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Glen Taylor: L.A. really wanted him. Well, I didn't know if I wanted him in the West. I thought I was getting better players. I thought L.A could not give me the players that Boston did. The Lakers offered a package built around multi-skilled forward Lamar Odom and 19-year-old center Andrew Bynum, a promising second-year player who would eventually become an All-Star. Odom had a history of flaky behavior, however, and Bynum was unproven. Bleacher Report
It's clear that Towns is a super skilled player with a very high basketball IQ. Some in NBA circles have compared him to Andrew Bynum (before the injuries), which wouldn't be a terrible ceiling. The more Towns plays, the more fans he seems to accumulate. While it was once believed the top pick was a one horse race with Okafor, Towns might be the horse that runs away from the competition. Basketball Insiders
This likely will not be the worst season for games missed by stars, either. That distinction belongs to 2012-13, when the following players all missed 29 games or more: Rose, Nash, Dirk Nowitzki, Pau Gasol, Grant Hill, Rajon Rondo, Amar'e Stoudemire, Chauncey Billups, Kevin Love, Brandon Roy and Andrew Bynum. Bleacher Report
Their would-be star was a hazardous fit -- sometimes even literally. One day, memorably, the rehabbing big man parked next to Aaron Barzilai, DiLeo's newly hired director of basketball analytics, in the parking lot of the team facility at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. As Bynum shuffled inside, Barzilai noticed something on their would-be star's custom black Ferrari and called after him. Bynum, it turned out, had driven away from a gas station without removing the pump's nozzle and eight- foot rubber hose, which he'd dragged, pythonlike, through the street. ESPN.com
"The two offers were (Lakers center) Andrew Bynum, and I was afraid of his knees, and Big Al — and then some draft choices and other throw-ins and stuff like that," McHale said. "I liked Andrew Bynum as a player. I liked Al, because he was a better scorer, but when you looked at Bynum, I was just so afraid of his knees and all the stuff that goes with that. "I know what people say about me and Danny, but if you look at what the Celtics (offered), Al and the picks, it was the best of the offers that were out there. I was actually surprised in one way, because there weren't many teams we could deal with." That factor came into play last year when the Celts traded Paul Pierce and Garnett to Brooklyn in what ended up being a limited market. But in '07, it caught McHale a bit off-guard. Boston Herald
That carte blanche to construct a team as he saw fit, with an eye for elevating the Sixers to a place among the NBA's elite for a generation, ultimately persuaded Hinkie to take Harris and Blitzer up on their job offer. They'd gone all in on the myth of Andrew Bynum's greatness and been burned, and Hinkie's vision held substantial and familiar appeal to an ownership group whose fortune was made over time in the private-equity market. It was the difference between the lifetime benefits of a healthy diet and the immediate pleasure of a sugar rush. "The more I would talk to people about things I saw, those people would say, 'A lot of the building blocks are in place,' " Hinkie said. "You have a city steeped in basketball tradition, a big market, an ownership group committed to winning at the highest level, an ownership group that's smart and patient and willing to make investments over the long term and all the things that have been proven to drive success. . . . Owners aren't everything, but they're the first thing, and in some ways they're the most important thing." Philadelphia Inquirer
The Heat likely will add another veteran center at the minimum to replace Oden, but it has to be someone who's content with not playing much. (Barring injury or foul trouble, it's hard to see many minutes available, with Chris Bosh and Chris Andersen sharing virtually all the time at center; and Josh McRoberts, Udonis Haslem, Birdman and occasionally Danny Granger at power forward.) Among those still available: Elton Brand, Andray Blatche (Heat has avoided him before because of maturity, behavior issues), Charlie Villanueva, Ryan Hollins, Ekpe Udoh, Byron Mullins, Greg Stiesma and Andrew Bynum (who can't stay healthy). Miami Herald
Jorge Sedano: Clippers to work out back up Centers this week. Names that will come thru: Andray Blatche, Greg Oden, Andrew Bynum & Emeka Okafor Twitter
Andrew Bynum for 2015? The 7-foot Bynum may not be reuniting with Phil Jackson's Knicks or any other team next season because he is seriously contemplating sitting out 2014-15 to undergo the Germany-based knee therapy called "The Regenokine Program'' that would require an extra long rehab, according to his agent David Lee. But he could be in play for the following season. New York Post
"If he's healthy, Phil will be interested,'' Lee told The Post. "Phil knew how to tap into Andrew. They got along famously.'' New York Post
Regenokine is a non-surgical program that promotes new cartilage growth through a series of injections. The FDA still hasn't approved it in the United States. Bynum is considering doing the program with well-known doctor German doctor Peter Wehling, who worked with Kobe Bryant and Alex Rodriguez. It is similar but not identical to the PRP procedure. Bynum has arthritic knees that have stalled a career that once flourished under Jackson in Los Angeles. New York Post
