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1. Coaches Who Could Be On The Move
The coaching carousel hasn't spun with much vigor this season.
Compared to the record six coaching changes witnessed before Christmas last season, we've seen only three in-season changes (Hornets, Nets, Clippers) in the whole of 2009-10 ... along with in-season extensions for Utah's Jerry Sloan and Denver's George Karl.
The onset of the playoffs, however, signals that firing-and-hiring season is about to start up again, too, with several teams in play for a possible switch on the bench in spite of the ongoing leaguewide hesitation to spend on coaches amid fears that a lockout is forthcoming in 2011.
Here are the 10 coaching situations (in alphabetical order) that merit the closest inspection, along with a bonus list at the bottom of seven more to track:
Atlanta HawksMike Woodson has the Hawks heading for the club's first 50-win season since 1997-98. The Elias Sports Bureau reports that he's the only head coach in league history to boost his team's winning percentage for five successive seasons after his first season, when Atlanta went 13-69 in 2004-05.
Yet Woodson, as you're undoubtedly aware, is still working on an expiring contract.
So questions about his future will persist, no matter how many times Woodson declares -- as he did recently -- that he has "never worried" when someone in the media "has threatened [that] the coach is going to get fired in Atlanta."
The prevailing wisdom is that the Hawks' success in the playoffs will determine Woodson's fate. And the reality there, amid increasing internal concerns that Joe Johnson is going to bolt in free agency come July, is that Woodson and his Hawks face increasingly high expectations after making a season-long case that the East has four elite teams as opposed to just three.
Chicago Bulls
After the offseason departure of Ben Gordon, constant injury issues, more payroll-slashing to set the team up for 2010 free agency and near-daily speculation about his job status through the first two months of the season, Vinny Del Negro enters the weekend with his Bulls just two games out of the eighth and final playoff spot in the East with eight games to play.
The assumption persists that, without a postseason berth, Del Negro will be dismissed at season's end as expected since December.
But what if Chicago snags the No. 8 spot after everything that's happened?
The lack of support he's received from Bulls management has been well chronicled, but Del Negro has nonetheless managed to generate a quality response from his players twice this season, which has twice rallied Chicago into contention after it appeared the season was lost before Christmas and again through the first half of March.
As he completes just his second season of coaching anywhere, Del Negro still has his critics. Yet he's also won some admirers this season for the way he's dealt with every curveball.
So we wonder: With a playoff berth -- and with one guaranteed season left on Del Negro's contract after this one -- could he actually survive?
Golden State WarriorsWarriors diehards are rooting for Don Nelson to score the three wins he needs in Golden State's final eight games to break Lenny Wilkens' all-time wins record (1,332) because they believe it'll increase the likelihood that Nelson does not return next season.
The reality, though, is that the record is bound to play little to no factor in determining Nelson's future with the Dubs, whose faithful fans -- having watched the team crater anew after two successful seasons in Nelson's second Bay Area stint -- are clamoring for a housecleaning that sends away almost everyone not named Stephen Curry.
Whether Nelson -- who turns 70 in May -- coaches the Warriors next season doesn't depend on whether he gets those three wins over the next two weeks. There figures to be little sentiment from current ownership or new ownership should Nelson fall short this season.
The only number that will be a factor is the $6 million owed to Nelson next season in the final year of his contract. The Warriors are officially for sale, and considered virtually certain by most league experts on such matters to change hands before next season, but whoever buys this team from Chris Cohan will have to be willing to eat that $6 million if the new owner wants to start over with a new coach.
If no sale is completed before next season, sources close to the situation insist that Nelson and his staff are likely to be retained for one more year, given that a coaching change would force Cohan to eat the $6 million. It would appear that the sale has to happen first before anything happens with Nelson.
Yet the most likely scenario is a sale and a coaching change at some point this summer, with one source expressing optimism this week that sale proceedings might actually move "fairly quickly."
Indiana PacersJim O'Brien's contract option for next season was exercised months ago.
The strong vibe I get, furthermore, is that O'Brien is safe despite the Pacers' disappointing (and injury-riddled) season, at least partly because Indy is hesitant to make unnecessary expenditures with a possible lockout looming and the prospect of having significant salary-cap space in the summer of 2011 if there isn't a lockout.
Yet this is a job that frequently gets described in coaching circles as a keep-your-eye-on-it situation. Reason being: Pacers president Larry Bird might be an unabashed O'Brien fan, even amid media claims that his players respond better to assistant coach Lester Conner, but Bird is going to have a difficult time selling an untweaked team to a city that has already stopped paying attention. Unless the Pacers decide to cash in some of that 2011 cap space and make a trade or two this summer instead of waiting, switching coaches is something..
Los Angeles ClippersWe started dissecting the Clips' coaching situation in last week's Weekend Dime. To reiterate: Interim coach Kim Hughes will definitely not be retained, while three names have already emerged as likely candidates in addition to Charlotte's Larry Brown, who will continue to be linked to a return to the Clippers or 76ers until his status for 2010-11 is formally addressed by new Bobcats owner Michael Jordan. The other three names in circulation so far, as introduced last Friday, to succeed the deposed Mike Dunleavy full-time: Byron Scott and Mark Jackson from ESPN's TV roster and Mavericks assistant coach Dwane Casey.
There are coaching sources who insist that Scott is the favorite -- in spite of some tense days in his Hornets past with Baron Davis -- because Clippers owner Donald Sterling loves Scott's standing in L.A. as a highly successful former Laker and local high school legend. There are others who counter with the belief that Casey, looking for his second head-coaching shot after that brief stint in Minnesota, is the Clips' top target.
I've likewise been reminded that Sterling might elect to keep the coaching job vacant until free agency starts July 1, so the Clippers can invite LeBron James or any other marquee free agent they pursue to pick his preferred coach no matter how outlandish that sounds.
In short: It's early and it's Sterling. So stay tuned.
Los Angeles LakersOf the five teams out there with no coach under contract next season -- Atlanta, Memphis, New Jersey and New Orleans are the others -- you'd still rank the Lakers at No. 5 on that list in terms of coaching instability.
Phil Jackson recently insisted to NBA.com that he expects to be back in 2010-11, despite any recent rumblings to the contrary, echoing suggestions Lakers owner Jerry Buss made recently to ESPN.com contributor Steve Springer that any panic is premature because Phil wouldn't seriously entertain discussions about a contract extension until after the season anyway.
However ...
It's milder drama compared to what the Lakers have grown accustomed to in the Kobe Bryant era, but the uneasiness spreading across Lakerland about Jackson's future is real.
Buss is said to be adamant that Jackson takes a pay cut from his $12 million annual salary in this economy and has always been a reluctant fan of Phil's triangle offense because of his Showtime roots. Jackson, meanwhile, has insisted that he doesn't foresee health issues preventing him from coaching next season at age 64 ... but he's also dropped a few hints about walking away if L.A. fails to repeat as champions or if a roster that features five big names (Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom, Andrew Bynum and Ron Artest) and not much dependable behind them isn't refreshed in the offseason.
The sense here is that the sides will come to some sort of resolution after the season, like they normally do, because Kobe wants to play for Jackson and because you don't divorce a coach with a record 10 championship rings.
Yet one longtime Lakers-watcher surprised me this week with his contention that Jackson's return is no better than a 50-50 call at this point. The insider insists that it's no given Jackson and Buss can come to terms, even with the owner's daughter/coach's flame (Jeanie Buss) serving as an intermediary.
As Jerry Buss told Springer earlier this month: "I think from the Lakers' perspective we really want to get through the year, then take a deep breath and see where we are."
Miami HeatErik Spoelstra just won Eastern Conference coach of the month honors. He's still the youngest coach in the league at 39, but he also has the Heat at a season-best seven games over .500 entering the weekend, nudging his career record to a quite passable 84-73.
So why would Spoelstra -- especially when he's had so little to work with beyond Dwyane Wade, but still managed to keep the Heat winning -- be in any peril?
A few prominent agents I've spoken to answer that question with another question: What if the marquee free agent Miami hopes to sign this summer, along with re-signing Wade, either prompts Pat Riley to make one more coaching comeback or lobbies Riley to come back to the bench?
I personally struggle to believe that Riley, at 65, really wants to coach again, even if the Heat -- as you hear more and more -- are poised to sign Amare Stoudemire away from Phoenix to team with D-Wade. He stayed on two more seasons after the championship that shamed all of his critics in 2006 and had to endure a 15-67 nightmare in 2007-08 in his farewell to coaching. Why come back for more?
That scenario, though, is out there.
New Jersey NetsIf you watched this past Sunday's "60 Minutes" piece on incoming owner Mikhail Prokhorov, you can understand why everyone close to this team expects the Nets to make the biggest possible coaching splash they can this offseason to replace interim coach Kiki Vandeweghe.
ESPN analyst Jeff Van Gundy has already surfaced as a prime target, even as one source acknowledges the Nets know they'll have "to blow him away" to convince Van Gundy to leave a TV job he loves.
