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BENNINGTON Police say a man wanted on a felony sex charge turned himself in to authorities after he saw himself on a television news report that said police were looking for him.
Robert Gibbons, 53, is facing a felony charge of aggravated sexual assault on a child younger than 13, according to a press release sent by Lt. Lloyd Dean of the Bennington Police Department. No information was provided about the details leading to the charge.
Police issued a news release Wednesday saying they were seeking the publics help in finding Gibbons. A few hours later police issued another release saying Gibbons had turned himself to the Hoosick Falls, N.Y. Police Department. Gibbons reportedly told police he learned he was wanted after seeing himself on a news report.
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LEXINGTON, Ohio | As the laps dwindled, Chris Buescher's anxiety rose.
The 21-year-old rookie was leading the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course — gunning for his first victory — but was running out of fuel.
"I was really focusing on taking deep breaths at that point," Buescher said about the final laps before he hung on to capture the Nationwide Children's Hospital 200 on Saturday for his first victory. "I found myself on every straightaway just telling myself to relax a little bit."
Everybody's talking about them. Yet no coach dares mention them for fear of "looking ahead."
They're the biggest games of the fast-approaching season.
Alabama's Nick Saban, Florida State's Jimbo Fisher and Ohio State's Urban Meyer — among many others — have been prodded about their team's earth-shaking showdowns, against the likes of Auburn, Notre Dame and Michigan State. And each time they've batted aside the question like Anthony Davis flicking a fly from his unibrow.
Not constrained by looking past opponents, here's a gander at a college fan's best days of the year:
COLUMBUS, OHIO | Asked a question about lofty preseason rankings and high expectations, Ohio State coach Urban Meyer jokingly threatened to pull the reporter's season credentials.
Laughing, he said he only wanted to discuss the first game against Navy on Aug. 30.
But then he confirmed that even he is impressed with what he's seen so far out of the Buckeyes.
"If you had to say what's the difference between this team and last year's team, we're faster," he said. "It does have the feel of a very good team."
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Bowl Championship Series has been good to Urban Meyer.
He led two Florida teams to national championships under the format in the 2006 and 2008 seasons. Each time the Gators lost a game in the regular season, but still played for the BCS title.
But now that he's the head coach at Ohio State, and his unbeaten team could be on its way to being boxed out of the national title race, he's looking differently at the how major college football determines which teams play for the championship.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — There was a time when Ohio State could use the week of the Wisconsin game to prepare for other, bigger showdowns.
From 1948 to 1980, the Buckeyes were 32-1 against the Badgers. Most games were over before fans found their seats.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Even though San Diego State was beaten by a lower-division team in its opener, Urban Meyer believes it is dangerous to take the Aztecs lightly.
The Ohio State coach made the case that the Aztecs were on the wrong end of a 40-19 score at home on Saturday night because they lost Adam Muema to an ankle injury — "arguably the best tailback we'll face all year" — and that FCS member Eastern Illinois played a great game.
Rocky Long will bring his Aztecs to Ohio Stadium on Saturday to face the second-ranked Buckeyes.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Urban Meyer had officially been the head coach at Ohio State for maybe 10 minutes when he was hit with his first question about his old conference.
So, is the Southeastern Conference better than the Big Ten, and if so, why?
AKRON, Ohio — They say par is a good score in a major.
If that's true next week at the PGA Championship, then Tiger Woods has already done his share of preparation.
Woods played safe and smart with a big lead, parring 16 holes in an even-par 70 Sunday to coast to a seven-shot victory at the Bridgestone Invitational for his eighth win at the event — matching the PGA Tour record he already shared for victories in a single tournament.
AKRON, Ohio — With an elite field chasing the lead, Tiger Woods decided to play keep-away.
Already up by a staggering seven shots through 36 holes thanks to a career-tying best of 61 in the second round, Woods shot a solid 2-under 68 on Saturday in the Bridgestone Invitational to maintain that same seven-stroke lead.
It was as if he was turning around and daring the world's best players to come after him. No one really could.
AKRON, Ohio — Maybe one reason Tiger Woods isn't that impressed by anyone shooting 59 is that he's already done it.
Granted, it was in a 1997 match with his good friend and fellow pro Mark O'Meara at Isleworth in Florida.
But a lot was riding on it.
"He lost a boatload," Woods said after flirting with 59 before finishing off a 61 on Friday in the second round of the Bridgestone Invitational.
But that wasn't even the worst of it for O'Meara, the 1998 Masters and British Open winner.
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The BLF has Money to BurnNovember 8th, 2008 by MiltonRandKalman
The Billboard Liberation Front has teamed up the Wachovia Bank and the Treasury Department to bring you a new stimulus package for the long cold recession ahead, Money to Burn
The BLF has Money to BurnNovember 8th, 2008 by MiltonRandKalman
The Billboard Liberation Front has teamed up the Wachovia Bank and the Treasury Department to bring you a new stimulus package for the long cold recession ahead, Money to Burn
Billboard Liberation Front attending Takeovers and MakeoversNovember 7th, 2008 by MiltonRandKalman
The Billboard Liberation Front will be making an academic appearance at UC Berkeley's Art Museum for Takeovers and Makeovers. The talk at 2:15 on Saturday the 8th, will feature founder Jack Napier, Chief Scientist Milton Rand Kalman and Ehrich Weiss, Chief Disinformation Architect. As long as there are no questions about the Situationists and no one ask what we really think of AdBusters magazine, everything should go smooth.
Australian Billboard Liberation Sleeper Cell StrikesSeptember 29th, 2008 by MiltonRandKalman
A small group of people from the outskirts of Sydney Australia, lead by an newly inspired billboard liberator, has recently formed with the intention to help the public question the use of advertising in public spaces.
The group's leader, Robert Brown told us of the motivation of the group, free street art. "It is our belief that public art should not be illegal and forced to stay behind gallery doors, but it should be displayed in public spaces and used as a method to encourage people to question the society they reside and it's morals."
Discussing recent activity Brown stated that "After several successful postings on a local church billboard questioning their message of heaven or hell. A decision was made that a bigger audience with a larger target was required."
When asked about the latest billboard Brown commented, "After seeing a billboard with such an open and inviting message, it was only a matter of time before we improved it."
Why use the Prime Minister as the victim?
What Moral is your work questioning?
BLF, Monchrom Erect Great Firewall of China at GoogleMay 15th, 2008 by MiltonRandKalman
For Immediate Release
The Billboard Liberation Front partners with monochrom to erect the Great Firewall of China on Google's Mountain View campus.
As shareholders at Google's annual convention were counting their well earned dividends, America's premier billboard improvement corporation, Billboard Liberation Front, assisted the Austrian arts collective monochrom in a monumental advertising coup designed to celebrate Google's online partnership with the Peoples Republic of China.