Don't let the success of the Clippers fool you ... Andrew Bynum knows Los Angeles is still a Lakers town ... that's why he wants to play for them next season. Bynum -- who is currently a free agent after a disastrous season in Cleveland and Indiana -- was at LAX on Tuesday when our photog broached the idea of returning to Los Angeles. TMZ.com
Scott Agness: Bird said Bynum tweaked something in "good knee" at DET, played thru it & couldn't get swelling down. "To me, that was a no-brainer move." Twitter @ScottAgness
Scott Agness: Bynum told Vogel that he didn't want to travel to Game 6 in Atlanta, and coach OK'd that. Bynum met with Bird and decided to move along. Twitter @ScottAgness
Scott Agness: Frank Vogel said Andrew Bynum made multiple efforts to get back on the floor but the knee wasn't responding. Twitter @ScottAgness
Scott Agness: Vogel in response to whether Bynum hurt anyone's feelings or created any issues: "No, Andrew is a good dude. He fit in well here." Twitter @ScottAgness
Through Jan. 31, Hibbert was posting his customary numbers – 12.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.5 blocks per game – for a team that was 35-10. After Bynum was signed, Hibbert averaged 9.0 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.9 blocks. He's been worse in Indiana's eight playoff games so far: 4.6 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.4 blocks. And the Pacers have gone 25-20. Bringing Bynum aboard rankled Hibbert, a source told NBA.com, when coach Frank Vogel ran plays to get Bynum involved offensively that he rarely calls for Hibbert. NBA.com
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'Waking up,' like everything else, can only be an event in this dream mind is dreaming. There is no telling if and when mind will feature that taking place in the dream for you. In the absence of people, this being a dream, truth includes the annoying realization that it really doesn't matter, since it doesn't involve a person.
If 'reality' is the dream mind is dreaming, then 'waking up,' contrary to wishful thinking, can't involve people, only the dreamers in the dream. A dreamer wakes up in this dream when the dream features it 'waking up' in this dream, and not because the dreamer, posing as a person, fills time 'practicing enlightenment' on a daily basis in the dream. When the dreamer wakes up in the dream, it realistically views all such practice as comedy in a charade. How can
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On Friay, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) issued a final rule (pdf) protecting three flowers under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The three flowers -- the Short's bladderpod (Physaria globosa), fleshy-fruit gladecress (Leavenworthia crassa), and whorled sunflower (Helianthus verticillatus) -- are found in Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
According to the Service, whorled sunflowers are primarily threatened by industrial forestry and pine plantations. The flowers grow to be six feet tall and live in moist, prairie-like areas, woodlands, and adjacent to creeks.
Fleshy-fruit gladecress is part of the mustard family, with orange, yellow or white flowers. It grows in open, sunny, cedar glades. According to the Service, the flower is threatened by livestock grazing, residential and industrial development, agriculture, off-road vehicles, and dumping.
Short's bladderpod is also part of the mustard family, and is found near rivers on steep, rocky, wooded slopes. The Service's final rule states that the species is threatened by transportation construction and maintenance, flooding and water-level fluctuation, and competition with nonnative plant species.
Environmental groups petitioned to have the species listed under the ESA in 2004. The final rule is a part of a 2011 settlement requiring the Service to make listing decisions regarding 757 species by 2018.
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I have been trying to install Adt-bundle on my 64-Bit Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. I got the same error that many questions over the site answer :
error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++.so.6: cannot open shared object
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And also the other error saying :
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I fixed the error by running a set of commands in the following order
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sudo apt-get install ia32-libs-multiarch:i386
sudo apt-get install ia32-libs-multiarch
sudo apt-get install ia32-libs
And I was relieved! My error was gone and then I could start with my First Android Application. But when I restarted my computer , there was some problem in my graphics libraries. I guess that they were over written or something. Problem in some x11 (I have no knowledge of this , but could figure out that this file/library or something was missing or written by the above commands that I had run) And this happened twice. So I had to undo those commands and then agian install xstart and get my graphics display back.