Word also surfaced this week that Nets guard Devin Harris is making a hard internal push for his former coach with the Mavericks: ESPN's Avery Johnson. That might surprise some in Dallas who remember how hard Johnson rode Harris, but there's another wrinkle here: Harris' own future with the team is not quite certain. We heard it before the trading deadline and folks are still saying it: Look for the Nets to shop Harris if they're fortunate enough to win the draft lottery and the right to select John Wall. As one well-placed source contends, referring to the date of the lottery: "May 18 will determine Devin's fate."
The closest thing to a certainty, at this early stage, is that Rod Thorn is staying on as Nets president, which Prokhorov strongly suggested earlier this week in an interview with The New York Times. It's also conceivable that the Nets will have to wait until after the lottery to get super-serious about choosing their next coach, since folks like Van Gundy are bound to want to make sure that New Jersey is drafting No. 1 or No. 2 overall.
New Orleans HornetsThis is one of the tougher reads, because coach/general manager Jeff Bower hasn't said much publicly about whether he wants to keep coaching until after the season and because Bower just lost key bench sidekick Tim Floyd to a college job at UTEP.
The most prevalent assumption is that Bower, who sports a 32-35 record since replacing Scott -- and a 21-15 mark when Chris Paul isn't injured -- will stay on the bench with or without Floyd because (A) owner George Shinn isn't prepared to spend the sort of money it would take to land New Orleans native Avery Johnson, and (B) Shinn would rather wait to see whether the league is headed for a lockout in 2011-12 before considering major changes.
Philadelphia 76ersAs with the fates of Hughes in Clipperland and Vandeweghe in New Jersey, Eddie Jordan's departure from the bench later this month is widely regarded as an inevitability.
The difference is that those guys are interim coaches and Jordan, stunningly, is in the first year of a three-year contract with Philly.
All signs, however, continue to point to Jordan's imminent dismissal, after coaching sources say Sixers general manager Ed Stefanski insisted on hiring someone with an intricate offensive system after Mo Cheeks' keep-it-simple tenure, only for the Sixers to quickly discover that their players couldn't function in Jordan's Princeton offense. The greater uncertainty now is whether Stefanski can hang on after his first coaching hire fit so poorly.
Seven more situations that must be monitored
If the Cavs don't win it all, Mike Brown's future in Cleveland suddenly gets tenuous. ... After Michael Jordan said he'd consider letting Larry Brown out of his contract to coach in a city (Philly or L.A.) his family likes better than Charlotte, no one in league coaching circles is simply assuming that he'll be back with the Bobcats. ... It's tough to imagine Pistons GM Joe Dumars firing another coach after just one season, as seen last season with Michael Curry, but John Kuester was expected to do more with this 23-51 group in spite of the roster issues in Detroit. ... Although George Karl's contract was recently extended through next season in Denver, concerns about his health persist, with one source close to the 58-year-old saying this week that missing the rest of this season is a growing possibility after Karl was stricken with throat cancer. ... Memphis owner Michael Heisley has been talking about an extension for Lionel Hollins since January, but the extension is not yet complete despite the Grizzlies' surprising success (38-36) this season. ... Nate McMillan is a top Coach of the Year contender in Portland, so I (like you) never expected him to figure into this conversation, but one coaching source said that McMillan's staff has at times this season shared some of the same uneasiness about its job security that Blazers general manager Kevin Pritchard has been subjected to lately in spite of Pritchard's popularity with Portland fans. ... Major changes are expected in Toronto if the Raptors fail to at least reach the playoffs -- and perhaps even if they do make the playoffs -- which conceivably endangers Raps coach Jay Triano.
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2. Western Conference
Interesting trend we're seeing with players called up from D-League, most notably in San Antonio.
Seven recently promoted D-Leaguers -- six of them in the West -- quietly received non-guaranteed contracts for next season when they were signed for the rest of this season by their new NBA employers.
Curtis Jerrells, Garrett Temple and Alonzo Gee have secured contracts worth $762,195 next season with the Spurs if they can make San Antonio's roster in training camp.
Ditto for Sundiata Gaines and Othyus Jeffers in Utah and Reggie Williams in Golden State.
The lone Eastern Conference callup who falls into this category is Chicago's Chris Richard, who has a non-guaranteed deal with the Bulls worth $854,389 next season if Richard can snag a roster spot.
In most cases, players will collect between $10,000 to $100,000 in guaranteed money in such deals even if they don't make next season's team. Teams, in exchange, get a whole summer and training camp to take an extended look at the prospect, while also creating a small expiring contract that can function as a minor trade asset.
The lure of NBA money next season, in Gee's case, convinced him to return to San Antonio -- having spent much of the season with the Spurs' D-League affiliate in Austin -- after completing two 10-day contracts with the Wizards, who wanted to keep Gee for the rest of the season but weren't prepared to extend the contract any further.
And it's a trend, from a wider perspective, that obviously increases the credibility of the D-League.
Although 20 D-Leaguers have been summoned for a record 31 callups this season, several NBA teams remain frustrated by some of the D-League's limitations when it comes player rights. Changes are unlikely before the next collective bargaining agreement, but there is a push among some NBA executives to add two or three two-way contracts in addition to the maximum 15 slots on a current NBA roster -- as seen in the NHL -- to create extra roster room for teams to secure the rights to project players and move them up and down freely.
Two-way contracts would pay players a lower salary when they're in the D-League and an NBA salary when they're with the big club and might be easier to sell to the NBA Players Association than in past years in an economy where jobs overseas aren't as lucrative or plentiful as they used to be.
Other suggestions in circulation include the idea that NBA teams which own or operate D-League franchises -- such as San Antonio, Oklahoma City and Houston -- would have the right of first refusal when another NBA teams wants to call up one of its D-Leaguers and that second-round picks can be assigned to D-League affiliates with or without an NBA contract.
Some numbers of note in the West this week:
1: Only once in league history have eight teams in the same conference finished with at least 50 wins. It happened in the West in 2007-08 but it could happen again this season, with each member of the West's current top eight on no worse than a 50-win pace.
11: Eleven of the Lakers' 21 losses are double-digit losses after Wednesday's pounding in Atlanta. Seven teams have fewer than 11; Cleveland has the fewest with four.
0: There has never been a calendar month in an NBA season during which two teams played at least five games and went winless for the month. But it almost happened in March until Minnesota (0-13 before a home win over Sacramento) and Washington (0-16 until a road win at New Orleans) broke through with victories Wednesday. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Wednesday marked the first time in league history that two teams ended losing streaks of more than a dozen games on the same day.
5: The Suns' Amare Stoudemire has increased his scoring output in five successive months. He averaged 18.0 ppg in October, 20.0 ppg in November, 21.2 ppg in December, 21.9 ppg in January, 25.3 ppg in February and 27.3 ppg in March. The only other player (minimum: 10.0 ppg) who has increased his scoring average in each succeeding calendar month this season is New Orleans' David West.
3: Dallas' Dirk Nowitzki became the third player this season to post a 30/10/10 game with his 34 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in Monday's rout of Denver. Cleveland's LeBron James has three such games, and Golden State's Stephen Curry has one. It was the first 30/10/10 game for a Maverick since Michael Finley on Dec. 23, 1999.
Stephen Curry is on course to be the first rookie in league history to shoot 45 percent from the floor, 40 percent on 3-pointers (minimum 100 makes) and 85 percent from the line (also a 100-make minimum), giving Golden State at least one bankable building block to sell to prospective new owners..
But it's his maturity as a rook that stands out as much as anything.
Curry continues to say publicly that he hopes the Warriors, no matter who his bosses are by the time next season starts, keep his backcourt partnership with Monta Ellis intact. That's even though Ellis was the one who publicly questioned whether the two of them were big enough to survive as a tag team ... and with scouts leaguewide saying for months that Ellis wasn't wrong.
A bigger, stronger backcourt mate with ballhandling ability would be the ideal fit next to Curry, which should explain the resultant leaguewide surprise when Golden State passed on the opportunity to move Ellis to Memphis at the trading deadline for the Grizzlies' O.J. Mayo and Hasheem Thabeet. Yet you won't hear the classy Curry complain.
"It's tough to judge where we would be because we've had so many injuries," Curry said of he and Ellis as a tandem. "Our lineup that Coach [Don Nelson] had in mind from the beginning hasn't been able to form yet, so I think once we get our front line back and get some consistency with our lineup, we'll show we can be a very productive and exciting backcourt to watch."
Savvy rook.
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3. One on One To Five
Five questions with Nuggets guard Chauncey Billups:
Q: Has dealing with George's absence [Nuggets coach George Karl is being treated for throat cancer] been harder than you guys anticipated?
A: It's not harder than I thought it would be, because I knew that it would be this hard. You're losing your voice. You're losing your leader, man. You're losing your voice that you hear every halftime, every timeout, every practice. You're losing something that's huge, man.