China's heroic effort to protect their enormous internet market (162 million!) from an overload of useless information includes a moratorium on abrasive, ugly, and thoroughly misleading concepts such as truth. China's Internet "Cultural Revolution" is made possible through support from America's most leviathanesque behemoth, Google Inc. 'Don't be evil' says Google's PR department!
During Dr. Eric Schmidt's keynote address on China, BLF and monochrom agents worked feverishly to improve signs on Google's campus.
monochrom came to the USA to promote a singular concept called Sculpture Mobs.
At the Maker Faire in San Mateo earlier this month, Johannes and accomplice Daniel Fabry trained attendees to erect public sculptures in a simulated Wal-Mart parking lot in just 5 minutes before "security" was called. Google and the PRC proved to be the ideal test case clients for this new advertising improvement technique.
As BLF CIO (Blank) DeCoverly pointed out in his power point presentation, "My god they are so lucky, the Chinese masses not having to grapple with the incessant flood of information. The veritable 'Tower of Babble' we Americans and to a lesser extent our European cousins have to digest from our
Each and every day"
"The truth is a bummer," agreed BLF CEO Jack Napier, "it's confusing, and they're damn lucky Google has such a lovingly orchestrated filter to shelter them from it."
The BLF (http://billboardliberation.com) has been improving outdoor advertising since 1977. Prior campaigns have included work for Exxon, R.J. Reynolds, General Motors, Revlon and Apple Computers. monochrom (http://monochrom.at/english) is an Austrian based worldwide collective dealing with technology, art, context hacking and philosophy since 1993. Some of them are afraid of skin cancer.
BLF Flees the United StatesMarch 3rd, 2008 by MiltonRandKalman
Some of the BLF members simply wanted to get away from the constant praise and adulations from government officials over the high-visibility of the ad campaign.
In order to get away from the media attention and stardom the Billboard Liberation Front is heading to Ghent, Belgium to speak at Vooruit's The Game is Up art conference on March 8th, also attending is our spiritual leader Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping.
When asked if speaking at an art conference in the middle of Belgium was the best response to the Current Situation, the BLF's Ehrich Weiss replied.
Video of the AT&T/NSA ImprovementFebruary 28th, 2008 by MiltonRandKalman
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The BLF Strike!February 28th, 2008 by MiltonRandKalman
The Billboard Liberation Front today announced a major new advertising improvement campaign executed on behalf of clients AT&T and the National Security Agency. Focusing on billboards in the San Francisco area, this improvement action is designed to promote and celebrate the innovative collaboration of these two global communications giants.
Answering Our PrayersFebruary 27th, 2008 by MiltonRandKalman
For a billboard liberator, sometimes that one great billboard comes along once every 10 years…that just cries out help. This is one such billboard. A Holy Grail of billboards. Even the back story is inspirational; A church in Tampa, FL has issued a 30-day sex challenge: If you're married, have sex every day. If you're not married, don't have sex at all.
Married folks get thirty days of 'Hanky-Panky' (I prefer the term 'crime scene investigation'), and month-long 'Wanky-Panky' for the single folks.
If any of our readers are in Florida, please do us proud.
The Spanish BLF Strike! Olè!February 2nd, 2008 by MiltonRandKalman
I received a communique through diplomatic channels from our Spanish operatives. The improved the message of the official radio station of the Catholic Church. Well done, sir!
Photo and communique follows
Difibulator? Can I get fries with that?February 2nd, 2008 by MiltonRandKalman
A sleeper cell in London, Ontario, Canada has sent this improvement to us. Deftly pointing out the horrors of American fast food, this from the country that created poutine.
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Jeremy Lin, Steve Nash Forging Partnership That Could Alter Lakers' Season
LOS ANGELES — The Lakers' season is going to be a success only if Kobe Bryant delivers redemption.
And only if a long list of other things happen, too.
Atop that list may be the only other two Lakers who have been dominant in the league, and the only two who can give this team an identity besides Kobe: Steve Nash, a two-time NBA MVP, and Jeremy Lin, who for three weeks became a phenomenon that transcended the league and the entire sports world.
If they can provide a superior level of point guard play at a time when the Lakers enter the season expected to be quite inferior at that key position, the team will have a foundation.
For all the attention that Byron Scott rightly intends to place on upgrading the team's defense, that end is not going to be anything special. The Lakers had better be a consistently stellar offensive team if they're going to beat people, and the only way that happens is if Nash and Lin combine to orchestrate an attack the beautiful way they have before.
Interesting intangibles are at work here, too.
Despite how poorly things have gone for Nash as a Laker, there are those in the organization who would vouch for him as an even better guy than Pau Gasol. If Nash can have success here at the age of 40 after all his injury setbacks, he's going to appreciate it to the nth degree—and imbue the Lakers' locker room with a positive energy the team desperately needs if it is to overachieve.
Lin, 26, has been a well-appreciated teammate on his clubs in much the same way, being unassuming despite his outsized fame, truly wanting the best for those around him. Given the ardent interest throughout Southern California in Lin as an Asian-American, Lin having success would turn into its own fireball of momentum for the Lakers to ride.
Nash has long been a strong supporter of Lin, who came to L.A. last summer to take part in Nash's charity soccer game.
Now teammates, the two already have begun forging a partnership, both working out at the Lakers' training facility Monday and again Wednesday to get started. The first full-team training-camp workout isn't until Tuesday.
It's journalistically irresponsible these days to string together the three words "Nash is healthy," yet he sort of is. He has shaken the nerve root problem that for a year-and-a-half inevitably zapped him from his back to his knees and prevented him from moving with any freedom.
If Nash's body holds up this time, a scenario may unfold wherein Bryant might not have the most melodious redemption song of this Lakers season.
Bryant is set to play at least one more season, but Nash is planning for this to be it—and he has been such a nonfactor as a Laker that it's jarring, but fair, to witness how little spark there is over his impending farewell.
If his body allows, Nash still can be a magical player. In recent pickup games with Lakers teammates, Nash has been pain-free and tossing around that old fairy dust.
He has long since learned to thrive without physical advantages, and him simply doing what he does would change what everyone else does on the Lakers.
For example, Jordan Hill would become a weapon when you combine his putbacks with his one other offensive skill: rolling hard to the hoop the way Dwight Howard refused to do when fleetingly paired with a gimpy Nash. Carlos Boozer is going to settle for jumpers at this point in his career, but he might actually make them via perfect pick-and-pop execution from Nash.
The Lakers remain hesitant to count on Nash, but this much has changed since the offseason began: They are now at least indulging hope when it comes to him.
Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak went about building this roster almost as if Nash didn't exist, because the nerve damage hadn't abated to this extent and everyone knew that Nash could aggravate it just by rolling out of bed any morning.
