue
As HTML5 matures this coming year, we can expect to see mass-adoption by game developers. According to Strategy Analytics, HTML5 handset sales will surge 365 percent between 2011 and 2016. HTML5 allows developers to build a game once and then publish it across many platforms, maximizing distribution and revenue opportunities.
At MocoSpace we've seen over 30 HTML5 mobile games launch in 2011 on our platform. The best games, including our own Street Wars and FriendShop titles, are on track to amass over 1 million MAU and bring in over seven figures in revenue. There's also a huge amount of innovation happening with HTML5 games for mobile - for example, last fall we launched Rise to Fame, a celebrity themed social role-playing game which leverages the geolocation capabilities of HTML5 to enable players to check-in at various locations around town to help build their celebrity status.
3. Brand integration in mobile games will triple
Many brands have created virtual goods for desktop games, but only a few have experimented with creating branded virtual goods in mobile games. Old Navy and Best Buy understand the importance of creating emotional value for their customers; the 'Best Buy Sleigh' appears in Zynga's CityVille, while Old Navy has connected with Crowdstar's It Girl to encourage gamers to buy clothes from a virtual rack. These companies have tapped into the $350 million mobile virtual goods industry to increase sales and brand awareness.
And thanks to Zynga's public presence, combined with better education around metrics of game engagement in the agency world, brand integration in social games will grow triple-fold in 2012. Brands will set out to discover innovative ways to entice gamers and establish memorable experiences. Gamers will be excited about their purchases: for little expense and no hassle, consumers can engage with their favorite brands, in ways which benefit their game experience – literally in the palm of their hand.
4. Android in-app game revenue will grow, but still disappoint
At the end of 2011, the iTunes App Store is reported to generate nearly four times the revenue of the Google Android Market, according to mobile analytics firm Distimo. Earlier this year, Mobclix analyzed 50 top-performing apps that each had 500,000 downloads and/or 75,000 daily active users; finding that iPhone games generate $4.00 per active user, with Android users at less than half that at $1.90.
Even though Android devices have been heavily adopted this year, and will continue to be in 2012, iPhone users still outpace Android users in purchases. I expect to see growth for Android in mobile games revenue, especially as carrier billing options grow in the Android marketplace, but this growth will not provide enough incentive for developers to shift their focus to building on the platform yet. Expect to see developers focus on iPhone and HTML5 games in 2012.
These are my predictions for 2012 – I'm excited to see how this year plays out, and to be in the midst of this incredible growth in mobile gaming. eMarketer projected that 72.8 million people would play games on their mobile devices in 2011 - and I believe the number of mobile gamers will far surpass the 100 million mark in 2012.
What do you see as emerging trends in mobile gaming this year?
|Shawn Covington
Is there some form of code protection offered by HTML 5 beyond a basic javascript obfuscator? I'm having a hard time comprehending why it's such a groundbreaking language since it seems like all your hard work is readily available via a simple view source command.
|Pete Hobson
There's the argument that most *interesting* features will be server based with the client code simply marshaling and processing requests. The view code however is all client side, and it's perhaps difficult to see how commercial middleware such as unreal or unity would manage their third party licenses. However the recent flash based exporters for unity hint that this accessibility of underlaying engine code is perhaps of lesser importance than the tools that help generate the code.
|James Coote
I think places like India/Pakistan/Bangladesh, S.E Asia, South America and even sub-saharan Africa are going to take off massively as more and more people get cheap (android) smartphones. Many of these countries have strong story-telling traditions and fantastic IP's waiting to be tapped. Whether that happens this year or further into the future is more the question
It will also be interesting to see whether Amazon can solidify their position as a rival to Apple. Maybe we'll see an Amazon branded phone?
I personally can't see 2012 being the year of HTML5 on mobile (not yet). As the market matures, games that can take advantage of a device's touchscreen, which to my understanding HTML5 can't, will continue to dominate as either the current gimmicky cut-the-rope/fruit-ninja swipes, or with really slick, well constructed UI's that fully unlock the power of touch screen gestures as opposed to just jabbing a series of buttons. (Afterall why is there a facebook app if you can just browse to the website on your mobile?). Not to say HTML5 doesn't solve a lot of problems, but the general impression I got from a number of different people was that it wasn't ready yet to fulfil all its promise. (But then I also have a vested interest in Android being an android dev :P)
|Luis Guimaraes
I have two bold predictions for mobile gaming in 2012:
1. The "Mobile gaming is a joke" meme will dry out;
2. At least one competitive mobile gaming community will arise.


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Mousa Dembele scored on a 25-yard shot in the 90th minute, advancing Tottenham to the Europa League's third round with a 1-1 tie at Lyon on Thursday night for a 3-2 aggregate win.