It's been tough. You can tell the absence is really felt. I think AD [interim coach Adrian Dantley] is doing a wonderful job, but he's just never done this before, so it's different. It's different.
Q: Has George's absence put even more pressure on you?
A: I think that's there's more pressure on our leaders. Obviously that puts a lot of pressure on my back. But I can't, when I'm playing, I can't worry about everything a coach does when I'm trying to play. He's won over 900 games. He makes a difference.
Q: For most of the season you guys were seen as the clear-cut No. 2 in the West to the Lakers. Have you guys lost that?A: I don't know. I've talked about this earlier in the season when we lost so many games to so many bad teams. I said, "It's not hurting us right now, but man, it catches up with you." If we would have done a good job earlier in the season, we'd still be a clear No. 2 right now. We'd have a little margin for error. We could take a couple blows and still be OK. We don't have that any more. Great teams don't lose to the bad teams as much as we did.
Q: But can you get it back quickly if you get George and Kenyon [injured forward Kenyon Martin] back?
A: If we get Kenyon back healthy and maybe get George back, we feel we're good anywhere. But people aren't talking enough about the absence of Kenyon and what he means to our defense. He just knows how to play. He holds everybody on the floor accountable, and everybody else's got to fall in line. We definitely need to get [Martin] back.
Q: How worried are you that George won't be able to come back this season?
A: I'm worried about him. I would be lying if I said I wasn't. And I want him back. But at the same time this is just basketball. This is a job, and he's dealing with a real-life situation. That's bigger than what we're talking about. With Kenyon, yeah, I want to get him back. But George's situation is a lot more serious.
4. Super, Man
Dwight Howard tends to erase rebound opportunities with blocks like this one but still managed to become a record-setting rebounder this week. (See Box 6.)
5. Eastern Conference
Wizards president Ernie Grunfeld made it semi-official after last Friday's Weekend Dime devoted to Gilbert Arenas' future, announcing Saturday that the Wiz are "not going to void his contract."
"As I've said all along, he's going to be with us," Grunfeld continued. "Gilbert is a part of this organization, he's part of our team and he will be back with us next year."
The safe approach, of course, is to continue to treat all that as a strong assumption, because the decision ultimately rests with incoming Wizards owner Ted Leonsis.
Leonsis, remember, also has to decide whether he's bringing Grunfeld back before choosing whether to pursue or abandon an attempt to void a deal worth $80.2 million over the next four seasons, when most league and legal experts believe that any void attempt has little shot at success. And there's been no firm indication yet where Leonsis stands on either matter.
As for a trade or buyout that enables the sides to move on without each other, pessimism persists on both fronts. We repeat: Washington would be the first to concede that, after shopping Arenas without success before his locker-room clash with Javaris Crittenton, there is no tangible trade market for the 28-year-old given the mammoth contract he possesses ... and the PR hit any team would absorb along with taking on that contract ... and the three surgeries on Arenas' left knee in an 18-month span between April 2007 and September 2008.
A buyout, meanwhile, would undoubtedly appeal to both sides -- especially to Arenas, since it would give him the opportunity to choose his next team -- but would also have to be classified as the most daunting buyout in NBA history given the money Washington still owes him. Even if Arenas was willing to forfeit half of the $80 million left on his contract, that would still require Leonsis to cut a $40 million check in one of his first acts as the Wizards' new boss. And even if a buyout was paid out over a numbers of years instead of in one lump sum, it's hard to imagine any new owner starting out with that sort of cash splash when it doesn't bring a marquee free agent or some other asset in return.
One source briefed on Washington's plans said last week that a buyout isn't a consideration that's being seriously contemplated at this juncture because it would cost the team "way too much money." Another source suggested this week that the potential for a lockout in 2011 could factor in here as well.
The source said: "The Wizards wouldn't want to do a buyout because they didn't pay him for [most] of this year and they might not have to pay him in the lockout year. If you buy him out [this summer], you're paying him during a lockout."
Some numbers of note in the East this week:
1: With one more win, Cleveland will become just the 12th team in history to post consecutive 60-win seasons. Which is a pretty good omen, because only two teams in history have won 60 or more games in back-to-back seasons without winning it all: Dallas in 2005-06 and 2006-07 and Utah in 1996-97 and 1997-98.
7: The Bucks' 17-6 surge since the All-Star break has made Scott Skiles one of the leading contenders for coach of the year honors, but where would the Bucks be if they fared better in close games? Wednesday's loss in Cleveland was their league-high seventh defeat this season in a game in which Milwaukee led in the final minute of the fourth quarter or overtime.
1,006: With 20 rebounds Thursday night in Dallas, Orlando's Dwight Howard pushed his season total to 1,006 and thus became the first player in more than a quarter-century to pull in at least 1,000 rebounds in five successive seasons. The last player with such a streak was Moses Malone, who did it from 1978-79 through 1982-83.
8: With 20 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in Wednesday's blowout loss in Portland, David Lee led the Knicks in all three categories for the eighth time. The only other player to do that more often this season is LeBron James (16).
3: With zero points and 10 assists in Wednesday's home win over the Clippers, Toronto's Jarrett Jack became the third player this season to post a double-figure assist total without scoring a point, joining Dallas' Jason Kidd (March 27) and New York's Chris Duhon (Jan. 26). Jack, though, was the first player to pull that off while playing fewer than 20 minutes since Philadelphia's B.J. Tyler on Nov. 12, 1994.
6. Marc's Quote
"We just landed in san antonio, saw my boy d fish and kobe, it reminded me of that .o4 shot, thanks d fish."
-- Cavaliers center Shaquille O'Neal, tweeting about an unexpected rendezvous with some of his old Lakers colleagues at an Alamo City hotel recently when the Cavaliers were checking in to the same hotel that L.A. would leave hours later.
Yet the really interesting part, at least to me, is how little discussion this offering from Shaq generated.
In past years, Shaq's application of "my boy" to describe Derek Fisher and corresponding lack of an adjective in front of Kobe Bryant's name would have been fodder for sports-talk-show psychologists nationwide. But maybe we media types are evolving.
Or maybe the masses just missed it because this particular Shaq tweet hit at 2:49 a.m.
The true test will come if we get a Cavs-Lakers matchup in the NBA Finals, when you have to figure that we'll all be back to monitoring the Shaq-and-Kobe dynamic with a microscope and parsing every word (or tweet) they utter.
7. McDonald's For Everyone
Question: How many of those McDonald's All-Americans seen earlier this week on ESPN will make it to the NBA?
Answer: If the going rate holds, look for eight of the 24 players who participated in Wednesday night's game in Columbus, Ohio, to reach the top of their profession.
Of the 423 players currently on NBA rosters, 140 of them were McDonald's All-Americans, accounting for 33 percent of the league's present population.
ESPN research guru Pete Newmann says that includes 10 members of the Cavaliers and eight Charlotte Bobcats. Every NBA team has at least two former McDonald's All-Americans but it's only two for Chicago, New Jersey and New Orleans.