That threat remains, which is why the Lakers signed journeyman point guard Ronnie Price on Wednesday with Nash, Lin and rookie Jordan Clarkson already on the team. Price, though, is only training-camp insurance as the Lakers see how Nash holds up.
In the Lakers' ideal world, Nash and Lin would play so well that Scott is forced to play them together, with Bryant, at crunch time—and the coach patches the defense together somehow.
But it's not unrealistic that Nash carves up defenses and makes Bryant's life much easier with the starting unit while the coaches try not to overextend either old man. The second unit is where the Lakers envision playing faster and being triggered by Lin storming through the paint to dish—most often to Nick Young and Julius Randle—or finish himself, as he does so well on the drive.
Lin's best days came under the brightest lights, remember, and he arrives in L.A. without all the pressure that followed him from New York to Houston. While Nash is enjoying a rediscovered physical freedom, Lin stands at his healthiest mentally in a long time—poised to tap back into his love for the game.
The Lakers will need that, and him, to help Nash and Bryant steer the committee of big men Scott will play this season.
Despite no Mike D'Antoni to help space the floor for Nash and Lin, as team icon Magic Johnson would surely attest, the point guard runs the show more than the coach.
The Lakers' goal is not just to win again.
It is to be the Lakers again.
That means winning with star power.
So when it comes to the surprises the Lakers need sprung this season, this is where it starts, in the backcourt, where two players who have blown fans' minds before have a chance to do so again.
Kevin Ding is an NBA senior writer for Bleacher Report. Follow him on Twitter, @KevinDing.
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Happy Birthday to Shaq and All His Alter Egos
Happy birthday, Shaq!
On this date in 1972, you were born in Newark, N.J. You would eventually blossom into a first-ballot Hall of Famer, one of the most dominant big men of all time (even if you couldn't quite hit those free throws).
But this isn't about your MVP or your four NBA titles…for you have always been a man of far more depth. Actor, rapper, Santa Claus impersonator: Shaq Diesel, you've done it all.
So let us celebrate your 42nd birthday by remembering the various roles you have assumed over the years.
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Lakers News: Dwight Howard's Departure Means L.A. Must Alter Philosophy
After countless reports of contradicting nature, All-Star center Dwight Howard confirmed via his official Twitter page that he has signed a contract to join the Houston Rockets. While countless analysts have debated what this means for Houston and the rest of the Western Conference, there's one thing we cannot ignore.
The Los Angeles Lakers must alter their philosophy for winning titles after yet another free-agency debacle.
The Lakers are coming off one of the most disappointing seasons in NBA history, possessing a starting lineup laced with Hall of Famers and finishing the regular season at 45-37. Not only did they struggle to maintain a record above .500, but they also were eventually swept out of the first round.
In turn, they established a reputation as one of the biggest busts in league history.
With Howard's departure, the Lakers are again stuck in a state of disarray, with an abundance of stars and an absence of promise. This is a situation reserved solely for the Lakers, who have mountains of expectations that few teams can compare to.
If this failed experiment has taught us anything, it's that L.A. needs to build their contender in a different way.
Using the Draft
Free agency will remain a prominent aspect of the Lakers' strategy—and rightfully so. If there's any way to find a reliable source of production, it's by signing a player who has proven capable of handling the NBA grind.
With that being said, the Lakers have one glaring void on their roster—they lack youth to develop and the athleticism to build their defense with.
Howard would have helped in both regards, but D-12 would have been the only player under the age of 32. Currently, that player is 25-year-old Jordan Hill, who has displayed the potential to be a double-double type of player.
Unfortunately, they don't have much else to hang their hat on—that truth comes down to mismanaging the first round of the NBA draft.
The Lakers haven't used a first-round draft choice since 2009, when they selected and then traded point guard Toney Douglas to the New York Knicks. They haven't kept a first-rounder since 2007, when they picked Javaris Crittenton.
If the Lakers hope to win with their current core, or any other group of players they may potentially acquire, holding onto their first-round draft choices and drafting starting-caliber players is the only way to go.
Overvaluing the Lakers' Name
If the past year has taught us anything about the Los Angeles Lakers, it's that they overvalue their own name value. While the Lakers do have their reasons for confidence—geographic location and 16 NBA championships, for instance—this is a new era of basketball.
The most powerful draw is the team with the pairing of cap space and the ability to bring in multiple stars.
While the Lakers may have cap space looming in 2014, there is an undeniable sense of uncertainty surrounding their organization. Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol and Metta World Peace will all become free agents, with at least No. 24 in line to receive a massive re-up.
Their ability to draw attention from other stars could hinge upon their willingness to play with a 35-year-old leader.
There may be the perception that the Lakers are immune to dry spells as an organization, but that's hardly the case. For every period of championship glory has come one in which the Lakers have seen a stunning collapse.
The common theme in each of those recovery periods has been their ability to pair a star prospect via the draft with a top-tier free agent.
The Lakers clearly believe that they can achieve the latter feat, using their name brand as a reason to join the franchise. What they're ignoring, however, is the ever-important factor of finding the youth they need to create their future with.
By seeing Howard walk, the only hope remaining is that they realize their wrongs and begin utilizing the draft as they're supposed to.
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Why Kobe Bryant Will Alter Dwight Howard's Public Image in 2012-13
It's nearly a yearly occurrence in today's NBA. Somebody does something to piss of their hometown fans (or soon to be former hometown fans), the rest of the league sympathizes and they instantly become persona non grata in the NBA.
Fans everywhere will become incredibly disenchanted with the player in question and their public image is shot to hell.
In case anyone out there was still questioning whether or not Dwight Howard was going to fit that bill this season, Dwight Howard's return to Orlando probably won't be accompanied by horns blowing and flowers being tossed. Instead he'll see the roughest homecoming since LeBron James came back to Cleveland for the first time.
One thing that Howard can take advantage of now that he's moved to L.A. and shares a locker room with the rest of the Lakers is that he's got a teammate who was once in the same position that he's in.
Kobe Bryant's unpopularity reached a nadir after he was accused of sexual assault back in 2003, leading to a months-long trial that dragged through the 2003-04 season forcing Kobe to go back and forth between Colorado and California during the basketball season.
Thankfully for Howard, his predicament is nowhere near as bad as Kobe's. He's facing a public shunning whereas Kobe was facing serious jail time, which would have potentially ended his career far short of what was expected.
Even though the cases are completely different, what Kobe did following the case is going to be what Howard needs to do following his unceremonious departure from Orlando.
Kobe made some drastic changes, from changing his number to almost completely closing himself off from the media. Basically what he did was ignore most outside influences and just played basketball. And you know what? That's probably the best way to go about repairing a damaged image.
Take a look at how LeBron's image started to be repaired. It took his first full season with Miami before he realized that the best thing to do was to just forget everything that happened and move on. He tried to address "The Decision" lightly for nearly a year, culminating with the press conference following the loss in the 2011 NBA Finals in which he told his "haters" to buzz off.