Maxime Gonalons beat American goalkeeper Brad Friedel with a header in the 17th minute, tying the total-goals series 2-2 and giving Lyon a 2-1 advantage on away goals. American midfielder Clint Dempsey entered in the 66th minute for Spurs, who face Inter Milan in the round of 16.
Inter won 3-0 at Romania's Cluj as Fredy Guarin scored twice and Marco Benassi once for a 5-0 aggregate win.
Defending champion Atletico Madrid was eliminated with a 2-1 aggregate loss to Rubin Kazan despite winning 1-0 at Moscow on Radamel Falcao's 84th-minute goal.
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Ok, so this is my first ever article that i am writing, and a little about myself is that im a 14 years old and im the biggest jazz fan that you'll ever know, also, i know every thing there is to know about sports that has happened during my time. So i guess ill get started.
Grade: A-, With his ability to get to the rim, all he needs to do is become a knockdown shooter and he eventually become a top 5 SG.
The first, and my personal favorite player is Alec Burks. A very above the rim player who gets to the rim and the free throw line at will, solid perimieter defender whos very quick and lengthy and for a rookie it looks like hes been in the league for many years. During the season he is averaging: 15.7 mpg, 7.1 ppg, .8 apg. And for a Rookie/ Bench player, those stats are exactly what you want, you want someone who averages about 1 point every 2 minutes. I admit his assists numbers should be up because ive seen every game that his court vision is great but sometimes he tries to do everything on his own and drive to the lane and fire up a crazy shot (Doesnt help that the jazz dont get any fouls called in their favor...)
Nba Comparison: Dwayne Wade, he has the same slashing ability and athleticism as Wade, and is only an average shooter right now, just like Wade was.
3 Thing To Improve On:
-3 point shooting, hes shooting only 29%.
-Consistency at the free throw line. Hes only shooting 70%, but in his sophmore year at Colorado he was at 83%
. -Add some bulk, too many times ive seen him get destroyed on screens, He is listed at only 195 and i dont even think hes that.
Grade: B+, He is going to be solid player in this league, i expect him to average around 16 to 20 ppg, and he has the possibility to be a future all star.
Second is Gordon Hayward, a player who doesnt do one thing great but seems to do every thing well. He is a very underrated athlete and defender. Hes very fast and has great hangtime, people dont give him enough credit for his leaping. On the defensive end he has great length to blanket defenders and he has great movement around the floor, and hes probably best known on the defensive end for his amazing chase down blocks on fast breaks. During the season he is averaging: 28.8 mpg, 10.8 ppg, 3.4 rpg, and 3.1 apg. But I think for right now Gordon is best suited coming off the bench simply because has more opportunities to shoot because he doesnt have big Al scarfing down 20 shots a game.
Nba Comparison: Chris Mullin, they both are long defenders with athleticism and they both have the ability to knock down shots.
3 Things To Improve On:
-Consistency from 3 point line, in his rookie season he shot 47%, but this year he is only shooting 28%
-Better rebounding, i know he has been doing it as of late, but still with his length and leaping ability, he should be up there getting 5 to 6 rebounds a game.
-Ball handling, with his ability to pass, he would be the perfect player to run the high pick and roll with his ability to shoot, drive, or pass but he simply doesnt have the handle on ball right now to drive past players or get into the paint.
Grade: A, He needs to develops an offensive game to pair with his dominant defense, and he'll be a first name 20 last name 10 guy.
Third is Derrick Favors, a Raw offensive bigman who can defend and jump out of the gym, not to mention him being 6'10" with a 7'4" wingspan. He, out of all of them has the highest ceiling, With his length hes an excellent shot blocker and add his leaping he can grab rebounds from any point on the floor. I personally think he needs more minutes but has yet to develop a solid, consistent offensive game, his offensive game right now is just dunking all over the place. During the season he is averaging: 20.3 mpg, 8.5 ppg, 6.1 rpg, and .88 bpg.
Nba Comparison: Amare Stoudemire, both true POWER forwards, and both always looking to dunk, not so much Amare anymore, age has caught up to him.
3 Things To Improve On:
-Work with big Al and develop his low post game.
-Work on and shoot the mid range jumper, if he wants to be a top power forward in this league, he'll need to stretch the floor with a 15 footer.