The year-by-year breakdown of current NBA players who played in the ultimate all-star game for high schoolers, which began in 1977:
2008 (5): DeMar DeRozan (Raptors), Tyreke Evans (Kings), Jrue Holiday (76ers), Brandon Jennings (Bucks), Byron Mullens (Thunder)
2007 (12): Jerryd Bayless (Blazers), Michael Beasley (Heat),Jonny Flynn (Wolves), Eric Gordon (Clippers), Donte Greene (Kings), Blake Griffin (Clippers), James Harden (Thunder), J.J. Hickson (Cavaliers), Kosta Koufos (Jazz) , Kevin Love (Wolves), O.J. Mayo (Grizzlies), Derrick Rose (Bulls)
2006 (16): Darrell Arthur (Grizzlies), D.J. Augustin (Bobcats), Chase Budinger (Rockets), Mike Conley (Grizzlies), Daequan Cook (Heat) Javaris Crittenton (Wizards), Kevin Durant (Thunder), Wayne Ellington (Wolves), Spencer Hawes (Kings), Gerald Henderson (Bobcats), Ty Lawson (Nuggets), Brook Lopez (Nets), Robin Lopez (Suns), Greg Oden (Blazers), Brandan Wright (Warriors), Thaddeus Young (76ers)
2005 (12): Jon Brockman (Kings), Andrew Bynum (Lakers), Mario Chalmers (Heat), Monta Ellis (Warriors), Danny Green (Cavaliers), Tyler Hansbrough (Pacers), Amir Johnson (Raptors), Josh McRoberts (Pacers), C.J. Miles (Jazz), Martell Webster (Blazers), Lou Williams (76ers), Julian Wright (Hornets)
2004 (17): Arron Afflalo (Nuggets), LaMarcus Aldridge (Blazers), Corey Brewer (Wolves), Glen Davis (Celtics), Jordan Farmar (Lakers), Rudy Gay (Grizzlies), Daniel Gibson (Cavaliers), Malik Hairston (Spurs), Dwight Howard (Magic), Al Jefferson (Wolves), Shaun Livingston (Wizards), Rajon Rondo (Celtics), J.R. Smith (Nuggets), Josh Smith (Hawks), Sebastian Telfair (Cavaliers), D.J. White (Thunder), Marvin Williams (Hawks)
2003 (13): Brandon Bass (Magic), Aaron Brooks (Rockets), Shannon Brown (Lakers), Luol Deng (Bulls), J.R. Giddens (Knicks), Kris Humphries (Nets), LeBron James (Cavaliers), Travis Outlaw (Clippers), Chris Paul (Hornets) , Kendrick Perkins (Celtics), Leon Powe (Cavaliers), Mustafa Shakur (Thunder), Charlie Villanueva (Pistons)
2002 (6): Carmelo Anthony (Nuggets), Chris Bosh (Raptors), Raymond Felton (Bobcats), Sean May (Kings), J.J. Redick (Magic), Amare Stoudemire (Suns)
2001 (8): Kwame Brown (Pistons), Tyson Chandler (Bobcats), Eddy Curry (Knicks), DeSagana Diop (Bobcats), T.J. Ford (Pacers), David Lee (Knicks), Jawad Williams (Cavaliers), Mo Williams (Cavaliers)
2000 (6): Chris Duhon (Knicks), Jared Jeffries (Rockets), Zach Randolph (Grizzlies), Luke Ridnour (Bucks), DeShawn Stevenson (Mavericks), Gerald Wallace (Bobcats)
1999 (8): Jonathan Bender (Knicks) , Keith Bogans (Spurs), Carlos Boozer (Jazz), Nick Collison (Thunder), Mike Dunleavy Jr., (Pacers), Jason Kapono (76ers), Jason Richardson (Suns), Damien Wilkins (Wolves)
1998 (9): Dan Gadzuric (Bucks), Al Harrington (Knicks), Richard Jefferson (Spurs), Rashard Lewis (Magic), Corey Maggette (Warriors), Mike Miller (Wizards), Tayshaun Prince (Pistons), Joel Przybilla (Blazers), Quentin Richardson (Heat)
1997 (10): Ron Artest (Lakers), Shane Battier (Rockets), Elton Brand (76ers), Jarron Collins (Suns), Jason Collins (Hawks), Baron Davis (Clippers), Brendan Haywood (Mavericks), Larry Hughes (Bobcats), Tracy McGrady (Knicks), Lamar Odom (Lakers)
1996 (6): Mike Bibby (Hawks), Kobe Bryant (Lakers), Rip Hamilton (Pistons), Stephen Jackson (Bobcats), Jermaine O'Neal (Heat), Tim Thomas (Mavericks)
1995 (5): Chauncey Billups (Nuggets), Vince Carter (Magic), Kevin Garnett (Celtics), Antawn Jamison (Cavaliers), Paul Pierce (Celtics)
1994 (1): Adonal Foyle (Magic)
1993 (2): Jerry Stackhouse (Bucks), Rasheed Wallace (Celtics)
1992 (1): Jason Kidd (Mavericks)
1991 (1): Juwan Howard (Blazers)
1990 (1): Grant Hill (Suns)
1989 (1): Shaquille O'Neal (Cavaliers)
8. Champions Corner
In our final homage to the NCAA season with Monday night's title game forthcoming, we wonder: Do you know how many players have won championships in college and the NBA?
You probably know there are two active players who hold that distinction -- Detroit's Rip Hamilton and Charlotte's Nazr Mohammed -- but what about all-time?
Try 34.
The Basketball Hall of Famers: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bob Cousy, Tom Gola, Gail Goodrich, Cliff Hagan, John Havlicek, Magic Johnson, K.C. Jones, Michael Jordan, Clyde Lovellette, Jerry Lucas, Frank Ramsey, Bill Russell, Isiah Thomas, Bill Walton and James Worthy.
The actives: Hamilton and Mohammed.
The rest: Lucius Allen, Ron Bonham, Quinn Buckner, Howie Dallmar, Dick Farley, Arnie Ferrin, Rodney McCray, Glen Rice, Rick Robey, Herm Schaefer, Larry Siegfried, Tom Thacker, Milt Wagner, Antoine Walker, Jamaal Wilkes and Corliss Williamson.
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Of 262 institutionalized patients with mental retardation of various etiologies, 10% were positive for Australia antigen by complement fixation (CF) testing, while 34.1% of 138 patients with Down's syndrome were positive. Serum samples from 27 mentally retarded patients with acute, infectious hepatitis, acquired during an epidemic were negative for antigen. Twenty-one of 34 patients (61.8%) with acute hepatitis and two of nine patients (22.2%) with chronic hepatitis had the antigen. Two of 18 women with hepatitis during pregnancy had antigen, and one of their children had antigen in its cord serum, without clinical hepatitis. None of 27 serum specimens from pregnant women who delivered children with Down's syndrome was positive for antigen. Antibody was found primarily in multiply transfused hemophiliacs. In all, 121 specimens were positive for antigen by CF, and 96 by agar gel diffusion, a 79.3% concordance. The CF test was 32- to 64-fold more sensitive than agar gel in detection of antigen. Screening of pretransfusion blood and the elimination of units containing Australia antigen can be expected to lower the incidence of posttransfusion hepatitis.
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Knowing when to sell your investments may be the hardest decision to make. In fact, knowing when to sell can be tougher than knowing when to buy. There are many factors you must take into consideration when selling your investments. You will have to figure out whether or not you think the investment has growth potential, or if the investment is in a bubble, or if it can recover from its current decline. Without knowing when to sell you can either loose more than you expected or minimize your profit margins.
Here are good reasons to sell your investments:
Change in Fundamentals
Before buying any investment, most people look at the fundamentals: balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement, and etc. When you buy an investment and you are thinking to sell it, you must look at the same metrics or reasons you bought the investment initially. The common metrics you will want to look at are:
Earnings Growth
Check the net gain in income that a company has over time. Look for growing earnings and compare it with other competitors in the same industry. Also, take a look at the analyst expectations for their future earnings.
Every company is going to have periods where the stock loses value. Find out the reasons for the loss of value. Some common reasons may be economic related. However, if you see consistent fluctuation even in good economic times, then that could be a red flag!
Relative Strength in Industry
Take a look at the company's industry overall. Does the industry show potential growth in future? If so, look at the company and see what role it plays in the industry. Does it have a big role? Can it eliminate the competition? Are there barriers for new companies entering in the same market/industry?
Debt to Equity Ratio
Almost all companies carry debt on their balance sheet. It would be more favorable if you found a company with a 0.5:1 debt ratio (Warren Buffet usually uses this metric).
Investment Bubble
If your investment is suddenly seeing a great deal of growth relative to similar investments in a short period of time, it could be a warning sign that a pullback could be in the near future. You can also see this in dividend stocks that have much higher yields than other dividend paying stocks, or in a foreign government bond whose yield suddenly heads higher than similar countries yields.
No Longer Fits Your Goals
Before buying any investment you usually create a "game plan" or a "goal" that you want to achieve. Some of these goals may be short term or it may be long term. Overall, you want to evaluate your investments based on the goals you have set. If you have set out to have a 20% return on investment (ROI) and you receive 15%, find out why and if it is possible to gain the 20% ROI. However, if you lost 20% of your investments and your game plan is to sell either above or below 20%, then SELL IT! DO NOT WAIT AND HOPE FOR YOUR INVESTMENT TO INCREASE! That is a very common mistake that many people make. Be disciplined with your investments!
In conclusion, take the time to evaluate your investments. Look for investments that you might have a good reason to sell, and get rid of them. Do not wait for Christmas, Diwali, or your friend's birthday to sell your investment. Remember that you sell to either cut your losses or hedge against a bubble bursting. Stay tuned for more!
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Readers showed they know how to think out of the shell when responding to the recent request for pecan cobbler.
To recap, Arline Ahrens of North Charleston asked for the recipe following a visit to the Dollywood attraction, where she was wowed by a taste of the cobbler. She didnt want this one to get away.
So Arline did some research and discovered that the cobbler was a product of Good Old Days Foods in Little Rock, Ark.
But it is made for food-service establishments five pounds at a time in foil pans.
Experience tells me there is no sense chasing that recipe, but I thought at least a few of you folks might enjoy some sleuthing and have something to share.
Alysia Lucas of Goose Creek and Sharon Cook of Charleston apparently came across the same recipe online, dubbed the War Eagle Bean Palace Pecan Cobbler.
At another site, NewsOk.com, which is powered by The Oklahoman newspaper, I found additional enlightenment.
Supposedly, pecan cobbler was one of the signature desserts served at the Bean Palace Restaurant in the War Eagle Mill in Rogers, Ark. The water-powered gristmill dates to 1830 and is still operating.
Sharon herself took on the challenge of trying out the recipe. Heres what she reports.