While it would make sense that the best thing to do would be to acknowledge the wrong you've done, the best thing to do would be to talk about it a few times initially and then move on.
Aside from following the Kobe System, just the presence of Kobe himself should be a bit of a calming effect.
When you look around the league, there are few players as comfortable on the big stage as Kobe Bryant. He may not always get the job done, but he's never afraid to take the final shot even if he's got 20,000 rabid fans yelling at him.
That's what he's going to help Howard with the most. Not only is this an important part of Howard accepting the boos long enough so they end up turning into cheers, but it's important for Howard to become the next leader of the Lakers.
Howard has struggled on the big stage before, shooting just 49 percent during his one trip to the Finals. You can't say he was terrible during that series, but he wasn't good enough to take control of the Magic and keep them in the series. That's what the confidence of Kobe Bryant can teach a guy.
Part of preforming well is thinking that you can preform well. Kobe's presence and a new kind of attitude should help Howard turn into a more confident basketball player, which should help him turn into a more confident person in general.
It's going to be tough at times, but if he sticks close to Kobe then he'll be able to reboot his image a quickly as possible.
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Could Rajon Rondo's Jump-Shot Alter The Course Of NBA History?
But if there is one area of his game that is lacking, it is his jump shot. Rajon Rondo is fantastic at penetrating the basket, and finishing around the basket. But when you start to look at how he does in the realm of outside shooting, it's pretty weak. Rondo shot 24.7% behind the arc last season which is way behind the rest of the elite starting point guards in the NBA. Just to give you some perspective on where he lies, Derrick Rose shot 31.2% behind the arc, which ranks behind Russell Westbrook, Brandon Jennings, Chris Paul, Deron Williams, Devin Harris, Jason Kidd, Steve Nash, Kyrie Irving, Stephen Curry, Mario Chalmers, and Chauncey Billups.
Many other point guards that aren't even remotely considered "elite" shoot with a higher percentage behind the arc than Rajon Rondo does, which speaks to how how bad his jump shot really is. Rondo is considered by many to be the best point guard in the NBA for his amazing ball handling, passing, and overall court leadership skills. Averaging 17.3 points, 11.9 assists, and 6.3 rebounds per game in the 2012 NBA Playoffs, it is hard to find a point guard that is more efficient than Rajon Rondo.
The fact that Rondo is considered by many to be the best point guard in the NBA speaks to how good he is in every other facet of his game, and also can't help but raise the question: How good would Rajon Rondo be if he actually had a respectable jump-shot?
You could reasonably conclude that his game would be infinitely better than where it is right now, which is a pretty frightening thought. On a more toned down level, it certainly seems reasonable to suggest that if he had a respectable jump shot, the Celtics would be the favorites to win the East.
The Boston Celtics threw the kitchen sink at the Miami Heat and nearly pulled off the upset in the Conference Finals. If Rajon had been able to reliably knock down an 18 foot jump shot and have the legitimate option to score from the perimeter, the Miami Heat would have been finished because it would have done so much more than just give the Celtics another 6-7 points. Miami's defense would have had to stretch to ensure that Rondo didn't score from the outside, creating a plethera of problems for the Heat.
First of all, this would make the gap between the Heat and Celtics at point guard about as big as the grand canyon. Mario Chalmers already can't hold a candle to Rajon Rondo, but at least he shoots a lot better. If Rondo is knocking down threes and outside jumpers, the Miami Heat would be thorougly outclassed at the point guard position. Secondly, this would expose the Miami Heat middle even more than it already has been. If Rondo is knocking down threes, that causes less double teaming down low and more one on one action down in the paint for Kevin Garnett and Brandon Bass. Thirdly, it would allow Rajon to drive and attack the rim even more because defenders couldn't sag on him or collapse on him as well. With a more stretched out defense, Rondo has more open passing lanes and lanes to attack the rim. Rondo's penetrating abilities would be amplified by the fact that defenders wouldn't be able to play the drive everytime he has the ball, creating better shots for not just himself, but his entire team. Finally, this would undoubtedly make Rajon the best point guard in the NBA and possibly the best player in the entire league.
To answer the question posed in the title of the article "Could Rondo's Jump-Shot Alter The Course Of NBA History?" the answer to me seems to be a resounding yes. In a world where Rajon Rondo has a jump shot, the Boston Celtics probably have 3-4 championships with their "big four", which means that LeBron James doesn't have a title, and that Kobe Bryant is still in search of his 4th ring or maybe even preparing a retirement speech. That immediately would silence all Kobe-Jordan comparisons as well as LeBron-Jordan comparisons.
Not only that, but Rajon not only would be getting ranked ahead of Deron Williams and Chris Paul, but whispers of John Stockton, Isaiah Thomas, and possibly even Magic Johnson would start to be heard. The Boston Celtics would become the golden standard of NBA, not the Heat or the Lakers. With the Miami "Big three" being a failure, Pat Riley would blow up the Heat, trading Chris Bosh to the Washington Wizards for a bunch of draft picks and John Wall. As for LeBron James, Riley would deal him out of pure disgust and blind-loyalty to Dwyane Wade for winning him a championship ring. LeBron probably finds a way to patch things up with Cleveland, and get traded there for half the team including some really nice draft picks. NBA franchises would think differently about how to build a contending championship team by looking to the draft as the main source of winning instead of buying a bunch of top free agents.
This may sound crazy to suggest that Rajon Rondo's jump shot holds the key to changing the basektball universe, but if you really think about it, why not? He has everything else going for him. If he gets a jumpshot, he will have the entire NBA on a string, sitting on a rainbow under a pot of not gold, but championship rings.
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LeBron James: Attempt to Extinguish Bad-Guy Persona Won't Alter Fan Opinion
LeBron James is trying to win back the hearts of America, and it's not going to work.
I'm sure all of the conversations he had with corporate $ponser$ this summer centered on rebuilding his image within the American public. Millions of dollars are on the line.
He had a lame apology of sorts for Rachel Nichols and the ESPN cameras, and has been making comments to the effect that he wants to shed the villain portrayal he currently has.
James admitted to falling into the role when asked by USA Today's Jeff Zillgitt:
There's no villain bone in my body. I became unfocused. I turned into somebody that I'm not. I'm not a villainous person, and I told you that. I started to become unfocused and worried about the wrong things. I'm back to myself.
Oh really? You're back to the same player who won two MVPs?
Funny thing is, his first season in Miami was right on par with most of his career. He averaged 26.7 points, 7.5 rebounds and seven assists and played very consistent basketball…until it mattered most. This mirrors the output of most of his career.
What's never going to change is the fan's view. Boos will litter every road game of the big-three because they created the blueprint to screw over your small-market franchise to jump on the big-market bandwagon.