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White background color is harm to eyes. How to change pdf background color in evince? Now I use evince 3.4.0 in ubuntu 12.04 x64.
I have have been fighting this issue for quite a while now. The best solution I have come up with is to use the
With the help of
Firstly install
Then set your two launchers with these commands:
To set the "Paper Mode" use:
To (re)set back to "Screen Mode" use:
As you can probably tell I am adjusting the parameters per-channel and my effort was to produce a Kindle like result. Obviously you can and should adjust these according to your preferences and screens. Of course this adjusts the screen as a whole but, for me at least, this has been a blessing for those all white IDEs. It will take you a couple of minutes to get used to it, but you'll never go back. It's a true Eye-Saver!
The command usage is
IMPORTANT TIP: In order not to loose the blackness of letters always keep Brightness to 1 as shown above. Play around only with Gamma and Contrast. Gamma will produce a darker/lighter result and playing with the Contrast between channels will adjust the resulting color.
Another TIP: Set the "Paper Mode" shortcut to first reset and then set the color (e.g., "xcalib -clear && xcalib -red 1.7 1 64 -green 1.7 1 57 -blue 1.7 1 28 -alter"), so that if accidentally use it multiple times it does not change you display color to black.
I hope this will prove handy to many of you!
I am sure that you can invert the color but I am not sure whether you can use a different color of your choice as a background color.
To invert the color.
Goto: View -> Inverted Colors (Ctrl+I)
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The Illinois Supreme Court has announced the dates on which it expects to issue opinions as well as issuing other dispositive orders during the first two months of its temporary stay at the Michael A. Bilandic Building in Chicago. The Court expects to issue opinions on Thursday September 12; Thursday September 19; Thursday October 3 and Friday, October 18. The Court will issue orders on petition for rehearing on Monday, September 23, and orders on pending petitions for leave to appeal on Wednesday September 25.
The Court will convene tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. to begin its heavy schedule of oral arguments with three criminal cases.
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Hugo Weaving talks about his return as Elrond in 'The Hobbit'
One of the pleasures of participating in this weekend's press day for "The Wolfman" was finally chatting with Hugo Weaving, an actor whose work I've admired for many years. I'll have that whole interview for you later in the week, but it's worth making special mention of the short conversation we had about the upcoming Guillermo Del Toro version of "The Hobbit," which is currently still working its way towards production.
Just where it is in that process has been the subject of much debate online, and I decided to ask Weaving about what he's heard. After all, his character Elrond is a major figure in the world that J.R.R. Tolkien created, and it would seem logical to expect him to show up in this new film. With some characters, it would make sense to recast them younger for "The Hobbit," but with Elrond, he's an elf, and so his lifespan is very different, and Weaving could easily step in to play him again, even after the passing of a decade since the last time he played the part.
I asked him if he's already been contacted, and he responded, "My understanding is that that film should be happening this year, towards the end of this year." That's a later timetable than we'd originally heard on the production, but don't take it as set in stone yet, since Weaving continued, "And what I've heard is that, yeah, they're interested in me. I haven't had any conversations, and I haven't read any scripts because they're being closely guarded. I don't think the studio has even got the second script yet."
He seemed genuinely enthusiastic when he said, " I'd be interested in doing it. I would love to work with Guillermo Del Toro very much. I think he's a fantastic talent, a great director."
I asked if the film would pose any fresh challenges considering how familiar he is with the role, and he responded, "Absolutely, and I would be interested in revisiting that in a way because the book is tonally quite different from 'Lord of the Rings.' I think there's a slightly more innocent quality to it... and it's a slightly different world. It's the same physical world but the writer was at a different age when he wrote it, and he wrote it in a different spirit. So you might be using some of the same actors and the same team but you might want to have a slightly different take on it and I think that would be pretty interesting."
I asked if he still runs into passionate fans of the "Lord Of The Rings" films or if the mania has died out after seven years. "People still talk about it," he said. "Not a great deal but people still do. But yeah, they do."
I would imagine that once production begins on "The Hobbit," people will be talking about it much more, and that the excitement will build quickly.
