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I've only read a couple of steampunk books. I really liked The Girl in the Steel Corset.ReplyDelete
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I love every thing steampunk! I was introduced to it at dragon con a few years back, I really love the whole concept of it.ReplyDelete
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I've read a couple steampunk books - one that was okay and one I LOVED. I'm really looking forward to reading more books in this genre, and I've heard great things about All Men of Genius. Thanks for the giveaway!ReplyDelete
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I have really enjoyed steampunk so far. I really liked Boneshaker.ReplyDelete
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I've never read steampunk books but would love to give it a try.. Thanks for the giveaway!ReplyDelete
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I haven't tried anything steampunked yet. I will someday ....ReplyDelete
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+1 I've only read one steampunk so far, which is Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld. It was an OK read.ReplyDelete
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I've read Parasol Protectorate series by Gail Carriger and enjoyed them.ReplyDelete
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I've only read a few Steampunk novellas, but I really like the concept and I'd love to read an entire book. This one sounds great. Thanks for the opportunity!ReplyDelete
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Thanks for the giveaway! I haven't read much steampunk, but I'm interesting in exploring the genre more.ReplyDelete
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OOO, this book has been on my wishlist for ages! It's just so darn expensive on Amazon I keep waiting for the price to drop :) I love steampunk, and I blame The Iron Seas series by Meljean Brook for introducing me to it. Also love the dressing up and mannerisms, I went to a steampunk festival this year and absolutely loved it! So much fun :)ReplyDelete
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I read a couple of steampunk novel. The first one was The Girl in the Steel Corset and I wasn't impressed. Now I'm readind Soulless by Gail Carringer and so far it is very good.ReplyDelete
I don't like hardcovers, so don't enter me in the contest. (They take too much space on my overburdened shelves). I don't really like steampunk, tried the Iron Duke, hated it. But I do love the Soulless series by Gail Carriger!ReplyDelete
ive only read a couple authors who write steampunk..so far ive loved what ive read!!ReplyDelete
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Have I read any steampunk books? :) Does a turtle want to dance even if it doesn't have hips?? (In case you're wondering the answer is YES! at least according to a rather quaint African proverb :)) I have read, watched and listened to anything steampunk related that I could get my hands, eyes or ears in at least 3 languages :) Not everything was great of course (or even good really) but that can be said about every genre.ReplyDelete
I was initially drawn to steampunk because it generally involves some sort of an alternate history setting (which is also a subgenre I love) but I remained a fan because of the sense of wonder with which these stories are so often filled.
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Although Luxembourg had been broadcasting to Britain since the thirties, it was not until around 1960 that it began to aim itself squarely at the youth market. At a time when the amount of pop music on British radio was small, Luxembourg quickly established itself as having the 'alternative' status in comparison to the BBC, that Channel 4 was to cultivate over twenty years later.
Radio Luxembourg was transmitted, as the name suggests, from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg – sandwiched between France and Germany, in Northern Europe.
At a time when the U.K. had no commercial radio, the Luxembourg authorities made a profitable 'invisible export' by supplying advertising lead radio entertainment to countries without such services at home.
The English service was on the air in the evenings, when medium wave was at its most effective for long distance reception. A daytime station over such distances would not have been possible to receive in the North of Britain. There was also a shortwave transmitter for listeners in the USA, but this was a courtesy, not being regarded as a source of income.
By today's standards, the format of Radio Luxembourg's English service seems strange. Variety of personality were the watchwords, with the whole of the evening broken down into a series of 15 and 30 minute segments, each with different presenters. The programmes were sponsored, which gave the advertising a quite different feel to what was familiar on ITV at the time.
The very phrase "the next programme is brought to you by the makers of…" seemed almost subversive, compared to the strict separation of adverts and programmes on ITV. Interestingly a number of Associated-Rediffusion announcers also worked for Radio Luxembourg at weekends, with Howard Williams and Muriel Young having their own programmes.
Indeed ITV was very much seen as Radio Luxembourg's main competitor – rather than the BBC. Both 'Luxy' as teenagers called it, and ITV were on the air in the evening, and both competed for the same cash income from advertisers.
There were certain products that Radio Luxembourg advertising seemed to specialise in. Cosmetics, Confectionery, Beverages, Shampoo, Wines and Spirits, Petrol and bizarrely, patent plans for football pool 'win formulas'. The latter, banned from television, were a staple of Luxembourg advertising for years, with the famous "Infra-Draw method" of the Pools millionaire Horace Batchelor. There can hardly be a member of the sixties generation who is unaware that Keynsham is a suburb of Bristol, where Horace had his "world headquarters", nor indeed how to spell it!
The number of presenters required by these shows was so vast, that the company would have been faced with the prospect of flying planeloads of personalities over to Luxembourg on a weekly basis. This problem was solved by pre-recording around 80% of the output on tape in London, and flying a crate of open reel tapes out to the Grand Duchy each week. The company had a special express freight contract with British Eagle airlines for the purpose.
For many years the company had tried to secure live land line facilities from London to Luxembourg – but these were consistently denied by the GPO on instructions of the Postmaster General. It had been British government policy for over thirty years to prohibit commercial radio in the UK, and providing a means for live commercial broadcasts from London was seen at governmental level as being contrary to that policy.
About 20% of the Luxembourg output was produced live, in the Grand Duchy, where a team of 5 "resident announcers" would live for a month at a time, before having a weeks leave back in the UK It was a hard life for these ex-pat broadcasters, at a time when Luxembourg itself was not a sophisticated city in which to live. Famous names, such as Pete Murray, Keith Fordyce, and Teddy Johnson all started their careers as 'resident announcers'.
The live programmes were mainly the early and late evening fare which relied on 'spot advertising'. The sponsors were more interested in the mid-evening shows, when audiences were at their highest.
Personalities such as Alan Freeman, Jack Jackson, David Jacobs and Jimmy Savile, all had regular shows on the station.
This happy mixture of live and pre-recorded shows was so well blended, with continuity announcers between each segment doing station idents and spot ads, that most listeners assumed the whole output to be live. The London studios were assumed to have a landline to the foreign transmitters, though this was always a subtle hoax as far as the management were concerned.
Listener loyalty was so great, that no one seemed to mind.
Daily record request shows were produced live, so that postcards bearing dedication to loved ones could be read out on the day they arrived. The daily request show at 7pm in the Winter, but 8 pm in the Summer, ran for over thirty years, a staple of the eight hours per day that the station was on air.
One odd strand that Luxembourg kept up, was imported Christian evangelical rants from the USA. These were relayed for the sponsorship income alone, and the management always found them an embarrassment. They were tucked away after midnight until the early sixties, when they were moved to the very start of transmission at 6pm, to clear the decks for more music after twelve. They were embarrassing almost to the point of parody.