James represents what appears to be the era of coddled and babied stars who whine and complain until they get what they want. It's a dangerous time for the league and we can thank LeBron for it.
More than anything else, in a country that prides itself on loyalty and finishing the job you start, LeBron laughed in everyone's faces and took the easy way out.
America prides itself on hard work, and while James may work on his game for countless hours behind closed doors, we only see the public decisions he makes. We saw him dancing on stage talking about all the championships he was going to win. "The Decision" was a historic moment in the history of the league and it's going to take a whole lot more than one year for fans to forget.
LeBron needs to realize this and altered his mentality accordingly. What's wrong with being a villain? It worked for Kobe and for those old Detroit Pistons teams in the early '90s.
James wants to have the fairytale script with nothing but smiles. In reality, it's nothing but angry customers that hate what you stand for.
Embrace it.
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How YouTube Can Alter an NBA Career
If it weren't for YouTube, Shawn Kemp would still be that dude who got fat during the 1998-1999 lockout and fathered a bunch of kids out of wedlock. As Kelly Dwyer has pointed out, Kemp was actually pretty good once play started 1999; plenty of other athletes have dozens of illegitimate mouths to feed. However, the combination of the two made Kemp into an unfortunate cliche, an object lesson in everything that can go wrong with an NBA star.
Then, five years ago, Kemp mixes started popping up on YouTube. They were culled from NBA-TV rebroadcasts, VHS highlight tapes from the early 1990′s, home recordings saved for years, and naturally, whatever other Kemp-ologists had already posted. They were linked to like the dunks were breaking news, reminding older folks how great Kemp had been, and showing a younger generation the man behind the punch line.
That's how Shawn Kemp, Prodigal Son of the New Jack Nineties, was rehabilitated. Kemp, before the fall, was a national freakin' treasure, and deserves to be remembered that way—not to mention, a member of the forgotten powerhouse Sonics team, and with Gary Payton, part of the most mesmerizing alley-oop tandem ever.
As much as we like to mock athletes, we would probably rather revel in their most stunning accomplishments. Kemp, within a matter of months, saw his reputation undergo an abrupt shift, all because of a fairly new video hosting platform and some very dedicated fans. It was synergy at its best; Kemp's career was one of the first that enterprising fans went after for wholesale excavation, developing a whole new use for YouTube and changing the role it could play in athlete's brands. Punchlines had been much easier to transmit than video footage. YouTube changed that equation.
So, who today is most likely to get the Shawn Kemp treatment a few years down the road? My vote is for Vince Carter, whose disappointing career has only a handful of the competitive peaks that Kemp braved. Carter essentially trailed off sometime in New Jersey, and had to deal with frequent accusations—often warranted—of spinelessness, laziness and general refusal to perform up to his full potential. But those first few years with Toronto, and then every once in a blue moon, he was a one-of-a-kind aerial artist, a high-flying, inventive swingman who regularly made fans fall out of their seats, or off of their couches.
When Carter retires, which will be soon, there will be some flustered post-mortems. Eventually, though, we'll all turn to the tape. Here's where it gets tricky, though. Kemp had been a legitimately great player; the highlights served only the jumpstart that recognition. Carter's legacy will likely never be resolved. Hopefully, though, once his playing days are over, he can at last find peace. Vince himself seems like he will be just fine, but what this really means is that we can oooh and aaah over his best moves without a scintilla of guilt or rancor. It won't make him into the Next Jordan, or even an admirable athlete, but YouTube in this case provides a haven.
For present-day players, YouTube can be something of a hindrance, or at least a mixed blessing. Every night, every dunk will appear on YouTube, almost as soon as it's executed. As compared with the detective work required to, say, put together Phi Slama Jama Clyde Drexler mixes, today YouTube's community makes it too easy to see—and glorify—it all.
A guy like Will Bynum, who is a decent player and frequently emphatic dunker, can be elevated into a full-blown cult hero. That's the reason anybody remembers Smush Parker at this point.
Before YouTube, the standard for dunks was John Starks in the playoffs. These days, it's something as random as Corey Brewer jamming on Derek Fisher.
For bigger stars, there may be some liability there. Blake Griffin has every one of his dunks immortalized, prematurely. He's played one season, and yet the number of extended play mixes devoted to him far exceeds that of many Hall of Famers. It's not fair, but it's also not all that good for Griffin. Sure, it made him super-famous overnight, in ways that traditional media would never have allowed (especially for a Clippers player). But it also sets a verdict on him, and defines him as a player, well before it's time to do so. Griffin is known for his dunks, but there's a lot more than that to his game. Will these mixes, and clips, evolve, or are they premature records?
It seems crazy to say so, but it's possible that Blake Griffin, whose young career has been helped by YouTube like no one else, might now have more to lose from it than to gain.
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Michael Beasley: Ballet Lessons Do Nothing To Alter Bad-Boy Image
Michael Beasley, basketball player, pot smoker and…ballet dancer?
The Minnesota Timberwolves forward has been playing in pickup leagues across the world as he waits out the lockout like everyone else. Now his main focus is on improving an image that, quite frankly, is incredibly horrible.
He has decided to hire a PR firm that will re-shape his image. Check out the statement from the firm:
He has also taken up ballet to transform his body and hired a public- relations agency to improve his image.
"I want everyone to know that I'm not this monster that they perceive," he said. "I'm a really nice guy…."
He has played with childhood pal Durant and Wall in exhibition games across the country and also has incorporated elements of yoga, karate and, yes, ballet into summer workouts intended to make his body stronger, more limber and help ensure a long, productive career.
Ballet to transform your body eh?
That's a new one for me.
I'm not sure if he's trying to show people the softer side, or really thinks prancing around can alter his body but either way I'm not buying it.
With his track record, you might as well embrace the bad-boy image. What's the point in hiding it?
I'm not calling Beasley a menace or a bad boy on the same level of Dennis Rodman, but in the day and age of squeaky-clean images—Beasley sticks out like an albino in Phoenix.
Street ball fights and getting busted for weed sounds like the rap sheet of most 22-year-old kids.
He simply wasn't mature enough for life in the NBA, and his supreme talent has taken a hit because of it. The No. 2 pick in the 2008 draft, Beasley quickly played his way out of Miami because of immaturity and the unwillingness to listen.
Last season with the T-Wolves, he was a top-five scorer in the league after the first month. Then he began to stop playing hard every night and the massive amounts of shots being hoisted didn't equate to points. He ended up being one of the least efficient players in the league because of it.
Now he has turned to ballet.
Instead of twirling around in a tutu trying to find himself, what he really needs to do is simple:
Listen to his coaches and bring it every night.
That's something not even the best P.R. firm can control. It's all on Beasley.
Having said that, footage of Beasley's ballet endeavors would be gut-bustlingly hilarious.
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Delonte West's Other Alter Ego "Butterscotch"
"Chocolate drop and marshmallow equals smores…I got bars!"