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In doing so, we join a distinguished lineage of magazines ranging from Good Housekeeping to McCall's. I grew up cutting out Betsy McCall paper dolls, and poor Betsy is another victim of the digital era, which, in some ways, isn't as much fun as its print predecessor: You can't make a collage, decoupage an old trunk or line a birdcage with pixels, and you can't deface photos of your nemeses without messing up your monitor. (But feel free to give me a mustache and devil horns if you're reading our print version.) There are lots of ways to engage creatively with print as a medium, and it's useful to think of fashion and home decor as mediums, too. Carpenter Matthew Holdren (page 15) grapples with salvaged bargeboard as his artistic outlet, and fashion instructors share tips on how to use fashion as a vehicle for projecting your identity (page 36). 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For the guy on the go, NOLA Gent cleansing sugar scrub combines shea butter and ground bamboo to exfoliate and moisturize, $21.99 at Lakeside Shopping Center (3301 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 835-1777; www. noflareonline.com). a u g u s t. 2 0 1 2 < < < CUE 13 CHET POURCIAU DESIGN 3652 Magazine Street New Orleans LA 70115 504-522-CHET(2438) chetpourciaudesign.com INVITES YOU TO WHITE NOW S AT U R D AY, A U G U S T 4 . 6 - 9 P. M . F E AT U R I N G T H E W O R K O F K E V I N K L I N E Catch Chet Chat on Saturdays @ 5:30 p.m. on WLAE-TV with NEW Episodes @ 9:00 p.m. the 3rd Wednesday of each month Also, watch Chet on WVUE Fox 8 on Tuesdays @ 12:30 p.m. & Fridays @ 8:15 a.m. @chetpourciau "Chet Chat" by Chet Pourciau Design 14 CUE > > > A u g u s t . 2 0 1 2 HOLDREN BUILT HIS FIRST WORKSHOP FROM THE REMNANTS OF SALVAGED HOMES. PHOTO BY VALORIE POLMER CUE IN HOME PERSONALITY CARPENTER MAT THEW HOLDREN TAKES HIS INSPIR ATION FROM THE CIT Y HE LIVES IN AND THE WOOD HE SHAPES. BY N I C O L E KOS T ER | PH OTOS BY AU B R E Y EDWA R DS a u g u s t. 2 0 1 2 < < < CUE 15 HOME CUE IN LEFT: HOldreN CreATed THIS CUSTOM CAbINeTry FrOM SAlVAged WINdOWS. BELOW: SAlVAged HArdWAre SerVeS AS A dOOr PUll. rom ornate corbels to intricate brackets, the woodwork decorating New Orleans homes is a thing of beauty. One can spend a whole day strolling by double shotguns with candy-colored doors and shutters or riding the St. Charles Avenue streetcar and watching mansions slide by like images in a flipbook. Matthew Holdren, a carpenter and woodworker who creates one-of-a-kind designs from salvaged material, has observed that many homes feature unique woodwork which makes them stand out from their counterparts. "I love wooden houses," Holdren says. "It's amazing that each house was redecorated over time by different people. [I] really break down and think about how much skill and artistry went into creating these homes and the decorative woodwork, which stands out the most." The son of a carpenter (his father) and an antiques store owner (his mother), Holdren grew up in Vermont. "My mother is very much into Country Living magazine and all that kind of aesthetic," says Holdren, who became a carpenter at age 17. His furniture echoes the simple, country life characteristic of his home up North, which is countered by Holdren's minimal, even sleek design aesthetic. Playing on the idea of old versus new has always been on Holdren's mind. He moved to Philadelphia after a few years of college. "I was a carpenter there, and I was in a band in my early 20s," Holdren says. "In between touring I would work on the side." For the past three years, he has built his business one piece at a time. "When I came down here, I was working Uptown restoring historical F 16 CUE > > > A u g u s t . 2 0 1 2 SHOP OUR SALE NOW 50-75% OFF clothing | shoes | accessories | body HEMLINE ME TA IRIE � 6 0 5 ME TA IRIE RD 504-309-8778 | F IND US ON FACEBOOK Kathy Ireland & Maci's Designs "Mother's" Trunk Shows July 13-28 Appointments are Required 10% Off During the Trunk Show h h h h h h h h h h h h h COUTURE STYLE, REALISTIC PRICING The Market @ Chenier � 1901 Highway 190 � Suite 24 � Mandeville 985.674.6994 � www.oliviercouture.com � email@example.com a u g u s t. 2 0 1 2 < < < CUE 17 HOME CUE IN RIGHT: HOLDREN IN THE BEDROOM ABOVE HIS SHOP. PHOTO BY VALORIE POLMER. BELOW: BUILT FOR THE GREEN PROJECT'S FURNITURE COMPETITION, THIS HEART PINE ROCKER FEATURES A WOVEN COPPER SEAT AND PORCELAIN DOORKNOBS ON THE ARM RESTS. BELOW: KEYHOLE PENDANT LAMPS CRAFTED FROM BRASS DOOR PLATES. homes," he says. "I needed a piece of furniture for my room, and I built it. And then I built one for a friend, and it just kind of took off from there." Dining room tables, desks and chairs comprise the menagerie of pieces in his Uptown shop, though