This dessert is almost identical to pecan pie except that the crust is placed in the middle of the filling instead of on the bottom. I looked at the Good Old Food Days website and found a picture of the food service version and, sure enough, you can plainly see pastry crust peaking out of the corners of the pan surrounded on the top and bottom by filling.
The oat flour called for in the recipe is easy to make you simply place oatmeal into a food processor and grind until it resembles a fine powder or flour.
Since I had the necessary ingredients, I went ahead and made the recipe that follows and, when it was done, I cut it into 16 pieces and placed four pieces each in quart-sized freezer storage bags for easy use. As Christmas gets closer, I will be serving some whole pieces and cutting some in half to place on a dessert buffet.
I decided to go for broke and experiment with making a second batch that was designed to be bite-sized. I used mini-muffin tins and a 1-inch round cutter. I made them by filling mini-muffin liner cups 1/3 with filling, placing a small dough cut-out on top of that and then topping off with more filling and they came out great; I will be using them for gifts. These make a great little departure from the usual mini pecan pies (tea time tassies, I think they are also called) and are much less labor intensive.
For the bite-sized version, I used premade pastry crusts from the dairy case, and I think that is what I will use in the 9x13-inch size next time as well, although the pastry in the recipe is somewhat lighter in texture and taste.
Bravo, Sharon!
Pecan Cobbler
Serves 16
For filling:
21/2 cups light corn syrup
21/2 cups granulated sugar
1/3 cup butter, melted
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
5 eggs, slightly beaten
3 cups pecans, coarsely chopped
For cobbler crust:
1 cup oat flour (1 cup regular oatmeal processed to a fine flour)
1 cup unbleached flour (all-purpose flour will work)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter
1/4 to 1/2 cup cold water
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Spray a glass 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray. In a large bowl, mix together the corn syrup, sugar, melted butter, vanilla, and eggs until thoroughly blended. Pour 1/3 of this filling mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan. Add pecans to remaining filling mixture and set aside while preparing crust.
In a medium bowl, combine the two flours and salt. Cut cold butter into small pieces and add to flour mixture. Incorporate butter into the flour mixture using a pastry cutter to two forks. Add cold water, a little at a time (may not need the whole amount), stirring until the dough forms a ball that sticks together. Place dough on lightly floured surface and knead gently about 4-5 times or until it is no longer sticky.
Roll dough into a 9x13-inch rectangle. Carefully pick up the rolled dough and place in the baking pan on top of the filling mixture. Pour the remaining filling mixture with the pecans on top of the dough. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 50 minutes or until the center begins to set. Remove from the oven and let cool for about 20 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Jennie OBryan emailed with two recipes, which she likened to pecan cobbler but are better known as the local favorite Huguenot Torte. This is a well-traveled recipe but its so good that it bears repeating from time to time. And especially for the newcomers in our midst who havent yet experienced it.
Huguenot Torte
This delicious dessert has been on the St. Philips Church Tea Room menu since the Tea Rooms beginnings in 1952.
4 eggs
3 cups sugar
8 tablespoons flour
5 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
2 cups chopped tart cooking apples
2 cups chopped pecans or walnuts
2 teaspoons vanilla
Whipped cream and chopped nuts for garnish
Beat eggs in electric mixer or with a rotary beater until very frothy and lemon-colored. Add other ingredients in above order. Pour into two well-buttered baking pans, each about about 8x12 inches. Bake in 325-degree oven about 45 minutes or until crusty and brown. To serve, scoop up with a spatula or pancake turner (keeping crusty part on top), pile on large plate and cover with whipped cream and a sprinkling of the chopped nuts, or make 16 individual servings.
Recipe attributed to Mrs. Cornelius (Evelyn )Huguenin
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Tis the season for giving, and Pattie OBrien (for no particular request) passed along an envelope of old holiday recipes that shes had for many years. While all sounded good, this one appealed to me because 1)no cooking necessary and 2)coffee-flavored liqueur simply rocks.
Kahlua Cocoa Balls
Makes 4 dozen
1/2 cup Kahlua
1/4 cup light corn syrup
1/3 cup chopped candied red cherries
1/3 cup chopped golden raisins
1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
21/2 cups fine vanilla wafer crumbs (roughly 1 box)
1 cup finely chopped walnuts or 1 cup pecans
For the outer coating:
1/4 to 1/2 cup coating of choice: powdered sugar, cocoa powder, coconut or finely chopped nuts
In one bowl, combine Kahlua with syrup and chopped fruits. In another bowl, blend sugar, cocoa, crumbs and nuts. Combine the mixtures well. Roll into small balls. Roll the balls in desired coating (sugar, cocoa, coconut, nuts).
Freeze or store in airtight container.
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Lark Smith, who travels to Charleston about 10 days a month, has enjoyed the roasted tomato bisque served at Sermets on King for years and wanted to see if we could entice them to give it up.
Shirley Turner is looking for a recipe for monkey bread, but not the classic sweet one with caramel and cinnamon. Instead, she recalls a yeast dough in roll-like dumplings that were dipped in butter and layered in a tube pan. They were good served with chili, she says.
Claudia Jenkins remembers a cake she once had in Rock Hill and never got the recipe for. The cake included jellied orange candy slices.
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This extraordinary project features a 30,000 square foot state-of-the-art club house which will be the largest of its kind in Dubai. Overlooking the 9th and 18th greens, the expansive club house contains three high-end restaurants and the luxurious Trump Spa & Wellness Centre. The development also includes four international-standard tennis courts.
The pro shop will offer the latest in equipment and apparel, including high-tech swing analysis to fit members and guests with the perfect equipment for their game. The Golf Academy will integrate the most advanced technology from the United States with world-class professionals to help hone your game and improve your swing. The double-sided driving range, chipping facility and putting greens will emulate the undulations of the course to accurately reflect the challenges that await.
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JACKSON — An old-time feel is sometimes the best.
This was the case for photographer Sam Gause as he photographed at the Civil War Muster in Jackson this past weekend.
"At the civil war re-enactment, families come from all around and completely immerse themselves into the life of 1860s Americans," Gause said. "This includes the clothes they wear, the food they eat, and the words they use."
"I chose this photo because it gives a look into the old time nature of the event with the tents and Thomas Edwards' overall look," Gause added. "Everything in the image is 'period' or from the 1860s."
My favorite photo of the week is from last Friday night's Jackson Cruise In. I immediately liked this 1936 DeSoto Airstream Deluxe after seeing it.
When talking to owner Ron Hendrick, I learned that it is one of the few remaining in the world.
I like the photo because, while simple, it has a striking beauty to it. The evening light is making the car glow and accentuating the natural lines of the automobile.
For photographer Andrew Kuhn, an image of Lance Drake and Xander Payne enjoying the Scrambler at the Michigan Center Eagles Fest at Leoni Township Park is his photo of the week.
"The main reason I like this image is for the enthusiasm on the face of Lance Drake," Kuhn said. "It was clear that the two boys were enjoying their time on the ride. Despite rainy weather, a handful of families were on hand to enjoy the festivities Thursday evening."


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With the polls holding steady and keeping unbeaten Alabama at No. 2 in the BCS and unbeaten Penn State at No. 3, it has raised a topic of discussion for the remainder of the season.
Could media and coaches grow sentimental and vote the Nittany Lions -- coached by 81-year-old Joe Paterno -- ahead of Nick Saban's Tide?
"You mean the voters picking a Joe Paterno team over the lovable Nick Saban!," radio host and Press-Register columnist Paul Finebaum quipped for the New York Times in this article. "We refuse to think about it. We'll probably have to have a show Saturday night at midnight to counsel people."
This has happened before, writes Chris Dufresne of the Los Angeles Times
I'm not a coach, so I can't speak for what that voting block -- which has never really favored Alabama this year in its poll -- will do in such a circumstance. But I can speak from the perspective of media members voting in the important Harris poll, which counts instead of the AP poll for BCS calculations. In that case, I'm fairly certain it won't matter.
OK, we all know Saban is not a media favorite (due more to interview restrictions than anything, a popular misconception), but here's the thing: Paterno isn't any better. I remember covering the Outback Bowl after the 2006 season and seeing Penn State writers travel a week early to Tampa and to cover opponent practices because PSU players and coaches were generally not available to reporters the entrire time leading up the game.
Honestly, this sort of thing shouldn't matter in choosing a potential national champ, and I doubt it will this time, either.
Ryan White of the Oregonian sums it up here ...
Say what you will about the BCS computer programs, but they aren't sentimental and so might be best qualified to crack the conundrum Penn State's win set in front of the nation.
More on Alabama ...
- The AJC's Tony Barnhart touches on the Joe Pa voting discussion -- he says Penn State would not jump unbeaten Alabama or Texas (I agree) -- and Phillip Fulmer's future at Tennessee after Saturday's loss to Alabama.
- Tide receiver Julio Jones was named SEC freshman of the week for a second time this season after a career-high outing at Tennessee.
- Today's Press-Register notebook leads with Alabama QB Greg McElroy, who grew up a fan of Texas Tech, this week's opponent for top-ranked Texas.