That's right, the gibberish above means that Delonte West is back in the news! West's new alter ego Butterscotch, a smooth cat from the south, speaks about his beef with rival pimp, Chocolate Drop. Apparently Chocolate Drop is long time buddy and comedian Kevin Harts doppelgänger. Delonte seems to be doing his best to keep himself occupied and out of trouble during the extended lockout. It's exhausting meeting all of his different personalities.
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12 NBA Superstars and Their Superhero Alter Egos
So, I got to thinking. What if NBA players were superheroes? Who would they be?
I just got to thinking about this because of the whole "He's a Robin but he's a Batman. Then I got to thinking, there are a lot more superheroes out there other than Batman and Robin, and well…Superman.
So I started considering some stars and some Superheroes and putting them together, and these are the results.
Bear in mind that these are for entertainment purposes only. Any occurrences of actually outing the true identity of a superhero is purely accidental.
The order is completely random and the stars chosen were based solely on being the best similarity to the Superhero in question. Any taking serious of this article will be met with severe mockery.
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London - where should I live for eating purposes?
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- juniorworm Jun 4, 2008 11:30 AM
My wife and I will be moving to London from a small town in northern Utah - a complete food wasteland. My job will be near King's Cross and I'm trying to figure out where to live. I think we will have to keep the rent below 1400/month, so really high end neighborhoods are out.
The reason I'm posting here is because my number one concern is food and drink - access to good markets, real ale, ethnic diversity, low prices - but still a few nicer places, cheese, meats, etc. Access to entertainment, museums, clubs, theater, etc. is much less important.
Basically, if chowhounders were choosing where to live in London, with a fairly limited amount of disposable cash, what neighborhood would you choose?
East London. I'm moving to Green St more or less for its market and to get FAR away from Central London. That might be a bit far east for you, but the tube works OK enough (minus the fact that you can expect at least one MASSIVE signal failure a week and that the lack of air conditioning makes it hotter than a sauna during summer rush hours.)
Others can offer closer and more realistic choices, but I would personally go east.
re: JFores
Thank you for the feedback - is this Green St in E13? Is the market there called Green St. Market?
re: juniorworm
Yeah it is. Shepherds Bush and Stoke Newington are also very nice for this purpose. Good markets, restaurants, very diverse, etc. Green St's tube line is also not the fastest thing on Earth but you can get just about anywhere central in well under an hour. It used to take me only 30-40 mins to get all the way to Marble Arch from there.
re: JFores
I work in Shepherd's Bush and I wouldn't want to live there - it's a bit of a dump. Stoke Newington is much nicer, but it's not on the tube which is a problem for me.
I assume you mean £1400. I'll let others discuss London proper, but for that amount you could get a very nice flat south of London but near good transportation to King's Cross. I'm thinking of a semi-suburb like Sutton which has a direct rail link to King's Cross. It wouldn't be as drastic a switch as Utah to London, but maybe you want the big city experience. You'll like the supermarkets here... full of interesting products and ethnic varieties.
re: zuriga1
Yes, sorry I did mean £1400, not USD. I am hoping to have something resembling an urban experience, as I've been living in a succession of small college towns for the last 20 years.
re: juniorworm
Being an American, I know just what you mean. Go for it!!
What are you hoping to get for your £1400? I haven't been in the rental market for a long time, but you should be able to live pretty centrally for that, depending on your needs. For example, my friend rents out a one-bedroom flat in Herne Hill for less than a grand a month. That's 15 minutes on the overground train to King's Cross, and you're near Brixton Market and a wealth of independent shops in both Brixton and Herne Hill. You might also want to consider Islington (although I've got no idea what the rents are like round there at the moment). Loads of restaurants there, a farmer's market on a Saturday, and very close to King's Cross.
re: Hermano Primero
In defense of Surrey (my adopted home), it's a huge area. Sutton is Surrey but 30 minutes away by car and right on the Capital One line to Kings X. The trains are good - we get to choose direct service from here to either Victoria or Waterloo. I'm not a great fan of long commutes for work - easier the better.
To keep on topic, I agree that most people would find shopping and eating out much more convenient in London than further out. Age is a factor, too, at times. I've done the eat out all the time routine years ago and it's usually easier (and better) to eat home more nowadays. Different strokes for different folks etc. I'd love to talk to all you guys in about 30 years. :-)
I've been living a couple of tube stops south from Kings Cross for the last eight years or so and haven't looked back (I used to live on the Putney/Barnes borders which was ok but the commute was hell). Most places I need to go to are only a short walk, bus or tube ride away.
Kings X used to be a bit of a sketchy area but is being redeveloped at a pace especially since the opening of the Eurostar Terminal at St Pancras. You could walk to work and transport anywhere else would be a cinch. Food wise it's not perfect but picking up. In any case the transport links help.
There's a lot of new development around Borough (near London Bridge) which is SE1 postcode and is five stops from Kings X on the Northern Line. And of course you have Borough Market nearby although it is fast becoming a bit too much of a tourist trap these days.
West London especially places like Shepherds Bush and Notting Hill are popular although using the Circle Line might age you prematurely.
In Stoke Newington you'll get plenty of diversity and mostly Kurdish/Turkish food.
You may find this site useful which shows all sorts of stats for various areas:
There's also a new edition of the TO Guide for Londoners which has good descriptions of the various areas:
Finally and most importantly don't live anywhere with a post code that begins with SW.
re: juniorworm
stoke newington is n16. it's not got great transport but can easily take a bus to finsbury park and take the piccadilly down to kigns cross. lots of turkish food and other restaraunts around and easy to get down to kingsland road for vietnamese. islington which is n1 is full of americas it's got a great farmers market on sunday, but you'll get a smaller flat and the food is more expensive (one plus is there are two burrito joints on islington high street and you can't get a decent burrito many places in the city).
Thinking about it, (and I have no idea on the cost), if I was coming to London to work in King's Cross I'd probably try to live in Clerkenwell/Farringdon. Lots of good places to eat in that area, Exmouth Market, Smithfields, and within walking distance of both work and lots of places in the West End. Not much in the way of markets, I suppose, but I think there's one weekly in the street where Snazz Sichuan is, and you can always hop on the Tube or bus to either Borough or Islington Farmer's Market on a Saturday.
re: greedygirl
Good call. There's plenty of decent boozers in the area too.
There's Chapel Market as well although I haven't been for a while. And you're not that far from Steve Hatt the fishmongers.
Many of the Upper Street restaurants leave a lot to be desired though.
re: greedygirl
Clerkenwell/Farringdon certainly look ideally located. I'd much prefer to live a pretty small place and be able to walk or bike to work than live outside the city in a larger joint and have to commute.
re: juniorworm
Although you won't be around during the day, there is a market on Whitecross Street and on Thurs/Fri, there are vendors from Borough Market such as Neal's Dairy Yard, the chorizo and rocket sandwich guys and the bakers selling brownies (sorry, don't remember their names now!) The area isn't great for ethnic stuff though.