soon he will move to a new location in Bywater. Holdren spends his days and nights scavenging salvage yards and city Dumpsters for materials. "The more serious you get about your business, the more you always have to be thinking about your future and making sure you have a good supply," Holdren says. "I'm always keeping an inventory in the back of my mind. [I'm] always looking for materials." He frequents The Green Project, where employees keep him in mind when new materials come in. "The salvage places have more specific, specialty items that are hard for me to find in Dumpsters or get from contractors," Holdren says. Each of Holdren's pieces incorporates reclaimed materials. Recently, he completed a pantry in a Garden District home. The entire wall of asymmetric cabinets was made from old windows he cut and measured by hand. "I made my own model, and I figured out a way to interlock them and make it like a mixed puzzle piece work," Holdren says. "I used reclaimed flooring and old closet boards on the outside." The pantry wall was a combination of his ideas and his clients'. "They showed me a Dutch designer's work, and we came up with an idea together," Holdren says. "I do a lot of back-and-forth projects like this where the client kind of has a vision but they want me to push forward with my aesthetic as well." For the past three years Holdren has entered the Salvations contest held by The Green Project at The Shops at Canal Place. This year he won Best in Show for his A-Line chair. The design consists of just a plank of wood with no arms. "My chairs are my most artistic and sculptural pieces. There I can be the most creative," Holdren says. The Aubrey chair has the same modern feel as the A-line chair, but the addition of arms and one other item make it stand out: Holdren used an old burlap coffee sack to cover the back of the chair. "I got about 400 of those sacks from a demo contractor," he says. "They came out of the original French Market coffee factory in the Warehouse District." Holdren says the Aubrey chair is emblematic of "this ongoing struggle of my love for country living and rustic furniture -- where I started from -- versus my love for modernism. I'm continually working toward that." For Holdren, the more minimal the piece, the more modern it looks. Most of Holdren's business comes from etsy. com, a retail website where artists sell their work. A friend of his recommended he sell a dresser on the site, and then sales caught on. "For sure the Internet and technology have helped me," Holdren says. "I get about 75 percent of my business from Etsy. I'll get clients from all over the country. It's been a blessing." Holdren was a craft vendor at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival this year, selling out all 18 CUE > > > A u g u s t . 2 0 1 2 CUE IN HOME LEFT: THE A-LINE CHAIR IS MADE OF BARGEBOARD. BELOW: A SIX-FOOT WOODEN GUN MADE FOR ARTIST SKYLAR FEIN. " of his chairs. "That is an extreme amount of advertising and exposure," he says. "It's like three years of free advertising and a constant flow of people coming through." In preparation for Jazz Fest, he set aside two weeks to build chairs and make a mock-up of his booth. The booth was reflective of Holdren and the material he used, which won him the Best Display award. The best part about the experience was meeting other artists and getting feedback from all the people, Holdren says. "I don't get to meet a lot of my clients. You're in your shop, you're doing your work and you don't know what people are going to think of your work. And then to be in an environment where you have a constant flow of people coming through saying `Oh, I like the way this chair feels on my back,' or `I feel like this seat could be a little longer' is very rewarding." Other highlights on Holdren's resume include the design of two Magazine Street stores: Defend New Orleans and Friend are both outfitted with his shelves, case, tables and counters. This line of work calls for serious dedication, Holdren says. Working long hours doing physical labor can be hard, but a sense of passion lessens the burden. "I really love what I'm doing and admire the material that I use, where it came from," Holdren says. "I love to tell that story and history of each piece." The distinct flaws in reclaimed material imbue each piece of furniture with its own personality. "Every piece is going to be different no matter what, and each piece of wood has its own character and irregularities," he says. "There is a skill to working with reclaimed materials. You really have to respect and understand the material you're working with." There is a skill to working with reclaimed materials. You really have to respect and understand the material you're working with." THIS BAR DOUBLES AS A KITCHEN ISLAND. LEFT: MATTHEW HOLDREN FLANKED BY THE TOOLS OF HIS TRADE. a u g u s t. 2 0 1 2 < < < CUE 19 DOLL GET ALL DOLLED UP IN FLIRTY FROCKS BY NICOLE KOSTER A LIVING ANNALISE FULL-SKIRTED, BELTED DRESS, $122 AT A GIRL IS A GUN (6010 MAGAZINE ST., 891-4475; WWW.AGIRLISAGUN.COM). BETTY DRESS BY TO THE NINES, $179 AT POP CITY MAGAZINE STREET (3109 MAGAZINE ST., 8954102; WWW.POPCITYNOLA.COM). JESSICA SIMPSON DRESS, $128 AT HEMLINE MAGAZINE STREET (3308 MAGAZINE ST., 269-4005; WWW.SHOPHEMLINE.COM). NICOLE MILLER MAXI DRESS, $137 AT HEMLINE MAGAZINE STREET. GINGHAM SWING DRESS WITH HALTER, $92 AT A GIRL IS A GUN. PAGE 23 a u g u s t. 2 0 1 2 < < < CUE 21 22 CUE > > > A u g u s t . 