At half an hour a day, they represented a valuable income for the station. The presenters of one show "The World Tomorrow" , became satirised personalities in their own right, when the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, lead by Vivian Stanshall, parodied them in their LP track "The Intro and the Outro".
The names "Herbert W. Armstrong" and his son "Garner Ted Armstrong" could never be taken seriously again by the teenagers of the time.
So many products became associated with Radio Luxembourg. "Clearasil", "Gordon Moore's cosmetic toothpaste", "Sunsilk Shampoo" and "Fry's Crunchie" particularly stood out as stalwarts of the Luxembourg range.
The whole operation came across as extremely professional, with many well known TV and Radio stars appearing once a week, for a fifteen minute slot, as guest disc jockeys. Continuity announcers separated the segments and the whole thing felt like ITV without the pictures. The music policy, "Middle of the Road" in the early sixties, became more "Top 40″ as the decade wore on, and competition from pirate radio appeared.
In a remarkable tribute to Luxembourg as brand leader, most of the pirate ships that arrived after 1964, curtailed their evening transmissions between 9 pm and midnight, so as to protect Luxembourg's prime time income. As the manager of Radio London, Philip Birch said "They are the flagship of the commercial radio movement – we respect them for the time they stood alone"
The biggest source of income for the station was record shows sponsored by the record companies themselves. The latest new releases were given an airing, and though years later the practice became frowned upon and regarded as unacceptable, no one at the time seemed to think it wrong for record companies to flog their new releases in this way.
In a world of extraordinary radio choice, it is difficult thinking back to those pre-pirates and pre Radio One days, to the joy and satisfaction that Radio Luxembourg brought to the younger generation of the early sixties.
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Worth more than just a mention from me but, i remember the years just after WW11 when Radio Luxembourg was broadcasting on 1293 metres LongWave with a power of 150Kw. During these years, it would open and close throughout its broadcasting day. – early mornings until around 'lunchtime' in French. It would then closedown until 4pm, sometimes 15 minutes later depending upon the length of a 'faith' programme in English. Then the French took over until English programmes began again at 10pm, or, 10.30pm. British clock changes dictated re-opening times. Sundays on 1293m was the BIG day for the British Isles when programmes began at 1.30pm closing at around 5pm, reopening at 6pm or 7pm (British Summertime made the telling) and then closing with the first Top Twenty show anywhere?! Yes, it was the top tunes of the moment as published by Music Publishers Association – sheet music sales NOT records. Later, when the Musical Express began listing record sales The Top Twenty Show played the best selling 78rpm records. There is more… but id better stop

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"I should have been more aggressive when I look back on it now," Green told ESPN 980 in Washington, DC (via CSNNE). "That's what they brought me in for."
NBA observers have been waiting for Green's breakout year for years. He sweats talent, exhales versatility and very much looks the role of NBA stud. But he also plays with limited horsepower, an odd sense of indifference hovering over every move he makes and every rebound he does not grab. Some players can play hard without showing much emotion. Tim Duncan, for example, rarely ever pounds his chest or screams obscenities; his passion stays somewhere within, but it's there. It's hard to tell whether Green's passion exists. His facial indifference to everything, his on-court expression that says, "I want to take a bath" more than it says, "I need this rebound desperately," frustrates fans because it mirrors his play's passivity.
"Being a young guy in this league," said Green, "it's tough coming in where you got Kevin [Garnett] on one side, Paul [Pierce], Ray [Allen], [Rajon] Rondo now who's been with that team for a long time. It was tough for me to come in and be 'the man,' coming off the bench, it was tough. In my mind, I'm thinking, 'Those guys preach, sharing the ball, sharing the ball.' It was kind of, 'You gotta be aggressive . . .' but I didn't want to step on anybody's toes. Now I look back at it now, I should have taken it for a grain of salt and take my slice of the pie. I don't think I did that when I came into that situation."
The Celtics didn't need Green to step into the starting lineup and outshine Pierce, Allen, Garnett and Rondo. They needed an anchor for their second unit, someone who would change games with energy and offensive prowess, and maybe even grab a rebound every once in a while. They got something else, something decidedly worse, something underwhelming if not disappointing.
Now, they need to decide whether to keep Green, and if so at what price. The question should keep Danny Ainge awake at night; though Green failed to impress during his short time in Boston, he still has talent. He's still 6'9 and athletic, with an inside-outside game that should cause opponents all kinds of fits. You can still look at Jeff Green's physique and movement and envision a star, even if his production doesn't tell the same story a quick eye test does. For Ainge, the decision to re-sign Green could come down to more than just basketball. If he lets Green walk for nothing, Ainge will admit his midseason trade failed. Ainge will admit Green did not make the impact he expected. Ainge will admit Green was not the player he believed the Celtics were getting.
Hopefully, Ainge will not let his ego get in the way of making a solid basketball decision. That could mean re-signing Green and hoping he blossoms after a full training camp to adjust to his new teammates. That could mean letting Green walk and saving the money instead. Considering Green's status as a restricted free agent (the new Collective Bargaining Agreement notwithstanding), Boston's decision could very well come down to what other teams offer Green. The Celtics will reserve the right to match any offer.
17 Responses to "Jeff Green: "I should have been more aggressive""
At least he recognizes what's wrong and that he deferred when playing with the stars. A good training camp with solid minutes and he could be that star off the bench that the Cs really need. If KG and PP give up some minutes, which they should or Doc should take, then I think the future will have the outcome we all expected when he arrived. Go Cs…
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This sounds to me like excuses from a P R standpoint. Green played exactly the same as he has his whole career a third option tweener that doesn't rebound.
You didn't want to step on toes ok then why the lack of rebounding.
His agent told him to say everything toad for us celtics fans GM's are really stubborn about mistakes and resign bad player out of pride.
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rondo monta green murphy dwight THE FUTURE!
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Nate… The doubt was not if he could, more would he. There have been people like Kidd that let people know it's all possible. But more merley a matter of would he develop a good jump shot. And, it would help more if he had one sooner than JK did.
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Oh give me a BREAK, James!! Maybe you and other Desperate Danny Defenders expected great things from Green. Anyone who laid off the Kool Aide could see that Green had, so far in his career, proven out to be a very talented JOURNEYMAN. In fact, he's a problem player, because his talent carves out a larger space for him on a team than his play justifies. This is precisely the problem that helped tie the Celtics in knots over the last two months of the season. I'll give just one example of how it hurt us: bringing in Green seemed to have an immediate affect on Baby, who seemed to become more and more confused about his role. This is not hard to understand. When an immensely dramatic trade brought in a new guy who appeared to be primarily a scorer, and who appeared to be slotted for Baby's sixth man spot, if not for more … how would you have responded if you were Baby? Of course, you'd be wondering what your role was, and if you should score more, etc..