-Build muscle, think Karl "The Mailman" Malone, he was so good because he was just over powering.
Grade: C-, Right now he is just a big body.
The Last one is Enes Kanter, a huge Turkish beast, very slow and not very athletic, but the one thing he has proven he can do is rebound, he is so big and strong that no one can get position on him to get the rebound, in his per 36 minutes, he is averaging about 12 ppg and 12 rpg. Right now he hasn't proven he can score consistently, that is why his minutes and stats are on a downward slant. But there is no need to worry, remember he is only 19 years old! During the season he is averaging: 4.7 ppg, and 4.6 rpg. Right now he is looking like Greg Ostertag, which isnt a good thing.
Nba Comparison: Andris Biedrins, both tall, long unathletic bigmen, and at one point in Andris' career he was avergin 11 ppg and 10 rpg, and thats exactly what i think Enes will be.
3 Things To Improve On:
-Dont bring the ball down past your waist in the post, just be like Andrew Bynum, keep it up since you're bigger than everyone.
-Be QUICK in the post, too many times ive seen the ball get poked out or him getting called for a 3 second call, just go up with out hesitating.
-Actually shoot the mid range jumper like we all saw during the draft process, you came out and we all thought he was going to be a poor mans Memo.
I know I said that they are all going to be great and it sounds dumb, but i really think that they are all going to be this great, almost like an OKC. I know they dont have the elite quality of talent that the thunder have but we have more quantity of solid talent, and I think overall we will end up being a top 4 seed in the west for many years to come. As for the future, the jazz this year are in an odd position.They could have 2 lotter picks, 1 lottery pick, or none, all of this is due to weird pick protection from past trades. I think if we have 2, we need to go for depth at the SF and the PG of the future. I think for SF, Perry Jones III would give the jazz even more length and athleticism which they already have too much of. And for PG I think either or scoring PG like Damien Lillard or a Distributing PG like Kendall Marshall would all be great options, This years PG class isnt strong but it is deep with ok talent. And even if we have 1, the more important thing to get is the PG, you could go from anyone to Lillard, Marshall, Kabongo, Teague, or Machado, they would all would be good picks.


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After a tumultuous off-season in which Orlando said goodbye to it's ex-franchise player Dwight Howard, fired it's head coach with a career 64.1% win rate Stan Van Gundy and completely overhauled it's front-office headlined by much maligned General Manager Otis Smith, Orlando begins this season with a completely new faces leading the organization. Orlando begins the season with only 5 players returning from last years squad. (Nelson, Davis, JJ, Hedo and Ish). With an overhauled roster, a new front office headlined by General Manager Rob Henningan and a new head coach in former Magic Point Guard Jacque Vaughn, the Magic have hit the hard reset button. This season should be the first of a few interesting restructuring seasons coming for Orlando. What are the realistic expectations for Orlando this upcoming season?
Jameer Nelson: This season should be a bag full of mixed results for Nelson. Nelson is one of the worst if not the worst post entry passing Point Guard in the NBA. Without Dwight Howard the Magic will play out of the post a lot less and should will rely on Pick and Rolls more. Jameer is much stronger player in the PnR than he is trying to enter the ball to the post. However without Dwight or any other commanding offensive threat Nelson's offensive looks should go up at the same time the quality of the looks he'll get will decline. This should lead to an increase in points per game and a decrease in shooting percentages. On the defensive side of the ball, without Dwight Howard or Stan Van Gundy's defensive scheme Jameer will continue to have long nights defending point guards. The difference now being Orlando has nothing to stop the bleeding.
Aaron Afflalo: Afflalo is th key to Orlando being competitive this season. Afflalo has a reputation as an efficient scorer and solid defender. However last year Afflalo ranked last in man to man D with at least 250 possessions defended (according to Synergy). Afflalo will need to pick up his man defense to help the Magic with their painful perimeter D to potentially make this D respectable. On offense expect Afflalo to be slightly less efficient without the presence of Andre Miller or Ty Lawson around to get him open looks, although his number of shot attempts should rise being one of the best offensive options on Orlando.
Hedo: Ball..... Expect Hedo to continue to regress in all areas of his game. He came into camp in great shape but Hedo's old and on the decline. Magic fans should hope that Mo Harkless or DeQuan Jones shows enough in games/practice to have Hedo replaced at some point in the season.