2 0 1 2 PAGE 21 CORAL DRESS WITH PETER PAN COLLAR, $85 AT LOLA BOUTIQUE (622 S. CARROLLTON AVE., 301-9410). BLUE SHIFT DRESS WITH RUCHING, $25 AT ARMOIRE (4222 MAGAZINE ST., SUITE A, 304-3537; WWW.ARMOIREBOUTIQUE.COM). CYNTHIA ROWLEY DRESS, $79.99 AT UNITED APPAREL LIQUIDATORS (518 CHARTRES ST., 301-4437; WWW.SHOPUAL.COM) WRAP DRESS BY TO THE NINES, $179 AT POP CITY MAGAZINE STREET. a u g u s t. 2 0 1 2 < < < CUE 23 Just in time for lazy afternoons at the pool, our acrylic "crystal" from Italy. 24 CUE > > > A u g u s t . 2 0 1 2 HomE BUILT IN STYLE SpacE BY LEE CuTrONE ver tried to work from home only to become distracted by the disheveled stack of papers in front of you or the thousand other things that need to be done around the house? A built-in workspace that's attractive and wellorganized can add to your home's value while boosting your day-to-day productivity. "The No. 1 thing I suggest is that you have a space that isn't part of another room," says Kay Morrison, owner of The Occasional Wife, which sells Elfa desk components. "People often work out of their kitchen or they don't use their home office because [it's located] in a part of the house where nobody goes. You need to know the space is for work and you should keep it close to where you gather so you'll utilize it." Morrison directs clients to choose a space near the kitchen rather than in it so they can be close to the center of activity but still have a modicum of privacy. An unused nook, such as a recessed area between windows, also works well. Morrison advises clients to begin with a consultation when planning their built-in desks. At Bluebag, a local design, delivery and installation service for IKEA products, customers can design their own spaces or work with Bluebag's architects and design consultants for a flat rate. "People who come to us are usually familiar with IKEA products," says Bluebag owner Mehmet Ergelen. "But if you're designing a home office or kitchen, you're probably going to require our assistance." Because IKEA's modular product lines are made to be combined, there's no shortage of design permutations. The company's streamlined, minimalist style is well-suited to homeowners who want a less-is-more look. "A lot of the demand is driven by technology, which is making paper obsolete," Ergelen says. Instead of bookshelves and cabinets, Ergelen's clients tend to opt for features like mobile peds -- small storage units that fit beneath the desk -- and inconspicuous cable management accessories like desk-top boxes and shelves. Elfa and IKEA desk components can be used freestanding or built-in. But built-in desks do have a big advantage: They make the most of small spaces by utilizing vertical square footage. "In office e built-in desks use space efficiently and help boost productivity. wallpaper and accessories liven up a work space and tie it in to the rest of the home's decor. photo courtesy of containerstore.com. page 27 a u g u s t. 2 0 1 2 < < < CUE 25 vintage-inspired women's clothing & accessories for work, play, night, day sizes XS�2X Open noon to six every day but Sunday. 6010 Magazine Street (near State Street) New Orleans � (504) 891-GIRL (4475) agirlisagun.com � 26 CUE > > > A u g u s t . 2 0 1 2 BUILT IN STYLE PAGE 25 HOME Organizing Tips From Mehmet Ergelen and Kay Morrison 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 U-shaped desks take advantage of corner spaces and help define multiple work zones. Consider using items outside of their classification. Kitchen cabinetry can work equally well in an office space. Look for pieces with hidden cable outlets and rear compartments for keeping cables organized and out of sight. Place task lamps opposite your writing hand to avoid shadows. Decorative overlays like those available through myoverlays.com can be used to personalize your space. Keep your desk clean. Make a cleaning checklist to remind yourself of your weekly home office cleaning. If you have a small desk, keep bulkier items like computer towers and printers on the floor or on a small side table. Prioritize desk accessories by keeping items like pens