Basically, Green takes up more room on a team than he fills.
Will he come around? Well, if this statement from him is any indication, I doubt it very much. As Nate points out, it doesn't even make sense. It's obvious propaganda, trying to say the right things. It doesn't even make sense. He acts like he got confused because, while he now realizes that everyone expected him to outshine the big four, shoving them aside and grabbing his shots, he was too shy and deferential at the beginning, because he heard so much talk about team play!!! Come on, does that make any sense at all? Since when does team play equate to being deferential?
It means searching out the best shot, and if that's your shot, then it's you. Secondly, who on earth ever expected him to step in and somehow outstudify the Big Four? As far as I'm concerned, Green's supposed epiphany doesn't seem to be anything more than some incoherent excuse making.
And what's the big mystery anyway? Where do people get this idea that just because you have some physical abilities and some skills that you should be a great player? Is that what makes greatness? It's silly, isn't it? I'd say it's even insulting. Not every person with the 'right body' and the 'right skills' cares enough to be a big star, and WHY THE HECK SHOULD THEY?! Geez, there's more to life than basketball. Maybe Jeff Green just doesn't live and breath basketball enough. And why should he?
I just hope Green gives us a nice, productive year off the bench next year, and that Rivers plays the bench more.
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Green is a tremendous athlete who will never have the passion or fire to be a great player. Good perhaps, but not great.
Can we get Marquis Daniels back?
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paul…I guess you forget that DA actually drafted Green only 4 years ago? Then he traded him to get Ray Allen. So if the RA trade never happened Green would have been a Celtic from the start of his career. Without bringing up the 'trade' as we've beaten that dead horse to a bizzillion deaths answer me this – so how is it that Green who is still a young player being only 24 and having only 4 years in the league, while developing his skills and play whereby he averaged 15-16 pts and 6 rebs per game over the last two years starting for OKC (but getting major minutes each year – 36 average or so) is now considered a "journeyman"??? How do you come up with this stuff??? What kool-aid are you drinking? Is it the screw DA for everything he's ever done to help the team get better but because of injuries (3 yrs in a row that cost at least 1 title and possibly 3) he sucks and the one title he got for us means nothing kool-aid? If so, get to rehab ASAP.
And to have the cojones to say that Davis was affected by Green's presence is absolutely inane as Davis had problems from training camp on and if you remember (guess not) he questioned his role early in the season when his role has been the f'in same since he got here….rebound, defend, and then add offense. But of course he was confused , and still is, as he wants to start based on his stellar play this year and his awesome jump shooting abilities. Unfortunately for him the lack of rebounding, lack of taking charges, and lack of scoring equates to his taking a dump on his teammates, as it was obvious he was playing only for himself and for a FAT contract. Truth is, if he played as he has progressed then he would have earned that contract. Not now and maybe never.
That said, I agree with you that Green should be productive or get traded. He isn't going to get 36 minutes a game but with 20 he should average 10-15 and get 6-8 boards nightly. That doesn't make him a "great" player just an efficient one, as that was what we all expected. It's so obvious that he deferred when playing with the core 4 and other HOF and all-star that he wasn't used to in OKC where everyone is young and it was all run and gun offense and no f'in defense. Hopefully, with training camp and another half season he'll figure it out and perform as promised.
I expect Green to improve significantly this season or again, get rid of him. Same for Davis, but he may already be on the way out. And you are certainly correct about wanting Doc to play the bench more. Green, Murphy, Wafer, Bradley all deserve quality minutes and hopefully RA will come off the bench and DW will start. So how this all equates to my drinking kool-aid please advise further as I don't see it. Go Cs…
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Nice Job Dallas, you guys deserve it.
JK and big D all the way, Hall of FAME
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And someone gets to keep their tatoo!
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As I said, Mavs in 6! Congrats to Dirk, Jason, JET, Chandler and all the Mavs. Turns out, as we all know, teams win championships not individuals. I love that the Heat are going to have a miserable summer. As there's no crying in basketball Chris Bosh…ever! Celtics need to play zone vs the Heat next season as they can't handle zone defense. Get a rebounder or two, get healthy and we can be in the Finals next year. Lastly, Eddie House 9 pts but gave up at least 20 pts. Defense wins championships and Dallas figured it out and are now enjoying the title…well deserved. Go Cs…
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Nice call man!!!!
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Dallas can pretty much thank Danny Ainge for that championship. Oh, I know, we aren't supposed to bring up The Trade anymore. The past is the past. Time to move on. It's sooooooooo much more honorable to scapegoat Big Baby.
You keep putting out the propaganda, James. You and all the other Danny Defenders know darn well that WE should have been in the finals, THIS year. And now you are singing the praises of the "zone defense". Wow. Before I believe you were arguing that the Celtics were too old and too unathletic to beat the Heat. Or maybe it was all the other Danny Defenders. The explanations why it was inevitable that we fall to the Heat just keep on morphing.
What a total, flaming crock. Dallas proved what we knew all along, what the Celtics themselves proved three times this year: a cohesive and focused TEAM effort, by smart experienced players, can beat the Heat. And we WERE that team until The Trade. Now we have Ainge crying in the wilderness "my kingdom for a center", and we all like good little slaves pretend that we don't even notice the screaming irony of it all.
An old and not-so-athletic team just beat the Heat, even though we were told by the Danny Defenders that that could never happen (even though we ourselves did it three times, in the pre-Trade era).
Keep spinning the propaganda Danny Defenders. You never really cared about a championship, did you? All you cared about was worshipping authority.
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paul…there you go again putting words into my mouth. I NEVER, EVER said the Celtics "were too old and too unathletic to beat the Heat". That's just plain not true. The Celtics were more than capable of beating the Heat but injuries killed that opportunity. Nothing else. I loved our team all season, except when they did not perform as expected vs the sub .500 teams, not rebound, or didn't guard the 3 line. I have been EXTREMELY consistent in all my posts so go back and read them if you don't believe me.
I am singing the praises of the zone defense as it OBVIOUSLY worked in keeping the Heat's interior offense stifled. Why not use something that works paul??? Is man-to-man or doubling (a terrible practice that the Cs do way to far from the hoop and they pay for it over and over) the only defensive sets to be used? I thought the goal is to win the title??? Use whatever works and Dallas exposed the Heat's weakness playing against the zone. And yes, our 'older' team might just be better served at times playing that way. Nothing to lose trying it right?