Clerkenwell/Faringdon would be good. Another possibility is near Waterloo. A few reasonable restaurants, near enough to Borough Market, brilliant for theatre and music if you have time between meals, exceeelent for transport, lovely walk across the River to lots of restaurants around Covent Garden.
I work in King's Cross and there's a number of good locations closeby. I am moving soon too so have been looking into it :-)
South London, for me, is alot of hassle when commuting North. I've always lived North prior to my current flat so I am a little biassed.
Queen's Park, near Kilburn, is less than 30 minutes from King's Cross and has a gorgeous bakery, deli, gastropub and so-so noodle bar. It's got a great farmer's market every Sunday. It's very pretty and has a lovely park. £1400 would get you an appartment, a very nice 1 bed or decent 2 bed. I used to live near here and loved it.
Crouch End isn't on the tube but is very close to King's Cross on the bus. It's a lovely bohemian urban village with lots of independent shops. I'll probably move here, unless I find somewhere in Stoke Newington first. Stoke Newington is similar but trendier and close to Islington with great pubs and places to eat. The 73 bus would have you in King's Cross in 20 minutes,a nd it runs every couple of minutes. Islington's Upper St is rammed with restaurants and King's Cross has really come on too. I've been here 5 years and, really, 5 years ago people were not coming here to eat! But, now with St Pancras, Acorn House, Konstam and lots of gastropubs, there's a sea change.
Good luck with your decision!
Couple of other things have occurred to me (apologies if they've already been covered).
You mentioned real ale so I assume you're already a fan or want to be. The majority of the lager style beers in this country are nasty, cynical, chemical brews that will leave you with a bad hangover and an empty pocket. Compare with real ale which to my mind is one of the best foodie bargains in the UK.
Consider that your'e getting (in most cases) a well crafted product for usually under three pounds. Also, the variety is enormous. If you haven't already got the habit it's one well worthing aquiring.
Speaking of cost if you want to make your pound go further have a look at this site:
The guy's style isn't to everyone's taste but he really knows hist stuff. He has some books out as well.
The other absolutely essential thing is get an Oyster Card as soon as you can otherwise you'll end you end paying through the nose for transport.
re: Hermano Primero
Real ale - oh yes! When I interviewed for my job I went to several pubs and while the lagers were miserable, the real ale was spectacular. Most of the current microbrews in the states are extremely hoppy - the real ales I tried were a great temperature, not overly hoppy, yet still unspeakable tasty. I can't wait. Also thanks for the link the moneysavingexpert. I've still got my oyster card from the interview and was amazed at the cost reduction.
I'm also idly considering moving to London. On my last trip there I asked a similar question--where do I live for the food?? Didn't get any great answers, but I was told that apparently there's a map online somewhere that shows where different ethnicities live? I'd be interested to know where the ethnic neighborhoods are (from a Chowhounderly perspective!). I still miss Oakland and living near a giant Korean market and neighborhood. Have definitely not been able to replicate that in Dublin!
If anyone knows where this so-called maps is, or can tell me where in London I can live near some deadly Asian markets, I'd appreciate it!
re: Lina
The Korean neighbourhood in London is concentrated in New Malden, but I'm not sure you'd want to live there!
For Asian markets, the best area is Chinatown, obviously, but that's not really a residential area unless you've got money to burn. There are other, smaller ones outside of central London though - I have an Asian supermarket five minutes from my house in Brixton/Herne Hill, and there's another branch in Camberwell (both in South London). There are also superstores which tend to be on the outskirts, eg Wing Yip have branches in Edgeware and Croydon, and there another chain called Hoo Hing.
You might also consider buying a little book called Food Lover's London, which gives you the low-down on where to find different cuisines.
re: Lina
London doesn't really have ethnic specific areas. There are a handful, but generally even if a Londoner says "Oh -insert area- is a -insert group- area" it only means that about 50% of the population is from that group if that much. Much more ethnic mixing and much less clear cut national lines (as in ei. NYC or even Paris.)
Here's a few general thoughts:
1. Geography and transport: London is a very spread out city, so where you live does matter. If you live centrally, it's easier to get N/S/E/W but if you live far out in one direction, it takes an hour or more to cross town. Consider both rail and underground links -- the rail system is very extensive and depending on the line as frequent. But two rail stops from the terminus is often a cheaper place to live than two underground stops, even though it takes as long. Stare down the rail and underground map of King's X and draw your radius.
2. The markets in London are a great resource, and I personally would want to live within walking distance of a market. Currently I walk to Marylebone Market, which is small, but meets my needs. If I were to move, I would probably live somewhere near Borough -- though overrun with people, it's still a great market. It will definitely give you that not-in-Utah-anymore feeling!
3. Space versus location -- In your first year, you might want to get a smaller place, that is central, so you can explore the city and figure out where you would want to be longer term.
Good luck with the move.
re: bombaybeauty
junior worm - commuting in london is hell, so I'd advise you to try to get as close to Kings Cross as possible. The station itself is the city's main transport hub - 3/4 main rail lines; 5 tube lines and countless bus routes so its a perfect place to venture out for different food experiences. I live in nearby Clerkenwell and I reckon you may be able to get a one bed for £1400 a month here but you'd be lucky! Kings cross is cheaper, caledonian rd and holloway rd even cheaper (as they are still up and coming, not trendy yet , though easily walkable from Kings X) so I would try there.
Stoke Newington has been mentioned but, although 'hip' it has lousy transport links and you are dependent on buses which are often packed, meaning you often have to wait 30 mins for an empty one. A friend has recently moved from there to Holloway Rd and she loves it - it's just easier to get to, great for shopping ie Waitrose. M&S and Morrisons(!) and great for getting to nearby islington. It's on the tube map, so check it out. And good luck x
Okay, where to start? Is that 1400 GBP or USD? I think you mean, sadly, $1400. You are going to have a very small flat!
Stoke Newington is great for cheap, delicious food (notably the Blue Legume), and transport links are good. I should know--I live there. There's this thing called a "bus" ;), and it will take you to Islington (not a bad place to live, but probably not in your budget.), which despite its high real estate prices does have lots of cheap food, some of which has been reviewed in The Gannet ( http://thegannet.net ). Try the S&M Cafe, Thai Square, Browns, or one of the three burrito places that have cropped up (Tortilla, Mucho Mas, Poblano--which is actually a stand in Chapel Market).
However, if I were choosing a place to live based on food offerings, I'd try to settle in near Borough Market (at London Bridge station). But there goes the "inexpensive" criterion!