and memo pads at close range. Keep less frequently used items in a drawer. ELFA DESK COMPONENTS, AVAILABLE AT THE OCCASIONAL WIFE, CAN BE USED FOR FREESTANDING OR BUILT-IN WORK AREAS. PHOTO COURTESY OF CONTAINERSTORE.COM. " You can take that decorative flair that you have in every other room of the house and bring it to your office." New Orleans, storage space is so limited," Morrison says. "Many times we suggest the only way to go is up." Elfa components are made to pop out at any time, so they can be added or taken away as needs change. They also can be taken apart when a client moves. For creative inspiration, Ergelen refers homeowners to several websites: IKEAhackers.net, where IKEA customers post their projects, and Panyl.com for a panoply of colorful and monochromatic ideas. Morrison stresses that a built-in workspace ought to be as visually pleasing as it is functional. "[Built-in] products are not dull and drab anymore," she says. "You can take that decorative flair that you have in every other room of the house and bring it to your office. There are so many fun products. Make it an extension of your house. It can be just as pretty as your living room." To personalize your desk's look and tie your work area in with the rest of your decor, use patterned wallpaper behind the shelves, bring in a fashionable chair or light fixture, and accessorize with vases, boxes and mementos. If disorganization becomes a problem again, there's a fix for that too. "We hope we create a functional and organized system so that it's easy to follow through and keep it that way," says Morrison, who has many clients who use her organizational services on a regular basis. "But we can also go back and tweak it to keep it that way." a u g u s t. 2 0 1 2 < < < CUE 27 NEW ORLEANS' Most Luxurious Day Spa massage therapy | facial treatments microdermabrasion | body wraps | nail services Ask About Our Group Spa Packages ONLINE BOOKING 24/7 G I F T C A R D S AVA I L A B L E O N L I N E N O L A . W O O D H O U S E S PA S . C O M CLOTHING JEWELRY ACCESSORIES GIFTS 622 S. 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Here in NorCal our Combo season will be starting soon. Here's an extract from an email, asking captains to consider playing at a higher-than-required level in the spirit of fair competition... hah!
Does your team have self-rated players who have improved during the Adult league season? Maybe your players were 2.5s this Spring, but with any match play during the Adult League season, they are likely to be 3.0s now. In fairness to your opponents, please consider changing your teams level from 5.5 to 6.5. League play is about fair competition, not total domination.
The same applies to any self rated player who played successfully in the Adult league. His/her place now is at the higher level.
Just send us an email and we can easily change your teams level.
This email message shows an appalling lack of logic.
About 70 to 80% of the 2.5 players in my local league were self-rated. Many of the same players played 2.5 in the spring and 5.5 in the fall. As a result, many 2.5 players on my team improved--but then, so did those on the other teams.
It is also not true that the place of a self-rated player who played successfully in the spring is at the higher level in the fall. By the rules, the place of a successful spring player (whether self-rated or computer-rated) is at the higher level only at the end of the year, when ratings are changed. A campaign to convince captains to move an entire team to a higher level now is a recipe for penalizing the naive.
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I'm not so sure ND's arse-chewing last night won't hurt recruiting. They may have been better off with a close regular season loss and maybe play a tighter game against a lesser opponent in a lesser BCS bowl. Bama was a dog and ND was the rag doll in it's mouth. ND thought they had a plan but like Mike Tyson used to say, "Everyone has a plan against me until they get hit". The Irish were outclassed in every area of the game.
I believe one of the announcers said the SEC's average margin of victory in BCS championship games was 34-17.
But like Big just mentioned, I think Bama could have scored 1-2 more times if they wanted. It's funny, because Brian Kelly looked like he'd been hit during the halftime interview...he knew it was over and wanted to throw in the towel.
By the way, I think we all know Dedan's day job now...professional bookie.
Yeah ND's plan sucked, if they had one at all. So much talk about Brian Kelly being "one of the best coaches in college football" and how he's in that upper echelon of coaches...I just don't buy it. He's done a nice job at ND to get them winning games, but he isn't in the same league as Saban, not even close.