And next to your comment re – "And we WERE that team until The Trade." Sorry but again, in juries killed the Celtics chances not the f'in trade. Rondo's injury was the worst as it ended his effectiveness. We still could have beat the Heat and likely Dallas if Rondo wasn't hurt. But to again bring up the 'trade' and lay all blame on it is delusional as the team was playing well in the playoffs until Rondo's injury. Not having Shaq either hurt as well and the Cs were playing their best with Shaq at center not Perk. Also MD was done for the year…AGAIN paul, IT WAS INJURIES THE DERAILED THE CELTICS IN 20011 (ALSO 2010 AND 2009).
Lastly, if you're going to accuse me of propaganda then please get my propaganda correct. It's the least you could do. And I am proud to be a "Danny Defender"!!! Go Cs….draft a wing and find another rebounder (besides Murphy who should get an opportunity to to just that)!!!
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Despite his rough half with us I felt the same way as he did I knew he was holding back because he didn't wanna make the other stars look bad…I know Jeff Green can do some amazing things for us and be a future superstar alongside Rondo and he will definitely prove it next season with no regards as to how bad it makes our aging superstars look…He's hands down better than a lot of players that are already deemed superstars he just hasn't had the platform to prove it…He's always been a role player with handcuffs on him in Oklahoma and coming to Boston was worse due to a roster loaded with hall of famers…With him realizing he could have unleashed the beast within I'm 100% sure if he's resigned with us he will be a monster for us next season.
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Dont let green go! he is part of ou future. delonte west has skills and argueably plays harder than any other player. He and green known eachother as kids playing in city leagues. the will have chemistry together and in the later games green played well. pick up beasley and u got a talented group of guys from the same area and thats a future son!
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Are Boston's free agent struggles changing just in time?
Mostly due to the city's history of racial inequality, partially due to cold and snowy winters, the Boston Celtics have never signed a truly significant free agent. Bill Russell, Bob Cousy, Larry Bird, Paul Pierce, John Havlicek, Dave Cowens, Kevin McHale — name a Celtics superstar and he was acquired via trade or through the draft.
The most important free agent signing in franchise history was probably Don Nelson; before he became a zany, successful and entirely unpredictable coach, Nelson was a key figure, albeit a role player, on five Celtics championship teams. But even Nelson came to Boston with little fanfare and few other options — the year before joining the Celtics, Nellie averaged 2.4 points per game for the Los Angeles Lakers. And with the Celtics, he never averaged more than 15.4 points, 27.4 minutes, or 7.3 rebounds. The most important free agent acquisition in the history of the NBA's winningest franchise never made a single All-Star game.
But Boston's free agent luck might be changing. According to Stephen Jackson, players are beginning to look at Boston differently than ever before.
"When I first got in the league, I would never have thought about Boston. Ever," Jackson told ESPN the Magazine's Ric Bucher. "The way they embraced KG was a big part of changing that."
The Celtics also have a coach, and a black one at that, known for treating his players well. The Boston players begged Doc Rivers to stay every time rumors flew saying he might take a leave of absence, according to Bucher.
"That's a big piece of it," one agent told Bucher. "They'd run through a wall for him."
As the Celtics attempt to transition from the Big Three era to the "Rondo and whoever else" era, becoming major players in the free agent market has never been more important. The Celtics currently have only three players under contract for the 2012-12 season. That means Danny Ainge will have millions of dollars to play with in the summer of 2012, but convincing Dwight Howard or any other marquee free agent to sign in Boston will mean erasing five decades worth of free agent whiffs. And if Ainge does fail to upgrade the team through free agency, the Celtics could begin a long rebuilding process, one that could revive painful memories of Ricky Davis, Gerald Green and Sebastian Telfair. Either that, or Ainge could settle for second-tier free agents and the Celtics could become mired in what I will call "The Antoine Walker Zone," where the Celtics make the playoffs every year but never have a chance to contend for a championship.
In his piece, Bucher discussed the possibility of a Jeff Green-Paul Pierce-Rajon Rondo core.
"A nucleus of Green, Rondo and Pierce 'is definitely a playoff team, especially in the East,' says an Eastern Conference executive who spoke on a condition of anonymity because the league has a $1 million gag order on its employees during the current lockout," wrote Bucher.
But the playoffs are not supposed to be the end, not for the Boston Celtics, winners of 17 championships, but the means to the end. The Celtics are supposed to fight for championships, not resign themselves to mediocrity. The Antoine Walker era produced many memorable moments — banked three-pointers to win games, a trip to the Eastern Conference Finals, shimmies and shakes galore– but the era that came after it, the Gerald Green era, was more beneficial to winning a title than anything Walker ever accomplished in Boston. With Walker, the Celtics were stuck in quick sand, not going anywhere fast, pretending to make moves that would result in a championship but never really inching any closer. But after gutting the team and rebuilding with young talent (err, if you can call it talent), the Celtics were able to trade assets, contracts and draft picks to acquire the Big Three and bring Boston its 17th title.
In the summer of 2012, when Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen become free agents, Danny Ainge might have a choice to make: sign second-tier free agents and maintain a semblance of competitive mediocrity, or gut the entire roster and attempt to rebuild through draft picks and trades.
Or maybe, if the Celtics get lucky, if Stephen Jackson's sentiments are shared by the rest of the NBA, or at least by the marquee free agents of 2012, the Celtics could skip the rebuilding process and simply reload.
What say you, Dwight?


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The journalists for pan-Arab broadcaster, Al-Jazeera, were booed out of a news conference on Monday morning being held by Egypt's military on the killing of 54 people, mainly of ousted president Mohammed Morsi supporters.
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I thought that everybody understood that aljezeera was a 'managed news' channel.
HEHEHE. Many people know nothing, like the phrase "Qatari Jew"!!!!!!!!!!! !!
Al-Jazeera lies!!!! Same as US media.
Devil Propaganda mouth Piece causing confusion at all level. Go back to Qatar Traitors
<extreme sarcasm>News corporations lying to people? When did THIS begin??? </extreme sarcasm>
It could happen in Syria to Aljazeera ..... Its editorial policy had suddenly changed while it can now choose sides when reporting on conflicts !
Al jazeera is a mouthpiece of the US!
Al-Jazeera is propaganda disguised as truth which is unfortunate for the truth.
Al-Jazeera is like a wolf in she eps clothing.
Poor woman on phone may have to quit news if they will not let her tell truth.
Al-Jazeera, Qatar, Muslim Brotherhood, Cannibal Rebels, r in together to murder & rule
Qatar's ruling family are Saudi. Same as those arming cannibal rebels in Syria.