- Saban was pleased by a "complete game" played by his "blue-collar" team, per today's Press-Register story from Tuscaloosa.
- The "blue-collar" label is fine with Alabama's team, per this article by the Chattanooga Times Free Press' Darren Epps.
- Birmingham News columnist Ray Melick notes Saban's particularly pleasant mood after a win in Neyland Stadium ...
But who knew Saban would act like he enjoyed it so much? Like he enjoyed every minute of it? Like he could have kept it going except that the clock hit zero and the home team was worn out and ready to get to bed and couldn't wait for the visitors to hurry up and leave?
- The Press-Register's Tommy Hicks writes today that the Big 12 Conference appears to have passed the SEC this season.
- Christopher Walsh has his weekly first and 10 segment to recap the weekend for the Tuscaloosa News.
- Check out Paul Gattis' weekly SEC rewind in the Huntsville Times.
- Six Tennessee players were injured during Saturday's game, according to the Associated Press. Alabama, meanwhile, didn't suffer a serious injury, Saban said after the game.


text: Article | December 2007The Association Between Tinnitus and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Marc A. Fagelson Author Affiliations & Notes Marc A. Fagelson East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, and James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center Tinnitus Clinic, Mountain Home, TN Contact author: Marc A. Fagelson, Department of Communicative Disorders, East Tennessee State University, Box 70643, Johnson City, TN 37614. E-mail: email@example.com. © 2007 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Article Information Hearing Disorders Article | December 2007 The Association Between Tinnitus and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder American Journal of Audiology, December 2007, Vol. 16, 107-117. doi:10.1044/1059-0889(2007/015) History: Received January 30, 2007 , Accepted April 30, 2007 American Journal of Audiology, December 2007, Vol. 16, 107-117. doi:10.1044/1059-0889(2007/015) History: Received January 30, 2007; Accepted April 30, 2007 View Article Figures Tables PDF PDF Supplemental Data Supplements Multimedia Share Email Twitter Facebook Pinterest Tools Get Citation Citation Fagelson, M. A. (2007). The Association Between Tinnitus and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Am J Audiol, 16(2), 107-117. doi: 10.1044/1059-0889(2007/015). Download citation file: RIS (Zotero) EndNote BibTex Medlars ProCite RefWorks Reference Manager © 2016 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association × Alerts User Alerts You are adding an alert for: The Association Between Tinnitus and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder You will receive an email whenever this article is corrected, updated, or cited in the literature. You can manage this and all other alerts in My Account The alert will be sent to: Confirm × Sign In or Create a free account to receive alerts. × PurposePosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects nearly 10% of the population, a prevalence comparable with that of tinnitus. Similarities between the way PTSD and tinnitus influence auditory behaviors include exaggerated startle responses and decreased loudness tolerance. Tinnitus loudness is often exacerbated by sounds that trigger PTSD-related anxiety. This report addresses physical and psychological relations between PTSD and tinnitus.MethodA chart review of veterans seen over a 4-year period for tinnitus services was conducted. Case history and self-assessments of tinnitus handicap were examined in all patients. A review of the literature related to triggers and effects of PTSD was conducted to explore potential consequences related to the presence of PTSD in the Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) tinnitus population.ResultsChart review confirmed that 34% of the first 300 patients enrolled in the VAMC Tinnitus Clinic also carried a diagnosis of PTSD. Patient reports citing tinnitus severity, suddenness of tinnitus onset, sound-tolerance problems, and sound-triggered exacerbation of tinnitus were more common for patients with a PTSD diagnosis than patients with tinnitus only.ConclusionsSeveral neural mechanisms linked to both tinnitus and PTSD affect auditory behaviors. Audiologists should be aware that patients with tinnitus and PTSD will require test protocols and referrals that address these powerful responses. Acknowledgments Portions of this work were presented at the 12th Annual Conference on the Management of the Tinnitus Patient, Iowa City, IA, September 2004. I would like to acknowledge Dr. Richard H. Wilson for comments and guidance throughout the preparation of the article. I would also like to thank Dr. John Auerbach of the Psychology Section of the James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center, who recommended source material for the study of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and provided valuable information related to the PTSD clinic's function. Subscribe to view more For full access to this article, log in to an existing user account, purchase an annual subscription, or purchase a short-term subscription. 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Product DescriptionThe Haiku Scoot Bag is small in size but large in personality. The perfect balance of fashion and function, this little bag is roomy enough for your keys, cards, phone, and other essentials. Carry it in your hand using the top purse handle or wear it as a cross-body with the detachable, adjustable shoulder strap. The bag features a main compartment with zippered flap and magnet closure; a zip pocket and three card slots on the interior; and a front slip pocket and back zip pocket on the exterior. Dimensions: 5" H x 7" W x 2.75" D. Imported.


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To develop Neutrogena Clinical, scientists at the company looked to bioelectricity, the body's innate electrical signaling system. Neutrogena scientists discovered a way to create tiny, ion-mineral conductors within a topical formulation that, once activated, work like "miniaturized batteries" to simulate bioelectricity and increase positive ion flow. This helps minimize visible signs of collagen loss, improve facial definition and reduce the appearance of wrinkles and sagging skin.
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I pert near misunderstood what he was saying. Then I recalled that ''worsh'' is something one generally undertakes with soap, water and a worsh rag.
Once I remembered that, everything was finer than frog's teeth and the conversation no longer plodded along with all the grace of a cub bear in boxing gloves, as my dad would say.
There's been a lot of hullabaloo over a TV show planned this fall that is called - and let me paraphrase it here - ''Things My Dad Says.'' The original word is not ''Things.'' The show is based on a Twitter site - seriously - of the same name created by a guy who just tweets rants and phrases yelled by his cantankerous father.
It got me to thinking about the odd phrases that abounded in my extended family.
Even among my friends, ''pert near'' wasn't common usage. In the extended family, we knew it meant ''almost,'' as in ''pretty near.''
When I learned to spell, I noticed there was no ''R'' in worsh. Turns out the word is wash.
They were just things my family said.
Some of my friends swore I was hatched in some hills somewhere. That's malarkey. I grew up in northeast Ohio, less than 10 miles south of the shores of Lake Erie.
I know for a fact that Coke and Pepsi are a form of drink known as pop. My daughter now lives in Virginia Beach. She calls it soda, which is something only a dingleberry would do.
My uncle Tommy was fond of calling me a ''flop-eared, lame-brained, flat-headed, fuzzy-nosed, knock-kneed, pigeon-toed nincompoop.'' Or, if he was in a hurry, he'd just say, ''Hullo, Uglier-Than-Me.''
Dad often told Mom, ''Don't look at me in that tone of voice.''
I once tried to describe an ailment to my dad.
''It hurts when I move my arm like this,'' I said.
''Then don't move your arm like that,'' he said. His medical advice: ''That'll feel better when it stops hurting.''
Growing up on our small, family farm gave us kids plenty of chances to do things like forget to close the pasture gate, allowing the cows to escape, or accidentally scoop the grain into the water bucket instead of the feed box.
''If that boy had a brain, he'd be dangerous,'' Dad told Mom.
When my cousins would come over to help with chores, Dad would repeat something he heard from his pappy - ''One boy is worth half a man. Two boys are worth half a boy. Three boys are no help at all.''
But at least by this time Dad and I both had learned that the first president's name was George WASHington, not WORSHington, so at least the things I said no longer amused my friends so much.
Then one day at college, I told my friends I take the stairsteps. They snickered. Well, OK, they laughed uproariously.
''What?'' I asked.
''Stairs ARE steps. You take the stairs. Which are steps. Stairsteps is like saying motorcar or ...
Oh, horsefeathers!
Then, one my friends tripped on the stairsteps and tumbled down.
''Ow!'' he yelled. ''That hurt!''
From my years of training with thing things my family says, I was ready:
''Then what'd ya do it for?'' I asked.
Yep, the old sayings still work. They're slicker than snot on a doorknob.
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Calculating MachinesStepped Drum Calculating Machines
The distinguished mathematician and philosopher Gottfried William Leibniz started thinking about stepped drum calculating machines in the 1670s, and an eighteenth century instrument built on his design survives. However, it was the French insurance executive Charles Xavier Thomas (1785-1870) who invented and sold the first commercially successful calculating machine. Proposed in 1820, it would sell successfully from about 1850.
Thomas's calculating machine, which he dubbed the arithmometer, had cylindrical brass drums, each with nine teeth that varied in length. If a setting lever was at "9", it engaged nine teeth, at 8, eight teeth and so forth. This stepped drum mechanism would be modified over time, with different metals used for the stepped drums, much of the drum cut away, and different arrangement of the teeth on the gears. Nonetheless, the stepped drum survived as part of some calculating machines as long as they were manufactured.