The bolded part is just wild. The fact that this league hasn't just been winning these title games, they've largely been dominating them. If anything, it makes me feel a hell of a lot better about Oregon losing 22-19 on a last second Auburn FG in the 2011 Title game.
I agree with the idea that this could hurt recruiting, but I don't think it matters either way. I feel like every year you've got ND in the top 5-10 of recruiting classes and yet they can't win a big game. I remember Charlie Weis was a "recruiting master", and he brought in so many blue chippers, people started talking national titles (sigh). We all know how that turned out.
What I don't understand is how teams like ND, Michigan, FSU and others always get top classes, but it doesn't translate to wins in big games, or in some cases (like Texas these last few years) poor seasons overall. It can't all be about coaching...Can it?
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Struggling international investment bank Babcock & Brown, co-owner of Westgate Mall in Amarillo, intends to get out of the U.S. mall business.
But the Chicago company that manages Westgate Mall expects no interruption to mall operations if a change in ownership should occur.
Babcock & Brown, an Australian investment firm, announced in late November that it will restructure its business to specialize in infrastructure investment. The company has stakes in development of wind, thermal and solar power projects, transport, energy transmission and distribution.
"Existing teams of Babcock employees will manage the company's businesses and assets outside of the infrastructure business until Babcock is successful in selling them off," reported CoStar Group, a commercial real estate information company.
"The company is depending on revenue from such sales to repay its debt. And while it is not planning on this, Babcock said the potential of a strategic investor in the company is not ruled out."
Babcock & Brown acquired Georgia-based Gregory Greenfield & Associates in August 2007 for an undisclosed sum, gaining along with it a portfolio of eight regional malls - Amarillo's included - and the asset-management contracts of six malls owned by third-party investors.
Two months later, the firm sold 48.9 percent interest in eight regional malls to Oxford Properties Group, of Toronto. An Oxford representative told CoStar that Westgate Mall was among those properties.
Calls for comment to Babcock & Brown and Oxford Properties were not immediately returned Wednesday. Attempts to contact Gregory Greenfield & Associates were unsuccessful.
Possible future changes in ownership should not affect Westgate Mall operations, said Brooke Houghton of Jones Lang LaSalle, the Chicago company that manages the mall.
"There will be no interruption to business in the mall," Houghton said. "Malls change hands all the time."
Houghton did not know details of Babcock & Brown's plans.
CoStar reported that the investment firm will shed apartment assets as well. The company owns $1.8 billion in apartment assets, employing more than 800 people, in 10 states, according to CoStar.
No set timetable exists for business and asset sales, according to a Babcock & Brown November statement. The firm projects it will cut its employment from the 1,600 it had in June to 600 people in 2010. It employs 1,450 now.
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NBA Draft's Potential Celtics: Central Connecticut PF Ken Horton
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As part of WEEI.com's coverage of the 2012 NBA draft, we are profiling all players considered likely candidates to be drafted June 28. The Celtics own three picks: 21, 22 (from the Thunder in the Kendrick Perkins trade) and 51.
Position: Power forward
School: Central Connecticut
Age: 22
Height: 6-foot-7
Weight: 200 pounds
Achievements: 2012 All-NEC first team, 2011 NEC Player of the Year, 2011 All-America honorable mention, 2009 All-NEC second team, 2008 NEC All-Rookie team
Key 2011-12 stats: 19 points, 49.1 FG%, 8.9 rebounds
What he brings: Horton, who holds the Central Connecticut all-time scoring record (1,966 points), can shoot from multiple spots on the court and can rebound as well, but he can work on driving to the net. He is an underrated prospect because he's from a small conference.
Where the Celtics could get him: Horton will be fortunate to be a late-second-round pick. He's more likely to go undrafted. He is expected to receive offers from European teams.
Notes: Horton missed the 2009-10 season due to a hip injury that required surgery. … He was arrested last September for a breach of peace after an alleged altercation with his girlfriend.
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It wasn't an easy decision, but Tetreault decided it was time for a change. After 20 years, Tetreault retired from the force, working his last day on Thursday.
"I'm at an age where I can start an entire new career and not just retire and work for the sake of working," he said.
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Tetreault started with the Norwich Police Department shortly after graduating from the University of Connecticut with a bachelor's degree in political science. He wanted to be a lawyer, but after taking several classes in school and talking to various people, he opted for a career in law enforcement.
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