Al-Jazeera always been manipulated news, just like USA's ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN & FOX
The same thing happened in Syria, seems we are seeing the same thing all over aggain, kill qatari's.
"Al-Jazeera has long been known to be a CIA / Wahhabi / Mossad front". AND MI-6 too.
Seems the Egyptians are smarter than the Americans – they can smell the rats amongst them.
Al-Jazeera has long been known to be a CIA / Wahhabi / Mossad front.
Qatari Al Jazeera always was a cheap propaganda. It's nice that more people start to understand it.
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Martha - Cycle ????
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|Tue, 09-14-2010 - 11:00am
Hey Martha,
If I am remembering correctly, you had a messed up cycle after a failed IVF.
|Tue, 09-14-2010 - 2:45pm
hi, Kristi,
Sounds like we had slightly different situations. If you had an IUI, then you probably had a confirmed ovulation, no? The progesterone in your system could have messed you up. If you ovulated this month, however, it could be just a matter of waiting a few more days.
I was on BCP for a month then did all of these shots, etc. My ovaries never woke up from their "dormant" state from the BCP month. Zero follicles (no ovulation)... then, a little period, then no ovulation for at least a month and a half .. maybe 2. AF finally came after 2.5 months!
but, now I have a perfect biphasic bbt curve, or whatever they call it.
I would wait a week more, then call the doc and they'll probably order some tests. They can basically make AF come -- unless you're pregnant!
I believe parsley and some other herbs could help to bring it on.
Probably you just O'd late cause of some progesterone or something that delayed your system... Are you sure you've o'd this month?
hope this helps!
|Wed, 09-15-2010 - 9:27am
hi, Kristi,
So, the doctors said a beta of 6 was clearly a chemical? Sorry to hear that... and right before the DE cycle!
But, we're going to be mommies soon! I saw a little boy running to keep up with his mom this morning on my walk and thought, "I could have one of those!" It will work and our multi year headache/heartache ttc journey will be over!!
all the best,
|Wed, 09-15-2010 - 9:42am
I will go back tomorrow morning for another beta but it definately bad.
|Wed, 09-15-2010 - 9:59am
Kristi, one of my chems beta was 17 at 11dpo and 1 at 13dpo so likely your number was higher a few days ago.


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Wednesday, February 03, 2010
A History Of Cheesy And/Or Terrible Commercials Featuring NBA Players
Less talk, more cheesy commercials.
1) Tyler Hansbrough
2) Kevin Willis 3) Vince Carter 4) Doug Christie, Alvin Williams and Reggie Slater. 5) Chris Andersen 6) Chauncey B-B-B-B-B-B-Billups. 7) Dikembe Mutombo 8) Dikembe Mutombo again 9) Vince Carter again 10) Bob Lanier 11) David Robinson and Gary Payton 12) Patrick Chewing 13) David Lee 14) Keith Van Horn 15) Shaquille O'Neal, Stu Scott and Mike Breen 16) The Spurs and Knicks teams from what looks like 2000 or 2001 17) Magic Johnson 18) A mute Larry Bird selling Chardon jeans 19) Tyler Hansbrough, again, finding puppies 20) The 1980something Celtics 21) Yet more Larry Bird fail 22) Even more tremendous fail by Larry Bird 23) I haven't finished laughing at Larry Bird yet 24) Patrick Ewing, Michael Jordan and Chris Mullin 25) One of many Michael Jordan ones 26) Bill Walton 27) The 1999-2000 Golden State Warriors, advertising......themselves. 28) Larry Johnson, obviously 29) Gheorghe Muresan 30) Kenny Anderson 31) Scottie Pippen 32) Tayshaun Prince (Is it just me, or does he say "I can do that because I'm a pro; Wallside can do that because they're defective"? Doesn't sound like a glowing endorsement.) 33) Richard Hamilton 34) Ben Gordon making a better effort of it than Rip did 35) Chris Andersen again 36) Darryl Dawkins 37) Jalen Rose and Kenyon Martin 38) Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, and Michael Jordan's shirt 39) More Bob Lanier, mad enough to dunk 40) Greg Oden 41) LeBron James 42) Shaquille O'Neal 43) Julian Wright and Morris Peterson 44) Hedo Turkoglu 45) Predrag Drobnjak (wasn't a real commercial, but we'll run with it) 46) Predrag Drobnjak, again, with a little bit of Jerome James thrown in 47) Predrag Drobnjak, again, again 48) Vladmanovic, from the same vein as the Drobnjak ones 49) Dikembe Mutombo back when he was ever so slightly decipherable 50) Juwan Howard, Scottie Pippen and Grant Hill (who must have demanded to be paid by the word) 51) David Robinson and Tim Duncan 52) Pau Gasol 53) Scottie Pippen (bonus points to anybody who can decipher the first line) 54) Vin Baker 55) Dan Majerle headlines a lot of white guys talking about hustle 56) Michael Jordan.....turning around. 57) Larry Bird and Grant Hill 58) Karl Malone hunting for little American chickens, with a slightly hilarious voiceover artist as his backup 59) Carmelo Anthony 60) Several guys, but mainly let's just laugh at Larry Bird, this time as he raps badly and oscillates irritatingly 61) Christian Laettner and restaurant buggerer Rick Pitino 62) Emeka Okafor 63) More Gheorghe Muresan 64) And more (Muresan ones are not particularly cheesy, but they are fun) 65) Brent Barry 66) Brent Barry, Tim Duncan and Bruce Bowen 67) Tim Duncan, Bruce Bowen and Manu Ginobili 68) Brent Barry, Tim Duncan, Bruce Bowen and Manu Ginobili again. Yes, we're doing the whole H.E.B range. 69) Tim Duncan, Bruce Bowen and Manu Ginobili 70) Tim Duncan, Bruce Bowen and Manu Ginobili 71) Tim Duncan 72) Brent Barry, Tim Duncan, Bruce Bowen and Manu Ginobili 73) Tim Duncan, Bruce Bowen and Manu Ginobili 74) Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker for a change 75) Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker 76) Brent Barry, Bruce Bowen and Manu Ginobili (No more of those five now, I promise) 77) Brian Butch 78) Latrell Sprewell 79) Grant Hill and Jerome Williams 80) Bob Knight, Mike Shasheffski, Rick Pitino and Roy Williams 81) John Stockton 82) Magic Johnson hitting a note he'll never hit again 83) Rip Hamilton again 84) Audible Chocolate, Jay Bilas 85) Marko Jaric with a good looking woman that is not his own 86) Jared Dudley and Sam Vincent 87) Steve Francis 88) Adam Morrison talking about how he's going to make people cry in the NBA 89) Joakim Noah, Derrick Rose, Tyrus Thomas, Aaron Gray, Kirk Hinrich, Lou Wolding and Stacey King (it's a fake advert, but I'd totally buy this) 90) Dirk Nowitzki throwing a self alley-oop which is in some way supposed to make German kids stop snorting coke 91) Martell Webster 92) Lamar Odom with a very strange cameo in a Fashion TV advert 93) Robert Horry 94) Julius Irving 95) A few commercials based around the allegation that Muggsy Bogues is kind of small, one of which has an inexplicably tenous link to the mighty Hyundai Accent: 96) Wilt Chamberlain advertising the raw throbbing power of the gutsy Volkswagen Rabbit 97) LaMarcus Aldridge 98) Jason Williams 99) Another fake commercial, this time featuring Pat Burke, Steve Nash, James Jones, Alvin Gentry and Leandro Barbosa: And finally, the most terrible commercial of all time to have ever featured an NBA player..... 100) Scottie Pippen being creepy as all hell.