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Thomas Arithmometer
- Description
- This is the oldest surviving example of the type of stepped drum calculating machine constructed under patents obtained by the Frenchman Charles Xavier Thomas of the French town of Colmar in 1820. Machines that could do arithmetic automatically were built as mechanical marvels in the 1600s on the design of mathematicians such as Blaise Pascal and Gottfried Leibniz. However, it was only with the introduction and improvement of the machine of Thomas that calculating machines became part of the world of practical calculation. The instrument was made for Thomas by the Parisian mechanician and clockmaker Devrine. Thomas arithmometers, as the machines were called, became the first commercially successful calculating machines.
- The brass machine fits snugly in a wooden case covered with red leather and lined with green velvet. It has three levers that are moved back to enter digits on brass stepped drums. A fourth lever, to the left of these, is labeled Multiplication, and used to determine the number of times the stepped drums rotate. Hence in this early machine, Thomas attempted direct multiplication by a single digit. This feature would not be successfully used in calculating machines until the late 19th century.
- In back of the digit levers is a movable carriage with a row of six pairs of windows. Beneath each pair is a button. The levers are labeled: Unités, Dixaines, and Centaines. The pairs of windows are labeled: Unité, Dixaine, Centaine, Mille, Dix Mille, and Cent Mille.
- Beneath each window is a numeral wheel. Two sets of digits are marked on each wheel, one in black and the other in red. Shifting a lever on the right of the carriage to "add e multiplication" opens six windows to show in black digits the result of addition and multiplication problems. In the other positions, six windows open to show in red digits the result of division and subtraction problems. Beneath the windows are thumbscrews for zeroing the result digits one at a time. There is no revolution register.
- Pulling a red ribbon operates the machine. Pulling a shorter ribbon attached to the front assists in removing it from the case. Later Thomas machines would be crank-operated. The lid of the case has a brass handle, lock, and key. Part of the right side of the case turns down to allow for the motion of the carriage.
- A mark on the left of the levers reads: Arithmomètre (/) du Chr. Thomas de Colmar (/) Par Brevet d'invention (/) Devrine fecit. A mark on a button at the front of the machine reads: Régulateur. A mark on the top of the lid reads: ARITHMOMÊTRE (/) De MR. LE CHER THOMAS DE COLMAR.
- The machine is not identical to that shown in the drawings of Thomas's 1820 patent. It resembles the drawings made in 1821 for a report by Hoyau published in 1822.
- References:
- Stephen Johnson, "Making the Arithmometer Count," Bulletin of the Scientific Instrument Society, No. 52, 1997, 12–21.
- "Rapport fait par M. Francoueur. . .," Bulletin de la Société d'Encouragement pour l'Industrie Nationale, 21, 1822, pp. 33–36.
- Charles-Xavier Thomas, "1420," 18 Novembre 1820. This is the number of Thomas's 1820 French patent.
- Hoyau, "Description d'une machine à calculer nommée Arithmomètre. . . ," Bulletin de la Société d'Encouragement pour l'Industrie Nationale, 21, 1822, pp. 355–365.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- ca 1820
- patentee
- Thomas, Charles Xavier
- maker
- Thomas, Charles Xavier
- ID Number
- 1987.0731.02
- catalog number
- 326649
- accession number
- 1987.0731
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center


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Your little ripper wants to look cool on the mountain and you want to make sure he stays warm. Pull the Hestra Czone Gauntlet 3-Finger Junior Gloves on your kid's hand and you'll have all the bases covered. The Czone membrane blocks wet weather conditions and FiberFill insulation provides the necessary warmth. A cool three-fingered design gives him the warmth of a mitten with dexterity between the thumb and forefinger for fidgeting with boots and zippers.
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- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
The concept is sound... just poor execution. I'm a firm believer in Lobster Mits... best of both worlds: warmth and dexterity. But would not suggest anyone buy these. I bought 4 for all my kids? returned all 4.
1. They are NOT actual lobster mits. The product description fails to mention that inside the "mit" the fingers are separated! which of course means you have none of the benefits of the additional warmth of having the fingers together and on top of that you have none of the dexterity of a glove.
2. God forbid you try to wash these you run a 50/50 chance of having the insides get so tangled your kiddies will NEVER ever get their hands in again.
3. The liners are NOT removable.
4. They really are NOT that warm? per all of my kids.
Sadly good kid gloves are like a unicorns? impossible to find. No one wants to spend $100+ on a kids glove like we do on adult gloves so no one makes them. Yet we are all faced with the same issue: keeping our kids hands warm so their day, and ours, is not ruined. I?m trying the more upper-end Hestra Junior Heli Mits this winter? They appear to be much better made and warmer at first pass. Plus the liners are removable... we'll see...
Another season and my kids will fin in XS Marmot or Black Diamond Guide/Lobsters... and then the search for the Unicorn will be over... Yes, they will run $150 a pair but honestly - ya spend $10k on a week in Deer Valley or Vail... don't cheap out on your kids warmth over the cost of a couple cocktails
Pls do advise if you find the unicorn... you are right, its the cost of a couple of cocktails, the thing is, some 100dollarkidglove are also not so good...
Can't go wrong!
We went to Ottawa, Canada to visit family and ski the slopes. We definitely weren't prepared for the 8 degree high when it came down to gloves. My kids were going through glove warmers like crazy. Soon after returning we bought these gloves for the kids and let's just say I've been named the world's best dad by my oldest daughter. These gloves are great for warmth and grip!!
Opted for the Heli mitt
- Familiarity: I returned this product before using it
We ordered both these and the Hestra children's Heli mitt for my 9-year old. Based on my own experience with the Hestra Heli, and comparing the quality between the two, we sent these back, and went with the Heli mitt.
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
My 10 year old used these for hard-core snowboard riding on a cold day and his hands got very cold and had to use hand-warmer packs with them. He's back to his Hestra Heli Ski ones which he loves and work very well. Czone Gauntlets have a great color and design and are probably OK for easy snow-play but inappropriate for a cold day deep in the mountain.


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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. _ Huntsville school leaders either didn't do their homework or ignored the warning signs in hopes that financial problems would go away.
The school system is facing a major financial challenge that will force some tough budget decisions in the year ahead.
Back-to-back state-ordered cutbacks, or proration, dealt a heavy blow to its budget. Federal stimulus money ($513 million to public schools statewide) softened the proration losses, but with that stimulus help coming to an end, the system's budget is in peril.
Superintendent Dr. Ann Roy Moore and the city school board should have taken steps months ago to address the money shortage.
"We were running along fat, dumb and happy, I think, and didn't expect proration to hit us as hard as it did," school board member Topper Birney said in a Times story Tuesday.
Assistant state superintendent Craig Pouncey said last week Huntsville was one of seven school systems across Alabama that ended the year with no operating balance.
Its $16 million in reserves were used up over two years to cover the growing shortfall. The hit would have been a lot worse had Alabama school systems not gotten the stimulus.
Huntsville schools, having emptied its savings account, will now face some critical decisions.
The predicament puts school leaders in the politically tough spot of ordering layoffs, increasing class sizes, eliminating enrichment courses, or - heaven forbid - rezoning and closing schools.
The recent and pending mergers of several schools are a small start. Still more actions are needed for both short- and long-term relief.
Huntsville, of course, isn't alone in hobbling along. Fifty-six of the state's 131 school systems finished the fiscal year with less than one month's operating balance. That's up from 21 a year ago.
A legitimate question to ask Huntsville school officials is why wasn't anything done sooner?
For two years in a row, low tax collections have forced the state to trim money promised local school systems.
The proration amounted to 11 percent last year and 7.5 percent this year. For Huntsville, each percent in state support works out to about $1 million.
Board member Laurie McCaulley, who serves with Birney on the board's finance committee, believes the system may have too many teachers.
A story last week by Times special projects editor Challen Stephens noted that Huntsville has the fourth-most locally funded employees among school systems on a per pupil basis. Only Mountain Brook, Vestavia and Homewood ranked higher. Huntsville pays 287 teachers above the state baseline of 1,497 teachers based on its enrollment.
So is that excess? It's worth finding out. Many of the extra teachers help keep class sizes small and help draw students to magnet programs.
They also provide advanced classes, teach art, drama, music and extra foreign languages, as well as serve students with autism and other special needs.
Administrators must be sure that teachers and support staff are properly apportioned to schools. Officials should also ensure that school facilities are fully used, bus routes are efficiently drawn, and that administrative costs are in line.
Madison City Schools and Madison County Schools finished the year with a combined $24 million in reserves.
How did they manage to end with a balance when their systems rely more heavily on state money and thus hit proportionately harder by proration? (According to the Department of Education, Huntsville gets 49.5 percent of its overall funding from the state; Madison City Schools, 56.1 percent; and Madison County, 60.4 percent.)
Next fiscal year, as many as 3,543 teaching jobs could be cut or the pay of 43,100 state-funded teachers could be reduced. State Schools Superintendent Joe Morton told lawmakers recently he needs an additional $235 million over this year to get by.