Glen Davis: Glen Davis is my pick for biggest surprise on the Magic this year. Davis will get a huge increase in looks on offense which he won't back down from. Davis statistically is in line for the best year of his career. I believe Glen will morph into a volume scorer and continue to be a pesky defender. The real dilemma Orlando is going to have to face is if Davis does perform well is he good enough to build with into the future or is he a stat stuffer on a losing squad? My bold prediction is that Davis throws up 18/8 and sneaks into the All Star Game.
Nikola Vucevic: Vucevic is a 2nd year Center out of USC who played sparingly for the 76ers last season. My observations of Vucevic to this point: A) He's not very athletic B) He plays tall C) He prefers to pop on PnR. Vucevic seemingly is a Center who won't be able to anchor the D, will grab rebounds by using a combination of good position and use of his length. Offensively he seems to possess a stereotypical euro game, solid passer, prefers to take jumpers although he does possess a decent hook out of the post. I predict Vucevic will lead the Magic in rebounding this season, possibly averaging double digits but don't expect much else.
Gustavo Ayon: Ayon is hustle big that is extremely fundamentally sound. Depending on the night he may play more minutes than Vucevic based on matchups. Gustavo is seemingly a better defender and a good playmaker out of the Center position. If Ayon plays well this season Orlando may consider trading him at the deadline to a team that's looking for an extra big for a title push.
JJ Redick: Redick has continually improved his game each off-season and I don't expect this season to be any different. Redick will see some looks alongside Afflalo at times to provide some life to Orlando's offense as well as backing up Afflalo at Shooting Guard. Redick should have the best statistical season of his career due to a higher usage and more minutes played. With those improved stats he'll up his trade value and i'd expect Orlando to deal him before the trade deadline.
Ish Smith: Ish Smith may be one of the most exciting players on the Magic this year. Ish should thrive in the up tempo offense that Jacque Vaughn wants to run. He's more of a pure PG than either E'Twaun Moore or Jameer Nelson. When Jameer goes down this year (He will) expect Ish to fill up the stat sheet and take advantage of Orlando's up tempo offense.On defense much like Nelson, Ish will struggle to defend NBA PG's on a nightly basis. Ish will likely be the backup PG this season and do a nice job at creating good looks for teammates in this up-tempo offense.
Andrew Nicholson: Andrew Nicholson has an extremely polished offensive game for a rookie. On the down side that offensive game is far ahead of Nicholson's frame. Nicholson will score points but his percentages could be low for a big man due to being pushed around by bigger and more athletic NBA Power Forwards. With time and the proper work put in at the gym Nicholson can be a good player for the Magic in the future.
Maurice Harkless: Harkless is an extremely athletic and lanky small forward out of Saint Johns. Luckily for Harkless and the Magic, Harkless has recovered from his sports hernia faster than expected and has been cleared for full contact practice before the season begins so he shouldn't miss many games. If Harkless can play smart and learn defensive schemes he may be able to take Hedo's starting job at some point this season.
DeQuan Jones: New Orlando Magic cult hero DeQuan Jones captured the hearts of Orlando fans this pre-season with his athletic dunks and ability to consistently be in the right place at the right time. If Jones is able to replicate his success from pre-season Jones very well could take over Hedo's starting spot. However with Maurice Harkless coming back from injury so soon Jones only has a limited time to prove that he deserves those minutes. My bet is that Jones spends most of the season on the bench (possibly D-League) until JJ Redick is dealt.
Kyle O'Quinn: O'Quinn was very inconsistent in pre-season which mirrors his college career. I don't believe O'Quinn will play much this season unless the Magic are hit with a few injuries or if Ayon is traded. O'Quinn has the length to be an NBA center and the right mentality to be a rotational big in the NBA. I believe O'Quinn will play a good portion of the season in the D-League where Orlando gets him the experience he needs to play his role (garbage man).
E'Twaun Moore: Moore in my eyes is an undersized shooting guard as opposed to a score first point guard. His handles aren't particularly great (although better than Chris Duhon) and his court vision is spotty. He'll be a volume shooter at PG when he fills in. I believe Moore would have a lot more success as a SG if Orlando decides to play him there but with Orlando's limited options at PG he'll be forced to play there. Moore will get some decent playing time this season when Jameer eventually goes down with injuries.
Josh McRoberts: McRoberts has looked atrocious since he left Indy. Unfortunately he continued that trend in the pre-season. Don't expect McRoberts to play that much unless Orlando gets hit by an injury bug that decimates the front court. Orlando will probably try to involve him in a trade with Ayon or JJ if one should occur.