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I lied just now. The best part is 10 seconds through the Stockton one. I had no idea he was capable of that. Good times.ReplyDelete
HAHA good post!! Living in Michigan I have seen the Pistons ones about a million times, when I saw you had the wallside windows ad up I was going to comment about the Rahmani eye dr ads but you got them too! There is one Reggie Miller ad that I cant remember what the cause was but Reggie proves that he can read lines off a cue card really well..ReplyDelete
Replace the duplicate Spurs one with this bad boy from former Wisconsin big man Brian Butch:ReplyDelete
Did you seriously just embed 100 youtube videos into on one page?....ReplyDelete
Tayshaun Prince says "The Factory", not "defective".ReplyDelete
Well, that makes more sense I suppose.ReplyDelete
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|Mon, 10-01-2012 - 4:54pm
I have a dilemma. My in laws have this wild, vicious dogs their kids found and brought home. We were going to go over to their house this summer for a barbeque with the caveat that if the dog did not behave himself while we were there that we would go to my mother in laws house instead. When we got there they were restraining the dog in the back yard by holding him by the collar. This dog was lunging at their glass doors trying to get in to where we were. Snarling and barking. My SIL had my hubby go up to the door and the dog was jumping up on the glass teeth bared. They brilliantly decided to open the glass door and attempt for my hubby to give the dog a treat. The dog looked like it was going to rip my husband's face off. We had to leave. I told my husband there is no way I was going over to that house with the kids with that dog there. I mean why on earth would anyone keep an animal that was so vicious that you couldn't have any company, especially family? SIL said well the dog loved grandma. Fantastic! It HATES us. Now I know my husband, and I know he won't be able to stand not seeing his family for the holidays. We could invite them over to our house but they won't come over. It's too far, our house is too small, yadda, yadda. Am I wrong here? I mean even if they put the dog in the backyard, I wouldn't feel comfortable being there. What if someone accidently opened the door? And do I really want to be there for several hours with a violent dog barking and jumping on the glass door bearing it's teeth at my family? What if the dog got out? Arrgghh! This is so ridiculous!
|Mon, 10-01-2012 - 5:55pm
|Mon, 10-01-2012 - 7:04pm
Although my first reaction was similar to yours, the other poster is right. Either accept the dog or don't go over there. At least with the kids.
I have mixed feelings about pets. I really, really don't like leaving a house covered in dog or cat hair, KWIM? Once I know I can come prepared, but when you don't, it is no fun being jumped on by an excited dog. Or more recently, I stayed outside and the black dog came up and rubbed against my white pants. Ugh!
Although it is the dogs home, I don't see any thing wrong with kenneling a dog while guests are there. I don't know, some people take their dogs every where they go and others are totally opposite.
I remember one holiday we took our dog to my parents and one of the guests was really suprised we had a dog in the house for a holiday gathering. My MIL just said "the dog is part of the family." We did put him out while we ate, though.
On a side note: I wouldn't like it either. Nothing against pet owners, but some pets are way better behaved than others. I don't see how your visit would be enjoyable with the dog scratching and barking the whole time. Vicious, or not.
We more recently had a dog that we could not let loose with other dogs and honestly, he did kind of scare people who didn't like dogs. But he listened when he was told lay down and if not, he went out back.
|Tue, 10-02-2012 - 9:50am
Regarding not wanting to kennel the dog, here's one possible explanation (because this is what happened to us): It's possible the dog has separation anxiety and can't handle being kenneled or separated from MIL. We adopted a Doberman about two years ago. He's a great dog, but he'd been shuffled around so much (and who knows what kind of life he had before we got him) that he was just a mess for almost the entire first year we had him. It was so bad that I couldn't even walk my son to the bus stop without the dog freaking out. I couldn't even go to the grocery store until DH got home from work because the dog simply could not handle it. He'd pace and cry if I was out of his sight. I'm not trying to make excuses for MIL, but it's possible she can't isolate the dog right now. It was a long, hard road, but we're able to leave our adopted dog home alone for a few hours now. The first year was definitely a challenge, though.
Is there any other family member who would be willing to host for get togethers?
|Wed, 10-03-2012 - 9:52pm
Personally, I put the "well being" of a dog or any other behind behind you and your family. I wouldn't go over again, andI woiuld tell them its becasue of the dog.
|Thu, 10-04-2012 - 6:59pm
The answer is training. We took on a second hand dog which was fine with people but terribly aggressive with other dogs. Turns out that he was never socialised as a pup and his behaviour was because he was terrified. We got a trainer and with a lot of hard work, taught him how to socialise. And other basics such as house manners. He's now the most lovely dog in all respects
Are they taking any iniative in training this dog? Thing is, for a dog to act out like this, it must be very stressed and anxious. Training would make things comfortable for your family and make the dog happier. Win/Win.
If training isn't an option, then they have no business taking on such a damaged dog.
|Thu, 10-04-2012 - 7:29pm
Point being, I agree with you TBS if you can't train properly, then don't take the dog. We unfortunately had to let him and go and cross our fingers he could be rehabilited. Brakes my heart not knowing what happened, but he kept running away and we could not keep him safe.


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Everyone wants more leads, right? This is probably your number 1 request from clients or upper management if you're running pay-per-click campaigns (followed closely by "without increasing spend"). But the reality is you're likely managing to a target cost per acquisition, so grabbing more volume isn't as easy as jacking up bids and lifting your budgets.
The obvious answer to increasing conversions is focusing on conversion rate optimization, but we'll walk through five slightly less obvious ideas worth testing that can help you grab more volume without ignoring your margins.