As with students, making the grade requires discipline and study. City school officials will have to work really hard to pass this test.
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On June 23rd to 27th, Volvo Construction Equipment will take part in the major oil and gas industry fair "Oil&Gas-2008". The "Oil&Gas" fair is a significant global event awarded the marks of distinction from the Union des Foires Internationales (UFI) and Russian Exhibition and Fair Union, held under the auspices of Russian Chamber of Industry and Commerce, and traditionally supported by Russian Ministry for Industry and Energy.
This is a unique opportunity for any leading gas-and-oil production and oil-refining equipment manufacturer from Europe, Asia or America to display its products to a vast number of industry experts, institute direct commercial relationships, and resolve the marketing objectives for the entire year ahead.
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Friday, November 1, 2013
Summerville Police Department PFC E. McCreary was in the right place at the right time for a 14-year-old at Alston Middle School.
The cafeteria manager contacted McCreary to say a child had "some sort" of medical issue. The child's eyes were bloodshot and watering and although he was conscious, he did not appear to be breathing.
McCreary said he approached the student, asked twice if he was choking and the student did not respond. McCreary turned him around and performed the Heimlich Maneuver on the student dislodging what appeared to be a piece of chicken from his throat.
McCreary asked the school nurse to check the student and she noted he appeared to be fine.
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CCL in the News
CCL executives, researchers and faculty members regularly receive prominent media coverage worldwide. Among the media outlets that draw on their expertise:
Bloomberg Businessweek
CCL CEO John Ryan has written a dozen columns on topics ranging from driving growth and leading innovation to managing leadership stress and leading with the heart. Access all of them here.
Chief Learning Officer
- Stephanie Trovas and Richard Walsh explore 7 Ways to Support Functional Leaders
- David Dinwoodie Explores Leadership Development Strategy for CLO.com
- Senior faculty member Chris Ernst talks about his new book, Boundary Spanning Leadership: Six Practices for Solving Problems, Driving Innovation and Transforming Organizations.
Conference Board Review
CCL senior vice president Bill Pasmore explores the importance of aligning leadership development with long-term business strategy: View Article
Financial Times
In the newspaper's 2011 special report, CCL ranked among the world's Top 10 providers of executive education for the 10th consecutive year, completing a decade of excellence in this prestigious survey. CCL is the only institution in the world to earn a Top 10 ranking in the open-enrollment category every year since 2002.
- In February 2011, CCL senior faculty member John McGuire and KONE Americas leader Vance Tang explore why it pays for businesses to "slow down to power up."
- In this January 2011 column, CCL senior faculty member Harold Scharlatt looks at "How to Influence When You Don't Have Authority."
- CCL's Cheng Zhu explores leadership wisdom of Chinese CEOs in a January 2011 article where Chinese leaders reveal three perspective-taking practices that are essential for leading change.
- In this November 2010 video, CCL senior faculty member Chris Ernst distills the key lessons from his new book, Boundary Spanning Leadership.
- CCL senior faculty member Kate Beatty explores "The Three Strengths of a True Strategic Leader" in this October 2010 column.
- Senior faculty member Laura Santana explores practical ways to navigate the cultural differences that can get in the way of effective leadership in a September 2010 article.
- CCL CEO John Ryan discusses "How to Leave a Great Legacy" in this August 2010 column.
- CCL senior faculty member Roland Smith offers tips on how to "Strengthen Your Talent Pipeline Now" in this July 2010 piece.
- CCL senior faculty member Wayne Hart offers "Seven Ways To Be An Effective Mentor" in this June 2010 column.
- CCL experts Jean Leslie and Bill Gentry explore the six areas that politically skilled leaders must master in a May 2010 article.
- CCL senior faculty member Candice Frankovelgia examines "The Key to Effective Coaching" in this April 2010 column.
- CCL CEO John Ryan Shares "Four Big Ways Leaders Exercise Judgment" in this March 2010 piece.
- CCL's Bill Pasmore explores four key questions for building a leadership strategy that aligns with business strategy in a February 2010 article.
- In a January 2010 article, CCL's David Horth Explores the Keys to Leading Innovation: Truly innovative leadership means fostering new thinking and collaboration that produces new business opportunities.
Harvard Business Review
- In a post on HarvardBusinessReview.org, CCL senior research scientist Bill Gentry offers advice on "Navigating the Transition from Friend to Boss."
- Chris Ernst explains how integrating expertise and experience across functions is a powerful route to innovation in this blog item.
Human Resource Executive
Senior faculty member Sylvester Taylor discusses the growing leadership gap in many organizations globally.
MIT Sloan Management Review
CCL senior faculty member Chris Ernst and Donna Chrobot-Mason of the University of Cincinnati discuss how to lead across hard boundaries in a flat world.
Who Makes a Good CEO? Bill Pasmore Weighs in on Viewpoints.
The Wall Street Journal
- CCL senior research scientist Jennifer Deal's op-ed explores how single Millennials will benefit — and challenge — tomorrow's employers.
- CCL senior research scientist Jennifer Deal's starts a discussion on the impact of exhausted workers in her op-ed The Danger of Exhausted Employees.
- Senior faculty member Roland Smith looks at the "The Five Mistakes You're Making with Top Talent."
The Washington Post
- Reflecting on the revolution in Egypt in February 2011, CCL CEO John Ryan examines the impact of social media on leaders. His conclusion: Authenticity and collaboration are now more important than ever.
- In this February 2011 column, CCL CEO John Ryan explores the leadership flaws of Egypt's former ruling class.
- CCL CEO John Ryan nominates Salt Lake City kidnapping victim Elizabeth Smart as his Leader of the Year for her courage, perseverance and authenticity in this December 2010 column.
- "Spending time with my five grand kids always reminds me that children are great mimics. Spending a few minutes with the daily newspaper reminds me that adults are too--and often with far less charming results." In the December 2010 article, CCL's CEO John Ryan weighs in on when top talent behaves badly.
- There's a saying that culture eats strategy for breakfast — and GM's leadership culture nearly ate it alive for three reasons: complacency from previous success, too many silos and a very dangerous case of short-termitis. In this November 2010 article, CCL's CEO John Ryan discusses how GM's culture ate its strategy.
- In this October 2010 piece, CCL CEO John Ryan explores why we need more politicians who actually say what they think and act on it.
- CCL senior faculty member Clemson Turregano reflects on the leadership lessons we can learn from General Stanley McChrystal's resignation in a June 2010 article.
- President Obama has called on federal agencies to prevent terrorist attacks by getting better at "connecting the dots." CCL senior faculty member Bill Adams discusses the leadership skills and training needed to make that happen in a February 2010 article.
- In a January 2010 article, CCL senior faculty member John McGuire critiques the shortcomings of U.S. political leadership — and calls for a new model, already successful in the corporate world, that favors interdependence over conflict.


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Back in the day, before I was a blogger, I was very involved in online support groups as we searched for answers and healing for Noah's epilepsy.
In one of those groups I met Cris, and she would be the one person that tipped it all for me... she set my life on a different course. She planted a seed in me, to trust my instincts and start asking more questions. Do some research. Read Evidence of Harm. No one had ever told me these things before. That it was OK to stand up and be that mama bear protecting her cubs even if it was in the face of authority and *gasp* doctors.
And my eyes were opened. And from then on... everything changed.
I honestly credit Cris for Ivy's homebirth. Without her prompting so many years ago, I don't think I would have gone the way I have today. And I am so thankful for her.
Postmarked the day before Ivy was born, Cris sent a package, a quilt with two letters. One for me and one for Ivy.
I will never forget the fat, round tears that fell from my eyes as I read her words. I will hold these letters dear to my heart forever.
With her permission, I wanted to share her letter to Ivy:
Dear Baby Ivy,
Welcome to the world, little one! I can't wait to see a picture of you and your brothers all together.
Speaking of brothers... I am sure they will be protective of you, just try to take it all in stride- it's their job afterall!
Please don't ever underestimate how tough your mama is, either. She is fierce in her love for you all- somewhat of a modern day warrior woman. She and your dad will always do right by you, never doubt that!
The quilt is hand made, but it is not meant to be set on a shelf. Have picnics on it, use it as a cape (I put a sprinkle of super powers in it) use it! Love it and wear it out. I loved making it for you.
Cris & Mariah Kelly
We use this quilt as a quiet time blanket. I spread it out on my bedroom floor and Ivy knows to sit right down on it. She'll run to her favorite books and we read together. Yesterday she discovered a finger puppet and tried to put it on my toe.
We sat on that blanket for the longest time just staring out the window at the snow. I stole kisses on Ivy's cheeks and I felt very, very blessed. Warm tears singed my eyes and I said a lot of thank yous. I have no wants, I have everything I need.
I hope to be a Cris to others as I live my life.
You do know, no matter how you tell your story, you have the power to be that someone, right? :)
[P.S. my Mom just pointed out that in these photos Ivy just happens to be sitting right where she was born, on my bedroom floor.]
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