Al Harrington: Orlando will likely try and deal Harrington. When Harrington gets healthy Orlando will could play him at the 3/4 spots. Orlando will need to showcase him to prove that he's worth his contract in a trade. He may get a start over Hedo at some point as a part of that process. He should start practicing mid-November if he has no setbacks in his rehab.
Jacque Vaughn: Vaughn will have his guys fired up every night. As far as the schemes go, defensively I haven't seen them enough to say they'll be successful or unsuccessful. However with Orlando's lack of defensive talent i'm not sure scheme matters much at this point. Vaughn on the offensive end is trying to counteract Orlando's lack of offensive talent by getting easy points in transition. That should make for exciting and smart basketball with this roster.
My prediction is that the Magic offense will keep them in games and that they'll be an exciting team to watch however they'll lose plenty thanks to their defense. The defense will be horrendous this season, they literally have the potential to be the worst in the NBA. Lost in the midst of losing Dwight Howard is the loss of Stan Van Gundy and his brilliant defensive system. That loss will negatively impact Orlando as much as losing Howard if not more. My prediction is that Orlando finishes the season 28-54. The Magic are building for the future and with a young team and a new front office they're off to a quick start in a new direction. The Magic need to place faith in the ping pong balls that have been so kind to the franchise in the past and in General Manager Rob Hennigan's "Process" to find the light.


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In a list of free agents to beware of. Their take on his defense is a little ungenerous (although I think some people on this forum also overstate his defensive ability -- he strikes me as at best an average defender who looks good in comparison to his poorly defending teammates). Overall, though, this strikes me as right. We should not pay more than the tender offer for this extremely limited player. Anyways here's their commentary:
Nick Young, SG, Washington Wizards
No statistic tends to be overvalued in free agency more than scoring, so Young's gaudy average of 17.4 points per game last season figures to catch the eye of some team. Young's scoring substantially overstates his value. His efficiency actually wasn't bad; he made 38.7 percent of his 3-point attempts and shot 81.6 percent from the foul line. Add in how rarely Young turned the ball over, and he was an above-average scorer.
The problem is that Young doesn't provide a team anything but points. He's a poor rebounder for a shooting guard, and just three regular players at the position handed out assists less frequently. Add in Young's indifferent effort on defense, and he's the NBA equivalent of a candy bar: all empty calories. Even in his breakout campaign, he rated below replacement level.


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For us girls, Valentine's Day is all about feeling sexy. We want our guys to think we're the prettiest girl in the world and we want them to want us. Of course we feel sexy when we smell good, and from what I've learned the guys like when we smell good too. So give your girl a gift for both of you this Valentine's Day, the gift of pampering!
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At Bath Junkie, you can totally customize your very own unique scent, choosing up to three different scents and the perfect tint. For my review, I chose the Aloe-lu-yah Lotion with a Mango scent and peach tint. I know, nothing bold and daring; but I just wanted Mango! Next time I shop there, I assure you I will get more creative.
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WebSphere User Group To Explore Automated Configuration Management Solutions
NEWARK, Jan 18 2005
Rob Budas, technical director at mValent Inc., will speak on the topic of automated configuration management solutions for the IBM WebSphere Application Server at the monthly meeting of the NJ-Metro WebSphere User Group (WUG) on Jan. 19, 2005, 5:30 p.m.-8 p.m., Campus Center Room 240. Sponsored by NJIT's e-business Laboratory, the group is the only university-based WUG and helps members to identify learning and training opportunities. The meeting is open to all and is free of charge; however, seating is limited. Register online at http://www.websphere.org/groups.php?groupid=26. Contact: Stephane Gagnon, School of Management, at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Junior - Appeared in 31 games, earning the starting nod 29 times...Led team in minutes per game, assists and steals...163 assists was 4th best single-season total in school history...77 steals was second best single-season total in school history...Recorded at least 10 assists in three games last year...Picked up at least three steals in 17 games last year...Ranked among the NCAA Division II leaders in steals and assists per game...Averaged 3.4 rebounds per game and also shot over 80% from the charity stripe...Was perfect from the line seven times...Also averaged 3.9 points per game, scoring a career-high 10 on 1/20/07.
Sophomore - Played at Yavapai College...Fifth in the nation in National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I in assists at 7.6 per game...17th in the nation in steals at almost 3 per game...Averaged 10.1 ppg and 5.3 rpg...Earned second team All-Region honors
Freshman - Played at NJCAA Yavapai College...14th in the nation among junior colleges in assists (6.5 apg)...Averaged 6.5 ppg, 4.2 rpg, and 2.8 steals.
Prep - Played high school baskeball at Mountain Ridge High School.
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