Idea 1: Keyword Expansion
The first idea is to try different keyword verticals and expand your keyword list. How do you do that? In all likelihood you've already brainstormed your initial list, used some traditional keyword tools, and mined your search query report. From here you want to think about going "wider and deeper" as we outlined in our post on expanding your keyword list. The idea here is to leverage tools that can offer additional, "wide" keyword suggestions you haven't thought of yet, as well as going deeper into your own keyword targeting by mining not only your search query data but also your SEO data. From the post:
As you look to expand your paid search campaigns, you want to focus on two core means of discovery:
- "Wider" - Going "wider" means identifying new keyword verticals that didn't previously exist within your campaigns. This often comes in the form of new ad groups targeting wholly new keyword ideas that you hadn't previously introduced into your campaigns.
- "Deeper" - Going "deeper" in this context means mining your existing campaigns for new targeting opportunities. The best way to do this is by looking at the search query data generated by your existing campaigns.
Check out the full post and this guide to keyword expansion for more information on expanding your keyword lists.
Idea 2: Revisit Your Content Campaigns
First, make sure you've set up a content campaign. Next, give it some TLC. David Szetela wrote an excellent eBook on content network best practices – it's a bit older now but many of the principles still apply. By paying closer attention to your content network campaigns you may find opportunities to expand your reach by introducing banner ads, testing retargeting campaigns, and simply making your content network spend work harder for you.
Idea 3: Try New Platforms
Facebook and LinkedIn both have massive audiences with rapidly maturing PPC platforms and very interesting targeting options. Ad networks like AdKnowledge, AdBrite, Advertising.com, ContextWeb and several others offer large swaths of inventory that very well may work for your audience and often have much less competition than running campaigns through AdWords or even adCenter. You can also take some of the other third-tier search engines for a spin.
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- Relevant Ads – Write ads that speak more to the searcher's intent, but also make promises you're fulfilling on your landing page. This means staying away from gimmicky ads that are eye-catching but drive the wrong prospects, and focusing on getting inside the mind of your searcher or visitor. Of course if that's too tough for you, you can always just write a really bad ad about something she might Google, and Elisa will fix your ad for you.
- Better Campaign Structures – In addition to just tweaking your ads, you can also break down your paid search campaigns to create tighter, more relevant keyword groups, which will help enhance the effectiveness (and clickability) of your ad.
Idea 5: Test New Offer Types
A great way to get more conversions from existing traffic is to trying offering that traffic something different. For instance if your traditional lead type is a free trial of your product, try offering a white paper or a free tool. This can be particularly effective on the content network or for early-stage, informational keywords. Just make sure you understand how white papers and free tools convert into actual sales, so you can value them appropriately. For instance, if your free trial goal converts at 10 percent from a free trial to a sale, and only 1 percent of the people who download white papers go on to buy your product, you need more than 10 white paper downloads for every 1 trial to be confident making the switch (often with white papers and free tools this sort of ratio absolutely can and does add up, but make sure you're tracking and testing).
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Hi Tom
This is very informative, thank you.
Using broad match keyword is a way of listening what searchers want to buy(convert). I encourage campaign managers not to use too many broad match keywords in a group, but use atleast one/two that will bring more search terms. By doing so, a broad match keyword cost can be tied to only one broad match keyword and if the broad match keyword is costing a lot you can easly lower the bid or try another broad match keyword.
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Grate article . i have read this above topic and i got very informative ideas . Thanks for share this grate article.


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Houseboat on the Eilbekkanal by Rost Niderehe Architects
Rost Niderehe Architects have designed a houseboat on the Eilbekkanal in Hamburg, Germany.
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The original idea has been to design a houseboat that essentially has the character of a boat in combination with the comfort of a traditional family home.
The formal architectural language should be clear and simple. This is reflected both in the floor plans as well as in creation of the individual rooms. Using a single wall that wraps like a spiral from the outside to the inside, the rooms are developed from public use on the outside (kitchen, dining room) to private use on the inside (bedroom, bathroom).
The spaces for public use are located on the upper deck, this being the entrance level; spaces for private use (work, living- and bedrooms) are located on the lower deck.
The chosen materials (mainly steel and wood) are influenced by both areas of provenance of the design – naval architecture as well as normal building construction.
The residents work and live on the houseboat – in the middle of the city of Hamburg, surrounded by the green belt of the Eilbek-canal. When the mooring area has to be changed, it is easy to move the houseboat to its new destination with the help of a tug.
The demand for this form of living is high, which is also shown by the huge amount of positive feedback both from the population of the surrounding area as well as from the city's urban development agency. Right now official mooring areas for permanent residences on water are missing, but the process has been started: Germany's first settlement with a new houseboat generation has been completed.
Visit the website of Rost Niderehe Architects – here.
Photography by Jens Kroell and Amelie Rost
15 Responses to "Houseboat on the Eilbekkanal by Rost Niderehe Architects"
SUSAN on 30 Aug 2010 at 5:10 am #
Wow. A contemporary House boat. Do I love this! Amazing.
amor poligonero on 30 Aug 2010 at 6:03 am #
Very nice!!
Scott Harrigan on 30 Aug 2010 at 6:25 am #
A houseboat must have its own engine, or other mode of propulsion, and be essentially driveable. This seems to be a house barge, not a boat.
James Cameron on 30 Aug 2010 at 12:38 pm #
I love it! Even if I didn't have water to float the houseboat, I would love to live in it!
Sammi on 30 Aug 2010 at 7:11 pm #
It is my dream house, amazing.
SOOZYC on 30 Aug 2010 at 7:20 pm #
Ready to move in!! you always come up with the coolest projects…I so enjoy your blog..
TW on 31 Aug 2010 at 1:40 am #
Fantastic. I love to see new ways of living.
The nod to the P&O style is a nice touch.
top chedda on 31 Aug 2010 at 7:32 am #
Very classy, though as mentioned previously propulsion would be really nice. I dont know if I like the distance between the sink and stove though. I could definitely live there though!
maia RUSTIC . on 31 Aug 2010 at 7:34 am #
The best houseboat.
Nico on 31 Aug 2010 at 10:28 am #
I love this project!
I'd like to see some more pictures and drawings showing the utility systems (tanks, sewage treatment plant, generator, propulsion if any) and the storage spaces.
My dream home is a houseboat.
BjZ on 01 Sep 2010 at 5:31 am #
Very cozy and homey. Good job!
Dan Brunn Architecture on 03 Sep 2010 at 11:35 am #
Great project! Going to Hamburg in October -hope to see it while I'm there! Love the lighting fixtures…
Walter on 06 Sep 2010 at 5:09 pm #
I love the outside of the barge but the inside is too stark white and sterile.