There is a spot that is looking increasingly like it might be a good match for you: Shoreditch. Shoreditch is great if you can stand lots of teenagers with haircuts, and it's near lots of good, inexpensive places to eat, such as Cay Tre (Vietnamese) and all of Brick Lane (Bengali/Indian). And it's in spitting distance of places like Bethnal Green (Santa Maria del Buen Ayre) and is not far away from Borough. Hoxton might be a cheaper alternative to Shoreditch, if the rent prices seem too much.
London isn't quite like other cities where the bad areas encompass entire neighbourhoods. There *are* places like that, but you'll find it goes by streets. Just be aware of Council Estates (US: Housing Projects)--not all bad--but seldom really good, either.
You'll find the natives complain a lot about the city, but it's my favourite one so far, and I've lived in many.
Having lived in the Stoke Newington/Finsbury Park/Highbury areas for the past 7 years I think they have everything you are looking for and are still close to Kings Cross. People are right about transport in Stokie, though there is more than the 73 and it depends on what time you travel as well, so travel into work a little earlier and miss the rush hour. Or live on the Highbury side of Clissold Park (The park is really nice and part of Stokie), then you can catch a bus for 5 min to Manor House and then the Picc Line to Kings cross in 10 min. Look online for local estate agents and email them your requirements and you'll get an idea of what is available. We bought 2 years ago in the area and used David Andrew Estate agents and found them to be really good. Good luck with your decision and as you can see from the replies you have plenty of great options.. enjoy!
I'm a Canadian expat living in London. My boyfriend and I have a two bed flat in Borough for just under £1400/month. We're a 5 min walk from Borough tube station and a roughly 10 minute walk from Borough Market.
My boyfriend works at King's X and it's pretty much exactly 25 min away on the tube (just jump on the northern line, no changes). If the weather's nice he walks back from work sometimes, which is a pleasant 45min-1 hour walk by St-Paul's cathedral and along the Thames. It definitely gives you that "big city" feel.
I love living in Borough thanks to the market. I know there are some complaints of it getting too touristy, but if you can just stay away from Saturday afternoons it's still great. There's also a wealth of nice restaurants in the area, and the walk along the Thames from around London Bridge to Waterloo is one of my favorite things to do on a sunny day.
We often jump on the tube to Covent Garden or Holborn if we want more of a "London" experience. I would really highly recommend the Borough/London Bridge area, both for food and just quality of life.
If I had my druthers, I'd live in Marylebone. But £1400 is not going to get you much in that area, unfortunately. It's great though because you're close to Regent's Park and there are a ton of restaurants down and around Marylebone High Street and Baker Street and Oxford Street. Plus, all that shopping!
I'm a Clerkenwell gal myself. It's great to be so close to St. John, and a short tube ride or bus ride to Borough Market. Also, there's Whitecross Street during the week for lunch and Exmouth Market as well. Also, for me it's just a short walk up to Angel and Upper Street (although the main strip is a bit chain-ified, there are lots and lots of options.). Someone has already mention Steve Hatt on the Essex Road and there's a butcher not far up. La Fromagerie in Highbury as well.
I think £1400 will get you a decent one bedroom in Clerkenwell or Angel. If you go up to the top part of Upper Street by Highbury, rents come down a bit. Also if you go west closer around Liverpool Road that's a better value. (No one has mentioned this though: Don't use Foxtons for your flat hunting. They're crazy. Great Web site, but hard hard sell.)
Stokey is fun and up-and-coming but you'll be on the bus a lot.
I'm making a pitch for West London. Chiswick is not the cheapest, but we do have a huge selection of places to eat out, including the divine La Trompette, and newer informal brasseries such as Sam's Brasserie (backed by Rick Stein,) Fishworks, La Vino Rosso and
The local food shopping is great. We have 2 fishmongers, an excellent butcher (Mackens) and a fab' greengrocer (M&C). There are also quite a few 'barrows' for fruit & veg and flowers. There is a sizeable French community based here which speaks volumes in itself, including a boulangerie. There is a farmers market every Sunday as well.
For a huge selection of Indian places to eat, Southall is only a 20 min drive, Barnes has some interesting places to eat as well. It's a bit further to Kings Cross, but it's not out of question, and the District line serves us well.
If you're into English beer, there's a huge selection of good pubs including many gastro-pubs - try the Duke of Sussex, The Swan, and Gordon Ramsey's new venture The Devonshire.
I'm not sure that I can really champion ethinic diversity in all honesty - that's the only negative thing I can think of apart from it not being 'cheap' ! At least come and visit. For a local guide try www.chiswickw4.com
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I like the east end of london, and hang out there alot (although I don't live there). I'd say its pretty decent for food, but equally I like the vibrancy and nightlife in the area.
Nearby highlights include:
Vietnamese places on Kingsland Rd (Song Que, Cay Tre etc)
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hole thought to be made by the fragment of the meteor in the ice of... Fotografia de notícias 1621048872013 Russian Meteor Event,Assunto,Bestof,Buraco,Chelyabinsk,Ciência,Ciência e Tecnologia,Emergências e Desastres,Espaço,Explodir,Gelo,Horizontal,Lago Chebarkul,Meteorito,Meteoro,Missão Espacial,Piece,Quilómetro,Reflexivo,Rússia,Tecnologia,TopixPhotographer The Asahi ShimbunCollection: The Asahi Shimbun 2013 The Asahi ShimbunCHELYABINSK, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 17: (CHINA OUT, SOUTH KOREA OUT) A hole, thought to be made by the fragment of the meteor in the ice of Chebarkul Lake is seen on February 16, 2013 some 80 kilometers from Chelyabinsk, Russia. Local government reported more than 1,100 people injured, mostly by flying glass broken by the shock wave of the meteor explosion. (Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)


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Here is my latest article for Catholic Online: Reflections on Valentine's Day and turning lust to Love.
Have you looked into the card shops for Valentine's Day? Killing time at the mall the other day, I was surprised how vulgar the cards were. Some featured explicit nudity. Most of them were suggestive and rude. Among the 'gifts' for Valentine's Day were trashy sex toys and gadgets for perverted sex. The whole impression was that Valentine's Day was a chance for a sexual orgy, and the cruder the better. Love had been reduced to lust and romance to rudeness.
St Valentine was a martyr bishop from the earliest days of the church. In the Middle Ages his feast day of 14 February became a celebration of courtship, romance and married love because folklore said 14 February was the day the birds chose their mates. Over the years Valentine's Day became the day for a cheerful and mischievous celebration of love. Valentine's Day has never been a major Christian feast day. However, as a simple celebration of courtship it supported family values. It was also a plain folks' reminder that within the dance of our human love and marriage God's love can be found.
Read the whole article here. Go here to read Kathy Schiffer's story on who St Valentine is and why he is patron of lovers and romance. I hadn't heard this story before. Thanks Kathy! Go here to read The Anchoress' list of last minute Valentine Day gifts–even if it is too late to get some of them.