Colwyn Bay Home Design on 16 Nov 2010 at 9:22 pm #
Very interesting! I too love the outside but have to agree with Walter about the inside. Seems to be a common theme in a number of the homes and offices featured.
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Teen Wolf Review: A Monster Like Meby Carissa Pavlica at . Updated at . Comments
Argent's back!
That's just one of the many exciting developments brought to us in Teen Wolf Season 4 Episode 4, which felt like a return to what the series does best -- action and suspense with a very amusing undertone.
Considering the very heavy Teen Wolf Season 3 and all the death and destruction in its wake, it's a relief to get back to the heart of the characters. They're teenagers and they're supernatural, they say and do some very wise things, but more often than not it's after a trial and error of many stupid things.
That's not saying teens have the lead on that behavior, but when they're dealing with nemetons and nogitsune, it can be hard to remember they're just kids. And you know what? I love these frakkin' kids.
Dylan O'Brien has been delivering his A-Game as Stiles and I'm really enjoying how Tyler Posey, the True Alpha Scott McCall, lets go of the reins a little bit allowing both O'Brien and Stiles some room to play around. Even when you'd think an Alpha would have all the information at hand, Scott lets Stiles drive, allowing him to handle some of the dirty work. It doesn't always work out fabulously.
Stiles: OK Liam. Now, you've seen a lot of confusing things tonight and more confusing things are gonna happen because of the confusing things that happened tonight. Do you understand?
Liam: Not really.
Stiles: Good, that's good.
Scott: I don't either.
- Permalink: I don't either.
There were some genuinely funny and compassionate moments in "The Benefactor" that could have taken a more serious turn.
As Malia struggled against restraints, Stiles remembered through his history as a pawn to the nogitsune that sometimes you accomplish a lot when you realize you aren't in control of the situation. Releasing Malia and freeing her from the torment of trying to break away stopped her change.
Similarly, when Liam crashed at Scott's feet after Argent tranqed him, he was in a world of hurt about what his behavior might to do his parents. He's a good kid and doesn't ever want them to see him as a destructive monster again.
You're not a monster, you're a werewolf, like me.Scott
Lydia was wrapped up in trying to hear the key to the message buried in her math notes. Ultimately, it was Allison. The nod to her best friend was appreciated. Once entered, the list was revealed and she announced it to be a dead pool of all the supernaturals in Beacon Hills, and they're all on it.
There were no dollar signs next to the numbers on the dead pool, and I know they're essentially a betting instrument that allows people to get paid according to the odds of predicting when someone will die, or, in this case, carrying it out for a specific amount of money. Given the small numbers next to the major players, I can only assume they give higher payouts.
It was pretty frakked up seeing Violet take a wire and beheading a werewolf who was going about his business, resisting change with a mantra so he could fix a flat. The look of glee on her face as her boyfriend received the text that the money had been transferred to hhis account made my stomach turn.
First, I had to wonder why her lame ass boyfriend set his girl out to kill so he could get a payout and second I realized that if the "regular" citizens in Beacon Hills think so little of supernaturals, our heroes are kind of in trouble. Again.
At least one killer is out of the way. After the muted one axed Peter in the chest (and it was laced with wolfsbane), he announced via a voice device that Derek was next. Stilinski and Derek tracked him and were placing him under arrest when a very sexy Peter Hale dashed down the school hallway to pummel the mute and rip his - heart? - out. Whatever was in his hands seemed more stringy than heart-like, but what do I know? Monsters don't necessarily have a lot of heart. Ha.
It was an all around pleasing installment of Teen Wolf Season 4 and felt like comfort food. I've missed these types of episodes and Mr. Argent.
Scott: How did you know?
Argent: I got your text.
- Permalink: I got your text.
Classic. It's great to have everyone back to normal, even if their lives are at stake by an unknown benefactor. Given that the installment bared his name, it's kid of surprising we learned very little about the benefactor. We have yet to even see another appearance of Kate Argent. Maybe she was waiting for her brother to come home.
If you've missed any installments or need to catch up with all the Beacon Hills action, you can watch Teen Wolf online via TV Fanatic.
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The benefactor is definitely one of the hunters anyway. They set up a dead pool and allison is the password. The benfactor's going to be related to an Argent - the grandfather with the disease maybe? I'm sure they'll figure out a way to have not killed him after all...
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Best episode of the season so far! I loved the Moon dance, it was beautifully done. I loved the way Violet slayed the delivery guy, I was so surprised Violet did it. I just want to see how they will try to kill the our pack!
Peter killed it last night, we need so much more of him. Brilliant stuff from Ian. The only thing I hated is how weak Scott was portrayed, I mean come on he is an ALPHA!
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That is what i was yelling to the tv. He gets clawed he will heal. He is alpha use it. Bite is a gift line. I know he remebered how annoyed he was when derek said that to him. Derek was clawed for how long by cora and boyd?
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I think Peter did more than just a clawing, it looked like he just ripped the nospeaky apart. I didn't anticipate him returning after that. Loved Peter though. Awesome scene. I really was on the edge of my seat this episode and when Lydia and Mason were in the room I thought something was wrong with the computer and my speakers went crazy.
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He's a lingering question....didn't teenage Derek scratch Deaton? Is he immune?
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No, but Derek is a Beta, they can't turn people. It just hurts like an sob. Remember, Isaac scratched Allison last season and nothing happened to her.
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So who are the other ppl in the dead pool list?
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I know the first like four were the wendigo family and there was demarco listed, he was the werewolf that Violet killed.
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Wouldn't be surprised if the Benefactor is Gerard, his name was mentioned in the after show. Scott is Liam's alpha, he should of been able to roar & get him under control just like how Derek did to Issac back in season 2 when he first changed. & it's gonna be stupid that they have these teen kids killing off other supernatural creatures, like what ? I understand the delivery guy bc she snuck up on him.
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Popular theory is Gerard.
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duh its danny just you wait ...... like a month or so then will see
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It's Gerard Allison grandfather
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That's the one I meant, yes...if it's not him, it'll be an Argent connected to him...another offspring, wife, sister, something along those lines.
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Refined carbohydrates, such as white rice and white flour, are the mainstay of the modern Asian Indian diet, and may contribute to the rising incidence of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease in this population. Prior to the 1950s, whole grains such as amaranth, barley, brown rice, millet, and sorghum were more commonly used in Asian Indian cooking. These grains and other non-Indian grains such as couscous, quinoa, and spelt are nutritionally advantageous and may be culturally acceptable carbohydrate substitutes for Asian Indians. This review focuses on practical recommendations for culturally sensitive carbohydrate modification in a modern Asian Indian diet to reduce type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease in this population.
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